Evening star., 1943-08-21
Huskin's Answers
To Questions

Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin.
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Q. What passage Of Scripture Is said
to be the most widely read9-M. Z. Y.
A. The 18th chapter Of st. John, be-
ginning, Let not your heart be troubled"
Is often said to be the most thumbed
passage In the New Testament.
q. Which Of the British possessions
produces the most oil7-M. L. E.
A. Trinidad Is the British Empires
foremost oil producer, yielding fifteen
and half million barrels Q year.
q. What American flyer has destroyed
the most enemy planes In the present
war7-M. G. K.
A. Maj. Joseph J. Foss Of the Ma.
rine Corps Is credited with 26 victories.
The Army Air Corps says that First 1t.
Richard Bong, who Is credited with de.
stroying approximately II planes, prob
ably has the highest score for the Army
Air Forces.
@. Does Great Britain or the United
States pay the larger percentage Of gov
eminent expenses through taxation7-
Z. L. H.
A. Great Britain meets SIT per cent
Of government expenses through taxa.
ton, the United States $50 per cent.
Q. What animal other than man builds
the largest structures?-H. T. E.
A. The termite, small insect about 4
quarter Of an inch In size. In tropical
countries termites build nests which may
be as much as IS feet high.
Q. How many novels did Zane Grey
write?-P. r. N.
A. He wrote 81 In all. Twentieth Gen.
tury Authors says that IS Zane Grey
novels in 20 years sold II million copies.
reaching at least three times ~ many
readers.
Q. What occupations are being as
signed to prisoners Of war In this coun-
try?-R. L. L.
A. The use Of prisoners ~ emergency
farm labor will be confined to operations
requiring II or more men at one time,
such AZ cotton picking and harvesting.
Other occupations In which the Army
expects to employ large numbers Of
prisoners are road building, irrigation,
dam construction and similar large
projects.
Q. Does the wearing Of contact lenses
bar man from the Army7-P. l.. B.
A. The War Department says that II .
mans visual acuity is acceptable accord
ing to present standards Of the Army,
and there Is no pathology by which he
would be disqualified, the wearing of
contact lenses In itself would not bar
| him from the Army.
q. To what extent has the number Of
telephones In Warrington, d. G., In.
creased In the last year?-H. 8.
A. The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele.
phone Co. says the total number Of sta.
tions in the District Of Columbia May
81, 1943, was 3e4,54 Tho total number
on May 81, 1912, was 345, ,4ee. ->e, :.
q. Does the wife Of . serviceman have
to pay income tax on her monthly allot-
ment?-M. McC.
A. The wife Of . serviceman pays nc
income tax on the allotment which she
receives because Of her husbands mill.
tary service. She may claim the entire
marital exemption from the Withholding
tax.
O. Please explain heat lightning.-J. M
A. Heat lightning Is ordinary lightning
seen at great distance, the thundeI
being too far away to be heard. Iu
appearance is due to the reflection from
distant clouds of far-off flashes which,
cause diffused glow.
Q. Is the 1922 Lincoln penny scarcei
How many were coined?-O. B. C..
A. The Lincoln cent of 1922 is only
scarce with collectors. In that year,
100000 were struck, all at the Denve1
Mint.
@. Is the All-American Canal COM
pleted?-J. K.
A. The canal began operation Of its
full length in 1941. 1t is the biggest irri.
cation ditch in the United States and
carries water diverted from the Colorado
River distance Of 80 miles into Imperial
Valley.
@. Where is the largest copper r-pro.
ducing area in the world?-G. D.
A. 1t is in Montana. The Bureau Of
Mines says the copper mining area Is at
Butte and reduction plants are located
at Anaconda. From the beginning OF
their operation to the present time prop.
critics In Silver Bow County Quite dis
tricD have produced more copper than
has been produced in any other district
In the United States and In the world.
Q. What is the average rate Of total
precipitation for the world as whole?-
M. D.
A. There is enough humidity in the
atmosphere all the time to make a layer
OF water at least an inch deep over the
entire earth. The average rate Of the
total precipitation, and. OF course also