The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-04-06

70 the Voters Of Henderson Township:
At the recent session OF the General AS
sembly an act was passed authorizing
the Trustees of Henderson Graded
Schools to issue coupon bonds, to an
amount not to exceed twenty Thousand
dollars, bearing interest at a rate not to
exceed five per cent. per annuIn, payaDle
semi-annually, and to be payable or re-
deemable at such time as may he fixed by
the trustees, not exceeding thirty years.
To provide for the payment ofthe priE-
cipal and interest OF these bonds the
County Commissioners are required to
levy annually. such amount Oftaxes upon
the property and polls i'll Henderson
Township, as the trustees may request,
not to exceed, however, fifteen cents On
the hundred dollars worth Of property
and A. cents on each taxable poll.
The act provides that the proceeds OF
the sales OF the said bonds (Which shall
not be less than part shall be used by the
trustees in the purchase OF lands neces-
sary for school sites; in the erection OF
suitable new buildings, and to furnish
the same with necessary equipments; in
repairing. furnishing, equipping and
maintaining buildings for the accommO-
dation of the Public Schools Of Hender-
and for no other purpose.
The act further provides that before
the said bonds shall be issued the ques
ton shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of Henderson Township, for their
approval or rejection, at an election to
be held in said township, at time to be
appointed by the Board of Commission
ers of Vance County. If at such election
n majority of the qualified votes shall
vote for bonds, then the said trustees
shall issue and sell them as above set
forth
In accordance with the provisions OF
the said act, the Board of commissioners
of Vance County have called an election
to be held at the various voting precincts
in Henderson Township, on the l til day
of April. 1905.
This is q most important election, and
you as citizens of the township, town
and county, are directly interested, and
ought to be deeply concerned, whether
you have children to educate or not.
Ii you have children, or friends who
have children, to educate, the appeal to
you to support the bond issue ought to
be met with your hearty and favorable
response.
Do you want your children educated?
Do you want to educate them with lit
tie expense? Do you want to keep them
with you at home and under your tender
care and guidance while being educated?
Ii you answer in the affirmative then
vote for this bond issue.
Do you want to break your family cir
Gle, and send your children off from home
at time when in the formation of their
character and habits they most need
your protection-tO be exposed to many
and daily temptatiOns-to incur the va
riOus and necessary expenses OF tuition.
board, washing, lights, fuel, and other
charges-to be away from home and it's
influences? If your answer to this is in
the affirmative, them vote against the
bond issue but consider well your respOn-
sibility before you do so.
Have you pridein your township, town
and county? Do you want to see the
community in which you Give and move
and have your being" at least keep pace
with other sections OF the State, in pro-
gress and development? Ii SO. then vote
for the bond issue.
We know it to be fact, that before
the establishment of the Graded Schools
about SIX years ago, wherever you went,
it was the common talk that the people
of Henderson and surrounding country
tOOk uO interest III euucat1On-tndC no
school OF any Importance could find sup
port or encouragement there-that its
people were satisfied to ''grope' in dark
ness if they could gather in a few dollars
and accumulate little property, that
they cared nothing for books or enlight-
eminent in literature. We have cause to
feel proud that such talk has ceased; that
day has passed, and we are now classed
in the fore-ranks among the most pro-
gressive educational towns and counties
in the State. 1t is now said. and truly
so, that we have among the best man-
aged graded schools in North Carolina
Shall we keep up this reputation? Vote
for the bond issue.
Again, from a purely business stand
point, you should support this measure
You want to see your town and county
prosper, built up, and its business extend
ed
Like town, like people" is applicable
here. community is judged by it's
churches, its schools and it's public in
situations. We have splendid churches
good court house and comfortable
jail. How about our school buildings?
In deciding where to locate these are
most potent influences. Nature has done