Kept After School. In Los Angeles, a judge who found Schoolteacher Winifred Hunt guilty of a traffic violation produced a blackboard, had her write "I will obey all traffic laws" 100 times before she could go home.

Fellow Creature. In Petrusberg, South Africa, churchgoers voted not to get rid of a friend--a cobra who lived in the ceiling, always came out to listen when the organist played the organ's flute stops, fled back to its hole when the preaching started.

Thieving Santa. In Evansville, Ind., somebody who may or may not have arrived by reindeer climbed down the chimney of a barbecue, gathered up two shoulders of meat, 25 pounds of ribs, $18, went up the chimney and jingled away.

Fuelishness. In Philadelphia, the fuel rationing office for the North Side had to shut up shop, having neglected to ration itself some fuel.

Hard Times. In Henry, Ill, county authorities took a look at the state of local affairs, decided to auction off the poorhouse.

Student. In Manhattan, Madeline Uttal sued for a separation from her husband, Fred, announcer for radio's We Love & Learn program.

Hopped Hogs. In Paducah, Ky., mystified Lewis Schmidt's hogs were finally cured of acute dopiness when a vet changed their bedding. The old bedding: marijuana leaves which, when warmed by the hogs' bodies, had given them pipe dreams.

Disorder in Bulk. In Chicago. Gus Stevens' wife had him charged with disorderly conduct for coming home with a 520-lb. friend and trying to get in through the window. The friend: a bear.

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