April 25, 2014 by The Sumter Item

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BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com (803) 774-1272 The city budget is a quarter-million dollars closer to being balanced. At a specially called budget meeting this week, Sumter City Council learned its finances are that much closer to matching reve-

nue and expenditures after officials determined Sumter will raise more money than previously expected. The increase isn’t because of a tax increase, City Manager Deron McCormick told council Tuesday. Instead, budget staff has received updated tax assessments from the county assessor’s office that add another $255,000 to the city’s projected income for fiscal year 201415. That adjustment, along with an additional $20,000 worth of lowered expenditures, caused the deficit to drop from an initial $972,590 to $699,164. But the city still must find a way

to trim almost $700,000 in spending requested by various city departments before the end of the fiscal year June 30. Some departments are facing increasing operating costs before they even factor in the costs of services. “There are some things they don’t control,” McCormick said, citing a rise in health insurance costs, changes to the way the state calculates pension contributions, and adjustments to worker’s compensation. “You can have a halfmillion dollars in new costs without changing anything else.”

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Jared Barnhill makes some minor adjustments on the clock in the Sumter Opera House on Thursday afternoon. The only nonoriginal piece in the clock tower is a pane of glass that had to be replaced after Hurricane Hugo in 1989. The rest of the clock and its parts were assembled in Sumter in 1894. The historic clock is back in operation after a hiatus because of a broken part.

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Motorists with expired tags advised to file complaints BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 Tierra Taylor said she felt frustrated. Taylor, who lives in Alcolu, said when she noticed April 7 that the 45-day tag on the car she purchased from Craig’s Used Cars in Manning was expiring, she contacted the dealership. “They said it would be in on the ninth,” she said. When she asked if they could give her another tag, she said they told her, “Don’t worry, we’ll pay your ticket,” and changed the “7” on her tag to a “17.” “I was afraid to drive my car,” she said. “I have a sister in Columbia who was in a crisis and asked me to help her move, and I couldn’t.” Taylor was among a steady stream of concerned car buyers who were stopping by the Manning Police Department on Wednesday to file complaints against the dealership, which has two sales lots in Florence and one in Manning. Lt. S.K. Daniels of the Manning Police Department said her department was advising people to come in and file a complaint if they think they have not received the proper tags from Craig’s Used Cars. Daniels said the dealership has been failing to provide customers with the appropriate tags and titles for their vehicles. “What customers have been doing is they have been coming to the Manning Police Department and filing an incident report stating what happened,” she said. Daniels said those awaiting tags

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Gov. Nikki Haley speaks with Sumter School District Teacher Forum’s members after the S.C. House passed the K-12 Education Reform Initiative.

McElveen touts initiative to expand kindergarten BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 The South Carolina General Assembly is taking steps toward expanding education for kindergartners statewide. The House of Representatives and the Senate recently passed bills in support of education reform package “Read to Succeed,” which would tie thirdgrade reading McELVEEN achievement to grade-level advancement. After the House passed Gov. Nikki Haley’s K-12 Education Reform Initiative, it went to the state Senate, where Read to Succeed was added and passed back to the House in early April. If passed by the House with the new addition, 4-year-old kindergarten will become available

statewide for at-risk children. State Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter, said the bill is a representation of both parties working together on a piece of legislation that will hopefully have a great impact on early childhood education in the state. McElveen wasn’t initially on board with all the aspects of the proposal; however, after some discussion, he concluded that reaching students and encouraging the reading component at that age is a step in the right direction for education in South Carolina. McElveen said literacy is a big concern, and youth in South Carolina need to be prepared and reading at a certain level by the time they reach third grade. “I think if you’re going to improve public education, I’ve always thought that you should

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2 men face child sex charges BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com (803) 774-1225

come from a series of incidents in which he allegedly gave the victim baths and then rubbed her down, according to reports. Further investigation revealed that Colclough showed his genitals to the victim and forced her to touch him inappropriately. He also reportedly assaulted the victim sexually with his hands during these events, which occurred between Jan. 1, 2008, and Feb. 28, 2012. According to Lt. Robert Burnish of Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Colclough’s alleged actions were brought to light after SIMON the victim told her high school counselor about the incidents. The counselor then alerted the student resource officer for the school, who then alerted investigators at the sheriff’s office. Investigators then called Colclough in for questioning, and during his interview, Colclough confessed that he had committed these crimes, which is a rarity according to Burnish. “It certainly doesn’t happen very

Two men could be facing numerous child sex crime charges following investigations headed by local law enforcement. Ekelo Simon, 18, of 140 Brentwood Drive, was arrested Monday and charged with two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, and Larry Colclough, 41, of 23 Harvin Lane in Bishopville, was arrested Thursday COLCLOUGH and charged with one count of criminal sexual conduct with a minor or attempt. According to reports, a warrant was filed for Simon’s arrest after an investigation of allegations that he had sex with his female cousin at his residence. The victim was reportedly 13 years old at the time of the incident, which occurred on or between Nov. 15 and Nov. 20, 2013. Colclough’s charges reportedly

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often,” he said, agreeing that Colclough’s admission should ease the legal process. Given the span of time during which these incidents allegedly occurred, Burnish said there could be more charges in store for Colclough. “Depending on what the investigation reveals, he could be facing more charges,” he said. “These incidences took place over a span of several years.” Originally, Simon was part of an investigation headed by detectives with Sumter Police Department. As the investigation developed, Burnish explained, SPD officials discovered alleged incidents that occurred in the county’s jurisdiction and then alerted the sheriff’s office. As second-degree criminal sexual conduct carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison, Simon is facing 40 years behind bars if convicted of the two charges levied against him so far, while Colclough is facing 20 years in prison. Both men are being held at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center awaiting bond.

Car show will be held as fundraiser A More Door Auto Bazaar will be held next to Sumter Cut Rate Soda Fountain, 32 S. Main St., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. No two-door cars will be allowed. The cost is $10 if you preregister and $15 the day of the event. Money raised will be donated to a local Shriners club. For more information, call (803) 983-5430.

Firm bringing 130 jobs to York County FORT MILL — A company that provides engineering and technical services for power and communications utilities is locating its corporate headquarters in York County, bringing 130 jobs to South Carolina. UC Synergetic announced on Thursday that it will invest $2.2 million in its headquarters in Fort Mill. The South Carolina headquarters will support UC Synergetic’s 36 offices and more than 1,200 employees nationwide.

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Socastee High educator is Teacher of the Year COLUMBIA — A special education teacher from Horry County has been named South Carolina’s Teacher of the Year. Jennifer Ainsworth of Socastee High School was announced as the winner in Columbia on Wednesday night. She was among five finalists from across the state.

CORRECTION The child playing the part of a troll in the photo on page A6 in the Wednesday edition of The Sumter Item was misidentified by his school, according to family members. The child’s name is Lane Osborne.

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Young birds nesting atop an unused night deposit box are ready for their mother to return with dinner on Monday.

Saturday shopping trip can help local charities you support BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 Some say shopping can be therapeutic. The first Saturday in May, it can also be beneficial for some local nonprofit organizations. A $5 ticket gets you into Belk’s Spring Charity Sale from 6 to 10 a.m. May 3, where items will be discounted 20 to 70 percent. It also takes $5 off your purchase, and charities get to keep 100 percent of the proceeds from each $5 ticket sold. In addition, the first 100 customers in each store on the morning of the charity sale will receive free Belk gift cards ranging in value from $5 to $100 and a chance to win one of three $1,000 Belk gift cards awarded companywide,

according to a company news release. “It’s a big sale we have twice a year as a company to drive business and give customers huge discounts,” said Kelli Geddings, sales team manager for the Sumter Belk. “It’s a great fundraising opportunity for local charities and gives the community a good shopping day.” Local charities sign up to sell tickets, and two weeks before the event, they are able to sell the tickets at the store, she said. Charities are also selling them directly, or tickets can be purchased at checkout. “If you do it at the register, it (the money) is split up among all the participating charities,” Geddings said. “We recommend buying from charities so they get more direct donations.” In addition, all charity sale participants will be entered into a drawing to

win one of three $1,000 cash awards for their nonprofit organization, according to the release. That would be very helpful for Anointed Word Christian Worship Center in Dalzell. They are raising money to build a church, said Pastor Marie Sanders. Wayman Chapel AME Church is raising money for “different needs of the church” and “future endeavors,” said member Sandra Quick. “I think it’s admirable of Belk to do this,” she said. “It helps a great deal.” The James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell Foundation uses the money raised for back-to-school supplies, said Bertha Willis, Sumter satellite coordinator. Sumter Volunteers Inc. uses the event as a fundraiser for the My Community and Me program, which teach-

es elementary school children about local history and ways to help their community. “We say each charity cay ticket adopts a fourth-grader,” said Jo Anne Morris, executive director. “We like to participate.” The Fall 2013 Belk Charity Sale raised more than $5 million for nearly 8,000 schools and community nonprofit organizations in Belk markets, according to the news release, and last year, the two charity sale events together raised a total of more than $10 million for participating charities. Charlotte-based Belk Inc. is a family owned and operated department store company with 299 stores in 16 Southern states. For more information, call the Sumter Belk store at (803) 778-1811 or visit it at Sumter Mall, 1057 Broad St.

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Appreciating the world’s cultures From left, Oakland Primary School students Laila Pearson, a kindergartner representing Ireland; Maya Simpson, a kindergartner representing South Africa; Haden Hardy, a first-grader representing Iceland; and Jayden Daily, a kindergartner representing France, participate in a multicultural fair April 11. As part of the annual event, students studied countries and presented in dance, song, food and dress the culture of their adopted land. More than 200 students dressed in national costume for this celebration of cultural diversity. Students were entertained at a school-wide assembly with Lion Dancers, poems from various classes, greetings in many different languages and songs rooted in history and tradition. The Sumter Islander Sisters, dancers from Shaw Air Force Base, also performed dances from the South Pacific. Students visited presentations from various countries and had their passports stamped as they visited each country. This annual event is planned by the Oakland Guidance Department to help students appreciate the cultural background of people from around the world. PHOTO PROVIDED

Greenhouse Shelter in transition as it moves toward closure BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 Some see it as a chance to end a financial drain. Others see it as a disservice to youth. In a unanimous vote at Tuesday’s budget workshop, Sumter County Council ended funding to the Greenhouse Runaway and Homeless Youth Shelter, effectively closing the North Wise Drive facility that has served boys and girls ages 10 to 17 for about 30 years. While it wasn’t exactly a surprise — the agency has been running on a deficit for years — it’s still not what the Friends of the Greenhouse — the nonprofit organization that raises donations for the facility’s operation and serves in an advisory capacity — wanted. “Almost every year, it’s come up on the council’s agenda,” said Vanessa Canty, chairwoman of Friends of the Greenhouse. “It weathered the storm over the course of the years, but unfortunately for everyone, and particularly the children, it wasn’t able to weather the storm this year. It’s going to be a missed organization.” Friends of the Greenhouse will no longer accept donations, and between now and the end of June, the Greenhouse Shelter will be in transition. “Our by-laws state we are to distribute the funds to a similar agency or a type of organization like the Greenhouse,” Canty said. While nothing has been decided by the eight-member board yet, this would be agencies such as Samaritan House, United Way or soup kitchens, she said. The board will also be closing down billing accounts and getting together documentation for the county administration, Canty said. Meanwhile, the county administration is looking for where to move the shelter’s three full-time employees — the director and two house parents — as well as the six part-time employees who work on an as-needed basis. “We’ve talked to all of the employees,” said Lorraine Dennis, assistant county administrator. “It’s been dis-

cussed for some years now, so they were expecting it. They just didn’t know when. I’m trying my best to place them in positions.” Some of the equipment, such as the stove, belongs to the county, but much of the furniture belongs to Friends of the Greenhouse, Dennis said. The current plan for all of it is to leave it in place for future use. While nothing is finalized, the county has discussed leasing the building to Wateree Community Actions Inc. for use as a shelter for homeless women and children. “Personally, I’d like to see someone open a similar facility for runaways,” Canty said. “There is certainly a need, (and) the Greenhouse serves surrounding counties, not just Sumter.” But that’s been part of the county’s concern. “We noticed there were not a whole lot of children from Sumter County,” Dennis said.

“There were a lot of kids from Richland, Florence and surrounding counties. It wasn’t just a runaway shelter, (either). Children were being placed there through DSS (Department of Social Services) and DJJ (Department of Juvenile Justice). It was not serving the function it started as.” The Greenhouse originally started as a group home on the corner of Washington and Calhoun streets in 1978, but financial problems caused it to close for two years before it reopened in 1983 on Church

Street as a homeless and runaway shelter. In 1989, it moved to North Wise Drive and became a shelter that could house 12 children, six girls and six boys. But during the last 10 years, grants the shelter could apply for decreased in amount and availability. “Everyone received a budget crunch,” Canty said. “But the Sumter community has really, really come out and supported the Greenhouse. From corporate giving to Shaw Air Force Base to other agencies, it’s

been wonderful.” The county also stopped funding them quite as much. In a three-year span, the 200708 budget to the 2009-10 budget, the county went from allocating more than $132,700 for the shelter to $15,000. “It’s been challenging the past few years,” Dennis said. “The county does not really give the shelter a whole lot of money, and the money it gets from grants is not enough to take care of the entire operation of the shelter as well as employees.”

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GOP threatens to sue former S.C. gubernatorial candidate COLUMBIA (AP) — The South Carolina Republican Party ordered former GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Ervin on Thursday to stop calling himself an independent Republican, which Ervin said tramples the constitutional right to free speech. State GOP Chairman Matt Moore threatened legal action if Ervin doesn’t immediately stop running TV ads that identify him as an “independent Republican for governor,” saying the ads mislead voters. But Ervin, a GOP donor, said that’s exactly what he is. He provided copies to The Associated Press of cards identifying him as a “2014 sustaining member” to both the state Republican Party and Republican National Committee. The latter specifies he’s been a member since 2005. Voters don’t register by party in South Carolina, but Ervin said he’s voted in Re-

publican primaries since at least 2004. “Using Chairman Moore’s ‘logic,’ voters who consider themselves Republicans — but don’t agree with the governor — are no longer Republican,” he said in a statement that ended with, “Oh, and I hope she joins me in opposing frivolous lawsuits.” Ervin’s ads began running Monday, 10 days after he withdrew from the June primary, saying two months didn’t give him enough time to introduce himself to voters. Ervin said he decided to bypass a primary challenge to Gov. Nikki Haley to instead pursue being a petition candidate on the November ballot against Haley and Democratic Sen. Vincent Sheheen. Doing so requires gathering the signatures of 10,000 registered voters by July 15. Moore said Ervin forfeited the right to run in the GOP primary, so he can’t call himself a Republican.

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scooter to complete a drug transaction. When a man matching the description arrived at the hotel, officers attempted to approach him. When they did, the suspect attempted to run from them after being advised to stop. One of the officers deployed his Taser on the suspect, who was then detained. During a search of the suspect, identified as Rivers, officers found a cigarette box containing 3.3 grams of suspected crack cocaine in his left pants pocket. Rivers requested treatment for the injuries sustained in the arrest, and he was transported to Tuomey Regional Medical Center, where he was evaluated and treated. When released, Rivers was arrested and taken to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

CHARGES Sean Joseph Crowder, 38, of 432 Loring Drive, was arrested at 9:19 a.m. on Tuesday and charged with shoplifting. According to reports, an officer working security at a business in the 100 block of East Calhoun Street watched Crowder enter the establishment and approach the meat section. Crowder reportedly picked up two packages of meat and proceeded to a nearby aisle, where he then stuffed the packages into his pants. Crowder was stopped as he attempted to leave the store. He was arrested and transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center without incident. Roger Rivers, 28, of 334 Pinson St., was arrested at 3:03 p.m. on Wednesday and charged with manufacture or distribution of cocaine base, second offense. According to reports, officers were conducting surveillance on a hotel in the 1700 block of North Main Street on Wednesday after receiving complaints that illegal drug activity was occurring at the business. Officers were also told that a black male with a red baseball cap would be arriving on a

ARMED ROBBERY According to reports, a man was riding his bicycle on Emil Road about 10 p.m. Tuesday night when a man in a dark vehicle told him to stop. Three black males then reportedly got out of the vehicle — one carrying a bat — and pulled the man off his bicycle. The victim said the assailants then took $20 cash from him then left the scene. The victim was reportedly uninjured.

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State Supreme Court: No Libertarian Party primary COLUMBIA (AP) — The state Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the law that governs how South Carolina’s elections are conducted, dismissing the Libertarian Party’s arguments against it — and potentially averting an Election Day disaster. Party attorneys argued against a law passed last year in hopes of preventing a repeat of the 2012 legal mess that kicked hundreds of candidates off primary ballots because of disputes about how their paperwork should have been filed. The legislation, signed by Gov. Nikki Haley in June, synchronized the candidatefiling process for incumbents with those seeking to be officeholders and centralized election filing under the State Election Commission. The law also outlines procedures for parties that want to change how they nominate candidates. The Libertarian Party has traditionally nominated by convention, a process attorney Lauren Martel said the party wants to keep. But, the party contended, the new law requires that a primary be held before continuing the convention process. The party wanted the court to order state officials to conduct the primary this year.

GUNS RECOVERED A Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun and a .22-caliber revolver were found in an outside trash can in the 200 block of North Washington Street at 1:32 a.m. Sunday. Three suspicious men were reportedly seen fleeing the scene on foot. STOLEN PROPERTY An AR-15, a black .40-caliber Beretta Mini-Cougar pistol, a bag of 200 .40-caliber bullets, a bag of 200 .45-caliber bullets and two sets of earmuffs were reportedly stolen from the first block of Reed Street between 10 p.m. April 16 and 1 p.m. April 18. A 60-inch flat-screen TV valued at $2,500 was reported stolen from a home in the 4500 block of Peach Orchard Road in Rembert at 1:10 p.m. on Tuesday.

The court ruled a Libertarian primary would not be necessary. Martel said in court earlier Thursday that the new law isn’t valid because it requires U.S. Justice Department approval. It was passed weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court struck parts of that review process. Without that law in place, Martel said, the Libertarian Party vote wouldn’t be needed, and the party could simply go on holding its conventions. In court Thursday, Chief Justice Jean Toal said granting the party’s request to overturn the new law, known as the Equal Access to the Ballot Act, would invalidate the more than 700 candidates who have filed for this year’s elections under new requirements. “We’re now going to re-erupt that entire controversy,” Toal said. “Knocking everybody off the ballot because of the technical argument that you’re making would sure not provide much equal access to the ballot, would it?” Arguing on behalf of the State Election Commission, Assistant Attorney General Johanna Valenzuela said special elections have already been held under the new law.

A safe containing $2,500 in cash was reported stolen from a residence in the 5900 block of Arthur Road at 4:53 p.m. on Tuesday. A 40-inch JVC TV, a 32-inch TV and a Sony Vaio laptop computer were reported stolen from a home in the 900 block of Holly Drive at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. The items are valued at $1,900, and the door of the home sustained $300 in damage. A 25-inch Sony TV, a 19-inch Sanyo TV, two LG phones, a collection of Oneida silverware, pots and pans, a DVD player and DVDs were reported stolen from a home in the 800 block of Possum Hollow Way at 3:16 p.m. on Tuesday. The items are valued at $2,130. A Poulan Pro chainsaw, a tractor battery, a tractor motor, a table saw, a towing kit, a pair of Sekator hedge

trimmers, a hedge trimmer, a sewage pump and other tools were reported stolen from a home in the 400 block of Holloway Street at 2:05 p.m. on Wednesday. The items are valued at $3,621.12. A 50-inch Vizio flat-screen TV and a 32-inch Emerson TV were reported stolen from a home in the 4300 block of Amelia Drive at 4:17 p.m. on Wednesday. The items are valued at $1,600. A gray propane mini-stove, a propane grill tank, a black-and-orange Black & Decker power drill, a blackand-orange Black & Decker power saw, two crowbars and a large Samsung speaker were reported stolen from a home in the 100 block of West Patricia Drive at 11:57 p.m. on Wednesday. The items are valued at $340.

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Bloodied shirt, unwashed fork: John Paul II relics abound BY FRANCES D’EMILIO The Associated Press ROME — Inside a chapel on the edge of Rome, a nun uses a key to open a wooden wall panel, revealing a hidden niche. Behind glass and stitched loosely to supporting backing hangs a relic of holy suffering: the bullet-pocked, bloodstained undershirt that John Paul II was wearing when a gunman shot him in the stomach in St. Peter’s Square. The short-sleeved garment bears the initials “JP,” sewn in red cotton thread on the label by nuns who did his laundry. Jagged rips run down from the neck and sides, made when emergency room staff tore open John Paul’s shirt as they raced to save the 60-yearold pontiff’s life. It’s one of the most remarkable of the endlessly surfacing relics of John Paul, who will be declared a saint Sunday in the very same square where a Turkish would-be assassin shot him May 13, 1981. Relics of John Paul have enjoyed a boom ever since the beloved pope was beatified in 2011, and they are gaining heightened significance — as well as a surge of veneration — ahead of his canonization. The phenomenon has been fueled by John Paul’s longtime Polish confidant and secretary, Stanislaw Dziwisz, who doles them out to churches that request them. The Vatican also played a role in the relic fever by breaking its own rules to allow worldwide veneration of John Paul’s relics as soon as he was beatified, rather than waiting until he became a saint. The famous undergarment was discovered by the head nurse in the operating room at Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic as she was cleaning the floor. “She understood that the undershirt could be important,” said Sister Amelia Cicconofri, who displays the undershirt at Regina Mundi church upon request. “She picked it up, rolled it in a towel and kept it in her closet at home.” Nurse Anna Stanghellini, who lived out her last years at the church’s convent, donated the shirt to the nuns there, bequeathing a vivid and tangible testimony to John Paul’s physical suffering. Relics of John Paul are by no means limited to Rome. John Paul was the world’s first globe-trotting pope, and he left things associated with him

Sister Amelia from the Daughters of Charity stands in front of an altar on April 10 in Rome. The alter is where the bloodstained undershirt worn by Pope John Paul II during an assassination attempt on May 13, 1981, is kept. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

scattered around the globe. To qualify as a relic, an object needs only to have been in physical contact with the saint in question. The Manila area restaurant where John Paul dined during his 1995 pilgrimage to the Philippines shows off the spoon, fork, water goblet, knives and table napkin — all still unwashed after his meal of grilled fish and fried shrimp. Elsewhere in the predominantly Catholic Asian nation, shopping malls this month are showing strands of his silverywhite hair and a piece of bedsheet from his deathbed. Irish Julia Feniquito, a 24-year-old nurse in the Phillipines’ Querzon City, was still wearing her blue scrubs and looking to buy a dress when she passed by a traveling exhibit of John Paul relics in one shopping mall. She kneeled to pray for several minutes in front of a makeshift altar and wrote her reflections on a sheet of paper, which she slipped into a box under a papal skull cap. “His aura, when you first see him, you can tell that he is very holy,” Feniquito said. “John Paul II probably has stuff all over the place,” considering he was the third-longest serving pontiff, said the Rev. Raymond Kupke, a professor of church history at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. “If you think of all the places he has been, the amount of relics is enormous.” A tiny church in the Naples hinterland packed its pews for nine days earlier this year when it displayed a gold-covered reliquary containing a

drop of papal blood drawn for analysis from John Paul on his last day on Earth. For the faithful, it’s a profoundly moving testament to the pope’s courage in the face of death and suffering. “This was the last blood taken from the Holy Father, his last day of life,” said the Rev. Jonas Gianneo, pastor of Santa Maria Francesca delle Cinque Piaghe church in Casoria. The pastor said that the drop came from a vial of blood saved by Dziwisz, now cardinal of Krakow. Amid the proliferation of John Paul relics, Vatican experts say, it’s important to make key distinctions: Relics are categorized by the Vatican as “first-class” (those that are part of the saint’s body, such as bones or blood), “secondclass” (items owned or used by a saint) and “third-class” (mostly things that were touched by the saint). It’s not just rank-and-file faithful who cherish a relic of John Paul. Monsignor Piero Marini, John Paul’s right-hand man for decades, told The Associated Press that “every now and then” he kept some of the handkerchiefs the pontiff used in ceremonies, especially the last ones. “I still have them,” Marini said. He also kept some cloth stained by blood when John Paul once caught a pinky in a car door. That’s a decidedly minor event compared to a papal assassination attempt — and Marini expressed awe of the bloodied undershirt. “When they put it under

glass,” he said, “I had a vision of almost an icon of the undershirt, because you saw the wounds, the blood.” True relics “are those of the body,” Marini said. “The body is the place where the Holy Spirit produced its effect, where it worked.” Selling relics is sacrilegious — but nothing stops the faith-

ful from making a “donation” to whoever provided the relic, or purchasing the often ornate container holding the relic itself. Relics are particularly prized in John Paul’s native Poland — and there, too, Dziwisz’ influence is everywhere felt. In Krakow, there is a vial of John Paul’s blood drawn in 2005 before a tracheotomy. In the pope’s birth-town, Wadowice, a reliquary in the basilica holds a drop of his blood. His first home is also a popular attraction. “Something tangible must be left behind. A proof that he really existed,” said Bogusia Weglik, a middle-aged woman from Wadowice, after praying at the basilica. “Something for the next generations, or else they will turn wild.”

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EDUCATION FROM PAGE A1 focus your resources on the early grades, the primary grades, because if the children don’t get the basics at an early age, they’re going to be set up for failure down the road. And literacy is a big thing,” McElveen said. “You have to have these children reading. Initially, I was not 100 percent sold on the idea of holding children back in the third grade. I know they say third grade is the sweet spot, but a lot of the times, some children develop faster than others, and there would be a stigma for a child in that grade that’s held back. “I’m more at ease with it because of the fact that we were able to tie the expansion of 4K in with that. I’m convinced that with the further expansion of 4K, we’re going to give students a better chance at a better educational outcome from third grade on up. I think if we expand 4K, by the time these students get to third grade, they’re going to have a lot better chance at moving forward.” If passed and signed into South Carolina legislation, McElveen said it will encourage identifying children who are in need and make a more intensive effort to try to get them reading and up to speed in literacy — an improvement the senator said he has witnessed while visiting Manchester Elementary School in Pinewood. Haley said she and her office are watching the bill

‘ ... I’m convinced that with the further expansion of 4K, we’re going to give students a better chance at a better educational outcome from third grade on up. I think if we expand 4K, by the time these students get to third grade, they’re going to have a lot better chance at moving forward.’ THOMAS McELVEEN Democratic state senator from Sumter closely as it moves forward and said that she is not against the addition of the 4K program as she has shown support of it in the past. “We’ve had some conversations with them, and so far it seems like everything is moving forward. Again, we watch it every day. My fingers are crossed, and I can tell you as we go around the state, teachers and principals are very excited about what this could mean for South Carolina,” Haley said Wednesday. “I’ve seen that they’ve attached it. We did the 4K kindergarten for the poverty-stricken schools, and they wanted to add the 4K in there, too. We’re not going to oppose that. It’s something I’ve always supported, so we will do that.” With the addition of the 4K program, Haley said she encourages school districts to be cautious of the space and buildings they have available and to make sure they’re pre-

EXPIRED TAGS FROM PAGE A1 also need to go to the Department of Motor Vehicles and file a formal complaint there, as well, and that people who do not live in Manning but bought a car there should still file a complaint with the Manning Police Department. “The business was in the city of Manning, and the transaction took place in Manning,” she explained. She said it is unlawful to drive on the road with expired tags, so drivers may still be pulled over and ticketed. “We give them a copy of their incident report,” she said. “They can show that to whoever pulls them over, but just because they have that doesn’t mean they won’t be ticketed. It will give whoever pulls them over an explanation of what’s going on.”

Daniels said car buyers affected can call the Manning Police Department at (803) 4358859. “However, we suggest that they come in,” she said. Beth Parks, spokeswoman for SCDMV, said filing a complaint is absolutely vital. “You need to go to your local DMV and fill out a dealer complaint form,” she said. “You can also fill one out online.” Parks said once a form is filled out, the department can begin its investigation. As for what to do in the mean time, she said to stay in touch with the department about ongoing issues. “So far, we’re investigating three complaints,” she said. Reach the DMV at scdmvonline.com or by phone at (803) 896-5000.

pared. But otherwise, she is still positive about the education reform initiative and the possibility of changing education in the state. “We always tell the school districts just to be cautious of space and building and to make sure that before we do this, they’re ready to take it on because there are some schools that are concerned about that,” Haley said. “But as long as that education reform is in there, and they think they can take on the 4K, I think it shows that education is big part of South Carolina’s budget this year. So we’ll continue to push forward in hopes that we can change education once and for all this year.” The Senate passed the bill in early April with a 36-6 vote. State Sen. Kevin Johnson, D-Manning, also voted in support of the bill which was sent to the House and referred to the Committee on Education and Public Works.

The gates at Craig’s Used Cars, which is located across the street from the Clarendon County Administration building, were open Wednesday, although the doors to the building were locked. A man who answered the door said he wouldn’t comment. “We are going to leave that alone,” he said. “We only work here, and most of that came from the headquarters office in Florence,” he said.

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CITY BUDGET FROM PAGE A1 Asked what the largest new expenditure was, McCormick said the city has added two new codes enforcement officers, but that is the only major growth already included in city finances. At this stage, budget writers have not included any salary increases for city employees. “We treat this almost as a zero-based budget,” McCormick said. “(Departments) propose each line item.” Administrators are sensitive to the salary competition between neighboring jurisdictions for certain public employees and work to retain experienced members of the fire and police departments. “We pay attention to what other departments are offering. ... Bluffton down in Beaufort County is having a boom (in police) because they can start at a higher salary,” the city manager said. “So we have to remain competitive. We’d actually like to be more competitive.” Council members seemed impressed with the level of dedication they’ve seen

from city employees. “I’ve had two fire chiefs (from other cities) tell me they had guys come from Sumter who went back because they didn’t think they received the same level of training they got here,” said Councilman Bob Galiano. “Our department is one of the best trained in the state.” Councilman Calvin Hastie said several constituents have asked him about keeping the HOPE centers open longer to allow for more community programs and youth activities. “What would it cost to keep them open on weekends? What would it cost to keep them open later in the evening or just change the hours of operation?” Hastie said. Staff had investigated the costs of extending operations at the centers, McCormick said, but ultimately decided the added expenditures to staff them and keep utilities running was too great. “If we keep them open three hours more during the week, it would cost us $85,000 a year,” he said.

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COMMENTARY

Getting it right on affirmative action

ASHINGTON — Every once in a while a great, conflicted country gets an insoluble problem exactly right. Such is the Supreme Court’s ruling this week on affirmative action. It upheld a Michigan referendum prohibiting the state from discriminating either for or against any citizen on the basis of race. The Schuette ruling is highly significant for two reasons: its lopsided majority of 6-2, including a crucial concurrence from liberal Justice Stephen Breyer, and, even more important, Breyer’s rationale. It couldn’t be simpler. “The Constitution foresees the ballot box, not the courts, as the normal instrument for resolving differences and debates about the merits of these programs.” Finally. After 36 years since the Bakke case, years of endless pettifoggery — parsing exactly how many spoonfuls of racial discrimination are permitted in exactly which circumstance — the court has its epiphany: Let the people decide. Not our business. We will not ban affirmative action. But we will not impose it, as the Schuette plainCharles tiffs would have us do by ruling Krauthammer that no state is permitted to ban affirmative action. Eleven years ago, the court rejected an attempt to strike down affirmative action at the University of Michigan law school. The 2003 Grutter decision, as I wrote at the time, was “incoherent, disingenuous, intellectually muddled and morally confused” — and exactly what the country needed. The reasoning was a mess because, given the very wording of the Equal Protection Clause (and of the Civil Rights Act), justifying any kind of racial preference requires absurd, often comical linguistic contortions. As Justice Antonin Scalia put it in his Schuette concurrence, even the question is absurd: “Does the Equal Protection Clause ... forbid what its text plainly requires?” (i.e., colorblindness). Indeed, over these four decades, how was “equal protection” transformed into a mandate for race discrimination? By morphing affirmative action into diversity and declaring diversity a state purpose important enough to justify racial preferences. This is pretty weak gruel when compared to the social harm inherent in discriminating by race: exacerbating group antagonisms, stigmatizing minority achievement and, as documented by Thomas Sowell, Stuart Taylor and many others, needlessly and tragically damaging promising minority students by turning them disproportionately into failures at institutions for which they are unprepared. So why did I celebrate the hopelessly muddled Grutter decision, which left affirmative action standing? Because much as I believe the harm of affirmative action outweighs the good, the courts are not the place to decide the question. At its core, affirmative action is an attempt — noble but terribly flawed, in my view — at racial restitution. The issue is too neuralgic, the history too troubled, the ramifications too deep to be decided on high by nine robes. As with all great national questions, the only path to an enduring, legitimate resolution is by the democratic process. That was the lesson of Roe v. Wade. It created a great societal rupture because, as Ruth Bader Ginsburg once explained, it “halted a political process that was moving in a reform direction and thereby, I believe, prolonged divisiveness and deferred stable settlement of the issue.” It is never a good idea to take these profound political questions out of the political arena. Which is why the 2003 Grutter decision was right. Asked to abolish affirmative action — and thus remove it from the democratic process — the court said no. The implication? The people should decide. The people responded accordingly. Three years later, they crafted a referendum to abolish race consciousness in government action. It passed overwhelmingly, 58 percent to 42 percent. Schuette completes the circle by respecting the constitutionality of that democratic decision. As Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the controlling opinion: “This case is not about how the debate about racial preferences should be resolved. It is about who may resolve it.” And as Breyer wrote: “The Constitution permits, though it does not require ... race-conscious programs.” Liberal as he is, Breyer could not accept the radical proposition of the Schuette plaintiffs that the Constitution demands — and cannot countenance a democratically voted abolition of — racial preferences. This gives us, finally, the basis for a new national consensus. Two-thirds of the court has just said to the nation: For those of you who wish to continue to judge by race, we’ll keep making Jesuitical distinctions to keep the discrimination from getting too obvious or outrageous. If, however, you wish to be rid of this baleful legacy and banish race preferences once and for all, do what Michigan did. You have our blessing. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@ charleskrauthammer.com. © 2014, The Washington Post Writers Group

COMMENTARY

Here comes Grandmother Hillary

ASHINGTON — The word is out that Chelsea Clinton is with child, making the favorite Democratic presidential nominee a soon-to-be grandmother. The headlines were inevitable — “Grandma Hillary” — followed by the similarly crucial question: Will being a grandmother help or hurt Hillary Clinton’s chances in the 2016 election? Note: We do not yet have another Clinton presidential candidacy, but we may as well have. She’s running in the American mind if not in fact. Other questions have run the gamut from “Will Hillary give up her presidential aspirations once she’s a grandmother?” to “Is Hillary too old to run?” The latter question is based on the dated assumption that grandma-hood makes one “old.” The former inspires contempt from women who fume that no one would ever ask the same of a man. Is a man too old? Ronald Reagan, almost 70 when elected, wasn’t. Would a man give up his political or any career because he became a grandfather? It is true that we would never consider asking men such questions. But it is also true that women and men are different (hold your horses) when it comes to babies. Women don’t love their children or grandchildren more than men do, but their roles are significantly different. I know, the spoiler rides again, but most adults really do know this. That we are different speaks to women’s obviously greater role in childbearing and the attentions that babies need from

them. It also speaks to the very qualities (nurturing, communication, intuition — which parent wakes before the baby cries?) that many career-bound women seem unwilling to acknowledge. The reasoning isn’t complicated, but it is both sad and perhaps self-defeating. Women assume, probably correctly, that admitting to instincts and maternal pulls would suggest that they’re less committed than men to their professions — a First World problem, we remind ourselves — thereby risking hard-won advances in the workplace. But there is another way to look at things — and many Kathleen women do. Parker Often, having a baby or a grandchild gives one an unexpected pause. One day your nose is to the grindstone, blinders affixed to block distractions, and suddenly you find yourself mesmerized by this tiny human being who is wholly dependent on you. Careershmeer. Whether mother or father stays by baby’s crib, most mothers profoundly want to. We don’t need breast-milk expression stations in workplaces so much as we need padded crying rooms for mothers too soon separated from their newborns. Which is to say, priorities change without our permission when the greatest love of all enters our lives. This happens to Democratic as well as Republican women. Thus, it is not crazy to wonder whether Hillary Clinton, 66, might pause and think: Do I want to suffer through another

campaign and then bear the burdens of the world at this point in my life? Or do I want to enjoy this new little life and work through the family foundation on my own schedule? I said it’s “not crazy,” to wonder. I didn’t say Hillary necessarily would answer affirmatively to the second question. But nor are the two questions necessarily mutually exclusive. Barring health concerns, Hillary most likely will run because she’s duty-bound to play out her role in American history. What also irks women is the sense that the “grandma” title, which seems to be favored over “grandmother,” diminishes Hillary’s familiar résumé as a public servant. Even the word grandma connotes “old lady,” despite the near meaninglessness of numerical age these days. The Drudge Report selected the least flattering photograph of Hillary to accompany its “grandma” headline, showing every line and crinkle in the harshest possible light. High definition flatters no one. Moreover, I would submit that Chelsea’s baby gives Hillary Clinton all the more reason to run for president. She not only will want to help shape a world in which women lead nations but also one in which babies and grandmotherhood are celebrated as integral to women’s lives — not Photoshopped out as inconvenient obstacles to women’s advancement. Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost. com. © 2014, Washington Post Writers Group

WHO REPRESENTS YOU SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Naomi Sanders 5605 Borden Road Rembert, SC 29128 (803) 499-3947 (home) DISTRICT 2 Artie Baker 3680 Bakersfield Lane Dalzell, SC 29040 803-469-3638 (home) DISTRICT 3 Jimmy R. Byrd Jr. 1084 Broad St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 778-0796 (office) DISTRICT 4 Charles T. Edens 760 Henderson St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 775-0044 (home) DISTRICT 5 Vivian Fleming-McGhaney 9770 Lynches River Road Lynchburg, SC 29080 (803) 437-2797 (home) (803) 495-3247 (office) DISTRICT 6 Larry Blanding Chairman P.O. Box 1446 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 775-8518 (home) DISTRICT 7 Eugene Baten Vice chairman P.O. Box 3193 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 773-0815 (home)

SUMTER CITY COUNCIL MAYOR Joseph T. McElveen Jr. 20 Buford St. Sumter, SC 29150 803-773-0382 jmcelveen@sumter-sc.com WARD 1 Thomas J. Lowery 829 Legare St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-9298 WARD 2 Ione Dwyer P.O. Box 1492 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 481-4284 WARD 3 Calvin K. Hastie Sr. 810 S. Main St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 774-7776 WARD 4 Charlie Burns 422 W. Calhoun St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-8859 WARD 5 Robert Galiano 608 Antlers Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 469-0005 WARD 6 David Merchant 26 Paisley Park Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-1086

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Rep. Grady Brown, D-Bishopville District 50 420 S. Main St. Bishopville, SC 29010 (803) 484-6832 Columbia: (803) 734-2934

Rep. J. David Weeks, D-Sumter District 51 2 Marlborough Court Sumter, SC 29154 (803) 775-5856 Columbia: (803) 734-3102

Rep. Joe Neal, D-Hopkins District 70 P.O. Box 5 Hopkins, SC 29061 (803) 776-0353 Fax: (803) 734-9142 Columbia: (803) 734-2804 jn@schouse.org

Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington District 29 1216 Salem Road Hartsville, SC 29550 (843) 339-3000 Columbia: (803) 212-6148

Rep. Dr. Robert L. Ridgeway III, D-Clarendon District 64 117 N. Brooks St. Manning, SC 29102 (803) 938-3087 Columbia: (803) 212-6929

Sen. Kevin L. Johnson, D-Manning District 36 P.O. Box 156, Manning, 29102 (803) 435-8117 Columbia: (803) 212-6108

Sen. J. Thomas McElveen III, D-Sumter District 35 P. O. Box 57, Sumter, 29151 Rep. Ronnie A. Sabb, D-Greeleyville (803) 775-1263 Columbia: (803) 212-6132 District 101 P.O. Box 311, Greeleyville, 29056 (843) 355-5349 Columbia: (803) 212-6926 Rep. Murrell Smith Jr., R-Sumter District 67 P.O. Box 580 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 778-2471 Fax: (803) 778-1643 Columbia: (803) 734-3042 murrellsmith@schouse.gov

Rep. Mick Mulvaney — 5th District 1207 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-5501 531-A Oxford Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 327-1114 Rep. Jim Clyburn — 6th District 319 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-3315 1703 Gervais St. Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 799-1100 jclyburn@hr.house.gov Sen. Lindsey Graham 290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5972 Midlands Regional Office 508 Hampton Street, Suite 202 Columbia, SC 29201 Main: (803) 933-0112 Sen. Tim Scott 167 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-6121 (202) 228-5143 (fax) 1301 Gervais St., Suite 825 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 771-6112 (803) 771-6455 (fax)

DAILY PLANNER

FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014

FYI Sumter Newcomers Club welcomes new residents (and even some longtime residents) with coffees and luncheons each month. Call Anna Nunnery at (803) 469-0143 or Jeanne Bessel at (803) 469-0598. OASIS Care provides free medical and dental care for qualifying persons living with HIV and AIDS. Call LaVonda Johnson at (803) 775-8523. The Rise and Shine Call Program, sponsored by LifeLine Senior Services Inc., is a free service that provides a daily “reassurance” call to older adults who live alone in the community. Call (803) 774-7414 for details or to sign up. The Westside Neighborhood Association meets at 5:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at the Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. The Christian Golfers’ Association (CGA) meets at 8 a.m. each Tuesday for Bible study. The group meets at the CGA office in Dillon Park. Refreshments provided and golf after Bible study. Call (803) 7732171. UAW Eastern Carolina International Retirees Council meets at 10 a.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at the VFW in Little River. All UAW retirees are welcome to attend. Call Bob Artus at (803) 481-3622. The Ballard-Palmer-Bates American Legion Post 202 meets at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at the Post, 310 Palmetto St. All veterans are welcome to attend. Call (803) 773-4811. The Civil Air Patrol Sumter Composite Squadron meets from 7 to 9 p.m. each Monday at the Sumter Airport. Contact Jared Buniel at (803) 481-7915 or JaredLotR@juno.com. Visit the Web site at www.scwg.cap. gov/sumter/. The Palmetto PC Club meets on the second Thursday of each month at the Capital Senior Center in Columbia. Details about the club can be found at http://palmettopc.org/ home/. The Sumter James R. Clark Sickle Cell Memorial Foundation, 337 Manning Ave., offers free Sickle Cell Disease and Sickle Cell Trait screenings to the Sumter and Clarendon communities. For appointments, call (803) 774-6181. The DAV will have certified volunteers to assist all veterans in filing claims with the VA from 9 a.m. to noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the VA Clinic, 407 N. Salem St., and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursdays at the Chapter 5 home, 18 Hardpack Drive, off of S.C. 441, behind Shaw Air Force Base. Call L. Pearson at (803) 499-9596 or Ernest Danks Sr. at (803) 469-3730. The United Way Success By 6 Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) offers assistance to

parents in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties with referrals to childcare programs, information on evaluating quality childcare and funding options for childcare, childcare licensing information, and a resource library with early childhood information. For assistance with childcare information, call (803) 773-7935 or (800) 681-0333. The American Red Cross has a permanent blood service located at 1155 N. Guignard Drive, Suite 2. For information on donating blood, call (803) 7752364. Blood can be donated for the general population or for your own surgery. The National Kidney Foundation of South Carolina is in need of unwanted vehicles — even ones that don’t run. The car will be towed at no charge to you and you will be provided with a possible tax deduction. The donated vehicle will be sold at auction or recycled for salvageable parts. For information, call (800) 488-2277. The Muscular Dystrophy Family Foundation Inc. (MDFF), a nonprofit organization, accepts vehicle contributions. To complete a vehicle donation, contact MDFF to make arrangements by calling 1-800-544-1213. Donors may also log onto the organization’s Web site at www. mdff.org and click on the automobile icon to complete an online vehicle donation application. Are you a breast cancer survivor? Maggie L. Richardson is seeking other survivors to form a music group and give back to the community. If you are interested in joining, contact her at mlrminstry2012@ gmail.com or (803) 236-9086. Belly dancing classes are held at 6 p.m. every Monday at the Parks and Recreation Department, 155 Haynsworth St. Only $20 per month. The Rembert Area Community Coalition offers an after school program for students from kindergarten to sixth grade at the youth center in Rembert. Children receive assistance with homework, school projects, etc. A nutritious snack is served daily. There is a small monthly fee. Registrations are accepted noon-2 p.m. at 8455 Camden Highway, U.S. 521, Rembert, in front of the car wash. Contact Dr. Juanita Britton at (803) 432-2001. The Second (Indianhead) Division Association is searching for anyone/everyone who served in the 2nd Infantry Division. Visit the website at www.2ida.org or contact Mike Davino at MDavino@yahoo. com or (919) 498-1910. Zumba classes will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Parks and Recreation building on Haynsworth Street. Classes are $5 each and no registration is required. Contact Deanne Lewis at zumbadeanne@gmail.com.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Spice thing EUGENIA LAST up a little. Get involved in physical activities. Idle time will be the enemy. Keep things moving and take care of your responsibilities before someone criticizes or complains. Keep your plans a secret until you have the details worked out.

future plans will bring you closer to someone you love. Someone from your past will offer you help.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll have a growing interest in foreign culture and different philosophies. Ask questions and share thoughts with someone who has had different experiences than you. What you learn now will help you make better personal choices in the future. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A misunderstanding will lead to trouble. Emotional matters will escalate and problems will occur if you don’t specify exactly what it is you want and have to offer. A personal relationship is likely to interfere in your professional progress. Proceed with caution. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Get professional challenges out of the way. Your ability to intuitively see what’s required in order to be successful will help you get ahead of any competition you face. Offering a favor to someone you do business with will result in greater opportunities. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take flight. Getting out and visiting places that are unfamiliar will spark new ideas and plans for the future. Shake things up a bit and you will discover all sorts of possibilities you didn’t know existed. Embrace life. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Express your feelings. Sharing your thoughts and intentions will lead to a positive move. Relationships will reach a new level, and making

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll have a good idea, but if you don’t initiate your plan, you won’t get ahead. Let your imagination lead the way, and dazzle those you encounter with your vision. Constructive input will help you achieve success. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Explore new people, places and pastimes. Get out and share your thoughts. The people you meet will inspire you, and you’ll be touched by the offers you receive. Love is highlighted, along with selfimprovement and creativity. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You are likely to detect uneasiness when dealing with friends, colleagues or your lover. Emotional problems will surface if someone withholds information. Don’t confront a confusing situation until you have all the facts. Focus on work and getting ahead professionally. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Discuss the plans you have for your home or the way you want to live your life. You can make your dreams come true if you share your vision and invite the people you care about most to contribute. Romance is highlighted. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Consistency will be the key to getting ahead. Don’t jump from one thing to another. Finish what you start and focus on fine detail and precision. You will be judged on the work you do, so make it count. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Look for entertaining ways to spend your time. Getting involved in an organization that can offer you mental and physical stimulation will also guide you toward new friendships with individuals trying to reach similar goals.

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WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

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A heavy t-storm this afternoon

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TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 77/52 Spartanburg 78/51

Greenville 77/51

Columbia 84/55

Temperatures shown on map are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 82/56

Aiken 82/53

ON THE COAST

Charleston 83/59

Today: An afternoon thunderstorm; thunderstorms can be severe. High 75 to 83. Saturday: Sunshine and patchy clouds. High 75 to 81.

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Myrtle Beach 77/59

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Today: A thunderstorm in spots. Winds west-southwest 8-16 mph. Saturday: Mostly sunny. Winds southsouthwest 4-8 mph.

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High 6:32 a.m. 6:58 p.m. 7:28 a.m. 7:53 p.m.

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REGIONAL CITIES City Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville

Today Hi/Lo/W 72/44/c 78/51/pc 83/53/t 83/61/t 70/61/t 83/59/t 76/50/t 79/53/c 84/55/t 82/55/t 73/56/t 78/57/t 80/56/t

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Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 82/56/t Gainesville 85/62/pc Gastonia 77/52/t Goldsboro 80/56/t Goose Creek 83/59/t Greensboro 76/50/t Greenville 77/51/c Hickory 75/50/t Hilton Head 77/64/t Jacksonville, FL 85/61/pc La Grange 79/47/pc Macon 82/51/pc Marietta 75/51/pc

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City Marion Mt. Pleasant Myrtle Beach Orangeburg Port Royal Raleigh Rock Hill Rockingham Savannah Spartanburg Summerville Wilmington Winston-Salem

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LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 THURSDAY

POWERBALL WEDNESDAY

MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY

16-24-29-32-35 PowerUp: 3

19-25-29-36-48 Powerball: 12; Powerplay: 4

2-18-19-49-50 Megaball: 1 Megaplier: 3

PICK 3 THURSDAY 1-6-3 and 3-8-9

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SPCA PET OF THE WEEK Jamie, a 1-year-old spayed blond and white lab / hound mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. She is housebroken, gentle, affectionate, friendly and loving. Jamie is great with other dogs and children. An extremely sweet girl, Jamie would make an excellent addition to any family. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit www.sumterscspca.com.

“WOOFSTOCK 2014: A Music Festival Going to the Dogs!” will be held at noon Saturday, May 3, at the Elaine D. Korn Memorial Center, 1100 S. Guignard Drive. Participating bands include N&J Acoustic Express, Sanctuary Blues Band, Essence Band, High Ridge Bluegrass Gospel Band, Southeastern Way, 4 Way Stop, Pack Road Project, and Victoria Elizabeth Cook. Cost: $5 per adult; and free for children under 12. All proceeds benefit the Sumter SPCA. Call (803) 773-9292 for more information.

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Pineda suspended, but he’s not only one using pine tar

FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014

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PRO GOLF

Dark days appear behind RBC Heritage tournament BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Shortly after Matt Kuchar won last weekend’s RBC Heritage tournament, construction on a $20M clubhouse at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island. Tournament director Steve Wilmont is also hoping to extend the current sponsorship deal and the Heritage appears to be on solid financial footing after losing its main sponsor after the 2010 tournament.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND — RBC Heritage tournament director Steve Wilmot doesn’t want to return to the dark, sponsor-less days of just a few years ago when his longtime PGA Tour stop didn’t know if it would make it through to the next year. So everyone connected with the event is making sure that won’t happen.

New construction on a $20 million clubhouse at Harbour Town Golf Links started shortly after Matt Kuchar’s chip-in on the 72nd hole lifted him to victory on Sunday. PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem was there early in the week to participate in discussions with lead spon-

sors Royal Bank of Canada and Boeing to extend backing past the 5-year deal that ends in 2016. There are new parking strategies ahead to help beautify the island that were tested this past week when rain swamped many of the grassy, field areas where spectators and volunteers have parked practically since the tournament began in 1969.

SEE HERITAGE, PAGE B2

USCS SOFTBALL

LOCAL RACING

Making it count

Speedway set to host 1st points race on Saturday

Lady Fire Ants look to finish rain-shortened season strong at Region X tourney in N.C.

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com Two of the squads in Region X bowed out before the season started, knocking eight games off the University of South Carolina Sumter softball team’s schedule to begin with. The already shortened season took another blow from the weather — erasing nine games off the Lady Fire Ants’ slate as well. “We probably didn’t develop the continuity you would like to see over a season,” USCS head coach Age Cataldo said. “We were just inand-out playing with all the rain. We were CATALDO practicing all the time instead of playing and we never really got to see our efforts in practice pay off on the field. “It’s been especially frustrating with the large mix of young players that we have that we wanted to see develop with playing time.” Still, despite the gaps in the schedule, the USC Sumter squad — boasting 11 freshmen with many in the starting lineup — will be the No. 3 seed in the 3-day, double-elimination Region X tournament that begins today in Louisburg, N.C. The Lady Fire Ants, who are 9-13 overall and finished the region at 4-8, will take on Spartanburg Methodist College (33-12, 12-2) at 1 p.m. The Lady Pioneers swept USCS in their two meetings earlier this year by scores of 10-2 and 15-4. “It’s going to be a tough challenge,” Cataldo said. “SMC has a very strong team all around, but we feel like we have one as well, so it should be some very competitive games.” SMC has relied on a stable of heavy hitters and strong pitching. Hannah Knight and Bre Cuff are

SEE USCS, PAGE B6

ITEM FILE PHOTO

Former East Clarendon High School standout Kaitlin Alexander and the rest of the third-seeded University of South Carolina Sumter softball team take on No. 2 seed Spartanburg Methodist College today at 1 p.m. on the opening day of the Region X tournament in Louisburg, N.C.

After a 2-week layoff, Sumter Speedway returns to action this Saturday with the first points race of the season. Gates will open at 5 p.m. and racing will get underway at 7 p.m. Grandstand tickets are $10 for adults and pit passes are $20 for adults. Active duty military will be admitted to the grandstands free of charge with military ID. The speedway kicked off its season on April 5th with a new racing surface as new clay was added to the track in the offseason. Tim Landis started the main event street stock feature from the pole position and battled with Timmy Kimsey down the stretch for a close victory. Side-by-side down the stretch, Landis edged Kimsey by a fender for the victory. Grant Hill finished third, Bryan Hodge fourth and Daniel Morris finished fifth. The Extreme-4 – formerly Bomber-4 – division got the night started. Luke Wilson jumped to an early lead and cruised for a dominant victory. David Rourk Jr. was second with John Ledwell third and Lisa Sisson fourth. Mark McLeod made the most of his newly built crate late model by picking up the victory. Pole winner Hunter Bledsoe came in second and Clint Coker finished third. The newly created rookie division had just two drivers in the season opener. David Rourk Jr. led flag to flag on his way to the victory, holding off Tirston Kelly.

SEE SPEEDWAY, PAGE B3

USC BASEBALL

Ailing USC welcomes SEC-leading ’Bama BY WILLIE T. SMITH III Greenville News COLUMBIA — Chad Holbrook knew it wasn’t going to be easy. But the South Carolina baseball coach didn’t know he would face the added challenge of having to navigate his squad through the number of midseason injuries it has had to endure. And though the No. 8 Gamecocks enter their weekend Southeastern Conference series against No. 18 Alabama in Carolina Stadium with a few key players out because of injuries, Holbrook is pleased

with his team’s standing going down the stretch. “If you had told me at the beginning of the season, Feb. 13th, after 42 (games) you’re 32-10 and your RPI is 5 in the country, I’d take it. I’d sign up for it and go right to that point,” Holbrook said. “If you factor in the fact that we’ve certainly had our fair share of injuries and adversity, the guys kept a good attitude and kept working every day in practice. They didn’t lose sight that winning around here is important.” Alabama (28-13) enters tonight’s 7 p.m. game with the

best record within the Southeastern Conference at 12-6. While some are surprised by the play of the Crimson Tide, Holbrook is not. “Last year they made it to the NCAA Tournament,” he said. “They didn’t play necessarily well in that regional in Tallahassee (Fla.), but you know they have good players. We knew they were going to be one of the top teams in the West.” USC (10-8 in SEC games) will start former Sumter High and Sumter P-15’s standout Jordan Montgomery (5-3, 3.62)

SEE USC, PAGE B2

AP FILE PHOTO

Former Sumter High and Sumter P-15’s standout Jordan Montgomery will take the mound tonight at Carolina Stadium in Columbia as the Gamecocks begin a 3-game series with SEC-leading Alabama.

SPORTS

FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014

AREA ROUNDUP

WH varsity baseball suffers 1st loss of year WACCAMAW — Wilson Hall’s varsity baseball team saw its 22-game winning streak come to an end with a 5-4 loss to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee at Waccamaw High School in the Mingo Bay Classic tournament on Thursday. Chase Belk took the loss on the mound for the Barons, throwing

a complete game in which he gave up five runs on six hits. He hit three batters and walked another. Offensively Jay Goodson, McLendon Sears, Andrew Kinney and William Creech each scored a run. Goodson had a triple and a run batted in. Creech added a double and a RBI. Robert

James had a single and a RBI and Sears also contributed a single. Wilson Hall, now 22-1, opens the SCISA 3A state playoffs a week from today, drawing a first round bye. The Barons will host an opponent to be determined next Friday at 4 p.m. in a doubleheader.

NBA PLAYOFF ROUNDUP

Hawks hold off Pacers 98-85 ATLANTA — Jeff Teague flung in a wild 3-pointer after the officials appeared to miss him stepping out of bounds, and Kyle Korver finished off Indiana from beyond the arc to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 98-85 victory on Thursday night and another lead in the series with the top-seeded Pacers. Hardly playing like a No. 8 seed that finished six games under .500 during the regular season, the Hawks took control in the third quarter — the decisive period in all three games — and held off the Pacers to go up 2-1 in the best-ofseven series. Game 4 is Saturday in Atlanta. The Hawks were up 84-78 with the shot clock running down when Teague launched a running shot from the wing — after his foot seemed to clip the line. It counted, even after a video review. Korver clinched it with the last of his four treys, putting Atlanta up 92-80 with 1:41 remaining. Teague scored 22 points and Korver added 20 to lead the Hawks, who are playing with confidence

and swagger against an Indiana team that struggled down the stretch and is still scrambling to regain the form it showed much of the season. WEDNESDAY TRAIL BLAZERS 112 ROCKETS 105 HOUSTON — LaMarcus Aldridge scored 43 points and Damian Lillard made six free throws down the stretch to give the Portland Trail Blazers a 112-105 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night and a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series. MAVERICKS 113 SPURS 92

SAN ANTONIO — Monta Ellis scored 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks rolled to a 113-92 victory over San Antonio on Wednesday night, snapping a 10-game skid against the Spurs and evening their first-round series at a game apiece. From wire reports

THE SUMTER ITEM

SCOREBOARD

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati 2, Pittsburgh 1 N.Y. Mets 4, St. Louis 1 Arizona 5, Chicago Cubs 2 San Diego at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

TV, RADIO

TODAY’S GAMES

TODAY

9:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour China Open Second Round from Shenzen, China (GOLF). 10 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 Practice from Richmond, Va. (FOX SPORTS 1). 10 a.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Semifinal First Leg – Atletico Madrid vs. Chelsea (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 1 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 Practice from Richmond, Va. (FOX SPORTS 1). 1 p.m. – Women’s College Lacrosse: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal Match from Chestnut Hill, Mass. (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 3 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series ToyotaCare 250 Pole Qualifying from Richmond, Va. (ESPN2). 3 p.m. – Women’s College Lacrosse: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal Match from Chestnut Hill, Mass. (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Zurich Classic of New Orleans Second Round from Avondale, La. (GOLF). 4:30 p.m. – College Lacrosse: Patriot League Tournament Semifinal Match (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 5 p.m. – College Lacrosse: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal Match from Charlottesville, Va. – Syracuse vs. Duke (ESPNU). 5 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 Pole Qualifying from Richmond, Va. (FOX SPORTS 1). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:15 p.m. – High School Baseball: Chapin at Camden (WPUB-FM 102.7). 6:30 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Swinging Skirts Classic Second Round from San Francisco (GOLF). 7 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Eastern Conference Playoffs Quarterfinal Series Game Four – New York Rangers at Philadelphia (CNBC). 7 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series ToyotaCare 250 Pole Qualifying from Richmond, Va. (ESPNEWS, WEGX-FM 92.9). 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Quarterfinal Series Game Three – Toronto at Brooklyn (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – College Baseball: Alabama at South Carolina (WNKT-FM 107.5). 7:30 p.m. – College Lacrosse: Patriot League Tournament Semifinal Match (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – College Lacrosse: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal Match from Charlottesville, Va. – Notre Dame vs. Maryland (ESPNU). 7:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Cincinnati at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7:30 p.m. – College Baseball: Oklahoma at Texas Tech (SPORTSOUTH). 8 p.m. – College Softball: Loyola Marymount at Brigham Young (BYUTV). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Quarterfinal Series Game Three – Chicago a Washington (ESPN). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Pittsburgh at St. Louis or Cincinnati at Atlanta (MLB NETWORK). 8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Western Conference Playoffs Quarterfinal Series Game Five – Chicago at St. Louis (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Cincinnati at Atlanta (Joined In Progress) (WPUB-FM 102.7). 10 p.m. – College Softball: Oregon at Stanford (ESPNU). 10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Quarterfinal Series Game Three – Houston at Portland (ESPN). 10:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Western Conference Playoffs Quarterfinal Series Game Five – Dallas at Anaheim (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY

Varsity Baseball Sumter at South Florence, 6:30 p.m. Varsity Softball Laurence Manning in Spring Break Tournament (at Myrtle Beach), TBA

SATURDAY

USC FROM PAGE B1 against Alabama’s Spencer Turnbull (5-2, 2.14) who had an outstanding outing against the Gamecocks here as a freshman two years ago. Holbrook did receive some good medical news Thursday. Catcher Grayson Greiner appears to be ready to play despite injuring himself diving headfirst into third base during Wednesday’s win against USC Upstate. After undergoing concussion tests Wednesday and Thurs-

day, he has been cleared to play. “I don’t anticipate any problem,” Holbrook said about Greiner. “He looked and felt good (Thursday), which was very encouraging.” The news is not as encouraging for second baseman Max Schrock and outfielder Elliott Caldwell, who are dealing with back injuries. Holbrook lists Caldwell as day-to-day but is unsure if Schrock will return during the regular season. Outfielder Connor Bright, who has been out because of a hy-

HERITAGE FROM PAGE B1 And there’s a new luxury hotel ahead for the grounds to help increase the number of clients and officials sponsors might entertain during tournament week. “Sea Pines is making a commitment and obviously the Tour has to be in,’’ Wilmot said. “And then then sponsors. But it’s better than when it was a ‘no.’’’ That came before the 2010 tournament when longtime event sponsor Verizon announced it was ending its ties to the tournament. A search for sponsorship went beyond the 2011 event when the Heritage Classic Foundation had to spend some $4 million in reserve funds along with about $1 million in local government help keep things going that year. In June of 2011, the tour, state and federal leaders and Wilmot’s organization announced the deal that brought in RBC, which has long sponsored golf, and Boeing, which had recently opened a major manufacturing facility about two hours north of the course. Things have gone well the past three years. But the island facility knew it faced challenges to keep pace with some of the larger country clubs and made-for-TV golf facilities that host PGA Tour events. The new clubhouse, which has been there since the tournament began 45 years ago, will increase from 11,000 square feet to 18,000 square feet and have room for 150

per-extended elbow, could return this weekend. Despite the injuries, the confidence of the players appears to have been boosted during the squad’s four-game winning streak that includes back-to-back road wins against Auburn this past weekend. “We feel good as a team right now,” third baseman Joey Pankake said. “We’re starting to score a few more runs. We can play a little better defense, but I think we’re in a good spot right now going into the weekend.”

full-size lockers. There will also be an art gallery to display oil portraits of RBC Heritage champions through the years, a new restaurant and expanded pro shop among other amenities. It’s expected to be complete in time for next year’s tournament. The clubhouse is part of some $50 million in upgrades around the resort for year-round visitors, residents and tournament attendees. A wrinkle in sponsorship talks could be the pending retirement of RBC chief executive officer Gord Nixon next summer, Wilmot said. Nixon has been a fan of golf and Hilton Head since the deal, Wilmot says, and his departure could impact whether the company goes forward past 2016. “That being said, Boeing’s a big company and they’re not going away,’’ Wilmot said. It shouldn’t hurt the tournament’s cause that four of RBC’s golf ambassadors in Jim Furyk, Brandt Snedeker, Graeme McDowell and Kuchar have won this event in the past five times it’s been played. Another RBC-backed golfer, Luke Donald, has finished second or third here in five of the past six tournaments. The RBC Heritage has the strong support of players, many who enjoy the laid-back atmosphere a few days after the pressure of Augusta National at the Masters. Kuchar said he enjoys spending time with his family here, hitting the beach and riding bikes during down time. “It’s one of the nicest stops we go to,’’ Kuchar says.

Varsity Sporting Clays Laurence Manning at Hermitage Farms (in Camden), TBA

MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE

Detroit Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Kansas City WEST DIVISION Texas Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Houston

W 12 11 10 10 10

L 9 10 10 12 12

Pct .571 .524 .500 .455 .455

GB – 1 1½ 2½ 2½

W 11 11 11 11 10

L 8 10 11 12 11

Pct .579 .524 .500 .478 .476

GB – 1 1½ 2 2

W 14 13 10 8 7

L 8 8 11 13 15

Pct .636 .619 .476 .381 .318

GB – ½ 3½ 5½ 7

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Texas 3, Oakland 0 Seattle 5, Houston 3 Cleveland 5, Kansas City 3 Washington 5, L.A. Angels 4 Baltimore 10, Toronto 8 Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 4 Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 4, 12 innings Boston 5, N.Y. Yankees 1

THURSDAY’S GAMES

TODAY’S GAMES

SATURDAY’S GAMES

L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Boston at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. Cleveland at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Kansas City at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Oakland at Houston, 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m. Texas at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

SPRINT CUP LEADERS

Through April 12 Points 1, Jeff Gordon, 297. 2, Matt Kenseth, 296. 3, Carl Edwards, 278. 4, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 271. 5, Jimmie Johnson, 270. 6, Kyle Busch, 269. 7, Brad Keselowski, 246. 8, Joey Logano, 245. 9, Ryan Newman, 236. 10, Austin Dillon, 235. 11, Greg Biffle, 227. 12, Tony Stewart, 224. 13, Brian Vickers, 224. 14, Kyle Larson, 223. 15, Denny Hamlin, 223. 16, Clint Bowyer, 219. 17, Marcos Ambrose, 216. 18, Paul Menard, 206. 19, A J Allmendinger, 202. 20, Jamie McMurray, 195. Money 1, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $2,591,578. 2, Brad Keselowski, $2,285,537. 3, Jeff Gordon, $2,034,276. 4, Denny Hamlin, $2,008,995. 5, Joey Logano, $1,887,936. 6, Jimmie Johnson, $1,828,846. 7, Kyle Busch, $1,769,026. 8, Matt Kenseth, $1,729,759. 9, Kevin Harvick, $1,616,597. 10, Paul Menard, $1,525,660. 11, Austin Dillon, $1,435,411. 12, Greg Biffle, $1,423,133. 13, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $1,389,563. 14, Tony Stewart, $1,389,052. 15, Carl Edwards, $1,386,673. 16, Brian Vickers, $1,359,013. 17, Kyle Larson, $1,356,858. 18, Jamie McMurray, $1,330,840. 19, Marcos Ambrose, $1,292,318. 20, Clint Bowyer, $1,268,831.

NBA PLAYOFFS By The Associated Press

FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlanta 2, Indiana 1 April 19: Atlanta 101, Indiana 93 Tuesday: Indiana 101, Atlanta 85 Thursday: Atlanta 98, Indiana 85 Saturday: Indiana at Atlanta, 2 p.m. April 28: Atlanta at Indiana, 8 p.m. x-May 1: Indiana at Atlanta, TBD x-May 3: Atlanta at Indiana, TBD Miami 2, Charlotte 0 April 20: Miami 99, Charlotte 88 Wednesday: Miami 101, Charlotte 97 Saturday: Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m. April 28: Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m. x-April 30: Charlotte at Miami, 7 or 8:30 p.m. x-May 2: Miami at Charlotte, TBD x-May 4: Charlotte at Miami, TBD Brooklyn 1, Toronto 1 April 19: Brooklyn 94, Toronto 87 Tuesday: Toronto 100, Brooklyn 95 Today: Toronto at Brooklyn, 7 p.m. Sunday: Toronto at Brooklyn, 7 p.m. April 30: Brooklyn at Toronto, 6, 7 or 8 p.m. x-May 2: Toronto at Brooklyn, TBD x-May 4: Brooklyn at Toronto, TBD Washington 2, Chicago 0 April 20: Washington 102, Chicago 93 Tuesday: Washington 101, Chicago 99, OT Today: Chicago at Washington, 8 p.m. April 27: Chicago at Washington, 1 p.m. x-April 29: Washington at Chicago, 7 or 8 p.m. x-May 1: Chicago at Washington, TBD x-May 3: Washington at Chicago, TBD San Antonio 1, Dallas 1 April 20: San Antonio 90, Dallas 85 Wednesday: Dallas 113, San Antonio 92 Saturday: San Antonio at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. April 28: San Antonio at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. April 30: Dallas at San Antonio, 7, 8:30 or 9:30 p.m. x-May 2: San Antonio at Dallas, TBD x-May 4: Dallas at San Antonio, TBD Oklahoma City 1, Memphis 1 April 19: Oklahoma City 100, Memphis 86 Monday: Memphis 111, Oklahoma City 105, OT Thursday: Oklahoma City at Memphis (late) Saturday: Oklahoma City at Memphis, 9:30 p.m. April 29: Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8, 9 or 9:30 p.m. x-May 1: Oklahoma City at Memphis, TBD x-May 3: Memphis at Oklahoma City, TBD Golden State 1, L.A. Clippers 1 April 19: Golden State 109, L.A. Clippers 105 Monday: L.A. Clippers 138, Golden State 98 Thursday: L.A. Clippers at Golden State (late) Sunday: L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 3:30 p.m. April 29: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. x-May 1: L.A. Clippers at Golden State, TBD x-May 3: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, TBD Portland 2, Houston 0 April 20: Portland 122, Houston 120, OT Wednesday: Portland 112, Houston 105 Today: Houston at Portland, 10:30 p.m. Sunday: Houston at Portland, 9:30 p.m. x-April 30: Portland at Houston, 9:30 p.m. x-May 2: Houston at Portland, TBD x-May 4: Portland at Houston, TBD

NHL PLAYOFFS

Boston 2, Detroit 1 April 18: Detroit 1, Boston 0 Sunday: Boston 4, Detroit 1 Tuesday: Boston 3, Detroit 0 Thursday: Boston at Detroit (late) Saturday: Detroit at Boston, 3 p.m. x-April 28: Boston at Detroit, TBD x-April 30: Detroit at Boston, TBD Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 0 April 16: Montreal 5, Tampa Bay 4, OT April 18: Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 1 Sunday: Montreal 3, Tampa Bay 2 Tuesday: Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 3 Pittsburgh 2, Columbus 2 April 16: Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 3 April 19: Columbus 4, Pittsburgh 3, 2OT Monday: Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 3 Wednesday: Columbus 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT Saturday: Columbus at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. April 28: Pittsburgh at Columbus, TBD x-April 30: Columbus at Pittsburgh, TBD N.Y. Rangers 2, Philadelphia 1 April 17: N.Y. Rangers 4, Philadelphia 1 April 20: Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 Tuesday: N.Y. Rangers 4, Philadelphia 1 Today: N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Sunday: Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, Noon x-April 29: N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, TBD x-April 30: Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION

Los Angeles San Francisco Colorado San Diego Arizona

NASCAR By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Kansas City (Ventura 1-1) at Baltimore (Jimenez 0-3), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 2-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 2-1), 7:05 p.m. Boston (Peavy 0-0) at Toronto (Buehrle 4-0), 7:07 p.m. Detroit (Porcello 2-1) at Minnesota (Correia 0-2), 8:10 p.m. Oakland (J.Chavez 1-0) at Houston (Peacock 0-2), 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Archer 2-1) at Chicago White Sox (Er.Johnson 1-1), 8:10 p.m. Texas (Ross Jr. 1-1) at Seattle (Elias 1-2), 10:10 p.m. Cleveland (Carrasco 0-2) at San Francisco (Hudson 2-1), 10:15 p.m.

Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago WEST DIVISION

San Diego at Washington, 1:05 p.m. Cleveland at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

By The Associated Press FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

Cleveland 5, Kansas City 1 Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 4 Minnesota 9, Tampa Bay 7 Baltimore at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

Atlanta New York Washington Philadelphia Miami CENTRAL DIVISION

SATURDAY’S GAMES

WESTERN CONFERENCE

EAST DIVISION New York Toronto Baltimore Boston Tampa Bay CENTRAL DIVISION

San Diego (Erlin 1-2) at Washington (Strasburg 1-2), 7:05 p.m. Miami (H.Alvarez 1-2) at N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 1-2), 7:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Bailey 1-1) at Atlanta (E.Santana 2-0), 7:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Villanueva 1-4) at Milwaukee (Garza 0-2), 8:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Cole 2-1) at St. Louis (S.Miller 1-2), 8:15 p.m. Philadelphia (R.Hernandez 1-0) at Arizona (Collmenter 0-2), 9:40 p.m. Colorado (Lyles 3-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 0-0), 10:10 p.m. Cleveland (Carrasco 0-2) at San Francisco (Hudson 2-1), 10:15 p.m.

W 14 12 12 10 10

L 7 10 10 11 12

Pct .667 .545 .545 .476 .455

GB – 2½ 2½ 4 4½

W 16 12 11 9 7

L 6 11 11 14 14

Pct .727 .522 .500 .391 .333

GB – 4½ 5 7½ 8½

W 13 12 12 10 7

L 9 10 11 12 18

Pct .591 .545 .522 .455 .280

GB – 1 1½ 3 7½

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta 3, Miami 1 Arizona 7, Chicago Cubs 5 San Francisco 12, Colorado 10, 11 innings Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 5, L.A. Angels 4 N.Y. Mets 3, St. Louis 2 Milwaukee 5, San Diego 2 L.A. Dodgers 5, Philadelphia 2

Colorado 2, Minnesota 1 April 17: Colorado 5, Minnesota 4, OT April 19: Colorado 4, Minnesota 2 Monday: Minnesota 1, Colorado 0, OT Thursday: Colorado at Minnesota (late) Saturday: Minnesota at Colorado, 9:30 p.m. x-April 28: Colorado at Minnesota, TBD x-April 30: Minnesota at Colorado, TBD St. Louis 2, Chicago 2 April 17: St. Louis 4, Chicago 3, 3OT April 19: St. Louis 4, Chicago 3, OT Monday: Chicago 2, St. Louis 0 Wednesday: Chicago 4, St. Louis 3, OT Today: Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Sunday: St. Louis at Chicago, 3 p.m. x-April 29: Chicago at St. Louis, TBD Anaheim 2, Dallas 2 April 16: Anaheim 4, Dallas 3 April 18: Anaheim 3, Dallas 2 Monday: Dallas 3, Anaheim 0 Wednesday: Dallas 4, Anaheim 2 Today: Dallas at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m. Sunday: Anaheim at Dallas, 8 p.m. x-April 29: Dallas at Anaheim, TBD San Jose 3, Los Angeles 0 April 17: San Jose 6, Los Angeles 3 Sunday: San Jose 7, Los Angeles 2 Tuesday: San Jose 4, Los Angeles 3, OT Thursday: San Jose at Los Angeles (late) x-Saturday: Los Angeles at San Jose, 10 p.m. x-April 28: San Jose at Los Angeles, TBD x-April 30: Los Angeles at San Jose, TBD

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Cabrera, Scherzer power Tigers past White Sox 7-4 DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera drove in three runs, Max Scherzer struck out 10 and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 Thursday. Cabrera hit a pair of 2-out singles for his RBI. Rajai homered, doubled, singled and drove in two runs. Scherzer (2-1) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings, and was pulled with a high pitch count. Joe Nathan pitched the ninth for his fourth save in six tries. He got the final two outs on a strikeout where Jose Abreu was called for interfering with catcher Bryan Holaday’s throw to second base on a stolen-base attempt. Jose Quintana (1-1) allowed three runs in six innings. Tigers reliever Al Alburquerque pitched the seventh, but Joba Chamberlain allowed two runs in the eighth to let Chicago pull within one. Detroit scored twice in the bottom half. The teams traded runs in the second, with Adam Dunn hitting a long homer over the scoreboard in right-center field before the Tigers answered with Austin Jackson’s triple and Nick Castellanos’ single. Detroit went ahead in the third when Ian Kinsler singled, advanced on a wild pitch and scored as Cabrera slapped an outside pitch the other way for a single. Chicago scored just once in the first five innings, striking out nine times, but forced Scherzer’s pitch count up to 96, meaning that Detroit would need multiple innings from its struggling bullpen. Dayan Viciedo led off the White Sox sixth with a triple when Torii Hunter lost a fly ball in the sun. Alexei Ramirez followed with a sacrifice fly to cut Detroit’s lead to one run on Scherzer’s 102nd pitch and last of the game. But Cabrera knocked a 2-run single up the middle in bottom half to put the Tigers up by three. The White Sox got back within one before Holaday came through win an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth. Davis followed with a 2-out double to make it 7-4. INDIANS 5 ROYALS 1

CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber (2-2) struck out a careerhigh 11 and pitched a 4-hitter for his first complete game, and David Murphy and Asdrubal Cabrera drove in two runs apiece, leading the Indians to a 5-1 win over the Royals.

SPEEDWAY FROM PAGE B1 Robbie Disher picked up a dominant victory in the Super Street division by leading the entire race and lapping the field. Joey Ayers was second and Dennis Hill was third.

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New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda walks to the dugout after he was ejected when a foreign substance was found on his neck in the second inning of Wednesday’s game against Boston at Fenway Park in Boston. Pineda was suspended 10 games by MLB on Thursday and will not appeal.

Pineda not only pitcher in majors to try pine tar BY HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press

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Detroit starting pitcher Max Scherzer throws during the first inning of the Tigers’ 7-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday in Detroit. Scherzer struck out 10 in six innings. Murphy and Cabrera delivered big hits in the Indians’ 5-run fifth off Bruce Chen (1-2). TWINS 9 RAYS 7

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Aaron Hicks hit a three-run homer, Kurt Suzuki drove in three runs, and Minnesota beat Tampa Bay 9-7. Ricky Nolasco (2-2) allowed six runs and 10 hits over sixplus innings. ORIOLES 11 BLUE JAYS 4

TORONTO — Chris Davis had two hits and three RBI, Jonathan Schoop homered and Baltimore beat Toronto 11-4. Nelson Cruz had two hits and drove in two runs for the Orioles. NATIONAL LEAGUE DIAMONDBACKS 5 CUBS 2 CHICAGO — Mike Bolsinger earned his first major league win, pitching into the seventh inning and hitting an RBI single as Arizona beat the

In the Stock-4 feature, Bubba Kolb picked up the win from the pole. Gray Thompson was second and

Chicago Cubs 5-2. Bolsinger (1-1) allowed one unearned run and four hits in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out seven and walked two. REDS 2 PIRATES 1

PITTSBURGH — Ryan Ludwick lined a 2-run double after a pair of Cincinnati batters were hit by pitches, lifting Tony Cingrani and the Reds over Pittsburgh 2-1. Cingrani (2-2) allowed one run and six hits in six innings. He struck out seven and walked two. METS 4 CARDINALS 1

NEW YORK — Chris Young homered to start New York’s comeback and slumping Curtis Granderson singled in a run as a pinch hitter as Bartolo Colon and the Mets beat St. Louis 4-1. Colon (2-3) allowed four hits in seven innings, struck out eight and walked none. From wire reports

Preston Padgett came in third after going toe-totoe with Kolb early in the race.

New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda is hardly the first major leaguer to head to the mound hoping to get away with using pine tar to aid his grip. And he won’t be the last, those in baseball say, because it’s simply part of the game. He just got caught. “It’s not like somebody sits you down and says, `Hey, dude, you should try this.’ You see things,’’ Washington Nationals reliever Drew Storen said. “And being around the game, you know things that can be done.’’ What stood out for many around the sport was how glaringly obvious the splotch of brown goo was on the side of Pineda’s neck. It got him ejected from a game against the Boston Red Sox and drew a 10-game suspension Thursday. “That was pretty blatant,’’ Storen said. “Wasn’t really subtle.’’ Hours before Washington hosted San Diego on Thursday night, a highlight package from Wednesday’s major league games was shown on the videoboard at Nationals Park, and a lengthy segment poked fun at Pineda’s easy-to-spot pine tar. Padres manager Bud Black said it’s “common knowledge among baseball

people’’ that “there are pitchers — and probably more than you would think — that use some sort of substance to gain tack on your fingers, because at times it is needed, based on weather conditions, based on the personal preference of a pitcher.’’ Black, who pitched in the majors from 1981-95, noted it usually would be “some minimal amount of pine tar that maybe really doesn’t overly affect the outcome of a game.’’ The sticky stuff is used by hitters, legally, to help make sure bats don’t slip out of their hands. Pitchers use pine tar, illegally, for better holds on a ball, especially when cold weather makes it slick. “And the option is this: I either get a grip on the ball or I’m hitting someone in the neck because I haven’t got a grip on it. And if you ask the hitters, they’d say, `Get a grip on it.’ You’ve still got to make pitches,’’ New York Mets manager Terry Collins said. “You’ve got to be a little bit discreet,’’ Collins continued. “You can’t just, like, walk out with a pine tar bottle. I was a little surprised when I saw the replay last night that that was quite as evident as that. But you could check every pitcher. I’m sure there would be a lot of guys that would have something.’’

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From 2-4:30 p.m. on Saturday, fans can walk the entire track at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., while enjoying live music, touring a NASCAR hauler and visiting key spots in the track’s history. Track president Dennis Bickmeier says the idea spawned from a survey the track did with ticker-holders who stopped coming.

Richmond hopes track access boosts fan experience BY HANK KURZ JR. The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — They are calling it “Track Takeover’’ at Richmond International Raceway, and track President Dennis Bickmeier hopes allowing fans onto the racing surface a few hours before race time on Saturday night will not only improve their experience at the 0.75-mile oval, but bring more of them, or bring them back. “This is a way to give people that access and let them kind of see the sport up close, or a little closer,’’ Bickmeier said Thursday. “This sport defined access, and we’ve got to keep that going.’’

At a time when most agree the racing in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series has been better than in several years, tracks are always looking for ways to bring fan support back up to the days when it sold itself. In those days, Richmond was like most other places, selling out 18 consecutive races. “They focused on selling the Friday night race,’’ Bickmeier said. “We’re not there.’’ Richmond has opened the front-stretch before, but only for a section off the front stretch. On Saturday night, fans will be able to walk the entire surface, take in live music, tour a NASCAR haul-

er and pose for pictures at key spots in the track’s history. They also are encouraged to share those pictures on social media, a vehicle the track has used to try and highlight its status as an enjoyable place to visit. Bickmeier, with a little prompting from Dale Earnhardt Jr., on Twitter, even used that vehicle to land Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III as Saturday night’s honorary starter. Earnhardt suggested RG3 as Grand Marshal, Bickmeier offered honorary starter and Griffin was more than willing. The idea for Track Takeover came from a more con-

ventional source — a survey the track did with ticket-holders from the past who stopped coming when the economy tanked, ending the sellout streak. “One of the things that really registered was they said they wanted more to do,’’ he said. “Ever since we’ve announced it, I’ve been to Martinsville and Darlington leading up to this race, and people are stopping me and saying, `Hey, that track thing you’re doing? That’s sounds pretty cool.’’’ he said, adding that while the reaction has been good, he has no idea how many will actually take advantage.

“We don’t know if we’re going to have hundreds of fans, or thousands.’’ Bickmeier, who met Thursday afternoon with six campers, one of whom he’d been emailing back and forth with over one of her concerns, will be out on the track for the takeover, making sure it’s running smoothly from an operations standpoint, but also interacting with the fans he’s hoping to impress. He’s also considering skydiving into the track with the green flag, perhaps in September. “You never know,’’ he said, “at what level you are going to engage with a fan.’’

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Martin shoots 62 at Zurich

Northwestern players to cast union vote today

AVONDALE, La. — Ben Martin treated a tiny gallery to a course-record round, shooting a 10-under 62 on Thursday in the first round of the Zurich Classic. Martin’s 10th birdie was his most spectacular shot in a round full of them as he chipped in from 55 feet on the par-3 17th hole. That came a hole after the 26-yearold former Clemson player he hit the flag on a chip from behind the green, setting up a tap-in par. The previous record at TPC Louisiana was a 64, accomplished many times, including once earlier Thursday, when Andrew Svoboda did it to take a lead that held up until Martin surged past late in the day. Peter Hanson and SuengYul Noh were tied for third at 65. Bishopville native Tommy Gainey was nine shots off the lead at 1 under.

BY MICHAEL TARM The Associated Press

POST 175 MEETING ON TUESDAY

DALZELL — The DalzellShaw American Legion Post 175 Baseball Program will be conducting a pre-tryout meeting for the upcoming season on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Dalzell-Shaw Post 175 American Legion Hut located at 3625 Camden Highway in Dalzell. All players between the ages of 15 and 18 who plan to try out for the Post 175 team should attend this meeting with their parent(s) or legal guardian(s). All players are asked to bring their original birth certificates to the meeting. All forms required for participation in American Legion Baseball will be filled and collected at the meeting as well. WEDNESDAY

NHL PLAYOFFS BLACKHAWKS 4 BLUES 3

CHICAGO — Patrick Kane scored his second goal of the game at 11:17 of overtime, and Chicago beat St. Louis to even

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Ben Martin shot a course record 62 on Thursday to take the firstround lead at the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La. the first-round playoff series at two games apiece. Kane carried the puck down the left side as teammates Ben Smith and Brandon Saad rushed toward the net, and beat Ryan Miller with a wellplaced wrist shot for his 32nd career postseason goal. STARS 4 DUCKS 2

DALLAS — Cody Eakin and Alex Goligoski scored 1:22 apart on Dallas’ first two shots in the third period and the Stars beat top-seeded Anaheim in Game 4 to tie the series 2-2. The Ducks jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Bryan Allen and Patrick Maroon. But Dallas captain Jaime Benn scored off a faceoff only 27 seconds into the second period. Vernon Fiddler tied it at 6:33 of the second. From staff, wire reports

EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern University’s football players will cast ballots today on whether to form the nation’s first union for college athletes — a potentially landmark vote that will be kept sealed for months and possibly years. The National Labor Relations Board said Thursday it will hear an appeal by Northwestern challenging the decision from a regional NLRB director who ruled the players are university employees and thus have the right to unionize. The board said the ballots will be impounded at least until it issues its decision later this year. If the case lands in court, it could be a far longer before the results of the vote are known. The vote comes one day after leaders at the NCAA endorsed a dramatic proposal to give its biggest and most powerful member schools the autonomy to make decisions for its athletes, including more robust funding of scholarships, the ability to address health

concerns and other key areas. Union supporters say they are seeking guaranteed coverage of sports-related medical expenses for current and former players. There have been no raucous rallies or demonstrations on the 19,000-student campus just north of Chicago, just official notices about the vote posted near the Wildcats’ locker room. But there has been plenty of lobbying in the form private meetings, calls and emails, and everyone from coach Pat Fitzgerald to NCAA President Mark Emmert has called for a “no’’ vote. The 76 scholarship football players eligible to cast ballots know the spotlight is

on them, said Ramogi Huma, president of the College Athletes Players Association, which would represent the players at the bargaining table if the prounion side prevails. Some of the pressure they feel stems from dire Northwestern claims about the consequences of unionization, he said. “They’re looking at anything and everything to invoke fear in the players,’’ said Huma, a former UCLA linebacker and longtime critic of the NCAA. “We feel like some of the tactics are scare tactics.’’ Northwestern, which is required by law to let the vote proceed, denies applying undue pressure on players to vote “no.’’ However, it recently sent a 21-page question-and-answer document to the players outlining the problems with forming a union. In it, Northwestern said it hoped unionization would not lead to player strikes in the event of a dispute — but if it did, replacement players could be brought in to cross picket lines.

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RECRUITING

Wren QB Bryant commits to Clemson Q

uarterback Kelly Bryant (6-feet-4-inches, 205 pounds) of Wren High School in Piedmont, the state’s top QB prospect for the 2015 class, committed to Clemson last week. Bryant had narrowed his focus to the Tigers, Florida, North Carolina State, Virginia and Virginia Tech. “Clemson was the leader. I was just going back and forth,” Bryant said. “Not much difference, but then I talked to (Clemson head) Coach Dabo (Swinney) and (offensive coordinator) Coach (Chad) Morris and those phone calls finalized everything for me. I knew Clemson was where I needed to be.” Bryant emerged as a true QB prospect last season, fighting off the label of “athlete” by insisting on being recruited as a QB. Last season, he passed for 2,805 yards and 28 touchdowns and rushed for 1,000 yards and 15 TDs. “He can keep a play alive and he looks to throw the football,” said Wren head coach Jeff Tate. “He sees the field well and has learned how to get the ball out of his hand really quick. And he understands the coverages.” Florida State commitment defensive back Calvin Brewton of Miami is expecting Clemson to stop by his school during spring practice. Brewton has shown interest in the Tigers and is considering a visit. Since committing to the Seminoles, contact has waned from Clemson, but a positive conversation this spring could mean a visit. “I’ve always been interested in them,” Brewton said. “I know I am committed to FSU right now, but depending on what they say, I still could visit.” Brewton said he remains committed to FSU, but added, “(My) recruitment is still open.” Running back TJ Simmons of Lakeland, Fla., has a top five of Clemson, Florida, Ohio State, Notre Dame and UCLA. USC USC currently is the team to beat for tight end Connor Redmond (6-4. 230) of Decatur, Ga., following a recent visit for a spring practice. Redmond got a good look at the program and the city and liked everything he saw. “I really like the city of Columbia,” Redmond said. “It’s

not too far from home, but far enough to be away from home. I really like the coaches. They are laid back and down to earth. And I like that they’ve been doing good and they have new facilities that are impressive.” Redmond also has visited Boston College, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Auburn and NCSU. He doesn’t have any more visits planned right now, but would like to visit UGA again, Mississippi, Florida, FSU, Mississippi State and Clemson, though he’s not hearing much from the Tigers. Redmond is not ready to make a commitment, but it’s apparent USC has already taken his heart. “South Carolina has showed me the most love and I’ve showed it back to them. I’m not close on committing, but USC is on top of the list.” Redmond wants to take more visits and make the decision by the start of the season. Last season, he caught 37 passes for 400 yards and six TDs in nine games. He missed two games with a knee injury. On June 6, offensive lineman Troy Thingstad (6-5, 265) of Mobile, Ala., will visit USC for the first time. The Gamecocks were his first offer back in January and since then, he has picked up three more. Thingstad has added Louisville, Southern Mississippi and South Alabama and is hearing from Texas Tech and Northern Illinois. His previous visits include Alabama, Georgia Tech, South Alabama, Southern Miss and Louisville. USC offered OL Tommy Hatton (6-2, 280) of Montvale, N.J., last week. Some of his other offers include BC, Maryland, Duke, GT, Indiana and Louisville. DE Byron Cowart of Seffner, Fla., is considering a trip to USC over the summer. Cowart has Oregon as his leader, but said he is considering several schools. Cowart has offers from just about every major program in the country including Clemson and USC, and he is interested in both. Cowart plans to attend The Opening at Oregon this summer and mentioned ND and Alabama as other schools he would like to visit.

USC AND CLEMSON Wide receiver Auden Tate (6-4, 200) of Tampa, Fla., is a

target of both Clemson and USC along with several others. He began his football career at Dutch Fork High in Phil Kornblut Irmo before moving to RECRUITING Tampa after CORNER his freshman season, and he hasn’t forgotten his roots. Both the Tigers and Gamecocks are high up on his list. “South Carolina and Clemson, I liked them a lot when I was there,” Tate said. “South Carolina throws the ball a lot and they are in the SEC (Southeastern Conference), and that’s appealing. Clemson’s offense is very wide open and I like that a lot. They throw the ball around and are a big play team. “South Carolina is one of my favorites because I’m from there, and Clemson also is up there as well.” Tate is expecting coaches to scout him in May during his spring practice. He’s not narrowed his list and will take more visits, including USC and Clemson. He has been to South Florida, FSU, Central Florida and Florida. He also plans to visit Miami. Tate said Kentucky and Miami have been recruiting him the hardest, and he’s talked the most with recruiters from those two. He has offers from Clemson, USC, Indiana, UK, Louisville, Miami, Penn State, Vandy, USF, UCF, Nebraska and Ohio State. He does not have favorites at this point. Last season, Tate had 48 catches for 815 yards and five TDs. Highly sought-after linebacker Roquan Smith of Montezuma, Ga., made his second visit to Clemson for the Tigers’ spring game, and it was another visit that worked in Clemson’s favor when it comes to the hot competition for the weakside LB. ”I spent a lot of time with the coaches,” Smith said. “I like what those guys stand for. I talked mostly to (defensive coordinator) Coach (Brent) Venables. He likes my ability and strengths and said they don’t have that on their current roster and I could come in and play early. I also sat down with Coach Swinney in his office. He’s a great guy. I

COMMENTARY: MARK MY WORDS

No matter a player’s personality, it’s important to fight through adversity

his time we are going to take a little peek at two personalities we often see on the courts. One of them is the guy who cruises along for about a set or so and might be perceived as quite a competitor, but will often fold up the tent when things start to turn sour for him. The other is that player every coach loves, the one who won’t quit trying no matter what. The question I want us to consider this week is from what perspective do each of these players approach the game. I believe the first player begins each and every match optimistically, with every intention of throwing his entire being into the day’s match. Sometimes, however, his good intentions fall by the wayside and he doesn’t look at all like the same player who began the match. So what’s going on between this guy’s ears that causes the change? I believe players like this one are more concerned with other people’s perception of them and will put more emphasis in trying to project a certain message rather than putting their all into the match. Without actually realizing it, they will often begin going through a litany of actions that try to convince their opponent, people watching and themselves that this isn’t their best stuff. I think most of it is just a protection device to cushion their ego. The unfortunate part of this

scenario is the opponent nor the spectators care or buy into any of the theatrics that are often subconsciously proMark jected to let Rearden everyone know this isn’t their true self. Our “dig and gouge” counterpart starts each match in much the same optimistic fashion, but seldom gets off track. He seems to be able to fight hard and completely from beginning to end. I think for this guy it’s about the love of the battle. Like all of us he cares about what other people think, but he is more concerned with not letting himself down and doing his best rather than hedging his bet in case things don’t go well. His attitude toward the battle won’t allow him to consider loss until it actually occurs. Players who play with this much passion often take losses pretty hard immediately following the competition, but it is typically short-lived. They seem to move on very quickly. The reason may be two-fold; they don’t lose as much as other folks and because the actual “war itself” is where they get their enjoyment. If we assume that no one is the complete embodiment of either of these players and that each of us has varying degrees of these personalities, then it

seems reasonable to assume that we can change some things about how we perform to be more like player No. 2. I think the first thing we can do is to turn off the chatter box or at least reprogram the chatter. Many of us will actually verbalize our inadequacies in a negative manner. If you can’t make yourself shut up, then turn what you say around a little. Instead of saying,” This is the worst you have played in a month,” say, “Come on Mark; pick it up buddy, let’s get going.” Instead of walking around slump-shouldered and shaking your head, visually stating to everyone you are not performing well, walk tall and with your chin up. Project a fighter’s image even if that is not what you feel inside. Make yourself hustle your guts out for every ball. Don’t allow yourself to pull up shy of the ball as to say, “Man, nothing is going right today.” Is it realistic to just jump in there and make those changes immediately? No, it is not, but you can start doing a little something each match. There is fight in all of us. Some of us just have to work harder at getting it out than others. For those of us to whom it doesn’t come naturally, we have to start by projecting it on the outside before we feel it on the inside. Give these little tips a try and, who knows, you may transform yourself into a better competitor than you ever thought possible.

like what he stands for. He’s a great, family-oriented guy. “And they are a top 10 defense, probably a top two in the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference), and they are going to be really good. I could fit in in the Will (LB) position. The weekend boosted them up a lot. It’s a great school.” Smith had planned to take a visit to USC this past weekend, but his recruiter, Kirk Botkin, was on the road recruiting so the trip was scrapped. Smith said if he visits USC it won’t be until the summer. He has also been to UGA, Alabama, Auburn, Florida and FSU. Smith said he has no favorites right now. Defensive lineman DJ Jones of East Mississippi Junior College, a former Shrine Bowl performer from Wren High, continues to talk with USC and Clemson and is thinking strongly of both. “Choosing between those two, to tell you the truth, I couldn’t,” Jones said. “I feel comfortable about both places.” One bonus item for USC is that Jones has a sister who goes to school there. He said USC and Clemson likely will get two of his official visits. He has not decided on the others. Jones recently added offers from Florida, Arizona State and Texas A&M. Some of his other offers are Alabama, Tennessee, FSU, Ole Miss, Southern California, Mississippi State, UGA and Louisiana State. Clemson offered OL Zach Giella of Augusta, Ga., on Saturday. He also has a USC offer and has been favoring LSU since visiting there a couple of weeks ago. Car trouble prevented DL Russell Ude (6-3, 260) of Atlanta from attending Clemson’s spring game, but it has not deterred his enthusiasm for the program. Ude has a lot of offers, but is still waiting on one from the Tigers. “I just haven’t been able to meet with (assistant) coach (Marion) Hobby in person,” Ude said. “I think they want to confirm a few things, like my size, and talk to me in person.” Ude thinks a Clemson offer could lead to an offer from USC. “My coach is good friends with (USC defensive coordinator) Coach (Lorenzo) Ward), and they’ve been talking about me,” Ude said. “USC is talking to my coach more

than me, but I think they’re showing interest.” Ude plans to visit Southern Cal, UCLA, California, ND, Miami, BC and PSU this summer among others. His offers include BC, Cal, Cincinnati, Duke, GT, Illinois, Harvard, Louisville, UK, Miami, NCSU, Michigan State, PSU, Oregon, Virginia, Wake Forest and Vandy among others. DE Austin Bryant of Thomasville, Ga., has a top 10 of Clemson, USC, FSU, Florida, Stanford, UCLA, ND, A&M, PSU and Ole Miss. He said Clemson is a definite for an official visit.

OTHERS WF is the latest to offer WR Tavin Richardson of Byrnes High in Duncan. The offer brings his total to 15. His other offers include Arkansas, UK, Louisville, Miami, Maryland, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, UVa, Illinois, Pittsburgh, BC and Cincinnati. He is hearing from Clemson, USC, UGA and VT among others. Richardson said he does not have any favorites. WR JJ Arcega-Whiteside of Dorman High in Roebuck was offered by Harvard last week. DB Rashard Causey of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., committed to Florida Atlantic last week. He has had a USC offer. DB Marcus Lewis of Washington committed to Florida. Clemson was one of his other offers. RB Kerryon Johnson of Madison, Ala., committed to Auburn. He also had USC and Clemson offers. USC target DB Minkah Fitzpatrick of Jersey City, N.J., committed to Alabama. OL Bailey Sharp of Marietta, Ga., committed to Auburn. He also had Clemson and USC offers. LB Leo Lewis III of Brookhaven, Miss., committed to Alabama. Clemson was one of his other offers.

BASKETBALL Ole Miss signed Tennessee State transfer M.J. Rhett, a Columbia native and the son of former USC star Joe Rhett. Baylor, Kansas and Clemson scouted ‘15 point guard Jawun Evans of Kimball, Texas, last week. He’s a native of Greenville and is a major Clemson target. Tevin Mack, a 6-5 player from Dreher High in Columbia, made an unofficial visit to Virginia Commonwealth over the weekend.

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FURMAN M. ROBINSON Jr. Furman Monroe “Doc” Robinson Jr., 85, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Honea Path, he was a son of the late Furman Monroe Sr. and Ola Margaret Bannister Robinson. He was a member of Providence Baptist Church and was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Mr. Robinson retired as a pharmacist from Eckerd Drug Co. after 33 years

USCS FROM PAGE B1 both batting over .400 for the Lady Pioneers and have combined for nine homers and 61 runs batted in. Sophomore outfielder Kelli Shealy has done the most damage, though, with 13 homers and 45 RBI. Carolina Hill has also belted six home runs and driven in 40. On the mound, freshman Carson O’Donald leads the way with a 1.61 earned run average in 95 2/3 innings pitched with 72 strikeouts. Emily Kale, another freshman, is next with a 3.00 ERA in 88 2/3 innings with 38 punchouts. The Lady Fire Ants have relied on their own freshman to toe the rubber as well. Former East Clarendon High School standout Kaitlin Alexander has seen the majority of the time on the mound this year, and Cataldo has been pleased with her progress despite the short season. “She’s commanding the mound,” Cataldo said. “I think she’s got 50 strikeouts in only 12 region games (44 1/3 IP), so she’s had a big impact this season.” Alexander has an overall 3.90 ERA in 64 2/3 innings with 59 strikeouts compared to 16 walks. She started nine games and went 3-4 with eight complete games and one save. “She works the ball really well in and out, offspeed,” Cataldo said. “She had very good control and command.” Katherine Sams has been the other go-to option for USCS, posting a 2-3 mark in eight games started this season with 31 innings under her belt.

of service. He was an avid USC Gamecock fan, and loved hunting, fishing, and gardening. He was a beloved faROBINSON ther and grandfather. Survivors include his loving companion of 28 years, Brenda Gilbert of Sumter; three children, Sharon Burr (Dean) of Conway, Mary Huffman (Roy) of Columbia and Furman M. “Robbie”

REGION X TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE At Louisburg, N.C. TODAY GAME 1 – (4) Louisburg vs. (5) USC Salkehatchie, 10:30 a.m. GAME 2 – (2) Spartanburg Methodist vs. (3) USC Sumter, 1 p.m. SATURDAY GAME 3 – Winner Game 1 vs. (1) Pitt CC, 10:30 a.m. GAME 4 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 1 p.m. GAME 5 – Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 3:30 p.m. GAME 6 – Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 6 p.m. GAME 7 – Loser Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 8:30 p.m. SUNDAY GAME 8 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 8, noon. GAME 9 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 8 (if necessary), 2:30 p.m.

Offensively, the Lady Fire Ants have been led by sophomore third baseman Danielle Reeves and freshman outfielder Kendal Winge. Reeves leads the team with a .370 average, two homers and 11 RBI. USCS will have to find a way to replace the injured Winge, however. She ranks second with a .327 average, one homer and 10 runs batted in. “We’ve gotten a lot of production out of Dani, Kendal and Chandler (Silvers) in terms of driving in runs and extra-base hits,” Cataldo said. “We’ve been very solid defensively across the board as well. Dani’s made some great plays at third and our outfield has made plays no matter who’s out there.” Silvers is third on the team with nine runs driven in followed by Madeline Solano with seven. D’onna McFadden, another former ECHS standout, and Roneshia Reid have knocked in four apiece. Of the top six run-producers on the USCS roster, five are freshman.

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The USC Sumter softball team will have to find a way to replace the production from injured outfielder Kendal Winge today when it plays Spartanburg Methodist College in the Region X tournament in Louisburg, N.C.

Robinson III (Kathy) of Sumter; six grandchildren, Josh Burr, Landon Burr, Nathan Robinson, Micah Robinson, Chris Huffman and Burke Huffman; and a greatgranddaughter, Mackenzie Burr. He was preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters, J.C. Robinson, Anne Ashley, Mamie Hill, Addie Mae Ables, Samuel Robinson, Johnie Robinson, Dorothy Buskill, Winston Robinson and Doris Gambrell.

THE SUMTER ITEM Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Providence Baptist Church with the Rev. Graham Bochman and the Rev. Wayne McElveen officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the church cemetery. Grandsons and Frank Earles will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be his beloved nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and

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from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Providence Baptist Church. They will also receive friends other times at the respective homes of Ms. Gilbert and the children. Memorials may be made to Providence Baptist Church, 2445 Old Manning Road, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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PATRICK L. MILLS Patrick Lawrence Mills, 71, beloved husband of 10 years to Dana Marie Mills, died on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at his home. Born April 12, 1943, in Dearborn, Michigan, he was a son of the late Lawrence P. and Ellen C. Mannion Mills of Detroit, Michigan. Pat worked as a union bricklayer for 25 years for Detroit Bricklayers and Allied Trades Local No. 2, and Carpenters Union for 10 years. He retired in 2003 and moved to the Sumter area in 2004, where he worked as a handyman for various businesses and people. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, an active member of VFW Post 3034, the Elks Club, and the American Legion. Surviving in addition to his wife are three sons, Lawrence Mills II (Pamela) of Garden City, Michigan, Chuck Mills of Westland, Michigan, and James Mills (Sonja) of Suffolk, Virginia; two stepchildren, Renee Meeks (John) and Robert Powell (Kaylie); seven grandchildren, Larry Mills III, Tyler Mills, Victoria Mills, Jennifer Mills, Gavin Meeks, Allorah Meeks and Autumn Meeks; a greatgrandchild, Damon Mills; and a sister, Elaine Larson of Berkley, Michigan. He was preceded in death by a brother, James Mills of Garden City; and two sisters, Katherine Richardville of Northville, Michigan, and Shirley Powser of Garden City. A memorial wake will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at VFW Post 3034, 1925 Gion St. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

FOREST GIBBONS Jr. Forest Gibbons Jr., 73, husband of Dorothy M. Gibbons, was born on Feb. 23, 1941, in Washington, District of Columbia. He departed this life on April 20, 2014, in Franklin County, Spring Hope, North Carolina. Mr. Gibbons will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral services will be held at noon on Saturday at Salem Chapel & Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem Ave., Sumter. Interment will follow in Edward Cemetery, Lynchburg. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www. jobsmortuary.net.

JOHN H. JUNIOUS John Henry Junious was born on Friday, April 21, 1950, in Clarendon County, a son of the late Alex Sr. and Rebecca White Junious. He attended the public schools of Clarendon County. He was employed by Martin Brothers, until his health failed. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant RMUE Church, Panola. He departed this earthly life on Friday, April 18, 2014, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning. He leaves to mourn his passing and cherish his memories: three daughters, Latonya (Andrae) Gordon of Summerton, LaTasha Junious of Atlanta and Nora “Tammy” Johnson of Syracuse, New York; three brothers, Alex “Sonny” Junious Jr. and Robert Junious, both of Summerton, and Frank (Sonya) Junious of Columbia; five sisters, Lillie Mae (Isaac) Felder and Elanora (James) Nelson, both of Summerton, Annie Sue

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(Hercules Johnson) Junious of Sumter, Lucerra Junious of the home, and Margaret (Tony Gunter) Junious of Columbia; four grandchildren; and a special cousin, Robert Lee (Susan) Junious of Sumter. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Mt. Pleasant RMUE Church, Panola, with the Rev. Powell Hampton, pastor, officiating. Final resting place will be in Brown Cemetery, Panola. Visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today at Dyson’s Home for Funerals. Mr. Junious will be placed in the church at noon, one hour prior to the service. The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister, Elenora Nelson, 1705 Urbana Road, Summerton. Professional services entrusted to Dyson’s Home for Funerals, 237 Main St., Summerton, (803) 485-4280.

at Mt. Olive AME Church, 2738 Woodrow Road, Sumter, with the Rev. Dr. Friendly J. Gadson, pastor, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Lue B. Conyers. The family will receive friends and relatives at the home, 5020 Rogdwin, Sumter. The procession will leave at 1:30 p.m. from the home. Floral bearers will be Burrows Missionary Society. Pallbearers will be grandsons. Burial will be in the Colclough Cemetery, Dubose Siding Road, Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc. rr.com. Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc.com. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

LILLIE MAE T. ROGERS Lillie Mae Tucker Rogers, 81, took her heavenly flight on Monday, April 21, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on Feb. 9, 1933, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Essie Tucker. At an early age, Lillie Mae accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior and joined Mt. Olive AME Church, Woodrow, where she was a member of the Women’s Missionary Society, Burrows Unit. Lillie Mae’s longtime career began with Sumter School District 17 as a custodian and continued until her retirement. With a green thumb, she had a love for gardening. Lille Mae was wedded in holy matrimony to the late Tallie W. Rogers. To this union 10 children were born. Survivors include five sons, John (Shirley) Rogers, Roy (Carolyn) Rogers, Timmy (Marie) Rogers and Harold Rogers, all of Sumter, and Jimmy (Linda) Rogers of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; five daughters, Lillie (Johnny) Johnson, Diane (Hersyl) Pauley, Carol (Lincoln) Major and Debra (Harrison) Smith, all of Sumter, and Essie (Thomas) Julius of Irvington, New Jersey; four sisters and two brothers-in-law, Earlease Holmes, Doretia Porter, Mabel (JP) Abrams of Sumter, and Fannie (Hall) Mickens of Irvington; two sisters-in-law, Carrie Rogers and Marie Tucker of Sumter; 22 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; a special friend, Rosetta Isaac; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by a sister, Frances Abrams; a brother, John Henry Tucker; two grandchildren, Brian Gill and Ronesha Rogers; four brothers-in-law; and one foster brother. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday

RAYMOND H. DIONNE Raymond Henry Dionne, age 83, beloved husband of the late Betty Lynn Dionne, died on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at Windsor Manor Nursing Home. Born in Southbridge, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Joseph and Antoinette Dionne. Mr. Dionne served with the United States Air Force for more than 20 years and later retired from the United States Postal Service. He was a member of Bethesda Church of God. Surviving are two nephews, Paul R. Dionne and Richard A. Dionne; and two nieces, Barbara Ann Marcille-Delisle and Carol L. Humpel. In addition to his wife and parents, Mr. Dionne was preceded in death by a brother. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. H. Albert Sims Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery with full military honors. The military will serve as pallbearers. A visitation will be held on Saturday one hour prior to the service from 10 to 11 a.m. at Bullock Funeral Home. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

MICHAEL D. SPENCER Michael Deen Spencer was born on March 3, 1956, in Chicago to Betty Spencer and the late Willie D. Spen-

FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014 cer. He departed this earthly life on April 21, 2014. He was a member of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church. He graduated from Northern High School and attended Wayne Community College in Detroit, Michigan. He enlisted in the United States Army, where he served three years, and served six years in the reserves. He worked for the city of Baltimore, Maryland, until his illness in 2008. His memories will be cherished by his two sons, Michael Jr. and Kyle Moore, both of Detroit; two daughters, Marcia Pore and Michelle Spencer, both of Detroit; his mother, Betty Spencer of Sumter; one sister, Priscilla Spencer Womack of Sumter; one brother, Willie (Allison) Spencer Jr. of Las Vegas, Nevada; a special aunt, Elizabeth Mapp of Orangeburg; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, friends, and loving caregivers. Public viewing will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. The body will be placed in the church at 9 a.m. on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., Sumter, with Pastor Larry C. Weston officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside Memorial Park. The family is receiving friends at 59 Birnie Circle, Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www. jobsmortuary.net.

SUSAN F. JACOBS HARRISBURG, N.C. — Susan Elizabeth Flynn Jacobs, 42, died on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at her residence in North Carolina. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the Mausoleum of Florence Memorial Gardens. The family will speak to guests from 1 to 2 p.m. before the service at the mausoleum. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of William A. Jr. “Bill” and Donna Evans Flynn of Florence. Susan was a graduate of West Florence High School and attended Francis Marion University. Survivors are her parents; her husband, Michael Jacobs of Harrisburg; three sons, Jonathan Flynn Senseney, Samuel Evans Senseney and Jack Wesley Turner Senseney, all of Florence; and a sister, Jeanne Anne Copleston of Mount Pleasant. Memorials may be made to McLeod Hospice, P.O. Box 100551, Florence, SC

29501. Layton-Anderson Funeral Home, 4210 W. Palmetto St., Florence, is assisting the family with arrangements.

JAMES W. SANDERS CARROLLTON, Ga. — James W. “J.W.” Sanders, 74, of Carrollton, died April 8, 2014. He is survived by his loving wife, Betty Sanders; daughters, Lisa Smith and fiancé, Bill Gibson, of Manning and Dana Sanders and husband, Robert Corbett, of Manning; stepsons, Bobby and wife, Christy Lee, of Bowden and Mark and wife, Elissa Lee, of Carrollton; sisters, Inez and Bob Huey of Alabama and Helen and George Brendel of Sumter; four grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. His graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Newman Swamp United Methodist Church in Lamar. West Georgia Crematory is in care of arrangements.

BERNICE BRUNSON Mother Bernice Brunson was born on Aug. 28, 1942, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Walter and Sophia Johnson. She departed this life on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at McLeod Regional Medical Center of Florence. She was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. She received her Christian education at the Church Of God By Faith. At the Shekinah Glory Church of God By Faith, she served as the church mother and missionary. For many years, she was employed by Chaser Tax Service. She leaves to cherish her loving memories: her daughter, Tracey Isaac of Sumter; two sons, Stacey Brunson and Walter Brunson, both of Sumter; a best friend, Minnie Rhodes; a special aunt, Marie Small; a special cousin, Janie McLaurin; 16 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a host of nieces and nephews, all of Sumter, and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by two sons, Theodore Johnson and Willie Lewis Jr.; and three brothers, Walter Johnson, Willie Johnson and Ninne Cokley. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Church Of God By Faith with Bishop Jeffrey Johnson officiating and Elder David Laws delivering the eulogy, assisted by Elder Thomas Davis, Elder Melvin Carter, Minister D.Y. McBride and Evangelist Sharon Mellette. Interment will follow in Mayesville Cemetery. Public viewing will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. today. Sumter Funeral Service Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

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Game show puts dysfunctional families in lockdown BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH “Wife Swap” meets “Big Brother” by way of “Family Feud.” Premiering tonight, “Relative Insanity” (10 p.m., Lifetime, TV-PG) turns family therapy into a game show. Bickering siblings who couldn’t even spend a holiday together agree to endure two days under lock and key to work out their issues. They have two major incentives to work out a lifetime of dysfunction and resentment. For starters, there’s a $25,000 prize. Add to that the knowledge that there’s another family locked up in the house next door. Whoever reaches their limits and hits the “escape” button first will blow his or her family’s chance of winning. And no pastiche of TV genres would be complete without blatant stereotyping, so tonight’s “Insanity” begins with “Southern Belles vs. City Slickers.” • Speaking of regional typecasting, let’s talk about “Mountain Monsters” (10 p.m., Destination America). “Monsters” follows trappers who scour the West Virginia Appalachians for legendary beasts known as Hellhound, Yahoo, Fire Dragon and Hogzilla. Tonight, the hunt is on for the Webster Werewolf, a tall tale dating back to the 1770s. • Mike and Ryan think a little rodeo might do Boyd a world of good on the season finale of “Last Man Standing” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). A repeat follows. Folks who sift through ratings data for a living seem to think that “Last Man” is pretty certain to return for another season. • “Countdown to Stagecoach” (9 p.m., AXS TV) anticipates the three-day 2014 Stagecoach Country Music Festival. • ABC Family invites viewers to spend Friday night with Jim Carrey, first in the 1997 comedy “Liar Liar” (7 p.m.), followed by the 2003 fantasy “Bruce Almighty” (9 p.m.). • TCM spends the night with the films of the “mature” Duke, John Wayne in the 1960s and ‘70s, from “North to Alaska” (8 p.m.), to “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (4:45 a.m.). Wayne died of cancer in 1979. • Gems from the stream:

Fans of ABC’s supernatural melodrama “Resurrection” can compare and contrast that series with the French miniseries “The Returned.” The 8-episode first season is streaming now on Netflix. “The Great Beauty,” the winner of the 2013 Academy Award for best foreign language film, is now streaming on Hulu Plus, as part of the Criterion Film Collection, an archive of more than 800 art house films that includes international classics from directors like Kurosawa, Cocteau, Fellini and Rossellini, and American independent filmmakers including Jim Jarmusch.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • A Colorado restaurant needs a major face-lift on “Kitchen Nightmares” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • “Charlie Rose: The Week” (8:30 p.m., PBS, check local listings) looks back. • A murder case leads to suspicions of terrorism on “Hawaii Five-O” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • Dangerous evidence mounts on “Grimm” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • A contemporary choreographer puts a new spin on a Tchaikovsky classic on “Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty” on “Great Performances” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings). • The “30 for 30” presentation “Requiem for the Big East” (9 p.m., ESPN Classic) charts the rise and decline of a once-dominant college basketball conference whose ascendency coincided with the arrival of a cable franchise known as ESPN. • Evidence points to an officer killing a possible suspect on “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • Hannibal puts Will’s identity to the test on “Hannibal” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • Kiera suspects that a college student has been framed on “Continuum” (10 p.m., Syfy, TV-14).

CULT CHOICE Matt Damon and Jodie Foster star in the futuristic 2013 thriller “Elysium” (9 p.m.,

Starz) a grim meditation on the class struggle on a ruined Earth circa 2159.

SERIES NOTES A beach house bargain on “Unforgettable” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * “Dateline” (8 p.m., NBC) * “Whose Line is it Anyway?” (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) * An 11-year-old designer makes a pitch on “Shark Tank” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Zoe feels awkward on “Hart of Dixie” (8 p.m., CW, TV-PG) * “20/20” (10 p.m., ABC).

LATE NIGHT Brooklyn Decker, Michael Yo, Loni Love and Matt Braunger appear on “Chelsea Lately” (11 p.m., E!, r) * Dick Gregory and Daniel Beaty are booked on “The Arsenio Hall Show” (syndicated, check local listings) * Piedmont Bird Callers, Michael J. Fox and Naughty Boy appear on “Late Show With David Letter-

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Kiera helps a college student who is caught up in a possible police cover-up on “Continuum” airing at 10 p.m. on Syfy.

man” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Jamie Foxx, Alan Cumming and Alicia Keys with Kendrick Lamar on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC) is a repeat * Craig

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Help Wanted Full-Time

106 Lindley Ave. Fri/Sat. 7am -1pm Chandler, pool, TV, DVD, coffee/end tbles, hsehld & clothes

Estate Tag Sale of The Late Mary L. Hinson at 2550 Old Camden Hwy. May 1st & 2nd 5:30-7:00pm & Sat. May 3rd 8am-12. Sale being conducted by Bill's Furn. & Antiques, 1107 N. Main St. Over 700 items to be sold. See photos & details on Auctionzip.com.

F/T Service Technician needed for an apartment community located in Sumter. Candidate will handle all phases of maintenance. Must have a valid SC driver's license and reliable transportation. On call is a MUST! HVAC and CPO certifications are MANDATORY. Salary negotiable or commensurate with experience. Please email resume to jennifer.chapel@berkleyhallmgmt.com

All furniture is good quality, clean and in good shape. 3 pc Entertainment center $500, Solid Oak Queen Headboard, Chest and night table $300, Super nice curved sofa with 2 recliners on ends $800, 2 end tables and coffee table $600, table and 4 chairs $350, table with 4 chairs $250 Solid Rosewood shelf with doors $300, Wood desk with file cabinet $200, 2 Wall ovens works good $300, Solid Oak table Bar height with 2 stools, $400, several tv's not flat screens, pictures are good 26' (1) 19' with dvd & video player $75 each. Call 803-494-4220, 803-565-0056.

Kennel help & Receptionist needed. Apply in person at 87 Market St. Total Pet Care.

781 Stratton Ct. Sat 7am-12. Recliner, carpet shampooer, china, lines, Christmas decorations, Crystal glassware, sofa covers, clothes and other misc items. 4920 John Franklin (off Eagle Rd) Fri 9-5, Sat 7-12, dinette, dresser, wing back chair, beds, clothes, & misc LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $1 & Up FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

Open every weekend. 905-4242

In Loving Memory Mrs. Edith M Martin One year ago today, God came down from Heaven to take a special person back home with him. We all miss you so much. Love Your Children, Grandchildren, Family & Friends

CLASSIFIED DEADLINES 11:30 a.m. the day before for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday edition. 9:30 a.m. Friday for Saturday’s edition 11:30 a.m. Friday for Sunday’s edition.

4 Victory Dr Sat 9-6 Lots of toys, baby items, Furn.,, clothes, lamps, 6ft Arcade game($300) hshld items, TV's VFW: 1925 Gion St Sat 4/26 8-? Donations will be accepted on friday 4/25 Call Hazel Evenich 491-4943. All proceeds go to homeless veterans or homeless in the community. Thanks to all. God Bless! Sumter County Civic Center Indoor Garage Sale 700 W. Liberty St. Sat., May 24, 2014, 8 AM to 1 PM Free Admission For booth space, Call 436-2271 After 9:00am

Large China Cabinet, New Ckic Clac sectional , Oak entertainment cabinet, Computer desk, (2) 24" storage cabinets. Call 803-305-1081. Must sell moving.

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1730 Catch Ave(off Kingsbury Dr) Sat 7-? Multi Family Moving Sale. Too much to list

149 N Milton Sat 8-2 Furniture, baby items and Misc.. Big Yard Sale, 4325 Lisa Dr. Off Nazarene Ch. Rd. Sat. 8 am. Something for everyone.

Business Services

Swan Lake Dr. Sat. 7:30-11am. Grill, patio chairs, clothes, some kids items & much more.

Land clearing on site mulching, tree and brush grinding, Free estimates. David 803-972-1090

For Sale or Trade

Musical Instruments (2) Electric Keyboards, excellent condition. (1) Yamaha $80, OBRO, (1) Casio $60, OBRO. Call 803-236-2605

EMPLOYMENT

Triple R Lawn Care LLC Licensed 803-305-8824 Serving Sumter and Surrounding Areas

Help Wanted Full-Time

Taylor's Lawn Care Dependable and Affordable Call 803-651-0125

Tidwell Septic Tanks looking for general labor with driver license and general labor with CDL Apply at 1665 Lewis Rd

Four Seasons Lawn Care Serving Sumter for almost 20 yrs! Free est. 494-9169/468-4008 JT's Lawn Care: All your lawn needs, Tree cutting & pressure washing, Senior disc. 840-0322

GrassBusters, Lawn Maintenance, Pest & Termite Control. Insured and Lic. 803-983-4539, Rawls Lawncare: Clean up, Trim Shubery, Cut Grass, Pressure Wash & more. Free Estimates. Lic/Insured. 803-425-4845

Tree Service NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE Tree removal , trimming & stump grinding. Lic & Ins.

803-316-0128

A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721 Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747. STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net

MERCHANDISE Garage, Yard & Estate Sales Multi Family 2945 Tuckaway Dr. Fri & Sat. 7-12 Lots of clothes & hshld items. Multi Family 30 Wilshire Ct(off W Oakland) Sat 7-12 Something for everyone! 2294 Toxoway Dr Sat 7-? Lots of good children's clothes sz 0-6 , odd and ends

$$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555

Trucking Opportunities

Truck Driver Trainees Needed Now at US EXPRESS Earn $800/wk Local CDL Training NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Be trained & based locally! 1-888-263-7364 F/T & P/T Class-A CDL Drivers needed to work night shifts hauling live chickens and/or protein in Sumter, SC. Must have 2-yrs verifiable experience and good MVR. Local positions, drivers are home daily, and company offers benefits. Call Danny at 803-236-0682

Medical Help Wanted

Lawn Service

Oxendine & Son Lawn Care All your lawn care needs & pressure washing. Call Jonathan 803-565-2160 or Kerry 316-8726.

Customer Service Representatives needed. Apply in person Polar Bear Cleaners 1087 B Alice Dr for Sumter/Manning

Wanted Switch Truck Driver. Need 2nd shift (4pm-1am). Must have CDL Class A driver License. Must have 2 yrs of verifiable commercial Driving experience. Call for more info 843-383-6953

807 Club Ln Fri 4/25 7-? Big Cleaning out Sale!! Great deals! Furniture & more!

2315 Florence Hwy. Sat. 7 am - 12 noon. Old Coke bottles, collectibles, misc.

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Company Drivers Needed Immediate opening for CDL Class A Drivers. Eastern dedicated runs. No NE runs. Must have 3 yrs OTR Exp. No preventable accidents. Call for more info. 843-383-6953.

3 Family Yard Sale 201 Thomas Dr Sat 8-?

In Loving Memory Of Mr. Vernon Magazine April 25, 1960 - August 2, 2013 Happy Birthday Gone but not forgotten. Love Mom, Sisters, Brothers, Family, Friends. Missing you dearly

Heating & Air Service Tech/ Installer Must have valid driver license, tools and own transportation. Pay based on experience up $16/hr. Call 803-825-9075 Mike

2008 EZ Go Golf Cart. Jacked up. New tires and wheels. Rear seat and lights. Excellent condition. If you're looking for an El-cheapo, call someone else. I only sell carts that are in A-1 condition. Call 803-236-2605 I buy used Utility and Car trailers. Call 803-972-0900 Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves. Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311

Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364

Drivers Wanted- Hiring drivers to run from SC to PA. Avg trip 3 days. Competitive pay. Need 2 years exp and Class A CDL. Clean driving record. Great home time. Health and Life Insurance. Vacation pay. Call 800-334-7503 Charles D. Goodwin Inc. Maintenance Tech - FT 70+ Unit Midrise Elderly Apartment community in Sumter. Exp. pref. in areas of Apt Maint. incl. plumbing, Elec., appliance & HVAC . Good pay and benefits with Prof. Mgmt. Co. EOE Please fax resume 803-775-0474. Looking for a Poultry farm Manager needs to be energetic, detail oriented, some maintenance background. Must have a valid DL and equipment operating exp. Salary Position. Please send resume to Box 288 c//o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

Office Rentals

RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO SOUTH FORGE APTS. 1BR, Water, stove & frig furnished. Linda at 803-494-8443

Unfurnished Homes 50 Frodo Circle 1,925 Sq Ft. 4BR /2.5 BA, Spacious, porches, LG Fenced back Yard $1,250/mo. + dep. 803-795-6140 3BR/2BA, Quiet area. No Pets! Call 803-469-2068 4BR 2BA House for rent, 52 Bland Ave, AD School Dist. Hdwd floors, fenced yard $750 mo +$1000 Dep 803-468-1612

712 Bultman Dr. Downstairs •(2) offices suite w/outside entrance. $300/mo. Upstairs: •450 sq ft, (2) offices $325/mo. •250 sq ft (1) lg office $225/mo. •170 sq ft $165/mo •300 sq ft lg office $275 o •265 sq ft (2) office $250/mo. 469-9294 or 491-6905

Commercial Rentals Church Building in Mayesville located on Willow St. for rent. Contact 803-453-5187 or 803-775-3975

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale Crosswell- Newly remodeled brick home. Apprx 1,500 sq ft. 3BR/1BA, hdwd floors. $600/mo + dep. Owner fin. 803-464-5757

3Br 1BA near Manning on 301 N. Rd $600/mo + $600/Dep. Call 803-473-3301 3BR 2BA House w/garage , range, fridge., like new condition. Conv. to Shaw & Sumter $800 Mo. Call 803-934-0300 or 803-840-7633 Beautiful 6BR/4BA home. Den, LR, DR, Lg kitchen w/Island, W/D hook-up. Featuring hardwood tile and carpet. Over-sized BRs & BAs. Huge fenced yard. Back/front patio. Like new. $1,250/mo + $1,250/dep. Call 803-316-7958 or 803-773-1838 between 9am-6pm Mon-Fri.

Mobile Home Rentals Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 494-8350 E. Brewington Rd. near Mayewood School, 3BR/2BA DWMH. $550/mo + $550/SD. NO Section 8. Call 803-934-6845 or 803-938-3174 2BR/1BA MH (15N). $400/mo. Owner Financing with $3,000 down. Call 803-236-3230

(Sumter) W. Sherwood Dr- Brick 3BR 1BA 1016 sq ft. attached garage. Lease or Cash. $1,000/down & $605/mo. 877-499-8065

Manufactured Housing Looking for your DREAM HOME? LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 3-4-5 bedroom homes. Layaway program available. For more information, call 843-389-4215.

Farms & Acreage For Sale By Owner, 10 Acres, 8 miles to Sumter. $55,000. Owner Financing 803-427-3888.

Live-in health assistant needed. Hrs: 9 am Fri - 9 am Sun. Non-smokers, must be strong & able to do stand/pivot transfers. Call 803-478-7434.

Land & Lots for Sale Minutes Walmart/Shaw, 1 Ac $6,000. 16.2 ac $32,600. Water, Electric, Paved 800-774-5720

Work Wanted I will sit with elderly or sick. Will provide ref/exp. Call 803-236-3603 for more info.

10-acres for sale on Raccoon Road near Jordan CommunityClarendon County. Residential / well / septic / farming. Serious inquirers. Investors welcomed.Charles @ 704-699-6611, e-mail: cs.evans02@gmail.com

I am a reliable CNA looking to sit with your elderly loved ones day or night. Ref. provided. Call 803-225-0924 or 803-225-0543 CNA with 23 yrs Exp. willing to sit with elderly. Call 803-468-6617

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STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 1997 3 Br, 2 Ba D/W in Dalzell, all appliances, Section 8 accepted. 469-6978.

Resort Rentals Ocean Lakes 2BR/2BA C/H/A Sleeps 8, near ocean, Call 803-773-2438

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OPEN Ernest Baker Auto Sales & Equip. Located 3349 N. Main St 5.5 miles from 378 overpass at N. Main., on Hwy 15 N. next to Baker Mini Warehouse. Remember Cars are like Eggs, Cheaper in the Country!!! 803-469-9294

3.1 acres, 385 W. Foxworth Mill Rd. $15,500 + closing cost. Will Perk. Call 803-607-9500

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S) AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:

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Boats / Motors

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff.

1986 16' Duracraft, with 1978 35 hp Johnson motor, trailer, steering console, $2500. 803-840-7860.

TRANSPORTATION

Mopeds / ATVs / Motorcycles

2001 Lincoln LS 4 Dr Silver with Black leather interior, Great cond, $3500 Call 803-236-9445 2007 Ford Mustang Exc Condition 68,800 Mi. $10,400 OBO Call 803-406-9183 1 Low-Boy aluminum toolbox for small pick-up. $65 OBRO. Call 803-236-2605 1991 Ford Escort, excellent condition. Very clean inside/out. Gas saver. $3,000 OBO. Call 803-447-5453

LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice 2009 Q Link, XP200, Dual Sport, street legal. Low miles. Matching helmet. $1300. Call 803-316-8105

A-1 Self Storage May 2nd. 2014 @ 10:30am 3501 Broad Street Ext. Sumter, SC 29150 The following units are up for auction: Joy Jackson- A14- MISC, bags, heater, TV, MISC, household items Clarissa B. Webb-B08- MISC, boxes, MISC furniture, movies, MISC clothes Edmund Gadson- B09- MISC bags, Mattress/Boxspring, MISC furniture, Lg TV Mario T. Benbow-C01-Misc furniture, MISC. bags, couches Todd Sims-C23- Dressers, MISC Trunks, MISC boxes, Bed frame

PUBLIC AUCTION A sale will be held at Sumter Self Storage, 731 Broad St., Sumter, SC . May 17th, 2014. Saturday 10:00AM. Items from the following units will be sold: Sara & Gil Ray 110 Tamika Daniels 307 Matilda McFadden 812-427 Cedric James 916 Makeytia Samuel 442

2005 Honda Spirit 750cc, 23K miles, $2800. Contact Harry at 803-236-4450.

Sale handled by management all items must be removed by 9:00PM, Saturday. "CASH ONLY"

Autos For Sale

Beer & Wine License

2001 Silver BMW 530i, runs great, MP3 pkg. 150K mi. $4500 OBO. 803-464-3526

2005 Mitsubushi Galant, Gold. Great interior. Runs & drives great. $3,800 OBO. Call 803-607-8790 98' Honda Prelude Sh 5sp vortex engine, leather seats, a/c $3700 Call 803-938-3324 A Guaranteed Credit Approval AUTO LOANS We will arrange financing even if you have been turned down before. Loans available for no credit, bad credit, 1st Time Buyers & Bankruptcy buyers. No co-signers needed. Call Mr. Ashley Brown at 803-926-3235

serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscribers at their office, 4000 Faber Place, Suite 450, P.O. Box 71727, North Charleston, South Carolina, 29415, or to otherwise appear and defend the action pursuant to applicable court rules, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint or otherwise appear and defend within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Deirdre F. Hicks D/B/A Jay's Grocery, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 1275-A North Lafayette Drive, Sumter, SC 29154. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 16, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO: 14-CP-43-0532 (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Nationstar Mortgage LLC, PLAINTIFF, vs. Barbara Faison, Individually and as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Mallard Singleton; Todd Singleton; Job's Mortuary, Inc.; and CitiFinancial, DEFENDANT(S). DEFENDANTS

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action, together with the Summons, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on March 18, 2014 at 2:02 P.M. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the Supreme Court of South Carolina Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may be eligible for foreclosure intervention programs for the purpose of resolving the above-referenced foreclosure action. If you wish to be considered for a foreclosure intervention program, you must contact Finkel Law Firm LLC, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 450 (29405), P.O. Box 71727 (29415), North Charleston, SC 29405, or call (843) 577-5460 within thirty (30) days from the date of this notice. Finkel Law Firm LLC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you and is not authorized to provide you any legal advice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PROCESS, THE FORECLOSURE MAY PROCEED. NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT (15 U.S.C. ยง 1692 et seq.): This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information you provide will be used for that purpose. However, if you have previously received a discharge from bankruptcy, this message is not and should be construed as an attempt to collect a debt, but only as a requirement pursuant to the administrative order. FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC THOMAS A. SHOOK Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorney for Plaintiff

SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER: 2013-CP-43-1906 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER SAFE Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff(s), vs. Michael Fornbacher and Revelyn Fornbacher Defendant(s). YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to this complaint upon the subscriber, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of day of such service, and if you fail to answer the complaint, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

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TO THE NAMED:

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Rule 53(b) SCRCP, as amended effective September 1, 2002, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference to the Master in Equity for Sumter County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this action. If there are counterclaims requiring a jury trial, any party may file a demand under rule 38, SCRCP and the case will be returned to the Circuit Court.

ABOVE

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or to otherwise appear and defend, and to

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff against the Defendants, for the foreclosure of note and mortgage dated April 2, 2008, executed by Michael Fornbacher and Revelyn Fornbacher to SAFE Federal Credit Union, which mortgage was recorded April 28, 2008, in Mortgage Book 1104 at Page 2795 in the ROD Office for Sumter County. The description of the property being foreclosed and that is the subject of this action is as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the dwelling and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 48 of Flowers Heights, shown on a plat by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated June 15, 1998 and recorded in Plat Book 98 at Page 682, in the ROD office for Sumter County. This being the property known as: 9 Daphne Street, Sumter, SC. Tax Parcel Number: 227-02-02-010.

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Petition for Formal Appointment been commenced and is now pending to foreclose a mortgage on property as described above. The Plaintiff will move to refer the case to the Master in Equity with any appeal to the South Carolina Supreme Court. The pleadings in this case are on file in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County. A. Paul Weissenstein, Jr. Attorney for Plaintiffs P.O. Box 2446 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 418-5700

SUMMONS IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT C/A NO.: 2014-ES-43-219 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Alma Murray, Petitioner, IN RE: Estate of Hampton Ceasar Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Petition in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Petition on the Plaintiff(s) or her attorney, Larry C. Weston, Esquire, at his office, 201 N. Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer, appear or defend, judgment by default will be rendered against you for relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE OF HEARING IN THE PROBATE COURT CASE NUMBER 2014-ES-43-00219 DATE: June 10, 2014 TIME: 10:00 am PLACE: Sumter County Probate Court PURPOSE OF HEARING:

To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Korn Law Firm, P.A., Post Office Box 12369, Columbia, SC 29211, or call (803) 252-5817. Korn Law Firm, P.A., represents the Plaintiff in this action and does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice.

Larry C. Weston Attorney for Plaintiff 201 N. Main Street P.O. Box 1571 Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 778-2421

SUMMONS AND NOTICES IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) C/A NO: 2013-CP-43-02298 Deficiency Waived

You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date of this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY/AGENT MAY PROCEED WITH A FORECLOSURE ACTION.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Trustmark National Bank., Plaintiff, vs. Alain Cottrell Flonnory, and Nicole Shantel Flonnory, Defendant(s) TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their office, 1300 Pickens Street, Columbia, SC 29201 within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff, in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on December 30, 2013

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, (hereinafter "Order"), you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention.

If you have already pursued loss mitigation with the Plaintiff, this Notice does not guarantee the availability of loss mitigation options or further review of your qualifications. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Korn Law Firm, P.A. 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29201 BY: MICHAL KALWAJTYS Attorney for Plaintiff

Public Hearing PLANNING COMMISSION & PUBLIC HEARING The City of Manning Planning Commission will meet on Monday, May 12, 2014, at 6:30 p.m., and Manning City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 19, 2014 at 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 29 W. Boyce Street, to hear the following: Confirmation of zoning classification for property off Edgewood Drive, located at Tax Map# 169-10-01-001-00, owned by Cecil N. Ridgill, Jr. and Pressley A. Ridgill, as General Commercial (GC).

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recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on January 26, 2007, in Deed Book 1062 at Page 980.

10, 2009, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on June 22, 2009, in Deed Book 1125 at Page 263.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 6.375% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 5.0% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record.

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

Documents related to these appeals are available for public inspection during regular business hours at City Hall, 29 W. Boyce Street, Manning, SC 29102.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE #14-810 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County Council for Sumter County, South Carolina, will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at 6:00 O'clock P.M., or as soon thereafter as practicable, as said hearing can be convened, in connection with: An Ordinance Revising Ordinance 11-740 Which Established New Electoral Districts For The Election Of Members Of Sumter County Council Pursuant To The United States Census Of 2010 And In Compliance With Section 4-9-90, South Carolina Code Of Laws (1976, As Amended). This public hearing will be held in the Chambers of the said County Council on the third floor of the Sumter County Administration Building, 13 East Canal Street, Sumter, South Carolina, or at such other location within the said County as proper notice might specify. The said ordinance can be reviewed or a copy obtained from the Clerk to Council at the Offices of County Council on the third floor of the said County Administration Building. The public is invited to attend and participate in the public hearing. Dated this 17th day of April, 2014. The County Council for Sumter, S. C. Larry Blanding, Chairman Mary W. Blanding, Clerk to Council

Notice of Sale NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Everbank vs. Nicolas Jay Miller, C/A No. 13-CP-43-2238, The following property will be sold on May 5, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Providence Township, Sumter County, State of South Carolina, containing 1.80 acres, more or less and being shown as 5340 Live Oak Road on a plat property for Charles Edwin Norris and Julia W. Norris, prepared by H.S. Wilson, R.L.S., dated May 17, 1994 and recorded February 8, 2002 in the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 2002 at Page 17. Includes the following described Manufactured Housing Unit: YEAR: 2002 MAKE: Anniversary MODEL: 4563J SERIAL NO.: NCFL241A&B54537-AV13 Derivation: Book 837 at Page 1924 5340 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, SC 29040 This includes a 2002, Anniversary mobile home with VIN# NCFL241A\B54537-AV13. 1930001035 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.25% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #13-CP-43-2238. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 006735-01633 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1089979 4/18, 4/25, 05/02/2014

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-CP-43-0034 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of MidFirst Bank, against Oscar R. Hurtado and Claudia Hurtado, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on May 5, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, identified as Lot 52-R of Hatfield Estates Subdivision, Section 1, as shown on that certain plat of Louis W. Tisdale, R.L.S., dated March 29, 1999 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2000 at Page 243. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as amended) reference to said plat is hereby made for the metes, bounds, courses, and/or distances of the property delineated thereon. This property is known as 2620 Trufield Drive Sumter and is shown on the Auditor's map of Sumter County as tax parcel 200-08-03-018.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs. Carolyn T. Horton a/k/a Carolyn Horton; Tudor Place Homeowners Association, C/A No. 13-CP-43-2239, The following property will be sold on May 5, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as lot No. 40-A of "Tudor Place", Phase IV, as shown on that certain Plat of Joseph R. Edwards, R.L.S., dated November 14, 1997 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 97 at Page 1347, and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in Section 30-50-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. This property is known as 800 Grimble Court, Sumter, SC. Derivation: Book 933 at Page 37 800 Grimble Court, Sumter, SC 29150-5920 204-05-01-091, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #13-CP-43-2239. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-04755 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1089982 4/18, 4/25, 05/02/2014

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-CP-43-1683 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of U.S. Bank National Association, against Karal F. Wisner, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his/her agent, will sell on May 5, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter County Courthouse, 141 Main Street, Sumter, SC, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being located in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot 100, Section No. 1, on a plat of Meadowcroft Subdivision, by Carl J. Croft, R.L.S., dated June 29, 1994, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 97, at Page 478. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws for South Carolina, 1976.

TMS Number: 200-08-03-018 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2620 Trufield Drive, Sumter, SC

TMS Number: 181-04-03-007 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2970 Sun Valley Dr., Sumter, SC

This being the same property conveyed to Oscar R. Hurtado and Claudia Hurtado by deed of James R. Cripps, dated January 25, 2007, and

This being the same property conveyed to Karal F. Wisner and Stephanie M. Wisner by deed of Ernestina E. Van Leer, dated June

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-42-01722 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-13 vs. Jameal D. Singleton; Shawn M. Kelley; Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 5, 2014 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, T O G E T H E R W I T H IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT 36 OF BOYKIN ESTATES SUBDIVISION AND BEING MORE FULLY SHOWN ON A PLAT THEREOF PREPARED BY LOUIS W. TISDALE, RLS, RECORDED IN THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 2003 AT PAGE 200. AFORESAID PLAT IS SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED HEREIN AND REFERENCE IS CRAVED THERETO FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE METES, BOUNDS, COURSES, AND DISTANCES OF THE PROPERTY CONCERNED HEREIN. THIS DESCRIPTION BEING IN LIEU OF METES AND BOUNDS AS PERMITTED BY LAW UNDER Â§30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS A M E N D E D . B E A L L MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR LESS AND ACCORDING TO SAID PLAT. THIS BEING THE IDENTICAL PROPERTY CONVEYED TO SHAWN KELLY AND JAMEAL SINGLETON BY DEED OF DAVIS & ROSS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., DATED DECEMBER 1, 2004 AND RECORDED ON DECEMBER 7, 2004 IN THE SUMTER COUNTY RMC OFFICE VOLUME 961 AT PAGE 1905.

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Sumter County.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County

Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. Be all measurements a little more or less and according to said plat.

Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 12-04650 NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: PHH Mortgage Corporation vs. Cara R. Jansen; Scott B. Jansen; Wendemere Homeowners Association of Sumter, Inc., C/A No. 13-CP-43-0621, The following property will be sold on May 5, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain pieces, parcels and lot of land with improvements, thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina identified as Lot No. 31 of Wendemere Subdivision and being more fully shown on a plat prepared by Louis W. Tisdale, R. L.S. dated 1/2/02 and recorded in Plat Book 2002 at Page 31, records of Sumter county. This property is known as 215 Wendemere Drive and is further identified as Sumter County Tax Map Parcel No. 252-15-02-002. Aforesaid Plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, As Amended. Be all measurements a little more or a little less and according to said plat. Derivation: Book 1048 at Page 1402 215 Wendemere Dr, Sumter, SC 29153 252-15-02-002, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.292% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #13-CP-43-0621. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County, Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011227-01114 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1089993 4/18, 4/25, 05/02/2014

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-CP-43-1812 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of U.S. Bank National Association, against Christopher M. Warren, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on May 5, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land with improvements thereon situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, identified as Lot No.73 of Wind Chimes Subdivision Phase I and being more fully shown on a plat prepared by D.D. Edmunds, R.L.S. dated 12/14/90 and recorded in Plat Book 90 at page 1607, records of

TMS Number: 138-07-02-004 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 5495 Randolph Street, Rembert, SC This being the same property conveyed to Christopher M. Warren by deed of Kenneth L. Webb and Marcia B. Webb dated March 1, 2007 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on March 1, 2007 in Deed Book 1067 at Page 767. By deed dated May 4, 2009 and recorded May 8, 2009 in Book 1122 at Page 3130, Christopher M. Warren conveyed property to himself and Cynthia Smith Warren. By quit claim deed dated August 29, 2011 and recorded August 31, 2011 in Book 1159 at Page 1600, Cynthia Smith Warren conveyed her interest back to Christopher M. Warren. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 4.5% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will remain open thirty (30) days after the sale. The Plaintiff may withdraw its demand for a deficiency judgment anytime prior to sale. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff AMENDED ORDER AND NOTICE OF SALE Case No. 2013-CP-43-01066 DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT WAIVED, BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Branch Banking and Trust Company v. John E. Gardenhire, Sr. a/k/a John Gardenhire, I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will hold a sale on May 5, 2014 at 12:00PM at the Sumter County Courthouse, Room 211,141 N. Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150 selling the following described property to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Sumter Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as a 7.75 acres tract on that certain plat by Carl J. Croft, RLS, dated July 30, 1996, and filed for record in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 97, at Page 805; less, however, that 2,831 square foot parcel deeded to the

Notice of Sale South Carolina Department of Transportation by deed dated February 25, 1999 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on March 17, 1999, in Volume 734, at Page 1577. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976, as amended), reference to said plat is hereby craved for parliculars of the boundaries and measurements of the property delineated thereon. This property is known as 2515 McCrays Mill Road (2525), Sumter, South Carolina and is represented on the maps of Sumter County as Tax Parcel No. 206-00-04-018. This being the same property conveyed to John E. Gardenhire by deed of Annie C. Bradham and Allene C. Burgess, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Robert A. Burgess, Jr. dated July 10, 1997 and recorded July 13, 1997 in Book 679, Page 1879, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. Thereafter, John E. Gardenhire conveyed to John E. Gardenhire, Sr. and Nancy Jo Gardenhire by deed dated June 27, 2002 and recorded June 28, 2002 in Book 847, Page 626, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. Thereafter, Nancy Jo Gardenhire conveyed all of her interest to John E. Gardenhire, Sr. by deed dated January 17, 2008 and recorded January 22, 2008 in Book 1099, Page 177, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. 2515 McCrays Mill Road (2525), Sumter, SC 29154 TMS No. 206-00-04-018 The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the SUMTER County Master in Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.52% per annum. Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale. THIS SALE IS ALSO MADE SUBJECT TO ALL SUMTER COUNTY TAXES AND EXISTING EASEMENTS AND RESTRITIONS OF RECORD. Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Attorneys for Plaintiff: Samuel D. Fleder, S.C. Bar No. 79819 Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP P.O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611 Telephone (919) 250 2000 Of Counsel: McDonnell & Associates, P.A. 2442 Devine Street Columbia, SC 29205 1090426 4/18, 4/25, 05/02/2014

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2008-CP-43-2828 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the OWS Remic Trust 2013-1 against, Willie S. Spann, III, Carolina Finance, and South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 5, 2014, at 12 pm o'clock, at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description and Property Address: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot 3 containing 0.78 acre, more or less, on a plat prepared for Leslie Paul Livingston prepared by Thomas M. Reynolds SCRLS, dated March 10, 1993, recorded October 2, 1995, in Plat Book 95 at Page 999, and having such metes and bounds as reference to said plat will show, all measurements being a little more or less. Also includes a 2002 Fleetwood 32x60 mobile home, VIN #NCFL241A/B67346GB12.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 3340 Sheila Circle, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS: 1511303008 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not be closed on the day of sale but will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days as provided by law. Plaintiff is demanding a deficiency, the Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.875% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set

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4040 Livingwood Lane, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS#: 163-00-01-173 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of 7.00 % to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five per cent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within 20 days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. Master in Equity For Sumter County KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-CP-43-0119 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority, against Sonya L. Singleton, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on May 5, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 6, as shown on that certain Plat of Joseph R. Edwards, P.L.S., dated September 6, 2006 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2006 at Page 424, and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in 30-50-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. This property is known as 665 Mathis Street, Sumter, SC.

TMS Number: 248-15-01-037 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 665 Mathis St., Sumter, SC This being the same property conveyed to Sonya L. Singleton by deed of City of Sumter Housing and Economic Development Corporation, dated October 10, 2007, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on October 16, 2007, in Deed Book 1093 at Page 3218. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 6.0% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2013-CP-43-00465 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association fka The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Trustee for RAMP 2006-RS4 vs. William Jones Jr.; The United States of America acting by and through its agency The Internal Revenue Service, et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 5, 2014 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND

Notice of Sale BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT NO. 163 BLOCK G, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT OF HILLDALE SUBDIVISION, BY JOSEPH R. EDWARDS, R.L.S., DATED JUNE 3, 1994 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 94 AT PAGE 898, AND HAVING SUCH BOUNDARIES, METES, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN 30-50-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. THIS PROPERTY IS KNOWN AS 2629 HILLDALE DRIVE, SUMTER, SC. THIS BEING THE IDENTICAL PROPERTY CONVEYED TO WILLIAM JONES, JR. BY DEED OF BILLY CRIDER DATED FEBRUARY 2, 2006 AND RECORDED FEBRUARY 3, 2006 IN DEED BOOK 1015 AT PAGE 694.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2629 Hilldale Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 207-09-03-012 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.625% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. If the United States is named as a Defendant, The sale shall be subject to the United States right of redemption pursuant to 28 U.S.C.Â§ 2410(c). In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 13-18536 NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs. Chanda C. Bradley, C/A No. 10-CP-43-2399, The following property will be sold on May 5, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel or lot of land, with any improvements thereon, lying, being and situate in the Providence Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot No. 19, consisting of 2.00 acres, "Dogfennel" Subdivision, Phase 1, on a plat prepared by Walker, Parr, & Associates, Inc., dated January 18, 2001, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2001, Page 225. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, reference to said plat is hereby craved for the particulars as to the metes, courses, distances, shapes, measurements and boundaries of said lot. This property is more commonly known as 5260 Cannery Road, Dalzell, SC, and is shown on the Sumter County Assessor's tax maps as parcel number 192-00-01-101. Derivation: Book 1026 at Page 00816 5260 Cannery Rd, Dalzell, SC 29040 1920001101, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.25% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #10-CP-43-2399. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County, Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011784-17016 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1089128 4/18, 4/25, 05/02/2014

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2013-CP-43-00731 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC vs. Arthur L. Heyward; Estate of Mary Rouse Billie, John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of Mary Rouse Billie, Deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons or corporations unknown claiming any rights, title interest in or lien upon the real estate described herein, any unknown adults being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants or persons under disability or persons in Military Service designated as a class Richard Roe; CitiFinancial; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 5, 2014 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter

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County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREON INCLUDING A 2002 28' X 66' BELLCREST MOBILE HOME, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, CITY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DESIGNATED AS LOT 41 ON PLAT PREPARED FOR L.K. PROPERTIES DATED MAY 25, 1990 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 92 AT PAGE 1236 IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR SUMTER COUNTY. THIS BEING THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 920 UTAH CIRCLE SUMTER SC 29153 AND BEARING SUMTER TAX MAP NUMBER: 251-12-05-014. ALSO INCLUDED HEREWITH IS THAT CERTAIN 2002 BELLCREST MANUFACTURED HOME BEARING SERIAL NUMBER BL02GA0210962A&B. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO ARTHUR L. HEYWARD AND MARY R. BILLIE BY DEED OF CHARLES M. SMITH DATED MAY 10, 2005 AND RECORDED MAY 13, 2005 IN DEED BOOK 980 AT PAGE 954, IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 920 Utah Circle, Sumter, SC 29153 TMS: 251-12-05-014 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 10-24459

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-CP-43-2300 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Wells Fargo Bank, NA, against Mary Brisbon, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on May 5, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 9, Block M of Sherwood Forest Subdivision, on that plat prepared by McMillan Engineering Co. dated September 16, 1959, revised October 16, 1961 and recorded in Plat Book Z-18 at Page 126 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.

TMS Number: 268-09-01-008 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1029 W Sherwood Drive, Sumter, SC This being the same property conveyed to Mary Brisbon by deed of Melissa A. Kendall, dated September 4, 2009, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on September 4, 2009, in Deed Book 1128 at Page 3943. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 5.5% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

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Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2011-CP-43-01683 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee for RASC 2006KS2 vs. Ranina R. Fischer, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Richard F. Owens, Sr.; Richard F. Owens, Jr. ( a minor over the age of 14 years old); Branch Banking and Trust Company; Dr. Arnold H. Compton; Barnette's Auto Parts Inc., et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 5, 2014 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL AND LOT/TRACT OF LAND WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IDENTIFIED AS LOT 5, BLOCK G ON A PLAT OF LAFAYETTE HEIGHTS MADE BY JOSEPH PALMER, SURVEYOR DATED NOVEMBER 9, 1940 RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK S-5 AT PAGE 68, RECORDS OF SUMTER COUNTY. THIS PROPERTY BEING KNOWN AS 106 DICKSON AVENUE AND BEING FURTHER IDENTIFIED AS SUMTER COUNTY TAX MAP PARCEL NO. 248-01-02-005. AFORESAID PLAT IS SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED HEREIN AND REFERENCE IS CRAVED THERETO FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE METES, BOUNDS, COURSES AND DISTANCES OF THE PROPERTY CONCERNED HEREIN. THIS DESCRIPTION IS IN LIEU OF METES AND BOUNDS, AS PERMITTED BY LAW UNDER SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE 1976 CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS AMENDED. BE ALL MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR A LITTLE LESS AND ACCORDING TO SAID PLAT. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO RICHARD F. OWENS AND LORAND R. BATTEN, III BY DEED OF RICHARD F. OWENS DATED AUGUST 28, 2003 AND RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 IN DEED BOOK 908 AT PAGE 475, RECORDS OF SUMTER COUNTY.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 106 Dickson Avenue, Sumter, SC 29153 TMS: 248-01-02-005 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.375% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 13-15702

Notice of Sale MASTER IN EQUITY'S NOTICE OF SALE 2013-CP-43-01632 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-RP1 vs. Lavern Goodman, et al., I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 5, 2014, at 12:00 p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, 215 Harvin Street, Courtroom 1A, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel, or lot of land together with the buildings and improvements thereon situate, lying and being in the City of Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, delineated as Lot 27, Block E of Sherwood Forest Subdivision on plat prepared by James D. Wilson, RLS, dated September 24, 1997 and recorded in Plat Book 97 at Page 1148 in the RMC Office for Sumter County, and bounded and measuring as follows: On the North by Nottingham Drive and measuring thereon 79.96 feet; on the East by Lot 28 and measuring thereon 170.03 feet; on the South by Lots 15 and 16 and measuring thereon 79.96 feet; and on the West by Lot 26 and measuring thereon 169.93 feet, be the said measurements more or less. This being the same property conveyed to Lavern Goodman by Deed of Donald S. Morris dated September 24, 1997 and recorded September 25, 1997 in Book 685 at Page 1915 in the ROD Office for Sumter County.

TMS No. 2681603006 Property address: 1024 Nottingham Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 20 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8% per annum. The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. This property will be sold subject to the applicable right of redemption of the United States of America. The sale will not be held unless either the Plaintiff's attorney or the Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either the Plaintiff's attorney or the Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of the Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without the Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of the Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date.

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NOTICE OF MASTER'S SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER: 2013-CP-43-328 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Dixie Properties, LLC and Robert T. Dubose, Plaintiffs vs. Willie Lowery, deceased and any children and heirs at law, distributes and devisees, and if any be deceased, then any persons entitled to claim under or through them; also all other persons unknown claiming any right title, interest or lien upon the real property described in the complaint herein, any unknown adults being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under disability or in the military service being a class designated as Richard Roe; and South Carolina Department of Revenue, South Carolina Department of Mental Health, Avery Sigler, CitiFinancial and Discover, Defendants. By virtue of a Decree of Foreclosure entered in an action entitled, Dixie Properties, LLC and Robert T. DuBose vs. Willie Lowery, deceased et al, Civil Action Case No. 2013-CP-43-328, the undersigned Master In Equity will sell at public auction to be conducted in the new Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, on May 5, 2014 at 12:00 noon, the following property to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land together with improvements thereon lying and being in the City of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, which consists of Lots 84, 85 and 86 as represented on a plat of A. B. Boykin dated 06/13/1935 and recorded in the Sumter County Register of Deeds in plat Book G-5 at Page 64. Refer to said plat for a more complete and accurate description. This is known as 11 Center St., Sumter, SC

TMS: 249-15-01-014 This being property conveyed to Willie Lowery by deed of Dixie Properties, LLC dated February 18, 2005 and recorded February 25, 2005 in Deed Book 970 at Page 1771 in the ROD Office for South County. TERMS OF SALE: At the conclusion of the bidding, the successful purchaser, other than the plaintiff, must deposit with the Master five (5%) per cent of the bid in cash or equivalent. Credit will be allowed for this against the purchase price. Personal/deficiency judgment having been waived, the bidding will not remain open and compliance with the bid must be made within twenty (20) days thereafter with interest thereon at (9.25%) percent per annum. If the successful bidder fails to comply, the deposit will be forfeited and applied in the manner prescribed by law; and the property will be re-advertised and sold on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent sales day at his risk. The sale will be subject to all accrued and/or delinquent Sumter County ad valorem property taxes (including roll back taxes) and all visible and recorded easements, covenants and rights of way and any senior liens. The purchaser is to pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps and recording. Richard L. Booth Master-In-Equity Sumter, South Carolina

This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given. Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Scott Law Firm, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

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