NATION Trump and Kim meeting a mix of show, substance TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2019 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 75 cents A4 2 more councilmen weigh in on millage denial Sumpter says district must be better ‘stewards’ of taxpayer money Councilman Baker: School district BY BRUCE MILLS Monday after the 4-3 vote by schools in his district, which [email protected] council last week to keep the include Rafting Creek Ele- ‘turmoil’ turned constituents off school district’s millage rate mentary School in Rembert, Since Sumter School Dis- the same as last year, but it Hillcrest Middle School in BY BRUCE MILLS cluded nixing a trict’s Board of Trustees will take being Dalzell and Cherryvale Ele- [email protected] 1.5-mill hike, voted to close Wedgefield’s “good stewards” mentary School, and also which would F.J. DeLaine Elementary of the revenue it feeder schools of Area Dis- Sumter County Council- have translated School in his area in April already has. Dis- trict 1 students — Oakland man Artie Baker said he to about $206,000 2018, Sumter County Council- trict administra- Primary, High Hills Elemen- turned down a tax increase in tax revenue, man Chris Sumpter has voted tion and the tary, Shaw Heights Elementa- for the school district be- that was re- BAKER two consecutive years against school board re- ry and Crestwood High cause his constituents voiced quested by a fel- its millage increase request. SUMPTER quested a 9.01- School. opposition to the request low council Will it take reopening F.J. mill increase, Sumpter attributes some of after the past couple years’ member instead of the origi- DeLaine, a low-enrollment which translated to about $1.2 F.J. DeLaine’s enrollment de- “turmoil.” nal 9.01-mill proposal. school, to eventually get a million, to partially fund a clines through the years to a Baker spoke to The Sumter Three years ago, Baker “yes” vote from Sumpter for a state-mandated 4% teacher lack of new programs imple- Item on Monday after county said business and industry tax hike to increase school salary raise. mented. In the district’s open council voted 4-3 on June 25 and everyone he spoke with district funding? That increased “steward- enrollment system, parents to keep Sumter School Dis- was for council giving a Sumpter said no when he ship” includes putting better trict’s millage rate the same spoke to The Sumter Item on academic programs into SEE SUMPTER, PAGE A6 as last year. The denial in- SEE BAKER, PAGE A6 USC Sumter tuition will Iran breaches uranium stay same limit set by nuclear deal next year General Assembly budget has $18.7M more in state college system funding BY KAYLA ROBINS [email protected]

Tuition will not increase next year at USC Sumter. The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees recently ap- proved a budget plan that includes keeping per-semester undergradu- ate tuition in Sumter at $3,579 for in-state residents and $8,919 for non-residents, according to a news release. This year’s state budget passed by the General Assembly and signed by the governor included an addi- tional $18.7 million in funding for university system operations and $36.8 million in one-time funding for system-wide capital needs. USC Sumter Dean Michael Sonntag issued thanks on Monday to the Sum- ter Legislative Delega- tion, “especially House Ways and Means Com- mittee Chairman Rep. Murrell Smith, for SMITH their ongoing support.” “For many students, the cost of tuition has become the No. 1 priority when choosing a col- lege because students and families IRANIAN PRESIDENCY OFFICE VIA AP are increasingly concerned about In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian presidency, President Hassan Rouhani listens to explana- college debt,” Sonntag said. tions on new nuclear achievements at a ceremony to mark “National Nuclear Day” in Tehran, Iran, on April 9, 2018. Inspectors and Legislative support for South Car- Tehran said Monday that Iran has now broken the limit set on low-enriched uranium agreed to in a 2015 nuclear deal. olina colleges and universities also resonated in Columbia, where state across the wider Middle East after residents will pay $5,100 less next Stockpile exceeds ‘We are going to act Iran recently shot down a U.S. mili- year to attend the University of tary surveillance drone, mysterious South Carolina School of Law. 2015 amount agreed according to what we attacks on oil tankers that America Smith, a Sumter Republican who and the Israelis blame on Tehran and was appointed this session to lead have announced, and bomb-laden drone assaults by Ye- the committee that first drafts the to by world powers men’s Iranian-backed rebels target- statewide budget, told The State BY JON GAMBRELL and AMIR VAHDAT we consider it our right ing Saudi Arabia. newspaper lawmakers boosted The Associated Press The European Union urged Iran to spending at USC by $8 million this reserved in the nuclear reverse course, and Israeli Prime year with the understanding that TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has broken Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called $1.9 million would specifically go to the limit set on its stockpile of low- the action “a significant step toward lower law school tuition, according enriched uranium by its 2015 nuclear deal.’ making a nuclear weapon.” Iran long to The Associated Press. deal with world powers, international MOHAMMAD JAVAD ZARIF has insisted its nuclear program is He said tuition was less than inspectors and Tehran said Monday, for peaceful purposes, despite West- $4,000 a year when he attended the marking its first major departure Iran’s foreign minister ern fears about it. law school leading up to his 1993 from the unraveling agreement a Though Trump pulled back from graduation. year after the U.S. unilaterally with- airstrikes targeting Iran after the U.S. “I literally could (work as a law) drew from the accord. Trump’s maximalist campaign tar- drone was shot down, Washington clerk during the school year and The announcement by Iran’s For- geting Tehran. Iran separately has rushed an aircraft carrier strike summer and pay my law school tu- eign Minister Mohammad Javad threatens to raise its uranium enrich- group, nuclear-capable B-52 bombers ition,” he said. “I know those days Zarif and later confirmation by the ment closer to weapons-grade levels and thousands of additional troops to are gone, but … we’re not doing our U.N. nuclear watchdog puts new pres- on Sunday if Europe fails to offer it a the region. That’s raised fears that a sure on European nations trying to new deal. SEE TUITION, PAGE A6 save the deal amid President Donald It also further heightens tensions SEE IRAN, PAGE A6

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Canteen/Becton Dickinson THIS MONTH IN S.C. HISTORY 20095, 1575 Airport Road, Sumter: A Circle K Store #3417, 2000 On July 27, 1848, Wedgefield Road, Sumter: A Eggs Up Grill #19, 105 E. Wesmark Blvd., Sumter: A Georgio’s on Pinewood Road, Palmetto Regiment 344 Pinewood Road, Sumter: A GTC — Beacon Sumter Cinemas, 1121 Broad St., Sumter: was celebrated A Guignard Diner, 439 N. BY THE S.C. HISTORICAL raised over Mexico City. Guignard Drive, Sumter: A, A SOCIETY The flag was made of blue silk with the South Caroli- Kaitlyn’s Cafe, 1980 Peach The Palmetto Regiment na Coat of Arms on one Orchard Road, Sumter: A of Volunteers from South side and the United States KJ’s Bar & Grill, 432 Broad St., Carolina suffered heavy Arms and a palmetto tree Sumter: A losses in the Mexican- on the reverse. It bore the Marble Slab Creamery, 105 E. American War but was the motto “Not for ourselves first regiment to lift its col- we conquer, but our coun- Wesmark Blvd. #7, Sumter: A ors over Mexico City in try.” Paul’s Diner, 4101 Thomas 1847. When it formed in After several months of Sumter Highway, Dalzell: A, A 1846, Pierce Mason Butler garrison duty, the Palmetto Pizza Lane, 460 Broad St., was elected colonel of the Regiment returned to Mo- Sumter: A regiment. Butler was gov- bile in June of 1848. Of the ernor of the state from 1836 1,048 men who enlisted Rabon’s Sav-on, 3585 Camden to 1838. with the regiment, 441 did Highway, Dalzell: A The regiment trained at not return home. Shrimper, 438 Broad St., Sumter: the South Carolina Military The Mexican-American A Academy (now The Citadel) War was the first armed and left for Mobile, Ala- conflict that the U.S. fought Skate Station, 45 Old Manning bama, in December 1846. on foreign soil. President Road, Sumter: A More training followed in James K. Polk had wide- TCBY, 2000 Wedgefield Road, the Canary Islands, and the spread support in the Sumter: A men landed near Vera Cruz southern United States as Willard Farms, 1220 S. Brick in early March 1847. he voiced his belief in the PROVIDED BY THE S.C. HISTORICAL SOCIETY The regiment served country’s “manifest desti- Church Road, Gable: A This postcard depicts the Palmetto Regiment Monument, which throughout the Mexican ny” to expand across the Young’s Food Store #3606, stands on the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse. War, fighting in Vera Cruz, continent. 31200 Hwy. 15 South, Sumter: A Contreras, Churubusco, When the war was over, Young’s Food Store #3646, 976 Chapultepec and the Garita Mexico lost approximately diseases such as malaria, tion in July upon their re- Miller Road, Sumter: A de Belen. Col. Butler and a third of its territory, smallpox, yellow fever and turn, the Legislature pre- Lt. Col. James Polk Dickin- which included present-day dysentery. Of the 79,000 sented medals to the men Young’s Food Store #3653, 1950 son were mortally wounded Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Americans who served in who served with the regi- Myrtle Beach Highway, Sumter: A at Churubusco on Aug. 20, New Mexico and Califor- the war, more than 13,000 ment. Young’s Food Store #3633, 96 1847. nia. Despite its military ad- died. Mexico also suffered In 1853, the Palmetto Reg- Oswego Road, Sumter: A The Palmetto Regiment vantage, the U.S. suffered a heavy casualties, losing iment Monument was in- was the first to enter the higher rate of mortality more than 25,000 troops stalled on the grounds of Garita de Belen, which was during the war in Mexico and civilians. the South Carolina State- a main entrance into Mexi- than it did during either The state of South Caro- house. It commemorates co City. World War I or World War lina took action to recog- the regiment’s battles and CORRECTION On Sept. 13, 1847, the reg- II. nize members of the Pal- was the first monument If you see a statement in error, iment’s flag was the first of The majority of Ameri- metto Regiment. erected on the grounds of contact the City Desk at 774-1226 or the American colors to be can deaths were caused by In addition to the celebra- the state Capitol. [email protected].

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DEAR ABBY trying our best to get along understanding about whether Four years and be great parents for her. and why you should continue ago, I became But our past issues with each living together. Keep in mind friends with a other constantly raise their that a household where there co-worker ugly heads and cause problems is conflict is not a healthy envi- and things that make us want to split up. ronment for a child. took off too I’ve suggested individual and fast. Within a couples counseling, but he isn’t DEAR ABBY I’ve always won- couple of into it, and it’s always a blame dered when it’s appropriate for Dear Abby months, I be- game between us. I’m beyond a couple to start giving gifts as ABIGAIL came preg- tired of it. My head says go, a couple vs. individually. I’ve VAN BUREN nant. We but my heart says stay. Any seen couples who start early were thrown advice would be greatly appre- on in their relationship and together ciated. others who have been together without really Weighing the pros and cons for what feels like forever who even knowing each other be- still individually give gifts. cause, deep down, we wanted a DEAR WEIGHING Your child’s Wondering in Texas family and decided to stick it father may prefer to play the out. blame game because he’s un- DEAR WONDERING There are Well, it’s been a hell of a willing to own up to his part in no hard and fast rules about ride. I ended up having to leave the problem. Dragging an un- something like this. It may de- because neither one of us was willing partner to counseling pend on all the circumstances happy, and it wasn’t the great- would be unproductive. How- involved, and also may have est environment to raise our ever, that doesn’t mean you something to do with how in- Emily Ludolph and Jeff Chen 7/2/19 daughter in. I came back a few shouldn’t go without him. If dependent from each other the ACROSS 46 Comedian 10 Regal meals 33 Basketball 1 Former NFL Elayne 11 Participates in Hall of Famer months later, and we’ve been you do, you’ll have a clearer couple is. running back 48 Full of moxie a debate Robertson Jennings who 49 Theater 12 Invisible 35 Like some won “Dancing segment impediment in stray mutts With the 50 “Reservoir the theater 38 Slalom setting Stars” in 2017 Dogs” co-star 13 Nightfall 39 Clue JUMBLE SUDOKU PREVIOUS SOLUTION 7 Cuban dance Harvey 14 Curved 43 Producer of 12 Govt. Rx 52 Find at a dig sections curls watchdog 57 Blackjack 19 French “to be” 45 Attaches with THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME HOW TO PLAY: By David L Hoyt and Je Knurek 15 Give in (to) eleven 23 Workers’ rope Each row, column and 16 Thorny plant 58 Invisible earnings 46 Cutting remark set of 3-by-3 boxes 17 Belonging to impediment in 25 Scandinavian 47 Number on a us the sky cruise sight pump must contain the 18 Invisible 61 Twitter guffaw 26 “Please under- 50 Curly leafy numbers 1 through 9 impediment in 62 Chose (to) stand ... ” green without repetition. the workplace 63 Bit of ramen 27 Eight-member 51 Micro or 20 The Pac-12’s 64 Football ensemble macro subj. Trojans lineman 28 Suds 52 Tacks on 21 Solar 65 Prerequisites 29 Invisible 53 Pond phenomena 66 “Communist impediment in critter 22 Kooky traits Manifesto” science fiction 54 Staff 24 Flub it co-author with 30 Packaged helper 25 Able to speak Marx buy including 55 Phone in easily, as a shower a pocket language DOWN curtain, 56 “__ chic!” 27 Badly 1 Garb for many towels, etc. 59 Sporty truck, mistaken a Dickens waif 32 Join the briefly 31 Average 2 Rights- flow of 60 Nancy Drew’s schlub defending org. traffic beau 34 53-Down 3 Read quickly Previous Puzzle Solved noise 4 Gas brand 35 Not worth with toy debating trucks 36 Is in the red 5 Marketing 37 Civil suit cause jargon 38 Predators in 6 Interior pool halls designs 40 Designer 7 Grand slam Jacobs quartet, in 41 Set in stone, baseball say shorthand 42 Benevolent 8 Internet 43 Hägar’s address wife letters 44 Paul Newman 9 1002, in old caper film Rome A6 | TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2019 LOCAL | WORLD THE SUMTER ITEM

year after learning it would receive school was an effort to save money TUITION FROM PAGE A1 BAKER FROM PAGE A1 about $300,000 in additional revenues after $6.2 million in overspending was from the state. That factored into the revealed in the district’s fiscal 2016 of- young people any favors by leav- 9-mill increase for teacher pay raises 1.5-mill request, but a motion to ficial audit. ing them with enormous debt.” but that he couldn’t find anyone who amend the agenda to hear a district After the overspending was made The full tuition for law school was in favor of a similar increase for presentation also failed by the 4-3 public, then-Superintendent Frank students last year was $29,608. teachers this year. vote. Baker suggested closing certain Now, it will be $24,508, according “I listen to the people, and this is A former Sumter public school schools with low enrollment to save to AP. The law school is the only what I heard,” Baker said, “and they teacher and long-serving council money. The board did not take to the state higher education institution just were not interested in it. I think member, Baker said Monday that he idea. Baker retired in the fallout of so far to lower tuition for in-state the school district has been through a didn’t want to be critical of anyone in the financial crisis. Two years later, students. lot the last two years, and they need particular in the district, but the dis- he won an at-large seat on the school Law School Dean Robert Wilcox to kind of get their act together.” trict’s obstacles — to include the board in November and has vehe- said South Carolina has been los- He said if the district has a big need Board of Trustees — were too much mently supported reopening ing students to out-of-state law in the future, council would consider to overcome. Mayewood Middle School. schools because of cost, according it. “All the situation going on with the The vote to reopen Mayewood trig- to AP. The original 9.01-mill request trans- district the last two years; people read gered State Superintendent of Educa- “When you go to school out of lated to about $1.2 million and was it in the paper. People hear it on the tion Molly Spearman to declare a fis- state, the odds increase dramati- asked for to offset a state-mandated street. People go to the board meet- cal emergency in the district because cally that you will stay out of state salary increase for teachers next year. ings,” Baker said. “It just seems there the action diverted from the board’s for your career,” he said. “This The amount was the most the district has been a lot of turmoil going on in own fiscal caution financial recovery will keep more good students in could ask for under state law. the school district, and I guess it was plan that was adopted less than one South Carolina.” A few days before the June 25 meet- just turning people off.” year earlier by the previous board. AP reported that Georgia resi- ing, council Chairman Jim McCain The school board has been at the The new board then led a failed ap- dents at the University of Georgia informed school board Chairman the center of the district’s news since last peal to the state Board of Education School of Law paid $17,604 last Rev. Ralph Canty that the full mill re- year’s November midterm election of Spearman’s declaration, accumu- year, and North Carolina residents quest didn’t have enough votes to pass when the nine-member board had a lating more than $25,000 in legal fees. paid $24,172 in tuition at the Uni- and that any alternative offer would five-member changeover. This spring, the school board has versity of North Carolina School also be rejected. Since then, the revamped board been condemned in multiple public of Law. Still, on the night of the council voted to reopen a school less than one statements from community leaders, meeting, district administration want- year after it was consolidated into including McCain, Mayor Joe ed to present new information show- what is now called R.E. Davis K-8 Col- McElveen, leaders at Shaw Air Force ing the district was just about $206,000 lege Preparatory Academy by the pre- Base and South Carolina Gov. Henry Authorities investigate short of balancing its budget for next vious board. The decision to close the McMaster. after man found dead in his car on I-95 in S.C. Elementary School for the cal 2016 involving the previ- shouldn’t have been done ORANGEBURG (AP) — Authori- SUMPTER year that just ended. With ous administration under during a financial recovery. ties are investigating after a dead FROM PAGE A1 the consolidation, the dis- then-Superintendent Frank On a council with four man was found in a car along In- trict implemented new pro- Baker. Democrats and three Repub- terstate 95 in South Carolina. can place their children in grams into Cherryvale, in- From 2002 through 2018, licans, Sumpter may be seen News outlets reported the South any school in the county if cluding a science, technolo- the school’s official K-5 en- as the swing vote on the 4-3 Carolina Highway Patrol discov- they can transport the chil- gy, engineering, arts and rollment dropped 53.5% decision against the tax ered the body Sunday along the dren out of their respective math (STEAM) program. from 230 students to 110 stu- hike. Republicans Artie busy interstate highway in Or- zone. Given declines in rural dents. Baker, Jimmy Byrd and angeburg County while respond- He said students in the population, the district’s in- Better stewardship of tax- Charles Edens voted against ing to a call of a motorist needing northwestern part of the terim superintendent at the payers’ money also includes the request. Democrats Jim assistance. county shouldn’t receive less time, Debbie Hamm, who putting more money into the McCain, Vivian Fleming- The Orangeburg County Coro- of an education than stu- finished her two-year term classroom as opposed to ad- McGhaney and Gene Baten ner’s Office said Monday that the dents in the center of the on Sunday, said new pro- ministrative pay raises, voted for the increase. dead man was identified as county. Sumpter said the gram implementation was Sumpter said. Last summer, Sumpter said it’s more 64-year-old John Keller of Virgin- district is to blame for not important to keep students the district implemented about spending taxpayers’ ia. An autopsy was scheduled for distributing its program in those areas. about $800,000 in salary in- money wisely. today to determine the cause of funding judiciously to all At the time of the consoli- creases to district and school “It’s not a Democratic or a death. schools. He said he doesn’t dation decision, district ad- administrators. Hamm said Republican issue to me,” Orangeburg County sheriff’s support the open enrollment ministration and the board the district did that in imple- Sumpter said, “it’s definitely spokesman Richard Walker said system. cited low and declining en- menting a standard salary about stewardship. I may be Keller’s death was being investi- F.J. DeLaine was closed at rollment at F.J. DeLaine for schedule for administrators the swing vote, but I will al- gated as suspicious because au- the end of the 2017-18 school the closure and a necessary — a system that wasn’t in ways swing in the direction thorities did not yet know how he year, and students moved means to save money after a place before her arrival in of being a good steward of died. three miles to Cherryvale $6.2 million deficit from fis- 2017. Sumpter said that taxpayers’ dollars.”

was 2.8 kilograms away from the Islamic Republic will richment, it begins to close have enough material for a IRAN FROM PAGE A1 the limit. Iran previously an- move ahead with its plans as that one-year window and bomb. nounced it had quadrupled its it has previously announced,” hamper any diplomatic efforts Zarif stressed the country miscalculation or further inci- production of low-enriched Zarif said. “We are in the pro- at saving the accord. remained on track to raise its dents could push the two sides uranium, which at under cess of doing our first phase At the time of the 2015 deal, enrichment if Europe did not into an armed conflict, some 3.67% is enough to power a of actions both on increasing which was agreed to by Iran, take any additional steps to- 40 years after the Islamic Rev- nuclear reactor to create elec- our stockpile of enriched ura- the United States, China, Rus- ward saving the accord. olution and the takeover of tricity but is far below weap- nium as well as our heavy sia, Germany, France and “The next step is about the the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. ons-grade levels. water reserves.” Britain, experts thought Iran 3.67% limitation, which we Speaking to journalists in However, Iran could have Breaking the stockpile limit needed anywhere from sever- will implement too,” he Tehran, Zarif acknowledged chosen to mix the low-en- by itself doesn’t radically al weeks to three months to warned. Iran had broken through the riched uranium with raw ura- change the one year that ex- limit set by the accord. nium, diluting it and bringing perts say Iran would need to “We had previously an- it down under the cap. Push- have enough material for an nounced this, and we have ing past the limit served as a atomic bomb, if it chooses to THANK YOU said it transparently what we notice to Europe, Zarif said. pursue one. FOR VOTING US are going to do,” Zarif said. The “actions of the Europe- But by coupling an increas- “We are going to act accord- ans have not been enough, so ing stockpile with higher en- BEST ing to what we have an- BRIDAL SHOP nounced, and we consider it AGAIN THIS YEAR our right reserved in the nu- Cash in a FLASH! clear deal.” We Buy: Gold & Silver Jewelry, Silver Coins The U.N. nuclear watchdog, & Collections, Sterling/.925, Diamonds, the International Atomic En- Pocket Watches, Antiques & Estates ergy Agency, later said its di- rector general had informed Lafayette Gold officials that it verified Mon- and Silver Exchange Come see our new location day that Iran had broken Inside Vestco Properties 850 broad st. The big blue building. through the limit. 480 E. Liberty St. Sumter, SC 29150 803.418.0448 Under terms of the nuclear (inside Coca-Cola Building) Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 5:30 PM • Sat: 8 - 2 PM deal, Iran agreed to have less than 661 pounds of uranium 803-773-8022 enriched to a maximum of 3.67%. Previously, Iran en- riched as high as 20%, which is a short technical step away from reaching weapons-grade levels. It also held up to 22,046 pounds of the higher-enriched uranium. Neither Zarif nor the U.N. Designed agency said how much urani- um Iran now had on hand. Last week, an Iranian official with your in Vienna said that Tehran family in mind. See McLaughlin Ford Home + Life Service Specialists We Care Every Day for all your auto service needs! in Every Way® No matter where you live or what kind of home you have, I can áÞåéòèîæÚäÞìîëÞâíČìéëèíÞÜíÞÝðâíáÜèïÞëÚàÞíáÚíěíìòèîë needs. Plus, I can customize your coverage to help pay off your Extended Hours mortgage so your loved ones have one less thing to worry about The Visiting Angels national, private duty network of home care Tuesday & Thursday if you’re gone. Call me today. agencies is the nation’s leader for providing non-medical senior 7:30 AM to 7 PM James Thorne care. Our Angels provide in-home care, respite care, senior 803-905-1911 personal care, elder care, and companion care so that elderly 315 West Wesmark Boulevard adults can continue to live independently in their own homes Sumter, SC throughout America. [email protected]

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COMMENTARY It’s time to be alarmed by our pension system debt school in Colo- structural changes — re- rado Springs, forms for which lawmak- Colorado, was ers lacked the political A shuttered. will. So, step two never In Three Rivers, Ore- happened. gon, the school board And when it came time shortened the school to consider what to do year five days and laid with last year’s $177 mil- off employees. lion revenue surplus, ap- Schools in Louisville, plying money toward the Kentucky, will no longer pension shortfall — our have police stationed in state’s most serious long- them under a city budget term problem — simply COMMENTARY pending approval this didn’t make the Legisla- week — a plan which ture’s list of “priorities.” would also close two li- Which brings me to a braries and cut 88 jobs. couple of questions I got The city of Harvey, Il- last week from someone The lemon is squeezed dry linois, laid off 40 police who’d heard me recently officers and firefighters. speak about this. Why here’s something at- protect: state establishments the public. In the nearby village don’t S.C. politicians tractive in the party of religion.” Concurring justices were of Norridge, Illi- seem to take the names in the Su- The Bladensburg Cross was even harsher. Justice Kavana- nois, property pension problem Tpreme Court’s deci- erected by citizens in 1925 to ugh notes, “this Court no lon- taxes shot up 35 seriously? And sion on the relationship be- memorialize 49 men of Prince ger applies to old test articu- percent. In San what will it take tween government and reli- George’s County, Maryland, lated in Lemon v. Kurtzman.” Francisco, they in- to spur state gion: American Legion v. who were killed in World War For Justice Gorsuch, Lemon creased $298 annu- leaders into ac- American Humanist Associa- I and has been maintained was “a misadventure” that ally. tion? tion. Both organizations, the since in a traffic circle by a “sought a ‘grand unifying the- Officials in Cen- To the first veterans group formed after state-government agency. The ory’ of the Establishment tral Falls, Rhode question, I’d World War I and the secular issue before the court was Clause but left us only a Island, asked re- Richard offer that there humanist group founded the whether the cross was an un- mess.” Justice Thomas wrote, tired city employ- are a couple of year this na- constitutional establishment “I would take the logical next ees to voluntarily Eckstrom reasons — pri- tion entered of religion. step and overrule the Lemon take a 50 percent mary among World War II, No, said the court, by a 7-2 test in all contexts.” cut in their al- them that, histor- want to tell margin. Justice Samuel Ali- It seems that all the juice ready-earned retirement ically, politicians have you how to’s plurality opinion stressed has been squeezed from this benefits. The retirees re- always figured they’d be American that the cross was old (the citrus, with just the rind left fused, but the town cut long gone from office by they are. American Humanist Associa- rotting in the garbage can. them anyway — as part the time this financial And they tion sued in 2012, 87 years Lemon and American Le- of a Chapter 9 bankrupt- time bomb detonates. are locked in after it was dedicated in a gion were decided in cultural- cy plan. Blissfully ignoring it Michael the longstand- multi-faith ceremony), that its ly different Americas. Lem- As I’ve been sounding makes it a problem for Barone ing debate message was not solely reli- on’s postwar America was a the alarm for the past future politicians to deal over the gious (Americans were much time of increasing religious two decades about South with, a burden for future meaning of taken with the rows of crosses allegiance and attendance, of Carolina’s worsening generations to shoulder. the first clause of the First in World War I military ceme- significant cultural conformi- pension funding crisis, Yet other states have Amendment to the United teries) and became even less ty. It was a time when judges I’m sometimes asked started to realize that States Constitution. “Congress so over time. Its removal and legal scholars were quick what it all means — what time is no longer an ally. shall make no law respecting would be seen by many “not to detect and eager to prevent are the real-world conse- The day of reckoning is an establishment of religion,” as a neutral act but as the what they considered undue quences to the average arriving. it reads, “or prohibiting the manifestation of a ‘hostility pressure on nonconformists person? Each of the Another reason for free exercise thereof.” toward religion.”’ and unbelievers. above is a direct, tangi- down-playing this prob- Note that this is not, as What Justice Alito did not Today’s America is one of ble consequence of ne- lem is because it isn’t the many Americans think, a do was decide the case under declining religious allegiance glecting growth in public kind of bread-and-butter command that there be a solid the three-part test set forth in and attendance, one in which pension debt until only issue that easily appeals wall between church and what was long taken as the media, university, corporate drastic options are left: to voters. state. That metaphor was ad- leading Establishment Clause elites and government elites steep cuts in vital servic- But make no mistake: vanced by Thomas Jefferson, case, Lemon v. Kurtzman of stigmatize religious belief and es, hefty tax hikes or, This $24 billion problem who neither attended the Con- 1971. In that case, the court expression. It’s an America most unconscionable of stands to impact the is- stitutional Convention nor overturned by an 8-1 margin where justices seek to prevent all, defaulting on prom- sues you care about voted for the First Amend- Pennsylvania and Rhode Is- undue pressure on believers. ises made to retired pub- most, whatever they are. ment. land laws providing state Lemon lawsuits are used to lic employees. It threatens our local Rather, the amendment funding of nonreligious pro- stifle First Amendment free These are just some of schools, our police and barred Congress from creat- grams provided by religious exercise of religion just as the examples I’ve fire protection, our ing an established church sup- — almost all Catholic — university speech codes are learned of. And aside street maintenance, our ported by taxation, like the schools. used to stifle First Amend- from the Central Falls wallets and our quality Church of England, and from Lemon, he argued, has not ment freedom of speech, at case, they don’t include of life. messing with the established proved to be a “framework” the behest of those claiming those municipal govern- The question “What church in any state (those in for deciding First Amendment to be “offended.” But as Jus- ments which have either will it take?” is a harder Connecticut and Massachu- cases, has frequently been tice Gorsuch noted, the successfully or unsuc- one, but I hope people setts continued to exist until sidestepped by the court and court’s standing doctrine lets cessfully sought bank- will consider the exam- 1818 and 1833, respectively). has not provided consistent only those with concrete in- ruptcy protection from ples I’ve cited about the This made sense in a new guidance for trial judges. Its terests bring lawsuits. Feeling creditors — in states that high cost of inaction. nation uniting what had long supposedly rigorous tests, es- offended by an 87-year-old allow it — such as De- Then, pick up the phone. been culturally and religious- pecially its ban on “an exces- monument is not enough. troit, Michigan, and Call your House and ly diverse colonies. As Justice sive government entangle- Stockton, California. Senate representatives. Clarence Thomas noted in his ment with religion,” are in Michael Barone is a senior po- South Carolina’s re- Make sure they know concurring opinion in the practice impressionistic. The litical analyst for the Washing- tirement plans currently what’s at stake and that American Legion case, it also same facts strike one judge as ton Examiner, resident fellow face a funding shortfall you’re paying attention. means that this portion of the forbidden entanglement and at the American Enterprise In- of at least $24 billion. In government, change First Amendment cannot logi- another as peaceful co-exis- stitute and longtime co-author That’s a lot of money — never comes easy. But it cally be applied to limit the tence. Such multipart tests, of The Almanac of American three times more than never comes at all unless states. States can’t be barred common in midcentury juris- Politics. our current general fund people demand it. from banning “exactly what prudence, were a tool for legal budget. Making up such I’ve been warning the text of the Clause seeks to elites to foist their values on © 2019 CREATORS.COM a shortfall will be pain- about our broken retire- ful all around, and the ment system since the pain will increase annu- early 2000s, and there ally as we ignore it and was a time when I’d pref- EDITORIAL PAGE POLICIES let it fester. ace my comments with, In 2017, the Legislature “I don’t want to alarm EDITORIALS represent the views of the owners of this the newspaper. They should be no more than 350 words passed what was framed you, but…” newspaper. and sent via e-mail to [email protected], dropped off as step one of a two-part The time bomb has COLUMNS AND COMMENTARY are the personal at The Sumter Item office, 36 W. Liberty St. or mailed to fix. It addressed the been ticking away since. The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, S.C. 29151, issue the only way it It’s certainly time to be opinion of the writer whose byline appears. Columns from seems to know how — by alarmed by the enor- readers should be typed, double-spaced and no more along with the full name of the writer, plus an address pumping more taxpayer mous debt facing our re- than 850 words. Send them to The Sumter Item, Opinion and telephone number for verification purposes only. dollars into the system. tiree pension fund. Pages, P.O. 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FOURTH OF JULY SCHEDULE Forecasts and graphics provided by WEATHER AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 BANKS — All area banks and credit unions will be closed on Thursday, July 4. GOVERNMENT — The following will be closed on Thurs- AccuWeather® ve-day forecast for Sumter day, July 4: federal government offices; state government offices; U.S. Postal Service; City of Sumter offices; Sum- TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ter County offices; Clarendon County offices; City of Manning offices; Lee County offices; and City of Bishop- ville offices. 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Find us on Facebook Temperatures shown on map are Columbia Sumter again offers its Summer Cine- also. today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 102/75 101/75 Sumter Opera House to present “Teen Myrtle ma Series with an all new The Town of Elloree will hold a Manning Beach lineup of movies.Titans Movies Go! To the Movies” today IN THE MOUNTAINS Fourth of July celebration be- 101/74 90/78 will be shown at 10 a.m., 1 ginning at 6 p.m. on Thurs- Today: Mostly sunny and warm. Winds p.m. and 7 p.m., unless oth- Aiken day, July 4, at Joe Miller northwest 4-8 mph. erwise noted. Tickets are $1 Park, Elloree. There will be 100/71 and concessions will be Wednesday: Sunny to partly cloudy. Winds a picnic of hot dogs, ham- west 4-8 mph. available for purchase. The burgers, corn on the cob, following films are sched- ice cream and watermelon. uled: today, “Teen Titans ON THE COAST Charleston Tickets are $1 each and ev- 95/76 Go! To the Movies”; July 9, erything is one ticket ex- Today: A thunderstorm in parts of the area “Wreck-It Ralph 2: Ralph cept for hamburgers, which in the afternoon. High 90 to 96. Breaks the Internet”; July are two tickets. The picnic Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm 16, “Smallfoot”; July 23, will be followed by a patri- in spots in the afternoon. High 91 to 99. “Spider-Man: Into the Spi- otic program with guest der-Verse”; July 30, “The speakers and special music Lego Movie 2: The Second by DJ Don. Fireworks dis- Part”; Aug. 6, “Mary Pop- play will begin at dark. pins Returns”; and Aug. 13, LOCAL ALMANAC LAKE LEVELS SUN AND MOON The Sumter County Museum SUMTER THROUGH 2 P.M. YESTERDAY Full 7 a.m. 24-hr Sunrise 6:15 a.m. Sunset 8:37 p.m. “Dumbo” (2019). The Sum- Lake pool yest. chg will host a talk and book sign- Temperature Moonrise 6:00 a.m. Moonset 8:43 p.m. ter Opera House is located Murray 360 357.80 -0.01 ing reception with author High 91° at 21 N. 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AMERICAN P-15’s sweep doubleheader from Greenwood LEGION SCHEDULE FROM STAFF REPORTS scoreless innings, while Thames gave up the 1-run win. Greenwood had scored four GREENWOOD — The Sumter P-15’s an unearned run in 1 1/3 innings. He runs in the bottom of the sixth to go up 6-4. Saturday Sumter 3, Greenwood 1 swept an American Legion baseball dou- struck out three while allowing one hit Victor Brown and Thames combined for Sumter 7, Greenwood 6 bleheader from Greenwood Post 20 on Sat- and one walk. half of the P-15’s eight hits, picking up two Monday Sumter at Horry urday at Legion Field. The P-15’s managed just six hits, three of apiece. Brown had a run and an RBI, while Florence at Dalzell-Shaw Sumter, which was coming off a 6-3 loss them coming from Chandler Hunter. How- Thames scored a run. Wednesday to previously winless Lake City on Friday, Horry at Sumter, 7 p.m. ever, he didn’t score a run or drive in a Hoshour had a run and an RBI, while Florence at Manning-San- won by the scores of 3-1 and 7-6. The P-15’s run. Blackley had an RBI. Kennedy and Coker tee, 7 p.m. improved to 16-5 on the season. Instead, Dustin Kennedy had two hits both had a hit and a run. Thursday Camden at Sumter, 7 p.m. Sumter rode the pitching of Seth Posey, and a run batted in, while Corey Blackley Kennedy pitched three innings of relief Monday Tanner Epps and Drake Thames to victory had a hit and an RBI. Wylie Coker also had to get the win. He pitched two scoreless in- Goose Creek at Sumter, 7 in the opener. an RBI, while Jacob Holladay, Thames and nings before giving up the 4-run sixh. p.m. Tuesday Posey pitched three scoreless innings, al- Jackson Hoshour each scored a run. Brown came in to get the save. Sumter at Goose Creek, 7 lowing one hit and one walk while striking In the nightcap, Sumter scored three p.m. out two. Epps gave up three hits in 2 2/3 runs in the top of the seventh to pull out SEE P-15’S, PAGE B3 East Clarendon football’s Cook optimistic coming out of spring practice

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Coco Gauff, right, greets Venus Williams at the net after winning their first-round match during Day 1 of Wimbledon on Monday in London. Gauff, just 15, shocks 5-time champ Venus at Wimbledon BY HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England — Coco Gauff grew up admiring the Williams sisters. Picked up a tennis racket as a little girl because of them. And on Monday at Wimbledon, still just 15, DANNY KELLY / THE SUMTER ITEM Gauff beat one of them. East Clarendon High School football players go through their drills during one of their spring practices. Wolverine Gauff, already the youngest competitor ever head coach Scott Cook likes where his team stands as it prepares for the 2019 season. to qualify at the All England Club in the profes- sional era, showed the poise and power of a much older, much more experienced player, pulling off a 6-4, 6-4 victory in the first round over Venus Williams, who at 39 was the oldest woman in the field. When it ended, Gauff dropped her racket and put her hands on her head. After a handshake and exchange of words at the net with Wil- liams, Gauff knelt by her sideline chair and tears welled in her eyes. Up in the stands, her Coach says offensive line father leaped out of his seat. is best asset; focus this SEE WIMBLEDON, PAGE B3 summer will be throwing The Sumter Item sports writer Danny Kelly con- ducted a question-and-answer interview with each Durant, Irving of the 12 high school football coaches in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties, asking each the same five questions about their recently concluded spring practices. Today we have East Clarendon make Nets talk High School head coach Scott Cook.

Q: What was your No. 1 goal entering spring practice, and did you accomplish it? of town in NYC A: Our No. 1 goal is to make sure we get ev- NEW YORK (AP) — Just three seasons ago, erybody back out there, get them back in football the Brooklyn Nets were the worst team in the mode. We were wrapping up school and all that NBA. and getting ready for the summer. This is the On Sunday, they were the story of the league. first summer that we had that we had everybody, They agreed to deals with superstars Kevin just about everybody, back; we graduated like Durant and Kyrie Irving as part of a sensation- five seniors. Put (in) a new offense last year with al start to free agency, giving the longtime No. Coach Joedy Cook and then Coach (Brandon) 2 team in New York top billing in the Big Apple. Shaw has come on as our defensive coordinator, They landed two of the top players available, so we’re mainly focused in on some defense a lot both perennial All-Stars and NBA champions, more. But I think we accomplished our goals, and they weren’t finished. They also added what we wanted to do for spring practice heading center DeAndre Jordan, who played with Du- into summer. rant and Irving on the 2016 U.S. Olympic team that won the gold medal, and veteran swing- Q: Who was an individual who stood out to man Garrett Temple. you during practice? It was such a powerful victory that the cross- town Knicks even put out a statement acknowl- A: Well, I mean, I thought Keyon Wilson had edging their fans’ disappointment, just three a good spring practice and is having a good show- hours after shopping season had started. ing right now at cornerback for us. Keyon is a And it was even more remarkable given rising junior; he’s a big corner, gives us a little where the Nets were not long ago. size and height out there. He stood out for us. An ill-fated trade with Boston in 2013, when We’re returning all our offensive linemen back the Nets acquired Kevin Garnett and Paul (except for one) from last year, and our offensive Pierce in hopes of competing for a champion- line has been with us for three years, so they’re ship but didn’t even get out of the second gonna be a little bit older; they did a good job. round, cost them years of high draft picks and Cub Cook stepped in at quarterback, who started contributed to them becoming the worst team

SEE EAST CLARENDON, PAGE B3 SEE NETS, PAGE B3 B2 | TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2019 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM England looks to overcome ‘ruthless’ U.S. in World Cup semis

BY ANNE M. PETERSON the Matildas were eliminated in the AP Sports Writer round of 16. Rapinoe has been particularly LYON, France — England coach dangerous in the past two games, Phil Neville says the United States scoring twice in a 2-1 victory over has a ruthless streak. Spain in the round of 16 before an- It's one of the reasons the U.S. other brace in the 2-1 quarterfinal has never missed the semifinals at victory over France. The perfor- the Women's World Cup, and why mance in Paris on Friday night the team has three overall titles, came as Rapinoe was embroiled in more than any other nation. controversy over a video that sur- "America has got that ruthless faced of her saying she wouldn't streak of wanting to win," Neville visit the White House if the Ameri- said. "You saw the last five minutes cans win the World Cup. President of the (quarterfinal) game against Donald Trump subsequently called France. The game management was her out on Twitter. fantastic. They took the ball into The United States and England the corner, they knew what it took have met just once before in the to win, and they celebrated like World Cup, a 3-0 U.S. win in the winners. That's what I admire, and 2007 quarterfinals. But earlier this that's what my team has now. It's year the teams played to a 2-all tie about winning." in the SheBelieves Cup. The Lionesses head into the U.S. The Americans have been called game with four straight shutouts in THE ASSOCIATED PRESS brash and confident at this World France, including a 3-0 quarterfinal Tobin Heath of the United States reacts after a missed shot on goal during the United Cup, from a resounding 13-0 victory victory over Norway. Jill Scott, States’ 2-1 win over France in the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals on Friday in Paris. over Thailand in the opener, to a Ellen White and Lucy Bronze each The U.S. faces England in a semifinal match today in Lyon, France. shutout of nemesis Sweden to close scored, with Bronze's goal sealing the group stage, and finally to Rapi- it. and Megan Rapinoe, has five goals field for the Golden Boot. Austra- noe's raised arms in the victory White, as well as Alex Morgan each in the tournament to lead the lia's Sam Kerr also scored five, but over France. Bowman gets 1st Cup Series win at Chicagoland

BY JAY COHEN something to him. ed out the top five. AP Sports Writer Those days are over. It was Hendrick's second CAMPING WORLD 400 RESULTS "I was just tired of running victory of the season after

JOLIET, Ill. — Alex Bow- second," Bowman said. "I Chase Elliott won at Tallade- By The Associated Press 33. (36) Josh Bilicki(i), Chevrolet, man is part of the club now. don't want to do that any- ga in April. Led by Bowman Sunday at the Chicagoland 257. Speedway Joliet, Illinois 34. (37) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, That means no more cracks more. I feel like this is the and Johnson, Hendrick Lap Length: 1.5 miles 249. about coming up empty. last box, aside from going placed each of its four cars Start position in parentheses 35. (20) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 239. 1. (8) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 267. 36. (34) BJ McLeod(i), Ford, 238. He's a winner once again. and chasing a championship, in the top 11. 2. (14) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267. 37. (6) Clint Bowyer, Ford, Accident, Bowman held off Kyle Lar- that I needed personally for "So proud of everybody at 3. (19) Joey Logano, Ford, 267. 172. 4. (4) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 38. (35) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, Track son for his first career NAS- myself to validate my ca- Hendrick Motorsports," Bow- 267. Bar, 100. 5. (12) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267. CAR Cup Series victory, reer." man said. Average Speed of Race Winner: 140.677 6. (10) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 267. mph. leading a terrific perfor- Larson put together anoth- Joe Gibbs Racing and 7. (21) Erik Jones, Toyota, 267. Time of Race: 2 hours, 50 minutes, 49 8. (11) William Byron, Chevrolet, 267. mance for Hendrick Motors- er memorable run a year Team Penske dominated the seconds. 9. (18) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 267. Margin of Victory: 0.546 seconds. ports at Chicagoland Speed- after he lost an epic last-lap first part of the Cup season. 10. (1) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 267. Caution Flags: 5 for 25 laps. 11. (13) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 267. way on Sunday. duel with Kyle Busch on the Logano, Keselowski and Lead Changes: 23 among 13 drivers. 12. (25) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, Lap Leaders: A. Dillon 1-7;J. Johnson Bowman had one of the same track. Larson passed Ryan Blaney finished in the 267. 8-17;A. Dillon 18-19;K. Harvick 20- 13. (5) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 267. fastest cars during practice, Bowman with about seven 72;D. Hamlin 73;K. Larson 74;D. top six for Penske at Chica- 14. (2) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 267. Suarez 75;E. Jones 76;R. Newman and the strength of his No. laps left, but Bowman quick- 15. (9) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267. goland, but it was a difficult 77;M. McDowell 78;D. Hamlin 79-82;K. 16. (15) Aric Almirola, Ford, 267. Harvick 83-98;W. Byron 99-104;K. 88 Axalta Chevrolet showed ly regained the lead and day for the top performers at 17. (16) Ryan Newman, Ford, 267. Harvick 105;W. Byron 106-108;K. 18. (27) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, after the race was delayed by smartly navigated his way to JGR. Harvick 109-166;K. Larson 167-170;A. 266. Bowman 171-218;R. Blaney 219;R. a storm. He had just six top- the victory. Martin Truex Jr. never re- 19. (3) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 266. Stenhouse Jr. 220-221;K. Harvick 20. (7) Michael McDowell, Ford, 266. five finishes in 133 starts on "He was struggling, and we ally threatened and had to 222-225;A. Bowman 226-259;K. 21. (24) Paul Menard, Ford, 266. Larson 260-261;A. Bowman 262-267. NASCAR's top series before were able to get to him and settle for ninth after winning 22. (17) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 266. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times 23. (23) David Ragan, Ford, 265. his banner day on the bumpy get by him, but he did a good last weekend in California. Lead, Laps Led): Kevin Harvick 5 24. (28) Daniel Suarez, Ford, 265. times for 132 laps; Alex Bowman 3 1.5-mile oval. job," Larson said. "He did a Kyle Busch had several is- 25. (26) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, times for 88 laps; Jimmie Johnson 1 264. The 26-year-old Bowman, good job regrouping and fig- sues with his car on his way time for 10 laps; William Byron 2 26. (31) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, times for 9 laps; Austin Dillon 2 who won on the Xfinity Se- uring out how to make his to 22nd. 264. times for 9 laps; Kyle Larson 3 times 27. (29) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, ries in 2017, took second at car drive better." "Little bit of a tough day, for 7 laps; Denny Hamlin 2 times for 264. 5 laps; Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 1 time Talladega, Dover and Kan- Joey Logano, who leads but we soldiered home to a 28. (22) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 264. for 2 laps; Erik Jones 1 time for 1 29. (38) Matt Tifft, Ford, 263. sas this year, and he was Kyle Busch by 18 points for fifth and a sixth in the stages lap; Ryan Blaney 1 time for 1 lap; 30. (30) Corey LaJoie, Ford, 263. Michael McDowell 1 time for 1 lap; sick of hearing about the the top spot in the series and ninth at the end," Truex 31. (33) Landon Cassill(i), Chevrolet, Daniel Suarez 1 time for 1 lap; Ryan 260. hole on his resume. He said standings, finished third. said. "When you have a Newman 1 time for 1 lap. 32. (32) Bayley Currey(i), Ford, 258. even Chad Knaus, William Jimmie Johnson was fourth, tough weekend, that's a good Byron's crew chief, had said and Brad Keselowski round- day to get a top 10."

p.m. .322; Polanco, Minnesota, .320; Anderson, Chicago, .317; Milwaukee, 18; Turner, Washington, 17; Wong, St. SCOREBOARD Houston (TBD) at Colorado (Marquez 8-3), 8:10 p.m. Alberto, Baltimore, .316; Brantley, Houston, .313; Andrus, Louis, 14; Acuna Jr., Atlanta, 13; Puig, Cincinnati, 13; Cleveland (Bauer 6-6) at Kansas City (Junis 4-7), 8:15 p.m. Texas, .309; Moncada, Chicago, .304; La Stella, Los SMarte, Pittsburgh, 12; Story, Colorado, 12; Tatis Jr., San Minnesota (Odorizzi 10-3) at Oakland (Mengden 2-1), Angeles, .304; Mancini, Baltimore, .302. Diego, 12; Robles, Washington, 11. TV, RADIO 10:07 p.m. RUNS — Betts, Boston, 66; Bogaerts, Boston, 63; Trout, Los PITCHING — Woodruff, Milwaukee, 10-2; Fried, Atlanta, 9-3; St. Louis (Flaherty 4-5) at Seattle (Carasiti 0-0), 10:10 p.m. Angeles, 63; Devers, Boston, 62; LeMahieu, New York, 62; Gray, Colorado, 9-5; Greinke, Arizona, 9-3; Ryu, Los TUESDAY Merrifield, Kansas City, 59; Encarnacion, New York, 58; Angeles, 9-2; Soroka, Atlanta, 9-1; Strasburg, Washington, 6 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Wimbledon Championships WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Chapman, Oakland, 57; Semien, Oakland, 57; Garcia, 9-4; 4 tied at 8. Men’s and Women’s First-Round Matches from London Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m., 1st game Chicago, 56. ERA — Ryu, Los Angeles, 1.84; Scherzer, Washington, 2.43; (ESPN). Boston at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. RBI — Santana, Seattle, 62; LeMahieu, New York, 61; Castillo, Cincinnati, 2.47; Greinke, Arizona, 2.90; Hamels, 11 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Wimbledon Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Abreu, Chicago, 60; Rosario, Minnesota, 60; Bogaerts, Chicago, 2.98; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 3.23; Davies, Championships Men’s and Women’s First-Round N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Boston, 57; Trout, Los Angeles, 57; Encarnacion, New Milwaukee, 3.24; deGrom, New York, 3.32; Eflin, Matches from London (ESPN). L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m. York, 55; Soler, Kansas City, 55; Sanchez, New York, 54; Philadelphia, 3.34; 2 tied at 3.36. 3 p.m. – Women’s International Soccer: FIFA Women’s Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m., 2nd game Kepler, Minnesota, 53. STRIKEOUTS — Scherzer, Washington, 170; Ray, Arizona, World Cup Semifinal Match from Lyon, France – United Houston at Colorado, 8:10 p.m. HITS — LeMahieu, New York, 108; Merrifield, Kansas City, 129; deGrom, New York, 128; Strasburg, Washington, 124; States vs. England (WACH 57). Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. 106; Polanco, Minnesota, 105; Devers, Boston, 103; Woodruff, Milwaukee, 120; Castillo, Cincinnati, 115; 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, Minnesota at Oakland, 9:07 p.m. Brantley, Houston, 99; Semien, Oakland, 95; Andrus, Wheeler, New York, 115; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 113; WDXY-AM 1240). St. Louis at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Texas, 94; Bogaerts, Boston, 93; Santana, Seattle, 93; Marquez, Colorado, 113; 2 tied at 111. 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Mancini, Baltimore, 92. New York Mets or Philadelphia at Atlanta (MLB NATIONAL LEAGUE DOUBLES — Bogaerts, Boston, 27; Castellanos, Detroit, 26; NETWORK). East Division Devers, Boston, 25; Polanco, Minnesota, 23; Buxton, WNBA STANDINGS 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game Minnesota, 22; Merrifield, Kansas City, 22; Brantley, from Salt Lake City – Memphis vs. San Antonio (NBA TV). W L Pct GB Houston, 21; Chapman, Oakland, 21; AGordon, Kansas EASTERN CONFERENCE 7:15 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Philadelphia at Atlanta 50 35 .588 — City, 21; 5 tied at 20. Atlanta (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WWFN-FM 100.1, TRIPLES — Mondesi, Kansas City, 8; Merrifield, Kansas W L Pct GB Philadelphia 44 40 .524 5½ Washington 9 3 .750 — WPUB-FM 102.7). Washington 42 41 .506 7 City, 7; Kiermaier, Tampa Bay, 6; Polanco, Minnesota, 5; 8 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Atlanta at Minnesota (CBS Gardner, New York, 4; Meadows, Tampa Bay, 4; Smith, Connecticut 9 4 .692 ½ New York 38 47 .447 12 Chicago 6 6 .500 3 SPORTS NETWORK). Miami 32 50 .390 16½ Seattle, 4; 12 tied at 3. 9 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game HOME RUNS — Encarnacion, New York, 24; Sanchez, New New York 5 7 .417 4 from Sacramento, Calif. – Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden Central Division York, 23; Bregman, Houston, 22; Soler, Kansas City, 22; Indiana 5 9 .357 5 State (ESPN2). Trout, Los Angeles, 22; Chapman, Oakland, 21; Kepler, Atlanta 2 8 .200 6 9 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game W L Pct GB Minnesota, 21; Gallo, Texas, 20; Rosario, Minnesota, 20; WESTERN CONFERENCE from Salt Lake City – Cleveland vs. Utah (NBA TV). Chicago 45 39 .536 — Vogelbach, Seattle, 20. W L Pct GB 10:30 p.m. – International Soccer: CONCACAF Gold Cup Milwaukee 45 39 .536 — STOLEN BASES — Mondesi, Kansas City, 27; Smith, Seattle, Las Vegas 7 5 .583 — Semifinal Match from Glendale, Ariz. – Mexico vs. Haiti St. Louis 41 41 .500 3 21; Ramirez, Cleveland, 18; Andrus, Texas, 16; Hamilton, Seattle 8 6 .571 — (FOX SPORTS 1). Pittsburgh 39 43 .476 5 Kansas City, 16; Villar, Baltimore, 16; Anderson, Chicago, Los Angeles 6 6 .500 1 11 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game Cincinnati 38 43 .469 5½ 15; DGordon, Seattle, 14; Kiermaier, Tampa Bay, 14; 3 tied Minnesota 6 6 .500 1 from Sacramento, Calif. – Miami vs. Sacramento (NBA West Division at 12. Phoenix 5 5 .500 1 TV). PITCHING — Giolito, Chicago, 11-2; Lynn, Texas, 10-4; Dallas 4 7 .364 2½ W L Pct GB Odorizzi, Minnesota, 10-3; Verlander, Houston, 10-3; Los Angeles 57 29 .663 — German, New York, 9-2; Gonzales, Seattle, 9-7; Montas, SUNDAY’S GAMES New York 74, Atlanta 58 Colorado 44 40 .524 12 Oakland, 9-2; 9 tied at 8. Dallas 89, Minnesota 86 MLB STANDINGS San Diego 42 41 .506 13½ ERA — Minor, Texas, 2.40; Morton, Tampa Bay, 2.43; Los Angeles 94, Chicago 69 Arizona 43 43 .500 14 Montas, Oakland, 2.70; Giolito, Chicago, 2.72; Odorizzi, AMERICAN LEAGUE Phoenix 69, Seattle 67 San Francisco 36 47 .434 19½ Minnesota, 2.73; Verlander, Houston, 2.86; Berrios, East Division Minnesota, 2.89; Chirinos, Tampa Bay, 3.10; Stroman, SUNDAY’S GAMES Toronto, 3.18; Cole, Houston, 3.28. TUESDAY’S GAMES W L Pct GB Cincinnati 8, Chicago Cubs 6 STRIKEOUTS — Cole, Houston, 161; Sale, Boston, 148; Chicago at Las Vegas, 3 p.m. New York 54 28 .659 — Philadelphia 13, Miami 6 Verlander, Houston, 147; Bauer, Cleveland, 134; Bieber, Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Tampa Bay 48 36 .571 7 Washington 2, Detroit 1 Cleveland, 133; Boyd, Detroit, 129; Morton, Tampa Bay, Boston 44 40 .524 11 Milwaukee 2, Pittsburgh 1 120; Lynn, Texas, 118; Snell, Tampa Bay, 117; Giolito, WEDNESDAY’S GAMES New York at Seattle, 3 p.m. Toronto 31 53 .369 24 L.A. Dodgers 10, Colorado 5 Chicago, 115. Baltimore 24 59 .289 30½ San Francisco 10, Arizona 4 St. Louis 5, San Diego 3, 11 innings NATIONAL LEAGUE Central Division N.Y. Mets 8, Atlanta 5 BATTING — McNeil, New York, .348; Bellinger, Los Angeles, .346; Blackmon, Colorado, .337; Yelich, Milwaukee, .328; ROCKET MORTGAGE CLASSIC W L Pct GB Arenado, Colorado, .320; Dahl, Colorado, .317; Freeman, Minnesota 53 30 .639 — TODAY’S GAMES Atlanta, .312; Rendon, Washington, .311; Verdugo, Los PAR SCORES Cleveland 45 38 .542 8 Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 7-5) at Pittsburgh (Musgrove Sunday Angeles, .311; KMarte, Arizona, .309. Chicago 39 42 .481 13 6-7), 7:05 p.m. At Detroit Golf Club RUNS — Bellinger, Los Angeles, 67; Blackmon, Kansas City 29 55 .345 24½ Miami (Gallen 0-1) at Washington (Corbin 7-5), 7:05 p.m. Detroit Colorado, 65; Story, Colorado, 65; Acuna Jr., Atlanta, Detroit 27 52 .342 24 Milwaukee (Anderson 4-2) at Cincinnati (Roark 5-6), 7:10 Purse: $7.3 million 64; Yelich, Milwaukee, 64; Bryant, Chicago, 63; p.m. Yardage: 7,340; Par: 72 Freeman, Atlanta, 63; Rendon, Washington, 63; Bell, West Division N.Y. Yankees (Paxton 5-3) at N.Y. Mets (Vargas 3-3), 7:10 Final p.m. Pittsburgh, 61; Arenado, Colorado, 60. W L Pct GB Nate Lashley (500), $1,314,000 63-67-63-70—263 -25 Philadelphia (Pivetta 4-2) at Atlanta (Keuchel 1-1), 7:20 RBI — Bell, Pittsburgh, 70; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 67; Doc Redman, $788,400 68-67-67-67—269 -19 Houston 53 32 .624 — p.m. Arenado, Colorado, 65; Freeman, Atlanta, 65; Alonso, Wes Roach (163), $423,400 67-68-67-68—270 -18 Texas 46 38 .548 6½ Houston (TBD) at Colorado (Marquez 8-3), 8:10 p.m. New York, 64; Escobar, Arizona, 64; Yelich, Rory Sabbatini (163), $423,400 65-69-68-68—270 -18 Oakland 46 39 .541 7 Arizona (Clarke 2-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 3-2), 10:10 Milwaukee, 63; Ozuna, St. Louis, 62; Hosmer, San Joaquin Niemann (90), $239,075 68-66-69-68—271 -17 Los Angeles 42 43 .494 11 p.m. Diego, 60; Harper, Philadelphia, 59. Ted Potter, Jr. (90), $239,075 68-67-68-68—271 -17 Seattle 37 51 .420 17½ San Francisco (Beede 1-3) at San Diego (Strahm 3-6), HITS — Freeman, Atlanta, 104; Arenado, Colorado, 103; Patrick Reed (90), $239,075 68-68-65-70—271 -17 10:10 p.m. KMarte, Arizona, 103; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 102; Brandt Snedeker (90), $239,075 70-69-65-67—271 -17 SUNDAY’S GAMES St. Louis (Flaherty 4-5) at Seattle (Carasiti 0-0), 10:10 p.m. Acuna Jr., Atlanta, 100; Blackmon, Colorado, 100; Brian Stuard (90), $239,075 66-72-65-68—271 -17 N.Y. Yankees 12, Boston 8 Hosmer, San Diego, 97; Escobar, Arizona, 96; Bell, Cameron Tringale (90), $239,075 68-67-65-71—271 -17 Cleveland 2, Baltimore 0 WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Pittsburgh, 94; Yelich, Milwaukee, 94. J.T. Poston (68), $175,200 70-63-66-73—272 -16 Kansas City 7, Toronto 6 Miami at Washington, 6:05 p.m. DOUBLES — Bell, Pittsburgh, 29; Bryant, Chicago, 24; Sepp Straka (68), $175,200 68-67-70-67—272 -16 Tampa Bay 6, Texas 2 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Peralta, Arizona, 24; Freeman, Atlanta, 23; Harper, Byeong Hun An (56), $136,875 68-66-69-70—273 -15 Washington 2, Detroit 1 Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia, 23; McNeil, New York, 23; Dahl, Viktor Hovland, $136,875 70-69-70-64—273 -15 Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota 3 N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Colorado, 22; Desmond, Colorado, 21; Rendon, Hideki Matsuyama (56), $136,875 68-67-68-70—273 -15 Houston 6, Seattle 1 Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m. Washington, 21; Seager, Los Angeles, 21. J.J. Spaun (56), $136,875 66-73-68-66—273 -15 Oakland 12, L.A. Angels 3 Houston at Colorado, 8:10 p.m. TRIPLES — Blackmon, Colorado, 7; Escobar, Arizona, Wyndham Clark (48), $105,850 68-70-68-68—274 -14 San Francisco at San Diego, 9:10 p.m. 5; Tapia, Colorado, 5; Dahl, Colorado, 4; Frazier, Brice Garnett (48), $105,850 69-67-71-67—274 -14 TODAY’S GAMES Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Pittsburgh, 4; KMarte, Arizona, 4; Rosario, New Talor Gooch (48), $105,850 65-72-67-70—274 -14 Boston (Price 5-2) at Toronto (Thornton 2-5), 7:07 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. York, 4; Tatis Jr., San Diego, 4; 14 tied at 3. Billy Horschel (48), $105,850 69-70-71-64—274 -14 Baltimore (Bundy 3-10) at Tampa Bay (Morton 8-2), 7:10 HOME RUNS — Yelich, Milwaukee, 29; Alonso, New J.B. Holmes (37), $68,529 67-68-70-70—275 -13 p.m. York, 28; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 27; Renfroe, San Mackenzie Hughes (37), $68,529 66-70-72-67—275 -13 N.Y. Yankees (Paxton 5-3) at N.Y. Mets (Vargas 3-3), 7:10 Diego, 24; Reyes, San Diego, 24; Moustakas, Sungjae Im (37), $68,529 69-68-66-72—275 -13 p.m. MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS Milwaukee, 23; Bell, Pittsburgh, 22; Freeman, Danny Lee (37), $68,529 66-71-69-69—275 -13 L.A. Angels (Canning 3-4) at Texas (Jurado 5-3), 8:05 p.m. Atlanta, 22; 9 tied at 20. Denny McCarthy (37), $68,529 69-68-69-69—275 -13 Detroit (Boyd 5-6) at Chicago White Sox (Lopez 4-7), 8:10 AMERICAN LEAGUE STOLEN BASES — Dyson, Arizona, 19; Yelich, BATTING — LeMahieu, New York, .345; Devers, Boston, Roger Sloan (37), $68,529 70-68-69-68—275 -13 THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2019 | B3

WIMBLEDON seven Grand Slam singles tro- task: a main-draw match against phies. an idol on No. 1 Court, with its FROM PAGE B1 It was by far the most anticipat- seating capacity of more than ed match of Day 1 at the grass- 12,000. “Honestly, I don’t really know court tournament, but hardly the Gauff was sensational and how to feel. This is the first time I only upset. Two-time major cham- showed zero signs of the moment ever cried after a match. Or win- pion Naomi Osaka, who was No. 1 or the matchup being too daunt- ning, obviously; I’ve cried after a until a week ago, lost 7-6 (4), 6-2 to ing for her. It’s the sort of unusual loss before,” said Gauff, who is Yulia Putinseva, joining two calm and steady way she has pro- based in Florida. “I don’t even young members of the men’s top- gressed through the various levels know how to explain how I feel.” 10, No. 6 seed Alexander Zverev of youth tennis, including reach- This was her third tour-level and No. 7 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, ing the U.S. Open junior final at 13 match; Williams has played more on the way out. and winning the French Open ju- than 1,000. This was Gauff’s first Gauff came into the week out- nior title at 14. at Wimbledon, where Williams side the top 300 but was granted a The first set was remarkable: has played more than 100 and won wild card by the All England Club Gauff had 10 winners to only two five titles. By the time Gauff was for qualifying. She rolled through unforced errors, all the while born in 2004, Williams already those rounds at a nearby site, trading powerful groundstrokes at had spent time at No. 1 in the knocking off the event’s top seed. the baseline with Williams, and ranking and owned four of her But this was a whole other never facing a break point.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs was found dead in his hotel room on Monday in Ar- lington, Texas. Angels pitcher Skaggs found dead in hotel ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died Monday at the age of 27, stunning Major League Baseball and leading to the postponement of the team’s game against the Texas Rangers. Skaggs was with the team in Texas when he was found unresponsive in his hotel room, po- lice said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they are investigating, but THE ASSOCIATED PRESS no foul play is suspected at this time. Kawhi Leonard (2) has yet to make a decision on who he will sign with now that NBA free agency has started. Leonard Skaggs was “an important part of the An- led the Toronto Raptors to the NBA title last month. gels Family,” the team said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Carli, and his entire family during this devas- tating time.” Skaggs, who would have turned 28 on July Kawhi Leonard the best of 13, had been a regular in the Angels’ starting rotation since late 2016, when he returned from Tommy John surgery. He struggled with injuries repeatedly over the past three sea- sons but persevered to become a valuable best left in NBA free agency starter in Los Angeles’ injury-plagued rota- tion. BY AVERY YANG • C DeMarcus Cousins (unrestrict- Hollis-Jefferson’s ability to The left-hander had just pitched on Satur- The Associated Press ed free agent, played with Golden guard any position, coupled with day, allowing two runs in 4 1/3 innings in a 4-0 State last season) his elite wingspan, make him an loss to Oakland. Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Cousins missed more than half asset for any team in the modern DeAndre Jordan agreed to deals of last season while recovering NBA. However, the 24-year-old av- with Brooklyn to start one of the from a torn Achilles tendon, but eraged 8.9 points and 5.3 re- wildest days in NBA free agent came back to help the Warriors bounds in a down season. The history. notch the No. 1 seed in the West- Nets renounced his rights, allow- P-15’S FROM PAGE B1 Al Horford went from Boston to ern Conference. The 28-year-old ing him to become an unrestrict- the rival 76ers. Kemba Walker is a was then hurt again in the play- ed free agent, which helped open Sumter played Horry in Conway on Mon- Celtic after eight seasons with the offs and appeared in only eight the door for Durant and Irving’s day in an important League II game. The win- Charlotte Hornets in a sign-and- games, averaging 7.6 points in arrival. ner of that contest will be in sole possession trade for Terry Rozier. Khris Mid- 16.6 minutes. • PF Marcus Morris (unrestricted of second place entering Wednesday’s re- dleton (Milwaukee) and Tobias • G Danny Green (unrestricted free agent, played with Boston match at Riley Park beginning at 7 p.m. Harris (Philadelphia) agreed to free agent, played with Toronto last season) The P-15’s are scheduled to be at home on big extensions. last season) The 29-year-old could be the Thursday against Camden beginning at 7 p.m. The Knicks missed out on the The two-time NBA champion third starter to leave Boston this They will then play host to Goose Creek on biggest targets before adding Ju- played an important role in To- offseason. Morris averaged 13.9 Monday before traveling to Goose Creek on lius Randle and Bobby Portis ronto’s run, sinking 3-pointers points and 6.1 rebounds in 2018- Tuesday, July 8. among their agreements with five and playing elite defense over 24 19. The fiery big man was perhaps players. playoff starts. Green joins Leon- the team’s most consistent player All totaled, there were more ard in free agency one year after in an otherwise inconsistent sea- than $3 billion in contracts in the both were traded to the Raptors son. Despite championship aspi- first full day. The show goes on, from San Antonio. rations, Boston flamed out in the EAST CLARENDON with plenty more players avail- • C Kevon Looney (unrestricted second round against Milwaukee. FROM PAGE B1 able who could help change the free agent, played with Golden • PF Jabari Parker (unrestricted complexion of the league for State last season) free agent, played with Chicago his last two games at quarterback last year as years to come. Looney played a vital role for and Washington last season) a sophomore; we won those two games, so, The list of remaining players the Warriors in the playoffs, espe- The former No. 2 overall pick you know, he did a good job. Marquis Webb at includes: cially in the absence of Durant has suffered two ACL tears in his running back did a good job. You know, I was • SF Kawhi Leonard (unrestricted and Cousins. The 23-year-old av- left knee and no longer has the impressed with our defense. Our defensive free agent, played with Toronto eraged 7.1 points and 4.5 re- bright future once expected for line and linebackers are really getting after it. last season) bounds in 21 playoff games. The him. Parker posted a serviceable Leonard is the premier free Warriors have a massive hole on 14.5 points per game with the Chi- Q: What left you disappointed or con- agent remaining. The two-time defense, one that Looney may be cago Bulls and Washington Wiz- cerned with what you saw? NBA Finals MVP led the Raptors called on to fill. ards last season. to their first championship, aver- • SF Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (un- • PG Rajon Rondo (unrestricted A: Just keeping everybody healthy. You aging 30.5 points and 9.1 rebounds restricted free agent, played with free agent, played with Los Ange- know, we finally developed some depth and in 24 playoff games. Brooklyn last season) les last season). then my concern is health. I mean, keeping everybody healthy is the main thing for us, I think. ing young core around him, the Nets should be a Q: Where do you need to make most of NETS FROM PAGE B1 playoff team, even while Durant recovers. your progress over summer entering fall? The Nets got back to the playoffs last season in the league. after going 42-40, stamping themselves as a team A: Probably throwing the football; work- They bottomed out at 20-62 in 2016-17, when Du- on the rise. ing on throwing a little bit more. I think we’ll rant won NBA Finals MVP in his first season Brooklyn might be able to keep rising all the be solid in the running game. I think we need with Golden State after the Warriors beat Irving’s way to the top after Sunday’s moves. to really concentrate on throwing more. Also Cleveland Cavaliers for the title. Even after winning titles in his first two sea- our defense; coverage. We gave up a lot of Now those players will try to win one together. sons with the Warriors, there was season-long third-and-long plays last year, so we got some Irving, who grew up in New Jersey, said in a speculation that Durant might leave. But much of things we really need to focus on. video posted Monday by his representation at Roc that speculation had been focused on the Knicks, Nation Sports that he always wanted to play back who had more than $70 million and the ability to Q: What was one area or position you feel home. Part of the video was shot with Irving on sign two top free agents after trading Kristaps like you solidified in spring? the Brooklyn Bridge. Porzingis during the season. “I wouldn’t change anything about this journey, Right city, but wrong team. A: We graduated our center; that’s the at all,” Irving said. “It’s brought me back here The Nets felt confident with what they could only offensive lineman we lost, so we need to and that’s home, and home is where my family is. offer, from their roster, to their medical staff, to work at the center spot. The other linemen Home is where I want my legacy to continue. their facilities. And when they made a cap-clear- have been with us a couple years. They’ve And, I’m happy to be in Brooklyn.” ing trade last month, they became even more at- been with us the last two, three years. We’ve Roc Nation, which announced Sunday it is now tractive by freeing up salary to bring in two stars. been playing with them since they were fresh- representing Irving, said he had agreed to a four- Irving wasn’t expected to be one of them a few men, and now they’re juniors and seniors this year, maximum contract . months ago, after he’d said last fall he planned to year. So they put in their time in developing He might have to wait a year to play with Du- re-sign in Boston. But despite his good stats it some depth at the offensive line. I think our rant, who could miss next season while recover- was a bad season for him with the Celtics, who starting offensive line is our best asset we ing from a ruptured Achilles tendon. But with Ir- were considered an Eastern Conference favorite have right now. ving taking controls of the offense and a promis- but instead lost in the second round. B4 | TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2019 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM Acuna Jr., Freeman, Soroka selected NL All-Stars BY JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer 2019 ALL-STAR ROSTERS Tuesday, July 9 NEW YORK — Justin Verlander, At Progressive Field, Cleveland Gerrit Cole and four of their Astros p-voted by players; m-selected by MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE teammates will lead the American Manager — Alex Cora, Boston League squad at the All-Star Game Starters in Cleveland on July 9. Major Gary Sánchez, N.Y. Yankees Carlos Santana, Cleveland League Baseball unveiled full ros- DJ LeMahieu, N.Y. Yankees ters for the midsummer showcase Jorge Polanco, Minnesota Alex Bregman, Houston Sunday, and Houston topped all big Mike Trout, L.A. Angels league clubs with six players. No George Springer, Houston Michael Brantley, Houston other AL team has more than three. Hunter Pence, Texas "Impressive," Verlander said. "I Reserves p-James McCann, Chicago White Sox mean, I think we could have a lot p-José Abreu, Chicago White Sox more." p-Matt Chapman, Oakland p-Tommy La Stella, L.A. Angels Alex Bregman, George Springer p-Francisco Lindor, Cleveland and Michael Brantley will be in the m-Daniel Vogelbach, Seattle p-Mookie Betts, Boston starting lineup, and Verlander, Cole p-Joey Gallo, Texas and Ryan Pressly are on the pitch- p-Austin Meadows, Tampa Bay m-Whit Merrifield, Kansas City ing staff. It will be the first trip to p-J.T. Martinez, Boston Cleveland for those Astros since p-Gerritt Cole, Houston p-Lucas Giolito, Chicago White Sox Game 3 of last year's AL Division m-John Means, Baltimore m-Mike Minor, Texas Series, when Houston won 11-3 to p-Charlie Morton, Tampa Bay complete a sweep. p-Jake Odorizzi, Minnesota m-Marcus Stroman, Toronto The Dodgers, Brewers and Rock- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS p-Justin Verlander, Houston ies lead the NL with four players Atlanta’s Ronald Acuna Jr., above, and teammates Freddie Freeman and Mike Soroka p-Aroldis Chapman, N.Y. Yankees m-Shane Greene, Detroit each. The Los Angeles contingent have been selected to the National League roster for the All-Star Game in Cleveland on p-Brad Hand, Cleveland includes Cody Bellinger, Clayton July 9. p-Ryan Pressly, Houston Kershaw, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Walker NATIONAL LEAGUE Manager — Dave Roberts, L.A. Dodgers Buehler — plenty of familiar faces Starters for manager Dave Roberts. Trout among AL players — and De- 20 years, 114 days old for the July 8 Wilson Contreras, Chicago Cubs Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves teammates Ronald Acuña vers entered Sunday batting .324. showcase, making him the youngest Ketel Marte, Arizona Jr. and Mike Soroka are set to be Red Sox ace Chris Sale was also ever in the derby — 116 days young- Javier Baez, Chicago Cubs Nolan Arenado, Colorado this year's youngest players at 21. omitted despite ranking second in er than Ken Griffey Jr. in 1990. The Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Atlanta said it's the first time two the league in strikeouts. Boston's full field will be announced Wednes- Cody Bellinger, L.A. Dodgers Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta players under 22 from the same only representatives as of now are day. Rangers slugger Joey Gallo Reserves team made the All-Star team. Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez. said Sunday he has not been asked m-Yasmani Grandahl, Milwaukee p-J.T. Realmuto, Philadelphia The NL team includes just three On the pitching side, Cubs left- to be in the derby, though he will be m-Pete Alonso, N.Y. Mets hitters in their 30s: Moustakas and hander Cole Hamels, Rangers right- on the AL All-Star squad. p-Josh Bell, Pittsburgh m-Kris Bryant, Chicago Grandal are 30, and Charlie Black- hander Lance Lynn and Twins The rosters feature 31 first-time m-Paul DeJong, St. Louis mon will turn 33 on Monday. De- righty Jose Berrios also had strong selections, including Anthony Ren- p-Mike Moustakas, Milwaukee p-Anthony Rendon, Washington pending on who serves as DH, the credentials. don, who said he may not attend to p-Trevor Story, Colorado NL could have the youngest starting Verlander earned his eighth All- rest some nagging injuries instead. p-Charlie Blackmon, Colorado p-David Dahl, Colorado lineup in All-Star Game history. Star nod, tied with Kershaw and Since the start of 2015, the Nation- p-Jeff McNeil, N.Y. Mets "I think it's just the beginning Trout for most among this year's als third baseman is fifth in baseball m-Sandy Alcantara, Miami p-Walker Buehler, L.A. Dodgers here," said Braves manager Brian participants. in WAR at 20.4. p-Luis Castillo, Cincinnati Snitker, himself a freshman All-Star The host Indians had three play- "It's good to be recognized," he p-Jacob deGrom, N.Y. Mets m-Zach Greinke, Arizona on Roberts' staff. "As I've said, I ers selected: Carlos Santana, Fran- said. m-Clayton Kershaw, L.A. Dodgers think this is going to be a yearly oc- cisco Lindor and Brad Hand. Santa- Rendon's former teammate, Phil- p-Hyun-Jin Ryu, L.A. Dodgers p-Max Scherzer, Washington currence because these kids are na, a 33-year-old first-time All-Star, lies slugger Bryce Harper, hasn't m-Mike Soroka, Atlanta going to be around for a long time." will also swing in the Home Run p-Josh Hader, Milwaukee been invited. Harper set pro sports p-Will Smith, San Francisco Fans of the reigning champion Derby. jersey sale records after signing a p-Kirby Yates, San Diego Red Sox won't be pleased that short- Six of the eight derby participants $330 million, 13-year deal with Phil- stop Xander Bogaerts and third are known — Acuña, Santana, To- adelphia this spring, but subpar baseman Rafael Devers were left ronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Mil- slugging this season will likely end elected by fans and announced out. Bogaerts has accrued 3.7 wins waukee's Christian Yelich, the New his streak of All-Star appearances Thursday. The rest of the rosters above replacement, per Fangraphs York Mets' Pete Alonso and Pitts- at four. were filled out by player balloting — trailing only the Angels' Mike burgh's Josh Bell. Guerrero will be The starting position players were and the Commissioner's Office.

don and Thomas Wither- um of Sumter. na, Oklahoma, passed away Oklahoma. OBITUARIES spoon; and his loving son-in- on Saturday, June 29, 2019. If you wish to memorial- law, Michael Lewis. LILLIAN FRIERSON GOODE Loyce is survived by her ize Loyce, please do so by GEORGE HILL Public viewing will be held Lillian Frierson Goode, 86, oldest son, Mike Hoge, his making a donation in her Brother George Hill, hus- from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s widow of Calvin Goode, de- wife, Laura, and daughter- name to the Sumter SPCA, band of Elizabeth Wither- Mortuary. parted this life on Monday, in-law, Ashley Hoge. She 1140 S. Guignard Drive, spoon Hill, was born on Feb. Brother Hill will be placed July 1, 2019, at The Gardens at was coined “Grammy” by Sumter, SC 29150. 11, 1945, in Sumter, to the late in the church at 10 a.m. on Sumter. her four beloved grandchil- You may go to www.bull- Henry and Bertha Slater Hill. Wednesday for viewing until She was born on March 21, dren, Michal, Paisley, Coo- ockfuneralhome.com and He departed this the hour of service. 1933, in Sumter County, a per and Mary LeNoir Hoge. sign the family’s guest earthly life on Funeral services will be daughter of the late Charlie She is also survived by her book. Friday, June 28, held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday Sr. and Atha Brogdon Frier- brother, Dr. Wayne Fish and The family has chosen 2019, at Prisma at Enon Missionary Baptist son. his wife, Sue. Bullock Funeral Home for Health Tuomey Church, 2990 Pinewood Road, The family will receive Loyce was preceded in the arrangements. Hospital, sur- SC 29154 with Pastor Julie friends from 4 to 8 p.m. daily death by her parents, Earl rounded by loved Ann Hayes, eulogist, and the at the home of her daughter, “Pete” and Hazel Fish; but HILL ones. Rev. Rossi Ramsey officiating. 375 Boots Branch Road, Sum- she lost parts of her soul Brother Hill Interment will follow at ter, SC 29153. with the sudden passing of was educated in Sumter Hillside Memorial Park. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. two children on separate Bullock Funeral Home County and graduated from The family will receive Main St., Sumter, is in charge occasions, daughter, Mary & Crematorium Manchester School. He ac- friends at the home of his of arrangements. Ann, and son, Marshall. cepted Christ at an early age daughter, 2112 Nettles Road, Grammy lived life by her MATTIE LOU ANDERSON CHARLIE HUNTER and was a lifelong member of Sumter, SC 29154. own rules. If it wasn’t com- CONYERS Enon Missionary Baptist Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Charlie Hunter, 79, husband fortable, she didn’t wear it. Church, where he served Main St., Sumter, is in charge of Elizabeth Bradford Hunter, If it didn’t interest her, she Funeral services for Mat- faithfully on the usher minis- of arrangements. died on Friday, June 28, 2019, didn’t partake. If it involved tie Lou Anderson Conyers try, jubilee choir, male chorus Online memorials may be at Prisma Health Tuomey home, she was happiest. will be held at 11 a.m. on and was a very devoted ser- sent to the family at jobsmor- Hospital. She was a passionate moth- Wednesday at Chapel AME vant of the trustee ministry, [email protected] or visit us on Born in Sumter County, er, true to herself, and true Church, 1257 McLeod Road, where he was given the hon- the web at www.jobsmortuary. he was a son of the late to those she loved. Gram- Paxville, with the Rev. Ro- orary status of trustee emeri- net. Adam and Marie Singleton my’s greatest pleasures berta C. Montgomery, pas- tus. He had an outstanding Hunter. were her grandchildren, tor / officiant. Interment reputation as being a dedicat- BETTY ANN BAXTER DINGLE Beginning Wednesday, the her animals (especially her will follow at Chapell Me- ed usher. Not only was he MANNING — Betty Ann family will receive friends schnauzers she loved over morial Cemetery. faithful to Enon but also to Baxter Dingle, 67, widow of from 5 to 8 p.m. daily at the the course of many years), A public viewing will be the Sumter Baptist E&M As- William Dingle, died on Satur- home, 7670 Richbow Road, chocolate, watching movies held from 1 to 6 p.m. today. sociation Usher Ministry. He day, June 29, 2019, at McLeod Horatio, until the day of the and television, drinking Mattie was born on May was a self-employed entrepre- Health Clarendon, Manning. service. Coke and smoking Virginia 5, 1949, in Manning, to the neur, an agriculturalist and She was born on July 21, Funeral arrangements are Slims Superslims. late James Jr. and Annie poultry farmer. 1951, in Manning, a daughter incomplete and will be an- Loyce had a deep and Mae Pearson Anderson, and Brother Hill’s memory will of the late Willie James Bax- nounced by Palmer Memorial hearty laugh she shared she was the wife of the late be cherished and lived on ter and Corine Nelson Baxter. Chapel Inc. freely — and most especial- David Conyers Sr. through his wife, Elizabeth The family is receiving ly — while watching movies In addition to her hus- Witherspoon Hill; two daugh- friends at her residence, 108 and YouTube videos intro- band and parents, she was ters, Gloria Jean (retired Col. Richburg Drive, Manning. duced to her by grandchil- preceded in death by her Gregory) Hopkins and Nyetta These services have been dren. In healthier years, son, David Conyers Jr. Hill-Lewis, both of Sumter; entrusted to Samuels Funeral Grammy found pleasure in Mattie departed this life four grandchildren, Sinclair Home LLC of Manning. sharing her pool with oth- on Thursday, June 27, 2019, (Artreze) Burgess, Gabrielle ers, playing tennis, planting in Columbia. and Selena Hopkins and Mi- DIAMOND WRIGHT flowers in her yard and dec- Mattie leaves to cherish chael Lewis, all of Sumter; a MCBEE — Diamond orating for the Christmas her memory: her daughter- great-grandchild, Akiya Bur- Wright, 19, passed away on season. She believed “the in-law, Tonia D. Conyers; gess of Sumter; six sisters, Friday, June 28, 2019, at more, the better,” neither four sisters, Emma Clark, Edith Mae Hill of Sumter, McLeod Reginal Medical Cen- skimping out on love nor Searline Reese, Mary Lou Mary Lou (Randolph) Harvin ter in Florence. DAVID JONES compromising on “low fat.” Singleton and Blondell Pow- of Wedgefield, Shirley (Carl) The family is receiving David Jones, 52, transi- She was a baker-extraordi- ell; brother, Joe (Catherine) Greene, Jessie Benjamin, Car- friends at 28203 Highway 1, tioned from this life on Mon- naire, famous for her Conyers; eight grandchil- olyn Hill and Roberta (Grego- McBee, SC 29101. day, July 1, 2019, in Swan- brownies and turning out dren; eight great-grandchil- ry) Sharper, all of Sumter; Professional services are in- sea. abundant amounts of all de- dren; aunt, Lillie Mae Pear- one brother, Leroy Hill of complete at this time and will He was born on Nov. 13, licious things she produced son; and a host of nieces, Sumter; two sisters-in-law, be announced later by JP Hol- 1966, in Sumter, to Dorothy in her kitchen. nephews, other relatives Elizann Witherspoon of Pax- ley Funeral Home, Bishopville Singleton Jones and Isaiah Loyce was to begin che- and friends. ville and Barbie Pugh of Sum- Chapel. Jones. motherapy on Monday. In The family is receiving ter; and a host of nieces, The family is receiving final tribute, she chose to friends at the home of her nephews, other relatives and ELIZABETH BARR CROSBY friends at 366 McDuffie St. do things her way and sister, Emma Clark, 450 friends. Elizabeth Barr Crosby, 86, Services are incomplete sneak home to reunite with Geddings Road, Sumter, and In addition to his parents, widow of Baxter D. Crosby, and will be announced later Mary Ann and Marshall. the home of her daughter- George was preceded in death died on Monday, July 1, 2019, by Whites Mortuary LLC. Grammy will live on in our in-law, Tonia Conyers, 380 by a sister, Rosa Lee Hill; at Morningside of Sumter. hearts, minds, thoughts, Corn St., Sumter. brothers-in-law, Curtis Benja- Services will be announced LOYCE EARLENE HOGE prayers and laughs forever. 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Unlike other copies, to the family on “Animal King- Housewife” (8:30 p.m., ABC, r, this proof contained vivid wa- dom” (9 p.m., TNT, TV-MA). TV-PG) * Buck rebounds on “9- tercolors that appeared to illu- • A desperate father scours 1-1” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * On MOHAMMED KAMAL / CBS minate Galileo’s discoveries. his daughter’s laptop, search two helpings of “Modern Family” The FBI offers Danny (Matt Barr) and Lexi (Sofia Pernas) information “Sidereus” did nothing less history and social media activi- (ABC, r, TV-PG), enrollment that will help them in their search for Cleopatra, but only if Danny is than rock the universe — or at ty in the 2018 thriller “Search- woes (9 p.m.), Cam’s rural roots able to get his incarcerated father to give up the location of paintings least man’s understanding of ing” (9:50 p.m., Starz). show (10 p.m.) * Bellamy and that he helped steal 20 years earlier in “The Lunchbox of Destiny” epi- • A chance to set the record his place in the firmament. The Clarke clash on “The 100” (9 sode of “Blood & Treasure,” airing at 10 p.m. today on CBS. astronomer’s discoveries chal- straight on “Blood & Treasure” p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * See you in lenged the prevailing view that (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). This se- September on “The Goldbergs” the “heavens” revolved around ries was just renewed for a sec- (9:30 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * The Louis-Dreyfus, Joel Kinnaman B are on “The Late Late Show the Earth. It placed the Earth ond season. preppy treatment on “black-ish” and the Broadway cast of With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., and its moon as merely two of • A chance to score a movie (10:30 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG). “Ain’t Too Proud” on “The To- CBS, r). many bodies revolving around emerges on “Songland” (10 p.m., night Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC, r) the sun. While this view con- NBC, TV-PG). * Armie Hammer, Amber Copyright 2019 forms to our current scientific LATE NIGHT Heard, Middle Kids and Cardi United Feature Syndicate understanding, it challenged Tony Hale on “Conan” (11 the teachings of the Roman CULT CHOICE p.m., TBS, r) * Rep. Beto Catholic Church, which went Humor is terribly subjective O’Rourke and Billy Porter are on to condemn Galileo for his and affected often by personal on “The Late Show With Stephen heresy. philosophical inclinations. Re- Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS, r) * In addition to recalling the leased only two years apart, the Jimmy Fallon welcomes Julia astronomer’s work, this “Se- crets” follows the story of this “found” edition, the excitement it caused, and the subsequent Not sure why revelations that the work was an elaborate fake, an event that rattled the markets in rare BUSINESS IS SLOW? books and manuscripts. 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In addition to the more than specific reasons why the application appear and defend within the time any security as to the claim. any security as to the claim. H.L. Boone, Contractor: Remodel should be denied; (3) that the person aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action 100,000 residents of Sumter County, protesting is willing to attend a will apply to the Court for relief paint roofs gutters drywall blown The Sumter Item also covers and Estate:/Clara M. Chambers Estate:/Willie Vaughn Sr. hearing (if one is requested by the demanded therein, and judgment by #2019ES4300348 #2019ES4300313 ceilings ect. 773-9904 delivers to the nearby counties of applicant); (4) that the person default will be rendered against you Personal Representative Personal Representative protesting resides in the same for the relief demanded in the Lee, Clarendon and Kershaw coun- Yolanda D. Wilson Nancy Vaughn county where the proposed place of Complaint. Roofing ties. As a 125-year-old family-owned 3335 Kim St. C/O Bradley Banyas business is located or within five organization, it is the oldest newspa- Dalzell, SC 29010 P.O. Box 348 miles of the business; and (5) the TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN per of its kind in the state, boasting a Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465 name of the applicant and the YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO All Types of Roofing & Roofing creative flexibility rare to local media Estate:/Joan L. Peebles address of the premises to be MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN #2019ES4300310 Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs organizations. The parent company - licensed. Protests must be mailed to: YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON Estate:/Jack Welch exp. SC lic. Virgil Bickley Osteen Publishing - also owns WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) Personal Representative #2019ES4300327 S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL, Deborah P. Walsh 803-316-4734. newspapers in Alabama, Florida and P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South RESIDE(S) AND/OR TO PERSONS Personal Representative UNDER SOME LEGAL 228 Cumberland Dr. Thomas Welch New Mexico. Carolina 29214-0907; or Faxed to: Moore, SC 29369 (803) 896-0110. DISABILITY: C/O Thomas E. Player, Jr. Tree Service The Sumter Item print edition is P.O. Box 3690 delivered every Sunday, Tuesday, YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED Estate:/Dasie M. Gamble Sumter, SC 29151 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Summons & #2019ES4300319 Notice AND NOTIFIED to apply for the Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, We also publish a litany of niche, appointment of a guardian ad litem Personal Representative Estate:/Frank P. Laidler stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, seasonal and annual magazines within thirty (30) days after the Charlene Gamble #2019ES4300333 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747. throughout the community. Addition- SUMMONS service of this Summons and Notice 46 Thelma St. Personal Representative Sumter, SC 29150 ally, our website - TheItem.com - is AND NOTICE OF upon you. If you fail to do so, Bertha C. Everett FILING OF application for such appointment 57 Lorraine Terrace #134 A Notch Above Tree Care Log the area's most-visited local media Estate:/Randall L. Bloodworth pickup available. Full quality service COMPLAINT will be made by the Plaintiff. Mt. Vernon, NY 10553 website, and our daily video show, #2019ES4300339 --AND-- low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB Sumter Today, is the premier local (Non-Jury) Personal Representative Foreclosure YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE Susie R. Laidler accredited 983-9721 video show in Sumter. that pursuant to Rule 53b SCRCP, as Sandra M. Bloodworth 1455 Morris Way Dr. The Sumter Item offers a competitive amended effective September 1, 6115 Phoenix Ct. Sumter, SC 29154 Newman's Tree Service Tree compensation plan; life, health, IN THE COURT OF 2002, the Plaintiff will move for a Wedgefield, SC 29168 removal, trimming, topping, view dental, disability plans and 401(k) COMMON PLEAS general Order of Reference to the Estate:/Margaret L. Blackwell enhancement pruning, bobcat THIRD JUDICIAL Master in Equity for Sumter County, Estate:/Harley Ford, Jr. #2019ES4300325 work stump grinding, Lic & plan, and an opportunity for ad- #2019ES4300337 vancement. CIRCUIT which Order shall, pursuant to Rule Personal Representative insured. Call 803-316-0128 C/A #: 2019-CP-43-00871 53b of the South Carolina Rules of Personal Representative Kathy R. Weaver Send resumes to [email protected] Civil Procedure, specifically provide Lidden Ford 3170 S. Pamplico Hwy. that the said Master in Equity is 404 Silver St. Pamplico, SC 29583 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Sumter, SC 29150 Help Wanted COUNTY OF SUMTER authorized and empowered to enter Part-Time a final judgment in this action. If Estate:/Samuel R. Moore there are counterclaims requiring a Estate:/Cleveland Harris #2019ES4300341 MERCHANDISE TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK, #2019ES4300308 Plaintiff, jury trial, any party may file a Personal Representative Personal Representative vs. demand under rule 38, SCRCP and Lillian B. Moore Positions open for part time Javon J. Harris VINCENT J. CHINA, the case will be returned to the C/O Jack W. Erter, Jr. Housekeeper and Front desk clerk. 986 S. St. Pauls Church Rd. Defendant. Circuit Court. PO Box 580 Sumter, SC 29154 Farm Products Experience preferred. Apply in per- Sumter, SC 29151 son at Surestay Hotel, 2816 Paxville TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NOTICE OF Hwy, Manning SC. No phone calls. FILING COMPLAINT Estate:/Eddie L. Reece, Sr. NAMED: #2019ES4300317 Estate:/Thomas A. Holladay Sweet Corn ready.. 3285 Oswego YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED #2019ES4300349 Personal Representative Hwy Call ahead for 50 ear bag at and required to answer the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Personal Representative Eddie L. Reece, Jr. & Matthew C. $13. 803-428-8101 Complaint in this action, a copy of the original Complaint in the above Annie B. Sills Reece which is herewith served upon you, entitled action, together with the 2597 Flinn Rd. C/O Kenneth Hamilton For Sale and to serve a copy of your answer to Summons, was filed in the Office of Manning, SC 29102 P.O. Box 1774 RENTALS the said Complaint upon the the Clerk of Court for Sumter County or Trade Sumter, SC 29151 subscribers, at their office, 1703 on May 28, 2019 at 3:09 p.m. Estate:/Faith J. Gilmore Laurel Street (29201), Post Office #2019ES4300321 Burial plot at Evergreen Memorial PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Estate:/Christopher B. McCall Box 11682, Columbia, South Carolina #2019ES4300350 Personal Representative Park. In veterans garden. Valued at 29211, within thirty (30) days after pursuant to the Supreme Court of Unfurnished Personal Representative Cherry R. Davis the service hereof, exclusive of the South Carolina Administrative Order $2300 selling for $1500, plus $100 Homes Christopher R. McCall C/O Stephen Butaitis day of such service; and if you fail to 2011-05-02-01, you may be eligible for transfer fee. 803-607-0822. 26 Robbins Ave. 1017 Chuck Dawley Blvd. answer the Complaint in the time foreclosure intervention programs Ste 101 for the purpose of resolving the Sumter, SC 29150 205 W. Oakland Ave aforesaid, judgment by default will Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 be rendered against you for the above-referenced foreclosure action. 3 bedroom, 2 bath - $675 relief demanded in the Complaint. If you wish to be considered for a Estate:/Billy C. David 1021 Vaughn St #2019ES4300336 Estate:/Mary F. Roberts foreclosure intervention program, #2019ES4300320 3 bedroom, 2 bath - $650 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that you must contact Finkel Law Firm Personal Representative Personal Representative EMPLOYMENT the original Complaint in the above LLC, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite Linda K. David Come to 294 Bultman Dr or Bill M. Roberts entitled action was filed in the office 450 (29405), P.O. Box 71727 (29415), 550 Bell Rd. Call 803-938-5524 1040 Babette Rd. of the Clerk of Court for Sumter North Charleston, SC 29405, or call Sumter, SC 29153 Sumter, SC 29154 County on April 30, 2019. (843) 577-5460 within thirty (30) days Help Wanted Estate:/Raymond E. Vaughn Full-Time Mobile Home from the date of this notice. Finkel Rentals Benjamin E. Grimsley Law Firm LLC represents the #2019ES4300343 Estate:/Ronsella L. White S.C. Bar No. 70335 Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm Personal Representative #2019ES4300340 Nesbitt Transportation is now Attorney for the Plaintiff does not represent you and is not Alecisha R. Smith Personal Representative C/O Frank M. Shuler Nathaniel J.T. White hiring Class A CDL Drivers. Must be 4BR/1.5BA MH partially furnished P.O. Box 11682 authorized to provide you any legal Columbia, S.C. 29211 advice. 1 Law Range Suite A 335 Edenwood Dr. 23 yrs old and have 2 yrs on N. Brewington in Clarendon Co. Sumter, SC 29150 Sumter, SC 29154 Call 803-473-3100 or (803) 233-1177 experience. Home nights and week- [email protected] IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR ends. Also hiring diesel mechanics. 803-410-1241. VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO Call 843-621-0943 or 843-659-8254 SUMMONS PARTICIPATE IN THIS AND NOTICES FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION Company: John Evans Mfg. Nice 3BR 2BA DW on 1 acre. 5 IN THE COURT OF PROCESS, THE FORECLOSURE Job Title: min. to Shaw, all appl's, $750 COMMON PLEAS MAY PROCEED. Maintenance Technician mo+dep. 803-983-0371 C/A NO: 2019CP4301087 NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE FAIR Skills Required: (NON-JURY DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES Strong mechanical and electrical MORTGAGE ACT (15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq.): This is aptitude including hydraulics and REAL FORECLOSURE) an attempt to collect a debt and any pneumatics. Demonstrated under- information you provide will be used standing of schematics and blue- ESTATE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA for that purpose. However, if you prints. Equipment maintenance and COUNTY OF SUMTER have previously received a discharge repair work experience. Experience from bankruptcy, this message is not MidFirst Bank, and should be construed as an in the following are beneficial (weld PLAINTIFF, attempt to collect a debt, but only as machines, paint pump equipment, Land & Lots vs. a requirement pursuant to the blast equipment, electrical back- for Sale Brett Walston; Beverly Mitchum; administrative order. ground.)Apply at: Evans Trailers CoastalStates Bank; The United 1050 Pocalla Road Sumter, SC States of America acting by and FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC 29150 10 acres for sale by owner near through its agency the Secretary of THOMAS A. SHOOK Goat Island/TawCaw, wooded, very Housing and Urban Development; Post Office Box 71727 Full time or part time Sales accessible, $39,000, owner financ- Autovest, L.L.C.; and Republic North Charleston, S.C. 29415 ing, Call or text 803-427-3888 or Finance, (843) 577-5460 person needed. Apply at Wally's DEFENDANT(S). Attorney for Plaintiff Hardware 1291 Broad St. email [email protected]

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