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Police offer reward for suspect Clarendon Concerns for public safety prompt $7.5K plea for information BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Sumter law enforcement is offering a $7,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of Dontrell Carter, who escaped into the woods near Dalzell on Sept. 18 after allegedly firing shots at pursuing officers using a high-powered weapon. Sumter Police Chief Russell Roark III said offering a reward is an unKEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM usual step, but he has concerns for Sumter Police Chief Russell Roark III talks about the public safety because of Carter’s procontinuing hunt for Dontrell Carter, who led officers pensity to use high-powered weapons on a chase before crashing his car and firing at and statements Carter has reportedthem. A cash reward is now being offered for infor- ly made to police sources vowing to continue to violently resist arrest. mation leading to his arrest.

“He is a danger to the community and law enforcement at large,” Roark said. He said police have also received reports Carter has obtained a weapon similar to the 6.62 mm rifle he allegedly used to fire at officers. The case began more than a month ago with a domestic violence situation, during which Carter allegedly fired several shots at a home before driving away. A few minutes later, Carter’s vehicle was spotted on U.S. 521 near Dalzell, where Sumter Sheriff’s Office deputies joined Sumter Police

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TASTY FACTS: Local hiring process: Begins 1st Quarter, 2017 Production schedule: Expected end of 1st Quarter, 2017. Fully operational in 2019. New jobs when fully operational: 225 KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Mount Franklin Foods brought an assortment of its products to Sumter Opera House on Thursday for the announcement of the start of operations in the former Au’some candy facility in Live Oak Industrial Park in Sumter next year.

Mount Franklin Foods to begin hiring locally early next year BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com Taking a challenging circumstance and turning it into an economic development win best describes the process that eventually led to the announcement Thursday of 225 new jobs coming to Sumter. Mount Franklin Foods, a North American manufacturer of high-quality candy and nut products, will be launching operations here

next year after company President and CEO Gary Ricco made the announcement at Sumter Opera House to a crowd full of Sumter business people and local government and elected officials. In August, Mount Frank-

lin Foods had planned to pick up equipment that it had purchased from the former Au’some candy plant that closed in March and take it back to its headquarters in El Paso, Texas. Then, in short time, local and state economic development officials and others convinced them to stay in the existing facility in the Live Oak Industrial Park. “Our local team worked quickly and convinced Mount Franklin Foods that

Sumter was not only an option, but the best option,” Sumter Development Board Chairman Greg Thompson said Thursday at the ceremony. “We were told initially, before they visited, that the odds of them locating in Sumter were very low,” Thompson said. “We asked for one chance. At the end of the second day of negotiations here, we were told that

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Jury deliberating in club shooting trial BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com The murder trial for Muttaqin Abdullah will continue at 9 a.m. today at Sumter County Judicial Center as the jury resumes its deliberation that started shortly after 11 a.m. on Thursday. Before the trial that started on Monday, Abdullah was serving a life sentence under the federal three-strikes

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shooting death of David Way and the injury of Marrell McBride outside of Club Lion Pitt on March 14, 2004. He now faces a murder charge, assault and battery and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Abdullah is representing himself during the trial, and the prosecution is lead by Third Judicial Circuit Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney III. Third Circuit Judge D. Craig Brown is presiding over the trial.

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Clarendon County residents affected by Hurricane Matthew are now eligible to apply for individual assistance through Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA approved funding for Clarendon and three other counties on Wednesday evening. Assistance can include money for temporary rental assistance and essential home repairs for primary homes, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to help survivors recover from the effects of the disaster, according to a news release from the agency. About 245 buildings in the county sustained some type of structural damage as a result of the storm, totaling about $5.5 million in damage, said Clarendon County Administrator David Epperson. Epperson said he did not have a breakdown of how many of those structural damages were major. Additionally, the county sustained an estimated $400,000 in damage to its public infrastructure, mainly damaged roads, he said. Last week, the county was approved for the Public Assistance Program, in which state and local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply for federal funding on a cost-sharing basis, Epperson said. FEMA will reimburse as much as 75 percent of the approved costs for debris removal and emergency services related to the storm. Additionally, county residents who became unemployed as a direct result of Hurricane Matthew may now be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits, according to an announcement made by the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce on Tuesday. The Disaster Unemployment Assistance program also is available to small business owners and the selfemployed, including contract workers who lost personal income due to the disaster. Individuals wanting to apply for the Disaster Unemployment Assistance, must first apply for regular unemployment insurance benefits. To apply, call 1-866-831-1724 or go to mybenefits.dew.sc. gov. For FEMA disaster assistance, register online at: www.disasterassistance.gov or by calling 800-621-3362. Disaster assistance applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call 800-462-7585. Those who use Video Relay Service may call 800-621-3362. The toll-free numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week until further notice.

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Fondling claim hits Senate race COLUMBIA (AP) — State police are investigating allegations that a state Senate candidate started an “inappropriate relationship” with a 16-year-old girl nearly 25 years ago, when he was a high school teacher in his 20s and she was his student. Mike Fanning’s fellow Democrats call the claim, made in the final stretch of the campaign, politically motivated. Fanning, 49, of Great Falls, is being investigated by the State Law Enforcement Division at the request of the Hampton County Sheriff’s Office, where his former student filed the complaint on Sept. 29. SLED took the case on Oct. 3, according to the department’s spokesman, Thom Berry. The sheriff’s report, obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request, says the alleged “inappropriate relationship” that began in 1993 involved “fondling - forcible.” It did not provide more details. Fanning, a former high school teacher in Estill and Columbia, did not respond to a request for comment. But Sen. Gerald Malloy, an attorney, said Fanning “categorically denies the allegations.” “The timing is suspect. The information is suspect. This is politically motivated. There’s no other conclusion to reach,” said Malloy, D-Hartsville. Malloy contends the “blind accusations” were orchestrated so that they are impossible to resolve before voters choose between Fanning and Republican Mark Palmer on Nov. 8. State Republican Party Chairman Matt Moore called on Democrats Tuesday to “immediately disassociate themselves from Mike Fanning and go on the record opposing his candidacy.” A website funded by the Senate Republican Caucus links to articles about the allegations. That didn’t stop Malloy and several other leading Democratic legislators from hosting a fundraiser for Fanning Wednesday night. Malloy said it had been rescheduled from earlier in the month because of the hurricane. Fanning’s former student, now 40, told the AP on Thursday that the timing is “unfortunate,” but the public should know. She said Fanning took advantage of his powerful position as her teacher. She said their relationship continued through her college years. Fanning is the director of the Olde English Consortium, a Chester-based nonprofit that coordinates education initiatives in the region. He beat incumbent Democratic Sen. Creighton Coleman, a 16-year veteran of the Legislature, in the June primary for the seat representing Fairfield, Chester and parts of York counties — a heavily Democratic district.

Officer injured while arresting man BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Too much coffee, or not enough? An attempt to arrest a pajama-clad suspect allegedly blocking traffic on Plowden Mill Road on Thursday morning ended up with a deputy injured and the suspect Tasered, pepper sprayed and re-Tasered before a Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputy could arrest the inappropriately dressed man. A Sumter County Sheriff’s Office press release said the officer suffered a “laceration,” which was not life threatening. The suspect is Scott Irving Ketchum, 34, 4480 Livingwood Drive, Apt. 10-B, Sumter, according to the release. Deputies responded to a call about 9 a.m. reporting a man wearing pajamas was blocking the roadway on Plowden

Mill Road. The first deputy on the scene located the jammied man and identified him as Ketchum, according to the SCSO release. Ketchum, who may have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed, reportedly had an outstanding warrant from the Sumter Police Department and, per agency policy, called for backup. When the second deputy arrived, they attempted to KETCHUM arrest Ketchum and a fight ensued, the release said. Deputies reportedly Tasered the man with no results. Then, things got really spicy when a deputy pepper sprayed Ketchum, also without any results. As the fight continued, a deputy Tasered the man in his nightclothes once more, still without

being able to button him up. Ketchum was finally subdued and handcuffed, but one of the deputies had suffered a laceration during the altercation. According to the release, EMS arrived on the scene to decontaminate Ketchum and the injured deputy was transported to a nearby industrial wellness center for treatment. Ketchum was transported to the Sumter Lee Regional Detention Center, where he at least will have a place to sleep. The story is not put to bed, however. According to SCSO, Ketchum is charged with two counts of assault and battery, first degree and one count of resisting arrest with assault. Both charges are felonies and carry a maximum penalty of 10 years (including approximately 3,652 nights) in prison.

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Wilson Hall sixth-grade student Jase Epps, as a monkey, performs a scene from “Animal Strike at the Zoo” as part of his theater class taught by Tara Schumacher. The students wrote five plays based on short stories, made their costumes and created the sets for the recent performance held for parents and students on the multipurpose room stage.

The Sumter Planning Department has made public the proposed designs for streetscaping and other improvement to North Main Street and Manning Avenue, and Senior Transportation Planner Allan Yu is urging residents to take a look at the plans, which are available in hard copy at the Sumter Planning Office, in the Liberty Center, 12 W. Liberty St., or by emailing Yu at ayu@sumter-sc.com. Yu said public comments are welcome. The projects were made possible by $11 million in federal funds and $5 million obtained through the Penny For Progress sales tax. The North Main Street project extends from Calhoun Street to Lafayette Drive and includes multimodal paths, grass or planted verge, bike lanes, travel lanes, a landscaped median, a bus stop with shelter, ornamental light poles and underground utilities, where feasible. The project also includes improved connections to U.S. 76/378 in the north and Oswego Highway in the south. The Manning Avenue Project is similar in design to the North Main Street project, and will extend from the end of the Manning Avenue Bridge to South Harvin Street. The plan includes improvements to the connection to U.S. 15 and U.S. 521. A meeting of the Sumter Urban Area Transportation Study Team has been scheduled at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Planning Department’s conference room in the Liberty Center. The topic for discussion will be the “SUATS Special Non-Guideshares Transportation Improvement Program project Recommendation.” For more information, contact Yu at (803) 774-1612.

Annual Fall for the Arts Festival opens tonight FROM STAFF REPORTS The Sumter County Cultural Commission opens its annual Fall for the Arts Festival tonight with a 6-to-8 p.m. art exhibition and reception for “From the Past ... Toward the Future.” The exhibition in Gallery 135 in Patriot Hall features works by David Sanders and Georgette Sanders, including artworks and African artifacts from the Manning Avenue Free Art Studio.

David Sanders is a painter and sculptor, while Georgette Sanders is known primarily for her sweetgrass baskets. There will also be a performance of poetry and drumming by Spiritual Gumbo. “William Dunlap — Look at It — Think about It” can be viewed in the Sumter County Gallery of Art from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today. Fall for the Arts continues Saturday with the Historic District Art Crawl from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Sumter Little

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‘Amazing talent’ infuses SLT musical revue Cierra Stewart, Caroline Mack and Angela Burkett rehearse for Sumter Little Theatre’s musical revue “Ain’t Misbehavin’” earlier this week. The writer praised their “keen sense of harmony” in a trio number, as well as their individual talents.

BY JANE G. COLLINS Special to The Sumter Item Eric Bultman was not “Misbehavin’” when he cast the current Sumter Little Theatre musical “Ain’t Misbehavin.” The show is a virtual two-hour, nonstop musical whirlwind of songs by Fats Waller and his contemporaries, except for the 15-minute intermission. Musical director William Paul Brown and pianist James Lies have assembled a band that is so hot that even the bass player took off his jacket by the second half. Truthfully, Darren Polutta (bass), David Shoemaker (drums), Sean Hackett (clarinet), John Hopkins (trumpet), Kevin Floyd (saxophone), Victor Wesley (trombone) and Lies (piano) are definitely a major part of the action. The understated elegance of the set proves a fitting backdrop for the entertaining evening that follows. The cast is a talented group that moves smoothly from ensemble to individual focus. As a company, the five singers — William Paul Brown, Caroline Mack, Elijah Bradford, Angela Burkett and Cierra Stewart — reveal fascinating personalities, rhythmic aptitude and incredible endurance. Bradford and company establish the power of the individual

Club Swing” and “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love.” Mack and Brown provide nostalgic poignancy in “Two Sleepy People,” while Bradford continues to provide consistent enthusiasm in “How Ya Baby.” The group’s powerful tone, ensemble creativeness and sensitivity add depth and solemnity in “Black and Blue,” richly rendered with measures that focus on the group and individual musicality. If you love music, if you love to be entertained, if you want to sit back and just enjoy the talent on stage, “Ain’t Misbehavin’” is the perfect vehicle. You have heard this from me before,

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A REVIEW performer in “‘Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness,” but the ensemble is equally as important. Brown and Stewart reward the audience with vocal and acting prowess in “Honeysuckle Rose.” Mack continues to showcase the individual talent closely woven into the company in “Squeeze Me,” continuing to add persona to the overall numbers. Just when the audience thinks things can’t get any more interesting, Burkett delivers “I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling” and a dynamic rendition of “Cash for Your Trash.” Even though the musical is one succession of songs after another, the company fills each number with incredible acting, so natural that it sells each song with combinations of humor, en-

thusiasm, joy and great vocals. Brown and Bradford combine personality and humor in “The Ladies Who Sing with the Band,” and Mack and Burkett turn “Find Out What They Like” into a riotous combination of harmony and raucously appropriate choreography. The three women show off their keen sense of harmony in “Off Time,” as the fellows join in to complete the number. The evening is definitely rife with personality. It is difficult to picture Brown as an opera singer in his wildly hysterical “Your Feet’s Too Big” and in the captivating, audience participation tune “Fat and Greasy” with Bradford. Stewart adds tap dancing to her evening’s contribution and showcases her singing and acting versatility in numbers such as “Yacht

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Sumter Little Theatre, 14 Mood Ave., presents “Ain’t Misbehavin’” tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m. and a Sunday matinee at 3 p.m. Saturday is season member appreciation night, when season ticket holders can bring a friend for free. The musical revue continues at 8 p.m. Thursday through Oct. 29 and closes with a 3 p.m. matinee Oct. 30. For reservations, call SLT at (803) 775-2150, visit http://www. sumterlittletheatre.com/tickets. html or go by the theater at 14 Mood Ave.

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CANDY FROM PAGE A1 our odds were slightly better than 50-50. After their second visit here, it was 80-20 they said in favor of locating in Sumter.” Ricco said he was highly impressed with the Sumter recruitment process. “The initial discussions were about the fact that they really wanted us to be here,” Ricco said. “That got our attention. They said they could help us in certain ways to make it worth our while to locate here.” The logistics also worked in Sumter’s favor, Ricco added. “The building, which is about 100,000 square feet, was much larger than the one in El Paso that we intended to put the equipment in,” Ricco said. “It also would have been very expensive to take it out and move to Texas. In our first visit, it made a whole lot of sense for our future growth to take advantage of the larger building here to do that here.” Mount Franklin Foods man-

ufactures multi-candy food products and nuts and plans to expand to add natural and organic food snacks that are fortified with multivitamins and other ingredients. One of the largest food service distributors in the U.S., the food manufacturer supplies major retailers Walmart and Kroger and big brands Nestle and Wrigley. Ricco said he and his staff were very impressed with the workforce training resources available in South Carolina for its advanced manufacturing operations. “We were blown away by the readySC advanced manufacturing training center here in Sumter,” Ricco said. “Our success in this new venture will be due to a very strong partnership with the technical training programs you have put in place to provide us with an excellent workforce. “Our commitment to provide 225 jobs, we hope, is just the beginning,” Ricco said.

REWARD FROM PAGE A1 in a pursuit. According to accounts from the SCSO, after a 5-mile chase on 521, Carter crashed down an embankment on Furman Field Road. As he exited the vehicle, Carter allegedly fired several shots at pursuing officers before fleeing into the woods. Several bullet holes were found in the police vehicles but no officers were injured. Law enforcement returned fire, but found no blood at the scene indicating Carter was injured. The semi-automatic rifle Carter allegedly used to fire at officers was found near the scene, but no further trace of Carter has been found in the area. Roark said several searches by officers on the ground, using tracking and cadaver dogs, as well as from the air using infrared technology failed to find more evidence of where Carter fled after eluding his persuers.

He said all the information they have on Carter’s whereabouts and activities since Sept. 18, have come from sources in the community. Those reports have led police to believe Carter is still in the area and may be driving a black, four-door sedan, possibly a Lexus or Nissan. He has reportedly been seen in local clubs and in the Sara Glen Drive area of Dalzell. Roark also said Carter has reportedly resumed his business activities — allegedly selling marijuana. Carter has relatives in the area, Roark said, and has ties to surrounding counties and Myrtle Beach as well as in Charlotte and Miami. He warned that anyone providing assistance to the fugitive is committing a criminal act and will be held responsible. According to a press release, Carter faces charges of domestic violence, failure to

Sumter Development Board President and CEO Jay Schwedler elaborated on the workforce the company will be looking for. “Generally, we hope some of the workers from the former Au’some operation are interested in coming back,” Schwedler said. “There will be skilled and semi-skilled mainline jobs for maintenance technicians, machine operators and laborers.” The new project is also expected to bring $10 million in new capital investment. Schwedler said a part of the $10 million investment would be toward facility renovations, but that a significant portion will be in machinery and equipment to accommodate continued growth in its product line. Hiring for the new jobs is projected to begin in the first quarter of 2017, and readySC will assist with the recruitment process. More information on the hiring process and who to contact will be released when it becomes available. Schwedler expects the man-

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Bobby Richardson, left, and Mount Franklin Foods President and CEO Gary Ricco talk about the community after an announcement ceremony Thursday at the Sumter Opera House that the candy and nut manufacturer is opening a plant in Sumter. ufacturer will hire 50 to 75 workers by the end of 2017. “Then, at the end of year two, if they have 150, then that will be right on target,”

stop for a blue light and siren, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, seven counts of attempted murder, driving under suspension and firing shots into a dwelling. He is described as having a medium complexion, brown eyes, about 5-feet 9-inches tall and weighing about 170 pounds. When last seen he was wearing his black hair in dreadlocks, but police believe he has cut his hair. The press release said Carter has charges pending from an armed robbery in 2008, unlawful carrying of a pistol and possession of a stolen firearm in 2010, an attempted murder and discharging a firearm into a vehicle charges from 2013, and a grand larceny charge in 2014. Information about his whereabouts may be given by calling Crime Stoppers at (803) 436-2718, or toll-free at 1-888274-6372, to Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 4362000 or Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700.

Schwedler said. “At the end of year three, 225 employees. If things go well, there could be more than 225, but first we start with that goal.”

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Final debate brings little clarity to wavering voters RIVER FALLS, Wis. (AP) — As a tumultuous campaign nears an end, undecided voters across the country watched the final debate of the U.S. presidential race with a mix of skepticism and rapt attention Wednesday night. They were searching for clarity, and some found it. But others remained painfully undecided just a few weeks before the election, saying neither candidate won them over. “I heard a lot of the same rhetoric spewed over and over again,” said 41-year-old Damon Holter, who makes barbecue sauces and marinades in western Wisconsin. “I know I need to make a decision. I just don’t know how to get there.” Here’s what else Holter and others had to say:

‘LIKE A LITTLE KID’ Watching the start of the debate at Bo’s ‘N Mine bar and grill in River Falls, Holter took note when Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump again did not shake hands. “He’s just like a little kid,” he said when Trump began speaking. Still, the GOP candidate did a better job than in the first two debates, taking charge while Clinton stumbled, Holter said. “She’s no longer acting presidential” when she’s interrupting Trump, he said. But when Trump talked about the U.S. border with Mexico, Holter scoffed: “The whole notion of a wall is pretty ridiculous.” Overall, he said, nothing either candidate said swayed him. THE VERDICT: Holter remains undecided.

THE VERDICT: “I don’t know if I decided one way or the other. But if I did have to vote, I would probably vote for Hillary Clinton. I would not vote for Trump,” Chadd Bunker said.

ROOKIE VOTER Taylor Botwinis of Clinton Township, Michigan, is 26, but this will be the first time she casts a ballot in a presidential election. Clinton is a no-go for the homeschooling mother of three. For Botwinis, the debate was an opportunity to hear more from Trump and decide whether to support the Republican or vote for a third-party candidate. She filled a page with handwritten notes early in the debate but put down her pen when the discussion slid into finger-pointing over ethics, morals and fitness for office. Botwinis noted Trump didn’t directly answer when asked about U.S. troops possibly going to Syria under his presidency. She liked his pledge to improve the economy, saying too many college graduates aren’t working in their field of study. Botwinis cringed when Trump called Clinton a “nasty woman.” “Even if he’s thinking that — have a filter,” she said. THE VERDICT: Botwinis said she’ll likely vote for Trump because of his “stances, not his personality.”

TOO POLISHED Matt Alsaeedi, 26, felt refreshed by Clinton’s authenticity during much of the debate, saying an overall mistrust in

said he would run the country the way he runs his company. As Trump continued to talk over moderator Chris Wallace and Clinton, Hart joked there was one way Clinton could get his vote. “If she just walked over right now and punched him in the face, I would go home and fill out my ballot,” Hart said.

THE VERDICT: Hart is still not 100 percent behind Clinton, and did appreciate some of her comments about helping families, women and children. He wants to do more research but might half-heartedly join Team Hillary. “Honestly, if I can’t think of a reason not to vote for her, I will,” Hart said.

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RELUCTANT DEMOCRAT Dave Hart, 39, of Phoenix, is a Democrat torn between voting for Clinton and a third-party candidate. A software support specialist who works from home, Hart watched the debate with a friend at Chambers On First pub in downtown Phoenix. Hart started out as a Sanders supporter and never warmed up to Clinton. It has nothing to do with her email issues, he said. It’s her history as “somebody that plays the game to get what she wants rather than do what’s right.” Hart has put off filling out his early ballot, which arrived last week. He saw the final debate as Clinton’s last chance to sway him. Hart has been adamantly opposed to Trump, and the debate only cemented his opinion. Hart laughed several times, especially when Trump

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A HOUSE DIVIDED Chadd Bunker, 50, a union truck driver in Sparks, Nevada, who considers himself largely politically apathetic, said after the debate he’s still not sure if he will end up voting, but he doesn’t think he’ll cast his ballot for Trump. The longtime L.A. Dodgers fan kept an eye on his laptop streaming the National League championship against the Chicago Cubs while watching the debate in his living room with his wife Karen, a staunch Democrat. Bunker cast his first presidential vote for Ronald Reagan in 1984, voted for Obama in 2008 and sat out the 2012 election. He said he is pro-abortion rights and didn’t learn until Wednesday night that Trump is not. He doesn’t think his life will change much regardless of who wins. He likes Trump’s experience in the business world and believes Clinton would be better at handling foreign affairs. “Neither one of them is going to come to my house and take my guns,” Chadd Bunker said.

government “hurts her as much as it helps her” as a candidate. The Charlotte School of Law student originally from Sandy Run, South Carolina, who said he leans to the left politically, was listening for discussion of foreign policy issues. The biggest disappointment to Alsaeedi was a lack of discussion of veterans’ issues. THE VERDICT: Alsaeedi remains undecided, saying he was turned off by Clinton’s polished-politician persona. “I was on board with her until she opened the can in the conclusion,” he said. “It felt like she just spewed this message. I’m undecided still out of a lack of trust in Secretary Clinton, unfortunately.”

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Monkeying around Rock-bashing primates make flakes similar to early stone tools NEW YORK (AP) — Call them knockoffs. Rock-smashing monkeys in Brazil make stone flakes that look a lot like tools made by our ancient ancestors. Scientists watched as Capuchin monkeys in a national park pounded stones against each other, splitting off sharpedged flakes that resemble cutting tools used by the forerunners of humans. The monkeys ignored the flakes, focusing on the damaged stones instead. So they clearly weren’t deliberately making them as tools. But if ancient monkeys did the same thing, their unintentional handiwork could be mistaken for deliberate tool-making by human ancestors, researchers said. The scientists are not suggesting that any stone tools attributed so far to human forerunners were instead made by monkeys, said Tomos Proffitt of Oxford University in England. Those tools, which date back as far as 3.3 million years ago, are more complex than what the Brazilian monkeys make, he said in a telephone interview. But as scientists look for earlier and earlier tools, their findings may begin to resemble the monkey flakes more strongly, said Proffitt, lead author of a study released Wednesday by the journal Nature. And the new work shows that such flakes are not exclusively the calling card of our ancient ancestors, called hominins, he said. If somebody finds very old simple flakes, “you can’t assume it is hominin. You have to say it might be produced by an extinct monkey or ape,”

This image made available by the journal Nature shows examples of flaked stones made by wild capuchin monkeys in Brazil. Scale bar at center is 2 inches. Proffitt said. Our African ancestors used sharp-edged stone flakes for butchering and skinning animal carcasses, as well as cutting up tough plant material. To show such flakes were human-made tools, scientists seek evidence like wear marks on the edges or nearby animal bones with marks from butchering. Proffitt and his co-authors studied capuchin monkeys in the Serra da Capivara National Park. They examined the flakes and damaged rocks and compared them to artifacts from human ancestors. It’s

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ANDY CAPP

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Family never learns to let up on criticism of career DEAR ABBY — I grew up the third of four children. Both my older brothers chose to go into engineering (the Dear Abby field my faABIGAIL ther is in). I rocked the VAN BUREN boat and opted to go into education. All during college and after, my parents continued to tell me I had chosen the wrong career and would never have any money. Ten years later, I'm still getting constant comments about my career choice and financial status. They make little jabs like, "... but we know you can't afford it," and, "Is this too ex-

JUMBLE THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

pensive for you?" which echo at family gatherings to the point that neither my husband nor I want to be there. We both work hard and, while we might struggle, we never ask for financial assistance. How can I get my family to stop these comments? They're hurtful. Educator in the Midwest DEAR EDUCATOR — You are being picked on not only because of your career choice and its salary level, but also the fact that you didn't fall into line as your siblings did and do what your parents wanted. Much as we might wish to, we cannot dictate the behavior of others. If you have told your family their comments bother you and they persist, you will have to focus on the

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importance of the field you chose and the contribution to society you are making. And attend those family gatherings less often. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Good advice for everyone — teens to seniors — is in "The Anger in All of Us and How to Deal With It." To order, send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to Dear Abby, Anger Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.) For an excellent guide to becoming a better conversationalist and a more sociable person, order “How to Be Popular.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to Dear Abby, Popularity Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

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

By Chuck Deodene

ACROSS 1 Deceptive operation 6 Work with a number 10 Deceptive distortion 14 Indulge 15 Probe-launching org. 16 Words often after a number 17 Place to take a 36-Down 19 Attire 20 Euripides drama 21 Cook books, say 22 Venomous reptile 25 Place to run a 36-Down 28 Horror film reaction 30 Way out 31 __ Throne: “Game of Thrones” monarchy 32 They may span decades 34 Tack on 37 Place to install a 36-Down 41 Pasture parent 42 Members of an exclusive league 43 Pasta choice

44 Lack of focus 45 See 12-Down 47 Place to hold a 36-Down 52 PC file extension 53 One percent, so to speak 54 Lead-in to a drink? 56 Fund-raiser, perhaps 57 Place to hit a 36-Down 62 “Totally!” 63 Brink 64 Mill output 65 Not 66 Wolfish look 67 Neighborhood posting DOWN 1 “__ Hate Me”: Spike Lee film 2 Prom duds 3 Devil 4 Social convention 5 Country bordering three seas 6 Kickoff 7 Grab for clumsily 8 “Royal Pains” network 9 Declare 10 “Well, whoop-de-do”

10/21/16 11 Get duded up 12 With 45-Across, “The Bicentennial Man” author 13 Up __ 18 Deadwood’s state: Abbr. 21 Like new bills 22 Out of the way 23 Nag 24 Essay makeup 26 Locking blocks 27 End-of-term ordeal 29 Letterpress need 32 VP after Hubert 33 Expert 34 Fairy-tale intro words 35 Do a juice cleanse, say 36 Theme of this puzzle

38 El Niño feature 39 Female gamete 40 Action film weapon 44 Mendel’s science 45 Novelist Waugh 46 Wave to from the dock 47 Initiated 48 Andean transport 49 Edmonton NHL player 50 Hull region 51 Deduce 55 Sigh-inducing 57 Holder of locks 58 Shelley work 59 Scheider of “Jaws” 60 Seek payback, maybe 61 Fumble, e.g.

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10/21/16

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NOTABLE AND QUOTABLE

n The New York Times, Maureen Dowd says Trump was “Egged On to Get Egg on His Face.” At the final debate tonight in Las Vegas, Donald Trump once more showed how easily egged on he is. Continuing to deploy lethal darts from her team of shrinks, Hillary Clinton baited Trump into a series of damaging nailsin-the-coffin statements. And it was so easy. The one-time litigator prosecuted the case against Trump, sparking another temperamental spiral, as effectively as Chris Christie once broke down Marco Rubio. In Trump’s warped funhouse mirror of a psyche, every rejection is a small death. That is why he harps on humiliation, that America is being humiliated on the world stage, that we are losing potency — a theme that resonates with angry voters who feel humiliated by their dwindling economic fortunes and angry about illegal immigrants and refugees swarming in who might be competition. She once more proved adept at getting her rival’s goat: She again contended that he’s not a self-made man but a spoiled rich kid who was underwritten by his father and she accused him of choking on bringing up the issue of who would pay for the wall when he met with the president of Mexico. Trump tried to stay calm, but he can never let go of a slight. He defended himself on groping charges by saying, “Nobody has more respect for women than I do.’’ But he ended up, after Clinton’s hazing — “Donald thinks belittling women makes him bigger” — blurting out as she talked about entitlements: “Such a nasty woman.’’ No doubt it is hard for a man — whose lovely, sphinx-like wife rarely talks at dinners with friends to make room for more talking by Trump — to listen to an opinionated woman speak dismissively to him over 90 minutes. ••• In “The Three-Headed GOP After Trump,” William Galston notes in The Wall Street Journal that, “Today’s Republicans are — like Caesar’s Gaul — divided into three distinct parts.” Barring an unprecedented comeback during the final three weeks of the campaign,Donald Trump’s insurgent bid for the presidency will fall short. It is not too early to wonder what the Republican Party will do in the wake of his defeat, its third consecutive quadrennial loss. No Republican will ever try harder than Mr. Trump has to make working-class white voters the centerpiece of a majority coalition. His no-holds barred effort to mobilize them has offended minority voters as well as the more educated white voters who have long supported more mainstream conservative candidates. If current trends continue, he will register singledigit support among AfricanAmericans, he will underperform Mitt Romney’s woeful

showing among Latinos, and he will lose to Hillary Clinton among college-educated women. Underlying these results are deep structural tensions. Establishment conservatives reflect the interests of corporate America. They favor free trade, immigration reform, and well-targeted public investment. They are broadly internationalist and mostly support the treaties and institutions through which the United States exercises global influence. Second come the small-town, small-government conservatives who channel the anxieties and antipathies of the National Federation of Independent Business and whose sentiments pervade the Paul Ryan-House Republican manifesto, “A Better Way.” And lastly, we reach the populist conservatives, many of them working class, about whom so much has been written in this election cycle. They mistrust all large institutions, especially the federal government, but they do not have an ideological preference for smaller government. ••• “Morning Joe” Scarborough writes, “The Republican Party must reform or die. Because if it stays on its current course, George W. Bush’s fear may be proven right. He may be the last Republican ever elected to the White House.” The “Morning Joe” panel had a discussion this week about the reckoning that some on our show believed should take place about Donald Trump’s sins against American democracy. One guest suggested that Thanksgiving dinners across America should be used as a forum for Hillary Clinton supporters to lecture Trumpsupporting family members on how their vote promoted racism and xenophobia. “Please pass the cranberry sauce, you white-privileged bigot.” No thanks. Since our family makes it a habit to not talk politics at holiday gatherings, I will leave it to others to pollute their Thanksgivings with such unpleasant talk. The better place for such nasty political forums might be at Republican meetings across the country. After all, it is past time that my party confront the ugly undercurrents that led us to this point and have been allowed to fester in the Party of Lincoln for too long. This year, that undercurrent exploded to the surface of the 2016 campaign with the nomination of a candidate who dismissed many Mexicans as rapists and murderers, called for the banning of a billion Muslims from the United States, and spit out other racially charged comments that diminished his chances in the general election while seemingly feeding into his support in the Republican primary. ••• Notable & Quotable is compiled by Graham Osteen. Contact him at graham@theitem. com.

COMMENTARY

Presidential vote, explained

ASHINGTON — The case against give through the Clintons, you have a claim on Hillary Clinton could have been future favors. written before the recent The soullessness of this campaign — all ambiWikiLeaks and FBI disclosures. tion and entitlement — emerges almost poiBut these documents do provide hard textual gnantly in the emails, especially when aides backup. keep asking what the campaign is about. In one The most sensational disclosure was the pro- largely overlooked passage, Clinton complains posed deal between the State Department and that her speechwriters have not given her any the FBI in which the FBI would declassify a overall theme or rationale. Isn’t that the candiHillary Clinton email and State would give the date’s job? Asked one of her aides, Joel BenenFBI more slots in overseas stations. What made son: “Do we have any sense from her what she it sensational was the rare appearance in an of- believes or wants her core message to be?” ficial account of the phrase “quid pro quo,” It’s that emptiness at the core that makes which is the currently agreed-upon dividing every policy and position negotiable and politiline between acceptable and unacceptable cor- cally calculable. Hence the embarrassing ruption. about-face on the Trans-Pacific Partnership This is nonetheless an odd choice for after the popular winds swung decimost egregious offense. First, it ocsively against free trade. curred several layers removed from So too with financial regulation, as the campaign and from Clinton. It inin Dodd-Frank. As she told a Goldman volved a career State Department offiSachs gathering, after the financial cial (he occupied the same position collapse there was “a need to do someunder Condoleezza Rice) covering not thing because, for political reasons ... just for Clinton but for his own departyou can’t sit idly by and do nothing.” ment. Giving the appearance that someSecond, it’s not clear which side orig- CHARLES thing had to be done. That’s not why inally offered the bargain. Third, noth- Krauthammer Elizabeth Warren supported Dodding tangible was supposed to exchange Frank. Which is the difference behands. There was no proposed persontween a conviction politician like Waral enrichment — a Rolex in return for your ren and a calculating machine like Clinton. soul — which tends to be our standard for punOf course, we knew all this. But we hadn’t ishable misconduct. seen it so clearly laid out. Illicit and illegal as is And finally, it never actually happened. The WikiLeaks, it is the camera in the sausage facFBI turned down the declassification request. tory. And what it reveals is surpassingly unIn sum, a warm gun but nonsmoking. Inpretty. deed, if the phrase “quid pro quo” hadn’t apI didn’t need the Wiki files to oppose Hillary peared, it would have received little attention. Clinton. As a conservative, I have long disMoreover, it obscures the real scandal — the agreed with her worldview and the policies bottomless cynicism of the campaign and of that flow from it. As for character, I have the candidate. watched her long enough to find her deeply Among dozens of examples, the Qatari gam- flawed, to the point of unfitness. But for those bit. Qatar, one of the worst actors in the Middle heretofore unpersuaded, the recent disclosures East (having financially supported the Islamic should close the case. State, for example), offered $1 million as a A case so strong that, against any of a dozen “birthday” gift to Bill Clinton in return for five possible GOP candidates, voting for her oppominutes of his time. Who offers — who takes nent would be a no-brainer. Against Donald — $200,000 a minute? We don’t know the “quid” Trump, however, it’s a dilemma. I will not vote here, but it’s got to be big. for Hillary Clinton. But, as I’ve explained in In the final debate, Clinton ran and hid when these columns, I could never vote for Donald asked about pay-for-play at the Clinton FounTrump. dation. And for good reason. The emails reveal The only question is whose name I’m going how foundation donors were first in line for fa- to write in. With Albert Schweitzer doubly unvors and contracts. available (noncitizen, dead), I’m down to Paul A governance review by an outside law firm Ryan or Ben Sasse. Two weeks to decide. reported that some donors “may have an expectation of quid pro quo benefits in return for Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letgifts.” You need an outside law firm to tell you ters@charleskrauthammer.com. that? If your Sultanic heart bleeds for Haiti, why not give to Haiti directly? Because if you (c) 2016, The Washington Post Writers Group

LETTER TO THE EDITOR WILSON WON’T BE AN INDEPENDENT VOICE ON COUNCIL Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies, which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Sumter Item’s website, www. theitem.com. Are you ready? It’s coming — November 8th, Election Day. I am sure many of you are tired of the bickering and hostile banter between the parties and candidates. I am too. As the date quickly approaches I feel I have an obligation

to say something about one of our local elections, as many already have. The election I am talking about is the one for County Council District 3 between the incumbent Jimmy Byrd and the challenger, Patti Wilson. Anyone who has done their due diligence knows a little background on these two individuals. Both are local business owners and both have served their community in an elected capacity. For those that do not know, Patti Wilson is a former Sumter School District Board of Trustees member. Since Jimmy Byrd is the incumbent, it should be understood what

capacity he has served in. Now that we have that established, I would like to focus on Ms. Wilson’s public service as a Trustee for the Sumter School District. I will cut to the chase and I will not mince words. If the residents of District 3 elect Patti Wilson, you will be making a grave mistake as well as getting way more than you bargained for. I have personally witnessed numerous times Ms. Wilson’s inability to make a decision or cast a vote on her own. Time and time again I watched her, when it was time for the school board to cast a vote, lean across the table and look down at Ralph Canty

to see how he was voting before she would or would not cast her own vote. She did not have the ability to think independently when it came to serious matters before our community as a Trustee. She was also one of the Trustees that voted in favor of Randolph Bynum becoming our Sumter School District Superintendent following the district consolidation. Bynum was the least qualified of the three finalists. She also voted to extend his contract before it was up for renewal. BRIAN D. BEAN Sumter

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AROUND TOWN The Lincoln High School Pres125 W. Bartlette St. Transervation Alumni Association portation provided within Lincoln High Alumni to hold dinner will hold a dinner fundraiser the coverage area. If you fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today know a blind person, conat the Lincoln High School tact Debra Canty, chapter cafeteria, Council Street. president, at (803) 775-5792 Cost is $8 per person and or debra.canty@frontier. the menu will consist of com. Donations are welgrilled or baked chicken, come and can be mailed to: seasoned rice, corn, desNFB Sumter Chapter, P.O. sert, roll and a drink. Dine Box 641, Sumter, SC 29151. in or take out. Call James L. Sumter’s Marine Corps League Green at (803) 968-4173. Detachment 1202 will celeThe Sumter Branch NAACP will brate the 241st USMC Birthday meet at 5 p.m. on Sunday, with a dinner and cake cutOct. 23, at St. Paul AME ting ceremony on Thursday, Church, 1495 N. St. Paul Nov. 10, at the Carolina Church Road. Skies Club, Shaw Air Force Base, 487 Myers St. GatherThe Manning High School ing time is 6 p.m. with dinChapter of FBLA will hold a ner at 7 p.m. The cost is $25 chicken dinner fundraiser on per person for prime rib Monday, Oct. 24. Dinners are $7 each and will include and the fixings. Call Ted Jones at (803) 968-2196 or Fay baked or fried chicken, Cook at (803) 775-5768 before macaroni and cheese, Nov. 1 for reservations and green beans and seasoned questions. rice. Dinners can be ordered through the main ofThe Sumter County Veterans fice of the school or email Association will hold its annual S. Bell at sbell@csd2.org. Veterans Day parade and proDinners will need to be gram on Friday, Nov. 11. Bepicked up from 4 to 5:30 ginning at 10 a.m., the pap.m. on Oct. 24 in the school rade will start at the corner cafeteria. of Main and Bartlette The Sumter Branch NAACP will streets heading north on Main, turning right onto sponsor a candidates forum Calhoun Street and then for mayoral candidates and right onto Harvin, ending at Sumter City Council Ward 4 the Judicial Center parking from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thurslot. The ceremony will day, Oct. 27, at Central Carbegin at 11 a.m. on the front olina Technical College, Health Sciences Center, 133 lawn of the courthouse. There will be numerous S. Main St. vendors set up behind the The YWCA of the Upper Lowcourthouse displaying varilands needs your help to solve ous benefits and informathe Mystery at Sunset from tion for the veterans. The 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Friday, grand marshal of the paOct. 28, at Sunset Country rade will be 20th Fighter Club, 1005 Golf Crest Road. Wing Commander Col. DanJoin them for an evening of iel Lasica, who will also fun, dinner and dancing to serve as the keynote speaka live band to solve the er for the program. 1920’s whodunit mystery. In honor of Veterans Day, the Enjoy a clue scavenger Langley Winds Chamber Enhunt, cash bar and door semble will provide a free conprizes. The attire for the cert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, evening is semi-formal / Nov. 11, at the Sumter cocktail. Tickets: $50 per Opera House. Visit www. person. Call (803) 773-7158 SumterOperaHouse.com to to reserve and / or pick up reserve your seating. your tickets. The Shepherd’s Center’s annu- The Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association al flea market will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sat- will sponsor a wine and cheese sip from 5 to 9 p.m. on Sunurday, Nov. 5, at Trinity-Linday, Nov. 13, at the Lincoln coln Center, 24 Council St. High School cafeteria, The Sumter Chapter of the Na- Council Street. Music will tional Federation of the Blind be provided. Cost is $6 per of South Carolina will meet person. Call James L. Green at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at (803) 968-4173. at Shiloh-Randolph Manor,

FYI The Lincoln High School Prestion Tax-Aide is in need of volervation Alumni Association unteers for the upcoming tax will provide transportation to season. No tax preparation the polls for voting. This will experience is needed. VolincludeWill transportation for unteers you need transportation to only the need to have earlypolls voting on Election minimum computer experito and vote? Day, Nov. 8. To make arence and the desire to help rangements, call (803) 968local taxpayers. Volunteer 4173, (803) 883-9251 or (803) at www.aarpfoundation. 458-2101. org/taxaide. Call Ms. King at (803) 316-0772 if you Sumter County AARP Foundahave questions.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Changes at EUGENIA LAST home or at work will require your attention. Don’t react emotionally when it’s best to show restraint and offer suggestions that will improve the situation. A romantic evening will ease your stress.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A reunion or family get-together will encourage you to put aside any differences you have and begin again. Much can be accomplished if you are flexible. A suggestion someone makes should be considered. Help given will encourage help in return. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t let your emotions lead you in a direction that will cause personal and professional problems. Mixing business with pleasure will backfire, causing you to scramble when you should be closing a deal or aiming for advancement. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Live and learn. Relationships with people who have a different code of ethics or belief system may intrigue you, but don’t buy into something that sounds too good to be true. Stick to what you know. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Something going on behind the scenes will affect your life. Ask questions and offer suggestions that will ensure that you aren’t going to end up in a precarious position. Change is only good if it is a move forward. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Partnerships will play an active part in the decisions you make. What you do to help others will be commendable and will not go unnoticed. Ask questions if someone you love seems to be

hiding something from you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Personal problems will mount if you aren’t specific about the way you feel or what your intentions are. Don’t procrastinate when dealing with other people, or you will end up in an awkward position. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You will learn through the people you encounter and the events or activities you engage in. A retreat or seminar that offers unique lifestyles will encourage you to make changes to the way you live. Explore your options. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Listen and offer suggestions, but don’t take over or you will end up being the one who takes the fall when things don’t pan out. Put your money, possessions and assets in a secure place. Taking a risk will end badly.

DAILY PLANNER

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WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

SATURDAY

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MONDAY

TUESDAY

Clouds and sun; not as warm

Clear and cooler

Sunny and not as warm

Nice with plenty of sunshine

Sun mixing with clouds

Plenty of sun

79°

48°

67° / 44°

73° / 49°

80° / 50°

70° / 46°

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Chance of rain: 5%

WNW 8-16 mph

NW 7-14 mph

WNW 3-6 mph

NNW 4-8 mph

NE 6-12 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 70/41 Spartanburg 69/43

Greenville 71/45

Columbia 79/48

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

Sumter 79/48

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 75/43

ON THE COAST

Charleston 84/52

Today: A shower. Some sun; fog early in southern parts. High 79 to 83. Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler. High 66 to 70.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

85° 61° 73° 49° 87° in 1950 27° in 1996

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 354.94 75.32 75.24 98.07

24-hr chg -0.03 -0.01 -0.09 -0.26

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0.00" 5.43" 2.36" 44.55" 51.47" 39.73"

Myrtle Beach 81/52

Manning 78/47

Today: Mostly cloudy and cooler. Winds north-northwest 8-16 mph. Saturday: Plenty of sun. Winds northnorthwest 6-12 mph.

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Florence 79/49

Bishopville 76/46

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

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 11.06 -0.38 19 2.69 -0.01 14 9.66 -1.53 14 1.62 none 80 75.95 -0.09 24 4.50 none

Sunrise 7:32 a.m. Moonrise 11:57 p.m.

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High 1:45 a.m. 2:14 p.m. 2:47 a.m. 3:16 p.m.

Ht. 3.2 3.6 3.1 3.5

Low 8:26 a.m. 9:16 p.m. 9:27 a.m. 10:18 p.m.

Ht. 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.6

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 68/46/c 53/37/pc 73/51/s 55/38/c 77/50/s 94/60/s 80/60/pc 74/51/sh 88/59/pc 78/49/sh 96/71/s 71/56/s 73/51/sh

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 66/47/s 59/43/pc 79/54/s 53/42/pc 78/53/s 83/60/s 76/59/s 55/43/r 77/53/s 58/45/pc 97/71/s 67/53/s 61/47/pc

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 59/41/c 73/44/c 79/45/pc 81/52/pc 77/57/pc 84/52/pc 73/43/pc 73/44/pc 79/48/pc 77/47/pc 81/52/pc 79/46/sh 80/49/sh

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Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 79/49/sh Gainesville 86/51/pc Gastonia 72/43/pc Goldsboro 81/50/sh Goose Creek 82/49/pc Greensboro 70/46/sh Greenville 71/45/c Hickory 67/44/sh Hilton Head 82/51/pc Jacksonville, FL 84/52/pc La Grange 71/44/pc Macon 76/44/pc Marietta 67/44/c

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 67/43/s 75/46/s 63/39/s 65/44/s 68/43/s 62/44/pc 66/43/s 61/42/s 68/48/s 73/47/s 68/40/s 72/40/s 64/43/s

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 64/41/c Mt. Pleasant 83/51/pc Myrtle Beach 81/52/pc Orangeburg 77/47/pc Port Royal 80/51/pc Raleigh 75/48/sh Rock Hill 73/43/pc Rockingham 73/45/pc Savannah 83/51/pc Spartanburg 69/43/c Summerville 80/49/pc Wilmington 81/51/sh Winston-Salem 68/45/sh

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 58/40/s 68/47/s 68/48/s 67/41/s 69/48/s 63/43/s 64/39/s 64/39/s 71/46/s 63/39/s 67/42/s 66/45/s 61/43/pc

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Helping others is generous, but if it creates a problem with someone close to you, it will turn into a nowin situation. Don’t get stuck cleaning up someone else’s mess without assistance. Take care of personal affairs before helping others. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t spend foolishly or try to impress someone by trying to buy favors. You will do much better by keeping your emotions under control and your wallet in your pocket. Spending money unnecessarily will only add to your stress. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Check out a business opportunity and take an active part in a focus group that can give you more insight into the possibilities that exist. Let your imagination wander and you’ll come up with a brilliant moneymaking plan.

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

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2016 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

LMA faces another stern test against Cyclones

PREP FOOTBALL

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

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Sumter running back Rodney Pitts (21) and the well-rested Gamecocks are anxious to get back on the field as they travel to Conway today to face the Tigers in a key Region VI-5A matchup.

Rested and ready

Sumter anxious for return to field as key region matchup looms BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com Today will mark 21 days since the Sumter High School football team played its last game. Add in the bye week before that and the Gamecocks have had only one game in the last calender month. “I think everyone is looking forward to (today),” SHS head coach Mark Barnes said. “Knowing that you have a game -- and that you’re going to play.”

It’s been a strange few weeks across the state for all high school football teams in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, and Sumter is no exception. The Gamecocks actually practiced for both West Florence and Carolina Forest before those two games were postponed until the end of the season. However, on the bright side, they got an extra day or two to focus on this week’s opponent -- Conway. The Tigers are 3-3 overall but 1-0 in Region VI-5A, just like Sum-

ter who is 5-1 overall. And much like the matchup against South Florence a few weeks ago, today’s 7:30 p.m. contest in Conway will likely go a long way to determining the region champ. “I think going into the year, most people would have said that South Florence, Conway, us and Carolina Forest were probably the teams that had the best opportunity to win the region,” Barnes said. “We’ve got one of those behind us and another big one in front of us

(today).” The Tigers are averaging 31.5 points per game so far while giving up 25.2. Their wins have all come by double digits while two of their losses were by a combined 12 points. “They’re a good football team,” Barnes said. “They’ve got an experienced quarterback who throws the ball well and great skill players. We’ve got to try to make them one-dimensional and

SEE SUMTER, PAGE B5

PREP VOLLEYBALL

Biggest challenge awaits unbeaten TSA, region champ Wilson Hall BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com

That journey begins in earnest today at 1:30 p.m. when The Thomas Sumter Acade- the Lady Generals face Colletmy volleyball team had by all on Prep in the opening round accounts about as dominant a of the state tournament, regular season as it could which is being held at Myrtle have. Beach Sports Center at 2115 The Lady Generals went 15-0 Farlow Street. and won the SCISA Region TSA is one of the two top II-2A championship going seeds in the lower bracket away -- never once facing a while Colleton Prep is a No. 4 fifth and deciding game in any seed. Region rival Robert E. of their matches. Lee Academy is also a No. 4 TSA punctuated its remark- seed and will play Christian able streak with a 3-0 sweep of Academy, an upper bracket 3A rival and fellow region top seed, at 1:30 p.m. as well. champion Wilson Hall in its The tournament is doublefinal match on Monday and elimination and will last earned a top seed for the through Saturday, with the SCISA state tournament. upper and lower bracket winAs head coach Gwen Herod ners facing off for the state was quick to point out though, title. Both the 2A and 3A none of that matters now. championships will be held on “We have to look forward to Tuesday at a to-be-determined what’s next and not look back site. at celebrating a season,” This weekend’s matches are Herod said. “It’s not so much best 2-out-of3 while the chamrefocusing the team as keeping pionship match will be bestthe team focused. We haven’t of-5. arrived where we want to be SEE VOLLEYBALL, PAGE B4 yet.”

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Thomas Sumter Academy’s Samantha Kindsvater (2) hits over Robert E. Lee’s Emme McCutchen (7) and Alli Williams (14) during a match earlier this season. The undefeated Lady Generals are a top seed for this weekend’s SCISA 2A state tournament, which begins today at Myrtle Beach Sports Center. The Lady Cavaliers also made the tournament as a No. 4 seed.

For the first time all season, Laurence Manning Academy had a completely healthy roster for its game with Pinewood Prep last Friday in Summerville. The result was a 28-8 victory for LMA over the defending BRIGGS SCISA 3A state runner-up. The Swampcats kept their hopes alive in getting the No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the state playoffs and the first-round bye and a home game in the semifinals that goes along with it. In order to continue in that progression, Laurence Manning will return to the Lowcountry today, traveling to Charleston to take on SCISA 3A leader Porter-Gaud at 7:30 p.m. “This is obviously a very big game for us,” said LMA head coach Robbie Briggs. “There are a lot things that could happen, but at the end of the day we have to win out. Briggs concedes though that knocking off the Cyclones will be no easy task. P-G is 7-1 overall and leads SCISA 3A with a 4-0 record. Hammond is second at

SEE LMA, PAGE B4

Crestwood keeping Hartsville in perspective BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The Hartsville High School football team is ranked No. 3 among 4A schools in the latest S.C. Prep Media Poll and has been one of the top 3A programs over the past several seasons before moving up this year. The Red Foxes are who the Crestwood NELSON Knights get to take on today at 7:30 p.m., getting to travel to Kelleytown Stadium to boot. That hasn’t led to CHS head coach Roosevelt Nelson putting any more emphasis on the game. “We’re approaching this like it’s any other game,” said Nelson, whose team is 4-3 overall and 1-0 in Region VI-4A. “It’s one game on our schedule and it’s the next one that’s up for us.” Nelson doesn’t overlook the fact though that HHS is 6-1 overall and 1-0 in region play. “We’re going to have to play very well to get a victory,” he said. The Knights will be playing their first game since Aug. 30 due to a bye week and Hurricane

SEE CRESTWOOD, PAGE B4

SPORTS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2016

THE SUMTER ITEM

SPORTS ITEMS

Ogwumike buries game-winner to lift L.A. to WNBA title MINNEAPOLIS — Nneka Ogwumike’s short jumper with 3.1 seconds left gave the Los Angeles Sparks a 77-76 victory over the defending champion Minnesota Lynx for their first title in 14 years in the deciding game of the WNBA Finals on Thursday night. The league MVP joined her teammates in celebration as a stunned crowd slowly filed out after finishing with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Candace Parker had 28 points and 12 rebounds to earn MVP honors of the Finals. It was Parker’s first WNBA title. Rebekkah Brunson made one of two free throws with 23 seconds left to give the Lynx a 74-73 lead. Parker answered with a layup on the other end that Maya Moore countered with a jumper with 15 seconds remaining. Ogwumike’s first try for the win was off the

mark, but she worked her way over to the loose ball for another attempt that she coolly swished.

BASKETBALL NCAA RELEASES REPORT ON LOUIVILLE VIOLATIONS LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The NCAA is accusing Louisville of four violations stemming from its investigation of allegations that a former men’s basketball staffer hired escorts and strippers for sex parties with Cardinals recruits and players. The governing body’s report was released Thursday. The letter does not mention a lack of institutional control considered the most serious violation but says coach Rick Pitino failed to monitor staffer Andre McGee. The NCAA’s letter is the first step in a process that could extend into next spring

AREA ROUNDUP

Lady Barons face Ashley Hall in 2A state semifinal Wilson Hall’s varsity girls tennis team will take on Ashley Hall today at 2:30 p.m. in a SCISA 3A state semifinal match at Palmetto Tennis Center. The other semifinal will have Porter-Gaud taking on Ben Lippen, also at 2:30. The semifinal winners will meet for the state championship on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at PTC. The 2A semifinals will be played at 5 p.m. today at PTC. Trinity-Byrnes and Spartanburg Day will battle in one semi, while Hilton Head Prep and Carolina Academy will play in the other. The 2A final will be on Saturday at 4:30 p.m.

PORTER-GAUD 6 LAURENCE MANNING 0 CHARLESTON – Laurence Manning Academy lost to Porter-Gaud 6-0 on Monday in a first-round match in the SCISA 3A state playoffs at the P-G courts. LMA finished the year with a 4-5 record.

SINGLES 1 – Hiddell (P-G) defeated Ham 6-0, 6-0. 2 – Kahn (P-G) defeated Newman 6-0, 6-0. 3 – Cuoco (P-G) defeated Davis 6-0, 6-0. 4 – Davis (P-G) defeated Tsukalas 6-0, 6-0. 5 – Dowd (P-G) defeated Graham 6-0, 6-0. 6 – Grice (P-G) defeated Robinson 6-0, 6-1.

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL ORANGEBURG PREP 3 LAURENCE MANNING 2

ORANGEBURG – Laurence Manning closed its season with a 3-2 loss to Orangeburg Prep on Tuesday at the OP gymnasium. OP won by the scores of 25-15, 28-26, 23-25, 16-25, 15-11. Maia Grams had 11 service points, eight kills and three aces to lead LMA. Brooke Ward 11 points and five kills and Tekoa Youngblood had nine points and four blocks.

JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL LEE CENTRAL 22 ANDREW JACKSON 0 KERSHAW -- Edward Benjamin rushed for a touchdown and a 2-point conversion to help lead Lee Central to a 22-0 victory over Andrew Jackson on Thursday at the AJ field. Jalen McCray also rushed for a touchdown for the Stallions. Defensively, Jordan Williams ran an interception back for a touchdown and Torian Wright added a safety.

B TEAM FOOTBALL LAURENCE MANNING 40 PORTER-GAUD 6

MANNING — Laurence Manning intercepted Porter-Gaud five times and return three for touchdowns to lead the Swampcats to a 40-6 victory on Thursday at Billy Chitwood Field in Manning to cap off a perfect 6-0 season. Brandon King had a 69yard interception for a touchdown; Anders Taylor added a 47-yard pick for a score and Conner Smith completed the trifecta with a 53-yard return to paydirt. Nolan Osteen rushed for 138 yards on nine carries and had an 8-yard TD run in the first quarter. Dalton Brown rushed for 77 yards on seven carries, including a 32-yard TD run and Alex Petty scored on a 52-yard run to round out the scoring. Bryce Acord and Osteen each recorded 2-point conversions as well. The Swampcats defense was led by Taylor, King and Smith with nine tackles each. Reid Jordan, Joe Wilson and Cantey Gardner each had six tackles and three assists. Mickey Jordan and Osteen recorded six sacks between them while Davis Campbell, Acord and Collin Cribb all had multiple pass deflections.

SUMTER 14 LAKEWOOD JV 0 Sumter’s B team earned a 14-0 victory over Lakewood’s junior varsity squad on Thursday at Sumter Memorial Stadium. Cardelle Cooper threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to Justice Wells, who also ran for a 2-yard score and a 2-point conversion. Antonio Martin handled the kicking duties and also had an interception on defense for the Gamecocks, who improved to 5-1 overall and will finish off the season on Wednesday at River Bluff.

JV VOLLEYBALL LAURENCE MANNING 2 ORANGEBURG PREP 0 ORANGEBURG – Laurence Manning Academy closed its season with a 2-0 win over Orangeburg Prep on Tuesday at the OP gymnasium. LMA won by the scores of 25-18, 25-17. The Lady Swampcats, who finished at 8-5, were led by Trinity Harrington with 13 service points and three aces.

CONWAY 2 SUMTER 0 CONWAY -- Sumter finished its season with a 2-0 loss to Conway on Wednesday by scores of 25-19 and 2520. The Lady Gamecocks end the year at 8-9 overall and 7-3 in Region VI-5A.

according to the timetable of responses and hearings on the allegations.

76ERS VETERAN BRAND ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia 76ers forward Elton Brand has announced his retirement. Brand was the first overall pick out of Duke in the 1999 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls and was named rookie of the year. Brand played 17 seasons in the NBA and was in his second stint with the Sixers.

GOLF DEFENDING CHAMPION SHARES CIMB CLASSIC LEAD KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Justin Thomas began his title defense with an 8-under 64 at the CIMB Classic on Thursday, making nine birdies

and a bogey to move into a three-way tie with Keegan Bradley and Derek Fathauer for the first-round lead. Thomas, who won his first PGA Tour title here last year in a tournament-record total 26-under-par 262, said he felt at ease in the opening round of the PGA Tour-sanctioned event.

MINJEE LEE LEADS BLUE BAY LPGA, 2 DAYS AFTER TYPHOON HAINAN, China — Minjee Lee birdied the final three holes for a 7-under 65 and a twostroke lead Thursday in the Blue Bay LPGA, playing in perfect conditions two days after Typhoon Sarika hit the resort. Lee hit a long flop shot to a foot from a difficult angle on the par-5 18th on Jian Lake’s Blue Bay course, back in top shape after a large cleanup effort.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Los Angeles’ Alana Beard, left, drives as Minnesota’s Maya Moore defends in the Sparks’ 77-76 Game 5 victory of the WNBA finals on Thursday in Minneapolis. LA won the series 3-2.

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO

TODAY

6 a.m. – Professional Tennis: WTA Luxembourg, WTA Moscow and ATP Stockholm Matches (TENNIS). 6:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Portugal Masters Second Round from Vilamoura, Portugal (GOLF). 9:55 a.m. – Women’s International Soccer: FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Third-Place Match from Amman, Jordan – Venezuela vs. Spain (FOX SPORTS 2). 10 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Portugal Masters Second Round from Vilamoura, Portugal (GOLF). 11 a.m. – Formula One Racing: U.S. Grand Prix Practice from Austin, Texas (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 11 a.m. – Professional Tennis: WTA Luxembourg, WTA Moscow and ATP Stockholm Matches (TENNIS). 12:55 p.m. – Women’s International Soccer: FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Final Match from Amman, Jordan – North Korea vs. Japan (FOX SPORTS 2). 1 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series Fred’s 250 Practice from Talladega, Ala. (FOX SPORTS 1). 2 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Hellmann’s 500 Practice from Talladega, Ala. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 3 p.m. – College Basketball: Pac-12 Conference Media Day from San Francisco (ESPNU). 3 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series Fred’s 250 Practice from Talladega, Ala. (FOX SPORTS 1). 3 p.m. – Formula One Racing: U.S. Grand Prix Practice from Austin, Texas (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 4:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Hellmann’s 500 Practice from Talladega, Ala. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. – High School Football: Darlington at Lugoff-Elgin (WPUB-FM 102.7). 7 p.m. – College Football: South Florida at Temple (ESPN). 7 p.m. – High School Football: IMG Academy vs. Trinity Christian Academy from Jacksonville, Fla. (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – College Soccer: Syracuse at Clemson (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – College Soccer: Notre Dame at Duke (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – College Football: Pennsylvania at Yale (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Kentucky Blue-White Game from Lexington, Ky. (SEC NETWORK). 7 p.m. – High School Football: Sumter at Conway (WIBZ-FM 95.5). 7 p.m. – High School Football: Ben Lippen at Wilson Hall (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 8 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Kansas at Oklahoma (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 8 p.m. – NBA Preseason Basketball: Charlotte at Minnesota (NBA TV). 10 p.m. – High School Football: Friday Night Prep Zone Scoreboard Show (WIBZ-FM 95.5) 10:30 p.m. – College Football: Oregon at California (ESPN). 10:30 p.m. – College Football: San Jose State at San Diego State (ESPN2). 10:30 p.m. – NBA Preseason Basketball: Portland at Golden State (NBA TV). 11 p.m. – PGA Golf: CIMB Classic Third Round from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (GOLF). 3 a.m. – LPGA Golf: Blue Bay LPGA Third Round from Hainan Island, China (GOLF).

NFL STANDINGS By The Associated Press

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THURSDAY’S GAME

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

SUNDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Giants at Los Angeles, 9:30 a.m. Minnesota at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Oakland at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Baltimore at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Washington at Detroit, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Miami, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. San Diego at Atlanta, 4:05 p.m. New England at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m. Seattle at Arizona, 8:30 p.m. Open: Dallas, Carolina

MONDAY’S GAME

Houston at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

NBA By The Associated Press

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

New York 121, Boston 96 Toronto 103, Detroit 92 Milwaukee 111, Indiana 103 Minnesota 101, Memphis 94 Houston 106, Dallas 91 Portland 88, Utah 84 Golden State 123, L.A. Lakers 112

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Orlando, 7 p.m. New York at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Dallas at Denver, 9 p.m. Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m. Portland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

REGULAR SEASON TUESDAY’S GAMES

New York at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Utah at Portland, 10 p.m. San Antonio at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Dallas at Indiana, 7 p.m. Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Denver at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Memphis, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Sacramento at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Houston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION

GP W Tampa Bay 3 3 Ottawa 4 3 Boston 4 3 Florida 3 2 Montreal 3 2 Toronto 3 1 Detroit 4 2 Buffalo 3 1 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W Pittsburgh 5 3 Washington 3 2 N.Y. Rangers 4 2 New Jersey 4 1 Philadelphia 4 1 Carolina 3 0 N.Y. Islanders 4 1 Columbus 2 0

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WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION St. Louis Dallas Minnesota Colorado Chicago Winnipeg Nashville PACIFIC DIVISION Vancouver Edmonton San Jose Calgary Anaheim Arizona Los Angeles

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WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Winnipeg 5, Toronto 4, OT Detroit 2, N.Y. Rangers 1

THURSDAY’S GAMES

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Pittsburgh 3, San Jose 2 Anaheim 3, Philadelphia 2 Boston 2, New Jersey 1 Washington at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Arizona at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Colorado at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. St. Louis at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Carolina at Calgary, 9 p.m. Buffalo at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Chicago at Columbus, 7 p.m. Arizona at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Nashville at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

San Jose at Detroit, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 7 p.m. Minnesota at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Colorado at Florida, 7 p.m. Toronto at Chicago, 7 p.m. Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m. Carolina at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Nashville, 8 p.m. Columbus at Dallas, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Calgary, 10 p.m. Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Edmonton at Winnipeg, 3 p.m. Minnesota at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m. Arizona at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

GOLF CIMB CLASSIC PAR SCORES By The Associated Press

THURSDAY AT TPC KUALA LUMPUR KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA PURSE: $7 MILLION YARDAGE: 7,005; PAR: 72 (36-36) FIRST ROUND

Derek Fathauer Keegan Bradley Justin Thomas Paul Casey Anirban Lahiri Sergio Garcia Brian Harman Aaron Baddeley Brendan Steele Harold Varner Iii Scott Piercy Patrick Reed Jamie Lovemark Charles Howell Iii Kevin Kisner Marc Leishman Tyrone Van Aswegen Tony Finau Hideki Matsuyama Ryo Ishikawa Rafa Cabrera Bello Spencer Levin K.J. Choi James Hahn Kevin Chappell Sunghoon Kang Daniel Summerhays Patrick Rodgers Smylie Kaufman Siwoo Kim David Lingmerth Branden Grace Alex Cejka Ernie Els Kyle Reifers Younghan Song Jim Herman Russell Knox Adam Scott Jeunghun Wang Billy Hurley Iii Kevin Na Zac Blair Gavin Kyle Green Robert Streb Vijay Singh Ryan Moore Chez Reavie Ian Poulter Hudson Swafford John Huh Adam Hadwin Jhonattan Vegas Daniel Berger Shih-Chang Chan Soomin Lee Chad Campbell Peter Malnati Danny Lee Byeonghun an Gary Woodland Brian Stuard Jon Curran

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BLUE BAY LPGA PAR SCORES By The Associated Press

THURSDAY AT LAKE BLUE GOLF COURSE HAINAN, CHINA PURSE: $2.1 MILLION YARDAGE: 6,644; PAR: 72 (36-36) FIRST ROUND

(a-amateur) Minjee Lee Jessica Korda Sandra Gal Carlota Ciganda Chella Choi Brooke M. Henderson Caroline Masson Austin Ernst Tiffany Joh Paula Reto Ariya Jutanugarn Sei Young Kim Kelly Tan Taoli Yang Candie Kung Yuting Shi Yunjie Zhang Simin Feng Pornanong Phatlum Brittany Lincicome Lee Lopez Kris Tamulis Kim Kaufman Jiayun Li P.K. Kongkraphan Xi Yu Lin Charley Hull Jacqui Concolino Joanna Klatten Michelle Wie Karine Icher Pernilla Lindberg Katie Burnett Azahara Munoz

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MLB PLAYOFFS

Cubs break out of slump to even NLCS BY BETH HARRIS The Associated Press

throw to the plate that skidded all the way to the backLOS ANGELES — After stop. striking out in his first two Jason Heyward hit a runat-bats, Anthony Rizzo needscoring groundout , and Rused something to bust his sell followed with his first exslump. He found it in teamtra-base hit since Sept. 30 and mate Matt Szczur’s bat. his first homer since Sept. 19. Using the borrowed lumHe jubilantly pumped an arm ber, Rizzo homered and ended as he rounded the bases on a postseason skid with three his two-run drive, which put RBIs. The rest of the Chicago the Cubs ahead 4-0. Cubs’ hitters broke out equalRizzo homered off Pedro ly as big in routing the Los Baez leading off the fifth, Angeles Dodgers 10-2 on snapping his 0-for-11 skid in Wednesday to even the NL the series. Rizzo had entered Championship Series at 2-all. 2 for 26 in the postseason. “I know Szczur’s bat has a Los Angeles closed to 5-2 in lot of hits in it,” Rizzo said. the fifth. With the bases load“I’ve done it a few times this ed and one out, Justin Turnyear, just switching up the er’s likely double-play THE ASSOCIATED PRESS bat, switching up the mindgrounder caromed off MontChicago Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo, center, hits a 2-run single during the gomery’s glove and Russell, set.” sixth inning of Wednesday’s 10-2 NLCS victory in Los Angeles. The Addison Russell’s two-run who scrambled on all fours at Cubs evened the series with the Los Angeles Dodgers at 2-2. homer highlighted a four-run shortstop as the ball went fourth that stopped Chicago’s into left-center field for a two21-inning scoreless streak run single. and ensured the NLCS will moved after consecutive fourth, sparked by Ben Zo“If he just gets his glove out return to Wrigley Field for walks opening the fifth. Four brist’s leadoff bunt single to of the way, he gets out of the Game 6 on Saturday. days shy of his 38th birthday, third. inning,” Maddon said. “It’s definitely a sigh of reLackey allowed two runs, “With the way that our bats Chicago tacked on five runs lief to have a big night,” Rus- three hits and three walks. were swinging it at the begin- in the sixth off relievers Ross sell said. “I thought we put ourselves ning of the game, we just had Stripling and Luis Avilan. Kenta Maeda is set to pitch in a position to get to Lackey, to do anything we could. That Dexter Fowler singled in the for the Dodgers in Game 5 on but he escaped,” Roberts said. was my thought process,” Zo- first run, Rizzo added two Thursday against Jon Lester. At 20 years, 68 days the brist said. “I felt like if he more on a bases-loaded single Manager Dave Roberts said youngest postseason starting threw a strike, I could get one and Javier Baez hit a sacrihe will not start Clayton Ker- pitcher in major league histo- down in a good spot and was fice fly , with a second run shaw on short rest after the ry, loser Julio Urias gave up able to do it.” scoring on an error by center Los Angeles ace threw a bull- four runs and four hits in 3 He took second on Javier fielder Joc Pederson. pen session Wednesday. 2/3 innings. He was the third Baez’s single to left, and WillBy then, attention started “It’s not an elimination consecutive left-hander to son Contreras followed with a turning to Thursday. game,” Roberts said. start for Los Angeles. single to nearly the same spot “It’s about confidence,” Following consecutive shut“I wish I had taken advanin shallow left, scoring ZoMaddon said, “and I want to out losses, the Cubs rapped tage of this outing,” he said brist. believe they’re going to show out 13 hits on an 80-degree through a translator. Baez moved to third and up tomorrow with a lot more night with the warm Santa Chicago rattled off three Contreras took second on left confidence than they showed Ana winds fluttering the flags straight hits to open the fielder Andrew Toles’ errant up with today.” in center field. Rizzo used Szczur’s bat on Tuesday night and got a broken-bat single. Szczur, left off the NLCS roster, didn’t mind. He wrapped another one for Game 4, figuring Rizzo might want to use the bat that is the same weight and size but a different model than his. “I just saw him walking up with my bat, and I started laughing,” Szczur said. “And then he hits a homer with it.” Rizzo and Russell had three hits each. Chicago’s 3-4-5 hitters — a combined 2 for 32 in the first three games — busted out. Every Cubs starter got at least one 20 N. 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reach our full potential at state this weekend,” senior FROM PAGE B1 Danielle deHoll said. “We’re ready for the challenge.” It was actually a loss “I think our biggest chal- against Heathwood earlier lenge is just switching in the year that Wilson gears,” Lady Generals outHall’s players point to as a side hitter Anita Cookeyturning point after a team Gam said. “It’s not in (Sum- meeting following the ter) this year, it’s a whole match. different area, but I know “I think it really brought we’re going to be fine. We us together as a team bejust have to stick with what cause it showed we weren’t has gotten us this far.” playing up to our full potenWin or lose, TSA has two tial,” senior Katie Duffy long days ahead of it as it said. “We had a lot of weakwill need at least five victo- nesses that we realized we ries to make it to the state needed to fix. Now we’re a finals. lot better prepared for state. “I think we have to pace “Our attitude is much ourselves,” Cookey-Gam more about picking each said. “We need to increase other up.” energy every game, but at The Lady Barons are also the same time make sure likely one of the teams with we’re still playing our the most tournament expegame. We’ve played so well rience. WH played in three as a team this year that we during the regular season, just have to stay focused including the Lady Gameand remember what we’re cock Spike-Off at Sumter playing for.” High and its own Baron The Lady Generals’ lineBash, which it won. up has been a dominant “We’ve played in a lot one. Led by the likes of more tournaments this Cookey-Gam, Bree Stodyear than we have in the dard, Samantha Kindsvater, past,” senior Catherine Josie Reed and Sydney Clark said. “I think that Daniel among others, TSA helps us if we have to play has had very few bumps in multiple games in a row. the road -- even when Our fatigue won’t be as bad Cookey-Gam was forced out and we’ve been able to keep with an injury. a pretty good mindset going “That’s one of the things from game to game.” about this team,” Herod Much like TSA, Wilson said. “I couldn’t really just Hall has gotten contribupick out one player that’s tions across the board. improved the most, because Aside from the three sethey all have. They’ve all niors, Liza Lowder, Courtgotten better as the season ney Clark, Chandler Curtis has gone on and they’ve all and Becka Noyes among grown closer. They set their others have given head goals at the start of the year coach Rip Ripley a baland those are the same ones anced lineup to work with. they’ve kept all season.” “I think we’ve had seven Wilson Hall has achieved different players lead us in a few of its own goals, alkills in a game this season,” though the Lady Barons he said. “We’ve got some have taken a slightly differtremendous players, but ent route. WH won the we’ve also got a lot of balSCISA II-3A title with a ance across the front. That 21-11 overall record and makes it tough on opposing earned a No. 2 seed and a teams because they can’t bye for tournament. It will focus in on one player. face Heathwood Hall at 1:30 That’s one of our main p.m. — a team the Lady Bar- strengths. ons have already split a pair “We just have to continue of games with this season. with that effort and hope“We’ve done really well fully be one of the teams this season winning region, that really gets hot and but we think we’re ready to plays well this weekend.”

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FROM PAGE B1 4-1, while Pinewood Prep is third at 3-1. The Swampcats, Ben Lippen and Wilson Hall are all tied for fourth with 3-2 marks. With just six teams going to the playoffs, the field is pretty much set. It’s just a matter of seeing how the seeds fall. “Porter-Gaud is very explosive on offense,” Briggs said. They can run the ball well and throw the ball extremely well.” The Cylcones are averag-

ing just over 39 points a contest while giving up just over 14 a contest. “They play extremely hard on defense,” Briggs said. The Swampcats should provide a stern test for P-6 based on the Pinewood Prep game. They had 522 yards of total offense, 244 of it coming through the air. Wide receiver Taylor Lee had nine catches for 154 yards and a touchdown. LMA, which is 5-2 overall, also ran for 278 yards led by running back Brandon Hutson. He ran for 130 yards and two touchdowns on just 15 carries.

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don’t get the results you want.” Part of Stallworth’s impresCOLUMBIA – The Universisive play is due to his ability to ty of South Carolina hopes to remain healthy for the first show improvement in its rushtime in his collegiate career. ing defense when its hosts the “I feel I have more endurUniversity of Massachusetts ance and I’m playing a lot faston Saturday. er than I was last year,” StallThat area has been the most worth said. “I got my weight glaring weakness of the dedown, and that has been a fense during the first six good thing for me. Our job is games this season. The Gameto win our blocks and free the cocks are allowing an average linebackers to make plays. If of 222.7 rushing yards per we do that, we’ll have a sucTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO game, ranking last in the cessful defense.” USC defensive lineman Taylor Stallworth and the rest of the defense Southeastern Conference and Like many of his teamhope to improve against the run against Massachusetts on Saturday. 110th nationally. mates, Stallworth believes the Junior tackle Taylor StallGamecocks open week came at worth believes the defense will ble team and hold point is playing double teams, playing a good time. It has given the up its game during the second hard to do. He does that well. slip blocks, having gap integteam a chance to refocus. half of the season. We need more guys playing rity through your defensive USC (2-4) is driven to be sucIf there is a person on the blocks as well as he does.” line and linebackers, your cessful enough in the second interior of the defense who Stallworth is off to a solid secondary fits, those are all half to earn a postseason aphas displayed the ability to start statistically. He leads all things you’ve got to continual- pearance. That would require lead, it is the 6-foot-2, 310Carolina interior linemen with ly do to improve to get better at least a 6-6 record. pound junior from Mobile, Al- 23 tackles. That includes two and we have a long way to “We’re beginning (the secabama. tackles for loss and a sack. go,” Muschamp said. “That’s ond half) with a record of 0-0,” “In our league, you’ve someHe also plays the way Musa process you’ve got to contin- said Stallworth. “We have been times got 700 pounds doublechamp and defensive line ue to rep and rep. Sometimes talking about (making a bowl teaming you,” USC coach Will coach Lance Thompson wants it takes some time, and it’s game) a lot. That’s the goal, Muschamp said. “Being able to USC’s front to perform. frustrating at times from a and we believe we can accomsit, throw your hip into a dou“Playing blocks up front, standpoint sometimes you plish it.”

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not let them throw and run successfully. “They do a lot of run-option stuff, and last year we were able to take that away from them. But they’ve added a few wrinkles, so hopefully we’ve got a plan to combat that.” Part of that will be getting the offense and the running game going. The Gamecocks are averaging 33 points a game while giving up just 16. They’ve scored at least 28 points in all but two games, including 48 against South Florence in their last contest. Quarterback Zykiem Jackson accounted for five touchdowns and 289 all-purpose yards — including 239 through the air.

“We want to be able to run the ball, but we also want to be able to create explosive plays in the passing game,” Barnes said. “We believe in being physical and throwing off of the run. We plan to do both and I think Zykiem has really progressed at the quarterback position and we feel like we’ve got some good receivers as well. “We’re just going to continue to do what we do.” The long break did allow for Sumter to heal up in some much needed areas. Linebacker Kenjae Rose and another defensive player both had casts removed while running backs Rodney Pitts and Da’Jon Butts — who were both injured against South Florence — practiced all week. “We’re as healthy as we can be, so that’s all you want at this point in the season,” Barnes said.

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terment will follow in Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, Rembert. The public may view from 2 to 5 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter. Mr. Sanders will be placed in Hillcrest Middle School Gym on SANDERS Sunday for viewing from 1 p.m. until the hour of service. The family will receive friends at 5220 Florist Lane, Rembert, SC 29128. Mr. Sanders transitioned on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, at his residence in Rembert. Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Russell Sanders Sr. and Daphne Pinckney Sanders. Mr. Sanders attended the public schools of Sumter County and was a graduate of

Hillcrest High School, Class of 1975. After proudly serving in the United States Marine Corps, he was employed with a number of entities including S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Russell Sanders Jr. and Perry Sanders. Surviving are his devoted wife, Loretta L. Sanders, of 39 years; three children, Daffney (Curtis) Bing of Beaufort, Ronald Sanders Jr. of Rembert and Tyrone (Tasha) Sanders of Montgomery Village, Maryland; nine grandchildren; siblings, Arthur Pinckney of Hartland, Texas, the Rev. Edward (Ethel) Sanders, Kelvin Sanders, Evangelist Francis Sanders, all of Rembert, and Gregory (Mary) Sanders, Accokeek, Maryland; and a host of other relatives and friends.

OBITUARIES LOUISE M. MCCATHERN Louise McLeod McCathern, 63, wife of Wesley E. McCathern, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, at Palmetto Health Baptist in Columbia. Born Feb. 19, 1953, she was a daughter of the late S.W. McLeod and Rosalee Hudson McLeod MCCATHERN Maslanko. She was a self-employed caterer. She cooked meals for the Shepherd’s Center for more than 20 years and also for the Wednesday Night Supper at Trinity United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband of 45 years; a daughter, Michelle McCathern Blackwell (Chris) of Sumter; a grandson, Andrew Muir; a daughter-in-law, Tillena Welch of Turbeville; siblings, Liz Belsoe (Randy Galloway) of Sumter, Buck McLeod (Rhonda) of Blackwell, Debra Nowakowski (Bob) of Sumter, Dale Rygalski (Tom) of Sumter and David McLeod Lackey of Michigan; and her stepfather, John Maslanko of Sumter. She was preceded in death by a son, Jason Edward McCathern. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

RONALD L. SANDERS SR. Funeral services for Ronald Lee Sanders Sr. will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Middle School Gym, 4355 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell, with Bishop Joe Jackson Sr. officiating and the Rev. Edward Sanders as eulogist. In-

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REV. DR. C. RICHBURG JR. MANNING — The Rev. Dr. Cokley Richburg Jr., 85, husband of the Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Sweat Richburg, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, at his residence, 308 Canal St., Manning. He was born Aug. 31, 1931, in the Live Oak Section of RICHBURG Manning, a son of the late Cokley Richburg Sr. and Bertha Robinson Richburg. Wake services and Masonic rites, Green Hill Masonic Lodge No. 439, will be held today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning. The celebratory services for the Rev. Dr. Richburg will be held at noon Saturday at Mt. Zero Missionary Baptist Church, 7827 Paxville Hwy., Manning, with the Rev. Dr. Luscious Dixon, pastor, and Elder Willie C. Richburg, son, eulogist. Burial will follow in Grace Missionary Memorial Park, Manning. The family is receiving friends at the residence.

BEULAH M. PARSON SUMMERTON — Beulah Mivens Parson, 84, widow of James Parson Sr., died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, at her residence. She was born Dec. 12, 1931, in Summerton, a daughter of the late Dewey Mivens and Bertha Riley Mivens. The family is receiving friends at her residence, 3886 Moses Dingle Road, Summerton. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

LOUISE C. BROWN Louise Carter Brown, 78, widow of Robert “Buster” Brown Jr., died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey, Sumter. Born May 12, 1938, in Sumter, she was the daughter of the late David Carter Sr. and Viola Wright Carter. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 3065 Lowder Road, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

OLLIE MAE MCBRIDE On Monday afternoon, Oct. 17, 2016, the heavenly trumpets sounded, and God in his infinite wisdom summoned Ms. Ollie Mae McBride to eternal rest. She was born Oct. 18, 1961, to the late Mr. Arthur McBride and Mrs. Ruthie Lee Witherspoon McBride. “Queen,” as she was affectionately called, was educated in the public schools of Sumter and Manning. She has touched so many people with her bright sense of humor, loving and caring ways and her passion for seeking God. She leaves to share and spread her legacy of love: her son, Jamie (Helen) McBride of Sumter; her grandkids, Adrian Jamie McBride, Amari Brunson, Kendrea Brunson, Iyana Brunson and Tamarus Edwards, all of Sumter; one sister, Mrs. Emma Wells of Sumter; two brothers, Mr. Omie Witherspoon and Mr. Richard McBride, both of Sumter; six aunts and eight uncles; a special aunt, Mrs. Rozena (Robert) McKnight of Sumter; one brother-in-law, Mr. Eric McDonald of Sumter; five nieces; one nephew, Mr. Quentin (Tonika) McBride of Sumter;

a favorite niece, Jasmine McDonald of Sumter; and six grandnieces, five grandnephews and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her grandparents; one son, Damon McBride; two sisters, Vera Mae McBride and Eartha Lee McBride McDonald; one brother, James Witherspoon; and one nephew. Funeral service will be held on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Leon Winn officiating. Interment will follow in the churchyard cemetery. The funeral cortege will leave the home, 525 E. Calhoun St., Apt 49., at 2:15 p.m. Sumter Funeral Service Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

BENJAMIN M. MORRIS ALCOLU — Benjamin McDonald “Donald” Morris, 84, widower of Ruby Lyles Morris, died Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, at Lexington Medical Center. Services will be announced by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179. www. stephensfuneralhome.org

JAMES WASHINGTON SR. James Washington Sr. departed this earthly life on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, at his residence surrounded by his loving wife and loving children. Mr. Washington was born Oct. 5, 1929, in Sumter County. He was the oldest of 12 children born to the late Hopkins Washington Jr. and Sally Ann Thomas Washington. He was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. He was an avid gardener, farmer and mathematician. James was a faithful member of Orangehill Independent Methodist Church, where he was a member of the senior choir and trustee board for many years. He was an original member of the gospel group The Golden Stars of Pinewood. He was a member of Manchester Lodge No. 143 for more than 50 years and Manchester OES No. 152 for more than 25 years. He retired after 40 years of service from South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism as a park ranger at Poinsett State Park. He loved the Lord and his family, willing to help anyone he could with a smiling face. His loving memories will always be cherished by his devoted wife of 67 years, Queen McCain Washington; four children, James (Mildred) Washington Jr. of Wedgefield, Johnnie (Brenda) Washington of Farmington Hills, Michigan, Catherine Washington of Wedgefield and Lorine (Darrell) Alston of Woodbridge, Virginia; brothers, Harry Lee (Hattie) Washington, Matthew (Barbara) Washington and Lewis (Sammie) Washington; sisters, Hattie Duncan, Rovenia Harris, Naomie (Henry) Polk, Sally (Marion) Green and Susan Sims; grandchildren, Myers “Kirby” Thomas, Lisa Washington, Marcus Washington, Michael (Teniea) Thomas, Brian Washington, Tranel (Andronica) Alston, Kimberly Washington, Jervis J. Washington, Christopher Alston, Leslie Washington and Brittany Washington; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; three stepsisters; three stepbrothers; four brothers-in-law; five sisters-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Jervis Washington; brothers Frank Washington, Hopkins Washington III and Leroy Washington; and sisters Dorothy Taylor and Lillian Wright. Public viewing was held Thursday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Job’s Mortuary. Mr. Washington will be placed in the church today at 10 a.m. for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral services will be held today at 11 a.m. at Orangehill Independent Methodist Church, 3005 South Kings Highway, Wedgefield, with Pastor Constance Walker officiating and Elder Leroy Sims Jr. presiding. Interment will follow in Orangehill Independent Methodist Church Cemetery. Family will be receiving friends at the home, 7360 Pasture Road, Wedgefield. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com, or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

ERNEST FILMORE SUMMERTON — Ernest Filmore, 71, died on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. He was born on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1945, in Clarendon County to the late Harry Filmore and Rachel Miller Filmore. He leaves to cherish his memories three sisters, Robertha Miles of Bronx, New York, Virginia Richardson of Baltimore, Maryland, and Harristine (Leon) Andrews of Charlotte; one brother, Jackie Filmore of Conway; and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Summerton, with the Rev. O’Donald Dingle, pastor. Interment will follow in Shiloh-St. Matthews Cemetery, Summerton. Viewing will be held today from 1 to 7 p.m. in Chapel of King-Fields Mortuary. Mr. Filmore will be placed in the church on Saturday from noon until the hour of service. The family will receive friends at the home, 6 First St., Summerton. Mr. Filmore’s mortal frame is peacefully resting in the professional care of KingFields Mortuary, Summerton.

MAMIE L. MATTHEW Mamie Lee Matthew, widow of George S. Matthew, departed this life when God called her home on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, in Laurel, Maryland. Born in Lee County on July 24, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Rebecca Blanding and was raised by the late Katie Taylor. She was educated in the New York City, New York, school system and was a graduate of Brooklyn College. She was employed by New City Social Service Department for more than 40 years. Her memories will be remembered by three sons, Kevin Matthew and Kyle Matthew, both of Virginia, and Kenneth T. Matthew of Laurel, Maryland; one stepson, Stanley Matthew of New York; three brothers, Richard “Bay” Blanding of Sumter, Elijah Blanding of Florida and Yancey Jennings of North Carolina; one sister, El-

THE SUMTER ITEM oise Velazquez of Virginia; seven grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Homegoing Celebration will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mt. Olive AME Church, 2738 Woodrow Road, U.S. 441, Woodrow, with the Rev. Dr. Friendly J. Gadson, pastor, eulogist. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her brother, Richard “Bay” Blanding, 1811 Dunbarton Drive, Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. for viewing until time of service. The procession will leave the home at 10:20 a.m. Floral bearers and pall bearers will be family and friends. Burial will be in Hillside Memorial Park, 3001 Cain’s Mill Road, Sumter. These services have been entrusted to the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.

MARY H. PRINGLE CAMDEN — Mary Hunter Pringle, 92, departed from her earthly life on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, at Kershaw Health Hospital. Born in Rembert (Sumter County) on July 29, 1924, she was the daughter of Deacon Harrison and Eliza Lawson Hunter. At the age of 2 years old, her mother died, and she was raised by her father and stepmother, Laura Dinkins Harrison. As a youth, she accepted Christ as her personal Savior,

was baptized and became a member of Rafting Creek Baptist Church, where she served as a member of the gospel choir, Senior Missionary Society, Pastor Aide Organization and the Outreach Ministry. She worked for several years at Team Club on Shaw AFB and as the manager at House of Lazard’s, Rembert. She was united in holy matrimony to the late Luther Pringle. They were blessed with one daughter, the late Marie Pringle Kirkland. She leaves to cherish her memories three grandchildren, Cynthia Ransom (Melvin), Carolyn English and Gregory Kirkland, all of Rembert; eight great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; one adopted daughter, Ellen Crim (Eddie); and a host of other relatives, extended family and friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Rafting Creek Baptist Church, 3860 S.C. 261 N., Rembert, with the Rev. Melvin Mack, pastor, eulogist. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 6570 Spring Hill Road, Rembert. The remains will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. The procession will leave from the home at 2 p.m. Floral bearers and pall bearers will be family and friends. Burial will be in Rafting Creek Baptist Churchyard Cemetery. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr.com. Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.

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New Gaming Company coming to town October 8, 2016. Looking for reps. No experience needed. Will train! Company bonuses available. Training session I, 11:00 AM…Session II @ 1:00 PM. 546 S. Pike West, Sumter SC 29150.

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EMPLOYMENT MERCHANDISE Garage, Yard & Estate Sales 7 Edisto Ct Sat 8-12 baby items, boys clothes, women's clothes. hshld items 1251 Stone Rd, Manning (Home Branch) Sat. 7-1, 4 yard sales in one yard. 3655 Myrtle Beach Hwy St James Holiness Church Sat 7-1 Variety of items! Multi-Family Yard Sale Sat. 8-? at 4125 Myrtle Beach Hwy. NO EARLY BIRDS! 6 drawer chest, large Thomasville desk/laptop hookup letter & legal file draw, RCA TV, dolls, household, and much more. Sat. 8-5 at Palmetto Towers Apt. 111

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BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs. Anthony M. Bagent; Amanda Bagent;, C/A No. 15-CP-43-02836, The following property will be sold on November 7, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot 63, in the Knights Village Subdivision, Phase 1, Section III as shown on that certain plat of Louis W. Tisdale, RLS dated March 17, 2005 and recorded in the office of the ROD for Sumter County in Plat Book PB2005 at page 149. The said tract/lot(s) has/have such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provision of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of SC, 1976. This property is more generally known as 907 Cadbury Street. Derivation: Book 1021 at Page 237

907 Cadbury Street, Sumter, SC 29154-7405 226-16-03-006 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-02836. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Paul Weissenstein for Sumter County

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John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-07978 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-00394 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. vs. The Estates of Teresa Billie and Melvin Lee Billie, John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of Teresa Billie and Melvin Lee Billie, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons or corporations unknown claiming any right, title, interest in or lien upon the real estate described herein, any unknown adults, whose true names are unknown, being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants, persons under disability, or persons in the Military Service of the United States of America, whose true names are unknown, being as a class designated as Richard Roe; Eric Billie; Dorleen Billie a/k/a Darlene Billie; Meltony Billie; Darrell Leon Billie; Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, Inc.; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; The United States of America, acting by and through its agency, The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on November 7, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN CITY OF SUMTER, SUMTER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 3, SECTION 5, BIRDSONG, FILED IN PLAT BOOK PB86, PAGE 904, RECORDED 07/07/1986 (See also that revised Plat in Book PB86 at Page 1294). TERESA BILLIE BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM PATRICIA L. BARNETT AS SET FORTH IN BOOK 777 PAGE 1090 DATED 03/01/1999 AND RECORDED 07/19/2000, SUMTER COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Also included herewith is that certain 1995 Oakwood Manufactured Home bearing serial number NC14828CK3128619A&B. This being the same property conveyed to Teresa Billie by Deed of Patricia L. Barnett dated March 1, 1999 and recorded July 19, 2000 in Book 777 at Page 1090 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2330 Killdee Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 212-10-02-003 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.06% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. Pursuant to Section 2410(c), Title 28, United States Code, the Defendant, United States of America, has a right of redemption on proper application to redeem the within property for 1 (one) year from the date of sale of the subject property, however the Defendant, United States of America has waived any federal right of redemption by 12 U.S.C. Section 1701k and (4). In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

MASTER IN EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2016-CP-43-01029 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority against Mildred S. Howell, I, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, November 7, 2016, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: That lot of land with the improvements thereon situate in the County of Sumter, South Carolina; represented as Lot 34 in the Oakland Plantation Section 3 Subdivision as shown on plat of D.D. Edmunds dated April 30, 1990, recorded in the Sumter County RMC Office in Plat Book PB 90 at Page 689 the boundaries and measurements of which have been confirmed by plat of Ben J. Makela dated August 28, 1997 in Plat Book PB97, Page 1047. This property is represented on the Sumer County Tax Map as Parcel 134-09-02-010. This property is known as 2411 Hunt Club Road. This being the same property conveyed to Mildred S. Howell by deed of Michael A. Birnie and Amy J. Birnie dated August 29, 1997 and recorded September 2, 1997 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 684 at Page 116.

TMS#:

134-09-02-010

Property Address: 2411 Hunt Club Road Sumter, S. C. 29154 TMS # 134-09-02-010 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will

Notice of Sale deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Sumter County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.75% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley Attorneys for the Plaintiff 1703 Laurel Street P. O Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 233-1177

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-00773 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, As Trustee Under Pooling And Servicing Agreement Dated As Of October 1, 2006 Securitized Asset Backed Receivables Llc Trust 2006-Wm2 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-Wm2 vs. Virnetta Bennett; Eric Parker; Lakewood Links Property Owners Association, Inc., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on November 7, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina and being shown as Lot No. 212, consisting .53 acres as shown on a plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS dated November 4, 1999 and recorded in Plat Book 99 at page 1031 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is in lieu of the metes and bounds, as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. This being the property known as 3435 Green View Parkway. ALSO: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina and being shown as Lot No. 212B, consisting .16 acres as shown on a plat prepared by Black River Surveying Co., dated January 25, 2005 and recorded In Plat Book 2005 at page 117 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is in lieu of the metes and bounds, as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. This being the same property conveyed to Virnetta Bennett by Deed of Eric Parker dated May 19, 2006 and recorded May 24, 2006 in Book 1029 at Page 970 in the records for Sumter County, South Carolina.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 3435 Green View Parkway, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 222-07-01-003 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2.13% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE Docket No. 2016-CP-43-01179 By virtue of a decree heretofore granted in the case of U.S. Bank, N.A., as trustee for Mid-State Trust VIII against Debra Mack Smith a/k/a Debra Mack, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, November 7, 2016, at 12:00 P.M., at the Sumter

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2016

Notice of Sale

County Judicial Center, 215 N. Harvin Street, Courtroom 1-A, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.75% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-1381.

defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.9% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #2016CP4301017.

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Providence, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot 1A containing 0.43 acre, as shown on that certain plat prepared for Debra Mack by H.S. Willlson, RLS, dated May 4, 1995, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 98 at page 792, and have such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat. This decription being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. This being a portion of that property conveyed to Debra Mack Smith by deed of Rosa Lee Rembert Edens a/k/a Rosalie R. Edens by her AIF, Frances Edens McIntosh dated June 30, 1998 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on July 7, 1998 in Book 710 at page 1752. TMS No. 192-00-01-064. Current address of property is

4770 Cannery Road, Dalzell, SC 29040. SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES, IF ANY. TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at the conclusion of the bidding, Five per cent (5%) of the bid in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder.) No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for preparation of the Master in Equity's deed, documentary stamps on the deed, recording of the deed, and interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.50% per annum. Richard L. Booth As Master in Equity for Sumter County Plaintiff's Attorney: J. Kershaw Spong [SC Bar # 5289] ROBINSON, MCFADDEN MOORE, P.C. Post Office Box 944 Columbia, SC 29202 (803) 779-8900 Email: kspong@robinsonlaw.com

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-00901 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Freedom Mortgage Corporation vs. William C. Crews IV, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on November 7, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and is described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the township of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot No. 88 of Amherst Subdivision as shown on that certain plat of Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated June 14, 1995 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB95, Page 567. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses, and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 2640 Edmunds Drive Sumter, SC. represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 207-09-06-020 Being the same property conveyed to William C. Crews, IV by warranty deed from Jerry D. Pinzon, dated 8/27/2009 and recorded 9/21/2009 in Bk/Pg 1129/2145.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2640 Edmunds Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 2070906020

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-00918 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. The Estate of Martha J. Cureton, John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of Martha J. Cureton, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons or corporations unknown claiming any right, title, interest in or lien upon the real estate described herein, any unknown adults, whose true names are unknown, being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants, persons under disability, or persons in the Military Service of the United States of America, whose true names are unknown, being as a class designated as Richard Roe; Steven G. Cureton; Safe Federal Credit Union, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on November 7, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Statesburg Township, in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina being shown and designated as Lot No. 58, Block O on a plat of Oakland Plantation, Blocks O and P, prepared by M. J. Belter & Company, dated February 11, 1970, revised October 9, 1970, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-29 at page 119; also, shown on a plat prepared for Bruce W. Parris by M. J. Belter & Company, April 28, 1971; said lot being bounded and measuring as follows: On the North by Lot No. 59, Block O, on said plat whereon it measures 153.1 feet; on the East by lands of Oakland Plantation on said plat whereon it measures 75 feet; on the South by Lot No. 57, of Oakland Plantation on said whereon it measures 168.4 feet; on the West fronting on Derwent Drive said plat and measuring thereon 70 feet, be all dimensions a little more or less and according to said plat. This being the same property conveyed to Jimmie R. Cureton and Martha J. Cureton, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, by Deed of Patsy K. Stevens and Joel W. Stephens dated August 7, 1974 and recorded August 7, 1974 in Book A-10 at Page 449 in the Office of Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina. Thereafter, Jimmie R. Cureton passed away and full title passed to Martha J. Cureton by operation of law.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2437 Derwent Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 134-09-02-071 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013225-03564 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Phyllis Carmon a/k/a Phyllis Smith Carmon a/k/a Phyllis Gayle Smith, Individually; Phyllis Gayle Smith, as Personal Representative of The Estate of Robert W. Carmon a/k/a Robert Wayne Carmon; , C/A No. 15-CP-43-02596, The following property will be sold on November 7, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with improvements thereon, situate lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina and being more particularly shown as Lot 65 on a plat of Hunting Hills Subdivision by Edmunds Land Surveyors, Inc., dated February 3, 1993 and recorded in the Recorder's Office for the above named county in Plat Book 93, Page 196. Derivation: Book 667 at Page 1138

2885 Ithica Rd, Sumter, SC 29154-8978 This includes a 1987, Champion mobile home with VIN# VIN# 337172N6211AB. The property herein described includes the right, title and interest of the defendant(s) ***MHDefendant*** in, of and to any mobile home, currently situated thereon. The interest(s), if any, of said defendant(s) in the mobile home will be transferred to the successful purchaser "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE or otherwise by a non-warranty deed (AND NOT BY A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE). 179-05-03-003 (land), 400-00-20-686(mobile home) SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.35% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-02596. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

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

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County

Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-07728 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Nationstar Mortgage LLC vs. Laquan Lowery; SC Housing Corp.; The United States of America, acting by and through its agency The Department of Housing and Urban Development; City of Sumter; Sumter County Community Development Corporation; 1st Franklin Financial; , C/A No. 14-CP-43-1381, The following property will be sold on November 7, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, represented as Lot No. 1C on a plat of Joseph R. Edwards, RLS dated November 5, 2007 and recorded March 28, 2008 in Plat Book 2008 at Page 110 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and referenced is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is in lieu of the metes and bounds, as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. Be all of said measurements a little more or less and according to said plat. This being the property known as 504 S. Main Street. Derivation: Book 1112 at Page 1023.

504 South Main Street, Sumter, SC 29150 227-05-01-100 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: National Asset Advisors, LLC vs. Larrie McKnight; , C/A No. 2016CP4301017, The following property will be sold on November 7, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land containing 0.66 acres, more or less, together with any improvements thereon lying, being and situate in the Middleton Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 7 of the Cane Savannah Subdivision on that certain plat of Ben J. Makela, EMS dated July 3, 2001 and recorded August 13, 2001 in Plat Book 2001, page 509, in the Office of the RMC of Sumter County, SC. Said lot has such metes and bounds, courses and distances as upon said plat appear. Derivation: Book 1098 at Page 254

130 Apollo St, Wedgefield, SC 29168

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 022294-00025 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: PHH Mortgage Corporation vs. Tara Haynes; Carl Haynes a/k/a Carl D. Haynes Jr.; , C/A No. 16-CP-43-00292, The following property will be sold on November 7, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Stateburg Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing 0.45 acres, and shown and designated as Lot No. 123 of Wintergreen Subdivision, Section No. 2, Phase 1, on a plat of Louis W. Tisdale, PLS, dated November 5, 2003, revised February 16, 2004 and filed for record in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2004 page 71; This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 1700 Pyracantha Court, Sumter, South Carolina and represented by Auditor's map of Sumter County as tax parcel 187-15-02-034. Derivation: Book 1146 at Page 1676

1700 Pyracantha Ct, Sumter, SC 29154 187-15-02-034 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #16-CP-43-00292. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011227-01540 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, on behalf of the holders of the Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Home Equity Pass Through Certificates, Series, 2006-8 vs. Yvonne Johnson a/k/a Yvonne L. Johnson;, C/A No. 14-CP-43-1285, The following property will be sold on November 7, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot #209, Section No. 1, Idlewild Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat prepared by Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated June 18, 1987, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 87 at Page 976, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat. Reference being had to said plat for a more complete and accurate description. Derivation: Book 1038 at Page 824

157-00-04-037 land, 400-00-28-993 Mobile home SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder

670 Mallard Dr, Sumter, SC 29150 2050801008 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in

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certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-1285.

(11.25%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011847-03484 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

NOTICE OF MASTER'S SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER: 2016-CP-43-00345 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Roy Tanner and Patsy Tanner, Plaintiffs, v. Charles Yeagy and Teresa Yeagy, Defendants. By virtue of a Decree of Foreclosure entered in an action entitled, Roy Tanner and Patsy Tanner vs. Charles Yeagy and Teresa Yeagy, Civil Action Case No. 2016-CP-43-00345, the undersigned Master In Equity will sell at public auction to be conducted in Room 1A of the Sumter County Judicial Center in Sumter, South Carolina, on November 7, 2016 at Noon, the following property will be sold to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as a tract containing 4.32 acres, more or less, on a plat prepared by Ben J. Makela Land Surveyor, dated June 9, 1999 and recorded at Plat Book 99 at Page 533 and was re-recorded at Plat Book 2002 at Page 329 in the ROD Office for Sumter County. Reference to said plat for a more complete and accurate description. Also included a 2003 Fleetwood, Make ALJO, Mobile Home VIN # NCFL241AB54893-AV13,

5090 Benenhaley Road, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS # 135-00-02-107 (Land) 400-00-30-012 (Mobile Home) This is the property conveyed to Teresa L. Yeagy by deed of Fannie Mae aka Federal National Mortgage Association, dated January 29, 2015 and recorded February 3, 2015 in Deed Book 1208 at Page 3447 in the RMC Office for Sumter County. TERMS OF SALE: At the conclusion of the bidding, the successful purchaser, other than the plaintiff, must deposit with the Master five (5%) per cent of the bid in cash or equivalent. Credit will be allowed for this against the purchase price. Personal/deficiency judgment having been waived, the bidding will not remain open, and compliance with the bid must be made within twenty (20) days thereafter. Interest will accrue on the amount of the bid until date of compliance at the rate of three (3%) per annum. If the successful bidder fails to comply, his deposit will be forfeited and applied in the manner prescribed by law; and the property will be re-advertised and sold on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent sales day at his risk. The sale will be subject to all accrued and/or delinquent Sumter County ad valorem property taxes and all visible and recorded easements, covenants and rights of way and any senior liens.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity For Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 8237 Columbia, SC 29202 803-726-2700

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016-CP-43-00246 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Financial South Carolina, Inc. vs. Danny N. Lapalme; Cynthia K. Lapalme; Geico as subrogee of Paulie Archie, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on November 7, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: THAT PROPERTY WITH ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON SITUATE IN THAT CITY AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, SCHOOL DISTRICT 17, SOUTH CAROLINA, REPRESENTED AS LOT 2 ON PLAT OF JOSEPH R. EDWARDS, DATED MARCH 16, 1990, RECORDED IN THE SUMTER COUNTY RMC OFFICE IN PLAT BOOK 90 AT PAGE 358. This being the same property conveyed to Danny N. Lapalme and Cynthia K. Lapalme by Deed of Mark E. Galloway dated November 10, 1998 and recorded November 12, 1998 in Book 723 at Page 436 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 20 Wesley Hall Court, Sumter, SC 29154-5115 TMS: 206-07-02-002 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not be closed on the day of sale but will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days as provided by law. Plaintiff is demanding a deficiency, the Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.25% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

The purchaser is to pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps and recording.

Richard L. Booth Master-In-Equity Sumter, South Carolina

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

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2012-CP-43-01687 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, successor by merger to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association, f/k/a Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association, solely in its capacity as Trustee for Provident Bank Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 1999-3 vs. Jack Brown, Jr.; Emma Lee Brown, and South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on 11/7/2016 at 12:00 PM, at the Sumter County Judicial Center, Sumter County, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description and Property Address: ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being known and designated as Lots 23, 24, 25, 26, and a portion of Lot 27, as shown on a plat of Washington Park Subdivision recorded in Plat Z-5, Page 54, records of Sumter County. THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Jack Brown, Jr. and Emma Lee Brown by virtue of a Deed from Marvin B. Poston dated May 14, 1970 and recorded June 2, 1970 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter, South Carolina in Deed Book R-9 at Page 202 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

840 Murray Street Sumter, SC 29150 TMS# 250-15-01-052 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Eleven and 25/100

Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

MASTER-IN-EQUITY'S SALE CASE NO. 2016CP3100037 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY against SHIRLEY W. MCLEOD, et al., I, the Master-in-Equity for LEE County, will sell on November 7, 2016 at 11: 00 o'clock a.m., at the LEE County Courthouse, LEE, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF LEE, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CONSISTING OF ONE ACRE MORE OR LESS, AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF CLARK DATED AUGUST 17, 1972, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT FOR LEE COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK "N" AT PAGE 8, AND BOUNDED AND BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTH BY THE LANDS OF E.B. McCUTCHEN CONSISTING OF AN OLD FARM ROAD; ON THE SOUTH BY THE LANDS OF E.B. McCUTCHEN; AND ON THE WEST BY LANDS OF WILLIE LEE AND AGNES McLEOD; AND ON THE EAST BY LANDS OF GEORGE WILSON AND MARY B. WILSON. ALSO, RIGHTS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER A FIFTY FOOT RIGHT OF WAY EXTENDING A DEPTH OF 1,693 FEET AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF CLARK DATED APRIL 26, 1972, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA IN PLAT BOOK

Notice of Sale "M" AT PAGE 136. SUBJECT TO THAT CERTAIN RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT EXECUTED BY SHIRLEY W. MCLEOD TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF H I G H W A Y S A N D TRANSPORTATION DATED MARCH 5, 1990, AS SHOWN RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF LEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. BEING THE SAME DESCRIBED PROPERTY IN THAT CERTAIN WARRANTY DEED AS SHOWN RECORDED IN BOOK P-2 AT PAGE 41, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF LEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. A/K/A: 1141 HERNDON ROAD; BISHOPVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA 29010 PARCEL ID#: 043 00 00 125 000. TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master-in-Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master-in-Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty (30) days after the date of sale. Purchaser to pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.560% per annum. Subject to assessments, LEE County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances. The Geheren Firm, P.C. 4828 Ashford Dunwoody Road, 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30338 October 5, 2016 Attorneys for the Plaintiff.

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-01918 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York successor in interest to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Trustee for GSAMP Trust 2004-SEA2, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-SEA2 vs. W. Charles Hatfield Jr.; Kelli H. Geddings, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on November 7, 2016 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, and any improvements situate thereon, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, Concord Township, containing 1.23 acres, more or less, as shown on a plat by Joseph R. Edwards, R.L.S., dated March 2, 1995, and recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, South Carolina on August 20, 1999 in Volume PB99 at Page 771. Said lot has boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat which is incorporated herein in accordance with the provision of 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws for South Carolina, (1976, as amended). This being the same property conveyed to W. Charles Hatfield and Kelli H. Geddings by deed of Samuel S. Avins and Shelly Anne Avins, dated December 22, 1999, and recorded January 4, 2000, in Deed Book 761 at Page 1418, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 680 Switchback Road, Sumter, SC 29153 TMS: 2530002015 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 10.08% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Ditech Financial LLC vs. Jonathon R. Harris; Superior Performance Investments, LLC, as Trustee for 2540 Lorentz Drive Trust, C/A No. 15-CP-43-02276, The following property will be sold on November 7, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder. All that certain piece, parcel, and lot of land with improvements thereon situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina

Notice of Sale identified as Lot No. 44 of Amherst Subdivision and being more fully shown on a plat prepared by D.D. Edmunds, R.L.S., dated December 16, 1996 and recorded in Plat Book 96 at Page 1663, records of Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. Be all measurements a little more or less and according to said plat. Derivation: Book 1049 at Page 369.

2540 Lorentz Dr, Sumter, SC 29154 207-16-09-025 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2.125% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #15-CP-43-02276. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 014293-01094 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2016-CP-43-00836 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: The Bank of New York Mellon, f/k/a The Bank of New York, as trustee for the certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-11 vs. George W. Johnson, as Personal Representative, individually, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Cynthia Jones-Johnson a/k/a Cynthia P. Jones Johnson, Deceased; et.al., I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, November 7, 2016 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the dwelling and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Township and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 33 of Bay Springs, Section No. 5, as shown in Plat Book Z-47 at Page 111, and being more particularly and recently shown on a plat by Julian B. Allen, R.L.S., dated May 20, 1983, recorded in Plat Book Z-47 at page 417, records of Sumter County. Said Lot No. 33 being bounded and measuring as follows:

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little less and according to said most recent plat. This being the same property conveyed to George W. Johnson and Cynthia Jones-Johnson by deed of Donna M. Wojtak, dated August 11, 1993 and recorded August 16, 1993 in Book 578 at Page 1100 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. Thereafter, Cynthia Jones-Johnson a/k/a Cynthia P. Jones Johnson died testate on April 2, 2010, leaving her interest in the subject property to her devisee, namely, George W. Johnson, as is more fully preserved in the Probate records for Sumter County in Case No. 2010-ES-43-00248.

TMS No. 207-01-06-026 Property address: 810 Bay Springs Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 30 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days after the sale date. The Plaintiff may waive its right to a deficiency judgment prior to sale, in which case the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity's Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.000% per annum. The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given. The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date.

One the East by Bay Springs Drive, said plat, and fronting thereon 130.2 feet;

Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel make representations as to the integrity of the title or the fair market value of the property offered for sale. Prior to bidding you may wish to review the current state law or seek the advice of any attorney licensed in South Carolina.

On the South by Lot No. 1, said plat, and measuring thereon 150.0 feet; and

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County

On the West by Lot Nos. 2 and 31, said plat, and measuring thereon 75.23 feet and 65.01 feet.

Scott and Corley, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

On the North by Lot No. 32, said plat, and measuring thereon 150.0 feet;

AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE 2016-CP-43-00367 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-SC1 against Sharon Wells aka Sharon G. Wells, Beneficial Financial I Inc., LVNV Funding LLC, Asset Acquisition Group, LLC and Sun Finance, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on November 7, 2016, at 12:00 p.m. at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that piece, parcel, or lot of land lying, being and situate in Concord Township, Sumter County, South Carolina said lot being designated as Lot #134 on plat hereinafter referred to and bounding and measuring as follows: On the North by Lot #135 and measuring thereon 111.1 feet; on the East by the right-of-way of Memorial Avenue and measuring thereon 140 feet; on the South by Lot #133 and measuring thereon 111.1 feet; on the West by Lots #126 and #127 and measuring thereon 140 feet. For a more particular description of said lot, reference may be had to a Plat made by Hugh F. Longshore, Jr., R.L.S., dated December 7, 1970, of Section 2, Concord Estates Subdivision, recorded in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-29 at Page 112, whereon said lot is designated as Lot #134. Said lot being designated as Sumter County Tax Map Parcel No. 252-03-03-013-000. Being the same property conveyed unto Charles Wells and Sharon G. Wells by deed of Coker Builders, Inc. dated March 17, 1998 and recorded March 17, 1988 in Deed Book 466 at Page 1080 in the RMC/ROD Office for Sumter County, South Carolina. Thereafter, Charles Wells died on October 2, 2014, leaving his interest in the subject property unto Sharon G. Wells by right of survivorship deed. TMS No. 252-03-03-013 Property Address: 215 Memorial Avenue, Sumter, SC 29153 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.9500%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master in Equity Sumter County Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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