Evening star., 1945-08-10
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.


were approximately 100000 United
States soldiers in the European thea
ter of operations on We day.
@. How long have tea bags been in
uSe?-J. B. D.
A. The tea bag is an American in
vention and came into use in 1908,
when a New York tea merchant
thought that small, silk bags would
be better than cans or paper cartons
to send tea samples to his clients
throughout the country. He was
surprised when customers wrote,
congratulating him on how much
easier it was to brew tea the new way
by simply dropping the little bags in
cups Of hot water.
@. Which of Chopin's preludes was
played by Dorian while in the cafe in
the movie Picture of Dorian Gray?
r. r.
A. 1t was Chopin's 25th prelude,
known as "Appashionata."
@. What country first commemo-
rated an animal upon one of it's
postage stamps?-G. I. E.
A. Canada was the first country to
do so. In 1851 she issued a stamp
bearing the likeness of a beaver.
@. What sentences are said to con-
tain all the sounds in the English
language?-M. E. Y.
A. There are two sentences which
are used for telephone tests because
they are said to contain all the
sounds in the language. They are:
Joe took fathers shoe bench out
and She was waiting at my lawn"
@. In what battles has the 26th
Infantry, lst Division, participated
since D day?-O. F. A.
A. The 26th Infantry, 1st Division.
took part in the following engage
ments in the present war: Cher
bourg, st. Lo, Aachen, Remagen,
Bonn, Baden, Siegen, Karlsbad.
@. Who received the first Medal of
Honor awarded to Army personnel in
the present War?-G. G.
A. The War Department says that
the first Medal of Honor awarded in
the present war was to I'd 1t, Alex
ander r. Nininger, 57th Infantry
philippine Scouts, United States
Army, who was killed in action on
January II. 1912.
@. Where should. a veteran have
his discharged papers recorded?-P,
T. C.
A. They should be recorded in the
county recorders Office. 1t is also a
good plan to procure photostatic
copies, if possible, in case the orig
inal is damaged or lost.
Q. Is the tune of the chaplains'
song of the Air Transport Command
an original one or was it taken from
a hymn?-L. D. B.
A. The words and music of the
Air Transport Commands new song,
The Air Transport Command" !"
were composed by Capt. Robert
Crawford. The chaplains had no
connection with the composition
Of the song.
@. Were there any Negroes in
Gen. Patton's 3rd Army?-G. B. B.
A. The War Department says
that Negroes in Gen. George S.
Pattons 3rd Army included several
thousand trucking companies, engi-
neering troops, general service
troops, tank and tank destroyer
units.
@. Who invented the wing chair?
d. F. E.
A. George Hepplewhite died 1885,
English furniture designer, is said to
have originated or at least have
populsrized the wing chair. Little is
known about him.
@. On what grounds may a
WAVE obtain an honorable dis
charge from the service?-L. r. P.
A. The Navy Department says
that a WAVE married to a disabled
.serviceman will be discharged upon
her request. If her husband has
been separated from the service or
released to inactive duty for reasons
other than disability, she may be
separated or discharged after one
year of active duty. Applications for
transfer or discharge for a WAVE
married to a serviceman who has
returned from overseas for assign
ment to duty in the United States
will be given consideration provided
the WAVE has been on active duty
for at least one year. The new policy
also provides for extended concur
rent leave for the wives of service
men who have returned from