NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1941)

cease and desist from representing that The Quill Club is a perma¬ nently established organization, or an organization of any kind; that she guarantees or assures the introduction of applicants to congenial people of the ages specified, or issues guaranties; that her statements relating to the financial or other standing, education, character, age, occupation or profession of those whose names appear on lists, are other than the mere statements of those persons themselves in the absence of some reasonable investigation into the truth or falsity of such statements, or that her method is ex¬ clusive, unique, or different from the methods of others engaged in competition with her in promoting social intercourse. (02697) E. A. Stephens & Company, Inc., 1843 Wazee St., Denver, Colo., engaged in the purchase of raw furs from trappers and dealers, has entered into a stipulation in which it agrees to cease and desist from the use in its advertisements, and advertising or printed matter, or in any other way, of the picturization of any building, either alone or in connection with its corporate or trade name, or in any other manner the effect of which may convey the belief to customers or prospective customers that it occupies or conducts its business from such building, when such is not the fact. (3014) Trabiilsi Textile Company, Iiie., 387 Fourth Ave., New York, engaged in the sale and distribution of men’s neckware, has stipulated that it will forthwith discontinue selling or offering for sale any silk product which contains any metallic weighting, without full and non-deceptive disclosure, in or on the labels, tags, or brands attached to the merchandise and in the invoices and all advertising matter, sales promotional descriptions or representations however disseminated or published, of the presence of such metallic weighting together with the proportion or per¬ centage thereof, as, for example, “Silk with 55% Metallic Weight¬ ing,” or “Silk, Weighted up to 55%, ” with the word “weighting” and the percentage thereof printed in conspicuous type. (3018) Valortone Herb Company — The Julius Skinder, Clinton, Ind., operating under the trade names Valatone Herb Co. and Lavelle Sales Co., has entered into a stipulation in which he agrees to cease advertising that “Valortone,” a cosmetic, restores natural luster and loveliness to hair; is an herbal hair treatment and achieves results not obtainable by use of any other preparation. Under his stipulation, the respondent further agrees to dis¬ continue representing that the preparation is a color restorer; will enable users to regain natural color or health of hair, and will stop or banish dandruff or falling hair, or, by any other termi¬ nology, that it is a competent treatment or an effective remedy for either of these conditions. The respondent also agrees to cease advertising that any offer is “special,” unless it is for an expressly limited time, after which acceptances of the offer are refused. (02704) FTC DISMISSES COMPLAINT The Federal Trade Commission has dismissed a complaint charg¬ ing the Robeson-Rochester Corporation, Rochester, N, Y., with unfair practices in the sale of pocket knives so marked as to in¬ dicate that they were approved by The Boy Scouts of America. The Commission was informed that the respondent corporation has been dissolved and is out of business. January 17, 1941 — 59