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BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Two dozen employees of Tuomey Regional Health Care System have been laid off in what the hospital is calling a reorganization.

Brenda Chase, public relations manager for Tuomey, said a variety of positions throughout the CHASE hospital were eliminated.

“Some were management positions, some were hourly,” she said.

She said some of the people laid off are eligible for rehire

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Many candidates placed signs at the corner of Alice Drive and Miller Road where many parents are transporting children twice a day.

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Dems aim to shake things up In S.C. contests, don’t expect many surprises

BY JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina voters will pick their candidates today in 11 statewide races along with the state’s U.S. House members and state House members.

It appears to be an Election Day without many surprises in a state where no Democrat has beaten an incumbent MORE INSIDE Republican in a 2 constitutional questions on ballot statewide for S.C. voters / A2 or congressional race since 1998.

Republicans appear heavy favorites across the board, but Democrats have said they can shake things up with a massive get-out-the-vote effort.

It will also be the first statewide general election under South Carolina’s new voter ID law.

Here are the stories to watch for today.

2 SENATORS ON THE BALLOT Because of the resignation of U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint in December 2012, South Carolina voters will get to choose not just one but two senators.

Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is seeking to finish the final two years of DeMint’s term.

The result in Scott’s race will be historic no matter

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BY MATT BRUCE matthew@theitem.com About 50,000 voters will cast ballots in Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties today, according to estimates. Local, state and federal races will be up for consideration as part of the midterm election. Polls open 7 a.m. today at the 110-plus voting precincts in the tricounty area and will remain open until 7 p.m.

If the 2010 midterm election is any indication, more than 53 percent of 94,000 registered voters in the region will hit the polls today.

Dee Woodward, president of the Sumter County League of Women Voters, invoked a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in urging

ELECTION DAY 2014 For more information about these races and candidates, or to find out what you need in order to vote, pick up the Sunday, Oct. 26 election guide published in The Sumter Item. The stories are also available through the Elections tab on our website, www.theitem.com. Find your poll location on today’s page A4.

FOR TRANSPORTATION TO POLLS League of Women Voters: Jeannette Roveri (803) 840-3770 or Dee Woodward (803) 651-9215 Democratic Party: (803) 775-9215; 577 Bultman Drive Republican Party: (803) 351-8586; 710 Bultman Drive

eligible voters to cast ballots today.

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase,” she said. “Today you might not know how your vote is going to count. But the future is going to tell you that your vote means a lot, so getting out to vote is going to help determine the future of South Carolina, and everyone should have a say-so.”

Locally, Sumter County voters will be able to choose whether to continue a Capital Projects “Penny” Sales Tax, aimed at raising $75.6 million to go toward 28 new projects. City of Sumter residents will be able to vote on a referendum that allows for beer, wine and liquor sales in restaurants on Sundays.

Voters will also choose among eight candidates to fill four city council seats,

and 13 candidates vying for four open school board positions.

Statewide elections include the gubernatorial race, which pits first-term Republican incumbent Gov. Nikki Haley against Democratic contender Vincent Sheheen for the second time.

Federally, the District 5 and District 6 Congressional seats are among the races in which Sumter, Lee and Clarendon county residents will be able to cast a vote.

The League of Women Voters, as well as the Sumter County chapters of the Democratic and Republican parties will be providing elderly, disabled and immobile voters with rides to the polls today. Local officials for both parties said their respective headquarters will be open today to answer questions and provide information about candidates.

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Citadel president: We only accept the best Leader talks institution’s ethical standards during visit to Sumter Rotary Club

BY RICK CARPENTER rick@theitem.com The president of The Citadel told the Sumter Rotary Club audience Monday that despite statistics that show a decline in ethical standards by some high school students, the school only recruits students capable of living up to the school’s strict honor code.

Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa cited a recent poll of 23,000 high school students where half of the students admitted to cheating on tests, 75 percent said they regularly lie to their parents and 20 percent admit they have stolen.

“But when I get a young man or woman from Sumter, I know he or she’s signed away and won’t be trouble,” he said.

Rosa should know. He spent three RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM years at Shaw Air Force Base in SumThe Citadel President Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa ter and felt more support here than visits with Sumter Rotary Club members anywhere he served during his 32-year after his presentation Monday. career in the Air Force — including

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Ruth C. Washington Betty Brunson Malachi O. Wilson Lewis W. Rogers Sr. Lambert Green Janie Sue McLeod A.J. Moore

Rosa W. Hatfield Wyman McDaniel Roseanne PrescottNebblett Marguritte Dukes

his final position as superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

But Rosa said finding funding support for the state-supported college is more challenging than recruiting topnotch students.

After taking over in 2006, he said the school has faced declining state revenue while having a waiting list of students who want to enroll.

“We use up State of South Carolina money in one week,” Rosa said.

He said the state revenue totals about 9 percent of the school’s $107 million budget.

Rosa, who was The Citadel starting quarterback in 1970 and earned a business administration degree in 1973, has been spending his time building the college’s foundation which commits $34 million a year to the college.

The remaining $64 million of the budget comes from tuition, fees and grants.

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Bill would exempt military retiree pay

BY JEFF WILKINSON The Associated Press Maj. Gen. Lawrence Wells was stationed three times at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter during his 35 years in the military, twice as a fighter pilot and WELLS most recently as commander of Ninth Air Force.

When it came time to retire last year, he and his wife, Kathy, had to weigh two things: Stay in South Carolina with their extensive community connections and well-established base of friends; or, move to North Carolina to be nearer their three grown children.

They listed the pros and cons. The two states came out even — except for one thing.

South Carolina was going to tax his $120,000 a year military retirement pay — $8,400 annually. North Carolina wasn’t.

“That was the deciding factor,’’ he said from his home in Fuquay-Varina, a suburb of Raleigh. “But it wasn’t really the money. It was the principle.

My view was, after 35 years of service, multiple moves and lots of combat time, it would be nice to keep all my retirement pay. One state recognized that.

The other didn’t.’’

Wells is not alone.

Despite its beaches, mountains, low cost of living, mili-

tary-friendly communities and warm climate, South Carolina has dropped from eighth to ninth in states with the most military retirees. It was overtaken by Alabama, which hasn’t taxed military retirement since 1989.

And the state could drop farther.

With the military sharply downsizing after 13 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, a flood of new retirees will start their search for a place to live over the next two years. Southeastern neighbors North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida all offer better deals when it come to the retirees’ bottom line.

“We’ve lost our last three (retiring) wing commanders’’ at the 20th Fighter Wing based at Shaw, said Stephen Creech, a former Sumter mayor who now serves on the S.C. Military Base Task Force, which was appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley to protect and expand missions at the state’s six major military installations. “They just pulled out a map and said ‘OK, which state won’t tax us.’’’

To counter that, the S.C. Legislature is now considering House Bill 3112 — which would exempt military retirement from state income tax. It unanimously passed the House in the past session, but arrived too late to the Senate to come up for a vote.

It also carries a heavy price tag: The tax generates $22 mil-

lion a year in revenue, according to the S.C. Board of Economic Advisors.

But advocates for the bill say those dollars and more can be recaptured as the state grows its retiree base. The revenue would be made up by additional sales taxes paid by the retirees and income taxes paid by merchants and service providers who profit from them. The retirees themselves would pay income tax if they take a second job, which many do.

“We spend a lot more in North Carolina than it would receive if they taxed us,’’ Wells said. “A lot more.’’

There are presently 57,775 military retirees in the Palmetto State, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. Retirees are different from other veterans because they served at least 20 years in the military and draw a pension.

Most of those retirees are clustered around the state’s four military communities — Columbia, Sumter, Charleston and Beaufort. There are also high concentrations of retirees in Aiken County, because of its proximity to Fort Gordon in Augusta, as well as Horry, Georgetown, York, Greenville and Spartanburg counties, according to a study by the S.C. Department of Commerce.

Of the 57,775 retirees, about half live in Columbia, Sumter, Charleston and Beaufort, the study showed. They migrate to military towns to take advan-

2 constitutional questions on ballot COLUMBIA (AP) — There are two questions on Tuesday’s Nov. 4 ballot about changing South Carolina’s Constitution.

The first question asks voters to decide whether nonprofit organizations should be allowed to hold a limited number of charity raffles. The second question asks voters to consider whether the governor should appoint the state’s adjutant general, who is in charge of its National Guard, its military department and emergency management division. At present, the post is chosen by popular ballot.

Here are more details on both issues:

SHOULD CHARITY RAFFLES BE LEGAL? Under a measure approved by lawmakers in 2013, voters are being asked whether nonprofits can hold a limited number of legal charity raffles in South Carolina.

While church cake walks and school raffles may be commonplace, the only legal raffle is the state lottery.

Enforcement depends largely on whether someone complains to police. The state is among just four nationwide where raffles are illegal.

If voters say “yes,” the law approved by the General Assembly lays out how schools, churches and other nonprofits may properly hold raffles.

The maximum ticket cost is set at $100. The total value of prizes is capped at $250,000 per raffle.

Nonprofits registered with the secretary of state could hold up to four raffles yearly. Nonprofits that raffle off a non-cash prize worth less than $500 wouldn’t have to register with the state — an exemption intended to allow garden clubs or other civic groups to legally hold an occasional raffle.

The events may begin in 2015. However, raffles become illegal again in 2020 unless the Legislature reauthorizes them. If approved, no

action is required by Gov. Nikki Haley.

tage of benefits like shopping in tax exempt commissaries and base exchange stores, having access to veteran’s services and being able to associate with other military people and institutions.

Those veterans near bases pump more than $442 million a year into the economies of those four communities, the study showed. But when the numbers are expanded to include all of the retirees in the state, the annual economic impact to South Carolina is more than $1.1 billion.

And that figure likely is low, according to the study.

A person who joins the service at age 18 can retire when he or she is 38.

The vast majority of those retirees — still far from Social Security — choose to have a second career.

“Hence DOD pension payments might only represent a proportion of the linked retiree’s entire income that is spent on goods and services,’’ the study said.

One of those retirees is Col. Bryan Hilferty.

A Boston native, Hilferty retired from U.S. Army Central at Shaw in August.

He had served as its director of communications, and previously served as director of communications for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Army Human Resources Command at the Pentagon and U.S.

Army Europe.

At 52, Hilferty chose to stay in Sumter with his family and is presently looking for work.

Why stay here?

“I’m sitting by my pool right now,’’ he said Wednesday. “I’ve been stationed in Alaska and the northern border HILFERTY of New York and we like it better here.’’

For Hilferty, the choice wasn’t about the $5,600 a year in state taxes he will have to pay on his $80,000 a year colonel’s pension.

“Why should you have to pay taxes and not me?’’ he said. “I think sometimes people in the military have a sense of entitlement. We joined to serve.’’

“But I’m a colonel,’’ he added. “For a sergeant at $30,000, that money is more important.’’

Hilferty said the family voted to stay in South Carolina because they like the people in Sumter. The cost of living is low. And they like the short drives to the beach and the mountains.

But most importantly, his three children are all in high school at Wilson Hall and love it.

“We’ve moved them around every couple of years since they were born,’’ he said. “That was one of the primary motivations to stay put.’’

Council to hear final reading on controversial project

SHOULD THE GOVERNOR APPOINT THE STATE’S ADJUTANT GENERAL?

BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com

South Carolina is the only state where its top military officer — the adjutant general — is elected by popular ballot.

In May, state lawmakers approved a measure that asks voters to approve allowing the governor to appoint the adjutant general beginning in January 2019.

Lawmakers also approved an accompanying measure that outlines the qualifications for the position. At present, there is no requirement for candidates to have any military experience.

Among several things, the measure requires a candidate to have attended specific military training courses, have reached a certain level of rank and been a member of the National Guard.

The adjutant general oversees the state’s 11,000-member Military Department, which includes the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, volunteer State Guard and the state’s Emergency Management Division.

The current Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Bob Livingston, backs the change in the Constitution, as does Gov. Nikki Haley. Livingston has argued that in this modern era when state National Guards are often being called into active duty and must send men and women into harm’s way around the globe, it is imperative their leader be an individual with solid military experience, training and education.

Livingston’s biography meets the requirements and then some: he has served 35 years in uniform, he lead thousands of Guard members in combat in Afghanistan, and worked under Army Gen. David Petraeus at the U.S. Central Command.

The chairmen of South Carolina’s Republican and Democratic parties have urged voters to support the proposed change.

Tonight the Sumter City Council will consider the final reading of an ordinance regarding the rezoning of three parcels of land at 1026 Manning Ave. and 10 and 16 Maxwell Ave. from residential to commercial.

The 1.63 acres of land would join with parcels to the north that are also owned by West & Joyce LLC with a plan to create a station and store on the block of land that sits at the South Lafayette Drive and Manning Road intersection.

In the Oct. 21 meeting, arguments continued about the proposed project which would be used as additional space for a business and include 11,500 square feet for a liquor, beer and wine store and 2,400 square feet for a convenience store. The liquor store was approved in early June during a Zoning Board of Appeals meeting.

City councilman Calvin Hastie voted against the city’s plan to annex the property and residents of the South Sumter area have previously spoken out about the project, stating that there is no need for another liquor store in their neigh-

borhood.

Hastie previously mentioned that many of his constituents feel the project is a racially motivated decision, but Mayor Joe McElveen adamantly denied the city has any intentions of holding down anybody in Sumter County.

The controversial project is one of a few items on the agenda for tonight’s City Council meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, fourth floor of Opera House, 21 N. Main St. According to the agenda, council members will also consider appointments due to expire at the end of December, and they will also consider a resolution authorizing a contract for additional phases of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System for Water Plants and another resolution authorizing a contract for the South Pike East Water Line Project.

During the meeting, City Manager Deron McCormick will also give an update and brief report. City Council will also allow for public comment before going into executive session to discuss contractual matters and appointments to boards and commissions.

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Republicans mull strategy if they control Congress

BY CHARLES BABINGTON The Associated Press

Democrats oppose enhanced “It’s very possible to get a negotiating clout for the White number of things done if the House. president is willing to come to Republican Sen. Bob Corker the table, and I believe he will,” WASHINGTON — Republisaid Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio. of Tennessee hopes a GOP-run can control of the House and Senate would end the stalePortman, a former White Senate seems tantalizingly House budget director and U.S. mate over trade and several close, so leading Republicans trade representative, said goals other issues. “Congress would are turning to a matter often should include lowering the 35 be speaking with one voice,” he overlooked in campaigns: how said, and Republicans “would percent corporate tax rate, ento actually govern. have to be in a governing hancing the president’s ability They say it will be crucial to mode.” to make trade agreements, apshow the GOP can legislate, Corker hopes a Republican proving the Keystone XL pipelead and solve problems after line and passing what he called Congress could persuade years of lobbing political greObama to loosen regulations nades at President Obama and responsible budget bills.

Significant numbers of Dem- and promote energy projects Senate Democrats. including the Keystone pipeIf they add Senate control to ocrats and Republicans have line. But he said he worries their House dominance, Repub- shown interest in all these that environmentalists, labor ideas, he said, and “we should licans say they will pass some unions and other Democraticbills that Obama is sure to veto, focus on where we can find leaning groups still hold too common ground.” as they try to highlight their much sway.

Yet these proposals, not to ideological differences with “I’ve found him to be so mention more ambitious ones, Democrats. But they also will afraid of his base,” Corker face strong pockets of resispush for changes in taxes, said. tance, mainly but not entirely trade, regulations and other Sen. Lindsey Graham, policies that both parties might from the political left.

R-S.C., says leaders of both Many environmentalists accept. parties must be willing to defy strongly oppose the Keystone “We have to prove in two years the Republican Congress XL pipeline, which would carry key supporters, and even risk their political careers, to end can govern,” said Sen. Richard crude oil from Canada to government gridlock.

Texas. Obama has blocked it, Burr, R-N.C. With his re-election virtualRepublicans know their new but several congressional Demly assured, Graham has told ocrats support it. majority might last only two As for lowering the corporate business leaders he wants years — assuming, that is, they tax rate, the parties repeatedly Congress to improve roads first obtain it this fall by pickhave failed to resolve several is- and bridges and to shore up ing up at least six net seats, as sues, including where to set the entitlement programs such as many predict they will. The Social Security and Medicare, new rate, how to tax U.S. com2016 Senate election map is far among other things. That will panies’ overseas profits and more favorable to Democrats. which tax loopholes to close in require ending some tax The contest to replace the breaks and finding new sourcterm-limited president will add exchange for a lower rate.

Prominent members of both es of revenue, which is anathfurther distractions and uncerema to many Republicans, he parties say a GOP-controlled tainty.

Congress could open the way to said.

In interviews, GOP senators “I’m willing as a Republican talked at times of an ambitious major trade deals with China, Japan and Europe. Obama has to violate some of the pledges conservative push for fewer we’ve all made” against tax requested the power to negotiregulations, lower taxes and ate trade agreements that Con- increases, Graham said. other long-held priorities. But Such boldness is rare in gress can approve or reject, but they also outlined more pragWashington. That truth is renot cripple with amendments. matic, modest agendas that peatedly proven when talk But some labor unions and might avoid Obama’s veto and the filibuster powers Senate Democrats will hold even if they’re consigned to the minority.

There was virtually no talk of balancing the budget, repealing Obama’s health care law or achieving similar GOP campaign pledges that prove politically impossible in Washington. These senators noted that even small achievements will require levels of bipartisanship rarely seen these days.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., accompanied by fellow Senate Republicans, gives a news conference recently on Capitol Hill in Washington.

With Republican control of the House and Senate close, Graham says leaders of both parties must be willing to defy key supporters, and even risk their political careers, to end government gridlock. turns to the president’s health law.

Nearly every Republican in Congress has pledged to repeal the law, and a GOP-run

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Haley, Sheheen wrap up statewide campaign tours constitutional amendment allowing future governors to choose the adjutant general. South Carolina is the only state where voters elect the state’s top military officer. Though the job entails overseeing the state’s National Guard, nothing requires candidates to have military experience.

If voters approve the amendment, that would change in 2019.

“I want whoever succeeds her to appoint this position,” Adjutant General Bob Livingston said in Camden. He has no opposition Tuesday after beating a primary opponent in June. “We want to take the politics out of our National Guard.”

Sheheen is making seven stops Monday to thank supporters and volunteers in get-out-the-vote efforts.

Sheheen, a legislator since 2001, has been vastly outspent. As of last month, Haley’s campaign had spent more than

BY SEANNA ADCOX The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and her Democratic challenger, state Sen. Vincent Sheheen, are making their last appeals to voters as they wrap up statewide tours.

Haley’s bus tour Monday included a stop in Sheheen’s hometown of Camden. She ended the day at Harmon’s Tree Farm in Lexington County for a rally with Republicans running for statewide offices. The event, the last on Haley’s 23-stop tour that began Wednesday, is in her former state House district. The barn is the same place Republicans rallied on the eve of Election Day four years ago.

Haley, who is widely expected to win the rematch, is spending much of her time trumpeting other Republicans and asking voters to say “yes” to a

outside the Voter Registration offices on the bottom floor of the old Sumter County Courthouse all day Monday. It is expected to be a prelude to today’s frenzy.

Sumter County Election Director Patricia Jefferson cautioned voters to expect delays at peak hours. She said there will be rushes

ELECTION FROM PAGE A1 Organizers urged anyone who encounters abnormal or intimidating practices at polling stations to report the incidents to the state election commission or call local authorities.

Election officials are hoping for a high turnout today.

Sumter County Voter Registration records indicated more than 6,400 voters had already cast absentee ballots as of late Monday afternoon.

That’s a slight bump from 2010, when 6,300 residents used absentee ballots to vote early.

Dozens of those voters filed

$6.7 million compared to Sheheen’s $1.9 million. That doesn’t include advertising paid for by the Republican Governors Association and another group supporting her. Campaign filings show Haley had $1.5 million still left to spend in the campaign’s final weeks, while Sheheen had less than $580,000.

Sheheen received a boost last week from independent Tom Ervin, who abruptly ended his gubernatorial campaign and endorsed Sheheen, saying the senator represents the best chance of ousting Haley. Ervin, however, remains on the ballot.

Other gubernatorial candidates are Libertarian Steve French and United Citizens Party candidate Morgan Bruce Reeves.

Republican Govs. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Chris Christie of New Jersey, both potential 2016 GOP presidential contenders, separately cam-

pre-7 a.m., during lunchtime hours between 12 and 2 p.m., and after work hours beginning at 4 p.m.

“Just be patient,” she said. “(Booth workers) are going to wait and go one voter at a time so we make sure we get all the correct ballots cast.”

Jefferson urged voters to have their mandated photo ID

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paigned with Haley during the last few days. Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley of Maryland campaigned with Sheheen on Saturday.

Haley, the daughter of Indian immigrants, became the state’s first minority and first female governor when she won in 2010 by 4.5 percentage points over Sheheen. She is looking to increase the margin in a state that’s considered deeply red.

In 2010, less than 60,000 votes separated the two, out of more than 1.3 million cast.

Sheheen says he can make up the difference if Democrats who came out in 2012 to vote for President Obama cast ballots in the midterm election.

But absentee numbers don’t suggest an increase in voters. As of Monday afternoon, nearly 140,700 people had voted absentee. That compares to 153,700 total absentee voters in 2010.

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Republican gains could aid Obama’s Asia trade pact

BY MATTHEW PENNINGTON The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Big Republican gains on Election Day would be a blow to much of President Obama’s agenda, but one stymied item on his to-do list might get a fresh chance to move forward: trade. That could breathe life into Asia-Pacific trade talks essential to his efforts to deepen engagement in the region.

Obama needs special authority, known as fast track, to negotiate trade deals that Congress can accept or reject, but cannot change. It would smooth the way for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which is under discussion

with 11 nations, and help advance separate negotiations with the 28-member European Union.

Fast-track legislation was introduced in January but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., would not allow a vote. Many Democrats fear that opening markets to countries with lower wages and standards will cost American jobs. Republicans tend to be more supportive, seeing more trade as benefiting the economy.

With Republicans favored to take control of the Senate and expand their House majority, trade could become a rare point of agreement between a Republican Congress and the White House.

Yet obstacles would remain.

Many Republicans would hesitate to help a Democratic president make progress on his agenda. Among Democrats, there’s widespread opposition in the House to the Asian pact. Opposition is less strong in the Senate, but it only takes a few lawmakers to use procedural tactics and try to block the deal.

With or without fast track, there’s no guarantee that the TPP nations can reach an agreement. The main players, the U.S. and Japan, appear at loggerheads over access to Japan’s heavily protected agriculture market.

When TPP trade ministers met in Australia in late October, they announced significant progress in negoti-

ations but no deal ahead of the Nov. 10-11 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, where leaders of the 12 nations will want to signal the end is in sight.

Having a clear definition of exactly what’s in the pact would help trade legislation in Washington, said Jeffrey Schott, an international trade specialist at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

“The large majority of the Republican party would support this and would be lobbied hard by the business community to get the legislation through,” Schott said. “This is not just a symbolic issue. This is a dollars and cents issue.”

Election results may impact your investment portfolio

BY STAN CHOE The Associated Press NEW YORK — How will Tuesday’s midterm elections affect you? No matter which party wins, the most immediate impact may be on your investment portfolio.

Once the polls close, stocks have historically gone on to sizzle in the months following a midterm election. Not only have they risen more frequently than in other years of the presidential election cycle, the gains have also often been impressive. Analysts have different theories to explain the pattern, which has remained strong since the 1940s, but it’s still unclear if the gains have a real cause or are just a coincidental quirk.

Regardless, the numbers are impressive. In the 90 days

following a midterm election, stock returns have been positive 86 percent of the time since 1928, according to data compiled by Barclays Capital.

That’s a higher success rate than comparable periods of the election cycle. In the other three years, stocks have had positive returns 66 percent of the time in the 90 days following a general election.

The gains can also be strong. Stocks have had a median return of 6.7 percent in the 90 days following midterm elections, versus 2.4 percent for the other three years.

A longer-term investment has had an even higher success rate. In the 12 months following a midterm election, the Standard & Poor’s 500 index has risen 100 percent of the time going back to 1946, according to S&P Capital IQ. One possible explanation

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ing the last midterm election in 2010. After Republicans picked up seats in the House and Senate, the S&P 500 went on to surge more than 9 percent in three months.

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Holy synergy, Batman! “Marvel: 75 Years From Pulp to Pop!” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) will celebrate the history of the comic book franchise. (And, yes, fanboys, I know Batman is a DC character.)

“Pop” combines two of the most odious trends in popular culture: corporate gigantism and comic book-ization of filmmaking.

It will trace the workings of artists like Stan Lee and Jack Kirby as their creations Captain America, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and others reflected the shifting contours of American culture from World War II through the 1970s.

Along the way, “Pop” announces the unholy alliance of Spider-Man and Mickey Mouse (with Darth Vader waiting in the wings). The behemoth Disney/Marvel/Lucasfilm megaentertainment corporate death star hopes to create, hype, release and endlessly remake adolescent entertainment “product” from now till infinity and beyond.

Marvel announced an ambitious slate of “new” comic book projects and sequels just last week. Some experts, even some die-hard fans, already fear a glut.

• Speaking of corporate spectacles, look for election coverage (10 p.m., CBS, NBC, ABC).

CNN, Fox News and MSNBC will begin belaboring the obvious much earlier (8 p.m.).

Network castoffs Katie Couric and David Gregory will provide live streaming election coverage and commentary on the Yahoo News website.

I make no predictions, but I fully expect the same “journalists” who have lent a Henny Penny hysteria to Ebola coverage to wonder why voters are “anxious.”

• History teaches us that midterm elections have a logic of their own. But don’t go looking for that discussion on the History Channel. “Search for Lost Giants” (10 p.m., TV-PG) combines half-baked biblical scholarship with regional American snipe hunting to embark on a hunt for a “lost” civilization in Massachusetts, of all places.

• Fans of elections past can tune into the eight-part 2011 miniseries “The Kennedys” (9 p.m., Reelz), airing in back-toback installments every Tuesday this month. Greg Kinnear stars as John F. Kennedy,

Barry Pepper as Bobby. Tom Wilkinson plays patriarch Joe, and Katie Holmes dons a pillbox hat as Jacqueline Kennedy.

A half-century and dozens of Kennedy movies and miniseries have come since 1963. One would think new political stories are there to be filmed. Ronald Reagan remains unexplored territory. The Bush family (two presidents and counting) deserves at least as many miniseries.

Fox, TV-14) * Cast and crew reflect on a “Supernatural” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) special * Marcus falls for a tough girl on “About a Boy” (9:30 p.m., NBC, TV-PG) * Keeping late hours on “The Mindy Project” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

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TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Precocious cooks compete on “MasterChef Junior” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-PG).

• Tragedy gives way to organizational chaos on “Sons of Anarchy” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA).

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), left, and Captain America (Chris Evans) are shown in a scene from “The Avengers,” which is based on the Marvel comics superhero team. “Marvel: 75 Years From Pulp to Pop!” will air at 8 p.m. today on ABC. of Hazzard: The Beginning” (8 p.m., CMT) glances back at the story’s origins. “Dukes” stars Tom Wopat and John Schneider recently recorded “Home for Christmas,” an 18-track holiday CD.

SERIES NOTES CULT CHOICE The 2007 prequel “The Dukes

Bubonic plague strikes on “NCIS: New Orleans” (8 p.m.,

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CBS, TV-PG) * On two episodes of “Selfie” (ABC, TV-14): possible promotion (8 p.m.), playing Cupid (8:30 p.m.) * Barry leads the fight against the Mist on “The Flash” (8 p.m., CW, TV-PG) * McGee’s girl unearths new evidence on “NCIS” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Oaths and epithets on “Marry Me” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14) * The loft may not pass police inspection on “New Girl” (9 p.m.,

Reince Priebus is booked on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Phil McGraw and PHOX appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Andrew Sullivan is on “The Colbert Report” (11:35 p.m., Comedy Central) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Savannah Guthrie, Matt Lauer, Felicity Jones and FKA Twigs on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Martin Short, Coco Rocha and Simon Rich visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Craig Ferguson hosts Zoe Saldana and T.J. Miller on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., CBS, r).

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EDITORIAL

Superstitions from the left

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lection Day 2014 is a perfect time to review the swill that is being foisted on voters as they prepare to head to the polls today.

As a public service, we’d like to share what has been labeled “The Top 10 Liberal Superstitions,” courtesy of The Wall Street Journal in its Friday edition. We will borrow very heavily from The Journal as we recite some highlights of its Top Ten list.

The nation’s liberals, who heavily populate the Democrat Party, have whooped up these favorites for today’s mid-term elections: Leading off was the old stand-by that “Spending more money improves education.” Really? Not so fast. The U.S. spent $12,608 per student in 2010 according to the latest figures, more than double what was spent in inflation-adjusted dollars in 1970, with spending on public elementary and secondary schools now topping $600 billion. The result: Adjusted state SAT scores have declined an average 3 percent since the 1970s, according to the Cato Institute.

Not a very good return on investment.

No. 2 on the list was “government spending stimulates the economy.” Remember the $830 billion 2009 stimulus bill?

The Obama administration said it would keep unemployment under 8 percent. Instead, the nation has been favored with four years of average unemployment above 8 percent. Some stimulus — lousy 2 percent economic growth.

Here’s another goody: “Republican candidates always have a big spending advantage over Democrats.” According to Harry Reid, the bilious U.S. Senate Majority Leader, the Koch brothers, billionaires who help fund conservative candidates and causes, are “radical billionaires attempting to buy our democracy.” Ever heard of labor unions or George Soros, the multi-billionaire sugar daddy of the Democrat Party? Thanks to their efforts, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has pulled in $127 million this election cycle, far more ($30 million) than the National Republican Senatorial Committee, while the unions have coughed up over $4 billion on politics between 2005 and 2011. No telling what they’re kicking in for this year’s election cycle since the party is a wholly owned subsidiary of the unions (or maybe it’s vice versa.) And yet the Democrat fund-raisers are still whining in their emails about the wealthy GOP fat cats lavishing tons of cash on candidates as their party suffers from a lack of political money. Please.

We won’t get into one of the favorite superstitions of the left, which is global warming. This howler has been around a long time and won’t go away in spite of the fact that the Atlantic hurricane season in 2013 was the least active in 30 years and this year’s not far behind when all the numbers are counted. Plus, global temperatures have not increased in 15 years, according to the Journal’s research.

And here’s yet another superstition still making the rounds, especially here in the South, and that is “Voter ID laws suppress minority turnout.” More than 30 states have voter ID laws, and of the 17 states with the strictest requirements, 16 offer free IDs. This month the government’s own accountability office released an analysis of 10 voter ID studies and found that five showed the laws had no statistically significant effect on turnout, four suggested a decrease in turnout and one found an INCREASE in turnout with voter ID laws in place. And here in South Carolina we have seen no accurate and verifiable facts that minority voter suppression exists in our state.

And so it goes. With the Democrats facing likely defeat today in their control of the Senate, it’s no wonder that party has embraced the big lie in their campaign rhetoric. There are many more whoppers on the list, such as “Raising the minimum wage helps the poor,” “The Keystone XL Pipeline would increase oil spills” and “women are paid 77 cents on the dollar compared with men.” That fantasy is the result of shoddy math that divides the average earnings of all women working full-time by the average earnings of all full-time men, without considering career field, education or personal choices. The Journal concludes its report with this zinger calling out Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado for his support of the Paycheck Fairness Act, also known facetiously as the “Trial Lawyer Paycheck Act.” The Journal reported on numbers revealed by The Washington Free Beacon, which discovered that women in Udall’s office were stiffed 86 cents on the dollar compared with men. Thanks for your generosity, Senator.

No wonder the left is so superstitious.

‘And so it goes. With the Democrats facing likely defeat today in their control of the Senate, it’s no wonder that party has embraced the big lie in their campaign rhetoric.’

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We Southerners speak the truth

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ill just came right out and said it. Her Disney-esque eyes were wide with sincerity, as she made a grand gesture of kindness. But her lovely offer was followed up with, “I’m not just being Southern … I really mean it.” I blinked and took in the full value of what she had just said, then doubled over laughing.

Since when did “speaking Southern” equate with empty, meaningless promises? Our kind words have always been sincere, and thoughtful offers were Leslie Anne meant as the Harrison gospel truth.

Handshakes sold businesses, and a promise was something kept.

But now I wonder, does the rest of the world really doubt a Southerner’s word and consider it to be nothing but fluff and emptiness? Just because we drop the ending from our words, doesn’t mean we drop the intent.

Our expressions may have an extra dose of “flowerdyness,” but our word is good as gold. If we tell you your caramel cake is “as light as the angels,” we mean it. If you over-cooked the icing, we’ll just say it’s “mighty good (effort)” No offense, but truthfulness nonetheless.

“Bless her heart” used to mean just that, “Dear God in heaven above, please look down on this poor soul and bless her. Bless her to the core and bless her heart that beats its true love for you.

Bless ... her ... cotton-pickin’ ... heart.”

But now, someone in the world of “people we don’t know who change the rules” has decided that “bless her heart” means “she’s a real witch.” I suspect these are

COMMENTARY also the asinine people who decided everyone should wear white shoes in October and pre-teen girl’s Halloween costumes should be sexy. That’s just crazier than a pet coon.

When I ask for blessings on someone’s heart, it’s the real deal. If I want to say she’s a witch, well, there’s a way of saying that, too. Something along the lines of, “She’s meaner than a hot skillet full of rattlesnakes,” which is followed by an all-sincere, “bless her heart” because people with a mean streak are in dire and immediate need of having their hearts truly blessed.

Those interacting with Southerners have to learn to read, or listen, between the lines. We mean what we say, and say what we mean, but throw in extra words — and syllables, to express ourselves and often soften the blow of bad news.

When I was a newlywed, I was startled and somewhat offended when my cranky Yankee husband would give me sharp answers like, “yes” or “no.” “Does this dress look OK?” was never answered with, “Oh sweetie pie, that dress looks good enough on you to make a grown man cry. Mmm-hmm — mighty fine, indeed!” Instead, I got a, “Sure.” No extra words, just a cut-to-the-chase response.

And because he was so abrupt and brief, I was insulted and didn’t believe a word he said.

The notion that two groups of people don’t believe each other because of how many or how few words they use in conversations, may explain why our Congressional delegates are often at odds. Perhaps they’re all trying to say the same thing, but it just comes out differently, depending on which part of the

‘The notion that two groups of people don’t believe each other because of how many or how few words they use in conversations may explain why our Congressional delegates are often at odds. Perhaps they’re all trying to say the same thing, but it just comes out differently, depending on which part of the country they represent.

Flowerdy vs. flippant.

Beauty vs. brusque.

Vibrant vs. vague.’ country they represent. Flowerdy vs. flippant. Beauty vs. brusque. Vibrant vs. vague.

It’s a language barrier we may never overcome. And that’s a problem bigger than your Aunt Annie’s fanny after a long car ride.

Leslie Anne Harrison is a contributing writer for The Sumter Item and Gulf Coast Newspapers — www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com. She also has a popular website — Fairhope Supply Co. — which can be found at www.fairhopesupply.com.

She can be reached at la@ fairhopesupply.com.

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in other open positions at the hospital.

“There is a hiring freeze,” she said, “but there are some patient-essential positions being replaced.”

Chase said she could not release specific information about jobs eliminated or employees laid off because of employee confidentiality.

“Obviously with personnel issues, confidentiality issues are important to us,” she said.

Chase said the job eliminations were immediate, and laid off employees were offered separation packages.

“With more than 1,800 employees, Tuomey is working hard to stay lean and productive while providing the highest quality care that the community deserves,” President and CEO Michael Schwartz said Monday.

Sumter’s only hospital has been facing financial difficulties for several years in part because of being forced to defend itself in court on charges the hospital used illegal doctors’ contracts to obtain Medicare payments totaling nearly $50 million.

“Many of our problems are consistent with national trends,” Chase said in an email. “Over the past year, Tuomey Healthcare System has seen a decline in admissions, reduced reimbursements and increased financial pressure based on many things, including our federal lawsuit.”

Chase said the hospital spent several months reviewing each department and patient care.

“Independent companies surveyed the departments and, based on a number of different criteria, determined that Tuomey had roughly 60 positions too many for its size,” Chase said.

She said many of the positions were eliminated through retirements or transfers.

what. Scott and his Democratic opponent, Richland County councilwoman Joyce Dickerson are both black in a state that has never elected a black to a statewide office since just after the Civil War. The third person in the race, American Party candidate Jill Bossi, would be the first woman to be a U.S. senator in the state.

South Carolina’s other U.S. senator, Republican Lindsey Graham, is also on the ballot seeking a third term. After a string of U.S. Senate candidates like Alvin Greene who commanded little respect, Democrats chose highly-regarded state Sen. Brad Hutto to run against Graham.

Also in the race are former state treasurer and convicted felon Thomas Ravenel and Libertarian Victor Kocher.

SAME CANDIDATES, DIFFERENT YEAR This year’s ballot features some rematches, too. Top of the list is the governor’s race, where Republican incumbent Nikki Haley and her Democratic challenger Vincent Sheheen each spent the final days crisscrossing the state.

Haley won by 60,000 votes, or just over 4 percentage points in 2010.

In a fairly genteel election season across South Carolina, the HaleySheheen race has displayed the most animosity. Sheheen has called Haley corrupt, and independent candidate Tom Ervin, who will remain on the ballot despite suspending his campaign and endorsing Sheheen, has called her a tyrant who doesn’t respect the rule of law.

For the most part, Haley has remained above the fray, allowing oth-

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ers to attack Sheheen as a trial lawyer who defends clients accused of child abuse or domestic violence.

As Republican U.S. House member Tom Rice seeks a second term, he has a rematch against Democrat Gloria Bromell Tinubu. Rice won the 2012 contest with 56 percent of the vote to be the first man to represent the new district that includes the Pee Dee and Grand Strand.

GET OUT THE VOTE Republicans and Democrats are making a big push to increase the number of their voters who make it to the polls.

Democrats are banking on increased turnout for an upset. Each of their candidates points out that President Obama received almost 866,000 votes in 2012 in South Carolina, while Sheheen got 630,500 votes in the 2010 governor’s race. Democrats say if they can get those extra 236,000 Obama voters back to the polls in 2014, they can win several races.

Republicans have been doing their own get-out-the vote work. Graham is spending hundreds-of-thousands of dollars from his campaign to help the GOP with a massive get-out-thevote project.

As of midday Monday, nearly 141,000 absentee ballots have been cast, according to the South Carolina Election Commission. In the 2010 midterm election, about 154,000 absentee votes were counted.

DOWN THE BALLOT The eight lower statewide offices are up for grabs, too.

Secretary of State Mark Hammond is in an unexpectedly tough fight with Democrat Ginny Deerin. Deerin has pointed out what she calls fraud

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and abuse in Hammond’s office, and she has gotten a surprising amount of Republican support.

South Carolina voters are choosing a lieutenant governor for the last time, and Democrat 30-year-old Bakari Sellers, son of a civil rights leader, is taking on 67-year-old Republican stalwart Henry McMaster in a race of contrasts. The governor will choose a running mate to be the potential lieutenant governor in 2018.

Votes will have to choose between Republican incumbents and Democratic challengers for attorney general and comptroller. The office of education superintendent is open, while two third-party candidates are challenging the incumbent agriculture commissioner.

Treasurer Curtis Loftis and Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Bob Livingston Jr. are running unopposed. Livingston has campaigned for a state constitutional amendment that would make adjutant general an appointed position in 2018.

LITTLE COMPETITION In South Carolina’s U.S. House races, the six Republican and one Democratic incumbent are all expected to return.

Likewise, at the Statehouse level there are only a handful of competitive South Carolina House races.

Eighty-three of the 124 members up for re-election have no opposition Tuesday.

The most controversial member of South Carolina’s congressional delegation, Republican Mark Sanford, faced no opposition in the primary or the general election.

In every other race, the incumbent has outspent the challengers by at least 12-to-1.

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AROUND TOWN The Sumter Branch NAACP will Veterans Day program at 11 provide rides to the polls from a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today. Call the lawn of the courthouse, Do you need a ride polls?

(803) 775-9215 or (803) 968-to theMain Street. Col. Stephen F. 4464.

Jost, commander of the 20th Fighter Wing of Shaw Air The annual Evening Optimist Force Base, will speak. FolChristmas Parade will be held lowing the program, 35 local at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, businesses will have booths on Main Street. The parade will feature marching bands, set up behind the courthouse for veterans to see beauty queens, festive holiwhat the businesses have to day floats and more. The offer them. theme for this year’s parade is “What Christmas Means to The Sumter Chapter of the NaMe.” If your organization tional Federation of the Blind would like a parade entry will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesapplication, contact the Eve- day, Nov. 11, at Shiloh-Ranning Optimist Club of Sumter dolph Manor, 125 W. at (803) 983-3916. Deadline for Bartlette St. Jonathan Pent entry is Friday, Nov. 7. will speak. The spotlight will The Shepherd’s Center will offer shine on Erieka Myers and the associate member is free public information classes Ruth Pressley. Transporta11-11:50 a.m. each Thursday through Nov. 13 at 24 Council tion provided within coverage area. If you know a blind St. On the schedule: Nov. 6, or legally blind individual, Healthy Aging: The imporcontact Debra Canty at Debtance of good nutrition and raCanC2@frontier.com or at movement in promoting healthy living as we age; and (803) 775-5792. For pertinent information about their upNov. 13, Peace of Mind coming gala, call the 24/7 rethrough Meditation. corded message line at (206) Clarendon School District One 376-5992. will conduct free vision, hearThe Overcomers Stroke Support ing, speech and developmental Group will meet at 6 p.m. on screenings as part of a child Thursday, Nov. 13, in the lifind effort to identify stubrary of Alive Drive Baptist dents with special needs.

Church, 1305 Loring Mill Screenings will be held from Road at Wise Drive. Call 9 a.m. to noon at the Summerton Early Childhood Cen- Wayne Hunter at (803) 4643003 or Joyce at (803) 464ter on the following Thurs7865. days: Nov. 13; Dec. 11; Jan. 8, 2015; Feb. 12, 2015; March 12, Take your leashed pets out for a 2015; April 9, 2015; and May day of music, food and fun at 14, 2015. For more informathe Sumter SPCA Mutt Strut tion, call Sadie Williams or 2014 on Saturday, Nov. 15, beAudrey Walters at (803) 485ginning at noon. The event 2325, extension 221. will be held at 1100 S. Guignard Drive (next to the Jordan Crossroads Ministry Center - Haven of Rest will hold SPCA). “Strutters” are needed to help raise money for its monthly meeting at 10 a.m. the Mutt Strut, which is a on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at community animal day celeNew Covenant Presbyterian bration. You can help raise Church fellowship hall. Parkmoney by visiting the SPCA, ing available in the parking 1140 S. Guignard Drive, from area nearest the fellowship 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. any day exhall entrance. Call Ann Drigcept Wednesday or Sunday gers at (803) 460-5572. to pick up a registration The Clarendon County Demopacket. The registration fee cratic Party’s executive comis $10 per person and inmittee will meet at 6 p.m. on cludes a free event T-shirt.

Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Man- The person who raises the ning Restaurant, 476 N. most money will win a new Brooks St., Manning. Dinner 2014 Apple MacBook Air. will be served at 6:30 p.m.

Second place winner will refollowed by the regular ceive $400 and third place meeting at 7 p.m. This will winner will receive $200. Call be the final meeting of the (803) 773-9292. All proceeds year. benefit the Sumter SPCA. The Campbell Soup friends The Sumter Combat Veterans lunch group will meet at 11:30 Group will meet at 10 a.m. on a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Friday, Nov. 21, at the South Golden Corral.

HOPE Center, 1125 S. LafayThe Sumter County Veterans ette Drive. All area veterans Association will hold its annual are invited.

PUBLIC AGENDA SUMTER CITY COUNCIL Today, 5:30 p.m., Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may want to look into upgrading your skills or discussing opportunities with your colleagues or boss. An opportunity to make a move that will help you explore new avenues is apparent. Don’t settle for less when you can have more.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Listen carefully, but don’t make financial, medical or legal decisions until you see enough proof that you are making the best choice. Nothing is as it appears, and time is on your side. A home improvement project will make your life easier.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Refrain from making changes based on what others do or say. Trust your own judgment and believe in your abilities. A romantic adventure will help you revitalize an important relationship that can be so much more. Choose equality over giving up.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t give in to depression when you have so much going for you. Expand your interests and visit destinations that provide hope and offer you incentives. Don’t let anyone or anything drag you down. You have what it takes to excel.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Community events will be exhilarating. Express your thoughts, and the changes you want to make will draw some people in and push others away. It will be a quick way to weed out who you want or don’t

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PREP VOLLEYBALL

A bump in EC history Wolverines host Riptide for berth in 1A title match

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com East Clarendon High School has advanced to the third round of the 1A volleyball state playoffs four times in the past seven years. Today, the Lady Wolverines will finally get a chance to play in a semifinal match.

EC will play host to Charleston Charter School for Math and Science at 6 p.m. for a chance to advance to the state championship match on Saturday at White Knoll High in Lexington.

“It never seems to happen when you expect it to happen,” said East Clarendon head coach Judy Coker, who came back to coach the team after being out one year after starting the program in 1994. “The girls are playing really well; we’ve just been playing well together.”

EC, which is 21-4-2 on the season, beat Lake View 3-0 to advance to the semifinals. In its three previous trips to the third round in 2008, ‘09 and last year, EC lost to Johnsonville, which is now playing at the 2A classification.

“They moved up and that left a vacuum that we were able to fill,” Coker said.

The Lady Wolverines have six seniors on the squad who have been together for several years.

“We’re really a family,” said senior TyQuasha Kennedy.

“We’ve been playing together a long time and we’re close with each other. We challenge each other to play to the best of our ability.”

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East Clarendon senior LaDiamond Shaw, along with her Lady Wolverine teammates, hope to make school history as they host Charleston Charter at 6 p.m. today for the 1A lower state volleyball title. The winner advances to the state title match on Saturday at White Knoll High School SEE EC, PAGE B4 in Lexington.

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Could there be double standards for Keselowski?

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press

BY WILLIE T. SMITH Greenville News COLUMBIA— Two years after severely injuring his right knee, Marcus Lattimore’s football future remained in doubt Monday.

According to the former University of South Carolina and Byrnes High running back’s coach with the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, Lattimore LATTIMORE is considering whether to retire from football.

“He’s weighing his options,” San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters covering the team Monday. “He’s going to talk to his family. We’re in the process of that right now.”

Lattimore’s agent, Michael Perrett of Element Sports in Atlanta, asserted that his client has yet to make a decision.

“No decision has been made on Marcus Lattimore’s future,” Perrett posted on his Twitter account.

Lattimore has been on the

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got some defensive players on the way that can help us, and some offensive players, too. So we’ll see how all that plays out.”

South Carolina’s football season was sent into a tailspin Saturday night when the Gamecocks suffered their fourth straight SEC loss, and in familiar fashion — by blowing a two-touchdown lead in the fourth quarter. Tennessee scored twice in the final five minutes, and a field goal in overtime proved the difference in a 45-42 defeat. USC (4-5, 2-5 SEC) must now win two of its final three games to become bowl-eligible and avoid its first losing season in more

CHARLOTTE— In the closing laps at Martinsville Speedway, Jeff Gordon could see Dale Earnhardt Jr. ahead of him with enough time to formulate a plan on how to handle his teammate if Gordon could catch him.

Earnhardt had been eliminated from the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field one week earlier and was racing only for a trophy. GorKESELOWSKI don, still eligible to win the title, wanted to win last week to grab the automatic berth into the final round of NASCAR’s playoffs.

So what would have happened?

“I would have moved him for sure. There’s no doubt in my mind,” Gordon said after finishing second to Earnhardt at Martinsville. “Everybody who is out there racing has to weigh risk versus reward. For me, to win this race, it’s worth

SEE USC, PAGE B3

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Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs avoids the tackle of South Carolina’s Bryson Allen-Williams during the Volunteers’ 45-42 overtime victory in Columbia on Saturday.

Another head scratcher USC still pondering what happened in loss

BY DAVID CARAVIELLO Post and Courier COLUMBIA — Steve Spurrier will admit, after a difficult loss like Saturday’s to Tennessee, that he wonders what it might be like to head down to his home in Crescent Beach, Fla., and do the things that retired head ball coaches do.

“That thought process has hit me the last 10 years when we have a game or two like this,” the South Carolina head coach said with a chuckle. “And then you look at the big picture, try to regroup. We’ve got a bunch of good players here, we really do. We believe we’ve got help on the way. We believe we’ve

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2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Madrid -- Liverpool vs. Madrid (FOX SPORTS 1).

2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from London -- Anderlecht vs. Arsenal (FOX SPORTS 2).

2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Turin, Italy -- Olympiacos vs. Juventus (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

6 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Baseball Writers’ Association of America Awards Finalists Announcement (MLB NETWORK).

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

7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Gold Glove Awards (ESPN2).

7 p.m. -- College Exhibition Basketball: Northwood at Villanova (FOX SPORTS 1).

7 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Carolina at Columbus (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

7 p.m. -- High School Football: Carolina Academy at Clarendon Hall (FTC NOW 26).

7:30 p.m. -- College Football: College Football Playoff Selection Committee Top 25 from Bristol, Tenn. (ESPN).

7:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Houston at Miami (NBA TV).

7:30 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: St. Louis at New Jersey (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Charlotte at New Orleans (SPORTSOUTH).

8 p.m. -- College Football: Bowling Green at Akron (ESPN2).

8 p.m. -- College Football: Toledo at Kansas State (ESPNU).

8:30 p.m. -- Professional Baseball: Arizona Fall League Game -- Mesa at Salt River (MLB NETWORK).

10 p.m. -- Amateur Golf: World Long Drive Championship Finals from Las Vegas (GOLF).

10 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Cleveland at Portland (NBA TV).

2 a.m. -- NHL Hockey: Nashville at Winnipeg (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

3:30 a.m. -- International Soccer: Australian League Match from Melbourne, Australia -- Wellington vs.

Melbourne Victory (FOX SPORTS 2).

COLLEGE BASKETBALL The Associated Press THE WOMEN’S TOP TWENTY FIVE

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ preseason women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2013-14 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and 2013-14 final ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. UConn (35) 40-0 875 1 2. South Carolina 29-5 824 8 3. Notre Dame 37-1 798 2 4. Tennessee 29-6 749 3 5. Texas A&M 27-9 702 15 6. Stanford 33-4 645 6 7. Duke 28-7 577 9 8. Baylor 32-5 573 5 9. Texas 22-12 532 — 10. Maryland 28-7 531 11 11. Kentucky 26-9 522 10 12. Louisville 33-5 505 4 13. North Carolina 27-10 504 12 14. Michigan St. 23-10 433 20 15. California 22-10 423 24 16. Nebraska 26-7 314 13 17. West Virginia 30-5 306 7 18. DePaul 29-7 301 23 19. Iowa 27-9 236 19 20. Oregon St. 24-11 183 — 21. Oklahoma St. 25-9 158 21 22. Dayton 23-8 95 — 23. UCLA 13-18 86 — 24. Rutgers 28-9 65 — 24. Syracuse 23-10 65 — Others receiving votes: LSU 58, Purdue 45, Penn St. 43, Georgia 37, Gonzaga 28, NC State 24, Vanderbilt 23, Oklahoma 17, Arkansas 14, BYU 14, Mississippi St. 13, Florida St. 10, Minnesota 8, South Florida 8, St. John’s 7, Oregon 5, Green Bay 4, W. Kentucky 4, Middle Tennessee 3, Iowa St. 2, Northwestern 2, Albany (NY) 1, Arizona St. 1, Colorado St. 1, James Madison 1.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL The Associated Press (Subject to change)

TOP 25 SCHEDULE THURSDAY

No. 19 Clemson at Wake Forest, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

No. 1 Mississippi State vs. UT-Martin, 4 p.m.

No. 2 Florida State vs. Virginia, 6:30 p.m.

No. 3 Auburn vs. Texas A&M, 3:30 p.m.

No. 4 Alabama at No. 14 LSU, 8 p.m.

No. 5 Oregon at No. 20 Utah, 10 p.m.

No. 6 TCU vs. No. 9 Kansas State, 7:30 p.m.

No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 13 Ohio State, 8 p.m.

No. 8 Notre Dame at No. 11 Arizona State, 3:30 p.m.

No. 10 Baylor at No. 16 Oklahoma, Noon No. 12 Mississippi vs. Presbyterian, Noon No. 17 Georgia at Kentucky, Noon No. 18 UCLA at Washington, 7 p.m.

No. 21 Arizona vs. Colorado, 8 p.m.

No. 22 Duke at Syracuse, 12:30 p.m.

No. 23 Marshall at Southern Miss., 7 p.m.

No. 24 West Virginia at Texas, 3:30 p.m.

No. 25 Wisconsin at Purdue, Noon

GOLF

By The Associated Press CIMB CLASSIC PAR SCORES

Sunday At Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Purse: $7 million Yardage: 6,985; Par: 72 Final Round Ryan Moore (500), $1,260,000 68-69-67-67–271 -17 Kevin Na (208), $522,667 69-68-67-70–274 -14 Gary Woodland (208), $522,667 71-70-66-67–274 -14 Sergio Garcia (208), $522,667 69-68-68-69–274 -14 Bae Sang-moon (105), $266,000 71-68-68-69–276 -12 Cameron Smith, $266,000 70-69-69-68–276 -12 John Senden (90), $234,500 72-68-69-68–277 -11 Billy Hurley III (75), $189,000 67-67-71-73–278 -10 Davis Love III (75), $189,000 68-71-71-68–278 -10 Prom Meesawat, $189,000 68-71-70-69–278 -10 Angelo Que, $189,000 67-72-69-70–278 -10 Rory Sabbatini (75), $189,000 70-72-70-66–278 -10 Jonas Blixt (56), $123,667 69-69-75-66–279 -9 Danny Lee (56), $123,667 69-69-73-68–279 -9 Brian Stuard (56), $123,667 67-72-72-68–279 -9 Lee Westwood (56), $123,667 72-65-74-68–279 -9 Kevin Chappell (56), $123,667 69-68-70-72–279 -9 Brendon de Jonge (56), $123,667 70-73-65-71–279 -9 Charl Schwartzel (52), $94,500 74-70-68-68–280 -8 Scott Stallings (52), $94,500 69-76-67-68–280 -8

CHAMPIONS TOUR-CHARLES SCHWAB CUP PAR SCORES

Sunday At Desert Mountain Club (Cochise)

Scottsdale, Arizona Purse: $2.5 million Yardage: 6,929; Par 70 Final (x-won on fourth playoff hole) x-Tom Pernice Jr. (880), $440,000 65-67-70-67–269 -11 Jay Haas (508), $254,000 66-62-75-66–269 -11 Kenny Perry (426), $213,000 66-68-68-68–270 -10 Bernhard Langer (316), $158,000

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Colin Montgomerie (316), $158,000

71-67-66-67–271 Olin Browne (234), $117,000 68-67-71-67–273 Fred Couples (198), $99,000 71-64-69-70–274 Wes Short, Jr. (198), $99,000 69-67-69-69–274 Michael Allen (158), $79,000 69-66-70-70–275 Gene Sauers (158), $79,000 68-68-69-70–275 Jeff Maggert (140), $70,000 70-69-70-67–276 Woody Austin (124), $61,500 71-67-70-69–277 Marco Dawson (124), $61,500 69-67-69-72–277 John Cook (102), $50,500 71-70-71-66–278 Fred Funk (102), $50,500 74-66-71-67–278 Paul Goydos (102), $50,500 70-67-70-71–278 Esteban Toledo (102), $50,500 71-67-70-70–278

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FUBON LPGA TAIWAN CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES

Sunday At Miramar Resort and Country Club Taipei, Taiwan Purse: $2 million Yardage: 6,429; Par: 72 Final a-amateur Inbee Park 64-62-69-71–266 -22 Stacy Lewis 67-68-64-69–268 -20 Lydia Ko 69-65-71-66–271 -17 Azahara Munoz 68-66-69-69–272 -16 Amy Yang 70-68-68-68–274 -14 Shanshan Feng 64-65-70-76–275 -13 Pernilla Lindberg 69-71-69-67–276 -12 So Yeon Ryu 66-70-68-72–276 -12 Sandra Gal 71-68-69-69–277 -11 Eun-Hee Ji 67-71-68-71–277 -11 Brittany Lang 70-67-68-72–277 -11 Mariajo Uribe 71-67-67-72–277 -11 Mirim Lee 72-62-73-71–278 -10 Chella Choi 70-66-73-71–280 -8 Ilhee Lee 69-72-72-68—281 -7 a-Ssu-Chia Cheng66-70-75-70—281-7 Kim Kaufman 71-68-70-72—281 -7 Caroline Masson72-70-67-72—281 -7 I.K. Kim 67-71-70-73—281 -7 Yani Tseng 69-74-69-70—282 -6 Suzann Pettersen70-67-74-71—282-6 Michelle Wie 68-70-72-72—282 -6 Na Yeon Choi 68-68-73-73—282 -6 Carlota Ciganda70-69-70-73—282 -6 Belen Mozo 72-68-69-73—282 -6

NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W New York 2 Toronto 2 Boston 1 Brooklyn 1 Philadelphia 0 Southeast Division W Miami 3 Washington 2 Atlanta 1 Charlotte 1 Orlando 0 CENTRAL DIVISION W Chicago 2 Cleveland 1 Indiana 1 Milwaukee 1 Detroit 0

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WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W Houston 3 Memphis 3 Dallas 2 New Orleans 1 San Antonio 1 NORTHWEST DIVISION W Denver 1 Minnesota 1 Oklahoma City 1 Portland 1 Utah 1 PACIFIC DIVISION W Golden State 3 L.A. Clippers 2 Phoenix 2 Sacramento 2 L.A. Lakers 0

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SUNDAY’S GAMES

Sacramento 98, L.A. Clippers 92 Miami 107, Toronto 102 New York 96, Charlotte 93 Golden State 95, Portland 90

TODAY’S GAMES

Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m.

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

Oklahoma City at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Portland, 10 p.m.

Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Orlando at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Washington, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Memphis at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Cleveland at Utah, 9 p.m.

Denver at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NFL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST New England Buffalo Miami

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L 2 3 3

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THURSDAY’S GAME

New Orleans 28, Carolina 10

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Arizona 28, Dallas 17 Philadelphia 31, Houston 21 Kansas City 24, N.Y. Jets 10 Minnesota 29, Washington 26 Cleveland 22, Tampa Bay 17 Cincinnati 33, Jacksonville 23 Miami 37, San Diego 0 St. Louis 13, San Francisco 10 Seattle 30, Oakland 24 New England 43, Denver 21 Pittsburgh 43, Baltimore 23 Open: Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Tennessee

MONDAY’S GAME

Indianapolis at N.Y. Giants, late

THURSDAY

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 8:25 p.m.

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San Francisco at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Miami at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Dallas vs. Jacksonville at London, 1 p.m.

Denver at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.

Chicago at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Houston, Indianapolis, Minnesota, New England, San Diego, Washington

MONDAY, NOV. 10

Carolina at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W Tampa Bay 12 8 Montreal 12 8 Detroit 11 6 Boston 13 7 Toronto 11 6 Ottawa 10 5 Florida 9 4 Buffalo 13 3 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W Pittsburgh 10 7 New Jersey 11 6 N.Y. Islanders 11 6 N.Y. Rangers 10 5 Philadelphia 11 4 Washington 11 4 Columbus 11 4 Carolina 10 2

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GA 32 35 24 32 28 26 18 43

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SUNDAY’S GAMES

Buffalo 3, Detroit 2, SO Carolina 3, Los Angeles 2 Calgary 6, Montreal 2 Arizona 6, Washington 5 Anaheim 3, Colorado 2 Winnipeg 1, Chicago 0 Nashville 3, Vancouver 1

MONDAY’S GAMES

St. Louis at N.Y. Rangers, late

TODAY’S GAMES

Florida at Boston, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Washington, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Columbus, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Colorado, 9 p.m.

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Jahlil Okafor has yet to play a game for Duke. The hype surrounding his arrival is all pegged to potential and what he accomplished against high school players.

Had he PAIGE come up in another era, Okafor would have stood no shot at being named a preseason AllAmerican.

HARRELL Projections weren’t nearly enough for voters to put a freshman on their ballots.

Times have changed.

Following the precedent set by North Carolina’s Harrison Barnes in 2010, Okafor has become the third freshman in the past five seasons to be named to The Associated Press’ preseason All-America team, released Monday.

The rest of the AP’s preseason team has a little more experience: North Carolina junior point guard Marcus Paige, Wisconsin senior forward Frank Kaminsky, Louisville junior forward Montrezl Harrell and Wichita State junior point Fred VanVleet.

NATIONALS HIRE MILLER AS ASSISTANT GM

WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals have hired Bob Miller as vice president and assistant general manager.

The club announced the move Monday.

The 50-year-old Miller spent the past nine seasons with the Cincinnati Reds.

Before that, he worked with Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo for seven years in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ organization.

MOORE DEFENDS CIMB TITLE, WINS BY 3 SHOTS

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Ryan Moore knows how to finish a tournament, and how to start a season.

For the second straight year, Moore won the CIMB Classic on Sunday, and for the third year running he won on the PGA Tour’s fall schedule to get a flying start to the season, having also won the Shriners’ Hospitals for Children Open in October 2012.

Moore shot a 5-under 67 for a three-stroke win, beating fellow American Gary Woodland for the second straight year. He finished on 17-under 271 at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club to become the first player to defend a title on the PGA Tour since Tiger Woods at the Arnold Palmer Invitation in 2013.

TWINS SAY THEY WILL HIRE MOLITOR AS MANAGER

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins said Monday they will hire Paul Molitor as manager, giving the Hall of Fame infielder and Minnesota native a three-year contract with a team coming off four straight seasons of 92 or more losses.

Molitor, 58, will be introduced at a news conference on Tuesday. He replaces Ron Gardenhire, who was fired five weeks ago.

Molitor, who has the 10th-most hits in major league history, spent 2014 as a coach on Gardenhire’s staff. Prior to that, he served for 10 seasons as a minor league instructor in the organization, a noted influence on many young players. Molitor was an initial candidate for the job that last opened in 2001, when Tom Kelly retired and Gardenhire was chosen.

TOP-RANKED PARK WINS LPGA TAIWAN

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Six days after taking the No. 1 spot in the world from Stacy Lewis, Inbee Park was a notch above the American again at Miramar.

Park won the LPGA Taiwan Championship on Sunday for her third victory of the year and 12th tour title, holding off Lewis by two strokes.

PERNICE WINS PLAYOFF IN CHAMPIONS TOUR FINALE

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Tom Pernice Jr. won the Champions Tour’s seasonending Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Sunday, beating Jay Haas with a birdie on the fourth hole of a playoff.

The 55-year-old Pernice got up-and-down from the left bunker on the par-5 18th, holing a 6-foot putt after Haas made a 12-footer for par.

Pernice closed with a 3-under 67 — also making a 6-foot birdie putt on 18 — to match Haas at 11-under 269 on Desert Mountain’s Cochise Course. The 60-year-old Haas had a 66.

CUBS INTRODUCE MADDON AS NEW MANAGER

CHICAGO — When Joe Maddon and the Tampa Bay Rays visited Wrigley Field in August, the manager raved about National League baseball and praised the iconic neighborhood ballpark.

Couple that with Maddon’s impressive resume, and it’s easy to see why the Chicago Cubs think this is going to be one successful partnership.

Maddon was introduced Monday as Chicago’s fifth manager since the start of the 2010 season, replacing Rick Renteria, and given a $25 million, five-year con-

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than a decade.

The Gamecocks have a week off to recover before their next game, at Florida on Nov. 15. The wear of this season — defined by fourthquarter collapses against Missouri, Kentucky and now Tennessee — has been felt even by Spurrier, who uncharacteristically did not take questions in a postgame media session Saturday night which consisted solely of an opening statement.

“Obviously, I like to beat teams that look like you’re supposed to beat them. But I’ve had some losses I’m not used to having, especially altogether here this year,” Spurrier said Sunday on his weekly teleconference with reporters.

“We’ve had three or four that looked like winnable games where something’s happened to us, things that haven’t happened in the past.

I guess you coach long enough, and the odds are, you’re going to have some games like this. Certainly, we’ve had our share this year. But again, you’ve got to move on and get this team ready to play the next one as best you can. That’s what we’re going to do.”

Spurrier said linebacker Kaiwan Lewis and spur Jordan Diggs suffered shoulder injuries against Tennessee, while spur Sharrod Golightly and safety Chris Moody suffered slight concussions.

Right tackle Brandon Shell, a Goose Creek native, sprained a knee but returned to the game. None of those injuries are believed to be serious, Spurrier added.

South Carolina rushed the ball for 248 yards against Tennessee, 143 of those coming from Brandon Wilds. In overtime, though, the Gamecocks went exclusively to the passing game. Quarterback Dylan Thompson was sacked twice on USC’s lone possession, forcing Elliott Fry to attempt a kick from midfield, which fell well short. Spurrier said Thompson was looking for receiver Pharoh Cooper on a corner route, but the Volunteers’ pressure was too much.

“Obviously, when you call a pass play and you get sacked, you should have called a run,” Spurrier said. “… Best thing Dylan could have done was throw it away somewhere, but he got caught with nowhere to throw it, and didn’t have much time to throw it away. So they got pressure on the quarterback.

NFL’s injured list since being drafted in the fourth round by San Francisco in 2013. He began practicing with the team a week ago in hopes of being able to play this season. According to several media outlets in the area, Lattimore experienced renewed soreness in the knee this past week.

Whatever Lattimore decides, his time in the Palmetto State remains legendary to both Gamecocks and Rebels fans.

“When we first got here, we were average,” USC coach Steve Spurrier said at Lattimore’s announcement that he would forgo his senior season to make himself available for the 2013 NFL draft. “We were 7-5, 6-6, 7-6, something like that. Very mediocre. Then Marcus came in.

“That’s when we started to win. We got a lot of other really talented players, Stephon Gilmore, Jadeveon (Clowney) and others. But it really took off when we got Marcus.”

Lattimore rushed for 1,197 yards with 17 touchdowns as a freshman, leading the Gamecocks to a 9-5 record and its only Southeastern Conference Eastern Division title. He rushed for 212 yards with three touchdowns in a road game against Florida, a 36-14 victory that clinched the title.

Following the season, Lattimore was selected NCAA Freshman of the Year and to the All-SEC first team.

Lattimore’s injury problems began in his sophomore season, when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in a

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South Carolina wide receiver Pharoh Cooper set a school record with 233 receiving yards, and it still wasn’t enough as the Gamecocks fell to 4-5 on the season in a 45-42 overtime loss to Tennessee on Saturday.

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The Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 1, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pv 1. Mississippi St. (45) 8-0 1,484 1 2. Florida St. (15) 8-0 1,452 2 3. Auburn 7-1 1,345 4 4. Alabama 7-1 1,281 3 5. Oregon 8-1 1,275 5 6. TCU 7-1 1,148 10 7. Michigan St. 7-1 1,120 8 8. Notre Dame 7-1 1,096 6 9. Kansas St. 7-1 1,049 11 10. Baylor 7-1 961 12 11. Arizona St. 7-1 831 15 12. Mississippi 7-2 828 7 13. Ohio St. 7-1 780 13 14. LSU 7-2 717 16 15. Nebraska 8-1 680 17 16. Oklahoma 6-2 574 19 17. Georgia 6-2 465 9 18. UCLA 7-2 464 25 19. Clemson 6-2 341 22 20. Utah 6-2 327 18 21. Arizona 6-2 325 14 22. Duke 7-1 288 24 23. Marshall 8-0 238 23 24. West Virginia 6-3 159 20 25. Wisconsin 6-2 83 NR Others receiving votes: Colorado St. 67, Southern Cal 48, Missouri 42, Georgia Tech 15, Louisville 7, N. Dakota St. 4, Stanford 4, Florida 1, Texas A&M 1.

The Amway Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 1, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Mississippi State (40)8-0 1526 1 2. Florida State (22) 8-0 1501 2 3. Auburn 7-1 1355 4 4. Alabama 7-1 1349 3 5. Oregon 8-1 1289 6 6. Michigan State 7-1 1241 5 7. TCU 7-1 1150 10 8. Notre Dame 7-1 1121 7 9. Kansas State 7-1 1087 11 10. Baylor 7-1 957 12 11. Ohio State 7-1 901 13 12. Arizona State 7-1 854 14 13. Mississippi 7-2 793 9 14. Nebraska 8-1 766 16 15. LSU 7-2 636 17 16. Oklahoma 6-2 601 20 17. Georgia 6-2 508 8 18. UCLA 7-2 438 25 19. Clemson 6-2 394 21 20. Duke 7-1 320 24 21. Arizona 6-2 307 15 22. Utah 6-2 253 18 22. Marshall 8-0 253 23 24. Wisconsin 6-2 146 NR 25. West Virginia 6-3 130 22 Others receiving votes: Missouri 82; Colorado State 81; Georgia Tech 32; Southern California 31; Minnesota 19; Iowa 12; Louisville 7; Boise State 5; Cincinnati 2; East Carolina 2; Miami (Fla.) 1.

Obviously, we should have run the ball. But we didn’t.”

USC also allowed Tennessee 645 yards, almost double the Volunteers’ average offensive output entering the game. For the second straight week, Spurrier insisted he is not considering immediate changes to his defensive staff.

“Everybody’s safe. Everybody’s safe,” he said. “Most all of our coaches have twoyear contracts. We’re going to

try and get through these next three games the very best we can.”

South Carolina’s latest and most painful collapse overshadowed a spectacular night

by Cooper, who set a school record with 233 receiving yards and scored four touchdown three different ways — one rushing, one passing, and two receiving — and even recovered a Tennessee onside kick.

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He did not play again in 2011, but after surgery and extensive rehabilitation, he returned to the lineup for the start of the 2012 season.

He showed he had returned to form — rushing for 662 yards with 11 touchdowns in nine games — when he suffered a devastating injury to the other knee, tearing the anterior cruciate, lateral collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments during a game against Tennessee on Oct. 27, 2012.

The injury was so severe that Lattimore said later he was told initially he may never walk without aid again. Dr. James Andrews performed surgery on the knee on Nov. 2, 2012.

When Lattimore regained consciousness, Andrews said he left a lasting impression about his work ethic.

“He said, ‘I’ve got to get my assignment in by midnight tonight,’ ” Andrews told USA Today. “I was laughing. I’ve never had an athlete wake up from major knee surgery and worry about the classroom.

That tells you something about the kid, right?’ ” Despite exhaustive work on the knee and a workout at USC’s Pro Day that ended with all of the scouts in attendance giving Lattimore an ovation, many doubted he would get drafted.

The 49ers took a chance, selecting him in the fourth round with the 131st pick.

He signed a contract with a total value of $2,460,584 that included a guaranteed bonus of $300,584 to be paid in $75,146 segments over four years.

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Another senior, LaDiamond Shaw, thinks the Lady Wolverines have moved to another level in the playoffs compared to the regular season.

“We have a different mindset now,” Shaw said.

“We know where we’re at and we know we can do it.”

Charleston Charter is a

ORANGBURG — James Burnette Lynch, 69, husband of Robin Lorraine Hiott Lynch, died on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, at The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg.

Born on March 12, 1945, in Lake City, he was a son of the late John Earl Lynch and LYNCH Eunice McGee Lynch Miles. He was of the Pentecostal faith and he was a U.S. Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife of Orangeburg; a son, Kendall Scott Briant (Carey) of Tucson, Arizona; a daughter, Diane Lynch Etheredge (Gary) of Summerton; four grandchildren, Ashley Kingston, Lindsey Brian, Tyler Etheredge and Heather Etheredge; three great-grandchildren, Brantley Tobler, and a soon-to-be-born set of twins; a stepson, Corey Justin Mize of Mount Pleasant; and a stepdaughter, Christian Taylor Mize of Neeses.

He was preceded in death by a stepson, David L. Blick Jr. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Summerton Baptist Church with the Rev. Billy Carlisle and the Rev. Bob Ashba officiating.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the home of Gary and Diane Etheredge, 2424 St. Phillips UME Church Road, Summerton.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Summerton Baptist Church, P.O. Box 98, Summerton, SC 29148.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

NASCAR FROM PAGE B1 taking a lot of risk, even if you upset your teammate.

“I think everybody out there that’s not in the Chase understands that if that guy can win that race and put himself in Homestead for the championship, you can pretty much guarantee that you’re going to get the bumper or get slammed or something.”

Well, Gordon got slammed on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway and he didn’t like it one bit. He confronted Brad Keselowski on pit road following the race, and an exchange of words escalated quickly — with an assist from Kevin Harvick — into a full-blown melee between the crews.

Both champions were left bloodied — Gordon’s lip and Keselowski spitting blood after taking a shot to the cheek — even though neither driver appeared to throw a punch or get close enough to each other to actually fight.

But for the second time in four races, Keselowski was

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attacked in a post-race fracas because his aggressive driving upset someone. It happened at Charlotte last month when Denny Hamlin had to be restrained from going after him, then Matt Kenseth jumped him from behind before he was quickly pulled away.

This time, Gordon was primed for a smack-down.

He called his shot on his team radio when he said he was going to beat up Keselowski, who on a restart during an overtime two-lap sprint to the finish tried to wedge his car in between Gordon and teammate Jimmie Johnson to grab the lead.

There were two laps left at the time and Keselowski, in a hole in the Chase standings, needed that win to grab one of the four spots in the Nov. 16 championship finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He saw a gap and went for it, just as any driver with his season on the line should have done. Gordon himself said just seven days earlier everyone should expect Chase drivers to be aggressive.

the third game 25-23 before winning the final two games 25-14 and 15-7.

Coker said she’s found out a little bit about the Riptide. “They do a lot of dinks, push shots and dumps (around the net),” Coker said. “They jump and shoot it.”

Taylor Cusaac, another senior, said she isn’t surprised that EC has reached this point.

“I thought going into the season we had the capability to do this,” Cusaac said.

“It took us long enough to get here, and I think we deserve this. We’re excited about this chance.”

The other semifinal match for the upper state title will pit 3-time defending state champion St. Joseph’s against Southside Christian, the state champion the two years prior to that.

AAA TEXAS 500 RESULTS 21. (29) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 341, 78.5, 23, $151,476.

22. (33) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 341, 57, 22, $117,523.

23. (18) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 341, 59.2, 21, $141,390.

24. (22) Aric Almirola, Ford, 341, 58.7, 20, $142,201.

25. (1) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 341, 103.1, 20, $166,601.

26. (40) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 341, 46, 18, $104,765.

27. (16) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 341, 62.1, 17, $130,810.

28. (24) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 341, 68.6, 16, $139,256.

29. (2) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 340, 110.8, 16, $149,001.

30. (28) Michael McDowell, Ford, 338, 43.9, 14, $102,355.

31. (39) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 338, 37.5, 0, $112,687.

32. (37) David Ragan, Ford, 338, 42.8, 12, $108,415.

33. (32) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 337, 46.2, 11, $100,215.

34. (31) David Gilliland, Ford, 335, 33.1, 10, $107,990.

35. (42) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 334, 31.9, 9, $99,790.

36. (27) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 332, 42.4, 8, $107,560.

37. (43) Joey Gase, Ford, 330, 28, 0, $99,352.

38. (14) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, accident, 319, 79.8, 6, $113,180.

39. (25) Trevor Bayne, Ford, accident, 318, 47.2, 0, $95,180.

40. (41) Brett Moffitt, Toyota, accident, 283, 24.8, 4, $93,780.

41. (36) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 256, 28.7, 3, $81,780.

42. (35) Alex Bowman, Toyota, engine, 245, 32.9, 2, $77,780.

43. (34) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, engine, 134, 39.3, 0, $74,280.

By The Associated Press Sunday At Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (3) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 341 laps, 145 rating, 48 points, $494,576.

2. (5) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 341, 120, 43, $378,783.

3. (26) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 341, 97.8, 42, $255,658.

4. (9) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 341, 85.4, 40, $240,616.

5. (21) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 341, 85.7, 39, $202,089.

6. (12) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 341, 103.8, 38, $165,840.

7. (17) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 341, 87.3, 37, $172,360.

8. (4) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 341, 103.7, 37, $134,665.

9. (11) Carl Edwards, Ford, 341, 76.9, 35, $142,715.

10. (20) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 341, 88.3, 35, $132,165.

11. (6) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 341, 81.8, 33, $153,598.

12. (10) Joey Logano, Ford, 341, 102.8, 32, $152,181.

13. (19) Greg Biffle, Ford, 341, 74.7, 31, $153,515.

14. (23) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 341, 72.1, 30, $128,548.

15. (7) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 341, 102.9, 29, $118,415.

16. (13) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 341, 85, 28, $140,615.

17. (15) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 341, 88.7, 27, $134,954.

18. (38) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 341, 59, 26, $131,448.

19. (8) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 341, 81.9, 25, $134,723.

20. (30) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 341, 63.3, 24, $130,323.

and a spot at Homestead moments earlier, he wound up finishing 29th and is fourth in the eight-driver Chase field.

The problem was that Keselowski and Gordon made contact, causing Gordon to spin after his tire went flat. Racing for a win

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VINCENT O. THOMAS Sgt. Vincent O’mar Thomas, 33, died on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, in Florence.

Born in Sumter, he was a son of Eddie W. and Gladys Wilson Thomas. Vincent was educated in the public schools of Lee County and was a graduate of THOMAS Mount Pleasant High School Class of 1999. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in business administration from South Carolina State University in Orangeburg and was a member of Omega Ps Phi Fraternity Inc. Vincent served his country in the United States Army National Guard from 1998 to 2014, where he completed a tour of duty in Afghanistan. While in the military, he earned numerous notable service and achievement awards including the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal. He was faithful lifelong member of Ebenezer AME Church in Mayesville.

Surviving are his devoted parents, Eddie and Gladys Wilson Thomas; two sisters, Lori A. Bolden of Sumter and Moneak M. Thomas of Bishopville; a brother, Eddie Bernard Thomas of Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo; and a host of family and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Ebenezer AME Church, 119 E. Sumter St., with the pastor, the Rev. Phillip L. Washington, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Sammie Marshall, presiding.

The public may view from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel, Sumter.

Interment will follow in Mayesville Community Cemetery.

Sgt. Thomas will be placed in the church for viewing from noon until the hour of service.

An Omega service and visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter.

Memorials may be made to the South Carolina Kidney Foundation, C/O MUSC, 171 Ashley Ave., Charleston, SC 29425.

The family will receive friends at the Thomas residence, 136 Forest Lane, Mayesville.

The family requests that memorials and condolences be made on their memorial tribute page found at www.PalmerMemorialChapel.com.

new school, having only opened in ‘08. The Riptide is 19-10 on the season, but went 12-0 in winning Region VI. Charleston Charter defeated 4-time lower state champion Branchville 3-2 in its third-round match.

The Riptide came oh so close to losing to Branchville 3-0. Branchville won the first two games by the scores of 25-18, 25-19.

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MARGIE L. ROBINSON Margie L. Abbott Robinson, age 69, beloved wife of Robert Joseph Robinson, died on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014 at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Born in Niles, Michigan, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence and ThelROBINSON ma Vose Abbott.

Mrs. Robinson was a loving wife to Robert for 47 years.

She was a devoted mother and grandmother and will be remembered by her family as the strongest person they knew. She was a friend to all who ever met her and she never met someone that she would call a stranger. She worked with AAFES on Shaw Air Force Base for more than 28 years.

Surviving in addition to her husband are one son, Robert J. Robinson Jr. and his companion, Sandra Holtz, of Sumter; one daughter, Kim Carroll of Sumter; one sister, Carrie Ventola and her husband, Tom, of Oceanside, California; seven grandchildren, Kendall, Hailey, Amber, Jay, Tomy, James and TJ; and one greatgrandchild, Braelynn.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Robinson was preceded in death by a brother, Benny Abbott.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at Bullock Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to MUSC Foundation, 18 Bee St., Charleston, SC 29425 or to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105-2479.

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

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

Memorial Fund at The Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 214 N. Hampton Road, Seneca, SC 29672.

The family is at the home, 704 Delphi Drive, Seneca.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www. davenportfuneralhome.com.

Davenport Funeral Home of Walhalla is in charge of arrangements.

WARREN M. WILLIAMS Warren M. Williams, age 68, died on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Pearisburg, Virginia, he was a son of the late Warren David and Annabell Merideth Williams.

Surviving are two sons, Philip Williams and his wife, Jennifer, of Sumter and David Williams and his wife, Alicia, of Mississippi; one daughter, Lisa Gillispie of Mississippi; and four grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today.

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

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

MARCELLA R. POPPELL Marcella R. Poppell, 71, widow of Tom B. Poppell, died on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born on Aug. 28, 1943, in Darien, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late William McKintey Ryals and Clara

Annie Young Ryals. She was a member of Townsend Church of God in Townsend, Georgia.

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RUTH C. WASHINGTON Ruth Charles Washington, of 9385 Missy Lane, Pinewood, entered eternal rest on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born on Nov. 11, 1933 in Rimini, she was a daughter of the late Jackson and Mattie L. McKnight Charles.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her daughter, the Rev. Melissa W. (Sam) Green, 9365 Missy Lane, Pinewood.

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

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BETTY BRUNSON Betty Lee Phillips Brunson, 89, widow of Scriven Spencer Brunson Jr., died on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, at Covenant Place.

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MALACHI O. WILSON BISHOPVILLE — Malachi Owens Wilson, 61, husband of Linda Wilson, passed on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg.

The family will receive friends and relatives at the residence, 2261 N. Kings Highway, Dalzell, and at the home of his mother, Mozell Isaac, 107 S. Calhoun St., Bishopville.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Square Deal Funeral Home of Bishopville.

LEWIS W. ROGERS SR. Lewis William Rogers Sr., 78, husband of Jean Dixon Rogers, died on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at his home.

Born on April 20, 1936, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Etson and Annie McLeod Rogers. Mr. Rogers was a member of Lakewood Baptist Church. He retired from Campbell Soup Co. and Gold Kist.

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ter, Mitch Rogers of the home and Darryl Calhoun Rogers (Traci) of Sumter; a daughter, Kathy Rogers McPhail (James) of Sumter; 12 grandchildren; 15 greatgrandchildren; two sisters, Ann Scarborough (James) and Joyce Hodge (Pat), both of Sumter; and four brothers, Delano Rogers (Rosa), Elvin Rogers (Rose), Allen Rogers (Beverly) and Paul Rogers, all of Sumter.

He was preceded in death by a grandson, Darryl Clint Rogers; a sister, Mary Varner; and two brothers, Leverne Rogers and Gilbert Rogers.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday at Lakewood Baptist Church with the Rev. Sammy Thompson, the Rev. James Scarborough, and his grandson, Bryan Rogers, officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, Lewis William Rogers III, Darryl Wayne Rogers, Christopher Lewis McPhail and James A. (Jimmy) McPhail III, and nephews, Elvin Rogers and Delano Rogers Jr. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday at Lakewood Baptist Church and other times at the home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lakewood Baptist Church Building Fund, 3140 Nazarene Church Road, Sumter, SC 29154.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www. ecsfuneralhome.com

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JAMES B. WHEELER RIVERSIDE, Ohio — James B. “J.B.” Wheeler, age 83, of Riverside and formerly of Sumter, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014.

Service of memory will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Mt. Pisgah Church, 1 Diamond Ave., Dayton. Ohio.

Professional services entrusted to Bowman & Young Funeral Chapel of Dayton, www.youngfc.com.

RUTH D. BALLENGER SENECA — Ruth Dawkins Ballenger, 79, of 704 Delphi Drive, Seneca, wife of Benjamin E. “Benny” Ballenger, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at Oconee Medical Center.

A native of Manning, Mrs. Ballenger was a daughter of the late Flemming McLendon and Nena Dubose Dawkins.

She was a wife and homemaker; a member of the Seneca Woman’s Club; member of the Red Hat Society; and a member of The Episcopal Church of the Ascension.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Ballenger is survived by her son, Patrick (Holly) Ballenger of Marietta, Georgia; daughters, Lynn (Gary) Hamby of Westminster and Kathy (Bill) Stevenson of Seneca; brother, Clint Dawkins of Paxville; sisters, Dorothy Jordan of Sumter and Maggie Brewer of Manning; grandchildren, Alison (Donnie) Lee, Lindsey (Greg) Coutu, Jennifer (Sgt. 1st Class Patrick) Hartung, Fleming Stevenson, Cory Ballenger and Evan Ballenger; and nine great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Ballenger was preceded in death by her son, Skipper Ballenger; brothers, Flemming Dawkins III and James “Jim” Dawkins; and a sister, Ethel Dawkins.

A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at The Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Seneca.

The family will receive friends in the Ballenger Parrish Hall at The Episcopal Church of the Ascension following the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be made to the Skipper Ballenger

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LAMBERT GREEN Lambert Green, better known as Junior or Flint, was born on March 13, 1954, and was a son of the late Frances and Lambert Green Sr. He departed this life on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, at the Augusta Burn Center in Augusta, Georgia.

He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1972. He was baptized at Hopewell Baptist Church in Dalzell. Early in his youth, he worked alongside his late uncle, Boyd Grant Jr., at Confection Bakery and then at Winn Dixie.

He leaves to cherish his memories: a nephew, Kevin Green of Sumter; a niece, Senora Green (Steven) Little of Sumter; three aunts, Jamie Jenkins of New York, Louise Tisdale of Temple Hills, Maryland, and Paralee Moody of Sumter; two uncles, James Grant Sr. of Newark, New Jersey, and Louise Davis Jr. of Sumter; and a host of cousins, other relatives and friends.

Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at Salem Chapel & Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem, Sumter.

The family is receiving friends at 5024 Christine Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.

Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

JANIE SUE MCLEOD Janie Sue Stone McLeod, 75, wife of Ivan J. McLeod, died on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Charles Wilbur and Cora Geddings Stone. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Survivors include her husband of 57 years; three children, Suzanne McLeod Ardis (Marion) of Crossville, Tennessee, Ivan Jay McLeod of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Pamela McLeod Barnette (Andy) of Gastonia, North Carolina; five grandchildren, Katie Hougen (Dereck), Steven Ardis, Joshua Barnette, Ian Barnette and Samantha Barnette; two great-grandchildren, Emma and Ethan Hougen; a brother, Leon Stone (Bessie Lou) of Sumter; a sister, Julia S. Waters (Clifton) of Sumter; several nieces and nephews; and a sister-in-law, Margaret Treasure of Rigby, Idaho.

Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednes-

day in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery with Bishop Lath Harris officiating.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

A.J. MOORE A.J. Moore, son of Gene and Carrie Holliday Moore and husband of Lessie Rose Moore, died on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

His survivors include his wife, Lessie Rose Moore of Boston, Massachusetts; a son, Michael Moore of Lewiston, Maine; one brother, James Lee (Nancy) Moore of Sumter; one stepbrother, Daniel Andrews of Sumter; one grandchild, Michael T. Moore; and a host of relatives and friends.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the Bradford Cemetery with the Rev. Daniel Bennett officiating.

The funeral cortege will leave at 12:30 p.m. from the home of his brother, James Lee Moore, 322 Council St. Sumter Funeral Service Inc. is In charge of arrangements.

ROSA W. HATFIELD Rosa Weldon Hatfield, 84, widow of Ernest Dexter Hatfield, died on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, at Providence Hospital in Columbia.

Born in Dalzell, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Ethel Ross Weldon. Mrs. Hatfield was a charter member of First Southern Methodist Church and retired from the National Bank of South Carolina after 30 years of service.

Surviving are one daughter, Paula Hatfield Gardner of Sumter; one son, Ernest “Ernie” D. Hatfield Jr. (Cathy) of Snellville, Georgia; one grandson, Steven E. Hatfield (Marla) of Cumming, Georgia; three granddaughters, Heather Burton (Daniel) of Charleston and Sarah Eunice (Don) and Whitney Lambert, both of Sumter; and five greatgrandchildren, Isabella Burton, Noah Burton, Anna Burton, Elayna Hatfield and Christopher Eunice.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, J.S. Weldon and Mood Weldon; and two sisters, Lena Mae Geddings and Florence Smith.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Ellison Evans officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

OBITUARIES The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home, 242 Burns Drive.

Memorials may be made to First Southern Methodist Church, 321 Miller Road, Sumter, SC 29150.

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com.

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

WYMAN MCDANIEL BISHOPVILLE — Wyman O’Dell McDaniel, 82, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, following a brief illness.

Born on July 28, 1932, in Leo, he was a son of the late Wendell O. and Elizabeth Huggins McDaniel. He grew up on a tobacco farm in the Prospect community. As a very young boy, he loved fishing and duck hunting on Lynches River, earning him the nickname “River Rat.” He continued to be an avid hunter and fisherman throughout his entire life.

Following graduation from Lake City High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict, where he became a helicopter mechanic, and he continued to love helicopters. During his assignment at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, he raced motorcycles in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma to supplement the family’s income. Later, he became a staunch NASCAR fan and followed his favorite drivers, “Fireball” Roberts, David Pearson and Bill Elliott, throughout the southeastern circuit.

He was married to the late Dottie Matthews of Lake City and moved to Bishopville in 1960, where he farmed in both Lee and Sumter counties, raising cotton and other field crops as well as cattle and hogs. For 20 years, he especially enjoyed a partnership with his son. During their farming career, they earned numerous yield awards for peanuts and corn, and Wyman served on the State Peanut Board during the 1980s and 1990s.

Wyman was very community-oriented and served as secretary for the Lion’s Club

THE SUMTER ITEM during the 1960s. He and Dottie were huge Clemson fans and strong supporters of IPTAY as well as Clemson Extension farm services. Together, they helped promote horse shows and other programs for Farm Bureau. He and Dottie were also loyal supporters of the Shriners Children’s Hospital and always visited the hospital prior to the Shrine Bowl games. He took pride and joy raising his fox and deer dogs to run in championship trial events in the southeast.

As an avid hunter and fisherman, he founded Dixie Boys Dove Club and was also a longtime member of the Sportsman Hunting Club at Dabbs Crossroads, participating until his death. He was also an active member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church in Bishopville.

He is survived by a son, Rodney O’Dell McDaniel of Dalzell; a daughter, Deborah McDaniel Ferguson (Philip) of Sumter; a sister, Marcelene Heitkemper (Louie) of Tell City, Indiana; a brother, Don Raemon McDaniel (Fena) of Bishopville; three grandchildren, Tara Justice McDaniel, Kyle Matthew McDaniel and Amber Brittney Ferguson; a number of nieces and nephews; and a longtime cherished friend, caregiver, and fishing partner, Annie Dell Greene of Pleasant Grove.

In addition to his parents and beloved wife of 41 years, he was preceded in death by a sister, Shirley McDaniel Kolb.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Bethlehem United Methodist Church with the Rev. Larry Watson officiating. Burial will be in Bethlehem United Methodist Church cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Frank McCauley, Bubba Hickmon, Jerry Adams, Jack Blythe, Marion Scott and Dr. Jerry Bush.

Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Joe Fanning Fellowship Sunday School Class, Tuesday Night Supper Club (Up the Road), Sportsman Hunting Club, Gene Davis, Al Holland, Archie Chandler, Nick West, John Henry Muldrow and Jerry Capell.

The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home and other times at the home, 205 Pinchum Sly Road.

Memorials may be made to the Shriners Children’s Hospital, 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605. www.shrinershospitalforchildren.org Hancock-Elmore-Hill Fu-

neral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements.

ROSEANNE PRESCOTTNEBBLETT Roseanne Prescott-Nebblett, 60, departed this earthly life for her heavenly home on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born on Dec. 30, 1953, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Bennie Mae Shaw and Clyde N. Prescott. “Money,” as she was affectionately known, mostly lived and worked in New York City, New York, as a peace officer.

Roseanne leave to cherish her fond memories: two children, Edward and Morenike; four grandchildren, Maketa, Mauante, Denaya and Juwon; four great-grandchildren, Ladarious, Jemiere, Anjonis and Lakyiah; three sisters, Yvonne, Brenda and Leeviecy; her long-term partner, Henry James Young; as well as a host of other family members and friends.

She was preceded in death by both parents.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter, with the Rev. Earther McCloud-Joe officiating, eulogist.

The family is receiving family members and friends at the home, 1425 Airport Road, Sumter.

The procession will leave at 9:30 a.m. from the home.

Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web.

Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

MARGURITTE DUKES MANNING — Marguritte “Margaret” “Sister” Dukes, 73, died on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning.

She was born on Nov. 4, 1940, in the Jordan community of Manning, a daughter of the late Sam Peter and Azalea McKinney Dukes.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her sister, Elizabeth “Liz” Jukes, 6284 Moses Dingle Road, Manning.

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

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Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

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Sara Well Rogers #2014ES4300621

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate:

Personal Representative

Jennings Melton Rogers, Jr. 3090 Leach Drive Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

Nigeeah Holmes C/O J. Cabot Seth Attorney At Law PO Box 1268 Sumter, SC 29151

Junior Albert Washington #2014ES4300597

Personal Representative

Albert J. Washington 232 W. Williams Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Estate:

John Martin Ingham #2014ES4300595

Personal Representative

Betty J. Ingham 2825 Sheridan Drive Dalzell, SC 29040

Samuel Witherspoon #2014ES4300588

Personal Representative

Andranette Ealey Shaw 905 Wolf Pack Court, Apt. 3 Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Estate: Maynard Shirley Dorr Sr #2014ES4300614 Personal Representative

Maynard Dorr, Jr. 5225 Dorr Acres Road Gable, SC 29051

James Tayloe Futrell #2014ES4300618

Personal Representative

Helen B. King-Brookes Futrell 1010 Golfcrest Road Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

Dotsy Ruth Parnell #2014ES4300620

Estate:

Edmund M. McDonald Jr. #2014ES4300585

Personal Representative

Valeria W. McDonald C/O Thomas E. Player Attorney at Law PO Box 3690 Sumter, SC 29151

Personal Representative

Velma Geraldine Faile 1325 Sewanee Avenue Florence, SC 29501

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John J. Gault 1575 Myrtle Beach Hwy. Sumter, SC 29153 Estate:

Nahgee Kahlil Hasain Holmes #2014ES4300541

Personal Representative

Personal Representative

Philip Maurice Lewellyn #2014ES4300600

Personal Representative

David Charles Lewellyn 697 Brigham Road Greensboro, NC 27409 Estate:

Clara Mae Wilson #2014ES4300218

Personal Representative

Tanika A. Wilson C/O Calvin K. Hastie, Sr. Attorney at Law 7 East Hampton Avenue Sumter, SC 29150 Virginia Alma Green #2014ES4300582

Personal Representative

Diane P. Johnson C/O William H. Johnson Attorney at Law PO Box 137 Manning, SC 29102

Unfurnished Apartments Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette.

775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

Estate: SUPER SALE Chevy Z71 4x4 Dodge Ram 4x4 Ford F-150 Starting at $3,900 Price is Right Auto Sales 3210 Broad St 803-494-4275 2004 Chevy PU V8 short bed $6500 1997 Nisson PU 4 cyl. auto ext. cab. $3500 Call 803-428-3972 or 803-428-7466

Jason A. Trimnal #2014ES4300583

Personal Representative

Amy Ann Trimnal 5180 N. Kings Hwy. Rembert, SC 29128 Estate:

Liston H. Bailey, Jr. #2014ES4300616

Personal Representative

Thomas L. Bailey 1605 Old Abbeville Hwy. Greenwood, SC 29649 Estate:

Charles Jenkins #2014ES4300598

Personal Representative

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Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Mary Lillian Blanton #2014ES4300584

Estate: Willie Edward Johnson #2014ES4300623

2BR 2BA Brick home with garage, sun porch, quiet cul de sac, conv. to shaw $800 mo. 803-847-2813

FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

Phyllis B. Buckner 2808 Sequoia Drive Sumter, SC 29154

Janie K. Gaskins Young 115 Avalon Circle Easley, SC 29640

Cable, kitchen & washer access.

Private bath. Prefer neat female. $100/wk. with 1 wk dep. Call 803-305-7776.

Unfurnished Homes

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

Personal Representative

Rooms for Rent

Firewood

Mary E.D. Bartlette #2014ES4300613

Estate Notice Sumter County

Personal Representative

Estate:

Flowers Farm Produce 2037 Summerton Hwy 1 mi. N of Summerton, Hwy 15 M-F 9-5 Sat 9-3.

Homegrown fresh vegetables. U pick tomatoes.

Emma Jane Epps #2014ES4300589

Melissa Ann Epps 1650 Pudding Swamp Road Lynchburg, SC 29080

RENTALS

Fall Sale Palmetto Cornish Chickens (2nds) $12.00/box (12 birds a box) Palmetto Farm Supply 335 Broad St. Sumter, SC 29150 Oct. 27 - Nov 8, 2014 While supplies last.

Richard Phillip Mease #2014ES4300617

Estate Notice Sumter County

Carol J. Brown 110 Long Barn Road Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

Jack E. Hyatt, Sr. #2014ES4300591

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12-hour shift schedule (~14 days/mo) HS diploma or GED is required.

Industrial experience is preferred.

Manufacturing Technicians: Start rate ~ $18.00/HR Successful candidates will have basic mechanical skills and the desire to grow and progress in the job.

Personal Representative

2BR for rent. $450/month. Call 803-983-8084.

For Sale or Trade Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves.

Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311 Firewood for Sale Will Deliver. Call 803 651-8672 Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600.

Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364

14x70 2BR 1.5 BA Fncd Lot, clean, Part. furn. Shaw Area . $450 Mo + Dep Call 840-3371 or 494-3573

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 Scenic Lake West- 2BR 2BA No pets Call 499-1500 9am-5pm Only

Teresa Hyatt 15 Oak Haven Court Sumter, SC 29154

Legal Notice PUBLIC NOTICE Moore's Mini Storage Auction 9AM Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 1117 N. Main St. Sumter, SC 29153 3 Sheila Davis 6 Onisha Bethea 12 Tamika Jones 17 Danielle Laws 23 Shiveen Hilton 24 Dennis Scarborough 38 Wanda Joe

Estate:

Kim Thi Glahn #2014ES4300601

Personal Representative

Kurt Glahn 60 Oak Haven Court Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

Minnie Jackson Brisbone #2014ES4300580

Personal Representative

Calvin Brisbone 1149 Lewis Road Sumter, SC 29154

In order to be considered for employment, please visit us online at www.kochcareers.com and submit your resume to the job in which you are interested. A valid email account is required to apply. It is important to check email frequently as communication regarding your application process will be via email.

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