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School locks down after assault No injuries after man reportedly attacks custodian at Manchester Elementary BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Manchester Elementary School, at 200 E. Clark St. in Pinewood, was on lockdown for about 40 minutes Mon-

day morning after a Pinewood man allegedly assaulted a member of the custodial staff at the school. Ronald Brunson, 56, of 220 Kirven St. in Pinewood, has been charged with assault and battery, third degree, as

well as disturbing schools, according to Braden Bunch, spokesman for Sumter County Sheriff ’s Office. BRUNSON In addition to the two charges from Monday morning’s incident, for which a bond hearing has already been held, Brunson now also

faces a violation of probation charge stemming from a 2011 conviction for thirddegree arson, Bunch said. Because of this, Brunson will remain in custody at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center at least until a hearing is held on the probation violation charge, Bunch said. Sumter School District spokeswoman Shelly Gallo-

way said Brunson was a bus driver when he was an 18-year-old student in the former Sumter School District 2 but had not been employed by the district since high school. The law back then allowed students who were 18 to work as bus drivers, Galloway said. The suspect arrived on

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Almost there ... Kyheem Smith, 8, tries to move a cookie into his mouth by only moving his facial muscles during a back-to-school bash Saturday morning at Willow Drive Elementary School. The event was put on by Aldersgate United Methodist Church and featured games, food and displays by the Sumter police and fire departments. See more from the event on page A7. KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Former emergency shelter resident finds new home

Officials from 6 states partner for campaign

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Aim is to catch impaired drivers ATLANTA (AP) — Law enforcement officials in six states are launching their 24thannual “Hands Across the Border” campaign aimed at catching motorists driving under the influence. On Monday, the five-day campaign kicked off involving law enforcement agencies in Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Florida. Roger Hayes, a director at the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, said in a statement that the campaign has had a history of catching drunken drivers. “We have been doing this for a long

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A Sumter man who was a resident of the Sumter United Ministries Emergency Shelter for about three years has reconnected with his family and found housing. “Raymond,” whose real name was not released to protect his identity, is now on Social Security and lives in an apartment. Raymond was a resident of the shelter off and on for about three years and made no signs of measurable progress, according to Kevin Howell, crisis relief director for Sumter United Ministries.

Now Raymond has housing, is active in his church and is in great health, according to Howell. He has also reached out to his daughter and has improved the relationship between them. The shelter, at 320 W. Oakland Ave., includes 28 beds, 20 for men and eight for women. Residents can stay for as long as 30 days, after which they are required to actively seek employment or be working on a degree to continue to reside there, according to

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City to hold a public meeting to talk traffic calming study The City of Sumter will hold a public meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St., to discuss the Sumter Historic District Traffic Calming Study. Stantec, the consulting firm hired by the city, will discuss the scope of the traffic calming project as well as some of the issues identified by the public. The public will have the opportunity to express its ideas and opinions on how to improve transportation in the historic district. Questions and comments can be sent to Planning Director George McGregor at gmcgregor@sumter-sc.com or Senior Transportation Planner Allan Yu at ayu@sumter-sc.com.

2 teens arrested after game the scene, said officers had been called to the restaurant in reference to a possible altercation. While stopped on Boyce Street, the first officer smelled alcohol on Frazier’s breath, and Frazier admitted to having a sip of alcohol, according to the report. During a search of the vehicle, a .22-caliber revolver and a clear plastic bag containing five individual bags of suspected marijuana were found in the middle of the back seat, according to the report. The 16-year-old boy admitted to possessing the marijuana found in the vehicle; he was later released to

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Two Manning High School teens, one 16 and the other 17, were arrested after the school’s first football game of the season Friday. According to Chief Blair Shaffer, the vehicle the two teens and two other passengers were traveling in was stopped by an officer after the driver, 17-year-old Marvin “Tobias” Frazier II, yelled profanity at other students and officers while driving by a restaurant across the street from the school. Shaffer, who later responded to

his father. When asked about the handgun, Frazier said he found it at the school before the football game and decided to keep it. According to the report, an unspecified quantity of marijuana was found on Frazier’s person during a search. Frazier is charged with unlawful carry of a handgun, possession of marijuana, public disorderly conduct and possession of a firearm on school grounds. Shaffer said Frazier is charged as an adult and is being held at Clarendon County Detention Center.

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Alyssia Bradley, 7, Azaria Parks, 6, and Aniya Brailsford, 5, dance to the sounds of U-neek Flavur during the 4th Fridays concert on Main Street on Friday evening. KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

City will perform water plant maintenance on Lewis Road The City of Sumter will perform restorative maintenance at Water Plant #4 on Wednesday. This plant is located on Lewis Road, and water customers in the surrounding area may experience discolored water during this time. Direct any questions or concerns to the Public Services Department at (803) 436-2558.

Driver dies after wreck with bus on U.S. 378 A collision between a car and a bus Saturday night at U.S. 378 and Illery Drive resulted in the death of 74-year-old Roy Tumbleston of Manning. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Judd Jones, a 1999 Dodge driven by Tumbleston was attempting to turn onto Illery Drive and turned in front of the 2011 bus, which was traveling east on U.S. 378, driven by Johnny Deaves, 55. Tumbleston was reportedly not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle, according to Sumter County Coroner Harvin Bullock. Tumbleston was pronounced dead at the scene, Bullock said. Bullock said he was told seven passengers on the bus were transported to Tuomey Regional Medical Center with minor injuries.

CLARIFICATION An article in the Friday, Aug. 28, edition of The Sumter Item said former Pinewood Site Trustee Bill Stephens had been critical of former South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Director Catherine Templeton. Stephens asked The Sumter Item to clarify that the subject of his request that current DHEC Director Catherine Heigel be given “time to get her arms around the issues” was inappropriately applied to Templeton.

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not cover every aspect of each application, Johnson said students will be able to get comfortable with the software. Reasons why patrons sign up for classes may vary. Johnson said some patrons want to learn more about software they already use while others may not know much and would like to become familiar. He said all of the lessons are easy to follow, and a lack of familiarity with some applications will not hinder a patron’s education. Johnson said he has seen people ages 16 and older take the courses, so it is never too late or too early to learn. Robert Harden, library director, said the library system started holding the classes in the late ’90s and actually received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the lessons. He said the library tries to hold the classes all year with a fall and

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter County Library will host free computer classes at the downtown location, 111 N. Harvin St., from Thursday through mid-November. Gregory Johnson, information services coordinator at the library, said all classes are open to the public. Each class can accommodate 14 people. He said library patrons should register for classes at least 24 hours before the day of the class. Johnson said some of the classes will teach the basics of computer applications such as keyboarding and using email while other classes will include more in-depth lessons, for example a seven-part class for Microsoft Word. Although some of the courses will

winter series and a spring and summer series. Harden said the classes started with teaching patrons the basics of the computer such as how to use the mouse and have progressed since then to include Microsoft Office applications. He said the classes have been very popular with the community, and the library has a few patrons who repeat some courses to reinforce what they learned. The classes are led by library staff who Harden said take pride in planning their lessons and leading the classes. Harden encourages anyone who is interested in taking a course to visit the library’s website, sumtercountylibrary.org, or call the downtown location at (803) 773-7273 to get information about class schedules. Patrons can register for classes on the phone or in person at the downtown library location.

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someone would see Charlie Brown. Christmas passed, and Betty Trogdon devoted her time to finding Charlie. “I went out every day. For about two months I went out,” she said. “I BY SHAMIRA McCRAY might miss a day, and then go back Morning News out for about two or three.” Betty Trogdon searched and DARLINGTON — On Christmas searched, but couldn’t find Charlie, Eve 2014, Betty Trogdon was on her the dog she once rescued from a way to Hartsville to board her dogs drainage pipe near the Darlington for the holiday. Then she was set to head to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, post office nine years ago. The search for Charlie didn’t conto spend time with family. sist solely of Betty Trogdon and her But a wreck halted her plans. The family. She said several community incident was bad, and her son John members called and helped her look. Trogdon said her van was totaled. “There were so many people who Of the three dogs that were in the would call her and would say, ‘I think van at the time of the wreck, only I saw him. He was over in this point in one, Charlie Brown, ran away. Hartsville,’” said Betty’s granddaugh“Charlie was petrified,” Betty Trogdon said. “He went in the oppo- ter Emily Trogdon. “So she would go over and take water and food and consite direction.” stantly call him for hours.” She said Charlie, a Lab-shepherd Still, no Charlie. mix, ran across a field into a wooded John Trogdon said he went out a area. lot in the evenings to look for CharBy the time Betty Trogdon was lie, but he never showed. He began done filing police reports and other information concerning the wreck, it to lose hope. “We did have a couple of sightings was well into the afternoon. of dogs that looked just like him, but She and her son Michael went it wasn’t him,” John Trogdon said.” back out to post signs in hopes that

Emily Trogdon said her grandmother was so sad about the loss of Charlie. Because he was missing, she took another dog into her home. John Trogdon said his mother began to accept the fact that Charlie wasn’t coming back home. Out of all of her dogs, Charlie was her favorite, Emily Trogdon said. She rescued him when he was a baby. The children of the family would ride him like a horse, and Charlie even assisted Betty Trogdon’s great-granddaughter in learning to walk. “When my granddad was sick and dying, (Charlie) would sit beside him and my nanny (her grandmother) and not leave their side,” Emily Trogdon said. “He was just an integral part of the family.” That integral part was missing until Aug. 2, more than seven months after he vanished into the woods. “I walk my three dogs in the morning for a short walk about 8 in the morning,” Betty Trogdon said. “And when I got back, Charlie was standing in the back yard.” Betty Trogdon said she looked and saw the thin brown dog standing in

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Trash to treatise: Professor sees meaning in garbage NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s sanitation department has its very own anthropologist-in-residence, a garbage guru who studies the refuse along the curbs of the nation’s biggest city as a mirror into the lives of its 8.5 million residents. “What does trash tell you about us?” asks New York University professor Robin Nagle, who frequently goes out on trucks with garbage-collection crews in search of an answer. So, what’s her take on the nearly 3.5 million-ton annual trash pile collected by New York’s Department of Sanitation? “We’re a throwaway culture that’s going too fast,” she says. Modern Gotham, she says, tends to treat just about everything — from furniture to electronics to clothing — like so many paper coffee cups. “We assume that we don’t need to waste time taking care of mundane, useful objects when we can, with no responsibility, get rid of them,” she says. Factor in a city of mostly small apartments, where residents are constantly tossing out stuff to make more space, and you get what Nagle considers a gold mine for garbage pickers. Many residents furnish their homes with other people’s refuse. Some forage for edible food that’s never been cooked, such as bagels, rice

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New York University professor and Department of Sanitation of New York anthropologist-in-residence Robin Nagle, right, puts some discarded refuse into the truck as she accompanies sanitation worker Joe Damiano during his morning rounds Aug. 12 in New York. and pasta. And a private wardrobe could be filled with rejected clothing, shoes and jewelry, along with sofas, beds, domestic appliances, even paintings. “The quantities of trash that New Yorkers throw out are dazzling,” Nagle says. “And the quality of goods they put on the street because they’re done with it and discardable is also very impressive.” Nagle, 54, lobbied sanitation officials for two years before being named to the unpaid position of anthropologist-in-residence in 2006. Her research has led to several books, a

TED Talk, a New York University course she teaches titled “Garbage in Gotham” and a personal campaign to get manufacturers to use more recyclable materials.

her yard, but it didn’t quite register at first. The other dogs didn’t even recognize him. “And it was Charlie Brown. And he came in and just jumped on the doggy couch and was just so happy to be home,” Betty Trogdon said. Charlie is not the type of dog to go with other people, so Betty Trogdon said she knows he walked home to Darlington from Hartsville. John Trogdon said he thinks Charlie’s walk home had something to do with a dog’s great sense of smell. Once home, Charlie was nursed back to health, gradually. “It’s so rare. I think it’s just a testament to how animals have hearts, and they have souls, and they love you just as much, and you love them,” Emily Trogdon said. “My nanny is one of the most loving and caring people on this planet. Her missing dog traveled seven months to come back home.” John Trogdon said his mother is the dog whisperer of Darlington. Charlie has been home for a few weeks now and is back to normal. “We just missed him so much,” Betty Trogdon said. “I’m so glad he’s back.”

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People taping police actions face charges Experts say trend is growing nationwide

Thomas Demint listens to his attorney Kenneth Mollins at a news conference in Hauppauge, New York, on Aug. 5 after police arrested Demint when he took a cellphone video of police officers arresting two of his friends and body-slamming their mother.

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HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. â€” Thomas Demintâ€™s voice is heard only briefly on the eight-minute video he took of police officers arresting two of his friends and body-slamming their mother. â€œIâ€™m videotaping this, sir,â€? he tells an officer. â€œIâ€™m just videotaping this.â€? Whatâ€™s not seen is what happened just after he stopped recording: Demint says three officers tackled him, took away his smartphone and then tried, unsuccessfully, to erase the video. They then arrested him on charges of ob-

struction of governmental administration and resisting arrest. â€œI am 100 percent innocent,â€? the 20-year-old Long Island college student told reporters earlier this month. â€œI didnâ€™t do anything wrong. I was just

there to videotape.â€? Civil liberties experts say Demint is part of a growing trend of citizen videographers getting arrested after trying to record police behavior. Itâ€™s a backlash that comes as smartphones have made it easier than ever to make such recordings, which have become key evidence in high-profile cases of alleged excessive force, including the shooting of a fleeing suspect by an officer in South Carolina, the drag-

ging of a Baltimore man into a police van and the chokehold death of a New York City man on a Staten Island sidewalk. â€œBy all accounts the situation has gotten worse,â€? said Chris Dunn, associate legal director of the New York Civil Liberties Union. â€œPeople are more inclined to pull out their phones and record, but that is often met with a very bad response from police.â€? Mickey Osterreicher, general counsel of the National Press Photographers Association, said he hears of â€œalmost four incidents a weekâ€? in which police either harass, interfere or arrest citizens â€” not journalists â€” for shooting video. He notes this is occurring at the same time many police departments are deploying body cameras on officers.

Cecil, Caitlyn heat up costume wars that breaks the lines of whatâ€™s considered acceptable.â€? The fashion and lifestyle site Refinery29 is one of many online voices decrying Jenner costumes and accessories, calling out one seller of a â€œUnisex Miss-ter Olympic Wigâ€? that costs $14.99, in a recent update to a running attempt to take down the gear. Why? Because as the writer, Liz Black, said in her post: â€œEvery Halloween, there always seems to be a need for articles that explain why you shouldnâ€™t dress up in a costume that mocks another marginalized culture.â€? At least four online sellers are hawking Jenner stuff, including one of the largest retailers, Spirit Halloween, but opponents have seen little satisfaction as the companies declare itâ€™s all in fun. â€œAt Spirit Halloween, we create a wide range of costumes that are often based on celebrities, public figures, heroes and superheroes,â€? said a statement from Lisa Barr, Spiritâ€™s senior director of marketing and creative. Spiritâ€™s version goes for $49.99. The wig? Sold separately at $16.99 a pop. Anytimecostumes.com went with a cartoonish, beefy dude in a brown wig to show off its â€œCall me Caitlyn Unisex Adult Costumeâ€? with a sash declaring just that, lest you not realize who itâ€™s supposed to be. It comes with a bustier and white shorty shorts for $74.99. Is it worth blackface-level anger? Lachmannâ€™s not convinced. â€œWith blackface thereâ€™s a link to the whole history of violence against African-Ameri-

BY LEANNE ITALIE The Associated Press NEW YORK â€” Who gets to decide what grown people wear for Halloween? Apparently everybody. The Halloween wars focused on pop culture costumes have heated up early this year. Petitions and social media outrage are already flying about a blood-spattered dentistâ€™s smock paired with a Cecil-like lion head, along with a replica of Caitlyn Jennerâ€™s cream-colored corset set she wore for her joyful coming out on the cover of Vanity Fair. But exactly how do the latest examples in the costume clashes for a holiday with a long, bawdy history differ from always off-base behavior such as blackface, ala Julianne Hough, or Prince Harryâ€™s turn as a non-Halloween Nazi? Richard Lachmann, a professor at University at Albany who includes Halloween in his sociology of culture course, said costumes seem to be more provocative every year, with equally amped-up backlash. And thereâ€™s always a base of people who feel itâ€™s an â€œirreligious pagan holiday to begin with and are ready to be upset,â€? he said. Throw in a heavy dose of gore, loaded parody and ultrasexy costumes, Lachmann added, and Halloween is now a free-for-all debate on decency and where the never-OK line belongs. But is there a line at all? â€œIt seems like there isnâ€™t,â€? he said. â€œThe point for adults is to be provocative, to do something

cans,â€? he said, echoing Blackâ€™s train of thought on what many in the trans community regularly face. â€œCertainly people can try to convince others that itâ€™s not a good idea to wear a certain costume.â€? Thatâ€™s exactly what animal rights activist Doreen Harley in Indianapolis set out to do in a dustup with Johnathon Weeks, owner in Palm Springs, California, of Costumeish.com. He came up with the â€œLion Killer Dentistâ€? costume based on Walter Palmer, the Minnesota dentist who generated a world of wrath when he and his hunting party killed the beloved Cecil in Zimbabwe. Weeks recently put the costume on sale for $59.99, upping the price to $99.99. Harley took to Facebook and Twitter to protest, and she started an online campaign to have Weeks pull the costume. She now has a promise from Weeks to donate his profits from the dentistâ€™s smock, lion head and bloody surgical gloves to a wildlife organization.

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Pope to visit U.S. for 1st time

Sign painters move their scaffolding into position to continue painting a portrait of Pope Francis on the side of a New York City office building on Friday. The Pope will visit the U.S. beginning Sept. 22 with stops in Washington, D.C., New York and Philadelphia.

BY RACHEL ZOLL AP Religion Writer NEW YORK — When Pope Francis sets foot on the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington on Sept. 22, it won’t just be his first time in the United States as pontiff. It will be his first time in the country — ever in his life. The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, never followed the footsteps of so many fellow Roman Catholic leaders of his rank, who sought to raise their profiles, along with money for missions back home, by networking within the deeply influential and well-resourced U.S. church. This gap in his résumé can be explained in part by Francis’ personality. He was a homebody who loathed being away and felt a profound obligation to stay near the people of his archdiocese. He also famously opposed ladder-climbing, condemning what he called “airport bishops” who spend more time traveling for their own prestige or pleasure than serving their flock. Still, Francis’ lack of firsthand experience of the U.S. stands out for many, especially those struggling to absorb his unsparing critique of the excesses of global capitalism and wondering whether this first Latin American pope harbors resentment about the history of U.S. policies in his native region. “This trip to the United States will be the most difficult, the most challenging

immediate predecessors, Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI, who both lived through World War II, when Americans were considered liberators and generous benefactors who rebuilt the warravaged continent. When John Paul was Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, archbishop THE ASSOCIATED PRESS of Krakow, Poland, he traveled extensively in the U.S., especially among American Polish communities. As pope, the Founding Fathers, who he found broad common influenced the independence ground with Americans in movement in his native Arthe fight against communism. gentina. But Francis’ outlook Benedict, the former Cardiis also shaped by another hisnal Joseph Ratzinger from tory, including U.S. ties with Germany, had been John Latin American dictators, Paul’s guardAmerica’s ian of doctreatment of trine for Mexican and more than Central two decades American and not only immigrants visited the and longU.S., but also standing U.S. met with policy toAmerican ward Cuba, church leadSanchez Soers regularly rondo said. in Rome. In Francis re2008, on cently Benedict’s helped negosole visit to tiate a histhe U.S. as toric thaw in pontiff, he U.S.-Cuba regreeted Preslations that ident George has led to reMASSIMO FAGGIOLI W. Bush at stored diplothe White matic ties University of St. Thomas, House, where between the the pope countries. Minnesota ended his re“I don’t marks with think the the phrase, “God Bless Amerpope has anything against ica.” That sign-off was taken America,” Sanchez Sorondo by many Europeans and othsaid in an interview in Rome. ers as a stunning nod to the “What the pope might have is idea of American exceptionthat he felt the repercussions alism, Faggioli said. of America in Latin Ameri“Pope Francis — his culturca.” al roots, his formation — is This is utterly new ground completely different,” Faggioas well for American Catholi said. lics, accustomed to Francis’

‘This trip to the United States will be the most difficult, the most challenging and the most interesting because he’s exploring a world that for him is more foreign than Asia, than the Philippines.’

aware of but disputed the perception that the pope disliked the United States. Francis’ view that a global economic system focused on maximizing profits was destroying the poor and the environment has landed hard in a country considered the world headquarters for capitalism. Sanchez Sorondo insisted Francis is not anti-capitalist and said the pope admires America for the principles of

and the most interesting because he’s exploring a world that for him is more foreign than Asia, than the Philippines,” where Francis traveled last January, said Massimo Faggioli, an expert in church history at University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. “It’s not just a language barrier. It’s a cultural barrier.” Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, an Argentine and one of Francis’ key advisers at the Vatican, said he was

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Jews in Poland have mixed feelings about Holocaust memorial

Tourists visit the monument to Jews who fought and died in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943 in Warsaw, Poland. A Polish-American Holocaust survivor, Sigmund Rolat, plans to build a memorial to the thousands of Polish gentiles who rescued Jews during the war on a square near this memorial and next to a major new Jewish history museum.

Many think site should remain a place of Jewish mourning, not Polish glory largely acted as rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust. In reality, many Poles were indifferent to the plight of Jews durWARSAW, Poland — As a ing the war, and some particiCatholic Pole, Elka shouldn’t even have been in the ghetto of pated in their persecution. Official Polish narratives Czestochowa, in southern Poland. But the nanny was so de- about the Holocaust already typically highlight the Poles voted to the 12-year-old Jewish who risked their lives to save Jews. Poland has been actively boy she had raised since infan- promoting the memory of Jan Karski, a resistance fighter cy that she refused to leave. She who brought proof to the West of the destruction of Poland’s ended up being Jews. sent to the TrebROLAT Yet little is said about the linka death camp widespread passivity that exist— where she was murdered ed despite such enormous Jewwith the Jews. ish suffering or cases where Today the boy, Sigmund Poles used the breakdown of Rolat, is an 85-year-old Polishlaw and order to blackmail and American businessman and philanthropist on a mission. He murder Jews themselves, drivaims to build a memorial in the en by greed or anti-Semitic haheart of Warsaw’s former ghet- tred. “Poles were victims, but at to to his beloved Elka and the the same time they were also thousands of other Polish victimizers of the most fragile Christians who risked their members of society,” said hislives for Jews during World torian Jan Grabowski, an oppoWar II. nent of the memorial and auWhile the project has the thor of “Hunt for the Jews: Beblessing of Poland’s chief trayal and Murder in Germanrabbi, it has also sparked strong opposition. Many schol- Occupied Poland.” The debate comes against the ars and some Jews fear that a backdrop of a dramatic, more monument to Polish rescuers at Warsaw’s key site of Jewish positive change in attitudes totragedy will bolster a false his- ward Poland’s Jewish history since the country’s repressive torical narrative that Poles

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communist era. The democratic European Union nation is increasingly celebrating the large Jewish population that flourished in Polish lands for centuries until the Holocaust — the new POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews is a key example of this efflorescence. Under Rolat’s plan, the memorial would be next to the POLIN Museum and near a monument to the Jewish fighters of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. But there is still stiff resistance by the Polish government and mainstream society to acknowledge the uncomfortable truth that Poles — who were tortured, imprisoned and murdered in huge numbers by the Germans — also took part willingly at times in the murder of Jews. Nobody questions the heroism of the Polish rescuers, who risked immediate execution along with their entire families. Israel’s Holocaust memorial

Yad Vashem has documented more than 6,500 such Poles. Opponents of the memorial, however, argue that the former Warsaw ghetto should remain primarily a site of Jewish mourning, not a site of Polish national glory — given how little help actually reached Poland’s 3.3 million Jews, most of whom perished. They stress that saving Jews was the rare exception and that rescuers had to fear not only the Germans, but also betrayal by other Poles. Yad Vashem says even after the war, Polish rescuers sometimes asked the Jews they had helped not to tell anybody, not wanting their neighbors to know. “Polish anti-Semitism was ubiquitous before the war and unscrupulous,” reads an open letter against the memorial project written by three Polish scholars — Bozena Keff, Helena Datner and Elzbieta Janicka — and signed by many others.

“That was the context for the Righteous, who acted DESPITE and not with the consent of the majority.” Michal Bilewicz, a psychologist who specializes in antiSemitism and the Holocaust, describes Polish behavior toward Jews during the war as extremely complex and difficult to convey. Many assume that Poles collaborated with the Nazis, but this is wrong: Poland’s underground state and army even had a unit to help Jews. “They did not collaborate with the Nazis. But at the same time large numbers of these people were anti-Semites,” said Bilewicz, an associate professor at the Center for Research on Prejudice at Warsaw University. “They were more violently anti-Nazi than they were antiSemitic, but they hated Jews. Sometimes they even said ‘there is only one good thing about Hitler: that he resolved the Jewish issue in Poland.’”

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Will partisan division lines shift this cycle? I

n my last column, I looked at the possibility of two impossible things — impossible things in the sense used by Alice and the Red Queen — happening in the already turbulent 2016 presidential cycle. Here I’ll look at another: the possibility that the partisan division lines that have endured with little change for two decades might suddenly shift and change. This has happened before. History teaches two lessons pointing in opposite directions: Partisan divisions can stay the same for a long time. And they can change suddenly and without much warning. There’s no question that partisan divisions have Michael shifted little Barone in recent years. Consider the almost precisely identical popular vote percentages for Barack Obama in 2012 (51.01 percent) and those when you combine the 2000 vote for Al Gore and Ralph Nader (48.38 plus 2.74 for 51.12 percent). The Republican percentages in those elections were nearly identical, too: 47.15 percent for Mitt Romney and 47.87 percent for George W. Bush. The circumstances were similar. Gore was incumbent vice president in an administration with positive job approval; Obama was the incumbent president whose approval reached 50 percent on Election Day. Under different circumstances, the Republican percentage rose a few points higher in 2004 and the Democratic percentage a few points higher in 2008. Moreover, the national pattern was matched in most states. In 28 states and the District of Columbia the Obama 2012 and Gore/Nader percentages were within 1 or 2 percent (rounded off) of each other. The biggest shifts were not, by the way, in California, Texas or Florida, despite large Hispanic immigrant influxes. They voted just 1 or 2 points differently in 2000 and 2012, and the same was true for the large states from New York and New Jersey westward to Illinois and Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. The biggest shift toward Democrats, 9 points, came in Obama’s birthplace Hawaii, and in left-trending Vermont. The next biggest (at 5 points) were in Virginia and North Carolina, where the Obama campaign rallied high-education newcomers and largerthan-national-average black populations to the polls. The biggest shift toward Republicans came in the Appalachian/Jacksonian belt — coal-rich West Virginia (12 points), Clinton’s home in Arkansas (10 points) and Gore’s in Tennessee (9 points), plus 5 point shifts in Kentucky, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Also, Mitt Romney’s home states of Massachusetts and Utah shifted 6 points Republican. All of which suggests that the 2016 results should look somewhat similar. Neither party has won less than 46

‘Just about every election watcher (including me) has assumed that a new partisan alignment is an impossible thing. History tells us it is — until it isn’t.’

percent or more than 53 percent nationally since 1984. Like economic forecasters, psephologists usually expect the next cycle to look like the last one. But maybe not. Consider another extended period with even more turmoil during which the two parties’ presidential percentages were almost identical at beginning and end: 1960 to 1976. John Kennedy got 49.72 percent of the popular vote, Jimmy Carter 50.08 percent. Here again, despite the upheaval of the civil rights revolution, there was surprisingly little regional change. The Carter and Kennedy percentages were within 1 or 2 points in 22 states (D.C. didn’t vote in 1960). The biggest shifts toward Democrats were in Arkansas and Tennessee, where the young Clinton and Gore were on the ballot, and in Mississippi, thanks to enfranchisement of blacks by the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The biggest shifts toward Republicans were in Alaska and Utah. Both 1976 nominees came from their parties’ historic heartlands, the Upper Midwest and the Deep South. That helped Carter reassemble a Democratic coalition that looked much like Kennedy’s, uniting Northern Catholics and Deep South whites, augmented with blacks. Gerald Ford, like Richard Nixon, carried affluent suburbs and California, even winning 49 percent in the San Francisco Bay Area. But that 1960-1976 alignment quickly disappeared. Carter lost 12 of 14 Southern states to Ronald Reagan, and the South became bedrock Republican — presidentially in 1984, congressionally in 1994. Affluent suburbs in million-plus Northern metropolitan areas moved toward Democrats in the 1990s. Mitt Romney got 24 percent in the Bay Area in 2012. For 2016, Hillary Clinton is trying to re-assemble the Obama majority. Republican strategists are hoping to pluck enough 2012 target states to win. But events so far — Clinton’s slide, the Trump phenomenon — may destabilize what have been enduring partisan preferences. And who knows what more turbulence is ahead? Just about every election watcher (including me) has assumed that a new partisan alignment is an impossible thing. History tells us it is — until it isn’t. Michael Barone is senior political analyst at the Washington Examiner. © creators.com

LETTER TO THE EDITOR JUST WHEN WILL ALICE DRIVE PROJECT BE FINISHED? As a resident of Sunway Knoll, I would like to know how much longer will we be punished by the Alice Drive debacle. From the beginning of this project I have noted many months when absolutely no work was done. At other times, there have been as few as three people working on this major project. I would like to know: 1. Is anyone is being paid to monitor

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NOTABLE & QUOTABLE CHOOSING THE PRESIDENT: ‘AMERICA IS SO IN PLAY’ Peggy Noonan writes, “Donald Trump’s staying power in the polls reflects a change in the electorate only now coming into focus.” Read it online at www.wsj.com: Here are some things I think are happening. One is the deepening estrangement between the elites and the non-elites in America. This is the area in which Trumpism flourishes. We’ll talk about that deeper in. Second, Mr. Trump’s support is not limited to Republicans, not by any means. Third, the traditional mediating or guiding institutions within the Republican universe — its establishment, respected voices in conservative media, sober-minded state party officials — have little to no impact on Mr. Trump’s rise. Some say voices of authority should stand up to oppose him, which will lower his standing. But Republican powers don’t have that kind of juice anymore. Mr. Trump’s supporters aren’t just bucking a party, they’re bucking everything around, within and connected to it. Since Mr. Trump announced, I’ve worked or traveled in, among other places, Southern California, Connecticut, Georgia, Virginia, New Jersey and New York’s Long Island. In all places I just talked to people. My biggest sense is that political professionals are going to have to rethink “the base,” reimagine it when they see it in their minds. I will throw in here that almost wherever I’ve been this summer, I kept meeting immigrants who are or have grown conservative — more men than women, but women too. America is so in play. And: “the base” isn’t the limited, clichéd thing it once was, it’s becoming a big, broad jumble that few understand.

BUSH, CLINTON DYNASTIES HIT THE ‘TRUMP BUMP’ In The New York Times, Maureen Dowd writes: “It’s deeply weird, but the jeering billionaire reality star seems authentic to many Americans.” Read it online at www. nytimes.com: Trump is a manifestation of national disgust — with the money that consumed politics, with the dysfunctional, artificial status quo and with the turgid return to a BushClinton race, with a less adept Bush and Clinton. “The prospect of Hillary and Jeb as the nominees created a huge opening for something like this,” said former W. strategist

Matthew Dowd. “The American public looked at it and said, ‘I do not want that.’” Dowd said Friday that everyone should stop being in denial and start accepting that Trump could be the nominee. “Do I think that Trump should be president?” Dowd asked. “No. Do I think he can be the badly needed match that burns down the status quo? Yes. Do I think he could precipitate an advent of a real third party? Yes.” He thinks the other candidates don’t know how to deal with Trump. “They should treat him like an alien visitor,” he said, “and, like judo, use his own weight — in this case, his self-absorption and hair-trigger reactions — against him. He doesn’t care if you say he’s not a real conservative.” Trump’s “gusto,” as he likes to call it, has thrown into sharper relief the grinding-itout, impatient entitlement, the overthinking and overcorrecting of Jeb and Hillary. Both campaign like they are owed, not because of their great national achievements, but because of their byzantine family dynamics. Jeb feels he is owed because his brother sneaked in and snatched the presidency that his parents had designated for the Good Son, and because he was pressured to help W. purloin Florida in 2000. And Hillary feels she is owed because she moved to Arkansas and then stuck it out with Bill through an anachronistic first lady job and Monica; because she was a team player and bided her time in the Senate and as secretary of state; because a whippersnapper named Barack sneaked in and snatched the presidency that should have been hers.

MAKING THE CASE FOR JOHN KASICH In The New York Times, Frank Bruni discusses “The real threat to Hillary Clinton.” Read it online at www.nytimes.com: He may never make it out of the primaries. The odds are against him. And he has flaws, serious ones, which I’ll get to. But that doesn’t change the fact — obscured for now by the bedlam of the Republican contest — that the party has someone who’s comporting himself with unexpected nimbleness, who would match up very well against Hillary Clinton or any other Democratic nominee and who could give Republicans hope, if they just gave him a chance. He has plenty of experience, plenty of maturity. He’s now in his second term as the governor of Ohio, and that’s not just any state. He won re-election there last year with 64 percent of the vote.

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‘In Their Own Words’ profiles Queen Elizabeth II BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Over the next two weeks, PBS will present two documentaries in the series “In Their Own Words” (9 p.m., TV-PG, check local listings) using subjects’ own public speeches, interviews, writings and private musings to frame their profiles. As you might expect, these are fairly positive spins. “Words” begins with the public life of the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II, whose sixdecade reign has come to equal that of Queen Victoria. The gushing Anglophilia of the proceedings begins almost immediately when a royal expert informs us: “If you haven’t got a queen, you make do with film stars and pop stars, but if you have a queen, it’s obviously so much better.” Listening to such condescending twaddle from an obsequious twit, I so wished Christopher Hitchens were still alive. Nobody so enjoyed thrashing royal worshipers as much as the late, hard-drinking, chainsmoking essayist. He died in 2011, still writing and raging against the inanity of those who scuttled after the sceptered set. Right off the bat, “Words” seeks to link Elizabeth to six centuries of British royals, dating back to medieval times. Really? The British people were all too aware that her family was imported German royalty. So aware, that it took the wise public relations move of chang-

ing its name to the House of Windsor during World War I. A family cousin, the German kaiser, used to taunt the Windsors for their ruse, joking that he was off to the theater to see Shakespeare’s play, “The Merry Wives of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.” Britons with a sense of humor and a sense of history needed no reminding of the origins of these most “British” royals. Author Anthony Burgess (“A Clockwork Orange”) used to revel in mocking the “sausage-eating usurpers” on the throne, reminding his readers that the royal family had been German since George I, a guy who didn’t even bother to learn to speak English. But there are few such discouraging details in “In Their Own Words.” It’s filled with celebrities and royalty scholars offering sweeping platitudes about the queen’s maternal warmth and reassuring nature. “Her Majesty,” the last cut on the final LP the Beatles ever recorded, summed Queen Elizabeth II up as “a pretty nice girl who doesn’t have a lot to say.” But she obviously said enough for an hour’s worth of “In Their Own Words.” • “Hotel Impossible” (9 p.m., Travel) returns for a sixth season, with host Anthony Melchiorri traveling incognito through the southwest, traveling in an RV on Route 66, visiting Arizona hotels that have hit hard times.

the Boat” (ABC, r, TV-PG), a marital tiff (8 p.m.), job-hunting (8:30 p.m.), a test deferred (9 p.m.), Jessica’s sister descends (9:30 p.m.) * Weather Wizard blows into town on “The Flash” (8 p.m., CW, r, TVPG) * Somebody’s a snitch on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * An airhead provides a light snack on “iZombie” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Phil gets a message on “The Last Man on Earth” (9:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14).

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TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • “Big Blue Live” (8 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) continues its survey of natural splendor off the coast of California. • A leopard’s DNA may hold answers on “Zoo” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • A drug mule’s timepiece may be crucial evidence on “Rizzoli & Isles” (9 p.m., TNT, TV14). • Muldoon’s family wants answers about his uncle’s murder on “Public Morals” (10 p.m., TNT, TV-14). • Barry puts Rami in charge

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SUPPORT GROUPS AA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN:

violent way. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group — Third Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital community meeting room, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746. Amputee Support Group — Fourth Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital cafeteria, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746. EFMP Parent Exchange Group — Last Tuesday each month, 11 a.m.-noon, Airman and Family Readiness Center. Support to service members who have a dependent with a disability or illness. Call Dorcus Haney at (803) 895-1252/1253 or Sue Zimmerman at (803) 8472377.

AA — Monday-Friday, noon and 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852. AA Women’s Meeting — Wednesday, 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852. AA Spanish Speaking — Sunday, 4:30 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852. AA “How it Works” Group — Monday and Friday, 8 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call (803) 494-5180. 441 AA Support Group — Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D S.C. 441. AA Summerton Group — Wednesday, 8 p.m., town hall. Manning Al-Anon Family Group — Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Behavioral Health Building, 14 Church St., Manning. Call Angie Johnson at (803) 4358085. C/A “Drop the Rock” Group — Thursday, 9:30 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call Elizabeth Owens at (803) 607-4543.

Sickle Cell Support Group — last Wednesday each month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call Bertha Willis at (803) 774-6181.

MONDAY MEETINGS:

THURSDAY MEETINGS:

Sumter Vitiligo Support Group — second Monday of each month, 5:45-6:45 p.m., North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call Tiffany at (803) 3166763. Find us on Facebook at Sumter Vitiligo Support.

TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center,1989 Durant Lane. Call Diane at (803) 775-3926 or Nancy at (803) 469-4789. Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — Every 1st Thursday, 6-8 p.m., McElveen Manor, 2065 McCrays Mill Road. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 905-7720 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 636-3346. Journey of Hope (for family members of the mentally ill), Journey to Recovery (for the mentally ill) and Survivors of Suicide Support Group — Each group meets every 1st Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive. Call Fred Harmon at (803) 905-5620.

WEDNESDAY MEETINGS:

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

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SW 3-6 mph

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TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 89/68 Spartanburg 90/69

Greenville 90/70

Columbia 93/72

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 92/72

Aiken 89/69

ON THE COAST

TUESDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Connective Tissue Support Group — 1st Tuesday of Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov., 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call (803) 773-0869. Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — First and third Tuesday, 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church. Call Betty at (803) 469-2616 or Carol at (803) 469-9426. Sumter Combat Veterans Group Peer to Peer — Every Tuesday, 11 a.m., South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Veterans helping veterans with PTSD, coping skills, claims and benefits. Parkinson’s Support Group — Second Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital cafeteria, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746. Sumter Chapter Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) — Third Tuesday, 5:30-7 p.m., Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. Open to all families or friends who have lost a loved one to murder in a

FRIDAY MEETINGS: Celebrate Recovery — Every Friday, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Salt & Light Church, Miller Road (across from Food Lion). For help with struggles of alcohol, drugs, family problems, smoking, etc. Wateree AIDS Task Force Support Group — Every third Friday, 11:30 a.m. Contact Kevin Johnson at (803) 7780303.

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SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

84° 69° 87° 67° 98° in 1993 53° in 1986

Today Hi/Lo/W 89/72/pc 89/70/s 94/74/s 88/69/s 87/71/t 81/66/pc 93/76/pc 91/73/s 91/75/t 94/74/s 104/83/s 72/62/pc 93/75/s

BISHOPVILLE CITY COUNCIL Today, 6:30 p.m., Colclough Building

CITY OF SUMTER PUBLIC MEETING FOR HISTORIC DISTRICT TRAFFIC CALMING STUDY Today, 6 p.m., Patriot Hall

TOWN OF LYNCHBURG PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesday, 4 p.m., town hall

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Plan out your EUGENIA LAST day and you’ll achieve what you set out to do. Take care of unfinished business and set aside time for conversing and relaxing with someone you love to be around. Strive to be your best.

accomplish by settling for less now.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Avoid being enticed into a secret affair or hiding information that puts you in an awkward position. Concentrate more on broadening your outlook and sharing skills and information with others. New beginnings will be positive and enlightening. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Step up to the podium and voice your opinion. Greater involvement in a group that supports a cause you believe in will enable you to make a difference. Romantic opportunities will surface if you are open about your expectations. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t be bothered by what others do. Explore creative hobbies or check out something unfamiliar to you. Gaining knowledge will make you better equipped to take on any challenges you face. Plan an exciting day trip or vacation. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t wait around when you should be making alterations that will improve your life, position and reputation. Offer ideas to influential people and you’ll get the backing you need. Money will come from an unusual source. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Let intuition take over and you’ll make the right choices. Negotiate smartly by looking over any fine print that can affect your earning potential later. Don’t limit what you can

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Do something physical. Participate in an event that will allow you to get to know your peers better. A positive change is apparent if you update your image and strive to maintain a happy attitude. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Work hard, but be mindful of someone who is feeling neglected. Including the people around you in whatever you do will inspire and motivate them to pitch in and help. Opportunities are apparent. Send out your resume or negotiate a deal. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You are in the zone. Put your plans in motion and make whatever decisions are necessary to take you to the next level. This is a perfect day to start a new exercise or selfimprovement program that will snap you back into shape. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Expand an interest you have and consider how you can turn your expertise into a moneymaking venture. Uncertainty will prevail if you let someone play with your emotions. Listen carefully and don’t give in to a manipulative situation. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Consider ways to make your money grow. Invest in something that will help you make positive changes to the way you earn your living. Get what you want in writing. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Be willing to share responsibilities, and only ask for the things that you absolutely need. Stick to the facts and keep your life from getting too complicated. A change in your image or appearance will help boost your confidence.

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 356.80 72.80 72.66 96.98

24-hr chg +0.05 -0.03 -0.08 -0.03

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

0.70" 2.92" 5.05" 27.07" 25.66" 33.39"

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

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

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Flood 7 a.m. stage yest. 12 1.66 19 3.18 14 1.84 14 2.28 80 73.44 24 7.23

24-hr chg +0.02 +0.88 +0.03 +0.15 +0.10 +1.09

Sunrise 6:55 a.m. Moonrise 9:56 p.m.

Sunset 7:48 p.m. Moonset 10:05 a.m.

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

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Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 90/73/pc Gainesville 84/72/t Gastonia 92/70/pc Goldsboro 89/71/pc Goose Creek 89/73/c Greensboro 88/71/pc Greenville 90/70/pc Hickory 89/70/pc Hilton Head 85/74/c Jacksonville, FL 84/73/t La Grange 92/71/pc Macon 90/70/c Marietta 89/70/pc

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Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 87/64/pc Mt. Pleasant 88/73/c Myrtle Beach 87/74/pc Orangeburg 91/72/c Port Royal 87/75/c Raleigh 90/71/pc Rock Hill 92/69/pc Rockingham 90/69/pc Savannah 87/73/c Spartanburg 90/69/pc Summerville 89/72/c Wilmington 87/72/pc Winston-Salem 88/70/pc

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

Charleston 88/73

Today: A shower or thunderstorm in the area. High 85 to 89. Wednesday: A shower or thunderstorm around. High 86 to 90.

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Myrtle Beach 87/74

Manning 91/72

Today: Partly sunny. Winds light and variable. Mainly cloudy. Wednesday: Partly sunny. Winds light and variable.

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Florence 90/73

Bishopville 91/72

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13-35-40-60-68 Megaball: 9; Megaplier: 4

18-21-25-28-29 16-17-39-40-46 Powerball: 16; PowerPlay 2 Lucky Ball: 12

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LUCKY FOR LIFE THURSDAY

PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC Perry Register comments on his photo submission, “I caught this brown thrasher having lunch on a block of suet.”

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Montgomery tosses 6 perfect innings for Tampa Former Sumter High, USC standout fans 8 in Friday’s win at Daytona BY ALEX KRAFT MiLB.com DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Some hard work on and off the mound has left Jordan Montgomery feeling stronger

than ever at this point of the season. On Friday, the result was perfection. The Yankees’ No. 27 prospect retired all 18 batters he faced, fanning eight, as Class A Advanced Tampa coasted to a 9-3 victory over Daytona at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. “I had my fastball, changeup, curveball all night,” Montgomery said after improving to 6-5. “I got a lot of swings

and misses on my changeup and threw my curveball in the dirt when I was ahead in the count for MONTGOMERY swings and misses and strikeouts.” It didn’t take long for the southpaw to notice the zeros that continued to fill up the scoreboard. “About the fourth inning, I

kind of realized it had been 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3,” Montgomery said. “I just really focused on the first guy and went from there every inning.” His teammates certainly weren’t saying anything to him about it. “No way, no one tried to jinx it for me,” Montgomery said. The 22-year-old got Tortugas shortstop Blake Trahan to

ground out to second to cap his sixth perfect inning and wasn’t surprised to learn there would not be a seventh. The Yankees opted to send Chance Adams to the mound to start the next frame. “I kind of had a feeling it was going to happen, just because I knew Chance had to get some innings in after me,

SEE MONTGOMERY, PAGE B3

USC FOOTBALL

Seasonal changes

Still plenty of offensive unknowns to answer BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

managed to pull off a 7-6 season. Of course, that’s not anything close to what was expected and USC fans don’t want it to become the norm. again. They’ve had to deal with too many seasons like that over the course of the program’s history. Those double-digit-win seasons are

COLUMBIA — So Steve Spurrier finally settled on South Carolina’s starting quarterback. He just wishes that was his only question on offense. The head coach went with third-year sophomore Connor Mitch for Thursday night’s opener against North Carolina, and the third-year sophomore is one of several variables SPURRIER on the offensive side of the ball. Junior Pharoh Cooper is the lone receiver with significant experience and perhaps the only player on offense with any star power. There are worries at running back after Mike Davis left for the NFL and at tight end where starter Jarrell Adams has just three career touchdowns despite playing 26 games the past two seasons. “Yeah, a lot of unknowns,’’ Spurrier said Sunday. Spurrier has had a productive — at times, dynamic — offense the past five seasons, scoring 30 points or more 36 times in his last 66 games. Much of that came from allSoutheastern Conference performers on offense like receivers Alshon Jeffery and Bruce Ellington, and tailbacks Marcus Lattimore and Davis. When it comes to Spurrier’s quarterbacks, Stephen Garcia helped the Gamecocks to an upset of No. 1 Alabama and an SEC Eastern Division title in 2010. Connor Shaw became the winningest quarterback in team history with a 27-5 mark between 2010 and 2013. Even last year, Dylan Thompson set a school record with 3,564 yards passing for an offense that averaged 442 yards during a 7-6 season. Spurrier has little to fall

SEE 5 KEYS, PAGE B5

SEE UNKNOWNS, PAGE B5

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

After a disappointing 7-6 campaign in 2014, South Carolina returns to action on Thursday in Charlotte against North Carolina. An improved defense is just one of the keys in order for the Gamecocks to return to a double-digit-win season.

5 big keys for Gamecocks to have rebound year BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com At this time last year, University of South Carolina football fans were giddy. In all seriousness, that’s about the only way to put it. The Gamecocks were coming off of their third straight 11-2 season, having finished fourth in The Associated

Press final poll of the season. On top of that, USC was ranked No. 9 in the preseason poll, was the preseason pick to win the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division and head coach Steve Spurrier wasn’t saying much to dispel the hype. Then came that Thursday night in Williams-Brice Sta-

dium when Texas A&M laid the smack down on Carolina. Nobody expected the hammering the Aggies applied to South Carolina, and it was the start of a long, frustrating season for Gamecock Nation. Despite having one of the worst defenses — if not the worst — in the last 40 years, the Gamecocks somehow

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After many close calls, Cubs’ Arrieta finally gets no-hitter BY BETH HARRIS The Associated Press

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After coming achingly close to tossing a no-hitter three times last year, Chicago Cubs starter Jake Arrieta finally went the distance on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 2-0 victory at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — Jake Arrieta had been building toward this moment. He’d come achingly close to holding opponents hitless three times last year in a breakout season with the Chicago Cubs. Finally, it happened. And near Hollywood, no less. Arrieta threw the second no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 10

days, leading the Cubs to a 2-0 victory Sunday night. He struck out a seasonhigh 12 and walked one, becoming just the third opposing pitcher to achieve a no-hitter at Dodger Stadium. “He’s starting to create more buzz around him,’’ Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. “To do it under these circumstances, in this ballpark, against this team, with a pretty good audience, that should pretty

much put him on everybody’s radar.’’ With 46,679 in attendance — including his wife and two kids — and a national television audience looking in, Arrieta became the first 17-game winner in the majors this season by throwing the 14th no-hitter in Cubs history. “It’s something that everybody wants,’’ he said. “It’s something I’ve wanted

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SCOREBOARD

TODAY’S GAMES

TV, RADIO TODAY

1 p.m. – Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Men’s and Women’s First-Round Matches from Flushing, N.Y. (ESPN). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Men’s and Women’s First-Round Matches from Flushing, N.Y. (ESPN). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Boston or Tampa Bay at Baltimore (MLB NETWORK). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Miami at Atlanta (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7).

Arizona (Corbin 3-3) at Colorado (Flande 3-1), 3:10 p.m., 1st game Miami (Nicolino 2-2) at Atlanta (S. Miller 5-11), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Harang 5-14) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 8-9), 7:10 p.m. Cincinnati (DeSclafani 7-10) at Chicago Cubs (Haren 8-9), 8:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (G.Cole 15-7) at Milwaukee (Nelson 10-10), 8:10 p.m. Washington (J.Ross 5-5) at St. Louis (C.Martinez 13-6), 8:15 p.m. Arizona (R.De La Rosa 11-6) at Colorado (K.Kendrick 4-12), 8:40 p.m., 2nd game San Francisco (Bumgarner 16-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 14-3), 10:10 p.m. Texas (Gallardo 11-9) at San Diego (Cashner 5-13), 10:10 p.m.

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MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Toronto New York Tampa Bay Baltimore Boston CENTRAL DIVISION Kansas City Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Detroit WEST DIVISION Houston Texas Los Angeles Seattle Oakland

W 74 72 64 63 60

L 56 57 66 67 70

Pct .569 .558 .492 .485 .462

GB – 1 1/2 10 11 14

W 80 67 63 61 60

L 50 63 66 68 70

Pct GB .615 – .515 13 .488 16 1/2 .473 18 1/2 .462 20

W 72 68 65 61 57

L 59 61 65 70 74

Pct .550 .527 .500 .466 .435

GB – 3 6 1/2 11 15

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Toronto 9, Detroit 2 N.Y. Mets 5, Boston 4 Tampa Bay 3, Kansas City 2 Cleveland 9, L.A. Angels 2 N.Y. Yankees 20, Atlanta 6 Minnesota 7, Houston 5 Chicago White Sox 6, Seattle 5, 11 innings Texas 6, Baltimore 0 Oakland 7, Arizona 4, 11 innings Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Texas at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Tampa Bay (Smyly 1-2) at Baltimore (Tillman 9-9), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (Co.Anderson 2-3) at Toronto (Estrada 11-8), 7:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 9-8) at Boston (Porcello 6-11), 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Sale 12-7) at Minnesota (Duffey 2-1), 8:10 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 2-6) at Kansas City (Cueto 2-3), 8:10 p.m. Seattle (Elias 4-7) at Houston (Feldman 5-5), 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 6-9) at Oakland (Bassitt 1-6), 10:05 p.m. Texas (Gallardo 11-9) at San Diego (Cashner 5-13), 10:10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

L.A. Angels at Oakland, 3:35 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Detroit at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Texas at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION

St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati WEST DIVISION Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado

W 72 66 54 52 52

L 58 63 76 79 79

Pct GB .554 – .512 5 1/2 .415 18 .397 20 1/2 .397 20 1/2

W 84 79 74 55 53

L 46 50 55 75 76

Pct GB .646 – .612 4 1/2 .574 9 1/2 .423 29 .411 30 1/2

W 72 69 63 63 52

L 57 61 67 67 76

Pct GB .558 – .531 3 1/2 .485 9 1/2 .485 9 1/2 .406 19 1/2

SUNDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Mets 5, Boston 4 Colorado 5, Pittsburgh 0 Washington 7, Miami 4 N.Y. Yankees 20, Atlanta 6 San Diego 9, Philadelphia 4 Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 1 St. Louis 7, San Francisco 5 Oakland 7, Arizona 4, 11 innings Chicago Cubs 2, L.A. Dodgers 0

MONDAY’S GAMES

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

W 2 2 2 1

L 1 1 1 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .667 .667 .333

PF 78 54 61 53

PA 54 62 63 67

W 2 1 1 1

L 1 2 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .333 .333 .333

PF 60 45 52 61

PA 37 73 65 79

W 2 1 1 1

L 1 2 2 3

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .333 .333 .250

PF 55 60 58 67

PA 45 98 38 99

W 3 3 2 1

L 0 0 1 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 .667 .333

PF 55 82 54 53

PA 42 42 42 53

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST Philadelphia Washington N.Y. Giants Dallas SOUTH Carolina Atlanta Tampa Bay New Orleans NORTH Minnesota Chicago Detroit Green Bay WEST Arizona San Francisco Seattle St. Louis

W 3 3 1 0

L 0 0 2 3

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF 1.000 115 1.000 72 .333 50 .000 27

PA 53 47 63 68

W 2 1 1 0

L 1 2 2 3

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .333 .333 .000

PF 72 62 48 64

PA 71 67 68 83

W 4 2 2 1

L 0 1 1 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .667 .667 .333

PF 88 60 62 67

PA 45 42 41 74

W 1 1 1 0

L 2 2 2 3

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .333 .333 .333 .000

PF 68 45 49 31

PA 79 48 51 69

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Buffalo 43, Pittsburgh 19 Minnesota 28, Dallas 14 Cleveland 31, Tampa Bay 7 Miami 13, Atlanta 9 N.Y. Jets 28, N.Y. Giants 18 Cincinnati 21, Chicago 10 Washington 31, Baltimore 13 Seattle 16, San Diego 15 Philadelphia 39, Green Bay 26 Indianapolis 24, St. Louis 14 Denver 19, San Francisco 12

Miami at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Washington at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Texas at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

Serena Williams returns the ball during her first-round match against Vitalia Diatchenko in the U.S. Open on Monday in New York. Williams was winning 6-0, 2-0 when Diatchenko retired with a foot injury.

Serena into 2nd round after opponent retires NEW YORK — Even before Serena Williams set foot in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday night, her path through the U.S. Open to complete the Grand Slam became a lot easier thanks to losses by other top women. And when it was the No. 1-seeded American’s turn to play her first-round match, she was not tested one bit by a woman who appeared overwhelmed by the opponent, the occasion and, to make matters worse, an injured left foot. Williams reached the second round when 86thranked Vitalia Diatchenko of Russia stopped playing while behind 6-0, 2-0. Williams was out there for only 27 minutes and took 32 of

the 37 points that were played. Next up for her is Kiki Bertens who is ranked 110th. She eliminated Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Monday.

DAY ROLLS TO BARCLAYS VICTORY EDISON, N.J. — The toughest challenge Jason Day faced Sunday at The Barclays was convincing his peers that golf really isn’t this easy. Fresh off his first major at the PGA Championship, the 27-year-old Australian powered and putted his way to another blowout against a world-class field, capping off an explosive weekend at Plainfield with an 8-under 62 for a 6-shot victory over

Henrik Stenson.

TAMULIS CAPTURES 1ST LPGA TOUR TITLE PRATTVILLE, Ala. — Kris Tamulis won the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic for her first LPGA Tour title. Tamulis finished a thirdround 67 and closed with a 65 to beat Yani Tseng and Austin Ernst by a stroke.

MAGGERT EARNS 4TH CHAMPIONS TOUR WIN ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Jeff Maggert won the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open on Sunday for his fourth Champions Tour victory of the year, closing with a 6-under 66 to beat Paul Goydos by two strokes. From wire reports

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Houston 27, New Orleans 13 Arizona 30, Oakland 23

AREA ROUNDUP

THURSDAY, SEP. 3

MONDAY’S GAMES

New York Washington Atlanta Miami Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION

Miami at Atlanta, 12:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Washington at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Texas at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

New Orleans at Green Bay, 7 p.m. Baltimore at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Miami, 7 p.m. Jacksonville at Washington, 7:30 p.m. Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Giants at New England, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Tennessee, 8 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m. Houston at Dallas, 8 p.m. Kansas City at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Arizona at Denver, 9 p.m. Oakland at Seattle, 10 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 10 p.m.

WNBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE x-New York x-Chicago Indiana Washington Connecticut Atlanta

W 20 18 17 16 13 12

L 8 12 12 12 17 17

Pct .714 .600 .586 .571 .433 .414

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W x-Minnesota 20 x-Phoenix 17 x-Tulsa 15 Los Angeles 12 Seattle 9 San Antonio 7 x-clinched playoff

L 10 13 14 18 20 23 spot

Pct .667 .567 .517 .400 .310 .233

GB – 3 3 1/2 4 8 8 1/2 GB – 3 4 1/2 8 10 1/2 13

SUNDAY’S GAMES

WH tennis falls to Trinity-Byrnes Wilson Hall’s varsity girls tennis team lost to Trinity-Byrnes 6-3 on Monday at Palmetto Tennis Center. The Lady Barons fell to 1-2 on the season. SINGLES 1 – Head (TB) defeated Z. Beasley 6-1, 6-0. 2 – L. Johnston (TB) defeated Spencer 6-3, 6-2. 3 – E. Johnston (TB) defeated Munn 6-2, 5-7, 10-8. 4 – Saleeby (TB) defeated E. Beasley 6-2, 6-0. 5 – Davis (TB) defeated Davis 6-2, 6-1. 6 – Guldan (WH) defeated McGill 6-7(7-4), 7-5, 10-5. DOUBLES 1 – Head/L. Johnston (TB) defeated Z. Beasley/Munn 8-3. 2 – Spencer/Guldan (WH) defeated Saleeby/Davis forfeit. 3 – Davis/E. Beasley (WH) defeated Stevens/Tuck 8-2.

VARSITY SWIMMING

Tulsa 76, Indiana 70 Los Angeles 60, San Antonio 52 Connecticut 72, Chicago 68 Minnesota 71, Phoenix 61 Seattle 69, Washington 59

SHS GIRLS 9TH, BOYS 13TH

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Sumter High School girls swimming team finished ninth out of 20 teams while the boys were 13th in the Yellow Jacket Invitational on Saturday at Augusta

MONDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

TODAY’S GAMES

Atlanta at New York, 7 p.m. Connecticut at Indiana, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Washington at Phoenix, 3:30 p.m.

Aquatics Center. The Lady Gamecocks finished with 94 points. Three different individuals and two relay teams scored points for SHS. Haley Stewart led Sumter with a fifth-place finish in the 100-meter freestyle and sixth in the 50 free. Both were state consideration cut times. Abby Hoshour was eighth in the 100 backstroke with a state qualifying cut time and was 10th in the 50 free with a state consideration cut time. Hayden Kirkhart was 11th in the 100 back and 13th in the 200 freestyle, both state consideration cut times. The 200 free relay team finished sixth and the 400 free relay team 11th, both in state consideration cut times. The teams consists of Kirkhart, Elise Pyon, Hoshour and Stewart. The boys finished with 8 points, all of them coming from Will Stallings. He finished 10th in a state consid-

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Japan rallies for LLWS championship BY PAT EATON-ROBB The Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — With more than 42,000 fans cheering against them, the Tokyo players found themselves down eight runs in the first inning of the Little League championship game against Lewisberry, Pennsylvania. That brought out manager Junji Hidaka’s inner Yogi Berra and sparked a record rally that saw the Kitasua Little League pound out 22 hits in an 18-11 comeback victory in a battle of undefeated teams. “I told the players it doesn’t end until it ends,’’ Hidaka said through a translator. Tokyo responded with seven runs in the second, four in the third and five in the sixth. Masafuji Nishijima had four hits and six RBI, and Shingo Tomita hit two of Tokyo’s five home runs. Tokyo’s third pitcher, Nobuyuki Kawashima, held Lewisberry in check most of the game, giving up just one run and two hits over five innings. “Today my fastball wasn’t going fast enough,’’ said the 12-year-old, who lived for four years in California, and speaks fluent English. “I knew my breaking ball had to be on the corner, down low, where the batters can’t reach too far or it just gets them offbalance.’’ It was the 10th title for Japan, second behind Taiwan’s record 17. It’s the third

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Japan’s Masafuji Nishijima, left, rounds third past Dylan Rodenhaber of Lewisberry, Pa., after hitting a 3-run home run in the third inning of Japan’s 18-11 comeback victory on Sunday in the championship game of the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa. title for the Kitasuna Little League team, which also took home championship pennants in 2001 and 2012. Tokyo had given up a total of 10 runs in its other tournament games, but Lewisberry scored 10 times and sent 14 batters to the plate in the bottom of the first after falling behind 2-0.

Lewisberry knocked out starting pitcher Daiki Fukuyama before an out was recorded in the first. Dylan Rodenhaber made his first hit of the tournament count, hitting the ball over the rightfield fence for a grand slam. Jaden Henline added a threerun homer, a shot that went

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Fan’s death at Braves game raises safety questions for new stadium BY CHARLES ODUM The Associated Press ATLANTA — The death of a longtime Braves season-ticket holder raises questions about the height of guard rails at the team’s new stadium that is to open in 2017. The Braves say they had safety in mind when planning SunTrust Park even before Gregory Murrey’s death Saturday night. Team officials Monday would not release plans for railing heights at the new stadium. The railings at Turner Field meet industry requirements, but the team could exceed those heights at their new building. The International Building Code, the accepted industry standard, has a minimum height requirement of 42 inches for guard rails that act as protective barriers in opensided areas such as walkways or smoking platforms. Railings in front of seated areas must be 26 inches. Braves President John Schuerholz didn’t address specifics Sunday about guard rails at the new stadium, though he said the weekend death wouldn’t influence construction plans. “We’re not going to tie that into how you design a facility,’’ Schuerholz said. “It was a sad, tragic event. We obviously abide by industry regulations and we’ll continue to do that. That’s what we’ll do. “We made our plans long be-

ARRIETA FROM PAGE B1 for a long time. I’ve been close on a couple of occasions, and tonight I was just fortunate that everything aligned right.’’ Last year, Arrieta (17-6) became the first Cubs pitcher since 1950 to take a no-hitter into the seventh inning three times in one season. He tossed a 1-hit shutout against Cincinnati last Sept. 16 at Wrigley Feld, allowing his first hit to Brandon Phillips with one out in the eighth. Arrieta had a then careerhigh 10 wins last season after going 4-2 in nine starts for the

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Atlanta Braves employees stand at the portal of section 401 at Turner Field near where 60-year-old fan Gregory K. Murrey fell from the top deck to his death during Saturday’s game against the New York Yankees in Atlanta. fore this event occurred. Every facility that’s getting built, there’s a great deal of communication with architects and engineers and the league in terms of abiding by league standards for the industry. We certainly will do that.’’ The Braves released a statement Monday mourning the loss of Murrey and also addressing safety at the new stadium. “Finally, as we look to the future, we are working with our architects to ensure that SunTrust Park has effective safety protocols in place at the

time of opening,’’ the team said. “This process began during the design phase of SunTrust Park many months ago and will continue every day. “We are fortunate to have an architecture firm that has designed many ballparks — and other sports facilities — so we can draw upon their experience as industry leaders in creating the safest and best sports and entertainment experience. Ensuring the safety of our fans while in the ballpark has always been and will always be a priority for our organization.’’

Cubs in 2013, when he was acquired from Baltimore that July. At 29, he’s blossoming a little later than some big league pitchers. “Right now, he’s pitching at a different level, and he deserves it,’’ Maddon said. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen anybody work any harder. He has come a long way from Baltimore, where he really had command issues with the fastball but always had good stuff.’’ Arrieta sensed his time was ending with the Orioles, who had drafted him in 2007 out of Texas Christian and called him up to the majors in 2010. He quickly found a home with

the Cubs, who embraced the low-key Texan. “The comfort level was there from the get-go, so it was a seamless transition,’’ he said. “I came over here and started doing some things I knew I was capable of doing to help me be more consistent. The momentum just continued to roll.’’ Kris Bryant’s 2-run homer in the first gave Arrieta a quick boost, and all the offense he would need. The right-hander was sharp early against the Dodgers, retiring the first seven batters he faced before he got some help toward his no-hitter from the official scorer.

deep into the shrubbery in straightaway center field. The Red Land Little League, which draws players from several central Pennsylvania towns around Lewisberry, scored three more times sending what amounted to a hometown crowd of more than 42,000 fans into a frenzy.

Fans of the Lewisberry team helped set a tournament attendance record of 499,964, well over the previous mark of 414,905 set in 2011 when a team from Keystone, Pennsylvania, was in the tournament. Tokyo responded after their manager’s pep talk. Yugo Aoki hit a 3-run homer in the top of the second, which was followed with solo shots from twin brothers Kengo and Shingo Tomita. Daiki Fukuyama added a two-run double up the middle to bring the Japanese back within a run. Shingo Tomita tied it at 10 in the third inning with a solo home run to left field. Three batters later, Masafuji Nishijima hit a 3-run homer to make it 13-10. “They just put the bat on the ball,’’ Lewisberry manager Tom Peifer said. “They hit pitches I’ve never seen kids, especially 12-year-olds, hit.’’ Lewisberry got one back in the bottom of the third. Braden Kolmansberger hit the ball over the head of Japan’s center fielder and eventually scored when third baseman Koki Jo could not handle a slow roller by Henline. The teams broke the previous Little League record of 23 combined runs in a championship game — a mark that had stood since 1947. Lewisberry’s 10-run first inning also was a record, as was the teams’ combined 30 hits. The 8-run deficit was the largest overcome in any Little League World Series game.

MONTGOMERY FROM PAGE B1 just piggybacking a little bit,” Montgomery said. “I was just happy to be out there for six and keep the team in it and give us a good outing to win.” The Sumter native left the dugout to complete his post-start exercises and didn’t see as Adams struck out Ty Washington before Brian O’Grady walked to end the Yankees’ bid for a perfect game. One out later, Sebastian Elizalde — mired in a 0-for-14 slump — broke up the no-hitter with a double to the right-field gap. When Montgomery returned to the dugout, he heard what had happened but was unperturbed. “We still won, so that’s all that matters,” the 2014 fourth-round pick said. Montgomery has been solid since being promoted from Class A Charleston in late June. The 6-foot-4-inch hurler has gone at least five innings in each of his 14 starts with the Yankees while

posting a 3.05 ERA over 85 2/3 frames. Despite logging so many innings, Montgomery said he still felt strong Friday night. “I felt really good tonight, actually, a lot better than the end of the year usually feels,” he said. “I feel like my body feels good and my arm’s still definitely above me. “Stuff-wise, I think this is one of the top (starts) I’ve ever had. I’ve been working a lot with our pitching coach (Tommy Phelps), and just working on my mechanics, moving on the mound. … Then our strength coordinators have really been keeping my body in shape.” Montgomery also said he has a fairly simple plan for building off his best start of the season. “Obviously, what me and Phelpsy have been practicing has been working,” he said. “Gonna need to start practicing that some more tomorrow.”

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Still plenty of motivation for SEC East champ Tigers BY R.B. FALLSTROM The Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. — During the summer, Missouri linebacker Kentrell Brothers was shocked to see on Twitter that he’d been kicked off the team. Turned out it was just a rumor, and the latest indignity suffered by the 2-time defending champions in the SEC East. “I don’t know PINKEL where that came from,” Brothers said. “It was kind of scary. I’m here, I plan on being here.” The senior linebacker is held in such high regard by teammates that he was voted one of four captains before the start of fall practice. Brothers had 122 tackles last season, tops among SEC returnees, but he’s just a third-team preseason pick in the SEC this time — after being voted second-team all-SEC last year. There’s plenty of motivation to go around. The Tigers are coming off an 11-3 season capped by a Citrus Bowl victory, but they are preseason picks to finish third in the division this season. They just can’t seem to get away from the taint of a 5-7 record three years ago when they flopped in their first year in the SEC after making the switch from the Big 12. “We love that, thank them all,” Brothers said. “We like being underdogs.” Coach Gary Pinkel has grown accustomed to such treatment and tries not to overplay the underdog hand, rejecting the notion he might use it to spur players. He notes that every year he emphasizes leadership with seniors, and this year is no different. “I’m not a trick guy,” Pinkel said. “I always put it on players, not pressure but more a sense of responsibility when there’s an expectation we should win at a high level. The senior group, this is their legacy.” Things to watch for with Missouri this season:

AIR IT OUT Developing receivers is a top priority with the top three options from last season gone. The Tigers will try to succeed by volume, regularly sending out two tight ends and two wide receivers on patterns. Sophomore Nate Brown, a former top recruit, could step up along with tight ends Sean Culkin and Jason Reese. Tailback Russell Hansbrough, who rushed for 1,084 yards and 10 touchdowns last season, can take the heat off the pass game with more productivity.

Bulldogs have QB Prescott, then lots of question marks BY DAVID BRANDT The Associated Press STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State has one of the country’s best returning quarterbacks in senior Dak Prescott. The rest of the roster is much more of an unknown. The Bulldogs have just eight starters returning — four each on offense and defense — from last year’s team that won 10 games and spent five weeks as the No. 1 ranked team in the country. “Even though there will be a lot of new faces, there will be a lot of recognizable faces coming back and we’re excited about that,” Mullen said. Prescott is by far the most important — he threw for 3,449 yards and 27 touchdowns while also running for 986 yards and 14 touchdowns — and his consistently fantastic performances vaulted him into the Heisman Trophy conversation for much of last fall. He’ll try to duplicate that performance with a new running back combo of Ashton Shumpert, Dontavian Lee, Aeris Williams and Brandon Holloway. “We have a lot of versatility,” Prescott said. “It is a good group of guys who can do a bunch of things.” There will also be at least three new starters along the offensive line.

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Mississippi State returns Heisman Trophy hopeful quarterback Dak Prescott, center, but has questions at nearly every other position on the field as the Bulldogs get set for another run in the SEC West. Mississippi State’s defense is more experienced than it first appears because several players who didn’t start last season still received ample playing time. Among them are linebacker Richie Brown, cornerback Will Redmond and defensive lineman Chris Jones.

season, he’ll go down as easily the best quarterback in the program’s history. The 6-foot2 Prescott was one of college football’s best players last season, throwing for 3,449 yards, 27 touchdowns and 11 interceptions while running for 986 yards and 14 touchdowns.

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MAUK MATURITY Junior quarterback Maty Mauk completed just 52 percent of his passes, with six of his games under 50 percent. Ugly or not, he finished with 25 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions. It didn’t hurt that the coaching staff never lost confidence.

FRONT LINE The Tigers have plenty of experience up front for Mauk with a group led by center Evan Boehm and tackle Connor McGovern. Like Brothers, Boehm is a preseason third-team all-conference pick.

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is one reason why many preseason predictions have the Bulldogs finishing near the bottom of the SEC’s Western Division. Coach Dan Mullen says that number is deceiving. There were several defensive players from last season — including cornerback Will Redmond, linebacker Richie Brown and defensive tackle Chris Jones — who didn’t start but had prominent roles last season.

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BY JOHN KEKIS The Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Scott Shafer enters his third season at Syracuse somewhat under the gun. He’s not fazed. “College football is about pressure every single year,” Shafer said. “They’re just going to look at the bottom line, year in and year out. I understand that.” Named head coach after Doug Marrone bolted for the NFL, the Orange’s former defensive coordinator also understands his team is coming off a 3-9 year in which it won only one Atlantic Coast Conference game in eight tries. “We had a very difficult season, but our kids prevailed off the field and in the classroom. That shows true character,” Shafer said. “It’s how you get

through the tough times that make the high times even higher. I think the program is at a SHAFER place where I feel really good about.” Shafer will ignore the not-so-flattering prognostications about 2015 with a one-day-at-a-time mentality. After beating Minnesota in the Texas Bowl, last fall was forgettable for Shafer, who’s 10-15 as the head guy. Injuries including starting quarterback Terrel Hunt and middle linebacker Marqez Hodge hurt the team as the season wore on. By November, Shafer was missing a dozen players and using his fourth-string QB, who was taking orders from an offensive coordinator who took over in midseason.

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much more enjoyable. It remains to be seen whether Carolina can get back to that this season or not. The story will begin to be told on Thursday in Charlotte when it faces North Carolina. Following are five keys for South Carolina to be more than just a .500 football team.

1. PLAY BETTER DEFENSE — ESPECIALLY DOWN THE STRETCH This is so obvious it goes without saying. As stated earlier, the Gamecocks were absolutely terrible on defense for pretty much all of their games. And as porous as USC was through the first three quarters, something else happened to it in the fourth quarter of many games, three of them in particular. Assuredly engrained in the minds of members of Gamecock Nation are the double-digit leads Carolina held over Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee in the fourth quarter. Of course, they coughed up those leads, losing each of those games; win those three and you’ve got a 9-win regular season with a better bowl game awaiting you. One has to think South Carolina will be better on defense with codefensive coordinator Jon Hoke calling the shots. Now it’s a different season and the Gamecocks won’t be sending out the same of-

deflate footballs to gain an edge in a 45-7 victory over the Colts. Berman said he’s putting the final touches on his decision. “It won’t be today, but hopefully tomorrow or the day after,’’ he said of a written ruling. Berman said previously that he hoped to rule by Friday, giving the Patriots enough time to prepare for their Sept. 10 season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Judge Richard Berman said in federal court in Manhattan. However, Berman said: “We did not reach a settlement. ... In some cases, it doesn’t happen and this is one of those cases.’’ Absent a compromise, Berman will have to either affirm or throw out Goodell’s decision in July to uphold a 4-game suspension of Brady. The NFL concluded the quarterback colluded with two Patriots ball handlers to

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2. ESTABLISH THE RUN This will be the first season in a while in which USC hasn’t had a high-profile running back in the backfield. Last year it was Mike Davis and the three prior to that it was Marcus Lattimore. This year it’s Brandon Wilds, David Williams and Shon Carson, each of whom has had his moments, but not with any consistency. Carolina is going to need to be able to run the football, especially early in the season as Connor Mitch or whoever ends up playing quarterback develops. It is going to need to be able to throw the football at some point, but it needs to be able to suck up yards on the ground from the get-go.

3. BE 2-0 HEADING TO ATHENS Yes, the object is to win every game, but if South Carolina is going to be in the hunt for a special season, it needs win over UNC and Kentucky before going on the road to face Georgia on Sept. 19. A loss in either or both of those games doesn’t send the season immediately down the drain, but it certainly makes it difficult to have a good year. After UGA, the Gamecocks are at home against Central Florida, on the road against Mizzou and at home against Louisiana

USC was explosive on offense last season, and it had to be with how bad the defense had to be. Quarterback Dylan Thompson caught a lot of grief last season for being inconsistent at times, but think about how much pressure he felt thinking the unit had to score every time it had the football. Head coach Steve Spurrier probably enjoyed opening it up last season, but if the defense is markedly better, he won’t have a problem eating some clock. That’s why when the scoring opportunities do come around, Carolina needs to be able to cash in almost every time.

5. MAKE PHAROH AN ALL-AMERICAN This likely won’t be too hard of a thing to do since Pharoh Cooper was a first team All-SEC selection at three different spots — wide receiver, all-purpose and returner. Still, South Carolina needs to get the ball in his hands 10-15 times a game, if not more. With the Gamecocks being very inexperienced at quarterback and a No. 2 receiver not established, they may have to be creative. Reverses, running him out of the Wildcat, etc., may have to be incorporated into the offense often, especially early in the season.

UNKNOWNS FROM PAGE B1 back on besides Cooper, who had 1,030 yards receiving a year ago. “We’re all waiting to see what happens,’’ Spurrier said. Mitch is a 6-foot-3 passer with a traditional drop-back style. He beat out three others during the summer competition that Spurrier let continue through most of camp because of the inexperience of the contenders. Mitch sees himself as a low-key guy who will spend his time leading the offense rather than rattling off past accomplishments. “Just be the leader of the offense, making sure everybody goes where they need to, keep the ball moving and score points,’’ Mitch said. “You always have to have faith in yourself as the leader of the offense.’’ Mitch will have to find other targets besides Cooper, who is guaranteed to attract maximum attention from opposing defenses. Spurrier said Deebo Samuel and Carlton Heard will start at the other receiver positions against North Carolina. Neither player has caught a pass in college. The Gamecocks will look to Brandon Wilds and David Williams to pick up the running game from Davis, the team’s top rusher the past two seasons now with the San Francisco 49ers. Wilds is a fifth-year player who had 570 yards rushing last year, his best career showing. Williams ran for 256 yards as a third back in 2014. “We have confidence both those players are very good and ready to play,’’ Spurrier said. “We will certainly try to run the ball against North Carolina, I think they know that.’’ Unless, Spurrier added, the Gamecocks can break free over the middle with the 6-6 Adams, a senior who was expected to have a bigger impact on the team than he has had so far. Spurrier said Adams will miss the next practice because of a hamstring pull but should be able to play against the Tar Heels. These teams opened the season in 2013 with Shaw leading the Gamecocks to a 27-10 victory at Williams-Brice Stadium. North Carolina coach Larry Fedora said his team has made strides since then. “We got some more pieces to the puzzle put together,’’ Fedora said. “We’ve got some more depth that we didn’t have then.’’ North Carolina’s defense was 117th nationally a year ago, allowing more than 497 yards a game. Spurrier hopes his inexperienced offense can begin to find its stride this week. “It’s going to be interesting up there’’ in Charlotte, Spurrier said.

OBITUARIES BERNICE H. DICKS Bernice Hunter Dicks, widow of Abram Dicks Jr., transitioned on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at Trident Health System in Charleston. Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late George and Earline Gary Hunter. The family will receive friends at the residence, 590 Dicks St., Sumter, SC 29150. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc.

JAMES LEE JOHNSON James Lee Johnson, 71, died on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at his home. Born on July 26, 1944, in Sumter County, he was a son of Hezekiah “Doube” and Verlie Mae Jenkins Johnson. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his mother, 5225 Cotton Acres Road, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

MARIE MCMASTER BISHOPVILLE — Marie McMaster, 89, died on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at McCoy Memorial Nursing Center in Bishopville. The family is receiving friends at 40 Moses Road. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Boatwright Funeral Home of Bishopville.

ROY H. TUMBLESTON Roy Harmon Tumbleston, age 74, died on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Born in Charleston, he was a son of the late G.W. Sr. and Otto Caddin Tumbleston. Mr. Tumbleston was the owner and operator of Tumbleston Clearing and Landscaping. He was a member of Riverside Hunt Club. He loved to play golf, hunt and fish. He was also a member of Wedgefield Baptist Church. Surviving are one son,

Jonathan Roy Tumbleston of Sumter; one daughter, Shannon Scoggins and her husband, Michael, of Sumter; three brothers, G.W. Tumbleston Jr. of Edisto Island, Raymond Tumbleston and his wife, Carla, and Bennie Tumbleston and his wife, Alex, both of Hollywood, South Carolina; one sister, Mable Tumbleston Hill and her husband, Mackey, of Ravenel; five grandchildren, Makenzie Scoggins Ketchum and her husband, Scott, Chandler Scoggins, Kaitlyn Scoggins, Sam Scoggins and Tillman Roy Tumbleston-Waynick; two great-grandchildren, Layton and Marley Ketchum; and a host of nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by

a brother, Burnett Leroy Tumbleston. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Johnson officiating. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

MARY ALICE M. HODGE Mary Alice Morris Hodge, 88, widow of Harold G. Hodge, died on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at her home. Born on Oct. 29, 1926, in

Lamar, she was a daughter of the late Wesley Eugene and Dalia Elizabeth Truluck Morris. She was a member of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of East Clarendon High School and was a retired teacher’s assistant from Sumter School District 17. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. Survivors include a daughter, Mary “Ann” Hodge of Sumter; a son, Harold Hodge (Margaret) of Sumter; five grandchildren, Matthew Hodge, Christopher Hodge (Chantel Englehart), Tiffany Hodge (Shawn), Ashley Lynch (Casey) and Dana Strock; seven great-grandchildren, Alana Thomas, Morgan Hodge, Elliette Hodge, Jack-

son Roberts, Audrina Parnell, Lillie Lynch and Maggie Lynch; a number of nieces and nephews; and two special feline friends, Busta and Mr. O. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the Sumter SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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Mobile Home Rentals Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water /sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 803-494-8350 14 x 60, 3Br Industrial Park area. No Pets. $350/mo & $350 sec dep. 803-481-0365

Unfurnished Homes HOUSES AND TRAILERS FOR LEASE TO OWN OR RENT. CALL 803-468-5710 OR 803-229-2814

Nice 2BR 1BA home. Safe neighborhood. Reasonable. No pets. Sec. 8 OK. Close to Shaw. 803-983-0043

REAL ESTATE Real Estate Wanted I buy homes. Repairs needed ok. Call 803-972-0900

Manufactured Housing TIRED OF RENTING? We help customers with past credit problems and low credit scores achieve their dreams of home ownership? We have 2,3, & 4 bedroom homes. Call 843-389-4215 AND also visit our Face Book Page (M&M Mobile Homes)

Mobile Home with Lots DW (Dalzell) 5BR 3BA for sale by owner. 50K neg. Call 850-728-8332

Land & Lots for Sale 1550 Stephen Tindal Dr. 1 acre vacant lot. $8,000. Owner financing. Call 404-895-3972. Land For Sale. 11 acres. Old River Rd, Clarendon County. Please call 803-468-0011

DW 4/5 BR 2BA, 2200 sq ft. Seymour Rd near Shaw. $700 a month. Call 803-467-9490

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

DETAILS AND BIDDING AT: WWW.JRDIXONAUCTIONS.COM J. RAFE DIXON, SCAL 4059 (803) 774-6967

ROUTE OPEN IN Horatio/Stateburg GREAT FOR PERSON LOOKING FOR EXTRA INCOME $700+ PER MONTH If you have good, dependable transportation and a phone in your home, apply in person at:

Circulation Department 20 N. Magnolia Street Sumter, SC 29150 or call (803) 774-1216

Pick Up Your Copy Today! Sumter Locations

Barnettes Auto Parts • Bubba’s Diner Broad St. Chick-fil-A Broad Street • DeMaras Italian Restaurant Hwy 441 D & L Diner 441 back gate at Shaw Duncan Dogs 5641 Broad Street El Cheapo Gas Station Hwy 76 Across from Shaw Gamecock Bowling Lanes Broad Street Georgios 5500 Sycamore at 5000 area of Shaw IGA Pinewood Rd. • IGA Wesmark Blvd. • IHOP Kwik Mart Hwy 441 • Logan’s Roadhouse McDonalds 76/441 at Shaw MRMA #441 Midlands Retirement Military Association Palmetto Oyster House (PO House) Parkway Shell Station Hwy 441 at Shaw Piggly Wiggly Pinewood Rd. • Pita Pit 1029 Broad St. Quiznos • SHAW AAFES Gas Station & Shoppette SHAW Base Exchange • SHAW Commissary Sumter Cut Rate Drug Store 32 S. Main St. Chic Fil A Forest Dr at Fort Jackson Tuomey Hospital Grouchos Deli 47817 Forest Drive at Fort Jackson TWO Main Entrances at Patton Hall 3rd Army McENTIRE Air National Guard Base YMCA Miller Road • Yucatan Mexican Restaurant Mr Bunkys Hwy76 Panchos Restaurante 5400 Forest Dr at Fort Jackson Shell/Corner Pantry Forest Drive at Fort Jackson United Convenience Store Starbucks Forest Dr. in Trentholm Plaza at Fort Jackson Young’s Convenience Store Subway Forest Dr. • Wal-Mart 5240 Forest Drive at Fort Jackson

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If your suits aren’t becoming to you, It’s a good time to be coming to Mayo’s! Wesmark Plaza • 773-2262 • Mon-Sat 10-7 • www.MayosDiscountSuits.com

RECREATION

Legal Notice 477 - Davis, Joseph 508 - James, Levarron 560 - Torell, Dona 706 - Weems, Gabrielle 718 - Smith-Owens, Tracy

Boats / Motors

1996 GTI Yellow SeaDoo; 1999 GTI Purple SeaDoo. Dual trailer included. Call 803-236-7077.

TRANSPORTATION

Autos For Sale Back to School Specials Small cars start at $1900 $$$ Price is Right Auto Sales 3210 Broad St 803-494-4275

1277 Camden Hwy, Sumter, SC 29153 A032 - Scott, Tonya A036 - Medina, Laracha A052 - Bailey, Franklin B007 - Watts, Adrian B008 - Greene, Tyrone B026 - Blacknall, Fatima B031 - Montgomery, Shemeika B066 - Frierson, Varian C051 - Holmes, Latimore C059 - Ingram, Rodney F001 - McDuffie, Patricia F017 - Daniels, Leevan G032 - Bratton, Ruth G033 - King, Sanquinatta I010 - Farmer, Monica I012 - Sumpter, Takema I014 - Hyatt, Jack I015 - Hayden, William 3785 Broad St, Sumter, SC 29154 0112 - Green, Tyree 0127 - McFadden, Katrina 0316 - Cruz, Allen 0318 - Holliday, Eddie 0422 - Hilton, Omar 0440 - Hayward, Carolyn 0535A - Jones, Adelina 0625 - Hayward, Carolyn 0701 - Glover, Teresa 0722 - Jones, Adelina Purchase must be made with cash only and paid for at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of the sale. Sale is subject to adjournment.

LEGAL NOTICES

Estate Notice Sumter County

Card of Thanks

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

May 1, 1933 - Aug. 6, 2015

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

Estate:

Personal Representative Mariam L. Alston-Greene

Estate:

Public Storage/ PS Orangeco, Inc. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell to satisfy the lien of owner at public sale by competitive bidding on September 17, 2015 personal and/or business property including but not limited to furniture, clothing, tools and other household / business items located at the properties listed. The sale will begin at 2:00 pm at 1143 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29153. The personal goods stored therein by below named occupant(s); 1143 N.Guignard Dr, Sumter, SC 29150 319 - Charles, Ladorri 321 - Still, Judith 340 - Boone, Maria 463 - Swinton, Dale

The following vehicle was abandoned at Rusty's Diesel Service, 874 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Described as a 2004 Sterling B o x T r u c k V I N # 2FZACFCT75AU95896. Total Due for storage is $3,165.18 as of August 27, 2015, plus $25.00 per day thereafter. Owner is asked to call 803-775-8777. If not claimed in 30 days. it will be turned over to the Magistrate's Office for public sale.

Estate Notice Sumter County

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

Clara W. Windham #2015ES4300463

Personal Representative David R. Windham

C/O Garryl L. Deas Attorney at Law PO Box 1211 Sumter, SC 29151

Personal Representative Betty W. Huggins

2610 Ike Brunson Road Alcolu, SC 29001

Pearl L. Ricks #2015ES4300466

Estate: Mary Lucille Graybill A/K/A Lucille Carter Graybill A/K/A Mary Lucille Carter Graybill #2015ES4300444

3264 East San Xavier Road Sierra Vista, Arizona 85635

Personal Representative Robert Martin Graybill

154 Hampton Crest Trail Columbia, SC 29209

Estate: James Willard Yates, Jr. #2015ES4300440 Personal Representative Nancy Y. Bradley

C/O Ricci Land Welch Attorney at Law PO Box 138 Manning, SC 29102 Estate:

Abandoned Vehicle Notice:

Estate: Alfred Leo Huggins, Sr. #2015ES4300470

3385 Highway 261 North Rembert, SC 29128

Personal Representative Wallace Ricks

Abandon Vehicle / Boat

Legal Notice

Mary Lee Alston #2015ES4300450

4650 Eddie Lane Sumter, SC 29154

C/O Kenneth R. Young, Jr. Attorney at Law 23 W. Calhoun Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Pertell M. Loynes #2015ES4300447

Personal Representative David McLeod

and Warren McLeod, Jr. 4128 Suitland Road #401 Suitland, MD 20746 Estate:

Margaret Ozleen Galloway #2015ES4300474

Personal Representative Donna Berry

299 Johnson Road Bishopville, SC 29010 Estate:

C/O Glenn F. Givens Attorney at Law 107 North Main Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Nancy Strange Russell #2015ES4300454

William Simmons #2015ES4300452

Personal Representative Mary L. Brown

PO Box 246 Pinewood, SC 29125 Estate:

Alice Marie Bradford Williams #2015ES4300443

Personal Representative Robert Williams, Jr.

C/O J. David Weeks Attorney at Law PO Box 370 Sumter, SC 29151

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The family of the late Fred D Mcfadden wishes to thank you for extending so much love and support to our family. We greatly appreciate all acts of kindness shown to us during our bereavement. Your thoughtfulness means more than words can express. Your generosity will be remembered always.

Lost & Found Found: male black lab Hwy. 15 N. & Foxworth Mill areas. No collar. Very sweet. Call 803-983-3227 to identify. Found chocolate male dog in the Alice Drive/Henderson St area. Owner please call 803-983-9438

Happy Ads

828 Uncle Bud Road Orangeburg, SC 29115

Richard W. Rauch #2015ES4300471

Personal Representative Richard Rauch II

Leroy James #2015ES4300465

Personal Representative Mary Dubose Griffin

Personal Representative Lynell J. James

Evelyn Gladys Sluss #2015ES4300459

Personal Representative Bruce Alvin Geddings

Estate:

Estate: Henry Flynn Griffin, Jr. #2015ES4300467

Estate:

Gardenia Conyers #2015ES4300468

Personal Representative Mamie Bostick

647 Putnam Avenue Apt 5F Brooklyn, NY 11221 Estate:

Charles Marshall Schofield #2015ES4300455

Personal Representative Paula G. Schofield and

Donald E. Oxner, CPA C/O S. Porter Stewart, II Attorney at Law PO Box 1461 Florence, SC 29503 Estate:

Abraham Louis Washington #2015ES4300473

Personal Representative Alfred Louis Washington

232 Lee Street Sumter, SC 29150

Congratulations Mrs. Sandra Ross Grant Master of Arts Degree, Aug. 7, 2015 Webster Univ., Shaw AFB Campus. We are all very proud of you. Love, your Husband, Son and Ross & Grant familes.

Personal Representative John Joseph Russell

C/O A. Paul Weissenstein, Jr. Attorney at Law PO Box 2446 Sumter, SC 29151 Estate:

Memorial Day

Ruby Ray Carter #2015ES4300436

Personal Representative Virginia Faye D'Angelo

PO Box 156 Dalzell, SC 29040 Estate: Dennis Orville Bowman #2015ES4300457

On September 13th we want to provide an opportunity for pet owners to memorialize their faithful friend.

Personal Representative Wendi L. Bowman

2963 Forest Lake Drive Sumter, SC 29154

only! $ 00

ATTENTION

The Classified Department has accumulated a large quantity of photos, mostly from Happy Ads, In Memory and other Special Pages. The Sumter Item appreciates your patronage. However, these photos need to be claimed and picked up from the Classified Department no later than October 5, 2015. After this date The Sumter Item will discard all unclaimed photos.

Huckleberry & Sippi Friends for 6 years. Now together again.

Owners: Alice Bessinger & Mary Cockerill DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 • 12PM

Name ______________________________________ Phone ________________ Address ___________________________________________________________ City ____________________________ State ____________ Zip _____________ Pet’s name _________________________________________________________ Owner’s Name _____________________________________________________ Message (limit 12 words) ___________________________________________________ Payment must accompany order: Total $ ______________ ❐ Check ❐ Visa ❐ Mastercard _______ If paying with credit card: Card No.______________________ Exp. date_________________ Signature _______________________________________________________________________

The Item will not be responsible for any photos unclaimed after this date.

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