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IN SPORTS: Wilson Hall, Thomas Sumter square off B1 Flu outbreak closes school Some Clarendon Hall staff, students test positive A2 SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018 $1.00 Trial for Remembering a POW’s assault begins brave sacrifice BY ADRIENNE SARVIS [email protected]

The trial for Edward McElveen, 66, of Dal- zell — charged for allegedly binding his neighbor with duct tape and sexually assaulting her in February 2016 — began on Monday at Sumter County Judicial Center with testimony from the victim and three witnesses after the fact. McElveen was arrested on Feb. 22, 2016, for allegedly holding the victim against her will and sexually assaulting her twice — at her home and at his residence, both in Scenic Lake Mobile Home Park — during at 12-hour period between Feb. 21 and 22. He is charged with kidnapping, first-degree criminal sexual conduct, felon in possession of a weapon, un- lawful carry of a weapon and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. During a news conference after McElveen’s arrest, Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Den- nis said the victim and McElveen had been in an intimate relationship for about one year before the two separated about one month before the alleged assault. “I did not consent,” the victim testified on Tuesday. Her name has been omitted for her privacy. The victim said she was also held against her will. She told the court the incident started SEE TRIAL, PAGE A8 Crosswell Drive school partners

MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM with Thompson Jacqueline Heckel, wife of honored former POW the late Lt. Charles C. Heckel, attends a ceremony in her husband’s honor at Shaw Air Force Base on Friday. Lt. Heckel was honored with a Prisoner of War Commendation. Initiative aims to improve achievements of students Lt. Heckel, captured in Nazi Germany and liberated BY BRUCE MILLS [email protected] in 1945, receives posthumous commendation at Shaw

As the new principal this year at Cross- BY KAYLA ROBINS well Drive Elementary School, Shawn [email protected] Hagerty started this fall with a plan that expectations needed to be raised. Now, he has brought on a local business partner to help him and his staff in turning itler’s Nazi Germany the school around. liked numbers. Num- Greg Thompson, owner of Thompson Construction Group, spoke Hbers were used to Monday at Crosswell’s Family keep detailed records Night to parents about his company’s new partnership throughout World War II. with the school to help raise They were used to keep student achievement. In recent years, Crosswell track of personnel. People, HAGERTY Drive, at 301 Crosswell Drive, both those sent to camps has been one of the lower-performing elementary schools in and prisoners of war, be- ‘Americans, indeed, all Sumter School District and the came numbers. state in academic achievement, free men, remember according to Hagerty. In a purposeful and specific “The staff here has been attack on the spirit and will of that in the final choice phenomenal,” Hagerty said. those he sought to annihilate, THOMPSON “From day one, I indicated that the dehumanization of reduc- a soldier’s pack is not the expectations needed to be ing a person to an item on an PHOTOSPHOHOOTOSTOTO PRPROVIDEDROVIO DEDE raised and the challenges needed to be met, inventory list was successful in Heckel became a POW after so heavy as a prisoner’s and that change is a good thing. Since the many. flying with the 9th Tactical Air start, the staff’s commitment has been un- The late Lt. Charles C. Heck- Force’s 474th Fighter Group in chains.’ precedented.” el, who was honored with a October 1944. Above right, GEN. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER His three- to five-year goal and vision is Heckel is seen as the Statue of SEE HECKEL, PAGE A7 for Crosswell to be in the top 10 percent for Liberty comes into view after 34th president of the U.S. achievement among all elementary schools his liberation in 1945. SEE INITIATIVE, PAGE A8

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Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Flu outbreak closes school for this week Some Clarendon Hall students, staff test positive for the virus

BY KAYLA ROBINS symptoms to seek medical at- [email protected] tention and "quarantine themselves until they are 24 hours Clarendon Hall is closed for symptom-free." the rest of the week because During the closure, the of a flu outbreak among stu- school will be cleaned and dis- dents and staff. infected according to a release The private non-denomina- from the school. tional pre-K through grade 12 The school's athletic ban- Christian school on South quet will be held on Monday, Dukes Street in Summerton Jan. 29, at 6:30 p.m. will not hold classes or activi- All activities originally PHOTO BY DANIEL CIMA FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS ties Jan. 24-26 "due to a num- scheduled for today, Thursday Red Cross employee Bob Otwell prepares blood products including FFP, Whole Blood and Platelets ber of students and staff and Friday are canceled. Clar- for distribution to nearby hospitals on Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas. members who have tested pos- endon Hall will not partici- itive for the influenza virus." pate in the SCISA Spelling "Our first concern is always Bee or Bowling Tournament. the safety of our students, The Powder Puff Football Red Cross declares critical staff, parents and the school Game and sports pictures will community," Headmaster be rescheduled. Phillip Rizzo said. "After con- This flu season has been es- sulting with health care pro- pecially harsh, with nine flu- need for blood, platelets fessionals, we made the deci- associated deaths in the state sion to close for the remainder in the most recently reported BY KAYLA ROBINS of the week." week, according to the Cen- UPCOMING BLOOD DRIVES IN School officials are encour- ters for Disease Control and [email protected] aging anyone with flu-like Prevention. SUMTER Ongoing severe weather has more than • Jan. 25: 2-7 p.m., Grace Baptist Church, 219 West doubled the number of canceled American Calhoun St. Red Cross blood drives, resulting in what • Feb. 3: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Francis Xavier High School, the agency is declaring a critical situation 15 School St. SAFE reaches $1B in assets for blood and platelet shortages. • Feb. 6: 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., YMCA of Sumter, 510 More than 550 blood drives have been Miller Road Creates position for compliance director canceled due to winter weather in January, • Feb. 14: 8:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Lakewood High School, causing more than 16,500 blood and platelet 350 Old Manning Road donations to go uncollected through last FROM STAFF REPORTS plex regulations and our week, according to the agency. SAFE Federal Credit Union growth, now that we have "Blood and platelet donations are cur- the Red Cross. has grown a lot since 15 civil- passed the billion-dollar asset rently being distributed to hospitals faster "Every day, no matter the weather, the ian Shaw Air Force Base em- level, it requires the efforts of than they are coming in," Clifford Numark, Red Cross must collect more than 13,000 ployees pooled their money in a lot of good people to make senior vice president of Red Cross Blood blood and platelet donations to meet the 1955 to eventually create the sure that we follow all the Services, said in a news release. "Donors needs of patients," according to the agency. largest Midlands-based credit rules and protect our mem- are critically needed to restock the shelves "Accident victims and patients with cancer, union with $1 bers and their money in ev- for patients in their community as well as sickle cell disease, blood disorders and billion in total erything that we do," Darrell areas where donors are unable to give due other illnesses may require potentially life- assets. Merkel, president and CEO of to inclement weather." saving transfusions every day.” As a billion- SAFE, said. "We are counting In South Carolina, 23 blood drives have Make an appointment to give blood or dollar institu- on Robin Kelly to help us in been canceled, causing more than 650 dona- platelets by downloading the free Red Cross tion, the credit that mission." tions to go uncollected. Bitter cold and a Blood Donor App, visiting www.redcross- union is subject “Asset size is the basic harsh flu season have contributed to low blood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1- to greater regu- benchmark in banking that turnouts at many blood drives, according to 800-733-2767). KELLY latory compli- helps banks and credit unions ance require- evaluate growth. Being a bil- ments, so SAFE has created a lion dollars in assets is a big new position to address regu- deal for any credit union and Palmetto Health strives to teach latory issues, according to puts SAFE among the top 3 Kevin Tanzillo of the credit percent of credit unions in union. the country,” said Toby Robin Kelly, who has Hayes, vice president of mar- women about cardiovascular disease worked at SAFE for 18 years, keting for SAFE. “It took 62 has been named the years to grow to this level.” FROM STAFF REPORTS to change these statistics by Speakers are motivational 19-branch, 119,000-member Kelly was SAFE's credit identifying women who are speaker Bertice Berry, PhD, credit union's director of card services manager for Heart disease is the No. 1 at risk of cardiovascular dis- and Dr. Anil Yallapragada, compliance. more than a decade. Previous- cause of death for women na- ease through free heart medical director of Palmetto Kelly will assure that SAFE ly, she started with the credit tionally and the second-lead- health screenings and teach- Health Stroke Center and complies with the myriad reg- union in 2000 as a switch- ing cause of death for all ing them at its Women at neurologist at Palmetto ulations that apply to credit board operator, working her women in South Carolina, Heart Forum and Exhibition. Health-USC Neurology. unions and other financial in- way up through positions in according to Palmetto Locally, Palmetto Health Breakout sessions with Pal- stitutions, in areas from lend- member services and collec- Health. Tuomey will hold free heart metto Health experts and ing to mortgages to fraud, tions. It is also the leading cause health screenings from 8 to Palmetto Health-USC Medi- Tanzillo said. Kelly will lead a staff of of death for black women in 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, cal Group physicians will in- "When you combine com- four. the state, according to the De- and again on Thursday, Feb. clude topics on depression partment of Health and Envi- 8, in Classrooms 1 and 2 at and stress, hypertension and ronmental Control. the hospital, 129 N. Washing- healthy eating habits. Other According to the American ton St. A 12-hour fast is re- activities will include ask- Heart Association, cardiovas- quired. To schedule a screen- the-doctor sessions, healthy Harvin Street between 8 a.m. cular disease kills twice as ing, call (803) 296-CARE cooking demonstrations, fit- LOCAL BRIEF and 4 p.m. today and Thurs- many women over the age of (2273). ness activities, door prizes FROM STAFF REPORTS day. Water customers in the 25 as the next seven causes of The Heart Forum and Ex- and more. Free transporta- surrounding area may experi- death combined, including hibition will be held from 8 tion is available for residents Hydrant tests set for ence temporary discolored all forms of cancer. Women a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, in the Sumter County area. today, Thursday water. are more likely to die of a Feb. 24, at Columbia Metro- Learn more about the event Contact the City of Sumter heart attack than men be- politan Convention Center, and register by visiting www. The City of Sumter will per- Public Services Office at (803) cause their heart disease 1101 Lincoln St., Columbia. PalmettoHealth.org/Wome- form fire hydrant flow tests 436-2558 with any questions or often goes undiagnosed. The event attracts more than nAtHeart or call (803) 296- on South Pike West and South concerns. Palmetto Health is working 1,000 participants each year. CARE (2273).

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When the Lakewood High School Chamber Choir pres- ents its 5th Annual Madrigal Dinner Theater on Friday evening, music and drama will take those attending back to the Renaissance when the madrigal form was at its height. The 6:30 p.m. program at Lake- wood will feature choral, drama and art students from Sumter School District’s gifted and talented program in full costume, as well as a catered meal. Lakewood choral director Herbert Johnson said the Mad- rigal Dinner “serves as a cross- curricular collaboration which we take pride in producing every year.” He added that “Our former superintendent, PHOTOS PROVIDED Dr. Frank Baker, (called it) the Lakewood High School Chamber Choir will present its 5th Annual Madrigal Dinner Theater at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Lakewood High School, 350 best school artistic program Old Manning Road. Proceeds will benefit programs and travel expenses for Lakewood’s fine arts department. that he has ever attended … .” Below, Sonja Sepulveda works with Lakewood High School choir member Sydney Gonzales during a workshop Sepulveda conducted with the Johnson promises a “fun- choir in preparation for the South Carolina State Choral Festival competition in March. Lakewood choral director Herbert Johnson said Sepul- filled and entertaining event veda, among other things, taught the choir collegiate and professional techniques. that is also a cultural and edu- cational experience.” in Columbia, where the ensem- conducts internationally dur- will premier at the festival. Lee Drama students will present bles have consistently received ing the summers. received his master’s degree in a skit titled “The Sword in the Superior and Excellent ratings. In April, the Lakewood vocal composition from Howard Uni- Stone,” based on a part of the “Amazingly for the past two jazz group will give a 25-minute versity. King Arthur legend. While Ar- years, my choirs have received solo performance at the New In May, the Sumter Civic thur’s actual existence is still instant standing ovations from York City Jazz Festival held at Chorale, also directed by John- debated, his legend endures. the entire audience including the Apollo Theatre, where sev- son, will join the Sumter High The dinner, Johnson said, judges,” a rare occurrence at eral other vocal jazz ensembles, School Orchestra and Lake- will be catered by a parent such competitions, Johnson including headliners, the wood High School choir to per- booster who has a catering said. world-famous “The Real form the Schubert Mass in G. business and will comprise a Last month, Johnson’s men- Group” of Stockholm, Sweden. Johnson said the community roasted chicken dinner with tor, Sonja Sepulveda, worked Lorne Lee, music instructor will be invited to sing along. accompanying sides and des- with the Lakewood choir, at Morris College, is composing For more information about sert, concluding “with our founder of the South Carolina an original piece titled “You Lakewood choral activities, annual New Year’s toast choral festival, “sharing real- Make Life Romantic,” which contact Johnson at Herbert. with apple cider … also life experiences and new tech- the Lakewood vocal jazz group [email protected]. called wassail during the Re- niques from a collegiate and naissance.” professional perspective,” Tickets to the Madrigal Din- Johnson said. “Working with Cash in a FLASH! ner have sold out each of the someone of her caliber helps to We Buy: Gold & Silver Jewelry, Silver Coins previous four years, he said. to offset production costs of the instill pride and excitement & Collections, Sterling/.925, Diamonds, Pocket Watches, Antiques & Estates They may be purchased or re- dinner and future activities and into each of my students.” served by calling (803) 506-2700. events, as well as transporta- Sepulveda, a Sumter native, Lafayette Gold Tickets for the 6:30 p.m. Friday tion expenses. is director of choral activities and Silver Exchange Madrigal Dinner Theater are LAKEWOOD FINE ARTS and professor of music theory InsideInnside VestcoVestco PrPropertiesopperrties $15 for individuals, $25 for cou- ACTIVITIES at Salem College in Winston- ples. Salem, N.C., and conducts the 480 E. Liberty St. Sumter, SC 29150 ((inside Coca-Cola Building) Proceeds from the 5th Annu- In late March, two Lakewood Salem Chamber Choir and Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 5:30 PM • Sat: 8 - 2 PM al Madrigal Dinner at Lake- High School choirs will partici- Chorale. She is also a resident wood High School will be used pate in the S.C. choral festival conductor at Carnegie Hall and 803-773-8022 Big Winter Sale

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Nolan Hammer looks at a gun in 2016 at the Heckler & Koch booth Gun industry gathers at the Shooting, Hunting and Out- door Trade Show in Las Vegas. The largest gun industry trade show will be taking place in Las Vegas just a few miles from on Tuesday through Friday just a few miles from where a gunman carried out the deadliest mass Vegas mass shooting shooting in modern U.S. history. AP FILE PHOTO BY LISA MARIE PANE for 40 years, half that time in The Associated Press Las Vegas, and this year’s gathering was scheduled well rector of public affairs, said The gun industry is holding before the bloodshed last fall. that while those attending are its biggest annual trade show It will have some 13 miles of well aware of the tragedy that this week just a few miles from aisles featuring products from occurred nearby, “they also where a gunman slaughtered more than 1,700 companies. know that legal gun owner- 58 concertgoers outside his More than 65,000 visitors are are those with direct ties to about 2,500 journalists from ship and the lawful commerce high-rise Las Vegas hotel room expected at the gathering, a the industry: manufacturers trade publications and media. of arms is something quite re- in October using a display case place where connections are and dealers of firearms or as- The show’s location and moved from the act of an indi- worth of weapons, many of made and deals worth mil- sociated products. Although a timing 3½ months after Ste- vidual such as this. And that’s them fitted with bump stocks lions are struck. few reporters from general-in- phen Paddock’s murderous not to diminish the tragedy at that enabled them to mimic The general public is not al- terest news organizations at- attack have heightened aware- all. But people come to the fully automatic fire. lowed to roam the aisles; the tended in recent years, NSSF ness of the event. show do make that distinc- What exactly will be among only people who can attend this year restricted access to Michael Bazinet, NSSF di- tion.” the thousands of products crammed into the exhibition spaces at the National Shoot- ing Sports Foundation’s SHOT Show convention, running from Tuesday through Friday, will be a bit of a mystery, shielded from the public and, this year, members of the general-interest media. One thing is known: Slide Fire, the leading manufacturer of bump stocks, a once-obscure product that attracted intense attention in the aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, won’t be among the exhibitors. The Texas-based company hasn’t said why it’s not on the roster of more than 1,700 exhibitors, although it was last year. It didn’t return messages seeking comment. The company also isn’t on the list of those attending this year’s National Rifle Association annual meeting or other promi- nent gun trade shows. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre Oct. 1, Slide Fire had so much trouble keeping up with demand it temporarily stopped taking orders for the product. It has since resumed. “From purely a public rela- tions standpoint, it wouldn’t be a surprise at all if bump stocks just sort of disap- peared this year,” said Robert Spitzer, chairman of political science at the State University of New York at Cortland and an expert on firearms and the Second Amendment. “That’s a PR no-brainer.” Still, the convention floor is likely to have plenty of other devices that gun-control advo- cates have taken aim at in recent years: accessories that make it easier to carry a fire- arm, shoot it or reduce the noise it makes. On the list of products they oppose are “trigger cranks,” which, like bump stocks, make it easier to fire a long gun rapidly, and “assault pis- tols,” which look remarkably like short-barreled AR- and AK-style firearms but skirt certain federal restrictions because they aren’t designed to be shot from the shoulder. “For a person from the general public, I think the thing that would startle them the most about the SHOT Show ... is just the sheer scope and the vastness of this show,” said David Chipman, a former agent with the federal agency that regulates firearms and now a senior policy adviser with the gun safety organization founded by former Rep. Gabby Giffords, who was gravely wounded in a shooting in 2012. SHOT Show has been held THE SUMTER ITEM ENTERTAINMENT WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018 | A5 ‘Three Billboards,’ ‘Shape of Water’ lead Oscar nominations BY JAKE COYLE outsiders about a mute clean- AP Film Writer ing lady and an amphibious creature — scored a wide NEW YORK — Guillermo array of nominations for its del Toro's lavish monster ro- cast (Sally Hawkins, Richard mance "The Shape of Water" Jenkins, Octavia Spencer), del fished out a leading 13 nomi- Toro's directing, its sumptu- nations, Greta Gerwig be- ous score (by Alexandre Des- PHOTO COURTESY OF FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES / 2017 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORP. came just the fifth woman plat) and its technical craft. Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell are shown in the film “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” nominated for best director, Reached by phone Tuesday and "Mudbound" director of in Los Angeles, del Toro said photography Rachel Morri- he would celebrate by work- rector was Peele. He becomes closed. The category's other McDonagh, the director of son made history as the first ing and eating an extra chick- the fifth black filmmaker nominees were a retiring vet- the film many have tapped to woman nominated for best en sausage for breakfast. nominated for best director, eran — Daniel Day-Lewis for win best picture, "Three Bill- cinematography in nomina- "That will be my indulgence and the third to helm a best- what he's said is his final per- boards." His absence is a tions announced Tuesday for for the day." picture nominee, following formance ("Phantom Thread") major knock for a film that the 90th-annual Academy The Mexican filmmaker Barry Jenkins last year for — and a pair of breakouts: has endured the harshest Awards. said "The Shape of Water" has "Moonlight." He's also the Timothee Chalamet ("Call Me backlash of the contenders, Oscar voters put forward resonated because it explodes third person to receive best By Your Name") and Daniel with many claiming it's out of nine best-picture nominees: "the myth of 'us and them.'" picture, director and writing Kaluuya ("Get Out"). touch in matters of race. "The Shape of Water," Martin "You realize that we are all, nods for his first feature film Christopher Plummer, who Still, "Three Billboards" McDonaugh's rage-fueled in some way or another, a bit after Warren Beatty ("Heaven replaced Kevin Spacey in Rid- scored seven nominations comic drama "Three Bill- of an outsider in different Can Wait") and James L. ley Scott's "All the Money in Tuesday, behind only "The boards Outside Ebbing, Mis- ways," said del Toro. "Not Brooks ("Terms of Endear- the World," also sneaked into Shape of Water" and Christo- souri," Gerwig's nuanced fearing the other but embrac- ment"). the best supporting actor cat- pher Nolan's "Dunkirk." The coming-of-age tale "Lady ing the other is the only way "What's the opposite of the egory. Added to the film in re- World War II epic, thus far Bird," Jordan Peele's horror to go as a race. The urgency Sunken Place?" said Peele on shoots little more than a little honored in Hollywood's sensation "Get Out," Joe of that message of hope and Twitter. month before the film's re- awards season, emerged espe- Wright's Winston Churchill emotion is what sustained the Though all of the acting lease, 88-year-old Plummer is cially strong with Oscar vot- drama "Darkest Hour," Steven faith for roughly half a de- front-runners — Frances Mc- the oldest acting nominee ers, taking eight nomina- Spielberg's timely newspaper cade that the movie needed to Dormand ("Three Bill- ever. tions, many of them in tech- drama "The Post," Christo- be made." boards"), Gary Oldman Perhaps most unexpected nical categories. 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ued his service in Vietnam, HECKEL his back to the camera, star- SEE MORE ONLINE FROM PAGE A1 ing over the water to the Stat- See more photos from Friday’s ue of Liberty. ceremony and historical photos Twenty-eight days after from the time Lt. Charles C. Prisoner of War Commenda- stepping foot back on Ameri- Heckel was a POW online with tion on Friday at Shaw Air can soil, Heckel married Jac- this story at www.theitem.com. Force Base, was prisoner No. queline Sue Bowman. 8286. West Compound Bar- “In their wedding photo- racks 168. Room 15. He was 19 graph, she is breathtaking in years old when he became a her wedding dress, and he is wreath dedication, it was dif- POW in Nazi Germany after very handsome in his, well, ferent numbers that stood out. flying for the 9th Tactical Air his slightly too-big dress uni- It was the one tear that Force’s 474th Fighter Group form,” Johnson said. “Lt. caught the sunlight as it fell in October 1944. Heckel was home safe and from the cheek of one of “Between his daughters, his free. He was no longer No. Heckel’s three daughters. It wife, his grandkids, between 8286.” was the about 28 family mem- all of us, we got less than 500 After the missing man for- bers who attended the cere- words about his experience mation flyover — an aerial sa- mony. It was the 500 words he from him, total,” said Phil lute that begins in diamond told his family about his expe- Johnson, Heckel’s grandson. formation and ends with the rience as a POW because he Johnson told the story of No. 3 wingman trailing white didn’t want them to worry. his grandfather’s POW career, MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM smoke and pulling skyward to “He was like a big kid,” a story as detailed as the re- Philip Johnson, the grandson of Lt. Charles C. 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BY DANICA COTO power-restoration contract to sewer company was once Associated Press a little-known company that privatized, but the govern- the utility was later forced to ment had to take it back over rescind. Most recently, in the early 2000s after prob- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — PREPA was blamed for the lems with service, billing and The announcement that failure to distribute badly quality requirements set by Puerto Rico's governor is needed parts found in one of the U.S. Environmental Pro- moving to privatize the U.S. its warehouses even as re- tection Agency. But Puerto territory's public power com- pairs to the storm-damaged Rico has been privatizing the pany has many on the island power system went undone operations of some govern- ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO of 3.3 million people asking for lack of supplies. ment agencies in recent Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello speaks during a news conference to whether this will finally Founded in 1979 as a public years amid a recession that urge Congress to include Puerto Rico in the Supplemental Disaster bring them more affordable utility run by appointees of has lasted more than a de- Relief Package on Nov. 13, 2017, in Washington. electric bills and more reli- the island's governor, PREPA cade, including management able service. has long been criticized for of the main international More than 30 percent of political patronage and inef- airport and one of its main customers are still without ficiency. It has been beset by highways. added that he supports the water and sewer company electricity more than four frequent blackouts, including Economist Gustavo Velez privatization of not only the and the highway authority. months after Hurricane an island-wide outage in Sep- said privatizing PREPA will power company, but other "We have to open up all Maria, and many blame that tember 2016. be a positive move if whoever state agencies as well, includ- these utilities that are bank- and previous blackouts on The island's water and buys it is a good operator. He ing the Ports Authority, the rupt, failed," Velez said. the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, whose infrastructure averages roughly 45 years old, compared with 18 years on the U.S. mainland. © 2018 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 34, No. 7 Many also wonder who, if Our bodies can tell a lot about how we are feeling. Look at anyone, would be willing to each of the people below. Can you match each feeling? buy a power company that has a $9 billion debt load, filed for bankruptcy last year There are 4433 Draw a line from each word to the face that best matches that particular feeling. and faces longstanding accu- muscless in sations of mismanagement your face!ce! and corruption. But Puerto These musclesles Ricans in a flurry of ex- tense andnd changes across social media relax in manyany after Monday's announcement seemed to agree that ways thathat any change would be a good expresseess one, though they remained feelings.gsg . wary that the utility could fall into the wrong hands. Some expertsrts SURPRISED Find the words by looking up, "Some people have faith say it takes 17 down, backwards, forwards, that privatization will im- muscles to DISGUSTED sideways and diagonally. IMPATIENT prove everything, but it's not smile and 43 T D E S I R P R U S FEELINGS a guarantee," said Puerto to frown. SSo,o, N I V G A T G O C G Rico economist Jose Carabal- WORRIED save yourour E S A N E D H A N W lo. "If a good deal isn't ham- LOVING energy andnd I G R I O R R I O A mered out, Puerto Rico can SCARED end up worse than it is." smile!le! BORED T U B L B E V R N L Gov. Ricardo Rossello said BRAVE A S D E D O R O F K he will be working with legis- Using the emojis at left, draw how you would feel in each situation. PROUD P T E E L I R E U L lators in the coming days to Your teacher You receive a phone You finish a really cool You’ve looked all over THINK M E I F E L T E N S draft a measure that would announces that today call from your favorite art project and then for your favorite book is the day for a big test. relative telling you accidentally spill a and can’t find it. Then WALK I D G D U O R P D S allow the government to sell But you forgot to they are coming whole jar of paint all one day, you find it FELT the utility's assets in a pro- study. for a visit. over it. under your bed. Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical SAD words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. cess expected to take 18 months. The majority leader in Puerto Rico's House of Representatives said he would back the measure, Describe Feelings while the president of the is- Look through the newspaper or the land's Senate said he first Draw a picture below that newspaper’s website for ten words that needed to see the legislation shows how you are feeling right now. describe feelings. Cut these out and glue them to ensure it would serve the onto a sheet of paper in alphabetical order. We all have feelings. They don’t go away. The good ones we like to interests of all Puerto Ri- Find and cut out keep around. But what should we do with the feelings that make Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. cans. us feel bad? Here are some suggestions. Use a green crayon to three pictures of Power bills on the island circle the things you would do. people in today’s newspaper. Glue have long been double the av- the pictures onto erage of those on the U.S. Use your words instead Describe what you are a piece of paper mainland, in part because of actions. Talk about feeling. and then write one Send your story to: what you are feeling Healthy Snacks imported fuel supplies three- or more words instead of throwing Walk away from what to describe how Write an advertisement fourths of the energy con- something. is making you upset. you think the for a healthy snack. Why sumed in Puerto Rico, ac- person or people should kids choose this Tell a grown up. 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It leaving a motel with a sweet young to the same conclusion. courts.” The president was responding would reduce the value of false state- thing who’s obviously not Mrs. Wil- What constitutes a crime can be di- to statements made in ments made by others. Here’s a Gallup liams. You say to me, “Professor Wil- vided into two classes — mala in se Michael Wolff’s new Poll survey question: “In general, how liams, the First Amendment to the and mala prohibita. Homicide and book, “Fire and Fury: much trust and confidence do you U.S. Constitution guarantees me the robbery are inherently wrong (mala in Inside the Trump have in the mass media — such as right to broadcast to the entire world se). They involve the initiation of force White House.” newspapers, TV and radio — when it your conduct that I observed.” I be- against another. By contrast, black- Our nation does not comes to reporting the news fully, ac- lieve that most would agree that you mail (mala prohibita) offenses are con- need stronger laws curately and fairly — a great deal, a have that right. You then proposition sidered criminal not because they vio- against libel. To the fair amount, not very much or none at me, “If you pay me $10,000, I will not late the property or person of another contrary, libel and all?” In 1976, 72 percent of Americans exercise my right to tell the world but because society seeks to regulate Walter slander laws should trusted the media, and today the per- about your behavior.” such behavior. By the way, married Williams be repealed. Let’s say centage has fallen to 32. The main- Now the ball is in my court. I have a people would tend to find blackmail in exactly what libel and stream media are so biased and dis- right to turn down your proposition their interest. Extra eyes on their slander are. The legal honest that more and more Americans and let you tell the world about my in- spouse’s behavior, in pursuit of profession defines libel as a published are using alternative news sources, fidelity and live with the consequences money, would help to ensure greater false statement that is damaging to a which have become increasingly avail- of that decision. Or I can pay you the marital fidelity. person’s reputation. Slander is mak- able electronically. $10,000 for your silence and live with Those who would like to dig deeper ing a false spoken statement that is While we’re talking about bad laws the consequences of that decision. In into blackmail can go to http://tinyurl. damaging to a person’s reputation. dealing with libel and slander, let’s other words, blackmail fits into the com/ybvxzaan. 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Many of us are in agree- ment, and IF so much of the media would write and report the actual news rather than twisting it to fit their bias, then we could stop calling them out for the “fake news” they put out. Then we have politicians such as Pelosi who is anti- Trump and says that the bo- nuses given by Wal-Mart are just crumbs. At least the workers are getting crumbs and the ones I have talked to are happy to be getting a bonus. I do not remember any “crumbs” COMMENTARY being given to them during eight years of President Obama’s administration. Another anti-Trump poli- Is democracy on the way down? tician is our own snake-in- the-grass Sen. Lindsey Gra- ham. he Western democratic and identity, all have chosen to refuse Desecration and removal of statues of Graham, for many system is hailed by the de- refugees from Africa and the Middle Columbus, Lee, Jackson. The Charlottes- months, was anti-Trump, veloped world as near East. And if this does not comport with ville battle of antifa versus the “alt- then he started sucking up “T perfect and the most su- the liberal democratic values of the EU, right.’’ The “s---hole countries’’ crack of to him because he thought perior political system to run a country,’’ so be it. the president. The weeklong TV tirade he could get Trump to sign mocked China’s official news agency. President Emmanuel Macron said of rants against the “racist’’ Trump. off on the amnesty program “However, what’s happening in the Sunday that if the French had voted at Are they not all really issues of race, which he wants for all the il- United States today will make more peo- the time Britain did, for Brexit, France, culture and identity? legal aliens in our country. ple worldwide reflect on the viability and too, might have voted to get out of the On campuses, leftist students and fac- Since that does not seem legitimacy of such a chaotic political sys- European Union. ulty protest the presence of right-wing to be working for him, Gra- tem.’’ Why? One reason, and, no, it’s not the speakers, whom they identify as fascists, ham is once again showing There is a worldwide audience for economy, stupid. racists and homophobes. To radicals, his true “Progressive Demo- what Beijing had to say about the shut- It is the tribe. As the English wished to there is no right to preach hate, as they crat” stripes by not voting down of the U.S. government, for there is remain English, and voted to regain con- see it, for to permit that is to ensure that to pass government funding truth in it. trol of their borders, so the French wish hate spreads and flourishes. because it does not include According to Free- to remain who they were and are — What the left is saying is this. Our idea amnesty for these people. dom House, democracy whether ruled by a Louis XIV, Napoleon, of a moral society is one of maximum Graham wants all these il- has been in decline for General de Gaulle or the Fifth Republic. ethnic, cultural and religious diversity, legals to stay here, taking a dozen years. Less and In these countries, the common de- and, in the burying of the old wicked jobs from our citizens, re- less do nations look to nominator is that the nation comes first America, and the creation of a new bet- ceiving all the benefits of the world’s greatest de- and that political system is best which ter America, we will not accord evil citizenship while tax-paying mocracy, the United best protects and preserves the unique ideas equal rights. citizens support them. States, as a model of character of the nation. In the old rendering, “Error has no He does not care that you Pat the system to best pre- Nationalism trumps democratism. rights!’’ must pay more in taxes to Buchanan serve and protect what Recall. Donald Trump was not elected That fifth of mankind that is Islamic support them and your own is most precious to because he promised to make America follows a similar logic. family. them. more democratic, but to “make America As there is no God but Allah and Mo- I do not understand why China may be a single-party Commu- great again.’’ hammed is his prophet, why would we people in our state keep re- nist state that restricts freedom of As for the sacred First Amendment allow inside our societies and nations the electing him. speech, religion and the press, the defin- right to democratic protest, Trump got a propagation of false faiths like Christian- He does not have the best ing marks of democracy. Yet Beijing has roaring ovation for declaring that NFL ity that must inevitably lead to the dam- interests of our citizens at delivered what makes the Chinese people players who “take a knee’’ during the na- nation of many of our children? heart, but surely does for proud — a superpower nation to rival tional anthem should be kicked off the “The best test of truth,’’ said Oliver the illegal aliens! the mighty United States. field and off the team. Wendell Holmes, “is the power of the I remember when he gave Chinese citizens appear willing to pay, Circling back to the government shut- thought to get itself accepted in the com- a speech to the group LaRa- in restricted freedoms, the price of na- down, what, at root, was that all about, if petition of the market.’’ za in 2011 and said then that tional greatness no modern Chinese gen- not national identity. But in our world, more and more peo- if you do not agree with him eration had ever known. The Democrats who refused to vote to ple believe, and rightly so, that truth ex- about amnesty for illegals, The same appears true of the Russian keep the government open did not object ists independent of whether people ac- you are a bigot and can just people. to anything in the Republican bill. They cept or reject it. shut up. After the humiliation of the Boris Yelt- objected to what was not in the bill: am- And there are matters, like the preser- Do you suppose he might sin era, Russians rallied to Vladimir nesty for the illegal immigrants known vation of a unique people and nation, be thinking about another Putin, an autocrat 18 years in power, for as “dreamers.’’ It was all about who gets that are too important to be left to tem- run for president and this is having retrieved Crimea and restored to become an American. porary majorities to decide. a plan to gain voters by giv- Russia to a great power that can stand And what is the divisive issue of “open ing them amnesty and giv- up to the Americans. borders’’ immigration all about, if not Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of a ing sanctuary to the crimi- Consider those “illiberal’’ democracies the future ethnic composition of the new book, “Nixon’s White House Wars: nal element? of Central and Eastern Europe — the United States? The Battles That Made and Broke a Pres- Could be. Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Hunga- Consider a few of the issues that have ident and Divided America Forever.’’ F. D. SCHMIDT ry. convulsed our country in recent months. Sumter To preserve their national character White cops. The NFL players’ protests. © 2018 CREATORS.COM THE SUMTER ITEM NATION WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018 | A11 Get your stuff and go: Amazon opens store with no cashiers

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Call (803) 895-1252/1253 AA “How it Works” Group — or (803) 847-2377. 59° 29° 56° / 29° 61° / 39° 67° / 51° 68° / 39° Mondays and Fridays, 8 p.m., Chance of rain: 5% Chance of rain: 5% Chance of rain: 0% Chance of rain: 0% Chance of rain: 25% Chance of rain: 75% 1154 Ronda St. Call (803) 494- WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: 5180. Sickle Cell Support Group — WSW 4-8 mph NNW 4-8 mph NNE 3-6 mph ESE 4-8 mph ESE 4-8 mph SSE 7-14 mph 441 AA Support Group — Mon- Last Wednesday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., South Sumter Resource Gaff ney days, Tuesdays and Fridays, 8 54/26 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D S.C. Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call 441. (803) 774-6181. Spartanburg 54/29 AA Summerton Group — Divorce Care — Wednesdays, TODAY’S Greenville Wednesday, 8 p.m., town hall. 6:30 p.m., Bethel Baptist 54/28 Church, 2401 Bethel Church SOUTH Manning Al-Anon Family Group Road. Call (803) 481-2160. 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ON THE COAST Charleston The group is also on Face- Alzheimer’s Support Group book. through S.C. Alzheimer’s Associ- Today: Intervals of clouds and sun; cooler 62/36 ation — First Thursday, 6-8 in central parts. High 56 to 61. TUESDAY MEETINGS: p.m., National Health Care, 1018 N. Guignard Drive. Call Thursday: Plenty of sunshine. High 52 to Heroin Anonymous — Tues- (803) 905-7720 or the Alzheim- 58. DOWNLOAD days, 9:30-10:30 p.m., 4742 THE APP TODAY er’s Association at (800) 636- Broad St. Call (803) 494-5180. 3346. Sumter Connective Tissue Sup- Journey of Hope (for family port Group — First Tuesday of members of the mentally ill), LOCAL ALMANAC LAKE LEVELS SUN AND MOON January, March, May, July, SUMTER THROUGH 2 P.M. YESTERDAY Full 7 a.m. 24-hr Sunrise 7:24 a.m. Sunset 5:44 p.m. Journey to Recovery (for the Lake pool yest. chg September and November, 7 Temperature Moonrise 11:53 a.m. Moonset 12:02 a.m. mentally ill) and Survivors of Sui- Murray 360 353.91 none p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. 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Congaree River 19 4.20 +0.40 Sumter Combat Veterans Group 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Normal month to date 2.96" Today 1:25 a.m. 2.8 8:31 a.m. 0.3 Lynches River 14 5.33 -0.09 Peer to Peer — Tuesdays, 11 Salt & Light Church, Miller Year to date 0.92" 1:53 p.m. 2.6 8:59 p.m. 0.0 Saluda River 14 2.50 +0.30 a.m., South HOPE Center, 1125 Road (across from Food Lion). Last year to date 4.51" Thu. 2:26 a.m. 2.8 9:37 a.m. 0.3 Up. Santee River 80 75.52 -0.16 S. Lafayette Drive. Veterans For help with struggles of al- Normal year to date 2.96" 2:55 p.m. 2.6 9:59 p.m. -0.1 helping veterans with PTSD, cohol, drugs, family prob- Wateree River 24 5.17 -0.21 coping skills, claims and ben- lems, smoking, etc. efits. Wateree AIDS Task Force Sup- “The Gathering” — Second port Group — Third Friday, NATIONAL CITIES REGIONAL CITIES Tuesday, 5:30-6:30 p.m., North 11:30 a.m., 508 W. Liberty St. HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call (803) 778-0303. Today Thu. Today Thu. Today Thu. Today Thu. 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PREP BASKETBALL COLLEGE BASEBALL Bouncing back Skole hopes to coach The Citadel to CWS glory

BY DENNIS BRUNSON [email protected]

Tom Skole was an integral part of the most successful baseball team in the history of The Citadel, playing third base on the 1990 team that reached the College World Series. Now Skole’s goal is to be part of the second Bulldog team to make a trip to Omaha, Neb., for the CWS. If he does it again, it will be as the head coach of the Charleston military school, where he is set to SKOLE begin his first season in charge of the program. “Of course, that’s the goal,” said Skole, who was in Sumter MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM last week speaking to the Pal- Thomas Sumter’s Josie Reed (11) goes after the basketball after a steal while Wilson Hall’s Liza Segars (4) and Maddie Elmore pursue in metto Rotary Club at Sunset the Lady Barons’ 41-34 victory on Tuesday at Edens Gymnasium. Country Club. “It’s (the Col- lege World Series) such a special place to go to. I wish every Lady Barons rebound from loss with 41-34 win over TSA college baseball player could have the opportunity to expe- BY EDDIE LITAKER lead at the break, but TSA rience it. Special to The Sumter Item stormed out to a quick 8-0 “You realize just how special run, including an Aubrey it is once you’ve had the op- DALZELL — Coming off Stoddard 3-point basket, portunity to be there and take a hard-fought, 3-point loss low post bucket from Taja part in it.” to 3-time defending SCISA Hunley and 3-point play First things first for Skole 3A varsity girls basketball from Sydney Daniel, to though. Skole, who was also a champion Northwood grab a 24-21 lead less than standout football player for Academy on Monday, Wil- a minute into the third The Citadel and was inducted son Hall head coach Glen quarter. into its Athletic Hall of Fame Rector was concerned “With the foul trouble in 2011, is taking over a pro- about how his team would that we were in in the first gram that went 16-35 overall respond on Tuesday in a half and going to the 2-3 and just 7-17 in the Southern rivalry game against zone, and being down by Conference. And that was Thomas Sumter Academy. five at the half, I was saying done with Sumter native and Both teams had their that was great and that we All-American left-handed moments and both had op- had worked ourselves into pitcher John Patrick Sears, portunities, but in the end being in this game,” said who was 7-2 on the season it was the Lady Barons TSA head coach B.J. Reed. with a 2.03 earned run aver- who did just enough to “We talked about coming age. Sears is now a member of come away with a 41-34 out strong in the first two the New York Yankees organi- win over the Lady Gener- minutes and in the first 30 zation. als, led by 17 points and seconds I was like, ‘Holy nine rebounds from Nata- smoke!’ and we scored that SEE SKOLE, PAGE B5 lie Jackson. eight points and it was awe- “There’s always a lot of some. Obviously, Wilson intensity that goes into Hall is a very strong team, this girls basketball game they’re a well coached PREP BASKETBALL between Wilson Hall and team, they’re a very experi- Thomas Sumter, and to- enced team. Basketball is a night was no exception,” game of runs, and they did said Rector, whose team a good job of stopping our Sumter pulls ran its overall record to run. I thought we got some 13-6. “We knew from the good shots that we weren’t tipoff that both teams were able to hit, and then we had away from going to play hard and some turnovers. Sometimes both teams were going to the ball just doesn’t bounce try to execute, and both your way.” Conway for teams were going to battle. Jackson broke the TSA Both teams worked really run with two free throws hard tonight. We were just at the 5:17 mark and a run- fortunate to come off mak- ner by Liza Segars put the MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM 58-42 victory ing a few more baskets Wilson Hall’s Natalie Jackson, left, tries to get the ball away from than they did.” Thomas Sumter’s Josie Reed during the Lady Barons’ 41-34 victory Wilson Hall held a 21-16 SEE BARONS, PAGE B3 on Tuesday at TSA’s Edens Gymnasium. BY PATRICK ENZOR Special to The Sumter Item

Sumter had commanded its CLEMSON MEN’S BASKETBALL game against Conway through three-plus quarters - a far cry from earlier in the month when the Tigers hand- No. 2 Virginia stifles No. 18 Tigers 61-36 ed Sumter a 57-35 beating in Conway. BY HANK KURZ JR. But the third-ranked Tigers The Associated Press kept hanging around with No. 6 Sumter and trailed by eight CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Devon with over three minutes left. Hall scored 14 points, Kyle Guy had Enter Omar Croskey and 12 and No. 2 Virginia broke open a Tyree Smalls. Croskey crossed close game with an 18-2 run in the up a defender to second half to win their 11th straight, the floor before 61-36 over No. 18 Clemson on Tuesday drilling a three night. pointer, Smalls The Cavaliers (19-1, 8-0 Atlantic forced a turnover Coast Conference), who lead the nation on defense and in scoring defense, allowed their fewest knifed through points of the season. The Tigers gave JONES the Conway de- Virginia a game until early in the sec- fense for a layup ond half, when Clemson managed just to extend the lead four points in a span of 12 minutes. to 13 on the way to a resound- The burst turned a 30-27 lead into a ing 58-42 win at the SHS Gym- 48-29 advantage. nasium. Gabe DeVoe scored 11 points, all in The two teams are now tied the first 12 minutes, and was the only for the Region VI-5A lead at player to score in double figures for the 6-1. If both teams win their re- Tigers (16-4, 5-3). They shot 31.9 percent maining three games, Round 3 (15-47) and scored just 13 points in the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS will be held at a third-party second half. Clemson forward Aamir Simms (25) loses the ball as Virginia guard Devon Hall (0) and for- school to be determined. ward Isaiah Wilkins (21) defend during the first half of the Cavaliers’ 61-36 victory over SEE TIGERS, PAGE B3 the Tivers on Tuesday in Charlottesville, Virginia. SEE SHS, PAGE B3 B2 | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

SCOREBOARD BOYS AREA ROUNDUP

New Orleans 31, Carolina 26 Colorado 46 27 16 3 57 154 132 TV, RADIO Minnesota 48 26 17 5 57 141 134 Chicago 47 22 19 6 50 139 132 TODAY DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFs 6 a.m. — Professional Tennis: Australian Open Men’s Saturday, Jan. 13 Pacific Division and Women’s Quarterfinal Matches from Philadelphia 15, Atlanta 10 Swampcats GP W L OT Pts GF GA Melbourne, Australia (TENNIS). New England 35, Tennessee 14 Vegas 46 31 11 4 66 157 123 10 a.m. — Professional Tennis: Australian Open San Jose 46 26 14 6 58 134 122 Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinal Matches from Sunday, Jan. 14 Jacksonville 45, Pittsburgh 42 Calgary 47 25 16 6 56 133 129 Melbourne, Australia (TENNIS). Minnesota 29, New Orleans 24 Los Angeles 47 25 17 5 55 135 114 Noon — Figure Skating: Four Continents Anaheim 48 22 17 9 53 131 135 Championships from Taipei City, Taiwan — Short Edmonton 47 21 23 3 45 131 149 cruise past Dance Competition (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Vancouver 47 18 23 6 42 121 153 1 p.m. — College Football: Senior Bowl Practice from Sunday, Jan. 21 Arizona 49 12 28 9 33 117 170 Mobile, Ala. (NFL NETWORK). NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime 1:30 p.m. — College Football: Senior Bowl Practice AFC loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild New England 24, Jacksonville 20 from Mobile, Ala. (ESPNU). cards per conference advance to playoffs. 2 p.m. — Professional Tennis: Australian Open Men’s NFC Camden and Women’s Quarterfinal Matches from Philadelphia 38, Minnesota 7 MONDAY’S GAMES Melbourne, Australia (ESPN2). Detroit 3, New Jersey 0 2 p.m. — Professional Golf: Web.com Tour The Colorado 4, Toronto 2 Bahamas Great Abaco Classic Final Round from PRO BOWL Sunday, Jan. 28 Minnesota 3, Ottawa 1 Winding Bay, Bahamas (GOLF). At Orlando, Fla. Tampa Bay 2, Chicago 0 2 p.m. — Figure Skating: Four Continents AFC vs. NFC, 3 p.m. (ESPN/ABC) Buffalo 2, Calgary 1, OT Championships from Taipei City, Taiwan — Pairs Arizona 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT Military Super Bowl Short Program Competition (NBC SPORTS Sunday, Feb. 4 NETWORK). At Minneapolis TUESDAY’S GAMES 3 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Baseball Hall of FROM STAFF REPORTS New England vs. Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m. (NBC) Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Fame Election Announcement from Cooperstown, New Jersey at Boston, 7 p.m. N.Y. (MLB NETWORK). Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. 3 p.m. — College Football: Senior Bowl Practice from Colorado at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. MANNING — Laurence Manning Mobile, Ala. (NFL NETWORK). NBA STANDINGS Ottawa at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Academy improved to 12-5 on the sea- 4 p.m. — College Football: Senior Bowl Practice from Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8 p.m. Mobile, Ala. (NFL NETWORK). EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. son with a 78-52 victory over Camden 6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, Atlantic Division Buffalo at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Military on Tuesday at Bubba Davis WDXY-AM 1240). Columbus at Vegas, 10 p.m. 6:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Marquette at Xavier W L Pct GB N.Y. Rangers at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Gymnasium. (FOX SPORTS 1). Boston 34 13 .723 — Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Taylor Lee led the Swampcats with 7 p.m. — College Basketball: St. Joseph’s at St. Toronto 31 14 .689 2 Winnipeg at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Bonaventure (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). Philadelphia 22 21 .512 10 23 points. Grayson Dennis added 17, 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Boston College at New York 21 26 .447 13 TODAY’S GAMES Syracuse (ESPNU). Brooklyn 18 29 .383 16 Toronto at Chicago, 8 p.m. while Braydon Osteen had 11 and Jer- 7 p.m. — NBA Basketball: New Orleans at Charlotte Los Angeles at Calgary, 10 p.m. rel Kelly 10. (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). Southeast Division 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Georgia Tech at Florida W L Pct GB THURSDAY’S GAMES On Monday in Manning, LMA de- State (FOX SPORTSOUTH). Miami 27 20 .574 — Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. feated Pinewood Prep 71-60. Lee had 7 p.m. — College Basketball: South Carolina at Washington 26 21 .553 1 Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Florida (SEC NETWORK, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM Charlotte 19 26 .422 7 Nashville at New Jersey, 7 p.m. 22 points and seven assists. Kelly had 107.5, WDXY-AM 1240). Atlanta 14 32 .304 12½ Boston at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. a double-double of 11 points and 13 7 p.m. — Professional Tennis: Australian Open Orlando 14 32 .304 12½ Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Doubles Semifinal Matches from Melbourne, rebounds to go with five assists and Central Division Washington at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Australia (TENNIS). Carolina at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. four blocked shots. 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Colgate at Army W L Pct GB Colorado at St. Louis, 8 p.m. (SPECTRUM 1250). Cleveland 27 18 .600 — Toronto at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Jake Jordan added 12 points, 8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Houston at Dallas (ESPN). Indiana 25 22 .532 3 Columbus at Arizona, 9 p.m. while Chase Lee and Brewer 8 p.m. — College Basketball: Louisville at Miami Milwaukee 24 22 .522 3½ Calgary at Edmonton, 9 p.m. (ESPN2). Detroit 22 23 .489 5 Buffalo at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Brunson both had eight and Dennis 8 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Toronto at Chicago (NBC Chicago 18 29 .383 10 N.Y. Islanders at Vegas, 10 p.m. seven. SPORTS NETWORK). Winnipeg at Anaheim, 10 p.m. 8:30 p.m. — College Basketball: DePaul at WESTERN CONFERENCE N.Y. Rangers at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Georgetown (FOX SPORTS 1). NORTHWOOD 67 9 p.m. — College Basketball: Temple at Cincinnati Southwest Division WILSON HALL 61 (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). W L Pct GB COLLEGE BASKETBALL 9 p.m. — College Basketball: Stanford at Southern Houston 33 12 .733 — Wilson Hall lost to Northwood California (ESPNU). San Antonio 30 18 .625 4½ MEN’S TOP 25 RESULTS 9 p.m. — College Basketball: North Carolina State at New Orleans 25 21 .543 8½ Academy 67-61 in double overtime on Pittsburgh (FOX SPORTSOUTH). Memphis 17 29 .370 16½ Tuesday 9 p.m. — College Basketball: Auburn at Missouri Dallas 16 31 .340 18 1. Villanova (19-1) beat Providence 89-69. Next: at Monday at Nash Student Center. (SEC NETWORK). Marquette, Sunday. Chandler Scott led the Barons with 10 p.m. — Professional Tennis: Australian Open Northwest Division 2. Virginia (19-1) beat No. 18 Clemson 61-36. Next: at No. Women’s Semifinal Matches from Melbourne, W L Pct GB 4 Duke, Saturday. 29 points. Grey Holler and Landon Australia (ESPN2). Minnesota 31 18 .633 — 3. Purdue (19-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 25 VanPatten each finished with seven 10:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Boston at Los Angeles Oklahoma City 26 20 .565 3½ Michigan, Thursday. Clippers (ESPN). Portland 25 22 .532 5 4. Duke (17-2) at Wake Forest. Next: vs. No. 2 points. 11 p.m. — College Basketball: Colorado State at San Denver 24 23 .511 6 Virginia, Saturday. Desmond Johnson led Northwood Diego State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). Utah 19 28 .404 11 5. Kansas (16-4) lost to No. 12 Oklahoma 85-80. 11 p.m. — College Basketball: Nevada at Wyoming with 25, while Collin Briscoe had 14 Pacific Division Next: vs. Texas A&M, Saturday. (ESPNU). 6. Michigan State (18-3) did not play. Next: vs. and Tyler Berry 11. 11 p.m. — Professional Golf: European PGA Tour W L Pct GB Wisconsin, Friday. Omega Dubai Desert Classic First Round from Golden State 37 10 .787 — 7. West Virginia (16-4) did not play. Next: vs. WILSON HALL Dubai, United Arab Emirates (GOLF). L.A. Clippers 23 23 .500 13½ Kentucky, Saturday. Scott 29, Jones 3, DeVarona 6, Myers 3, Holler 7, G. Van 3:30 a.m. — Professional Tennis: Australian Open L.A. Lakers 17 29 .370 19½ 8. Xavier (18-3) did not play. Next: vs. Marquette, Patten 2, Dabbs 4, L. VanPatten 7. Men’s Semifinal Match from Melbourne, Australia Phoenix 17 30 .362 20 Wednesday. (ESPN). Sacramento 13 33 .283 23½ 9. Cincinnati (17-2) did not play. Next: vs. Temple, NORTHWOOD Wednesday. Desmond Johnson 25, Collin Briscoe 14, Tyler Berry 11, MONDAY’S GAMES 10. North Carolina (16-5) did not play. Next: vs. N.C. Burch 6, Bowman 9, Moulton 2. PREP SCHEDULE Charlotte 112, Sacramento 107 State, Saturday. Atlanta 104, Utah 90 11. Arizona (16-4) did not play. Next: vs. Colorado, TODAY Houston 99, Miami 90 Thursday. Memphis 105, Philadelphia 101 12. Oklahoma (15-4) beat No. 5 Kansas 85-80. Next: JV BASKETBALL Varsity and JV Basketball Milwaukee 109, Phoenix 105 at Alabama, Saturday. Lee Central at Central (No JV Girls), 5 p.m. New Orleans 132, Chicago 128, 2OT 13. Ohio State (18-4) did not play. Next: vs. Penn WILSON HALL 40 B Team Basketball Dallas 98, Washington 75 State, Thursday. THOMAS SUMTER 20 Laurence Manning at Orangeburg Prep, 5 p.m. Denver 104, Portland 101 14. Texas Tech (16-4) beat Oklahoma State 75-70. Calhoun Academy at Thomas Sumter, 5 p.m. Minnesota 126, L.A. Clippers 118 Next: at South Carolina, Saturday. DALZELL — Wilson Hall improved 15. Gonzaga (17-4) did not play. Next: at Portland, Middle School Basketball TUESDAY’S GAMES Thursday. to 9-6 with a 40-20 victory over Thom- Lee Central at Timmonsville, 5:30 p.m. Sacramento at Orlando, 7 p.m. 16. Saint Mary’s 19-2) did not play. Next: vs. BYU, as Sumter Academy on Tuesday at Brooklyn at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Thursday. THURSDAY Cleveland at San Antonio, 8 p.m. 17. Wichita State (15-4) did not play. Next: vs. UCF, Edens Gymnasium. Junior Varsity Basketball Boston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Miller Jones, Wise Segars and Heath Lakewood at Darlington, 6 p.m. New York at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. 18. Clemson (16-4) lost to No. 2 Virginia 61-36. Next: at Watson each scored eight points to Lee Central at North Central, 6 p.m. Georgia Tech, Sunday. TODAY’S GAMES 19. Auburn (17-2) did not play. Next: at Missouri, lead the Barons. B Team Basketball Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Wilson Hall at Trinity-Byrnes, 6 p.m. New Orleans at Charlotte, 7 p.m. 20. Florida (14-5) did not play. Next: vs. South On Monday in Sumter, Wilson Thomas Sumter at Dillon Christian, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Indiana, 7 p.m. Carolina, Wednesday. Hall topped Northwood 36-22. Na- 21. Arizona State (15-4) did not play. Next: vs. Utah, Middle School Basketball Utah at Detroit, 7 p.m. than Harris led the Barons with 13 Hillcrest at Alice Drive, 5 p.m. Toronto at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Chestnut Oaks at Bates, 5 p.m. Houston at Dallas, 8 p.m. 22. Tennessee (14-5) beat Vanderbilt 67-62. Next: at points. Furman at Ebenezer, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m. Iowa State, Saturday. Manning at Mayewood, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Portland, 10 p.m. 23. Nevada (18-3) did not play. Next: at Wyoming, LAURENCE MANNING 41 Lee Central at C.E. Murray, 5:30 p.m. Boston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. 24. Rhode Island (15-3) did not play. Next: at PINEWOOD PREP 27 Varsity Bowling THURSDAY’S GAMES Fordham, Wednesday. Wilson Hall, Laurence Manning, Thomas Sumter, Sacramento at Miami, 7:30 p.m. 25. Michigan (17-5) did not play. Next: at No. 3 MANNING — Laurence Manning Robert E. Lee in SCISA Individual State Tournament Washington at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Purdue, Thursday. (at Gamecock Lanes), 5:30 p.m. New York at Denver, 9 p.m. had three players score in double fig- Minnesota at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. WOMEN’S TOP 25 RESULTS ures as it defeated Pinewood Prep FRIDAY Tuesday Varsity Basketball FRIDAY’S GAMES 1. UConn (18-0) did not play. Next: at Memphis, 41-27 on Monday at Bubba Davis Gym- Crestwood at Camden, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Wednesday. nasium. Darlington at Lakewood, 6 p.m. Indiana at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. 2. Mississippi State (20-0) did not play. Next: vs. North Central at Lee Central, 6 p.m. Utah at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Florida, Thursday. Gabe Harris and Denzell Sigler East Clarendon at Hannah-Pamplico, 6 p.m. Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. 3. Baylor (17-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 6 Texas, Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m. both had 11 points to lead 6-3 LMA. Varsity and JV Basketball Thursday. L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 8 p.m. 4. Louisville (20-1) did not play. Next: at Miami, Austin Deppa had 10 and AJ Nelson West Florence at Sumter (Boys Only), 6 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Chicago, 8 p.m. Thursday. Sumter at West Florence (Girls Only), 6 p.m. five. Philadelphia at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. 5. Notre Dame (18-2) did not play. Next: at Lake Marion at Manning, 4:30 p.m. Portland at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Pittsburgh, Thursday. Wilson Hall at Florence Christian, 4 p.m. New York at Phoenix, 9 p.m. 6. Texas (15-3) did not play. Next: at No. 3 Baylor, Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m. Thursday. MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL Williamsburg at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. 7. Oregon (18-3) did not play. Next: at Colorado, Friday. Northside Christian at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. 8. Florida State (18-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 5 SCOTT’S BRANCH 40 Sumter Christian at Step of Faith Christian, 4 p.m. NHL STANDINGS Notre Dame, Sunday. D.P. COOPER 37 Junior Varsity Basketball EASTERN CONFERENCE 9. South Carolina (16-3) did not play. Next: vs. Arkansas, Hannah-Pamplico at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m. Thursday. KINGSTREE — Tariq Coard scored Atlantic Division 10. Tennessee (16-3) did not play. Next: vs. B Team Basketball Mississippi, Thursday. 13 points to lead Scott’s Branch Middle Williamsburg at Thomas Sumter, 5 p.m. GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 47 32 12 3 67 166 121 11. Missouri (17-2) did not play. Next: at No. 21 School to a 40-37 victory over D.P. Coo- SATURDAY Boston 45 27 10 8 62 150 112 Georgia, Thursday. Toronto 49 26 18 5 57 155 143 12. Ohio State (16-4) lost to No. 14 Maryland 99-69. per on Monday at the DPC gymnasi- Varsity and JV Basketball Detroit 46 19 20 7 45 123 138 Next: at Iowa, Thursday. um. Camden Military at Thomas Sumter (Boys Only), Florida 45 19 20 6 44 129 148 13. UCLA (15-4) did not play. Next: at Washington, 4:30 p.m. Montreal 47 19 22 6 44 120 148 Friday. Tyler Kind added nine points for the Augusta Prep at Thomas Sumter (Girls Only), 2 p.m. Ottawa 45 15 21 9 39 122 160 14. Maryland (17-3) did not play. Next: at Eagles. Buffalo 47 12 26 9 33 105 163 Northwestern, Thursday. Junior Varsity Basketball 15. Texas A&M (16-5) did not play. Next: at Sumter, Crestwood in Sumter JV-B Team Metropolitan Division Vanderbilt, Sunday. Invitational, TBA GP W L OT Pts GF GA 16. Michigan (18-4) beat Michigan State 74-48. Next: B TEAM BASKETBALL B Team Basketball Washington 48 28 15 5 61 146 136 at Northwestern, Sunday. Sumter in Sumter JV-B Team Invitational, TBA New Jersey 46 24 14 8 56 142 140 17. Oregon State (14-5) did not play. Next: at Utah, SUMTER 53 Columbus 47 26 18 3 55 126 130 Friday. EAU CLAIRE 40 Varsity Wrestling Philadelphia 47 23 16 8 54 137 134 18. Duke (15-5) did not play. Next: vs. Boston Sumter in Region VI-5A Tournament (at Socastee N.Y. Rangers 48 24 19 5 53 144 140 College, Thursday. High School), 10 a.m. Pittsburgh 49 25 21 3 53 142 149 19. Oklahoma State (14-4) did not play. Next: vs. COLUMBIA — Sumter High School N.Y. Islanders 49 24 20 5 53 170 179 Iowa State, Wednesday. improved to 8-0 with a 53-40 victory Carolina 47 21 18 8 50 130 146 20. West Virginia (16-4) did not play. Next: vs. Texas NFL PLAYOFFS Tech, Wednesday. over Eau Claire on Monday at the WESTERN CONFERENCE 21. Georgia (17-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 11 Rock Pit. WILD-CARD PLAYOFFS Missouri, Thursday. Central Division 22. Green Bay (17-2) did not play. Next: vs. UIC, Friday. Deshawn McKnight led the Game- Saturday, Jan. 6 GP W L OT Pts GF GA 23. California (14-5) did not play. Next: vs. Arizona, Friday. cocks with 13 points, Tre Brunson Tennessee 22, Kansas City 21 Winnipeg 48 28 13 7 63 156 128 24. TCU (13-5) did not play. Next: at Kansas State, Atlanta 26, Los Angeles Rams 13 Nashville 45 28 11 6 62 139 119 Wednesday. added 10 and Devin Boston had Sunday, Jan. 7 St. Louis 49 28 18 3 59 142 129 25. Arizona State (14-6) did not play. Next: at five. Jacksonville 10, Buffalo 3 Dallas 48 27 17 4 58 148 129 Stanford, Friday. THOMAS SUMTER 47 THE KING’S ACADEMY 31

DALZELL — Thomas Sumter Acad- emy defeated The King’s Academy Lee Central drops close one at Chesterfield 47-31 on Friday at Edens Gymnasium to improve to 4-1. Landon DeLavan led TSA with 12 CHESTERFIELD — Lee Central GIRLS AREA ROUNDUP points and seven steals. Louis Wright High School’s varsity girls basket- had six points and nine rebounds, ball team fell to 4-3 in Region IV-2A Becca Cromer both had eight points. Manning Junior High School on Sammy Kessinger had five points with a 56-52 loss to Chesterfield on LEE CENTRAL 21 Monday at the COMS gymnasium. and seven assists and Brandon Tuesday at CHS gymnasium. CHESTERFIELD 14 Antiyona Roach led the Lady Fal- Burns had seven points. Robionne Myers led the Lady Stal- cons with 18 points. Quanayzha LAURENCE MANNING 48 lions with 19 points and nine steals. BISHOPVILLE — Lee Central de- Pearson followed with 11 and Avian- HEATHWOOD HALL 38 Kendra Lesane added 16 points. feated Chesterfield 21-14 on Monday na Johnson had seven. at the LCHS gymnasium. BATES 39 COLUMBIA — Brandon King JV BASKETBALL Jada Rogers and Nicah Johnson MAYEWOOD 17 scored 20 points to lead Laurence both had six points to lead the Lady Manning Academy to a 48-38 WILSON HALL 27 THOMAS SUMTER 20 Stallions. Alyssa Johnson scored 10 points to overtime victory over Heathwood lead Bates to a 39-17 victory over Hall on Monday at the HH gym- DALZELL — Wilson Hall improved MS BASKETBALL Mayewood on Monday at the BMS nasium. to 14-1 on the season with a 27-20 vic- gymnasium. Coleman Yates added 11 points for CHESTNUT OAKS 46 tory over Thomas Sumter Academy MANNING 14 Alicia Spann added eight points the 5-1 Swampcats. Bryce Acord added on Tuesday at Edens Gymnasium. for the Lady Bantams, while Kema- eight. Gracyn Coker led the Lady Barons Chestnut Oaks improved to 13-0 on rii Stephens had seven and Mikia with 12 points. Abbie Beatson and the season with a 46-14 victory over Harvin six. From staff reports THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018 | B3

PRO BASEBALL Braves’ Jones set to join familiar names in Hall of Fame BY PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press

ATLANTA — When Chipper Jones took stock of all of the familiar names he’s on the cusp of rejoining, he wondered if it might be time to ex- pand the Baseball Hall of Fame. “We need to see if we can erect our own room in Cooperstown,” Jones quipped, flashing that dry sense of humor he was known for during his playing days. All signs point to Jones becoming the lat- est member of those great Atlanta Braves teams of the 1990s and JONES early 2000s to enter the Hall when the inductees are revealed on Wednes- day. The Braves’ Big Three — pitchers MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Thomas Sumter’s Mason Warren goes up for a shot during the Generals’ 50-47 loss to Wilson Hall on Tuesday at Edens Gymnasi- Smoltz — already have taken their um. Go to www.theitem.com for information on the game.. place in Cooperstown, along with At- lanta’s longtime manager, Bobby Cox in the final quarter before settling , and the architect of 14 straight divi- BARONS FROM PAGE B1 for the 6-point win. Both teams sion titles, general manager John left points on the floor as the Lady Schuerholz. Lady Barons back on top, 25-24, with basket with 2:07 on the clock as Wil- Barons hit just seven of 18 free A third baseman who played his en- 3:47 to go in the third. The only son Hall took a 30-26 lead to the final throws in the fourth while the tire 19-year career in Atlanta, Jones other points for TSA in the quarter quarter. Lady Generals were four of eight appears certain of election based on a came on a Carmen Silvester low post Wilson Hall led by as much as 10 from the line. tracking of ballots that show his support running at more than 98 percent , well above the 75 percent threshold. His credentials include a .303 career SUMTER 58, CONWAY 42 average, 468 homers, nine seasons SHS FROM PAGE B1 with at least 100 RBIs, eight All-Star 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Game appearances, a .401 on-base av- CHS - 9 10 11 12 - 42 “The first year I coached, we lost ago. SHS - 11 13 14 20 - 58 erage, the 1999 NL MVP award, a bat- nine games and won the state cham- “It was still ugly,” said Jones with ting title at age 36. CONWAY pionship,” said SHS head coach a smirk. “We just played with more Grainger 3, Moody 2, Tylekk Cooper 10, Jones always had a real apprecia- Shawn Jones, whose team is 12-7. energy. (Conway) didn’t shoot the Jimmy Nichols 23, Steele 2, Hemingway 2. tion for the history of the game and “It’s just getting these guys to under- ball well - down there they made a SUMTER all the greats who came before him, stand that it’s five games in the play- lot of shots. Down there, they were Jackson 2, Tyree Smalls 14, Isaiah Moore which would make getting into the 12, Johnson 2, McCoy 2, Calvin Felder 13, offs, so you definitely want to be getting penetration at will. We made Croskey 9, Durant 4. Hall even more poignant. home and win the conference. Any- an effort to just switch (defenders) His father idolized Mickey Mantle, thing can happen.” everything to control the penetra- so he pushed young Chipper to be- Sumter led just 11-9 after one tion.” Isaiah Moore had 12 points and come a switch-hitter. Jones wound up quarter, but was up 20-11 after a Sumter led by as few as six in the eight rebounds for SHS, while Cal- batting above .300 from both sides of steal and layup from Smalls with final stanza, but Smalls’ six points vin Felder had 13 points and eight the plate — an accomplishment that 4-minutes, 40-seconds left in the sec- and five more from Croskey nearly rebounds. Croskey ended with nine eluded even the Mick. ond quarter. Smalls finished with 14 equaled Conway’s output of 12 points. “I didn’t play the game for money,” points and five assists. fourth quarter points. Conway’s top player Jimmy Nich- Jones told The Associated Press in a Conway cut that lead down to “I put a defensive group in there ols ended with 23 points and Tylekk recent interview. “I never saw a pay 24-19 at half. The Tigers, however, that I thought could turn Conway Cooper had 10, but none of the other stub my entire time in professional could never get it to one possession over,” said Jones. “I always tell them four scorers had more than three baseball. I didn’t care. I didn’t have to as the Gamecocks had an answer that defense is easy offense. We got points. be the highest-paid player. Trust me, I every time they needed it - some- some turnovers and got some easy Sumter is at West Florence on Fri- was more than happy with what I thing that didn’t happen two weeks baskets.” day. got.” Indeed, while he made about $177 million during his career, Jones never really came close to becoming a free agent. He wasn’t interested in TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 NO. 2 VIRGINIA 61, NO. 18 CLEMSON 36 CLEMSON (16-4) seeing what he could bring on the Simms 4-8 0-1 9, Thomas 1-3 0-0 2, Mitchell open market. He was content to re- BIG PICTURE 0-3 0-0 0, Reed 3-10 0-0 6, DeVoe 4-10 3-3 11, without their best defender, Isaiah Skara 0-2 0-0 0, William 0-2 0-0 0, Donnal 1-2 main with the Braves, always cogni- Clemson: The Tigers played their Wilkins, for most of the second half 0-0 3, Spencer 2-6 0-0 5, Oliver 0-0 0-0 0, Trapp zant of how good he had it. first game since losing No. 2 scorer after he appeared to hit the floor 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-47 3-4 36. Jones broke into the lineup in 1995, and rebounder Donte Grantham to hard while being fouled late in the VIRGINIA (19-1) helping win a fourth straight division Wilkins 1-2 1-2 3, Salt 3-4 0-3 6, Guy 5-12 0-0 a torn ACL suffered against Notre first half. Wilkins didn’t participate 12, Jerome 3-5 0-0 8, Hall 6-11 0-0 14, Katstra title and what would be Atlanta’s Dame, and after getting off to a fast in warmups before the second half, 1-1 0-0 2, Huff 0-0 0-0 0, Diakite 1-5 0-0 2, An- only World Series championship dur- thony 1-2 0-0 3, Johnson 2-5 0-0 4, Bartley 0-0 start against Virginia, seemed to be but started and played only briefly. 0-0 0, Gross 0-0 0-0 0, Hunter 2-9 3-3 7. Totals ing this run. There were 10 more divi- lacking an offensive identity. DeVoe 25-56 4-8 61. sion titles in the unprecedented UP NEXT scored 11 points in the first 12 min- Halftime_Virginia 27-23. 3-Point Goals_Clem- streak, which finally ended in 2006. utes, but none thereafter and top Clemson stays on the road and son 3-20 (Donnal 1-2, Simms 1-3, Spencer 1-5, Jones would play on two more playoff Skara 0-1, Mitchell 0-2, DeVoe 0-2, Reed 0-5), scorer Marcquise Reed (16 points heads to Georgia Tech for a game Virginia 7-19 (Jerome 2-3, Hall 2-4, Guy 2-6, teams, then retired after the 2012 sea- per game) managed only six in 33 Sunday. Anthony 1-1, Johnson 0-1, Hunter 0-4). Fouled son, giving him 13 postseason appear- Out_None. Rebounds_Clemson 25 (Simms 6), minutes. He finished 3 for 10 from Virginia faces its toughest test to Virginia 31 (Salt, Jerome, Hall, Wilkins 5). As- ances in all. the field. date, playing at No. 4 Duke on Sat- sists_Clemson 6 (Mitchell 2), Virginia 9 (Je- Only twice in his career did the rome 3). Total Fouls_Clemson 10, Virginia 10. Virginia: The Cavaliers played urday night. Braves have a losing record.

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PRO TENNIS 2016 champion Kerber advances to Australian Open semis

BY JOHN PYE the year, then won her first off in 51 minutes. She broke The Associated Press three rounds in straight sets. Keys six times in total in the Her third-round victory match. MELBOURNE, Australia — over Maria Sharapova meant “It’s always tough to play For anyone who doubted, this she was the only singles against Madison,” said Ker- was Angelique Kerber in 2016 Grand Slam winner remain- ber, who has now won seven vintage form. ing in the women’s draw. But of eight matches against Keys. Kerber routed U.S. Open fi- a struggling fourth-round “She’s hitting the ball so hard, nalist Madison Keys 6-1, 6-2 win over No. 88 Hsieh Su-wei the serve is also really fast, so on Wednesday to reach the had commentators wonder- I was just trying from the be- semifinals of the Australian ing if Kerber was in 2016, or ginning like I played the Open, the tournament where 2017 form. whole week, just going out she kicked off her career-best Against No. 17-seeded Keys, there, playing my game and season in 2016 with victory she responded by winning the enjoying it.” over Serena Williams in the first four games to take con- For Keys, it was another final. trol of the quarterfinal — her disappointing loss in a major. She also won the U.S. Open first at a major since the 2016 She reached the U.S. Open and finished that year with U.S. Open. Keys held in the final last September but lost the No. 1 ranking. But she fifth game of the first set, but in straight sets to Sloane Ste- was upset in the first round Kerber went on another roll phens. at Melbourne Park last year, to lead 3-0 in the second set. Kerber’s semifinal oppo- and her ranking dropped into Keys slowed the momen- nent will be decided later the 20s. tum by holding and then get- Wednesday in a quarterfinal THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The 30-year-old Kerber won ting her first service break of match between top-ranked Si- Germany’s Angelique Kerber serves to United States’ Madison Keys the Sydney International to the match, but Kerber re- mona Halep and No. 6 Karoli- during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis cham- prepare for the first major of sponded quickly to finish it na Pliskova. pionships in Melbourne, Australia, on Wednesday.

RECRUITING CORNER Ridge View standout hears from ‘Tree’ Rollins about Clemson

Even though the Clemson men’s others on which he’s scholarships on the defensive side threat. That’s basically what they are basketball program lost out on 5-star been focused. He’s with the return of the upperclass- trying to do, get Jake (Bentley) to run recruit Zion Williamson to Duke on also planning to visit men. Hollifield has been favoring the ball a little bit more.” Saturday and Dontae Grantham saw GT and Alabama this Stanford, VT and North Carolina. Shrader has visited USC several his season come to an end with a torn month. Jaylon Scott (6-2 220), a ‘19 LB from times for camps and games so he’s al- anterior cruciate ligament, things The USC women’s Shelby, has offers from Clemson, ready familiar with the campus, the weren’t all bad for the Tigers. program is one of the UNC, NCSU, Duke and Maryland. He academics and the program. They did defeat Notre Dame in final nine teams with was at Clemson on Saturday for the “It’s hard to beat SEC (Southeastern front of a sellout crowd at Littlejohn Phil the nation’s top- junior day. Scott said Clemson and Conference) football 90 miles away,” Coliseum. And they had another fa- Kornblut ranked girls player UNC are on him the hardest at this he said. “I like the school. They have vorable experience with 6-foot-11-inch for ‘19 in 6-2 Samantha point of his recruiting and he will all the majors I’m looking into. I’m 2019 recruit Malcolm Wilson of Ridge Brunelle of Ruckers- visit Chapel Hill this weekend. He said just trying to figure out if it’s the right View High School in Columbia, who ville, Va. the Duke offer was big to him and he fit for me. I’m open, I’m not trying to was in for an unofficial visit. “South Carolina is, of course, a also hears a lot from NCSU. Though rush anything. I’m very comfortable “It was great. The energy was great program, a great coaching staff he has no favorite, he said Clemson is with South Carolina. I like what they through the roof,” Wilson said. “(Clem- and have good intentions for what in good shape with him at this point. are doing. They have a positive trend son head) Coach (Brad) Brownell and they want to do in the future,” Other unofficial visits at Clemson for them right now winning nine (assistant) Coach (Steve) Smith were Brunelle said of the offer. The chance Saturday included quarterback Sam games and a bowl game, but there are both talking to me about continuing to play for (USC head coach) Dawn Howell of Monroe, N.C., OL Keiondre still some schools I need to check out.” being a great rim protector and re- Staley also is appealing. I think she Jones of Hoganville, Ga, WR DeMarco Shrader said he also plans to see bounder. They stressed that to be suc- was named the Olympic coach for a Hellams of Hyattsville, Md., DB Sheri- Tennessee, Missouri and Mississippi cessful I need to play into my strengths reason. She runs the floor a lot and dan Jones of Virginia Beach, Va., OL State. He’d like to make his decision and the other things will come.” has a lot of high-low options, which I Kamren McCray of Berkeley High in this spring. Some of his other offers Wilson also got some personal time work well from the high post area Moncks Corner, LB Tra Wilkins of are Alabama, West Virginia, Syra- with one of the Tigers’ all time and trailing.” Stone Mountain, Ga., LB Brandon cuse, Penn State, Ole Miss, Vandy, greats, someone who knew a thing or This season, Brunelle is averaging Smith of Louisa, Va., and OL Harry Pittsburgh and WF. two about blocking shots and re- 30 points, 19 rebounds, five assists Miller of Buford, Ga. Werner also offered ‘20 QB Jack Mill- bounding. and four blocked shots per game. She Clemson offered ‘19 running back er (6-4, 210) of Scottsdale, Ariz., re- “I got to speak with (Wayne) “Tree” is focusing on her season before mov- TJ McDaniel of Southlake, Texas, ‘19 garded as one of the nation’s top QB Rollins, who told me the same things ing forward with her recruiting. The LB Kalen Deloach of Savannah, Ga., prospects in his class. and challenged me to come to Clem- others on her short list are Connecti- ‘19 tight end Jackson Lowe of Carters- “I’m super excited about it. South son and remove him from the No. 1 cut, Duke, Kentucky, Maryland, ville, Ga., ‘19 WR Jaelyn Lay (6-6, 210) Carolina is a place I feel like I would spot in blocks and rebounds. They NCSU, ND, Virginia and WF. of Riverdale, Ga., and ‘20 DB RJ Mick- fit in and I’m super interested,” Mill- made me feel like I could make a good FOOTBALL ens of Southlake, Texas. er said. “I’m planning on coming impact on the team.” USC down there this summer.” Wilson also has a University of CLEMSON And that won’t be the first time South Carolina offer and said there’s Clemson had official visits over the USC had one uncommitted target in Miller and Werner will connect. He been nothing new with him and USC. weekend from two defensive back tar- for an official visit over the weekend said their relationship goes back a Georgetown and Massachusetts are gets in Matthew Hill of Snellville, Ga., in defensive end Dennis Briggs of Kis- couple of years. also now showing interest. He was and Leon O’Neal of Cypress Springs, simmee, Fla. He also has visited “I first met Coach Werner in the scheduled to visit Wake Forest for its Texas. Hill currently is committed to Miami and is scheduled to visit FSU eighth grade when he was recruiting game this past Sunday. Auburn as a wide receiver. O’Neal is this weekend. me at Ole Miss,” Miller said. “He said TJ Moss is a 6-4 combo guard from a former Texas A&M commit and he’s Visits for other USC targets: defen- he likes that I get better every time he Memphis, Tenn., who attends Findlay still considering the Aggies along sive lineman John Mincey to Tennes- sees me and my size is perfect. And Prep in Las Vegas and remains un- with Oklahoma and UGA. see; OL Dylan Wonnum to Tennessee; they’ll do the same thing on offense.” signed for the ‘18 class at this point. Visits for other Clemson targets: DL Rick Sandidge to UNC; WR Warren Other offers for Miller include Ari- His team played in Columbia in De- DB Olaijah Griffin to Oregon; DB Tay- Thompson to UNC;, and DB DJ Brown zona, Arizona State, UCLA, FSU and cember at the Chick-Fil-A Classic and ion Palmer to NCSU; DB Mario Go- to California. Ohio State. USC head coach Frank Martin got a odrich to UGA; offensive lineman Mincey of Homerville, Ga., has be- Other unofficial visits to USC on good look at him. He plans to take an Richard Gouraige to Auburn; WR come a primary target for USC head Saturday included OL Riley Simonds official visit with USC later in the Justyn Ross to Alabama; and DB Pat coach Will Muschamp, and he spent a of Buford, Ga., DE Curtis Fann of Twin season. Memphis also is involved and Surtain to Alabama. few hours last Wednesday meeting Cities, Ga., athlete Jammie Robinson of Minnesota also has been in touch. Clemson recently offered quick-ris- with Mincey and his father. USC DL Cordele, Ga., and WR Jamario Holley Moss is point guard for Findlay this ing cornerback prospect Palmer (6-0, coach Lance Thompson also was part of Northwestern High in Rock Hill. season. 178) of Lawrenceville, Ga., and second- of the meeting. Mincey visited Ten- Jaylen McCollough, a ‘19 WR from USC is in the mix with 6-4 Anfernee ary coaches Mike Reed and Mickey Conn nessee over the weekend and will Powder Springs, Ga., has USC on his Simons of IMG Academy in Florida. have been in to see him. Reed was visit FSU on Feb. 2. He’s trying to short list along with Ohio State, FSU, Simons is one of the top players in back in last week. Palmer visited work in an official visit to USC Alabama, Auburn, UGA and Tennes- the ‘18 class and once was committed NCSU over the weekend and also has around his basketball schedule. see. to Louisville. He decommitted after been to Vanderbilt and Nebraska. He Sandidge of Concord, N.C., made an GT offered USC ‘19 LB commit Ah- the FBI probe broke out and Martin is scheduled to see Clemson on Friday. official visit to UNC over the week- darrious Gee of Cordele, Ga. made a move to get involved. Ross, who is from Phenix City, Ala., end. He’s also been to UGA and is USC offered ‘19 DL Calijah Kancey of Simons has visited Tennessee and is one of the last remaining targets scheduled to visit USC this weekend. Miami, ‘19 DB Christian Williams of will visit North Carolina State on for Clemson in the ‘18 class. The Ti- Last Monday, several USC coaches Daphne, Ala., ‘19 DB Tayvion Land of Feb. 10. He’s also considering USC, gers will have to beat out Alabama had dinner with Sandidge, his family Virginia Beach, Va., ‘19 WR Tayvion Sourthern Methodist, Florida and and Auburn to land him. He was at and head coach to reestablish their Robinson of Virginia Beach, Va., ‘19 Minnesota, according to 247Sports. Si- Auburn over the weekend and will go position in the competition. RB Tahj Gary of Atlanta, ‘20 OL Avery mons said he’s also going to consider to Alabama this weekend. Clemson “They were telling me what they Jernigan of Blackshear, Ga., ‘20 RB his options regarding the National recruiters Jeff Scott and Todd Bates can provide for me and what I can do Miles Friday of Stone Mountain, Ga., Basketball Association Draft this met with week before last. for them, stuff like that,” Sandidge ‘20 TE Dominic Mammarelli of Naples, summer. “They were about how I can come said. “I had a good time, had a fun Fla, ‘20 DB Joshua Moten of Fort Jermaine Couisnard, a 6-4 USC target and compete for a position knowing time eating with them.” Washington, Md., and ‘21 OL Micah from Montverde Prep in Florida, was that Deon Cain just left for the (Na- He won’t make his announcement Morris of Kingsland, Ga. offered by Virginia Tech. tional Football League) draft. That’s until NSD, but he will decide before VT offered ‘20 QB Luke Doty of Myr- DJ Burns, a 6-9 ‘19 recruit from York the position he’s going to put me at so then and notify the schools. tle Beach High. He also has offers Prep in Rock Hill, made an unofficial they were telling me about that. It USC’s new QB coach Dan Werner from USC, NCSU and Coastal Caroli- visit to USC for the Tennessee game. sounds good to me. I still would like has jumped right in to the task of na. He’s been to USC for multiple games to play for my state, but I don’t know identifying ‘19 targets for his position CLEMSON AND USC this season. for sure. It’s really a tie down the and one is Garrett Shrader of Char- USC offered 6-6 ‘19 recruit Juwan stretch right now between Alabama, lotte. Shrader was already involved RB Michel Dukes (5-11, 195), a ‘19 re- Gary of Gray Collegiate in Columbia. Auburn and Clemson.” with USC, and he learned more on an cruit from First Baptist in Charles- Gary also holds offers from Clemson, He said he probably won’t make an- unofficial visit on Saturday. ton, was visited last week by Tony El- UF, Maryland, WF, Nevada-Las other visit to Clemson. He made his “I’m just getting to know the new liott of Clemson, Bobby Bentley of USC Vegas, Georgia, Connecticut, Texas official with the Tigers in November. guys and trying to figure out what and a recruiter from Duke. He did not A&M and NCSU. Ross said he’ll announce on National they want to do, (offensive coordina- visit anywhere over the weekend Trey McGowens, a 6-3 ‘19 recruit Signing Day on Feb. 7 on ESPN at his tor Bryan) McClendon and Coach Wer- though he plans to attend future ju- from Hargrave Prep in Virginia and school via a video. He said the deci- ner,” Shrader said. “They say they nior days at USC, Clemson, VT, UGA Wren High in Piedmont, was offered sion will simply come down to a level want to be a pro-style pass scheme and Coastal. by Rhode Island. He’s also a USC and of comfort. with more of a spread style run game Dukes has offers from USC, WF, In- Clemson target. Clemson offered ‘18 DB Goodrich of with a little bit more tempo. That’s diana, VT, UNC, Arkansas, Georgia Christian Brown, a 6-7 standout from Lees Summit, Mo. He was at UGA what they’re going for. That’s what State and Old Dominion. Dukes said Lower Richland High in Hopkins, re- over the weekend and also has visited I’m looking for. there are no favorites at this point and turned to Clemson on an unofficial Louisiana State. He has visits to Mis- “I’d probably add the running ele- he’s not sure when he’ll sign. visit for the Miami game. Brown said sissippi and UF scheduled. ment, something that’s missing right Last season, Dukes rushed for 2,100 the visit moved the Tigers higher up Clemson ceased recruiting line- now from the quarterback. Just a lit- yards and 34 touchdowns. As a sopho- on his list. UGA, Georgia Tech, UNLV, backer Dax Hollifield of Shelby, N.C., tle bit more power read, read option, I more, he rushed for 2,241 yards and 40 Florida State, UF, VT and UMass are per Tiger Illustrated due to lack of think I’d be a little bit more of a TDs. THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018 | B5

baseball player,” Skole said. are the most among current Southern SKOLE FROM PAGE B1 Skole succeeded Fred Jordan, for Conference head coaches. whom he played in his senior season He began his coaching career at The Citadel begins practice on Fri- native and former Wilson Hall stand- of 1992, after Jordan retired. Skole Lincoln Memorial University, where day leading up to the season opener out William Kinney. He is the Bull- played for legendary Citadel head he led the program through a transi- against George Mason on Feb. 16. dogs’ shortstop, starting all 51 games coach Chal Port his first three sea- tion from NAIA to Division II, and Skole believes the team made steady last season. He has started 159 of the sons. became the head coach at ETSU in progress during fall practice leading 161 games The Citadel has played in “This has been a special place for 2000. up to the 2018 season. his first three years. me,” Skole said of The Citadel. “And In 2013, he guided ETSU to 36 wins, “We had to make some changes in Kinney batted .240 last season, but this is a special job to get because the school’s first Atlantic Sun Tourna- our approach and as fall practice went led the team in doubles with 14, a tri- they’ve only had two coaches in the ment championship and the pro- on we began to improve,” Skole said. ple and two home runs with 27 runs past 50 years.” gram’s first NCAA Tournament ap- “One thing we have is a lot of return- batted in. He was 9-for-9 in stolen Skole has earned 566 wins during pearance since 1981. His 2011 team ing players, so we have experience.” bases. his career, including a school-record also won 36 games, capturing the pro- One of those returnees is Sumter “William is the epitome of a Citadel 471 at ETSU. His 471 Division I wins gram’s most wins since 1982.

PATRICK F. MCCABE SR. EVA COUNCIL Born in Bishopville, she OBITUARIES SUMMERTON — Patrick Eva Council, 83, departed was a daughter of Henry Francis McCabe Sr., 83, hus- this life on Wednesday, Jan. Josey and Cora Lee Benjamin. DORA LEE D. FRAZIER service on Saturday from 11 band of Ann Ferullo Mc- 17, 2018, in Bridgeport, Con- The family will receive rela- MANNING — Dora Lee Du- a.m. to 1 p.m. at the First Cabe, died on Friday, Jan. 19, necticut. tives and friends at the home, pree Frazier, 95, widow of Church of God. 2018, at his Born on Aug. 16, 1935, in 1360 Herndon Road, Bishop- Herbert Frazier Sr., died on Honorary pallbearers will home. Rembert, she was a daughter ville. Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at 923 be retired Col. Frank Desta- Born on of the late Charles and Sally Funeral arrangements are Branchview dio, retired Col. Ed Henson, March 24, 1934, Moses Council. incomplete and will be an- Drive, Manning. Chuck Porter, Bob Lemon, in New York The family will be receiving nounced by Square Deal Fu- She was born Judy Lemon, Hank Hurley, City, he was a friends from 3 to 8 p.m. at 570 neral Home, Bishopville. on Feb. 23, 1922, Steve Tipton, Grover Smith, son of the late Adger Lane. ELLA MAE H. MCFADDEN in the Wilson Willie Godfrey, Benny Hodge, MCCABE Edward and Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. community of Terry Madewell and the men Margaret Berry Main St., Sumter, is in charge GABLE — Ella Mae Ham Clarendon Coun- and women of the Shaw Fire McCabe. He was of arrangements. McFadden, 82, widow of John FRAZIER ty, a daughter of Department. a retired bus driver. L. McFadden Sr., died on Fri- the late Howard In lieu of flowers, please He is survived by his wife of CLIFTON BENBOW day, Jan. 19, 2018. and Florene send donations to Chesapeake Summerton; five sons, Gary MANNING — Clifton Ben- She was a daughter of the Felder Dupree. First Church of the Nazarene, Howard of New Jersey, Mi- bow, 80, husband of Helen late Bill and Ella Ham Easton. Funeral services for Mrs. 1134 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, chael Howard (Stephanie) of Williams Benbow, died on Wake services will be held Frazier will be held at 10 a.m. VA 23322. New York, Brian Howard of Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, at Blue from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Hayes today at Providence Christian You may go to www.bullock- New Jersey, Patrick McCabe Ridge Nursing Home. F. Samuels Sr. Memorial Cha- Church, Manning. Burial will funeralhome.com and sign the Jr. and James McCabe, both He was born on Sept. 11, pel, 114 N. Church St., Man- follow in Manning. family’s guest book. of Summerton; a brother, Ed- 1937, a son of the late Monroe ning. The family is receiving The family has chosen Bull- ward McCabe of New York; a and Emma Lemon Benbow. Funeral services for Mrs. friends at the home of her ock Funeral Home for the ar- sister, Marie Masters (Bob) of The family is receiving McFadden will be held at 1 daughter, Jannett Hammett, rangements. New York; 10 grandchildren; friends at his residence, 205 p.m. on Thursday at Melina 925 Branchview Drive, Man- and three great-grandchil- Walker St., Manning. Presbyterian Church, 3539 ning. dren. These services have been Black River Road, Gable, with These services have been A memorial service will be entrusted to Samuels Funeral the Rev. Samuel Sparks, pas- entrusted to Samuels Funeral held at 11 a.m. on Friday in Home LLC of Manning. tor, eulogist. Home LLC, Manning. the chapel of Stephens Funer- The family is receiving al Home with the Rev. Charles LUELLA P. PEARSON friends at the home of her DONALD T. SPITZER Walsh officiating. BISHOPVILLE — Luella P. son, John McFadden, 4367 Donald Thomas Spitzer, age WILLIAM D. JENKINS Visitation will be one hour Pearson, 69, wife of Jackie Black River Road, Gable. 85, beloved husband of the prior to the service from 10 to Pearson, passed on Tuesday, These services have been late Margaret “Peggy” Lucille SUMMERTON — William 11 a.m. at Stephens Funeral Jan. 22, 2018, at McLeod Hos- entrusted to Samuels Funeral Steen Spitzer, died on Jan. 8, David Jenkins, 75, husband of Home. pice House, Florence. Home LLC of Manning. 2018, in Bakers- Marcella Pence Jenkins, died Stephens Funeral Home & field, California. on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, at Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Born in Lafol- Lake Marion Manning, is in charge of ar- lette, Tennessee, Nursing Facility. rangements, (803) 435-2179. he was a son of Born on Nov. www.stephensfuneralhome. the late Ralph 8, 1942, in Flor- org Keeping AmandaSumter McNulty, County Beautiful Extension Agent and Chloe Bro- ence, he was a yles Spitzer. Mr. son of the late LEW E. WALLACE JR. Don’t Guess, Soil Test SPITZER to 6.5 provides the ideal availability of Spitzer served Jacob William HAGOOD — Lew Elmer Catalogues are arriving in the mail nutrients for most grasses, trees, his country in JENKINS Jenkins and Wallace, Jr., age 85, beloved and everyone’s thoughts are on that shrubs, perennials and vegetables. the U.S. Air Force for 26 years Sarah Emma husband of the late Carolyn spring-planted garden. Besides choos- There are a few exceptions. Blueberries on active duty and for an ad- Kelly Jenkins. Beacham Wallace, died on ing your flowers and vegetables, you need a low pH, potatoes are grown in ditional 31 years in Civil Ser- He was a former police offi- Monday, Jan. 22, should take a soil test. Oh, I can hear lower pH ranges to prevent scab, and vice. He was the longest serv- cer for the Sumter Police De- 2018, at his resi- you already. “Those Clemson people centipede grass wants a pH of 5.5 ing fire chief in the Depart- partment and a former depu- dence. must be brainwashed in their first agri- If you search “Clemson HGIC soil ment of Defense history. ty sheriff for the Sumter Born in Chica- culture course to respond to almost test,” you’ll find directions to take for a While serving his country, he County Sheriff’s Office. He go, he was a son any question by asking, ‘Have you good sample. You don’t have to come received the Outstanding Ci- retired from H.D. Supply Co. of the late Lew taken a soil test?’” So let’s talk about by our office to get a bag first. Just put vilian Career Service award He was a State Constable, a Elmer Wallace your results in a plastic zip bag (with a from the Department of Air Mason, a Shriner and a mem- Sr. and Florence why it’s critically important. WALLACE piece of paper inside with the area writ- Force and received a congrat- ber of St. Matthias Episcopal Rich Wallace. The other statement included in ten in pencil if you have more than one ulatory letter from President Church in Summerton. Lew served hon- Brainwashing 101 is the following: sample). Bring your sample to the George W. Bush on the occa- He is survived by his wife of orably in the Korean and “PH controls the availability of nutri- Sumter Clemson Extension office on sion of his retirement. Summerton; a daughter, Vic- Vietnam War in the U.S. Air ents.” PH measures the acidity or alka- Don was fun loving and toria Griffin (Cale) of Sumter; Force and retired as a chief linity of your soil. It’s a logarithmic, not the fifth floor of the Sumter Skyscraper, known for his skill at every- two grandchildren, John master sergeant after 27 linear, scale ranging from 0 to 14, with the seven-story white building next to thing from bowling and shoot- David Simmons of Hawaii and years. He loved fishing, play- the numbers below 7 representing the downtown library. The cost is only ing pool to any kind of cards, Kimberly Simmons Manyen ing cards, bowling and foot- acidic soils and those above 7 alkaline $6, and we take cash or check. In about especially if he could win (Andrew) of Sumter; a step- ball. He spent his younger or basic. That means that a soil with a two weeks you’ll get a remarkably your money. Don was an avid son, Robert Todd Logue (No- years playing fast pitch soft- pH of 7.5 is ten times more alkaline detailed report with exact amounts of golfer and twice shot a hole- elle) of Lexington; two step- ball. He was the commander than a soil with a pH of 6.5; that’s a big lime and different fertilizers to add. We in-one. He was well loved and daughters, T. LeAnn Logue of American Legion Post 175, difference because as you move away can’t control the temperature or rainfall admired by his friends and (Mike Taylor) of Morrisville, Dalzell. He also was a mem- from the middle of the pH scale, some that plays into plant growth, but we can family and will be greatly North Carolina, and Jennifer ber and deacon of High Hills of the nutrients that plants must have control the nutrients that are available. missed. Logue Milton (Jay) of Boerne, of the Santee Baptist Church for growth become tied up in com- Make certain that you have prepared Surviving are one son, Texas; a brother, John Pinck- and the DAV, where he also pounds that won’t dissolve in water the best environment possible for Wayne Spitzer and his wife, ney Kelly Jenkins (Penny) of drove veterans back and and plant roots can’t absorb them. those vegetables and flowers you plan Ginger, of Atlanta; three Huger; two sisters, Beverly forth to Columbia. Nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, to grow this summer. daughters, Sue Goff and her Jenkins Moberg-Goldsmith Surviving are two sons, calcium and magnesium, all essential husband, Mike, of Fayette- (David) of Summerton and Gregory S. Wallace and his elements, become less available as the ville, North Carolina, Donna Margaret Lynwood Jenkins of wife, Valerie, of Hagood and soil becomes more acidic. At the other Magee and her husband, Sumter; two special nephews, Jack A. Wallace and his wife, end of the scale, the same thing hap- Chuck, of Bakersfield and Dana Moberg (Lindsey) of Annette, of Wedgefield; one Clemson University Cooperative Extension pens again with phosphorus again and Service offers its programs to people of all Karen Harvey and her hus- Summerton and Billy Jenkins daughter, Kathleen A. Mar- other elements. ages, regardless of race, color, gender, religion, band, Dennis, of Bakersfield; of Mount Pleasant; three spe- salko and her husband, David, The good news is that there is a national origin, disability, political beliefs, sex- three brothers, Keith Spitzer cial nieces, Julie James Byrd of Columbia; one niece, Flo ual orientation, marital or family status and is sweet spot for most plants. A pH of 5.8 an equal opportunity employer. and his wife, Shirley, of Ver- (Dean) of Sumter, Leslie Au- Baker of Chicago; 13 grand- sailles, Ohio, Kenny Spitzer brey Edwards of Summerton children and 10 great-grand- and his wife, Joyce, of Ver- and Hi-Dee Jenkins Davis children. XEROX SOLID INK PRINTER sailles and Errol Spitzer and (Chris) of Charleston; and In addition to his wife and Many Standard Sumter County his wife, Linda, of McMin- several great-nieces and neph- parents, he was preceded in Features Public Works ville, Tennessee; three sisters, ews. death by a son, Lew E. Wal- 40 prints per minute Shelvia Mock and her hus- In addition to his parents, lace III; and his two sisters, black & white 436-2241 and FULL COLOR band, Norman, of Union City, he was preceded in death by a Jackie W. Naiper and Ellen Xerox Color Qube® 8870MFP Indiana, Nell Rose Smith of brother, James Robert Jen- Wallace. For more information contact your local rep. Union City and Reba Rich- kins. A funeral service will be Call Thomas Cuttino @ 778-2330 mond and her husband, Ches- A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at XDOS, Inc. ter, of McMinville; one sister- held at 2 p.m. on Friday at St. High Hills of the Santee Bap- in-law, Ruth Spitzer of Fair- Matthias Episcopal Church tist Church. Interment will Xerox® and Phaser® registered trademarks of Xerox Corporation. born, Ohio; eight grandchil- with the Rev. Denman Isgett follow in the church ceme- dren, Michael Goff, Aaron officiating. Burial will follow tery with full military hon- Outdoor To Goff, Shawn Davis, James at St. Paul Cemetery in Sum- ors. To Appearance Harvey, Lissa Harvey, Jessica merton. The family will receive advertise advertise Spitzer, Jake Spitzer and Han- Visitation will be one hour friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on 499-9312 nah Spitzer; and five great- prior to the service from 1 to 2 Thursday at Bullock Funeral here P. O. Box 41 here grandchildren. p.m. in the church fellowship Home. Dalzell, S.C. 29040 In addition to his wife and hall and other times at the Memorials may be made to call Debbie Hayes call parents, he was preceded in residence, 1438 Tom Charles American Legion Post 17, Spraying Services death by his brother, Von Road, Summerton. Dalzell, or to High Hills of 803-774-1212 Lawns and Shrubs 803-774-1212 Spitzer; and his sister, Lorena Memorials may be made to the Santee Baptist Church. outdoorappearance.com Spitzer. the Shriners Hospitals for You may go to www.bullock- A funeral service will be Children, Office of Develop- funeralhome.com and sign the held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at ment, 950 W. Faris Road, family’s guest book. First Church of God in Sum- Greenville, SC 29605-4277 or to The family has chosen Bull- To advertise ter, 1835 Camden Highway, St. Matthias Episcopal ock Funeral Home of Sumter Sumter, with Fire Department Church, P.O. Box 336, Sum- for the arrangements. here call Honors. 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February 8th 2017 at 11:00 AM at Full Time Hardware www.storagetreasures.com at 09:30 o'clock A. M. EMPLOYMENT Senior Living Cube 190-Donald L. Lucas You are hereby notified to be Customer Service Apartments Cube 154-Dennis Wells present in the chambers of the - Experience in plumbing, for those 62+ Cube 10-Steve Davies Family Court of the THIRD Judicial (Rent based on income) Circuit, located at 215 North Harvin Help Wanted hardware or electrical a plus Street at the aforesaid time. Shiloh-Randolph Manor Bid Notices Full-Time - Must be able to work 125 W. Bartlette. mornings and Saturdays TYPE: ADOPTION HEARING 775-0575 TIME ALLOTTED: 1 Hour - Vacation and Benefi ts Studio/1 Bedroom Sumter School District is seeking Prior and retired military Licensed P & C Agent in Manning bids from qualified vendors for the CWP Class $40.00 Area. Must be team oriented & work available apartments available replacement of HVAC Equipment in THIS CASE WILL BE HEARD BY: February 15th, 2017 well with the public. Must be - Potential to grow into EHO Kitchen/Commons for Lakewood and JUDGE ANGELA R. TAYLOR 5:30-9:30 in Sumter organized w/ exc. sales skills. Exp. is Management Crestwood High Schools. All bids Call 803-840-4523. must be received at the District IT IS ORDERED that the attorney req. Send resume to P-479 c//o The Unfurnished requesting the hearing shall notify Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 Office, 1345 Wilson Hall Road, Part Time Hardware Homes Sumter, SC 29150 no later than Wed., the opposing Counsel or party of the date of the hearing as the Clerk's Lost & Found - Experience in plumbing, Feb., 7, 2018 - 2:00PM. A Site Visit is Truck Driver House for Rent: 3BR 1BA C/H/A, scheduled for Wed., Jan., 31, 2018 - office will send notices of Hearing Helena Chemical Company, a hardware or electrical a plus 2:00PM. A copy of IFB#18-008 can be only to the requesting attorney. Found 2 young Dogs black & tan fenced yard. $500 a month/$500 national agricultural-chemical com- - Must be able to work obtained from the District's website off Hwy 378 (MB Hwy.) Call security. No pets/ No smoking. **BE ADVISED THAT WHILE A pany, has an opening for a truck mornings and Saturdays at www.sumterschools.net under 803-840-5205. Proof of ownership Contact Ruth: 803-494-5422 Current Solicitations. Questions can CASE IS SET BEFORE A CERTAIN driver with CDL A Class or B Class. A required be directed to the District's JUDGE, SUCH DESIGNATION IS hazmat endorsement would be a Part Time Loader Mobile Home Procurement Coordinator by calling SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT plus. This person will make deliver- Rentals 803-469-6900, extension 310. NOTICE. ies, load and unload products, ability - Must be able to work Saturdays Sumter School District is seeking SUMTER COUNTY BUSINESS to use forklift and perform various Scenic Lake warehouse duties. Requires a high - Heavy Lifting Required bids from qualified vendors to FAMILY COURT 2 & 3BR 2BA No pets, Section 8 retrofit all lighting fixtures to LED 215 NORTH HARVIN STREET SERVICES school diploma or GED equivalent. accepted. 499-1500 or 469-6978 at various schools. All bids must be SUMTER, S.C. 29150-4900 We offer an excellent compensation Part Time Cashier btwn 9am-5pm received at the District Office, 1345 and benefits package Wilson Hall Road, Sumter, SC 29150 Home - Must be able to work Office Rentals no later than Tues., Feb. 6, 2018 - Improvements Applications will be taken Monday- Saturdays 11:00AM. A prebid conference is Friday, during the hours of - Experience on computer a scheduled for Tues., Jan., 30, 2018 - 1612 Sq. Ft. 11:00AM. A copy of IFB#18-007 can H.L. Boone, Contractor: Remodel 8am-4pm, at Helena Chemical Co., must 690 Bultman Dr Reception area w/ hdwd floors, 4 be obtained from the District's paint roofs gutters drywall blown 5055 Florence Hwy 76, Mayesville, website at www.sumterschools.net ceilings ect. 773-9904 SC, 29104. You can also apply Private offices, Conference rm, Part Time Clothing Secretarial work area, Copier/Equip. under Current Solicitations. online on AgCareers.com. Pre- Questions can be directed to the Rm, Shower rm, 2 1/2 baths, file Legal Service employment drug screen required. - Must be able to work District's Procurement Coordinator EOE M/F/V/H Saturdays storage rm, $2050 mo+$57.76 CAM by calling 803-469-6900, extension - Some Lifting Required Call 803 773-1477 310. Attorney Timothy L. Griffith 803-607-9087, 360 W. Wesmark. TRANSPORTATION Summons & Criminal, Family, Accident, Injury Contractors Wanted! Notice The Sumter Item has a newspaper Please apply in person route for the Bishopville area. HEARING NOTICE Roofing Contractor will service home Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm at the Wesmark Blvd. location FILE NO.: delivery, newspaper racks & 2017-DR-43-468 All Types of Roofing & Repairs All newspaper dealers. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE Autos For Sale work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic. Also need contractor for the IN THE FAMILY Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734. Mayesville, Elliott & Lynchburg Help Wanted COURT route. Part-Time Holiday Sales THIRD JUDICIAL Tax Service Must have good dependable Cars, Trucks and Vans CIRCUIT transportation & a phone in your Starting at $1995 home. Come by & apply at 36 W. Camp Bob Cooper (Clemson Price is Right Auto Sales STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Wayne Greene and Terri Gagnon Liberty St. or call Reda at University Youth Learning Institute), 3210 Broad St 803-494-4275 COUNTY OF SUMTER are opening a tax office and future 803-774-1257 Summerton, SC is now hiring for loan office. Mr Greene has come out Part-Time Food Service Workers, no of retirement and will be doing taxes more than 28 hours per week, shifts for any of his former customers. Experienced Electricians & vary, some weekends. Must have a Please contact us for an appoint- helpers needed immediately. valid ID, reliable transportation, and ment. Call 803-968-2303 be able to pass a background Gates Finance & Tax Service check. Please Call: 803-478-2105 561 Bultman Dr #7 803-774-7600. Wanted laborer with CDL license, Clemson University is an Equal welding experience is a plus. Salary Opportunity Employer Tree Service negotiable. For more info. 803-494-9590. Trucking Opportunities Newman's Tree Service Tree removal, trimming, topping, view EXPERIENCED HVAC INSTALLER/TECHNICIAN enhancement pruning, bobcat NOW HIRING I Found it in the WANTED work stump grinding, Lic & Exp. Class A Pay Based on Experience insured. Call 803-316-0128 CDL drivers (OTR). Must have your own reliable trans- Must be able to pass D.O.T Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, portation Sumter, SC Location: Job physical exam & alcohol/drug stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 2+ years' experi- Requirements: screen. At least 1 year flatbed exp. CLASSIFIEDS 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747. ence installing new HVAC systems, Must be able to work Mon - Fri. preventative and general mainte- Call Darnell at 803-410-0178. A Notch Above Tree Care Full nance servicing systems, installing quality service low rates, lic./ins., free duct work, extensive troubleshoot- est BBB accredited 983-9721 ing, and HVAC knowledge. Please call (803)968-4718 if interested. JOBS RENTALS MERCHANDISE Help Wanted from Manning, SC. HOMES Live in care giver needed for elderly woman. For more info please contact 267-442-8603 or Rooms for Rent APARTMENTS Firewood 267-608-7952 Randolph's Landing Winter Rent- Law office seeks employee for CARS Split Oak Firewood $60 for truck al. 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Ponies greet each other by nuzzling their noses. Greeting rituals — some are charming, others not so much BY NICK THOMAS Tinseltown Talks Not only handshakes spread germs ’ve never been especially fond of shaking hands. As a child, The flu is reaching epidemic proportions I across the U.S. this winter — so it’s I rated it on the same level of recommended to stay home if hacking. If disdain as being kissed by smoth- you plan on venturing out and sneezing ering, elderly ladies with the fa- in public, this 90-second YouTube video will make it clear why you should take a cial hair of a porcupine. handkerchief or tissues with you (because direct contact such as handshaking isn’t Today, I’m older, wiser, but more the only way to spread infection). It’s germophobic. So the thought of mil- totally disgusting, but you’ll get the idea. lions of bacteria and viruses hitching Research has shown that large droplets of a ride on our skin during this largely expelled saliva or mucus (that contain the pointless human greeting ritual only viruses) actually fall to the ground quickly makes it more hideous — especially this winter with the near-epidemic but can reach 1–2 meters on their flu season currently in full swing. journey. The largest ones can travel up to When you actually think about it, 8 meters for a sneeze or 6 meters for a handshaking is a rather odd custom cough. Smaller droplets can remain with a somewhat obscure origin. One airborne as aerosols and may stay plausible theory dates from Roman suspended for up to 10 minutes — long times when men carried daggers and enough to reach many people in even a similar weaponry for protection as large room. Gesundheit. they traveled the long, lonely roads. Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/ If they came upon a stranger, it was watch?v=qKiQA5e-fPg apparently not uncommon to reach for one’s blade and brandish it as a warning to a potential assailant. (Not Elephants say hello by entwining their trunks. a particularly friendly greeting, perhaps, and even today not an entirely unknown gesture in some urban methods of expressing welcome in tact, at least during an initial meeting their urine carries a record of who’s areas). However, once it was estab- other species are as varied as the spe- since this gesture could be misinter- the boss and this helps to avoid fights. lished that your new acquaintance cies themselves. preted. Better to remain a little more No doubt this crustacean welcoming was not planning to steal all your For instance, wild dolphins greet aloof like domestic cats that are far gesture would escalate conflict hard-earned denarii, daggers would their pals using individual whistle less demonstrative than their larger should humans adopt it. be re-sheathed. Presumably, travelers signatures. Each has a unique whistle cousins and merely extend their tails But mammals, too, can demon- eventually just extended open hands which the dolphins use to recognize straight up when a fellow feline ap- strate less than hygienic greetings: upon meeting to demonstrate your one another. Of course, human males proaches. hippos display aggressive and territo- benign intent, ultimately evolving to once widely mimicked this technique Other animal greetings are quite rial characteristics by hurling excre- gripping them together. to casually acknowledge the presence charming: Elephants say “hi” by en- ment on rivals when they meet in the It seems there could also be a bio- of female members of their species — twining their trunks; giraffes press herd. And if this practice sounds logical component associated with that is until the 1960s when many fe- their necks together; horses rub somewhat familiar, it should. That’s greeting rituals, because they are not male humans quite rightly began noses; penguins tap their bills togeth- because it’s sometimes observed in restricted to humans. Other primates, spurning this primitive greeting ritu- er. But some are less appealing – ca- human society, particularly during a such as chimpanzees, commonly al, regarding it as offensive and evi- nine tailgating obviously comes to ritual known as “political campaign- greet each other by touching hands, dence of limited emotional evolution mind. ing.” too, although they rarely reach for in their male counterparts. In fact, quite a few animal species weapons or antiseptic hand wipes. In the case of large cats such as are clearly in need of etiquette les- Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn Uni- Handshaking is actually a some- lions, they generally greet by rubbing sons when it comes to salutations. versity at Montgomery, Alabama, and what simplistic form of greeting com- their heads and bodies against each For instance, lobsters greet by squirt- has written features, columns, and in- pared to the more elaborate behavior other. Again, it would probably be un- ing urine on each other. 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A multiple-character ings of “American Housewife” study within a tragedy, “Waco” (ABC, TV-PG), a day off (8:30 airs 25 years after the tragic p.m.), underappreciated (9:30 siege of the Branch Davidian p.m., r) * Bobby confronts his compound. demons on “9-1-1” (9 p.m., Fox, “Waco” is smart, compel- TV-14) * Name droppers on ling TV, evocative of old-fash- “Modern Family” (9 p.m., ABC, r, ioned miniseries and contem- TV-PG) * Fallon is held hos- porary tales of such antihe- tage on “Dynasty” (9 p.m., CW, roes as last summer’s Discov- TV-14) * Sickos put words in ery series “Manhunt: Una- victims’ mouths on “Criminal bomber” (now streaming on Minds” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Netflix) and the flashback- Alec Baldwin hosts “Match heavy portrait of a serial kill- Game” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14). er in the new version of “The Assassination of Gianni Ver- sace: American Crime Story,” LATE NIGHT also airing at 10 p.m. P.K. 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