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NUMBER 243

Washington, Thursday, December 15, 1955

TITLE 16 COMMERCIAL
PRACTICES
Chapter I Federal Trade Commission Docket 6162

Pari 13D igest of C ease O rders
and
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ATLANTIC SPONGE AND CHAMOIS CORP. ET AL.

SubprtAdvertising falsely or mis leadingly: 13.15 Business status, ad vantages, or connections: Producer sta tus of dealer or seller: Tanner;1 13.30
Composition of goods; 13.130 Manu facture or preparation; 13.135 Nature:
Product or service. SubpartMisbrand ing or mislabeling: 13.1185 Composi tion: 13.1255 Manufacture or prepa ration; 13.1260 Nature. Subpart Misrepresenting oneself and goods Business status, advantages or connec tions: 13.1530 Producer status of dealer; Misrepresenting oneself and goods1Goods: 13.1590 Composition;
13.1680 Manufacture or preparation;
13.1685 Nature.
Sec. 6, 38 Stat. 721; 15 U. S. C. 46. Interpret or apply sec. 5, 38 Stat. 719, as amended;
15 U. S. C. 45 Cease and desist order, Atlantic Sponge and Chamois Corporation et al., New York, N. Y., Docket 6162, Novem ber 29,1955

In the Matter of Atlantic Sponge and Chamois Corporation, a Corporation, and Benjamin E. Bloch and Ida Bloch, Individually This proceeding was heard by John Lewis, hearing examiner, upon the com plaint of the Commission which charged respondent sellers of leather products with labeling and branding as Cham ois, Supreme Oil Tanned Chamois, and Atlantic Oil Tanned Chamois cer tain products which, while having the same general appearance, did not pos sess the softness, pliability, quick mois ture absorption and moisture release and other desirable qualities possessed by genuine chamois; with making simnar false statements on letterheads, Postal cards, and other advertising inedia; and with falsely representing that they operated their own tannery.
Following respondents answer and hearings, the hearing examiner made his initial decision, including findings, 1New.

conclusions, and order to cease and de sist, from which respondents appealed.
The Commission, in a written opinion, denied the appeal and disposed of the m atter by Final Order dated Novem ber 29, 1955, as follows:
This m atter having been heard by the Commission upon the appeal of respond ents, Atlantic Sponge and Chamois Cor poration and Benjamin E. Bloch, from the hearing examiners initial decision, and briefs and oral argument of counsél in support thereof and in opposition thereto; and The Commission having rendered its decision denying the appeal and adopt ing the findings, conclusions, and order contained in the initial decision:
It is ordered, That respondents, At lantic Sponge and Chamois Corporation and Benjamin E. Bloch, shall, within sixty 60 days after service upon them of this order file with the Commission a report in writing setting forth in detail the manner and form in which they have complied with the order contained in said initial decision.
The order in the initial decision, thus adopted, is as follows:
It is ordered,, That respondent Atlantic Sponge and Chamois Corporation, a corporation, and its officers, and re spondent Benjamin E. Bloch, individ ually, and said respondents representa tives, agents and employees, directly or through any corporate or other device, in connection with the offering for sale, sale or distribution of leather products, do forthwith cease and desist from branding or labeling such products as Chamois, or in any other manner rep resenting th at such products are Chamois or are made from Chamois unless such products are made 1 from the skin of the Alpine Antelope, com monly known and referred to as Chamois, or 2 from the fleshers or undersplits of sheepskin which have been tanned in oil after splitting.
It is further ordered, That the allega tions of the complaint alleging th at re spondents have violated the Federal Trade Commission Act by representing th at they own or operate a tannery be, and the same hereby are, dismissed with out prejudice.
It is further ordered, That the com plaint be, and the same hereby is, dis c o n tin u e d on next page
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Agricultural Marketing Service
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Buies and regulations:
Cotton classification under cot ton futures legislation; Micronaire standards and regu lations.. . . ___________ ___ _ 9361
Agriculture Department
See also Agricultural Marketing Service.
Rules and regulations:
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committees;
leave program for ASC County Committee employees______ 9360
Army Department
Rules and regulations:
National Guard Regulations;
warrant officers___________

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Civil Aeronautics Board
Proposed rule making:
Voluntary pilot report of near mid-air near-miss colli sion_____r________________ 9427
Civil Service Commission
Rules and regulations:
Miscellaneous amendments to subchapter________________ 9364
Commerce Department
See also Foreign Commerce Bu reau; Foreign-Trade Z o n e s Board.
Notices:
Invitations to bid on surety bond___________ _________

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Defense Department
See Army Department.
Federal Communications Com mission
Notices:
Hearings, etc.:
Bollinger, Robert E., et al___
Johnsonville Broadcasting Co____________________
Ole Mississippi Broadcasting Co. WSUH et al______ _
Oregon Radio, Inc________
Pacific Telephone & Tele graph Co. and Radiomarine Corp. of America_________
Proposed rule making:
Television Broadcast Stations Weston, W. Va., table of assignments; notice of fur ther extension of time for filing comments__________
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