 Proudly we hail! From Hollywood ladies and gentlemen, this is CP McGregor speaking and Welcoming you to another in the series of broadcasts presented by your War Department Titled Proudly we hail! Through the courtesy of the Hollywood Coordinating Committee We present as the star Mr. James Craig in our play Take My Advice an original story by Tom Petty With music by Eddie Skravanik It's Sunday night and Joe O'Neill and Leslie Gray have just returned to Leslie's apartment after seeing a movie They're fellow workers on the news Joe it's early. Are you sure you don't mind? Of course not silly. I hate being alone. Oh Thanks, thanks a lot miss great. Oh Joe O'Neill you act as if we'd just been introduced What's wrong about you and me? You seem to enjoy being with me and I like you, but Well, nothing seems to Well happen to us. I guess it must be my fault. I Must be a big bore. Oh, it's nothing of this sort. You're not a bore Joe. You're the most popular reporter on the news. I Are you afraid of me? Of course not. It's just that you work in there with Mrs. White and well I read her column and oh you mean her advice to their love law and be courteous people like clicky heels and bow when you tell your girl Good night Carolyn's living back in the gay 90s Joe. I take it you don't approve of the old-fashioned courtships Well, no more than you would approve of the 1890s style of reporting Joe. I don't know the old timers were a little slow in getting started When they got going they turn in real stories. I Suppose that red-headed city editors more your style Jim Hendricks Well Jim has his points. I saw him trying to kiss you yesterday. I'm Sorry, I walked in the office at the wrong time. Oh, you budged in at the right time Joe, I believe you're jealous Maybe I am Maybe I'm just confused. Well, do you want me to try to straighten you out? About Jim Hendricks? Mm-hmm Jim and a lot of other things. Oh Sorry Well some of the time I'm afraid I'm keeping you awake right now. I'll see you at the office tomorrow Are you sure well with my nose to the grindstone? I've got to do Carolyn's column for a week. She's taking the vacation You mean you're going to answer the letters to Mrs. White. I'm going to make a stab at it pal And I'm going to try to be honest for a change. That should make interesting reading. I Guess it better be going now. Oh, and thank you Joe for the dinner and movie Everything good night Leslie You sure you haven't forgotten Good night. What a guy Wonder if he could be handing me a line Leslie how's the column going? Oh Joe you no good loafer. Where have you been for the last two days? Around here and there working on a story. Well, it's about time you dropped in. Well, you seem to be doing all right What do you mean by that crack? Jim Hendricks I don't see I find it's time to give out assignments when he spends all of his time with you Oh, I suppose you let me do the worrying about Jim. Who's worrying about me? Seems that Joe is he thinks you spend too much time coaching the substitute lovelorn editor. Yeah, and what does the lovelorn editor think about it? She's hoping she can get a column out of it You're beginning to sound like a tough newspaper woman and you're making noises like a human being Maybe I've been wrong about you Joe Could be you have Leslie while we're on the subject Joe Man, I've been doing a spot of worrying about you. Yeah, what have I done? You've been spending too much time in the managing editor's office, you know, I sort of like to know what's going on in there Well, I have an idea. He'll me will tell you if he wants you to know nothing to do with your job Oh, well, that's quite a relief But if you don't watch your step, it's likely to have something to do with yours Maybe you've got something there now get out. I want to talk to Leslie Joe look something's happened to you bub, and I don't like it. I think maybe I do. Goodbye Jim. I'll see you later What's happened to you mister a lot of things I come on in chapter six o'clock. We've got places to go Where's the fire? No fire. It's a picnic on Lake Allen. I'm going to roll you over there. Wow. Okay skipper Let's shove up We pause briefly from our story take my advice starring James Craig is Joe O'Neill to bring you an important message from your work department a Few years ago. How many young men would choose the field of science for a career in fact? How many had the opportunity to enter this work very few? Today that has all changed your new regular army offers that opportunity to every eligible man between the ages of 17 and 34 who is ambitious for education The new regular army is a career not only of national defense, but of scientific advancement Today's soldier is a technician educated and skilled in a special trade or job He is part of an organization continually working and experimenting in scientific fields Besides being a trained technician. He's a well-paid man a new revised pay scale Retirement benefits after only 20 and up to 30 years and other advantages make this career financially inviting Ask your local army recruiting officer today about the advantages of joining the regular army And now act to of take my advice starring James Craig as Joe O'Neill Well, here we are again Joe and Leslie are on Lake Island. Let's join them The old Williams cabin. How do you like it? It sure looks dark and deserted for a party. Oh, I guess we're early. I'll light the lantern Looks like the fires ready. Just needs a match. I'll go with thee Joe, it's delightful. I Love to gaze into a fire. I'd rather gaze into your lovely eyes As far right there and stars, too. You never said anything like that before Oh Joe that was a surprise Never kissed me before I've been wanting to ever since I met you so right now. I'm going to make up for lost time That that's enough Joe you haven't lost that much time Where where are the other people who are coming to this party? Does it take more than two to make a party darling? Come on Joe out with it. Okay, honey. You and I are the only two on this island tonight. It's our private party. Why Joe O'Neill you Well, you're awfully sure of yourself For once in my life. I am I'm sure of everything except you. Well, you can say that again. I don't like tricks What's the matter darling afraid of me? You better drop the darling. I I don't think I like it Help you think up this this abduction. It's no abduction. And what is it? Oh? Sort of an experiment in human relations. You know boy meets girl Boy kisses girl, but boy doesn't get girl not this time if this is your idea of being romantic I let me kiss you you even kiss me back That was before I found out I'd been taken for a boat ride. I thought when a girl kissed a boy You've been doing entirely too much thinking Girl doesn't marry every man. She kisses. Well, I should hope not Anyhow, I hadn't asked you to marry me yet Well, that does it now. I know I don't like you. You've had your fun, but the party's over mister Leslie wait. What are you going to do? I'm going home. It's time to stop playing games I'm not playing games and you're not going home. I'd like to see you try to stop me you You act like a crazy man. Sure. Sure. I'm crazy Crazy in love and it's your fault Quit it Joe What trying to kiss me you you wolf? Leslie honey You've got to listen to me. I'm going home. Come back here. What do you know about boats? Do you want to drown? I don't care if I do That's the way you feel about it I'll take you home right now. You'll not take me home until I'm good and ready. Well, I'll be Oh you you heard me You don't have to take that attitude When it's all your fault. Yes, I guess it is. I didn't have much heart for this idea anyway You were right. I don't understand about my not being myself. I Guess this caveman stuff isn't for me I'm sorry, Leslie really and truly sorry Crush my heart Why did you do it? Oh? It seemed the only way to find out about you and me. I Guess I'm all mixed up What are you going to do now take you home? Then you can forget all about this evening Me too, but I don't want to forget Have to give up so easily now wait a minute. You're getting me more bewildered than ever Would you mind telling me exactly? What do you want? I think it would help if I knew what you want I thought I'd made that perfectly clear But you didn't seem to take the idea Didn't till I found out you tricked me into coming here and Then you turned into a caveman and that part of it wasn't my idea. Who's was it? Here's your little minx. Oh, didn't you write this? That's a galley proof of tomorrow's column my my love going column read it read read it There's only one way to convince some girls get her off alone and take her in your arms and I Did you get this in the composing room? Oh, I've got a right to it. Oh, the advice was written to me your mr. Bewildered in person Oh, how was I to know the treatment would be tied out on me then your theory of a whirlwind courtship didn't apply to you Maybe it does Joe Joe what are you going to do? following your advice Again, how'd you like to be the wife of the new political editor the news never write another lovelorn column. I Love it darling Come here. This is CP McGregor speaking. I hope you've enjoyed our proudly. We hail story starring James Craig Before leaving you Don Forbes has an important message for all of us Do you remember when the conception of a scientist was a wild-eyed man and a long white smock and horned rimmed glasses Who putted around huge electrical machines and poured liquids into test tubes? Well, I'll tell you about a group of scientists today over 900,000 of them who look nothing like this their young man dressed in neat fitting OD clothing with the insignia of the U.S. Army Yes, your new regular army is an organization of forwards scientifically trained men They work continually to further scientific development in all fields You are familiar with the wonders of penicillin you are aware of the amazing new surgical methods army doctors have developed You've heard of the new clinical recording camera that can photograph surgical operations at close range It is especially adaptable to eye surgery Every day you read about new developments in the field of aviation Machines that can fly seven times the speed of sound planes that operated long ranges with no human hand at the controls And radio controlled rockets these are accomplishments of the new regular army Army developed to or the sniper scope which throws an invisible beam of light enabling one to see in the dark the use of radar for forecasting weather the Eneact a complex electronic machine that makes calculations which would require thousands of man hours Advancements in the field of communications these are but the forerunners of countless new discoveries by regular army technicians Any intelligent ambitious man between 17 and 34 may join the army will train you in any one of numerous trades and mechanical skills For further information about opportunities in the regular army go to your nearest army recruiting station Thank You James Craig for appearing on this program Proudly we hail will come to you again over this station next week listen in