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IJNI>HKK<;if TKIXH OK TRIP Hajra Greatest Hcare Came With Might of Vast Crowd on Paria Klrld Farm, May 22.?Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh today told the story of his flight from New York to Paris to a group of newspaper men in the embassy, and when he had finished every on? was firm in the belief that he was a res I flying genius. "Being newspaper men," he began, "I suppose you gentlemen are interested first in knowing yvhat was the most dangerous thing ubouj our flight. The most dangerous tiling of all was that landing at Le iiourget, bringing that ship down on a field with all thatjK.-rowd running. I had more fear at the moment for the welfare. of our plane than at any other time in the whole flight. "The first part of the flight was better and easier than any of us expected. 1 he field in New York was muddy, which made the takeoff u little long, but we got away all right. "All the way up the American coast to Newfoundland, we had uncommonly good weather?lots better than we expected. Nut for the next 1,000 miles it couldn t have been much worse for us." At this Juncture, the ambassador remarked, "When Lindbergh says 'we' he meuns the ship and himself." All the way through, except when asked for a personal opinion of something the flier used the first person plural in describing the voyage. -After we got away from lund," continued the aviator, "we ran into fog, then into rain, then hail. Sometimes we flew not more than ten feet above the water, and the highest was 10,000 feet. We went up that high to try to get above the storm, but the average altitude for the whole second 1#00 miles of the flight was less than 100 feet. "If we had known that the weather would be as bad over that part of the ocean as it turned out to be, we would not have started, hut once we got into it, there was not any use in turning back; there wasn't anything to do but keep going. "We were mighty happy to see the dawn, which we ran into about two o'clock, New York time. In the afternoon we picked up Ireland from the maps wo had and from what I read home I knew that Kngland was a sort of hilly rolling country, France pretty flat and Ireland inclined*to be mountainous. So when 1 saw pretty high ranges off in front, 1 knew it was Ireland. I Pardon me," a voice from the outet ring of listeners called, "but did you do the whole flight by dead reckoning .' I am a flier myself; my name is CoMntfu. and 1 flew over here from laindoti a few minutes ago to s(-?. you and tell \ on you have done the greatest thing I ever heard ..f," All heads turned. The voice was that of Sir Alan Cobham. the greatest of Hntish long distance aviators, the pioneer ,.f routes to S,,uth Africa. India .. d Australia. '' 1" Alan Cubham." several said and inade a path for him to approach Lindbergh, who grasped the Briton s hand and said, "1 am mighty glad to meet you, ?ir. I have heard a gre-at deal about you. We?-I?did it all by dead leekoning. We didn't carry any astronomical instruments, and I didn't know how to use a sextant." "What po.n; v did you fly l)Ver m crossing fr..m Ireland to Frame?" some one asked. "Hand me tin- map; I'll tell Lindbergh leplied. In answer to another question, he said he did not feel either hungry aleep\ .luring the flight, and as to his meals -"I ate about a sandwich and a half and diank about a half glass of water. I kept the windows open all the way. Hut. you see, our ship, the way she is built, you are protected from straight winds, and so we didn't have that discomfort." "How did you fly from Cherbourg on to Paris?" "Oh. just came ..n in a straight line, picked up the beams of the searchlights all right and saw the Seine. Then when I got a look at Kiffel tower all |I( lip> r kncw (ha, wa<? Paris, and I had been told at home that Le Jh.urget was 11 kilometers northeast of Pans. , W hen 1 got there, 1 wa-n't quite Hure that it was Le Houiget. That is why I flew a.ouiul there several minutes. I thought Le Bourgct must be a little farther on. but when they turned on the field lights I figured that must be the place. Then the crowd began racing out there into the ights, and there wasn't any more doubt about it." The French journalists asked Lindbergh what was his opinion as to the f^Ie of Nungesscr and Coli, as he a P?th through much the same route they were expected to follow. "There are a hundred things could have happened to Nungesscr and <oh," he said. "If they had very had meat her this side of Newfoundland, one of the hundred things that seems not impossible is that they got into a sleet atorm that they might not have been able to get out of or climb over. A sleet storm can bring you down in five minutes, because ice built up in front of the wings will change their entire curve. "Then suppose they flew low all the way and got into an ice field. There you have got the worst possible conditions, and you might not be able to get over it. There are ice fields off Newfoundland, where if you had to come down there wouldn't be one chance m a thousand to hi* found. "The flight Nungosser and (,'oli took from Pans to New York is much harder than coming from New York to Paris because of unfavorable conditions. At New York we received telegrams from all over the United States, nearly all asking us to express sorrow to the people of Paris over the loss of Nungosser and Coli. Their attempt touched the heart of everybody in our country and every one of us wanted them to succeed." Former Non-Stop Records Washington, May 21.? Here are i some other non-stop Transatlantic flights that furnish high Jights in the history of travel, as selected by the National Geographic Society: Columbus: Sailed from Palos, Spain, August 3, 1492, arrived at San Salvador, October 12; time elapsed 69 days. Pilgrim Fathers: Sailed from Plymouth, Kngland, September 6, 1620, arrived Cape Cod, November 19; time elapsed 74 days. fDreadnaught: Yi%kee clipper ship sailed from New YorC June 15, 1H59, arrived Cape Clear, Ireland, June 27; time elapsed, 12 days. Savannah: First steamship to cross Atlantic, from Savannah, (!a., to Liverpool, leaving Savannah, May 29, 1K19, crossing in 27 days. Great Eastern: Famous early steamship sailed from Needles, off Southampton, England, June 17, 1K60, arrived New York, June 28; time elapsed 11 days. Maurebania: Sailed from New York to Cherbourg, September, 1924; time elapsed 5 days, 1 hour and 49 minutes. Zeppelin dirigible ZR-3 (later Los Angeles): Sailed from FViedrichshafen, Germany, October 12, 1924. Arrived Lakehurst, N. J., October 15; time elapsed, HI hours, 17 minutes. 1 British biplane (Alcock-Brown): I Took off at St. Johns, N. F., June 14, 1919, arrived Clifden, Ireland, June 15; time elapsed, 16 hours, 12 minutes. ( ongressional Medal For I.indl>ergh M i.neapolis. May 23. A bill is to be introduced in the next session of congress by Senator Thomas 1). Si hall to award Charle- A. Lindbergh with the Congressional Medal of Honor, the -enato) said here today. Life of Lindbergh j ( harlcs A. Lindbergh, born in Detroit, Mich., 19(12, being, therefore. 2">. Family moved Little Falls. Minn. Was graduated from Little Falls 11 igh school in 191s. Studied engineering at tin University of \\ iseons n, but gave it up to go on father's farm. Ix-ft the farm in 1922 to become aviator, having previously been an expert motorcycle lider. In May. 192 1. his father. C. A. Lindbergh, a congressman, died and Lindbergh returned to scatter his fathers ashes over the homestead, a< desired by his father. His mother is at present an instructor in ( ass Technical High school, Detroit. Bad Fire in Sgtaiter hire in Sumter Wednesday, at 2:30, fanned by the heavy wind, destroyed property valued at $25,900. The house of Harry \V. Cuttino was burned and the wind fanned the flames to the residences of Mrs. A. A. Bradham, Samuel Sanders and Mrs. Mary B. Warren. All four of these houses were practically destroyed and a garage and three outhouses to the rear ot Davis I). Moise's residence were also burned. Aid of the Columbia and Cnrrlden fire departments was requested. Columbia is said to have responded. Camden was asked O be ready upon the second call and the firemen were ready and willing to go, hut the wind stopped as suddenly as it had arisen and Camden'; aid was not needed. BOPl'LAR EXCURSION To WASHINGTON. 1). FRIDAY. JUNE 3. 1927. Southein Railway System will operate popular excursion above date; tickets to sold .June 3; return limit to reach original starting point mid night June 8. The following round trip fnres in effect: CAMDEN, S. C.. $11.50. Excellent opportunity to visit the Nation's Capitol. Wonderful parks, W ashington Monument. Library of Congress. Zoological Park. Lincoln Memorial, National Museum and Mt. Vei non. Baseball: Washington vs. St. lx>uls June 4 and 5; Washington vs Cleveland June 7. For Pullman reservations, etc.. sec Ticket Agents, of Southern Railway B H. Todd, D. P. A., Columbia, S. ? Wateree Wu WIomt. Wateree Mills won the game from Hartsville Cotton Mill here last Saturday by a acore of 6 to 1. Barnes and Taylor was the battery for Wa-, teree, while Newsom and Morton ! worked for Hartsville. By all br<*aks of the game the aeore should have j been reverted. Errora on the part of; the Hartsville team was responsible ' for nearly all of the runs for Wa | teree. Newsorn pitched a great game i for Hartsville, striking out sixteen | men. Boor fielding, Both inlei<i and outfield, changed what otherwise xhould have been a pitchers battle into a one-sided score. Barnes, u left-hander, also pitched well for : Wateree, and pulled himself -?ut of several bad holes with the bases full. Taylor, catching for Wateree, is a good player. He plays for the love of the game and works hard. FORTY-SIX GRADUATES (Continued from First Page) Waters, Goldie Corbett, Eulah Evans, Mary Jackson, Ruby Jackson, Khc-tta Mc-u-od, Ruby Rereen, Margaret West. Grade 2-A ? Wood row Benson, Allen Calder, Willie Cameron, Francis Chapman, Sidney Kirkland, Guy Love, Bobby Marye, Jack Mogu'.escu, Billy Nettles, Isaac Pitts, Wuodrow Sanders, Clinton Thigpen, Minnie Sue Bruce, I^ena Corbett, Lillian Davis, Virginia Davis, Catherine Dempster, Beulah Graham, Lois Homer, Ellen Little, Rebecca Rush, Florence Savage, Sudie Shirley, Kula Smyr!, Jean Van Laudingharn, Nancy Watts. Grade 2-B?Marjory Culler, Lucile DeBruhl, Clyburn Huggins, J. C. Hough, Joylynn Hall, Edwin Miller, James McKegin, Apnie May Pressley, Willie Sheorn, Harold Smith. Grade 3-A?Sarah Bissell, Leila Christmas, Gladys Hames, Mary Ellen McDowell, Emily Shannon, Emily Sheorn, Lillie Mae Smith, Willie Mae Smith, Lena Stevenson, Edna Strak, Helen Tindal, Fannie Mickle, Barbara Zemp, Helton Beard, Ned Beard, Jack Brown, Everette Goodale, Jack Halsail, Raymond Moore, McKain Richards, Robert Shaw, II. B. Shirley, Marion Smith, Ralph Trapp, William West, Rollins Hatfield, Billy Shannon, Henry Shannon. Grade .'LB?Ethel Evans, Evelyn Horton, Fledabel Horton, Thelmaj Kinney, Martha Moseley, Louise Mc-J Leod, Theo Smith, Louine Tolbert, Louise Yereen, Ruth Waters, Dorothy W <*i11s. Lacy Brayshaw, Arthur Christ mas, Willis DeBruhl, Ix-rov Doiity, Horace Hall. W. L. Jackson. Edward .Jennings. Nettle- Myers. Bruce Met ask ill. Redding Oglcsby, B:llie Pursley. Grade 1-A .James Chapman, Otis ( reed, Joseph Da-kins, Alfred Goodale. Jack Hui'.e; Jerome Hoffer, Doris Houser. Eugene Howard, Everette Montgomery, Roland Moore, J. A. Hast, Steven Team, Katherine Brayshaw. ( arolinc Britton. Charlotte Brown. Mary Florence Little, Ruth Moseley, Estelle Myers, Frances McLeod, Mary Richey, Dorothv \'an Landinghatn. Maw Waters, Elean.o Watts. Grade 1-B -Ina -DeLoache. Mary Lee Hilton. Ora Mae Price, May Nel! irapp, Ralph Gnodalc. Frank Hinson. I lb's-oe Johnson. Wilburn Moselec, Robert Rhame. Bovd Trapp, Leroy I I.O\ e. Diade l-< - -Mamie Baker, Jennie ( ullei. Li/a Jackson. Lin eal Pressley, Edna S arborough, Alma Smyrl, Beatrice \ iiepigue. Frank Clyburn. Rutu- (orbit*, Edward Holland, Raymond Hin- n. f.uther Lowery, Baytow Morris. C. W. Rhoden, Llovd Rush. Grade o-A?Marion Evans, Col itGardner, Donald Hill, Douglas Kennedy. Lawrence Kirkland, (Veil Mc( askill, \\ illiam Moore, Joe Phillips, William Thompson, Troy -Godwin. Margaret Baldwin, Mary Lee Blake-1 ney, Betsy Dickens, Zaida Lang, Mary Ellen McCaskill, Elizabeth ' Moore, Kate Shannon, Golda Shirley, Louine Strak, Mary Elizabeth Wrooten, Antoinette Williams. Mae Smith. Grade o-B?Catherine Hall, Willie Hough, ( nrrie McLeod, Rosalie Moore, Eva Shirley, Lorine Smith, Jenny Tolbert, Nataline Zeigter, Billy Baum, Harry Brown, Alvin Christmas, James Calder. Frank Campbell, James DeLoache, Henry DeBruhl, Virgil Gardner. Cleo Johnson, Richard j Jenkins, Hil! Rhp.nie, Maurice West. Giade ?Herman Jackson, Jack MvLain, William McLeod, Jack Shir- | le>, Harold Shirley, Fay Baker, Lil- J lian McCaskill, Alice Melton,-Gladys Sharp, Mel vena Twitty, Alberta Watts. Grade 6-A ? Margaret Barnea, Harriet Beard, Nancy Brown, OttVia Bud-I din, Betty Garrison, Frances Creed, Virginia Drawdy, ElizabetH Gardner. Jean Harris, Sarah Kirkland, Kath ' ryne Little, Grace Love, Mary Jane' Mackey, Meta Mogulescu^ Emily J Zemp, Homer Baldwin, Jack Boyd. 1 Thomas Bruce, Austin Jones, Samuel ' McCaskill, James Moore. Reuben i Pitts, Charlie Sheffield, Leonard' Storey. Grade 6-B?Eleanor Brown. Nannie' Elliott, Lucile Kirkland, Mamie Ix>ng, ! Lila Ko?s, L. O. Funderburk, Woodrow Huckabee, Dun Lang, Francia Mcleod, Lawson Munn, John Smith, Ia'*Iw Smith. Grade 6-C?Grace Christina*, Allie Bell Shcdd, Clarence Christmas, Klil:u? Dabney, L. T. Holland, Willie Shirley. Grade 7 A? Harold Hough, Joe Jenkins, Solomon Mime, Lawrence Munn, George Khame, Grayson Shaw, Clyde West, Alice DcPass, Kmily Goodale, Margaret Goodale, Kileen Graham, Harriet Loriek, Mary Love, Margaret McCoy, Lloiae Hho<len, Sara Lynn Kichey, Kdith Webster. Grade 7-B Jack Dunn, Hurry Lee Gregory, Dan Mackey, J. 11. McLeod,; W. C. McManus, Alvin Uiley, Derrell Sanders, I'erry Threatt, Andrew Trapp, Alvah WattM, Walter Wooten, Vivian Hull, Willene Hall, Clara Holland, Lena Jennings, Genevieve Montley, Mary Peebles, Jtuth Stevenson. Grade 7-C?Julian Burns, Wilburn Denton, ltobert Goodale, Claude Jackson, KlJiott Sj^eorn, Woodrow Trapp, John Howard, Minnie DeBruhl, Dorothy Graham, Maggie Ix?u McCaikill, Mary Kllen Strak, Gladys Tolbert. NEW YORK TO PARIS (Continued from First Page) the young hero and save him from those to whom he had become a friend, a hero, a sportsman to admire forever, but they were helpless against the common impulse. Ignoring the swinging batons of the gendarmes and the loud-voiced shouts of soldiers anxious to bring order out of delirious but very human enthusiasm, the crowd of common people swirled about the young man from America, held aloft and smiling, and' seemingly a bit bewildered on the I arms of a few sturdy souls. For half an hour they pushed one another this way and that, trying to take young Lindbergh from his plane to the administration buildings on the landing field, where noted men of his own country and of France had long been waiting to welcome him with due formality. When finally they got him there, his tired and trembling fingers were grasped in a j handshake by America's ambassador to France, Myrop T. Herrk'k, and by Frenchmen of high position. But Lindbergh was too weary seemingly to fcnow what it was all about. smiled and said: "Thank you. I am awfully happy," and then his fatigue could be fought off no longer, and he seemed to go to sleep standing there on his feet. y OuUlda'the crowd w?s howling for a sight of the hero who had won the heart of France, as no American probably had before. brilliant search* lights were focused on the balcony of the building, into which Lindbergh had been carried, but the crowd had to be disappointed?Lindbergh could do no more. The American ambassador came to the balcony and waved the aviator's helmet at the crowd, which kept shouting: "The pilot?-the pilot, let us see Lindbergh!" Lindbergh, asleep on his feet, wah lifted up and carried to an automobile and hurried to Paris, a few miles I away, to sleep after so many hours, | when even to close his eyes for a moment might have meant death. Tonight he lies in bed in his country's embassy. It was after midnight when he reached ' there?-41 hours after he got out of bed in New York to make the great adventure in which already so many others had failed. 1 It was on the ambassador's insistence that the youth permitted himself to go to the embassy, and the car had difficulty in making its way through the tremendous traffic to the residence of America's official representative. Three French aviators assist*! the birdman to alight. He ^tumbled as he slept in their arms. "Gyod old fellow," they shouted, as they bade him goodnight. before he went to bed Captain , Lindborfe+vanformed Ambassador Herrick that he had brought two or three i letters of lft{ft>dtictibn with him, because, he explained: "This is a new country to me and nobody knows me here." "Now you go to bed," said the ambassador, "and don't worry about being a stranger.' There isn't any one in France who won't know you when you awake." Paris itself had stayed awake until it had news of the American's arrival, then automobiles began trickling into ! the city. Little groups along the j road called: "Did he come?" "Lindbergh, has he come?" Those in the automobiles waved and . shouted back: "The American has come." ; Many wanted the exact time, wanted the details, for they had apparently waited on the roadside for many hours. Bourget, which is four miles north, of Paris, was surrounded by automobiles and the scant police traffic force oon lost coXd nd ofun lo,in "nd"^J nearly Xyiilthl u_h*" ??*1 them c/uW get b?l The appearand ?, 'logs from the . & M in* of U Uouru, , ;'1"6! in years yav,. ? "r *? rJ barker., who brought*? " I K'?n "?* on pin..L0?ii ?"<< blur Lindbergh (1# ' I "pot where Captaias .."""J Loll took off two w "Hi of the two French , | nnnds during ?h* s 1 *?J ??i the People, were and generous of the man from the forget their country^*? ?dly amonyut th,.m Nunge.ser, l'??r (:?H V* landed, but the word * dU'ckly that he > I odmln.atr.tion boUdioT# Lindbergh! j,in|r"*B "houted. "Show otTUeAn^C,,"m?-^l t the lnd0 ut ;ii crowd- Thty rtJ Lindbergh I" The ambassador caaw J with an aviator's helm?-H woo Lindbergh's ?0 held aloft a great bo?h 9 obviously presented to thtfl these things, even if t|?fl to the airman, did not We want , ? crowd kept on. ?ur. Mr. Ambassador. Bravo 'M must have Lindbergh " ' The police force a ppej in the early afternoon S ''"I on,-,, the people their work and }JW came marching along j. streams, until the bu M JH merely islands. 'pjle climbed on everything tk/jl a view. 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