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He asked who coached the lacrosse team.

“I suspect he already knew the answer,” Harner said. There was no lacrosse team. Not at Hilton Head or any other high school in the state.

With more than two dozen signatures, the student, whose name Harner could not recall, persuaded Harner the Seahawks could field boys and girls teams. Harner enlisted the help of South Carolina’s chapter of U.S. Lacrosse, and in the spring the Seahawks fielded the state’s first high school lacrosse teams.

Eight years later, the sport has reached its tipping point.

“It’s going to go to trial; it’s not going to be a plea, I can tell you that,” Columbia attorney John O’Leary said after a bail hearing for his client, Lance Cpl. Steve Garren.

U.S. Magistrate William Catoe allowed Garren, 39, of Greenwood, to remain free on a $25,000 unsecured bail, which means he doesn’t have to put up any money.

If convicted, Garren, a 15-year Highway Patrol veteran, faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.

Garren didn’t make any statements in Thursday’s hearing, other than to tell Catoe he was drug-free when asked.

South Carolinians from U.S. Rep. Henry Brown and U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint to regular citizens expressed satisfaction.

“That ruling goes 100 percent with my beliefs,” said Rep. Michael Pitts, R-Laurens, a former law enforcement officer who sponsored a bill this session to create a tax-free weekend for the purchase of guns.

“When you take the Constitution and read all of the letters written by the founding fathers at that time and you consider the context of that time, it’s clear that the Second Amendment refers to an individual right,” he said.

The Supreme Court’s ruling was based on a decades-old handgun ban in the District of Columbia, a restriction spurred by big-city street violence.

The boys, students in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice school system, were watching an updated, pop-reference-laden stage version of “Sleeping Beauty,” where the princess was more Britney Spears than Belle, and Ozzy Osbourne was the “king” of rock ‘n’ roll.

Oliver, a DJJ Communities in Schools student, recognized Osbourne from the rocker’s former top-rated MTV reality show.

“That Ozzy was a funny character. It was a good play,” he said afterward.

The play, by the Columbia Children’s Theatre, is part of DJJ’s initiative to infuse its curriculum with the arts and was made possible through a Distinguished Arts Program grant from the S.C. Department of Education.

The meeting was the first between the presidential search committee, which includes USC faculty, and the full board.

Miles Loadholt, chairman of the search committee, said board members began discussing the candidates for the first time Thursday to try to start building a consensus.

“We’re getting closer,” he said.

But Loadholt would not name any candidates or give a timeline for the announcement of candidates. State law requires the board to disclose at least three finalists.

The last bell will ring at 2:30 p.m., stretching the school day a total of 20 minutes — a strategy administrators believe will “improve academic achievement.”

It will not mean a change in bus schedules, the district said.

“We know seat time is important,” superintendent Allen J. Coles said. “We believe our students need as much seat time as they can possibly get.”

Richland 1’s new policy puts elementary schools on the same footing as its middle and high schools. And the district joins Lexington 4 and Kershaw County public schools in scheduling seven hours of daily instruction.

Rising sixth-graders in the Alcorn/Gibbes Prepatory Regalia Enrichment Program (A/G PREP), an alternative summer camp, spend three weeks enhancing their studies and learning about a range of topics, including careers, etiquette, public speaking, violence prevention and teen pregnancy prevention.

About 30 kids were recognized Thursday for completing at least 25 hours in the free program, which the Columbia Urban League helps sponsor with Richland 1. Participants received a certificate, shirt and small stipend.

“It just opens up a new world to them and gives them a reality check about what to expect when they come to middle school and what to expect out of life,” said Wilhelmina McBride, a co-cordinator of the program with Richland 1.

Passion East-Young, 11, who will attend Gibbes Middle School, said learning how to avoid peer pressure was helpful.

Bible Way Church of Atlas Road will transform into a satellite courthouse in a couple of weeks — becoming the 10th site of the federally-funded Fugitive Safe Surrender program in the nation, said Tim Stec, a deputy U.S. marshal based in Columbia.

More than 100,000 people with outstanding warrants in Richland and Lexington counties can surrender between July 9 and 12, start resolving their cases and move on with their lives.

“The goal is to get warrants cleared up so people can be reintegrated into the community,” Stec said. “In some cases, the whole case can be adjudicated that day. We’re gonna get people through as quickly as we can.”

The program targets non-violent fugitives in the two counties, Stec said, but anyone — including murder suspects — can surrender.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has ordered Cayce to adopt 2002 flood maps or risk losing flood insurance eligibility.

Flood zones have been in dispute, including court challenges, for more than a decade. The fight dates to when the project was the larger, $1 billion Green Diamond proposal.

Cayce City Council tentatively adopted the FEMA plan last week despite complaints from city leaders that Cayce zoning standards offered sufficient flood protection.

Council chairman Joe McEachern, Sheriff Leon Lott and County Auditor Paul Brawley, among others, will lead the event.

Information: (803) 576-2065.

Bush River Road, 2000 block: Officers were called to a motel Wednesday evening after an assault against a woman was reported. A clerk working at the motel said three men approached the front desk and asked her which room the victim was staying in. She told the men the room number, and they left the lobby. A short time later, the clerk heard an argument going on between the men and the victim. The men returned to the lobby via the elevator, and when the elevator doors opened, the clerk saw one of the men punching the woman in the face. The men tried to leave the scene in a truck, but when the victim ran after them, they stopped and threw her in the back of the vehicle.

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Pine Knoll Court, 100 block: A man called police Monday to report that two boxes of blank checks were stolen from him in May and someone had cashed some of them. The victim didn’t call police initially to report the stolen checks because he thought he had misplaced them. But the victim’s bank notified him Monday that large sums of cash had been withdrawn from his account by someone posing as him. The total amount stolen was reported at $20,000.

I-26 West: A man called police Tuesday to report a trailer had been stolen. The victim said he was traveling on I-26 when one of the trailer’s tires went flat and damaged the rear axle. He left the trailer on the side of the interstate, and when he returned two days later with parts to repair the wheel, the trailer was gone. The 16-foot-long trailer had a cement mixer welded to it, and the approximate value was reported at $4,500.

The Richland 1 Middle College charter school, the nonprofit School for Economic Educational Development and the city’s TN Development Corp. are joint recipients of the grant that targets reducing “unemployment, illiteracy and poverty rates.”

The charter school will work with 40 teens, mostly from C.A. Johnson and Eau Claire high schools. SEED says it can serve 60 clients in their late teens and early 20s over the next year. The development corporation will underwrite a 15-week training course for adults.

Carolina Springs Academy director Elaine Davis said several students returning to the dorm after lunch Wednesday smelled smoke. Fire officials say the blaze burned for more than two hours and destroyed the dorm.

The school moved the boys to another dorm on campus. The Red Cross will give them bedding, clothes and school supplies.

Contributing: Staff writers Adam Beam, Dawn Hinshaw, Clif LeBlanc and Bill Robinson; The Associated Press

No one was injured, but three houses were struck by bullets at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday at Summit Terrace Court.

Reports indicate a man on a sidewalk and passengers in two separate vehicles were arguing before shots were fired.

Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at (888) CRIME-SC.

— From Staff Reports

The event had a church service-like feel: Salvation Army Columbia chairman Michael Beal held up two offering plates while asking for money, and the Rev. Amos DiSasa delivered a sermon. A soloist sang, “We Can Light the Way.”

The group needs to raise $5 million by Nov. 15 to match a $5 million grant from the Knight Foundation. They also will ask local governments for $5 million.

The casket will be placed in the church at 12 p.m.

Mr. Favor died Sunday, June 22, 2008, in Palmetto Health Richland Heart Hospital.

He was the son of the late Maggie Rumph Favor.

Survivors are his sisters, Sadie Favor and Carolyn Favor of St. Matthews and Sarah Favor of Chicago, Illinois; brothers, Thomas Favor and Rogers Williams of Columbia, SC; and other siblings, Roosevelt Pinckney and Ollie Mae Taylor, both of New Jersey.

J.P. Holley Funeral Home has been entrusted with final arrangements.

Mr. Rhoden died Saturday. Born in Eastover, SC, he was the son of the late James and Laura Nixon Rhoden. He was a member of Reid Chapel AME Church where he was a member of the gospel choir, concert choir and the Voices of Unity.

He is survived by his wife, Ora H. Rhoden; sons, Kenneth Rhoden, Jeffery Hines; daughers, Patricia Lane, Vanessa Rhoden, Regina Bogue, Oritta Murphy, Natalie N. Hine, Julie Rhoden; three sisters; fourteen grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.

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Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late John Mayfield and Mary Mitchell Charles. She was retired from the Kendall Company, Oakland plant and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church.

She is survived by sons, Luther Troy Martin, Jr. and wife Amy of Prosperity, Wayne Gregory of Irvin, TX; a daughter, Faye Mace and husband Ray of Prosperity; a stepson, Toby Martin of Little Mountain; a sister, Clara Massey of Greenville; 14 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the McSwain-Evans Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to the White Oak Manor, Activities Department, 2555 Kinard Street, Newberry, SC 29108.

Pat was born in Ridge Spring, South Carolina, daughter of Joseph C. Watson II and Aurelia Cunningham Watson. In 1942 she was graduated summa cum laude from Columbia College, majoring in English. An elementary school teacher in South Carolina during the early years of the war, Pat married the love of her life, Frank Brown, in 1943, rearing their family of three sons. They lived in Bethesda, Maryland, for over 40 years prior to moving to Riderwood Village in Silver Spring in 2003.

While giving high priority to her family, Pat also led a full life of active service to the church and community over many years. Pat was a longtime member of the Chevy Chase Women’s Club as well as the Chevy Chase Garden Clubs. She volunteered with the Red Cross for many years and devoted herself to visitation of the elderly and infirm at many hospitals and homes in the metro area, including the Washington Home for the Incurables (now the Washington Home), and the Ingleside Presbyterian Home. More recently she was a regular volunteer at Renaissance Gardens, Riderwood’s rehabilitation hospital where in recent years she conducted weekly group readings that were very popular among the residents. Her infectious energy, the lilt of her Southern accent, and her gracious and caring spirit touched all who knew her.

Pat led an active and varied vocational life as well. During the 1980s, in partnership with Faye Purl, she formed Estate Brokers, a thriving enterprise that gave her an opportunity to deepen her love of antiques. One of the first female elders at Fourth Presbyterian Church, she joined the staff as the Minister of Concern in the early 80s. In this role, Pat reported to Dr. Richard Halverson and represented the church in visitation and lay caregiving. Pat also served as a founding elder of New Life Presbyterian Church in Gaithersburg, and held numerous leadership roles at National Presbyterian Church and Riderwood Village Chapel.

Pat’s was a life well lived in service to her Lord, her church, and her family. She is survived by Frank and her three sons as well as six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, her sister, Elizabeth and brothers Mike and Joe. A memorial service was held at Riderwood Chapel on Saturday, May 10th. Interment will be at 3:00 p.m. June 28, 2008, in Ridge Spring Cemetery, Ridge Spring, South Carolina. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Riderwood Village Chapel, 3140 Gracefield Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904, Attn: Rev. Louis Woods.

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Mr. Bass died Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Born in Columbia, he was a son of the late Ivey Talmadge and Lannie Branham Bass. From 1979 to 1983, he proudly served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. He was a current employee of Belk’s Distribution Center, and had previously worked at Palmetto Baptist Hospital and Rich’s Macy’s. Jerry was a loving father and husband, an avid Clemson fan and an outdoorsman. He was always eager and willing to help others no matter how small or great the task. Mr. Bass was a member of Harmony Baptist Church, Elgin.

Survivors include his wife, Grace Keels Bass; sons, Terrill and Adam Bass of the home; sisters, Lillie Mae Brown and late husband Tom of Blythewood, Esther (Franklin) Thomas of Kershaw, Rebecca (Danny) Gunter of Blythewood, Sylvia (Roger) Browning of Blythewood; brothers, Melvin (Ann) Bass of Myrtle Beach, SC, Larry (Eunice) Bass of Sabetha, KS, Donnie Ray (Evelyn) Bass of West Columbia; sister-in-law, Eltis (Mike) Slice; brothers-in-law, Stan (Delores) Keels, Daniel Keels; mother-in-law, Lucille Keels; father-in-law, Stanford (Pauline) Keels. Jerry was preceded in death by brothers, Michael, Talmadge and Calvin Bass.

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Mr. Shealy was born as the sixth of eleven children to the late T.A. Shealy and Corrie Steele Shealy on May 19, 1921, in Lexington County.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his eldest son, Harold Thomas “Tommy” Shealy; daughter-in-law, Marilyn Gunnells Shealy; and infant son, Samuel David Shealy, and infant daughter, Brenda Pauline Shealy; his brothers, George A. Shealy, Onnie A. “Dick” Shealy, H. Frank Shealy, Earl Shealy, Homer Shealy; his sisters, Thelma Shealy, Annie Mae Lindler; sisters-in-law, Nell Shealy, Mary Shealy and Juanita Shealy and an infant sibling.

He is survived by his endearing and loving wife of 65 years, Eula Mae Shealy of West Columbia; daughter and son-in-law, Sandra Shealy Wiley and James Michael “Jim” Wiley of Charlotte, NC; his grandchildren, Andrew Lyn Shealy (Tina) of Lexington, Carolyn Elizabeth Wiley of Charlotte, NC, Shannon Renee Shealy-Blume (Travis) of West Columbia, Angela Wiley Jacklin (Ben) of Charlotte, NC, Matthew David Wiley of Hickory, NC; his great-grandchildren, Skyler Thomas Blume, Caleb Thomas Shealy, Marlin Andrew Blume and Marilyn Grace Blume; his sisters, Roselee Coppel and Kizzie Morris, his sister-in-law, Helen Shealy; and many cousins, nephews and nieces. Mr. Shealy loved all of his family and friends.

Mr. Shealy, a member of “the greatest generation,” answered the call to serve and defend his country in the Army Air Forces. He served multiple tours of duty in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. Upon returning from the service, Mr. Shealy worked and retired from Columbia Duct Mill/Mount Vernon Mills in Columbia. After retirement Mr. Shealy worked for Lindler Manufacturing in West Columbia.

Surviving are her husband, Clinton Hughes; sons, Clinton E. and Robert “Bobby” Hughes; brother, Dr. Robert Charles McMillian; 2 grandchildren.

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Mrs. Kyzer, widow of John M. Kyzer, died Thursday, June 26, 2008. Born in Gilbert, she was a daughter of the late James and Cora Price Sease and was a member of Brookland United Methodist Church.

Surviving are sons, James D. and Johnny M. Kyzer, daughters, Thelma Williams and Clara Sease, 12 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren.

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Helen was born February 25, 1927, in Chester, the daughter of the late Palmer Patterson and Flora McGarity McKinney. She was a graduate of Greenville General Hospital School of Nursing. Retiring from the nursing field in 1973, she worked in various offices and as a private duty nurse.

She was a member of Sandy Springs Baptist Church, where she served as Clerk of Church; was a former Sunday School Teacher and Treasurer.

Surviving are her daughters, Joyce B. and husband John Rossbach of Syracuse, NY, Susan B. and husband James Bradley of Florence; her sons, James Allen Brown, Jr. and wife Brenda of Conway and John M. Brown of Nashville, TN; her sisters, Jeanette Elliott, Nena Wages, Nell Clack, all of Chester and Fay Whitt of Jacksonville, FL; a brother, Robert McKinney of Chester; five grandchildren, Robert A. Taylor and wife Marie, Ashley E. Bradley, Joshua E. Bradley, Alliegh S. Brown, Leon Brown and three great-grandchildren, Justin, Allison, and Joshua Taylor.

She was predeceased by one brother and three sisters.

Funeral services with Masonic rites will be held 11 o’clock, Friday morning, June 27, 2008, at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Hendersonville Highway, Walterboro.

Mr. Chambers was born August 20, 1928, in Warsaw, Georgia, and was a son of the late William F. Chambers and Margaret Lucinda Adams Chambers. He served his country in the United States Army and was a retired machinist from Asten Dryer Fabrics in Walterboro. He was a member of Canadys First Baptist Church and was a member of Bethlehem Masonic Lodge No. 338 Ancient Free Masons in Round O. He loved his children and grandchildren especially, but loved his wife very much. He will be remembered for his love of camping and fishing with his family and brothers-in-law at Santee Lake. He also loved children of all kinds and walks of life in Walterboro. A great supporter of the Walterboro Bulldogs, he gave his time to the youth of Walterboro by being the director of the Dixie Youth Baseball Program for fifteen years and Walterboro Midget Football for six years. He and his wife were both volunteers for the Disaster Relief organization where they traveled the country to help those in need.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ruth Garnett Chambers; two sons, Billy Wayne Chambers and his wife Lisa of Walterboro and Kevin Chambers and his wife Tammy of Walterboro; a brother, Henry Chambers of Walterboro; four sisters, Cleo Fox of Simpsonville, Rena Sowell of Rocky Ford, Georgia, Ulma Hillman of Birmingham, Alabama, and Etta McQuaig of Brunswick, Georgia; and nine grandchildren, Cody Chambers, Skylar Chambers, Jewell Chambers, Kenny Chambers, Brittany Chambers, Jessica Frierson, Nicolette Risher, Casey Risher and Michael Risher; as well as one great-grandchild, Dwayne Carrol.

Flowers will be accepted, or for those that wish, the family has suggested that memorials be directed in his memory to: Canadys First Baptist Church, 11383 Jefferies Highway, Walterboro, South Carolina 29488.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 28, 2008, in Waters-Powell Funeral Home Chapel in Florence. Burial will follow in Florence Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Waggoner was born in Ashland, Kentucky, a son of the late James Oliver and Georgia Damron Waggoner. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Mr. Waggoner was the owner and president of Rental Uniform Service of Florence and Charleston, SC. He was a member and Elder of the McDowell Presbyterian Church in Greeleyville, SC.

Survivors include his wife, Polly M. Waggoner of Manning; two sons, Jeffery Waggoner of Apopka, FL, and Richard Waggoner of Mt. Pleasant, SC; two daughters, Judy Bourne of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, and Elizabeth Holder of N. Charleston, SC; a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Mr. Robson was promoted to glory Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Born in Fort Lauderdale, FL, he was the son of the late Carl Douglas and Donna Gaines Robson. He was a member of West Kingston Baptist Church, Rhode Island. He was employed with Wycliffe Bible Translators and he was very passionate about Bible translation world wide.

Surviving are his wife, Alice Spencer Robson; son, Brian Robson of Rhode Island; brother, Douglas Robson of Tennessee; nephews, Alex, Ian and Sean Robson.

Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Please sign the online register book at www.kornegayfuneral.com.

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Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home, 2930 Colonial Drive, Columbia, South Carolina, is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Hart died June 25, 2008. Born in Norway, he was the son of Paris Sr. and Ethel W. Hart Barber. He was a veteran of U.S. Army and a retiree of the Army National Guard. Mr. Hart was employed as a Mechanics Tech, a member of the Order of Masons, Shriners and the VFW. He was a member of Bushy Pond Baptist Church in Norway and attended Second Nazareth Baptist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Alberta Gadson; son, William D. Hart; daughter, Stacey Hart; siblings, James Hart, Selena Barber, Jenetha Randle and Belinda Barber; three grandchildren.

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She was the widow of Herman H. Hamm, Sr., and is survived by her son, Herman H. “Sonny” Hamm, Jr. and wife, Ann of Hopkins, SC, four grandchildren, Chuck Hamm (Barbara Ann) of Springdale, SC, Scott Hamm of West Columbia, SC, Barbara Marsh (Michael) of West Columbia, SC, Robin Miller (Frankie) of Gilbert, SC, her sisters, Kathryn Reibe of Newberry, SC, and Lera Dickert of Newberry, SC, her brother, Paul Duncan of Newberry, SC, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She is predeceased by her daughter, Barbara Hayden, two brothers and four sisters.

Visitation will be held at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Southland Chapel, West Columbia, SC, Saturday, June 28, 2008, from 2:30 until 3:30 p.m. A graveside service will follow in Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church Cemetery at 4:00 p.m.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the charity of one’s choice. Caughman-Harman Funeral Home at Southland is in charge of the arrangements.

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Born May 15, 1922, in Beaufort, Mr. Boyd was a native of Wagener. He was the son of the late Bailey and Ethel Ollie Givens Boyd, Sr.

Mr. Boyd is survived by a wife of 56 years, Mildred Gunter Boyd, sisters, Mary B. Fogle of Pelion, Wilsie B. Sullivan of Atlanta, GA, and Kathy B. (Bud) Gardner of Panama City, FL, and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by sisters, Sylvia B. Mitchell and Peggy B. Gunter and a brother, Charles E. Boyd.

He was service manager at Johnson Motor Company from which he retired after thirty years of service. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Belvedere, a Past Master and Charter member of the Belvedere Masonic Lodge, a Shriner, and Past Patron and Charter member of the Belvedere Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and Past Patron of the Wagener Eastern Star Chapter. Mr. Boyd was an Air Force veteran of WWII, having flown 43 missions with the 57th Squadron of the Second Bombardment Group, B-17 Flying Fortress Unit of the 15th Air Force as a Bombardier. Following the war, he participated in the Civil Air Patrol for 30 years as a Lt. Colonel and Command Pilot. He was also a member of American Legion Post 63 and a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veteran Chapter 44 of S.C.

The funeral service for Mr. Boyd will be Saturday, June 28th at 3 p.m. in the Wagener Chapel of Blizzard Funeral Home, 163 Main Street South (803) 564-5333, with the Rev. Dr. George Gain officiating. Burial will follow in Wagener Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. The family asks that memorials be made to Trinity Lutheran Home at 213 Laurens St., Aiken, SC 29801 or Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center at 830 Laurens St. NW, Aiken, SC 29801. An on-line register is available at www.blizzardfuneralhome.com.

Mrs. Taylor, born in Saluda, SC, October 29, 1929, passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, due to complications of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). She was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Katie Bartley Norris. Mrs. Taylor was a member of Beulah Baptist Church. She was an administrative assistant with Sears and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company.

Mrs. Taylor, a loving wife and mother, is survived by her husband, Emanuel Lloyd “Buddy” Taylor, Jr.; daughters, Monirah Taylor Womack (Gary) of Atlanta, GA, Mary Taylor Moser (Paul) of Wendell, NC, and Melissa L. Taylor (John Cox) of Winlock, WA; son, E.L. Taylor, III (Gigi) of Atlanta, GA; sisters, Marie Brickle of Cayce, SC, and JoAnn Jones of Springdale, SC; brothers, John Henry Norris of Conway, SC, and James Edward Norris (Jimmy) of West Columbia, SC, and grandson, Nicholas Taylor.

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Chase was born April 8, 1963, in Columbia, SC. He had lived in Atlanta for many years, where he worked as an accountant and computer specialist.

Surviving are his parents, William S. “Bill” Brissey and Grace McConnell Brissey; sister and brother-in-law, Lisa B. Baughman and Wes Baughman; sister, Sherry B. Partain; niece, Michelle; nephews, Cody and Andrew.

A memorial service was held in Atlanta, GA Thursday, June 26. Friends are invited to attend a Celebration of Life for Chase at the home of his parents, 1406 Hunters Trail, Anderson, Sunday, June 29, 2008, from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the American Heart Association, Upstate Chapter, 3535 Pelham Road, Suite 101, Greenville, SC 29615.

Funeral service will be 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 29, 2008, in Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg with Pastor Bobby Williams officiating. The burial will be private. Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. in Orangeburg is in charge.

Pallbearers will be Earl H. Rhea, III, Raymond J. Riles, Jr., Raymond J. Riles, Sr., Craig Black, T.J. Jeffcoat and Jim Caulk.

Mr. Black was born July 27, 1947, in Charleston, a son of the late Clarence Black and the late Ollie Mae Johnson Black. He was the owner of Black’s Jewelry.

Survivors: two brothers, Ernest E. Black of Goose Creek and Wayne C. Black of the Phillipines; one sister, Linda B. Brownlee of Wadmalaw Island, SC; friend and companion, Emily Black of Orangeburg, and close friend and caregiver, Holly Caulk of Tampa, FL; a number of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews; godchild, R.J. Riles of Walterboro.

Clearly Mike Sample, in his letter Monday (“What in the ‘habeas corpus’ does it mean?”), does not understand the writ of habeas corpus.

Suppose federal agents come to your door today and arrest you as a suspected foreign-born terrorist. Without habeas corpus, you could be held indefinitely, and it would not matter that you are neither a terrorist nor foreign born; you would not have access to a court to prove otherwise.

The writ of habeas corpus has nothing to do with guilt or innocence. It protects you and me from the capriciousness of government. It allows us to challenge, in court, whether or not our detention is legal.

So the recent ruling of the Supreme Court would provide you the opportunity to challenge your arrest as an alleged foreign-born terrorist, if that were to occur.

But while he is certainly a pioneer in modern times, he can not claim the record of being the first black Republication to serve in the Legislature “since Reconstruction ended in 1877.” Reconstruction began in 1868, when black men and white men were granted the right to vote. Because blacks constituted a majority of the population, black men were elected to a majority in the House and white men a majority in the Senate, constituting the first biracial government in state history.

Because Abraham Lincoln and Robert Smalls were Republicans, most blacks were also.

When the Democratic Party came to power in 1877, under the leadership of Democratic Gov. Wade Hampton, with the support of Republican President Rutherford B. Hayes, federal troops were removed from the state, and Reconstruction effectively came to an end.

However, the Democratic rout was not complete. Several black Republicans were elected to the Legislature as well as Congress. Among them were Thomas E. Miller and several others from Beaufort County.

“I suppose I wish there was a younger cousin. But there was nobody else to hand it off to,” said Lourie, 60.

Lourie’s will shutter at 6 p.m. Saturday after 96 years of selling fine men’s wear. The store first opened in 1912 in St. George. In 1948, the family moved it to Columbia’s Main Street.

A very slow economy and consumers’ holding their purse strings tight delivered a year of slow sales to the men’s store. Attempts to build capital through a sale of its building at 1601 Main St. and plans to lease a smaller space did not work out in time to save the business, Frank Lourie said.

For the past month, the store has held a liquidation sale. And its once-overstocked inventory of designer suits, ties, shoes and shirts is now almost bare.

Al Parish also was ordered to repay $66 million when his long-awaited sentence was handed down Thursday in a federal court in Charleston.

Parish is a former Charleston Southern University professor who admitted he bilked investors out of tens of millions of dollars. He pleaded guilty last year to two counts of fraud and one count of lying to investigators.

The court-appointed receiver, Greg Hayes, testified Thursday that Parish’s investors lost at least $66 million and that the figure could reach $75 million.

Parish had faced a maximum of just over 30 years in prison.

The Maynard, Mass.-based company announced Thursday plans to open a customer-service center in Florence where it will employ 350 people by fall.

The company will invest about $28 million in the county by next year to build a permanent facility near I-95, said Art O’Donnell, Monster’s executive vice president for global customer services.

“Our building will be visible on a major traffic route,” O’Donnell said. “It’s easily accessible for the labor force. It’s a great fit and promises for a good future.”

Beginning in September, Monster will operate out of a temporary site in downtown Florence, said Joe King, executive director of the Florence County Economic Development Partnership.

On Thursday, Columbia-based First Citizens bank agreed to buy a small bank with branches from Orangeburg to Northeast Richland for $94 million, increasing the family-owned bank’s share of the area market.

The purchase of Community Bankshares, parent of Community Resource Bank, is expected to be completed as early as October, said Craig Nix, First Citizen’s chief financial officer.

Some overlapping jobs will be cut, but the extent and timing of layoffs has not been determined. None of the two banks’ 180 branches is expected to be closed, Nix said.

As the economy slows, small banks have become more attractive targets for larger ones that are trying to amass at least $1 billion in assets — a threshold for optimum efficiency, banking experts said.

The job cuts amount to about 12.5 percent of the combined companies’ mortgage, home equity and insurance businesses, after the purchase is completed next week.

The Charlotte-based bank said the cuts will take place over the next two years in locations across the country “in instances where the two companies have significant overlap.”

Bank of America expects to close the deal July 1, having received the go-ahead from Countrywide shareholders on Wednesday.

Countrywide had been the nation’s largest mortgage originator before a spike in bad loans ravished its business.

The recalled glue guns, with the product number 939701, were sold at Dollar Tree, Dollar Bill$, Dollar Express, Greenbacks, Only One $1 and Deal$ stores from December 2007 through March 2008. Details: (800) 876-8077; www.dollartree.com or www.cpsc.gov.

• Sandal embellishment pose choking hazard

About 1,500 Nordstrom’s Cadence-Lea and Trio-Lea girls’ sandals, made in China by MeyeWorld, are being recalled because the flower embellishments on the sandals can detach, posing a choking hazard to children.

The recalled girls’ sandals are leather and were sold under the “Cadence-Lea” and “Trio-Lea” names. They were sold at Nordstrom stores from March 2008 through May 2008. Details: www.nordstrom.com or www.cpsc.gov.

The trend toward plastic, whether it’s credit or debit, appears to be the saving grace right now for companies like Discover, as customers fall behind on their debt payments and trim their spending.

Discover’s third-party payments segment produced transaction volume of $29.4 billion, up 33 percent from a year ago. Since then, Discover has signed on many new financial institutions to use its card network. The company also saw transaction volumes rise at already existing issuers.

Discover takes a small cut every time a card is swiped to make a purchase.

That jump in third-party payments partially offset the U.S. card segment’s 20 percent drop in pretax income to $309 million. Discover saw modest increases in sales on its own cards and in its portfolio of managed loans, but the company’s loan-loss provision jumped 31 percent to $582 million. In addition, Discover had to write down $44 million on its investment in securitized loans and $31 million of its investment in the asset-backed commercial paper of the mortgage lender Golden Key.

In the United States, Progressive and GMAC Insurance are the first and the largest companies to roll out this type of plan. At least two smaller companies, including Unigard Insurance of Bellevue, Wash., also are poised to start similar ones soon.

Hartford Financial Services Group is testing the same technology in Connecticut.

Drivers who participate in these plans have devices installed in their cars that, depending on the technology used, can track:

• The number of miles driven

The nation's third-largest drugstore chain also said it has turned around the declining sales in the Brooks and Eckerd stores it acquired last year, and is a matter of several months away from full integration.

The loss by Rite Aid after paying preferred stock dividends was $162.8 million, or 20 cents a share compared to a profit of $19.5 million, or 4 cents a share, in the same period a year ago.

Complete integration and remodeling of the acquired stores is expected by October, and Rite Aid converted all of the acquired Brooks and Eckerd store systems during the quarter, Rite Aid said.

"While the business environment remains challenging, we expect that completing the minor remodels, sales turning positive in the acquired stores and new pharmacy and front-end initiatives will contribute significantly to strong results in the second half of the fiscal year," Mary Sammons, Rite Aid's chairman, president and CEO, said in a statement.

The Omaha-based maker of Healthy Choice, Hunts and other consumer brands earned $201 million, or 41 cents per share during the quarter that ended May 25. That figure includes 23 cents per share of net income from discontinued operations, including the commodity trading unit.

ConAgra's quarterly earnings are up from the $192 million, or 39 cents per share, it reported a year ago.

There are several unusual items in the quarter that affect comparability. This year's fourth-quarter earnings include a restructuring charge of $22 million, or 3 cents per share.

Last year's quarter included a charge of $18 million, or 2 cents per share, for ConAgra's Peter Pan peanut butter recall and a benefit of 1 cent per share for lower-than-expected taxes.

The advance raised the likelihood that gasoline prices would also extend their march higher, and that prices of goods and services throughout the economy would also keep rising.

Oil settled up $5.09 a barrel at a record $139.64.

Oil’s latest milestone came as Chakib Khelil, president of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, said he believes oil prices could rise to between $150 and $170 a barrel this summer. Khelil also said prices will decline later in the year, and aren’t likely to reach $200 a barrel.

— The Associated Press

The five 2009 Merrill Lynch Young Entrepreneurs will be interviewed on the ETV Stock Market Program that is broadcast to schools during the fall and spring semesters. In addition, at the S.C. Council on Economic Education’s annual awards luncheon, the five young people each will receive a $200 cash prize and be honored by their teachers and fellow students.

Fill out a nomination form at www.sceconomics.org/entrepreneur_form.htm.

After announcing fourth-quarter results that exceeded analyst estimates, the business software maker dampened investor sentiment late Wednesday by raising the specter of a slowdown in the traditionally sluggish summer months.

The tepid outlook caused Oracle shares to drop by 5 percent, or $1.13, to $21.42 Thursday, dragged down by concerns that the decrepit U.S. economy may finally be sapping some of technology sector's vitality.

Given all the economic uncertainty, it makes sense for Oracle's management to set easily reachable targets, said Pacific Crest Securities analyst Brendan Barnicle.

"I think companies are realizing that you don't really get rewarded for raising guidance, so there is no reason to be a hero in an environment like this," Barnicle said.