Evening star., 1943-11-18
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q. What State has the lowest birth
rate9-B. D.
A. New Jersey has the lowest with q
rate Of 1875 per 1000 population.
@. How many secretaries has Presi.
dent Roosevelt?-E. M. p.
A. The President has three secretaries,
one personal secretary, one executive
clerk In charge of the White House Ex-
ecutive ONCE, another executive clerk,
six administrative assistants, one special
assistant and one special executive as
sistant. He also has clerical force.
@. Which weighs more, the air q per-
son breathes or the food he eats2-
p. o. B.
A. The air which the average person
takes into his lungs in a day weighs
more than the food he eats. A cubic
foot of air weighs little more than one
ounce.
@. Why is the meeting house In Hing
ham, Mass, known as the Old Ship
w. r. L.
A. The peculiar appearance Of the
meeting house earned it the name Old
Ship. Tradition says that it was built by
ship carpenters.
@. What was the size of the largest
bunch of grapes on records. W.B.
A. Probably the largest bunch OF
grapes on record was exhibited at a
county fair in Pomona, Calf, In 1884
1t is reported to have weighed III
pounds.
O. When did American troops first
see action on continental Europe In the
present war?-L. c. E.
A. American ground troops first went
into action in the raid on Dieppe Au-
gust 10, 1912.
O. How many "dollar-a year" men
are working for the Government7-
A. L. C.
A. At the end of the fiscal year, June
30, ls4S. the Civil Service Commission
reported that 1s5587 persons were work.
ing for the Government without com.
pensation or on a dollar-a-year basis.
Q. What bird is the slowest in fights-
r. e. c.
A. The slowest flight thus far recorded
is for a woodcock that succeeded in
maintaining itself in the air at the low
speed Of five miles per hour,
@. To what race do the Hindus be.
long?-L. Med.
A. The Hindu is a member of the
Caucasian or white race.
@. How many names were in the
New York City directory when it first
appeared?-E. L. H.
A. The directory had 84e names wilen
1t first appeared in l786.
g. Where may Gen. Mitehell's IA.
nous article America in the Air" bs
found7-T. e. H.
A. America in the Air" by Brig. Gen
William l.. Mitchell, appeared In thu
National Geographic Magazine 70,
March, 1921.
@. When was the University Of Alaska
founded7-R. B. e.
A. The first unit opened as the Az.
ricultural and Mechanical College in
1922 with six students. Twenty year,
later the student body numbered 248
This is Americas farthest north insti.
tuition of higher learning.
@. Why are some people SO much
more tieklish than others9-S. E. N.
A. 1t depends upon the sensitivenea
OF the nervous system. Susceptibility
to tickling is also partially under ths
control of the will.
Q. What is the best distance for q
submarine to fire at target7-A. w.
A. The ideal position for firing Il
within 1000 yards of the enemy vessel
@. What types of work are the WAcs
doing?-V. T. E.
A. OF the more than 400 Jobs In the
Army suitable for women, the WAC Is
filling and is prepared to fill 1855 Jobs
which fall under eight major types OF
work, as follows: Technical and pro-
fessional, radio, communication, me.
chanical trade and manual, sdministra.
tive and office, motor vehicle drivers
food, and supply and stock. There are
many additional jobs not listed in the
l5S for WACS with special qualifica.
tions.
@. How are tarnish-proof silver chests
prepared?-T. M. E..
A. Such chests consist essentially NJ
an air-tight compartment linad with
a fabric which has been treated with
substance such as lead acetate O,
silver nitrate which combines with sui.
phide gases in the air and so ward,
of any chemical attack on the silve,
stored in the cabinet.
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