Squirrely Speakeasy. In Hillsdale, Mich., Charles Wakeman explained why he keeps hickory nuts beside his bed. He feeds them to two squirrels that scratch at his window every midnight.

Stunt Boy. In The Bronx, Bill Ont-ville, 1 6, who wants to be a cinema stunt man when he grows up, announced that he had seen 705 movies in the past year.

New Roost. In Berkeley, Calif., a Mrs. Chick sold her house to a Mrs. Crane, bought a new one through a realtor named Mrs. Gosling.

Who's Afraid? In Sault Sainte Marie, Ont., Alvin Phalen, a trapper, grabbed a wolf by the tail, dragged it over the snow, beat it to death with one of his skis.

Live & Learn. In Detroit, Cabdriver Wilfred Higgins, a former Honolulu policeman who was sent by his department to Northwestern University for a three-months' safety course, paid his sixth traffic fine in ten months.

Left Bank. In Chattanooga, a bank ordered printed for a southpaw depositor a "lefthanded" check book, with checks on the left, stubs on the right.

Daisy Chain of Thought. In Poughkeepsie, N.Y., the Vassar Class of '35 postponed its tenth reunion, sent out questionnaires instead. Sample queries : "Weight?" "Color of Hair?" "Wrinkles?" Out of the Red. In Woodstock, N.H., authorities gratefully accepted an unsolicited check for $1.20 from one L. Dewey of Muskegon, Mich., which wiped out the town's $1.19 debt.

Out of the Blue. Over Germany, the crew of a crippled Liberator bomber bailed out. The pilot, Lieut. Virgil Trombly, landed in a tree, was soon greeted by a U.S. infantryman, his neighbor and high school classmate at Chazy, N.Y., Henry Dickinson. Copilot Lieut. Frank Gorman hit ground safely, immediately spied his neighbor and classmate at Shaker Heights, Ohio, Lieut. David Wick.

Tack Attack. In Chicago, Mrs. Ruth Yost, suing for divorce, told the judge that her husband scattered thumbtacks, points up, outside their bedroom door, so she would step on them in the morning.

Fire Crackers. In Okmulgee, Okla., the Rev. Howard Bush heard a prowler, called the sheriff, lay in wait outside, got cold and hungry, went back into the house. When he came out, he was challenged, could not answer because his mouth was full of crackers, was shot in the stomach by the sheriff.

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