Try Our Pick-Me-Up. In London, the

New Statesman and Nation, in its entertainment column, carried a notice by the Unity Theater: "Burlesque--The Loudest Show in Town. Nightly police raids."

The Tie That Binds. In Philadelphia, Sam Bookbinder, who always gives a dime to the old shoelace seller by his famed restaurant, but never takes a pair, reported that one day, receiving his dime, the oldster said: "I hate to bring this up, sir, but the laces are now 15-c-."

"Now We Take You . . ." In Albuquerque, Mrs. Olymphia Griego, 57, sitting on her front porch and suddenly angered when her living room radio died in the middle of a program, stalked in to check it, found that a thief had just whisked out the back door with it.

The One That Got Away. In Jupiter Cove, Fla., when Fisherman Joe Bal made a mighty cast, his hook, sinker and 150 yards of line disappeared with a tremendous roar--snagged on a twin-engine seaplane, which came over at about 25 ft.

The Bell Tolls. In Milwaukee, police, recording Carl W. Iverson's complaint that he was robbed in an alley of $4.85 and a pack of cigarettes, checked their records, found he owed them $58.37 more for being six months delinquent on a traffic fine.

Exegesis. In Milwaukee, Mrs. Julius Klingberg, 75, asking for a divorce from her husband, 75, to whom she has been married 48 years, commented dryly, "I just wish he wasn't so bossy."

Encores Away. In Los Angeles, after scrambling in and out of a blazing apartment house helping two mothers and their eleven children to safety, Earl Livingston refused one mother's request that he dash back in once more for her TV set.

Just Packing. In Rochester, ordered by a judge to leave town right away after he was caught in an attempted burglary, George Williams, 22, was nabbed 14 hours later repeating the crime, explained that he was looking for money and a new pair of shoes for the trip.

Hard Luck. In Auckland, N.Z., ex-Pugilist K. O. wrote the New Zealand Herald's editor: "With reference to the article, 'Superstitions Are Strong,' I can corroborate the power of amulets. The only time I was successful at boxing was when I had a lucky horseshoe in one of my gloves."

The Pause that Arrests. In Cucamonga, Calif., Joseph Frank Martincic broke into a cafe at 2 a.m., lifted $2 and some cigarettes, paused for a drink, was still sitting at the bar drinking when the owner opened up for business at 9:15.

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