Evening star., 1933-08-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. Why does Wiley Post wear patch
over his left eye?-D. A. L.
A. Post has glass eye and the patch
protects it from changes in temperature
when he is flying. He lost his eye when
working in the Oklahoma oil fields. A
chip of metal struck the eye. With the
compensation he received he bought
his first plane.
@. How many States have conces-
sions at the Worlds Fair?-M. A.
A. About twenty-five. Several others
have concessions, but are not quite
complete.
G. What is the difference between
N. l. R. A. and NJ R. A?-L. C.
A. N. 1. r. A. stands for National
Industrial Recovery Act N. R. A.
stands for National Recovery Admins
tion.
@. Are the Bravas who live down on
Cape Cod Portuguese or Negroes?-
c. H. c.
A. They are a combination of Afri-
can Negroes and Portuguese and orig
inally came from the Cape Verde
Islands and the Azores
G. Since Havana is now usually
spelled Habana. should it be pro-
nounced with "b" sound?-M. M.
A. Habana is the correct spelling.
In Spanish. the letter 'b" is given the
English "" sound when it occurs be-
tween voWels. 1t is. therefore, correct
to give the ''v' sound for either spelling.
G. How far north and south Of the
Arctic Circle do Eskimos live?-B z.
A. Some Eskimos in Greenland live
more than 600 miles north of the circle.
while others in Labrador live more than
600 miles south of it.
@. Does the Government tax
ldrIneT Wneat winch Is taken to the
mill to be made into -four for his family
and for chicken feed?-W. S.
A. The agricultural adjustment act
eXempts from the processing tax wheat
processed by or for producer for con-
sumption by his own family, employees
or household The act also exempts
from the tax the grinding or cracking
OF wheat not in form Of -four for feed
purposes only.
I @. In what kind of business have
Negroes the most money?-W. M G.
A. The Negro Year Book says: In
Surance, from the standpoint Of capital
concentrated is the largest field of busi-
ness in which Negroes are engaged. 1t
was reported at the 1880 meeting of the
National Negro Insurance Association
I that the 81 companies in the associa-
ton had total insurance in force of
/ S260,174,467. of which S169 976.lO7 was
industrial life and S90198.36O was or
dinary life. The total assets of these
/ companies were s18,445, 1873"
! @, Why do earthquakes usually occur
where cities are built? Does the weight
OF the buildings cause them?-S. L. S.
/ A. Comparatively few earthquakes
occur in regions where there are cities.
1t Is merely more disastrous when one
does. A much greater disturbance of
/ the earth occurred in Nevada in De-
cemoer, 1882, than the one centering