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.”
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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. Applications must be en
tered before 5 p.m. July 14, 1975 for
physical losses and Feb. 16, 1976 for
production losses.
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