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New season new faces new teachers new students must be very stimulating. It's OK. How do you like your new teachers OK. You have a good football team OK. Leroy you're not contributing much to the conversation say something besides OK OK. Oh my goodness what's the matter with you. Oh don't be surprised if I come home with a black eye. Leroy I don't want you fighting. I'd better pick you up after school. I won't need a ride home. I'm either chasing him home or he's chasing me. Who are you having trouble with. Curly Miller Curly. I'm so hard I'll straighten out his hair. Leroy what happened between you and Curly. Well he started it. He called me a name. Here what did he call you. Just because you're a water commissioner he called me a drip. And then I called him a goon. And he called me an egghead and I said he was a big fat pickle pus. And he said oh yeah. And I said oh yeah. And he stuck his nose right in my face and said oh yeah and right back. All right. All right. That'll do a young man. And that's no way to treat your little friends. He's no friend of mine. Well perhaps he would be if you'd stop this name calling. Well. My boy the way to get along in life is to have a good word for everybody. The way I do. Well I try to. You can always find something nice to say about everybody. Not Curly Miller that egg headed pickle pus. Leroy stopped talking about Curly Egghead. Yeah I mean Miller. You're going to say something about him say something complimentary. Not many people I don't care for. But I go out of my way to be nice to phase off. Hey I'll get off right here. All right. There's Mrs. Pettibone the old bitty. But what you said. Well Mrs. Pettibone is different. You don't say nice things about her. Why should I be nice to Curly. Well Mrs. Pettibone and I have had our differences in the past. But maybe I haven't gone as far as I should to be agreeable. You tell me what to do. But it's not easy to do it yourself is it. Yes it is by George let me out of the car. Mrs. Pettibone. I'm going to see this. Well I want you to come along. Good morning Mrs. Pettibone. Oh Mrs. Pettibone. Why she walking faster on. Mrs. Pettibone. Mr. Gilder please. Yes indeed. And Leroy. Hi. Well I'm surprised to see you on the school grounds Mr. Gilder please. Or are you determined to finish your formal education. As a matter of fact I got out of the car just to speak to you. Oh well I'm in a dreadful hurry. I want to see the principal about a school board matter. I'm the chairman of the board you know. Oh I assume that. I can't think of anyone more capable. Get him. Thank you. Well good day. In fact when it comes to civic activities. We know that. I only do my duty. Well I don't know how you find time to be so charming. And so gracious and. Look so beautiful. Why Mr. Gilder please. Oh really. Really I mean it. You look every bit as young as a school girl yourself. A school girl. I mean it. I mean it. I mean it. I mean it. I mean it. I mean it. I mean it. I mean it. I mean it. I mean it. You're a school girl yourself. A school girl. Really. You well perhaps a senior. What an operator. Oh. Now Mr. Gilder please. Careful or you'll be bordering on flattery. You're not at all. Well I won't keep you know you're busy. But I couldn't resist chatting. It's always a pleasure. And I'm inspiration. Yes you. I've enjoyed talking to you Mr. Gilder please. Mrs. Fettibone. Ta-ta! Ta-ta! Roy, what do you think of that? I think you should wash your mouth out with soap. I was in school this morning. I enjoyed plattering Mrs. Fettibone's work like a charm. I must have used pretty good bird seed to get a song out of that old biddy. I think I'll stop in Pee-dee's. And that lunch at his counter in quite a while. Hello, Pee-dee. Hello, Mr. Jones, for you. What can I do for you today? Well, I thought I'd have lunch with you, Pee-dee. I haven't eaten here in about a month. No, you haven't. You have that same blue plate special? No, I sold that one two weeks ago. Oh, I'm glad you picked up another one. If you don't mind having the blue plate lunch on a white plate. Well, that's all right, Pee-dee. I broke the last blue plate. Why don't you serve on paper plates? They don't stand up when you wash them. Yes, yes. By the way, Mrs. Pettibone was in the family this morning. Oh, I saw her at school when I took Leeroy. You must have made quite an impression, Mr. Jones, being... What do you mean, Pee-dee? She had some nice things to say about you. Was that surprising? Yes, it is. When she came in raving about you, I thought her dizzy spells were coming back. No, Pee-dee. She said she was thinking of recommending you to fill the vacancy on the school board. Me? Say, that would be quite an honor. She asked me what I thought. What'd you tell her? Well, I didn't tell her what I thought. And I told her to put you on. Pee-dee. Just having a little fun, Mr. Gilligan, please. I know you'll have the best interest of the school to the car. You bet. Now I have to let the little family know about this. So, she wants me on the school board. Excuse me, I'll get you a rose. You go right ahead, Pee-dee. All right, George. Your fellow can get about anything he wants. We spread it on Thickenhouse. Yeah, I bet I could even get a free lunch out of Pee-dee. Here we are. Blue plate on white plate. Oh, that looks wonderful. You got it. Yes, indeed. I've always considered Bertie a good cook. But you've outdone her with this blue plate. You do, too. So, you're actively served? Ah. Mmm. Tastes like food mother used to make. This turkey wing is delicious, Pee-dee. How do you prepare it? I buy it at the Conner Delicator. Well, I know you make your own potato salad. Nothing like it. How about another helping? Mr. Gilligan, you remind me of a man who was in here the other day talking about how good my food was. He asked for two helpings of everything. Well, kind of, sir, of foods like me. No, he was born. Pee-dee, I'm not trying to get something for nothing. No, no, no, I wouldn't care. Man, trouble. Why did the new principal have to come along right when I was calling Curly a picklepuss? Well, she's kind of young. Maybe I can get out of it if I work that flattery stuff on her, like I did Mrs. Pettibone. It goes nothing. Yes, ma'am. Mrs. Henshaw? Yes. Sit down. Thank you, ma'am. I assume you know why you were called in. Well, I'm about the picklepuss. I didn't mean you. I'm aware of that. Now, about you and the Miller boy. Yes, ma'am, but before we talk about that, may I tell you how glad we students are to have you as our principal is here? Oh. I can't think of anyone more capable. Oh. It's easy to see why you're at the top of the heap. Really? I don't know how you find time to be so charming and gracious. You look so beautiful. You look as young as a schoolgirl yourself. Go on. Well, that's all I have to say. That's quite a lot. Leroy, you must have gotten this from someone else. How'd you know? Did someone tell you to say these nice things to me? No. He said I should say them to everybody. Leroy, who gives you such advice? My uncle. Uh-huh. He says it pays off. It doesn't, huh? A kind word is always appreciated, but outright flattery is another thing. Well, I guess you're sharper than Mrs. Pettibone. Mrs. Pettibone? I can see who aunt this morning. She fell for it. Hook, line, and sink her. I see. Mrs. Pettibone told me this morning she was recommending your uncle for the school board. She did? How well does she know, Mr. Gildesley? Not so good. My aunt paid her phony compliments this morning. She ate it up. Leroy, I think I should have a talk with your uncle. Am I in that much trouble? Somebody's in trouble. This is the first time the principal ever sent for me. Leroy must have paid no attention to my advice. Well, I'll smooth things out. If I'm going to be on the school board, it won't hurt to turn him the charm for the new principal. You'll probably catch her in her office about that. That must be Mr. Gildesley coming up the walk. He isn't a bad-looking man. A little overgrown, perhaps? I can't believe he'd be so obvious in trying to impress people. Leroy must be mistaken. Boys exaggerate so. Miss Henshaw? Yes. I'm Dr. Morton P. Gildesley, Leroy's uncle. Oh, yes, Mr. Gildesley. And City Water Commissioner? Yes, I know. You want to see me, I believe. I hope I didn't get you away from something important at the water department. Well, nothing's going to happen while I'm away from the office that I won't know about. I have pipelines all over town. Well, I won't keep you about a minute, Commissioner. Yeah, that's all right. As a matter of fact, I may soon be spending quite a lot of time around the school. Some influential friends are backing me for the vacancy on the school board, you know. I've heard about that. Gotten her on town already? Congratulations. Now, Commissioner, I'd like to talk to you about Leroy. Leroy? I was just trying to set my nephew right this morning. He has the wrong slant on getting along with people. I agree. In all my years working with students, I don't believe that I have ever seen... No, Miss Henshaw. You couldn't have spent many years working with students. You look like a schoolgirl yourself. Oh? Right, of course, it wouldn't take you long to go far. Really? You have a head on your shoulders. That's why you're at the top of the heap. I didn't know anybody could heap it so high. If I may say so, Miss Henshaw, with your problems and duties here in school, I don't know how you find the time to be so charming and gracious. Oh. And you look so beautiful. Go on, Commissioner. Go on. I can't wait to tell Mrs. Pettibone the nice things you're saying to me. Why should you tell Mrs. Pettibone? Because they're the same nice things you said to her. She told you? Mr. Gildesleeve, you may think you're batting a thousand, but you hid into a triple plague. A triple plague? From Mrs. Pettibone to Leroy to me. I guess I'm out. The great Gildesleeve will be back in just a minute. Never before has there been a contest like the new craft oil contest. First prize is a new Ford Victoria every year for five years. Not only that, there are 1,850 other prizes. 1,850 valuable Dormire electric appliances. You can enter. You may win. Just name a luscious new cake made with craft oil. When you buy a green-capped bottle of craft oil, you get the recipe free of extra cost. It's printed on the inside of the label. Bake the cake, enjoy it, and send craft the name you think best describes how good it is. First prize is a smart new Ford every year for five years. You get a deluxe Ford Victoria the first year, and then traded in on the newest model every year for the next four years at no further cost to you. 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Oh, gosh, you shouldn't have told the principal the same things you told Mrs. Pettibone either. Well, I'll admit, I went a little overboard. But I was right in principle, it wasn't I, Birdie. You were right in principle, but you're also in wrong with the principle. I thought that, Birdie. He ends up the same line to everybody. Well, I only meant to do good. Ladies like to hear nice things about themselves, don't they Birdie? Yes, sir. But if you use a good line too often, it wears out. Oh, well. You take a fishing line, use it too often, it wears out. Yeah, I know. Take a clothes line, load it down with wet wash too often, it wears out. Yeah, all right, Birdie. Yes, sir. Do you know why that good line of yours wore out? Yes, sir. That's why I'm using it too often. Well, that's the last time I'm using a line. It's wild and make people feel good, even if it did stretch a point. Well, from now on, I'll be sincere. I may even take back some of the nice things I've said about people. Hello, Pee-Bee. Uh-huh. What can I do for you today? Give me the biggest, blackest, meanest cigar you've got. You want a cigar? It's much fun. Well, I guess I'm just in a mood, Pee-Bee. Well, I hope I didn't contribute to it. Here's the cigar. What do you mean? Well, when you were in here last, you complimented me on the food, and I didn't even thank you. Oh, well, forget it. Your food wasn't that good. How's that? You know the stuff you serve here is very mediocre, Pee-Bee. That's what I say. You're not upset because I'm telling you the truth about your food? I know. I don't know why people come in here to eat. This is a drug store. You see, that proves my point. You don't have to say complimentary things to people to get along with them. Pee-Bee, do you know I may lose that appointment to the school board just because I went out on my way to flatter a couple of people? That'd be too bad if you lost that appointment. Yeah, I'll say. I've already told the mayor I was accepting the job. And all of my friends found out about it. Who found? Well, me. And from now on, I'm going to be sincere. I'm sticking to the truth until it hurts. I'm going to view to a line. Never deviate. Excuse me, Mr. Gillespie. But isn't that Baldwin Hogan getting out of his car? Yeah, I wonder how he ever got to be head of Hogan Brothers. He's one of the brothers. What do you have against him? He's a back slapper peeve. I've gotten pretty suspicious of his ilk. I always considered him quite an agreeable fellow. He's not sincere. No, Mr. Gillespie, you don't have to jump on Baldwin. Well, I'm just telling the truth. Good morning, Mr. Peevee. Hello, Mr. Hogan. You're looking great, Mr. Peevee. You must be taking your own vitamins. Thank you, Mr. Hogan. What can I do for you? Well, give me a box of cigars. He pretends he doesn't see me. Very well. What kind of cigars do you smoke? Any kind except these big black ones on the counter. Hogan, that's what I'm smoking. Oh, is that you, Gilda Sleeve? I didn't recognize you behind your smoke screen. You saw me, Baldwin. No, no, no. I really didn't. You know I always go out of my way to say hello, especially to our distinguished water commissioners. Hogan, flattery will get you nowhere. Man, man. Gilda Sleeve, what's gotten into you? I just don't like an insincere person. I don't understand. You go out of your way to be nice one day and ignore me the next. I did not ignore you. I guess I just didn't expect to see you here. I thought you might be in your office working for a stack fair. I do my job, Hogan. That's reassuring. Hogan, I'll have you know I'm so well thought of in the community. I've been mentioned for the post on the school board. Well, I don't know where they'd find a bigger post for the job. Touché. You watch it, Hogan. For your information, Gilda Sleeve, is approached about that vacancy just today. Well, they talked to me yesterday. Second choice? Second choice. Touché right back. Gilda Sleeve, I'll have you know I refuse to serve because of my many other civic duties. You did. But if it boils down to a contest between us, I'll go out and get that appointment. But, Hogan, you just said you were loaded down with important civic duties. Yes, but I just want to see the better man have the job. Not if I can help it. Mrs. Pettibon? Yes. She wanted to know if you was home, and I said you wouldn't be home till after five, and she said, OK, she'd be by to talk things over with you by the school board. Yeah. I guess she thinks coming by personally will soften the blow. Come again? She wants to let me down easy, Birdie. Tell me I didn't get the school board appointment. Yes. Mr. Hogan of Hogan Brothers got it. Yes. That Mr. Hogan's all about everything, ain't he? Yeah. He manages pretty well the back slapper. But I told him off, and I guess he went right to Mrs. Pettibon. Yes. Well, I talked to her. I'll have a few firecrackers to light under him. Yes. Lee Roy. Oh, hi, huh? Yeah, hello, my boy. Birdie, have you got enough dinner tonight for me to ask Curly Miller over? I think so. I'm going to make sure we have. Great. I'll go tell him. Wait a minute. Lee Roy, what's this about asking Curly to dinner? Yeah, he wants me over for Sunday dinner, so I thought I'd ask him tonight. You aren't calling each other names anymore? Sure. He calls me old buddy, and I call him old pal. Well, I'm delighted. Yeah. Your advice about speaking a good word paid off. Yeah, I'm glad. Sometimes you go overboard, but you always set the right example. Well... Never mind, Birdie. I expect to see Mrs. Pettibon. Ah, is she coming over? Yeah. Talk about the school board job. Yeah? Good afternoon, Mr. Gildesley. Hello, Mrs. Pettibon. Come right in. Thank you. I guess I trust Birdie gave you my message. Yes, I've been expecting you. Do you want to sit down? Yes, and I'll come right to the point. You know, this is a rather difficult subject to discuss with you. I know, Mrs. Pettibon. I realize I came to you first. But how would you feel if Mr. Baldwin Hogan got the appointment? Well... Of course, he's extremely active in civic affairs and numerous clubs. Yes, he is. But tell me candidly. Do you think Mr. Hogan would really work for the schools? Or is he just a joiner? Well, Mrs. Pettibon, he... I... Yes, Mr. Gildesley? I don't really think he joins organizations just for the publicity. Oh, I'm glad to hear you say that. But he's so busy. I wonder if he'd have as much spare time as you. Oh, not that you don't keep our water running smoothly. Well... But perhaps you have the faculty of appearing not to be busy when you're thinking all the time. Cleggity Clay, Cleggity Clay, wheels turning, you know. Well, Mrs. Pettibon, I can't deny I have some spare time. Oh, then you think Mr. Hogan would be too busy? No, no. Sometimes it's the busy people who can always find time for another project and do it well. Well, thank you. Oh, you were talking about Mr. Hogan, weren't you? Yeah, yes, I think he'd make a very fine member of the school board. Oh, what a splendid recommendation. You must be a good friend of his. Friend? Well, yes indeed. Good old Baldwin. Well, I must be running along now. Oh, thank you for your time, Mr. Gildesley. Not at all, Mrs. Pettibon. You've helped me immeasurably in making up my mind. Great. Goodbye, Mr. Gildesley. Goodbye, Mrs. Pettibon. Uncle, I couldn't help hearing that big bill up you gave Mr. Hogan. Yeah? But you threw your school board appointment out the window. You must feel terrible. Oh, not at all, my boy. Let's forget it. Yeah, what time's your new friend Curly coming to dinner? You may have time for all three of us to go out and kick the football. Yes, well, uncle. Great Gildesley will be back with us again in just 30 seconds. 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And I wouldn't mind doing a little work for the principal. For instance? Well, I could show for you home. I accept. I'm a little tired. Well, maybe it'd be restful to take in a movie this evening. I think it's mine. George, I didn't get the school board job today. But tonight, I've got the principal. Good night. Gildesley is played by Willard Waterman and is an NBC radio network production. The show is written by John Elliott, Mandy White, and is transcribed. Included in the cast are Walter Tetley, Kathy Lewis, Lillian Randolph, Margaret Brayton, Patrick McGeehan, and Dick Legrand. Musical compositions by Jack Meakin. This is John Easton saying goodnight for the craft foods company, makers of the famous line of craft quality food products. Be sure to listen in next week and every week for the further adventures of the great Gildesley. Delicious cold cuts for luncheon or supper make a welcome change of pace from the hot meals you've been serving. Easy to fix too, but here's a tip. 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