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Here's what the cross leaf hole found for their own personal smoking enjoyment. independent tobacco experts again name Lucky Strike first choice Lucky Strike first choice over any other brand these experts know their business their overwhelming preference for Lucky Strike we believe has a direct relationship to the quality tobacco we purchase for luckies and to the real deep down smoking enjoyment you may expect from fine tobacco and when these veteran tobacco experts name Lucky Strike first choice for their own personal smoking enjoyment then you know LSMFT LSMFT Lucky Strike means fine tobacco and fine tobacco is what counts in a cigarette so smoke the smoke tobacco experts smoke Lucky Strike remember independent tobacco experts again name Lucky Strike first choice Lucky Strike first choice over any other brand the Lucky Strike program starring Jack Benny with Mary Livingston Phil Harris Rochester Dennis Day and yours truly Don Wilson ladies and gentlemen as an emergency major at two o'clock this morning the state of California went on daylight savings time which means that in California we started the day an hour earlier this sudden change has even upset the barnyard animals for this morning when I opened my bedroom window at five o'clock which was really four o'clock I heard what a shame it's their first argument since they appeared on bride and groom continue Don yes ladies and gentlemen the change of time has certainly been confusing so now we bring you a man who gets five o'clock shadow with his four o'clock tea Jack Benny thank you hello again this is Jack Betty talking and Don now what is the reason for this sudden change of time here in California well Jack because of the drought there's been a power shortage and the extra hour of daylight saves millions of kilowatt hours of electricity kilowatts yes yes you see we've had practically no rain and it takes millions of tons of water rushing through the penstocks to turn the turbines which generate electricity it had then run through the giant transformers in which it is converted into alternating current and this current is sent throughout the state on a complicated network of cables well imagine them going through all that trouble just so Rochester can burn my toast in the morning but Don this drought has really been something I don't ever remember it being so dry out well listen this you'll never believe I mean this sounds incredible but it's been so dry last week I passed a Cyprus Grove and I saw an orange sucking a lemon you know the rain today nearly spoiled that joke so we nearly took it out but anyway Don I like the idea of broadcasting at five o'clock instead of four because it gives us more time say mr. Benny I heard you and Don talking about oh hello Dennis hello say mr. Benny I heard you and Don talking about you just get here yeah I heard you and Don talking about daylight savings time and I'm in favor of it well I'm glad you are Dennis you see it it gives us an extra hour of daylight every day yeah I got up at two o'clock this morning I turned my watch ahead 365 hours what I'm set I'm set for the whole year yeah I'm glad you made me repeat that but Dennis Dennis look at me I want to ask you one thing why do you have to be so silly I mean you're not a kid anymore look you're approaching manhood I am and you have responsibilities look at Dennis I really wanted to talk you know when I was your age I was serious minded set I was supporting my family I'd get up at four o'clock in the morning on a cold wintry day pack my own lunch and trudge 12 miles through the snow looking for work any kind of work selling paper shoveling coal digging ditches anything and at night with the pennies I had earned plunged in my little fist clenched in my little face I would drag my weary body hold and it was because of my efforts that my loved ones my family were able to keep body and soul together through that dreadful winter what do you think of that that was pretty good but I still think they'll give it to Ronald Coleman Dennis I was just telling you the story of my life I wasn't trying to get an Academy Award I didn't even make a picture so I'm not eligible to win it oh you're just being modest I'm not being modest I didn't make a picture last year if I had made one then I would be eligible to win the award what a him oh for heaven's sake I don't know why I get into these speaking of pictures Jack I saw a great one last night really done what you see the naked city who what he said well that does it Mary have you ever heard anyone so ridiculous Mary I'm talking to you Jack I don't come into the next page well come in now I can't stand any more of them okay hello Jack hello Mary hey fellas look who's here Mary mixed up now how come we're broadcasting at three o'clock instead of four we're not broadcasting at three o'clock look at it's five o'clock you see you're supposed to set your watch ahead certainly see the idea is to get an extra hour of daylight and the purpose of that is to conserve electricity you see there's been a drought and it takes millions of tons of water rushing through the penstocks to turn the turbines which generate the electricity it is then run through a giant shut up the store you were employed on this program to read one line at the opening of the show and that's all I could have got a real chicken but they wanted 90 cents a pound now please don't interrupt again 643 dollars and 70 cents Dennis what are you figuring Don Wilson at 90 cents a pound Don go sit on Dennis for a while so we can get on with the show will you say Jack are you having the winner of the walking man contest on the program today yes Mary Ralph Edwards is gonna bring her over later well good because I got a letter from mom and she says she's gonna listen oh a letter from your mother yeah here it is right here well what does the fearless Fosdick of Plainfield have the same I'll read it to you my darling daughter Mary just a short note to tell you how thrilled we all were to find that Jack was the walking man when I heard the news I got so excited the cow is now wearing four band-aids I should have realized Jack was the walking man as soon as I heard that clue where he played the violin it sounded like a cat who already lost eight lives and didn't have a nickel to call Northside 777 Mary your mother can put a band-aid on that gag so much for Jack so was written and do I did he I think so much for Jack now here's the latest family news your sister babe has been studying dramatics and this Wednesday she will have an important part in the annual St. Patrick's Day play the play will open with St. Patrick chasing babe out of Ireland baby should be good in that part she never did have hips you know this part doesn't give baby any lines to read but she'll have a chance to his back at the audience good no other news except we had to take your uncle Harry to a psychiatrist as he thinks he's an avocado every time I make a salad he jumps in the bowl once he did it without dressing Mary your uncle Harry is really a character I remember last year he thought he was a tube of shaving cream every time he left the house he wanted to screw his cap on so a close now with all my love to you your mother mama well I'm glad that's over come on Dennis it's time for your song what are you gonna sing well since Wednesday St. Patrick's Day I'm gonna sing McNamara's band good good go ahead him as McNamara I'm the leader of the band although we're fewer numbers we're the finest in the land we play at wakes and weddings and at every fancy ball and when we played a funeral we play the march from Saul all the drums go banging the cymbals crying on the horns they plays away the car she puts the orbeez soon while I the pipes to play oh Hennessy Tennessee music something grand a credit to old Ireland as McNamara's banner are rehearsing for a very swell affair the annual celebration all the gentry will be there when the walking man to Ireland came he took me by the hand the cymbals playing on the horns they play the way the food and the music something grand a credit to old Ireland as McNamara's banner the song you you send from Sweden a have come to play with McNamara's band and beat the big bass drum and then they march along the street the ladies tank on grand they shout this uncle you just playing bit to my Irish band oh the drums go banging the cymbals playing on the horns they play the way the car she plays the pipes to play oh Hennessy Tennessee to the food and the music something grand a credit to old Ireland as McNamara's band sure as the grandest man in the world and if anybody doesn't agree with me just to be sociable I'll fight the best man in the house and I'm not long for this world that was McNamara's band sung by that wee broth of a lad Dennis day and Dennis me by sure and be gutter I'm proud of you lad as I am of me father she lately but Dennis seriously I want to congratulate you and all the Irish on St. Patrick's Day thank you and a good yant of to you too those are in McClick and it will disay in space of their garden there oh hold it kids come in mr. Benny yeah I'm here to inform you that the results of radio mirror magazines nationwide poll have been tabulated and you've won the title of America's favorite comedian well thank you don't thank me I voted for Mary's mother what you're about as funny as an eviction notice look all right you came here you told me I won the award now you can go there just a minute is Don Wilson around why yes hey wait a minute ask me that again with you I said is Don Wilson around he's not only around but he's a firm and a fully packed brother you may not be the walking man but you step right into that one yes sir hey mr. what are you doing I'm setting my watch back an hour I was happier than now may I see mr. Wilson oh Don come here a minute what is it Jack and mr. Wilson on behalf of radio mirror magazine I want to congratulate you on being voted America's favorite radio announcer little old me yes little fat old you if the plaque we're presenting to you reads first prize awarded to Don Wilson because of perfect diction and flawless enunciation well gosh who won second prize speedy read the epi boom it'll be hard to open it now mr. Benny while I'm here I'd like to take some pictures of the lady who won the walking man content Ralph Edwards was supposed to bring her over and they're not here yet I can't understand what's keeping him I better call up and see hey Paul what is it guy says I wonder what high-button shoes wants now well answer it and find out I'm listening my girdle you answer it okay hello hello Mabel now this is very true Girdle will you try to get me Ralph Edwards please just a moment he wants I should get him Ralph Edwards it's a good thing he talked to you I had a hung up on him why why Jack took me out once and when we got home he didn't even kiss me goodnight I can't understand it I even brought my lips up close to him like this well no wonder we didn't kiss you well I've seen a better pucker on a closed laundry bag my lips up so good you know it's hard with a thin brush I think I'll start using a rubber stamp like you do yeah yeah but you got to be careful once at the office I was in a hurry to make up I grabbed the wrong stamp and my lips said fragile this end up I'm able to me mr. Benny has a very sweet personality well everyone is entitled to their own opinion that's why you find so many things in food cake fine way to talk about mr. Benny especially now that he's famous as a walking man wonderful about that he was walking when Paul Revere was riding operator operator I'm sorry mr. Benny but Ralph Edwards doesn't answer all right thanks Jack wasn't Ralph Edwards no but we finally got to use that telephone routine we've been saving since Thanksgiving four times we rehearsed it and had to take it out anyway Ralph will be down here and down until he gets reminded well hello Phil hello Jackson hi you live I'm sorry I'm late Jackson but this change of time got me all mixed up well Phil that's ridiculous all you had to do was set your watch ahead of now well that ain't easy for me you see my watch has got four hands four hands sure here I'll show it to you take a look at how do you like that I saw four hands last night that I can understand Phil how those your eyes are are you trying to flag down a freight plane anyway the change of time is no excuse you've been with me for 12 years and not once have you been on time for rehearsal Jackson if you had a band as lousy as mine you wouldn't even get here for the show well now that you really admit that what your band sounds like why don't you let them go I can't Jackson can't do it I got to deal with Petrilla where I have to take all the in-between musicians in between musicians yeah when they're through with guy Lombardo and not quite ready for forest lawn I get a combination guy Lombardo and forest lawn digger Odell stop with those Joe what do you mean Joe sir look what it says on the music where well I'll be darned may you rest 16 bars in peace well Phil whether you like your orcs or not we have to have a band number so hit it hey what's that now I just did that to wake up the audience well Mr. Blank you don't have to wake up the audience you were hired just to do one crow at the opening of the program you can go home now but I'm talented I can do a lot of things look when you're dog a horse a pig look mr. I don't want to wait I also imitate an electric organ what that was a short version why don't you well unclench your fist that was I'm looking over a four-leaf clover played by Phil Harris and as Ireland must be heaven because you can't hear his music they are orchestra and now say Jack I'm a little worried Ralph Edwards hasn't shown up yet well he ought to be here any minute meanwhile down let's have a commercial oh I can't do a commercial because the quartet isn't here the quartet isn't here why not well you see what are you laughing at Mary the quartet couldn't be here because the baritone got married what about the other three guys they tried their shoes in the back of his car and forgot to get out of them you should have tied that joke to the back of Fred out so down even though the quartet isn't here we got to have a commercial so it's up to you to do it oh but Jack how am I gonna get laughs reading a straight commercial well listen to this LS MFT LS MFT lucky strike means fine tobacco yes lucky strike means fine tobacco listen to what mr. C Bert Oliver tobacco warehouse man of Lexington Kentucky says I've been smoking luckies for oh it's no use Jack you can't get laughs that way but you can Don you can't I'll show you you read the same thing and while you're reading it I'll put this silly looking straw hat on your head yeah like the ones they were in the magazine now go ahead and read it again and at a certain point I'll put on the okay okay LS MFT LS MFT lucky strike means fine tobacco yes lucky strike means fine tobacco listen to what mr. C Bert Oliver tobacco warehouse man of Lexington Kentucky now wait I put on the hat now I've been smoking luckies for my under 20 years because I've seen the makers of lucky strike consistently by that by yes sir why not you bet MFT LS MFT lucky strikes are so round so firm so fully packed so free and easy on the same area are done you see how easy it is get not only that it'll be great on television you mean you're signing me up no not you don't just the hat my guess oh good good I'll introduce them ladies and gentlemen it isn't often that we have guest stars on this program and for a very good reason they cost money besides tonight it gives me great pleasure introduced the master of ceremonies of radio's number one quiz show and the originator of the walking man contest here he is Ralph Edward hi a truth hello consequence well I was worried that you wouldn't get here so I called your house but nobody answered I can't understand that with Jack there was nobody in my house so my phone couldn't be answered funny I thought does does everything maybe it was in the washing machine at the time maybe but I'm sure glad you got here I saw my Jack because I want to take this opportunity of thanking you again for your splendid cooperation in the walking man contest which raised over a million dollars whoops to be exact we raised almost whoops whoops yes oh too many and all this money Jack went to the American Heart Association well that's certainly a worthy cause say Ralph you mind if I ask you a question I know Mary what is it well in your four contest Mr. Hush Mrs. Hush Miss Hush and the walking much I mean mad I mean miss the walking mad the total value of all the price is given away oh I'd say around a hundred thousand dollars she and you know since I've been running these contests I've been the happiest guy in the world I only wish I could give more prizes give me such a wonderful feeling giving things away well to each his own while you're on the subject of money don't you think I should receive something for my efforts on your program the last eight weeks well I know it was for charity Ralph but for eight weeks I walked and walked and walked I know Jack and I have here a check for you for six dollars and 30 cents six dollars and 30 cents how'd you arrive at that figure a 15 cents for the first quarter mile and 20 cents a mile there after so that's why you strap that meter on my back I don't know that I'd have taken longer steps you know I should put on that straw hat for that joke no but I can't understand you at all I always thought it was just a gag but it seems the only thing you can think of is money but what Ralph there's nothing wrong with liking money I'm a jack think of it this way money isn't everything supposing you were the only person in the whole world all the diamonds all the wealth all the gold was yours wouldn't you be lonely lonely but loaded I'd be so nice to come home to well I may as well get to the real reason for my being here today I brought along as my special guest tonight Mrs. Florence Hubbard of Chicago may I introduce her to you and your listeners certainly Ralph go right ahead all right ladies and gentlemen it's my privilege to present the winner of the walking man contest Mrs. Florence Hubbard of Chicago Illinois and this is Hubbard I want to welcome you to this program thank you mr. Benny you know I read in the paper that after you won the walking man contest all your old friends people you haven't heard for many years came around to see you that's right see that must have been thrilling who was the very first person to visit you after you won the income tax man I bet after the income tax man got there and Mrs. Hubbard's cupboard was bare for that I left Chicago tell us Mrs. Hubbard how did you discover that Jack was the walking man it was simple the footsteps were familiar you mean you've heard his footsteps before no but I realized they were made by a person around my own age just a second Mrs. Hubbard how old are you thirty nine thirty nine gee you look a little older I am but they gave me a new birth certificate as one of the prizes oh I see you know this is really quite a coincidence I happen to be 39 years old myself really what contest did you win no no contest you see that's really my age but you look my remember you're a guest here yeah tell me were you born in Chicago no I was born in the south really where a little place called do what did it now that you've had all this good luck I suppose you'll be thinking of getting married again huh what you know now that I've all these prizes I feel that I don't need anyone but but won't you be lonely lonely but loaded independent tobacco experts again named lucky strike first choice lucky strike first choice over any other brand American that statement is backed up by an impartial crossley poll just completed in 11 southern tobacco states this poll taken among tobacco experts reveals the smoking preference of the men who really know tobacco yes for their own personal smoking enjoyment independent tobacco experts again name lucky strike first choice lucky strike first choice over any other brand these are the experts auctioneers buyers and warehouses and we believe their overwhelming preference for lucky strike has a direct relationship to the quality tobacco we purchase for lucky you've heard the full results now listen to what mr. Fred Evans a veteran tobacco buyer for 25 years recently said at every auction I've attended I've seen the makers of lucky strike by fine ripe mill at tobacco I've smoked luck is 19 years so for your own real deep down smoking enjoyment remember lsmft lsmft lucky strike means fine tobacco so round so firm so fully packed so free and easy on the draw ladies and gentlemen I want to thank Ralph Edwards and mrs. Hubbard for being with us today mrs. Hubbard appeared to the courtesy of Carson period scott also on our program tonight were meld blank frank nelson be better at Sarah burner blanche stewart I appeared to the courtesy of penicillin tonight goodnight this is mbc the national broadcasting company