Miscellany, Apr. 7, 1947

Goodbye Again. In Toronto, U.S. Consul Curtis Everett finally sent for & received his furniture from Switzerland after six years, immediately got orders to return to his old post in Switzerland.

Lesson. In Bremerton, Wash., Oren B. Relyea forfeited $50 bail on a charge of negligent driving, resumed his job teaching a "driver education" class.

Slow Burn. In Woodstock, Vt., a fire broke out in the basement of the Wendall Walker house on Sunday; the staircase caught fire on Monday; an upstairs partition blazed on Tuesday; the jittery Walkers moved out on Wednesday; the house burned down on Thursday.

Advance Payment. In Portland, Ore.,...

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