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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 $1.00 of the Week B1 District gives instructional tech update monthly work session. students as an upgrade to the many as four to five electronic 4 weeks into virtual learning model, Sumter Nobody could have forecast- traditional online learning devices in use at a single time ed where K-12 education na- that took place in the spring. at their desk area while con- administrators discuss supports to teachers tionwide would be currently, It hasn’t been without some ducting virtual instruction to given the COVID-19 pandemic. hiccups thus far, district lead- maximize student learning. BY BRUCE MILLS room teachers. In mid-March with the initial ers said, but staff and admin- Laws described it as a “bap- [email protected] District Director of Instruc- spread of the virus in the U.S., istration are trying to provide tism by fire” to a certain ex- tional Technology David public and private schools the necessary resources to tent for classroom teachers After four weeks of virtual Laws, the district’s two in- across the state and nation teachers, who are leading the and also for district adminis- learning to start the school structional technology spe- closed their doors to in-person educational process from tration with the new technolo- year, Sumter School District cialists and other administra- instruction. their individual school class- gy. administrators provided the tors led a 55-minute presenta- With the start of the fall rooms. But with a “team effort and school board with a technol- tion and discussion with term, the district implement- A visit to Millwood Elemen- approach,” district officials ogy update of various sup- trustees Monday night at the ed real-time, virtual instruc- tary School on Tuesday ports being offered to class- board’s regularly scheduled tion via Google Classroom for showed some teachers with as SEE UPDATE, PAGE A9 COVID-19 cases rising among U.S. children BY LINDSEY TANNER began rising in early September as they are not immune, and there is AP Medical Writer many youngsters returned to their much to learn about how easily they classrooms. can transmit it to others,’’ she said in After preying heavily on the elderly About two times more teens were in- a statement. in the spring, the coronavirus is in- fected than younger children, the CDC The CDC report did not indicate creasingly infecting American chil- report said. Most infected children where or how the children became in- dren and teens in a trend authorities have mild cases; hospitalizations and fected. say appears fueled by school reopen- death rates are much lower than in Public health experts say the uptick ings and the resumption of sports, adults. probably reflects increasing spread of playdates and other activities. Dr. Sally Goza, president of the the virus in the larger community. Children of all ages now make up American Academy of Pediatrics, said While many districts require masks 10% of all U.S. cases, up from 2% in the rising numbers are a big concern and other precautions, some spread in MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM April, the American Academy of Pedi- and underscore the importance of schools is thought to be occurring, too. The Sumter Police Department gave atrics reported Tuesday. And the Cen- masks, hand-washing, social distanc- But experts also say many school-age school supplies to city elementary ters for Disease Control and Preven- ing and other precautions. children who are getting sick may not schools during its eighth-annual Back- tion said Monday that the incidence of “While children generally don’t get to-School Bash. COVID-19 in school-age children as sick with the coronavirus as adults, SEE VIRUS, PAGE A9 Picking ‘old timey cornfield pumpkins’ Nat Bradford and his children recently harvested Dutch Fork pumpkins on their family farm in Sumter County. The Dutch Fork pumpkin is native to the middle country of South Carolina, cultivated for hundreds of years and perhaps even longer by the Congaree and Cherokee Indians. Bradford said it became known as the ‘old timey cornfield pumpkin’ not long after German colonists began growing it in the 1750s, when it was planted on the edges of cornfields to suppress weeds. As commercial agriculture advanced in the 20th century, the practice disappeared, and the Dutch Fork pumpkin became extremely rare. Only a few old seedsmen still maintain small patches in their home gardens for local consumption. Bradford got his original seed of this variety from a seedsman in Pomaria. This is the same family of pumpkins as the Seminole in the Everglades and the Long Island Cheese in the TOP PUMPKIN- Northeast. Chefs across the Carolinas are reaching out more often to Bradford, touting the Dutch Fork PHOTOS BY PRODUCING pumpkin as better than the Long Island MICAH GREEN / STATES IN 2018 Cheese, saying that it makes a silkier and THE SUMTER ITEM Illinois smoother soup or bisque than Texas butternuts and is unmatched for baking California into pies Indiana and breads. Michigan Virginia Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania

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Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Sumter museum will offer Catawba pottery workshop

BY IVY MOORE County area. They used the coil the clay will stain clothing. Arts and culture contributor method to make the pots, which The fee for the Catawba and was originally “plain, rough, Indian-Colonoware Pottery Sumter County Museum con- usually had little to no decora- Workshop is $25 for museum tinues its series of workshops tion and was not buffed to a members, $30 for the public. on Saturday with a hands-on shiny finish. … Crushed sea- The fee may be paid in person class for young people on Ca- shells were added to the clay to during the museum’s regular tawba pottery. Education Man- help make it sturdier.” hours of operation – 10 a.m. to 5 ager Amanda Cox will teach the Originally made for practical p.m. Thursday through Satur- 1-to-4 p.m. class to students ages use as “plates, cups, bowls and day, by calling the museum at 8 to 17. Museum Director Annie other utilitarian functions,” the (803) 775-0908 or by visiting the Rivers said the museum has Catawbas began selling the pot- website www.sumtercounty mu- previously offered workshops tery in the late 19th century and seum.org, where health and on hand stitching and archaeol- continue to do so, “to help the safety guidelines may be seen. ogy and plans to offer others in Catawba make a living,” Cox The fee can also be paid by vis- the near future. said. iting the museum’s Facebook PHOTO PROVIDED Cox described the Catawba The museum workshop par- page and clicking on the ticket Shepherd Rowell picks a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch pottery as “beautiful black and ticipants will learn how Europe- link. at Dorr Farms in 2018. The Gable farm will be open every brown, (with) high-gloss finish an design affected North Ameri- All materials and firing are Saturday beginning this Saturday through Oct. 31. (and) beautiful shapes and can pottery and will make pot- included in the fee, and fired sculpted heads.” For centuries, tery vessels by hand using clay pottery may be picked up begin- she said, the Catawba Indians from the Bethune area. Cox ad- ning at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16. have made the pots from clay vised participants to dress “to For more information, call the Gable’s Dorr Farms found mainly around the York get messy,” as the iron rust in museum at (803) 775-0908. to kick off annual fall festivities Saturday Sumter native selected to serve aboard oldest

BY SHELBIE GOULDING tional charge as well. commissioned warship afloat: USS Constitution [email protected] Dorr said the farm store BY SN KATRINA MASTROLIA will also be open and sell- USS Constitution Public Affairs Starting Saturday, Dorr ing pumpkins, gourds, Farms will begin its annu- mums, honey and other BOSTON — Sumter native Seaman Apprentice al fall festivities on the fresh produce. Kya Cumming checked aboard USS Constitution farm for families to enjoy “It feels good for us to be on Sept. 22. at a safe distance. open,” Dorr said. “We have Duty aboard USS Constitution is one of the Na- From Oct. 3-31, Dorr several of our customers vy’s special programs, and all prospective crew- Farms, 5225 Dorr Acres who come out and say they members must meet a high standard of sustained Road in Gable, will be open just love it out here. We excellence and interview to be selected for the as- every Saturday from 9 a.m. enjoy it.” signment. to 6 p.m. for family fun ac- Dorr Farms will end the “Everything happens for a reason,” said Cum- tivities. month with safe and dis- ming. “God doesn’t make mistakes.” “Just to be able to get out tant Trunk-or-Treat for Cumming has served in the Navy for three in the open, enjoy them- families to get outdoors on months, and USS Constitution is her first duty selves and have fun and Halloween night. They will station. relax with everything also hold a Tent-and-Treat Cumming is a 2020 graduate of Sumter High going on,” said owner from 12 to 5 p.m. at the School. Marie Dorr. Sumter Farmers Market USS Constitution is the world’s oldest commis- For just $7 a person, fam- on Oct. 30. sioned warship afloat and played a crucial role in ilies can enjoy a 6.5-acre Social distancing will be the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively corn maze, hayrides and encouraged across the defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. pumpkin patch. There will farm and inside the store, The active-duty sailors stationed aboard USS also be good barbecue and Dorr said. Employees will Constitution normally provide free tours and games for families to take wear masks for the safety offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people part in. of others, and masks are each year as they support the ship’s mission of There will be two corn required inside the farm promoting the Navy’s history, maritime heritage maze routes: a longer, store. and raising awareness of the importance of a sus- more venturous route and Dorr said the farm will tained naval presence. an “old people corn maze,” also be open for reserva- USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 2ND CLASS GRANT GRADY Dorr said. A special flash- tions Monday through Fri- captured or destroyed 33 enemy vessels. / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM light corn maze will hap- day for school groups, pri- The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides Seaman Apprentice Kya Cumming, a native of Sum- pen on Oct. 10 and Oct. 31 vate groups and older during the War of 1812 after British cannonballs ter, poses for a photo in front of the USS Constitu- from 6 to 8 p.m. at an addi- adults. were seen bouncing off the ship’s wooden hull. tion in Boston, Massachusetts. Lee County to participate in community paramedicine program

BY STAFF REPORTS Community paramedicine is SCORH was awarded the models of care that will allow cy room isn’t warranted. Residents of Lee County will a health care model that al- Medicare Rural Hospital Flexi- rural EMTs greater flexibility “Emergency Medical Servic- soon be able to receive health lows paramedics to go out into bility Program – Emergency when responding to a 911 es provide transportation and assessments and non-emer- the community on routine ap- Medical Services (Flex-EMS) call: life-saving care to patients dur- gency medical care at home pointments to assess and treat Supplement in 2019 to help • Alternative Destination ing their times of most dire from specially trained para- patients in their homes under EMS providers in rural coun- will allow ambulances to need,” said Sarah Craig, direc- medics rather than traveling doctors’ orders. Paramedics go ties develop a CP program. transport patients to a more tor of health system innova- to a distant emergency depart- through extensive training be- This was a competitive cooper- appropriate care facility (such tion for SCORH. “But trans- ment thanks to a community yond their paramedic certifica- ative agreement through the as a primary care office) when portation to an emergency de- paramedicine (CP) initiative of tion to receive a CP endorse- Federal Office of Rural Health transportation to an emergen- partment in a neighboring the South Carolina Office of ment. Policy in the Health Resources cy room isn’t warranted. county when it is not medical- Rural Health. SCORH is a non- Lee, Calhoun and Fairfield and Services Administration. • Treat-No-Transport or ly necessary puts a tremen- profit organization with a mis- counties were selected for this SCORH is one of only six Telehealth will allow EMTs to dous strain on our rural EMS sion to close the gap in health training because they are grant recipients nationwide. provide onsite triage and treat- providers. The community status and life expectancy be- three of the eight counties in The Flex-EMS Supplement ment to patients through tele- paramedicine model will pro- tween rural and urban com- South Carolina that do not will also allow SCORH to de- health with a physician when vide faster and more appropri- munities in the Palmetto State. have a hospital. velop two other innovative transportation to an emergen- ate care.”

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NEW YORK — Hundreds of thou- sands of elementary school students are heading back to classrooms this week as New York City enters a high- stakes stage of resuming in-person learning during the coronavirus pan- demic, which is keeping students at home in many other big U.S. school systems. Twice delayed, the elementary school reopening on Tuesday came over objections from school principals who said the city’s complicated, chang- ing plans put them in a staffing bind. Meanwhile, officials are worried about recent spurts in virus cases in some city neighborhoods after a sum- mer of success at keeping transmis- sion fairly stable in the city as a whole. “It’s a big moment for the city,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said on cable news station NY1 on Monday night. With in-person learning for middle and high school students scheduled to begin Thursday, he noted, “as many as half a million kids could be in school in the course of this week.” With more than 1 million public school students, New York City initial- ly had a more ambitious timeline than many other big U.S. school systems for bringing children back to schoolhous- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS es this fall. Families have the option of Students greet Eddie Polanco, an elementary school guidance counselor, as they arrive for in-person classes outside Public School choosing all-remote learning, and a 188 The Island School on Tuesday in the Manhattan borough of New York. Hundreds of thousands of elementary school students growing number are doing so — 48% headed back to classrooms starting Tuesday as New York City entered a high-stakes phase of resuming in-person learning during the as of Friday, up from 30% six weeks coronavirus pandemic. earlier, according to city Education De- partment statistics. Other students are already back in Waiting for her daughter to go of school nurses and other issues. At staffing agreements,” the Council of the city’s virus-altered version of in- through a temperature check and one point, the United Federation of School Supervisors and Administra- person school, learning sometimes in questionnaire at the same school, Ash- Teachers threatened to strike. tors called Sunday for the state to take classrooms and sometimes at home. ley Shelton said she hoped the start of The union was still pressing for control of the school system for the du- Pre-kindergarteners and some spe- school would be good for both of them. changes as recently as Friday, when ration of the pandemic. cial education students began showing Online learning was “how can I put the city agreed to let more teachers Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday up Sept. 21 as online instruction began that — OK,” Shelton said, but her work from home when instructing stu- that he understood the concern of the for the rest of the student body. daughter missed going to school. And dents remotely, rather than having to principals’ union and that the state Tuesday was the first day of in-per- Shelton, a single mother, lost her re- come in to school to conduct online would monitor virus testing data to de- son learning for students in kindergar- ceptionist job amid the pandemic. Now classes. termine whether any steps need to be ten through fifth grades whose fami- that school is starting, she’s looking The principals’ union said the late- taken concerning New York City lies had chosen the hybrid learning for new work. breaking change was too much. Princi- schools. plan, while some high school and mid- Still, “I’m not going to say it was pals had already complained that the Both Cuomo and de Blasio are Dem- dle school students are slated to be easy” to decide to send her daughter to city was creating a staffing crunch by ocrats. back in classrooms starting Thursday. school in person, Shelton said. “Be- planning to have three different Many other big school systems Sonam Zompa was excited for her cause I have my doubts, I have my groups of teachers — one for all-re- across the country began the fall term 7-year-old son to go back to his elemen- worries, but God is good.” mote students, another for in-class- online, though some are reopening tary school on Manhattan’s Lower Students were originally due back room pupils and a third for blended- physical schools. In Florida, for in- East Side — and so was he. The third- Sept. 10. But the start date was pushed program students when they’re at stance, students opting for in-person grader, Tenzin Topdhen, said he liked back, repeatedly, after the city teach- home. learning returned to schools Sept. 21 his online classes but missed his ers’ union said it wasn’t safe to open Saying that de Blasio and Schools in Palm Beach County, where the na- friends — and in school, “we have ac- schools because of outdated ventila- Chancellor Richard Carranza “have tion’s 10th-largest school system has tual recess.” tion systems, an insufficient number entered into grossly irresponsible more than 197,000 students. Inaugural Teacher of the Month recognized for customized connection to her students This is the first in a new contest lesson. Students may chant and parents. She is responsible for series called Teacher of the dance to vocabulary words and leading the quarterly meetings, Month. Presented by Carolina rotate through centers, but they but more importantly, she moni- Grove, the public is asked to also sit and focus on writing mar- tors students’ grades and behav- nominate their favorite K-12 velous papers. Balance is what ior logs to make sure no students teachers in Sumter’s public and makes Teresa an unbelievable are slipping through the cracks. private schools. After the nomi- teacher. She uses a variety of in- She helps absent students catch nation period, the public votes be- dividual, group and partner up on assignments and assigns tween four finalists determined work, as well as color coding of teacher or student mentors as by The Sumter Item staff. The thesis statement, topic sentences, needed. She bridges that gap Teacher of the Month will be an- vivid verbs, etc. Her instruction from school to home effectively nounced in The Sumter Item’s is partially driven by assess- and efficiently. newspaper and online at www. ments; when she notices a weak- Mrs. Alexander holds great re- theitem.com/teacher on the ness in many students, she cus- spect among her peers, as many fourth Wednesday of the month. tomizes her lesson to include the seek her out for advice on how to The winner receives a $50 gift skills that were missed. Above deal with students or parents or certificate to Carolina Grove. all, she makes very difficult for alternative teaching methods. learning a great deal of fun. A She presents at professional de- September 2020 friendly racing competition is the velopment days, and her sessions Teacher of the Month — Teresa Alexander, a teacher and coach way she gets students to diagram on Google Classroom/Google at Wilson Hall, incorporates movement/ sentences or label parts of speech Meet are some of the most widely Teresa Alexander touch, sound and sight into each of her without grumbling. With a game attended sessions. lessons, making learning fun. of “Beat the Teacher,” Teresa Finally, Teresa is a coach for mall in stature but large pulls the most from the students, the varsity softball team, and the in presence. Teresa Al- the field, Teresa fills big and they often do not even realize players hold great respect for her. they are learning. 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BY DYLAN LOVAN died of multiple gunshot The Associated Press ‘Once the public wounds. It says she was hit in the torso, her upper left ex- LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Ken- listens to the tremity and both lower ex- tucky’s attorney general has tremities. She tested negative acknowledged that he never recording, they will for drugs and alcohol. asked the grand jury to con- “Our prosecutors presented sider homicide charges see that over the all of the evidence, even against police in the killing of though the evidence support- Breonna Taylor. course of two-and-a- ed that Sgt. Mattingly and De- Amid outrage about the tective Cosgrove were justified THE ASSOCIATED PRESS long-awaited charging deci- half days, our team in their use of force after hav- Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron addresses the media fol- sion, Attorney General Daniel ing been fired upon by Ken- lowing the return of a grand jury investigation into the death of Bre- Cameron said he would agree neth Walker,” Cameron said onna Taylor in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Sept. 23. Of the three Louisville with a judge’s order to make presented a thorough in the statement. “For that Metro police officers being investigated, one was indicted. public a recording of the pro- reason, the only charge rec- ceedings and that he wouldn’t and complete case to ommended was wanton en- object if members of the panel dangerment.” tation because we are confi- places require a judge’s order. want to speak publicly about the grand jury.’ Hankison, who was fired dent in the case we presented.” Grand jury transcripts were their grand jury experience. from the force for his actions The motion also said there released in the police shooting In his statement Monday DANIEL CAMERON during the raid, pleaded not was a “compelling public in- of Michael Brown in Missouri. night, Cameron also revealed guilty on Monday. terest” to have the grand jury But a judge refused to release that the only charge he recom- Kentucky attorney general Also Monday, an unidenti- record released. The filing ac- the minutes of the grand jury mended to the jury was wan- fied grand juror filed a court cused Cameron of “using the that decided not to indict New ton endangerment. He had motion asking a judge to re- grand jury to deflect account- York City officers in Eric Gar- previously declined to provide the charges and the individual lease the record of the pro- ability and responsibility for ner’s death in 2014, citing in details on what charges prose- they were directed to. I think ceedings and to allow the pan- (the indictment) decisions ...” part concerns about secrecy. cutors brought to the grand that’s important to know, and el’s members to talk publicly Such a public disclosure of In Georgia, 11th Circuit this jury to consider when it met my client feels the same.” about their experiences. grand jury minutes is rare. year ruled against releasing last week. Cameron said at a news con- Cameron suggested that his Most states have laws that grand jury records in the 1946 Cameron said the grand ference last week that prosecu- office would not stand in their would make it impossible. lynching of two Black couples. jury is meant to be a “secretive tors “walked them (the grand way: “We have no concerns Other states, such as Califor- Associated Press writer Colleen body,” but “It’s apparent that jury) through every homicide with grand jurors sharing nia, allow it under very specif- Long in Washington contribut- the public interest in this case offense and also presented all their thoughts on our presen- ic circumstances, and some ed to this report. isn’t going to allow that to hap- of the information that was pen.” available to the grand jury.” Cameron said a recording of The grand jury in Louisville the grand jury proceedings issued charges against one of- would be released today. ficer, Brett Hankison, for en- SMART “Once the public listens to dangering three of Taylor’s the recording, they will see neighbors by firing through Appliances for your home that over the course of two- her home, into an adjacent and-a-half days, our team pre- unit where bullets missed peo- Over- the- Range Microwave sented a thorough and com- ple. 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PrismaHealth.org/Ortho THE SUMTER ITEM WORLD WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 | A7 Worldwide death toll from COVID-19 eclipses 1M BY ADAM GELLER nati opened his church to the poor, minorities and the elder- than the so-called Spanish flu, and RISHABH R. JAIN ‘It’s our brothers, our dead, lining up 80 coffins in the ly. which killed an estimated 40 The Associated Press sisters. It’s people we center aisle. After an army With so many of the deaths million to 50 million worldwide convoy carted them to a cre- beyond view in hospital wards in two years, just over a centu- NEW DELHI — The world- know. And if you don’t matory, another 80 arrived. and clustered on society’s mar- ry ago. wide death toll from the coro- Then 80 more. gins, the milestone recalls the That pandemic came before navirus has eclipsed 1 million, have that human Eventually the crisis reced- grim pronouncement often at- scientists had microscopes nine months into a crisis that ed, and the world’s attention tributed to Soviet dictator Josef powerful enough to identify the has devastated the global econ- factor right in your moved on. But the pandemic’s Stalin: One death is a tragedy; enemy or antibiotics that could omy, tested world leaders’ re- grasp endures. In August, Car- millions of deaths are a statis- treat the bacterial pneumonia solve, pitted science against face, it’s very easy to minati buried his 34-year-old tic. that killed most of the victims. politics and forced multitudes nephew. The pandemic’s toll of 1 mil- In the U.S., the Spanish flu to change the way they live, make it abstract.’ “This thing should make us lion dead in such a limited time killed about 675,000. But most learn and work. all reflect. The problem is that rivals some of the gravest of those deaths did not come “It’s not just a number. It’s DR. HOWARD MARKEL we think we’re all immortal,” threats to public health, past until a second wave hit over the human beings. It’s people we the priest said. and present. winter of 1918-19. love,” said Dr. Howard Markel, Professor of medical history The virus first appeared in It exceeds annual deaths Up to now, the disease has a professor of medical history late 2019 in patients hospital- from AIDS, which last year left only a faint footprint on Af- at the University of Michigan at University of Michigan ized in the Chinese city of killed about 690,000 people rica, well shy of early modeling who has advised government Wuhan, where the first death worldwide. The virus’ toll is ap- that predicted thousands more officials on containing pan- was reported on Jan. 11. By the proaching the 1.5 million global deaths. demics and lost his 84-year-old resources. time authorities locked down deaths each year from tubercu- But cases have recently mother to COVID-19 in Febru- “I can understand why ... the city nearly two weeks later, losis, which regularly kills surged in countries like Brit- ary. numbers are losing their power millions of travelers had come more people than any other in- ain, Spain, Russia and Israel. In “It’s our brothers, our sisters. to shock, but I still think it’s re- and gone. China’s government fectious disease. the United States, the return of It’s people we know,” he added. ally important that we under- has been criticized that it did But “COVID’s grip on hu- students to college campuses “And if you don’t have that stand how big these numbers not do enough to alert other manity is incomparably great- has sparked new outbreaks. human factor right in your really are,” said Mark Honigs- countries to the threat. er than the grip of other causes With approval and distribution face, it’s very easy to make it baum, author of “The Pandem- Brazil has recorded the sec- of death,” said Lawrence Gos- of a vaccine still probably abstract.” ic Century: One Hundred Years ond-most deaths after the U.S., tin, a professor of global health months away and winter ap- The bleak milestone, record- of Panic, Hysteria and Hubris.” with about 142,000. India is law at Georgetown University. proaching in the Northern ed on Monday in the U.S. by The global toll includes peo- third and Mexico fourth, with He noted the unemployment, Hemisphere, the toll will con- Johns Hopkins University, is ple like Joginder Chaudhary, more than 76,000. poverty and despair caused by tinue to climb. greater than the population of who was his parents’ greatest The virus has forced trade- the pandemic and deaths from “We’re only at the beginning Jerusalem or Austin, Texas. It pride, raised with the little they offs between safety and eco- myriad other illnesses that of this. We’re going to see is 2 1/2 times the sea of human- earned farming a half-acre plot nomic well-being. The choices have gone untreated. many more weeks ahead of ity that was at Woodstock in in central India to become the made have left millions of peo- For all its lethality, the virus this pandemic than we’ve had 1969. It is more than four times first doctor from their village. ple vulnerable, especially the has claimed far fewer lives behind us,” Gostin said. the number killed by the 2004 After the virus killed the earthquake and tsunami in the 27-year-old Chaudhary in late Indian Ocean. July, his mother wept inconsol- Even then, the figure is al- ably. With her son gone, Prem- most certainly a vast under- lata Chaudhary said, how count because of inadequate or could she go on living? Three We’re Here inconsistent testing and report- weeks later, on Aug. 18, the ing and suspected concealment virus took her life, too. All told, by some countries. it has killed more than 96,000 in And the number continues to India. mount. Nearly 5,000 deaths are “This pandemic has ruined For You. reported each day on average. my family,” said the young doc- Parts of Europe are getting hit tor’s father, Rajendra Chaud- by new outbreaks, and experts hary. “All our aspirations, our WELCOMING fear a second wave in the U.S., dreams, everything is fin- which accounts for about ished.” 205,000 deaths, or 1 out of 5 When the virus over- NEW RESIDENTS worldwide. That is far more whelmed cemeteries in the Ital- than any other country, despite ian province of Bergamo last America’s wealth and medical spring, the Rev. Mario Carmi-

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Two police offi- 8,000 police agencies around the Breonna Taylor case “It’s going to make it more year, a pace similar to that of cers are shot after respond- the country, and tens of thou- where it looks like the courts dangerous for everybody recent years, the police de- ing to sounds of gunfire dur- sands of uniformed law en- are willing to hold the safety when you have police who partment said the protests ing a protest. forcement officers. of officers above the safety of are kind of spooked,” he said. have taken their toll. The shootings — one in Los Experts and law enforce- civilians when they are often “They are going to be hair- “Since May 28th, 2020, our Angeles and the other 2,000 ment officials agree that it is asleep and unarmed,” said triggered.” officers have been shot at, miles away in Louisville, no coincidence that such vio- Delores Jones-Brown, a re- Further, Hatch said the at- stabbed, assaulted with Kentucky, less than two lence comes at a time when tired professor from the John tacks could undermine the rocks, bricks and other de- weeks later — are stark re- Floyd’s killing and the result- Jay College of Criminal Jus- political goals of liberal ac- bris, have been struck by ve- minders of the dangers law ing nationwide protests have tice in New York. tivists who are demanding hicles and have even had Mo- enforcement officers face at a thrust law enforcement offi- There’s no question that police reform. Trump has lotov cocktails (thrown) at time when anger toward cers into the spotlight. Videos police officers all over the made questions of safety and them and inside their vehi- them in the wake of police of Black Americans being country feel they are under security central to his reelec- cles,” Sgt. Jessica McRorie, a killings of Black Americans, killed or wounded by police siege. tion bid, and continued vio- spokesperson for the New such as George Floyd and have played out across the “We’re hyper vigilant any- lence against police could York Police Department, said. Breonna Taylor, has boiled nation’s television screens, way as a profession, but help draw voters to his law- In all, 472 officers suffered over. including one that showed when officers are shot here and-order message. some form of injury during “I think it’s more than a the last moments of Floyd’s and another parts of the National Black Lives Mat- the protests, she said. suggestion that people are life under the knee of a Min- country, it makes us even seeking to do harm to cops,” neapolis police officer and more concerned about the Chicago Police Superinten- another showing a Kenosha, safety of our officers,” said dent David Brown told re- Wisconsin, officer firing Brown, Chicago’s police su- porters at a recent briefing. seven bullets into Jacob perintendent. 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He usual- tional Confectioners Association. ly buys between 160 and 200 candy That’s a bigger jump than the usual bars. single-digit increases. Sales of Hal- “This year I have no idea how loween chocolate alone are up 25%. many to purchase,” he said. “I do not Earlier Halloween displays at some want to disappoint the kids, but on chains, like dollar stores, Meijer and the other hand, I do not want to be ShopRite, likely helped boost sales. stuck with too many and add more But Americans may also be in a COVID pounds to myself.” mood to celebrate after months of Numerator, a market research pandemic anxiety. firm, surveyed 2,000 consumers in Cassandra Ambrosius, who lives in early August and found that 52% THE ASSOCIATED PRESS central Wisconsin, was surprised to Halloween candy and decorations are displayed at a store Sept. 23 in Freeport, Maine. planned to buy less candy this year see bags of Halloween candy at the than they usually do. Just 11% grocery in early September; her hus- candy companies, which rely on the than usual. Some stores also asked planned to buy more. band snapped one up. She expects to 10-week Halloween period for nearly Ferrara for earlier shipments. Candy companies have been mak- buy more bags as Halloween gets 14% of their annual $36 billion in U.S. But while early demand is strong, ing some changes to deal with all the closer because she thinks people in sales. Halloween is the biggest holiday sales in late October could suffer if uncertainty around Halloween. Her- her neighborhood will figure out how of the year for candy makers, followed the coronavirus clamps down on shey is selling fewer large Hallow- to trick-or-treat safely. closely by Christmas and Easter. Val- trick-or-treat. Fifty-five percent of een-themed bags of candy and shift- “I’m sure people are just excited entine’s Day is a distant fourth. 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COMMENTARY Supreme Court and the rules of the game

he United States Constitu- not permissible behavior by govern- thy to understand what it is like to be cut. Those arguments ended when tion’s Article 2, Sec. 2, cl. 2, ment and its citizens. Therefore, a Su- a perennial loser, not winning a Super Mom came up with a rule: Whoever provides that the president of preme Court justice has one job and Bowl in five decades? What would you cuts the cake gives the other person Tthe United States “shall nomi- one job only; namely, that of a referee. think of a referee whose play calls the first choice of the piece to take. As nate, and by and with the Advice and A referee’s job, whether he is a were guided by empathy or pity? Sup- if by magic or divine intervention, Consent of the Senate, shall appoint football referee, pose a referee, in the name of compen- fairness emerged and arguments Ambassadors, other public Ministers baseball umpire or a satory justice, stringently applied pass ended. No matter who did the cutting, and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Supreme Court jus- interference or roughing the passer vi- there was an even division. Court, and all other Officers of the tice, is to know the olations against the San Francisco This is what our society needs — the United States.” President Donald rules of the game 49ers and less stringently against the kind of rules whereby you would be Trump has nominated Amy Coney and to ensure that Chiefs. Would you support a referee OK even if your worst enemy were in Barrett as U.S. Supreme Court justice those rules are even- who refused to make offensive pass in- charge. Despite the high stakes of bit- who will replace the late Ruth Bader ly applied without terference calls because he thought it terly fought football contests, most Ginsberg. Barrett currently serves as bias. Do we want a was a silly rule? You would probably games end peaceably, and the winners United States Circuit judge of the 7th Walter referee or justice to remind him that it is the league that and losers are civil. It is indeed a mir- U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The 7th Williams allow empathy to in- makes the rules (football law), not ref- acle of sorts that players with conflict- Circuit serves the Midwestern states fluence his or her erees. ing interests can play a game, agree of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. decisions? Let us an- Supreme Court justices should be with the outcome and walk away as It is now the Senate’s job to decide swer this question using this year’s umpires or referees, enforcing neutral good sports. That “miracle” is that it whether to confirm Barrett’s appoint- Super Bowl as an example. rules. Here is a somewhat trivial ex- is far easier to reach an understand- ment as an associate justice on the Su- The San Francisco 49ers have played ample of a neutral rule from my ing about the game’s rules than the preme Court. In thinking about the in seven Super Bowls in their fran- youth; let us call it Mom’s Rule. On oc- game’s outcome. The same conflict-re- Senate’s criteria for making their deci- chise history, winning five times. On casion, my sister and I would have ducing principles should be a part of a sion, we might ask what is the role of the other hand, coming into the 2020 lunch in my mother’s absence. Either civilized society. a U.S. Supreme Court justice? A rea- game, the Kansas City Chiefs had not my younger sister or I would have the Walter E. Williams is a professor of sonable answer is to recognize that won a Super Bowl title in 50 years. In job of dividing the last piece of cake or economics at George Mason University. our Constitution represents our rules anyone’s book, this is a gross dispari- pie. Almost always an argument of the game. It dictates what is and is ty. Should the referees have the empa- would ensue about the fairness of the © 2020 CREATORS.COM

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Dear Sumterites: going to movies since they I have recently become reopened in August. In fact, concerned about the fact that we saw two excellent movies we Sumterites might be caus- in the last week at Beacon 12, ing our irrational fear of and while obviously enjoy- COVID-19 to allow many of able to be the only two in the the things that make living theater each time, I know worthwhile to disappear for- that our movie theater owner ever. cannot afford to support my My name is Don Cann, and wife and I alone in our at almost 82, I am among the choice of 12 empty theaters theoretically most endan- indefinitely. The business gered; however, if we do not owners are doing their part! get out and support our local It’s time for us to do ours. restaurants and entertain- Please don’t allow your ment centers, they will be fear to cause our local econo- gone, and when the new my to collapse. Use common norm arrives, we will have sense, wear a mask when scant little of the life we necessary, maintain social knew to which to return. distance, but keep our future To me, the failure of our alive; do not allow living to economy is far more threat- atrophy away out of fear be- ening than the virus. My fore we have a chance to get wife and I have been travel- back to it. ing and eating inside restau- DON CANN rants since April, as well as Sumter

GUEST COMMENTARY The ‘Day of Atonement’ (Yom Kippur) and coronavirus pandemic

BY EVANGELIST SHEILA M. MURRAY, one reference to the Old Testament all peoples and particularly to those Psalm (verses 8 and 10) say: “Who is AMBASSADRESS promise). Also, another is Zechariah of us who are Christians that the “I this King of glory? The Lord strong “In Jesus’ Name” Evangelistic 4:6; “So He answered and said to me: am that I am,” who we call “God” and mighty, the Lord mighty in bat- Ministry, Sumter ‘This is the word of the Lord to and Father, is still the Creator of tle … Who is this King of glory? The Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by this universe, and He will give His Lord of hosts, He is the King of Yom Kippur, also known as the power, but by My Spirit, says the glory to no other “existence” except glory.” Day of Atonement, is the holiest day Lord of hosts.’” Ezekiel 37: 14 is an- His own. He is the true owner of the Five of the seven churches in the of the year in Judaism. Its central other promise of God’s Holy Spirit universe. Isaiah 45:5-7 (NKJV): “I am biblical book of Revelation had to themes are atonement and repen- dwelling and reigning in our lives. the Lord, and there is no other; there repent. We, as Christians, must tance. Jews traditionally observe Jesus said this in John 16:13: is no God besides Me. I will gird you, come before the throne of God daily this holy day with an approximate “However, when He, the Spirit of though you have not known Me, That with “forgive us our trespasses as 25-hour period of fasting and inten- truth, has come, He will guide you they may know from the rising of we forgive those who trespass sive prayer, often spending most of into all truth, for He will not speak the sun to its setting that there is against us” because of sins of omis- the day in synagogue services. This on His own authority, but whatever none besides Me. I am the Lord, and sion and commission. We must love year’s Day of Atonement began at He hears He will speak; and He will there is no other; I form the light and God with our whole hearts and love sunset Sunday evening, Sept. 27, and tell you things to come.” create darkness, I make peace and each other as we love ourselves. continued until nightfall on Monday Christians must never forget that create calamity; I, the Lord, do all Love is a God-given emotion. He evening, Sept. 28. The Jews and the Jesus the Christ came as an Israelite these things.” Psalm 24:1: “The earth loves us because He made us and Samaritans observe the Day of who followed the traditions and reli- is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, the blew His breath in us. The first ac- Atonement. gion of the Jewish people. God’s rev- world and those who dwell therein.” tion that a newborn baby must do to Atonement is the concept of a per- elation of Himself to Israel is record- Consider the two things we must live on this planet is B-R-E-A-T-H-E. son taking action to correct previous ed in our Bible. These people were wear during this pandemic: masks Not only must human beings wrongdoing on their part, either by chosen to reveal to other nations and and gloves. Psalm 24:3-4: “Who may breathe, but other animals, plants direct action to undo the conse- peoples that there is a God who ex- ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or and other life here on earth must do quences of that act or some other ex- ists as “I am.” God acted upon the who may stand in His holy place? He so also. I could go further, but I will pression of feelings of remorse. repentance of His people, Israel. who has clean hands and a pure stop here and declare that the peo- (Wilkipedia) Repentance is sincere And, Jesus came as God’s action heart, who has not lifted up his soul ple of this city, this nation and this regret or remorse for wrongdoing. upon the repentance of His people, to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully.” world must give an account for what So, it seems that the “emotion” of re- and all who believed in His exis- The masks are for two reasons. They we do while we are still breathing pentance must precede the “action” tence, His Son, Jesus, the Christ, protect us from what comes in our here on this planet. of atonement. Christians believe that would become His spiritually adopt- mouths that could harm us physical- Therefore, as we remember “The Jesus’ death on the cross, as God’s ed children through the power of His ly and stop the lies we may speak Day of Atonement” in 2020, let us as lamb, was the final action in God’s Holy Spirit. The Christian communi- from within that will defile others Christians remember our history. plan for our salvation — the final ty must not forget that “repent” is and ourselves. We must remember to Pray that all peoples and nations atonement needful for the remission the first word of the gospel, not check the contents of our hearts be- around this world will wake up from of our sins — that He performed for “come join my church.” Let me sug- fore we speak what is on our minds their sleep, heed the warnings from us to receive the adoption of His gest that you read the book “Repen- and in our hearts. The gloves have a our God that he is the creator of all Holy Spirit as He promised His peo- tance: The First Word of the Gospel” two-fold purpose as well. Make sure things including this virus and … ple (see Ezekiel 36:27: “I will put My by Richard Owen Roberts. that we clean our hands so that what “Repent before God, believe Jesus spirit within you and cause you to It is my belief as a Christian we do with our hands does not defile and preach in Jesus’ name for the re- walk in My statutes, and you will woman that this COVID-19 virus is our own or another’s mind, body or mission of their sins … for the king- keep My judgments to do them” as an international announcement to character. The last verses of this dom of God is at hand!”

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Purdy St. Open to Sumter, SC 803-774-2100 www.BrownsofSumter.com The last word ARIES (March about change will encourage in astrology 21-April 19): better relationships and prosperity. Pay attention, EUGENIA LAST LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Listen but don’t get attentively, and you will find a way involved in to deal with unreasonable people. other people’s battles. Channel Be charming, and you’ll be able to your energy into self-improvement, motivate someone to see things SUMTER ANIMAL CONTROL PETS OF THE WEEK learning and a healthy lifestyle that your way. An energetic approach to will help you stay safe. Save your love and being a team player will energy for personal gains, not pay off. SUMTER ANIMAL CONTROL fruitless battles. NEEDS YOUR HELP. The animal SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Get TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your control volunteers are looking for more involved with social media, changeable attitude will be and you’ll connect with someone Kimmie is a people to help walk dogs, foster or confusing to those trying to young, playful who stimulates your mind and help with transport. We desperately understand what you want. Be opens your creative imagination. need 9 a.m. Monday – Friday careful when dealing with children Expand your knowledge and skills, walkers. Message us if interested. or your lover; if you show and you’ll develop a positive way Must be at least 18 years old. Don’t uncertainty, it will cause friction to improve your life. and a loss of control. Be precise have extra time to be a volunteer? and dependable. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): We gladly accept donations of the Problems will surface if you let an GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t be following: newspapers, puppy pads, outsider interfere in your personal fooled by what others do or say. canned and dry puppy food, paper life. The less time you have to get You are best to research and gather towels, Clorox wipes and heavy duty information from a direct source, into a debate, the easier it will be slip leashes. You can also donate not hearsay. Someone you have to avoid setbacks. Physical activity from our Amazon Wishlist under is favored. Romance is in the stars. worked with will use emotional Saving Sumter’s Strays at https:// means to dismantle your CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Kellie is overcom- www.amazon.com/gp/registry/ reputation. Don’t share personal Uncertainty will stand between wishlist/10Q422KA0MI19. All information. you and getting what you want. A ing her shyness, loves change will be uplifting and to play outside donations go toward helping Sumter CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take a dogs. Our all-volunteer organization moment to calm down. Anger will encourage you to do things is making a big di erence in the lives not help you solve a problem you differently. Speak up and discuss encounter with someone opposing your intentions with someone you of so many homeless pets. Please your lifestyle or habits. Use can count on for practical advice. help us continue to save animals. intelligence to outmaneuver AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Pay anyone trying to change you or the attention to your personal needs way you live. and relationships with others. What TOP: Kimmie is a young girl, approximately a year old. She seemed a little unsocialized at first but has LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Put your you do will be more meaningful quickly warmed up and learned to trust the volunteers. This cutie is learning to walk on a leash and is get- energy into something that will than what you say. Don’t feel you ting better every day. Kimmie is still full of puppy energy and is very playful. She weighs 32 pounds. Kim- help you earn more money. Hard have to take part in someone else’s mie will make a perfect addition to any family. work will keep you out of trouble plan when you have your own to and lead to financial gain. A fulfill. BELOW: Kellie is a sweetheart. We believe she is Kimmie’s sister. She is approximately a year old and confrontation with someone you PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): What weighs 33 pounds. Kellie has overcome her shyness in a short time at the shelter. She loves to play outside live with will leave you in a you do to help others will lead to and take long walks with the volunteers. Kellie will sit by your side for ear scratches and back rubs. She vulnerable position. mixed emotions. Taking physical has a spunky personality and a loving heart. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Change action and making things happen begins with you. Consider the past, will far exceed getting into a If you are interested in meeting Kimmie or Kellie at Sumter Animal Control, 1240 Winkles Road, call (803) present and what you want to debate with someone and 774-3232 or email [email protected]. With all of our adoptable animals, a spay/neuter agree- strive to achieve in the future. A accomplishing nothing. Stay ment is required, and it is strictly enforced. Proof of spay/neuter after adoption will be required. We have healthy attitude, reliable focused and passionate, and forge many other adoptable pets as well as animals who were found and are waiting for their owners to claim information and the ability to bring ahead with enthusiasm. them. Check Sumter Animal Control on Facebook. SECTION B WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: [email protected] Sumter defense takes it to another level 1. SUMTER’S DEFENSE IS BY DENNIS BRUNSON tually didn’t allow any points. GOOD [email protected] Socastee’s only touchdown Yes, it was the first game in came via a 98-yard intercep- For the first time this high a season that has been altered tion return at the end of the school football season, there in a tremendous way by coro- first half. were a full slate of games navirus, and it was against a 2. PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING among the 11 local schools team with a new head coach that are playing the sport. Be- that was 1-9 last season. How- The Laurence Manning cause of the threat of inclem- ever, the numbers the Sumter Academy defense had given ent weather on Friday, there defense put up were beyond every indication that it was was one game played on the normal. pretty stout through its first Thursday and two on Satur- The Gamecocks held Socast- four games. It proved it with- day. Of the games played on ee to minus 67 yards rushing – out a doubt last Friday Friday, two were called before yes, that’s right – on 27 at- against Hammond. they were completed due to tempts in their 24-7 victory. Even though the Swampcats lightning and heavy rain, and Sumter had 15 tackles for loss suffered a 28-7 defeat, they all of the others were affected and five quarterback sacks. made the Skyhawks, the by the weather in some shape, The Braves did pass for 93 3-time defending SCISA 3A fashion or form. yards, giving it 26 yards of state champions, work very Needless to say, there were total offense in 41 plays. So- hard for those points. The plenty of noteworthy events castee had only five first game was tied 7-7 at halftime. that took place. Here are The downs, and two of those came Hammond got the go-ahead TIM LEIBLE / THE SUMTER ITEM Sumter Item’s five biggest due to Sumter penalties. Sumter linebacker Deshawn McKnight (30) and the Gamecocks got takeaways. The Gamecock defense ac- SEE TAKEAWAYS, PAGE B2 out to a strong start defensively in a 24-7 win over Socastee on Friday. Sumter Touchdown Club honors Players of Week

BY DENNIS BRUNSON [email protected] PLAYERS OF THE WEEK While the Sumter Touch- down Club is not having in- person meetings this year due to the coronavirus pan- demic, that doesn’t mean it won’t be honoring high school football players. VANPATTEN JONES ROGERS WAGNER With the South Carolina High School League schools OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE OFFENSIVE SPECIAL joining the South Carolina PLAYER PLAYER LINEMAN TEAMS Independent School Associa- tion schools in playing foot- ball last week, the club is an- nouncing its first edition of OFFENSIVE LINEMAN – Rogers said. “My teammates Players of the Week. JAIREN ROGERS SUMTER were setting me up for good Wilson Hall’s Graham Van- blocks, for me to make good Patten is the Offensive Play- Rogers, the only returning plays like that. I was com- er, and his teammate, Miller starter on the Sumter offen- fortable and relaxed, and I Jones, is the Defensive Play- MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM sive line, graded out at 85% stayed focused. er. Lakewood High School’s Wilson Hall’s Graham VanPatten (10) was named the Sumter Touch- and had nine knockdown “I knew there was a lot of Koby Wagner is the Special down Club Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 171 yards blocks in the Gamecocks’ work that needed to be done Teams Player, and Sumter and a touchdown in a 16-6 win over Cardinal Newman on Friday. 24-7 victory over Socastee with them. They’re young, High’s Jairen Rogers is the on Friday in Myrtle Beach. none of them had been on Offensive Lineman. the following week. flexbone offense) on the right Sumter head coach Mark the varsity before. My job The Sumter Touchdown Players are selected based side, and we got it to Gra- Barnes said he got the per- was to tell them what I can, Club normally meets on Fri- on nominations from local ham,” Jarecki said. “It just formance he expected from tell them what I know. They day mornings during the foot- high school coaches. Selec- worked out that way, but he his senior right guard. did pretty good for the first ball season, but chose not to tions are made by The Sum- had an exceptional game, a “We expect him to play varsity game.” this year because of the pan- ter Item. lot of yards after contact. well since he’s the only re- SPECIAL TEAMS – KOBY demic. The players who were OFFENSE – GRAHAM We’ve kind of come to expect turning guy we had,” WAGNER LAKEWOOD chosen each week would at- VANPATTEN WILSON HALL that from him though.” Barnes said. “It was our tend the meeting where they Van Patten, who was lead- first game and he led us up Lakewood held Aynor to were presented with plaques VanPatten easily had his ing the team’s balanced at- front. He was physical, and just one score in an 8-6 on and have their game high- biggest game of the year for tack in rushing with 156 we ran the ball well Friday. Friday, and it was the punt- lights shown in a video. the Barons, rushing for 171 yards, entering the game, He did a good job of leading ing of Wagner that certain- The video highlights of the yards and one touchdown on said he had a bit of a chip on that group, understanding ly helped limit the Blue players’ exploits will be post- 19 carries in the 16-6 victory. his shoulder last Friday. the leadership role of being Jackets on the scoreboard. ed on the club’s website, www. WH head coach Adam Jar- “I always love playing Car- the returning guy. Wagner averaged 39 yards sumtertdclub.com, and on its ecki said there wasn’t any dinal Newman,” VanPatten “He was really physical at per punt on six attempts, Facebook page on Friday. As particular reason why Van- said. “I think the fact they the point of attack and had and four of them pinned far as the presentation of the Patten got the football more beat us last year had a lot to some dominating blocks.” Aynor inside its 20-yard plaques, the plan is to present than any other game this sea- do with that. I felt like I was Rogers said his young co- line. Also, the Jackets had those to players at their re- son. getting the carries I needed horts helped him have the no returns. spective practices. Those are “We were able to get to the and things were falling into game he did. to be posted on the Tuesday of triple-option part of it (the place, good things.” “We had good teamwork,” SEE POW, PAGE B2 Crestwood looking for first Cavaliers face Dillion Christian region win against Marlboro in crucial region matchup BY TIM LEIBLE first half, other BY TIM LEIBLE [email protected] than the last 45 [email protected] seconds at the end, In a truncated football season, we’ll be in good Region titles typically every game counts a little bit shape. We’ve got to aren’t decided in the mid- more. Crestwood High School put a complete dle of the season, but that head coach Roosevelt Nelson NELSON game together.” may prove to be an excep- knows that as well as anyone, Part of the offen- tion when Lee Academy which is why an uneven perfor- sive inconsistency goes on the road to face off mance in Saturday’s season can be chalked up to inexperi- against Dillon Christian in opener against Lake City was ence. Freshman Javion Martin a SCISA Region II-1A frustrating. won the starting quarterback matchup. The Knights fell in their open- job for the Knights but took Lee and Dillon Christian er, 38-24. That loss was com- some time to really settle in on are the last two undefeated pounded by the fact that it was Saturday. Nelson liked the pro- teams in the region, and also their region opener, putting gression his young QB made the winner will put itself in Crestwood behind the 8-ball in throughout the game, as Martin the driver’s seat to claim a MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Region VI-3A. Despite the loss, completed 14 of 30 passes for 224 the No. 1 seed in the state Lee Academy quarterback Keaton Price (12) and the Cavaliers there were a lot of positive take- yards. playoffs. have an important region game on Friday when they face off aways, but Nelson wants to see “Once Javion got settled down “It’s not the end of the against Dillon Christian. his team get a lot more consis- in the second half, he was fine,” world if we don’t win it, but tent as it moves into another re- Nelson said. “He was kind of it sure does go a long way the season and 2-0 in region “The opponent had a lit- gion matchup with Marlboro rushing some throws, rushing for hosting all your playoff play. Lee is 3-2 overall and tle bit to do with that, County on Friday in Bennetts- some decisions in the first half, games and that kind of 1-0 in the 6-team region. they’re pretty good, but we ville. but once he got settled down in stuff,” Lee head coach The Cavaliers will need a laid it on the ground,” “We’ve gotta put a complete the second half, he did a good David Rankin said. “If you quick turnaround to make Rankin said. “Early we game together,” Nelson said. job.” win the region, you stay at that happen, as Lee strug- moved up and down the “Offensively, if we can start Fri- Crestwood will have a new home until the state cham- gled against Pee Dee on field pretty good, then all day’s game at Marlboro off like challenge in Marlboro County. pionship game, so that’s Friday. In a weather-short- of the sudden we laid it on we ended it on Saturday with The Knights faced a Lake City important, to stay at home ened game, the Cavaliers the ground and just our second-half performance, offense that was unafraid to pass in the playoffs. We need to fumbled seven times in the couldn’t get it going. We that’s going to be a plus for us. to open their season, but now win this one to try to get first half, losing four of fumbled seven said times in And defensively, if we can play that homefield advantage.” those dropped balls, on the entire game as we played the SEE CRESTWOOD, PAGE B2 Dillon Christian is 3-1 on their way to a 24-8 loss. SEE LEE, PAGE B2 B2 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM Montgomery earns spot Clemson’s Swinney not on Yankees’ playoff roster in favor of social justice CLEVELAND (AP) — Former Sum- messages on uniforms Miguel Andújar was left off ter High and the New York Yankees' roster South Caroli- BY PETE IACOBELLI Some on social Tuesday for their first-round na pitcher The Associated Press media came out playoff series against Cleve- Jordan Mont- against Clem- land. gomery Clemson coach Dabo Swin- son's efforts, First baseman Mike Ford earned a ney does not support messag- criticizing the made the 28-man roster, as spot on the es of social justice or other is- team's actions. did left-hander Jordan Mont- New York sues on player uniforms. SWINNEY Swinney defend- gomery. Yankees’ Swinney said Tuesday his ed the team ear- Andújar hurt a shoulder playoff roster stance is solely because he's a lier this month, last year and lost the third- this postsea- college football traditionalist saying not everyone will base job to Gio Urshela, then son. who values the historic look agree. The messages on play- returned from surgery and of jerseys, not because he dis- ers' helmets and on the field hit .242 with one homer and THE ASSOCIATED agrees with efforts to combat with continue. five RBIs in 62 at-bats. He last PRESS social injustice. “Hopefully, people can re- played Sept. 13 and was op- “It's not anything to do with spect our young men and tioned to the alternate train- York's rotation includes Ger- Yankees manager Aaron the messages or whatever,” what they believe in and what ing site two days later. rit Cole, Masahiro Tanaka Boone said left-hander James he said. “It's just, I've always their different causes are,” he He batted .297 in 2018 with and either J.A. Happ or rook- Paxton could be a possibility not messed with uniforms. said after the stickers de- 27 homers and 92 RBIs. ie Deivi García. late in the postseason. Paxton It's always been my deal. But buted against Wake Forest on Montgomery, a former Ford is a left-handed option has not pitched in a game that's all changed this year.” Sept. 12. Sumter High and South Car- off the bench for the heavily since Aug. 20 because of a The NBA and other other Swinney's policy has long olina pitcher, is not expected right-handed Yankees' lineup strained flexor tendon in his sporting organizations been keeping traditional uni- to start against the Indians and a backup at first to Luke pitching arm and was trans- around the world have added form styles since getting the and will be a bullpen option, Voit, who has played through ferred to the 45-day injured allowed players to add mes- job in the middle of the 2008 likely as a long reliever. New a foot injury, list Sept. 16. sages to jerseys. season. Swinney and the Tigers “That's just a product of 13 have spoke out against social years at Alabama” as a player injustice, marching in June and assistant coach, he said. following the murder of Swinney recalled when the George Floyd by a Minneapo- Crimson Tide added a Nike Carolina LB Greene out with fractured hip lis police officer. logo to their uniforms, saying The Tigers have worn hel- “and you would've thought COLUMBIA (AP) — pound senior from Rocky in about a month or so. met stickers this season with the world was coming to an South Carolina starting Mount, North Carolina who “Hopefully, he'll be back various messages, including end." linebacker Sherrod Greene had started 23 of the past 26 within that time,” the coach “Black Lives Matter," “Love,” The coach added that he is will miss at least the next games for South Carolina. said. “But it's a very unusu- “Put a Stop to Racism,” and not a fan of political groups, four-to-six weeks with a He was injured in the al injury.” “Equality.” Clemson's home but common sense messages. fractured hip. Gamecocks' 31-27 loss to Muschamp said backup field included the words When asked if he considered Gamecocks coach Will No. 21 Tennessee this past Damani Staley would take “Equality” and “Unity” at its Black Lives Matter a political Muschamp said Tuesday Saturday night. over for Greene in the opener against The Citadel organization, he referred that Greene's injury was Muschamp said Greene starting lineup when South two weeks ago and players, back to previous comments “unusual.” will not need surgery. Carolina heads to No. 3 coaches and staff locked he'd made. Greene is a 6-foot-1, 230- Greene will get rechecked Florida on Saturday. arms in a line on the sideline “Absolutely, Black lives after the first quarter in sup- matter,” he said. “That's com- port of social justice. mon sense.” POW “I’ve got to read the guy grader on the junior varsity FROM PAGE B1 on the end and pull him out team. as far as I can make him,” “What a tremendous asset LHS head coach Larry said Wagner, who rolls out he’s been for us,” Jarecki LEE playing a dual threat quar- Cornelius said Wagner’s to the right when he punts said of Jones. “He’s just FROM PAGE B1 terback, you’ve got some background in soccer helps like he does after making a been a wonderful edition to problems,” Rankin said. him with his rollout style of save as a goalie for the our team. He had a good the first half, and they got “Their running back, he’s punting. Lakewood soccer team. “I’m nose for the ball on Friday, four of them, so we had four shifty and he does a very “He’s little more natural trying to pin them as deep, had some big pass breakups turnovers in the field half. good job running the foot- at that because of his soccer as far as I can to the right and did a good job against “You can’t lay it on the ball and the wide receiver, background,” Cornelius sideline. It’s more of a their H back.” ground. Hopefully we won’t Norman, he’s pretty good. said. “It comes little more straight sideline kind of Jones said he’s happy to do that this week.” He can go get it. natural for him on spacing, punt.” be part of a Wilson Hall Lee will have to get its of- “We’ll have to contain when to get it off. I trust DEFENSE – MILLER JONES team that is off to a 3-1 start. fense going, because Dillon those people. They’ll be the Koby in that situation. He’s WILSON HALL “I had a bunch of close Christian can put up points fastest three people on the a very athletic young man. friends on the team, and I in a hurry. The Warriors field, and we’ll just have to “When you’re able to put Jones had nine total tack- just decided to come out and have scored 40-plus points in play hard and see if we can four of six inside the 20, les, broke up a pass and re- play,” Jones said. three of their four games so contain that speed.” that’s a heck of a job flip- covered a fumble from his “We just packed the box a far this season and have al- With all of that speed, ping the field.” strong safety position in the little bit (against Cardinal lowed a total of six points in Rankin said his defense is Wagner said his main goal Barons’ victory. Newman). I was making the the last two games. going to have to make sure it with the rollout is to give Jones is a senior and is run-pass reads, and I was Offensively, Dillon Chris- limits big plays. his teammates time to get playing football for the first able to go there and make tian is led by their dual- “We just can’t let them get down the field. time since he was an eighth- some plays and help us win.” threat quarterback Cameron the ball deep,” Rankin said. Sweat. The junior signal “Make them catch it in front caller has thrown for 497 of us, make them drive the yards and seven touch- football down the field in- CRESTWOOD Manning didn’t test Marlboro County’s downs, while rushing for an- stead of getting the big play. secondary much on Saturday, as the Mon- other 175 yards and three That’s the key to the game.” FROM PAGE B1 archs were heavy on the ground, but Nelson scores. He’s aided by a Defensively, Dillion Chris- thinks Crestwood is going to have to be bal- strong backfield of Hayden tian has been great on back- they’ll see a Bulldog team that loves to anced offensively if it wants to come away Hickman and Derrick Baker, to-back weeks. Rankin said pound the rock. Demarkus Hicks led Marl- with a win. who have each rushed for his team has to do a better boro County in their opener against Man- “We’ve got to be in attack mode, attacking three TDs and over 230 yards job of holding onto the foot- ning, as he rushed for 113 yards and two the field and using the entire field,” Nelson on the season. Baker leads ball this week if it wants to scores in a 21-14 win. The Bulldogs lost their said. “We can’t just be predicated on one area, the team in rushing with 251 do some damage offensively. quarterback to injury early in the contest, so we’ve got to be balanced and keep those guys yards on 43 attempts, while “The key to attacking it’s hard to gauge what their passing attack off balanced as much as possible.” Hickman has rushed for 234 them is just holding on to will be like, but Marlboro County isn’t shy With a shortened season and region games yards with half as many car- the football so you can grind about running the football. pushed to the front of the schedule, Nelson ries. Sweat’s favorite target out some yards, get some “We’ve gotta tackle. We’ve gotta tackle knows Friday’s game could be crucial to is senior Adam Norman, play-action passing going much better than we did in the latter part of Crestwood’s season. who has caught eight passes and that kind of stuff,” the third and fourth quarters on Saturday, “It’s important, it’s very important. You for 246 yards and four touch- Rankin said. “They’ve got a I’ll tell you that right now,” Nelson said. definitely don’t want to go 0-2 in the confer- downs. couple of good linebackers, “We’ve gotta tackle their backs. They have ence starting out and looking up being two “Their quarterback is real a couple of good defensive three of them that they run in there, and all games back,” Nelson said. “It’s a very impor- good. He can throw it and ends. They fly around the three of them are very physical runners.” tant game on Friday.” run it, so any time you’re football and get after it.”

4. VANPATTEN HAS BIG GAME 5. SCOTT’S BRANCH HAS FAST START TAKEAWAYS of the end zone, in its 8-6 loss to Aynor on Friday. Graham VanPatten has been an in- Scott’s Branch pulled off a bit of a FROM PAGE B1 The Blue Jackets’ run-heavy tegral part of the Wilson Hall offense surprise in their first game with Rod- Hammer offense managed to pick all season, but he took it to another ney Barr as head coach. The Eagles touchdown in the third quarter after up 283 yards on the ground, but level in a 16-6 win over Cardinal New- came away with a 16-14 victory over recovering a fumble at the LMA 10- didn’t get into the end zone until man on Friday. Clarendon County and Region IV-1A yard line. The final two scores came just three minutes were left in the VanPatten was the Barons’ leading rival East Clarendon on Thursday. late in the fourth quarter. game. rusher coming into the game with 156 Barr took over a team that went 3-9 The Skyhawks had scored 136 points Aynor threw just one pass, so the yards, one more than Doc Walker and last season, and while it had eight re- in their first three games. Gators didn’t really get a test for its just 17 more from quarterback Tate Sis- turning starters on offense, Scott’s 3. LAKEWOOD DEFENSE HAS GOOD secondary, which has two players tare. On Friday though, Van Patten sur- Branch was switching from the run- START with offers from Football Bowl Sub- passed his season total, running for 171 heavy Hammer to more of a spread. division schools. That will change yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. Also, the Eagles were going against an Lakewood showed it could stand this week when they go on the road VanPatten was the focal point of the EC team that had several key players up to the run, at least when it to face Lake City, which beat Crest- Wilson Hall offense last season, run- returning from a 7-5 team that made comes to keeping the opponent out wood 38-24 on Saturday. ning for 971 yards in nine games. the 2A state playoffs last year.

Funeral arrangements are Born on Nov. 7, 1976, in Bailey; a brother, Adam Tyler Stephens Funeral Home, 515 OBITUARIES incomplete and will be an- Darlington County, she was a Russell of Greenville; and pa- Miller Road, Sumter, SC nounced by Wilson Funeral daughter of Stephen and Ma- ternal grandmother, Vendola 29150, followed by a memorial LUVENIA CENTURY HICKMAN Home, 403/407 S. Main St., linda Thornhill Russell. Kris- (Dinky) Russel of Sumter. service at 1 p.m. in the funer- BISHOPVILLE — Luvenia Bishopville. tin was the director of sales She was preceded in death al home chapel. Century Hickman, of 117 Mc- KRISTIN RUSSELL BAILEY and marketing at The Legacy by her maternal grandpar- Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Intosh St., Bishopville, en- at Southpointe Drive, Assist- ents, Jake and Vivian Thorn- Funeral Home of Sumter is tered eternal rest on Monday, GREENVILLE — Kristin ed Living Facility, in Green- hill; and paternal grandfa- in charge of the arrange- Sept. 28, 2020, at her resi- Russell Bailey, 43, passed ville. ther, J.T. Russell. ments. dence. away on Monday, Sept. 28, Survivors in addition to her The family will receive Friends may call at 117 Mc- 2020, at Prisma Health Green- parents include her children, friends from noon to 1 p.m. Intosh St., Bishopville. ville Memorial Hospital. Mason Bailey and Madeline Thursday at Elmore-Cannon- SEE OBITUARIES, PAGE B3 THE SUMTER ITEM OBITUARIES WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 | B3

THOMAS COLONES fellow colleagues, friends and children together. NONA VERONICA BECKER Thompson. SPARTANBURG — Thomas officials sum it up best, you Lee pursued a great career SEWELL Graveside services will be “TC” Colones, 66, of Spartan- will never meet a kinder working for the New York Nona Veronica Becker held at 3 p.m. on Thursday at burg, reared in Sumter, hearted, caring and friendly City Department of Correc- Sewell, age 82, beloved wife of Concord Presbyterian Church passed away on person than Tommy Colones. tions. He was promoted sev- the late Gordon Maurice Cemetery. Saturday evening, He viewed his work as a mis- eral times and his last rank Sewell, died on Wednesday, The family will receive Sept. 26, 2020. sion and life as a duty to was deputy warden. Lee re- Sept. 23, 2020, at her residence. friends following the graveside He was preced- honor and obey, his moral tired after 26 years of strong Born on May 14, 1938, in service. ed in death by his compass was steadfast, and it dedication for his job in 1995. Brookville, Pennsylvania, she All attendees are required to father, John T. never strayed. He probably Also, during Lee’s working was a daughter of the late Otto wear masks and practice so- Colones, formerly didn’t realize truly the thou- years, he had gone to John Arthur Becker and Vera Ann cial distancing. COLONES base education of- sands of lives he touched Jay College for Criminal Jus- Malasky Becker. Mrs. Sewell Memorials may be made to ficer for Shaw Air around the world, now his tice. He graduated with a served in the U.S. Army and Thornwell Home for Children, Force Base; and mother, Mary mission is complete. Bachelor of Science degree in later retired as a postmaster. P.O. Box 60, Clinton, SC 29325. Lois Colones, who served her A private service due to Behavioral Science. After re- She was a member of St. Anne Online condolences may be family and devoted her time COVID-19 social distancing re- tirement, Lee relocated to Catholic Church. sent to www.sumterfunerals. to women’s ministry for many quirements will be held at 3 Sumter. He worked for the Surviving are two sons, com. years. p.m. on Friday at Floyd’s South Carolina school sys- Gregory Joseph Sewell of Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- Surviving are his brother, Greenlawn Chapel, 2075 E. tem. Lee Major was very ac- Sumter and Philip Matthew neral Home & Crematory, 221 Robert Colones (Deborah) of Main St., Spartanburg, SC tive in the community, civil Sewell and his wife, Nikki, of Broad St., Sumter, is in charge Florence; sister, Jean Ligon 29307. It will be live streamed organizations and local Dover, Florida; one daughter, of the arrangements, (803) 775- (Randolph) of Chester; and a on the Station WSPA Face- churches. Lee was a member Sharon Theresa Tanner and 9386. host of friends and relatives book page for those who want of Bethany Baptist Church, her husband, Dean, of Midlo- who cared deeply for him and to attend virtually. A recorded where he was ordained as a thian, Virginia; two grandchil- enjoyed his ever-pleasant na- version will be posted after deacon. dren, Carl James McClatchey ture. the service. Those left to cherish his III and his wife, Mary, and Tommy served as an es- In lieu of flowers, memori- memory are his daughters, Jennifer Reneé McGrail and teemed photojournalist for als may be given to The World LeQuel (Calvin) Major-Starks her husband, Steve; five great- WSPA, Channel 7 News, a War II Foundation, 344 Main of Virginia Beach, Virginia, grandchildren, Lucas Michael, CBS affiliate. He worked tire- St., South Kingstown, RI and Sidney Saunders of Palm Noah James and Audrey Eliza- lessly to bring thousands of 02879. Bay, Florida; a son, Rodney beth McGrail, Brody James MATILDA J. SMITH stories to life during his more An online guest register is Little of Queens, New York; and Rowan Win McClatchey; than four decades at the sta- available at www.floydmortu- six grandchildren; and a host one sister, Mary Ella Eaglen Graveside services for Matil- tion. He was called an “icon” ary.com. of nieces, nephews, other rela- and her husband, Jack, of da J. Smith will be held at 11 in the newsroom, covering a Floyd’s Greenlawn Chapel tives and friends. Harborcreek, Pennsylvania; a.m. Thursday at Wayman wide variety of stories from of Spartanburg is in charge of He was preceded in death one sister-in-law, Dorothy Chapel AME Church Ceme- local issues to national and in- arrangements. by both parents; wife, Mae- Paulson of Sylmar, California; tery, 160 N. Kings Highway, ternational events. Troy; son, Paxton Little; and and one brother-in-law, Frank Sumter, with the Rev. Robert A graduate of the Universi- MARIE GREENE two brothers, James and John Chimenti of Lynchburg, Vir- L. China officiating. ty of North Carolina at Cha- Marie Greene, 87, widow of Jr. ginia. The public may view from 1 pel Hill, Tommy was a die- Leroy “Sump” Greene, was Public viewing will be held In addition to her parents to 5 p.m. today at Palmer Me- hard North Carolina fan and born on Dec. 15, 1932, in Clar- from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s and husband, she was preced- morial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., followed the Tarheels with endon County, a Mortuary. ed in death by her sister, Doro- Sumter. great vigor. He was quick to daughter of the Graveside services will be thy Chimenti. Matilda J. Smith transi- strike up a conversation with late Gee and Edna held at noon on Thursday at A funeral mass will be held tioned on Saturday, Sept. 26, alumni and actually inter- Murray Graham. Fort Jackson National Ceme- at 10 a.m. on Friday at St. 2020, at her home in Sumter. viewed fellow UNC alum and She departed this tery, 4170 Percival Road, Co- Anne Catholic Church. Inter- Born on Aug. 18, 1943, she CBS News Journalist the late life on Thursday, lumbia, SC 29229. ment will follow at St. Law- was one of 10 children born to Charles Kuralt, who shared Sept. 24, 2020, at The family will receive rence Catholic Cemetery. the late Robert and Mattie his love of UNC. GREENE her residence. friends at the home of his sis- The family will receive Matilda Anderson Smith. She After graduation from UNC, She attended ter, 201 Tucson Drive, Sumter, friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on was a lifelong resident of Sum- Tommy walked into the WS- and graduated Stonehill and SC 29150. Thursday at Bullock Funeral ter County and received her ed- PA-TV newsroom in Spartan- Lincoln High School. She re- Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Home. ucation from the public school burg and was hired as a pho- tired from 20 years of dedicat- Main St., Sumter, is in charge Memorials may be made to system of Sumter. Matilda was tojournalist in September of ed service at Campbell Soup. of arrangements. St. Anne Catholic Church, 216 employed by Mariner Health 1976. He never left. In 44 Marie was a faithful member Online memorials may be E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC Care of Sumter (currently years, Tommy documented of Mt. Pisgah Missionary Bap- sent to the family at jobsmor- 29150. Sumter Health Rehabilitation the world through the eyes of tist Church. She served tire- [email protected] or visit us on You may go to www.bullock- Center), where she worked for his camera. There was no one lessly as a member of many the web at www.jobsmortuary. funeralhome.com and sign the 35 years and retired. She was a who worked harder or who capacities such as class two, net. family’s guest book. faithful member of Wayman was more talented for under- the sanctuary choir, mass The family has chosen Bull- Chapel AME Church. standing the importance of choir, women’s missionary so- HUNSTEN BAXTER RAGIN ock Funeral Home for the ar- In addition to her parents, video in telling a story than ciety, stewardess board three, SUMMERTON — Hunsten rangements. she was preceded in death by Tommy Colones. From the culinary committee and pas- Baxter Ragin, 65, widow of five brothers and four sisters. ranks of the CBS newsroom tor’s aide ministry. Marie was James Ragin, died on Sunday Survivors include a son, in New York to the CBS News also a member of the Eastern Sept. 27, 2020, at McLeod Re- Clyde (Alesia Gregory) Smith Desk in London, everyone Star St. Paul Lodge. gional Medical Center, Flor- of Sumter; two sisters, Mary knew Tommy and adored She leaves to cherish her ence. Lou (Frank) Maple and Betty him. He covered world events, memory: two sons, Roland She was born on July 14, Council, both of Sumter; a shoulder to shoulder with (Debra) and John “Tubby” 1955, in Summerton, a daugh- host of nieces and nephews; multiple U.S. presidents and (Tasha Gardner); grandchil- ter of the late Willie McBride AMIE LORETTA BROWN sister-in law, Mary Smith of treasured his interviews with dren, Amber Greene, Sherry and Helen Baxter. Sumter; brother-in-law, James the Rev. Billy Graham and his Jones, Latoya Greene and The family is receiving HARRISBURG, N.C. — Amie Howard of Bridgeport, Con- son, Franklin Graham. Meiko Peoples; six great- friends from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Loretta Brown, age 78, widow necticut; and a host of other Tommy covered the Winter grandchildren; one great- home of her daughter, Syreea of William Charles Brown, de- relatives and friends. Olympics in Japan and was great-grandchild; two sisters, Baxter, 1107 Meadowfield parted this life on Sunday, Condolences may be made there for the bombing of the Gardenia Myers and Mary Drive, Apartment 2-C, Sum- Sept. 27, 2020, in Concord, on her tribute page found at Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Weeks; two special caregivers, merton. Due to COVID-19, North Carolina. www.PalmerMemorialChapel. His videography won numer- Kee-Kee Vaughn and Hospice masks are required. She was born on April 27, com. ous awards, a handful of Em- Nurse Karen Yates; and a host In lieu of flowers, monetary 1942, in New York, New York, Professional services ren- my’s and prestigious national of nieces, nephews, other rela- donations will be accepted. to the late Adolphus Green dered by Palmer Memorial awards for his series of re- tives and friends. These services have been and Louise Morris. Chapel Inc. ports in war-torn Northern In addition to her parents entrusted to Samuels Funeral Funeral services are incom- Ireland, where he narrowly and beloved husband, Mrs. Home LLC of Manning. plete and will be announced escaped a car bombing just Greene was preceded in death later by Whites Mortuary LLC. hours before leaving the coun- by a son, Leroy; a great- VIRGIL LEE HALLEY try. grandson, Elijal Washington; WASHINGTON JENNIE THOMPSON Tommy was active in the and two nieces, Dynia West- Virgil Lee Halley Washing- MEDLOCK German / American foreign brook and Tammy Graham ton, 100, of 5019 Peach Or- Jennie “Boots” Thompson exchange journalist program Public viewing will be held chard Road and widow of Medlock, 82, wife of Gene founded by the Radio Televi- from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Amon Washington, entered Autry Medlock, died on Mon- sion Digital News Association Mortuary. into eternal rest on Wednes- day, Sept. 28, 2020, at Langston WILBERT HICKS (RTDNA). Each year for a Graveside services will be day, Sept. 23, 2020, at Pruitt Place in Clinton. week, he hosted a fellow jour- held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Health – Blythewood Facility Born in Sumter, she was a Wilbert “Crow” Hicks, 73, nalist from Germany, giving Hillside Memorial Park, 2561 in Columbia. Born on June 6, daughter of the late John W. was born on Sept. 20, 1947, in them an eye-opening peek at Cains Mill Road, Sumter, SC 1920, in Sumter County, she and Sara Newman Thompson. Sumter, a son of the late Bes- the world of TV news in the 29154 with Pastor Laddie How- was a daughter of the late Vir- Mrs. Medlock was a retired sie and David Hicks, and lived Carolinas and Georgia. ard. gil and Mary Jane Loney Hal- nurse at Whitten Village. at 48 Larkin St. He departed By far, his passion was his The family will receive ley. Surviving are two sons, this life on Tuesday, Sept. 22, love for veterans. As the son friends at the home, 19 Sims Graveside services honor- David Mobley (Marie) of Sum- 2020, at Kingston Veterans Ad- of a career military veteran, St., Sumter, SC 29150. ing the life of Virgil Lee Hal- ter and John Mark Mobley ministration Hospital, Bronx, Tommy understood the pain Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. ley Washington will be held (Melanie) of Chicago; a broth- New York. and suffering that World War Main St., Sumter, is in charge at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ebene- er, John W. Thompson (Linda) Funeral plans are incom- II veterans endured, the un- of arrangements. zer Presbyterian Church of Sumter; a sister, Mary Dozi- plete. spoken words of the horrors Online memorials may be Cemetery, 4620 Queen Chapel er Turner (Linwood) of Mayes- This is a courtesy announce- and the demons that haunted sent to the family at jobsmor- Road, Dalzell, with the pas- ville; a number of nieces and ment of Williams Funeral them. He tirelessly listened to [email protected] or visit us on tor, the Rev. Carnell Hamp- nephews; and a number of Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., their stories and documented the web at www.jobsmortuary. ton, officiating. Burial will stepchildren. Sumter, SC 29150. them all, especially D-Day vet- net. follow immediately after the She was preceded in death Visit us on the web at www. erans. His annual trek to Nor- service. by a brother, James E. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com. mandy to remember D-Day LEE H. MAJOR Visitation will be held from veterans became a God calling Deacon Lee H. Major, 76, 3 until 6 p.m. today at the Rob- to help find the missing links, was born on Jan. 10, 1944, in ert Scriven Jr. Memorial Cha- remembering those who still Clarendon County, a son of pel of Ephriam D. Stephens COOK’S PARTS CITY had open wounds and untold the late John and Funeral Home. stories. He traveled to Nor- Minnie Smith Those attending the funeral mandy for almost 30 years to Major. He depart- are asked to wear a facial Auto Parts pay his respects and became ed this life on Fri- mask and observe social dis- known by the countrymen day, Sept. 25, 2020, tancing. and women of France and be- at Agape Hospice Ephriam D. Stephens Fu- yond as the “Mayor of Nor- House in Colum- neral Home, 230 S. Lafayette mandy.” MAJOR bia. Drive, Sumter, is in charge of The World War II Founda- Lee accepted arrangements, (803) 775-8911. tion will soon be announcing Jesus Christ as his Lord and “The House of Excellence and an annual scholarship to Savior at an early age at Rock Quality” bring a deserving student to Hill Baptist Church in Man- 3170 Frierson Rd. • Dalzell, SC 29040 Normandy each year in mem- ning. He graduated from Lin- LAURA WEST ANGLIN ory of Tommy Colones. The coln High School in 1962 and COLUMBIA — Laura West foundation founder and presi- then joined the U.S. Air Force. Anglin, 83, wife of Emmett 803-499-9086 dent, Tim Gray said, “I con- After serving four years in the Anglin, died on Wednesday, HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM • SATURDAY 8AM-2PM sider Tom the best ambassa- military, he was honorably Sept. 23, 2020, at Magnolia FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED FOR 32 YEARS! dor for the United States for discharged in Philadelphia, Manor Nursing Home in Co- D-Day veterans and Norman- Pennsylvania, and then Lee lumbia. COOKSAUTOREPAIRSANDPARTS.COM dy. This is a huge loss for our moved to Brooklyn, New She was born on Feb. 25, people over there, in France York, and worked for the U.S. 1937, in Concord, New Hamp- and all of Europe, he was be- Postal Service. There he met shire. PROPANE GAS, U-HAUL RENTALS loved.” and married his wife, Mae- A memorial service will be 24 HOUR TOWING SERVICE An outpouring of love from Troy Little. They had three held at a later date. 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DEAR ABBY know a few who would even dent that left me in a wheel- My family say, “No, Honey, YOU get some- chair. I have been able to move just came thing. I can wait.” Is there any on in life and am happy and back from a hope for mankind? have lots of friends who help relative’s Mark of disaster me stay active in sports, etc. after a week- in Washington My problem is, I had a friend end visit. The before my accident who moved occasion was DEAR MARK OF DISASTER There away, and I’m sure he doesn’t a birthday is plenty of hope for mankind; know his once best friend can Dear Abby party, and he for the father of your 14- and no longer walk. ABIGAIL had a tattoo 3-year-olds, maybe not so I just heard his family is VAN BUREN artist come much. Was he under the influ- moving back here, and I’m not over. My boy- ence at that party, or does he sure how to handle this. Should friend — the make poor decisions about I contact him before the move, father of our money often? or wait and be like, “Oh, by the 14- and 3-year-olds — spent our That tatt is now a constant way”? Do you have any advice? last $100 and went ahead and reminder of your disappoint- Wondering in New York got himself a tattoo! We aren’t ment in him, so I hope it’s in a rich, and we had to borrow place where you don’t have to DEAR WONDERING The news is money for gas to get home. see it every day or night. You bound to be a shock. If you I think he is the most selfish have my sympathy, but you have this young man’s contact person on the face of the plan- chose this person as a life part- information, I vote for letting et, and I get mad at him for ner. him know in advance about the every other little thing now. I accident. And while you’re at Jeff Stillman 9/30/20 can’t imagine many adult men DEAR ABBY I am 13. Three it, fill him in on what you have ACROSS 51 *Outlaw 9 Fabled 40 Indian friend 1 Contentious associate of slowpoke of Sheldon would do that to their partner. I years ago, I was in a car acci- been doing since he left town. marketing Cole Younger 10 Tabloid and Leonard clash 55 Wondering twosomes 41 Low-fat frozen 6 Firmly fixed word 11 Chills or dessert 10 “Capisce?” 56 Extremely fever 42 Pentateuch response small 12 Single show peak: Abbr. JUMBLE SUDOKU PREVIOUS SOLUTION 14 Hang loosely 57 Give up, or 13 Poetic 45 Mammal’s 15 Lunch box what you contraction digit that THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME treat might do 21 Pilot’s datum: doesn’t touch HOW TO PLAY: 16 Work at a before the Abbr. the ground By David L Hoyt and Je Knurek Each row, column and keyboard starts of the 23 Pasta 46 Wheaties box 17 Cliff dwelling answers to preference adorner set of 3-by-3 boxes 18 Caboose starred clues 26 Warming 47 Like lasagna, must contain the 19 Kuwaiti ruler 60 Class of periods say numbers 1 through 9 20 *Founding merchandise 27 Source of 50 “Gangnam Father who 61 Day for Caesar pliable Style” without repetition. inherited a to beware wood performer malthouse 63 Track 29 Diplomatic HQ 52 Manhunt 22 Packs down specialist 30 Relatively pickup 24 Many corp. 64 Mathema- risqué 53 There are logos tician Turing 34 Muscular 60,000 of them 25 *“War and 65 “Great shot!” Japanese dog in a min. Peace” author 66 Serving holder 35 Big tin 54 Simplifies 28 Student’s 67 “SNL” segment exporter of 58 Rules on plays second try 68 Fresh talk S.A. 59 Cairo’s river 31 Went 69 Embroidered, 38 Brings 60 Vegas undercover say together opener 32 Poem of 39 Female in the 62 Lunes or homage DOWN fam martes 33 Kitchen 1 To the stars, in enticement mottos Previous Puzzle Solved 34 Demean 2 One with 36 Litter sound aspirations 37 *“Hee Haw” 3 Becomes fond cohost of 40 Backboard 4 Capital of attachment Samoa 43 Snaky 5 Wetland formations plant 44 Type of pool or 6 Gift recipient’s wave surprised 48 Make a move query 49 QB’s miss, 7 Playground maybe comeback 50 Former 8 __ of Spanish Tranquility: currency lunar plain C2 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 TELEVISION THE SUMTER ITEM WEDNESDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 30 SP FT 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 12 AM LOCAL CHANNELS WIS News 10 at Entertainment 2020 Stanley Cup Final Dallas Stars vs Tampa Bay Lightning. The Stanley Cup is on the line as the Stars and Lightning play WIS News 10 at (:34) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy WIS * 3 10 7 (N) Tonight (N) Game 7 of the final. (If necessary). If game is not necessary, Weakest Link and One Night Only: The Best of Broadway will air. (N) 11 (N) Fallon “Chris Colfer; BTS” Chris Colfer; (Live) BTS talks and performs. (N) News 19 at 7pm (N) Inside Edition (N) Big Brother Houseguests vie for the Love Island (Season Finale) (N) 48 Hours Suspicion (N) News 19 at 11pm (:35) The Late Show With Stephen WLTX 3 9 9 power of veto. (N) (N) Colbert

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A Fox News veteran • “South Park” (8 p.m., Com- for 23 years, Smith hosted edy Central, TV-MA) returns the news segment in the for its 24th season with the hour before that cable outlet gang heading back to school began its prime-time lineup under COVID conditions. of opinion-heavy interviews • A sports-heavy schedule and partisan commentary. includes a possible Game 7 of Generally conservative in the Stanley Cup Finals (8 p.m., demeanor and a proud near- NBC), Game 1 of the NBA Fi- graduate of the University of nals (8 p.m., ABC) and two Mississippi, Smith was a MLB Wild Card playoff games good fit for the Roger Ailes (7 p.m., ESPN and 8:30 p.m., network. Not unlike Chris ESPN2). Wallace, who still works at Fox News, Smith’s insistence TONIGHT’S OTHER on reporting news that some- HIGHLIGHTS times collided with a world- • Warbling incognito on view presented by its prime- “The Masked Singer” (8 p.m., time provocateurs occasion- Fox, TV-PG). DOUG PERRINE / PBS ally caused friction at the • “Islands of Wonder” (8 p.m., With less than 1,500 scattered throughout the entire archipelago, the Hawaiian monk seal is one of the network. Smith left Fox PBS, TV-G, check local list- rarest marine mammals in the world. Since the creation of one of the biggest protected marine areas in News last October. ings) ends its first season the world encompassing the northern Hawaiian islands, the seal’s population numbers have begun to re- Whatever one thinks of with a trip to Hawaii. cover. “Islands of Wonder” wraps up its first season with a trip to Hawaii at 8 p.m. today on PBS. Roger Ailes and Fox News, • First impressions linger the network was very good on “I Can See Your Voice” (9 at creating “stars.” Other p.m., Fox, TV-14). ing their weekend canoe trip Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC). networks might import news • Tom Selleck and Alan in a remote stretch of Geor- Taylor Schilling, Brian Stel- personalities with the hopes Rickman star in the 1990 ad- gia. The film helped cement ter and Jessica Burdeaux Copyright 2020 of big ratings, but as Fox venture “Quigley Down Reynolds’ star status and visit “Late Night With Seth United Feature Syndicate News grew, Ailes’ talents, Under” (8 p.m., Starz Encore). yielded a hit song, “Dueling like Bill O’Reilly, Sean • “NOVA” (9 p.m., PBS, Banjos.” Despite the grue- Hannity and Smith, were es- TV-G, check local listings) some events depicted, it sentially homegrown. There explores the history of writ- helped popularize canoeing have been deviations, like ing and alphabets. and river recreation among Not sure why poaching Greta Van Susteren • The documentary “Blood baby boomers just hitting from CNN, hiring Tucker on the Wall” (9 p.m., National adulthood. BUSINESS IS SLOW? Carlson and Maria Bartiro- Geographic) looks into the mo’s move to Fox Business, lingering consequences of SERIES NOTES but none were considered Mexico’s long history of cor- “Big Brother” (8 p.m., CBS, game-changers when hired ruption. TV-PG) * Clarke faces his by Fox. • “48 Hours: Suspicion” (10 final battle on “The 100” (8 Can Fox News talent thrive p.m., CBS) follows true-crime p.m., CW, TV-14) * A special elsewhere? NBC paid a for- stories where hunches don’t “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (8 p.m., tune to hire Fox News prime- always hold up. ABC, TV-14) anticipates the time star Megyn Kelly, and • “Hacking Your Mind” (10 basketball to follow * Win- that didn’t end well. In all p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check ners emerge on the season fi- fairness, she was put in the local listings) shows how nale of “Love Island” (9 p.m., impossible position of com- some “hacks” can enhance CBS, TV-PG) * Illusionists peting with “60 Minutes” one people’s lives. audition on “Penn & Teller: minute and trying to fit into • “Impossible Fixes” (10 p.m., Fool Us” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV- the warm and fuzzy morning Science, TV-PG) follows PG). is not just a saying news atmosphere the next. maintenance crews sent to Giving Shepard Smith his maintain critical infrastruc- LATE NIGHT in business. old one-hour perch seems a ture. “The Daily Show With Trevor safe bet for CNBC. And his Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Cen- Advertise today and let your business be in sight reputation for relatively CULT CHOICE tral) practices social distanc- and in the minds of your customers. straight reportage may stand Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, ing * JB Smoove appears on out during a contentious pe- Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS, r) * riod. star in director John Boor- John Lithgow and Jonathan Megyn Kelly’s reputation man’s 1972 adaptation of Alter are booked on “The Late was enhanced on election James Dickey’s novel “Deliv- Show With Stephen Colbert” night in 2012, when she basi- erance” (10:10 p.m., TMC), (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy 36 W.Liberty Street • Sumter, SC cally had to tell a room full about suburbanites who re- Fallon welcomes Chris Colf- 803.774.1200 of partisans that the election ceive a savage reception dur- er and BTS on “The Tonight www.theitem.com