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My secretary neglected too before she left. Hey you've got your feet propped on your desk. You have. Did they hurt? No they feel fine. But when summer comes there's nothing like getting the feet higher than the head. I think that has something to do with nature. Yeah what are you reading? Studying my boy. Hydraulics and water pressure. That's a nice day. I hardly know what I've been reading. I know what you've been reading. Baseball. What? That little book inside the big book is showing. Oh. Well. Walking down this morning I saw it in the newsstand. Don't apologize it's okay. I found a love story magazine inside your secretary's dictation pad. See. Good girl. We can't run a water department that way. What would the mayor think? But you. I'm the water commissioner. If there's a love story magazine around this office you'd better turn it over to me. Okay okay it's silly stuff anyway. Now let's get back to work. Sure. Look who's stopping. Love digest. I should throw it in the waste basket. Nice cover. Rating suits certainly have changed. In the last month even. I don't know how they do it. Well you know. I wonder if I shouldn't go to this year. What are you doing with your feet on the desk. Yeah those my feet. And what are you reading. If I. I'm reading this book on hydraulics and water pressure. See I say what are those magazines you have inside the book. Magazine. Baseball. Well and what's this love digest. I came in here to talk about your vacation schedule but perhaps the vacation you need is a permanent one. I think it overgilded sleep and I'll take these magazines but you never get your reports in on time and now I catch you reading I never saw an office running such a slip shot banner now Mr. Mayor I run a very strict office that's hard to believe. Good day. Yeah Mr. Mayor. Can I have the love digest back after five o'clock. My secretary. I wish I could say that for the prunes. When you go take the rest of your vacation issue in the filthy vacation. Yes. Well very the mayor was in talking about that yesterday. When he came in the office when he came in New York. Only nearly gave it to me yesterday. But we didn't quite complete our discussion. Let's take our vacation late just about the time school starts in the mountains again. Huh. Why not go to some nice resort where a fellow can meet some interesting people. Yeah. Girls. You're the one to go to Seashore Leroy. You're the one to go where he can probably go to beach with a peach. He sure where he can probably go to beach with a peach. All right. Refreshing slap on it anyway. What's wrong with the seashore. While you're on the beach with a peach I'll be in the dining room with approved. Be glad to get it. Never mind. I'll get it. I came in here all the way from the kitchen. Might as well get it. I might as well get it. Glad to get it. I spent nobody answered. Evening judge. We've been glad to get it. I'd like to have a word with you Gilday and your private study. All right. Excuse us Leroy. Huh. What's in your craw now judge. You'll find out soon enough. We better sit down. Well. And close the door. Oh my goodness. There. That satisfy you. You want me to plug up the keyhole. Gilday the mayor is threatening to take your job away from you. Oh is that why you call me in here judge. Mayor is always threatening this time. It's serious. I happen to know that your top man on the mayor's must list. Must. Must go. Oh. Where'd you hear that. Well my secretary always has lunch with the tax collector secretary who always has breakfast with the mayor secretary and the mayor secretary told the tax collector secretary. All right judge. What did she say. Just what I told you. And if the mayor catches you neglecting your duties once more out you go. Just let him try. I'll tell him a thing or two. I've been waiting to do it for quite a while now Gilday you can't afford to take that attitude. You have a little family to think of you know. And if you apply yourself work at your job. Who knows. Why do you know the commissioner of public works got a twenty dollar raise last month. He did turn over a new leaf Gilday before it's too late. By George I'll do it. May I be the first to congratulate you. Okay then let's open the doors getting a little stuffy in here. It will be attended to immediately yours for service to Summerfield rock Morton the elder sleeve water commissioner. There's a well written letter if I did write it straight to the point what's the point. Oh get that in the mail right away OK well I start on something else you're going to win today it just shows what you can do when you apply yourself Leroy you see I've cleared nearly everything off my desk I didn't know your desk had a glass top. No I'm going to read this book on hydraulics. Don't stand there with your mouth open young man get the letter out of the job seriously and everybody stands around staring at this morning. Yes a lot to do always you just stop that silly work and come along with me to Hogan brothers who I should I go to Hogan brothers been so warm lately I'm going to get a new summer play suit. I said. And I want you to help me pick it out. Well I don't think I should leave the office to help you pick out a summer play suit. Why not. We'll be playing together. Well I'll try to budget some time for that but I'm pretty busy right now running the water department. Why do you have to stay around here all you have to do is sit while people turn it on and off. There's more to it than that may I'm the executive around here I do the thinking I'm always studying ways to make the department better see I've got a book here hydraulics what's hydraulic. Well that's the stuff that water commissioners have to find out. I guess I'll just run along nice of you to drop in me sorry I'm so busy. Which do you think I should get a one or two why George I'll stay on the job may get out of here but remember all work and no play make trust more than the dog leap or buckling down you know hydraulics chapter one one piece or a two piece hydraulics what is it yeah that's a good place to start hydraulics is that branch of science which treats of water or other fluids in motion good morning kill the sleep now both these vacations schedule well hello mr. mayor kill the sleep what are you doing with your feet on the desk again you're they back up there and still reading during office hours I warned you if I ever caught you loving on the job again good mr. mayor I'm studying that's what you said yesterday love and baseball but mr. mayor this time this time give the sleeve your fire I'm sorry that you asked for good day sorry I think I'm going to cry back in just a minute ever entertain buffet style it's fun isn't it fun for the guests and fun for you too part of the fun is setting a 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sorry i open a big fat mouth yes gentlemen and most grievous occurrence where mr go to sleep was in the pharmacy only yesterday just as natural of course a fence post could have seen it come and he wasn't the world's best water commissioner be that as it may i happen to know that when the blow fell guilty was reading a book on hydraulics trying to improve himself i personally called upon the mayor pleading for reason but he said it was the mark of a weak executive to retract orders well that sounds a little unreasonable of the mayor to me well that's my news gentlemen now what can we jolly boys do for our friend give this leave he's a sad and broken man well the mayor kicked the commission out of office let's kick him out and push him where we pay a salary don't we we got a right to kick him around floyd are you suggesting recall no i'm suggesting we kick him out lower the boom on the commission we lower the boom on him right pavy well that seems to be the way of the world think i heard the door she did yeah i thought gildy felt so blue he wouldn't be down that's the commission's tread all right just be standing here when he comes up let's all try to be gay for gildy yeah let's sing a song yeah yeah don't make him laugh there is it gathering in town let's pretend we heard a funny joke and laugh but i haven't heard a funny joke he ain't coming up he's going back out into the rain maybe we sounded too happy maybe he thought we were laughing at him poor gildy gentlemen i think we should seriously consider a petition for the mayor's recall his honor has been unreasonable and dilatory in public affairs before and there are a few little slip-ups that won't look good for him on a petition hot dog you write up the stuff judge and i'll sign it first now just a minute ryan judge if you don't mind i'd like to be the first to sign that petition we'll all sign a gentleman but remember not a word about it to gildy like going downtown my boy besides i've been busy reading what ads making phone calls have you answered mr peevee's call and mr monson's well no i can't face those fellas probably all over town that's your old uncle the failure you're not a failure yes i am i failed you birdie we'll manage and i have a wonderful idea instead of running off somewhere why don't we spend our vacation right here now my boy sure and i know another way to save money i'll go barefoot all summer no no birdie i'll find something else they can't keep a good man you know the man down you should have your job back came over and told us you were right well i was on the job when he you're on why did you let the mayor fire you if i was a man i go down a challenge i don't need you to fight my battle you're not big enough why don't you dress up and go downtown just as nothing has ever happened i didn't go with you i'm not ashamed go on mr gildy when you go down the street people will point at you and say that goes the best water commissioner this town ever had he's right well i i might go downtown at that that's good news i'll brush up your new suit mr gildy no use being right unless we tell people about it my little family i feel better already exploited did you get them new neighbors to sign the recall petition they wouldn't no kidding oh hi commish hello boy he was in a minute commish look lovey i can't talk anymore right now but you tell him you won't babysit for him anymore if they don't sign if that don't get him tell him we'll start arguing nights with the windows open yeah goodbye y'all my wife lovey i and she are trying to get a favor out of a neighbor hey it's good to see you cracked out of your shell commish we missed it the jolly boys club the other night well i started up there but other pressing matters came up yeah i know how about a shave and a haircut yeah that's what i came down for floyd sure up up into the chair yeah and until the silver lining shows through commish the shaving the haircuts on me no floyd things aren't that bad as the mayor contacted you yet no why should he oh nothing but you ain't got no reason at all to be afraid of the mayor well of course i haven't i've never been afraid of that this stuff what a scheming politician always has his barbering done up the street just because it's a three-vote shop yeah well that's the mayor all right commish he'd done you wrong if i was you i'd tell him off don't you worry floyd i will next time i see him i've been sitting at home thinking of a lot of things to tell that uh boy high time we got a new mayor anyway or put a good scare into this one we'll have his relatives jumping out a city hall like it was a sinking ship and let me let you in on something most people think they can't hit a city official you can hit them the same as you can hit a plumber and there was all of that now look i think if you come into the guy at a slight crime you're now floyd i know how to take care of myself maybe you're faking for the right then you hit him what you can to cheer him up i'd be happy to thanks mr peevee you're a swell yeah fine boy there are now what do i do to cheer up that uncle here hello peevee hello mr jones me haven't had the pleasure of seeing you around the last couple days no peevee and you know why so let's not bring up the subject it's pretty sore one with me oh i wasn't going to mr jones me you care to read a comic book i got an old one around here someplace no thanks can you imagine the audacity of that mayor well then i'll read it to you well he's not going to get away with this is about a little abner i've decided i'm not going to take this sitting down no sir that little abner is holding salami that's the pig and he says yeah the next time i see that little powder pigeon go ahead and eat the money salami he's going to hear from me and salami that's the pig urp urp to cheer you up oh and then mr fact back there look peevee if you think i'm unhappy because i'm not water commissioner anymore your mistake all right good afternoon baby well hello john and gilda i didn't expect to see you here how are you old friend yeah i'm fine and don't you try to cheer me up two hours oh i came to pick up the signatures you've collected baby yeah a lot of names you did well what is this ployd was collecting signatures and now you are and peevee you know who has heard about you know what and he's plenty worried what's so funny well thank you peevee see you around gilda pee what's going on here what are you fellas up to well out with it peevee well about the mayor yeah the next time i see that little Napoleon the sparks are gonna fly speak of the devil well hello gilda sleep i mean hello to williger i've been looking all over for you well i've been looking for you too i think i'll go look for something in the back room peevee i want you to hear this i've taken all i'm going to take from you and i'm here to say i wonder if you gentlemen would mind stepping back from the showcase gilda sleep before you say anything i've come to offer your job back my job well that's not fair i was about to tell you off what but i do have a little family to think of i accept fine as mayor of summerfield i now officially reinstate you as water commissioner water commissioner we'll let bygones be bygones but commissioner gilda sleep the next time i catch you reading both magazines during office off i wasn't reading magazines that time i can't work for an unreasonable tyrant like you i resign i quit quit now now wait a minute mister gilda sleep commissioner gilda sleep you can't quit why can't i just did you don't want me to lose my job too do you what's that well this is embarrassing for me gilda sleep but it seems a silly petition for recalling the mayor is being circulated on by some uh some uh public spirited public spirited sign it did you mr peevee no i wouldn't say that i accept my job back again oh well fine gilda sleep yeah now since you don't dare fire me there are a few things i've been saving up to tell you shorty oh in the first place you let me run the water department and stop snooping around my office get that straight and i'll commission and in the second place i want my salary boosted up to what you pay your relatives you understand remember to a liquor you're not so big you just comb your hair high taking your fresh fruit salad to be sure your fruit tastes its best take it out of the refrigerator a little early so that it's cold but not too cold another way to make sure that salad will be delicious is to use miracle whip salad dressing miracle whip has a simply wonderful flavor a special lively teasing peppy flavor that no other salad dressing has make all your salads extra good with the salad dressing millions prefer the one and only miracle whip if you'd like to know the mayor gave me that raise and you want to know what i'm going to do with it i'm going to buy united state saving funds one a month that way the money is perfectly safe and drawing good interest you can buy them where you work 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