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About Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1977)
Violations in ads found in Atlanta ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Fifty major advertisers in the At lanta area are violating fairness in advertising laws, telling customers they have stock which is not available and charging regular prices for sale items, a state official said Wednesday. Dr. Tim Ryles, administrator of the governor’s Office of Con sumer Affairs, said he and his staff have been shopping at “50 major advertisers in the At lanta area and all have been found in some violation. “We’ve shopped, found these violations and talked with the managers,” he said. “We feel they’ve had adequate notice and now we’re building evidence for litigation if necessary.” Bill Mcßrayer, president of the Georgia Retail Association, said, “on technicalities, what Ryles says is true. “But, I don’t think his office is going to go helter-skelter after several hundred retail mer chants in one swoop, but just go after those who are flagrantly violating the law,” he said. Although Ryles said the ma jority of retailers do not under stand the advertising laws, Mcßrayer said it is the retai lers’ employes who are unsure about the laws and inadvert ently violate them. Ryles said major problems included “seeing the ad but when you get there, that item is not in stock.” Some stores sell a similar item at a higher price, and al though a “rain check” on the out-of-stock item is considered a short-range solution, the use of one would not be acceptable to his office, he added. Ryles said another problem was regular prices left stamped on sale items which customers are forced to pay “unless you literally fight for it at the checkout counter.” The consumer affairs office and the retailers’ association are holding a series of briefings on the law around the state. 6 men held in Albany in thefts CAMILLA, Ga. (AP) - Six Albany, Ga., men were charged in connection with two burglar ies Wednesday after their cap ture by Mitchell County author ities following a high speed chase, officers said. They said Mike Isler, 23, was charged with automobile theft. Freddie Wilson, 20; Chris Cher ry, 18; Felton Hampton, 17; Larry Jones, 23; and a 16-year old juvenile were charged in two burglaries. Mitchell County Investigator Tommy Williamson said offi cers spotted a car in Camilla, Ga., Wednesday that had been reported stolen in Calhoun County and began to check into the possible burglary of a con venience store. When officers returned to the car the vehicle was gone, but an optician’s office had been broken into, he said. Williamson said the six were arrested after a high speed chase near Newton, Ga. They also were charged with the bur glary of a grocery store three weeks ago in Leary, Ga., where the car had been reported sto len, he said. Isler, Wilson and Cherry were being held in the Mitchell County jail and Hampton, Jones and the juvenile were tran sferred to the Calhoun County jail. Oregon girl early winner ATLANTA (AP) - Top citi zenship honors and a SI,OOO scholarship were awarded Wednesday night to Sandy Per sad of Milwaukie, Ore., in pre liminary competition at the Miss National Teen-ager Pag eant. Miss Persad, 17, was selected for the honor by Dr. Joyce Brothers. A SIOO scholarship went to the runner-up, Cindy Baldwin, 17, of Salina, Kan. In other competition, Lor raine Dixon, 17, of Tice, Fla., was given a SI,OOO scholarship for her speech on “What’s Right About America,” which she also delivered in sign language. —MILLION DOLLAR “”SAIE Let Rhodes help your are three ■ accent to a look. And, ■ the basic furniture you need but are looking accent pieces, here ' selection that goes well with Traditional, Mediterranean, or Contemporary. 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