 blow from Hollywood this is CP McGregor speaking and welcoming you to another broadcast of your War Department program proudly we hail through the courtesy of the Hollywood Coordinating Committee we present the distinguished actor Mr. Pat O'Brien as the star of our play the biggest man in town written by Tom Petty with music by Eddie Scrivonic here's Terry Cassidy tough hard-hitting managing editor of the Rivertown News and the young lady coming into his office is Joyce Tyler reporter just back from an assignment hi what kind of a police force have we got in this town an escaped convict runs loose for 12 hours and they can't lay a finger on him you've been out with him all day what you find out not very much Terry except that leg Smith the killer is still around and still wearing his striped suit but we picked up something pretty hot on the way home yeah what well just a little story that will give River City the biggest laugh it's had this summer all right I'm listening well Joe and I were driving through Fairview Park and our way back to the office and we're doing over there I sent you to police headquarters we've been on a wild goose chase in the country looking for the escaped prisoners and burning gasoline to run up an expensive oh wait till you hear the story you know that hill in the park over by the river well there was a man running down the hill and he didn't have any clothes on it's a good start a man running no close not a stitch he was draped in vine leaves we caught up with him just as he reached his car at the foot of the hill Joe had his camera we got a close-up of him crossing the road who was he the escaped convict at Tarzan nobody is commonplace is that our newest friend was none other than J.B. Fillmore the banker and candidate for me well that guy sleeps in the cutaway coat how was he doing around without his clothes well that's what I tried to find out but when I mentioned the news he drove off in a huff still wearing his vine leaves you better get out the Fillmore's house maybe he'll talk when he gets back into his cutaway I don't think I'll have to he'll be here any minute to try to get the picture killed what makes you think so he mentioned having some such idea mine uh-huh that's me bring him back alive Tyler looks like you're right as usual choice this is an outrage there definitely an outrage that it is it's an outrage all right well I'm pleased to know that you agree with me who said anything about agreeing with you mr. Fillmore you committed the only outrage around here breaking into my office yelling at me what do you want I want that story stopped then you'd better stop running around the park and your birthday suit I want that picture destroyed it I'll sue you out I'll bankrupt your paper you're losing your temper mr. Fillmore I want that girl fired in the photographer too yeah anything else you'd like yes I'd like you to stop meddling in my affairs trying to ruin me politically because of an unfortunate accident you want me to fire you Joyce why don't you fire me Terry maybe I will but not tonight you got a story to write first I got the first page with me want to look it over yeah I read it to Fillmore he might want to make some corrections you can't do this to me mr. yeah Mr. Cassidy Cassidy's the name Terry Cassidy yeah I'm a big man in this town mr. Cassidy sure that's what makes us a story it's a good lead Joyce listen to this Fillmore the weather has been hot around Rivertown recently but nobody did anything about it until yesterday afternoon when JB Fillmore leading banker and candidate for mayor stepped in and foreclosed on the heat wave he shed his cutaway coat and pearl grade trousers for a sarong of vine leaves yep that's right he stripped off his clothes right in the middle of Fairview now mr. Cassidy it didn't happen like that you're just trying to make me look ridiculous what did happen what did happen Fillmore I can hardly understand it myself you see I well I used to go swimming there in the park when I was a kid it makes sense you were passing the old swimming hole and all of a sudden you decided you'd go swimming early it was a foolish undignified thing to do but I did it mr. Cassidy there was no one around and when I got out of the water my car was gone you forgot to set the brakes the car rolled down the hill yes that's it right out in plain sight of everyone and my clothes were in the car I found some leaves and oh this is most embarrassing you've got to stop that girl story tear up the picture how about it Terry we've got the true facts now do you want me to kill it or finish it finish it make the rest of it as good as the lead now look here Fillmore what this town needs is a good laugh and it's going to get it at your expense this will ruin me I'll never live it down libel to make it you've been a stuffed shirt all your life you've been so busy trying to be the biggest man in town you've almost forgotten how to be human we need a mayor with a sense of humor and here's your chance to prove you've got one but what picture you've got to tear it up I've got the caption for mr. Fillmore's vine clad photo Terry candidate for mayor cool doll have it set up tell Jerry to put it on page one this is the end I'll have to leave town Fillmore you'll be famous tomorrow morning our story starring Pat O'Brien will continue in just a moment but first here are enlightening messages from two of America's eminent educators John S. Dickie president Dartmouth College and Theophilus S. Painter acting president of the University of Texas Mr. Dickie voiced his opinion that although each person must decide such matters for himself in the light of all the individual circumstances I have no hesitation in saying that the educational benefits now offered those who enlist in the armed services seem to me to go a long way toward making the opportunities of higher education possible for many qualified boys who otherwise might feel they just could not afford the cost of further schooling and mr. Painter said I note with pleasure that the army is making provisions for the education of young men who first serve a term of enlistment and I can see definite advantages accruing to such young men in the first place it has been clear to many of us who have been teaching a long time that many men would benefit more from a college education if they came to a somewhat more mature and with definite ideas of what they wanted to prepare themselves for in the second place this army plan will make it possible for many young men to get college training who otherwise would not feel able to do so because of lack of finances or of family responsibilities over on the rival newspaper they say that Terry Cassidy is the sort of an editor who would print a scandalous story about his grandmother and maybe the boys are right but let's get back to the news how about a choice all clear just finishing the last page there you know something Terry maybe we're too tough in this business I can't help but feel sorry for mr. Fillmore now hey don't you go soft on me after I've spent three years training you to be a newspaper reporter oh why aren't you wintered in anything but well reporters sure I am I'm interested in all sorts of things but not until I get my paper put to bed oh look Terry oh Fillmore's got a family he's the president of a bank he's a big powerful man ambitious politically whatever it's all the more reason for taking him down a peg this is going to make him look silly I hope it does he's been pushing people around too long you've pushed quite a few people around yourself my fine feathered friend what's that got to do with Fillmore well I I was just wondering what would happen if well if I what nothing come on Terry I'm finished how about buying me a dinner that's an idea it makes sense come on you are going to get me into Billy's lunch wagon either we're eating at the Savoy tonight baby that's more like it I believe mr. Fillmore really broke the heat wave look at it rain yeah it's coming down pretty hard here we are at the Savoy I'll let you out here at the entrance so I need as soon as I park the car only take a minute lucky night there's a parking space all right get them up reach where'd you come from what do you think hand me your keys and get over behind that car your legs spent the escape convict I ain't Santa Claus how'd you get here in the middle of town in that stripe convict suit I didn't fly hiding out in that house behind you till six cops flushed me out all right start stripping I need a car and I need a new sound I won't do what you can't get away all right shut up or I'll let you have it come on I believe you what that's better pal and I'll hand me those clothes yours that's right and get into this monkey suit and I've been wearing but I get all right I'll slug you and dress you myself okay I'll put the stripes on man can't run down Main Street in his shorts not in the rain pal well so long sucker all right legs put your hands up and stand still but the car looks getting away in my car don't have any funny business guess I'm a patsy all right even the cops stick me up so your leg Smith tough guy well we'll soften you up on the way to the station come on Oh Terry when did you join the fourth I borrowed this uniform at the police station so that's why you've been looks neat on you like it better than the one I was wearing oh let's get this straight you stood me up at the Savoy I waited 20 minutes and took a taxi back to the office and you turn up in the cops uniform come on what happened plenty I went to park the car and it's leg Smith the cops couldn't find found me well half the police force in River time we're looking under beds in a rooming house he sticks me up and steals my car to make me change clothes with him sounds like you've been having a big night just starting top everything they took me down the headquarters before I could convince anybody I was Terry Cassidy there was a photographer from the globe there and only snap holy smoke what are you going to do do Joyce get Walker at the globe on the phone for me oh dairy you're not going to ask babies you're not going to honey I've got to I'll make a deal with him the globe prints that picture of me in a convict soon I'll never be able to face this town will ruin me and I thought you were a newspaper man Terry Cassidy the hard-boiled editor trying to get a story killed you're beginning to sound and act like JB Fillmore I asked you to get Walker at the globe on the telephone or get him it's going to be a pleasure listening to the great Mr. Cassidy beg when you get Walker you'll do the talking ask him if we can borrow a printer that picture of me we'll slap it on page one alongside the one of Fillmore I'll give Rivertown two good laughs instead of Terry darling I always knew you were the biggest man in town and now we are pleased to present Major General Harold and Gilbert assistant the adjutant general for military personnel procurement for the War Department General Gilbert I have with me today a young high school graduate who is going to ask me some questions about the possibilities of furthering his education all right Jim far away General Gilbert I've heard that I can get a free college education by listing in the regular army is that possible sir yes Jim that's entirely possible Congress has extended the educational privileges of the GI Bill of Rights to those men who volunteer for service in our new regular army before October 6th of this year but just what does that mean sir well Jim it means that by serving an interesting three-year enlistment in the regular army you will become eligible for 48 months of education and training at a college trade or business school the government will pay your tuition and fees up to five hundred dollars per normal school year and you will receive a monthly allowance for living expenses of sixty five dollars or ninety dollars if you have dependence how does that sound to you sounds great to me sir now I really can go to college yes Jim this is an outstanding opportunity to further your education and your army enlistment will give you a background of useful information and experience which will help you get the most out of those college years but remember you must volunteer before October 6th that's one date I will remember and thanks very much sir and not at all Jim the opportunity of going to college is a very important matter to you young ambitious men and I am anxious to let all eligible young men know that a college education is available to them by enlisting before October 6th in the new regular army thank you general Gilbert and our thanks also to Mr. Pat O'Brien Mr. Dickie and Mr. Painter for appearing on this program proudly we hail will come again to you over this station next week listen in