Spring. In Priest River, Idaho, Farmer J. C. Thomas swore that he saw a bear pick up his 300-lb. brood sow, jump the 4-ft. hog lot fence, and dash off with her into the hills.

Mexicana. In Mexico City, Grafico reported that the Health Department was about to clamp down on "The Last Supper," a popular rat poison.

Man Act. In Baton Rouge, La., State Representative Vail M. Deloney introduced a bill making it illegal for any man in Louisiana to wear a coat or tie between June 1 and Oct. 1 (Sundays and weddings excepted).

Missfit. In Camp Edwards, Mass., 280-lb. Sergeant Louis Fosburgh ordered a pair of summer pants, size 46, received a smartly tailored WAC skirt, size 12.

What's the Use? In Racine, Wis..

Mrs. Anna Steible, a nervous wreck from woodpeckers' daily 3 a.m. barrage on her garden wrenhouse, had it removed. The woodpeckers promptly removed themselves to the roof of her bedroom.

Copped. In Los Angeles, Reporter Chick Felton arrived with the police at the scene of a murder, noted the corpse, sidled up to the victim's landlady, asked: "Can I rent this apartment?" Said she: "I already rented it to that police sergeant."

Home Is the Soldier. At Cassino, Corporal John DiFusco fought with his company straight to the door of his parents' home -- just 20 years to the day after he left for the U.S.

Dumb as a Fox. In Manhattan, 34-year-old Salvatore Toro convinced a judge that, although he had gone to school for eight years, he couldn't even spell out "cat," much less the notations on policy slips that police found at his home.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Home from New Guinea, Lieut. Colonel Jane Clement, of Army Nurse Corps, told a tale of trade: in return for rescuing flyers downed in the jungles, the tonsorially minded natives are supplied with peroxide to bleach their hair.

Ghost Writer. In Brazil, relatives of the late Humberto de Campos said they intended to sue the Brazilian Spiritualist Federation for royalties on books purportedly written psychographically by the dead Humberto.

Relativity. In Italy, a captured Nazi's diary contained an auto-obituary-style commentary on German Army rations, listed the grieving relatives as Irwin Beershortage, Fritz Hunger and wife, Little Meat, Empty Cigaret Package.

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