New Facility Offers New Day for Mental Health Services for Sumter Residents

No resolution ultimately lasted from 9:30 a.m. April after serving as interim Clarendon coroner to 4 p.m., was originally a result coroner since January after the of Clarendon County Coroner late Samuels Hayes died, has 22 hearing to continue Bucky Mock filing a lawsuit years’ experience as a death in- claiming LaNette Samuels-Coo- vestigator and has worked as into next week per, who beat Mock deputy coroner in in the June 12 pri- Clarendon County for SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018 $1.75 BY KAYLA ROBINS mary, is not quali- 21 years. [email protected] fied to be a coroner Samuels-Cooper, the SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 in South Carolina sister of Hayes, has In what seems to be turning into and incorrectly said on the record pre- a chicken or the egg situation at marked she had one viously she has not led the Clarendon County Court- year’s experience in MOCK SAMUELS- a death investigation house, a merit hearing about death investigation COOPER but that her 13 years of whether the winner of the Demo- with a law enforce- working as an adminis- cratic primary for coroner can re- ment agency, coroner or medical trative assistant in the coroner’s 4 SECTIONS, 28 PAGES | VOL. 123, NO. 196 main on the ballot will spill into examiner agency. office and at her brother’s funeral next week. Mock, who was appointed coro- WORLD The hearing on Friday, which ner by Gov. Henry McMaster in SEE CORONER, PAGE A10

‘To everything there is a season ...’ (ECCLESIASTES 3:1) New facility offers new day for mental health services for Sumter residents

Thailand seeks control over movies about rescue Military government concerned about portrayal of boys trapped in cave A4

SPORTS P-15’s rally in wild 6-4 win over Camden, head PHOTOS BY BRUCE MILLS / THE SUMTER ITEM Santee-Wateree Community Mental Health Center staff member Patrice Lloyd, right, shows guests a children’s play room to state tourney B1 area on Thursday at the new center. $9M in state funding pays for 30,000-square-foot regional center, opening in August Junior P-15’s beat York BY BRUCE MILLS 4-2 in state opener B1 [email protected] effrey Ham pulled from DEATHS, B6 both a well-known Bible Vernal Cousar Jverse and a famous song in Loretta B. Turner describing the new day it is Stacy Diane L. Hall Naomi W. Baxter now for his regional mental Morgan E. Hodge health service agency with the Ryan W. Burdette Clayton Williams grand opening of a new $9 mil- Santee-Wateree Community Mental Health Center is at 801 N. Pike West. lion facility in Sumter on Below, officials and dignitaries participate in Thursday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday night. at the new center. From left, are state Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, Sumter County WEATHER, A12 Councilman Eugene Baten, Santee-Wateree Community Mental Health Center Board Chair Sylvia Christian-James, center executive director Jeffery Ham, and cen- MIXED BAG “To Santee-Wateree Community Mental Health Center: ter board members Catherine Harris, Lawrence Graham and Mary Alice Ipock. Clouds and sun with storms around, a bit cooler This is your season,” today; tonight, patchy clouds and stormy. Ham said, to serve the HIGH 88, LOW 72 community with a renewed commitment of excellence, to celebrate its mission to INSIDE CONTACT US HAM support the recovery Classifieds C6 Info: 774-1200 of individuals with Comics D1 Advertising: 774-1237 mental illness and also celebrate Opinion A11 Classifieds: 774-1200 the opening of two new buildings Panorama A5 Delivery: 774-1258 at 801 N. Pike West. Reflections C3 News and Sports: Area lawmakers, local philan- Yesteryear C4 774-1226 thropists and state department officials also participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Thurs- day’s event. VISIT US ONLINE AT the .com Ham has been the regional

SEE CENTER, PAGE A10 (LYRICS FROM HOLES IN ‘Seasons come, and seasons go, nothing stays the same ...’ THE FLOOR OF HEAVEN) The Sumter Item holding 1st high school football Media Day

Media Day right here to Sum- Facebook at www.facebook. Discussions with players, coaches ter," Publisher Vince Johnson com/theitem, and coverage said. "Our goal is to highlight will run across The Item's to stream on Facebook Live the student-athletes and their print, video and photo plat- coaches through an event forms. FROM STAFF REPORTS around Sumter, Lee and Clar- that gets everyone excited for The event will also coincide endon counties. They will fall. This will be a great way with The Item's annual Grid- The Sumter Item sports take part in question and an- for us to continue on our mis- iron Preview, which will pub- staff is hosting the paper's swer sessions discussing their sion to be the area's premier lish prior to the start of the first-ever Sumter Item Media upcoming season with The local news source and engage 2018 football season on Friday, Day to showcase tri-county Item's sports staff. Each with our community around Aug. 17. high school football teams school will be broadcast on us." For more information and ahead of their fall season. Facebook Live, where the Sumter Item Media Day will to find out about partnering The inaugural event, pre- community can comment to be held at Sumter High School with The Item through adver- sented by title sponsor Hines send in their own questions. on Aug. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 tising or sponsorships, con- Furniture, will feature players "Think about it like we're p.m. Anyone is welcome to tact your sales representative and coaches from public and bringing our version of SEC watch in person, but every- or email marketing@theitem. private school football teams or any other college football thing will be streamed live on com. A2 | SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018 THE SUMTER ITEM

Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Online sales tax ruling ‘levels playing field’

Sports, both said Wednesday they sup- more regulations and taxes but that said previously his agency is current- Retail industry will port the new legislation. the new legislation provides a more ly drafting guidance for remote retail- "This levels the playing field and al- level playing field for all businesses. ers with no physical presence in the likely see impacts lows fairness in trade out there for the "If we are going to be taxed and reg- state regarding registration, collect- local businesses to compete against e- ulated and have to pass that on to cus- ing, filing and remitting sales and use commerce and those companies that tomers, we sure think other retailers tax and plans to ensure a smooth tran- BY BRUCE MILLS are just not collecting any taxes what- — whether online or not — should sition. [email protected] soever," Hines said. "That's wrong and have to play the same game," he said. The guidance will apply the princi- hurts the states and local businesses. Chris Hardy, president and CEO of ples in the recent Supreme Court rul- Local small business leaders think a You're talking a lot of dollars that are the Greater Sumter Chamber of Com- ing to remote retailers who deliver recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to lost annually by a state when these merce, and Von Nessen said the retail more than $100,000 of goods and ser- allow states to charge sales taxes for things are not being collected." industry will be more impacted by the vices in South Carolina or engage in online purchases will "level the play- Many states — including South Car- new legislation than service industry 200 or more separate transactions for ing field" for brick-and-mortar retail- olina — previously had a law stating businesses. the delivery of goods and services an- ers to compete against e-commerce. that if an individual buys something "The majority of items retailed that nually with state residents. The state By a 5-4 vote last month, the nation's online and doesn't pay sales tax at the are also purchased online are going to agency doesn't know exactly when it highest court ruled that remote online time of purchase, he or she is sup- have the biggest impacts," Hardy said. will begin collecting taxes from re- retailers that don't have a store or posed to self-report it on an income "As far as your locally owned busi- mote sellers, according to a spokes- other physical presence in a state are tax return. nesses, it's going to be a positive effect woman. now subject to sales and use tax. For University of South Carolina Econo- for them in the long run because they The case the high court ruled in had example, the tax now could be collect- mist Joey Von Nessen said a lack of are going to be able to compete with to do with a law passed in South Dako- ed from S.C. shoppers who shop on- self-reporting nationwide contributed the strictly online retailers." ta in 2016. That state's governor has line at outdoor retailer L.L. Bean. to a loss of billions of dollars in tax Implementation of the new legisla- said his state loses out on an estimat- Donnie Hines, owner of Hines Fur- revenue at the national level. tion falls in the hands of the South ed $50 million per year in sales tax niture Co., and Shawn Matthews, vice Matthews said retailers, and all Carolina Department of Revenue. that doesn't get collected by out-of- president of Simpson Hardware and businesses in general, don't want DOR Director Hartley Powell has state sellers.

LOCAL BRIEF Semi-truck wreck leads to power outages, lane closure FROM STAFF REPORTS Pinewood to hold meeting on Hazardous material A member of Sumter Fire De- water system project Thursday partment’s hazmat team on board secured from Thomas Sumter Station After receiving $9.6 million in federal suits up on Friday at a wreck funding last year to expand its water BY ADRIENNE SARVIS on U.S. 15. system, the Town of Pinewood will [email protected] hold another informational meeting to MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM update the public on the project Thurs- Sumter Fire Department day. sent its hazmat team from Pinewood Mayor Sarah Mathis dis- Thomas Sumter Station to tributed a news release on Thursday's a wreck on U.S. 15 where a for The Sumter Item, who meeting late last week. semi-truck carrying haz- was at the scene. The U.S. Department of Agriculture- ardous materials went Law enforcement also Rural Development award funding will through a fence and closed one lane of traffic expand Pinewood Water System into struck a utility pole on on the northbound side of the nearby Rimini and Panola commu- Friday morning. the highway, he said. nities. South Carolina Highway A cleanup crew from The mayor and other town officials Patrol Lance Cpl. David Charleston was headed to will make a brief presentation at the Jones said the driver sus- The truck was traveling fence and powerline, he the scene on Friday to meeting and provide answers to fre- tained minor injuries, but south bound on U.S. 15, said. monitor as a wrecker ser- quently asked questions on the project, no hazardous materials away from Sumter, when The crash caused power vice moved the truck, ac- according to the news release. were spilled. The wreck is the vehicle went to the left, outages in the area that af- cording to Jones and Sum- Thursday's meeting will begin at 6 still under investigation, crossed the median and fected multiple traffic ter Fire Department Divi- p.m. at Pinewood Community Center, but the driver had a medi- two lanes of north bound lights, according to Micah sion Chief Brian Christ- 130 Epperson Lane, in Pinewood. cal condition, he said. traffic before hitting the Green, chief digital officer mas.

WHAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS DOING: SUMTER CITY COUNCIL SCETV lease renewed, rezoning request denied BY ADRIENNE SARVIS REZONING FOR BEAUTY Department Director George TEMPORARY UTILITY EASEMENT RENEWING A LEASE AGREEMENT [email protected] SALON DENIED IN McGregor said. APPROVED FOR MAYESVILLE WITH SCETV MAJORITY VOTE He said the rezoning would permit SEWER PROJECT Reading: First many uses that may not be Sumter City Coun- Reading: First of two Reading: Resolution — requires one reading Agenda Item: An ordinance to authorize two compatible with the mostly cil approved readings Agenda Item: A request to rezone Agenda Item: A resolution to require a temporary lease agreements between the city and South residential uses in the area. for a wastewater sys- .30 acres at 702 N. Main St. from construction easement, for just compensation of Carolina Educational Television, also known as tem project in Mayes- residential-6 to general commercial However, rezoning the property to $18.26 to the property owner, for a project to SCETV, for the use of a building and microwave ville, and a lease for the construction of a beauty neighborhood commercial would connect the town of Mayesville's wastewater tower at 18 N. Harvin St. allow the beauty salon and require with SCETV and de- salon. treatment system to the city's wastewater system. Background: The building lease agreement will less stringent distance requirements, nied a rezoning re- Background: As of Tuesday, there Background: This is a $1.5 million project that is allow SCETV to use the building for a term of 10 he said. quest for a beauty was a house on the property that is funded through two sources: $1 million from a U.S. years starting on the date the lease is approved. salon on Tuesday. scheduled to be demolished by the McGregor said the applicant could Department of Housing and Urban Development The tower lease states the agreement will be valid Sumter Pride program. apply for a neighborhood Community Development Block Grant and for a term of 20 years at an agreed rate of $1 per commercial rezoning if the existing Sumter Planning Commission and $500,000 in rural infrastructure funds, said Assistant year. request is denied. Sumter Planning Department staff City Manager Al Harris. Discussion: Councilwoman Ione Dwyer made a did not recommend rezoning the During the public hearing, one city Harris said this will be a temporary easement at the motion for approval, and councilman Steve Corley property to general commercial resident said the beauty parlor corner of Florence Highway and Avenue A in seconded. would be a good idea even though because the property is not large Mayesville so the city can work underneath a Vote: Unanimous approval enough for the general commercial the property is small. portion of the road. distance requirements from other Two other residents asked about The landowner will regain control of the property structures and sidewalks. parking and the hours of operation. when the project is complete, he said. Discussion: The property is a small, Councilman Thomas Lowery made a Discussion: Councilman David Merchant made a triangular-shaped parcel at the motion to approve the rezoning, and motion for approval, and Hastie seconded. corner of Pine and North Main councilman Calvin Hastie seconded. Vote: Unanimous approval streets, Sumter Planning Vote: 4-3 denial

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Special Olympics celebrates 50 years of inclusiveness

BY JOHN MARSHALL food joint, unthought of before Special AP Sports Writer Olympics started, has now become commonplace. SURPRISE, Ariz. — Bases loaded, a “Special Olympics is everything to gold medal on the line. Manuel Velas- me,” said Samantha Dunn, a Special co Jr. stands in the batter’s box snif- Olympics athlete from Surprise, Ari- fling, tears streaming down his face. zona . Seconds earlier, the 19-year-old Dunn, known as Sam to family and known as Junior was behind the dug- friends, has been involved in Special out, his coach imploring him to shake Olympics and adaptive recreation off a hard collision at third base in the nearly her entire life. The 26-year-old top half of the inning. Junior was with Williams Syndrome, which about to miss his turn at the plate. causes mild to moderate learning dis- Once in the box, he quickly falls be- abilities, began playing special-needs hind two strikes. A wipe of the face Little League in Southern California and a swipe of the bat, he hits a ball and became involved in Special Olym- the third baseman can’t handle. Ju- pics when she moved to Arizona in the nior reaches first base just as the win- late 1990s. ning run crosses the plate. Coaches People with Williams Syndrome are and players swarm, family and friends usually outgoing, have engaging per- cheer. sonalities and take an extreme inter- Junior’s clutch hit in the face of ad- est in other people. The characteriza- versity came at the Arizona state soft- tion fits Sam perfectly; she’s excep- ball tournament last summer. Inspira- SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTOS tionally outgoing, enjoys talking to tional stories like his have played out Sumter’s Special Olympics athletes celebrate as their names are called during a pep new people and loves to dance, espe- in nearly every corner of the world rally before the 2014 Special Olympics National Games. cially to Michael Jackson songs. during the 50 years of Special Olym- Special Olympics allowed her to pics. Burke, then a volunteer with the Chi- blossom even further while making “Every person has a story to tell, cago Parks Department. new friends and increasing her coordi- and most people wish the world would Special Olympics has since nation. pay attention to them. In our commu- branched out to 172 countries and 4.9 “Her confidence, her coordination, nity, the stories have a particular million athletes competing in a range it’s hard to explain how much it hue,” Special Olympics chairman Tim of sports from soccer to snowboarding helped her,” said her father, Buddy, a Shriver said. “They almost always while spreading a global message of Special Olympics coach the past 20 start in sadness and shock, they al- inclusion and empowerment. The or- years. “It doesn’t put her a step down; most always follow a path of humilia- ganization’s 50th anniversary is being it puts her a step above because she tion and discrimination, and they al- celebrated during a five-day event in thinks she can do anything and be bet- most always have a moment or a se- Chicago this week. ter than anybody because of Special ries of moments where all the humili- “Anything that lasts this long and is Olympics.” ation, all the shock and sadness are continuing to grow is tapping into The athletes aren’t the only ones transformed into meaning, purpose something that’s profoundly human, who benefit. and joy. That story in some ways is that’s shared across cultures and time Before Special Olympics started, common in all people, but in our com- periods, that doesn’t expire,” Shriver parents with special-needs children munity, people just tell it with more said. “The energy that the Special often heard how sorry and disappoint- authenticity and rawness and punch.” Olympics athletes unleash is an ener- ed people were for them. Shriver’s mother, Eunice Kennedy gy of compassion and trust, an energy Special Olympics has given parents Shriver, made it so these stories were of putting relationships above posses- and families an opportunity to be heard. sions or power or notoriety. It’s the openly proud of their children, for The sister of President John F. Ken- lesson that every human being has a people to see how special their chil- nedy helped change perceptions of gift, and I don’t think that lesson gets Christian Thomas participates in the soft- dren are beyond their disabilities. The people with intellectual disabilities old.” ball throw during the regional Special pride of a special-needs child after and, in turn, carved out a better fu- The lasting impact of Special Olym- Olympics in Sumter in 2015. Thomas won scoring a goal or hitting a home run is ture for them. Her sister, Rosemary, pics reaches far beyond the competi- the softball throw and 10-meter wheel- only exceeded by that of their parents had an intellectual disability, and Ken- tion on the field. It has become a chair race. in the stands. nedy Shriver wanted a better life and human rights movement for a seg- “They’re beaming with pride. It’s a opportunities for children who, in the ment of society that often was shoved stead of excluded. simple gift, but it’s not always accord- 1950s and 1960s, were often bullied, to the background or ridiculed. The acceptance and confidence that ed to our families,” Shriver said. “We isolated by their parents or institu- Special Olympics has brought the comes from competing in Special help families hold the strength they tionalized. wide breadth of inspirational stories Olympics has created a world where know, hold the love they feel for their Kennedy Shriver forged the ground- into the public eye, allowing people people with intellectual disabilities child who might have special needs, work for the first Special Olympics at with intellectual disabilities to be can thrive in ways they never had be- hold it up so the world can also see Chicago’s Soldier Field in 1968 with Il- recognized for the gifts they have, fore. A person with special needs bag- what they see, which is a gifted and linois Supreme Court Justice Anne find themselves being included in- ging groceries or working at a fast- beautiful kid.” JUST ARRIVED. NEW F-150 V6 Diesel

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Members of the rescued soccer Woman came for a funeral, team pay their respects and thanks in front of left with a history lesson a portrait of Saman Gunan, the retired Thai BY TRACY KIMBALL of God's children," he said. "A SEAL diver who The Herald of Rock Hill life based on trying to stand up died during their to injustice wherever he found rescue attempt, ROCK HILL — Charlotte res- it." in Mae Sai ident Melanie Tindley came to After the funeral, Tindley district, Chiang Rock Hill to attend the funeral heard the old lunch counter Rai province, of a civil rights leader she was still around. The Missouri northern never met. native headed to downtown Thailand on She left town two hours later Rock Hill to visit the spot where Thursday. with so much more than the the men were arrested. message she heard at James McCrory's is no longer THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Frank Wells' funeral service. around, but the original bar She got the history lesson of a stools, etched with the names lifetime. of the nine Tindley ‘(He) taught us about men, are a per- Thailand seeks control over met David manent fixture Williamson the South, taught us at the Five & Jr., one of Dine Cafe, the Friend- about being where the old movies about cave ordeal ship Nine lunch counter civil rights once stood. leaders, who humanitarians, Tindley BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's military The government's Thailand Film Office sat with stopped in government wants to control how movies already regulates the production of films Wells in pro- taught us about front of the portray the ordeal of the young soccer play- shot in Thailand by foreign companies, in- test at Rock cafe to read a ers and their heroic rescue from a flooded cluding vetting scripts and issuing filming Hill's Mc- paving our way in historical cave that drew worldwide interest and the permits, but Vira said the committee would Crory's marker before attention of foreign filmmakers. oversee content, licensing and the protec- lunch coun- society and one day heading inside. Culture Minister Vira Rojpochanarat said tion of privacy of the rescued team and ter in 1961. As she opened he will propose at next week's Cabinet meet- their families. The black being somebody.’ the door, her ing that a special committee be established Vira, speaking after a film board meeting men and history lesson to oversee the production of films, docu- Thursday chaired by Deputy Prime Minis- seven of GWENDOLYN SEGERS was waiting. mentaries and videos related to the experi- ter Wissanu, said five foreign film produc- their class- Williamson ences of the 12 boys and their coach who tion companies have shown interest in mak- mates from A niece of James Frank Wells was sitting at were trapped in a cave for almost three ing a movie or documentary about the cave Rock Hill's Wells' spot at weeks before being rescued. rescue and some had already been on loca- Friendship the bar next to With the boys returned home, attention tion to collect information. College, which closed decades his brother. has turned to how the media is handling the Thai film producers have also shown in- ago, were arrested for staging "Your whole generation, I post-rescue story. There has been criticism terest but have not yet contacted the gov- the sit-in at the whites-only owe a debt of gratitude to," of several news outlets, mostly foreign, who ernment, Vira said. lunch counter. They spent a Tindley said to Williamson. are considered to have ignored official ad- The boys and coach of the Wild Boars month doing hard labor at a Her mother's class at the Uni- vice to leave the boys alone for at least a soccer team were released from the hospital prison camp, forgoing bail. On versity of Missouri in 1955, she month to try to avoid psychological stress on Wednesday and at a news conference de- principal. Their "Jail, no bail!" said, was the first integrated that recounting their ordeal might trigger. scribed how they got trapped in the cave, slogan underscored the class. Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea- and after 10 days cut off from the outside group's commitment to civil "I would not be a senior engi- ngam said Friday he had instructed officials world, were astonished to see two British rights. neer for a major Fortune 50 from the Ministry of Social Development divers rising from muddy waters and assur- Wells, a prominent Rock Hill corporation today had it not and Human Security to make sure the ing them work was underway to rescue lawyer, died July 8 at the age been for everything that your young soccer players and those associated them. of 77. generation did," she told Wil- with them are not bothered while they are "This (story) has all the right elements," "When I heard about Mr. liamson. "I not only owe you a going through a period of mental rehabilita- Vira said. "If you talk about drama associat- Wells, I wanted to come and debt of responsibility and grati- tion. ed with filmmaking, it has everything. It honor his legacy because with- tude, but I also owe you the He said the foreign media "may not know has loss as well as jubilation. The content out the legacy of him and his commitment to keep doing the consequences of our child protections and story it has for filmmaking is very com- generation, I wouldn't have more of the same and taking laws. Even if unintentional, but if guilty, we plete. Even if you don't create additional had the educational or profes- the responsibility forward." can conduct legal proceedings against for- drama, these events had every flavor." sional opportunities that I Williamson said "that's all I eigners." Wissanu, who is considered the Wissanu said that it is the boys' right to enjoy today," Tindley said. want" as he shook her hand. top legal expert for Thailand's ruling junta, sign contracts for their own benefit, but Gwendolyn Segers, a niece "The reason we did it, it was said the boys are protected by child protec- added that the government committee of Wells, talked about the lega- for the other people, it wasn't tion laws and information protection laws. would provide advice "like a manager," but cy her uncle left to a crowd of about us," Williamson said. The rescue, carried out successfully without seeking any profit for itself. more than 200 mourners. Tindley walked around the against high odds, was a rare bit of feel- He said the government was "very afraid" "(He) taught us about the restaurant taking photos of the good news from Thailand, which has been that some of those close to the ordeal could South, taught us about being Friendship Nine's bar stools as mired in political conflict and heavy-handed be coerced to sign contracts "because once a humanitarians, taught us Williamson ordered a club military rule for more than a decade. Even contract is signed, that person can't do any- about paving our way in soci- sandwich. as the world watched the cave saga, a boat thing else, which is why someone with legal ety and one day being some- When the server brought sinking off a southern resort island claimed knowledge needs to step in and help." body," Segers said. "I am so over the tab, Tindley paid it. almost 50 Chinese tourists, an event that Several murals and sculptures have al- proud to stand here as a niece Williamson had the sandwich normally would have registered as a high- ready been commissioned to mark the epic and say 'Uncle James, job well boxed up so he could take Tind- profile debacle. cave adventure. Many focus on Saman done.'" ley on a personal tour of the The cave rescue also allowed the govern- Gunan, a former Thai navy SEAL who vol- Wells lived a life of service to Freedom Walkway nearby. ment of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan- unteered to help with the rescue effort and others, the Rev. Joseph Wilson The alley has memorials and ocha, who has been criticized for political died while diving on a mission to supply the said at the funeral. artwork dedicated to the maneuvering to stay in power after elec- cave with oxygen tanks essential to helping "He was a prince dedicated to Friendship Nine and other tions planned for next year, to share in the boys escape. Saman is being treated as a seeking a life of justice for all Rock Hill civil rights leaders. some glory. national hero. Cash in a FLASH! We Buy: Gold & Silver Jewelry, Silver Coins & Collections, Sterling/.925, Diamonds, Pocket Watches, Antiques & Estates Lafayette Gold We need your and Silver Exchange InsideInnside VestcoVestco PrPropertiesopperrties 480 E. Liberty St. Sumter, SC 29150 (inside Coca-Cola Building) input on the Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 5:30 PM • Sat: 8 - 2 PM 803-773-8022 EXCEPTIONAL future of Sumter! EXCITING EXPERIENCED To learn more about

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Homegirl Cafe offers ‘platos’ by ex-gang members

PHOTOS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Yanet Rodriguez, 33, wears a T-shirt with words of encourage- with hope ment while working in the kitchen at Homegirl Cafe in Los Ange- les on Monday.

OS ANGELES LEFT: Mario Lundes, 36, shakes (AP) — In a differ- hands with a customer at Homegirl Cafe. The popular Lent time, at anoth- breakfast and lunch spot with a er place and under other Latino twist offers a unique dining experience with food pre- circumstances, you might pared by former gang members / have run away from Lati- inmates gaining new skills, who sha Valenzuela and Glenda willingly tell their stories on how they are seeking a better life. Alvarenga. But at Homegirl Cafe, a Los Angeles break- BELOW: A selection of pastries is displayed in the bakery case at fast and lunch spot with a the restaurant. Latino twist, the two wait- resses welcome you with smiles and friendship. "You alone?" Valenzuela without judgment. asked when I recently visited. "Ah man, when Father Boyle "Don't worry. We'll keep you walks down the street and into company." After seating me, this place ... people follow him she tells me, "You'll want our like Jesus," said Erika Carlos, a cinnamon coffee. We make it woman who spent eight years ourselves." She says it as if in prison who now helps run we've been friends since middle the gift shop. "All the homies school. quickly found out that busi- When a new staffer shows in for brunch with a guest. A want him to give them a bless- Here, in the City of Angels, nesses wouldn't hire former up, "you can tell she's scared waitress, a former gang mem- ing." Homegirl Cafe offers a unique gang members and inmates, and ready to fight," Alvarenga ber who'd spent time in prison, At the gift shop, visitors can dining experience with food even when they had market- told me during my visit. "We went to serve her. Keaton asked buy an array of Homeboy In- prepared by former gang mem- able skills. So, he formed non- make sure we hug her and for advice on platos, and the dustries or Homegirl Cafe bers gaining new skills. It's a profit businesses aimed at giv- show nothing but love. Most of waitress gave her suggestions. shirts, hoodies, hats and bags. haven for them, to be sure. But ing jobs and training to the the time, they just start cry- Then, it hit the waitress. "Wait, The clothing is designed by for- the popular cafe in the city's "least of these," as the poor and ing." I feel like I know you," the wait- mer gang members who are Chinatown is a special place vulnerable are described in Plates like the chilaquiles — ress reportedly said. "You so being taught new job skills. for visitors, too, providing care- Scripture. fresh crisp tortilla chips tossed look familiar." Workers like Carlos are happy fully crafted meals along with He formed Homeboy torti- with warm tomatillo salsa, egg, "Oh I don't know," Keaton to share their stories or those inspiration from ex-inmates llas, Homeboy bakery and crema fresca and queso cotija said. "I must have that face." of others who inspired them. who willingly tell stories about then, Homegirl Cafe. — are made from ingredients "No. Now I know," the wait- After my first visit, I re- how they are seeking a better Trainees learn all aspects of that come from urban farms. ress said. "We were locked up turned for a Mother's Day spe- life. culinary arts while developing The Manoy's, a sandwich made together!" cial with my Texas-born moth- And where these hands once social skills that create tender of braised shredded chicken The story always gets a er, father and sister. My moth- hurt others, now they are encounters with visitors. In ad- prepared Central American- laugh, but Boyle retells it to er, who was abandoned briefly steering their energies to serve dition to job training, the for- style with pickled cabbage, on- highlight the power of kinship, as a baby before being adopted pleasurable, satisfying dishes mer gang members can take ions and mayonnaise, is anoth- and how a former gang mem- by an immigrant woman from made with love and persever- advantage of tattoo removal, er unique option. The ber and an Oscar winner con- Mexico, recognized immediate- ance. anger management classes and homegirls can tell you exactly nected in a most unlikely place. ly that she was among the for- The hip cafe is an offshoot of drug treatment. how it's prepared. Boyle has authored two gotten and feared. the Homeboy Industries social Former enemies become In addition to the food are books, and his inspirational "This feels like home," she enterprises founded by Jesuit friends. Instead of trading gun- the stories. quotes are on T-shirts and fli- told Valenzuela. priest Greg Boyle. After work- shots, they shoot playful texts Boyle has told this one many ers around the cafe. To some of Valenzuela smiled, then re- ing in one of the city's poorest to each other. That tenderness times in speeches, interviews the homies, he's the first per- plied, "You are home." and most gang-plagued re- is passed along to customers, and his latest book: Actress son who ever showed them gions, he who include writers, law- Diane Keaton once came unconditional love yers, actors and teach- ers. A6 THE ITEM SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018 If IfYou You Want Want Your Your Home Home SOLD SOLD, Contact, Contact Us Us Today! Today!

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96 MASTERS DR. 155 S. BRICK CHURCH RD, GABLE SC 2795 FOXCROFT CIR. $214,900-Roland B plan Built by Mungo. 5 Bed rooms 3.5 bath home. Kitchen 2632 MOONLITE DR. 5566 OAKCREST RD. 101 MIDDLE ST. has large island with granite counter tops, Stainless steel appliances, $153,000- A perfect 3 bedroom and 2 bath house with a large fenced $55,000-1000 sqft on .5 acres! Located just off 378/Myrtle Beach HWY $79,900-4 bedroom 1.5 bath home located close to Shaw Unique home in need of TLC! Sold as is. An investor’s $179,000- Open split plan with 4 bedrooms all on one formal living room and dining room with fireplace. Huge master suite back yard and 2 car garage. Large master bedroom with walk in closets, Great starter home. Call Adrianna 803-406-5609 AFB, shopping and schools. This home has a 2 car garage delight! 3BR/2BA. 15045 sq for only $28,500. Call Jennifer level! Extra large 3/4 acre lot, raised patio, smooth ceilings, with glamour’s bath. Separate tub and shower, double walk in closets. 4 stainless appliances, granite, large soaking tub with separate additional bedrooms with great closet space, covered back porch, large lot! formal dining room, screened in porch. Sits on .3 acres right across from and is priced to sell!! Call Reggie 803-312-5961 803-757-8062 Wood privacy fence, sprinkler system. Call Tina 803-609-8628 Beach Forest off Old Camden Hwy. Call Adrianna 803-406-5609 shower, 2 car garage & more. Call Susan 803-464-5900

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3605 DRAYTON DR 828 RACOON RD 1290 FELDER STREET 2210 WATERSONG RUN 3840 MOSELEY DR 391 WILDWOOD AVE $125,000-Brand New HVAC, NEW ROOF BEING INSTALLED PRIOR TO $59,000- All new flooring $ fresh paint throughout! This $149,500-Well built home, carpet needs replacing in living $345,000-Custom executive home at it’s best!! 5 bedrooms, $186,565-The Meriweather B built by Mungo Homes. 4 bed $240,000-Must see duplex in Popular Millwood Park CLOSING, new paint throughout the entire interior! Fenced, deck, 3.5 baths, 3 car oversized garage, open plan. covered porches rooms 2.5 bath. Kitchen with large island, lots of cabinets, Subdivision. Close to shopping and restaurants. Excellent garage, 3 bedrooms 2 baths, Turn key ready to move right in!!! home is turn key ready to move in! Split bedroom plan room, Den and hall. This house is close to town, but still has granite counter tops, open to family room/fireplace. Huge Beautiful views from the deck! Appliances will stay! A must see. with 2 family rooms. Call Susan Weston 803-464-5900 that country feel. Nice garage, fenced back yard, sprinkler front and back, gourmet kitchen, gas cooking, logs, grill drop master suite with generous walk in closet and spacious master investment property or can be sold individually. Each side Call Susan Weston 803-464-5900 system only in front yard. call Mary Alice 803-491-4969 and tank-less water heater. Call Susan 803-464-5900 bath, 3 bedrooms, lots of closet space. Call Tina 803-609-8628 has 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. Call Jennifer 803-757-8062

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950 HWY 261 SOUTH 2135 CANADIANGEESE DR 40 MILL RUN COURT 2145 AVENUE C IN MAYESVILLE 221 MASON CROFT DR. 2625 MT. SINAI CHURCH RD $275,000-Sherwood is the name of this Colonial home and dates back to 1900. It’s on $294,000- Absolutely Beautiful home in Beach Forest! Better than new -Still under Build- Beautiful executive home in private and gated Mill $21,500 4BR/2BA house priced to sell! 1227 sqft on .42 $249,500 Beautiful Southern Home in the heart of the 12.26 acres. Rooms are huge! Ceiling height is 14’.. All hardwood floors. Magnificent er’s Warranty! Wonderful open floor plan -granite in kitchen/baths -hardwood & Ceramic Run. 5BR/3BA &2HB,fml LR,Dining, office, front & rear acre sold as is. Needs TLC, great project for investors Call Historic District-6BD/2BA, hardwood/ceramic tile. New LYNCHBURG trees. Area for pasture behind the home. Detached two car garage which is also tile flooring - Dining Rm w/coffered ceiling- Spacious fam. Rm w/gaslog fp & Built-ins- screened porch,wrought iron & brick fence $475,000 Call Jennifer 803-757-8062 roof 2016 new Gas Pak 2016,landscaped, Irrigation sys, -$52,000-Great Starter Home in Lynchburg. Needs a workshop. Roof installed in 2005. Gas Pac and Heat Pump 8 years old. Another Heat Kitchen has updated stainless app. (Gas Oven). Master Br & mother-in-law suite! Fenced little TLC. Call Adrianna 803-406-5609 Pump 2 years old. New plumbing 2014. One fireplace works. Call Retta 803-968-3925 yard w/no backyard neighbors. Beautiful pond view! FABULOUS! Call Gwen 803-460-9154 Renee 803-491-8023 call Gwen 803-460-9154

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2565 FOXCROFT CIRCLE 59 PATHFINDER 4220 EXCURSION DR 340 BAGNAL DR. 517 SIERRA ST 855 CORMIER DR $195,000-5BR/2BA New construction open split plan w/ $223,000-4 bedroom, 3 bath in Deerfield! Beautifully landscaped, $185,000-Brick exterior, clean nice home located in Linwood Plantation-Dal- $52,000-Investment Property! Call Adrianna $115,000-Great Buy and great investment property! $240,000-Tonsof space! 5 bed rooms, 3.5 Baths, 6parking fenced backyard with back patio. Cozy living room with brick zell. Nice laminate floors, granite countertops, spacious pantry, all bedrooms Currently leased month to month. Large kitchen with spaces, 2 car garage, fenced backyard with workshop/ granite, smooth ceilings, cathedral, 2 car garage, solid 803-406-5609 maple cabinets & more. Call Susan 803-464-5900 fireplace. Walking distance to Wilson Hall and Patriot Park. Over are located on the same floor, bonus room is over garage. This home has a walk in pantry. Occupied but easy to show. Call Renee shed, all hardwood floors. Call Pamela 702-266-7450 2800 sqft, 2 car garage. Alice drive school district. Call Adrianna large screen in back porch, with a huge fenced backyard backing to woods 803-491-8023 803-406-5609 and no neighbors! A gem! Must see it! call Pamela 702-266-7450

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3850 VINCA STREET 1106 PAULINE DR. 423 LORING DRIVE $157,000- Beautiful, well maintained Home in Wintergreen Subd. Just outside 2905 FOXCROFT CIRCLE 15 DANNY CT 1741 MOSSBERG DR Investors special. Priced to sell 3 bed 1.5 bath 1138 SqFt Shaw AFB. Wonderful wood lam flooring - living areas, carpet - brs, ceramic $189,900-Fabulous 4 bedroom 2 bath split plan home $69,000- 2 bedroom 1 bath home Located In a Quite $156,000- Lots of space at a great price! located in a $88,900-Nice large bedroom, kitchen with wall oven, range on .20 acres. Makes for an great investment. Home is tile - Baths/Dining Rm. Stainless appliances (ll to convey incl. washer/dryer). with 2016 sqft of living space. Covered back porch, Cul-De-Sac Right off of Bethel Church Rd. Large yard at desirable neighborhood, with a playground and family/ top, family room with wood burning fireplace is leading to currently being rented by contractual tenants. $36,900 Open, split floor plan. Spacious master bedroom- master bath has double military friendly. Home includes all appliances, seller just covered patio. Two outside storage buildings. In excellent vanities/soaker tub/sep shower. Trey ceiling in family room w/ gas log fenced yard fireplace. Call Susan Weston 803-464-5900 .7 acres! Call Adrianna 803-406-5609 Reggie Sumter @ 803-312-5961 fireplace. Large Fenced B-yard w/patio. Call Gwen 803-460-9154 want to sell it! Call Pamela 702-266-7450 condition!! Nice home. Call Mary Alice 803-491-4969

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3140 GEORGIA ST 840 WEEKS STREET 39 S. PURDY ST. 6700 HIDDEN HAVEN 2370 ADDISON DR 100 NAUTICAL DR. $85,000-3 bedroom brick home on large lot available! Priced to sell AS IS! Investors welcome! Bring all Offers! Cute colourful house has 2 bed 1 bath, 1300 sqft, close Fabulous 4BR/2.5BA home in Beech Creek. Hdw $124,900-3 bedrooms 1 bath over 2100 sqft. New carpets and fresh $329,340-a split floor plan with 5BR/3.5BA and master Nice deck in deck, perfect for outdoor grilling and Needs TLC. Tenant rights apply. $55,000 Call Jennifer flooring, grantie countertops,stainless appl., paint throughout this brick home. Priced to sell! This home sits on suite downstairs. Gorgeous two story entry is connected to historic downtown. A must see!! $38,000. Call Reggie 2.3 acres of lush land complete with fig trees, blueberry bushes. entertainment. Great Price for a nice house. Cabinet to Hannibal Felder @ 803-757-8062. Sumter @ 803-312-5961 9’ceilings,sprinkler system $277,700 Call Gwen 803- to the formal dining room with coffered ceilings 3 car Shaw AFB call Reggie 803-312-5961 Located just off HWY 15 North on Addison Ave. Call Adrianna 803- 460-9154 406-5609 garage. Call Tina 803-609-8628

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2741 POWHATAN DRIVE 578 NATIONAL STREET 212 ADAMS AVE 1 PLAINFIELD CT. Great house in great neighborhood! 4BR/2.5BA, LR, DR, 1155 MORRIS WAY 2249 HONEYSUCKLE LN $159,250- Beautiful Brick Ranch in Alice Drive School District! 212 Ad- 3BR/1BA all brick home on a huge lot. Garage shed with $150,000-Fabulous home with new ceramic tile and $147,000- Beautiful Open Kitchen with Bay Window, Large Master ams Boasts 2400+ sqft including an 8ftx30ft Sunroom overlooking $99,000-Precious 3 BR/2 BA, 2 story with fireplace. Den w/fp,eat-in kitchen solid surface kitchen counters, electricity. House is in Move In condition. All appliances Laminate floors throughout. 3 bedroom split plan, all Bedroom and a living Room TO DIE FOR! Brick Wood Burning fireplace the Back Patio. Nice Open Main Living Space. 3 Bds, 2 Bth, 2 Car Ga- Fresh paint, roof 2013, workshop, fenced yard, tile & beautiful yard! Call Mary Alice to see 803-491-5969 convey. Washer & dryer too! Sold AS IS. $73,000. Call appliances stay. Move in ready!! Call Susan 803-464- and Solid Wood Beams. Sliding Glass doors opens to a large Patio and rage, Large Fenced in Back Yard. Formal Dining, Front Formal Living wood, Stainless Steel appliances. Call Susan Weston $224,500 Reggie @ 803-312-5961 half acre Fenced yard. Located in the Heart of Sumter! Alice Drive School Room. Carpet allowance Included, Seller willing to pay $3500 in Clos- 803-464-5900 5900 District, Walking distance to Palmetto Park! Call Adrianna 803-406-5609 ing Cost and Provide Home Warranty! Call Adrianna 803-406-5609

LAND SECTION 3625 Furman Road. 5.29 Acres. Build your dream home or plant your favorite crop. Land is behind 3625 Furman covenants. Seller has done some site work.-$30,000. Call Renee 803-491-8023 Rabbit Den Road – 33 Acres for Sale! Great for hunting and Timber. Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961...... $99,000 Rd. $29,995. Call Reggie 803-312-5961. 2820 Watermark Dr -- 2.24 acres, fabulous ready to build lot backing to trees/woods! There is some topography 900 Andiron Drive – 1.34ac beautiful wooded lot- priced to sell. Call Mack Kolb @491-5409...... $64,900 3520 W. Brewington Rd. Beautiful 3.09 acre wooded lot would make a great spot to start your dream home. here! This isn’t your boring lot call Susan Weston 803-464-5900...... $15,000 $20,000. Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961 957 Club Lane – .83 acre lot located in Club Forest Subdivision. Beautiful view of Sunset Country Club Golf 2810 Watermark Dr -- 3.68 acres ready to build lot!! There are beautiful trees, backs to woods! Some Course. Call Mack Kolb @491-5409...... $49,500 3920 First Ave. and 3960 First Ave. , Two lots for sale! Make an offer today!! Call Jennifer Hannibal-Felder @ topography here & a 2.24 acre lot is also for sale next door. Call Susan Weston 803-464-5900...... $20,000 803-757-8062...... $3,000 each 409 E. Calhoun Street – .88 acre available for commercial use. Great location..Call Reggie Sumter @312-5961 689 Kingsbury Dr-- 1 acre wooded lot, perfect to build you dream home on!! Call Reggie 803- 312-5961...... 0 Floodtown Rd & 8945 Hwy 261 S. Two lots for sale! Excellent deal! Call Jennifer Hannibal-Felder @ 803- $33,000 915 Club Lane – Great buildable lot close to Sunset Country Club. Call Renee Baird @491-8023...... $39,000 757-8062...... $10,000 for both 5460 Cannery Rd--1.93 acres suitable for Residential, SWMH, DWMH, Grazing or warehouse. Call Reggie 803- 1105 Summit Drive. .89 acres located in a Prestigious Gated Community! The Summit offers private executive 13 Marshall St. Vacant lot available in Historic District. . Call Reggie @ 803.312-5961...... $10,000 312-5961...... $12,900 housing, large lots all on a gated cul-de-sac! $64,500. Call Susan Weston @ 803-464-5900 3200 Homestead Rd. 1.90 acres available. Mobile home friendly! Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961 130 Maney St--.24 lot suitable for Mobile Home. Wooded!! Call Reggie 803-312-5961...... $5,500 1135/1145 Tiger Lane. 2 Lots available across from Shaw AFB! Good business location near heavy traffic area. Dwelling on property is not livable. Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961...... $56,000 4095 Fourth Ave Mayesville. 1 Acre lot. Call Jennifer Hannibal Felder @ 803-757-8062...... $6,000 250 Rolling Creek Dr.-.22 acres, residential land, SWMH, DWMH welcome! Call Adrianna 803-406-5609...... $4000 6045 Brookland. Wooded 2.44 acre lot in Brookland Subdivision, Front of lot is effectively level, back slopes 36 Robinson St. Land for sale! .18 acres. Sold AS IS! Make an offer today! . Call Jennifer @ 803-757-8062...... down to stream. Great area to build 1500 SqFt home. No Mobile Homes. Reggie 803-312-5961 $4,500 855 Nevada Ct.-$15,995- Mobile home lot with city water and sewer to site. Owner Financing!! Call Mack 803-491-5409 355 Albemarle Vacant lot in Patriot Village Subdivision off of Patriot Parkway. Call Mack Kolb 803-491-5409 708 Maney St. ! .22 acres with city water and sewer. Don’t miss out! Make an offer today! Call Jennifer @ 803- $33,000 757-8062...... $5,000 40 Shaginaw Ct-Water front lot!!!! .97 acres to build your dream home!! Greta Price, Great location. Beautifully quiet subdivision!! Call Reggie 803-312-5961...... $29,995 Waterfront lot with permission for a pier. Lot 14 is owned and deeded outright. lot 14 is 1/7 acre and is 6 Wen Le Ct. 37 Acre lot for sale. City water and sewer. Two storage sheds and located on a cul de sac. Make an leased from Santee Cooper for less than $400 per year.$94,000. Call Susan Weston @ 803-464-5900 offer today. Call Jennifer Hannibal-Felder 803-757-8062...... $10,000 2119 Tanglewood Rd-Lot available to build your dream home in Ashley Creek Subdivision!!! Price to Sell!!! Call Reggie 803-312-5961...... $8,000 1221 Hayneswworth Mill Circle. Beautiful 1 acre Waterfront lot on Fabulous Lake Marion. Ready for your 202 N Wise Drive. Make an offer!! .34 Acre $18,000. Location! Location! Location! Call Jennifer @ 803-757- dream home!! Call Gwen Lee @ 803-460-9154 8062 6 Log Rd- Lot for sale as is in Mayesville awaiting a new owner. Call Jennifer 803-757-8062$6,000 6760 Camden Hwy. Large lot available. 1.32 Acres. $7,950. Call Reggie Sumter @ 803-312-5961 130 Maney St. Lot available .24 acres. Mobile homes welcome. $5,500. . Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961 1045 McKenzie Rd Manning-1 acre of vacant residential land. Perfect to build your dream home on!! Water front! Call Gwen 803-460-9154...... $35,000 3650 Broad St. 7.2 acres west of Loring Mill Rd. Priced to sell. $69,000. Call Mack Kolb 803-491-5409 UNDER CONTRACT 1350 N Main St. .40 acre lot for sale! $14,000 Call Susan Weston @ 803-464-5900 974 Meadowbrook Rd. Wooded lot In Green Acres subdivision off of Red Bay- Good home site. $12,000. Call 850 Andiron-Beautiful – .84 acre wooded building lot in popular Loringwood Subdivision. City water, sewer, and Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409 underground utilities available. $56,900 Call Mary Alice 803-491-4969 956 Meadowbrook. 9 Acres of land with frontage on Red Bay Rd. Possible Church Site. $50,000. Call Mack 1060 Creekside Dr.-$25,000 3.04 acres available to build your dream home/Manufactured Home, Mobile home Kolb @ 803-491-5409 welcome. Make offer today! Near White Oak Landing. Call Reggie 803-312-5961 360 E. Red Bay Rd. 30 Acres zoned light industrial wholesale. City water and sewer to site. Good location for 118 S. Main Street E. Mayesville-$8,000-.70 acres Beautiful location on S. Main St. East in Mayesville. Make small industrial use. $250,000. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409 an offer!! Call Jennifer 803-757-8062 2.95 acres Nice Residential lot in Brookland Plantation. Septic tank permit on file and Forest Lakes Area. 8.47 Acres. Homesites . $139,900. Call Mary Alice @ 803-491-4969 5915 Brookland Drive....

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224 MASTERS DR 2874 FOXCROFT CIR. 823 ANTLERS DR. 210 E. BEE STREET 1821 PARTRIDGE DR 18 BEAUFAIN $193,000- Super nice - well maintained 4br -2.5 bath home in Pocalla $179,000- FABULOUS better than new 3 br/2 ba home in popular Foxcroft One of a kind Ranch w/2954 sqft. 4BR/3.5BA, granite, Great starter home/investment property! 3BR/1.5BA $115,000- 3 bedroom 2 bath on .45 acres located right $148,900-Waterfront!! Very nice 2BD/2BA Patio Home in Old Town Springs. Downstairs office w/closet could be 5th br. Granite Countertops. Subd. You don’t want to miss this one! Beautiful wood lam. floors/living areas, brick home priced to sell. Won’t last long at $44,995. off 521. 1454 sqft! Great little starter home with all new ceramic tile/laundry & baths, Carpet/bedrooms. Formal Dining Rm, Roomy wood, wet bar, fireplace, formals & 2 family rooms. floors and new kitchen appliances! Large fenced in yard, Landing. Very clean and move-in-ready! Beautiful built in’s in Stainless app -Upgraded laminate flooring & archways downstairs. Large great room w/gas log fp. Open/split floor plan. Great kitchen w/stainless app. $220,000. Call Susan Weston @ 803-464-5900. Fenced yard with shed. Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961 greatroom. Call Mary Alice 803-491-4969 master w/boxed ceiling & spacious walk-in closet/seating area. Master Bath (all convey), pantry & raised bar. Beautiful landscaping. Privacy fenced Back huge laundry room, sunroom and 1 car garage! Super has double vanities, soaker tub & separate shower. Priv fenced backyard w/ yard w/patio & covered porch. Call Gwen 803-460-9154 cute floor plan. Must see! Call Adrianna 803-406-5609 screened porch. Nice Layout! Langford by Mungo. Call Gwen 803-460-9154

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1038 N GUIGNARD DR. #17 30 S PURDY STREET 2330 SKYLAND RD. 701 MATHIS ST 511 N. PURDY ST 3535 KATWALLACE CIR. $89,000-3 bedroom and 2.5 bath Townhouse/condo in Nice starter home/investment property available. $149,995-All brick home located in the “Historic Thomas Sumter” $79,900- Very well kept 2BD/1BA, LR with fireplace, $224,999-Update Update!!! Exterior of home and pool house has been painted. New $319,900-FABULOUS executive style home on the water in Stonecroft sub.This beautiful home Deer manor. Recently updated. Great location, com- Home is convenient to everything! Priced to sell quickly. area available! Huge lot in back of home conveys with house. dining room, large eat in kitchen, side screened porch, HVAC with all new duct work. Master has new hardwood floors, his & her closets, features everything you’re looking for-Granite in kitchens & baths-Hardwood & ceramic tile Close to Shaw AFB. Quiet established neighborhood. Price under double carport, two out buildings, fenced back yard. master bath has floor to ceiling walk in shower. Chefs kitchen, custom cabinets, tile floors-stainless app-5 bedrooms w/ 2 masters (1 down/1 up) Lovely open floor plan-Formal munity pool and club house. Call Renee 803-491-8023 $14,995 Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961 market value! 3 bedrooms 2 baths. Close to 2000sqft. Won’t last back splash, large granite island, granite counter tops, stainless appliances, large Dining Rm-Great Rm down/Family Room up-landscaped w/irrigation-Fenced backyard w/ long! House has a bonus room!!!! Call Reggie 803-312-5961 New roof! Call Mary Alice 803-491-4969 pool with pool house, landscaped with water sprinklers. Call Tina 803-609-8628 patio/fire pit/screened porch overlooking pond-BEAUTIFUL!! Call Gwen 803-460-9154

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220 W. FULTON ST. 7 MANEY ST. 423 LORING 3320 LANGSTON ST. DALZELL 3841 MOSELEY DRIVE 36 BARNETTE DR $25,000-Investment property! Call Reggie 803-312-5961 $30,000-Duplex available. Currently has tenants. Priced $41,000 Investors special!!! Priced to sell, 3 bedrooms 1.5 bath $119,900- This is a nice 3BD/2BA home in Dalzell. Single 2 story home w/ 4BR/2.5BA and huge loft, open $59,995-Good Home available! Corner lot completely fenced in. to sell. All investors take a look. Call Reggie 803-312-5961 1138 Sqft on .20 acres. Rental home makes for a great investment. carport, fenced back yard, fireplace, screened porch, o/s Kitchen features lots of cabinet space. Hardwood under carpet. kitchen w/ granite,eating area,lrg family room w/ HVAC less than 2 years old. Homes is conveniently located close Homes is currently being rented, immediate cash flow. Out of storage. Just a doll house! Need an apt to see. call Mary fireplace, master w/ vaulted ceilings. $191,984 Call state owner, motivated seller.Call Ceilo “CiCi” Elliott 803-468-7330 Alice 803-491-4969 to schools and shopping. Swan Lake area. Sold AS IS Call Reggie Tina 803-609-8628 803-312-5961

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1130 ROCKDALE BLVD 880 ILLERY RD. 1307 CYPRESS POINT 14 E. WILLIAMS ST. 1 EATON BLVD. 1636 CABELAS PLACE $229,500- Davenport L by Great Southern Homes! Better than $88,995-3BR all brick home available. Ultimate “man cave” $68,500-FABULOUS Lake Marion waterfront condo -TURN KEY READY -FULLY 4BR/2BA all brick home on corner lot available. Lots of $269,900-Beautiful Stucco home available. “Completely Renovated”!! $216,960-Yates B built by Mungo!! This home is HUGE!!! New, privacy fence, huge yard, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, FURNISHED!! All new furniture! Living area has pull out sofa w/queen bed. space and priced to sell quickly! $55,000. Call Reggie Featuring 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Homes has a large Florida room. detached. 24x24 fully wired for cable, internet, etc 2 car- 1 private br- bunkbeds in hall. Brand new 50” flat screen TV, dishes in the Granite counter tops, all new appliances. This gorgeous large sits on 6 bedrooms 3 baths, 4182 sqft!! Call Tina 803-609-8628 formal dining, large kitchen, gas cooking, speakers, security, Sumter @ 803-312-5961 a corner lot with a stucco fence. Too many features to list. A must see smart home technology, Hardwoods, ceramic tile, granite, carport, huge lot, approx. 1 acre. Quiet peaceful living, minutes cabinets, newly installed wood flooring/granite countertops! Inground from town. Priced to sell now! Call Reggie 803-312-5961 pool/tennis courts/boat dock/pier/commons areas overlooking beautiful property. Homes warranty and $1000 selling bonus with acceptable washer/dryer & refrigerator to convey. Call Susan 803-464-5900 Lake Marion-Fishing, swimming, boating, relaxing! Call Gwen 803-460-9154 offer. Call Reggie 803-312-5961

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1751 GLENMORANGIE DR 2205 WATERSONG RUN 2115 HOBBIT WAY 145 NAUTICAL 1726 RUGER DR. 9 HAILE STREET $174,508-The Merriweather, built by Mungo Homes. Spacious open $370,445-Built by Mungo Homes. The Bridges, 4 bedroom 3 and a half bath features $179,900- Brick home on 1.47 acres. Split floor plan, 3 BD, 2.5 BA, dining room, great Built by Mungo! The Patterson B, Elite Collection , Huge $194,999-This beautiful home offers open floor plan. The foyer opens to family room, Heathleywood Sub, 3BR/2BA home in excellent floor plan. Kitchen has lots of cabinet space, granite counter tops, a Master suite. Gorgeous two story entry connected to the formal dining room that room w/cathedral ceilings and hardwood floors. New carpet in bedrooms, new vinyl in Master suite downstairs W/sitting room, 2 lg WIC, kitchen and dining room. The kitchen has upgraded cabinets with p/o shelves for better condition, ready to move in! LR/DR/Den/dbl cpt, new huge island, family room with fire place. Large master suite with features coffered ceilings. Kitchen is open to family room & breakfast area. Gas baths. Fresh paint throughout. New HVAC 5/26/18. New microwave in kitchen. Master bath organization. Granite counter tops, wrap around bar. Dinning room w/coffered ceilings, roof $139,900 Call Mary Alice to see 803-491-4969 with corner tub, dual vanity, separate shower. Convent to Sumter and Shaw Air Force 6BR/3.5 Baths plus bonus room. Granite, island, ss. office/hobby room. The Master offers separate tub and shower. H/W floors in the main tray ceilings, large walk in closets. All other bedrooms have walk fireplace. Master suite features trayed ceilings, sitting room, spacious closets, huge $386,271 Call Tina @ 803-609-8628 in closets also. Comes with home warranty. Call Tina 803-609-8628 bonus room and secondary bedroom upstairs. Call Tina 803-609-8628 Base. Seller will provide Americas Preferred home warranty. Call Renee 803-491-8023 living area. Fence, shed, sprinkler system. House is like new! Call Tina 803-609-8628

122 S. MAIN STREET E. MAYESVILLE 1125 DEWEES ST. 2890 WATERMARK DR. 3926 REV JW CARTER RD $13,500-Make this house your home. Needs T.L.C. Great $250,000-Better than new!! All stainless steel appliances stay! $99,000- Very nice affordable home in Oakland North. Large -$99,900- Pristine home on 2.5 acres with workshop, 2 sheds, 2 Potential!! Investors welcome. Sold As Is!! Make an of- Granite, 9’ & 11’ smooth ceilings, hardwood and tile floors. formal Great Room with fireplace. Large master bedroom. Nice shower carports (1 is tall for boat storage), porches front & back. The home fer! Call Jennifer 803-757-8062 dining and breakfast room, fireplace. Covered back porch, in master bath. Neutral colors throughout. Very nice deck on sits over 300 ft back from road! split plan w/ huge closets in each patio, tankless water heater, master suite with soaking tub and back. Lot backs up to woods with no backdoor neighbors. room, fireplace, large bright kitchen, all appliances stay!!! Master suite separate ceramic tile shower! Call Susan 803-464-5900 w/ huge master bath, separate shower & soaking tub, 2 sink vanity & Partially fenced yard. Call Retta 803-968-3925 gobs of cabinet storage. HVAC & roof Newer. Call Susan 803-464-5900

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625 BATTY WAY 215 HIDDEN BAY 1038 N GUIGNARD DR. UNIT #15 8 BARTON STREET $195.000- Southern Charm! 4bed/2.5 baths, a finished bonus room Great brick home available! 3BR/2BA in established $78,000-2BD/2BA Condo , community pool, club house, $29,000-Charming home 3BR/2BA that is Move-in- that can be a 5th bedroom, wood burning fireplace, fenced backyard, neighborhood, lg backyard, move in ready, priced to HOA & Regime fee. Call Renee for showing 803-491- ready!! Sold as is! Make an offer!! Call Jennifer 803- gas stove, granite countertops, upgraded thermostats, stainless steel appliances. Master bedroom is located on the first floor and 3 other sell!! $139,995. Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961 8023 757-8062 bedrooms upstairs, 2 car garage, a MUST SEE! Call Pamela 702-266-7450

5 S. Lafayette. .53 acres . Part of the 2.01 acre assemblage located on the SE corner of S. Lafayette and E. Liberty St. $420,500. COMMERCIAL LISTINGS Call Mack @ 803-491-5409 3180 BROAD STREET – Tenants are on a month-to-month rental agreement. Sewer is available and will need to be extended to the property. 1 S. Lafayette. Hard corner of S. Lafayette and E. Liberty St. Excellent retail site. $282,965. Call Mack @ 803-419-5409 24.36 acres at the corner of Broad and Carter Road Call Mack for more information...... $3,650,000 245 Bultman Drive. 6.03 Acre tract, Located on the southeast corner of Bultman & Rast St. Zoned as Residential Multi Family. 655 & 657 W. LIBERTY – 1.07 acres of land on busy commercial rd. Ideal location for new commercial dev. Call Mack at 491-5409 for Utilities: City Water, Sewer, Natural Gas. $395,000 Call Mack 803-491-5409 details...... $115,000 1625 Hwy 521 S. Located on the SE corner of Hwy 521 South & Mooneyham Rd. Great location for retail or convenience store near Alice Drive & Hwy 521 – 7.44 ac of commercial property- ideal for development- located near Lowes and Walmart. Call Mack Kolb for Continental Tire.$550,000. Call Mack @ 803-491-5409 details...... $1,250,000 200 Wall St. Great location for Apartments or a Church. 8.79 Acres of upland. $330,000. Call Mack at 803-491-5409 1324 Pocalla – SW corner of Hwy 521 South and S. Guignard Parkway. 4.64 acres- Frontage on 3 Roads, signalized intersection; ideal site 1031 Manning Rd – Land only, ideal for car lot, .80 acre, zoned for general commercial $39,000 Call Mack 803-491-5409 for convenience store and fast food restaurant. Call Mack ...... $1,400,000 410 W. Wesmark Blvd – 8327 sq ft modern medical office building situated on 1.25 acres-Call Mack for further details $1,195,000 10 N Washington – .608 acre lot at the Signalized Intersection; Located across the street from Tuomey Hosp; Ideal location for Dr Office. Call Mack ...... $187,500 649 W. Liberty St – Commercial property great location with heavy traffic for any potential business. Currently 3BR house on .37 acres. See agent for details on showing. $79,995 Call Reggie 803-312-5961 Mayfield Drive – 33.14 acres of beautiful soil! 56 preliminary lots already platted with 5 of those lots surveyed & approved! Residential home sites. Call Susan Weston...... $285,000 854 Broad St. Commercial Property Available!! Excellent location on Broad Street. Building and land. Call Reggie 803-312-5961..... $149,000 4627 Blanche – Burgess Glen Mobile Home Park! 191 total lots, 121 mobile homes! Fabulous rental business. Income production in place & room to grow! Call Susan Weston...... $1,500,000 261 Broad Street - 2 office buildings on 1.06 acres . front office has 2706 sq ft secretarial area, 6 offices, conference room. Back office has 1639 sq ft, 4 offices, secretarial area...... $295,000 70 Swamp Fox Run – 2.22 ac. zoned Light Industrial-great site for building Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 ...... $94,900 345-365 Rast Street- 4.71 acres of commercial property located behind the Sumter Mall. Call Mack 803-491-5409...... $315,000 651 W. Liberty – .65 acres of land zoned general commercial. Call Mack Kolb @491-5409...... $67,500 3290 Broad St.- Located at the S.W intersection of Broad St. and Carter Rd. ideal location for fast food, convenience store or bank. 3720 Broad Street – 1.58acres near Shaw AFB.Call Mack Kolb @491-5409...... $69,000 City water & sewer to site. the developer of this site will have 336 apartments under construction adjacent to this site. 2.63 acres. Medical office building- 5,022 sqft- 10 Exam rooms, 4 private offices, large waiting room and secretarial area...... $450,000 Call Mack 803-491-5409...... $850,000 UNDER CONTRACT 247 Bultman Drive – 5.66 Acre tract, Located on the NE corner of Bultman Drive and Rast St. Zoned as General Commercial. UNDER CONTRACT 2515 Broad Street-$595,000-Former Oasis Car Wash- Located in high traffic area of Broad St. Excellent restaurant Utilities: City Water, Sewer, Natural Gas. Call Mack Kolb @ 491-5409...... $395,000 site. Call Mack 803-491-5409 1050 S. Pike W. – High Traffic location! Facing 378, next to 521, close to Broad St. Former motorcycle/ATV dlrship w/retail, office, shop & 0 Hwy 15 South-$300,000-Located on Hwy 15 South, south of Bojangles, approximately 300’ frontage land being sold for 2,000 per fenced areas. Call Susan Miller @ 720-6066...... $695,000 frontage foot. 15 acres in rear off Pack Rd can be purchased for $50,000/acre. Call Mack 803-491-5409 806 Market St. Camden – Commercial Lot available. Approximately .25 acres. Great location in downtown Camden. Selling Agent/Buyer to 570 Pinewood Rd-$525,000-4.35 acres in growing area. Ideal for residential development or possible commercial development. verify size of lot. Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961...... $19,500 All Mack 803-491-5409 1985 N. Guignard Dr. .98 Acres in a high traffic area. Good office or retail location. Call Mack Kolb @ 491-5409...... $164,900 1920 Castlerock-$149,900-.97 acres commercial corner lot on Thomas Sumter Hwy at Beach Forest Subdivision. Ideal for Retail Mallwood- Total of 6 lots in this package @ $12,000 each. Approved for duplexes or triplexes. Call Mack @ 803-491-5409...... $72,000 development. Call Mack 803-491-5409 465 Rast St. Good professional office location. Ideal for medical office space. Located behind the Sumter Mall...... 410 S. Main-$250,000-18,000 square foot warehouse includes 2,000 square foot of office space on 3.27 acres of land with plenty ...... Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409 $495,000 of yard area and a paved parking area with 22 spaces. Call Mack 803-491-5409 UNDER CONTRACT 2830 Broad St. 1.75 acres Located next to Ashley Furniture. Zoned general commercial. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491- 870 S. Pike West-$109,000.00-.77 acres site zoned General Commercial. Ideal for retail or office. Call Mack Kolb 803-491-5409 5409...... $695,000 604 E. Liberty St-$49,500-Aproximatly 1 acre site with 2 shop buildings, paved parking and fenced in. Ideal site for repair shop. Cal 1980 McCrays Mill Rd. 1.84 acres located next to Walgreens. Zoned Commercial. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409...... $350,000 Mack 803-491-5409 1140 N. Guignard Drive. .57 acres Zoned General Commercial. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409...... $65,000 27 Shaw St.-$127,500-12.75 acres zoned light industrial wholesale. Ideal site for warehouse or light manufacturing. Call Mack 353 E Red Bay Rd. 9.5 acres Zoned light Industrial wholesale. Great place to build a shop. $18,500...... Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409 803-491-5409 2240 Peach Orchard Rd. Great location for retail store or daycare! 4,200 sqft Building on property needs TLC. $149,995. Call Reggie @ 508 E Calhoun St Ext- 4380 Sq ft office and warehouse space on 2.2 acre. Ideal for contractor. Call Mack 803-491-5409 803-312-5961. 228 W. Liberty St. Formerly Nu Idea school supply. 30,000sqft office / warehouse. Good site for commercial redevelopment. $1,000,000. Call Mack @ 803-491-5409 3600 Broad St. 4.9 acres Located on the corner of Broad St & Teaberry. A lot of commercial frontage. $275,000. Call Mack @ 803- 491-5409 A8 | SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018 NATION THE SUMTER ITEM Trump heightens tariff threat in trade war with China

WASHINGTON (AP) — President imposed tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese "I've been surprised that up until Beijing's retaliatory tariffs have hit Donald Trump on Friday escalated his goods, and Beijing has retaliated with now, markets seem overly sanguine American soybeans and pork. The two threats to punish China for its trade pol- tariffs on an equal amount of American about the risks" of a trade war between countries have also targeted an addi- icies, warning anew that he's prepared exports. the world's two biggest economies, said tional $16 billion of each other's goods to impose tariffs on all Chinese imports Trump had earlier threatened to tar- David Dollar, senior fellow at the for an expected second round of tariffs. and arguing that Beijing has manipulat- get up to $550 billion in Chinese prod- Brookings Institution's China studies And last week, the administration an- ed its currency at the expense of the ucts — a figure that exceeds the $524 bil- center and a former official at the nounced plans for yet more tariffs on United States. lion in goods and services China actual- World Bank and U.S. Treasury Depart- $200 billion worth of additional Chinese In a taped interview with the business ly shipped to the United States last year. ment. imports. In response, Beijing vowed channel CNBC, Trump warned, "I'm But his remarks to CNBC caught finan- The tariffs the Trump administration "firm and forceful measures." willing to go to 500," meaning he's pre- cial markets by surprise Friday. U.S. has already imposed on $34 billion in Beijing is targeting, in particular, sec- pared ultimately to impose tariffs on stocks sank in early trading before re- Chinese imports are the outgrowth of a tors like American agriculture that $500 billion in Chinese imports — bounding. dispute over the predatory practices it could harm Trump politically at home. roughly the value of all the goods Bei- Global markets have remained gener- says China has deployed to try to sup- But in the CNBC interview, the presi- jing shipped to the United States last ally calm in recent weeks and months plant America's global supremacy in dent said he was seeking to do only year. despite the eruption of a full-blown U.S.- high technology. Those Chinese prac- what's fair. Doing so would mean that American China trade war and a host of other tices include cyber-theft and an insis- "I'm not doing this for politics; I'm households and companies would have conflicts that Trump has ignited be- tence that American and other foreign doing this to do the right thing for our to pay sharply higher prices for all Chi- tween the United States and key trading companies hand over technology in ex- country," the president said. "We have nese products, as long as the tariffs re- partners, including Canada and the Eu- change for access to the Chinese mar- been ripped off by China for a long mained in effect. Trump has already ropean Union. ket. time." Colleges ask for a share of future salary in lieu of loans

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — ary for a set period of time. providers aren't careful, they leges and universities. The program," Hoyler said. As more students balk at the Those touting the programs can definitely see unintended company now works with The terms can vary, notably debt loads they face after grad- say they give colleges greater consequences in discriminato- nearly 30 public and private the length of the agreement uation, some colleges are offer- incentive to help students find ry terms toward students. This colleges and universities and the salary percentage. ing an alternative: We'll pay high-earning jobs after gradu- is one of the biggest differenc- across the country, including Hoyler is currently paying your tuition if you offer us a ation, because a higher salary es between income share Norwich University. back 8 percent of his income. percentage of your future sala- means the school may recoup agreements and federal stu- Vemo's first partnership was Since future salary is general- ry. its investment in a shorter pe- dent loans," McCann said. with Purdue University. It ly unpredictable, it can be dif- Norwich University an- riod of time. "Federals loans offer the same began financing the school's ficult to forecast how much a nounced Tuesday that it will For some students, income terms to all borrowers." "Back a Boiler" income share student will pay back over become the latest school to share agreements are seen as Income share agreements agreement program in 2016. time, although most agree- offer this type of contract, less risky, especially if they were first proposed by Milton Andrew Hoyler, 22, graduat- ments do place a cap on the known as an income share end up in a lower-paying job or Friedman in 1955, and Yale ed from Purdue last year with amount paid back. agreement. Norwich's pro- struggle to find work after University briefly experiment- a degree in professional flight Hoyler took out federal gram is starting out on a small graduation. While students are ed with the idea in the 1970s. with the goal of becoming a loans but said the income scale, mainly for students who unemployed or earning below In the past decade, technical pilot. Now he is working as a share agreement helped him do not have access to other a certain threshold, they don't training programs, such as pilot for American Airlines re- avoid working multiple jobs types of loans or those who have to pay anything back. coding boot camps, have used gional carrier PSA Airlines. while starting out last year as are taking longer than the tra- "Taking on the debt through this type of funding largely be- "One of the biggest pros for a flight instructor. Hoyler said ditional eight semesters to fin- a contract, where you don't cause participants do not have the income share agreement he may end up paying more ish their degree. take on a debt per se but in- access to federal student loans. was the fact that out-of-college for the income share agree- "Norwich University is com- stead will repay a portion of In 2015, Oakton, Virginia- pilots do not make a lot of ment in the long run as his sal- mitted to offering this new your future income, has a cer- based Vemo Education began money, especially looking at ary rises, but deemed it a wor- way to help pay for college in a tain appeal to students when working with accredited col- the costs for an educational thy trade-off. way that aligns incentives and the concept is fully explained helps reduce financial barriers to them," Clare McCann, depu- to degree completion," Lauren ty director for education policy Wobby, the school's chief fi- at the New America Founda- BOY’S TREE SERVICE nancial officer and treasurer, tion, said. PO LLC said. But because employment In contrast with traditional and salary determine repay- FREE ESTIMATES loans, in which students will ment, it's possible providers simply pay down the principal could be seen as discriminat- and interest until there is ing against recipients who nothing left, students with in- choose lower-paying profes- TREE REMOVAL come share agreements pay sions. TREE CARE back a percentage of their sal- "If income share agreement • TRIMMING • TOPPING • SPRAYING PLACE YOUR AD IN • TREE REMOVAL • PRUNING 101 S.C. NEWSPAPERS • STUMP REMOVAL • FERTILIZING and reach more than 2.1 million readers • BUSH HOGGING using our small space display ad network Po Boy’s FIREWOOD Statewide or regional buys available Rex Prescott OVER 50 YEARS EXPERIENCE Alanna Ritchie 888.727.7377 DELIVERY scnewspapernetwork.com Tommy Thompson LICENSED & INSURED

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) "You take something away — Now that women in the from somebody, and they Navy can wear ponytails, want it more," said Rader, a men want beards. master-at-arms assigned to The Navy said last week Tinker Air Force Base in that servicewomen could Oklahoma City. sport ponytails; lock hair- The Navy announced it styles, or ropelike strands; was adding grooming op- and wider hair buns, revers- tions for women during a ing a policy that long for- Facebook Live event. Many THE ASSOCIATED PRESS bade females from letting black women had asked the In this June 10 photo from the U.S. Geological Survey, fissure 8 below Kilauea Volcano continues to their hair down. Navy to be more inclusive of erupt vigorously with lava streaming through a channel that reaches the ocean at Kapoho Bay on the is- Servicemen immediately different hair textures. The land of Hawaii. The width of the active part of the lava channel varies along its length but ranges from chimed in on social media, Navy had the standards in about 100 to 300 yards wide. asking the Navy if they place because of safety con- could grow beards. A sailor's cerns and to ensure every- Facebook post with a #We- one maintained a uniform, WantBeards hashtag was professional look. Hawaii hopes lava tourism shared thousands of times. Rader was one of several Beards were banned in sailors who wrote in the 1984. The Navy wanted pro- comments section of the fessional-looking sailors who Facebook Live event to will bring economic relief could wear firefighting press for beards. Bill Wil- masks and breathing appa- liams, a 20-year-old naval in- ratuses without interference. formation systems techni- BY AUDREY MCAVOY As recently as April, travelers could watch The Navy says that's still cian, commented too, asking Associated Press molten rock in the park's lava lake and hike the case. Still, some hope the why sailors can't have to remote spots to see flowing lava. change in female grooming beards if bearded civilian HONOLULU — Stunning images of Ha- State Sen. Russell Ruderman said the coun- standards opens the door. firefighters wear masks. waii's erupting Kilauea volcano have capti- ty needs to urgently set up a lava viewing site Travis Rader, a 29-year- vated people around the world. But ironically to bring visitors back to Pahoa. old naval physical security it's nearly impossible for residents and visi- "Our town is dying very, very fast and very, officer, said allowing tors on the ground to see the lava — a fact very dramatically," said Ruderman, who beards would boost mo- that's squeezing the tourism-dependent local owns a natural foods store in Pahoa. "It's rale for men, just like al- economy. needless because if we could get the word out lowing ponytails and locks Big Island businesses are calling for a lava that our town is open for business, we could has for women. There are viewing site, but authorities say they're find- still save it." two things that would EVERY DAY ing it difficult to set one up while keeping Currently, only helicopter and boat-tour make many Navy men people safe. passengers — paying about $250 each — are happy: beards and better The risks posed by the volcano came into able to see the lava in person. boots, he added. sharp focus this week when lava flowing into The area where lava is bursting from the Rader had a 6-inch-long the ocean triggered an explosion that sent a ground is under a mandatory evacuation beard when he joined the hot rock the size of a basketball crashing order. Residents nearby may go to their Navy after high school. through a tour boat's roof. One woman broke homes, but the county restricts access for ev- her leg, while nearly two dozen others suf- eryone else except scientists, authorities like fered minor burns and scrapes. the National Guard and a handful of escorted Make the drive to the Santee area’s Diane Ley, Hawaii County's director of re- media. search and development, said she's been Officials have cracked down on violators, Best Golf Course and enjoy our working on setting up a lava viewing site for issuing citations to more than 80 people for nearly two months, consulting with federal loitering in a restricted disaster area. Summer Specials scientists and the county's civil defense ad- Kilauea, which has been erupting continu- ministrator. The injuries from the tour boat ously for 35 years, has long attracted travel- only validate the county's caution, she said. ers. About 5,000 people a day descended on an "That's a challenge — to find us a site that official county lava viewing spot in May 1990 Mon. - Thurs. Fri. - Sun. is safe from volcanic hazards, emissions and as molten rock slowly consumed the town of can afford the ability for large numbers to be Kalapana, the Honolulu Advertiser reported. 18 Holes 18 Holes able to come in and view," she said. That's even though the spot offered views of Still, pressures are mounting from mer- cooled, not flowing, lava. County workers set $ 00 $ 00 chants, tour guides and others on the island, aside some newly hardened rocks for tourists for 15 for 18 where tourism has dropped since Kilauea to touch as consolation. began erupting in a residential neighborhood Ley noted Kilauea is behaving differently and burning down homes in May. than in the past, when lava flowed from a dif- Downtown Pahoa, which is just a few miles ferent spot and through uninhabited land. It SC RESIDENTS ONLY from where the volcano is pumping a river of also is producing more lava — erupting as molten rock into the ocean, has been hit par- much as 3,500 cubic feet per second now com- 803-478-7000 ticularly hard. The small, rural town serves pared with about 141 cubic feet two years ago. as a gateway to Hawaii Volcanoes National She doesn't know when the county will be Park, which is normally the state's most pop- ready but envisions a viewing site where tour FOXBORO GOLF CLUB ular tourist attraction but has closed indefi- buses could go and not private cars. The 8377 Wash Davis Rd. • Summerton nitely because of dangers to visitors and county may select several sites and open Cart Fee included • Must Present Coupon • Expires 7-31-18 R20-987219 staff. them as conditions allow, she said.

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CORONER sion of the manner and cause of tion “according to statute.” FROM PAGE A1 death. The rest of the day generally When asked, Mock said during his hinged on the issue of the ABDMI home before he became coroner make candidates must say what their expe- time working with her, Samuels-Coo- process and whether the five-day her qualified for the position. She rience is to make them qualified. In per never conducted a death investi- course Samuels-Cooper is signed up also is enrolled in a five-day class in an affidavit filed on April 4, on the of- gation. for can count toward it. August that she says will allow her to ficial, notarized filing form on record He was asked about how many It was determined there is no become qualified. with the South Carolina Election death investigations he has done. course a person can take to get certi- Before testimony on Samuels-Coo- Commission, she marked that she has With Clarendon County seeing be- fied without being a deputy coroner, per began, her attorney Ronnie Sabb a four-year degree and one year of tween 250-300 deaths a year, he han- a coroner or a medical examiner. introduced a dispositive motion death investigation experience – both dled about a quarter of them, mean- Judge Cothran was not happy with claiming precedent based on statute are included in one qualification ele- ing he has led between 500 and 1,000 this revelation, focusing on the error 7-17-530, 560 and 520. The motion ment. in his career. in the statute that “clearly favors” asked Third Circuit Court Judge Fer- Cothran said the fact that she filed Sabb’s cross examination involved coroners and deputy coroners. rell Cothran to dismiss the entire suit wrongly and then late likely could claiming Samuels-Cooper received Tyson countered by saying the cer- based on the fact that Mock did not not be used in this case, though he credit for conducting death investiga- tification is not applicable because “exhaust all administrative options” said he wanted more time before tions by taking phone calls and filing she did not check the box claiming in protesting or contesting the prima- making a ruling. paperwork. that was her qualification, but if Co- ry election results with the Claren- But because Mock is challenging He brought up a question sur- thran rules in favor of Sabb’s motion, don County or South Carolina Demo- whether Samuels-Cooper can be a rounding a certification process the affidavits cannot be used. There- cratic Party before a deadline of noon “coroner, period,” not whether she through the American Board of Med- fore, the question would be if she is on the Monday after the primary. can be a candidate according to pa- icolegal Death Investigators that is qualified at all. Mock’s attorney, Robert E. Tyson Jr., perwork, he let the case continue on one of the ways to qualify as a coro- “It may be a bad statute. You may claimed he did not get a copy of the that second issue. ner. To sign up for to test through be on to something. But that’s not the new motion until it was presented in For the first witness, Mock was ABMDI, a person must be a deputy issue we have here today,” Tyson court Friday morning and that that called to the stand and was ques- coroner or coroner. Sabb claimed the said. was not enough time to respond. He did tioned by both sides for two-and-a- organization favors those already in After about an hour of Gast being say that the motion should not matter half hours. office. on the stand, Cothran decided to re- because Cothran has jurisdiction over Tyson asked him about his back- Shawn Kent, an attorney for the cess for the day. the case because it is an injunction ask- ground. Mock noted, in addition to Clarendon County Board of Voter Tyson has until Tuesday to respond ing to challenge Samuels-Cooper’s his years as a deputy coroner and Registration and Elections, verified to Sabb’s motion requesting the case qualifications to be a coroner. then as coroner this year, he is a reg- with Mock that he did not think the be dismissed because Mock did not “This isn’t a protest to the election. istered nurse and has worked in county board did anything wrong. protest the election. This is a challenge to the qualifica- emergency rooms for more than 35 After another recess for lunch, the Cothran said he will rule on the tions of the candidate. Circuit Court years and is a volunteer first re- second witness called was Sabrina motion on Wednesday. If he rules in has jurisdiction over injunctions,” sponder through the fire service. Gast, the coroner for York County favor of the motion and to dismiss the Tyson said. Tyson had Mock spell out what a and the new president of the South issue of Samuels-Cooper’s qualifica- After a recess, Cothran said he coroner does and what it means to Carolina Coroner’s Association who tions, Mock can sue again. If he rules wanted to continue with hearing the conduct a death investigation, a sub- is on the South Carolina Training Ad- any part of the case should continue, case and said there were now two is- ject that was touched on in detail visory Committee that determines the trial will reconvene on July 27, sues at play in the case — first, an throughout the rest of the day. the ABDMI certification is the only where the next witness listed to take issue over the date that Samuels-Coo- Mock said a death investigation in- valid certification process. the stand is likely to be Samuels-Coo- per filed her affidavit to run as a can- volves going to a scene where there is Tyson’s questions to Gast asserted per. didate needed to be addressed with a a death, whether the death was natu- the same definitions of a death inves- The state and county agencies are formal protest, which Mock did not ral, accidental or part of a crime tigator, though the cross-examination no longer being questioned about do. scene. It then involves gathering in- by Kimberly Barr pointed out there is wrongdoing, but they are still in- In an affidavit filed on March 19, formation at the scene and away from no definition in the law. volved because they simply have to within the filing dates for the race, the scene, possibly ordering an autop- Gast said Samuels-Cooper, in her wait for a decision on whether Samu- there were no boxes checked on Sam- sy, talking to other agencies and wit- position as administrative assistant, els-Cooper can remain on the Novem- uels-Cooper's form where coroner nesses and making an informed deci- cannot gain a year of death investiga- ber general election ballot.

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COMMENTARY Trump can shut down his Russia critics by using one bold move

ASHINGTON — If But once the new pipeline is President Trump built, sending gas directly to wants to shut Germany under the Baltic Wdown the critics Sea, Russia will be able to of his performance this week shut off energy supplies to COMMENTARY in Helsinki and strengthen Eastern Europe far more easi- U.S. national security, he can ly. Trump can correctly say do so with one bold move: An- that he needs to shore up the nounce he is moving out most Why the Founders feared foreign security of NATO’s East Euro- U.S. forces currently stationed pean allies because of the in Germany and sending them German government’s sign- to Poland. off on the pipeline. influence in American politics The Polish government re- The move would also ad- cently presented Trump with dress a major U.S. strategic BY GAIL SAVAGE behind them and looked for- state at the behest of a for- a formal proposal to move U.S. concern about its ability to ward to the reopening of the eign actor. troops from Stuttgart, Germa- deter Russia. The Post recent- n Monday, Presi- theater and the return of A century later, the story ny, to a new permanent U.S. ly reported that U.S. military dent Donald horse racing. Parliament of Charles II’s treachery military base in Po- commanders are wor- Trump met with and crown were reunited, was on the minds of those land. Trump should ried that if they had to ORussian President but the exact nature of their crafting a new constitution take up Warsaw on this quickly move U.S. Vladimir Putin — then relationship was not explic- for the United States. offer. troops east to head off promptly sided with him. itly defined. Charles took During those delibera- Moving U.S. troops a military conflict The meeting marked the advantage of this ambigu- tions, Gouveneur Morris to Poland would be a with Moscow, “the culmination of two years of ous space to expand royal and Charles Pinckney point- bold, historic decision most powerful mili- growing concern about Rus- power whenever he could. ed to Charles as an example on par with Trump’s tary in the world sian interference in the 2016 Short on funds, Charles II of a corrupt head of state, decision to move the could get stuck in a election and mounting fears looked for ways to augment using his perfidy to argue U.S. Embassy to Jeru- Marc Thiessen traffic jam” as “Hum- that Russia is shaping U.S. his income and his power for the emoluments and the salem. Not only would vees ... snarl behind foreign policy. without going through Par- impeachment clauses, as it better position plodding semis on Fear of foreign interfer- liament. well as the participation of American forces, but it also narrow roads” and “U.S. tanks ence in American affairs He had reason to be grate- the Senate in ratifying trea- would completely flummox ... crush rusting bridges too drove the founders to place ful to French King Louis ties. During the debates on Trump’s critics in the U.S. for- weak to hold their weight.” certain safeguards in the XIV, who had sheltered him ratifying the constitution in eign policy establishment. Stationing American forces in Constitution, including the and his family during their the South Carolina legisla- After spending the past Poland would alleviate that now-famous emoluments exile from England after the ture, Charles Cotesworth week accusing him of being problem. clause. Trump’s behavior execution of his father. In Pinckney cited Charles’ sale Putin’s puppet, they would As the Polish government serves not just as a remind- addition, his beloved sister, of Dunkirk to Louis as a look foolish if they turned points out in its proposal, “a er of why those safeguards Henrietta, was married to reason to make presidential around and criticized him for U.S. permanent presence in are necessary, but also as a Louis’ brother. Charles also treaty-making subject to antagonizing Russia. And Poland [offers] a more for- reminder of the British king understood that Louis’ pro- senatorial advice and con- after attacking him for under- ward operating location than who inspired them: Charles gram of expanding French sent. And Alexander Hamil- mining NATO, they could Stuttgart provides, would II. In 1660, Charles brought power in Europe required ton in the Federalist Papers hardly complain that he is greatly alleviate well-founded the monarchy back to Eng- defeating the Dutch — underlined how Charles had taking unprecedented action fears that fellow Eastern Eu- land after the collapse of which gave him an opening. fielded a standing army to shore up the alliance’s East- ropean and Baltic govern- the Cromwellian Common- In 1662, in need of an infu- without respect to Parlia- ern flank. ments have that Moscow wealth, a brief period of re- sion of cash, Charles sold ment in the waning years of Such a move would rein- would be able to overtake de- publican rule that ended the English interest in his reign. force the tough line the presi- fending forces prior to the shortly after Oliver Crom- Dunkirk to Louis. In 1670, That a scheming, feckless dent took on defense spending support of U.S. and NATO well’s death in 1658. Crom- Henrietta acted as an inter- leader might sell out his at last week’s NATO summit, forces in Stuttgart could pro- well — victorious leader of mediary in the negotiations own country was a very real by punishing a deadbeat ally vide.” Parliamentarian forces in for the Treaty of Dover be- threat in the minds of those that does not meet its NATO The move would also benefit the 1642-1651 Civil War between England and France tasked to create a constitu- commitments and rewarding U.S. taxpayers. The Polish gov- tween the crown, held by to ally the two nations tional framework for a new a steadfast ally that does. ernment has offered up to $2 Charles I, and Parliament — against the Dutch. This government. But our Con- Why should Germany — a billion to cover most of the failed to devise a satisfacto- agreement led directly to the stitution’s safeguards country that spends just 1.24 costs of building such a base ry alternative to a mixed Third Anglo-Dutch War, against the danger of for- percent of its gross domestic and supporting U.S. troops in monarchy, and his authori- which lasted from 1672 to eign corruption still exist, product on defense — contin- Poland, declaring it is commit- tarian rule became increas- 1674. Secret provisions gave derived in part from the ue to be rewarded with the ted “to share the burden of de- ingly unpopular. Parliament an annual stipend to Charles 18th-century memories of economic benefit of U.S. fense spending [and] make the executed Charles I in 1649, to help close a budgetary gap Charles’ duplicity. It re- bases? Better to station U.S. decision more cost-effective but in the absence of any and enable him to evade par- mains to be seen whether forces in a country such as Po- for the U.S. government.” This good alternative to succeed liamentary oversight. we have the political cour- land that is providing what should be attractive to Trump, Cromwell, the Stuart heir to During a time when the age to use them or whether Trump has called a “truly who has criticized other allies the throne, Charles II, was principle of parliamentary they will protect us. magnificent” example as “one for not paying enough for the invited back. supremacy was still in flux, of the NATO countries that cost of stationing U.S. forces The restoration of the Charles sold out his own Gail Savage is a professor of has actually achieved the on their territory. monarchy was welcomed by country to the French, a history at St. Mary’s College benchmark for investment in And there is one last good a joyous population who breathtaking example of of Maryland, specializing in our common defense.” reason to do it: Poland loves hoped that civil war was put corruption by a head of modern Britain. Trump can further argue Trump. When Trump spoke in that Germany’s actions be- Warsaw last year, his speech yond its inadequate defense was repeatedly interrupted by spending have necessitated chants of “Donald Trump! WHO REPRESENTS YOU this move. At NATO, Trump Donald Trump!” Such re- SUMTER COUNTY 317 W. Bartlette St. Steven Corley D-Clarendon District 35 COUNCIL Sumter, SC 29150 115 Radcliff Drive District 64 PO Box 57, Sumter, 29151 blasted the Germany-to-Rus- sponse would be unimagina- (803) 773-2353 (home) Sumter, SC 29150 117 N. Brooks St. (803) 775-1263 (business) sia Nord Stream 2 gas pipe- ble in Berlin. DISTRICT 1 (803) 607-2777 (cell) (803) 305-1566 Manning, SC 29102 (803) 212-6132 (Columbia) Christopher F. Sumpter II [email protected] (803) 938-3087(home) line, declaring “it’s a very bad The U.S. military presence 1200 Broad St., PMB 180 DISTRICT 7 (803) 212-6929 (Columbia) NATIONAL LAWMAKERS thing for NATO.” He’s right. in Germany is a legacy of the Sumter, SC 29154 Eugene Baten WARD 5 The pipeline not only makes Cold War, when we positioned (803) 305-9375 (cell) PO Box 3193 Robert Galiano Rep. Murrell Smith Jr., Rep. Ralph Norman — 5th [email protected] Sumter, SC 29151 608 Antlers Drive R-Sumter District Germany more dependent on our forces to deter a Soviet in- (803) 773-0815 (home) Sumter, SC 29150 District 67 2350 Rayburn HOB Moscow for energy, but it also vasion from East Germany. DISTRICT 2 [email protected] (803) 469-0005 PO Box 580 Washington, D.C. 20515 Sumter, SC 29151 (202) 225-5501 risks the security of Poland Today the need for deter- Artie Baker [email protected] 3680 Bakersfield Lane SUMTER CITY COUNCIL WARD 6 (803) 778-2471 (business) and other Eastern European rence is undiminished, but the Dalzell, SC 29040 David Merchant (803) 778-1643 (fax) Rep. Jim Clyburn — 6th District 803-469-3638 (home) MAYOR 26 Paisley Park (803) 734-3042 (Columbia) 319 Cannon House Office Building allies. Right now, all Russian potential line of contact has Washington, DC 20515 DISTRICT 3 Joseph T. McElveen Jr. Sumter, SC 29150 [email protected] (202) 225-3315 gas exports to Western Europe moved east. So should the U.S. James Byrd Jr. 20 Buford St. (803) 773-1086 go through pipelines that military. PO Box 1913 Sumter, SC 29150 [email protected] Rep. J. David Weeks, D-Sumter 1703 Gervais St. (803) 773-0382 District 51 Columbia, SC 29201 cross Poland and Slovakia — Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 468-1719 (cell) [email protected] STATE LAWMAKERS 2 Marlborough Court (803) 799-1100 which means Russia cannot Follow Marc A. Thiessen on (803) 436-2108 (fax) WARD 1 Sumter, SC 29154 [email protected] (803) 775-5856 (business) cut off gas to NATO allies in Twitter, @marcthiessen. [email protected] Thomas J. Lowery Rep. Will Wheeler, D-Bishopville 829 Legare St. District 50 (803) 734-3102 (Columbia) Sen. Lindsey Graham the East without also cutting DISTRICT 4 290 Russell Senate Office Building Charles T. Edens Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 484-5454 (office, Bishopville) (803) 773-9298 (803) 212-6958 (office, Columbia) Sen. Gerald Malloy, Washington, DC 20510 off its lucrative exports to the © 2018, The Washington Post 3250 Home Place Road D-Darlington (202) 224-5972 Sumter, SC 29150 [email protected] (803) 428-3161 (home) West. 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DENNIS BRUNSON / THE SUMTER ITEM The Sumter P-15’s dog pile in the infield after their improbable 6-4 victory over Camden on Saturday at Legion Field in Camden. With the win, Sumter advances to the state tournament, where it will face Florence in the opening game of the 4-team tournament on Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Florence. P-15’s pull off miraculous rally to beat Camden 6-4, win second-round series

BY DENNIS BRUNSON actually using their final tournament. elimination tournament will "This is what this team has [email protected] strike -- the P-15's managed to Sumter, which improved to move to Spirit Communica- done all year. They battle, score two runs in the top of 21-11 on the season, will travel tions Park in Columbia on they fight, they don't quit." CAMDEN — There's the im- the seventh inning and held to Florence on Monday to face Wednesday. Post 17, which finished year probable, then there's what off Camden in the bottom of defending state champion "I'm just as proud as I can with a 22-8 record, had scored the Sumter P-15's did on Sat- the inning to win 6-4 at Legion Florence Post 1 at Legion be of this team," said Sumter three runs in the bottom of urday. Field and claim the best-of-5 Field in the first game of the head coach Curtis Johnson, the sixth to take a 4-3 lead. It Down to their last strike second-round state playoff se- state tournament beginning at who is in his first year in his one time -- no, wait a minute -- ries 3-2 and a spot in the state 7:30 p.m.. The 4-team, double second stint with Sumter. SEE P-15’S, PAGE B3

BRITISH OPEN AREA ROUNDUP Spieth part of 3-way tie for lead, Woods lurks

BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Jordan Spieth has a share of the lead in the British Open and a big edge in experience. Still only 24, he already has won three majors and his name is the last one etched on the base of the silver claret jug. One name in the mix makes it all feel so new. "I've always wanted to battle it out in a major with Tiger. Who hasn't?" Spi- Junior P-15’s eth said after seizing upon a calm Car- noustie for a 6-under 65 to tie for the lead with Kevin Kisner and Xander open state Schauffele. "It's kind of a dream come true just to have the opportunity." Woods feels the same way. Never in the mix at the Masters, with 4-2 win gone by the weekend at the U.S. Open, the 14-time major champion surged into contention Saturday with a 66, his lowest round on weekend at a major in THE ASSOCIATED PRESS over York eight years. Tiger Woods lines up a putt on the 13th green during the third round of the British Open on Saturday in Carnoustie, Scotland. Woods trails leaders Jordan Spieth, Kevin Kisner and FROM STAFF REPORTS SEE OPEN, PAGE B5 Xander Schauffele by four strokes. GEORGETOWN — The Sumter Junior P-15's opened the Junior American Legion PRO FOOTBALL baseball state tournament with a 4-2 victory over York on Saturday at Michael Johnson Park in Georgetown. Dolphins owner says he was Sumter, which improved to 20- 3-1 on the season, will take on the winner of Saturday's final keeping options open on anthem game between Georgetown and Spartanburg at 7 p.m. today. York took a 1-0 lead with a BY ROB MAADDI related to the national anthem was a run in the second. The Junior The Associated Press placeholder as we haven't made a deci- P-15's tied the game in the sion on what we would do, if anything, third and scored two more Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross at that point." times in the fourth to go up said he hadn't decided whether to ac- President Donald Trump, a frequent 3-1. They pushed the lead to tually discipline players who protest critic of protesting players, said Friday 4-1 with a run in the top of the during the national anthem when he that players should be suspended for a fifth. York scored its other run formally told the team that the demon- game for kneeling once, then suspend- in the bottom of the fifth. strations could be punishable. ed for the season with no pay if they Austin Trapp picked up the "We were asked to submit a form to kneel a second time. win for Sumter, pitching 2 1/3 the NFL on our overall discipline poli- "Isn't it in contract that players must innings of relief. Wylie Coker cy prior to the start of the rookie re- stand at attention, hand on heart? The came on to get the save. port date," Ross said in a statement $40,000,000 Commissioner must now The Junior P-15's had 10 hits Friday, explaining why a one-sentence make a stand," Trump tweeted, referring AP FILE PHOTO with Victor Brown, Coker and reference to "Proper Anthem Conduct" to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross said he Bryce Lyons each picking up two. was included in the team's official dis- is keeping his options open on how to han- cipline policy. "The one line sentence SEE ANTHEM, PAGE B6 dle the NFL National Anthem controversy. SEE ROUNDUP, PAGE B3 B2 | SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

AUTO RACING NASCAR stars push for ‘new’ to improve state of racing BY DAN GELSTON FOXWOODS RESORT The Associated Press CASINO 301 LINEUP LOUDON, N.H. — NASCAR has After Friday qualifying; race Sunday been reluctant to make more than At New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, N.H. modest tweaks to its schedule. That Lap length: 1.06 miles hasn't stopped its drivers this summer (Car number in parentheses) 1. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford, 133.591 mph. from wondering about possibilities in 2. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 133.502. hopes of luring more fans: 3. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 133.431. 4. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 133.361. • a Cup race on Eldora dirt. 5. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 132.720. • more races at short tracks. 6. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 132.715. 7. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 132.674. • no more multiple races at the same 8. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 132.618. track. 9. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 132.581. 10. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 132.462. • try Iowa; go back to Rockingham. 11. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 132.383. 12. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 132.190. The idea of blowing up a schedule 13. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 132.586. that has largely remained unchanged 14. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 132.554. 15. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 132.402. for most of the last decade is hardly a 16. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 132.379. novel idea, and drivers have long lob- 17. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 132.259. 18. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 132.200. bied NASCAR to try something new 19. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 132.094. and mix things up over the staid sum- 20. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 132.039. 21. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 131.925. mer months. 22. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 131.738. Denny Hamlin, a 31-time Cup win- 23. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 131.447. 24. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 131.238. ner, mulled over a few potential sched- 25. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 131.247. ule shake-ups until he splashed cold 26. (95) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 130.954. 27. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 130.860. water on the campaigning. 28. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 130.783. "None of this is ever going to hap- 29. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 130.568. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 30. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 130.532. pen," Hamlin said. "Not until these 31. (6) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 130.483. tracks and NASCAR get together and Erik Jones gets a high five from Jake Manalio, 4, of Middletown, New York, as Jones 32. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 129.213. walks to his car at the start of practice for the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 on Saturday 33. (72) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 129.151. are willing to make changes." 34. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 129.134. That seems unlikely in the immedi- at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. 35. (99) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 127.577. 36. (51) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 127.555. ate future for a variety of reasons — 37. (23) Blake Jones, Toyota, 124.556. from sanctioning agreements with "I wouldn't like to see Cup on dirt," Kentucky was once NASCAR's shiny tracks that run through 2020 to safety he said. "Cup belongs on pavement new toy when the Cup series moved had nothing to do with who can beat upgrades and even the threat of litiga- and real road course tracks. If we there in 2011. The first race was a sell- the Big Three at New Hampshire: tion should a track lose a race. went to Eldora, yeah, I mean I would out, though it was marred by traffic "Can a driver wear his own throw- The sport has resisted even such be excited because I would be really jams that turned thousands away back gear? I always get weird wearing fan-friendly schedule changes, like fast and I feel like I would definitely from the track. Last week, plenty of stuff with my own image or name on running weeknight races or rotating have the best shot to win. But at the good seats were still available for a ho- it. But it gets murky when it's a 20 the site of All-Star weekend. same time, I think we are fine not hum race. The luster had worn off year old throwback. Opinions please?" "It's going to have to take someone going there." just as it has at Indianapolis Motor he tweeted. way high up saying, 'We're making The race winner at Eldora is award- Speedway — which had its date moved More than 1,500 replies later — in- changes and this is what we're going ed a Golden Shovel, which seems fit- this season from July to early Septem- cluding a few from active NASCAR to do,' for it to happen," Hamlin said. ting because these days everyone is ber and the final "regular season" drivers — Earnhardt still wasn't sure "But it definitely won't happen in the piling on NASCAR. race. if he should throw on his own throw- next few years until that contract's How low can they go? The ratings The competition has been reduced back. over with." reports could win a limbo contest with to three dominant drivers: Martin With little buzz at the track, the One of the few fun additions over the regular bottoming out of all-time Truex Jr., Kevin Harvick and Kyle tremor on a mobile device of a tweet the last decade came when NASCAR lows or decade-worsts for most races. Busch have combined to win 14 of 19 notification from a driver might be the added a Truck Series race on the half- Kentucky had 2.3 million viewers Sat- races. Clint Bowyer is the only other best part of a race weekend for fans. mile Eldora Speedway dirt track in urday on NBC Sports Network and driver to win a non-restrictor plate Tracks are trying anything to repli- Ohio. The series made its annual stop Sportsmediawatch.com reported it race this season. cate that instant gratification. New on the dirt this week for the only time was the 15th of 17 Cup races this sea- No surprise, Truex, Harvick and Hampshire — which lost its fall race this season. Retired NASCAR champi- son that had its ratings decline double- Busch went 1-2-3 on the leaderboard to Las Vegas — launched a "College on Tony Stewart owns the track and digits to multiyear lows. in the final Cup practice Saturday at Corner" this weekend "where the rac- used his forum to push for the sport to It's no longer jarring to see empty New Hampshire Motor Speedway. ing is loud and the party is lit!" at least bring the second-tier Xfinity swaths of grandstands at the track The real fun in NASCAR comes in Cool. But don't expect those Series to the dirt. and longtime corporate giants such as 280-character bursts on social media 20-somethings to easily vote in any Like most issues facing NASCAR, Lowe's and 5-hour Energy that have instead of 200 mph speeds on an oval. Twitter fashion polls — the track few agree on any topic. Kyle Larson, a helped fund championship drivers are Dale Earnhardt Jr., the 15-time most doesn't have WiFi. noted sprint car racer, said NASCAR set to sever its ties with NASCAR at popular driver-turned NBC analyst, It's up to NASCAR to repair its lost should stay above the muck. the end of the season. posed this question to consider, and it connection with a fading fan base.

Cleveland 9, Texas 8, 11 innings SCOREBOARD Kansas City 6, Minnesota 5 TOUR DE FRANCE San Francisco 5, Oakland 1 Houston 3, L.A. Angels 1 TV, RADIO Seattle 3, Chicago White Sox 1 TODAY SATURDAY 6 a.m. — Professional Tennis: ATP Bastad Singles Championship N.Y. Yankees 7, N.Y. Mets 6 Match and Doubles Championship Match (TENNIS). Toronto 4, Baltimore 1 7 a.m. — PGA Golf: British Open Final Round from Angus, Boston at Detroit, 6:10 p.m. Scotland (WIS 10). Miami at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m. 7:30 a.m. — International Cycling: Tour de France Stage 15 from Houston at L.A. Angels, 7:15 p.m. Carcassonne, France (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Minnesota at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m. 9:05 a.m. — Formula One Racing: German Grand Prix from Cleveland at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Hockenheim, Germany (ESPN2). San Francisco at Oakland, 9:05 p.m. 10:30 a.m. — Amateur Tennis: USTA National Clay Court Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Championships from Delray Beach, Fla. — Girls 18s Final Match (TENNIS). TODAY 11 a.m. — PGA Golf: British Open Final Round from Angus, Baltimore (Cashner 2-9) at Toronto (Estrada 4-7), 1:07 p.m. Scotland (WIS 10). Boston (Sale 10-4) at Detroit (Hardy 3-2), 1:10 p.m. Noon — Exhibition Basketball: The Basketball Tournament Miami (Richards 3-5) at Tampa Bay (Archer 3-4), 1:10 p.m. Midwest Regional Second-Round Game from Columbus, Ohio Minnesota (Odorizzi 4-6) at Kansas City (Keller 2-4), 2:15 p.m. (ESPN). Cleveland (Clevinger 7-5) at Texas (Gallardo 3-1), 3:05 p.m. 1:30 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Washington (FOX San Francisco (Cueto 3-1) at Oakland (Manaea 9-6), 4:05 p.m. SPORTSOUTH, WWFN-FM 100.1, WPUB-FM 102.7). Houston (McCullers 10-4) at L.A. Angels (Heaney 5-6), 4:07 p.m. 2 p.m. — Exhibition Basketball: The Basketball Tournament Chicago White Sox (Lopez 4-7) at Seattle (Gonzales 10-5), 4:10 p.m. Midwest Regional Second-Round Game from Columbus, Ohio N.Y. Mets (deGrom 5-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 7-2), 8:05 p.m. (ESPN). 2 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Monster Energy Cup Series Foxwoods MONDAY Resort Casino 301 from Loudon, N.H. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK, Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. WEGX-FM 92.9). Minnesota at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2 p.m. — Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Chicago Cubs (TBS). N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. 3 p.m. — WNBA Basketball: Seattle at Atlanta (NBA TV). Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. Geraint Thomas wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, and Chris 2:30 p.m. —- International Soccer: ICC Futures Tournament Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Championship Match from Orlando, Fla. (ESPN2). Detroit at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. Froome, second from left, are part of Team Sky and are in first and 4 p.m. — Exhibition Basketball: The Basketball Tournament Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m. second, respectively, after the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Midwest Regional Second-Round Game from Columbus, Ohio (ESPN2). NATIONAL LEAGUE Saturday. 4 p.m. — Horse Racing: Coaching Club American Oaks from East Division Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (FOX SPORTS 2). W L Pct GB 4 p.m. — PGA Golf: Barbasol Championship Final Round from Philadelphia 54 42 .563 — Nicholasville, Ky. (GOLF). Atlanta 53 42 .558 ½ 4:30 p.m. — International Soccer: International Champions Cup Washington 48 49 .495 6½ With Thomas and Froome 1-2, Match from Charlotte — Liverpool vs. Borussia Dortmund Miami 42 57 .424 13½ (ESPN). New York 40 56 .417 14 6 p.m. — Exhibition Basketball: The Basketball Tournament Central Division Midwest Regional Second-Round Game from Columbus, Ohio W L Pct GB (ESPN2). Chicago 57 39 .594 — Sky controls the Tour de France 6 p.m. — WNBA Basketball: Los Angeles at Chicago (NBA TV). Milwaukee 55 44 .556 3½ 8 p.m. — Major League Baseball: New York Mets at New York St. Louis 49 48 .505 8½ Yankees (ESPN). Pittsburgh 49 49 .500 9 BY ANDREW DAMPF minutes behind stage winner 8 p.m. — High School Baseball: All-American Game from Chicago Cincinnati 43 54 .443 14½ The Associated Press Omar Fraile, who remained (MLB NETWORK). West Division W L Pct GB far back in the standings. MONDAY Los Angeles 54 43 .557 — MENDE, France — With Thomas leads Froome by 1 4 p.m. — Horse Racing: Caress Stakes from Saratoga Springs, Arizona 53 45 .541 1½ N.Y. (FOX SPORTS 2). Colorado 52 45 .536 2 Geraint Thomas and Chris minute, 39 seconds. Dumoulin, 6 p.m. — Track and Field: IAAF Diamond League Meet from San Francisco 51 48 .515 4 Froome sitting 1-2 in the over- the time trial world champion London — Muller Anniversary Games (NBC SPORTS San Diego 40 60 .400 15½ NETWORK). all standings, Team Sky has and last year's Giro d'Italia 6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM FRIDAY complete control over the 1240). St. Louis 18, Chicago Cubs 5 winner, is third, 1:50 behind, 7 p.m. — American Legion Baseball: State Tournament Game Atlanta 8, Washington 5 Tour de France. and Roglic is fourth, 2:38 back. — Sumter at Florence (WWHM-FM 92.3, WWHM-FM 93.3, N.Y. Mets 7, N.Y. Yankees 5 WWHM-AM 1290). Philadelphia 11, San Diego 5 The two British riders took When Dumoulin attacked 8 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Arizona at Chicago Cubs Miami 6, Tampa Bay 5 advantage of their powers in with two kilometers remain- (ESPN). Pittsburgh 12, Cincinnati 1 11 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Chicago White Sox at Los L.A. Dodgers 6, Milwaukee 4 the hilly 14th stage in the Mas- ing, Thomas chased him down Angeles Angels (Joined In Progress) (MLB NETWORK). San Francisco 5, Oakland 1 sif Central, allowing a large with Froome towing along. Colorado 11, Arizona 10 group of breakaway riders to "(Dumoulin) can really pace MLB STANDINGS SATURDAY build a lead of nearly 20 min- himself," Thomas said. "You Atlanta at Washington, ppd. utes then fending off the few at- AMERICAN LEAGUE San Diego at Philadelphia, ppd. don't know if he is really suf- Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis 2, 1st game tacks thrown their way on the fering or just pacing himself. East Division N.Y. Yankees 7, N.Y. Mets 6 W L Pct GB Miami at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m. short but steep finishing climb. Hats off to him. It takes (cour- Boston 69 30 .697 — L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. "We can really just ride off age) to do that with no team- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. New York 63 34 .649 5 each other," Froome said. "I Tampa Bay 49 48 .505 19 St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 7:15 p.m., 2nd game mate around." Toronto 45 52 .464 23 Colorado at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. imagine for our rivals it's making Fraile escaped from a large San Francisco at Oakland, 9:05 p.m. Baltimore 28 71 .283 41 their lives quite difficult, having group of breakaway riders on Central Division SUNDAY two guys to watch like that." the finishing climb, a short W L Pct GB San Diego (Perdomo 1-4) at Philadelphia (Velasquez 5-8), Cleveland 53 43 .552 — 12:05 p.m., 1st game While the Welshman Thom- but steep three-kilometer as- Minnesota 44 51 .463 8½ Miami (Richards 3-5) at Tampa Bay (Archer 3-4), 1:10 p.m. as is attempting to win the cent that was followed by a Detroit 41 58 .414 13½ Pittsburgh (Nova 5-6) at Cincinnati (Harvey 5-5), 1:10 p.m. Chicago 33 63 .344 20 Atlanta (Foltynewicz 7-5) at Washington (Scherzer 12-5), 1:35 p.m. Tour for the first time, the Ke- quick descent and flat finish Kansas City 28 68 .292 25 L.A. Dodgers (Wood 5-5) at Milwaukee (Suter 8-6), 2:10 p.m. St. Louis (Mikolas 10-3) at Chicago Cubs (Quintana 8-6), 2:20 p.m. nyan-born Froome is aiming on an air strip. West Division San Francisco (Cueto 3-1) at Oakland (Manaea 9-6), 4:05 p.m. for a record-tying fifth victory "When I saw that the break- Colorado (Senzatela 3-2) at Arizona (Greinke 10-5), 4:10 p.m. W L Pct GB San Diego (TBD) at Philadelphia (TBD), 6:05 p.m., 2nd game in cycling's biggest race. away was so big, I knew it was Houston 65 35 .650 — N.Y. Mets (deGrom 5-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 7-2), 8:05 p.m. Seattle 59 39 .602 5 Fourth-placed Primoz Roglic going to be a tough stage, but I Oakland 55 43 .561 9 was the only overall contender picked my moment well and Los Angeles 49 49 .500 15 MONDAY L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Texas 41 57 .418 23 to gain time, finishing eight pulled it off," Fraile said. "I Atlanta at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. seconds ahead of Thomas, knew that I still had another FRIDAY San Diego at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets 7, N.Y. Yankees 5 Froome, and third-placed Tom gear. ... I have raced here be- St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Toronto 8, Baltimore 7, 10 innings Arizona at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Dumoulin — with all four rid- fore and I knew the course to Boston 1, Detroit 0 Washington at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Miami 6, Tampa Bay 5 ers finishing more than 18 perfection." THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018 | B3

PHOTOS BY DENNIS BRUNSON / THE SUMTER ITEM ABOVE: Sumter’s Jacob Holladay delivers a pitch in the sixth inning of the P-15’s 6-4 back- from-the-dead 6-4 victory over Camden in the deciding game of the second-round state playoff series on Saturday at Legion Field in Camden. RIGHT: Sumter’s Bobby Crisp celebrates with Sumter first base coach Robbie Mooneyham after Crisp’s 2-run single that gave Sumter the lead in the seventh inning in its victory.

scored Williamson, making it 6-4. P-15’S FROM PAGE B1 "I just went up there thinking, 'I'm going to get these runs in,' " said Crisp, looked as if the 17ers would punch who went 2-for-4. "I put a good swing their ticket to the state tournament as on the pitch, and we got those runs relief pitcher Jay Lynch struck out in." Trey Yates to start the Sumter seventh Another improbable moment came and then got Jacob Holladay to pop up. for Sumter in the bottom of the in- Then the improbable -- or whatever ning. Jacob Holladay, who came on in you want to call it -- began to happen. the sixth to record a strikeout with the Lynch had two strikes on Ryan bases loaded to leave the score at 4-3, Moore before Moore took one back up hit Josh Boone with a pitch to start the middle, just eluding the glove of the inning. That brought leadoff hitter shortstop Todd Mattox to keep the sea- Bradwin Salmond to the plate. inning. Trent Frye came on and Sumter went up 2-0 in the second. son alive. Salmond, the fastest player on Cam- worked 3 2/3 innings before being re- With two out and no one on, Yates sin- "I was just trying to do something to den who just missed a home run earli- placed by Holladay. gled and came home on a Holladay put it on the next guy," Moore said of er in the game, hit a grounder to Wil- "I'm proud of the way all three of double. his approach with two strikes. liamson at first base. Williamson them pitched," Johnson said. "We The 17ers made it 2-1 in the bottom The next guy was Daulton Dabbs, threw to shortstop Moore to force wanted David to give us one in- of the inning. William Cobb reached who drew a walk, bringing Rylan Wil- Boone, and Moore then came back to ning, and he came in and said he on an error and scored on a Zach Bra- liamson to the plate. Williamson actu- first to Holladay to turn a 3-6-1 double could go another. Trent came in nham hit. The P-15's made it 3-1 in the ally struck out, swinging at a pitch in play. and did a good job and Jacob did a fourth when Todd singled and scored the dirt. However, the ball got away Salmond, who pitched the first six great job." on a Chandler Hunter triple. from Camden catcher Chase Galloway innings for Post 17, was hindered in Camden had just six hits, but Sum- When Camden left the bases loaded and Williamson barely beat the throw his running by a sore back. ter walked eight batters, hit another in the fourth, left fielder Yates ran to first to load the bases. Holladay walked Mattox before get- and committed five errors. However, down a deep fly ball for the final out. "I knew I had swung at the pitch, but ting Jake Laffin to fly out to end the Post 17 left 13 runners on base, includ- In the fifth, Post 17 scored a run but I knew it was in the dirt, so I took off game and set off a wild celebration by ing leaving the bases loaded in the could have had more. Frye, who running," Williamson said. "I kept the P-15's. fourth, fifth and sixth innings. walked seven batters, walked Cobb waiting on him to make the throw, and "We finally have had some breaks go "This is just great," Crisp said. and Galloway before Branham sin- I was just hoping I'd beat it. I stepped our way," Johnson said. "We hadn't "We're enjoying playing with each gled Cobb home to make it 3-2. Frye on the bag and then heard the ball hit had many breaks all year, but these other, and we have each others back. walked Jaiden Garner to load the the glove." guys have kept working, doing the This is a special group of guys." bases with two outs, and Boone hit a That brought Bobby Crisp to the right things, and we've finally had Sumter finished with 11 hits with sinking liner to left. Yates laid out plate, and he sent a single into left some things break our way." Holladay and Lathan Todd also pick- and made a diving catch to preserve field that easily scored both Moore Sumter used three pitchers against ing up two hits. the lead. and pinch runner Jackson Hoshour to Post 17. Left-hander David Frey start- The P-15's took a 1-0 lead in the first Mattox had an RBI double and Gal- give the P-15's a 5-4 lead. Joey Pereira ed and pitched 2-plus innings before as Holladay started the game with a loway had a sacrifice fly in the sixth to followed with an RBI single that running into some trouble in the third single and scored on a Dabbs base hit. give Camden the 4-3 lead.

ROUNDUP FROM PAGE B1 Lauren and Brown, Dustin Kennedy and at 10 a.m. Heath Wilson Trapp each drove in a run. In the opening contest, SUMTER "O"ZONE SPLITS Clark Kinney struck out 16 batters in the 6-inning contest, MONCKS CORNER — The breaking the previous state re- Sumter 11-12 year-old cord of 14 set by Sumter's "O"Zone baseball team split Trent Frye. Kinney allowed its two games with Hartsville three hits. National in the championship Ben Reynolds led the Sum- series of the state tourna- ter offense, picking up two ment on Saturday at Moncks hits and driving in two runs. Corner Regional Recreation Kinney had an RBI single and Complex. Ian Harris and BJ Balls each Sumter won the opening had an RBI. game 6-3 before losing the sec- In the second contest, Sum- ond game 10-0. The deciding ter had just two hits, those game in the best-of-3 series coming from Reynolds and will be played today beginning Landon Gilley. Not sure why BUSINESS IS SLOW?

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ed Sessa 7/21/18 Washington starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (37) hands the ball to manager Dave Martinez as he ACROSS 41 “... or so it 9 Christian in 30 Actress is pulled in the Nationals’ 8-5 loss to Atlanta on Friday in Washington. Strasburg got into an argument 1 Sleight of may __” cinema Knightley hand? 43 Unadulterated 10 Ambiguous 31 Blender brand with fellow pitcher Max Scherzer in the dugout after being pulled. 5 Like pie? 44 Slangy okay answer 35 “Nosebleed 11 Tennis stroke 45 Ice cream 11 Little big cat seats” section 14 Name on named after 12 Mythical 37 Supposes to the 1949 a Canadian monster be “Death of a river 13 First and last 42 Loses Salesman” 48 Quite a lot word of a temporarily Nats’ Strasburg loses, beefs playbill 50 Address in a common four- 46 Bodega 15 Bug on the mess word saw patron road? 51 Confront 18 Dr. Skoda 47 European 16 Common aggressively on “Law & capital cause of 53 Swears Order” 49 Fortune 500 with Scherzer; Braves win 8-5 conflict 57 2013 Hudson’s 19 Bathing spot listings: Abbr. 17 “The Karate Bay Company 23 Popular online 51 Sailing Kid,” e.g. acquisition lists 52 Complain 20 Guide for 60 “... exclaim, 24 Discussed, 53 Really good, BY BENJAMIN STANDIG and 6½ behind NL East- guys are professionals. surfers __ he drove with “over” in ’90s slang The Associated Press leading Philadelphia. They're good." 21 Gray shades out of sight”: 25 Mark 54 Rodents do it 22 Be of service Moore 26 Come to 55 Money in la The Braves lost All-Star Matt Adams, Trea Turner to 61 Sign with an terms banque WASHINGTON — Fami- second baseman Ozzie Al- and Juan Soto homered for 23 Org. with arrow 27 Daddy 56 Treated by the lies fight, even on special oc- bies in the third inning, the Nationals, who hosted traveling 62 Start to giver Warbucks, doctor bans? or taker e.g. 58 Four-wk. casions. Birthday boy Ste- and the team said he was the All-Star Game on Tues- 25 One hanging 63 Befitting 28 Former period, phen Strasburg and Nation- lifted as a precaution be- day. around a 64 Hazmat team Mormon usually als ace Max Scherzer are cause of right hamstring Strasburg went on the DL lifeguard members, leader Ezra 59 Minimum for leaving it at that. tightness. Manager Brian on June 10 with right shoul- tower often Taft __ many games 29 Studio 65 Tae __ do Previous Puzzle Solved Strasburg was batted Snitker said Albies is "OK," der inflammation. He landed once run around by the Atlanta but would help to rest him in trouble quickly in his re- by Howard DOWN Hughes 1 Atlas display Braves, then engaged in a "for a day or two and see turn as the Braves scored 32 1958 Pulitzer 2 Et __ heated spat with Scherzer in how he is." two in the first inning. author James 3 Dust bunny the dugout during the Wash- Albies had an RBI double Albies' knocked in the 33 D.C. figures component 34 Some 4 Achieved ington Nationals' 8-5 loss and stole a base in a two-run Braves' first run with a dou- museum art some Friday night. first inning. Ronald Acuna ble, stole third and shrewdly 36 16th-century progress The Nationals delayed Jr. homered, doubled and came home on Freddie Free- council site 5 Rubber 38 Unspecified eraser, for opening their clubhouse to singled, scored three runs man's groundout as third degree one reporters after the game, and had two of Atlanta's baseman Anthony Rendon's 39 Footnote 6 Go slowly and Strasburg then offered four stolen bases. wide throw forced Adams to abbr. 7 Sargasso Sea 40 Nasal spawner no clarification for the ani- "It couldn't have been any reach at first base. partitions 8 Pac. cousin mated discussion between better," Snitker said. "I loved Culberson, who would him and Scherzer. the aggressiveness." later homer, pinch-hit for "It's part of family, man," Anibal Sanchez (5-2) al- Albies in the third. The he said. "You got to be in the lowed three runs over six in- 21-year-old Albies entered JUMBLE family." nings for the Braves, who Friday leading the National THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME The dispute occurred after entered the All-Star break League in several offensive Strasburg, activated from having lost eight of 11. A.J. categories, including runs, By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek the 10-day disabled list earli- Minter pitched the ninth for extra-base hits and total er in the day and throwing his fifth save. bases. on his 30th birthday, gave up "We felt really good about Adams' 16th home run of six runs and eight hits in 4 Sanchy, the veteran he is, the season tied the score at 2 2/3 innings. He walked into handling that after the All- in the third, but Atlanta the dugout, got a pat on the Star break," Snitker said. countered with a single run back from Scherzer and sat The tone was far different in the fourth. Freeman's down on the bench. They in the other clubhouse. two-run double highlighted began barking at each other, Manager Dave Martinez a three-run fifth that put the then both quickly went off- spoke with reporters in his Braves up 6-2 and ended camera by leaving the dug- office rather than the stan- Strasburg's outing. He out. dard press conference room struck out six and threw 98 Another reporter asked if after meeting with his top pitches. the two pitchers spoke again starting pitchers. Nationals catcher Matt after the initial tiff. "We had a really good con- Wieters said he believed "You got to be in the fami- versation, I'll just say that," Strasburg's command wasn't ly," Strasburg said forceful- Martinez said. "It was ad- quite right but the stuff was. ly. "You're not." dressed. Look, they're very Upon a reporter relaying Washington, which has competitive. Everyone is. I'm hearing Wieters' thoughts, a lost six of nine, fell to 48-49, glad we talked. It's over. curt Strasburg said, "Yeah, six games behind Atlanta Let's move forward. These pretty much." Yankees hold on to beat Mets 7-6 NEW YORK — Sonny Gray won consecutive starts for the first time since the Yan- SUDOKU PREVIOUS SOLUTION kees acquired him last summer, holding down a depleted HOW TO PLAY: Mets lineup again missing Each row, column and Yoenis Cespedes in a 7-6 Sub- set of 3-by-3 boxes way Series victory Saturday. Aaron Judge homered for must contain the the Yankees, who survived a numbers 1 through 9 wild ninth-inning in which without repetition. closer Aroldis Chapman forced in two runs and failed to get an out. Chasen Shreve relieved with the bases loaded and a two-run lead, in- duced Devin Mesoraco's run- scoring, double-play ground- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS er and retired Wilmer Flores New York Mets center fielder Matt den Dekker just misses making a on a slow roller in front of catch on an RBI double by New York Yankee Austin Romine during the mound for his second big the Yankees’ 7-6 victory on Saturday in New York. league save, his first since August 2016. one hit in 5⅓ innings — Matt nings, Aledmys Diaz had two CUBS 7 Carpenter's fourth homer in hits and the Toronto Blue CARDINALS 2 the last two days. Jays beat Baltimore 4-1 on Ben Zobrist went 4 for 4 Saturday for their sixth CHICAGO — Tyler Chat- and scored twice as NL Cen- straight win over the strug- wood pitched into the sixth tral-leading Chicago bounced gling Orioles. inning and made a key defen- back nicely from an 18-5 loss Baltimore right-hander sive play in his first win in to St. Louis on Friday. Javier Alex Cobb picked up his two months, helping the Chi- Baez had three hits and two major league-worst 13th loss cago Cubs beat the St. Louis RBIs, and Tommy La Stella as the Orioles dropped to 1-8 Cardinals 7-2 on Saturday in also drove in two runs in the against Toronto this season. the opener of a day-night makeup of an April 16 rain- Stroman (3-7) allowed one doubleheader. out. run and five hits. He threw a Chatwood (4-5) issued six BLUE JAYS 4 season-high 107 pitches, the walks and hit a batter, con- ORIOLES 1 first time this season he has tinuing a season-long prob- topped 100. THE ANSWERS TO THESE PUZZLES CAN BE FOUND ON lem with control issues. But TORONTO — Marcus Stro- the right-hander allowed just man pitched seven sharp in- From wire reports TODAY’S DAILY PLANNER PAGE. THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018 | B5

BRITISH OPEN OPEN FROM PAGE B1

He didn't have the best range. He wound up as score. He was four shots close to the lead as he has behind. been in a major since he But he's Tiger Woods, was two behind at Muir- and it felt like that again to field in the 2013 British thousands of fans who Open. crammed along the fair- "I'm right there," he said. ways and beind the greens "I've got a chance at this, as Woods ran off three which is great." straight birdies around the And he has company. turn and then two-putted Kevin Chappell, who spent for birdie on the par-5 14th most of his round watching to work his way into a tie Spieth put on a show, birdied for the lead, even if that the 18th for a 67 and was two lasted for only 20 minutes. shots behind. "I've shown that I've been Francesco Molinari had there close enough with a a 66 and will play in the chance to win this year," third-to-last group with Woods said. "Given what Woods. They were last to- happened the last few gether three weeks ago years, I didn't know if that when Woods presented him would ever happen again. the trophy at the Quicken But here I am with a Loans National after Moli- chance coming Sunday in a nari shot 62 for an eight- major championship. It's shot victory. going to be fun." Twelve players were sep- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS It was every bit of that arated by four shots, a Tiger Woods plays off the third tee during the third round of the British Open on Saturday in Carnoustie, on Saturday, a rare day group that includes Rory Scotland. Woods shot a 66 and is just four strokes off the lead entering today’s final round. when Carnoustie had little McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood defense. and Zach Johnson. They Justin Rose, who made all dropped shots on a day Woods’ 66 creates buzz at Carnoustie the cut on the number with when there was no time to a birdie on his final hole, be going backward. McIl- matched the Carnoustie re- roy was within two shots BY STEVE DOUGLAS deep rough. an aura around the 14-time cord for the Open with a 64. of the lead until bogeys on The Associated Press His 66 wasn't even the best major champion. Spieth set the tone in the two of his last three holes of the day — Justin Rose shot Woods was "back at the top afternoon when he decided for a 70 left him four be- CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — 64, Jordan Spieth and Fran- of his game," said Shaun Mor- on the way to the first tee hind. For 20 minutes on a warm Sat- cesco Molinari 65s — but it ris, who got Woods to sign to hit driver on the 396- Johnson, staying in the urday afternoon at the British likely was what fans were four new gloves after the yard hole. He sent it bounc- same house as Kisner, Spi- Open, Tiger Woods' name was talking about when they left round and planned to give ing and rolling along the eth and four other Ameri- back atop a leaderboard at a the course. It left Woods tied them to his friends back home firm turf, down a hill and cans, hooked his approach major championship and Car- for sixth place on 5-under in South Africa. onto the green to about 10 on No. 12 and three-putted noustie was buzzing. overall, four shots off the lead The last time Woods led or feet away for an eagle. for a double bogey. He shot Not much in golf compares and in contention for his first held a share of the lead at the Moments later, Woods 72 and was in the group with Woods on a charge. So major in 10 years. end of a round at a major was began his charge to get into four behind. Joining them when he rolled in a 40-foot "It's been a few years since in 2012, at the U.S. PGA Cham- contention at a major for was Tommy Fleetwood, birdie putt on No. 9, stiffed an I've felt like this," Woods said. pionship. On Saturday, it hap- the first time in five years. who dropped three shots in approach inside two feet for The sun was peeking out of pened during a round, and It never stopped. Seven two holes on the back nine birdie at No. 10, and nearly the clouds and Woods was only briefly. players had a share of the on his way to a 71. drove onto the green to set up walking up the first fairway Ian Poulter, who missed the lead at one point. Kisner, Of the five players sepa- a tap-in birdie at No. 11, there when one spectator, a beer in cut, tweeted a screen-grab of who started the third rated by three shots, only was a feeling something spe- his hand, shouted: "Go on the leaderboard with Woods' round tied for the lead, was Spieth has experience win- cial was happening. Tiger, we got your back." name on top, and wrote: "I never far away but had to ning a major. He will try to Then three holes later, It certainly felt that way can't say I've ever been so ex- work hard to stay there. He become the first player Woods two-putted for birdie at when the deep gallery sur- cited for Tiger Woods before.. made a tough par save on since Padraig Harrington No. 14 and there he was, right rounding the first green If he can pull this off, it would the 17th, and then got up- in 2008 to win golf's oldest at the top of the giant yellow roared their approval at be 'stuff dreams are made of.'" and-down from behind the championship in consecu- leaderboards dotted all Woods holing a 10-foot putt for Woods will be in the third- 18th green for a 68. tive years. around Carnoustie, tied for par, after he sent his approach to-last pairing, with Francesco Schauffele, the PGA Tour His move started with a the lead with five players at 6 left of the green. Molinari. rookie of the year last sea- sudden decision. under. It was one of the few times "It certainly is possible," son, holed a 30-foot putt The opening hole is 396 "It would be ... better on Woods was out of position all Woods said. "I've shown that from behind the 18th green yards on the card, with the Sunday," Woods said after his afternoon in a round where he I've been there, close enough, for a 67. fairway getting narrow be- 5-under 66 to get back into the hit driver six times, compared with a chance to win this They were at 9-under 204. tween two bunkers. Spieth, mix. "But I'm right there." with three times in the second year. Given what happened "We've got pretty much a who spent Saturday morn- A bogey at the par-3 16th round and once on Thursday. the last few years, I didn't new tournament tomor- ing watching the Open on stalled the momentum, and "You're the man, Tiger, ev- know if that would ever hap- row," Spieth said. television, asked caddie Mi- Woods had to scramble for a eryone knows it," shouted an- pen again, but here I am with A dozen players were chael Greller on the practice par at the last after landing other spectator flanking the a chance coming Sunday in a separated by four shots, range, "Do we like driver?" his drive on the bank of the fairway on the sixth hole. And major championship. It's which is nothing consider- Greller told him no. Play Barry Burn and into the Woods' playing partner sensed going to be fun." ing that the last two British short and it's a wedge to a Open champions at Car- front pin, easy birdie noustie rallied from 10 chance. shots (Paul Lawrie) and six Spieth walked to the tee BRITISH OPEN shots (Padraig Harrington) with coach Cameron Mc- on the final day. Cormick and asked him, The wind is expected to "How about I just send it Schauffele moves into spotlight at British Open be the strongest it has been on No. 1?" all week. And then there's "I felt good about the the presence of Woods, range session. And he's BY STEVE DOUGLAS playing in the third-to-last like, 'I put my chips behind The Associated Press group. anything you decide, al- Woods started quietly ways.' And that kind of CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Xander enough with a few birdies gave me that little extra Schauffele has enjoyed going under the radar through eight holes. He boost," Spieth said. as the least-heralded member of American started his move with a 40- He stuffed his approach golf's high-school class of 2011. foot birdie putt on No. 9, to 2 feet on No. 4 and made That might not last much longer. followed with short birdie two short birdie putts until Come Sunday evening, Schauffele might be putts on the next two holes he came to the par-3 16th, leaving Carnoustie with the claret jug. and with a two-putt birdie when his 5-iron settled 12 The chilled-out 24-year-old golfer with the on the par-5 14th, he put feet away for his longest hard-to-pronounce name — and a convoluted his name atop the leader- putt of the day. family history — wound up in the last pairing board. This is the 16th time he on the final day of the British Open after up- It was there for only 20 has been in at least a share staging playing partner Rory McIlroy in shoot- minutes. But it was there. of the lead in the majors in ing a 4-under 67 on Saturday. A bogey on the 16th and the five years he has been He'll play on Sunday with Jordan Spieth, the a par save from short of playing them on a regular most famous graduate from '11 and a guy look- the Barry Burn on the 18th basis. And it's the first time ing to go back-to-back at the world's oldest gave him a 66. He figured it he has had to look over his major championship. would at least keep him in shoulder at Woods. All the attention will be on Spieth. Then again, Schauffele is used to that. BRITISH OPEN PAR SCORES "All the guys I've talked to said, 'Live it up Saturday Patrick Reed 75-70-68—213 E while you can, fly under the radar,'" Schauffele At Royal & Ancient Golf Club Ross Fisher 75-70-68—213 E said of his status. "Like, just today, I played in THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Carnoustie, Scotland Jason Dufner 75-70-68—213 E Xander Schauffele plays off the 18th tee during the Purse: $10.5 million Tom Lewis 75-70-68—213 E front of what you call Rory's crowd, I guess, Yardage: 7,402; Par: 71 Marc Leishman 72-72-69—213 E third round of the British Open on Saturday in Car- Third Round Lee Westwood 72-72-69—213 E and guys were just yelling all the time, even a-amateur Julian Suri 74-69-70—213 E while he's trying to putt, and he had to step off noustie, Scotland. Jordan Spieth 72-67-65—204 -9 Thomas Pieters 70-73-70—213 E Xander Schauffele 71-66-67—204 -9 Stewart Cink 72-70-71—213 E a few times. Kevin Kisner 66-70-68—204 -9 Sung Kang 69-72-72—213 E "No one was yelling at me while I was put- handling it versus Americans," Schauffele Kevin Chappell 70-69-67—206 -7 Brandon Stone 68-72-73—213 E Francesco Molinari 70-72-65—207 Adam Hadwin 73-70-71—214 +1 ting. I kind of enjoy just hanging back and re- said, and his background might suggest why. -6 Yuta Ikeda 70-73-71—214 +1 laxing, sort of the San Diego, Southern Califor- His father, Stefan, is half-French and half- Tiger Woods 71-71-66—208 -5 Marcus Kinhult 74-69-71—214 +1 Webb Simpson 70-71-67—208 -5 Jason Day 71-71-72—214 +1 nia vibe, whatever you want to call it. It's cool German. He was an elite soccer player and Alex Noren 70-71-67—208 -5 Matthew Southgate 69-72-73—214 with me." decathlete, whose track-and-field career was Matt Kuchar 70-68-70—208 -5 +1 Rory McIlroy 69-69-70—208 -5 Rhys Enoch 74-71-70—215 +2 Thing is, Schauffele's results in his two sea- cut short by a car accident on his way to Tommy Fleetwood 72-65-71—208 -5 a-Sam Locke 72-73-70—215 +2 sons on the tour should command attention. training that cost him his sight in his left Zach Johnson 69-67-72—208 -5 Masahiro Kawamura 77-67-71—215 Justin Rose 72-73-64—209 -4 +2 He won twice last year in his rookie season eye. Austin Cook 72-70-67—209 -4 Shubhankar Sharma 73-71-71—215 on the U.S. PGA Tour, including the season- Stefan moved to America, discovered golf, Adam Scott 71-70-68—209 -4 +2 Charley Hoffman 71-70-68—209 -4 Gary Woodland 71-72-72—215 +2 ending Tour Championship when he beat Jus- became a PGA Tour professional and taught Tony Finau 67-71-71—209 -4 Gavin Green 72-73-71—216 +3 tin Thomas — another from the gilded '11 class his son how to play the game. Zander Lombard 67-71-71—209 -4 Ryan Fox 74-71-71—216 +3 Erik van Rooyen 67-71-71—209 -4 Henrik Stenson 70-75-71—216 +3 — for the title. Soccer is the Schauffele family's favorite Yusaku Miyazato 71-74-65—210 -3 Paul Casey 73-71-72—216 +3 He has finished tied for fifth and tied for Chris Wood 70-74-66—210 -3 Brett Rumford 74-70-72—216 +3 sport — his great-grandfathers also played at a Byeong Hun An 73-71-66—210 -3 Kevin Na 70-73-73—216 +3 sixth at his two U.S. Opens, and was 20th in his high level in Europe — so the World Cup was a Haotong Li 71-72-67—210 -3 Cameron Davis 71-72-73—216 +3 Kyle Stanley 72-69-69—210 -3 Brooks Koepka 72-69-75—216 +3 first British Open at Royal Birkdale last year. big deal for Xander this month, especially Ryan Moore 68-73-69—210 -3 Tyrrell Hatton 74-71-72—217 +4 Daniel Berger is the third well-known mem- since he is a quarter French. France won the Danny Willett 69-71-70—210 -3 Paul Dunne 71-73-73—217 +4 Thorbjorn Olesen 70-70-70—210 -3 Cameron Smith 73-71-73—217 +4 ber of the '11 class — he had a strong college cup on Sunday, by which time Schauffele was Satoshi Kodaira 72-71-68—211 -2 Brendan Steele 68-76-73—217 +4 resume and went back-to-back at the PGA already in British Open-mode. Sean Crocker 71-71-69—211 -2 Luke List 70-70-77—217 +4 Louis Oosthuizen 72-70-69—211 -2 Keegan Bradley 74-71-73—218 +5 Tour's St. Jude Classic in '16 and '17 — but is After shooting rounds of 71 and 66, he bird- Shaun Norris 74-68-69—211 -2 Bryson DeChambeau 75-70-73—218 No. 40 in the world rankings, 16 places lower ied Nos. 5, 6 and 7 to make up for a bogey on Lucas Herbert 73-69-69—211 -2 +5 Michael Kim 73-69-69—211 -2 Si Woo Kim 71-72-75—218 +5 than Schauffele. the first hole on a warm Saturday afternoon at Patrick Cantlay 70-71-70—211 -2 Kiradech Aphibarnrat 74-71-74— To the casual golf fan outside the United Carnoustie. He had successive birdies on the Eddie Pepperell 71-70-70—211 -2 219 +6 Pat Perez 69-68-74—211 -2 Rafa Cabrera Bello 74-70-76—220 States, Schauffele might best be known as the 14th and 15th before rolling in a long putt on Bernhard Langer 73-71-68—212 -1 +7 player with the strange-looking name. No. 18 for a birdie that put him in the final Phil Mickelson 73-69-70—212 -1 Beau Hossler 73-70-77—220 +7 Rickie Fowler 70-69-73—212 -1 "Typically, Europeans have an easier time group. B6 | SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

PRO FOOTBALL Analysis: Few good options for NFL owners on player protests

BY JIMMY GOLEN teams would surely keep the said this isn't patriotic enough The Associated Press issue in the news for yet an- for him, so there's little hope other season. of him easing up on his criti- The controversy over NFL cism. And it would cost them players protesting during the GO BACK TO THE OLD WAY the connection to the flag and national anthem isn't going The Plan: Ask players to country they have worked away, despite — or perhaps stand at attention during the hard to cultivate. because of — team owners' ef- national anthem, and hope forts to stop players from they do. COMPROMISE using the forum to speak out The Winners: Players, who The Plan: Other sports on political causes. would retain the ability to call worked with their players so The league's attempt to turn attention to causes they be- that they didn't have to pro- responsibility for disciplining lieve in, namely racial in- test to be heard. Maybe the protesters over to individual equality and police brutality . owners make a donation to teams backfired Thursday And Trump, who gets ap- the players' pet projects, play when the Miami Dolphins plause any time he attacks the a video on the scoreboard, or tried to categorize raising a protesting players as he otherwise give them a forum fist or kneeling during the an- stumps for Republicans in the for their concerns. them as "conduct detrimental November midterm elections. The Winners: Players. It's to the club." That gave them The Losers: NFL owners, or not about the protest, it's the right to punish a player at least those like Houston's about the cause. with a fine or up to a four- Bob McNair who have chafed The Losers: NFL owners. game suspension — one game at the notion of the "inmates Even if they could stomach more than Buccaneers quar- running the prison." They the loss of control, the politi- terback Jameis Winston got AP FILE PHOTO would lose control and remain cal intrusion on the sport is when he was accused of grop- Miami Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills (10), free safety Michael a subject of Trump's ridicule. bound to alienate some fans. ing an Uber driver. Thomas (31) and defensive back Chris Culliver (29) kneel during the Hours after The Associated National Anthem before the first half of a 2016 game against the Buf- KEEP PLAYERS IN THE LOCKER STOP PLAYING THE ANTHEM Press reported on Miami's falo Bills in Miami Gardens, Florida. ROOM DURING THE ANTHEM BEFORE GAMES rules, the NFL and the players The Plan: Players can't pro- The Plan: Join almost every union issued a joint statement to allow each team to deter- bargaining agreement.) test during the anthem if they other country in the world and saying they were putting any mine whether to punish its But the league quickly aren't on the field during the skip the forced display of pa- anthem conduct policy on own players for protesting backed off after the Dolphins' anthem. Or so the theory triotism that demands players hold to see if they could come during the anthem. The policy rules leaked. goes. But the demonstrations stand at attention while fans up with a compromise. But adopted in May subjected The Winners: None. With were never about the anthem check their phones, finish the owners aren't left with clubs to fines and required players punished in some cit- itself. They started as a way their hot dogs or visit the bath- many good ways to defuse the players to stand if they are on ies and protesting freely in for 49ers quarterback Colin room. If teams want to honor controversy — especially with the field during "The Star- others, there would always be Kaepernick to protest racial the military or local first-re- President Donald Trump fan- Spangled Banner," though plenty to complain about for inequality and expanded into sponders, let them do so — ning the flames by subtweet- players could choose to stay in those inclined to do so. And a leaguewide us-vs.-them after free from marketing deals. ing Commissioner Roger the locker room. everyone seems inclined to do Trump hollered at one rally: The Winners: Fans who Goodell on Friday: "The This would have given hard- so these days. "Get that son of a bitch off the don't consider the anthem an $40,000,000 Commissioner line owners in conservative The Losers: NFL owners. field." integral part of the sports ex- must now make a stand." regions a chance to clamp Any punishment would be The Winners: Fans who perience, giving them another Here's a look at some of the down while allowing teams in destined to divide the locker were triggered by the sight of 90 seconds to spend in game- options: more liberal areas to let their room and the fandom; should players kneeling during the day traffic without missing players speak more freely. a team actually suspend a sig- song. And players, who could anything. LEAVE IT TO THE TEAMS (Trump called for a season- nificant contributor, it would surely find another forum for The Losers. NFL owners. The Plan: The league's solu- long suspension for a second only be hurting itself. And the their protests. Concessionaires. And a whole tion, which the NFL Players violation, a penalty that guarantee of unequal treat- The Losers: NFL owners. generation of American Idol Association challenged, was would violate the collective ment between and within The president has already also-rans.

ty — rarely given by clubs themselves clined comment on Friday on how they who refused to stand during the an- ANTHEM FROM PAGE B1 — is a four-game suspension and a fine would chart a path forward with the them. Some players countered that of another week of pay. first preseason game less than two their actions were being miscon- Miami's policy was obtained Thurs- A person familiar with league proto- weeks away. strued and that they are seeking so- day by The Associated Press and listed col told The Associated Press on Friday Discord over how players should pro- cial change rather than protesting anthem conduct under behavior that that NFL teams were not required to test social injustice has put the sport at the anthem itself, the flag or the mil- could be found "detrimental to the create any anthem policies when they a difficult crossroads, revealing deep itary. club." It was the final bullet point on submitted their annual discipline no- divisions in football itself much like Trump's criticism led more than 200 Miami's list. tices to the league and players. The those throughout the United States. players to protest during one weekend, The list contains a wide range of po- person spoke on condition of anonymi- In 2016, then-49ers quarterback and some kept it up throughout the tential violations, including criminal ty because details of anthem discus- Colin Kaepernick began protesting po- season. acts, breaking curfew, using or possess- sions between the league and players lice brutality, social injustice and ra- The NFL rule that was passed in ing drugs, riding a motorcycle, visiting union are private. cial inequality by kneeling during May forbids players from sitting or tak- public places declared off-limits by the The NFL and NFL Players Associa- "The Star-Spangled Banner" and the ing a knee if they are on the field or club and inappropriate use of tablets tion said in a joint statement Thursday demonstration spread to other players sidelines during the national anthem, and mobile devices. It also says players night that they planned to pause en- and teams. It became one of the most but allowed them to stay in the locker can be punished for criticizing team- forcement on league anthem rules controversial and sensitive issues in room if they wish. The league left it up mates, officials or NFL executives. while working out a resolution accept- sports. to teams on how to punish players. The All of the violations carry potential able to players, team owners and the Trump has led the critics, calling new league rules were challenged this penalties of suspension with or with- league. players unpatriotic and even saying month in a grievance by the players out pay, or fines. The maximum penal- Officials for the league and union de- NFL owners should fire any player union.

and Wyatt Jackson Jones, Palmetto Health Tuomey. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens OBITUARIES both of Sumter; her canine Born May 12, 1934, in Sum- Funeral Home and Crematori- son, Demon; and her close ter, he was a son of the late um of Sumter is in charge of VERNAL COUSAR rangements. family and friends. Arthur Liston Hodge and the the arrangements. Mr. Vernal Cousar, husband Online memorials may be She was preceded in death late Rebecca Amarinta Bagnal of Ada Benjamin Cousar, sent to the family at: jobsmor- by maternal grandfather, Guy- Hodge. He was a member of RYAN W. BURDETTE made his transition on Thurs- [email protected] or visit us on mon W. Sims, and paternal Calvary Nazarene church and Ryan Wallace Burdette, died day morning, the web at: www.jobsmortu- grandmother, Clara N. Phelps. a member of the Claremont Thursday, July 19, 2018, in July 19, 2018. ary.net. A memorial service will be Masonic Lodge for more than Sumter. He leaves to at 3 p.m. today in the chapel 50 years. He was retired from Born Feb. 20, 1968, in mourn his pass- LORETTA B. TURNER of Elmore-Cannon-Stephens CSX Railroad. Charleston, he was a son of ing: his wife, Loretta B. Turner, 60, of Funeral Home. He was preceded in death the late Rene Burdette Sr. and Ada, of the Summerton, died on Wednes- A visitation will be held one by his parents; his wife; a son, the late Annette Burdette. home; two sons, day, July 18, 2018, at McLeod hour prior to the service Gerald Hardin; a grandson, Survivors include the "Love COUSAR Dwayne E. Cous- Health Clarendon, Manning. today at the funeral home. Trey Finley; brothers, Arthur of his life," Bonnie Hudson of ar of North She was born on Nov. 23, The family requests that Hodge, Leon Hodge, Norman Sumter; stepmother, Diane Charleston and 1957, in Clarendon County, to memorials be made to the Hodge, Oscar Hodge, Norwood Boley Burdette of Biloxi, Mis- Vernal (Audrey) Cousar Jr. of the late Ollie and Isabell SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Hodge and Pete Hodge; sis- sissippi; stepsister, DeDe Georgia; one daughter, Carri- Brown. Sumter, SC 29150; or to any ters, Bessie Mims, Irene Sneed of Crestview, Florida; elle (Mykell) McNair of Clay- Funeral arrangements are mental health or women’s do- Montgomery and Elizabeth half-brother, Sean Burdette of ton, North Carolina; five incomplete and will be an- mestic violence programs. Spencer. Biloxi; half-sister, Rhonda grandchildren; two great- nounced at a later date by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Together, Betty and Morgan Emmerson of Biloxi; and sev- grandchildren; four sisters: King-Fields Mortuary of Sum- Funeral Home and Crematori- established a blended family eral nieces and nephews. Flossie D. Cousar, Eliza merton. um of Sumter is in charge of that consisted of a son, Roger A memorial service will be Bethea, both of Lynchburg, The family is receiving the arrangements. Hardin of Texas; a daughter, held at 3 p.m. today at Green Sallie (Leon) Taylor of Hack- friends at 1230 A Washington Sheila Matthews of Sumter; a Acres Assembly of God with ensack, New Jersey, and Wil- St., Summerton, SC 29148. NAOMI W. BAXTER brother and best friend, Ar- the Rev. Kenny Griffin offici- lie Mae Quattlebaum of CHARLOTTE — Naomi thur “Red” Atkinson; three ating. Burial will be private. Bronx, New York; and a host STACY DIANE L. HALL Walters Baxter, 59, wife of granddaughters, Shonda Mill- A visitation will be held of nieces, nephews, other rela- Stacy Diane Logan Hall, 44, Floyd Baxter, died Friday, er (Joel) and Alicia Legg (Na- from 2 to 3 p.m. today at Green tives and friends whose lives died Wednesday, July 18, 2018, July 20, 2018, at Carolina Med- thaniel), both of Sumter, and Acres prior to the service. he touched. at her residence. ical Center, Charlotte. She Crystal Hatfield of Camden; Memorials may be made to Public viewing will be held Born Dec. 9, 1973, in Sumter, was born Aug. 27, 1958, in other grandchildren, Shane, the American Cancer Society, today from 2 to 6 p.m. at Job's she was a daughter of James Manning, a daughter of the John, Jessie, Jamie, Sherease, 200 Center Point Circle, Suite Mortuary. Hoyt Logan Jr. and Evelyn late Robert Walters and Bes- Jerry, Trey and Lyn; 25 great 100, Columbia, SC 29210. Mr. Cousar will be placed in Rebecca Sims Logan. She sie Thames Walters. grandchildren; nieces, Nancy Elmore-Cannon-Stephens the church on Monday at 10 loved to draw and paint. She The family is receiving Spencer, Beth Mims, Becky Funeral Home and Crematori- a.m. for viewing until the was creative and artistic. She friends at the home of her sis- Montgomery, Barbara um of Sumter is in charge of hour of service. will be remembered for her ter and brother-in-law, Inez Sandler, Brenda Depp; neph- the arrangements. Funeral services will be smile and her will to care for and Evane Stinnie, 1097 ew John Mims; and lots of held at 11 a.m. Monday at Mt. others the best she could. She Chumley Lane, Summerton; other nieces and nephews. CLAYTON WILLIAMS Sinai AME Church, 5985 Mt. loved deeply and felt strongly. and at the home of her broth- A funeral service with Ma- LINCOLNVILLE — Mr. Sinai Church Road, Lynch- Survivors include her par- er and sister-in-law, Robert sonic Rites will be held 2 p.m. Clayton Williams, 74, entered burg, with the Rev. Alvin ents of Sumter; a son, Austin and Evone Walters, 1123 on Monday in the chapel of into eternal rest on Saturday, Webb Officiating and the Rev. Wayne Logan of Sumter; a Chumley Lane, Summerton. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Fu- July 21, 2018, at NHC-Health- Marie D. Webb, Pastor, Eulo- daughter, Ariel Logan Diele- These services have been neral Home with the Rev. Nat care, Charleston. gist. man (Zachary) of Sumter; two entrusted to Samuels Funeral Brown officiating. Burial will Born in Charleston County, Interment will follow in Ed- grandsons, Rowan Wade Die- Home LLC of Manning. be in Sumter Cemetery. he was a son of the late Chris- wards Cemetery. leman and Carter James Die- A visitation will be held one topher and the Rev. Anna Wil- Family will receive friends leman; her maternal grand- MORGAN E. HODGE hour prior to the service on liams. at the home, 7500 Loblolly mother Elizabeth G. Taylor of Morgan Edwin Hodge, 84, Monday at the funeral home Professional services en- Road, Lynchburg, SC 29080. Sumter; a sister, Paige Logan husband of the late Betty At- and at other times in the trusted to Dyson’s Home for Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Jones (Randy) of Sumter; two kinson Hodge, passed away on home of Joel and Shonda Funerals, 237 Main St., Sum- Main St., is in charge of ar- nephews, Cody James Logan Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at Miller, 60 Ellen Drive, Sumter. merton, S.C. 803-485-4280. THE SUMTER ITEM · SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018 | C1

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My friend William is retiring in Octo- ber after 44 years as a small-business owner. Like many Americans, he dreamed of retirement but never thought it would come. But it’s nearly here, and it’s a surreal experience for him. All he has left to do is dot the i’s and cross the t’s of a retirement plan. Let’s take a behind-the- scenes look at the last steps in a process that’s been in the works for decades. Not knowing where to start your actual retirement isn’t unique. Even when If you plan and make some sacrifices now, you’ll have less to worry about after you retire. GETTY IMAGES you’ve planned meticulously over years for your assets and passive income streams, the final preparations can be ing an annuity, make sure it benefits month in retirement to live the life he daunting. William had a ton of moving your household if you die. If you don’t, wants. His core sources of income will pieces, but his finalization plan consist- the insurance company keeps the mon- The couple’s plan is pretty account for 80 percent of that. The in- ed of four elements: core income sourc- ey, and your spouse’s financial life is po- come generated from the sale of his es, a retirement budget, meetings with tentially ruined. simple: Stop paying $1,000 business will easily cover the gap, and trusted advisers and how he should As for a retirement budget, William extra on their mortgage. he’ll still have hundreds of thousands of structure the sale of his business to put had made that task tremendously easier dollars in the bank, just in case. the icing on his retirement cake. years ago when he and his wife stopped You may not have the same numbers At age 67, William’s core household increasing their lifestyle expenses, even plans. They couldn’t. as William, but you will have the same income sources include Social Security as their income continued to rise. In- Nearly every business owner dreams opportunity to make the final pieces fit payouts for himself and his wife and instead of needing an ever-increasing of selling their business someday. How- together. Start with your core sources of come from annuities he purchased amount of monthly income now to sat- ever, it’s rarely a clean process. And income, move quickly to examining years ago. After taxes, he will have isfy spending habits, William and his even if it is clean, there’s no guarantee your budget, consult multiple advisers, roughly $4,600 a month to work with. In wife pared back to a reasonable amount, the sale will result in millions of dollars and see how your other assets can cre- the event of his or his wife’s death, the relative to his current work income. of proceeds. William, listening to his ad- ate supplemental income. household income amount would dip Although William’s mortgage visers, decided to take a cash and multi- The only task William has left over only by the amount of his wife’s current wouldn’t be paid off when he retired, the year payment deal. He’ll invest the cash the next few months is figuring out what Social Security benefit. payment was built comfortably into his and use the multiyear payout as a run- he’s going to do with 168 hours per week That’s because if he passes away retirement budget, so much so that he is way to grow the cash. of free time for the rest of his life. That first, she’s allowed to receive his month- paying an extra $1,000 per month on it Business sale proceeds are some- might just be the hardest part. ly Social Security benefit instead of as a working person. The couple’s plan thing most Americans don’t have in Peter Dunn is an author, speaker and hers. This a vitally important feature of is pretty simple: Stop paying $1,000 ex- their back pocket. But then again, the radio host, and he has a free podcast: Social Security that protects widows tra on their mortgage once they retire. average American doesn’t necessarily “Million Dollar Plan.” Email him at and widowers. William also made sure William did not want an unforeseen take on the risk of owning a business, [email protected]. The his annuity income would be paid to his mistake to force him back to work. He either. It’s a classic risk/reward bet, and views and opinions expressed in this spouse if he died. met with at least three financial experts his risks led to commensurate rewards. column are the author’s and do not nec- That last bit is important. When buy- and asked them to poke holes in his William needs roughly $5,700 per essarily reflect those of USA TODAY.

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Streaming costs rise as TV bundle: DirecTV Now, PlayStation Vue, YouTube TV, Sling TV, fuboTV content budgets increase and Hulu’s live-TV option. They might now all charge about Rob Pegoraro $40 a month – if you factor in Sling’s Special to USA TODAY combination of the Orange bundle and the Blue bundle that adds some re- For the growing ranks of cord-cutters gional sports networks and other who fled cable- and satellite-TV ser- channels. But that still leaves you with vices for cheaper streaming options, re- multiple options if any one decides to Consumers likely made Q2 growth strong. PATRICK OEHLER/POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL cent weeks have brought an unsettling push through another hike. run: rate increases that look too much If you stick with cable and can’t get like the price hikes that plagued tradi- satellite, you probably have no other tional pay TV for years. choices. And you’re probably also Did US economy bust out in First, the Dish Network-owned Sling stuck in a contract that will punish you TV announced at the end of June that its for switching service early. With on- entry-level Sling Orange service would line video, you can switch at will, so Q2? GDP report to offer clues increase by $5 to $25. Days later, $5 you should make a habit of seeing monthly increases were announced for which service offers the best deal. Paul Davidson sales climbed 6.7 percent in May, econ- the three tiers of service for AT&T- (Please ignore commentary USA TODAY omists expect the Commerce Depart- owned DirectTV Now and Sony PlaySta- suggesting your true cost of online ment on Tuesday to announce a tion Vue. The cheapest rate for both is viewing involves paying for more than After lackluster economic growth 2.8 percent decline for June to a season- now $40. Google’s YouTube TV went up one of these core services. If you really early this year, the government is ex- ally adjusted annual rate of 670,000. to $40 in March. watch that much TV, you should stick pected to report this week that the na- On Thursday, Commerce releases its It’s true that online streaming opera- with cable or satellite.) tion’s gross domestic product in- estimate of orders for long-lasting tions face the same inflation from stu- Second, you can consider cheaper creased at the fastest pace in three goods such as computers and factory dios and networks as cable and satellite. online services that omit some of the years in the second quarter. equipment. Most closely watched is a “Costs for content producers and most expensive sports channels that The news isn’t expected to be nearly measure that excludes aircraft and de- networks continue to rise faster than have long ranked among the top driv- as upbeat for home sales, which have fense-related items and serves as a the general inflation rate,” said Brett ers of pay-TV rates. Philo, for instance, been hampered by low supplies and proxy for business investment. After Sappington, senior director of research starts at just $16 a month if you can live rising costs. But business investment that reading dipped 0.2 percent in May, at Parks Associates. “As long as that without ESPN. FuboTV offers more likely surged despite jitters over wid- economists estimate Commerce will re- happens, they will face pressure to in- than 105 channels, including many ening U.S. trade battles. port a healthy 0.7 percent rise for June. crease the amounts that they need from non-ESPN sports channels, for $44.99. Despite steady job and income Consumers hunkered down early in their distributors to cover those costs.” Third, if you have good over-the-air growth, existing home sales have been the year after a holiday spending binge He noted that online services, often reception of local stations, you can buy curtailed by rising mortgage rates and drained their pocketbooks and 2017 tax called “over-the-top” services because an antenna and drop online options for skimpy supplies that have pushed up refunds were delayed. But by the second of how they arrive on another compa- broadcast TV. That could let you stick prices. Sales dipped in both April and quarter, those tax refunds had arrived, ny’s broadband connection, themselves with Sling’s $25 Orange plan instead of May. And pending sales, which track and federal tax cuts for this year were contribute to some of this inflation with upgrading to its $40 Orange + Blue accepted offers but not signed con- leaving more money in their paychecks. motion picture-level budgets for some bundle, for instance. It might also tracts, were weak in those two months As a result, consumer spending likely exclusive series. eliminate the need to pay for single- as well, suggesting sales last month fueled strong economic growth in the “Netflix and other OTT video services network online feeds such as CBS’ may been tepid as well, Nomura econ- April-June period. There was also a are spending big on original series,” he $5.99-with-ads All Access. omist Lewis Alexander says. Econo- surge in soybean exports as overseas said. “As a result, the bar has been raised Finally, the online services don’t mists expect the National Association businesses loaded up on supplies before for broadcasters and networks in make you pay $5, $10 or more a month of Realtors to report Monday that ex- their countries’ retaliatory tariffs spending and quality.” to rent a box. That’s money you’ll keep isting home sales rose a modest against the U.S. kicked in. That likely But subscribers to online services re- saving every month. 0.9 percent in June to a seasonally ad- means lower sales in the months ahead. main better positioned to resist this rate Rob Pegoraro is a tech writer based justed annual rate of 5.48 million. All told, economists estimate Com- creep than those with cable- or satellite- out of Washington, D.C. To submit a New home sales have faced supply merce will announce Friday the econo- TV bills. tech question, e-mail Rob at constraints as well — there aren’t my grew at a 4 percent annual rate in First of all, they have more options to [email protected]. Follow him on enough construction workers and the second quarter. That would be the replace almost all of a traditional pay- Twitter at twitter.com/robpegoraro. available lots to satisfy demand. After fastest pace since 2014’s third quarter. THE SUMTER ITEM SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018 | C3 REFLECTIONS

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTOS The old Sumter train station was located east of Harvin Street and was torn down circa 1972. Many Sumterites used to venture near and far by rail. A nostalgic view of Sumter’s past

eflections returns to the community of Sumter and takes a nostalgic look R at the city and how time has wrought many changes to its streets and buildings. Nostalgia is defined by Webster’s as “a longing to go back to one’s home, home town, or homeland; homesick- Sammy Way ness." The numerous photos uti- lized in this article present a view REFLECTIONS of Sumter that may prove both interesting and informative. The author made use of The Sumter Item archives and numerous photos provided by the public to prepare this report and due to the length of the report, the article will be presented in two parts. Sumter Fire Department was located on Harvin Street before it was torn down circa 1970.

The Tuomey Nurse’s School on Sumter Street.

The Lyric Theater was on Liberty Street.

The Claremont Hotel at Bartlette and South Main streets.

The A & W Burger Shop was on Wesmark next to Putt-Putt Mini-Golf facility.

Cole’s Restaurant

Ducker & Bultman was an The Lighthouse Restaurant was a favorite dining destina- early grocery store next to tion on Broad Street near the present Gamecock Lanes the Opera House on Main bowling alley. The Shrimp Boat restaurant was popular for its shrimp and chicken dinners. Street. C4 | SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018 THE SUMTER ITEM YESTERYEAR Speedway drivers put on show; Lee landfill to open

75 YEARS AGO — 1944 ees were told they’ll have to make ad- Feb. 12 — Feb. 18 ditional cuts to the district’s budget • Shaw Field’s Aviation Cadet Class because of a lack of funding from 44-D were honor guests at the tradi- Clarendon County Council. Bob Clark, tional graduation banquet and dance the district’s finance director, told held at the basic flying school. Avi- trustees that county council cut the aides, cadet wives and special guests district’s proposed local funding by attended. A delicious buffet supper $45,000 when it approved District 2’s was served prior to the informal budget for fiscal 1993-94. Trustees did dance. Sgt. Charles Marino and a 10- not decide where they would make ad- piece orchestra furnished the music. ditional cuts, a process they said will During the banquet, awards were pre- be difficult because the budget is al- sented to leading members of class ready so tight. 44-D, with trophies signifying their • An area education consortium has achievements at Shaw. been awarded a $204,000 federal grant • Eighteen members of the Tuomey to continue technical programs in Hospital of Nursing’s class of 1946 area secondary schools. The grant were capped and inducted into the was awarded to the Academic and Ca- United States Cadet Nurse Corps in reer Achievement Partnership Con- impressive ceremonies at Grace Bap- sortium, which is comprised of Cen- tist Church. John W. Rankin, superin- tral Carolina Technical College; the tendent of Tuomey Hospital, presided University of South Carolina Sumter; and introduced the Honorable Alfred Morris College; and public school dis- Scarborough, who made an inspiring tricts and career centers in Sumter, and interesting address. The presenta- Lee, Clarendon and Kershaw coun- tion of the caps and the traditional ties. The money will be used to con- “candle lighting” service were direct- tinue tech prep programs in area ed by Miss Ada I. Snyder, director of middle and high schools. The pro- nurses, assisted by Miss Margaret Pet- 1944 — grams are geared toward providing tus, instructor. Miss Snyder also in- Harry Commins, some students with the skills neces- ducted the class into the Cadet Nurse beau of the senior sary for the workplace and the foun- Corps. class at Sumter High dation for acquiring advanced occu- • Post-war highway construction School, “caught in the pational skills. will prevent the possibility of depres- act” of asking Gladys Elkes, • Kim Neal is a busybody. The sion and will be a source of employ- belle, to be his valentine. Sumter High track runner who ment for millions, declares Charles M. helped the Gamecocks to a third- Upham, engineer-director of the SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO place finish at the state 4A track American Road Builders’ Association. championship meet this season isn’t Mr. Upham’s organization has just the “Messiah” singers, are urged to at- ple winner as he set a new qualifying taking the summer off like most stu- completed a plan for the rehabilitation tend so that organization of the group record of 18.4 seconds and won the dents. Instead, the sophomore sprint- of the nation’s roads and streets which can be completed, and practice can get Late Model Sportsman track champi- er is active in two sports — basket- will provide work for 20,000,000 re- underway. onship after picking up his 11th victo- ball and track. Neal spends her turned soldiers and former war work- • The Auxiliary of American Legion ry of the season. The old track record mornings in the Sumter High School ers. The plan provides for the partici- Post 15 will receive a citation for ob- of 18.8 was tied by H.C. Pritchard and gym preparing for a basketball camp pation of federal, state, country and taining its quota of members from Na- Mike Altman before Baker made his and will be competing in the AAU city governments in raising annually tional President Mrs. H. Smith, on record-breaking run. J.B. Hall grabbed National Track and Field Champion- the $3,000,000,000 estimated required. Feb. 29 at the Legion and Auxiliary the Limited Modified track championships which will be held in Knox- The projected program must be based spring rally in Columbia. The local ship with his fifth-place finish, and Al- ville, Tennessee. Also competing in on a coordinated plan to meet the de- auxiliary’s quota was set at 131 mem- bert Lee took the Jalopy champion- the AAU meet will be Nicole Gamble, mands of traffic in all areas, it was bers. Mrs. R. A. Lecoq is membership ship when he placed second in the a teammate of Neal. Gamble, who said. chairwoman. A group from the auxil- main event. won the long jump and triple jump at • Approximately one million slash iary is planning to attend the rally at • The Sumter Artists Guild meets in the state meet, has had a busy sum- pine seedlings are available at the which the national commander, as the conference room of the First Fed- mer as well. She recently competed State Forest Nursery at Sumter, ac- well as the national auxiliary presi- eral Savings and Loan Association. in the National High School Track cording to County Ranger E. T. Byrd. dent, will be present. Newly elected officers for the coming and Field meet held at UCLA where These trees may be secured by making 50 YEARS AGO — 1968 year are Mrs. Mildred White, presi- she finished fourth in the triple application through the county agent dent; Mrs. Rex Deaton, vice president; jump. Oct. 14 — 18 or through the county ranger at $1.50 Miss Thelma Gaston, secretary; and • The legally protected names of per thousand at the nursery, or $2 per • A journalistic fighter who is using Miss Myrtle Deschamps, re-elected certain products — Jell-O, Kleenex, thousand delivered. all his literary efforts and talents to treasurer. Plans for the coming year Band-Aid, Frisbee — become syn- • Men from Sumter who have gone prevent America’s further moral were formulated. Membership will be onyms of the entire class of their ge- off to war are extremely interested in decay, Jenkin Lloyd Jones of Tulsa, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Ken neric and even brand-name competi- the functions of the Home Guard here, the editor and president of the Tri- Halsted and Mrs. Lois B. Blose, who tors. In the minds of most consumers, an officer of that organization said bune, will address members of the Ex- are getting the 1968-69 Membership those brand names long ago took the today. Many servicemen, home on fur- ecutive Club. Jones comes from a Drive underway. place of the little-used nouns that are lough, whether former members of “challenging” family. His grandfather • Hugh T. Stoddard Jr. of Sumter is the products’ other names: Jell-O for the guard or not, attend drills and was a Unitarian clergyman who enrolled as a first-year medical stu- gelatin; Kleenex for facial tissue; press members for information about helped organize Henry Ford’s World dent at the Bowman Gray School of Band-Aid for adhesive bandages; and the group. Shaw Field men, too, often War I peace ship. And his middle Medicine. He is the son of Mr. and Frisbee for, well, according to Web- are spectators at the drills and appear name “Lloyd” is honestly attached, for Mrs. Hugh T. Stoddard. Mr. Stoddard ster, “a disc-shaped plastic toy that interested in the work of the guard. “I the Tulsa editor is a nephew of the fa- is superintendent of schools in Dis- players throw and catch.” When really think it means more to the ser- mous Frank Lloyd Wright, who him- trict 2. A graduate of Furman Univer- brand names supplant the noun, it is vicemen than to the local people,” this self challenged a good many of his sity, Stoddard is a member of Phi Mu usually because the brand name spokesman said. “To know that there compatriots with his unique and Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity, Phi Beta product was the first, the best and the is an organization trained for the pro- sometimes “shocking” designs which Chi Fraternity and also of Phi Epsilon most memorable name — or even for tection of the people at home.” depart from the standards of his ar- Iota Fraternity. He is one of 61 mem- reasons more accidental than super- • Columbia brought four boxers to chitectural profession. bers of the first-year medical class. lative. The merging of “Crescent Shaw Field for a match — and went • A Letter of Commendation honor- • A crowd of 300 or more United wrench” and any adjustable wrench back with three losers and the holder ing him for his performance on the Fund supporters from Sumter and was no accident. The Crescent of a draw decision which the fans con- 1968 National Merit Scholarship Qual- Shaw Air Force Base were on hand at wrench, invented in the years before tinued to argue about this morning. In ifying Test has been awarded to one the American Legion Home to kick off WWII by Swedish immigrant Karl Pe- addition to the four inter-post fights, student at Hillcrest High School, Prin- Sumter County’s $203,000 United Fund terson of Jamestown, New York, has three other bouts and two wrestling cipal Charles D. Kyzer has announced. Campaign for 1968 with a luncheon been manufactured exclusively at the matches were offered. Paul Godfrey, The commended student is Thomas meeting sponsored by a local civic or- Crescent/Xcelite plant in the Sumter last year’s winner in the Charlotte Charles Dewland. He is among 39,000 ganization. Keynote speaker for the County Industrial Complex since Golden Gloves tournament, won the students in the United States who occasion was Lt. Gen. (retired) J.P. 1974. final bout of the evening by smashing scored in the upper two percent of Berkeley, USMC, who addressed the • South Carolina’s ever-expanding a clean-cut decision over Russell Sum- those who will graduate from high luncheon meeting on the subject of drought is being felt everywhere from mers, 148, C.A.B., in the welterweight school in 1969. The commended stu- “Seapower 1968.” the fields to the farmer’s markets. division. dents rank just below the 15,000 semi- • Sunday, Oct. 13, historic Brewing- Ted Yandle operates a produce busi- • Sumter High’s Gamecocks finalists announced in September by ton Presbyterian Church held its an- ness at the State Farmers Market in squeaked through to a 22-21 victory the National Merit Scholarship Corp. nual homecoming celebration. Ac- Columbia and can feel the effect the over a stubborn Olympia basketball • Former President Dwight D. Eisen- cording to old church records, this sweltering heat and lack of rainfall is squad in a contest played in the Capi- hower turned 78, celebrating along church has stood near Brewington having on his crops. “It’s the hottest tal City. A flurry of goals in the last with a nation that will honor him Lake in Clarendon County for nearly and the longest without moisture I’ve half enabled the Birds to overcome an throughout the week. The five-star 150 years. A company of 10 Scotch- ever seen,” he said. Yandle opens a early lead of their opponents. The re- general, still a patient at the Army’s Irish families settled at Kingstree in bean pod, so dry it’s crisp. “There cent revamped lineup was used again Walter Reed General Hospital, has Williamsburg County in 1732 and im- should be a water pocket in here. last night. Hughes played at center, been rated as having made a “miracu- mediately started building a church These beans haven’t seen water for 30 and Bryan and Vaughn started as lous” comeback so far from a mid-Au- and manse. From this original church, days.” The dryness is funneling guards. Booth, a guard, was injured in gust heart attack — perhaps the worst settlements spread into the surround- money away from wholesalers, con- the Camden game and will be out of seven he’s suffered since 1955. The ing areas, and in 1811 and 1812, Brew- sumers, farm workers and even tax- probably another week. The Game- word “miraculous” was used recently ington Church was organized, with payers in the center of the cities. The cocks will play Charleston next Friday by Lt. Gen. Leonard D. Heaton, the only five charter members. The Rev. drought is making people, including night. army surgeon general, to describe John Cousar was the first pastor and migrant workers, look elsewhere for • An estimated 10,000 persons visited Eisenhower’s recovery. served 26 years. work besides South Carolina’s Low- the new Arlington County Hospital, • S. Henry Edmunds, prominent • After some early awkward mo- country. Arlington, Virginia, on opening day, Charleston attorney, Sumter native ments, McLaurin Junior High Ban- • With less than three months before Sunday, according to the Washington, and namesake of one of Sumter’s tams crushed Hartsville here at Me- opening day at the Lee County Region- D. C., Evening Star. Director of the most noted educators, died Sunday in morial Stadium, 33-0. Hartsville took al Recycling and Disposal Facility, five new hospital is Charles H. Dabbs, for- Charleston after a long illness. He was the opening kickoff to McLaurin’s 10- South Carolina counties have already mer administrator of the Tuomey 67. Funeral services will be held in St. yard line before being stopped and signed up to use the regional landfill. Hospital here. An iron lung, donated Andrews’ Parish Episcopal Church- also held the home team scoreless in According to General Manager Fred by the Arlington Rotary Club, was yard. Mr. Edmunds was born in Sum- the initial period. But McLaurin Counts, Darlington, Chesterfield, demonstrated at the opening by Direc- ter Oct. 1, 1901, the son of the late stormed back with 26 points in the Marlboro, Marion and Dillon counties tor Dabbs. Samuel Henry Edmunds, former su- second and third periods to put the have signed contracts to use the 200- • The choral and orchestral group perintendent of Sumter schools and visitors on the ropes. Halfback Roder- acre, solid-waste landfill, which is lo- which presented “The Messiah” will for whom Edmunds High School is ick Harris scored his 11th and 12th cated on a 1.250-acre tract just outside appear again, on Easter evening, in a named, and Eliza Champion Davis. touchdowns of the season in sparking Bishopville near U.S. 15 and Interstate production of “The Redemption,” • A total of 71 drivers were on hand the Bantams to their fifth-straight win 20. Counts said those counties com- Grunod’s sacred trilogy. Chief War- at Sumter Speedway and put on a with three games left. bined will bring to the landfill 1,200 rant Officer Robert H. Simpson will be show that fans will long remember as 25 YEARS AGO — 1993 tons of trash a day, which translates the conductor. The first rehearsal will Billy Baker, Gerald Braddock and into $525,000 of monthly revenue for July 16 — 22 be held at 8 o’clock at Edmunds High Bobby Wilson took the wins in their the landfill — and $28,000 of monthly School, and all musicians, as well as respective divisions. Baker was a tri- • Clarendon School District 2 trust- revenue for Lee County. THE SUMTER ITEM SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018 | C5

Call the newsroom at: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Trimming and tidying: Perennials need some care BY LEE REICH The Associated Press

The great attraction in growing perennial flowers is that you never have to replant them, at least in theory. This doesn’t make all perennials care free, though. Few of them let you just sit back to enjoy them year after year once they’re planted. Take coreopsis, for example, a wonderful perennial that ends its first flush of bright yellow blossoms LEE REICH VIA AP around midsummer. Like a This undated photo shows number of other perennial delphinium flower stalks flowers, coreopsis can be being cut back in New Paltz, overly exuberant in some New York. gardens — mine, for instance. mer, so I cut back the sad- looking, dying flower stalks SOME PERENNIALS and leaves and cart them WANDER over to the compost pile. Coreopsis spreads very I mentioned that dian- effectively by self-sown thus is well-behaved, yet seeds and by roots that even this plant needs some travel underground and attention. Shearing back then send up shoots (“suck- the stems now that the first ers”) some distance from flush of bloom is past helps the mother plant. Both coax another flush of seedlings and root suckers bloom this season or, at are beginning to elbow out least, better bloom next dianthus and other more year. sedate neighbors. Shearing stimulates Agastache (sometimes growth of new, flower- known as anise hyssop), bearing stems and diverts also in that bed, is one energy that otherwise plant that can stand up to would go into ripening coreopsis. As a matter of seeds to new growth and fact, agastache is so ag- blossoms. Thwarting seed PHOTO PROVIDED gressive that I might call it production also prevents at The fish pond at the mountain is seen. a weed, tempting me to re- least one means of spread move it altogether once — by seedlings — of some and for all. Like coreopsis, perennials. it spreads by seeds and Shearing is useful for suckering roots. As I pull creeping stems, but cutting Return to the mountain on those licorice-minty back individual flower stems, though, their aroma stalks is the treatment for am in,” my friend ee Swamp, but those proper- leased by the club has not beckons me to leave in at clump-forming plants. John answered ties tend to flood through- been cut and still holds a least a few plants. I give in. Other plants slated for enthusiastically, out the year. Some club few turkeys. But the turkey Fortunately, keeping shearing or cutting back “I then followed properties are timber com- season has changed. Now it agastache, coreopsis and include snow-in-summer, with another text that read pany land with industrial opens March 20 statewide. similarly exuberant peren- delphinium and columbine. “that’s awesome that we got monoculture forest that are There is no particular ad- nials in line is satisfyingly it!” My answer was “yes, we intensely managed for tim- vantage to be in a Lowcoun- easy. A quick tug on a stem SOME PERENNIALS NEED got the lease, and now we ber production. try club now, and the long or two will wrench a way- NOTHING FROM YOU have to pay for it.” I’ve managed a small drive is beginning to wear ward plant from the A few perennials do live I’ve sent him pictures of hunting club with land in on me. I will keep my mem- ground, roots and all, caus- up to gardeners’ hopes of a “the moun- Clarendon and Sumter bership there for the river ing little disturbance to plant you set in the ground tain” and de- counties for several years, access, the dog drives and nearby plant roots. and then do nothing more scribed the but the hunting opportuni- the friends that I have than enjoy. Some that come place, but he ties have been limited to made. And yes, even for the SOME PERENNIALS to mind are peony, daylily, hasn’t seen still hunting for deer. I own limited turkey hunting. NEED TIDYING UP hellebore and hosta, all it yet. I some private land in Clar- The mountain will be a Oriental poppy is anoth- with dense enough foliage know that endon County that we flood new adventure, and it is er perennial needing some to even shade out most he will not in the late winter and man- close to my home. There is attention in summer. Ex- weeds. Baby’s-breath and be disap- age for wood ducks. We much work to be done. The cess plants may need to be butterfly weed are perenni- Dan pointed. limit the deer hunting there roads need some work, and weeded out, but — more als that also rarely need at- Geddings Of course, in the fall to family mem- the clubhouse needs to be important — this plant tention but don’t have the land has bers. Turkeys nest there cleaned up. The big dove needs tidying up. Oriental dense foliage to shade out been here during the summer but are field will need to be plowed poppy dies back in sum- weeds. Keep them weeded. for ages. Native Americans usually absent in the and planted. There are food would have hunted and spring. plot areas scattered lived on the land. There are More than 20 years ago, I throughout the property terraces that the early set- started looking for property and along the big powerline. tlers built into the slopes to or clubs in the Lowcountry They will need to be plowed manage runoff and farm where I could hunt turkeys. and planted. Stands will Algae, seaweed discolor some of the land. It is most- The Lowcountry opened need placing. The pond will ly heavily wooded now. turkey season March 15, need to be fished. Others have leased the and the rest of the state I’ve hunted the swamps Florida waters, beaches land. An acquaintance once opened April 1. I didn’t and piney woods all my life. described a place to me that want to sit home watching Now I will need to learn STUART, Fla. (AP) — state’s Atlantic coast. seemed too good to be true. cartoons when I could be how to hunt the hills and Tourism, fishing and pub- “One day it will be fine, It was a “mount” in the turkey hunting somewhere. ridges of this new place. lic health are being threat- then something will trig- High Hills that had good I’ve been a member of a There will be new people to ened by contaminants dis- ger the algae, and it will roads around the base. club in Colleton County for hunt with, new friends to be coloring stretches of get completely green,” Beautiful hardwoods and several years. We have land made. I’m looking forward beaches at the southern Stuart resident Leslie pine timber covered the on the Edisto River. Some of to it. end of the Florida penin- Stempel said in a WFOR- slopes. Deer and turkeys the land is timber company This land has the poten- sula. TV report. “We’re so early were plentiful. But bicker- property that has changed tial to make a great hunting Blue-green algae that in the summer, it’s just ing among the club mem- hands three times since I’ve club. It is late in the year to covers much of Lake going to get worse and bers caused them to lose the been a member there. Each start a club, but it can be Okeechobee has been worse.” property. I think it was our time the new owner cuts done. It will be done. growing and flowing A reprieve continued mountain. some timber to help pay for A new day will return to through canals connecting Tuesday for the St. Lucie There are other estab- the land purchase. It was all the mountain. the freshwater lake to sen- River and the Caloosa- lished hunting clubs big timber when I joined. sitive estuaries on the east hatchee River from the around, and I’ve looked at a Now it’s all cut-over. Reach Dan Geddings at and west coasts of the flushing of hundreds of few. Some are in the Water- The private property [email protected]. state. Residents and busi- billions of gallons of water ness owners fear the thick, out of Lake Okeechobee to toxic slime could strand relieve pressure on its their boats in marinas aging dike. The St. Lucie Did you kill a big buck? Kill your first deer? during peak tourism flows into the Atlantic and months. the Caloosahatchee into Catch a big fish? Catch your first fish? Meanwhile, red tide in the Gulf. We want to share your outdoor photos with our readers. Email your the Gulf of Mexico has The U.S. Army Corps of been killing fish and caus- Engineers has said those photo submissions to [email protected]. Please include name of ing respiratory irritation discharges likely would re- person in the photo, where the catch or kill took place and any other in southwest Florida, and sume this week to reduce thick mats of smelly, the flood risk that rising pertinent information. brown seaweed have coat- lake levels pose to nearby ed beaches along the communities. C6 THE ITEM CLASSIFIEDS SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018

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