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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
Prizes For April, May
Listed By Fishing Club

The New Hanover Fishing club,
reported. to be the largest in, Am
erica, announced prize winners for
April and May Yesterday after
noon.
During April In Zone A., Chan
mel Bass, first prize, Steve George,
8 lbs, 8 o.; second price, Capt.
John Killian, 6 lbs. 9 o.; Blue
Fish, no entry; Trout, one prize,
R. U. Bell, 5 lbs, o.; Virginia
Mullet, one prize. Mrs. Frosini
Pantagis, l h., 8 OF.
In Zone B: Channel Bass. first
prize, Don Watts, s lbs, 10 OF. !;
no other entry.
Fresh Water: Large Mouth Bass,
first prize, J. NJ Bass, 2 lbs, IA
For the month of May: Zone A,
Channel Bass, first prize, Paul T.
Marshburn. 10 lbs, II o., second
prize, W. L. HELEN, lbs, 10 OF.
Blue Fish, no legal entry; Trout
one prize, N. G. Thompson, 1 ID. ;
Virginia Mullet, one prize, M. D.
Pye, r., To-, 5 OF.
Zone B, Channel Bass, first
prize, Paul T. Marshburn, 10 lbs.
10 o., second prive, ]. c. Moore,
Is bs., o.; Blue Fish, first
prize, Fred Futch, l 10; Trout,
no entry; Virginia Mullet, no en-
try.
Fresh Water, Large Mouth
Bass, first prize, E. B. Lewis, 4
lbs, 10 or, second prize, Arthur
Williams, lbs, 3 o.: Perch, one
prize, W. E. Bum, l Id.
Two prizes will be given each
month for drum in both Zones A
and B, as well as for Blue Fish
On Virginia Mullett and Trout
only one prize will be given ir
each zone.
Members may win in both zone
during a single month and records
will be considered for the season
largest catch. The ladies will
compete with the men this veal
as no separate prize list has beer
established.
The minimum contest weigh
for drum will remain at lbs.
with Blue Fish and Trout mini
mum of l ID. Virginia Mule
may be entered from u OF.
1t is requested that fish be
weighed and blanks properly fill
ed out and signed and turned
over to the chairman of the con
test committee, at Sneeden's, IL
Market street before the tnire
day of the month following he
catch
Weighing stations are: sneed
ems Cycle company. ia Marke-
street: Gregg Brothers, Front ano
Market streets; Pickard's, 2Oe
Market street; P. A. Marshburr
and Son, 9Th and Chestnut streets
Mckee Ice and Coal Co.. 1907
South Third street (open al,
night; Luna Pier, Lumina
Wrighasville Beach: Rogers Gro
Gerry, Harbor Island; Carolina Sea
Food company, Carolina. Beach;
Kure Pier, Kure Beach: Bob's
Place, 7 mile post. Market stree
Proad (turn off to MasOnS).
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CHICAGO TRIUMPK
OVER GIANTS, So

NEW YORK, June 30-tP,-Aid-
ed by a tkree-run fifth inning, the
Chicago Cubs won The opener of
the three game series from the
New York Giants 5-3 today.
Tall Paul Erickson limited the
Giants to five hits and had two
hit shutout for five innings. The
Bruins got to starter Bill Emme-
rich for single tallies in the sec
ond and third frames, the latter
run resulting from Andy Pafko' S
fifth homer of tht campaign.
In the fifth, singles by Roy
Hughes, Phil Cavarretta and Don
johnson plus triple by Peanuts
Lowrey was responsible for three
Chicago runs.
The Giants tailed in the sixth
when Mel OFT walked and Billy
urges followed with a home run.
They added another in the eighth,
but pinch hitter Ernie lombard
ended the threat when he rolled
out with the bases loaded.
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UNC'S HENDERSON
! LOSES NET MATCH

Z LONDON, June 30 --(P)- With
Queen Mary among the 5000 spec
kators, the United States Army ten
mis- team defeated the representa-
lives. of the British Empire three
matches to one in the first inter-
national contest on Wimbledon S
famed courts since 1885,
! Sgt. Bobby Harmon of San Fran
cisco whipped Squadron Leader
Dan Maskell of London. 6-3, rs,
b-3 to- send the U. S. service men
off the courts victorious. The Brit
ish won the other singles match
with Flight Sgt. o. W. Sidwell,
Australian Junior Champion, de-
feating Capt. Archie Henderson of
Chapel Hill, N. c., Eighth Air
Force bomber pilot, 60, SO.
The Americans won both doubles
matches. Major Fran Guernsey
of Orlando, Fla, and 1t. Russell
Bobbitt of Atlanta turned back
Flight Sgt. P. ]. Pearson and Pvt
Guyner Raper of Canada, 60, s.
6, 6-3.
Sgt. George Lott and Sgt Charles
Hare, both former Davis Cup play
ers from Chicago, took the meas
.ure Of Flying Officer E. w. P.
Felan of Australia and Capt. E.
W. Sturgess of South Africa, Go,
So.
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BOSTON DEFEATS
ST. LOUIS CARDS

BOSTON, June 3O-lP-Collect-
ing six runs in the third inning,
the Boston Braves defeated the
second place St Louis Cardinals,
"a, today at Braves Field in a
game featured by three home runs
and the relief pitching of Johnny
Hutchings.
Tommy Holmes had perfect
day at bat, getting a single, triple
and four: dagger in three trips to
the plate to hit safely in his 2sth
consecutive game and chalk up
safeties Nos. 1902, 1O3 and 104.
Hutchings replaced Ewald Pyle
in the fifth with one on and retir-
ed the next II batters in a row,
allowing only one hit during the
last five innings. Pyle gave up
eight hits and four runs.
The Braves broke loose with six
runs in the third to clinch the
game. Holmes tripled to score Dick
Cutler, and Phil Mast who had
previously singled, ard then scor-
ed himself on Ducky Medwick's
long outfield fly. Then. after two
outs, Garden CLEARWATER singled.
Joe Mack walked, and Whitley Vie
tlemann homered.
In the sixth, Holmes smashed out
his ninth home run of the season
after Mast had walked,
st. Louis garnered three of their
runs in the fourth when Buster
Adams homered with Dave Bar
tosch and Al Schoendienst on base.
Tho Poy.
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Coach Brogden To Hold
Baseball School Here

Coach Leon Brogden, New
Hanover Highs newly-hired
athletic director, announced
yesterday afternoon that a base
ball summer school for all boys
in or above the 10th grade
would open at the Thirteenth
and Ann street field Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. He also
added that Tom Davis, who
played under Brogden at Will
son and made quite a name
for himself as a baseball and
football player at Duke, would
be. on hand.
The school, which will pre-
pare athletes in all DEPART
ments of baseball play, will es-
pecially emphasize batting
practice.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
WRESTLING BOUT
GAINS APPROVAL

In the opening bout of the Wrestl
ing Show presented at ITALIAN Hall
Friday night in which Earl Wamp-
Ter of Kansas City-210 lbs.-Was
pitted against Tom Jones of
Chattanooga, Tenn. ,-245 lbs.-the
men put on a match that was
clean and thoroughly applauded.
The match gained the favor of
The Boxing and Wrestling Commits
sion and the fans. The equal ability
of the men was clearly manifest at
the end of the bout which was
declared a draw after one hour
of tugging and tussling.
In the second match Don Lee
24o lbs.-Who halls from Texas
was matched against Tom brennan
This match was little on the
rough side with both contestants
giving and taking and, after several
minutes Of wrestling and mauling,
Don Lee won the first fall with a
series of body slams. The second
fall was won by Tom brennan
IN about two SECONDS with flying
body lock that flattened Lee to the
floor in a helpless condition.
The third fall ended in about
three minus when brennan ap-
piled another flying body look that
pinned Lee shoulders TO the mat
for the bout.
The events which were presented
by matchmaker Kid Ellis was ref
creed by Lies and Hill with Capt
Charles Register as time keeper.
The first match featuring Jones
ard Wampler went the time limit
Of go minutes.
In the second match Lee won the
first fall in Is minutes with body
slams and full body lock. brennan
won the second fall in five seconds
with full body pin. brennan
won the last fall in three minutes
with full body pin.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
Southern Association
Honors Baseball Car

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 30
U,R)-Basebalrs new commissioner,
Sen. A. B. Happy Chandler, D.,
Ky, was honored here today by
Southern Association baseball
managers and owners at an in
formal meeting.
All talk was strictly informal
and ma decisions were made. Sew
eral quarters had expressed the
belief that the fate of the South
ern Leagues annual All-Star game
would be decided. However, no
decision was made as to whether
the game will be played as schedul-
ed on July II.
The All-Star players are being
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
? arris Island Blanks
Camp Lejeune Marine.

PARIS ISLAND, S. c., June 80.
-R-Parris Island shut out the
Camp Lejeune, N. c., Marines 2
to 0 today behind steady pitching
of George Sabine, who famed IS
batsmen.
Paris Island scored both runs
IN the second on an error and
successive singles by Bradley.
Tuninelli and Sabine.
The score:
Camp Lejeune 900 900 000-O 5 3
Paris Island 02o 900 O0x-2 4 2
Sexton and Pearson; Sabine and
Timinelli.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
CINCINNATI REDS
DOWN PILLS, 1875

PHILADELPHIA, June 30-[P)-
The Cincinnati Reds made Ben
Chapman's debut as manager of
the Philadelphia Phillies an I'M
happy one today as they pounded
three Phils pitchers for a 1875 vic
tory.
Although Al Unser's second home
run of the year broke a 3-3 tie
in the sixth, the Reds really clinch-
ed matters in the seventh inning
when they added the other nine
markers.
The Phils knocked Ed Heusser
out of the box in the fourth but
Howard Fox finished in good style
to get credit for his third victory
against two defeats.
Tho Box
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
Apache Wins $4,000
In Carter Handicap

NEW YORK, June 30 UD -
Apache, the New York circuits
standout handicap performer in
1913, returned to his best form to-
day to win the 50th running of the
$4,000 added Carter Handicap in
photo finish over Wait A Bit
and the favored First Fiddle at
Aqueduct.
A crowd of 29,O49 saw Belair
Farms six-year-old son of Alca-
Ear take command after the first
70 yards. Wait A Bit and First
Fiddle staged lightning finishes in
the final drive, but Jimmy Stout
held the winner in front to cover
seven furlongs in 1:24-3-5 and pay
$11.50.
Wait A Bit was three lengths
ahead of First Fiddle, while the
Fiddle came home another six
lengths in front of Brownie. Ed
die Arcaro was trying to keep his
stakes victory streak inact, but
Mrs. Edward Murenan's First Fid-
die was unable to make up enough
ground in the stretch.
Mush Mush, a full sister of Jeep,
captured the seth running of the
$1,000 added Astoria Stakes, Sec
ondary event on the card, for Col
c. " Whitney. Going five and a
half furlongs in 1:07 flat and pay
ing $3.50, the chestnut tWo-year-
old filly whipped Forgetmenow and
War Kilt.
General Don, Miss Gwen Rossi-
ter's chestnut juvenile, led most
of the way to capture the seventh
running of the $4,000 added Dover
Stakes at Delawar- Park. Jono.
recent upset winner at New York,
took second, while Lakmead Andy
and Master Bid finished in a dead
heat for third. General Don was
clicked in LOG flat for five and
a half furlongs and paid 5000.
Side 10y, a black tour-year-old
registered his fourth straight VIC
tor, in the eighth running of the
900 added Plymouth Rock Han
dicap at Suffolk Downs. Coming
from far back within 100 yards of
the wire, he stepped six furlongs
in the fast time of 1:10-1-5 and paid
$500.
West Fleet, second most of the
way, took place honors, while Dog
Day held on to third Jopla, the
pace setter, finished out of the
money.
In the Midwest, Arlington offer
ed two $4,000 added events, while
Detroit. which announced it would
suspend the remainder of its meet
ing because it had no cooperation
from horsemen, featured the $1O.-
600 Cadillac Handicap. High Shine,
a Calumet Farm two-year-old won
starts in the 33rd running of the
his third straight in as many
Hyde Park. covering five and
half furlongs in 1:08-3-5 under Doug
Dodson and beating Imroc and
Breezy Louise. He paid $500.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
SOLDIERS DOWN
BUCCANEERS, IA
Wilbourne Drops Second
Game In Row Givinq
Up Ten Safe Hits

The 32nd Artillery Red Legs from
Fort Bragg defeated the Whining.
ton Pirates 7 to 4, last night al
Legion Stadium before one of the
largest crowds of the season.
Charlie Fisher, Il year old right.
handler had the Pirates swinging
at his fast sweeping curves as he
struck out Is and allowed four base
on Balls. Corporal Fisher allowed
nine hits, but kept them well scat.
tered
Johnny Wilbourne, on the hill for
the Buccaneers gave up ten binglex
and issued no free passes to first.
The Fort Bragg artillerymen
opened the game by pushing across
two markers in the first inning.
Cabral was safe on a single. Cas-
tanon singled him to third, Barr
was out pitcher to first. T-Sgt.
Jordan doubled to right to score
the runners. Rudd grounded out to
first and Tracey was out pitd D.
to first.
The Corsairs came back in their
end of the opening stanza and three
runs were scored in this manner.
Mcclellan was walked, Coward
singled and Snag Allen drove
sharp double to right to score both
runners. Sam Paxton singled to
center, Stanley singled to score
Paxton, Stanley was out at second
on the play. Lamb struck out and
Amos Carter flied out to third to
end the inning. The Pirates added
another in the second on an error,
a base on balls and Stanley's sec.
ond hit.
The soldiers added one In the
fourth on hits by Tracey and Cook.
In the fifth the soldiers edged out
in front by pushing across one run
on three Pirate errors and a hit
by Pfc. Barr. In the first of the
seventh the Fort Braggers put the
game on ice when three runs crogS-
ed pay dirt. Fisher singled, Cabral
struck out, Barr singled to score
Fisher, Jordon was safe on an
error and Cabral scored. Jordon
scored on Aliens wild throw to
first. Rudd was out second to first.
Tracey grounded out short to first
to end the inning.
Dlnk Coward, Pirate centerfeld-
er led the hitters with three hits
out OF four times at bat.
Bert Kite manager of the locals
announced that the Buc's will play
three games next week. Camp Da-
Wis night will be observed Monday
night at Legion Field and Wednes-
day the Pirates will meet the Md
way Park Coast Guard detachment
and on Saturday night the Fliers
from Pope Field will play here.
The Box:
1 I'D
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
Libertys Still at Liberty

Only two Of the ID merchant
ships named for famous sports fig
ures have been war casualties, the
American Merchant Marine insti-
tute reports . the Walter Camp,
named for the originator of the All
America football team, was sunk
in the Red Sea-Indian ocean area
and the Hoart Baker, for Prince
tons hockey immortal, went down
q the Pacific the Knut Rockne
George Gipp, W. H. Edwards, Lou
Gehrig. Christy Mathewson, Ed
ward L. Grant, Abner Doubleday.
John l.. Sullivan, James ]. Corbett
and Charles Paddock still carry
those names to foreign ports. The
John j. McGraW and Percy D.
Haughton went to the British under
lend-lease and have been renamed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
Girls Softball Tourney
To Be Held In Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 30
WH-Rayr-ond Johnson, president
of the Soft Ball Association of Am
erica, announced today that the
Southern Regional Girls Softball
Tourney will be held in Birming-
ham Aug. 81, and Sept. 1-3.
Participants will include teams
from North and South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and
Florida.
The winner will go to Cleveland,
Sept. 18 for the International Soft
ball tournament.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
Wrong But Right

Red Patterson, National League
Tub ThCmper reports: "a typo
graphical error in a recent bulletin
left the R out of streak and
claimed: John McGraw had a bet
ter steak in 1910 and 1918 than the
getaway gallop of Mel Otis 1945
Giants. well, typo or not, Well
stand on that statement"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01

The Woman's touch is the thing.
Industry seeks women to work on
production which requires deft-
ness of touch, and the sureness
women exhibit in handling tiny
particles prove them the best bet
for such delicate work.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AMERICAN LEAGUE
GAMES TODAY

Chicago ut New York-Derrin8er (8-5}
and Wyse (T-5) VS.. Mungo T-3) and
Brewer (2-n.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn-Roe (5-5, and
Gerhaeuser (2-5) VS.. Gregg 90 and
Davis (6-6).
st. Louis at Boston-Wilks as and
Don,.elly $50 VS.. Logan (S-2 and To-
bn (7-a).
Cincinnati at ladelphia-Bowman
So and Kennedy q-5) VS.. Wyatt (0-6)
and Mauney (0-2).
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 2; Jersey City l 10 innings)
Toronto 81; Baltimore 20.
Rochester 5; Syracuse z
PIEDMONT LEAGUE
Newport News 4; Norfolk 3.
Roanoke Z; Portsmouth 2.
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picked regardless, and today is the
deadllne for nominations, Selec-
lions will probably be announced
sometime next week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
H 0 " TIL EY
STAN
RESULTS YESTERDAY
National League

Brooklyn 8; Pittsburgh 5.
Chicago 5; New York 2
Boston 8; st. Louis a.
Cincinnati Is; Philadelphia 5.
American League
Detroit 4; Philadelphia i.
Washington 5; Cleveland (first gan,e).
Washington I; Cleveland (second
game.
St Louis 4, Boston 2. Called in 7th,
RAIN
Chicago s; New York 1.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
Hard Luck Tale

"HoW's this for a week end F"
asks Eddie Travis of the Newport
News, Va. Times-Herald. fire
does $4,000 damage at the Newpoll
News park; one Dodger outfielder
goes lame before game time and
another has to leave the game after
collision at first; four in the start
ing lineup get word that the Army
is interested in them. Newport
News loses two games-and drops
to fifth place in the league"
Service Dept.
Capt. Sammy Menacker, ex-
wrestler, has been in New
Orleans hospital for six weeks and
has had two operations on knee
because of an old graphing injury.
He was physical training officer at
Camp Plauche, La, until he was
hurt again. every member of
the 33-nan varsity football squad
at Oklahoma A. and M. in 1912
entered the armed forces; 26 be-
came officers: IS have been killed
or wounded Give were killed in &C
tom and one was medically dis
charged after reaching the rank of
second lieutenant. soldiers in
India have tagged their new boXing
arena in Calcutta scheduled to
open a couple of days ago. .
Monsoon Square Garden.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01

The 22nd anniversary of Mon
tana's most famous boxing match,
the Dempsey Gibbons affair at
Shelby, will be celebrated July 4.
Better conservation of tires is
reported as one Of the advantages
OF new type of liquid to be used
in filling tires instead of air.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
Ameri1 n League

New York at Chicago-Borowy (o-3)
and Bonham Q5 or Dubien t5-5) VS..
Dietrich (2-) and Lee (8-5}.
Washington at C1eveland-Leonard e.
81 and Wolff (8-4 VS.. Harder 600 and
Center 1-0).
Philadelphia at Detroit - Christopher
1i-3) and Flores I'D VS.. Trout GO
and Eaton (2-0).
Boston at ST. Lous - O'Neil t6-2)
and Wilson (0-5l VS.. Hollingsworth (2-4)
and Shirley $3.50.
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Nuns Dated in Jordon ?. Allen. Paxton
II. Coward. Cook. Barr. Two-base hits
Jordon, Allen, Coward Stolen bases
Jordon. Double plays Cabral to Tracy:
Allen to Stanley. Left on bases Fort
Eragg 7, Wilmington /. Bases on balls
off: Wilbourne None, Fisher 4. Struck
out, - Wilbourne 5, Fisher 49, Hit by
pitcher, by Fisher Coward. Passed balls
Castanon 2. Umpires Austin, Shoat, Far
row. Time of game: 2:25.
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L v TA1>S observation-disclosures oA q y 49, -"
z-Batted for Mallory in 7th.
zz-Batted for Treadway in 9th.
zzz-Batted for Ban in 9Th
Score by innings:
CHICAGO acknowledgements OIL 030 000-5
NEW YOR H. 900 COZ 600
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-29

penicillin are found by scientists.
Further highlighting the swift ad-
vance Of pcnicillins progress are
reports it has proven useful in treat
ing diseases of plants and animals.
Prof. J. G.. Brown at the University
of Arizona has found penicillin cures
crown gall on cactus pants. Crown
gall is often and rightly called plant
cancer because or its malignant at
tack on trees and shrubs. Professor
Browns discoveries will have great
value TO owners Of fruit orchards and
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-29

entists at Oxford University first
employed in human tests back in
1941-42. Publication made the
difference.
Pcnicillin's synthesis will also
have second great advantage,
for chemical derivatives of it can
then be fashioned that may be
even more potent to germs and still
less harmful TO the human body.
That is the story Of the sulfa drugs.
The original chemical Sulfanilamide
is little used today because it Gre
ated bad symptoms, nausea, head
aches and vertigo in some persons.
Yet because chemists knew its fOrmu-
Ia they fashioned derivatives like sui
faP51FfdiHe- and StilfathiaZole that are
better tolerated by the body and are
more potent germ killers. The same
advance can come when derivatives of
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-29

berry patches almost everywhere.
And in at least one caSe-purely an
experimental trial penicillin has
saved the life Of high-valued priced
breeding steer.
In neither case, one can add hasti-
ly, was any human patient deprived
of penicillin by these teSts-In- each
case the penicillin was a crude, unre-
fined variety produced by the scien.
fists in bottles in their own laboratory
and unfit for human use.
With every new issue of the medi-
cal journals comes a flood of new
and better ways 10 administer penicil-
lin TO more and more diseases of
man. So far 80 of mans worst Ills
have fallen before this new chemical
weapon OF medical science Yet pc.
nicillin is no cure-all and 19 other i'm
portant diseases still stand untouched
principally those Of virus origin,
like infantile paralysis.
There has been one great thing
wrong with penicillin in the past
il is eXcreted very quickly by the
body when injected into the blood
stream. To MAINTAIN a high concen-
tration i'm the blood, doctors had either
10 give frequent injections, or useM
continuous drip" method, allowingW
little 10 seep into the veins constant.
ly for hours or days on end
This problem has recently been
overcome with the discovery that If
penicillin is injected into the muscles
along with peanut oil and bees wax il
is liberated only slowly. The navy
has found. too. that chilling the area
of injection reduced the excretion OF
the drug from the body.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-29
CEndeavur Photo)

soon as it reaches the stomach.
Instead the capsule goes through
the stomach and is dissolved in tr"
upper intestines where the pcnicil use
is absorbed into the blood stream.
This feat brings penicillin treatment
to that utopia doctors have always
sought; the day when it would be as
easy, painless and harmless to take
a penicllin pill as it is to take an
aspirin tablet. When druggists start
to sell these pills they also may be
displaying penicillin lipsticks.
ICE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-29

Despite today's production of pc
nicillin in 21 great chemical plants
throughout the nation. man-in the
last analysis still dependent on the
little green mold, Pendulum nota-
tum, to produce the drug. All scien-
fists have discovered is how to let the
mold do the job in 10.0O0gallon vats
instead of in tiny laboratory bottles.
With the synthesis Of penicillin not
only will production be still further
increased but there will be a chemical
ly pure product. In terms of human
health this means that the poisonous,
toxic effect Of the drug already very
low-will be reduced still more, for
every advance in publication and re-
filming of penicillin has lowered its
danger TO the body.
The penicillin used today is far
less toxic than the kind that the sci
a AnrfI Do. IDf5
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-29

All tncTdpy Wltn
penicillin. until re-.
Gently, has been by
injection and no one
likes 10 get stuck
with a hypodermic
needle unless he has
to. Thus physicians
have continually
sought ways 10 ad-
minister penicillin in
pill form by mouth.
The big stumbling
block was that the
acids of the stomach
destroyed penicillin
as soon as they en-
cuuntered il. Yet DR..
Raymond l.. Libby
of the A m erica n
Cyanamid Company
has solved this riddle
in a neat way.
He suspendS pc
nicillin in a drop OF
cotton seed oil and
then coats the drop
in a gelatin capsule
of a special kind that
is not dissolved as