NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1942)

1010 Kilocycles KLRA — Arkansas Broadcasting Co., Little Rock, .Ark. — Extension of special service authorization to operate on 1010 kc., 5 KW night, 10 KW daytime, directional antenna night, using the transmitter as authorized by B3-P-3049 as modi¬ fied, for the period 12-1-42 to 12-1-44. 1290 Kilocycles WTOC — Savannah Broadcasting Co., Savannah, Ga. — Modifica¬ tion of construction permit (B3-P-2944 as modified), which authorized installation of directional antenna for night use, and increase in night power, for extension of completion date from 10-15-42 to 12-15-42. 1390 Kilocycles KGER — Consolidated Broadcasting Corp., Ltd., Long Beach, Calif. — Modification of construction permit (B5-P-3096 as modi¬ fied), which authorized increase in power, installation of new transmitter and directional antenna for night use and move of transmitter for extension of completion date from 1012-42 to 11-12-42. FM APPLICATIONS \V83C — WHFC, Inc., Chicago, Ill. — Modification of construction permit (B4-PH-36), which authorized construction of new high frequency broadcast station for change in location of transmitter, antenna changes, change in type of trans¬ mitter and extension of commencement and completion dates. W49PH — Pennsylvania Broadcasting Co., Philadelphia, Pa. — Li¬ cense to cover construction permit (B2-PH-69 as modified), which authorized construction of new high frequency broad¬ cast station, in part in accordance with Commission action of 8-4-42. W75NY — Metropolitan Television, Inc., New York, N. Y. — Li¬ cense to cover construction permit (Bl-PH-52 as modified), which authorized construction of new high frequency broad¬ cast station in part in accordance with Commission action of 8-4-42. MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS WCAH — Board of Education, City of Buffalo, Buffalo, N. Y. — Modification of construction permit (Bl-PED-24 as modi¬ fied), which authorized construction of new non-commercial educational broadcast station requesting extension of com¬ mencement and completion dates to 6 months after termi¬ nation of war emergency and 1 year after termination of war emergency, respectively. KOB — Albuquerque Broadcasting Co., Albuquerque, N. Mex. — Modification of construction permit (B5-P-2783 as modi¬ fied), which authorized installation of new equipment and increase power for extension of completion date from 1119-42 to 10-1-43. KGCX — E. E. Krebsbach, Sidney, Mont. — Modification of license to change location of main studio from 4 miles north of Sidney, Montana, to Lot 10, Block 14 on Main St., Sidney, Montana. KVGB — Helen Townsley, Great Bend, Kansas. — License to cover construction permit (B4-P-3509) for move of transmitter. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION DOCKET Any NAB member wishing to have the full text of any of the FTC releases, printed in part below, should write to the NAB, referring to the number in parentheses at the end of each item. COMPLAINTS The Federal Trade Commission has alleged unfair competition against the following firms. The respondents will be given an opportunity to show cause why cease and desist orders should not be issued against them. Marvel Laboratories, 1205 Market St., Louisville, Ky., are charged in a complaint with misrepresentation in connection with the sale of a product designated “Marvel Coal-Pep,” advertised and recommended by them as being capable of increasing the heating effectiveness of coal and of reducing soot and smoke (4838). STIPULATIONS During the past week the Commission has announced the following stipulations: Adams Laboratories, Inc., 4005 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, has entered into a stipulation to discontinue representing that the medicinal preparation it sells under the name “Prunlax” is a remedy or cure for constipation, aids in toning up the liver or kidneys, and is effective in the treatment or prevention of backaches, headaches, biliousness, colds, and swollen joints ; that it will renew or strengthen lost energy and keep children full of energy ; that it arrests colitis or the formation of hemorrhoids or fissures; and that prune juice is the basis of the preparation. The respondent stipulates it will cease and desist from representing, through the use of the brand name “Prunlax,” alone or with other words or pictorial representa¬ tion, that the preparation derives its laxative properties from prunes, and agrees to stop using the word “Laboratories” in con¬ nection with its business when it does not own, control and direct a laboratory where research work is conducted in connection with the production of its product. (03053) American Oil Co., Baltimore, engaged in selling certain pe¬ troleum products designated “Amoco Gas” and “Penn Amoco Permalube Processed Oil” has stipulated to cease representing that internal combustion engines can utilize the maximum energy of Amoco Gas; that no other motor fuels have an anti-knock rating equal to that of Amoco Gas; that its use eliminates “destructive” vibration from internal combustion engines; or that Penn Amoco Permalube Processed Oil will tend to make an old car perform like it did when new without expressly limiting such claim to any detergent action which the product may have on engine deposits. (03051) Battle Creek Dog Food Co., trading as Miller’s Dog Foods, Battle Creek, Mich., selling various dry dog food preparations designated “Miller’s Kibbles,” “Miller’s Biscuits,” “Miller’s Puppy Meal,” “Miller’s Meaties,” and “Miller’s Ration,” and Paul C. Staake and Carl Schoonmaker, trading as Staake and Schoonmaker, Kalamazoo, Mich., and conducting an advertising agency which disseminated advertisements for the above-named products, have stipulated to cease and desist from using the terms “meat scraps,” “dehydrated meat,” or any terms of similar import to describe dehydrated meat meal or any product which is not meat in fact, and from use of the expression “Meaties” in the brand name “Miller’s Meaties” to represent that the product contains meat. (03052) Hercules Liquor Products Corp., 360 Furman St., Brooklyn, rectifier and blender of bottled liquors, engaged in the sale of a product designated “Piedmont Cuba Libre,” has stipulated that in the advertising or labeling of the product it will cease and desist from use of the word “Cuba” as part of the trade name for the liquor product or the word “Cuba,” either alone or in connection with other words or picturization, to describe the product, the effect of w'hich tends to convey the belief to the purchaser that the rum used in the concoction of the product is of Cuban origin or manufacture. If the word “Cuba” is used to designate a liquor product which contains or is made from rum other than Cuban rum it shall be clearly and unequivocally disclosed by some other word or words that the rum used in making the product is other than Cuban rum. (3532) Henry Millinery Import Corp., 34 West 38th St., New York, engaged in the wholesale distribution of felt hat bodies, has stipu¬ lated to cease representing that its wool felt or other products, which are composed in whole or in part of inferior materi.als or which are imperfect, or defective in any way, are of first, standard October 2, 1942 — 5 85