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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
Critics Finding Fault
Ouer Assault !SIowness
, Wildcats And Green Waves Clash TONIGHT

to dismount and carry him the ex-
ira yardage to the wire.
AS a result, Natchez was second
yesterday and Cable third. But de-
spite the Indifferent galloping OF
ais leading c%hallengers and the
fact that his running times are
causing some gagsters to sugges,
ne should be clicked by the calen-
dar instead of the watch, no one
is taking a thong away from the
Texas terror who joined Count
Fleet, Whirlaway, War Admiral,
Omaha, Gallant Fox and Sir Barton
in racings' "saootiest" set yester-
day.
Even the old-timers, who prefer
to pooh any new hay-burning here
when mentioned in the same breath
with past prancers, admitted after
he came from ten lengths back to
take the Belmont that he's very
good.
Just how good he is-or how good
the training mastery of Make
Hirsch has made hints still! in
the crystal ball. Because, off his
MISREPRESENTATION bouncing
he hasn't really been asked tc
throw his big pitch yet.
In the derby he was eight lengths
on top at the payroll window. In
the Preakness, it was a head. but
only because Jockey Warren Mehr-
tens, (the bit of Brooklyn in his
Texas cactus makeup didn't have
some of the right answers in his
ride that day. Yesterday, the for.
mer Long Island high school swim
mer "a throwing nothing but
sevens in his plotting and it was
a soft touch to pick up the SIT, 200
take-home pay, including a So, 600
award to owner Robert J. Kleberg,
Jr., as the winning nominator.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
Bv SID FEEDER

NEW YORK, June 2.-(P)-About
~ only thing the die hards could
1l find fault on Assault today
s s the fact that he doesn't break
NV stopwatches, which is like
~ onv saying sirlion steak is nc
and because he's a roast duck
man. himself.
All the chocolate champ from
rsyas does is win. He wins any
'sy and no matter what the breaks
10 like in the start of the Bel
r,opt Stakes yesterday when he
,rrabled coming out of the gate,
hen picked himself up and waltzed
sone by three lengths over dark
tor;e Natchez to become tbs
SEVENTH triple crown winner in
turf history.
lust as it was in the Derby and
~preaknesS, his time of 2:30 As for
ne mile and a half was nothing to
worry the inventors of jet propul-
,ol. but it was good enough to
have him laughing at the rest Of
HE field, including Lazy Lord Bos-
vel. who had the script written to
ader for him this time and wander.
ri in a foolish fifth.
There is no doubt, now that the
cubfoot Comet has all three OF
he tiers in the triple crown, that
except for Assault any resembl-
,nce between this years top three
YEAR olds and high-powered race
is purely coincidental.
Lord B., with the alibis they've
had TO make for him is virtually
every trip out this spring, is the
wears excuse horse" AS for
Hampden, who staggered in fourth
Yesterday after leading a large
mart of the way, it is becoming ap-
narent that any time the distance
Is over a mile, his jockey will have
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
Brooklyn Now Three And
One-Half Games Ahead
OF Cardinals

CINCINNATI, June 2.-PCThe
Brooklyn Dodgers swept both ends
OF a double header from the Gin
cinnati Reds Sunday, 81 and ~,
to extend their first place lead over
the twice-defeated St. Louis Car
dinals to three and one-half games.
A crowd of 80, 3s1 paying fans, the
largest Crosley Field gathering OF
the season, saw the Dodgers score
their winning tally in the eleventh
inning of the opener and then
squeeze past a close nightcap on
the masterful pitching OF Art Her
ring and Hugh Casey.
Herring, victor in the second
game, pitched hitless ball for the
first five innings but was lifted Tor
a pinch hitter in the sixth after
he pulled a muscle in his arm.
Casey allowed four hits thereafter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
Ted Horn Completes
Is Miles In 10 Min.

ATLANTA, June 2. -(P- Ted
Horn, who finished third in the 500.
mile Memorial Day race at Indian.
apol1s, won Lakewood Parks Is.
mile contest over a one-mile dirt
track Sunday in 10 minutes, 29.41
seconds.
Second place in the 25-mile test
went to Walt Alder of Demands
vile, N. j., who was driving one Of
Horns cars. Bill Holland of Bridge.
port, Conn, was third, and Rec
Byron of Atlanta, fourth.
Despite a wet track only one &C.
cident occurred. Buddy Shuman Of
Charlotte, N. c., lost control in q
trial run and leaped the outside raj
to plunge into a water-filled canal.
His face was badly gashed but at
ter treatment he joined the some
80, 900 spectators.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
Giants Defeat St.Louis
In Second; Earn Split

ST. LOUIS, June a. up Two
former Cardinals-Walker Cooper
and Buddy Blattner-hit homeruns
today that gave the New York
Giants a rs eleven-inning second
game triumph over. the St. Louis
Redbirds who had suffered their
first shutout defeat of the year 10
in the opener at the hands of Big
Bill Voselle.
A paid attendance of 14,051 sat
in temperatures only slightly above
so to watch the twin loss which
dropped the Cards three and a halt
games behind the Brooklyn
Dodgers who won a twin bill at
Cincinnati.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
pep, BART0L0 MAY
WRANCLE
Fifteen Round Bout Friday
Hailed AS Natural
By Experts

NEW YORK, June 2-P-The
long wrangle over who is the
featherweight champion - Willie
Pep or Sal Bartolo - will be set.
tied this week at Madison Square
Garden where the two clash ON
Friday night in a 15-round title
bout.
Pep, of Hartford, Conn, is recog.
nized as champion in New York
and Connecticut while Bartolo,, OF
Boston, is the MIA t%itleholder. The
two were scheduled to meet in
March, but the scrap was postpon.
ed when Bartolo came down with
d heavy cold.
Other leading fights of the week
include tomorrow nights bout at
Philadelphia between Dorsey Lay
and Danny Kapilow and Tuesdays
encounter in London between Bruce
Woodcock and Freddie Mills.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
]. HOLMES DAVIS
JR., TAKES CAPE
FEAR GOLF CROWN

j. Holmes Davis, Jr., won the
championship flight Of the Cape
Fear country clubs annual golt
tournament yesterday as he edged
w. w. Gayer, 2 and /, on the local
links.
The victory makes Davis undis-
puted club champion for the en-,
suing year.
In the two first flight matches
the other features of yesterdays
tourney-H. T. Hines defeated T.
L. Morton, 3 and l, and o. E.
Durant downed r. B. Bell, 5 and
2
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
Allen Hurls, Bats
Masonboro To Win

LELAND, June 2.-Snag Allen,
former Wilmington Pirate player,
S t the show Sunday as the
Masonboro Ramblers BANKED Le-
land, 10.
Allen held the Leland nine to
two hits, struck out 10 batters, and
collected three hits in three trips
to the plata triple with the bases
loaded and two two-baggers.
The Ramblers meet the Mid
way Park team of Camp Lejeune
at Legion stadium, Wilmington, at
s p. M, Tuesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

Errors Ryan, Mccullough. Runs bat
TED IN Mast 3, Roberge, Sanders. Hopp.
MeruiIo, Hack, Nicholson. Two base hit
Lowrey. Home runs, Mast, Nicholson.
Stolen bases Hopp, Cutler. Sacrifice
Glllenwater. Double plays Fernandez,
and Ryan; Sanders (unassisted); Roberge
and Sanders. Left on bases Boston S,
Chicago 6. Base on balls Cooper q
Schmitz 2, Bithorn 2, Erickson /. Strike
outs Cooper 2. Schmitz l., Erickson 2.
Hits off Schmitz 3 in Is inning; Kush
In B %; Bithorn l in 3; Erickson l in
2. Losing pitcher Schmitz. Umpires-
Conlaa, Barr and Boggess. Time LAB.
attendance $4,000 (estimated),
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

Runs batted in Verban, Cox 2, Ell
lott. Fletcher. Two base hits Northey,
Seminick, Kiner, Elliott, Fletcher. Sacri-
fees Sewell. T. Hughes. Double play
Newsome to Verban to Mccormick. Left
on bases Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 6.
Bases on balls off T. Hughes 2, SewelI
2, Karl II. Strikeouts- Sewell 3, T.
Hughes 2. Hits off T. Hughes 10 In 7
1-3 innings; Karl in %. Losing pitcher
T. Hughes. Umpires- Henline, Reardon
and Goetz. Time 1:39. Attendance
8. 900 (estimated).
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
LANIER WINS

MEXICO CITY, June 2. -(P1
Max Lanier, late of the St. Louis
Cardinals, made his debut with
Vera Cruz today and his South
paw relief pitching and hitting
helped the cellar-swinging Blues
score a thinning, 11-9, victory over
the Mexico City Reds in a riotous
game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

Errors Fletcher, Newsome 2, Russell
2. Runs batted in Northey, Ennis 3,
Seminick, Kiner 3, Newsome, Verban 2.
Jurisich 2. Two base h~its-Russell, Ennis,
Jurisich, Cox. Home run Kiner. Sacri-
flee Fletcher. Double play Cox and
Cuisine. Left on bases Philadelphia 7.
Pittsburgh 8. Base on bells Bahr 3,
Jurisich 3, Gerheauser 1, Gables 2.
Strikeouts- Bahr 4, Jurisich a. Hits
off Bahr 9 in 6 1-3 innings; Gerheauser
0 in 1-3: Gables 1 in O; Strincevich 2 in
1-3; Wilkie 2 in 2; Jurisich 7 in 8; Karl
0 in l Winning pitcher Jurisich. Losing
pitcher Bahr. Umpires- Reardon, Goetz
and Henline. Time 2:44. Attendance
1871.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
LOSING GROUND
June 2.

WASHINGTON, June 2. -U.H-
Walter Johnson, 58-year-old former
Washington Senators pitching star,
lis losing ground in his fight for
life, attaches at Georgetown hos
pital said Sunday. The big Train"
whose name ranks high in base
balls hall of fame, is suffering
from a stroke which followed par
tial stoppage of an artery. He
showed some improvement last
week but the hospital reported that
he again had lapsed into a coma.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

Errors Heusser. Runs batted in
Stevens 2, Adams 1. Two base hits
Walker, Whitman. Three base hits
Reese, Galan. Home run Adams. Sacri-
flee Adams. Double plays Herman,
Stanky and Stevens; Clay and Adams.
Left on passes Brooklyn 8, Cincinnati
6. Base on balls Weber 2, Heusser
2. Strikeouts- Weber 4. lombard, I.
Heussec 3. Hits off Weber 7 in 10
1-3 innings; lombard 0 in %. Winning
pitcher-Webber. Umpires-Magerkurth,
Jorda, Dunn n Stewart. Time 2:34.
PICK up End NAT at GIN -- Isl &C
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
EMPIRE AUCTIONED

The Roman Empire was auc-
toned off to the highest bidder
in 1913 A. D. Didius Julianus
bought it, and ruled the empire
for several months until the army
turned against him and executed
him.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
ROOM FOR RELIGION

There are 10, 900 villages IN the
United States without churches,
3d. 900 without resident pastors,
and 3d. 400, 900 children under II
who are receiving no religious
instruction.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
BRAVES
SPLIT DUO-BILL

CHICAGO, June 2~.-(P)-Marvin
Rickert, rookie Chicago Cubs out
fielder, made pitcher Claude Pas
seau's fourth victory Of the year
easy Sunday as the Cubs split with
the Boston Braves by losing the
first game So and taking the sec
ond 80
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
MAKE THEIR OWN

Babies under five months OF
age manufacture their own vltamln
c, according to English scientists.
The power to do this decreases
until, at the age Of IA months, 1t
disappears entirely.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
BUGS AND PILLS
SPLIT TWIN BILL

PITTSBURGH, June 2.-RHPitts-
burgh and Philadelphia split their
doubleheader Sunday, the Pirates
taking the opener, S to l, on Bril-
liant four-hit pitching by Rip Sc
well and the Phillies took the night
cap, 1913.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
Wilmington BUGS Drop
Two Games To Clinton
Mconehan And Katkaveck
Ousted From Field In
Ump-Manager Fight

In games highlighted by an UNI
n~ire-raanager fracas, the Whining
ton Pirates lost a doubleheader to
Clinton. 81 and 6-5, in Clinton yes
terday.
Monnehan and Katkaveck, Gin
ton and Wilmington managers, got
The old heavy-ho when they got
loo violent in protesting a decision.
Keane, Clinton hurler, won his
game with a solid bingle.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

Error-Moore. Run batted in-Marshall.
Two base hits Blattner, Kurowski,
Moore. Stolen base Blattner. Sacrifices
-Voiselle, Gordon. Double plays Kerr,
Blattner and Mize; Mize and Kerr. Left
on bases New York u, st. Louis 4.
Base on balls Voiselle 2, Pollet 3
Strikeouts- Voiselle 8, Pollet 3. Hits
off Pollet 8 in 8 innings; Dickson l in 1:
Hit by pitcher, by Pollet (Mize). Los
ing pitcher Pollet. Umpires- Pinelli,
Ballanfant and Barlick. Time a:12.
PICK UP 2nd NAT AT ST. LOUIS --
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

The average American ate 225
pounds of fruit a year between
1887 and 1941. Consumption OF
canned fruits was almost five
times greater than in 1880.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

Errors Roberge, CLEARWATER. Runs
oatted in Lowrey, Rickert S, Ryan,
Johnson. Watkins. Two base hits Hopp.
Rickert, Hack. Sacrifices stringer 2.
Lett on bases Boston 3, Chicago g..
Base on balls Johnson 1. Struck out
by Johnson /. Passeau /. Hits off .Jobn-
son II in 7; Wallace l In /. Losing pitch
er- johnson. Umpires- Barr. ConIsn
and Borgess.. Time -1:3e. Attendance
"a, 44a (actuaD.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
shoRT AND LONG r

p~DeglAnlng with Rutherford B.
hs'eS' IN 1877, the time in office
h. presidents of the United States
r n,sn averaged four years for Re-
rsY'canS, and more than nine
Years for Democrats.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

Errors Lake, Spence. Runs batted in
Wakefield. Richards, Newhouser, Lake
Lake 2, Mayo, Moore, Vernon, Kell O.,
Two base hits Spence 2, Guerra, Wake
field 2, Heath. Three base hits Mayo 2.
Kell. Stolen bases Lake, Mayo, Rich
ards. Sacrifices Newhouser 2. Cullen
bine. Left on bases Detroit 5. Washing
ton 10. Base on balls Newhouser 3,
Niggeling /, Scarborough l. Strikeout+
Niggeling l, Newhouser 10. Scarborough
l, Curtis l. Hits off Eiggeling 6 in
1 2-3 innings; Scarborough 3 in 3 1-3:
Curtis 3 in 8; Wilson i in l. Wild pitch
Curtis. Passed ball Richa rds. Losing
pitcher Niggeling. Umpires- Jones.
Grieve and Summers. Time 2:14. Atten-
dance 1885.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
'NOiENT PRINTING MACHINE

nm. carved stone slab weighing
cna man a ton, believed to be
nsoS VI Inc worlds earliest printing
INV. 'lleS' and estimated to be
b,n,ratuI iah 1000 years old, has been
.I51I 10 England from China.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
NEWHOUSER NIPS /
SENATOR'S, l0-2

WASHINGTON, June 2.-P-Hal
Newhouser unwound his willowy
left arm for IS strike outs Sunday
and became the seasons first
nine-game winner by pitching De-
troit's Tigers to a 1912 victory over
Washineton's Senator'S.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

New Mexico's elevation ranges
from 5000 feet in the southeast
ern part of the state to $4,000 feet
atop the highest mountains In the
north.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

Strictly speaking, only the male
of the species should be called a
peacock. The female is a peahen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
LEAGUE
ToDAYs pRoBABLE pITCHERs

NEW YORK, June 2-(P-Probable
pitchers for today's major league games;
(Won and Lost Records in Parentheses)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
st. Louis at New York-Potter (4-3)
or Shirley (3-4) VS.. Marshall Old.
Detroit at Washington (night)-Over-
mlre (c-2) VS.. Leonard $50.
Cleveland at Philadelphia (2)-Em-
bree (4-3) and Lemon coo VS.. Marchil-
oon O-4) and Fowler (2-5) or Knerl
Q-4).
Chicago at Boston (2)-Lee (2-2) anc
Lopat 1873 VS.. Butland (O-0) and Dob.
son SD.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

4ol<AIS ------ 20
z-Batted for Rice in 6th.
zz-Batted for Schmidt in 9Th.
zzz-Rsn for Litwhiler in 9th.
zzzz-Ran fo- Garasiola in 9th.
zzzzz-Batted for Klutt in 10th.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
Dodgers Take 7wo From
Red Legs To Boost Lead
Tobacco State
League

GAMES YESTERDAY
Angier-Fuquay "a, Smithfield 6-3.
SANFORD 7, Dunn-Erwin 4.
Clinton &c, WILMINGTON is.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

~lnllaoelphla at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
berger (0-3) VS., Albosta (0-2).
New York at st. Louis-Kennedy 1927
VS.. Brazle ODD. D
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

49, 81 n ]
z-Batted for Strincevich in It'll.
zz-Batted for Wilkie in 9Th.
zzz-Ran for Camelli in 9Th.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

z-Batted for Kush in 4th.
zz-Batted for Bithorn in It'll.
zzz-Batted for Erickson in 9th
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 10, Washington 2.
St. Louis at New York q gamesl. Post
poned, rain. Zone game Monday.)
Cleveland at Philadelphia (2). Post
poned, rain. Doubleheader Monday.
Chicago at Boston, Postponed rain.
(Doubleheader Monday.
New York, June RLP1Major league
standing:
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

TOTALS - 50 6 7 80 18
z-Batted for Hinton in 9th.
ANGIER-FUQUAY 3O1 900 200 2-s
SMITHFIELD $780, DOL 900 $50 O.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03
SECOND GANtE)

SECOND GAME)
WILMINGTON - 400 900 o1o-5
CLINTON o00 O22 o2y-6
Farterles:- Russell, Jenkins, Brooks
and Station; Keane and Campau.
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< GAMES YESTERDAY

GAMES YESTERDAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston So, Chicago 3-8.
New York 1T, st. Louis 0-6.
Brooklyn 2-1, Cincinnati 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

IOIALS 1900 81 o n II
z-Batted for Mueller in 9th.
Zz-Batted for Hetki in 9Th.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

TOTALS $500 81 I Z 80 /
z-Batted for Libke in 18th.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-03

TOTALS ------ SO 2 8 27 !
x-Batted for Curtis in 9th.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-12-30

ana Noioway. Miss Nancy wad.
". ~ MISS Fulrcnce Gr,ssom
ne brides table w.,.
WIN white linen clr,h ,n., ti'u
tered with a bowl a., nm ,,.E n.u cen
'ahK'd by white cuud,cy W,
u ,t,. crystal candlrholdcrs. C,n,, '
my mihts and nuts were rl.,,n% ~
tiEstal containers AT TN. rn,,' ~
oi 'he table. Mautcl d,rn,.',''.'.S
.ohsistcd of white pladioli .,,',.,
pcrs. '"' "iHS Ia
i, oopupF'S were said to Mrs Cor
uon Lowry. of South Boston Y,
boro. ''''' III S"'ds-
Alter tn" reception tho ,.,
'u groom lett tor an unanuounr.
ca wedding trip after which ,hn,.
Nh max" their home in Hrnd,,s"n
TOT travelling the bride wnr,, :,
,oCoa brown suit with , Ill
proWh tiilEcrtlp coat. Her ,rr,.'.
ores w"r" brown and sh. r,srd ~,
or'hld from her bridal bounu", ~.
shoulder curSapr. i''' as
MRS. Lowry attended D,r.,,.
hiHh school and Henderson pr,;
ness college. AZ III" timr ~ b..
i"" ",, 'hE' she WAS deputy tax col
rector of Vance county.
MT Lowry attended uruJ,rs,,,,
nlGh school and served tNo ,rd -
NAN years IN the Navy mrd,,ni
corps. II" Is now q Studru, -, a.
henderson BUSINESS College.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-12-30
Dance Honors
Bridal Couple

Mrs. K. &. S. Davis entertained
nj a dance at West End Coup,r,,
cub Friday evening. Dcccmhcr
~ III honor OF her son and his
recent bride. Mr.. and Ms. 4. q
). Davis. il.
protusiom OF holly and halsom
noughS were used in the entrance
nail. The club was decorated Win
christmas garlands over tho doors
and Windows and a bcautifuIIv
decorated Christmas tee stood
before the fireplace.
Assisting Mrs. Davis IN rcrciv.
ing were her son. Alex : Davis
ana Mr.. and Mrs John W. DAVIS,
The honorcc. Mrs. +. G. s
DAVIS. Jr.. the former Miss Mary
Richardson, Of Raleigh. was be-
'ominGlv dressed in 20 p-riwiuI;Ic
hIur gown. with which she used
an orchid cOrsagc.
An "prrCnc filled with red roses
ana pink azal"aS formed a pI.ns
ing c"ntcrp!eC" for the serving
table. During Imtcrmis>ion. ham
rolls. chicken salad and hoIS
docuHrcS Were served.
Approximately 80 guests on
Joy"d dancing to IN" music Of I'm,
Z nrolinians under the direction NJ
w. T. Hcarnc.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-12-30

appreciation by the club Of Gates
services the past year. AS well as
Tor many years. Governor Hicks
also Complimentcd the secretary
treasurer on the fact that, de-
spite his long years i'm office. he
had not acquired the complex of
assuming the club belonged TO
MN. Gates is past president Of
the club.
Dr. Hunter thanked the MEM
h"rs Tor their cooperation during
'hr wear and asked for the same
ana greater assistance for the new
president and other officers. Far
m"r spok" briefly in outlining a
p"'Ginm Of action for 1877. and
advocated adoption OF one or more
definite projects aS club ohi.c-
nves the coming year. He prom
lN"d punctUa!!tv in opening and
closing meetings. and said that n
iui half hour would De devoted %
the program.
IN" meeting. presided over Nv
ipr. Hunter. WAS the last for 1916.
{. q. S"iicIt led the singing. with
Mrs. \. i. Barnes at the piauo
W {. Gates had rs his guest
Henry 4. Dennis. and Jack Sand
"rS. Jr.. was the guest OF IN,
father. j. ". Sanders.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-12-30
Miss Coghill Is
Hostess Friday

Miss Rosa Mac CoghilI was host.
rSS Friday evening ~ her home on
ith'htic" street ri an omen hons,
'i'hir honoring her house guests
Miss Della Powell HUT and Mis-;
Janet stewart. OF Chatham, On
tario. Canada.
ful" decorations dominated tho
nous" arrangements. with festive,
molly. gr""rcry and red burnirp
candies used in an attractive man
n"r.
Miss Hilda Huff and Miss NIvro
Huff presided at the punch bowl
winch was placed on II lace cover
I'd table. CentcIcd with red burn
ing candles.
Miss Wilma Thompson. Miss Ann
Kos" and Miss Tempe Bradley as.
sisted the hostess in serving ham
biscuits. fancy sandwiches, cook
les. minis and nuts To approxima-
t"!H forty guests who called he.
tween and II clock.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-12-30
By HERMAN n. BUNDEsEk. MD.

AS WE grow old. the various
parts of the body tend to lose
their vitality, tissues degenerate
and the capacity for self-repair-
so pronounced in the young and
healthy--is lcssened. Until recent
years this aging process was re-
garded as inevitable. and little
was done to prevent the whole
host OF disorders which followed
In its wake. Today, however,
greater knowledge has led physi-
clans to believe that many of these
"down-hill" processes can be ar.
rested.
An example Of the greater con-
Germ modern medicine feels for
the problems Of the elderly is
found IN recent study made by
DIR. William l.. Dobes and his CO.
workers OF Atlanta, Ga, to con-
troll the itching of the skin which
Is so likely to come with old age.
after wasting of the tissues has
caused the skin to become dry,
tnln ana irritable.
Studied Ten Patients
In DR.. Dobes' study the ten
patients treated were all men. All
had generalized itching of the
skin as we'll as hardening of the
arteries. Because previous studies
seemed to indicate that the
changes in the skin might be due
to a lack of sex gland secretions,
they treated the patients with
testosterone. When the prepare
ton was given by mouth it was
found to be completely Intellectual.
When given by rubbing an ONT
ment containing it into the skin,
the results were fairly good. The
best results. however, were OBJ
tanned when the preparation was
fConvrtoht toxa Wt--
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-12-30
An Annoying Skin Trouble
That Affects Older PEOPLE

given by injection under the skin.
The injections we're used every
five days for ten to twenty treat
ments. After the itching was
cleared up, the intervals between
treatments were increased from
three to four weeks.
or the ten patients treated
seven were completely relieved,
two were improved, while one was
not helped. In those instances IN
which there was some degree of
eczema or skin inflammation
present, these disorders also were
benefited as the itching disap-
pearcd. It was also noted that the
dryness of the skin was oyercoms
to some extent. 1t would appear
that the treatment tends to bring
about some stimulation Of the
action of the sebaceous or fat
glands in the skin.
No Abnormal Symptoms
The treatment did not cause any
reactions or produce any abnor-
NAL symptoms. In one instance in
which pellagra was present the
usual treatment for this condition,
such as the giving of niacin and
liver preparations did not produce
any Improvement until testoster-
one was also used.
Itching of the skin i. a trouble
some disorder in older persons. II
would appear that the use of
testosterone gives some measure
OF hope to some of the patients
with this disorder.
1t is to the credit Of modern
medicine that it is giving more
and more attention to the ailments
of old age, seeking to find reme-
dies for conditions which so often
in the past made the last years of
life burden.