Evening star., 1933-08-22
HOME LOAN BANK
AIMS TO Be TOLD
William F. Stevenson, Chair
man, Will Discuss Plans in
Forum Tonight.

"HE Administrators efforts to
alleviate the distress among the
country's small-home owners
i will be outlined tonight by Will
liam F. Stevenson, chairman OF
the Federal Home Loan Bank Board,
during the National Radio Forum over
WRC and a coast-to-coast network OF
other National Broadcasting Co. stations
Mr.. Stevenson has chosen for his
topic, Helping the Small Home
Owner" The forum, arranged by The
Evening Star, will be broadcast from
$50 to 10 o'clock.
AS chairman OF the board, Mr.. Steven
son supervises the s200.000,0 900 Home
Owners Loan Corporation, now taking
q leading part in the administration s
recovery program.
PRACTICALLY all of the Latin
American nations are nurturing
the belief that some day they Will
build super-powered international
broadcasting stations over which they
can advertise to the radio audience IN
the United States their main export
commodities, like coffee and fruits. They
even have in mind advertising wines
and liquors after repeal of prohibition.
This theory, 1t is now learned, was IN
no small measure responsible Tor the
failure of the North American Radio
Conference, which adjourned in Mexico
City 10 days ago after months effort
to rediStribute broadcaSting channels
among the nations ON the continent.
The Latin nations argued that broad
casting is an international" mode OF
communication, whereas, the American
delegation insisted that 1t Is purely ma
tional for technical, economic, political
and other reasons.
Each of the seven Latin nations in
sisted upon exclusive wave lengths. with
the idea of establishing international
stations of as much power as 500, 900
watts. or 10 times as powerful as the
biggest station in this country. All
indicated they wanted these stations to
advertise their export products or to
stimulate tourist travel.
Mexico demanded a minimum OF q
dozen clear channels of the So available
to the entire continent and wanted the
right to use six of them on the Ameri-
can border, to reach American listeners.
The conference never got far enough to
consider the demands of the other ma
tions formally, since 1t was unable to
agree on MeXico's position.
To have yielded to Mexico's demands
would have meant the sacrifice of facil-
tiles by many American stations and
a sweeping redistribution Of facilities.
Moreover, the other Latin nations were
prepared to demand exclusive wave
lengths.
A FOOT BALL GAME in Au-
n gust. and played after dark at
that, will be on the air Thursday
night when N B. c. describes the con-
test between the all-stars Of the East
and West in Chicago. Hall Totten will
be at the gridiron microphone.
NJ B. C.. has arranged a series Of
~. dramatic skits depicting the his
tory of the American Legion. The
initial presentation, based on the sign
ing of the armistice, will go on the air
August 80 at 8 pm. A military band
will provide the musical setting.
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HAROLD AMBROSE, chief of the
i i information bureau of the Post
Office Department, will be guest
speaker on the Washington Stamp Club
program tonight over VOL. He will
issued In connection with the proposed
flight of the Graf Zeppelin from Ger
many to Chicago via South America.
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SDOORS," Violet Wachter's weekly
- dramatic presentation, win have
larger audience tomorrow
night when WRC pipes" the presenta-
tion to WFBR for broadcasting in Bal
timore. Especially for the occasion,
Miss Wachter has arranged a sketch
based on the life of husband of a
temperanlental movie actress who
never loses his sense OF humor,