NAB reports (1936)

St., Chicago, has been ordered to discontinue selling men’s old, worn, used, and discarded felt hats which have been cleaned and fitted with new ribbons, sweatbands and linings, unless there is stamped upon or attached to such hats in a conspicuous place words clearly indicating that the hats are not new but are used and worn and have been cleaned and made over. The findings are that the respondent company purchased old and discarded hats at prices ranging from $1 to $1.75 a dozen and sold them, when cleaned and made over, for from $6 to $13 a dozen, depending upon their quality and condition. No. 2544. Repair Parts and Replacement Company, Inc., 812 North Wells St., Chicago, has been ordered to discontinue improper use of the word “Hoover” on dust bags it manufactures for use on vacuum cleaners made by the Hoover Company of North Canton, O. The respondent corporation is engaged in the sale of vacuum cleaners and parts and in the repairing and rebuilding of such cleaners. The Commission found that the respondent repaired certain Hoover cleaners to which it attached its dust bags, simi¬ lar in size, shape and color to those of the Hoover Company, and conspicuously marked with the name “Hoover,” together with the words “Mfr’d by R. P. & R. Co.” in much smaller type, with the result that the attention of prospective purchasers was at¬ tracted only to the word “Hoover.” Specifically, the order to cease and desist prohibits the respond¬ ent corporation from representing in advertising matter, circulars or otherwise that the dust bags it manufactures and sells are the products of the Hoover Company, and from using the name “Hoover,” alone or with other words, on such bags when they are not manufactured by the Hoover Company. No. 2668. Prohibiting unfair competition in the sale of filters for use in tobacco pipes, an order to cease and desist has been ordered against S. M. Frank & Co., 133 5th Ave., New York City. The order directs the respondent to cease representing or ad¬ vertising that the Frank absorbent filter sold for use in its “Medico” pipe, is the only filter in the world that really filters. Representation that there are no pipe filters other than Frank absorbent filters which will efficiently accomplish the ends and serve the purposes for which the respondent company’s article is designed, is also barred by the order. No. 2891. Angelo Cataldo, trading as Liberty Chocolate Company and as Arcadia Chocolate Company, 114 Commercial St., Boston, has been ordered to discontinue selling and distributing to dealers candy so packed and assembled that sales to the general public are to be made, or are designed to be made, by means of a lottery, gaming device, or gift enterprise. The respondent ad¬ mitted the material allegations of the Commission’s complaint to be true and waived further proceedings. No. 2805. Charles A. Saretsky, 246 West 38th St., New York City, engaged in the sale of interlinings and filling materials for use in the manufacture of clothing, has been ordered to cease mis¬ representing in any manner the character and quality of his products. The order directs Saretsky . to discontinue attaching to inter¬ linings and filling material tags or labels which misrepresent the amount, the kind or the quality of wool content of such products, and prohibits him from furnishing his customers, who are manu¬ facturers of finished garments, with tags or labels bearing such misrepresentations. Findings are that Saretsky made such representations as “this garment is interlined with lamb’s wool filling,” and “this garment is interlined with 100 per cent wool filling,” when, in fact, his products were composed in part of wool or reworked wool, adulterated with a large percentage of cotton, and the cloth to which the filling material was attached was composed entirely of cotton. FTC CLOSES CASE No. 2494. The Federal Trade Commission has closed its case against Distillers’ Products Corporation, Harborside Terminal, Unit No. 1, Exchange Place, Jersey City, N. J. The complaint alleged unfair competition in the sale of alcoholic beverages through improper use of the word “Distillers” in the company’s corporate name. Closing of the case was ordered after the Commission ascer¬ tained that the respondent’s corporate existence appeared to have been terminated by dissolution, and that the company ceased to operate as of June 30, 1935. The physical assets were disposed of, and it is deemed unlikely that the company will resume its corporate existence. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACTION HEARING CALENDAR Monday, September 28 HEARING BEFORE AN EXAMINER (Broadcast) NEW — John C. Loonef, d/b as High Fidelity Broadcasting Service, Milton, Mass. — C. P., 1570 ke., 1 KW, unlimited and variable. NEW — Dr. F. P. Corniglia, Monroe, La.— C. P., 1500 kc., 100 watts, unlimited time. Wednesday, September 30 HEARING BEFORE AN EXAMINER (Broadcast) NEW — The Pottsville Broadcasting Co., Pottsville, Pa. — C. P., 580 ltc., 250 watts, daytime. Thursday, October 1 HEARING BEFORE AN EXAMINER (Broadcast) KXL — KXL Broadcasters, Portland, Ore. — Renewal of license, 1420 kc., 100 watts, 250 watts LS, shares with KEPS. KXL — KXL Broadcasters, Portland, Ore. — Consent to transfer control of Corporation; 1420 kc., 100 watts, 250 watts LS, shares with KEPS. NEW — The News Press Publishing Co., Santa Barbara, Calif. — C. P., 1220 kc., 500 watts, unlimited time. Thursday, October 1 ORAL ARGUMENT BEFORE THE BROADCAST DIVISION Examiner’s Report No. 1-213: NEW — Edwin A. Kraft, Fairbanks, Alaska. — C. P., 950 kc., 250 watts, unlimited time. NEW — John A. Stump, Fairbanks, Alaska. — C. P., 1210 kc., 100 watts, 250 watts LS, unlimited time. Examiner’s Report No. 1-219: NEW — J. Laurance Martin, Tucumcari, N. Mex. — C. P., 1200 kc., 100 watts, unlimited time. Examiner’s Report No. 1-221: KLO — Interstate Broadcasting Corp., Ogden, Utah. — C. P., 1400 kc., 1 KW, 5 KW LS, unlimited time. Present assignment: 1400 kc., 500 watts, unlimited time. Examiner’s Report No. 1-227: KGDM — E. F. Feffer, Stockton, Calif. — Modification of license, 1100 kc., 1 KW, limited time; 1100 kc., 1 KW, daytime. Friday, October 2 HEARING BEFORE AN EXAMINER (Broadcast) NEW— Earle Yates, Las Cruces, N. Mex. — C. P., 930 kc., 1 KW, daytime. KIT — Carl E. Haymond, Yakima, Wash. — C. P., 1250 kc., 250 watts, 500 watts LS, unlimited time. Present assignment: 1310 kc., 100 watts, 250 watts LS, unlimited time. WGAR — The WGAR Broadcasting Co., Cleveland, Ohio. — Au¬ thority to transfer control of Corporation to WJR, The Goodwill Station; 1450 kc., 500 watts, 1 KW LS, unlimited time. The Broadcast Division has taken the following action: APPLICATIONS GRANTED KRGV — KRGV, Inc., Weslaco, Tex. — Granted C. P. to make changes in equipment, install vertical radiator, and increase power from 500 watts to 1 KW; 1260 kc., unlimited time. 1576