Reprisal. In Chicago, Drummer Al Carter, unemployed when his bandleader invented a mechanical drumbeater, vengefully perfected a mechanical baton-waver.

Self-Discovery. In San Clemente, Calif., the Chamber of Commerce decided to incorporate, filed an application, earned that it had been incorporated since 1929.

The Legal Mind. In San Francisco, Attorney General Robert W. Kenny ruled that prison-made handiwork, available to the public, could not be sold to other convicts. His reason: "public" means people "at large."

One Man's Meat. In Chicago, Lincoln Park Zoo Director R. Marlin Perkins pooh-poohed the meat shortage, recommended his favorite dish : fried rattlesnake.

Demonstration. In Boise, Idaho, Don Williams asked to see a pistol in a pawnshop window, asked for some shells, calmly loaded it, held up the place, made off with $585.

Fruit of Toil. In Emporia, Kans., a city official got an emergency garbage collection call, dispatched three men in a one and a half ton truck, wound up with an apple core.

Creature of Habit. In Hopkinsville, Ky., America Lee complained to a court that her husband disappeared for five months, showed up early one morning, asked: "Is my breakfast ready?"

Tallyho! Near Bristol, England, a fox led twelve headlong hounds to a cliff's edge, ducked safely into a hole as the dogs plunged over the brink.

Judgment. In Manhattan, Thomas Spurlock posed as a deaf-mute, handed cards to passers-by asking for help, got a nickel from one, growled: "Cheapskate," got 60 days.

In Memoriam. In South Bend, an old customer walked into Russell McDaniels' meatless butcher shop, thanked him for past services, gave him a large steak.

No, No, Not That! In Detroit, Charles E. Depew meekly ducked dishes, books, shoes thrown at him by his wife, rebelled when she asked him to stand in a nylon line, got a divorce.

Call the OPA! In St. Joseph, Mo., the OPA rent-control office was 7 1/2 months behind with its rent.

Perfectionist. In Neosho, Mo., Gravedigger Walter Mitchell suffered a heart attack while digging a grave, dropped dead in it.

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