January 24, 1973 (12 pages)

TY BLOUNT AND HIS FAMILY Ty Blount comes to Calvary Bible Church The expanding ministry of Calvary Bible Church on Colfax Highway at Union Hill has made it necessary to add another member to its staff. S Sgt Ty Blount has been called to train as youth director. His duties will be to coordinate the junior high, high school and college programs, to work closely with the youth group sponsors, and to work constructively with the students, attempting to understand their problems and assisting them. S Sgt Blount is a member of the USAF participating in Project Transition, a voluntary rogram established by the artment of Defense. This individuals leaving the service to better prepare themselve for their role in civilian life. Ty and Pam came to Grass Valley two years ago after Ty’s tour in Vietnam where he was an English language instructor for the Armed Forces Language School. é While stationed at Beale AFB, S Sgt. Blount has con-’ tinued in the education field, counseling military personnel .and their dependents in high school, college and educational technical training and has worked quite extensively in youth activities in the local area. In addition, he has taught United States History and Government for the evening division at Yuba College, Marysville. Ty received a B.A. degree, cum laude, from Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, Mass. in 1967. He-is completing requirements for a master of arts degree in history from the California State University at Long Beach and is concurrently enrolled in Chapman College pursuing counseling and secondary credential courses. Blount feels that the youth program should be designed to meet the students’ personal needs. He feels that the solution to the many problems the youth face today can be found through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and mature Christian counsel. Any young person interested in counsel, discussion groups, or Bible studies call 273-8570 or 2730942. ~ Sports program program is designed to aid those at Sierra Col lege Basketball, Softball, and Coed Volleyball will be offered at Sierra College for the Spring Semester starting January 3st. Late registration for these Classes still open to adults, Sierra College students, and high school seniors, is on Wednesday, January 31st from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. C.L. Atkinson Army graduate Private Christine L. Atkinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Atkinson of Grass Valley recently completed eight weeks of basic training at the Women’s Army Corps Center at Ft. McClellan, Alabama: She received instruction in Army history and traditions, administrative procedures, military justice, first aid and field training. The 1971 graduate of Nevada Union High School received her training in company B, WAC training Battalion V. CAPT. WILLIAM KRAMER # Patrolman to be CWC speaker Captain William Kramer, California Highway Patrolman from Placerville, will be the guest speaker Thursday for the Christian Women’s Club luncheon. Members will meet at 12:30 p.m. at the Empire Hotel for a buffet lunch. The theme will be “By the Fireside” and music will be provided by soprano soloist Ann Manuel. The special feature for the day will be Crystal Chapman from Folsom. Mrs. Chapman restores antique books and the motto of her shop is ‘‘Bound to Please.” Capt. Kramer and his wife, Mona, have five sons, one of whom is an adopted Korean. The officer is much in demand as a speaker and believes living the Christian life is the answer to today’s problems. Mrs. Kramer is quite active in the Placerville CWC and has held several offices in the club. Reservations for the lunch are necessary and may*be made by calling Joyce Lee at 265-4071 or Jean Hahn at 265-2119. Nursery care for small children is available and may be made when making lunch reservations. A sack lunch for the pre-school child should accompany them. CWC is a nondenominational organization with no membership dues or fees. There are over 600 CWC clubs across the North American Continent and new ones have been recently established in Paris, France and Rome, Italy. All interested women are welcome to attend. PASTOR’ RESIGNS Rev. Charles Horton has resigned as’ pastor of the Wesylan Church, to accept a chursch in Pasadena. ‘ The Rev. Lyndy Hill of Sacramento will be serving the Wesylan Church here the next three Sundays at the 11 a.m. service. OR RN Ba ee ree SO MO ee) EP OD OO Od a a ra COLLEGE EDUCATION There is something seemingly inconsistent with a system that pours billions into education in increasing amounts, generation after generation, only to see welfare rolls get bigger and bigger. It is a logical conclusion that the educational shoe doesn’t fit the foot. eae There are those who disagree with the contention that the basic job of the educators is to prepare youth for productive lives. They will argue that education is much more than that. Perhaps it is. But the view that education does not have the primary function of training people to earn their livlihoods is not.acceptable to a majority of citizens. It is all very well to say that to be zu'y educated one must have an appreciation of the finer things of life. Music, the arts and sciences, each have their place. So, too, does literature and just knowing how to enjoy one’s leisure time. Still, as the fellow said, ‘‘Monéy-isn’t everything but it sure ‘takes money to get those other things.”’ . One can hardly enjoy the finer things in life when his family is without food. The expansion of the tax supported educational program from its early concepts of the “three R’s’’ to “college for everyone” once had a great appeal. Parents wanted their children to have “the education” they didn’t have. j In pursuit of this seemingly admirable objective the public’ built more and more state supported colleges. Overlooked was the fact that not all can benefit from college educations. Many are not even capable of assimilating the knowledge offered in the academic high school programs. Not everyone can be a doctor or lawyer. Not everyone wants to But in setting the sights for these scholarly or professional goals for the upcoming generations there has been a downgrading of many other most necessary occupations. There is a place ‘in this world for the pl , Carpenter, electrician, bricklayer and tilesetter. Auto macs, printers, butchers, bakers and candlestick makers are alMhonorable trades. , And, unlike the old days, many of these people ride around in automobiles every bit as good as those of the banker or the doctor. ~ There is a need for sweeping readjustment in the goals of education. Dignity and pride in ‘occupational trades must be restored. Many crafts such as cabinet maker and violin maker have all but disappeared in a world of mass production. Yet the values of handcraft which produced masterpieces in furniture and violins are attested by the prices commanded for such articles produced in the days of the master craftsmen. _ The ranks of the unemployed are overflowing with people who ek training for any job. Many are. college dropouts. Finding themselves unsuited to a college education they are left stranded ° without preparation for other employment. Much of the problem seems to stem from the attitude oft expressed by doting parents, ‘‘I want my kid to have an education. I don’t want him to have to work like I have.” i It is time to face up to the realities. Life isn’t just. a bowl of cherries. Work isn’t a dirty word. It is an essential of living. And it isn’t something to be done-merely to earn a living. There is nothing more, Satisfying than doing a job and doing it well whether it be performing surgery or just digging a ditch. The sooner the educators start matching students up with the programs they are most capable of performing the sooner the relief rolls will dwindle. . State farm laborers among high SACRAMENTO California’s Which. often ranks close to farm laborers are among the California in farm wages, highest paid in the nation, acaveyaged $2.35 per hour. Agriculture last year. s rate was $2.09, Idaho's Agriculture Director C. B. veraged Christensen explained that at the time of the study, the state’s operators in” farm workers were getting an average per-hour rate of $2.44. The highest average of $2.91 per q hour went to field workers doing piece work, while those paid by the hour averaged $2.22. “For the nation as a whole,” Christensen said, ‘‘average perhour pay for all farm workers was $1.97. Washington State, ifornia received an average of $2.47 per hour, maintenance nd bookkeeping workers $2.62, and supervisors, $3.51. Although several states + compete with California in the ~ production of some crops, California generally pays higher wages and has more fringe benefits for its farm-workers, he added. a

TY BLOUNT AND HIS FAMILY Ty Blount comes to Calvary Bible Church The expanding ministry of Calvary Bible Church on Colfax Highway at Union Hill has made it necessary to add another member to its staff. S Sgt Ty Blount has been called to train as youth director. His duties will be to coordinate the junior high, high school and college programs, to work closely with the youth group sponsors, and to work constructively with the students, attempting to understand their problems and assisting them. S Sgt Blount is a member of the USAF participating in Project Transition, a voluntary rogram established by the artment of Defense. This individuals leaving the service to better prepare themselve for their role in civilian life. Ty and Pam came to Grass Valley two years ago after Ty’s tour in Vietnam where he was an English language instructor for the Armed Forces Language School. é While stationed at Beale AFB, S Sgt. Blount has con-’ tinued in the education field, counseling military personnel .and their dependents in high school, college and educational technical training and has worked quite extensively in youth activities in the local area. In addition, he has taught United States History and Government for the evening division at Yuba College, Marysville. Ty received a B.A. degree, cum laude, from Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, Mass. in 1967. He-is completing requirements for a master of arts degree in history from the California State University at Long Beach and is concurrently enrolled in Chapman College pursuing counseling and secondary credential courses. Blount feels that the youth program should be designed to meet the students’ personal needs. He feels that the solution to the many problems the youth face today can be found through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and mature Christian counsel. Any young person interested in counsel, discussion groups, or Bible studies call 273-8570 or 2730942. ~ Sports program program is designed to aid those at Sierra Col lege Basketball, Softball, and Coed Volleyball will be offered at Sierra College for the Spring Semester starting January 3st. Late registration for these Classes still open to adults, Sierra College students, and high school seniors, is on Wednesday, January 31st from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. C.L. Atkinson Army graduate Private Christine L. Atkinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Atkinson of Grass Valley recently completed eight weeks of basic training at the Women’s Army Corps Center at Ft. McClellan, Alabama: She received instruction in Army history and traditions, administrative procedures, military justice, first aid and field training. The 1971 graduate of Nevada Union High School received her training in company B, WAC training Battalion V. CAPT. WILLIAM KRAMER # Patrolman to be CWC speaker Captain William Kramer, California Highway Patrolman from Placerville, will be the guest speaker Thursday for the Christian Women’s Club luncheon. Members will meet at 12:30 p.m. at the Empire Hotel for a buffet lunch. The theme will be “By the Fireside” and music will be provided by soprano soloist Ann Manuel. The special feature for the day will be Crystal Chapman from Folsom. Mrs. Chapman restores antique books and the motto of her shop is ‘‘Bound to Please.” Capt. Kramer and his wife, Mona, have five sons, one of whom is an adopted Korean. The officer is much in demand as a speaker and believes living the Christian life is the answer to today’s problems. Mrs. Kramer is quite active in

the Placerville CWC and has held several offices in the club. Reservations for the lunch are necessary and may*be made by calling Joyce Lee at 265-4071 or Jean Hahn at 265-2119. Nursery care for small children is available and may be made when making lunch reservations. A sack lunch for the pre-school child should accompany them. CWC is a nondenominational organization with no membership dues or fees. There are over 600 CWC clubs across the North American Continent and new ones have been recently established in Paris, France and Rome, Italy. All interested women are welcome to attend. PASTOR’ RESIGNS Rev. Charles Horton has resigned as’ pastor of the Wesylan Church, to accept a chursch in Pasadena. ‘ The Rev. Lyndy Hill of Sacramento will be serving the Wesylan Church here the next three Sundays at the 11 a.m. service. OR RN Ba ee ree SO MO ee) EP OD OO Od a a ra COLLEGE EDUCATION There is something seemingly inconsistent with a system that pours billions into education in increasing amounts, generation after generation, only to see welfare rolls get bigger and bigger. It is a logical conclusion that the educational shoe doesn’t fit the foot. eae There are those who disagree with the contention that the basic job of the educators is to prepare youth for productive lives. They will argue that education is much more than that. Perhaps it is. But the view that education does not have the primary function of training people to earn their livlihoods is not.acceptable to a majority of citizens. It is all very well to say that to be zu'y educated one must have an appreciation of the finer things of life. Music, the arts and sciences, each have their place. So, too, does literature and just knowing how to enjoy one’s leisure time. Still, as the fellow said, ‘‘Monéy-isn’t everything but it sure ‘takes money to get those other things.”’ .. One can hardly enjoy the finer things in life when his family is without food. The expansion of the tax supported educational program from its early concepts of the “three R’s’’ to “college for everyone” once had a great appeal. Parents wanted their children to have “the education” they didn’t have. j In pursuit of this seemingly admirable objective the public’ built more and more state supported colleges. Overlooked was the fact that not all can benefit from college educations. Many are not even capable of assimilating the knowledge offered in the academic high school programs. Not everyone can be a doctor or lawyer. Not everyone wants to But in setting the sights for these scholarly or professional goals for the upcoming generations there has been a downgrading of many other most necessary occupations. There is a place ‘in this world for the pl , Carpenter, electrician, bricklayer and tilesetter. Auto macs, printers, butchers, bakers and candlestick makers are alMhonorable trades. , And, unlike the old days, many of these people ride around in automobiles every bit as good as those of the banker or the doctor. ~ There is a need for sweeping readjustment in the goals of education. Dignity and pride in ‘occupational trades must be restored. Many crafts such as cabinet maker and violin maker have all but disappeared in a world of mass production. Yet the values of handcraft which produced masterpieces in furniture and violins are attested by the prices commanded for such articles produced in the days of the master craftsmen. _ The ranks of the unemployed are overflowing with people who ek training for any job. Many are. college dropouts. Finding themselves unsuited to a college education they are left stranded ° without preparation for other employment. Much of the problem seems to stem from the attitude oft expressed by doting parents, ‘‘I want my kid to have an education. I don’t want him to have to work like I have.” i It is time to face up to the realities. Life isn’t just. a bowl of cherries. Work isn’t a dirty word. It is an essential of living. And it isn’t something to be done-merely to earn a living. There is nothing more, Satisfying than doing a job and doing it well whether it be performing surgery or just digging a ditch. The sooner the educators start matching students up with the programs they are most capable of performing the sooner the relief rolls will dwindle. . State farm laborers among high SACRAMENTO California’s Which. often ranks close to farm laborers are among the California in farm wages, highest paid in the nation, acaveyaged $2.35 per hour. Agriculture last year. s rate was $2.09, Idaho's Agriculture Director C. B. veraged Christensen explained that at the time of the study, the state’s operators in” farm workers were getting an average per-hour rate of $2.44. The highest average of $2.91 per q hour went to field workers doing piece work, while those paid by the hour averaged $2.22. “For the nation as a whole,” Christensen said, ‘‘average perhour pay for all farm workers was $1.97. Washington State, ifornia received an average of $2.47 per hour, maintenance nd bookkeeping workers $2.62, and supervisors, $3.51. Although several states + compete with California in the ~ production of some crops, California generally pays higher wages and has more fringe benefits for its farm-workers, he added. a