August 1, 2014

HEALTH: U.S. warns to avoid Ebola-stricken West Africa

A4

SOCIAL SCIENCE

You could be a guinea pig Even OKCupid admits to manipulating info A6

SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014

75 CENTS

Walmart aims to make your health care more affordable

Director of Health and Human Services Tony Keck speaks at the opening ceremony for Walmart’s new Care Clinic on Thursday. He thinks the clinic will be a great help in keeping the community healthy.

BY CATHERINE FOLEY reporter@theitem.com (803) 774-1295

CATHERINE FOLEY / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

With the director of South Carolina Health and Human Services on hand, the Sumterarea Walmart celebrated the

opening of its new Care Clinic on Thursday, aiming to provide quality and affordable health care.

Tony Keck celebrated the opening of the Walmart clinic, saying it will go a long way in helping meet the vision of af-

fordable health care for the community.

According to Keck, one of the biggest struggles of maintaining public health is connecting with people, which he said he thinks

SEE HEALTH, PAGE A6

Old landfill’s care at risk after it dumps company Site’s future management now unclear

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 With the recent announcement of a change in management, local elected officials and one former official are hoping the shortfall in money will not lead to a shortfall in care for a defunct Pinewood landfill.

On Monday, both Kestrel Horizons, the current manager of the Pinewood Site — a former clay stone mine, landfill and hazardous waste collection site located about 1,200 feet from Lake Marion — and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced that as of Oct. 31, Kestrel will no longer be in charge of site management.

“The main issue is the trustee was being paid an exorbitant amount of money,” said Sen. Thomas McElveen, DSumter. “This is a great recreational area and also water supply. Liners don’t last forever. Metal drums don’t last forever. We want to make sure if a break or a leak happens, we’re ready. We don’t want to be paying less money for less protection. We can’t afford this to be mismanaged.”

The Sumter County Legislative Delegation has asked to be kept up to date on this matter and to receive a written report

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

The long-term cleanup and maintenance of the Pinewood Site Custodial Trust, the former Safety-Kleen site on Camp Mac Boykin Road near Rimini, is now unclear. Kestrel Horizons, the current manager of the site, announced Monday it will no longer be in charge as of Oct. 31, and local officials are worried about the future of the site near Lake Marion. “We want to make sure if a break or a leak happens, we’re ready. ... We SEE SITE CARE, PAGE A6 can’t afford this to be mismanaged,” said Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter, about the landfill.

Challengers emerge in NAACP leadership campaign

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bristow@theitem.com (803) 774-1272 Sumter members of the NAACP have the chance this fall to decide what direction the local branch takes during the next two years, as its leaders prepare to offer contrasting visions for the role of the branch president.

Incumbent president Ferdinand Burns faces two challenges in his bid

for a fourth term as head of the Sumter NAACP, one from a past branch president and the other from the current branch secretary.

Both challengers are longstanding members of the group. Carl Holmes Sr. was president of the Sumter branch back in the 1990s, while Elizabeth Kilgore is secretary and past vice president of the Sumter civil rights organization.

They will seek the votes of branch members for a two-year term as their

VISIT US ONLINE AT

the

.com

chief executive in a ballot expected to take place in November.

Burns’ opponents said they want to lead the organization in a more proactive and inclusive fashion.

“I have for several years been disappointed in the leadership and the direction the Sumter branch is headed,” Holmes said in an “open letter” circulated to NAACP members announcing his candidacy. “Too many times the local branch could have spoken up and taken positions to effectively advo-

DEATHS, B6 and B7 Linda Roberts Wanna M. Elliott Charlotte A. Hall Georgia Marie Campbell Lila Bell Edmond Leila S. Fowler

Deloris R. Felder Geraldine C. June William Dingle Dorothy Jean P. Hall Martha H. Grinnell Franklin Hampton Sr.

cate for our people, and they failed to do so. I see the branch as having lost respect from our people and from the leadership of the black and white community.”

Kilgore, an administrative specialist with the Department of Health and Human Services, said the branch needs to be on the “front line” of issues facing the community it serves but that often other leaders are not

WEATHER, A8 Cedrick D. Billie Edgar Dinkins Vernetta Benbow Mattie Lee James

READY FOR RAIN?

Cloudy with a couple storms today that could continue through the evening hours HIGH 83, LOW 70

SEE NAACP, PAGE A6

INSIDE

3 SECTIONS, 24 PAGES VOL. 119, NO. 246

Classifieds C1 Comics C7 Lotteries A8 Opinion A7 Television B8

A2

|

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014

THE SUMTER ITEM

Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: pressrelease@theitem.com

Man arrested for harassing his ex Man jailed

BY ROB COTTINGHAM rob@theitem.com (803) 774-1225 When the police tell you to leave your ex alone, leave your ex alone.

“Well, it was more of an on-and-off kind of thing, from what we’ve been told,” said Lt. Robert Burnish of Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

Raymond Anthony Conyers, 34, of 4450 Christine Drive, was arrested Thursday and charged with three counts of unlawful use of a telephone, malicious injury to property and firstdegree burglary.

According to reports, on Monday and Tuesday, Conyers arrived at the victim’s house in the late-night hours

and demanded she come talk to him.

When she refused, Conyers struck her Ford Fusion windshield, causing it to crack.

He then reportedly forced himself into her home, causing her to flee, and while she was out, he poured bleach onto numerous articles of the victim’s clothing. The tirade caused more than $1,000 in damage.

Through the next day, Conyers’ temper tantrum reportedly continued as he continuously made one phone call after another to the victim, often making threats to do bodily harm to her.

The calls reportedly continued even after the victim told Conyers to not call her anymore.

Eventually, the victim reported the

suspect’s behavior to the sheriff’s office. Even a warning from deputies wasn’t enough, apparently.

“He even called the victim while she was here talking to us,” Burnish said.

“We told him ourselves that he needed to stop calling her. Lo and behold, he calls her again before she even left the building.”

According to the report, Conyers made two additional calls after the warning from investigators, hanging up on officers after they answered the victim’s cellphone.

Deputies located Conyers and arrested him without incident. He’s being held at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, awaiting a bond hearing.

PHOTO PROVIDED

David Stout, state director for adult education, presents Sumter County adult education math teacher Essie Shaw with the award for South Carolina Adult Education Teacher of the Year.

Adult education teacher receives top honor

BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 The S.C. Association of School Administrators recently recognized Sumter County adult education teacher Essie Shaw as the S.C. Adult Education Teacher of the Year. Shaw received the award during the 2014 SCASA Innovative Ideas Institute hosted in Myrtle Beach.

Sumter County Adult Education Director Sharon Teigue selected and nominated Shaw for the opportunity and said the award is wonderful recognition for Shaw and the district’s program.

Shaw, a math teacher, was chosen from nominees from across the state.

She has been with the program since 2007 — first as a part-time instructor, then full time beginning in 2010. When she received the recognition, Shaw said she was quite surprised because she simply enjoys working with her students.

“It was a great honor and a great joy because I enjoy teaching math and helping my students,” Shaw said. “It’s always a blessing, and I give all honor and thanks to God.” This year’s SCASA Innovative Ideas Institute was a four-day event in Myrtle Beach where speakers covered different topics, including growth through creativity and innovation. SCASA is a South Carolina organization that advocates for worldwide education for youth in the state and provides leader-

ship development to the organization’s members. The organization hosts the event every year, bringing in speakers to encourage and give tips to participants.

SCASA is governed by an elected board with representation from 10 divisions from various areas of school administration, including school superintendents, secondary principals, middlelevel principals, elementary school principals, career and technology directors, adult education directors, school personnel administrators, education specialist administrators, instructional leaders and higher education.

During the event, David Stout, state director for adult education, presented the award to Shaw.

in sexual assaults of preteen

BY ROB COTTINGHAM rob@theitem.com (803) 774-1225

A Sumter man is in custody after a now-teenage girl has come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct.

“The victim came forward to us last month with the information,” said Lt. Robert Burnish of Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

Lamont Laz Durant, 35, of 1248 Myrtle Beach Highway, was arrested Wednesday and charged with DURANT two counts each of third-degree criminal sexual conduct and criminal sexual conduct with a minor.

According to reports, Durant has been accused of molesting the victim on multiple occasions between April 2 and June 30, 2012, when she was 11 years old. The assaults allegedly took place in a home in the 400 block of Old Castle Street, where Durant allegedly attempted to remove the young girl’s pants.

Because the acts were done against the victim’s will, the crimes warranted multiple counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, according to the report.

A little more than a year later, Durant allegedly resumed his sexual advances on the girl.

Between Aug. 1 and Aug. 30, 2013, the victim, who was 12 years old at the time, said Durant removed her pants and attempted to engage in sexual activity. Burnish said this wasn’t a one-time occurrence.

“The evidence we have indicates she was victimized more than once during this time period,” Burnish said. “So far, we have two charges stemming from this span of time.”

While the latest incident is nearly a year old, Burnish said several factors played a role in why the victim hesitated to come forward.

“This girl was the daughter of the suspect’s girlfriend,” he said. “She was afraid of him — deathly afraid of him. She was scared, so it took a while for her to come to us and tell us what happened.”

Burnish said the lapse of time should have little influence, as the decision to follow through with charges is made by a judge.

With such a gap between the event and the filing of the report, the victim can’t be physically examined to the extent that she could have been, but Burnish said evidence is attained in other ways.

“We do extensive forensic interviews with victims, suspects and witnesses,” Burnish said.

“For right now, (Durant) is denying all the allegations.”

HOW TO REACH US IS YOUR PAPER MISSING? ANNOUNCEMENT ARE YOU GOING ON Birth, Engagement, Wedding, VACATION? Anniversary, Obituary 20 N. Magnolia St., Sumter, S.C. 29150 (803) 774-1200 Jack Osteen Editor and Publisher jack@theitem.com (803) 774-1238 Braden Bunch Senior News Editor braden@theitem.com (803) 774-1201 Waverly Williams Sales Manager waverly@theitem.com (803) 774-1237

Earle Woodward Customer Service Manager earle@theitem.com (803) 774-1259 Michele Barr Business Manager michele@theitem.com (803) 774-1249 Gail Mathis Clarendon Bureau Manager gail@theitem-clarendonsun.com (803) 435-4716

Member, Verified Audit Circulation

$40.80; three months - $20.40; one month, $6.80; EZPay, $6.80

Rural Route Home Delivery

Call (803) 774-1258

Call (803) 774-1226

TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday, 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

One year - $174.25; six months $91; three months - $47.50; two months, $33; one month $16.50. EZPay, $14.50/month

TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD:

TO BUY A SUBSCRIPTION Call (803) 774-1258 Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday, 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES Standard Home Delivery

Mail Delivery

TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

One year - $276; six months - $138; three months - $69; one month - $23 Printed on recycled paper with environmentally safe soy inks to reduce ruboff. The Item is recyclable.

Call (803) 774-1234 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

TO PLACE A NONCLASSIFIED AD: Call (803) 774-1237 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

TO PLACE AN

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

One year - $84; six months - $43; three months - $22; one month $7.50; EZPay, $7.50

One year - $166; Six months - $87; three months - $45.25; two months - $31.50; one month - $15.75; EZPay - $14/month SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

One year - $81.60; six months -

The Sumter Item is published six days a week except for July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day (unless it falls on a Sunday) by Osteen Publishing Co., 20 N. Magnolia St., Sumter, SC 29150.

Periodical postage paid at Sumter, SC 29150.

Postmaster: Send address changes to Osteen Publishing Co., 20 N. Magnolia St., Sumter, SC 29150 Publication No. USPS 525-900

LOCAL | STATE

THE SUMTER ITEM

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014

|

A3

Tentative agreement reached on standards for Common Core

PHOTO PROVIDED

Lakewood High School students sold birdhouses at this year’s Earth Day festival in order to purchase trees to plant around the community. Lakewood High School’s agriculture teacher Jillian Lash was named presidentelect for the S.C. Association of Agricultural Educators, with Crestwood High School’s Jason Gore serving as associate vice president. Lash will have a year of training and officially take the new position next year.

Lakewood agriculture teacher to serve as new president for state organization

BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 As the agriculture program continues to grow in Sumter School District, so does the local representation across the state for S.C. Association of Agricultural Educators.

Lakewood High School’s agriculture teacher Jillian Lash was recently named president-elect for the organization.

The association represents more than 100 agriculture teachers in the state and ensures the programs and the teachers have insurance and state and federal funding at South Carolina high schools.

“I was lucky enough to be selected and inducted as president-elect during a recent banquet. So this year will be a training year for me where I’ll shadow and work with the current president from Gilbert High School (Lexington),” Lash said. “As president, I’ll have the opportunity to talk with legislators and represent South Carolina at the convention for the National Association of Agricultural Educators in Nashville.”

Along with Lash representing the district will be Crestwood High School’s agriculture teacher Jason Gore, who was selected to serve as associate vice president for the region.

As SCAAE prepares to hand over the reins to new leaders in the coming year, the district is continuing to extend its agriculture program in the district.

One addition students and administrators will see next school year includes a second teacher and class at Lakewood High School.

Lash said Lakewood will become part of a short list of schools that have two teachers and classes available for students interested in agriculture.

“This year, Steve Sanderson will join our staff and teach a second agriculture class,” Lash said. “He previ-

ously taught at Lakewood but became a state staff member at Clemson. So we’ll be doubling the amount of ag students, and this is great because only Lakewood and Carolina Forest high schools offer two agriculture classes.”

The courses offered at the two high schools in Sumter are designed to teach the essentials about plant and animal life, including biotechnology, the conservation of natural resources and the impact of agriculture and natural resource usage on the environment.

The program also gives students on-the-job experience in an agriculturally related career.

According to the NAAE, agricultural educators can impact students and advocate for agricultural education in their districts sim-

ply by informing students of what they do and giving them knowledge and skills they need to succeed in every aspect of the field. By teaching and encouraging students to enjoy and possibly study agriculture in college, agricultural educators and advocates are helping unite and strengthen their communities.

Lash said she’s looking forward to being president of the organization and advocating for more training for educators.

“The main thing is making sure the funding is there for the schools. But I’m looking forward to more teacher training and not just for new teachers coming out of college but for veterans as well,” she said.

Lash will officially take the position of president for the association next July.

Visit us at Shoneys.com & facebook.com/shoneys

COLUMBIA (AP) — Common Core standards will be considered by teachers crafting new reading and math benchmarks for South Carolina students, state Education Department officials said Thursday.

The six-month, steppedup process could take teachers appointed by the department out of the classroom for up to a month’s worth of meetings.

The stance marks a change from what Republican Superintendent Mick Zais told the media earlier this month.

Agency spokesman Dino Teppara said Zais spoke “in-artfully” when said he would direct the panels to ignore Common Core entirely and not even provide them a copy. Zais wanted to stress that the standards implemented in August 2015 won’t be a simple rebranding of Common Core, Teppara said.

Common Core will be on the table for consideration, as well as standards adopted in other states, but they will start writing from a blank slate, he said.

The agency continues to say an overhaul can be accomplished in six months, though other education leaders say that’s impossible.

Zais’ earlier comments prompted senators to call Thursday’s meeting between the agency and leaders of the two state education boards who actually have the power to approve changes. The leaders said Zais was breaking the law.

That law, signed May 30, calls for new math and reading standards next school year following a review of current standards, which are Common Core.

Common Core outlines what skills students in kindergarten through 12th grade should learn to be ready for college and careers, replacing standards that varied state to state.

Any changes must be approved by both the state Board of Education and the independent Education Oversight Committee. Zais has no vote on either. But he has influence over the process.

The agency-appointed writing teams — composed of teachers, district administrators and college professors — began meeting last week. The agency’s timeline calls for each team to meet up to 25 days before mid-December, when recommendations would be presented to the state board, for full approval in March.

Board of Education Chairman Barry Bolen contends the deciding boards had no input in the agency’s teams or timeline.

Officials feared the agency would present recommendations in December that the boards would reject, exacerbating the law’s time crunch.

“I would like to encourage everyone to work together,” said Senate Education Chairman John Courson, R-Columbia. “We do want to see a collaborative effort.”

Representatives of the three groups eventually hashed out a tentative agreement Thursday on the process. But Bolen warned it depends on Zais backing up what his deputies said. The board is expected to discuss it next month. Zais, who leaves office in January after a single term, did not attend Thursday’s meeting.

A4

|

LOCAL | NATION

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014

THE SUMTER ITEM

POLICE BLOTTER

PHOTO PROVIDED

Bishop Larry Carter’s World End Time Harvest Church will present “An Evening with Bishop Carter & Friends� at Patriot Hall on Aug. 9. Proceeds will help to fund a mission to West Africa. Carter and several professional vocalists and national recording artists will perform.

‘Evening with Bishop Carter’ event will fund mission trip

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com (803) 774-1221 Bishop Larry Carter of the non-denominational World End Time Harvest Church will present “An Evening with Bishop Carter & Friends� at Patriot Hall on Aug. 9. The concert featuring many guest performers will raise money for the Mayesville church’s upcoming mission trip to Africa, Carter said.

He and other missionaries have previously taken their Christian message to Ghana in West Africa, where, he said, “We saved more than 700 people,� and they also shared their message in Togo.

Carter said their ministry resulted in “many souls (being) healed, delivered and ushered into the Kingdom of God.�

He said his goals for the November mission are to “equip, sanitize and train.� The village the team will visit has a severely compromised water supply. The missionaries will also bring their evangelical message.

Carter said, “People today really are looking for the true God, but that’s hard to do when you have no water to wash your bodies and clothes and to drink.�

The missionaries hope to leave the villagers with their own sanitary well so that they no longer have to walk miles for fresh drinking water and train them to maintain it.

In addition to serving as a pastor and missionary, Carter sings and does comedy monologues, one of which, titled

WANT TO GO? WHAT: “An Evening with Bishop Carter & Friends� mission trip fundraising concert WHEN: 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9 WHERE: Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St. COST: $20, $15, $10 PHONE: (803) 464-2406

“Traveling Man,� he will perform for the concert. Many of the songs are on Carter’s debut CD, “Stop and Listen,� which will be available at the concert.

Stephanie Cole of Columbia will be the mistress of ceremonies.

Among the other performers, all of whom are professionals and national recording artists, for the August concert are The Abrams Singers, Prayer House Mission of Davis Station; Mt. Olivet Choir of Six Miles; Alfonzo Udell & Company of Columbia; Vander Carter, New Jersey; Sherylann Bragton, Joe Rodgers and Alfreda Satterwaite of Washington, D.C.; Taufiki Lee of Durham, North Carolina; and Aaron’s Army.

Dancers from Miss Libby’s School of Dance will perform their own choreography set to Carter’s songs while they are being sung on stage.

Tickets can be purchased at SEACO, Imports Ltd., DJ Al’s Music Store and at the door.

Donations to help support the mission can be sent to WETHMI, P.O. Box 142, Sumter, SC 29151. Call (803) 4642406 for more information.

CHARGES Jason O’neil Cooper, 28, and Tamika Michelle McCrea, 30, both of 1011 Osceola St., Apt. 801, in Myrtle Beach, were arrested at 10:41 p.m. Wednesday and charged with possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, possession of a stolen pistol and unlawful possession of a handgun. According to reports, a neighborhood empowerment team was patrolling the Manning Avenue area when an officer noticed a white 2004 Honda Accord with a headlight out. Officers initiated a traffic stop and identified the driver as Cooper. When he was asked to step out of the vehicle for having a suspended license, an officer saw a black .22-caliber Heritage Red Rider revolver and a tied-up plastic bag on the floor. The revolver was reportedly stolen from within the city. Cooper and McCrea were then arrested, and as officers were going through the bag, they found 107 grams of suspected marijuana. McCrea and Cooper were transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

Christopher Osborne, 36, of 3694 Bonanza Court, was arrested at 11:20 p.m.

Wednesday and charged with driving under suspension, third offense. According to reports, officers were looking for a fugitive when they initiated a traffic stop at the intersection of Broad Street and Highland Avenue after seeing the vehicle leave the suspect’s home. Once officers identified the driver as Osborne, a DMV check revealed Osborne had previously been charged twice for DUS and that his license was still suspended. He was arrested and taken to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

ARMED ROBBERY According to reports, a taxi driver told officers that he responded to a pickup

request in the 400 block of Highland Avenue shortly after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, where he picked up two men. One of the men instructed him to drive to a grocery store on Broad Street. When they arrived, one of the suspects reportedly pulled a gun and pressed it to the taxi driver’s head and demanded money. The driver reportedly handed him an undisclosed amount of cash, and the two men fled on foot. Officers investigated the suspected residence on Highland Avenue, but the house was vacant.

SHOTS FIRED According to reports, a female victim in the first block of Robinson Lane notified officers that at about 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, she and friends were at her home when they heard several gunshots outside the home. Officers responded to the scene and found a few shell casings in the roadway. A nearby 2007 Mercury Milan was reportedly shot four times, causing $3,000 in damage.

STOLEN PROPERTY A Samsung Galaxy phone and an iPhone were reportedly stolen at 5 p.m. Tuesday from a home in the 1900 block of Bishop Drive. The items are valued at $1,100.

A black 9 mm Hi-Point assault rifle was reportedly stolen from a home in the 400 block of Highland Avenue between 7 p.m.

July 5 and 2:23 p.m. July 29. The gun is valued at $300.

A white 5-by-7-foot enclosed trailer with the words “Carolina Countertops� was reportedly stolen from a home in the first block of East Garland Avenue between 5 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday. The trailer is valued at $5,000.

VANDALISM A 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe parked in the 4800 block of Broad Street was reported as having sustained $1,000 in damage at 2:37 p.m. Tuesday after an unknown suspect scratched the body of the vehicle.

U.S.: Stay out of Ebola-hit countries

BY MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Thursday warned Americans not to travel to the three West African countries hit by an outbreak of Ebola.

The travel advisory applies to nonessential travel to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, where the deadly disease has killed more than 700 people this year. “The bottom line is Ebola is worsening in West Africa,� said Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who announced the travel warning.

He called Ebola “a tragic, dreadful and merciless virus.�

The purpose of the travel warning is to not only protect U.S. travelers, but also limit their use of overburdened clinics and hospitals for injuries or other illnesses, he said.

For more than a month, CDC has advised travelers to simply take precautions when in the outbreak region. Thursday’s alert is the highest level. The World Health Organization, however, has not issued a similar travel warning for the West Africa region. The last time CDC issued a

high-level warning was in 2003 because of a SARS outbreak in Asia.

The current outbreak is the largest since the disease first emerged in Africa nearly 40 years ago. The virus is contagious and is spread by direct contact with blood or bodily fluids from a sick person.

Ebola can’t be spread like flu through casual contact or breathing in the same air.

Experts estimate that in this outbreak, about 60 percent of the people who have gotten sick with Ebola have died — a frightening fatality rate that is among the highest of any disease. There is no vaccine and no specific treatment for it.

Two American aid workers in Liberia have been diagnosed with Ebola, and one of them was getting an experimental treatment.

At the White House, press secretary Josh Earnest said the U.S. is looking into options to bring them back. While the U.S. would facilitate the trip, private companies would be used to transport them.

Earnest said that type of response would be consistent with how the U.S. handled other situations, including the SARS outbreak, and the goal would be to ensure Americans can benefit from treatment in the U.S.

It’s your world.

Read all about it.

NEW STOCK

Call (803) 774-1200 and get started today.

INSTALLATION AND DELIVERY AVAILABLE

VINYL JUST ARRIVED!

FROM

¢

65

COME SEE THE DIXIE BLONDES

SQ. FT.

/ -BGBZFUUF r 4VNUFS

BN QN .POEBZ 'SJEBZ r BN QN 4BUVSEBZ Plush Sets | Extra Firm Sets | Organic Sets | Pillowtop Sets | Cool Gel Sets

TAX HOLIDAY 2014 BEGINS ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 1

X A T REEEND FWEEK

LARGE SELECTION IN STOCK / FUTONS / IRON BEDS / WATERBED SUPPLIES

FINANCING AVAILABLE

748 BULTMAN DR. SUMTER SC 803.773.0980

THE SUMTER ITEM

SCIENCE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014

|

A5

Think you’re in control? Think again OKCupid, Facebook not alone in studying consumers’ info

City, a Cleveland-based real estate developer, which operates malls across the country.

The company works with U.K. firm Path Intelligence to identify shopper patterns through

BY MAE ANDERSON mobile phone movements.

AP Technology Writer The system uses cellular data, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Forest City emphasizes that it does NEW YORK — This week, not collect personal data or free online dating site OKCuany data that could be used to pid became the latest compaidentify an individual shopny to admit that it has manipper. The company has used ulated customer data to see the data to determine whether how users of its dating serit should move an escalator in vice would react to one anothone mall to make the flow of er. The New York-based Intertraffic more efficient. Another net company’s revelation foltime it was able to tell a retaillows news earlier this month er whether it should change that Facebook allowed relocations or not. searchers to change news “In the past, we would have feeds to see how it would afused a gut feeling or anecdotfect users’ moods. The fact is, al evidence, more low-tech big companies use customers ways to determine whether or as unwitting guinea pigs all not we should move the escathe time — online and in the lator,� says Stephanie Shrivreal world. er-Engdahl, vice president of OKCupid’s claim, that its digital strategy. research was aimed at imThe use of “big data� and proving its services, is common. But some find that maAP FILE PHOTO other ways to study consumers are likely to get more pernipulating situations in order Dating website OKCupid has become the latest company to admit that it has manipulated customer data vasive. The key to conducting to study consumer behavior to see how users of its dating service would react to one another. Earlier this month, Facebook admitted studies without sparking outwithout consent raises trouto letting researchers change users’ news feeds, raising concerns about privacy. rage — both online and offline bling privacy concerns. — is transparency, says martraffic patterns, it also evalucompany Prism Skylabs to “Every company is trying to aren’t the only ones studying keting expert Allen Adamson, ate timestamps on receipts use data taken from video unsuspecting customers. Reinfluence consumers to purmanaging director of brandand other point-of-sale inforfootage to create so-called tailers have been at it for dechase their product or feel a mation in an effort to create a ing firm Landor Associates. “heat maps.� Using video, cades. particular way about their “Big data is everywhere, Brick-and-mortar stores and they can track how customers profile of what types of peocompany,� says Kit Yarrow, and people know that and are flow through the store and re- ple are shopping in the store restaurants have long used consumer psychologist at willing to deal with it,� he and customize products to data drawn from customer loy- arrange displays and move Golden Gate University in says. “If you tell consumers them to places where custom- them.

San Francisco. “The question alty programs, satisfaction “It’s not about one individu- this is what you’re doing to surveys and exit interviews to ers linger. is, when is it manipulation, make sure you’re meeting That’s just one piece of data al coming into a store, it’s figure out how to best target when consumers are in some about understanding the jour- their needs and be able to the jewelry company uses, consumers. For example, ways tricked, and when is it ney� of customers as a group, offer the right merchandise, says Ryan Bonifacino, vice Darden, which operates Olive just influence?� they’re usually accepting and Bonifacino says. president of digital strategy.

Garden, analyzes customers’ In a blog post Monday, OKunderstand.�

Another example is Forest Once the company has the Cupid founder Christian Rud- checks to see what types of der detailed the experimenta- dishes people tend to combine.

The restaurant chain also anation: The company removed lyzes how long customers wait text or photos from profiles and in some cases told people for a table. Darden says the research, along with customer they were a 90 percent match surveys, helps the company with another date-seeker inimprove the customer experistead of a 30 percent match.

Rudder was unapologetic and ence. “We collect all sorts of insaid the results are being used formation about any interacto improve the site’s algotion we have with guests to rithms. understand who our custom“If you use the Internet, ers are and who is visiting the you’re the subject of hunrestaurant,� says Chris dreds of experiments at any Chang, senior vice president given time, on every site,� of technology strategy at Rudder wrote. “That’s how Darden. websites work.�

While Darden’s methods are Facebook’s recent disclosure set off a firestorm on so- considered traditional, retailcial media services and in the ers are beginning to use more high-tech ways to study conpress. During one week in January 2012, the company let sumer behavior, too.

Alex and Ani, a New Yorkresearchers manipulate 689,000 users’ news feeds to be based jewelry and accessories maker that runs its own either more positive or negative to study how the changes stores and also sells goods at department stores nationaffected their moods. wide, works with technology But Internet companies

BACK TO SCHOOL TAX FREE DAYS FRIDAY, SATURDAY, MONDAY, & TUESDAY

25%OFF GET TAX FREE ALL 4 DAYS

IN STOCK INVENTORY FOR MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN! MENS 30$,1035 t '-034)&*. t %0$,&34 #0450/*"/ t 1301&5 t #"44 t /6// #64) )64) 1611*&4 t #3"44 #005 t 80-7&3*/& 3&% 8*/( t (" #005 t 41&33: +645*/ t -"3&%0 t 5*.#&3-"/% $-"3,4 t .&33&--

CHILDRENS 453*%&3*5& t 41&33: %&&3 45"(4 t (&03(*" 30$,: t 4.0,: .06/5"*/ %6$, )&"% t .&33&-- t 5*.#&3-"/% 4,&$)&34 t 4"6$0/: t ,&%4

LADIES /"563"-*;&3 t /634& ."5&4 t 1301&5 t 53055&34 t #&"3 1"8 t )64) 1611*&4 40'5 41054 t $30$4 t &"4: 453&&5 t 3&&#0, t "4*$4 t 4,&$)&34 t &"4: 41*3*5 41&33: t $-"3,4 t .&33&-- t .*//&50/," t -"3&%0 t +645*/

SAFETY TOE, VOUCHERS & SALE ITEMS EXCLUDED FROM THIS SALE SEE STORE FOR DETAILS.

Jack’s Shoes

KBDLTTIPFT !ZBIPP DPN Hours: .PO 4BU ". 1.

8 -JCFSUZ t t Voted Best Shoe Store 14 Years In A Row!

A6

|

LOCAL

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014

THE SUMTER ITEM

SITE CARE

in the future, he said.

DHEC is currently “seeking and evaluating potential candidates who may serve” as interim director, said Mark Plowden, spokesman for the agency.

“Current site contractors will continue the day-to-day operations at the site,” he said. “The agreement provides flexibility to the interim administrator to contract with existing or former owners/employees in his or her discretion.”

While the 2000 bankruptcy settlement with then-owner Safety-Kleen was meant to provide for the management of the site, it has never been adequate, said DHEC Director Catherine Templeton in January. She then asked for a line of funding in the General Assembly budget.

“We’re all aware now and were back when this occurred that this money would not be sufficient to aid in monitoring this site or clean it up,” said Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter.

“I don’t think anyone had any complaints about Kestrel’s monitoring or to the expertise of their bioengineers. It’s just sitting on the banks of Lake Marion; it is critical that we adequately monitor and respond to any concerns or problems we have with this landfill.”

Phil Leventis, a former veteran Sumter senator of 32 years known for environmental protection, thinks earlier owners should be held responsible for paying for the site’s cleanup.

“The people who operated it were not honorable people,” he said. “They tried to free companies from liability by changing the operators and changing the name of the company before ultimately going bankrupt. I’ve suggested (DHEC) should put the former company senior executors, those companies subsidiaries and insurance companies on notice because they committed deception and fraud and probably criminal activity when the plant was in operation.

“Bankruptcy is not a shield.

If you are breaking the law, you can use that to shield yourself from liability. But until we have a very aggressive attorney general or DHEC director to do that, they will not be held accountable.”

Besides an interim director, DHEC has put out a Request for Proposal for an “objective and independent third-party review of several crucial aspects” of the site, Plowden said.

“The RFP includes an evaluation of current environmental conditions at the site, development of short- and long-term strategies for post-closure care of the site and review of current and projected costs for maintaining the site for the remainder of the post-closure care period,” he said.

Proposals are due by Aug. 7, and a contractor will be selected on Sept. 8.

“We anticipate the study will take approximately six months,” Plowden said.

For more information on the Pinewood Site, visit http://bit. ly/1qLrh9I.

said, adding, “all the articles I’ve written to The Item have gone through our publicity committee.”

One point all three candidates agree on is the importance of getting more young people involved in the branch.

Holmes calls for a youth-led administration that would fill officer and committee posts with younger members.

Burns said the branch has a youth roster big enough to justify creating a “youth branch” but needs to attract

more high school students.

Kilgore knows “a lot of parents who would like their children to be more involved” and wants to reach out to schools and church youth groups to get more young people into the NAACP “because we can’t do anything without young people.”

The campaign for the leadership won’t kick off in earnest until an election date is set about September, but the contest already seems set to be hotly contested.

FROM PAGE A1

CATHERINE FOLEY / THE SUMTER ITEM

Community officials cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony for Walmart’s new Care Clinic, which will offer $40 office visits. This is the fourth such clinic in the nation and the first in the state.

HEALTH FROM PAGE A1 the clinic will help accomplish.

Keck said he was personally excited for the clinic making health screenings available, as he thinks screenings are an important aspect of keeping the public healthy.

“It should be considered a great honor for South Carolina and Sumter that this clinic opened here,” Keck said.

The clinic, which is the first of its kind for Walmart in South Carolina and only the fourth for the company in the nation, will offer a variety of services that include primary care visits, immunizations and sports physicals.

In addition to Keck, several community and state officials were present to cut the ribbon and express appreciation for the opening of the clinic.

Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen said Walmart has been a “good neighbor” and continues to make significant contributions to the community.

NAACP

FROM PAGE A1

consulted on the group’s activities.

“We are the NAACP,” she said. “We can’t explain things to the members if we don’t know.”

For his part, Burns gives a lot of leeway to appointees running the branch’s committees, and he’s received pushback from other leaders who “don’t want to accept new ideas.”

“If I appoint you, I believe you should be able to run your committee,” the current branch president said. “I’ve lost a couple people who didn’t want to accept that.”

Burns said he appointed Holmes, who ran against him for the presidency previously, to head the branch’s economic development committee, “and the only person who showed

GET YOUR APPOINTMENT The Care Clinic will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call (803) 905-5528 or visit www. walmartcareclinic.com.

Grier Blackwelder, president of the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce, thinks Walmart has been a great support to Sumter and the Chamber for decades.

According to the company, the clinic will charge $40 per office visit with health screenings and tests as additional costs.

Available tests include blood sugar, strep throat, pregnancy, mono and thyroid as well as several others. In addition to the point-of-care tests, immunizations for diseases such as chicken pox, flu, meningitis and pneumonia will also be offered for both walk-ins and scheduled appointments.

up at the end was me.”

“If you can’t handle a committee, I don’t know how you can run the whole branch,” Burns said.

When contacted by The Sumter Item, Holmes declined to comment directly for this story.

Burns is setting out a positive platform of his own, focused on breaking up the “school-to-prison pipeline,” ensuring fair hiring practices as new industrial projects are expected to move in and launching an Affordable Care Act enrollment drive in the fall.

Both Kilgore and Holmes also charge Burns with being too outspoken on behalf of the NAACP without consulting with its executive committee or other officers, specifically his taking positions on controversial topics in the letters page of The Sumter Item.

“If the president does not

work with the executive committee, we are not informed on what’s happening,” Kilgore said. “Instead of flagrantly writing a letter without all the facts, the leaders should discuss how something should be handled.”

In his letter, Holmes was even more direct: “I believe that it is not necessary to air every issue or discussion about race in the ‘Item’ newspaper,” he wrote. “Sometimes this often defeats your purpose and makes matters worse.”

Burns countered that the president is entitled to speak on behalf of the organization between meetings of the executive committee and that his comments always stay in line with the position of the national NAACP. “The emails from the national office come to the branch every week. It comes to all the officers,” Burns

THE SUMTER ITEM N.G. Osteen 1843-1936 The Watchman and Southron

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014 H.G. Osteen 1870-1955 Founder, The Item

H.D. Osteen 1904-1987 The Item

|

A7

Margaret W. Osteen 1908-1996 The Item Hubert D. Osteen Jr. Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Graham Osteen Co-President Kyle Osteen Co-President Jack Osteen Editor and Publisher Larry Miller CEO Braden Bunch Senior News Editor

20 N. Magnolia St., Sumter, South Carolina 29150 • Founded October 15, 1894

COMMENTARY

Kerry the Clueless

W

ASHINGTON — John Kerry is upset by heavy criticism from Israelis — left, right and center — of his recent cease-fire diplomacy. But that’s only half the story. More significant is the consternation of America’s Arab partners, starting with the president of the Palestinian Authority. Mahmoud Abbas was stunned that Kerry would fly off to Paris to negotiate with Hamas allies Qatar and Turkey in talks that excluded the PA and Egypt.

The talks also undermined Egypt’s ceasefire proposal, which Israel Charles Krauthammer had accepted and Hamas rejected.

“Kerry tried through his latest plan to destroy the Egyptian bid,” charged a senior Palestinian official quoted in the Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat — a peace plan that the PA itself had supported.

It gets worse. Kerry did not just trample an Egyptian initiative. It was backed by the entire Arab League and specifically praised by Saudi Arabia.

With the exception of Qatar— more a bank than a country — the Arabs are unanimous in wanting to see Hamas weakened, if not overthrown. The cease-fire-in-place they backed would have denied Hamas any reward for starting this war, while what Kerry brought back from Paris granted practically all of its demands.

Which is what provoked the severe criticism Kerry received at home, including from (among others) the scrupulously independent columnist David Ignatius, who called Kerry’s intervention a blunder.

Kerry seems oblivious to the strategic reality that Hamas launched its rockets in the hope not of defeating Israel but ending its intra-Arab isolation (which it brilliantly achieves in the Qatar-Turkey peace proposal). Hamas’ radicalism has alienated nearly all of its Arab neighbors.

• Egypt cut it off — indeed blockaded Gaza — because of Hamas’ support for the Muslim Brotherhood and terror attacks on Egyptian soldiers in Sinai.

• Fatah, the main element of the Palestinian Authority, is a bitter enemy, particularly since its Gaza members were terrorized, kneecapped, expelled and/or killed when Hamas seized Gaza in a 2007 coup.

• Hamas is non grata in Syria, where it had been previously headquartered, for supporting the anti-government rebels.

• Hamas is deeply opposed

by Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states who see it, correctly, as yet another branch of the Islamist movement that threatens relatively moderate pro-Western Arab states.

Kerry seems not to understand that the Arab League backed the Egyptian cease-firein-place, which would have left Hamas weak and isolated, to ensure that Hamas didn’t emerge from this war strengthened and enhanced.

Why didn’t Kerry just stay home and declare unequivocal U.S. support for the Egyptian/ Arab League plan? Instead, he flies off to Paris and sends Jerusalem a package of victories for Hamas: lifting the blockade from Egypt, opening the border with Israel, showering millions of foreign cash to pay the salaries of the 43,000 government workers that the near-insolvent Hamas cannot.

‘Forget about Israeli interests. Forget about Arab interests.

The American interest is to endorse and solidify this emerging axis of moderate proAmerican partners (Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf states, and the Palestinian Authority) intent on seeing Islamist radicalism blunted and ultimately defanged.

Forget about Israeli interests. Forget about Arab interests. The American interest is to endorse and solidify this emerging axis of moderate pro-American partners (Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf states, and the Palestinian Authority) intent on seeing Islamist radicalism blunted and ultimately defanged.

Yet America’s own secretary of state doesn’t see it. Speaking of Hamas-run Gaza, Kerry actually said in Paris: “The Palestinians can’t have a ceasefire in which they think the status quo is going to stay.”

What must change? Gazans need “goods that can come in and out ... a life that is free from the current restraints.”

But the only reason for those “restraints,” for goods unable to come in and out, is that for a decade Hamas has used this commerce to import and develop weapons for making war on Israel.

Remember the complaints that the heartless Israelis were not allowing enough imports of concrete for schools and hospitals? Well, now we know where the concrete went — into an astonishingly vast array of tunnels for infiltrating neighboring Israeli villages and killing civilians.

Lifting the blockade would mean a flood of arms, rockets, missile parts and other implements of terror for Hamas.

What is an American secretary of state doing asserting that Hamas cannot cease fire unless it gets that?

Moreover, the fire from which Hamas will not cease consists of deliberate rocket attacks on Israeli cities — by definition, a war crime.

Whatever his intent, Kerry legitimized Hamas’ war criminality. Which makes his advocacy of Hamas’ terms not just a strategic blunder — enhancing an American-designated terror group just when a wallto-wall Arab front wants to see it gone — but a moral disgrace.

Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. © 2014, The Washington Post Writers Group

LETTER TO THE EDITOR NOT ALL CWP HOLDERS ARE RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE Have CWP holders declared open warfare on unleashed dogs? In an incident at Memorial Park, the owner of the dog that was shot said, “Who does that? Just shoot a dog and laugh about it.” The owner further said, “I don’t know if he thought she was being aggressive, but all she did was look at him.” The shooter reported the shooting to city law enforcement and told police that the dog growled and charged at him, forcing him to shoot in self-defense.

Who do you believe?

One fact we know is that the dog was not on a leash. Therefore, the shooter and his supporters feel he acted in accordance with the law. In the opinion of one supporter, “the CWP law worked properly, allowing a resident to protect himself from a threat that a reasonable person would perceive as being likely to inflict serious bodily injury.”

Conversely, let’s take the above opinion and apply it to a CWP holder who carries his weapon into a bar. The holder gets into a

verbal altercation with a bar patron who’s under the influence of alcohol. Since alcohol impairs the ability to speak and think rationally, a person’s behavior could become verbally and/or physically aggressive. By CWP law, the CWP holder has the right to shoot the intoxicated bar patron.

Contradictory to what’s being advocated, not all CWP holders are responsible. A responsible person would not take a weapon into an environment where people’s behavior is impaired by alcohol. Also, a responsible person would not take a weapon into a secured building. However, a South Carolina pork and poultry executive, who has a permit to carry a concealed weapon in S.C., tried to enter a congressional office building in Washington with a loaded handgun; this is not responsible behavior.

The incident in Memorial Park is a wakeup call. Restaurant and bar owners must not allow concealed weapons in their facilities.

The next tragedy could be a human being.

EUGENE R. BATEN Sumter

You’re never too old for education

I

’ve known some really dumb doctors.

By that, I don’t mean someone who has misdiagnosed an ailment. While I know enough to know that I know very little about anatomy, I grasp enough to understand its complexity makes that an extremely difficult task. No, the people I’m speaking of tend to be more of the Ph.D. than M.D. variety, although I’m sure it happens there, too. These are people who, despite their credentials, will spend a longerthan-normal time wondering why they’re failing to open a door labeled P-U-L-L, despite the fact they’re leaning into it with all their weight.

At the same time, I’ve met quite a few people who have thoroughly impressed me with their ability to explain abstract concepts despite, by their own admission, these same people had difficulty escaping high school with a diploma.

And, granted, these peoBraden ple are most likely outliers.

But, too often, people treat Bunch their education like it’s a tap that can be cut off, and the moment they’re out of a formal educational environment, they’re done. In the end, they might know plenty about 18th century Russian literature but have trouble balancing their checkbook.

This isn’t to say that formalized education should be shunned. Far from it. Stay in school as long as you can, kids. But too often folks like to think that education is something to be left at the door the moment they receive their diploma, their degree, or more unfortunately, just quit.

So, why bring this up now? Because it’s tax-free weekend. It’s the time designated for us to stock up on the pads and pencils and notebooks our kids will need as many of them look up and realize summer vacation is almost over, and begin to dread returning to school. That’s the point. They shouldn’t.

So how do we convince them that education is worthwhile? Investing the time helping them with their studies is always beneficial, even if it can be a little embarrassing.

I’m already worried about the questions my oldest daughter will bring back from sixth grade.

But even more important can be setting the example and letting them see that we, too, value the pursuit of knowledge. After all, just like it’s hard to convince a child to wash the dishes if they’ve never seen you do

grab the sponge, it’s hard to convince them to study if they haven’t seen you with a book.

I realize we probably need to sell ourselves on this. I get that the “education is important” pitch is made often, and while it rings true with most of us, too often it sounds like a chore. Turning on the boob tube and letting it roll can be so much easier.

But education is lifelong pursuit. It’s always with us. It’s not a chore, so much as it’s something woven into who we are. It’s part of you, whether you like it or not. Just like exercise and a nutritious diet are needed for a healthy body. That doesn’t mean you have to enroll in additional adult education courses at the local colleges, although I’m sure they’d love to have you, and here in Sumter we are fortunate enough to have some quality educators.

It means, if you can afford it, grab a few supplies for yourself this weekend, even if it is just one of those old black-and-white composition books that always fell apart halfway through the school year. Take a few minutes to think about your interests, head down to the Sumter Public Library, and check out a non-fiction book about something that piques your curiosity. If you’ve got access to the Internet, take a few minutes to check out educational websites such as khanacademy. org, whose mission statement includes “we believe in a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.” Honestly, how cool is that?

Besides, for us adults, we get to study what we want. We’re not stuck meeting graduation requirements anymore. It’s like having a semester schedule with nothing but electives. Think how wonderful that would have made you feel when you were 16.

So, there’s the rant. If we want to make the transformative step in education, if we want to get to where our graduation rates are among the best in the nation, where our manufacturers aren’t lamenting the lack of a skilled workforce, ultimately this is the mindset we all have to have, not just our kids. And, really, it’s easy. Simply take some time to focus on your own education, no matter how old we are. Our kids will notice. Our neighbors will notice. The state will notice.

After all, we’re all students, not just the ones headed to school. And sometimes it takes a little extra effort to learn when to push, and when to pull, the door.

Braden Bunch is the senior news editor at The Sumter Item. Reach him at(803) 774-1201 or at bbunch@theitem.com.

A8

|

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014

AROUND TOWN The South Sumter COPS will hold its annual back-to-school jam from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, corner of Manning Avenue and Orange Street. Limited school supplies will be given out to the children.

A Sumter Back-to-School Jamboree will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Event will feature educational activities and exhibits, school supplies, haircuts, wellness screenings and more. Call (803) 436-2276 or (803) 983-3399 for more information.

The Devine Sistas of Pretty Girls Rock S/C will hold a back-to-school drive from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, at Expos baseball field, 645 Eagle Road (off of Patriot Parkway). Event will feature school supplies, food and games. Call (803) 406-5917 or (803) 406-9621.

The Transatlantic Brides and Parents Association (A British Heritage Society) will meet at 11 a.m. today at the Spectrum Senior Center, Pinewood Road. All British ex pats are welcome. Call Josie at (803) 775-8052.

Mayewood High School Class of 1976 will meet at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, at Mayewood. Members are reminded to bring extra tickets and ticket money for the field trip to Jacksonville, Florida. For more information, contact Melvin Richardson at (803) 983-5559, Martha Brisbon at (803) 7952549 or Icybell Lowery at (803) 983-4157.

The Sumter Benedict Alumni Club will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4, at the North HOPE Center. Call Shirley M. Blassingame at (803) 506-4019.

The Lee County Branch of the NAACP will hold a back-toschool bash giveaway at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7, at Dennis Development Community Center, 410 Cedar Lane, Bishopville. Refreshments will be served. If you would like to donate funds or school supplies for this event, call Willie Blyther at (803) 484-6594, Walter Boone at (803) 428-3387, Hannah Hickmon at (803) 428-6303 or Windi King at (803) 484-5068.

The Clarendon County Democratic Party will meet on Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Manning Restaurant, 476 N. Brooks St., Manning. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m.

The National Council of Negro Women will hold a back-toschool bash at 4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, at the Clarendon County Council on Aging, 206 S. Church St., Manning.

The VVA Annual LZ 960 Benefit Poker Run, sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 960, Manning, will be held Saturday, Aug. 9, with 11 a.m. start time and 4 p.m. end time at Lakevue Landing. Entry fee is $10. There will be six stops: J&J Marina; the new Scarborough’s; Taw Caw Campground & Marina; Goat Island Bait & Tackle; Randolphs Landing; and ending at Lakevue Landing.

Entry forms can be picked up in advance at any of the six stops or call (803) 4608551 or (803) 478-4300. Entry forms may also be obtained after 9 a.m. on the day of the event at Lakevue Landing. Must have entry forms with all six stamps to be eligible for cash prizes.

The Thunderguards of Sumter will hold its annual back-toschool bash from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, at 104 E. Bee St. The event will feature entertainment, food and school supplies for the children. If you would like to donate back-to-school supplies, contact Robert Rogers at (803) 226-8666 or Larry Sanders at (803) 4640507.

The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. The associate members and guest speakers on marital tips will begin with Jerry and Judy L. Simon. The spotlight will shine on Beatrice Oyekan.

The associate members are Laura Colclough and Lee James. Transportation will be provided within the coverage area. Contact Debra Canty, chapter president, at DebraCanC2@frontier.com or (803) 775-5792. For pertinent information about the upcoming gala, call the 24/7 recorded message line at (206) 376-5992.

The Stroke Survivors Support Group will hold its first meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Alice Drive Baptist Church library, 1305 Loring Mill Road and Wise Drive, far left front entrance. Following the initial meeting, the group will continue to meet on the second Thursday of each month.

Call Wayne Hunter at (803) 464-3003 or Joyce at (803) 464-7865.

Sumter Green Fall Feast will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18. Music will be provided by 4-Way Stop and a variety of food will be available from chefs, caterers, restaurateurs and gourmet cooks. Tickets are $30 in advance or $40 at the door on day of event if there are any remaining.

Event is open to adults only.

Call (803) 436-2640.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Relying on EUGENIA LAST someone else to do things will lead to disappointment. The more you take charge, the better you will feel and the more you will get in return. Networking will lead to an interesting encounter.

indecision take over. Consistency will ward off anyone questioning your ability. Beef up your knowledge and skills and take on responsibilities that show your capabilities. Now is not the time to let emotions stand between you and advancement.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Do what you can to help out in your community. Making suggestions and offering favors will put you in a good position for future prospects.

Problems at home will develop if you are not moderate emotionally, financially and verbally.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Open up to what others have to say and make personal changes that will encourage you to take steps toward boosting your standard of living. Travel and social plans will lead to a positive emotional encounter.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Someone will overreact if you are too pushy. Concentrate on creative endeavors, but stay within a set budget. The changes you make at home will bring you closer to someone you love. Sharing will play a big role.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Invest, play games that challenge you, and make a point to have fun with friends and family. Making unexpected changes at home will turn out well and surprise someone you love. Money, health and legal matters will turn in your favor.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Emotional turmoil is apparent.

Refrain from making changes that will disrupt your household or cause a rift with someone you love.

Focus on self-improvement and developing your skills. Show compassion rather than criticism when dealing with others.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Keep your emotions in check even if you think someone is slighting you. The less reaction, the better you will do. The greatest satisfaction will come from being successful and getting ahead. Love is in the stars, and personal changes will be beneficial.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Travel and communication are highlighted.

Interesting encounters with unusual people will result in an unexpected opportunity. Don’t limit what you can do because someone is demanding or insensitive to your needs. Follow your heart and make personal changes.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Going back to some of your past goals and ideas will help you move forward. You can develop a plan that will bring in more money or help you use your skills to advance.

Money will come from an unexpected source.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may be heading into the weekend, but if you have a good idea for making extra cash, don’t let it go to waste.

Put your thoughts into motion and draw on friends or relatives to help.

Romance is highlighted.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t let

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Hard work, creativity and patience will pay off if you put your efforts into personal relationships and selfimprovement. Don’t worry about things you can’t change when you should be pushing what you can.

Your efforts will help to stabilize your financial situation.

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2014

AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Cloudy with a couple of t-storms

Couple of thunderstorms

A couple of thunderstorms

A couple of thunderstorms

Variable clouds with a t-storm

A p.m. t-storm or two

83°

70°

85° / 70°

83° / 70°

85° / 69°

89° / 70°

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 70%

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 55%

Chance of rain: 65%

Winds: ENE 4-8 mph

Winds: ENE 4-8 mph

Winds: E 4-8 mph

Winds: E 3-6 mph

Winds: SSE 4-8 mph

Winds: N 3-6 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 76/66 Spartanburg 77/66

Greenville 74/65

Columbia 84/72

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

Sumter 83/70

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 83/69

ON THE COAST

Charleston 88/74

Today: A couple of showers and a thunderstorm. High 83 to 89.

Saturday: A couple of showers and a heavy thunderstorm. High 83 to 87.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 81/69/c 82/62/t 84/69/pc 82/62/t 88/72/t 88/68/s 87/74/t 81/67/t 92/74/t 82/67/t 104/85/t 82/61/pc 80/69/sh

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest.

357.79 75.27 75.12 97.28

24-hr chg -0.06 -0.08 -0.05 +0.24

Sunrise 6:33 a.m.

Moonrise 11:38 a.m.

RIVER STAGES River Black River Congaree River Lynches River Saluda River Up. Santee River Wateree River

trace 4.55" 5.55" 22.97" 34.87" 28.34"

NATIONAL CITIES City Atlanta Chicago Dallas Detroit Houston Los Angeles New Orleans New York Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

84° 68° 90° 69° 102° in 1980 60° in 1981

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest.

Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 80/68/t 80/59/t 88/67/pc 82/61/t 88/72/pc 88/68/s 88/74/pc 75/68/r 92/75/t 79/68/r 98/77/t 77/61/pc 80/69/t

Myrtle Beach 84/73

Manning 86/71

Today: Mostly cloudy with showers. Winds northeast 6-12 mph.

Saturday: A couple of thunderstorms.

Winds east-northeast 4-8 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 83/70

Bishopville 84/70

Sunset 8:23 p.m.

Moonset 11:24 p.m.

First

Full

Last

New

Aug. 3

Aug. 10

Aug. 17

Aug 25

TIDES

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 2.90 -0.28 19 5.07 +0.52 14 3.14 -0.46 14 2.03 -0.14 80 76.60 -0.09 24 5.53 -0.05

AT MYRTLE BEACH

Today Sat.

High 12:41 a.m.

1:21 p.m.

1:20 a.m.

2:04 p.m.

Ht. 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9

Low 7:40 a.m.

8:07 p.m.

8:20 a.m.

8:57 p.m.

Ht. 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.8

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 69/62/r 80/67/t 84/69/t 88/73/t 84/74/t 88/74/t 76/66/sh 77/68/sh 84/72/t 80/70/t 81/70/r 81/70/t 81/69/r

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 75/62/t 83/67/t 85/69/t 86/73/t 84/74/t 86/73/t 79/66/t 82/68/t 84/73/t 83/70/t 80/69/t 82/70/t 82/70/t

City Florence Gainesville Gastonia Goldsboro Goose Creek Greensboro Greenville Hickory Hilton Head Jacksonville, FL La Grange Macon Marietta

Today Hi/Lo/W 83/70/t 91/71/t 75/66/sh 78/69/t 87/73/t 74/65/r 74/65/sh 71/64/sh 87/74/t 92/72/t 86/69/c 84/69/c 77/68/c

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 84/71/t 88/72/t 78/65/t 80/70/t 86/73/t 79/65/t 79/66/t 79/63/t 86/74/t 88/73/t 85/70/t 81/69/t 82/67/t

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 73/65/r 89/74/t 84/73/t 85/71/t 89/74/t 76/67/r 75/66/t 80/69/t 90/73/t 77/66/sh 87/74/t 81/72/t 74/64/r

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 80/64/t 87/74/t 83/72/t 83/71/t 87/75/t 77/69/t 77/66/t 84/70/t 86/73/t 83/68/t 86/73/t 83/71/t 79/64/t

Weather(W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow flurries, sn–snow, i–ice

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 THURSDAY

8-9-13-15-25 PowerUp: 3

PICK 3 THURSDAY

8-5-8 and 4-5-6

POWERBALL WEDNESDAY

13-30-42-49-53 Powerball: 29 Powerplay: 3

MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY

2-8-16-43-74 Megaball: 1 Megaplier: 4

PICK 4 THURSDAY

7-4-8-4 and 8-2-6-6

SPCA DOG OF THE WEEK Samson, a 5-month-old white and red male blue heeler mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is playful, active, affectionate, gentle, sweet and friendly. Samson is a happygo-lucky dog and loves to play with other pups.

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 the website at www.sumterscspca. com.

The SPCA is always in need of the following: Newspapers; stuffed animals (any size); heavy duty trash bags (30 gallon or larger); dishwashing liquid; laundry detergent; bleach; paper towels; sheets and comforters; baby blankets (for cat cages and puppies); litter; canned dog and cat food; dry dog, cat and puppy food; treats; leashes and collars; disinfectant spray; all-purpose cleaner; air freshener; no scratch scrubbers; two-sided sponges for dishes; litter freshener; monetary donations are also gratefully accepted.

SECTION

Johnson taking leave of absence from golf B4

Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

B

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014

PREP FOOTBALL

Jones, Sumter ready to hit practice field today

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com It was less than two months ago that John Jones was named the head football coach at Sumter High School.

Now his first game in charge of the Gamecocks is three weeks away, and he, his coaching staff and players officially begin preparations for that game today.

“This summer has really

flown by,” said Jones, who had SHS hit the practice field at 8:30 a.m. “It seems just like yesterday that we were doing our spring practice.”

It was during spring practice that Jones was named the new head coach, replacing Reggie Kennedy, who resigned after one year to take the head coaching job and athletic director positions at Irmo.

Jones was the offensive coordinator and weight room di-

rector last season, the 15th year he had been part of Kennedy’s staff.

With the offseason work the JONES team does in the weight room and the 7-on-7 passing leagues that are now all the rage over the summer, it has taken some of the edge off the first day of practice, according to Jones.

“It doesn’t really feel that different than any other day now,” Jones said. “With us seeing them in the weight room all summer and the passing leagues, we see them all of the time.

“There are no nerves, no pressure. We’re just ready to get things started.”

Jones is at the helm of a program that went 9-6 last season and played for the 4A Division I state championship.

The Gamecocks have the majority of their key offensive skill players back in wide receivers Ky’Jon Tyler and Xzavion Burson, quarterback James Barnes and running back Russell Jenkins.

Sumter did good in its 7-on7 tournaments, winning one, finishing second in another and fifth in another. Still, Jones said running the ball

SEE SUMTER, PAGEB3

USC FOOTBALL

Quieter camp No Clowney or other big-name players as Gamecocks get set to begin fall practice tonight

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier said having one of college football’s top playmakers in Jadeveon Clowney was never a burden for the Gamecocks last season, no matter how big a distraction he seemed to be at times.

Clowney became the center of college football once he popped the helmet off Michigan tailback Vincent Smith at the 2013 Outback Bowl. He drew national coverage that put the affable defensive end — and the Gamecocks — in the spotlight nearly every day.

“We got through the year and he did an excellent job,” Spurrier said.

There won’t be same frenzy swirling around South Carolina when the Gamecocks open fall camp tonight.

In addition to Clowney, the No. 1 pick

of the Houston Texans, other high-profile players including quarterback Connor Shaw, defensive tackle Kelcy Quarles, wide receiver Bruce Ellington and cornerback Victor Hampton are off to pro careers.

Clowney was a major part of the Gamecocks putting together three straight 11-2 seasons. It’s a pretty impressive run for a program that had only once before reached double-digit wins in 120 seasons of football.

To get there again, South Carolina will have to rely on players without much experience.

On the defensive front, the Gamecocks will look to untested players like Darius English and brothers Gerald Dixon and Gerald Dixon Jr. In the secondary, South Carolina will rely on young cornerbacks like Wesley Green

SEE USC, PAGE B3

THE STATE

South Carolina’s fall camp opens today without much of the hype that surrounded Jadeveon Clowney (7) last season. Still, head coach Steve Spurrier, left, says the No. 1 NFL draft pick was not a distraction.

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

PRO BASEBALL

Storylines abound as Tigers gear up for upcoming season

Price, Lester traded in MLB deadline flurry

BY AARON BRENNER Post and Courier CLEMSON — Same as last year, Clemson has to make the most of every preseason practice.

There are no exhibition games in college football; they all count.

Many teams open with one of those “cupcake” opponents from the FCS or mid-major ranks which effectively serve as a warmup round for the real big games down the road.

However, by virtue of its Week 1 jaunt to Athens, Ga., to face Georgia on the first Saturday evening of the 2014 season, Clemson puts its College Football Playoff hopes on the line right away.

Here are the five storylines to follow as Clemson embarks on fall camp starting Friday night:

1. STOUDT’S SPOTLIGHT We’ve seen Cole Stoudt do his thing in front of the camera at conference media days, which is remain even-keel with a touch

GREENVILLE NEWS

How well Cole Stoudt, left, replaces Tajh Boyd at quarterback is one of the main storylines for Clemson heading into this season. of silliness. We’ve heard how well he’s managed the offense in 7-on-7 drills this summer with no coaches around. Now it’s time for Stoudt to take true command of the Tigers, since

he’s the unquestioned starter — a title unlikely to change unless Deshaun Watson lights the world on fire on Saturdays in

SEE TIGERS, PAGE B3

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Baseball fans were still trying to sort out the dizzying deals for postseason aces Jon Lester and John Lackey, Home Run Derby champ Yoenis Cespedes and AllStar shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera when they were treated to a most curious sight Thursday.

In the seventh inning of a tight game at Comerica Park — with the bases loaded, no less — Detroit center fielder Austin Jackson suddenly trotted from his position to the dugout.

He was on his way out of town, too, in a blockbuster, 3-team swap that brought former Cy Young winner David Price to the AL Centralleading Tigers.

A whopping 18 teams began the day within five games of playoff position, resulting in a dozen deals shortly before Major League Baseball’s 4 p.m. trade deadline.

LESTER

PRICE

The World Series champion Boston Red Sox, mired in last place, were the most busy.

They sent Lester and outfielder Jonny Gomes to AL West-leading Oakland for Cespedes, traded Lackey to St. Louis, dealt shortstop Stephen Drew to the Yankees and moved pitcher Andrew Miller to Baltimore.

The Miami Marlins, often sellers as deadline day approaches, became buyers when they acquired pitcher Jarred Cosart from Houston in a six-player trade.

Teams can still make trades through Aug. 31 to have players eligible for the postseason, but it becomes more tricky.

SEE DEADLINE, PAGE B2

B2

|

SPORTS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014

MLB ROUNDUP

THE SUMTER ITEM

SCOREBOARD

Toronto (Happ 8-5) at Houston (McHugh 4-9), 8:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Guthrie 6-9) at Oakland (Gray 12-3), 9:35 p.m.

TV, RADIO

SATURDAY’S GAMES

TODAY

11 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series GoBowling.com 400 Practice from Long Pond, Pa. (FOX SPORTS 1).

Noon – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour 3M Championship First Round from Blaine, Minn. (GOLF).

1:30 p.m. – PGA Golf: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Second Round from Akron, Ohio (GOLF).

3:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series GoBowling.com 400 Pole Qualifying from Long Pond, Pa. (FOX SPORTS 1).

4 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Citi Open Quarterfinal Match from Washington (ESPN2).

5 p.m. – Auto Racing: ARCA Series ModSpace 125 from Long Pond, Pa. (FOX SPORTS 1).

6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXYFM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

6:30 p.m. – PGA Golf: Barracuda Championship Second Round from Reno, Nev. (GOLF).

7 p.m. – MLL Lacrosse: New York at Charlotte (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Citi Open Quarterfinal Match from Washington (ESPN2).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Boston (MLB NETWORK).

7 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Connecticut at San Antonio (NBA TV).

8 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Philadelphia at Kansas City (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9 p.m. – International Basketball: U.S. Blue vs. U.S. White Scrimmage from Las Vegas (ESPN).

9 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Gabriel Campillo vs. Thomas Williams Jr. for the NABO Light Heavyweight Bout from Shelton, Wash. (ESPN2).

10 p.m. – CFL Football: British Columbia at Calgary (ESPNEWS).

10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: San Diego at Atlanta (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7).

10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers (WGN).

11 p.m. – International Athletics: Commonwealth Games Highlights from Glasgow, Scotland (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

11 p.m. – Women’s Professional Tennis: Bank of the West Classic Quarterfinal Match from Palo Alto, Calif. (ESPN2).

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Atlanta acquired Emilio Bonifacio, above, and James Russell from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for catching prospect Victor Caratini.

GOLF The Associated Press

Braves get INF Bonifacio, LHP Russell from Cubs

BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL PAR SCORES

CHICAGO — The contending Atlanta Braves have acquired infielderoutfielder Emilio Bonifacio and left-handed reliever James Russell from the Chicago Cubs for catching prospect Victor Caratini.

The Braves also got cash from the Cubs in Thursday’s trade.

The 29-year-old Bonifacio hit .279 with 18 RBI and 14 steals in 69 games for the Cubs this season.

The 28-year-old Russell went 0-2 with one save and a 3.51 ERA in 44 games.

The 20-year-old Caratini was hitting .279 with five home runs and 42 RBIs at Class A Rome.

CARDINALS 6 PADRES 2

SAN DIEGO — Shelby Miller and three relievers combined on a 3-hitter, and Oscar Taveras hit a 2-run homer for St. Louis to beat San Diego 6-2.

CUBS 3

ruled to be blocking the plate, tying the game 1-1.

ROCKIES 1

CHICAGO — Jake Arrieta struck out seven in seven innings, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 3-1 victory over Colorado.

REDS 3 MARLINS 1

MIAMI — The Cincinnati Reds benefited from Major League Baseball’s new instant replay system and the rule preventing catchers from blocking the plate in a 3-1 victory over Miami.

With the Marlins leading 1-0 in the top of the eighth, the Reds loaded the bases with one out.

Todd Frazier flied to right fielder Stanton whose throw to the plate easily beat Zack Cozart for what appeared to be the final out of the inning. After a 6-minute, 10-second instant replay review, the call was overturned because catcher Jeff Mathis was

DEADLINE FROM PAGE B1 Now a player must first clear waivers, meaning every club in the majors has a chance to claim him before he can be traded.

All the action off the field Thursday made for great fun for fans, plus some heated up pennant races.

A look at the deals, and what they meant:

SEE YA, SAWX A year after winning their third crown in a decade, Boston bailed out.

The Red Sox picked Oakland as the landing spot for the coveted Lester, then paired up with the team they beat in the World Series last October to swap Lackey for Cardinals pitcher Joe Kelly and outfielder Allen Craig.

“It speaks to where we are as a team,’’ Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington said. “There’s nothing sort of celebratory about this. These moves are made because, collectively as an organization, we haven’t performed well enough, in this year anyway.’’

STRAIGHT A’S Looking for its first World Series title since 1989, Oakland kept dealing. After getting pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel from the Cubs in July, the team with the best record in the majors added Lester and outfielders Jonny Gomes and Sam Fuld. The Athletics had one leftover issue: They were set to give away 10,000 T-shirts at Saturday’s game that honored Cespedes, and they plan to hand them out.

PRICE IS RIGHT A lot of teams wanted the 28-year-old lefty ace, who now joins fellow Cy Young winners Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander in Motown. In the three-team deal, Jackson went to Seattle while pitcher

WEDNESDAY DODGERS 3 BRAVES 2 LOS ANGELES — Matt Kemp singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning, Zack Greinke struck out a season-high 13 and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Wednesday night.

The Braves tied the game 2-2 on Justin Upton’s home run off closer Kenley Jansen leading off the ninth.

AMERICAN LEAGUE WHITE SOX 7 TIGERS 4 DETROIT — Moises Sierra had four hits, and Jose Abreu and Adam Eaton added three apiece to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 7-4 victory over Detroit.

From wire reports

Drew Smyly and minor league infielder Willy Adames joined Tampa Bay. Price (11-8, 3.11 ERA) recently won six straight starts, and he isn’t eligible for free agency until after the 2015 season, boosting his chances to help bring Detroit its first championship since 1984.

“The question that we asked ourselves is: What gives us the best chance of winning the world championship this year?’’ General manager Dave Dombrowski said. “We thought adding him to our rotation at this point would give us the best chance to do that.’’

THE SON WILL STILL SHINE Cabrera teared up in the Cleveland clubhouse as he talked about being traded to NL East-leading Washington for infielder Zach Walters. The trade came a day after the Indians sent pitcher Justin Masterson to the Cardinals.

“I had fun here,’’ Cabrera said. “This was the team that gave me the opportunity to play. It’s hard ... it’s hard. It was like I grew up here.’’

“That’s the business,’’ he said. “It surprised me a little bit, but there is nothing I could do. I knew this was going to be possible. Today when I got here, I didn’t even know it was happening.’’

While Cabrera got emotional, it was another day at the park for his 7-yearold son, Meyer. Wearing an Indians jersey, he played catch on the field while his father’s former teammates took batting practice before their game against Seattle.

MORE TO COME? Chase Headley, Jake Peavy, Huston Street, Joakim Soria and others were dealt well before the trade deadline.

And if history is any guide, there will be at least a couple more trades before September. Philadelphia left-hander Cole Hamels drew plenty of interest leading up to Thursday, and could be in play.

-6 -5 -5 -5 -3 -3 -3 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 E E E E E E E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +5 +5 +5 +5 +6 +6 +7 +8 +9

AMERICAN LEAGUE W 60 59 55 53 48

L 46 50 52 55 60

Pct .566 .541 .514 .491 .444

GB – 2 1/2 5 1/2 8 13

W 58 54 53 53 48

L 47 52 54 56 58

Pct .552 .509 .495 .486 .453

GB – 4 1/2 6 7 10 1/2

W 66 63 55 44 43

L 41 43 52 64 65

Pct .617 .594 .514 .407 .398

GB – 2 1/2 11 22 1/2 23 1/2

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Milwaukee 5, Tampa Bay 0 Houston 8, Oakland 1 Baltimore 4, L.A. Angels 3 Cleveland 2, Seattle 0 Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 2 Toronto 6, Boston 1 Texas 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 Kansas City 3, Minnesota 2

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit 4 L.A. Angels at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Seattle at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Toronto at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Washington Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION Milwaukee Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago WEST DIVISION Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado

W 58 58 53 52 47

L 47 50 54 56 61

Pct .552 .537 .495 .481 .435

GB – 1 1/2 6 7 1/2 12 1/2

W 60 57 57 53 45

L 49 50 50 54 62

Pct .550 .533 .533 .495 .421

GB – 2 2 6 14

W 61 58 48 47 44

L 47 50 60 61 64

Pct .565 .537 .444 .435 .407

GB – 3 13 14 17

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Milwaukee 5, Tampa Bay 0 N.Y. Mets 11, Philadelphia 2 Arizona 5, Cincinnati 4 Washington 4, Miami 3 San Francisco 7, Pittsburgh 5 Colorado 6, Chicago Cubs 4, 10 innings L.A. Dodgers 3, Atlanta 2, 10 innings San Diego 12, St. Louis 1

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Philadelphia (R.Hernandez 5-8) at Washington (Fister 10-2), 7:05 p.m.

Colorado (F.Morales 5-5) at Detroit (Verlander 9-9), 7:08 p.m.

Cincinnati (Latos 2-3) at Miami (Ja.Turner 4-6), 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Vogelsong 5-8) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 5-6), 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (W.Peralta 12-6) at St. Louis (Wainwright 13-5), 8:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Volquez 8-7) at Arizona (Nuno 0-2), 9:40 p.m.

Atlanta (Minor 4-6) at San Diego (Stults 3-13), 10:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 1-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Haren 8-8), 10:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Philadelphia at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado at Detroit, 7:08 p.m.

Cincinnati at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.

Atlanta at San Diego, 8:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Colorado at Detroit, 1:08 p.m.

Cincinnati at Miami, 1:10 p.m.

San Francisco at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 1:35 p.m.

Milwaukee at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.

Atlanta at San Diego, 4:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.

NASCAR

By The Associated Press SPRINT CUP LEADERS

Through July 29 Points 1, Jeff Gordon, 717. 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 693. 3, Brad Keselowski, 666. 4, Matt Kenseth, 661. 5, Jimmie Johnson, 628. 6, Kyle Busch, 609. 7, Ryan Newman, 606. 8, Carl Edwards, 603. 9, Joey Logano, 591. 10, Clint Bowyer, 577. 11, Kevin Harvick, 565. 12, Kyle Larson, 562. 13, Austin Dillon, 559. 14, Kasey Kahne, 555. 15, Paul Menard, 551.

16, Greg Biffle, 550. 17, Brian Vickers, 532.

18, Tony Stewart, 529. 19, Marcos Ambrose, 511. 20, Jamie McMurray, 499.

Money 1, Brad Keselowski, $4,653,424. 2, Jeff Gordon, $4,387,719. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $4,270,384. 4, Jimmie Johnson, $4,266,009.

5, Jamie McMurray, $4,046,534. 6, Kyle Busch, $3,940,926. 7, Matt Kenseth, $3,939,438. 8, Kevin Harvick, $3,881,994. 9, Joey Logano, $3,832,839. 10, Denny Hamlin, $3,788,946. 11, Greg Biffle, $3,303,324. 12, Austin Dillon, $3,244,395. 13, Clint Bowyer, $3,162,726. 14, Paul Menard, $3,154,930. 15, Carl Edwards, $3,149,132. 16, Brian Vickers, $3,145,004. 17, Aric Almirola, $3,140,825. 18, Tony Stewart, $3,071,224. 19, Kyle Larson, $3,009,800. 20, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $2,959,725.

NFL PRESEASON

By The Associated Press SCHEDULE SUNDAY’S GAME

N.Y. Giants vs. Buffalo at Canton, 8 p.m.

THURSDAY, AUG. 7

Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m.

New England at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

San Francisco at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.

Cincinnati at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

Seattle at Denver, 9 p.m.

Dallas at San Diego, 10 p.m.

EAST DIVISION

Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Houston Texas

Texas at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.

Colorado at Detroit, 1:08 p.m.

Seattle at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.

Toronto at Houston, 2:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 8:05 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Chicago Minnesota WEST DIVISION

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Chicago Cubs 3, Colorado 1 St. Louis 6, San Diego 2 Philadelphia at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Thursday At Firestone Country Club, South Course Akron, Ohio Purse: $9 million Yardage: 7,400; Par 70 (35-35) First Round Marc Leishman 32-32—64 Ryan Moore 31-34—65 Charl Schwartzel 31-34—65 Justin Rose 33-32—65 Patrick Reed 35-32—67 Francesco Molinari 33-34—67 Graham DeLaet 33-34—67 Rickie Fowler 35-32—67 Jamie Donaldson 32-36—68 Brandt Snedeker 35-33—68 Keegan Bradley 36-32—68 Sergio Garcia 35-33—68 Tiger Woods 35-33—68 Branden Grace 35-34—69 Harris English 36-33—69 David Howell 35-34—69 Seung-Yul Noh 34-35—69 Jimmy Walker 32-37—69 Miguel A. Jimenez 35-34—69 Rory McIlroy 36-33—69 Steven Bowditch 37-32—69 Chris Kirk 34-35—69 J.B. Holmes 32-37—69 Jim Furyk 34-35—69 Bubba Watson 34-35—69 Adam Scott 36-33—69 Thomas Bjorn 35-34—69 Matt Jones 34-36—70 Thongchai Jaidee 35-35—70 Hideki Matsuyama 34-36—70 Fabrizio Zanotti 34-36—70 Gary Woodland 35-35—70 Jason Dufner 35-35—70 Zach Johnson 33-37—70 Pablo Larrazabal 34-37—71 Jordan Spieth 36-35—71 Graeme McDowell 36-35—71 Hunter Mahan 36-35—71 Phil Mickelson 35-36—71 Matt Kuchar 40-31—71 Kevin Stadler 36-35—71 Ernie Els 36-35—71 Kevin Na 35-36—71 Henrik Stenson 37-34—71 Bill Haas 36-35—71 Tim Clark 35-37—72 Alexander Levy 35-37—72 Brian Harman 36-36—72 Webb Simpson 36-36—72 Lee Westwood 36-36—72 Victor Dubuisson 36-36—72 Scott Stallings 38-34—72 Russell Henley 36-36—72 Brendon de Jonge 39-33—72 Angel Cabrera 37-36—73 Joost Luiten 35-38—73 Luke Donald 37-36—73 Daisuke Maruyama 34-39—73 Ben Crane 36-37—73 Ian Poulter 38-35—73 Matt Every 38-36—74 John Senden 39-35—74 Stephen Gallacher 38-36—74 Brendon Todd 35-39—74 Yoshitaka Takeya 39-35—74 Jason Day 38-36—74 Steve Stricker 37-37—74 Louis Oosthuizen 38-37—75 Richard Sterne 37-38—75 Mikko Ilonen 37-38—75 Jonas Blixt 38-37—75 Tano Goya 39-37—76 David Lynn 39-37—76 Martin Kaymer 37-40—77 Kevin Streelman 40-38—78 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 40-39—79

Baltimore Toronto New York Tampa Bay Boston CENTRAL DIVISION

Kansas City at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 4:05 p.m.

Seattle at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Texas at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado at Detroit, 7:08 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

Toronto at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Seattle (Elias 8-8) at Baltimore (W.Chen 11-3), 7:05 p.m.

Texas (Williams 2-4) at Cleveland (Salazar 3-4), 7:05 p.m.

Colorado (F.Morales 5-5) at Detroit (Verlander 9-9), 7:08 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 8-3) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Capuano 1-1) at Boston (Ranaudo 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Darnell 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 10-1), 8:10 p.m.

FRIDAY, AUG. 8

Miami at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Oakland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, AUG. 9

Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Giants, 7:30 p.m.

Green Bay at Tennessee, 8 p.m.

Houston at Arizona, 8:30 p.m.

WNBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta Washington Indiana New York Chicago Connecticut

W 16 13 12 11 10 10

L 9 14 14 14 16 17

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L x-Phoenix 22 3 x-Minnesota 20 6 San Antonio 13 14 Los Angeles 12 15 Tulsa 10 17 Seattle 9 19 x-clinched playoff spot

Pct .640 .481 .462 .440 .385 .370

GB – 4 4 1/2 5 6 1/2 7

Pct .880 .769 .481 .444 .370 .321

GB – 2 1/2 10 11 13 14 1/2

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES No games scheduled

THURSDAY’S GAMES

New York at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Tulsa, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Seattle, 10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAME

Connecticut at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota at Tulsa, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

FOOTBALL

THE SUMTER ITEM

TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 September.

2. STEWARD VS. BOULWARE Perhaps the fiercest position battle on the field, weakside linebacker is a critical spot to pick up gobs of tackles next to middleman Stephone Anthony.

Spencer Shuey was a sure thing as a senior in 2013, but now it’s up to veteran Tony Steward or youngster Ben Boulware to replace Shuey.

Steward was listed as the starter coming out of spring, but much more to come before Aug. 30.

3. STAYING HEALTHY Had a random coach been

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014 polled as to which 2013 true freshmen would help out most on offense and defense, the consensus answers would have been running back Tyshon Dye and cornerback Mackensie Alexander. Injuries crushed both their seasons, a painful reminder there’s a balance between going hard and overdoing it. The Tigers can’t afford much attrition at quarterback, offensive tackle, defensive tackle or safety.

4. RUNNING THE ROCK Speaking of Dye, he’s probably out for all of fall camp with an Achilles tear suffered last spring, so the prime candidates to line up behind Stoudt at Georgia are senior D.J. Howard, ju-

|

B3

nior Zac Brooks, junior C.J. Davidson and freshman Wayne Gallman. Certainly a rotation isn’t the worst plight, though Clemson might prefer a workhorse, but no matter what, effective rushing and pass protecting is a must.

5. COACHSPEAK Dabo Swinney is a relentlessly positive human being.

If Swinney’s not happy, he’ll let the media know about it, which works to call out his players to step up their game in the dog days of August practices. Look for specifically-timed praise or disparagement from Swinney, offensive coordinator Chad Morris and defensive coordinator Brent Venabes to spice up the 20 sessions.

THE STATE

South Carolina will turn to quarterback Dylan Thompson to take over the reins of the offense from Connor Shaw.

USC FROM PAGE B1 and Chris Lammons to fill in for upperclassmen Hampton and Jimmy Legree at the position.

Linebacker Kiawan Lewis thinks things will play out like last year when the Gamecocks lost five senior linebackers from a year earlier and counted on newcomers like himself and Skai Moore to step up. It was rocky at first, but eventually the youngsters settled down to help the Gamecocks become a top-10 defensive unit nationally.

“We have confidence in those guys up front and know they’re going to play well.

We’ll help them do that,” Lewis said.

Spurrier called Shaw the greatest quarterback in school history and it’s hard to argue after he led the Gamecocks to the country’s current longest home win streak at 18 in a row. But Dylan Thompson, this year’s starter, has had his moments of success — he led the Gamecocks to a 27-17 win over Clemson in 2012 subbing for an injured Shaw — and believes prepared for his moment.

“If I keep working hard, I think we can have a solid offense,” he said.

Shaq Roland, South Carolina’s Mr. Football in 2011, will be looked to take over for Ellington, the team’s top receiver last season.

Still, the question all camp will likely be how the Gamecocks will get along without Clowney.

“I’ve said it over and over,” defensive ends coach Deke Adams said. “We’re going to line up and we’re going to play.”

Maybe people agree.

The Gamecocks were the preseason pick at SEC Media Days to win the league’s Eastern Division and reach the conference championship. To get there, Spurrier knows his players will have to keep focused and working hard.

“I think we’re close to big things around here,” Spurrier said.

USA TODAY TOP 25 POLL The USA Today preseason Top 25 football coaches poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, 2013 record, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and last year’s final ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Florida State (56) 14-0 1543 1 2. Alabama 11-2 1455 8 3. Oklahoma (3) 11-2 1382 6 4. Oregon (1) 11-2 1314 9 5. Auburn 12-2 1271 2 6. Ohio State (1) 12-2 1267 10 7. UCLA 10-3 1085 16 8. Michigan State 13-1 1050 3 9. South Carolina (1) 11-2 1009 4 10. Baylor 11-2 965 13 11. Stanford 11-3 955 10 12. Georgia 8-5 905 — 13. LSU 10-3 833 14 14. Wisconsin 9-4 654 21 15. Southern Cal 10-4 627 19 16. Clemson 11-2 535 7 17. Notre Dame 9-4 509 24 18. Arizona State 10-4 358 20 19. Mississippi 8-5 346 — 20. Texas A&M 9-4 266 18 21. Kansas State 8-5 257 — 22. Nebraska 9-4 228 25 23. North Carolina 7-6 175 — 24. Texas 8-5 143 — 25. Washington 9-4 142 — Others receiving votes: Missouri 126, Florida 122, UCF 102, Mississippi State 74, Oklahoma State 56, TCU 54, Michigan 53, Iowa 49, Miami 45, Duke 41, Louisville 32, Marshall 27, BYU 18, Boise State 13, Louisiana 12, Virginia Tech 12, Texas Tech 8, Cincinnati 6, Minnesota 6, Northwestern 5, Fresno State 4, Oregon State 4, Georgia Tech 2, Houston 2, Arizona 1, Arkansas 1, Northern Illinois 1.

There’ s no dispute that Clowney did big things at South Carolina.

There were the national TV cameras at many practices, the fans lined up begging for Clowney’s autograph and athletic department inquiries about whether the junior got paid for signing or wrongly had contact with agents.

And then came several dustups with Spurrier, who quickly grew tired of 24/7 Clowney coverage. He would not let Clowney speak to media for much of the season, the one notable exception coming in October when Spurrier questioned the players’ mindset after he abruptly pulled himself from the Kentucky game shortly before kickoff with an injury.

“It was tough for him,” Spurrier says now. “As I’ve said lately, he did not even have to play last year. He could’ve sat out like a lot of people said, ‘Man, sit out.

Don’t get hurt. Don’t risk injury.’ But he said, ‘No, I want to play for my school. Play for my team.’”

GREENVILLE NEWS

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, center, will look to get the relatively inexperienced Tigers ready to go in time for their season opener against Georgia on Aug. 30.

Vols enter preseason camp relying on newcomers

BY STEVE MEGARGEE The Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee coach Butch Jones says he occasionally feels as though he’s running an expansion team because the Volunteers have altered their roster so much since the end of last season.

He can only hope the Vols don’t produce the usual results of an expansion team.

Tennessee opens training camp today with a roster that features a 32-man recruiting class ranked among the top five in the nation by multiple services. Many newcomers will have promi-

nent roles as the Vols attempt to end a string of four straight losing seasons.

“I don’t know if there’s ever been a roster flipped like this in the history of college football,’’ Jones said.

“Sometimes I feel like we’re an expansion team with some first- and secondround draft choices and some veterans. That’s what makes it exciting.’’

All that youth could make it tough for Tennessee to end the program’s recent slump this fall, but the Vols believe they can withstand their inexperience and take a major step forward. Tennessee went 5-7 last year in Jones’ debut season.

Boyle

773-2474 347 BROAD STREET WWW.BOYLEBHPH.COM

“Youth is not an excuse, that we’ll be able to say that’s the reason we lost the game on Saturday,’’ junior center Mack Crowder said.

“We’re just going to have to suck it up and have to play like vets.’’

The Vols have plenty of questions to answer before their Aug. 31 season opener with Utah State.

Jones must select a starting quarterback. Senior Justin Worley made seven starts last season before undergoing season-ending thumb surgery. Sophomore Joshua Dobbs started Tennessee’s final four games and sophomore Nathan Peterman made one start.

Brian Keels

We Had A Great Experience!

No Credit Check

1998 Ford Expedition XLT

Steve Field

Barnes Boyle

Jan Kittle

HHampton McMillian III

Manager

SUMTER FROM PAGE B1 will be a focus for his team.

“It comes down to being able to run the football and stopping the run,” he said.

“You have to be able to run the football to win championships.”

Sumter will have to replace all of its defensive line as well as linebacker Devontaye Edwards. However, Sumter does return the vast majority of its

coaching staff, including defensive coordinator Ronnie Baker.

“Keeping him was a very big thing for us,” Jones said of Baker, who also applied for the head coaching job. “We’re happy to have him in charge of our defense. He does a great job calling plays.”

Sumter opens its regular season on Aug. 22 — Week Zero — traveling to York. It has its first scrimmage on Friday, Aug. 8, at Irmo, where Kennedy is now in charge.

James Capers

President

2003 Volkswagon Passat GLS

2005 Kia Optima LX

Associate

Associate

In House Financing! We Are The Bank!

B4

|

SPORTS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014

THE SUMTER ITEM

PRO GOLF

SPORTS ITEMS

Johnson takes leave of absence

Woods trails by 4 shots at Firestone

BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — Dustin Johnson is taking a leave of absence from golf to seek help for “personal challenges,’’ a swift end to his season that will keep him from playing the PGA Championship, the FedEx Cup playoffs and the Ryder Cup. In a statement Thursday from Hambric Sports Management, the 30-year-old Johnson said his leave of absence was effective immediately. It did not indicate how long he would be out, though agent David Winkle told the PGA of America he would not be at the PGA Championship next week or the Ryder Cup at the end of September.

“I will use this time to seek professional help for personal challenges I have faced,’’ Johnson said. “By committing the time and resources necessary to improve my mental health, physical well-being and emotional foundation, I am confident that I will be better equipped to fulfill my potential and become a consistent champion.’’

He asked for privacy “as I embark upon this mission of self-improvement.’’

Johnson, who tied for fourth in the U.S. Open and tied for 12th in the British Open, was No. 5 in the Ryder Cup standings and virtually certain to earn one of nine automatic spots when qualifying ends next week at the PGA Championship.

As long as he stays in the top nine, he will be replaced by the next player in the standings.

“We will certainly miss Dustin Johnson at Gleneagles, and we wish

AREA SCOREBOARD SOCCER FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is currently taking registration for its fall soccer leagues.

Registration will run through Aug. 14 and there will be leagues for ages 3-5, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-18.

Players will be placed in leagues based on their age as of Sept. 1, 2014.

The registration fee is $35 for ages 3-5 and 5-6 and $45 for the other leagues. No late registration will be taken.

A coaches meeting will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 7 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street.

For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www. sumtercountysc.org.

FOOTBALL FLAG REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is currently taking registration for its flag football league.

Registration will run through Aug. 14 and there will be leagues for ages 5-6 and 7-8. Players will be placed in leagues based on their age as of Sept. 1, 2014.

The registration fee is $40 for ages 5-6 and $50 for 7-8. No late registration will be taken.

A coaches meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street.

For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www. sumtercountysc.org.

TACKLE REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is currently taking registration for its tackle football leagues.

Registration will run through Aug. 14 and there will be leagues for ages 9-10 and 11-12. Players will be placed in leagues based on their age as of Sept. 1, 2014.

The registration fee is $60.

A coaches meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street.

For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www. sumtercountysc.org.

BASEBALL

AKRON, Ohio — Tiger Woods bounced back with birdies all three times that he made mistakes, opening with a 2-under 68 on a soft, gentle day for scoring at Firestone.

It left him four shots behind Marc Leishman, and hopeful that this time he can build on a solid start.

Patrick Reed and Francesco Molinari were among those another shot back.

SHS SWIM PRACTICE SET

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dustin Johnson announced on Thursday that he is taking a leave of absence from golf to seek help for “personal challenges.” him the best,’’ U.S. captain Tom Watson said. “As one of the longest hitters in the game with an undefeated record of 3-0 at Medinah in 2012, he has clearly been an asset for the United States team. That said, the United States is a team with an abundance of talent.’’

Johnson was replaced in the PGA Championship by Jerry Kelly. Pat Perez is now the first alternate, and will get into the PGA provided the Bridgestone Invitational winner is already eligible.

Johnson won the HSBC Champions in Shanghai last October at the start of the PGA Tour’s wraparound season. He has seven top 10s

FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is currently taking registration for its fall baseball league.

Registration will run through Aug. 21 and there will be leagues for 7-8 yearolds, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14.

Players will be placed in leagues based on their age as of April 30, 2015.

The registration fee is $45 and no late registration will be taken.

A coaches meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 21, at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street.

For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www. sumtercountysc.org.

SOFTBALL FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is currently taking registration for its fall softball league.

Registration will run through Aug. 21 and there will be leagues for age 8-andunder, 10-and-under and 12-and-under. 7-8 year-olds, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14. Players will be placed in leagues based on their age as of Dec. 31, 2014.

The registration fee is $45 and no late registration will be taken.

A coaches meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 21, at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street.

For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www. sumtercountysc.org.

BASKETBALL FREE SPIRIT LEAGUE REGISTRATION

The Free Spirit Church League is accepting player and team registration for its fall basketball league.

The league is open to boys and girls ages 5-12 based on their age as of Sept. 1, 2014.

There will be leagues for age 6-and-under, 7-9 and 10-12.

The registration deadline is Aug. 30.

For more information, contact Deacon David Glover at (803) 983-1309 or Burnell Ransom at (803) 425-5118.

GOLF CHURCHES CHALLENGE

The 15th Annual Churches Challenge Golf Tournament & Praise Rally will be held Aug. 22-23.

The praise rally and dinner will be held on Friday, Aug. 22, at Alice Drive Baptist

this year on the PGA Tour and was at No. 4 in the FedEx Cup standings.

He will not be replaced in the 125man field at The Barclays when the FedEx Cup playoffs begin Aug. 21.

It’s the second time in two years that Johnson has missed a major under curious circumstances.

He pulled out of the Masters in 2012, saying that he tweaked his back while lifting a jet ski. He wound up missing three months, and won in his second tournament back.

Johnson played in the final group in the third round of the British Open with Rory McIlroy, fading with a 71-72 weekend and tying for 12th.

Church at 1305 Loring Mill Road beginning at 6 p.m. The event will be open to the players, tournament sponsors and their families. Gospel group The Last Generation will provide entertainment.

The tournament will be held on Saturday, Aug. 23, at Sunset Country Club. The tournament will be split into a morning flight and an afternoon flight. The sign-in time for the morning flight is 7 a.m. with a tee time of 8, while the sign-in time for the afternoon flight is 11:30 with a tee time of 1 p.m.

The format for the tournament is 4-man Captain’s Choice. The team must have a minimum handicap of 50 and only one player on each team can have a handicap of 8 or less.

The entry fee is $45 per player and that includes the praise rally and dinner for the players and their families as well.

Registration deadline for the tournament, which is hosted by the Christian Golfers’ Association, is Friday, Aug. 16.

There will be a $50,000 holein-one prize. The person who makes the ace will receive $1,000 while the church for which the player is playing will receive $50,000 from sponsor Jones Automotive Group.

The winning team as well as the second- and third-place teams will receive prizes. All cash prizes, with the exception of the $1,000 hole-in-one prize, will go to the churches of the respective winners.

There are many different sponsorship opportunities available to businesses as well.

For more information, call the CGA office at (803) 7732171. If no one answers, leave a message.

PAR 4 PETS TOURNAMENT

The Par 4 Pets 3rd Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Crystal Lakes Golf Course.

The format for the tournament is 4-Man Captain’s Choice. The entry fee is $160 per team and $40 per player.

The tournament is limited to the first 20 teams. Prizes will go to the top three teams and prizes will be given to closest to pin on all par 3 holes.

The last day to register is Sept. 5.

Money raised from the tournament goes to K.A.T.’s Special Kneads. For more information on the organization, check it out on Facebook or go to katsspecialkneads@ yahoo.com.

For more information on the tournament, call Kathy Stafford at (803) 469-3906, Teresa

The Sumter High School swim team begin practice on Aug. 4 at 4 p.m. at the City of Sumter Aquatics Center.

Those who are interested need a current physical, insurance and permission forms completed. Those things can be picked up at the school or can be downloaded from the Sumter School District website.

The team is open to both boys and girls in grades 7-12 in the district.

For more information, contact head coach Cathy Kirkhart at cathykirkhart@ yahoo.com.

SHS CROSS COUNTY PRACTICE SET

The Sumter High School boys and girls cross country teams will begin practice on Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. at the picnic shelter behind the school.

All runners need to have a physical.

For more information, contact head coach Jimmy Watson at Jimmy.Watson@sumterschools.net.

MAYEWOOD FOOTBALL PRACTICE SET

Mayewood Middle School will begin football practice on Aug. 4 at 5:30 p.m. at the school.

For more information, contact head coach Ronnie Brown at (803) 495-8014.

From staff, wire reports

Durden at (803) 917-4710 or Mike Ardis at (803) 775-1902.

4-PERSON SCRAMBLE

The Links at Lakewood Golf Course will host a 4-person scramble every Thursday.

The cost is $25 per person and includes golf, prizes and food following the scramble.

Call the pro shop at (803) 481-5700 before 4 p.m. on Thursday to sign up.

GOLFERS BIBLE STUDY

The Sumter chapter of the Christian Golfer’s Association holds a golfers Bible study each Tuesday at its offices at Crystal Lakes Golf Course.

The study begins at 8 a.m. and is followed by a round of golf.

RACQUETBALL YMCA TOURNAMENT

The Sumter Family YMCA is taking registration for its first racquetball tournament scheduled for Aug. 16.

Registration will run through Aug. 7 with a fee of $15 for YMCA members and $22 for potential members.

After Aug. 7, add a $10 late registration fee.

There will be six divisions Open, A, B, C, D and novice.

The tournament will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, call

(803) 773-1404 or visit www. ymcasumter.org or www.facebook.com/SumterYmca.

CHEERLEADING RECREATION DEPARTMENT REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is currently taking registration for its cheerleading program.

Registration will run through Aug. 14 and it is open to children ages 5-12. The registration fee is $50.

A coaches meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street.

For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www. sumtercountysc.org.

AUTO RACING SPEEDWAY CHAMPS SEARCH

Sumter Speedway is trying to gather information on all of its champions from 1957 to the present.

The name of the driver, the year and the division in which the title was won and the track promoter is the information hoping to be gathered.

To provide information, call James Skinner at (803) 7755973 or e-mail Virginia Ayers at vayers@ftc-i.net.

SPORTS

THE SUMTER ITEM

NFL

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014

|

B5

MARK MY WORDS

Emotional IQ often a better measuring stick for success

I

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tampa Bay linebacker Derrick Brooks (55) will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday in Canton, Ohio.

Brooks set standard for LBs

BY FRED GOODALL The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Eighteen years later and now headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Derrick Brooks laughs at the memory of sitting in a hotel room the morning of a game early in his career.

He was turning on a TV and being riled by a national commentator who not only forecast another loss for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but jokingly referred to the struggling team as the “Yucks.’’

The young, undersized linebacker who would go on to become the heartbeat of a Super Bowl champion turned to roommate Warren Sapp, another second-year pro embracing the challenge of transforming one of the worst franchises in pro sports history into a title contender, and the two of them locked angry eyes.

“I was upset. Sapp was beyond upset. ... We thought we were turning the corner,’’ Brooks recalled. “We kind of looked at each other and I said: ‘This has got to stop. We’re not going to

be defined by this.’’’

As first-round draft picks in 1995, Brooks and Sapp entered the league with a team that suffered through 12 consecutive seasons with 10 or more losses before their arrival.

Along with hard-hitting safety John Lynch, they formed the cornerstone of a dominant defense that keyed a Super Bowl run in 2002 and ranked among the best in the NFL for more than a decade.

At 6 feet, 235 pounds, Brooks was deemed by many to be too small to excel at outside linebacker.

But he transformed the position by developing into one of the best all-around linebackers in league history, using his speed and quickness to make plays all over the field and ending his career with 25 interceptions, 13 1/2 sacks and 11 Pro Bowl selections.

The six-time All-Pro scored four touchdowns off turnovers in 2002, then capped the greatest season in franchise history with a 44-yard interception return for a TD during Tampa Bay’s rout of the Oakland Raiders in the Super Bowl.

Panthers defense looks to be No. 1

BY STEVE REED The Associated Press SPARTANBURG — The Carolina Panthers defense is looking to take one more step in 2014.

Luke Kuechly said even though the Panthers were No. 2 in the NFL in defense last season he sees plenty of room for improvement.

Kuechly, the team’s middle linebacker and last year’s AP Defensive Player of the Year, points to early season losses to Seattle and Buffalo in which Carolina gave up late touchdowns.

“We need to do a better job of finishing games,’’ Kuechly said.

Only the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks allowed fewer yards and fewer points last season than the Panthers.

With everyone returning everyone from a disruptive front seven and with some added NFL experience in the secondary, some Panthers feel like they can unseat the Seahawks as the league’s elite defensive

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Luke Kuechly and the rest of the Carolina defense look to take the next step this season and become the best unit in the NFL. team.

“I feel like we can be the league’s number one defense,’’ said second-year defensive tackle Kawann Short.

Carolina allowed 301.3 yards and 15.1 points per game last season; the Seahawks allowed 276.3 yards and 14.4 points.

The Panthers allowed the fewest touchdowns (21), had the most sacks (50) and were

third in red zone defense last season under defensive coordinator Sean McDermott.

The Panthers lost only two defensive starters from 2013 — cornerback Captain Munnerlyn and safety Mike Mitchell — but replaced them with veterans Antoine Cason and Roman Harper. They also added veteran safety Thomas DeCoud.

With so many players familiar with the defense and a plethora of NFL experience, Panthers coach Ron Rivera said the team has already been able to install 75 percent of its defense just one week into training camp.

“That’s a huge plus for us,’’ Rivera said. “As a coordinator you get to the point where the more you get in, the quicker you can refine things and start working on your opponents. ... It can shore things up where you can be a top three defense.’’

Rivera knows what it’s like to have a No. 1 defense.

He was the defensive coordinator in San Diego in 2010 when the Chargers finished first in the league.

Seahawks RB Lynch ends holdout

BY TIM BOOTH The Associated Press RENTON, Wash. — Marshawn Lynch’s holdout is over, ending one distraction so far for the Super Bowl champions.

Lynch arrived at the Seattle Seahawks practice facility on Thursday afternoon following the team’s morning practice.

The team confirmed Lynch had reported for camp, ending a holdout that spanned a week.

Lynch was caught by television cameras talking on his phone out near the Seahawks practice fields wearing a hooded “Beast Mode’’ sweatshirt and knit cap on an 85 de-

gree day. He was later hanging out in the lobby of the facility.

ESPN reported earlier Thursday that LYNCH Lynch was expected to end his holdout. Seattle coach Pete Carroll said after practice that he did not know if Lynch was on the verge of reporting.

“Hopefully he’s here,’’ quarterback Russell Wilson said after practice. “He’s such a good football player we would love to have him here and he’s done a tremendous job for us since I’ve been here. I know that. He’s had some unbeliev-

able runs for us.’’

Lynch must still pass his physical and be added to the active roster. Seattle’s roster is currently at the 90-man limit.

Lynch missed the first week of training camp unhappy with his contract status.

Lynch is scheduled to make up to $5.5 million this season in base pay and roster bonuses. It’s the third year of a fouryear deal Lynch signed before the 2012 season.

Seattle made clear on the first day of training camp that it had a plan in place before Lynch signed his extension and it was not inclined to stray from those plans.

read a book some years ago that I found particularly compelling. The book is entitled “Emotional Intelligence” and is authored by Daniel Goleman.

The premise deals primarily with what we do with what we have been given and why. When I say what we have been given I mean our personal gifts, our actual IQ or intelligence quotient. Certainly, this article will only scratch the surface and will skirt the edges of an already popular subject, nature vs. nurture, but it is a subject I have enjoyed over the years.

First, let’s delineate the difference between your IQ and your emotional intelligence. The first is a measure of your actual intelligence, your ability to process information and assimilate rational findings from the given and from what you already have on board. Your emotional IQ is more about what you do with the info and why, sort of what drives you to do the things you do.

Normally, one might rationalize that the folks with highest IQs would be the highest achievers in our society. In Dr. Goleman’s book, he quotes a study that tracked most of the high school valedictorians from a particular region.

These students were monitored closely into their 30s to see what level of success they enjoyed. Oddly enough, they seemed to have higher instances of depression, job dropout and relationship failures than one would expect from a group so intellectually blessed.

Another study was done on those individuals who fared somewhat in the middle of the spectrum academically. As you might expect, the results of that group was somewhat mixed. One thing, however, separated a small populace from the rest. It was discovered that those people who had a stable emotional environment in their adolescent years, who felt they were loved unconditionally, went on to be high achievers in defiance of what their actual IQ seemed to indicate they should be able to accomplish.

The next question might be “How can this impact me?,” since it would seem the data indicates your emotional IQ is somewhat predetermined by life expe-

Call (803) 774-1200 and subscribe today.

rience and your actual IQ is what God has given you.” If this is the case, what good is the Mark informaRearden tion aside from good cocktail conversation?

Well, as it turns out, if you can come to terms with whatever set of circumstances bring you to where you are, then your emotional responses no longer need to be etched in stone.

So what is the moral of this story? Am I merely musing about some philosophical topic and entertaining myself ? No. Our actual IQ may be somewhat indelibly marked and unchangeable, but our emotional IQ can be improved upon. The good news is that studies show that being emotionally grounded yields better fruit from a success standpoint than being especially erudite.

The best use of this information for we coaches is to provide that same safe environment where students/players can learn new skills and test the waters without wondering if how well they do will affect how we feel about them. In this way they can go at it full steam ahead and not measure their efforts trying to protect how we see them.

The best use of this information, however, might be to that group known as parents. If we provide our children an environment where they know they are loved, regardless of their perceived accomplishments, then we do much to set them on the road to successes later in life. And, by the way, what is our measuring stick for success anyway. My favorite head coach, John Wooden, defines it this way.

“Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.”

Admittedly, all of this data and understanding is way above my pay grade, but it sure is interesting to take a peak at the things that drive who we are. Trying to get a better handle on who we are and in turn getting a better handle on how to encourage those around us is a valuable use of our time. You can mark my words on that.

Your community connection

B6

|

OBITUARIES | SPORTS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014

LINDA ROBERTS LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — Linda Diane Smith Boyce Roberts, 66, died on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Nathan Adelson Hospice House, Las Vegas.

She was born on March 30, 1948, in Plainfield, New Jersey, a daughter ROBERTS of Cora I. Taylor Smith and the late William E. Smith. She received her formal education in the public schools of Warren Township, Middlesex High School, Rutgers University and Northeastern University Law School. Linda was united in holy matrimony to Luther T. Boyce and this union was blessed with two children. Later, she married Louis M. Roberts and from that union they were blessed

with two children.

She is survived by her children, Lisa Boyce Tinker of Boston, Massachusetts, and Corey Boyce, Jason Roberts and Joshua Roberts, all of Pinewood; mother, Cora I. Smith; one sister, Nancy Anderson of Augusta, Georgia; two brothers, Edgar Richard Smith and Leonard Smith, both of Pinewood; eight grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild.

The celebratory service for Mrs. Roberts will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning. Discourse by Brother James Simmons.

Burial will follow in Hillside Memorial Park, Sumter.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her brother, Leonard Smith, 1232 Church Road, Pinewood.

These services have been

entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

WANNA M. ELLIOTT LEXINGTON — Wanna Mary Morris Elliott, 81, loving mother of three and grandmother to eight, died on Wednesday evening, July 30, 2014, at home in Lexington.

Mrs. Elliott was born on May 6, 1933, in Clarendon County.

ELLIOTT At heart she was a nurse who earned her nursing degree at Tuomey Regional Medical Center in Sumter and later returned to the University of South Carolina to complete her bachelor of science in nursing. She worked at three different Veterans Administration hospitals and the majority of her career

THE SUMTER ITEM was spent working at Aiken Regional Medical Center. An award-winning caregiver, she made a difference in the lives of all the people she touched.

She loved to learn and instilled that love in her children. She also enjoyed reading, gardening, beachcombing and traveling.

She is survived by sons, William Michael Boykin (Kim) of Charlotte and Darrell Jennings Boykin (Peggy) of Lexington; daughter, Susan Boykin Mill (Scotty) of Lexington; grandchildren, Kaley and Austin Boykin, Megan Wood Smolka (Adam), Megan Boykin, Jared Wood (Bralyn), Sydney Boykin, and Harrison and Spencer Mill; sisters, Doris Morris Wheeler, Linda Morris Ross and Dianne Morris Stephens; brothers, Olin Franklin Morris, Don Harvey Morris and Roger William Morris; as well as numerous

nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her siblings, James McCullum, Harry Lee Morris and halfbrother Edward E. Morris.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, and the family will receive friends following the service.

Interment will be held at 4 p.m. at New Zion Methodist Church cemetery, 7169 Salem Road, Turbeville, SC 29162.

The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to the staff at Oakleaf Village, her daily caregivers, and Palmetto Health Hospice.

Memorials may be made to USC School of Nursing, 1601 Greene St., Columbia, SC 29208. www.caughmanharmanfuneralhome.net

SEE OBITUARIES, PAGE B7

AUTO RACING

Crew chief wants Gordon’s team focused on Chase

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Jeff Gordon viewed his Brickyard 400 win as a turning point for his race team. Confidence had been building with every strong run, but his victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway pushed his crew to another level.

It was suddenly clear to all of them that the Sprint Cup championship is a reasonable and reachable goal.

“I think Indianapolis, we were the best car and were able to execute all day and win the race,’’ crew chief Alan Gustafson said Wednesday. “That gives us confidence, and I don’t want to say added incentive, but just an added confidence in our ability in what we can do moving forward.’’

But Gustafson now has his work cut out for him the next six weeks. Gordon is already locked into the 16-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field, which buys time to look for every ounce of speed possible and build the fastest cars they can before the opener at Chicago in September.

He must walk a fine line the next several weeks with the No. 24 team of not letting them get overconfident or lose sight of the biggest prize.

“Obviously right now you don’t want to wear the guys out,’’ he said. “You want to get everybody rejuvenated. But we have to continue to push on our cars and make as many technological advances as we can, improve the car as much as we can, go into the Chase with good cars and execute.’’

With NASCAR switching to elimination rounds for the

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

After Sunday’s victory at the Brickyard, Jeff Gordon’s crew chief wants the team to focus on The Chase and winning a Sprint Cup title.

Chase, setting up a winnertake-all finale, it’s also important for teams to be able to handle adversity. Not being able to immediately bounce back from a bad day could get a driver booted from the Chase field.

Roush announced last week that Stenhouse would return to the team next season in a three-driver lineup that will also include Greg Biffle and Trevor Bayne.

ZESTFULLY CLEAN

Dale Earnhardt had a small window to be disappointed over his ninth-place finish on Sunday at Indianapolis. He received a text message of support from his mother, Brenda, who lauded NASCAR’s most popular driver for grinding out a top-10 finish.

Roush Fenway Racing on Wednesday extended its partnership with sponsor Zest into the 2015 season.

Zest, which has been with Roush since 2012, will be the primary sponsor for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. for several events. Zest will also be a season-long associate on the No. 17 Ford Fusion.

“Their commitment and support has meant a great deal to me and my team, and it’s awesome that we’ll be able to continue to build on the success of this partnership going forward,’’ Stenhouse said.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Repairing burst main at UCLA could take days

BY CHRISTOPHER WEBER The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Repair crews on Thursday were shoring up a giant hole in the middle of Sunset Boulevard caused by a ruptured pipe, as officials at the water-logged University of California, Los Angeles, continued to assess damage from the 20 million gallons that inundated the campus.

Workers were reinforcing the excavated 56-by-41 foot crater and making the site safe for crews, said Mike Miller, district superintendent for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Meanwhile workers off-site were fashioning new valves and a yjoint connector to replace the burst section of the centuryold steel main line.

The Department of Water and Power said repairs along the famed boulevard, a heavily traveled east-west thoroughfare, likely won’t be com-

pleted until the weekend.

“There’s still just a lot of work to do out here,’’ Miller said.

UCLA officials said six facilities were damaged in Tuesday’s flooding and about 960 vehicles remained trapped in garages, with many below water left behind by the roiling flood.

Rich Mylin, associate director of events and facilities, led a tour Wednesday of affected areas for Department of Water and Power workers in hard hats, who snapped photos and took notes.

The flooding sent water cascading into the Pauley Pavilion, less than two years after a $136 million renovation.

UCLA Vice Chancellor Kelly Schmader said 8 to 10 inches of water covered the basketball court, and it showed signs of buckling. The floor will be repaired or replaced as necessary and will be ready by the start of the basketball season this fall, Athletic Director Dan Guerrero said.

MOM’S LOVE

Earnhardt tweeted a screen grab of the text conversation with his mother. In it, she likened Earnhardt to his late father, seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt.

He replied: “Thanks momma. That’s the best thing I think you’ve ever told me,’’ to his mother’s notion that he took an inferior car and salvaged a good finish. Earnhardt also reminded her “my cars are always good.’’

PENALTY REACTION

The new qualifying format

for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship has led many to believe the severe sanctions levied against Denny Hamlin’s race team won’t have much of an impact.

Hamlin, with a victory earlier this year at Talladega, is almost certainly guaranteed a slot in the 16-driver Chase field under the new “win-andyou’re-in’’ system. His team was stripped of 75 points on Tuesday because his car failed inspection at Indianapolis, and the penalty dropped him from 11th to 21st in the standings.

More crushing, though, was six-race suspensions levied against crew chief Darian Grubb and car chief Wesley Sherrill. Barring a win in the appeal process, neither can return to competition until the opening Chase race at Chicago in September.

The benching of two crew members during the buildup to the Chase didn’t go unnoticed in the Sprint Cup garage.

“I think for someone to say that it has no impact or it is not severe enough, that’s crazy,’’ said Jeff Gordon crew chief Alan Gustafson. “I think it’s very significant. This is my livelihood, it’s Darian’s livelihood. I can’t imagine being told you can’t do it for six weeks, how you have to handle that, deal with that and what (repercussions) that creates.’’

OBITUARIES

THE SUMTER ITEM

CHARLOTTE A. HALL ISHPEMING, Michigan — Charlotte A. Pekuri Hall, age 85, former Sumter resident, passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at Marquette County Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming.

Charlotte was born on Aug. 27, 1928, in Jackson, Mississippi, to H. Arthur and Ada Fetterhoff Schilling. She marHALL ried Robert Pekuri on Aug. 2, 1928. Together, Charlotte and Bob raised five children in their modest, Christian home.

She enjoyed singing and playing the piano and the accordion. She attended church services and other events offered at Marquette County Medical Care Facility, where she had resided for the past few years. She was formerly an active and longtime member of Green Acres Assembly of God Church in Sumter.

Charlotte is survived by her children, Arlene Martin of Jacksonville, Florida, Joan Schultz of Ishpeming, Debbie of Wiljanen of Humboldt, Michigan, Michael Pekuri of Ishpeming and Mark of Sumter. She is also survived by her two sisters, Sharon Campbell of Marquette, Michigan, and Robin Schilling of AuTrain, Michigan; two brothers, Donald Holmes of Statesville, North Carolina, and Robert Holmes of Jackson, Mississippi; 13 grandchildren, Pam Shepard, Bradley Schultz, Tricia Schultz, Corey Schultz, Danielle Schultz, Emily Salmio, Erin Wiljanen, Kim Fenn, Crystal Eggert, Brittany Pekuri, Aaron, Eric and Jared Pekuri; along with several great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Charlotte was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Pekuri; second husband, Edsel Hall; a sister, Gerry Messier; an infant sister, Hazel Schilling; and a grandson, Freddie Martin.

Funeral services will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday at Bjork & Zhulkie Funeral Home.

If you wish to send flowers or cards, send to Bjork & Zhulkie Funeral Home Inc., 400 N. Third St., Ishpeming, MI 49849. (906) 486-8911.

GEORGIA MARIE CAMPBELL Georgia Marie Morgan Campbell, age 78, beloved wife of the late Master Sgt. William Ray Campbell, died on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born on Dec. 1, 1935, in Minter City, Mississippi, she was a daughter of the late George James and Mary Mozell Rae Morgan. Marie married William Ray Campbell on Feb. 1, 1958, in Greenville, Mississippi. She accompanied him on many military assignments in Texas, Taiwan, Michigan, Okinawa, North Carolina, and finally retired in Sumter at Shaw Air Force Base. Marie enjoyed camping and was a longtime member of the “F” Troop of the Good Sam Camping Club.

In addition, she loved bluegrass music and attended many festivals with her late husband and camping club friends. She spent many years living at Santee and there she developed many longtime friendships.

Marie was the matriarch of her family and will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She will be missed by all who knew her.

Surviving are two sons, John Lewis Campbell and his wife, Patricia, of Altanta, Georgia, and Master Sgt. Alan Ray Campbell of O’Fallon, Illinois; one daughter, Rose Marie Walker of Sumter; three brothers, Joseph Morgan and his wife, Carolyn, of Elyria, Ohio, Allen Morgan and his wife, Peggy, of Elyria and George James Morgan Jr. of Sardis, Mississippi; one sister, Mary Ann Neal and her husband, Donald, of Como, Mississippi; three grandchildren, Brandie Marie Henderson and her husband, Mark, of Scottsdale, Arizona, Jonathan William Campbell and his girlfriend, McCall Anderson, of Columbia and Holly Nichole Walker and her fiancé, Edwin “Russ” Rotan II, of

Summerton; one great-grandchild, Paris Marie Henderson; and her beloved dachshund, Ginger.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Dolly Chapin.

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel. Entombment will follow in the Evergreen Memorial Park Mausoleum.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Bullock Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the Sumter SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.

You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

LILA BELL EDMOND BISHOPVILLE — Lila Bell Edmond entered eternal rest on July 25, 2014, at her residence in Lynchburg.

Visitations will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday at the funeral home.

Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

LEILA S. FOWLER Leila S. Fowler, 53, wife of Willie Delgar Fowler Jr., died on Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Services will be announced

by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

DELORIS R. FELDER Deloris R. Felder, 63, wife of Thomas Lee Felder Sr., passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

Born on Feb. 10, 1951, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Alonzo and Julia Robinson Ragin.

The family will receive friends at the home, 2345 Furse Road, Summerton.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Summerton Funeral Home LLC, (803) 485-3755.

GERALDINE C. JUNE BRONX, NEW YORK — Geraldine Cochran June, 98, widow of Furman June Sr., died on July 28, 2014, at St. Barnabas Hospital, Hospice House, Bronx.

She was born on Jan. 27, 1916, in Manning, a daughter of the late Willie Sr. and Gussie Johnson Cochran.

The family will receive friends beginning on Wednesday, Aug. 6, at the home of her niece and husband, Raye “Co Co” and Willie Honore, 1639 Alderman Camp Road, Alcolu.

These service have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

WILLIAM DINGLE Baby William Dingle, son of Dwayne and Nekeisha Dingle, died on Tuesday, July 22, 2014.

He was born on July 22, 2014, in Sumter.

He leaves to cherish his memories: his parents; two grandmothers, Deidre Stukes of the home and Patricia Ward of Mayesville; one grandfather, Mike (Jennie) Choice of Bishopville; one aunt, Ashley Stukes of the home; one uncle, Cory Dingle of Sumter; one godmother, Fatina Dwyer of Sumter; one godfather, Damiem Jacobs of Mayesville; two great-grandmothers; two great-grandfathers; and a host of aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Dwayne William Dingle; three great-grandmothers, Eliza Blanding Stukes, Rosa Carolina and Mabel Carter; one grandfather, William Dingle; and two aunts, Ella Mae Wilson Brown and Andito Dannette Dingle.

Graveside services will be

held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Dalzell, with Bishop Jeffrery Johnson officiating.

Sumter Funeral Service Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

DOROTHY JEAN P. HALL Dorothy Jean Potter Hall, age 72, beloved wife of 51 years to James B. Hall, died on Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

She was born in Blount County, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Manse Ernest and Margie Leona Myers Potter. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren, and was affectionately called “Jean Darling” by her husband, J.B. She was very active and generous to the Toys for Tots campaign at Christmas and will always be remembered as a very loving and giving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. She attended Springbank Baptist Church.

Surviving in addition to her husband are two daughters, Jama Hall and Cindy Bacvinskas and her husband, Kevin, all of Dalzell; two sisters, Faye Gregory and her husband, Wayne, of Greenback, Tennessee, and Ruth McGill and her husband, Kenneth, of Maryville, Tennessee; and two grandchildren, James Bacvinskas and Allen Bacvinskas.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday at Bullock Funeral Home.

A funeral service will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Steve Miller and the Rev. Mark Barnette officiating.

Burial will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Springbank Baptist Church “Building Fund,” 5725 Fish Road, Dalzell, SC 29040; The American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210; or to a charity of one’s choice.

You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

MARTHA H. GRINNELL Martha Harvin Grinnell was born on Aug. 18, 1913, in Sumter County, to the late Mackie and Mary Singleton Harvin. She departed this life on Friday, July 25, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

She was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. At an early age, she joined Enon Baptist Church, where she served in several capacities. She later joined Canaan Missionary Baptist Church, where she was the mother of the church, a member of the missionary society, and the pastor’s aide. She was a dedicated homemaker, wife and mother.

She leaves a legacy of six daughters, Ida (Willie) Williams of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Mary Blair, Carolyn White, Hattie (Kenneth H.) Lewis, Deloris (Bobby) Blair and Alma (Mark) Jones, all of Sumter; four sons, James (Bertha) Grinnell, George (Inez) Grinnell and Harry (Pamela) Montgomery, all of Sumter, and John (Deniece) Grinnell of Columbia; a daughter-in-law, Amanda Grinnell of Sumter; 26 grandchildren; 63 greatgrandchildren; 19 great-greatgrandchildren; a special niece, Mary A. Cummings; a special nephew, Grant Grinnell Jr.; a special cousin, Matilda Singleton of Sumter; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

The body will be placed in the church at noon on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., Sumter, with the Rev. Jerome Sumter, eulogist.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014 Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park.

The family is receiving friends at 922 Jenson Road, 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.

FRANKLIN HAMPTON SR. Franklin Hampton Sr., 89, husband of Ruth Drayton Hampton, entered eternal rest on Sunday, July 27, 2014.

Born on Oct. 30, 1924, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Johnny and Emma McConico Hampton.

He received his education in the public school system of Clarendon County. In his youth, he joined Antioch RMUE Church. In 1959, he moved his family to New York City and joined People’s Institutional AME Church, Brooklyn, and served as a trustee.

He retired in 1988 from Imperial Lamb and Veal Co. In January 1993, he returned to South Carolina and reunited with his church, Antioch RMUE, where he was a faithful steward and father of the church.

Survivors are his wife, Ruth D. Hampton of the home; four sons, Willie (Velina) Hampton of Sumter, Franklin (Michelle) Hampton Jr. of New Jersey, John Hampton of Summerton and Richard (Joyce) Hampton of Columbia; three daughters, Thomasina (Aaron) Fields of Queens, New York, and Rachel Chambers and Sandra Thompson, both of Brooklyn, New York; two sisters, Susan Richardson of Pinewood and Annie Spann of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers-in-law, Irvin (Lue Ethel) Drayton and Paul Hill; two sisters-in-law, Ethel Richardson and Mary Ellen Drayton; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Viewing for Mr. Hampton will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Antioch RMUE Church, Pinewood, with Pastor William Green. Assisting will be Elder Warren Hatcher, Bishop William Polite Jr., Elder Amos Hatcher, the Rev. Bobby Smith and the Rev. Powell Hampton Jr. Burial will follow in New Hope Community Cemetery, Pinewood.

The family is receiving visitors at the home, 2611 Drayton McKnight Road, Pinewood.

Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

CEDRICK D. BILLIE Cedrick Delmar Billie, 28, entered eternal rest on Monday, July 28, 2014.

Born on Nov. 10, 1985, in Sumter County, he was a son of Valerie T. Billie and Sammie Lee Billie III. He received his education in the public schools

|

B7

of Sumter County. At an early age, he accepted Christ while attending Antioch Union Methodist Episcopal Church.

He leaves to cherish his fond memories: his mother, Valerie T. Billie of Rimini; his father, Sammie Lee Billie III of Pinewood; paternal grandmother, Lou Ida Billie of Pinewood; a stepbrother, Andre Belser of Summerton; a host of aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends.

Cedrick was preceded in death by a maternal grandmother, Ozell Green; maternal grandfather, Mack Tart Sr.; a paternal grandfather, Sammie Lee Billie Jr.; and four uncles, LaKenzie “Kenny” Green, Anthony Green, Mark Tart Jr. and Pete Tart.

Viewing will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Antioch UME Church, Pinewood, with Pastor Barry Gadsden and the Rev. Duwine Sinkler. Burial will follow in Antioch Memorial Garden, Pinewood.

The family is receiving visitors at the home, 9190 Nuchie Lane, Pinewood.

Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

EDGAR DINKINS Deacon Edgar Dinkins, 90, died on Thursday, July 31, 2014, at his home.

Born on April 17, 1924, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Hodge and Leacy Miller Dinkins.

The family will receive friends and relatives at his home, 4285 Spencer Road, Rembert.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

VERNETTA BENBOW Vernetta Gertrude Watt Benbow, 93, widow of William W. Benbow Jr., passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014, at a local nursing center.

Services will be announced

by Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, (803) 7759386.

MATTIE LEE JAMES Mattie Lee James, 78, wife of Ben James Sr., entered into eternal rest on Thursday, July 31, 2014, at the home.

She was born on May 26, 1936, in Clarendon County, a daughter of the late Rev. Jim and Sarah Fordham Bosier.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 945 S. Hampton St., Pinewood.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

B8

|

TW

WIS

TELEVISION

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014

E10

FT

7 PM

7:30

8 PM

8:30

9 PM 9:30 LOCAL CHANNELS

WIS News 10 at Entertainment Running Wild with Bear Grylls: Zac Tonight “Stalker.” Efron Efron survives in Appalachian news update.

(N) (HD) Mountains. (HD) News 19 @ 7pm Inside Edition (N) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Evening news up- (HD) Under a Cloud John Doe found in date. heavy rainstorm. (HD) Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy!: Teen Shark Tank Healthier alternative to (HD) Tournament (N) full-bodied wine; collapsible kayak.

(HD) (HD) Best of Making It Coastal KingWashington Charlie Rose: Grow Magnolia dom: Finding a Week (N) (HD) The Week (N) Plantation.

Mate (HD) The Big Bang The Big Bang MasterChef: Top 12 Compete RoTheory Awkward Theory Young ge- mantic dinners and truffle recipes. hookup. (HD) nius. (HD) (HD) Family Feud Family Feud Masters of Illu- Whose Line Is It sion: Jaws of Anyway? (HD) Death (N) (HD)

3 10 7:00pm Local

WLTX E19

9

9

WOLO E25

5

12

WRJA E27 11 14 WACH E57

6

WKTC E63

4 22

A&E

46 130 Criminal Minds: Dorado Falls An un- Criminal Minds: From Childhood’s

AMC

48

ANPL

41

BET

61

6

THE SUMTER ITEM

Dateline NBC (N) (HD)

10 PM

10:30

11 PM

Hannah Anderson: Anatomy of a Kidnapping (N) (HD)

WIS News 10 at 11:00pm News and weather.

Hawaii Five-0: Hana Lokomaika’i Blue Bloods: Manhattan Queens In- News 19 @ 11pm Chin questioned about father’s mur- vestigating drag queen’s murder.

The news of the der. (HD) (HD) day.

What Would You Do? (HD) 20/20 (N) (HD) ABC Columbia News at 11 (HD) Great Performances: Dudamel Conducts the Verdi Requiem at the Hollywood Bowl Composer Verdi’s bicentennial commemorated with concert of “Requiem Mass.” (N) (HD) Bones: The Ghost in the Killer The WACH FOX News at 10 Local news re-opened case of a girl’s death. (HD) report and weather forecast.

Tavis Smiley Violinist Itzhak Perlman. (HD) Two and a Half Men (HD)

11:30

12 AM

(:35) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Actor Martin Lawrence from “Partners.” (N) (HD) (:35) Late Show with David Letterman Emma Stone; Nathan Fielder.

(HD) (:35) Jimmy Kimmel Live John Stamos; Todd Glass; OK Go. (HD)

BBC World News International news.

Two and a Half Men Charlie crushed. (HD) Penn & Teller: Fool Us: Stab a Card, Monk: Mr. Monk and the Missing Monk: Mr. Monk and the Captain’s Any Card... Penn and Teller and aspir- Granny Law student’s grandmother is Wife Tow truck driver killed by sniper. ing magicians. (HD) kidnapped.

Charlie Rose (N) (HD) The Middle: Halloween II (HD) The Arsenio Hall Show Ralphie May. (HD)

CABLE CHANNELS

BRAVO

47

CNBC CNN

35 33

COM

57

DISN

18

DSC ESPN ESPN2

42 26 27

FAM

20

FOOD FOXN FSS

40 37 31

HALL

52

HGTV HIST

39 45

ION

13

LIFE

50

MSNBC NICK SPIKE

36 16 64

SYFY

58

TBS

24

TCM

49

TLC

43

TNT

23

TRUTV TVLAND

38 55

USA

25

WE WGN

68 8

Criminal Minds: Epilogue Mysteri- Criminal Minds: There’s No Place (:02) Criminal Minds: Hope Garcia’s (:01) Criminal likely suspect. (HD) Hour Abducted children. (HD) ous bodies. (HD) Like Home (HD) friend winds up missing. (HD) Minds (HD) Hell on Wheels: Timshel The conse- Hell on Wheels 180 Hell on Wheels: Bread and Circuses Hell on Wheels: Pride, Pomp and Cir- Hell on Wheels: Revelations Elam’s Hell on Wheels: Derailed Durant’s Cullen & Elam fight. (HD) cumstance (HD) life in Cullen’s hands. (HD) dirty work. (HD) quences. (HD) (HD) 100 To Be Announced To Be Announced Redwood Kings (N) (HD) Treehouse Masters (N) (HD) Redwood Kings (HD) Treehouse Apollo Live (HD) Apollo Live (HD) Wendy Williams 162 What’s Love Got to Do with It? (‘93, Drama) aaa Angela Bassett. Singer Tina Turner struggles to escape from her jealous and abusive husband.

Show (HD) (6:00) The Sweet est Thing (‘02, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (‘03, Com edy) aac Kate Hud son.

An ex ec u tive and an How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (‘03, Com edy) aac Kate Hudson.

181 Comedy) ac Cameron Diaz. journalist become the objects of each other’s career task. (HD) Executive and journalist fall in love. (HD) 62 Marijuana Inc: Inside Restaurant Congee vs. falafel.

Restaurant Food truck owners.

Restaurant Baked goods.

Restaurant Dumplings vs. pate.

The Profit 64 Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360° (N) (HD) The Sixties Historical events. (N) CNN Spot Unguarded Death Row: Timothy Hennis The Sixties Tosh.0 Toilet con- Tosh.0 Public South Park Imaginationland: The Trilogy (‘08, Com136 (:58) The Colbert (:29) Daily Show Key & Peele (HD) Key & Peele (HD) Key & Peele (HD) Tosh.0 (HD) Report (HD) (HD) coction. (HD) restroom. (HD) edy) aaac Trey Parker. Terrorist plot. (HD) Jessie: Help Not Dog with a Blog Girl Meets World Gravity Falls (N) Wander Yonder: I Didn’t: Earth Liv and Maddie Dog Blog: Lost in A.N.T. Farm (HD) Jessie Doorman 80 Blog Confusing behavior.

Wanted (HD) (N) (N) (HD) The Tourist Boys are Icky (HD) Stanslation training. (HD) 103 Deadliest Catch (HD) Deadliest Catch (HD) Deadliest Catch (HD) Deadliest Catch: On Deck (N) Deadliest Catch (HD) Deadliest (HD) 35 City Slam Ent. Bask.

Ent. Bask.

USA Basketball: National Team Showcase z{| (HD) SportsCenter (HD) SportsCenter 39 ATP Tennis: from Washington, D.C. z{| (HD) Friday Night Fights: from Shelton, Washington. z{| (HD) WTA Tennis: from Stanford, Calif. z{| (HD) The 700 Club CBN’s Mike Bel-Air Geoffrey’s 131 Step Up (‘06, Drama) aaa Channing Tatum. A teen meets a dancer dur- Step Up 2: The Streets (‘08, Drama) Briana Evigan. A rebellious street ing his community service sentence at an elite school. (HD) dancer leads a crew to an underground dance competition. (HD) Stonecypher. son.

109 Diners (HD) Diners (HD) Diners (HD) Diners (HD) Diners (HD) Diners (HD) Diners (N) (HD) Eating Diners (HD) Diners (HD) Diners (HD) 74 On the Record with Greta (N) The O’Reilly Factor (N) (HD) The Kelly File News updates.

Hannity Conservative news. (HD) The O’Reilly Factor (HD) The Kelly File 42 Bull Riding no} Driven (HD) Driven (HD) Braves (HD) MLB Baseball: Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres from PETCO Park z{| (HD) The Waltons: The Search Lost in the The Good Witch (‘08, Family) aaa Chris Potter. A mysterious woman Golden: The The Golden Girls: Golden Trainer 183 The Waltons: The Intruders New lumber company. woods. moves to a small town, and people suspect she is a witch. (HD) Competition Break-In lover.

112 Love It or List It, Too (HD) Love It or List It, Too (HD) Love It or List It, Too (N) (HD) Hunters (HD) Hunters (HD) Hunters (HD) Hunters (HD) Love It (HD) 110 American Pickers (HD) American Pickers (HD) American Pickers (HD) American Pickers (HD) (:03) American Pickers (HD) American (HD) Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Phan- Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Sei- Law & Order: 160 Law & Order: Criminal Intent: The Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Insider Undercover FBI. (HD) Homo Homini Lupis (HD) Semi-Professional (HD) tom Slain bank robber. (HD) zure Killer has alibi. (HD) Criminal (HD) Bring It!: So You Wanna Be a Doll? Bring It!: Prom or Competition?

Raising Asia: The Lion Tamer and (:01) BAPs: Life in the BAP Lane Ra- (:02) Bring It! 145 BAPs: Life in the BAP Lane Radio show blunder. (HD) Dancers compete. (HD) Sunjai’s decision. (HD) The Tiger Mom (HD) dio show blunder. (HD) (HD) 76 Hardball with Chris (N) (HD) All in with Chris Hayes (HD) The Rachel Maddow Show (N) Lockup A new inmate. (HD) Lockup An inmate’s stories. (HD) Lockup (HD) 91 Sam & Cat Witch Way (N) Sponge Sponge Full Hse Full Hse Full Hse Full Hse Friends (:36) Friends (:12) Friends 154 Nutty II (‘00) ac Coming to America (‘88, Comedy) aaa Eddie Murphy. Prince seeks queen. (HD) Beverly Hills Cop (‘84, Action) aaa Eddie Murphy. Detroit cop in L.A. (HD) The Almighty Johnsons: You Gotta Dominion: Ouroboros The Almighty 152 (6:00) Piranha (‘10, Horror) aac WWE SmackDown (HD) Elisabeth Shue. Man-eating fish.

Love Life, Babe (HD) Johnsons (HD) Seinfeld: The Family Guy Family Guy: Blue Harvest Peter re- Family Guy: Funniest Wins: Tough Crowd Street Funniest Wins: Tough Crowd Street Something Bor156 Seinfeld (HD) Apartment (HD) tells story of “Star Wars.”

Movin’ Out interviews. (N) (HD) interviews. (HD) rowed (‘11) aa AFI Life Achievement Award: A (:15) Cat Ballou (‘65, Comedy) aaa Jane Fonda. A schoolteacher teams AFI Life Achievement Award: A (:15) Klute (‘71) 186 (5:45) The China Syndrome (‘79, Drama) aaa Jane Fonda.

Tribute to Jane Fonda (HD) up with a drunken gunman to avenge her father’s murder.

Tribute to Jane Fonda (HD) Jane Fonda.

157 Gown (HD) Gown (HD) Atlanta (HD) Atlanta (HD) Atlanta (N) Atlanta (N) Curvy (N) (HD) Atlanta (HD) Atlanta (HD) Atlanta (HD) Curvy (HD) Castle: The Fifth Bullet Amnesiac is Cold Justice: Other Side of the (:01) Apollo 13 (‘95, Drama) aaac Tom Hanks. An explosion aboard a spacecraft causes 158 Castle: One Man’s Treasure Man stuffed in garbage chute. (HD) witness to murder. (HD) Tracks (Cambridge, OH) (N) (HD) concerns about the crew’s return.

102 Dumbest Ejector-couch.

Dumbest Thong-wearing men. truTV Top: Hilarious Moments truTV Top Funniest (:01) Top 20: Thrills and Spills (:02) Dumbest 161 Griffith (HD) Griffith (HD) Griffith (HD) (:48) The King of Queens (HD) Queens (HD) Queens (HD) Queens (HD) Raymond (HD) Raymond (HD) Raymond (HD) Faster (‘10, Ac tion) aac Dwayne John son.

A man takes re venge on the Mod ern Fam ily Mod ern Fam ily Mod ern Fam ily: Mod ern Fam ily Mod ern Fam ily Mod ern Fam ily Co vert: Embassy 132 people who caused his brother’s death during a heist.

(HD) (HD) Snip (HD) (HD) (HD) (HD) Row Unveiled Coming of age.

Unveiled Party and birth.

David Tutera CELEBrations (N) Tutera (:07) David Tutera’s Top Ten (:07) David 172 How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met MLB Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers from Dodger Stadium (HD)

New season of ‘The Killing’ begins exclusively on Netflix

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Don’t go looking for “Crossbones.” The NBC pirate epic starring John Malkovich has moved to Saturday. It will air its final two episodes tomorrow night. That’s the network version of walking the plank.

Tonight, “Crossbones” will be replaced by the NBC News special “Hannah Anderson: Anatomy of a Kidnapping” (10 p.m.).

• Speaking of dramas taking a walk due to ratings, “The Killing,” the acclaimed police drama set in very soggy Seattle, returns for its fourth and final season exclusively on Netflix. “The Killing” was adapted from a Danish TV series.

Starring Mireille Enos as Detective Sarah Linden and Joel Kinnaman as her police colleague Stephen Holder, “The Killing” covered a single case over an entire rainy season, not unlike the new series “Murder in the First,” now airing on TNT, or the U.K. show “Broadchurch,” now being adapted as “Gracepoint” by Fox. In fact, the murder of Rosie Larsen, examined in the first season of “The Killing,” has cast a shadow on the subsequent three.

As a peripatetic series, “The Killing” also follows in the path of acclaimed dramas “Damages” and “Friday Night Lights,” which both moved from their respective networks (FX and NBC) to air exclusively on Direct TV after critical raves did not translate into sustainable audiences.

Season four of “The Killing” begins with Linden and Holder still reeling from their rash actions at the end of season three. Their new case involves a teenager, Kyle (Tyler Ross), the only surviving member of a wealthy, seemingly perfect family killed in a mass murder. Joan Allen stars as the headmaster of Kyle’s military academy.

• Twin brothers from California make art and crafts, even tree houses, from fallen and reclaimed timber on “Redwood Kings” (9 p.m., Animal Planet, TV-PG).

• TCM kicks off its monthlong Summer Under the Stars series, saluting one classic star per day through August.

It begins with Jane Fonda, who receives the American Film Institute’s 42nd Life Achievement Award at the Dolby The-

atre in Los Angeles (8 p.m.).

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Dean Cain hosts the new series “Masters of Illusion” (8 p.m., CW, TV-14), celebrating professional magicians who mix comedy, razzle-dazzle and sleight of hand.

• The Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrates the music of Giuseppe Verdi at the Hollywood Bowl on “Great Performances” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings).

• “Deadly Women” (9 p.m., ID, TV-14) recalls Lizzie Borden.

• Mark Hamill and Patton Oswalt are among the scheduled guest stars on season two of “Gravity Falls” (9 p.m., Disney, TV-Y7), beginning tonight.

• Weddings, with a chance of showers, on “David Tutera’s CELEBrations” (9 p.m., WE).

• The 2013 documentary “David Bowie: Five Years” (9 p.m., Showtime) celebrates a time the pop singer spent in Berlin, a period of musical experimentation and creative rebirth.

• Anders’ poor handling of a situation angers Dawn and Ty on “The Almighty Johnsons” (10 p.m., Syfy, TV-14).

SERIES NOTES Sanders faces serious charges on “CSI” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV14) * Zac Efron endures “Running Wild With Bear Grylls” (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) * A fold-

2014 ASSOCIATED TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL / THE CW TELEVISION NETWORK

Dean Cain hosts “Masters of Illusion” premiering at 8 p.m. today on CW. able kayak gets considered on “Shark Tank” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TVPG) * Illusions and comedy on “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14).

CULT CHOICE Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin and Dwayne Hickman star in the 1965 comic Western “Cat Ballou” (9:15 p.m., TCM).

LATE NIGHT Natasha Lyonne, Uzo Aduba, Jeff Wild, Arden Myrin and Ross Mathews are

on “Chelsea Lately” (11 p.m., E!, r) * Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder and American Authors appear on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., CBS, r) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Martin Lawrence, Jenny Slate and Aloe Blacc on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC, r) * John Stamos, Todd Glass and OK Go are on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Keri Russell, Kevin Millar, Sean Casey and Michelle Wolf visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) * Craig Ferguson hosts Cat Deeley and Marcia Clark

on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

Copyright 2014, United Feature Syndicate

CLASSIFIEDS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 01, 2014

THE ITEM

C1

803-774-1234

OR TO PLACE YOUR AD ONLINE GO TO WWW.THE ITEM.COM/PLACEMYAD

CLASSIFIEDS Septic Tank Cleaning

ANNOUNCEMENTS Happy Ads

Ray Tobias & Company Septic tank pumping and services. (803) 340-1155 Senior and Military discounts available. 1st time customers receive 10% off when you mention this ad!

Tree Service STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net

COL Drefus (Drey) Lane, Sr.: A native of Sumter, SC, a 1981 SHS Graduate and 1985 Alumni of Benedict College will be retiring August 1, 2014 after serving 29 years of honorable and faithful service in the United States Army.

Thanks for your service to our nation. GOD bless you.

A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721

PETS & ANIMALS Dogs

Renee', DJ, Callie, Gavin, Velma, Leroy JR, Monica, Mom and Dad.

OBEDIENCE TRAINING Basic Commands, Behavior problem solving, Advanced training.

Master Trainer 27 Yrs Exp. Both Military & Law Enforcement Canines. Will train at your home or our training facility. Call 803-972-0738 or 972-7597

MERCHANDISE Auctions

Happy 12th Birthday!

Skyler Johnson Love, Mammy, Granddaddy, Aunt Stacey, Uncle Steve, Laurel & Trevor

Card of Thanks We, the family of Janie Louise Dix Turner, wish to thank you for all acts of love, kindness and support shown during our bereavement. It is our prayer that God continues to bless each of you.

Antique furniture & accessories from Thomas Antiques of Cheraw, SC-plus Edgefield jugs, sterling, jewelry, coins, art, MORE! At Ivy Auctions, 22931 Hwy. 76 E, Laurens, SC & online, 9AM, Sat. 8/02/14.

Open 8AM, 864-682-2750. View catalogue at IvyAuctions.com SC4239

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales 3525 Camden Hwy, Dalzell, Sat. 7AM. School uniforms, church suits, children clothes/shoes, hshld items, 803-469-7755.

Multi-Family Sale: 2424 Highview St. Sat. 8AM. Antiques Furn., pictures, misc & hshld items.

Multi-Family Sale, 2301 Fontana Dr. Saturday, 7am-1pm. Outdoor equip. & more

BUSINESS SERVICES

2245 Lloyd Dr. Off Bethel Ch. Rd. Sat. 8 am-? Our Junk, Your Treasure! Rain or shine

Lawn Service Four Seasons Lawn Care Serving Sumter for almost 20 yrs!

Free est. 494-9169/468-4008

Roofing Robert's Metal Roofing 35 Years Experience. 18 colors & 45 year warranty. Financing available. Long list of satisfied customers. Call 803-837-1549.

SUPER YARD SALE

For Sumter United Ministries, Farmers Market at Fairgrounds Fri. & Sat. August 1 & 2.

7AM-3PM. Furniture, Fill a Bag sale, Christmas Decor.

LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $2 FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

Open every weekend.

905-4242

Car Wash, Yard Sale, Fish Dinners, Fish Sandwiches & Fish & Grits Sat 8-? 1109 N Main St .(under bypass) New Millennium Deliverance Temple Multi-Family 571 McCrays Mill Fri 5:30 pm-? Sat. 7:00-? Furn., clothing, hshlds.

CONTRACTOR WANTED! For Route In The

Paxville & Home Branch Area Great for person looking for extra LQFRPH ,I \RX KDYH JRRG GHSHQGDEOH WUDQVSRUWDWLRQ DQG D SKRQH LQ \RXU KRPH DQG D GHVLUH WR HDUQ D JRRG LQFRPH

CALL HARRY PRINGLE at 774-1257 OR COME BY AND APPLY AT

1 0DJQROLD 6W ‡ 6XPWHU 6&

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.

We will be happy to change your ad if an error is made; however we are not responsible for errors after the first run day. We shall not be liable for any loss or expense that results from the printing or omission of an advertisement. We reserve the right to edit, refuse or cancel any ad at any time.

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

3622 Beacon Dr Sat. 7 -12 If you are a sz 1-2 to 3-4 this is your lucky day...Am Eagle, Hollister, jeans, dresses. Shoes 7-8 1/2.

Women lg to xlg, Hshld items, slacks SZ 10, Boys SZ's 14-16

209 Lee St. Sat., 7AM. Coffee & ends tables, child's entertainment stand, scrubs, dvd's, & lots more.

Multi-Family Sale: 2821 September Dr. Sat., 7AM. Toys, clothes, hshld items.

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales Support Sumter United Ministries

2370 Addison St Fri 7-? & Sat. 7-1 Furn, Lamps, clothes, hshld & more. Cheap Cheap CHEAP!

Please help us by donating New or Used items from your yard sale or business for our future yard sales. Call for Pick-up Ed: 803-464-7643.

C2

CLASSIFIEDS

THE ITEM

FRIDAY, AUGUST 01, 2014

BEAT THE HEAT WITH LINEN & SEERSUCKER SUITS AT MAYO’S Large Selection of Linen Sets, Sandals and Kangol Caps!

If your suits aren’t becoming to you, It’s a good time to be coming to Mayo’s!

8FTNBSL 1MB[B r r .PO 4BU r XXX .BZPT%JTDPVOU4VJUT DPN Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

Help Wanted Full-Time

Moving Sale: 2220 Hwy 261 S, (Wedgefield), Fri. 1-6pm, Sat. 8am-5pm, Sun. 1-5pm. 3,650 sq ft house full of items. Reasonable offers accepted. All must go. No checks.

CASH ONLY. Call 803-468-0991 for partial list of items.

Full Time Sales position available. Some experience preferred but will train. No calls. Apply at Wally's Hardware 1291 broad St .

Estate Sale 2825 Sequoia Dr. Sat. 7 am - ?

Furn., Hover Round elec. chair, dishes, everything must go!

Big Sale! 2606 Hilldale Dr Sat 6-2 Lots of girls clothes, toys & more.

SUPER SALE!!!

21 Gertrude Dr. (off Wise Dr.) Sat. Aug 2nd, 7AM. Lots of great clean stuff! New Schwinn adult tricycle, wheel chair, walker w/wheels, commode, GPS, fishing poles/supplies, paper shredder, kitchen items, tools, XL men/women clothes, and much more. Don't miss it! No Pre-sales!

101 Radcliff Dr. Sat. 7-12.

Antique/Vintage glass, china, ceramics, men's clothes, and more.

Huge Sale 102 Chappell St. behind CVS. Sat 7AM. 100's of great S-M Misses clothes, purses, shoes, household & misc.

Neighborhood Sale.

Daphne St., Brooks St. & Barnette St. Sat. 7 am - ?

3360 Ashlynn Way (Meadowcroft Subd) Sat 7-? Girls clothing, hshld & misc items.

106 Lemmon St. Moving Sale! Saturday 7-11 We got it all!

2372 Orvis St. Sat. 7AM - 1PM. Back to School sale. Girl's, boys & womens clothes & shoes, etc.

40 Loring Drive, Huge yard sale!

Sat. 8 am - ? Queen bed with rails, twin bed with mattress, glass dinette set, lots of furn., stain glass windows, too much to list.

13 Cherokee Sat 7AM. Clothes, what nots, other misc. items.

902 Antlers Dr Sat 7:30-1 hshld, toys, go carts, bikes, shoes, clothes, electronics, books, recliner & more 872 Twin Lake Dr. Sat. 7-12 Rain /Shine. Furn.,School clothing & shoes. Stuff a bag for $5(select items) Multi-Family Yard Sale. Sat 6AM-12PM. Emmanuel Baptist Gym next tp LMA. 1794 Old Georgetown Rd, Manning. All kinds of deals! Worth the drive.

951 Amerson St., Sat. 8am-1pm.

Furn., Kincaid collectibles, exercise equip, lawn care equip, clock, boy's husky clothes, windows, bicycle, etc.

Indoor yard Sale: 865 Windrow Dr. Saturday 7a-12p Rain or Shine. Lots of Items.

For Sale or Trade FOR SALE: Scaffold, Bucks, Scaffold boards, Trailer, Mortar mixer & Mortar box. Call 803-481-3276 or 803-840-0584 Like New multi colored Sofa, comfy black chair, green rocker recliner.

All 3 $325 Call 803-720-1896 Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364 Like new Sony TV, $120. TV stand, $55. 2: Simon's recliners, $100 for both. All electric appliances must go. Queen br set with mattress, $100. 803-464-5981.

Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves.

Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311

40 ft. Steel storage container. $2,350 OBO. Contact George 803-236-2197.

Want to Rent

Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability

Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette.

775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

Unfurnished Homes Shannon Dr. behind Jehovah Church & Layfette. 3BR 1BA, completely remodeled, like new!

Fenced yard, den, dining room, C/H/A. $600 sec. dep + $600 mo.

Section 8 welcome! Call Mon - Fri between 9 am - 6 pm 803-316-7958 or 803-773-1838.

3 homes for rent. 1300 - 2100 sq ft., $850 - $1200 mo. 3 br, 2 ba, (near Shaw AFB). 646-460-4424.

2 & 3 Br brick and mobile homes located in Sumter and Manning starting at $350. AC & heat pump.

No Section 8. Call 803-225-0389.

Help Wanted Part-Time

Mobile Home Rentals

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

2BR MH Country living for rent.

Call 803-473-9999.

Ins. Agent- Licensed P & C Agent in Sumter/Manning Area. Must be team oriented and work well with the public. Must be organized with excellent sales skills. Experience is required. Send resume to Box 368 c//o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 Seeking executive director.

Must be a team player, self starter for non profit organization. Financial background a must, to include fundraising, technology a plus.

Policies and procedures ability.

Community involvement and strategic planning. Only qualified need apply. Send resume to Box 365 c//o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

Manufactured Housing Manufactured home for sale.

Low price 3BR/2BA, tile floors, fenced yard, wooded shed, all appliances in Wedgefield.

803-847-9302 SW 2BR/1BAMH loc on Rental lot in park. $6,500. Owner financing avail. Call 803-983-0520.

(2) 3BR/2BA (Dalzell) with land.

Easy Financing. 803-983-8084

LOOKING FOR A NEW CAREER? Auctioneering is the answer.

Auction School Classes, August 2-9, Greenville, SC. Space is limited, call now! 864-444-1325. www.SSAuctioneering.info ssauctioneering@aol.com

Newly renovated Apts. 2BR All appl's, hrdwd fls, ceramic tiles, C/H/A, $550/mo, 7B Wright St. 803-773-5186 or 631-626-3460

2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

(Scenic Lake) 3BR 2BA 16x80.

No pets Call 803-499-1500. From 9am- 5pm Rent to own 2BR/1BA all appl. incl. C/H/A, water & sewer incl. $385/mo. Call 803-464-5757 (2) 16x80 MH, 3BR/2BA, $450/mo + $350/dep. Ref required. No section 8. 1 home suitable for couple, no kids. Call 803-775-0492 leave name & no.

Retail, Office & Executive Suite rental space available. Busiest corner-intersection in Santee SC. Call today 803-515-3938

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

Beer & Wine License Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Shri Hari One LLC, DBA Country Boy 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 2671-A Woodrow Road, Sumter, SC 29153. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than August 3, 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.

Notice Of Application

Mobile Home with Lots

STATEBURG COURTYARD

1994 Toyota Corolla, 4cyl, auto, 4dr, PS, PB, AT, Cold AC, new tires; runs & drives well. Great student car or 2nd car. Call 803-236-6361

Liquor License

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. For more information, call 843-389-4215.

Schools / Instructional

Office Rentals

Service Tech Needed to perform minor repairs to Stoves/Refrigerators. Must be able to pick up and deliver appliances. Clean driving record. Willing to work 42 hours per week. Please send all responses to P-Box 364 c//o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

FSBO: Manning, Country Club Acres, 1173 Deberry Dr. 3BR/2.5BA, brick ranch. C/H/A, large den, many upgrades. 2,155 sq ft. 0.56 acre lot. Deck & fenced yard. $159,900. Call 803-435-0447

2/3BR MH. All appliances, C//H//A, Section 8 Accepted.

469-6978

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time

L & L BODY SHOP AUTO SALES 778-2427 '06 Toyota Camry, 4 cyl, AC, AT, all pwr, 180K mi Runs good $4800

CMA'S & Medical Scribes with 1-3 years exp. Please send resumes to Box 363 c//o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

Unfurnished Apartments

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR SUMTER COUNTY Case No. 1994-ES-43-159

Edward Alston,

Bright Beginnings Day School is Hiring! *Kindergarten Teacher (Associates degree - or higher in early childhood required) *Cook (Must be dependable and organized) *Toddler Teacher Looking to fill positions immediately. Apply within. 416 South Wise Dr. Sumter, SC 29150 *(803) 773-4300 BrightBeginningsSumter.com

RENTALS

SUMMONS AND NOTICE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER

Applications accepted: Tues-Thurs 8-11am 1485 Diebold Dr Sumter, SC 29153 Fax: 803-469-3927 hr@portersfab.com

Medical Help Wanted

LEGAL NOTICES Summons & Notice

5 BR/3BA DW 2,128 sq ft. 1 ac. off Hwy 15 S. Seller motivated. $64,900. Call Don 239-451-4465

Qualified candidates must have:

803-469-1602 Porters Fabrication a leading metal Fabrication company seeks an experienced Shipping Lead Person/Coordinator. Have strong experience in all phases of a shipping department.

Operating systems for Federal Express, UPS, bar code scanning, processing of multiple part orders, internal database for labels, tracking, and logging, plan and perform daily shipping and receiving operations. Strong experience with Microsoft Suites especially Excel, experienced with hand tools and mechanical equipment not limited to Forklift and crane. Have leadership skills to delegate and lead a team of 3-4, basic Math skills. Candidate must have a HS Diploma.

No Phone Calls Please

Autos For Sale

Homes for Sale

STC Now Hiring Diesel Mechanic •Valid driver license •High School Diploma or GED •Three years or more of diesel mechanical experience •Must provide tools / picture at interview STC offers competitive salary and benefits EOE and Drug Free Workplace Contact - Pat Joyner 803-775-1002 x107

REAL ESTATE

FSBO: 10 +/- acres plus custom built D/W MH. For a list of amenities & info, send email to: papatom@ftc-i.net.

Farms & Acreage

Notice is hereby given that Laxmi One LLC, DBA Country Boy Package Store intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of Liquor at 2671-B Woodrow Road, Sumter, SC 29153. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than August 3, 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.

5.1 acres (Lee Cty)for lease (cheap) for farming or ranching on long term basis. Mth or yrly.

561-502-8598 Owner lives in Fla.

Abandon Vehicle / Boat

Commercial Industrial

Abandoned Vehicle Notice:

Lease or Sale- Owner financing avail, 5200 sq ft Building.

Large fenced lot, 4 offices, kitchen, reception office, shop area. 822 S Guignard Call 803 968-5762

The following vehicle was abandoned at Sumter Wrecker, 324 Green Swamp Rd. Sumter, SC. Described as a 1985 Winnebago RV, VIN # 1GKP37W1F3312789. Total Due for storage is $1929.60 as of July 29, 2014. Owner is asked to call 803-773-4955. If not claimed in 30 days. it will be turned over to the Magistrate's Office for public sale.

Petitioner, v.

John Alston, Alease Bennett, Marshall Dinkins, Sr., Marshall Dinkins, Jr., Gary Dinkins, Johnny Lee Dinkins, Carrie Mae James, Lorraine Littles, Eula Lee Osborne and for any persons unknown who are or might claim to be heirs of the decedent, including any unknown persons in the armed Forces of the United States of America, any minors, persons non compos mentis and persons under a disability of any kind or nature, Respondents.

TO: THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE NAMED: And to the natural, general, testamentary or other guardians thereof, and to the person with whom they reside or by whom they may reside or by whom they may be employed, if any there be, and to all other Respondents whose whereabouts cannot be ascertained.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED, advised and notified, that the Petition, Summons, order Appointing Guardia ad Litem, Order of Publication and Notice to Respondents were filed in the Office of the Probate Court for Sumter County, South Carolina, The purpose of this action is to determine the heirs-at-law of Ollie Alston as is more fully stated in the Petition.

That by Order of the Probate Court, Calvin K. Hastie, Esquire, whose address is 7 East Hampton, Sumter, South Carolina 29150, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi with his/her appointment to become absolute thirty (30) days after the services of this Summons and Notice.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM TO: THE RESPONDENTS HEREIN, names and addresses unknown including thereof any who may be minors or under other legal disabilities, if any, and to the natural, general or testamentary guardian or conservator or otherwise unto the persons with him they may reside, if any thereby; YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by order entered July 8, 2014, Calvin K, Hastie, Esquire was named Guardian ad Litem Nisi to represent your interest in this action, and appointment to become absolute unless you apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem to represent your interest in the above entitled action within thirty (30) days from the date of the said order.

NOTICE OF FILING PETITION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Amended Petition in the above action, together with Amended Summons, was filed in the Office of the Probate Judge for Sumter County on June 6, 2014.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Attorney Calvin K. Hastie has been appointed as the Guardian ad Litem Nisi filed on July 8, 2014 in the Office of the Probate Court for Sumter County the Amended Petition in the above action, together with Amended Summons, was filed in the Office of the Probate Judge for Sumter County on June 6, 2014.

J. David Weeks Weeks Law Office, LLC P. O. Box 370 Sumter, SC 29151 ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER

SUMMONS AND NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FILING OF COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) C/A NO: 2014-CP-43-00216 Deficiency Requested

CLASSIFIEDS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 01, 2014

Summons & Notice STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, vs.

Michael G. Barwick a/k/a Michael George Barwick, 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 February 4, 2014

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.

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.

Summons & Notice

Summons & Notice

be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice. You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date you are served with this Notice.

Legrant aka Laquavius Ly Legrant; Country Springs Lake Association, Inc.; Charles Smith;

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) Vance L. Brabham, III (SC Bar #71250) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) Andrew A. Powell (SC Bar #100210) J. Pamela Price (SC Bar # 014336) Laura R. Baer (SC Bar # 101076) . Guyton Murrell (SC Bar # 064134) John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635) Kevin T. Brown (SC Bar # 064236) Ashley M. Wheeling-Goodson (SC Bar # 101423) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 015262-01491 July 7, 2014 A-4472405 07/25/2014, 08/01/2014, 08/08/2014

SUMMONS AND NOTICES IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) C/A NO: 2014-CP-43-00533 Deficiency Waived STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Trustmark National Bank, Plaintiff,

You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date of this Notice.

vs.

Christopher M. Demetres, Brittany Demetres, Defendant(s)

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY/AGENT MAY PROCEED WITH A FORECLOSURE ACTION.

TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED:

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

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 March 18, 2014.

BY: MICHAL KALWAJTYS Attorney for Plaintiff

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 14-CP-43-0390 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, Courtney R. Shirah, Jr.;

v.

Barrett;

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.

Joseph

F.

Defendant(s).

(015262-01491) TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Joseph F. Shirah, Jr.: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 2452 Pipkin Road, Sumter, South Carolina 29154, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 208-09-06-014, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 220 Executive Center Drive, Suite 109, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the 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 the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. Columbia, South Carolina July 7, 2014 NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on February 25, 2014.

Columbia, South Carolina July 7, 2014

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that as a Defendant in the Military Service of the United States of America, you may be entitled to the benefits of the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940 and any amendments thereto, and that unless you apply for the appointment of an Attorney to represent you as a Defendant in the Military Services of the United States of America in the above entitled action within Thirty (30) days of the service of this notice upon you that the Plaintiff will move the Court to have the appointment of an Attorney for you made absolute.

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.

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.

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. 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: JOHN S. KAY Attorney for Plaintiff

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 14-CP-43-0447 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, v.

Laquavius Legrant aka Laquavius L.

Defendant(s).

(015262-01383) TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Laquavius Legrant aka Laquavius L. Legrant aka Laquavius Ly Legrant and Country Springs Lake Association, Inc.: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 245 Pioneer Drive, Sumter, South Carolina 29150, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 221-06-02-025 and, 400-00-33-910 (MH), of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 220 Executive Center Drive, Suite 109, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the 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 the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. Columbia, South Carolina July 10, 2014 NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on March 6, 2014. Columbia, South Carolina July 10, 2014

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention. To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice. You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date you are served with this Notice.

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) Vance L. Brabham, III (SC Bar #71250) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) Andrew A. Powell (SC Bar #100210) J. Pamela Price (SC Bar # 014336) Laura R. Baer (SC Bar # 101076) H. Guyton Murrell (SC Bar # 064134) John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635) Kevin T. Brown (SC Bar # 064236) Ashley M. Wheeling-Goodson (SC Bar # 101423) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 015262-01383 July 10, 2014 A-4473338 07/25/2014, 08/01/2014, 08/08/2014

Notice of Sale NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-00033 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Emily M. Cosson, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on August 4, 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 OF LAND, WITH THE DWELLING AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE STATEBURG TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DESIGNATED AS ONE (1.00) ACRE, MORE OR LESS, ON A PLAT PREPARED FOR ROBERT C. GROOMS & MEREDITH S. GROOMS BY JOSEPH R. EDWARDS, RLS, DATED AUGUST 15, 1997 AND RECORDED AUGUST 25, 1997 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF MESNE CONVEYANCES FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 97 AT PAGE 1009. SAID ONE (1.00) ACRE LOT BEING BOUNDED AND MEASURING AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTHWEST BY CLAREMONT ROAD, SAID PLAT, AND FRONTING THEREON 175.05 FEET; ON THE NORTHEAST BY LANDS OF HENRY O. KLEIN AND JEVAN B. KLEIN, SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING THEREON 248.89 FEET, ON THE SOUTHEAST BY LANDS OF CAROLYN L. LINGERFELDT, SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING THEREON 175.13 FEET; AND ON THE SOUTHWEST

BY LANDS OF CAROLYN L. LINGERFELDT, SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING THEREON 248.89 FEET, BE ALL MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR A LITTLE LESS AND ACCORDING TO SAID PLAT.

Notice of Sale THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO EMILY M. COSSON BY DEED OF HSBC BANK USA, NA AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF ACE SECURITIES CORP, HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST AND FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF ACE SECURITIES CORP, HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-HE2, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SAID DEED DATED MARCH 7, 2008 AND RECORDED APRIL 28, 2008 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN BOOK 1104 AT PAGE 2558.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 3765 Claremont Road, Horatio, SC 29062 TMS: 076-00-02-025 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 6.25% 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 13-25962 NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Springleaf Financial Services of South Carolina, Inc., formerly known as American General Financial Services, Inc. vs.

Bonnie J. Traynum f/k/a Bonnie J. Cole; The United States of America acting by and through its agency The Internal Revenue Service, C/A No. 13-CP-43-1816, The following property will be sold on August 4, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Township of Privateer, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot #6, containing 0.49 acre, as shown on that certain plat prepared for Cotten Construction Company, Inc., by Julian B. Allen, RLS, dated August 7, 1990, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Means Conveyances for Sumter County in Plat Book 90 at Page 1098 and being bounded and measuring as follows: On the Southwest by Lot 7, whereon it measures 267.0 feet; on the Northwest by lands now or formerly of W.R. McLeod, whereon it measures 80.0 feet; on the Northeast

by Lot 5 whereon it measures 260.0 feet; and on the Southeast by S.C. Highway No. S 43-77 whereon it fronts and measures 80.0 feet; be all of said measurements a little more or a little less and according to said plat. Derivation: Book 1016 at Page 976 2525 Bethel Church Road, Sumter, SC 29154 211-00-03-052, 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 10.99% 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-43-1816.

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, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 018508-00119 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1102753 7/18, 7/25, 08/01/2014

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-CP-43-0600

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, against Leroy A. Dunn, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on August 4, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North

THE ITEM

Notice of Sale

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. 101 of Oakland North Subdivision, Sect. No. 3 and being more fully shown on a plat thereof prepared by Julian B. Allen, R.L.S. dated February 22, 1985 and revised on August 29, 1985 recorded in Plat Book 85 at page 946, records of 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 a little less and according to said plat

TMS Number: 135-16-01-028 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 5667 Whisperwood Dr., Dalzell, SC This being the same property conveyed to Leroy A. Dunn and Susan W. Dunn by deed of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee formerly known as Bankers Trust Company of California, N.A. as Trustee for Vendee Mortgage Trust Series 2000-3, dated October 9, 2003, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on October 20, 2003, in Deed Book 912 at Page 1812.

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 2.875% 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

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs.

Michael Taylor; Jamie Taylor, C/A No. 13-CP-43-0123, The following property will be sold on August 4, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land being in the County of Sumter, South Carolina, being more specifically shown as Lot X containing 1.03 acres more or less on a survey prepared for Victor and Rose Marie Sparozic by Edwards Land Surveyors, Inc., dated September 21, 2007 and recorded October 2, 2007 in Plat Book 2007, at Page 00473, in the RMC Office for Sumter County. This conveyance is made subject to any and all existing reservations, easements, right-of-way, zoning ordinances, and restrictive and protective covenants that may appear of record or on the premises and otherwise affecting the property. Derivation: Book 1119 at Page 3059 6365 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell, SC 29040 192-00-01-056, 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 5.5% 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-43-0123.

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, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 015262-00826 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosures Sales) 1103197 7/18, 7/25, 08/01/2014

C3

Notice of Sale NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2013-CP-43-01904 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for VOLT RLF XII Trust, by Caliber Home Loans, Inc., f/k/a Vericrest Financial, Inc., as its attorney in fact vs. Christopher D. Carter; Discover Bank, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on August 4, 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 TRACT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING, AND BEING IN THE TOWNSHIP OF PROVIDENCE, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DESIGNATED AS TRACT "A" ON A PLAT PREPARED FOR CHRISTOPHER D. CARTER BY H.S. WILSON, R.L.S., DATED FEBRUARY 8, 1982, RESURVEYED APRIL 28, 1986, AND RECORDED MAY 1, 1986 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF MESNE CONVEYANCES FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 86 AT PAGE 541. SAID PROPERTY IS ALSO SHOWN AND DEPICTED AS LOT BELONGING TO N/F CARTER PB Z46, PG. 79 ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT ENTITLED "GINKO HILLS SUBDIVISION, PHASE I, FINAL PLAT, SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY, PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP" DATED JANUARY 16, 2003 AND RECORDED FEBRUARY 4, 2003 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 2003 AT PAGE 76.

AND ALSO A PERMANENT, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS TO AND FROM THE PROPERTY OVER AND UPON AN UNNAMED STRIP OF LAND LOCATED BETWEEN LOT NO. 21 AND LOT NO. 22 AS SHOWN ON AFOREMENTIONED PLAT. SAID UNNAMED STRIP FRONTS ON MAIDENHAIR LANE AND MEASURES THEREON TWENTY-FIVE FEET (25') AND EXTENDING A UNIFORM WIDTH BACK TO PROPERTY IDENTIFIED ON SAID PLAT AS NOW OR FORMERLY OF CARTER (PB Z46, PG. 79) FOR A DISTANCE OF ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FEET (180') ALONG LOT NO. 21 AND LOT NO. 22, ALL AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, BE ALL MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR LESS AND ACCORDING TO SAID PLAT. THIS PROPERTY IS FURTHER IDENTIFIED AS SUMTER COUNTY TAX MAP PARCEL NO. 200-16-03-015.

THIS BEING A PORTION OF THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO CHRISTOPHER D. CARTER BY DEED OF WILLIAM J. CARTER DATED FEBRUARY 1982 AND RECORDED MARCH 4, 1982 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF MESNE CONVEYANCES FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN BOOK 306 AT PAGE 389.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2589 Maidenhair Lane, Sumter, SC 29153 TMS: 189-00-03-016 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 8.375% 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 12-28167

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-CP-43-0169

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 Jonathan E. Higgins, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his/her agent, will sell on August 4, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that parcel of land in Township of Dalzell, Sumter County, State of South Carolina, as more fully described in Deed Book 947, Page 394, ID # 0931101018, being known and designated as Lot 104, Section 6, General Sumter Estates, filed Plat Book 86, Page 1026, recorded July 22, 1986.

TMS Number: 093-11-01-018

C4

CLASSIFIEDS

THE ITEM

Notice of Sale

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 6393 Quimby Road, Dalzell, SC This being the same property conveyed to Jonathan E. Higgins and Anna Lee Higgins by deed of Raymond t. Griffin and Mona L. Griffin, dated July 16, 2004, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on July 26, 2004, in Deed Book 947 at Page 394.

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.

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

Notice of Sale

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2013-CP-43-02152

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 4.625% 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.

BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC vs.

Walter Edward Williams; Angela Nichols Williams; Green Tree Servicing, LLC as Successor Servicer for GreenPoint Credit as Servicer for Security Pacific Financial Services, A Division of Bank of America, FSB; South Carolina Department of Revenue; Palmetto Health Richland, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on August 4, 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, TOGETHER WITH ANY AND ALL IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN SUMTER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT A AS SHOWN AS 10 ACRES ON A PLAT PREPARED FOR JAMES R. ADAMS, JR. AND CORNELIA B. ADAMS, PREPARED BY WILLIAM E. LINDER, JR., R.L.S., DATED APRIL 28, 2006 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 2006 AT PAGE 235.

REFERENCE TO THE AFORESAID PLAT HAVING BEEN MADE FOR INCORPORATION HEREIN OF THE METES, BOUNDS, COURSES, AND DISTANCES OF THE PROPERTY DELINEATED THEREON PURSUANT TO S.C. CODE ANN. ยง 30-5-250, ALL MEASUREMENTS BEING A LITTLE MORE OR A LITTLE LESS. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO WALTER E. WILLIAMS AND ANGELA N. WILLIAMS BY DEED OF JAMES R. ADAMS, JR. AND CORNELIA B. ADAMS DATED AND RECORDED OCTOBER 17, 2006 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN BOOK 1049 AT PAGE 1168.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 3530 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS: 136-00-02-064 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

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 13-22637

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-CP-43-0118

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 Holly Cascio, Individually and as Personal Representative of The Estate of Ethel E. Bongiorno, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his/her agent, will sell on August 4, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder:

Notice of Sale All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land, with the dwelling and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Township and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 64 of Twin Lakes Subdivision. Sect 2, as shown on a plat by Joseph R. Edwards., RLS, dated May 9, 2000, and recorded in Plat Book 2000 at Page 340, records of Sumter County.

Said Lot No. 64 being bounded and measuring as follows: on the North

by Lot No. 63, said plat, and measuring thereon 150.0 feet on the East by Trailmore Circle, said plat, and fronting thereon 100.0 feet on the South by Lot No. 20 said plat, and measuring 156.4 feet; and on the West by other lands of Twin Lakes of Sumter, Inc., said plat, and measuring thereon 135.6 feet. Be all dimensions a little more or a little less and according to said plat

TMS Number: 207-08-02-046 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 908 Trailmore Circle, Sumter, SC This being the same property conveyed to Samuel B. Bongiorno and Ethel E. Bongiorno by deed of Mark E. Nadeau and Anita A Nadeau, dated May 19, 2000, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on May 19, 2000, in Deed Book 772 at Page 1029.

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 6.4% 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

FRIDAY, AUGUST 01, 2014

Notice of Sale day thereafter when Plaintiff's attorney, or agent, is present.

Notice of Sale Plaintiff, Plaintiff's

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 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of New York Mellon, f/k/a Bank of New York, as Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of Alternative Loan Trust 2006-43CB, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-43CB vs. Debra M. Allen a/k/a Debra Allen; Hunters Crossing of Sumter Homeowners Assn., Inc.; Firstar Homes, Inc. a/k/a Firstar Homes, Inc. d/b/a Great Southern Homes, Inc., C/A No. 13-CP-43-1682, The following property will be sold on August 4, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being shown and designated as Lot 98 of Hunters Crossing Subdivision, Phase 1, Section 2 as more fully shown on a plat thereof prepared by Louis W. Tisdale, RLS, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2006 at Page 282; which plat is incorporated herein by this reference and having such metes, bounds, courses and distances, being a little more or less, as by this reference to said plat will more fully appear. Derivation: Book 1053 at Page 1414 1740 Mossberg Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 187-12-03-005, 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 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-43-1682.

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, John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011847-03191 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1102748 7/18, 7/25, 08/01/2014

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2013-CP-43-0613

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Nationstar Mortgage LLC against Donny Plata, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on August 4, at 12:00 P.M. noon, at Sumter County Courthouse, 141 Main Street, Sumter, SC, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land, with the dwelling and improvements thereon, situate and lying in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, bearing Sumter County Tax Parcel # 228-06-03- 016, and depicted on that certain plat of D. D. Edmonds, R.L.S., dated July 15, 1985, and of record in the Office of the R.M,C. for said County and State in Plat Book 85, at Page 695, as Tract 1, and reference being made to said plat for a more complete and accurate description. Derivation: This being the same property conveyed to Donny Plata by Deed from Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., as Trustee For Securitization Series 1998-3 Agreement Dated 9-1-99 by dated April 19, 2005 and recorded May 3, 2005 in Deed Book 979 at Page 120 in the RMC Office for Sumter County, South Carolina.

CLASSIFIEDS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 01, 2014

THE ITEM

Notice of Sale

Notice of Sale

Notice of Sale

Notice of Sale

Notice of Sale

TMS Number: 228-06-03-016

Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-45, Page 394.

see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-0322.

Subject to a 120 day right of redemption from date of sale afforded the United States of America pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. ยง2410(c). 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, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 014043-00181 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosures Sales) 1103200 7/18, 7/25, 08/01/2014

the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for preparation of the Master in Equity's deed, documentary stamps on the deed, recording of the deed, and interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.50% per annum.

The sale is subject to the right of the United States of America to redeem the subject property within 120 days after the date of sale as provided by law.

being and situate in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 9 of Mahon Subdivision on that certain plat by Palmer & Malone, CE's dated June 9, 1953 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-12 at Page 5.

Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), reference to said plat is hereby craved for particulars of the boundaries, metes, courses, and/or distances of the property delineated thereon.

This property is represented as Tax Map Parcel No. 205-06-03-075 upon the records of the Sumter County Auditor, and is known as 712 Wren St. Derivation: Book 743; Page 441 712 Wren St, Sumter, SC 29150 205-06-03-075, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES, INCLUDING MORTGAGE RECORDED IN BOOK 990 AT PAGE 952 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 7.04% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-0149.

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, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-04691 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosures Sales) 1103203 7/18, 7/25, 08/01/2014

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 314 N Salem Ave, Sumter, SC 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 5.500% 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 The Hunoval Law Firm, PLLC 501 Minuet Lane, #104A Charlotte, NC 28217 (704) 334-7114 Attorneys for Plaintiff 230.008329/PLATA FEI # 1082.00403 07/18/2014, 07/25/2014, 08/01/2014 NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for SPECIALTY UNDERWRITING AND RESIDENTIAL FINANCE TRUST MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-BC1 vs. Vernell M. Jackson; Troy Shaw; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC, its successors and assigns (MIN #100077910004738395); HSBC Mortgage Services, Inc., C/A No. 13-CP-43-1565, The following property will be sold on August 4, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the Township and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being shown and delineated as Lot No. 302 of Twin Lakes Subdivision, Section No. 21, on that Plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS, dated May 9, 1997 and recorded in Plat Book 97 at Page 547 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office 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 made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under ยง 30-5-250 of The Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended. this is the property known as 20 Oakridge Court Sumter, SC. Derivation: Book 997 at Page 1691 20 Oakridge Ct, Sumter, SC 29154 1821304006, 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 6.79% 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-43-1565.

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, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013225-03430 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosures Sales) 1103195 7/18, 7/25, 08/01/2014

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Violet Portfolio Alpha, LLC v. Sumter Lifestyle Communities, LLC, et. al.

(Civil Action No.: 2013-CP-43-1781), I, the undersigned, Master In Equity for Sumter County have ordered that the following property, which is the subject of the above action, be sold on Monday, August 4, 2014, 12:00 noon, at Sumter County Courthouse, 141 North Main Street, Room 211, Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder:

Parcel One: Tracts B, C, D & E All that piece, parcel or tract of land lying, being, and situate in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing a total of 262.10 acres, known and designated as Tract "B" (152.72 acres), Tract "C" (54.78 acres), Tract "D" (28.73 acres) and Tract "E" (27.87 acres), said tracts being more particularly shown and designated on that certain Plat prepared by Wilson Land Surveying, Inc., dated July 16, 1999, as recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 99, Page 670, which plat is incorporated herein by reference pursuant to the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.

Included in the above referenced Tract "C" are those certain lots 5, 6, 20, 11, 12 on that certain plat of Pineland Plantation Subdivision Section Number 1, made by Julian B. Allen, RLS dated April 10, 1973, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-45, Page 394.

Included in the above referenced Tract "C" are those certain lots 1, 2 and 21 on that certain plat of Pineland Plantation Subdivision Section Number 1, made by Julian B. Allen, RLS dated April 10, 1973, recorded in the Office of the

This being the same property conveyed to Sumter Lifestyle Communities, LLC by Deed of Pineview Land, LLC recorded December 4, 2006 in Book 1055 at Page 1606 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County.

ALSO Parcel Two: Tract A All that piece, parcel or tract of land lying, being and situate in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing 171.41 acres known and designated as Tract "A" more particularly shown and designated on that certain Plat prepared by Wilson Land Surveying, Inc. dated July 16, 1999 as recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 99, at Page 670, which plat is incorporated by reference pursuant to the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.

This being the same property conveyed to Sumter Lifestyle Communities, LLC by deed of Pineview Golf, LLC, recorded February 13, 2002 in Book 1166 at Page 2955 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County.

Tax Map Numbers: Tract A 7305 Myrtle Beach Highway 339-00-01-001 Tract B 7305 Myrtle Beach Highway 339-00-01-005 Tract C 7305 Myrtle Beach Highway 339-00-01-006 478 Mellor Drive (Lot 3) 339-08-01-001 488 Mellor Drive (Lot 2) 339-08-01-002 484 Dardeau Drive (Lot 15) 339-08-02-001 500 Dardeau Drive (Lot 14) 339-08-02-002 510 Dardeau Drive (Lot 13) 339-08-02-003 520 Dardeau Drive (Lot 12) 339-08-02-004 530 Dardeau Drive (Lot 11) 339-08-02-005 487 Mellor Drive (Lot 6) 339-08-02-006 525 Dardeau Drive (Lot 21) 339-08-03-001 498 Mellor Drive (Lot 1) 339-09-01-001 570 Dardeau Drive (Lot 5) 339-09-01-002 560 Dardeau Drive (Lot 10) 339-09-01-003 537 Dardeau Drive (Lot 20) 339-09-02-001 555 Dardeau Drive (Lot 9) 339-09-02-003 545 Dardeau Drive (Lot 19) 339-09-02-004 Tract D 7305 Myrtle Beach Highway 339-00-01-007 Tract E 7305 Myrtle Beach Highway 339-00-01-008

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. 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 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. 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 twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder).

DEFICIENCY BEING RESERVED, THE BIDDING WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SALE, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Deed, if applicable. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.50% per annum. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its rights to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County NELSON MULLINS RILEY SARBOROUGH, L.L.P. Frank B.B. Knowlton P.O. Box 11070 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-2000 Attorneys for Plaintiff

&

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Secretary of Veterans Affairs of Washington. D.C vs. John A. Barr; SC Housing Corp.; The United States of America acting by and through its agency The Internal Revenue Service, C/A No. 14-CP-43-0322, The following property will be sold on August 4, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land together with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Stateburg Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 34 in the Lost Creek Subdivision as shown on a plat

by D. D. Edmunds, RLS dated May 28, 1990 and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book PB90 at Page 757, the exact boundaries and measurements of which can be determined by reference to said plat. Said Lot No. 34 being bounded and measuring according to said plat as follows: on the North by Lot No. 33 whereon it measures 186.44; on the East by lands of Historic Hills of Statesburg, Inc., whereon it measures 129.99 feet; on the South by Lot No. 35 whereon it measures 174.96 feet; and on the West by Lost Creek Drive whereon it measures 78.85 feet. Be all of said measurements a little more or less and according to said plat. This being the property known as 5960 Lost Creek Drive. Derivation: Book 1018 at Page 1301 5960 Lost Creek Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 132-09-02-033, 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% per annum. For complete terms of sale,

NOTICE OF SALE 2014-CP-43-623 By virtue of a decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, heretofore granted in the case of South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority vs Denise A. Buonforte, I, the undersigned, will sell on August 4, 2014 at 12:00 o'clock noon at the County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, lying situate and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina designated as Lot C on plat prepared by R.F. McLellan, CE on April 21, 1939 and recorded in Plat Book S5 at Page 1 in the RMC Office for Sumter County; said property having been resurveyed by Louis W. Tisdale, RLS dated October 23, 1995 and recorded in Plat Book 95 at Page 1120 in the RMC Office for Sumter County. Said property being bounded and measuring as follows: on the North by Lot 32 and 23 and measuring thereon 130.38 feet; on the East by Cherokee Street and fronting thereon 69.94 feet; on the South by Lot B and measuring thereon 130.0 feet; and on the West

by Lot 20 and measuring thereon 70.00 feet, be the said measurements more or less. This is the property known as 6 Cherokee Street, Sumter SC bearing Tax Map Number: 229-13-03-028.

This being the same property conveyed to Denise A. Buonforte by deed of Hank N. Buonforte and Linda A. Buonforte dated June 28, 2004 and recorded June 29, 2004 in Book 943 at Page 1567.

Richard L. Booth As Master in Equity for Sumter County Plaintiff's Attorney: J. Kershaw Spong Post Office Box 944 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 803/779-8900

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-CP-43-0438

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 Jason Henley, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on August 4, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina and is described as follows: All that parcel of land in City of Sumter, Sumter County, State of South Carolina, as more fully described in Deed Book 1106, Page 2871, ID# 181-03-03-003, Being known and designated as Lot 32, Meadowcroft, filed in Plat Book PB2003, Page 74, recorded February 4, 2003.

TMS Number: 181-03-03-003 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 3305 Tamarah Way, Sumter, SC This being the same property conveyed to Jason Henley by deed of Cynthia S. Salkeld, dated May 30, 2008, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on May 30, 2008, in Deed Book 1106 at Page 2871.

TMS No.: 229-13-03-028 Property Address: 6 Cherokee Rd., Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: For cash the auctioneer will require a deposit of 5% of the amount of the bid (in cash or equivalent), same to be applied on the purchase price only upon compliance with the bid, but in case of non-compliance within thirty (30) days, same to be forfeited and applied to the costs and plaintiff's debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms. The sale is to be made subject to any liens for taxes and any special assessments of record against such property; also, subject to payment by the purchaser of interest at 4.99% on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid; and for preparation of the deed and deed stamps; also, subject to any existing easements or restrictions of record.

Personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will remain open for thirty (30) days after the date of sale, but Plaintiff has reserved the right to waive its demand for a personal or deficiency judgment and if waived, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

The sale will not be held unless the Plaintiff or its attorney is present at the sale or has advised the Master's office of its bidding instructions.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Warren R. Herndon, Jr. Attorney for Plaintiff 803-799-9772

NOTICE OF SALE Docket No. 2012-CP-43-02215 By virtue of a decree heretofore granted in the case of U.S. Bank, N.A., as trustee on behalf of Mid-State Trust X, by Green Tree Servicing LLC, as servicer with delegated authority against Mary M. Porter, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, August 4, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at the Sumter County Judicial Center, Courtroom 1-A, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with any improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, Providence Township, State of South Carolina, being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot #6, Poxy Ridge S/D as shown on that certain plat of Harold S. Willson, RLS, dated March 13, 1992, and recorded in the Office of the ROD for Sumter County in Plat Book 97 at page 711. The said lot has such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown onsaid plat which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property conveyed to Mary M. Porter by deed of H.C. Edens, Jr. and Sons, a Partnership, dated June 5, 2001 and recorded in the office of the Register fo Deeds for Sumter County on June 28, 2001 in Book 807 at page 1989.

TMS No. 198-00-01-078.

Current address of property is 4875 Cannery Road, Dalzell, SC 29040.

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES, IF ANY. PROPERTY SUFFERED FIRE LOSS BEING SOLD "AS IS." TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at the conclusion of the bidding, Five per cent (5%) of the 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 Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. 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 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

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 4.75% 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 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: PHH Mortgage Corporation vs. Stephanie Nicole McClellan a/k/a Stephanie N. McClellan; Stephen M. McClellan; Alexander C. Haskell, C/A No. 13-CP-43-1635, The following property will be sold on August 4, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that parcel of land in the City of Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, as more fully described in Deed Book 1111, Page 474, ID #207-07-02-019, being known and designated as Lot 144B, filed in Plat Book PB2003, Page 645, recorded 12/05/2003.

Derivation: Book 1111 at Page 474 900 Perry Blvd, Sumter, SC 29154 207-07-02-019, 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-43-1635.

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, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011227-01257 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1103150 7/18, 7/25, 08/01/2014 NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs.

Stephanie S. Shuler; The South Carolina Department of Revenue; Midland Funding LLC; CACH, LLC, C/A No. 14-CP-43-0149, The following property will be sold on August 4, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with any and all improvements thereon, lying,

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-CP-43-0532

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Nationstar Mortgage LLC, against Barbara Faison, Individually and as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Mallard Singleton, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on August 4, 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, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. B Block I of Broad Street Place Subdivision on that plat prepared by JP Edwards, RLS, dated July 16, 1976 and recorded in Plat Book Z-38 at page 181 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County.

TMS Number: 229-11-04-004 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 119 Anderson St, Sumter, SC This being the same property conveyed to Mallard Singleton by deed of Howard J. Richburg, dated May 29, 2003, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on June 10, 2003, in Deed Book 892 at Page 1668.

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 MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-CP-43-0980

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of PNC Bank, National Association, against Jay Dial, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his/her agent, will sell on August 4, 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, situate, lying, and being in Manchester Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing .71 acres more or less, and being more particularly shown as lot 1 in Livingwood Subdivision on that certain plat of Thomas M. Reynolds, PLS, dated March 10, 1995 and recorded in Sumter County Register of Deed Office in Plat Book 95 at Page 999 on October 2, 1995.

Said lot being bounded and

C5

Notice of Sale

measured as shown on said lot being bounded and measured as shown on said plat.

Be all of said measurements a little more or less and according to said plat. This is the property known, as 4260 Livingwood Drive, Sumter, South Carolina bearing Sumter County tax map number: 163-00-01-220.

ALSO: 1998 Oakwood Mobile Home, Serial Number HONC01134689A/B TMS#: 163-00-01-220 (Land and Mobile Home) Property Address: 4260 Livingwood Lane, Sumter, SC This being the same property conveyed to Jay Dial by deed of Charles M. Smith, dated May 17, 2010, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on May 24, 2010, in Deed Book 1139 at Page 2902.

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 5.25% 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. 2011-CP-43-00049 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. Harold Haynesworth, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on August 4, 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 BEING JUST NORTH OF THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF SUMTER, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 6 IN BLOCK C, ON A PLAT OF "WALNUT HILL", MADE

BY JOSEPH PALMER, CE DATED DECEMBER 30, 1944 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK ZZ-5 AT PAGE 20 AND BEING RESURVEYED BY LOUIS WHITE TISDALE BY PLAT DATED MAY 10, 2007 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2007 AT PAGE 288. 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 BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO HAROLD HAYNESWORTH BY VIRTUE OF A DEED FROM LISA IVY DATED MAY 29, 2007 AND RECORDED ON JUNE 18, 2007, BOOK 1082 AT PAGE 1033 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1010 Porter Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 229-03-01-012 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 6.125% 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 13-18217

C6

CLASSIFIEDS

THE ITEM

FRIDAY, AUGUST 01, 2014

Notice of Sale

Notice of Sale

Notice of Sale

Notice of Sale

Notice of Sale

NOTICE OF SALE

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and recording of the Deed, if such are required.

purchase price only upon compliance with the bid. In the of case of noncompliance of the bid within 30 days the successful bidder's deposit shall be forfeited and applied to the Court's costs and to Plaintiff's debt and the property will be re-advertised for sale upon the same terms (at the risk of the former highest bidder).

OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES.

thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being fully shown and delineated as Lot No. 7 of Block D on a plat by Palmer and Malone, C. E., dated December 22, 1947 and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-8 at Page 31. Said Lot No. 7 being bounded and measuring as follows: On the Northeast side by Lot No. 8, said plat, and measuring thereon 101 feet; on the Southeast side by Lot No. 2, said plat, and measuring thereon 61.5 feet; on the Southwest side by Lot No. 6, said plat, and measuring thereon 101 feet; and on the Northwest side by Larkin Street, said plat, measuring thereon 61.5 feet. Being all the dimensions a little more or a little less and according to said plat.

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 14-CP-43-839 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vsPhillis D. Hough a/k/a Phyllis Hough, Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. vs. Phillis D. Hough a/k/a Phyllis Hough, I, Richard L. Booth, as Master In Equity for Sumter County, will sell on August 4, 2014, at 12:00 Noon, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, lot or tract of land, with improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Statesburg Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as TRACT NO. 5, containing 1.37 acres, more or less, on a plat of Edmunds Land Surveyors, dated November 16, 1990 and recorded in the Office of the R.M.C. for Sumter County in Plat Book 91 at Page 10; said tract having such measurements and boundaries as shown on said plat.

ALSO: A 20-foot easement shown on the plat above referenced for ingress and egress to S.C. Highway 601.

This being the identical property conveyed to Phyllis Hough by deed of Beulah Dawson, Sylvester Dawson, Beulah Floyd, Ruth Alston, Alberta Wade and Isra Dawson dated December 18, 1990 and recorded January 8, 1991 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County in Deed Book 519 at Page 58.

A. Paul Weissenstein Special Referee James A. Stoddard Attorney for Plaintiff 314-A North Magnolia Street Sumter, SC 29150

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2012-CP-43-01570

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Nationstar Mortgage LLC against, Jeffery Painter a/k/a Jeffrey Brian Painter, Carmel Financial Corporation, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, and Axtion, Inc., d/b/a Action Mortgage, Inc., I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on August 4, 2014, at 12 pm o'clock , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

and

Property

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with any improvements thereon, situate, lying, and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as a tract containing 4.32 acres, more or less, on a plat prepared for Tony Hodge by Ben J. Makela Land Surveyor, dated June 9, 1999 and recorded at Plat Book 99 at Page 533 on June 9, 1999 in the Sumter County Register of Deeds Office said plat was re-recorded at Plat Book 2002 at Page 329 on June 12, 2002 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County .

Reference to said plat for a more complete and accurate description.

Physical Address: 6870 Carryall Circle, Dalzell, SC 29040

Also included a 2003 Fleetwood, Make ALJO, Mobile Home VIN # NCFL241A\B54893-AV13 This being the same property conveyed to Jeffrey Painter by virtue of a deed from Charles M. Smith dated July 17, 2002 and recorded July 29, 2002 in Book 850 at Page 1463 and re-recorded September 26, 2002 in Book 857 at Page 1948 in the Office of the Register of Deeds in Sumter County, South Carolina.

Mobile Home: 2007 GILE VID# GM7883AB

5090 Benenhaley Road, Dalzell, SC 29040

SUBJECT TO SUMTER COUNTY TAXES

TMS#: 135-00-02-107 (Land) 400-00-30-012 (Mobile Home)

TMS #: 4000033837 (Mobile Home) 092-00-01-014 (Land)

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the 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 the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master In Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former 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.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 10.60% per annum.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER By virtue of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of The Citizens Bank vs.

Jessica Marie Rodriguez-Temple, case No. 2014-CP-43-0680., A. Paul Weissenstein, Special Referee in Sumter County, will sell on August 4, 2014, at 12:00 noon, at the Sumter County Judicial Center, Courtroom 1A, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 7 of "Regency Park" Subdivision, Section, 2, as shown on a plat prepared by Julian B. Allen, R.L.S., dated May 15, 1984, and recorded with the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 85 at page 663. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina of 1976, as amended, reference to said plat is heeby made for the metes, bounds, courses and/or distances of the property delineated thereon.

Tax Map Number: 212-00-02-069 Property Address: 6185 Shetland Street Sumter, SC 29154 This is the same property conveyed to Jessica Marie Rodriguez-Temple by deed of Palmetto Properties of Sumter, LLC, dated July 19, 2006, recored July 20, 1996, with the register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1037 at page 436.

SUBJEST TO PAST AND PRESENT SUMTER COUNTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS, EASEMENTS, AND RESTRICITIONS AND ANY OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Special Referee, at the conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfetited and applied first to costs then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, the Special Referee may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of said highest bidder). The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of complaince with the bid at the rate of 4.50% per anum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #2014-CP-43-0680.

Deficiency judgment not being demanded by Plaintiff, therefore, the bidding will close upon sale. The within sale shall not be conducted unless Plaintiff or a representative of Plaintiff is present thereat.

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 SALE Deficiency Judgment Demanded against Elvin James McCoy individually

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 2014-CP-43-332 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff(s) vs.

Elvin James McCoy, Delores Juanita McCoy a/k/a Deloris Juanita McCoy Defendant(s).

Under and by virtue of an Order of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore granted in the above entitled case, I the undersigned, as Master in Equity on Monday, August 4, 2014 commencing at 12:00 p.m. during the legal hours of sale, at the Sumter Judicial Center, 215 N. Harvin Street, in the City of Sumter, South Carolina, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder the following described property: All that certain parcel of land situated in the City and County of Sumter and State of South Carolina, being known and designated as Lot #313 of Fourth Addition to Millwood Gardens on plat in Plat Book Z-15 at Page 118, Sumter County records, and more particularly shown on plat of JP Edwards, R.L.S., dated July 28, 1976, recorded in Plat Book Z-38 at Page 197, Sumter County records, said lot being bounded on the North

by Burkett Drive, a distance of 80.0 feet; East by Lot #314, a distance of 150.0 feet; South by the right of way of the S.C.L. Railroad, a distance of 80.0 feet; and West by Lot #312, a distance of 150.0 feet; being all of said measurements a little more or less and according to said plat.

Being the same property as conveyed from Walter Thames and Patricia E. Thames to Elvin James McCoy and Delores Juanita McCoy, as described in Deed Book K10, Page 1521, dated 05/04/1979, recorded 06/02/1979 in Sumter County Records.

Tax/Parcel ID: 227-08-01-087 Property Address: 18 Burkett Dr, Sumter, SC 29150.

TERMS OF SALE FOR CASH. The undersigned will require a deposit of 5% of the amount of the bid (in cash or equivalent) to be applied on the

The Plaintiff does demand a deficiency judgment against Elvin James McCoy individually. As a deficiency judgment is being demanded, the bidding will remain open thirty (30) days after the date of sale.

Interest at the legal rate shall be paid through the day of compliance on the amount of the bid.

The purchaser shall pay for preparation and recording of the deed and required transfer taxes by any governmental authority.

If the Plaintiff or its representative is not present at the sale, the sale shall be postponed to the next available sale date.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. Date: 6/17/2014 Richard L. Booth Master in Equity 3 for Sumter County Susan Shaw, Esq. Bar#6862 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, Georgia 30329 540-545-4160 ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF TS#: 90830 FEI # 2013.01582 07/11/2014, 07/18/2014, 07/25/2014

AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE 2013-CP-43-2296

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Trustee for the Certificateholders of Park Place Securities, Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-MCW 1 against Charles Kendall aka Charles A. Kendall, South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority's South Carolina Homeownership and Employment Lending Program, and The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on August 4, 2014, at 12:00 p.m. at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, lying, being and situate in the Rafting Creek Township, the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina being shown and delineated as Lot or Tract No. 6 of a portion of a tract known as Tract 6 (Tax Map Parcel 088-00-01-002) in Plat Book Z-21 at Page 123; said Tract 6 being shown and delineated on that certain plat

by Julian B. Allen, RLS, dated August 28, 1986 and recorded September 12, 1986 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for recent plat

by Allen-Makela Land Surveyors, Inc., dated December 7, 1998 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 99 at Page 7. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), reference to said plats is hereby craved for particulars of the boundaries, metes, courses, and/or distances of the property delineated thereon.

See subsequent plat recorded in Plat Book 99 at Page 8.

Also that certain 25 foot easement for ingress and egress along the Northern boundary of tract 7 (Said Plat in Plat Book 86 at page 1424), and along the Eastern portion of property of Cathy Grant (TM#087-00-03-021), and along the Eastern and Northern boundaries of Harrison Grant (TMS# 087-00-03-035), leading to Ellerbe Mill Road. The easements having been granted to Collin Grant, his heirs, and assigns, from Harrison Grant, Cathy Grant, and Richard Chatman, which easement deeds are to be recorded in said Register's Office contemporaneously with, the prior hereto. Together with a 1998 Destiny Mobile Home, 28' X 68', Model #683-02, Serial No. 59484 AB, which is permanently affixed to the Real Property so as to constitute a part of the Real Estate, intended to be real property for all purposes, and it is intention of the parties that the mobile home is also conveyed herewith.

A l s o i n c l u d e s a mobile/manufactured home, a 1998 Destiny Mobile Home, 28' X 68', Model #683-02, Serial No. 59484AB.This being the same property conveyed to Charles Kendall by deed of Faisal Afify, dated February 12, 2004 and recorded February 26, 2004 in Book 927 at Page 417 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

TMS No. 088-00-01-022 Property Address: 7600 Xavier Drive, Rembert, SC 29128 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said 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 successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). 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 and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order.

The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.9500%.

THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS

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.

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 well before the foreclosure sale date.

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master in Equity Sumter County Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 14-CP-43-521 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vsJerry Wayne Mathis and Safe Federal Credit Union, Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. vs. Jerry Wayne Mathis and Safe Federal Credit Union, I, Richard L. Booth, as Master In Equity for Sumter County, will sell on August 4, 2014, at 12:00 Noon, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: ALL that certain piece, parcel or LOT of land, more or less, together with that certain 1999 FLEETW0OD, 28 X 76' MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOME, MODEL: CHAPEL HILL, SERIAL NO. GAFLX05AB28729 CHII, and any and all improvements thereon, lying, being and situate in Privateer Township, the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as LOT NO. 59 of QUAIL HOLLOW Subdivision, Section 1, on that certain subdivision plat by H.S. Wilison, RLS, dated January 25, 1979 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in PLAT BOOK Z-47 at PAGE 591.

Said lot being more particularly shown and delineated on more recent plat by Allen-Makela Land Surveyors, Inc., dated April 7, 1999 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in PLAT BOOK 99 at PAGE 374.

Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), reference to said map or plats is hereby craved for particulars of the boundaries, metes, courses, and/or distances of the property delineated thereon.

The land being a portion of the real property heretofore conveyed to Robert A. Burgess, Jr. by deed from Robert A. Graham, Trustee, recorded June 1, 1978 in said Register's Office in Deed Book I-10 at page 743.

Robert A. Burgess, Jr. subsequently died testate, his Estate being filed in the Office of the Judge of Probate for Sumter County in Package 93-ES-490; his Last Will and Testament, Item XVIII, provided that the Personal Representative and Trustee shall have power to convey and sell; and, the land being the identical property heretofore conveyed unto JERRY WAYNE MATHIS by deed from said Estate of Robert A. Burgess, Jr., which is recorded April 28, 1999 in Book 739 at Page 257.

TMS #: 210-06-01-009 Physical Address: 2155 Bob White Dr., Sumter, SC 29154 Mobile Home: 1999 Fleetwood VID# GAFLX05A\B28729CH11 SUBJECT TO SUMTER COUNTY TAXES TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the 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 the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master In Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former 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.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.25% per annum.

Together with all and singular, the rights, members, hereditaments and appurtenances to the said premises belonging or in anywise incident or appertaining.

Notice of Sale

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 6.75% 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-43-1981.

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, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 015262-01331 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosures Sales) 1103199 7/18, 7/25, 08/01/2014

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2007-CP-43-2349

TMS Number: 229-09-02-033 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 21 Larkin Street, Sumter, SC This being the same property conveyed to Francine Reames by deed of Eartha C. Perry, dated July 15, 2004, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on July 22, 2004, in Deed Book 946 at Page 1886.

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 11.0040% 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 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs.

James Jones, C/A No. 13-CP-43-1981, The following property will be sold on August 4, 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 delineated as Parcel "A", on a plat prepared by Allen-Makela, RLS, dated May 31, 2001, and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book 2001 at Page 439. 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 being in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by Law under §30-5-250 of the Code of Laws for South Carolina, as amended.

Derivation: Book 821 at Page 880 519 Love St, Sumter, SC 29150 2270703064, 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

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificateholders CWABS, Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-19 against, Brenda Mobley, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for America's Wholesale Lender, and Litton Loan Servicing LP, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on August 4, 2014, at 12 pm o'clock , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

and

Property

All that piece, parcel or lot of land, together with any improvements thereon, situate lying and being in Sumter County, South Carolina being delineated as Lot No. 10, Block D on that certain plat of J. P. Edwards, RLS dated February 2, 1972 and recorded in Plat Book V-4 at Page 455, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina. This is the property known as 19 Wactor Street, Sumter, South Carolina and bears Sumter County Tax Map Number: 228-07-05-006.

This being the same property conveyed to Brenda Mobley by deed of Kenneth Scott Estep and Claude F. Lathan, III, dated August 25, 2006 and recorded September 6, 2006 in Book 1043 at Page 1568, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

19 Wactor Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS#: 228-07-05-006 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of 11.08 % 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

CLASSIFIED ADS Will Go To Work For You! To Find Cash Buyers For Your Unused Items

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-CP-43-0502

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Citifinancial Servicing LLC, against Francine Reames, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on August 4, 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

Let the

shopping begin!

I’ve never seen so many cars and people!

What do you think is going on over there?

Well, I was told she’s having one of those ‘Garage Sales.’

Can you imagine?!

Minnie told me she made over $100 last time she had one... Just by placing a Classified Ad in

Do you think we should have one and place an ad?

It sure would help with Spring Cleaning!

20 N. Magnolia St. Sumter, SC 803.774.1234 www.theitem.com

C7

|

COMICS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014

BIZARRO

SOUP TO NUTZ

ANDY CAPP

GARFIELD

BEETLE BAILEY

BORN LOSER

BLONDIE

ZITS

MOTHER GOOSE

DOG EAT DOUG

DILBERT

JEFF MACNELLY’S SHOE

Woman treats friend’s kitchen like buffet DEAR ABBY — I have a friend who will help herself to anything in my fridge, pantry, etc. without asking.

Dear Abby She also will eat most if ABIGAIL not all food VAN BUREN that’s meant to be shared, such as appetizers and snacks at a social gathering. Once she literally polished off an entire plate of appetizers before my guests arrived and I had nothing to feed them.

After she finishes the food, she often says, “Oh, I was starving!” I find myself hiding food from her when she comes over, or delaying putting

THE SUMTER ITEM

treats out for guests until later in the party.

The most recent episode was when I was preparing food for my toddler. While it was cooling on the counter, she helped herself to all of it.

She told me afterward she had consumed it.

So you see — nothing is safe, not even a child’s meal.

Abby, how can I tell her what she’s doing is wrong and rude?

Stumped in Studio City, Calif.

prepared for a party.

Taking something that was meant for your toddler was over the top. Say that if she’s feeling “starved” when she’s headed for your house, she should have a snack to take the edge off before arriving.

And if you see less of her because of your frankness, consider yourself lucky.

DEAR STUMPED — Your friend may be a compulsive eater, but that’s no excuse for what she has been doing. Tell her in plain English that you don’t like it when she helps herself to food without first asking, or hogging it when it has been

What teens need to know about sex, drugs, AIDS and getting along with peers and parents is in “What Every Teen Should Know.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to Dear Abby, Teen Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.

(Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

JUMBLE

SUDOKU

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

ACROSS 1 Bottom application 5 Crystallizes 10 Hemingway sobriquet 14 New car feature 15 “Stop kidding around!”

16 Claire’s younger daughter on “Modern Family” 17 First name at Woodstock 18 Harold’s film partner 19 “Eek!” 20 Consequence of a late flight?

23 Outpourings 24 Day __ 25 Narrow inlet 26 2014 U.S. Women’s Open champ 29 Immature retort 33 Where to learn how to be on time for a flight?

36 Premier __: wine designation 37 Patek Philippe competitor 38 Ratified 39 Luggage on a recently-arrived flight?

44 Stop by 45 Getting-off

pt.

46 Some hosps.

47 Talking-__ (lectures) 49 Privia digital pianos, e.g.

52 Mark showing the status of a stormy-day flight?

56 Media concern 58 Bellowing 59 Sport with touches 60 Boxer’s reward 61 Tool in Excel 62 It’s played on Broadway 63 Stop 64 Church reading 65 Hit the __ DOWN 1 Natterjacks 2 Pitcher?

3 Hang out 4 Montenegro neighbor 5 Routine elements 6 Israeli statesman Barak 7 __ disease: tick-transmitted affliction 8 Word with meat or sugar 9 Sees the sites 10 Exchange notes 11 Disembarked 12 Zip or drive

13 Big name in men’s grooming 21 Wine datum 22 Expansive 26 Chickens 27 Nonreactive 28 Goad 30 Lickable candy since 1931 31 “The Addams Family” adjective 32 ClichŽd 33 Cereal box word 34 Chuck Hagel’s gp.

35 Enervate 36 Browns, on scoreboards 40 Mining target 41 “The most private of private schools”:

Hugh Laurie 42 Copter rescue, perhaps 43 Bacon units 48 Rogue 49 Storage medium 50 3M sponge brand 51 Sport with shotguns 52 “Is it allowed?”

53 Chunks of history 54 “Livin’ La Vida __”: Ricky Martin hit 55 Wellmanored individual?

56 Chip flavor 57 Slip for chips, maybe

C8

CLASSIFIEDS

THE ITEM

Here's My Card PLEASE CALL 803-774-1234 FOR MORE INFORMATION

“Saving time & money with no worries�

Over 20 years of experience

/ -BGBZFUUF #MWE t 10 #PY t 4VNUFS 4$ & NBJM BDFQBSLFS!GUD J OFU )PVS &NFSHFODZ 4FSWJDF

"SUIVS #SBEMFZ 1SFTJEFOU

#JMMZ #VSSPXT 7JDF 1SFTJEFOU

BAKER

0GĂĽDF 'BY 5BNNZ $PMFNBO 0GĂĽDF .BOBHFS

INSURANCE AGENCY LLC

Shop and Save!

What do you have to lose-FREE Quote!

Ernie Baker Ernest Baker, Jr. 803.491.4417 803.491.6905 #VMUNBO %SJWF t 4VNUFS 4$ t

M 4

Shocked Tees Shaun Jackson 803-468-6699

Custom Shirts

J&T’s Local Moving and More

ACE PARKER TIRE INC.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 01, 2014

We can do fundraisers for School, Church, & Family Reunions

Jamie Singleton Owner

64 Wilder Street Sumter, SC 29150 803-236-4008 or 803-773-3934

Timothy L. Griffith Attorney at Law

r 'SFF &TUJNBUFT r .PWJOH )PNF 0GĂ DF

r -BXO $BSF r )PVTF 1SFTTVSF 8BTIJOH r 'FODF 4UBJOJOH

803.499.2012

'BNJMZ -BX r %JWPSDF 7JTJUBUJPO $VTUPEZ $SJNJOBM %FGFOTF r %6* r 'FEFSBM BOE 4UBUF $PVSU

H.L. Boone

Owner / Notary Public

XXX UMHSJGĂ UI DPN

H.L. Boone, Contractor All Types of Improvements

Remodeling, Painting, Carports, Decks, Blow Ceilings, Ect.

1 Monte Carlo Court Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-9904

NUNNERY ROOFING & REMODELING All Types of Roofing & Remodeling Flat Roof Specialist

DISTRIBUTORS Goodman HVAC is back in Sumter For a local Goodman Dealer call Butch Davis 803-905-1155

XDOS, Inc.

Free Estimates Licensed & Insured Int/Ext. Water Damage Int/Ext. Painting (803) 968-2459 Fax (803) 481-0603

Shingle Roofs Tile & Slate Roofs Metal Roofs Warranted Leak Repairs

KEVIN NUNNERY

@MZW` ,QOQ\IT 7NĂ…KM ;a[\MU[ AW]Z 4WKIT )]\PWZQbML @MZW` ;ITM[ )OMVKa

18 E. Liberty St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 778-2330

If you want the Best‌call the Best one Right!

Cleaning D

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning 8BUFS 'JSF %BNBHF t 4NPLF 0EPS 3FNPWBM .PME 4BNQMJOH BOE 3FNJUJBUJPO 24/7 Emergency Service )JSBN 4QJUUMF "JSQPSU 3PBE 803-938-5441 4VNUFS 4$ www.spittlescleaning.com

XeroxÂŽ Q[ I <ZILMUIZS WN @MZW` +WZXWZI\QWV

Mike Stone 2160 Thomas Sumter Hwy. Sumter, SC 29153 1IPOF t 'BY License #M97151 www.hatfieldexpress.com

1JBOP 5VOJOH 3FQBJST 3FĂĽOJTIJOH

Senior Citizens 15% Discount

WALKER PIANO

$JODJOOBUJ $POTFSWBUPSZ $FSUJĂĽFE 4JODF

AIMEE HESSELING invites you to:

'PS &YQFSU 4FSWJDF

$"-- "-(*& 8"-,&3

www.

803-485-8705 4 $BOUFZ 4USFFU

DADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SMALL ENGINES

Jimmyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

-"8/ ("3%&/ &26*1.&/5 t 4"-&4 4&37*$&

Heating and Air LLC

We have always been just around the corner.

As lifelong residents of Clarendon County, you know who we are and that we are committed to provide you with all the comforts of home.

OVER 32 YEARS EXPERIENCE

Jimmy Mathis

Excel Alterations |

Sumter, South Carolina

803.305.1904 License #: SC, MAS-9095

Rent for your â&#x20AC;&#x153;Special Occasionsâ&#x20AC;? $SBGU 4IPXT t 8FEEJOHT t #BORVFUT t 3FUJSFNFOU 1BSUJFTt 'BNJMZ 3FVOJPOT Call 983-1376

Professional Care

for a Beautiful Lawn

2535 Tahoe Dr. (Across from Hardee Cove)

THE GAMECOCK SHRINE CLUB

803.775.8728

HOURS: Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:30 p.m.

20 Years!

M-F 8:00-5:00 | Sat 8:00-12:00

is Available for Rent!

(On the corner of Main and W. Hampton Streets, same intersection as Aldermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Drug Store.)

FOR ALMOST

217 West Hampton Avenue Sumter, SC 29150 thetranscendenttable@gmail.com

.org

Senior Citizen & Military Discount

SAME DAY PANTS & JEANS HEM rrr REPLACE ZIPPERS IN LEATHER JACKETS

Serving Sumter

MASSAGE & SPA

Don & Faye 1000 Myrtle Beach Highway Sumter, SC 29153

Parts & Service Center

SALES & SERVICE ON ALL BRANDS

Chris Mathis

THETRANDSCENDENTTABLE

(803) 495-4411

LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED 803-460-5420 OR 803-478-5957

103 N. Main Street

4VNNFSUPO 4$

905-3473

Office: (803) 775-1269 Fax: (803) 775-2154

CALL NOW FOR DATE AVAILABILITY!

Centipede Sod

Mills Electric Co., Inc. $0/53"$5*/( t 4&37*$&

,&//&5) # &"%%: +3 ,&/

13&4*%&/5

& $"-)06/ 45 PO BOX 1694 46.5&3 4$

Lenoirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sod

.PXJOH r 1SVOJOH r 'FSUJMJ[BUJPO "FSBUJPO r -BOETDBQJOH r *SSJHBUJPO 3FQBJS r -FBG 3FNPWBM r 4USBX .VMDI

FOUR SEASONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LAWN CARE r r EBWJEMPXF !ZBIPP DPN :&"3 306/% -"8/ ."*/5&/"/$& r -*$&/4&% "/% */463&%

Barrettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Landscaping & Irrigation 'MPXFS #FET t :BSE .BJOUFOBODF 8FFE 1SFWFOUJPO t *SSJHBUJPO 4ZTUFNT 3FQBJS 4PE 5PQ 4PJM t 5SJNNJOH 'FSUJMJ[JOH 1JOF 4USBX PS .VMDI t 3PDL #FET t 8BUFS 'PVOUBJOT i8F %P *U "MMw t '3&& &45*."5&4

Corey Barrett

(803) 720-8609

Horatio, S.C. t 80 Sq. Ft. . .................... $20 250 Sq. Ft. . .................. $50 500 Sq. Ft. . .................. $95

S&S Muffler Shop For All Your Muffler Needs Satisfaction Guaranteed!

Alexander Lesane Jr. Owner/Operator 100 Myrtle Beach Hwy. Sumter, SC 29153 Bus: 803-436-5685 Mobile: 803-316-0519

OPEN YEAR ROUND 61 W. Wesmark Blvd.

Sumter, SC 29150 www.jacksonhewitt.com

Tel: (803) 469-8899 Fax: (803) 469-8890 Hours: M-F 10am-6pm

South Carolina Construction

SERVICES

t t t t t t

Energy Systems Mobile Home Repair Dry Wall, Painting Vapor Barriers Floor Encapsulations Duct Systems

JERRY COKER, JR. (803) 847-7824