The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-07-27

morning at Camp Branch school
house. The meeting was we'll attend
ed, there being perhaps 100 voters
present. The interest in the speech
es was keen, and it was apparent that
the people came together with a
genuine desire to judge ac-
curately of the merits of the various
candidates. Close attention was CIV
en- to each speaker, and the entire
crowd stayed until the last speaker
had concluded. The crowd was good
natured and a number of questions
was asked of several candidates,
some serious and most of them jocu-
lar, but in the best of humor.
Probably half of those present
came from the new section of Bam-
berg county. Camp Branch school
house is located about one mile from
the old line Of Bamberg county, and
is the polling precinct for the people
of that section which elected two
years ago to attach themselves to
the good county of Bamberg. They
are mighty fine people; they were
anxious to get into Bamberg county;
Bamberg was glad to welcome them,
and they are glad they are Bamberg
citizens.
Fine Crop Prospect.
The Lord has blessed these good
folks this year. Little Swamp, Sec
tion has fine crops. They have not
had too much rain, or rather had
not last Friday. The seasons have
been most favorable, and The Her.
aid representative was told that there
had not been enough rain any time
this season to hold up crop work
for any considerable length of time,
and that even with the heavy rains
of the week previous, there had not
been too much in that section. There
appears to be very fine crop Of
corn, and it is already made; peas
and beans are healthy, vigorous and
very promising. Some tobacco is
planted in that section, and it looks
like it is good. And cotton has a
wonderfully healthy and vigorous ap-
pearance. It also has something
more than appearance; it has lot
of full grown bolls, and the fields
are white and red with blossoms.
This is condition that was absent
this time last year. 1t will be re-
called that blossoms were seen very
rarely in the last of July, 1921. The
boil weevils are not numerous. In
fact the people are optimistic. Ot
course the seasons may yet ruin the
cotton crop; there is plenty OF time
for that to occur, but that is some
thing in the future and it is not seri-
ously worrying the Little Swamp
and Camp Branch farmers.
Good Road Being Built.
About roads. Little Swamp peo-
pie say they can't talk about roads,
because there are none, and that IS
literally true; or rather it was true.
Things are changing now. Super
visor Smoak has had the gang in the
Little Swamp section for some weeks
past and will keep it there for some
weeks to come. He is now building
from the Salkehatchie river to
Hunters Chapel. The people have
given him a free hand; was told to
build the road as he sees fit and any
where he pleased. And he is doing
it.; making straight boulevard high
way. If Supervisor Smoak has re-
ceived any criticism for building this
road, it is not deserved. If there
were ever a living people on the face
of the globe that needed roads, it is
these same Little Swamp people. The
oldest inhabitants can hardly re-
member the time when Colleton coun-
ty did any road work there and the
roads bear ample evidence that this
is true. This same road that is now
being built is we'll nigh impossible,
where it has not been worked.
Camp Branch is about five miles
from the county line, and some flVe
or six miles from Smcaks cross roads.
The Meeting.
The campaign meeting was presld-
ed over in a mastery manner by ).
NJ. Strickland, who introduced the
various candidates in a most appro-
pirate manner. He called upon Rev.
C. E. Walker to open the meeting
with prayer, after which candidates
for MAGISTRATE were asked to address
the audience.
Magistrates Come First.
The first candidate was ]. NJ. Car
ter, running for magistrate of Fish