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Thursday, December 2,1937 "MATE-CHART" IS DEVELOPED Gives Boys Something to Work on When They Go Out to Seek a Wife THING REALLY WORKS Boston, Nov. 26 —Puzzled young Lochivars, wavering between a blonde or brunette, found a friend tonight in a Boston uni versity professor who has worked out a "yardstick" for picking a mate. Dr. David D. Vaughan, Chica go-born professor of social ethics at the university's school of theo logy, has a 22-point chart by which doubting swains could choose their life partners. The chart apparently works, too—for Dr. Vaughan said one of his stu dents rated two girls by the chart, proposed to the one with the highest score and was accepted. Pointing out that marriages in the orient are made by the par ents, while in America papa and mamma usually have little to say about the matter. Dr. Vaughan sai dthe chart was an "attempt" to strike a happy balance between these two methods." He hastened to add that it could be used by girls as well as boys. Each item in the "mate-chart" has a specific score, with the total reaching 100 points. Health is given seven potato, became Dr. Vaughan believes a man perpetually in poor health would not do so well in business and an ill woman could not pro perly care for her home and children. Intelligence, family (biological inheritance), capacity for con jugal affection and personal in tegrity (faithfulness) were g'ven six points each. , Age, education, religion and business ability received five points each. Pour points each were awarded to family (social inheritance); disposition (personality); emo tional balance (patience), sense of humor: social-mindedness (unselfishness); sense of respon sibility; courage (ambition, self reliance) ; appearance (style sense); common interests (com radeshin) and domestic interest. Trailing the list with three points each were artistic and aes thetic interests: wealth and leis ure time interests. Dr. Vauehan said the list reD resented a combination of his ideas with those of Professor Ernest R. Grnvps. of North Car olina State, Raleigh, N. C.. and § FOR A , if 1 Warmer, Merrier | I CHRISTMAS! 1 « At Christmas most peoples' thoughts turn to gay, spark jS ling things, and anything so lowly and humble as a lump S2 |i h of coal enters few minds. {S Tt, However, don't let Great Heart Coal skip your m\nij\ this C? IJM Christmas! For after all. it's Great Heart Coal that puts MS JV the real warmth in Christmas, whether you realize it or & Wa not. And chances are you won't realize it If you use iS| &J Great Heart, because this fine coal is so satisfactory that Jw fw it burns and heats with a minimum of attention. m |Si If you are a regular Great Heart customer, you won't fS? want to forget to have an adequate supply in your bin tnt gf. this Christmas. If you've never tried Great Heart, let us « send you a load today. We guarantee satisfaction or fM g? your money back! Jg 1 CAROLINA ICE & FUEL COMPANY 1 g Phone 83 Elkin, N. C. 1 BABY BORN AFTER THE MOTHER DIES Doctors Give Tiny Mite Even Chance to Live After Caesarian Operation WEIGHS 3 LBS. 12 OUNCES Charlotte, Nov. 26 —A baby born at Mercy hospital here a few minutes after her 19-year- old mother died, became three days —or 72 hours—old at 6 o'clock to night. v j At that time the attending physician said the infant, brought into the world by a post mortem caesarian operation, had "more than a fair chance" to live and develop into a normal child. The young father, Robert E. Helms, an employe of a motor ex press campany, has viewed his daughter only through the glass of the nursery, where she is be ing kept alive in an incubator. The father has been too grief - stricken to give his daughter a name. But the nurses at the hospital have adopted Martha for the name of the little girl, already the hospital "pet." Martha was the name of the baby's mother, who died Thursday night of an acute cardiac condition. Physicians said the chances of life for the baby increased hourly. It is rare, they said, for a baby born under such circumstances to live more than a few minutes. They recalled the case of a baby born under like conditions In Philadelphia last summer, who, because it lived 46 hours, attrac ted wide attention. The baby, a month and a half premature, weighed only three pounds and 12 ounces at birth. Today she weighs only three pounds and nine ounces, but phy sicians said this was natural. Martha is a very exclusive ba by. She sees no visitors except her nurse and her doctor, Dr. Jasper Hunt. She can swallow food, but so enefficiently that four times a day it becomes necessary to insert a tube through her mouth into her stomach by which she takes four ounces of liquid nourish ment. The temperature of the incuba tor is kept at 100 degrees. Beavers have been known to build dams containing three hun dred tons of earth, sticks and stones. Paul Popone, Altadena, Calif., author. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. ELKIN. NORTH CAROLINA Christmas Is Birthday of the Prince of Peace THE sound of a children's quarrel broke the Christmas afternoon quiet Mrs. Steele put aside the bits of tissue and rib bon she had been collecting, and called her three sons to her. "Boys," she said, "I have one more Christmas gift for you." They gathered around her in excited an ticipation. "It was the very first gift mentioned when the Christ Child was born—" "Gold, mother?" asked the eldest eagerly. "No, Franklin. Something far more precious. Peace. 'Peace on earth,' remember? Good will is sel dom forgotten at Christmas, but peace too often is." "But how can you give us peace?" cried the second in disappointment. "I can't be sure, son. No person alone can guarantee peace, but ev eryone can help. Right now I can show three boys how foolish it is to quarrel." "How, Mother?" "Franklin, you are stronger than your brothers. You could take their toys. But suppose then they join together to take yours? In the end all the toys will be broken, and you will have quarrelled for nothing." "But suppose they take mine first?" "Wouldn't it be better to agree to all play together and all enjoy them than to fight?" "Is that the way with nations, too?" "Exactly. Wars leave everyone worse off than before." "But don't people want peace, Mother?" "Wanting is not enough. When everyone who wants peace does something to bring it about, then Christmas will really mean the birthday of the Prince of Peace — the coming of 'Peace on earth, good will to men.' "—Helen Waterman. ® Western Newspaper Union. »A Nice Christmas Gift, Thought Happy Marilyn ALTHOUGH he lived across the hall, their acquaintance had L been only a bowing one until he had reminded her that morning in the elevator there were only three days more until Christmas. A welcome announcement for any employee in Baxter's store, she thought. She hadn't known his name until his sister spoke to Marilyn Marsh just as she was putting her key into her door that evening. Mrs. Hunt, Wade Kendall's sister, as she in troduced herself, was having diffi culty with some decorations. Would Marilyn help her? Marilyn did, in spite of preferring to rest after her day's work at Baxter's. Wade came while they were working with the decorations, and soon conversation turned to what plans each had for Christmas day. Mrs. Hunt would be with the Kendalls for the family reunion. Wade would not be though because business prevented. Mari lyn had no plans, so Wade suggested they spend the day together. Christmas day, Wade learned that Marilyn had been forced to give up her music instruction and was em ployed otherwise; he had guessed that, he said. The music he used to see her carry, he noticed she never had with her now. Too, he had seen her in Baxter's—and he had told his sister that anyone who could rise above disappointment and keep as cheerful and friendly as Marilyn, was an inspiration, and worth know ing. That was the best gift she had re ceived, she told him. She hoped to be an inspiration always. His eyes and lips told her she would.— Blanche Tanner Dillln. © Western Newspaper Union. A HAPPY CHRISTMAS UNLOVING indeed must be the heart that cannot offer and re spond to that universal greeting, tor Christmas is the time beyond and above all others when we should forget differences and dis agreements and Quarrels. Seri ous though we may have hitherto thought them, shall we not put an end to them as the Yuletlde greeting rings in our ears, "A Happy Christmas I" "BUlling Early" The first reference to "mail •arl/" in the Post Office depart ment files Is in November, 1813. This was at the time the parcel post was established. Sending packages overseas during the World war em phasized the idea, and succeeding years have found mailed packages more evenly distributed over the weeks before Christmas. A Christmas Thrill Look around and get your thrill buying a Christmas doll for a little girl who hasn't any. Many Christmas Tree* Approximately 9,000,000 Ameri cans buy Christmas tree* every IMT. COMPULSORY MEDICAL TREATMENT ENFORCED i Raleigh, Nov. 22.—Syphilitica refusing to take treatment have been arrested and jailed in several counties, Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, State Health Officer, has been advised by local health beard heads. He recently gave out an interview pointing out the pro visions of Section 3, Chapter 200, Public Laws of 1919, which pro vides that if a person is knoiyn to have syphilis he or slje may be cited to appear and take treat ment. Those who fail to do this may be jailed. Arrests already have been made in the Chowan-Bertie Health District, and in Franklin, New Hanover, Surry, Wilson and Cra ven counties. Other arrests are expected to follow where patients are notified and fail to appear. White people, negroes, men and women are all being made subject to the law, it is disclosed in let ters from health officers. Some of each have been placed in jail. In some instances, the response has been so satisfactory that it was not necessary to make any arrests. However, the health of Now Plan NOW FRIDAY, DEC. 10th FRIDAY, DEC. 10th TODAY AND FRIDAY— * Vv * :^ :^\v^^: : m V'* Scr«apI. T bTM«TC.MoCUI,fe H I o oX **ZL*m Dix«rt«l by ELLIOTT NUGENT | * COLUM.IA f ICTUIB News Adm. 10c-25c FRIDAY—MIDNIGHT SHOW— 4The|Man Cried Wolf" Shorts Adm. loc-25c SATURDAY— Round-up" , ALSO Cartoon Serial Comedy Admission 10c-30c fleers Indicate they mean busi ness and will enforce the law more rigidly in the future. A pack rat in Yosemite Park carried off 118 dimes from the Park Hotel and cached them away in hl^jiest. Operateaon and DC SB SCHICK Electric Razors Turner Drug Co. Elkin, N. C. Eyes Examined office: Glasses Fitted The Bank of Elkiw w«iMi« r DR. P. W. GREEN OPTOMETRIST Offices open daily for optical repairs and adjustments of all ""■»« Examinations on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1 to S p. m. By Appointment Phone 149 Hugh Royall FIRE —AUTOMOBILE —UFE INSURANCE TRAVELERS ACCIDENT TICKETS FOR ONE DAY OR MORE PHONE 111 NEXT WEEK MONDAY-TXJESDAY— t^TYRONE^ |S whirling ice - RAYMOND WALBURN oallets andsongs oj JOAN DAVIS lilting- loveliness that GIQ RUMANN . ALAN HALE multiply by a million the LCAH BAY . MELVILLE COOPER delights that')ne PEOttgEmVOT^ News Cartoon Adm. 10c-30c WEDNESDAY—FAMILY SHOW— "I Cover The War" Shorts-Serial Adm. 10c to All COMING SPECIALS! December 13-14 'THE ROAD BACK" Friday, Dec. 17, One Day Only— JANE WITHERS in "WILD AND WOOLY" December 20-21 "BIG CUT BIG NEWS! HE'S COMING AGAIN! William "Hopalong Cassidy" Boyd "RUSTL^VALLEY" CHRISTMAS DAY
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