 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia based on the famous play and novels by Rose Franken Brought to you transcribed Monday through Friday by your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself Have a coke And now Claudia Mm-hmm This is where the noughtens live David and Claudia know the very same Such things I have a nice house. No better than a lot of other houses I think it's a lot better, and it's going to be a lot better yet. Well everything looks nicer at this time of day That's all I can't see why everything looks nicer just because the Sun's going down Oh, there's just enough light to see the good points without noticing the imperfections Same color light they use in restaurants nightclub. It's when do you know so much about nightclubs? Oh, I used to go all the time when I lived in the city. I can't see that You really don't know a person until you start living with with him in the country, I guess I Used to So just wild oats and now I'm sewing country oats too bad What do you know about that? Still some change is bound to turn up pretty soon That is the worst yet Darling, let's not go into the house for a minute. It's too beautiful outside. I believe this is called the gloaming I always thought the gloaming was a place. You did not just I did a long time ago Convenient of the Sun to set right behind our hill, isn't it? Nice to know it's there. I'm surprised Jared Tucker. Let us keep it when he sold us the house He wouldn't have if you'd had a chance not to yes What'd you do in the city today? How was it? How's Roger? Did you have the best bit on the school job? Oh, everything's fine What'd you do today? Oh? I didn't do anything. I know that but besides doing nothing. What else did you do? Well, let's see I had breakfast that's novel then I drove my husband to the station you drove your husband to the station Exactly my what a good memory you have a Matter of fact, I drove you to the station and then mama and I went shopping that sounds ominous What did you shop we shop dinner and liver for the cat and a bone for bluffs and there's little screw things you hang cups on Did you put them up? Well, I didn't want my husband to have anything to do when he gets home Oh, that would be terrible. It would be terrible. I might be reduced to Reading a book. That's another thing we shop a book. Yep. You bought a book Mm-hmm, and we got material for the kitchen curtains and mama's starting to sew it already I didn't ask what's mama doing. What did you do? Nothing much. I called dr. Roland in New York. There's something wrong. Are you all right? I'm fine dr. Roland said I'm a perfect example of the normal woman the normal woman will never be able to show her face again What else did he say that I should call him next week and the week after I should come in to see him You sure that's all he said and he said that if there were more women like me, there would be fewer doctors Proud of me busting Aren't you hungry? Oh David don't let's go in yet. That's something. I want to show you what now You see David I can't just sit here in the country all day and not do anything not do anything By just the list of things you you reeled off you did a lot more than I did today. I mean not Really do anything David I read a book the same book you bought or a different one the same one I bought. Oh, that's why I bought it Oh, it's about farming Well Well, did you learn anything you didn't know David the book tells you exactly how to run a little farm And that's what I'm going to do while you're in the city every day Well, that's going to take up your mornings, but what are you going to do all afternoon of read more books? You'd be surprised how interesting it sounds easy to I suppose those books always make it sound so easy No, no, no this one didn't it made it sound hard really and that's why I'm only going to do half of what the book says Oh, which half are you going to do the sewing or the reaping? Oh, I know what that means No, can't fool me a minute. I thought I was going to do the farming around here I'm not going to do the cows, but mom and I are going to do the farming. Oh, I see you see you can't call cows farming the book says This book you read certainly knows where it stands doesn't it David? How do you know? I don't know what? Stands that's just what the books about mama and I are going to run a roadside stand Oh, you are and you have your road all picked out I suppose no not the road but the crop I know exactly what we're going to plant what Lilies of the valley asparagus why asparagus just because you learned how to spell it I suppose no because asparagus You can make five hundred dollars an acre the book says David. I'm not being silly nobody said you were well You have that look Anyway, we're going to have a hired man to take care of the cows and and he can do the heavy work And then mom and I can spray the bugs and spread the fertilizer and and cut off the asparagus David did you know they cut off the asparagus when it comes up, and then it just keeps right on coming That's some book you read and then mama can sit in the stand and sell the asparagus What does mama have to say about that? That's just it. I haven't dared tell her don't you think you'd better? Why not mama doesn't like asparagus? Then I think she would be happy to sell it to somebody else I have the spot picked out where I think we can raise it That's why I didn't want to go into the house. You want to look at it now Well, I I think it's better to see it before it gets dark. Don't you I guess you're right there. I'm getting pretty hungry though Well, we're having lamb chops for dinner mama. Just put them in so they wouldn't be ready anyway Come on. It's so lovely out, but I'm your invitation for promenade in the gloaming is duly received noted and accepted Let's go It's a little chilly You're sure you're not cold darling. Oh, this cold is lots warmer than it looks better be That must be the Abbott's police dog. It's bad enough you listen in on their telephone conversations Now you're going to start eavesdropping on their dogs love the sound of things far off in the country. Don't you? The country's beginning to get here a little isn't it? Forget me even more when we have asparagus Now I want you to see just what I plan How much are you going to plant half an acre or the book says a whole acre? But I think I'll start on a small scale so it won't be too much work Mm-hmm. I think if you're going to plant them one acre isn't going to be a great deal more work than a half acre It's all the work of getting the ground ready You know this farm business hasn't been planted on in years Oh, I know I know but you see I have that all figured out. It's really it's very very simple when you know how do tell you see Now you see this field here. This one over there. This is just right David. I know it How do you know it's right? Well, it looks just like the picture in the book with the brook down there That brooks really noisy now, isn't it? Do you know what those funny little green plants are see way down where it's wet Skunk cabbage How'd you find that out? David, are you sure you haven't read that book? No, I hate to disillusion you but there's plenty of skunk cabbage in Central Park in New York in the spring Well, I didn't know that In my wide experience in the world, I have made it my business to collect such miscellaneous Fascinating entertaining and useless Information is possible. I think it's a jib that there's skunk cabbage in New York. Don't you? You think it's unfair for anything anywhere else to be like our farm. Is that it? I don't think anything can really be like our fun There's certainly no other farmer like you. Oh, that's where you're wrong I'm going to be just like any other farmer only better. I'm going to be scientific naturally naturally. You've read a book come along up the slope Hey, be careful. Don't get your feet wet. There's a place across the brook here. I Found it You're going to plant the asparagus here. Why do we have to go up the hill when you've got a better idea on the hill? Oh, I see. You know the first thing we have to do if we're going to plant asparagus You know what it is certainly we have to get a little piece of red ribbon to tie them in bunches We have to prepare the land. How are you going to do that? Well, I'm going to spend the whole year planting cover crops and then I'm going to get a Discarrow and plant them all over again amazing David listen now What do you think is a better cover crop feel peas or domestic rye grass? You're two cover crops ahead of me already. And what do you think of the pH factor? I didn't know we had one we don't That's the whole point. We have to get one right away. Can we send away for it? Oh now? Don't be silly. It's a test to see how much acid we have in the soil You you you you dairy farmers you don't know much about raising crops Do you well? I guess we dairy farmers have to rely on you crop farmers for instructions see how that feel looks from up here Looks beautiful, doesn't it just the right shape for efficient operation? I never quite thought of it that way Well cows wouldn't either but when you're running a tractor when you're running a tractor you mean me And when did we get this tractor anyway now tractors are really much better than horses David They don't make as nice a noise anyway, but the upkeep is so much cheaper. Well, let's see now We got as far as the Discarrow Didn't I say anything about irrigation and fertilizers? No, you spared me those David You would be surprised by the number of inefficient farmers in this country. I was just amazed did anything I say give you the impression that I am not amazed. What are you amazed about? I'm amazed about how much you can learn in one afternoon with the right book There certainly is some people who send a mantle about farming when I run a farm It's going to be run properly and it can be a lot of fun Oh, of course we'll have fun, but if you really excuse me I think that before we start planting cover crops and buying tractors. We ought to find in the Hired man. Oh, we'll find one and maybe if mama takes to this the way I have we won't need one as much as we thought You know the book said that all you have to hire is little boys to pick the berries. What berries? Well, they come after the asparagus. I think that's what it said I think we'd better read that book over again just to be sure they don't come first What are you remembering now? Darling, look at our house It's a handsome house from here, isn't it? I've never seen it from here. Just when it's beginning to get dark Doesn't it look warm and Friendly with the lights on knowing that it's yours and mine and this is our land We can do anything we want to do it. It's always you like that feeling. Don't you I do? David it makes us very important people doesn't it gives us kind of a trust I know we have to take care of it so that whoever comes after us can feel the same way about it, too We have to take care of it because well because we're us Maybe we owe it to the farm to plant more than just asparagus. Maybe strawberries and corn standing here on this hill at dusk Like this you can't even notice all the asparagus that aren't growing you can't besides which there's only one thing We owe to this farm what David and that's to be happy here And we don't owe it anything at all darling, and I never will Hmm More and more places of business are putting in coca-cola coolers so that employees can pause during the day and refresh themselves You don't need to install a special cooler at home Just keep a supply of coca-cola in the refrigerator Then you can pause between household tasks and enjoy delicious refreshing coke Stands the reason you'll finish your work with less effort if you work refreshed You know, I think Claudia's eyes are a little bit stronger than her hands in her back. What do you think Joe? Yes, I don't think she's gonna be able to raise that half acre of asparagus all by herself Confidentially Joe. I don't think she thinks so either But I'm glad she's gotten so excited about the possibilities never thought your wife would turn into a farm girl Did you David you can't hope for the impossible, but sometimes the impossible happens for instance I've given up hoping to find a handyman or a farmer for the place as you said the impossible may happen Maybe Claudia will find somebody for you tomorrow if anybody can find me a farmer It'll be Claudia and I'd love to see him. He'll really be something. Well, keep hoping till tomorrow I'll see you then. Goodbye Joe. Bye David as I was about to say Every day Monday through Friday Claudia comes to you transcribed with the best wishes of your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola So listen again tomorrow at the same time And now this is Joe King saying olivar and Remember whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be when you think of refreshment think of coca-cola Or coca-cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes and ice-cold coca-cola is everywhere This broadcast of Claudia was supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney And now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola