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Scientist talks fight against Alzheimer’s Molecular biology professor praises The Sumter Rotary Club’s CART foundation BY JOE KEPLER joe@theitem.com What started out as a simple act of generosity 19 years ago in Sumter by a local Rotary club has now grown into a major charitable foundation aimed at the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. “Coins for

Alzheimer’s Research Trust,” or CART, has grown from nickels and dimes into credit cards and checkbooks to support a movement that has already awarded 26 grants worth $4.75 million to research clinics and college medical centers. Created in 1995 by Roger

Ackerman and Dr. Jack Bevan of The Sumter Rotary Club, CART initially served a literal purpose — donating coins from your purse, pocket or car’s cup holder to be pooled as future “seed” money for forward-thinking research on Alzheimer’s disease that may not otherwise be pursued.

Since its inception in Sumter, the movement now encompasses 450 Rotary clubs covering all the Carolinas and Georgia, as well as districts in Florida, Tennessee, Virginia and a club in Twin Falls, Idaho. Sumter’s club remains the tip of the fundraising spear, raising $376,000 alone for the fund.

One of the beneficiaries of CART was on hand Monday afternoon for a speech to Rotary club members from across the district concerning the disease and a new way to combat it. Dr. Ben A. Bahr, a professor of molecular biology at

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‘27 souls for eternity’ Alice Drive Baptist Church conducts annual lake baptisms

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Twenty-seven newly baptized people pray near the Wyboo area of Lake Marion on Sunday. Afterward, people from Sumter’s Alice Drive Baptist Church enjoyed an ice cream social.

Nearly 100 gather for ‘old-fashioned’ event in Wyboo BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com

bout 100 people dodged raindrops Sunday to gather for a lake baptism. Nearly 30 got dunked by Alice Drive Baptist Church pastors as their family and friends applauded on shore in the Wyboo area of Lake Marion. “Twenty-seven souls for eternity, you can’t beat that,” said Jock Hendricks, outreach pastor. “It was terri-

Jock Hendricks, front, outreach pastor for Alice Drive Baptist Church, prays after the lake baptism as Perry “Bubba” Moses, back left, director of operations, and Mark Partin, right, administrative pastor, stand with the freshly baptized Andy Cox. bly stormy, but folks came out to support us. The sky opened up, and it stopped.”

One such soul was Andy Cox, who said it went well. But the 34-year-old’s journey of faith and to this decision began before that day. “About the last month, everything has been happening real good for me, and I wanted more,” he said. His mother, Linda Cox, planned to take pictures at the annual lake baptism, and Andy told her he wanted to be part of it. “In church is more traditional, and I’m not a person to do traditional,” he said. “I wanted something different.” His mother understood. “How many can say ‘I was baptized down at the river,’” Linda Cox said. “It’s old-fashioned. It’s something you see in movies or hear your grandparents say.” So Andy talked to Hendricks about why he wanted to do this and what the process would be like.

“We ask people to speak to a pastor beforehand because we want to ensure people understand what they’re doing and that they really have taken the step of deciding to follow Jesus,” said Clay Smith, lead pastor of the Sumter church. “Baptism in the Bible was used as a sign in a number of religious groups to mark a transformation. Jesus told his disciples to be baptized as a sign of faith and to publicly profess faith. What we have found is in a more natural setting, such as a lake baptism, it really reinforces the public nature of giving voice to the fact you are ready to follow Jesus.” But that doesn’t mean you have to be perfect to take the dip. “A lot of people say, ‘I don’t feel good enough to be baptized,’” Smith said. “Nobody is good enough to be baptized. That’s why Jesus came. It’s kind of

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Obama will broaden U.S. effort to combat militants WASHINGTON (AP) — President Obama will go on the offensive against the Islamic State group with a broader counterterror mission than he previously has been willing to embrace, U.S. officials said Monday. The new plan, however, still won’t commit U.S. troops to a ground war against the brutal insurgency and will rely heavily, for now, on allies to pitch in for what could be an extended campaign. Obama’s more aggressive posture — which officials say will target Islamic

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A Muslim woman releases a dove as a symbol of peace during a rally against the Islamic State group in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday. The banner reads: “ISIS is not Islam’s voice. Stop killing journalist.” Officials said Monday that President Obama will broaden U.S. efforts to combat the Islamic State group.

State militants comprehensively and not just to protect U.S. interests or help resolve humanitarian disasters — reflects a new direction for a president who campaigned to end the war in Iraq and has generally been deeply reluctant to use U.S. military might since he took office in 2009. He is to describe his plans in a speech Wednesday. The U.S. has already launched more

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Police warn residents about phone scam Sumter Police Department is urging residents to be aware of a nationwide phone scam. According to the department, scammers are targeting power utility customers, specifically proprietors of restaurants. The scammers are impersonating representatives of power companies and are demanding customers make a payment for electrical services or their services will be discontinued. The department has received recent reports in the area and some of the commonalities include: caller demanding an immediate payment, caller may be able to provide correct account number and accurate information on past due balance, and the caller directs the victims to purchase Green Dot or Money Pak prepaid debit cards and provide them with the code for payment. The police department said these scammers have the ability to spoof phone numbers that may appear on residents’ caller ID as a caller from a power company. The police department advices that no residents or business owners ever purchase prepaid debit cards and provide the codes to anyone over the phone or on the Internet. If you think you or someone you know might be a victim, contact Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700.

Shots heard at club, teen struck by SUV Shots fired at a local teen club could have led to the hospitalization of one teenager Saturday night. A 17-year-old was treated at Tuomey Regional Medical Center after being stuck by an SUV on Palmetto Street just after midnight Saturday. He is reported to be in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries. Police reported the injured teen was among a crowd fleeing from a lodge that caters to teens at Palmetto and Bailey streets after shots were heard in the club’s parking lot. Police said they were initially called to the scene in regard to the pedestrian accident and then learned of gunshots being heard in the area. The driver of the SUV was traveling under the speed limit and will not face charges police say. The incident is still under investigation.

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Sep Harvin speaks to fellow Generals about some of the history of Thomas Sumter Academy during the school’s Founders Day event Monday morning. The school is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

TSA family celebrate 50 years with Founders Day event BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com Thomas Sumter Academy was bursting at the seams with pride and history as the large family of Generals gathered in the school’s auditorium for Founders Day on Monday morning. Headmistress Debbie Nix and current TSA students, faculty and staff welcomed alumni, founders and family members of founders to join them in celebrating 50 years as a school in Sumter and to reminisce about the history of the school and the students. On Monday, 50 years ago to the day, Thomas Sumter officially opened its doors to 112 students enrolled in first through 10th grade. In January 1959, community members came together to purchase the land and the existing main building from the state and formed the Hillcrest Center. Constructed in 1926, the building was home to Hillcrest School until 1958 when the school moved into an updated building across from TSA’s current location. The building was vacant for six years before several community leaders and investors joined together with the original Hillcrest Center group to open Thomas Sumter Academy. During Mon-

TSA 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION EVENTS • 50-year reunion (of all classes): 6 p.m. Oct. 17; • Former faculty/staff luncheon: noon Nov. 12; and • General Gala: March 21, 2015

day’s assembly, Ginnie LeNoir DuBose — daughter of founding father W.M. LeNoir — recalled the first day the doors opened in 1964 with only 10 teachers on staff. “It was a beautiful, sunny September day. The U.S. flag and the South Carolina state flag went up and there was so much excitement in the air,” DuBose said to the auditorium filled with students and alumni. “This was a sad, sad building. It was badly vandalized with debris and barely a window intact. We came in and cleaned, roofed, spackled, and it was spic and span that first September day. So when the doors first opened, I can’t tell you about that feeling of accomplishment we all felt.” Joye Davis, librarian for the upper school students, said she also recalls the work everyone put into preparing the school for when the doors first opened. “We knew we had a job to do. I was 14 years old and in the ninth grade. It wasn’t just parents, but the students

were a part of it, too,” Davis said. “Decisions were made for people to do different things. I remember two years later I was a junior, and the junior class was in charge of cleaning the windows. But to be a student, a parent and then a teacher, I get emotional talking about it. This is my second family. The students are my family, and I like teaching and taking care of them.” Throughout the morning, students, faculty and staff heard from founders, original staff members and family members of founders who recalled the first days of the school and reminisced and shared stories of their times as students. The guests for the assembly spoke highly of the school’s first headmistress, Frances “Fanny” Mellette Dinkins — they recall she ran the school with a stern hand softened only by her love of her students and her students. The speakers even talked about the school coming together as a family in 1989 to rebuild after Hurri-

cane Hugo caused serious damage to the main building. Nix said the school had strong beginnings and will continue with high expectations into the next 50 years with God on their side. Many alumni have children and grandchildren who have been or are now students at the school. Attending the school has become a tradition for many local families in the Sumter area. Even when they graduate, the students often return as faculty and staff members. More than anything, Sam Moore — chairman of the first board of trustees — and the nine other guests at the assembly encouraged students and faculty to be proud to be Generals. “Each time a student leaves Thomas Sumter, they take the character of this academy and influence the world,” Moore said. Others in attendance during the event included Kitty Puryear, Hank Edens, Cathy Edens-Rabon, Sep Harvin, Mac DuBose, Katherine Rappe and Sammy Burrows. Nix also recognized Author James and JB Gaddy. The Thomas Sumter family started its 50th anniversary celebration with a worship ceremony in early August and will continue to celebrate throughout the school year.

Clarendon Habitat dinner honors founding member BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Clarendon County Habitat for Humanity will host a dinner honoring founding member Bill Smith, who died in May, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at Manning United Methodist Church, 17 E. Rigby St., Manning. “Smith was one of the first board

members, and he has volunteered his whole life for Habitat,” said Connie Robinson, executive director of the Manning Habitat for Humanity. “Even after he retired from his normal job, he was very active with Habitat right up until his death.” Smith was an Army veteran from the Korean War and retired in 1988 from Freeman Millwork Co., Robinson

said, and he was a member of the United Methodist Church. The guest speaker will be Willie Jeffries, former football coach at South Carolina State University and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. “He’s known more or less for being a motivator,” Robinson said. Tickets are $25, available at Claren-

don County Chamber of Commerce, 19 N. Brooks St.; Anderson Pharmacy, 419 S. Mills St.; The Clarendon Citizen, 8 N. Brooks St.; and Manning United Methodist Church. In addition to dinner, there will be a silent auction featuring a signed football. For more information, call Robinson at (803) 433-4189.

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Greer man killed after being hit by train GREER — A man has died after he was struck by a train in Greer. Robin Chapman of Norfolk Southern said a train was heading north at about 2:20 p.m. Saturday when it struck a man who was trying to beat the train across the track. The Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office said James Martin Bruton, 49, of Greer was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Spectators attend the Manning High School football game under a cloudy sky Friday night. Manning won the game against Marion 20-16.

SENECA — A man has been charged in a five-car wreck that killed a husband and wife Saturday evening. Coroner Karl Addis said Joshua Adam Silvers, 29, and Michele Wright Silvers, 28, were in a car that collided with a pickup truck. Troopers said the wreck also involved three other vehicles. Authorities said the truck driver, 52-year-old Drew Greene, has been charged with two counts of felony driving under the influence with death.

Serious respiratory illness hits hundreds of children CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of children in more than 10 states have been sickened by a severe respiratory illness that public health officials say may be caused by an uncommon virus similar to the germ that causes the common cold. Nearly 500 children have been treated at one hospital alone — Children’s Mercy in Kansas City, Missouri — and some required intensive care, according to authorities. The suspected germ, enterovirus 68, is an uncommon strain of a very common family of viruses that typically hit from summertime through autumn. The virus can cause mild coldlike symptoms but this summer’s cases are unusually severe, said Mark Pallansch, director of the viral diseases division at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “It’s not highly unusual but we’re trying to understand what happened this year in terms of these noticeable and much larger clusters of severe respiratory disease,” Pallansch said Monday. The virus typically causes ill-

ness lasting about a week and most children recover with no lasting problems. Cases have been confirmed in Missouri and Illinois. A CDC spokesman said the agency also is testing to see if the virus caused respiratory illnesses reported in children in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma and Utah. The CDC’s Dr. Anne Schuchat said at a Monday news briefing that there are other viruses making kids sick. “Most of the runny noses out there are not going to be turning into this,” she said. Children with asthma and other health problems are especially at risk for the enterovi-

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11-year-old Summerville boy saves family from fire BY CHRISTINA ELMORE The Post and Courier of Charleston SUMMERVILLE — When Zander Pearson, 11, awoke to his smoke-filled bedroom Aug. 21, he assumed he was having a nightmare. A pinch to his arm, however, assured him that wasn’t the case. The events that followed early that morning have some calling Zander a hero. In his eyes, he did what anyone else would do. He saved his family. “I was really freaked out,” the Westview Middle School sixth-grader said days after the apparent electrical fire ignited. His family had returned to the scene in Summerville’s Okatee subdivision to sift through the remnants of their home and salvage all that they could. The single-story, brick house at 302 Mulberry Drive has to be gutted and its roof restored before the family can move back in, said Jonathan Kuck, Zander’s stepfather. Hopefully, he said, they’ll make it back home in six months. Ash and blackened wood that splintered into a gaping hole in the place of the kitchen’s ceiling was a sad sight for Zander. He had “grown attached to this place,” he said. Looking back, Zander said the smell of the smoke is what woke him around 1 a.m. the morning of the fire. For a moment he thought his stepfather was in the kitchen burning some barbecue, he said. But then he noticed the smoke had filled his bedroom. He could see no farther than a few feet in front of him. Sound asleep, Zander’s family was none the wiser to the danger facing them all. Zander first turned to his 7-year-old sister, Savannah, to make sure that she was OK. Then he ran toward his parents’ room and screamed that their home was on fire. “I don’t think we would have made it if it hadn’t been

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Aldwyth’s assemblages are ‘rich and complex’ A REVIEW BY JANE G. COLLINS Special to The Sumter Item If you have ever wondered about the definition of “mind boggling,” the current Sumter County Gallery of Art show “Aldwyth: Ebb and Flow” is a great place to start. In fact, the exhibit might have dropped the word “ebb” and just stated “flow and flow and flow.” It is a wonder that the gentle, unassuming artist has any time to sleep. Her ideas just seem to consume time and space. On opening night someone made the observation that he didn’t “get it.” The good news is that “getting it” is not a requirement. The collages and installations represent Aldwyth’s personal attachment to items that evoke an exploration of her observations and insight. In many ways her work corresponds to the current thrust for down playing alphabetic essays and communication and using multi modular formats (loosely translated art, music, dance, narrative, line, design … whatever) to capture audience attention and reaction; both the gallery and Gallery 135 have sponsored exhibits of this trend. Exhibiting her work — until recently her own community has not specifically published or presented her work — has not been a motivational issue; her goal is personal development and her artistic journey defined in “Evolution of a Species.” The installation focuses on her book notes, including entries on her success and processes. In fact, she acknowledges she even studied taxonomy so she could give things pseudoscientific names. Her recently assembled collage “Out My Back Door,” in the entry hall, serves as an example of her graphic discourse. She used to travel often to New York and loved the 20th-century artists, such

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as Duchamp, Picasso, Degas and Matisse. Pieces of art work and museum ticket stubs celebrate the time spent. The middle of the piece includes a picture of her octagonal South Carolina island home and an ant, a symbol that reflects the impact of the quirky Jurassic Museum of Technology created by David Wilson and a book that portrays an ant making a difficult assent into a tree, growing a creative spore, and then dropping it to the ground to recycle creativity, an important personal image to Aldwyth. The bottom of the large collage contains some of her personal favorites — Duchamp and the more contemporary Jeff Koons’ “Rabbit.” The center divides, revealing downward spiraling pieces of what Aldwyth considers her less favorite art. Although she points out that Koons really doesn’t do his own art work, just designs it and turns it over to others to complete, the process is not new, reflecting the Renaissance painters, who once they had achieved notoriety would let emerging artists complete the work to gain experience. Aldwyth’s work, however, is personal, stemming from her own imagination and preferences. In fact, collages like “About Work,” with its numerous puzzle pieces spelling “work,” and “Re-sume,” a series of x-ed out boxes detailing some of the opportunities she did not get but checking one box labeled “work,” reveal her

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Artist Aldwyth and Jane Collins talk about the artist’s technique and vision during the opening of the exhibition “Aldwyth: Ebb and Flow” at the Sumter County Gallery of Art. It can be viewed through Oct. 31. Admission is free. The gallery is closed on Mondays. dedication. Her “Cigar Box Encyclopaedia” features 26 alphabetized cigar boxes and a catalog that enumerates the letters and words depicted. For “A” there is the architecture of the Sistine Chapel, Adam and arms. “L” highlights lips, Liberty, limbs, legs and languid lions. In many ways the boxes are both “coffins” of what has existed and jewel boxes designed to emphasize and celebrate concepts. Aldwyth’s work reflects an interest in the world’s DNA where the observer can discover a box filled with carefully arranged dried baby lizards, a form outlined with nails, and the large quilt-like work “Slip, Sidin’ Away (1995 and revised 2007-09)” that announces “The relation between what we see and what

we know is never settled.” Her “Kluge (both a noun and a verb referring to the “ill assorted collection of parts assembled to fulfill a particular purpose”) Series” redefines Richard Hamilton’s 1956 “Just What Makes Today’s Homes So Different?” She has removed everything from the interior and window view, keeping stairs, windows and floor and adding a second level with images of artists like Pollock and Warhol, and in “Kluge II” what looks like Duchamp’s nude that has already “descended the stair” and is in full speed across the room. They are images defined by work and creativity. Regardless of the level of discovery, each entry invites observation, mental processing and a sense of wonder at

the sheer scope of the exhibit. Although some pieces are on loan and require a “do not touch” approach, many items invite a tactile exploration, such as “This is Not a Chair! Could This Be a Chair?” It includes a redeveloped MOMA catalog to explore the cello back and pictures of chairs in various situations. Her UFO (User Friendly Operator) manuals encourage people to look, touch and ponder. Sumter County Gallery of Art Assistant Director and Curator Frank McCauley accurately defines Aldwyth’s work as “visually stunning, charming and engaging.” Although she may often start with a clear concept and look for items to complete her idea, there is a challenge for those who wish to take it: Open your jewelry box, your tool box, your tackle box, the miscellaneous drawer full of wayward objects. Select five to nine of them. Arrange them in a box or upended baking pan draped with an interesting piece of material or torn pictures. Leave them out to be admired and contemplated. Allow yourself to discover connections, correlations and commentary. It is possible to visit the gallery’s “Aldwyth: Ebb and Flow” one time. It is even more rewarding to return, allowing the mind to ruminate through the rich and complex assemblages that comprise the artist’s vision. Mark Sloan, curator and director of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, will moderate “A Conversation with Aldwyth” at noon Saturday at the Sumter County Gallery of Art. Admission is free, and light refreshments will be served.

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S.C. Guard 1st female officer to train in artillery SUSANNE M. SCHAFER Associated Press Writer COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s Army National Guard is sending its first female officer to train as a commander of a combat field artillery unit. The move by 2nd Lt. Tracci Dorgan comes in the wake of the Pentagon decision to open more combat jobs to women. Dorgan’s route to command also involved a lot of personal effort. She studied and trained for nearly a year to transform her military status from staff sergeant in the enlisted corps into the officer rank. That meant getting accepted into, and graduating from, the nearly yearlong course of training and study at South Carolina’s Palmetto Military Academy, where almost half

the class might not finish. “It was hard!” Dorgan said with a laugh during a recent interview. “I had to keep training during the week, just to make sure I could do the physical training on the weekends — especially the marches with a 35-pound back pack.” The 36-year-old Eastover resident was one of several women in the class, which ended in mid-August. She is awaiting placement in a class at Fort Sill Oklahoma, where she will train five months to command units in charge of the U.S. Army’s 32-ton Paladin howitzer. The weapon looks like an armored tank with a large cannon on its top. “I will be the first South Carolina female Guard member going there,” said Dorgan. The Army began assigning female officers to lead artil-

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In this photo provided by the South Carolina National Guard, the parents of 2nd Lt. Tracci Dorgan, center, Denise and Bill Dorgan, pin the 2nd lieutenant pin on their daughter at a commissioning ceremony at McCrady Training Center in Eastover. lery units in November of last year. As a National Guard officer, Dorgan will get the same training as those in the active duty ranks. The Paladin artillery system operates with a crew of four and can fire rounds at least 15 miles on the battlefield. Pictures of the weapons were seen on U.S. television screens as they swept across

like it.” Dorgan said she came into the Guard more than 15 years ago as a communications specialist repairing radios. She deployed to Kuwait in 2003. During a second deployment in 2011, she worked as a public affairs specialist and accompanied the last U.S. units departing Iraq that crossed the border into Kuwait.

Iraq during the first Gulf War. Dorgan said she is eager to begin her new path, which includes hitting the books. “I’m told there will be a lot of math. You need it to determine the angle of the artillery trajectory, the weapon’s plotting points,” said Dorgan. “But I’m OK with that. I took a lot of math in college and I

9/11 museum shows SEAL’s shirt from bin Laden raid BY JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Writer NEW YORK — The shirt a Navy SEAL wore in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden and a special coin given to a CIA officer who played a key role in finding him are being displayed at the Sept. 11 museum, adding potent symbols of the terrorist attacks’ aftermath days before their anniversary. The items are going on view Sunday at the ground zero museum, where leaders see them as an important and moving addition to a collection that often uses personal artifacts to explore

the events and impact of 9/11. “The death of Osama bin Laden is a huge part of the history, and we have an absolute obligation to tell it,” National Sept. 11 Memorial Museum President Joe Daniels said Saturday. The display, he said, “allows millions of visitors the chance to recognize the extraordinary bravery of the men and women who sacrifice so much for this country at home and abroad.” The shirt and coin will join an existing display with a brick from the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where the terrorist at the helm of the attacks was killed.

The uniform shirt, tan with camouflage sleeves and an American flag patch on the right shoulder — stars forward to invoke the historical role of a flag-bearer leading a charge into battle — belonged to a now-retired member of SEAL Team Six, which put an end to the long manhunt for the world’s most wanted terrorist. The garment “connects us in a powerful and immediate way to that operation,” Museum Director Alice Greenwald said. The red, white and blue coin was made to commemorate its conclusion. The coin bears the date — May 1, 2011, in U.S. time — on one side and a red “X’’

on the other. It was owned by the CIA officer, known as “Maya,” who formed the basis for the main character in the Oscar-winning 2012 movie “Zero Dark Thirty.” The museum is keeping both donors’ identities secret. The museum, which opened in May and has drawn more than 900,000 visitors so far, has faced controversy over some of its exhibits. Atheists unsuccessfully sued over the “ground zero cross,” a beam from the trade center wreckage; Muslim advocates complained that a film about the rise of al-Qaida unfairly linked Islam and terrorism.

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University of North Carolina Pembroke, has worked at the school since 2009. He has presented his research in 15 countries around the world and published 130 papers. After moving to North Carolina, Bahr learned more about CART from speaking engagements with Rotary clubs in his area and applied for a grant last year before being recently approved. “We need small avenues of funding like the CART organization,” Bahr said. “These are the type of places where you can try new ideas and get a drug class closer to pre-clinical trials. The only groups that can afford the clinical trials are the big companies, so you need to get the kind of studies out so you can approach a Pfizer or Merck.” Bahr’s CART-funded project aims to boost lysosomes, a discovery he found by mistake in a previous experiment. Lysosomes, as explained by Bahr, are “garbage disposals” in individual brain cells. One of the suspected causes of Alzheimer’s disease is the accumulation of old proteins which can dull the brain’s synapses, and Bahr and his 12-member lab staff found a way to boost the clean-up process of those proteins to help those synapses fire more easily and improve memory functions. During his speech, Bahr explained that Alzheimer’s is a complicated disease to fight because of the complexity of the brain. No two cases are alike, which makes the idea of a universal treatment all the more daunting. With his cutting-edge research, though, Bahr hopes that there will be a way to categorize the types of Alzheimer’s and specialize treatments. “Pfizer is spending billions of dollars just to treat one type of patient,” Bahr said. “I’m willing to give someone my house for $250,000 towards funding for my lab.” Using his $100,000 CART grant during the next two years, Bahr and his team are developing an oral administration of the medicine that will appeal to the Food and Drug Administration’s strict requirements in the hopes will help entice a major drug company to fully fund a final product for testing. Bahr advocated for donations to be sent to the CART Fund because money donated will be spent efficiently. Every penny that is dropped into the blue buckets at Rotary meetings and every check written out to the fund go directly to research. He said that stands in stark contrast to organizations such as Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, where only five cents of every dollar donated goes to research funding. “This is the first scientist that has a received a CART grant that has been from the Carolinas,” CART co-founder Roger Ackerman said. “While we’ve had eight or nine researchers from the Carolinas apply for a grant, Dr. Bahr is the first to receive it.” Ackerman added that more than 80 applications were received from across the country, and the organization uses a panel of three scientists to select a project that will receive a grant. So far in 2014, four different grants have been made for a total of $500,000. Bahr said he expects to apply for another grant next year to take another step forward in his advancement to find a cure for a disease that affects five million people in the United States and kills approximately 500,000 people every year, more than prostate cancer and breast cancer combined. Support for CART has extended beyond Rotary members, Ackerman said, highlighted recently by a $25,000 donation from an anonymous benefactor who was not affiliated with any club. For those interested in donating, checks can be mailed to The CART Fund P.O. Box 1916, Sumter, SC 29151.

cool the first thing Jesus asks us to do is something everybody can do. You get wet. It’s very simple. It’s one of my favorite things as a pastor to be with them when they take that step. It’s such a wonderful picture. It’s a little awkward, yet the truth is following Jesus is not about being perfect. You’re going to feel awkward doing it, but the longer you follow Him, the more natural it becomes.” For Lana Kay Singleton, the experience was comfortable. “It was fantastic,” she said. “I was telling someone I was not raised in

ISLAMIC STATE FROM PAGE A1 than 100 airstrikes against militant targets in Iraq, including a new series that the military said killed an unusually large number of Islamic State fighters. A Central Command statement Monday said the strikes hit targets near the Haditha Dam, and a spokesman, Maj. Curtis Kellogg, said 50 to 70 fighters were targeted and most were thought to have been killed. Beyond Iraq, after the beheadings of two American freelance journalists, Obama is considering expanding the airstrikes campaign into Syria, where the Islamic State has a safe haven. Obama has long avoided taking military action in Syria, concerned about indirectly assisting President Bashar Assad and his government in Damascus, but the White House suggested Monday that the U.S. could be moving in that direction. Asked whether the president has made a decision to use military force in Syria, spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama was willing “to go wherever is necessary to strike those who are threatening Americans.”

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the church. I was raised in the lake.” So while she made the decision to be baptized months ago, the timing felt right when she learned of this option. Keith Oakley had a similar experience. “I was very moved,” he said. “I think being baptized down here at the lake is a little more emotional. It’s interesting being in a large group. It made me think of my father. He was baptized in the river. Baptism has been weighing on me quite awhile, and I just had to reconcile in my heart when it was the right time, when I was in the right place in my life.” His wife also thought it was a unique experience.

“It has to be pretty cool to get baptized like back in Jesus’ time,” Jennifer Oakley said. That parallel was on Linda Cox’s mind as she traveled Sunday. “I was praying, ‘please Lord, let it not rain,’” she said. “Then I saw the name of that little town, Jordan, and I knew it would be fine. “What I want to say is that I am very proud of my son and his decision to follow Jesus. I think this lake baptism is very special to many of us because Jesus was baptized in the River Jordan by John the Baptist, and this day will bring us a reminder of his baptism and will be an experience that these new followers of Christ will never forget.”

In a Sunday interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the president compared the recently more robust effort to “the kinds of counterterrorism campaigns that we’ve been engaging in consistently over the last five, six, seven years.” The U.S. has for years launched limited drone strikes against terror targets in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. The current strikes in Iraq, which began Aug. 8, have involved both drones and manned fighter jets. By the time of Obama’s speech on Washington, Secretary of State John Kerry will be in the Mideast to meet with leaders from Saudi Arabia and Jordan. He will gauge whether other Arab nations might be willing to join a coalition that includes the U.S. and nine allies — mostly in Europe, plus Australia and Canada — that last week agreed to crack down on the Islamic State. “We look forward to working with the international community and our neighbors in the continuing struggle against the terrorists who threaten us all,” Iraqi Ambassador to the U.S. Lukman Faily said Monday. In Cairo, meanwhile, the 22-nation Arab League agreed to take urgent measures to combat the Islamic State through political, defense, security

and legal means. A resolution outlining the league’s intent did not specify how that might happen, and it did not explicitly back American military action against the extremists. Beyond airstrikes, much of the international strategy against the Islamic State covers the same ground as it has for the past several months. Two senior U.S. officials said it will continue to crack down on foreign fighters and funding flowing to militants, aim to persuade the new government in Baghdad that was seated Monday to give more power to its Sunni citizens in hopes of discouraging them from joining the insurgency, and strengthen Iraqi government forces and moderate Syrian rebels in their respective battles against the Islamic State. Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates have for months worked to combat the Islamic State either by sharing intelligence, providing military assistance to rebels or punishing suspected foreign fighters. Broadened U.S. airstrikes would help cover Iraqi military forces, particularly the Peshmerga forces in the country’s Kurdish north, and Western-backed elements of the Syrian opposition, aiming to help them make gains against the militants.

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Manning to remember victims of 9/11 BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 CLARENDON SUN FILE PHOTO

Clarendon firefighter Michael Jones, a member of the Clarendon County Fire Department Honor Guard, presented the U.S. flag at the 2013 9/11 memorial service.

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The City of Manning will hold a brief memorial service at 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at City Park on the Corner of Church and Rigby

streets, to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001. The public is encouraged to attend. “We wanted to do something to make sure the victims are not forgotten,” said

Carrie Trebil, the City of Manning’s director of tourism and community development. She said the city was planning to have a speaker for the outdoor program. For more information, call Trebil at (803) 435-8477.

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Gospelfest 2014 will be at noon Saturday, Sept. 13, at J.C. Britton Park, 3057 Raccoon Road, Manning. The event is presented by the Clarendon County Ministerial Alliance. Attendees will be able to enjoy the music of a number of local gospel groups including the Triumph Holiness Church Gospelfest 2014 Choir from J.C. Britton Park, Davis Station and Er- 3057 Raccoon Road, Manning nest Pearson & the Noon Saturday, Sept. 13 Singing Disciples of Manning and other local gospel groups. Sampson Pearson, coordinator for the event, said the festival is meant to spread the Gospel and provide a positive environment for the youth of Clarendon County. “We will have free soft drinks and hot dogs for all the kids,” Pearson said. “We are trying to promote a better life and provide positive role models.” The event will include booths at which attendees can find crafts, food, educational materials and a chance to meet individuals from local ministries. He said the purpose of the Clarendon County Ministerial Alliance, a nondenominational, nonprofit group is to bring people together from all the local congregations to improve life in the area, especially for young people. “We are tired of seeing our young men go to jail. If we all come together we can make a difference,” he said. “There are 150 congregations in the area; if we all work together we can change things.” “We need to get good people involved in the community,” Pearson said. Pearson said the festival will feature several church choirs from Clarendon County and several guest speakers. “We try to limit the number of groups so the event doesn’t go on for too long,” he said. For more information, call Pearson at (803) 473-4655 or Jack Morant at (803) 566-1864.

oung ladies interested in becoming the next Miss Clarendon or Miss Clarendon Teen are invited to a Miss Clarendon Scholarship Pageant interest meeting at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Seacoast House, 201 N. Church St., Manning. Attendees can learn more about the pageant, the competition and the Miss America organization. Teen contestants must be between the ages of 13-17 by June 2015 and no more than a junior in high school. Miss contestants must be between the ages of 17-24 and at least a senior in high school. The new Miss Clarendon and Miss Clarendon Teen will be crowned at Weldon Auditorium at 6 p.m. Saturday Oct. 18. The journey to Miss America begins at a local pageant. The Miss Clarendon Scholarship Pageant has announced the Miss Clarendon Pre-Teen Pageant. This pageant is for girls between the ages of 10 and 14. Anyone interested can learn more about being the first Miss Clarendon Pre-Teen at the interest meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday Sept. 20, 2014 at The Seacoast House at 201 N. Church St., Manning. The first Miss Clarendon Pre-Teen will be crowned at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at Weldon Auditorium. For more information, email missclarendonpageant@yahoo.com.

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Miss Clarendon 2014 Hannah Henshaw and Miss Clarendon Teen 2014 Haley Erickson kiss a bass at the opening ceremony of the Striped Bass Festival in April. While kissing a fish is not a requirement for pageant winners, they are called upon to be ambassadors for their community. This year’s pageant will be held on Oct. 18 at Weldon Auditorium in Manning.

Miss Clarendon Scholarship Pageant interest meeting Saturday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. Seacoast House 201 N. Church St. Manning

Meeting on regional transportation plan in Orangeburg CLARENDON SUN STAFF REPORT The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has scheduled a Regional Public Information Meeting in Orangeburg from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, in the Cyber Cafeteria at Orangeburg–Calhoun Technical College, 3250 St. Matthews Road, Orangeburg, concerning the draft 2040 Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan (SMTP). The public is encouraged to attend the meeting. The meeting will have a drop-in format with displays of various com-

ponents of the draft plan available for viewing. A brief presentation will be given at the beginning of the meeting, after which SCDOT representatives and consultants will be available to discuss the draft plan with interested citizens. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information and solicit feedback from citizens on the draft plan. The SMTP is updated every five years to reflect the latest information on travel and growth trends, goals and objectives, infrastructure conditions, future deficiencies, and estimated funding. The SMTP also in-

cludes strategic plans for the Interstate system, significant corridors, public transit and human health services coordination, freight, and rail systems. In addition, the draft for the Statewide Strategic Safety Plan will be available for public review and comment at the meeting. The Orangeburg meeting is one of seven Regional Public Information Meetings being held across the state in September to engage the public and provide citizens an opportunity to review and submit written comments on the drafts for the 2040 SMTP and

the Statewide Strategic Safety Plan. Written and electronic comments may be submitted during the meetings. SCDOT is in the process of updating the SMTP in partnership with the SC Department of Commerce; SC State Ports Authority; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration, and other key stakeholders. The SMTP is titled “Charting a Course to 2040.” For additional information, call SCDOT Statewide Planning Chief Mark Pleasant at (803) 737-1437. An interpreter will be available for Spanish-

speaking individuals who wish to review the draft plans. Persons with disabilities who may require special accommodations should contact Pleasant. Interested citizens may visit SCDOT’s Public Comment web page for a list of the Regional Public Information Meetings and directions to each. An overview of the updating process and a link to the drafts for the 2040 SMTP and the Statewide Strategic Safety Plan are also available for public review and comment until Sept. 25, 2014 online at: http://www.scdot.org/ inside/public_comment.aspx.

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BRIEF ENCOUNTERS SUMMERTON TOWN COUNCIL The Summerton Town Council will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Summerton Town Hall, 10 Main St., Summerton. Items on the agenda include a status report from Mayor Mac Bagnal, discussion of paying off a loan and purchasing a police vehicle, a request for $4,550 to replace a pump at the wastewater plant, public participation and an executive session on personnel matters. For more information, call (803) 485-2525.

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The City of Manning will hold a brief memorial service at 9 a.m. Thursday Sept. 11, at City Park on the Corner of Church and Rigby streets, to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsyl- DISTRICT 4 LITTER PICK UP vania on Sept. 11, 2001. A litter pick up in City For more information, call Council District 4 will begin at (803) 435-8477. 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sep. 20, at Memorial Street Park. Bags RED CROSS CLASSES and gloves will be provided. For more information, call The Sandhills Chapter of 435-8477. the American Red Cross will offer new volunteer orientaMAIN STREET MANNING tion and disaster overview classes from 6 to 9 p.m. MonMain Street Manning is day, Sept. 15, at 17 Maple St., honoring women in business Manning. For more informaat their Annual Meeting on tion or to register, call (803) Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the for775-2363. mer Belk Building, 34 N Brooks St. The meeting will REPUBLICAN PARTY MEETING begin at 6 p.m. The winners The Clarendon County Reof the Best of Main Street publican Party will meet at 6 Manning Awards will be anp.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 at the nounced at that time. For Cornerstone Free Will Baptist more information, call 435Church, 2116 Greeleyville 8477. Highway, Manning. Supper will be served at 6:30 p.m., and MANNING YOUTH COUNCIL at 7 p.m. the speakers will be The Manning Youth CounLeon Winn, South Carolina cil is now accepting applicaHouse District 64 candidate tions. Applicants must be

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held by Clarendon County Council on Monday, October 13, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the Summerton School District I Board Room located on West Main Street in Summerton, South Carolina regarding the adoption of Ordinance #2014-03 to amend the 2011 Clarendon County Unified Development Code/Ordinance #2011-05. Documents related to Ordinance #2014-03 are available for public inspection in the Clarendon County Planning Commission office at 411 Sunset Drive, Manning, SC 29102, or you may direct inquiries by telephone to 803-435-8672.

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Paloma is a female, domestic, short-haired calico cat who is almost 6 years old. Her partner is Pippa, who is 4 ½ years old. They are our office cats, and they love everyone. They even try to help fill out the paperwork. These two must be adopted together. Everyone that visits the office falls in love with them. Cinnamon is a cute 12-week-old, female chocolate lab mix puppy. She has started getting her puppy shots and is scheduled to be spayed on Sept. 22. She loves to run and play with the other dogs and anyone that will give her the time of day. Stop by and see her today. Meet Cinnamon, Paloma 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) 4737075 for an appointment. If you’ve lost a pet, check www. ccanimalcontrol.webs.com and www.ASecondChanceAnimalShelter.com.

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Jack Jivan, manager of Subway in Manning held a Grand Re-opening Ribbon Cutting July 30 to celebrate the remodeling of his restaurant. HopeHealth, left, celebrated National Health Center Week, Aug. 10-16, by providing free health screenings in Manning, Kingstree, Timmonsville and Lake City. The purpose of National Health Center Week is to increase awareness of America’s health centers and celebrate their accomplishments. Blood pressure, blood sugar and Body Mass Index screenings were performed at Anderson and Brunson’s Pharmacies on Aug. 11. Giveaways and informational materials were also distributed.

POLICE BLOTTER CLARENDON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE BURGLARY/BREAKING AND ENTERING 5:16 p.m. Aug. 28: A deputy responded to a report of breaking and entering in the 2100 block of Branch Road, Turbeville. Complainants said an unknown person broke into their residence that morning and broke into a gun cabinet in a bedroom. Missing items were three 12gauge shotguns. The missing items were valued at $1,925. 4:22 a.m. Aug. 29: A deputy responded to a report of a break in at Lamar’s Country Corner on the Greeleyville Highway, Manning. Someone had thrown a jack through the front door glass and

taken three cartons of cigarettes. Missing items and damage were valued at $750. 2:32 p.m. Sept. 1: An officer met with complainant at his residence in the 100 block of Hodge Circle, Manning. Complainant said someone took two weed eaters and an edger from a trailer inside his shed by removing a lock. Missing items were valued at $1,090. 10:55 a.m. Sept. 2: An officer responded to a report of breaking and entering in the 2800 block of Arlen Road, Manning. Complainant said someone broke into her home and took two televisions, two DVD players, a shelf stereo system and a pair of men’s tennis shoes. Missing items and damage were valued at $2,444.

LARCENY 7:05 a.m. Aug. 28: A deputy responded to a report of larceny in the 14000 block of Salem Road, Lake City, in reference to the theft of a lawn mower. Complainant said someone stole a John Deere lawn mower from under his carport. Complainant said he

received a call at 6:15 p.m. from his neighbors saying they found his golf cart in the road and pushed it back under the carport. When complainant got up to check the golf cart he discovered the mower missing. The value of the missing mower is $4,000.

8 p.m. Aug. 28: Complainant came to the sheriff’s office to report a child car seat and $372 in cash were missing from his garage in the 1300 block of Loblolly Drive, Manning, which had been left open overnight. Missing items and money were valued at $512.

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Clarendon County First Steps to School Readiness Partnership Seeks Nominations for Board of Directors

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The Clarendon County First to School Readiness Partnership, a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to address school readiness in Clarendon County, is seeking nominations for individuals committed to the healthy development and well-being of children birth to five years old to serve on its board of directors. The Partnership is seeking nominations for individuals from the following categories who either reside or work in Clarendon County:

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Pre-kindergarten through primary educator; Family education, training, and support provider; Childcare or early childhood development/education provider; Healthcare provider; Local government; Nonprofit organization that provides services to families and children; Faith community; Business community; Philanthropic community; and Parent of preschool children.

For more information and/or a nomination form, contact Clarendon County First Steps at (803) 433-2848 or clarendonfs@ftc-i.net. Nominations will be accepted until October 4, 2014.

THE SUMTER ITEM N.G. Osteen 1843-1936 The Watchman and Southron

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 H.G. Osteen 1870-1955 Founder, The Item

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20 N. Magnolia St., Sumter, South Carolina 29150 • Founded October 15, 1894

SOUTHERN WITH A GULF COAST ACCENT

Exactly how does he tote his duck feed? D

wight Garner wrote a book review for “The Mockingbird Next Door” by Marja Mills for The New York Times. The book relays the story of a brief time when Mills moved next door to famed “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee, and recalls their conversations that ensued over a period of months. Say what you will about Mill’s book; it was the review that I took exception with because it abandoned its focus on the book to offer a personal commentary on our dear Alabama auLeslie Anne thor, Miss Harrison Harper Lee. As if it were a bad thing, Dwight Garner said the description of how our beloved author spends her days “conjured mostly sad images in (his) mind” because, in addition to other things, “Lee feeds the town ducks seed corn from a plastic Cool-Whip Free container.” Garner said knowing this fact about Harper Lee is worse than if he “found out she stole money from the local orphanage.” For the life of me, I couldn’t figure out why this made Mr. New York Times sad. I had to go back and reread what he said, and finally figured out he thought that saving and reusing plastic containers meant someone was low-class or indigent. Well, Mr. NYT, I’ll have you know that Southerners, like our beloved Miss Lee, come from a sensible, hard-working class of people who are all just a stone’s throw away from some ancestor who was raised on a farm and didn’t have much to work with. These grandparents and great-grandparents of ours taught their children how to squeeze the toothpaste tube until it was bone dry, darn socks and create high fashion from a flour sack. Because of that practical mentality, Cool-Whip bowls are now a cherished item in the finest of Southern kitchens — not for the sweet fluffy topping they once held, but for the goodness that is yet to come. We are generous people who love to share what we have, and often a disposable container is the perfect device

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for parceling out the bounty. While we may pull out the heavy cut glass platter for the church dinner on the grounds or a hand painted teamthemed bowl for a tailgate party, when it comes to running some homemade beef stew over to the elderly neighbor or some sausage balls to your best friend who happens to love them, the Cool-Whip bowl is the perfect container. A sterling silver tray says “elegant,” and grandmother’s china says “tradition.” But a Cool-Whip bowl says “I love you enough to show my practical, common-sense side.” And the other great message it sends is “You don’t have to think twice about washing or returning a thing. Just enjoy.” And it’s not like brides down here go out and register for a set of Cool-Whip bowls; it’s honestly just a casual sort of thing we automatically do, like flinging the watermelon rinds over the pasture fence for the cows. It’s a kind person who takes time to feed little ducks, and my guess is Mr. Garner has never fed an animal nor saved the earth’s landfill from a harmful plastic bowl. If he stopped making fun of Southern ladies, he would realize that recycling is once again in style and has been renamed “eco-friendly.” One of the most formal dinners I ever attended was held in an impressive Atlanta mansion. The dinner ended with the Georgia born hostess offering to send us all home with a “little something” because she and her husband couldn’t possibly finish it all themselves. At the end of the evening, her kitchen help brought the guests little plastic containers of canapés, and later, in the light of my own kitchen, I saw the side of the container said “Athenos Feta Cheese.” I knew then, that my hostess was a practical, non-pretentious, down-home type of Southern woman whom I adored. Just like Harper Lee.

“A sterling silver tray says ‘elegant,’ and grandmother’s china says ‘tradition.’ But a Cool-Whip bowl says ‘I love you enough to show my practical, common-sense side.’”

Cool-Whip bowls are now a cherished item in the finest of Southern kitchens — not for the sweet fluffy topping they once held but for the goodness that is yet to come. LESLIE ANNE HARRISON / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

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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Delusions of Obama’s presidency

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f you watch the nightly news, it feels like the world is falling apart,” President Obama told Democratic mega-contributors last month in one of the 400-plus fundraisers of his presidency. But not to worry. “The world has always been messy,” he said. “In part, we’re just noticing now because of social media and our capacity to see in intimate detail the hardships that people are going through.” Like being beheaded by Islamist terrorists. Or having your country invaded by Russian soldiers. The president gives the impression of trying to reassure not so much his audience, as himself. For this is not what he expected for his presidency. The world was not supposed to fall apart. It was supposed to come together, as he asMichael sured thousands at BerBarone lin’s Tiergarten in 2008 that their wall had come down because “there is no challenge that is too great for a world that stands as one.” So one hopes that, as Obama left the fundraiser trail and headed to NATO ally Estonia and the NATO summit in Wales, he arrived stripped of the delusions he carried into his presidency. They include, in no particular order, the following: • The delusion that the world would love the United States once the first black president — a “citizen of the world,” as he called himself in Berlin — took office. But symbolism important to American voters has less purchase overseas. The elites and chattering classes of other nations, even allies, are always going to resent the enormous asymmetrical power of the United States and complain about its policies. • The delusion that once the United States withdrew all its troops from Iraq, tranquility would reign in the Middle East. The idea was that Middle Eastern Muslims were provoked by Americans’ bossiness and blunders. That takes no account of the longstanding hatreds, desires for revenge

and religious fanaticism present in the region before 2003 and flaring again now that U.S. forces have left. • The delusion that the key to solving the problems in the Middle East is to arrange a peaceful settlement between Israel and the Palestinians. The problem here is that there are no Palestinian interlocutors willing to make or able to deliver on a promise to live in peace with Israel. • The delusion that the hatred of Islamist Muslims for the United States would disappear once Barack Hussein Obama (as he referred to himself in his June 2009 Cairo speech “to the Muslim world”) was its leader. Like an American politician recalling his Italian or Polish grandmother, Obama assumed that having a common background would be appealing. The fact that his father was a (very unobservant) Muslim and that he attended Muslim schools cut no ice with Islamists, who consider apostasy a capital crime and are willing to die to make others submit to their version of the faith. • The delusion that relations with Russia were ready to be reset now that the cowboy who provoked Vladimir Putin was back in Texas. The fact, as George W. Bush belatedly understood, was that Putin, seething with resentment, was bent on restoring something like a czarist or Soviet empire. His aggression in Georgia in 2008, and in Ukraine this year, were the result not of misunderstanding, but of deliberate intention. These delusions may or may not have been dispelled. But Obama’s recent speeches suggest that Obama still clings (bitterly?) to others. “The arc of the moral universe is long,” he likes to say, “but it bends toward freedom.” Military force and the credible threat thereof are necessary to bend the arc of history the right way. Let’s hope Obama is no longer deluded about that. Michael Barone is a senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner. © 2014 creators.com

WHO REPRESENTS YOU SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Naomi Sanders 5605 Borden Road Rembert, SC 29128 (803) 499-3947 (home) DISTRICT 2 Artie Baker 3680 Bakersfield Lane Dalzell, SC 29040 803-469-3638 (home) DISTRICT 3 Jimmy R. Byrd Jr. 1084 Broad St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 778-0796 (office) (803) 775-2726 (Fax) countycouncil3@ftc-i.net DISTRICT 4 Charles T. Edens 760 Henderson St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 775-0044 (home) DISTRICT 5 Vivian Fleming-McGhaney 9770 Lynches River Road Lynchburg, SC 29080 (803) 437-2797 (home) (803) 495-3247 (office) DISTRICT 6 Larry Blanding Chairman P.O. Box 1446 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 775-8518 (home)

DISTRICT 7 Eugene Baten Vice chairman P.O. Box 3193 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 773-0815 (home)

WARD 6 David Merchant 26 Paisley Park Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-1086 STATE LAWMAKERS

SUMTER CITY COUNCIL MAYOR Joseph T. McElveen Jr. 20 Buford St. Sumter, SC 29150 803-773-0382 jmcelveen@sumter-sc.com WARD 1 Thomas J. Lowery 829 Legare St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-9298 WARD 2 Ione Dwyer P.O. Box 1492 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 481-4284 WARD 3 Calvin K. Hastie Sr. 810 S. Main St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 774-7776 WARD 4 Charlie Burns 422 W. Calhoun St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-8859 WARD 5 Robert Galiano 608 Antlers Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 469-0005

Rep. Grady Brown, D-Bishopville District 50 420 S. Main St. Bishopville, SC 29010 (803) 484-6832 Columbia: (803) 734-2934 Rep. Joe Neal, D-Hopkins District 70 P.O. Box 5 Hopkins, SC 29061 (803) 776-0353 Fax: (803) 734-9142 Columbia: (803) 734-2804 jn@schouse.org Rep. Dr. Robert L. Ridgeway III, D-Clarendon District 64 117 N. Brooks St. Manning, SC 29102 (803) 938-3087 Columbia: (803) 212-6929 Rep. Ronnie A. Sabb, D-Greeleyville District 101 P.O. Box 311, Greeleyville, 29056 (843) 355-5349 Columbia: (803) 212-6926

Rep. Murrell Smith Jr., R-Sumter District 67 P.O. Box 580 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 778-2471 Fax: (803) 778-1643 Columbia: (803) 734-3042 murrellsmith@schouse.gov Rep. J. David Weeks, D-Sumter District 51 2 Marlborough Court Sumter, SC 29154 (803) 775-5856 Columbia: (803) 734-3102 Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington District 29 1216 Salem Road Hartsville, SC 29550 (843) 339-3000 Columbia: (803) 212-6148 Sen. Kevin L. Johnson, D-Manning District 36 P.O. Box 156, Manning, 29102 (803) 435-8117 Columbia: (803) 212-6108 Sen. J. Thomas McElveen III, D-Sumter District 35 P. O. Box 57, Sumter, 29151 (803) 775-1263 Columbia: (803) 212-6132

NATIONAL LAWMAKERS Rep. Mick Mulvaney — 5th District 1207 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-5501 531-A Oxford Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 327-1114 Rep. Jim Clyburn — 6th District 319 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-3315 1703 Gervais St. Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 799-1100 jclyburn@hr.house.gov Sen. Lindsey Graham 290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5972 Midlands Regional Office 508 Hampton Street, Suite 202 Columbia, SC 29201 Main: (803) 933-0112 Sen. Tim Scott 167 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-6121 (202) 228-5143 (fax) 1301 Gervais St., Suite 825 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 771-6112 (803) 771-6455 (fax)

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AROUND TOWN Overcomers Stroke Survivors will hold Saturday with the SuSupport Group will meet at 6 perintendent from 9 a.m. to 1 Are you a stroke know Sept. 13, at p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, at survivor p.m. on or Saturday, who is? the Alice someone Drive Baptist the district office, 15 Major Church library, 1305 Loring Drive. Superintendent John Mill Road and Wise Drive. Tindal will be available to Call Wayne Hunter at (803) anyone in the district or 464-7865 or (803) 464-3003. community who would like to speak with him. Clarendon School District One will conduct free vision, hearThe Westside Neighborhood Asing, speech and developmental sociation will meet at 5:30 screenings as part of a child p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, at find effort to identify stuthe Birnie HOPE Center, 210 dents with special needs. S. Purdy St. Contact Jim McScreenings will be held from Cain at (678) 429-8150 or jt9 a.m. to noon at the Summccain@bellsouth.net. merton Early Childhood Cen- The Pinedale Neighborhood Aster on the following Thurssociation will meet at 4:30 days: Sept. 11; Oct. 9; Nov. p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 13; Dec. 11; Jan. 8, 2015; Feb. South HOPE Center, 1125 S. 12, 2015; March 12, 2015; Lafayette Drive. Call FerdiApril 9, 2015; and May 14, nand Burns at (803) 968-4464. 2015. Call Sadie Williams or Sumter Green Fall Feast will be Audrey Walters at (803) 485held from 6 to 9 p.m. on 2325, extension 221. Thursday, Sept. 18. Music will The American Red Cross, Sandbe provided by 4-Way Stop hills Chapter, will offer the foland a variety of food will be lowing classes: 6-9 p.m. Monavailable from chefs, caterday, Sept. 15, New Volunteer ers, restaurateurs and gourOrientation and Disaster Ser- met cooks. Tickets are $30 in vices Overview, at 17 Maple advance. If there are any tickSt., Manning; 9 a.m.-noon ets remaining on the day of Saturday, Sept. 27, Feeding the event, they will be availFundamentals, at 1155 N. able at the door for $40. Guignard, Suite 2; and 1-4 Adults only. Call (803) 436p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Lo2640. gistics, at 1155 N. Guignard, The Lincoln High School PreserSuite 2. To register for classvation Alumni Association will es, call (803) 775-2363. sponsor a dinner fundraiser and The Sumter Chapter of the Naa clothes giveaway 11 a.m.-5 tional Federation of the Blind p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, at the will meet at 7 p.m. today at Lincoln High School gymnasiShiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 um, Council Street. Cost is $7 W. Bartlette St. Mariah McKper plate and include turkey ellar, director of Sumter wing, rice with gravy or macUnited Ministries Free Mediaroni salad, butterbeans, roll cal Clinic, will speak. Transand a drink. Call James L. portation provided within Green at (803) 968-4173. the coverage area. Contact Lincoln High School Class of Debra Canty at DebraCanC2@frontier.com or (803) 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Ameri775-5792. For pertinent inforcan Legion Post 202, 310 Palmation about the upcoming metto St. Plans will be made gala, call the 24/7 recorded for the 2015 class reunion, message line at (206) 376which will be celebrated as 5992. Deadline is Sept. 15. the 1960s class reunion of A Day of Remembrance, sponthe Civil Rights Era. Call Fersored by South Sumter Redinand Burns at (803) 968source Center’s AmeriCorps 4464 for information. Program, will be held 8 a.m.Lincoln High School Class of noon on Thursday, Sept. 11, 1967 chat and chew for you at 337 Manning Ave., featurwill be held 6-9 p.m. on Sating coffee, juice and doughnuts. Come out to help honor urday, Sept. 20, at Crossroads Community Center, the Sumter area first re2750 McCords Ferry Road, sponders and veterans. Call U.S. 601 at U.S. 378/76 West, (803) 436-2276. Eastover. Cost is $10 per perThe NCNW (National Council of son. RSVP and send payment Negro Women) will meet at 5 no later than Sept. 10. Call p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, at Betty Coplin Watkins at (803) Morris College. Call Lucile 469-0331 or Sarah James Washington at (803) 773-1987. Chiles at (803) 788-4346. Clarendon School District Two

PUBLIC AGENDA LEE COUNTY COUNCIL Today, 9 a.m., council chambers

SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Today, 6 p.m., Council Chambers

SUMTER HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION Today, noon, Sunset Country Club

SUMMERTON TOWN COUNCIL Tuesday, Sept. 9, 6 p.m., town hall

SUMTER COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Today, 5 p.m., library LYNCHBURG TOWN COUNCIL Today, 6 p.m., Teen Center on Magnolia Street, Lynchburg

is encouraged. Avoid anyone looking for an argument or trying to push you into doing things you don’t want to do. Poor information will lead you down the wrong path.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Promote the skills, talents and project you enjoy doing the most. An opportunity to begin a new partnership or business may entice you, but practicality must be considered. Taking on too much will cost you and jeopardize your chance for success.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Take it upon yourself to connect with people that you know have something to offer or groups you feel you can contribute to successfully. Don’t be shy regarding your skills, but present what you can do in a skillful, diplomatic manner.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Taking care of other people’s affairs will bring you added benefits, but you are best to refrain from letting anyone interfere in your personal matters. The changes you make at home won’t please everyone, but will benefit you financially.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Guard your money and possessions. Changing the way you do your job

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

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Winds: N 6-12 mph

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Winds: NNE 4-8 mph

Winds: SW 4-8 mph

Winds: NE 6-12 mph

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TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 84/66 Spartanburg 86/67

Greenville 84/68

Columbia 88/69

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

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Keep your opinions to yourself until you have facts and figures worked out to back your theory. Use your insight and expertise to gather difficult information. Money will come to you from an unexpected source. Love is highlighted. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take pride in what you do and you’ll avoid criticism. Look at your work situation and you will find a way to use your skills to suit the changes going on in your life. Diversification will lead to a better lifestyle. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You will be sensitive to what people do and how they treat you. Hold off committing to a deal that hasn’t been fleshed out and put on paper. Be as open and honest as possible when dealing with relationships.

Sumter 85/68

Aiken 88/67

ON THE COAST

Charleston 87/72

Today: A shower or thunderstorm around. High 82 to 86. Wednesday: Humid with intervals of clouds and sun. High 85 to 89.

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SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 86/70/t 80/66/pc 96/78/s 79/64/pc 95/76/pc 85/66/pc 90/75/t 75/64/r 90/73/t 74/65/r 94/80/t 73/58/pc 77/68/r

7 a.m. yest. 357.04 75.00 74.85 97.13

24-hr chg -0.04 +0.01 +0.03 -0.11

Sunrise 7:01 a.m. Moonrise 8:00 p.m.

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

3.06" 3.49" 1.06" 29.15" 38.72" 34.45"

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

SUN AND MOON

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

75° 73° 86° 65° 97° in 1954 53° in 1965

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Myrtle Beach 84/71

Manning 86/68

Today: Partly sunny and warmer. Winds northeast 4-8 mph. Wednesday: A thunderstorm in spots. Winds south-southwest 3-6 mph.

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Florence 85/68

Bishopville 85/67

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Ht. 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.7

Low 4:15 a.m. 4:39 p.m. 5:04 a.m. 5:32 p.m.

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 81/63/t 88/67/t 88/67/t 86/72/t 82/73/r 87/72/t 84/65/pc 87/70/pc 88/69/pc 85/66/pc 79/69/r 83/67/t 83/67/c

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Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 85/68/pc Gainesville 84/69/t Gastonia 84/65/pc Goldsboro 82/67/t Goose Creek 86/71/t Greensboro 79/64/pc Greenville 84/68/pc Hickory 82/66/pc Hilton Head 84/73/t Jacksonville, FL 84/70/t La Grange 89/70/t Macon 88/67/t Marietta 84/68/t

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 87/70/pc 88/70/pc 84/68/pc 84/69/pc 88/73/pc 82/69/pc 84/70/pc 82/68/pc 86/75/pc 88/71/pc 92/70/pc 90/69/pc 85/70/pc

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 83/64/t Mt. Pleasant 85/73/t Myrtle Beach 84/71/t Orangeburg 86/69/t Port Royal 85/71/t Raleigh 78/65/sh Rock Hill 84/65/pc Rockingham 83/65/pc Savannah 86/71/t Spartanburg 86/67/pc Summerville 85/73/t Wilmington 82/69/t Winston-Salem 80/64/pc

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 83/67/pc 87/73/pc 86/73/pc 88/70/pc 87/73/pc 83/68/pc 85/68/pc 86/68/pc 89/72/pc 86/70/pc 86/74/pc 84/70/pc 82/69/pc

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Volunteer something unusual that you have to offer. The people you meet along the way will be impressed with your services, talent and insight. A new partnership will be beneficial as long as you keep the contributions equal.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Handle money matters carefully. Good fortune will come to you from an unusual source. Listen to complaints and look for solutions that won’t compromise anyone’s position. Don’t be afraid to make a substantial move if it will benefit you.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Indulge in things that will expand your mind and your friendships with people from different backgrounds. Refuse to let someone bully you or make you feel guilty for wanting to do things your way.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your interest in foreign cultures and philosophies will spark your curiosity regarding courses, traveling and joining in events that can broaden your knowledge. Making an unusual change to the way you look will grab attention. Romance is on the rise.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t keep EUGENIA LAST secrets. Getting everything out in the open will give you a clear conscience to move ahead with changes you’ve been contemplating. Socializing and networking will bring you in contact with people who have something worthwhile to offer.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

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USC FOOTBALL

Happy to be back on track Spurrier glad USC showing better form BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Steve Spurrier has learned a bit more about No. 24 South Carolina — and likes what he’s discovering. The Gamecocks coach says he understands that right now his players can’t match the group that went a program record 11-2 in each of the past three seasons. But he saw a fire on the sidelines and improvement on the field in a 33-23 victory over East Carolina. “I think we’re starting to realize what kind of SPURRIER team we are,” Spurrier said. “We’re going to have to scratch and get in a bunch of close games and try to find a way to win.” That’s what took place Saturday night when the Gamecocks (1-1) withstood an early blitz by the Pirates (1-1) and gradually gained control on both sides of the ball. East Carolina was up 13-7 and hadn’t been stopped by South Carolina midway through the second quarter. That’s when the Gamecocks’ defense dug in to force some stops, first with a three-andout and then with Gerald Dixon Jr.’s field goal block, the Gamecocks first since 2011. South Carolina added a pair of interceptions in the second half, then clinched things with a field goal drive that ate up nearly 11 of the game’s final 12 minutes. The result was a much-needed bounce back victory that

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South Carolina wide receivers K.J. Brent (80) and Nick Jones (3) celebrate Brent’s touchdown reception in the third quarter of the Gamecocks’ SEE TRACK, PAGE B3 33-23 victory over East Carolina on Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium. The 24th-ranked Gamecocks play host to No. 6 Georgia this Saturday.

PRO FOOTBALL

Top pick Clowney out 4-6 weeks BY KRISTIE RIEKEN The Associated Press HOUSTON — Jadeveon Clowney, the No. 1 overall pick of the Houston Texans, will be out 4-6 weeks after arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Monday. Coach Bill O’Brien said he didn’t know exactly what was repaired in Clowney’s knee when asked if it was a torn meniscus. “I’m not a doctor so I don’t know,” O’Brien said. “It’s just something they went in there and tried to fix it. It seems like it went well.” Clowney, who had one tackle for a loss, was injured late in the second quarter in Sunday’s win over the Washington Redskins. He was hurt when he jumped up to try and bat down a pass. He put his hand to his right knee and began limping after he

landed. Some have speculated that his foot slipped between one of the 8-by-8-foot palettes of real grass that make up Houston’s field. If that was the case, O’Brien said he didn’t know about it. “He didn’t say anything to me about that,” O’Brien said. “From looking at all the angles on film, he just came down awkwardly. Most of those types of injuries are non-contact.” Some of the Texans talked to Clowney on Sunday night and said they felt for the rookie. “That’s just something you don’t want to happen as a rookie, as anybody really,” safety D.J. Swearinger said. “But as a rookie coming in having a lot of the hype that he has, that’s something he doesn’t want to happen. I feel his frustration.”

SEE CLOWNEY, PAGE B4

Baltimore cuts Rice following release of video BY DAVID GINSBURG The Associated Press

at Flushing Meadows, using 17 aces — including four in one game — and the same powerful groundstrokes that helped him eliminate Roger Federer in the semifinals. “This is (from) all the hard work in these last several years — and especially this last year,” Cilic said

BALTIMORE — Ray Rice was let go by the Baltimore Ravens on Monday and suspended indefinitely by the NFL after a video was released showing the running back striking his then-fiancee in February. The grainy video, released by TMZ Sports, shows Rice and Janay Palmer in an elevator at an Atlantic City casino. Each hits the other before Rice knocks Palmer off her feet and into a railing. Months RICE ago, a TMZ video showed Rice dragging Palmer, now his wife, from the elevator at the Revel casino, which closed Sept. 2. Coach John Harbaugh said he met with Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti, team president Dick Cass and general manager Ozzie Newsome after they saw the video, and they made the decision to let Rice go. “It’s something we saw for the first time today, all of us,” Harbaugh said. “It changed things, of course. It made things a little bit different.” Asked Monday night if Rice misled him, Harbaugh said he didn’t want to get into “all that.”

SEE U.S. OPEN, PAGE B5

SEE RICE, PAGE B4

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Houston Texan and No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Jadeveon Clowney (90) will miss four to six weeks after having surgery on his right knee on Monday. Clowney injured the knee in Houston’s victory over Washington on Sunday.

PRO TENNIS

Cilic tops Nishikori for U.S. Open title BY HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press NEW YORK — Unable to play in the U.S. Open a year ago because of a doping suspension, Marin Cilic is now the tournament’s champion. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Croatia’s Cilic won his Marin Cilic holds up the championship trophy after defeating Kei Nifirst Grand Slam title by shikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in the men’s championship match of the U.S. Open beating Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Monday on Monday in New York.

SPORTS

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

THE SUMTER ITEM

SCOREBOARD

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY

Varsity Cross Country Hartsville at Crestwood, 5 p.m. Darlington at Manning, 5 p.m. Varsity Swimming Governor’s School at Sumter (at Sumter Aquatics Center), 6:30 p.m. Varsity Girls Tennis Wilson Hall at Heathwood Hall, 4 p.m. Williamsburg at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Emmanuel Christian, 4 p.m. Junior Varsity Girls Tennis Wilson Hall at Carolina, 4 p.m. Varsity Volleyball Crestwood at Lower Richland, 5 p.m. St. Francis Xavier at Holly Hill, 5 p.m. Varsity and JV Volleyball Sumter at Hanahan, 5 p.m. Wilson Hall at Heathwood Hall, 4:15 p.m. Laurence Manning at Carolina Academy, 4 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Trinity-Byrnes, 4 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Emmanuel Christian, 4 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Colleton Prep, 4:30 p.m. Sumter Christian at Emmanuel Christian, 4 p.m. B Team Volleyball Robert E. Lee at Thomas Hart, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Varsity Cross Country Sumter, Wilson Hall. Thomas Sumter at Camden (at Historic Camden), 5:30 p.m. Lake City at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m. Middle School Football Alice Drive at Hillcrest, 5 p.m.

Furman at Chestnut Oaks, 5 p.m. Mayewood at Ebenezer, 5 p.m. Kingstree at Lee Central, TBA Varsity Girls Tennis Sumter at Manning, 4:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Cardinal Newman, 4 p.m. Junior Varsity Girls Tennis Cardinal Newman at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. B Team Volleyball Robert E. Lee at Hartsville Middle, 5:30 p.m.

(at Birnie Hope Center), 5 p.m. Sumter Christian vs. Walnut Grove Christian and Lake Pint Christian (in Fort Mill), 4 p.m. Varsity and JV Volleyball Sumter at Spring Valley, 5:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. Calhoun Academy at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m. Dorchester at Clarendon Hall, 4:30 p.m.

THURSDAY

Varsity Football Sumter at Lakewood, 7:30 p.m. Timberland at Crestwood, 7:30 p.m. Manning at Lake City, 7:30 p.m. Fairfield Central at Lee Central, 7:30 p.m. McBee at East Clarendon, 7:30 p.m. Scott’s Branch at Burke, 7:30 p.m. Ben Lippen at Wilson Hall, 7:30 p.m. Laurence Manning at Heathwood Hall, 7:30 p.m. Calhoun Academy at Thomas Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Holly Hill at Robert E. Lee, 7:30 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Laurens Academy, 7:30 p.m. Varsity and JV Volleyball Fountain Inn Christian at Sumter Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Junior Varsity Football Lakewood at Sumter, 6 p.m. Crestwood at Timberland, 6 p.m. Lake City at Manning, 6:30 p.m. Lee Central at Fairfield Central, 6 p.m. Wilson Hall at Ben Lippen, 7 p.m. Heathwood Hall at Laurence Manning, 7 p.m. B Team Football Lexington at Sumter, 6 p.m. Wilson Hall at Ben Lippen, 5 p.m. Heathwood Hall at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m. Middle School Football Thomas Sumter at Calhoun, 6 p.m. Varsity Girls Golf Sumter at Camden (at Camden Country Club), TBA Varsity Swimming Hilton Head Christian at Wilson Hall (at Sumter Aquatics Center), TBA Varsity Girls Tennis Sumter at East Clarendon, TBA Laurence Manning at Trinity-Byrnes, 4 p.m. Varsity Volleyball Lee Central at Crestwood, 5:30 p.m. Colleton Prep at St. Francis Xavier

TV, RADIO TODAY

Noon – International Soccer: European Championship Qualifying Match from Astana, Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan vs. Latvia (FOX SPORTS 1). 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: European Championship Qualifying Match from Oslo, Norway – Norway vs. Italy (FOX SPORTS 1). 2:35 p.m. -- International Soccer: European Championship Qualifying Match from Prague – Czech Republic vs. Netherlands (ESPN2). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Kansas City at Detroit or Atlanta at Washington (MLB NETWORK). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Washington (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 7 p.m. -- High School Football: Marion at Manning (FTC NOW 26). 9 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Playoffs WNBA Finals Game Two – Chicago at Phoenix (ESPN). 10 p.m. -- International Soccer: Mexico vs. Bolivia from Commerce City, Colo. (ESPN2). 4 a.m. – International Soccer: European Championship Qualifying Match from Andorra la Vella, Andorra – Andorra vs. Wales (FOX SPORTS 1).

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SATURDAY

GOLF By The Associated Press

Varsity and JV Equestrian Wilson Hall at Ashley Hall, TBA B Team Volleyball Robert E. Lee in Hammond Tournament, TBA Varsity Swimming Thomas Sumter in Hilton Head Invitational, 9 a.m.

BMW CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES SUNDAY

At Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Village, Colo. Purse: $8 million Yardage: 7,352; Par 70 Final Billy Horschel (2,500), $1,440,000 68-66-63-69–266 -14 Bubba Watson (1,500), $864,000 70-66-66-66–268 -12 Morgan Hoffmann (1,000), $544,000 72-72-62-63–269 -11 Rickie Fowler (563), $319,000 71-66-66-68–271 -9 Jim Furyk (563), $319,000 70-68-67-66–271 -9 Sergio Garcia (563), $319,000 68-64-72-67–271 -9 Ryan Palmer (563), $319,000 69-64-67-71–271 -9 Rory McIlroy (400), $232,000 67-67-72-66–272 -8 Adam Scott (400), $232,000 71-66-69-66–272 -8 Jordan Spieth (400), $232,000 67-70-68-67–272 -8 Graham DeLaet (350), $200,000 68-68-69-68–273 -7 Angel Cabrera (298), $162,000 71-72-66-65–274 -6 Chesson Hadley (298), $162,000 68-70-68-68–274 -6 J.B. Holmes (298), $162,000 71-68-67-68–274 -6 Charl Schwartzel (298), $162,000 72-66-70-66–274 -6 Kevin Chappell (268), $124,000 68-72-70-65–275 -5 Ernie Els (268), $124,000 70-69-69-67–275 -5 Bill Haas (268), $124,000 72-68-67-68–275 -5 Martin Kaymer (268), $124,000 68-70-64-73–275 -5 Camilo Villegas (250), $96,533 70-71-68-67–276 -4 Hideki Matsuyama (250), $96,533 69-67-71-69–276 -4 Jimmy Walker (250), $96,533 72-67-69-68–276 -4 Ben Crane (228), $69,200 70-70-68-69–277 -3 Russell Knox (228), $69,200 74-69-72-62–277 -3 Seung-Yul Noh (228), $69,200 70-71-67-69–277 -3 John Senden (228), $69,200 73-66-70-68–277 -3 Henrik Stenson (228), $69,200 68-69-72-68–277 -3 Gary Woodland (228), $69,200 67-73-68-69–277 -3 Jerry Kelly (208), $55,600 71-73-66-68–278 -2 Daniel Summerhays (208), $55,600 75-68-71-64–278 -2 Harris English (193), $48,500 71-71-67-70–279 -1 George McNeill (193), $48,500 71-69-69-70–279 -1 Carl Pettersson (193), $48,500 73-70-68-68–279 -1 Cameron Tringale (193), $48,500 70-73-68-68–279 -1

AREA ROUNDUP

WH girls tennis team suffers first loss of year Wilson Hall’s varsity girls tennis team suffered its first loss of the season on Monday with a 7-2 defeat at the hands of Carolina Academy at Palmetto Tennis Center. The Lady Barons fell to 3-1 on the season.

SINGLES 1 -- Weaver (C) defeated Beasley 7-5, 6-2. 2 – Yarborough (C) defeated Segars 6-1, 6-2. 3 -- Lecher (WH) defeated Hancock 1-6, 6-4, 10-8. 4 -- Matthews (C) defeated Spencer 6-2, 5-7, 10-3. 5 -- Parker (C) defeated Munn 2-6, 6-2, 10-7. 6 -- Parrott (C) defeated Clifton 7-5, 6-0. DOUBLES 1 – Weaver/Yarborough (C) defeated Beasley/Munn 8-1. 2 – Hancock/Parker (C) defeated Segars/Lecher 8-6. 3 – Clifton/Spencer (WH) defeated Parrott/Matthews 8-5.

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL THOMAS SUMTER 3 CAROLINA 0

DALZELL – Thomas Sumter Academy defeated Carolina Academy 3-0 on Monday at Edens Gymnasium. The Lady Generals improved to 6-1 on the season.

JV VOLLEYBALL THOMAS SUMTER 2 CAROLINA 0 DALZELL – Thomas Sumter Academy defeated Carolina Academy 2-0 on Monday at Edens Gymnasium. TSA improved to 5-1 on the season.

VARSITY FOOTBALL CLARENDON HALL 36 ANDREW JACKSON 8 SUMMERTON – Clarendon Hall opened its Region II-8-man schedule with a 36-8 victory over Andrew

Jackson Academy on Friday at the CH field. Tilton McCrea rushed 13 times for 108 yards and had one catch for 57 yards and a touchdown for the Saints, who are 2-0 overall. He also completed a pass for 34 yards. Dustin Way went 4-for-6 for 115 yards, two touchdowns and a 2-point conversion. He rushed six times for 36 yards, one touchdown, and two 2-point conversions. On defense, the Saints were led by Trey Thomas with 12 tackles. Mac Davis added nine and Matthew Corbett and Daniel Pappas each had eight. Dustin way had an interception and broke up three passes. Cody Armstrong recovered a fumble.

SPORTS ITEMS

NCAA lifts PSU’s postseason ban The NCAA on Monday lifted the on-the-field sanctions placed on the Penn State football team for the Jerry Sandusky scandal, including immediately eliminating the postseason ban and restoring scholarships. Penn State was halfway through a four-year postseason ban handed down during the summer of 2012. The NCAA rescinded some of the scholarship sanctions last year. In a news release Monday, the NCAA said that in addition to the postseason ban being lifted, Penn State will be allowed to have the full complement of football scholarships in 2015. The school still must pay a $60 million fine, 112 wins under Joe Paterno remain forfeited and the school will remain under monitoring.

Weaver became the AL’s first 16-game winner, and the Los Angeles Angels did all their damage against Danny Salazar in one inning for their fifth straight win, 12-3 over the Cleveland Indians on Monday in a makeup game. TIGERS 9 ROYALS 5

DETROIT — Torii Hunter had two of his three hits in a six-run third inning and the Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City 9-5 Monday to move within a game of the American League Central-leading Royals. NATIONALS 2 BRAVES 1

WASHINGTON — Doug Fister pitched seven shutout innings, leading the Washington Nationals to a 2-1 vic-

MLB ROUNDUP ANGELS 12 INDIANS 3 CLEVELAND — Jered

Sunday At La Tempete Golf Club Quebec City Purse: $1.6 million Yardage: 7,065; Par: 72 (36-36) Final Wes Short, Jr. (240), $240,000 69-68-64–201 Scott Dunlap (141), $140,800 72-66-64–202 Brad Faxon (105), $105,200 67-67-71–205 Esteban Toledo (105), $105,200 68-66-71–205 Jim Carter (70), $70,000 70-68-68–206 Kirk Triplett (70), $70,000 70-68-68–206 David Frost (51), $51,200 70-69-68–207 Jay Haas (51), $51,200 68-69-70–207 Loren Roberts (51), $51,200 67-69-71–207 Michael Allen (31), $31,467 70-70-68–208 Jay Delsing (31), $31,467 69-70-69–208 Bill Glasson (31), $31,467 70-70-68–208 Mark Mouland (31), $31,467 69-70-69–208 Jim Rutledge (31), $31,467 71-69-68–208

tory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series between the top teams in the NL East. HORSCHEL WINS BMW CHAMPIONSHIP

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. — Billy Horschel took a beating on social media for finishing second last week. Choker, they called him. A man who couldn’t finish the deal. Didn’t bother him at all. Playing his best golf at the perfect time of year, Horschel won the BMW Championship on Sunday, blowing a three-shot lead to start the day but coming back to shoot 1-under 69 for a two-stroke victory over Bubba Watson.

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PAC-12 FINES USC AD $25K FOR CONFRONTING OFFICIALS

SAN FRANCISCO — The Pac-12 Conference reprimanded and fined Southern California athletic director Pat Haden $25,000 on Monday for coming down to the field at Stanford Stadium and confronting game officials. Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said in a statement that Haden’s conduct during USC’s 13-10 victory at Stanford on Saturday was inappropriate. Scott said “such actions by an administrator in attempt to influence the officiating, and ultimately the outcome of a contest, will not be tolerated.”

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SUNDAY’S GAMES

Cleveland 2, Chicago White Sox 0 Kansas City 2, N.Y. Yankees 0 Toronto 3, Boston 1 Baltimore 7, Tampa Bay 5, 11 innings L.A. Angels 14, Minnesota 4 Texas 1, Seattle 0 Houston 4, Oakland 3 Detroit 6, San Francisco 1

MONDAY’S GAMES

L.A. Angels at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m. Kansas City at Detroit, 4:08 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Baltimore at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Houston at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Minnesota (May 1-4) at Cleveland (Bauer 5-7), 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Archer 8-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 10-8), 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 8-5) at Toronto (Buehrle 11-9), 7:07 p.m. Kansas City (J.Vargas 11-7) at Detroit (Scherzer 15-5), 7:08 p.m. Baltimore (Tillman 11-5) at Boston (Ranaudo 3-1), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 4-7) at Texas (Lewis 9-12), 8:05 p.m. Oakland (Lester 13-10) at Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 9-10), 8:10 p.m. Houston (McHugh 8-9) at Seattle (Elias 10-12), 10:10 p.m.

NASCAR The Associated Press FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400 RESULTS

Saturday At Richmond International Raceway Richmond, Va. Lap length: .75 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 400 laps, 149.8 rating, 48 points. 2. (2) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 400, 123.3, 42. 3. (6) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 400, 115.5, 41. 4. (15) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 400, 111.6, 40. 5. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 400, 118, 40. 6. (5) Joey Logano, Ford, 400, 106, 38. 7. (9) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 400, 103, 37. 8. (3) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 400, 98.7, 36. 9. (12) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 400, 101.5, 35. 10. (26) Aric Almirola, Ford, 400, 79.1, 34. 11. (8) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 400, 92, 33. 12. (24) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 400, 90.1, 32. 13. (18) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 400, 82.5, 31. 14. (20) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 400, 85.9, 30. 15. (19) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 400, 84.9, 29. 16. (13) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 400, 75.5, 28. 17. (21) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 399, 69.9, 27. 18. (14) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 399, 69.9, 26. 19. (17) Greg Biffle, Ford, 398, 75, 25. 20. (28) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 398, 66.2, 24. 21. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 398, 81.4, 23. 22. (10) Carl Edwards, Ford, 396, 69.7, 22. 23. (23) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 396, 62.3, 21. 24. (32) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 396, 58.6, 20. 25. (29) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 396, 53.4, 19. 26. (7) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 396, 63, 18. 27. (33) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 395, 51, 17. 28. (27) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 395, 55.1, 16. 29. (30) David Gilliland, Ford, 395, 54.1, 15. 30. (35) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 394, 45.4, 14. 31. (22) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 394, 49, 13. 32. (36) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 394, 39.8, 12. 33. (42) David Ragan, Ford, 394, 41.4, 11. 34. (34) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 394, 42.5, 0. 35. (39) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 394, 35.7, 0. 36. (31) David Stremme, Chevrolet, 392, 39.1, 8. 37. (40) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 392, 40.8, 7. 38. (25) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 391, 32.8, 6. 39. (37) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 391, 29.1, 5. 40. (41) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 388, 26.5, 0. 41. (16) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 330, 72, 3. 42. (43) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 313, 27.7, 2. 43. (38) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, brakes, 31, 26, 0.

WNBA PLAYOFFS By The Associated Press

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TRACK FROM PAGE B1 infused the players with confidence heading into the next game with No. 6 Georgia. “We’re not quite as talented as some of our teams in the past, that’s obvious,” Spurrier said. But “the kids hung in there and played their hearts out.” Mike Davis finished with 101 yards rushing — his first 100-yard game since Nov. 2 against Mississippi State — and two touchdowns. Dylan Thompson threw for 266 yards and a touchdown. Along with Dixon Jr.’s blocked field goal, Sharrod Golightly and T.J. Gurley had second half interceptions to thwart an East Carolina (1-1) comeback. The Gamecocks secured things with a dominant final drive, shaving almost 11 of the final 12 minutes off the clock through ball control thanks to an energized offensive line. “You can’t start talking about this game without talking about the offensive line,” Thompson said. It was a positive trend all the way around after the horror show that was last week’s 52-28 loss to Texas A&M that sent many fans looking to jump off the Gamecocks bandwagon. Georgia enters on a high after a 45-21 victory over Clemson. Georgia runner Todd Gurley showed his speed and power with four touchdowns, including a first-half kickoff return after Clemson had taken a 21-14 lead. South Carolina’s defense says it’s ready for the challenge. “I feel like we made a good stride forward and got the ‘W’,” said Golightly. “But we still have a long way to go. We have a big game next week. We have to buckle up because it’s an SEC game. And it’s all on the line so we have to toughen up for next week.” The Gamecocks were picked

AP TOP 25 The Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 6, 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. (38) 2-0 1,463 1 2. Oregon (16) 2-0 1,415 3 3. Alabama (1) 2-0 1,334 2 4. Oklahoma (2) 2-0 1,303 4 5. Auburn 2-0 1,236 5 6. Georgia (1) 1-0 1,201 6 7. Texas A&M (2) 2-0 1,101 9 8. Baylor 2-0 1,043 10 9. Southern Cal 2-0 1,039 14 10. LSU 2-0 1,029 12 11. Notre Dame 2-0 815 16 12. UCLA 2-0 779 11 13. Michigan St. 1-1 751 7 14. Mississippi 2-0 703 15 15. Stanford 1-1 592 13 16. Arizona St. 2-0 570 17 17. Virginia Tech 2-0 532 NR 18. Wisconsin 1-1 391 18 19. Kansas St. 2-0 285 20 20. Missouri 2-0 237 24 21. Louisville 2-0 234 25 22. Ohio St. 1-1 222 8 23. Clemson 1-1 206 23 24. S. Carolina 1-1 199 21 25. BYU 2-0 179 NR Others receiving votes: Nebraska 153, North Carolina 118, Oklahoma St. 92, Florida 70, Duke 43, Penn St. 35, TCU 31, Mississippi St. 29, Marshall 18, Tennessee 14, Iowa 10, Cincinnati 6, West Virginia 6, Washington 4, N. Dakota St. 3, Pittsburgh 3, Texas Tech 3, Utah 2, Arizona 1.

to win the SEC Eastern Division this summer and can regain an edge with a win against Georgia. For that to happen, South Carolina defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward says the players will have to tap into the energy and spirit they did this week to recover for the Aggie defeat. His unit lost several key performers from a year ago, including No. 1 NFL draft pick Jadeveon Clowney, and the replacements haven’t yet filled those shoes. Ward understands the Gamecocks can’t wait too long if they hope to continue their past success. “We’re playing with a young team, but it’s no excuse,” Ward said. “We were preaching all week about playing with emotion. They were playing with a lot of enthusiasm and I thought they did that early in the game (and) I thought we got better as the game went on.”

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Clemson quarterback Cole Stoudt hands the ball off to running back Wayne Gallman Jr. during the Tigers’ 73-7 rout over South Carolina State in Clemson on Saturday. Stoudt will continue to lead the Tigers offense despite the presence of talented freshman Deshaun Watson, head coach Dabo Swinney said on Monday.

No QB controversy Swinney: Stoudt gives team best chance to win BY AARON BRENNER Post and Courier CLEMSON — Two days after his postgame rant regarding a potentially brewing quarterback controversy, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney expressed his displeasure with some of the 78,000 fans at Death Valley booing an incomplete pass by starter Cole Stoudt. Swinney said he didn’t know about the boos until someone told him after Clemson’s 73-7 victory over South Carolina State. “We don’t listen to the fans. I do think it’s sad when you have fans boo a player,” Swinney said Monday. “That’s a shame when a guy’s playing his butt off for you, he’s a dedicated, disciplined player that has played well, and he gets booed because you have another guy that comes in and gets cheered. I just think that’s bad.” Stoudt also heard some boobirds when he re-entered the game after watching freshman Deshaun Watson run the offense. Watson was greeted with loud cheers each of the two times he entered the game. “I think you cheer for all your guys,” Swinney said. “Trust the coaches to do

AMWAY COACHES POLL The Amway Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 6, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Florida State (51) 2-0 1529 1 2. Alabama (1) 2-0 1435 2 3. Oklahoma (3) 2-0 1408 3 4. Oregon (6) 2-0 1407 4 5. Auburn 2-0 1312 5 6. Georgia (1) 1-0 1209 8 7. Baylor 2-0 1135 9 8. Texas A&M 2-0 1090 13 9. Louisiana State 2-0 1034 12 10. So. California 2-0 999 14 11. Notre Dame 2-0 858 15 12. UCLA 2-0 812 11 13. Michigan State 1-1 716 6 14. Arizona State 2-0 646 16 15. Mississippi 2-0 609 17 16. Stanford 1-1 585 10 17. Wisconsin 1-1 409 19 18. Ohio State 1-1 402 7 19. Virginia Tech 2-0 349 NR 20. Kansas State 2-0 333 20 21. Nebraska 2-0 310 18 22. Missouri 2-0 281 22 23. South Carolina 1-1 232 21 24. Clemson 1-1 212 24 25. North Carolina 2-0 129 23 Others receiving votes: Louisville 128; Brigham Young 124; Florida 107; Mississippi State 84; Oklahoma State 81; Duke 55; Washington 22; TCU 19; Minnesota 17; Marshall 14; Iowa 9; Cincinnati 8; Arizona 7; Oregon State 6; West Virginia 6; Northern Illinois 5; Pittsburgh 5; Memphis 4; Rutgers 4; Michigan 2; Boise State 1; Texas Tech 1.

their jobs — and if they don’t do their jobs, hold the coaches accountable. But love the players.” Through two games, Stoudt has completed 38 of 60 passes (63.3 percent) for 446 yards (7.4 per attempt) and one touchdown with one interception. Watson is

10 for 13 (76.9 percent) for 213 yards (16.4 per attempt) and four touchdowns with no interceptions. “Cole is our starter. And I’m not into pleasing the fans, that’s for sure. I probably wouldn’t have this job still if I was into pleasing the fans,” Swinney said. “I’m worried about doing what’s best every single day for this team, for these players, to give the whole team the best chance to win. “I’m sure people want to have some big controversies. Well, we’re not going to have a controversy.” SCOTT CATCHES ACC HONOR

Freshman wide receiver Artavis Scott scored the ACC’s receiver of the week honor after setting a Clemson freshman single-game record with 164 receiving yards Saturday. Those 164 yards ranked fourth among all receivers nationally, and tops in the ACC. Scott exceeded the previous mark of 155 yards held by Sammy Watkins, who won three receiver of the week conference honors in 2011, his rookie year. Scott scored on two of his six catches, hauling in one touchdown from Stoudt (37 yards) and one touchdown from Watson (8 yards.)

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RICE FROM PAGE B1 Rice was suspended for two games by the NFL in July for domestic violence. The punishment at the time that received widespread criticism in different circles. “We requested from law enforcement any and all information about the incident, including the video from inside the elevator,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Monday morning. “That video was not made available to us and no one in our office has seen it until today.” Goodell indicated as much on Aug. 1 when during the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend. “When we’re going through the process of evaluating the issue and whether there will be discipline, you look at all of the facts that you have available to us,” Goodell said. “Law enforcement normally has more ... information, facts, than we have. We’ll get as much as we possibly can.” Rice’s lawyer, Michael Diamondstein, declined to comment when contacted by The Associated Press. The 27-year-old Rice was charged with felony aggravated assault in the case, but in May he was accepted into a pretrial intervention program that allowed him to avoid jail time and could lead to the charge being purged from his record. After Goodell drew criticism not being tough enough on Rice, in a letter to all 32 NFL

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owners in August he wrote, “My disciplinary decision led the public to question our sincerity, our commitment, and whether we understood the toll that domestic violence inflicts on so many families. I take responsibility both for the decision and for ensuring that our actions in the future properly reflect our values.” “I didn’t get it right,” he added. “Simply put, we have to do better. And we will.” First-time offenders now face a six-game suspension. Rice began his suspension Sunday, when the Ravens opened their season with a 23-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. He was scheduled to return after Thursday night’s game against Pittsburgh. According to the terms of his suspension, Rice could not be with the team and must work out alone. Rice leaves the Ravens as the second-leading rusher in franchise history, behind only Jamal Lewis. A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Rice is the team’s career leader in total yards from scrimmage (9,214) and is the only player in Ravens history to rush for 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons. But those are mere numbers, and his actions in that elevator shed a new light on him. “I don’t know Ray Rice, but I know that video is disturbing,” New Orleans Saints right tackle Zach Strief said. “It’s tough to see and it’s unacceptable. ... It’s upsetting.”

CLOWNEY FROM PAGE B1 This isn’t the first problem for Clowney, who has struggled to stay on the field since joining the Texans. He left a dual practice Aug. 20 after a helmet-to-helmet hit with Denver Broncos tight end Jacob Tamme. He missed the Texans’ final two preseason games, but said he passed the NFL protocols for head injuries in just over a week. He had to sit out the beginning of camp, too, after offseason surgery to repair a sports hernia. He’ll be replaced by Whitney Mercilus, the 26th pick in the 2012 draft, who started each game last season and had 47 tackles and seven sacks. O’Brien was impressed with his play after he took over on Sunday after Clowney was injured. “He got pressure on the quarterback, played the run well and he just has to continue to get better and better,” O’Brien said. “And I think he’ll do that.” Mercilus struggled early in camp in the first season under defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel. He’s recently turned a corner and the Texans have noted a change in his play. “I think he’s learning the scheme,” O’Brien said. “It’s different than what he played in the previous scheme. It’s not the easiest thing to learn right away for some players. He’s improved the last two weeks.” The Texans drafted Clowney after a three-year career at South Carolina where he had 130 tackles, 24 sacks, 47 tackles for losses and 20 quar-

terback pressures. He also caused a school-record nine fumbles and deflected seven passes. The 21-year-old also set a South Carolina record with 13 sacks in 2012. The Texans travel to face the Raiders on Sunday.

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Rivera: Newton to start under center vs. Detroit BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE— Cam Newton will be back under center for the Carolina Panthers’ home opener Sunday against the Detroit Lions. Coach Ron Rivera made the announcement Monday after the two-time Pro Bowl quarterback was held out of Carolina’s 20-14 win Sunday at Tampa Bay while recovering from RIVERA fractured ribs. Newton is scheduled to return to practice Wednesday after his streak of 48 consecutive starts was snapped. That means it’s won and done for Panthers backup quarterback Derek Anderson. Anderson, a 10-year NFL veteran, stepped in and threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns in a 20-14 victory, giving Carolina its first win in a season opener since 2008. Rivera said Newton desperately wanted to play — and tried to convince coaches to let him. He said having to keep the competitive quarterback out against the Buccaneers was “one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make.” But he was confident he made the right decision when he informed Newton on Saturday night he wouldn’t dress. “In the long run, win or lose, we’re better off now,” Rivera said Monday. “He will be another week into his recovery. The doctors were all saying if we can get to this (week) we will all feel more comfortable about his situation.” Newton didn’t talk after the game, telling reporters he didn’t want to steal the attention away from Anderson. Rivera said Newton told him watching from the sidelines made it the longest game of his life. At times, Newton couldn’t stand sitting still. During a television commercial break in the second quarter, Newton, wearing cut off black sweatpants, a long-sleeve black shirt and a Panthers baseball cap, ran on to the field and into the team’s huddle. There he shouted encouragement to his teammates before retreating to the sideline. The referees had to warn Rivera to keep Newton off the field. Rivera said he received a call from an NFL spokesman on Monday instruct-

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Carolina quarterback Cam Newton, left, will start over Derek Anderson (3) in Sunday’s game against Detroit. Anderson threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns in the Panthers’ 20-14 victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday. Newton had offseason ankle surgery and was held out of action against the Buccaneers due to a rib injury. but at the same time I know who Cam Newton is and I want him on the football field as well. “Having known that Derek has played in this league and has had a lot of success in this league, I was very comfortable and very confident.” Anderson battled through cramps in his forearms and calves in the second half from the intense Florida heat, but all things considered thought he played pretty well. He got plenty of help from his defense, which shutout Josh McCown and the Bucs for three quarters. “It was big,” Anderson said. “Personally, I know a lot of those guys in the locker room got my back, so to go out there and not let those guys down, that’s something that pushes me every day.” “It just says a lot about the kind of guy he is and how much pride he takes in preparing every week,” said tight end Greg Olsen, who had eight catches for 83 yards and a touchdown. “It’s been years and he hasn’t gotten his number called, but he’s always been prepared and then a day like today he’s worth his weight in gold.” Rivera said even with Newton on the way back, the team will continue to carry Webb on the roster as a third quarterback.

ing him to remind him that action is not acceptable. Rivera said he was told Newton would not be subject to a fine. “That’s who Cam is - he’s excitable guy and he wants to be a part of it,” Rivera said. “It’s hard to stop him.” For Anderson, it’s back to the bench. However, Rivera now knows he has a reliable backup he can count on to win a big game. Anderson looked sharp all day, completing 24 of 34 passes with no interceptions. Anderson has served as Newton’s backup the last three seasons, but has only thrown four passes during that span. Rivera said he’s always had faith in Anderson, who was a Pro Bowl quarterback in 2007 for the Cleveland Browns and has started 44 career games. When he informed Anderson on Saturday night that he would make his first start since 2010, he said the 31-year-old quarterback simply responded “I’m ready to go.” “We are very fortunate,” Rivera said. “We have got a couple of really good backup quarterbacks. Derek’s an established quarterback in this league and Joe (Webb) had a great preseason for us, so I felt very comfortable with the situation we were going to have. It gave me some comfort,

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Serena not yet thinking about 22 Slam titles BY RACHEL COHEN The Associated Press NEW YORK — Serena Williams is building a new house, complete with a karaoke room and a purse room for her “bag problem.” She and big sister Venus are finally moving apart after more than three decades — though they’ll still live down the street from each other in Florida. Serena joked Monday that she was contemplating scaling down the plans until she won a record $4 million prize at the U.S. Open. She’s going for a “South of France meets Northern Italy” look, and there will be a trophy room, too. Williams won her 18th piece of Grand Slam singles hardware Sunday, matching Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. The Open-era record is 22 titles by Steffi Graf. “If anybody can do it, it’s her,” Navratilova said Sunday after she and Evert presented Williams with an 18-karat gold bracelet. “It gets tougher after 30, but Serena is relatively young in tennis matches.” Williams, who turns 33 in 2 1/2 weeks, has played 795 career singles matches. For comparison, Roger Federer — who turned 33 last month and is now one behind her with 17 major titles — has played 1,202.

“I think she’s eager and she’s strong,” Navratilova added, “and there’s nobody nipping at her heels.” On Monday, Williams would say only that her next objective is 19, but if “I get to 19, knowing me, 20 will be my goal.” And so on and so on? Williams acknowledged she’d love to go out on top, but it’s more of a dream scenario than a plan to retire immediately after a championship. Graf still inspires awe in her. “She was just so cool,” Williams said. “I loved how fast she played and how fast she walked. She just seemed so serious — all about business.” Williams takes that approach even in practice, saying she never smiles and sits in a corner with her back turned during breaks. Yet once the tennis ended Sunday, a very unusual scene for a major sports event unfolded: Williams and the player she defeated in the final, Caroline Wozniacki, went out celebrating together that night. “She stole my phone,” a laughing Williams said of her good friend. Wozniacki was posting photos to Instagram with singer Joe Jonas and model Gigi Hadid. On Tuesday, she plans to attend Williams’ first Fashion Week show. Williams, who was pleased

U.S. OPEN FROM PAGE B1 during the on-court ceremony, when he kissed his silver trophy and collected a check for $3 million. The 14th-seeded Cilic prevented the 10th-seeded Nishikori from becoming the first man from Asia to win a major singles championship. “Sorry I couldn’t get a trophy today,” Nishikori said, “but for sure, next time.” There hadn’t been a matchup between players making their Grand Slam final debuts at the U.S. Open since 1997. Lopsided and lasting less than two hours, this hardly qualified as a classic. “Both of us were pretty nervous in the first set, especially,” Cilic acknowledged. “When we got ourselves going, it was a bit better.” Nishikori stunned No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, and this was the first Grand Slam final since the 2005 Australian Open without Djokovic, Federer or Rafael Nadal, who won the U.S. Open in 2013 but is sidelined now by a wrist injury. That trio had won 34 of the past 38 major titles, but this was the second of this season that eluded them. Some, including Cilic, had seen Stan Wawrinka’s victory at the Australian Open in January as an indication that the next tier was about to get a crack at the hardware. Twelve months ago, Cilic missed the U.S. Open while serving a four-month ban after testing positive for a stimulant at a tournament in Germany in May 2013. The International Tennis Federation initially sought a two-year punishment, but Cilic wound up with a shortened suspension on appeal. He said he ingested the substance unintentionally via a glucose tablet bought at a pharmacy and calls the process that led to his penalty unfair. Cilic, whose only previous trip as far as the semifinals at a major came at the 2010 Australian Open, used the forced break from competition to improve his game. And that work was on full display the past two weeks — particularly Monday, under thick gray clouds and in a strong breeze. The 6-foot-6 (1.98-meter) Cilic, who is 25, and the 5-10 (1.78meter) Nishikori, 24, each is coached by a guy with a Grand Slam title: 2001 Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic, the last Croatian man to win a major, works with Cilic; 1989 French Open champion Michael Chang works with Nishikori. “My team has brought something special to me, especially Goran,” Cilic said. “The most important thing that he brought to me was joy in tennis, and always having fun. And I think I enjoyed my best

tennis ever here and played the best ever in my life.” The Arthur Ashe Stadium

she stayed so relaxed throughout the U.S. Open, is feeling the pressure of this new venture. “Someone invited me to go hang out on their boat, and I’m like, ‘No, no, I’m going to be real stressed out tomorrow,’” she said. “I have to make sure the girls look good, the models are right. I need to make sure they have the walk right.”

The sense of calm during her waking hours the past two weeks did not extend to her dreams. Williams said she had more nightmares than usual. Losing to Victoria Azarenka in a quarterfinal. Falling down and missing a match. “It felt so real,” she said. “I wake up so stressed.” But when she took the

court for Sunday’s final, the vibe was positive. CBS had just broadcast a victory by the Miami Dolphins, in which she owns a small stake, over the New England Patriots, and now the network was going to air her match. Williams doesn’t want to talk about her place in history until her career ends. But she’ll allow herself brief moments to reflect back. When she practices in Arthur Ashe Stadium, she remembers where on the court she celebrated championships — she realized she’s clinched more titles to the left of the umpire’s chair. And occasionally she’ll pull up an old match on YouTube. Recently she stumbled across a 1999 meeting with Monica Seles and was stunned to see that teenage version of herself. “I went to the net. What happened to that girl?” she said. “She was awesome. I didn’t complain. I was so positive. I lost points and you would’ve thought I won.” These days it’s obvious whether she won or lost a point by her reaction. But Williams was able to stay positive on the court during the U.S. Open, and the results were dominant. As far as her fitness, she joked that “30 is definitely the new 15.”

artificial lights were on and the stands were mostly empty when the players walked out to the court at 5 p.m. — which was 6 a.m. in Japan, but did not

prevent folks there from gathering to watch the popular Nishikori on TV. One indication of how far these two men have come:

Their two previous U.S. Open meetings were in the second round in 2010, won by Nishikori, and the third round in 2012, won by Cilic.

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Violent, yet popular, ‘Sons of Anarchy’ begins last season BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH “Sons of Anarchy” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA) enters its seventh and final season. A tale of a biker gang that operates an auto body shop as a front for its criminal gun-running syndicate, “Anarchy” is the highest-rated series in the history of FX. FX has had its share of iconic shows, from “The Shield” to “Damages,” “The Americans,” “American Horror Story” and “Fargo.” “Anarchy” has never shied away from high-stakes drama. Season six would see protagonist Jax Teller (Charlie Hunnam) murder his stepfather, and gang matriarch Gemma (Katey Sagal) murder her daughter-in-law, Jax’s wife. The show’s atmosphere and Macbeth-on-a-motorcycle vibe is difficult to sustain. Perhaps that’s why I’ve never warmed to the series as much as its many viewers have. In a world crowded with very good choices, every entertainment decision becomes a bit of a trade-off. I’ve just found the series’ ratio of extreme violence and casual sadism to intriguing drama just too high to endure. Call me old-fashioned. • Ryan Seacrest hosts “Fashion Rocks” (9 p.m., CBS), an annual celebration of the confluence of the music and fashion industries. Seacrest’s “American Idol” colleague Jennifer Lopez is scheduled to perform, along with KISS, Afrojack, the Band Perry, Duran Duran, Jennifer Hudson, Magic, Miranda Lambert, Nico & Vinz, Rita Ora, Pitbull and Usher. • If Ryan Seacrest and a fashion show just aren’t your idea of “rock,” there’s always “The World’s Greatest Tribute Bands” (10 p.m., AXSTV), now entering its fourth season. • Some popular artists and performers are simply criticproof. Few people deeply respect Michael Bay’s “Transformers” franchise, but it has made billions. It took decades for audiences to finally dislike Adam Sandler movies as much as the critics. And no director better personifies the gulf between critical lambasting and audience affection as much as Tyler Perry. The maker of the many “Madea” movies launches a new prime-time soap, “If Loving You is Wrong” (9 p.m. and

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“Big Brother” (8 p.m., CBS, TV14) * A father and daughter struggle on “Extreme Weight Loss” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Slade threatens on “Arrow” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Abaddon puts Crowley on the spot on “Supernatural” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14).

CULT CHOICE A trash-compacting android retains a spark of humanity in a wasteland once known as Earth in the 2008 CGI cartoon “WALL-E” (8 p.m., Disney).

LATE NIGHT TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • A retired fashion executive competes with chefs on the season finale of “Food Fighters” (8 p.m., NBC, TVPG). • Fifteen strangers form a new society on “Utopia” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • A California hotel is all but sunken by its loud and carousing clientele on the season finale of “Hotel Hell” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • Astronauts (Sandra Bullock and George Clooney) struggle to recover from a collision in the 2013 spectacle “Gravity” (9 p.m., HBO).

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Charlie Hunnam, left, stars as Jax Teller and Marilyn Manson as Ron Tully in a scene from the season seven premiere episode of “Sons of Anarchy” airing at 10 p.m. today on FX. • “Frontline” (10 p.m., PBS, check local listings) examines efforts to control the Ebola outbreak. • Rod Steiger portrays a victim of Nazi horrors in the 1964 drama “The Pawnbroker” (11:45 p.m., TCM), the first Hollywood film to depict the

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Men who use dating sites offer tips for women DEAR ABBY — “Surfing in Petersburg, Ill.” (June 17) raised good points about men who use online dating Dear Abby services. However, ABIGAIL many of the VAN BUREN things she pointed out could also be said of women who put their ads on the sites. The pickings are just as slim on our side of the fence. My hints to the “fairer sex”: (1) Don’t overdo your makeup and hair in your photos. While some makeup can enhance a lady’s look, we aren’t seeking someone who looks ready to go trick-

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or-treating or perform as a clown in the circus. (2) Decent men don’t want to see ALL of your physical attributes on these sites. Dress appropriately for your age and don’t allow the “girls” to burst out of your low neckline. (3) Don’t start your first conversation with, “What do you do and how much money do you make?” Intelligent men will realize that you are not as concerned with finding a quality guy as you are with looking for a fat wallet. (4) You don’t have to speak perfectly, but the teen lingo and texting abbreviations are a real turn-off. (5) Don’t constantly complain about your ex. It provides insight as to why he opted to break off your rela-

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tionship or file for divorce. Dan in Ohio DEAR DAN — Thanks for the input. I had a hunch my male readers would react to “Surfing’s” observations. Read on: DEAR ABBY — To the ladies, I advise: Don’t post a 10-yearold photo as being the way you currently look. And don’t lie about your marital status or the number of times you’ve been married. These will come back to haunt you. “A few extra pounds” does not mean 100 pounds overweight. If you are obese, admit it and say you are working on getting the weight off — and make sure you are.

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Hendrick, Penske, Harvick gearing up for Chase BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — A win in the season-opening Daytona 500 guaranteed Dale Earnhardt Jr. a spot in NASCAR’s title race. It also allowed his Hendrick Motorsports team to live in the moment on the race track and not get hung up on results. The 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup championship is here and the laissez-faire attitude EARNHARDT must go. A loaded championship field means there’s little room for error in NASCAR’s new elimination format. Indeed, Hendrick Motorsports got all four of its cars into the Chase when Kasey Kahne snatched a berth with his win at Atlanta two weeks ago. They’ll go head-to-head with

Team Penske, which has matched Hendrick all season in performance. But not to be overlooked is Kevin Harvick, who has been one of the strongest cars in the field for 26 weeks. Harvick has pit crew issues that must be solved or he’ll have his hands full with the Hendrick and Penske drivers. HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS

Jeff Gordon led the points race most of the year and combined with Earnhardt and defending champion Jimmie Johnson for nine victories in 26 races. All three drivers are threetime winners this season, and all have performed at a much higher level than Kahne, who was in danger of not even making the Chase before his win at Atlanta. Johnson had one of his typical summer swoons — he had only one top-10 finish in a six-week span — before

snapping out of it in early August. He reeled off four consecutive top-10s the last month, but had a bout of dehydration following Saturday night’s race that left the triathlete puzzled. Earnhardt, Gordon and Johnson are expected to be contenders when the Chase opens Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway. But it remains to be seen if one of the Hendrick drivers can separate himself from his teammates. TEAM PENSKE

Brad Keselowski entered this season determined to prove he was not a one-year wonder in 2012 when he won his championship. He failed to make the Chase last season and was ineligible to defend his title, but came back this year to earn the top seed in the field. He picked up his series-best fourth win of the year Saturday night at Richmond, where he humiliated the

field by leading all but 17 of the 400 laps. Now Keselowski and teammate Joey Logano, a three-race winner this year, are ready to go toe-to-toe with the Hendrick heavyweights. Many have believed all year the championship would come down to Hendrick vs. Penske, and Penske will have to show that its two-car organization can stand up against Hendrick. KEVIN HARVICK

He’ll be joined in the Chase by Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Kurt Busch, but Harvick has been the far superior driver at SHR this season. Although he has only two wins to show for his speed, he’d led 1,186 laps and Johnson believes Harvick “should have north of eight wins” this season. One of the most glaring hiccups in his program is his pit crew, which is not at the same level as the other top contenders.

OBITUARIES LEO J. WALKER JR. Leo J. “Joe” Walker Jr., of Summerville, husband Linda Walker and a retired mechanic at Jones Ford, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. The relatives and friends of Joe are invited to attend his funeral services at 2 p.m. today at Carolina MemoWALKER rial Funeral Home chapel. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family received friends on Monday at the funeral home. Joe was born on Nov. 3, 1948, in Sumter, to the late Leo Joseph Walker Sr. and Martha Simmons. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Linda A. Walker; two daughters, Judy Morga (Tony) and Melissa Denson (Dan); and four grandchildren, Preston Walker, Tyler Denson, Darby Denson and Rebecca Morga. He had one chosen brother, Tommy Childers (Annette); a chosen daughter, Tommi Miller; two chosen sons, James Floyd and James Lee; and five chosen grandchildren, Briah Player, Caitlin Player, Ashley Lee, Michael Lee and Jimmy Lee. Arrangements provided by Carolina Memorial Park, Funerals and Cremations, 7113 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, SC 29406, (843) 797-2222. A memorial message may be sent to the family at www. carolinamemorial.com.

ROCKY R. D’ADDARIO INDIAN TRAIL, North Carolina — Rocky Ralph D’Addario, 73, husband of Lynn Rose D’Addario, departed this life on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at his home. He was born on March 22, 1941, to Ann Scala D’Addario and the late Salvatore D’Addario. Services will be announced at a later date by Whites Mortuary of Sumter, (803) 7748200.

coon Road, Sumter, SC 29154. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

SARA BARKLEY Sara Anna Geddings Barkley, 95, widow of James Helton “Buster” Barkley, died on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at her home. Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Peter S. and Bessie Garrett Geddings. Mrs. Barkley was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Carolyn Hardee (L.D.) of Sumter; one granddaughter, Vanessa Johnson (Tim) of Elgin; four grandsons, Tim Daley (Erin) of Columbia, Todd Daley (Brandy) of Sumter, Chad Daley (Nikki) of Charleston and Jason Christmas (Renee) of Camden; and 13 great-grandchildren, Aubrey, Larkin, Camille, Emma, Miley, Kiley, Brayden, Silas, Gavin Daley, Angel and Jayden Christmas, Anna and Allie Boyce. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Barbara Ann Barkley and Joan Christmas Oxendine; and eight brothers and their wives. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the Chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Sammy Geddings officiating. Burial will be held in the Ardis Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tim Daley, Todd Daley, Chad Daley, Jason Christmas, David Hardee and Donald Hardee. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home of her grandson, Todd Daley, 4125 Cox Road, Sumter. Memorials may be made to

the family in care of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the staff of Beacon Hospice of Sumter and to Judy, Tracy, Linda, Angela and Gabrielle for their care of Mrs. Barkley. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

nounced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

FELICIA SHORTER Felicia Shorter, 58, entered eternal rest on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at her home, 4400 Lot 32, Broad Street Extension, Sumter. Born on Dec. 17, 1955, in Washington, District of Columbia, she was a daughter of Helenia Woods Martin. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

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SAMUEL WITHERSPOON Samuel Witherspoon, 79, entered eternal rest on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, at his home, 612 Brown St., Sumter. Born on July 5, 1935, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Oliver Sr. and Sallie B. McBride Witherspoon. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his cousins, Jeremiah and Sophia Ealey, 9 Capri Drive, Sumter. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

ELIZABETH KENNEDY Elizabeth Kennedy, 90, entered eternal rest on Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at Clarendon Extended Care and Rehab at Lake Marion. She was born on Sept. 1, 1924, in Hartsville. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her son, Jessie and Jeanette Kennedy, 152 Carolina Ave. Funeral plans will be an-

David Richardson Sr., husband of Francis Dixon Richardson, died on Sept. 7, 2014, at Agape Hospice, Columbia. He was born on Oct. 6, 1949, a son of the Rev. Joe Richardson Sr. and Mae Bell Holmes Richardson. The family will receive friends at the home, 12 Mitchell St., Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home of Sumter.

LAURENCE BENJAMIN Laurence Benjamin died on Sept. 6, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was a son of Gabriel and Lennie Mae Davis Benjamin. The family will receive friends at the home of his cousin, Shelia Phillips, 1030 Spaulding Ave. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home of Sumter.

ETHENIA W. KING SUMMERTON — Ethenia W. King, 87, widow of Larry D. King Jr., died on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at Tuomey Re-

gional Medical Center. She was born on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1926, in Clarendon County, to the late Phyllis and Mammie Lawson Wright. Mrs. King’s mortal frame is peacefully resting in the professional care of King-Fields Mortuary, Summerton, (803) 485-5039.

MARGARET D. KVATERNIK Margaret Drawdy Kvaternik, 84, widow of Karl G. Kvaternik, died on Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at a local nursing facility. Born in Walterboro, she was a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland Drawdy and Lucille Hoats Drawdy. Survivors include her daughter, Lisa K. McLean (Harold) of Sumter; her granddaughter, Allison Blackwell Cribb (Mikey) of Sumter; and her great-grandson, Collin Chad Cribb. She was preceded in death by her son, Karlton Ted Kvaternik; her grandson, Chad Blackwell; her sister, Nealie Thompson; and two brothers, Jack Drawdy and Jim Drawdy. A graveside service will be held at 5 p.m. on Wednesday in Sumter Cemetery with the Rev. John Patrick officiating. Pallbearers will be Melvin Blackwell, Brandon Blackwell, Ervin Brunson, Mikey Cribb and Matthew Berger. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the home of her daughter, 3035 Old Spring Road, and from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Palmetto Health Baptist — Cancer Center, Taylor at Marion Street, Columbia, SC 29201. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.ecsfuneralhome.com

HENRY JEFFERSON Henry Jefferson, 92, husband of Annie Jefferson, died on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at the Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia. Born on Jan. 22, 1922, in Calhoun County, he was a son of the late Lucious and Lucille Jefferson. The family will receive friends at the home, 1371 Evening Shade Drive, Summerton. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Summerton Funeral Home LLC, (803) 485-3755.

JAMES H. SINGLETON James H. Singleton, 94, departed this life on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at C.M. Tucker Nursing Care Center, Columbia. He was born on April 4, 1920, in Sumter County, a son of the late Josephine Lewis Singleton. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 1825 Rac-

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Marlese J. Nobles #2014ES4300477

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Emily R. Wilson C/O Jack W. Erter, Jr. Attorney At Law 126 North Main Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

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