NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1948)

IVARBA Notifications FTC ACTIONS Lifted licloii lire the iiKsii/iniieiits mill iirniiDseil iissiipiiiiiiits ill Xortli Aiiierieilii eOiiiitricx. (itlirr lliiiii the I'liiled I'ltiitrx. siiliiiiitted ill iiecdrdaiice leitli the iiriirixioiis iif the .\orth Aiiierieii II Rei/iiiiiiil liriiiideiixtiiiff Anreemeiif . MEXICO COMPLAINT 'I'he Federal Trade Coiaiiiissiou has alleged unfair eomlititidii against the foliowiiig tirm. The resixuident will he given an opixirtunity to show cause why a cease and desist order should not he issued against them. Calf Ijcttern Location 1^0 irer Time ]*rohahle date to begin operation 1060 KC. XECR Ciudad Juarez. Chihuahua XECR Chihuahua, Chihuahua 25(JW 250W U U • « 1240 KC. XEHU Chihuahua. Chihuahua 250W U In operation 1320 KC. NEW Santa Rosalia. Baja, California 5(I0W U In operation May 1. ll)4H 1420 KC. XEWJ Tehuacan, Puebla 25 OW U In operation 1460 KC. XECR * 250W U * 1480 KC. XECR » 25()W U « * See Engineering Department Kepurts p. 207. $ CANADA Call Letters fjocation Po iver Time Probable date to begin operation 730 KC. CKAC Montreal. Quebec (Present operation 5KW) 50KW DA-l December 1. 1948 900 KC. C.JliR Rimouslfi. Quebec 5KW DA-N Now in operation 910 KC. NEW Haileybury, Ontario IKW DA-1 December 1, 1948 1000 KC, CKBW Bridi?ewater. Nova Scotia IKW DA-N Now in operation 1060 KC. CFCN Calvary, Alberta (formerly 1010 KC) lOKW DA-N Now in operation 1140 KC. CJCJ Calsrary, Alberta (formerly 1240KC) IKW DA-N Now in operation 1230 KC. NEW Churchill, Manitoba lOUW December 1. 1948 1240 KC, NEW Summerside, Prince Island Edward 25()W December 1. 1948 1350 KC. CJDC Dawson Creek, British Columbia IKW Now in operation 1550 KC. NEW Windsor. Ontario lOKW DA-1 December 1, 1948 1570 KC. CKTB St. Catherines. Ontario (Present assignment: 1561) KC. IKW) IKW December 1. 1948 Douglas Fir Plywood Association — Ailegedly nionopoiistie inactiees in the plywood industry, resulting in eurtailinent of production and “suhstantially” higher prices, were moved against today hy the ttommission, wliioh issued ii complaint charging hr) manufacturing and distributing companies with l■omllination and conspiracy to lix prices and to otlierwi.se supress competition. The compiaint is directed against Douglas Fir Plywood Association. Tacoma. Wash. ; its otlicers and members of its .Management Committee; 32 companies which are members of or subscribers to the Association: three “cooperating” corporations; and Douglas Fir Plywood Information Bureau, Tacoma. (5521)) STIPULATIONS American Institute of Food Products, Inc. — Discontinuance of representations that food products have lieen laboratorytested and approved when such is not the case is provided for in stipulation-agreements accepted hy the Commission from American Institute of Food Products, Inc., 501) Madison Ave., New York, and its treasurer and general manager, Uoliert A. Dories; its former president. Dr. Walter II. Eddy. 23 South K St., Lake Worth, Fla. ; and A. Irving Grass and Sidne.v .1. Grass, copartners trading as I. J. Grass Noodle Co., 0015 Wentworth Ave., Chicago. (7073, 7074 and 7075) t'uinbow China Decorating Co. — Mabel Cumhow Ruskin, trading as Cumhow China Decorating Co., Abingdon, Va.. entered into a stipulation with the Commission to sto)) using the word “Williamsburg” in the designation of an.v dinnerware sold hy her unless, in direct connection therewith, it is clearly ex])Iained that such dinnerware is not an authentic reproduction of the old Williamsburg pattern, or of the dinnerware of Governor Alexander Spottswood, or is other than a pattern developed hy her. She agrees to explain also, in con.iunction with use of the word, that Coionial Williamsburg, Incorporated, has no connection or associa¬ tion with the production or sale of such dinnerware. (7G77) Healthnia.ster Skin Institute and Laboratory — The Com¬ mission accepted from Erwin R. Thaler, trading as Healthmaster and as Ilealthmaster Skin Institute and Laboratory, 1441 Prosi)ect Place, Brooklyn, N. Y., a stipulation to cease and desist from certain representations in connection with the sale of a skin lotion designat(‘d “Superskin Comph'xion Formula,” together with instructions relating to diets and skin hygiene. (7679) Minex Keinedy Co. — The Commission approved a stipula¬ tion in which Jack Nelson, trading as Minex Renied.v Co.. 141 North 4th St., Reading, Pa., agrees to cease and desist from certain representations concerning a medicinal prepa¬ ration designated “Minex.” (7678) C. W. Stuart and Co., Inc., etc. — The Commission accepted from six Newark, N. Y., corporations an agreement to cease and desist from misuse of the word “free” and from decep¬ tive and intimidating collection methods in connection with the sale of nursery products. The stipulation was executed hy C. W. Sluart A Co., Inc., and its subsidiaries: Quaker Hill, Incorporated; Knight & Bostwick, Inc.: Emmons & Co., Inc.; Empire Nursery I*roducts Co.. Inc. : and Wm. C. Moore & Co., Inc., all of Newark, N. Y. They are engaged in merchandising fruit trees, fruit¬ hearing plants, ornamental shrubs and trees, rose hushes and miscellaneous items of nursery stock. (7676) (Continued on next page) MARCH 15, 1948-224