Nobel Medical Tribune Art 24 1952 Prize Won By AmericanSTOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, Oct. 23 UP Dr. Selman A. Waksman, a Russian-born American scientist, was awarded the 1952 Nobel prize in medicine Thursday night for unlocking from earth mold the wonder drug streptomycin as the first effective antibiotic against tuberculosis.Dr. Waksman, 64, is director of the Institute of Microbiology at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N. J. He is co discoverer of the drug, which was made known to the medical world in 1943.Salvation From EarthThe soft spoken scientist, informed in New Brunswick of the top award for his years of research, said he felt proud in justifying the ancient saying And from the earth shall come thy salvation.The award is the culminating point of my lifes work, begun in 1915 with the study of a humble group of soil micro-organisms, the actinomycetes, which have yielded in recent years some of the greatest benefits to mankind, he said.The prize is worth 33,037 in cash, but it also puts Dr. Waksman into the ranks of scientist immortals.First Since KochHe is the first to receive a Nobel award for achievements in the fight against tuberculosis since Robert Koch was similarly recognized in 1905 for his discovery of the tubercle bacillus and tuberculin. Sir Alexander Fleming shared the award in 1945 with Dr. Ernest Boris Chain and Sir Howard W. Florey for discovering penicillin.It was the 43rd prize in medicine in accord with the will of Nobel, Swedish inventor of dynamite, which established the award in 1901. Dr. Waksman is the 15th American so honored.The final vote of the Nobel committee was taken between Dr. Waksman and Dr. Hans Adolph Krebs, German born biochemist of Britain's Sheffield University.SUP Will Hear Ogden Attorney Oct 23 52Anecdotes on the early settlement of Southern Utah will be given by Attorney Arthur Woolley at a meeting of the Sons of Utah Pioneers Thursday at 8 p. m.The meeting will be held in the Utah Power & Light Co. auditorium with Elijah A. Larkin, vice president, in charge. Vocal solos will be by Miss Doane Morrison. Selections will be given by a clarinet quartet; Roger Clark, Darrell Hart, Joseph Packham and Dennis Layne.