The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-08-03

ing at EnrnardC last FRIDAY, WnSH
the candidates made their appeal for
the suffrage of the people of that
community. There were about 175
voters in Copeland's hall, and all of
them were men, with the exception of
one small girl and two or three little
boys. The candidates were given a
fine hearing. The voters seemed to
be in dead earnest about the thing,
not a single question was asked; the
people leaving it entirely to the can
didates to say their say and be done
with it.
It was not near so hot in the hall
as the folks thought it would be. A
nice breeze was blowing. and as the
hall has windows in every direction,
it was rather pleasant at the meet
ing, which was presided over by H.
W. Chitty.
Last week The Herald said that
Camp Branch and Little Swamp folks
were optimistic, and the same thing
might be said of most Ehrhardt folks.
OF course, there are some who pre-
dict things are going-already gone,
in fact-to the demnition bow vows,
but it seemed to this writer that a
majority of the people think the
worst has come and gone.
Oh, yes, there are some boil wee
wills around Ehrhardt; there's some
cotton that won't. make over two
bales to the acre, but most folks
seem to think that the crop is so
much better than last year that they
have great cause, so far, for rejoic-
ing.
Ehrhardt Favored Section.
AS matter Of fact, Ehrhardt, like
Little Swamp, has received much
favor this year. Cotton looks fine;
it has a fine weed and it has lots of
full grown bolls on it. Some farmers
talked with are Of the opinion that
there is such a fine crop Of blossoms
and young squares on hand that all
of the grown bolls will escape pune
turing-that is, generally speaking.
It is said that the weevils won't both
er large bolls as long as there are
blossoms and little bolls to eat on, or
bore in, rather.
Corn is good, too; in fact it is fine.
There are some fine fields of tobacco
down that way; peas, beans, sugar
cane, all look good.
There was stalk Of cotton grown
by S. w. Copeland on exhibition at
the bank which contained 20 full
grown bolls. Of this number two or
three had been puctured; where
punctured a boil is partially dam
aged.
The road to Ehrhardt is, we be-
lieve, the best road in Bamberg coun-
ty; that is, the best road that has
been travelled over for some time. 1t
has held up we'll under travel, and
whenever it is scraped it is simply
fine. Dave Kinard and his scraper
were at work Friday morning, put
ting the road into good condition.
This writer considers this road far
superior to the Colum bia-Savannah
highway through the county. We do
not know the cost of the road to
Ehrhardt, but we don't have any
idea it cost more than half OF the
olumbia-Savannah highway, which
pulled Bamberg county TO: nearly
$4,000 a mile with government aid.
After some Introductory remarks
by the chairman, Rev. Mr.. Ballentine,
of the Lutheran chuEch, offered a
most appropriate prayer asking that
Gods guidance be upon the meeting
and the speakers. A letter was read
from sUncle Joe" Zeiglef stating that
he was unable to he present at the
meeting.
Supervisors Come First.
G. Victor Kearse then was intro
duced as candidate for supervisor.
Mr.. Kearse missed the Camp Branch
meeting the week before. If elected,
said Mr.. Kearse, he promised an ad-
ministration of economy and good
roads. His opponents are both good
men and he has not word to say
against either of them, but he has
always had an ambition to serve his
county in this office. The county has
system of good roads, but he re-
minded his hearers that Mr.. Smoak
had enjoyed a large sum OF federal
aid during his term. which other
Supervisors had not had. He prom
ised. if elected, to see that full value
is received from every dollar spent
He said that it had been talked that