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BY MATT BRUCE matthew@theitem.com Last week was a sobering one for many in Lee County as a sordid saga of violence unfolded that left two Bishopville teens dead and eight others behind bars.

The real-life horror story of drugs, murder and retaliation among high schoolers was one Roshanda Pratt thought was reserved for much larger metropolises. But when it happened in her own backyard, the Bishopville native was devastated by the level of violence so close to home.

Pratt was one of 100 people on hand Sunday for a prayer gathering at the Tabernacle of Champions church in Bishopville. Pratt, a pastor at the church, organized the community supplication as a call to arms in response to the tragedy.

Several school, city, county and clerical officials were on hand for the event. Among them were Lee County Superintendent Wanda Andrews and Bishopville Mayor Alexander Boyd.

Also on hand were a handful of students at Lee Central High School, which suspended this weekend’s homecoming festivities in the wake of the shocking trail of violence.

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Ella White rides over an obstacle during Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day at Poinsett State Park in Wedgefield on Saturday. The park, along with Midlands SORBA and Continental Tire the Americas, sponsored the annual celebration, which is held worldwide the first Saturday in October. Activities throughout the day included bike safety inspections, off-road riding clinics, a challenge course, group rides, games and a free lunch.

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BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com As always, there will be plenty of food, fun and games at this year’s Sumter County Fair, but the opportunities also include a versatile art show with entries from local youth and adults. Heidi Adler, superintendent for the fair’s art show, said they received more than 600 student entries alone this year. The fair accepted all kinds of art work all last week for the show including paintings, drawings,

DEATHS, B5 and B6 Beth Gutstein Ann Brunson Houston W. Grant Sr. Ethel S. Brody Mary Ellen Arbuckle John H. Horton IV

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SUMTER COUNTY FAIR SCHEDULE $4 general admission Judging: 8:30 a.m. — Poultry and baby animals 10 a.m. — Commercial/educational displays 12:30 p.m. — Flower show 4 p.m. — Judging dairy cattle 5 p.m. — Judging sheep and goat show 6 p.m. — Judging swine 5 p.m. — GATES, MIDWAY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 4 to 10 p.m. — All exhibits on display

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for an immediate expansion of same-sex marriage by unexpectedly and tersely turning away appeals from five states seeking to prohibit gay and lesbian unions. The court’s order effectively makes gay marriage legal now in 30 states.

Without comment, the justices brought to an end delays in same-sex marriages in five states— Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. Chief Justice John Roberts did not say a word about same-sex marriage as he began the court’s new term.

Couples in six other states — South Carolina, Colorado, Kansas, North Carolina and West Virginia and Wyoming — should be able to get married in short order. Those states would be bound by the same appellate rulings that were put on hold pending the Supreme Court’s review.

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“We have 28 different groups and 14 categories for art this year,” said Adler, who is also a teacher at Sumter High School. “Each teacher brought in at least three pieces from their students, and we accepted work all throughout last week.”

For the art show competition, Adler said they only accepted original work completed in the last two years that had

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LMA student remembered for ‘gentle spirit’

BY MATT BRUCE matthew@theitem.com A Manning teenager died in an Anderson crash during the weekend shortly after leaving a Clemson football game with a convoy of family friends.

Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore identified the victim as John Henry Horton IV, an 18-year-old senior at Laurence Manning High School. Horton died at the scene of the Saturday night wreck along Clemson Boulevard near Interstate 85. Anderson County officials performed toxicology tests and external exams on Horton’s body Monday morning.

Shore said the teen died from head, neck and chest injuries he sustained in the crash. He noted there were no signs of alcohol at the scene and added the victim’s toxicology results showed no alcohol in his bloodstream.

The tragedy continued to ripple out

as students and administrators at Laurence Manning on Monday continued to grapple with news of Horton’s death. The Clarendon County academy’s website expressed a sorrowful message in mourning of Horton on Monday, and an online memorial for him flooded with condolences.

“John Henry was one of the finest young men I have ever been associated with,” Laurence Manning Headmaster Spencer Jordan stated in an email Monday. “His personality and demeanor is a terrible loss for all of our Laurence Manning family. His mother, Dee Dee, is our Algebra I teacher and our middle school assistant administrator. His sister, Tolley, is a sophomore and his brother, Kyle, is in seventh grade with us. His father, John, and all of his family remain in our prayers.”

Authorities said Horton was traveling eastbound along U.S. 76 in a 2003 Chevrolet pickup truck at the time of

the crash. He was driving as a 17-year-old friend from Sumter rode in the passenger seat. The two teens were leading a convoy of friends and family members heading home after attending Clemson’s rout of N.C. State at Memorial Stadium. The caravan included Horton’s father, brother, pastor and several friends — all of whom were heading to Anderson to get dinner before making the haul back to Clarendon County, Shore said.

According to preliminary reports from the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the two-vehicle wreck occurred about a mile-and-a-half north of Anderson and involved a 1995 Buick being driven by a 22-year-old Anderson man. Authorities said the Buick crossed over westbound traffic and began traveling in an asphalt median, heading in the same direction as Horton’s pickup. As the car attempted to merge onto the highway, the two vehi-

cles collided, causing both to spin out.

Shore indicated Horton’s pickup overturned and landed on its roof, pinning Horton underneath as he was partially ejected from the vehicle and entrapped.

Neither Horton nor his passenger was wearing a seatbelt at the time.

The Sumter passenger was transported by ambulance to AnMed Health and later released with non lifethreatening injuries. The driver of the Buick suffered no injuries. Lance Cpl. Tony Keller said the crash remains under investigation by the Highway Patrol’s MAIT Team.

“John Henry was such a pleasure to know and teach,” said Laurence Manning High School Principal Tripp Boykin. “His spirit and personality were so gentle and genuine. Our hearts and prayers are with his family and our Laurence Manning family.

He was a blessing to those around him and will be missed.”

Adult rock ‘n’ roll with Delbert McClinton

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com If you’re hungry for some good rock ‘n’ roll made for grown-up music lovers, the Sumter Opera House says it’s got a concert for you. Delbert McClinton will be performing at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at the Opera House with more than two hours of what he’s described as “adult rock ‘n’ roll ... (written) from the sensibility of the people I knew growing up, and I grew up with all the heathens, the people who went too far before they changed and tried to make something out of their lives. There are a lot of beautiful colors and sad stories and much-deserved joy in that.”

Rolling Stone described McClinton’s style as “Breathtaking, hardcore roadhouse rhythm & blues.”

His music has also been called honky tonk, blue-eyed soul, Texas stomp, country rock and blues.

McClinton says he plays

“fun music.”

The singer-songwriter from Texas will perform songs from his most recent album, “Acquired Taste,” produced by Don Was with a band of some of music’s best instrumentalists, as well as from his other albums and maybe even a few covers. His previous album, “Cost of Living,” won a Grammy and was named best contemporary blues recording by Recording Academy.

McClinton discovered the blues in his teens, when, as he told Musician magazine, he heard Joe Turner’s “Honey Hush” coming from a barbecue joint as he was walking home from hunting squirrels.

He recalled, “My heart went to pounding, and I said, ‘Who is that, and what is it?’ I’ll never forget that. There’s no way I can explain it. I just went nuts. That stuff still does it to me.”

Influenced by blues legends like Howlin’ Wolf and Sonny Boy Williamson, whom he heard on KNOK radio, McClin-

ton’s performances with a variety of bands across Fort Worth, Texas, built his reputation in the area. He was the first white musician to have a record played on KNOK — a cover of Williamson’s “Wake Up Baby.”

At the same time, he was playing harmonica on a number of albums — that’s him on Bruce Channel’s “Hey, Baby.”

When Channel opened for the Beatles, John Lennon got McClinton to give him a short harmonica lesson.

As a songwriter, McClinton has been recorded and performed by and with artists from Emmylou Harris to Blues Brothers Jim Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, Vince Gill, Wynonna, Lee Roy Parnell, Martina McPHOTO PROVIDED Bride, Bonnie Raitt, Tanya Blues and rock legend Delbert McClinton will be in concert on Oct. 17 Tucker and others. at the Sumter Opera House. Tickets are now on sale. All seats are reTickets for the Delbert Mcserved.

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Lee Cotton Festival proceeds, announces schedule

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com BISHOPVILLE – Lee County Cotton Festival will take place as planned Oct. 10 through 12 on Bishopville’s Main Street.

Jina Williams, executive director of the Lee County Chamber of Commerce, said the Chamber “has been working hard with city council to get the 37th Annual Lee County Cotton Festival back downtown on Main Street. Community volunteers have come together and put a lot of work into this three-day event.”

She announced the complete

schedule, which includes a street dance on Friday, a carnival, arts and crafts, a parade and more. The public is invited to attend, and there is no charge for admission.

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FRIDAY • 6-10 p.m. — Street Dance with DJ Chip Brown, Main Street • 5-10 p.m. — arts and craft vendors, EZ Living Furniture Building; food vendors, Main Street • 4-6 p.m. — live radio broadcast

• 10 a.m. — parade, Food Lion to Cedar Lane • 11 a.m.-6 p.m. — carnival, Cedar Lane across from S.C. Cotton Museum; face painting near the carnival • 11 a.m.-1 p.m. — live radio broadcast

• 11 a.m.-8 p.m. — arts and crafts, EZ Living Furniture building; food vendors, Main Street; car and antique equipment display, Bishopville Presbyterian Church, Main Street • noon — pet show, Cedar Lane; barbecue cook-off, Chamber Office • 11 a.m.-1 p.m., live music with DJA1, Main Street • 2-6 p.m. — DJ Grammie, Main Street; new fire trucks on display on Main Street after parade

SUNDAY • 2 p.m. Praise in the Park, old Bishopville High football field, U.S. 15

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Best regales, moves Sumter Opera House audience

BY JANE G. COLLINS Special to The Sumter Item He received a military coin memento and a key to the city, and in many ways he received the hearts of those who heard his presentation “James Best, Best of Hollywood” at the Opera House Saturday, Oct. 4. Part of an energetic listing of events sponsored in the beautifully ornate building as part of the Opera House Series, Best’s two hour show rewarded the small but appreciative crowd with glimpses of his love of old-fashioned Golden Age of Hollywood movies and television where “you were entertained, not the new shows where you have to work so hard to get through all those reality programs.” Admittedly, he does not like the current direction of those avenues for the most part, being careful to remind the audience that much of what he did was suitable for a family audience.

Best’s presentation was relaxed — he sat at a table — and even with a few technical video glitches, a recurrent throat cough and a momentary microphone malfunction, he charmed the audience with stories and clips from many of his 88 movies and more than 600 TV shows, starting from the 1949 Golden Years through his latest movie, written by his daughter and broadcast in 2013 on Hallmark. He confessed to dressing up dogs to look like monster shrews in “Killer Shrews,” a badly made movie where the monsters eat three or four times their weight or they starve to death, a movie so bad that it was “not released but escaped” to become a cult film. Years later, he is proud to state, the remake “Return of the Killer Shrews,” made with the help of John Schneider, at least was funded enough to use current technical techniques.

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James Best presented a one-man show, “James Best, Best of Hollywood,” on Saturday at the Sumter Opera House. He acted in more than 80 movies and hundreds of TV shows and is also a writer and producer. more than 200 Westerns, developing the ability to die more than 23 ways. “In fact,” he confesses, “I am surprised I have lived to be 88 years old, I was so mean.” After lamenting that he only got to kiss the girl in one film and that they should “get me a dog,” Best observed “I think people started to wonder about me.” He smiled when recalling questionable script writing in a role where he was to drag a cannon quietly through Indian territory. “Like they wouldn’t hear us? We people had to drag the cannon; the horses were too smart to do it.”

When Best’s character was to get trapped in quick sand, Rock Hudson was to rush in and save his life. However, when the special breathing mechanism failed and he ruined the take when Hudson grabbed him in an “inappropriate spot,” causing Best to laugh, he let the video clip of the mishap graphically recall the event.

He good-naturedly endured a trick played on him when he was on location during his honeymoon. In “Ride Lonesome,” he was handcuffed to be hanged.

Even when Randolph Scott rode in as the hero and shot the noose free from Best’s dangling body, there was laughter: The crew left him handcuffed the rest of the night with his new bride.

Best’s observation to aspiring actors — “It’s not all sunglasses and autographs.”

Best was hired to play Jim Lindsey on the “Andy Griffith Show”; asked if he had a guitar, he said he had two of them. When the actual performance time came and he was told to play, he admitted that he did not play the guitar: “I just told you I had two of them. I didn’t tell you I could play one.”

His respect for actors like Scott, Paul Newman and Jimmy Stewart, in particular, was evident in both the clips and his comments. Scenes from movies like

“The Naked and the Dead,” (1958) “Left Handed Gun” (1958), and “Shenandoah” (1965) reinforced not only Best’s acting roles, but also his respect for the moral quality of the movies. Best is quick to defend the generosity of Jerry Lewis, who raised millions of dollars for children.

His television role in “In the Heat of the Night” with Carroll O’Connor (1991), his famous role as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane and in two films written by one of his two daughters — “Moondance Alexander” (2007) and “The Sweeter Side of Life” (2013) — point out his acting versatility. Interestingly, Best saved his “Dukes of Hazzard” (1975-85) shots for the last 15 minutes, treating the audience to one laughter-filled scene after another in a section organized by his wife. I had never been a “Hazzard” fan, but after watching the clips, I could be tempted to become one.

Multi-talented, Best also paints and writes poetry, music and scripts, including a hilarious scene in “The End” with Burt Reynolds, where Best refuses to get off the phone and Reynolds retaliates by clipping off Best’s life tubes until he not so subtly reels down the hospital corridor and passes out. Once he wrote a song he hoped Gene Autry would sing, and Best shared his song about being “Side by Side,” where his girl put “her teeth on the chair, her hair on the chair, and one artificial leg on the chair. I stood broken hearted. Most of my wife had departed. So I slept on the chair; there was more of her there, side by side.”

His sincerity for films and TV that are family friendly was obvious. His respect for propriety and kindness was constantly a theme of his presentation. Best concluded with the observation “God could be anywhere, but he chose to be in your heart.”

For those people who claim there is nothing to do in Sumter, may I suggest checking with the Opera House (803) 436-2616; www.sumteroperahouse.com.

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Feds probe power Wealthy giving less to charity steering in Ford midsize car models

BY DAVID CRARY The Associated Press

BY TOM KRISHER The Associated Press DETROIT — The U.S. government’s auto safety regulator has opened an investigation into complaints that the power-assisted steering can suddenly fail on three Ford Motor Co. midsize car models.

The probe covers 938,000 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ cars from the 2010 through 2012 model years, as well as the 2010 and 2011 Mercury Milan. It includes gas-electric hybrid versions of the cars.

According to a class-action lawsuit filed in June about the matter, the problem could affect more Ford models, including the compact Focus.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has received 508 complaints alleging that the midsize cars lost power-assisted steering, causing increased steering effort. Four complaints say the problem caused crashes, but no injuries were reported.

Ford says it’s cooperating with the investigation and that anyone experiencing power steering problems with their vehicles should contact their dealer.

The agency says in documents posted Monday on its website that in many cases, a warning message appeared as the failure happened. Restarting the car corrected the problem in some cases, but the problem returned in others.

NHTSA says it will check the scope and frequency of a problem. It could seek a recall.

In one of the complaints filed with NHTSA, from August of 2013, a woman said she was driving her 2011 Fusion to work when she tried to turn right into a driveway and the power steering failed. The woman said she nearly hit an-

other vehicle that was leaving the business. “Brakes were applied sharply and every bit of the 120-pound female driver’s strength was needed to manually steer the vehicle into the parking lot,” the complaint stated.

Another complainant wrote that in July of 2013, the power steering of his 2012 Fusion failed as his wife was getting ready to leave the house to take their children to day care. “The scariest part is what could have happened if my wife had been driving with the kids and trying to make a turn?” the man asked.

Some drivers complained that dealers couldn’t reproduce the problem and they were left to drive a car that hasn’t been repaired. Others complained that their cars were out of warranty and the repair cost $1,400 to $1,900.

People who file complaints are not identified in the NHTSA database.

The investigation follows a class-action lawsuit filed in San Jose, California, in June alleging that electronic power steering systems on the 2010 through 2014 Fusion and 2012 through 2014 Focus compact cars are defective. The lawsuit alleges that Ford has received hundreds of complaints about the systems, yet it hasn’t disclosed to owners that the systems can fail.

NEW YORK — Even as the income gap widens, the wealthiest Americans are giving a smaller share of their income to charity, while poor and middle-income people are donating a larger share, according to an extensive analysis of IRS data conducted by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

The Chronicle, a leading source of news coverage of the nonprofit world, said in a report being released Monday that Americans who earned $200,000 or more reduced the share of their income they gave to charity by 4.6 percent from 2006 to 2012.

Those earning less than $100,000 donated 4.5 percent more of their income, the report said.

The Chronicle’s analysis was based on tax returns filed by Americans who itemize their deductions, including their charitable gifts.

Rankings were compiled for states and metropolitan areas based on the ratio of contributions to adjusted gross income.

According to the report, changes in giving patterns were most pronounced in major cities, where the percentage of income that residents donated dropped markedly between 2006 and 2012. In Philadelphia and Buffalo, New York, the share of income given to charity fell by more than 10 percent; there was a 9 percent drop in Los Angeles, Minneapolis-St.

Paul and Washington, D.C. Tami Phillips of the Midnight Mission, a Los Angeles charity serving homeless people, credited gifts from low- and moderate-income people, for helping sustain its programs during the recession.

“It hits closer to home,” said Phillips. “Any day, they too could become homeless.”

The Chronicle’s editor, Stacy Palmer, noted that wealthy donors, overall, were more oriented toward support of the arts and higher education than lower-income donors, and less oriented toward support of social-service charities.

At the state level, residents of Utah were the nation’s most generous, donating $65.60 to charity for every $1,000 they earned.

One factor is Utah’s large presence of Mormons, whose church practices call for them to give at least 10 percent of their income to charity.

Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee — also with high proportions of loyal churchgoers — were next in the rankings.

At the bottom of the list

was New Hampshire, where residents gave $17.40 for every $1,000 they earned. Its neighbors, Maine and Vermont, were the next lowest.

Palmer suggested that the low rankings for northern New England stemmed in part from low rates of church attendance, but also from residents’ “independent streak” and a tradition of self-reliance.

Nevada was the state with the fastest-growing rate of donations as a share of income, jumping nearly 13 percent from 2006 to 2012. Its major metropolis, Las Vegas, was the fastest-growing city in terms of generosity, rising 21 places since 2006 in a ranking of the country’s 50 largest urban areas.

North Dakota experienced the biggest decline in giving.

Residents reduced the share of income they donated by nearly 16 percent, contributing $24 for every $1,000 earned on average. The Chronicle said that dip could have serious implications, given the increasing demand for social services as newcomers stream in to take advantage of the state’s oil boom.

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WILLIAM J. TURBEVILLE • APRIL 8, 1941 -- SEPT. 30, 2014

Family man, community leader William J. “Daddy Bill” Turbeville, 73, a prominent businessman in the Turbeville and Kingstree areas, died Sept. 30 at his home. He is survived by his wife Virginia “Jennie” Jose Turbeville, a former mayor of Turbeville; a son, William J. Turbeville Jr., and a granddaughter, Leigh Turbeville Branch.

He was the son of the late James and Karl Hodge Turbeville.

“There were 16 of us,” said his brother, the Hon. J. Wright Turbeville of Man-

ning. “We were all raised on a small farm.”

A graduate of East Clarendon High School, William Turbeville was a member of the 1958 state champion East Clarendon baseball team. He also played baseball at and graduated from Presbyterian Junior College.

He remained a baseball fan all his life.

“He was a big fan of the New York Yankees and made regular trips to see them play at Yankee Stadium,” Wright Turbeville said.

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his career in the auto parts business.

“He started out as a sales representative for Carquest, which I believe was General Auto Parts,” Wright Turbeville said. “Worked his way up to manager of the Columbia division and finally up to president of the Southeastern Division. When he retired he opened businesses in Kingstree and also in Turbeville; he had an auto parts place in Kingstree and also had laundromats and car washes.

Wright Turbeville said his brother William was the only

one of his siblings who lived his entire life in Turbeville.

“All of us moved around to different places. Even when he was president of the Southeastern Division and his office was in Raleigh, North Carolina, he maintained his residence in Turbeville,” he said.

“He was reliable and dependable,” Wright Turbeville said. “He was sort of the glue that held us all together. If you needed anything Bill was the one you went to; he was the one the family always gathered around. “He spent all of his working life in the

automobile parts business.”

Longtime friend Pat Goodwin said Turbeville as a man showed perseverance through difficulty.

“He was a unique individual that loved his family, that loved his community, who saw only the best in people, individually and collectively,” Goodwin said.

Services for William Turbeville were held Oct. 1 at Pine Grove United Methodist Church, and he was interred in the church cemetery. ... By Jim Hilley

Hitting the pavement

JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com The Clarendon Pilot Club’s Walk for Brain Health will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, beginning at the Council on Aging, 205 S. Church St. Registration is $10 and begins at 8 a.m. The walk is intended to promote awareness of brain health, and proceeds will support the club’s programs to support safety for students in kindergarten through second grade.

Joining the club in sponsoring the walk are the Anchor Club and Agape Hospice.

“It is not a long walk, maybe 30 minutes,” said Walk Chairwoman Margaret Robertson.

“Then we come back to the Council on Aging and give out door prizes.”

Robertson Pilot Club members seek sponsors and raise donations along with the Anchor Club at Laurence Manning Academy, where a team raises money selling wrist bands.

“We hope we get a lot of support and raise more money to give back to the community,” Robertson said.

She said the club has presented the Brain Minder safety program in the schools for several years and began a program giving away bicycle helmets last year.

“We give all the money back to the county,” she said. “We gave $1,000 to five different agencies in the county so all the money stays here.”

Robertson said the Pilot Club was also involved in the recent Kid’s Day. “The children listen to a puppet show, and they learn safety rules and then if they can tell us something they learned, they get to sign up and we have a drawing,” she said.

“We gave away 16 helmets,” Robertson said.

“We bought some helmets ourselves, and Walmart gave us some.”

For more information, call Robertson at (803) 473-8905.

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Cheryl Coggins and Deborah DeLong lead the Hit the Pavement Domestic Violence Awareness Walk Saturday in Manning. The walk supports the Jordan Crossroads Ministries Church Haven of Rest crisis center in Alcolu.

The Hit the Pavement Walk, above, proceeds through downtown Manning Saturday. Clarendon County Council Chairman Dwight Stewart, left, holds 2-year-old-grandson James Lincoln as he speaks to those gathered for the Hit the Pavement Domestic Violence Awareness Walk. Betty Ann Young, below, and and Mary Shelton welcome Barbara Patterson to the Hit the Pavement Walk.

Horse show will benefit Relay for Life FROM STAFF REPORTS The Sumter County Walking Horse Association and the Manning Feed Mill Barnyard Buddies will host a benefit horse show for Clarendon County Relay for Life at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at Dillon Park in Sumter. There will be no charge for admission, but donations will be accepted.

The show will start with the Stick Horse Class, open to any child who enjoys riding a stick horse. Children can bring their own stick horses or purchase them at the park.

There will also be a Lead Line Class for those who bring their own real horse or pony.

All participants will receive a prize. The Barnyard Buddies will be there with special prizes and gifts. The association will raffle off a variety of items throughout the show, and novelty items will be for sale.

The concession stand will open at noon. The SC Pork Board has donated barbecue, and there will be food and drinks. Sponsorships and advertising opportunities are available.

For more information, call Joanne Overstreet at (803) 720-7721.

Next Clarendon Sun is Oct. 16 Notice to readers: Beginning next week, readers will find the Clarendon Sun in the Sumter Item on Thursdays.

“We are always striving to provide the best coverage for Clarendon County possible,” said Pub-

lisher Jack Osteen. “A Thursday publishing date will allow us to give more timely coverage of weekend events as well as town, city and county council meetings and school district board meetings, almost all of which take

place on Mondays and Tuesdays.

It is our hope that this change will strengthen our relationship with our loyal readers.”

Look for the next Clarendon Sun in the Oct. 16, issue of the Item.

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Man tasered at detention center

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com According to a Manning Police Department report, a detainee was tasered by an officer while being processed at the Clarendon County Detention Center Sept. 27.

The officer said he observed Rigby Jamal Hilton, 27, 1090 Poston Lane, Manning, parked in the middle of East Huggins Street. As he approached the vehicle, the officer reported, the driver turned into a private driveway that comes out on Packard Lane; the homeowner of had previously informed police he didn’t want anyone using the driveway.

The officer said he noticed the driver was not wearing a seat belt and initiated a blue light stop.

Hilton reportedly smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech and glassy, bloodshot eyes.

Hilton was asked by the officer to exit the vehicle to take field sobriety tests, the officer said, and became very agitated. The officer reported seeing

a clear plastic bag hanging out of Hilton’s coat pocket, and said Hilton denied knowing what was in it. The policeman said he removed the bag and it contained suspected marijuana.

Hilton became enraged, the report said, and told the officer it was his weed and it couldn’t be seized, telling the officer he should give him back the weed and write him a ticket.

The officer placed Hilton under arrest and placed him in his vehicle, he reported.

The officer said he thought a field sobriety test could be dangerous for the detainee due to his state of intoxication.

Hilton was taken to Clarendon County Detention Center and asked to submit a breath sample. The officer said he placed Hilton’s handcuffs in the front so he could give the breath test.

The officer said when he approached Hilton to advise him of his implied consent rights, Hilton stood up quickly and

pushed him into a window.

The officer said he attempted to subdue Hilton with a knee strike to the thigh and Hilton allegedly struck the officer in the face. The officer placed Hilton up against the wall and then on the floor, he said. Detention center officers then entered the room to assist, the report said.

The officer said that after Hilton calmed down, he sat him in a chair and told the detainee his actions would be considered a refusal to submit a breath sample.

Hilton then reportedly stood up and began to fight a female detention officer. The arresting officer said he then used a taser to subdue Hilton.

Hilton was then taken to the booking room where he was booked for driving under the influence, possession of marijuana second offense and public disorderly conduct.

Reports indicated Hilton had a cut on his lip and a scrape on his elbow. The officers involved were not injured, the report said.

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS CSD2 SCREENING FOR ACADEMIC PROGRAM Clarendon School District Two is screening students for placement in the Gifted and Talented Academic PRIDE Program. Clarendon Two conducts census testing of all second-graders each fall on the CogAT (aptitude test) and ITBS (achievement test) as part of an effort to identify students for the PRIDE Program which begins in third grade.

Students in grades three through eight who are new to the district or who have not been identified through census testing may be referred for screening by administrators, teachers, guidance counselors, parents, peers, or themselves.

The deadline for referrals is Oct. 15. Referral forms are available at each school in the guidance office.

For more information, contact Judy Holmes at (803) 4354435 or jsholmes@csd2.org.

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WORKSHOP The monthly workshop on The Affordable Care Act presented by Carrie Sinkler-Parker, will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, at the Harvin Clarendon County Library.

The program is free and open to the public, and no registration is required. For more information, call (803) 435-8633.

FRANCIS MARION SYMPOSIUM The Francis Marion Symposium will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24-25 at the F.E. Dubose Campus of Central Carolina Technical College.

Events during the symposium include lectures, a reception, lunch and dinner theaters.

Registration is $95 per person or $175 per couple. For more information, call George Summers at (803) 478-2645 or visit www.francismarionsymposium.com.

ALCOLU REUNION The Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow Alcolu Reunion will be held at the Clarendon Baptist Church Family Life Center at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18.

The event is intended to be a gathering of all who have lived, learned or worshipped in Alcolu. Registration and a social begin at 2 p.m., with attendees meeting in the church sanctuary at 3 p.m. The pro-

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HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR The Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Clarendon Community Center Complex, behind Weldon Auditorium off Maple Street in Manning. Vendor spaces are available on a firstcome, first-served basis for $10 per space. Set up begins at 6:30 a.m. Displays must be set up by 7:30. For more information, call Bridgett Epperson at (803) 433-0103 or 473-3543.

FALL PUMPKIN PARTY Hope Health Pediatrics, 12 W. South St., Manning, will sponsor a family friendly Fall Pumpkin Party from 5 ot 7:30 p.m. on Halloween, Oct. 31.

Come in your favorite costume and ready to decorate pumpkins, enjoy snacks, treats and more. For more information, contact Diane Davis at didavis@hope-health. org or (803) 433-4124 Ext. 5061.

MANNING YOUTH COUNCIL The Manning Youth Council is now accepting applications.

Applicants must be Clarendon County residents attending Laurence Manning Academy or Manning High School, or home-schooled students in grades nine through 12. The Youth Council will serve Manning by planning and implementing social, educational, recreational and other activities for the youth and community. Students will also learn about the city government in a fun environment.

For more information and to obtain an application contact City Hall at 435-8477.

MENTORING PROGRAM Rural Leadership InstituteClarendon is beginning a mentoring program, called Operation Generation, for atrisk youths in Clarendon County School District 1. Initially, the program will focus on students at Summerton Early Childhood Center and St. Paul Elementary.

The board members of Rural Leadership Institute Clarendon are asking adult members of the Clarendon community to volunteer to become mentors.

For more information, call Bea Rivers at (803) 485-8164, Lesley Dykes at (803) 707-4901 or email rliclarendoncounty@ gmail.com.

Christa is an 11-month-old female Jack Russell mix. She is up to date on her shots and has been spayed. She is good with other dogs, cats and children. She is food aggressive.

Rich is a cute, little 1-year-old male terrier/chihuahua mix. He is current on his shots and is neutered. He and his brother Patch are ready to greet you. Come by the shelter and see these precious boys.

Meet Rich and Christa and many other cats and dogs at A Second Chance Animal Shelter, 5079 Alex Harvin Highway (U.S. 301), which has numerous pets available for adoption. Adoption hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. To drop off an animal, call (803) 473-7075 for an appointment. If you’ve lost a pet, check www.ccanimalcontrol.webs.com and www.ASecondChanceAnimalShelter.com.

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Special Filing Period: A special filing period for State House of Representatives District 101 (Clarendon and Williamsburg Counties) will open at noon on October 7, 2014, and close at noon on October 14, 2014. Any candidate seeking a political party’s nomination for this office must file with the appropriate county board of voter registration and elections during this filing period. This special filing period is being held pursuant to state law after the only candidate for the office withdrew.

Filing Location: Clarendon County Voter Registration & Elections Office, Clarendon County Administration Building, 411 Sunset Drive, Manning, 803-435-8215.

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Filing Hours: Weekdays: Monday – Friday 8:30am-5:00pm Filing Form: The Statement of Intention of Candidacy & Party Pledge (SICPP) form required for filing is available in the “Candidate Information” section of scVOTES. org and at the county voter registration and elections office.

Filing Fee: The filing fee for this office is $208.00. Filing fees are paid at the time of filing by candidates seeking the nomination of a party nominating by primary.

Filing fee checks should be made payable to the appropriate state political party. A candidate seeking the nomination of a party nominating by convention does not pay a filing fee.

State Ethics Filings: Candidates are required to file a Statement of Economic Interests and a Campaign Disclosure online with the State Ethics Commission at http:// ethics.sc.gov. Failure to file these documents may result in a candidate fine but will not disqualify a candidate from the election. Contact the State Ethics Commission for more information.

Notice of Primary and Election: If at the close of filing a party primary is not necessary (no more than one candidate files for each party), the election for State House of Representatives District 101 will be held at the November 4, 2014, General Election.

If at the close of filing a party primary is necessary (multiple candidates file for a party), a primary will be held on October 28, 2014, to determine the party nominees. Any necessary runoffs will be held on November 11, 2014. Any person wishing to vote in these potential primaries and runoffs must be registered no later than Saturday, September 28, 2014. If primaries are necessary, the office will not be filled on November 4, 2014, but will be filled in a Special Election to be held on December 9, 2014. Any person wishing to vote in this potential special election must be registered no later than Saturday, November 8, 2014.

At 9:00 a.m. on the day of the primary and on the day of the special election, the County Board of Voter Registration and Elections will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return envelopes at Clarendon County Voter Registration & Elections office, 411 Sunset Drive, Manning On Thursday, October 30, at 10:00am the County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in the primary. On Friday, December 12, at 10:00am the County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in the special election.

These hearings will be held at Clarendon County Election Central Building, 20 West Keitt Street, Manning, SC 29102.

The following precincts and polling places will be open during the primaries and special election from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.:

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MANNING POLICE DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE 5:57 p.m. Sept. 28: Marcus Jerrel Green, 24, 2516 Little Star Road, was charged with driving under the influence and damaging city property while DUI. Green was allegedly driving a blue Nissan with Florida registration which struck a city fire hydrant at Major Drive and Rhame Street Damage was valued at $6,000.

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT BURLARY 9:35 a.m. Sept. 25: A deputy was dispatched to the 1000 block of Dina Montgomery Drive in reference to a burglary. Complainant said a 50-inch television, a 32-inch television, an Xbox game system and a fan were taken from his bedroom while he was incarcerated. Missing items were valued at $2,390.

BURGLARY/BREAKING AND ENTERING 3:13 p.m. Sept. 25: A deputy was dispatched to a wooded area off Dingle Pond Road in reference to a burglary.

Complainant said a stove, a washing machine, a dryer, a heater, a propane tank, a window air conditioning unit, a microwave and a television were taken from a structure at that location between Sept. 11 and 25. Missing items were valued at $2,000.

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VANDALISM OF VEHICLE 4:03 p.m. Sept. 25: Complainant said someone broke the driver’s side window and removed a door panel from his 2000 Malibu. Damage and missing items were valued at $500.

VANDALISM/BREAKING AND ENTERING 7:31 P.M. Sept. 28: Complainant said he discovered the door to his niece’s house in the 1600 block of Moses Dingle Road had been kicked in. Damage was estimated at $250.

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The Little Miss Teen Miss Sumter and Manning preliminary pageant was held Sept. 28 at Kingsbury Elementary School. Winners will compete at the 2015 Little Miss Teen Miss S.C. Pageant in July. Thousands of dollars in scholarships are given yearly to winners at the state pageant. Contestants and the pageants have raised more than $130,000 for Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital since their partnership in 2002. The winner of the Young Miss Teen and Teen Miss state winners will represent South Carolina at nationals in Nashville.

LARCENY 11:54 a.m. Sept. 23: Complainant said someone took two used tires, a freezer and scrap metal from his property in the 1200 block of Cross Roads Church Road. Missing items were valued at $280.00.

Ribbon Cutting Family and friends of Southern Lakes Physical Therapy celebrated their one year anniversary with a ribbon cutting last Thursday. The business is located at 122 North Brooks St. in Manning.

VANDALISM 12:05 a.m. Oct. 1: Complainant reported an unknown suspect driving a corn combine owned by his employer in a cornfield near William Brunson Road in Summerton. When the suspect saw the complainant he reportedly jumped off the combine and fled into the woods. Hydraulic hoses on the combine were reportedly damaged. Damage was valued at $1,000.

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Joshua Ladson, 17, of Manning High School won the Forrest A Ray Traveling High School Trophy in the 2014 Forrest Ray 5k run-Walk Celebration. He is pictured on the front row holding the trophy, which will remain at MHS until it is won by a runner from another school. Ladson’s time was 17 minutes, 57 seconds. Overall male winner was Bradley House of Lexington at 16:33, and overall female winner was Trisha Kirkland at 19:43. The race raises funds for the Sumter County Library.

Use these tips to grill foods safely and make them tasty GRILLING VS. SMOKING GRILLING: Grilling is cooking food over direct heat. Its intensity is similar to broiling, so tender meats and poultry are best for grilling. A grill is a utensil made of parallel bars on which food is cooked over charcoal, wood or special rocks heated by gas or electricity.

SMOKING: Smoking is cooking food indirectly in the presence of a fire. It can be done in a covered grill if a pan of water is placed beneath Nancy the meat on the Harrison grill; or meats CLEMSON can be smoked EXTENSION in a “smoker,” which is an outdoor cooker especially designed for smoking food. Smoking is done much more slowly than grilling, so less tender meats benefit from this method, and a natural smoke flavor permeates the meat.

SAFE MARINATING Some recipes state to marinate meat and poultry for several hours or days, either to tenderize or add flavor. Acid in the marinade breaks down connective tissue in meats. This is especially beneficial in lean meats, such as “Select” grade, which do not have a lot of fat marbling to enhance tenderness. Always marinate food in the refrigerator, not on the counter. If some of the marinade is to be used for basting during cooking or as a sauce on the cooked food, reserve a portion of the marinade. Do not

put raw meat and poultry in it.

Do not reuse the marinade from raw meat or poultry on cooked food unless it is boiled first to destroy any bacteria.

PRE-COOKING MEAT Some people like to cook food partially in the microwave oven or on the stove to reduce grilling time. Some like to partially grill meats to give it that smoky flavor, and then refrigerate or freeze the food to complete the cooking at a later date. Holding partially cooked food is not recommended because any bacteria present would not have been destroyed. If you choose to pre-cook meat or poultry, do so immediately before grilling.

On Once food is on the grill, cook until it reaches a safe temperature as determined with a meat thermometer.

GRILLING AWAY FROM HOME When carrying food to a picnic site, keep it cold to minimize bacterial growth. If takeout foods such as fried chicken or barbecued beef will be reheated on the grill, and the food will not be eaten within two hours of pickup, buy them ahead of time and chill thoroughly.

Place raw meat packages in plastic bags and pack separately from canned drinks and ready-to-eat foods that might otherwise become contaminated.

Use an insulated cooler with sufficient ice or ice packs to keep the food at 41ºF. Pack food right from the refrigerator into the cooler immediately before leaving home.

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Avoid opening the cooler’s lid, which lets cold air out and warm air in. Pack beverages in one cooler and perishables in another cooler.

When handling raw meat, remove from the cooler only the amount that will fit on the grill.

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This is a prime cause of foodborne illness.

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Why nation’s top docs say Ebola won’t spread in U.S. WASHINGTON (AP) — Ebola has arrived in the United States and people are frightened.

The nation’s top infectious diseases expert says it’s perfectly normal to feel anxious about a virus that kills so fast and is ravaging parts of West Africa.

“People who are scared, I say, ‘We don’t take lightly your fear. We respect it. We understand it,’” said Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health.

But Fauci emphasizes that the United States is different from African nations whose fragile health care systems have been overwhelmed by Ebola. Scientists know how to stop the virus from spreading with adequate resources, he says.

In the U.S., Fauci maintains, “We won’t have an outbreak.”

That’s not to say the first Ebola case diagnosed within the United States — a traveler from Liberia who began feeling the effects after arriving in Dallas — will be the only one.

The government took measures this past week to ensure hospitals are ready and is considering what more should be done.

Despite some initial missteps in Dallas, tried-and-true methods are underway: tracking everyone who came into contact with the infected man and isolating anyone who shows symptoms.

Here’s what you need to know about Ebola in America:

THERE’S GOING TO BE A LOT OF TALK Expect to hear news reports in the coming days about people who are being cared for as potential Ebola cases. That doesn’t mean they have the disease.

Doctors and hospitals are isolating individuals they think could be at risk. That’s based on a combination of their symptoms and recent travel from a country where Ebola is present.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has consulted with hospitals about more than 100 potentially suspicious cases in recent months. More than a dozen were worrisome enough to merit Ebola blood tests. Only the Dallas patient had Ebola.

HOW IT SPREADS Ebola doesn’t spread easily like the flu, a cold or measles.

The virus isn’t airborne. In-

there. But it’s going to be a long, hard fight,” Frieden said Sunday.

He is in critical condition.

THIS EBOLA OUTBREAK IS DIFFERENT, ISN’T IT?

CAN LOCAL HOSPITALS HANDLE THIS?

Yes. It’s the worse Ebola outbreak in history, and still out of control in Liberia, Guinea Before the Dallas case, four and Sierra Leone.

Americans diagnosed with Previous outbreaks in other Ebola in Africa returned to the parts of Africa have been haltU.S. enclosed in portable bioed more quickly. hazard units, attended by Lack of experience with the health care workers protected disease in West Africa contribby what looked like puffy space suits. The patients were uted to its spread this time.

Other factors: a shortage of treated in special isolation medical personnel and supunits. plies, widespread poverty and The U.S. has only four of political instability in affected those isolation units; when THE ASSOCIATED PRESS people feel sick, they go to countries.

Also, the disease is crossing National Institute of Health’s Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infec- their nearest health care.

The CDC says any American national borders and spreadtious disease expert, speaks on CBS’s “Face the Nation” in Washington. hospital should be able to care ing in urban areas. Past outSpeaking on the Ebola virus, Fauci said it’s perfectly normal to feel breaks tended to be in relativeanxious about a disease that kills so fast and is ravaging parts of West for an Ebola patient. ly isolated spots.

Emergency room staff, poAfrica, but he predicts there won’t be an outbreak in the U.S. It’s hard for Americans to tentially the first line, are used with the infected Dallas man. to safeguarding themselves grasp how much more easily stead, it’s in a sick person’s As a precaution, in case they from germs. They routinely diseases can spread in some of bodily fluids, such as blood, become sick and therefore treat patients with HIV, hepathe poorest places on earth vomit, urine, semen or saliva. contagious, the children who titis and other infectious disversus in the U.S., said Ebola Another person can catch the eases. expert Thomas Geisbert of the disease by getting those germs were in contact with the infected man were pulled from The CDC says it’s fine to put University of Texas Medical into his own body, perhaps by school and are being monia suspected Ebola case into a Branch at Galveston. wiping his eyes or through a tored for symptoms. regular private room with its In countries where inadecut in the skin. own bathroom, and doctors quate health systems have Bodily fluids aren’t contaand nurses need only wear gious until the infected person WHAT HEALTH OFFICIALS been overwhelmed by the ARE DOING IN U.S. certain gowns, masks and eye begins to feel sick. The initial virus, people are dying in their symptoms are easily confused homes, outside clinics that are The CDC is overseeing mul- protection to be safe, not the elaborate biohazard suits. with other illnesses, however: too overfilled to take them, tiple layers of response: Yet the system isn’t perfect, fever, headaches, flu-like body • The Ebola-hit African naand sometimes in the streets. as the Dallas case shows. aches and abdominal pain. tions are checking people at Health workers have been atWhen the patient, Thomas Vomiting, diarrhea and someairports for fever and asking tacked by panicked residents.

Eric Duncan, first arrived at a times bleeding follow as the them about any contact with U.S. officials are confident Dallas hospital, he told a nurse they can stay on top of any disease progresses, increasing an infected person before althat he had recently traveled the risk to others. lowing them to board planes more cases that arrive. from West Africa, yet the posout of the country.

This is the first case of Ebola CAN YOU CATCH IT sibility of Ebola was over• Airlines are required by recorded in the United States.

ON A BUS OR PLANE? law to watch for sick travelers looked and he was discharged But some of its relatives have and to alert authorities before into the community. He rebeen here — a case of Marburg It’s very unlikely. turned in worse shape, by am- virus, considered just as deadlanding.

To be on the safe side, the bulance, two days later and • The CDC is warning docly, and four cases of Lassa CDC defines “contact” with was diagnosed with the virus. tors and hospitals to rememfever in the past decade. the disease as spending a prolonged period of time within 3 ber the possibility of Ebola feet of someone ill with Ebola, and rapidly isolate and test sick patients with a risk of exa distance designed to protect health workers from projectile posure to the virus, primarily those who have traveled revomiting. cently from the hot spots.

But health officials haven’t Additional safeguards are seen real world cases of the virus spread by casual contact being considered.

The Obama administration in public, such as sitting next is looking at the possibility of to someone on a bus, said Dr. stationing government workTom Frieden, the CDC direcers at U.S. airports to screen tor. passengers arriving from Ebo“All of our experience with la-stricken nations for signs of Ebola in Africa the last four illness, Fauci said Monday. He decades indicates direct contact is how it spreads,” he said, said the idea, and the resources it would require, would be “and only direct contact with discussed at a Monday aftersomeone who is ill with noon meeting at the White Ebola.”

House.

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Losing Dad: A teen finds purpose in grief

BY MARTHA IRVINE AP National Writer CHICAGO — Genevieve Liu sits back in bed each night, still thinking of her father before she sleeps. He used to sing the same song to his children at bedtime, often before he’d head to surgery to save the life of someone else’s child.

“I’m leaving on a jet plane,” Don Liu would sing. “Don’t know when I’ll be back again.”

Then, incredibly, he left in a way no one could have anticipated: On a family outing in 2012, he drowned in Lake Michigan. That he died helping two children get to safety on a windy, choppy day did not surprise those who knew him.

His eldest, Genevieve, witnessed the horrid moments when her father was swept under by a rip current. She remembers the shrieks and tears before his body was found, and afterward. She describes sitting quietly, staring into space at a fast food restaurant during the trip from Michigan back home to Chicago.

“My dad was, by far, someone who understood me like no one else. Like, he always knew — everything,” says Genevieve, who was 13 at the time.

“You wonder if you are going to be able to live the same life you always felt like you were supposed to.”

It seemed inconceivable that she could get through the overwhelming grief. Yet, over the last two years, she has worked at it — helping herself, in part, by helping others like her.

Genevieve’s mom, Dana Suskind, was determined to help her three children through this, somehow.

“None of us can crawl into a fetal ball, even if that’s what we really want,” said Suskind, a surgeon and researcher at

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Dr. Don Liu and his daughter, Genevieve, are seen on a family trip to the Great Wall of China.

After Dr. Liu drowned, Genevieve started a website called SLAP’D — Surviving Life After a Parent Dies. the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital, where her husband had been surgeon-in-chief. “So what do I do to help take them to the other side of adulthood, so they can be stable and happy adults?”

Finding ways to help a child adapt to a parent’s absence is key, says Julie Kaplow, director of the Trauma and Grief Center for Youth at the University of Texas Health Science Center — though not always easy, since even healthy grief isn’t always pretty.

At first, Genevieve spent a lot of time in her room at the family’s Chicago home — listened to music, slept a lot and didn’t eat much.

She remembers entering eighth grade, not wanting to be known as “that girl whose dad died.” But the label was inevitable, and ultimately isolating.

“I got so much of my support from, like, grief counselors, friends, my parent,” Genevieve says, shaking her head at those last two words. “My ‘parent’ — that sounds so weird.”

Still, she felt alone. She remembers not wanting to see a lot of friends, not wanting to feel like she had to explain her grief.

There also were fights with her mom, and brother Asher, now 12, and sister Amelie, now 9.

What she wanted, she says, was a return to the “unit” that this family was — the melding of the lives and cultures of two young doctors, one Jewish and the other an American of Chinese descent, raised in Taiwan, who converted to Judaism.

She says her mother was strong for her and that she regrets not making life easier for her. “But I needed her to be the same person that she was with my dad, and that just wasn’t possible.”

A turning point came when her mom asked a girl from Genevieve’s class who’d lost her mother to cancer to come over.

Genevieve was hesitant, but recalls how they lay on the floor of her room, talking about life — everything and nothing.

“It’s almost like you don’t have to talk because so much is

already understood,” Genevieve says.

That experience prompted her to search online for support groups, and other teens who’d lost parents. But she found nothing.

That’s when she decided to start a website, which she calls SLAP’D — Surviving Life After a Parent Dies.

The site includes a monitored forum, interviews with adults who’ve lost a parent, advice from experts, and tribute pages with photos, poetry and songs.

“People will share so much, nothing like they would in real life, face to face,” says the 15-year-old, who hopes the site might eventually be taken up by an organization for grieving children.

Face-to-face interactions have been equally helpful.

Having lost his own father when he was 4, Chris Freeman, her former teacher at the University of Chicago Laboratory School, also offered his support

and told Genevieve how his older sisters had reassured him how much his father loved him — and how much that helped him.

Hearing that, Genevieve vowed to be more compassionate toward her siblings.

Not that they have stopped fighting entirely, but “I try,” Genevieve says.

In her bedroom, the wall is filled with photos of her dad and some of his numerous awards from his old office.

Genevieve hung them, without her mom’s permission — a little act of self-assertion.

That’s a lot of the appeal of SLAP’D, too, giving herself and others a bit of say over how they grieve, she says.

On the site, Genevieve’s own tribute page includes family photos, and a reference to “Leaving on a Jet Plane.”

“I love my dad, and I just hope that when I think about him it’s not always about his death, or my grief, but just about him,” she says.

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SUMTER COUNTY FAIR SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8 4 p.m. GATES, MIDWAY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 4 to 10 p.m. — All exhibits on display Judging: 5 p.m. — Mule and donkey show Free performances: 4:30 p.m. — Lakewood High Band 5 and 8 p.m. — The Shots 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. — Lance Gifford 6 and 8:30 p.m. — Lady Houdini 6:30 and 9 p.m. — Rosaire’s Royal Racers 7 and 9:30 p.m. — Barnyard Review 10 p.m. — Exhibits close Midnight – Midway closes

THURSDAY, OCT. 9 4 p.m. GATES, MIDWAY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Judging: 5 p.m. — Beef show Free performances: 5 and 8 p.m. — The Shots 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. — Barnyard Review 6 and 8:30 p.m. — Rosaire’s Royal Racers 6:30 and 9 p.m. — Lady Houdini 7 and 9:30 p.m. — Lance Gifford 10 p.m. — Exhibits close Midnight — Midway closes

PRAYER FROM PAGE A1 “This is not something we can just fix,” said the Rev. Andre Barnes, of Mount Herman in Bishopville.

“This is not a program. This is a spiritual issue.”

As previously reported, Lee County deputies found 18-year-old Dontrell Fortune dead along Azalea Road on Sept. 28 and found the body of 17-year-old Lee Central senior Shakez Bracey in a wooded field three days later. Investigators think Fortune shot Bracey because of a money dispute, and the victim’s friends killed Fortune in retaliation.

Deputies arrested four teens in connection with Fortune’s killing and three in connection with Bracey’s. A total of nine people were booked on assorted charges stemming from the shooting investigations.

News of the slayings and the aftermath spilled out last week, taking a marked toll on area residents. Some equated the tragedy as one of the worst to hit Lee County since Hurricane Hugo.

Barnes was among sever-

al speakers who took to the podium to deliver messages of hope and inspiration to the congregation. Pastors prayed for the community, for parents, for bolder leaders, for a shift in mentality, and for God to imbue a sense of hope into the youth of the county.

Tabernacle of Champions lead Bishop Marcus Benjamin spoke of some of the issues the community would need to face in order to begin purifying itself of such evils that led to last weekend’s shootings. Among those, he said, were issues of human worth and dignity, the spirit of apathy, systemic disenfranchisement and lack of personal accountability. He also pointed to the fact that Lee County’s black community makes up nearly 65 percent of the total population, according to U.S. Census numbers.

“Quite frankly, there are some very tough conversations that we need to have. ... and we have to understand that simply because of the law of numbers, until the African-American sector in Lee County is prosperous, the county cannot prosper.”

FRIDAY, OCT, 10 4 p.m. GATES, MIDWAY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 4 to 10 p.m. – All exhibits on display 4 to 10 p.m. – Midway open Free performances: 5 and 8 p.m. – The Shots 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. – Barnyard Review 6 and 8:30 p.m. – Rosaire’s Royal Racers 6:30 and 9 p.m. – Lady Houdini 7 and 9:30 p.m. – Lance Gifford 10 p.m. – Exhibits close Midnight – Gates close

SATURDAY, OCT. 11 10 a.m. GATES, MIDWAY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. — All exhibits on display 10 a.m. to midnight — All rides open Judging: Noon: Pony and horse show Free performances: 10:30 a.m. — Boots and Buckles Band Noon, 3 and 6 p.m. — The Shots 1, 3 and 6:45 p.m. — Barnyard Review 1:30, 4 and 8 p.m. — Rosaire’s Royal Racers 2, 4:30 and 8:30 p.m. — Lady Houdini 2:30, 5 and 9:15 p.m. — Lance Gifford 6 to 9 p.m. — One Man Band in Sumter County Civic Center 10 p.m. — Exhibits close Midnight — Midway closes

SUNDAY, OCT. 12 1:30 p.m. — Gates open to the public, $6 general admission 1:30 to 9 p.m. — All rides open 6 a.m. — Livestock removed 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Commercial exhibits removed 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Poultry and baby animals removed 2 to 3:30 p.m. — Individual entries removed 2 to 3:30 p.m. — Premium checks picked up Free performances: 2 and 4 p.m. — Barnyard Review 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. — The Magic of Lance Gifford 3 and 5:15 p.m. — Lady Houdini 3:30 and 6 p.m. — Rosaire’s Royal Racers 9 p.m. — Midway closes On Tuesday, admission to the Sumter County Fair will be $4 for everyone.

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ART SHOW FROM PAGE A1 not been in previous county fair art shows. They also split the art show for different age groups to include lower-grade level youth (third to fifth grade), middle-grade level youth (sixth to eighth grade), senior youth and adults. Adler said they had a number of volunteers and local educators come in to help them hang the show and judges — who are all of different backgrounds — viewed and judged the art work. While reviewing the various pieces, judges considered the time it took the artists to complete the work, the overall look of the piece, technique, and for students they also considered how well they understood the assignment.

Youth winners for the art show can receive multiple rewards and opportunities including the chance to attend Saturday art workshops.

“We’ve given a number of scholarships in previous years and the opportunity for Saturday art workshops where students can experience art outside of their classrooms and schools,” Adler said.

MORE ONLINE Check out photos with this story online at theitem.com.

During the years, the art show has drawn a lot of attention from people visiting the Sumter County Fair. The art show displays the vast talent of students and adult residents in the county, and the art show always gets something different and new from adults and students who are continuing to learn about different forms of art in public and private schools and different youth programs in the county. Schools and other youth programs involved in the show include Sumter School District, Wilson Hall, Thomas Sumter Academy, Michael’s Masterpieces and Sumter Schools — REACH. “It’s a really impressive and big show, and it has become popular at the fair,” Adler said.

The fair runs until Sunday, and the art show will be open to the public during that time.

GAY MARRIAGE FROM PAGE A1 No other state cases were pending with the high court, but the justices stopped short of resolving for now the question of same-sex marriage nationwide. Still, those 11 states would bring to 30 the number of states where samesex marriage is legal, plus the District of Columbia.

Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to Marry, called on the high court to “finish the job.” Wolfson said the court’s “delay in affirming the freedom to marry nationwide prolongs the patchwork of state-to-state discrimination and the harms and indignity that the denial of marriage still inflicts on too many couples in too many places.”

Ed Whelan of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, an opponent of same-sex marriage, also chastised the court for its “irresponsible denial of review in the cases.” Whelan said it is hard to see how the court could eventually rule in favor of same-sex marriage bans after having allowed so many court decisions striking down those bans to remain in effect.

The justices have an obligation to settle an issue of such national importance, not abdicate that responsibility to lower court judges, the advocates said. Opting out of hearing the cases leaves those lower court rulings in place.

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An open letter to Jameis’ mother

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ear Mrs. Winston, I am a graduate of Florida State University and also a native and current resident of the great state of Alabama. This places me in a dicey situation every autumn when I remain loyal to the Seminoles while surrounded by tigers and elephants. My friends from other universities are usually quite good-natured, but lately your son has brought a heap of criticism from both sides of the state line.

My Alabama friends want to know why your son, Jameis, the current holdLeslie Anne er of the HeisHarrison man trophy, is acting like such a bone-head, and my friends in Florida want to know what we are doing in Alabama to raise such boneheads.

I find myself on the defense no matter where I turn, because your son is letting down FSU as well as sweet home Alabama.

Being the mother of two boys myself, I completely understand the frustrations of raising respectful, productive young men. On one hand, your son Jameis is to be commended for his charismatic persona that could shine through the darkest of nights.

Jameis’ charm and leadership skills are the envy of the greatest motivational speakers in the world, and those who personally know Jameis swear he’s one of the nicest kids they know.

But here’s the thing — if my son kept making thoughtless “mistakes” and didn’t fear God, his coaches or teammates, he sure as heck would fear me.

I’ve told my sons if they ever feel the devil sitting on their shoulder whispering naughty suggestions in their ear, they had better whip their head around and look hard because the next face they see will be mine, coming after them like a category 5 hurricane.

If Jameis Winston were my son, I would get in my car, make the midnight drive to Tallahassee and show up on his doorstep with a wooden spoon in my hand. I would become Jameis’ new roommate as I followed him around to each and every class. I would sit with him at lunch and run along the sidelines at after-

COMMENTARY noon scrimmages.

At night, I would hover over him while he stared at his textbooks and then tuck him into bed by 9 p.m. Toothpicks would hold my eyelids open so I could count his breaths as he slept.

There is nothing this manchild, who is one step away from losing his all-expensepaid college education, could do to get me off his back.

When his eyes met mine, he would wet his pants just a little, from the sheer terror of the laser-beam darts shooting from my eyes.

“You can throw the football? Can you also throw away millions of dollars in future endorsements? Can you make a pass? How does it feel to pass away the loyalty of your fans and children who admire you?”

Mrs. Winston, I’m sure you’ve already explained to your son how it’s not fair that other college kids may be committing the same type of smarmy antics — or even worse — and yet no one says “jack” to them about their actions.

If I were you, I would stand on a chair to grab Jameis’ 6’4” shoulders and look deep into his eyes, and say ...

“Life is not fair. What’s good for others is no good for you.

To those who are given much, much is expected.”

It’s not too late. Jameis is so likeable; we’re all cheering for him. He has time to mature and become the man we all want him to be. He can grow into the talent God has given him. (I’ve always maintained that men don’t “ripen” until about age 30 anyway).

So Mrs. Winston, the coaches have tried, the teammates have tried and the fans have tried, but we all know the truth: There is nothing stronger than the guidance (and a healthy fear) of a good mother. So for the sake of us all, please tell your son to shape up. or else mamas all over Alabama and Florida will be glad to do it for you. And unfortunately for Jameis, I’ll be first in line.

‘So Mrs. Winston, the coaches have tried, the teammates have tried and the fans have tried, but we all know the truth: There is nothing stronger than the guidance (and a healthy fear) of a good mother.’

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

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR OUR COMMUNITY HAS LET OUR CHILDREN DOWN Ever wonder how to destroy a community (center)? Undercut the children. If there’s no foundation, there’s nothing to build upon.

And it’s always easier to do when children are involved. Push them to the back for profits and personal gain. In doing so, piece by piece the board of life is reshuffled. Now the king, the queen, and pawn are playing from different positions, each having to readjust to the board (and life). Survival and success now require additional skill, ones not taught.

In this instance, two factions are guilty: the community and the company.

First, how on earth do we steal from children? Or even allow others to do so? Criminals broke into The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Sumter center and stole video games, game consoles and flat-screen TVs. Presumably, the thieves take the goods to local pawn shops for quick cash, with nary a thought of how this impacted — and in some cases scared — the children. Our community has let children down. People from the community know who broke into the

center. Four times. And say nothing. Someone has a brand new Playstation or Nintendo Wii that isn’t theirs.

How can we attempt to improve the lives of children if we reduce the opportunities for them to grow?

To add insult to injury, the company asked the executive director to “retire.”

This man was a pillar of the community and was doggedly committed to making an impact in the lives of young men, women, boys and girls.

I would ask readers to donate money, resources or time to the Boys & Girls Club arm of the company. (There is a distinction). The club could use it.

Ladies and gentlemen, is there no discretion?

We can all agree to this, right? Community centers, assisted living homes, schools and churches should be off limits to any nefariousness.

It’s too bad the people who need to read this won’t.

JOHN L. HEWITT III Sumter

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Republicans want to protect Obama, too

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ven opposition lawmakers who have spent the last six years fighting his every initiative have expressed deep worry for his security.”

So wrote the New York Times’ Peter Baker in the lead paragraph of a story on the congressional hearing on the Secret Service.

Baker is an excellent reporter and a good writer, and so it’s useful to consider the implications of his framing of the story. And let’s leave aside his hyperbole about Republicans opposition “every initiative” — some presidential initiatives are uncontroversial and widely supported — and look at that word “even.”

Michael Contained within that Barone word and in the snarky tone of the story is the assumption that if you are politically opposed to a president, you won’t mind seeing him or his family murdered. After all, you’re against him, so why would you feel “deep worry for his security”?

A good writer always has in mind the characteristics of his readership. The conclusion I draw is that Baker assumes New York Times readers think it’s unremarkable for political opponents to wish for a politician’s death.

Not all of them do, of course. Baker quotes Paul Begala, former Clinton aide and tough Democratic partisan, as saying Republicans were asking questions out of genuine concern. “This is totally on the level,” Begala says. “They’re acting like real human beings.”

I have known Begala for 20-some years, and I have no doubt that back in 2006, when the British TV film “The Death of a President,” envisioning the assassination of George W. Bush, debuted at the Toronto Film Festival to applause from a capacity crowd, Begala was appalled. Similarly, with Nicholson Baker’s 2003 novel, “Checkpoint” about people planning to murder Bush.

To encourage people to contemplate the assassination of a president is despicable.

A strong desire to ensure the safety of the president, however much you disagree with him, is a natural and healthy impulse for every citizen.

So it shouldn’t be surprising that Republicans are just as angry as Michelle Obama is reported to have been about the Secret Service’s failure to keep an intruder out of the White House, and its four-day failure to realize that a sniper’s gunshots hit the first family’s residence.

Not everybody evidently feels this way when a Republican is in the White House.

The New York Times movie critic’s verdict on the 2006 movie: “‘The Death of a President’ is, in the end, neither terribly outrageous nor especially heroic; it’s a thought experiment that traffics in received ideas.”

I’m not sure exactly what that means, but it doesn’t sound like something Paul Begala would say.

If Baker thinks many of his liberal readers are not disturbed by threats of violence or even murder directed at political opponents, that is unfortunate — even more unfortunate if he is correct.

“By any means necessary,” a common phrase of the hard Left, carries a threatening implication, a whiff of violence — one particularly vivid, perhaps, in a state whose largest city has suffered a devastating riot and some of the nation’s highest rates of violent crime.

Enraged and self-righteous, some liberals seek to abridge opponents’ basic human rights — by shutting down opponents’ speech, campus speech codes, illicit investigations such as the one to which Gov. Walker was subjected and other limitations on the First Amendment. But do they find it natural that one side would wish actual violence upon the other?

Perhaps Peter Baker thinks many New York Times readers will find it surprising that Republicans don’t wish the death of a Democratic president. Let’s hope he’s wrong.

Michael Barone is a senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner. © 2014 creators.com

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH It says something that the two most anticipated network series of the fall are based on comics. Of the two, “The Flash” (8 p.m., CW, TV-PG) has a breezier, goofier feel to it, truer it seems, to the DC vibe.

“Gotham” has the brooding “Dark Knight” style that consumed the Caped Crusader back in the 1980s, when mere comics gave way to “graphic novels.”

Like “Gotham,” “Flash” has a pulpy origin story. Awakened from youthful slumber by a cosmic disturbance, Barry Allen sees his mother enveloped in energy waves. His father (John Wesley Shipp) is convicted of her murder, but Barry clings to his strange story and to his faith in his father’s innocence.

Raised by a local police officer, Detective Joe West (Jesse L. Martin), Barry (Grant Gustin) develops an unrequited crush on West’s daughter, Iris (Candice Patton). She’d rather love him like a brother. Gosh darn it.

An accident at a local particle accelerator run by enigmatic genius Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh) sends Barry into a nine-month coma, from which he awakens fleet of foot. Soon, he finds he can run at the speed of sound and do other cool stuff. Wells’ team of photogenic post-adolescent scientists outfits him with a special suit and he becomes the Flash, fighter of justice for Central City.

The marriage of digital effects and comic book fantasy works well here. And the writers did not forget the emotional age of the readers of the source material. Barry sighs and gushes about justice, true love and the American way and often does so with the stars and stripes directly behind him. Scenes fraught with emotion, like a jailhouse reconciliation with his dad, are accompanied by the kind of piano music more often associated with Hallmark romances.

These overwrought effects are not just intentional — they may be sincere. “The Flash” seems intended for people who have not yet developed, or remain incapable of developing, the slightest sense of irony.

More proof, I guess, that geeks may be the biggest romantics of all.

• It’s a big night for Alabama.

The new docu-series “Town of the Living Dead” (10 p.m., Syfy, TV-14) takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the efforts of residents of Jasper, Alabama, to make a vampire movie. Another reality series, “Preaching Alabama” (10 p.m., TLC), follows a family of Florida ministers as they try to attract a congregation in the town of Madison.

p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Uncharted territory on “The Mindy Project” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

LATE NIGHT

TONIGHT’S SEASON PREMIERE • Dean’s a demon for — well, everything, on “Supernatural” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14).

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Finch enlists Fusco to follow a case on “Person of Interest” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• To little surprise, “Utopia” has been pulled from the Tuesday night schedule, replaced tonight by an hourlong “Family Guy” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• Two fire trucks collide on “Chicago Fire” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

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Grant Gustin stars as Barry Allen aka “The Flash,” premiering at 8 p.m. today on the CW. • A dowager’s death reminds Henry of gentler times on “Forever” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

• Jax threads a needle on “Sons of Anarchy” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA).

SERIES NOTES Back to London on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Antisocial

media on “Selfie” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-14) * Dana sees Peter with another date on “Manhattan Love Story” (8:30 p.m., ABC, TV14) * A bus crash springs dangerous cons on “NCIS: New Orleans” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Looks aren’t everything on “New Girl” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Caught in the deep freeze on “Marvel’s Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D” (9

Bill O’Reilly is scheduled on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * The cast of “Orange Is The New Black” and Nikki Lane are on “Conan” (11 p.m., r, TBS) * Leon Wieseltier is on “The Colbert Report” (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Robert Downey Jr., Sarah Paulson and Lizzo appear on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Kristen Stewart, Artie Lange, Jason Aldean and Nas on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Jeffrey Tambor, Retta and Impractical Jokers visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * David Arquette and Inbar Lavi are on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., r, CBS).

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The Shepherd’s Center will offer at 11 a.m. at Patriot Parkway.

All donations accepted. Refree public information classes freshments will be served.

11-11:50 a.m. each Thursday through Nov. 13 at 24 Council Call (803) 406-5917 or (803) 406-9621.

St. On the schedule: Oct. 9, Self Defense for Women; Oct. The Sumter Chapter of the Na16, Genealogy: Research and tional Federation of the Blind will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesrecord your family history day, Oct. 14, at Shiloh-Ranusing the computer; Oct. 23, Veterans talk about their war dolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. October is experiences; Oct. 30, Crime “Meet the Blind and Blind Scene Investigation (CSI); Awareness Month” and Oct. Nov. 6, Healthy Aging: The importance of good nutrition 15 is “White Cane Safety Day.” Transportation providand movement in promoting healthy living as we age; and ed within the coverage area.

Contact Debra Canty at DebNov. 13, Peace of Mind raCanC2@frontier.com or at through Meditation.

(803) 775-5792.

Clarendon School District One The Sumter Combat Veterans will conduct free vision, hearGroup will meet at 10 a.m. on ing, speech and developmental Friday, Oct. 17, at the South screenings as part of a child HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayfind effort to identify stuette Drive. dents with special needs.

Screenings will be held from The Sumter Chapter of the In9 a.m. to noon at the Sumternational Association of Admerton Early Childhood Cen- ministrative Professionals ter on the following Thurs(IAAP) will host the South days: Oct. 9; Nov. 13; Dec. 11; Carolina Division’s Fall ProJan. 8, 2015; Feb. 12, 2015; fessional Development SemiMarch 12, 2015; April 9, 2015; nar from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on and May 14, 2015. For details, Saturday, Oct. 18, at USC call Sadie Williams or Audrey Sumter. Call Mary Sutton at Walters at (803) 485-2325, ex- (803) 938-3760 for details. tension 221.

Enjoy Dog Day at Patriot Park The Stroke Survivors Support from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Group will meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 21, brought to you by Thursday, Oct. 9, at the Alice Sumter Stormwater SoluDrive Baptist Church library, tions in partnership with 1305 Loring Mill Road at Wise Sumter County Public Works Drive. Call Wayne Hunter at and the Sumter County Rec(803) 464-3003 or (803) 464reation Department. Cele7865. brate the installation of four new pet waste stations to The Mary McLeod Bethune Council of Negro Women, Sum- help park visitors pick up after their pets. Bring your ter Section, will meet at 5 furry friend dressed in his or p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, at her favorite Halloween outfit Morris College.

The Mayesville Area Community (optional) to enter the costume contest. Free giveCoalition will sponsor its sevaways will include pet banenth breast cancer walk on danas, Frisbees, water botSaturday, Oct. 11. Sign up tles, etc. Contact Jolie Brown will begin at 7:30 a.m. at St. at (803) 773-5561 or jolie2@ Mark UME Church of Mayesclemson.edu. ville and the walk will be The Sumter County Walking along Mary McLeod Bethune Horse Association and Manning Nature Trail, which is a 3 Feed Mill Barnyard Buddies will mile distance. A short prohost a benefit horse show at 3 gram and free brunch will p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, at follow the walk. T-shirts will Dillon Park. Donations will be be available for purchase.

Call Margie Jefferson at (803) appreciated for this Clarendon County Relay for Life 453-5441 or (803) 453-6078. fundraising event. There will The Devine Sistas of PrettyGirlbe a concession stand with sRock will hold a “Pink Heel food and drinks available for Walk / Charity Ride” in obserpurchase. vance of breast cancer

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Present your EUGENIA LAST ideas and you will grab the interest of someone important. A development in a personal relationship will allow you to make the changes you’ve wanted to make to improve your lifestyle.

Travel, moves and educational pursuits will pay off.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Secrecy will help you avoid interruptions that can stand between you and accomplishment. Do your research carefully to avoid a costly error. If you have to use pressure or overspend, you are best to back away and rethink your strategy.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Mixed messages can lead to uncertainty.

Open up and share your feelings with anyone you feel may ruin your chance to advance. Call in favors and make personal improvements to ensure you get your way.

Networking will lead to success.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Ask questions if you are uncertain about a situation or what’s expected of you. Don’t allow an emotional moment to soil your reputation or your ability to do a good job. Someone’s change of heart will end up being to your benefit.

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BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Sumter High School wide receiver and kick returner Ky’Jon Tyler has been chosen to play for the South Carolina squad in the Shrine Bowl Game in December.

The rosters for the 78th annual game were released on Monday. The game will be played on Dec. 20 at Wofford College’s Gibbs Stadium in Spartanburg.

Tyler has 30 catches for 559 yards and four touchdowns for the Gamecocks, who are 3-3 on TYLER the season heading into Friday’s Region VI-4A opener against South Florence at Sumter Memorial Stadium.

Tyler has returned six kickoffs for 262 yards and a touchdown, an average of 43.7 yards per return. He’s also returned one punt for 18 yards and has rushed seven times for 29 yards and another touchdown.’

Tyler has 881 yards of total offense, an average of 146.9 a game.

Tyler had a huge junior season while helping Sumter to a 9-6 record and a trip to the 4A Division I state championship contest. Tyler caught 77 passes for 1,244 yards and 18 touchdowns. That’s an average of 16.2 yards per catch and 82.9 yards receiving per game.

He had 25 kickoff returns, taking three of them back for touchdowns. He had 761 return

SEE TYLER, PAGE B2

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Kentucky wide receiver Javess Blue hauls in a pass for a first down in front of South Carolina cornerback Al Harris Jr. during the Wildcats’ 45-38 victory at Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday in Lexington, Ky. USC head coach Steve Spurrier said some late-game mistakes cost his team.

Ill-advised decisions Late interception, choice not to run ball hurt Carolina in loss

BY DAVID CARAVIELLO Post and Courier COLUMBIA — If Steve Spurrier could have back one play from Saturday night, it would be a thirdand-3 from his own 39-yard line midway through the fourth quarter. Nursing a suddenly shaky one-touchdown lead over Kentucky, South Carolina threw for it,

but Dylan Thompson’s pass attempt was tipped by cornerback Cody Quinn, forcing the Gamecocks to punt.

Everyone knows what happened next. Kentucky tailback Jojo Kemp rammed the ball right through USC’s defense from the wildcat formation, eventually scoring a touchdown to tie it, and continuing a comeback that ended with the Gamecocks’

second consecutive stunning loss.

“If I had that to do over again, I’d say, we’re going to run it twice. If we make it, we’re in good shape. If we don’t make it, the heck with it,” Spurrier said on his Sunday teleconference. “But we tried to throw for it, and we punted. But if I had that to do over again, we’d run twice and see what hap-

pened. But we didn’t, and then obviously we couldn’t stop their wildcat guy, and away he went.”

And away went South Carolina’s second two-touchdown lead of the night, sending the Gamecocks (3-3, 2-3 SEC) to a 45-38 defeat and staggering into an off weekend which precedes an Oct.

SEE DECISIONS, PAGE B4

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

NASCAR

Tigers playing well on both sides of ball

Logano wins to advance to next round in Chase

BY AARON BRENNER Post and Courier CLEMSON — Groomed to replace one of Clemson’s top left tackles in recent years, Isaiah Battle has done his job decently, if not spectacularly.

“Solid. Solid,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said Sunday, asked to assess Battle’s season so far. “He’s still a raw guy who’s come a long, long way and he’s playing winning football for us.”

A 6-7, 290-pound junior stepping in for 2014 NFL draft third-round pick Brandon Thomas, Battle has provided much-needed durability at the thinnest position on the Tigers’ roster. He hasn’t been much of a mauler, and while it doesn’t all fall at his feet, the Tigers have allowed 12 sacks this year, ranking 11th in the ACC. “Sometimes technically he’s not what he needs to be. But he’s big, physical, and he’s really grown mentally,” Swinney said. “He’s got a tremendous future. If he’ll stay with it, he’ll be a high NFL draft pick someday. He’s not playing at that level today, but he’s certainly making progress.”

At the same time, his chief opponent each day in practice is All-American defensive end Vic Beasley, which humbles Battle at times as well as accelerates

Lakip’s the only viable option on the roster.

Punter Bradley Pinion has never attempted a college field goal, but he certainly can go through the motions. He’s been a kickoff specialist for three years, nailing 74 touchbacks on 138 kickoffs (53.6 percent), and according to Swinney, pressured Lakip in practices after a dreadful Florida State output.

“We opened it up for a week of competition.

Ammon came out as OK, but Pinion had a great week,” Swinney said. “I have no doubt he’d love to be the guy, and he’d be capable of doing it.”

According to his bio, Pinion was rated the No. 1 punting prospect as a 2012 recruit by 247Sports.com, but was ranked the No. 3 kicker by ESPN.com, No. 4 kicker by Rivals.com and No. 6 kicker by Scout.com.

Starting weakside linebacker Tony Steward, the Tigers’ second-leading tackler with 30 takedowns, strained a hamstring Saturday against N.C. State.

Swinney expects the senior to miss a few days of practice and be ready to go for Clemson’s completion of a three-game homestand Saturday against Louisville.

Steward’s backup, Ben

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The first sign that Kansas Speedway was going to be a heartbreaker for Hendrick Motorsports should have come during qualifying when Jimmie Johnson inexplicably spun and earned one of his worst starting spots since 2005.

Even that couldn’t prepare the organization for the trouble it encountered during Sunday’s race.

Johnson was involved in an early accident and finished 40th, which dropped the sixtime and defendLOGANO ing NASCAR champion to last in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship standings. It was Johnson’s worst Chase finish since the 2005 season finale.

It only got worse from there for the Hendrick cars. Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a tire problem while leading and hit the wall, causing him to finish 39th. Then Kasey Kahne also hit the wall — he too believed it was caused by a tire problem — and finished 22nd.

Even Jeff Gordon, who finished a team-best 14th, had a problem. A tire got away from his pit crew during a stop, earning a penalty for the fourtime series champion.

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Clemson linebacker B.J. Goodson (44) runs with the football after recovering a fumble during the Tigers’ 41-0 victory on Saturday in Clemson. his growth.

“He’s not playing at the level of Vic Beasley, as far as putting it all together from an effort and technique standpoint,” Swinney said, “but he’s not a fifthyear senior either.”

KICKING DERBY

Starting kicker Ammon Lakip is 8 for 12 booting field goals this year, and while Swinney endorsed the junior as keeping his job after missing a 48-yard try Saturday, it’s not like

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2014

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY

11 a.m. -- Women’s Professional Golf: Ladies European Tour Ladies Open de France Third Round from Aquitaine, France (GOLF).

11 a.m. -- College Football: Georgia Southern at New Mexico State (SPORTSOUTH).

5 or 8:30 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: National League Playoffs Division Series Game Four -- Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis (FOX SPORTS 1).

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

7 p.m. -- High School Football: Hammond at Laurence Manning (FTC NOW 26).

7:30 p.m. -- NBA Exhibition Basketball: Chicago at Detroit (NBA TV).

8:30 or 9 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: National League Playoffs Division Series Game Four -- Washington at San Francisco (If Necessary) (FOX SPORTS 1).

10:30 p.m. -- NBA Exhibition Basketball: Golden State at Los Angeles Clippers (NBA TV).

3 a.m. -- Auto Racing: ARCA Series ARCA 98.9 from Kansas City, Kan. (FOX SPORTS 1).

Kasey Kahne, 3,023. 10, Brad Keselowski, 3,009. 11, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 3,006. 12, Jimmie Johnson, 3,004. 13, AJ Allmendinger, 2,110. 14, Greg Biffle, 2,101. 15, Kurt Busch, 2,075. 16, Aric Almirola, 2,074. 17, Kyle Larson, 901. 18, Clint Bowyer, 843. 19, Jamie McMurray, 825. 20, Paul Menard, 816.

Money 1, Brad Keselowski, $6,548,499. 2, Jeff Gordon, $6,177,174. 3, Joey Logano, $5,951,399. 4, Jimmie Johnson, $5,826,929.

5, Kevin Harvick, $5,540,049.

6, Matt Kenseth, $5,533,608. 7, Jamie McMurray, $5,445,069. 8, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $5,379,084. 9, Kyle Busch, $5,360,531.

10, Denny Hamlin, $4,889,023. 11, Greg Biffle, $4,686,184. 12, Austin Dillon, $4,625,065. 13, Kyle Larson, $4,603,540.

14, Clint Bowyer, $4,500,321. 15, Brian Vickers, $4,407,183. 16, Aric Almirola, $4,388,885.

17, Paul Menard, $4,369,040.

18, Carl Edwards, $4,325,622. 19, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $4,241,730. 20, Marcos Ambrose, $4,048,340.

NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press PRESEASON GLANCE SUNDAY’S GAMES

Toronto 99, Sacramento 94

MONDAY’S GAMES

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY

Varsity Cross Country Sumter, South Florence, Wilson at West Florence 5:30 p.m.

Manning at Crestwood, 5 p.m.

Middle School Football Ebenezer at Alice Drive, 5 p.m.

Chestnut Oaks at Bates, 5 p.m.

Furman at Hillcrest, 5 p.m.

Manning at Howard, 6 p.m.

Varsity Girls Tennis Socastee at Sumter, TBA Manning at Darlington, 5 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Florence Christian, 3:30 p.m.

Trinity-Byrnes at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball Crestwood at Darlington, 6 p.m.

St. Francis Xavier at Jefferson Davis (DH), 6 p.m.

Varsity and JV Volleyball Carolina Forest at Sumter, 5:30 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Calhoun Academy, 5 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Orangeburg Prep, 5 p.m.

Carolina at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

Colleton Prep at Clarendon Hall, 4:30 p.m.

Sumter Christian at South Pointe Christian, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Varsity Cross Country Wilson Hall, Laurence Manning, Thomas Sumter at Orangeburg Prep, 5 p.m.

Middle School Football C.E. Murray at Lee Central, TBA Varsity Girls Tennis Wilson Hall at Ben Lippen, 3:30 p.m.

Trinity-Byrnes at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball Lee Central at Kingstree, 6:30 p.m.

Varsity and JV Volleyball Heathwood Hall at Wilson Hall, 4:15 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Williamsburg, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY

Junior Varsity Football Sumter at South Florence, 6 p.m.

Hartsville at Crestwood, 6:30 p.m.

Lakewood at Marlboro County, 7 p.m.

Manning at Darlington, 6:30 p.m.

Lake Marion at Lee Central, 6 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Porter-Gaud, 7 p.m.

Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 7 p.m.

Clarendon Hall at Holly Hill, 6:30 p.m.

B Team Football Sumter at Richland Northeast, 6 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Porter-Gaud, 5 p.m.

Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m.

Middle School Football Spartanburg Christian at Thomas Sumter, 6 p.m.

Pee Dee at Robert E. Lee, 6 p.m.

Varsity Girls Golf River Bluff at Sumter (at Beech Creek Golf Club), TBA Varsity Girls Tennis Carolina Forest at Sumter, TBA Thomas Sumter at Orangeburg Prep, 3:30 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball Crestwood at Marlboro County, 6 p.m.

Colleton Prep at St. Francis Xavier, 5 p.m.

Varsity and JV Volleyball Sumter at West Florence, 6:45 p.m.

Darlington at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m.

Orangeburg Prep at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m.

Calhoun Academy at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m.

Clarendon Hall at Holly Hill, 4:30 p.m.

Walnut Grove Christian at Sumter Christian, 5 p.m.

FRIDAY

Varsity Football South Florence at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Crestwood at Hartsville, 7:30 p.m.

Marlboro County at Lakewood, 7:30 p.m.

Darlington at Manning, 7:30 p.m.

Lee Central at Lake Marion, 7:30 p.m.

C.E. Murray at East Clarendon, 7:30 p.m.

Scott’s Branch at Hannah-Pamplico, 7:30 p.m.

Porter-Gaud at Wilson Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Orangeburg Prep, 7:30 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Spartanburg Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Pee Dee, 7:30 p.m.

Clarendon Hall at James Island Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball Sumter in Wando Invitational, TBA

SATURDAY

Varsity Cross Country Manning in Body Shop Athletics Invitational (in Columbia), 9 a.m.

Varsity Swimming Sumter in 4A State Meet (at USC Natorium in Columbia), TBA Varsity Volleyball Sumter in Wando Invitational, TBA

GOLF The Associated Press LPGA REIGNWOOD CLASSIC PAR SCORES

Sunday At Pine Valley Golf Club Beijing Purse:, $2.1 million Yardage: 6,585; Par: 73 Final a-amateur Mirim Lee, $315,000 70-68-70-69—277 -15 Caroline Hedwall, $192,103 67-71-68-73—279 -13 Haeji Kang, $111,310 69-72-70-69—280 -12 Inbee Park, $111,310 69-72-68-71—280 -12 Brittany Lang, $111,310 70-66-72-72—280 -12 Mi Hyang Lee, $65,209 69-76-69-67—281 -11 Stacy Lewis, $65,209 66-68-72-75—281 -11 Pornanong Phatlum, $49,433 72-75-67-68—282 -10 Ilhee Lee, $49,433 69-70-71-72—282 -10

NASCAR The Associated Press SPRINT CUP LEADERS

Through Oct. 5 Points 1, Joey Logano, 3,048. 2, Kyle Busch, 3,042. 3, Carl Edwards, 3,039. 4, Ryan Newman, 3,039. 5, Denny Hamlin, 3,037. 6, Kevin Harvick, 3,033. 7, Matt Kenseth, 3,031. 8, Jeff Gordon, 3,031. 9,

Philadelphia at Boston, late New Orleans at Atlanta, late Washington at Chicago, late Denver vs. L.A. Lakers at San Diego, CA, late

TODAY’S GAMES

Minnesota at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Portland at Utah, 9 p.m.

Toronto at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Charlotte at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Washington vs. New Orleans at Jacksonville, FL, 7 p.m.

New York vs. Boston at Hartford, CT, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis vs. Milwaukee at Green Bay, WI, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Denver, 9 p.m.

NFL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST Buffalo New England Miami N.Y. Jets SOUTH Indianapolis Houston Tennessee Jacksonville NORTH Cincinnati Baltimore Pittsburgh Cleveland WEST San Diego Denver Kansas City Oakland

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THURSDAY’S GAME

Green Bay 42, Minnesota 10

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Cleveland 29, Tennessee 28 New Orleans 37, Tampa Bay 31, OT Dallas 20, Houston 17, OT Carolina 31, Chicago 24 Philadelphia 34, St. Louis 28 N.Y. Giants 30, Atlanta 20 Buffalo 17, Detroit 14 Indianapolis 20, Baltimore 13 Pittsburgh 17, Jacksonville 9 Denver 41, Arizona 20 San Francisco 22, Kansas City 17 San Diego 31, N.Y. Jets 0 New England 43, Cincinnati 17 Open: Miami, Oakland

MONDAY’S GAME

Seattle at Washington, 8:30 p.m.

THURSDAY

Indianapolis at Houston, 8:25 p.m.

SUNDAY, OCT. 12

Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

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

New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Miami, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Dallas at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

Washington at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.

Chicago at Atlanta, 4:25 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Kansas City, New Orleans

MONDAY, OCT. 13

San Francisco at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.

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Florida freshman faces sexual assault allegation GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida freshman Treon Harris went from potentially becoming the starting quarterback to being suspended indefinitely in a matter of hours Monday.

Harris was banned from all team activities by the football program while authorities investigate sexual assault allegations made against him.

The school said Harris has been accused of sexually assaulting a female student around 3 a.m. Sunday — hours after he helped Florida rally to beat Tennessee 10-9 in Knoxville — at an on-campus residence hall.

The University Police Department is investigating the alleged assault and working with the Gainesville Police Department to assist with collection and analysis of forensic evidence. A GPD forensics crime unit truck was parked outside the residence hall Monday afternoon.

Harris, a 5-foot-11, 190pound Miami native, has not been arrested. His attorney, Huntley Johnson, said he doesn’t expect his client to be, either.

PHELPS SUSPENDED 6 MONTHS AFTER DUI ARREST

Michael Phelps’ comeback took a major hit on Monday, with USA Swimming suspending the 18time Olympic champion for six months and forcing him to withdraw from next year’s world championships.

Phelps also lost six months of funding from the sport’s national governing body as a result of his second DUI arrest. The 29-yearold swimmer is banned from participating in USA Swimming-sanctioned meets through April 6, 2015.

USA Swimming said Phelps violated its Code of Conduct, and cited a section of its 2014 Rule Book in pun-

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Florida freshman quarterback Treon Harris (3) has been suspended while he is being investigated for sexual assault. The school says Harris is accused of sexually assaulting a female student on Sunday in a residence hall on campus in Gainesville, Fla. ishing him. Its executive committee approved the sanctions, which take effect immediately.

BAIL REVOKED OVER COCAINE FOR MLB SCANDAL FIGURE

MIAMI — The former owner of the clinic at the center of Major League Baseball’s recent performance-enhancing drug scandal had his bail revoked Monday because of recent positive tests for cocaine use.

U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles ordered Anthony Bosch jailed immediately.

Bosch tested positive twice in August for cocaine use, after he was released on $100,000 bail under conditions including no use of illegal drugs and random urine testing. Gayles also found Bosch wasn’t regularly attending voluntary drug treatment.

NBA EXTENDS TELEVISION DEALS WITH ESPN AND TNT

NEW YORK — The NBA and its television partners couldn’t wait to extend their contracts.

The league renewed its

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Fister keeps Nats’ hopes alive

BY JANIE MCCAULEY The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Doug Fister pitched seven shutout innings and the Washington Nationals took advantage of Madison Bumgarner’s one off-target throw, staving off elimination in the NL Division Series with a 4-1 win against the San Francisco Giants on Monday.

Fister dazzled again in San Francisco, helping the Nationals cut their deficit to 2-1 in the best-of-five series and ending the Giants 10-game postseason winning streak that started with Game 5 of the 2012 NL Championship Series against St. Louis.

Washington scored two runs on Bumgarner’s throwing error in the seventh inning to end the ace’s 21-inning scoreless streak.

Bryce Harper punctuated the victory with a solo homer in the ninth.

“Really it came down to every pitch,” Fister said.

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Washington’s Wilson Ramos, right, scores while San Francisco catcher Buster Posey waits on the throw during the Nationals’ 4-1 victory on Monday in Game 3 of the NL Division Series in San Francisco.

“Fortunately a ball bounced our way.”

Drew Storen allowed to the first two batters to

reach in the bottom of the ninth but shook off his postseason struggles, allowing a run in closing it out as

Washington forced a Game 4 on tonight.

Now, the 96-win Nationals will send left-hander Gio

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Royals sweep past Angels

BY DAVE SKRETTA The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals stole their way to a 12-inning victory over the Oakland A’s in the AL wild-card game. They powered their way past the mighty Los Angeles Angels with an emphatic three-game sweep in the divisional round.

There’s no way they are going to be intimidated by the Baltimore Orioles.

“We’re not afraid of those guys,” Royals ace James Shields said Sunday night.

“We’re going to go out there and play our game — but obviously, we’re going to worry about that tomorrow.”

On this night, there was celebrating to do.

Alex Gordon hit a basesclearing double in the first inning, Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas each homered and the wild-card Royals finished off the Angels with an emphatic 8-3 victory in the AL Division Series.

Now, the scrappy team with the unorthodox manager, popgun offense, dynamic defense and lights-out bullpen will head to Baltimore for the AL Championship Series on Friday night.

“I was nervous. I’m a nervous wreck. I just can’t show I’m a nervous wreck,” Royals owner David Glass said. But it is great. I’m so proud of this bunch. They’ve grown up.”

The same club that was once so far out of the division race that folks in Kansas City had turned their attention to football season has gone on a tremendous tear, painting the entire city blue in the process. They’ve back in the postseason for the first time since 1985, and even Angels manager Mike Scioscia thinks they might be sticking around a while.

Showalter guides Orioles past Tigers to advance

BY NOAH TRISTER The Associated Press

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Kansas City’s Mike Moustakas (8) celebrates his 2-run home run against the Los Angeles Angels during the Royals’ 8-3 victory to sweep the AL Division Series on Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. “They’re going to be a tough team to beat in this tournament,” he said.

The power-hitting Angels, 98-64 in the regular season, became the second team in the divisional era that began in 1969 to have the best record in the majors and get swept out of the playoffs, according to STATS. In no small coincidence, the Royals dealt the same humiliating fate to the New York Yankees in the 1980 ALCS. Stalking around the mound amid an electric atmosphere, Shields lived up to his “Big Game James” billing. The Royals’ ace gave up homers to Mike Trout and Albert Pujols, but otherwise held in check a suddenly punchless Los Angeles lineup Shields was helped, too, by diving grabs by outfielder Lorenzo Cain on back-to-back plays. All told, the highestscoring team in baseball managed six runs in the entire series.

“You don’t go in with any badge saying you won the most games,” Scioscia said, “and you’re certainly not going to get any points for that going into the playoffs.”

Kansas City showcased

great glovework in every game, especially by its fleet outfielders. In this one, Cain’s catches in the fifth inning preserved a five-run lead.

The Royals coasted the rest of the way to their seventh straight postseason win dating to Game 5 of the 1985 World Series. George Brett, the star of that team, watched from an upstairs suite and raised his arms when ace closer Greg Holland fanned Trout for the final out.

“We feel like we belong, that we can play with anyone and that’s always a good feeling,” Cain said. “If we continue to do what we did tonight and let that carry over into Baltimore, I think we can definitely make this thing last.”

Right through the World Series? Nothing seems unreasonable at this point.

Their game Sunday night almost seemed easy the way things have been going. Kansas City played a 12-inning thriller against Oakland in the wild-card game, and a pair of 11-inning games in Los Angeles before returning home to a raucous, adoring crowd on Sunday night.

DETROIT — On the verge of his first playoff series victory as a major league manager, Buck Showalter made another unusual move — and it worked.

Showalter put the winning run on base with an intentional walk in the SHOWALTER ninth inning Sunday, and closer Zach Britton got the next batter to hit into a game-ending double play that gave the Baltimore Orioles a 2-1 win over the Detroit Tigers and a sweep of their AL Division Series.

“You guys can judge conventionality,” said Showalter, who once won a game after intentionally walking Barry Bonds with the bases loaded. “I think each situation changes depending on the strength of your players and the strength of their players on a given night.”

Now the Orioles move on to the AL Championship Series. It’s the first time they’ve been there since 1997 — and the first-ever LCS appearance for Showalter. Baltimore hosts Game 1 against Kansas City on Friday.

The Orioles haven’t won a

World Series since 1983, and the Royals haven’t since 1985. Neither team has a pennant since then, either.

These two teams certainly weren’t favored to emerge this year in an American League that includes the star-studded Tigers, the big-market Yankees and Red Sox and the always-dangerous Athletics.

Yet, here they are.

The Royals swept the Los Angeles Angels, who had baseball’s best record during the regular season. Baltimore swept a Detroit team that had the AL’s last three Cy Young Award winners.

The Tigers lined up Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander and David Price to pitch the first three games — and lost them all.

“We knew what we were getting into — three Cy Youngs back-to-back-toback,” Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy said. “It’s a great team over there. We didn’t expect to win three straight like that.”

Bud Norris outpitched Price on Sunday, and Nelson Cruz hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning for the only runs the Orioles would need. Showalter, who used reliever Andrew Miller for 1 2-3 innings in a Game 1 win, had him get five outs again Sunday in relief of Norris.

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BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

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Clemson wide receiver Mike Williams (7) makes a touchdown catch as North Carolina State’s Hakim Jones (20) and Juston Burris (11) defend during the Tigers’ 41-0 victory on Saturday in Clemson.

TIGERS ROM PAGE B1 Boulware, suffered a concussion, which means third-stringer Kellen Jones could be in line for more playing time. Jones came back this year from a torn ACL, and has made 19 tackles (sixth on the team) and forced a fumble against the Wolfpack.

Jones also bruised his elbow in that game.

B.J. Goodson, who recovered the fumble forced by Jones, is a candidate at all three linebacker positions.

GUILLERMO GIMPY

Sophomore Jay Guillermo has had opportunities to take the reins at center away from Ryan Norton, but Guillermo will be sidelined 3-5 weeks recovering from toe surgery.

STOUDT’S OK

Reserve quarterback Cole Stoudt’s left arm was in a sling after Saturday’s game,

AMWAY COACHES POLL The Amway Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 4, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Florida State (44) 5-0 1505 2 2. Auburn (16) 5-0 1477 5 3. Baylor (1) 5-0 1372 6 4. Mississippi 5-0 1308 11 5. Notre Dame 5-0 1269 8 6. Mississippi State 5-0 1237 14 7. Alabama 4-1 1065 1 8. Michigan State 4-1 1062 10 9. Oklahoma 4-1 929 3 10. Georgia 4-1 898 12 11. Oregon 4-1 897 4 12. TCU 4-0 865 25 13. Arizona 5-0 743 NR

reported by Swinney as an AC joint sprain. But it won’t affect Stoudt’s status backing up Deshaun Watson this coming weekend.

“He’s going to be sore for a couple days,” Swinney said, “but we think he’ll be fine and ready to go by gametime.”

Also from the infirmary, cornerback Martin Jenkins (ankle) is hopeful to return Saturday; right tackle Joe Gore (appendectomy) and wide receiver Charone Peake (knee) will require more time.

14. Texas A&M 5-1 706 7 15. Ohio State 4-1 645 18 16. Kansas State 4-1 567 22 17. UCLA 4-1 483 9 18. Oklahoma State 4-1 479 23 19. East Carolina 4-1 451 21 20. Arizona State 4-1 354 24 21. Nebraska 5-1 261 17 22. Stanford 3-2 241 13 23. Georgia Tech 5-0 240 NR 24. Missouri 4-1 182 NR 25. Clemson 3-2 138 NR Others receiving votes: Marshall 98; Utah 80; LSU 75; Louisville 36; Wisconsin 36; Southern California 28; Brigham Young 16; Minnesota 13; Duke 12; Washington 12; Kentucky 11; West Virginia 8; Arkansas 6; Iowa 6; Memphis 5; California 4; Penn State 3; Rutgers 2.

PERFECT 10

The Golden Nugget projected in June that Clemson would be a 10-point favorite over Louisville, and that is actually what the starting point spread was in Las Vegas casinos Sunday evening.

The Cardinals (5-1, 3-1 ACC) have knocked off Miami and Wake Forest at home, and won at Syracuse while losing at Virginia thus far.

Clemson is 25-0 with Dabo Swinney as head coach when favored by double-digits in the closing line.

DECISIONS FROM PAGE B1 18 game against Football Championship Subdivision member Furman. It was an almost a mirror image of USC’s previous game, a 21-20 loss to Missouri in which South Carolina had led by 13 points with just over seven minutes to go.

This time, they led by 14 with 11:45 left, but the unstoppable Kemp ran from a direct snap on 11 of Kentucky’s next 14 plays, and the Wildcats won the game when Alvin Dupree intercepted a tipped Thompson pass and ran in for a score.

For South Carolina, the reactions after the game were predictable — shock, devastation, disappointment, disbelief.

“We’re two games away from being 5-1, but we’re not.

We didn’t finish these last two games, but both games were very identical. And that’s just the way it’s happened. We’re probably not quite as talented as we thought we were going to be, but let me tell you this — we’ve got the same coaches that went 11-2 three years in a row,” Spurrier said.

“We’re working as hard as we ever did, all of us are. But for whatever reason, we’re struggling. … But players are trying. They’re trying I think about as hard as they can. In some areas, we’re not as talented as we have been. But still, we’ve got to finish ball games. It starts with the coaches, me, all the way, to finish these games.”

South Carolina lost despite a career-high 183 yards from tailback Mike Davis, who late in the game battled the recurrence of an old ankle injury and touched the ball just twice in the fourth quarter. Tailback Brandon Wilds left the game with what Spurrier called a knee sprain, but Sunday the Ball Coach said the injury didn’t appear to be that serious.

In the fourth quarter, the Gamecocks ran the ball on seven of their first 13 plays,

until their final two drives, both of which resulted in Thompson interceptions. The senior wasn’t sacked, and he finished with 218 passing yards and a touchdown, but also a career-high three interceptions.

“He’s our best quarterback,” Spurrier said. “He a good player. Maybe the East Carolina and Georgia games, he was a little sharper. He had a little pressure here and there, a couple of high balls here and there, but overall we think he’s played well enough. Again, we couldn’t protect two-touchdown leads in the fourth quar-

ter. We’re not getting blown out, we’re not doing a lot of stupid stuff. But we’re not finishing the game, and that’s why we’re 3-3 right now.”

Spurrier added that receiver Shaq Roland, who did not make the trip to Kentucky for what the head coach called a violation of team policy, will be back on the squad effective Monday. And in the days afterward in this off weekend, the Gamecocks will try to pick up the pieces — and the coaches will take a hard look at what players they have on the field.

“We’ll practice the young guys a bit this week,” Spurrier said. “We’ll give some guys

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina coach Frank Martin believes this season is already off to a better start than his first two struggling basketball campaigns with the Gamecocks.

Martin’s team opened fall camp Monday. And while Martin dealt with freshmen and returning players unfamiliar with his style the past two seasons, he sees an MARTIN experienced group wellversed in what he expects on and off the court.

“It’s the first time on the first day of practice I got a clue to what my personnel is all about,” he said, smiling.

Martin thinks it may be enough for South Carolina’s first winning season since 2008-09. It hasn’t been an easy time since Martin left a winning program at Kansas State to revive the Gamecocks, who’ve gone 28-38 overall and 9-27 in the Southeastern Conference since his arrival.

While those teams were led by youngsters, Martin’s features veterans up front and in the backcourt. The Gamecocks return all-SEC freshman team selection Sindarius Thonrwell, who was second on the team with a 13.4 point scoring average. South Carolina also returns its top four rebounders from a year ago in Michael Carrera, Mindaugas Kacinas, Laimonus Chatkevicius and Thornwell.

All will have to make up for the loss of Brenton Williams, who averaged 14.9 points, shot 42.7 percent on 3-pointers and led the SEC with a 93 percent

foul-shooting.

Martin knows someone on the roster will step forward this season to pick up the lost production.

“We actually work in the offseason at getting better. We don’t just sit around,” Martin said. “Those guys are prepared to make more shots.”

Martin has continually said he knew the difficult road ahead when he accepted a sixyear contract before the 201213 season. He had made the NCAA tournament in four of his five years at Kansas State and had never had a losing season as a college head coach before joining the Gamecocks.

Martin twice drew national scrutiny for his interactions with players. He apologized for Williams in January for harsh language he used in a loss to Mississippi. The coach apologized again in March after a one-game suspension by the school for obscene language in yelling at Duane Notice in a loss to Florida.

Martin brushed off the idea that pressure is growing for him to produce a winner.

“Go look at my background and see where I sit at today,” he said. “You think I’m worried about pressure? For winning games? Please. I come from nothing. If what I do is not good enough, I will go back to nothing. I was happy with nothing, I will be happy with nothing again if that’s the path my life is designed to have. I don’t worry about it.”

His players, though, are tired of the defeats and took positive steps in a winning direction at the end of last season. The Gamecocks won four of their final six games a year ago, including two in the SEC tournament for the first time since reaching the event’s finals in 2006.

AP TOP 25 The Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 4, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pv 1. Florida St. (35) 5-0 1,461 1 2. Auburn (23) 5-0 1,459 5 3. Mississippi 5-0 1,320 11 4. Mississippi St. (2) 5-0 1,320 12 5. Baylor 5-0 1,258 7 6. Notre Dame 5-0 1,186 9 7. Alabama 4-1 1,060 3 8. Michigan St. 4-1 981 10 9. TCU 4-0 979 25 10. Arizona 5-0 951 NR 11. Oklahoma 4-1 904 4 12. Oregon 4-1 888 2

13. Georgia 4-1 854 13 14. Texas A&M 5-1 731 6 15. Ohio St. 4-1 534 20 16. Oklahoma St. 4-1 527 21 17. Kansas St. 4-1 486 23 18. UCLA 4-1 460 8 19. East Carolina 4-1 344 22 20. Arizona St. 4-1 325 NR 21. Nebraska 5-1 283 19 22. Georgia Tech 5-0 235 NR 23. Missouri 4-1 212 24 24. Utah 4-1 206 NR 25. Stanford 3-2 143 14 Others receiving votes: Clemson 92, Marshall 78, Southern Cal 61, Louisville 36, LSU 35, BYU 26, West Virginia 18, Arkansas 14, Wisconsin 7, California 6, Penn St. 5, Kentucky 4, Rutgers 4, N. Dakota St. 3, Minnesota 2, South Carolina 1, Virginia 1.

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there — and I think we do — they’ll be out there against Furman.”

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Panthers defense returns to form in win over Bears

BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE— The Carolina Panthers’ defense rediscovered its swagger on Sunday against the Chicago Bears.

The Panthers (3-2) moved back into sole possesRIVERA sion of first place in the NFC South by sacking Jay Cutler four times and forcing four turnovers in a 31-24 win over

NASCAR FROM PAGE B1 “A lot of people had trouble, so today was a real survival day,” Gordon said.

But Kahne, Earnhardt and Johnson are now at the bottom of the 12-driver field, and four will be eliminated in two weeks after Talladega. It means they’ve got to be above average Saturday night at Charlotte to avoid having their championship hopes depend on Talladega.

A win earns a driver an automatic berth into the next round, and on Sunday it went to Joey Logano, who picked up his fifth victory of the season.

Johnson wants to also earn that automatic berth.

“It just means we’ve got to be on our game at Charlotte and Talladega,” Johnson said.

“Certainly need W’s, I would assume, going forward.”

the Bears. Each of Chicago’s last three possessions ended in turnovers.

The Panthers needed a boost of confidence after allowing the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens to rack up a combined 908 yards and 75 points in the last two games.

“It was great to see the pass rush get the chance to cut loose,” Panthers coach Ron Rivera said. “Again, when you get yourself into the position when you have a lead, you get them into the

second- and third-and-longs, and you can cut it loose and get after the quarterback.”

The Panthers were second in the NFL in overall defense last season and led the league with 60 sacks.

They’ve been nowhere near as good this season after losing defensive end Greg Hardy. The Panthers put Hardy on the exemptcommissioner’s permission list last month, meaning he was removed from the team’s active roster until his domestic violence case is resolved.

LOGANO SURGES

With his win on Sunday at Kansas, Logano once again proved he’s going to be tough to beat in this race for the Sprint Cup. He’s won in both rounds of the Chase to stay alive in the elimination format, and his career-best five wins this season is tied with teammate Brad Keselowski for most in the series.

“Getting us to the next round, that’s awesome,” Logano said. “I’m having a blast this year, and we’ve got a real shot to win this championship.

I feel like we’re one of the teams to beat.”

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Hardy was convicted July 15 of assault on a female and communicating threats after the victim claimed the 6-foot4, 275-pound player threw her in the bathtub and onto a sofa covered with guns before threatening to kill her.

Hardy is appealing the ruling and a jury trial is set for Nov. 17.

Hardy’s replacements Wes Horton and Mario Addison combined for 1 1/2 sacks on Cutler.

Hardy has been one of several distractions the Pan-

thers have had to deal with.

NEWTON EXCELS IN NO-HUDDLE

There’s no doubt about it, Cam Newton looks most comfortable when he’s running the no-huddle offense. When the Panthers needed a spark, they turned to the no-huddle late in the first half and Newton found his rhythm, going 5 of 6 for 72 yards and a 9-yard touchdown pass to Greg Olsen. The Panthers stayed with the no-huddle in the second half and it continued to work.

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2. (18) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267, 118.4, 42, $257,900.

3. (7) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267, 104.6, 42, $222,096.

4. (15) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 109.8, 40, $173,163.

5. (12) Carl Edwards, Ford, 267, 92, 39, $148,705.

6. (17) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 267, 101.8, 39, $135,545.

7. (25) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 89.9, 37, $126,470.

8. (16) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 94.8, 36, $158,306.

9. (13) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 267, 87.4, 35, $138,584.

10. (2) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 267, 82, 34, $142,220.

11. (20) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 267, 82, 33, $126,543.

12. (1) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 116.7, 33, $155,018.

13. (27) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 267, 82.8, 31, $150,421.

14. (5) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 267, 92, 31, $147,546.

15. (11) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 77.9, 29, $146,385.

16. (29) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 267, 67.9, 28, $111,310.

17. (9) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 267, 71.5, 27, $136,668.

18. (19) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 267, 68.1, 26, $136,801.

19. (23) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 267, 68.9, 25, $136,935.

20. (22) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 267, 68.6, 24, $127,955.

21. (35) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 267, 60, 0, $99,710.

22. (10) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 265, 89.1, 23, $115,110.

23. (39) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 264, 48.1, 21, $98,385.

24. (36) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 264, 55.9, 20, $113,843.

25. (14) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 263, 93.2, 20, $131,699.

26. (30) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 263, 55.8, 18, $110,518.

27. (37) David Ragan, Ford, 262, 44.4, 17, $115,318.

28. (26) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 262, 54.1, 16, $112,607.

29. (38) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 262, 46.7, 0, $94,360.

30. (31) David Gilliland, Ford, 262, 43.4, 14, $101,110.

31. (3) Aric Almirola, Ford, 260, 65.9, 13, $128,346.

32. (33) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 259, 36.4, 12, $91,210.

33. (40) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 259, 32.5, 11, $91,010.

34. (43) Mike Wallace, Toyota, 259, 29.9, 0, $98,810.

35. (28) Michael McDowell, Ford, 258, 41.1, 9, $90,575.

36. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 222, 77.4, 9, $135,793.

37. (42) Joey Gase, Ford, 213, 29.9, 0, $90,156.

38. (34) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 207, 31, 6, $84,465.

39. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 204, 88.9, 6, $88,465.

40. (32) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 180, 42, 4, $130,401.

41. (21) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, accident, 84, 51.4, 3, $80,465.

42. (24) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, accident, 75, 36.9, 2, $68,465.

43. (41) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, vibration, 17, 27.3, 0, $64,965.

Although Keselowski visited his teammate in Victory Lane, the Team Penske group had mixed emotions at the end of the race.

He was also felled by a tire problem and finished 36th, lamenting after that the Goodyear issues turned the race into “a game of Russian Roulette and it was our turn at the

gun.”

Team owner Roger Penske said the focus must now turn to Charlotte and not what happened to Keselowski at Kansas.

“These races, when they’re over, they’re over,” Penske said. “Obviously we’ll do whatever we can to help him. The whole team will. But the thing

we can’t do is make a big right or left turn here. We’ve got to take on the same track we’re on.”

Gutstein, Zachary Gutstein, Alex Crowley, David Thompson, Matt Thompson, Larry Butch McLeod, Harvey McDonald and Chris Catoe.

Visitation was held Monday at Stephens Funeral Home and the family will receive friends at other times at the home of her parents, 1313 Stone Road, Manning.

Memorials may be made to McLeod Hospice House, 1203 E. Cheves St., Florence, SC 29506.

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

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the residence, 9714 U.S. 301, Alcolu.

Memorials may be made to New Harmony Presbyterian Church, 1174 New Harmony Church Road, Alcolu, SC 29001.

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

Yates (Shantae), Harold Dawson and Roosevelt Nelson (Tracy), all of Rembert; 15 grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren; five sisters, Mary Taylor and Elleree Wiley, both of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Annie Mae Jackson (William) of Dalzell, Louise Moore of Sumter and Janice Stewart (Anthony) of California; two brothers, Leroy Grant of Columbia and Cleveland Grant (Willie Lee) of Philadelphia; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by two children, four brothers and one sister.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, with the Rev. Eugene Dennis, pastor, eulogist, the Rev. William “BJ” Jefferson, presiding, assisted by the Rev. Clifton Witherspoon, the Rev. Anthony Taylor, the Rev. R.L. Williams and the Rev. Ruth Robinson.

HARVICK NOT HAPPY

Kevin Harvick once again had one of the fastest cars on the track and nothing to show for it at the end of the race.

He led 61 laps and was third

when he headed to pit road with what he believed was a flat tire. His Stewart-Haas Racing crew found nothing wrong with the tires, but the damage was done: Harvick had dropped to 23rd, was out of contention for the victory and had to charge his way back to a 12thplace finish. He apologized to his crew over his radio.

OBITUARIES BETH GUTSTEIN HARTSVILLE — The beautiful and brave Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Thompson Gutstein, 47, wife of David Scott “Dave” Gutstein, died on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, after an extended battle with brain cancer.

GUTSTEIN Born on Dec. 27, 1966, in Manning, she was a daughter of David Hugh “Dickie” Sr. and Annie Elizabeth Geddings Thompson.

Mary Beth grew up in the Home Branch community and graduated from Manning High School in 1985. She was employed by the United States Probation Office in Florence for 23 years. She was loved by her family for her generosity, kindness, enthusiasm and sass. She faced her battle with cancer with courage and a quirky sense of humor. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

She is survived by her husband of Hartsville; her parents of Manning; a daughter, Kayleigh Crowley of Florence; three sons, Jared and Zachary Gutstein of Hartsville and Alex Crowley (Katie MacDonald) of Timmonsville; three grandchildren, Michael, Anna and Lucas Crowley; three sisters LaNelle McLeod (Larry), Susan McDonald (Harvey) and Missy Catoe (Chris); two brothers, David Thompson (Vanessa) and Matt Thompson (Tiffany); a mother-in-law, Sandra Crowley; a brother-inlaw, Billy Crowley (Cindy); three sisters-in-law, Sloan Crowley (April), Phyllis Guttenberg and Susan Landberg; her work family at the United States Probation office; two special friends, Liz Cox and Roxana Green; and numerous nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Mary Beth was preceded in death by her mother-in-law, Shirley Gutstein; two fathersin-law, Jay Crowley and Manny Gutstein; and her grandparents, Dot and Billy Thompson and Horton and Meldra Geddings.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today at Home Branch Baptist Church with the Rev. Sammy Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Jared

ANN BRUNSON ALCOLU — Ann Lumpkin Nelson Brunson, 81, widow of Ruthven Plowden Nelson Sr. and James Wesly Brunson, died on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, at Covenant Place in Sumter.

Born on March 9, 1933, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Bryan Hopkins Lumpkin Sr. BRUNSON and Francis Herren Lumpkin. She was a graduate of the University of South Carolina; a retired secretary; and a member of New Harmony Presbyterian Church.

She is survived by a son, U.S. Navy Reserves Capt.

Ruthven Plowden Nelson Jr. (Eva) of McKinney, Texas; a stepson, Mark Brunson of Alcolu; a stepdaughter, Sandra Edens (Hank) of Dalzell; a daughter-in-law, Kathy Brunson of Alcolu; seven grandchildren; 10 greatgrandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a stepson, Mike Brunson; two brothers, Dr. Bryan H. Lumpkin and Joseph H. Lumpkin; and two sisters, Jean Lumpkin Harvin and Francis Lumpkin Martin.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at New Harmony Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Michael Brown officiating. Burial will follow in the DuRantNew Harmony Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Jim Reaves, Mike Richburg, Wesley Brunson, Alan Brunson, Garrett Edens and Sammy Harvin.

HOUSTON W. GRANT SR. On Friday afternoon, Oct. 3, 2014, God Almighty in His Providence called from labor on earth to an everlasting home the soul of Houston W. Grant Sr. We, the Grant family, bow in humble submission of God, rejoicing that his life was well spent preparing for this leg of his journey.

“Willie,” as he was called, was GRANT born on Aug. 7, 1929, in Sumter County, a son of the late Sippo “Sip” and Everlena Deas Grant. Houston attended the public schools of Sumter County and was employed by Campbell Soup Co. for 23 years, where he retired. He also was employed by White Amateur Co. in Sumter. During his early years, he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and became a member of Joshua Baptist Church, where he served as treasurer of the senior brotherhood and gospel choir. He was also a member of the senior missionary ministry and the trustees.

He was united in holy matrimony to the late Lucille Blanding Grant and to this union nine children were born.

He leaves to cherish precious memories: his loving and devoted wife of 17 years, Corine Yates Grant of the home; five daughters, Mattie Montgomery, Clotell Way, Patricia Jefferson (William) of Sumter, Ethel Jones of Orangeburg and Teresa Washington (Jerry) of Sumter; eight sons, Willie H. Grant Jr. (Gladys) of Sumter, Donald Ray Grant of the home, Timothy Grant (Carbia) of Nashville, Tennessee, Tallis Yates (Terry), Travis Yates, Tony

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A wake service will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. today in the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

The remains will be placed in the church at noon.

The procession will leave at 12:30 p.m. from the home.

Floral bearers will be Joshua Baptist trustee wives and nieces.

Pallbearers will be Joshua Baptist trustees and nephews.

Burial will be in Joshua Baptist Churchyard cemetery.

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

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Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

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ETHEL S. BRODY COLUMBIA — Artist and philanthropist Ethel Sobel Brody died peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014.

Born on Nov. 23, 1923, in Middletown, New York, she grew up in New York City, until she married Reuben Brody of Sumter and moved there in 1946. While in Sumter, Mrs. Brody was active in Temple Sinai, BRODY serving on the Temple Board and as president of the sisterhood. She was also a leader in Girl Scouts, being awarded their woman of the year award.

After her husband died in 1964, Mrs. Brody remained in Sumter until 1972, when she opened the Sign of the Salamander Gift Store in Myrtle Beach with her sister, Leona Sobel. In 1981, the sisters sold the store and moved to Columbia, where they became active in all cultural affairs of the city. Mrs. Brody served many years as a devoted member of the board of trustees of the Columbia Museum of Art and was made a trustee emeritus in recognition of her service.

In 2012, Ethel was awarded the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Award by the South Carolina Arts Council and the South Carolina Legislature in recognition of her many years of service to the arts in South Carolina. For the past 30 years, she was a member of the 80808 Studios. Her passion was her studio there and her devoted friends and fellow artists of the studio.

Mrs. Brody is survived by her daughter, Janet Brody Rush and her husband, Jerel Rush, of Atlanta; her son, David Brody and his wife, Laura C. Brody, of Kinston, North Carolina; her grandchildren, Reuben Brody of Los Angeles, Matthew Brody of New York, Jennnifer Brody of Washington, District of Columbia, Jessica Rush of New York, Nicole Rush Goodman and her husband, Josh Goodman, and their son, Lincoln Goodman, all of New York.

The family gratefully acknowledges the loyal service of Shirley Reynolds, Vernice Bryant, Mary Katherine Bagnell and other members of the staff of Senior Matters and Compassionate Care Hospice.

Following a private interment in Sumter, the family will hold a memorial service and receive friends at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Columbia Museum of Art on Main Street in Columbia.

Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is assisting the family.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Columbia Museum of Art Endowment, 1515 Main St., Columbia, SC 29201; Richland County Public Library, 1431 Assembly St., Columbia, SC 29201; or Temple Sinai, 13 Church St., Sumter, SC 29150.

Please sign the online guest book at www.dunbarfuneralhomedevine.com.

buckle of Marietta; two granddaughters, Jessica Peebles and Jenna Peebles. both of Gable; and one greatgrandson, Luke Clemons of Gable.

She was a longtime member of Harmony Church but, in later years, attended Lighthouse Baptist Church. She will be most remembered for her love of the Lord, whom she trusted as her Savior in 1973, and the many lives she touched during her nearly 60 years of nursing service.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Don Arbuckle and Pastor Drew Choate officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Tuomey Foundation, 102 N. Main St., Sumter, SC 29150 c/o Jeanne C. Watson Oncology Unit in memory of Mary Ellen Arbuckle.

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

JOHN H. HORTON IV MANNING — John Henry Horton IV, 18, son of John Henry III and DeeDee Sexton Horton, died on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014.

Services will be announced

by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179 www. stephensfuneralhome.org

LEILA A. BRYANT COLUMBIA — Leila Alice Bryant, 58, died on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at Palmetto Health Baptist Medical Center.

Services will be announced

by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179. www. stephensfuneralhome.org

EZELL H. WILLIAMS BISHOPVILLE — Ezell Hollimon Williams entered eternal rest on Oct. 2, 2014.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at Gum Spring Baptist Church, Bishopville, with the pastor, the Rev. Alexander Davis, officiating. Burial will follow in Gum Spring Cemetery.

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

SARA M. ROGERS Sara M. Wells Rogers, 82, widow of Jennings M. “Jimmy” Rogers Sr., died on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at Lexington Medical Center.

Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Robert Ellerbe and Mable Hyatt Wells. Mrs. Rogers attended Grace Full Gospel Church and was a charter member of Mid-

lands Pentecostal Holiness Church, where she served in numerous capacities including Sunday school teacher, church secretary and church treasurer. She worked in the banking industry for many years and retired from South Carolina National Bank.

Survivors include four daughters, Karen Rogers McKinney (Hank), Paula Rogers Cubberley (Bill), Dorothy Rogers Rinehart and Beth Rogers Kelly (Michael); two sons, Jennings “Jimmy” Melton Rogers Jr. (Marie) and Robert Randall “Randy” Rogers; 18 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Judy Wells Russell.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years; a brother, James William Wells; a sister, Nellie Wilson; and a son-in-law, Jack Rinehart.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Stacey Floyd officiating. Burial will be in Fort Jackson National Cemetery.

Nephews will serve as pallbearers.

Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Mayes DuBose and Dr. William Moore.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home.

The family would like to express their heartfelt appreciation to the staff of Lexington Medical Center SICU and to the members of Grace Full Gospel Church.

Memorials may be made to Grace Full Gospel Church, 1540 Bradham Blvd., Sumter, SC 29153.

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

FLOSSIE LITTLES Flossie Littles, 82, widow of Henry Littles, died on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, at Sumter Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Born on July 24, 1932, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Albert Sr. and Marie Canty Wright.

The family will be receiving friends and relatives at the home of her daughter, Wanda Green, 4453 Reona Ave., Sumter.

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

JOHN M. INGHAM John Martin Ingham, age 57, beloved husband of Betty Ingham, died on Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Plans will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.

MARY ELLEN ARBUCKLE Mary Ellen Moore Arbuckle, 82, of 312 Lesesne Court, Sumter, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, after a brief battle with cancer.

An only child, she was born on Dec. 7, 1931, in Jasper County, Indiana, to the ARBUCKLE late Hattie Mae Moore Scheidler. She was a 1949 graduate of Rensselaer High School in Rensselaer, Indiana. She entered the Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduation. She graduated from nursing school in 1952.

She was preceded in death by her late husband, retired Air Force Maj. Don Arbuckle, whom she married on Nov. 11, 1959, and a granddaughter, Jordan Peebles.

She is survived by her children, Debra Arbuckle Peebles (Haynes) of Gable, the Rev. Donald Arbuckle II (Teresa) of Marietta, Ohio, and Drew Arbuckle of the home; two grandsons, Jonathan Arbuckle of Greenville and David Ar-

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DELORES I. GREEN Delores Inez Green, 51, died on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital, Columbia.

Born on Nov. 23, 1962, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of Willie Lewis and Inez Prince Ludd.

The family will be receiving friends and relatives at the home, 3357 Ebenezer Road, Dalzell.

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

BARBARA MCCRAY Barbara McCray, 57, died on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning.

Born on March 19, 1957, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Chappell and Irene Wilder McCray.

The family will receive friends at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, 2068 L&H Pearson Road, Manning.

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

ERNEST MILLER Ernest “Lone Wolf ” Miller, 52, companion of Jane Moore, died on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, in Jacksonville, Florida, as the result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

He was born on April 5, 1962, in Manning, a son of the late Legvan and Bertha Walker Miller.

The family is receiving friends at his residence, 1960 Forest Drive, Sumter, and at the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Jeanette and Lawrence Hilton, 1093 Moorer St., Manning.

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

LAQUANDA COOPER NEW ZION — Laquanda “Quanda” Cooper, 39, died on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence.

She was born on March 19, 1975, in Manning, a daughter of Annabelle Cooper Brown and William Albert Cooper and stepdaughter of Mack Brown and Annie Ruth Cooper.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her mother and stepfather, Annabelle and Mack Brown, 1499 527 Subdivision Road, New Zion.

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

CHARLES D. JENKINS Charles Douglas Jenkins, 90, husband of the late Jean Haynie Jenkins, died on Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Charles Burgess Jenkins and Martha Brockington Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church.

He was the owner of Triple A Fence Co. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion Post 15.

Survivors include three daughters, Janis J. Carlisle (Clem), Beth J. Andrews (Chuck) and Carol J. Brown (Randy); grandchildren, Paige C. Trebour (Christopher), Charles G. “Chuck” Carlisle (Heather), Charles H. “Chad” Andrews IV (Elizabeth), Daniel J. Andrews (Lisa), Jason W. Brown and Brandon H. Brown; greatgrandchildren, Lakin Trebour (Kendall), Conner Trebour, Madison Trebour, Hunter Ratliff, Tanner Ratliff, Haylee Ratliff, Jenkins Andrews, Caroline Andrews, Joshua Andrews, Caleb Andrews and Anne Sullivan Andrews; a sister, Sara J. Rivers of Sumter; and special caregivers, Mary Davis and Mozell Thompson.

He was preceded in death by three sisters, Burgess J. DuBose, Thelma “Teddy” J. Shaw and Eloise “Ella” J. Harrison.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Clanton and the Rev. Bobby Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, Charles G. “Chuck” Carlisle, Christopher Trebour, Charles H. “Chad” Andrews IV, Daniel J. Andrews, Jason W. Brown and Brandon H. Brown.

Honorary pallbearers will be Jim and Eleanor Beard, Dave and Nancy McDuffie, Mike and Carol Bond, Alan and Ann Cannon, Mac and Gloria McEwen, and Bobby Sigley.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday at First Baptist Church and other times at the home, 21 Radcliff Drive.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 107 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150.

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

GERALDINE P. WOODS Geraldine Phillips Woods, 54, widow of Jessie Lee Woods, departed this life on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at her residence in Sumter.

She was born on May 26, 1960, in Mayesville, a daughter of the late Willie Henry and Mary Richardson Brown.

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 257 Pioneer Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

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DEAR ABBY — Two of my granddaughters have posted pictures on Instagram that show them facing away Dear Abby from the camera with ABIGAIL their bottoms VAN BUREN covered and their tops nude. They said this is part of the “Topless Tour.” They said it’s no big deal because it only shows their back and “everyone does it.” I feel it is inappropriate to post something like this on social media. Will you please share your opinion?

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unwise, but the times they are a-changin’ and along with them, the current fads. The Topless Tour -- photos of topless women shot from the rear in a scenic location and posted on social media -- is just another one of them.

Calm down and thank your higher power that this fad is tame. At one point, people were lowering their pants and “mooning” passing trains and cars.

DEAR ABBY — What kind of advice do you have for a guy who is falling in love with a co-worker? We are nurses in a fast-paced intensive care unit. We greatly depend on each other to provide patient care and emotional support.

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Unfurnished Homes House for Rent 3BR 2BA located in Manning 1247 James Martin Rd. Call 803-473-2946 3BR/2BA Brick home w/garage. Lg fncd yard. No pets $750/mo + $750/dep. Call 803-968-5816 2 & 4 Br S/W & D/W Mobile homes & houses, located in Manning & Sumter. 1 - 3 Br, 2 Ba D/W in Pinewood. No Sect. 8. Rent + dep. req. Call 803-225-0389.

Summons & Notice

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 2014-CP-43-1931 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER John D. Brewer, individually, John D. Brewer as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Sarah D. Brewer, Plaintiff, vs.

Grovetta Gardineer, Vernetta Bridges, Sabrina F. Harris, Pressley Canty, Jr., Rebecca Singletary a/k/a Rebecca A. Dickie, Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, and John Doe and Mary Roe, fictitious names used to represent all unknown persons claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the roadway, right of way and/or easement and real estate described in this law suit, Defendants.

DEFENDANTS

Reconditioned batteries $35. Also have lawn mower, truck, 4 wheeler, golf cart & marine batteries, starters & alternators. Car dealers/garages ask about special prices. Auto Electric Co. 803-773-4381

100% COTTON TIERS $3 per set

2 Tiers Per Package

2 PC. BATH RUG SETS

ABOVE

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, 5 Law Range, Post Office Box 1268, Sumter, South Carolina, 29151-1268, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

$8 per set

Estate Notice Sumter County

Summons & Notice THE AGE OF FOURTEEN (14) YEARS OR PERSONS MENTALLY INCOMPETENT, TO THEIR PARENTS OR THE PERSONS WITH WHOM THEY RESIDE, OR THEIR CONSERVATOR, IF THEY HAVE ONE,

TAKE NOTICE That unless you apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this notice upon you, exclusive of the date of service, application will be made in your behalf by the Plaintiff in this action for the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your interest in said action.

That Jason L. Reddick, Esquire, 132 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150, has been appointed as Guardian ad litem nisi for all Defendants impleaded herein who may be infants or others under legal disability.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is pending or is about to be commenced in the Court of Common Pleas by the above-named Plaintiff, against the above-named Defendants, to quiet title on the following described real property:

JONES, SETH, SHULER & JONES, LLP Richard C. Jones 5 Law Range - P.O. Box 1268 Sumter, SC 29151-1268 803-773-8676 richardcjones@jssjlaw.com Attorney for Plaintiff

Estate Notice Sumter County

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

SUMMONS (Non-Jury)

If you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, not less than ten (10) days after the time for answering has elapsed, Plaintiff will apply for a hearing before the Master for Sumter County, which hearing shall be held to obtain a final order and judgment of all issues in this action, whether a matter of fact or law, or both; and said hearing shall be held before The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master-in-Equity for Sumter County, or any successor Master-in-Equity for Sumter County, who shall enter final judgment.

RENTALS

Ray Tobias & Company Septic tank pumping & services.

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The following vehicle was abandoned at Sumter Wrecker, 324 Green Swamp Rd. Sumter, SC. Described as a 2005 Kenworth, VIN # 1UYVS253X6U645207. Total Due for storage is $16,441 as of October 2, 2014. Owner is asked to call 803-773-4955. If not claimed in 30 days. it will be turned over to the Magistrate's Office for public sale.

TO THE NAMED:

Bath Sheets .......$5 Each Bath Towels.......$4 Each

The right of way, easement and/or roadway known as and platted on tax parcel maps, plats and surveys as Tobacco Road located in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, as depicted on the tax parcel map attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

Abandon Vehicle / Boat

Open every weekend.

905-4242

Help Wanted Full-Time

Demolition, Hauling, Dumping

Notice is hereby given that Hess Retail Operations LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and off premises consumption of beer and wine at Hess #40238, 101 Broad Street, Sumter SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit/license written protest must be postmarked no later than October 16, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL SECTION, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214-0907; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

EMPLOYMENT

BUSINESS SERVICES

3BR 1BA on 1 acre of land $49,000 Call 803-775-5638

LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $2

Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves.

Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311

It's been 13 years since God took you home to be with him. Your love & memories will always live within our hearts, you will never be forgotten. A loving mother & faithful wife - whom we all love and miss very much.

Your Loving Husband Doug; Children: Chad, Shannon & Whitney; Grandchildren: Abbey & Jenna & Family

Must Sell Was $144,900 Now $134,500. 3455 Oleander Dr. 3BD 2BA Fire Place, Immaculate. Call 803-494-8956 or 803-406-9188

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

For Sale or Trade

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 07, 2014

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

Estate: Anna Louise A. Ward #2014ES4300548 Personal Representative Henry M. Ward 1751 Wardland Road Sumter, SC 29154 Estate: John Thomas Rogers #2014ES4300540 Personal Representative Kelly A. Niswonger C/O J. Cabot Seth Attorney at Law PO Box 1268 Sumter, SC 29151 Estate: Helen Hope Propst #2014ES4300537 Personal Representative Charles R. Propst 30 Buford Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

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

Estate: Edgar Dinkins #2014ES4300547 Personal Representative Wallace Edgar Dinkins 40 Spencer Lane Rembert, SC 29128 Estate:

Thelma L. Motes #2014ES4300557

Personal Representative

Calvin Motes 5 Odom Lane Wedgefield, SC 29168 Estate:

Willie Clark #2014ES4300561

Personal Representative

Annette Johnson 115 Apple Road Wedgefield, SC 29168 Estate: Julia Evans Frierson #2014ES4300545 Personal Representative William Robert Frierson, Jr. 9 Eastbourne Court Columbia, SC 29223 Estate: Martha Grinnell #2014ES4300536 Personal Representative John E. Grinnell 41 Mallet Hill Road Columbia, SC 29223 Estate: Mary Franklin Pressley #2014ES4300554 Personal Representative

Gwendolyn Walker Padmore C/O Daniel M. Bradley Attorney at Law PO Box 2061 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465 Estate:

Lawrence Benjamin #2014ES4300559

Personal Representative

Brenda Robinson Brown 1030 Spaulding Avenue Sumter, SC 29150 Estate: John Henry Hunter #2014ES4300530 Personal Representative Maggie S. Hunter 435 Pitts Road Sumter, SC 29150 Estate: Betty J. Williams #2014ES4300533 Personal Representative Dadini Parson 13 Sims Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Helen H. DuBose #2014ES4300552

Personal Representative

David DuBose 864 Twin Lakes Drive Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

Horace D. Judy #2014ES4300558

Personal Representative

Annie H. Judy 3640 Furman Road Sumter, SC 29154

Marguerite Gregg Gardner #2014ES4300483 Personal Representative Charles H. Jackson C/O Jack W. Erter, Jr. Attorney at Law 126 North Main Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate: Mary E. Briggs Martin #2014ES4300527 Personal Representative Elizabeth S. Martin Stamper C/O Jack M. Scoville Jr. Attorney At Law 1001 Front Street Georgetown, SC 29440

Estate:

Estate:

James A. Campbell #2014ES4300565

Personal Representative

TO ALL OF THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, INCLUSIVE OF ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, INTEREST IN OR LIEN UPON THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT, INCLUSIVE OF SUCH PERSONS WHETHER INFANTS OR UNDER OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY, AND IN THE CASE OF INFANTS UNDER

Open House 2923 Bayside Drive, Sumter, SC 29154

Bobby Allen Welch #2014ES4300550

Personal Representative

Robert W. Campbell 4545 Camden Hwy. Dalzell, SC 29040

Robert Allen Welch 120 Gray Fox Court Sumter, SC 29154

ROUTE OPEN IN Manning City Limits GREAT FOR PERSON LOOKING FOR EXTRA INCOME If you have good, dependable transportation and a phone in your home, apply in person at:

Tuesday, October 7, 2014 • 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Charming 3br/2ba home with bonus family room located in Bay Springs subdivision. Come check out this must see home! $117,900 HOSTED BY JANE & MARY ANNA CHANDLER OF RUSSELL & JEFFCOAT REALTORS. CALL 803-491-6623 1229 Alice Drive Sumter, SC (803) 469-6350

Circulation Department

20 N. Magnolia Street Sumter, SC 29150 or call Harry at (803) 774-1257

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