Quadruplet Quandary
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FOUR CANNOT LIVE AS
CHEAPLY AS ONE, TESTIFY
PARENTS OF AMERICA'S
NINE LIVING SETS OF
QUADS.
Gy VIVIAN BROWN
AP News Features Writer
la case you are under any mis
apprehensions, quadruplets are a
strain on the exchequer as well
as the nerves. Parents soon learn
these facts of multiple births and
don’t hesitate to tell you so.
Even New York’s Harry Zar
ief, father of the most recent set
of quads, says he must have been
misquoted When he was suppos
ed to have said in the first flush
of fatherhood that ‘‘this is a fine
way to make a living.”
His quads are six months old
now and Mr. Zarief has found
out that they can be quite an ex
pense.
As a matter of fact the par
ents of America’s nine sets of
quads are in nearly complete
agreement that the birth of
youngsters in quartets brings no
windfall. We know because we
asked them.
Take Mrs. Emil Kasper of Clif
ton, N. J.
*Ti all looks so rosy in the >
beginning," she said, ‘'or as
long as there is much interest {
from all sides and the presents j
come in. Bui soon this is for- |
gotten unless you are lucky or
a very smart business person,
able to keep up the interest:"
On the other hand, W. E. Bad
gett of Galveston, Texas, reports
he has received numerous im
portant gifts, including free milk
and a home on three lots of
ground from the city of Galves-1
ton which they will own if they1
remain in the city until the girls
are 18 years old. If he hadn’t
been fortunate in receiving these
gifts he believes it would have
been “quite difficult to carry on.”
Mrs. Flake M. Keys of Okla
homa City recalled that she and;
her husband had soft-pedalled
commercialism of their quads,!
believed to be first m the United
States to reach maturity. She ad
ded:
nVe probably lost money
but wo still believe the normal
childhood of our quadruplet
daughters was worth it."
Though the 29-year-old girls,
all now married, led a very full'
Hfe, the Keys found that the fam
ily upkeep was a “pretty hard
struggle at times.” Later, the
girls did well making extensive
appearances as singers and as a
aazaphone quartet.
That’s the way Mrs. Phillip
Perricone of Beaumont, Texas,
believes it will be with her al
phabet quads, Anthony, Bernard,
Carl and Donald. They are good
baseball players and some day
she believes they may be paid “a
lot of money for being a four
some on a professional team.”
Once, she remembers, someone
paid their railroad fare. But for
the family living she depends on
her truck farmer husband and
five other sons.
The easiest way to figure the
expense of rearing quads, she
says, is to quadruple the cost *
U. S. QUADS
Keys, Okla,—Birth Date, June
4, 1915.—Leota, Mona, Mary, Ro
berta.
Perricone, Texas, Oct. 31, 1929.
—Anthony, Bernard, Carl, Don
ald.
Morlok, Mich., May 19, 1930.—
Edna, Wilma, Sarah, Helen.
Schense, S. D.. Jan. 13, 1931.—
Jay, Jean, James, Joan.
Kasper, N. J„ May 9, 1936—
Felix, Frank, Ferdinand, Frances.
Badgett, Texas, Feb. 1, 1939—
Jeraldine, Jeanette, Joyce, Joan.
Brown, N. J„ Feb. 6. 1941—
Connie, Cleo, Claire, Clayton.
Lashley, Ky., Feb. 23, 1941—
Mildred, Martine, Beulah, John.
Zarief, N. Y., Mar. 29, 1944—
Isadora, Elaine, Benjamin, Ellen.
of one child. For instance, one
pair of wash trousers at $1.39
won't do. It takes four.
Fred Schense of Frederick,
5. D.t finds that though having
quadruplets is definitely not a
“fine way to make a living,” they
SANTA IN NEW
ROLE AIDING
GPs OVERSEAS
AP Features
WASHINGTON — The War
; Department is playing Santa
1 Claus for soldiers overseas to the
folks back home.
The Army, through post ex
changes (PX), is seeing to it that
the men on far-off battle fronts
have a chance to do their Christ
: mas shopping. Last August the
: Army Exchange Service, sftaff
headquarters for the PX, sent
by ship and plane thousands of
I catalogs carrying illustrations of
popular gifts to exchanges all
over the world.
The soldier goes to the PX,
chooses perfume, flowers, toys,
war bonds or almost anything
| else, pays for it and gives the
name and address of the person
to whom it is to be sent. The
price represents net charged by
the manufacturer, plus handling
and mailing costs.
The gift service was inaugu
rated last year, when 88,000 or
ders totaling, $387,264, were de
! livered. Flowers lead the list of
j gifts chosen by soldiers.
SOMETHING? NEW
FROM VIRGINIA
RICHMOND, Va. -(API
Junior women’s clubs in Virginia
will send wedding gowns to Aus
tralia for the use of Australian
women in service.
Named the “Phyllis Pedigo
Wedding Gown Project” in hon
or of the former Covington Jun
ior Woman’s club president who
served as a Red Cross club di
rector in Australia early in the
war, the clubs will send gowns
to girls in clothing-rationed Aus
tralia who do not want to be
married in uniform.
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In 1943, more than 16,000,000
acres of soybeans were planted
in the United States. ' • .
should be an advantage when you
i run a 640-acre farm.
‘'My quads are now 13 years
old/' he said, "and it is a big
> help to have the boys. Jay and
Jimmie, help me with the
chores and cultivate the corn
while the girls, Jean and Joan,
help with the housework."
The Porter Lashleys of Leitch
field, Ky., say they have little
money now and expect to have
less by the time their quads are
reared. They do, however, hold
high hopes for their three little
girls and one boy. Father Lash
ley says, ‘‘Only time will tell.”
He doesn’t think the prospects of
their making much money is
good because there are nine sets
of quadruplets in this country.
The C. A. Morloks, of Lansing,
Mich.,, “know children are a
blessing and thank God for
them,” and believe the word
‘‘burden” should not be applied
“unless children become atheists
or ‘‘out-laws.” Their only real
problems is the “jealousy of
other parents..
O, LITTLE TOWN
EH
The three wise men found their great
est happiness at the end of their quest . . .
Their greatest burden was the gift of
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adoration which they carried joyously.
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At this most happy and solemn season
of the year, our greeting is expressed best
in the hope that the priceless treasure of
happiness and joy shall be yours always.
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