 This is Conrad Nagel inviting you to stay tuned for the next half hour for one of radio's outstanding dramatic productions on proudly we hail Proudly we hail now another proudly we hail one of radio's outstanding dramatic half hours transcribe coast-to-coast in cooperation with this station and presented by your army and your Air Force From Radio City, New York here is your host and star on proudly we hail the distinguished star of the theater screen radio and television Conrad Nagel Thank hard. Hello everyone welcome again to proudly we hail Conrad. I believe you said this was an especially entertaining and charming story Yes, can it is it's a moving story about early America the title of our play is folk tale And we journey to the mountains of Tennessee for a chapter of the lives of some interesting people Our first act will begin after this very important message I'd like to point out that every man and every woman in the United States has a definite part in the stepped-up program of national defense Young women between 18 and 34 who can qualify are urgently needed for service in the women's Army Corps Remember by enlisting in the women's Army Corps You'll enjoy the gratifying feeling of satisfaction that comes in doing your part for your country during these critical times Visit your local United States Army and United States Air Force recruiting station Talk to the local recruiter and learn all the facts Volunteer today and now with your star Conrad Nagel in the role of Nat Adams your Army and your Air Force present the proudly we hail production folk tale Beyond the river lay the forest the forest thick and dark moving in a green sea ever west toward the mountains Along the river the land was rich and good the sweet grass taller than a long rifle Pine and beach oak and spruce like the hills reaching upward You could bet a good Coonskin camp This was a place for settlement and that some small part of the great human tides sweeping outward from the east Would spill into the valley and call it home Mind my saying so you've got a voice like a gumbaroo see how you can hear my voice with all that racket you're making I got very cute ears my friend I can hear everything that's going on build them on creek that Among flats you don't tell me must be a mighty informed man. Oh stay informed this man I know well, maybe you can hear where Sam organs at right now I could be day to week and know the answer to that and well don't keep it to yourself If and I've been day that long I can't talk so well Oh He's up on the ridge hunting cock-eyed alligators What you and such an old fired hurry to find Sam's work here's to me even there's blacksmith of this here community Here's to me. We got company Riding a prime horse Looks like a fancy band Well, good morning. Good morning Could this be river hollow if and it ain't stranger and we all been mighty mistooking Well, whatever it is it fair takes the eye And eaten in the wilderness. We like a tolerable. Well, of course in the spring. There's the flitterics There's a mount dangerous woods is always crawling with hide behinds and the lumberlangs is that to strike when you least expect Then every year just about this time when everything's all colored up There's a band of wild engines comes up and skunk goats and scouts a few citizens Some say they're wine dots some say mingos now Ethan here thinks they're a cross between john ease and black bars Well, well that must have been the bunch I ran into back near the gap You mean you you met up with some engines. I most certainly did Oh, what happened? Well, we're just about sun up when they jumped me must have been about 50 60 of them hollering and yelling something fierce The eye rode hard with the bullets and arrows flying all around me I was not knowing the country. I turned off the trail and into a narrow canyon. They followed me You can imagine how I felt when I came smack up against a 300 foot cliff and no way out Well, what happened? Well, just what you'd expect They killed me They wouldn't be pulling our leg would he fit Oh stranger, I'm glad to make your acquaintance. Name is Ethan taylor. This here's fitch jerry It's a pleasure gentlemen. I'm not adam Not adam's any kind of jet of die adam's lives up by castal. Gafal. No, I don't think so Oh country's full of adam's room for one more Oh plenty of room here if you aim to settle no finest spot from detroit to new oiling He ain't been near the place, but I wouldn't be surprised if he was right for once Well, they told me about this place back in clark'sboro. I thought I'd have a look Well, if I ain't too bold, uh, you uh family man. No, no, I'm alone. No family just sindy here Smart amount of horse flesh. Oh, she's that How many families in this valley old ain't crowded at 50 maybe 60. Oh, I think I'll ride down have a look around easy easy a girl I'm pleased to have met you both See you again sooner trust Not adam's any told a midland good story They killed you You notice the brass buckles on his boots Bitch now, why don't you go find sam morgan and let me get it my work? You ain't got no matter Listen, I'm the most a son-matter critter. I know now. Let me beat Like your He rode in bomb mistress good day, sir This the morgan house it is I'm looking for samuel morgan. Is he at home? He should be presently, sir. Could I be of help? Thank you, but I don't think so. Um, I'll come back later If you care to wait you're welcome. Well, it's very kind of you, but you're sure it won't be inconvenient Oh, it'll be none If you know anything of butter churning, you'd be of the help Well, I'll do my best mistress come here I'm sure pa won't be long. He went off hunting this morning. Couldn't have picked a better day All days are like to him when it comes to that he's more at home in the woods than he is here Sit there, sir. Well, can I help you do that? Oh, no I shouldn't have spoken of it This is woman's work and if pa should come and find a new attorney, he'd be angry Have you come far? My home was in williamsburg in virginia in virginia And you've come all the way here to see pa. Oh, no, no, not exactly They told me at the trading post. He was the man to see You're gonna settle here. Well, I couldn't find a prettier spot. Do you think none that I've seen It's beautiful now. Is it not the forest all in color and the air like may wine Only it's october You don't look like a farmer if I may speak boldly. No, no, what do I look like mistress if I may ask boldly Don't really know Not sour like a parson and not rough like a woodsman Are you a trader? No, no, not a trader I don't know if there's anything else a man could be in these parts Well, let's just say I'm a man who had an edge An edge to find the frontier Now that I've found it, I've an edge to settle on it and practice a trade that's sadly neglected here What pray tell would that be? You're not a lawyer. You know, you better churn faster I'm back. We'll be here. I'll hear pa I got me a prime painter order make Pa this gentleman come to call on you. Name's Nathaniel Adams, mr. Morgan. You don't say New to these parts, ain't you? Yes wrote in this morning. Couldn't have waited at blunt's tavern till I got back. Could you? I invited mr. Adams in pa. Don't speak well for your judgment gal Well, I'm sorry if I'm intruded sir They said at the trading post you were the man to talk to I'll state my business and be going stated You don't have a school in this valley As far as I can tell there isn't one within a hundred miles I plan to start one a school teacher. You stay shut deb You can plan all you want mr. And you're right Ain't no school in the hundred miles because folks here don't need one only need men here Men to farm men to hunt and to fight if it needs be Don't need no fancy pants book learning. I don't allow you'd be welcome. Well, I'll give it a try I don't get me rile son if I say there ain't no school there ain't that's what I say Now let's all part peaceable and you get on your way It's not up to you to say pa just because they made you head of the council Don't mean you can decide this everyone'll have to vote on it child turn that butter and keep your mouth quiet You can go out that way mr. Adams Oh stranger, oh stranger, you've come for to stay You're not welcome stranger down Folks sit down and stay set Reminds me of a parcel of cougars with a quilt and Now they don't need to be telling you why this chivalry was called for over a week now this here Aunt see daisy school moms been at the guttling around staring up this peaceful community with talk of book learning He came to me first and I told him straight out now i'ma get it Ain't no need for the school here too much work for everybody to be wasting time making marks on the paper Seems as though some of you folks don't agree So we've got to take a vote more waste of time I ain't got anything else to say But if you vote them to stay don't expect no help from me Frontier ain't no place for a man who can't do a man's work You've got anything you want to say mr. Adams before we can take the vote Well Only the mr. Morgan seems to have the wrong idea This school isn't for him Although i'm sure he could use it It's for children. So when they grow up, they won't be pigheaded narrow minded unneighborly and just plain stupid Your talk mighty perk mr Let's see how you back your words Sam we ain't gonna have no trouble here Abba Bart is all dressed up in their fainty duds I got me a new dough skin shirt on I ain't getting it all muddied up over your inclination Something wrong mr. Morgan. Oh, no, no, I I just want to say that i'm oh, i'm glad we're gonna have a school here. Well, that's very kind of you You don't agree with your father. Oh pause a little stubborn and set in his ways. You mustn't mind. Well, I'll try not to And Can I walk you home? Oh, no, no, I don't think that'd be wise well Will anyone be able to go to your school? Of course. There's a big room in the trading post. I'll be using for a start You um, you know some older person who'd like to attend. Yes I would My mother taught me how to write my name and to read a little but Oh, I should like to know more much more. Well, I shall feel honoured But if I may say it You speak as an educated person not as most of the others I was that to mother too. She was educated and lived in a great white house in baltimore. She used to tell me about it She she died two years ago with the lung fever. She was Frail and small and not meant for this kind of life. Oh, I'm sorry to hear that You have no brothers or sisters. I have four brothers. They're all out there in the wilderness somewhere We seldom see them get on home Oh Is there any need to sneak up on a body? Don't ask me gal. Just do as I say. Good night, mr. smorgans Good night, mr. Adams I ain't no bully boy bar. Don't waste his time on a rabbit So I'm giving you fair warning mr. school mom stay away from my daughter Stay away from my house and steer away to me else. I'll just naturally be obliged to make tally out of your hide Is that clear in your head perfectly clear mr. Morgan? Good night, that chicken livered The proudly we hail production folk tale will return in just a moment for the second act You're growing united states army needs registered nurses This is an opportunity for registered nurses to be a vital service to their country by offering their services to the army nurse corps You'll become a commissioned officer and have excellent opportunities to further your career You'll have the benefit of working with the finest medical equipment in the world And you'll learn the newest professional techniques in anesthesia operating room procedure nursing administration and many many others So get all the facts today Do this by writing or wiring the surgeon general united states army Washington 25 dc Do it now You are listening to proudly we hail and now with your star conrad nagle in the role of nat adams We present the second act of folk tale Cindy cast a shoe Prayed so Now you've come to the right place. Yeah, it looks like snow again. Uh, not that smell Been a mighty cold winter. Hmm Son, this ain't no winter at all Remember one winter maybe 10 maybe 20 years back. It's a good on date Was all fired cold one day blamed sun got froze up in the sky to have past nine. Hmm amazing What happened? Well, as far as I recollect everything stood still for three whole days. Just shook and shivered Finally one of them big shooting stars come along hit the sun a good lick and shook it up enough to break the ice around it Lucky thing if that shooting star hadn't come everything might still be staying and shivering and shaking. Yeah, that's a horrible thought Nothing's going Fine fine Why don't you cut yourself Holding night classes now for the older folks Can't teach an old horse new tricks Good for the young and so we'll always be wilderness here too bad sam's taking the city Donald disliked to you. Yeah Wish I knew how to make friends with him. Well only way to take catamount is in a fight Well, I'll not fight with him. Can't say is I blame you. He's a regular ring tailed roar Now hold still Cindy the stranger. He courted both trouble and love Easy Cindy easy Well, mr. S Morgan is anything wrong? No, I I saw you right out to the fort. So I followed you Oh Well, um, he hasn't allowed me to come to your school. You know that. Yes. Yes. I heard I don't want to get you in trouble with him because I know what he can be like when he's well, I I understand That coon skin captain those buck skins you look like a woodsman But I don't play the part very well. Is that it you can't help that You're a school teacher Well, of course by word of the alligator breed that ethan speaks so colorfully about I'd have a showdown with him I'm not blaming you I I want to ask you a favor. Well, ask it easy Cindy easy if Well, if I could meet you somewhere each day you could give me lessons to do and I suppose that's brazen of me, but I'd be glad to meet you Although I don't like going behind his back. Well, it's the only way unless wherever you say and Whenever you say I'll be there Someday in winter love waited for spring Yes, there ain't no one in river hollows don't know that but sam himself Then don't you be the one to open your jaw to him? Well, it's bound to find out one day The meeting like that all went along I know the critter once with a nose nine onto 10 feet long was called a wing dag You must be in near relation. Of course you ain't nothing about it. What ain't my business I don't attend to well, you'll attend the funeral, I hope I can see the tombstone now Here lies nat addons what got cruelly torn the bits by a bar named a sam morgan. Oh, yeah, sir Note another farming do you remind me of love flowered in spring while the night in gale Deborah I'm sorry I kept you waiting, but I was beginning to be afraid that part. Oh, no no fear To hear a party across the river hunting. I might have known a spring day like this Oh, isn't it beautiful? You add to its beauty Deborah I picked some laurel while I was waiting it goes well with you Don't you want to look at the work I've done later Deborah This is no way Meeting and secret like thieves You are a thief You've stolen my heart I couldn't help it Deborah Will you take mine and return? And that I love you so Kiss me again. Deborah. Deborah. I want you for my wife We'll tell him and he can do his worst I'll no longer play the gentle If I have to fight him for you, I'll fight him. No, you don't know how terrible he could be It's the only way we don't have to stay here I'll go with you anywhere Deborah. I've never run from any man The only reason I've kept away from him was because of you Now because of you I'll face him And we'll put an end to acting like children and if he should hurt you or kill you He'll do neither And now let's not spoil the rest of the afternoon When it's over we'll go down to him If we walk up there on that ridge We'll be able to see all over the valley. I love the spring And I love my love Then give me a hand you brazen woman And we'll walk through the fields together Always together Matt Always I guess it's time we went down The light's starting to fade. I hate to leave. I know We'll come back another day tomorrow. We'll see You're very lovely Deborah A queen and homespun My king and bucks again No, ain't that real pretty Ain't they a pair of zib like a turtle dubs? Hey Jesse get behind me Deborah get behind me. I'll handle this We don't mean no harm friend and just stand easy right where you are Is he ordering us jessie sounds that away I don't exactly take the order and friend. He's got a knife here jessie axe wheel on neighborly get the gal boy Well, I let a little daylight into him. I won't kick Run Deborah run you don't kill him Is he gonna live Yeah, wouldn't be surprised none of all them women don't kill him with the tension He ain't no weakling and I won't feel so bad whooping them out of town You ain't a forgiving man sam Heart mule I'd say yeah, I'll deliver skunk or going behind my back like a weasel When I think of what might have happened to Deborah if them two rattlesnakes had got her But they didn't sam and that school teacher did his prime a job as you could have ever done yourself And to has been wanted for every crime to has ever known both had guns all that had was a knife He finishes one of them so messed up to other he ain't much left to hang and he did it with a bullet in him too If I was in your place, I'd be downright thankful. Well, I ain't None of it never would have happened if Do you know my own daughter won't obey me no more Stays there nursing them night and day Says she's gonna marry him when the circuit rider comes through Well, when I get done with him, he ain't gonna stand marrying for a long time If ever the mountains were silent no night in gale song The stranger he waited he didn't wait long Mr. Morgan I understand you've been waiting till I got my strength back. That's right Well, I've got it back I'm marrying debora where they're without your consent Folks around here seem to think I should be shaking your hand for what you did No one ever figured you for one of the alligator breed Them citified clothes and all that book learning. Well, I'm not wearing them now So you needn't be afraid of dirtying them. Oh, I ain't never you fear When you come here in the fall I told you to stay away from my daughter Didn't seem to take much effect on you neither. Well, do you want to talk or fight? Well, I just wanted to say I've been thinking a bit Here's like I've been severing different kinds of a jackass And I don't rightly think it's fitting to have a go around with my future son-in-law Cores if you're Four waiting out back Mrs. Adams and the guys of eathom's rig Isn't it wonderful as one ringtail roar to another Fluper perfect week show Here is an opportunity for young women who are dietitians physical therapists or occupational therapists It's a chance for advancement and to be of service to your country Find out about the opportunities that can be yours by volunteering in the women's medical specialist corps Right or wire the surgeon general united states army Washington 25 dc Do it today Presented transcribed in cooperation with the station by the united states army and the united states air force recruiting service Proudly we hail stars conrad nagel Supporting mr. Nagel in the role of debora was helen christin Featured on this show was folk singer john drury Folktale was written by duet cup This program was produced under the supervision of charles and rogers productions and directed by charles wilks This is kenneth banghardt speaking and here again is your host and star Conrad nagel next week on proudly we hail we'll present our christmas program friends And we sincerely hope that you'll join us over this same station until then goodbye and a merry christmas