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READY! ALL GET SET! March Ist is THE
DAY that our drive for Easter Seal monies begins!
We challenge each Chairman to get ready...
all set with each co-worker. . .and on March
Ist GO!
We challenge each citizen of Newton County to
reward yourself by getting set, with your best
foot forward to help in this campaign, by giving,
and seeing that each member of your family has
some part in this sacred work. Right down to the
least child in your family should have a small
part, if it is only one dime. They should know
the money is going to less fortunate men, wo
men and children both black and white. It will
also help any stranger from other countries,
who are citizens of these United States if they
were born, witii, or developed some illness that
caused them to be lame, crippled or in need of
help.
You will be delighted to know that even before
we started this drive, we applied for a wheel chair
for a tiny child who was born with defects and
cannot even sit up without being strapped in.
He has been getting some treatments, but the
As a multitude of colorful wonders come into
view during Spring it becomes increasingly clear
that good vision provides one of man’s most
precious gifts. Yet, even though it plays a pro
minent role in everyone’s life, vision—like so
many other prized possessions—is generally
taken for granted throughout the hustle and com
plexity of daily living. In the midst of Spring’s
vivid display, however, it seems quite inappro
priate to ignore the joys of good vision, for what
better time could there be to ponder the importance
of this vital treasure. . .and so it is that once a
year, during Save Your Vision Week, communities
across the country pause briefly to focus worthy
attention on the value of good vision and the need
to protect and care for it
The 1969 observance of this tribute to vision,
from March 2-8, will unfortunately be faced with
a difficult problem, which began years ago when
some nearsighted mechanics of society decided
among themselves that contemplating the joys of
good vision might be harmful to the public:
“Just think,” they reasoned, "what devastat
ing improvements might be sparxea by people
with vision problems if they were allowed to see
the potential of effective vision during this an
nual Save Your Vision Week observance. Good
grief!, .with the influence vision carries in every
one’s life—from learning in school to driving
automobiles or an infinite number of other
activities—there’s no telling what could hap
pen. Why, people might suddenly realize that
9 Government Units In Area
How many governmental bodies
are in operation in Newton County
to administer the affairs of the lo
cal population? How many, by
way of comparison, have ot
her communities across the
country set up for that pur
pose?
According to a special sur
vey conducted by the Census Bu
reau, the business of govern
ment is being carried on lo
cally with fewer agencies than
is the case elsewhere.
Hie facts and figures are br
ought out in a 460-page report
released by the Department of
Commerce under the title "1967
Census of Governments.” It
is the first such study since
1962.
They are conducted every five
years to determine what it takes,
in number and makeup of go-
State Board Approves
Revised School Standards
The State Board of Education at
its February meeting approved
the withholding of funds from any
school unit failing to fully satisfy
certain criteria In the revised
School Standards, and approved
the construction of a two bil
lion dollar vocational facility in
Lowndes County.
The revised school Standards
will be divided into three sections.
Section I is to contain all crit
eria based on requirements of
law, Section n, all criteria based
on firm Board policy and Sec
tion HI, all other criteria con
tained In the Standards as ap
proved by the State Board. The
Board approved the withholding
of funds from school units fail
ing to fully satisfy the criteria
In Sections I and II until nec
essary corrections are made.
The Board also made industrial
arts a required part of the secon-
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MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Editor tod PuWishtr
LEO S. MALLARD
A**i«t«nf to Publithtr
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNTY
AND THE
I CITY OF COVINGTON
(Best Coverage; News, Pictures, and Features)
Easter Seal Drive
A Precious Gift
vernmental units, to provide re
sidents of each area with school
services, water supply, police
and fire protection, sanitation,
health and welfare needs and the
various other required servi
ces.
In Newton County, it is sh
own, these functions are carried
on through 9 governmental bo
dies, 7 of which have property
taxing power. In 1962 the num
ber was 8.
A breakdown of the total re
veals that there are 5 munici
pal governments in the county,
no township governments, 1 in
dependent school district, the
county government and 2 special
districts.
In terms of population, the
number of these public agencies
is below that found in most lo
calities, the survey shows. Lo-
dary school curriculum and
placed it in Section 111 In the
revised Standards.
The authority for withholding
state funds comes to the State
Board under a Section of the
Minimum Foundation Program
of Education Act. This section
states in part: "In the event a
local unit of administration shall
fall to comply with any provision
of this Act or other school laws,
or any provision of rules, regula
tions, policies, standards or re
quirements established by the
State Board, or the terms of any
contract with the State Board,
the State Board may, in its dis
cretion, withhold from such local
unit all or any part of the state
contributed minimum foundation
program funds allotted to such
local unit under provisions of
this Act until such time as full
compliance is made by the local
unit. ..”
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Easter Seal Center has sent him a wheel chair.
What a relief to that frantic little mother! Here
and other cases, is where our Newton County
money goes.
We challenge each town in Newton County,
and outlying districts! Do not let this drive close
without some help from YOU, and YOU and YOU!
Collect in your small village or community and
send a check made to Easter Seals Fund to C. G.
Henderson, care Bank of Covington. If in the
Bank you may give him your donation.
Our Easter Seals Drive begins March Ist and
goes through Easter Sunday, we are advised by
the State Easter Seal Office.
We are thrilled over the cooperation of our
Bands from all schools, our Cheer Leaders, and
aU the boys and girls taking part God will bless
not only them, and their leaders, but every per
son who gives to this fund.
ALL ABOARD! GET READY! AND LET’S
GO-GO-GO. . .OVER THE TOP! Remember Vince
Dooley your Big Coach at Athens is our Easter
Seal Coach. Make him proud of YOU.
vision is used more than all the other senses
combined—or worse yet, that regular profes
sional examinations are necessary to protect
and preserve this most precious sense!”
They immediately saw rather vaguely that
something had to be done to prevent the public
from thinking too seriously about good vision.
Eventually someone envisioned an ingenious plan:
continue to recognize Save Your Vision Week
and various other observances with public in
terest and worth; then, throw in hundreds of
worthless, unimportant or ridiculous observances
until everything from motherhood to gardenbugs
has a special national week; the result is that
the public will be forced to disregard all ob
servances, because apathy toward all "weeks”
is the only defense for such an onslaught of
trivial observances.
Mass public apathy toward most national ob
servances has indeed been a successful defense
against this simple but effective plan to pro
tect the public from what a few apparently saw
erroneously as "overtaxing” thoughts. Still, de
spite the fact that emphasis is given to far too
many weeks, there remain some very practi
cal, constructive and worthwhile observances—
which merit everyone’s whole hearted support
and attention.
During Save Your Vision Week, March 2-8,
the American Optometric Association reminds
us that "Life is Worth Seeing. . .and Your Vi
sion is Worth Care.”
cally, there is one such agency
for every 2,580 residents.
This compares with one for
every 2,430 in other parts of the
United States.
Nationally, there were 81,253
local governments In the united
States at the beginning of last
year, a decrease of almost 10,-
000 since 1962.
The change came principally
in the number of school dis
tricts, which dropped from 34,-
678 in 1962 to 21,782 in 1967.
It came chiefly from wide -
spread school reorganizations
and consolidations.
On the other hand, the number
of special districts—those con
cerned with public housing, flood
control, soil conservation, brid
ges, toll roads and the like, In
creased by nearly 3,000 in the
five-year period.
Donations Noodod
To Bring Circus
To Stalo Hospital
A campaign to bring the cir
cus to the patients at Central
State Hospital has been launched
by Atlanta’s WSB Radio.
Responding to an urgent ap
peal by Dr. James B. Craig,
Superintendent of Central State,
WSB Radio is asking Georgians
to contribute $2,200.00 to bring
the Hoxie Brothers Circus back
to the giant hospital for per
formances April 17 and 18.
Last year contributions
brought the circus to Central
State for the first time. Hospital
officials say the patients loved it.
In a letter to WSB Radio
General Manager Elmo Ellis,
Dr. Craig said; "There were
patients who never before re
quested to leave their wards
who were sufficiently motivated
to ask permission to attend.”
Donations should be sent to;
CIRCUS, Milledgeville, Georgia.
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Aoociat* Editor
LEO MALLARD
Advartiting Managor
Entered at Iha Foil Office
at Covington, Georgia, a*
mail matter of the Second
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\OI K WEEKLY LESSON I
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JESUS FORETELLS
HIS SUFFERING
DEVOTIONAL READING: John
16:25-33.
INTERMEDIATE-SENIOR TO
PIC: What Price Redemption?
Memory Selection: He began
to teach them that the Son of man
must suffer many things, and be
rejected by the elders and the
chiefs priests and the scribes,
and be killed. Mark 8:31.
YOUNG PEOPLE-ADULT TO
PIC: Can This Be the Christ?
Memory Selection: If any man
would come after me, let him
deny himself and take up his cross
and follow me. Mark 8:34.
Jesus carried on a relentless
opposition to empty formalism
and sterile tradition. He was
loyal to lils Jewish heritage. The
idea people sometimes have that
Jesus repudiated the religion of
his day is entirely incorrect.
Jesus was a faithful Jew who
even in his boyhood had declared
that he must be about his Father’s
business (Luke 2:49). When, in
his baptism, the Spirit descended
upon him in the form of a dove
and there came a voice from
heaven declaring him to be God’s
beloved Son in whom the Father
was well pleased, the ministry
of Jesus began, and the succeed
ing months were to be charac
terized by events which have
changed the whole course of his
tory.
Jesus made faith in God the
test of true religion, and this
faith Involved submission to God’s
will, trust in his power, and con
sistent endeavor to live a right
eous life. “Be ye therefore per
fect,” he admonished his dis
ciples, “even as your Father
which is in heaven is perfect”
(Matt. 5:48). And although no
one in human history has ever
completely lived the perfect life
save J^sus himself, he set up
this ideal as one toward which
we must constantly press.
The words of Peter declaring
Jesus to be Christ, the Son of the
living God, constitute one of the
most important passages of
Scripture In the entire New Tes
tament. Over these few verses
the church has split into two
parts which remained hostile and
unreconciled for almost four
hundred years.
There is evidence now of anew
and friendly spirit taking over,
and in this we may well rejoice.
The region about Caesarea Phi
lippi had been in former times
a center of pagan worship. Here
was a shrine to Pan, the god of
shepherds. Many from the neigh
boring Gentile cities flocked to
the shrine at Caesarea Philippi.
Jesus no doubt visited this neigh
borhood because it gave him an
opportunity for teaching both Jews
and Gentiles. Also, in the
cosmopolitan center he could
speak concerning a Messiah,
whereas it would have been per
ilous to speak on such a subject
in Jerusalem. The scribes would
have accused him of sedition be
fore the Roman authorities. In
Caesarea Philippi, Jesus avoided
this confrontation and thus made
It possible for his ministry to
continue.
The question, “Whom do men
say that I am?” was one which
Jesus had been undoubtedly medi
tating on for months. He would
never really get started on his
saving and universal mission until
those closest to him realized
his divine character. We refer
to this aspect of his life as his
deity. The difference between
Christianity as an ethical system
and Christianity as a worldwide
message of salvation lies in the
fact that Jesus Christ is a di
vine Being, Son of the Living
God.
Therefore Jesus was anxious
to know whether his feUowship
with his disciples had resulted
in the revelation to them of this
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important truth.
His disciples, when asked the
question, “Whom do men say
that I am?” replied that some
took him to be John the Baptist
(raised from the dead) or Elia
(Elijah) who had ascended into
heaven in a chariot of fire (n
Kings 2:11).
Jesus charged Peter and the
other disciples “that they should
teH no man of him.” He was
not yet ready to be aclaimed king.
“And he began to teach them,
that the Son of man must suffer
many things and be rejected of
the elders, and of the chief
priests, and scribes, and be kil-.
led, and after three days rise
again.”
Out of his enthusiasm and
devotion to Jesus, and certainly
with the best of intentions, Peter
nevertheless took his Lord and
began to rebuke him.
Peter, who had just made the
great confession upon which
Christian faith through the cen
turies has been built, now re
vealed the misunderstanding
which even those closest to Jesus
had of his significance. “Far
be it from thee, Lord; this shall
not be unto thee.” But he (Jesus)
turned and said unto Peter, “Get
thee behind me, Satan: for thou
savourest not the things that be
of God, but the things that be of
men.”
“Thou art Peter, and upon this
rock will I build my church;...”
“Get thee behind me, Satan, for
thou savourest not the things
that be of God, but the things
that be of men.” What a change
in a few minutes! Peter, the
rock, had become a stumbling
block. The blessed disciple had
become one who could only be
described as a Satanic opponent
of everything Jesus stood for.
Love and loyalty misplaced.
Peter was spiritually confused.
He was eager to serve his Lord
but wanted to take an easy route,
which was not according to the
providence of God.
Layona Glenn
Says . . .
Be good, dear one; let who will
be clever, DO good deeds, - not
dream them all day long! - and
thus make life, - deatn, - and
the great forever one grand eter
nal song.
And what a song! -for “just
beyond the dim unknown standeth
God keeping watch upon His own.”
Are you HIS?
Only you and HE can answer
this all Important question.
Langford To
Speak Today
At Kiwanis
Flynt Langford, of Griffin, Li
eutenant-Governor of the 12th
Division of Georgia Kiwanis, will
be the guest speaker at the Coving
ton Kiwanis Club today (Thurs
day) at the Teen Can at 1 p.m.
Kiwanlan Don Wood is the pro
gram chairman of the week, and
he will Introduce the speaker.
This will be Lt. Gov. Lang
ford’s official visit to the Cov
ington club.
*• * *
Large azaleas, camellias and
other shrubs which have grown
excessively tall in a particular
foundation planting can be mov
ed In January or early February,
according to horticulturists with
the Cooperative Extension Ser
vice.
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Dear Editor:
Everytime we pick up a news
paper or magazine, we read the
pro and con’s of todays youth
who are tomorrow’s leaders. Our
nation, our state, and yes, even
our county of|Newton is constant
ly searching for ways to help the
young people, who it seems are
always in the spotlight.
We in Newton County are fortu
nate indeed as one of the fastest
growing counties in our state. We
have an exceptionally good record
of, what is seldom heard of any
more, good kind. Yes, we do
have a few of the other kind.
The kids who get a thrill out of
driving ninety miles an hour in a
sixty mile zone, cluttering our
highways with beer cans, and
wearing their hair so long that
it would even put Solomon to
shame.
How are the kids in our coun
ty finding the recreation to curb
their never ending supply of
energy? This problem sometimes
causes our kids to go looking
the wrong way for their fun.
We need more youth recreational
programs in Covington, and New
ton County; but, let’s get behind
some of the people who already
have the Interest of our children,
and their future at heart enough
to put his whole life for the
past six years into planning re
creation that would capture our
modern day youth.
This young man is 28 year
old, Jack Lloyd, the organizer
along with the help of a faith
ful few, who have, after almost
two years of red tape, opened
to the teen’s 13 to 19, the Where-
It’s At Dance Club on Washing
ton Street. Every parent, es
pecially those who have teen
agers, should go out and meet
this dynamic young man, who is
doing so much for our children
to have a place to go on Satur
day night for a few hours of fun.
The clean kind of fun, regard
less of the sermon one of our
local ministers preached to his
congreatlon one recent Sunday, on
the "Hell-hole” on Washington
Street. I challenge this minister,
who is a father himself, to go
with me to this dance club, and
meet Mr. Lloyd personally to
see what goes on, and to show
me the scriptures in the Bible
where it is a sin to dance. He
will then have the right to cri
tize, but still, not to judge.
Our youth need our churches
and Christian guidance, but they
also have to have moments when
they too can relax and escape
the modern day tensions of a
fast moving world. So, lets
get with this generation and push
for guys like Jack Lloyd, who
do something besides, “sitting
and doing nothing.”
, Luneal P. Griffin
Dear Concerned Youth:
For some time now young peo
ple have been in the news. Riot
ing on the college campus has
become an ordinary thing. Alco
hol, cigarettes, and narcotics
have become the "In” things for
a lot of young people. The news
papers are filled with articles
about murders, robberies, rapes,
and riots by young people. The
youth of this nation have be
come targets of wide-spread cri
ticism. This is why it is a
must that America hears from
the "other side of the fence.”
It has got to start somewhere,
why not Covington?
During the week of March 10-14,
County Line Baptist Church will
be holding a Youth Revival. The
Revival will begin each night at
7:30. The preaching will be
led by three ministerial students
from Atlanta Baptist College. We
are Ted Moody, Charles Coker,
and Bibby Daws. It is our pray
er that you will give us your
support in this revival effort.
The following is a list of high
lights of the week:
Monday night— Ted will be
speaking—a film entitled I Was
Ashamed will be shown.
Tuesday night—Billy will be
speaking—a film entitle Road to
Endor will be shown.
Wednesday night—Charles,
Ted, and Billy will give their
personal testimonies a film en
titled Teen Queen will be shown.
Thursday night—Charles will
be speaking--a film entitled With
This Ring will be shown.
Friday night—Ted will be
speaking—a film entitled Ah, 18:
will be shown. Also a party
will be held after the service.
Besides this, there will be
special singing each night includ
ing a group of girls from Por
terdale Baptist Church and Youth
choirs from several different
churches. How do you get to
County Line Baptist Church? Go
through Porterdale until you
come to highway 162, then turn
left. The church is located six
miles on the left. We need three
kinds of support. First we need
your prayers. The Revival will
not be a success without this.
Second, we need your attendance.
And third, we need you to spread
the word to your friends.
May God bless and keep you
until this time!
Sincerely,
Ted Moody
County Line Baptist,
Covington
Charles Coker
Glenhaven Baptist,
Decatur
Billy Daws
Calvary Baptist,
Covington
It Pays To
Advertise
One of the most interesting
brochures across the desk late
ly was from the Citizens Judi
cial Study Commission of Geor
gia, Inc. It was entitled “snould
Georgia’s Courts System Be Im
proved?”
Any person who has sought
justice through Georgia courts
in recent years knows that chan
ges are badly needed, and this
group seems to be going about
it in the right way.
No significant changes have
been made in the state’s judi
cial system in over 100 years.
Because of changes in population,
technological and scientific ad
vances, and changes in our so
ciological relationships the pre
sent system is barely adequate
today, and will be completely in
capable of meeting its responsi
bilities in the future.
A merit plan of selecting the
best qualified candidates for the
bench is advocated. Also, a
unified system of courts through
out the state, and efficient, busi
ness-like administrative system
for the judicial arm of govern
ment, a fair and adequate pro
gram of retirement for judges
and an efficient method for the
removal of unfit judges.
Only an informed citizenry,
and aroused Bar and a forward
looking General Assembly can
bring about an amendment to the
State Constitution that will change
the present plight of justice in
Georgia.
The plan of merit selection
suggested is one now effective
in a number of states which
provides for appointment of jud
ges by the governor from a list
‘THE DISCIPLES OF JESUS”
By DR. DAVID L NAGLEE
Religion Department,
LaGrange College
Jesus began his ministry alone,
but in a very short time he had
large crowds attending his
preaching sessions. His
preaching soon developed into
teaching sessions in which he
explained the nature and meaning
of the coming Kingdom of God.
The response of the people
who heard him was at firstover
whelming. They frequently refer
red to him as "Rabbi” or "Teac
her.” The Greek text of the four
Gospels of the New Testament
uses the word "rabbi” eight
times in connection with Jesus.
It is not surprising that "Je
sus the Rabbi” would soon gather
a group of special persons to
learn his teachings. These came
to be called "disciples.” The
Greek word for disciple is" mat
hetas” which means a "learner”
or a "student”. Contrary to po
pular thought, it does not mean
"follower.” The persons Jesus
selected were to become stu
dents. They were to learn his
personality as well as his teach
ings. They were to imbibe the
very spirit of his life. They were
to become like him.
Jesus had many “mathetas.”
Some were grouped together in a
collection known as "The
Twelve”—this being the most
famous band of disciples. Some
were included in a larger group
known as "The Seventy.” There
were others who appear to have
been solitary disciples not with
in the circles of the Twelve
or the Seventy.
The 12 disciples are best known
because the New Testament has
more to say about them than the
others. The Twelve appear to
have been called at various in
tervals in Jesus’ teaching mini
stry. According to the Synoptic
Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and
Luke), four fishermen were cal
led first: Peter, Andrew, James,
and John. Then, Levi or Matthew,
a tax collector in Capernaum, was
Mid-February Weather 70
Years Ago-8 Degrees
So you thought it was extreme
ly cold in Newton County just a
week ago? Well, you should have
been here on February 13, 1899
when the thermometer read 7
and 8 degrees below zero.
Temperatures
Temperatures in Covington
during the past week according
to local weatherman, Jack Chap
man were:
High Low
Wed., Feb. 19th 57 27
Thurs., Feb. 20th 58 29
Frl., Feb. 21st 58 32
Sat., Feb. 22nd 52 34
Sun., Feb. 23rd 53 35
Mon., Feb. 24th 52 32
Tues., Feb. 25th 59 29
Total rainfall for the week
was .50 Inch.
Thursday. February 27, 1969
GEORGIA JUDICIAL |
SYSTEM CHANGES g
By: Leo S. Mallard ;:g
of names selected by a non-par
tisan nominating panel, usually
consisting of lawyers and lay
men, after a careful study of the
character and records of those
available for appointment. Fol
lowing a period of service the
appointee goes before the voters
periodically on the sole ques
tion of whether or not he is to
be retained in office. There
is no competing candidate on
the ballot.
The Georgia Judicial Nominat
ing Committee would consist of
thirteen members; one mem
ber from each of six geographi
cal areas would be elected by
the members of the Board of
Governors of State Bar of Geor
gia from that area. One citizen
from each such geographical
area, not a member of the State
Bar, would be appointed by the
Governor. The thirteenth mem
ber would be the latest past presi
dent of the State Bar of Georgia.
The aim of this Article is to
remove the selection of judges
from partisan politics. It seeks
to obtain judges from the ranks
of most able and talented law
yers--from men chosen on the
basis of integrity, impartiality,
judicial temprament, ability, le
gal training and physical and
mental vigor for the arduous work
of the position.
After their selection, it as
sures freedom from political in
fluence and provides reasonable
security of tenure so long as
they perform properly. It also
frees them from political cam
paigns so they may devote their
full time to doing the work of a
judge.
called. Much later, Jesus select
ed the other seven disciples after
a night of prayer. In the band of
the 12 disciples there were four
fishermen, one tax collector, and
a zealot or super - patriot in
terested in Jewish independence.
We know little about the other
disciples of this band.
The 12 disciples did accom
pany Jesus during the remain
der of his ministry. He specifi
cally taught them so that they
could continue his mission when
necessary. He taught them both
formally and informally. His for
mal teaching was characterized
by his disciples sitting in a semi
circle at his feet. Jesus would
use parables, similes, metap
hors, and maxims in his formal
instruction. His formal teaching
usually took place when he and
his disciples were in transit
from one place to another. Such
informal instruction was spon
taneous and arose out of the cir
cumstance of the moment: a fall
ing sparrow, the rightness of
plucking corn and eating on the
Sabbath, the significance of a
deserted plow in a field, and an
unfinished stone tower which
some man could not afford to
complete.
When Jesus and his disciples
were in transit from one place
to another, they were strung out
in single file, in the same order
used by other rabbis and discip
les of that day. Jesus, the rabbi,
led the way. His most promising
disciple and spokesman followed
immediately behind. The evi
dence seems to indicate that
Simon Peter was the chief dis
ciple. Next came the disciple who
was honored with the position of
treasurer of the band. In the
circle of the Twelve this position
was held by JUdas Iscariot.
The other disciples followed
according to their rank. The
last disciple was usually the new
est member of the group, or the
least promising disciple. It may
be that this explains the name of
one of the Twelve: “James the
Less” or “James the Last.”
This may also explain the state
ment of Jesus that when the King
dom comes on earth, “the last
shall be first and the first last.”
This information was passed
along to the Covington News a
few weeks ago by Jack Chapman
Covington Weatherman. He re
ceived the information and fi
gures from Mrs. Virgil Piper of
Covington. The minus 7 and min
us 8 degree reading is recorded
in the Superior Court Clerk’s
office In the courthouse. In 1899
the clerk of the Superior Court
was John B. Davis.
A week ago in Covington (Feb.
13) the temperature was 23 de
grees above zero. That’s a dif
ference of 31 degrees in the 70-
year span.
Mrs. Piper also furnished
some figures on the weather
picture in 1949, which is quite a
contrast. On February 13 in 1949
the temperature was 75 degrees
above. The man who recorded
that figure in the clerk’s office
in the Courthouse was the late
C. Otis Nixon, clerk.