 we hail from Hollywood ladies and gentlemen this is CP McGregor speaking and welcoming you to another broadcast of proudly we hail a program of your ward apartment through the courtesy of the Hollywood Coordinating Committee we are happy to present John Hodiak who will star in our play Balian Coward written by Tom Petty with music by Eddie Skravanik the man standing on the city pier waving to an old boatman is Donald Phelps seems nervous and uncertain well never mind forget it forget what forget I call to you forget you ever saw me into the sun is that your boat well I'm looking for someone to take me over to mountain Island if you're the same Jake Denton who used to run a ferry service to the island you've seen me often well dang my eyes it's Mr. you've been going from be city three four years four years nine months and 12 days to be exact Jake now that you welcome me home let's get started to the island and say that's your automobile over yonder yeah Carl be all right there overnight wanted I want you to pick me up again in the morning and save it any place I reckon if it's a boat ride you're looking for come on get in right I went by the ferry slip but it's been torn down doesn't the ferry run anymore nope what's the matter ain't enough customers you'll need a ferry oh I suppose things are pretty run down on the island guess my shacks really a shack now nope what do you mean maintain run down look spiky span but couldn't after all these years not my cottage even somebody been caring for but I didn't ask anyone to look after here's to me somebody didn't need asking he seems likely you made a mistake moving away from beat cities and look out man you're gonna turn us over turned over with my beat bucket candles a little choppy that's all I never should have come back never should have left the lawyer like you'd been the county judge for now but I had to go I couldn't stay it turns you loose didn't they earners jury said you didn't kill your brother haven't forgotten a thing have you checked nope right about here's where it happened yes squall blew in from the other side of the island sailboat tipped over I don't want to talk about it but I didn't drown him he was pulling me under I had to hit him look out for that way watch out for the way you quit shaking and acting like you're scared of a little water maybe I am afraid of the water you know I'm a coward everyone knows it never heard it mentioned you used to be a first grade sailor man I mean to say you quit say yes I quit I couldn't never I don't know like to find out someday I tried to say on my boat the day after George was drunk what happened I couldn't I didn't have the courage to go a hundred yards from the pier go to try it again but I didn't show you gave up everything your law practice the girl you was gonna marry all your friends ran away you seem to know a lot about my affairs Jake well Beach City ain't a big town Mr. Phillips I've even got an idea why you came back better try sailing again yes Jake I'm gonna try just being able to sail a boat is the biggest thing in my life right now if I can do it well it's the key to a lot of other things hey what we to help you get your boot and sheet no I'll have to do this alone I'm afraid it's ain't right for a man to have to do anything alone it looks like we're getting in yeah there are a lot of new houses on the island a lot more on the other side of the hill I don't see anyone around I suppose most of the houses are closed for the winter yep might be a few folks around but not many weather's been too bad they're likely to get worse hey I can see my place from here cleaners on whistle and every shutter in place that's what I told you how to walk over there I'm sort of curious to see and say no Jake I think I'd rather go in alone I'll have you in tomorrow morning when you come to pick me up you may want to leave before then what makes you think so storm warrants up likely to blow Gale tonight you might not like it maybe I won't like it that's something I'll have to find out tomorrow morning will be soon enough Jake we pause briefly from our story valiant coward starring John Hodiak now Wendell Niles brings you an important message from your ward apartment do you know what the following are the angels cavalry troopers red star hourglass victory traffic lightning these are the nicknames of six of our most famous army divisions now stationed in Japan and Korea they are the 11th era born the first cavalry the 6th infantry the 7th infantry the 24th infantry and the 25th infantry young men who joined the new regular army for three years may now enlist directly into one of these six well-known outfits many of the 40,000 good jobs available each month to capable young men are in these divisions here's your chance to travel and see the mysterious lands of the east you'll learn a valuable trade or skill and be well-paid the starting pay of a private overseas is $90 and he receives free food clothing lodging training dental and medical care stop in at your local army recruiting station today if you qualify for a three-year enlistment you may be assigned directly to any one of these six historical units that you choose a valiant coward starring John Hodiak as Donald Phelps Donald remained inside his college most of the day and went to his boat in mid-afternoon raised the sails but his hands began to shake and return to the cottage yes who is it Alice yes Donets Alice remember me please Alice as if I could ever forget here let me take your coat thanks how did you know I was here you drove into Beach City at 10 a.m. old Jake Denton brought you to mountain island in his fishing boat he's coming back for you tomorrow morning old Jake was right Beach City is a small town but you shouldn't have come over here in the rain I had to see you Don you wouldn't come to me I couldn't Alice there was something I had to do first I haven't done it I know old Jake told me you have to sail your boat you're confused in your mind and and think being able to sail has something to do with your fears I've been a coward Alice I was a coward when I let George drown I was a coward when I tried to sail my boat the next day I was a coward this afternoon and I thought you were running away from me oh you're no coward Don you just let yourself become confused Alice this cottage you're the one who's kept it clean and neat I always knew you'd come back but I thought it was George I thought you'd fall in love with George and I thought you believed I let him drown because of that Don you are confused George said something to you when you were struggling in the water what did he say nothing how could you know that what did George say I can't tell you must tell me well after the boat keeled over a gust of wind blew it away from us we were swimming easily when George yelled I've got the cramps done when I reached him he grabbed me I had to hit him to keep him from pulling us both under he slipped through my arms yes that's what you said at the inquest but what did George say to you there in the water well he he said you were marrying me only because you'd promised that you really loved him and if he had the drown he'd take me with him he pulled me under once and it was then that I that I hit him you were only trying to keep alive so that you could keep him from drowning he wanted you to drive I don't know Alice I know I know but I let him drown not until you used up every ounce of your strength trying to save him you were unconscious when those fishermen pulled you out unconscious from a blow on the jaw I never told anyone that I was never sure how my jaw was injured George had murder in his heart when he left me to go sailing with you I should have warned you he hated you because I loved you oh darling what a fool I've been fool in a coward listen to that storm we've got to get back to the city why hurry it's not gonna warm in here I don't believe I'm afraid of the sea anymore well I am if that hurricane hits us it'll blow this cottage right into the ocean hurricane I'll turn on the radio and we'll find out about the storm oh come on down hurry we've time to make it before it hits all right Alice freezing darling look there's the pier oh you made it don't ever tell me again you're afraid of anything down you've got real that's you Jake yes Jake here's the line back to sea oh that you were named is Alice how'd you drove over to the island in your car why did Jay what drove her car to mountain Island it isn't an island now down the causeway was built two years ago and you sailed into a hurricane with me oh you're the one with courage after this I'll never let you go darling this is CP McGregor speaking I hope you've enjoyed our proudly we hailed story starring John Hodiak before leaving you Wendell Niles has an important message for all of us everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it said Mark Twain that may have been true in his day but today the United States Army is doing plenty about it Army Weather Service technicians are flying specially equipped planes on a regular route from California to Alaska they report data that may affect conditions in the United States 36 to 48 hours later in all kinds of weather these observers report hourly on temperature wind speed direction precipitation and cloud formation this information is relayed immediately to stations all over the country another group in this country is on constant watch for atmospheric disturbances such as hurricanes and thunderstorms when their radar detects such a disturbance they head right into the center of the storm hundreds of delicate instruments inside the plane record information valuable in studying weather conditions and designing planes for rough weather travel other units through the use of special equipment on balloons floating through the air collect data instrumental in forecasting and charting future conditions in Europe United States Army weather central consisting of 35 strategically play stations accurately forecast weather on the continent as a result of all these Army services air travel both commercial and military is made safer weather forecasting is just one of the many tasks of scientific nature carried on by the new regular Army in the fields of medicine electronics atomics engineering and many others the Army is making daily research each month there are 40,000 good jobs in such work open to capable young men who can qualify an Army career is an interesting a high paying one you earn while you learn for overseas service a soldier gets 20% extra and every three years an automatic 5% raise ask your local Army recruiting station today about your chances for a good job with high pay they'll be glad to discuss your qualifications with you thank you John Hodiak for appearing on this program proudly we hail will come to you again over this station next week listen in