Creditor. In Brownsville, Ore., grizzled Farmer Matud Odehnal, who used to be a stonemason in Moravia, declared: "Hitler still owes me 20-c-." Years ago, he said, a ne'er-do-well Adolf Hitler borrowed a krone from him in the Pohrlitz courthouse, never repaid it.

Ally. In Marshall, Tex., a Mrs. Hitler sewed clothing for "Bundles for Britain."

Face. In Peking, a tram conductor taxed a woman with trying to avoid paying her fare. In mortification she dismounted, stretched across the tracks, stopped all traffic for half an hour until she was cajoled away.

Records. In Nashville, Tenn., the Rev. E. L. Crump did a roaring marriage business by recording the ceremonies and giving free discs to the newlyweds.

Boy. In Bisbee, Ariz., Officer A. S. Orton caught a small boy making off with assorted loot from a store. "Just what," asked he, "did you intend to do with this brassiere?" Said the boy: "Make a blindfold for my burro."

Effect. In Brooklyn, Greek-born Alex Themalis hiccoughed for a week. Doctors blamed it on worry over the Balkans.

Casualty. In East Africa, a land mine laid by British forces felled an elephant.

Alien. In Trenton, N. J., FBI took charge of one Olaf Jehovah, who refused to register for military service, gave his age as "eternal," his address as "the kingdom of heaven."

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