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THE NOME NUGGET j
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at
the postoffice at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of
March 3, 1879.
Wednesday, September 12, 1945
PENICILLIN
(Washington Post)
Penicillin has been proved to be a
truly remarkable boon to mankind. Prop
erly administered, it is an efficacious
drug for relief from a number of the ills
to which the human flesh is heir. How
ever, it is not a cure-all. And careless
distribution or casual use of it may have
extremely unfortunate consequences.
Congress was altogether wise, therefore,
to bring the manufacture of it under the
surveillance of the Pure Food and Drug
Administration—a surveillance actively
sought by the American Pharmaceutical
Association and other interested groups
in the drug trade.
• Penicillin production is now so plenti
ful as to make the drug generally avail
able. Indeed, it will probably soon be ob
tainable not only as at present in forms
suitable for injection but also in the form
of tabelts, ointments and sprays. It is the
product of a biological, not a chemical, |
process and is, therefore, subject to a
good deal of variation in potency. Care
less manufacture might turn out batches
which would be quite worthless — and
which, if relied upon, could prove very
dangerous. Under the law recently en
acted, however, the Food and Drug Ad
ministration will certify each batch au
thorized for sale as to its safety and effi
cacy.
Penicillin is highly selective in actiop.
There are many types of infection against
wh.ch it is useless—the common cold,
for example, typhoid fever, food poison
ing or tuberculosis. It is efficacious in
the treatment of pneumonia; but pneu
monia takes many forms, and each of
them requires a different dosage. Sale of
the drug should be permited, we believe,
only through a doctor’s prescription—at
least until such time as medical science
decides upon some perfectly safe form
in which it can be generally used as a
specific for certain simple ailments. Dis
tribution of this useful medicine should
not be allowed to follow the pattern of
the vitamin racket.
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THE FIRST INDIAN STATE?
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(Nation’s Business)
There are about as many Indians* as
there are white folks in Alaska. The per
ennial plan to grant statehood to Alaska
is up again. It includes giving all the
right of citizenship to the Indians. The
solid Indian vote, plus certain accretions
from the white folks, would make Alas
ka the first Indian state.
That is the contention of many Alas
kans.
They further maintain that Secretary
of the Interior Ickes, who is the overlord
of Alaska, and his underlord, Governor
Ernest Gruening, are showering the In
dians with favors that are not called for
by the book. How will they vote, if and
when? This may be a one-eyed look at
the facts. Congress will want to know.
Alaskans here say the Indians are doing
better as wards than they could do as
voters.
WAR’S FOOT LOCKER
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HOLLYWOOD
STAR-LITES
By CHUCK COCHARD
T* T 'T'l! Now
nV*oij+ jo-v fovi-’fe s‘ars!
'T’h0* K^hrrine H**nbu rn :s a
chamnion golf and ‘ennis olaver
and i* a eood swimmer and rider
. . . That Key Luke is the only
Chinese thespian in Hollywood i
who hasn’t been called upon to i
play a Jap role.
Jean Hersholt was the star of,
the very first film produced in
Denmark in 1906 . . . Ginny Simms
never took a singing lesson until
after she became a professional
vocalist—but her father spent
hundreds of dollars on piano in- i
struction which she has never
used in her career. i
Ruth Hussey was once a “shop
ping service” and ‘‘style adviser”
. . . Ludwig Stossel has played
more fathers than any other actor i
in Hollywood on the screen—450
to be exact . . . Margaret O’Brien’s
favorite toy is her Indian dolls.
Jimmy Durante wanted to be a
policeman instead of an actor . . .
That there was no starting at the
bottom of the ladder in motion pic
ures for Fred Astaire—he started
his film career 13 years ago and
has been a top star right up to his
latest film . . . Peggy Ryan is the
lightest adult star on the screen—
weighing a mere 97 pounds while
Andy Devine is the heaviest, tip
ping the scales at way over 300
pounds.
A survey discloses that more
film titles have begun with the
word ‘‘man” or “men” than any
other word—to be exact—there
have been 237 of ’em . . . Only 32
pictures in the past 15 years have
had the word ‘‘woman” or “wo
men” in their title . . . Believe it
or not, with apologies to Mr. Rip
ley, there are only 23 Hollywood
“Wolfes” in the phone directory.
That Brooklyn-born Connie Gil
christ, who appears with Jane
Russell in her next picture, was
hailed by critics as ‘‘a great Brit
ish actress” when she made her
debut on the London stage in a
Cockney role . . . Shirley Ross,
Martha Raye and Margo started.
their singing careers with Carlos
Molina and his Latin-American
orchestra . . . J. Carroll Naish !
was arrested in Gerrfiany in 1924
for trying to stow away on the
Graf Zeppelin.
Barry Fitzgerald spends his
spare time at home working jig
saw puzzles . . . Xavier Cugat’s
car was once stolen and recovered
within two hours—the thief turn
ed out to be an 18-year-old who,
if nothing else, has learned that
performers are hams . . . Cugat’s
car has a large caricature of the
maestro painted on the trunk and
the police immediately recognized
the car.
Susan Hayward carries what is
probably the town’s most unusual
good luck charm—it’s a little plas
tic tube containing a snip of the
film from the scene that won her
picture contract . . . Porter Hall
has played roles with every
known accent since he started his
picture career . . . That Leslie
Charteris, who is the author of
those famous “The Saint” series,
is half-Chinese and half English
. . . Artie Shaw was studying for
his PhD in order to become a col
lege professor when he made his
first big hit in a swing contest
in New York in 1936.
“LUXURY TAXES”
STILL EXIST ON
SEVERAL ITEMS
Although the fighting is over,
Vns H«en no ternvnation of
federal w?r‘ime taxes.
pP*v>»*ts that price consols have
hp*n lifted on some articles sub
ject to the twenty per cent federal
excise tax appears to have led to
a misunderstanding that such tax
ation has ceased, according to the
Internal Revenue Service. Since
these taxes have been referred to
as “luxury taxes” and “war taxes” i
some consumers have assumed
that the end of the war would
bring immediate relief.
The tax on luggage and the in
creased rates on jewelry, furs and
toilet preparations will continue
until at least March 1, 1946, un
less Congress terminates them
earlier.
Retailers may collect the tax as
a separate item or may include it
in the price for which an article
is sold, but it is unlawful to offer
for sale any article subject to the
retail excise tax with the repre
sentation that the tax is not pass
ed on to the consumer. Any per
son who makes a statement writ
ten or oral, in advertisement or
otherwise, intended to lead a per
son to believe that the price of
the article does not include the
tax is subject to penalty.
BLIND WRESTLER
“HEARS” HIS FOES
By LOU BLACK
Features
NEW HAVEN, Conn.—One of
the leading candidates for Yale’s
wrestling team is sandy-haired
Bob Russel lof Binghamton, N. Y.,
who depends on his ears to help
him pin his opponents.
Russell’s keen ears substitute
for his eyes. He hasn’t been able
to see since he was five years old
—a kindergarten student—when
he was struck in the left eye by a
croquet mallet. In short time he
lost the sight of both eyes.
Solidly-built, strong and deter
mined, the 18-year-old Yale jun
ior smiles as he explains, “you
might think I’m trying to kid you,
but really I’m sincere when I tell
you I can hear my opponents. In
this way I can almost tell their
every move. For that matter, I
can acually hear a tree.”
Russell received his secondary
education at the New York Insti
tute for he Blind and was a stu
dent for two years at Hamilton
College before he transferred to
Yale last fall. When Eddie O’Don
nell, Eli mat coach, issued his call
for varsity wrestlers, Bob was
among the first to report. <
O’Donnell has been impressed
by the 165-pound Russell’s grap
ling talents, so much so that the
mentor believes Bob is a poten
tial intercollegiate champ. Bob
has his work cut out because
Gene Smith, team captain, wres
tles at the same weight.
Bob has no seeing-eye dog, but
owns a cane. “I don’t know why,”
says Bob, "I never use the dog
gone thing.” f
In his free time he likes to lis
ten to the radio, go for walks and
to the movies. ‘‘Fishing, too, gives
me a big thrill,” says the husky
youth.