Evening star., 1943-09-22
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
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@. Is it true that the white peoples Of
the world are minority color group2-
E. B.
A. According to recent estimate.
there are $40 900 900 persons of the VEL
low race, 827.2l5,000 members of the
white race, and 302, ,785, 900 of the black
race.
Q. How long does it take to make a
watch of good quality?-E. B. j.
A. A period of about nine months 1,
required for the completion of a jeweled
| watch.
@. Are people of small stature being
used in war industries?-T. F. R.
A. Midgets are used In jobs where
space Is limited. as in airplane manu-
facture to work inside fuselages and
other spots inaccessible to normal-sized
men.
@, What Bible characters had their
names changed?-H H.
A. Among Bible characters whose
names were changed are: Abram to
Abraham, Jacob to Israel Simon to
Peter. In the Old Testament times the
name was often changed on the occasion
of an important event In ones life.
@. Who is the youngest Governor7-
D. r. N
A. The youngest Governor Is Ellis g.
Arnau Of Georgia 36 years of age. He
was born on March 20, 1907.
@. How close to the fighting line are
the evacuation hospitals?--M. G.
A. Evacuation hospitals of the United
States Army are usually from to 7
miles back of the battle line. Being
highly mobile, they can be brought right
up to the front.
@. Where was Harry Hopkins born
and what is his religion?-W. ER.
A. Mr.. Hopkins was born in Sioux
City, Iowa. His father was a harness
maker, who later became a travelling
salesman. His mother was pious Meth
odist, who brought her son up in that
| faith.
@. What is the extent of Germanys
annual production of aircraft?-S. B. S.
A. In July, 1943, it was estimated that
Germanys maximum aircraft production
was $4,000 planes a year.
@. What Liberty ships have been
| named for Americans of the Jewish
| faith?-B. B.
A. The United States Maritime Com
| mission says that prominent Jews for
| whom Liberty ships have been named
include the following: Simon Bamberger.
| Judah P. Benjamin, Louis d. Brandeis,
!
Emma Lazarus, Louis Marshall, Adolph
| F. Ochs, Joseph Pulitzer, Julius Rosen-
wald, Charles P. Steinmetz Oscar Straus.
@. What was the size of the largest
| diamond-back rattlesnake captured In
this country?-R. R. C.
A. The largest diamond-back rattle-
snake ever captured in the United States
is cited by Raymond Ditmars as being
Florida.
O. Is the Birney type streetcar still
being manufactured?-W. L. T.
A. The Birney car as such has not
been manufactured for the last 10 or IL
years. 1t was car developed during the
| First World War to compete with the So
called jitneys, and was popular until
about 1920 or 1922. 1t was a single truck,
one -man-operated car with special safety
| features.
@. How did Wild Bill Donov,,n &C.
Quire his nicknameP-G. B.
| A. William j. Donovan was born In
Buffalo, N. Y January l. 1888 He ac-
| quired the nickname of Wild Bill as
| football star in college.
| @. Are there any Negro members OF
| the American Bar Association?-D D. E.
A. Judge James S. Watson of the New
| York City Municipal Court was elected
TO membership in the American Bar AS
sociation in August, l943, becoming the
first coJored man to be admitted TO tho
! organization in many years.
Q. How do flying fish fy?-C. B. T,
A Some scientists claim that the fly
ing fish propel themselves by their big
front fins; others say that the fins act
| only as flying planes and that it is the
speed with which the fish shoot out of
the water that carries them along.
u Please describe the Semaphore
stick and flag as used in the Navy.-I L.
A. The Navy Department says that a.
semaphore stick is % inches long and
about 3s of an inch in diameter. The
flags are 18-byl8 inches. The colors are
the same as those used for the interna-
tional alphabet flags for the letters o
and P.
@. What do the letters OST mean
in radio publication?-J. M. T.
A. The letters QST formerly stood
for the call letters of all radio stations.
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