The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-10-19
WOULD ANNEX TO BAMBERG.
Small Section Of ColletOn Petitions
for Election.

A petition has been filed with gov
ernor Manning asking that an elec-
tion be ordered upon the question of
anneXing 8 ga miles of territory in
Warren township, Colleton county,
to Bamberg county. The governor
has not yet taken any action upon
the matter, but will do so within the
next thirty days.
The territory in question is located
just over the line in Colleton coun-
ty, on the Salkehatchie river, and is
known as the Little Swamp and Berea
sections. The petition was drawn up
last week and signed by fourteen of
the sixteen voters in the area pro-
posed to be cut off from Colleton.
The petition was filed with the gov
ernor last Saturday.
Unless a fight is made on the pro-
ject other than is now known, the
proposed annexation will doubtless
go through without hitch. 1t is
rumored, however, that an attempt
will be made to include greater
area in the proposed territory to be
annexed. In this case, the outcome
is not certain, as this move would
probably be taken to include sufficient
voters opposed to the annexation to
defeat the entire project. y
The preliminary survey of the ter
ritory was made some time ago. The
first action of the governor would be
| to appoint a commission, who would
employ surveyors to go over the pro-
posed territory lines. This commits
sion would make it's report to the
governor, who would then take ac-
ton upon ordering the election on
the annexation.
This territory is fine section, and
if the people wish to join on to Bam-
berg county, they will be welcomed,
of course. The following is from the
last issue of the Walterboro Press
and Standards:
Several citizens of the Little
Swamp and Berea sections of upper
Colleton were in town Saturday and
reported a movement which has TAX
en- definite shape to cut off a small
area of the Little Swamp school dis
trict and annex it to Bamberg coun-
ty. 1t is reported that the proposed
territory embraces an area of about
| 1 1-2 miles by miles, and contains
bout 16 voters. It is said that there
has been considerable friction in this
school district over school affairs, and
recent election resulted in a man
ner not satisfactory to some of those
who desire to cut off from Colleton.
This and other causes are said to be
at the root of the disafection.
It is reported that the survey of
1.-THE proposed new boundary line
which was run the latter part of the
week by Surveyor Folk, is rather a
zig-zag line, and cut in or out cer-
tain persons as they were in favor
of or opposed to the cut. It is re-
ported that the Carter brothers, at
.torneys in Bamberg, have been en-
Iployed to represent the seceders.
They have worked quietly and little
was known of the movement till the
surveyor was on the ground.
If this cut off succeeds it will
cause a vacancy in one of the legis-
lators. John G.. Goodwin was recent
lly elected to the house from this Sec
tion by a very fattering vote, and
his place is included in the territory
desiring to secede.
It is reported that another petition
| is being circulated to include the en-
tire Little Swamp school district. It
is also rumored that considerable
number of the residents Of this larg-
er area are opposed to any cut, and
| if the petition can be amended so as
to include the entire school district,
lit is doubtful if it will carry. The
outcome of the fight being made will
| be watched with interest.