Evening star., 1945-04-07
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. What is the per capita amount
spent for liquor in the United
States?-V. S.
A. In 1914 approximately $54 per
capita was spent for alcoholic bev-
erages. This figure was 18 per cent
above the one for the preceding year.
@. Where was penicillin discov-
ered?-O. E. N.
A. Pencillin was discovered at St.
Mary's Hospital in Paddington, Lon
don, by Prof. Alexander Fleming.
O. When was the Passion Play"
last performed at Oberammergau,
Bavaria?- E.
A. The latest production Of the
Passion Play" was in 1882. 1t was
given only once in 10 years.
@. What is the origin of the say
ing, "As the twig is bent'?-E. l.. H.
A. Alexander Pope in Epistle l,
line $50 of the Moral Essays" " wrote
Just as the twig is bent, the trees
inclined"
@. Has more than one aircraft
carrier borne the name Hornet?-
H. H.
A. Yes. The U. S. S. Hornet (air-
craft carrier was sunk by United
States ships after having been dam
aged beyond salvage in the battle
of the San Cruz Islands on October
26, 1912. Another carrier named
the U. S. S. Hornet was launched
on October 30, l943.
@. How did the City Of Los
Angeles get it's name?-L. o. Y.
A. When the city, now known as
Los Angeles, was named it was called
the Town of Our Lady the Queen
of the Angels of Porciuncula. The
Spanish equivalent Of this is Ell
Puebla de Nuestra Sonora la Relna
de Los Angeles de Porciuncula.
From this is derived the abbrevla-
ton Los Angeles.
@. What is the penalty for de-
serter from the WAC?-E. E. B.
A. The headquarters of the Wom-
ems Army Corps says that the
penalty for a member of the corps
who deserts would depend upon
the sentence of a court-martlal.
WAC personnel are subject to the
same regulations as male personnel
of the Army.
@. Who determines whether or
not a veterans business loan is ac-
ceptable for guaranty by the
Government?-B. P. R.
A. Eligibility of veteran for a
loan is determined by the regional
office of the Veterans Admlnlstra-
ton having jurisdiction of the ter
ritory where he resides.
@. If a soldier should die before
being discharged what is done with
the money he has placed in the
savings depository while overseas
R. l.. o.
A. The money which soldier has
in a soldier depository is paid to
his family in the final settlement of
his account In other words. it is
included with any payments due
him.
@. May a soldier inform his fam
lily of his safe arrival overseas
T. H. M.
A. After a soldier of our Army
arrives overseas he is provided with
V-mail forms to be mailed to his
parents or other relatives, giving his
new mailing address.
@. When veteran dies in vet
erans' hospital will the body be
shipped home for burial without
charge?-L. P. A.
A. The bodies Of veterans dying
in Veterans Administrator facili-
ties may be sent to the place of
residence, at Government expense,
if the next of kin so requests.
@. Can anything be done about
a soldiers discharge from which
a certain fact was omitted?-M. I. D.
A. If an error or omission oc-
CURED in his discharge certificate
the veteran should forward the GER
tificate to the Adjutant General,
War Department, Washington 25,
D. c., requesting that it be amended.
@. Please explain the term '1ong-
evity pay which appears on an
Army discharge.-E. r.
A. The War Department states
that the expression "logevity for pay
purposes" on an Army discharge
certificate means the total length of
service in the armed forces of the
United States.