 The craft foods company makers of craft quality foods presents Harold Perry as the great gilder sleeve The great gilder sleeve is brought to you by the craft foods company makers of the famous cheese food Velveeta Everybody goes for Velveeta's rich yet mild cheddar cheese flavor in snacks and sandwiches and in hot dishes and Velveeta you know helps supply important food values from milk. It's as digestible as milk itself That's why smart home makers keep Velveeta on hand regularly to spread or slice and to melt for grand economical hot dishes Tomorrow get Velveeta the cheese food of craft quality Well, it's dinner time at the great gilder sleeves house the water commissioner and his little family are gathered around the dining room table That smells good wonder what they're having The rate Leroy is going margely high. I'm gonna have anything what an appetite Leroy wears the fire One more day will slow down my boy. We may have a couple of meals around here in 1950, you know Okay, there's a good New Year's resolution for Leroy have better table manners. That's a capital idea Marjorie Yeah, well Marge could make some resolutions to since she got engaged to Bronco. She's goonie I'm not paying any attention to a monkey. No kidding up when she came downstairs this morning. I said hi Marge She didn't say anything. She kissed me on the forehead Well, what's wrong with that? She got lipstick on me had to wash my face to get it off With soap What a calamity since she got engaged to Bronco. She acts like she's crazy or something I'll eroy. That's enough And now don't be angry with him on key. He's a sweet little brother. Hey, you see what I mean No, my boy Marjorie's happy that's all holy smoke. What'll it be like when she gets married? No, thank you, buddy. I'm watching my waistline, you know I forgot to tell you mr.. Gale sleeve a card came for you in the mail today. It's up on the matter. Oh Probably a Christmas card could be I Think it's from mr. Bullard across the street mr. Bullard Guess he tried to beat old Santa Claus to the mailbox, but he didn't quite make it Just like Bullard sending a Christmas card a week after Christmas. I bet he did it on purpose He probably got yours on then he has to send one to you. Well, I didn't send him one Be very frank and saying Leroy that mr. Bullard is not on my list of friends Always bragging about the new garage he built for his Cadillac Him and his overhead doors The Bullards are giving a New Year's Eve party Yankee Bronco and I are going oh Yeah, they've got the house decorated already They're gonna have funny hats and horns and everything hats and horns Who will you don't mind if we go do Yankee certainly not you had nothing else to do What are you doing tomorrow night me? Don't you worry? I'll have a very pleasant New Year's Eve back to the matter is I may give a party myself No kid. No Bullard may have a corner on everything else, but by George He doesn't know New Year's Eve. Oh boy. Can I be at the party on you bet you can my boy I'll have a real party with real friends and no stuffy old hats and horns either I'll show that Bullard. I'll do something original We'll have a square dance or maybe a hay ride. Yeah. Hey, right. It'd be swell Uncle you bet you a real old hay ride with a horse and a sleigh and plenty of hay Gee, that'll be keen with jingle bells certainly and can I drive the horse on sure oh boy Yes, sir. I'll ask the Peabies Floyd and his wife chief Gates judge Hooker and Of course Katie Milford. It sounds like a lot of fun, Anki Excuse me children have to run over to Miss Milford's house got to get the invitations out Hey George a Bullard thinks I'm gonna pine away because he didn't ask me to his New Year's Eve party He's got another think coming He ride. What an idea Gilders leave your clever Morton hello Catherine come on in. Thank you Snowing outside, huh? I didn't expect to see you this evening. I was just getting ready to wash my hair I look dreadful. No, you don't your hair all floating around like that. You look like a princess. Oh I'll bet it's naturally curly too Do you like to sit down? Thank you I've got some very exciting news for you Catherine a big New Year's Eve party tomorrow night Yes, I know sounds exciting doesn't it? It does I'm awfully glad you're going Throckmorton. I was afraid I wouldn't know anyone there except the hostess hostess I rather thought you'd be going though since you live right across the street from the Bullards Bullards You mean you're going to the Bullards tomorrow night. Well, yes, aren't you well I guess I could have if he didn't but I mean we're having a party at our house Well, not in the house exactly. I'm gonna rent a horse a horse Yes, oh We're gonna have an old-fashioned hayride. You better tell the Bullards you can't make it and come along Oh, I couldn't do that. It'll be a dull party at Bullards nothing but stale marshmallows and home movies There's nothing like a hayride with a bright moon in a slow horse I'd love to go Throckmorton, but I promise Mrs. Bullard Well, you'll be missing a fine hayride. We're gonna have a lot of jolly people I wish I could go with you Throckmorton, but you know how it is with the Bullards. Yeah Well, yes, I'd better go You're busy. No, no, I'm just going to wash the wave solution out of my hair. I wish I could wash Bullard out of mine Hello Floyd, I'm right up in the chair just getting ready to close up Well, it'd be commissure haircut getting kind of shaggy in the back. Yeah, well just trim it up, Floyd Yes, sir the towel around you here now. I'm making the rounds today, Floyd Lining up all my old friends for a big New Year's Eve party. Mm-hmm. Yes, sir old 1949's about washed up When heard my feelings none to see it could down the drain Bend your head forward commiss. Yeah, I'm giving it a party tomorrow night, Floyd. Yes. Well New Year's Eve's a night for it. All right Bullard was in the shop a while ago seems he's tossing a big wing ding at his house Yeah, I've heard about it Floyd me and the Mrs. Is going what out golly commiss You shouldn't jump when I got the clippers on you Yanked our little hair there Floyd. You're not going to the Bullards. Why not? He asked me a fine friend You are I came in here to invite you to go to my house thought you come in for a haircut Floyd doesn't friendship mean anything to you. I'm giving a party tomorrow night all the old crowd I'm getting a horse and a slave. We're gonna have a big hay ride. Oh, no good commiss Lovey it gets hay fever. Yeah sides. We're going to Bullards. All right. Go ahead Hey fever, you just miss all the fun. I don't know kind of looking forward to a little hobnob with high society I've always wanted to take a bite out of that upper crust Upper crust besides mr.. Bullard gets his haircut here, too, you know, okay if that's the way you feel about it I'll simply strike your name from the guest list. That's all What's a guest list the people who are coming to my party? Who are they never mind? Plenty of people coming big people Well got to be going Floyd. I hope you have a good time at the Bullards. Hey wait come in I'm finishing the haircut Floyd. Oh, I don't care about that. You're walking out with my towel Oh Can I do for you this evening? Well, I'm having my troubles PV. Hmm too bad Thank goodness. There's one person in this town I can count on who's that you Oh Way your friends let you down when you need them. It's a sad thing PV Floyd chief gates Short of money, are you mr. Gillis leader short of money what gave you that idea? Well, isn't a man comes in with half a haircut you can't help but wonder I Forgot all about that. I thought perhaps you'd gone into Floyd's shop and ordered a quarters worth No, or possibly that Floyd was doing his barboring on a piecework basis so much per hair Well, I thought that was rather amusing so much per hair Well, I'm in no mood to be amused people I'm giving a big party and you're invited Thank you. Any special time tomorrow night PV New Year's Eve. Oh, sorry. I can't make it mr. Gillis leave Mrs. PV and I are going to the Bullard's no PV not you too Yes, Mrs. PV is quite elated about it. In fact, she's making a new dress for the occasion glazed chintz, I believe it is But PV I'm gonna have a hayride with a horse and a sleigh and everything Surely you'd rather go on a hayride with Mrs. PV than get lost in that mob at Bullard's house Should have known Good evening gentlemen. Good evening. Hello, Horace. Well, what happened Gildy did the barbershop catch fire? Never mind judge What are you doing New Year's Eve John? Not a thing PV I was invited to Bullard's residence, but I dislike stuffy crowded rooms so I declined good for you Horace Mr. Gelder sleeve here is having a hayride tomorrow night a hayride now wait a minute if nobody's coming Were you planning to invite me Gildy? Certainly Horace. I accept the invitation. I'm extremely fond of hayrides Do you have a sleigh? No, and I don't then I'll arrange for the sleigh Oran Fetzler has a cracker jack behind his garage a huge one How about a horse? We'll have to have a horse Gildy. Yes, we can borrow Frank Pittman's her name is Pearl a Wonderful snow horse Frank used her on his ice wagon, but John and we'll need hey Gildy I should say approximately five bales. I'll arrange for the hay I think this is going to be the most enjoyable New Year's Eve. Gildy a merry group of voices Raised in song and laughter Who's going Gildy? 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It's the cheese food of top quality made only by craft Well, the great Gilder sleaze plans for a big hayride New Year's Eve seem to have gone a little sour Most everybody is going to mr. Bullard's party Everybody that is except the water commissioner judge hooker and little eroy there going on the hayride Fine hayride horse in the front and an old goat in the back what a New Year's Eve that Bullard Invited everybody else in town practically Well, it isn't bothering me any Wouldn't have gone to his old party if he'd invited me who becomes Bullard now What if he planned to invite me and slipped his mind? Could happen after all none of us is perfect. I'll bet that's what happened Hello Good morning. You're listening nice morning. Yes Looks like it's gonna be a nice New Year's Eve, too Yes, I believe it will Have a pleasant Christmas. Did you oh, yes? Yes, fine Christmas. I'm looking forward to New Year's Eve though That's tonight Yes, it is I hear you're planning to give the little baby New Year a festive welcome. Oh, yes Yes, we're sort of opening up the house this evening. We expect it to be a rather jolly affair Well, having a lot of people I presume yes, yes, I think I've invited about everybody in town except of course for the undesirable I had to overlook a few of the less savory members of our community Mrs. Bullard doesn't like to take chances with her silver I miss beyond my way good day Marjorie I'd rather you and Bronco didn't go over there tonight. Well, why not? I don't want any of my family in that house Not even on that side of the street What I'd give to turn off his water Bullard and his copper pipes Now uncle more if all this is because he didn't ask you over that's not the reason Well, what is the reason I simply want nothing to do with any of the bullards? That's the reason there's some people in this world who just have no business being people I Didn't own this house. I'd move I wouldn't even live in the same block with the Bullards not even in the same town Now, you just feel that way now tomorrow. You'll forget all about it. Oh, no, I won't I've seen you go through these things before One minute you can't stand mr. Bullard in the next minute you want to be friends You've been going on like this for years uncle more. Well, it's not going on anymore. This is the end I know you said that before too. Maybe I have but this time I mean it I'm making a new year's resolution from now on. I'm having absolutely nothing to do with Bullard I'm all through with him. I'm washed up. I mean, he's washed up You see all right, he's off my list once and for all Don't even see his face Just wait till the next time he backs his fat Cadillac over our curb I'll tell him a thing or two Yeah, you bet. I'm home birdie. Here's the cart that came for you yesterday. I'm cleaning off the mantle Yeah from Bullard. Yeah, I ought to send it back to him Not a fill the envelope full of termites and slip it under his house What is it on key a Christmas card wait a minute What's this? Dear mr. Gillis leave. We are having a few friends in New Year's Eve We hope you'll be able to join us quarterly or scrumps and bull Yes, your invitation to the party must be a mistake. No, you see it was mail three days ago You see uncle Mort, I told you that was the reason you were angry with mr. Bullard now You'll change right back again the invitation had nothing to do with it. Of course if they've asked me to come Uncle Mort, I can see right through you. Oh, no, you can't Well, I think uncle Mort's changed his mind about the hay ride. He's invited over the bullets Over there. Well, you see everything's all right now. Unki has an invitation Marjorie. That's not it at all It's simply when a person asks you to his home For the bullets for heaven's sake. Oh boy, that's okay. I couldn't get anybody to go along just judge hooker We can't have a hay ride with three people Well, I got to know if you're going hay riding I'm putting up the lunch mr. Gillis leave if you're not going hay ride Ain't no need of putting up. No lunch. I didn't say anything Birdie ain't got no crystal ball out there in that kitchen if I'm gonna put up a lunch I got to know you better decide what you're gonna do uncle heaven's sake. We'll go on the hay ride Yes, really There now you see Leroy all that hollering was for nothing Three birdie Leroy judge hooker and I nobody else. No birdie You go have to get the horse in with you to keep warm Won't be here any minute. There's gonna be a swell hay ride. Isn't it off? No girls. Yeah Some hay ride. I sure feel sorry for those guys over a bullet's house nothing to do but dance with girls Well sure nvs We'll have a horse I'm sure proud of you. Unk when you say you'll do something you stick to it And you don't change your mind either Leroy you've got this thing in the bag you don't have to put a double knot on it Come in judge greetings Gelda and greetings to you Leroy. Hi judge Well down your gay apparel Gelda. I've got the sleigh and the hay and good old pearl is chomping at the bit All right judge. I was a little late pearl insisted on bringing me here by the long way around She had a fellow Frank Pittman's ice route Certainly Leroy you can sit on my lap and hold the rain, but let's be on our way. The moon is already high in the sky moon I'll get my coat be right with you horse New Year's Eve everybody over at bullies music food Catherine She'll probably be more beautiful than ever before Where'll I be? Sitting on a pile of hay with judge hooker Freezing my ears off. Why can't I keep my big mouth shut? Well, it's too late now gilda sleeve You've made your little bed now lie in it Nice bed full of hay Hurry up gilda the old year's fading fast. Wish I could fade with it Coming Horace. Are you already gilded guess so judge? I'm all set. What's in that box? You're carrying oatmeal for the horse He's got to have a little fun, too. Lee Roy. It's a she horse. He horse she horse. Let's get going Don't forget your lunch. Good evening birdie. Good evening judge sure mighty fine night for a hay ride It's a perfect night for a hay ride birdie the way I feel right now We may go flying off across the snow Into the star filled night away to some mystic fairyland in the enchanted forest old mother goose Come on horse. Yeah, let's go By the way gilded where's Marjorie Marjorie went to Bullard's party with Bronco. How unfortunate. She doesn't know what she's missing Not going with us Don't you worry birdie. I'm an expert horse driver. Yeah, so long birdie Hello horsey Pearl sags in the middle She's a noble animal gilded once out in the open country. She'll fairly fly. Yeah, well, let's get aboard and fly climb up Lee Roy I'm up here. Oh boy plenty of hay That moon you mentioned isn't very bright Horace. How are we gonna see anything? Don't you worry gilded pearl can see She's full of carrots Now let's mount to the driver seat Yeah There isn't this delightful gilded like sitting on a throne seats full of splinters All see up here in drive. Isn't anybody gonna sit in the hay? Well, we can take turns gilded one of us will drive while the other sit in the hay Are we already sure give her the gas? New Year's Eve Bullard's house all lighted up Never felt so lonely in all my life. Hey commit fire up that nag and let's get down the road Okay, who said that but that sounded to me like fly Hey, what's going on somebody giggled you'll just leave are we going to sit here all night? Hey, that was bird gilded There are people in our hay Marjorie And PV what's going on here and Mrs. PV an hour it's quite simple gilded sleeve Marjorie explained that you wanted us to go with you. So I moved the whole party out here There's quite a novel idea starting the party off with an informal hay ride. I think we'll enjoy it immensely you bet Where's Catherine right here? Yeah, I can't see you and I'll just follow your perfume Move over everybody. Give me some hay Sorry Well, I'm certainly not going to sit up on this seat alone make room for a judge Hey, isn't this fun yield asleep. This was a superb idea. Well, thank you, Bullard. Oh friend wait We're moving I hear bells. Yeah, hold on who's driving this thing? 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I should have brought my clippers along this hay needs trimming Stop pushing. I'm not pushing. We got a load on this Yeah, sure the more the merrier can't move That's me just an old trapper Gildersly what is it will it will you scratch the end of my nose sure, but I can't see anything. Yeah, that's my nose I thought it felt like an old goat In the new year things are gonna be different a bullard Yes, yes indeed as a matter of fact gilders leave you're not as big an oath as I thought you were Great Gildersly was played by Harold Perry the show was written by Paul West John Elliott and Andy White with music by Jack Included in the cast are Walter Tetley, Mary Lee Rob, Lillian Randolph, Kathy Lewis, Earl Ross and Dick LeGrand This is Jay Stewart saying good night for the craft foods company makers of the famous line of craft quality food products Be sure to listen in next Wednesday and every Wednesday for the further adventures of the great Gildersly Ladies Pabstet the delicious cheddar cheese food is offering you a knife of a hundred uses the super slicer It pairs faster slices cleaner removes olives and cherries from bottles in a jiffy It's the handiest kitchen knife in years and you can get this knife for only 25 cents and the top label of a round Package of delicious Pabstet cheese food or the red arrow from the top of a two-pound Pabstet loaf Send your Pabstet label and your quarter tonight to Phoenix Pabstet box five two three nine Chicago 77, Illinois, please print your return address this offer expires January 31st 1950 Break the bank radio's biggest money-paying show is next on NBC