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Page 2 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1975 The Consumer Alert by John L. Hill Attorney General AUSTIN—Fourth of July ARBA also provides federal celebrations marked the begin- penalties for unauthorized use ning of our nation’s 200th of the symbol or designation, year. But that 200th birthday On the state level, the Texas party could be spoiled for Legislature created the Ameri- some consumers by un- can Revolution Bicentennial scrupulous or uninformed Commission of Texas (ARBC merchants who misrepresent of Texas) to help plan and their products or projects as of- coordinate local and state com- ficially sanctioned, either by memorative projects with the federal or state Bicentennial national ARBA. The ARBC of organizations. Texas, on which I serve as At torney General, has approved Our Attorney General’s a state Bicentennial symbol. Consumer Protection Division ^ copyrighted symbol is a has already received com- re( j ou tiine of Texas with blue plaints about some abuses of pj nw heeling arrows pointing official Bicentennial trade- j nto a centra | white star, marks and symbols, and about misrepresentations involving Any company or individual the Bicentennial theme. wishing to display this symbol Some complaints have been or wishing to be recognized as about solicited listings in a “Bi- an official Texas Bicentennial centennial edition” of special product or project must apply publications. Others have been and receive the approval of the about organizations seeking ARBC of Texas. contributions to “Bicentennial „ , . - C r~ ,, , . . • r « Royalties from officially scholarship funds. . , sanctioned use of either the Bicentennial frauds, like federal or state Bicentennial other business frauds, are symbols go into grants to help prohibited by the Texas support other approved Bicen- Deceptive Trade Practices- tennial projects. Consumer Protection Act Some local communities which makes false, mislead- also have protected Bicenten- ing, or deceptive business nial symbols, with royalties practices illegal. Our Consumer Protection attorneys point out, however, from their use supporting local_ projects. Information about applying that many merchants and for designation as an approved manufacturers, as well as con- product or project can be ob- sumers, may not be aware of tained from the state head- the procedures for becoming quarters for ARBC of Texas in officially sanctioned as a Bi- Arlington, or from the centennial product or project, regional office for the ARBA Congress created the na- in Dallas. Local Bicentennial tional American Revolution coordinating groups can also Bicentennial Administration supply information. (ARBA) to oversee and coor- If you think some use of a dinate commemorative proj- Bicentennial symbol is ques- ects for the country’s 200th tionable, or if you are dubious birthday. ARBA also licenses about whether a product or various firms to manufacture project is an approved one, get commemorative products in touch with one of these which will carry the national agencies. If you have a con- Bicentennial symbol and sumer complaint about designation as an “officially misrepresentations involving recognized commemorative of Bicentennial materials, contact the ARBA.” The law passed the Attorney General’s Con- by Congress to set up the sumer Protection Division. Two art workshops emphasizing free-hand drawing, design and composition will be offered this month at TAMU. Instruction will be tailored to meet individual needs, with participants expected to range from the professionally practicing artist or teacher to persons who have had little or no formal training. The first session will be conducted July 14-18 and the second session July 28-Aug. 1. The workshops will be conducted from 9 a.m. until noon and 2 to 5 p.m. daily. Costs include a $75 registration fee and individual purchase of art supplies. Additional information can be obtained by calling 845-1223. Metric bill reported out of science committee WASHINGTON — Rep. Olin E. Teague, D-Tex., announced that the Science and Technology Com mittee has reported out the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 prior to the July 4th recess. “This legislation provides for the conversion of the system of weights and measures of the United States to the metric system,” Teague said. The United States is the only indus trial country not committed to the metric system. Teague said, “It is vital to the wel fare of the Nation, that our products be accepted by other countries. The European Economic Communities have issued directives concerning non-metric imports after 1977 and this could adversely affect our trade if we don’t change over to the metric system.” The legislation provides the means to coordinate the conversion process in an efficient and effective manner. Some sectors are already metric, such as the pharmaceutical industry. The automotive industry is also well into the conversion pro- the successful conversion to the metric system. “The change is not easy for us who have lived under the old English system of units,” Teague said, “but the Australians and Canadians are setting good examples for us to fol low.” QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY AT DISCOUNT PRICES SPECIALIZING IN WEDDING AND OTHER TYPES OF PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY CALL: 846-6740 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Teague said, “It is important to the consumer and small- businessman that the public be well educated to the use of the metric system in daily life before the change becomes predominant.” The bill also provides for the educa tion of the public. All fifty States’ educational systems are now com mitted to the metric system. Teague pointed out that a board will be established for the changeover period. It will oversee Driver program growing for summer sessions Enrollment in the summer-long driver-education and traffic-safety program at TAMU increases July 13 when about 60 teaching assistants come to campus for six weeks of concentrated study. The assistants join a group of more than 25 supervising teachers already on campus for summer training. Training for the supervising teachers and assistants is as “real world” as possible. Area high school and in turn benefit from taking Nelson (speaks at education national meet T. K. “Tom” Nelson will repres ent TAMU’s Association of Former Students at the annual assembly of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The national CASE meeting is planned July 8-10 at Chicago. Buck Weirus, Association execu tive director, said Nelson will pres ent a paper and represent the TAMU alumni organization in busi ness sessions. CASE recently came into exis tence through merger of national alumni, development and college public relations groups. Nelson, field director of the TAMU association, will discuss “On-Going Programs before the alumni administration segment of CASE. driver’s education at the Texas A&M Research Annex. Jerry Vinson is coordinating this summer’s project. Texas was one of the first states to make active use of teaching assis tants in driver education-traffic safety, largely because of the efforts of Dr. Les Hawkins, TAMU faculty member. Consequently, Texas became a trend-setter. The current ratio is, about four assistants to one super vising teacher. The supervising teacher charts the curriculum, evaluates his or her plan and generally manages the learning experience. The assistants, under direct supervision of the teacher, carry out instructional duties including lab work. Sometimes as many as 50 per cent of the summer enrollees are coming back to upgrade their own teaching or are assistants laying groundwork to become supervising teachers. Turnover is five per cent or less from the trainees emerging from TAMU. Cases have occurred in which people sign up for the summer program at part or most of their own cost. Some Texas school districts which hand-picked future teachers, have sent them to the TAMU program at the district’s cost. FHA loans Art workshops beginning available County Judge Bill Vance an nounced yesterday that Brazos County farmers who sustained pro duction and physical losses due to excessive rainfall from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31, 1974, may be eligible to receive an emergency loan from the Farmers Home Administration. Applications for the loans are being taken at the Farmers Home Administration ofice at 502 Varisco Building, 219 N. Main Street, Bryan. 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