 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 margarine and a complete line of famous quality food products. Now let's peep into the world of Summerfield and see what goes on there. It's Thursday night, not Saturday, but a familiar commotion upstairs over Floyd Munson's barbershop Leads us to conclude that the Jolly Boys Club is assembled there. Nobody wants ordered judge. We're trying to organize a poker game We have a request from a member guilty for a brief business session. What member what business? Yeah, we never do any business Floyd Munson has made the request chief, and I feel we should honor it Munson you something to bring the attention to cloud I'll say dress the chair and you may have the floor But dress the chair and you may have who made him chairman anyway Please kill me Mr. Chairman fellow members, I'll say what I gotta say and you can take it from there And I might say before I start. I'm sorry to have to bring this up at this time The club rooms here belong to me of course the banks got a piece of it, but the building's in my name And the wife's Alright, alright, what of it order order continue well I've been letting the club use the place glad to have you but Something's come up day before yesterday. I had a chance to rent it read it who'd want to rent this dump Well, it was a young fella and a girl just married. What do they care where they live? Anyhow they offered me 20 bucks a month that's a lot of money for this place Floyd inflation chief That's what it is. Well the OPA said it was okay. I figure I can't afford to turn it down You gotta turn it down. This is the jolly boys headquarters You can't rent it to any Tom Dick and Harry that wants to go on a honeymoon. Well, I was talking it over with the wife last night And I told her that I said lovey the fellas won't like it the club's been a second home to them What did she say Floyd? Well, it's no use going into that To her 20 bucks is 20 bucks at least but now if the club was to pay me rent Why naturally I'd be glad to have you fellas stay on oh so that's it You call yourself a jolly boy Floyd. You're a hold-up man. That's what you are if I may step from the chair for a moment Gilder sleeve you're being ridiculous just back in the chair Let's just look at this thing sensibly We're asking Floyd to give up $20 a month so we can have a club room Is that the way for jolly boys to treat each other? I know that's terrible. It's all there is to it We've got to reimburse Floyd for the use of the club rooms. I Now resume chair. Oh Do I hear a motion that we reimbursed Floyd for the use of the club room? Won't someone make the motion? I'd be willing to make it. That's illegal and unconstitutional Listen fellas, there's only five members in this club Do you realize we'd each have to pay for it all as a month dues many clubs charge even more not for a draughty room with A kitchen table and a busted piano. Oh, it ain't a bad piano The Elks don't have no piano at all. The Elks have two pool tables. Sure when they pay dues They get something for it. Well, if we had more members the dues wouldn't have to be sighs Hey, you might have something there judge Don't be childish Floyd when you ask people to join a club They expect to get something for their money like a pool table Couldn't you get all of a pool table someplace for ain't pool tables cost a lot of money? I know who's got a pool table Maybe he'd be willing to join the club and let us have it then we could put on a real membership drive Well, who's got it your friend a neighbor gilded rumps and Bullard has bullet got a pool table No fooling it sure would be nice to have a pool table right in your house That's my idea of living. Yeah, well, I don't I don't know whether Bullard's got one or not you've seen it horse Oh, I assume you had haven't you ever been in your rich neighbor's house guilty on numerous occasions But I never saw any pool tables. Well a pool table is pretty tough to hide ain't like a day bed, you know No He might have a bill your room in the basement a playroom probably lots of people have playrooms down in the basement right there with the furnace I hear well, why don't we look into it? You drop over there tomorrow guilty and see if he wants to join then ask him to lend us the pool table Why me it's for the jolly boys commissioner sounds like the only way we can hold the jolly boys together Well, you put it that way, but I'm not very anxious to call on rumps and Bullard He's never been particularly friendly. That's probably because you never got to knowing down underneath. He's probably a swell fellow It's not easy to get to know rich people chief Always afraid you're gonna get something out of them like a pool table I'll see what I can do now for heaven's sake. Let's get our minds off money and play a little poker Why don't you go see him tomorrow night guilty and then come down here and report us all right all right Okay, everybody Andy and nickel deuces and one-eyed jacks are wild and no cheating till you're down to your last dollar Remember me ill asleep. Oh, yes. Yes. Come in. Won't you? Well, thank you can't stay after get downtown But I well, I thought I might just pay a neighborly call Glad you did wife's gone to New York for a few days. So I'm all alone here with Craig. That is. Oh, yes Craig Remarkably attractive little boy Craig. Yes He's going to bed. I'm glad to say why don't we just come into the library guilty sleep as long as there's only two of us Library fine. I've never seen it. Hmm. Just down the hall here Well, well Books I've accumulated a few volumes sit down have a cigar. Thanks, but here try one of mine three for a half No, no, no, I insist I have these made up for me in Evanna if you were like a mild cigar Yeah Light by George. That's a real cigar Yeah, yeah, it makes nice smoke Gold tip Care to look at some of my first editions or perhaps you're more interested in fine printing Findings and that sort of thing are Are you a bibliophile? Oh, you bet I am I belong to the book of the month for several years Well, I've got it Yes, I have a few nice items here and see here Something else Milton's Paradise Lost handset in London by Alfred Royce printed on vellum with red and gold initials and bound in full Morocco, I've read of course But to a lover of fine printing our here here here. Just just look at this page. Oh page 24 beautiful justice clear They only printed 200 of these they they sold originally for seven hundred dollars a copy, huh? Yes, yes, but I was lucky and I picked it up at an auction in London for five hundred and sixty I robbed him didn't I it's like taking pennies from a kid's bank Find a lot of books you got here. All right. No, I I'd forgotten you'd never been in this room Care to see some of the rest of the house. Well, I got to be getting on By the way, yes nothing Well, you don't have to go just yet. Let me let me show you around. Well for a minute There is my my gun room. Oh, yeah gun room Another of my hobbies the really old pieces I keep in the glass case here I see that that big fellow there on the end. That's a Spanish blunder bus from the 18th century Hand car barrel will it shoot? Well, I hate to try it now I've begun on the right as an old flintlock musket my pistols and rifles go over here. Hey, this is a regular arsenal You're not expecting in here No, no, no, no, but I dare say I could give a pretty good account of myself if necessary Now this this is a derringer early 19th century devilish looking little thing isn't it? Yes Let's go back to the library Now we'll go back to the library later first I want to show you the billiard room you've got to see that. Don't tell me you've got a billiard table I say billiards is really a gentleman's game. Well, I can't seem to get the hang of it ever play any pool No, no, I never cared for pool or do you like it? No billiards is the game for me Well drop over any evening you care to play I might just do that. Who do you play with generally? Oh no one in particular? I I haven't played a great deal of billiards since I lived in London. I Longed to a club in London where I got very fond of it. Oh, is that so? Speaking of clubs, mr. Bullard, I yes Nothing Yes, London's a great place for clubs Now this was a place in German Street and standing right there in the same spot for over 200 years Oh pretty exclusive district around there a lot of fine clubs in this club They had no six or eight billiard tables and several card rooms and many's the afternoon I've seen five thousand pounds change hands in that card room. Hey, that's a fortune. Yes Yes, but there's a gentleman you could hardly tell who won who'd lost Of course one afternoon a fellow shot himself after moon. Oh a winner or loser Loser yes brilliant young fellow. He was but Wild as the devil youngest Duke the youngest son of a Duke. Oh a Duke Must have been a terrible shock to his father and frightful frightful the whole club was in mourning for a week But club life is a fine thing fine thing. Oh you bet the spirit of good sportsmanship Yes, sir the feeling of loyalty and companionship between real gentlemen. Yes. Yes. I miss club life. I Don't suppose there are any men's clubs here in Somerfield. Are they yield asleep? Huh, I Say are there any men's clubs here in Somerfield? No, mr. Bullard there isn't a single one A minute I tried to ask him I started several times to ask him and then each time something would come up that I couldn't Well of all the chicken-hearted fellas to send on a simple error. Watch out. What who you're calling chicken-hearted you old goat Well, what's trouble couldn't you get him around to the subject? Well, we got to the subject All right, we talked about clubs for quite a while. What a cinch just say speaking to clubs Mr. Bullard there's a little spot where I and a few of my friends hang out like that If you drop around some time it wouldn't have worked Floyd Well, I'm blessed if I see why why didn't you ask him commissioner because he's too good for this crummy joint That's why well, I'll be done. What makes him think he's such a much. That's what I want to know That's not his idea necessarily Floyd. It's my opinion You mean you think he's too good for us if you put it that way. Yes, mr. Gildersley. Oh shut up and listen for a minute Bullard has a house full of first-editions fine bindings. He has a dog that costs $300 He has a gun collection must be worth thousands. He's a fellow that's used to gracious living He can't hang around a club like this. It wouldn't be right Is this bullet too good to associate with a judge of the probate court? Judge hook is a pretty high-class fellow. Thank you, but chief of police one of the highest jobs in this town and a useful man to know Thank you. And what's the matter with peevee runs as nice a drugstore as you'd want to see and Floyd He's got the only barbershop in the south end of town. I know fellas You just don't understand Bullard's been in high-class clubs in London with dukes and gentlemen You asked me guilty this fellas nothing but a big snob. He is not. He's a mighty nice man to know He asked me our water commissioners getting to be a snob himself Don't call me a snob Floyd You fellas wouldn't know how to treat a high-class fellow like Bullard anyway. All right. Go treat it man Yeah, go ahead. We don't need you around here. Hello is mr. Gildersleeves a jolly boy. I'm not sure he is chief not if he considers himself and his friends too good for us Go on go play pool with Bullard. All right. I will Can you imagine that? Just for a pool table. It's not a pool table. It's a billiard table billiard is a gentleman's game Gildersleeve will be back in just a moment You have a big Thanksgiving dinner at your house, mr. Lang. Indeed we do turkey with all the trevings and when Mrs. Lang planned her menu I dropped a broad hint for some of those wonderful baking powder biscuits She serves on special occasions. Well, we prefer Parker house rolls or muffins Well, it's a sure bet that hot breads of all kinds are popular on Thanksgiving menus and of course Everyone knows a delicious spread makes hot biscuits rolls and muffins taste extra good That's why I always like to suggest that you serve them with parquet margarine. Why that's our favorite spread mr. Lang We always use parquet margarine my husband likes parquet better than any spread We've ever tried and I can well understand that because parquet margarine's fresh dairy-like flavor is still unmatched So this week when you're shopping for those good foods to serve during the Thanksgiving season be sure to buy parquet Margarine the spread that tastes so good. That's P. A. R. K. A. Y. Delicious economical parquet margarine made by the craft foods company I'm sure you'll like it because millions prefer parquet margarine to any other brand Now let's get back to our story. It's Saturday night and Saturday night is the Jolly Boys night to howl But a voice is missing For the first time in many weeks gilder sleeve is not to be found with his old associates Gilder sleeve this evening has hurried through dinner stuffed a pocket with expensive cigars and set out to take advantage of Bullard's invitation to drop in anytime Scarcely 24 hours have passed and here he is dropping in Hello Craig is your father in Leeroy Well, he's at home. I guess Tell your father will you Craig that mr. Gillis leave is here Who's that my nurse she stinks You'd better answer hadn't you why should I Where's Leeroy? I want him to come over. Well, Leeroy can't just now I'm afraid Craig right up until your father. He has a caller. Well, yeah Yeah Tell her it's mr. Gillis leave. It's mr. Gillis leave from across the street. Well, there's nobody home Oh, yeah, mr. Bullard will be back. Maybe I'll just amuse myself in the billiard room There's nobody home. Yes, you said that He said I might use his billiard table anytime. So if you don't mind for having anything to me Guess he didn't Find way to treat a man and invite him to use your billiard table than sick the nurse on Saturday night only 730 can't just go home and go to bed besides it's Saturday night Won't go down there, but what can I do here? She comes surprise. Oh, it's you Aren't you surprised to see me Lila? No, I suppose you'd be around sooner or later. Oh is that so? We'll get you things on Lila. We're going places Saturday night. I'm sorry I have a previous engagement which I'm just about to make but Lila It's time you learn track mark now have better things to do than sit here and wait for you to turn up And it's time you learn there's more to caught in a lady than just twislin. I had a some Saturday night What is there to do? Nope, I will not go down there Suppose I could stroll down to the drugstore See what's doing there? No, I'm always hanging around there won't go there either Well, I guess all that leaves is home What a town Saturday night at home I changed my mind Marjorie you Going somewhere my dear over to Francie's she has some of the gang coming in. Oh, well have a good time Thanks You wouldn't care to stay home and play a quiet game of dominoes or something with your old uncle I suppose I'd love to I just love to but I promise Francie and the gang and I wouldn't want to disappoint them Ask me another time with you. Yes. Yes. Well along have a good time Oh Yeah, where's your brother? What's he doing? Oh, he's going to the movies if he hasn't already gone Oh, here he comes. Yeah, you're dressed up for once. Yeah My boy, how would you like it if your old uncle went to the movies with you? Well, I wasn't going to the movies exactly. He was gonna take me to hear famous Jones in his orchestra at the majestic Now wait a minute my boy I thought you and I might just stay home together tonight and have a good game of dominoes you kid Then if we stayed home tonight by next Saturday, I'd take you to that football game. You've been wanting so much to go to How would that be? Well, of course, it's up to you my boy You get your choice the movies with birdie this evening or the football game with me next Saturday Makes no difference to me one way or the other Well, if it makes no difference to you won't I think I'll go with birdie. All right go on there Go on all of you leave me alone here all by myself. I am nobody I just pay the bills around here That's all just about giving you up for this evening I'm just about giving myself up. How do you mean? Pee-pee. Have you ever tried spending an evening alone worst darn thing in the world? That's terrible, that's why I came down here to have somebody to talk to Well, as a matter of fact, I was planning to close up here a little early so that I could stop by the Boy's Club on my home. Oh well in that case. How does it happen you're not over there this evening, Mr. Joseph? You always seemed a pretty faithful. I couldn't make it. Oh Well, she shared a stuff by there with me. Yeah, I think I'd better not. Thanks Shoot yourself, but you said you wanted somebody to talk to Well, truth of it is Pee-pee. I've had a little falling out over there with some of the less desirable elements Talking about flying well him and some others Chief Gates him too. Okay. Mm-hmm. And leave you and me Well, these little differences of opinion are bound to occur I'd say even among jolly boys It was more than a difference of opinion Pee-pee Floyd called me a big fat snob There's no difference of opinion about that Well is there what did you call Floyd, Mr. I didn't call him a thing not a thing you gave him no provocation none whatever he just walked in and said hello, Mr Gildish leave your big fat snob Well, I may have made some trifling reference to his social standing I'm trying to say Now why not let bygones be bygones. I'm sure if you come over there with me now and everybody apologizes That's one thing. I'll never do apologize Don't just come over there with me. Let him come over here. I'm closing up here Well, you just come along leave everything to me and Mr. Gildish leave and I'll see if I can't straighten it all out All right, Pee-pee, but remember I won't apologize I'll wait down here You go up and see how the land lies Pee-pee. That's a good fellow. I'll wait down here Call me if it's all right And I suppose they're hashing me over up there now. I Don't know that I like this What they take us a darn long about Can't keep me waiting down here like a lackey Wonder what a lackey is Got a good mind to walk out and leave them flat after all I didn't want to come over here in the first place This has been a bottle long enough by George. Gosh, you don't think they'd blackball me commissioner You're down there pal Hear you calling me You called me when the moon had bailed her fellas Evening truck Martin Lloyd. Hi. Hi. Come in. Come in commissioner join the happy throng. Thank you chief Now we've been talking it over here commissioner the pros and the cons Floyd has got something he wants to say to you. Go ahead Floyd. Say it. Yes, Floyd. Say it. Well Commissioner I'm sorry if I got a little out of line here the other night The fact is I didn't say what Pee-pee says. I said now and I told him what you told me You said Floyd that I was a big fat snob. I never said you were fat Everybody knows that Floyd I didn't come down here gentlemen to be reinstall it Floyd now. Apologize nice like you said you would go ahead Floyd I'm sorry commissioner. I don't know what come over me. I could bite my tongue off Well ain't that good enough? I think that's very handsome Floyd commissioner. Well, maybe it was my fault a little too Floyd now that I come to think of it. Hi, you'll swim there That's just my golly. It does my heart good to hear you talk like that. What say we shake hands all around a I'm game shake it shake shake There is your covering in the town in the town I Oh Great killed a slave again in just a few moments During the Thanksgiving and holidays season. 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