Trademark. In Plymouth, England, when Pianist Theodorus Peonides sued his hairdresser for -L-200 damages, on the ground that he had contracted a hair-destroying skin disease, the judge awarded him only -L-60, ruling that the loss of long hair does not detract from the earning power of a musician.

Fitting Reward. In St. Louis, Earl ("Tiny") Bechtold won first place in a contest at Barney's Army Store for the man with the biggest waistline (62 1/2 inches), claimed his prize: a pair of tailored slacks.

New Look. In Depew, N.Y., U.S. Secret Service agents who seized a printing press and rounded up two men reported several new wrinkles in the counterfeiting trade: besides finding a lithograph plate designed for printing phony tickets to South Pacific, they learned that the counterfeiting ring had been offering West Coast outlets their choice of either new or old twenty-dollar bills--i.e., with or without the White House balcony.

Iron Curtain. In Manhattan, Associated Fur Manufacturers Inc. ruefully disclosed that twelve live Russian sables sent to the U.S. (in trade for twelve U.S. minks) to be used for breeding purposes, had been sterilized before shipment from the U.S.S.R.

Free Demonstration. In London, while hundreds of visitors crowded Selfridges' department store to watch a Scotland Yard exhibition on crime-prevention methods, a young man dipped into the second-floor cash register and made off with the day's take.

A Phoenix Too Frequent. In Louisville, Ky., state liquor administrators at a national conference sadly heard a discouraging report: the nation's moonshine industry has now grown bigger than the legal liquor industry.

Touch of Realism. In Cincinnati, a hopeful candidate for the police force (who was rejected) came quickly to the point: he was interested primarily, he said, in getting in on the graft from downtown saloons.

March of Science. In Atlanta, a 17-year-old mountain girl, admitted to Georgia Baptist Hospital for a bladder operation, was unimpressed when she received her first telephone call (from her mother), commented: "At home Ma'd be right there--and I could hear her better."

Active Support. In Galveston, Texas, a drunk assured Judge Edward Jahn that he had been drinking to celebrate news of the judge's candidacy for district court, was fined $5.

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