Over Time. In Baltimore, Penitentiary Warden Vernon L. Pepersack suspended a prison guard who went on duty in his wall sentry booth carrying an alarm clock.

Hand Laundry. In Long Beach, Calif., Mrs. Catherine Moore complained to police that a thief who had swiped newly washed clothes from her clothesline had stolen a new batch, left the first lot soiled.

Vanity Fare. In Toronto, when Ruth Pyburn, 29, was rescued from Lake Ontario, where she had fallen from an excursion boat and had floated unseen for an hour, she collapsed after begging her rescuers not to let others "see my hair like this."

Fly Now . . . In Ontario, Calif., gassed up for its flight to Honolulu, a Trans-ocean Airlines Super-Constellation stayed earthbound when its pilot mislaid the right credit card for $1,135.58 worth of fuel, took off on schedule after Passenger Bill Hendrie whipped out his own credit card, grandly signed the tab.

La Ronde, In Titusville, Pa., the personal notice "I will not be responsible for any bills except those contracted by myself. Robert J. Sadowski" in the daily Herald was followed by another reading: "If Robert Sadowski pays his own bills, he will have all he can do without paying mine. Doris Sadowski."

Plan Ahead. In Kansas City, Mo., after shabbily dressed Major Williams, 32, was arrested for routine questioning, he admitted that he had committed three recent holdups, insisted that his goal was a new suit so that he could look presentable and people would not "suspect me right away" when he robbed a bank.

Can't Take It with You. In Passaic, N.J., Walter De Veikis, 36, protested to police that he had not squandered foolishly the $2,535 he withdrew from another man's savings account, but rather, "I bought a lot of beer, and I'll drink beer until I die."

Including Inflation. In Williamstown, Mass., college bookstore Proprietor Raymond Washburne received a letter from South Africa in which a Williams alumnus explained that he had never paid a $36.30 bill incurred in 1949, enclosed a check for $65.25, itemized: debt, $36.30; interest at 6% annually, $22.42; 18% dollar-fall adjustment, $6.53.

Safety Record. In Beverly Hills, Calif., after police nabbed Napoleon Lafayette Baulch when he jumped a red light, discovered that he had stolen the car, was a two-term loser for burglary and forgery, was sought for passing $12,000 worth of bad checks, he lamented his capture, said he usually traveled by air because airlines "take bum checks."

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