IN SPORTS: 7 inducted into Sumter Sports Hall of Fame B1 CLARENDON SUN Manning club plans Yuletide SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 at Millford A8 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017 75 CENTS General: Middle East mission to shift PROVIDED PHOTO Airman 1st Class Jordan Stracener, 609th Air Operations Center Detachment 1 air tasking order production technician, monitors various air tasking orders at Shaw Air Force Base. Airmen at Shaw are an integral part of interpreting intelligence and producing orders for sorties in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. the way to its borders.” decreased. In October, that decreased. Bombing decreases after Air Force, He said the Iraqi forces, Last week, we were dropping less than including the Iraqi army, a third of the rate we were in August.” federal police and coun- Isler said that because ISIL is col- partners see ‘catastrophic success’ ter-terrorism forces, are lapsing and losing territory so quickly, now in some smaller cit- the partner forces are able to take on BY JIM HILLEY During an interview at Shaw Air ISLER ies on the north side of what remains of ISIL with less sup- [email protected] Force Base, Isler described the Air the Euphrates. port. Force’s role there as a support for On the other side of the “In the areas Iraq is clearing, they With the Islamic State in Iraq and partner forces, such as the Iraqi army border in Syria, the Syrian Democrat- are able to handle ISIL with their own the Levant — ISIL, also referred to as and the Syrian Democratic Forces in ic Forces have liberated Raqqa. forces. They don’t need our help as ISIS — now pushed out of major Syria. Isler said the level of support pro- much,” he said. “We are still doing the urban areas in Iraq and Syria, Brig. “What has changed is those part- vided by the U.S. Air Force has not intelligence work with them. We are Gen. Matthew Isler, assistant deputy ner forces are experiencing cata- changed, but the level of bombing has still doing advice and assist to our commander of U.S. Air Forces Central strophic success,” Isler said. “Last dropped. partner forces, but the partner forces Command, says the air campaign in week, (Iraqi government forces) lib- “In August, we dropped over 5,000 are doing the heavy lifting.” those areas is entering a transition erated Al Qa’im, the last major munitions in support of our partner phase. urban area, as Iraq has marched all forces,” he said. “In September, that SEE ISLAMIC STATE, PAGE A11 Julian Harris of Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Church Head Start honors in Rembert loads a pallet of water onto a truck recently as part of a relief effort for victims of Hurricane Harvey students’ mothers in Beaumont, Texas. BY ADRIENNE SARVIS of mothers sharing stories PHOTO SUBMITTED [email protected] and knowledge with their chil- dren at an early age. Local mothers received an Mothers are a child’s first encouraging message from a teacher, she said. former state senator during Growing up, Glover’s moth- Muffins with Mom, an event er told her she was beautiful hosted by Head Start to honor and encouraged her to do her students’ mothers. best every day. Because of her The Head Start program, mother’s words, she said, she which is celebrating its 50th did not let anyone else define anniversary this year, is of- her. Supplies are Beaumont bound fered to children from birth to “Women need to recognize age 5 to prepare them for who we are,” Glover said. school. The program hosted When you know who you Rembert church delivers hurricane relief to Houston area an event to honor fathers dur- are, you must know without a BY BRUCE MILLS In late August when Hurricane Harvey ing the previous week. doubt that you can do what [email protected] slammed Houston and southeast Texas near Maggie Glover, now the di- you put your mind to, she the Gulf of Mexico for four days, it dropped rector of developmental pro- said. Christian teaching says when God lays historic rainfall on the area and was a cata- grams for the division of gen- “You hold the single most something on your heart to do, you do it — strophic flood disaster. The Category 4 storm eral studies at Morris College important position on the no matter the cost — and trust Him with dumped almost 50 inches of rain in the after serving in the state planet,” she said. “You are the results. Beaumont-Port Arthur metropolitan area, House from 1989-92 and the Momma.” Members at Grant Hill Missionary Bap- which is about 90 miles east of Houston. state Senate from 1993-2003, tist Church, 5420 Black River Road, will tes- talked about the importance SEE MOMS, PAGE A11 tify to that. SEE SUPPLIES, PAGE A11 VISIT US ONLINE AT DEATHS, B6 WEATHER, A12 INSIDE Marie G. Jamison Joseph Wilson SUNNY FRIDAY 3 SECTIONS, 28 PAGES the .com VOL. 123, NO. 23 Mary W. Simon Ashby Davis Mostly sunny today; mainly Annie D. Burns Irene C. Green clear sky tonight Clarendon Sun A8 USA Today C1 Wendy B. Rivera Ronald Joe Classifieds B7 Opinion A10 Darryl V. Lawson Stanley J. Amos HIGH 61, LOW 37 Jesse Lee Hardy Comics C6 Television C4 A2 | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017 THE SUMTER ITEM Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Sumter United Ministries needs IN S.C. HISTORY FROM THE S.C. HISTORICAL SOCIETY On Nov. 27, 1839, Angelica Single- ton of Sumter County married Abram Van Buren, the eldest son of 60 additional turkeys, hams today President Martin Van Buren. The president was a widower, and Angeli- BY JIM HILLEY ca, who has been called “the Jackie [email protected] Kennedy of the 19th century,” as- sumed the role of First Lady in her With less than a week to go be- early 20s. She and Abram met at a fore Thanksgiving, Sumter United White House dinner that Angelica at- Ministries still needs more than 60 tended with turkeys or hams for their Thanks- her aunt, Dolly giving meal drive, SUM Executive Madison. Director Mark Champagne said late Angelica’s Thursday morning. parents were Each Thanksgiving, Champagne Richard and explained, the ministry selects 150 Rebecca Travis clients to receive a box of food with Coles Single- everything needed for the typical ton. Raised at holiday meal. the family’s “We have different churches and plantation, An- groups that supply all the vegeta- gelica attended bles and stuffing, but the turkeys Columbia Fe- FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS we usually get community wide,” male Academy Angelica Singleton of he said. and Madame Sumter County was The meals will be distributed Grelaud’s Semi- called “the Jackie from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21. nary for Young Kennedy of the 19th “The people that we have chosen, Ladies in Phila- century.” we send them a card in the mail; if delphia. She somebody just comes, they won't be was considered able to get a turkey dinner,” Cham- quite a beauty, with dark, expressive pagne said. eyes and a long neck. Her looks, He said they like to rotate which along with lovely manners and an clients receive the meals each year. outstanding education, won her great “They'll come out here, and we’ll admiration in Washington and be- have a bunch of volunteers loading yond. Her portrait still hangs above turkeys and the fixings in boxes the mantel in the Red Room of the and putting them in cars,” he said. White House. Anyone who wishes to volunteer When the social season of 1839 should come out at about 11:45 ended, Angelica and Abram set off on a.m., he said. “It's a lot of fun, so a tour of Europe. She was admired in it's a great time to come out.” many countries and was presented to He said any age volunteer can both Queen Victoria of England and help out, but children must be ac- King Louis Philippe of France. After- companied by an adult. Volunteers ward, the couple returned to Washing- will be able to park at the Ameri- ton to resume their duties. Because of can Legion Hall next door, he said. the Panic of 1837, Angelica’s attempts Turkeys can be dropped off today to incorporate European style into at Sumter United Ministries, 36 Ar- White House functions was criticized tillery Drive, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. by some as aristocratic and extrava- or from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bynum gant. Her attempt to re-landscape the Insurance, 1170 Wilson Hall Road. White House lawn is said to have been “It is a lot of fun,” Champagne one cause of Van Buren’s loss to Wil- said. “People hugging and stuff and liam Henry Harrison in 1840. a lot of smiles; it’s just a fun type After the election, Angelica and of project that we do.” Abram spent several months at her The Lord's Cupboard at SUM will JIM HILLEY / THE SUMTER ITEM family home in Sumter. It was there always accept food donations, Sumter United Ministries volunteers James Mitchell and Will Kennedy load a freezer that she gave birth to her first son, Champagne said. with frozen foods Thursday as they make room for frozen turkeys and hams. Singleton. In the fall of 1841, the cou- In addition to turkeys for the ple and their newborn son moved to Thanksgiving drive, the pantry is Lindenwald, the Van Buren estate on in need of dried beans, macaroni (Lipton, Rice-A-Roni, etc.), pasta salmon, chicken or Vienna sausage.