NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1941)

tion or simulation of the British Royal Arms or the words “Special Appointment” or “By special appointment,” and to desist from use of the word “Limited” or its abbreviation “Ltd.” as part of the respondent’s corporate name or in any other manner, unless the word “Incorporated” or its abbreviation “Inc.” appears in letters of the same size and boldness as do “Limited” or “Ltd.” The order further directs the respondent to discontinue repre¬ senting that it operates factories or warehouses in any place in which it does not operate them and to desist from using the name “Player’s Navy Cut” as a designation of any cigarette not made in England, unless in immediate connection with such name the coun¬ try of manufacture is set forth in letters of the same size or conspicuousness as is the trade name “Player’s Navy Cut.” (386S) Premium Candy Company — Two candy distributors in Fayette¬ ville, N. C., and one in Vincennes, Ind., have been served with orders directing them to cease and desist from the use of lottery methods in the sale of candy. The respondents are Joe L. Thomp¬ son, trading as Premium Candy Company, and Harry Yates, trading as Cumberland Candy Company and Di.xie Candy Com¬ pany, both of Fayetteville, N. C., and Robert V. and Edward G. Bierhaus, trading as E. Bierhaus & Sons, Vincennes, Ind. The orders prohibit the respondents from selling or distributing any merchandise so packed and assembled that its sale to the public may be made by means of a lottery ; from supplying others with assortments of merchandise, together with push or pull cards, punch boards or other lottery devices, or separately, which devices may be used in selling or distributing such merchandise to the public ; and from selling or otherwise disposing of any merchandise by means of a game of chance, gift enterprise, or lottery scheme. (4287-4296-4377) U. S. Drug & Sales Company — Edwin L. Leisenring, trading as U. S. Drug & Sales Company, U. S. Drug Laboratories, and U. S. Drug Company, and Gordon Leisenring, both of 1534 Law¬ rence St., Denver, Colo., engaged in the sale and distribution of medicinal preparations including a drug preparation advertised as “Alcoban”, represented as a treatment for alcoholism, have been ordered to cease and desist from false advertising in connection with the sale of such products. The Commission finds that in advertisements in newspapers, periodicals and other media, the respondents have represented that “The Alcoban treatment is the result of years of work and experi¬ mentation by physicians, and represents the scientific method of treating Alcoholism, as it was developed through the knowledge of medicinal science, and a comprehensive understanding of the cause of ‘drink’, and its results on the organs of the body.” Through these and other statements, the findings continue, the respondents have represented that the preparation is a competent and effective treatment for alcoholism; that it removes the desire for alcoholic stimulants, and that it is safe and harmless. The preparation is not safe or harmless, according to the findings. as it contains certain drugs in quantities sufficient to cause serious injury to health if the preparation is used under the conditions prescribed in the advertisements or under such conditions as are customary or usual. The respondents are ordered to cease and desist from disseminat¬ ing advertisements which represent that the preparation is a competent or effective treatment for alcoholism; that it is safe or harmless; that the preparation removes the desire for alcoholic stimulants; or which advertisements fail to reveal that use of the preparation may result in serious injury to the nerves, tissues and lungs, and may produce toxic conditions in the body. (4364) Walton Training Bureau — Milton S. Long, trading as Walton Training Bureau, 121 Ellison St., Paterson, N. J., has been ordered to cease and desist from misrepresentations in the sale of cor¬ respondence courses intended to prepare students for United States Civil Service examinations. Commission findings are that in advertising matter circulated in various States, the respondent has represented or implied that United States Government positions are immediately available; that the respondent can obtain positions for students; that ex¬ aminations will be held frequently; and that the starting salaries are greater than they are in fact. The Commission further finds that these representations and other similar assertions made by the respondent are misleading. Among positions which have been advertised, according to the findings, are railway postal clerk, city mail carrier, post office clerk, and rural mail carrier. The order directs the respondent to cease and desist from rep¬ resenting: that Llnited States Government positions are immediately available; that he can obtain positions for students or has any control over, or is in a position to obtain, appointments to Federal Government positions; that Civil Service examinations will be held frequently; that the starting salaries for any position advertised are greater than they are in fact; and that he obtains from the United States Civil Service Commission information with respect to examinations being held which is not available to students. (4346) FTC CASE CLOSED The Federal Trade Commission has closed a case against Zisblatt Furniture Company, Inc., trading as Grand Rapids Furniture Show Rooms, and Morris, Meyer, Sam and Lillian Zisblatt, and A. Maccia, formerly of 4132 Park Ave., New York, without prejudice to its right to resume proceedings, should future facts so warrant. The respondents had been charged in a Commission complaint with the dissemination of misleading representations in the sale of household furniture. According to information received by the Commission, the re¬ spondent corporation has become bankrupt and is no longer en¬ gaged in business. Three of the individual respondents have no permanent residences or places of business and their present locations are unknown. January 10, 1941 — 43