Evening star., 1933-12-20
CASTLE TO TALK
ON DEBTS TONIGHT
Undersecretary of State in
Hoover Administration Is
Forum Speaker.
DISCUSSION of the war debt

4 DISCUSSION Of the war debt
~ situation by William r. Castle,
~ jr., Undersecretary of State in
4 \ the Hoover administration, will
feature the National Radio
Forum tonight over WRC and coast
forecast network Of other National
Broadcasting Co. stations.
The forum, arranged by The WASH
ington Star, will be broadcast from
10:30 to II o'clock. Mr.. Castles topic
is "The Truth About the Debts"
During the closing months of the
Hoover administration, Mr.. Castle took
part in negotiations between the United
States and European debtor nations
following the default of the principal
debtors December Is, 1882. With this
background, he Is well equipped to dis
mediate prospect of this country as the
worlds chief creditor.
Il y n X
CONSIDERABLE doubt exists about
the reappointment Of Radio Com
missioner William D. L. Starbuck,
representing the Eastern radio zone,
when his term expires February %.
Appointed to the commission in 1929
by President Hoover, Mr. Starbuck has
States Of New York, New Jersey, Con-
necticut, Maryland. all of New England,
and the District of Columbia. He was
reports are that he does not have ad-
ministration support and that his ap-
pointment will be allowed to expire.
Bowling Mentioned.
Eddie Dowling, musical comedy star
and Broadway luminary, is being men
toned as Mr.. Starbuck's successor.
Although admittedly not qualified to
become commissioner from the tech
nical standpoint. it is pointed out that
he has the radio artists" background.
Dowling was director of the theatrical
branch of the Democratic Campaign
Committee prior to the 1882 presidential
election.
Several other candidates also are
mentioned. In administration quarters
it was indicated that the post had been
offered Herbert L. Pettey, secretary Of
the commission. Mr.. Pettey, however,
would not confirm the report that he
was a candidate. Although native of
Kansas City, Mr.. Pettey has qualified
a resident of the first or Eastern
for the Democratic Committee and
since has been designated the official
liaison officer for the administration on
radio broadcasting matters.
Tammany Has Candidate
Because of the increasing Importance
of radio in politics, and because New
York is the nations radio hub, it IS
understood that intensive work is being
done by numerous political groups in
New York to win the Starbuck post.
Tammy Hall is said to have a candidate
in James Killeen of New York. Further
complicating this situation is the fact
that virtually every State in the first
zone has some one casting a political
eye on the post. The law specifies that
commissioners must be residents in the
zones which they represent. Moreover.
under the political provision of the law,
the appointment cannot be Republi-
can, since there are now two Republi-
cans on the flve-man commission.
X X
MAJ. GEN. PAUL B. MALONE, COM
A'A manding the third corps area, will
broadcast a Christmas message to the
$1,000 members of the Civilian Conser-
vation Corps in forestry work camps in
the East Saturday at $50 pm. WCAO.
Baltimore, will handle the broadcast.
which is intended for the corps men,
bers in Maryland, Virginia and Penn
sylvania.
DR. COLEMAN NEVILS, president Of
Georgetown University, will preach
the sermon on Columbias afternoon
Church of the Air period Sunday. His
subject is THE Land of Sanctuary"