 Ladies and gentlemen, the Railroad Owl. And here comes our star-studded show train. The Association of American Railroads presents the delightful operetta Nina Rosa, starring Gordon MacGray and his charming guest Mimi Benzel. Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff and our music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragon. Yes, tonight another great musical success is brought to you by the American Railroads. The same railroads that bring you most of the food you eat, the clothes you wear, the fuel you burn, and all the other things you use in your daily life. And now, here is our star, Gordon MacGray. As we are with our lovely guest, Miss Mimi Benzel, and the wonderful Romberg music for Nina Rosa. This is a story of an American mining engineer, me, a goucho from Peru. See, that's me. And the lovely daughter of an old Spanish gentleman, Nina Rosa. She was also rich, don't forget that. She owned the Nina Rosa mine. The fact that she was rich is completely beside the point. No, no, no, no, no. You talk like the idiot you are. If one is to put up with a woman, she should be rich as well as beautiful. Would you mind letting me tell this story? But you are leaving out the most interesting points. Well, my company had an option on this Peruvian mine, and I had been sent down there to find out whether it was of any value. And while I was there, I met Nina Rosa. The moment I saw her, I couldn't make any secret of how I felt about her. I didn't try. I guess I told everyone I met. I feel with pride when I'm by her side. I do. In my mind, I was not the villain, I was the hero. I too loved Nina Rosa. I too took the memory of her wherever I went. Her eyes, her smile, her gold mine, her voice so valuable from one of your roads. Gee, I'll tell you how it happened. I was walking down the road, and this fellow came up to me. What do you want, Greenwell? Do you want to get rich? I am a practical man. To me, it has always been a most agreeable prospect. Okay, then I got a deal for you. You own Stock and the Nina Rosa Mining Company, don't you? Gee? Well, today I came across a vein of the richest gold-bearing quartz I've ever seen. You've got a bonanza. I have? Mm-hmm. Well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well. Now Jack doesn't know about this. If I don't tell him, he won't exercise the option. The mine will be yours. And what is your price for this information? Oh, um, a thousand shares of stock. Gee, a thousand shares? You strike a hard bargain. Ah, besides, what is the use? Jack Haines will inspect the mine and find out its value himself. He doesn't have to find out. You have your knife, don't you? Do you think I would do a thing like that? I do. You're right. There's Nina Rosa with Jack now. She used to be your girl before he came here, wasn't she? Ah, see, she was my girl before he came here. Pablo thinks I am interested, very cruel. I'm not afraid of them. But I am afraid. So you and I must never meet again, never speak. But I will remember you as long as I live. Oh, Nina. Next Saturday, as the nation celebrates Armed Forces Day, many of us will have a chance to see at first hand something of the progress being made in re-arming America. First and most important in that effort comes the trained men and the other men in training who make up our armed forces on land and sea and in the air. But those of us who visit military installations next Saturday will be impressed with another thing, too. The vast amount and the great variety of equipment, munitions and supplies which must be put in the hands of the men who make up the armed forces upon whom American safety and freedom depend. An essential part of the process of producing guns, tanks, ships, planes and all the other things our men must have is transportation, the movement of millions of tons of raw materials and finished products. Moving the bulk of these materials from many sources, moving them to factories all over the nation for fabrication, delivering the products to bases and camps and ports, that's primarily a job for the railroads. For just as was proved in World War II, when railroads move more than 90% of all war freight, there is no substitute for the dependability, economy and efficiency provided by big freight cars, pulled over steel rails by powerful locomotives. Since the close of World War II, the railroads have spent almost one and one-half billion dollars for new freight cars. They have spent nearly as much for new locomotives and more than two billion dollars for improvements to tracks, signals, shops and other facilities. And this year, they plan to spend still another billion and a quarter dollars for further improvements and increases in their carrying capacity. These enlarged and improved facilities are part of the productive strength of America. They are indeed an integral part of the growing might of the armed forces. The forces whose transportation needs have first call upon the facilities and services of America's railroads. That's why it's so important that the railroads be allowed to obtain the materials particularly steel they need to keep step with the demands of the nation's commerce and its rearmament program. And now here is the second act of Nina Rosa, starring Gordon MacRae and his guest, Mimi Benzel. A fellow came between Nina Rosa and me. There were plenty of other seniorities around but I couldn't make myself pay any attention to them, no matter how pretty they were. Our pretty seniorities, as I must confess, you're as sweet as you can be. In your glance, there is fire when you dance, you inspire. I know that he means me. All of you tiquetes are more or less on the loose, you will agree. But where I am concerned, all the tables are turned. He means he is not free. Somebody has set my heart aflame. Nina Rosa is her name. Because she thought you'd kill me. It's right, I would have. I found out anyhow. I walked into her garden. She was all alone. She didn't hear me. At first, I thought she was singing for me. Until you walked in. Through what she says, gringo. Yes, I hear what she says, Pablo. I'm glad to have news to you, sanerita. I make of him the means me. Oh, he is not worth killing, Pablo. Do not even waste your time. End it with me. I do not think I quite trust you, Nina Rosa. Have I not told you I loved you? What more can I do? You can marry me this very afternoon. This afternoon? Marry me or he dies. Very well, Pablo. I'll marry you this afternoon. Happy man to prepare for my marriage to Nina Rosa. I even invited you to the wedding. Yes, and I didn't accept. No, you were very bad sport about the whole matter. Well, my bride was waiting at the order, dressed in white satin, at the wedding veil of her mother. I was so excited I hardly looked at her. That's the last time I'll ever get that excited. And I was alone in my hotel room packing to go home. And suddenly there was a knock at the door. It's you, Nina Rosa. Oh, Jack, don't turn away from me. I have to say what I did. Pablo has the strength of a hundred men when he's angry. I said those things only to save you. And what about your marriage to Pablo? But Jack, the wedding is taking place now. See, in my place, wearing my veil is one of my friends. A girl who has always been in love with Pablo. Why, only heaven knows. Sweetheart, I can hardly believe what I hear. Oh, Jack, I love you. You're smart. Thanks to the other members of music by Sigmund Romberg, Irving Caesar was dramatized for the railroad hour by Gene Holloway. The railroad hour is brought to you each week at this time by the American Railroads. Folks, next Saturday, Armed Forces Day is a good time to take stock of our own personal responsibilities for America's defense. And foremost among those responsibilities is a thorough knowledge of what to do to protect yourself, your family, and your community in the event of sudden surprise air attacks. The official air raid instructions prepared by the civil defense authorities contains the information you need in order to do your part in such an emergency. Copies of the official civil defense air raid instructions can be obtained from your local authorities or by writing the superintendent of documents in Washington, D.C. and then closing five cents in coin or stamps. All aboard! Well, looks as though we're ready to pull out and so until next week, when we play the Socrates... the Socrates soldier, how now, Brown Cow? The chocolate soldier with Miss Marion Bell. This is Gordon McRae saying goodbye. He's been starring in Warner Brothers' West Point story. Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and our music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragon. This is Marvin Miller saying goodbye until next week for the American Railroad. And now, stay tuned for your Monday Night of Music on NBC! There is a Stevens on the Voice of Firestone on NBC.