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Page 4 THE BATTALION MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1979 Battalion Classified GNP called behind world U.S. productivity criticized SPECIAL NOTICE SPECIAL NOTICE HELP WANTED HELP WANTF ■a. £ 5? SS SENIOR RING ORDERING PROCEDURE | ^ FOR STUDENTS COMPLETING 92 HOURS AT THE END 1 OF THE SPRING 79 SEMESTER jii| To be eligible to order the Texas A&M Senior Ring, an undergraduate student must have at least ninety-two (92) semester hours, with 30 hours at A&M and be in good standing with the university. To order at mid-semester using mid-semester grades to fulfill the above requirements, please note the following instructions: 1. Mid-semester orders will be taken only from March 20th until April 27, 1979. J 2. Leave your name, major and I.D. number with the ring clerk, Heaton Building, prior to March 20th if 3 possible, or at least one week in advance of ordering. This may not be done by phone. 3. Bring mid-semester grade reports along when ready to order to verify passing hours for the spring $ semester only. fj, 4. Anyone having failed to leave their name in advance and fail to bring their mid-semester grade >. report along when ready to order will be asked to return later to allow time for records to be ' « checked. ® * All rings must be paid for in full when the order is placed. Senior ring loans are available through j Student Financial Aid in the YMCA building. Students who do not place their order during this period may order after final grades are posted. j There will be only a 1-2 week difference in delivery time for those students ordering after final j grades are posted during May. (Whenever 92 hours have been completed and are on record, ? there is never a dead-line, except a monthly mailing date on which we send orders to the factory.) \ The ring clerk is on duty from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, Monday through Friday. However in order ' for other duties to be carried out, no orders will be taken between 11:30 a m. - 1:00 p.m. or between 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. 8. All rings ordered, regardless of whether on March 20th or April 27th, will be delivered on the same 3 day which will be approximately July 18, 1979. j 5S 99146 ! WANTED Housewives or husbands who desire supplemental in come by working part time in food catering. Most jobs are in the early evening for 3-4 hours. 1 No experience necessary Call JoAnn Canon 779-2851 for appointment. m $ By LEIGH McLEROY Battalion Reporter Dr. Harold E. Sorrows, acting di rector of cooperative technology with the National Bureau ol Standards, denied Friday that the United States is the most prosper- !*! Lose weight, be healthy with SLENDER NOW. 693-7431 anytime, or 693-2226 after 6. 94tl() — ^ JOB OPPORTUNITIES Ski Winterpark spring break, $139. Call Chris Barton 693-2255; Willie Mitchell 779-0450, evening. 91tl0 EUROPE FREE for qualified person. Send travel/study experience. University Tours, Box 634, Logan, UT 84321. 94t6 PREGNANCY TESTING Counselling on all alternatives and birth control methods. Women’s Referral Center, 3910 Old College Road. 846-8437 SERVICES FULL OR PART TIME :,: Day shift ^Flexible hours to fit your scneuuie Night shift (til 10:00 p.m.) *Rapid advancement ^Weekends - Minimum starting helpful. salary $2.90 per hour for inexperienced persons. Cashier experience Apply in person only: 9:30-11:00 a.m. (if possible) Whataburger Bryan College Station 1101 Texas 105 Dominik imm. A Professional Typing Services. 846-9109. 73151 ^ ^ ^ | j - u u u u LOST ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ A. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ A. LOST Gold necklace with gold round charm, small diamond chip off cen tered. Great sentimental value. Generous reward. Kathy 693-7350 9516 FOR SALE Frazier and Fisher speakers for sale. Call 693-3736. 97t5 Sansui 5050 stereo receiver. Good condition. Call 693-1931, ask for Robert. 95t5 1969 Toyota-Cheap. Good engine, somewhat rumpled body. 845-7031 John B. 98t3 For Sale: Queensland Blue Heeler puppies- Guaranteed to work cattle. $90.00 each. Phone 713/945-8523 after 4 p.m. 98tl0 1975 Datsun B210 sedan. Supertuner, radials, $2195. 846-1685 evenings. V9t.5; Western mags. Never used; 4 14x5 Vi 4-bolt; 8-trtCck stereo deck, walnut case. 99t5 Kenmore electric dryer, $35.00. 846-3023.9913 MOSSMAN GUITARS 1 have a few fine Mossman flat- top acoustic guitars starting at $425. These fine instruments are available at half the normal list price. Call 316-221-2625 after 5:00 p.m. or write Mossman Guitars, 2109 E. 9th St. Winfield KS 67156. gsts CHILD CARE Child care. Day or night. 779-2773. 73t33 FOUND a. a. a. ^ a. a. -f. .. Ladies umbrella. Call 693-0560, or Room 1316 Chemistry Building. 98t2 Found. Small black and white puppy near Southwest Parkway. Please call 693-6345. 99t2 ROOMMATE WANTED Female housemate wanted. Own room and bath, $100. 822-1635. 94tl0 WANTED ^ ^ ^ A. ^ ^ A. ** Typing. Symbols. Notary Public. 823- 7723. 12tfn Typing. Reasonable Rates. 693-8071. 91U0 Typing. Experienced, fast, accurate. Alj kinds. 822-0544. 37tF’ AUTO INSURANCE FOR AGGIES: Call: George Webb Farmers Insurance Group 3400 S. College 823-8051 Service For All Chrysler Corp. Cars Body Work — Painting HALSELL MOTOR COMPANY INC. Dodge Sales and Service Since 1922 1411 Texas Ave. — 823-8111 AGGIE AUTO SERVICE Specializing in Oil Changes and Lube Jobs For more information, please call 696-4225 WANTED LAND SURVEYOR For General Land Surveying and work in Geophysical Ex ploration for Oil & Uranium. Graduate in Civil or Geophysics. Will also consider any qualified man who may not have a degree. Give general detail of experience. Telephone (512) 786-2736, Earl A. Dillon R,P,E. P. O. Drawer 730, Three Rivers, Texas 78071. 9912 Part time* help wanted. Grapevine Personality. 696-3411. 91tfn after 4 p.m. 9515 »Ji OFFICIAL NOTICE "SPRING AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS” Deadline - March 1, 1979 Application forms for Spring Awards Program may be obtained from the Student Financial Aid Office, Room 310, YMCA Building. All applica tions must be filed vtfth the Stu dent Financial' Aid "Office not later than 5:00 p.m., March 1, 1979. Late applications will not be ac- cepted. 95ti 3 Schlotzsky’s is accepting appli cations for full time position. Hours 10-4 Mon.-Sat. Apply Schlotzsky’s 100 S. Tex. Ave., C.S. 98t10 ^ Need part time delivery personnel. ^ A Flexible hours. Must have own car. A Apply In Person 4 Chanello’s f j 301 Patricia, C.S. 80t24^ 4 AVON f EARN EXTRA MONEY A AND STILL J HAVE TIME TO STUDY | Sell Avon For details, call ^ 822-1430 86121 MEN OR WOMEN STUDENTS OR COUPLES For Houston Post student routes. Early morning hours. Excellent in come for part time job. Call 696- 8032 or 822-4351. 96te r ^ * BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR RENT One bedroom duplex apartment. Air condition with yard and trees, close to campus, married couples only, no pets. 696-6281. 95t9 Extra money for person with jx cartoon drawing ability orij:: poster printing. Make yourj:j! own hours. Call Phil, 846-::;: 2415. 99t3:: : : OVERSEAS JOBS - Summer/year round. Europe, S. America, Austra lia, Asia, Etc. All fields, $550-$1,200 monthly. Expenses paid. Sightse eing. Free info.-Write: IJC, Box 4490-TC, Berkeley, CA 94704. gotio NEW EFFICIENCIES >140 month. One bedroom from $175 nonth. All bills paid except electricity, vlo pets. Villa West Apartments, south if Villa Maria. Lorraine Peterson, nanager. 822-7772. isir Student to do minor mainte nance in exchange for apartment. Hours flexible with your class schedule. PHONE 846-6387 96t8 ALLEN Oldsmobile Cadillac SALES - SERVICE "Where satisfaction is standard e(/uipnient 2401 Texas Ave. 823-8002 nAMnauwiAN* APARTMENTS O' ^sssmm^ C, “ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED” Furnished & Unfurnished Efficiency, 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartments No Escalation Clause or Fuel Adjustment Charge Professional Maintenance Staff (24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE) Two Beautiful Swimming Pools Tennis Courts Party/Meeting Room with Sundeck Health Spas, including Saunas for Men & Women Three Laundry Rooms On Shuttlebus Route Rental office open Monday through Friday 9-5 Saturday 10-5 Sunday 2-5 Mike Douglas says: “Give a gift from your heart’* Call Red Cross now for a blood donor appointment. Talks are ‘meat’ of SCONA By RICHARD OLIVER Battalion Reporter After more than an hour of delib eration about economic problems in the United States, one SCONA 24 delegate had one answer for all the problems — there was no easy an swer. This conclusion and several others were reached during the round-table discussions that are the real ‘‘meat of SCONA for the 180 national and international student leaders. The usual procedure is for students to listen to a speech and then discuss it, led by two adult co- chairmen. The students, representing uni versities in the United States, Mexico and Canada, gathered for the 24th Student Conference on Na tional Affairs at Texas A&M Univer sity last week. Delegates from such places as Mexico City, Kentucky, Florida, New Mexico and New York pres ented their views in the sessions. The theme of the conference was “Business, Bucks and Bureaucracy. The students explored the regu latory role the U.S. government plays in key areas such as agricul ture, big business and labor. In each round-table, students were given free rein to express views on any subject, and any differ ing viewpoints between the dele gates were welcome. Joel Dunn, a student at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, said, “Were all listening and learning. The discussions are really good, and I’m amazed at the amount of knowl edge I’m being exposed to.’ The sessions, each about an hour to 90 minutes long, allowed stu dents to present their views and hold them up for analysis by fellow session members. The students are in the same round-table during the whole four-day conference. Although many opposing viewpoints were presented, the ses sions were well-coordinated by co- chairmen who kept each discussion in line. William E. Carl, a co-chairman on one discussion panel, said, “The kids really don’t need us. The dis cussions are really interesting and well-done, so there’s no problem.” Jaime Villasenor de Ezcurdia, a student at the University of Guanajuato in Mexico City, was pleased by the diversified opinions presented. “I have come down and learned more about the economies of the two countries than ever before,” he said. “I learn about the economics of the United States, and perhaps the delegates learn about the economics of Mexico because of me. “The topics are extremely in teresting, and thus the trip up here is well worth the effort. I have learned so much, and I want to share it with my university.” ous and productive country in the world. c Sorrows spoke to an audience ot delegates at the twenty-fourth Stu dent Conference on National At- fairs. . The productivity of the United States only increased 3.4 percent between 1960 and 1973, Sorrows sai d _ less than any other major country. The United States is in vesting less and filing fewer patents, he added. The annual growth rate of the Gross National Product lags behind the rest of the world, he said, as does the trade balance, which has been on a downhill trend since 1975. “It would be nice to make things people want to buy and to have money people want to take, he said. The advantages of society — se curity, affluence, health, and com munication — are being countered by some definite trends, Sorrows said. International competition is increasing, as are inflation and un employment. Citizens have higher expectations, and research and de velopment are becoming more sophisticated and expensive. But^esearch doesn’t alwa yS| off. “There is a myth that fondi! tal research always results in am | ketable product,” he said * not always true.” As a result of the product!, slowdown, the government is j, tigating a Department of | merce’s proposal which would, tablish a cooperative technoll program. Sorrows said This, gram would coordinate research! forts of the government, 1 ties, and businesses. Sorrows said he about the future. . 15 optimist! We can't tu these trends around abruptly” said. “Trends will get worseU they get better.” But he addedt] the United States’ recognitionofiiJ problems and its productive la force are heartening, as is willingness of Americans to wort “When we decided we wanted! be first to the moon, we did it said. “Now our scientists have® worrying about money and i work.” he winr r Dystr one. H, Sorrows challenged his audieii# saying, “It’s your problem. IV; have to decide your priorities ad values, and where you want I Farmers now compel! in economy, exec says By JE By MARK HERRON Battalion Reporter iey dar dance »ced and iced to n ir Dystr ['They” w rticipatec Agriculture in the United States is losing its uniqueness, a meat industry official said Friday at Texas A&M University. Farmers were once self-sufficient, with distinguishable speech, dress and manners, said Dr. Clifton B. Cox, chairman and chief executive officer of Armour and Co. “Agriculture has changed,” Cox told delegates to the StudentCon ference on National Affairs. “Farm people watch the the same televi sion programs, and desire the same cultural amenities as urban soci ety.” Cox said agriculture’s loss of uniqueness “places this sector of our economy in the same economic environment as other industries such as the steel and automobile industries.” AGRICULTURE HAS BEEN granted certain legislative exemf tions in the past, Cox said, but certain some of the major exclusions, such as exemptions from minimum wages, social security, workmens compensation, and collective bargaining rights, are being eroded. Cox, an adviser to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s multi lateral trade negotiations, said, “Farmers are increasingly tumingto off-farm work to supplement their incomes. The reason for this, Cm said, is the increasing investment capital necessary to operate “economically viable farm. ” , Agriculture has become similar to other industries in that the most significant economic factors it faces are inflation and regulation, Coi said. INFLATION AFFECTS THE prices farmers pay for production inputs such as farm machinery. Cox said government regulation costs the private enterprise system more than $100 billion each year. “Annual budgets of federal regulatory agencies have increased oves 500 percent during this decade alone,” he added. Government regulations increase food industry costs, Cox said, “and the increases are passed on to the consumer in the formol higher retail prices.” As an example, Cox said regulation has been proposed to reduce the allowable noise level in packing plants from 90 to 85 decibals.Tbe government Accounting Office estimates this would cost the industn $1.7 billion. .i j COX WARNED THAT steps must be taken to preserve theagicul tural economy. One threat to agriculture, he said, is unionization. “The unionization of farm labor is a cloud on the horizon that oiilj discourages productivity,” he said. s. Cox, a former agicultural economics professor at Purdue Univer sity, said another problem area is foreign trade. “When we look at the climate for agricultural exports, we arengl ing with one hand tied behind us,” he said. , ALTHOUGH AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS reached reconi levels in 1978, Cox said non-tarriff barriers are still preventinf American agriculture from shipping products to a number ofcouc tries. Cox said that even though agriculture is changing, he is optimist* about its future. , ——.. Farmers will overcome some of the regulations and trade pm mtwas lems, he said, and inflation must be brought under control “We can still lead the world in agriculture.” rathon urday. ’he mar irs, fron msored xas A& ority. The dan per c rathon :ket cont n-up wmer, irman. .ach coi nsors, v amoun hours tf All the athon g )hy Ass le mom serv vides.” lies, re munity CAREER OPPORTUNITY My Company is inter ested in interviewing Aggies that are responsi ble executive or sales- type individuals. 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