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VOLUME 16

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NUMBER 57

Washington, Friday, March 23, 1951

TITLE 16 COMMERCIAL
PRACTICES
Chapter I Federal Trade Commission Docket 5748
P a r t 3 D i g e s t o p C e a s e O rders
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NATIONAL OZONE CORP. ET AL.

SubpartAdvertising falsely or mis leadingly: 3.195 Safety; 3.205 Scien tific or other relevant facts. Subpart Neglecting, unfairly or deceptively to make material disclosure: 3.1890
Safety. In connection with the offering for sale, sale or distribution in commerce of respondents device designated the Atmoray Ozone Generator, or of any other device of the same or similar pur pose or effect, representing, directly or by implication, 1 that zone is a nat ural substitute for sunlight; 2 that ozone is as effective as sunlight in elim inating or alleviating contamination;
3 that ozone will eliminate and de stroy all odors; 4 that in concentra tions tolerable to humans ozone destroys airborne bacteria, or that it eliminates carbon monoxide or excessive carbon dioxide from the air under all condi tions; 5 that ozone purifies the air under all conditions; or, 6 that said de vice is safe for use anywhere, unless it be stated in connection with said repre sentation and in an equally forceful manner that concentrations of ozone in excess of one part per million parts of air for prolonged periods of time may result in respiratory irritation upon inhalation and that proximity to the device should be avoided; prohibited.
Sec. 6, 38 Stat. 722; 15 U. S. C. 46. Interpret or apply sec. 5, 38 Stat. 719, as amended;
15 U. S. C., 45 Cease and desist order, Na tional Ozone Corporation and Mrs. Margaret Ryan, etc., Docket 5748, Dec. 29, 1950

In the Matter of National Ozone Corpo ration, a Corporation, and Mrs. M ar garet Ryan, Individually and as an Officer of National Ozone Corporation, and Trading Also as Charles N. Ryan, Atmoray, Inc., and National Ozone Corporation Decision of the Commission and order to file report of compliance. Pursuant
to the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Federal Trade Commission on March 9, 1950, issued and subsequently served its complaint in this proceeding upon the respondent, Mrs. Margaret Ryan, charging her and the National Ozone Corporation with the use of unfair and deceptive acts and practices in commerce in violation of the provisions of said act. After the fil ing of Mrs. Margaret Ryans answer to the complaint a trial examiner of the Commission was designated by it to take testimony and receive evidence in sup port of and in opposition to the allega tions of said complaint, and at the initial hearing held for such purpose stipula tions of all of the facts in the case were entered on the record. The filing of proposed findings as to the facts and conclusions having been specifically waived, the trial examiner on August 17, 1950, filed his initial decision.
The Commission, having reason to be lieve that the initial decision was de ficient in certain material respects, on October 24, 1950, issued and thereafter served upon tjie respondent, Margaret Ryan, its order placing this case on the Commissions own docket for review and affording the respondent an opportunity to show cause why said initial decision should not be altered in the manner and to the extent shown by the tenta tive decision attached to said order. The respondent not having appeared in re sponse to the leave to show cause, this proceeding regularly came on for final consideration by the Commission on re view; and the Commission, having duly considered the matter and being now fully advised in the premises, finds that said proceeding is in the interest of the public and makes the following findings as to the facts, conclusion drawn there from, and order, the same to be in lieu of the initial decision of the trial examiner:
Findings as to the Facts 1. Respondent National Ozone Corporation was a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the State of Oregon, with its principal office and place of business lo cated at 408 N. E. Thompson Street,in P aragraph
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Agriculture Department
Pae
See Production and Marketing Ad ministration.

Air Force Department Standards governing amendments, corrections, and formalization of informal commitments see De fense Department.
Rules and regulations:
Procurement procedures; labor
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Alien Property, Office of Notices:
Vesting orders, etc.:
Conversion Office of German Foreign Debts_____________
Hamburg Electric Co. and Conversion Office for Ger man Foreign Debts________
Heienbrock, Antjelina_______
Languepin, Jaques Emile Jules______________________
Metzner, Anna Maria________
Sakamaki, Francis S________
Servos, Mrs. Margot Noaf eldt
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Army Department Standards governing amendments, corrections, and formalization of informal commitments see De fense Department.

Commerce Department See Maritime Administration.

Defense Department See Air Force Department; Navy Department.
Rules and regulations:
Standards governing amend ments, corrections, and for malization of informal com mitments____________________

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Economic Stabilization Agency See Price Stabilization, Office of.

Federal Maritime Board Organization and functions see Maritime Administration.

Federal Power Commission Notices:
Hearings, etc.:
East Tennessee Natural Gas Co________ .._____________
Manufacturers Light and Heat Co________________________
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