 Your Coca-Cola bottler presents Claudia based on the famous play and novels by Rose Frankin Brought to you transcribed Monday through Friday by your friendly neighbor who bottles Coca-Cola Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself have a coke and now Claudia $75 Have the beautiful lines of the bees and the peregrine work around the candle ebrize three candles Helliest old lamp mama. Come on. Claudia. Let's go home. Oh, we can stay a little while longer Anybody to buy that lamp do I won't so why do we have to stay and watch? What's the hurry mom? No hurry except we've been at this auction sale all afternoon We haven't bought a thing as hardly anything else up for sale. So let's go home just a little while longer We might miss the best thing in the sale that chance. I haven't seen anything decent so far these country auctions Never can tell when the goose is going to lay the golden egg Who will give me $7 I wouldn't give you sense Eight dollars for that brass lamp honestly how some people throw their money away Claudia Are you intending to buy anything at all if I see something I like? Let's just stay for the next few articles mama as long as we're here. I've heard that all afternoon. I'm dead Wonder what's up for sale next? The last item of the day the grab bucket one large field filled with miscellaneous Articles each with their own particular value and sold all at once in this large Wonder what some of the things are in the pale mind. I don't want everything in this field Is a great usefulness and necessary in every household? We do not have the time to itemize each individual article, but I assure you you will not go wrong Supposed in the pale mama told you I wasn't interested I think people are a bit on things. They don't even know I do not That's an awfully big pale must be full of an awful lot of stuff Claudia get that look out of your eye My bed for this excellent collection of items some over a hundred years old some of contemporary origin At least 20 items. What am I big? I wouldn't bid $5 and share ignorance. That's a relief. Oh Self is almost worth the $4 mama buy a pale like that for 25 cents at the hardware store Oh You cannot go wrong the pale itself is worth $3.00. Do I hear a bit? You do not come Ladies and gentlemen, where is your spirit of imagination? Where is your curiosity? What am I big? 25 cents. Claudia. Do I hear a bit of 25 cents? Ladies and gentlemen come now Certainly, you wouldn't let this excellent collection of miscellaneous items go for 55 cents 50 cents Claudia you're bidding against yourself. He's right. Mommy. He's right 50 cents ladies and gentlemen, am I being bid only 50 cents 50 cents 50 cents in the red coat for 50 and my face matches Claudia Do you realize what you've done? We've got to cut that thing home We're going to find out what's in the bucket curiosity killed a cat satisfaction brought him back It doesn't rhyme. Where's your spirit of adventure mama? This country would never have been settled if everybody's forefathers had been like you. All right I lose go get your bucket and let's go home before you lose your head again That closes this auction sale the estate that Mrs. Matilda Higgles with And exhale your green barn will be Tuesday night at three o'clock. I won't be here. Oh Mr. Auctioneer. Yeah, what one moment, please? Hey, don't go away. Ah, you're the lady in the red coat Yeah, where can I pick up my bucket and give you the 50 cents right here? You got yourself a bye lady? Thanks Worth its weight in gold, ma'am. Mama. Hey mama come here and help me carry this fortune. I think doing it's all yours My own mother Cars parked across the road. Let's go. What is in that bucket anyway? Now you're curious. I am not certainly as heavy Well, let's go home. David will be waiting Sure, it's filled with all sorts of wonderful things. We've just been dying for and I know one thing Anything that weighs as heavy as this bucket must be worth this Table so you must be home your home We're on earth. Have you been mama and I've been to an auction sale? Oh You don't have to look like that. I only spend 50 cents only 50 cents. You're slipping I know what could you buy for only 50 cents a whole bucket full of stuff I'm a whole bucket full of junk. That's fine way to talk mommy. You'll hurt its feelings poor little bucket. Oh David I'm so exhausted here. You take the bucket. I will not carry your own loot Right here in the middle of the living room in the middle of it. Well, all right, David We spent all afternoon at an auction and this is what we come home. Oh consider yourself lucky mama the last auction Claudia went to she bought a secretary that was too tall for the room that afternoon I found out I was going to have a baby. Yeah, it's always one thing right after another, isn't it? Wonder what the one thing after the other will be this time look in the bucket I wonder where on earth they collected all these odds and they are from the estate of mrs. Matilda Higglesworth You don't say his dad. You don't say small wonder Will you look here is a lovely old drain. Oh Drain lovely love Wonder what we could use it for it's just a drop of drain in the bucket That's all David if you're gonna make a pun for every item I bought I'll leave I'm gonna throw the whole business out the window. Go ahead David make a pun Lovely old drain aside that we find a use for it. See what else we have what is this? looks like a Dog collar some dog. Don't you practically goes around my waist Yeah, let's see some waist you're not going to run around with a brandy flash hanging from your waist mrs. Not are you? Oh, here's some china. I wonder if it's an antique mama antique. It's old not antique Six sauces one two three four five different We can use them for ass train not on your life not for my ashes They're so cute in ten store cute. I don't be snobbish, mom I love the ten cent store and you could have gotten six of these sauces of half the price Let's see what else we have selling and look at the look on her face mrs. Brown is happy as the Midas counting his gold Claudia should be a scavenger. I think she is look at this stunning old knife. Oh Isn't that love wonder what we can use that for? Any idea so throw it out. Here's an apple car. Well, what do you know? This is for a good year for apples And will you look at this adorable shaving mug? The whole business is worth ten cents, you know You've lost forty cents on the deal money. Is that all you can think about me John? I'll answer I wouldn't part with any of this for all the money in the world hand me that shaving mug mug And look at the light cord just what I need for my closet Seeing you down to the auction sales afternoon miss Brown Oh, were you there too? Sure was pick up the dang this things at an auction sale. We did come in come in Mr.. Tucker when I got home I found a message from your husband. Yes, we have some late corner I thought you might like to have some Hey, what do you got here? I bought the grab bucket at the auction sale. What do you know? That's the fastest way to throw away your money. I ever come across grab bucket She's just for people who like to get rid of their earnings kindly repeat that distinctly, mr.. Tucker It's a plot used to buy myself that I found out that all it was was a bunch of useless Stigma jigs how can you say such a thing mr.. Tucker look at this stunning light cord in this this handsome Saint Bernard dog collar look at the flask on it. I bought it for David for next winter bought it for me Just what I need and this drain and an apple core and an old knife and all these beautiful saucers Well, you sure got her up. I Sure did. Oh, what do you hold in there mrs. Norton? Oh, it's just a cracked shaving mug Looks like a beer mug. How would you know I wouldn't I hate beer. Let me have a look at it It's really not much to look at. Yeah, what do you know? Just like the shaving mug my paw used to use that was near hundred years ago I'd make this one an antique then now. They don't have any value darling. Who cares still an antique Yeah, just like kissing with a daffy dill on one side and a violent on other Sure brings back memories. I remember when I was a little tyke I used to stand watching my pa shave then I used his shaving mug till about ten years ago Till my sister Delilah thought was better looking as a vase Women rather than have her desecrated personality. I heaved it out the window broke it I wouldn't let my pa shaving mug be used for a few measly bug flowers. Yeah, it's the kind of sentiment I admire mr. Tucker. This here's the kind of shaving mug I admire I Yeah, I sure have been having a time shaving out of them their tubes and jars Taint the same nope take the same doll doll mr. Tucker you take yes go on you take it. No, no wouldn't dream of it You'll be doing us a great favor you know I wouldn't dream of accepting it as a gift. It's against my principles, mr. I'd accept as a gift from you. Well, she she has no principle, but I'll offer you something for it. I'll offer you a way 75 cents. Oh, I couldn't accept 75 cents as much too much. It's worth it to me every last penny of it Wait till I show this mug to Delilah. She'll think it's a ghost Ghostly all right scare silly twill Please take it as a talker as a present mr. Tucker Well, I'll take the token of our affection for you mr. Tucker. Yes, I'll take it, but not as a token 75 cents Are you're stuck with it? There you are. Well, here's your money. Mr. Tucker. Here's your mug. It's your honey All right, mr. Tucker. There's only one favor you'll have to do for me You have to take the whole bucket for that price or office if I robbed you well Delilah could use an apple core. I guess next to pale's always handy and it's it's a deal I'll take the whole kitten caboodle. It's deal. I'll I'll take it out to the car before you change your mind Yeah, I'll carry it out for you. No, no, I do mown chores 75 sensei I sure turned a good bargain this afternoon them grab buckages all survive Well David know what kind of a businesswoman you think I am When you're alone and helping yourself to a bite at noon include a bottle of ice-cold coca-cola and see how it livens up every day fair And if others in the family are at home for the noon meals see how much they appreciate the idea of lunching refreshed a Case of coke is only a dollar and those 24 bottles provide lunchtime refreshment for many meals Have you seen me shaving mug mr. King? Handsome one isn't it and it's just like my paws was with a daffy dealing violets that mrs. Norton She's got everything a man wants. I've just been yearning for a shaving mug Well, I'm glad you found what you wanted. I saw my folks should always find what they want when the king Oh, I agree and I think I know at least two more people who found it What's on your mind? Claudia and David tomorrow they celebrate their first wedding anniversary a year of having what they want most each other Hey, now it's mighty good thing to celebrate. I'll be around so long mr. King So long mr. Tucker and a shave close Every day Monday through Friday Claudia comes to you transcribed with the best wishes of your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola So listen again tomorrow at the same time And now this is Joe King saying or if war and remember Whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be when you think of refreshment think of coca-cola For coca-cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes and ice-cold coca-cola is everywhere This broadcast of Claudia was supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney And now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola