Balance. In Memphis, Criminal Court Judge Tom Harsh got a new bench-mate--Judge James Pleasants.

System. In Fairview, Okla., Farmer Ben Sorge explained why he had worn his shoes on the wrong feet every other day for the past ten years. Said he: "It wears the heels and soles down even all the way around."

Surprise. From Fort Bragg, N.C., Private Eugene Saunders sent his mother, in Huntington, Ind., a batch of cookies. He had joined the Army Cooks' and Bakers' School.

Tires. In Detroit, a sneak thief stole a wheel and tire from a minister's car, parked in front of a hotel. The minister went to get a policeman. When he got back to his car, another wheel and tire were gone.

Lecture. In Bisbee, Ariz., Mrs. C. F. Pylant, injured in an automobile accident, was pleased to get a doctor so promptly, but surprised at the number of onlookers, more surprised that the doctor, while he fixed her up, explained everything he was doing, in a loud, clear voice. The onlookers were a civilian defense class which had been meeting with him near by.

Slogan. In St. Joseph, Mo., the bartender of the Jesse James Bar was held up and robbed of $75. Slogan of the bar: "You Won't Be Held Up At The Jesse James."

Belles Toil. In Manhattan, 300 wailing, dejected gypsies saw a draftee off to camp. Gypsy "King" Steve Kaslov had tried to get him deferred, as a married man. Replied a draft official: "Selective Service is well aware that it is your tribal custom to have the women support the men."

Bugs. In Portland, Me., Mrs. Bill LaRose, after a losing battle against bedbugs, prepared to fumigate, repaint and repaper her sailors' rooming house. She peeled off wallpaper, found 17 $100 bills. "God bless bedbugs," said she.

Record. In Middletown, Conn., Wesleyan University Junior Eugene J. Frechette Jr. breathed deeply for three minutes, took three breaths of oxygen, then sat purple-faced, breathless, like-to-bust, for 20 min., 5 sec. When he finally let go, he had broken the known world's record.

Largesse. In Manhattan, an unemployed waitress perched on a window sill, showered $14-worth of nickels, dimes, quarters to passers-by in the street. She explained to police: "I felt sorry for those poor men." An indignant waiter sputtered that the largesse was his cache of tips.

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