GIRL'S STRANGE POWERS

Chronicle (Levin), 12 April 1949, Page 5

GIRL'S STRANGE POWERS

(N.Z.P.A.-

Reuter,

Austrian Townsfolk Flock To See Supernaluraiism

Copyriglit)

Received Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. . LONEON, April 11. Police, uniyersity professors and mhabitants of the little "Austrian mwn of Brucks have heen fioeking the home of the ten-year-old Caroline Chalupka to watch the supernatural powers she has develjped, says the AsSociated Press5 tYienna correspondent. Caroline5s father says that it all oegan one nighc last week, „wneh he ana the family of eight prepared for bed. Cpmbs,1 hairpiris anu orushes "fleav from the kitchen table into Caroline s room. The -ainer, wno ihoagnt the children vere playing a game, found Caro,.H6 sittmg up in bed amused, bui .the other children were frightened. oi*aaeiiiy ne aoor oi ihe Kitcneii cupboard opened and knives and lorks jumped out and made theL vay to Caroline s bed. An aiarm clock jumped from the - kitchtn ^aoie to beside the bed. The show ;ontinued until Caroline went to sleep. • in the morning the family foiind. all their eloth'es on the floor. No .naiter now ot'ten they were hung up! tney dropped down again. When the mother went to Caroiine's room she was just in time to see a large bloek of butter jump -l'om tne winaow-sill to a sheh above Carolin e head. 'ihe -police stated that Caroline's school teaeher told them that her jjenciis, erasers and books often jumped all over the schoolroom.