Show Porterville Community Has Corner Coner on Twins I By VERA CARTER I Fairview Utah has the couple longest married Texas has bas the most roost people with perfect teeth i But Dut Porterville has the IN population pula ton tion with the t percentage of twins Although only once In la a hundred hun hun- dyed dred flights do dOM does a the stork deliver de liver a double package okaie Porterville Porter Porter- ville vile la t. highly favored There are twins twin In la eight homo homes a out of at 70 10 With a popl population of the allotment al should uld be only three Representing Rep the years year from infancy in- in Infancy In fancy tancy to motherhood there are Identical and otherwise pairs of girls girla pall pairs of ot boys boYI ani and sets seta with one ose Of ot ea eat h. h An Interesting ta fact t applies to the twine Th The twIn are either the oldest o or Of the youngest of families that are larger than th Q average ukase I I Biographies Biographic I It is 18 generally Ilc accepted that twins are born to relatives of twins more frequently than to the general population and Porterville Porter ville vile has baa several of these exam pes ples Mr Nr and Mrs Charles R. R parents of Neeta and Leeta are the grandparents of Calvin and Alvin and of ot and Sandra Ralph Carter Roscoe Carter and Mrs Mra Russell Ru ell Porter all parents of twins are cousins l Russell la Sa a to Ralph on I i the maternal materna side Ide of ot his family i Mr and Mrs frs Joe are grandparents of a set of twins I also alo Irene and Rene nene are sisters to Leona Kershaw and Leo porter Por For Porter i ter twins who now live Uvo la to Ogden I This is L only part of ot the story A A. than greater greater than average number rj of ot twins have been born to Par For terville people through the years The others have gone to seek their fortunes elsewhere More Twin Twins Just last year twin daughters Shelly and Sherry were born horn to Jerry and Peggy Porter Allen In 1 1963 1965 twin daughters Cindy aud and Celia Cella were born to Mr and Mrs Mra Abbott In the late tr Worth Worthy and Myrtle Florence Florence Flor Floe ence enco Reed became the parents parente of ot ottwin twin bo boys Truman and Ferman They died la III infancy Mr fr Reed died within a few years yeara Myrtle was later latr married to William Kershaw and Dale and Della Delia were born to them A co couple OO of ot years yeara later ster T Theodore odore and Marie YarlE K Kershaw Elmer Imer were b bl bleed s d with win twIn girls Reva Rent and ud Rada 1141 About 1912 Weltha Porter mar t I ried Roy sad and moved to Stoddard Their family started out with twin girls Grace Bates and Ruby Potter Pat and Muff At the turn of the century Noal and Sadie Kilburn Stuart became the parents of or a boy and girl When their great grandfather theelder theelder the theelder elder Kilburn who was waa him him- himself I self the paren parent of ot twins John hand and Jane came to visit he be named named nam nam- ed the babies and but th they y have always I been known to their family andI and I friends aa ae Pat and aud Mutt Muff fut I And before all aU these a pioneer C couple Mr fro and Mrs Mra Byrum numb numbered two sets let of ot twins twine Jn to their family of ot ten They i were Leah Leab and Ra bel and Mary diary ar and Sarah Sanh ay a-ay r avO b n Continued on Next Page 1 Twins by Dozen DozeD n in Porterville Continued d from Page rU One lle t but ut this list Hat why th the arrival ar at rival of ot twins always brings excitement excitement excitement ex ex- to l Y CINDRA AND SAN SANDRA DnA daughters daugh laugh lere of ot Mr and Mrs Wendell are the youngest Ina In Ina Inn a n family of to four r. r Doth Both twins have brown eyes but otherwise they sire ore very different Cindy who has dark ark reddish reddish- brown hair Is tappy noisy with her toys almost almo t playing play play- ing fag the tom boy o and nd always very active Sandy whose hair is le lightbrown light tight lightbrown brown almost blonde I la to the serious serious seri seri- ous type with dainty ways careful careful care care- ful In her movements and with her tor toys toys and and pulls the cutest faces I IThe The babies are old enough to notice each other and are happier when they are together They notice when someone strange I comes Into the room and especially especially ally enjoy having children around them I year Six old ear sister Debbie was i especially pleased with the new foibles bibles Wont it be too bad she retted fretted If u Aunt Irene bone get twins v 1711 I II I I YN t II I I LEE AND LISA son and daugh daugh- daughter ter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Carter the youngest in a family of nine Lee was born first and Lisa six six minutes later t Lisa is a a chubby girl with a pleasant expression Lee who was eleven ounces smaller at birth Js is a rather lanky boy with u a. a snore more serious face Lee is quiet to he ho responds with witha a broad grin a wrinkled nose and sparkling eyes Lisa is always kicking wriggling and squealing with laughs and smiles between Lee loves his bottle but he lie eats oats his Lis his his' cereal vegetables and fruits only if It he must LIsa has hasa a n large appetite for the solids and Is just like a worm when taking her bottle A bottle you have cure to coax but her thumb is a different story She loves that Their eyes are ure blue says their mother and that is about the only thing that is similar except except ex ex- our love for them I 4 S SALVIN i ALVIN TED AND CALVIN FRED FREO year old Identical twin sons of ot Mr and Mrs Fred Kippen are the oldest in a 1 family of ot t four Aur r. r The process pt of being n. n both born WM was a experience l for far them The babies bable may no not have hate survived if It it had bad not b been ell for tor the Ute air all lock leek t reu resuscitator lu In which they were ere placed to aid their thelt breathing This ThIll machine hAd beet been d delivered to the nee Dee Hospital Only days before their birth The boys are now In the second sec J ond end grade at Mot Morgan an Elementary School They do most moot everything I alike except that Calvin Is left left- II I handed Doth Both are Interested In books swimming horses and pic pie picnics nice but most malt of ot alt all they enjoy I fishing with their father or haulIng haul haul- InH Ing sheep with him In the big t l uck uck Doth Both boys boye have won prizes prized with their art work and both collect rocks They love mechanical things especially those they can pull apart and then put back taI to- to I gether rY I I I I I NEETA AND LEETA fifteen fifteen- year year old old Identical twin daughters I of Mr and Ald Mrs Charles It n. KipI Kip Kip- I pen are arc the youngest In a family lot Hof ten Their birth weight was wasI I five pounds but they weighed four tour pounds when released from the hospital because food could not nol be found which would agree with them Their mother mather states that they were a constant care for the first three years of their life lire ate poorly and consequently slept poorly Two of the family I gave them almost constant care When at last they became adjust adjust- cd ed to the new world work and began I gaining training normally all was well weH Their likes and dislikes are similar in foods tastes in clothes and life lite situations In general They usually buy clothes alike though occasionally in different colors They do not always wear dike like clothes at the same time timea time time- a cause of displeasure for tor their father Neeta and Leeta Leela like to dance and swim sew and cook They can prepare meals It if mother is away away and both help with outside chores chores when necessary The girls are are sophomores at Morgan High School 1 I t I JANET AND JEANETTE Porter Pore Por ter tel year sixteen daughters of I Mr 11 and Mrs Russell Porter are I the the oldest in a family of nine I They were very much alike when They shared the same room loom at school through the fourth grade Janet would depend upon Jeanette in tho the reading circle although although al at- though she read very well If It her sister was absent After they were separated each became I more independent each had her own teacher her own story to tell at home and neither had as much opportunity to tattle Mrs Porter who says that twins are sometimes a pleasure and sometimes sometimes some soma I times a problem is In favor of ot otI I twins being In separate groups at school I I Jeanette Joanette plays playa the piano and Jenet Janet likes liked to cook It If they buy Clothes cl clothes thes that are not alike they often trade The girls enrolled as juniors at Morgan High School last fall but Janet quit In late I November to become the bride of ot otI I Doyd Waller I I I I II I i I I i ROY EARL MIKESELL AND JOY MARY MAny MIKESELL son and daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph I lt are arc the youngest in a I family of at eight I We all made such auch a fuss t of them and as the saying goes re te- relates lates latee the mother they had so BO many bosses they really didn't know who to mind They were In the same group at school until un un- til Ul the seventh grade and always sit ell together for meals meal at home When one comes In the house bouse alone he or she always asks for tor forthe forthe the other Doth Moth like music shows and attending church Roy noy enjoys I horseback k riding fishing huntIng hunt hunt- I Ing camping an and annil all nil sports Joy likes dancing and going to new places of Interest Although they are different they enjoy each other There Ther are some disappointments in being twins they they they Isay j f say but there is also a lot of fun They are seniors at l Morgan an High School q Y JERRY JEnnY AND GENE twenty twenty- year old Identical twin sons of Mr and Mrs Roscoe Carter are I the oldest In a family of six Jerry outweighed Gene by a IL pound at birth and kept ahead head of ot him until un un- tit til this summer Genes Gene's work has been outdoors while Jerry has haa been Inside Now Gene outweighs J I his brother In school they shared the same room until seventh grade They were unhappy to be separated I but it probably contributed to tot t tea teaching e a c chi h i n g them Independence They played f too football o o t b ball a i I enjoy horses and hunting bunting and would like some day to be ranchers They graduated from Morgan High School in 1958 Though those who know kow them intimately notice some personality differences In making decisions Jerry usually wins out not because he is any anymore anymore anymore more tho the leader but because Gene Geno will eventually give in DurIng During Dur Dur- ing the last six months separate jobs have kept them 00 miles apart This has been their first I Ireal I real separation and both expressed express express- ed a feeling of loneliness for the theo o others other's t the h e r s s companionship Even i ibe though miles mUes apart they seem to be bo able to sense things between between each other othor I Jerry and aad Gene have been devoted de 1 voted church having won individual awards ly during their Priesthood Priest hood years with nearly one hundred hun tired dred red per cent attendance Their participation was a to perform missions for tor their church I the goal toward which they worked work ed ed On December 6 1959 Jerry left for tor the tho Great Lakes Mission and Gene for tor the Central States mission f I r. IRENE AND ILENE daughters I of the late Mr and Mrs Clarence Porter are the youngest In ft a family of nine Their personal personal- ites j i ties tes are as different as their complexions corn com Irene being quiet and reserved and llene Ilene outspoken end and quick to defend her rights I IIrene j Irene is married to Jack An- An j draws heavy duty trunk truck operator at Hill bill Thor They are the par parents eats of five energetic boys the oldest about twelve Mrs Andrew enjoys sewing for her home She 1 is skillful in constructing teaching aids aide for her church assignments alignments At present pre present sent she is in the Primary preat presidency dency deacy a Cub Cab Scout tout Den Mother a teacher in Junior Sunday School and a Relief Society lag Ing teacher Ilane Ilene Is married to Edwin Mehle Mahle a hospital superintendent in Moab Utah She worked for some gome time in a hospital at Rook Rock RockSprings Springs Wyo before they moved to Southern Utah They have no children Those girls were the second set of twins la in their family Leo Porter and Leona Porter Kershaw live lire with their families in Ia Ogden |