Sleight. In Detroit John Fletcher Jones was arrested for driving 48 miles an hour with one hand while he shaved himself with an electric razor plugged into the dashboard.

Remorse. In Crystal River, Fla., Mayor W. S. Alyea swore in public, arrested himself, prosecuted himself in court, drew a $25 fine.

2-in-1. In Portland, Ore., Jim Zilka, golfer, made a hole in one. His father, Henry, would have made a hole in one if his ball had not struck his son's, and bounced out.

Hail & Farewell. In Paterson, N.J., a man complained to police that a woman had embraced him on the street, picked his pockets of $260 in cash and $360 worth of jewelry.

Subs. In Seattle, a Seeing Eye dog registered his footprint on a wedding certificate as official witness at his mistress' marriage. In Brooklyn a library registered a Seeing Eye dog as a borrower for his master.

Duties. In Toledo, Ore., Paul Wallace got his draft call the day he enlisted in the Navy. The draft board deferred him, the Navy ordered him to report for duty, then the Army reconsidered, ordered him to report 16 days before his date with the Navy.

Thanks, Thanks, Thanks. In Pottsville, Pa., Mayor Claude A. Lord, thankful for the city's "industrial setup . . . churches . . . school system, and many other things," issued a proclamation creating a third Thanksgiving.

Crime. In Manhattan, a gunman escaped from an $800 robbery after advising his victims that it would do the police no good to issue a radio alarm because he carried a portable receiving set. In Richmond a gunman held up a filling station, escaped after phoning his wife: "I'll be home to supper in a few minutes." In Chicago two gunmen robbed a bartender and four tavern customers of $51.55, then served drinks to the crowd, did a specialty dance, loaded their car with whiskey, wine and beer, passed out $1 bills, and departed.

Plea. In Frankfort, Ind., a motorist wrote to the License Bureau, confessed he had lied on his application in saying that he had had a license before, begged: "I am going to leave this old world one of these days and I want the License Bureau of Frankfort and everyone in the State of Indiana to forgive me."

Dish. Near Blanchester, Ohio, two trucks crashed. One carried ham, the other eggs.

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