Young in Heart. In Muskegon, Mich., Mrs. Ada Vader, 63, was arrested for knocking a policeman's cap off with a snowball.

Tools of the Trade. In Toronto, Kenneth Coughlin, charged with "carrying an offensive weapon," was dismissed after he explained to the court that he needed his brass knuckles for self-defense in his job as a rent collector.

The Way of a Maid. In Oklahoma City, Audrey Lee Williams told the assistant county attorney she did not want to press the assault-with-intent-to-kill charges she had lodged against Oscar Junior Johnson because "as soon as he gets out of jail, I'm going to marry him."

Take-Off. In Elbowoods, N. Dak., the Fort Berthold Indian Agency's news bulletin reported that George Drags Wolf had changed his name to George Crow Flies High.

Cool Head. In Forest, Ont., Harry Vinten finally got out of bed to leave his burning house, explained to firemen why he had relaxed as they smashed windows and doors to get to him: "You guys seemed to be doing all right."

No Place Like Home. In Portland, Ore., Mrs. Hattie D. White, suing for divorce, complained that her husband not only saw ghosts, but continually kept her awake at night talking to them. In Memphis, Mrs. Mae W. Butler charged in her divorce suit that her husband repeatedly blamed her for "mistakes of the National Administration." In Boston, Mrs. Betty Applebaum Weiner got a divorce after telling the judge that her husband whacked her with a Sunday newspaper when he caught her reading the classified ads to see if she could find a job for him.

In Kind. In Barrie, Ont., four miners were arrested for passing counterfeit money they had received in payment for stolen silver.

Career Man. In Denver, Robert L. Rounsley, confessing to several robberies, told police he had learned all about crime by taking courses in criminology and observing laboratory work at police headquarters.

Finders Sleepers. In San Francisco, the Examiner printed a classified advertisement: "Orthopedic mattress, lost Monday eve. bet. Franklin and Larkin Sts. Reward . . ."

Against the Middle. In Santa Fe, N. Mex., Arthur Stein, head of the local chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous and executive director of the State Commission on Alcoholism, applied for a license to operate a liquor store.

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