Voters Raised Tax Rate 30 Cents for Schools, April 15, 1925

Schools Win in Bushy Fork. . . Strong Opposition by Some Leading Citizens. . . High Taxes Do Not Frighten Our Citizens When Schools Are Involved

The election held at Bushy Fork last Saturday on the proposition of voting a 30 cent tax rate for special school purposes was hotly contested, the proposition winning out by a vote of 108 for and 58 against, with 18 not voting. So it will be seen that the school folks won out by nearly a two-to-one vote.

While many of the citizens did good work for the tax, too much credit can not be given Rev. J.A. Beam, who spent almost the entire week working for the tax. He is untiring worker and where schools are involved, he never says stop.

From the front page of the Roxboro Courier, April 15, 1925

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