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Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Morris College on Tuesday as Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-Sumter, and Democratic congressional candidate Fran Person look on.

Vice president visits Morris College to help get out the vote BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Vice President Joe Biden showed Tuesday at Morris College why he is considered among the nation’s most engaging speakers. Biden was in Sumter to bolster the campaign of his longtime aid, Fran Person, who is trying to unseat U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney in South Caroli-

na’s 5th Congressional District. Also featured at the event was U.S Rep. Jim Clyburn, who is running for re-election in the 6th Congressional District. Amidst throwing jabs at Donald Trump and District 5 incumbent Mulvaney, Biden’s also offered an optimistic view of America’s future. He reminded attendees that over the years, pundits have declared America’s greatness will be eclipsed by

Japan, then, they said it would be the European Union and now the danger is China. “As Americans, we never bow, we never bend, we always endure and we always overcome,” he said. “America will own the finish line in the 21st century and don’t forget it.” He encouraged the Morris College students and others of the millennial generation to seize the opportunity

and become a force in national politics. “You’re are the most open, understanding, tolerant, embracive — you volunteer more than any other generation,” he said. Biden was preceded on the stage by several of the Democratic Party’s local and state luminaries, including

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Shaw land-use study OK’d

Mayoral candidates discuss top issues

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Sumter City-County Planning Commission recommended approval of the Sumter-Shaw Joint Land Use Study, a study to guide future developments around Shaw Air Force Base and Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, during its special-called meeting on Tuesday. The study was conducted by White & Smith LLC Planning and Law Group in Charleston, Marstel-Day LLC in Virginia and Benchmark Planning in Charlotte and guided by local officials who made up the policy and tech-

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nical committees. Tyson Smith, urban planner and attorney with White & Smith LLC Planning and Law Group, said the purpose of the study is to guide future compatible uses around the base and combat range to protect the missions of both locations from encroaching uses. Too many incompatible uses near a military installation could pressure the facility to change its mission or close, especially if a base is considered for Base Realignment and Closure, or BRAC, he said.

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Economic and workforce development, race relations and Shaw Air Force Base were the major topics of discussion at Tuesday morning’s Mayoral Forum, a radio debate sponsored by The Sumter Item and Community Broadcasters, at Sumter Opera House. Item Editor and Publisher Jack Osteen posed the questions to the three candidates vying for the mayoral position — retired Maj. Gen. Dutch Holland, Charlie Jones and incumbent Joe McElveen.

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Similar to the first forum last week, each candidate presented themselves in a similar fashion: McElveen promoting and wanting to build on his record as mayor; while Holland acknowledged some good things have occurred but more is needed; and Jones pushing for more emphasis to aid the minority community and that he didn’t favor current levels of taxation. On the topic of economic development and developing a future workforce pipeline for industry, Holland emphasized that Sumter schools need to start early; so students in junior high

and high school understand what workforce means and how to be productive citizens once out of school. Jones took the stance that more jobs are needed for the people of Sumter, and that when economic development deals are made, the subject of company on-the-job training should be discussed. “This would provide more opportunities for our people,” Jones said. On workforce development, McElveen said many things that people talk about are already being done or are in the works

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Water meters, parade highlight meeting BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com City Council and attendees at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting got a better understanding of what will be included in a planned upgrade to the city’s water meter system. Council was preparing to vote on the final reading of an ordinance exempting the purchase and installation of an advanced metering system from the city’s procurement ordinance. Eric Shytle, general counsel for the city, said the ex-

emption relates to the purchase and installation of more than 27,000 meters, which are read manually each month. What will be installed is a “fixed-base metering system.” The system, which includes meters, towers, and software to manage the system allows the meters to be monitored from a central location. “You can push a button and get data from the meters at City Hall,” Shytle said. Data is received from meters every 15 seconds, he said, so potential problems

in the system, such as a leak or an unusual meter reading can be detected much more quickly. Shytle said other advantages include customers being able to receive notice if they don’t want their bill to go over a certain amount, and large business and industrial users can pinpoint exactly when they have their highest usage. He said city staff has been researching the upgrade for a decade. Sumter is well behind comparable cities in South Carolina, Shytle said, but because

“In general, the reports we are getting back say that it is sporadic,” he said. “It is a big number because it goes over a wide area.” In most cases, there is little a landowner can do about the damaged trees because of the cost of bringing in a logging operation. “It has to be a significant enough area to warrant salvaging or harvesting that area,” Phillips said. He said he saw a picture from Lee County where a landowner had 20 acres of pines blown down on a 60-acre stand. “That’s significant,” Phillips said. “In this case, all of those trees were tipped and laying on the ground. He needs to work with a logger and go ahead and get the value out of those trees, and go back and reforest that area.” Many landowners will likely wait until their next harvest or thinning to get those trees. “In the cases when there is a small number of trees, it’s not operational to go in there and try to remove them,” he said. “Make sure your roads are not blocked up, cut those up for firewood and go about your business.” Kodama said he doesn’t think it will be long before the industry rebounds. “Fortunately, our forests and the industry they support are amazingly resilient and will bounce back from Matthew’s impact” Kodama said.

Anyone traveling around eastern South Carolina since Hurricane Matthew created a path of destruction along the Atlantic Coast will have noticed what seems like a staggering number of trees downed by the early October storm. Looks can be somewhat deceiving, said Scott Phillips, rural programs manager for the South Carolina Forestry Commission. “Typically, a lot of the trees that fall are around openings so they are very visible from a road,” he said. “Once you get into the stand, the trees are standing close together and supporting each other and didn’t get much wind damage.” In a press release, State Forester Gene Kodama said the damage is estimated at $205 million — less than 1 percent of an industry that makes an $18.6 billion contribution each year to the state economy. “For those individuals and mills who were impacted, the damage is very real,” Kodama said. “Our focus right now is providing technical expertise to individual landowners and helping them access any federal financial assistance that will be available.” Phillips said there are individuals that had significant damage but, overall, the damage is light.

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Council the money was included in a $50 million bond package passed previously. Council also heard from Veterans Service Officer Valerie Brunson, who updated members on plans for a Veterans Day parade and ceremony at the old Sumter County Courthouse. She said the grand marshall would be Shaw Air Force Base Commander Col. Daniel Lasica. Council approved a resolution approving of a Joint Land Use Survey concerning compatibility with Shaw Air Force Base.

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of the rapid development of meter reading systems, the city will benefit from a mature technology by getting a late start. He said the systems have evolved from touch systems, which still require a manual reading, to drive-by systems, and now to fixed-base, which is considered a mature system. The system will cost about $6 million for the meters, towers and software, and about $6 million to install, he said. City Manager Deron McCormick explained to the

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Sumter Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on S. Guignard Drive about 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters arrived on scene to find the passenger compartment of the 2013 Audi A4 fully involved. According to an incident report from the fire department, the blaze was contained to the passenger compartment. The cause of the fire has not been determined. No injuries were reported.

Haley to visit Lowcountry to discuss Hurricane Matthew RIDGELAND (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley is heading to the Lowcountry to talk about recovery from Hurricane Matthew. The governor’s office said Haley will be in Ridgeland today as part of a relief event. The event is set from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Jasper County Farmers Market. Federal, state and nonprofit organization officials will be available to

answer questions from residents of Beaufort, Jasper, Colleton and Hampton counties about helpping families and businesses after the storm. Those who visit the event can register for financial help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. They can also apply for disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

AAA: Gasoline pipeline shutdown could effect Carolinas FROM STAFF REPORTS The American Automobile Association announced Tuesday that gas prices are expected to rise after Colonial Pipeline shut down lines 1 and 2 in response to a gasoline explosion in Shelby County, Alabama, late Monday evening. The shutdown could have a major effect on supplies throughout the Carolinas, according to AAA. “If September’s shutdown was any indicator of what we should expect, prices are definitely going to spike at the pump,” said Tiffany Wright, public relations manager for AAA Carolinas. “We saw price spikes of 20 to 30 cents

in some areas, and there were a ton of stations with bagged pumps due to shortages.” In September, officials at Colonial were forced to shut down the pipeline because of a leak, which caused fuel prices to increase throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, according to a release from AAA. The leak resulted in a 12-day shutdown, and several states, including South Carolina, experienced shortages at gas stations. The Southeast had to rely on long-distance truck deliveries from as far as Chicago and waterborne fuel deliveries to help meet demand in the region. Colonial is a key artery that connects

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POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES Princess D. Canty, 44, and Legrand Canty, 50, both of 1843 Kolb Road, were arrested on Thursday and both charged with malicious injury to personal property after the siblings allegedly set fire to the victim’s clothing while in the 1800 block of Kolb Road on Oct. 14. According to a news release from Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Legrand Canty allegedly poured gasoline on the victim’s clothing, valued at $4,395, and Princess Canty allegedly set the clothes on fire. Jeremy C. Hadzick, 34, of 2015 Harborview Drive, was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly held the victim on the ground against her will, pointed a shotgun in her face and kicked her in the face while at their shared residence. After the incident, responding officers reported seeing swelling on the right side of the victim’s head and bruising on her forearm and chest. Hadzick and the victim’s two children were inside the residence but not in the same room where the incident occurred. Hadzick is charged with pointing and presenting a firearm; domestic violence first degree; kidnapping; and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Freddie H. Truesdale, 25, of 517 Coachman Drive unit B, was arrested on Saturday and charged with assault and battery third degree after he allegedly pushed the victim in an aggressive manner while at his residence.

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butt-kicker, and shell sleeve on the stock — valued at $550 was reportedly stolen from a residence in the 2700 block of Tindal Road between midnight and about 6 a.m. on Saturday. A .22-caliber Henry rifle valued at $250 was reportedly stolen from a residence in the 1200 block of Pearson Road on Saturday evening. A yellow and black 6800-watt generator, unknown brand, valued at $1,500; two drill heads, unknown brands, valued at $20,000; a black and gray DigiTrak Locator valued at $15,000; a verifier device valued at $3,000; and an Oson battery pack device valued at $300 were reportedly stolen from a residence in the 300 block of Pack Road between Saturday evening and Sunday morning. A blue and white E-Z-GO golf cart with a rear seat valued at $4,000 was reportedly stolen from a residence in the 3125 block of Firestone Court between 2 and 8 a.m. on Sunday. Two HD Apple Time Capsule hard drives valued at $600; an Apple laptop valued at $1,500; a black 4th Generation semi-automatic 9mm Glock 19 handgun with a trigger lock valued at $600; a black Dell laptop valued at $500; an Apple iPad valued at $500; a wedding band valued at $600; and miscellaneous jewelry valued at $200 were reportedly stolen from a residence on Townhouse Court between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Friday. A black 9mm Glock 26 valued at $585 was reportedly stolen from a 2009 Chevrolet Impala while it was parked at a club in the 300 block of Rast Street between 11 p.m. Friday and about 9:40 a.m. Saturday.

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F-16 pilot: Cessna in sight less than 1 second before collision COLUMBIA (AP) — The Air Force F-16 pilot whose jet collided with a small civilian plane over South Carolina in 2015 told investigators he saw the aircraft in front of him for “less than a second” before impact, according to documents released Tuesday. After being told by an air controller in the area that there was some kind of air traffic about two miles away, the pilot said he desperately searched the skies about him to spot it. “I was looking aggressively, trying to find that plane,” the F-16 pilot said, heeding a request from the controller to make a turn in order to try to avoid the smaller plane. The pilot’s comments are contained in documents released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. The documents are evidence gathered as part of the NTSB’s investigation into the July 7, 2015, collision, but don’t contain any analysis or conclusions. The board is expected to determine a probable cause of the collision and suggest safety improvements at its Nov. 15 session in Washington, D.C. The pilot said he continued to search for the other aircraft, “still not finding him. ... And then I looked back up front, the last time, there was an aircraft, rapidly approaching.” The military pilot told investigators he spotted the plane “right in front of me ... within 500 feet” and that he pulled back on his controls to avoid a crash.

“I pulled back and felt impact,” the pilot said. Asked how long he’d seen the smaller plane, he replied, “Less than a second.” The military pilot told the investigator, “A two-mile call is the closest call I’ve ever received. That was a big alert for me,” the pilot said of his 12year career in the Air Force. The pilot said he thought his aircraft wasn’t responding properly after the crash, and looked to avoid crashing into anything on the ground before ejecting. Debris from the collision, which happened at 11:01 a.m. near Moncks Corner, was scattered over a broad area of rivers and farms about 20 miles northwest of Charleston. Air Force officials have identified the F-16 pilot as Maj. Aaron Johnson. He was flying solo out of Shaw Air Force Base in central South Carolina on a training flight and had no munitions aboard. After parachuting to the ground, Johnson was returned to Shaw after being taken to Joint Base Charleston for a medical checkup immediately after the crash. He has since been allowed to return to flight duty, Air Force officials said. The Cessna pilot was identified as 30-year-old Joseph Johnson, who was traveling for the day from Moncks Corner to Myrtle Beach with his 68-year-old father, Michael. Although they shared the last name, the F-16 pilot and the men in the Cessna were not related.

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Gas pipeline blast may increase pump prices in Southeast, again HELENA, Ala. (AP) — For the second time in two months, an accident has shut down a pipeline supplying gasoline to millions of people across the Southeast, raising the specter of another round of gas shortages and price increases. The disruption occurred when a dirt-moving track hoe struck the pipeline, ignited gasoline and caused an explosion Monday, killing one worker and injuring five others, Colonial Pipeline said. Flames and thick black smoke continued to soar on Tuesday, and firefighters built an earthen berm to contain the burning fuel. A September leak that spilled 252,000 to 336,000 gallons of gasoline occurred not far from where the pipeline exploded. That leak led to days of dry pumps and higher gas prices in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and the Carolinas while repairs were made. The cause of that leak still has not been determined, and the effects of the latest disruption weren’t immediately clear. Colonial Pipeline, based in Alpharetta, Georgia, operates 5,599 miles of pipelines, transporting more than 100 million gallons daily of gasoline, jet fuel, home heating oil and other hazardous liquids in 13 states and the District of Columbia, according to company filings.

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A plume of smoke rises from the site of an explosion Monday on the Colonial Pipeline in Helena, Ala. Colonial Pipeline said in a statement that it has shut down its main pipeline in Alabama after the explosion in a rural part of the state outside Birmingham. Please go to A2 for an article on how the gas pipeline shutdown could effect the Carolinas, Plagued by a severe drought after weeks without rain, the section of the state where the explosion happened has been scarred by multiple wildfires in recent weeks, and crews worked to keep the blaze from spreading. Coleen Vansant, a spokeswoman with the Alabama Forestry Commission, said crews built a 75-foot-long earthen dam to contain burning fuel. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said the blaze had been contained but it was unclear how long the fire may take to burn out. Two wildfires caused by the explosion burned 31 acres of land, Vansant said. “We’ll just hope and pray for the best,” Gov. Robert

Bentley said in a statement. Houses around the blast scene were evacuated, and sheriff’s Capt. Jeff Hartley said it wasn’t clear when people might be able to return home. Eight or nine subcontractors were working on the pipeline when it exploded about 3 p.m. Monday, sheriff’s Maj. Ken Burchfield

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MAYOR FROM PAGE A1 here. He emphasized his work with the city at leveraging with the state and federal governments for the development of the new Central Carolina Technical College Health Sciences Center in downtown Sumter and the college’s new advanced manufacturing training center on Broad Street — both of which are training people. “Also, it was the city and county that gave money to the school district to help Central Carolina now roll out a program to help a young person with a “C” average to get two free years of college tuition,” McElveen said. “These are the things that a mayor can do. It’s not a primary job description, but I feel I have a lot of influence on the workforce. The next step is a technical high school that we are working on now. I am not thinking about today, but five, 10, 20 years in the future.” As far as race relations, McElveen touted his record of going into all the city’s communities throughout his career, and that the city is doing

SHAW FROM PAGE A1 Smith said Sumter has done a good job of managing compatible uses near Shaw and Poinsett so far although continued westward growth from the city could pose a potential risk. He said the majority of the noise generated from the base and Poinsett are caused by aircraft and that could increase if Shaw is chosen to host the much louder F-36 aircraft. If the F-36 comes to the base, the area affected by the noise will expand, he said. The joint land use study recommendations include disclosing potential military training and operation influ-

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everything it can to show it’s a community that appreciates all its citizens. Holland said the city needs to do more to be aware of the under-current of what’s going on with the people of our community and that the best way to do this is to get out and listen to them. “What I would propose is we take our city council meetings out to the different wards at least once or twice a year,” Holland said. “Also, have the council member, mayor and city manager do ride throughs occasionally and get out and listen to find out people’s real issues.” Jones also emphasized more talk and communication between whites and blacks. “We’re raised with different belief systems — not that one group is wrong though,” Jones said. As far as recent police shootings throughout the country, Jones said he felt as mayor he could provide a proper perspective. “I can see myself as a mayor instructing indirectly through the city police chief to encourage the officers

ences to real estate companies, future business owners and residents who plan to own or develop property near the base and installing signs along roadways and at the entrances to subdivisions. James Olsen, community planner at Shaw, said the military installation has a great working relationship with the city and county. He said the base could possibly see an influx of about

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to protect themselves as best they can,” Jones said. “But also ask them in their daily patrolling to treat everybody like you would want your child to be treated.” On the topic of Shaw and ongoing relations with the base, McElveen emphasized the relationship has always been strong and needs to be continually reinforced with foresight. To influence more military to choose to live and retire here, Sumter needs to continue to tell and publicize its story that it’s a good town. A veteran with 34 years of activeduty experience in the Air Force, Holland said the bond between Shaw and the community is strong but more needs to be done in regards to future Base Realignment and Closure rounds. “We need to be very, very proactive,” Holland said. “We need to go to Langley Air Force Base where the leadership of 9th Air Force and Shaw resides and visit and talk to those people. The same with the Pentagon. We need to build relationships at that level when it comes decision time for the next BRAC.”

3,000 airmen and their families if the base is chosen for upcoming projects such as hosting a unit to operate the MQ-9 Reaper drone. Olsen said the base, a $900 million asset to the local community, could possibly become a $1 billion asset be-

Jones said plenty is already being done with Shaw. “I really think we are already bonded with Shaw,” Jones said. “We need to bond ourselves more with the minority communities and make the proper resources available for the communities to move up. Our minority communities are hurting and have been neglected for so long. Let’s start bonding with the minority community and see where Sumter can go. I think Sumter can be a lot more powerful if we do that.” In regards to the potential for future Penny Sales Tax referendums, McElveen said he believes roads will need to be addressed since the state is not addressing the roads’ issues. Holland was in agreement that we must look at what is best for most of our citizens to include roads and bridges. Jones said he was not in favor of any future penny sales tax, since he doesn’t believe the usage has been good so far. The forum was broadcast live on the “Good Morning Sumter” show on WDXY 1240 AM and 105.9 FM.

fore the next anticipated BRAC in 2020. Gary Hallmark, former community planner at Shaw, said the study is a great way to let people know where they are potentially going to live and how they could be affected by noise from the

base. If you live out there, there will be noise, he said. Sumter City Council approved the joint land use study during its meeting on Tuesday. Sumter County Council will consider approval of the land use study during its meeting on Nov. 8.

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THE SUMTER ITEM Far left, the crowd that gathered for the appearance of Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday morning at Morris College uses smart phones to take pictures of Biden during his speech. Left, Biden was in town to speak at Morris College about the importance of getting out the vote for next week’s general election during his stop at the school Tuesday. PHOTOS BY KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

BIDEN FROM PAGE A1 state Sen. Kevin Johnson, state Rep. David Weeks, Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis and South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Harrison. The program was opened by Sumter County Democratic Party Chairman Allen Bailey. “I’ve arrived,” he quipped about standing behind the vice presidential podium. More seriously, he noted how the visit highlights the special place of Sumter in elections. “We are a proud blue county in a red state,” he said. Dennis recalled how District 5 was long represented by Rep. John Spratt, a Democrat. “In 2010, we took it for granted. They promised hope, growth and opportunity,” he said. “There hasn’t been no hope, and we are still looking for opportunity.” Johnson said this election is about the young people. “Everybody wants to bring up the past, but this election is about the future,” he said. “Be fired up and go vote,” Johnson urged, saying this is

probably the most important election of our lifetime. “Make sure you go vote so you can have representation in Washington since John Spratt left,” he said. Weeks, a Morris College graduate, said he was very proud to have the vice president at his alma mater. “This is a great day for this institution,” he said. He also urged attendees to vote. “We must go to the polls on election day and elect individuals who share in the dream of an even greater America,” Weeks said. “That is why I support Fran Person. That’s why I support Hillary Clinton.” Weeks said Clinton in the only person in the presidential race who is qualified. “No training wheels, no reality TV show,” he said. Person introduced himself and said he was trying to win back the seat that Spratt held for so long and praised Obama and Biden for what they have accomplished. “We have come way too far to turn back now,” he said.

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He said for too many people it is getting harder to compete, but nothing gets done. “When you turn on the radio or TV, everybody is trying to score political points,” Person said. “Like my opposition, he represents an ideology and nothing gets done.” He criticized Mulvaney for saying he is proud of shutting down the government and for supporting the sequester. “He has probably voted throughout his career to cut and freeze defense spending,” Persons said. “What does that do for Shaw Air Force Base? “When we had a flood come through here, he didn’t show up, and he voted against emergency funding relief,” he said. “He wants to cut education, cut infrastructure; it’s like a going-out-of-business sale.”

lunch with President Obama and Biden in the West Wing of the White House and they discussed the county’s future. “The president asked, ‘Jim, what is on your agenda for the future?’” Clyburn said. He said he told the president he wanted to do whatever was necessary to see Charleston Harbor deepened. “It was being made very difficult, and we weren’t getting it done,” he said. “I’ll never forget the president looking over at Joe Biden and saying, ‘Joe, let’s get this done,’” Clyburn said. “When it got done, you heard from a lot of people trying to take credit. I’m here to tell you today that Charleston Harbor is getting deepened due to the hard work of Joe Biden.”

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Person said he would be a very different kind of congressman. “We need to invest in our future, invest in education, grow our economy and expand our workforce,” he said. Clyburn said it was great to welcome the vice president to his hometown and recalled how his parents came to Sumter to study at Morris College. “I still remember one of my dad’s teachers, who taught that the first sign of a good education is good manners,” he said. “If he was correct, that means we have at least one person running for president this year that isn’t’ well educated because he does not have good manners.” Clyburn said he wanted to share a story about having

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icrosoft co-founder Bill Gates, having a net worth of $81.8 billion, and Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, having a net worth of $70.4 billion, are the nation’s two richest men. They are at the top of the Forbes 400 list of America’s superrich individuals, people who have net worths of billions of dollars. Many see the rich as a danger. New York Times columnist Bob Herbert wrote, “It doesn’t really matter what ordinary people want. The wealthy call the tune, and the politicians dance.” His colleague Paul Krugman wrote, “On paper, we’re a one-person-one-vote nation; in reality, we’re more than a bit of an oligarchy, in which a handful of wealthy people dominate.” It’s sentiments like these that have led me to wish there were a humane way to get rid of the rich. For without having the rich around to be whipping boys and distract our attention, we might be able to concentrate on what’s best for the 99.9 percent of the rest of us. Walter Let’s look at the power of the rich. With all the money Williams that Gates, Bezos and other superrich people have, what can they force you or me to do? Can they condemn our houses to create space so that another individual can build an auto dealership or a casino parking lot? Can they force us to pay money into the government-run — and doomed — Obamacare program? Can they force us to bus our children to schools out of our neighborhood in the name of diversity? Can they force us to buy our sugar from a high-cost domestic producer rather than from a low-cost Caribbean producer? The answer to all of these questions is a big fat no. You say, “Williams, I don’t understand.” Let me be more explicit. Bill Gates cannot order you to enroll your child in another school in order to promote racial diversity. He has no power to condemn your house to make way for a casino parking lot. Unless our elected public officials grant them the power to rip us off, rich people have little power to force us to do anything. A lowly municipal clerk earning $50,000 a year has far more life-and-death power over us. It is that type of person to whom we must turn for permission to build a house, ply a trade, open a restaurant and do myriad other activities. It’s government people, not rich people, who have the power to coerce us and rip us off. They have the power to make our lives miserable if we disobey. This coercive power goes a long way toward explaining legalized political corruption. Take just one of thousands of examples. The Fanjuls are among the biggest sugar cane growers, and they co-own the world’s largest refining company, American Sugar Refining, which markets its product under the brand names Domino, C&H, Redpath, Tate & Lyle and Florida Crystals. During the 2014 election cycle, Florida Crystals contributed more than $860,000 to candidates and political spending groups. It spent more than $1 million lobbying Congress, the U.S. departments of Agriculture and Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Here’s my question to you: Do you think it forked over all that money to help our elected representatives uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution? Nonsense. The Fanjuls and other sugar producers want Congress to use tariffs to keep foreign-produced sugar out of our country so they can reap the financial benefits from being able to charge Americans two to three times the world price of sugar. So here’s the ultimate question: If some rich people can line the pockets of politicians to do their bidding at the expense of the rest of us, who’s to blame? I think it’s we, the people, who are to blame for not using our votes to run such politicians out of town — and that’s most of them. But that might be deceitful of us, for we also ask politicians to enable us to live at the expense of others. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. To find out more about Walter E. Williams and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com. © 2016 CREATORS.COM

For many years, I have resided in Sumter County. I read the newspaper every day and support many local activities. I fully support businesses in our wonderful community, and it is men like Jimmy Byrd who have the vision that keeps this community moving forward. Jimmy is steadfast in his conviction to serve not just his district, but all residents of Sumter County. In my conversations with this man, I find him to be honest and direct to my inquiries. Jimmy is a real asset to us, and I ask you to join me in supporting his re-election bid to Sumter County Council. JUDY HICE

SUNDAY ALCOHOL SALES WOULD HELP CLARENDON Many have seen the large “Vote Yes” signs across the county and most, like me, wondered what they are about. Following three readings and a public hearing, county council approved putting one single ballot question, or referendum, on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. In short, voting yes would allow restaurants and retail establishments already permitted to sell beer, wine or liquor to do so regardless of what day it is ... including Sundays. Passage of this referendum would not negate any of the current laws about where such an establishment may be located. You still can’t sell those alcoholic beverages within the proximity of a school or church. However, a common cry in Clarendon County is “why can’t we have an Applebee’s, an Olive Garden, a Logan’s or any of the dozen ‘finer’ dining establishments that our neighboring counties have.” According to a survey by Bloomberg Businessweek, alcohol sales make up about 30 percent of total revenue in most restaurants. While I don’t drink because of health reasons, I can fully understand where cutting out one seventh of that revenue would have a negative effect on the bottom line. The tax revenue of a major restaurant chain as described above would be significant. With state legislation currently capping taxes that property owners pay, any new tax revenue would be greatly beneficial to us all. And one need only look down the length of Broad Street and Broad Street Extension in Sumter to know that one restaurant will likely give rise to others. That’s jobs, and that can only strengthen our local economy. Many of those opposed to this measure talk about Sunday alcohol sales causing alcoholism, more DUIs, domestic violence and probably global climate change. All of those things, sadly, exist now. Not having Sunday sales did not prevent them. I don’t believe that Sunday alcohol sales will create alcoholics any more than spoons make you fat. It might cut into the bootlegger’s business, but I doubt they pay taxes anyway. I am a happy and willing (and usually insistent) designated driver. I would hope every vehicle has one if others are drinking. More than 60,000 vehicles pass through Clarendon County every day, many with vacation money in their pockets as they head south. Wouldn’t it be nice if they left more of it here? CATHY GILBERT Manning

SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES IS IMPORTANT I’m sure I speak for my fellow Sumter residents when I say that I am concerned about the increasing violence that has been taking place across the country. Thank God we have largely avoided this nonsense here. However, in keeping the peace, public safety agencies need to always have the best equipment, training and resources that they can to safeguard our community. It is an understate-

ment that funds are always wanting, and it’s hard to pay for everything. But I am proud of the support Councilman Jimmy Byrd has consistently given to our police, fire and EMS personnel and feel confident that as our councilman, public safety’s interests are always a priority. TOMMY BARRON Retired Sheriff’s Captain

DECADE OF PROGRESS HAS BEEN UNDER MCELVEEN In Sumter, we’re proud that we’ve been able to accomplish wonderful things by focusing on the importance of teamwork. During a lifetime of dedicated service to our community, no one has exemplified that “Team Sumter” spirit more than my father, Mayor Joe McElveen. I have been blessed to have my dad as a role model who continues to set a positive example through his actions. Our city continues to benefit from having a mayor who fights with every ounce of his being to make his hometown of Sumter a better place for everyone. When I moved back to Sumter as a young, single professional during Joe McElveen’s first term as mayor, I knew I was returning to a community heading in the right direction. Looking back now with a young family of my own, I’m amazed at the progress we’ve continued to make. Our downtown is vibrant again. Sumterites have access to more jobs with higher wages, and our per-capita income continues to rise as unemployment declines. The city has undertaken initiatives which continue to improve all parts of Sumter. Despite the constant threat of Defense Base Closure and Realignment, the mission of Shaw Air Force Base has expanded during the tenure of our mayor, who is always there to advocate for us at places such as the Pentagon and Langley Air Force Base. Our community has grown stronger and more prosperous even in the face of challenges such as the Great Recession and several natural disasters. Through it all, we’ve remained on an upward trajectory in Sumter, setting an example for other communities. While he is a collaborative-minded team player who could care less about individual accolades, it’s undeniable that the last decade of progress has been under the steady leadership of Mayor Joe McElveen. Joe McElveen is the only candidate in the mayor’s race who is qualified and equipped to continue building upon the successes we have shared and to take Sumter to even higher levels of prosperity. I hope you’ll join me in voting for Sumter’s mayor, Joe McElveen, in the non-partisan mayoral race on Nov. 8. THOMAS MCELVEEN Sumter

DISTRICT 3 SHOULD PLACE TRUST IN CURRENT COUNCILMAN The election is upon us. We will be soon going to the polls to participate in what has truly been a roller coaster ride. But in so doing, we must remember that our local elections are vitally important, as the decisions made on the local level are the ones that directly impact our daily lives. When you go to the polls you are looking for experience, compassion and a reputation for helping others. In District 3, you have Councilman Jimmy Byrd. I place my trust and high regard in Councilman Byrd and ask my fellow Sumterites to do the same. I have not been disappointed. ERICK HODGE

VOTE FOR SOMEONE WHO WILL SUPPORT OUR MILITARY County Councilman Jimmy Byrd’s understanding of the economic and social impact of the military on a local community cannot be overstated. Sumter is especially lucky to have Shaw Air

Force Base in Sumter County and the 3rd Army Central Command. The presence of the military base means thousands of direct and indirect jobs in the local community. Jimmy Byrd is not only a county councilman, but he is also a Sumter County businessman and he understands the impact and importance of the military on Sumter County. He supported the S.C. Military Income Tax exemption changes to match our surrounding states to help our military. Jimmy Byrd gets it and will continue to support the military community. It is good for our national defense and is good for Sumter County. When voters in District 3 go to the polls, I hope you will keep in mind Jimmy Byrd’s support for the military and how it either directly or indirectly affects you. Please support our military by reelecting Jimmy Byrd. TONY ASHY

WE NEED TO BE THERE FOR MAN WHO’S BEEN THERE FOR US I do not write letters to make recommendations, but in this instance, I’m making a change to my policy. I feel it is incumbent upon me to ask people in District 3 of Sumter County to go to the polls and cast your vote for Jimmy Byrd for councilman. Mr. Byrd will continue his stout representation for us. I find he listens and responds with the greater interest of us in his district as well as Sumter County as a whole. Jimmy Byrd is there for us. WE need to be there for him. JOSH COLEMAN

BYRD WILL HELP KEEP US ON AN UPWARD TREND IN SUMTER Given the recent successes of Sumter’s economic development, it should be a priority in the election to elect to the office these individuals who have the business acumen and know how to continue this upward trend. Councilman Jimmy Byrd is one such individual. Owing to his years as a small business owner and his work thus far on council, Jimmy is in the best position to understand the needs of our business community and to work with our legislative delegation to recruit and retain industries that are vital to our sustainability. I encourage District 3 voters to reelect Jimmy Byrd as their councilman. DEBBIE WEIBLE Sumter

MULVANEY DESERVES SUPPORT OF RESIDENTS, FARMERS I am writing in response to the recent letter to the editor concerning Congressman Mulvaney not supporting farmers which suggested he is not worthy to be reelected. I am a full-time farmer in the congressman’s district. I have made my living farming my entire career as did all of my forefathers. The congressman has visited my farm and has visited farms in every county in his district as well as farms outside of his district. I worked with the congressman as the weather events of last fall materialized. He met with me to understand the shortfalls of crop insurance. While he did not use the omnibus bill to find funding, he found funds elsewhere to come to the aid of S.C. farmers and even had more money available than the governor was willing to sign for. Those funds wound up in Texas because of our current governor despite the congressman’s efforts to convince her of the need here. He has met with me personally in Washington as well to hear our concerns and to try to find ways to get support to us in other issues. I appreciate his working to be fiscally responsible. I appreciate his response to me when I present him an issue. I support the congressman. I ask you to do the same. RUSTY DARBY Chester

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SUPPORT GROUPS Multiple Sclerosis Support Group AA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN: — Third Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., AA — Monday-Friday, noon Nov. 2, 2016 Support Groups: Carolinas Rehabilitation Hosand 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 pital, 121 E. Cedar St., Florp.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m. and ence. Call (843) 661-3746. 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775EFMP Parent Exchange Group — 1852. Last Tuesday, 11 a.m.-noon, AA Women’s Meeting — Airman and Family Readiness Wednesdays, 7 p.m., 1 WarCenter. Support to service ren St. (803) 775-1852. members who have a depenAA Spanish Speaking — Sundent with a disability or illdays, 4:30 p.m., 1 Warren St. ness. Call Dorcus at (803) 895(803) 775-1852. 1252/1253 or Sue at (803) 8472377. AA “How it Works” Group — Mondays and Fridays, 8 p.m., WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: 1154 Ronda St. Call (803) 4945180. Sickle Cell Support Group — Last Wednesday, 11 a.m.-1 441 AA Support Group — Monp.m., South Sumter Resource days, Tuesdays and Fridays, Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D (803) 774-6181. S.C. 441. Divorce Care — Wednesdays, AA Summerton Group — 6:30 p.m., Bethel Baptist Wednesday, 8 p.m., town hall. Church, 2401 Bethel Church Manning Al-Anon Family Group Road. Call (803) 481-2160. — Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., BeGrief Share — Wednesdays, havioral Health Building, 14 6:30 p.m., Bethel Baptist Church St., Manning. Call Church, 2401 Bethel Church Angie at (803) 435-8085. Road. Call (803) 481-2160. C/A “Drop the Rock” Group — Thursdays, 9:30 p.m., 1154 THURSDAY MEETINGS: Ronda St. Call (803) 607-4543. TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, MONDAY MEETINGS: 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior CenSumter Vitiligo Support Group — ter,1989 Durant Lane. Call Second Monday, 5:45-6:45 Diane at (803) 775-3926 or p.m., North HOPE Center, 904 Nancy at (803) 469-4789. N. Main St. Call (803) 316Alzheimer’s Support Group 6763. The group is available through S.C. Alzheimer’s Associon Facebook. ation — First Thursday, 6-8 p.m., National Health Care, TUESDAY MEETINGS: 1018 N. Guignard Drive. Call Heroin Anonymous — TuesCheryl Fluharty at (803) 905days, 9:30-10:30 p.m., 4742 7720 or the Alzheimer’s AssoBroad St.. Call (803) 494-5180. ciation at (800) 636-3346. Sumter Connective Tissue SupJourney of Hope (for family port Group — First Tuesday of members of the mentally ill), January, March, May, July, Journey to Recovery (for the September and November, 7 mentally ill) and Survivors of p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call Suicide Support Group — Each (803) 773-0869. group meets every first Mothers of Angels (for mothers Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John who have lost a child) — First United Methodist Church, 136 Tuesday at noon and third Poinsett Drive. Call Fred at Tuesday at 6 p.m., Wise Drive (803) 905-5620. Baptist Church. Call (803) 469Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support 6059, (803) 979-4498, (803) Group — Fourth Thursday, 10469-4506 or (803) 938-8544. 11:30 a.m., Palmetto Health Sumter Combat Veterans Group Tuomey Hospice, 500 PinePeer to Peer — Tuesdays, 11 wood Road, Suite 2. Call BJ a.m., South HOPE Center, Drayton at (803) 773-4663. 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Veterans helping veterans with FRIDAY MEETINGS: PTSD, coping skills, claims Celebrate Recovery — Fridays, and benefits. 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Parkinson’s Support Group — Salt & Light Church, Miller Second Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Road (across from Food Carolinas Rehabilitation HosLion). For help with struggles pital, 121 E. Cedar St., Florof alcohol, drugs, family ence. Call (843) 661-3746. problems, smoking, etc. Sumter Amputee Support Group Wateree AIDS Task Force Sup— Second Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., port Group — Third Friday, Sumter Prosthetics & Orthot11:30 a.m., 508 W. Liberty St. ics, 259 Broad St. Call (803) Call (803) 778-0303. 883-4356. SATURDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Chapter Parents of MurReflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ dered Children (POMC) — Third Complex Regional Pain SynTuesday, 5:30-7 p.m., Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. drome Support Group — Third Open to anyone who has lost Saturday, 1:30 p.m., 3785 a loved one to murder in a viBlackberry Lane, Lot 7. Call olent way. Donna at (803) 481-7521.

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The last word ARIES (March 21-April 19): in astrology An EUGENIA LAST opportunity to get ahead is within reach. Negotiate on your own behalf to avoid unexpected interference. Don’t leave any room for error and you’ll be able to have a celebration late in the day with someone you love. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): An opportunity may not turn out to be as good as you hoped. Keep track of your assets and don’t jeopardize your position. Take care of responsibilities quickly and efficiently to avoid setbacks. Don’t make snap decisions. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Love is on the rise and romance is featured, but before you jump in, make sure your motives are admirable. An open discussion will help you get a better idea of where you stand and whether you have enough resources to proceed. CANCER (June 21-July 22): A change in your routine will leave you feeling uncertain about your position or future. Using common sense and working to find innovative solutions will help you get your way. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Say less and do more. Your actions will make others take notice. You don’t have to spend money to get someone’s attention. Just be yourself and have fun. Socializing, networking and romance are encouraged. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t neglect domestic problems. Letting an issue fester will add to your agony and increase the time it takes to make things right. Speak from the heart and do what’s required to stop matters from escalating. Uncertainty will set you back.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Time spent with friends or family at a reunion will allow you to catch up and find out what everyone is up to. What you discover will help you make personal changes that encourage you to achieve a better quality of life.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Indulge in events and activities that challenge you mentally. Your keen awareness and knowledge will help you rise to the top and show everyone what you can do. A workrelated change will benefit you if you are patient. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t trust your personal information with anyone who may want to pry into your affairs. Get important projects out of the way and make personal changes that will boost your confidence and help you take advantage of an interesting opportunity. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ve got the right idea and the means to pull off your plan. Keep it simple and within your means and complete your work with pride. You’ll impress the people you work with and position yourself for advancement. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Look for the less obvious pitfalls and you will discover someone is trying to sneak something by you. Check documents thoroughly and listen carefully when dealing with institutions or government agencies. Gathering knowledge will give you an edge. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Keep a low profile. You don’t want to end up being discussed negatively by your peers or colleagues. Concentrate on updating your financial papers as well as going over any pending contracts or settlements.

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CAROLINA FOOTBALL

Coaches and teammates react to former Hillcrest standout Allen’s retirement from NBA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com Ask anyone that coached or played with him and the answer is always the same — yes, Ray Allen could always shoot. “He worked at his game,” said Allen’s head coach at Hillcrest High School, James Smith. “Players think you can just go in the gym and pick up a ball and shoot. But he worked hard at the game in practice all the time. “It’s fundamental to him.” It was that work ethic and hardearned talent that ALLEN guided Hillcrest to the 4A state championship, made Allen an AllAmerican at the University of Connecticut and paved the way for 10 NBA All-Star selections and three NBA championships. Allen’s 18-year NBA journey officially came to an end on Tuesday as he announced on The Players’ Tribune website that he was retiring. He last played for the Miami Heat three seasons ago and had entertained thoughts of a comeback before finally deciding to call it a career. “I just feel like the NBA lost a good player,” Crestwood head coach and former Hillcrest assistant Dwayne Edwards said. “It’s bittersweet. You know this day eventually comes, but when you hear the news, it saddens you, but also makes you happy because you know he’s put everything into it that he had left in him.” The former Hillcrest standout finished with an 18.9 points-per-game average and connected on 2,973 regularseason 3-pointers — not to mention all of the ones he made in the postseason, including his famous trey against San Antonio in Game 6 of the 2014 NBA Finals that helped net him his second title with Miami and third overall. FILE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “I had a feeling that it was coming soon,” former Hillcrest Miami’s Ray Allen (34) shoots a 3-pointer to send the game into overtime during the closing sec-

onds of Game 6 of the NBA Finals against San Antonio in Miami in this June 19, 2013, photo. Allen, SEE ALLEN, PAGE B3 who played high school basketball at Hillcrest, announced his retirement from the NBA on Tuesday.

PREP FOOTBALL

Rush, Davis, Stanbaugh, Pearson pick up POTW honors BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Darius Rush was wanting to give his senior teammates on the C.E. Murray High School football team a final homecoming game they would always remember last Friday against Scott’s Branch. The War Eagles prevailed by a 41-18 score, and in the process Rush had a game he will never forget. Rush had 299 all-purpose yards, catching two touchdowns, returning a kickoff for a score and taking an interception to the house for another score as well. Because of that, Rush has been selected as The Sumter Item Offensive Player of the Week. Laurence Manning Academy’s Maleke Davis is the Defensive Player of the Week, Sumter High guard Thad Stanbaugh is the Offensive Lineman of the Week and Crestwood’s Julius Pearson is the Special Teams Player of the Week. The quartet will be hon-

ored on Friday at the Sumter Touchdown Club’s weekly breakfast meeting at Swan Lake Visitors Center, located inside the gates of Swan Lake-Iris Gardens on Liberty Street, beginning at 7:15 a.m. The guest speaker will be former Clemson wide receiver Xavier Dye. Rush, a junior, plays quarterback and wide receiver on offense. He caught five passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 46 yards on 10 carries. As a cornerback on defense, Rush returned an interception 40 yards for a score, and he also took a kickoff 85 yards for another score. “It was a very good night,” Rush said, referring to CEM’s accomplishments as opposed to his individual performance. “We were able to come away with back-to-back region championships and we wanted to give our senior teammates a victory in

SEE POTW, PAGE B5

South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley (4) had two touchdown passes in last weekend’s win over Tennessee.

USC offense sparked by young players PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s once-sluggish offense is getting younger — and more productive — almost every week. Behind freshmen quarterback Jake Bentley, running back Rico Dowdle and receiver Bryan Edwards, the Gamecocks (4-4, 2-4 Southeastern Conference) have averaged 29 points in their past two wins after scoring only 14 points a game through their first six contests. Bentley had two touchdown passes, Dowdle rushed for 127 yards and Edwards caught a 17-yard TD in South Carolina’s 24-21 stunner over then-No. 18 Tennessee this past Saturday. The trio will try to lead the Gamecocks to a third consecutive victory — the team only had three wins in 2015 — when they face last-place Missouri (2-6, 0-4) on Saturday. “It’s very exciting,” said tight end Hayden Hurst, a 23-year-old sophomore. “Seeing these younger guys come along quick, there’s going to be a lot of special things going on around here.” It has already been nothing like the Gamecocks endured in the season’s first six games. With senior Perry Orth and freshman Brandon McIlwain trading off quarterback starts, South Carolina’s attack never got going.

SEE USC, PAGE B4

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Clemson 2nd in CFP rankings; Alabama No. 1 RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press

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Laurence Manning’s Maleke Davis (5) caught many of the Wilson Hall players he pursued during LMA’s 35-0 victory on Friday. Davis had 19 tackles and is The Sumter Item Defensive Player of the Week.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

DARIUS RUSH

MALEKE DAVIS

STANBAUGH

THAD

JULIUS PEARSON

OFFENSIVE PLAYER

DEFENSIVE PLAYER

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

SPECIAL TEAMS

Texas A&M was ranked fourth behind Alabama, Clemson and Michigan in the season’s first College Football Playoff rankings. The Aggies (7-1) surprisingly were a spot ahead of unbeaten Washington on Tuesday in the first of six selection committee rankings. The Crimson Tide (8-0), Tigers (8-0), Wolverines (8-0) and Huskies (8-0) are the only remaining undefeated teams from Power Five conferences and hold the top four spots in the latest Associated Press poll . The 12-person committee, however, gave a nod to Texas A&M’s strength of schedule. Ohio State was sixth and Louisville was seventh. In the first two seasons of the College Football Playoff, only one team each season made the committee’s initial top four and the final four. The final rankings will be released Dec. 4, with the top four teams moving on to the

SEE CLEMSON, PAGE B4

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Addison Russell hits a grand slam to give the Chicago Cubs a 7-0 lead against Cleveland during the third inning of Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday in Cleveland. The Cubs were leading 7-2 in the seventh inning. Go to wwwtheitem.com for complete results.

Former Yankees relievers could decide World Series WILL GRAVES The Associated Press

CLEVELAND — The guy who has spent the last three months possibly redefining what it means to be a closer remains in awe of the guy who took his job this spring. Sorry, Andrew Miller can’t help it. Aroldis Chapman’s stuff is so electric, it’s impossible to turn away. “I love watching him pitch,” Miller said. “I don’t change CHAPMAN the channel when he’s on TV.” At the moment, his view is even better. The Cleveland Indians reliever can just glance MILLER over at the Chicago Cubs bullpen during the World Series to get his fix of Chapman’s seemingly endless stream of triple-digit fastballs. “There’s a perception that it’s easy for him because he’s such an outlier,” Miller said. “But he’s got a tremendous work ethic and in the way he goes about getting himself prepared.” Miller would know. They were in the bullpen together

for 2½ months with the New York Yankees this season. New York acquired Chapman last December, and the Cuban left-hander bumped Miller to a setup role when he returned from a domestic violence suspension in May. Miller had tied for second in the AL with 36 saves the year before. The experiment lasted until the trade deadline. Treading water in late July, the Yankees sent Chapman to the Cubs and Miller to the Indians in exchange for prospects while committing to a full rebuild. Three months later, the two players who began the season trying to help the Yankees win a 28th World Series title find themselves playing vital roles on teams that have combined for a small fraction of that number (four). Miller and the Indians can clinch the club’s first championship since 1948 on Tuesday night in Game 6, while Chapman and the Cubs are hoping for a chance to send it to a deciding Game 7 as Chicago tries to end a 108-year drought. On the surface, Miller and Chapman could be carbon copies of each other: hardthrowing lefties who overwhelm batters with power. The reality is a bit more complex thanks in large

part to the unorthodox way Cleveland manager Terry Francona deploys Miller. In an era of clearly defined bullpen roles, Francona uses Miller as a 6-foot-7 piece of duct tape. Sometimes, the seventh inning needs to be patched up. Sometimes the eighth. Sometimes the sixth. Sometimes, all three. And Miller, a former first-round pick who spent the first half of his career trying to make it as a starter before the Boston Red Sox gave up and converted him into a reliever in 2012, has responded by putting together one of the most dominant postseason runs ever. Nine times during the playoffs, Miller has jogged to the mound. The Indians are undefeated in those nine games. It’s not a coincidence. He’s entered as early as the fifth and as late as the eighth, recording at least four outs in every appearance. His numbers — 2-0 with a save and a 0.36 ERA, striking out 39 against just five walks — look like a typo or something out of a video game where “fatigue” has been turned off. They’re not. “Andrew’s the model of just pitch whenever,” Francona said. “The kid’s unbelievable.”

SPORTS ITEMS

Panthers QB Newton speaks with commissioner CHARLOTTE — Cam Newton got the phone call he wanted. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell spoke via telephone with Newton about the Carolina quarterback’s concerns over not being protected by game officials from hits while in the pocket, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The phone call came Tuesday, but it’s unclear exactly what they discussed. CAVALIERS 128 ROCKETS 120

CLEVELAND — Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 32 points and the reigning NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers remained undefeated, beating the Houston Rockets 128-120 on Tuesday.

MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL ALICE DRIVE 34 BATES 6

Alice Drive improved to 6-0 with a 34-6 victory over Bates on Monday.

Marcus Lane had touchdown runs of 60 and 30 yards and also ran for a 2-point conversion to lead AD. Anteon China had a pair of 15-yard runs and Deshawn McKnight returned an interception for a touchdown to go along with six tackles. Lane had five tackles, including two for loss. Ahshad Smith scored on a 10-yard run for Bates. Jaymar Ludd and Keadre Tindal both had five tackles. Both Alice Drive and Bates will play in Sumter Middle School Conference semifinal playoff games on Saturday. AD will play host to Mayewood while Bates will travel to Manning. Both games will begin at noon. FURMAN 18 HILLCREST 8

DALZELL — Furman defeated Hillcrest 18-8 on Monday at Donald L. Crolley Memorial Stadium. Taron Wilson and Kendrick Pringle scored rushing touchdowns for the Indians. Koby Wagner blocked a punt and it was picked up

and returned for a score Gabriel Flyte. Michael Billups scored the Wildcats’ touchdown and had seven catches for 77 yards. Clayton Feagin completed 10 of 18 passes for 98 yards and Donovan Stevens rushed for 87 yards and a 2-point conversion.

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL EAST CLARENDON 3 CROSS 0 TURBEVILLE — East Clarendon defeated Cross 3-0 in a second-round match in the 1A state playoffs on Monday at the EC gymnasium. The Lady Wolverines won by the scores of 25-13, 25-11, 25-22. Taylor Mouzon had nine assists, five kills and four aces to lead the way. KT Rose had nine kills, one ace and one assist. Olivia Singletary had five digs, two aces and two kills.. East Clarendon will play host to Charleston Math & Science today at 6 p.m.

From staff and wire reports

6 a.m. – Professional Tennis: BNP Paribas Masters Early-Round Matches from Paris (TENNIS). Noon – Professional Tennis: BNP Paribas Masters Early-Round Matches from Paris (TENNIS). 1 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Match from Orange Beach, Ala. – Auburn vs. Mississippi or Tennessee (SEC NETWORK). 3 p.m. – College Golf: East Lake Cup Match Play Consolation and Final Matches from Atlanta (GOLF). 3:30 p.m – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Lyon vs. Juventus (ESPN2). 3:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Bayer Leverkusen vs. Tottenham (FOX SPORTS 1). 3:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Sporting Clube de Portugal vs. Borussia Dortmund (FOX SPORTS 2). 3:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Real Madrid vs. Legia Waraw (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 3:30 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Match from Orange Beach, Ala. – Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas (SEC NETWORK). 6 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Match from Orange Beach, Ala. – South Carolina vs. Alabama or Texas A&M (SEC NETWORK). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Texas at Texas Christian (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Philadelphia at Charlotte (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 7:30 p.m. – College Football: Toledo at Akron (ESPN2). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: World Series Game Seven -- Chicago Cubs at Cleveland (If Necessary) (WACH 57). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Chicago at Boston (ESPN). 8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Detroit at Philadelphia (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8:30 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Match from Orange Beach, Ala. – Missouri vs. Florida (SEC NETWORK). 9 p.m. – Women’s Exhibition College Basketball: Wesminster (Utah) at Brigham Young (BYUTV). 9 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Florida at Georgia (ESPNU). 10 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Guadalajara vs. Queretaro (UNIVISION). 10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City at Los Angeles Clippers (ESPN). 2:30 a.m. – Women’s Professional Golf: Ladies European Tour Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open First Round from Abu Dhabie, United Arab Emirates (GOLF). 5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Turkish Airlines Open First Round from Antalya, Turkey (GOLF).

NFL STANDINGS By The Associated Press

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

East W L T Pct PF PA 7 1 0 .875 217 132 4 4 0 .500 212 172 3 4 0 .429 146 159 3 5 0 .375 150 208 South W L T Pct PF PA 5 3 0 .625 137 167 4 4 0 .500 182 183 3 5 0 .375 208 230 2 5 0 .286 139 196 North W L T Pct PF PA 4 3 0 .571 170 150 3 4 1 .438 167 189 3 4 0 .429 133 139 0 8 0 .000 158 238 West W L T Pct PF PA 6 2 0 .750 194 136 6 2 0 .750 215 203 5 2 0 .714 166 137 3 5 0 .375 225 212

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East W L T Pct PF PA 6 1 0 .857 188 130 4 3 0 .571 133 141 4 3 0 .571 179 117 4 3 1 .563 186 189 South W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 5 3 0 .625 262 231 Tampa Bay 3 4 0 .429 152 189 New Orleans 3 4 0 .429 201 215 Carolina 2 5 0 .286 191 196 North W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 5 2 0 .714 139 104 Green Bay 4 3 0 .571 172 156 Detroit 4 4 0 .500 183 190 Chicago 2 6 0 .250 131 179 West W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 4 2 1 .643 131 109 Arizona 3 4 1 .438 179 140 Los Angeles 3 4 0 .429 120 154 San Francisco 1 6 0 .143 144 219 Dallas N.Y. Giants Philadelphia Washington

MONDAY’S GAME

Chicago 20, Minnesota 10

THURSDAY’S GAME

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 8:25 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

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

MONDAY, NOV. 7

Buffalo at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION Boston Toronto New York Brooklyn Philadelphia SOUTHEAST DIVISION Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington CENTRAL DIVISION Cleveland Chicago Detroit Milwaukee Indiana

W 2 2 1 1 0

L Pct GB 1 .667 — 1 .667 — 1 .500 ½ 3 .250 1½ 3 .000 2

W 3 2 1 1 0

L Pct GB 0 1.000 — 1 .667 1 2 .333 2 3 .250 2½ 2 .000 2½

W 4 3 2 1 1

L Pct GB 0 1.000 — 0 1.000 ½ 1 .667 1½ 2 .333 2½ 2 .333 2½

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB San Antonio 4 0 1.000 — Memphis 2 1 .667 1½ Houston 2 2 .500 2

New Orleans 0 3 .000 3½ Dallas 0 3 .000 3½ NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 3 0 1.000 — Portland 2 1 .667 1 Denver 1 2 .333 2 Utah 1 2 .333 2 Minnesota 0 2 .000 2½ PACIFIC DIVISION W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 3 0 1.000 — Golden State 2 1 .667 1 Sacramento 2 2 .500 1½ L.A. Lakers 1 2 .333 2 Phoenix 0 4 .000 3½

MONDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta 106, Sacramento 95 Chicago 118, Brooklyn 88 Toronto 105, Denver 102 L.A. Clippers 116, Phoenix 98

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Cleveland 128, Houston 120 L.A. Lakers at Indiana, 7 p.m. Orlando 103, Philadelphia 101 New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Sacramento at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Milwaukee at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Utah at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Golden State at Portland, 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Philadelphia at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m. Detroit at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Houston at New York, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Boston, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Memphis, 8 p.m. Dallas at Utah, 9 p.m. Portland at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 9 8 0 1 17 31 14 Detroit 10 6 4 0 12 28 24 Ottawa 8 5 3 0 10 25 25 Tampa Bay 9 5 4 0 10 27 29 Florida 9 4 4 1 9 25 23 Boston 8 4 4 0 8 18 23 Buffalo 8 3 3 2 8 20 21 Toronto 9 2 4 3 7 26 35 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 9 6 2 1 13 25 27 N.Y. Rangers 9 6 3 0 12 35 22 Washington 8 5 2 1 11 22 17 New Jersey 8 4 2 2 10 18 16 Philadelphia 10 4 5 1 9 36 38 N.Y. Islanders 9 4 5 0 8 27 25 Columbus 7 3 3 1 7 18 17 Carolina 8 2 4 2 6 24 30

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Minnesota 9 6 2 1 13 32 19 St. Louis 9 5 2 2 12 22 21 Chicago 9 5 3 1 11 31 27 Colorado 7 4 3 0 8 19 19 Winnipeg 9 4 5 0 8 22 26 Dallas 8 3 4 1 7 18 26 Nashville 8 2 5 1 5 19 28 PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Edmonton 9 7 2 0 14 29 19 San Jose 9 6 3 0 12 23 21 Vancouver 9 4 4 1 9 17 24 Calgary 10 4 5 1 9 31 35 Los Angeles 9 4 5 0 8 20 26 Anaheim 9 3 4 2 8 21 23 Arizona 8 2 6 0 4 24 33 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

MONDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Dallas at Columbus, 7 p.m. St. Louis at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Carolina at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Buffalo at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Calgary at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Nashville at Colorado, 9 p.m. San Jose at Arizona, 10 p.m. Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Vancouver at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Pittsburgh at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

FCS COACHES POLL By The Associated Press Record Pts Pv 1. Sam Houston St. (22) 8-0 644 1 2. Jacksonville St. (2) 7-1 621 2 3. E. Washington (1) 7-1 593 3 4. North Dakota St. (1) 7-1 575 4 5. James Madison 7-1 540 5 6. Richmond 7-1 516 7 7. The Citadel 8-0 504 6 8. Chattanooga 8-1 464 8 9. Charleston Southern 5-2 442 9 10. North Carolina A&T 7-1 398 11 11. North Dakota 7-2 374 12 12. Villanova 6-2 336 13 13. Youngstown State 6-2 326 14 14. Western Illinois 6-2 308 15 15. South Dakota State 5-3 279 10 16. Cal Poly 6-2 272 17 17. Central Arkansas 7-1 268 18 18. Samford 6-2 181 19 19. Grambling State 5-3 162 21 20. Montana 5-3 151 16 21. Lehigh 7-2 125 24 22. Harvard 6-1 100 23 23. New Hampshire 6-3 90 NR 24. Eastern Illinois 5-4 49 22 25. Stony Brook 5-3 24 20 Others receiving votes: Liberty 23, North Carolina Central 14, South Dakota 12, Northern Arizona 8, Albany 7, San Diego 7, Maine 6, Wofford 6, Tennessee State 4, Montana State 3, Northern Iowa 3, Penn 3, Kennesaw State 2, Weber State 2, Southeastern Louisiana 2, UT Martin 2, Illinois State 1, Sacred Heart 1, Southern University 1, and Southern Utah 1.

STATS FCS POLL By The Associated Press Record Pts Pv 1. Sam Houston St. (102) 8-0 3467 1 2. Jacksonville St. (15) 7-1 3346 2 3. E. Washington (18) 7-1 3253 3 4. North Dakota St. (4) 7-1 3090 4 5. The Citadel (3) 8-0 2961 5 6. Richmond 7-1 2823 6 7. James Madison 7-1 2762 8 8. Charleston Southern 5-2 2484 9 9. Chattanooga 8-1 2464 10 10. Villanova 6-2 1963 11 11. North Carolina A&T 7-1 1788 12 12. Western Illinois 6-2 1786 13 13. South Dakota State 5-3 1783 7 14. Cal Poly 6-2 1642 14 15. Youngstown State 6-2 1603 15 16. North Dakota 7-2 1526 17 17. Central Arkansas 7-1 1384 19 18. Coastal Carolina 6-2 1233 18 19. Montana 5-3 891 16 20. Samford 6-2 885 20 21. Grambling State 5-1 815 21 22. New Hampshire 6-3 565 NR 23. Harvard 6-1 476 24 24. Lehigh 7-2 467 NR 25. Stony Brook 5-3 124 22 Others receiving votes: Maine 78, Eastern Illinois 68, Albany 49, South Dakota 48, Weber State 42, North Carolina Central 42, Wofford 33, San Diego 31, UNI 29, Saint Francis U 28, Liberty 24, Penn 20, Sacred Heart 20, UT Martin 17, N. Arizona 12, Tennessee State 9, Illinois State 7, Fordham 4, McNeese 2, Nicholls 2, Kennesaw State 2, Southern Utah 1, Southern 1.

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Allen leaves memorable mark TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press MIAMI — Ray Allen won championships in Boston and Miami, made one of the most memorable shots in NBA Finals history and has more 3-pointers than anyone who ever played in the league. More than two years after his last game, he’s decided that was enough. Allen announced his retirement on Tuesday in a post on The Players’ Tribune website. Allen spent 18 seasons in the league with Milwaukee, Seattle, the Celtics and the Heat, averaging 18.9 points in 1,300 career regular-season games and appearing in 10 All-Star Games. “I write this to you today as a 41-year-old man who is retiring from the game,” Allen said in his post, which was in the form of a letter to his younger self. “I write to you as a man who is completely at peace with himself.” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver called Allen “an extraordinary player.” “On behalf of the NBA family, I want to thank him for being a wonderful ambassador for the game,” Silver said. Allen entertained thoughts about a comeback over the last two years and had plenty of opportunities from titlecontending teams. But nothing ever lured him back, although the door always remained a tiny bit open — until now. “Basketball will take you far away from that school yard,” Allen wrote. “You will become far more than just a basketball player. You’ll get to act in movies. You’ll travel the world. You will become a husband, and the father of five amazing children.” Allen starred in the 1998

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FROM PAGE B1 teammate Ronnie Morant said. “All it does is hurry him up to get in the Hall of Fame. He had an illustrious career that will be stamped by the Hall of Fame. “It’s kind of surreal to think about, but it’s all because of his work ethic.” That was evident even during his high school days, Morant added. “I think that had a lot to do with his dad, who kept us in the gym in rec leagues and summer leagues,” he said. “We were always playing. It was nothing for us to play basketball about 6-8 hours a day. “His dad shot left- and righthanded from deep, so he had a great mentor in his dad. Then he went to UConn and I heard he was putting up about 500 to 1,000 shots a day, so that’s what really solidified his shot. He was always a phenomenal shooter and scorer.” Allen was on the Wildcats’ varsity squad from 1990-93 and was a huge part of their run to the ‘92-’93 state championship that included memorable games and performances along the way. “Ray played center and then turned around and played a 2 guard on offense,” Edwards said. “We really didn’t have a lot of teams trying to press us because we could always let him bring the ball up for us.” Even as his star began to rise, Allen was able to keep himself humble, Edwards added. “The guy could play, but you’d never know he was the best player on the team by him talking about it,” he said. “He never really kept track of

Spike Lee film “He Got Game.” He portrayed Jesus Shuttlesworth, a top-ranked basketball prospect, whose father (played by Denzel Washington) is in prison for killing his wife. “We have had many great players through the years, but Ray is probably the No. 1 name brand we’ve had,” said Jim Calhoun, who coached Allen at UConn from 1993-96. “We, at UConn, can all be proud of what he accomplished here and the greatness that he achieved when he went on to the NBA.” On the court, teammates and coaches raved about Allen’s famed work ethic and commitment to fitness — which now takes a different form, after he and his wife, Shannon, recently opened an organic fast-casual restaurant in Miami. Allen was almost

always on the floor for a workout three hours before games, shooting on some occasions before the arena lights were even turned on. Allen had the record for 3-pointers in a season for seven years, his mark of 269 standing until Stephen Curry of Golden State made 272 in 2012-13 — a record Curry has topped twice. “The greatest shooter to play the game,” Curry wrote in a tweet Tuesday, congratulating Allen on his career. In all, Allen made 2,973 3-pointers in regular-season games, which doesn’t even count the one that was his most unforgettable. His 3-pointer from the right corner with 5.2 seconds left in Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals for Miami sent the Heat to overtime against the Spurs in a win-or-else game, and helped them go on to win the title in seven games. Chris Bosh got an offensive rebound and passed to Allen, who was backtracking toward the corner. Allen, without even needing to look down to ensure that he was behind the line, elevated over Tony Parker and connected to tie the game — even as arena workers kneeled around the court, holding the rope that they presumed they would soon be called upon to cordon things off for the Spurs’ championship celebration. On his way back to the bench to prepare for overtime, Allen gestured to those workers, shouting to put the rope away. “It’s going to be a shot that I’m going to remember for a long time,” Allen said that night. “There’s a lot of shots that I’ve made in my career, but this will go high up in the ranks.”

how many points he scored. He always got his teammates involved and always made them better. “Smart on the floor and smart in the classroom. He was the type of player you wanted to be able to coach.” And Allen always seemed to shine in the big moments — a lot of which came against Hartsville during a couple of deep playoff runs, Morant said. “Every time we played Hartsville, it was always one of those memorable type of games,” He said. “You look at the box scores and you see (Roderick) ‘Moo Moo’ Blakney in there with 40-something, but then Ray would match points with him. That’s how we were able to secure a lot of wins. Ray would (nullify) Moo Moo’s scores, I think the rest of our team was better than the rest of theirs after that.” Smith remembers a differ-

ent opponent. He recalled turning to Allen in the 4A state title game against James F. Byrnes when the team needed him the most. “We were up at halftime by something like 35 points,” Smith said. “But they came back in the second half and got it down to about eight with three or four minutes left. I called timeout and told Ray that he got us here, and it was time for him to take over. “He went down and got a 3-pointer and then a dunk and just took over the game after that.” While it’s always sad for a career to end, Smith said he doesn’t believe Allen will regret his decision. “He did what was best for him and his family,” He said. “He’s done everything he possibly could in the NBA. I don’t think he’ll look back and say there’s anything he didn’t accomplish.”

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South Carolina forward A’ja Wilson and the Gamecocks were picked fourth in the preseason AP Top 25 poll on Tuesday.

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It’s been 15 years since Muffet McGraw and Notre Dame were No. 1 in the poll. The Irish earned the top spot in The Associated Press women’s basketball Tuesday, receiving 14 firstplace votes from a 33-member national media panel to earn the top ranking in the preseason. Notre Dame last held the No. 1 ranking on March 5, 2001. McGraw returns most of the core from a team that went 33-2 last season. She was happy for the compliment, but found the ranking a little high considering her team is coming off one of its most disappointing seasons in a few years and didn’t reach the Final Four for the first time in six years. “I’d rather we earned it,” McGraw said. “We’re coming off the worst season we’ve had in six years, it seems odd that we’re preseason No. 1. You should have to earn it.” McGraw has had a bunch of very good teams over the last 15 seasons that never reached the top spot. There always seemed to be someone just a little bit better. “Other teams have had good teams, too. Connecticut has had some pretty good teams in there,” McGraw said. “There was a year when yeah maybe,

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ preseason 201617 women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2015-16 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last year’s final ranking: Rec Pts Pv 1. Notre Dame (14) 33-2 793 2 2. Baylor (12) 36-2 789 4 3. UConn (6) 38-0 743 1 4. S. Carolina (1) 33-2 719 3 5. Louisville 26-8 718 8 6. Maryland 31-4 635 5 7. Ohio State 26-8 632 9 8. Texas 31-5 604 7 9. UCLA 26-9 557 10 10. Mississippi St. 28-8 516 15 11. Stanford 27-8 471 13 12. Florida St. 25-8 437 17 13. Tennessee 22-14 415 — 14. Miami 24-9 328 19 14. Syracuse 30-8 328 14 16. Oklahoma 22-11 285 24 17. Washington 26-11 259 — 18. Arizona St. 26-7 244 11 19. Kentucky 25-8 228 12 20. Florida 22-9 181 25 21. DePaul 27-9 160 20 22. West Virginia 25-10 154 23 23. Indiana 21-12 108 — 24. Missouri 22-10 98 — 25. Oregon State 32-5 95 6 Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 78, Auburn 43, Texas A&M 20, Duke 16, Colorado St. 10, California 9, Creighton 9, South Florida 8, BYU 6, Temple 6, South Dakota St. 5, Belmont 4, UTEP 3, Boise St. 2, Green Bay 2, NC State 2, Chattanooga 2, Iowa St. 1, Saint Louis 1, Oregon 1.

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DON’T PANIC HUSKIES Selection committee chairman Kirby Hocutt, Texas Tech’s athletic director who is now in the role that Arkansas AD Jeff Long held the firsts two seasons of the CFP, made it very clear that Texas A&M’s four victories against teams with winning records (Auburn, Arkansas, Tennessee and South Carolina — though it should be noted the Gamecocks are 4-4) provided the margin over Washington. The Huskies have two such wins. “We had a lengthy discussion on the spot,” Hocutt said. “Washington is a well-balanced team and they had a good win on the road against Utah. But in the committee’s mind Texas A&M has played a stronger schedule.” The good news is there is room for the Huskies to grow. Washington still has USC and Washington State on its schedule and a possible Pac-12 championship game, which could be against Utah (16th in the committee’s rankings), Colorado (15th) or USC, which would need a strong finish to get there. A big stretch run by Stanford would also help the Huskies. Oregon being terrible is

hurting the Huskies, who are getting little credit for pounding the Ducks. Another reason for Washington fans to hate Oregon. Most important is this: The Huskies control their path to a Pac-12 championship and Texas A&M does not. The Aggies will need Alabama to lose at least a couple of times to reach the Southeastern Conference championship game. The committee is told when considering similar teams to weigh conference championships like a tiebreaker. If Washington wins out, the Huskies should be fine to get into the top four. If they win the Pac-12 but lose once along the way, it could get a little dicey for the Huskies when matched against an 11-1 A&M team that has lost only to Alabama. A prediction: If it comes down to Pac-12 champion Washington at 12-1 and Texas A&M at 11-1, the Huskies will get that spot. Now if Alabama were to be the team 11-1 instead of A&M that would be a different story.

CARDINALS MAYBE SHOULD PANIC Louisville will need two losses from Clemson to have a chance to win the Atlantic Coast Conference championship. Because that is probably not happening, the Cardinals are hoping to be impressive enough to get into the top four without a conference title. The first rankings do not look promising for the Cardinals.

Hocutt again cited strength of schedule when talking about Louisville. The Cardinals only victory against a winning team was against Florida State. That was a 63-20 win that very well might rate as the best singular performance by any team this season. The Cardinals next most notable game was a close loss at Clemson. Want to call out the committee? Michigan at No. 3 is benefiting from home victories against eighth-ranked Wisconsin, Colorado and Penn State, No. 12 in the rankings thanks to upsetting Ohio State. However, using the Sagarin Computer ratings, Michigan’s strength of schedule is 49th in the nation. Louisville’s is 52nd. Washington is 69th. The Cardinals have games remaining against Wake Forest, Houston and Kentucky, all winning teams but none ranked. The takeaway for Louisville: The Cardinals will need a ton of help to get in the playoff.

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Hocutt pointed out the committee does not look at margin of victory, which is sort of ridiculous. The conference commissioners who set up the playoff protocol get hung up on the idea of not encouraging teams to run up the score, so there is no margin of victory metric. But there is no way the committee can evaluate teams properly while looking only at a W or L and not the final score.

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South Carolina only had two TD passes in the season’s first half, both of those thrown by Orth in a failed comeback at Mississippi State last month. The running game, led by A.J. Turner and David Williams, also had struggled to find room to move. The Gamecocks quickly fell to last in SEC scoring and rushing, spots they still occupy now despite the past two victories. Things, though, are trending upward. South Carolina put up its most yards (395) and points (34) in the 34-28 win over UMass in Bentley’s first college start two games ago. He figured to have a harder time moving the team against Tennessee, but led the Gamecocks to a touchdown the first time they had the ball. South Carolina never lost the lead. Dowdle had sports hernia surgery in the offseason and hurt his groin in August. After missing the first four games, Dowdle really got going against UMass with team-high 87 yards rushing. He notched his first 100yard game in college last week, continually sweeping around Tennessee’s front line. Hurst remembered watching Dowdle make a sharp cut to escape a South Carolina linebacker during informal drills. “I stood back and told Perry (Orth), ‘He’s going to be special,’” Hurst said. Edwards, a 6-foot-3, 210 wideout from Conway, was one of the top in-state pros-

pects who briefly waivered from his long-held South Carolina commitment after coach Steve Spurrier’s mid-year departure and the Gamecocks 3-9 season. Muschamp made landing Edwards, among five finalists for South Carolina’s “Mr. Football” award for the state’s top player, a priority and it’s paying this fall. He had eight catches for 101 yards in his debut, a win over Vanderbilt to start the season. He has caught TD passes each of the past two weeks, developing a quick and obvious chemistry with fellow freshman Bentley. “I’d rather play a young talented guy that’s got a bright future than play an older guy that’s not as talented,” Muschamp said. “That’s what it’s about. That’s where we are right now.” Bentley, Dowdle and Edwards are unavailable to speak with reporters, per Muschamp’s policy. Muschamp said the players are talking bowl game and understand beating Missouri is an essential step. The Gamecocks have one more home game with FCS opponent Western Carolina on Nov. 19 between road trips to No. 10 Florida and No. 3 Clemson Missouri has lost 10 straight SEC games, dating to its 24-10 win over the Gamecocks last year. First-year coach Barry Odom is also trying to blend young players with veterans to turn around his program. “I know they’re hungry to win. They’re hurt,” he said. “But I know we’ve been through a lot together. We know we’re going to stay the course.”

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FROM PAGE B1 their final homecoming. “I felt pretty good from the beginning of the game, but it was still kind of a shock when things started going the way they did. I just wanted to go out and play hard for my teammates.” Davis has been a consistent performer for the LMA defense all season, but he took it to another level in the Swampcats’ 35-0 victory over Wilson Hall last Friday. He had 19 total tackles, 14 of them solo stops and nine of them going for a loss. Davis had three quarterback pressures to go along with one sack. “I was just out there trying to play hard in my final high school games,: Davis said. “I was just coming off the edge hard. They were trying to double team me, but I was just giving a lot of effort. He just kept trying to bull rush and make plays.” Stanbaugh graded out at 90 percent and had four knockdown blocks in Sumter’s 37-0 victory over Socastee last week. The Gamecocks had 348 yards of total offense, 201 of it coming on the ground. “Everything seemed to be working well together for us,” Stanbaugh said. “We were just playing hard and it all came together. “I really think the season being extended (because of Hurricane Matthew) has helped us,” he added. “That gave us more time to work together and improve.” Pearson returned a kickoff 75 yards for Crestwood in its 40-0 victory over Lakewood. He also caught two passes for 50 yards, including a 31-yard scoring reception. “I was told to get the ball and go,” Pearson said of his kickoff return. “I thought there was a hole opening up, and as soon as I caught it there it was.”

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Chicago defensive end Akiem Hicks (96) sacks Minnesota quarterback Sam Bradford during the Bears’ 20-10 victory on Monday in Chicago. Monday night and racked up 403 total yards, the most allowed by the Vikings this year. That included 158 yards rushing. “You just can’t explain the way we haven’t played well these last two weeks,” linebacker Chad Greenway said. As unexpected and, for a playoff-caliber team, inexcusable as this more-lopsided-than-thescore-indicated 20-10 loss was, the context and timing of the contest were not exactly in Minnesota’s favor. As bad as the Bears had played before this, they had 10 days to prepare for a division foe.

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They also benefited from a fresh Jay Cutler, all but on his way out as the franchise quarterback with nothing to lose. Cutler is 9-5 in 14 career starts against the Vikings, his most victories against any team, including a sparkling 7-1 at Soldier Field. Coach Mike Zimmer offered scant insight about his team’s performance in a terse postgame news conference, keeping his comments to a mere three minutes, but he credited Cutler for his play. “We didn’t make any plays. They made them all,” Zimmer said.

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ROBERT S. WATCHER Robert Stephen Watcher died on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. Rob was born on Feb. 27, 1959, in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, a son of retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Pete and Betty Uller Watcher. After graduating WATCHER from Sumter High School in 1977, Rob earned a business degree from the University of South Carolina. He was an enthusiastic Gamecock fan and saw their most recent win over Tennessee shortly before his death. Rob was a talented pianist, an avid reader, a skilled golfer and an incredible fisherman. He loved being outdoors, in the swamp, and on the river or lake whenever possible. Those of us who knew and loved him will always remember and share stories of Rob’s many escapades. He loved animals and frequently “rescued” pets, even once capturing (and later returning to the swamp) a live alligator to present to his surprised future brother-in-law visiting the family from New York City. There were other stories of being lost in the swamp or confronted by some dangerous animal or snake. Then there were stories of the rigors of his time in boot camp at Parris Island, where he successfully completed U.S. Marine Corps recruit training. After serving in the Marine Corps, Rob obtained his Merchant Marine credentials and worked for many years on oil rigs off the coast of Louisiana. Rob is survived by his parents; two daughters, Kayla Stewart and her husband, Nate, of Sumter and Lindsey Breitwieser of Bloomington,

Indiana; three sisters, Mary (David) Swain of Greenville, Ann (Richard) Blum of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Amy Manweiler of Houston, Texas; a brother, Mike (Beth) of Sumter; 18 nieces and nephews; three great-nieces; and one great-nephew. He was predeceased by a brother, Tony Michael Watcher, in 2005. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at Bullock Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at St. Anne Catholic Church. Interment will be at Fort Jackson National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Anne Catholic School Scholarship Fund, 11 S. Magnolia St., Sumter, SC 29150 or Sisters of St. Mary, 241 Lafayette Ave., Buffalo, NY 14213. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

SAMUEL DAIRYKO Samuel Dairyko, 74, husband of Jean Edwards Dairyko, departed this life on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, at his residence in Sumter. He was born on Aug. 10, 1942, in South Bend, Indiana, a son of the late William and Elizabeth Townsend Dairyko. The family will receive friends at the home, 2217 Rolling Hill Lane, Sumter, SC 29150. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge

MANNING — Levy “Scalp” Fordham, 52, husband of Queen Evans Fordham, died on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, at his residence. He was born on Nov. 3, 1963, in Manning, a son of the late James and Hazel Thames Fordham. The family is receiving friends at his residence, 1078 Woodard Road, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

LINDA M. RHAMES Linda M. Rhames, 51, departed this life on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia. She was born on July 30, 1965, in Brooklyn, New York, a daughter of the late Robert and Pearline Montgomery Rhames. The family will receive friends at the home, 6160 Phoenix Court, Wedgefield, SC 29168. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

JOSEPH JAMES JR. Joseph James Jr., 65, departed this life on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. He was born on July 8, 1951, in Clarendon County, a son of the late Joseph Sr. and Annie Blakely James. The family will receive friends at the home, 827 W. Webb St., Sumter, SC 29150. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

LEROY DICKERSON Leroy Dickerson, 92, widower of Janie McClary Dickerson, departed this life on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, at his residence in Sumter. He was born on Feb. 26, 1924, in Sumter, a son of the late Marion and Minnie Cook Dickerson. The family will receive friends at the home, 1075 Waterway Drive, Sumter, SC 29154. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

REATHA S. COARD Reatha Bell Smith Coard, 89, widow of Stephen Coard, departed this life on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. She was born on April 7, 1927, in Clarendon County, a daughter of the late Levy and Julia Brown Smith. The family will receive friends at the home, 23 Mon-

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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The bye week is usually met with eagerness by NFL teams, that rare in-season opportunity to let the body heal and rest and give the mind a brief break from the game-planning and pressure to win. The Minnesota Vikings might as well have passed on theirs this year. They sure didn’t put it to good use. After taking the league’s only perfect record into the week off, looking every bit the Super Bowl contender they’ve been gearing up to be, the Vikings have been dismantled in consecutive defeats by Philadelphia and Chicago on the road. Both the Eagles and Bears used heavy pressure on quarterback Sam Bradford and clogged rushing lanes when the Vikings handed off the ball, stymieing an offense that was far from dominant in the first five games but confident, crisp and efficient enough to complement the dominant defense. The Eagles have emerged among the NFC’s early-season elite, so that one wasn’t such a stunner. The Bears, though, took one victory into the game on

HELEN MAE JOHNSON FLORENCE — Helen Mae Johnson, 88, went to be with her Lord on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, after a short illness. Born on Jan. 10, 1928, she

was a daughter of the late Robert Hugh and Mary Martha Bagnal Johnson. Helen graduated from Manning High School and began a 30year career managing the Brown Five and Ten Store in Olanta. After her retirement, she moved to Florence and lived with her sister, Ruth. She faithfully attended Immanuel Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Hazel Hatchell Sunday School Class. She is survived by her sisters, Ruth Johnson Turner of Florence and Martha Dell Higgins of Glastonbury, Connecticut; and many nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home and Crematory with the Rev. Lynn Turner and the Rev. Philip Turner officiating. Interment will follow in Union United Methodist Church Cemetery in the Wilson community. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. on Thursday prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Immanuel Baptist Church, 306 W. Cherokee Road, Florence, SC 29501 or to Union United Methodist Church, 2524 Nesbit Road, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

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EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Tire Technician needed. Exp. preferred. Send resume to: P-458 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 Cleaning Co. needs the following experienced, mature person who is knowledgeable in all areas of industrial and commercial cleaning. Must have valid driver's license, clean back ground, able to multi task, work at a fast pace, team worker, good with public. This is not a job for persons who are currently employed and looking for part time work. Please send Resume, letter stating your qualifications and any info that will qualify you for this job to Box 459 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 Seeking FT class a CDL driver flatbed experience and knowledge of building materials preferred. Must have clean driving record. Apply in person at 1315 20th Century Lane Manning, SC 29102 or Call 803-505-2525

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Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Joe's intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 5500 Broad Street, Sumter, SC 29154. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than November 11, 2016. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214-0907; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

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Gallery presents socially conscious artists BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

he Sumter County Gallery of Art will open two new exhi-

bitions with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Republic of the Congo native Gil Ngole’s “The Midnight Walks” and Barbados native Sheena Rose’s “This Strange Land” both show the deep influences of their home countries, as well as their travels. Ngole’s exhibition is sitespecific, reflecting a week of midnight walks taken around Sumter, all the while accumulating discarded items for his installation. These represent the bundles Congo’s displaced people hastily assembled to take with them on their forced exodus. In his artist statement, Ngole explains, this “ ... nomadic state of consciousness after being exposed to several experiences of forced displacement ... is not reflected in Western media coverage or in representations ... . “I have chosen to deconstruct Western media representations of forced displacement in the region of Central Africa and reassemble the spectrum of a journey as many sequences of heterochronies. ... My heterchronies are accumulation of time in its flowing, and accumulation of performances. The process I use helps me to portray the decay of refugee belonging because of moving through various geographical locations

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Visual and performance artist Sheena Rose’s work challenges societal conventions and provokes conversation about often uncomfortable topics. Her exhibition titled “This Strange Land” opens Thursday with a reception at Sumter County Gallery of Art. and the weather conditions.” Ngole received a bachelor of fine arts degree in painting and installation at Rueil-Malmaisn College of Art in France; he is now pursuing a master of fine arts degree in sculpture and sound installa-

tion at the Memphis College of Art. His work has been exhibited in several galleries in Europe and the U.S., and he has received several prestigious awards, among them The Honenberg and Merit scholarships and several pri-

vate scholarships. He will give an artist talk at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Sheena Rose’s work comments on the conflicting information about women’s behavior and worth she received as a young girl in Barbados.

After using her drawings to challenge these societal rules, Rose answered them in her artwork and continues to defy convention. Her mediums include drawings, hand-drawn animations, paintings and performance art. She has been criticized for being too honest, Rose has said, but she noted that she “love(s) being provocative ... making people uncomfortable” and inspiring conversation. She received a Fulbright Scholarship in 2014 and her master of fine arts degree in studio art from the University of North Carolina Greensboro in August. Since 2009, her work has been exhibited widely, she has held residencies around the world, and her work has been featured in both professional and mainstream publications. On Nov. 17, Rose will give an artist talk and performance via SKYPE from Barbados to the Sumter gallery. SCGA Executive Director Karen Watson said the evening will include the screening of the film “Grace” by Columbia artist and filmmaker Roni Nicole Henderson and a panel discussion with Rose, Henderson and Columbia artist Michaela Pilar Brown, who recently exhibited at the gallery. Both exhibitions will be on display at the Sumter County Gallery of Art, 200 Hasell St., through Jan. 6. Admission to Thursday’s reception is free for gallery members, $5 for non-members. The exhibition is sponsored by Ralph and Toye Canty, Allcaregivers Inc., Hill Plumbing & Electric Co., Mr. and Mrs. Ernest “Chip” Finney and Nikky Finney, and Ben Griffith and Tammy Kelly of State Farm Sumter.

Fans, critics crown Roger Corman king of cult classic films BY NICK THOMAS Tinseltown Talks Raised in Detroit before relocating to California at the age of 14 with his family, Roger Corman’s parents never suspected a simple gift would help drive their young son’s career toward Hollywood. “I read Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ for a school assignment,” recalled Corman from his office in Los Angeles. “I really loved it and asked my parents for the complete works of Poe for Christmas one year. They were delighted because I could have asked for something less academic like a shotgun. I read every story, and when I got the chance to make movies, ‘Usher’ was the first Poe film I made.” By then, in 1960, Corman was already a veteran filmmaker with 40 films to his credit. Beginning with a few westerns and crime dramas he wrote in the ’50s, Corman quickly established his niche as a director and producer in the world of low-budget, cult movies. In addition to the Poe horror influence, a 1936 British sci-fi film also made an early impact on Corman. “I would go to Saturday matinees and watch westerns and crime films. When I saw my first science fiction film, ‘Things to Come,’ it awoke my interest in sci-fi,” he said. “It continues

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Roger Corman played cameo roles in several of his films. Here he holds a machine gun on the set of “Bloody Mama,” a 1970 gangster film. to this day with my current project, ‘Death Race 2050,’ which is an updated remake of my black sci-fi comedy ‘Death Race 2000’ from 1975.” Crowned by fans and critics as the King of the B-movies, Corman — who turned 90 this year — has produced and/or directed more than 400 films. Eight were based on the works of Poe, although in 1963’s “The Raven” he tempered the author’s usual dark themes with light comedy. Transposing Poe’s famed narrative poem to film, Corman signed up Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff and says the trio of Hollywood leg-

ends got along well. “There was no battle of egos, just a little discussion about technique,” Corman said. “Peter loved to improvise, but Boris did not. Boris pointed out he was a classically trained actor who learned his lines from the script and came prepared to deliver them as written. ‘It puts me off’ he told me of Peter’s improvisations. I told Peter I loved what he did, but that we needed to stay a bit closer to the script.” While Price starred in most of Corman’s Poe films, he used Ray Milland in “Premature Burial” as well the 1962 non-Poe horror sci-fi thriller “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes.” “Whereas Vincent was always sort of a character star, Ray was this handsome leading man who played romantic roles so he brought a different quality to the screen. ‘X’ was also one of Don Rickles’ first films,” Corman said. “I was surprised that Don was actually a little nervous because he was known as this brash comedian. But I reminded him this was a movie, and that we could do the scenes over if needed and that put him at ease.” Like many directors, Corman often drew from a stable of favorite actors such as Price, as well as Ed Nelson, Jack Nicholson and many others. Dick Miller first appeared in Corman’s “Apache Woman” in 1955 and would go on to appear in dozens of Corman films.

“I was a not very successful writer at the time and a friend, who was working with Roger, said he would put a plug in for me,” recalled Miller from Los Angeles. “When Roger told me he needed actors, not writers, I said ‘I’m an actor, too.’ So he hired me, and I probably wouldn’t have been in this business as an actor if it wasn’t for Roger.” Miller appeared in hundreds of films and TV shows, his career being featured in the 2014 documentary, “That Dick Miller Guy” (see www. thatguydickmiller.com). With Halloween just behind us, several Corman films are still being featured on cable channels. Turner Classic Movies has broadcast “Dementia 13.” So what can today’s budding filmmakers take away from viewing Roger Corman films? “It’s not so much watching them but understanding how they were made – the preparation and willingness to deviate when necessary especially if you’re on a low budget,” Corman said. “I also took every film I made seriously and did my best on every one.” Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, and has written features, columns and interviews for more than 600 magazines and newspapers. See www.tinseltowntalks.com

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‘Stan Against Evil’ takes on ‘American Horror Story’ BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH John C. McGinley (“Scrubs”) returns to star in “Stan Against Evil” (10 p.m., IFC, TV-14). Here McGinley appears as a disgruntled town sheriff and a widower who discovers that his dearly departed wife dabbled in the dark arts, infesting their small town with demons. All of this is done for laughs and sight gags and chances for Stan to grumble about how he’d rather be a retired guy parked in his Barcalounger than a demon hunter. While McGinley fans may rejoice, you have to wonder why IFC is toiling in such overworked fields. You’d think that Bruce Campbell (“Ash vs. Evil Dead”) has this ground covered. And the cable network also chose to schedule “Stan” against “American Horror Story: Roanoke” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA) just when that ensemble series has hit upon a brilliant narrative hook. Without giving too much away, “Roanoke” has morphed from a re-enactment genre documentary about a haunted house to an “UnReal”-like send-up of a “Big Brother”style reality show featuring both the actors and the “real” characters from the earlier documentary. Only nobody told the actual ghosts and demons about the meta-media circus going on. So they’re likely to kill anybody and everybody, whether or not they have a SAG card. Along the way, “Roanoke” blends a dizzying array of visual styles, using every conceivable camera technology. It’s dazzling, baffling and, despite the ultra-violence, often very funny. Kathy Bates is brilliant as the bad actress, or “reenactress,” Agnes Mary Winstead. Sick of always “getting fired after three episodes,” she convinces herself that she has been possessed by her evil character, only to meet the “real” thing. Perhaps now I’ve said too much! • I’d be making a bad pun if I called tonight’s “NOVA” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-G, check local listings) a “gem.” But I’d be within my rights. In the first of three “Treasures of the Earth” specials, “Gems” explores the science behind the creation of Earth’s most precious stones: diamonds, rubies, emeralds, jade and opals. And along the way

• A major league murder case on “Chicago P.D.” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

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Spoonbread is an old-fashioned dish, and this Sweet Potato Spoonbread can be served alongside any roast or as a savory side dish at Thanksgiving.

Sweet Potato Spoonbread is perfect side dish for a roast BY KATIE WORKMAN The Associated Press

SWEET POTATO SPOONBREAD

poonbread is a wonderfully old-fashioned dish that

should not be relegated to the tables of old-fashioned cooks. It’s a perfect holiday side, a pudding-esque interpretation of grits, a softer version of cornbread and perfection alongside a roast of any kind. It’s got the slightest hint of sweetness thanks to the maple syrup (and, you know, the sweet potatoes) but remains firmly a savory side dish. You could add a bit of nutmeg, cinnamon and/or more cloves for more autumnal flavor, but I happen to like the way the sweet potatoes’ natural flavor carries this dish, so I leave it largely unseasoned, with just a touch of cayenne and cloves. I can’t think of a lovelier Thanksgiving side dish. It’s a winner alongside a roasted turkey. But don’t stop there. This would turn a roast chicken into a feast, with just a green salad to round things off. Maybe even a rotisserie chicken. Who says you have to make the whole meal? You are busy, I know. When the spoonbread first comes out of the oven, it will be lovely and puffed. It will

Start to finish: 2 hours Servings: 8 4 tablespoons butter, divided 3 sweet potatoes 2 1/2 cups whole milk 2 tablespoons maple syrup 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Pinch ground cloves Pinch cayenne pepper 3/4 cup finely ground cornmeal 4 large eggs, separated 2 teaspoons baking powder Preheat the oven to 400 F. Use 1 tablespoon of the butter to grease a rectangular or oval 2-quart casserole dish. Prick the sweet potatoes with a fork, and bake them for about 50 to 55 minutes, until they are very soft. Remove them from the oven, and let them sit on a wire rack until cool enough to handle. While the potatoes are cooling, combine the milk, maple syrup, salt, pepper, cloves and cayenne in a medium-size saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Sprinkle in the cornmeal slowly, whisking all the while, until the cornmeal

settle fairly quickly, and that’s OK — it’s not meant to be served like a soufflé, where time is of the essence. If you can get it to the table straight

is all added. Continue to whisk over the heat until the mixture has thickened, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat. Cool for about 10 minutes. Peel off the skins, and place the potatoes in a bowl. Mash them with a potato masher until fairly smooth (or use a ricer or a fork if that’s what you have). Stir the remaining 3 tablespoons of the butter and the mashed sweet potatoes into the cornmeal mixture. Stir in the baking powder and then the egg yolks. In a bowl, using a whisk or electric mixer, beat the egg whites until they just form stiff peaks. Gently fold the egg whites into the sweet-potatocornmeal mixture, just until barely incorporated. Gently transfer the batter into the prepared dish, and bake for 25 to 35 minutes (depending on how deep the dish is) until puffed and golden brown. The middle will still have the slightest jiggle when you wiggle the pan. Serve hot. Nutrition information per serving: 229 calories; 98 calories from fat; 11 g fat (6 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 130 mg cholesterol; 464 mg sodium; 26 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 10 g sugar; 7 g protein.

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WILD RICE STOVETOP DRESSING Start to finish: 25 minutes Servings: 4 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 link sweet Italian turkey sausage, casing removed 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup butternut squash cubes 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, or 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped 1/2 teaspoon dried rubbed sage, or 1 teaspoon fresh sage, chopped 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, or 2 teaspoons fresh chopped rosemary 1 1/4 cup wild rice blend (usually wild rice and basmati mixed) 3/4 cup chicken or turkey broth 3/4 cup water 1/4 cup dried cranberries 1/4 cup chopped toasted pecans salt and pepper Cook the sausage in the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until meat is golden, about 4 minutes. Add in the celery and onion, and cook until softened, about 3 more minutes. Add the garlic, squash cubes, herbs and rice blend, and saute for 1 minute. Add the broth and water, and raise temperature to high and bring to a boil. Once boiling, stir the rice once, and then cover and reduce the temperature to low and allow to simmer gently, covered tightly, for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat, toss in the dried cranberries (quickly covering again) and let sit covered tightly for 5 minutes. Remove the lid, stir, taste for seasoning, add toasted pecans and serve. Nutrition information per serving: 314 calories; 80 calories from fat; 9 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 4 mg cholesterol; 554 mg sodium; 58 g carbohydrate; 6 g fiber; 8 g sugar; 7 g protein.