Show wsawra yj I The Batdorf twins who practice 3 to 4 hours a day have competed against each other in numerous meets f i e I skating prowess (Ann is thought to be a better free skater Mary is better at the compulsory figures) but they’re on a par in school where both are now in the ninth grade in Warren Harding Junior High School in Lebanon “Believe it or not” says Mrs Batdorf “the girls had identical grades on their IQ tests One did a little better on the science part but the other made up for it with her English “And they dress alike Not because I insist on it To the contrary I’d rather have them display their individual tastes in dress They’re just close They like the same clothes and never disagree on anything” three-inc- h The trim five-fo- ot girls are popular with the boys in their home town And although their schedule has them practicing three to four hours a day (six hours in the summer) they find time to go to school dances Once they even liked the same boy and when I asked if this wasn’t somewhat of a problem they were perplexed “It’s no problem at all” they chorused That left me perplexed 109-pou- ' I— 4 ! r ' ’ i Right nd now Ann and Mary plan on Careers? “I guess take home economics and get married” Ann says And ice-skati- ng hopefuls 111 Mary? “That suits me” she says Although they would certainly be spectacular attractions as the stars of an ice show they have no such plans “They’re not the type” Mrs Batdorf explains “They’ll probably compete for another year or two If they haven’t done anything really by then never will” they I asked her what would happen if one of the girls showed Olympic potential and the other didn’t “That poses a real problem and we’ve thought a lot about it” she an- swered “Only the first three finishers in a meet qualify for bigger things To start with it’s pretty unlikely that judges are going to award two of the first three places to the Batdorf family “If we should be faced with such a dilemma I guess well have to take the attitude that it’s too bad for the one who loses How could we deny the other the chance? “The girls worry about it less than we do When Mary was in the Nationals last year Ann was more excited than she was 'You’re a real champ Mary’ she told her And it was the same when Ann was in the Nationals in 1957 and Mary missed out” It seems a good bet that at least one of the skating Batdorf twins will be a prominent figure in women’s ice skating in the next few year And if it should be only one of the twins it’s a better bet that her sister will be her No 1 fan living-out-of-a-suitc- ase top-not- ch “But we root hardest for each other” the girls are quick to explain ‘They really do” their mother agrees “Whenever one of the girls is going through her routine on the ice the other goes under the stands They root so hard for each other that they can’t bear to watch But they can tell from the music when their sister is executing a difficult figure and they literally shake with anxiety” The twins not only display about equal Ann turn to their studies i 6 plus girlish chitchat C6 (series) NOW ONLY 21 7 C7!4 (multiple) D14 (outdoor) NOW ONLY 2291 239£ ul IIWII 4 I960 9 NOW ONLY Prices down also on many othor sizes ' It pays to get dependable long-lastin- g G-- E lamps made in the United States so look for the renewal bulbs you buy Christmas "G-E- ” on And when you buy strings of Christmas fights be sure to look for "equipped with General Electric lamps” on the box Naturally this year expect to pay less for string sets that use lamps Miniature Lamp Dept General Electric Company Nela Park Cleveland 12 Ohio G-- E GENERAL Family Weekly December f |