Evening star., 1936-07-31
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the answcr to any
question Of fact by 1Criting The Epening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdskin, Director, Washington, D. G..
Please inetose stamp for reply.
c. Does Peggy Anne Landon 90 to COLI
lege2-E. r. W.
A. Gov. Landon's 1s-year-old daughter
is student at the University Of Kansas.
@. Is it customary when an employe
sewers his connection with a firm to
receive the cash equivalent of any vaca-
ton time that has not been used2-J. K.
A. The Government does not pay for
unused leave, and there are few con-
! Germs which do. The vacation is gen.
orally regarded as a respite for the
employe to rest and refresh himself for
renewed efficiency in his work, and il
the time is not taken advantage of it
does not have an arbitrary cash value.
@. Who owns Storm King Mountain?
e. B.
A. 1t is now the property of the State
of New York. 1t was acquired as part
| of the New York section of the Palisades
| Interstate Park. Part of it was recently
purchased from the estate of the late
Rudolf Pagenstecher.
@. What should be done with bench
! mark when it is necessary to remove 1t?
| IN. F.
| A. The United States Coast and Geo.
detic Survey, Section of Leveling, Wash
| ington, D. c., should be notified. 1t will
| cooperate by sending out new disk,
properly inscribed, to fit the new loca-
tion selected.
Q. Why are train butchers so called?
| e. l.. G.
A. Dispensers Of sandwiches soft
| drinks, souvenirs, candy, etc, were given
| this title in the early days when country
people riding on the trains believed that
| the statesmen tried to cheat or butcher
| them.
O. How many women have obtained
| patents?-E. G.
A. The number is estimated at $4,000.
O. Please give list OF famous Negro
actors of all time-E. WI
A. Such a list would include Ira
| Aldridge Robert Allen Cole, Egbert Aus
tin BERT Williams, George Walker,
Charles 8. Gilpin, Jules Bledsoe, Richard
| B. Harrison, Charles Winter Wood,
Daniel Haynes. Florence Mills, Paul
Robson and Rex Ingram.
@ Is there such word as prevenient1
R. L.
! A. The word means preceding; ante
cedent; previous, hence. tending to pre-
vent; expectant or anticipatory.
@. Was Stephen Lescock born in
! Canada2-J. L.
A. The humorist was born ct Swan
moor, England.
O. Is the fur of the kinkajou desirable
| in the fur market?-L. NJ.
A. The fur Is warm, soft and durable.
The pelts find ready market.
O. What is cirQue?-L. F. r.
A. The large, rounded, Steep-Sided
heads of valleys developed by the ero-
sion of valley glaciers are called cirQueS.
| In the Uinta, Big Horn, Sierra Nevada
and other ranges of the United States
cirques are remarkably numerous and
well developed. They served as collect
ing areas for the SHOWS which, when
compressed, formed the valley glaciers
in these mountains. At the heads of
the present alpine or mountain glaciers
there are cirqueS filled with snow and ice.
@. When was Rock of Ages" written?
M. 8.
A. Augustus Toplady celebrated di-
vine, was the author of the hymn. 1t
was published in the Gospel Magazine
in October, 1775. probably soon after it
was written. although a local tradition
associates its symbolism with q rocky
gorge in the parish of Blogdon, his first
curacy. 1t was translated into Latin by
! Mr. Gladstone.
@. What does the italian name Casa
nova mean?-L. r. 8.
A. 1t means new house.
Q. How many farms have radios?
H M
A. OF the 6,80O,00 farms in the United
States, about 25OO,0OO are equipped with
radios.
@. What recognized training is avail
able for men who wish to enter the meat
packing induStry?-M. L.
A. An Institute of Meat Packing, de-
signed to conduct research, develop pub
locations and give instruction in pack
ing house subjects, was established in
1928 at the University of Chicago. 1t
is conducted jointly by the university
| and the Institute of American Meat
Packers and offers instruction through
home study courses for men engaged in
the industry and through a residence
program for men intending to enter the
industry. 1t has published and distrib-
uted 10 text books on various meat pack
ing subjects, and has also published in
booklet form the results of q number Of
research studies in the meat packing
! field.
@. Has Germany issued stamps for this
years Olympic Games?-k. G.
A. Germany has issued eight stamps
of varying values, several of which por-
tray sports which have not appeared
before on stamp issues. The sports de-
picted are work on the parallel bars,
diving, soccer, foot ball, javelin throwing,
relay racing, fencing, rowing and steeple-
chase riding. Each stamp is being sold
at a premium over the face value, the
extra proceeds being used to help defray
expenses incidental to the games.