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THURSDAY. JUNE 24. 2021 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 5A
Kirby descendent visits family’s cabin in Jasper
Camille Kirby Kemp and
her father-in-law Floyd
Kemp stopped by the Quin-
ton-Kirby cabin maintained
by the Pickens Flistorical So
ciety last Friday.
Kirby is a third generation
descendent of Stephen Kirby
who moved here from South
Carolina and either built (or
possibly renovated) an exist
ing Cherokee cabin around
1861. The cabin originally
stood on Dunbean Hill off of
Flighway 53, closer to the
Pickens Fligh School en
trance. A Cherokee census
shows Charles Dunbean
owned two cabins in that area
in 1835 and the oak and pine
cabin in town could be one of
those. The cabin was relo
cated to the Old Jail spot in
downtown Jasper (1997)
after spending two decades
on the campus of Jasper Ele
mentary (1975-1996).
It has been restored and
features items and panels in
side to show the life of early
settlers.
Ms. Kirby Kemp said the
family still uses the name
Stephen Kirby with her
brother Stephen Kirby III and
a nephew as Stephen Kirby
IV. Ms. Kemp has relocated
to the general Jasper area and
when her father-in-law came
for a visit, she showed him
the cabin as part of his visit.
She said the Kirby family
takes a lot of pride in know
ing their ancestor’s cabin is
preserved and a regular at
traction in downtown. “I will
wave at it when I am out
doing errands,” she said. “I
think it is very cool that the
cabin where my great-grand
father lived is right here.”
The original Stephen
Kirby was influential in the
Jasper Methodist Church and
founded the first high school
in this area, the Kirby Acad
emy. He died in 1893.
The Old Jail and cabin are
open many weekends and
special tours can be arranged.
See Pickens Historical Soci
ety and Old Jail in Jasper on
Facebook.
Camille Kirby Kemp is a third generation descendent of Stephen Kirby who built the Cherokee cabin that now sits on
North Main Street. Kemp and her father-in-law Floyd Kemp visited the historic cabin last week.
Letters totfa Editor
To the Editor:
In regard to last week's
editorial I have been advocat
ing for a sidewalk network
since 2012 if not earlier, that
would connect downtown
Jasper to the community cen
ter, and at a bigger level to
Tate and Talking Rock. Civic
health is imperative in overall
civic pride and luring quality
economic development ini
tiatives. As well as for use in
weather events like ice
storms where driving can be
perilous. Significant side
walk improvement in the
Jasper city limits has been
needed yesterday.
Funding for such infra
structure can be provided via
SPLOST, as a requirement
for new or improved residen
tial and commercial entities
or bonding mechanisms that
could be part of a larger
transportation/recreation
project long overdue.
The young man who lost
his life should not go in vain.
Let's see about using some of
the stimulus funding to actu
ally create stimulus and im
prove pedestrian safety
within the community.
Greg Moore
To the Editor:
I am writing this letter re
garding the editorial in last
week’s Progress for the need
of sidewalks in Jasper/Talk
ing Rock/Nelson. My hus
band and I walk the
sidewalks in Jasper on a daily
basis and they are all in des
perate need of repair. They
are not only dangerous but
also an eyesore. I have seen
several families with children
struggle to navigate the side
walk with strollers. The side
walks in Ball Ground are an
example of a well planned
asset to their city. Why can’t
we have an inviting and safe
sidewalk system in the city of
Jasper and more sidewalks
surrounding the area?
The editorial stated that
there was SPLOST money
dedicated to sidewalk im
provements dating back to
2014. What happened to that
money and to the commit
ment to improve the side
walks?
I hope the city and county
leaders will accept the chal
lenge and walk the sidewalks
to see the need to repair and
add sidewalks in and around
our city.
Julie Hickman
To the Editor:
I don't know if nuclear
first strike capability is possi
ble. We need to determine if
an arms race with Russia
could lead to our annihila
tion; and if so, we need to
have both countries agree to
a freeze on new nuclear
weapons (at least if such a
freeze is verifiable.) There
should of course be immedi
ate inspection of any sus
pected nuclear weapon sites.
If Russia doesn't agree to
this—and if any diplomatic
gesture such as inviting them
to join NATO doesn't work,
and/or increased trade doesn't
remove the threat—then we
need to have tougher sanc
tions than we do at present.
Alvin Blake
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Family Matters: Time management for kids
[This is part 1 of a two-part
discussion on time manage
ment. Be on the lookout for a
followup Time management
for teens, next week.]
to search in vain for them two central place
hours later, it shouldn't be
any surprise that your daugh
ter can't find her shoes when
it's time to leave the house.
By Mary Migliaro
Parent Mentor
Understanding time helps
kids to use their time well.
It’s a key part of executive
functioning skills such as
planning and prioritizing.
And working with them
now while school is out is a
great time to develop these
skills.
The key to teaching your
children how to manage their
time is to help them to prior
itize. What are the things that
your family values most?
If it is family time, how
much of a priority to you give
to having a weekly family
night? As you help your chil
dren prioritize their sched
ules, think about what is
important enough to commit
time to each day, whether it is
family time, school studies,
extra-curricular activities or
just play time.
A sense of time is differ
ent for each child. Two- and
three-year-olds enjoy the pre
dictability of routines but live
mostly in the present. Their
sense of time involves
mainly “now or not now,”
and they have limited ability
to wait. Five- and six-year-
olds have a clearer under
standing of past, present, and
future. They can anticipate
happy events and have some
grasp of “next week” versus
“tomorrow” versus “a long
time ago.” Seven- to ten-
year-olds have the skills nec
essary to use clocks and
calendars.
Here are some basic meth
ods for helping children man
age their time well:
• Set the Right Example
Kids leam what they see.
If you come in and throw the
mail wherever, drop your
coat over a chair, and toss
your keys on the table, only
• Start Early
Even toddlers can start
learning how to manage their
time. Make it into a game:
"Can you finish getting those
blocks into the box by the
time your favorite song is
over?" Kids are also very vi
sual learners so using a timer
or even an old-fashioned
hourglass can help them visu
alize how much time they
have for an activity.
• Set a Morning Schedule
If you find that mornings
are too chaotic in your home,
consider having a checklist
for the night before of having
school clothes ready, home
work and supplies put into
their bags, lunches made, etc.
Make sure they are put in a
• Find a Place for
Everything
Organizers believe that
everything should have its
place, and everyone in the
household should have their
own space for coats, keys,
backpacks, briefcases, and
shoes. Once in place, no time
is wasted looking for that
backpack or coat.
• Give Each Child a
Calendar
The calendar should be
big enough that you or your
child, once he or she is old
enough, can write in all the
things that need to be done.
Everyone’s activities should
then be placed on the family
calendar, so everyone knows
what is going on for the
week/month. If that seems
too much, just use the family
calendar and put everyone’s
activities on it. Place it in a
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central location for all to see
and refer to each day.
• Don’t Overschedule the
Kids
Kids need time to dream
and play and just be kids.
Their structured school day is
confining so free time is im
portant. If all their free time
is spent going to baseball,
ballet, swimming lessons,
Scouts, etc., they will be ex
hausted and so will you. Let
children select one activity
outside of school they are re
ally interested in and leave
remaining free time just that.
Balancing activities and
managing time is critical for
everyone. Following these
techniques will help you and
your family make the most of
the time you have.
[Mary Migliaro, M.Ed. is
an educator and Parent Men
tor. She may be contacted at
maiymigliaro@aol.com.]
Community Responds
Sidewalks
By Angela Reinhardt
Staff Writer
areinhardt@pickensprogress.com
Last week’s editorial ar
gued for more sidewalks in
the county and cities, not
only for recreational walk
ing but to help people who
lack transportation find
work at local businesses as
none of the main commer
cial areas are served by side
walks. We asked our
Facebook followers if they
agreed or disagreed with the
editorial, and where they
would like to see sidewalks
in the community.
Rebecca Prather - Yes, I
would definitely love to see
more sidewalks. I think this
will provide safety for resi
dents that want to enjoy a
walk around Jasper.
Meagan Swirk -1 agree.
It would be nice if they were
wide enough for bicycles,
but definitely yes to any
more sidewalks in general.
Morgan Blythe - Defi
nitely need sidewalks. When
I worked at Pruitt, having to
walk four miles with no
sidewalk kind of sucked. Es
pecially tripping in holes
and not having safe places to
walk.
Kim Martin - Yes, to
more sidewalks. Extend ex
isting ones from downtown
west, across 515 (maybe a
pedestrian overpass?) to the
Kroger shopping area; south
down S. Main/Refiige to at
least the park area if not
clear to 108; east to the high
school; and north to at least
Philadelphia [Road].
Chris Bartholomew - A
lot of people are without
transportation. A lot of peo
ple walk in Jasper. I person
ally love sidewalks and
would like to see more.
Tim Brooks - The stretch
of Hwy 53 from Brooks
Apartments to the Baptist
church has needed side
walks for 30 years. Many
people who live in that area
have no transportation.
Patty Grier - I've been
looking and hoping for side
walks for 20 years.
Tracey Thomas - At
least make sidewalks from
downtown to Roper Park.
I’ve been saying that for
years.
Will Tate - I’d love to see
more sidewalks. People
should be able to safely walk
in and around Jasper and
areas of the county.
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