 Lux presents Hollywood the Lux Radio Theatre brings you Pat O'Brien George Murphy and Ruth Hussie in The Navy Comes Through and as our special guest this evening Lieutenant Francis Rich of the Waves. Ladies and gentlemen your producer Mr. Cecil B. DeMille. Greetings from Hollywood ladies and gentlemen the lifeline of the United Nations is a string of plodding ships that carry the weapons of war across the brilliant blue of the Pacific and through the murky fog of the North Atlantic. The ships of the merchant marine. A torpedo strikes and a gallant vessel may go down but the submarine that murdered her may die too because the merchant marine has fangs of its own and tonight's play The Navy Comes Through is the story of the deadly stingers on those merchant ships the Navy Gun crews who strike back at the wolf packs of the sea. RKO made the picture and tonight we have Pat O'Brien and George Murphy from the original cast co-starring with the lovely Ruth Hussie. 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We always hope for a favorable verdict on our plays we know we'll get one on Lux Flakes and here's the curtain for the first act of the Navy comes through starring George Murphy as Tom Sands, Ruth Hussie as Myra Mallory and Pat O'Brien as Mike Mallory. Like huge black ghosts they slip from their moorings in the dead of night and turn their bows to the open sea. Slowly they move, wallowing deep in the heavy waves but these are the ships of the merchant marines and their great bellies are swollen with the instruments of war, food for the people of the world and food for the guns of the United Nations. Here below are stored tanks and planes, shells and bombs, oil and TNT while above on the decks face the men of the United States Navy, watchdogs of the convoy, scanning the dark sea for the telltale ripple of the U-boats periscope. They're short on gold braid these men who sail with the merchant marine but they're long on courage but pacing the decks they walk on dynamite. One of these men is Michael Mallory, Chief Gunners mate United States Navy. I guess it's all right to tell this story. Nowadays you can pick up a newspaper and read stuff like it most every day. You know convoy reported attack, the U-boat reported sunk and North Atlantic, stuff like that. Well the fellas I work with are the fellas who do the reporting and the fighting so we know it from the inside. However the beginning of the story you find only the Navy records. That was back in September 1940 down in Washington DC. I was in Washington at the time the Navy court of inquiry was in session and they called me as a witness. The court of inquiry that's well you know that's just like a civil court only the judge and the jury down there in the United States Navy. I do. State your name, rate and station. Michael Mallory, Chief Gunners mate temporary duty Navy Department. You were on duty aboard the USS Bayon on April 9th 1940 when a gun exploded in the forward turret. Yes sir. You inspected this particular gun prior to the target practice which led to the explosion? I examined the gun at 10 20 a.m. two hours and 40 minutes before target practice. Was it in good condition? No sir. I found the salvo latch improperly assembled. To whom did you report this? The assistant gunnery officer. Who was that officer? Lieutenant Thomas Sands sir. Did Mr. Sands have the salvo latch repaired? I don't know sir. He said he'd attend to it but the explosion occurred on the first salvo. And find your testimony of the facts Mallory and avoid conclusions. Aye aye sir. Mr. Sands do you have any questions? No questions sir. Very good Mallory. That's all. Aye aye sir. Lieutenant Sands will you take the stand. You swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth will help you God. I do. State your name, rank and station. Thomas L. Sands, Lieutenant United States Navy, temporary duty Navy Department sir. You were assistant gunnery officer on the ship in question at the time mentioned. I was sir. Did Chief Gunners mate Mallory report to you the condition of the salvo latch on one of the guns in the forward turret? Yes sir. What action did you take? I ordered the turret captain to repair the salvo latch sir. Did he do so? Yes sir. I supervised the repairs personally. Then how do you account for the fact that this particular gun backfired on the first salvo causing an explosion in the turret? I can't account for it sir. Is there anyone who can corroborate your statement that you had that salvo latch repaired? No sir. Why not? The men who repaired it are dead. Yup. That was it. They were dead. Three of my friends were dead because somebody made a mistake. The trial didn't last long. They don't like mistakes in the Navy. When it was over there was a girl waiting for Sands out in the corridor. Her name was Myra. Myra Mallory. My sister. You shouldn't have come here. What happened? What did they say in there? Well I I'm resigning my commission Myra. You can't. It's your whole life Tom. Well there wasn't any way to clear myself so there's nothing else for me to do. But it wasn't your fault. No but it was my responsibility and in the Navy that's the only thing that counts. Tom what are you going to do? Well I don't know exactly yet but there's one thing I'm sure of. I'm going to get as far away from the Navy as possible. And what about us Tom? You and me? Well Myra I'm afraid any future we might have had blew up with that gun turret. You mean your career blew up? I didn't fall in love with the commission. I'm not in the Navy. I'm just a nurse who fell in love with a patient. There's no gold raid on a hospital night guard. I know I know Myra. Tom why did this have to happen to you? You'd better ask your brother that. I can answer it too. Yes I guess you can. Tom wait. Goodbye Myra. I want to talk to you. Tom. No let him go. He's got a lot to think over. I hope you're satisfied Mike. If you hadn't testified against him he wouldn't have had to resign. Now look look honey I'd have had a testify against him if he were our own father. Strictly routine. You never did have any use for him did you? All right I didn't. I didn't like him the first time I saw him. I liked him less when he started hanging around with you. I know. The old Navy man's prejudice against the enlisted man's sister and the commissioned officer. No the old Navy man's prejudice against seeing friends dragged out of a turret because some two striper didn't do his job. He did his job. Oh come on sis let's not fight over. It's finished. There's nothing we can do about it. Forget him honey. I'll never forget him. Well there might as well you're not going to be seeing him again. Why not? Because he's busted. He's out of a job. Who's going to give him one? Mike. Mike it isn't fair. Oh come on down the night I didn't mean to hurt you honestly. Didn't come on but it's the truth. Come on dear Buck up. Here's a handkerchief. Come on blow. Well like I said that was in 1940. Right after that I was sent to the training station at Newport. I was there that Sunday afternoon in December 1941. I remember the president saying a date that would live an infamy. But all I could think of was a line of beautiful ships burning and sinking and the men I know who went down with them. I called Myra a couple of nights later to say goodbye. I had my orders already and she'd had hers too. She'd enlisted with the Naval Reserve as a nurse. As you guys have been yelling for action now you're gonna get it. You've drawn a man who also likes plenty of action. Chief Gunners mate Mallory. Company. Tension. Here's your gun crew Mallory. Thanks bud. All right it is. All right you men are to report to me at pier 7 Brooklyn. 11 30 tomorrow night you got that. All right let's get some names here. Come on I'll talk up. Berenger. Captain. Dutson. Kono. San. Lelis. All right hold it. Never mind it now I'll get him at the pier. You're right Liberty until then dismissed. Hey Sands. Just a minute. You want me. Yeah how'd you get here Sands. There happens to be a war going on so I enlisted. It's fine you got the whole Navy to pick from why you have to show up in my outfit. Oh it's just a little matter of a baying order. Well take a tip for me and apply for a transfer. Look Mallory if you don't want me and your gun crew it's up to you to get rid of me. That's Navy regulations. Okay sailor I'll see you at pier 7. If it's Navy regulations you want you're gonna get them. I had a good bunch of boys where to go. I guess maybe they were hoping for a destroyer but we drew the civil gray. She was afraid of her small slow little on the rust side when I was getting the boys aboard that night they were pretty sad about the whole deal. Bayless reporting. Bayless get aboard next. Berenger chief say we ain't really sailing on this thing are we. This is your ship fella. You call this a ship and fit to be a garbage scowl. What you expect a yacht. Well I figured we waited a cruiser at least. We're reserving those for sailors. Hey wait a minute you see those boxes are loading. Yeah what's it say on them. U.S. Air Corps ammunition 50 caliber. Hey. Yeah hey well that's some of the garbage the scowl is carrying. Now get aboard next. Go now get aboard. Come on Dutch. Please not Dutch. How many times have I asked you. Well you're German as you. I'm not German. I'm American. OK Dutch. Please. Get aboard. Next. Dutson sir. Never mind us sir. What. What's that you're carrying. Oh that's my that's my radio set. Is it all right. Yes I guess so. Get aboard. Oh chief my. Well my mother came down and I that is. OK. You can stay on the pier for five minutes. Oh thanks. Thanks a lot. Go ahead sailor. Well for the love of. Hello Mike. Hello sis I thought we said our goodbyes on the phone. So did I but I got my orders I'm shoving off in the morning myself. I wouldn't be surprised if we showed up in the same convoy. Oh yeah. Oh well fine I'll wave to you so long kid. Mike you wouldn't be trying to get rid of me would you. No no no but I gotta get on board I. Mike are you expecting a blonde. Oh me no. Oh. Oh it's all right Mike. I know why you're in such a hurry. What. Tom Tom we've been all these months. Why didn't you write to me. Well this new outfit's keeping me kind of busy you're reporting for duty. Sam Seaman second reporting sir get aboard sailor hi I sir. Well so long my. Bye Tom. Mike why didn't you tell me I told you to forget him didn't I. You still hate him don't you. Well I don't love him that's a sense I do Mike the Navy gave him the benefit of the doubt they let him resign accepted his enlistment if they can give him a break you can he gets the same break as anyone else no more no less it took a lot of courage for him to enlist as a seaman or a lot of gall the men in that turret were my shipmates one of them was the best friend I ever had. By my. Goodbye Mike. Hey you guys how do we divvy up these bunks like anyone you want Sam to only that one's mine see anyone here when we are sailing oh sure I got a definite we sail when and if when they finish loading this and if the engines wake on this tub hey Dustin what's that contraption you're rigging up that's a radio shortwave that thing ain't gonna wake on ship's current oh no I took care of that a compensating restart for the change in voltage you fix it yourself Dustin fix it I built it I've been a radio bug ever since I was a kid you should have applied for a radio rating it would be a petty officer thanks but I've got my sights on a commission. Hey speaking of commissions this guy sans we got with us he used to be lieutenant only the Navy kicked him out but for nothing much just letting a bunch of guys get knocked off on a turret on the bayon and next officer I don't think I am for more lie he's got a nerve to even show his face around here well I heard that he was awful good hearing haven't you sailor yeah hello sans just talking about you something nice I hope nope as a matter of fact it's stunk thanks well is it okay with you Admiral or do you want to make something out of it oh I guess you've got a right to talk but you weren't giving it to me sailor no get that idea and get your gear off that bunk why because it's my bunk my gear was in there an hour ago yeah well it's out of there starting right now do you want to make something out of it I guess I have to don't I even a rat will stand up and fight when he's cornered all right burns it goes on and I cut it out will you hear me cut it out what's the matter here oh just a little just a little argument over who gets this bunk where does gear in there first well sans did but I tossed it out well toss it back in again now I want to tell you something this goes for all of you all the fighting on this ship will be done topside everybody understand that okay we're shelling off any minute now I know you're all disappointed you're not on a battle wagon but this is the hand they tell us and we're gonna play it out while we ain't kicking chief the only thing is well supposing you're not with your sweetie pie and she wants to see your ship you got to point out this floating pilot junk so what so you tell her look honey that's where I live so she says go home sailor go home and burn your clothes the guy likes a ship it can be proud of that's so well as a gun up on deck you can be proud of and get this after hearing above and below and as far as that gun can toss him it's all Navy forward and midships its merchant marine and don't sell those guys short either it's their job to get this ship across and it's our job to keep the heines out of the hair while they're doing it now falling on the gun deck on the double sometime that night along about 12 o'clock we slipped out of Brooklyn destination Murmansk hey Dutson will you turn off that homemade jukebox I'm trying to get some sleep can't you get something besides static kid that's not static that's jumbo code jungle code no jumbo code the words are scrambled scrambled like eggs yeah and I'm trying on scrambled been trying to ever since the war started what's it all about well it's the new way of sending confidential messages the words are turned back on themselves in the transmitter and it comes out double talk sure but somewhere some guy is receiving this stuff on a special build on scrambler it's coming in nice and clear and somewhere some guy is talking straight to huh that's right as plain as you and me are talking now well who is it where's it coming from if I could unscramble it I'd know maybe a base on shore maybe a German sub now there's a cheerful little earful go to sleep you can go below I'll take over the watch eyes just a minute sans I look fella I don't know who started that argument down there see and I don't care but I want to tell you something for your own good if you want to get along with those men be one of them I'll hold up my end forget the officer and gentlemen stuff see since you brought it up Mallory I'll tell you something for your good in the Navy you're not an officer because you're a gentleman you're a gentleman because you're an officer and you're an officer because you can do any dirty job of work better than any enlisted man on the ship so who told you that sailor pretty fair sailor by the name of John Paul Jones did you ever hear of them it's funny how you know sometimes you're on watch maybe just a dawn and you've got your eyes glued to the water and as far as you see there's nothing but white caps just the same you know there's something 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scale five oh range three double oh scale five oh ready set fire all right all right boys don't get excited oh don't get excited I'll raise that baby honey get on that gun ready set fire scale five one Felix is hit he's hit back owner take over for bales up 25 scale five one up 25 scale five one Felix hey bales doesn't get back to your station but he'll bleed to death let him bleed get on that gun ready set fire easy kid easy Mallory's right this isn't football you know there's no time out friends ready set fire all right hold your fireman you're not that heiny out of the box yeah you couldn't even hit an umpire with a pop bottle get a load of who's really pitching it's one of our destroyers over there off the bow hey that dish in a certain that sub just when we was getting in the groove yeah one more minute we could have had him don't be handing yourselves any bouquets if those destroyers hadn't come up you'd all be shark bait by now why because you weren't good enough in the pinch that's why the only one who acted like he knew what it was all about was sands here as for the rest of you to put it mildly well I can't put it mildly what about bales I don't know they just took him below oh Mallory the captain want to see you seems that boy yours was hurt pretty bad there nothing much we could do for bales he had a shell fragment in him down deep it was a job for a surgeon and that night we signal another boat in the convoy when the surgeon came over the rail in the morning he had a Navy nurse with him hi a sailor well I might have known you'd show up I had to come Mike why well it might have been you was hurt yeah it might have been him too yes it might have been him this Mallory coming sir I'll be seeing you Mike I don't cry boys don't cry hey chief who's the dog say she was beautiful what's the quickest way to get sick I'll pipe down you guys I seen her first yes and it's the last time you'll see her on this ship she's just my type well for your information she's my sister anybody like to play game pinacle all right get up on the contact we're having a drill sans yes change your station it's below in the magazine till after the medical party leaves is that it till after the medical party leaves and the Murray's instructions order the boat to return to the hospital ship for what reason we can't operate unless unless this ship lays to convoys proceeding we're remaining abroad the civil grey civil grey was on her own for the next few days about six hours behind the convoy and then early one night the captain ordered her engine stopped we lay to drifting in the fall silence all ship spells no talking I want absolute quiet spots as he'll blast us right out of the water between them as you if anything should happen remember get clear of the ship is that a German radar yes it must be don't even move hang on tight kiddo you see when I was on the West Coast I met a girl it makes it your fault of myself back to your watch sans yes sir oh Mallory you can stop worrying the opinion that I'm a heel is now unanimous there are times when a convoy trip is like a 10-day pleasure cruise and then there are times when you run into grief and the night you up anchor we've been shot at from below now they let us have it from the skies stations that's it here did we do all right chief you don't see any honey planes do you no sir kroner here and you got a pretty bad chief that's one of us where sans sans sans isn't here well didn't anybody see him I didn't he wasn't out his gun it's supposed to be with Barringer he wasn't Mallory you can see for yourself a a chief hi I got one of them did you see sure I did good job yeah look about about sans I heard you're talking well he wasn't at the gun was it no I went below he was easy son don't try to talk no no no look here sans you want me yes I did a little while ago we could have used you up here oh what's matter you ran out that's what the matter wait a minute wait a minute hold it kid why weren't you at your gun Barringer can tell you that he was that there and afraid he can't he's dead what were you gonna say sans nothing you know sans I'd like your alibi is better if somebody lived to back him up I didn't know my husband hurt until later I figured she must have been hit and crawled below where we found her she was unconscious but the surgeon said she'd live and that afternoon we had a service on deck for Barringer our father who I'd in heaven hallowed be thy name I kingdom come I will be done on earth as it is in heaven give us a stay our daily bread forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us lead us not to temptation but deliver us from evil amen under almighty God we commend the soul of our comrade departed and we commit his body to the deep and sure and certain hope of the resurrection and we turn to life to our Lord Jesus Christ and who's coming in glorious majesty to judge the world the sea shall give up her debt I tell you chief I did it I unscramble the stuff talking about what's it on the radio now German scramble yeah but it's coming in clear they're talking in German right now they say in corner can you translate that stuff I'm getting it wait they're finished well what is it there's a submarine supply ship latitude 60 long you to the 1115 supply ship and these waters she's flying a British flag they're carrying torpedoes which way she proceeding north-west at 12 knots to meet with subs recognition signal Zeig by blinker look chief if we went after we can get to set up our morning yeah let's go chief we gotta that's up to the merchant rain I'll ask the captain you mean you'll tell him no I mean I'll ask him what's your plan mr. Mallory to sink this supply ship no sir I'd like to take her over as a prize of war I see who will sail her well I did it's fair me enough men for a crew well I could let you have a quarter master skeleton crew but with my second officer dead there's no navigator I can give you don't ever get her all right I'll take you up on I haven't agreed yet mr. Mallory you realize this is a very dangerous proceeding yes sir but taking her over would mean crippling subaction on these waters for weeks and maybe months look here mr. Mallory I've had three ships torpedoed under me already I've swum and burning oil I've floated 10 days on a raft I've starved and I've frozen and now what are you asking me to do go to war yes sir I thought I was overdraft age all right mr. 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Myra I didn't go in though surgeon told me saying Tom was nice of you to come they told me you asked for me how are you myra I guess I'll live thanks for getting me down here who told you I did that no one but it couldn't have been anyone else well look I wish you'd forget about it forget why well just personal reasons just don't mention it huh all right you're a funny guy Tom Myra I better say so long now I'm on duty yes I know all about it surgeon told me look Tom I just wanted to tell you something before you go that that girl you know back on the coast the one you said Myra well it's all right Tom I've been thinking it all over lying here you know what I think Tom what I think there never was a girl out on the coast Myra that goodbye Tom good luck we boarded the Odin inside an hour the captain met me as I came over the rail handing me as revolver and I can't say I'm pleased to meet you sir but we carry a load of high explosives you call us by surprise that was the idea captain what are your orders please I'm taking this ship as a prize of war I imagine you need the tonnage thanks to our you boat campaign and I suppose you want us to go about your ship now that's it get your men together yes time and wait a second wait a second as you were well sans what do you sound it off about well it just occurred to me that this fellas in an awful hurry to get himself and his men off this ship so what considering we're loaded to the gunnels of torpedoes I thought it might be a good idea to hold these prisoners aboard just for insurance I think maybe you got an idea there sans captain stick around for a while I tell you men they're gonna stay aboard very well you must know something here by them now tell them we're gonna baton them down on the forward hold keeping there for the rest of the voyage the rest of art when the night the bomb gefangen gotten nine nine all right captain cool off so matter what that man he was here you come on step out step out talk up what is it ask him corner I just lose younger a torpedo is minute he says one of the torpedoes has been set to explode all right I'm gonna take you and sans to it everybody else stay put go on get going come on you well here it is Mallory is that the fuse I never saw one like that it's a detonator the type used in delayed action bombs how's it work this half here is filled with nitric acid and this part's filled with fulminate when you screw them together tight the acid eats through the lead and hits the fulminate and sets off the explosive very more of them yeah there are more fuses but this is the only torpedo that was set to go off well then we can let their crew board the civil gray take care of it Santa a pleasure chief you know sans you used your head a while ago but I want to remind you that I'm still giving the orders around here I'm sorry I forgot myself well that's okay now I got a job for you want you to go up on the bridge and navigate us in the belt fast you you mean you want me to take charge of this ship that's what I said civil gray couldn't spare a navigator oh I see asking favors I'm not asking a favor I'm giving an order that's a pretty strange order for a CPO to be giving a second class semen seems to me that's open above the line of duty that's a job for a volunteer all right okay sans it gives you any satisfaction I'm asking you to volunteer I'll volunteer Mallory but refused to sail or develop what do you mean this ship is loaded with torpedoes for enemy submarines I propose we deliver them deliver them with one of these fuses and each consignment we can do more damage the submarine campaign than a whole flotilla destroyer my duty to bring this prize in the port well I'll relieve you that responsibility I refuse to navigate this ship anywhere except after submarine I'm still giving the order yes I know you said that before now what about the crew looks like a volunteer job for them to I'll vouch for my crew like the idea then yeah I like it the only thing I don't like about it is that you thought of it one up on the bridge to take over civil gray shoved off to join the Atlantic patrol and then we headed the Odin Northwest on the same course she'd been before with Cronor doing the talking over the radio we raised every sub for a hundred miles around and they started flocking towards first was due any minute I had the boys up on deck giving them some last-minute orders I told each of them what your job is now don't rely on your own judgment you're liable to throw a wrench into the works all right that's try them out on that honey talk superfail it isn't very good chief no try that other thing all together now I'll hitler I don't like that Hitler routine well you got to do a lot of things you don't like to win a war try it again all together I'll hitler that doesn't very good either no you're not kidding you know the more I think about the best thing to do is to keep your mouth shut a periscope a periscope hey Mallory it comes your first customer there she is right behind us she's coming up get your men set Mallory she'll be alongside in a minute go ahead boys get to your post corner you do the talking don't worry sans you better go up in the bridge you know even with that heiny uniform that Irish kisser ears won't fool anybody speaking of Irish kissers that's the man who owns one may I suggest gentlemen that neither one of you is exactly the conventional German type all right all right I'll get below the sub came alongside and we loaded it with torpedoes one of them with a surprise package in it which he was ready to leave Kroener stood at the rail giving out with a heiny salute I'll hitler I'll hitler sub shoved off and then about a half a mile blew up into a million pieces one to nothing favor us that night we scored again and again it's like shooting fish in a rain barrel when we had seven of them we ran out of torpedoes we turned and headed for Belfast sans sans where are you up here on the gun deck what do you think you're doing I was just inspecting this magazine flood system well you handle the navigation I'm still running the gun deck why don't you run it right then that flood valve is frozen I'll run it right let me add that thing it is frozen isn't it I thought those square heads were supposed to be so efficient anybody can make a mistake yeah once oh Kroener yes check that overflow pipe I did is it working it's working all right don't forget to secure that door when you go out well what are you waiting for why are you trying to make the crew hate you more each day what the crew thinks about me doesn't make any particular difference if you would only make an effort look Kroener it's only when you're gilly that you have to make an effort to prove your innocence and don't forget to secure that door it's getting boring that's all I say pipe down samper now look at us all that fun with those subs and now we're sitting around doing nothing it's getting boring that's all that not you flew over us this morning broke the monatony a little so what did he do not a thing he thought we were German that's why I wonder if he did what do you mean Kroener I tried to speak to him on the radio he wouldn't answer what what you you mean he might have been wise to us who knows periscope of the ball hey all right boys on the job get moving to be coming alongside we have no more topicals you tell him that corner get rid of as quick as you can there he is see him never mind the gab get ready to go into your act come on Mallory yeah what he's changing his course their topside man in the gun battle stations battle stations you merchant marine men get below nothing we want to get all right let's go range 3 scale 5 0 range 3 scale 5 0 set fire no change low no change the magazine there's fire in there all right turn on the flood valve I can't it's full what do you mean it's frozen I tell you chief it's full all right there's another valve inside the pot of magazine I'll go down and see if that was working wait you can't go down there all right take over Kroener I'll be right side of that magazine was thick with smoke I tried to find the valve to flood the place with water and then I guess the smoke got me I couldn't reach the valve I couldn't even get out of the place I went down on my knees choking last thing I remember was a fella coming down the ladder and groping his way toward me through the smoke he got to the valve and turned it on he got me out of there too don't ask me how I wouldn't the fellas name was Tom sand the boys got those subs yep both of them when we could finally get our breath again we lined up on the aph rail or take count of the wounded the Navy and the merchant marine too hey you Navy guys nice pitching in there nice pitching yourself man all right boys get a load of some real sailors I guess I knew what I was talking about when I told you not to sell the merchant marine short all right clear you wounded Kroener you were hit weren't you well you don't have to help I'm all right chief I'd like to help okay nice going that's why I'm the Dutch I'm an American yep and I don't think anybody will ever question that fellow oh sands yes sir well you certainly saved my hide as a matter of fact all of our hides you'd have done your job right it wouldn't have been necessary for either one of us to get under that magazine I did my job right board of inquiry wouldn't think so what they want to know why that valve didn't work well I could tell him I fixed it myself yesterday and how do you account for the fact that it wouldn't work when the magazine caught on fire well I can't account for it I had the same trouble once myself in a gun turret remember on the bayon yeah that's right well I guess if you could take it so can I you won't have to Mallory just happens I know you repaired that valve and I'm alive to tell him say wait a minute seller you know I can't figure how a guy with guts enough to go down in that magazine yeah I know what it is you want to know why I ran away from my gun that day huh that's exactly what I want to know why don't you ask your sister we were picked up that night by the North Atlantic Patrol and a month later we were back in the USA in Washington the Court of Inquiry is reconvened in the case of Thomas L. Sands well they cleared him pretty fast when we were both set up to Newport go with another outfit oh lieutenant hello Myra I came to see you off Tom your gold braids beautiful so are you by the way that girl out on the coast yeah I spoke to her she married a Marine so I guess I can go right on chasing you can't I you want to know something you won't have to run very fast all right all right men how you joined the Navy to see action and you're gonna get it you're gonna serve under a man who likes plenty of action I know because I've seen plenty of it with him lieutenant Thomas L. Sands all right looking outfit we've got here chief all right they got plenty to learn the hard way he wouldn't admit it if they were perfect of course not what do you want me to do spoil them well they'll learn all right a lot more like them when they get rolling they're gonna be a tough outfit to stop awful tough you know there was a pretty fair sailor once by the name of John Paul Jones he said yeah yeah I know we've just begun to fight under the microphone listen a minute this message is for you you've got part of what it takes to fire those guns to drop those bombs on Berlin or Tokyo your waste kitchen fats contain glycerin one of the things needed to make explosives and other materials of war now it's not a romantic job to collect waste kitchen fat but every bit you turn into your meat dealer is important every tablespoon full counts if you save a tablespoon full a day it amounts to a pound a month enough to make nearly a pound and a half of smokeless powder save every bit of fat use what you can of course strain it reuse it only after it's done its job for you should you turn it in for salvage then strain it into a clean can any kind of a fruit or a vegetable or soup can will do don't use paper or glass containers because they leak or break the cans you turn in will be salvaged as well as the fats when the can is full take it to your meat dealer promptly he'll pay you cash for every pound and within 21 days that fat will be going into gunpowder or other war materials remember no amount is too small to count save every bit and turn it in promptly this is an everyday war job for every home in America now here's mr. DeMille with our stars the Navy always comes through and so do players like Ruth Hussie Pat O'Brien and George Murphy it's curtain call time right now thank you mr. DeMille it was a privileged ever part in this inspiring story of the Navy gun crews and it was swell of you Ruth to step in at the last minute you did a grand job I was delighted to do it for Joan Bennett and mr. DeMille and everyone here I know Joan will be all right in a day or two we all hope so Ruth Pat how about a little news on your joint overseas you've seen some of the Navy firsthand while you've been entertaining soldiers and sailors yes I made the whole trip around the Caribbean by air CB didn't set foot on a boat for the whole 11,000 miles except for a couple of trips up the river and in the jungle I don't think we missed flying in any crate down there that had wings giving up that trip was a big bit disappointment to me Pat I guess I missed some exciting times pretty rugged country down there isn't it yes it is and those boys are in some pretty lonely places you put on 75 shows from Puerto Rico straight on into Dutch Vienna and I want to do it all over again and I'll be with you this time if I don't get out before that Pat George I've asked a member of a rather new branch of the Navy to come here tonight and tell us something about it she's the daughter of Irene Rich she's been a very good friend of mine for some years but first let me tell you about next week's play what is it to be mr. DeMille Ruth it's one of the great love stories the screen has brought us this year Warner Brothers distinguished dramatic success now Voyager and our stars will be Ida Lapino and Paul Henry the picture has played to packed houses all over the country and next Monday we'll bring you this powerful story of a woman sacrifice for love with Ida Lapino and Hollywood's newest sensation Paul Henry that was a very fine picture CB it's a since your audience is gonna love it now I'd like to have you all meet Irene Rich's daughter Lieutenant Francis Rich of the waves good evening and thank you Uncle Cecil I've enjoyed tonight's play immensely Uncle Cecil huh hmm you didn't tell us about that CB well he isn't really my uncle mr. Murphy but I've always called him that I went to school with his daughters as a matter of fact George I'm the proud owner of the first piece of sculpture that Francis ever made long before she acquired a national reputation as an artist thanks for those kind words after the war I hope to go back to my trade but I have another job now and I think Pat O'Brien can help me out a little say the word lieutenant well when you visited those Caribbean bases were the boys getting the news from home well most of them were thanks to V-mail well the amount of mail that must go overseas to our armed forces has presented a terrific problem to the Army and Navy V-mail is the way of photographing letters on very small film isn't it yes it is and it saves valuable cargo spaces on ships and planes V-mail has priority over all other mail and it's always sent by air we hope to persuade everyone to use it when riding overseas and any stationary store has V-mail letter paper I'd like to know a little more about your branch of the service lieutenant the waves well any woman may join Miss Hussie who has a who is a citizen between the ages of 20 and 50 and doesn't have children under 18 or just what Navy jobs have the waves taken over Francis I mean lieutenant well it would take me from now until 2400 to tell you all of them pardon me but what's 2400 well that's midnight in the Navy Miss Hussie you know every wave releases a man for our fighting ships they're learning the operate the control towers at Navy airfields you'll find them working as machinists metal workers radio operators meteorologists photographers and the dozens of other jobs all interesting in brief I take it that you think very well of the waves well how else can a girl think when each new day is really more interesting than the last well may thank you all and good night good night our sponsors the makers of Lux Flakes join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday night when the Lux Radio Theatre presents Ida Lupino and Paul Henry in now Voyager this is Cecil B. Debell saying good night to you from Hollywood Hussie will soon be seen in the Paramount picture the uninvited heard in tonight's play where George Surrell as Croner Eddie Marr as Samter Edwin Mills as Dutson Warren Ash as Barringer and Griff Barnett Charles Seal Harry Fleischman Fred Mackay Noel Madison Norman Field and Leo Cleary our music was directed by Louis Silvers and this is your announcer John M. 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