Ballet Oop! In Paris, balletomanes were treated to an unprogrammed novelty when Dancer Michel Rayne leaped up in an entrechat, came gracefully down, kept right on down through a prematurely opened trap door.

Charge Account. In Little Rock, Ark., a local drunk who had spent many a night in the cooler, because he couldn't post bond, walked into the police station cold sober and proposed that he deposit $10 for contingencies.

Thorough. In Ventura County, Calif., James Tobias, 26, not only broke out of jail--he provided for travel expenses by relieving the hoosegow safe of $1,000.

Precaution. In Goose Creek, Tex., a harried mother herded her children to the hospital, asked doctors to "vaccinate them against this spring fever I've been reading so much about."

Power of Suggestion. In Portland, Ore., a discerning thief stole a car from the E. Z. Pickens Motor Service.

One More Scalp. In Memphis, Barber Felix West stood about all the heckling his professional patience could stand, finally held obstreperous Nine-year-old Jimmy Robinson firmly and sheared him cleanly, completely bald.

Long Count. In Chicago, the superior court started a recount of ballots cast in a municipal election, got through 500 the first day; at that rate would finish the job in 15 years.

Target for Tonight. In Astoria, L.I., Delicatessen Owner Frederick Beck, annoyed at wife Rose, chased her out of bed with five rifle shots that missed; tried seven swipes at her with a salami knife, but missed again.

Trophy. In Denver, Night Clerk H. E. Baker still awaited, not very hopefully, the return of a self-possessed thief who sauntered into the Drexel Hotel lobby some days ago, coolly selected the largest, shiniest spittoon, tucked it under his arm and walked out with the parting reassurance: "Don't get excited, I'll bring it back in a minute."

Double Feature. In Voluntown, Conn., (pop. 200), Assistant Fire Chief Joel Bitgood's hearing on charges that he started six fires in the last two years got snarled in legal complications: the alleged firebug is also Voluntown's prosecuting grand juror.

Please Feed the Animals. In Germany, circusgoers were treated to a contemporary program note: "Potato peelings for animals gratefully accepted."

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