Habit. In Mattoon, 111., Golfer John W. Preihs, who had made a hole-in-one in 925 and saved the lucky ball ever since, was forced by the current shortage to take it out and use it again, promptly made another hole-in-one.

OPAngler. In Miles City, Mont., des perate Fisherman Frank Spears finally put a red ration token on his hook, presently caught a sucker.

Last Fling. In Philadelphia, where they infested the parks, diseased pigeons that had been scheduled for extermination were granted a three-month stay of execution.

Reason: it's the mating season.

Rights of Man. In Washington, B.C., a New York Congressman got a letter from a constituent who complained that his corporal always woke up the whole hut when he had to rouse one soldier. "Sir," concluded the constituent, "I would like to have someone do something about him." Autobiographer. In Wethersfield, Conn., Nicholas A. Rossi, a writer of mur der mysteries, was executed for murder.

Close Call. In Albuquerque, N. Mex., Weldon Owens, witness at a wedding, signed on the wrong line, had to get a court order to unmarry him.

Handles. In Columbus, Ohio," Sergeant Mitchell Combs married Madeline Curl.

In Bronte, Ont., Dr. William Deadnan an nounced that he had conducted 7,000 autopsies. In St. Joseph, Mo., competing real-estate agents tried to get ahead of one Earley D. Bird.

Strip Tease. In Seattle, Butcher Tony Travelli, tired of saying "No," pointedly installed a lamb's skeleton in his showcase.

Helpmeet. In Chicago, when George Leenheer lay down on his couch, his wife considerately removed his shoes "to make him comfortable" before she shot him.

Harvest Time. In Washington, D.C..

a woman who had bought her eleven-year-old daughter a war bond two years before, sent the Treasury a snapshot of the girl, demanded the money that was promised on maturity, explained : "You can see that she is very mature." Enough. In Khartoum, Africa, Heir Alia announced he was tired of living, stopped eating, died. He was 135.

Busy. In Joliet, 111., Beekeeper Helge Johnson was ordered by the city to round up every one of his little charges or risk being fined $10 for each stray. With three days to avoid a possible $4,000,000 fine, Beekeeper Johnson got busier than any of his 400,000 bees.

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