 Tonight, Kippy Homeyer and Virginia Weidler star in Weapon 4-H on the Cavalcade of America sponsored by the DuPont Company, maker of better things for better living through chemistry. Better things that include DuPont Zealand, durable water repellent, DuPont paints and varnishes. Among them, DuPont's new speedy-z wallfish. This program will be transmitted to our servicemen and women overseas through the Armed Forces Radio Service. The DuPont Cavalcade presents Virginia Weidler as Anne. Skippy Homeyer, who will be featured in the forthcoming Metro-Golden Mayor picture of Texas Boys Ranch, appears tonight as Ted in our story, Weapon 4-H. There are more than six million farms in America, and our story takes place on one of them. It's a good farm, not too big. Let's call it average. It's the Martin Farm, run by Mr. Martin, with the help of his wife, his 17-year-old son, Dave, and his 15-year-old daughter, Anne. One day, not so long ago, Mr. Martin walked down the lane to his mailbox and brought back a letter. It's for you, Mother. To me? Who's it from, Pa? I don't know. It's from New York. I bet it's just a circular from one of the seed companies. Isn't it, Mom? Who's it from, Mom? Let your mother read it, Anne. Well, can you imagine? Who's the letter from, Ellie? It's from Emily Clark. Remember her? Who, Mom? Well, you don't know her, Anne. But your father ought to remember. Emily Clark. You know Paul. She used to live down near town on a rope of fire. Oh, yes. She married off her high. So what does she want, Mom? Why is she writing to you? Well, she's been living in New York City ever since she left here. And she has a son about your age, Anne. Her only child? Oh, sounds that way. That's V. She says his name is Ted. And he's, uh... He's been sick all winter. Colds and all. And, uh, there is a memory of how she thought it was. She remembered us. And wondered if he could come here and tell you about her visit. Get him fastened up, she says. Oh, gee. I don't know, Ellie. It seems to me we have all we can handle now without taking a border. Well, she says he could help us out. Do chores around the farm. Well, if he'd really be able to help. Well, that's what she says. Well, we could sure use another pair of hands. The work never seems to get done since Joe went into the Navy. All right, oh, he can come. Mom, it'll be fun. Hands. What do you say, Paul? If you're willing, I'll chance it. Oh, boy. Who do I tell these? And you might as well tell her to send him right away. The sooner he gets here, the quicker he gets to work. The big red building. Oh, no, that's the barn. The white building this way is the house. A barn bigger than our house. Gee whiz. Well, in some ways, the barn's more important. There. Hey, can you get out all right? Why, sure. Who's that? That's my son, Dave. I have an older boy in the Navy. Yeah, that's what Mom told me. Dave, oh, Dave, I'll get your suitcase out, and then Dave can take it up to your room. OK, fine. You calling me, Dad? Yes, this is Ted Hyde, son. I'm glad to meet you, Ted. Hiya. Will you take Ted's bag up to his room, Dave, and get him settled? Why, sure, Dad. I want to get back to the south field. I've lost two hours from my plowing already going into town. All right. Just follow me, Ted. OK. See you later, Mr. Martin. Want me to stick your shirts in this drawer, Ted? Sure, thanks. We've got quite a view from this window. View? Oh, yeah. We'll have to buy you some overalls when we go to town. You'll need them. So it's me. Hey, who's the slick chick out there? Chick? Where? In the garden. Oh, I bet one of those Rhode Island reds just got out. Rhode Island reds? I'm talking about the blonde. Oh. Oh, that's my kid's sister, Ann. No fooling. I didn't think they grew up that good looking out in the country. She didn't even look good in New York. Yeah. Ann is about the prettiest girl in this county. See, Ted, you can hang your other stuff on this closet if you want to. Fine. I'll hurry it up. One later with the stuff that's in here. Oh, just shove it over and make room. Most of it's mine, but some of it's my brother Joe's. Oh. You sleep in this room, too? Yeah. I hope you can take it. Joe says I really snore. Snore? Yeah. He says his number one post-war project is to build a new room for me. There isn't any other room? No. Oh, gee, I'm sorry. You don't like the idea of a roommate much, do you? Gee, it's just that I've always had a room of my own at home. Oh, you did, huh? Oh, I guess I'll get used to it. Oh, sure, you will in no time. What? You know, Joe wrote that it was hard for him to give you to sleep. The cows will keep him company. That's an idea. Oh, but anyway, once you start working, you're going to be so tired. You don't care where you sleep. Grandbucky, Wucky, before I clip your tail feathers. What are you trying to do? Oh, just practicing my curves. Practicing? Sure, I was picture on my school baseball team. Wanted to see if I had the same touch with a rock. Well, did you find out? Yeah, didn't you see? I hit that back twice, single. Yes, I saw. Oh, by the way, I'm Ted Hyde. I'm from... Yeah, I know. You're from New York. And you're I am. Your brother told me your name. Did he? Look at that. He's in the garden. Sounds dopey to me. Well, there's nothing dopey about it, though. Then maybe I had a time to see a movie. Say, what do you do around your night for fun? What do you mean? Well, I've been nearly a week and all I've seen you do is eat and go to bed. Don't care if you go to town. Not much care for that girl. Yeah, that's the answer. It's just a simple desert of birds and eggs. Oh, you go to the movies, don't you? And we have our club meetings. Club meetings? Sure, once a month. The 4-H club. Oh, that again. Don't care if you go to dancers. I know you don't have any fans, but if you've got records... Oh, sure we have dancers. And sometimes, yes, for fun, we have square dances. Square dances? Oh, you're kidding me. Why would that be kidding you? Excuse me. Gotta get to dancing. She's the last cow this morning. I can't get over it. Square dances. See, you really live back in a dark age. I'll bet you never even heard of jitterbugging. Listen, I've not only heard of jitterbugging, I've done it, but I personally don't like it. Can you manage that? When I tell a guy, they won't believe it. Well, you can tell them something else while you're at it. Yeah, what's that? You can tell them from me that I can get along all right without jitterbugging. Yeah? Yeah, a lot better than they would get along without the milk we send them for those milkshakes you were talking about. Gee, I don't know why you're sore, Dave. No, I don't either, but... Look, if you've got nothing to do but talk, save us for later. I'm busy. Weeks, he's been here. Three weeks. Oh, Dave, he'll snap out of it. He just doesn't understand. Doesn't understand? What's there to understand? He's eating our food, letting mom lead on him hand and foot, and from the minute he got here, he hasn't lifted a finger. Willie, he helped me with my algebra. Algebra. Do you know that he didn't even carry his own suitcase into the house when he came? He doesn't hang up his clothes. He doesn't help stack the dishes. He doesn't do a darn thing but make more work. You can't say anything to him, Dave. Yeah, and I know mom and dad are too polite to say anything. And you, you think he's cute-looking. Well, I just don't think he's quite as bad as you say. Do you realize that we're behind in our club quarters? Ten cases of eggs and 120 bushels of vegetables by September. And we take time out to wait on that... Dave, please. He could at least feed the pigs. That doesn't take any brains. Pigs got brains, David. Yeah, and his feet. Staying up last night until after 11 to listen to some dance band and keeping me awake too. Well, I guess he likes music. All right, he likes it. But I know one thing. He's not going to our 4-H party. David, we can't leave him behind. Oh, can't we? I can. You can't because I've already asked him. Oh, Anne. Of course I did. I had to. There's company. Company? Ted? He's an army of occupations. Coming to Skippy Homeyer at 10 and Virginia Weidler is Anne in weapon 4-H. On the cavalcade of America sponsored by the Dufan Company make her a better things for better living through chemistry. As we return to the second act of our play Anne and her brother, Dave have taken Ted who is still skeptical about life in the country to a 4-H club party where square dancing is in progress. This is Ted Hyde, the boy from New York who's staying with us. Hello. Hiya. It's glad you could get to the party. I guess you don't see much of this kind of dancing in New York, do you? No, I certainly don't. Have you tried to get? No. What awful team to me. Don't you ever have any jibber on here? Sure, but we like this too. Would you like to be in this square dance? It's fun. Come on, we'll teach you. Teach? That shouldn't take any teaching. When they start again, you dance with me, Ted, okay? Well, what have I got to lose? See, Anne, did you know we're going to increase our quarters? Increase them? No, we can't. I couldn't raise another beam. Well, you've got to have to try. Seems to me you're awful dope. We let them tell you how much you've got to work. We don't have to. We want to. Well, after seeing Dave and Anne slaving away, I wouldn't be caught dead in this four-aged club. Where does it get you, anyway? Come on, Eleanor. See you later, Anne. Say, why is everyone so touchy around here? What did I say? Nothing, Ted. Ted didn't understand you. Here's your partner. That's one for two of you. Well, do you want to try to dance? Looks like a cinch to me. Sure, why not? Then come on. You hold my hand to start and do what the color tells you. A director and everything. How can you miss? Hey, tip her out and down the center. Hey, that means down the center. Stand right where you sit. Oh, where am I? I think that's a change of what you're told to do. Oh, Ted, you see this partner? Didn't you hear? Ted! Oh, it's not down the center. Oh, Ted, you're making everything up. I'm pulling everything, girl. It burns the day to heart. You need to come back? Go, Dave. I think they were mean to Ted. I think, well, it's awfully unfair. You know what is, Pam? He needed a lesson. He's been suing everything and everybody ever since he got here. Except true. But so let him go. Maybe in the morning he'll be a nicer kid to have around. Come on. Have you dancing to Big Brother? Oh, there you are. I thought you'd be hiding up here in the loft. What do you want? Nothing. I just wanted to talk about last night. What's the matter, Ted? Oh, nothing. I'm sick of a country, that's all. I guess I just like the city. These kids are on here, Dave. I'm sorry, Ted. I'm not. I'm glad. I'll even be glad to get back to school. I'll miss you, Ted. Oh, how can you? All I've done is... Really, I will miss you. I'll miss you, too, I guess. Ted, let's not talk about it any more today. Look, I'll take the afternoon off. I shouldn't. I know your project. No, I'll take it off. And we'll get a fishing pole and go down to the creek. Yeah. There's a swell pool. Gee, will you? Sure. I'll go to the house and get Mom to make some sandwiches. Then we can start right now. Oh, that'll be swell. It will be the only nice thing since I came here. Okay, now. You wait here in the loft. I'll go down the ladder in the back. I don't want Dave to see his leaves. Yeah, he'll put up a beef. I'll only be a few minutes. Then I'll call. Ann! Ann, a trap door! Ann, I left it open! Is it bad? It's a sprained ankle. She'd be laid up for a few weeks. You sure fixed it, Ted, didn't you? I'm sorry. It wasn't his fault, Dave. I just didn't want you where I was going. Well, why should you? We always keep the trap door closed. Anyone with brain, this isn't doing your sister any good, Dave. Well, in fact, I didn't think of just himself all the time. I'll leave you now, Ann. You take it easy. Remember, no words. All right, Doctor. Thank you. Goodbye, Doctor. Goodbye, Doc. I think I'll go outside, too. Yes, I think that's a good idea. Don't pay any attention to him, Ted. I know it wasn't your fault. I... I wish I was sure of that. Oh, hello, Dave. Oh, it's you. Dave. What now? I... I wondered if you'd teach me how to... how to milk a cow. Oh, you think you could learn? Me? Sure, I could learn anything. You always have to be a little superior, don't you? Well, I won't teach you because you're probably sprained the cow's leg, too. Look, I mean it, Dave. I'd like to try and help. And I do feel bad about what happened to Ann. You can't feel bad enough to suit me. I know you have a lot more to do than you can handle, and, well, if I could help, some. Well... Okay, just to show you it isn't easy. Here, sit in this stool. But watch it. Daphne's temperamental. Like this? Yeah. Now, put your head up against the flank. Go on, she can't fall on you. Not bad. Hey, what do I do? Relax. She just knows you're new. Now, look, take hold like this. Like this? Yeah. Then squeeze down. Stretch your forefinger and so on. Little finger left. Go on. Hey, some milk came out. What did you expect? Root beer? Keep going. You said you wanted to learn. It works. Look, I'm milking her. Yeah, but the cow will die of old age before you finish. Come on. Keep going. Hey, maybe I can be some help to you before I leave. You mean before I leave? I'm 18 next month. You know what that means? They are me. Oh. Oh, Teddy, I thought it was Dave. Look, the doctor brought me these crutches so I can get out a little. Gee, Anne, that's swell. Well, what are you doing with those tails, Ted? Well, I, I was just on a, you've been feeding the pig. Sure, why not? Oh, Ted, that's, well, it's, it's, gee. And are you the one who's been weeding my garden, too? More or less, I guess. Why didn't you tell me? The garden looks better than ever. In the last eight days, all that stuff has come up. Get out of that brown ground, just the way you said. You put the seeds in and up come the vegetables. Well, if you think about it, it's quite a thing. Sure it is. You know, I believe you like it here. No, I'm still not crazy about it, but after you sprained your ankle, I saw it. All right, Severin, you only did it for me. You know, Anne, I'm supposed to go home pretty soon. Yes, but I'll be up and around by then, and I can take over my own work. But Dave's almost 18 and maybe he'll be drafted. I know. Dad's worried about that. It's been bad enough with Joe gone. I could write to my mother, Anne. Right, what? Well, she let me stay, maybe I'll with her. Oh, Ted, if I could be of any use. Well, of course you could be of use, but, well, you don't like it here. Well, isn't so bad when you get used to it. What do you think? Oh, dad will be so glad. And mom, but you look this way, Anne. If Dave's in the war, well, I'll kind of have somebody in the war, too. A roommate. So then it'll be up to me to see the fighter. How am I doing? I say I'm really in a groove. I mean, that smells pretty good when you get used to it. You know, that 4-H isn't so bad at that, I guess. I kind of like to tell Anne how dopey I acted, but I can't. And I'd like to join that 4-H club if I could. From full slusher to 4-H here. Well, as long as I'm going to be around a while, I ought to take that pledge. Now, let's see how this goes. I pledge my heart. Now, take it easy, Daphne. I got to rehearse with somebody. Okay? Okay, here goes. I pledge my head to clear his thinking. My heart to greater loyalty. My hands to larger surface. And my health to better living. For my club, my community, and my country. Well, Daphne, how's that? Oh, thanks to your Virginia Wightler and Skippy Homeyer and to all members of tonight's DuPont Cavalcade cast. Next week, the DuPont Cavalcade will bring you one of America's outstanding actors, Edward G. Robinson, the amazing and factual story of the first American underground movement in this war. The Philippines never surrendered. Mr. Robinson will play the role of a school superintendent who stayed on the island of Minnow to organize Philippine guerrilla bands for warfare against the Japanese army of occupation. The music for the next DuPont Cavalcade was composed and conducted by Robert Ambruster. Our Cavalcade play was written by Peter Lyons. Mr. Frank Graham inviting you to listen next week to The Philippines Never Surrendered, starring Edward G. Robinson on the Cavalcade of America. Brought to you by the DuPont Company at Wilmington, Delaware. 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