In the Spring. In Chicago, the Cedar Chest Manufacturers of America, who make hope chests, decided to make May 1 to 8 "National Fall in Love Week."

Fact & Fancy. In Hobart, Okla., 76-year-old J. S. Mayabb shot his wife dead, explained to police that she kept tuning the radio to programs he detested.

Simple Subtraction. In Newark, Mrs. Belle Bearison lost a purse containing $25, got it back with only $17, plus a note from the anonymous finder explaining that she herself had once lost a purse with $8 in it.

Sweet Change. In Dallas, the City Tax Department received a $13.88 payment in loose change, embedded in a jar of molasses.

One-Way. In Norwich, Conn., Undertaker C. A. Gager abandoned a longdistance trip because ODT refused him a supplemental gas ration unless he could be sure of a return load.

Democracy at Work. In Des Moines, the state legislature prepared to mend matters as best it could, after finding that the page boys and clerks had been pushing the voting buttons on the desks of absent members.

Sure Thing. In Chicago, Arpad Sabados, 107, gave his recipe for longevity: retirement at 100.

Nice Try. In Syracuse, N.Y., Edward B. Smith tried to pay a $1 traffic fine with a $1 ticket to the annual policemen's ball.

War Effort. In Snipe, Tex., the State Prison Farm manager told his charges that soldiers needed knives, set up a box for donations, with "no questions asked." The take: 40 knives.

Rising Tide. In Brooklyn, new graduate of the Sperry Gyrocompass Schools was Midshipman Ebbing Tide Waters.

To Sleep, To Dream ... In Los Angeles, Nicholas De Christopher, with $99 in his pocket, fell asleep on a park bench, dreamed that he was being robbed, awoke too late.

Frontier Life. In Mankota, Sask., a steer in a cattle car poked a horn through the car's slats, caught up a switch lamp en route, baffled the engineer by swinging red and green signals all the way to Moose Jaw.

So Be It. In Houston, Miss Lee Washington married Halfbe Minfee, brother of Musbe and Gotabe.

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