Evening star., 1940-03-02
Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdskin.

By Frederic J. Haskin.
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question OF fact by ,0rtttng The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
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Q. Do the members of the American
Youth Congress pledge allegiance to the
flags. j. D.
A. The pledge to the flag is q part
OF the organizations creed.
@. Is William L. White, the war cor.
respondent and foreign news commenta-
tor, related to William Allen White?-
T. s.
A. Mr.. White is the son Of the famous
editor.
@. In what year did the teachers ten
ure act become effective in Massachu-
setts?-I. M
A. The National Education Association
says that the tenure law of the State Of
Massachusetts was enacted in 1914.
@. What is the name of the tropical
bird that gets drunk?-A w.
A. Tropical fruit pigeons approach q
state resembling intoxication from eat
ing fermented nutmegs.
@. To whom did Hitler dictate "Mein
Kampf"?-V D. L.
A. Hitler dictated the book to Rudolf
Hess when they were in Landsberg
Prison.
@, Is there any magazine of general
interest which is published in the form
OF talking book for the blind?-N. CD.
A. The Readers Digest is the first
general magazine to be recorded regu-
iarly on phonograph records. Records
are not sold but may be borrowed by
mail from the 27 regional libraries for
the blind.
@. Has New York State large acreage
OF white pine?-M. D. S.
A. There are approximately 1900 600
acres of white pine in the State with q
commercial value of s57,oOO000.
Q. Please give some information about
Johnny on the Philip Morris program.
e. S.
A. John (JohnnD Roventi was born
In Brooklyn, N. Y, on August Is, 1910.
His first full-time job as a bellnop was
at the Hotel Manger in New York City.
Later he became a call boy at the Hotel
New Yorker He weighs only 50 pounds
and is 43 inches tall.
@. How large is the National Sym.
phony Orchestra ?-P. F.
A. 1t consists of 80 regular musicians.
@. What famous statesman is the son
Of baker?-T. R. j.
A. Both the father and grandfather Of
Premier Edouard Daladier of France
were bakers
@. Who is sponsoring the recent expe-
dition to the jungles of Liberia?-R. T. B.
A. The expedition, which is headed by
DR.. William M. Mann, director of the
National Geological Park at Washing
ton, D. c., is sponsored by the Firestone
Tire & Rubber Co. and is under the gen.
efal supervision of the Smithsonian In
stitution.
Q. When was the Flying Parson
killed?-W B.
A. Belvin w. Maynard, "The Flying
Parson," was killed at the Rutland CVt1
State Fair Grounds, September 7, 1922
The airplane which he was plotting in a
flying circus fell from a distance of 5000
feet making tailspin.
@. What is the duty on gold shipped
to the United States?-C. MP.
A. Gold is admitted to the United
States free of duty.
Q. When were lead pencils invented,
C. P.
A. The earliest mention of what are
known today as lead pencils appears in
records dating back to 1565-not long
after the discovery of the noted graphite
mine at Borrowdale, England, in 1854.
This mine furnished the material for
the first lead pencils. The graphite was
sawed into strips and fastened into
wooden castings. In 1795 the Frenchman
Conte improved the process by grinding
the graphite and mixing it with clay, in
order to produce grades OF hardness and
blackness.
@. Where does the Venus fiytrap
grow?-C. N. S.
A. The only place in the world where
this unique lnsect-destroying plant Is
known to grow is in the tidewater Sec
tion of the Carolinas, and there, only in
greatly restricted regions. 1t will not
Withstand soil and moisture changes,
and is exceedingly hard to transplant.
The plant attains height of some 10
inches; its leaves, hinged in the center.
are red on the inside, their unusual color
constituting lure for insects
@. How long did it take to build the
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris?-N.E.
A. 1t was begun in 1163 and completed
IN 1904. The spires which were origi.
nally to have surmounted the twin tow
ers were never added.
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