Evening star., 1946-06-24
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

By THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. How many countries have
Joined the United Nations since its
| organization?-A. T. S.
A. Originally, the United Nations
comprised the 26 war Allies which
subscribed to the United Nations
declaration Of January, 1912. Pres
ent membership is 81 nations.
@. Are all animals natural SWIM
mers?-G. r. M.
A. Nearly all animals can swim
when forced into the water, al
| though some are not very skillful
swimmers. The giant tortoise, the
camel and the Old World chameleon
are examples of animals that are
unable to swim.
@. Did Joyce Kilmer write any
poems while he was in France dur
ing World War I? Where was he
buried?-P. L. A.
A. Kilmer wrote five poems while
in France, including Rough Bou-
quet" and THE Peacemaker" He
was killed in action near the Ourcq
on July 30, 1918, and buried near
the Wood of the Burned Bridge.
Later, the body was removed to
Cemetery 608 at Seringes ct Nesles
in the Province of Aisne. He was
81 when he died.
@. What type Of building is most
susceptible to danger from light
ning?-K. C. E.
A. According to the National
Board of Fire Underwriters, in pro-
portion to their number perhaps no
single class Of structure has a
greater lightning hazard than
churches.
@. What is the average annual
mileage of automobile drivers in the
United States? refer to passenger
cars.-L. M. S.
A. The average in a survey of
six States is 8,139 miles. Travelling
statesmen use their cars more than
any other occupational group, aver
aging 1871 miles year. Doctors
come next with 1882 miles.
@. How many constituent re-
publics has the U, S. S. R.?-A. &c.
A. There are 16 The list of re-
publics is as follows: Russian S. F.
S. r., Karelo- Finnish S. S. r., Es-
tonian S. S. R., Latvian S. S. r..
Lithuanian S. S. r., White Russian
S. S. R.. Ukrainian s. S. r., Mol
dayian S. S. r., Georgian S. S. R.,
Armenian S. S. R., Azerbaijan S. S.
r., Kazakh S. S. r., Turkmen S. S.
R., Uzbek S. S. r., Tadzhik S. S. r.
and Kirgis S. S. r.
@. What is meant by the word
Incabloc that appears on certain
Swiss watches?-F. J. G.
A. The Bowman Technical School
says that the word Incabloc as used
on Swiss-made watches is the trade
name of a patented invention-a
spring device, which re-
duces the risk of damage to Jewels
and pivots when a watch suffers a
drop or accidental jolt of any kind.
@. May a former WAC, private
first class, discharged because of
pregnancy, request maternity care?
L. L.
A. An enlisted woman who is
honorably discharged because of
pregnancy is eligible for maternity
care during her pregnancy and con-
f1nement and for out-patient, post
natal care for at least six weeks
thereafter, at any Army medical
installation when practicable and
when suitable facilities are avail
able. Such service is furnished
without cost to the patient except
for subsistence charges of 81 per
day when hospitalized.
Q. Earlier In the year it was
stated that all Army officers with
two years of service would be dis
charged by August 81 Does this date
still apply or has there been a
change?-P. A. D.
A. All Reserve Officers with two
years of service as of August 81, will
be discharged or en- route home by
that date. This does not apply to
Regular Army officers. those who
have volunteered for additional serv-
ice, medical officers and a few others
in scarce categories.
@. What is the proper way to bone
a shad?-J. B.
A. To bone a shad, split the fish
down the back, remove the back
bone, viscera and roe, then pull out
the rib bones with a pair of pliers.