Letters about the deep cold snap that affected Atlanta, Columbus and the South in general during this month; more about Gone with the Wind; church activities; Murray comments on being the busiest plumber in Columbus since the cold has frozen so many pipes; Jon writes to his brother Joe and Eleanor about the sleet and ice storm in Atlanta, and how happy he was to see them when they visited from Meridian, MS; letter from George Craig thanking Jon for his Christmas presents and describing the 6-inch snow in Richmond, VA; in a letter to Murray he discusses his uncertain relationship with Rachel Smith, the sister of Murray’s girlfriend, Ailene Smith (whom Murray shortly married)