 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia based on the famous play and novels by rose franken 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 Certainly is different eating breakfast on a day like today. The breakfast is the same. Oh, not to me. It isn't Orange juice is more orangey the eggs and more a There she goes again mama poor old Claudia. Her orange juice has gone to her head trouble of you two as you have no soul They've not honestly tell me Doesn't everything taste different when you don't have to rush off to the train. I usually have time just to taste it That's all it's a beautiful morning, too. I'm so glad you're staying home with me today I did not stay home with you young woman, so don't get conceited and what did you stay home with? The United States government were crowded. I don't see any United States government around this house. Do you mama? Every corner under every carpet. Isn't it too bad? We don't have election day more often and David could stay home more often David when you go downtown you can drop me off at the station, can't you? Is there any special train you want to catch mother? No, they run fairly often in the morning, don't they punctual as a time table fine You're just gonna vote and come right back out these forgot to mama. Do I have to tell you now That's telling I'll call you from New York, and that's my last word What are you going in for? Dentist appointments. I told you to vote. I know you mama the dentist appointment came first I bet you leave your poor mother alone. Thank you David. I only wanted to know which tooth But if she doesn't want to tell me David, what are you going to do all day? I am going to vote Well, that's not gonna take you all day is Might how it might I'm simply going to take my time at it You took all the time in the world out of it still wouldn't take you more than five minutes How do you know? Have you ever voted? I studied it at school. Oh, David She went to school. I'll vouch for that. But if she learned anything or not I won't give you my opinion all you have to do to vote is to go and do a little closet by yourself Pull a little thing of a jig on the Quatsits and that's your vote simple as pie. So how is it going to take you all day? Well, I want to think about it Find out a little bit more about some of the men are up for office Talk to some of the fellas downtown and take my time about it You know casting a vote is a very important matter Important proof that the beautiful day and you're home from the office and I don't see why you should waste it all By voting when you're older. Maybe you'll understand that's something else. I want to discuss with you. Oh, oh, oh, right Why does a person have to be 21 to vote anyway? Because that's the way it isn't a constitution. It's high time somebody did something about it I'm half tempted to write a letter go ahead write a letter. Well, you're gonna write a letter to oh I don't know there are plenty of people who should know about this If I'm old enough to give birth to a citizen, I'm certainly old enough to be able to vote Who says I said and what's more? I think to vote It's even more important to be intelligent than it is to be old and you'll never be allowed to vote Haha lucky that all you'll have to know is to be able to read and write. Well, anyway, I feel very left out of things I don't think there's any excuse Mama's voting David's voting Fritz and Bertha are voting by the time I'm old enough to vote Bobby'll be old enough to vote to your daughter is is given to slight exaggeration Mrs. Brown Yes slight mr. Noel to get back How are we gonna spend the day David? It's not every day your office is closed in the middle of the week. Oh, we'll see We'll we'll we'll see just because you vote you talk like an old man Well, I'm truly breakfast. I too. Well, I'm going upstairs You're right Mrs. Brown Discrimination that's what it is discrimination. That's what what he is not letting me vote Are you sure there isn't a law someplace that says mothers are allowed to vote no matter how old they are? I'm sure there is no such law that there is Should or you aren't fit to vote young woman. Well, that's a nice thing to say to your one and only wife I'm good enough to have married you certainly. I'm good enough to vote not at all I'm just easy to please. Thanks. I I don't even think you know who's running for what now. What do you take me for a moron? I refuse to answer on the grounds that anything I might say would be incriminating What are you doing here, Mr. Tucker? I thought you'd be downtown election nearing Come by to pick you up son, but you might like to ride downtown with me. That's very nice of you, Mr. Tucker I certainly would like to ride downtown with you today. You have to go this minute I like to get down early Mrs. Norton. I like to get my vote in right there amongst the first Well, I'm ready anytime you are. Um, who are you gonna vote for mr. Tucker? Now young lady That's a leading question leading leading where love man's vote is his own private property like the zeros onto his bank account You won't hear me spilling the beans I thought everyone went around telling who they were going to vote well when you vote for the president of the United States It don't matter very much because he ain't a personal relative of yours But when you vote on the Eastbrook town ticket to keep your mouth shut yep shut shut tight At least Jared Tucker does I got too many friends and too many enemies running for office Say there's some questions. I want to ask you mr. Tucker about the records of some of the men are up for election I'll be glad to give you any information you want without bias without pretty juice Just my personal opinion and let's let's get going then we'll talk in the car David. You're in such a hurry You're only one of millions of people so it doesn't matter which way you vote much But it doesn't matter very much darling whether you're one of millions or one of 200 Doesn't it mr. Tucker? I was about say mr. Norton I don't care how you vote when you're electing the president the vice president in the high muckety muck you vote your party Vote Republican or Democrat or whatever else you want to vote But when you're voting for the Eastbrook select men and Eastbrook head of the board of education or for an Eastbrook judge Then politics don't matter to me. They don't matter to me one drop. No by politics You mean Republican or Democrats that right yep You can forget all that party stuff when you're voting in your hometown vote for your man That's my motto whether he's got red hair blue hair brown eyes or blue eyes Whether his great-grandfather was vice president whether he owns four hundred acres of farmland or whether he gives buckets of dollars to his party That don't matter to me neither vote for your man For all I care you can split your ticket higher in a kite Split your ticket. What's that mean? Yeah, you know what a ticket is Certainly a ticket is a little things you meet get when you go on a train or go to the movie or take it is also the choice of candidates for election of office What do you want to split it for a split in a ticket Mrs. Norton means voting not according to a party, but according to a particular man choosing the best no matter what parties from But I thought that's a voting always was choosing the best possible man That's what voting always should be but don't always work out that way I figure that in national elections there's something to be said about the party system But when it comes right down to a local election, I want the best man in the job And I don't care nothing about anything in my feelings precisely, you know, this is getting exciting It seems much more personal than I thought it would David you are actually going to have something to do with the people who are going to run Eastbrook. You're darn right I'm going to have something to do with them and believe you may Mrs. Norton if this town is run-correct the country will be run-correct too if Eastbrook can govern itself Well, if its citizens can take their responsibilities for matters of justice if we sell our grain at a reasonable price And if we lived the way we should live then I ain't going to have anything to worry about when it comes to the United States of America Because when it's all said and done the United States is just a collection of Eastbrooks. Oh say mr. Tucker, I understand that Hankins is running for sheriff. Lawyer Hankins? Down off Main Street Maybe Lawyer Hankins is the lawyer who settled the deed on this house and arranged for the bill of sale. That's who he is That's that's who you mean he is running for sheriff. That's what he is. Yes, that's what I Never knew anybody who was a sheriff before. Well, he ain't sheriff yet. Not yet. No you voting for him. Well, I ain't saying He's an awfully nice man Does he want to be sheriff badly? Hmm bad enough to run for it. Well, then I hope he gets it Well, one ain't the reason enough for getting it ain't Who's running opposite lawyer Hankins? Amos Peters is running opposite Hankins. What about Peters? Oh He ain't a fellow you've heard much of Quiet sort of sort of a principled man. You might say he's a good citizen I'm not so sure he wants this job. Well if Amos Peters doesn't want the job and lawyer Hankins does thank you mr. Tucker I Think you've influenced my vote ain't influenced nothing Sean you you vote your conscience And always be a little suspicious of people in high places. It go want things too much. Yeah, this is all so personal Yeah, if I were allowed to vote I'd feel as if I was sort of Putting my hand right plunk into the middle of the government. You would be But the first time in my life. I wish I were older I have to wait two years Oh dear Just think David all over the country today people are going to the polls and they're voting Imagine Millions and millions of people all getting their chance to to speak their peace Choosing among their neighbors and friends and enemies the men and women who are going to govern that's a very special honor It's democracy and ain't to be given to everybody. Well, it should be yep that it showed. Yes indeed Should be given to each man and woman born the right to speak up for yourself We're we're kind of lucky. We're where we are, ain't we? We certainly are David you take your time voting vote carefully you're voting for me and for Bobby and Since the whole world is watching us today Yep, the whole world is watching all right all over your people in Germany France All the slave people of the world watching America vote Common people are watching with hope in their hearts Tyrants with with with fear in their hearts. It's just kind of exciting ain't it and important When young people plan a party they seldom raised the question. What do we serve? Because the answers of foregone conclusion. It's coke Wherever they meet whatever they do ice cold coca-cola is part of the picture They like to have coke on hand at home to offer friends and to enjoy themselves If there are young folks in your household, why not please them by bringing home a case of coke today? Hold on there a moment. Mr. King. Don't start off on another sentence till I talk to you. All right, not another word What's on your mind? Mr. Tucker? Oh nothing on my mind just on my tongue I was aimed off of you lift downtown if you was aiming to be gone. Well, um That's awfully nice of you. And as a matter of fact mr. Tucker. I was a aiming to be going There's room for you here in my truck While you finish what you're saying I'll go up and take a wink at young master not and I ain't said eyes on him for weeks That Bobby is a mighty big boy now You know something to be proud of at least as far as David and Claudia are concerned David not named the Doton kind of father is he hey? You think he is well I think he could be and I couldn't tell you exactly right now, but tomorrow. I'll know the answer to that question. Oh Will a Well, you'll have to pass it on to me in the meantime finish up what you was aiming to say and say it quick Well, mr. Tucker, I wasn't going to say anything very much You didn't interrupt anything that hasn't been done here before I was just of a mind to tell you that 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 a foyer and Remember friends 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 The parts of Claudia and David on this program are played by Catherine Bard and Paul Crabtree and The entire 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