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THURSDAY. AUGUST 25. 2022 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 5A
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tot/iA Editor
To the Editor:
Once again, my pal G.
David has inspired me to take
computer in hand and re
spond to his latest letter. Like
everything else that Biden
has screwed up, the clown
show of his withdrawal from
Afghanistan must be Trump's
fault. The notion that the
"agreement" with the Taliban
made in 2020 precluded
Biden (at the advice of his
senior military) from over
seeing an orderly exit from
the beleaguered country is
laughable. What part of
"commander in chief does
Joe not understand? By opt
ing for empty symbolism,
namely an exit by the an
niversary of the 9/11 attacks,
he endangered the thousands
of Afghans who risked their
lives to help us during our 20
year campaign, not to men
tion the 13 American troops
who were killed during the ill
conceived rush for the exits.
Mark Buchheim
To the Editor:
I have to say, I thoroughly
enjoyed Larry Cavender’s ar
ticle las week on Thelma
Brookshire’s 104th birthday.
I especially loved her telling
about her mom saying she
was a “pine knot.” It brought
back precious memories of
my own mother who would
have turned 100 years old
this past February. After each
of my children were bom she
would gently take them by
the feet and drag them across
the bed saying, “I am going
to turn you into a pine knot.”
When my third child came
along, she was born with
spina bifida and at six months
old had back surgery. Mama
was terrified of hurting her.
But, when she saw that we
treated her like the other two
she said, “Well, if you’re not
afraid of her, I’m not either.”
So, she began turning her
into a “pine knot” also. By
the way, she did a great job.
Thanks Mama.
Ruth Parker
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Dress code for
kids
Recently I saw two young
ladies in their late teens head
ing into a store and was
slightly appalled by what
they were wearing. They ap
peared to be wearing what
looked like pajamas, but the
bottoms were more like short
shorts that you might sleep
in, not wear out in public.
Full disclosure: I am a
senior and from another age
when what you wore re
flected on how you wanted
others to see you and think of
you. (Think “Clothes make
the man.”) Had these young
ladies been my daughters or
granddaughters, I would have
had them change clothes be
fore leaving the house.
When I looked at them, I
was drawn to the clothing,
not their cute faces, and
thought they were sending a
bad message out into the uni
verse.
I recently saw a picture of
another young girl for her
first day of high school as a
sophomore. Her very short
skirt had a slight slit in the
side and the length was more
like the short shorts the pre
vious girls were wearing.
Now, I’m not advocating
for the return of ankle length
skirts, but I worry that some
parents are not paying
enough attention to what
their kids are wearing. And
even if they are, there are
times when kids take a
change of clothing in their
backpack to change into
when they get to school.
Often the clothes are things
their parents might not ap
prove of if they saw them.
On one hand, letting your
child wear what he wants al
lows him to express himself.
On the other hand, it could
mean battles over what is and
isn't appropriate.
Now that kids are back in
school, each school system
will have its own dress codes
for students. Parents should
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be aware of them and make
sure their kids are dressed ap
propriately. After all, there
are reasons why dress codes
exist.
Rules serve life; they keep
us safe - laws governing how
we drive, for example. Raise
your hand to speak, do your
homework, don’t hit. For
adolescents, rides provide
predictability and consis
tency.
Dress codes can be con
structive. Guidelines often
preclude profanity, illegal
substance use promotion, or
gang affiliation, for example.
As previously mentioned, it’s
also true others judge us
based on how we present,
and we in turn make assump
tions about people’s values,
lifestyle, character, and more
based on what they put on
that morning.
If you have not already
seen a copy of your child’s
school dress code, you
should be able to go to the
school website and access it.
Take time to review it with
your child and make sure
they understand it and why it
is important to comply with
it.
As far as a parent main
taining a dress code outside
of school, that is something
that every family should dis
cuss. Children deserve the
right to self-expression in
their clothing up to a point.
Beyond that, it is every par
ent’s responsibility to make
sure their child sends the
right messages in their dress
when they leave the house.
One of the things that re
search has shown us is that
when parents set rides kids
don't think are legitimate,
kids tend to disobey them.
Often, they just lie or become
secretive.
Setting limits, fairly con
strained and often explained,
has some pretty striking re
sults. Children and adoles
cents are more likely to obey
and less likely to lie. They are
more likely to respect their
parents and like them. They
are more likely to say they
share their parents' values
and agree with them.
When parents and chil
dren work together on this
issue, everyone can be satis
fied with their personal dress
code both at home and at
school.
[Mary Migliaro, M.Ed. is
an educator and Parent
Mentor. She may be reached,
maiymigliaro@aol.com.]
The Sheriff’s Beat
From the Pickens Sheriff’s Office
In addition to the activity
from the Uniform Patrol Di
vision, Court Service
Deputies reported the fol
lowing statistics for the past
week:
Persons Scanned at
Front Door: 1,305
Weapons Found: 6
Courts Held: 15
Arrests Made in
the Courthouse: 2
Civil Papers Received: 26
Civil Papers Served: 28
In the Adult Detention
Center:
Total Jail population: 64
Total male inmates: 51
Total female inmates: 13
Sex Offenders:
There are currently 71 sex of
fenders registered with the
Pickens Sheriff’s Office.
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REPORT
The Pickens Sheriff’s Office
responds to many calls for
service every day. The fol
lowing incidents are a few
deputies respond to each day.
Out of gas then car
was stolen
A man called to report his
truck being stolen. The man
told the deputy that about a
week ago he ran out of gas so
he pulled his truck off the
road and had someone pick
him up.
The man said he went
back a day later to get his
truck but it was gone. The
man said he has called tow
ing companies in Pickens all
week, but none have his
truck. The man said he did
not know who would have
taken his truck.
Woman reports fraud
A woman called to report
that the ex-boyfriend of her
deceased daughter was using
her deceased daughter’s in
formation to open accounts.
The woman said the ex
boyfriend used her deceased
daughter’s information to
open a cell phone account
and to fill some prescriptions.
The woman said the ex
boyfriend had active warrants
on him as well.
Stolen Viagra
A woman reported that
her husband’s Viagra had
been stolen. The woman said
it had been in the tv stand in
her bedroom, but now it is
gone. The woman seems to
think her friend stole the Vi
agra, and her friend stays
somewhere in Dawsonville,
but the woman did not know
the exact address for her
friend. Deputies attempted to
reach the friend, but were un
successful.
Altered Check
A business owner made a
report that he had sent a
check in the mail to another
business for the amount of
$263. A few days later the
business owner’s bank con
tacted him about some fraud
ulent activity. The check he
wrote for $263 had a differ
ent name written over the
name slot and the amount
had been changed to $9,284.
The check did go through.
The business owner needed a
report for the bank.
Gun found in a
repossessed truck
A company called to re
port finding a gun inside a re
possessed truck. The gun
was found under the front
passenger seat of the truck.
The company did not have
any contact information for
the former owner of the
truck. The
deputy ran the serial number
on the gun and it did not
come back as stolen or miss
ing.
The deputy took posses
sion of the gun for safe keep
ing at the sheriff’s office.
Mother and daughter
agree to end dispute by
going to their rooms
A deputy was called to a
home because a mother and
daughter were arguing. Both
the mother and the daughter
said they were angry with
each other because they both
wanted to be left alone, and
each one kept poking at each
other. The mother and
daughter agreed to go to their
own rooms and not speak to
each other for the rest of the
day.
Wife told of threat
against husband
A woman called to file a
report about a road rage inci
dent. The woman said she
had already made a report
with the Jasper Police De
partment, but was told to
make one with the sheriff’s
office as well.
The woman said there had
been a road rage incident in
volving her husband and a
contract company. The
woman said she does not
know anyone with that com
pany, however they make
several deliveries in her
neighborhood. The woman
said one of her friends told
her that she heard the con
tractor say if he saw the
woman’s husband again he
would shoot him.
The woman wanted the
incident documented.
Missing dog found
A woman called a deputy
to make a report about her
missing dogs. She said her
two dogs were out front play
ing and then they were both
missing.
The woman said she saw
one of her dogs on a vet’s
webpage. The woman said
the vet would not give her the
information of the person that
had her dog so she could get
it back.
The deputy was able to
find out who had the dog, he
called that person and the
person told the deputy that
the dog was found in the
woods and she took it to the
vet to get checked out.
Arrangements were made to
return the dog to its owner.
Possible trespassing
A woman called to report
that she could see a camper
on her neighbor’s property
that is partially in the road,
but she didn’t think the per
son had permission to live in
that camper on that property.
The deputy went to the
property owner and was told
the person living in the
camper does have permission
to be there. No one was tres
passing at this time.
Ran over mailboxes
A woman reported to a
deputy that she heard a vehi
cle revving its engine, when
she looked outside and saw a
car coming down the road
and turned in front of her
house hitting a mailbox of a
vacant home. The woman
yelled at the car and it took
off and hit another mailbox.
The woman was able to give
a description of the car.
During this past week, the Pickens Sheriff’s Office responded
to or initiated 1,493 calls for service.
These numbers are taken
from the report provided directly from the 911 Center where all
calls are logged as they are perfonned. Below is a breakdown
of all dispatched calls by the call type for each incident.
Accidents
17
Suicide Threats / Attempts
0
Domestics
14
Theft / Burglary Related
17
Forgery / Fraud
3
Traffic Stops
75
Citations Issued
N/A
Animal Investigations
8
Suspicious Persons/Activity
24
Alarm Calls
13
Stranded Motorists
6
Street Hazards
13
Vandalism
1
Abandoned Vehicles
3
Extra Patrol - neighborhoods, businesses, residences 1,101.
In addition to these, other calls include search warrants, civil
service, 911 hang-up calls, assaults, disorderly persons, missing
persons, assistance with medical calls, natural death investiga
tions, demented persons, funeral escorts, harassment, trespass-
ing, and many more.
Breakdown of Charges for those Arrested:
15 individuals were booked into the Adult Detention Center on charges
from the Pickens Sheriff’s Office. Out of these, the following charges
were taken by PSO deputies (note: some individuals have multiple
charges):
DUI-3
Simple assault -1
Citations issued -12
Terroristic threats - 2
Obstruction of LEO - 2
Probation Violation - 3
Hold for another county - 21
Assault/battery - 1
Violation Of Rico Act - 1
Possession of Schedule 1 Substance - 1
Disorderly Conduct -1
Family drug court violation - 1
Battery -1
Criminal Trespass -1
Cruelty to Children 2nd Degree - 1
DUI Child Endangerment - 1
Hit and Run - 1
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