Southland Beauty Supply, Inc., et al.

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SOUTHLAND BEAUTY SUPPLY, INC, ET AL.

CONSENT ‘ORDER, “Ere., IN- REGARD “TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION _OF THE - FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND THE FLAMMABLE FABRICS ‘ACTS Docket C-2257. Complaint, July 20, 1972—Decision, July 20, 1972. Consent order requiring five Texas corporations selling beauty supplies to cease importing, selling, or transporting any product, fabric, or related material which fails to conform to any applicable standard or regulation issued or amended under provisions of the Flammable Fabrics Act. Complaint Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Flammable Fabrics Act, as amended, and by virtue of the authority vested in it by said Acts, the Federal Trade Commission, having reason to believe that Southland Beauty Supply, Inc., a corporation; Southland Beauty Supply of Abilene, Inc., a corporation ; Southland Beauty Supply of Dallas, Inc., a corporation; Southland Beauty Supply of Wichita Falls, Inc., a corporation; Southland . Beauty Supply of Houston, Inc., a corporation; and Roger D. Smith, as an officer of each of said corporations, hereinafter referred to as respondents, have violated the provisions of said Acts, and the rules and regulations promulgated under the Flammable Fabrics Act, as amended, and it appearing to the Commission that a proceeding by it in respect thereof would be in the public interest, hereby issues its complaint stating its charges in that respect as follows: Paracrapo 1. Respondent Southland Beauty Supply, Inc., is a corporation organized, existing and doing business under and by 162 FEDERAL ‘TRADE COMMISSION DECISIONS Complaint 81 BDC, virtue of the laws of the State of Texas, with its main office and principal place’ of business’ located at 3233 ‘White Settlement Road, Fort Worth, Texas.

Respondent Southland‘ Beaiuty Supply of Abilene, Inc., is a‘ cor’ poration organized, existing and doing; ¢ business ander and by. virtue of the laws of the State of Texas, with its main office and principal place of ‘business located at 919 North Mockingbird Street, Abilene, Texas.

“Respondent Southland Beauty’ Supply of Dallas, Tnc., is a corporation organized, existing and doing't business ‘under and by virtue of the laws of the State’ of Texas, with its main office and principal place | of. business located ‘at 3127 Knox Street, Dallas, Texas. Respondent Southland Beauty Supply, of ‘Wichita Falls, Ine., , Is a of the laws of. the State of Texas; with its main office and principal place of business located at 1914-—-10th Street, Wichita Falls, Texas. Respondent Southland Beauty Supply of Houston, Inc., is a corporation organized, existing and doing business under and by virtue of the laws.of the State of Texas, with its main office and principal place of business located .at 6935, Almeda Street, Houston, Texas. Respondent Roger D. Smith is an individual and is an officer of each of the corporate respondents. He formulates, directs and controls the acts and practices of each of the corporate respondents including the acts and practices hereinafter set forth. His address is 3233 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth, Texas.

The respondents are engaged in the sale and distribution of beauty supplies, including but not limited to scarves. Par. 2. Respondents are now and for some time last past have been engaged in the sale and offering for sale, in commerce, and have introduced, delivered for introduction, transported and caused to be. transported in commerce, products, as the terms “commerce” and “product,” are defined in the Flammable Fabrics Act, as amended, which fail to conform to an applicable standard or regulation continued in effect, issued or amended under the provisions of the Flammable Fabrics Act, as amended.

Among such products mentioned hereinabove were scarves. Par. 3. The aforesaid acts and practices of respondents were and are in violation of the Flammable Fabrics Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and as such constituted and now constitute unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts and practices in commerce, within the intent and meaning of the Federal Trade Commission Act. SOUTHLAND BEAUTY: SUPPLY, INC.,: ET" AL. 163° 161.5: Decision and Order Dxctston AND ORDER .

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Respondent Roger D. Smith is an officer of the corporate respondents. He formulates, directs and controls the acts, practices and policies of said corporate respondents. Oo _ Respondents are engaged in the sale and distribution of beauty’ supplies, including but not limited to. scarves, with their office and principal place of business located at 3233 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth, Texas. _ ‘9. The Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction of the subject matter of this proceeding and of the respondents, and the proceeding is in the public interest.

ORDER It is ordered, That respondents Southland. Beauty Supply, Inc.; Southland Beauty Supply of Abilene, Inc. ; Southland Beauty Supply of Dallas, Inc.; Southland Beauty Supply of Wichita Falls, Inc.; Southland Beauty Supply of Houston, Inc.; corporations, and Rogér’ D. Smith, individually and.as an officer of said corporations, and respondents’ representatives, agents and employees, successors and assigns, directly or. through any corporate or other device, do forthwith cease and desist from selling or offering for sale, in commerce, or importing into the United States, or introducing, delivering for introduction, transporting or causing to be transported, in commerce, or selling or delivering after sale or shipment in commerce any product, fabric, or related material; or selling or offering for sale any product made of fabric or related material which has been shipped or received in commerce, as “commerce,” “product,” “fabric” and “related material” are defined in the Flammable Fabrics Act, as amended, which product, fabric or related material fails to conform to any applicable standard or regulation continued in effect, issued or amended under the provisions of the aforesaid Act. It is further ordered, That respondents notify all of their customers who have purchased or to whom have been delivered the products which gave rise to this complaint of the flammable nature of said products, and effect recall of said products from such customers. It is further ordered, That the respondents herein either process the products which gave rise to the complaint so as to bring them into conformance with the applicable standard of flammability under the Flammable Fabrics Act, as amended, or destroy said products. It is further ordered, That the respondent herein shall within ten (10) days after service upon them of this order, file with the Commission a special report in writing setting forth the respondents’ intentions as to compliance with this order. This special report shall also advise the Commission fully and specifically concerning (1) the identity of SOUTHLAND BEAUTY SUPPLY, INC., ET AL. 165 Decision and Order the product which gave rise to the complaint, (2) the number of said products in inventory, (3) any action taken and any further action proposed to be taken to notify customers of the flammability of said products and effect the recall of said products and of the results thereof, (4) any disposition of said products since March 3, 1971, and (5) any action taken or proposed to be taken to bring said products into conformance with the applicable standard of flammability under the Flammable Fabrics Act, as amended, or destroy said products, and the results of such action. Such report shall further inform the Commission as to whether or not respondents have in inventory any product, fabric, or related material having a plain surface and made of paper, silk, rayon and acetate, nylon and acetate, rayon, cotton or any other material or combinations thereof in a weight of two ounces or less per square yard, or any product, fabric or related: material having a raised fiber surface. Respondents shall submit samples of not less than one square yard in size of any such product, fabric or related material with this report.

It is further ordered, That respondents notify the Commission at least 30 days prior to any proposed change in the corporate respondents such as dissolution, assignment or sale resulting in the emergence of successor corporations, the creation or dissolution of subsidiaries or any other change in the corporations which may affect compliance obligations arising out of the order.

It is further ordered, That the corporate respondents shall forthwith distribute a copy of this order to each of its operating divisions. It is further ordered, That respondents herein 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 this order.