The Washington times., 1930-11-08
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principal speaker on an interna-
tional broadcast program, which
viii be heard in three continents
EUROPE. North America and Aus
tralia, tonight over networks OF
the National Broadcasting Com.
pany.
The President accepted the In
vitation to speak from Howard
Heinz, president Of the II. ].
Heinz Company, Of Pittsburgh,
the international broadcast being
given to commemorate the sixty
first anniversary of the company.
In addition to President Hoover,
Sir Henry Thornton. president
Of the Canada National Railways;
Charles Nagel, Secretary Of Com
merce and Labor in President
Taft's Cabinet; ]. w. Warlow.
managing director Of the H. J..
Heinz Company, Ltd, Of London,
and Mr.. Heinz, will speak.
Their talks will cover lnterna-
tional subjects, and the program
will be heard by thousands Of en-
ployes of the two Heinz concerns,
who will be gathered at more than
d hundred banquet halls in En-
gland, Spain, the United States,
Canada, Australia and other coun-
tries. The companies have not
suffered any strike Of employees in
the 81 years, and the broadcast is
also to mark this record Of
friendly relations. The local or
ganization will dine at the May
flower.
President Hoover will speak
from the White House and the re-
Ynainder of the program will be
divided between broadcasts from
Pittsburgh and Harlesden, London.
do radio announcers talk too
H1uch?" What do you think
about it?
This is one of those questions
that can never be answered to The
satisfaction of everybody. On
many occasions I find the an
nouncer talking far too much.
On many, many occasions I find
too much wiSe-cracking on our
programs. However, find that
those programs which leave me
not only cold but rather indig.
nant, apparently satisfy a large
number Of people. All Of us are
different and / suppose the max
erS OF radio programs endeaVor
10 give us something we want.
However, I never have very
much patience with those who
find fault with any given pro-
gram. It has cost them nothing
and they surely do not have to
listen to it. Every night at al
most every hour there is some
thing on the air that will prob
ably please you. The trouble is
that you take the stand that the
station you happen to have
tuned in must bring you what
you want. Apparently sthe most
Of you are too lazy to scan
through the programs and pick
out just what pleaseS you.
The great trouble is that our
radio programs come to us too
cheaply. If we had to pay for
them we would probably give
them more attention and listen
more carefully. agree that
there are announcers on the air
who talk too much, but it does
not worry me / tune them out.
-Chu WI, the Chinese
Minister to the United States,
will explain the modern prob
lens and characteristics Of his
vast country in a talk entitled
'tChina Today" over the Colum-
bia BroadcaSting System Sunday,
November l6, 1880 to 2 p. m.
Senator Hiram Bingham of
Connecticut, chairman Of the
Senate Committee on Terri
tories and InSular Affairs, will
introduce the diplomat. Chinese
musical selections will be played.
The program is another in
the international goodwill series
known as the "Conclave of Ma
tiors,'' designed to bring Ito
American homes a further un-
derstanding Of the people and
institutions Of other lands.