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New Tuomey CEO seeks to inspire, build trust BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com More than three decades ago, a 10-year-old girl from the small, off-the-beatenpath community of Pinewood tagged along as her grandfather sought treatment for mesothelioma at Baptist Hospital in Columbia. The caring and compassion shown by the doctors, nurses and staff during her grandfather’s ultimately unsuccessful treatment left an indelible mark on the young girl. “They took phenomenal care of my grandfather,” she recalled. “The cancer was terminal, but the care they took of my mother: They loved her, embraced her, made sure that she ate. They loved her and were passionate to her, and she loved them back.” Michelle Logan-Owens’ passion for health care was ignited. “I saw that as a child of 10 or 11 years of age, and I thought to myself, ‘I want to do for other people what they’ve done for my mom,’” she said. “That’s when I decided I wanted to be an oncology nurse.” She focused on that goal throughout school, she said, eventually attending University of South Carolina. “I was going to come back, and I was going to take care of cancer patients, and I was going to pour my heart and soul into being the very best oncology nurse I could be, and that is what I do,” she said. Now, with a master’s degree and a recently obtained Ph.D. in hospital administration from Medical University of South Carolina, LoganOwens on Monday became the acting CEO and president of the hospital in which she was born — Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Logan-Owens said she did not apply for the position and was surprised when it was offered. “I was deeply humbled

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Michelle Logan-Owens, the newly named CEO of Tuomey Regional Medical Center, is hoping to inspire passion at the hospital where she was born. when (Board Chairman John) Brabham asked me to take on this role and honored to have a chance at this significant responsibility that I don’t take lightly,” she said. “I am excited to be able to shoulder the responsibility.”

She said the hospital’s board of directors decided the hospital could remain in a transition period for a long time before a planned merger with Palmetto Health of Columbia can come to fruition, and the hospital need-

ed leadership during the transition. Previous interim CEO and President Michael Schwartz’ last day was May 29, LoganOwens said.

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Sumter County has adopted a countywide Fleet Management Policy for the maintenance and replacement of all county vehicles, and county administration thinks it will be a money and time saver. County Assistant Administrator Lorraine WashingtonDennis said the county did not have a vehicle management policy before the adoption of the Fleet Management Policy during Sumter County Council’s meeting Tuesday. Previously, County Public Works managed the purchase, repair and replacement of county vehicles. Washington-Dennis said under the new policy, a few employees from public works will serve as fleet management staff, and an advisory committee and management board will be created to oversee the policy. The advisory committee will consist of representatives from Sumter County Public Works, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Sumter County Recreation and Parks Department, Sumter County Assessor’s Office and Sumter County Purchasing Department. Washington-Dennis said those departments have been chosen for the committee because they have the most vehicles. The vehicle management policy board will consist of the county administrator, Washington-Dennis, the county purchasing director, the county finance director and the county public works director. Washington-Dennis said the policy will be beneficial because the county will have a more efficient way of recording the conditions and department assignments of all of its vehicles. All vehicle assignment and purchase requests will

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Chinese hackers may have data, SSN of every federal employee BY KEN DILANIAN AP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON — Hackers stole personnel data and Social Security numbers for every federal employee, a government worker union said Thursday, asserting that the cyber theft of U.S. employee information was more damaging than the Obama administration has acknowledged. Sen. Harry Reid, the Democratic leader, said on the Senate floor that the December hack into Office of Personnel Management data was carried out by “the Chinese” without specifying whether he meant the Chinese government or individuals. Reid is one

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The Department of Homeland Security headquarters in northwest Washington is seen June 5. Suspected China-based hackers stole data and Social Security numbers of every federal employee in December, according to a government worker union.

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Dalzell man charged in stolen copper case BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com Copper wiring, which is found in items ranging from cars to house piping, power lines and air conditioners, is often stolen by people looking to make fast money. Thieves steal the copper wiring and try to sell it to recycling plants. Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Braden Bunch said many times people will take wires from construction sites where it hasn’t been installed yet or from houses that usually don’t have much activity around them. He even said people will go under houses and rip out copper plumbing to try to sell it.

According to the NASDAQ, the commodity price of copper was $2.69 per pound on Thursday; however, the HALL price fluctuates daily based on the stock of copper. If sold to a local recycling company, the people stealing the wires could sell the wiring for about that price. “Folks have realized they can turn around and sell it to a scrapper and make money,” Bunch said. David Stewart, co-president of Stewart Recycling in Sumter, said he charges close to the commodity price. He said on Thursday he would buy wiring for a price between $2

and $2.50. He also said pricing can fluctuate based on how much wiring a person brings in. While the price of copper has fallen in the past three years, from almost $3.80 in 2012, Stewart said most people stealing wires usually don’t know the mineral isn’t as valuable today and still try to steal it. One of the latest copper thefts involved James Hall Jr., 50, of 3080 Gainous Road, Dalzell, who was arrested on Tuesday and charged with four counts of receiving stolen copper wire valued at $2,000 or less. Hall reportedly had stolen wires in his possession that he knew, or had reason to believe, were stolen.

Deputies caught Hall after he allegedly tried to sell the wiring to local recycling centers; they were able to track the bill of sale to find him. Because the amount of wire stolen was less than $5,000, Hall is facing as many as three years in prison if convicted and a fine at the discretion of the court, according to South Carolina state law. Stewart said he does not like doing business with people who try to sell stolen wires, saying there are protocols he has to follow with any sale of nonferrous metal, which includes copper. He has to make sure the seller has a license to transport and sell nonferrous metals, he said. He also has to record a driver’s license number and li-

cense plate number, all to make sure he isn’t buying stolen goods. While people are stealing wiring, Stewart said there are ways to prevent it. He said people need to act smartly and work together to try to slow the theft of wiring. He also said there are sensors people can connect to wiring and freon cables that, when cut, sound an alarm to alert authorities. He said while copper theft is less prevalent than it was a couple years ago, people still need to take steps to protect their belongings so they don’t get stolen. “They need to take steps to protect what they have,” Stewart said. “Unfortunately, it’s the world we live in, and we have to prepare ourselves. It’s a shame.”

Camp encourages girls to pursue STEM careers BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Seventeen middle-school girls from Sumter School District are participating in a seven-day camp focused on encouraging them to pursue science, technology, engineering and math fields and to develop self-marketing skills for future employment. STEM Camp for Girls is being held at the Sumter Career and Technology Center four days this week and three days next week. The seven-day camp includes handson exercises focusing on technology and team building. “The goal is to encourage young ladies to pursue STEM careers, a field which women traditionally did not pursue in the past,” said Wendy Jacobs, camp leader and mechatronics instructor at the career and technology center. “The other goal is to teach them how to solve problems by trial and error.” One of the major hands-on activities at the camp is learning how to program model robots to perform job tasks at a mock town. The town, called “Green City,” is a table of LEGO blocks that in-

cludes various structures. The girls have seven missions to program the mini-robots to do. Each mission is worth a number of points, and the goal is to complete as many missions as possible. The other major component of the camp is to build self-marketing skills such as communication, writing resumes, making business cards and job interview etiquette. “We want to teach the girls to assume that they’re always on a job interview,” said Pamela Christmas, the camp’s career activities leader and early childhood education instructor at the center. “What we’re trying to relate to them is that they can have fun, but remember that someone is always monitoring their performance and behavior.” All 17 girls volunteered to be in the camp. Lauren Smith, a seventh-grader at Bates Middle School, said the camp sparked her curiosity because both her father and grandfather work with machinery. She wants to be an engineer when she grows up. “I’ve really enjoyed learning how to successfully complete all of the as-

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Eja Brown and Savannah Smith attempt to figure out why their robot will not follow a black line during STEM Camp for Girls at the Sumter Career and Technology Center on Thursday. signed missions,” Smith said. “It’s been nice to interact with all of the instructors and guest speakers that we’ve had as well.” Kenliegh Douglass, an eighth-grader at Hillcrest Middle School, said she also enjoys working with the robots. “I think the experience I got out of this camp is really great,” Douglass said. “I love this program and want to

pursue a career in the STEM field.” The camp is funded by S.C. Department of Commerce’s Regional Workforce and the Santee Lynches Workforce Investment Board. Local corporations are also partnering with the camp. Members from the Honda plant in Timmonsville came to speak with the girls on Thursday about various career fields in STEM.

Board gives resident time to reduce size of disputed building BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Although Sumter City and County Board of Zoning Appeals had only one agenda item on Wednesday, action was deferred until a more favorable solution can be provided. The applicant requested multiple variances for a storage building that had been installed in the backyard of her residence on September Drive off Keels Road. The applicant said the building is intended to be used for storage and a bathhouse for the pool in the backyard.

She requested a variance to reduce the distance requirement between her house and the storage building from 10 feet to 8 feet; reduce the distance requirement between the storage building and the neighboring property line from 10 feet to 5 feet; and allow the 1,400-square-foot structure to stay on the .4 acre property despite the 1,000 feet maximum for additional structures on parcels smaller than .5 acres. City and County Zoning Administrator Donna McCullum said the size of the building in relation to the size of the lot and house were not compliant

with the county’s zoning and development standards, and planning department staff recommend the applicant’s requests be denied. She said the contractor who was hired to install the storage unit claimed to have gotten a building permit, but apparently that was not the case. Board member Warren Curtis said it is unusual that a contractor would not get a building permit before installing the building and asked if the applicant had recently tried to contact the contractor. She said the contractor had been let go from the contracting firm, and she is

now seeking legal assistance. The board was also concerned whether the structure meets regulations of the neighborhood covenants. After skimming through the covenant during the meeting, Planning Director George McGregor said the storage building may conflict with one or more stipulations. Three fellow residents of the neighborhood spoke against the applicant’s requests for variance, stating the structure was much larger than others in the neighborhood. Two of the residents voiced concerns about the building impacting the resale values of

their homes. Board member Leslie Alessandro made a motion for the board to deny the requests for variance because even if the applicant complied with the county standards, the structure could still be in violation of the neighborhood covenants. The motion was voted down, and the board instead voted to defer action on the request for no more than 90 days, giving the applicant time to present a precise plan to reduce the size of the building while complying with both county guidelines and the neighborhood covenants.

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BY JANE G. COLLINS Special to The Sumter Item No matter who won the Robin Thicke/Pharrell Williams and Marvin Gaye lawsuit over “Blurred Lines,” the current Gallery 135 exhibits, “Monica Alfonso: mementos” and “Rosemary Dungan: The Sleep of Reason,” offer an interesting perspective on being different, replacing the obvious with a new way to view the somewhat familiar. Alfonso’s small snapshot compositions evoke nostalgia. She uses recognizable and comfortable subject matter — children going down a water slide, a young girl in a dainty blue dress looking at something, a child eating ice cream, summer activities at the beach, a dog. By using gentle brush strokes as a wash over the delicate paintings, Alfonso creates an “elusive often ashen blur … to communicate a sense of longing and nostalgia.” Even her pencil sketches appear muted, establishing an aura of the past. There is a gentle sense of long ago, a comfortable, approachable invitation to reflect. Dungan’s paintings offer portraitures through a vari-

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ety of “untraditional and untypical visual means.” They are macabre celebrations of carefully created creatures painted with whimsical, glowing paint combinations. True to her artistic statement, they draw from the humanoid to the antipodal, “… introducing a sense of mischief.” Although the titles are not listed on the walls because of some of the vocabulary (they are available on her gallery sheet), the wonderful exuberance of the “thing on the trike” exudes all the excitement of a young child in his own dream world. The colors are a wondrous mixture: purple, orange and the flashing, intensely curved red tongue. Dungan sees her style “constantly probing the realm of grotesque to create … unease, fear and amusement.” The vomiting creature is an excellent example of her vision, combining exotic neon colors, dazzling texture and glowing skin. Is the subject matter pretty? No. Is it fascinating and full of energy? Yes. Does she manage to meet her artistic vision to combine a “mix of

container; and a liquor law violation about 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Montel Kennedy, 20, of 2753 Pajoe Lane, Lynchburg, was arrested for criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature Saturday on a warrant issued May 28 after the suspect allegedly pointed a rifle at the victim and verbally threatened her. STOLEN PROPERTY A Troy Built push mower, a Troy Built zero-turn mower and a 2014 carry-on trailer valued at $4,247 were reported stolen from the 400 block of Dogwood Drive about 8:23 p.m. Sunday. Three TVs, a cable DVR box and a sound bar valued at $1,950 were reported stolen about 11:58 p.m. Friday from the 200 block of Rast Street. A 50-inch television and a Sony PlayStation 3 valued at $600 were reported stolen about 3:59 p.m. Saturday from the 900 block of Houck Street.

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BY SEANNA ADCOX The Associated Press COLUMBIA (AP) — A decision to keep the troubled South Carolina State University’s accreditation on probation removed an immediate threat of forced closure. Acting President Franklin Evans announced Thursday that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges decided to keep South Carolina’s only public historically black university on probation as its newly appointed board seeks to return the 119-yearold school to fiscal solvency. An association spokeswoman confirmed later Thursday that S.C. State will stay on probation another year. The commission could have decided to revoke S.C. State’s membership. That likely would have forced the school to close because students would no longer be eligible for federal financial aid, decimating the college’s already-shrinking enrollment numbers. S.C. State has been on probation since last June because of its financial and leadership woes.

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Monica Alfonso’s “Rocking Horse,” like her other works at Gallery 135 in Patriot Hall, evokes a “gentle sense of long ago, a comfortable, approachable invitation to reflect.” horror and amusement?” Yes. Her “Windy Day” has the impact of Munch’s “The Scream,” whirling eddies of green, white and terra cotta swirl around the haunting face, eyes emphasized by the orangey circles outlining them. There is strong emotional impact of action, force and unease. Her “Self Portrait” and “Bad Mom” underscore her preoccupation with combining the familiar with the unexpected. Her color choices are vivid, and her technique is well perfected. A titmouse with blue and purple paws? Maybe not, but they are not uncommon subjects that have been given a new vision through her desire

to “explore organic form.” To some, her work may seem grotesque, but she succeeds in creating creatures that bask in color, interesting compositions and unique presentations. Both artists offer the viewer an opportunity to respond and reflect, continuing an artistic tradition of using art as a mode of communication. The show, part of the “Emerging Young Artists” series with the support of the Sumter County Cultural Commission, is available for viewing at Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and admission is free. For more information, call (803) 436-2260.

Group turning shipping containers into houses for homeless veterans MYRTLE BEACH (AP) — A new South Carolina nonprofit group is turning shipping containers into homes for homeless veterans, hoping to one day build a gated community filled with the transformed homes. The Veterans Housing Development Corp. has converted its first steel container, which is 8 feet wide and 40 feet long, into a one-bedroom house and will have it on display this weekend at a golf tournament for veterans, The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported. The group envisions eventually having a gated com-

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Study: White-Native American adults largest multiracial group WASHINGTON (AP) — NonHispanic whites with American Indian ancestry make up half of the population of mixed-race Americans but are among the least likely to say that they are multiracial, according to a Pew Research Center study released Thursday. This population is also more likely to be Republican-leaning and conservative than the rest of the multiracial population, the study finds. But they may someday be eclipsed by other multiracial Americans with the majority of mixed-race babies born in 2013 being either biracial white and black or biracial white and Asian. The Census Bureau estimates the number of multiracial Americans at 2.1 percent of the adult population. During its survey, Pew asked people about their race, the race of their parents and the race of their grandparents. With those numbers, however, the “Multiracial in America” report finds that 6.9 percent of the population in the United States is of mixed race. That’s a big jump from the past and points to a population that is expected to grow, said Kim Parker, Pew’s director of social trends research. In 1970, among babies living with two parents, only 1 percent had parents who were different races from each other. By 2013, that share had risen to 10 percent.

New York State Police prepare equipment during a search for two escaped prisoners near Dannemora, New York, on Thursday. Police have blocked off the main road outside a northern New York village as authorities concentrated their sixth day of searching for David Sweat and Richard Matt on a swampy area just a couple miles from the prison the convicts broke out of last weekend.

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“From 2000-2010, that multiracial population grew three times as fast as the overall population,” Parker said. “And when we look at the number of babies being born that are mixed race and the rise in interracial marriage, we can see that not only is it continuing to grow, but the growth could accelerate in the future.” Black and American Indian adults make up 12 percent of the multiracial population, while those with a white and black background make up 11 percent. The biracial white and American Indians are also the one group “whose members are the least likely to consider themselves ‘multiracial,’” the report said. Biracial whiteAsian adults were the most likely to say they were multiracial and to consider themselves multiracial. For many multiracial adults, their experiences are similar to those who identify themselves as single races. For example, 40 percent of mixedrace adults with a black background said they have been unfairly stopped by the police because of their racial background.

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Investigators think prison employee part of escape plot Facility in Dannemora, about 20 miles south of the Canadian border, authorities said. The person close to the investigation said authorities think Joyce Mitchell — an instructor at the prison tailor shop, where the two convicts worked — had befriended the men and was supposed to pick them up Saturday morning but didn’t. The person said that was one reason the manhunt was focused so close to the prison. The person was not authorized to discuss the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity. Mitchell has not been charged. Her son, Tobey Mitchell, told NBC on Wednesday that she checked herself into a hospital with chest pains Saturday. He said she would not have helped the inmates escape. Hundreds of police using dogs and helicopters blocked off a main road and

DANNEMORA, N.Y. (AP) — Investigators think a female prison employee had agreed to be the getaway driver in last weekend’s escape by two killers but never showed up, a person close to the case told The Associated Press on Thursday. The manhunt, meanwhile, dragged into a sixth day with a renewed burst of activity by searchers in the woods close to the prison after bloodhounds were said to have picked up the convicts’ scent. And Gov. Andrew Cuomo said investigators are also “talking to several people who may have facilitated the escape.” David Sweat, 34, and Richard Matt, 48, used power tools to cut through steel and bricks and crawled through an underground steam pipe, emerging from a manhole outside the 40-foot walls of the maximum-security Clinton Correctional

concentrated their search on a swampy area just a couple of miles from the prison. Schools were closed, and residents received automated calls warning them to lock their doors, close their windows and leave outside lights on. The governor said that investigators had received tips that the convicts were in the area, and tracking dogs had picked up the scent Thursday morning. But he added: “Look, they could either be four miles from the prison or they could be in Mexico. Right? So you just don’t know.” New York State Police said they bolstered the force looking for the fugitives to 500 officers from 450 a day earlier. Law enforcement officers walking an arm’s length apart were conducting a grid search through a cordoned-off area consisting of mud, woods, thick underbrush and several houses, Sheriff David Favro said.

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Walgreens, insurers push expansion of virtual doctor visits give customers around-the-clock access to doctors who can then diagnose and treat conditions such as allergies, a sinus infection or pink eye that don’t require a physical exam. The nation’s largest health insurer, UnitedHealth Group Inc., started covering earlier this year telemedicine visits for about a million people with employer-sponsored health plans and expects to expand that to 20 million customers next year. Likewise, the Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurer Anthem Inc. started its LiveHealth Online service in 2013 by offering it to a few thousand people. It now provides the service in 44 states and also expects 20 million of its customers to have access by next year. Doctors say telemedicine can help improve access to care for many patients, as long as the care is good, a record of the patient visit makes it back to that person’s regular doctor and safety isn’t compromised. Walgreens said the doctors in its program are trained to quickly determine whether a patient needs more care than they can provide during a virtual visit. “We’re very careful in only using telemedicine for certain conditions that are amenable to this,” Walgreens Chief Medical Officer Dr. Harry Leider said. “We’re not treating heart attacks.”

BY TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer Walgreens expects to reach about half the country by the end of the year with a new telemedicine service that lets people see doctors for minor ailments without leaving the home or office. The nation’s largest drugstore chain is expanding a smartphone application it started testing last December to tablets and personal computers and plans to make it available in 25 states. The growth comes as major insurers UnitedHealth Group and Anthem prepare to expand their own non-emergency telemedicine services to about 40 million more people by next year. Doctors have used video feeds and other technology for years to treat patients in remote locations. But experts say growing smartphone use and customer demand are fueling a rapid expansion of telemedicine into everyday care the family doctor used to handle. The American Telemedicine Association estimates that about 450,000 patients will see a doctor through a secure Internet connection this year for a primary care consultation. That’s a slice of the roughly 15 million people who will have care delivered by telemedicine, but the primary care portion has probably doubled during the past couple years, said Jon Linkous,

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Dr. Terry Rabinowitz, right, talks with nurse Leslie Orelup in December 2012 at Helen Porter Nursing Home in Burlington, Vermont. Experts say growing smartphone use and customer demand are fueling a rapid expansion of telemedicine into everyday care. ing clinics inside their stores for years now, giving patients several less-expensive alternatives to a doctor’s office when they need help. The telemedicine apps aim to offer even more convenience by providing care wherever the patient is located. Programs offered by Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and the insurers

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Educated Ukrainians flee for new lives BY NATALIYA VASILYEVA The Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine — Alesya Bolot worked for a contemporary arts foundation that converted an abandoned factory into a mecca for young and bright people with daring ideas. Vibrant and cosmopolitan, the 27-yearold would not look out of place in a gallery in New York. She was at the forefront of the avant-garde arts scene in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk when a proRussian insurgency took over and upended her life. When a rebel-controlled local television station portrayed creative people like her as the enemy, she decided it was time to flee. “Everything we did ran counter to their ideology,” she says, “the fact that we worked with foreign artists, the fact that we advocated for a plurality of opinions.” Bolot arrived in the capital Kiev a year ago with only a backpack, not planning a long-term stay. But she decided to remain after she was told she was on the wanted list of the selfstyled Donetsk People’s Republic for alleged subversive activity. A year on, the Izolyatsia contemporary arts cen-

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Alesya Bolot gestures during a May 13 interview in Kiev, Ukraine. Bolot arrived in the capital Kiev a year ago with only a backpack, not planning a long-term stay. But she decided to remain after she was told she was on the wanted list of the self-styled Donetsk People’s Republic for alleged subversive activity. More than 2.2 million people have fled their homes in eastern Ukraine since the war between government forces and Russia-backed separatists began in April last year, according to the United Nations.

Body of American killed fighting IS handed over to family BY ZEINA KARAM The Associated Press BEIRUT — The body of an American who died fighting with Kurdish forces against the Islamic State group in Syria was handed over on Thursday to his family at a Turkish border crossing, a Kurdish official said. Hundreds of people turned up in the Kurdish town of Kobani to bid farewell to Keith Broomfield before his body was handed over to family at the Mursitpinar gate, said Idriss Naasan. Broomfield, 20, from Massachusetts, died on June 3 in battle in a Syrian village near Kobani, making him likely the first U.S. citizen to die fighting alongside Kurds against the Islamic State group. He had joined the People’s Protection Units known as the YPG on Feb. 24 under the nom de guerre Gelhat Rumet. The YPG are the main Kurdish guerrilla battling the Islamic State group in Syria. The U.S. Department of State confirmed Broomfield’s death Wednesday but declined to provide any details about

the circumstances. It was not immediately clear who from Broomfield’s family was there to receive his body on the Turkish side Thursday. Kurds in Turkey lined the road, waving flags and applauding as the convoy carrying the body drove by. The fight against the Islamic State group has attracted dozens of Westerners, including Iraq war veterans who have made their way back to the Middle East to join Kurdish fighters, who have been most successful against the extremist group. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which keeps track of Syria’s war, said more than 400 foreign fighters have joined the YPG to fight the Islamic State group in recent months, including Europeans, Americans, Australian and thousands of Kurdish fighters from Turkey and Iran. It was not possible to independently confirm the figure. Many are spurred on by Kurdish social media campaigners and a sense of duty rooted in the 2003 U.S.-led military invasion of Iraq,

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27 of Einstein’s letters to be auctioned BY JOHN ROGERS The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — When he wasn’t busy scribbling out the theory of relativity, Albert Einstein seems to have spent a fair amount of time writing letters involving topics such as God, his son’s geometry studies and even a little toy steam engine an uncle gave him when he was a boy. The Einstein Letters, which include more than two dozen missives, will go up for sale Thursday at the California-based auction house Profiles in History. Some were in English and others in German. Some were done in longhand, others on typewriters. Amassed over decades by a private collector, the letters represent one of the largest caches of Einstein’s personal writings ever offered for sale. But more than that, they

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United States astronaut Terry Virts is helped out of the Soyuz TMA15M spacecraft just minutes after he and Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, center, and Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Thursday.

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DZHEZKAZGAN, Kazakhstan — A three-person crew from the International Space Station landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Thursday after a longer-thanexpected orbital stint. NASA astronaut Terry Virts, Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency and Russia’s Anton Shkaplerov returned to Earth after 199 days on the station, nearly a month longer than planned. Their Soyuz capsule landed on schedule at 9:44 a.m. EDT about 90 miles southeast of the city of Dzhezkazgan, in what a NASA commentator described as a textbook homecoming. After descending slowly under a striped red and white parachute, the craft touched down softly under the sun-drenched steppe. Russian helicopters buzzing

give a rare look into Einstein’s thoughts when he wasn’t discussing complicated scientific theories with his peers, said Joseph Maddalena, founder of Profiles in History. “We all know about what he accomplished, how he changed the world with the theory of relativity,” Maddalena said. “But these letters show the other side of the story. How he advised his children, how he believed in God.” In one letter, Einstein urged one of his sons to get more serious about geometry. In another, he consoled a friend who recently discovered her husband’s infidelity. In still another to an uncle on his 70th birthday, Einstein recalled how the toy steam engine the uncle gave him years ago had prompted a lifelong interest in science. On the issue of God, Ein-

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TUOMEY FROM PAGE A1 Brabham said the hospital is fortunate to have outstanding vice presidents, and the board decided Logan-Owens’ experience and knowledge would make her the perfect fit for the leadership role. “She has a background in nursing, and she has a lot of compassion, and she carries that over into her work in administration,” he said. In her office at the hospital Wednesday, she said she has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support she has received from the staff, the physicians and the community — some from people she doesn’t even know. “It is one thing to feel that people like you and care for you, but to have them embrace me in this manner has simply touched my heart in a way that is almost indescribable,” she said. She will need all the support she can get. Hanging over Tuomey Health Care System like a sword is a $237 million judgment against the hospital awaiting a decision in U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. “We are excited about our relationship with Palmetto,” she said. “We cannot merge until the lawsuit is remedied; once that happens, we can decide what course to take,”

HACKED FROM PAGE A1 one million former federal employees.” The OPM data file contains the records of non-military, non-intelligence executive branch employees, which covers most federal civilian employees but not, for example, members of Congress and their staffs. The union thinks the hackers stole military records and veterans’ status information, address, birth date, job and pay history, health insurance, life insurance and pension in-

Logan-Owens said. In the meantime, she said, they are still working with Palmetto Health. “We are trying to learn more about their philosophy; we are trying to learn more about how they’re trying to build stronger clinical integration with their medical team, in terms of management of patients and facilitating throughput of patients,” she said. “We are trying to share best practice ideas from a clinical perspective and from a quality perspective.” Another challenge is rebuilding the trust of the community, she said. “We want to be their provider of choice,” she said. “When they think about their health care delivery means, we want them to think about Tuomey first.” Work has already begun to change negative perception of the hospital, she said. “We’ve been changing that impression over time,” she said. “The executive team and the administrative directors visit three patients every day. We hear, ‘Wow, things are different.’” But making believers of patients who have recently used the facility is not the hard part, she said. “The people we have to win over are the ones who aren’t even giving us a chance,” she said. “The ones who are saying, ‘I’ll never go

to Tuomey’ or, ‘Don’t ever take me there.’” Logan-Owens said one bad experience can mold a person’s feelings about the hospital. “We have to find ways to make sure that every patient experience, every encounter, we are doing our very, very best,” she said. Though Logan-Owens said she will not be working directly with patients, she thinks taking care of patients is still at the heart of her job. “I haven’t been able to work clinically for a very long time, but in this position and my last position (as vice president of Tuomey), I do take care of patients,” she said. She said at her first meetings on Monday she emphasized that to an orientation group and to the Medical Executive Committee. “I said, ‘When you look at my badge, president and CEO are the smallest letters on my badge,’” she said. “The largest letters that you see are RN (registered nurse), and I am going to leave those there because the heart of who I am is a clinician and what is most important to me is the patient.” That will be her primary focus, she said. Tuomey public relations director Brenda Chase said the staff is showing a lot of enthusiasm about having Logan-Owens as president and CEO.

formation; and age, gender and race data, he said. The letter was obtained by The Associated Press. The union, which does not have direct access to the investigation, said it is basing its assessment on “sketchy” information provided by OPM. The agency has sought to downplay the damage, saying what was taken “could include” personnel file information such as Social Security numbers and birth dates. “We believe that Social Security numbers were not encrypted, a cybersecurity failure that is absolutely indefensible and outrageous,” Cox

THE SUMTER ITEM “As an employee of the hospital, I see people are very excited about the future,” she said. “That’s what the feeling is now, and it has been a good few days. “We have been under a dark cloud for a very, very long time, even when we had an interim CEO, who did an outstanding job — we were trying to figure out what our future was going to hold and what direction we would take. Now, we feel like we have one of our own leading us. Employees are getting reinvigorated. “Bring on the future; we’re ready,” Chase said. “My focus is going to be re-igniting our passion for taking care of our patients,” Logan-Owens said. “That is what we do best. As long as every decision that I make we have the patient in the forefront, we can’t go in the wrong direction.” She said as the administrator of this hospital, with her policies, the people she hires and the credentials of the physicians at the hospital, she is taking care of patients. “I am ensuring the people who lay hands on patients have the best credentials and are of the highest quality and have the best policies, that we have the right equipment and the right tools to take care of the patient,” she said. “So, I do take care of patients, every day.”

said in the letter. The union called the breach “an abysmal failure on the part of the agency to guard data that has been entrusted to it by the federal workforce.” Samuel Schumach, an OPM spokesman, said that “for security reasons, we will not discuss specifics of the information that might have been compromised.” The central personnel data file contains up to 780 separate pieces of information about an employee. Cox complained in the letter that “very little substantive information has been shared with us, despite the fact that we

represent more than 670,000 federal employees in departments and agencies throughout the executive branch.” The union’s release and Reid’s comment in the Senate put into sharper focus what is looking like a massive cyber espionage success by China. Sen. Susan Collins, an intelligence committee member, has also said the hack came from China. Mike Rogers, the former chairman of the House intelligence committee, said last week that Chinese intelligence agencies have for some time been seeking to assemble a database of information about Americans. Those per-

COUNTY FROM PAGE A1 go before the fleet management staff, advisory committee, management board and county administrator before any action can be taken. According to the policy, departments will send vehicle and equipment requests to fleet management staff stating the type and class of the item and the specific need. All vehicles and equipment will go through a competitive bidding process before they are purchased. Washington-Dennis said the committee and board will also make the process of transferring vehicles between departments much easier and quicker because the decisions will be made based on department need. County Administrator Gary Mixon said he estimates the county will save tens of thousands of dollars with the implementation of the policy, especially when it comes to vehicle maintenance. He said another cost benefit of the policy is that the county will be able to remove older vehicles from its inventory faster which will lower the number of vehicles on the county’s insurance policy. The county will implement the policy at the start of the 2016 fiscal year on July 1.

sonal details can be used for blackmail, or also to shape bogus emails designed to appear legitimate while injecting spyware on the networks of government agencies or businesses Chinese hackers are trying to penetrate. U.S. intelligence officials say China, like the U.S., spies for national security advantage. Unlike the U.S., they say, China also engages in largescale theft of corporate secrets for the benefit of statesponsored enterprises that compete with Western companies. Nearly every major U.S. company has been hacked from China, they say.

Pair arrested in two burglaries FROM STAFF REPORTS Two local men have been arrested in connection to separate burglaries. William Charles Bochman, 37, of 705 Whitepine Way, is charged with two counts burglary, second-degree violence, and Charles Turner Richburg, 45, of 44 Lynam Road is charged with two counts of accessory after the fact of burglary. Both men are being held at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center pending bond. Bochman is charged with breaking into Young’s Express on Pinewood Road after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. About four cartons of cigarettes were reported stolen after the glass door of the store was broken out. He also is charged with breaking into the Ward’s BBQ on Pinewood Road after 4 a.m. on May 23. Police responded after a worker discovered the window and door of the business had been broken out. An undisclosed amount of money had been taken.

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Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’ begins new season BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH “Orange Is the New Black” celebrates Mother’s Day. But don’t go looking for the greeting card version. Set in a women’s prison, “Orange” returns for its third, 14-episode season, streaming today exclusively on Netflix. The series has no reason to re-affirm its place as a showcase for strong female characters. But the Mother’s Day episode brings new emotional depth to the series’ many overlapping portraits. Incarcerated mothers and their visiting children gather for treats and games in the prison yard, a celebration that runs the emotional gamut from bittersweet to downright dismal. Staffers hang up a piñata purchased at a dollar store for the children to attack, but then realize that the stick necessary to beat the paper party item is strictly forbidden on prison grounds. And when the frustrated children finally succeed — with a little help from the guards — the staff realizes that nobody remembered to stuff candy or toys in the piñata. This shredded, empty gesture is, as one prisoner utters, “a metaphor” for the entire celebration. It’s interesting to compare “Orange” with Netflix’s new series “Sense8,” launched only last Friday. Both ask viewers to follow a sprawling cast of characters whose lives are told in sporadic flashbacks. But “Sense8,” unfolding in travelogue style with stories erupting all over the globe, seems more stifled and claustrophobic than the prison setting of “Orange.” If it’s possible to criticize a series for being too good and featuring too many strong and interesting characters, it’s a charge that might be leveled at “Orange.” The series has progressed from the melodramas of Piper (Taylor Schilling) and Alex (Laura Prepon), turning their tale of upper-middle-class drug dealers gone bad into just one fascinating story among many. • Set in a world transformed by intergalactic war and interspecies immigration (to St. Louis, of all places), “Defiance” (8 p.m., Syfy, TV14) enters its third season with a two-hour episode.

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Laura Prepon, left, and Lori Petty star in a scene from “Orange is the New Black,” returning for a third season today on Netflix.

This leads into “Dark Matter” (10 p.m.), a Canadian sciencefiction series set in deep space. Not made available for review. • Pivot, the cable channel in search of a millennial audience, gives young people a camera and plenty of time to confess their inner thoughts on “Secret Lives of Americans” (10:30 p.m.). Each installment features someone experiencing situations such as undocumented immigration, living with HIV, hunger and staggering college loan debt. The series demonstrates Pivot’s difficulty in capturing its intended audience. Years of watching participants use a video confessional on shows as trite as “Big Brother” tend to reduce the format’s seriousness. In a world awash with video blogs, “Secret” is less than unique or revelatory. Depending on the story, and the storyteller, these Internet confessionals can be incandescent at 2 minutes and endurance tests at 5. Trying to shoehorn these “Secret Lives” into the halfhour requirements of a “TV show” is a serious problem.

CULT CHOICE A generation before “Bonnie and Clyde,” the 1950 thriller “Gun Crazy” (9:45 p.m., TCM) featured a psychologically damaged male (John Dall) propelled into crime by a pistol-packing psychopath (Peggy Cummins). The script, attributed to Millard Kaufman and

MacKinlay Kantor, was written by blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Auditions continue on “America’s Got Talent” (8 p.m.,

NBC, r, TV-PG). • Making cupcakes can be a chore on “Undercover Boss” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG). • Sweden and the United States face off in the FIFA Women’s World Cup (8 p.m., Fox). • Grazing in the grass on “Shark Tank” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG). • Spring officially has just over a week to go, but on “Phineas and Ferb” (9 p.m., Disney XD) it’s the “Last Day of Summer.” • Stand-up comics perform on “Ron White’s Comedy Salute to the Troops 2015” (9:30 p.m., CMT). • A body camera’s footage sparks controversy on “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV14). • The medical detective series “Diagnose Me” (10 p.m., Discovery Life, TV-14) features a woman plagued with extreme sweating attacks and a man who senses swarms of invisible bugs all over his body.

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Mother is stuck with daughter’s college debt DEAR ABBY — I am a single woman who borrowed $80,000 to send my daughter to college with the underDear Abby standing that she would ABIGAIL take over the VAN BUREN payments once she was professionally established. She is now so “into” her new lifestyle that she is refusing to have contact with her “poor” birth mother. She refuses to take responsibility for repaying the loan, which is in my name, and says “tough luck” to my stupidity. This means I will have to continue working until I drop

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dead. Abby, I am 60. Is there any help for me? Has this happened to other baby boomers? Poor birth mother in Georgia DEAR POOR — Sadly, yes it has. And no, there isn’t help for you. Because the agreement with your daughter was verbal and wasn’t put in writing, you don’t have a legal means to force her to assume the loan payments. DEAR ABBY — I have a difficult situation at work. A co-worker lost her driver’s license two years ago, and I began providing her transportation. In the beginning it was occasional, but now it’s almost daily. I don’t know how to get out of this situation because it is taking a toll on me and my time. She has somewhat compen-

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sated me for gas, but I have two jobs and family obligations that limit my time off, and I just can’t continue this taxi service. We work side-by-side at my day job. I care about her and our friendship, but can no longer continue allowing her hardship to be my hardship. Abby, please advise how to break the news to her. Not a taxi service DEAR NOT — Explain it to your co-worker just as you have explained it to me — that it has become more time-consuming and stressful than you can handle, given your other obligations. Rather than cut her off cold turkey, give her some notice — say a week — to arrange for other transportation. Do not apologize or feel guilty.

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HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

ACROSS 1 Oilman who once owned the New York Jets 5 Voucher 9 “MacGyver” actor Dana 14 “Happy Starts Here” food company 15 Something about us all? 16 Lash of Westerns 17 Sheep and cows grazing together? 19 Latin clarifier 20 Rough projection 21 __ Flags 23 Brand of coolers 24 Chateau __ Michelle winery 25 “... the __ below / As hush as death ... “: “Hamlet” 28 Chocolate dessert 30 Taking turns ranting? 34 Baleful 35 Sullen 36 Char-Broil competitor 38 Last state to be admitted to the U.S. before the start of the Civil War 39 French toast 44 Big Sur re-

treat 47 Morning cohost 48 Spy industry? 52 Precise 53 Kung __ shrimp 54 Took sides? 55 Lattice strip 56 Nigerian culinary staple 59 Tot’s glassful 61 Diner unit 63 Monk’s “The piano ain’t got no wrong notes,” e.g? 67 Right wrongs 68 “Land for sale” sign datum 69 Its logo uses Sweden’s national colors 70 Trouble 71 Phoned 72 Costner role DOWN 1 Pork cut 2 Student’s option 3 Pork cut 4 Pop 5 Call in a field 6 White noise, perhaps 7 Tennessee state flower 8 Waiter at O’Hare 9 Country’s __ Young Band 10 Prince George’s grandma 11 Lowlife, slangily 12 Southern-

most 48-states capital 13 Get even with again 18 Prayer opener 22 Brief holiday? 24 Ratatouille, for one 26 “Losing My Religion” band 27 Longtime Rather rival 29 Pac-12 team 31 Yard sale? 32 P&G dental brand 33 Get ripped 37 More than modify 40 Prince __ of Ord, friend of Valiant 41 Act restlessly 42 Draws attention from, in a way 43 Zap

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EDITORIAL

Legislature blew it on state’s roads bill S o much for the S.C. Legislature moving ahead on a road funding bill during its recently concluded regular ses-

sion. Remember when fixing our state’s roads was to be its top priority in 2015? Remember back in 2014 when Gov. Nikki Haley said she would veto any gas tax increase? That was before she decided she was OK with a gas tax increase and announced such in her State of the State address in January. At least she was for it until she added one caveat: There had to be an income tax cut. Brilliant. The state’s motorists are back to square one having to navigate around those pesky potholes because of the governor’s fixation on cutting income taxes. It didn’t have to be this way. The House after a lot of hard work had put together a veto-proof bill with seven weeks left in the session, but it got waylaid in the Senate, thus snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Sen. Tom Davis of Beaufort finished killing off any opportunities for compromise when he decided he couldn’t support a new roads plan prepared by Senate Majority leader Harvey Peeler, so he filibustered an amendment to the capital reserve fund and never gave up the floor as time ran out on the 2015 legislative session.

Sen. Nikki Setzler put it best: “We ought to be dealing with roads — the condition of roads. Adding other things, too, just makes it impossible to get a roads bill. Income tax relief has zero to do with roads.”

The tactic could be effective in the short run. The Americans will try to vet and train Sunni Arab tribesmen to fight in concert with conventional units of the beleaguered Iraqi Army. In the past, American troops have played an essential trust-building role when they’ve sought to get Iraqi factions that are suspicious of each other to work together. But any victories will be short term as long as the Shiite-dominated political elite in Baghdad continues to disenfranchise Sunnis at every turn. The new troops will bring the American force in Iraq to 3,550. With each increase, the United States is being dragged more deeply into a war that lawmakers have been unwilling to authorize formally. And each step makes Congress’ irresponsibility more outrageous. ••• From Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s response to a question on Mike Gallagher’s June 10 syndicated talk-radio show about the “moral case” made this week by President Obama for ObamaCare: “Let’s call his remarks exactly what they are. He made the moral case for socialism. Let’s not sugarcoat it, that’s exactly what he believes. He doesn’t hide it, he doesn’t pretend, we shouldn’t either. This isn’t new. Those who favor socialism always make the moral case for it. The truth is, maybe they actually believe in it, but in the real world, socialism harms, it weakens the economies of countries that have tried it. It just does. Weaker economies hurt everybody in them. Socialism kills incentive, opportunity, free-

So much for what should have been a no-brainer on dealing with the worst roads in the nation. The legislature giveth, and the legislature taketh away. Enjoy those potholes, folks.

COMMENTARY

NOTABLE & QUOTABLE In “Sending More Troops to Iraq,” The New York Times editorial page writers note “it’s hard not to be skeptical that the latest move, which appears to be a micro version of the old one, will change Iraq’s dysfunctional politics any more than its predecessor.”

He was right. Haley’s infatuation with tax cuts poisoned the well and triggered Davis’ filibuster. The first and most important legislation was about roads. The legislature blew it.

dom. It is the opposite of what America is all about. Look, socialism always harms the people it claims to help the most. It handicaps them, leaving them weaker, less self-determined, less free. We should have this debate out in the open. His ‘moral case’ for ObamaCare is actually immoral. Spending money you don’t have is immoral. Borrowing more money than you can pay back is immoral. Lying to the American people is immoral, so it’s ironic he chooses to use the terms ‘moral case’ or ‘moral imperative’ to make the case for what I think is a very flawed law.” ••• Writing in The Wall Street Journal, Chris Herring says “There’s LeBron, and Then There’s Everyone Else (Michael Jordan Included).” Coming into the NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors seemed perfectly suited to stop LeBron James. The Warriors had the league’s best defense this season. They have the personnel to match up with him. They had a sound plan, too. Then the games began. So far, through three games of the Finals, James has put on a do-it-all performance that makes Michael Jordan look like a role player. Golden State has been most successful against James in the late stages of games. Case in point: He has shot a respectable 43 percent during the first three quarters but has slipped to 33 percent in the fourth quarter and overtime during the series. So, no: James isn’t shooting well at all. He isn’t always getting the best looks at the basket possible. But in a series where his team is shorthanded, he is playing exactly the way he should be — and, so far, done more than anyone in the modern history of the Finals. Notable & Quotable is compiled by Graham Osteen. Reach him at graham@theitem.com.

The Racing Form, 2nd edition

ASHINGTON — The Republican nominating race is a mess: a strong field, but with 10 declared candidates and a half-dozen more to come, we need a bouncer to keep order. I’ve given myself the job. Rope lines separate the four categories.

(A) Top tier: 1. Jeb Bush. Solid, no sizzle. Sizzle may be in less demand than eight years ago, but his inability to separate from the pack, his recent campaign shakeup and his four-day stumble over Megyn Kelly’s “knowing what we know now” Iraq question have given even his supporters pause. Nonetheless, a bulging war chest, a fine gubernatorial record and a wide knowledge of domestic issues guarantee top-tier staying power. Chances: 25 percent. 2. Scott Walker. Maintains a significant lead in CHARLES Iowa, and it’s more than Krauthammer just a Wisconsinite’s favorite-son advantage. He’s got a solid governing record, has raised respectable money and has gone almost errorless for more than a month. One caveat: His major wobble on immigration threatens his straight-shooter persona. Chances: 25 percent. 3. Marco Rubio. Good launch, steady follow-up. With his fluency in foreign affairs, has benefited the most from President Obama’s imploding foreign policy. Polls well, but with seven or so within the margin of error, the important question is less “Who do you support?” than “Who could you support?” (measuring general acceptability). Rubio leads all with 74 percent. The New York Times’ comical attempts to nail him on driving (four citations in 18 years — “Arrest that man!”) and financial profligacy (a small family fishing boat characterized as a “luxury speedboat”) only confirm how much the Democrats fear his prospects. Chances: 35 percent. (B) Polls well, but can’t win. 4. Rand Paul. Fought a principled, if hyperbolic, fight on metadata collection and privacy rights, but his ambivalent national-security posture alienates many in the GOP base. Consistently ranks among the leaders in the polls and is the most successful libertarian ever, but libertarianism is still far from becoming a governing or majority persuasion. High floor, low ceiling. 5. Ben Carson. Ditto. Broadly popular but major rookie problems. His national finance chairman, deputy campaign manager and general counsel have all resigned within the past month. And while Obama

showed that rookies can win, we haven’t elected a nonpolitician since 1952 — and that guy won World War II. (C) Second tier, with a chance to jump. 6. Ted Cruz. Candidate on the cusp. Has the best chance to join the leaders. Only 16 percent “would never vote for.” His claimed $40 million raised (campaign plus super PACs) suggests a serious presence throughout the early contests at least. Chances: 5 percent. 7. John Kasich. My personal longshot wild card. Jack Kemp on steroids, a bleeding-heart conservative, articulate and voluble but somewhat less disciplined than Kemp. Which can be a problem. It’s entertaining when he says, “I’m not going to have Bush money; Wells Fargo doesn’t have Bush money,” but not when implying that if your policies don’t match his on the Kasich compassion index, you have no heart. Chances: 3 percent. 8. Carly Fiorina. Has proved strong and steady on the campaign trail. The question is: Can you reach enough of Iowa and New Hampshire with just a car and a clipboard? To jump, she needs to get into the debates. But to get into the debates, she needs to jump (to the top 10 in the polls). Catch-22. Chances: 2 percent. (D) Second tier, in need of a miracle. 9. Rick Perry. Energetic launch. Spoke well, looked good. He’s learned that you don’t run for president right after back surgery and that you need an answer to “Why are you running?” His 2011 statement that his wife said to him “get out of your comfort zone” (as governor) was the worst since Teddy Kennedy had none at all in 1979. After four years of studying and prepping, Perry looks ready. Achilles’ heel: After his 2011 “oops” moment, he is on 24-hour gaffe watch. 10. Chris Christie. Damaged by Bridgegate, boxed out (ideologically) by Bush. Shows guts in openly advocating entitlement reform. It’s a gamble because that’s what voters say they want but rarely vote for. 11. Mike Huckabee. A dead-set-against-entitlement-reform populist. Major social conservative appeal, but given the leftward ratcheting of the nation’s cultural center, it may be less of an asset, even in the GOP primaries, than in 2008. I’ve done no justice to Lindsey Graham, Bobby Jindal and Rick Santorum, all eminently likable and highly qualified but yet to make their move. If they do, The Racing Form will be there. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. © 2015, The Washington Post Writers Group

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AROUND TOWN Good Samaritans for All People shop. will hold a giveaway at 8 a.m. ThePeople Sumterto Combat GoodJune Samaritans for All hold Veterans on Saturday, 13, at the Group will meet at 10 a.m. giveaway High School old Bishopville on Friday, June 19, at the football field, 600 N. Main South HOPE Center, 1125 S. St., Bishopville. Besides the Lafayette Drive. All area vetusual items such as food erans are invited. and furniture, the nonprofit The Lincoln High School Preswill give away new shoes and clothes for children. For ervation Alumni Association will hold a dinner fundraiser 11 more information, call the a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, June Rev. Eddie Thomas at (803) 19, at the Lincoln High 459-4989. School gymnasium on The Mayesville Summer EnCouncil Street. Cost is $8 richment Camp Program will per dinner and menu inbe held 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. cludes turkey wing, grilled Monday-Friday, June 15 chicken, rice with gravy or through Aug. 7, at the macaroni salad, mixed vegMayesville Institute School. etables, roll, dessert and a Sponsored by the Mayesdrink. Call James L. Green at ville Educational and Indus- (803) 968-4173. trial Institute, the program An Applebee’s flapjack fundwill involve academic enraiser breakfast to support richment as well as a host Crestwood High School FFA of physical activities for will be held 8-10 a.m. on participating youth ages 4-17. Weekly fees are $10, $7 Saturday, June 20, at Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & and $5 for first, second and Bar, 2497 Broad St. Call third child respectively. Fee Jason Gore at (843) 333-9712 includes daily breakfast, or (803) 469-6200, extension lunch and a snack. For ap4514. Mr. Gore can also be plications or additional inreached via email at Jason. formation, call Dr. Deborah gore@sumterschools.net or L. Wheeler at (803) 983-7221 email Brittany Robinson at or Margie Jefferson at (803) brittanyrobinson9@gmail. 453-5441. com. The American Red Cross will The Sumter Vitiligo Support offer New Volunteer OrientaGroup will hold its first vitiligo tion / Disaster Services Oversupport group walk from 9 view for new Red Cross volunteers from 9 a.m. to noon a.m. until noon on Saturday, June 20, at Salterstown on Saturday, June 13, at Community Park, 800 Salter1155 N. Guignard Drive. Call stown Road. Attendees are (803) 775-2363 to register. asked to bring two non-perThe Sumter Parents of Murishable food items. Wear dered Children will meet purple to show support. from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on TuesEvent will feature music, day, June 16, at the Birnie food and more. HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy Women On a Move, a newly St. Refreshments will be formed non-profit organizaserved. tion, will host a business mixer The Carolina Coin Club will from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturmeet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, day, June 20, at Team RobinJune 16, at the Parks & Recson MMA, 262 S. Pike West. reation Building,155 HaynThe Clarendon County Branch sworth St. The club meets NAACP will hold its monthly on the third Tuesday of each month. Visitors are al- meeting at 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, at St. Mark ways welcome. Call (803) AME Church, Summerton. 775-8840 for information. The 2015 Sumter County ComJMBC Toastmasters Ministry munity Development Corporawill hold its charter ceremony tion Housing and Job Fair will at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June be held 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on 16, at Jehovah Missionary Saturday, June 27, at South Baptist Church, 803 S. HarSumter Resource Center, vin St. The public is invited to meet members and listen 337 Manning Ave. The Lincoln High School Presto people speak about the ervation Alumni Association importance of communicawill meet at 4 p.m. on Suntion skills for today’s professional. Refreshments will day, June 28, at the Lincoln High School cafeteria on be served. Council Street. Call James L. South Carolina Legal Services Green at (803) 968-4173. Expungement Workshop Part The Sumter Chapter of the Na4 will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17, at Clar- tional Federation of the Blind will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesendon School District 1 day, July 14, at Shiloh-RanCommunity Resource Cendolph Manor. Cory Davis, ter, 1154 Fourth St., Summotivational speaker, will merton. Come let Attorney speak. Contact Debra Canty, Lonnie Doles begin or conchapter president, at Debratinue the process of clearCanC2@frontier.com or at ing your record so you can (803) 775-5792. Add the be eligible for various cagroup to your contacts for reer opportunities. Call updated information on the Kathleen L. Gibson at (803) 485-2043 or (803) 225-0832 to recorded message line at (206) 376-5992. learn about this free work-

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WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

A stray afternoon thunderstorm

Mainly clear and humid

Partly sunny and warm

Warm with sun mixing with clouds

Mostly sunny, a t-storm; warm

Partly sunny and remaining warm

92°

73°

95° / 74°

98° / 74°

97° / 75°

98° / 75°

Chance of rain: 45%

Chance of rain: 15%

Chance of rain: 10%

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 10%

SW 8-16 mph

SW 6-12 mph

W 8-16 mph

NW 4-8 mph

WNW 4-8 mph

WSW 4-8 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 87/69 Spartanburg 88/70

Greenville 88/70

Columbia 92/73

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 92/73

Aiken 91/70

ON THE COAST

Charleston 91/74

Today: Partly sunny and humid. High 86 to 93. Saturday: Partly sunny; humid. High 90 to 96.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 85/70/t 69/53/t 91/72/pc 83/60/t 89/75/t 76/63/pc 84/76/t 86/71/pc 91/74/pc 94/75/pc 103/80/s 77/57/pc 94/77/pc

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 358.08 75.37 75.30 97.67

24-hr chg -0.03 +0.01 +0.04 -0.03

Sunrise 6:10 a.m. Moonrise 3:16 a.m.

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

0.01" 1.82" 1.89" 20.20" 17.44" 19.51"

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

91° 68° 87° 65° 102° in 1963 52° in 1982

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 90/73/pc 71/61/c 87/70/t 74/62/pc 84/74/t 77/63/pc 84/76/t 88/67/t 94/73/t 90/69/t 104/81/s 73/55/pc 90/72/t

Myrtle Beach 88/76

Manning 92/73

Today: A stray thunderstorm. Winds west-southwest 7-14 mph. Saturday: Partly sunny and warm. Winds west-southwest 7-14 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 92/74

Bishopville 91/74

Sunset Moonset

8:33 p.m. 4:36 p.m.

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Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 2.10 -0.13 19 4.60 +0.97 14 2.87 -0.40 14 3.49 +0.50 80 76.64 -0.27 24 8.50 +0.95

AT MYRTLE BEACH

High 5:56 a.m. 6:32 p.m. 6:54 a.m. 7:28 p.m.

Today Sat.

Ht. 3.0 3.4 3.0 3.5

Low Ht. 12:34 a.m. 0.1 12:49 p.m. -0.5 1:36 a.m. 0.0 1:44 p.m. -0.6

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 81/65/t 87/69/t 91/69/t 93/74/t 85/75/pc 91/74/t 89/71/pc 88/72/t 92/73/t 92/74/pc 89/74/pc 89/74/pc 90/73/pc

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 85/64/pc 92/69/pc 96/68/pc 96/74/pc 85/74/pc 94/74/pc 92/70/pc 92/71/pc 95/73/pc 95/74/pc 92/71/pc 93/74/pc 94/75/pc

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 92/74/pc Gainesville 92/70/pc Gastonia 87/70/pc Goldsboro 90/75/pc Goose Creek 91/73/t Greensboro 87/71/pc Greenville 88/70/t Hickory 85/68/t Hilton Head 88/76/pc Jacksonville, FL 91/70/pc La Grange 87/70/t Macon 90/68/t Marietta 85/69/t

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 96/74/pc 95/70/t 91/69/pc 95/74/pc 94/73/pc 91/71/pc 90/70/pc 88/68/pc 90/76/pc 94/70/pc 93/71/pc 94/68/pc 90/70/pc

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 86/66/t Mt. Pleasant 91/74/pc Myrtle Beach 88/76/pc Orangeburg 91/71/t Port Royal 91/75/pc Raleigh 90/73/pc Rock Hill 88/70/pc Rockingham 89/72/pc Savannah 91/72/t Spartanburg 88/70/t Summerville 91/73/t Wilmington 87/74/pc Winston-Salem 86/70/pc

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 89/65/pc 94/74/pc 92/74/pc 95/71/pc 94/75/pc 93/73/pc 91/70/pc 94/73/pc 94/71/pc 91/69/pc 95/73/pc 92/74/pc 90/70/pc

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Channel your EUGENIA LAST energy toward activities that challenge you mentally and physically. Be sensitive when sharing your opinions. Intimate conversations will help you express your feelings freely. A new opportunity will raise your profile and your earning potential.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t try to force issues. Give yourself plenty of time to consider your position and strategy. Find out information firsthand instead of relying on rumors. Changes going on behind closed doors will change your plans or your direction. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Share your ideas, thoughts and intentions. The feedback you get will help you manipulate the outcome you want to transpire. Love is blossoming, making this a great day to rekindle your relationship or search for someone new.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Travel and education should be your goal. Chat with experts or attend an event offering the knowledge you require in order to further your plans. Romance is highlighted, and personal changes can be put into play. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Wait and watch. Keep your life and your expenditures moderate and your emotions in check. An older individual will be a burden if you are too accommodating. Make sure you receive enough in return. Make a unique lifestyle change. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Participate in events that are geared toward different philosophies, religions or cultures. What you learn will help you make a good choice regarding moneymaking and where you reside. A personal partnership will improve your standard of living.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take time out to enjoy your home, family and all that you have worked so hard to achieve. You CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t owe it to yourself to take a let anyone push you around. Work to acquire what you need to pursue moment to relax and consider what you want to do next. Consider an endeavor that will bring you options that offer creative peace of mind. Let your creative mind take over. Someone will make stimulation. an unexpected change. Don’t let AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Share what others do ruin your plans. your personal or domestic LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You will be improvement plans with friends the center of attention no matter and family, and you will get the where you are or what you do. You assistance required to make your will be granted favors and handed dreams come true. The changes an offer you cannot refuse. Love is you initiate will improve your in the stars, and personal plans can relationship with someone special. be put into play. Romance is encouraged. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t let restlessness take over. Wait and see PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take a stance. Offer help, but do so for a what everyone around you does before you make a commitment to price. Look out for your interests and don’t take on responsibilities be a participant. Don’t believe that aren’t yours. Put your effort everything you are told or let into your advancement, not on anyone bully you into something you don’t want to do. helping someone else get ahead.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 THURSDAY

POWERBALL WEDNESDAY

MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY

3-24-29-30-37 PowerUp: 2

31-32-48-49-53 Powerball: 25; Powerplay: 2

6-16-17-25-36 Megaball: 7; Megaplier: 5

PICK 3 THURSDAY

PICK 4 THURSDAY

4-1-5 and 8-9-1

8-2-9-6 and 0-9-4-3

SPCA DOG OF THE WEEK The SPCA relies heavily on community support and donations. Currently, the biggest needs are for dry puppy and kitten food; wet cat food; cat litter; and cleaning supplies. The following are also appreciated: Newspapers; stuffed animals; heavy duty trash bags (30 gallon or larger); dishwashing liquid; laundry detergent; bleach; paper towels; sheets and comforters; baby blankets; canned dog and cat food; dry dog food; treats; leashes and collars; disinfectant spray; allpurpose cleaner; air freshener; no scratch scrubbers; two-sided sponges for dishes; litter freshener; monetary donations are also gratefully accepted.

Brucie, a 5-year-old tricolored male hound mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is very playful, affectionate, gentle and active. He loves to romp after tennis balls. He is great with people and other dogs. Brucie adores scratches and belly rubs. 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.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2015 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

LEGION BASEBALL

LOCAL GOLF

Timely comeback

Wilson Hall’s Salzer wins SCGA Junior Championship BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

2-run single in the third inning. Post 68 made it a 3-2 deficit in the bottom of the third without the benefit. It took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the fifth. A Dustin

Christian Salzer lost to Jack Parrott in a playoff in the 56th SCGA Junior Championship last year at Willow Creek Golf Club in Greer. On Thursday at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, Salzer returned the favor — sans the playoff. Salzer, the Wilson Hall standout, shot a final round 3 under par 69 and edged Parrott by one stroke to win the 57th SCGA SALZER Junior Championship. “It means a lot to win this, especially since he beat me in a playoff last year” Salzer said. “He congratulated me afterward. It was a friendly situation.” Salzer earned the title by shooting an even par 216 in the 54-hole tournament. He shot a 1 under 71 on Tuesday to lead the 15-17 age division after the first round before slipping to second on Wednesday with a 4 over 76 for a 147. Salzer entered the final round a stroke behind Parrott, who is from Columbia. He had 73 each of in the first two rounds for a score of 146. Parrott maintained the lead throughout the final round before bogeying the final two holes for a final round 71 and a final score of 217. Salzer parred the final two holes. The par on 17 tied the match and his par on 18 gave Salzer the lead. He then had to wait and see what Parrott, who was playing in the final group, would do. “I was a bit nervous waiting to see what he would do,” Salzer said. Kent Lawrence Jr. of Mt. Pleasant was third with a 221. Nick Willis of Cowpens, who started the day tied with Salzer, was fourth at 222 followed by Logan Sowell of Kershaw (223), Patrick Golden, of Murrells Inlet (224), Wil Sheppard of Mt. Pleasant (224), Connor Bruns of Duncan, (225), Harry Reynolds of Greenville (225) and James May of Ninety Six (225). In the 13-14 division, Drayton Stewart of Charleston shot a 224 to win by six strokes. The low eight scores of the tournament automatically qualified for

SEE COMEBACK, PAGE B3

SEE SALZER, PAGE B4

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Manning-Santee shortstop Tilton McCrea, left, tries to complete a double play as Dalzell-Shaw’s Eric Lisenby slides into second during Post 68’s 8-5 victory over the Jets on Thursday at Monarch Field in Manning.

Hitting, Jets errors help Manning-Santee rally past Dalzell-Shaw 8-5 BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com MANNING — ManningSantee’s American Legion baseball team overcome an early 2-run deficit thanks to some timely hitting and several Dalzell-Shaw errors

in the fifth and sixth innings to pull away for an 8-5 victory on Thursday at Monarch Field. Post 68 improved to 3-5 overall and in League III. The Jets, who beat Manning 2-1 on Tuesday for their first win of the sea-

son, dropped to 1-5 overall and 1-4 in league play. The Jets took a 3-1 lead after three innings as Lenny Gonzalez knocked in three runs with two singles. He gave Dalzell-Shaw a 1-0 lead in the first then extended the lead with a

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PRO WRESTLING

Staley looking for right fit with lineup going forward

‘The American Dream’ Dusty Rhodes dies at 69

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

BY KYLE HIGHTOWER The Associated Press

COLUMBIA — Dawn Staley has a new challenge ahead after leading South Carolina to its first Final Four — finding the right fit in a roster full of players eager for more playing time. Staley said Thursday that the Gamecocks are seeing their hard work in recruiting the past few years continue to pay off with the decisions of two top-flight Atlantic Coast Conference players to finish their careers at South Carolina. Virginia’s Sarah Imobvioh averaged double-digit rebounds last year to lead the ACC and while Georgia Tech guard Kaela Davis was third in the league at 19.2 points a game. “We hit the ground running when it comes to recruiting and when you look at our 2016 class we don’t have anybody,’’ Staley said. “To have Sarah and Kaela fall into our laps, it creates a little bit of a cushion.’’ The 6-foot-2 Imobvioh, who grabbed 10.7 rebounds a game last season, is expected to bolster South Carolina’s front line, which

WWE says Virgil Runnels, a former professional wrestler known by his fans as Dusty Rhodes, has died. He was 69. The company said Runnels died Thursday, but a spokesman declined to say where or how he passed away, saying the family had not authorized the release of that information. Runnels, who also went by the nickname “The American Dream,’’ was a member of the WWE Hall of Fame, and held the NWA championship three times. He became famous during the height of wrestling’s popularity in the 1970s and 1980s, ap-

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South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley, center, helped guide the Gamecocks to their first Final Four appearance last season. Now she faces the new challenge of getting playing time for everyone on a deep and talented roster. is losing starters Aleighsa Welch and Elem Ibiam from its Final Four team. While Davis must sit out this season, she will be eligible in 2016-

17 when the Gamecocks will be without two-time defending Southeastern Conference player of the

SEE USC, PAGE B4

pearing in signature yellow polka dot tights RHODES with his sidekick “valet’’ Sapphire. In a statement, WWE offered condolences to Runnels family, calling him “a caring husband and a creative visionary who helped shape the landscape of WWE long after his in-ring career had ended.’’ Runnels remained a fixture with WWE after retiring from the ring and was working at WWE’s Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. Throughout his several decades in the ring, the Austin,

SEE RHODES, PAGE B4

SPORTS

FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2015

MLB ROUNDUP

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Home plate umpire Jordan Baker, center, separates Atlanta pitcher Julio Teheran, left, and San Diego outfielder Matt Kemp after Teheran hit Kemp with a pitch during the first inning of Thursday’s game in Atlanta. Both dugouts and bullpens emptied, but no punches were thrown and no players were ejected. The Padres rallied to defeat the Braves 6-4 in 11 innings.

Tempers flare as Padres rally to knock off Braves ATLANTA — Yangervis Solarte hit a 2-run single in the 11th inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 Thursday following a benches-clearing incident and the ejection of manager Bud Black. Players left dugouts in the first after Julio Teheran hit Matt Kemp with a 90 mph fastball. No punches were thrown and no one was ejected. Black was tossed in the seventh for arguing with umpires Jordan Baker and Jerry Meals. Craig Kimbrel, facing his former team for the second time in the series, earned his 15th save in 16 chances with a perfect 11th that included Andrelton Simmons’ groundout and strikeouts by Christian Bethancourt and pinch-hitter. Atlanta’s struggling bullpen, which began the day with a major leagueworst 4.75 ERA, combined with Bethancourt to blow a 4-1 lead during San Diego’s 3-run eighth. After a walk loaded the bases with no outs and chased Teheran, Bethancourt’s passed ball allowed Solarte, who entered as a pinch-hitter, to score and cut the deficit to 4-2. Luis Avilan walked Yonder Alonso, forcing in a run. David Aardsman struck out two batters, but Wil Myers scored the tying run when Bethancourt was called for catcher’s interference against Cory Spangenberg. Brandon Cunniff (2-2) walked Derek Norris opening the 11th and allowed Spangenberg’s infield single. One out later, Alexi Amarista loaded the bases with a single, and followed with the goahead hit. Baker threw Black out of the game after the Braves went up 3-1 on Jace Peterson’s infield RBI single. Black approached plate umpire Jordan Baker to argue the ball hit Peterson’s bat twice before rolling down the first-base line and allowing Simmons to score from third. Black asked crew chief Jerry Meals to have the umpires convene, but Meals refused. Visibly angry, Black was soon ejected by Baker. Cameron Maybin followed with a sacrifice fly that gave the Braves a 4-1 lead and chased starter Andrew Cashner. Freddie Freeman drove in Atlanta’s first two runs. His RBI double in the first tied the score at 1-1 and his 11th homer in the sixth made it 2-1. Teheran allowed four runs — three earned — four hits and three walks in 7-plus innings.

INDIANS 6 MARINERS 0 CLEVELAND — Giovanny Urshela hit his first major league home run, Shaun Marcum and his bullpen combined on a 2-hitter and the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 6-0. A 23-year-old from Colombia who made his big league debut Tuesday, Urshela grounded an RBI single past shortstop Brad Miller in a 4-run third, the first batter after Tom Wilhelmsen relieved J.A. Happ (3-2). Cleveland saved the ball for Urshela, who then hit a solo homer off Vidal Nuno in the sixth. That ball just cleared the 19-foot fence in left and rebounded onto the field, providing a second memento for Urshela, who smiled widely as he slapped hands with teammates in the dugout. ATHLETICS 7 RANGERS 0

OAKLAND, Calif. — Scott Kazmir allowed one hit in eight innings to end a nine-start winless streak and lead the Oakland Athletics over the Texas Rangers 7-0. Kazmir (3-4) retired 13 of his first 14 batters around a second-inning walk by Adam Rosales and didn’t allow a hit until Elvis Andrus’ 1-out single to center in the fifth. Texas’ only other runner was Prince Fielder, who walked leading off the seventh. Kazmir struck out six and threw 105 pitches. Evan Scribner needed nine pitches in a perfect ninth that completed the one-hitter.

BRAVES DESIGNATE CAHILL FOR ASSIGNMENT ATLANTA — The Braves have designated right-hander Trevor Cahill for assignment and selected the contract of lefty Dana Eveland from Triple-A Gwinnett. Cahill went 0-3 with a 7.52 ERA in 15 games. He made three starts before getting demoted to the bullpen on April 30. Atlanta acquired Cahill from Arizona for minor league outfielder Josh Elander on April 2. Arizona agreed to pay the Braves $6.8 million to cover the majority of the $12.3 million Cahill was owed: $12 million in 2015 salary and a $300,000 buyout of his 2016 option. From wire reports

WOMEN’S WORLD CUP ROUNDUP

Norway ties top-ranked Germany 1-1 OTTAWA — Maren Mjelde scored on a free kick in the second half, giving 1995 champion Norway a 1-1 tie against topranked Germany at Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday in the Women’s World Cup. Anja Mittag put two-time champion Germany ahead in the sixth minute with her 37th international goal, chipping past Ingrid Hjelmseth after the goalkeeper failed to control Dzsenifer Marozsan’s shot. Mjelde curled in a free kick from just outside the penalty area in the 61st minute for her 11th international goal. Germany outshot Norway 27-4. Both teams are 1-0-1 with four points, and Germany leads Group B on goal difference. Germany closes group play against Thailand on Monday, when Norway

faces Ivory Coast. CHINA 1 NETHERLANDS 0

EDMONTON, Alberta— Wang Lisi scored in the first minute of stoppage time to give China a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands on Thursday in the first round of the Women’s World Cup. Wang took a pass from midfield by Tan Ruyin in the penalty area and was able to tap the ball just inside the far post past Sari van Veenenedaal, who was charging forward to challenge the play. China dominated play, generating 26 shots, 10 on goal, compared to six shots, three on goal, for the Netherlands. From wire reports

5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Lyoness Open Second Round from Atzenbrugg, Austria (GOLF). 11 a.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Senior Players Championship Second Round from Belmont, Mass. (GOLF). 11:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400 Practice from Brooklyn, Mich. (FOX SPORTS 1). 11:45 a.m. – International Soccer: European Championship Qualifying Match from Almaty, Kazakstan – Turkey vs. Kazakhstan (FOX SPORTS 2). 1 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Great Clips 250 Practice from Brooklyn, Mich. (FOX SPORTS 1). 1 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Women’s PGA Championship Second Round from Harrison, N.Y. (GOLF). 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: European Championship Qualifying Match from Split, Croatia – Italy vs. Croatia (ESPN2). 2:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Great Clips 250 Practice from Brooklyn, Mich. (FOX SPORTS 1). 3 p.m. – College Baseball: College World Series Press Conference from Omaha, Neb. (ESPNU). 4 p.m. – College Track and Field: NCAA Outdoor Championships from Eugene, Ore. (ESPNU). 4 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400 Pole Qualifying from Brooklyn, Mich. (FOX SPORTS 2). 4 p.m. – PGA Golf: St. Jude Classic First Round from Memphis, Tenn. (GOLF). 5 p.m. – Women’s International Soccer: Women’s World Cup Group D Match from Winnipeg, Manitoba – Nigeria vs. Australia (FOX SPORTS 1). 5:30 p.m. – Auto Racing: ARCA Corrigan Oil 200 Series from Brooklyn, Mich. (FOX SPORTS 2). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXYFM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. – American Legion Baseball: Lake City at Sumter (WWHM-FM 92.3, WWHMFM 93.3, WWHM-AM 1290). 7 p.m. – Arena Football: Jacksonville at Tampa Bay (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – Women’s International Soccer: Women’s World Cup Group C Match from Vancouver, British Columbia – Ecuador vs. Switzerland (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at New York Mets (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUBFM 102.7). 7 p.m. – Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Rust-Oleum Championship Second Round (GOLF). 7:30 p.m. – College Track and Field: NCAA Outdoor Championships from Eugene, Ore. (ESPNU). 8 p.m. – Women’s International Soccer: Women’s World Cup Group D Match from Winnipeg, Manitoba – Sweden vs. United States (WACH 57). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Kansas City at St. Louis or Seattle at Houston (MLB NETWORK). 9 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Erislandy Lara vs. Delvin Rodriguez for the WBA Junior Middleweight Title and Artur Beterbiev vs. Alexander Johnson in a Light Heavyweight Bout from Chicago (SPIKE). 10 p.m. – Arena Football: Las Vegas at Spokane (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 10 p.m. – Women’s International Soccer: Women’s World Cup Group C Match from Vancouver, British Columbia – Cameroon vs. Japan (FOX SPORTS 1).

GOLF The Associated Press

SENIOR PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES

Thursday At Belmont Country Club

MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION New York Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore Boston CENTRAL DIVISION Kansas City Minnesota Detroit Chicago Cleveland WEST DIVISION Houston Texas Los Angeles Seattle Oakland

W 33 32 31 28 27

L 26 28 30 30 33

Pct .559 .533 .508 .483 .450

GB – 1 1/2 3 4 1/2 6 1/2

W 34 33 31 28 28

L 23 26 29 30 31

Pct .596 .559 .517 .483 .475

GB – 2 4 1/2 6 1/2 7

W 34 31 29 27 25

L 27 29 30 33 37

Pct .557 .517 .492 .450 .403

GB – 2 1/2 4 6 1/2 9 1/2

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Toronto 7, Miami 2 Washington 5, N.Y. Yankees 4, 11 innings Baltimore 5, Boston 2 Chicago Cubs 12, Detroit 3 Tampa Bay 4, L.A. Angels 2 Seattle 9, Cleveland 3 Chicago White Sox 4, Houston 1 Kansas City 7, Minnesota 2 Oakland 5, Texas 4

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Cleveland 6, Seattle 0 Oakland 7, Texas 0 Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 7-2) at Baltimore (U.Jimenez 3-3), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (Salazar 6-1) at Detroit (Price 5-2), 7:08 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Danks 3-5) at Tampa Bay (Undecided), 7:10 p.m. Toronto (Hutchison 5-1) at Boston (J.Kelly 2-4), 7:10 p.m. Minnesota (Milone 2-1) at Texas (W.Rodriguez 3-2), 8:05 p.m. Seattle (F.Hernandez 9-2) at Houston (Oberholtzer 0-1), 8:10 p.m. Kansas City (Ventura 3-5) at St. Louis (Jai. Garcia 1-3), 8:15 p.m. Oakland (Chavez 2-6) at L.A. Angels (Santiago 4-3), 10:05 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Toronto at Boston, 1:35 p.m. Minnesota at Texas, 4:05 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 4:08 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Kansas City at St. Louis, 4:10 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 7:15 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 1:08 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 1:35 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 2:10 p.m. Kansas City at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. Minnesota at Texas, 3:05 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.

-6 -6 -6 -5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1

LPGA-KPMG WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES

Thursday At Westchester Country Club, West Course Harrison, N. Y. Purse: $3.5 million Yardage: 6,670; Par: 73 (36-37) First Round Jenny Shin 33-33—66 Brooke Henderson 33-34—67 Karrie Webb 33-35—68 Moriya Jutanugarn 34-34—68 Charley Hull 34-34—68 Karine Icher 35-34—69 Simin Feng 32-37—69 Joanna Klatten 37-33—70 Chella Choi 35-35—70 Min Lee 37-33—70 Hyo Joo Kim 37-33—70 Sandra Gal 34-36—70 Jane Rah 34-36—70 Sei Young Kim 37-33—70 Jessica Korda 37-33—70 Cristie Kerr 36-34—70 Brittany Lincicome 37-33—70 Lexi Thompson 35-35—70 Candie Kung 37-33—70 Azahara Munoz 34-36—70 Jennifer Song 35-35—70 Stacy Lewis 36-34—70 Brittany Lang 33-38—71 Jing Yan 33-38—71 Gwladys Nocera 34-37—71 Paula Reto 36-35—71 Inbee Park 37-34—71 Christina Kim 35-36—71 Kris Tamulis 34-37—71 Sophia Popov 36-35—71 Sydnee Michaels 34-37—71 Mina Harigae 37-34—71 Paula Creamer 37-34—71 Anna Nordqvist 36-35—71 Perrine Delacour 36-35—71 Mi Jung Hur 37-34—71 Caroline Hedwall 36-35—71 Pernilla Lindberg 35-36—71 Kelly Shon 36-35—71

-6 -4 -4 -4 -3 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2

SUNDAY’S GAMES

FEDEX ST. JUDE CLASSIC PAR SCORES

Thursday At TPC Southwind Memphis, Tenn. Purse: $6 million Yardage: 7,239; Par 70 (35-35) First Round a-denotes amateur Brooks Koepka 31-33—64 Greg Owen 33-31—64 Ryan Palmer 33-31—64 Scott Brown 33-32—65 Steven Alker 34-31—65 Brian Davis 32-33—65 Richard Sterne 33-32—65 Ben Crane 34-32—66 Tommy Gainey 34-32—66 Tom Gillis 33-33—66 Alex Prugh 33-33—66 Fabian Gomez 34-32—66 Vaughn Taylor 35-32—67 Mark Wilson 34-33—67 Lucas Glover 35-32—67 Boo Weekley 36-31—67 John Rollins 32-35—67 Spencer Levin 34-33—67 Chris Smith 34-33—67 Stewart Cink 35-33—68 Ken Duke 32-36—68 Phil Mickelson 37-31—68 Max Homa 35-33—68 Austin Cook 34-34—68 Zack Sucher 33-35—68 Heath Slocum 34-34—68 Matt Every 32-36—68 Martin Laird 33-35—68 Brian Stuard 34-34—68 Will Wilcox 34-34—68 Carlos Sainz Jr 35-33—68 Bryce Molder 36-33—69 Kyle Stanley 34-35—69 Luke Guthrie 34-35—69 Jason Kokrak 35-34—69 Steven Bowditch 35-34—69 John Merrick 35-34—69 Retief Goosen 35-34—69 Luke Donald 33-36—69 Jerry Kelly 35-34—69 Chad Campbell 32-37—69 Cameron Tringale 36-33—69 Tom Hoge 35-34—69 Cameron Percy 33-36—69 Oscar Fraustro 33-36—69 Roberto Castro 34-35—69 Michael Thompson 33-36—69 Harris English 35-34—69 Nick Watney 35-34—69 Webb Simpson 35-34—69 Seung-Yul Noh 35-34—69 Matt Jones 35-34—69 Jim Renner 34-35—69 Zac Blair 34-35—69 a-Bryson DeChambeau 33-36—69 Tyrone Van Aswegen 34-35—69

Belmont, Mass. Purse: $2.7 million Yardage: 6,812; Par: 71 (36-35) First Round Bernhard Langer 34-31—65 Rocco Mediate 34-33—67 Lee Janzen 32-35—67 Guy Boros 35-32—67 Colin Montgomerie 35-33—68 Gene Sauers 37-31—68 Loren Roberts 36-33—69 Mark Calcavecchia 35-34—69 Marco Dawson 33-36—69 Scott Verplank 34-35—69 Olin Browne 33-36—69 Esteban Toledo 36-33—69 Russ Cochran 35-34—69

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

W 31 31 29 24 22

L 28 29 31 36 39

Pct .525 .517 .483 .400 .361

GB – 1/2 2 1/2 7 1/2 10

W 39 31 32 27 22

L 21 26 27 31 38

Pct .650 .544 .542 .466 .367

GB – 6 1/2 6 1/2 11 17

W 35 34 31 27 27

L 25 26 31 31 32

Pct .583 .567 .500 .466 .458

GB – 1 5 7 7 1/2

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati 5, Philadelphia 2 Toronto 7, Miami 2 Washington 5, N.Y. Yankees 4, 11 innings St. Louis 4, Colorado 2 Pittsburgh 2, Milwaukee 0 Chicago Cubs 12, Detroit 3 Atlanta 4, San Diego 1 San Francisco 8, N.Y. Mets 5 L.A. Dodgers 7, Arizona 6

THURSDAY’S GAMES

San Diego 6, Atlanta 4, 11 innings Colorado at Miami, 7:10 p.m. San Francisco at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Washington at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati (Cueto 4-4) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 5-2), 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Correia 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Locke 3-3), 7:05 p.m. Atlanta (A.Wood 4-3) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 8-4), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (K.Kendrick 2-7) at Miami (Urena 0-2), 7:10 p.m. Washington (Zimmermann 5-3) at Milwaukee (Fiers 2-6), 8:10 p.m. Kansas City (Ventura 3-5) at St. Louis (Jai. Garcia 1-3), 8:15 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 5-3) at San Diego (Despaigne 3-4), 10:10 p.m. Arizona (C.Anderson 1-1) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 7-2), 10:15 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES -7 -6 -5 -5 -5 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Colorado at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Kansas City at St. Louis, 4:10 p.m. Washington at Milwaukee, 4:10 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 7:15 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. Colorado at Miami, 1:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. Washington at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. Kansas City at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 4:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS FINALS

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Cleveland 2, Golden State 1 June 4: Golden State 108, Cleveland 100, OT June 7: Cleveland 95, Golden State 93, OT Tuesday: Cleveland 96, Golden State 91 Thursday: 11: Golden State at Cleveland (late) Sunday: Cleveland at Golden State, 8 p.m. x-June 16: Golden State at Cleveland, 9 p.m. x-June 19: Cleveland at Golden State, 9 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFFS FINALS

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Tampa Bay 2, Chicago 2 June 3: Chicago 2, Tampa Bay 1 June 6: Tampa Bay 4, Chicago 3 June 8: Tampa Bay 3, Chicago 2 Wednesday: Chicago 2, Tampa Bay 1 Saturday: Chicago at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. Monday: Tampa Bay at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-June 17: Chicago at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

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Trio tied for St. Jude lead; Gainey in hunt MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Ryan Palmer, Brooks Koepka and Greg Owen each shot 6-under 64 Thursday for a 3-way tie atop the leaderboard after the opening round of the St. Jude Classic. Palmer turned in a bogey-free round with six birdies in the afterGAINEY noon to join Koepka and Owen atop the leaderboard at TPC Southwind. Koepka, who won in Phoenix earlier this year, matched his low round of 2015 with eight birdies and two bogeys, while Owen shot his best round this year with no bogeys and six birdies. Scott Brown, Steven Alker, Brian Davis and Richard Sterne each shot 65s. Defending champ Ben Crane tied four others with 66s, including Bishopville native Tommy Gainey. Boo Weekley was tied with six others at 67, and Phil Mickelson was in a group of 11 at 68.

P-15’S TO HOLD MICHAL HOGE NIGHT

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Manning-Santee starting pitcher Jared Hair throws during Post 68’s 8-5 victory over Dalzell-Shaw on Thursday at Monarch Field in Manning.

COMEBACK FROM PAGE B1 Way RBI single tied the game before three Post 175 errors allowed the other run to cross the plate. Manning’s lead ballooned to 8-3 in the sixth as it plated four runs on three hits and an error. Post 68 loaded the bases with two outs and Tommy King reached on an infield error to make it 5-3 game. The next batter, Buddy Bleasedale, had an RBI single and Josh Whitley followed him with a 2-run single to make it a 5-run lead. Manning-Santee starter Jared Hair settled in the

LEAGUE III STANDINGS W Sumter 9 Camden 4 Dalzell 1 Manning 2 G. Creek 1 Hartsville 1

League Overall L Pct. GB W L 0 1.000 9 1 1 .750 3 4 1 3 .250 5½ 1 4 5 .286 6 2 5 4 .200 6 1 4 5 .167 6½ 1 5

MONDAY’S GAMES

Sumter 15, Hartsville 3 Lake City 15, Dalzell-Shaw 2 Goose Creek 6, Camden 5

TUESDAY’S GAMES

THURSDAY’S GAME

Dalzell-Shaw at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Lake City at Sumter, 7 p.m. Dalzell-Shaw at Orangeburg, 7:30 p.m. Camden at Goose Creek, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAME

Manning-Santee at Camden, 6 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAME

Rockdale, Ga. at Manning-Santee (DH), noon

Sumter 3, Hartsville 0 Dalzell-Shaw 2, Manning-Santee 1

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Sumter 2, Hartsville 1 Manning-Santee at Lake City, cancelled Camden 18, Goose Creek 0

later innings. After allowing three runs on five hits and two walks through his first four innings, he settled in to allow just two runs over his final five innings.

JUNIOR LEGION SCHEDULE FRIDAY’S GAMES

Sumter American Legion Post 15 will have Michal Hoge Night on Monday, June 22, when the P-15’s play host to Dalzell-Shaw Post 175 in a baseball game at Riley Park. Hoge is the former Dalzell player who suffered severe injuries in a diving accident last month. All money from the gate and other events on the evening will go to the Charity Fund for Michal Hoge. Post 15 is accepting items that can be used in a raffle. Anyone interested in donating items can call (803) 9685115 for more information. Those interested can donate to the Charity Fund for Michal Hoge, SAFE Federal Credit Union, PO Box 2008, 160 W. Wesmark Boulevard, Sumter S.C. 29151.

Sumter at Camden, 7 p.m. Manning-Santee at Manning (at Monarch Field), 6:30 p.m.

SHIN SHOOTS 66, LEADS WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP

Manning will play at Camden on Saturday in a League III game. The starting time was originally scheduled for 2 p.m., but has been moved to a 6 p.m. start.

HARRISON, N.Y. — South Korean Jenny Shin shot a bogey-free, 7-under 66 Thursday for a one-stroke lead after the opening round at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, the second

major of the season. Canadian teenager Brooke Henderson bogeyed the final hole to drop a shot back after Shin birdied the 18th at the Westchester Country Club. Shin had five birdies and an eagle on the par-5 15th. The 17-year-old Henderson, playing on a sponsor exemption, eagled the par-5 12th. Hall of Famer Karrie Webb birdied three of the first four holes and finished at 68. The 40-year-old Webb, who started on the back nine, had a bogey-free round until she dropped a shot on the seventh hole.

GOLDEN STATE UP 54-42 AT HALFTIME CLEVELAND — Golden State leads 54-42 at halftime, and LeBron James is only on pace to score 20 points instead of the 40 he’d been getting. James and Matthew Dellavedova are struggling, Draymond Green is starring, and a lineup change worked for the Warriors, who finally look like the NBA’s winningest team again. James is 4 for 12 for 10 points. Dellavedova has just four points on 1-of-7 shooting. Green, who has played poorly in the series, is leading the Warriors with 13 points. He started at center after Andre Iguodala was inserted into the starting lineup and center Andrew Bogut was benched.

ACADEMIC FRAUD NETS UNC 1-YEAR PROBATION RALEIGH, N.C. — An accreditation agency important to colleges receiving federal funds put the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on probation Thursday for a year over its academic fraud scandal. The board of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges stopped short of imposing the harshest penalty, which would have blocked the country’s oldest public university from receiving federal funds including student loan proceeds. From staff, wire reports

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STANLEY CUP FINAL

’Hawks back in series thanks to Crawford BY ANDREW SELIGMAN The Associated Press CHICAGO — The idea that he could be standing in net as the Chicago Blackhawks clinch a championship at home certainly occupies a corner of Corey Crawford’s mind. It hasn’t happened since 1938, when they were known as the “Black Hawks.’’ But that could be about to change. The Blackhawks and Lightning are tied 2-2 in the Stanley Cup Final heading into Game 5 at Tampa Bay on Saturday. Win that, and Chicago will have a chance to clinch at home on Monday. “It’s definitely motivation,’’ Crawford said. The Blackhawks are in this position because Chicago’s favorite lightning rod withstood a late barrage from the Lightning, preserving a 2-1 victory on Wednesday night. Instead of falling into a 3-1 hole, the Blackhawks pulled even in the series and moved a step closer to their third Stanley Cup in six years. “We’ve gone through these situations before, this team,’’ Crawford said. “I think maybe the experience helps a little bit with pressure. I think we were able to deal with it a little bit better than maybe if it’s your first year, first time going through something like this.’’ The two teams have basically played to a dead heat so far. At no point has either team led by more than one goal. It’s also the third time in NHL history and first since 1968 that the first four games in a final have all been decided by one goal.

USC FROM PAGE B1 year Tiffany Mitchell. “The only reason our program is attractive to them is because they know we’ve progressed,’’ said Staley, who will start her eighth season with the Gamecocks this winter. “They both talked about us going to the Final Four as one of the reasons we were the school of their choice because we are playing at the highest level.’’ Davis said that when announcing her departure after two productive seasons at Georgia Tech. She said on Instagram that her competitiveness has allowed her to play and win at the highest levels of basketball. “I want to compete for a National Championship,’’ she said. Staley has steadily built a roster to accomplish that. Her returning group includes SEC freshman of the year in A’ja Wilson, who was the country’s No. 1 prospect a year ago. The 6-4 forward Alaina Coates picked up her game in the NCAA tournament, averaging 14 points in South Carolina’s five postseason contests. Throw in freshman guard Bianca Cuevas and first-year forward Jaterie White and that’s four young players all who were McDonald’s AllAmericans in high school — and all who’ll make up the bulk of South Carolina’s formidable lineup the next few seasons. Staley has had her missteps in identifying talented players who could endure her relentless style of coaching. She made a splash several seasons ago when the Gamecocks landed 6-5 Kelsey Bone, the country’s No. 2 prospect who became the

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Chicago goalie Corey Crawford, right, deflects a puck as Tampa Bay’s Brian Boyle watches during the third period of the Blackhawks’ 2-1 victory on Wednesday in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final in Chicago. The series is tied 2-2. The last minute or so in Game 4 was particularly tense, with Tampa Bay unleashing shot after shot. But Crawford dug in. “We’re impressed,’’ said captain Jonathan Toews, who scored his first goal of the series. “But we’re definitely not surprised that Crow shows up and plays the way he did.’’ That’s the way it’s been with Crawford ever since he became the regular goalie

SEC newcomer of the year in 2010. But she transferred to Texas A&M after her freshman year. A season later, top-10 recruit Kayla Brewer lasted only a handful of games before choosing to transfer to Texas. The work of Staley and her staff picked up considerably since then. The Gamecocks, led by Mitchell the past three seasons, have gone 88-16 with consecutive SEC titles the last two years. Staley accomplished last year’s Final Four run with Wilson and Coates, the second and third leading scorers, coming off the bench. Imobvioh, a graduate transfer who will play next season, did not come to South Carolina to sit on the bench, Staley said. Her polished style underneath and her positive leadership make her a piece the Gamecocks needed to have to succeed next season, the coach said. Davis, the daughter of longtime NBA standout Antonio Davis, must sit out next season because of NCAA transfer rules. She will spend next year practicing and get accustomed to Staley’s way before becoming the most likely replacement for Mitchell’s lost double-digit scoring punch. “It gives us a great opportunity to maintain the success we’ve had with bringing in talented players like those two,’’ Staley said.

during the 2010-11 season. He’s been brilliant at times, and he helped Chicago win a championship two years ago. But there have also been some rough stretches. That included a benching for poor play early in the playoffs. But there was no doubt Crawford was at his best in this game, particularly during the final minute or so, and the Blackhawks can look forward to two more games. They can thank their goalie

for standing his ground near the end. “We saw in 2013 what he’s capable of doing,’’ coach Joel Quenneville said, referring to Chicago’s Stanley Cup run. “This season, regular season-wise, he was outstanding. So we’re happy to have him. We know the way he prepares and likes the battle.’’ They also know what a target he is for Blackhawks fans frustrated by the soft goals he

SALZER FROM PAGE B1

has a tendency to let in. Quenneville even benched Crawford in favor of Scott Darling for part of the firstround series against Nashville, after he gave up three goals in the first period of the opener and again after a 6-2 loss in Game 2. He eventually returned in that series and has been solid since then in the playoffs, helping the Blackhawks get past the Predators, Minnesota and Anaheim.

the 40th Annual GeorgiaSouth Carolina Junior Team Matches to be played

at Berkeley Hall Club in Bluffton on July 24-25. Those who qualified in-

clude Salzer, Parrott, Lawrence, Jr., Willis, Sowell, Sheppard, Golden and Stewart from the younger age bracket.

RHODES

can pop culture, whose memory will live forever. Therefore, for many he was truly the American dream.’’ Several other past and present WWE wrestlers and personalities took to social media to express their thoughts. Ric Flair, one of Runnels’ rivals in the ring, also called Runnels a mentor. “Much love to your family and more respect than can ever be measured. Love you Dream,’’ read a post on Flair’s official Twitter account. That was echoed by Paul Levesque, who wrestled under the name Triple H and currently serves at an executive vice president with WWE. “Saddened to hear the

passing of Dusty Rhodes,’’ he tweeted. “Legend, teacher, mentor, friend...Love you Dream.’’ On his Twitter page, wrestling broadcaster Gene Okerlund called Runnels “One of the best ever.’’ Ross said today’s generation of wrestlers owe a lot to Runnels. “Hopefully today’s performers will understand how committed he was to his craft, how much he was in love with wrestling business and how much he as a natural extension of himself,’’ Ross said. “If they are paying attention that is what they’ll do... No matter what you do you have to commit yourself to always be yourself. Dusty was always himself.’’

FROM PAGE B1 Texas, native endeared himself to fans as an everyman with a less than stellar physique, but a gregarious gift of gab behind a microphone. Runnels was also the father of two other famous WWE wrestlers: Dustin Runnels, better known as Goldust, and Cody Runnels, who wrestles under the name Stardust. Jim Ross, a longtime WWE broadcaster, worked alongside Runnels for several years after his in-ring career had ended. He spoke slowly Thursday afternoon in a phone interview as he described being “heartbroken’’ about losing what he said was “a broadcast partner, colleague and mentor.’’ “He was arguably the most charismatic performer of all time,’’ Ross said. “His amazing unique verbal styling will never be duplicated or exceeded. He was exactly what he portrayed on TV: A blue-collar, common man, who rose from being son of farmer to being a part of Ameri-

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A quick look at CWS contenders BY ERIC OLSON The Associated Press By The Associated Press At TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Neb. Double Elimination x-if necessary

SATURDAY

Game 1 -- Arkansas (4023) vs. Virginia (37-22), 3 p.m. Game 2 -- Florida (46-19) vs. Miami (49-15), 8 p.m.

SUNDAY

Game 3 -- TCU (51-13) vs. LSU (53-10), 3 p.m. Game 4 -- Cal State Fullerton (39-23) vs. Vanderbilt (47-19), 8 p.m.

JUNE 15

Game 5 -- Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 3 p.m. Game 6 -- Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 8 p.m.

JUNE 16

Game 7 -- Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 3 p.m. Game 8 -- Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 8 p.m.

JUNE 17

Game 9 -- Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 8 p.m.

JUNE 18

Game 10 -- Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 8 p.m.

JUNE 19

Game 11 -- Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 3 p.m. Game 12 -- Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 8 p.m. x-Game winner 11, TBD x-Game winner 12, TBD

JUNE 20

13 -- If Game 9 also wins game 14 -- If Game 10 also wins Game

CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

(Best-of-3) June 22: Teams TBD, 8 p.m. June 23: Teams TBD, 8 p.m. x-June 24: Teams TBD, 8 p.m.

bilt is sixth nationally with 66 homers, Miami is 11th with 62 and Florida is 13th with 60.

OMAHA, Neb. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The College World Series field is full of pedigree. A record-tying four of the teams are from the powerful Southeastern Conference, and each of the eight has made it to Omaha at least three times in the last decade. As for individual talent, well, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an abundance of it. The first pitch is Saturday.

SLICK-FIELDING FLORIDA The Gators are the best defensive team in the nation with their .985 fielding percentage. No one is better than third baseman Josh Tobias, who has committed one error in 131 chances.

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CHAMP IS BACK Vanderbilt will defend its national championship, and with three of their eight draft picks taken in the first round, the Commodores must be considered one of the favorites. Vandy has outscored opponents 53-7 while sweeping through its five regional and super-regional games and is batting .354 with nine home runs in the postseason.

NATIONAL SEEDS Four of the eight national seeds reached the CWS. The survivors are No. 2 LSU, No. 4 Florida, No. 5 Miami and No. 7 TCU.

FEELING A DRAFT Four of the top eight picks in this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Major League Baseball draft, and six first-round selections in all, will be playing in Omaha. Vanderbiltâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dansby Swanson (Diamondbacks) and LSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alex Bregman (Astros), both shortstops, went 1-2. Arkansas outfielder Andrew Benintendi (Red Sox) and Vandy pitcher Carson Fulmer (White

OBITUARIES ANTHONY G. JACKSON Anthony George Jackson, 58, died Saturday, June 6, 2015, at his residence in Sumter. Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late George Jackson Jr. and Lavern Asbury Jackson. A memorial service will be JACKSON held in his honor at 11 a.m. today at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, 803 S. Harvin St., Sumter, with Senior Pastor Marion H. Newton officiating. Mr. Jackson was educated as a child in the public schools of Sumter County, Florida and California. He also attended University of South Carolina. Mr. Jackson was a lifelong member of Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church. Surviving are: two brothers, Gordon Jackson and Gerod D. Jackson, both of Sumter; three sisters, Patricia A. Belt of Columbia, Pamela Thomas of Houston, Texas, and Gwenevere R. Smith of Sumter; a stepmother, Marylee Johnson Jackson of Sumter; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Sox) went 7-8. Florida shortstop Richie Martin (Athletics) was the 20th pick and Vandy pitcher Walker Buehler (Dodgers) the 24th. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the most first-rounders in the CWS since there were seven in 2008.

SEC IS REPRESENTING This marks the fourth time a single conference has had four teams in the CWS. The SEC tied the record it set in 1997 and matched in 2004 by sending Arkansas, Florida, LSU and Vanderbilt. The Atlantic Coast

Lamont (Tamesha) Bradley, James (Taiisha) Bradley, Jennifer Bradley and Perry Bradley Jr.; 19 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; one sister, Anna Farr of Brooklyn, New York; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by a son, Perry Bradley Sr.; a sister, Elizabeth McDowell; and two brothers, Ceasar and Emanuel Bradley. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Beulah UME Church, 2380 S. St. Pauls Church Road, Sumter, with the Rev. Jonathan Smith, pastor, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Lou Conyers and the Rev. Bertha Smith. The family will receive relatives and friends at the home of his daughter and son-in-

law, Herbert and Dorotha Davis, 692 Kingsbury Drive, Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. for final viewing. The procession will leave from the home of his daughter and son-in-law at 10:20 a.m. Floral bearers will be granddaughters and nieces. Pallbearers will be grandsons and friends. Burial will be in Beulah UME Church Yard Cemetery. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.

Conference had four teams make it in 2006.

GOING DEEP One of the biggest story lines is whether the new flat-seam ball will help produce more home runs at TD Ameritrade Park. The total last year was three, same as in 2013. There is no shortage of power this year. Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s David Thompson and Arkansasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Benintendi have 19 homers apiece to lead the nation, and Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s JJ Schwartz has gone deep 18 times. Vander-

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PORT ARTHUR, Texas â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Calvin Eugene Burgess Sr., 58, died May 30, 2015. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning. BURGESS Family will receive friends at the home of his mother, 2211 William Gibbons Road, Turbeville. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

WILHELMENIA DIXON Ms. Wilhelmenia Dixon entered eternal rest on June 10, 2015, at her residence, 215 Hansel St., Bishopville. The family is receiving friends at the residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

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MAYE BRADLEY Maye Bradley, 90, fondly known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brad,â&#x20AC;? departed this life on Friday, June 5, 2015, at Sumter Valley Health and Rehab Center, Sumter. Born Dec. 29, 1924, in Sumter County, he was the son of the late Ceasar Bradley and Mary Ludd. He BRADLEY attended the public schools of Sumter County. After retiring from Allied Handbags in Brooklyn, New York, he returned home to Sumter. Mr. Bradley was a member of Beulah UME Church, where he remained active until his health declined. He was married to Reva Dell Frierson Simmons, and from this union three sons and one daughter were born. Loving memories will be cherished by: two sons, Willie (Henrietta) Bradley of Savannah, Georgia, and Leroy Bradley of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; one daughter, Dorotha (Herbert) Davis of Sumter; nine grandchildren, Gerald (Diane) Davis, Natasha (Kevin) Thomas, Sharon Bradley, Pam (Eric) Singleton, Heather (James) Shaw,

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EDWARD L. YARBOROUGH PINEWOOD — Edward Louis Yarborough, 72, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born Jan. 1, 1943, he was a son of the late Early Louis Yarborough and the late Lucille Ella Coker Yarborough. He YARBORwas a member of OUGH Home Branch Church of God of Prophecy and was a retired tree service supervisor. He is survived by three sons, Edward L. Yarborough Jr. (Gayle) of Pinewood, Billy Davis of Sumter and Ralph Petroff of Pageland; two daughters, Betty Ann Bochette (Mike) of Sumter and Dotti Booker (Toney) of Pinewood; one sister, Meta Sims of Sumter; and multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jane McElveen Yarborough. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Barnette and the Rev. Toney Booker officiating. A private committal service will be held at a later date. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home and at other times at the home of his son, 4309 Furse Road, Pinewood. Memorials may be made to Home Branch Church of God of Prophecy, 2211 Connor Road, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

JOE JACKSON JR. Joe Jackson Jr. was born April 24, 1940, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the eldest child of the late Joe Jackson Sr. and the late Ruby M. Edwards. He departed his earthly journey on Thursday, June, 4, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Joe graduated from high school in Tampa, Florida. He went on to serve his country in the United States Army, and after serving in the military, Joe met the love of his life, Fannie M. Strickland, in 1965. After meeting his wife, he opened his own automotive shop. Later he worked for New York City Transit Department. He retired after 20 years in 2003. He and his wife both relocated to Sumter after retirement. He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Fannie M. Jackson; his children, Dena (Kevin) Still of Sumter, Rosezina (David) Reid of Indianapolis, Indiana, Joe Jackson Jr. of Farmingdale Long Island, New York, Gerald Jackson of Queens, New York, Walter Jackson of Sumter and Latricia Johnson Jackson of Brooklyn, New York; one uncle, Adolf Edwards of Washington, D.C.; two sisters-in-law, Patricia (Ronald) Everett of Pennsylvania and Priscilla Wilson of Brooklyn; four nieces, Ivory Jackson, Tiera Johnson and Tashawanna Wilson of Indianapolis, and Iyesha Wilson of Manhattan, New York; one nephew, Tony Johnson; one goddaughter, Jennifer Tadlock of New York City; 19 grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren; and a host of cousins, friends and loved

ones that are grieved by his passing. He is preceded in death by his father; mother; four brothers, Gerald, Nolan, Walter and Wayne Jackson; and one daughter, Cynthia Strickland. Homegoing celebratory services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Revelation Sanctuary Church, 3925 U.S. 15 S., Sumter, with Pastor Terry Dinkins, eulogist. Interment will follow in Florence National Cemetery. The family is receiving friends at the home, 625 Geddings Road, Sumter. The management and staff of Sumter Funeral Service Inc., 623 Manning Ave., Sumter, is serving the Jackson family. Online memorials may be sent to the family via the web at sumterfuneralservice@ gmail.com.

ESTELLE C. REED Estelle Cassandra Jones Reed, 79, departed this life on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Sumter on Oct. 5, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Dr. Julius Jones Sr. and Annie Newman Jones. Estelle met and married the love of her life, Roger Reed Sr., on Oct. 17, 1958. She graduated from Edmunds High School in 1954. She was a member of Graham Baptist Church, Dora Brogdon Sunday School class and Frances Smith Circle for many years. She worked for Dr. C.B. Cooper for several years and then stayed at home to be a homemaker and take loving care of her family that she loved so much. Surviving are her husband of 56 years, Roger Reed Sr.; her children, Stephanie Evans, Roger Reed Jr. (Gena), Kim Davis (Gus) and John Reed (Mandy), all of Sumter; a sister, Annie Jones Grant of Florence; her mother-in-law, Marian Sanders; a brother-in-law, Artie Reed; nine grandchildren, Donny Evans, Josh Reed (Leann), Cassie Reed, Reed Davis, Gus Davis, Sammie Davis, Hunter Reed, Brooke Reed and Carson Wellman; five great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by several sisters and brothers, Julius Jones Jr., Sammie Jones, Bessie Jones Grissett, Esther Jones Trimnal, Cary Jones Russell and Lilla Jones Allen. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. John Patrick officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Graham Baptist Church Building Fund, 4000 U.S. 521 S., Sumter, SC 29153. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements. (803) 775-9386

CHARLES E. JACKSON SR. HORATIO — Charles Edward “Eddie” Jackson Sr., age 70, died on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. Born in Sumter, he was the son of the late James Herbert Jackson and Florence Griffin Jackson. Eddie loved to help others. If a person’s wealth is measured by the generosity and love shown to others, then Eddie would have been one of the richest men around. He was very charismatic and loved to tell stories. Eddie will be remembered as a loving father, grandfather, brother and friend. He will be missed by all who knew him. Surviving are: two sons, Charles E. Jackson Jr. of Horatio and Col. William D. Jackson and his wife, Rebecca, of Huntsville, Alabama; one daughter, Shannon Jackson Alexander and her husband, Brian, of Columbia; one sister, Eleanor Justice of Myrtle Beach; and four grandchildren, Camdyn, Lucas, Declan and Lily Berlin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, James Jackson. A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. in Bullock Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Bethesda Church Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Alton Bair, Francis Brown, Mark Croft, Tommy Dennis, Robert Gaddy, Tommy Laney Bubba Lenoir, Sammy Lenoir, Johnny Mikell and Ray Seagars. The family will receive friends today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bullock Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Autism Speaks Organization, 1060 State Road, 2nd Floor, Princeton, NJ 08540. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

VERNELL CONYERS SR. Vernell Conyers Sr., husband of Ilie “Ollie” Belle Pringle Conyers, son of the late Abraham and Janie Nelson, was born Jan. 4, 1944, in Lynchburg. He departed this life on Sunday, June 7, 2015, at his residence. His spiritual journey began at Supernatural Miracle Deliverance Temple, and he later united with Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, where he maintained his membership until his death. Vernell leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Ilie “Ollie” Belle Pringle Conyers of the home; two daughters, Sybretta H. Browning and Sonja Y. Conyers, both of Spartanburg; two sons, Vernell (Sandra) Conyers and Fitzgerld (Viola Johnson) Conyers, both of Sumter; 11 grandchildren, La-Tinya (Allen) Ransaw II, Marcus Tindal and Orlando Hakeen Smith, reared in the home, Terrone Gordon, Travian Lancaster, James, Jacobie, Terrance, Jemeyah and Jemiyah Conyers; three extended grandchildren, TeYan Singleton, Montay (Melissa) Witherspoon and Trenton Tindal; six great-grandsons; one sister, Blancbe RushMack; one brother, Joseph Bubba (Dorothy) Scott; one former daughter-in-law, Yvonne Jenkins Conyers;

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THE SUMTER ITEM five brothers-in-law, Charles, Henry, Joe-Lane, John (Lorraine) and Chico (Lelia) Pringle; one sister-in-law, Rosa Witherspoon; three aunts, Ilie Belle Spigner, Uther Mae Bracey and Eunice Scarborough; two uncles, Robert Scarborough and Lucious Lewis; extended family, Frank (Roberta) Richardson, Franklin (Patricia) Johnson and Lucinda Colclough and family; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, his father-inlaw and mother-in-law, John Lemon (Bessie) Pringle, one grandson, one brother-in-law and five sisters-in-law. Public viewing will be held today from 2 to 6 p.m. at Job’s Mortuary. Mr. Conyers will be placed in the church on Saturday at 1 p.m. for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, 803 S. Harvin St., with Pastor Marion H. Newton officiating. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park. Family will receive friends at the home, 408 S. Harvin St., Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., 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.

RICHARD A. BARRON Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard A. Barron, age 80, beloved husband of 55 years to Laura Ellis Barron, died on Thursday, June 11, 2015, at Covenant Place, Sumter, from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. He was born Dec. 31, 1934, in Montgomery, Alabama, the only child of the late Coleman Trinchard Barron and Annie Lee Beasley Barron. He earned his master’s degree from The Georgia Institute of Technology and proudly served in the U.S. Air Force for 24 years. While serving, he was assigned to the 343rd SRS (SAC) at Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas, as Electronic Warfare Officer, Hq AFLC, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, as Chief, Data Design Division, Alaskan Air Command, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, as Asst. DCS Logistics for Plans, and 363 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Chief Resource Plans, Shaw Air Force Base. Col. Barron’s decorations included the Distinguished Flying Cross with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and Vietnam Service Medal. After retirement from the Air Force in 1980, he was employed at Allied Signal Bendix as the systems analyst, retiring in 1995. He loved to play golf and was a member of the “God Father’s” group at Sunset Coun-

try Club. He was an avid reader of mysteries and a longtime member of Sumter Amateur Radio Association. Richard was a loving husband and a devoted, caring father. He could also be considered a great grill master if you liked your steaks well done and your hamburgers charred. Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, David, and his wife, Natalie, of Yorktown, Virginia; a daughter, Julia Barron, of Atlanta; and a grandson, Richard Barron, of Yorktown. Many thanks go to longtime friends Tom Waters, Mike Dunlap and Edith Kelly for their concern and support, as well as doctors H. Alton Jordan and Danny Ford. The family would like to thank Covenant Place nurses Diane, Kathy, Jarma, Michelle and Joy, and Amedisys Hospice nurses Marie, Michelle, Sonja and Tiffany for their care and compassion. Memorials may be made to a charity of your choice. Services will be private. Online condolences may be sent to www.ecsfuneralhome. com. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home & Crematorium, 515 Miller Road, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements.

MILLIE F. DRIGGERS Millie Floyd Driggers, 75, wife of the Rev. Bobby D. Driggers, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Kingstree, she was a daughter of the late Solomon W. Floyd and Jane Sauls Floyd Reed. Mrs. Driggers was a faithful and dedicated member of Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness Church. She served as the church secretary-treasurer, Sunday School teacher, president of the Women’s Ministry and numerous other roles that go along with being a pastor’s wife. She was a loving and devoted wife and mother. Survivors include her husband of 56 years; one son, Michael Driggers of Sumter; one daughter, Elaine Robison (Brient) of Conway; one grandson, Richard Youmans; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four brothers and one sister. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bill Tschorn Jr., the Rev. Larry Melton and the Rev. Ed Harris officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness Church, PO Box 1931, Sumter, SC 29151. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.ecsfuneralhome.com

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Notice of Sale Note: If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the scheduled sale of the above-referenced property, 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. Note: This sale is also made subject to all Sumter County taxes and existing easements and restrictions of record. RICHARD L. BOOTH Sumter County Master in Equity

Roderic Hoskins 322 Latoya Brooks 135 Melinda Rogers 354 Marquilta Washington 225 Dontae Dwyer 210 Sale handled by management. "CASH ONLY" Items must be removed by Sunday, June 14, 2015 @ 5:00PM.

Summons & Notice NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2014-ES-43-29 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Willie Alma Bradley Petitioner, v. Julia Glover, Janie Lou McKnight, Willie Alma Bradley, Larry Bradley, Norman Bradley, Sarah Heyward, Willie Glover, Betty Romeo, Ella Fortune, Linda Stacey, Alfreda Glover, Andre Glover and Marcus Glover, Respondents TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED: TAKE NOTICE that the Summons in the above mentioned action, together with the Complaint, was filed with the Sumter County Probate Court on the 9th of January, 2014. The Guardian ad Litem for any unknown heirs of the Estate of Sarah Harvin Bradley in this matter is Garryl L. Deas, Esquire, Deas Law Firm, 109 N. Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina.

SUMMONS (Determination of Heirs of Sarah Harvin Bradley) YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the Petition in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Petition on the Petitioner or her attorney, Larry C. Weston, Esquire, at his office, 109 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to Answer the Petition within the time aforesaid, the Petitioner in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Petition. Larry C. Weston, Esquire 109 N. Main Street Post Office Box 1571 Sumter, SC 29150 803-778-2421

Notice of Sale NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County in the case of Porter's of Sumter, Inc., Plaintiff, vs. Vernond Davis, Defendant, under Case No. 2011-CP-43-139 the undersigned Master in Equity, for Sumter County, or his designated representative, will offer for sale at public outcry at 12:00P.M. on July 6, 2015, at the Sumter County Courthouse, Room 1A, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC, the following described real property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Mayesville, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing 1.00 acre, more or less, and being shown and delineated on that plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS, dated March 19, 2002 and recorded in Plat Book 2002, at page 340 in the records of the Register of Deeds 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 Â§ 30-5-250 of The Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976, as amended). This property is known as 4465 Daffodil Lane, Gable, South Carolina and is designated as Sumter County Tax Map Parcel No.: 314-00-01-020. TERMS OF SALE: For Cash: the purchaser shall be required to deposit the sum of five (5%) percent of the amount of bid (in cash or equivalent) as earnest money and as evidence of good faith. If the Plaintiff is the successful bidder at the sale, the Plaintiff may, after paying the costs of the sale, apply the debt due upon its Mortgage against its bid in lieu of cash. Should the person making the highest bid at the sale fail to comply with the terms of his bid by depositing the said five (5%) percent in cash, then the property shall be sold at the risk of such bidder on the same sales date or some subsequent date as the Master in Equity, or his designated representative, may find convenient and advantageous. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the terms of his bid within thirty (30) days of the final acceptance of his bid, then the Master in Equity, or his designated representative, shall re-advertise and resell the property on the same terms on a subsequent date at the risk of such bidder. The purchaser to apply for documentary stamps on deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the interest rates contained in the Order. Note: As a Deficiency Judgment was granted, the bidding shall remain open for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of the sale as provided by law in such cases and compliance with the bid shall be made within thirty (30) days after the second sale. Plaintiff reserves the right to waive deficiency prior to the sale.

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RENTALS Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO Hampton Pk Hist. Dist Clean, attractive 1BD (3 rm apt.) Range, Refrig.,Washer & Dryer Ceiling fans, No pets. Off Street parking $390 Mo. +Sec Dep w/Yr Lease Credit report & Refs Req.Call 773-2451 Nice Area 2BR 1.5BA Duplex, C/H/A, Appliances. New carpet, paint. No Pets/Smoking $625mo. & dep. 803-983-8463. Swan Lake Apts. Apply now. Remodeled buildings in back, 2BR 1BA apts. in quiet scenic neighborhood. No sect. 8. 803-775-4641.

Mobile Home for Rent: 3 BR, 2 BA, $550 mo. + dep. off Pinewood Rd. no pets. 803-481-5592 Summer Special (Dalzell) MHP 2BR/1BA, washer, dryer, sewer & garbage P/U. No Pets. $355/mo + $355/dep. Mark 803-565-7947.

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The family of the late Denver G Williams is greatly appreciative of all acts of kindness, words of sympathy and deeds of thoughtfulness expressed during our time of bereavement. Please keep us in your prayers.Williams, McCoy & Gibbs Family

In Memory

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Land & Lots for Sale 2900 Waverly Dr in Lakewood Subdv. 155ft wide & 150ft. Deep. With beautiful live oak trees. Priced to sell $16,000. Call 803-983-5691 Cleared acre Dalzell. Septic, water. $3500 DN. $250 MO. 0% APR 60 months 713-870-0216

Lake Property For Sale: Lake House 1931 Clubhouse Lane on Lizzie's Creek Waterfront. 1,605 sq ft, 4BR/2BA, Kit/ D/R, Den, Shower house, Boat house, Pier, Carport. Price reduced. 803-469-3807 or 803-983-8269.

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Boats / Motors For Sale 16 ft. pro craft bass boat. 90 hp Mercury motor. Trailer and trolling motor. $3,900. Call 803-983-8269 or 469-3807.

Rev. Henry K. Presley 06/12/2011 You never said you're leaving, You never said goodbye. You were gone before I knew it, And only God knew why. A million times I needed you, A million times I cried. If love alone could have saved you,You never would have died. In life I loved you dearly, In death I love you still. In my heart you hold a place,That nobody could ever fill. It broke my heart to lose you, but you didn't go alone. For part of me went with you, the day God took you home. LOVE ALWAYS Your wife Theresa

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Newly renovated Apts. 2BR All appl's, hrdwd fls, ceramic tiles, C/H/A, $600/mo, 7A Wright St. 803-773-5186 or 631-626-3460 For rent - Newly Renovated. 4 br, 1 ba, C/H/A, no pets. $650 mo. Call 646-315-3274 or 803-563-7202 Scenic Lake, 2BR 2BA No pets. Call 9am-5pm 499-1500. 2BR in Sumter 469-6978

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

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Almeta Benjamin 06/12/52 - 01/04/15 Happy birthday Mom in Heaven. We love & miss you. Love your husband, children & grandchildren.

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Pursuant to Sec on 6-1 of the S.C. Code of Laws, public no ce is hereby given that the council for the Town of Pinewood will hold a public hearing on the municipal budget for the 2015-2016 ďŹ scal year on June 29, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at the Pinewood Town Hall.

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