The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 59, Ed. 1 Monday, February 7, 1983 Page: 4 of 16
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Consumer alert
Advertising can be misleading
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This message sponsored by
Texas Power and Light Company
Wire Service
Available
MINIMUM
DEPOSIT
One Day
Service
that until the TDHR decides to
increase its aid, TP&L could
$12 a year
727-3352
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Texas Power and Light is
supplementing federal funds
currently paid through the
state’s department of human
resources to Texas residents
unable to meet rising costs of
energy bills.
sonal time at no cost
for the benefit of our
students,” said Mrs.
Lynge.
assistance, Vacek said, should
contact Community Services,
Inc. on Thursday afternoons
from 2-4 p.m. at the RSVP
Center in the Wysong Hospital
Building in McKinney.
play a vital role in
assistance.
People seeking
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TP&L helping with bills
Supplemental payments will help the needy
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Policies
Claims Paid
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Plano
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Chevrolet
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McKinney
“The Competitors”
McKinney—542-0101
Home—727-3033
lights or street signs,” Carroll
said.
The ordinance was enacted to
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the brand names being offered in your area. Additionally, become
informed about the actual occurrence of the event which caused the
distressed situation through the media.
Finally, if it is a going out of business sale, check with your city
or county tax assessor and collector to make sure that the business
has made the filings required by law before this form of advertise-
ment can be used.
If you feel that a distress sale is not really caused by a distress
situation, contact the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection
Division Office nearest you in Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Lubbock,
Houston, McAllen or San Antonio.
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by Jim Mattox
A ttomey General
A wise consumer shops carefully and watches advertising for
bargains on items that are needed or desired. However, some adver-
tising may be misleading.
In particular there is a form of advertising called “Distress Sale”
advertising. All of us have seen advertising which tells of some
natural disaster, unfortunate event, or unforeseen development
which necessitates a quick sale at reduced prices.
One example of this type of advertising is a fire sale. In the event
of a fire, businesses sometimes are forced to liquidate inventory
rapidly because of damage or lack of storage space. Many times the
price has been greatly reduced to speed this process, and con-
sumers can get a real bargain.
However, there have been instances of businesses advertising a
fire sale when there has been no fire and the prices of the goods
have not been lowered significantly. Consumers who have not
familiarized themselves with general market prices of these goods
may be induced to buy something they may not otherwise have pur-
chased because they thought they were getting a bargain.
Another similar type of advertising is the going out of business
sale. Here again, due to business failure, a company may be forced
to sell its inventory at a greatly reduced price in order to move the
goods quickly.
Some businesses in the past have advertised a going out of
business sale when they never intended to cease doing business and
did not significantly reduce prices.
A grand opening sale, though not the product of unfortunate cir-
cumstances, also means savings to many consumers. Stores, new to
an area, in order to build a clientele, will offer bargains.
However, in some cases these sales have been extended to the
point that it becomes obvious that the prices are actually the prices
normally charged for the particular items and the consumer
realizes no real savings.
Other types of distress sales which have been legitimately used
but also abused by some businessmen are flood sales, hurricane
sales, tornado sales and hail damage sales. All these terms lead the
consumer to believe that, due to some event beyond the control of
Discharging a gun within the
city limits is unlawful, accor-
ding to an ordinance passed two
years ago by the city of Allen.
Included in the ordinance is
the discharging of BB guns, a
gun popular with children as
well as adults.
The Allen Police Department
often receives calls of youths
discharging the guns within the
city limits, but according to
Richard Carroll, police chief,
the reports are a “common call.
“We always have a problem
with some kids shooting at
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Why Drive to Dallas
for your Next Car or
Truck...Come See
Your Neighbor
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Jerome Vacek, executive
director of Community Ser-
vices, Inc., said supplemental
aid is “a necessary commodity,
considering the state allows on-
ly a $90 payment per six mon-
ths” to the indigent bill payer.
Vacek said, will
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maintain local restriction on
firearms. State law prohibits
the discharge of firearms across
a roadway, directly at anyone,
or as a weapon displayed in a
rude manner.
According to Carroll, local of-
ficials wanted to control the
discharge of guns at the local
level and therefore enacted the
ordinance.
“There was not anything
(policy) that specifically
covered firearms (discharge) in-
side municipalities,” said Car-
roll.
Carroll noted that some BB
guns do not actually fire or are
not capable of discharging a
Former Governor Bill
Clements alotted $3 million of
the total, Vacek said, to CSI for
distribution to indigent
residents.
The CSI is in turn subject to
regulation by the TDHR.
Aid Program is designed to sup- the businessman, prices have been reduced dramatically to
plement existing welfare and facilitate the liquidation of inventory, thus providing the consumer
governmental programs, not with a genuine bargain.
replace them.” The best way to protect yourself from businesses which may use
Nevertheless, Vacek feels the these terms falsely is to be familiar with the prevailing prices of
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Right now across Texas there are people who, for whatever reason, are having a
hard time heating their homes. But now there’s a program where you can help.
What we’re talking about is the Energy Aid Program. It’s sponsored by your
electric company and this is how it works. You’ll get a pledge card in this month’s
electric service bill. Make your pledge and send it in with your bill. Your tax-de-
ductible contribution will be collected by the electric company and sent to us
and other charitable agencies in the area.
When we get the money, we’ll give it to those who need it most. To pay for
natural gas, propane, electricity or even a cord of wood if that’s the only means
of heating. The funds may even be used to make emergency minor repairs to
heating and cooling systems.
So you see how much your contribution could do. Pledge today. Someone
needs your help. And you could probably use the warm feeling it will give you.
A subcontract agency of the
TDHR, Community Services,
Inc. is responsible for
distributing energy assistance
funds.
Vacek hopes TP&L’s Energy
Aid Program will boost the
amount current distributed.
To qualify for assistance,
Vacek said residents must
document their earnings
through the CSI’s income
verification process.
All earnings, whether they be
through government aid
and/or employment, must be
documented before the CSI will
assist.
A person dwelling alone may
gross no more than $305.49 per
month to declare elgibility.
For households of two per-
sons, $499.49 in monthly gross
earnings is the limit; $384.49,
three persons; $845.49, four per-
sons and $998.49 is the max-
imum for a household of five.
Aid distributed to households
of more than five follow a set
formula of incrementation
devised by the TDHR.
However, Vacek said that $90
over a six month period is little
help to one who is paying
heating bills that “run during
the winter an average of $140 to
$175.
We need to supplement the
$90,” Vacek said.
“The state is flexible to
amend the amount it pays.”
According to Vacek,
Although TP&L will transfer
funds — raised through its
Energy Aid Program — to the
CSI, it reserves the right to
distribute the funds as its
discretion.
Jerry Lockhart, TP&L com-
pany manager in McKinney, an-
nounced Monday, “TP&L has
donated $50,000 systemwide to
start this program, and now we
are sending our customers,
through their electric bills, in-
formation that will explain to
them how they can participate
in energy aid.
The program is designed to
generate funds for the indigent
bill payer through voluntary
tax deductible contributions
made by local businesses and
“$38-odd million” in funds from
the federal government’s Home
Energy Assistance Program
97 were granted to TDHR during
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employees and
Allen dentists Dr. Allen school nurse up for 1 p.m. seen.
Tom Brian, Dr. Mike Jane Lynge, R.N., Wednesday, Feb. 23, “We offered this
Mason, Dr. E.T. Rountree elemen- at Boyd Elementary dental check to our
Boon and Dr. Steve tary students will School. students several
Birch have donated “open wide” for Dr. Mrs. Lynge says years ago and found
an afternoon to con- Brian and Dr. that children who that they just loved
duct free dental Mason Friday, Feb. need possible dental the experience. We
checks for Allen 18, beginning at 1:15 work will be given a are also most ap-
students in grades p.m. note recommending preciative of these
one through five. Dr. Boon and Dr. that a dentist of the four dentists who
Coordinated by Birch have doubled- family’s choice be are giving their per-
projectile, and are allowed He added that parents need
within the city limits. to be more responsible when
The shooting of BB and other allowing their children to use or
guns can be done outside the ci- play with BB guns.
ty limits or at an approved fir- “Most parents do not realize
ing range, the chief said. The ci- the injury (potential) involved
ty of Allen does not have a with the (BB) gun. The parents
public range, but a private do not train the kids to use the
range does exist within the city. gun properly. They (the
Casualities with the use of the parents) just buy the gun and
BB guns have been minimum, let the kids go.”
according to Carroll who stated Penalty for discharging the
that a child was injured two gun is up to the discretion of the
years ago. The child was hit in officer who answers the call, ac-
the face with a pellet and was cording to the police chief,
given medical attention. “The type of action taken by
“As long as there are kids, the officer can range from a ver-
there will be BB guns and in- bal warning to arrest and/or
jury,” Carroll said. fine,” according to Carroll.
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distibute funds on a person-to-
person basis.
Residential customers and
TP&L employees can make con-
tributions by pledging an
amount to be included in their
monthly electric bill.
Pledge cards are to be
distributed in TP&L’s
February bill inserts and TP&L
will provide contributors a year-
end receipt for tax purposes.
“It is important to note,”
Lockhart said, “that the
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Lund, Tenlee. The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 59, Ed. 1 Monday, February 7, 1983, newspaper, February 7, 1983; Allen, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1430670/m1/4/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Allen Public Library.