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It's refreshing and the good easy chewing gives you comfort and satisfaction So chew Wrigley spearman gum often every day Millions enjoy it and you will do Now Wrigley spearman chewing gum brings you Luigi as he writes another letter describing his adventures in America to his mama basco in Italy mommy Remember when I'm a face to come to this a country After I'm a kiss the ground and it smelled up all the fresh air. I'm a certain a bigger voice Luigi you're gonna do so much for this a country that they're gonna change your name from America to the United States of Basco But I know me three years and the other morning I'm looking at me and I said well Luigi smart the guy What do you do for your country besides they eat the sleep and I go broke But I'm I'm here however wish I could do something important to make this a country proud of me like well Take Abraham Lincoln. He was a so important. They put his a picture on the five dollar bill and on a penny That's what to show mr. Lincoln is a love the rich of people in the poor people the same way Then is a Georgie Washington Oh, there's a hundred different things and I'm back to him Washington University Georgie Washington a bridge Washington a park and on my block is even a Washington a handle on three Come on. I mean if he was a living it today, mr. Washington, it would have make a fortune. It would all does your businesses Yeah, and this is a country if you do something important they name lots of things after you take a for instance a well Who were that while the billy he cock he was a so famous that they make a belt after him What I could have do for my country that that it would have be so big something it would have been named after me if only some a little voice who would have whispered it in my ear and they say what to do Luigi my Hello, Luigi, hello, hello Hello, I was so lost into my thoughts. I hey wait wait, maybe you could have helped me out Well, I'm in a big hurry Luigi. Is it money you want now just some advice then sit on I got plenty of time Now what do you got a new hair besides a hair little bit out of nose Well, I would like it to do something a bigger for my country. What do you think I could do? Oh, who is the lucky you come to me right away? I got the answer. You want to do something a really big of your country? Yes, marry my daughter Rose That's why I meant I want to do something important so so I could have a something to name after me Well, I married my daughter Rosa for 20 lily-bombinos. They all could have been named after me I Vasco Francesca Vasco Giuseppe Vasco Ralfa Vasco Jim Vasco Maria Well, I want to help America not to fill it up Spinster you want to know the best the way you can help America. Yeah, help us go back to Italy What sure and if you stubborn and you want to stay here then I get back and you antique a sharper close the doors Tighter and don't let any American a soldier see you face. No, sir But the wife was calling because if he sees what he's a fight in the fall, we ain't got a chance No, but you just a senator because are you mad because I'm I'm a no marry rose mad who's mad? I'm no mad. No, then away your face is so red and a blown up like a bigger balloon Because I'm a too healthy for my own good. That's why I Know you should argue. It's a I think of though. You give me a good idea. Yeah, maybe Maybe I'm gonna become a soldier. Oh Look who's it gonna become a soldier? Listen, if you're gonna do something Volunteer yourself for a system of prisoner of war Assistant a prisoner of war watch it out. That's a very patriotic means if the enemy captures American a soldier You take as a place in a prison camp Now you're just making a fun of me, but but there must be something I can do Pasquale. Yeah, hey, I know I Join the army the Navy the men in the aircourt Maybe you even want to join in the Paris loopers I'm sorry, you mean the paratroopers Snopers the troopers of what's the difference with that empty head of you got you don't need a parachute to float a Paratrooper Yeah, I'm a man that would have made me a little bigger hero. Hey, I'm gonna be paratrooper Why are you talking about you ain't got to know but to be a papa. How are you gonna be a parrot? Look, I don't oh Yes, go ahead a little way to go ahead. Why should I talk you out of it be a paratrooper? Then you're gonna come a crawler in the back to me. What a way to wait. Hey, Pascale You you think I could be a paratrooper even if I'm not the citizen Oh, so that's a mate daughter for your situation. They always a drop you over a far in the country You see so you don't need to know citizen a bank All you need is a passport for the country. They dropping you in Dropping a man show is easy first. They put a parachute on you They take you over the enemy push you out of the plane You fall of 40,000 a feet and then you pull a little string and if the parachute opens you're safe If it opens it What happens if it's not to open up you return it to the company you get double your money back You're getting a little scared maybe maybe you change your mind No, no, no, no, never never never have might to be safe for just to stay home and sit on a rose as a lap I'll in the cabbage boys But squali I'm a rider jump of 40,000 a feet and from a parachute and a fall off a rose is a lot You know goodbye. Goodbye, Pascale. I'm gonna tell my night school. How am I gonna help out to my country? I love you you like the popper to me I Luigi, I personally don't think the parrot Rupes is for you. I don't think you're strong enough Oh, you're when you're young from those airplanes. You you land with a yike can't take you old Yeah, Luigi, if you've got to try and something showing the Navy at least you take a trip around the world You don't see it all at once from the Strato Sphere That's a good idea. It's a nice clean life, and there's no long hikes. Yeah, but you've got to be a genius to button up those pads My mind is a made up Mr.. Basko here mr. Howard mr. Olson mr. Schultz here Mr.. Schultz I can't believe my ears when I call the roll instead of here You usually have something funny to say yeah, but when you hear the stupid answers I'm gonna give tonight. You're not only gonna laugh you're gonna be hilarious Yes, I can imagine well class for today we were Mr.. Basko, you've got your hand raised How much buddy? I'm gonna ask you something about and by the paratrooper's what there he goes the Italian space Luigi, why don't you think it over for us the best Class, please Mr.. Basko, what were you starting to say? Oh, I'm just funny. I was thinking I'm here at three years in America, sir Two and a half I guess but maybe I could do something a bigger for my country like and like it to be Paratrooper and identify could be paratrooper. I could be bigger bigger here Oh, I could have helped one of the water I could have go over so that I hate to disappoint you But I don't think you can become a paratrooper. Huh? Why not? Well, I think you've got to be a citizen. Oh Well, how did you got your discharge papers? Let's all go out and celebrate My lovely, do you remember crying never helped anybody except maybe Chani Ray Class I know you're all a good of friends and you want. I'm a sugar. What's the best buddy? Still still I'm a nut to feel it right. There's no reason for that feeling at all. Mr.. Basko Yeah, but last year I was just so ashamed of me spaulding I'm I'm not even a man enough for money to pay my income tax Oh, that's too bad and I still I'm wanted to do something in his soul So I'm gonna put the money in the envelope and wrote that here's a dollar to pay for your blanket You're not the funny thing either the bad dollar to You said it didn't do any good. They still run everything. I owe them Luigi look as far as I'm concerned. You're a great American right now. Yeah, but a friend. You say I want to help And I'm Mr.. Basko. I have an idea for you. Have you given blood yet, huh? Miss budding you mean you mean as a patriotic I should have cut to myself Oh No, mr.. Basko you go down to the blood bank they take a pint of your blood and it goes to our wounded soldiers That's a wonderful idea miss budding And I'm not they're gonna do it. It would adjust. I want to paint that I'm gonna make up for the three years I'm here. I'm gonna give a pint of blood tomorrow another pint the next day Then the day after that and a day after that then I'm gonna leave some for your son Yeah, but a frenzy Then you think that this would be a bigger thing given a blood to have the biggest Luigi now You go right home and shave yourself three or four times with the extra sharp razor extra sharp razor, but the way Sure, sir because if you're gonna give blood tomorrow, it wouldn't hurt to practice up a little tonight We return to life with Luigi here's a suggestion that millions of people find helpful and enjoyable During the rush of a busy day chew a stick of delicious Wrigley's spearmint gum from time to time you'll be surprised how much that little stick of Wrigley's spearmint can do for you For instance, it quickly freshens your mouth and throat Then to the pleasant easy chewing helps relieve that feeling of strain and tension gives you comfort and satisfaction So you see chewing Wrigley's spearmint gum helps you keep going through the day feeling your best and doing your best Try it and see for yourself Wherever you go carry a package of refreshing delicious Wrigley's spearmint gum with you from time to time Chew a stick chew it for enjoyment chew it for the help it gives you in carrying through your day's activities Let's turn to page two of Luigi Basko's letter to his mother in Italy So mama me I miss sporting is a give me wonderful idea how I'm can I help America and who knows? Maybe maybe they name a something after me after all I'm gonna expect a bridge or ever or a building or anything A big like a that just to something in a smaller like in a state of a city dumps. It should be called a bus go dumps But anyway, I'm gonna give a bloody it should have helped with some American a soldier Some are going right now to the Red Cross. That's the funny thing of mama me I'm gonna look all over for Red Cross and and I guess see where I'm a found it in my own the banker Uh-huh, right then a window was was there was a sticker and was a say give it to the red the cross Imagine I'm in here three years the first time. I'm know my bank is a take a blood No one doesn't call a blood the banker I write to you more later mama me but right to now. I'm a go to my bank Hello, mr. Manager. Hello, mr. Basko anything I can go for you I'm I'm just looking for the right to window. Do you wish to make a withdrawal or deposit withdrawal or deposit it? You mean I'm not only give it up, but I'm a kind of get it Well, I like to know I'm gonna make a deposit right over there Uh, how was something wrong mr. Basko? Well, I'm I'm I'm looking for a bottle. Yeah, I'm looking for a bottle. I'm a kind to make a deposit to without a bottle I don't get what are you saying, mr. I say this I don't get what are you not supposed to is it for a soldier? Mr. Basko do you want to deposit money? That's what's wrong. You think I'm a deposit of money. Well, I'm not I'm I'm a deposit in a blood What's the matter do our tellers look anemic? No, mr. Manager, you know I understand My teaching miss balding is a said I'm sure to go to the blood bank the blood bank you mean the red cross That's right, and you gotta read across the sticker and you win. Well, now I understand It's merely a little mistake. Well, I'll tell you where to go, mr. Basko You see the reason that sticker is there is because we gave blood ourselves last week Oh, well, that's a good then then then maybe you kind of telling me all about it Yes, there's nothing to it if you'll take my advice Drink a few glasses of water before you go. Oh, no, I'm not gonna fool him Well, I don't understand when I'm gonna give a blood. I'm gonna give a real 100% the blood I'm not gonna water the merchandise How do you do sir? Do you wish to donate? No, thanks. I'm I'm I'm I'm a just eight. Hmm. Oh, I said donate Excuse me. I thought you said a donut Yeah, I'm I'm like a donut. I'm gonna donate to my blood. But fine Just go over there to one of those little tables without to fill out your form Fill out to my former But I'ma tell you I ate the plenty you don't have to fill me out to no more A nurse will take down your statistics on a chart All right So quiet in here, huh? That's a funny nurses or with a blue uniforms the doctors or with a white jackets Still is it called the red the cross Yes, sir, will you take a seat? Thank you No, we'll fill out this chart Name, please Will you spell that please? Somebody you don't spell it so good Never mind. I've got it address 21 and at the holocaust that is three three Telephone yeah on the back of the story Telephone number sir. Oh, that's it. That's a sad joy three nine eight nine of five Occupation, huh? Oh, sure. Should I how I'm gonna get that on the boat? Your occupation. I'ma talk to you sort of vaccination No, I mean your business. Oh, well a business Business is nice and very bad, but I'm hoping this is gonna pick up in a Christmas. I bought a lot Oh What is it? Oh All right, take a shot. All right Now you may take your chart to that nurse over there. I'd like to She's taking my blood. No, she just examines you She She examines me. Yeah If you don't mind, I'm glad to wait there for the man's a nurse She just takes your blood pressure and your temperature. Oh, well, all right I'ma go to so many people and my blood is uh, is it maybe gonna change his mind and there's no one to give her Excuse me Mr. Nice. I'm I'm a blood brother. You my blood oppression temperature. You want to take just have a suit sir Now then let's fill out the rest of your chart. Have you had any illnesses in the last month? No diabetes No, pneumonia. No leukemia typhoid malaria Mommy you mean I gotta be sicker before they're gonna take my blood How much do you weigh? I'm 38 stripped I'ma don't know I never taken my clothes off in a druggist story All right now just keep this thermometer in your mouth and I'll take your blood pressure Let me see 130 over 90 All right, I'll have that thermometer 98.6 fine I wish I could have get a dozen marks into my night to school Now we'll take your blood pretty soon. Hey good A win a win a nurse. Are you gonna bring in the wound to the soldier? Oh, your your blood isn't used here. It's flown overseas Oh, you you fly overseas Yes, why I'ma get idea what I'm always the one to travel Maybe you keep it a bloody to me and to take it out the one I'm gonna get Full suggestion, but not very practical now. Give me your finger. I'm gonna take a blood count You're gonna count in my blood Yes, why? Well, it's nothing. Only you better get some help. Are we gonna be here all night? Don't you worry. I'll just take one drop and that's gonna be enough for for a wounded soldier. I'm afraid you're too inquisitive Now hold up your finger There Now we put the wrap on the slide Oh, would you happen to know what type bud you have what a type of blood I'ma got there Well, it's sure same as everybody else a red I just meant well, we'll know in a minute Oh, there it is your type. Oh, huh? What are the types you got? Oh, there are four blood types a a b b and o your type o Oh, no, no, it must have been some of mistaken. My name is a basco. That's a b Don't worry about that. Mr. Basco Now since you're a little nervous you just come along with me and I'll take your blood myself You're gonna Now is it gonna happen? You just lie down on this table, mr. Basco That's right Now I'll clean your arm with these antiseptic solutions There now get ready. All right. This won't hurt one bit There did you feel it? No, no, no, I'm a feeling nothing That's a wonderful. I didn't feel a nothing at all Please a nice You want to do me want a bigger favor? Certainly, what is it? Well, when When you send this a bottle to that wounded soldier Maybe you put on a little note. Uh-huh. That's going to say from Hello, edgy basco use in a good health And so mom and me I'm I'm I'm just to come back up and we're giving a blood and I'm I'm I'm feel very proud Was a funny thing I'm not gonna be a paratrooper because I'm a foreigner, but Well, it's lucky for me. My blood don't have to be a citizen Anyway, mom and me after I'm after I'm gonna give her the blood Nice it was it took me to a little room And and she's a give me donuts in a coffee don't cost me nothing I'm I had a 50 cents. So what did they give it to me for nothing? Mom and me I'm I'm a think I'm I'm a little weak and I so So I'm I'm I'm gonna go into my bed and uh Luigi put down that Latvia in a hurry. So Jovey are all going somewhere and you are going with us Yeah, I'm gonna what what what are you gonna? We are gonna give blood What yeah, we was thinking Luigi why are we sending only you to give? We're gonna go with you together Yeah, but but but come on Luigi. That's all of none. Yeah, and if you don't go we're gonna lose on there We're all going to miss paulding's blood center and she's gonna meet us there a gift to What's the matter Luigi? Don't you want to go? But him or don't tell me I ate three dollars worth of steak for nothing Luigi you're not gonna back out. Are you? No, no, no, I'm I'm I'm I'm not gonna back back out All right, come on. Come on. Come on. I'm gonna go with you. No smile Luigi. Well, you look so pale somebody would think you already gave Well, I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm gonna have the heart to say no to my night of school of friends and Because then maybe they they wouldn't be happy and and maybe they no go if I'm gonna go So I'm went to miss pauling his center I'm gonna tell nobody any over there that I That there's somebody else who took another painter from me and had to make the two paints Mom and me if If you ever see american a soldier who looks like a lot, you're a luigi That's the one i'm a gave it to And after i'm a gave it was a some more donuts I was so dizzy and it's so sick of some of the donuts. I don't know how much I ate I think it was a 15 Anyway, I'm sitting in my store and I'm feeling very patriotic, but I'm I'm also feeling very dizzy and Luigi come on with me. I made a data for you. Oh, no wait to wait to wait the best color What do you mean you made a data for me? Well, you was the figure in the before what you should do for your country I figured out is something that's so important even i'm gonna do with it. You're gonna do with a windy Yeah, but a buscali. What what what am I gonna do? You're gonna give a blood? I'm a me. Yes. Yes. Yes Luigi if I'm willing to give us some of my grade a top quality pasquale blood You shouldn't hold back any of that homogenize the red stuff you got Yeah, but a buscali. You don't understand it. I'm I'm more more likely to give it twice If I give it once more I'm gonna be empty Stop you liar Luigi. Don't be afraid to give And you only gonna be given up for one little soldier My daughter roses coming with us. She's gonna give an offer for a whole division Three quarts Now come on. Don't be a coward. And look you also get a free doughnut I'm gonna call it. Please. I'm gonna say that away in the front of me. It's it's making me sick Well, I'm not gonna let you be a slacker all the time you're hollering to be a hero country Should have named me something after you now you're backing out. Come on. I call my rosa Rosa Rosa Rosa Come on and we go to the blood bank. No, wait wait wait the buscali. I'm I can't even walk. Oh look at that a coward. All right, the rosa. I got an idea I'll talk to him and you carry him It's coming out of it nurse. Keep an eye on that blood pressure Oh Luigi don't just lay there talk to me My mommy, what's happening? Mr. Busqually, we've checked the records of all the blood centers This man has donated three times the day three times Weegee, let me kiss you my mommy. I'm afraid for them All right, mr. Busqually lie down Now mr. Busco You you're gonna you're gonna take some more from me. No, mr. Busco, we're not taking this time. We're giving you a transfusion from mr. Busqually's blood How you like my luck i'm a 26 years in this country This is the first time i ever gave a blood for america and who i'ma give it to a foreigner The makers of wriggly spearman chewing gum hope you enjoyed tonight's episode of life with luigi and they'd like to remind you To stop at your merchants display of chewing gum next time you go to the store Get a few packages of refreshing delicious wriggly spear mint and take them home for your whole family to enjoy Millions of families keep wriggly spear mint gum handy in their homes because it's a wholesome Inexpensive taste treat that people of all ages enjoy Besides as you know chewing on a good piece of gum helps keep teeth clean and bright and aids digestion So treat the folks at your house to wriggly spear mint chewing gum. They'll like it and it's good for them The makers of wriggly spear mint chewing gum invite you to be sure to listen next week at this time when luigi basco writes another letter To his mama basco in italy life with luigi is a sci-howard production pat burton is associate producer The script is written by mac ben off and lude german directed by mr. Ben off. This is the cbs radio network