 The Cable Cade of America Most Americans are familiar with the names of those courageous early American explorers Lewis and Clark Who are two of the characters in tonight's broadcast of the Cable Cade of America presented by DuPont? Lewis and Clark launched their expedition into the wilds of the Northwest in 1804 but even then the DuPont company had established its first chemical factory in Delaware The stories of exploration are bright pages in the history of the nation Important also is another kind of exploration the kind that takes place in chemical laboratories like those of DuPont Where the exploration results in better things for better living through chemistry? Our first story this evening takes place in the early days of the 19th century in the vast wilderness west of the Mississippi Our Cable Cade Orchestra sets the stage with Charles Wakefield Cabinon song from the land of the sky blue water Which is based on an American Indian theme come to us naturally But the very foundation of our nation was through exploration Columbus, Cabin, DeSoto, Hudson, John Smith, Coronado, LaSalle From those intrepid adventurers we received this heritage In the year 183 Thomas Jefferson then president of the United States obtained an appropriation from Congress For the exploration of the newly purchased territory lying west of the Mississippi and extending to the Pacific Ocean As leader of the expedition he appointed his young secretary Marriweather Lewis who sees upon a task with great zeal He chose as his partner and co-leader William Clark brother of George Rogers Clark of revolutionary faith on March 14 18 for a brave company 45 in number Started up the Missouri River We find them at La Charest the last outpost of civilization Talking with the chief magistrate of that settlement a brave pioneer himself Daniel Boone We shall we're young enough to go with you Captain Lewis. Are we so too sir? Hey Clark. Yes indeed, Mr. Boone Oh, one of our men was telling us how he fought with you fellow by the name of Gordon Cameron Oh, Scott. I know him well In daddy's voice I'm here Cameron with Mr. Boone And happy to see you again The guy says the wind is right cutting the we better be starting. We're ready. Who is your guy Captain Lewis? A Frenchman Who's more Sabineau? Hey a Frenchman we in India wait a way if you insist on taking on the expedition Sabineau says the tractor we are the better guy than he is himself a woman for that guy a woman on the expedition Brings battle up. Don't mind Cameron's growl and Captain Lewis. Come. I'll walk with you to your boat How fast you aim to travel? Well with luck 15 miles from the sun to sun luck indeed We have a woman on the path. I asked me here. She is with her husband This is Sabineau with the Boone and his wife And what tribes you are from Sabineau? This is Charles, Mr. With his child the black sheep by the killer I buy her from them. How called you a name? I am called Saka Zawiya the bear woman You are very young to be guiding this expedition my child May your eye be clear and your senses keen for upon you and Charbonneau That's a great responsibility Westward the daring adventurers struggled against turbulent waters and virgin forests Against hostile savages death-bearing insects wild animals heat rain cold As the year went on a son was born to Charbonneau and Saka Zawiya Over the year Pat, it is June 185 We find Captain Lewis with Cameron, Charbonneau, Saka Zawiya and her Papout Standing in a ravine beneath an overhanging rock where they have sought shelter from a torrential rain When she rains so these brooks she soon become a raging tyrant There is no fear what may happen with a woman on the path and no with a bear Julie was safe here Often I see angry waters carrying huge rocks and trees before them bringing death to all in their path Even as she comes now you hear I hear it It is as if a dam had brought the path to the captain wife even now they want to cover their feet Hold fast, you'll lose your footing Cameron give him a hand Hey, that's primitive. I cannot swim. We must get to the island ground and quickly Each moment they want to see her eyes. Give me the child's like a deer. I'll hold him Thank you Captain Wait, wait! She can't just swim away. Come on hold calm I'll take my gun and pack They want it, they're carrying the boat this far, Mister I'll get her, I'm coming back with you later I can't get away later Now they'll boot me right into the rapid Captain, watch those rocks. Look, he has reached her I'll deliver sand against the torrents Here, hold the baby, here Mister Here you go Captain, turn the lift down to you Here you are I have it Here it is We'll come right Hey! Pull! No leaves! No leaves at all! Cut the rope! Once more, my brother. One more pull. Ah, we'll cut the same cutting board. Here. Here. Here now. Up on the bench. There. There. That's right, my brother. Not a lie. Here is the real you. You're welcome, my brother. You're welcome. Ah, after all the trouble we had to save you, it wouldn't have any sense to let you die out of cold. The party reaches the footnills of the Rockies. It's what is now part of the state of Montana. For days the expedition searches in vain, for a way through or across the huge mountains. Lewis, Cameron, and Sacajawea gave to the snow-tipped peaks that bore their path. Mountains. Mountains in all directions. Impassable baddies. That's what they are. Somewhere on the other side of those mountains lies the great Columbia River. Leads to the Pacific. Unless we reach it, our whole expedition is a failure. Hey, the woman guide has failed you. Lewis, look. Indians coming through the ravines in Gondor. Yes. On the knees of my people. Without numbers. Ah, let's see some cotton. Daniel Boone and I would have met for a favorite skin. Let's see some cotton. No, let's, no. They're cut here and cut it back into slavery again. Let's see some cotton. Sacajawea. Wait, Sacajawea, come back here. Please, please, my dear, my dear. Already she is too far away. Someone must follow her. They are black, my dear. They make friends with no one. Every man ready now. The chief is approaching us. Hmm, friendly. He may be treacherous. We have to rescue that woman again. Quiet, Reverend. Beyond guard. We have to understand what they're saying. Tell the chief that we are his friends. And that we bring gifts and food. Ask if he knows a path through the great mountains. Perhaps he plans to prick us, Captain. You can guess which way a man will jump. But a woman or a red-skinned man. Well, Sacajawea, the great river. The river we seek. I am never sure, sir. It is only defense against the black trees. Gold is one. Well, come on. Were we wrong now to bring the woman? To be a mean man who couldn't admit that he was wrong. 15th of November, Lewis and Clark finally sighted the Pacific Ocean. 18 months had taken them to traverse 4,000 miles of wilderness from the mouth of the Missouri to the western shore of the continent. No braver exploiters recorded in the cavalcade of America. This evening's second story concerns Greeley's Arctic Expedition in 1881. Much of the music of Grieg expresses the composer's impressions of his own Northland. Our cavalcade orchestra will set the scene with morning moods from Grieg's suite here again. American cavalcade moves onward. The will to explore is still a characteristic trait among Americans. It is July 7th, 1881. Adolphus W. Greeley, 37 years old, lieutenant in the United States Signal Corps, sets off for the Arctic region with a party of 25 men. The good ship Proteus, designed as a ceiling vessel, is almost ready to sail. On the dock, Lieutenant Greeley is bidding a last farewell to his wife. For three years, dear. It's a long time. It won't be three years, Henrietta. At the end of the year, the ship is scheduled to bring us supplies. If we've accomplished our mission, we'll return then. But you told the newspapers you were taking supplies for three years? Well, of course. We must always be on the safe side. Oh, it all seems so terribly far away. Why must mine have been gold? Why was he chosen? This is a big opportunity for me, darling. There's never been an expedition so well equipped. So sure of reaching its goal. I know you. Smile, dear. Smile and wish me good luck. Oh, man, a quite supplement, Lieutenant. They're ready to cast off. Thank you, Sergeant. Oh. Well, dear. Time to go. Where's that smile? Ah, that's better. Could you come back to me safely? That's all that matters, dear. Goodbye, dear. Goodbye. Yes, the baby's for me. Goodbye. Remember, keep smiling. Goodbye. Lieutenant Greeley established headquarters on Discovery Bay, Greenland. The work of Surveying and Scientific Research went on rapidly. Greeley's courageous leadership helped them pass that first long arctic winter. On May 13, 1882, a sub expedition under Lieutenant Lockwood landed the stars and stripes farther north than man had ever been before. They returned to Greeley's camp, only to find that no relief ship had arrived. One had been sent out, and six times it had tried to pass through the ice-intained seas, only to be battled by the flow. The second winter was worse than the first, and the spring brought no promise of better times. They wait for the relief ship that never comes. Trying to keep up their courage, Greeley goes among them. Captain Greeley. Yes, Lieutenant. The rice and jam of the Eskimo have returned. Yes. They report nothing but open sea on every side. No surprise we found. The last hope, Captain Greeley. Yes, Doctor. Lockwood is up to you. I'll go with you at once. Rain has heated the flag of distress and firmly planted on the highest ground. There might still be a chance. Yes, Captain. Well, Doctor, how is Lockwood today? Very weak, Captain. He's in this tent. Yes. Yes, Lockwood. That last trip of life, anyone ever finds. We can only hope, my friend, it is easy to die. Very easy. But it's hard to struggle to live. I expected privation. Yes, perhaps. But not abandonment. Parts of abandonment sprayed on their minds. And while they waited, the Proteus, Greeley's original tip, was set with supplies, but was crushed in the ice pack. Almost three years after the start of the expedition, through the insistence of Mrs. Greeley, President Arthur sent three vessels, the Theta, the Bear and the Alert, the latter, a gift from Queen Victoria and the British Nations. In August, the Theta floats amid the ice near Brevort Island, off the Greenland coast. The commander of the Relief Expedition, Winfield Scott Fly, is on deck as Lieutenant Caldwell returns to the ship with a searching party. Well, Caldwell, the board of searching party in Brevort Island says, fog-heavy, bad visibility, no sign of the Greeley party. But we did find this paper buried in a spot which was undoubtedly the remains of a supply cache. Give it to me. October 21st, 1883. My party now permanently encamped on west side of small neck of land, distant about equally from Cape Sabine and Cockhead Island. Rations for 40 days, AW Greeley. Written almost a year ago, and rations for only 40 days. Norman. Yes, sir. Hold speed as the ice will permit. Make for Cape Sabine. Aye, sir. Order the vessel to keep blowing. One man is alive. He may hear it. Aye, sir. 1884. The outpost of the law. Sergeant Long and Brainerd huddled together beside the one tent, weakened by hunger and exposure. Brainerd, don't you hear something? From the rear, I mean that whistle. Listen. The wind. It's always with me. I know the wind when I hear it. That's the ship's whistle. Oh, Long, you're a fool. You're going crazy. Crazy or not, I'm going to trawl to the top of a hill with the little strength that's left me. Go ahead if you want. I couldn't make it. What does it matter? Can't you hear that? Brainerd, Brainerd. I hear a voice. It's a monster, I've heard it too. In your own brain. I hear it now. Long, can you see? I've almost reached the edge of the hill. Brainerd, look at both. Brainerd, look at both. It's a boat. That's it, old man. He's ready. Oh, you're real. Aren't you? I've seen you so many times, only to help you this year. We're real right enough, eh, Colo? Yes, we sure are. How many of you left? Seven, sir. Where are they? In the tent. There, behind the bank. Come on, Norman, hurry. Help this man. Is Mr. Greeley alive? Yes, sir. Any other officers? No, sir. And you are... Oh, yes, this is Brainerd. Brainerd. Don't try to salute. Where's Mr. Greeley? Norman, on the east side of the tent. Really? Really, we've... We've come for you. Seven. Seven of us left. Dying. Kid, what we came to do, beat the best record. Of course you did, sir. And now we've... We've come to take you home. Home? Yes, sir. You're rescued, sir. Don't you see the ship? Lift me a little. I want to see... the flag. Greeley, old man, it's Norman. I brought you a message from your wife. She said that when you came home, you'd find her... smiling. Tenderly, they carried the survivors back to their country. They received the praise of his government. And later became chief signal officer in the Army. His diary and his own published description of his exploits were typical of a man's modesty and courage. No credit was claimed by him. All was given to the men who followed him to the outpost of the law. Heroes like these gallant explorers, Lewis, Clark, Greeley, Brainerd, make us proud to be their countrymen. Proud of their leadership and the cavalcade of America. The urge to explore founded our nation. And this same trait today burns on the research chemist to discover and create useful things. One of the most fascinating examples of exploration in the field of chemistry is the story of man-made rubber. For many years, scientists tried to find the substitute for rubber. But all attempts fell short of their goal until recently when DuPont Chemists successfully completed the development of the first successful man-made rubber. DuPont's name for this product is DuPrene. DuPrene is actually superior to the natural product for many purposes. Products made of DuPrene resist heat, sunlight, oils, and various chemicals better than those made with natural rubber. And they do not break down with age as rapidly. We take pride at this time in telling our listeners of an award made last Friday by a special committee of 13 figures in the chemical world sponsored by the publication Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering. In making this award, the committee said, DuPont slogan, better things for better living through chemistry is a creed that molds and guides the work of thousands of chemists and engineers. The outstanding chemical engineering achievement during the past two years has been DuPont's successful industrial development of the synthetic rubber DuPrene, of synthetic camphor and organic chemicals and dye stuff. We know that many of you would like to see and handle this man-made rubber, so we have had a few erasers made up a sample. They look like, feel like, and do the work of ordinary erasers, but they contain DuPrene instead of natural rubber. We should be glad to send you one of these erasers free of charge. Simply write to DuPont, Wilmington Delaware, or to your radio station. Now remember if you would like to see and handle a product made from this man-made rubber, just ask for the eraser made from DuPrene by writing DuPont, D-U-P-O-N-T Wilmington Delaware, or your radio station. Engineers and businessmen interested in industrial uses for DuPrene may secure a special technical sample by writing on their company letterhead describing the problem to be met. Next Wednesday at this time DuPont will again present a double K to America. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System WADC New York