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FRIDAY. DECEMBER 19. 1941 THE NEWDcnny amt Kellys Sad, But Proud of Their Heroic Son Madison, Fla., Dec. 12.—The.Kel lys were in mourning. tonight but their sadness was tempered by pride in the heroic death of their son and heir—Captain Colin Kelly, Jr., twen ty-six-year old army flier who sank the 29,330-ton Japanese battleship Haruna to become America’s first hero of World war II. “I’m proud that he did his part for our country,” C. T. Kelly, Sr., replied when informed by the Unit ed Press that his son was killed after scoring the three direct bomb hits that sent the Haruna to the bottom off Luzon. Dispatches from Manila said his diving airplane vanished in the roar ing explosion that sank the Haruna as the pilot plunged his craft straight down at the enemy and re leased a stick of high explosives al most into the mouths of flaming Japanese guns. “He always wanted to be a soldier —ever since he was about twelve years old,” the elder Kelly, who is in the naval stores business, said. “He always talked about aviation. Some times I thought he was almost too crazy about it. “But I'm proud of him. He was a fine specimen of manhood and, I guess, fairly bright. That’s how he got an appointment to West Point.” Captain Kelly’s mother had little to say and received the news brave ly indicating her relief at knowing the truth after five days of uncer tainty. “You see,” his father explained, “we’d rather have the bov dead and know it, than to have 'him held in some dungeon under torture.” Kelly’s young wife, a New Jersey girl, was said to be en route to Madison from her home at West Point, N. J., with the couple’s two- year-old son, Colin, III. Among the first to arrive at the Kelly home after the news was re ceived was elderly Mrs. D. H. Mays, younger Kelly’s maternal grandmoth er and widow of a former Florida congressman, who motored over from Monticello. “Well, we all have to die,” Mrs. Mays commented calmly. Kelly had no brothers. His only sister, Emmala Mays Kelly, was expected home tonght from Camp Blanding, where she is employed as a secretary. The army flier was bom here July 11, 1915.' He attended schools here and in Miami, where his fath er was in the real estate business during the Florida boom in 1926-27. After a year at the Marion Military | academy at Marion, Ala., he entered ' West Point in the fall of 1933. He was graduated from West Point four years ago and, after com pleting the army’s primary flying course at Randolph and Kelly Fields, Texas, was assigned to March Field, California. He went to Hawaii last March and to the Philippines in Oc tober. Lieutenant General Douglas Mac- Arthur, commander of the Far East ern army, wrote his epitaph in a communique issued at Manila today: “General MaoArthur announced with great sorrow the death of Cap tain Colin Kelly, Jr., who so distin guished himself by scoring three direct hits on the Japanese capital ship Haruna, leaving her in flames and in distress,” it said. action, a s he did. I know that he is happy, that it came in that fashion. “I am happy that he has done this and has left his imprint be hind.” "And didn’t he give those Japs something to remember him by?” Mrs. Kelly, the former Marian Wick, arrived here last month from Honolulu to visit her parents. She received three letters from her hus band on Monday. Wife Proud of Feat New York, Dec. 12.—“I am proud of him,” Mrs. Colin P. Kelly, Jr., said simply and then, holding her year and one-half old son close to her added: “And ‘Corkey’ will be proud, too.” “Is there any word about those who were with him—the co-pilot, or anyone?” asked the widow of one of the United 1 States’ first air heroes of World war II. There were no tears in Mrs. Kelly’s eyes as she talked of the twenty-six-year old West Point flier and captain who was credited with scoring three direct hits on the Jap anese battleship Haruna, which sank north of Luzon in the Philippines. Her eyes glowed 1 , instead, with the pride of which she spoke. “He was an officer in every sense of the word,” she said 1 . “Even I, his wife, did not know what orders he had received, the places he was io go, or the secrets that he knew. He was a marvelous officer and I know that he -would want to have died in Praised by Governor Tallahassee, Fla., Dec. 12.—Gover nor Spessard L. Holland, a veteran of the United States army air corps in World war I, sent the following telegram tonight to the father of Captain Colin Kelly, Jr., at Madison: “Although your son made the su preme sacrifice in the splendidly successful execution of his mission, it may be of comfort to know that his exemplary bravery and achieve ment will serve as an inspiration to every patriotic American and espe cially to the men who now defend our shores in the fight for freedom. “His deed will endure, inscribed on the pages of American history.” IRATE MAN’S AIM GOOD NEWBERRIES... . . . Overheard talking in a local gro cery store the other day were two coloreds. Their version of being lit erally “taken” to the army was a lit tle different from the way we always heard it. The talkative one said to the other—“Yes, siree, I know of two more going to be in thv army soon— me and the fellow that comes after me.” I guess that’s accepting fate. . . . Saturday’s darkness saw Christ mas decorations in the business sec tion turned on for the first time this season. And the decorations don’t look bad at all. It is true they could have been more elaborate, but few realize the cost of such. And the money just wasn’t there this time, i The lights are sufficient to create a seasonal motif and in this day and [time we are thinking a great deal I about more important ways of spend ing money than tor our own pleasures —the Red Cross and Defense bonds and stamps being the main calls just now. Throws Bottle at Picture of Hitler on Screen For Factory Wear i Pittsburgh, Dec. 13.—The penalty for socking Adolph Hitler with a bottle—in America—was set today at f2 or five days in jail. That was the sentence handed out to Louis Koket, thirty, of Meadville, Pa., by Magistrate Anthony Lucas when Koket admitted he threw a wine bottle at the Nazi dictator’s likeness when it was flashed on the screen at a movie here Thursday night. Koket came to Pittsburgh to en list in the navy, but found the “waiting list” so long he decided to take in a movie. When Hitler’s pic ture came on the screen, Koket said, “I got so mad I couldn’t help throw ing the bottle.” His aim was good. _ South Carolina receives $1,500,000 every year in taxes from the legal sale of beer. ^ , 2 This large sum—$5,000,000 since beer has been legal—is used to support the School Aid Fund, and helps pay the costs of government in cities and towns in 46 counties in South Carolina. 3 4 3,500 people have honest, stable jobs because of legal beer in South Carolina; beer helps them take care of the 10,000 people in their families. Eeer taxes mean fewer other taxes for you to pay; the jobs beer has provided mean payrolls .... more buying-power for people who buy food, clothing, homes, right here in South Carolina J Though designed by the Bureau of Home Economics for factory wear, this blue cotton denim mech-j anirs overall outfit can be worn' by women engaged in farm work, the National Cotton Council and Cotton-Textixle Institute point out. The cotton denim will with stand countless washings and is. designed for hard wear. ... A very small lad was seen in a five and ten one morning this week doing his shopping and with him was his mother. He was undecided whether to 'put a certain amount of money into his sister’s present until mother assured him that the sister had already purchased something equally nice for him. ... So soon in the war a number of sayings or by-words have sprung to the front that shall probably be on the lips of millions of Americans for sometime to come. Winchell says “Join the Navy and free the world.” Others we hear sound something like “Don’t shoot until you see the stent of their eyes” and “We’re going to slap the Japs off the map.” Many radio programs close with “Remem ber Pearl Harbor” and perhaps you've heard one of the newer popular tunes that suggests putting the Japs on their “Japan-knees.” . . . Those in charge of Civilian De fense registration in Newberry county report Newberrians are res ponding nicely. Although the age limit for registration was set at 45, quite a few over that age have ex pressed wilingness and even eager ness to assist and so have been allow ed to register for the service they de sire. The time may never come when the file of names may be drawn from and yet we know there’s noth ing like preparedness now. The very things we have Insisted can’t happen here are happening daily. The Boy Stout motto “Be Prepared” is a gwxl by-word for Americans during the “duration”. . . . An exciting story on patriotism could be written about Newberry county’s second largest town, Whit mire, were all the facts known. Since declaration of war the cry to volun teer seems to have gone over that section. Newspaper articles tell of many enlistments in the Navy as well as in the Marines and Army from, that section. Since Monday of last week local draft boards have had quite a few volunteers and everyone lived or worked at Whitmire. One fellow who rated an occupational de ferment and drew a really good sal ary expressed to the board his inten tions of volunteering. Four or five would-be-volunteers were only 17 years of age and had to be turned away. But such didn’t stop them— the Navy needed men as well as the Army they figured so they made their way to the nearest Navy recruiting center. Additional questionnaires have been ordered by one of the lo cal draft board's to handle those Whitmire volunteers. Eventually Newberry county gets credit for all Volunteering so that means smaller calls through Selective service. . . . Unusually attractive decorations will be seen in homes of the city this year. Many Newberrians are quite artistic in arranging such, and a ride over town one night very soon will be a treat for everyone. “30” A*--‘ 7 Wise Men Will Choose Her Qifit tycuMVute... PHOENIX HOSIERY -'■> %«fapip|i i / 5 6 To preserve these benefits, the South Carolina beer in dustry pledges full cooperation to keep the places that sell beer as wholesome as beer itself. You can halg by buying your beer only in the reputable establishments selling it. They are by far the great major ity; others should be reported to the res^nsible law- enforcement authorities. v scr*, SOUTH CAROLINA BEER WHOLESALERS ASS OC IAT1 ON ^OCIAt' 0 ' $1.00 $1.15 $1.25 Wise men can choose no gift more acceptable . . . more de sired. Especially if you give a box of the new Phoenix lisles, fashion-decreed for their up-to- the-minute style importance. She'll adore your taste for something dramatic and re freshing. Drop in and let us help you in your selection. Nylon Hot. $1.79 CARPENTER’S Open Evenings till Christmas College Professors Astounded By Ten-Year-Old Prodigy Ten-Year Old Boy Turns to Chemis try, Plays on Many Instruments CLEVELAND, Dec. 13. — A ten- year-old boy wonder who has to perch on his knees on a high labora tory stool to do chemistry experi ments is astounding his instructors at Western Reserve university. After his first three months of for mal schooling, Kenneth Wolf—a pro digy who could read before he could walk and composed music at the age of six—seemingly knows all the an swers in the first semester chemistry course. Kenneth has been studying chem istry for five years—ever since he picked up one of his father’s old college textbooks on the subject. Before he was accepted by Western Reserve as a special student in September, he twice had read through the text used in the freshman cnem- istry course. Even so, Dr. Oliver J. Grummitt, his instructor, finds himself staring at the college student in shorts and knee socks as he gives lengthy and precise answers in oral quizzes. Ken neth always is one of the first to vol unteer in recitation, and he knows his grades before his teachers mark his papers. Stimulates Freshmen After one test, he remarked to his mother that he had done “fairly well” and he would get “90 or bet ter”. He got a 92. A report from his instructors shows that Kenneth is a B student in the upper third of his class. His vocabulary generally is far better than that of the average college student. He has only average know ledge of sports, but has the edge in French and English grammar, geo logy, zoology, botany and orinth- ology. In short, says Assistant Dean George W. Srail of the university’s Adelbert college, he’s a genius with one of the highest intelligence quo tients—if not the highest—yet found among the university’s students. He’s also a club for chemistry in structors to hold over lackadaisical freshmen. “Kenneth is a good incentive for other students in his class,” Srail find's. “They are a little embarrass ed if their grades are lower than those of a boy half their age, and they work harder. Voracious Reader The only child of Mr. and Mrs. Morris H. Wolf—both lawyers— Kenneth started speaking complete sentences at four months, reading at one year and playing piano by ear at fifteen months. He's a vora cious reader. His parents never -know what book he’ll be into next and make no attempt to restrict his choice. One day he started discussing anatomy with his proud but no long er surprised father. Asked when he learned so much about the subject, the child replied: “Don’t you remem ber that hygiene magazine that was in the hotel room at Syracuse about a year ago?” Too advanced through self-educa tion to enter grade or high school. Kenneth was admitted as a special student at Western Reserve after stiff aptitude tests. Several months earlier he amazed instructors by per- ormmg a few difficult experiments while visiting the chemistry lab dur ing a university “open house” for the public. When Kenneth started college work, his parents moved' within a block of the school. His mother us ually meets him after classes and takes him home. This is the bane of Kenneth’s life. Music First Interest “He thinks I baby him too much and doesn’t want me to call for him at college,” Mrs. Wolf said. “Maybe I do—but after all, he’s only ten.” Music is Kenneth’s first interest, although he expects to complete a four-year course in chemistry Al ready he’s studying music composi tion and as soon as his hands grow enough to reach an octave—r.mybe by next year—he will make his debut as a concert pianist and study sum mers under Composer Paul Hinde- mith and Conductor Sergi Kousse- vitzky of the Boston Symphony orchestra. He’s working now on the orches tration of a piano concerto in which Hindemith has expressed interest. Compared with this work, Kenneth rates some of his earlier composi tions as pretty juvenile, and soberly tells you: “I’ve scrapped several of them as absolute junk.” Laboratory Worker After the first few days of ogling the youngster, his classmates quit treating him like a kid brother. Now they carry on serious discus sions with him and seek his help in laboratory. In exchange, they put away laboratory equipment too heavy for him to lift. Dark-haired and dark-eyed, rath er pallid a ndl inclined toward what he calls “obesity”, Kenneth is extraord inarily poised and serious. He works quietly and deliberately in ti.e_lab- oratory, getting on his knees atop a high stool to reach spigots, burners and other equipment. While conversing, his eyes rove until he’s finished talking. 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