NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1946)

1240 Kilocycles NEW — West Virginia Radio Corp., Elkins, W. Va. — Con¬ struction permit for a new standard broadcast station to be operated on 1240 kc., power of 250 watts and unlimited hours of operation. 1290 Kilocycles WIRL — Edward J. Altorfer, John M. Camp. John II. Altorfer, Katherine A. Swain and Timothy W. Swain, d/b as Illinois Valley Broadcasting Co., Peoria, Ill. — Con¬ struction permit to change power from 1 KW to 5 KW, using directional antenna day and night. 1340 Kilocycles NEW — The Pittsburg Publishing Co., Pittsburg, Kans. — Con¬ struction permit for a new standard broadcast station to be operated on 1340 kc., power of 250 watts and unlimited hours of operation. 1390 Kilocycles NEW — Model City Broadcasting Co., Inc., Anniston, Ala.— Construction permit for a new standard broadcast station to be operated on 1390 kc., power of 1 KW, directional antenna and unlimited hours of operation. 1400 Kilocycles NEW — Coastal Broadcasting Co., Lakeland, Fla.— Construc¬ tion permit for a new standard broadcast station to be operated on 1400 kc., power of 250 watts and un¬ limited hours of operation. 1450 Kilocycles NEW — John A. Boling, d/b as Live Oak Broadcasting Co., Live Oak, Fla. — Construction permit for a new stand¬ ard broadcast station to be operated on 1450 kc., power of 250 watts and unlimited hours of operation. (Con¬ tingent on grant of WGOV to change from 1450 to 950 kc.) 1490 Kilocycles NEW — Burbank Broadcasters, Inc., Burbank, Calif. — Con¬ struction permit for a new standard broadcast station to be operated on 1490 kc., power of 250 Matts and unlimited hours of operation. 1510 Kilocycles NEW — Golden West Broadcasting Co., Childress, Texas. — Construction permit for a new standard broadcast station to be operated on 1510 kc., power of 250 M atts and daytime hours of operation. FM WHPC-FM — The Patriot Co., Harrisburg, Pa. — Consent to transfer of control to Gertrude Howard McCormick. Conway Olmsted, and Dauphin Deposit Trust Com¬ pany, executors of the estate of Vance C. McCormick, deceased. Federal Trade Commission Actions SUPPLEMENTAL COMPLAINT Vavvne Foundations — Because of changes in the business since issuance of a complaint in December 1943 against Arthur R. LeM7is and Ben A. Hensler, co-partners trading as Vawne Foundations, 302 Fifth Ave., New York, the Com¬ mission has issued an amended and supplemental complaint naming additional respondents. (5106) STIPULATIONS No stipulations Mere issued during the past ueek by the Commission. CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS Amasia Importing Co. — The Commission issued an order directing Amasia Importing Corp., 10 East 39tli St., New York, to cease and desist from misrepresenting the silk con¬ tent of corsets and foundation garments for women. (4459) Langendorf United Bakeries, Inc., 1160 McAllister St., San Francisco, must stop advertising that it has been appointed official baker for the Dionne quintuplets or that its Holsurn brand bread is part of their diet, under the terms of a ceaseand-desist order issued by the Commission. (5250) West Coast Packing Corp. — The Commission issued an order prohibiting West Coast Packing Corp., Long Beach, Calif., and its officers from paying any brokerage fees or commissions to any buyer on purchases for such buyer’s own account. Officers of the corporation, which packs and dis¬ tributes fish and seafood products, are Albert Vignolo, Sr., president; Eugene Giacomino, vice-president; and Albert Vignolo, Jr., general manager and treasurer. (5432) COMPLAINT DISMISSED National Wholesale Hardware Association — The Com¬ mission, by a 3 to 2 vote, dismissed its complaint charging The National Wholesale Hardware Association, Philadelphia, and others with violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act in the sale of hardware and related merchandise. The complaint alleged that the association, together with its officers, executive committee, advisory board, member com¬ panies and several cooperating companies, had conspired to hinder and suppress competition among hardware dealers and among manufacturers and also to create a monopoly in the respondents in the distribution of hardware and related merchandise. Commissioners Emin L. Davis and Robert E. Freer voted against dismissal of the complaint and filed a statement in explanation of their vote. The majority opinion in sup¬ port of the dismissal was written by Commissioner Garland S. Ferguson, and was concurred in by Chairman William A. Ayres and Commissioner Lowell B. Mason. The order of dismissal was issued after consideration of testimony and other evidence, the report of the trial examiner and briefs of counsel. (4592) SEPTEMBER 23, 1946-741