 The craft foods company presents Harold Perry as the great gilder sleeve The great gilder sleeve is brought to you by the craft foods company makers of par K. Margeron every day Millions of women all over America serve par K. Margeron because it tastes so good He a Rka why par K. Margeron made by craft Well another sweltering summer day is hanging over summer field But that doesn't mean business isn't progressing as usual at the water department the great gilder sleeve secretary is hustling around the office and the great man himself is at his desk. In fact, he's practically on it Am I disturbing you. Oh, no, no, Bessie. Come right in the mayor's office called and wondered if you have the vacation schedule made out for this office Oh, yes, must do that. You have your feet on the desk. Do they hurt hurt? No, Bessie They feel fine when summer comes there's nothing like getting the feet higher than the head. I think it has something to do with nature Yes, sir. What are you reading? Yeah, I'm studying Bessie hydraulics and water pressure Well, it's such a nice day. I hardly know what I've been reading. I know what you've been reading baseball Your little book inside the big book is showing. Oh Oh walking down this morning. I saw it on the newsstand. Oh, don't apologize. Mr. Gail to sleep I have my love story magazine here inside my dictation pad. We'll read together Yeah Now Bessie, we can't run a water department that way. What would the mayor think but you I'm the water commissioner Bessie And if you have a love story magazine here in the office, you better turn it over to me right away Well, all right, but I can have a back of five o'clock. Can't I we'll see Bessie. You'd better get to work What a magazine love digest I should throw it in the wastebasket Nice cover Bathing suits certainly have changed In the last month even Don't know how they do well. You'll just leave. Well, I wonder if I shouldn't go to the seesaw or this summer Mr. Mayor What are you doing with your feet on the desk? Are those my feet and what are you reading? I am reading this book on hydraulics and water pressure. You see I see what are those magazines? You have inside the book magazines face balls. Well, and what's this love digest I? Came in here to talk about your vacation schedule, but perhaps a vacation you need is a prominent one Huh, thank you to overgilded sleeve and I'll take these magazines, but you'll never get your reports in on time Now I catch you reading. I never saw such an office run in such a slip-shot manner now. Mr. Mayor I run a very strict office just asked Bessie. That's hard to believe good day Mr.. Mayor yes, can I have the love digest back at five o'clock? It belongs to my secretary We take our vacation this year on key vacation My view the mayor was in talking about that today. Yeah, when's he giving you your junk? Well, he nearly gave it to me this morning We didn't quite complete our discussion Let's go early on before schools out Lira. Let's rent that cabin up in the mountains again, huh? Cabin, why not go to some nice resort where a girl can meet some interesting people. Yeah boys Now Marjorie resorts cost money where I can dance and wear pretty clothes see ya boys Quiet infant, please on key Marjorie. We can't afford those things. France is going to Europe I don't know where her father gets the money. That's the trouble with us. We never have enough money We can't go any nice and poor now Marjorie boys Nobody appreciates me around here. She doesn't know how hard I work for our money I do uncle movies. No We're saving our money. We may try to go to some nice resort this year Never mind birdie. I'll get it It's probably for me birdie. I'll get it. I'm here. Be glad to get it. Never mind birdie. I'll get it Came in here all the way from the kitchen might as well get it. Well, I got up. I might as well get it Let's get it. Thank you birdie. No for corn flakes. I'll get it sit down Leroy Judge evening all right rang the bell twice, but nobody answered even in judge would have been bad to get it Yeah, let's go in the living room Horace I'd like to have a word with you Gilday in your private study. What excuse us Leroy What's in your craw now judge you'll find out soon enough we'd better sit down Well judge and close the door. Oh my goodness Oh There is that satisfy you judge you want me to plug up the keyhole Gilday the mayor is threatening to take your job away from you Oh for it is that why you called me in here judge the mayor is always threatening me this time. It's serious I happen to know that you are top man on the mayor's must list must must go. Oh Where did 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 who told your 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 let them try it. I'll tell him a thing or two. I've been waiting to do it for quite a while No, no, you can't afford to take that attitude. You have a little family to think of you know Yeah, and if you apply yourself work at your job, who knows Why do you know the commissioner of public works got a $20 raise last month? He did turn over a new leaf You'll live before it's too late by George. I'll do it and may I be the first to congratulate you? Okay Let's open the door. It's getting stuffy in here. Why do you put goose grease on your shoes judge? And I assure you that the matter will be attended to immediately Yours for better service to Summerfield Brock Morton P. Gildersley water commissioner. Have you got that Bessie? I hope so get those letters out immediately Bessie. Yes, sir My goodness, Mr. Gildersley, you're a rager cyclone of efficiency just shows what you can do when you apply yourself Bessie You see I've cleared nearly everything off my desk. Isn't that wonderful? I didn't know your desk had a glass top Get the letters out Bessie. I'm gonna do some reading. Oh, should I bring you my love digest? No, Bessie. I'm gonna read this book on hydraulics Well, don't stand there with your mouth open Bessie get those letters out. Yes, sir. It's like Annie Oakley Now dictate some more Man starts taking his job seriously and everybody stands around staring at him. Oh, good morning, Mr. Child Oh I'm home Yeah, a lot to do Well, you just stopped that silly work now and come along with me to Hogan Brothers Why should I go to Hogan Brothers? It's been so warm lately. I'm gonna get a new summer play suit play suit And I want you to help me pick it out 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 this summer Well, I'll try to budget some time for that But I'm pretty busy right now at line running the water department Oh, 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 at line. I'm the executive around here. I do the thinking I'm always studying ways to make the department better. You see I've got a book here hydraulics What is hydraulics? Well, that's the stuff that water commissioners have to find out Gracious you are busy. Well, I'll try to long nice of you to drop in that line. Sorry. I'm so busy Oh, I should get a one or a two-piece play suit one hurry Maybe I should go with you No by George, I'll stay on the job get out of here at line That's the penalty for buckling down Hydraulics chapter one one piece or two Hydraulics, what is it? That's a good place to start Hydraulics is that branch of science which treats of water or other fluids What are you doing with your feet on the desk again? Are they back up there and still reading during office hours? I warned you if I ever caught you loafing on the job again. I mr. Mayer. I'm studying That's what you said yesterday love and baseball, but mr. Mayer this time this time kill the sleeve you're fired I'm sorry, but you asked for it. Good day He's sorry. I think I'm gonna cry We'll be back with a great gilder sleeve in just a moment You know, I hope this trouble doesn't affect gildy's appetite because according to birdie his eating habits are pretty interesting That man can eat pancakes faster than I can make them Well, no wonder birdie you make such good pancakes and you always serve parquet margarine as a topping He just wolfs them down rolls muffins waffles as well as pancakes and bread tastes better with parquet The fresh sweet flavor of parquet makes it a favorite spread in millions of homes and waffles How bad man choose up those waffles nice parquet is perfect for waffles It's the margarine of craft quality, you know it's made from only choice farm products and yet nourishing parquet is so economical without a doubt Parquet is the best buy for both bread and budget and rolls Mr. Gilles leave these rolls like other many peanuts just flip them down rolls topped with a rich wholesome goodness of parquet are Really delicious next time friends treat your family to appetizing nourishing economical parquet margarine Serve it once and you'll see what we mean when we say parquet tastes so good. That's parquet margarine Parquet a y made by craft Well, let's get back to the great gilder sleeve our overstuffed comfy dump. He has had a great fall And doesn't quite know how to put himself together again Sacked Now what little fat man? The light and at lines window No There's a jolly boy meeting tonight He could go up there though But it's beginning to sprinkle water Gentlemen now that everybody's here that's going to be here I'd like to have the floor about me. We can't start a meeting of the jolly boys before the water commissioner gets here Can we pee vee? You can according to robin's rules of order Yeah, let's get going the commission is slower than the watery pipes into my shop. No, no, no, wait a minute, floyd I'm sure you wouldn't speak of our absent member in this manner If you knew the sad tidings that I bring something wrong jed gentlemen Our fellow jolly boy is no longer with the city How's that he's been fired No, you don't say the commission got the axe Gosh, i'm sorry. I open a big fat mouth. Yes gentlemen a most brevis occurrence Mr. Gilder sleeve was in the pharmacy only yesterday looking just as natural Of course our fence post could have seen it common He wasn't the world's best water commissioner be that as it may floyd I happen to know that when the blow fell gildy 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 And that sounds a little unreasonable to me. Well, that's the news gentlemen Now what can we jolly boys do for our friend gilder sleeve? He's a sad and a broken man. Well, the mayor kicked the commissioner out of office. Let's kick him out Why we pay his 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 He lowered the boom on the commission we lower the boom on him right pebe Well, that seems to be the way of the world Gentlemen hey, I think I heard the door open You did? I thought gildy felt so blue he wouldn't be back That's the commission's trail. All right. Well, let's not just be standing here when he comes up Let's all try to be gay for gilders. Yeah, let's start a song. How about smile? Yeah, that's a happy song Hey, come here. Wait a minute gilder. Well, I'll be right out into the rain. Oh, that's too bad Probably we sounded too happy Yes Gentlemen, I think we should seriously consider a petition for the mayor's recall His honor has been unreasonable and deletory 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 just a minute floyd Judge if you don't mind. I'd like to be the first to sign that petition Oh, we'll all sign it. We'll do it gentlemen, but remember not our word about it to gilders me Unki, are you going to sit around the house all day again? Yeah, gosh, honk Well, I don't feel like going downtown children besides I've been busy reading what ads and making phone calls Have you answered mr. Pavey's and mr. Munson? Well, no, I can't face those flaws Probably all over town that your old uncle's a failure. No, unki. You're not a failure. Yes, I am I failed you little lee roy birdy Don't worry. Unki will manage and I have a wonderful idea instead of running off to some stuffy resort Why don't we spend our vacation right here? What? Oh To save money uncle go barefoot at all summer No, no birdie. I'll find something else. They can't keep a good man a man down You should have your job back the mayor was wrong and you know it Yeah, the judge came over and told us you were right. Well, you're right all the time, mr. Gillespie. That's one thing I'll say to you. You're right all the time now birdie Yes, you are that man did a wrong thing and whenever a man does a wrong thing he pays for it Well, I was on the job. Sure uncle. Why did you let the mayor fire you? If I was a man I'd go down and tell him off. No lee roy. Go down and tell him anyway and run Lee roy, I don't need you to fight my battles. You're not big enough Well, I think it'd do you good to get out of the house anyway, unki Why don't you dress up and go downtown? Just as if nothing had ever happened. Sure. I'd even go with you. I'm not ashamed Go ahead unki. Yes, sir. Mr. Gillespie when you go down the street people will point at you and say There goes the west best water commission in this town ever had. He's right Well, sure everybody's on your side unki might go downtown at that. That's good news I'll brush up your new suit. Mr. Gillespie. No use being right unless we tell the people about it Yeah, my little family I feel better already Where'd you like to shave friend but skip the tip just sign the petition right here under the other names Well, I don't exactly know what i'm signing. That's all right. It's for better city better city government Oh, hi commish. Oh Try up and sign it Had a boy, but I don't understand what what are you care? You're just a traveling salesman Uh, call again Call again. Goodbye Who's that floyd just a fellow doing me a favor Well, it's good to see you cracked out of your shell commission We missed you at the jolly boys club the other night. Well, I started up there, but other pressing matters came up. Yeah, no How about a shave and a haircut? That's what I came down for floyd sure hop into the chair And uh Until the silver linens show through commission to shave and haircuts on me now floyd things aren't that bad Um, has the mayor contacted you yet mayor? No, I should eat. Oh nothing But you ain't got no reason at all to be afraid of the mayor. Of course, I haven't I've never been afraid of it That's that stuff Why did you say when he fired you commission? Well I think I said So mad you couldn't talk, huh? Cut me think of what I was, you know I never cared much for that guy. What a scheming politician Always has his barber and done up the street just because it's a free-vote shop Yeah, that's the mayor. All right, I mean she'd done you wrong if I was you I'd tell him off Don't worry floyd. I will the next time I see him I've been sitting at home just thinking up a lot of things to tell him and a boy High time. We got a new mayor anyway or put a good scare into this one We'll have his relatives jumping out of city hall like it was a sink and ship. What? And let me let you in on something Most people think they can't hit a city official. You can hit them same as you can hit a plumber Never thought of that. Now. I think if you come into the guy at a slight crouch now, floyd I know how to take care of myself and maybe fake for the right That's why I'm phoning you mr. Peavey. He's been awfully blue. Well, I can understand that my dream We finally got him to go downtown So, uh, if he drops in the drugstore, I wish you'd do what you can to cheer him up. I'll be happy to marjorie Thank you, mr. Peavey. You're very sweet. Where now? Goodbye Nice level headed girl marjorie now, what will I do to cheer that from? Hello, peavey. Come on speak of the devil What'd you say peavey? Hello, mr. Guilty thing Haven't had the pleasure of seeing you around the last couple of days No, peavey, and you know why so let's not bring up the subject. It's a pretty sore one with me All right, what can going to mr. Guilty thing? Care to read the funny paper? I've got an old one around here. I'm playing no thanks Can you imagine the audacity of that mayor? I'm gonna well then I'll read it to you Well, he's not gonna get away with it. Let's take little abner first courtesy united teachers I've decided I'm not going to take the sitting down peavey nose Little abner is holding salome. That's the pig and he says and the next time I see that little power picture Go ahead and eat the money salome. It's yours. He's gonna hear from me and salome. That's the pig says erp erp What Peavey, what are you doing? I'm reading you the funny paper. What for to cheer you up And then mr. Fatback says look peavey if you think I'm unhappy because I'm not water commissioner anymore. You're mistaken. I can take it And gilder sleeve I didn't expect to see you here. How are you old friend? I'm fine And don't you try to cheer me up too judge? Oh Well, I came to pick up the signatures you've collected peavey. Very well. Here they are I have a lot of names. You did well Um, what is this? Floyd was collecting signatures and now you are peavey You know who has heard about you know what and he's plenty worried What's so funny well, thank you peavey see you around gilded Peavey, what's going on here? What are you fellas up to? Well out with it peavey Well, uh about the mayor the next time I see that little napoli and the sparks are gonna fly Because of devil. Well, hello, mr. Gil Slinger, huh? I mean Hello, true illiter. I uh, I've been looking all over for you. I've been looking all over for you, true I think I'll go look for something in your back room. Yeah You wait a minute peavey. I want you to hear this to illiter I've taken all I'm gonna take from you and I'm here to say gentlemen I wonder if you'd mind stepping back from the showcase it a little bit Uh guilders leave before you say anything I've come to offer your job back my job. 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 summer field I now officially reinstate you as water commissioner water commissioner We let bygones be bygones But commissioner guilders leave the next time I catch you reading pulp magazines during office hours I wasn't reading magazines at time. I can't work for an unreasonable tyrant like you. I resign. I quit quit Now wait a minute mr. Guilders leave a commissioner guilders leave you can't quit. Why can't I I just did You don't want me to lose my job. Do do you what? Well, uh, this is embarrassing for me guilders leave But it seems a silly petition for recalling the mayor is being circulated around by some Some uh public spirited citizen public spirited citizen public spirited. You didn't sign it. Did you mr. PV? No, I wouldn't say that Well Recall petition you say mr. Mayor Well in that case I accept my job back again. Oh, well fine guilders leave and now mr. Mayor 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. You scare besie get that straight And in the second place I want my salary boosted up to what you pay your relatives. You understand Remember to williger you're not so big. You just comb your hair high And another thing Oh This is fun and another thing The great guilders leave will be right back. 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Thank you besie and I really mean it about buckling down I'm gonna work and study and make this the best water department in the country Uh starting september 8 What we're all going on our vacations right now besie Folks this is our last broadcast of the season But we'll be back as usual for the craft foods company on september 8 Before we go, I'd like to thank all the members of our cast for the nice times we've had together during the year There's louise erickson who plays marjorie. Walter tedley our little lee roy and lily and randolph whom you know is birdie Getting outside the family. There's unimercle who came to summerfield this year as adline fairchild And the gloria holiday who is besie I've decided not to get rid of besie And stand for our who plays the mayor thanks to the jolly boys who really helped me out tonight Arthur q bryan and ken christy who are floyd and chief gates and of course with every season that goes by We appreciate more and more our two fine old standbys Earl ross who plays judge hooker and richard legrand who is mr. Peavey John elliott and andy white wrote tonight's script Hi andy and on all of the weeks you hear stories by gene stone and jack robinson We also want to thank john wall our announcer molly frazier for sound effects Ray Ferguson our engineer jack meakin and the orchestra frank pittman for his paternal eye and fran van hardesfeld our director Good night, everybody. 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