CULLOWHEE OK AO- ? ?/'????* CREDITED U8T (Cullo?bce,D? wmgm just been received from Prof. ^ Henry Highsmith of Ityleigfc, Statfc Supervisor of High Schools, thai the Cull>?whee High School has -been plac??l upon the list of accredited high schools of the association of-Col loges und secondary sehoAla of the Southern States. On this list Nerth Carolina has only about thirty schools including city, district, county, ^pri vate and chyrch schools. This givte Cullowhee a decided advantage over all institutions not on the accred ited list for its graduates will be ad mitted, with full credit not only in all Southern Colleges but practieally H11 colleges 1n the United States. The faculty lias been doubled this season. Exclusive" of teachers, em ployed by the county for the Qraded of Demonstration school th ot' twenty members in ? the . High" School and Normal departments,This number includes, besides the instruct ors in the High' School and Normal School proper, two especially; ap pointed demonstration teachers in the graded school, the business manager, the social director, librarian and two persons who are at present only ' nominpHv connected with the facul ( ty; namely; Miss Brogdon county > ; supervisor of Elementary schools for Jackson county, and Prof. Lohr, as sistant State High Sohool Inspector. The last two have their offices at Cullowhee and will be on the regular . faculty of the summer session. Nine members of the faculty hold Mas ter's degrees and nine hold Bach elor's degrees. Most .of them have done considerable graduate work since receiving their degrees. Th< graduate work was done at*tiarvard> Chicago and Columbia Unirereitte, Geo. Peabody College for Teaehers, University of Chattanoogf and the University of North Carolina. Theii teaching cxperence includes the Uni versity of North Carolina Universi ty of Alabama, Geo. Peabody, South ern Methodist University, Bayloi College, Wake Forest College, East Carolina Teachers College four Nor mal school in Alabama and Virginia and public High School teaching in six different states. Two member: have had experienac us County Sup N ? ervisors, while two othors have beci. directors of summer schools. \ Much new - equipment 1ms been purchased. The laboratory equip ment, exclusive of furniture is nov. valued at $3,400,00 while thevlibrar,. contains one thousand nine hundred and ten reference books with pla^s on foot that will . double . that number this year. Other improvements ot equal importance are being matffe and there is little doubt that Cullowhee will soon be the best school Of IT: "lass in the' state. FROM THE COUNTY HOME The Journal is in receipt of the | following card from the inmates ol the County Home: \ *' 4* December 26, 1923. ? Editor Jack son County Journal. ? We wiBh tc. thank the good people through your columns for the many appreciated and benevolent gifts which they did bestow upon us old, feeble inmate? ?t the home, through Christmas' Not subscribers but readers of your pa per." * KHa Green, H. R. Parker, /J. A. Wilson, Mrs. Sharp, E. T. Matthews, Thos. Jenkins, Fate Jenkins. Webster, N.,C. r' v( - o * " , COL. FAIR ENTERS FIELD Brpadus H. DePriest has sold the Shilby Highlander to* M/.v "Miitori. Tiddyc and Col. W. 4.Fair,and under the editorship of Col. Fair th?' Highlap4ef will be published" semi Weekly.' .. ;j , Col. Fair is well-known in North Caroling especially among tfe hoys ^ hritieth Division, Wi&'frboin le was t? to be a friend of '* oo? convicted same time] the Recorder's Oourt o?t$ m porting jng of liquor, a nigger and ^billygoit, and who escaped from the jail- after conviction and sentence, surrendered himself to tht ;heriff's department, last ^eek, and is serving his ? term on the roads o f \ , Cherokee county, q ' ' 9 O- ' ' > \ MAKE THE HEN HOUSE. - ' , A GOOD HEfflf HOUSE ' ?t ? ? IfonB roosting in trees use ail their 'Sod and energy just to keep warm. Yt makes vigorous stock, bat it re-j . alts in few eggs. The final test o the hen-house is the -egg yield. Clean. No master how expensive) -'our poultry house is, it is not v ' -gal home ijnless it is kept ' clean . )irfease and vermin thrive in filth. Plan the" house so that it will be ;asily cleaned. Put a good floor, ave a dropping board, hinged roosts, vnd nests that are easily cleaned, lake sure there are no cracks or jrevices to afford hiding places for nites. \ ' "> - Light. Sunlight is the be?t germ destroyer in the world. Sunshine is better egg producer- than rea pep >or. Not many disease germs can| levclop in a dry, sunny house. Dry. A good floor and a goor| system of ventilation insure a dry house. V \ . Well veikUated. Hens require :rom two and one-half to three times is much air per pound of weight a? forses, cows, or other farm animals, his is because they maintain a high omperature ? 106 to 108 degrees. It akes air and food to keep up thb -igh temperature. ? k;) _ Another thing to remember is that lens have no liquid excretion from the kidneys and no sweat glands. All the moisture qf the body is thrown ofi >y the lungs. The air in a pooifc cold air.'1' >. An open front, or partly opei J Vnt house equalizes tH8 temper re inside and outside and giv. > i ugh circulation of air to keep-tl. use dry and comfortable. liiild the house deep enough 10 roosts will not be closo- to tl len windows. Build it low enouf . the i*ear so that the body heat i~~ .!0 hens will help to keep the spa< hove the roosts warm. Unbleache mslin or burlap curtain^ are ne? ossary for zero weather. V . J The warmly built hen house, wit - ventilation, is a hot-house durin lie day and a refrigerator at night. ' Id, dry air is better than ware loist air. . v Free From Draughts. AvoV | Iraugtys in the hen house. Admit a ie air frOm one eido of the coop ave the dthcr three sides tight eather3 are a hen's overcoat ? the ct as a insulator, holding in tl ' )dy heat They are a good pr. action against oold,but not agim lraughts. 'Because o^hef high tern ..rature, a hen is more sensitive 1 raughts than other farm animals Tothing induces colds, roup, ant ther respiratory diseases so yuujk y as, draughts, striking >, the hem "bile they are inactive onjthe roosts \ *'? COnvcnieat! Don't put the her ?mse too fpr^from "the other build lgs. Make it*of material that wil ?o easy to clean.Put as many of th< ibor-saving devices in and aroum as you frtOHTS WEEKLTl V i The4 Halson Thealpr. W01 show moving pictures four nights a wpek Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and urday? and,* "program, of PatbeNews, Mack Bennett Comedies, and Para mount Pictures lias boon arranged .THADUgtoB^ ? v. \ ' >. BURIED sAT BIHPW / 0 *e of the saddeet fuiutfiis we M MS'-v V 1 ?? .r ? ?' > > V i W attended was that of Tfcad D. Smith, Jr., \mly child of Mr. and I y" ??'_ ? - \ Mrs. ThadD. Smith, of Florence^U*. where Mr. Smith is engaged in civil .? i i . ?; ' ' ? * ' * engineering for a construction company. The little fellow had a toy " cap pistol and fired it in ? the *.'? ? 1 ' tf' bupghole of an old empty gasoline tank which caused an explosion l^low ipg out both epds of the tapk, and setting his clothing on fire. His father saw him earning with the blase high above his head. ^He pulled his cloth ing as nearly off as he could, and told some boys to$el0 ?' \ y# that tune burned so he could noit use them. The little fellow ran and jumped in the water, thus putting lis clothing out himself. One man threw his arms around him to keep he flames from his face, which was not burned at all. This occurred about 11 o'clock Sunday, Dec. 16th, and all was ddne that medical aid, nurses and a host of friends could lo, but the end came about 12 o'clock Monday. Death was due to the shock ind not from the burns. He was conscious until the end and said to his mother, "Don't greve for me; laddy is burned worse than I am'\ He was 13 years 4Jld and an unusual-^ ly bright* handsome boy and a great favorite. Tlie funeral party reached "Balsam Wednesday evening and the oiTvicos were conducted in the home .?? Mrs. Smith's brother, Robtn J i toy son, Thursday afternoon by Rev. X, T." M>i'gt : v. i istor of Waynes Mf. ' urch, and the body. ?jgs'laid?w tofrm the W-thii Crawfird cemetery. The floral offerings were \ many and ?eautrful. One lovely design was u*en by-his Sunday School class ales in Florence. The relatives out ;^town who attended the services ere> Mr. and Mrs. Hamp Smith, oi last La Port, Mr. .John Smith, oi unburst, Mrs. Varina Simps and Irs. Qarr, of Marion, Mrs. Sina ranklin, son and ^kughter, of .vnoxville, Tenn., Mrs. Etta Hall and Irs. Tela Peebles and daughter, of : .ndrews, MrsT Irma Lake,- of Mich., Cr. Beauregard Bryson and famih f Asheville, Mr. Cling Bryson and amily of Brevard. Mr. Smith's inds are veiy'badly burned. The} ave the deepest sympathy of their utny friends all over the county. Miss Fayc Bryson, of Asheville urmal School, is at home for tilt jlidays. C . Miss Nellie BJanton> of Balsam, ad Air. John Mathis, of Willett. ? -ere married in Sylva, Saturday; - x Mr. Chilrlcs Perry, of Chapel Hill, s at home for the holiday^ . Mr. T. R.C. Duncan and Miss Belle Ouncan went to Sylvh Saturday. Misses Ruth and Evelyn Biysoi went to Waynesville, Wednesday. Happy New Year \to everybody in udlng the JOURNAL; . SAW/ FILER LOSES LIFE ^ > Cherokee Scout, Dec. 21.? Late Tuesday afternoon^ Mr. 0. W. An derson Was caught in sonpe machin ery at the mill of the Cherokee Company end was ?ound in an un conscious and half dead condition a little afte^r the aooident. He was ear ned to the local hospital but' Was sc badly mangled- that he soon died No one knows justiiow the accident oc cured. HUf. Anderson wis an elderly man and 3e3k-Frnih'"rt and Jane Coward entertained a^tuuuberof friettda froin f^ylva, Webster, Eaj I M $ ' _ " Uhri*tmaa evening. junkman was found dead in ugh, on West Buffalo, shot the neck* his throat eu^ and own; .1 __ fimuf Mi allay coo) Scales Department of Agriculture from the Ralegh office of the leased ?ire Service. (Chicago hog prices ranged from J"> to 40c. lower than a week ago, clos ing $t for the top and $0.40 to $7 "for the bulk. Medium and zoqd beef tecrs 40c. lower to 25c. higher at $7.85 to $11.41 butcher eowj and heifers 25c. low?r to 25e. hghcr at $3.50 to $11.25 im'er steers stead} at $4 to $8 light .:nd medium weight veal calves steady, to 50c. lower at $8.50 to $10.50 tit lambs steady to 50c. higher at -511.25 to $1-) feeding, lambs 15* lower ut $10.75 t?. $12.25 yearlings steudy at $8.25 to $11 fat ewes feteady to 25c. higher at $4.75 to $5.00. In< eastern fre^h meat markets bpef -raoged^from ^reak to $1 lower veal $12 lambs $24 mutton weak to $2 and pork loins $1 to $2.50 lower. December 21 prices good grade meats; Beef $14 to $17 veal $12 to $18 lamb $18 to $33 mutton $13 to $10 light pork loins $13 to $14.50. Potato markets generally steady to firm- New York round whites closed at $1.60 to $1.65 sacked and bulk per one Hundred pounds easterri cities, $1.20 to $1.25 f.o.J>. Northern round whites 90 to $1.10 in Chicago mostly 80c. f.o.b. Sweet-potatoes tend slightly lower. New Jersey yellow, varieties $2.50 to $3 per bushel ham per New York andChicago. Tennesee Nancy Halls$2to$2.10 in ChicagoJDan i?h cabbage showed an average Re cline of $2\ to( $6. per ton, ranj^ng' $20 to $30 construing colters, most ly $20 f.o.b. Onion markets tend low er. New York and Mid-Western yel low varieties ranged $2 to $2.75 sack-, ed per one hundred pounds. Conn. Valley yellow globes medium sizes $2.15 to $2.35 f.o.b. Apple markets' dull. New York Baldiwns front cold storage $5 per .band in New York. Eastern York Imperials mostly $3 to $3.34 leadihg eastern 'cities Mid western Jonathans $5 to $8JM| ik Chicago. i # ?. , . _ ,v v. Wheat marked weak and prices 2 to 3 lower for week. Corn maket also foeak future prices fractionally low er and oash grain l-3c. lower. Re ceipts not heavy but demand of smalt volume. Oats aboty? lc lower, demand leSs active;': L Quoted December , ia, 1923;, Nol dark northern spring. Minneapolis $10.9 to. $1.18. No. 2: Hard winter Chicago #!.. ' ?' And {#fiobd of recollection passes o'et | you while you're mnsin^ On the past, and wave* about you an imaginative spell. - 'You can .see the. eld home village once*] again in fancy, seething - To be clasping hand of neighbor, an^ of friend and relative; And their faces rise before you as you're idly, fondly dretfming O'er the little country paper print ed where you used to live* 1. , i ? pi ? ? * v X HOTEL ENTERT ? Mr. ana Ifn. Potto Htd Ur.| Hawkins >entertained a larger num ber of the young people of Sylva, in the handsome, new dining room of . the hotel, Christmas Eve. The din Sf EBB* along witt other improvements at the hotel, and wu opened ^oaday evening, with ii\vita^onr to all the y?mg *?1 ot^fce Jwn tgjg Mu m t I- ,i'. _ BH . ? -.? >_>3 *ss Pot Washington; Department"^ Cbmmerifr ftfr- r j noonceathat the eoefcof goveauneni for the stated North Carolina for the fiscal year ei amounted to $26^112, v a pax eapita ??rt of H Mia 1W'' ,x . 9LJ . ? the per tapiti eott consisted of expfnses of general d* enta, $5.4S; payments of in- 4 $0.28: and for outlay* Of thflnuto? Uxgmi-j*m. I 1 far *?*> - ?* | The total amount of property and special taxes collected was 22.0 per cent from 1916.* to 1918, and 947 pier c?H from 1018 to 1922. The pep, eapita property and special taxes were $2.07 in 1922, $1.20, in 1918, and $1.03 in 1915. Earnings of general departments, or compensation for service render* ed by state officials, represented 13.7 per cent of the total revenueVor , 1922, 20.4 per cant for 1918, and 24.1 percent for 1015.' - A Business aid nonbusiness licenses constituted 33.9, per cent of the total revenue for 1922,* 19.4 pter eent for 1918, and 14.7 per eent for 191&. Re ceipts from business Jiceneses con sist chiefly of taxes exaeted froM insurance and other incorporated companies, while those from non- ^ business licenses comprise taxes on Motor vehicles^and amounts paid -for hunting and fishing privileged. ' . The net indebtnW (funded and ilQating debt less sinking fund aa?'. sets) _of Nort^i Carolina was $12jS0 per capita for 1922, $3.86 for 191 and $3.77 for 1915. During the cur rent year oVer $19,000,000 bonds #ere issued of whieh $10,500,000 *feife fen - hiphwaj?,t- ' . ? "?* ^ Taxes shown ' aa collected for, the ) current year wen from the 1029 levy* Since t^at year than has I^n ' no general property tax for state' purposes. ? J G. C. COD? DIES O. C. Cody died at his home near Svlva, Saturday, following an Oban of several months, The faneraltwft conducted at the home Sunday after noon Jjy Rev. W. Bom Yokley^ a?4 the body was taksn to Gate* mm* ty fo* interment. Mr. C^ly earn# here frtoi Gfaham ?^unty Yfew yeaip ?fp, baying a nail farm near Sjrtva, and haibeen. an ccecHent eitizeo of this eounty. ^ He Ica.es a widow and foar ehil- j. dren. . y . * ?* *A'V* MAJOR CRAHAMIS DBAD . ; - Tr , ? ? , ' ~ i ? v Major W: Av Graham, Confederate Veteran and North Carolina C'ln? ? ??oner of Agricultnse tinea 1908* j lied at his home in Rajeigh, eaity / Monday morning, fjptlowing an ill ness of Major Qxaham '< had been a distinguished servant of the state for 60 yean, having served ? throughout the Qvil Wax^ waft in ,.?r Ipmras'eivil eapeefties aqM? ? " the funeral was held' from the - rat Baptist ehiwti, in Raleigh at - 1 -:30 o'eloek on Christmas and he was .buried 4t the Old MePhafc' ^ bujbg pamd fe Ifefofe eefcfe ?