Evening star., 1938-01-12
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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question OF fact By rttin1 The Epentno
star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Hask'n. director, Washington, d. C.
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Q. What type Of motion picture /
best liked by young people?-S. M.
A. A representative list is the one d
10 best pictures chosen by the Youn.
Reviewers OF the National Board 4
Review OF Motion Pictures. 1t is q
follows: "The Good Earth" Dead End
Captains Courageous" Lost Horizon
The Life Of Emile Zola," "The Prisone
OF zenda." "A Star Is Born" Stag
Door" THE Plainsman" and "SteIl,
Dallas" The balloting was conducts
among boys and girls ranging in Az
from to II years
@. Who is in charge Of the schuber
Memorial Association?-C. r.
A. Eugene Ormandy Of the PhiladeJ
phia Orchestra is president Of the Schu
bert Memorial, Inc, while Leopold sto
kowski heads the Memorial Advisor
Board.
q. How much money was spent fc
toys this past Christmas?-W, ].
A. Approximately s23O,oO0 900 worth {
toys were purchased.
@. What are Dutch olykoeks?-H.
A. Dutch olykoeks, or stuffed raisei
doughnuts, were made with great cere
mony. The yeast was set to tighten
little after noon. Just before suppe
thls was made into rich dough by tn
addition OF many eggs, much butte,
and nutmeg f1avoring. At bedtime tn
dough was kneaded Next morning
was shaped into balls, each stuffed witt
mixture OF chopped apple, raisins, an,
candied peel. These were left to rjs
until after dinner, when they were cooke
in hot fat and then rolled generously
sugar.
@. Where is the largest collection
slogans?--W. B. H.
A. The Printers Ink Clearing Hous
Of Advertised Phrases was inauguratet
IN 1919 to serve as a repository agains
which advertisers and agencies coult
check the originality of slogans. Toda,
the files include 5000 slogans, which
the largest collection Of its kind.
@. What are ungulates?-W. R. n.
A. They are an order of mammal
embracing all the hoofed animals, o
those characterized by having from on
to four blunt nails or hoofs on each foot
To this important order belong most O
the domestic animals, such as the horse
OK, sheep, goat, pig, and also the deer
antelope, buffalo, zebra, camel, llama
giraffe, tapir, elephant, rhinoceros. hip
popotamus, and many others. With fev
exceptions. all the ungulates are herbiv
orous land animals
@. When was the Congressional Recore
first published?-T. v. G..
A. The Congressional Record was frs,
published for special session of the
Senate in 1873.
@. Will you repeat in your column the
name OF the place where yerba de ls
pulga seeds may be obtained?-W. j.
A. Seeds of the plant, which is ar
insect repellent, may be obtained from
the Pan American Society of Tropica
Research, Gulfport. Miss, on receipt of
stamped, self-addressed envelope.
@. Where will the Red Cross conven
tion be held this spring?-H. w.
A. The annual convention of tn,
American Red Cross will be held at Sal
Francisco, Calf, May to S inclusive
Q. Where is Deer Valley, the skin.
resort?-M. L. H.
A. Deer Valley is IL miles from Mey
ersdale, Pa, located in a curve of tn
Negro Mountain Chain and miles from
the Maryland border. Included In tn
Deer Valley Park area is Mount Davi.
3.2l3 feet high, the highest point i
Pennsylvania.
@. When was THE Bohemian Girl
first played?-S. D.
A. 1t had its London premiere in l845
New York, 1874.
@. How many eating places are ther
In Miami, Fla Nv NJ
A. The city has more than one thou
sand restaurants. tea rooms, barbecu
stands, night clubs, etc.
@. What is the Port OF New Yor
Authority?-C. L. w.
A. The Port Of New York Authorit
is public body created by the Stats
Of New York and New Jersey in 1872
with the consent of Congress- under tn
compact clause of the Federal Constr
tuition, and through which the two Stats
pledged cooperation in the future plar.
ming and development Of the port
New York.
Q. What is lustrum?-F. H. W.
A. This was the solemn Offering mae
for expiation and publication by one
the censors in the name of the Roma
people at the conclusion of the censu.
The animals offered In sacrifice were
boar, sheep and a bull. They wee
led around the assemblage on the Can
pus Martius before being sacrificed. 4
the census was quinquennial, the won
lustrum came to signify q period of fie
years.
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