3 trustees address 2 school board issues The Sumter Item talks key topics Contract, finances before with 6 senior school board members school board on Monday SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 $1.75 BY BRUCE MILLS BY BRUCE MILLS ment con- SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 [email protected] [email protected] tract with the district’s The scenario of financially investing more into ad- Finances — both in new super- ditional capital assets by the Sumter school board open session and closed intendent, over the quality of its teaching personnel when en- session — headline Sum- Penelope rollment is declining is a major issue many say the ter School District Board MARTIN-KNOX Martin- district’s trustees are facing. of Trustees’ next meet- Knox of Bal- 4 SECTIONS, 24 PAGES | VOL. 124, NO. 111 A second, and related, headline issue is the recent ing set for Monday night. timore response from Shaw Air Force Base leadership that A district spokeswom- County Public Schools. PANORAMA it is “troubled” by the board’s recent actions to re- an distributed the agen- Martin-Knox is sched- open Mayewood Middle School and revert against da for the board’s uled to begin her posi- the previous board’s school consolidation plan that monthly work session on tion with the district on was aimed at alleviating financial challenges in the Friday. July 1. She is replacing district. Shaw is Sumter County’s largest employer The trustees will begin Debbie Hamm, who is in and a key driver of the local economy. Monday at 5 p.m. with a her second and final two-hour executive ses- SEE ISSUES, PAGE A6 sion to fine tune their SEE MEETING, PAGE A6 portion of the employ- School bus crash 2nd time property gets hit by vehicle Exhibit explores our connection with dogs A5

SPORTS Wofford goes cold, FSU overwhelms Murray St. B1 DEATHS, B6 Sylvia D. Richardson Lois Ann DuBose Green Miriam C. Reed Robert C. Martin Doris Hutchinson Poston Sarah Johnson Ginn O.G. Henderson Robert C. Weatherly Teneia A. Boutte PHOTOS BY MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Frank Rogers Sumter school bus No. 215 hit a home on McCrays Mill Road and the shed of a second home when it left the roadway on Robert F. DuBose Sr. Friday afternoon. All five students aboard were assessed by EMS on scene and released to their parents.

A student is led Worker inside house: Sounds of away from the WEATHER, A10 wreck site on A LOVELY SUNDAY explosion, then kids screaming; Friday after- noon. Mostly sunny and pleasant today; no major injuries after wreck partly cloudy tonight. BELOW: The HIGH 73, LOW 53 BY KAYLA ROBINS Friday afternoon. [email protected] “I knew what had front of the happened once I heard bus is seen Dano Winchester was it,” Winchester said. smashed at the INSIDE CONTACT US working on a contract- He ran out, the bus’ site of impact ed remodeling project horn blaring, and on McCrays Mill Classifieds C4 Info: 774-1200 in a home that had helped pry the door Road. Comics D1 Advertising: 774-1237 been damaged by a car open for the bus driver Outdoors C1 Classifieds: 774-1200 crashing into it on Mc- to hand the kids out to Opinion A9 Delivery: 774-1258 Crays Mill Road when him. Panorama A5 News and Sports: he heard what sounded No major injuries Reflections C2 774-1226 like an explosion, then were reported, and ex- Television A8 kids screaming. actly what caused the A Sumter school bus bus driver to go off the carrying five elementa- road is not yet clear. VISIT US ONLINE AT the .com ry school students had Winchester said he saw just crashed through a couple bloody lips the house next door from where the kids and took out the shed had hit the seats in on the property on which he was working SEE WRECK, PAGE A7 Advocates push for ratification of nearly 100-year-old amendment

the S.C. Equal Means ERA Coalition, a “We support this because it is impor- If S.C. passes bills to ratify Equal Rights Amendment, group sponsored by the League of tant for pay equality, reproductive Women Voters of Charleston. rights, protection against domestic vio- it would become the 28th Amendment to Constitution The amendment, written in 1923 by lence and legal protection against dis- BY RACHEL PITTMAN Two bills in the state’s House of Rep- suffragette Alice Paul, reads “Equality crimination overall,” said Dee Wood- [email protected] resentatives would, if passed, ratify the of rights under the law shall not be de- ward, president of the LWV of Sumter Equal Rights Amendment in South nied or abridged by the United States County. An equality amendment that was Carolina, giving the ERA the 38-state or by any state on account of sex.” After passing the deadline for rati- proposed nearly 100 years ago, passed majority it needs to become the 28th It has the objective of expanding the fication in 1982 with too few states’ by the U.S. government in 1972, killed Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. protection of women’s rights by the approval, the bill was rejuvenated 35 10 years later and resurrected in 2017 “The right to vote did not give Constitution from voting rights into years later when Nevada passed it. is up for ratification in South Caroli- women complete equal justice under other areas such as the workplace and na’s current legislative session. the law,” said Barbara Fry, leader of health care. SEE AMENDMENT, PAGE A7 THE HENRY SHELOR DISTRICT 2019 8th Annual BBQ Cook-Off Benefi t for The Boy Scouts March 29th March 30th Friday Night Wing Ding Sat. Pork BBQ Tasting 5:30 - 9:00 pm SHUWLFNHW 11:00am - 3:00pm IRUXQOLPLWHGR]VDPSOLQJV Entertainment provided by Big Thunder and the Rumblefish Entertainment provided by The Swift Creek Band PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS TODAY AT SumterBBQ.COM Facebook.com/ 2019 Boy Scout BBQ Sumter SC American Legion Post 15 - Fairgrounds 34 S. Artillery Dr., Sumter, SC A2 | SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 THE SUMTER ITEM

Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Award-winning writer David Joy comes to Sumter

FROM STAFF REPORTS As part of the Spring Writer Series, the University of South Carolina Sumter welcomes feature award-winning and nationally acclaimed author David Joy on Tuesday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Arts and Letters Lecture Hall at USC Sumter. Joy will read selections of his work and participate in a discussion SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTOS hosted by poet and USC Sumter profes- Wedgefield Baptist Church, left, and Church of the Holy Cross in Stateburg, right, will both be on a local tour being offered sor Ray McManus. The through Sumter Shepherd’s Center. discussion will be on a va- riety of topics: Joy’s sense of place and character in his novels, the role of Southern literature in the Learn photography, Sumter history South today and the cur- rent state of Appalachia. JOY “David Joy is the kind of 2 tours open to storyteller people want to listen to,” said McManus in a news re- lease. “The way he presents ordinary senior citizens characters who find themselves in ex- traordinary situations, sometimes at no BY IVY MOORE real fault of their own, is something that Special to The Sumter Item we can all relate to. And his insight on class and race in the American South is Two local tours offered through poignant, honest and unafraid.” McMa- Sumter Shepherd’s Center will ex- nus promises that the event will be live- pand understanding of Sumter for 30 ly and entertaining. A reception will be senior citizens while teaching photo- held followed by a book signing with graphic skills. Local historian Sammy books available for purchase. Way will lead the May 1 and 2 trips, On Wednesday, Joy will read from the first focusing on downtown Sum- his latest novel “The Line That Held ter, the second on the county. Us” from noon to 12:45 p.m. in the Arts Each tour will start at the Swan and Letters Lecture Hall at USC Sum- Lake Iris Market, where Bobby Walk- ter. er will offer instruction on how to “I spoke to David on the phone, and photograph buildings and landscapes. he’s genuinely excited to come to Sum- Participants will also learn about the ter,” McManus said. “To have a writer history of Swan Lake-Iris Gardens of David Joy’s caliber wanting to come and the Bland gardens. and be a part of community speaks The downtown tour will include highly of his dedication and generosity. such sites as the Mason building, And I sincerely believe the folks here First Baptist Church, Sumter Opera will be in for a real treat!” House, the Thomas Sumter statue and Tuesday and Wednesday’s events are several others. Participants will be A full moon rises over the Sumter Opera House, which is also part of the Sumter free and open to the public. able to photograph the sites, then Shepherd’s Center tours. For more information on the Spring have lunch on their own at Sumter Writer Series, contact Dr. Ray McMa- Cut Rate, also learning about its histo- bus will then return to Swan Lake, herd’s Center and the community at nus, professor of English, at (803) 938- ry. The tour will end with a guided where those on the tour may have large. Shepherd’s Center members 3817 or email [email protected]. walk through Memorial Park, and the lunch on their own at the Iris Market who had attended any of the center’s bus will take participants back to followed by a tour of Swan Lake-Iris day trips between March 28 and April Swan Lake around 2 p.m. Gardens. 9 may sign up for the tours April 10 The second tour, on Thursday, May Participants in both tours can sub- through 23 at the Shepherd’s Center 2, will also begin with a short photog- mit a photograph taken on either trip offices, 155 Haynsworth St. Registra- Prisma Health asks Sumterites raphy lesson at the Iris Market, then for display during the Sumter Iris Fes- tion for the public will be available for to participate in assessment the bus will head for Wedgefield and tival, May 23 through 25. Art enthusi- the public beginning April 23. Fee for the surrounding area, where partici- asts and experts will judge the photos, each tour is $20, and participants FROM STAFF REPORTS pants will visit and photograph the awarding one grand prize, two blue must have a camera or a cellphone historic Aycock House, Wedgefield ribbons, two red ribbons and two with the capability of taking pictures. Prisma Health is encouraging resi- Presbyterian Church, Church of the white ribbons. For more information, call the dents of Sumter, Richland, Lexington, Holy Cross in Stateburg, the Thomas Thirty seats on each tour will be Shepherd’s Center of Sumter at (803) Greenville, Laurens, Oconee and Pick- Sumter cemetery and other sites. The available for members of the Shep- 773-1944. ens counties to participate in the 2019 community health needs assessment survey designed to help improve the Crime reports overall health and wellness of commu- nities by identifying community needs, CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT surety bond and posted bond Tues- tention Center and given a $1,500 the use of local health resources and A teenager implicated a 34-year- day. personal recognizance bond. He action needed to address health care old Sumter man in sexual battery at posted bond Wednesday. delivery in a defined area. a Sumter residence in February, ac- CRUELTY TO CHILDREN Surveys will be mailed to a sample cording to a news release from Sum- A Sumter man was arrested FILING A FALSE REPORT population in the Upstate and Midlands, ter County Sheriff’s Office. Wednesday and charged with cruel- A Rembert man was arrested and the survey is also available online The sheriff’s office arrested Bran- ty to children after a 6-year-old sus- Wednesday on suspicion of lying to at www.PrismaHealth.org/CHNA. don Miles Ardis of Perry Boulevard tained lacerations and bruising, ac- Sumter deputies about his vehicle, This assessment also will include in- on Tuesday, and he was cording to a news re- according to a news release from terviews with state and local elected of- charged with criminal lease from Sumter Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. ficials, major employers, community sexual conduct with a County Sheriff’s Office. Willie Levanial Alston, 59, of Les- members and community organiza- minor after a warrant Akil Ricshon Benja- lie Drive was charged by the sher- tions that provide health services. stated he engaged in min, 37, of Congruity iff’s office with filing a false report. Once completed, Prisma Health will sexual battery with a Road is suspected of Alston told deputies his 2001 Volk- work with its partners to analyze the 15-year-old female on striking the boy in the swagen Jetta, valued at about $1,000, results, determine gaps in services and MILES Silo Road on Feb. 22. BENJAMIN face, arm and back was stolen from a lot on Leslie Drive decide how the hospital system may be Forensic evidence with a belt at a resi- on March 13. able to collaborate to meet high-priori- and a written state- dence on Vernon Drive Alston was transported to Sumter ty community needs. The project also ment by the victim implicated Ardis on or between March 8 and March County Sheriff’s Office Detention will help determine where additional in the case. Ardis was transported to 11. Center and given a $1,000 personal resources may be needed or how cost Sumter County Sheriff’s Office De- Benjamin was transported to recognizance bond, which he posted savings may be achieved. tention Center and given a $25,000 Sumter County Sheriff’s Office De- Thursday.

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Sumter native, veteran educator receives Clemson’s Distinguished Service Award Club digest BY CLEMSON UNIVERSITY a Clemson University Legislative After his graduation… [he] quickly CLEMSON — Sumter native Advocate. Duren is also a long- earned a reputation as a top leader SUMTER ART ASSOCIATION and long-time educator Titus time supporter of IPTAY and in South Carolina public education The Sumter Art Association met at 3:30 p.m. Duren is being honored by the Clemson Athletics and played an as teacher and administrator.” March 19 in the parish hall of the Church of Clemson Alumni Association with integral role in establishing and Duren has served his local com- the Holy Comforter. President Patti Sosnowski the Distinguished Service Award, annually awarding a scholarship munity and S.C. through the Co- welcomed everyone to the annual business the highest honor that the associa- to black Clemson students from lumbia Chamber of Commerce meeting of the association. Ginger Jones gave a tion bestows on former Clemson Columbia. East Columbia Area Council, the devotion on God’s mercy shown in times of suf- Tigers. Duren spent more than 40 years South Carolina Department of fering and injustice and our need to be merci- Duren graduated from Clemson as a professional educator and ad- Natural Resources Wildlife and ful to others in return. University with a ministrator. Since his retirement, Freshwater Fisheries Advisory Recording secretary Andrena Ray read aloud Bachelor’s Degree in Duren has dedicated his experi- Committee, the South Carolina Ed- the minutes from the Feb. 19 meeting. There Political Science in ence in the development and im- ucation Association, the National were no additions or corrections, and the min- 1971. Following his plementation of sound educational Association of Secondary School utes were approved as read. Treasurer Susan time at Clemson, systems to assist schools in im- Principals (member and former Brabham reported the current balance. Corre- Duren received a proving their school report cards state president) and the 10 Tier sponding secretary Vicki Goodwin reported an Master’s Degree in and testing scores through his con- Evaluation Team of the Southern approval note for request in membership status DUREN Education from the sulting firm, Titus Duren Educa- Association of Colleges and was mailed. Attendance chairman Ginger Bar- University of South tional Consulting. In addition to Schools. wick reported that 40 members were present. Carolina (’78) and his impact on education, Duren The prestigious Clemson Alum- There were no guests. Linda Hogon reported completed 30 hours above his Mas- was a football, basketball and ni Distinguished Service Award is on numerous cultural events taking place dur- ter’s degree with an Emphasis in track coach and mentor to many based on three main criteria: per- ing the upcoming month in Sumter and the Education Administration at of his students. sonal and professional accomplish- surrounding area. Linda also reported on the South Carolina State University. In 2001, Duren was selected as ments, dedication and service to newly established “Inspire” Festival to be held Duren was one of the first black the 4A Principal of the Year by the Clemson University and devotion April 4-7. Jane Watson announced that a spe- students to attend Clemson after S.C. High School League. to community and public service. cial concert to benefit “Feed My Starving Chil- desegregation and while attending In his letter of support, Nick Members of the Clemson family dren” will be held April 2 at Mayesville Presby- he was a founding member of the Lomax, former vice president of nominate potential winners, who terian Church. Yearbook chairman Carla Student League for Black Identity. Student Affairs and dean of stu- are then selected by the Clemson Young reminded members to inform her of any After graduation, Duren helped dents at Clemson, states, “As a Alumni Association as outstand- changes needed in personal contact informa- found the Clemson Black Alumni member of the Clemson adminis- ing alumni, public servants and tion. Council, served on both the Har- tration at the time of Titus’ enroll- examples to others. Membership chairwoman Mary Gene White vey B. Gantt Scholarship Commit- ment, I have a vivid memory of Duren lives in Eastover with his read nominations for two prospective mem- tee and the 50th Anniversary of him as a Clemson student leader. wife, Beverly. The Durens have bers. Becky Pritchard, chairwoman of the the Integration Planning Commit- His pleasing personality, honesty four children, Nycole Waters, Tobi- nominating committee, presented the following tee, was a speaker for the Call Me and work ethic made a lasting im- as Tubbs, Saudah Collins and Ta- slate of officers for the coming year: president, MiSTER Summer Institute and is pression on those who knew him. hirah Spann. Carla Young; vice president, Patti Sosnowski; recording secretary, Ginger Barwick; corre- sponding secretary, Kathy Ardis; treasurer, Susan Brabham. Official: Unclear court orders confuse S.C. prison workers, cause errors Sosnowski reminded everyone of the next meeting on April 16. She then adjourned the COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina prison offi- tween 2016 and 2018. meeting and invited everyone to the refresh- cials say unclear court orders and ambiguous di- Corrections Director Bryan Stirling says the un- ment table, thanking the hostess committee for rections have left prison workers confused about clear orders may have also caused an inmate to their hospitality. Chairwoman was Vicki Good- how much time offenders should serve. mistakenly serve extra prison time, an issue that is win. Nancy King served as co-chairwoman. The division director of classification and inmate now the subject of a lawsuit. Committee members were Caron DuRant, records at the state Department of Corrections, Jo- Following the testimony, Rep. Gary Clary, R-Pick- Jackie Gamble, Mary Glenn Givens, Josie Hol- ette Scarborough, told a legislative subcommittee ens, called for the corrections and court system to ler, Fran Kay, Melissa McLachlan, Sue Towery, Thursday that the confusion has caused errors. The work together to make the sentencing records Hazel Walker and Mary Gene White. The beau- State reports that Scarborough says such confusion clearer. His recommendation unanimously passed tiful floral centerpiece was provided by Jackie led to the early release of 10 violent inmates be- the subcommittee. Gamble. Cash in a FLASH! We Buy: Gold & Silver Jewelry, Silver Coins & Collections, Sterling/.925, Diamonds, Pocket Watches, Antiques & Estates Lafayette Gold and Silver Exchange Inside Vestco Properties 480 E. Liberty St. Sumter, SC 29150 (inside Coca-Cola Building) Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 5:30 PM • Sat: 8 - 2 PM 803-773-8022

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OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. on many fronts. That includes “through (AP) — The Missouri River floodwater direct impacts on U.S. military infra- surging on to the air base housing the structure and by affecting factors, in- U.S. military’s Strategic Command cluding food and water availability, that overwhelmed round-the-clock sandbag- can exacerbate conflict outside U.S. bor- ging by airmen and others. They had to ders,” the federal government’s grim scramble to save sensitive equipment, climate report said last year. munitions and dozens of aircraft. But Trump has belittled his own gov- Days into the flooding, muddy water ernment’s warnings. During a January was still lapping at almost 80 flooded cold spell, he tweeted his wish for “a lit- buildings at Nebraska’s Offutt Air tle of that good old fashioned Global Force Base, some inundated by up to 7 Warming!” In response to security feet of water. Piles of waterlogged corn warnings on climate change, the cobs, husks and stalks lay heaped ev- Trump administration has allowed a erywhere that the water had receded, physicist who rejects scientific consen- swept onto the base from surrounding sus on manmade climate change to fields. start organizing a White House panel to “In the end, obviously, the waters make its own determination. were just too much. It took over every- Responding to an AP inquiry, the thing we put up,” Col. David Norton, White House’s National Security Coun- who is in charge of facilities at the base, cil did not directly address whether the told an Associated Press reporter on a administration sees climate change as a tour of the damage. “The speed at national security threat, but said it which it came in was shocking.” TECHNICAL SGT. RACHELLE BLAKE / THE U.S. AIR FORCE VIA AP takes the issue of climate change seri- Though the headquarters of Strate- This March 17 photo released by the U.S. Air Force shows an aerial view of Offutt Air ously. gic Command, which plays a central Force Base and the surrounding areas affected by flood waters in Nebraska. But the Trump White House’s nation- role in detecting and striking at global al security strategy mentions climate threats, wasn’t damaged, the flooding but they’re probably levees,” Titley It would take weeks or more for sci- only in the context of “countering an provided a dramatic example of how said, in a reference to President Donald entists to determine if the Plains flood- anti-growth energy agenda” for fossil climate change poses a national securi- Trump’s proposal to take money from ing, or any weather disaster, was fuels. ty threat, even as the Trump adminis- the military construction budget to caused or worsened by climate change, Department of Defense spokeswom- tration plays down the issue. fund a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. “I which is occurring as emissions from an Heather Babb said the department It is also a reminder that the kind of would say those are the kinds of walls coal, oil and gas alter the atmosphere. “works to ensure installations and in- weather extremes escalating with cli- we need.” But federal agencies and scientists frastructure are resilient to a wide mate change aren’t limited to the The late-winter floods that have around the world agree that climate range of challenges, including climate.” coasts, said retired Rear Adm. David W. swept over Plains states starting last change already is making natural disas- “DOD will focus on ensuring it re- Titley, founder of both the Navy’s Task week — breaching levees, halting Am- ters more frequent, stronger and lon- mains ready and able to adapt to a wide Force on Climate Change and the Cen- trak trains, and killing at least three ger. variety of threats — regardless of the ter for Solutions to Weather and Cli- people — are also the second major in- The military has warned in a series source — to fulfill our mission to deter mate Risk at Penn State University. undation in less than a decade to hit the of reports under past administrations war and ensure our nation’s security,” “We probably do need some walls — air base outside Omaha. that climate change is a security threat Babb said. Boeing to make safety feature N. Korea withdraws staff standard on troubled Max jets from S. Korea liaison office SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — the nuclear negotiations between the BY DAVID KOENIG malfunctioned and gave wildly con- North Korea abruptly withdrew its North and the United States. AND TOM KRISHER flicting information, and the plane staff from a liaison office with South Moon’s office said presidential na- Associated Press crashed minutes after takeoff. A pre- Korea on Friday, a development that tional security adviser Chung Eui- liminary report described a grim is likely to put a damper on ties be- yong convened an emergency meet- Boeing will make standard on its fight by the pilots to control the plane tween the countries and further com- ing of the National Security Council troubled new airliner a safety feature as it pitched downward more than plicate global diplomacy on North to discuss the North Korean with- that might have helped the crew of a two dozen times. Korea’s nuclear program. drawal. jet that crashed shortly after takeoff It is not known whether the same The North Korean action came a Moon says inter-Korean reconcilia- last year in Indonesia, killing every- flight-control system played a role in week after its vice foreign minister tion is crucial for achieving progress one on board. the March 10 crash of the Ethiopian threatened to pull out of nuclear ne- in nuclear negotiations, but the The equipment, which had been of- Airlines jet shortly after takeoff from gotiations with the United States, cit- breakdown of last month’s summit fered as an option, alerts pilots of Addis Ababa, but regulators say both ing a lack of U.S. steps to between U.S. President Donald faulty information from key sensors. planes had similar erratic flight match disarmament Trump and North Korean leader It will now be included on every 737 paths, an important part of their de- measures it took last Kim Jong Un has created a difficult Max as part of changes that Boeing is cision to ground the roughly 370 Max year. Her warning fol- environment to push engagement rushing to complete on the jets by planes around the world. lowed a U.S.-North with the North. North Korean state early next week, according to two The Lion Air plane also lacked an- Korea summit in Febru- media have recently demanded that people familiar with the changes. other optional feature: gauges or dis- ary that collapsed due to South Korea distance itself from the The people spoke on condition of plays that would let pilots see at a disputes over U.S.-led MOON U.S. and resume joint economic proj- anonymity because Boeing and feder- glance the up-or-down direction of sanctions on the North. ects that have been held back by the al regulators are still discussing de- the plane’s nose. It was unclear North Korea informed South Kore- U.S.-led sanctions against the North. tails of the upgrade to the Max fleet, whether such “angle of attack” or an officials of its decision during a Analyst Cheong Seong-Chang at which was grounded worldwide after AOA gauges will also become stan- meeting Friday at the liaison office in South Korea’s Sejong Institute said a second deadly crash this month in dard equipment on the Max. the North Korean border town of North Korea may be trying to pres- Ethiopia. Boeing declined to say why the op- Kaesong, Seoul’s Unification Minis- sure South Korea to back its position The cause of the accidents has not tions were not standard equipment try said. with the United States more strongly. been determined, but investigators sooner. North Korea said it was withdraw- “It’s hard to rule out the possibility probing the crash of a Lion Air Max American Airlines has both options ing its staff under instructions from that the North will soon announce a jet have focused on an automated sys- on its Boeing 737s. Dennis Tajer, a unspecified “higher-level authori- hard-line statement regarding the de- tem designed to use information from Boeing 737 captain for American and ties,” according to a Unification Min- nuclearization negotiations,” Cheong two sensors to help prevent a danger- spokesman for its pilots’ union, said istry statement. It didn’t say whether said. ous aerodynamic stall. he could not understand why Boeing the withdrawal would be temporary Last Friday, North Korean Vice The sensors measure whether the would make the alert system stan- or permanent. Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said plane is pointed up, down or level in dard but not do the same with the South Korea called the North’s de- her country has no intention of com- relation to the direction of onrushing gauges. cision regrettable and urged the promising or continuing the nuclear air. Software on the Max can push the “Anyone who suggests that we North to return its staff to the liaison talks unless the United States takes plane’s nose down if data from one of should just have one of those two office soon. steps commensurate with those the the sensors indicates the plane is tilt- items — the alert and not the AOA The withdrawal is a major setback North has taken, such as its morato- ed up so sharply that it could stall gauges — is not embracing giving pi- for South Korean President Moon rium on missile launches and weap- and fall from the sky. lots all the information they should Jae-in, who has sought improved re- ons tests, and changes its “political In the Lion Air case, the sensors have,” he said. lations with North Korea alongside calculation.”

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Science exhibit explores connection between man, dog

BY JOHN ROGERS When one person hesitated, Gar- Associated Press A visitor takes part in an im- min pulled gently on his leash as if mersive experience showing to say, “Come on, let’s go. I’ve got visitors how dogs see from this.” inside the head of a dog at OS ANGELES — Did people Depending on the day, there will be the California Science Center therapy dogs, rescue dogs, drug-sniff- domesticate dogs or was it in Los Angeles. The new ex- ing dogs and others demonstrating the other way around? And hibit, “Dogs! A Science Tail,” their abilities. L examines the relationship For those more interested in mutts why do these two species seem to between dogs and humans like the one sleeping at the foot of think so much alike, act so much and explores why the two their bed, there is also plenty to see, species seem to think so including a small gallery of original alike and get along so well? much alike and get along so dog paintings by legendary American well. artist Norman Rockwell. They are on The California Science Center has loan from “Star Wars” filmmaker spent the past five years sniffing out George Lucas. the answers to those and hundreds of PHOTOS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Although “Dogs! A Science Tail” other vexing canine questions. It will travel to museums across the began revealing the conclusions last country after it closes in Los Angeles Saturday with an ambitious, if some- early next year, the California Sci- what lighthearted, new exhibition ence Center is the only place to see called “Dogs! A Science Tail.” the paintings until Lucas opens his And, yes, real dogs are there. (Just own Museum of Narrative Art down try hiding contraband from that the street in 2021. drug-sniffing dog and see what hap- But do those dogs that Rockwell pens.) immortalized playing with kids, com- “It’s really not about just dogs and forting owners, even comically tying science. It’s really about how dogs up traffic in a crowded Los Angeles and humans are both social animals. alley in 1949, really love us? About how dogs and humans have Or are they just trying to wheedle evolved together over thousands of another treat when they open those years. And the fact that because we big black eyes of theirs and give us are both social animals, we’ve that look? learned to work together,” said Jef- “If you look a dog in the eye, a dog frey Rudolph, the center’s president will look back at you, and you will and a devoted dog lover who worked produce oxytocin,” Diane Perlov, the for years to pull this show together. center’s senior vice president for ex- As he spoke during a recent pre- hibitions, says of the chemical opening walkthrough of the exhibit, known as the love hormone because he paused briefly at what he imag- of the feelings it evokes in people. ines might be its most popular stop “And,” she adds, “the dog will pro- for the pre-teen crowd — a replica of duce oxytocin in his own body from a fire hydrant next to a button that looking back at you. It’s a mutual af- you can push to smell what a dog fection.” smells. A chimp, on the other hand, will “But we just smell pee,” Rudolph just look away. explained with a laugh. “A dog can So who launched this enduring tell what dog was there, what time love affair that has resulted in dogs they were there and actually which and people sharing living quarters in direction they were going.” more than 60 million American It’s one of the ways dogs can evalu- Students gather at an interactive archaeological dig site where a human was found buried households? ate how safe the surroundings are. 12,000 years ago at the new exhibition at the California Science Center. Scientists can’t quite figure that It’s also how they manage to mark out. They know dogs descended from time without wristwatches or smart- wolves and that wolves and people phones. crossed paths more than 10,000 years “They have an amazing ability to dolph says. Evans narrates, viewers watch dogs ago, says Perlov, an anthropologist. learn information,” continues Ru- Such skills allow an avalanche res- from around the world help save peo- Both wolves and people could see dolph, noting the 300 million sensory cue dog to sniff out a person buried ple from drowning off the coast of the other was pretty good at hunting receptor sites they carry in their in snow in a minute’s time while its Italy, rescue people trapped in col- for food. But did the wolves walk up noses far outnumber our 6 million. handlers stand there without a clue. lapsed buildings, even track down and offer their help in that endeav- Nine similar stations allow people They can sniff out bombs people Kenyan poachers preying on endan- or? Or did people make the first to see like a dog does (their color vi- would never find until they exploded. gered elephants and rhinos. move? sion is limited, but they pick up mo- But those are the highly trained In the museum itself, people could Whoever did, they created an en- tion better than us), determine what working dogs, like those shown in the watch Garmin, a 2-year-old golden during bond. a person has just eaten by licking center’s Imax Theatre, where the Labrador retriever who is about to “It’s that social bond and our abili- their hand and hear sounds so subtle Cosmic Picture film “Superpower graduate from guide-dog school, take ty to communicate with them and we’re oblivious to them. Dogs” will play throughout the exhi- blindfolded folks through a maze of our ability to understand each other “In a bedroom, they can hear a ter- bition’s run. obstacles during a demonstration that forms the basis of our relation- mite scratching on the wall,” Ru- As Captain America actor Chris earlier this week. ship,” Perlov says. A6 | SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 LOCAL | STATE THE SUMTER ITEM

One month’s operating expenditures for the to hourly rates with the firm. On Friday after- MEETING FROM PAGE A1 district is 8.3 percent of its total budget and noon, board Chairman the Rev. Ralph Canty somewhere in the range of $10 million to $12 could not confirm what the contract discussion year as the district’s interim superintendent. million. According to the district’s February fi- will be about. Columbia-based White and Story LLC is nancial statements, Chief Financial Officer After the closed session, the board will move helping the district in the contractual process Jennifer Miller projects the district’s fund bal- to open session at 7 p.m. Miller will present the with Martin-Knox and will accompany the ance will be at about $10 million at the close of monthly financial reports to the full board, and board in closed session. White and Story is also this fiscal year, June 30, 2019. Hamm will provide her regular district report assisting the district and trustees in its appeal Hamm has said in order to reopen Mayewood to the trustees, the agenda states. The board of state Superintendent Molly Spearman’s “fis- and achieve the one-month threshold in the will not directly discuss the appeal in open ses- cal emergency” declaration from Feb. 27. fund balance, the district will need to imple- sion, according to the agenda. District administration is preparing a new fi- ment personnel cuts and other cost-saving mea- Next, the board may return to executive ses- nancial recovery plan, per the board’s request, sures in next year’s budget. Hamm said last sion for a second time before taking any action, to show the district can reopen Mayewood Mid- week she thinks those personnel cuts can be according to the agenda. dle School next year and still meet a new state achieved through attrition. Like all board-related meetings, Monday’s law requiring it to have one month’s operating The board will also have discussion on a pro- work session is open to the public; however, expenditures in its fund balance by June 30, posed contract behind closed doors, the agenda public participation isn’t on the agenda. The 2020. The law firm is helping administration states. That may be a contract with White and full board will begin in executive session at 5 with that plan and will offer legal advice in ex- Story for its body of work in the appeal pro- p.m. ecutive session, according to the agenda. cess. To date, the board has only an agreement

audit also revealed major fi- said, “but we don’t have On Shaw: Hilton said he is like the easiest fix,” McLeod ISSUES nancial difficulties, according enough teachers to teach concerned about Shaw’s per- said. “The Mayewood building FROM PAGE A1 to the district’s auditor at the them. Worse still, because of ception of the district’s public can’t be that dilapidated in time. Baker was the district’s the dilemma imposed by this schools. He noted the posi- less than one year.” Given those two issues fac- superintendent at the time. crusade, we will not get them tive impact that the base and He said Mayewood can re- ing the board and the com- The district is projected to and will probably lose many its families have on Sumter open for one year while the mon belief that leadership have about $10 million in its of the ones we have because County’s economy, quality of changes are made at R.E. plays a major role in the effec- fund balance by the end of the confl ict at the top creates life and all residents who live Davis. Then, the students tiveness of any organization, this fiscal year, June 30, 2019. chaos among the troops.” here. could move back to the K-8 large or small, The Sumter This year, Mayewood stu- “It is imperative that we campus. McLeod said he Item asked the six “senior,” or dents — currently a total of On the recent response continue to move forward and doesn’t believe Mayewood stu- experienced, board members about 1 percent of the district- from Shaw leadership: Canty improve the perception of dents should be at R.E. Davis last week for their individual wide student enrollment, ac- said not only the base should those at Shaw regarding our while the corrections are perspectives on those issues. cording to official tallies — be troubled, but all of Sumter public schools,” Hilton said. being implemented. Those six trustees all have at have moved to the former R.E. There are other options that County should be troubled. MATTHEW “MAC” MCLEOD least two years of experience Davis Elementary School, He said since the consoli- are also available, he said, on a school board or were pre- which is 1.3 miles away, and dated district was formed in such as moving the Mayewood viously a district superinten- the school has been renamed On capital assets: McLeod students to Chestnut Oaks 2011, “we have been shroud- said it’s not best that build- dent in Sumter County. R.E. Davis K-8 College Prepa- ed with confl ict and contro- Middle School, which is 9.3 Three of the six replied to ratory Academy and operates ings are at the center of dis- miles away. Mayewood and versy that has delayed and cussions now, but his biggest The Item’s questions, either in with a magnet curriculum. deterred our progress and R.E. Davis are 1.3 miles apart. person or via email — board Following are highlights of problem at R.E. Davis is that McLeod said he’s open to upward mobility.” the middle-schoolers are “be- Chairman the Rev. Ralph Canty, Hilton and McLeod’s He said he thinks it could suggestions from the public to Canty, Johnny Hilton and ing mixed” with the elemen- responses on the two major is- have been avoided but wasn’t. present back to the board. Matthew "Mac" McLeod. sues: tary school students. On the subject of reducing Canty has served on the con- “While we fi ddle, teacher He admitted the biggest personnel at the expense of solidated district’s school BOARD CHAIRMAN THE morale is low, student issue of mixing at the school reopening Mayewood, he said board since its inception in REV. RALPH CANTY achievement is less than is that the sixth-, seventh- and attrition will take care of that 2011. Hilton recently complet- desirable, student enrollment eighth graders have a few issue. He also said with dis- ed an initial four-year term On investing in capital is declining and community classes on the fifth-grade hall trict enrollment dropping in and was re-elected in Novem- assets over personnel: Canty relationships are strained,” at the school. He said there is recent years, the district isn’t ber. McLeod served from 2006- initially noted the cause of the Canty said. “It is my prayer also mixing in the hallways going to need as many teach- 2011 on the former Sumter current “debacle that con- and plea that we will rethink when the students go to the ers. That downward trend in School District 2 Board of fronts Sumter School District” our purpose and politics and cafeteria and the media cen- enrollment is a national issue Trustees. was its fi nancial crisis from get back to the issue of devel- ter, and that can pose a safety for rural communities like Canty and Hilton voted recent years, which he said oping policies, procedures, issue for the lower-elementa- Sumter, McLeod said. against the reopening of “threatened the lifeline of not systems and strategies that ry school children. He said he’s also upset that Mayewood and pursuing an two or three schools but every will ensure every child be- McLeod did say internal the district’s alternative appeal of state Superinten- school” and is the reason that comes an achiever, that every changes, such as a three-bell school, Brewington Academy, dent of Education Molly the district has been under campus is safe and conducive system used at Alice Drive hasn’t been moved from the Spearman’s ensuing “fiscal fi scal impact legislation for to learning, that class sizes Middle School signaling when Mayewood campus. The dis- emergency” declaration in the almost two years. are reduced and teachers are certain grades of students trict intended to move Brew- district in late February. A financial consultant treasured.” transition in the halls, “would ington at the end of last McLeod voted in favor of was hired by the district in make the situation better.” school year, but it hasn’t both. The full board voted 6-3 2017 and among the many JOHNNY HILTON He also noted that with a found a suitable facility to to reopen the school on Feb. practices he scrutinized current technique of rerout- house the alternative pro- 11 and voted 7-2 to appeal on were low-enrollment schools On capital assets: Hilton ing middle-schoolers outside gram, administrators have Feb. 28. with high-index per student said the district’s most impor- to go the band room instead said. It still operates on a por- Vice Chairman Frank operating costs, Canty said. tant responsibility is to pro- of through the school’s hall- tion of the Mayewood cam- Baker, Clerk the Rev, Daryl Then-superintendent Baker mote student achievement ways, kids are subjected to pus. McGhaney and Barbara Jack- recommended school closures, by having the best possible rain and cold weather. son didn’t respond last week. but the full board voted the teachers and instruction. “There are a lot of different On Shaw: McLeod said he Baker is a former Sumter measure down. He said high-quality school things that should have been understands the concerns of County superintendent for In the following year, facilities and technology looked at before Mayewood Shaw and believes the dis- more than 20 years, including Interim Superintendent Deb- do play an important role students were put over there,” trict’s fi nances are the base’s having served from 2013-'17, bie Hamm recommended two in student achievement but McLeod said. biggest concern. and McGhaney has served as school closures, and that rec- don’t necessarily apply in the He admitted all of those He said he encourages a trustee on the consolidated ommendation was approved. situation of Mayewood be- things could be resolved now base personnel to visit all the board since 2011. Jackson has Since 2017, Canty said, the cause R.E. Davis K-8 College and in the future, but that’s schools in the district to see served two-plus years as a district implemented a fi nan- Preparatory Academy isn’t not his point of contention. what is going on. trustee. All three voted in cial emergency plan that cut overcrowded. “All of this can be fixed,” McLeod said there are a favor of reopening and ap- about 135 positions from its “In the case at hand,” McLeod said, “but all of it lot of little issues that add up pealing. Mayewood is in Jack- budget, and class sizes grew. Hilton said, “reopening a should have been fixed before- to the big issue at R.E. Davis son's district. He said reopening schools, school that has experienced hand. Not after the kids were now. He said at this time, the The board and district ad- the desire of the majority of a declining enrollment and there. It should have been district and board need to ministration are preparing a the board, coupled with an a per capita student op- done before the kids were take a more comprehensive new financial recovery plan to eff ort to further increase the erational cost well above there.” approach to the problems, be presented at its appeal fund balance now jeopardizes the district average is a poor He said getting the students such as rezoning and open hearing before the state board the employment of any new use of scarce resources, a separated at R.E. Davis has enrollment, which allows stu- on April 9. been his biggest concern and teachers. bad investment and does not dents’ parents to send their The state Board of Educa- was his reason for voting to “We have enough buildings help us meet any of district’s children to any school in the tion will most likely not make most important responsibili- reopen Mayewood last month. in the district to educate every district. a decision until at least May child in the district,” Canty ties.” “At that time, that seemed on the new financial plan. The Sumter board’s goal in its appeal is to show it can incur the cost of reopening Donate A Boat Mayewood while also achiev- ing one month’s operating ex- or Car Today! penditures in its general fund FARM PEPET GARDEN balance by June 30, 2020, part PalmettoPalmetto FFarmarm SSupplyupply of a new state law. “2-Night Free Vacation!” Canty has said previously that new plan will involve budget cuts to include person- 800-700- BOAT nel. 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WRECK As part of the McLeod Health Doctors’ Day Celebration, our patients provided hundreds FROM PAGE A1 of heartfelt thank you notes to our physicians. We wanted to share some of their thoughts with you as we thank the more than 750 highly-skilled and dedicated physicians at McLeod Health front of them. It could have for the hope and healing they provide every day. been much worse. The bus was making the curve on the road toward Sum- ter High School and left the roadway at one driveway, struck the entire side of a sec- ond house and ricocheted to the When it comes to my left, mowing down a chain link fence and crashing into a shed doctor, I truly felt I was at a third house, according to what could be seen on scene in the best hands possible! Our doctor and Scott Floyd, a Sumter resi- is amazing. dent who was driving two cars behind the bus and said he saw the bus go airborne. “I remember following the bus and just hoping he wouldn’t make us stop before we got to I cannot express my love the school zone,” he said. “I’ve and appreciation for our doctor’s My doctor is never seen anything like that an angel in disguise before. I’m glad they’re all OK.” overwhelming concern as my daughter Floyd, Winchester and other and I faced breast cancer. neighbors or drivers who saw the crash all were “coming out of everywhere” to help. Becky Anderson, a Sumter resident, helped corral the kids and tried I always to keep them calm until EMS recommend and their parents showed up. Shelly Galloway, spokeswom- If it wasn’t for you as the an for the school district, said BEST DOCTOR. the vehicle involved was bus No. 215 and that all students my doctor I wouldn’t were assessed at the scene by EMS and released to their par- ents. A 2-year-old and her father be here today. were injured, the toddler seri- ously, in November 2017 when a City of Sumter pickup truck rammed through the same house after crashing due to an unidentified “medical issue.” I thank you doctor for never The wife, a middle school My doctor and teacher in Sumter, ran up to the his team rock. rushing through my visits scene Friday afternoon. “That’s my house. That’s my It’s hard to express and being sincerely house,” she said, reaching law our gratitude for interested in my welfare. enforcement and firefighter first responders. Her first ques- your help in making tion was to make sure the chil- me cancer free. dren on board and everyone else was OK. The Sumter Fire Department, Sumter Police Department, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, South Carolina Highway Patrol and Sumter County EMS were on scene Friday to help those involved and direct traffic. The McLeodHealth.org highway patrol will be investi- gating the incident. A8 | SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 TELEVISION THE SUMTER ITEM

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ASHINGTON — mined by population) and its eral states such as New York selves to blame for their judi- ate Judiciary Committee, Who is the big- senators (two regardless of and California. Unburdened cial predicament. They were then controlled by the Demo- gest threat to our population). The goal was to by the need to moderate their the ones who announced that crats, correctly declared his Wconstitutional make sure even the smallest platform to appeal to centrist they would not confirm a Su- plan “an invasion of judicial order? It is not President states have a say in electing voters, they would be free to preme Court justice during power such as has never be- Trump. the president and prevent pursue full socialism without George W. Bush’s final year fore been attempted in this Ever since Trump took of- those with large, big-city pop- constraint. If voters in Ohio, in office, setting the prece- country.” fice, Democrats have been ulations from dictating to the Michigan, Wisconsin and dent for Republicans to block It seems unlikely a Demo- telling us he is an authoritar- less populous rural ones. Pennsylvania oppose spend- President Barack Obama’s cratic president would face ian who threatens our system No wonder Democrats don’t ing tens of trillions on a nomination of Merrick Gar- such a rebellion today. But of govern- like it. Today, they have be- Green New Deal and a gov- land. And they were the ones unless Democrats win not ment. Well, come the party of big-city ernment take-over of the who eliminated the filibuster only the presidency, but also today it is elites, while their support is health care, energy and for federal circuit court judg- a 60-vote Senate majority, Democrats declining in less populous transportation sectors of the es — setting the precedent for they would have to eliminate who are de- states of Middle America. economy, tough luck. Republicans to eliminate the another minority protection claring war Just look at a county-by- The electoral college pro- filibuster for Supreme Court — the legislative filibuster — on the Con- county map of the 2016 elec- tects us from this kind of un- justices. to pass a court-packing bill. I stitution. tion — you can actually drive constrained radicalism, by Democrats have miscalcu- suspect they would not hesi- Leading from coast to coast without forcing the political parties to lated at every turn, and now tate to do so. Marc Thiessen Democrats driving through a single broaden their appeal — their solution is to break Taken together, the Demo- are promis- county that voted for Hillary which is precisely why more precedent yet again — by crats are proposing what ing that, if Clinton. Clinton lost in 2016 and more Democrats want to packing the Supreme Court. amounts to a systemic as- elected in 2020, they will abol- because millions of once-reli- get rid of it. Fortunately, the There have been nine jus- sault on the foundations of ish the electoral college and able Democratic working- framers of the Constitution tices on the Supreme Court our federal system. Demo- might also pack the Supreme class voters in the American required supermajorities for for the past 150 years. No crats are freely pursuing a Court with liberal justices — heartland switched their alle- amendments — another wise matter, Democratic candi- tyranny of the majority. We’ll allowing them to marginalize giance to Trump. protection against the tyran- dates including Elizabeth see how it plays in Middle Americans who do not sup- Thanks to the electoral col- ny of the majority. Warren, Kamala Harris, America. But if they do, then port their increasingly radi- lege, Democrats have no But Democrats would have Kirsten Gillibrand, Pete But- spare us the overwrought cal agenda and impose it on choice but to try to win at no such obstacles in dealing tigieg and Beto O’Rourke complaints about Trump. You an unwilling nation. least some of those voters with another impediment to have all said that, as presi- can’t defend the Constitution The purpose of the elector- back if they want to win the their radical agenda: the Su- dent, they would consider while trying to tear it up at al college is to protect us presidency. But if we got rid preme Court. Thanks to adding justices to the Su- the same time. from what James Madison of the electoral college, Dem- Trump’s electoral college vic- preme Court to secure a left- called the “tyranny of the ocrats could write off voters tory, Republicans have been wing majority. The last pres- Follow Marc A. Thiessen on majority.” Each state gets to in “fly-over” country and able to confirm two Supreme ident who tried this, Frank- Twitter, @marcthiessen. cast electoral votes equal to focus on turning out large Court justices and secure a lin D. Roosevelt, was stopped the combined number of its numbers of their supporters conservative majority. Demo- only because members of his © 2019, The Washington Post U.S. representatives (deter- in big cities and populous lib- crats have no one but them- own party rebelled. The Sen- Writers Group LETTER TO THE EDITOR SUMTER’S LITTER PROBLEM IS A PEOPLE PROBLEM Sumter 2040: Litter in Sumter is not the problem. Like all problems, it’s a “people problem.” We have too many people that don’t seem to be “housebroken.” Sumter is a “stage,” and we are actors on that stage. Let’s not go onto that stage looking and acting like something that someone threw away. It is time that we get our “crap” together and straighten up. Sumter 2040: Sumter citizen/ voter, your life is in your hands. Sumter is in your hands. The politi- cian that you vote for says every- thing about you. You are judged by the company you keep. I say to ev- eryone, get involved, and to women, let’s hear the woman’s point of view on all things. If we don’t get involved and vote, we don’t have a right to complain. LEE INGLE Sumter EDITORIAL ROUNDUP Recent editorials from South Caroli- plete a dam safety checklist and notify and its Senate allies argue, that we es, identified factors in the increase, na newspapers: emergency officials if they have “rea- ought to reserve our toughest rules for including the popularity of SUVs and son to believe that the dam or reser- dams whose failures are most likely to trucks, which are more likely to kill a voir is near failure or has failed.” kill or cause major damage. It’s also human because of the size and weight The Post and Courier But the bill also removes oversight true that our regulators should focus difference. The number of SUVs in- of an estimated 1,600 “low-hazard” primarily on those most-dangerous volved in pedestrian deaths is up by 50 March 20 dams — some of which damaged pub- dams. percent since 2013. lic roads in recent floods. (An earlier It’s not true, though, that there The behavior of drivers and pedes- Bill would weaken version went so far as to specify that should be no regulation of lower-risk trians is also to blame. The increase in dam owners are under no obligation dams. It’s also not true that our law cellphone use over the past decade dam-safety laws to alert anyone downstream that their needs to be weakened. What it needs “can be a significant source of distrac- dams are about to breach.) It says — what lawmakers promised in 2015 tion for all road users,” according to DHEC can exempt owners from com- but never did — is to be strengthened. the GHSA report. Drivers as a whole after multiple floods pleting a dam safety checklist if that S.107 is a step in the wrong direction. also are paying less attention. would “impose a significant financial Also, in about half of traffic crashes In 2015, torrential rains fell across hardship on the owner.” And it gives that ended in pedestrian deaths in South Carolina, and about 50 dams some dam owners a refundable tax The Times and Democrat 2017, either the driver or pedestrian or failed, triggering South Carolina’s credit for repairing their dams. both reportedly were impaired. March 18 worst flooding in modern history. The problem with deregulating most While impaired driving is often tar- State lawmakers increased funding dams seems obvious. Those last two geted in the highway safety discus- to the Department of Health and Envi- changes need some elaboration. The More attention by sion, too little focus is placed on im- ronmental Control’s dam safety office, first says people who own dams that paired pedestrians. which until then had two employees to could endanger our lives and our drivers, pedestrians Consider a leading cause of pedes- inspect 2,400 regulated dams, but they property do not even have to complete trian deaths in South Carolina is a did nothing to strengthen our anemic a safety checklist if it would cause “a person or persons illegally being in dam safety law. significant financial hardship.” Never can prevent deaths the roadway. Intoxication is a factor. In 2016, Hurricane Matthew took mind the significant financial hard- Pedestrian responsibility is as much out 20 more regulated dams. ship that the breach of those dams im- More than 150 pedestrians a year a key to saving lives as any single ac- In 2018, a dozen regulated dams fell poses on individuals and society. are killed on South Carolina roads. tion. Beyond sobriety, pedestrians to Hurricane Florence, and cata- The second one means people who And the situation is worsening. Al- should know the law and how to re- strophic flooding crippled much of the benefit from owning a dam can essen- ready this year, the S.C. Department main safe. Pee Dee. Some of those dams were tially hand the rest of us the bill for of Public Safety has reported 28 pedes- There is equally the problem of lack long overdue for state-mandated re- reducing the chance that their dam trian deaths, four more than at the of knowledge by roadway users of pairs. will harm us or our property. That’s same time a year ago. laws regarding pedestrians. Pedestri- But when faced with this string of like saying swimming pool owners can New estimates by the Governors ans are directed by law to use a side- devastating events, the Senate Agri- charge the public for building a fence Highway Safety Association show pe- walk, shoulder of the roadway or, if culture Committee gave a hearty en- around their property to keep the tod- destrian deaths in the U.S. have neither is available, to walk as far on dorsement Thursday to a bill that dler next door from wandering in and reached a 28-year high. A GHSA report the edge of the roadway as possible. would actually weaken our dam-safety drowning. It’s like saying a chemical determined 6,227 pedestrians were Pedestrians also should walk facing law. It is a dangerous measure that business can charge the public for killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2018 traffic. should be stopped in its tracks. storing the inventory properly so it — a 4 percent increase over 2017 and It will take increased awareness and Granted, S.107 does require dam doesn’t blow up and destroy the neigh- the highest mortality rate since 1990. attention to safety by drivers and pe- owners to give DHEC their phone borhood. The GHSA, a nonprofit group repre- destrians to reverse the trend of more numbers and email addresses, com- It’s true, as the S.C. Farm Bureau senting U.S. highway and safety offic- deaths. A10 | SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 DAILY PLANNER THE SUMTER ITEM

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JA WATCH COMMENTARY Seminoles too much

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Duke’s Zion Williamson throws down a dunk during the Blue Devils’ first-round victory over North Dakota State on Friday in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tour- nament East Regional in Colum- bia at Colonial Life Arena.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Murray State’s Ja Morant (12) passes the ball under defensive pressure from Florida State’s Christ Koumadje (21) during the first half of their second-round game in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday in Hartford, Connecticut. FSU pulled away to a 90-62 victory Zion living Morant scores 28 points in 90-62 second-round loss to FSU up to hype FROM STAFF REPORTS Morant, in what was almost certainly five of his 3-point shots, but Florida State his final college game, scored 28 points, dominated everywhere else and leads HARTFORD, Conn. — Former Crest- 18 of them in the first half. The rest of 12th-seeded Murray State 50-34 at half- in Columbia wood High School standout Ja Morant the Racers combined for 34 points. time. and his Murray State Racers saw their The much bigger Seminoles shot 51 Defense is usually the Seminoles' season come to an end on Saturday with percent from the floor and dominated forte', but they were sharp offensively, a 90-62 loss to Florida State in the sec- down low, outscoring the Racers 44-26 starting 8 for 11 from 3 and shooting regional ond round of the NCAA Tournament. in the paint and winning the rebound- 51.3 percent overall in the half. While Florida State was too much for Mo- ing battle 45-33. Florida State's bench Morant carried the Racers, fourth- rant and Murray State to handle. outscored Murray State's 47-6. seeded Florida State got contributions OLUMBIA — The Mfiondu Kabengele scored 22 points, Florida State will face either top seed from all over: Kabengle and Gray had crowd at Colonial Terance Mann added 18 and the Semi- Gonzaga or Baylor in Anaheim on 11 points each and Mann scored 10, in- Life Arena for the noles advanced to the Sweet 16 by over- Thursday. cluding a couple of highlight-reel CNCAA Tournament whelming the Racers 90-62. Morant scored 18 points and made all dunks. first-round game between No. 1 overall seed Duke and East Regional No. 16 seed North Dakota State was COLLEGE BASKETBALL waiting for that one mo- ment to ex- plode. After all, the over- Kentucky ices cold Terriers 62-56 whelming majority BY PAUL NEWBERRY shot from long range, follow- were there to THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ing an 0-for-9 performance see Blue in a loss in Kansas in early Devil one- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — December. He made seven 3s Dennis and-done Kentucky ended Wofford's on Thursday in Wofford's Brunson phenom Zion season in the NCAA Tourna- victory over Seton Hall — Williamson ment with a stifling defen- the first NCAA Tournament do something sive effort on Fletcher win in school history. out of the ordinary, even Magee, carrying the Wild- The rest of the Wofford those Bison fans who came cats to the regional semifi- roster went 8 of 15 from almost all the way across the nals with a 62-56 victory Sat- 3-point range. Nathan country to cheer on their un- urday. Hoover made four of them derdog squad. They were Reid Travis scored 14 to finish with 19 points and there cheering for their points, including two huge Cameron Jackson had 11 squad, but they were want- free throws with 17.8 sec- points, the only other Terri- ing to be part of the Zion Ex- onds left to help seal the vic- er player in double figures. perience. tory for second-seeded Ken- Magee finished with 8 It didn’t really happen in tucky (29-6). The graduate points on 4-of-17 shooting the first half. Duke trailed student, a transfer from overall. most of the first half before Stanford and one of the one Kentucky's length, ath- pulling out to a 31-27 lead at of the few experienced play- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS leticism and effort certain- halftime. Williamson was in ers among coach John Cali- Wofford’s Fletcher Magee, left, passes the ball around Kentucky’s ly had something to do double digits, but had just pari's latest group of fabu- Tyler Herro (14) during the first half of their second-round game in with Magee's dismal show- one dunk, a rather mundane lous freshmen, also grabbed the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament in Jacksonville, ing. Tyler Herro had a run-of-the-mill flush for 11 rebounds to help hold off Florida, on Saturday. tough shooting game him- someone who has been a so- the upstart Terriers. self, but he did a yeoman's cial media sensation for Wofford (30-5) certainly lege game. Two days after out of bounds in front of a job on the Wofford gunner. three years prior during his had its chances, holding the setting the NCAA Division I stunned Wofford section, Ashton Hagans and Jemari time at Spartanburg Day. Wildcats to 40 percent shoot- record for career 3-pointers, Magee rubbed his head in Baker Jr. also stepped up However, the moment fi- ing (21 of 52) and holding he stunningly went 0 of 12 seeming disbelief. at times to keep an eye on nally came at the start of their own on the boards. beyond the arc. After the It was only the second Magee. the second half. The 6-foot-7- But Magee simply couldn't final attempt ricocheted time all season that Magee inch, 285-pound Williamson make a shot in his final col- wildly off the rim, skipping failed to make at least one SEE COLD, PAGE B2 went by a pair of defenders for a layup that drew a foul put the Blue Devils up by six. USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Not the best free throw shooter in the world, Wil- liamson missed the shot. However, no one bothered to South Carolina, Florida State renew rivalry put a body on him. Bad, bad mistake. BY STEVE REED faces may have changed over the last Fourth-seeded South Carolina (22-9) Williamson retrieved the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS couple of seasons, South Carolina has a much different look as well, still loose ball, took one step, coach Dawn Staley said she foresees a adjusting to playing without one of cocked his left arm back and CHARLOTTE — South Carolina and similar style in this game. the nation's most dominant players in threw down a thunderous Florida State will meet for the third "Our games were A'ja Wilson, who scored a school-re- dunk. Far from his best time in the past five seasons in the knockdown, drag outs," cord 2,389 career points and won the work, but it was what was NCAA Tournament — only this one is Staley said. "They were WNBA Rookie of the Year award in needed to set the CLA crowd a couple of rounds earlier. the type of games where a 2018 with the Las Vegas Aces. off, as well as light a fire The Gamecocks defeated the Semi- possession here or there Seminoles coach Sue Semrau didn't under Williamson and his noles in the Elite Eight in 2015 and 2017 and the results could have want to indulge in a comparison, Duke teammates. in nip-and-tuck games to reach the been different. I don't though. The Blue Devils scored 38 Final Four, with South Carolina even- STALEY think it will be any differ- "That was two different teams and points within the first 10 tually winning the national champion- ent on Sunday." two different times," Semrau said. minutes of the second half ship the second time. The rosters will be. The Seminoles "It doesn't matter who you play. It's and never looked back. And On Sunday, the two teams face off started five seniors in 2017 before losing the second round and two teams the party was on. again at Halton Arena in Charlotte, to the Gamecocks 71-64 in Stockton, Cal- that are excited about the chance to If the slam dunk off the North Carolina, in the second round ifornia. This time, No. 5 seed Florida advance." missed free throw was the with the winner moving on to the State (24-8) has nine freshmen and soph- Sweet 16. And while the names and omores and no seniors on the roster. SEE USC, PAGE B3 SEE ZION, PAGE B3 B2 | SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

First Four 16 Fairleigh Dickinson 82 11 Belmont 81 16 North Dakota St. 78 11 Arizona St. 74 W E March 19-20 E W 16 Prairie View A&M 76 11 Temple 70 Dayton, Ohio 16 N.C. Central 74 11 St. Johns 65

First Round 2019 NCAA TOURNAMENT First Round March 21-22 Second Round Second Round March 21-22 Sweet 16 Sweet 16 85 March 23-24 March 23-24 71 1 Duke 1 Virginia Columbia S.C. 1 Duke March 28-29 March 28-29 1 Virginia 16 N. Dakota St. 62 16 Gardner-Wb. 56 Sun., 5:15 p.m Sun., 7:45 p.m 8 VCU 58 Elite 8 Elite 8 8 Mississippi 72 9 UCF March 30-31 March 30-31 9 Oklahoma

Columbia, S.C. 9 UCF 73 9 Oklahoma 95

Mar. 29 San Jose, Calif. 5 Miss. St. 76 Mar. 28 5 Wisconsin 54 12 Liberty 12 Oregon 12 Liberty 80 12 Oregon 72 Sun., 7:10 p.m Sun., 8:40 p.m 4 Virginia Tech 66 FINAL FOUR 4 Kansas St. 64 4 Virginia Tech Minneapolis 13 UC Irvine 70

San Jose, Calif. 13 St. Louis 52 13 UC Irvine EAST April 6 SOUTH 6 Maryland 79 Washington, D.C. Louisville, Ky. 6 Villanova 61 Hartford, Conn. 6 Maryland 67 Mar. 31 Mar. 30 6 Villanova 11 Belmont 77 11 St. Mary’s 57 3 LSU Sat., 8:40 p.m. 3 LSU 79 3 Purdue 61 3 LSU 69 3 Purdue 14 Yale 74 14 Old Dominion 48 Jacksonville, Fla.

Mar. 29 Mar. 28

7 Louisville 76 7 Cincinnati 72 Columbus, Ohio 10 Minnesota 10 Iowa 10 Minnesota 86 NATIONAL 10 Iowa 79 2 Mich. St. 76 Sat., 7:45 p.m. CHAMPIONSHIP Sun., 12:10 p.m 2 Tennessee 77 2 Mich. St. April 8 2 Tennessee 15 Bradley 65 15 Colgate 70

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1 Gonzaga 1 North Carolina Columbus, Ohio 1 Gonzaga 1 North Carolina 16 F. Dickinson 49 16 Iona 73 Sun., 2:40 p.m 8 Syracuse 69 Sat., 7:10 p.m. 8 Utah St. 61 9 Baylor 9 Washington

Salt Lake City9 Baylor Des Moines, Iowa 78 9 Washington 78

Mar. 28 Mar. 29 78

5 Marquette 64 5 Auburn Salt Lake City 12 Murray St. 62 5 Auburn 12 Murray St. 83 12 New Mex. St 77 4 Florida St. 4 Florida St. 76 Sat., 9:40 p.m. 4 Kansas 87 4 Florida St. 90 4 Kansas Hartford, Conn. 13 Vermont 69 WEST MIDWEST 13 Northeastern 53 6 Buffalo 91 Anaheim, Calif. Kansas City 6 Iowa St. 59 Mar. 30 Mar. 31 Tulsa, Okla. 6 Buffalo 11 Ohio St. 11 Arizona St. 74 11 Ohio St. 62 Sun., 6:10 p.m Sun., 8:40 p.m 3 Texas Tech 72 3 Houston 84 All times EDT Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa, 3 Texas Tech 3 Houston 14 N. Kentucky 57 14 Georgia St. 55 Jacksonville, Fla. 7 Nevada 61 Mar. 28 Mar. 29 7 Wofford 84 10 Florida 49 7 Wofford 56 10 Florida 70 10 Seton Hall 68 2 Michigan 2 Kentucky 2 Michigan 74 2 Kentucky 79 2 Michigan 64 2 Kentucky 62

Des Moines, Iowa 15 Montana 55 15 Abilene Christian 44

COLLEGE BASKETBALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL Zion-Tacko matchup highlights Even before big upset, Virginia NCAA second round in East has history of NCAA flops COLUMBIA (AP) — Last upset by the University of BY DANNY KELLY year Virginia became the first Maryland-Baltimore Coun- [email protected] No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16 ty stirring, before they ral- seed. But the Cavaliers’ re- lied back to win . COLUMBIA — Duke now cent history, even when they "You can come unraveled has another challenge ahead of make it past the first round of in that, and we have at it after defeating No. 16 North the NCAA Tournament, isn’t times, and we fought Dakota State 85-62 on Friday at all that good. through some of that stuff Colonial Life Arena in the first Coach Tony Bennett has and came out on the posi- round of the NCAA Tourna- made the tournament six tive end," Bennett said. "So ment: A big, big challenge. straight years while aver- I think that was important The Blue Devils, the overall aging six losses a season. for sure." No. 1 seed in the tournament He has been a top seed four Or maybe it was just an- and led by freshman phenom times and a No. 2 seed other sign that a Virginia Zion Williamson, goes up once. He has not made a squad that rolled through against ninth seed Central Final Four. the regular season would Florida and its 7-foot-6-inch But perhaps it was a hit some kind of stumbling center Tacko Fall. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS turning point when the block, often against a lower The Blue Devils and Knights Central Florida center Tacko Fall (24) is fouled by VCU guard Mike’L Simms, top-seeded Cavaliers found seed, at the end of March. will meet in the second round right, during the second half of their first-round NCAA tournament game themselves trailing by 14 The next test comes Sun- of the tournament today at 5:15 on Friday in Columbia. Central Florida won 73-58 and will face Duke today. points in the first half day against No. 9 seed p.m. at CLA today on WLTX 19 against No. 16 Gardner- Oklahoma, which had one after UCF defeated Virginia Taylor scored 15 points and when he played for me.” Webb on Saturday, with the of the most impressive vic- Commonwealth 73-58. added four rebounds and Au- Coach Dawkins is also excit- crowd turning on them and tories in the first round, UCF will have a tough task brey Dawkins poured in 13 ed about playing his former the memories of last year's beating Mississippi 95-72 . trying to stop the duo of Wil- points and recorded seven re- mentor. liamson and freshman guard bounds. “I think, you know, for us, RJ Barrett. Fall could present a chal- having been a part of the Duke Barrett dropped 26 points lenge that Duke isn’t used to family, of course, it was spe- and grabbed 14 boards against because of his height. cial,” he said. “We all realize COLD FROM PAGE B1 the Bison on Friday, and Wil- “He is a very unique player,” that, we all felt fortunate to be a liamson poured in 25 points Williamson said. “I got a lot of part of it, and felt fortunate to Hagans added 12 points snapped by the Wildcats. and pulled down three re- respect for him, because for play for Coach (Krzyzewski) for the Wildcats, who fell They certainly proved wor- bounds in the win. him to be that size and be able and work for Coach (Krzyzews- behind by as many as 6 thy of the No. 7 seed, the “It’s cool, I mean it’s great,” to move the way he does and ki), in my case. And my son points in the first half be- highest for a Southern Barrett said on playing with have as much skill as he does; I (redshirt junior guard Aubrey fore going on a late spurt Conference team since Williamson. “We’re definitely mean, he’s a great player. So, I Dawkins) growing up in Dur- that sent them to the locker 1979, but simply couldn't winning, we’re making winning think we’re just gonna have to ham, of course, that was always room with a 28-26 lead. The overcome a horrendous plays and just to see, you know, come together as a team and special. He was always around Terriers briefly recaptured performance by their best my brother out there doing his figure out what we’re gonna do the team, was always working the lead early in the second player. thing, doing great, making a to try and stop him.” out in the gym afterwards, so half, but Kentucky went Kentucky: The Wildcats highlight, I mean, I gotta get ex- Duke head coach Mike of course I’m sure it’s a unique ahead for good with 14½ head to the regional semifi- cited. And it’s like that for all Krzyzewski will go toe to toe feeling for him as well.” minutes remaining and nals with all eyes on Wash- our teammates. When someone with UCF head coach Johnny However, Coach Dawkins doggedly protected their ington, who will likely have makes a play, you’ve got to be Dawkins, who played under thinks this situation is a little advantage the rest of the his cast removed the mid- excited for ‘em.” Krzyzewski at Duke from 1982 bittersweet. way. dle of next week and hopes Williamson agrees. to 1986 and also served as an as- “It’s one of those things The Wildcats managed to to be back on the court “Just like he (Barrett) said, sistant and then an associate where, you know, for all of us, win twice in Jacksonville next weekend. His pres- like, it just brings energy to the head coach under him from it’s just, like I said, it’s awk- without their leading scor- ence would certainly bol- table,” Williamson said. “You 1998 to 2008. ward, too,” he said. “It’s some- er and rebounder, sopho- ster a team that managed know, we’re always happy to “It just presents an opportu- one that you’ve worked for, more PJ Washington, who to advance to the round of see each other do well and suc- nity for both of us in a great you’re very close with, and like watched the games from 16 without him. ceed, so when somebody makes setting,” Krzyzewski said. I said before, no one looks for- the bench wearing a hard a big play, we don’t even have to “Both teams are winners. You ward to that type of situation. cast on his sprained left UP NEXT be on the court; we’re gonna know, Johnny’s done a fabu- It’s something that, you know, foot. Kentucky: Faces either celebrate.” lous job of establishing his pro- happens because we’re in the Houston or Ohio State next UCF will be led by Tacko gram at Central Florida. tournament and means we’ve BIG PICTURE Friday in the regional Fall, redshirt senior guard BJ They’re having a historical done well because we’re all Wofford: It was a ground- semifinal at Kansas City, Taylor and Aubrey Dawkins. year. Once the game starts, I moving forward, but it’s not breaking season for the Missouri. The Cougars Fall scored 13 points and pulled don’t look at the other sideline; something you look forward Terriers, whose 21-game play the Buckeyes on Sun- down 18 boards against VCU, it’s all about my team, just like to.” winning streak was day. THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 | B3

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Here are five things to watch in Sunday's game between Mississippi State expects tough Florida State and South Carolina: BACK IN ACTION 2nd-round battle from Clemson Staley did not play senior Bianca Cuevas-Moore against Belmont in the first round while junior Mikiah Herbert Harrigan only played in the second half for unspecified BY DAVID BRANDT reasons. However, Staley said both players will be avail- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS able against Florida State. Staley said neither player was suspended. STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mis- "I chose not to play them for my reasons that I'm not sissippi State's NCAA Tourna- going to tell you," Staley said. ment opener was the typical No. 1 seed vs. No. 16 seed romp. ON THE GLASS The Bulldogs scored 37 points Florida State outrebounded Bucknell 44-23 in the first in the first quarter, 6-foot-7 Te- round game, picking up extra points by keeping posses- aira McCowan attempted her sions alive with strong offensive rebounding. Kiah Gil- first career 3-pointer (she lespie was the catalyst, scoring 17 points and grabbing 11 missed) and everyone more or rebounds. less enjoyed the 103-46 victory "Their offensive rebounding is big, so we have to do a over Southern. good job of boxing them out," said South Carolina's Bian- McCowan and coach Vic ca Jackson. Schaefer laughed about that wayward 3-pointer in the af- THE CATALYST termath of Friday's game. But Point guard Tyasha Harris was a difference-maker in a few minutes later, the South Carolina's 74-52 first-round win over Belmont, dis- coach's demeanor turned playing the ability to make plays for herself and create more serious. opportunities for her teammates with 12 points, six as- He expects Sunday's second- sists and two rebounds. round game to provide a THE ASSOCIATED PRESS "She's such a special guard," Semrau said. "She can see much bigger challenge. Clemson guard Danielle Edwards (5) attempts a layup against South the floor, she can score it and she has great players Mississippi State will face Dakota guard Madison McKeever (23) during Clemson’s 78-66 win on around her." No. 9 seed Clemson, which Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Starkville, Missis- But Semrau said the Seminoles can't pay too much at- beat South Dakota 79-66 in the sippi. Clemson faces Mississippi State today in the second round. tention to Harris, knowing other players like Alexis Jen- first round on Friday. It was nings and Te'a Cooper can hurt her team, too. South Car- the latest win in a remarkable sters everywhere who do their identity." olina had four players in double figures against Belmont, turnaround season for the Ti- jobs really well." led by Cooper's 13. gers, who earned their first Schafer said Mississippi PRAISING HOLMES NCAA Tournament victory State will have to contain Schaefer's been very vocal STOPPING THE TRANSITION since 2001. Clemson's guards - Simone over the past few weeks about Florida State freshman Morgan Jones said the key to "Clemson is going to be a Westbrook and Danielle Ed- how well senior point guard beating South Carolina is bracing for the Gamecocks' ag- monster on Sunday," Schaefer wards. Westbrook - a seventh- Jazzmun Holmes has been gressiveness and keeping them from piling up the fast- said. "We can't do some of year senior who recently playing. Holmes was leading break points. things that we did tonight. turned 25 years old - scored 27 the nation in assist-to-turn- "They are a very physical team so we have to be ready We've got to be better." points against South Dakota over ratio going into the SEC for that, being there to help all of the time with locking Clemson (20-12) is led by while Edwards added 25. Tournament, dishing 4.53 as- on the post players and stopping them in transition," first-year coach Amanda But- "That's a good team, they're sists for every turnover. Jones said. ler, who is familiar with Mis- well coached and they'll throw Against Southern, she had 10 sissippi State. Butler coached a lot of different looks at us points, seven rebounds, three GAMECOCK HISTORY at conference rival Florida for defensively," Schaefer said. assists and no turnovers. Said The Gamecocks have reached the Sweet 16 in each of 10 seasons before being fired Here's a few more things to Schaefer: "I just love how that the past five seasons and six of the last seven overall in 2017. She bounced back this watch when Clemson faces kid's playing." since Staley was hired as coach. The only time the Game- year to be named the Atlantic Mississippi State on Sunday: cocks didn't advance to the Sweet 16 was in 2013 when Coast Conference Coach of WATCH FOR COLLIER they were a No. 4 seed. South Carolina is a No. 4 seed this the Year after leading the Ti- MUTUAL RESPECT Westbrook and Edwards year, too. gers' breakout season. It's obvious that Butler and had the big games for Clem- Butler knows her team Schaefer are big fans of each son in Friday's win over South faces an uphill battle on Sun- other's work at their respec- Dakota, but Schaefer men- day, especially in front of a tive schools. Schaefer said he tioned reserve guard Aliyah partisan Mississippi State texted Butler when she won Collier as someone his team crowd that could top 10,000 at ACC Coach of the Year: has to respect. Humphrey Coliseum. "There's a lot of good coaches Collier came off the bench "The obvious challenge is in that league, by the way, and to average 22.5 points and six Teaira," Butler said. "She she's the coach of the year." rebounds in the ACC Tourna- seems to have met just about Butler's been equally im- ment, which was good for sec- every challenge that she's pressed by Schaefer's ability ond-team All-Tournament faced with success. But it's re- to turn Mississippi State into honors. She scored 16 points ally short-sighted if you think an SEC powerhouse: "Vic does against South Dakota and is they're just a one-headed a great job. They've always one of the team's best shoot- monster. They've got mon- had this tremendous defensive ers.

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALLL LSU beats Maryland 69-67 to advance to Sweet 16; Michigan tops Florida

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tremont Waters Waters finished with 12 points and five assists. drove by three defenders and scooped in a Maryland (23-11) rallied from a 15-point defi- banking layup with 1.6 seconds remaining to cit in the second half to make it a nail-biter give third-seeded LSU a 69-67 victory over down the stretch. sixth-seeded Maryland in the second round of The Terrapins trailed 46-31 with 16 minutes the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. remaining after coach Mark Turgeon was hit Maryland's Eric Ayala got off a final shot with a technical foul. But the call seemed to ig- from midcourt, but it didn't reach the rim. nite — or maybe infuriate — Maryland. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LSU players mobbed Waters under the bas- Smith led Maryland with 15 points. Bruno South Carolina guard Te’a Cooper, center, goes through the Bel- ket. They could have done the same to Skylar Fernando added 10 points and 15 rebounds. mont defense for a basket during the Gamecocks’ win in the Mays, who scored 16 points and hit a huge first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Charlotte. USC 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining that put UP NEXT faces Florida State today in the second round. the Tigers (28-6) up 67-64. Maryland waits to see what 6-foot-10 forward Jalen Smith answered on the other end, Bruno Fernando does regarding the NBA. The sending the packed crowd into a frenzy and sophomore entered the draft after his fresh- prompting LSU to call timeout. man season, but returned to school and aver- Interim coach Tony Benford called a final aged 13.7 points and 10.5 rebounds. play for Waters, the dynamic sophomore who LSU will play the Minnesota-Michigan State Come in and check out our has been terrific all season. winner in Washington D.C. on Friday. Water got a pick from big man Naz Reid, drove MICHIGAN 64 into the lane and somehow got off the winner. FLORIDA 49 Suspended coach Will Wade could only cele- large selection of TfTuxedos for brate from afar. His team is headed to the Michigan is headed to the Sweet 16 for the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2006. third straight season. Wade was banished indefinitely after details The second-seeded Wolverines held 10th- sProm. emerged about him talking to a recruiting mid- seeded Florida to 21 points in the second half, dleman about a "strong ass offer" he made to a beating the Gators 64-49 to advance to the re- high schooler. If true, Wade clearly violated gional semifinals. BUYING OR NCAA rules. Jordan Poole led Michigan with 19 points. Maryland fans had some fun with the allegations. The Wolverines will face either Texas Tech or RENTING One fan unhappy with the refs yelled "How Buffalo in the next round. much did Will Wade pay you?" Others chanted Florida shot 6 of 12 from 3-point range in the "Where's your coach?" during timeouts. first half and 3 of 14 in the second. If you don’t Regardless, the Tigers advanced in the East have a discount without Wade and mired in controversy. From wire reports coupon please come in and ask for one! translate to the college ZION FROM PAGE B1 game, what with Williamson signing with Duke and being icing, Williamson did some- SCISA state championship a part of such a heralded re- thing a few plays later that the past two years at Sumter cruiting class. Remember, was the candle on top of the County Civic Center, it was he was supposed to be the cake. He outran 5-11, 190 Vin- easy to see the athleticism No. 3 recruit in this class, nie Shahid for a loose ball, tip- in the young man. Of but he is no doubt the leader ping it ahead for a steal. He course, he was head and of the pack for the Blue Dev- dribbled behind his back, shoulders above the talent ils. 8 W. Hampton Avenue using his hand on the floor to at that level, and it was pret- "Probably one of the best 773-2320 regain his balance and go in ty much the case when he athletes I've seen with my for a reverse layup. played AAU ball as well. own eyes," Shahid said of www.JamesFormalWear.com Having had the chance to One couldn’t help but Williamson. Serving Sumter 37 Years see Williamson play in the wonder if that talent would I second that. B4 | SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM AUTO RACING SATURDAY PUZZLES THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Kyle Dolan 3/23/19 ACROSS 44 Actually being 14 Fertilizer 34 Site with 1 Source of 46 Match.com ingredient many pans moving fare results 21 Ballroom 36 State-of-the- 10 Each of its 49 Brief storage dances art 1970s bike chapters unit 23 Three-horse 38 __ feed: is called a 50 “The Murder carriages online news “sura” Room” author 25 Preserved aggregator 15 Georgian Bay 52 Red choice fodders 40 Slowish tempo THE ASSOCIATED PRESS is part of it 55 Up 26 “__ Came in marking Ryan Preece is seen in the garage area during practice at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia, 16 Fifth sense? 57 In agreement Through the 43 One of on Saturday. 17 “Regard- with the party Bathroom Corleone’s less ... ” 59 Jackie’s Window”: capos 18 Park with an predecessor Beatles 44 10-Across “Innoven- 60 Posted 27 One might preachers tions” 61 Place include an 45 Unaccus- Preece hopes his short track museum 62 Egg sources emoji tomed to 19 Humanities 28 Dance Dance 47 Jordan’s subj. DOWN Revolution, capital 20 Small white 1 Controversy e.g. 48 Effectiveness toy 2 Stable diet 30 Sacred 51 Rib background helps at Martinsville 22 Time of 3 “Agreed” chests 52 Recycled expectation 4 Show 32 More than items 23 Old Route 66 watcher’s brushed 53 “Permit Me MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Ryan Preece is a STP 500 LINEUP city room back Voyage” poet rookie struggling to find his rhythm at NAS- By The Associated Press 24 Solution 5 Gland 33 First NHL 54 Flower holders CAR's top level. But as the series shifts to Saturday 26 Flag of essential player with 56 Hyundai At Martinsville Speedway Chicago to T cell a 100-point competitor Martinsville Speedway, the first short track Martinsville, Va. quartet maturation season, 58 Paltry on the schedule, Preece may have a slight ad- Lap length: 0.526 miles 29 Mainland 6 Pastoral familiarly quantity (Car number in parentheses) 7 Range with vantage on some of his competition for the 1. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 97.830 mph. Africa’s Previous Puzzle Solved 2. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 97.643. smallest one end in first time this season. 3. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 97.458. nation Kazakhstan Preece took an unconventional path to the 4. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 97.382. 31 Decorated one 8 Weekend Cup Series and established himself on short 5. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 97.362. 32 Pot seen in a getaway 6. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 97.202. bar 9 Hopping tracks across the Northeast. The Connecticut 7. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 97.098. 35 Charges up joint? 8. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 97.053. native eased into NASCAR via the Whelen 9. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 97.018. 37 Whitewater 10 Artist with the Modified Tour, where he won 22 races and the 10. (41) Daniel Suarez, Ford, 96.830. sight, perhaps 2016 album 11. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 96.706. 39 Sit out “Lemonade,” 2013 series championship. 12. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 96.573. 41 Lock fixers to fans His first win in that series? At Martinsville, 13. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 96.755. 42 Maker of 11 One verifying 14. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 96.716. Oikos Greek a tag of course. 15. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 96.696. yogurt 12 20km Summer "I expect that we should show really well 16. (47) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 96.671. Olympian 17. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 96.647. 43 Big Ten team and at least be running top 10 and hopefully 18. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 96.602. since 2014, 13 “Don’t get a top five by the end of the weekend," Pre- 19. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 96.602. familiarly make __!” 20. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 96.499. ece said of his hopes for Sunday's race. 21. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford, 96.484. 22. (95) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 96.465. Martinsville, at 0.526 miles, is the shortest 23. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 96.357. track on the Cup schedule and the only cir- 24. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 96.146. 25. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 96.298. JUMBLE cuit visited every year since NASCAR's 1948 26. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 96.107. formation. It's referred to as "The Paperclip" 27. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 95.917. THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME 28. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 95.709. for its combination of long straightaways and 29. (8) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 95.603. By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek flat, narrow turns, and drivers must master a 30. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 95.569. 31. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 95.415. hard brake then transition into a smooth ac- 32. (36) Matt Tifft, Ford, 95.415. celeration to find any sort of success. 33. (52) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 94.689. 34. (77) DJ Kennington, Chevrolet, 94.618. It was an eye-opener in Saturday's first 35. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford, 0.000. practice for Corey LaJoie, who lost his brakes 36. (51) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, 0.000. entering a turn and destroyed his primary car. But Martinsville kicks off two short tracks "There is no coffee strong enough that will in three weeks for NASCAR, and Preece be- wake you up like losing brakes into Turn 1 at lieves this stretch can jump-start his season. Martinsville. It's not a good feeling," LaJoie "Definitely short tracks like Martinsville, said as his backup car was unloaded from the Bristol, New Hampshire, those are kind of in team truck. my wheelhouse," he said. "It's something I've "It's unfortunate because small teams like been doing for a long time. When it comes to ours, we don't really bring a backup that's the restarts and all those moments of being fully ready to go, so my guys have a lot of aggressive, it's something that I enjoy doing. work ahead of them. I'll probably pitch in and "It's what most of us that come through the help a little bit, but, obviously, our backup is ranks grow up doing — heavy braking, get- not going to be as good as the car that we ting the car turned, being able to drive off the choose and bring as our primary." corner, pick the throttle up as quick as possi- Preece also drives for a small team, JTG ble. These (recent) mile-and-a-halves, that's Daugherty Racing, but believes Martinsville just a different package where you're on the will be a strong stop for the two-car organiza- throttle so much, it's kind of outside the na- tion. AJ Allmendinger drove the No. 47 Chev- ture of what I'm used to doing. Going to a rolet until Preece replaced him this year and place like Martinsville, and I would say even Allmendinger had five top-10 finishes in 10 the next few races, it's going to be very famil- Martinsville races with the team. All- iar to what my background is." mendinger finished second in this race in Only nine drivers in the field Sunday have 2016. previous Cup wins at Martinsville, including Preece is admittedly most comfortable on Clint Bowyer, the defending race winner who short tracks. In the Xfinity Series, Preece led Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Daniel lodged six top-10 finishes on tracks one mile Suarez and Aric Almirola as the three fastest SUDOKU PREVIOUS SOLUTION or shorter and won at Iowa Speedway and drivers in Saturday's morning practice. Bristol Motor Speedway the last two years. Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers Those Xfinity races got him to the Cup Se- with nine Martinsville victories, while Kyle HOW TO PLAY: ries, and now he's eager to jump-start his sea- Busch won in 2016 and 2017 and goes into Each row, column and son. Preece finished eighth in the season- Sunday's race coming off consecutive Cup set of 3-by-3 boxes opening Daytona 500, where he was lauded for victories. His win last week at California was must contain the his evasive maneuver through a huge acci- the 200th national series victory Busch, who numbers 1 through 9 dent scene, but crashed at Atlanta and Phoe- is NASCAR's only two-time winner to date without repetition. nix. He was 23rd last weekend at California. this season.

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Please Mail To: The Sumter Item/Fireside Fund Or Drop Off At The Item THE ANSWERS TO THESE PUZZLES CAN BE FOUND ON PO Box 1677 • Sumter, SC 29150 36 W. Liberty Street TODAY’S DAILY PLANNER PAGE. THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 | B5 GIRLS AREA ROUNDUP BOYS AREA ROUNDUP REL earns 6-0 win over Dillon Christian Holladay, Bryant combine for no-hitter BISHOPVILLE — McKenzie a run. Watts tossed a 1-hit shutout to lead Sophie Greene had an RBI triple, in Sumter’s 3-0 win over West Florence Robert E. Lee Academy to a 6-0 and Ellie Stone and Dani Hanley FLORENCE — Jacob Holladay and CROSS — Noah Chase scored two varsity softball win over Dillon both scored three times. Josh Bryant combined on a no-hitter in goals and had two assists to lead Sum- Christian School on Friday at the Sumter High School’s 3-0 varsity base- ter High School to a 7-2 victory over REL field. VARSITY SOCCER ball win over West Florence on Thurs- Cross on Thursday at the CHS field. Watts struck out four and didn’t SPRING VALLEY 8 day at the WF field. Mohammed Atta, Brent Byard, Jack- walk a batter. SUMTER 0 Holladay worked the first five in- son Fuller, Jehu McCray and Luis Rue- Caleigh Barrett and Rebecca nings, striking out three and walking da-Meza also scored goals for the 7-5 Dinkins both had two hits for the COLUMBIA — Sumter High none. Bryant got the save pitching the Gamecocks. Byard and Fuller also had Lady Cavaliers. Carson Shannon School lost to Spring Valley 8-0 on final two innings, walking one and assists. had a hit and three runs batted in. Thursday at the SV field. striking out one. LAKEWOOD 9 On Thursday in Bishopville, REL The Lady Gamecocks fell to 3-3. Wylie Coker led the Gamecock of- DARLINGTON 0 lost to Williamsburg Academy 10-8 fense, going 3-for-4 with a double and in eight innings. JUNIOR VARSITY SOCCER two runs batted in. Jackson Hoshour Grayson Ramirez scored four goals The Lady Cavaliers led 4-2 going SUMTER 3 and Victor Brown both had two hits. to lead Lakewood High School to a 9-0 into the seventh inning. However, SPRING VALLEY 1 CRESTWOOD 21 victory over Darlington on Wednesday the Lady Stallions scored four CAMDEN MILITARY 11 at J. Frank Baker Stadium. runs to go up 6-4. Robert E. Lee COLUMBIA — Sumter High Tyler Carraher added a goal and sent it to extra innings in the bot- School improved to 3-1-1 with a 3-1 Crestwood High School scored 14 three assists for the Gators. Jalen Pear tom of the inning when Dinkins overtime victory on Thursday at runs in the bottom of the fourth inning had one goal and an assist, Krayphonz singled and Shannon hit a 2-run the SV field. to break open a 7-6 contest in a 21-11 Walcott, Frank Gonzalez and Jack Tur- home run. Camden Brooks scored all three win over Camden Military on Wednes- cios had a goal apiece, and Carlos Ca- Williamsburg scored four runs goals for the Lady Gamecocks. Cas- day at the CHS field. dena had an assist. in the eighth and REL could only sidy Brooks and Raina Ervans AJ Herrera led the 3-5 Knights with Ryan Carter had six saves and Koby manage two. each had an assist. three hits, five RBI and two runs. Des- Wagner four in combining on the shut- Shannon went 3-for-4 with two mond McMillan was 2-for-3 with three out in goal. homers, a double and three RBI. JUNIOR VARSITY SOFTBALL runs and three RBI, and Tylik Farmer Watts was 3-for-4 with a double, LAKEWOOD 16 had two hits, two RBI and four runs. VARSITY TENNIS a triple, three RBI and three CRESTWOOD 0 R.J. Reed had a double and four runs, WILSON HALL 5 runs. Emme McCutchen had two and Tony Raymond had a triple, an CAMDEN MILITARY 4 RBI. Lakewood High School defeated RBI and two runs. Lazarus McCray On Tuesday in Bishopville, REL Crestwood 16-0 in three innings on had a hit, two runs and two RBI CAMDEN — Wilson Hall defeated defeated Wilson Hall 15-1. Clara Friday at the LHS field. LAURENCE MANNING 3 Camden Military 5-4 on Wednesday at Ann Kelly homered, scored three Bailey Moss led the Lady Gators ORANGEBURG PREP 0 the CM courts. runs and had two RBI. Dinkins offense, going 2-for-2 with two RBI The Barons won two of the three was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI, and two runs. Jillian Lynch had a MANNING — Andrew Boyd pitched doubles matches to claim the match. Charlie Grace Norris had two hits, hit, two walks and three runs, 6 2/3 innings of shutout ball and Jake SINGLES a run and two RBI, McCutchen, Alana Williams had a hit and two Jordan came in to get the final out as 1 — William Coulter (WH) defeated Daniel O’Connor 6-0, 6-0. Watts and Caroline Smith each runs and loralie Williams scored Laurence Manning Academy defeated 2 — Ben Lucas (WH) defeated Wyatt Hart 6-1, walked twice, scored twice and had twice. Orangeburg Prep 3-0 on Friday at 6-2. 3 — Jackson Mahr (WH) defeated Sebastian an RBI, Emily Watson scored Lynch allowed one hit and Tucker Belangia Diamond. Lund 6-1, 6-2. twice, and Shannon had a run and struck out three in three innings to Boyd struck out 10 batters. LMA, 4 — Dominic Mancus (CM) defeated Zander Brunk 2-6, 6-3, 10-4. an RBI. get the win. which improved to 6-2 overall and 2-0 5 — Issac Berman (CM) defeated Connor Smith Watts got the win in the circle, WILSON HALL 13-14 in SCISA Region III-3A, scored a run in 6-3, 6-0. 6 — Dylan Rotker (CM) defeated Andrew Smith allowing four hits in a complete HAMMOND 9-0 the first and two in the fifth. 6-0, 6-0. game effort. On Thursday in Manning, LMA scored DOUBLES LAKEWOOD 21 Wilson Hall swept a doublehead- 11 runs in the first inning and went on to 1 — Coulter/Mahr (WH) defeated CRESTWOOD 0 er from Hammond on Thursday at an 11-1 win over Trinity-Byrnes. Torentieu/O’Connor 8-0. 2 — Lucas/Brunk (WH) defeated Berman/Lund Patriot Park SportPlex, winning Seth Stamps and Britton Morris both 8-3. Lakewood High School defeated the opener 13-9 and the nightcap had two hits to lead 5-2 LMA. Stamps 3 — Rotker/Ranka (CM) defeated A. Smith/C. Smith 8-1. Crestwood 21-0 on Friday in three 14-0. drove in two runs. Spring Valley 6 Sumter 0 innings at the LHS field. Hannah Williams tossed a no- HANAHAN 12 Sumter High School lost to Spring Valley 6-0 on Cakhi Fowler tossed a no-hitter, hitter in the second game, striking MANNING 7 Thursday at the SHS courts. striking out seven with no walks. out six. Aubrey Payne had two hits SINGLES Morgan Christmas had an in- and two RBI to lead the Lady MANNING — Manning High School 1 — Poojith Reddy (SV) defeated Tyler Smith- hart 6-1, 6-0. side-the-park grand slam home Baron offense. Kaylan Boudrea, fell to 0-4 in Region VII-3A with a 12-7 loss 2 — Shyam Ganesh Buby (SV) defeated Drew run and a double to lead the Lady MaryBeth VanPatten and Ava Sli- to Hanahan on Friday at Monarch Field. Newman 6-0, 6-0. 3 — Matthew Vaugh (SV) defeated Frampton Gator offense. Autumn Gibbons wonik each had two hits. The game was tied 6-6 entering the McCloskie 6-0, 6-1. had three hits, including a double. In the opener Sullivan Jarecki, sixth. Hanahan scored four runs and 4 — Abhi Nair (SV) defeated Logan Stanley 6-1, 6-3. Fowler, Brittany Epps and Abby Bradley and Boudreau added two more in the seventh. 5 — Shrihan Ganesh Buby (SV) defeated Daniel Keeley Hulse each had two hits. each had two hits. Boudreau also Sandy Johnson, Trevin Harrison and Gilman 6-2, 6-1. THOMAS SUMTER 4 had a double, as did Williams. Lindy McDaniel each had two hits for DOUBLES CAROLINA 3 Williams had seven strikeouts in the Monarchs, 3-6 overall. Johnson had 1 — Did not play. 2 — Ethan Bidwell/Sandeep Soloman (SV) de- the circle. two RBI. feated Paul Gotshall/Donte’ Coleman 6-0, 6-0. LAKE CITY — Thomas Sumter SUMTER 24 On Thursday in Lamar, Manning Academy improved to 3-2 on the CRESTWOOD 3 lost to Lamar 15-8. JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL season with a 4-3 win over Caroli- The Monarchs led 5-0 after two in- LAURENCE MANNING 5 na Academy on Thursday at the Peyton Morris hit two home nings and 7-4 after four. However, the ORANGEBURG PREP 0 CA field. runs and pitched Sumter High Silver Foxes scored nine runs in the Sydney Daniel went 3-for-4 to School to a 24-3, 2-inning victory bottom of the fifth to go up 13-7. MANNING — Jackson Campbell lead the Lady Generals. Emily over Crestwood on Wednesday at Shawn Charles led MHS with two pitched six shutout innings to lead Jackson was 2-for-4 with two RBI, the SHS field. hits and two RBI. Jack Owens also had Laurence Manning Academy to a 5-0 and Karen Brannon and Cassidy Colleen Keffer had two hits and two RBI. win over Orangeburg Prep on Friday Brunson were both 2-for-4 with three RBI, Madison Long had two at Tucker Belangia Diamond. an RBI. Ellie Hunter had a dou- hits and Olivia Kirkman had a tri- VARSITY GOLF Davis Campbell, Austin Geddings ble. ple for the Lady Gamecocks, who SUMTER 155 and Cam Branham drove in runs for WILSON HALL 15 improved to 7-3-1. WEST FLORENCE 197 the Swampcats, who improved to 5-0. FLORENCE CHRISTIAN 13 Harley Williams had the only two hits for Crestwood. Sumter High School shot a 155 to B TEAM BASEBALL FLORENCE — Wilson Hall de- beat West Florence by 42 strokes in a WILSON HALL 12 feated Florence Christian School CORRECTION match on Wednesday at Beech Creek ORANGEBURG PREP 1 15-13 on Thursday at the FCS Golf Club. field. Sullivan Jarecki went 4-for-4 Jenkins Dwight shot a 35 to lead the Wilson Hall improved to 8-0 with a Andi Grae Wingate went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and four Gamecocks. Brandon Griffin followed 12-1 victory over Orangeburg Prep on with a double, an RBI and two runs RBI to lead Wilson Hall to a 17-14 with a 37, Andrew Griffin had a 40 and Wednesday at the Barons’ field. to lead the Lady Barons. Sydney junior varsity softball win over Palmer Robbins shot a 43. WH’s five pitchers combined to Jarecki was 2-for-25 with a double, Robert E. Lee Academy on Tues- strike out 11 batters in five innings two RBI and a run, Ansleigh Epps day. VARSITY SOCCER while allowing just one hit. had two hits and an RBI, and Mary SUMTER 7 Claire Lee had two hits an RBI and From staff reports CROSS 2 From staff reports

New York 14 59 .192 37 SCOREBOARD Southeast Division Announced (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 p.m. — Liberty vs. Virginia Tech W L Pct GB TV, RADIO 8 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Colorado at Chicago (NBC 9:30 p.m. — Oregon vs. UC Irvine Miami 35 37 .486 — SPORTS NETWORK). TRUTV Orlando 35 38 .479 ½ TODAY 8 p.m. — AAF Football: Birmingham at Memphis (NFL 7:30 p.m. — Virginia vs. Oklahoma Charlotte 32 39 .451 2½ Noon — NHL Hockey: Philadelphia at Washington (WIS NETWORK). WOMEN Washington 30 43 .411 5½ 10). 9 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: NCAA ESPN2 Atlanta 25 48 .342 10½ Noon — College Softball: Louisiana State at Georgia Tournament Second-Round Games (ESPN). 2 p.m. — South Carolina vs. Florida State Central Division (SEC NETWORK). 9 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: NCAA 9 p.m. — Clemson vs. Mississippi State W L Pct GB Noon — College Basketball: National invitation Tournament Second-Round Game from Starkville, y-Milwaukee 54 19 .740 — Tournament Second-Round Game — Wichita State at Miss. — Clemson vs. Mississippi State (ESPN2). x-Indiana 44 29 .603 10 Clemson (ESPN, WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7). 9:30 p.m. — College Basketball: National invitation PREP SCHEDULE Detroit 37 34 .521 16 Noon — Women’s College Basketball: NCAA Tournament Second-Round Game (ESPNU). Chicago 21 52 .288 33 Tournament Second-Round Games (ESPN2). 11:30 p.m. — College Basketball: National invitation MONDAY Cleveland 19 54 .260 35 Noon — College Softball: Arkansas at Tennessee Tournament Second-Round Game (ESPNU). (ESPNU). Varsity Baseball WESTERN CONFERENCE 12:50 p.m. — International Soccer; UEFA 2020 World Cup MONDAY Blythewood at Sumter, 6:30 p.m. Southwest Division Rock Hill at Lakewood, 6:30 p.m. Qualifying Match — Norway vs. Spain (ESPNEWS). Major League Exhibition Baseball: Tampa Bay W L Pct GB 1 p.m. — Scott’s Branch at Cross, 5:30 p.m. 1 p.m. — PGA Golf: Valspar Championship Final Round vs. Philadelphia from Clearwater, Fla. (MLB Houston 46 27 .630 — Wilson Hall at Camden, 6 p.m. from Palm Harbor, Fla. (GOLF). NETWORK). San Antonio 42 31 .575 4 Robert E. Lee at Lamar, 6 p.m. 1:30 p.m. — IRL Racing: IndyCar Series INDYCAR Classic International Soccer; UEFA 2020 World Cup New Orleans 31 43 .419 15½ 3:30 p.m. — Varsity and B Team Baseball from Austin, Texas (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Qualifying Match — Portugal vs. Serbia from Lisbon, Memphis 29 43 .403 16½ 2 p.m. — College Basketball: National invitation Pee Dee at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Dallas 28 44 .389 17½ Portugal (ESPN2). Junior Varsity Baseball Tournament Second-Round Game (ESPN). Major League Exhibition Baseball: New York Northwest Division 5 p.m. — Crestwood at Dreher, 6:30 p.m. 2 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: NCAA Yankees vs. Washington (MLB NETWORK). W L Pct GB Lakewood at Lower Richland, 6 p.m. Tournament Second-Round Game from Charlotte — 7 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: NCAA x-Denver 49 22 .690 — South Carolina vs. Florida State (ESPN2, WNKT-FM Manning at Lake City, 6 p.m. Portland 44 27 .620 5 Tournament Second-Round Games (ESPN). B Team Baseball 107.5). College Softball: Mississippi at South Carolina Oklahoma City 43 30 .589 7 7 p.m. — Southside at East Clarendon (DH), 5:30 p.m. 2 p.m. — College Lacrosse: Duke at Syracuse (ESPNU). (SEC NETWORK). Utah 42 30 .583 7½ 2 p.m. — NASCAR Racing; Monster Energy Cup Series Andrew Jackson at Robert E. Lee, 5 p.m. Minnesota 32 40 .444 17½ 7:30 p.m. — High School Basketball: Powerade Jam Fest Varsity Boys Golf STP 500 from Martinsville, Va. (FOX SPORTS 1, WEGX- Skills Competition from Atlanta (ESPN2). Pacific Division Sumter in Magnolia Invitational (at Beech Creek Golf FM 92.9). 8 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Cleveland W L Pct GB 3 p.m. — PGA Golf: Valspar Championship Final Round Club), TBA x-Golden State 49 22 .690 — vs. Texas (MLB NETWORK). Junior Varsity Boys Golf from Palm Harbor, Fla. (WIS 10). NHL Hockey: Nashville at Minnesota (NBC L.A. Clippers 43 30 .589 7 8 p.m. — Sumter in Magnolia Invitational (at Beech Creek Golf 3 p.m. — College Baseball: Mississippi at Missouri (SEC SPORTS NETWORK). Sacramento 35 36 .493 14 NETWORK). Club), TBA L.A. Lakers 31 41 .431 18½ 9 p.m. — College Basketball: National invitation Varsity Softball 4 p.m. — AAF Football: San Diego at Arizona (CBS Tournament Second-Round Game — Norfolk State at Phoenix 17 56 .233 33 SPORTS NETWORK). Scott’s Branch at Cross, 5:30 p.m. x-clinched playoff spot Colorado (ESPN2). Varsity and JV Softball 4 p.m. — College Basketball: National invitation 9:30 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: NCAA y-clinched division Tournament Second-Round Game (ESPN). Manning at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m. Tournament Second-Round Games (ESPN). Junior Varsity Softball FRIDAY’S GAMES 4 p.m. — College Softball: Oklahoma State at Baylor College Basketball: National invitation 11 p.m. — Wilson Hall at Orangeburg Prep, 6 p.m. (ESPN2). Tournament Second-Round Game (ESPNU). Orlando 123, Memphis 119, OT 4 p.m. — College Softball: South Carolina Upstate at Varsity Boys Tennis Denver 111, New York 93 Longwood (ESPNU). Lower Richland at Sumter, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers 110, Cleveland 108 6 p.m. — Professional Boxing; Matches To Be COLLEGE BASKETBALL Middle School Track and Field Oklahoma City 116, Toronto 109 Announced (FOX SPORTS 1). Alice Drive, Bates at Chestnut Oaks, 4:30 p.m. Houston 111, San Antonio 105 6 p.m. — LPGA Golf: Bank of Hope Founders Cup Final NCAA TOURNAMENT TV SCHEDULE Ebenezer, Furman, Hillcrest vs. R.E. Davis (at Milwaukee 116, Miami 87 Round from Phoenix (GOLF). Crestwood High School), 4:30 p.m. Brooklyn 111, L.A. Lakers 106 6 p.m. — College Softball: Mississippi at South Carolina TODAY (SEC NETWORK). MEN SATURDAY’S GAMES 7 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: NCAA Second Round NBA STANDINGS Boston at Charlotte, 6 p.m. Tournament Second-Round Games (ESPN). WLTX 19 Miami at Washington, 7 p.m. 7 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: NCAA Noon — Iowa vs. Tennessee EASTERN CONFERENCE Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. North Carolina vs. Washington Tournament Second-Round Games (ESPN2). 2:30 p.m. — Atlantic Division Minnesota at Memphis, 8 p.m. Duke vs. Central Florida 7:30 p.m. — College Basketball: National invitation 5 p.m. — W L Pct GB Utah at Chicago, 8 p.m. Tournament Second-Round Game (ESPNU). TNT x-Toronto 51 22 .699 — Dallas at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Buffalo vs. Texas Tech 7:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: San Antonio at Boston 6 p.m. — x-Philadelphia 47 25 .653 3½ Detroit at Portland, 10 p.m. Ohio State vs. Houston (NBA TV). 8:30 p.m. — Boston 43 29 .597 7½ Phoenix at Sacramento, 10 p.m. 8 p.m. — Professional Boxing; Matches To Be TBS Brooklyn 38 36 .514 13½ B6 | SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM Lakewood outlasts Crestwood for 3-2 boys soccer victory

BY EDDIE LITAKER PREP SOCCER was getting down to the wire." "One of the plays, I thought, of the Special to The Sumter Item That goal set up two drama-filled game was there at the last minute of to 3-2 in Region IV-4A and 9-3 overall. 5-minute extra periods that saw the overtime, Nygil McFadden made an It took two extra periods and finally "We do set plays a lot and that's one of Gators come up short on a corner kick incredible save to keep the Knights penalty kicks on Friday before a win- our set plays that we use, never in that opportunity late in the first and then out of the goal," coach Carraher said. ner could be decided between the var- situation but we had nothing to lose be- stave off three strong scoring chances "He did a great job, and we knew when sity boys soccer teams of Lakewood cause there was, like, 10 seconds on the by the Knights in the second. we got to PKs, we're pretty decent at and Crestwood high schools as the Ga- clock. We threw everybody we had up Both teams were perfect through PKs. We've been in this situation be- tors rallied for a 3-2 win on the there to rattle them a little bit and just, their first three penalty kick chances fore and what I'm really impressed Knights' home field. lady luck, it was luck. Crestwood before Lakewood keeper Koby Wagner with is the fact that we scored all five. Lakewood trailed 1-0 at the break and played a heck of a game and the ball came up with a stop against Crest- That's what It took to beat a great 2-1 with just seconds left in regulation could have bounced another way and it wood's John Rdesinski. Jack Turcios team like Crestwood, and hats off to before Tyler Carraher guided a ball that could have been a different result, but then connected and gave the Gators a those boys." found its way just past the reach of luck was on our side tonight with that 1-up advantage heading into the last Crestwood goalkeeper Graecin Wilber. bounce. Tyler was just in the right spot set of PKs, with David Acevedo knot- "It was a great set-up right there at to finish it off and got us to the next ting it up for the Knights before Ben MORE TO THE STORY the end," said Lakewood head coach level. Fatigue was starting to set in on Yates drove home the penalty phase's Read on at www.theitem.com. Mike Carraher, whose team improved both sides, you could tell, and the game game-winning goal.

(Donna) of Summerton and SARAH JOHNSON GINN his canine companion and OBITUARIES Wade A. Martin (Tammy) of Sarah Johnson Ginn, 85, best friend, Puddy. Manning; 11 grandchildren, wife of Randolph Ginn, de- Services will be private. SYLVIA D. RICHARDSON band of Gable; two sons, Rob- Drew Stewart (Jill), Neathery parted this life on Thursday, Elmore-Cannon-Stephens RICHMOND, Va. — Sylvia ert Theodore Reed and John Elliott (Teige), Kate Lincoln March 21, 2019, at the Medical Funeral Home and Crematori- Juanita Duncan Richardson, Kenworthy Reed (Diana), both (Stephen), Seth Stewart University of South Carolina um of Sumter is in charge of 76, of Richmond, passed away of Birmingham, Alabama; (Patty), Rob Eagerton (Jan- in Charleston. the arrangements. on Monday, three daughters, Elizabeth ice), Cantey Gibbons (Wade), Born on Aug. 12, 1933, she March 18, 2019. Lee McNutt (Clark) of Bir- Sarah Gibson (Ben), Camlin was a daughter of the late TENEIA A. BOUTTE She was pre- mingham, Alabama, Nancy McLellan (Jonathan), Erin Allen Johnson and Susan Teneia Anderson Boutte, 41, ceded in death Zoeller (Fred) of Everett, Eagerton, Mary-Michal Du- Brunson Johnson Romeo. wife of Joseph Boutte, died by her husband, Washington, and Virginia Rant (Harrison) and Tyler The family will receive Friday, March 22, 2019, at Willie J. Richard- Ann Akin (Mark) of Pell City, Martin; 15 great-grandchil- friends at the home, 480 Allen Spartanburg Regional Health- son Jr.; and par- Alabama; 13 grandchildren; dren; a sister, Catherine Mar- Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. care System Hospice. Born ents, Cleo and and 12 great-grandchildren. tin Breazeale of Westminster; Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Dec. 28, 1977, in Lee County, RICHARDSON Durwood Dun- In addition to her parents, and a special daughter, Shir- Main St., Sumter, is in charge she was the daughter of Eu- can. she was preceded in death by ley McBride (William) of of arrangements. gene and Martha Jenkins. She is survived by her son, a granddaughter, Meaghan Summerton. The family will receive rela- Timothy A. Richardson; sis- Elizabeth McNutt; a daughter- In addition to his wife and O.G. HENDERSON tives and friends at the home ter, Essie Horton; niece, Mi- in-law, Nancy Reed; and two parents, he was preceded in O.G. “Roddy” Henderson, of Elizabeth Roach, 14 Monti- chele Goodson; and great- sisters, Nancy and Roberta. death by five brothers and two 76, husband of the late JoAnn cello Lane, Sumter. niece, Kimberlee McQueen. A funeral service will be sisters. Lynn Geddings Henderson, Funeral arrangements are Sylvia was a retired educa- held at 3 p.m. on Monday at A funeral service will be died Friday, March 22, 2019, at incomplete and will be an- tor and elementary school New Harmony Presbyterian held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday at Prisma Health Richland. nounced by Williams Funeral principal for Richmond Public Church with the Rev. Dan Summerton Presbyterian Born Jan. 29, 1943, in Sum- Home Inc. Schools and the owner of bou- King and the Rev. Patrick Church with the Rev. Vikki ter, he was a son of the late quets by Sylvia. Womack officiating. Burial Brogdon and the Rev. Dr. Dick Samuel Arthur Henderson Jr. FRANK ROGERS A memorial service will be will follow in Sardinia-Gable Lincoln officiating. Burial will and Mildred Gwendolyn BISHOPVILLE — Frank held at noon on Tuesday at Cemetery. follow at Summerton Ever- Jones Henderson. Mr. Hen- Rogers of Florence, husband Wesley Memorial United Grandsons will serve as green Cemetery. derson began his career driv- of Arletha Dawkins Rogers, Methodist Church, 1720 Me- pallbearers. Pallbearers will be grand- ing a bus for B&H Bus Lines. entered eternal rest on chanicsville Turnpike, Rich- Honorary pallbearers will sons-in-law. He was the owner and opera- Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at mond, VA 23223. be Women in the Church Visitation will be held from tor of Yellow Cab Company the McLeod Hospice House, In lieu of flowers, the family (WIC) of all the churches that 1 to 3 p.m. prior to the service and Star Cab Company. He Florence. Arrangements will asks that donations be made she and her husband served. at Clarkson Hall of Summer- was an avid fox hunter. be announced by Wilson Fu- to the church. Visitation will be held from ton Presbyterian Church and Survivors include five chil- neral Home, 403 S. Main St., Online guestbook available 1:30 to 3 p.m. prior to the ser- other times at the residence, dren, Gerard A. “Rod” Hen- Bishopville. at affinityfuneralservice.com. vice at New Harmony Presby- 1003 Water Edge Drive, Sum- derson (Tamara) of Sumter, terian Church and other merton. John Ashley Henderson of ROBERT F. DUBOSE LOIS ANN DUBOSE GREEN times at the residence, 12873 The family would like to Florence, Gailian Hender- Robert “Bobby” Freer Du- TURBEVILLE — Lois Ann Highway 301, Gable. thank McLeod Health Hospice son-Reedy of Charleston, Bose Sr., 77, husband of Jan DuBose Green, 80, widow of In lieu of flowers, memori- for all of their loving care and Sonja Gwynn Henderson McCall DuBose, died Friday, Aubery Dean Green, died on als may be made to Reason- attention. Campbell (Tommy) of Mis- Jan. 22, 2019, at Dixie Prod- Friday, March able Hope Ministries, P.O. Box Memorials may be made to sissippi and Heather Mi- ucts. 22, 2019, at her 26, Gable, SC 29051, or to Clar- Summerton Presbyterian chelle Henderson of Flor- Born May 4, 1941, in Sum- home. endon Christian Learning Church, 16 S. Cantey St., Sum- ence; nine grandchildren, ter, he was the son of the late Born on Jan. Center (CCLC), P.O. Box 911, merton, SC 29148. William Henderson, Josh Edward Freer DuBose and 23, 1939, in Sum- Manning, SC 29102, or to Trin- Stephens Funeral Home & Henderson, Matt Henderson, Burgess Margaret Jenkins ter, she was a ity Center for World Missions, Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Kelsey Henderson, Kiefer DuBose. Mr. DuBose was a daughter of the www.trinitycwm.org or a Manning, is in charge of ar- Henderson, Lee Campbell, member of Harmony Church late Tiney Ellen Christian organization of rangements, (803) 435-2179. John Cameron Henderson, where he had served as a Dea- GREEN DuBose. She was your choice. www.stephensfuneralhome.org Abbigale Madison Hender- con, Elder, and chaired the a member of Stephens Funeral Home & son and Mason Storm Hen- Building Committee of the New Zion United Methodist Crematory, 304 N. Church St., DORIS HUTCHINSON POSTON derson; six great-grandchil- Family Life Center. He was a Church. Manning, is in charge of ar- EVERGREEN — Doris dren, Gracin Elizabeth Hen- member of the Sumter Chap- She is survived by a son, rangements, (803) 435-2179. Hutchinson Poston, 86, of Ev- derson, Addie Geddings, ter of Gideons International. Cecil Lewis of Turbeville; a www.stephensfuneralhome.org ergreen, passed away on Fri- Walker Lee Henderson, Oli- He was the overseer of the brother, Bill Brown of Tur- day, March 22, 2019. ver Henderson, Layla Mari- Hebron Presbyterian Church beville; a sister, Beth Copen- ROBERT C. MARTIN Mrs. Poston was born in ah Henderson and Adley Cemetery. He was a loving haver of Turbeville; five SUMMERTON — Robert Florence County, a daughter Mae Henderson; a brother, husband, father and grandfa- grandchildren, Sheldon Floyd Cantey “Bobby” Martin, 92, of the late Marie Broach Samuel A. “Sandy” Hender- ther and enjoyed time spent of Florence, Travis Thomas widower of Doris Evelyn Hutchinson and Maxie son III of Sumter; two sis- with his family. (Tonyelle) of Barrineau, Jus- Avant Martin, Hutchinson. She was co-own- ters, Sara Benenhaley (Dean) Survivors include his wife tin Lewis of Manning, died Saturday, er of Poston Packing Co. with and Tara Conyers (Gerald), of 56 years; three children, Chelsey Lewis of Turbeville March 23, 2019, her late husband. Doris was a all of Sumter; and a special Robert F. Dubose Jr. (Megan), and Cory Lewis of Greenville; at his home. member of Evergreen Baptist friend, Sandy Parnell. Samuel T. ”Pete” DuBose Sr. and five great-grandchildren. Born Aug. 24, Church and was very active in A memorial service will be (Kim) and Shannon D. Jones In addition to her husband 1926, in Summer- her church and community. held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at (Jimmy), all of Sumter; eight and mother, she was preceded ton, he was a son She was a loving wife, mother Wise Drive Church of the grandchildren, Caleb Freer in death by a daughter, Cyn- of the late and grandmother. She loved Nazarene with the Rev. DuBose (Heather), Savannah MARTIN thia Ann Thomas. Charles Norman to fish and made the best fish Sammy Geddings and the Rev. Grace DuBose, Penelope Pearl A funeral service will be Martin and stew. Tony Griffin officiating. DuBose, Samuel T. “Tee” Du- held at 11 a.m. on Monday in Helen Cantey Martin. He was She is preceded in death by The family will receive Bose Jr., Anna McCall Du- the chapel of Stephens Funer- the fifth of nine children. He her parents; her husband, Au- friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Tues- Bose, Elizabeth Burgess Du- al Home with the Rev. Devon graduated from Summerton brey Poston Sr.; brother, Jerry day at Wise Drive Church of Bose, Joyce Cassidy Jones and Coker officiating. Burial will High School in 1945 and en- Hutchinson; and a sister, Ger- the Nazarene and other times Heidi Noelle Jones; and one follow at New Zion United tered the U.S. Army in June aldine Poston. at the home of his son, 13 sister, Mary Jane DuBose Methodist Church Cemetery. 1945 and was honorably dis- Survivors include a son, Au- Coleman St. (Robert Barwick) of Lake Wa- Pallbearers will be Kasey charged in November 1946. He brey Poston Jr. (Tela) of Memorials may be made to teree. Helms, Alex Welch, Zachary returned to Summerton and North Myrtle Beach; a daugh- the American Heart Associa- Funeral services will be Atkinson, Paul Atkinson, Wil- worked in the logging busi- ter, Linda Miles (Danny) of tion, 4217 Park Place Court, held at 11 a.m. Monday at lard Jackson Jr. and Steve ness with his father at C.N. Florence; brother, Jackie Glen Allen, VA 23060-9979. First Baptist Church-Sumter Gibbons. Martin & Sons Logging. In Hutchinson; granddaughter, Elmore-Cannon-Stephens with the Rev. Dan Keaton and Visitation will be held from 1949, he married Doris Avant Danielle Miles Hutson (Bran- Funeral Home and Crematori- the Rev. Caleb DuBose offici- 3 to 5 p.m. today at Stephens of Florence. He and his broth- don); and two great-grandchil- um of Sumter is in charge of ating. Burial will be in the He- Funeral Home and other ers formed Martin Brothers dren, Olivia and Myles Hut- the arrangements. bron Presbyterian Church times at the residence, 6250 Inc. in 1954. He was a member son. Cemetery. Puddin Swamp Road, Turbev- of the Summerton Lions Club, The family wishes to ex- ROBERT C. WEATHERLY Pallbearers will be Chris ille. Stephens Funeral Home Summerton Masonic Lodge, press a special thanks to her Robert Carl Weatherly, 59, Daugherty, Barry Odom, & Crematory, 304 N. Church the S.C. Forestry Association buddy and caregiver, Janine husband of Margie L. Hugh Jackson, Roy Creech, St., Manning, is in charge of and a board member of Clar- Sanchez. Weatherly, died Friday, Bill Johnson, Melvin Mixon, arrangements, (803) 435-2179. endon School District One. He Funeral services will be March 22, 2019, at MUSC in Cray Weeks and Robert Buni- www.stephensfuneralhome.org was instrumental in forming held at 3 p.m. today at Ever- Charleston. el. LOG-A-LOAD for Kids, which green Baptist Church. Burial Born Jan. 3, 1961, in Sumter, Honorary pallbearers will MIRIAM C. REED is an organization that raises will follow at Garden of Mem- he was a son of the late Rich- be the employees of Dixie GABLE — Miriam Eliza- funds for children’s hospitals ories Cemetery. ard Carl Weatherly and Patri- Products, Sumter Camp of beth Clark Reed, 90, wife of in South Carolina. He was the The family will receive cia Ann Briner Weatherly. Mr. Gideons International. Dr. Gordon Kenworthy Reed, Forestry Association’s Out- friends from 2 to 3 p.m. today Weatherly was a driver for The family will receive died Friday, standing Logger of the Year at the church. Sumter Transport Co. He en- friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today March 22, 2019, in 1988 and he was the south- In lieu of flowers, memori- joyed golf and fishing and was at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens at Prisma Health ern regional Outstanding Log- als may be made to Evergreen an avid fan of the Clemson Ti- Funeral Home and other Tuomey Hospi- ger of the Year in 1989. He re- Baptist Church, 6316 Pamplico gers. times at the home. tal. ceived the Forestry Associa- Highway, Effingham, SC 29541 Survivors include his wife Memorials may be made to Born February tion’s 2008 Distinguished Ser- or McLeod Hospice House, of 39 years; four children, the Gideons International 25, 1929, in Syra- vice Award. He was a member P.O. Box 100551, Florence, SC Brian Weatherly, Trish W. Sumter Chapter, P.O. Box REED cuse, New York, of Summerton Presbyterian 29502. McCoy (Justin), C.C. Weath- 1795, Sumter, SC 29151, or to she was a daugh- Church, where he was Elder Please visit the online con- erly and Evan Weatherly, all the Zigrang Bible Class of ter of the late Emeritus. dolence page for Mrs. Poston of Sumter; nine grandchil- Harmony Church, 1021 Ster- Robert Newton Clark and He is survived by four chil- at www.stoudenmiredowling. dren; two brothers, Ricky ling St., Sumter, SC 29153. Ruth Mahood Clark. She was dren, Sherry Martin Stewart com. Weatherly (Rose) and Roger Elmore-Cannon-Stephens a member of Sardinia Presby- (Dwight) of Summerton, Bon- Stoudenmire-Dowling Fu- Weatherly (Tess), both of Funeral Home and Crematori- terian Church. nie Martin Eagerton (Bert) of neral Home of Florence is in Sumter; one sister, Renee um of Sumter is in charge of She is survived by her hus- Manning, C. Norman Martin charge of arrangements. Weatherly of Sumter; and the arrangements. THE SUMTER ITEM SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 | C1

Call the newsroom at: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Sumter native Roosted ain’t roasted completes farm t was dark, with a cold canine. It didn’t. He continued to The turkeys were gobbling now northwest wind whipping bark at me but did start to move and didn’t seem to be fazed by all management slowly away across the field. Now, I the coyote racket. I was relieved. across the open fields. There was concerned that his barking and There wasn’t any need to walk I high-pitched yipping would spook down the field now, and I was con- 12-day program was just the hint of a lighter- any turkeys in the area. cerned that they would see me if I colored sky in the east. I left the The sky was getting lighter now, tried to get closer. So, I just stood at FROM STAFF REPORTS truck parked behind a thick but the ground was still dark. I had the edge of the bushes near the Ashlee Hutto of Lee Newman a small pen light in my pocket and truck, where I could keep an eye Farms in Sumter recently completed hedge of mock orange bushes tried shining that in his direction. out for any other coy dogs that the 2019 Executive Farm Manage- and started down the side of the He was close enough to shoot if I might come along. ment program. could get his eyes to shine. But I The turkeys put on quite a vocal In this 12-day program, partici- field. didn’t particularly want to shoot at show with their lusty gobbles, and pants focus on all aspects of man- the coyote, as I figured the gunshot the hens must have been truly im- agement needed to successfully I had let my son Clayton out at might also spook the turkeys. I was pressed. It ended all too soon, and manage today’s large, commercial, the ditch bank on the other side of hopeful that he would just wander then I saw Clayton coming across family owned farms the field. He wanted on off. He didn’t. the field. He had a big smile on his across the Southeast. to walk to the piney In pure exasperation, I started to face. He asked me, “Did you see that The program is deliv- woods, closer to the walk quickly toward the unseen coy- sunrise?” I answered that I did, but ered over six weeks in head of the old mill ote. He kept barking and kept mov- I had been distracted by the coy- three locations: Savan- pond. We were hop- ing away. I stopped, elevated the otes. He said, “I saw a coyote in the nah, Georgia; Raleigh, ing to hear from shotgun and fired a shot. It worked. other field — did you shoot at one?” North Carolina; and some gobblers this He shut up. So, I turned and started And I answered, “Yes, I did.” Then HUTTO Charleston. EFM is in morning. Clayton back to my truck. Before I got back he asked, “How about all those tur- its second year and is had seen a big flock to the truck, I heard a turkey gobble keys!” And I replied, “Well, it re- offered by North Carolina State Dan of turkeys out in across the field toward the woods minds me of an old saying — roost- University’s College of Agriculture Geddings the field a few days that Clayton had walked to. I guess ed ain’t roasted. You still got to and Life Sciences and its partners: before. the coyote barks and the shotgun hunt them.” N.C. State Cooperative Extension A very loud series blast hadn’t bothered him. Clayton went back Wednesday Service, Poole College of Manage- of barks very close behind me I started down the side of the morning to hunt the turkeys, and I ment, Clemson Cooperative Exten- stopped me in my tracks, and the field again, and another coyote went back to Columbia to attend the sion, ECU College of Business and hair stood up on the back of my started barking out in the field be- Fish, Game and Forestry Committee University of Georgia Cooperative neck! I knew from the tone that it hind me. This one was farther away meeting that is considering a new Extension. was a coyote. I immediately turned but was not moving away. I turned turkey hunting season. There is also All participants are put into and walked quickly back to my and started toward him. It was get- a bill in the Senate that will offer a teams on the first day of the pro- truck. The coyote was just across ting light enough now that I could bounty on coyotes. Bill S. 489 is spon- gram and work within their teams the road, but I couldn’t see him in see him, and he was too far out to sored by Sen. Stephen Goldfinch of throughout the duration. The pro- the early morning darkness. He was shoot with a shotgun. I realized Georgetown. The bill is currently re- gram implements a fictional but not retreating, and his barks got now that the coyotes had intercept- siding in the Fish, Game and Forest- fact-based case study to teach all louder and more aggressive. ed my scent stream as it drifted ry Committee. Both bills would be of the management tools empha- At the truck, I opened the door across the field on the wind. This good for South Carolina hunters. sized during the program, allow- and retrieved my shotgun. Of one could also see me, and he did ing the opportunity for the partici- course, the dome light came on, and run on across the field. But he Reach Dan Geddings at cdged- pants to practice applying these I figured the light would spook the didn’t stop barking. [email protected]. tools.

PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY DAVID LUCAS The lichen-covered rock and water-filled depressions make for a unique setting atop the SCDNR’s Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve. Standing on the Moon

BY DAVID LUCAS relatively silt free is so important. South Carolina DNR That’s all very cool, but on my visit, the day after Thanksgiving, my goal If wildflowers and rare plants are wasn’t checking out endangered mol- your bag, then early spring is a fantas- lusks or even rare plants; it was work- tic time to pay a visit to the SCDNR’s ing off some of the approximately 12 Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve, million extra calories I had ingested the but the spectacular views and varied day before. I wasn’t alone. I got there hiking options make this a popular around 10 a.m., and there were already spot during any season. a few cars in the parking lot. Wooden bridges guide you on your way as the trail crosses the creek in several places. You could say that the South Caroli- Forty Acre Rock was known as a na Department of Natural Resources’ destination point for locals in Lancast- about the site’s uniqueness. Stepping tually find their way into Flat Creek. Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve has er County and the surrounding area out from the tree line onto the rock’s From the upper parking lot to the over- a sort of split personality. The pre- long before it became an SCDNR Heri- gently sloping surface, you really do look and down to the lower parking lot, serve’s unique geography and related tage Preserve. The rock that gives the feel as if you might be on the surface of you’ll hike a distance of about two miles plant communities make it a key desti- preserve its name isn’t really 40 acres the moon, complete with craters. — give or take a few exploratory de- nation for amateur or professional bot- — it’s closer to 14 — but the spectacu- The craters are actually vernal tours. You could also incorporate the anists — mainly in the lar views and otherworldly pools, depressions in the rock where 1.2-mile loop trail around the beaver early spring. It’s also a setting makes it a place to erosion and water forces have created pond and along some of Flat Creek’s great destination for a fan- WANT TO GO? visit like no other. Unfortu- miniature ecosystems. When the pools lower reaches, or you can connect with tastic view and pleasant The park is at the end nately, that popularity has fill with water, the thin layer of soil at the trail over the “old” Highway 601 day hike — one that can be of Conservancy Road, led to some vandalism and the bottom is capable of supporting road bed and see where the old bridge moderate or strenuous, de- which is accessible graffiti over the years, a some plant life — including some very crosses the creek. So if you’re a light- pending on your mood and from Nature Reserve problem that property distinct (and rare) wildflower commu- weight in the hiking department or a physical stamina. Either Road, off U.S. 601, managers and SCDNR’s nities. Some rare flowering plants good and somewhat lazy planner, now’s way, there’s plenty to see east of Lancaster. Law Enforcement Division found in the pools include elf orpine, the time when you’ll double back to the here, starting with the ar- have been working to cor- piedmont sandwort and pool sprite. lower parking lot to take the “shuttle” ea’s most well-known fea- rect in recent years. That makes early springtime — late car that your hiking companion (it’s al- ture, the rock itself. The large, flat granite outcropping, March through April and early May — ways good to have a partner) left there My last trip to Forty Acre Rock was situated where the sandhills and pied- a popular time for hardcore amateur back to the upper lot. But if you’re more in November 2018, not long after the mont geologic regions meet, is the re- botanists to visit. If winter rains have the hardcore type, then you won’t mind 159-acre “Ardrey Track” was added to sult of millions-of-years-old geologic been plentiful (like they certainly were the somewhat steep climb all the way the preserve, ensuring the long-term processes, with time and erosion gradu- this year) now is the season when back up through the floodplain forest to protection of a section of nearby Flat ally exposing the hard surface of rock these rare and diminutive beauties the rock and the upper lot. Hey, it’s Creek that is one of the few locations outcroppings that in most places would will begin to blossom. At the pools’ great to blast those quads, right? The where the “Carolina heel-splitter” be buried deep underground. It’s ap- outer edges, mosses and sedge grasses website WildlifeSouth.com has a detailed freshwater mussel exists in the wild. proximately half a mile through a typi- have begun the process of succession trail map, as well as some great photos That’s a big win for this critically en- cal mixed pine and hardwood forest — a gradual takeover that may be in- of plants in the rock’s vernal pools and dangered species. Flat Creek is the from the preserve’s upper parking lot terrupted during drier periods. depressions in full spring bloom. only known location where viable re- to the open face of the rock. That’s like- For a longer hike, pathways starting So if you’re looking for a hiking des- production seems to be taking place, ly why this parking lot is frequently near the top of either the eastern or tination that offers a variety of land- which is why protection of the sur- filled with locals taking advantage of a western edge of the rock will take you scapes and levels of difficulty, check rounding riparian habitat that keeps nice, short hike with a great view at the down a steep hill and into the floodplain out Forty Acre Rock Heritage Pre- the rocky stream bottoms of Flat Creek end or curious visitors who have heard where tiny streams and waterfalls even- serve this spring or summer. C2 | SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 THE SUMTER ITEM REFLECTIONS Sumter football gets new home Stadium built in 1940 at fairgrounds saw huge crowds, big games

eflections looks back at the movement of a Sumter pub- lic school's football program Rto the upscale stadium at the fairgrounds during the World War II era. The first football games were first played on the “old race track just beyond Judge Green’s place on North Main Street. There was no enclosure around the field. Receipts from the games were taken by passing the hat.” Later, games were played at the practice fields at the respective high schools. The informa- tion and photos used to prepare this article were taken from The Sumter Item archives. In September of 1936, Hugh Stoddard, coach of the Sumter High School football Sammy Way team, announced REFLECTIONS that “arrangements had been completed for the installation of floodlights on the Sumter practice field (which was also used for games). “In addition, four home games under the lights were sched- uled for the upcoming season. It was ABOVE: In 1946, football games for Sumter High School were moved from the field beside the old Haynsworth Street campus to the also noted that there would be no in- upscale stadium built at the Sumter County Fairgrounds. BELOW: The stadium at the fairgrounds hosted not only Sumter High School, crease in the price of admission for but also games between college teams, the football team from Shaw Air Force Base and other schools from the county. the night games. Observers antici- pated a tremendous increase in at- tendance compared to the afternoon contests." In July of 1940, the Sumter School Board authorized the construction of bleachers on the athletic field at Ed- munds High School. The bleachers were to be placed on the east side of the field and were to be completed by the beginning of the football season. In addition to the bleachers at Ed- munds High, the purchase of seats for the Lincoln High School auditori- um was also authorized. In September of 1940, the Sumter Board of Education made a surprise announcement concerning the trans- fer of the Sumter High football games to the Sumter County Fair- grounds and the removal of the lighting system from the high school and installation of it at the fair- ground field. This enhancement would also entail purchasing taller vide suitable street lighting on those poles and maintaining the system. streets leading to the stadium and The local school board agreed that furnish sufficient police protection the high school would pay the Fair to handle the crowds during the Association $100 per year for the use games. The Fair Association would of the field. The Fair Association replace the wooden stands with steel would, in turn, pay for current use ones and increase the seating capaci- and replace any and all light bulbs ty to almost 8,000 spectators. The that burned out during the games; question of an adequate playing fa- the association also agreed to keep cility for Sumter public schools Ed- the fields and stands in playing con- munds and Lincoln would not be dition for the school. solved until 1960, when the city The use of this facility would pro- would entertain thoughts of building vide ample seating, 7,500 seats com- a new stadium removed from the pared to only 3,000 at the school, ade- downtown region. This transition oc- quate parking spaces and a better curred in 1963 when Memorial Stadi- playing field. Disadvantages would um was completed. include increased distance from the According to an article published in Edmunds High School is seen from the air before 1963, with Purdy Street on the right school, loss of use of the school gym The Item in 1962, the new Pinewood and Mood Avenue in the foreground. Football games for Edmunds and Lincoln high for dressing and storage and home- Road facility was “initially designed schools were played at Memorial Stadium when it was completed in 1963. field advantage. The board took no for Edmunds High games, however, action on this matter while approving the other county schools would be Lincoln High a proposal to invite public opinion re- free to use the stadium for champion- School head garding the transfer. ships, playoffs and other games of coach Joe Hoskin The decision to move the high significance. It was also announced discusses offen- school games did not take place that plans for a new second stadium sive plans for a until May of 1946 after the conclu- would be constructed at Bates Junior game at the fair- sion of World War II. Only then did High School, located on Bailey Street. grounds against The Sumter Daily Item learn that It was anticipated that most schools Howard High the school board had accepted the would prefer to use their own lighted with two of his offer of the American Legion, oper- fields for normal home games. Plans outstanding ators of the County Fair, to relocate were to develop the Pinewood stadi- backs, Oliver the high school lighting system and um first to reduce the overload at the Wells and John use the field for future football con- Fairgrounds Stadium which would be Haynesworth, in tests. used indefinitely unless the Fair- August 1968. “A school board member noted grounds Association members decid- that the city would be asked to pro- ed to discontinue it."

Cheerleaders pep up a crowd watching a football game at the stadium at Edmunds High A homecoming float is seen at the stadium at the fairgrounds in the 1960s. The stadium School in 1941. Purdy Street ran behind the grandstands. was the scene of many pep rallies. THE SUMTER ITEM SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 | C3 YESTERYEAR Sumter WASP killed in plane crash; speedway gets facelift 75 YEARS AGO — 1944 filled with recreation and training im- Oct. 14 — Oct. 20 portant to the growth of any youth, ac- • Lt. Col. Frank K. Clarke, 40, well- cording to camp director Bob Partin. known Sumter attorney, was one of 25 YEARS AGO — 1994 five officers aboard a missing transport plane for which Third Air Force head- March 17 — 23 quarters at Tampa, Florida, was mak- • A plan to eliminate residential ing a widespread search. The plane property taxes for schools was shelved was last heard from at 2:53 Sunday by the South Carolina House because it night over Cross City, Florida, when it apparently lacked the votes to pass. asked for weather conditions in the Limits on local government spending Tampa area. The plane had taken off caused enough of a controversy that from Athens, Georgia, at 6:24 p.m. for a the bill might never clear the House, return trip to Drew Field, Tampa. The said Ways and Means Committee weather at Drew Field was good when Chairman Billy Boan, the bill’s spon- the plane made its request, and offi- sor. cials expected the plane to land within • If anything, it looked like the oppo- the hour. Nothing more was heard sition of nearby homeowners might from it, however. sink a developer’s plan to open a funer- • Mrs. Jeanne L. Norbeck, 34, WASP, al home in western Sumter. But it was was killed instantly at 5 p.m. when the an apparent change of heart by the plane she was piloting on a routine test owner of the property where L. Harvin flight crashed near Highway 15, about Bullock wanted to put his $500,000 de- six miles from Sumter near Jackson’s velopment that has forced him to alter Store. Officials of Shaw Field said it his plans. Because the owner of the lot was the field’s first crash involving a changed his mind, Bullock was forced member of the Women’s Army Service to move his plans one lot north on Wil- Pilots. Mrs. Norbeck, a native of Co- son Hall Road. lumbus, Indiana, is survived by her • The struggling Lee County Memo- husband, Cpl. Edward Norbeck, who is SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO rial Hospital would receive about stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Mis- 1994 — Zandee Brunson hugs her mother, Mary, upon her return from a trip to Florida $286,000 next year under a proposal by souri, and her parents are from Colum- with Sumter High School Key Club members. area legislators to tax garbage that will bus, Missouri. be buried at the local landfill. The state • Shaw Field’s library on air intelli- munity exhibits. Secretary Paul V. • A triple and a single produced the House of Representatives added an gence was enriched by the contribu- Moore of the State Fair Association only run for Camden in the ninth in- amendment to the state budget last tion of a collector’s edition of a book said officials were hoping for an atten- ning here, but it was enough to defeat week that would require users of the which the donor had been holding dance of 100,000, with the biggest gate Sumter, 1-0, in a League III American new Lee County Regional Recycling until the return of his son, a B-17 pilot expected for the Carolina-Clemson Legion baseball game. It was the third and Disposal Facility to pay a $1 tax on overseas. The son recently was killed football game. loss of the season for the P-15’s against each ton of garbage brought there. The in action over Germany. The gift, a • Local post office authorities said just a lone victory. Camden moves its revenue would go to Lee Memorial. handsomely bound rare edition, came that the rush for last-minute mailing record to 4-0 on the league, the best the • A drive to start a museum here that to Shaw following the receipt several of overseas packages is on. The date loop has to offer. would tell the story of cotton in South days ago of a brief note to Col. D. W. for mailing has been extended to Oct. • A discussion of urban renewal as a Carolina — from new crop to its reign Titus, commanding, from J. B. Folsom, 16 because the 15th is a Sunday. Impor- means of downtown redevelopment as “king” to its modern decline and re- a lifelong resident of nearby Sumter. “I tant reminders to the last-minute highlighted the Chamber of Commerce cent modest revival — has been kicked have a book titled ‘Man’s Fight to Fly’, crowd of mailers: in preparing packag- Board of Directors’ meeting. Vice pres- off. Organizers said Monday they hope he wrote simply, “which I thought you es, consider weight — the parcel must ident Doug Purdy reported to the to open the South Carolina Cotton Mu- might like to have at Shaw Field.” not exceed five pounds; size — it must board on a trip sponsored by the seum on Oct. 22, the Saturday of the • Miss Elizabeth Hepburn has re- not be more than 15 inches in length or Downtown Sumter Improvement Asso- weeklong 1994 Lee County Cotton Fes- ceived notice from the Scholastic Press 36 inches in height and girth com- ciation to Rock Hill and Winston-Sa- tival. Association of Columbia University, bined. It should be marked “Christmas lem, North Carolina, to study down- • Zandee Brunson looked apprehen- New York City, saying that the Sumter parcel” so that it may be given special town improvements in these cities. sive. Her blue eyes were wide behind annual for 1944 was awarded the “Med- attention to assure its arrival before • A bronze marker was dedicated at brown bangs and a white scarf as she alist” rating, an honor which is given Dec. 25. the spot where in 1927 Paul Redfern, peered around the Sumter High School only to a few publications of distinc- 50 YEARS AGO — 1969 former resident of Columbia, took off parking lot in the gray light of dawn. tion selected from their top-ranking from a beach at Sea Island trying to With an arm bearing a Minnie Mouse June 15 — June 21 books. Edmunds High School is to be link North America and South Ameri- watch, she pulled her mother close. “I congratulated on publishing for the • A 27-year veteran of the armed ca by air. His small monoplane, a Stin- love you,” she said, burying her face in third successive year an annual carry- forces took command of the largest son-Detroiter, disappeared after he was Mary Brunson’s neck. “I love you too, ing a superior honor rating. wing in the Tactical Air Command in a sighted 165 miles off the coast of Vene- darling,” said Brunson, patting her • First Sgt. Alderberry “Bill” Strick- change-of-command ceremony. Col. zuela on a flight to Rio de Janeiro, Bra- daughter on the back. Zandee was land, chief EM of Section B and a na- Erwin A. Hesse became commander of zil. headed for Disney World and Sea tive South Carolinian from Anderson, the 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance • The architectural firm of James World with 10 other members of Sum- proved the favorite of Shaw’s non-coms Wing in a flight line ceremony hosted and DuRant has been retained by the ter High’s TMD class. Twenty-two when he was elected for a second term by Brig. Gen. Willard W. Millikan, YMCA Expansion Fund and is now in members of the school’s Key Club, 11 as president of the Basic Pilot School’s commander of the 833rd Air Division. the process of preparing plans for the adult supervisors and four other vol- famed NCO Club, located one mile Col. Hesse succeeds Brig. Gen. Kendall additional “Y” facilities on Miller unteers were also waiting to board the from the base at Cherryvale. Strick- S. Young, who is leaving Shaw Air Road. According to Fred E. Brogdon, bus for Orlando. land won the right for a second semes- Force Base for the post of chief at the president of the YMCA board of direc- • Despite two shutout losses, Sumter ter at the helm of the popular club by Air Force Advisory Group, Tan Son tors, the architects have already pre- High School varsity boys soccer coach polling the majority vote over three op- Nhut Air Force Base, South Vietnam. pared preliminary plans for approval Jimmy Watson isn’t discouraged. His ponents seeking the office. The voting • The Dixie Youth City Champion- of the YMCA board and the building team finished 7-8 overall last season had been conducted by secret ballot at ship will begin at Palmetto Park with committee. but ended the Region IV-4A schedule the base during the past 10 days. four games. The tournament will be a • Sumter School District 17 voters re- 7-3 and placed third. The Gamecocks • New automobile licenses are being double elimination event involving the elected incumbents Dr. Charles R. are 0-2 this season, and Watson isn’t issued at a rapid rate, a spokesman at top two teams in each of the six Propst and Logan L. Phillips to the dis- closing the door on success just yet. the South Carolina Highway Depart- leagues. Games will be played at six trict’s board of trustees. Propst has • Recognizing that the local option ment office said. “We are handling 75 and eight each evening, and four served on the District 17 board since sales tax won’t be an easy sell, Sumter percent larger crowds this year,” he games will be played on each of the 1957. Logan Phillips has served on the County Council discussed how to im- said. The licenses are green with yel- first three days of the tournament. school board since 1963. prove the chances of a successful voter low numbers and are made of new tin. • A twin-engine Apache plane carry- • Members of city and county gov- referendum on the issue. Councilmen Last year, the plates were small metal ing two passengers made an impromp- ernment and representatives of local agreed to ask for meetings on the tax strips which were clipped to the previ- tu landing strip of a muddy soybean civic organizations and U.S. Depart- with officials from the city of Sumter ous year’s licenses. field near Bishopville. The plane, pilot- ment of Agriculture-sponsored agen- and the towns of Pinewood and Mayes- • With this issue, The Sumter Daily ed by John Thomas Russell Jr. of cies met here and agreed that Sumter ville, municipalities that would get a Item completed 50 years of uninter- Washington, Georgia, was carrying County should be included in plans for share of the revenues from the tax. rupted publication under the same Russell and his passenger Billy Staple- instituting a four-county Resource Sumter Mayor Steve Creech is a strong management. The first issue was deliv- ton from a business trip in Florence to Conservation and Development Proj- supporter of the tax. ered to a few more than 400 subscrib- Washington when one engine gave out. ect. The luncheon meeting was called • Margaret Ellen “Maisie” Roper ers on the afternoon of Oct. 15, 1894, Afraid that the other engine could not jointly by the Sumter Soil and Water Burns has been named South Caroli- and from that day until today not a sin- carry the Apache to an airfield because Conservation District Supervisors and na’s Mother of the Year — the first gle issue of the six-day-a-week publica- of a steady loss of altitude, Russell de- the Greater Sumter Chamber of Com- Sumterite to receive the award since tion has been omitted, except for three cided to find a spot to land. merce to discuss the need for and the 1957. Gov. Carroll Campbell presented days in 1928 when all wire service was • Preston Taylor Jr., 18, was fatally organization of an RC&D project for the annual award to Mrs. Burns, prais- interrupted when the great storm en- wounded in Vietnam on June 2. He was Sumter County as part of a four-coun- ing her for working in her church and tirely suspended all power, light and born in Clarendon County, son of Mrs. ty planning area comprised of Sumter, community. The Burns family came to telegraph service in this section for Ruth Adger Taylor and the late Pres- Lee, Clarendon and Kershaw counties. Sumter 44 years ago, when her hus- several days. Not even in 1921, when ton Taylor. Taylor was a 1968 graduate • A host of Sumter P-15 hurlers were band, Dr. C. Benton Burns, came to the printing plant was destroyed by of Lincoln High School and had served blasted by Olanta here as the P-15’s provide the then-small community fire on the 20th of June, was the Daily in the U.S. Army for 11 months. took it on the chin for the fourth time with a pediatrician. Item put out of business. For six weeks, • Seven Sumter golfers will be among this season, 7-2. The home team pound- • Norman Greene was expecting the the paper was printed in the plant of a field of 126 players in the South Caro- ed out 11 hits — five of them for extra worst. When the news he expected did the Orangeburg Times and Democrat lina Golf Association’s Junior Champi- bases — against four Sumter hurlers. come, it was still a blow. “I was still and delivered each afternoon by rail to onship. Play in the 54-hole stroke play Starter Ron Teal was the loser despite emotionally shocked when I was told,” Sumter for distribution to subscribers event will include 36 holes of qualify- giving up only one hit. Greene said of the announcement that by the regular city carrier boys. ing before winding up Saturday in • Units from Shaw deployed person- his football career at the University of • Sumter High School bounced back flights. One of the Sumter favorites nel and aircraft to Myrtle Beach Air South Carolina has come to an end into the win column by romping to a will be 11-year-old John Black in the Force Base and McEntire Air National after suffering three concussions, a 32-7 victory over Lake View before a Pee Wee Division, which includes 10 Guard Base to continue normal opera- fractured jaw and recurring dizziness. capacity crowd of fans. With several golfers. Others from the Sumter area tions while the runway is closed for re- “While I had an idea, I still didn’t think key players watching the battle from playing include Mark Shekitka, James pairs, June 16 to July 16. One thousand anything as bad as that would hap- the sidelines, the Birds had little trou- Sampson, Scotty Broome, Gary Stoffel, feet of the main runway is going to be pen.” ble racking up their third victory once Ken Pomeroy, Steve Broome and torn up and repaired at a cost of • When John Campbell took over as they got started. Held to a scoreless tie Dwayne Adams. $240,000. Contractor for the construc- the new promoter of the Gamecock during the first period, the Gamecocks • A year ago, H.C. Pritchard was say- tion is the J.F. Barton Construction Co. Speedway this year, he set out to give pushed over a touchdown early in the ing the 1968 season would probably be of Hamel, Illinois. the facility a facelift. After many long second and then turned opportunists his last one since he felt that he was • The Sumter YMCA’s Day Camp hours of tearing down, rebuilding, ne- to grab two more before halftime. getting a little too old to be competitive began its 17th year of operation June 9 gotiating and selling, Campbell will un- • The diamond jubilee State Fair will with the younger drivers. Many race as 65 boys and girls made the 22-mile veil his “Labor of Love” when the open its doors Monday for a six-day fans told him that he was crazy and he trip to Camp Mac Boykin in Manches- speedway plays host to its first Auto run of exhibits and events based on a could still drive with the best of them. ter State Forest. The camp holds two- Expo. Campbell has made numerous food for victory theme. The 75th fair He proved Saturday night that he could week sessions, five of which are sched- cosmetic changes to the time-worn will be highlighted by a display of war still drive with the young and old by uled for this summer. Boys and girls race track in the past few months weapons, furnished by nearby Fort winning his second late-model sports- leave the YMCA at 9 a.m. each week which included renovating the bath- Jackson, in complement to its theme man feature event of the season at day and return to Sumter about 5 p.m. rooms, the concessions and grand- that will be followed in farm and com- Sumter Speedway. each afternoon. The campers’ day is stands. C4 THE ITEM CLASSIFIEDS SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 CLASSIFIED DEADLINES 11:30 a.m. the day before for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday edition. 11:30 a.m. Friday for Sunday’s edition.

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Woody, Esquire as Attorney for any IN THE MATTER OF: PAUL PETER Newman's Tree Service Tree NOTICES unknown Defendants who may be in HOZA removal, trimming, topping, view NOTICE OF YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE the Military Service of the United Paula Hoza, APPOINTMENT OF enhancement pruning, bobcat that Plaintiff will move for an Order States of America, and may be, as Petitioner, work stump grinding, Lic & Beer & Wine of Reference or the Court may issue such, entitled to the benefits of the vs. GUARDIAN AD LITEM insured. Call 803-316-0128 License a general Order of Reference of this Servicemember's Civil Relief Act, Michael Hoza, and for any persons, TO THE RESPONDENTS HEREIN: action to a Master-in-Equity/Special and any amendments thereto, and it unknown who are or might claim to names and addresses unknown A Notch Above Tree Care Log Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the appearing that Kelley Woody, be heirs of the Notice Of including thereof any who may be pickup available. Full quality service South Carolina Rules of Civil Esquire has consented to act for and Decedent, including any unknown Application minors or under other legal low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB Procedure. represent said Defendants, it is persons in the Armed Forces of the Notice is hereby given that Emma S United States of disabilities, if any, and to the accredited 983-9721 Bates dba Last Chance Lounge natural, general or testamentary YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE ORDERED that Kelley Woody, P.O. America, any minors, persons non intends to apply to the South guardian or conservator or otherwise that under the provisions of S.C. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone compos mentis and persons under a Carolina Department of Revenue for unto the persons with whom they Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is disability of any kind or nature, a license permit that will allow the may reside, if any thereby: 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of appointed Guardian ad Litem on Respondents. sale and premises consumption ON rents contained in the referenced behalf of all unknown minors and all of at YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE MERCHANDISE Beer & Wine 1018 Governor Mortgage is perfected and Attorney unknown persons who may be under SUMMONS . that by the Order entered March 18, Richardson Rd. Pinewood, SC 29125 for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that a disability, all of whom may have or To object to the issuance of this 2019, Jason L. Reddick, Esquire, was all rents shall be payable directly to claim to have some interest or claim TO THE ABOVE NAMED permit / license, written protest must named Guardian ad Litem Nisi to it by delivery to its undersigned to the real property commonly RESPONDENTS: be postmarked no later than represent your interest in this action Garage, Yard & April 2, attorneys from the date of default. In known as 5755 Cane Savannah Road, . For a protest to be valid, it and appointment to become absolute Estate Sales 2019 the alternative, Plaintiff will move Wedgefield, SC 29168; that he is YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED must be in writing, and should unless you apply for the appointment before a judge of this Circuit on the empowered and directed to appear and required to answer to the include the following information: of a Guardian ad Litem Nisis to 10th day after service hereof, or as on behalf of and represent said Petition (Adjudication of Intestacy Retired Military Moving Sale: (1) the name, address and telephone represent your interest in the above soon thereafter as counsel may be Defendants, unless said Defendants, and Determination of Heirs) herein, Complete house is full. Fri. 10-3, Sat. number of the person filing the entitled action within thirty (30) days heard, for an Order enforcing the or someone on their behalf, shall a copy of which is herewith served 9-2 & Sun. 11-3 at 2475 Stadium Rd. protest; (2) the specific reasons why from the date of said order. assignment of rents, if any, and within thirty (30) days after service upon you, and to serve a copy of your the application should be denied; (3) Everything must go! compelling payment of all rents of a copy hereof as directed, procure Answer to the Petition upon the that the person protesting is willing JONES SETH & JONES, L.L.P. covered by such assignment directly the appointment of Guardian or subscriber, at the address shown to attend a hearing (if one is J Cabot Seth, Esq. For Sale to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be Guardians ad Litem for said below, within thirty (30) days after requested by the applicant); (4) that ATTORNEY FOR THE or Trade based upon the original Note and Defendants. service hereof or otherwise appear PETITIONER the person protesting resides in the Mortgage herein and the Complaint and defend, exclusive of the day of same county where the proposed P. O. Box 1268 attached hereto. AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED such service, and if you fail to place of business is located or within 5 Law Range Antique Stuff that Kelley Woody, P.O. Box 6432, answer the Petition within the time five miles of the business; and (5) the Sumter, SC 29151-1268 Now through April 6th trash to LIS PENDENS Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) aforesaid, or otherwise appear and name of the applicant and the 803-773-8676 treasure sale, shop early, store 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed defend judgment by default will be address of the premises to be [email protected] wide up to 75% off. Furniture, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Attorney for any unknown rendered against you for the relief licensed. Protests must be mailed to: an action has been or will be Defendants who are, or may be, in demanded in the Petition. collectables, jewelry, and lots of S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL, commenced in this Court upon the Military Service of the United variety. Tues.-Sat. 10:30am-5pm P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South complaint of the above-named States of America and as such are 2726 Cleveland St Elloree SC Your Carolina 29214-0907; or Faxed to: SUMMONS Plaintiff against the above-named entitled to the benefits of the (803) 896-0110. AND NOTICE treasures are waiting! Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a Servicemember's Civil Relief Act aka certain mortgage of real estate given Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act Summons & TO THE ABOVE NAMED New & used Heat pumps & A/C. by Addrana M. Jones to Mortgage of 1940, and any amendments RESPONDENTS and to the natural, Will install/repair, Call 843-992-2364 Notice Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. thereto, to represent and protect the general, testamentary or other as nominee for Finance America, interest of said Defendants, guardians thereof, and to the person SUMMONS LLC dated August 18, 2005 and with whom they reside or by whom AND NOTICES recorded on August 23, 2005 in Book AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED they may reside or, by whom they (Non-Jury) 994 at Page 00568, in the Sumter That a copy of this Order shall be may be employed, if any there be, FORECLOSURE County Registry (hereinafter, forth with served upon said and to all, other Respondents whose EMPLOYMENT OF REAL ESTATE "Mortgage"). Thereafter, the Defendants by publication in The whereabouts cannot be ascertained. MORTGAGE Mortgage was transferred to the Item, a newspaper of general Plaintiff herein by assignment circulation published in the County YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED, Help Wanted IN THE COURT OF and/or corporate merger. of Sumter, State of South Carolina, advised and notified that the Full-Time COMMON PLEAS once a week for three (3) consecutive Petition, Summons, Order The premises covered and affected Appointing Guardian ad Litem, C/A NO.: by the said Mortgage and by the Order of Publication and Notice to Wanted laborer and laborer w/ CDL 2018-CP-43-02105 foreclosure thereof were, at the time license, welding experience is a plus. of the making thereof and at the time STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Salary negotiable. For more info. call of the filing of this notice, more COUNTY OF SUMTER particularly described in the said 803-494-9590. Mortgage and are more commonly U.S. BANK NATIONAL described as: ASSOCIATION, as Trustee for Home Equity Asset Trust 2006-4 HOME All that piece, parcel or lot of land EQUITY PASS-THROUGH with improvements, lying, being and RENTALS CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-4, situate in the County of Sumter, Plaintiff, State of South Carolina, in Stateburg v. Township, containing one (1) acre, Any heirs-at-law or devisees of and shown and designated on that Unfurnished Addrana M. Jones a/k/a Addrana certain plat of Carl J. Croft, R.L.S., Apartments Jones a/k/a Addrana Montgomery dated June 15, 1978, and being Jones, deceased, their heirs, bounded and measuring as follows: Personal Representatives, On the Northeast by other lands of I Found it in the 2BR Apts, LR, kitchen w/ all new Administrators, Successors and T.C. Croft, Sr., whereon it measured appliances. Dining Room, Wash- Assigns, and all other persons or 130 feet; on the Southeast by land of er/Dryer. Parking Space. C/H/A entities entitled to claim through Mitchell, shown on a plat recorded Section 8 friendly. $500 & $600 Per them; all unknown persons or on the Office of the Clerk of Court for month. Call 803-236-0948 entities with any right, title, estate, Sumter County, in Plat Book I-37 at CLASSIFIEDS interest in or lien upon the real page 10, whereon it measures 335 134 N. Main St. across from old estate described in the complaint feet; On the Southwest by South herein; also any persons who may be court house, Studio Apt: 1 Br, 1 Carolina Road S-43-539, whereon it in the military service of the United measures 130 feet; and on the Ba, all new appliances, reserved States of America, being a class Northwest by other lands of T.C. parking space, WiFi & water incl. designated as Richard Roe; and any Croft, Sr., whereon it measures $975 mo. + dep. Call Scott Bell unknown minors, incompetent or 336.14 feet. JOBS 803-774-3025. imprisoned person, or persons under a disability being a class designated This is the same property conveyed as John Doe; Frances Boyd; Loretta to Addrana Jones by Deed of T.C. HUNTINGTON PLACE Brunson; Carmen Jones; Elijah Croft, Sr. dated July 6, 1978 and HOMES APARTMENTS Jones; Herbert Jones; Thelma Jones; recorded on July 10, 1978 in Book RENTS FROM $700 PER MO. Thornwell Jones; Tommy Lee Jones; I-10, at page 1097 in the Office of the 1 Month Free with a Bernard Leon Witherspoon; Elijah Register of Deeds for Sumter APARTMENTS Witherspoon; Genova Lamb County, State of South Carolina. 13 month lease. Witherspoon; Gregory Jones; SC (2 bedroom only) Housing Corp., TMS No. 1310003023 CARS Defendant(s). LEASING OFFICE LOCATED AT Property Address: ASHTON MILL TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE BOATS NAMED: 5755 Cane Savannah Rd. APARTMENT HOMES Wedgefield, SC 29168 595 ASHTON MILL DRIVE YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend 803-773-3600 by answering the Complaint in this NOTICE OF FILING MOTORCYCLES action, a copy of which is hereby COMPLAINT OFFICE HOURS: served upon you, and to serve a copy MON-FRI 9-5 of your Answer on the subscribers at TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE BIKES their offices at 3800 Fernandina NAMED: Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, Mobile Home within thirty (30) days after the YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE FURNITURE Rentals service hereof, exclusive of the day that the original Complaint, Cover of such service; except that the Sheet for Civil Actions and Quiet Country! 3BR/2BA Double United States of America, if named, Certificate of Exemption from ADR shall have sixty (60) days to answer in the above entitled action was filed PETS wide & 4BR/2BA Single Wide. No after the service hereof, exclusive of in the Office of the Clerk of Court for indoor pets. Self care horse Border- the day of such service; and if you Sumter County on November 21, ing avail. Summerton Call fail to do so, judgment by default will 2018. GARAGE SALES 203-233-3222 for more info. be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. ORDER APPOINTING Commercial Rentals GUARDIAN AD LITEM & MORE

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