Skids. In Chicago, a 14-year-old boy stuck his tongue out as he skidded on an icy sidewalk, banged into a cold iron lamppost. Tongue and pole met, stayed stuck till police thawed them apart 20 minutes later. In Leominster, Mass., a man's key ring flew out of his hand when he slipped on the ice. He hunted awhile, gave up, next day got a wire from a motorist in Arlington, N.J., who had found the ring on his fender.

Progress. In Denver, Robert Atkinson, who was convicted in 1934 of stealing canaries, was convicted of stealing manhole covers.

Shortage Note. In Norfolk, Va., a motorist discovered thieves had jacked up his car, stolen a tire, ignored a diamond ring in a handbag on the seat. He found a note: "Roses are red, violets are blue. We like your jewels, but your tires are new."

Obedience. In Seattle, enemy alien T. T. Hayashi complied with the law, turned in the weapons he owned: two longbows, two quivers of arrows.

Flying Start. In Miami a waiter went to a race track for the first time in his life, picked the daily double for $2, won $3,627.80.

Builders. In Dayton, Ohio, police held four men accused of building and equipping two new houses entirely out of material they had stolen from other new houses.

Sold! In the Kentucky Legislature a bill was introduced to forbid tobacco auctioneers from chanting indistinctly.

Checkup. In Nashville, Tenn., an Army officer whose quitting time was 4 p.m. arrived for work, found a note from his commander reading: "I came into your office at 4 o'clock yesterday and felt your chair. It wasn't even warm."

Bouquet. In Amherst, Mass., Professor C. C. Crampton finally got delivery on a fruit cake mailed to him from Alabama 23 years ago.

Noncensus. At Harvard, officials of Adams House, a student residence, returned unanswered and without comment a misaddressed Census query asking the number of manic-depressive, schizophrenic, senile, traumatic and alcoholic patients living there.

Guardians. In Rockford, Ill., relatives and friends of a nomination candidate for sheriff kept a marathon vigil in the courthouse, 24 hours a day, determined to be first in line at the clerk's office on Feb. 7 to assure their candidate's name would top the ballot April 14.

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