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THE TIMES AND DEMOCRAT, Orangeburg, Thursday, November 30, 1978, Page3B New Ship For Patriots Point Elgin Catfish Stomp Beginning On Dec. 2 around the ship. The destroyer's gunners shot down nine of the raiders and friendly aircraft destroyed others, but when it was all over the ship was badly damaged, having been hit with four bombs and five kamikazes. In just over the hour, the Laffey sustained 103 casualties: 32 dead, 71 wounded. The badly damaged ship was towed to port, minor repairs were made and she sailed back to the U.

S. for repairs on the West Coast. The Laffey, a 2200 ton destroyer of the Sumner Class, is 376 feci inches long, or less than half the length of the Yorktown next to which she will be berthed at Patriots Point. The addition of the Laffey to the museum is the culmiiiation of many months of work by Patriots Point efc Development Authority and the Navy and becomes the second ship of the South Carolina Navy. Church Of God Having Bazaar The Cannon Bridge Road Church of God Indies Auxiliary will hold a fall bazaar Saturday, Dec.

2, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at The Orangeburg Mall. All proceeds, said a church spokesman, will go toward furnishing the church parsonage. Letters To The Editor Voice Of The People Hudson aivgeburg ALL A 1 1 i 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 r' CHARLESTON, S.C.

The newest addition to the Naval and Maritime Museum at Patriots Point is scheduled to arrive in Charleston Sunday, Dec. 3. The destroyer Laffey (DD-724), survivor of one of the most severe kamikaze attacks of World War II, is scheduled to arrive in Charleston Harbor around midday Sunday. Her arrival will depend upon weather conditions during her tow from Solomons, Md. to Charleston.

Upon arrival, the Laffey will be berthed 'at Pier Tango at the Naval Station until pier facilities have been constructed at Patriots Point. The Laffey, commissioned -Feb. 8, 1944, has a distinguished record of service extending from participation in the shore bombardment of "Utah" beach in France on D-Day to her survival of a fearsome attack at Okinawa during her Pacific duties and on through service in Korea. The Laffey was decommissioned March 29, .1975 in Alexandria, Va. Her usefulness did not end there, however, as the ship has continued to serve the Navy as an electronics test vehicle at the Naval Surface Weapons Center facility at Solomons, a role she carried until her transfer to Patriots Point by the Navy.

The tale of the Laffey's survival of an intense Japanese attack is legend. On April 15, 1945, the Laffey was on station 30 miles north of Okinawa when the enemy launched a ife air attack with some 50 planes at the Laffey. About half of the raiders broke through the defense screen Harry Bryant Named To Board: Wofford College SPARTANBURG, S.C. An Orangeburg attorney, Harry S. Bryant, has been elected to the board of directors of the Wofford College National Alumni Association for a four-year term which begins Jan.

1, 1979. A 1964 graduate of Wofford, Bryant is a partner in the firm of Bryant, Fanning and Yar-borough. He is on the board of directors of the South Carolina Municipal Association, the Orangeburg Arts Festival and the Orangeburg County Council on Aging. President of the Orangeburg Rotary Club, Bryant is also a member of the Orangeburg City Council. He and his wife Bettis are the parents of three children.

Lander Singers Having Concert GREENWOOD, S.C. The Lander Singers of Lander College will present a Christmas choral concert Friday, Dec. 1. Featured works which will be performed include Vivaldi's "Gloria" and a blend of light and traditional Christmas music. A professional string orchestra from Anderson will accompany the Vivaldi work.

Dr. John Hindman, associate professor of music at Lander, is conductor of the Lander Singers. The accompanist is Olivia Powell. Special organ selections will be performed by Anna Laura Page. The program will be at 8 p.m.

in Barksdale Physical Education Center on the Lander campus. Admission is $2 for the public. ELGIN, S.C.-Combine 700 gallons of catfish stew with a sparkling Christinas parade, add a 10,000 meter run and mix in plenty of family entertainment. The result is the 1978 edition of the Elgin Catfish Stomp, beginning Dec. 2 in this Kershaw County town.

Located on U.S. Highway 1 between Columbia and Camden, the third annual Stomp starts at 11 a.m., with a Christmas parade fronted by Miss America, Kylene Barker, followed by an array of holiday season floats and units, according to a town spokesman. Chief chef Ross Boulware and an army of helpers will begin dishing out his special blend of catfish stew at noon in the Blaney School cafeteria. Using some 1,200 pounds of catfish plus several hundred pounds of potatoes and onions, his catfish stew, says Boulware, "is just the thing to launch the holiday season." The starting gun sounds at 12:15 p.m., for the first annual Catfish Stomp run of 10,000 meters (6.2 miles). There will be four divisions for both men and women with awards slated for top finishers.

Entry fee is $4. Free musical entertainment will fill the afternoon, beginning at 1 p.m. It will include music by Jacob's Ladder of Columbia, the Counselor's Quartet of Elgin and Commissioner of Agriculture G. Bryan Patrick Jr. Carroll Brown, continued the spokesman, will sing country and western songs and Trans South of Blythewood will perform as a We are open every night through Christmas 9 o'clock! Only 21 shopping days left! Stew Time Co-chairman Pete James, frontand Walter Harrell give a final stir to some of the catfish stew offered last year at the Elgin Catfish Stomp.

They will join an army of helpers tcprepare the 700 gallons of stew to be offered at the 1978 Catfish Stomp scheduled Saturday, Dec. 2, in this Kershaw County Town. country and western rock band. There'll also be the Palmetto Cloggers with Pam Collins and the square dancing High Steppers from Camden. Topping things off will be arts and crafts for festival visitors plus rides for the youngsters, the Stomp spokesman said.

Eight persons were convicted of the robbery, including former Greenville County Deputy Sheriff Carl Skelton and Greenville car dealer Luther Lee Cannon. Also convicted were Arthur Edward Williamson of Greenville, Forrest Cotton McGuire and his brother, Arnold McGuire, both of Chicago, Dennis Blackwell of Chesnee, S.C, and Willie Foster Sellers of Charlotte, N.C. Bank Robber Nabbed 1 8 mm Mil 8 Call 536-4607, Run A Sale Ad Bowman School Having Carnival BOWMAN, S.C.-The Bowman Elementary School will sponsor a carnival Saturday, Dec. 2 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.

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