Spared Part. In Birmingham, Roy Carter received a package containing the handle to the auto jack he ordered (and received) in 1945.

Quicker Than the Eye. In Syracuse, N.Y., Mrs. Arline Meehan, reporting to police that someone had stolen her furniture, explained that she had left it on the curbstone five weeks before, when she was evicted, but that the neighbors had promised they would keep an eye on it.

Snug Harbor. In Mt. Clemens, Mich., when police asked Melvin Reno why he was driving his car on the sidewalk, he muttered: "I'm too drunk to be on the street."

Brethren-in-Law. In Milan, Tenn., when First Baptist Church Deacon Henry Martin reported that a car was blocking his driveway, the violator, another First Baptist Church deacon, was fined by the city judge, chairman of the First Baptist Church deacons.

Round Trip. In Harrisburg, Pa., Leonard A. Unger left his car in front of the city hall while paying a fine for illegal parking, returned to find he had been tagged for illegal parking.

Recession. In Matsuyama, Japan, "Rice Merchant" Tadashi Ebino was finally tracked down by police after he had 1) collected 2,000 yen ($5) in advance from a customer, 2) borrowed the customer's bicycle to deliver the rice, 3) borrowed the customer's watch to make certain he got to the rice pickup point on time, 4) failed to return.

Fleece-Lined. In Chicago, when police caught Raymond Conners at the International Livestock Exposition with a lamb hidden under his coat, he explained: "It was wandering in the aisles and I just wanted to keep it warm."

Economic Determinist. In Cleveland, Louis Masenda was excused from jury duty when he assured the judge that he was "opposed to capital punishment for the poor, but not for the rich" and would decide about the people in between "on a class basis."

Reactionary. In Tokyo, Mrs. Sumie Kawasaki, founder and president of the Women's Livelihood Cooperative Association, finally had to tell members that they were hopelessly in the red, suggested they hire a male business manager.

Checking Account. In Ada, Ohio, after National Bank President Anson Gear was held up at gun point while thieves robbed his bank, the board of directors conducted a special audit to determine the losses ($7,037), then filed charges that President Gear had embezzled $17,500 over the past eight years.

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