 The craft foods company presents the Great Gildersleeve It's the Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Perry brought to you by the craft foods company makers of Parquet, Margeron and a complete line of famous quality food products It's been a bad week for Gildersleeve a bad week. It was one thing after another first. They took the ceilings off meat Then they started taking the ceilings off other things Already overdrawn at the bank Gildersleeve could see that the wolf would be at his door long before supply caught up with demand So he has pulled himself together and rallied his little family for a last-ditch fight Children the time has come. I mean the time is really tough. We've got to cut down We've got to cut expenses to the bone Bertie. Yes, sir here after Bertie no more expensive cuts of meat You mean no more meat if necessary There are other things beans and so on yes, sir I don't You can put up a lunch for me when you make Leroy's I'll eat it at my desk save a little that way Cold I'm starting the furnace late this year might save a ton or so the goodness knows we could use it right now I'll say if anybody's cold wear a sweater. I haven't got a sweater. You had a sweater Leroy What did you do with it? I went through the elbows stuffed paper in them We're buying no more sweaters Another thing and this means you Marjorie no more movies movies are out. No movies. No furnace What do we do in the evening? You'll go to bed early and keep warm Young man, this is serious your uncle had to go to the bank last week on bended knee and apply for a loan Your uncle is a debt early Roy. Do you know what that means? Means you're in debt. That's right Hadn't meant to bring this up Bertie. You needn't mention it around the neighborhood. No, sir. Not me I don't mention nothing. It's temporary, of course, but nevertheless folks ask me anything. I tell them nothing None of my own business. That's what I say what they want to come around here asking me questions for I ain't information That's the stuff That's his business so go on run along. Don't come stick your nose in here. I don't know nothing. I'm deaf dumb and blind I am that's what I tell him Well, thanks, Bertie. I don't tell him nothing. I'm sure you don't nothing. I know I can depend on you I only wish I don't tell him nothing. I only wish I could depend on everybody the way I do on you Mr. Gilseep, I know how it is. It's been nipping tough between me and the finance company ever since I can remember I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll say you ain't home if you say I Well, it's not quite as bad with me as all that Bertie Just a small sum to tide me over. I got a little overdrawn there somehow, but these are strenuous times We've all got to pull in our horns, honky. I'm sorry. I said anything about the movies I'll gladly give them up me too. They don't mean anything to me really well I'm sorry to have to ask it of you children, but it's nothing forget it. Well, thanks After all I've given up a few things to you know, I know you have haven't had a cigar now in a week Miss driving me crazy Unki there's one in your humidor. I know because I saw it when I was looking for my rubbers Why don't you smoke it now? No, my dear. I'm saving that one for Christmas Poor on key I know what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna make some money how People wouldn't buy lemonade in the winter Come here my boy what? This is life Lee Roy too bad you have to learn about it. So young That's what happens. You try to live right you save your pennies and something like this has to come along That's life. I Guess there's nothing to do but batten down the hatches and sit tight here till this thing blows over I must say birdie. That wasn't a very big lunch you put up for me today That's as much as I give me Roy and you know Leroy. Yeah, but I guess you don't know me Darn it. Where is Leroy? I don't know miss kill sleeve. Well, I'm hungry But dinner's already just as soon as Leroy gets here. I'm home here. No lunch to speak of look at that It's 6 30 birdie. He's supposed to be home before dark and he knows it too. Yes. I'm hungry Marjorie do you know? Oh, there he is. Praise the Lord and I get on it too. Have a picture show Leave Roy uncle mortis been looking for you. Yeah. Hi uncle my lady. Leroy. Where the devil have you been? Yes? I'll play no guessing games. I want you to account for yourself young man. There's very minute We've been waiting dinner for you half an hour you keep out of this Leroy, where have you been? I was downtown. Mr. Bullard brought me home in his new car Hey, Mr. Board's a swell guy. I'm not interested. Mr. Bullard or his swell car I want to know what you were doing downtown. You really want to know that's precisely why I'm asking you. Well Just a sec. How did you get that selling papers selling papers? This well guy. He drove me home too. Gosh if I can sell him five papers Leroy, how much did Mr. Bullard pay you for those five papers three cents a piece? That's 15 cents You take these 15 cents and you run across the street and return them just as fast as your little crooked legs will carry you But I'll keep water. I don't care. I'll not have you taking charity from the neighbors. It wasn't charity. This was business. Oh, stop it How could you do a thing like that Leroy? How could you humiliate me that way? Standing on the street corner my own nephew in that terrible-looking sweater Baking practically. What will people say? What will they think? Gosh, I'm sorry, young How does that look for me? I had to be that You never think Leroy come back here. You don't have to look at me like that. What I said to you Leroy. I sort of misunderstood. I Guess I'm a little hungry too. I'm afraid I seem very ungrateful, but I'm not believe me I think you were making a very generous effort and I'm proud of you my boy That's okay. It was splendid of you. We can't accept charity from the neighbors. Can we you wouldn't want to do that No, calm down calm down Let's go to dinner shall we Charity try to look at it this way Leroy if a man buys one newspaper It's safe to assume that he's buying it because he wants it or even two newspapers Maybe he wants to start a fire or something or wrap a fish Five newspapers Leroy. That's charity Look at it this way then we wouldn't want mr. Puller to get any wrong ideas Would we now he sees you down there on the street corner selling papers and that ragged sweater out at the elbows He might get the notion that we're hard up or something Well, not that hard you sit down enjoy your dinner. I'm just gonna run across the street to the bullets I want to give him his 15 cents. I'm sorry Leroy, but I will not be beholden to rumps and bullard Not for one minute. Oh well. You can't right now Craig. He's having a supper. Why can't he come over? I just told you he's having a supper. Tell your father. I'm here Craig. I'd like a word with him if I may Craig tell your father. I'm here. What do you want? I'll take that up with your father if you don't mind. Is it about money? Well, as a matter of fact it is how did you guess he told mother you'd probably be coming around he Listen, I want to speak to your father Craig you run and tell him. I'm here father isn't home I know perfectly well. He's home. Leroy came home with him. Now you go get him. He told you to say that didn't he? He's avoiding me. Will you tell him? Not home a It's your neighbor gillishly mr. Bullard. I'd like a word with you if you're not too busy Your boy Craig here just told me you weren't at home Why Craig you knew I was at home. How could you say such a thing you told me to upstairs? children Where do they get these notions, huh? Well gillishly what is it? Well in the first place I wanted to thank you for driving Leroy home this evening Why not at all? I saw the little tyke standing on the corner there shivering I thought he had no business down there, so I picked him up. Oh very good. I suppose you know what he was doing there Took it into his head to sell newspapers Where did children get these notions you think we were hard up or something? Here's your 15 cents or what for the papers Leroy sold you shouldn't have done it nonsense I was glad to help him out. No take it. No, I couldn't know no I insist please 15 cents It's nothing. It's nothing to me either here really. I don't see why you make such a fuss about it I saw the kid standing there. I picked him up. He told me how things were a little tough and he was trying to help out I thought it's your real spunk. I was glad to contribute listen you take this 15 cents or I'll leave it on your doorstep Well, that's the way you feel about it. That's the way I feel about it. Well, thanks. Thank you Is that all that's all Well Good night then good night And don't leave everything you hear from Leroy. I think I'd gone over there to make a touch not be humiliated this way Gotta have more money. That's all Gotta have more money Money only one thing to do I'm going in there to the mayor tomorrow, and I'm gonna tell him tell him what never mind, but I'm gonna tell him No doubt what he's going to tell him in just a minute. I Wonder how many of us men really appreciate the problem our wives have in doing the family marketing these days Well, I didn't mr. Lang until I went shopping with my wife last weekend with all these shortages She's had to get her shopping down to a regular science She even jot things down on her grocery list in the order of their importance By the way, I noticed she had park a margin right on top Says she always looks first for park a and she got her to good for her That's what we said because our whole family goes for that's well park a flavor unrolled waffles are just plain slices of bread Yes, millions prefer park a margarine's fresh country sweet flavor and you'll find it the same fine quality today As always craft is making all the park a possible with available supplies And your dealer is continuing to get his fair share so he can supply you from time to time So take a tip from wise shoppers and always look first for delicious nourishing park a par k a y Park a margarine the quality spread for bread made by craft Let's get back to the great gilder sleeve who has spent a restless night in imaginary struggle with the mayor Now in cold daylight with all his arguments assembled. He is advancing upon the mayor's office I'm going in there to the mayor and tell him I want more money Go ahead and tell him you might And on the other hand you might not How can you refuse where can he get a man to run the water department on the salary? I'm getting I wouldn't advise you to bring that up Is that so how many water commissioners do you know around here all right all right you're the indispensable man Yes, I am and I'm gonna tell him go ahead and tell him What if he says no that's up to you You present your arguments. He considers them in the light of the city's budget. He presents his point of view you consider You present further arguments, then he presents his further argument. Oh, you make me sick arguments further arguments I'm not gonna argue with the mayor. I'm gonna tell him all right. Go ahead and tell him all right I gotta go down the hall and see the mayor police department gates talking Cat on the roof fire department takes care of that lady No, not at all They're not a break up that pinnacle game at the firehouse Well, commissioner you going down to see the mayor you say yes Did he send for you send for me? No. No, he didn't send for me. I asked me if I could see him. Oh Why should he send for me? No reason. I just thought he might have sent for you. That's all Kind of nippy out today in it. Yeah nippy Say chief I'm going up there and tell the mayor I've got to have an increase in my salary. You know What do you know? I'm just gonna tell him that's all Don't you think that's the only way? Well, it's one way. It's a good way if you like that way Sure. Well, I was thinking chief. I was thinking maybe I'd have a better chance if I could get a little support from you You know we department heads have got to stick together Haven't we chief? Well Especially a couple of jolly boys after all you could use a little raise yourself. Oh sure only come on Let's go up to the mayor's office together. The two of us will scare him to death. How about it? You go ahead. I wish you luck What's the matter you scared certainly not I just figured that this is no time to be rocking the boat Of all the chicken-hearted useless now commissioner. Is that a nice way to talk? Well, you are but I don't need your help I'll go see the mayor by myself and I'll tell him by George right now Speaking of pee pee a man can stand just so much Yeah, that's right There comes a time in a man's life when he's either a man or a mouse Well that time comes He's got to face it Has to face what mr. Gillisling? Has to make a decision that's what Well I've made it What did you decide? What do you think? I'm no mouse peevey. I'll tell you that Yes, sir The guy is cast Or it soon will be Give me another coke Mr. Gillis leave are you sure you don't worry? I can handle it. Give me another coke All right, you're the customer and if you want it, I want it Yes, sir It can't push me around Yeah, yeah, mr. Gillis leave but take it a little easy. Why don't you take off your overcoat? I can't say pee pee gotta get going No, sir, they can't push me around Who said nobody nobody can push me around pee pee Want to know what I'm gonna do pee pee when I'm gonna tell him That's good You want to know what I'm gonna tell him right I'm gonna tell him plenty You want to know what I'm gonna tell him plenty about what I'm gonna Yes, sir I'll tell him Yes, sir, I'll go right up to him and I'll say listen here you cheap politician No, mr. Hever bonder for talk bus hadn't come in yet And thank you and call again Excuse me mr. Gillis leave you You were about to tell me something but oh Pee vee. I'm gonna tell the mayor something your man. Yes, sir the mayor my boss pee vee I'm going right in there and lay it on the line and if he doesn't like it he knows what he can do You going right over there now mr. Gillis leave right this minute No time like the present Strike while the iron is hot stitch in time save nine Right well Wish me luck pee vee. I do mr. Gillis leave. I I do That'll be 40 cents for the coat. Oh, yes 40 cents Here's a half pee vee have a coat yourself. Oh, mr. Gillis leave not doing business hours Then have a cigar pee vee have a cigar wonder where you think he is Maybe in his private office. Maybe don't want to be disturbed Maybe I should come back another day No by George. Uh, it's me. Uh, Gillis leave. Well, come in Um side to disturb you your honor. That's all right. I was just dictating to miss bine wall here. Oh, yes What's on your mind? I uh Ha it's confidential. That's all right. I don't have any secrets from miss bine wall Do I miss bine wall? No Well, this is um financial. No, that's different Why don't you go and transcribe these letters while I talk to mr. Gillis leave and then we can uh Resume yes, sir. Thank you your honor. I appreciate your thoughtfulness for the man is talking salary I'm very glad you brought it up. You'll just leave you are Yes, I am in fact if you hadn't brought it up, I would have Well by George your honor, I got a hand it to you I guess you've noticed the rising cost of living yourself certainly and there is absolutely no doubt We're going to be subjected to a great deal of pressure from all our employees to increase salaries Ha everybody will want a raise. Take miss bine wall there She's been with me six years certainly deserves more money than she's getting Very loyal. Oh, I could see that Just the same I can't give her any more money and you've got to take the same attitude with your people over in the water department But the cost of living they'll just have to pull in their belts. That's all But your honor. Yes, sir. That's the way it's got to be all up and down the line And I'm expecting all my department heads to cooperate 100 percent Oh the employees in line That's the ticket and uh, if I have any trouble Well, the council has suggested more than once that we might arrange a merger of several departments Eliminate a couple of commissioners I'm uh Thinking that over. Well, I surely hope that won't be necessary here on her. I hope not Well, oh, well before you go. Oh, yes. I was just going before you go I don't know whether I've told you I have a pet charity. You have it's called homes for horses. I suppose you're fond of horses Horses love them my favorite animal Well, you'll be interested in the work of our society We take old horses who've devoted their lives to serving the community milk horses truck horses all kinds of horses And we put them in a nice pasture where they can spend their declining years Uh, very touching You've got a big heart your honor I can't help it Anyhow, we're having a big drive to raise funds for hfh Hf homes for horses. I just told you we need funds and I'm expecting all my department heads to make a substantial contribution That's a wonderful opportunity To a worthy cause If you have any particular amount in mind, no, no, this is purely voluntary I might mention that chief gates has volunteered a week's pay What's the matter? Oh, nothing. I'm just sitting down wrong Thank you your honor. Thanks for everything. Not at all. Drop in any time. You have a problem Yes, well, goodbye your honor. Goodbye Goodbye, miss badwill I was just going home gildy Did you tell the mayor? Why don't you mind your own thing? Am I gonna do it? Mouse, I guess a to the order of Home for Yeah I don't know whether it's the time to bring it up, but mrs. Pettybone was here today. Mrs. Pettybone. What did she want? And no hundreds. She was collecting for the community chest. Now. Don't get excited community chest Now that makes some sense Homes for horses If you give money to the community chest, you know what it does it covers every worthwhile charity in town People that are sick hard up veterans children everybody Yes, sir If you give to the community chest, you know, your money is really accomplishing something And goodness knows i'm in no position to throw it around Yes, by george The order of community chest No, sir, they can't push me around. Goodbye folks The music is by jack mason Included in the cast are walter tetley as lee roy louise ericsson as marjorie and lily and randolph as birdie Judge hooker is earl ross and dicklegrand plays mr. Peavy This is john lang saying good night for the craft foods company and inviting you to listen in again next wednesday For the further adventures of the great gilder slave If you're planning a halloween party next week treat your guests to a variety of Pabstett cheese food surprises Pabstett spreads like butter at room temperature for delightful sandwiches and snacks Pabstett adds rich cheddar cheese flavor to omelettes welsh rare bits and souffles And you also can slice it into neat wedges when chilled for serving with fruits and pie Party time or anytime delicious nourishing Pabstett cheese food really satisfies Get both tempting varieties pimento Pabstett in the red package and golden cheddar Pabstett in the yellow package This is mvc the national broadcasting company