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Aisla C. Barton sports her Campbell’s Campbell’s Soup retirees Soup pride Trump with this custom cap. celebrate 25 years with defends friendship lunch group travel order President says people who want to love U.S. welcome MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AP) — President Trump on Monday vowed to allow into the United States people who “want to love our country,” defending his immigration and refugee restrictions as he made his first visit to the headquarters Monday for U.S. Cen- tral Command. Trump reaffirmed his support for NATO before military leaders and troops and laced his speech with references to homeland security amid a court battle over his travel ban on people from seven majority-Muslim countries. He did not PHOTOS BY KASEY MEREDITH / THE SUMTER ITEM directly mention the case now before a Penny Greer, left, and Mary Bailey enjoy their lunch Saturday at Golden Corral for the 300th meeting of Campbell’s Soup federal appeals court after a lower court Friends’ Lunch Group. Kathryn Godwin has been organizing the meetings since the year after the plant closed in 1991. SEE CENTCOM, PAGE A7 About 100 gather Saturday for 300th monthly group meeting

BY KASEY MEREDITH [email protected] No arrests from ust as some workers never missed a day of 7 nations in travel Jwork, this meeting of Campbell’s Soup Friends’ ban? Not quite Lunch Group wasn’t one to be missed. WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge who halted President Trump’s Twenty-six years nearly to the travel ban was wrong in stating that no day after the closing of Campbell’s one from the seven countries targeted in Soup in Sumter, about 100 former Trump’s order has been arrested for ex- employees showed their dedication tremism in the United States since the to their former workplace for the 2001 terrorist attacks. 25th anniversary of Campbell’s Just last October, an Iraqi refugee liv- Soup Friends’ Lunch Group’s Del Royer, the first supervisor in place at Campbell’s Soup in Sumter, greets one of ing in Texas pleaded guilty to attempting monthly meetings at Golden Corral his former co-workers, Dorothy Mitchell, during the meeting. to provide support to the Islamic State on Saturday. group, accused of taking tactical training That’s 300 monthly meetings ex- That camaraderie seemed to echo last four years, they’ve been gather- and wanting to blow himself up in an act actly by Kathryn “Kathy” Godwin’s through the voices of other former ing at Golden Corral at 11:30 a.m. of martyrdom. In November, a Somali count. Godwin has been solely or- Campbell’s employees. Many at- on the first Saturday of each refugee injured 11 in a car-and-knife at- ganizing the monthly meetings tendees spoke fondly of their time month. tack at Ohio State University, and he since the one-year anniversary of at Campbell’s and said that it was a “We’re still going strong,” Godwin surely would have been arrested had he the plant’s closing in 1991. great place to work. said. “Many churches cannot keep not been killed by an officer. “I’m glad to see everybody, and I The monthly meetings initially their group together for that long.” hope we remain friends,” Godwin started as breakfast gatherings, but SEE ARRESTS, PAGE A7 said. soon the group got too big. For the SEE RETIREES, PAGE A7 Fund helps family of 6 stay warm after mother’s job loss BY ADRIENNE SARVIS All of her children, ranging from 8 heat, he said. [email protected] to 16, are doing well in school, and the Fireside Fund afforded Sumter Unit- mother is a student at one of Sumter’s ed Ministries the ability to pay a por- Fireside Fund continues to help colleges. tion of the family’s electric bill, and Sumter folks stay warm, Sumter Unit- However, with very limited income, the family was able to keep the lights ed Ministries Crisis Relief Director the mother was not able to pay her on and the house warm, he said. Once Kevin Howell said. winter electric bill, which meant the again, Sumter folks helping Sumter He said a single mother of five chil- he said. family would lose its lighting and folks kept the home fires burning, dren was doing just fine until a car Howell said the woman’s injuries heating resources, Howell said. Howell said. God bless all those who wreck put her out of work. and lack of transportation made it dif- It was essential to keep the power on donate, he said. “As we all know, transportation is ficult for her to keep her job, and very to keep the house warm because elec- critical for continuous employment,” soon, she was in financial difficulty. tricity was the family’s only source of SEE FIRESIDE, PAGE A7

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len from seven vehicles — three Ford trucks between mid-January and the nearly $8,000, according to a news re- Law enforcement Expeditions, two Ford F-250s and two first week of February. lease from the police department. Ford F-150s — totaling about $20,000, On Jan. 16, eight wheels and tires val- Tonyia McGirt, public information of- sometime during the weekend. ued at $6,000 were reportedly stolen ficer at Sumter Police Department, sug- seeks public’s help The vehicles were left on blocks, he from three GMC Sierra 1500 trucks that gests that all businesses maintain ade- BY ADRIENNE SARVIS said. were parked at Jones Buick GMC on quate lighting inside and outside, as [email protected] Craven said he does not know the day Broad Street; four tires valued at $2,500 well as keep shrubbery trimmed and re- nor the time when the thefts happened were reportedly stolen from a Dodge move items that could be hiding places Area law enforcement agencies are but officers are working to figure that Ram 1500 truck parked at Sumter for suspicious activity to prevent other asking for the public's help in trying to out. There is surveillance footage of the Chrysler Jeep Dodge, Broad Street, on incidents elsewhere. identify people behind a rash of wheel incidents, he said. Jan. 23; and eight wheels and tires val- The public should also report any odd and tire thefts at local dealerships since He said suspects drove onto the lot ued at $800 were reportedly stolen from activity observed outside of or near a the beginning of the year. Vandals have after cutting a chain at the entrance two Dodge Ram 1500 trucks parked at business after normal business hours now stolen wheels and tires from deal- with bolt cutters. Sumter Chrysler Jeep Dodge on Feb. 1. and, if possible, provide a detailed de- erships in Manning and Sumter. Most Craven said this is the second time Three similar incidents were also re- scription of the incident and suspects, have been taken from car lots by putting wheels and tires were stolen from vehi- ported to Sumter Police Department in she said. vehicles on blocks and stealing the cles at the dealership in two weeks. On January. Information can be given by calling wheels and tires. Jan. 26, wheels and tires valued at about Rear wheels and tires were reportedly Manning Police Department at (803) 435- About $26,000 in wheels and tires $6,000 were removed from two vehicles. stolen from two F-150s that were parked 8859; Clarendon County Sheriff's Office were reportedly stolen from Santee Au- Craven said Crime Stoppers is offer- at McLaughlin Ford auto dealership on (803) 435-4414; Sumter Police Depart- tomotive in Manning during a two-week ing a $2,500 reward for information that North Main Street between 7 and 7:20 ment at (803) 436-2100; or Sumter Coun- period, adding the dealership to the list leads to an arrest. a.m. on Jan. 25; and rear rims and tires ty sheriff's office at (803) 436-2000. The of businesses where truck tires have Information can be given anonymous- were reportedly stolen from a Toyota public can also give information anony- been stolen since the beginning of the ly by calling Crime Stoppers at (803) 436- Tundra that was parked at Scott Will mously by calling Crime Stoppers at year. 2718 or 1-888-CRIME-SC (274-6372). Toyota auto dealership on Broad Street (803) 436-2218 or 1-888-CRIME-SC. A Dennis Craven, owner of Santee Au- In Sumter County, more than $17,000 between 6 and 10:45 p.m. on Jan. 28. The monetary reward may be given for tips tomotive, said all four wheels were sto- in wheels and tires were removed from total value of the items is estimated at that lead to an arrest.

LOCAL BRIEFS FROM STAFF REPORTS Bad golf day turns Toy gun taken from Kingsbury student into business angle A fifth-grader at Kingsbury Elementary School faces dis- ciplinary action in accordance for Sumter native with Sumter School District’s code of conduct after the stu- dent showed a toy gun to an- BY RICK CARPENTER wife, Johnnie Ann, used it to other student, according to [email protected] improve her swing. Soon, Shelly Galloway, Sumter other club members who had School District public infor- Gerald Enter hopes to cash watched him win club cham- mation partnerships coordi- in from a bad golf day in pionships were borrowing nator. 2014. the device to perfect their According to Galloway, at After playing a terrible swings. dismissal on Monday, the stu- round of golf, he went home He loaned it to a few club dent showed a small plastic frustrated because he members who suggested he toy gun to another student, couldn't hold a consistent needed to patent his technol- which was then taken by a swing between clubs. ogy. teacher. Instead of the proverbial The decorated Vietnam breaking or throwing his veteran and Mayewood High Board of zoning appeals clubs, he started tinkering School graduate who now meeting Wednesday with a device that would help lives in Yulee, Florida, re- him control his swing while ceived his patent in time to Sumter City-County Board hitting on the practice range. set up a booth at the PGA of Zoning Appeals will meet at He points out the golfer's Merchandise Show in Orlan- 3 p.m. Wednesday in Sumter challenge of hitting 14 clubs do Civic Center in January. City Council Chambers, Sum- with heads tilted at different The show placed his booth ter Opera House, 21 N. Main angles. The challenge was in the Inventor's Spotlight St., to consider: hitting the ball at the angle Pavilion. • A special exception request manufacturers built into the At 70, he said he wants to to allow a liquor store to be lo- head of the club. enlist help from others to cated at 3350 N. Main St.; Enter went to his shop manufacture and market the • A variance request from with protractors, compasses Loft & Lie. At the show with the maximum sign size per- and his 38 years of expertise thousands of visitors, he PHOTOS BY RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM mitted for general commercial that had helped him keep talked to potential manufac- Sumter native Gerald Enter recently received a patent on his de- zoning districts to allow for manufacturing plants opera- turers from China and other vice to make his golf swing better. Now, he hopes to get it manu- 473.26 square feet of additional tional. countries, but one potential signage at the front of the The retired Millwright manufacturer interested in factured. building located at 343 Pine- Union worker who even his product came from Co- wood Road; and helped build some of the first lumbia, South Carolina. By vention, Enter said he will ago, and it will allow him to • A variance request of 1,300 robotic welding machinery getting someone else to man- make money off his bad golf keep playing the game he square feet from the maximum for automobile welding went ufacture and market his in- day more than two years loves. of 1,100-square-foot require- to work creating a metal con- ment for residential accessory traption that would set the structures in order to allow a angle of the club, then allow The Loft & Lie 2,400-square-foot detached him to take a few steps back Instructional Tool helps structure on a parcel in the and practice hitting balls on golfers line up their 4300 block of Camden High- the practice range. Pieces of clubs to golf balls and way. the device allowed him to maintain a consistent alter and hold angles for each stroke. club while lining up the ball on lines drawn on the device platform. And it has holes CORRECTION drilled into each of the four If you see a statement in error, corners to anchor it to the contact the City Desk at 774-1226 or ground with golf tees. [email protected]. Once he perfected it, his

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CHARGES at $1,200; and a black 32- inch Avera TV valued at William Henry Jones, 41, of $300 were reportedly sto- 1920 Mason Road, Apt. len from a residence in the 30-B, Dalzell, was arrested 3300 block of Cassel Street on Thursday and charged between midnight and 6 with second-degree do- a.m. on Thursday. mestic violence for alleg- edly ripping the shirt off A black Black & Decker cof- his wife after she refused fee maker valued at $45; a to give him money while in diamond necklace valued the 1900 block of Mason at $3,000; a jewelry box Road. According to a news containing miscellaneous release from Sumter Coun- jewelry valued at $1,500; a ty Sheriff's Office, the vic- black Black & Decker mi- tim told officers that Jones crowave valued at $130; a entered the residence black-and-orange walnut "grossly high and intoxi- cracker valued at $40; a cated," asking for money. black 32-inch Sony flat- screen TV valued at $145; a STOLEN PROPERTY black .44-caliber, six-shot Remington revolver valued A 55-inch Emerson flat- at $2,000; a black-and- screen TV valued at about brown .44-caliber, lever-ac- $500 was reportedly stolen tion Remington rifle valued from a residence in the at $290; and a black pistol- 3600 block of Susan Street style cross bow, unknown between about 8:55 and make, valued at $20 were 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. reportedly stolen from a A black 5-by-8-foot gas grill residence in the 2300 block cooker trailer with two of North St. Pauls Church burners valued at $1,000 Road between 2 p.m. on and a pressure washer, un- Saturday and about 6:45 known make, valued at a.m. on Sunday. $200 were reportedly sto- A black .45-caliber Kar len from a farm facility in handgun with a Crimson the 3500 block of Cox Road Trace laser valued at $800 between midnight and 7:45 and the 2016 Dodge Ram a.m. on Thursday. PHOTO PROVIDED truck it was in while Manchester Elementary School PTA purchased 20 student lab assistant coats for fourth- and fifth-graders A white Samsung multi- parked at a residence in who serve as lab assistants in the school. The students set up and clean up experiment materials and feed steam washer and dryer the 3100 block of Daufuskie set valued at $1,600; a Road were reportedly sto- and care for the animals and plants. The students were selected by their homeroom teachers to serve on a black .40-caliber Smith & len between midnight and rotating basis, which allows many to participate. The teachers and students conduct engaging hands-on Wesson handgun valued at 7 a.m. on Sunday. Accord- experiments that the lab assistants set up. The science lab coats not only keep students’ clothing clean, $350; a black Sony PlaySta- ing to an incident report but also further enhance their learning experience and give them a deeper appreciation for science. The tion 4 valued at $300; a from Sumter Police Depart- black Microsoft Xbox 360 Manchester lab assistant program is under the direction of Debbie Sweat, second from right, back row. ment, the vehicle was re- valued at $350; a pair of covered. black Mega Boss head- phones valued at $45; a gray Frigidaire BTU-5000 air It’s your world. conditioner valued at crying in many of them. Hunter Morris. Salisbury said about $200; a Yamaha Big Read all about it. STATE BRIEFS Court records didn't indi- the death has been ruled an Bear four-wheeler valued FROM WIRE REPORTS cate if Wilbanks has a law- accidental drowning. at $6,000; a brown Arch Sage bow-and-arrow set yer. Divers found Morris' body valued at $140; a black Deputy charged with about 5:45 p.m. Sunday. That Umarex pellet gun valued seeking naked photos Goose Creek man was about three hours after at $30; a black Bose speak- they began searching at the er valued at $100; a black COLUMBIA — Federal in- drowns in Cooper River Pimlico boat landing where Black & Decker three-pot Call (803) 774-1200 cooker valued at $100; a vestigators said a South MONCKS CORNER — an overturned boat was 48-inch Samsung TV valued and get started today. Carolina deputy coerced an Berkeley County authorities found. 11-year-old girl into sending said a Goose Creek man has Salisbury said a fisherman him a nude picture, then died after a boating accident rescued a female from the told her to send more naked on the Cooper River. water where the 15-foot alumi- photographs or he would Coroner Bill Salisbury said num boat had overturned. She show the first one to others. in a news release Monday that was taken to a hospital. There Spartanburg County Sher- the victim was 21-year-old was no word on her condition. iff Chuck Wright said in a statement he fired sheriff's Sgt. Chris Wilbanks, who HINES FURNITURE CAN was charged Friday with production of child pornog- HELP YOU SLEEP EASIER raphy. Wilbanks had been a deputy for 18 years. COME VISIT THEIR SERTA iCOMFORT SLEEP GALLERY Homeland Security Spe- cial Agent Steven Miles said in a sworn statement that Wilbanks posed as a 14-year- old boy nicknamed "Redneck Rick" on social media and talked to the girl, who said she was 12. Wilbanks' age wasn't immediately avail- able. Miles said the girl sent about a dozen pornographic images to Wilbanks and was

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He their daughters from most ron, is finding out. continues to live full-time in public scrutiny. Bush's daugh- Ten-year-old Barron was the New York City with his moth- ters were college-bound when target of a poorly received joke er, first lady Melania Trump. he was elected in 2000, so they tweeted by a "Saturday Night "It's not an easy thing for didn't live in the White House. Live" writer on Jan. 20 as the him. Believe me," Trump said But their underage drinking new first family reveled in In- ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO of his son. made headlines. auguration Day events. Sepa- Barron Trump arrives on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Wash- In contrast, Trump's adult "Why in a matter of 24 hours rately in Chicago, comedian ington on Jan. 20 for the inauguration ceremony of his father, Donald children, Don Jr., Eric, Ivanka should it be different for this Shannon Noll played the title J. Trump, as the 45th president of the United States. and Tiffany, are sharing the child?" 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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — More Afghan security press conference. than 900 children were killed in Af- personnel inspect The aid group Save the Children ghanistan's conflict last year, the the site of a said the latest figures were "extremely United Nations said Monday, calling it roadside bomb concerning" and called on all parties the most violent year for children blast in Kabul, to do more to protect civilians. since it started keeping records. Afghanistan, in The Taliban, who have been waging The U.N. mission said the nearly 25 December 2016. an insurgency against the U.S.-backed percent increase in child deaths from The U.N. mission government in Kabul for more than the previous year was largely caused in Afghanistan 15 years, advanced on a number of by mines and munitions left over from says the number fronts in 2016. Afghan forces have decades of conflict. It documented a of civilian struggled to combat the militants 66 percent increase in such deaths in casualties in the since the U.S. and NATO formally 2016. concluded their combat mission at country’s conflict "Conflict-related violence exacted a the end of 2014. rose by 3 percent heavy toll on Afghanistan in 2016, "The humanitarian situation across in 2016. with an overall deterioration in civil- much of Afghanistan has deteriorat- ian protection and the highest-total ci- ed significantly in the past 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS vilian casualties recorded since 2009, FILE PHOTO months," Save the Children's country when UNAMA began systematic doc- director, Ana Locsin, said in a state- umentation of civilian casualties," the ment. United Nations Assistance Mission in an additional 7,920 people were wound- yet another year, another increase in "With the start of the traditional Afghanistan said in its annual report. ed. The overall casualty toll was slight- civilian casualties, another all-time fighting season not far away with the It said 3,498 people were killed in ly higher than the previous year. high figure," Tadamichi Yamamoto, end of winter, it could get even worse 2016, including 923 children and that "I am deeply saddened to report, for the U.N. envoy to Afghanistan, told a in the coming months," she said. Car payments have become expected part of people’s monthly budget BY LIZ WESTON leasing is less expensive than er have constant payments and in an autonomous Uber." they're still making payments. NerdWallet via Associated Press buying new cars every two or continually drive newer cars Millennial car owners plan Buyers often owe more on the three years. But leasing is far than be surprised by repair to own their cars for less time loan than the car is worth for Car payments have morphed from frugal, especially com- costs — especially in an era than their Generation X prede- most of the loan term, and in- from a temporary nuisance pared with paying off a car when 46 percent of households cessors, an Autolist study of terest rates tend to be higher into a permanent part of many within five years and owning it don't have $400 in savings to 3,383 vehicle owners found. than for shorter loans. people's budgets. for a few more. People who cover an emergency, according Forty-seven percent of those Too many of these buyers One-third of millennial car lease don't get a break from to the Federal Reserve. aged 25 to 39 in 2016 said they'd wind up trading in their cars buyers chose a lease last year, payments or build equity to- "Your costs with a lease, keep their cars five years or before they've paid off their which helped push auto lease ward the next purchase. while higher, are also more less, compared to 41 percent of loans, rolling their negative eq- volume to a record of 4.3 mil- But younger buyers in par- predictable," says Alex Klein, those 40 to 54. One-third of the uity into their next vehicle at lion and 31 percent of all new ticular are more likely to view vice president for data science older crowd intended to keep even higher interest rates. auto purchases, according to cars as technology that needs for Autolist, a new and used car their vehicles for 10 years or Among car buyers who traded market research by Edmunds. to be continually upgraded, search engine. more, compared with just one- in a vehicle last year, 29.9 per- com. Caldwell says. Younger buyers also are less quarter of millennials. cent rolled an average of "There is a greater percent- "It used to be cars didn't convinced they'll need a car Leasing certainly can be a $5,193.79 in unpaid debt into age of people who view car change that much in five years. five years from now, Klein says. better financial choice than their new loans, Edmunds.com ownership as a monthly pay- Now they do," she says. "There's more flexibility some other financing options. found. 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Migrants sew blankets into coats at the work- shop charity Naomi. The blankets, which are mostly army-issue gray with red stitching and are distributed as aid at the sprawling refugee and migrant encamp- ments, are being recy- cled into practical coats for the vulnerable refu- gees who are facing a harsh winter.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO A woman cries as she and her children are covered with a blanket near the northern Greek village of Idomeni on Feb. 21, 2016. A tiny workshop charity called Naomi in the northern Greek city of Thessa- loniki is working long hours to collect and wash discarded blankets and turn them into wearable coats. people's minds what happened Kodsy, helping out at the coat ute the jackets directly but in Idomeni last year and what workshop in Thessaloniki was passes them on to other aid Charity turns old Europe did to refugees and the a natural fit. The 30-year-old groups in return for dona- Greek people, just leaving the used to run a family textile tions, using any money raised borders closed and thousands business in Damascus that for skills-training programs of people stranded," she said. employed about 100 workers. for refugees and projects to blankets into winter Greece's government says His journey to Europe take them out of camps and more than 60,000 refugees and stopped at Idomeni, but he's place them in apartments. It migrants remain stuck in the still hoping to join his wife also sells the coats to walk- coats for refugees country following the border and 2-year-old daughter in ins, like resident Katerina closures. It has struggled to Munich, Germany, through Tsolakidou. THESSALONIKI, Greece sprawling refugee and migrant shelter camp dwellers from the European Union's slow- "We really liked the idea of (AP) — It's been a miserable encampment at Idomeni on the freezing overnight tempera- moving relocation scheme. re-using the blankets from winter in Greece, especially for Macedonian border that is now tures. Authorities on the island "I saw women (in Idomeni) Idomeni," she said after pick- the many thousands of refu- closed. of Lesbos are investigating shivering in blankets, and that ing up a coat. "It gives the ref- gees staying in tents in old fac- As many as 14,000 people three recent deaths at a refugee was not a nice thing to see," he ugees something to do. So in- tories and warehouses. At a lived in tents at the site last camp there, possibly caused by said. "So we started making stead of spending the money tiny workshop in the northern year after European countries fumes from makeshift heaters. clothes with the blankets." somewhere else, it'll be put to city of Thessaloniki, they're closed borders to refugees For Syrian refugee Hasan Al The charity doesn't distrib- good use here." trying to make a little bit of a streaming into the continent. difference. Greek police cleared the camp Volunteers are working long last May, leaving hundreds of hours to try to keep the refu- tents and thousands of blan- gees warm, with bursts of kets behind. A Greek-German Need Grass? noise from sewing machines re- charity called Naomi collected vealing their mission: To turn them by the vanload to be discarded blankets into jackets, washed and reused. overcoats and other winter Project organizer Elke WE’VE GOT wearables. Wollschlaeger helps make and There's an almost endless even model the coats, which supply: The blankets — mostly have the label "Remember Ido- YOU COVERED army issue, gray with red meni" stitched inside. stitching — came from the "We're trying to keep it in Cash in a FLASH! We Buy: Gold & Silver Jewelry, Silver Coins & Collections, Sterling/.925, Diamonds, Pocket Watches, Antiques & Estates Lafayette Gold and Silver Exchange InsideInnside VVestcoestco PrPropertiesopperrties 480 E. Liberty St. Sumter, SC 29150 Smoak Irrigation Company ((inside Coca-Cola Building) Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 5:30 PM • Sat: 8 - 2 PM Serving Sumter and Surrounding Communities Since 1986 803-773-8022 Joey Smoak803-773-3400 Michael Rowell

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RETIREES FROM PAGE A1 CENTCOM FROM PAGE A1 She tries to keep the meetings interesting by in- viting guest speakers and giving away door prizes. temporarily suspended the ban. This time the speakers were the Rev. Theodora “We need strong programs” so Black and Wally Jones, a former local dentist and that “people that love us and coach of the P-15’s American Legion baseball want to love our country and will team. The door prizes were four gift certificates to end up loving our country are al- Golden Corral. lowed in” and those who “want to Not only does she organize the monthly lunch- destroy us and destroy our coun- es, but the group also takes tours together, such as try” are kept out, Trump said. to Charleston Tea Plantation and even a Camp- “Freedom, security and justice bell’s plant operation in North Carolina. will prevail,” Trump added. “We “I try to keep things interesting,” Godwin said. will defeat radical Islamic terror- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Some children of Campbell’s workers in atten- ism, and we will not allow it to President Donald Trump has lunch with troops while visiting U.S. Central dance spoke about how Campbell’s instilled values take root in our country. We’re Command and U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base, and work ethic in their parents that were ulti- not going to allow it.” Florida, on Monday. Trump, who spent the weekend at Mar-a-Lago, stopped mately passed on to themselves. Trump touched upon various for a visit to the headquarters before returning to Washington. That was something Jones emphasized in his alliances in his remarks, noting, speech, that Campbell’s workers were a hard- “we strongly support NATO.” their defense spending commit- as “obsolete,” and he would de- working bunch. One former employee stood up He spoke Sunday with NATO ments,” as well as the crisis in cide whether to protect NATO and said she didn’t miss a day of work for 10 years. Secretary Gen. Jens Stoltenberg. Ukraine and security challenges countries against Russian ag- At its height, Campbell’s had more than 1,000 A White House statement said facing NATO countries. gression based on whether those employees working at the Sumter plant. So it the two “discussed how to en- Trump once dismissed the countries “have fulfilled their ob- wasn’t unusual when Del Royer, 86, said he could courage all NATO allies to meet trans-Atlantic military alliance ligations to us.” not remember everyone’s names, but he knows all of their faces. It’s a good thing Godwin had already thought of that, giving out name tags at the beginning of the United States from these individuals coming from meetings. Many of Saturday’s attendees hadn’t at- ARRESTS FROM PAGE A1 these countries, and there’s no support for that.” tended a meeting for 10 to 15 years. Charles Kurzman, a sociology professor at the Royer himself hadn’t attended in five years. He The judge, James Robart, was correct in his larg- University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, said his was the first supervisor hired at Campbell’s in er point that the deadliest and most high-profile research shows no Americans have been killed in Sumter in 1966, relocating from a sister plant in terrorist attacks on U.S. soil since 9/11 — like the the U.S. at the hands of people from the seven Minnesota and staying on for 23 years. Boston Marathon bombings and the shootings in countries — Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, “It really was a close-working group,” Royer Orlando, Florida, and San Bernardino, California Sudan and Yemen — since Sept. 11. But it’s not said. — were committed either by U.S. citizens or by peo- quite right to say no one from those nations has About a dozen others in addition to Royer in at- ple from countries other than the seven majority- been arrested or accused in an extremist-related tendance Saturday were at the plant for the 1966 Muslim nations named in Trump’s order. plot while living in the U.S. startup. But he went a step too far at a hearing in Seattle In addition to the cases from last fall, for in- While everyone won’t be able to attend the meet- on Friday. He asked a Justice Department lawyer stance, two men from Iraq were arrested in Ken- ings monthly, Godwin, Royer and many of the for- how many arrests of foreign nationals from the tucky in 2011 and convicted on charges that they mer employees were happy to see some familiar countries have occurred since 9/11. When the law- plotted to send money and weapons to al-Qaida. faces they hadn’t seen in years. yer said she didn’t know, Robart answered his own They were never accused, though, of plotting at- “I invite everyone and — if you can’t come — question: “Let me tell you, the answer to that is tacks on the U.S. Last week, Trump adviser Kelly- say a prayer so we keep our friendship alive,” God- none, as best I can tell. You’re here arguing on be- anne Conway wrongly cited their case as a “Bowl- win said. half of someone that says we have to protect the ing Green massacre,” which never happened.

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BY MIKE HOUSEHOLDER sentation of the different types The Associated Press of games that are out there." It's not all fun and games, ANN ARBOR, Michigan — however. The University of Michigan Instructors hold class ses- collects video games. sions there, and several stu- Lots of them. dent researchers have used the The Ann Arbor university's Forza racing game series to Computer and Video Game study texting while driving. Archive features more than An instructor in the history 7,000 titles — everything from department teaching a class time-honored favorites such as on Samurai brought students "Pac-Man" and "Frogger" to to the archive to explore ways newer fare, including "Call of the members of the hereditary THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Duty" and "Halo"— on dozens warrior class in feudal Japan Video games are shelved at the Computer and Video Game Archive at the Duderstadt Center at the Uni- of gaming systems. are depicted in games. versity of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. 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DON’T DISMISS REPORTS IF still employed. All of them YOU DISAGREE WITH THEM have a hand in this mess that I write in response to Robert is affecting my children’s edu- Colby’s letter in The Sumter cation. Mr. Allen made this Trump fatigue hits Item of Feb. 1. In it, he is criti- clear in his statement Monday cal of Graham Osteen’s col- that finance and personnel did umn of Jan. 29. Unlike Mr. not contact one another when ther than writing Obama regime which will surely pleasing to her co- Colby, I find Osteen’s column hiring these extra people. about the best continue to surface in the horts in the land of fruits and reasoned and informative. Again, these are all of Dr. Super Bowl ever person of the ex-president, nuts. (If only she could sing Colby accused Osteen of “add- Baker’s incompetent staff he Oplayed, there’s not who will certainly show up like her mama and sister.) ing” religion to the Trump surrounds himself with. much left at the start of the from time to And speaking of Holly- travel ban, while it is obvious I hope to see some resigna- week to write about. The time to lec- wood — please ... Here is the it applies to mainly Muslim tions within the next few sports writers and sports ture the na- best description I have ever countries. I haven’t heard of weeks or my voice will be commentators have already tion and heard of the Left Coast’s any Christian refugees being heard during public participa- pulled out all the stops in re- extol him- crown jewel, spoken by the denied entry to the U.S., but tion at the Feb. 13 board meet- porting on the heroics of self. That late comedian Fred Allen: Muslims even with legal entry ing at Wilder Elementary Tom Brady and the New Eng- and the ran- “You can take all the sincer- documents were turned away School. land Patriots in their miracu- corous Hol- ity in Hollywood, place it in or detained. TINA WRIGHT lous comeback victory on lywood the navel of a fruit fly and Mr. Colby said “mainstream Sumter Sunday night over the Atlan- Hubert D. crowd that still have room for three media declared Trump was so ta Falcons. Both those teams Osteen Jr. has been in caraway seeds and a pro- bad that normal reporting cri- THANK GOD FOR WHAT are so good we might see denial since ducer’s heart.” Or this from teria does not apply.” I would HE’S BLESSED US WITH them having another go at CHAIRMAN Hillary director Michelangelo Anto- like to know his source, as I On Jan. 18, 2017, for the first each other a year from now. AND EDITOR- Clinton nioni: “ Hollywood is like have never heard or read this. time in several years, I felt re- So what’s left, a resump- IN-CHIEF tanked. We being nowhere and talking And I see no relevance in Mr. lief and joy. When Donald tion of President Donald can likely to nobody about nothing.” Colby’s argument in the com- Trump was sworn in as our Trump’s food fight with the expect more The last word I’ll leave to ment about shouting “fire” in (and this time I use our) 45th American left as it contin- protests and hysteria from Hollywood producer Samuel a crowded venue. Mr. Osteen’s president of the United States ues its quest to delegitimize the likes of has-been actress Goldwyn: “Why should peo- language was that of intro- of America, I felt a burden his improbable ascension to Ashley Judd, who unleashed ple pay good money to go spection, not provocation. had been lifted. the White House? a torrent of invective aimed out and see bad films when News coverage is a human For a number of years, this Frankly, I’m beginning to at Trump at one of the infan- they can stay home and see enterprise and subject to some country has been beneath a suffer from Trump fatigue, tile left’s rallies, during bad television for nothing?” bias, reporting mistakes and cloud of oppression. This elec- much as I did in trying to which she screeched and As Bugs Bunny would say, inaccuracy. Sometimes there is tion was “a God thing.” People overcome the vapors con- screamed her way through a “th..th…th..th…that’s all, no coverage at all. But there were praying, and God an- nected to the godawful gibbering tirade. That was folks.” have always been reporters, swered. Remember, Donald journalists and researchers Trump was not predicted to who do their best to deliver win this election. However, news that is timely, fact-based the people prayed, and they and fair. President Trump has touched God, and he an- been denigrating, insulting and swered. Little is much when dismissive of the media since God is in it. before he became president. He Demonstrations, jokes, questioned the reported size of mocking and making fun of the crowd at his inauguration our president does not help and blamed Hillary Clinton’s our country. The people have win of the popular vote on spoken, and thus it is. voter fraud. There is no evi- We have entertainers who dence for either assertion. seem to have forgotten how I recommend that Mr. Colby they got to where they are. By watch, listen to and read a va- “We the people.” riety of news sources, includ- We have never had a presi- ing public TV and radio, The dent with an IQ higher than Sumter Item and others, and Donald Trump. He is no to do so with a reasoning atti- dummy. He graduated from tude. Unlike Mr. Trump, he West Point, for crying out should not question, decry or loud. He is very intelligent. dismiss news reports or com- Eight years ago, we as a peo- ments just because he does ple were asked, “Give him a not agree with them. chance and wait and see what JANICE ROGERS he will do.” Well! For eight COMMENTARY Sumter long, long years we waited. Things only seemed to get BAKER SURROUNDED BY worse. INCOMPETENT STAFF The only thing I can really The distortion of Count Gorsuch Ms. Debbie Miller is obvious- remember that our ex-presi- ly one who has been convinced dent was really good at was ASHINGTON — To review the law through the courts, rather than navigate by Dr. Baker and his clan that golf and vacations. However, left’s reaction to Supreme Court the legislative process, which is burdensome, Dr. Baker is the victim. Ma’am, he was our leader, and we had nominee Neil Gorsuch is to infer stubborn and slow. It’s so much easier to cre- Dr. Baker is not equipped to to respect that even if we did Whe’s the spawn of Dracula — a ate law in the courts and let people adapt. manage or lead a school dis- not agree. cruel and bloodless beast who shrinks from This view would seem almost Trumpian trict the size of Sumter School Donald Trump said, “I am the light and plays havoc with history. but for his selection of Gorsuch, who is of District. He only survived in giving the power back to the Among the many distor- the opposite inclination. After two dizzying the former Sumter 2 district people.” We are the people. We tions: Gorsuch is against weeks of confounding (Mexico), outrageous because the board members see what unity and one mind clean water, consumers, (travel ban) and absurd (Australia) first acts, then, like most are now, are and one accord can and will do. women’s health, dying peo- Trump’s naming of Gorsuch brought a wel- oblivious to board manage- We do not need conflict, con- ple and workers. The liberal come pause. Yes, it was showmanship — ment procedures. It was appar- fusion, controversy, unrest, Alliance for Justice de- prime time and all that — but, seriously, who ent at Monday’s board meeting friend against friend or neigh- clares him worse in some cares? It was far and away the most presiden- that Lucille McQuilla and bor against neighbor. ways than Justice Antonin tial performance we’ve thus far witnessed, Linda Alston are dumbfound- It is time to grow up and put Scalia, whose seat Gorsuch notwithstanding Trump’s nearly separating ed by the report they received. on our big boy pants and get Kathleen would assume if confirmed. Gorsuch’s arm from its socket during a They don’t have the skills over it, and move forward to Parker People for the American handshake. needed to understand the com- bigger and better times. Way claims he’s an ideo- Should Gorsuch be approved, the court’s plexities of board operations It is past time for better logue “far outside of the ju- composition obviously doesn’t really change. and procedures. It was appar- times. To grow as a nation and dicial mainstream who has a record of warp- The balance would remain the same, with ent by their facial expressions. a people. ing the law to serve the powerful over the in- Justice Kennedy, for whom Gorsuch clerked, But then again, they worked Stop the violence, get a job terests and constitutional rights of ordinary as the swing vote. It’s the next seat for which for Dr. Baker in the former and move on — we are better Americans.” Democrats should save their fire, lest they be Sumter 2 district. The other than what we were. Or, one could argue that he is courageous viewed as intractable as the Republicans board members who are If you still want to move be- in protecting the people and the Constitution were the past eight years. No one wins this staunch supporters of Dr. cause Donald Trump has been by adhering to text and original intent with- war. Baker have a subpar intellec- elected president of this great out concern for his popularity. Democrats are entitled to their indignation tual knowledge of what board nation, call the moving com- As background, Gorsuch has served since over Republicans’ refusal to consider Mer- members do. Dr. Baker has al- pany and hit the road. 2006 on the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit rick Garland, President Obama’s choice for ways surrounded himself with We as a people trust and be- Court of Appeals, where his reputation as a Scalia’s seat. But their energies will be spent incompetent people so that he lieve “In God We Trust” will brilliant jurist and writer gained national at- for naught — and they could do far worse. can appear to be knowledge- be restored to this great na- tention. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Besides, there’s no real knowing how a jus- able. Not! tion. he also earned a doctorate from Oxford in tice will rule. Philosophical temperament is It is time for some of the We are the most blessed na- legal philosophy. His dissertation was on eu- a factor, but it’s not the only one. Individual board members, Dr. Baker tion in the world. We are rich thanasia, which has raised flags among those cases present facts and circumstances that and some of his staff to leave. in every aspect of our being. fighting for death-with-dignity laws. If Gor- can lead to unexpected conclusions. Anyone in the Sumter com- So, take time to smell the such opposes assisted suicide for the termi- The upcoming debate should be scintillat- munity who has driven its roses while they are in bloom nally ill, goes the thinking, then he must also ing theater as it strikes at the heart of a company in the hole by the and thank our one true and oppose a woman’s right to terminate a preg- judge’s role. Gorsuch has made himself clear tune of $6.2 million would be living God for all he has nancy. on this. In a 2016 concurrence, he wrote: in the unemployment line. blessed us with and also for Gorsuch has said that human life has in- “Ours is the job of interpreting the Constitu- It is ridiculous that Dr. our blessings to come. I do trinsic value and that no other human has a tion. And that document isn’t some inkblot Baker, board members, Nancy every day. right to destroy another’s, which seems on on which litigants may project their hopes McMillan (finance) and De- SHERIAN MATTHEWS its face to be manifest. He has never written and dreams for a new and perfected tort law, nise Nixon (personnel) are Manning or ruled specifically on abortion, so this re- but a carefully drafted text judges are mains a hazy correlative. He is, indeed, an charged with applying according to its origi- HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? Send your letter to [email protected], drop it off at originalist, as was Scalia, and his rulings nal public meaning.” might not differ much from his conservative I wouldn’t wish on anyone the task of The Sumter Item offi ce, 36 W. Liberty St., or mail it to The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, predecessor’s. proving that wrong. Sumter, SC 29151, along with the writer’s full name, address and telephone number Fundamental to his approach is the under- (for verifi cation purposes only). Letters that exceed 350 words will be cut accordingly standing that legislatures, and not courts, Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleen- in the print edition, but available in their entirety at www.theitem.com/opinion/ should create laws. This position also ex- [email protected]. letters_to_editor. tends to administrators and bureaucrats. Liberals have sometimes preferred to fashion © 2017, Washington Post Writers Group A10 | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2017 DAILY PLANNER THE SUMTER ITEM

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SUPER BOWL Tom Terrific 5 wins for New Falcons head England are all back to Atlanta about Brady with heavy hearts HOUSTON (AP) — The At- BY BARRY WILNER lanta Falcons headed home The Associated Press Monday, still in a bit of shock after blowing a 25-point lead in HOUSTON — With a record the Super Bowl. five Super Bowl rings, Tom While the future looks Brady certainly has estab- bright for a team with MVP lished himself as the measur- quarterback Matt Ryan and a ing stick for quarterbacks, promising young defense, let’s NFL players and, just maybe, not forget the psychological for all team-sport athletes. impact of what happened in The difference in the Patri- Houston. ots being 5-2 or even 0-7 in the That could take a while to big game is infinitesimal. That get over. difference is the guy wearing The Falcons were ready to No. 12. celebrate the first champion- Brady proved that again ship in their 51-year history Sunday with an epic comeback when they built a 28-3 lead on that, at 39, some might think the New England Patriots. puts a capper on a Hall of Alas, Tom Brady led the great- Fame career. Except that he est comeback in Super Bowl plans to return to at work soon history — and, really, nothing preparing for another NFL else comes close — to pull out season, with probably a few a 34-28 overtime victory . more to follow. “I was thinking what anyone “I don’t feel 39. I hang out would be thinking — we had with a bunch of 20-year-olds,” the game,” Atlanta receiver he joked Monday morning be- Taylor Gabriel said after the fore walking out of the Super first overtime game in Super Bowl MVP news conference Bowl history. “At the same with the silver football that time, it’s Tom Brady. If you serves as the award for the give him chances to come back honor. “That makes you feel and win the game, he’s going pretty young.” to do that.” That Brady might be around No one seemed to take it for a while could make the rest harder than running back of the NFL feel pretty down, Devonta Freeman, who fought and at least when it comes to back tears and could barely the playoffs and Super Bowl, it speak above a whisper. should. Consider that he’s won “I’ll always remember this 25 postseason games; there are game,” he said, “for the rest of pro baseball, basketball and my life.” hockey players who would The Falcons flew back to a take that for a career. gloomy city that has only one Brady will be remembered major sports championship in most not for deflated footballs 169 combined seasons for its but for the way he has pumped THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NFL team, Major League up the Patriots in the most New England quarterback Tom Brady hoists the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Patriots’ 34-28 overtime Baseball’s Braves, the NBA’s Super Bowl victory over Atlanta on Sunday in Houston. It was Brady’s fifth Super Bowl victory as he led SEE BRADY, PAGE B4 New England back from a 25-point deficit. SEE FALCONS, PAGE B4

PREP BASKETBALL USC MEN’S BASKETBALL Gamecocks go for region title No. 19 South Carolina against Socastee, 7-1 Cudd leads SEC, but not

BY DENNIS BRUNSON [email protected] celebrating just yet Now it’s time for the Sum- ter High School varsity boys BY PETE IACOBELLI SEC showdown in Gaines- basketball team to seal the The Associated Press ville, Florida on Feb. 21. deal. It’s a heady spot for the The Gamecocks took sole COLUMBIA — PJ Dozier Gamecocks, who figured to possession of first place in watched the Kentucky- be too busy melding young Region VI-5A with a 61-52 Florida game with South players (nine of the 16 play- overtime victory over West Carolina teammates in ers who have played are in Florence on Friday. SHS can their dorm Saturday, un- their first seasons) to chal- wrap up the region title with derstanding both the ex- lenge their first SEC crown a victory over Socastee, citement and challenge in 20 years. But behind a which it plays host to today ahead for the first-place senior corps of Sindarius after the completion of the Gamecocks. Thornwell, Duane Notice junior varsity boys game be- Dozier’s proud that 19th- and Justin McKie, South tween the schools that starts ranked South Carolina (19- Carolina looks poised for at 6 p.m. 4, 9-1 Southeastern Confer- strong stretch run. Should Sumter lose to So- ence) is alone atop the SEC. “We can’t be compla- castee and West Florence He also understands that cent,” said Notice, who beat South Florence today, the Gamecocks must con- leads the Gamecocks with then the teams will both own tinue playing with the 47 3-pointers. 8-2 region records. First place same fervor and attention If South Carolina needed would then be determined to detail or see it all vanish a reality check, it had to with a special playoff game far more quickly than it ar- look no further than the between the two teams. rived. latest rankings. Whoever secures the top “It’s tough climbing the Florida zoomed from seed from Region VI puts it- ladder,” said Dozier, a 24th to 17th with the win self in an enviable position. sophomore guard averag- over Kentucky. The Game- The predetermined brackets RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM ing 14.1 points a game. cocks, who went 2-0 last are set up where the Region Sumter’s Ahmad Peoples (23) and the rest of the Gamecocks will look “But it’s real easy to fall week including their sec- VI champ has three home to wrap up the Region VI-5A title today when they play host to So- off.” ond win this season over games leading to the lower castee beginning at 7:15 p.m. The Braves are led by 7-1 University of With a month left in the Georgia, stayed locked at state title game, which will be South Carolina signee Jason Cudd. season, South Carolina No. 19 like they were a played at Florence Civic Cen- holds a slim one-game lead week ago. Notice said the ter on Saturday, Feb. 25. Cudd. A University of South round of the state playoffs over No. 15 Kentucky and players aren’t worried The Gamecocks, who are Carolina signee who was se- that goes with it with a road No. 17 Florida, both 8-2 in about what outsiders 16-6 overall, defeated Socastee lected to play for South Caro- win at Darlington today. The league play. The Game- think. 54-39 in Myrtle Beach in the lina in the Carolinas All-Star Knights are 4-3 in region play, cocks lost to Kentucky, 85- “At the end of the day, middle of January. The Basketball Classic, Cudd is good for second. Darlington 69, at Rupp Arena last the rankings don’t define Braves are 12-10 overall and averaging 19 points and seven and Lugoff-Elgin are both 2-4 month in the team’s only us,” he said. 4-5 in region action. rebounds a contest. and would need to win their meeting this season. South The wins, though, have Sumter will have to find a Crestwood can wrap up sec- final two games to have a Carolina defeated the Ga- fired up South Carolina way to contain Socastee’s ond place in Region VI-4A chance to pull into a tie for tors, 57-53 with the teams 7-foot-1-inch center, Jason and a home game in the first second scheduled for a potential SEE USC, PAGE B2 B2 | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2017 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

Phoenix at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Dallas at Denver, 9 p.m. SCOREBOARD San Antonio at Memphis, 9:30 p.m. Gonzaga, Villanova, Chicago at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m. TV SPORTS TODAY’S GAMES 8 a.m. — Professional Tennis: Open Sud de France Early-Round Brooklyn at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Matches from Montpellier, France (TENNIS). Orlando at Houston, 8 p.m. Noon — Professional Tennis: Ecuador Open Quito Early-Round Portland at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Matches (TENNIS). 5 p.m. — College Lacrosse: Navy at Johns Hopkins (ESPNU). WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Kansas on top of AP 6 p.m. — College Basketball: Ball State at Akron (TIME Cleveland at Indiana, 7 p.m. WARNER 1250). San Antonio at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Alabama at South Carolina Denver at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. (SEC NETWORK, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXY-AM L.A. Lakers at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. 1240). Washington at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Rhode island at Massachusetts L.A. Clippers at New York, 8 p.m. poll after wild week (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). Miami at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Louisiana State at Kentucky Phoenix at Memphis, 8 p.m. (ESPN). Toronto at Minnesota, 8 p.m. BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Wake Forest at Notre Dame Utah at New Orleans, 8 p.m. fourth. (ESPNEWS). Boston at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m. 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Florida at Georgia (ESPN2). Chicago at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Oregon, coming off its im- 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Tulsa at Memphis (ESPNU). Gonzaga is No. 1 for a second pressive win over Arizona, 7 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Brooklyn at Charlotte (FOX SPORTS THURSDAY’S GAMES straight week in The Associat- went from 13th to fifth. Baylor, SOUTHEAST). Houston at Charlotte, 7 p.m. 7 pm. — College Basketball: Georgetown at Villanova (FOX Philadelphia at Orlando, 7 p.m. ed Press college basketball poll which lost twice last week, SPORTS 1). Cleveland at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. following a week in which all dropped from second to sixth. 7 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Carolina at Washington (FOX Utah at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. SPORTSOUTH). Boston at Portland, 10:30 p.m. but four of the top 10 teams Wisconsin was seventh fol- 7:30 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Los Angeles at Tampa Bay (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). lost at least one game. lowed by North Carolina, Ari- 8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Orlando at Houston (NBA TV). The Bulldogs (24-0), the only zona and UCLA. 8 p.m. — College Basketball: St. Joseph’s at Dayton (TIME NHL STANDINGS WARNER 1250). By The Associated Press remaining unbeaten team in Xavier and SMU are the 8 p.m. — College Basketball: Syracuse at Clemson (WWBD-FM Division I, received 59 first- week’s newcomers, replacing 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7). EASTERN CONFERENCE 8:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Vanderbilt at Arkansas (SEC place votes from the 65-mem- Notre Dame and Northwestern. ATLANTIC DIVISION NETWORK). GP W L OT Pts GF GA ber national media panel on Cincinnati, riding a 14-game 8:55 p.m. — International Soccer: Mexican League Match — Montreal 54 30 16 8 68 158 134 America vs. Jaguares (UNIVISION). Ottawa 50 27 17 6 60 137 135 Monday. Villanova (22-2) winning streak, went from 9 p.m. — College Basketball: Butler at Marquette (CBS SPORTS Boston 55 26 23 6 58 143 149 moved from fourth to second 14th to No. 11 and was fol- NETWORK). Toronto 50 24 17 9 57 155 149 9 p.m. — College Basketball: Michigan State at Michigan Florida 52 23 19 10 56 124 143 after receiving the other six lowed by Virginia, West Vir- (ESPN). Detroit 52 22 21 9 53 132 152 No. 1 votes. ginia, Florida State, Kentucky, 9 p.m. — College Basketball: Texas Tech at Texas Christian Buffalo 51 21 20 10 52 125 143 (ESPNEWS). Tampa Bay 53 23 24 6 52 144 157 Kansas, which saw its 51- Purdue, Florida, Duke, South 9 p.m. — College Basketball: Iowa State at Texas (ESPN2). 9 p.m. — College Basketball: Mississippi State at Auburn METROPOLITAN DIVISION game winning streak at Allen Carolina and Saint Mary’s. (ESPNU). GP W L OT Pts GF GA Fieldhouse end over the week- The last five ranked teams 11 p.m. — College Basketball: San Diego State at San Jose Washington 53 36 11 6 78 175 114 State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). Pittsburgh 51 33 13 5 71 184 147 end, held at third while Louis- are Maryland, Butler, Creigh- Columbus 51 33 13 5 71 170 127 ville jumped from sixth to ton, Xavier and SMU. N.Y. Rangers 52 33 18 1 67 177 139 Philadelphia 53 26 20 7 59 144 162 LOCAL PREP SCHEDULE Carolina 51 24 20 7 55 138 146 TODAY N.Y. Islanders 50 22 18 10 54 147 148 MEN’S TOP 25 WOMEN’S TOP 25 New Jersey 53 22 21 10 54 125 152 By The Associated Press By The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated The top 25 teams in The Associated VARSITY BASKETBALL WESTERN CONFERENCE Press’ college basketball poll, with Press’ women’s college basketball Crestwood at Darlington, 6 p.m. first-place votes in parentheses, re- poll, with first-place votes in paren- Lugoff-Elgin at Lakewood, 6 p.m. CENTRAL DIVISION cords through Feb. 5, total points theses, records through Feb. 5, total Lee Central at Andrew Jackson, 6 p.m. GP W L OT Pts GF GA based on 25 points for a first-place points based on 25 points for a first- East Clarendon at Hannah-Pamplico, 6 p.m. Minnesota 51 34 12 5 73 172 119 vote through one point for a 25th- place vote through one point for a Chicago 54 32 17 5 69 152 141 place vote and last week’s ranking: 25th-place vote and last week’s VARSITY AND JV BASKETBALL Nashville 52 25 19 8 58 142 135 Record Pts Prv ranking: Socastee at Sumter (Boys Only), 6 p.m. St. Louis 52 25 22 5 55 147 162 1. Gonzaga (59) 24-0 1619 1 Record Pts Prv Manning at Timberland, 4 p.m. Winnipeg 55 25 26 4 54 161 172 2. Villanova (6) 22-2 1565 4 1. UConn (33) 22-0 825 1 Wilson Hall at Florence Christian, 4 p.m. Dallas 53 21 22 10 52 147 169 3. Kansas 20-3 1446 3 2. Baylor 23-1 790 2 Laurence Manning at Orangeburg Prep, 4 p.m. Colorado 49 14 33 2 30 99 168 4. Louisville 19-4 1411 6 3. Maryland 23-1 758 3 Robert E. Lee at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. Andrew Jackson Academy at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m. PACIFIC DIVISION 5. Oregon 21-3 1263 13 4. Mississippi State 23-1 709 5 GP W L OT Pts GF GA 6. Baylor 20-3 1255 2 5. Florida State 21-2 682 6 San Jose 53 33 17 3 69 144 121 7. Wisconsin 20-3 1232 10 6. South Carolina 20-2 680 4 B TEAM BASKETBALL Thomas Sumter at Trinity-Byrnes, 5 p.m. Anaheim 54 28 16 10 66 141 135 8. North Carolina 21-4 1145 12 7. Notre Dame 21-3 606 7 Edmonton 55 29 18 8 66 156 141 9. Arizona 21-3 1136 5 8. Stanford 20-3 593 8 WEDNESDAY Los Angeles 53 27 22 4 58 132 128 10. UCLA 21-3 1115 11 9. Oregon State 22-2 547 11 Calgary 55 27 25 3 57 146 157 11. Cincinnati 21-2 876 14 10. Washington 22-3 540 10 VARSITY AND JV BASKETBALL Vancouver 52 23 23 6 52 123 150 12. Virginia 17-5 875 9 11. Texas 18-4 489 12 Arizona 51 17 28 6 40 116 161 13. West Virginia 18-5 861 7 12. Louisville 20-5 458 9 Central Pageland at Lee Central (No JV Girls), 5 p.m. 14. Florida State 20-4 839 15 13. Ohio State 21-5 423 14 JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime 15. Kentucky 18-5 741 8 14. Duke 20-4 407 15 loss. 16. Purdue 19-5 537 23 15. UCLA 17-5 341 13 Lakewood at Darlington, 6 p.m. 17. Florida 18-5 530 24 16. Miami 17-5 331 16 SUNDAY’S GAMES 18. Duke 18-5 514 21 17. N.C. State 17-6 294 19 B TEAM BASKETBALL Laurence Manning at Calhoun Academy, 5 p.m. Washington 5, Los Angeles 0 19. South Carolina 19-4 493 19 18. DePaul 20-5 276 17 Edmonton 1, Montreal 0, SO 20. Saint Mary’s 21-2 468 18 19. Oklahoma 18-6 237 18 N.Y. Rangers 4, Calgary 3 21. Maryland 20-3 326 17 20. Syracuse 17-7 190 24 THURSDAY 22. Butler 18-5 285 16 21. Michigan 19-5 122 — VARSITY BASKETBALL MONDAY’S GAMES 23. Creighton 20-4 207 22 22. South Florida 18-4 95 20 St. Louis at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. 24. Xavier 17-6 144 — 23. Arizona State 15-8 72 23 Darlington at Lakewood, 6 p.m. East Clarendon at Hemingway, 6 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. 25. SMU 20-4 107 — 24. Tennessee 15-8 67 — Buffalo at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Others receiving votes: Wichita 25. Kansas State 17-7 48 — State 38, Southern Cal 35, Notre Others receiving votes: Drake 43, B TEAM BASKETBALL Trinity-Byrnes at Robert E. Lee, 6 p.m. TUESDAY’S GAMES Dame 33, Northwestern 11, Califor- Texas A&M 22, Kentucky 14, Green San Jose at Buffalo, 7 p.m. nia 3, Iowa State 3, Monmouth (N.J.) Bay 12, West Virginia 12, Creighton FRIDAY Anaheim at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. 3, New Mexico State 3, VCU 3, Kan- 10, Temple 9, California 7, Gonzaga Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m. sas State 1, Oklahoma State 1, Ver- 7, Colorado State 4, Missouri 4, Day- Calgary at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. mont 1. ton 1. VARSITY AND JV BASKETBALL Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Carolina Academy, 4 p.m. Columbus at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Williamsburg, 4 p.m. Dallas at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Nashville, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. NBA STANDINGS Montreal at Colorado, 9 p.m. By The Associated Press WEDNESDAY’S GAMES EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m. ATLANTIC DIVISION Thursday’s Games W L Pct GB San Jose at Boston, 7 p.m. Boston 33 18 .647 — Anaheim at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Toronto 31 21 .596 2½ Nashville at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. New York 22 30 .423 11½ Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m. Philadelphia 18 32 .360 14½ Vancouver at Columbus, 7 p.m. Brooklyn 9 42 .176 24 N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. SOUTHEAST DIVISION Los Angeles at Florida, 7:30 p.m. W L Pct GB Dallas at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Washington 30 20 .600 — Pittsburgh at Colorado, 9 p.m. Atlanta 30 21 .588 ½ Montreal at Arizona, 9 p.m. Charlotte 23 28 .451 7½ Miami 21 30 .412 9½ Orlando 20 33 .377 11½ GOLF SCORES CENTRAL DIVISION By The Associated Press W L Pct GB At TPC Scottsdale Cleveland 34 15 .694 — Scottsdale, Ariz. Indiana 28 22 .560 6½ Purse: $6.7 million THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Chicago 25 26 .490 10 Yardage: 7,266; Par 71 Detroit 23 28 .451 12 Final South Carolina forward Chris Silva (30) and Rakym Felder (4) celebrate Milwaukee 22 28 .440 12½ (x-won on fourth playoff hole) WESTERN CONFERENCE x-Hideki Matsuyama (500), $1,206,000 65-68-68-66—267 a basket during the second half of the Gamecocks’ 77-75 victory over Webb Simpson (300), $723,600 67-71-65-64—267 Georgia on Saturday in Columbia. Southwest Division Louis Oosthuizen (190), $455,600 68-67-68-65—268 W L Pct GB Rickie Fowler (123), $294,800 67-68-69-65—269 San Antonio 39 11 .780 — J.J. Spaun (123), $294,800 71-64-67-67—269 portant thing for his team Houston 37 17 .685 4 Byeong Hun An (100), $241,200 66-66-65-73—270 Memphis 31 22 .585 9½ Daniel Berger (88), $216,075 71-66-66-68—271 USC FROM PAGE B1 Dallas 20 30 .400 19 going forward is remaining Martin Laird (88), $216,075 67-66-65-73—271 level-headed, bringing the New Orleans 19 32 .373 20½ Graham DeLaet (75), $180,900 67-69-65-71—272 NORTHWEST DIVISION Matt Kuchar (75), $180,900 64-69-69-70—272 fans eager to plug into the same strong ethic to each prac- W L Pct GB Jordan Spieth (75), $180,900 70-68-67-67—272 school’s basketball roots. The tice and film session as they do Utah 32 19 .627 — Adam Hadwin (59), $135,675 71-66-70-66—273 Oklahoma City 30 22 .577 2½ Zach Johnson (59), $135,675 70-66-70-67—273 late Frank McGuire built a in games. That’s why he was Denver 22 28 .440 9½ Sung Kang (59), $135,675 68-65-74-66—273 basketball power in the late pleased with how they handled Portland 22 30 .423 10½ John Peterson (59), $135,675 66-72-63-72—273 Minnesota 19 32 .373 13 Russell Henley (46), $90,953 71-69-66-68—274 1960s and early 1970s, featur- leaping into first place. Shane Lowry (46), $90,953 69-68-66-71—274 PACIFIC DIVISION ing South Carolina program The Gamecocks held on for Phil Mickelson (46), $90,953 68-70-65-71—274 W L Pct GB Kevin Na (46), $90,953 68-70-68-68—274 greats like John Roche, Alex a 77-75, down to the wire win Golden State 43 8 .843 — Jon Rahm (46), $90,953 70-69-65-70—274 English and Mike Dunleavy, over Georgia on Saturday af- L.A. Clippers 31 20 .608 12 Brendan Steele (46), $90,953 65-67-70-72—274 Sacramento 20 31 .392 23 Brian Stuard (46), $90,953 71-67-68-68—274 reaching the NCAA Tourna- ternoon, then dispassionately L.A. Lakers 17 36 .321 27 Daniel Summerhays (46), $90,953 71-65-71-67—274 Phoenix 16 35 .314 27 Brian Harman (30), $49,580 69-67-70-69—275 ment four straight seasons viewed the Kentucky-Florida Charley Hoffman (30), $49,580 72-67-69-67—275 from 1971-74. game without hoopla or joy- J.B. Holmes (30), $49,580 67-70-71-67—275 SUNDAY’S GAMES Billy Horschel (30), $49,580 70-71-65-69—275 South Carolina has only been ous outbursts as things went Toronto 103, Brooklyn 95 Michael Kim (30), $49,580 69-66-66-74—275 the NCAAs four times since, the Gators’ way. Boston 107, L.A. Clippers 102 Marc Leishman (30), $49,580 68-69-65-73—275 Oklahoma City 105, Portland 99 William McGirt (30), $49,580 69-67-66-73—275 losing its first game each time. “I don’t think we allowed Troy Merritt (30), $49,580 74-66-65-70—275 Gamecocks coach Frank ourselves to celebrate,” Dozier MONDAY’S GAMES Ollie Schniederjans (30), $49,580 71-67-70-67—275 Cleveland at Washington, 7 p.m. Camilo Villegas (30), $49,580 71-68-65-71—275 Martin, in his fifth season, said said. “It was moreso a drive to L.A. Lakers at New York, 7 p.m. John Huh (22), $37,018 70-67-70-69—276 he team got a taste of battling continue to play well and con- Oklahoma City at Indiana, 7 p.m. Chris Kirk (22), $37,018 66-74-70-66—276 L.A. 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Cotting- Jennings each had 16. opened its season by split- ham had a hit and a run and New York crept to within ting a pair of doubleheaders Carter Boswell had the other 15 early in the third quarter, with Catawba Valley Com- RBI. but the Lakers again went munity College over the Harrison Merck took the up by a game-high 27 points, weekend at the CVCC field. loss. He allowed four runs in 83-56, on Young’s jumper On Saturday, the Fire Ants 5 2/3 innings. He struck out with 4:45 left. They settled lost to Catawba 14-2 in the five and walked one while al- for a 97-73 lead after three. opener before rallying to win lowing 11 hits. PACERS 93 the second game 11-2. Sum- FLORENCE-DARLINGTON THUNDER 90 ter won Sunday’s opener 9-7 SWEEPS USCS before dropping the nightcap INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — 4-2. FLORENCE — The Univer- Paul George had 21 points In Saturday’s opener Eric sity of South Carolina Sum- and eight rebounds, Jeff McGirt had two hits, includ- ter softball team was swept Teague scored 17 points and ing a 2-run home run, to lead by Florence-Darlington the Indiana Pacers rallied USCS. Gage Taylor added a Technical College on Friday from an 11-point halftime double. at the FDTC field, losing the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS deficit to beat the Oklahoma Louisville forward Anas Mahmoud (14) drives to the basket as Virginia In the second game, USC opener 10-1 and the second City Thunder 93-90 on Mon- Sumter pounded out nine game 8-7. forward Jarred Reuter (31) defends during the first half of Virginia’s day night. hits. McGirt again led the The Fire Ants managed 71-55 victory in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Monday. Indiana has won seven way, going 3-for-3 with an- just three hits in the opener. straight games — its longest other homer, three runs bat- Kristen McKenzie had a dou- Isaiah Wilkins added 13 Saturday. Reserve guard winning streak in almost two ted, two runs scored and two ble and an RBI while Bailee points, 11 rebounds and five Tony Hicks also missed the years. walks. DJ Neal was 2-for-3 Watts scored the run. Heidi blocks for the Cavaliers 18-5, game with a broken bone in Russell Westbrook led with a solo HR. Blake Robin- Matthews and Ellen Dennis 8-3 Atlantic Coast Confer- his hand. Oklahoma City with 27 son allowed just two runs in had the other hits. ence). The victory gave Vir- LAKERS 121 points, a season-high 18 re- six innings of work for the Sumter managed eight hits ginia four consecutive victo- KNICKS 107 bounds and nine assists, fall- victory. 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The Pacers uct Lenny Gonzalez had a hit and scored twice while Alex a career-high 24 points for Monday night to stop a 12- then went on a 12-4 run to and two RBI, while Patrick Walker had two hits, includ- the Cardinals (19-5, 7-4), game losing streak on the take a 79-72 advantage early Price and Chris Edwards ing a double, and scored whose three-game winning road. in the fourth and never both had two hits and two once. streak was snapped. Dono- Julius Randle and Bran- trailed again. RBI. Grayson Cottingham (12) VIRGINIA 71 van Mitchell added 16. also had two hits. (4) LOUISVILLE 55 The Cardinals were with- Lindsey Robinson worked out their second- and third- five innings to get the win. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. leading scorers, with guard He allowed five runs, but (AP) — London Perrantes Quentin Snider (12.1 ppg) out only two were earned. He scored 18 points and No. 12 with a hip flexor and for- Keeping Sumter Beautiful struck out five while walk- Virginia used a 22-5 run to ward Deng Adel (11.1 ppg) ing four and allowing seven begin the second half and and center Mangok Mathi- By Amanda McNulty, hits. beat short-handed No. 4 Lou- ang (7.1 ppg, 6.2 rpg) sus- County Extension Agent Sumter managed just five isville 71-55 Monday night. pended for missing curfew Sanitizing Goes beyond Hands fills in South Carolina. For that rea- son, it is not collected in the City of I keep a bottle of rubbing alcohol Sumter’s regular pickups. AREA ROUNDUP in my car and after going out I liber- Fortunately, the Sumter County ally pour it over my hands. It isn’t Department of Public Works has guaranteed to keep my healthy, but developed a safe and easy way for I’m trying my best to not catch a citizens to get rid of obsolete or sim- cold. Avoiding other people’s germs ply no-longer valued items. 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The most immediate issue facing the team will be find- Brady will be remembered ing a new offensive coordinator. most not for deflated footballs Kyle Shanahan is leaving to become head coach of San but for the way he has Francisco 49ers, and his replacement will take over a unit pumped up the Patriots in the that led the league in scoring, has two of the game’s elite most stress-filled circum- players in Ryan and receiver Julio Jones, and showed stances. Sunday’s 34-28 win enormous versatility with 1,000-yard rusher Freeman and over Atlanta in the first Super a record 13 players catching touchdown passes. Bowl to go to overtime is the For coach Dan Quinn, it will be important to bring in latest, and perhaps the most someone who meshes well with Ryan and carries on the emphatic, example. But it’s wide zone blocking scheme that worked so well this sea- educational to look at all son. seven of his performances in As for Shanahan, he moves on to a new job with some the NFL championship game. emotional scars. And you can compare his THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “This is the first time I’ve had this feeling,” he said. work to that of New England’s ABOVE: New England wide receiver Julian Edelman (11) gets his “It’s as tough as it gets. It’s not just me, it’s everybody in coaching staff, which, it can hands underneath the basketball as Atlanta’s Ricardo Allen and this organization.” be argued, has not come Keanu Neal defend during the second half of the Patriots’ 34-28 vic- Defensively, the Falcons made major strides over the through nearly as well over tory in the Super Bowl on Sunday in Houston. BELOW: New England second half of the season with a unit that started as the course of those seven con- running back James White scores the winning touchdown in over- many as four rookies and four second-year players. tests and five titles. time on Sunday, the first NFL championship game determined in Right out of college, safety Keanu Neal and linebackers — When the Patriots edged overtime. Deion Jones and De’Vondre Campbell claimed starting the favored Rams 20-17 in the roles. After a disappointing rookie season, Vic Beasley Jr. 2002 Super Bowl, that was Bill emerged as one of the game’s most fearsome pass rush- Belichick and his staff’s most ers, leading the league with 15.5 sacks and earning All impressive showing. Spurred Pro honors. Second-year tackle Grady Jarrett had a on by cornerback Ty Law in- breakout performance in the Super Bowl with three sisting he could cover St. sacks of Brady. Louis game-breaking receiver “It’s not over for this franchise,” said Dwight Freeney, Isaac Bruce alone, New Eng- who turns 37 in a couple of weeks and is one of the few land came up with a super-ag- greybeards on defense. “This is a young team, a very gressive, hit-’em-at-all-costs young team.” coverage scheme that derailed Freeney hasn’t decided whether he will return for a the Greatest Show on Turf. 16th season , saying he will take a couple of months to Yet, Kurt Warner and the weigh his options. The only player with significant expe- Rams found a way to tie the rience on that side of that side of the line is 35-year-old game in the final minutes. tackle Jonathan Babineaux, the longest-tenured member That’s when Brady, in just his of the team. second pro season and first as As with all teams that have success, the Falcons can ex- a starter, led his team to pect to face those pesky financial issues that always make Adam Vinatieri’s winning it hard to keep a winning roster together. field goal. It was the first Freeman already created a bit of a stir early in Super major sign that Brady in the Bowl week by saying he wants a lucrative contract exten- clutch was something special, sion that will make him one of the game’s highest-paid and he won his first Super running backs. Bowl MVP. Otherwise, this is a team that likely will make only • In New England’s victories minor tweaks heading into its first season at Mercedes- over the Panthers and the Ea- Benz Stadium , a $1.5 billion, retractable-roof facility that gles, both by three points, the replaces the Georgia Dome. Patriots benefited from key The Falcons were hoping to open the new place by mistakes by the opposition. hanging a championship banner. After Carolina tied the score Instead, they’ll be trying to forget a monumental melt- 29-29 in 2004, John Kasey’s Brady is to make him uncom- Then there is Sunday down. kickoff went out of bounds. fortable with pressure, forcing night’s “miraculous” come- “There’s a lot of be proud about,” Freeney said. “It’s Soon, Brady had the Patriots him to throw from awkward back, to use Brady’s word. just tough right now.” in position for another Vinat- spots or before he wants to. And the stunning collapse by ieri winner. Atlanta did a nice job of Atlanta, which had a first NE Atl PATRIOTS 34, FALCONS 28 First downs 37 17 Oh yeah, he was MVP for that for almost three full down at the New England 22 New England 0 3 6 19 6 —34 Total Net Yards 546 344 that game, too. quarters this time. New York and a chance to, at the very Rushes-yards 25-104 18-104 Atlanta 0 21 7 0 0 — 28 Passing 442 240 Philadelphia melted down in managed it pretty much from least, move an 8-point lead to Punt Returns 4-39 1-0 the final quarter of the 2005 beginning to end. 11 late in the fourth period. SECOND QUARTER Kickoff Returns 1-20 5-42 Atl_Freeman 5 run (Bryant kick), Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-82 match. But there’s a case to be • The most unfathomable of It’s almost never wise to play 12:15. Comp-Att-Int 43-63-1 17-23-0 made that both the Panthers’ New England’s five titles have for a field goal against Brady, Atl_Hooper 19 pass from M.Ryan Sacked-Yards Lost 5-24 5-44 (Bryant kick), 8:48. Punts 4-41.5 6-47.0 John Fox and the Eagles’ Andy been the last two. but that was one time to do so. Atl_Alford 82 interception return Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Reid were at least Belichick’s When Brady took charge The Falcons didn’t. (Bryant kick), 2:21. Penalties-Yards 4-23 9-65 Time of Possession 40:31 23:27 equal until Brady turned against Seattle’s superb de- So Brady, helped by a stun- NE_FG Gostkowski 41, :02. things New England’s way. fense in 2015, the fourth quar- ning reception by Julian Edel- THIRD QUARTER INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Atl_T.Coleman 6 pass from M.Ryan RUSHING_New England, Blount 11- • The two upset defeats at ter belonged to him as he man, guided the Patriots to (Bryant kick), 8:31. 31, White 6-29, Lewis 6-27, Brady the hands of the Giants, par- grabbed another MVP award. the tying scores. And then to NE_White 5 pass from Brady (kick 1-15, Edelman 1-2. Atlanta, Free- failed), 2:06. man 11-75, T.Coleman 7-29. ticularly in 2008 when the Pa- But if not for what many be- the winning TD in overtime. PASSING_New England, Brady 43- triots were seeking an unde- lieve is the worst play call in No one is saying the Patri- FOURTH QUARTER 62-1-466, Edelman 0-1-0-0. Atlanta, NE_FG Gostkowski 33, 9:44. M.Ryan 17-23-0-284. feated season, could have gone NFL championship game his- ots didn’t earn each of their NE_Amendola 6 pass from Brady RECEIVING_New England, White New England’s way, of course. tory — no, Marshawn, we’re Super Bowl wins — and loss- (White run), 5:56. 14-110, Amendola 8-78, Mitchell NE_White 1 run (Amendola pass 6-70, Edelman 5-87, Bennett 5-62, But Tom Coughlin and his as- going to throw from the Patri- es. It’s an absolute, however, from Brady), :57. Hogan 4-57, Lewis 1-2. Atlanta, sistants, particularly defen- ots 1-yard line — Pete Carroll’s that when praise for everyone Ju.Jones 4-87, Gabriel 3-76, Hooper 3-32, Freeman 2-46, Sanu 2-25, Di- sive coordinator Steve Spag- Seahawks would likely have in the organization is handed OVERTIME Marco 2-12, T.Coleman 1-6. NE_White 2 run, 11:02. MISSED FIELD GOALS_None. nuolo in ‘08, outwitted the Pa- won a second straight Super out, Brady must be far in A_70,807. triots. The only way to beat Bowl. front of the rest of the line.

OBITUARIES ISAAC BOYD SR. her belief in Jesus Christ and Annie Mae (Robert) Brails- HARRIETT RICHARDSON 1923, in Williamsburg County, SUMMERTON — Isaac was baptized into faith at the ford, the Rev. Abraham Harriett Richardson, 85, a daughter of the late Leah Boyd Sr., husband of Angela Church of Christ, where she (Agnes) Temoney, the Rev. died on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, Cohen Bradshaw and step- R. Boyd, died on Saturday, was a dedicated member. She Archie (Henrietta) Temoney, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. daughter of the late Sam Feb. 4, 2017, at McLeod Re- was united in holy matrimony the Rev. Dr. H.L. (Kimberly) Born on Oct. 10, 1931, she Bradshaw. gional Medical Center, Flor- to Parish Temoney Sr. in Feb- Temoney and Mary Brunson; was a daughter of Alexander The family is receiving ence. ruary of 1966. This union was 19 grandchildren; three great- and Alma Jenkins Cooks friends at the home of her He was born on Dec. 27, blessed with nine children. grandchildren; brothers, Richardson. daughter and son-in-law, She- 1975, in Charleston, a son of Mrs. Temoney was a moth- Leon Brunson, Jessie (Kayla) The family will receive rela- lia and Otto Williams, 370 So- Isaac Wilson Sr. and Eyvonne er and inspiration to many. As Brunson, Odell Brunson and tives and friends at the home, ciety St., Greeleyville. Boyd. a result of her generous spir- Herman (Ella) Brunson; a 34 Gable Court. These services have been These services have been it, she became a beacon of host of devoted nieces, neph- Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Samuels Funeral entrusted to Samuels Funeral hope that was loved by many. ews, cousins and friends. incomplete and will be an- Home LLC of Manning. Home LLC of Manning. Her Christian life was as She was preceded in death nounced by Williams Funeral beautiful as the flowers that by her brothers, Harry, John, Home Inc. SARA D. PARNELL JUSTIN MEDLIN she loved so well. The wisdom James and Thomas Brunson; Sara Dickerson Parnell, 95, BISHOPVILLE — Funeral she imparted into the lives of and her best friend, Doretha DELORIS SCOTT widow of Archie William Par- services for Justin Anthony those she encountered will Brunson. LAKE CITY — Deloris nell, died on Monday, Feb. 6, Medlin, 36, who died peaceful- stand as a permanent monu- Public viewing will be held Scott, 77, died on Sunday, Feb. 2017, at Palmetto Health Tu- ly on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, ment in their hearts. from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s 5, 2017, at Williamsburg Re- omey. will be held at 2 p.m. today in Her beautiful life and lega- Mortuary. gional Hospital, Kingstree. Services will be announced the chapel of Hancock-El- cy will forever be cherished Mrs. Temoney will be She was born on June 5, by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens more-Hill Funeral Home. Pas- in the lives of her husband placed in the church at noon 1939, in Williamsburg County, Funeral Home and Crematori- tor Steven Sanderson will offi- and children: Parish Temon- on Wednesday for viewing a daughter of the late Daniel um of Sumter. ciate with burial to follow in ey Sr. of the home, Parish until the hour of service. Webster B. Cooper and Mary Cedar Creek Baptist Church (Peggy) Temoney Jr. of Lum- Funeral service will be held Bertha Washington Cooper. CLARENCE W. EADDY Cemetery. berton, North Carolina, Pas- at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at The family is receiving Clarence William Eaddy, 48, tor Robert (Sabrina) Temon- Church of Christ — Sumter, friends at the home of her husband of Nicole Spiner, de- CARRIE TEMONEY ey of Sumter, Donna Temon- 490 S. Pike Road, Sumter, SC daughter, Connie Gamble, 426 parted this life on Monday, Carrie “Sister” Temoney ey of Sumter, Maggie (Mi- 29150 with Brother Sylvester Laurel St., Lake City. Feb. 6, 2017, at his residence. quietly departed this life on chael) Fullwood of Lamar, McCray officiating. Interment These services have been He was born on July 1, 1968, Feb. 2, 2017, at McLeod Hos- Diane (TyBerius) Woods of will follow in Church of entrusted to Samuels Funeral in Florence, a son of the late pice House, Florence. Sumter, Chad (LaTina) Te- Christ Cemetery, Lamar. Home LLC of Manning. Conrad and Doris McCoy She was born on Dec. 26, money of Bishopville, James The family will be receiving Eaddy. 1944, in Sumter, a daughter of Temoney Sr. of Pensacola, friends at the home of her RACHEL BROWN The family will receive the late James Brunson and Florida, Jessie Temoney of son, Robert Temoney, 1035 Tu- GREELEYVILLE — Rachel friends at the home, 20 Althea Hannah Benjamin-Brunson. Sumter and Minister Teresa pelo Lane, Sumter, SC 29153. “Oddie” Brown, 93, died on Circle, Sumter, SC 29150. She attended the public Temoney of Emporia, Virgin- Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, at McLeod Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. schools of Sumter County. At ia; her in-laws, Jerry (Lucy) Main St., Sumter, is in charge Medical Center-Dillon. Main St., Sumter, is in charge an early age, she professed Temoney, Toby Temoney, of arrangements. She was born on Sept. 14, of arrangements. THE SUMTER ITEM TELEVISION TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2017 | B5

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Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. privileges, laundry incl. also, all Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or utilities. Call 803-968-3655 before the date that is eight months after before the date that is eight months after In Memory Miscellaneous the date of the fi rst publication of this the date of the fi rst publication of this Garage, Yard & Unfurnished Notice to Creditors, (unless previously Notice to Creditors, (unless previously Apartments barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), Estate Sales or such persons shall be forever barred or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required as to heir claims. All claims are required Senior Living to be presented in written statements, to be presented in written statements, LARGE GARAGE SALE Apartments indicating the name and the address indicating the name and the address Every Weekend for those 62+ of the claimant, the basis of the claim, of the claimant, the basis of the claim, Tables $2 & $3 the amount claimed, the date when the the amount claimed, the date when the (Rent based on income) claim will become due, the nature of any claim will become due, the nature of any FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB Shiloh-Randolph Manor uncertainty as to the amount claimed and uncertainty as to the amount claimed and Open every weekend. Call 125 W. Bartlette. the date when due, and a description of the date when due, and a description of 803-494-5500 775-0575 any security as to the claim. any security as to the claim. Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available Estate:/Frederick Segee Estate:/Mary Elaine Player For Sale EHO #2017ES4300023 Rittle or Trade Personal Representative #2017ES4300037 Montreat St. (off Miller Rd.) 2BR Barbara J. Segee Personal Representative Refurbished batteries as low as 20 Carlos Court William H. Rittle Sofas & Chairs Good condition 1BA, all electric, no pets $350-$400 $45. New batteries as low as Sumter, SC 29154 mo + dep. 803-316-8105. 1043 Nottingham Dr. Adams Ave. 803-938-4810 $59.95. Auto Electric Co., 102 Blvd Sumter, SC 29153 Rd. 803-773-4381 Estate: argie A R Zelano Sofas & Chair $60 Sofa bed $50 Huntington Place Apartments #2017ES4300074 Rents from $625 per month Estate:/William Dean Kolb Good condition 803-938-4810 Personal Representative #2017ES4300020 John Zelano 1 Month free* Personal Representative LLEGALEGAL C/O J Cabot Seth Kitchen table with 5 Chairs Good *13 Month lease required Kelly K. Geddings Attorney At Law Leasing office located at 2729 Browning Ridge Dr. condition $175 803-938-4810 PO Box 1268 Ashton Mill Apartment Homes NNOTICESOTICES Sumter, SC 29154 Alonzo Thompson Sumter, SC 29151 05/07/91 - 02/07/13 One plot, Lot 333 Fountain Four 595 Ashton Mill Drive Our minds know that you are in a Garden. At Evergreen Cemetery. For 803-773-3600 Estate:/Zane Dale Wright Estate:/Roosevelt Joe better place, we just wish that it details call 423-892-0638. Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5 Bid Notices #2017ES4300030 #2016ES4300394 could be explained to our hearts. Personal Representative Personal Representative There is an empty space that nothing Dark Maple Dining table /6 Chairs Mary W. Martin Stephanie A. Joe Unfurnished REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS C/O John Moorman will ever fill. We will be together $599 Excellent condition. C/O William C. Coffey, Jr. Homes PO Box 1292 Attorney at Law again, until then our love will always 803-938-4810 Sealed proposals will be received by 17 E. Calhoun St. be with you, Florence, Travis, Marilyn, Manning, SC 29102 •2/3 BR available, no deposit. the Purchasing Director until 11:00 Sumter, SC 29150 Zayden Dresser Mirror Head board $150 am on Thursday, February 23, 2017 •Small commercial 409 Boule- Estate:/Barbara Larson Good condition. at which time they will be publicly #2017ES4300045 Estate:/Joe Nathan Graham, Sr. vard Rd. opened and read aloud. Opening will 803-938-4810 Personal Representative #2017ES4300060 803-775-8560 be held in the Office of the Julie L. Henderson Personal Representative Purchasing Department, Sumter New & used Heat pumps & A/C. 3750 Saints Ct. Minnie Ann White 3 & 4 Br homes & MH, in Sumter County Administration Building, 13 Will install/repair, Call 803-968-9549 Colorado Springs, CO 80904 2690 Old St. John Ch. Rd. County & Manning area. No Sect. 8. E. Canal Street, Sumter, South Lynchburg, SC 29080 or 843-992-2364 Rent + dep. req. Call 803-225-0389 Carolina 29150. Estate:/Patsy Hopkins GE Electric Range with smooth top 3BR 2BA Rent to Own, Dwn pymt Proposals will be for the purpose of #2017ES4300038 Estate:/Addie J Berryman 5 Burner, convect. oven. Black finish required, Avail. Immediately. Call furnishing the City and County of Personal Representative #2017ES4300065 $400 803-481-4785 803-229-2814 Sumter with one (1) each new, Leonard E. Hopkins Personal Representative complete fire truck and related 2155 N. Kings Hwy. Joyce J Griffin Dalzell, SC 29040 Dresser Mirror Head board $150 Houses for rent equipment. 1261 Furman Drive Sumter, SC 29154 Good condition. Call 773-7789 The City/County of Sumter reserves Estate: 803-938-4810 3BR/2BA DW, large private lot, the right to reject any or all enrietta Smith Estate:/Azalee M. Lee between Sumter and Manning. proposals, to waive any or all #2017ES4300070 #2017ES4300055 Dark Maple Dining table /6 Chairs $600mo+$600dep Call technicalities and to award the Personal Representative Personal Representative $599 Excellent condition. Patricia Ridgeway 803-473-7577 contract as it appears to be in the Quandra L. Boykin 803-938-4810 best interest of the City/County. 710 Lakeside Drive 3755 Delaware Drive Surfside Beach, SC 29575 Dalzell, SC 29040 Mobile Home To request a copy of this proposal Kitchen table with 5 Chairs Good Rentals condition $175 803-938-4810 please contact: Estate:/Edna O. Ford #2017ES4300050 Estate:/Jackie Coker Dowless Mr. Robert E. Galloway, Jr. #2017ES4300059 Hutch 48"wide. Excell. American MHP, 2 & 3/BR, lot Personal Representative Solid Maple Sumter County Shirley Brown Personal Representative condition.$150 803-938-4810 rentals, water/sewer/garbage pkup Tabatha Browder inc'd. Sec. 8 ok. 803-494-4300. 13 East Canal Street 879 Griffin Street Sumter, SC 29150 Sumter, SC 29154 2551 Highview Street Annette S. Williams For sale, firewood. Call Sumter, SC 29154 3BR & 2BR, all appliances, Sumter Email: 10/02/44 - 02/07/09 803-883-6340 [email protected] area. Section 8 accepted. 469-6978 Estate:/Thomas D. Carty We knew little that evening God was Phone (803) 436-2329 Estate:/Gladys Gilmore or 499-1500 #2016ES4300710 going to call your name, in life we 6 Piece sectional sofa. Personal Representative aka Glady Gilmore Scarborough loved you dearly, in death we do the Includes 2 recliners & queen bed. Estate Notice Douglas W. Carty #2017ES4300041 same. It broke our hearts to lose $300 803-840-1550 Sumter County 6185 Carty Lane Personal Representative STATEBURG Wedgefield,SC 29168 Marian Y. Austin you, you did not go alone, for part of COURTYARD NOTICE TO CREDITORS 7568 Pine Gables Drive us went with you the day God called Kitchen table with 5 Chairs Good Riverdale, GA 30296 condition $175 803-938-4810 2 & 3 Br, Sec. 8 OF ESTATES Estate:/Joseph Gardner Gore Jr you home. You left us with beautiful #2017ES4300028 803-494-4015 Persons having claim against the memories, your love is still our guide, Personal Representative Estate:/Jeffrey A. Routch and though we cannot see you, Firewood for sale, $50 a load, $60 following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Ann H. Gore #2017ES4300035 you're always at our side. Our family to haul it. 803-418-9302 C/O Thomas Player, Jr. Personal Representative in Windsor City for Personal Representatives, appointed to chain is broken and nothing seems 2BR, 1BA S/W Attorney at Law Elisabeth A. Miller rent. $450 mo. + dep. 464-5559 or administer these estates, and to fi le their the same, but as God calls us one PO Drawer 3690 C/O Glenn F. Givens 795-6569 claims on Form #371PC with the Probate by one, the chain will link again. We Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Sumter, SC 29151 107 N. Main Street love and miss you! Your loving Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or Sumter, SC 29150 before the date that is eight months after Estate:/Charles E Walker SR husband, children, son in laws & EEMPLOYMENTMPLOYMENT #2017ES4300064 grandchildren RREALEAL the date of the fi rst publication of this Estate:/Mary Alice Hudson Notice to Creditors, (unless previously Personal Representative #2017ES4300067 EESTATESTATE barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), Mary E Walker Personal Representative Help Wanted or such persons shall be forever barred 505 Early Street James W Hudson Full-Time as to heir claims. All claims are required Sumter, SC 29154 3310 Nazarence Church Rd BBUSINESSUSINESS to be presented in written statements, Sumter, SC 29154 Homes for Sale indicating the name and the address Estate:/Thomas W. Goldman #2017ES4300044 SSERVICESERVICES Tow truck driver/mechanic helper, of the claimant, the basis of the claim, Estate:/Martha W. Wright must be 21 years of age, clean the amount claimed, the date when the Personal Representative #2017ES4300034 420 Boots Branch Rd, Sumter 3BR David W. Goldman driving record. Salary plus commis- claim will become due, the nature of any Personal Representative Business 2BA Brick House located on a large C/O Terry Horne uncertainty as to the amount claimed and Wayne A. Wright Opportunities sion. Please apply at 212 West Attorney at Law lot. C/H/A $65,000 Call 803 481-7903 the date when due, and a description of 8610 W. Fairway Woods Dr. Liberty 8:30-4, Mon.-Fri. 600 Yuma Court any security as to the claim. N. Charleston, SC 29420 Manufactured Sumter, SC 29150 Selling professional carpet clean- Architectural Draftsperson nee- ing and restoration company. Truck Housing Estate:/Willie James Johnson. ded for small firm. PT/FT. AutoCAD Estate:/Blanche Mae Williams Estate:/Raymond Allen Walker and all equipment included. Call for #2017ES4300062 2016 experience a must. Please Personal Representative #2017ES4300042 #2017ES4300049 pricing 803-938-5441 send resumes Box 468 c//o The M & M Mobile Homes, Inc. Now Wilhelmenia Johnson Personal Representative Personal Representative Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 selling New Wind Zone II Champion 535 Duffie Drive Marian Y. Austin Daryle Alan Walker Home and Clayton Homes. Lots of floor Wedgefield, SC 29168 7568 Pine Gables Drive 3020 Tara Drive Sumter, SC 29150 Improvements Wanted experienced commercial plans available to custom design Riverdale, GA 30296 your home. Nice used refurbished Estate:/Jacob Myers, JR. roofers. Apply in person at 1345 N. #2017ES4300061 H.L. Boone, Contractor: Remodel Pike East. homes still available also. Bank and Owner financing with ALL CREDIT Personal Representative paint roofs gutters drywall blown Judy Simon ceilings ect. 773-9904 Maintenance Electrician Position SCORES accepted. Call PO Box 50903 Multi Craft Technicians 1-843-389-4215 Like us on Face- Columbia, SC 29250 Lawn Service •Installation and repair of all electri- book M & M Mobile Homes. cal equipment Estate:/John T. Rivers, Jr. M & M Mobile Homes, Inc. Now #2016ES4300581 •Various maintenance duties, includ- selling New Wind Zone II Champion Personal Representative Pearson's Lawn Service ing programming,troubleshooting and Clayton Homes. Lots of floor John T. Rivers, III & Landscaping Free Estimates ,&repairing machinery. plans available to custom design 4935 Rivers Road Call 803-406-3514 •Required skills: fabrication,electric your home. Nice used refurbished Sumter, SC 29153 al, pneumatic, welding, preventative homes still available also. Bank and Legal Service maintenance and plumbing. Estate:/Gloria Dean Williams Owner financing with ALL CREDIT •Draw schematic & compile docu- #2017ES4300054 SCORES accepted. Call Personal Representative mentation for projects Attorney Timothy L. Griffith 1-843-389-4215 Like us on Face- Toni J. Williams •Positions available for 12 hr rotating 803-607-9087, 360 W. Wesmark. book M & M Mobile Homes. 1002 Spaulding Avenue Criminal, Family, Accident, Injury shifts Sumter, SC 29150 •Manufacturing & Maintenance ex- Mobile Home perience required. with Lots Estate:/Henry Furman, Jr. Painting •Previous verifiable industrial electri- #2017ES4300024 cal experience preferred Personal Representative Emma Furman Int/Ext Painting, Pressure wash- •High School Diploma or Equivalent ing. 30 yrs exp. References. Quality 4000 McCrays Mill Rd. is preferred. Sumter, SC 29154 work/free est. Bennie 803-468-7592 •Successful completion of a Techni- cal /Electrical training program Estate:/Eartha R. Thompson Roofing •Knowledge of computers, PLC's, #2017ES4300040 inverters other electrical applications Personal Representative Robert Thompson Robert's Metal Roofing COLOR-FI offers a comprehensive 929 Oswego Hwy. 35 Yrs exp. 45 yr warranty. Financing total compensation package, includ- Sumter, SC 29153 avail. Expert installation. Long list of ing competitive wages, low-cost MUST SELL! 5 Coulter Dr. Wedge- Estate:/Robert Lee Carter satisfied customers. 803-837-1549. health insurance, outstanding 401(k) plan, education assistance, paid field, Fleetwood 3br 2ba, den w/ #2017ES4300033 All Types of Roofing & Repairs All holidays and vacations, and other fireplace, completely remodeled. like Personal Representative Hyon Roberta Carter work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic. excellent benefits. 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nian soldiers and civilians, ac- Loved ones USA SNAPSHOTS© Dan Peleschuk cording to Ukraine’s government. and friends Special for USA TODAY The violence was the latest es- gather What makes IN THIS calation in nearlyy three years of Monday for us recycle on-and-off shelling that has rav- the funeral AVDIIVKA, UKRAINE Residents aged this industrial community of Elena of this easternn Ukraine city were and forced thousands from their Volkova, UKRAINE restoring basic services Monday homes in a war with no end in one of at after suffering some of the worst sight. It has claimed nearly least 36 fighting in recent months since 10,000 lives. people killed the outbreak of a Russian-backed The shelling was the worst in by artillery rebellion in 2014. months in a conflict that has large- fire in the CITY, WAR IS “I laid on the couch at home, ly slipped out of the international past week without water, just shaking,” says spotlight of late. It comes as Presi- in Avdiivka, of Americans say a product’s Valeria Apatova, 32, mimicking dent Trump has made overtures to Ukraine. 57% packaging how she trembled during artillery Russian President Vladimir Putin prompts them ‘ENDLESS’ barrages as separatists battled about working more closely in to recycle. Ukrainian national troops. fighting the Islamic State in Syria. For those who have nowhere For much of the past week, Trump also has hinted he might SOURCE Carton Council survey of 2,495 parts of the city were pounded lift sanctions imposedd on Russia adults; RecycleCartons.com else to go, hope is hard to find with heavy shelling. The strikes MICHAEL B. SMITH AND VERONICA BRAVO, USA TODAY in a conflict that feels forgotten killed more than a dozen Ukrai- v STORY COSTORYNTI NCONTINUESUES ON 2B ON C2

‘Dripping’ may be a dangerous trend for kids who vape 25% of high school normal e-cigarette use that study’s lead author and a Yale vapor patterns can be produced slowly releases the liquid from a professor of psychiatry who stud- with thicker clouds, such as “tor- users try new method wick onto a hot atomizer, may ies substance abuse behaviors. nadoes and rings.” expose users to higher levels of Electronic cigarettes are bat- Ray Story, CEO of the Tobacco nicotine and to harmful non-nic- tery-operated devices that heat Vapor Electronic Cigarette Asso- Ryan W. Miller otine toxins, such as formalde- liquid and turn itt into vapor — in- ciation, says the segment of e-cig @MILLERdfillmore hyde and acetaldehyde, which are stead of smoke — which a person users who drip is just a sliver of USA TODAY known carcinogens. inhales. One of the primary con- users, and he discouraged people Sixty-four percent of the sur- cerns about e-cigarette use is in- from turning to dripping as a vap- veyed teens said they dripped for creased exposure to nicotine, ing method. One in four high school teens the thicker smoke, 39% for the Krishnan-Sarin says. While not “At the end of the day, I don’t who have used e-cigarettes have better flavor and 28% for the all e-cigarette products contain think they serve any kind of pur- also tried a potentially dangerous stronger throat hit or sensation, nicotine, those thatt do can con- pose. It’s for monster clouds, and new vaping method called “drip- according to the study published tain varying levels. Dripping E-cig users may be exposed to these individuals are manufactur- ping” — dropping e-cigarette liq- Monday in the journal Pediatrics. could expose teens to higher lev- increased levels of nicotine. ing their own hardware,” Story uid directly onto the hot coils of “When people smoke ciga- els of the drug, the study reports. says. “Many of them really don’t the device to produce thicker, rettes, they say they smoke it for, “The teen brain has been popularity, so have alternative have the background or ability to more flavorful smoke — a new for lack of a better word, a tin- shown especially sensitive to nic- uses for the devices, such as really put these things together. study has found. gling in the backk of the throat,” otine,” Krishnan-Sarin says. smoke tricks and competitions. It’s a lot of the ‘do-it-yourself’ “Dripping,” which differs from says Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, the As e-cigs have increased in Krishnan-Sarin says a variety of type guys that are into this.” C2 | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2017 · THE SUMTER ITEM Travel ban reveals legal clash Trump Presidential power claims vs. constitutional precedent is at issue support on

Alan Gomez and Richard Wolf travel ban USA TODAY David Jackson The legal battle over President @djusatoday Trump’s temporary travel ban USA TODAY targeting seven majority-Muslim countries likely will take weeks to resolve and could require the Su- As an appeals court re- preme Court to make the final de- views his travel ban from cision. But the arguments seven Muslim countries, challenging and defending the ex- President Trump claimed ecutive order have become clear. Monday that the public is The Justice Department ar- with him, despite polls indi- gues that a president has broad cating otherwise. powers to act unilaterally on “Any negative polls are questions of immigration and na- fake news, just like the CNN, tional security. It says judges have U.S. District Judge James Robart listens at a hearing in Seattle debating President Trump's ABC, NBC polls in the elec- limited powers to second-guess travel ban targeting seven majority-Muslim countries. He blocked Trump’s order nationwide. tion,” Trump tweeted. “Sor- such decisions and are urging the ry, people want border court to allow Trump’s immigra- maintain Robart’s order or allow national security judgment about the legal limitations originally en- security and extreme tion order to go back into effect. the ban to go forward. the quantum of risk posed by the shrined in the Constitution and vetting.” Opponents concede that a admission of certain classes of later enacted by Congress. Polls are more equivocal president has some power on his GOVERNMENT’S ARGUMENT aliens and the best means of min- They say Trump’s national se- on Trump’s move, though own, but they say Trump over- The Justice Department’s pitch, imizing that risk.” curity arguments are undercut many showed slight opposi- stepped by banning people from is that Trump has both constitu- Beyond the constitutional and because no one from the coun- tion to the order that blocked specific countries and those who tional and legal authority in mat- legal arguments, the administra- tries listed in the ban has com- travel to the U.S. from Iran, follow a specific religion. They ters of national security dating tion also maintains that states mitted terrorist acts on U.S. soil. Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, contend he violated core princi- back at least to 1952. such as Washington, Minnesota Even though the White House Syria, and Yemen, causing ples of the Constitution and ig- Justice Department lawyers and Hawaii lack standing to bring has repeatedly said the order delays, long lines and general nored laws passed by Congress. cite passage of the Immigration their challenge because they are does not constitute a “Muslim chaos at airports nationwide Trump’s order instituted a 120- and Nationality Act under Presi- not subject to the travel ban. ban,” the attorneys general argue last month. day ban on refugees entering the dent Truman, which gave the that his repeated call for such a After a federal judge in Se- U.S. and a 90-day ban for most president the power to suspend BAN OPPONENTS’ ARGUMENT ban on the campaign trail shows attle struck down the order, citizens of Libya, Iraq, Iran, So- or impose restrictions on the en- The challenge to Trump’s order is the true intent of his order. the Trump administration malia, Sudan and Yemen. The or- try of foreign nationals if he de- being led by the attorneys general That allegation is bolstered, has appealed to the 9th U.S. der also indefinitely barred termines their entry “would be from Washington State and Min- they say, by Trump’s order that Circuit Court of Appeals; the Syrians from entering the USA. detrimental to the interests of the nesota, with help from arguments includes a section giving immi- case may well be en route to He said his goal was to improve United States.” filed by other groups, including gration preference to people who the Supreme Court. background checks to make sure And to back up their claim, two former secretaries of State, practice a “minority religion” and Most surveys show public terrorists are not admitted they list eight instances dating three former CIA directors, 97 fear “religious-based persecu- opinion divided sharply inadvertently. back to President Reagan in 1986 tech companies and 284 law tion” in their countries. The sev- along partisan lines. The order was blocked by U.S. when presidents blocked resi- professors. en countries listed in Trump’s A CNN/ORC poll late last District Judge James Robart in dents of certain nations — such as In a joint filing, the attorneys ban are 97% Muslim. week said 53% oppose the Seattle on Friday and is before Cuba, Libya, Russia, Somalia and general concede that the 1952 law “The sham of a secular purpose Trump travel order, while the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Yemen — from being granted ad- does give broad powers to a presi- is exposed both by the language 47% support it — with 88% 9th Circuit in San Francisco. A mission to the U.S. dent to enforce immigration laws of the order and defendants’ ex- of Republicans backing it three-judge panel could decide as Robart’s order, they argue, in the U.S. But they say Trump’s pressions of anti-Muslim intent,” and 88% of the Democrats early as Monday night whether to “second-guesses the president’s executive order goes far beyond they maintain. opposing it. (The poll has a margin of error of plus or mi- nus 3 percentage points.) A CBS News poll last week showed 51%-45% disapprov- Tech giants align against immigration order al of the travel ban, with 85% of Democrats opposing and CONTINUEDv CONTINU FROMED FROM C1 1B ary ban — 120 days for refugees, 90 which argued its case Saturday grants add to our society. Con- 85% of Republicans support- days for citizens of Iran, Iraq, Lib- during an initial appeal in San versely, the public interest in safety ing. The margin of error for security officials. “It is our profes- ya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, and Francisco, accused Judge Robart and security in this ever-more dan- that survey was plus or mi- sional opinion, this Order cannot indefinitely for Syrians — on na- of “judicial second-guessing of gerous world is strong as well.” nus 4 percentage points. be justified on national security tional security grounds. He said his the president” that constitutes an Trump weighed in throughout In other tweets, Trump or foreign policy grounds.” goal was to improve background “impermissible intrusion” into the weekend, saying the U.S. appeared to push back on Trump had ordered the tempor- checks to make sure terrorists are Trump’s authority over who can would still screen foreigners news reports that some of not admitted inadvertently. enter the country. Justice lawyers “VERY CAREFULLY” and calling his aides — notably senior Apple, Google, Microsoft and are also highlighting a ruling by a Robart a “so-called judge” who adviser Steve Bannon — are Corrections & Clarifications Facebook signed a joint brief in op- federal judge in Massachusetts put U.S. lives at risk by halting his wielding undue influence on position to the bann that lauded the who found that foreigners living immigration ban. “If something administration decisions and In an article Thursday in some drive and creativity of immigrants. abroad have limited legal rights happens blame him and court policies. editions, a bill about motorists It said protecting the nation under the U.S. Constitution. system,” Trump tweeted. “People “I call my own shots, large- who run into demonstrators on through increased background In a case involving several Ira- pouring in. Bad!” ly based on an accumulation public streets being exempt from checks was important, but main- nians affected by Trump’s order, His personal attack on Robart of data, and everyone knows prosecution was incorrectly iden- taining America’s fundamental U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gor- drew condemnation from both it,” Trump said. “Some FAKE tified as originating from South commitment to welcoming immi- ton ruled that the judiciary branch Republicans and Democrats in NEWS media, in order to Dakota instead of North Dakota. grants was also critical. has limited powerr to question the Congress. marginalize, lies!” “The experience and energy of national security decisions made Trump noted in signing the or- Trump later took aim at a A story Monday about Katie people who come to our country by a president or Congress. der that persecuted Christians specific New York Times sto- Couric’s Gender Revolution spe- to seek a better life for them- “The rich immigrant history of overseas who apply for asylum ry by tweeting: “The failing cial for National Geographic selves and their children — to the United States has long been a should be given preference, but the @nytimes writes total fiction Channel mischaracterized traits pursue the ‘American Dream’ — source of strength and pride in this White House said the order was not concerning me. They have associated with gender non-con- are woven throughout the social, country,” Gorton wrote. “The indi- a “Muslim ban,” and that the coun- gotten it wrong for two years, forming people. Not all display political, and economic fabric of vidual plaintiffs in this case pro- tries selected are terrorism-prone. and now are making up sto- intersex traits. The story also the Nation,” it said. vide particularly compelling ries & sources!” misstated the topic of Couric’s The Justice Department, examples of the value that immi- Contributing: Elizabeth Weise discussion with Yale University students, which centered only on gender-identity issues. USA TODAY is committed Residents and soldiers alike grow weary to accuracy. To reach us, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones at 800-872- CONTINUEDv FROM C1 7073 or e-mail accu- CONTINUED FROM 1B violate its cease-fire terms. 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LIFELINE MOVIES For Oyelowo, ‘United’ is both personal, universal MARK J. REBILAS, USA TODAY SPORTS HOW WAS YOUR DAY? Story Andrea Mandell GOOD DAY of an @andreamandell LADY GAGA FANS USA TODAY Add this to the ‘Million Reasons’ African fans love Gaga: Following her king is breathtaking Super Bowl LI at heart LOS ANGELES With politics rail- halftime show, the pop star ing against you, can love conquer teased the Joanne world tourr, a love all? starting Aug. 1 in Vancouver, story for In A United Kingdom, history British Columbia, and wrapping leans toward “yes.” The drama (in Dec. 14 in Salt Lake City. British- theaters Friday) from director Nigerian Amma Asante chronicles a Bot- swana-born prince (David Oyelo- actor wo) who falls for a white British woman (Rosamund Pike) while studying in the U.K. in 1947 and, after marrying her, must choose between relinquishing his crown or fighting for a way forward in Africa. It’s a true story, and a personal one for the actor. JASON LAVERIS, FILMMAGIC “My father was a prince and GOOD DAY he’s a wonderful man. He taught JOHN LEGEND FANS me most of what I know about Legend has seen the ‘Light.’ love,” says Oyelowo, 40, who On Monday, the singer an- learned that his father, Stephen nounced his Darkness and Light Oyelowo, of the Yoruba tribe, was tour with special guest, singer/ royal when the family moved songwriter Gallant. The tour is back to Nigeriaa during his child- slated to open May 12 in Miami hood. “When I happened upon and end June 30 in New Or- the story of Seretse Khama and leans. Ruth (Williams), what I was so compelled by, is how their love THEY SAID WHAT? for each other truly changed that THE STARS’ BEST QUOTES nation and won over countries, perience with my close politics, tribalism and family.” female friends and Pressured by the U.K. and family is that the nearby South Africa, the latter of struggle is real for which had recently introduced everybody. Every- apartheid, Khama was forced into one has been exile as a result of his marriage. discriminated He launched a parliamentary against or ha- fight to return home. (Botswana rassed. Sexism is was a protectorate of Britain at real.” — Scarlett the time.) Johansson to ‘Marie PAUL MORIGI Like Khama, Oyelowo’s fa- Claire’ about sexism ther chose a non-traditional in Hollywood path, marrying an African ROYALS REPORT commoner and eloping to TALKING MENTAL Britain, where David was HEALTH born. “They did that for people.” love and I’m the byproduct With a threat of return to such In recognition of Children’s of that love. So the story tactics as stop-and-frisk (Trump Mental Health Week, which really speaks to me,” says voiced support for the controver- London-based mental health Oyelowo, who lived in Nigeria sial policy during his campaign), charity Place2Be kicked off on from ages 6 to 13. “you have to talk to your black Monday, Prince William and Following the actor’s critical- sons about how to interact with Duchess Kate visited Mitchell ly acclaimed turn as Martin King the police in a way that if I were a Brook Primary School in London. Luther Jr. in 2014’s Selma and his white man with white sons, I During the special assembly, role as a mentor in 2016’s Queen don’t think I would (have to) they discussed mental health, of Katwe, which chronicled the think about doing that.” encouraging students to speak rise of a chess prodigy born in the Seventy years later, A United openly about their feelings and slums of Uganda, A United King- Kingdom’s story remains relevant. support one another. dom is the next cinematic stop in 20TH CENTURY FOX Oyelowo recently became a “When I traverse the country, Oyelowo’s focus on expanding AUnited U.S. citizen, having lived in L.A. my wife (who is white) and I are black representation in film. Kingdom for 10 years withh his wife, Jessica fine. (But) there have been places stars Rosa- “So often in cinematic repre- and their four children, ages 15, we’ve been that there’s a discern- mund Pike as sentations of Africa that make 12, 8 and 5. The actor calls Presi- ible level of distaste around the Ruth Wil- their way over to America, what dent Trump’s immigration ban fact that we are married. So these liams and you see is the worst: child sol- “disquieting.” stories are very relevant,” he says. David Oyelo- diers, genocide, corrupt leaders, “This nation is a nation of im- “They are both timely and time- wo as Seretse disease, poverty,” he says. “It’s al- migrants,” he says, “and the Con- less, unfortunately.” Khama. most always a white male who is stitution is pretty clear as it A smile crosses his face. “But, the center of the narrative while pertains to freedom of religion, as in my life, all I have to do is look

IAN VOGLER VIA AP we watch Africans suffer orb e- it pertains to the basis on which at my children to know that this have badly in the background.” you cannot discriminate against is right; to know that this is good.” IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY WHO’S CELEBRATING TODAY? Abortion divides two families in ‘Martyrs’

Joyce Carol Oates’ dy, parallel one another in the Naomi is a perceptive protago- tumultuous years after the nist as she struggles to piece to- new novel couldn’t murder. gether filaments of her father’s be more timely Both mothers are ravaged by life, but the novel’s best passages grief, their children plump with follow Dawn: plain-faced, “defi- It is difficult to imagine a vengeance. antly sexless” with feet that “held more auspicious arrival than In each family, some members the grip of the earth firm as USA TODAY NETWORK; GETTY IMAGES; FILMMAGIC Joyce Carol Oates’ novel, A withdraw, repelledby their kin, hooves.” Wounded and awkward Book of American Martyrs. The while others grasp desperately for and an inveterate under-per- Garth Brooks is 55. Chris Rock Ashton Kutcher provocative portrait of two fam- connection. Neither Jen- former, Dawn charms through is 52. is 39. ilies on opposite sides of Ameri- na Voorhees nor Edna naiveté. ca’s abortion debate is befitting Mae Dunphyis Thrilling pages chronicle her Compiled by Jaleesa M. Jones the times in more emotionally acces- journey to becoming a profes- BOOK ways than one. sible to her chil- sional boxer, and vivid fight USA SNAPSHOTS© REVIEW Oates’ carefully dren. Both families scenes of the oafish novice, who ALIA E. DASTAGIR orchestrated tale grapple with how anoints herself “The Hammer of DVDs die hard (Ecco, 752 pp., Luther, the suppli- Jesus,” are as tense as the assassi- eeee out of cant, and Gus, the nation itself. “Cries of the crowd four) lands not only as Presi- idealist, sealed their like the shrieks of rapacious dent Trump’s inauguration re- DUSTIN COHEN fates in pursuit of birds,” Oates writes of Dawn’s Author vives uncertainty over a noble lives. first fight. Joyce woman’s right to choose, but teous complexity, Oates’ story Oates’ American Martyrs is a graceful and ex- Carol also as the country navigates shifts back and forth in time and saga captivates be- cruciating story of two families Oates. For the first time, a virulent cultural divide that among several narrators, the cause it exists within who do not live very far apart, but video-streaming has rendered many incapable most absorbing of whom are Nao- a drama playing out exist in different realities. The subscription revenue – of empathy for those across mi Voorhees and Dawn Dunphy, across the country. Morality has tragedy is not the gruesome the rift. the men’s eldest daughters. never felt less fixed, the martyr death of Gus Voorhees, but the $6.23B, up 23% Luther Dunphy, a zealous Before the assassination, the never more subjective. Oates’ ease with which the families evangelical Christian, believes clans could not appear more dif- prose is imbued with tumbling brand one another as enemies. — beat DVD/Blu-ray sales — $5.49B, down 9.5% — in 2016. he is acting out God’s will when ferent. The Dunphys are devout, sentences and wandering con- The saga ends neatly, which he murders Gus Voorhees, an working-class and pro-life. The structions, a style that naturally may seem incompatible with the

NOTE Compared with 2015 statistics abortion doctor in his Ohio Voorheeses are secular, highly fits with the narrative’s ethical moral ambiguity of the previous SOURCE Digital Entertainment Group town and a fierce champion of educated and pro-choice. But entanglements. (Though some 700 pages, but it appears, to this annual report women’s reproductive rights. Oates’ story reveals how the an- may find her penchant for the pa- reader at least, a gesture of kind- TERRY BYRNE AND VERONICA BRAVO, USA TODAY To capture each man’s righ- guished families, linked by trage- renthetical disorienting.) ness. Hope amid horror. C4 | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2017 COMICS THE SUMTER ITEM BIZARRO SOUP TO NUTZ

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