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Holiday shopping sees limited success locally, across nation Electronics top Sumter’s list on Black Friday BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Customers in Sumter took advantage of annual Black Friday deals offered at various stores in the area. Black Friday, considered the start of the Christmas shopping season in the U.S., has been a major shopping event for U.S. businesses since at least the 1930s. Many major retailers opened in the early hours of Friday morning and some even on Thanksgiving Day, offering a wide range of promotional sales. Sumter’s Walmart Supercenter, on Broad Street, saw about 75 percent of its daily transactions come after Black Friday sales began at 6 p.m. PHOTOS BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY / THE SUMTER ITEM Thursday. Kaeshawna Singletary, left, electronics sales associate at Sumter Walmart Supercenter, rings up items for Jacob Fenner, back right, and his father, Joe Quinlaw, Walmart SuJeff Fenner, of Sumter on Friday. The store offered discounts on various items from Thanksgiving evening through Black Friday evening. percenter manager, said the store will continue to offer discounts on certain items through the weekend, while supplies last. He said in recent years, the store has seen as many customers on Black Friday as it does on Thanksgiving Day. “We see a large number of lots; calm, orderly lines; and BY ANNE D’INNOCENZIO people on Thanksgiving evemodest traffic. Black Friday, AP Retail Writer ning, but there is still a large which traditionally is the biggroup of people who spends gest shopping day of the year, NEW YORK — The annual the holiday at home, waiting almost looked like a normal ritual of Black Friday, as we until Friday to do their shopshopping day. And not every know it, is over. ping,” he said. shopper was happy about that. Gone are the throngs of The store had discounts on In Denver, for instance, frenzied shoppers camping everything from electronics Susan Montoya had nearly an out for days ahead of the big and toys to automotive parts, entire Kmart to herself Friday sales bonanza on the day after crafts and even snacks. morning. Montoya half-heartThanksgiving. And forget the Quinlaw said there has been edly flipped through a rack of Dennis Wise and his daughter, Angel Wise, of Sumter, shop at JCPenney fisticuffs for flat-screen TVs. at Sumter Mall on Friday. They were looking for gifts for their family and Instead, stores across the country had sparse parking SEE SHOPPING, PAGE A8 enjoying finding bargains. SEE BLACK FRIDAY, PAGE A11

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‘It felt like I was given a death sentence’ Double-lung transplant needed to help Manning woman breathe BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Manning resident Melissa Eaddy Ridgeway cannot live without an oxygen tank.

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Questions linger 2 months after flood As roads open and pests die, state has no damage estimate BY JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press COLUMBIA — The Thanksgiving weekend marks eight weeks since historic rainfall flooded parts of South Carolina. Many things are returning to normal after up to 2 feet of rain fell in areas from Columbia to the coast from Oct. 2 to Oct. 5. Nearly 90 percent of the roads closed at the height of the storm are back open. Debris cleanup is ending. Lawmakers have started hearings to figure out how to pay for repairs. But many questions remain. An official damage estimate has not been released, and until that figure is known, Gov. Nikki Haley and many state lawmakers say it will be impossible to commit to an exact plan on how to pay for the flood. The deadline to apply for federal assistance is Dec. 4. Here is a look at how things are progressing since the flood:

MOSQUITOES The swarms of mosquitoes pestering people in South Carolina have finally met their match — the cold weather. The recent cold snap has killed off or forced into hibernation most of the mosquitoes who thrived in the pools of standing water, said Frank Carson, mosquito control manager for Charleston County. Carson warned that if the weather turns back warm for a stretch before the next hard freeze, some of the bloodsuckers could return. The cold weather also prevents spraying, which

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Drivers try to navigate Broad Street Extension on Oct. 4 during historic flooding. No official state damage estimate has been released two months after the flooding. can only be done with the temperature above 50 degrees. “You need some consistently freezing temperatures over time. They can be in so many places. You could have them in the larval stage in standing water, and they still could survive and hatch off if it gets warmer,” Carson said. The boom in mosquitoes because of the flooding was unprecedented. Charleston County typically gets 120 complaints about mosquitoes in October. This year, workers were called 840 times, Carson said. Carson’s crews in an average October spray about 2,000 acres for mosquito larvae. This October, workers sprayed 78,000 acres.

ROADS Repairs to South Carolina roads are ahead of schedule. In mid-October, the state Department of Transportation hoped to have

just 86 highways and bridges still closed on Thanksgiving. Instead, there are just 69 closures — 44 roads and 25 bridges. DOT said it can’t do anything with 26 of those roads because they run over dams where the owners haven’t decided what to do with the damaged structures. DOT Secretary Christy Hall said she is proud of her crews, who have put in long hours in the past eight weeks. “The SCDOT team has shown their dedication and commitment to the people of S.C. through their hard work and perseverance,” Hall said in an email. Hall said last month she hoped to have a final estimate for how much damage to roads will cost. But she said this week that figure still isn’t finalized.

AGRICULTURE The weather was cruel in so many

ways to South Carolina farmers this year. A dry summer wiped out part of the corn crop. Then, just a few weeks before harvest, floods destroyed peanuts, cotton and other fall crops. The state Agriculture Department estimates direct losses to farmers at more than $375 million. The governor asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture this week to get crop insurance payments to farmers faster. The flooding may have long-term effects as well. The water could have shifted soil and made fields unstable for heavy equipment. Perennial tree crops such as peaches could be struggling with weeks of fully saturated soils making it hard to get nutrients and breeding mold.

RAINFALL RECORDS The rains in the state didn’t end with the floods. There have been several other heavy rain events this fall, although none has reached the magnitude of the massive floods. This will be the wettest September through November in both Columbia and Charleston. Columbia has seen more than 26 inches of rain during meteorological fall, which is three times the normal amount. Charleston has had almost 30 inches of rain during the same period, which is more than 250 percent of normal rainfall, according to the Southeast Regional Climate Center. While this likely won’t be the wettest year in recorded history for Columbia, Charleston still has a chance for its wettest year in 2015. The official recording station at the airport in North Charleston has seen 71.75 inches of rain this year. The record is 72.99 inches in 1964. Normal rainfall is about 50 inches.

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State troopers on food stamps take 2nd jobs amid pay fight BY JONATHAN DREW The Associated Press RALEIGH, North Carolina — State troopers suing North Carolina for millions of dollars in back pay say the state’s broken promises have forced them into tough spots: working second jobs, moving in with parents, even going on food stamps. About 800 troopers — equivalent to half the force — have joined a class-action lawsuit arguing that the state promised a schedule of regular pay increases when they were hired but reneged because of budget problems. Many took pay cuts when they were recruited from other agencies, expecting to catch up quickly because of raises traditionally given about once a year. “I don’t think people understand the hard times we’re going through,” said Master Trooper Rick Quinones, who lives with his wife and two young daughters in a spare bedroom at his parents’ house. His wife and children are covered by Medicaid, he said, and they use WIC government food assistance. “That’s a hit on your pride, especially when you’re supposed to be the best that the state has to offer,” he said. The group, which includes some former troopers, is appealing after a trial court judge ruled against them in the nearly 2-year-old case. “We took an oath to protect the public, and that’s what we do. We are in harm’s way every day,” said Robbie Terry, a 47-year-old master trooper who’s based in Columbus County. “It’s all about what’s right and wrong, and we have been wronged. We’ve not been paid

‘That’s a hit on your pride, especially when you’re supposed to be the best that the state has to offer.’ TROOPER RICK QUINONES the money that we were promised.” When Terry became a trooper about eight years ago, he took a pay cut of several thousand dollars from his job as an 8-year veteran of the Lumberton Police Department. He figured the move would pay off because of the raises — 5 percent about once a year — described by recruiters and listed in a pamphlet. Then pay freezes started in 2009. Traditionally, troopers received the raises for about six years until they became master troopers, commanding a salary near $60,000. But troopers who had yet to reach top pay before the freeze are way behind, said Fred Barbour, a lawyer for the troopers. For example, Terry and Quinones are each making about $45,000 despite both reaching master trooper rank. Lawmakers agreed last year to an increase of around 5 percent for troopers who hadn’t reached top-pay status. Another such raise is due next year, and

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New normal: Police respond to harsh reality of extremism NEW YORK (AP) — After the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 and the Mumbai attack in 2008, police departments across the United States adopted a new mindset on how to deal with what they call “active shooter” incidents in which people are trapped in restaurants, theaters or other soft targets. Long gone are the days of establishing a perimeter and waiting for SWAT teams and hostage negotiators to save the day. The new formula for preserving lives calls for ordinary police officers to go on offense and take the attackers’ lives, with an emphasis on speed and force. It’s an approach reinforced by the recent multipronged attacks in Paris and the hotel siege in Mali. After those attacks, authorities have been hammering home the dangers of responding to mass homicides in progress, even suggesting that hostages should fight for themselves as a last resort. With the horrors of Paris still fresh, Washington, D.C., Police Chief Cathy Lanier said in a recent TV interview that she’s worried about a creeping “numbness to what potentially is a reality” on U.S. soil, adding, “Just ignoring it and not preparing yourself — that’s not an option anymore.” Said New York Police Commissioner William Bratton: “It’s a new world we’re living in; it’s a very troubling world,” he said. He added that it’s the police’s job to worry about the threat but for “the population to be aware.” Here’s a look at some of the hard realities:

NO HESITATION, NO NEGOTIATION The hostage-taking in Paris by heavily armed attackers

linked to the Islamic State group at the Bataclan concert hall had nothing to do with using victims as bargaining chips. It was, in the words of New York Police Department officials, “a media event” intended to buy time for more killing. “It’s not ‘Dog Day Afternoon,’” said security expert Scott Stewart of the Stratfor strategic intelligence firm of Austin, Texas, referring to the Al Pacino film about a prolonged hostage standoff. With that in mind, police are making the calculation that, “if we move swiftly, there still be casualties, but it will be fewer casualties,” said Maki Haberfeld, a professor at New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

COMMANDO COPS Under the new normal, police departments nationwide have increasingly armed ordinary patrol officers with high-powered rifles to match extremists’ firepower in a domestic brand of urban warfare. The NYPD has taken the extra step of forming a quick-strike force of 500 officers specially trained to combat terrorism and has run tactical drills to improve response times to multiple locations, especially soft targets such as theaters and restaurants. The approach puts ordinary cops at greater risk, “something that police officers accept on a daily basis. ... They live with this possibility of losing their lives on any given day, whether a benign traffic stop or a terrorist attack,” Haberfeld said.

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New York Police Department officers line up Nov. 22 near an abandoned subway station to stage a drill simulating an attack in New York. Since the Paris attacks, U.S. police officials and security experts have been hammering home the hard realities of so-called “active shooter” incidents. are trained to keep their distance yet shoot to kill. The good news in Paris was the suicide bombers — as opposed to the shooters — proved the lesser evil. It was further proof that the new brand of grass-roots jihadists “have struggled to make vests and bombs” that could cause even worse casualties, Stewart said. Two prime examples: the failed attempt by Najibullah Zazi to assemble suicide vests and deploy them in New York City subways in 2009 and the botched

Times Square car bombing by Faisal Shahzad in 2010.

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Romani Berlekov, a homeless artist, paints a landscape at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Boston on Sept. 30. At the Boston church, many homeless participate in the Common Art program. said Megan Hustings, interim director of the National Coalition for the Homeless. Several cities have street newspapers. Some shelters offer writing and poetry workshops or even dance, aerobics and yoga classes. “Homelessness is very difficult; it can be very debilitating, and when you’re going through stressful times ... having the opportunity to have some kind of normalized experience is very positive,” she said. Haubrich typically creates mountain scenes using acrylic paints on canvas, but he has branched out recently to animals.

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SHOPPING FROM PAGE A1 girls’ holiday party dresses and looked down the store’s empty aisles. “There’s no one out here,” she said. “This is sad.” Black Friday for decades was a rite of passage for U.S. shoppers. Many would spend Thanksgiving evening combing through circulars to plot their shopping route for the next day based on the deals they hoped to snag. But in recent years, retailers have started offering mega-discounts in stores and online earlier instead of waiting until Black Friday. And in the last few years, they’ve opened locations on Thanksgiving Day, a once-sacred holiday from retail. That has led to the “graying” of Black Friday. In fact, according to the National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, nearly 60 percent of shoppers

had already started holiday buying by Nov. 10. Early numbers aren’t out yet, but the retail group expected about 30 million people shopped on Thanksgiving and 99.7 million on Black Friday. It also expects about 135.8 million people will be shopping during the four-day weekend, compared with 133.7 million last year. The group estimates overall sales for November and December will rise 3.7 percent to $630.5 billion compared with last year. Judging from the crowds so far, though, the shopper numbers could be hard to come by. “The frenzy and traffic levels were subdued,” said Craig Johnson, president of Customer Growth Partners, a retail consultancy.

about discounts on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Jeff Simpson, a principal at Deloitte, also said doorbusters — fat discounts on hot items that once drew shoppers in for store openings — are losing their “umph.” Ten years ago, major retailers would focus on the 10 best items and discount them below costs, he said. Now, many stores offer several hundred doorbusters, and many of the items don’t carry a name brand. “They got watered down,” he said. “When you run that many doorbusters, can they really be that special?” Some shoppers already are jaded about Black Friday

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Couple celebrating 68 years pays same $8 hotel rate GREENVILLE (AP) — Ever wonder what you could do to get a room in a AAA four-diamond hotel, in downtown Greenville, for less than $10 a night? You might do what the Rev. Charles and Frances Hamlin did and keep the original receipt from your stay there 68 years ago. That receipt was part of the reason the Hamlins will be allowed to pay $8 in the revamped Poinsett — the Westin Poinsett — to celebrate their 68th wedding anniversary Friday. Hamlin considered the $8 cost for a room there “pretty expensive” in 1947. Times have changed a little bit, said John Geddes, the Westin Poinsett’s director of sales and marketing. Today, you’re talking $250 to $300 more than what the Hamlins paid that night, he said. The hotel would have given the Hamlins a room free to mark their special anniversary, Geddes said.

But, “just for fun we’re charging $8. We wanted to replicate that as part of the experience,” Geddes said. The Hamlins, who now live in Liberty, were both 20 when they made the trek from Williamston to Greenville on their wedding night. After the ceremony, in the living room of their former pastor’s home, they drove to Greenville. Hamlin, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a construction worker who wanted to spare no expense for his new bride. He wanted his wedding night in the best hotel Greenville had to offer. The Poinsett Hotel then “was as glamorous as hotels are,” Hamlin said. “It was the best hotel in town.” The 200-room, four-diamond hotel was built by W.L. Stoddard in 1925 for $1.5 million, according to the Westin Poinsett website. When it opened, it was “one of the most beautifully furnished hotels in the country.”

Among its notable guests were Amelia Earhardt, John Barrymore, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Bobby Kennedy and Liberace, according to the website. By the 1930s, the hotel had become known as “Carolina’s Finest.” Years later it would go into foreclosure. In 1997, Steven Dopp and Gregory Lenox of Charleston bought the hotel and reopened it in 2000 after nearly $20 million in renovations. When the Hamlins stayed there, not every room had a bathroom, Charles said. But their room on the fifth floor did. It was one of the nicer ones, he said. The Hamlins, who’d met in church, have not been back to the hotel since their honeymoon. After their wedding night and an 11day honeymoon, the couple returned to Greenville and eventually moved to Columbia to raise a family. Charles, who attended Easley High School, continued his work in construc-

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ASHINGTON — Surely he’s finally gone

and done it now.

Donald Trump, insulter extraordinaire, was bound to cross a line too far. Two days before Thanksgiving, he made many people feel nostalgic for the merely obnoxious Trump when he mocked a reporter with a physical disability, displaying a level of cruelty and meanness heretofore only suspected. Not surprisingly, Trump denies doing what he Kathleen plainly did, Parker as anyone can see in the video. Flailing his arms and hooking his hand into a claw, Trump appeared to be doing an impression of Serge Kovaleski’s uncontrollable arm movements, which are caused by a congenital joint condition. Trump’s display was reminiscent of Rush Limbaugh’s similar mockery of Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s disease. Like Limbaugh, who accused the actor of exaggerating his symptoms for effect (yeah, playing Parkinson’s is tons of fun), Trump has argued that Kovaleski, who writes for The New York Times, is using his affliction to grandstand. What swell guys. Though their critics may revile them in private, few are willing to call either of them out for their callousness — for the same reasons. It is hard for many, including yours truly, to fathom Trump’s success as a presi-

COMMENTARY dential candidate. At first it was a show — a bad show, but better than an “Apprentice” rerun. Most non-fans assumed he’d either fizzle or eventually get bored. A cynic might even have wondered if Trump wasn’t trying to get himself fired by blurting ever-more-outrageous statements. But the worse he got, the more some people liked him, even when he insulted them to their faces. When I wrote recently that a cursing, meandering Trump had veered into a ditch after he more or less insinuated to an Iowa audience that Iowans are stupid, his fan club got in touch. Oh, yeah? Apparently, any negative media commentary is a gift to Trump followers, who’d rather ignore, or, in some cases, cheer the taunting of a disabled reporter than recognize what would otherwise be repugnant. Demonizing is Trump’s specialty — and the media are chum in the shark tank of the bedeviled hard right. The truth is, Trump isn’t really sui generis, much as he’d like to be and much as it makes sane people feel less anxious. He’s just the richest person with a foul mouth and a mean streak to stalk the podium. He’s the ultimate personification of a variety of vices (greed, intemperance, gluttony, wrath, pride) that we have embraced as a culture with the certitude of the forgiven — or of the be-damned, anyway. These past several days marking the season of gratitude have been emblematic of the moment when someone like Trump could become king of the heap. Con-

sumerism run amok is what we tamely name Black Friday, the super-sale day when you’re as likely to be trampled (occasionally to death) in a stampede for The Deal, the art of which is in the eye of the beholder. Consumer-itis seems to become more acute with each passing year, infecting even our relationships. We quantify other people as we would any commodity, making them into things, not quite human. She’s not this enough; he’s not all that. Indulging and gratifying ourselves, instantly and without reserve, we’re no longer subject to the traditional inoculations of conscience — shame, embarrassment and fear. We never judge because this would be to suggest objective standards in a subjective world of relativity. Alas, even our national feast day is a contrivance of mindless gorging, a mere appetizer to the galloping consumption to follow thanks to the greatest marketing scam on Earth. Celebrants seem impervious to irony as they buy massive quantities of stuff to celebrate the birth of a Savior who had and wanted nothing. This is the table we’ve set and to which we’ve invited Trump, an extreme businessman who speaks in extreme language about extreme solutions for an angry world endangered by extremists. If you spot a pattern of dots here, they might be worth connecting. Meanwhile, surely, he’s gone and done it — this time? Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@ washpost.com. © 2015, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR BATEN, BURNS CONTRIBUTE THE MOST ‘RACE’ LETTERS Reference to letters from Jody Foster: It was quite a surprise to read both of your opinions but especially the last one about my friend Jacqueline Hughes. Her point in the letter you referred to on Sunday, Nov. 22, was about people taking personal responsibility, not race. Maybe you were referring to Mr. Boyd’s letter the same day that was so well said. Most of the race letters come from Baten or Burns. Mr. Baten is an elected official who is supposed to represent all people, black, white, Democrat and Republican. Frankly, we are all tired of his ranting his political views, which all seem to be about race. Oh, by the way, maybe you should move to Syria so the politics here won’t make you lose your soul. What did you say about free speech? The Sumter Item carries all opinions, not just yours. PATRICIA JONES Sumter

DIG A LITTLE DEEPER TO SEE TRUTH ABOUT AMERICA’S DRUG USAGE Let’s fact check drug use and abuse. Here is a link to some information from SAMSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration) http://1.usa. gov/1lltRBN. Looking at table 1.19B we can see who is using drugs and at what rate by race across lifetimes. I will save you the suspense. Across lifetimes whites try illicit drugs more than blacks. However, when one looks at drug use in

the past month or past year, then blacks use more than whites. So what does that mean? The simple answer is recreational use vs. dependence (i.e. addiction). Mr. Baten, in his letter of Nov. 17, claimed that whites use marijuana more often than blacks. Using table 1.24B we see that over the course of a lifetime, whites do try marijuana more often than blacks. However, when we look for use in past month or past year we will see that rates for use are higher for blacks than whites. Again, the data demonstrates recreational use vs. dependence. Mr. Baten was right that whites try more varieties of drugs than their black counterparts, but experimentation does not equal frequency. The statement “White America does the crime, Black America does the time” is proven to be false when one knows that to try a drug once is not the same as doing the drug monthly. I am sure that the rate of ticketing for speeding is higher among those who do it frequently than for those who rarely speed. I have pointed out in previous letters concerning Mr. Baten’s claims that drug arrests have in fact decreased or remained stable even as the population increases. I would like to see what facts he has to prove his assertions that the war on drugs is a failure. I agree with Jody Foster who urged “you to tighten up your review of letters, particularly those that are race sensitive (insulting).” This last submission by Mr. Baten should clearly be in that category. JOHN GAYDOS Wedgefield

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The low depths of higher education

ASHINGTON — Give thanks this day for some indirect blessings of liberty, including the behavior-beyond-satire of what are gen-

erously called institutions of higher education. People who are imprecisely called educators have taught, by their negative examples, what intelligence is not.

Melissa Click is the University of Missouri academic who shouted “I need some muscle over here” to prevent a photojournalist from informing the public about a public demonstration intended to influence the public. Click’s academic credentials include a University of Massachusetts doctoral dissertation titled “It’s a ‘Good Thing’: The Commodification of FemininiGeorge ty, Affluence Will and Whiteness in the Martha Stewart Phenomenon.” Her curriculum vitae says she studied “advanced feminist studies.” Advanced. The best kind. University of Missouri law students, who evidently cut class the day the First Amendment was taught, wrote a social media policy that included this: “Do not comment despairingly (disparagingly?) on others.” A grammatically challenged Ithaca College professor produced this cri de coeur regarding the school’s president: “There have been a litany of episodes and incidents during tenure here which have led to frustration because, when brought to his attention, the view of the protesters is that he has been unresponsive.” Symptomatic of Ithaca’s intellectual flavor is another professor, who says agriculture is “capitalist, racialized patriarchy.” The University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, an irony-free campus, declared the phrase “politically correct” a microaggression. The master of Yale’s Pierson College said his regrettable title reminds distressed students of slavery. Wesleyan University’s student government threatened to cut the school newspaper’s funding because it published a column critical of campus leftists. Wesleyan created a “safe space,” aka a house, for LGBTTQQFAGPBDSM students (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Queer, Questioning, Flexual, Asexual, Genderf---, Polyamorous, Bondage/Discipline, Dominance/Submission, Sadism/ Masochism). A Washington State University professor said she would lower the grade of any student who used the term “illegal immigrants” when referring to immigrants here illegally. Another Washington State professor warned in his syllabus that white students who want “to do well” in his “Introduction to Multicultural Literature” should show their “grasp of history and social relations” by “deferring to the experiences of people of color.” Another Washington State teacher, in her syllabus for “Women & Popular Culture,” warned that students risk “failure for the semester” if they use “derogatory/oppressive language” such as “referring to women/men as females or males.”

The University of Tennessee’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, worried that students might be uncomfortable with gender-specific pronouns (he, she, him, her), suggests gender-neutral noises (ze, hir, xe, xem, xyr). The University of California system’s sensitivity auditors stipulated that “hostile” and “derogatory” thoughts include “I believe the most qualified person should get the job” and “America is the land of opportunity.” The University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point’s list of racial microaggressions includes “America is a melting pot” and “There is only one race, the human race.” Some Johns Hopkins University students proclaimed themselves microaggressed by the possibility of a Chickfil-A restaurant on campus. (Chick-fil-A’s CEO defines marriage as Barack Obama did until 2012.) Mount Holyoke College canceled its annual production of “The Vagina Monologues” because it is insufficiently inclusive regarding women without vaginas and men who, as the saying goes, “self-identify” as women. “Gender,” said a student, “is a wide and varied experience, one that cannot simply be reduced to biological or anatomical distinctions,” and the show “is inherently reductionist and exclusive.” Writing in the University of California, Berkeley paper, two geographically challenged students objected to a class featuring Plato and Aristotle and other “economically privileged white males from five imperial countries (England, France, Germany, Italy and the United States).” A branch of the University of California, Irvine’s student government passed a resolution against the display of flags. Written by a student in the School of Social Ecology (“transformative research to alleviate social inequality and human suffering”), the resolution said flags are “weapons for nationalism” and “construct” dangerous “cultural mythologies and narratives” and “paradigms of conformity” and “homogenized standards” and interfere with “designing a culturally inclusive space.” Students on Columbia University’s Multicultural Affairs Advisory Board suggested trigger warnings for persons who might be traumatized by reading, say, Ovid’s “Metamorphoses,” wherein some myths portray bad sexual behavior. But a feminist blog warned that the phrase “trigger warning” itself needs a warning attached to it because it might remind people of guns. But, then, the word “warning” might (substitute word for “trigger”) fright. So, today give thanks that 2015 has raised an important question about American higher education: What, exactly, is it higher than? George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2015, Washington Post Writers Group

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TRANSPLANT FROM PAGE A1 was assigned pulmonary rehabilitation treatment and is taking various medications to treat the disease. Even after all she’s been through, Ridgeway has refused to give up the fight. “This is a lonely disease. You can be in a room full of people and still feel alone,” she said, with tears in her eyes. “But when you have the support of your family, friends and church behind you, how do you not fight for your life?” In less than a year’s time, Ridgeway has been able to improve her lung function capacity to 50 percent through rehabilitation. Doctors have told her it is unlikely her lung function capacity will improve any further unless she can successfully undergo a double-lung transplant, she said. To be placed on the waiting list for a lung transplant at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, there are certain requirements that

BLACK FRIDAY FROM PAGE A1 a surge in electronic sales in recent years. TVs seemed to be the most popular item on Friday, with 32-inch screens selling rapidly. Damien Becton said he came to Walmart to buy some hamburger meat and bread and ended up buying a 50-inch TV. “I saw an ad, and the price on it couldn’t be beat,” he said. Jacob Fenner, who was shopping

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have to be met. A patient has to show he or she has a sufficient amount of money to reside in Charleston for three months after the surgery in order to undergo extensive therapy, she said. Ridgeway and her husband, Ricky, will temporarily move to Charleston while keeping their home in Manning. They will have to have enough money to pay bills at both homes, as well as medication, food, gas and other living expenses. Her husband will have to quit his job to care for her, leaving the couple with no income during that time, she said. MUSC has estimated a total of about $25,000 that Ridgeway will have to provide for those three months, she said. She has to be able to physically show two-thirds of that money, or $16,500, to be put on the waiting list. Ridgeway said her and her husband’s funds have been exhausted. About $6,000 has been raised so far by Ridgeway’s church, Emmanuel Baptist Church in Manning, and $1,655 has been raised through a GoFundMe online donation page.

Jordan United Methodist Church will be selling a barbecue dinner for Ridgeway’s cause from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 12. The church is at 2456 Jordan Church Road, off S.C. 260 in the Jordan Community of Clarendon County. Tickets are $8 a plate and can be purchased in advance by emailing Ridgeway at merwrr@gmail.com or through finding her on Facebook, listed as Melissa Eaddy Ridgeway, or https://www.facebook.com/ melissa.e.ridgeway. The link to “Melissa’s Lung Transplant” Go Fund Me page is https:// www.gofundme.com/c9536csc. Donations to her cause can also be sent to Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1794 Old Georgetown Road, Manning, SC 29102 and specified to “Melissa Ridgeway Fund.” Ridgeway said she is thankful to her family and everyone who has supported and encouraged her throughout her battle. “I feel as though God has put me in this position for a reason,” she said. “But I thank him for every day he has given me.”

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with his father, Jeff Fenner, bought some DVDs and Christmas gifts. The father and son were planning to go to a few more stores during the day. “We have a very short list of items we’re planning on buying but so far have saved at least $40,” Jeff Fenner said. JCPenney stores throughout the nation, including the location at Sumter Mall, kicked off the holiday shopping season with a Black Friday sale that started on Thanksgiving Day at 3 p.m.

Early Thanksgiving Day shoppers at JCPenney locations throughout the nation were greeted with envelopes containing a coupon worth $10 off $10, $100 off $100 or $500 off a $500 or more purchases, while supplies lasted, according to a news release from the company. The coupons were available for immediate redemption for some customers. Lenora Schwabenbauer started her Christmas shopping at JCPenney about 11 a.m. on Friday. She said she has five grandchildren

to buy presents for. “We’re hoping to beat the crowd, and I think we have,” she said. Dennis Wise and his daughter, Angel Wise, were also buying gifts for their family at JCPenney on Friday. “It’s nice to have so many items on sale; it makes shopping much easier,” he said. JCPenney is also offering a Cyber Monday Sale, where shoppers will find more than 50,000 deals online at jcp.com, as well as in stores, according to a company news release.

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OBITUARIES JOHNNIE L. SMITH JR. Johnnie Ladson Smith Jr., 68, husband of Betty McFadden Smith, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, at McLeod Hospital, Florence. He was born Oct. 26, 1947, and was the son of the late Johnnie Smith Sr. and Sallie Lowery SMITH Smith. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Friendship Presbyterian Church, New Zion, with the Rev. Carnell Hampton officiating, Elder Willie Witherspoon, Elder Gloria Frierson and Elder Marshell Ivey, assisting. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery. The family is receiving friends at his residence, 10932 Black River Road, New Zion.

CULLEN NEWMAN JR. Lonnie Cullen Newman Jr.

passed away on Nov. 17, 2015, in Orlando, Florida. Born in Sumter on July 16, 1937, he was the son of the late Lonnie Cullen Newman Sr. and Frances Pollard Newman of Sumter. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary Grupp Newman; two daughters, Pamela Newman Hitchcock and Heather Newman Kuhl (Daniel) of Orlando; two grandsons, Alex Hitchcock (Cassie) and Kevin Hitchcock; one great-grandson, Anthony Hitchcock; and one brother, Al Newman (Lucia) of Sumter. Cullen was a 1955 graduate of Edmunds High School in Sumter and attended Ringling School of the Arts in Sarasota, Florida. He was a retired artist and photographer. Cullen was a 23-year heart transplant survivor and spent much of his time mentoring other transplant recipients. A memorial service was

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held on Nov. 22 at Newcomer Funeral Home in Orlando. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the National Rifle Association. Obituary courtesy of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home, 221 Broad St., Sumter.

ALEX CHATMAN Former Williamsburg County supervisor Alex Chatman, 72, husband of Mariah Williams Chatman, died Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, at Carolina Hospital, Florence. He was born Oct. 7, 1943, in Greeleyville and was the son of the late Oscar Chatman and Alma Montgomery Chat-

man. Public viewing will be held Monday at Alex Chatman Complex-Auditorium, 147 W. Main St., Kingstree, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., with wake service from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Graveside services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 1288 Coleman Road, Greeleyville. The family will receive friends at 10656 U.S. 521, Greeleyville. Services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

CHARLIE E. SHAW Charlie Edward “Bobby” Shaw entered eternal rest on Nov. 25, 2015, at his residence. The family is receiving friends at 186 Green Lane, Sumter, and at 946 James Davidson Heriot Road, Dalzell. Visitation will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Funeral service will be held

at noon on Tuesday at Barnettsville Baptist Church, Bishopville, with the Rev. Wayne Montgomery officiating. Interment will follow in Cooke Cemetery, James Davidson Heriot Road, Dalzell. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

BRUCE R. PETIT Bruce Rene Petit, 62, died on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, at his residence in Camden. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements. The family’s guest book can be signed at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Work hard to EUGENIA LAST keep the peace with the ones you love. Learn from your past experiences and use your reason and intelligence to fix what bothers you. Look over your personal papers and get them up to date. A commitment will mend insecurities.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Stick close to home or make plans to do something with family that will improve your surroundings and your emotional well-being. Building a closer relationship with one of your peers will make your job more enjoyable. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A day trip will lead to some interesting ideas that you can incorporate into your everyday routine. Talk your way into a partnership that shows potential for future financial gains. Don’t promise anything you cannot deliver. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Put your time and effort into selfimprovement, love and trying something different. Getting involved in a cultural event or retreat could prove to be enlightening. Moderate changes to your diet and lifestyle will be beneficial. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Follow your heart, your instincts and your intuition. Interacting with others will lead to positive changes that could alter your life personally and professionally. Updating your living arrangements is encouraged. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Be careful. If you want to put pressure on someone, make sure you can handle the backlash that follows. Work on personal improvements instead of trying to change how others do things. Make choices

SANTEE-LYNCHES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Monday, Dec. 7, 7 p.m., SanteeLynches Board Room, 36 W. Liberty St. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS BOARD MEETING Monday, Dec. 7, 5:30 p.m., Sumter Sheriff’s Office conference room

based on your own needs, not someone else’s. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Use your intelligence, persuasiveness and discipline and you will get your way. Attend a conference or make travel plans. The research you do will lead to an interesting new beginning that will bring you energy and joy. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Interact with groups that are dedicated to a cause you believe in. Your heartfelt input and insight will put you in a position to do some good and boost your reputation. Take care of your health regardless of the demands you encounter. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Positive actions will improve your surroundings and your emotional outlook. A romantic relationship will lead to a brighter future if handled properly. Moderation will be necessary to avoid difficulties. Balance and equality will lead to a commitment. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t give in to emotional blackmail. Try to be direct with others about what you want and expect from them. If someone doesn’t like your offer, at least you will know where you stand and how to proceed. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Align yourself with people who think the way you do. An idea you have could go viral if you use social media to present and promote your plan. Change is upon you, and the opportunity to seize the moment is now.

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69 Ring results 71 Conqueror’s pride 73 Boor 76 The King and I star 77 “This is bad!” 78 Protest 79 Motor sound 80 “Don’t hold any benefits for me” 83 Midler or Davis 84 Pivotal point 85 Taking after 86 __ Mae (college funding source) 87 Nightclothes, informally 91 Conjecture 92 Certs alternative 93 On the horizon 94 Robin Hood’s drink 95 Elevator arrangement 96 Extreme fan 97 Have no patience for falderal 104 Besides that 105 Foal’s father

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Gaﬀney 67/54 Spartanburg 67/55

Greenville 69/53

Columbia 74/56

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Sumter 73/56

Aiken 71/54

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Charleston 76/56

Today: Partly sunny. High 71 to 75. Monday: Mostly cloudy; a couple of showers in northern parts. High 65 to 73.

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Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

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Myrtle Beach 72/57

Manning 75/57

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Florence 73/55

Bishopville 73/56

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You may misinterpret or misread what others are telling you. Honesty and asking relevant questions will be your only hope of getting to the bottom of the situations you face. Creative solutions will help you come out on top.

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2015 Forever stamp 72 Reservoir conduits 73 Alien 74 Of the joints 75 Sort of swim meet 77 Brute 78 Speak (up) 79 Hit with snowballs 81 Etching fluids 82 Today cohost 83 Illuminated from behind 86 Do a number 87 Tired of it all 88 Get __ of (grasp) 89 Brainy group 90 Pirate’s pal 91 Places into a scrapbook 92 Flavorful 94 Big hairdo 95 Squander 98 Pac-12 sch.

99 Fabrication 100 TV regulator 101 Express amazement 102 Raw metal 103 Suffix for stock ATARI (1 Across) is a Japanese word meaning “to hit the

target” or “success.” Deborah KERR (76 Across) received the most Best Actress Academy Award nominations (six) without winning one.

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Fight to the finish Undefeated Tigers hold off resilient Carolina 37-32

The Associated Press

Clemson’s Deon Cain (8) pulls in a 55-yard touchdown pass while South Carolina’s Al Harris Jr. defends during the Tigers’ 37-32 victory on Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia.

Early missed chances hurt Gamecocks late

bY EDDIE LITAKER Special To The Sumter Item COLUMBIA — They say that anything can happen in a rivalry football game. It almost did on Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium. Heavy underdog South Carolina, closing out an abysmal season, trailed undefeated and No. 1 Clemson 28-25 early in the fourth quarter before falling 37-32. Most people seemed to have a pretty good idea of what was going to happen when USC, coming in at 3-8 after a shocking 23-22 loss to FBS opponent The Citadel, against the 11-0 Tigers, a 17-point favorite. “Our team fought to the very end,” said USC interim head coach Shawn Elliott, who completed a 1-5 run in that role. “I made sure our coaches prepared these guys to fight for 60 minutes. They came out, they fought, they made plays and they played with great effort against a great football team. They did everything in their power. “There were a few plays here and there that could have gone the other way, but I don’t fault our coaches, I don’t fault anybody on our staff. We did everything in our power to give us an opportunity to go out there and defeat the No. 1 team in the nation,

By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com COLUMBIA — The University of South Carolina football team put itself in a position to have a chance to upset the No. 1 team in the country in Clemson on Saturday at WilliamsBrice Stadium. The Gamecocks trailed 28-25 early in the fourth quarter before finally

falling 37-32. Giving itself that chance magnified some missed opportunities by USC in the first half that could have made a huge difference in the game’s outcome. Carolina had a turnover deep in Clemson territory in the first half and failed to

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Watson shines once more By EDDIE LITAKER Special To The Sumter Item

The Associated Press

South Carolina’s Deebo Samuel (1) catches a touchdown pass See tigers, Page B6 over Clemson’s Cordrea Tankersley on Saturday in Columbia.

COLUMBIA — As Deshaun Watson goes, so goes Clemson University’s football team. On Saturday, Watson and the Tigers took the next step in a season that they hope ends in the school’s second national championship by dis-

patching a plucky University of South Carolina squad, 37-32. It was Watson’s second win over the Gamecocks in as many seasons. The sophomore play caller played through an ACL injury last season in a 35-17 victory at Death Valley. “I appreciate everything,”

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college football

Goins hits game-winning FG to lift Citadel Bulldogs top Coastal Carolina 41-38 in FCS playoffs From local, staff reports

The loss ends the Chanticleers’ season at 9-3, while The CONWAY — The Citadel’s Citadel improved to 9-3 and Eric Goins kicked a 43-yard will face cross-town rival field goal as time expired to lift Charleston Southern in the the Bulldogs past Coastal Car- tournament’s second round on olina 41-38 on Saturday at Dec. 5. It was the first playoff Brooks Stadium in Conway in victory for the Bulldogs since the opening round of the Foot- 1992. ball Championship SubdiviThree Bulldogs — Domision playoffs. nique Allen, Tyler Renew and

Cam Jackson — ran for more than 100 yards as The Citadel finished with 524 of its 556 total yards on the ground. Coastal’s Alex Ross finished with 415 yard and three scores through the air, while De’Angelo Henderson rushed for 101 yards on 19 carries. Ross set CCU single-game records for passing yards (415)

and yards of total offense (454) while setting CCU and Big South records with a 91-yard touchdown pass. The Citadel allen turned an interception on the third play of the game into a touchdown to take an early 7-0 lead. Kalilk Williams intercepted a pass on third and 12 and returned it 28 yards to the

CCU 11. Facing third-and-goal, Cam Jackson reached paydirt from 6 yards out and Eric Goins tacked on the point after for the 7-0 lead. Three plays later, Ross connected with Bruce Mapp for a 91-yard touchdown. It marked the longest pass play in both CCU and Big South history. It was additionally the sixth-longest scoring play overall for

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Wilson, USC rout Roadrunners 90-71 HONOLULU — A’ja Wilson matched her career high with 26 points to help No. 2 South Carolina beat Cal State Bakersfield 90-71 on Saturday in the Rainbow Wahine Classic. Wilson was 10 of 14 from the field and made 6 of 9 free throws. She also had eight rebounds, four assists and four blocks. Bianca Cuevas added a season-high 20 points and had six assists, and Tiffany Mitchell finished with 13 points for the Gamecocks (6-0). They shot 55 percent from the field. Batabe Zempare led the Roadrunners (1-4) with 19 points and eight rebounds. Alyssa Shnnon added 11 points and five assists, and Erika Williams had 10 points and four assists. Cal State Bakersfield was 8 of 18 on 3-pointers and 13 of 15 from the line. South Carolina led 45-37 at the half. The Roadrunners trailed 27-14 after the first quarter, but got twice got within four points in the third quarter on a runner by Alyssa Shannon at the 8:12 mark and again on a floater by Williams with 6:35 left in the period. Shay Colley scored on three straight South Carolina possessions near the end of the third to stretch the lead back to 59-50. Cal State Bakersfield cut it to 66-61 on Dajy Vine’s basket off an assist from Shannon, but South Carolina scored on seven of its next nine possessions to make it 77-63. The Gamecocks closed out the game on a 10-2 run. (1) UConn 88 Nebraska 46

HARTFORD, Conn. — Breanna Stewart had 25 points and 10 rebounds to lead top-ranked UConn to its 40th consecutive win, 88-46 over Nebraska on Saturday. Stewart hit her first nine shots and finished 10 of 11 from the floor, with three 3-pointers.

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Jatarie White (40) grabs a rebound during the Gamecocks’ 90-71 victory over Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday in Honolulu. Katie Lou Samuelson had 14 points. Fellow freshman Napheesa Collier added 10 points, making all five of her shots for the three-time defending national champion Huskies (3-0).

MEN’S TOP 25 (24) Cincinnati 61 George Washington 56

NEW YORK — Octavius Ellis had back trouble but played through the pain and didn’t seem to have any problem holding the MVP award for the Barclays Center Classic over his head. The 6-foot-10 senior scored nine points and grabbed seven rebounds as No. 24 Cincinnati beat George Washington 61-56 on Saturday in the title game. Troy Caupain’s 3-point play with 1:38 to play gave Cincinnati (7-0) the lead for good. After a missed 3 by the Colonials, Ellis scored on a tip-in to make it 5754. Patricio Garino scored on a drive for George Washington with 29 seconds left. The Colonials (6-1) let the Bearcats pass the ball around and they finally fouled when Ellis touched the ball with 14 seconds to play. He made both for a 59-56 lead. Two free throws by Cau-

However, The Citadel opened the second half From Page B1 with a touchdown as Dominique Allen capped the Chants. the 10-play drive with a The Bulldogs an7-yard rushing TD to tie swered with an 11-play, the contest 21-21. 80-yard drive. Tyler Coastal, more specifiRenew finished the cally Henderson, wasted drive with a 3-yard rush little time to regain the for a 14-7 lead. lead. The junior had a The Citadel was driv- 47-yard reception and ing after a Chanticleer added a 16-yard receivpunt, but Calvin Hollen- ing TD to once again horst forced and recovgive CCU a 28-21 lead. ered a fumble on the The big plays kept same play. Ross had a coming. On the Bull13-yard run during the dogs’ first play from drive and later hit Craig scrimmage after the Weick for a 26-yard TD Henderson score, Jackto tie the game at 14-14. son found a crease and After The Citadel sprinted down the sidemissed a 47-yard field line for a 69-yard gain to goal, Ross connected the CCU four. Two plays with Tyrell Blanks for later, Allen scored from 17 yards and, two plays a yard out to tie the later, Henderson burst game at 28-28. up the middle unCoastal was threatentouched for a 44-yard ing to regain the lead, touchdown and a 21-14 but a Chanticleer fumCCU lead. ble eventually lead to a As the first half drew 49-yard field goal from to a close, Coastal had a the Bulldogs’ Goins and short punt, giving the a 31-28 lead with 13:54 Bulldogs the ball on the left in the game. Three CCU 36. The Citadel plays later, Shy Phillips completed a pass with picked off a pass and reunder 15 seconds to play turned it 32 yards for a at the CCU one. The 38-28 Citadel advantage. Bulldogs, out of timeThe Chants quickly outs, could not get its moved down the field, field goal unit on the thanks to a 42-yard Ross field in time and time to Chris Jones recepexpired in the first half tion, and Ryan Granger with CCU leading 21-14. split the uprights from

pain with 6.1 seconds left capped the scoring.

Jones still in lead at Australian Open SYDNEY — Matt Jones shot a 3-under 68 to hold a 3-stroke advantage over a surging Jordan Spieth after the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday. Defending champion Spieth holed out with his shot from the fairway on the par-4 17th for an eagle, then had a tapin birdie on 18 for a 67. Australian Rhein Gibson was in third after a 68, five behind Jones.

Fury ends Klitschko’s heavyweight reign DUESSELDORF, Germany — Tyson Fury defeated Wladimir Klitschko by unanimous decision Saturday to end the Ukrainian’s 91/2year reign as heavyweight champion. Cesar Ramos and Raul Caiz Sr. scored it 115-112, while Ramon Cerdan had it 116-111 in favor of the undefeated Briton (25-0, 18 KO). Fury took Klitschko’s WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight belts, as well as the minor IBO title, and attention turned immediately to a potential rematch. From wire reports

32 yards out to trim the deficit to seven, 38-31. Granger has a CCU-record 16 made field goals this season. Coastal knotted the game 38-38 with 5:38 left. Ross hit Mapp for 16 yards then found Blanks for 33. Facing third-and-three, Osharmar Abercrombie powered his way up the middle for a 16-yard TD. The Citadel answered with 11 drives to earn a field goal attempted on the 47 but was blocked by Coastal’s Marcus Williamson at the Coastal 30 with no gain. Coastal began their drive start at their own 30 with a pass from Ross completed to Jones for a 14 yard gain. Followed by a 3-yard pass gain with a Ross to Abercrombie connection. Ross was sacked on the third down for a loss of seven yards and the fumble was picked up by The Citadel’s Mitchell Jeter. With four plays and a gain of 15 yards, The Citadel had the ball at the Coastal 43. Running the clock down, The Citadel took a time out with two seconds left on the clock and converted for a 43-yard field goal to win 41-38.

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TODAY 5 a.m. — Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Alfred Dunhill Championship Final Round from Mpumalanga, South Africa (GOLF). 6:30 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Chelsea vs. Tottenham (USA). 7:30 a.m. — Formula One Racing: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – West Brom vs. West Ham (USA). 9:30 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Stuttgart vs. Borussia Dortmund (FOX SPORTS 1). 10:30 a.m. – International Soccer: Dutch League Match – AZ Alkmaar vs. PSV (UNIVISION). 11 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Swansea vs. Liverpool (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 11:20 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Wolfbsurg v s. Augsburg (FOX SPORTS 2). 11:30 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Schalke 04 vs. Bayer Leverkusen (FOX SPORTS 1). 12:30 p.m. – College Basketball: AdvoCare Invitational Third-Place Game from Orlando, Fla. – Southern California vs. Monmouth (ESPN2). 12:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Utah State at Duke (ESPNU). 12:45 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Veracruz vs. UNAM (UNIVISION). 1 p.m. – NFL Football: Miami at New York Jets (WLTX 19). 1 p.m. – NFL Football: Minnesota at Atlanta (WACH 57). 1 p.m. – Professional Basketball: NBA Developmental League Game – Teams To Be Announced (NBA TV). 1:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Jackson State at Marquette (FOX SPORTS 1). 2 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: South Florida at St. John’s (FOX SPORTS 2). 2 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Milwaukee at Charlotte (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 2:30 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Texas at Tennessee (ESPN). 2:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Wisconsin at Oklahoma (ESPN2). 2:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Wooden Legacy Fifth-Place Game from Anaheim, Calif. – California-Irvine vs. Evansville (ESPNU). 4 p.m. – Figure Skating: ISU Grand Prix from Nagano, Japan – NHK Trophy (WIS 10). 4:25 p.m. – NFL Football: Pittsburgh at Seattle (WLTX 19). 4:30 p.m. – College Basketball: AdvoCare Invitational Championship Game from Orlando, Fla. – Xavier vs. Dayton (ESPN2). 4:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Wooden Legacy Third-Place Game from Anaheim, Calif. – Boise State vs. Arizona (ESPNU). 5 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Western Conference Playoffs Final Series Game Two – Portland at Dallas (ESPN). 5:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Puebla vs. Toluca (UNIVISION). 6 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Philadelphia at Memphis (NBA TV). 6:30 p.m. – CFL Football: Grey Cup from Winnipeg, Manitoba – Ottawa vs. Edmonton (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: AdvoCare Invitational Fifth-Place Game from Orlando, Fla. – Alabama vs. Notre Dame (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Award Show from Hollywood, Fla. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Eastern Conference Playoffs Final Series Game Two – Columbus at New York (FOX SPORTS 1). 8:20 p.m. – NFL Football: New England at Denver (WIS 10, WWFN-FM 100.1, WNKT-FM 107.5). 9 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: NCAA Tournament Selection Show (ESPNU). 10 p.m. – College Basketball: Wooden Legacy Championship Game from Anaheim, Calif. – Michigan State vs. Providence (ESPN2). 10 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Rainbow Wahine Classic from Waikiki, Hawaii – South Carolina vs. Hawaii (WNKT-FM 107.5).

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3:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Portuguese League Match – Benfica vs. Braga (IUNIVISION). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Illinois State at Kentucky (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Big Ten/ACC Challenge -- Wake Forest at Rutgers (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Carolina at New York Rangers (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Western Carolina South Carolina (SEC NETWORK, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXY-AM 1240). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: San Antonio at Chicago (NBA TV). 8:15 p.m. – NFL Football: Baltimore at Cleveland (ESPN, WWFN-FM 100.1, WNKT-FM 107.5). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Big Ten/ACC Challenge – Clemson at Minnesota (ESPN2, WWBDFM 94.7). 9 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Air Force at Vanderbilt (SEC NETWORK).

NFL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East New England Buffalo N.Y. Jets Miami South Indianapolis Houston Jacksonville Tennessee North Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland West Denver Kansas City Oakland San Diego

W L T Pct PF PA 10 0 0 1.000 323 182 5 5 0 .500 244 227 5 5 0 .500 234 208 4 6 0 .400 205 249 W L T Pct PF PA 5 5 0 .500 224 248 5 5 0 .500 208 228 4 6 0 .400 211 268 2 8 0 .200 182 233 W L T Pct PF PA 8 2 0 .800 266 186 6 4 0 .600 236 191 3 7 0 .300 226 249 2 8 0 .200 186 277 W L T Pct PF PA 8 2 0 .800 222 183 5 5 0 .500 257 198 4 6 0 .400 240 259 2 8 0 .200 213 282

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Giants 5 5 0 .500 273 253 Washington 4 6 0 .400 221 253 Philadelphia 4 7 0 .364 243 274 Dallas 3 8 0 .273 204 261 South W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 11 0 0 1.000 332 205 Atlanta 6 4 0 .600 250 214 Tampa Bay 5 5 0 .500 236 254 New Orleans 4 6 0 .400 255 315 North W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 7 3 0 .700 211 184 Green Bay 7 4 0 .636 262 215 Chicago 5 6 0 .455 231 264 Detroit 4 7 0 .364 230 288 West W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 8 2 0 .800 336 216 Seattle 5 5 0 .500 228 192 St. Louis 4 6 0 .400 179 199 San Francisco 3 7 0 .300 139 252

Thursday’s Games

Detroit 45, Philadelphia 14 Carolina 33, Dallas 14 Chicago 17, Green Bay 13

Today’s Games

New Orleans at Houston, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Oakland at Tennessee, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Atlanta, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Washington, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. San Diego at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. New England at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s Game

Baltimore at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.

Green Bay at Detroit, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 6

Arizona at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Seattle at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Chicago, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Houston at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Miami, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Denver at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. Kansas City at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m. Philadelphia at New England, 4:25 p.m. Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m.

NBA Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Toronto Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Division Miami Atlanta Charlotte Orlando Washington Central Division Cleveland Indiana Chicago Detroit Milwaukee

W L Pct GB 10 6 .625 — 9 7 .563 1 8 9 .471 2½ 3 12 .200 6½ 0 17 .000 10½ W 10 11 9 8 6

L Pct GB 5 .667 — 7 .611 ½ 7 .563 1½ 8 .500 2½ 7 .462 3

W L Pct GB 12 4 .750 — 10 5 .667 1½ 9 5 .643 2 8 8 .500 4 6 10 .375 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio Dallas Memphis Houston New Orleans Northwest Division Oklahoma City Minnesota Utah Denver Portland Pacific Division Golden State L.A. Clippers Phoenix Sacramento L.A. Lakers

W L Pct GB 13 3 .813 — 9 7 .563 4 9 8 .529 4½ 6 10 .375 7 4 12 .250 9 W L Pct GB 11 6 .647 — 8 8 .500 2½ 7 7 .500 2½ 6 10 .375 4½ 6 10 .375 4½ W L Pct GB 17 0 1.000 — 8 8 .500 8½ 7 9 .438 9½ 6 11 .353 11 2 12 .143 13½

Friday’s Games

Orlando 114, Milwaukee 90 Cleveland 95, Charlotte 90 Boston 111, Washington 78 Miami 97, New York 78 Atlanta 116, Memphis 101 Oklahoma City 103, Detroit 87 Houston 116, Philadelphia 114 Indiana 104, Chicago 92 San Antonio 91, Denver 80 Golden State 135, Phoenix 116 Minnesota 101, Sacramento 91 L.A. Clippers 111, New Orleans 90

Saturday’s Games

Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. New Orleans at Utah, 9 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Portland, 10 p.m. Sacramento at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Today’s Games

Milwaukee at Charlotte, 2 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Memphis, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Toronto, 6 p.m. Detroit at Brooklyn, 6 p.m. Boston at Orlando, 6 p.m. Houston at New York, 7:30 p.m. Indiana at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Boston at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Chicago, 8 p.m. Denver at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Golden State at Utah, 9 p.m. Dallas at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Portland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 24 18 4 2 38 86 53 Ottawa 22 12 5 5 29 73 64 Boston 22 13 8 1 27 73 64 Detroit 23 12 8 3 27 55 58 Tampa Bay 24 11 10 3 25 57 55 Florida 22 9 9 4 22 58 58 Buffalo 23 9 12 2 20 50 61 Toronto 22 7 10 5 19 51 62 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 24 16 6 2 34 70 50 Washington 22 16 5 1 33 71 49 Pittsburgh 22 13 8 1 27 50 51 N.Y. Islanders 23 11 8 4 26 64 57 New Jersey 22 11 9 2 24 53 55 Philadelphia 24 9 10 5 23 45 65 Carolina 23 8 11 4 20 47 66 Columbus 24 10 14 0 20 59 73

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 23 18 5 0 36 81 59 St. Louis 23 14 6 3 31 62 57 Nashville 22 12 6 4 28 58 56 Chicago 23 13 8 2 28 65 59 Minnesota 21 11 7 3 25 60 57 Winnipeg 24 11 11 2 24 64 75 Colorado 22 8 13 1 17 63 67 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 22 13 8 1 27 55 48 San Jose 22 13 9 0 26 61 56 Arizona 22 12 9 1 25 61 62 Vancouver 24 9 8 7 25 69 65 Anaheim 24 8 11 5 21 47 65 Calgary 23 8 13 2 18 54 82 Edmonton 23 7 14 2 16 59 72 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Friday’s Games

Montreal 3, New Jersey 2, SO Florida 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, SO Dallas 3, Vancouver 2, SO Boston 4, N.Y. Rangers 3 Philadelphia 3, Nashville 2, OT Winnipeg 3, Minnesota 1 Chicago 3, Anaheim 2, OT Washington 4, Tampa Bay 2 Buffalo 4, Carolina 1 Columbus 2, Pittsburgh 1, OT Detroit 4, Edmonton 3, OT Arizona 2, Calgary 1, OT

Saturday’s Games

Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Rangers 0 Washington at Toronto, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Montreal, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Columbus at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Buffalo at Nashville, 8 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Winnipeg at Colorado, 10 p.m. Ottawa at Arizona, 10 p.m. Calgary at San Jose, 10 p.m. Chicago at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Today’s Game

Florida at Detroit, 2 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Colorado at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

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Henry, ‘Bama roll to Iron Bowl victory AUBURN, Ala. — Derrick Henry ran 46 times for 271 yards and Adam Griffith kicked five field goals to propel No. 2 Alabama to the SEC West title with a 29-13 victory over rival Auburn on Saturday. Griffith emerged as an Iron Bowl hero for the Crimson Tide (11-1, 7-1, No. 2 CFP) two years after his last-play attempt touched off the Tigers’ winning Kick-Six play. Henry, meanwhile, just did more of the same against Auburn (6-6, 2-6). The Heisman Trophy contender had his fourth 200-yard game of the season against an SEC defense. He helped put it away with 19 runs in the fourth quarter, then extended his school-record streak of games with a rushing touchdown to 17 in the final minute. The Tigers 6-6, 2-6) stayed close into the fourth, aided by Jason Smith’s 77-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter that he twice tipped back to himself. Tennessee 53

season since the 2007 team finished 10-4. Tennessee’s Jalen Hurd rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown, and Cameron Sutton scored on an 85-yard punt return. Vanderbilt stayed close for most of the first half before Tennessee reeled off 33 straight points, turning a 20-14 game into a 53-14 runaway. Tennessee beat Vanderbilt for a second straight year after losing to its in-state rival in 2012 and 2013. Georgia 13 Georgia Tech 7

ATLANTA — Sony Michel rushed for 149 yards and scored Georgia’s lone touchdown on the first possession of the game Saturday, enough for the Bulldogs to pull out an ugly 13-7 victory over Georgia Tech that likely boosted the job prospects of embattled coach Mark Richt. While hardly an impressive effort, Georgia (9-3) got back on the winning side in its state rivalry and put Richt in position for the 10th double-digitVanderbilt 28 win season of his 15-year tenKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Josh- ure with a bowl victory. ua Dobbs threw two touchFor Georgia Tech (3-9), it down passes to Von Pearson was the fitting close to a disand ran for a third Saturday as mal season. The Yellow JackTennessee trounced Vanderets, who won the Orange Bowl bilt 53-28 to end the regular last season, lost nine of their season with its first 5-game last 10 games to finish with winning streak since 2007. their worst record since going This also marks the first 1-10 in 1994. time Tennessee (8-4, 5-3) has won at least eight games in a From wire reports

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Tar Heels top Wolfpack 45-34 RALEIGH, N.C. — Elijah Hood and T.J. Logan ran for touchdowns in a dominating first quarter as No. 11 North Carolina beat North Carolina State 45-34 on Saturday. Logan scored on runs of 42 and 40 yards, while Hood had a 39-yard run of his own before scoring from a yard out in that 35-point avalanche for the Tar Heels (11-1, 8-0 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 14 CFP). Hood finished with a careerhigh 220 yards rushing and two touchdowns to lead UNC, which had already wrapped up the Coastal Division title and a trip to next week’s ACC championship game to play No. 1 Clemson. Louisville 38 Kentucky 24

Forest 27-21 on Saturday. Sirk was 26 of 39 for 275 yards, hit McCaffrey with touchdown passes covering 18 and 28 yards, and ran 3 yards for another score to help the Blue Devils (7-5, 4-4) snap a 4-game losing streak. Syracuse 20 Boston College 17

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Cole Murphy kicked a 35-yard field goal as time expired, giving Syracuse a 20-17 victory over Boston College on Saturday in coach Scott Shafer’s final game as head coach of the Orange. Shafer was fired on Monday but coached the finale of his third season at Syracuse (4-8, 2-6). The Orange had lost eight straight games, but they rallied around their coach one final time, carrying him off the field in celebration. Boston College (3-9, 0-8 ACC) has lost eight straight.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lamar Jackson accounted for 316 yards and three touchdowns, Brandon Radcliff ran for two TDs and Louisville erased a 24-7 halftime deficit with 31 unanswered points for a 38-24 From wire reports victory Saturday and fifth straight win over its in-state rival. This Governor’s Cup win was especially sweet for the Cardinals (7-5), who trailed 21-0 after one quarter behind two interceptions leading to 14 points. Jackson replaced Kyle Bolin at quarterback and the mobile freshman rallied Louisville with his arm and feet, accounting for 171 yards in the third quarter alone. Virginia Tech 23

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Michigan State players celebrate following their 55-16 win over Penn State on Saturday in East Lansing, Mich.

Spartans rout Penn State, move to Big 10 title game EAST LANSING, Mich. — Connor Cook threw three touchdown passes in his return from a shoulder injury, and No. 6 Michigan State wrapped up a spot in the Big Ten championship game with a 55-16 rout of Penn State on Saturday. The Spartans (11-1, 7-1) will play unbeaten Iowa for the conference title next weekend, with the winner in good position to advance to college football’s playoff. Michigan State is No. 5 in the selection committee’s ranking. The Spartans finished tied atop the Big Ten East with Ohio State, and Michigan State upset the Buckeyes last weekend with Cook on the sideline. The senior came back Saturday and was brilliant against Penn State (7-5, 4-4). Cook went 19 of 26 for 248 yards. (8) Ohio State 42 (12) Michigan 13

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ezekiel Elliott ran for 214 yards and two touchdowns to help No. 8 Ohio State rout No. 12 Michigan 42-13 Saturday. The Buckeyes (11-1, 7-1 Big Ten, No. 8 CFP) have won 11 of the last 12 games in what has become a lopsided series. The Wolverines (9-3, 6-2, No. 10 CFP) simply could not stop their rivals from running at will. They fell behind

passes while the Trojans (8-4, 6-3 Pac-12) scored 20 consecutive points in the second half before raising the Victory Bell in the frenzied Coliseum. USC improved to 5-2 under interim coach Clay Helton and snapped its three-year losing streak in the annual city rivalry game. USC will face Stanford next Saturday in the Trojans’ first trip to the Pac-12 title game. Paul Perkins rushed for two touchdowns for the Bruins (8-4, 5-4), who lost to USC for the first time in coach Jim Mora’s tenure. LATE FRIDAY

early, and quarterback Jake Rudock was knocked out of the game when he was sacked and slammed onto his left shoulder. (17) Northwestern 24 Illinois 14

CHICAGO — Justin Jackson rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown, and No. 17 Northwestern beat Illinois 24-14 on Saturday. Freshman Clayton Thorson threw for 146 yards and a score as Northwestern (102, 6-2 Big Ten, No. 16 CFP) avenged last year’s 47-33 home loss to Illinois. It was the fifth consecutive win for the Wildcats, putting them in position for a Jan. 1 bowl game. A few hours before Illinois (5-7, 2-6) took the field, the school announced interim coach Bill Cubit had agreed to a 2-year contract. Cubit took over for the fired Tim Beckman right before the season started. USC 40

(15) TCU 28 (7) Baylor 21 FORT WORTH, Texas — Trevone Boykin threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to KaVontae Turpin in the second overtime after scoring on a 1-yard run in the first extra period, helping No. 15 TCU beat No. 7 Baylor 28-21 on a rainy, chilly Friday night. TCU (10-2, 7-2 Big 12) got to 10 wins for the 10th time in the past 14 seasons under coach Gary Patterson, and a measure of revenge for a 61-58 loss in Waco last season while knocking the Bears (9-2, 6-2, No. 7 CFP) out of contention for a third consecutive Big 12 title.

(22) UCLA 21

LOS ANGELES — Cody Kessler threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, and Southern California clinched the Pac12 South title with a 40-21 victory over No. 22 UCLA on Saturday in the 85th edition of their crosstown showdown. Darreus Rogers and Taylor McNamara caught TD

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL scores STATE

Saturday (1) Clemson 37, South Carolina 32 Citadel 41, Coastal Carolina 38

ACC

Saturday (11) North Carolina 45, N.C. State 34 Georgia 13, Georgia Tech 7 Virginia Tech 23, Virginia 20 Duke 27, Wake Forest 21 Syracuse 20, Boston College 17

SEC

Saturday (2) Alabama 29, Auburn 13 Tennessee 53, Vanderbilt 28 (10) Florida vs. (14) Florida State, late (19) Mississippi vs. (23) Mississippi State, late Louisville vs. Kentucky, late Texas A&M vs. Louisiana State, late

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Joey Slye kicked a 41-yard field goal with 1:38 remaining Saturday and Virginia Tech gave retiring Frank Beamer his 12th consecutive win over Virginia, 23-20, and a chance to coach his team in one more bowl game. A week after losing in the final home game of Beamer’s 29 years as coach, the Hokies (6-6, 4-4) didn’t let him down on the road. The Hokies will go to a bowl game for the 23rd consecutive season. Duke 27 Wake Forest 21

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Thomas Sirk threw two touchdown passes to Max McCaffrey and ran for another, and Duke held on to beat Wake

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Clemson’s Deon Cain scores on a 55-yard touchdown reception — becoming the only Tigers freshman in team history to have a TD catch in five straight games.

Record-setting day in more ways than one By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

(1) CLEMSON 37, SOUTH CAROLINA 32

COLUMBIA — While achieving a victory was much more difficult than anticipated, the Clemson Tigers broke and tied several records in their 37-32 victory over South Carolina on Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium. The No. 1 Tigers tied a school record with their 15th straight victory and tied a school record for most victories in a season, improving to 12-0. The winning streak dates back to last season, tying a record that was set from 1947-49. Of course, the other 12-win season came in 1981 when Clemson won the school’s only national championship. The Tigers will go for victory No. 13 on Saturday in Charlotte against North Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. Clemson picked up its 50th all-time victory over USC in Columbia and now lead the series 67-42-4. The Tigers ended a 3-game losing streak though, winning at WilliamsBrice for the first time since a 23-21 triumph in 2007.

BIG OFFENSE The Tigers piled up 515 yards of total offense, on 74 plays. They rushed for 236 and quarterback Deshaun Watson passed for 279. Clemson went over the 500yard mark for the eighth straight game, a school record. The Tigers also went over 200 yards rushing and 200 passing in the same game for the fifth time this year. Clem-

Clemson 0 14 14 9 —37 South Carolina 0 3 14 15—32 Second Quarter Clem—Watson 5 run (Huegel kick), 8:42. Clem—Cain 55 pass from Watson (Huegel kick), 4:17. SC—FG Fry 21, :24. Third Quarter Clem—Watson 30 run (Huegel kick), 13:32. SC—Samuel 7 pass from Orth (Fry kick), 7:43. Clem—Fuller 4 run (Huegel kick), 2:16. SC—P.Cooper 57 pass from Orth (Fry kick), :08. Fourth Quarter SC—Carson 1 run (Nunez run), 12:19. Clem—Watson 3 run (kick failed), 8:05. Clem—FG Huegel 36, 1:22. SC—Carson 11 pass from Orth (Fry kick), :01. A—81,409. Clem SC First downs 25 17 Rushes-yards 47-236 38-181 Passing 279 221 Comp-Att-Int 20-27-0 14-30-1 Return Yards 7 0 Punts-Avg. 3-33.0 5-49.8 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 2-0 Penalties-Yards 1-5 4-30 Time of Possession 30:45 29:15 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Clemson, Watson 21-114, Gallman 19-102, Fuller 4-24, Brooks 1-2, Team 1-(minus 1), Cain 1-(minus 5). South Carolina, Nunez 10-75, Carson 8-52, Orth 8-36, Da.Williams 5-20, Wilds 3-8, P.Cooper 4-(minus 10). PASSING—Clemson, Watson 20-27-0-279. South Carolina, Orth 13-28-1-219, Nunez 1-1-0-2, P.Cooper 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING—Clemson, Cain 5-96, Leggett 4-73, Hopper 4-33, A.Scott 3-29, Peake 2-20, Thompson 1-24, Gallman 1-4. South Carolina, Samuel 5-104, P.Cooper 4-86, Carson 3-16, Da.Williams 1-11, Neal 1-4.

the fifth straight game, becoming the only Clemson freshman in history to have a receiving touchdown in five straight contests. DABO IS NO. 3 Sammy Watkins was the Clemson head coach Dabo previous record-holder, with Swinney improved his career four consecutive as a freshrecord to 73-26, moving into man in ‘11. third place in the career victoCain’s 55-yard touchdown ries list at Clemson. catch was his longest touchSwinney moved ahead of down of the season. Tommy Bowden, the man he took the job from on an interim basis in 2008 when Bowden resigned in the middle of the season. Bowden was 72-45 between 1999-08. The only coaches with more victories are Frank Howard with 165 and Danny Ford wioth 96. son is now 72-0-1 in school history when going over the 200-yard mark in both categories in a game.

Watson said when asked about the significance of two wins over South Carolina. “Not just this game, but everyone around me putting in the hard work in order to get the job done.” Watson rolled up 393 yards total offense, including three touchdown runs and a pass for another score. “I was just having a good time,” Watson said. “I love games like this where I am capable of showing my skill set and what I can do.” Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney is never surprised by what he sees from Watson, who rushed for 114 yards and passed for 279 against the Gamecocks. “He was unbelievable again,” Swinney said. “He was the difference in the game. That’s what great players do. They make everybody else better. He is certainly a great player. At this stage he’s pretty special. I think he’s the best player in the country. He just doesn’t flinch, he keeps grinding and he makes good decisions.” Sophomore running back Wayne Gallman, who ran for 102 yards on 19 carries, said Watson’s ability to run effectively is a huge key to Clemson’s success this season. “It always gives us momentum,” Gallman said. “We always look for that person to give us a spark, and to get us driving down the field. Sometimes it will be Deshaun, sometimes it will be me, sometimes it will be (freshman wide receiver) Deon (Cain). We have playmakers all over the field, and that’s what I love about us.” Watson and the Tigers faced adversity on Saturday as three turnovers kept the Gamecocks firmly in the game late. One of those, a fourth-quarter fumble by wide receiver Artavis Scott, resulted in a 1-yard Shon Carson touchdown run that, coupled with a Lorenzo Nunez 2-point run, pulled USC within 28-25. Clemson answered with a 10-play, 60-yard drive that ended with a 4-yard Watson scoring run. While Greg Huegel would miss the PAT kick, the score put the Tigers back up by nine and would prove huge in what would be a 5-point win. “We never give up,” Watson said of the key drive. “We know what we can do, and we know that we can

score points. The only thing that was stopping us was ourselves.” With the game’s outcome clearly hanging in the balance and momentum seemingly shifting toward the Gamecocks, Swinney called the drive “huge.” “We just really played clean outside of the turnover by Artavis,” Swinney said. “Nobody panicked. It’s just football, it’s what we do. We had a situation where we could have gotten five more yards and kicked a field goal, but we’re here to try and win a national championship. We hit a big play to keep the drive going and later get a touchdown. That’s the mentality of our guys. We’ve embraced the opportunity. If we get beat, we’re going to be a tough out and it’s not going to be because we were tiptoeing through the daisies.” After taking over on downs when Gamecock quarterback Perry Orth was ruled down one yard short of a first down at the USC 25, the Tigers added a 36yard Huegel field goal that padded the lead to 12, 37-25, with 1:22 to go. Carolina would score with one second left on an 11-yard Orth pass to Carson, but Clemson recovered the ensuing onside kick to seal the victory. For Cain and his teammates, being in a tight game just gave them a chance to regroup and do what they’ve done all season. “Really, it is just adversity,” said Cain, who grabbed five passes for 96 yards, including a 55-yard scoring pass. “We know how to handle adversity at any moment. With us being up by only a little bit, we did not try to bite or point fingers against each other. We just stuck together and said, ‘Let’s finish it out, it is the third quarter.’ This is what we work for, so we just try to finish it out.” The next step for Clemson toward a potential national title comes on Saturday in the form of a showdown in Charlotte with North Carolina for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship. For Watson, though, the focus on this Saturday was clearly on the task at hand. “We weren’t worried about the national championship,” he said. “We were just worried about this game and getting through this week. We achieved one of our goals, and that was the state championship. The national championship is going to take care of itself.”

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capitalize on a Tiger turnover late in the first quarter that gave it a short field in a scoreless game. The fact that South Carolina’s struggling defense had turned Clemson’s high-powered offense away on its first four possessions of the game emphasized the missed chances. “Yeah, it was frustrating, but the ball’s not always going to bounce your way,” said Gamecock quarterback Perry Orth. “Clemson’s defense played very well in the first half. I missed some throws, but we bounced back and made it one heck of a finish.” After forcing Clemson into a 3-downs-and-out series on its first possession of the game, USC took over at its 31-yard line. It moved to a first down at the Tiger 24 before Orth was picked off by cornerback Adrian Baker at the 4. Orth struggled in the first half, completing just four of 13 passes for 42 yards with the interception. The junior said he wasn’t sure what his issues were. “I felt comfortable with the game plan, with the plays; I was seeing the field,” the former walk-on said. “The ball was just coming out hot. I’m not sure what happened. I wasn’t nervous; that’s just the way it goes sometimes.” Clemson actually fumbled the ball away twice in the first quarter. The first came when running back Wayne Gallman coughed it up at the USC 37 on a hit by linebacker Skai Moore. Carolina could do nothing with that, but the Tigers gave it right back when quarterback Deshaun Watson fumbled a ball that was recovered by defensive tackle Dante Sawyer at the Tiger 39. South Carolina managed to pick up only one yard as a delay of game penalty pushed it back. Placekicker Elliott Fry ended up attempting a 55-yard field goal on the first play of the second quarter that was wide left. “Short fields against that team right there, I mean you’ve got to punch it in,” said Gamecock interim head coach Shawn Elliott. “You’ve got to have points. There wasn’t a lot of frustration on the team’s part, other than the fact we were frustrated; we wanted to get points.” The points started to come in the second half as Orth was 9 of 15 for 177 yards and three scores. However, the Tigers got their offense cranked up as well. They led 14-3 at halftime and when a 30-yard scoring run by Watson less than 1 minute, 30 seconds, into the third quarter made it 21-3, the rout appeared to be in the offing. USC answered with a score and did the same after another Clemson score, it forced its third turnover of the game, recovering a fumble at the Tiger 26. Running back Shon Carson had a 21yard run to set himself up for a 1-yard score. When quarterback Lorenzo Nunez ran in for the 2-point conversion, it was suddenly 28-25 with 12:19 left in the game. USC’s Landon Ard kicked the football into the end zone for a touchback that would have had the Tigers starting from their 25. However, USC was assessed with a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct, setting Clemson up at the 40. The Tigers went on a 10play, 60-yard scoring drive that ended with Watson scoring from three yards out on third and goal. “If you know percentages, pushing it 15 yards ahead on a kicking situation, yeah, it has an affect,” Elliott said. “(It affects you) emotionally, and just the law of averages they have a better chance to score. “I didn’t want to see the mouthing. I told our guys we wanted to handle this with class. I wanted to do my best to see that happen. It wasn’t a situation where it was a cheap shot or anything, but it certainly changed the momentum.”

South Carolina interim head coach Shawn Elliott leaves the field after a 37-32 loss to Clemson on Saturday in Columbia.

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Future uncertain, Elliott still relishes time as interim coach By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com COLUMBIA — Shawn Elliott has no idea what the future holds, but the future is now with the University of South Carolina football season coming to an end on Saturday. Elliott concluded a 1-5 run as the Gamecocks interim head coach, taking over after Steve Spurrier’s resignation in the middle of the season. “I’m not even thinking about that,” was Elliott’s response when asked if he has given any thought as to whether he will be retained as the permanent head coach. “All I can do is lay it on the line every time I have the opportunity to lead this football team. It’s not for me to decide, of course, but I’m not even worried about it.” Despite being in the hunt in the fourth quarter in each of its five season-ending losses, the consensus is that Elliott won’t get the opportunity to stay in the position. And while he and his staff wait to see who is hired, they won’t be twiddling their thumbs. “We’re going to go out recruiting (on Monday),” said Elliott, a Camden native. “We’re going out to spread the message of the University of South Carolina. That’s what we should do. The University of South Carolina has been very good to us.” While the Gamecocks won only one game under Elliott -a 19-10 victory over Vanderbilt in his debut -- he said he was proud of his team and the effort it gave for him. “I can’t tell you how privileged I’ve been to be the interim head coach here,” he said. “It’s been a great experience. I love those players and those players fight. “There’s a lot of great men in that locker room,” added

said. “The coaches put me in position to make plays and I was able to make the plays. “I was really wondering if I was going to get back this season. I just kept working.”

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South Carolina’s Deebo Samuel (1) can’t hang on to a pass as Clemson’s Cordrea Tankersley watches on Saturday in Columbia. Elliott, who saw USC finish with a 3-9 record. “A team without a bunch of great men would have quit a long time ago. The win-loss record probably doesn’t say what type of men are in that room, but they are special.”

DEEBO ARRIVES USC redshirt freshman wide receiver Deebo Samuel, who has been hampered by a hamstring injury suffered in the season opener against North Carolina, stepped to the forefront against the Tigers. Samuel had five catches for 104 yards and his first career touchdown.

Samuel had played in just four games this season, making seven catches for 57 yards. “It felt really good to be able to do this today,” Samuel

Local products Jerell Adams and Phillip Dukes closed out their careers for the Gamecocks in rather uneventful fashion. Adams, a tight end from Scott’s Branch High School in Summerton, did not have a catch. He finished the year with 28 catches for 421 yards and three touchdowns, second to standout wide receiver Pharoh Cooper in all three categories. Adams did have one tackle, picking it up after an interception by Clemson in the first quarter. Dukes, a defensive tackle from Manning High, started but didn’t record any tackles. He finished the season with 27 tackles, including 20 solo stops. He had tackles for loss, 11/2 quarterback sacks, recovered a fumble and forced a fumble.

MOORE OVER 100 Linebacker Skai Moore had 13 tackles to finish the year with 111. It was the first time the junior finished the year with over 100 tackles. Moore led the Gamecocks in tackles for the third straight season.

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the Clemson Tigers.” The Gamecocks proved to be a bit more resilient than most gave them credit for, staying in contention well into the fourth quarter. A 3-yard touchdown run by Clemson quarterback Deshaun Wason put the Tigers up by nine, 34-25, with a little more than eight minutes left in the game. A 36-yard Greg Huegel field goal gave the Tigers a 37-25 lead with 1:22 left, but the drama was not done yet. An 11-yard touchdown pass from Carolina quarterback Perry Orth to Shon Carson with one second left pulled the Gamecocks within five, but the ensuing onside kick attempt was recovered by the Tigers, who held on for the victory. The loss ended a disappointing 3-9 campaign that saw South Carolina lose five games by seven points or less. “I congratulated Coach Elliott after the game, and it’s a real credit to them and their staff that they competed like that,” said Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney. “They played with a lot of passion and they did not quit. I have a lot of respect for them. I know we’ll continue to have a lot of competitive battles with South Carolina, but it is great to be state champs again and I am very happy for our fans. This team’s got a chance to stand alone among Clemson greats.” After completing a 12-0 regular season, Clemson now gears up for a showdown in Charlotte next Saturday with North Carolina for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship. “I’m really proud of our team,” said Swinney, who has now been a part of 13 Alabama-Auburn and 13 ClemsonSouth Carolina rivalry games. “It’s not easy to win on the road and to be undefeated on the road. Our team has just continued to find ways to win. We lost the turnover margin for the sixth time this year. If we win the turnover margin, we’re going to kill somebody.” Carolina recovered three fumbles, but only managed eight points off those miscues. Those points came after an Artavis Scott fumble in the fourth quarter, with the Gamecocks taking over at the Tiger 26 after a T.J. Holloman recovery and 8-yard return. Three plays later, Carson took a pitch and ran 21 yards to the 1 before taking it in on the next play. A 2-point conversion run by Lorenzo Nunez pulled the Gamecocks within three, 28-25.

For almost a quarter and a half, the Gamecocks kept the high-octane Tiger offense at bay, holding Clemson to a 3-and-out on its opening series for likely the first time all season and coming up with two first-quarter fumble recoveries. The Gamecocks had a turnover of their own in the red zone as Adrian Baker intercepted an Orth pass at the 4, but USC got its first fumble recovery moments later. The second quarter began with Elliott Fry missing wide left on a 55-yard field goal attempt. The teams traded punts on the next two series before Clemson mounted its first scoring drive of the game. The Tigers went 83 yards in eight plays, with Watson running it in from five yards out for a 7-0 Tiger lead with 8:42 to go in the half. Big plays were a 27yard Wayne Gallman run and a 20-yard completion from Watson to Deon Cain. Moments later, after a 68yard Sean Kelly punt pinned Clemson at its 6, the Tigers took just 2:53 and eight plays to go the distance, with Watson hitting Cain again, this time for a 55-yard score and a 14-0 lead. Not giving up the fight just yet, the Gamecocks found success on the ground. After runs of 47 yards by Nunez and 25 yards by Carson, Orth connected with Pharoh Cooper for 24 yards to the Tiger 6. A 3-yard Carson run on second-and-goal put it at the 3, but an Orth pass attempt to Cooper on third down fell incomplete, leaving Fry to kick a 21-yard field goal for Carolina’s first points and a 14-3 halftime deficit. On the opening possession of the second half, it looked as if the Gamecock defense had come up another turnover. After a 47-yard completion from Watson to Scott, the ball came loose and was initially ruled a recovered fumble by Carolina. A review, however, determined that Scott’s elbow was down before the fumble occurred. On the next play, Watson ran for a 30-yard score and the Tigers were up 21-3. A 48-yard completion from Orth to Deebo Samuel got the Gamecocks to the Clemson 27. Samuel had two more catches on the drive, one for 10 to the 14 and a 3-yarder for his first career touchdown. Fry’s PAT pulled USC back within 11, 2110, with 7:43 to go in the third. Clemson would answer with a 12-play, 75-yard drive that would end in a 4-yard C.J. Fuller run, but Carolina closed the quarter with a bang as Orth and Cooper connected for a 57-yard score, staying

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Nunez also closed an injuryriddled freshman season strong with 75 net yards rushing on 10 carries. “He’s a heck of an athlete,” Swinney said of Nunez. “He’s got a bright future here as he continues to grow into his role. He did a nice job of pulling the ball on a couple of reads and split us. He gave them a good spark. They did a nice job with their plan to give their team the best opportunity to win.” The Associated Press Watson was once again domClemson fans celebrate the Tigers’ 37-32 victory over South Carolina inant with both his legs and on Saturday in Columbia. arm, closing with 393 yards total offense. The sophomore within two scores at 28-17 enthat guy to complement (Coosignal caller completed 20 of tering the final quarter. per) all season long,” Elliott 27 passes for 279 yards and a Carolina faithful might have said. “Deebo was injured for score and ran 21 times for 114 gotten a glimpse of the future practically the entire season. yards and three more scores. from Samuel, a redshirt fresh- For him to come out and play Gallman also finished over man who ended with a career really well, he has a great futhe century mark with 102 game for the Gamecocks, ture. He needs to step up and yards rushing on 19 attempts catching five passes for 104 assume the role of Pharoh and while Cain, another freshman, yards and a score. lead that wide receiver bunch had five catches for 96 yards “We’ve been trying to find and make plays next year.” and a score.

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That’s the question that arises in Sumter Little Theatre’s production of “A Miracle on 34th Street,” this year’s Christmas offering. We meet Kris as he is berating the Macy’s store Santa, who shows up for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade intoxicated; Kris is incensed that any Santa would display such behavior. He is soon hired to be Macy’s Santa, both for the parade and in the store. Sumter Little Theatre’s “A Miracle on 34th Street,” however, is not just about Kris Kringle, or Santa Claus, although the question of his identity becomes a search for the true meaning of Christmas. William Paul Brown plays Kris. He said he believes Kris is the real Santa Claus. “What is Santa but an earthly being that brings joy to people by giving them things?” Brown asks. “Not just material things, but the things we all need, the fulfillment of our dreams.” Kris soon becomes a hero to Macy’s customers by helping them find what they need for Christmas gifts, even if he has to send them to another store, Bloomingdale’s in particular. That, of course, does not sit well with Mr. Macy, the store owner, until he realizes he’s gaining loyal customers impressed by Macy’s “Christmas spirit.” In spite of Mr. Macy’s approval of Kris, events — and people, especially Macy’s vocational counselor, played by Eric Reisenauer — conspire to have Kris fired, and eventual-

ly, to try to have him committed to Bellevue psychiatric hospital because of his insistence that he is really Santa Claus. Eventually, Kris ends up in a court hearing, his mental competency on trial. Director Eric Bultman said SLT has never produced “A Miracle on 34th Street” before. “It’s almost the same as the movie,” he said, “but it was written by a theater company. It’s even called ‘A Miracle on 34th Street, the play.’” Bultman said he was surprised at how many of the younger actors knew the story. Hazel Grace Kolb was not one of them, but she said she has now seen the film and really likes the story. The 11-year-old is making her SLT debut as the 8-year-old Susan Walker, whose mother Doris (Lauren Minello) is in charge of the Macy’s parade — and its Santa. Raised by her overly practical mother, Susan has never been exposed to fairy tales, and she certainly doesn’t believe Kris Kringle is really Santa Claus. She meets Kris when she goes to Macy’s with her mother and babysitter, “to tell him what I want for Christmas,” she said. “I don’t believe he’s Santa Claus, though, because I believe he can’t give me what I want — a ‘dream house’ and a new dad.” Bultman said Susan’s next door neighbor, Fred Gayley, played by Kyle Austin, is an attorney who is much more romantic than Doris and in touch with fantasy and “pretending.” It falls to him to defend Kris in court, presided over by Judge Harper, played by Susie Shoemaker, who hasn’t been on the SLT stage since high school, although she has much professional experience after having attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts.

FROM LEFT: Kyle Austin as Fred Gayley, Lauren Minello as Doris Walker, Susie Shoemaker as Judge Harper, Dawn Mitchell as Doctor Pierce and Justin Floyd as Elf are ready for the hearing to determine if Kris Kringle is mentally competent. They can be seen in Sumter Little Theatre’s upcoming production of “A Miracle on 34th Street.”

William Paul Brown plays Kris Kringle, an elderly man who claims to be the real Santa Claus, in “A Miracle on 34th Street.” He thinks the play delivers an important message about Christmas to children and adults. Sylvia Pickell designed and made the costumes, and Randy Abbott, Carmela Bryan and Michael Duffy designed and made the set for the play opening Thursday at Sumter Little Theatre. The judge is up for reelection and is sensitive to the possible ramifications of her decision. Although the judge is very matter of fact, she likes Kris Kringle, Shoemaker said. “I think he’s just a nice, old gentleman.” Everyone involved with the production agreed “A Miracle on 34th Street” will be just as enjoyable for adults as for children. “All ages will like it,” Shoemaker said. “It’s got both comedy and drama. It’ll get everyone in the Christmas spirit.” Brown agreed, adding, “It helps us remember what’s important ... one of the most horrible things that can happen is when you lose your imagination.” Sumter Little Theatre presents “A Miracle on 34th Street” Thursday through Sunday and Dec. 10 through 18. Tickets are now on sale and are priced at $20 for adults, $15 for students, seniors and military. Thursday through Saturday shows begin at 8 p.m., Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Call (803) 7752150 to make reservations or visit website www.sumterlittletheatre.com.

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Macy’s Elves surround Hazel Grace Kolb, who plays Susan Walker in “A Miracle on 34th Street,” opening Thursday at Sumter Little Theatre.

Date set for Iris Festival; SHS band in Macy’s parade 75 YEARS AGO – 1941 April 21-27 Fire of undetermined origin damaged the building, some of the stock and records of the Sumter Cut Rate Drug Store last night. The damage was not sufficient to stop business and the store is operating at its normal pace today. The Yesteryear blaze was in Sumter discovered by some SAMMY WAY tourists who happened to be passing through the city. Upon discovering the blaze they summoned the fire department which had to

1941 -- This big mudfish was caught at Elliott’s Pond by R.A. LeCoq. crash one of the front doors to reach the blaze in the extreme rear of the store. The blaze was quickly extinguished

after the trucks reached the scene. • James R. Booth, son of Dr. and Mrs. E S. Booth of Sumter, is expected to be graduated from the Air Corps Basic Flying School, Gunter Field, Alabama, about May 31. Prior to his arrival at the school, he had been attending the Darr Aero Tech Inc., Albany, Georgia, where he obtained 60 hours in the air and made his first military solo flight on Jan. 21. • Kermit E. Ward, chairman of the Iris Festival committee, announced today that May 23 had been decided upon as the date for the festival. He said the date was decided upon on advice of H.C. Bland, owner of Swan Lake-Iris Gardens, who stated that the Japanese iris would probably be at their

peak around that date. • Sumter High School coasted to an easy 17 to 5 win over Camden High yesterday afternoon to maintain the Gamecock’s undefeated record in Class A elimination games. James Farmer started on the mound for the locals and pitched the first four innings, being replaced at the beginning of the fifth by Ray Stokes, who finished the contest. • Miss Mary Alice Pritchard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Pritchard and a sophomore at Edmunds High School, was declared the winner of the Elk’s National Defense Essay Contest for Sumter County. By winning first place and a cash award of $7.50 offered by the Elks Lodge of Sumter No. 855 B.P.O.E., the essay submitted

by Miss Pritchard now goes to Columbia to compete in the state-wide contest. • Charles Tomlinson, Sumter High Gamecocks righthander, turned in a two-hit masterpiece to drop the Camden Bulldogs, 15 to 1.

50 YEARS AGO – 1966 Feb. 21-27 Hubert Osteen Jr. of the Sumter Daily Item is the new president of the South Carolina Associated Press News Council. Osteen was elected at the News Council session preceding a banquet at which awards for writing and photography were presented. • Sumter’s new YMCA was dedicated yesterday with a

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lie Edward Johnson Jr. Charles Nelson Walker Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson Walker Gerald Camlin Wilder III. son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Camlin Wilder Jr. William Ceth Land is president of the club, Mrs. James Barry Ham is ball chairwoman, and Mrs. Theodore Mitchell Gardner is debutante chairwoman.

ert Dickson Whitesides, will be presented by her father and escorted by Robert Dickson Whitesides Jr. and Mason Gabriel Lewis. She is sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bernell Betchman Jr. Stephen Michael Kelly is president of the club, and Mrs. John Elliott Rowe IV is debutante chairwoman.

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liam Lee Stallings III, will be presented by her father and escorted by William Charles Stallings and Thomas Duke Kenner. Mary Peyton Zilch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Dwayne Chase and Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Zilch, will be presented by her stepfather, William Dwayne Chase, and escorted by Parker Bradley McDuffie and Adam Sidney Jennings. Larry Martin Scheele Jr. is president of the club, Mrs. Kurt Thrall Stroebel is ball chairwoman, and Mrs. George Edgar Joyner III is debutante chairwoman.

by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Drane Tindal Sr. Ann Elizabeth McCreight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart McCreight, will be presented by her father and escorted by James Patrick Hunter and Edwin Chase Wentzky. Thomas Lawman Lucas III is president of the club, Mrs. Thomas Lawman Lucas III is ball chairwoman, and Mrs. Charles West Jacocks IV is debutante chairwoman.

The Lord Clarendon Cotillion will present five debutantes at its annual ball on Dec. 19, 2015, at Sunset Country Club in Sumter. Elizabeth Anne Elmore is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert DeWitt Elmore and is being presented by her father. Her escorts will be William Anderson Elmore and Cadet William Van Richardson Jr. Ann Perrin Jackson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Harmon Jackson, Jr. and is being presented by her father. Her escorts will be John Coleman Jackson and Charles Henry Lowder IV. Dinah Davis Johnson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Howard Johnson and Ms. Tracie Dana Sykes and is being presented by her father. Her escorts will be Andrew Thomas Kennedy and Alexander Colson Craven. Kathleen Montgomery Poe is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fann Poe and Ms. Carin Greybel Katzenbach and is being presented by her father. Her escorts will be Donald Fann Poe Jr. and James Harrison Poe. Mary Michael Windham is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Emory Windham and is being presented by her father. Her escorts will be Don Cagney Brunson III and Thomas Kirk Walker. Sons of members that are being presented are: Chandler Brewer Brock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fann Poe and Mr. Harvin Eugene Brock. Richard Francis Drose III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Francis Drose Jr. Blanding Galloway Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil-

CAMELLIA BALL LES TRENTE Les Trente will present five debutantes on Dec. 21, 2015, at Sunset Country Club. Mary Copeland Heath, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Earl Heath, will be presented by her father and escorted by Winfield Scott Harvin and William Payne Creech. Elizabeth Annette Matthews, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hamilton Matthews, will be presented by her father and escorted by Eugene Hamilton Matthews Jr. and Jonathan Lang Smith. She is sponsored by Mrs. James Eugene Matthews. Jane Elizabeth Segars, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burrell Raymie Segars Sr., will be presented by her father and escorted by Andrew Byron Kinney and Charles Segars Barnes. Laila Maria Teseniar, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Mark Frederick Teseniar, will be presented by her father and escorted by Robert Earl Coker Jr. and George Dalton Marlowe. She is sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Lee Teseniar. Frances Mood Whitesides, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rob-

The Camellia Ball will present one debutante on Dec. 28, 2015, at Sunset Country Club. McKenzie Rose Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Edward Smith, will be presented by her father and escorted by Adam Michael Smith and Parker Bradley McDuffie. Kevin Watford is president of the club, Carla Young is ball chairwoman, and Wendy Waynick is debutante chairwoman.

CAROLINIAN BALL The Carolinian Ball will present four debutantes on Dec. 29, 2015, at Sunset Country Club. Margaret Evans Goodson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Louis Goodson, will be presented by her father and escorted by Roger LeGette Flowers III and Chase Liscio Corbett. Emily Francis Hendrix, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ivan Hendrix, will be presented by her father and escorted by Ronald Hunter Hendrix and William Garrell Herlong Jr. Arden Lee Stallings, daughter of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Wil-

THE COTILLION The Cotillion will present two debutantes on Dec. 15, 2015, at Sunset Country Club. Bailey Keyes Stokes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Keven Hodge, will be presented by her stepfather, Keven Hodge, and escorted by Myles Bennett Lee and Thomas Warner Roberts. She is sponsored

SUMTER ASSEMBLY The Sumter Assembly will present one debutante on Dec. 14, 2015, at Sunset Country Club. Ann Elizabeth McCreight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart McCreight, will be presented by her father and escorted by James Patrick Hunter and Edwin Chase Wentzky. John Duvall Osteen is president of the club, Mrs. John Duvall Osteen is ball chairwoman, and Mrs. Richard Smyth Lee is debutante chairwoman.

Make a natural wreath at museum’s Wednesday workshop BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com

he Sumter County Museum has often demonstrated during its Backcountry Christmas events how the early settlers decorated for Christmas. If you’re interested in decorating with natural materials like our ancestors did, the museum staff can help with its annual wreath-making workshop. Deborah Watts, Backcountry Manager, and Ex-

ecutive Director Annie Rivers will supply the necessary materials and lunch for workshop participants in Wednesday’s 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. class. Watts typically makes a lunch of sandwiches, homemade soup and a vegetable tray. Rivers said participants should go home with beautiful, green wreaths for their own doors. Some participants finish the workshop with more than one wreath. Watts, who lives on a farm

not far from town, will get much of the fresh greenery, usually cedar, holly, magnolia, loquat and other materials, from her own property. Wreath forms, ribbons and decorative items are included in the course fee. Registration for the workshop is required. The fee is $25 for museum members, $30 for non-members. Call the museum at (803) 775-0908 or register online at www. sumtercountymuseum.org. Also coming at the museum are:

• Carolina Backcountry Christmas celebration, 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. Escape the commercialism and experience Christmas as Sumter’s early settlers celebrated it. Free • Mary Ellen Donovan Fuller, daughter of the late Jim Donovan, played by Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg’s Cold War era film, “Bridge of Spies,” will sign copies of her father’s memoir, “Strangers on a Bridge,” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8. Donovan also played

important roles in the Nuremberg trials and the Bay of Pigs. Free and open to the public. • Carolina Christmas exhibit, “Christmas in Sumter, open Thursday through Jan. 30. This exhibit will illustrate through photographs, advertisements and artifacts the manner in which Sumterites celebrated the holidays through the years. The Sumter County Museum is at 122 N. Washington St.

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portunities. This two-part series is supported by an article published in the Sumter Daily Item in 1944, which is being reprinted with a minimum of editing. “Sumter is near the exact geographical center of the State, only two hours by motor to the coast and three hours to ‘The Land of the Sky.’ The Federal census of 1940 gave Sumter a population of 15,874 – including suburban areas within a radius of two miles, 24,200. In 1939 a City Directory count gave Sumter 19,133. Since the coming of Shaw Field in 1941, 9 miles west of the City, it is estimated that Sumter now has a population of 30,000, including the suburban area. Sumter is

James C. McDuffie, owner of McDuffie Furniture.

situated on three main highways, chief of which is U.S. 15-A, which carries more North and South traffic than any one other road in South Carolina. Sumter is also served by the A.C.L. Railroad and the Seaboard Air Line Railway, two coach companies and four truck lines. “Sumter is governed by the Council-Manager form of Government, which was adopted in 1912. It was the first city in the United States to take this progressive step. The Council consists of a Mayor and four Councilmen, elected by the people for a period of four years each. A City Manager is employed who had direct supervision of all departments of the City, and is responsible to the Mayor and Council. The City Government is progressive and cooperative with industry, this policy having prevailed for many years. “During the past 10 years the City has made greater growth and progress than at any period in its history. The United States census gave it a growth rate of 34.1 percentage for the decade of 193040. The bonded indebtedness of the City is $162,000 and the tax levy is 30 mills. “Sumter has modern improvements and facilities. It has a supply of deep well water sufficient for a City of much greater population. It has unlimited and cheap hydro-electric power supplied by the Carolina Power and Light Company. Cooking gas

George Hurst – furniture, funerals

is supplied by Sumter Gas & Power Company. It is headquarters for the S.C. Continental Telephone Company, operating in South Carolina and Georgia. Two of the strongest banks in the state are located here. “Sumter is noted for the friendliness and progressiveness of its people. Its school system is modern, and was the leader in establishing the 12th grade High School in South Carolina, which has made history for the City educationally. “Facilities for public worship are excellent. All the larger denominations are represented, and almost all have handsome church buildings, which are self-sustaining and practically free from debt. “Sumter has a 22,000-volume public library for whites and one of 5,000 volumes for Negroes, various civic clubs, fraternal organizations, historical societies, literary and social clubs and other orders serving the community. “Sumter has a modern hospital with Nurses Home, and an additional wing to the hospital is now being erected at a cost of $150,000. Sumter has football and baseball stadiums attesting to the fact that its citizens are sports loving people. A well kept nine-hole golf course attracts its daily contingent. Reach Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

J.D. Craig started a furniture business.

Kirkland owned Kirkland Cleaners.

J.D. Craig and George C. Hurst furniture company was located at 202 N. Main St.

Mr. E.H. Moses inspects a big block of ice at the plant of the Sumter Ice & Fuel Co. on Commerce St.

Sumter Ice & Fuel Co., also known as SIFCO, was founded by E.H. Moses, who ran the business for many years. The building can still be seen in its original locaion on Commerce Street.

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Workers replace lights in the Home Furniture Co. sign on Main Street. Early Sumter businesses included many successful furniture businesses.

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YESTERYEAR, FROM PAGE C1 challenge from keynote speaker Bobby Richardson “to develop a well-rounded program of worthwhile activities and to supply dedicated leaders who will assist the youth and families of our area to grow physically, mentally and spiritually.” Around 500 supporters and friends of the YMCA turned out for the ceremonies and open house at the $275,000 facility on Willow Drive. • John McTamney led a gutty Hillcrest comeback, and the Wildcats went on to shock top-seeded Southside of Florence, 62-53, in double overtime here in second round play of the Conference 6-A tournament. • Shaw NCOs were among the 70 men who were graduated from the Tactical Air Command’s NCO Academy at Langley AFB, Va. last week. MSgt. James M. Booth, 4411th Field Maintenance Squadron MSgt. James J. Fahey, 507th Tactical Control Group, and Technical Sergeants Edward E. Fuqua and Charles R. Massey both of Ninth Air Force, represented Shaw in the class. Guest speaker for the graduation ceremonies was Maj. Gen. Don O. Darrow, commander of Nineteenth Air Force, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. • Six Edmunds High School students are finalists in the National Merit Scholarship program, according to word received by the school. They are Eleanor D. Horne, John A Kuhlmann, Ivy F. Moore, David C. Patterson, Gayle S. Rubin and Jack M. Summers Jr. Final announcement is expected in the late spring. The finalists will be recognized with certificates presented to them at Class Day Exercises. • Probably the most ancient of all sports, Track and Field in the past two decades has become more and more a popular spectator sport. Records set some three years ago have been made completely obsolete by today’s dedicated and more conditioned athlete. Coach Bill Painter came to Edmunds last September from Blue Ridge High School, where he was head football and track coach. During the fall here he’s an assistant grid coach to Steve Satterfield, and in the spring he turns his attentions to track. He feels that this year’s team will do well. Expectations are for Bobby Jackson, a senior, to do well in the pole vault with Senior Bubba Stafford and juniors Sammy Gibson and Johnny Flowers to carry the load on the sprints. • Joel Richard Ely Jr. has been named Catholic Youth of the Year in South Carolina. A member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church, he is president of the Catholic Youth Organization, an altar boy and commentator. A student of Edmunds High School, he has maintained an A average, is a member of the National Honor Society, and is president of the International Relations Club. He writes for the school newspaper, serves on Student Council, and has been recognized by the Sumter Rotary Club for ranking seventh in a class of 350 students. • Manning’s unbeaten girls bumped off Hannah-Pamplico, 21-18, while the Lower Richland boys defeated the Hannah-Pamplico boys, 46-44, here last night to grab the girls and boys 6-A conference championship. Manning trailed 16-13 after the third period but outscored the H-P squad, 8-4 in the final quarter

for the big victory. Jeanie Harvin’s 12 points led the Manning scoring. • The Paxville Methodist Church will conduct revival services over the next week. Preaching each evening will be the Rev. (Capt.) Robert B. Way, a chaplain at Shaw AFB. Way has served as a chaplain in Waco, Texas, and Okinawa. Special music will be provided each evening. Thermond L. Gable, pastor, invites the public to attend the services. • Paul Alderman, noted Christian layman and author from Sumter, will bring the concluding message in his series on the book of Revelations Sunday evening at the Clarendon Baptist Church in Alcolu. Alderman’s message Sunday evening will deal with the prophetic signs of the soon return of the Lord Jesus Christ. The prophecies and many of their fulfillments will be pointed out from the Word of God.

25 YEARS AGO – 1990 Nov. 23-29 Whether you’re in the Big Apple or in Sumter, the day after Thanksgiving is traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year. Joining the masses in bargain hunting in Manhattan (if there is such a thing) this year were more than 150 Sumter County high school students. Despite the rainy weather, members of the Sumter High School Marching Band headed for Manhattan’s famous 5th Avenue today with cash and credit cards in hand. The group is winding down a 5-day trip to the city highlighted by their participation Thursday in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. • Lewis Chapel United Methodist Church is located seven miles east of Sumter on the Old Plowden Mill Road. So far as can be determined, this church has an unbroken record of service since it was organized in 1851. At that time, oak trees grew where the church formerly stood (until Hurricane Hugo, that is) and the first place of worship was under these trees. A small group of devout Christians with a desire to start a Methodist church appealed to Presiding Elder Samuel Wragg Capers of the Columbia District of the South Carolina Methodist Conference. The request was granted and two ministers, the Rev. Nicholas Talley and the Rev. John Wesley North, were appointed for the remainder of the year, 1895. • Robby Richardson and Drew Choate serve as co-pastors at Harmony Church. Their duties are shared rather than split. They use a rotation system which has proved helpful when emergencies arise. A yearly mission trip by the members is in the planning stages with one pastor leading the mission and the other ministering to the congregation at home. • The Sumter Civic Chorale will present “Holiday Harmony” in Patriot Hall on Haynsworth Street. The chorale, under the direction of Pat Veltre, consists of approximately 60 singers from the Sumter area. It was organized in January of 1986 for those who just love to sing. They have performed many times since their organization, not only in concerts at Patriot Hall but for many civic functions and school programs. • How to beat the high cost of living is an old phrase, but not an old idea for a group of

1966 -- Sumter’s distance runners take a spin around the Alice Drive track. From left are Jack McCall, Larry Chewning, Sammy Way, Roy Stuckey, Barry Simmons and Eddie Connor. Sumter County women who are using coupons to save a lot of money. Consider this: At the November meeting of the local Coupon and Refunding Club, 24 members reported saving $655.81 on groceries in one week, which comes out to $27 saved per person. Club leader Sandra Lucia had receipts showing that in one week, she bought $178.14 in grocers for her family of five, but after deductions she paid only $55.32 – a 69 percent savings. • A husky young man left his two small children playing in the yard at Christian Charities of Sumter while he went in looking for help. He stood in the South Purdy Street relief agency with tears running down his face, telling the interviewer he had lost his job and had no money and no food for his wife and family. Blocks away, at the Sumter County Department of Social Services, a blank-faced woman with big-eyed children wait in the lobby to fill out food stamp application. Hunger doesn’t always mean not feeling full. It can include the gray area of inadequate food for proper nourishment. • After more than eight years of debate, Clarendon County has apparently resolved its hospital dilemma. Clarendon County Council and the Clarendon Memorial Hospital board of trustees voted Monday to build a new hospital on the old hospital site and agreed to include “the best parts” of the 40-year-old facility. The hospital is located on about seven acres of land on S.C. 260 in Manning. • The NBSC Corp.’s board of directors has approved a definitive agreement to merge with the Southern National Corp. of North Carolina, clearing the way for an NBSC shareholder vote on the deal. But according to informed sources, the board’s Monday vote was not unanimous, further fueling speculation that the merger may be destined for failure. ... Several directors and NBSC shareholders have told The Item they oppose the merger because they believe the corporation would lose its hometown identity. • The 19th annual NBSC Oil Painter Invitational Exhibit, sponsored by the National Bank of South Carolina in cooperation with the Sumter Gallery of Art, will be held in March. The purpose of this exhibition is to recognize and promote the medium of oil painting in South Carolina. The competition is open to all

1990 -- Nurses at Tuomey Regional Medical Center hold three sets of twins born within a period of 24 hours Sunday and Monday. From left are Elaine Miller, holding the Lewis twin boys; Cheryl Jackson with the Martin girls; and Donna McCaffrey, holding the Harvin boys. residents of the state who are 18 years old or older. Elizabeth S. Ross, director of programs and professor of oil painting at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, N.C., will be the competition’s juror. • As the new director of Sumter County’s Mental Retardation Board, Corlyn J. Troyer hopes to expand the facilities and programs available to mentally retarded area residents. A retired U.S. Air Force colonel, Troyer became the agency’s executive director in October. He replaces Cecil Crayton, who served as interim director for three months after Bill Gardenhire left the agency. Troyer comes to the Sumter agency after working for the South Carolina Mental Retardation Board for the past three years. • Sumter County has paid $48,000 to a Conway family to purchase 10 acres of farm land that was accidentally included in the Dillon Park golf course. “We now own the land. The deal is done,” County Administrator Bill Noonan said. In a related matter, Sumter County Council tentatively agreed to hire Bishopville resident John Crues Bell III to manage and operate the golf course, which is expected to open by the beginning of 1991. Council also hired Bell as a consultant to help finish the course and prepare it to open. • South Sumter improvement efforts got another boost with the awarding of a $250,000 grant to Sumter County to help revitalize the Webb Street community. The grant from the Governor’s Division of Economic Develop-

1966 -- The Sumter Gallery of Art’s new board members meet with its director, Pud Myers, right. From left, they are Jim Eaves, Erthlay Witherspoon, Roger Ackerman and J. Eugene Matthews, chairman. Absent were Carol Carberry, Larry Weston and Col. Carlton Pannell.

ment will be used to help rehabilitate 20 substandard homes in the Webb Street area, which connects Lafayette Boulevard and Newberry Avenue. • Sumter High head basketball coach Byron Kinney says the Gamecocks will have to rely on teamwork and defense to win this season and he saw both in a 35-20 win over Furman during the Sumter County Basketball Jamboree at the SHS gym. In other action at the jamboree Sumter’s girls defeated Furman; Thomas Sumter’s boys downed St. Jude and then topped Wilson Hall. St. Jude also defeated Wilson Hall in a one quarter contest. • There is a team of 22 health care providers associated with the Wateree Health Department who visit Sumter residents each week to attend to their special medical needs. The team includes registered nurses, personal care aides, a medical social worker, physical and speech therapists and a dietitian. Each provider has between 20 and 30 patients scattered throughout a wide area. They spend from 15 minutes to one or more hours at each home, depending on the patients’ needs. “It’s the best way to keep a person at home and still have them receive the skilled nursing care they require,” team leader Rosemary Habberstad, a registered nurse, said. • An expected deficit in the bus fuel budget for state schools has officials considering a number of ways to save money, including a long-shot idea of reducing the school week to four days. Carl Garris, deputy superintendent for finance and operations, said the department will run out of money for fueling school buses in late January or early February. The rising price of gasoline has pushed the department into spending most of its $6 million fuel budget halfway through the fiscal year, which began in June. All options that are available would require legislative approval. Cutting school from five to four days per week would save the most money, Garris said. The school day would have to be increased to make up for the lost time, however. Such a measure appears unlikely, he said. “Only in very extreme circumstances would I make that recommendation, because it creates so much havoc with parents’ schedules,” Garris said. Reach Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

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The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki includes a 1972 TV pilot directed by Miyazaki, three episodes from the hit anime series “Little Samurai” and a commemorative booklet. For the first time, all 11 of Miyazaki’s feature-length masterpieces will be packaged in one 12-disc collection, complete with hours of bonus features and the Academy Award-winning “Spirited Away.”

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No empty nest: More young women likely to live with parents economic forces, such as increasing student debt, higher living costs and economic uncertainty, are also playing a The percentage of young role. women living at home with Casey Ballard was living parents or relatives has risen to its highest level since 1940 as away from home in Portland, more millennial women put off Oregon, but rent ate up roughly two-thirds of her paycheck, marriage, attend college and and she was ready for a career face high living expenses. A Pew Research Center anal- change. A September move back with family in California ysis of U.S. Census Bureau allowed her to try out teaching data found that 36.4 percent of as a substitute and to pursue women between the ages 18 teaching full time. and 34 lived with parents or “There was that element of relatives in 2014, the most since at least 1940, when 36.2 percent frustration and feeling like a failure,” she says about relived with family. It is a very different world for turning home. “But then the logical side of me kicked in women now, though, despite the “return to the past, statisti- and said, ‘It’s just fiscally responsible.’” cally speaking,” says Richard Young men have historically Fry, a senior economist at Pew. lived with parents at higher Fry says young women are rates than young women, and staying home now because similar economic and cultural they are half as likely to be married and much more likely forces are keeping an increasing number of men at home to be college-educated. Other

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below the 47.5 percent level for men in 1940. Living with family The percentage of young Young women ages 18 to 34 men and women living with are living with their parents family fell after the 1940s as or relatives at a rate not seen more women joined the worksince the 1940s. force, the overall workforce expanded and marriage rates in50 percent creased. But while marriage was once 40 the life event that triggered a Men move out of the family home, it 30 is now coming later with each 20 generation, if it comes at all. Women 2014: 36.4% The median age of marriage 10 for women is now 27, up from 1940: 36.2% 21.5 in 1940. For men, it is 29.3, 0 up from 24.3 in 1940. ’40 ’50 ’60 ’70 ’80 ’90 ’00 ’14 Young women and men began staying home or returnSOURCES: Pew Research AP ing there at a more rapid rate Center; Integrated Public Use after 2000, a trend that sharply Microdata Series increased with the economic uncertainty brought on by the too in recent years. But the rate housing collapse and recession young men are staying home in the late 2000s. with their parents and relaWhile the retreat home for young adults it is also clearly a tives, 42.8 percent, remains

result of economic pressures, it is not, according to Fry, an employment issue. For example, more young adults are living with their family now than in 2010, even though the job market has improved since then. “The job market has gotten significantly better (for this group),” Fry says. “Unemployment has come down, more have jobs and some are even getting paid a bit more.” Another factor in the change, Fry says, is increased ethnic diversity across this age demographic, which in turn has introduced cultural traditions of living with parents and relatives longer into life. “I don’t think it’s as bad as people think it is,” says Stacey Sholes, 26, who moved back into her parent’s house in Fresno, California, eight months ago after leaving college in San Francisco and working in Los Angeles.

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How To Read The Market in Review The list includes the most active stocks in each exchange, as well as stocks of local interest. Stock Footnotes: cc – PE greater than 99. cld - Issue has been called for redemption by company. d - New 52-week low. dd – Loss in last 12 mos. ec - Company formerly listed on the American Exchange's Emerging Company Marketplace. g - Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h - temporary exmpt from Nasdaq capital and surplus listing qualification. n - Stock was a new issue in the last year. The 52-week high and low figures date only from the beginning of trading. pf - Preferred stock issue. pr - Preferences. pp - Holder owes installments of purchase price. q – Closed-end mutual fund; no PE calculated. rt - Right to buy security at a specified price. s - Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. wi - Trades will be settled when the stock is issued. wd - When distributed. wt - Warrant, allowing a purchase of a stock. u - New 52-week high. un - Unit,, including more than one security. vj - Company in bankruptcy or receivership, or being reorganized under the bankruptcy law. Appears in front of the name. Mutual Fund Footnotes: e – Ex-capital gains distribution. f – Previous day’s quote. n - No-load fund. p – Fund assets used to pay distribution costs. r – Redemption fee or contingent deferred sales load may apply. s – Stock dividend or split. t – Both p and r. x – Ex-cash dividend. Source: The Associated Press and Morningstar. Sales figures are unofficial. JacobsEng 43.47 JanusCap 15.82 Jarden 46.83 JohnJn 102.37 JohnsnCtl 45.70 JoyGlbl 15.06 Jumei Intl 8.21 JnprNtwk 30.27 KAR Auct 37.90 KB Home 14.01 KBR Inc 19.37 KKR 17.10 KC Southn 92.26 KateSpade 20.46 KA MLP 18.59 Kellogg 69.27 KeyEngy .57 Keycorp 13.14 Keysight 30.80 KimbClk 120.85 Kimco 26.38 KindMorg 23.87 KindredHlt 13.01 KingDEnt 17.67 Kinross g 1.88 KnightTr 27.46 Knowles 16.10 Kohls 48.07 KosmosEn 7.01 Kroger s 38.01 L Brands 96.68 L-3 Com 124.47 LG Display 10.93 LaQuinta 14.93 LabCp 122.07 Lannett 36.98 LaredoPet 11.09 LVSands 44.32 LaSalleH 28.43 LeggMason 43.55 LeggPlat 47.15 LendingC n 12.47 LennarA 51.96 LeucNatl 17.88 Level3 50.74 LexRltyTr 8.71 Lexmark 34.70 LiberMed 3.33 LifeLock 14.57 LincNat 54.93

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Different patterns make deer season frustrating

here was a time, back in the day, when my hunting partner, Jack, and I would see multiple deer on almost every hunting trip; it was great! Things have certainly changed during the years. So far this year, I have seen a couple of does on two occasions on one of our leases and have not seen a single deer during shooting hours on our bigger piece. That’s not to say that there are no deer on the place. There are a lot of deer in and around our little 84-acre tract; they just never show up until way after dark and vanish before dawn breaks. I have given the situation a lot of thought. Why have the deer been nocturnal all season long? Let me break down the setup. I have two ground blinds on the 84-acre tract and one on the 50 acres. Likewise, Jack has one ground blind and one tree stand on the 84 acres and one tree stand on the 50 acres. The 84 acres is a long, thin strip, so the stands can be spread out enough not to interfere with each other. Jack may hunt once every eight to 10 days, and I get to go about once per week. I have a small clover patch in front of my favorite spot which has produced every year.

Because of shifting winds, no stand has been hunted more often than about once every 10 to 14 days, so I really don’t feel like it’s hunting pressure from Jack and me. All of you know Earle that I keep track of Woodward my deer using trail AFIELD & cameras, and they tell quite the story. AFLOAT I’ve got a multitude of does hitting the clover patch along with about six bucks ranging in size from a little spike to a massive 10-point with a kicker. Oh, I’d love to get a crack at that one, but he shows up about midnight, and he’s never seen on film after about 5 a.m. The other ground blind is in a natural funnel where the woods get pinched between flooded timber and a soybean field. The strip of woods may be 100 yards wide, and the blind is about 30 yards in and facing the water. Cameras show a major migration every night; back and forth they go, nice bucks, big does, you name it, they’re there. I have noticed that since the weather cooled down and the rut has fired up that a few deer are linger-

ing until about 8:30 in the morning before bedding down. I plan on hunting this stand as soon as I get a northwest wind. The problem is not a lack of deer; it’s that they only move at night. So, what has changed during the last few years to precipitate such a change? Back when we signed the lease agreement with the landowner, the state of South Carolina owned the property that ran along the west side of 84 acres, and no hunting was allowed. We had deer moving at all hours of the day, many at noon and early afternoon. Then about five or six years ago, the state opened the area to public hunting, and it’s been a gradual downhill slide ever since. I’m in no way opposed to having public hunting, and I’m not advocating shutting it down. I’m just trying to figure out what has gone wrong on our property, and I think the major reason is that we now have hunters almost every day, either hunting, scouting, hanging stands or something in close proximity to our lease. I’m at a loss as to how to combat the issue. The 50-acre tract also has some public land running on two sides of it, but the area is not as heavily hunted as the 84-acre piece. It’s on the 50 acres

that I’ve seen the only deer I’ve seen during light. The problem is that you can only hunt such a small piece every now and again; you can’t just hammer it day after day. There is one bright spot. One of the deer I’ve seen cruising past the funnel blind is a beautiful nine-point. The tines are a bit short, but the rack looks heavy and wide; the deer looks old. The rut has taken a real toll on this particular deer. He is exceptionally thin, and when standing beside younger bucks and does, he almost looks sickly. I really wonder if this buck will survive the winter. If given the chance, I will most certainly harvest this animal. He may not be the heaviest animal in the woods, and he doesn’t have the most points, but either he’s really down from chasing does or he’s too old to be able to take in enough food to keep his weight up — probably a combination of both. I’d hate to think about such a oncefine animal succumbing to the cold and hunger when I can make use of the little meat he has. Hey, at this point in the season and with so few opportunities presenting themselves, a doe or a spike buck had better be on its toes; meat is meat, and you can’t eat horns.

Game plan: More hunters donating meat to the hungry BY PATRICK WHITTLE The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — It’s a cool fall morning outside a red brick warehouse in Maine’s largest city, and Don Morrison is facing a tall order. It’s time to turn 40 pounds of moose and deer meat into enough shepherd’s pie to feed 200 people by sundown. Morrison, manager of the Portland anti-hunger group Wayside Food Programs, is happy to do it, in part, because of the source of the meat. Tonight’s dinner was acquired through Hunters for the Hungry, a state-run program that allows hunters to donate their game. It has grown exponentially in recent years. The amount of deer, moose and bear meat donated by hunters to food pantries, soup kitchens and homeless shelters through the program has quietly grown tenfold since its founding. The program generated about 1,000 pounds per

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Vicki McMahan, left, and her daughter, Cheyennee McMahan-Dumont, dine on venison shepherd’s pie at a church dinner in Portland, Maine, in October. The Hunters for the Hungry program was once an under-utilized program but is now generating 10,000 pounds of protein a year. year when it started nearly 20 years ago. It now often generates about 10,000 pounds per year, director Jason Hall said. Game meat donation programs in general are growing

steadily since the recession, now that hunters have more time and money to pursue the hobby, according to Hagerstown, Maryland-based Farmers & Hunters Feeding the

(864-992-2352) reports that now that the lake is calming down after the flood the bite is improving. Drifting with herring and gizzard shad is working pretty well, with most fish in the 10-25 foot range. Main lake points and humps are the best areas to target right now, and it’s worth checking feeder creeks. Some days the fish will be traveling in and out of those and at those times they are feeding and readily caught. Lake Monticello Bass: Good. Tournament angler Andy Wicker reports that this is an exciting time for bass fishing on Lake Monticello. Much of the year, Lake Monticello bass fishing revolves around a deep bite, but for the next month or so Andy says this is a strong period for shallow water fishing on the lake. Early in the morning he likes to throw a Zara Spook off points, and he reports that most days this bite lasts for a couple of hours - although on cloudy days it can last all day. That is not to say that fish cannot be caught deep, and after the early morning fishing deep is still the primary pattern on Lake Monticello. Andy says that fish can also be caught deep first thing, although his preference is to pursue the shallower fish early. 30-40 feet of water is a good depth range, and the primary pattern is to fish off long tapering points. There will also be some fish found around humps. Both Alabama rigs and jigging spoons are good lures, although particularly on the spoon anglers need to be prepared to weed through large numbers of white perch - which Lake Monticello is full of. Lake Murray White perch: Very good. Lake World reports that the most dependable bite continues to be the white perch bite, and anglers are catching fish in the very broad range of 5-60 feet of water. The

prime depth range has been 20-30 feet, however, with fish schooled up near the bottom in those depths. Jigging spoons fished vertically are tough to beat once you locate the fish. Catfish: Fair to good. Captain Chris Simpson reports that the most productive pattern is still to anchor on humps and points and fan-cast stinkbaits, shrimp and herring for channel catfish. Space your baits on ledges that range from 5-30 feet. Once the lake clears some and water temperatures begin to drop the baitfish should move deeper, which should cause the catfish to move deeper as well and improve the drift bite.

Hungry, which coordinates game meat drives in several states. Donations have grown nearly 20 percent since 2008 to about 1.3 million meals last year, the organization said. Dishes such as moose sloppy joes and bear corned “beef” are a little foreign to some people, but the program has helped hunger relief agencies, Morrison said. Thirteen-year-old Cheyennee McMahan, of Portland, sitting recently at one of Wayside’s free community meals with her mother, Vicki, described bears as “too cute” for consumption, but she was willing to give moose a try. Vicki, a peer support worker for Catholic Charities Maine, said the family relies on the weekly meals for nutrition and to make ends meet. She said she has learned a lot about the versatility of deer and moose meat. Last year’s big hit was deer enchiladas. “It was great — and this was the first time I’ve had it

as shepherd’s pie,” McMahan said. The Legislature created Maine’s program in 1996 as a way to find a home for potential food that might otherwise be wasted. The program costs the state $2,000 to $4,000 per year, depending on the volume of donations, but money given to the program has helped defray some of that cost, Hall said. Hunters typically drop off their animals at one of 32 designated processors across the state, Hall said. The state then tries to match the processor with a charity in the region so the meat stays local, he said. The uptick in interest, aided by a campaign by the state, has been noticeable, Hall said. “Even with out-of-staters. They may have gotten a moose permit; they might be from New Jersey. They want the rack, so they will donate the 900-pound moose to us and just take the head with them,” he said.

Lake Wylie Catfish: Good. It’s a great time to catch numbers of catfish as well as quality fish on Lake Wylie. Captain Rodger Taylor reports that over 6 or 7 recent trips his boat has been hammering the fish, and they have been catching 20-35 pound cats regularly. He rates the bite at “very good.” Drifting has been most effective because fish are fairly scattered but grouped up in little pods, and when anglers come across them there is often more than one fish caught. Both the creeks and the main channel have been producing, with the fish holding in 25-40 feet of water on deep water ledges. In the creeks Rodger’s boat is catching about a 50/50 mix of blues and channels, with a lot of above average 4-6 pound channels and some fish pushing 7 pounds. In the main channel the percentage is more like 80/20 or even 90/10 blues to channels, and that number will only go up as temperatures drop. Lake Hartwell Catfish: Good. Guide Bill Plumley reports that the channel catfish bite continues to be strong, and the fish remain in the 15-40 foot range. They continue to feed well. Anglers can either drift or anchor, and dip bait (anchor fishing), night crawlers and cut herring are all working. At night flathead catfish can be caught on live perch and bream, but the bigger blue catfish are out in the deep timber and very difficult to target. A few small blues continue to show up while fishing for channels. Crappie: Fair. Guide Bill Plumley reports that a few crappie continue to be caught over brush in the 25 foot range, but angling activity is still light. If anglers can find the right brush water temperatures are getting right where anglers should be able to load the boat using either jigs or minnows.

Lake Keowee Bass: Good. Guide Brad Fowler of Pendleton reports that fish are feeding heavily and there is significant schooling activity going on all over the lake, both over shallow water and over deep water. Anglers can certainly throw topwater lures to catch fish feeding on top, but they may have better luck fishing baits that run just under the surface. Jerkbaits and flukes are both good choices. In addition to schooling fish, right now the deeper bite is getting much better. Fish are starting to group up well and move into some of their cooler weather haunts, and drop-shotting around structure in 20-60 feet of water is working well. Shakey head worms, Carolina rigs and jigging spoons will also catch fish. Lake Jocassee Trout: Guide Sam Jones reports that Lake Jocassee trout are still surprisingly deep for this late in the year, and on recent trips he has been catching fish in 100+ (110, 115) feet of water. Main lake surface water temperatures are still in the 71 degree range and Jocassee trout fishermen are looking for 65, so they are having to fish very deep. Fish should start to come up anytime now but the temperatures will have to drop - a couple of weeks ago they caught some as shallow as 85 feet, but everything since has been deeper. Right now Sam is concentrating his efforts on the dam and rock quarry areas out in the big water, and he is having the most success trolling large minnows on downriggers. Every now and then they will pick up a fish on a spoon, but right now the catch ratio is about 4:1 in favor of minnows over spoons. In addition to some nice rainbow trout they are also picking up some spotted and even smallmouth bass in the super deep water.

FISHING REPORTS Santee Cooper System Striped bass: Good. Linwood Thornhill reports that anglers are having great success catching fish, and were it not for the low keeper ratio this would be a “very good” bite. Particularly on Lake Moultrie striped bass are schooling from 3 p.m. until dark and anglers are following the birds to locate them and then casting bucktails and spoons. The hatchery area has been good. Fish are generally over 25-50 feet of water and some anglers are drift-fishing live bait to catch them. Crappie: Fair to good. Captain Steve English reports that before the flooding he was catching 50-70 crappie per trip in the upper lake, but the influx of freshwater has turned the bite off so much that he is having difficulty even getting a bite up there. Lake Wateree Catfish: Good. Captain Rodger Taylor reports that at this time of year he likes to start out anchoring early - wind permitting - by fan-casting multiple baits near the river channel drop from about 10-12 feet on out to 20-25 feet of water. He finds this is a good way to pick up a good fish, particularly mid-lake around June Creek. One the sun comes up and some wind develops he will usually switch to drifting the lower 2/3 of the lake from Dutchmans all the way to Colonel Creek. There are plenty of fish in this range and on recent trips he has found the 20-30 foot range to most productive. Right now the good fish seem to be a little bit deeper. As on Wylie the fish will be scattered out, and his boat may drift 75 or 100 yards without a bite then get a double. White perch will work but gizzard shad are hard to beat for the next several months. Lake Greenwood Catfish: Good. Captain Chris Simpson

Lake Russell Striper: Fair to good. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that this is a transitional period for striper, and not a lot of people are targeting them right now. Fish have been on the lower end, where some should still be, but they are making their way towards the mid-lake where they will be very soon. The key to fishing for striper right now is to pull planer boards and free-lined herring in the creeks, as opposed to the main channel, and cover a lot of water. Catfish: Fair. Guide Jerry Kotal reports that he has not done a ton of catfishing recently. However, the fish that he has caught have been in 20-25 feet of water on the edge of the creek channel. A variety of fresh cut baits will work. Lake Thurmond Crappie: Fair to good. Captain William Sasser reports that with the water cooling a bit the crappie bite is improving. Not a lot of fish are being caught yet, but some good sized crappie are biting. The best bet is fishing in the backs of tributaries abound 15 feet down with minnows over tree tops/ brush in about 25 feet of water.

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By Candace Havens in the African-American community,” The show is a dream come true for FYI Television Meron says. “There’s a reason it won Williams, but this isn’t her ﬁrst time In what has become a yearly Best Musical at the Tony Awards in to play a role in it. “I saw ‘The Wiz’ hearsals, we were just mesmerized by him. We By Candace Havens tradition, NBC is doing a live musical I was so the an story 1975. It’s a show that is meaningful to up when would put him against anya young actor. child, He’s doing FYI Television for the holidays. This time around, so many people. Queen Latifah told amazing job. They means all are.”a lot to me,” says Williams. executive Craig aZadan andtradition, “Actually, in middle they put us that seeing one of the their Dorothy was key to school, their success, In whatproducers has become yearly NBC is ‘The Wiz’ isFinding a production of they ‘The Wiz,’ I was reasons business. We it wasonsurprising Neil Meron, did “The of is why that wentbut with doing a livewho musical forSound the holidays. This timeshe’s in showwhich newcomer Shanicetoo Williams. did casting calls on around, executive producers andout Neilto Stephanie nervous“We to audition for Dorothy, reached Mills, who Music Live!” and “Peter Pan Live!”Craig for Zadan the East and West Coasts, ” Meron director, Meron, whoare didpresenting “The Sound Music Live!” so I went for the says. part of“Our Auntie Em. playedand the original Dorothy on Broadthe network, “TheofWiz to be in thesoroom the day “Peter Live!” for network, “The way, and she’s playingKenny AuntieLeon, Em. happened My grandma was mad because Live!” onPan Thursday at 8the p.m., and if are presenting Shanice and always he immediately to Wiz Live!” on Thursday at 8 p.m., and ifWe’ve the live believed in texted me andus knew justperforbeen extremely luckywalked with in,she’s the live performance is anything like tell us that he thought we’d found our Dorothy. Then mance is anything like the previews, the audience is I’d be perfect for the role. This is for the casting and the quality of actors thefor previews, Craig and I brought her in the next day. We really put in a treat.the audience is in for her.” It’s tough to be new to all of who wanted to play these roles. the paces. a treat. her through “We’ve wanted to do this show for years, ” Meron There’s on Williams to ﬁll “The big us during “We’ve wanted do this and to take on such anpressure iconic role, in a show that says. “Craig and to I saw ‘Theshow Wiz’for in 1975 when it surprise forthis shoes of the whofor rehearsals has to be Ne-Yo,” Meron on herthe rests heavily shoulders. It’sgreat a lot actresses of pressure opened on Broadway, just remembered years,” Meron says. “Craigand andwe I saw anyone. But she hasn’t We“I walking of itwhen withitthe greatest of joy. We have disappointed gone before herus in once. the role. continues. “With the others, we’d ‘The Wiz’ out in 1975 opened on sense couldn’t be happierthink withthere’s her.” always nerves involved were just so happy, and we thought that would real-All of our seen them act. actors are Broadway, and we just remembered Thedance show is a dream for Williams, but ly be a wonderful thing to bring to television. It is still with acome major true performance,” Williams triple threats. They can sing, walking out of meaningful. it with the greatest this isn’t her first time to“especially play a rolewhen in it.it’s “I saw ‘The relevant and And we hope the audience says, live in front and act. We knew he could sing beausense of joy. We were so happy, Wiz’ when I was a young child, so the story means a walks away with thejust same sense of joy we have of millions of people. 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He’s believed always in me and knew I’d betoperfect deepened it emotionally but stayed true orig- anyshe’s with the same sense of joy we have theallrole. ” portrayal of Dorothy was inal structure. It’s still ‘The Wiz,’ just maybe little role.her. Diana’s doinga an amazing job.for They are.”This is for every time There’s on Williams to fill the shoes of the fresher. ” we see it. The music is a than Stephanie’s, and mine Finding their Dorothy was key pressuredifferent bigDavid part ofAlan that, Grier and you just wantLion), to Ne-Yo (Tin Man), great actresses who have gone before her in the role. (Cowardly will be different as well. I absolutely to their success, which is why it hear itKelley over and over again. Harvey “I think there’s always involved a major Elijah (Scarecrow), Queen Latifah (The Wiz), lovenerves performing – it’s inwith my blood. I’m was surprising that they went with performance,” Williams says, “especially when it’s live Common (Bouncer), J. 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At perthe casting calls on the East WestRoss areout andand Diana icons it with their few of thethe stars theHe’s producers have pulled together freshened script. deepened end ofBut theI day, that’sI have all I can do.” Coasts,” Meron director,as Dorothy. formances believe something for the production. “What we didn’t know before wesays. “Our it emotionally butthis stayed true well to that It helps she has supportive Kenny Leon, to be into thebring to this original role.that Diana’s portrayal of Dorstarted making is how revered it is in thehappened Aforiginal structure.community, It’s still ‘The ”Wiz,’ was than Stephanie’s, will rican-American Meron says. “There’s “I think, and for us,mine one of thebe room the dayaShaniceothy walked in,different castmates. just maybe a little fresher.” different performing reason it won Best Musical at the Tonyand Awards in best things love to come out of the –re-it’s in he immediately texted us toastellwell. 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