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Evening star., 1953-05-21
THE EVENING STAR B-3
Washington, D. c.
THURSDAY, MAY RI, 1893
For Official

DR.. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Vice President of India. was the
guest in whose honor Mr.. Walter
H. c. Laves entertained at
luncheon today at the Cosmos
Club. Mr.. LaveS is chairman Of
the United States National Com
mission for UNESCO.
The visiting Indian official.
who will be guest of honor to-
morrow evening at a reception
to be given by Indian Ambassa-
dor Mehta, was president of the
last meeting of the UNESCO
General Conference.
Others at the luncheon were
Mrs. Laves, the Ambassador and
his daughter, Miss Aparna Meh-
ta; the Consultant to the. Sec.
retary Of State and Mrs. How
land Sergeant. Mr.. Charles Les
lie Ames, Mr.. Huntington earns.
Mr.. Kenneth Holland, Mr.. Otto
F. Kraushaar, president Of
Goucher College, and Represent
atives Chester E. Morrow and
Eugene Mccarthy.
Others there were Senator
Willis Smith, Mr.. Joseph B.
Phillips, Indian Cultural Attache
M. S. Sandaram, Mr.. Merle
Tuve, Mr.. James r. Virgins
and Msgr. Frederick Hochwalt.
Evening star., 1953-05-21
Cocktail Parties
T Proceed Ball

Good times already will be
underway even before the Going
Back In Ball gets started tomor-
row night at 10 o'clock, for nu-
merous cocktail parties will pre-
cede the event.
Among those planning to en-
tertain before the ball are
Comdr. Andrew Whitley Bright,
U. S. N. r., and Mr.. James
Franklin Laverty. Also Mr.. and
Mrs. David Monroe Marsh will
be hosts at dinner in their
Bethesda home. 1t. Dale Ever
hart, U. S. N. r., and Capt.
Lawrence Switzer will be hosts
at cocktails in their Georgetown
apartment at 8 o'clock and Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Albert Woll
will have group of friends in
for cocktails between $3.50 and
8 o'clock.
The Going Back In Ball will
be held in the Terrace Banquet
Room Of the Shoreham and
proceeds will go to the Christ
Child Society in the District.
Evening star., 1953-05-21
CrcIing the Countryside .
Fashion Show, Art Exhibit
Are Current Interests
By Dolores Phillips

There was nothing bucolic
about the glamour brought to
the. country last Friday. The
Mary D. Neville Guild of the
Upperville Trinity Church put on
their annual fashion show to the
regret Of domisticated husbands,
but to the delight Of their several
hundred clothes conscious wives.
They came from Leesburg, War
renton. The Plains, Upperville,
Middleburg and from all the lit
tie in-between hamlets to pick
their "fun" clothes and, hope
fully, their travelling suits for
their summer vacations away
from the farm.
Before the show, Col. and Mrs.
Paul Llewellyn gave a luncheon
at Pen-y-bryn, their place near
Middleburg, for Ruey Messenger,
commentator at the show, and
Ted Messenger. Dimitri, who was
out taking pictures, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lawson. Lillian was
chairman of the production. =.
the George Robert Skaters, Mrs.
Charlie Cushman, the Joshua
Fletchers, Mrs. Adamson Whit
ney, who did the very modern
and appealing stage setting;
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. j. H. Fellows,
Mrs. Colin Mcleod, Mrs. Gordon
Lightner, Miss Betty Carter
Fletcher and the Dulaney Ran
dolphs.
Sally Randolph donated a Dali
nation puppy as one of the 40
door prizes that were given out
by Van S. Merle-S Smith, jr., who
stepped out of his role of Head
master at Foxcroft to pick num-
bers out of the umbrella.
The gods of chance were a lit
tie whimsical this year. Banker
Harry Tiffany of Leesburg won
the alluring nightgown ensemble,
Ed Altemus was diShed up the
case of applesauce, Gen. and
Mrs. Sam Cumming went home
with the Sweetheart Dinner for
Two" at the Redfox and Mrs.
Victor Jones from Marshall, in
an unheard of sweep, won three
of the coveted prizes. When the
last number had been drawn, the
winners and the less lucky were
served tea on the Community
Center patio, a break for the
Guild as it was one of the few
clear moments in an ultra rainy
week.
Tomorrow night the Neighbor-
hood Art Show is having its
opening at the Parish Hall in
The Plains. Now in its seventh
year, this show draws exhibiting
artists from a radius of SO miles
around The Plains and is a cut
above the usual county art ex-
hibit. The so miles includes
Washington. Alexandria, goes
over to Leesburg and on up to
Front Royal and Winchester.
This year, superior horse
paintings will be shown from this
predominantly horse-minded To-
cal. Work is being exhibited by
Smithson Broadhead, who will
be on his way to Canada next
week to spend part of the sum-
Evening star., 1953-05-21
Mrs. Davis
Is sHOnOred

Mrs. David H. Kincheloe was
hostess today at luncheon at the
Congressional Club in honor of
Mrs. James H. Davis.
Among the guests were Mrs.
James S. Golden, Mrs. Oscar
Bland, Mrs. w. w. Sloan, Mrs.
Ernest Daniel, Mrs. Benjamin
Gantz, Mrs. Gertrude Parks,
Mrs. Chauncey Carter, Mrs.
George Dewey, Mrs. Owsley A..
Stanley and Mrs. Doris A..
Hanes.
Others were Mrs. Edward C.
Shields, Mrs. Burns Garrett, Mrs.
Eleanor Cook, Mrs. Howard
Berry, Mrs. Edward Demo, Mrs.
Alice Boss, Mrs. Edward Rohr-
bough and Mrs. Saverio Flip
pone.
Evening star., 1953-05-21
Mrs. Ford


The Congressional Club was
the setting for a luncheon given
today by Mrs. Aaron L. Ford in
honor of her aunt. Mrs. Emilio
Suarez Of Georgia.
Guests included Mrs. Frank
Carlson, Mrs. Charles Halleck,
Mrs. India Edwards, Mrs. Rob-
ert Ramspeck, Mrs. Owen Brew
ster, Mrs. Hugh Peterson, Mrs.
s. Gordon Green, Mr.. c. Dudley
Shreve and Mrs. Turner Shelton.
Others were Mrs. Anne Mosher,
Mrs. Norma Thomas, Mrs. FL
lott Bauserman, Mrs. Elmer
Holley, Mrs. Angela Vacarro,
Mrs. A. D. Schofield and Mrs.
Roscoe Chalker.
Evening star., 1953-05-21
Benefit Party
Is An0nQed

The annual benefit party Of
the Coast Guard Wives Club will
take place on Saturday at Top
Cottage, National Institute Of
Health in Bethesda. It will be
held from 4 until 7 o'clock. Hon
orary chairman is Mrs. Merlin
O'Neill. Mrs. William E. Fuller
is committee chairman and sub
committee chairmen are Mrs.
Allen Winbeck, Mrs. Eric A.
Anderson, Mrs. William B. Daw-
son, Mrs. Frank M. Fisher, Mrs.
Charles B. Arlington, Mrs.
George w. Playdon and Mrs.
Carl B. Olsen.
Proceeds of the benefit are
used for welfare and charitable
purposes such as welfare and
morale activities for Coast
Guardsmen in the area and for
assisting in the operation of
the Soldiers, Sailors. Marines and
Airmen'S Club.
Evening star., 1953-05-21

The Mexican Ambassador and
Sonora de Tello entertained yes
terday afternoon in honor Of
the Mexico United States Busi-
nessmen's Committee and their
wives. The party was a recep-
ton at the Embassy from 6 to 8
and guests counted up to three
or four hundred.
This committee is made up
of nine men from the United
States and nine from Mexico
and is representative Of the two
countries Chambers Of Com
merce. The present meeting is
the fourth semiannual one they
have had since the formation
Of the group. The meetings al
ternate between the two coun-
tries.
At these get-togethers the
members consider the general
economic atmosphere Of Mexico
and the United States. The COM
mittee was patterned after a
like one between Canada and
the United States which has
been in existence for the last
20 years.
Receive in Music Room
The hosts formed q receiving
line in the music room of the
Embassy. Greeting the guests
with them were Chairman of
the United States Section and
Mrs. William B. Wright and
their counterparts of the Mexi-
can section, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernesto Ayala.
The many invites circulated
through the drawing room and
dining room where they found
q variety Of cocktails and tasty
hors d'ouvreS.
Among those expected were
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Carmichael,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert e. Reed,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Noodle. Mr..
and Mrs. Carlos c. Mandiola,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arturo Bueno
Urquidi and Mr.. Richards M.
Uriarte.
Others were Undersecretary
of State and Mrs. Donold B.
Lourie, Assistant Secretary Of
State and Mrs. John M. Cabot,
the Minister of Luxembourg and
Nine. LIE Calais, Secretary Cen
eral of the o. A. S. and Sonora
de Lleras, and the Dean Of the
Diplomatic Corps and Mrs.
Munthe de Morgenstierne.
CopitoI Hill Represented
Also included we're Venezuelan
Ambassador to the o. A. s. and
Sonora de Lepervanche, Presi-
dent pro tenn of the Senate and
Mrs. Styles Bridges. Speaker Of
Evening star., 1953-05-21

mer painting up there, and by
Jean Bowman. Jean is having her
annual one-man show at the
Grand Central Galleries in New
York at the same time.
Marie Nash of Warrenton,
who has had a picture accepted
by the art-mobile being sent
out by the Virginia Museum;
Wesley Dennis. the nationally
known illustrator; Mrs. Harold
E. StaSsen, and Mrs. Theodore
Block, landscape artist working
with the National Capital Plan
ming Commission. are only few
of the artists whose work will
be judged tomorrow.
Macgill James, Assistant Di-
rector of the National Gallery
in Washington, Charles r.
Rogers. former Assistant Direc-
tor for the Baltimore Museum
of Art and, incidentally, Master
of the Timber Ridge Basset
Hounds, and William P. Camp
bell. also from the National
Gallery, are going to judge. The
pictures will be pinned before
the show opens to the public at
8. Mr.. and Mrs. James, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rogers, Mr.. Campbell, Mrs
Jack Middleton and Miss Cla-
risSa Fleming, chairman and CO.
chairman of the show and Mrs
James Adams, past chairman
are dining with Mrs. John
Adams in The Plains before the
opening.
Evening star., 1953-05-21
Society News
MexiconEmbossy
Is Scene Of Party
japanese Ambassador Gives Reception;
Benefit Exhibit for Korean Orphans
D.. r..
By Doisy Sheridan

the House Martin. Senator and
Mrs. Chavez, Senator and Mrs.
Capehart and Senator and Mrs.
Maybank.
Senator and Mrs. Edwin C..
johnson. Representative Jesse p.
Wolcott, Representative and Mrs.
John E. Lyle, jr., former United
States Ambassador to Mexico
Walter Thurston, M. and Nine.
Camille Chautemps, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Walden were also
expected.
Accepting with pleasure were
Mr.. and Mrs. william Smith
Culbertson, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Morris, Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury and Mrs. Andrew N.
OVERLY, DR.. and Mrs. Frank A..
Southard, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Glen Edgerton, Chief of Protocol
and Mrs. John F. Simmons and
Deputy Chief Of Protocol and
Mrs. Raymond Muir.
The group was honored on
Monday evening at a reception
and buffet supper given by Mr..
Kenneth H. Campbell, who is
manager of the foreign commerce
department of the United States
Chamber of Commerce. They
were also entertained at a din
ner Tuseday evening at the Carl
ton Hotel.
Low Group Entertained
Another party yesterday with
a diplomatic host was the one
the japanese Ambassador gave
in honor of the members Of the
American Law Institute. This
was also a reception and was at
the Embassy from 5 to 7. Mr..
Harrison Tweed of Philadelphia
is the President of this group.
The Ambassador was assisted
in the receiving line by his
daughter, Miss Tomiko Araki
and members Of the Embassy
staff.
Ambassador Araki will give a
dinner on Monday evening in
honor of Undersecretary of
State and Mrs. Walter Bedell
Smith. On Tuesday he will en-
tertain at a tea from 3 to 4:30
for the wives of the members of
the Steel Warehouse Associa-
ton.
Porty Is Benefit
The Korean Ambassador and
Nine. Yang invited guests last
evening to a preview of an ex-
hibition of water color and pas
tel paintings. The time was from
8 to II at the Embassy.
The collection is called Life
Goes on in Korea" and was exc
cuted by Mr.. Arch Campbell,
The gathering was for the bene-
fit of Korean orphans.
From the looks of things in
the conference room at the
White House where Mrs. Mary
Jane McCaffree meets with men,
bers of the press, the Koreans
are in for a goodly lot of warm
clothing. Members of the staff
at the Executive Mansion, in
Guiding the guards, have been
collecting warm clothing from
their closets and the pile has
almost taken over one corner of
the large room. One special
item-a silver fox jacket!
Evening star., 1953-05-21
-Glogau Photo.

MRS. STANLEY M. TRALINS
The former
Miss Nancy ID. Pelzman.
Miss Nancy Dale Pelzman,
daughter Of Mrs. Evelyn Pelz-
man and the late Mr.. Tolbert
Pelzman, became the bride on
May 20 Of Mr.. Stanley H. Tralins,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Ira
Inns. Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld
performed the ceremony, which
took place at the Shoreham.
Following q wedding trip to
Virginia, the couple will live in
this city.
Evening star., 1953-05-21
.GloRau Photo

Miss Agnes Cecilia Holman,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles William Holman Of
Berwyn, Md, was married on
May 20 to Mr.. Richard Sherman
Doth, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Doth of st. Paul, MINI. The
Rev. Leo j. Fealy performed the
ceremony which was held at the
Holy Redeemer Church. A break
fast for the immediate family
and close friends was held at
the Water Gate Inn.
After o five months tour Of
Europe, the couple will reside
In st. Paul.
Evening star., 1953-05-21

Miss Ruth Fox Joachim and
Capt. John C. Renard, U. S. NJ,
were married on May 16 in
Cleveland at the home of the
brides brother -in-law and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace L.
Cheshire. The Rev. John Schott
performed the ceremony after
which a buffet supper was served.
The couple will reside in
Alexandria where Capt. Renard
is stationed at the Pentagon.
Evening star., 1953-05-21
Windsor-MocDuffee

Mr.. and Mrs. William B.
Windsor of Falls Church an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter. Patricia Anne, to 1t.
Frederick D. P. MacDuffee.
U. S. A. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. D. MacDuffee of Miami
and Battle Greek, Mich.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-21
Queen Elizabeth To Visit Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica -. (ANP)
- Queen Elizabeth, and her con-
sort, Prince Phillip, Duke of
Edinburg, will visit Jamaica Nov.
IS, this year. They will stay in
the island for two days before
proceeding on their Common
wealth tour across the Pacific TO
New Zealand and Australia.
Along with her Consort, the
Queen will fly from London and
land at Montego Bays airport on
the same spot of earth on this
far flung speck of the Empire
that Winston Churchill trod when
he stepped out of Harry Tru-
mans private plane, "The indie
pendence," several weeks ago.
Landing at sunrise in the
morning, the party will glimpse
the dazzling scenery of the beau
tifully enchanting north-coast of
sapphire-shaded sky and sea.
A close Gordon of frenized
Scotland Yard sleuths, bayonet-
brandishing and pistol buckling
policemen of Jamaica, along with
wily-eyed Criminal Investigation
Department officers, will ring the
Queen wherever she goes.
Leaving the airport amidst
heavily armoured guard, the dis
tinguished visitors will motor
across the palm-flecked fields of
Jamaica's tropic countryside, over
to Kings House where they will
stay with Gov. Hugh Macintosh
Foot, and his wife, Sylvia.
The government of Jamaica is
working out details of the visit
and will go to all extremes to
make their stay warmly comfor-
table.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-21
Daughters Of Isis
Plan Cocktail

Kazah Court No. 1T Daughters
of Isis Auxiliary to Kazah
Temple No. 149 Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, has completed ar
engagements for their cocktail on
Sunday, March 8 at the home of
Mrs. Portia Bannister, 1920 NV
18th ave. Three hundred invita-
tons will be sent to party lovers
This organization donates more
than $4,000 annually to the
National Foundation for Cancer
Professor Roby George is the ad-
ministrative head of the local
Shrine organization and DR.. Ray
mond E. Jackson is the Imperial
Potentate. Miss Marie White pre-
sides over the local court of Isis
which hold the distinction of be-
ing the first prize winner of the
1851 Imperial Court Session in
New York City.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-21
Letter From Lantaf

Dear NelghbOr:
During the pas week, Wash
ington has been discussing the
story of new hope for Asia.
India, the key to Asia, once
again entered the news. At an in
Vitation from the Indian Ambas-
s:dor, President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover attended a special preview
filming of a documentary motion
picture of the Life of Mahatma
Ghandi. This event underlineS
the Importance of the White
House places on the East.
Perhaps Lenin'S words are be-
ing needed. THE shortest road to
London and Washington is
through Peiping and Calcutta"
With China already under Com
munist control, India doubtless
figures soon on the Kremlin time
table.
So it was particularly signifi-
cant that the Ambassador from
India, 48 hours after receiving
President Eisenhower at the
Gandhi film, should come to the
platform in the Shoreham Hotel at
national meeting for Moral Re-
Armament and tell a crowd of
over 1000 the dramatic story of
an answering force which is
sweeping his country. The Indian
Ambassador was joined on the
platform by the Ambassador of
Japan, Nikichi Araki, and the
Ceylon Ambassador, Sir Claude
Corea. Here were the representa-
tives of $50 million people lining
up behind a force which grew out
of the West, at a time when
westerners and Western ideas
were perhaps at an all-time low
in popularity in Asia and they
hailed MIRA as a clear ray of hope
on the horizon for uniting hu-
manity.
Here was a report of a large
section of continent, Southeast
Asia - the hot spot in cold war
anu us ISSpOIlSS W NINA ~ "oS
similar to the response expert
enced at the Miami airlines, and
evoked a remark from the chair
man of the Senate Foreign Rela-
lions Subcommittee of Asia that
only on the basis of mutual un-
Outstanding could world peace
De secured.
Two Miamians addressed the
meeting. They were John Tigert
Superintendent of Pan American
overhaul base in Miami, and Ted
Powers, CLIO Shop Steward at
nat base.
Sincerely yours,
Bill Lantaff
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-21
POLICE CATCH
SUEDE SHOE
GANG

WASHINGTON - (CNS) -
Seven we'll Shod young Negro men
ranging from 10 to Il years OF
age and self styled as the Suede
Shoe Gang were caught this week
as performers of at least nine
perfect robbery cases in Wash
ington. They are also believed to
have been involved in close to 20
holdups in neighboring Mary
land.
How the gang got its name?
Members admitted fondess for two
tone suede shoes. They even pro-
duced receipts showing they had
paid $25 a pair for their fancy
footwear.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-02-21
A. & M. Enrolment
Reaches 2,452

TALLAHASSEE - Second Sc
mester enrolment at the Florida
A and M College is 2,452, E. M.
Thorpe, registrar said last week.
Enrolment according to di-
visions is as follows - Agricul-
ture, 90; Education, 1913; Engl-
neering eight graduate, 1T;
Home economics, so; Humanities,
1853, law, four.
Mechanic arts, 1855; natural sci
ence and mathematics, 203; nur-
sing education, ga; pharmacy, IA
social sciences, 227 and demon
Stration schools, asa.
Evening star., 1953-09-20
ATOMIC
POOL

THIS is a photograph of
l. death rays, taken by the
light of the rays themselves.
Scientists at the Oak Ridge
National Laboratory, con-
stantly battling to cage the
dread radiation from atomic
furnaces" (reactors), sank a
small furnace" in an 18-foot-
deep pool of water. Even at
that depth the rays, though
invisible to the naked eye, still
burn through. A camera placed
above the pool and set for a
time exposure produced this
eerie picture as the intense
atomic radiation caused the
water to glow.
Photograph BY
OGk Ridge National Laboratory
Evening star., 1953-09-13

$1,000 Republicans, including
members of the Presidents cab
met, the Supreme Court, all 48
Governors and the members of
Congress. Mr.. Sharples esti-
mated 10000 Republicans will
crowd into the Central Pennsyl-
vania city built by chocolate
king Milton S. Hershey so years
ago.
A buffet-style supper will be
held in the huge big top tent of
the Ringing Brothers-Barnum
& Bailey Circus, decorated with
63 huge electric candles and a
180-foot banner bearing the
legend: Happy Birthday, Mr.
President"
The tent will resemble a man.
moth birthday cake from the
air.
After the supper those who
plunk down 500 for the affair
will move into the Hershey
Arena for entertainment.
Fred Waring to Lead SOngfest.
The Eisenhowers will make
their entrance into the arena
after first taking a turn or two
around the Hershey Stadium
where the overflow and nom
paying guests will be seated.
Orchestra Leader Fred War
ing will direct the entertainment
and also lead his "Pennsylvani-
ans" and a chorus of 500 high
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Eisenhower Creates
Advisory Committee
On Housing Policies
BY the Associated Press

DENVER, Sept. 12.-President
Eisenhower today created a 81
member advisory committee on
Government housing policies and
programs.
The President signed an ex-
ecutive order calling for a re-
view of the Nations housing
needs and he designated Albert
NJ. Cole, chief of the Housing
and Home Finance Agency. as
chairman of the new committee
Il have every expectation, 4"
the President said, that such a
. review will develop for me a
series of recommendations which
will clearly identify the proper
role of the Federal Government
in this field and outline more
economical and effective means
for improving the housing con-
ditions of our people"
Map Broad Program.
Activities of the Housing and
Home Finance Agency. which will
be surveyed by the committee,
include:
Slum clearance and commu-
nifty development, aid to public
. loW-rent housing. small home
and apartment mortgage inSur-
ance and supervision Of home
financing institutions.
Gen. Eisenhower set up a five
man executive committee under
Mr.. Cole. Members of that unit
are:
Aksel Nielsen of Denver, pres
ident of the Title Guaranty Co.
Evening star., 1953-09-13

and the Presidents trout fishing
companion; George l.. Bliss of
New York. president of the Rail-
road Federal Savings & Loan
Association; Ernest j. Bohn of
Cleveland. director of the Cleve-
land Metropolitan Housing Au-
thority, and Rodney Lockwood of
Detroit, past president of the
National Association of Home
Builders.
Other Committee Members.
Other members of the new
committee are:
Ehney A. Camp, jr., Of Bir-
mingham, Ala, vice president and
treasurer of the Liberty Nation
al Life Insurance Co A. r.
Gardner of Chicago president
of the Federal Home Loan
Bank; Richard j. Gray OF Wash
ington, president of the Build
ing and Construction Trades
Department (AFL; r. G..
Hughes of Washington, first vice
president of the National Associ-
alton of Home Builders; William
A. Marcus of San Francisco,
senior vice president of the
American Trust Co.; Norman P
Mason, of North ClemSford,
Mass, treasurer of the William
P. Proctor Co.; Robert M. Nor
gan of Boston, vice president
and treasurer of the Boston Five
Cents Savings Bank.
Also Thomas w. Moses of
Pittsburgh, chairman of the
American Legion Housing Com
mittee; Robert B. Patrick of
DeS MoineS, Iowa, financial vice
president of the Bankers Life
Insurance Co.; John j. Scully of
New York, vice president of the
Chase National Bank; James
Thimmes of Washington, chair
man of the CIO Housing Com
mittee; Bruce Savage of In
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Natives Blame Mythical
Killer, Battle Police

DARWIN, Australia (CDN.-
The willy natives of the Areyonga
settlement have Northern Terri
tory police baff1ed.
About all the police are sure
of is that an aboriginal tribes
man named Selly was found
dead in his bed with a broken
neck.
According to natives, Selly
must have been killed by a
"Kurdaitcha man." a mythical
figure of aboriginal folk lore.
The legendary killer, they say,
must have first broken Selly's
neck, then twisted it right again
to enable him to walk home.
Police believe, however, that
Selly was murdered by a tribes
man for breaking tribal law by
telling mems secrets to women
of the tribe. AS they reconstruct
Evening star., 1953-09-13

it. the men sat in a circle on a
moonlesS night, accused Selly of
the crime, then appointed an
executioner to kill him on the
spot according to ritual. They
can get no one to admit that,
however.
A coroner, baffled, returned an
open finding at an inquest.