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Yes, every lucky you light always gives you mildness, richness, truly better taste that add up to complete smoking enjoyment. So for everything you want in your cigarette, be happy, go lucky. Make your next carton Lucky Strike. Be happy, go lucky, go lucky strike today. Remember, Lucky's taste better than any other cigarette. Sir Force Base, the Lucky Strike program starring Jack Benny with Mary Livings and Gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, tonight we're broadcasting from Nellis Air Base right outside of Las Vegas. We wanted to bring you a slot machine, but since we can't, we bring you something else that doesn't pay off. Thank you, thank you. Hello again, this is Jack Benny talking and Don, isn't it exciting being here at... It was one of those jet planes they have here. Yeah, it was another one. Well, they certainly fly low. You're not kidding. This morning I was walking around the field here, one of them came so low it took my hair off. Oh, Jack, you're not serious. Yes, I am, Don. Somewhere up in the wild blue yonder is an F-84 with a blonde landing gear. But you know, Don, these jet planes amaze me. How can they go so fast? Oh, it's really quite simple, Jack. Simple? Certainly. You see, on a jet in the air is drawn into the compressor and forced into the combustion chamber where it mixes with the injected fuel and... Do you understand it, Jack? Yes, yes, but I'd never be able to explain it to anybody. I've got a loose pivot tube. Not only the planes that amaze me, it's the fellas here. They seem so young, especially the officers. Oh, you're right about that, Jack. In fact, the commanding officer, Colonel Tacon, is one of the youngest full colonels in the Air Force. Oh, I didn't know that, Don. You say, oh, hello, Mary. Hello, Jack. Hi, fellas. Oh, how do you like it up here, Mary? Oh, that's your line, Don. Go ahead. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to take it, huh? Well, Mary, instead of Jack asking you, I will. How do you like it up here? You enjoying your visit to the air base? Oh, very much, Don. But I guess I'm old-fashioned. Everything around here is so fast. You're right, Mary. The planes here are the fastest in the world. I was talking about the pilots. Oh, oh, oh. Mary, did you meet any of the pilots? Yes, this morning. One of them took me up for a ride in a jet. And as we were speeding along, he asked me for a kiss and kissed me. Kissed you? Well, didn't you say no? Certainly. But we were traveling faster than sound, and by the time my nose caught up with us... Wait a minute, Mary. These boys are faster than you are with the drone. Mary, listen. If you were traveling faster than sound, how could you hear what he asked you? I caught that on the way back. Well, now I'm all confused. Oh, Jack, I'm just teasing you. The pilots here are very nice. Yes, they are, Mary. To show my appreciation for the hospitality, I brought along a present for Colonel Takon. Oh, uh, what'd you get, the Colonel, Jack? An electric razor. It's a real good one. He can't use that. He doesn't shave yet. Oh, stop making things up. The Colonel's not that young. He's 36. Just three years younger than I am. Who was that? The Colonel. Oh, that was the Colonel. Yes, that was the Colonel. He hates to think he's going to look like you in three short years. Now, Mary, you can stop with that stuff. Sometimes, hey, here comes another jet plane. It's coming right for the building. Don, open the window. Got it. Isn't that wonderful right through the Venetian blind? Oh, Jack. Yes, Mary. It's back on your head again, but the part's running from side to side. Well, he'll probably come back to straighten it. I'm going to ask him to fly me to Salt Lake City. I have to be there Monday and Tuesday. Oh, hello, Mr. Benny. Oh, hello, Dennis. Well, Dennis, are you enjoying yourself here at the base? Yeah, but I'm worried. Where's the telephone? I want to call the police. Call the police? Why? Somebody stole the propellers off all the planes. What? Dennis, the planes here have no propellers. They're jets. Well, how can anything fly without a propeller? I wouldn't know, but the boys in Phil's band do it all the time. Doing since you arrived, Dennis. Oh, a lot of things. Yesterday I took a boat cruise on Lake Mead. Gee, he was the most beautiful boat I ever saw. What'd you say, Dennis? I said he was the most beautiful boat I ever saw. Dennis, you mean she was the most beautiful boat. You should know that. Oh, you'll have to forgive me. My mother only told me about the birds and the bees. What? I guess she wanted my father to tell me about boats. Dennis, all boats are sheeds. There are no heeds. Then where did the little boats- They billed them! They billed! Now stop asking silly questions and sing your song. Yes, sir. Oh, by the way, Mr. Benny. Now what? I just saw a picture of you and Mary on the cover of the latest issue of Look Magazine. Oh, our picture's on the cover of Look Magazine? But what do you know? I didn't know that was out yet. Where'd you see it, Dennis? Sticking out of your pocket. I must have put on Mary's coat by mistake. She's such a ham. Now, Dennis, go ahead and sing your song. Yes, sir. If I made you cry When I said goodbye I'm sorry I know I must have been insane If I've made you blue Apologize sung by Dennis Day and accompanied by Phil Harris, whose orchestra just gave you the sound that everybody's trying to fly faster than. And now, fellow, all right, break it up. Will you get off of it? Let's talk it- Listen to me, Jackson. Don't be talking about my boys like that. Huh? They ain't so bad. They ain't, eh? Well, I disagree, Phil. They is. That's right, Phil. I think you ought to do something about the boys in your orchestra. They look awful. Take a little easier, Liv. If I were you, I wouldn't say too much around here. You know, you're not so popular at this base. What do you mean? Fellas around here really have it in for you. Oh, Phil, don't be ridiculous. Well, all I know is there's a sign outside of one of them buildings that says, in for Mary. That's infirmary! In for Mary. It's a natural mistake for a chap who was in a spelling bee and was nosed out by the bee. Never mind that. And, Phil, now that we have taken this short pause for character identification, why didn't you show up at rehearsal yesterday? I'm sorry, Jackson, but I was out on Lake Mead. And say, you ought to come out with me sometime. That fishing out there's great. Well, I don't know, Phil, Lake Mead. That's 30 miles away. Isn't there any place closer? Well, there's a river about 10 miles from here where I used to go fishing, but it's no good anymore because it's dried up. You mean the water's all gone? Jackson, that river's so dry, the salmon have to walk six miles up a dirt road to spawn. No. I don't get it. What's the matter with you, kid? That's a funny joke. Don't you know nothing about salmon? I don't even know about boats. Quiet, Dennis. Phil, who else is going fishing? Oh, Remly, my guitar player. I always take him with me. You know, when you hook them big fish, they put up an awful struggle, and that's where the teamwork comes in. Teamwork? Yeah, I haul them in as close as I can. Remly breezed on them, and they do the Tennessee waltz right into the... Well, a little ad liby in there, huh? Well, I'll be darned. Last time, Jackson, we had to throw one back. Oh, too small? No, he was under 21. Oh, fine. Say, Phil, did you catch anything while you were out on the lake this morning? Ah, yeah, Don. See, I hooked the whopper. Wait a minute. I even got a picture of it. Yeah. Look at the size of that bass. Let me... Let me see it, Phil. Here you are. Oh, isn't that cute? The bass is holding you up. Yeah. You ought to see the size of the trot that took the picture. Phil, if you'd just opened your eyes once in a while, you could... Excuse me. Come in. Well, Mr. Kitzel. Mr. Kitzel, what are you doing here at Nellis Field? Oh, I'm visiting my nephew. He's stationed here. Oh, is he a pilot? He's a pilot. Yesterday, he got a six-hour pass and visited his girl in Cleveland. He went 500 miles an hour. In a jet? No, in a jeep. Now, wait a minute, Mr. Kitzel. How could a jeep possibly go that fast? When you're stationed at Nellis and get a pass, the jeep is as anxious to get away as you are. Well, Mr. Kitzel, I'd like to meet your nephew. Is he on the bass? Yes. In fact, right now, he's busy cleaning up the grounds. Oh. My nephew walks all over the base. He's got a stick with a nail on the end of it. A stick with a... Oh, he uses it to pick up trash. Officially, he was known as a waste paper croupier. Well, that's a nice way to put it. Yes. Well, I got to be tumbling along. So long, partner. So long. Or if I go into the wild blue yonder. And now, fellas, in honor of Nellis Air Base, I'd like... Well, just a second, Jack. Hold it. What is it, Don? Well, if anybody's going to do anything in honor of the base here, it should be the sportsman quartet. The quartet? Yeah, they've prepared a special number for this occasion. All about the boys here. Well, let's hear it. Very good, Don. I can put the boys back in the guardhouse. Now, come on, kids. Let's finish the program so I can get back to my hotel and get some rest. Rest? Well, you told me you went to bed early last night. I did, but I didn't get much sleep. I can't understand why a ritzy hotel like the Flamingo would have such a silly telephone operator. What do you mean? Well, when I went to bed, I left a call for 8 o'clock. The operator wanted to make it the hard way so she called me twice at 4. I wish I'd have had 10 for a point. I'd have gotten an hour's more sleep. Hey, wait a minute, Jackson. You...you're staying at the Flamingo Hotel? Why, certainly, Phil. You know nothing but the best for me. After all, when you get to a town like Las Vegas, you want to live. Ah-ha-ha-ha. Livy, what are you laughing at? Jack, tell him what happened when you walked in to get a room. Oh, Mary, forget it. Come on, Mary, tell us what happened. Oh. Well, I drove up to Las Vegas with Jack. It was about 5 o'clock in the afternoon when he pulled up to the Flamingo. I'd already reserved my room by phone, but you know Jack. He always leaves everything for the last minute. Jesus, a beautiful lobby, isn't it, Mary? It sure is. A lot of people are here, too. Hey, Mary, I'm going over and talk to the room clerk. See, this hotel really is... May I help you, sir? Yes, yes, I'd like to get a room here. Well, it's quite an honor having you visit the hotel, Mr. Benny. Oh, you know who I am? Yes, yes, I saw you once in the movies. You did? Yes, you were sitting right next to me. Oh, well, thank you. Now, uh, I... I'd like to get a room. Yes, sir, now let me see. Here's one. $2.50. $2.50? Isn't that a kind of expensive? Oh, that's not the price. That's the room number. Oh, oh, I see. It's on the second floor. Oh, yes, sir. It has beautifully decorated bedroom, a magnificently furnished sitting room, luxurious dressing room, and a huge entry hall. Well, that sounds nice. What's the price on it? $16. Uh, clerk, I'll loosen his collar. You push his eyes back in. I'm all right. I'm... Now, look, clerk, I've had a... had a... Jack, what are you staring at? That cash register. I've never seen anything so beautiful. That's a slot machine. A slot machine? See, I've heard about them, but that's the first one I've ever seen. How do they work? Well, you put in a nickel and pull the handle. And if two cherries come up, you get five nickels back. Well, that's fair, isn't it? And if three oranges come up, you get 11 nickels back. Say, that's fine. Now, if three belts come up, you get 18 nickels. No kidding. And if three bars come up, you get the jackpot. Well, that's sensational. But supposing I put my nickel in, and none of those things you mentioned come up. In that case, you lose your nickel. Well, that's ridiculous. A thing like that will never catch on. Jack, will you please hurry? Yes, a minute, ma'am. Now, look, clerk, let me stay here if you'll lower the rates. Let me speak to the manager. Very well. He's right here. Mr. Benny, this is Mr. Schiller, the manager of the Flamingo. Oh, pleased to meet you, Mr. Schiller. How do you do? Oh, look, Mr. Schiller, I want to get a room and get some rest. I just drove all the way from Beverly Hills to Las Vegas. I make that trip frequently. It's a beautiful drive. It is? I mean, yes, yes. Yes, it is. Well, Mr. Benny, if you'll give me the keys to your car, I'll have the bellboy park it. Oh, it's that Maxwell right out in front there. Oh, is that your car? Yes. Then we owe you an apology. We were using it to mow the lawn. Well, leave the grass in. It'll make the seats softer. Of course, if Schiller's going to get those kind of laughs, now look, Mr. Schiller. Mr. Schiller, I'm very anxious to stay at the Flamingo, but it seems that your clerk and I can't get together. He's so stubborn. Imagine him trying to charge me $16 a week. No, no, Mr. Benny. It's $16 a day. Well, that I won't discuss at all. Don't you have any less expensive rooms? Yes, we have some for $5 and some for $7. $5 and $7. Pardon me, sir. Oh, clerk. Yes, sir. Do you have a suite available? Yes, we do. We have them for $20 a day and $30 a day. I'll take the one for $30. Very well, sir. Here's your key. Thank you. Say, clerk, who was that fellow? He's a private from Nellis Field. Now, what about you, sporty? I'm still talking to Mr. Schiller. I'm sorry, Mr. Benny, but there's nothing I can do for you. You see, I have no authority to change the rates. Well, there must be somebody I can talk to. Well, here's the general manager. Oh, Mr. Walsh. Yes. Do you mind talking to this gentleman? No, not at all. How do you do? How do you do? I'm Jack Benny, star of state screen and radio thing. Oh, Jack Benny. Certainly. I saw your last picture. Really? Did you like it? No. No, have you ever seen me on television? Yes. Did you like me? No. Well, have you ever heard me on the radio? No. Good, good. Now, look, Mr. Walsh, the reason I wanted to see you is because Mr. Schiller is trying to tell me that the lowest rate you have here is $5 a day. Mr. Benny, $5 a day for a room is very reasonable. $5 a day, but I intend to stay for seven days. Well, I'm sure you'd enjoy staying at the Flamingo. It costs $6 million to build. Well, what are they trying to do? Get it all back for me? I'm leaving. Everybody in the place is looking at you. Mary, this won't take long. Look, Mr. Benny, I'm a busy man and I've got a lot of things to do. I'll give you a room for $4. You're fated. I mean, I'll take it. I'll take it. Well, I'm sure you'll like it here. You know, I supervised the complete furnishing of the Flamingo. I sought to it that all the rooms had telephones, full-length mirrors, writing desks, beautifully carpeted floors, artistic pictures, unique lamps, tables, dressers, cheese. Are the beds comfortable? Bed? Yes. Well, how do you like that? I knew I forgot something. Don't worry about it. I brought an army cot with me. I'll take the $4 room. Well, here's your key, Mr. Benny. Thank you. Come on, Jack. Let's go. Oh, just a minute, Mary. I have a nickel here. I'm going to put it in the slot machine. See, I hope you win. I think I've got a chance. Nickel! Just a minute. I'll put it in my pocket. Come on, Mary. Let's go. Jack, tip the bellboy who brought the bags in from the car. You take care of it, Mary. I don't have any change. Each year, forest fires destroy 30 million acres of timberland. Timberland that is vitally needed to keep our country strong and to raise our production higher than ever before. 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