Bonitatibus

In Camden, N. J., Watchman John Bonitatibus came home to find a new billboard on the lot which his five children used as a playground. Irate John Bonitatibus smashed the billboard with an ax, hung U. S. flags on the wreckage, posted a placard: COMMISSIONERS-- WE WANT A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND HERE, NOT BILLBOARDS. Next day, armed with a petition signed by the parents of 200 neighboring moppets, John Bonitatibus marched to City Hall, got the billboard removed.

Bonophone

In Lincoln, Neb., Henry Peter Reider, 37, chief preparator of the University of Nebraska's museum, found that the rib bones of a prehistoric rhinoceros gave off a mellow sound when struck, assembled a few, built a "bonophone." With the ribs placed on a wooden frame, insulated by strips of rubber and held in position by rubber bands, the bonophone resembles a xylophone, but has a softer, resonant tone. Tuning his instrument by orchestra bells, Preparator Reider likes to play Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing, Chopsticks, America.

Hiccoughs

In Peoria, Ill., Lewis Tucker, 27, arrested for zigzagging through traffic in his speeding automobile, explained: "My girl got the hiccoughs, and I was trying to scare them out of her."

Arrest

In the Bronx, Policeman Harold Wilkins stopped the driver of a car for making an improper left turn, gave him a ticket, was mortified to learn a few moments later that the driver and his three companions had just robbed a bank of $50,000.

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