Evening star., 1945-01-27
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

". How many Negroes are gain
fully employed?-L. l..
A. The number is estimated to be
about 5,500,0O0.
G. What method is used to keep
orchids fresh when they are shipped
to the United States by airplane?-
H. F. G..
A. One method that has worked
successfully with the common Cat
tleya gigas is to attach a tiny rubber
balloon filled with water to each
blossom, and to clamp each one down
to the bottom of a cardboard box.
The blossoms are covered with tissue
paper.
@. Where is the largest oil re-
finery?-C. w. M
A. The largest refinery is at Cura-
Gao on the island of Aruba off the
coast OF Venezuela. Before the war
it had throughout capacity of 1885,
600 barrels of crude oil per day.
@. Do brown or blue eyes pre-
dominate?-E. L. H.
A. In countries of the world in
habited by white races, brown eyes
are in the majority. 1t was formerly
true that blue-eyed persons seemed
to predominate in the United States,
but the ratio has decreased steadily
from the fact that when brown
eyed person marries a blue-eyed one
most of the children will have brown
eyes.
@. How does the number of gen-
eral officers in the present war COM
pare with that of the last war;
M. B. F..
The War Department says that
as of December Is, 1914, there were
l,404 general officers on active DUTY
in the United States Army, No exact
figures are available for World War
I. On November Is. 1918, there were
402 general officers.
@. Is the U. S. S. Remus battle
ship?-H. o. M.
A. The u. S. S. Remus is a salvage
ship. 1t is used to clear sunken ships
from harbors, also to raise ships
that have been sunk.
c. May veteran of the last war
who did not collect his bonus still
apply for it?-P. H.
A. The Veterans Administration
says that the time for filing an orig
inal application for an adjusted
service certificate expired by law on
January 2. 1910. However, person
who secured an adjusted service GER
tificate may still exchange 1t for all
interest-bearing bond.
@. Hoy many weekend or over
night passes are allowed a soldier
each month?-D. S. S.
A. The War Department says that
weekend and overnight passes are
a privilege granted a soldier OF our
Army according to the needs of the
local situation and at the discretion
OF the commanding officer.
G. In the payment of family al
lowances, would an aunt be classed
as a dependent of serviceman?-
N. N. E. !
A. The eligible dependents of a
serviceman do not include an aunt.
The nephew may authorize volun-
tary Glass E allotment of pay. Such
an allotment may be increased de-
creased or discontinued at any time
at the serviceman's request. 1t is
contributed entirely by the service
man from his own monthly pay.
@. How long must man serve In
the Navy to be entitled to wear a.
hash mark?-A. M. I.
A. Each service stripe indicates
four years of active service in the
Navy.
Q. II young man is discharged
for physical disability from the Ma
rine Corps, must he report to his
draft board?-R. E. C.
A. The Selective Service System
says that the man in question should
report to his local Selective Service
Board. He will be placed in Glass
&c tmember of land or naval forces
or registrant honorably separated
therefrom) unless otherwise directed
by the director of selective service.
He is subject to reclassification.
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