 The craft foods company presents the great gildersleeve It's the great gildersleeve starring Harold Perry brought to you by the craft foods company makers of parquet margarine and a complete line of famous quality food products You know folks asked me sometimes how I come to be a barber Floyd they say to me how'd you ever come to be a barber? Well, I tell them all the same thing. It's a chance to study human nature I ask you where you're gonna find more human nature than you get in barbershops Well, it comes in hangs up his hat and coat takes off his vest Hand just collar and tie climbs up the chair and sits down relaxes That's human nature in the roar So you tell him a story if you heard one lately and you're off After you've been barbering a while you learn little things for instance guy comes in that don't need a haircut anymore And your uncle Jake that's bald You can bet that guy's got something on his mind besides a haircut Like gildersleeve the other day where the guy was in only the week before and got the works But here he comes again and asked me to give him a trim Well, I remember I was working on dr. Needham at the time Dr. Likes is a little on the long side with no clippers in back Well gildersleeve come in and the two of them were talking back and forth there a pleasure to see you Mr. Gildersleeve a pleasure to see you doctor Although I could wish that we met less often in barbershops and more often in church You know how it is doctor my intentions are always good the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak Exactly as a matter of fact, I've taken off a little lately. I'm down to a hundred and ninety-seven Congratulations. Yes for a while there. I was a hundred and ninety-eight Well, there you are doctor sharp as a tack. Thank you for just a second. I'll get your collar I trust we'll be seeing you on Sunday next mr. Gildersleeve Easter, you know. Oh, yes, doctor. Yes, indeed I'm always there on Easter. Thank you, Floyd. And by the way, I I've been wanting to explain to you about my contribution last Easter why it wasn't larger I mean the mr. Gildersleeve we have no way of knowing what people contribute. We're thankful for what we receive Well, I thought you might have noticed Anyway, I've been meaning to speak to you You see, I thought I had my wallet with me But it must have been in my other suit because the suit I wear on Easter. Well, I don't very often wear it. So that's why But I'll be there this Easter and I won't forget it this time. I Know you to be one of our most generous supporters mr. Gildersleeve and you're always welcome We're all without your wallet. Oh, thank you doctor. You can count on me Now Floyd you and I have our little reckoning here. That's how much I'll be 50 cents doctor The only price in town that hasn't gone up. You're sure you're not no, that's my price I insist, you know the price for shearing the pastor must be the same as that for shearing the flock Well, that's a price 50 cents Well, then oh And the tax we mustn't forget the tax Render unto Caesar the things which are no no no there's no tax But at the drugstore, I always pay a tax. Well, PV's running a little racket of his own over there, I guess No tax on haircuts well if you're sure 50 cents and no no doctor wait for I couldn't take a tip doctor. Oh, no, I couldn't know Floyd am I going to be forced to have my hair cut elsewhere? Well, I don't like to but thanks the laborer is worthy of his higher Floyd and the artist is worthy of something extra your kid Good song doctor. Mr. Gillis leave. Oh, you'll be seeing me. All right. Yes indeed. Goodbye doctor. Goodbye Well, you needn't look at me. I got a special price for the clergy. I'm not complaining I think you ought to cut his hair for nothing. What have you let me I? Never feel right taking money off him somehow. I know Nice guy dr. Needham. Yes. He is a fine man Gives you funny feeling sometimes though. I don't know. Maybe it ain't him. Maybe it's me Gives you the feeling you can see right through you. Yeah Climb up in the chair commissioner. What can I do for you today? Just give it a little trim Floyd trim trim water trim to just last week. Well, what do you think about my mustache then? What about it? Do you think it might be shorter? Well, it could shorten it. Don't say it'll look any better Well, I try to spruce it up a little if you can. Okay. Now hold still Getting awful particular in your old age. What? They're cut last week. Now you must ask What's that something on the fire? Keep it even boy. Keep it even I Hear where mrs. Ransom is coming back to town in a couple of weeks. So I hear hmm Kind of jump in the gun a little getting dolled up now, ain't you? You'll be shaggy around the ears again by the time she gets here Mrs. Ransom's return means very little to me Floyd one way or the other don't give me that I'll be glad to see her naturally. We've always been friends, but that's all Well, I'm a son of a gun. You must be getting older something Don't you believe it? Yes, sir when a man starts getting fussy about his mustache and loses his interest in women Who's losing interest? Well, you just now told me that there's an old saying Floyd There are more fish in the sea than ever were caught. Oh You've been fishing Nothing of the sort with this little fishy have a name. She's not a little fishy. She's a very nice girl Young youngish Is she pretty don't you know me well enough not to ask that? Where do you get them our meeting was purely accidental, huh? So you ain't gonna tell me her name. I don't care to have it bandied about Floyd particularly in barbershops. Come on, finish me up She's waiting for you. She you just handle your business Floyd and I'll handle mine, but hurry. Yes Good. She hasn't left yet Unless Leroy's practicing by himself Most unlikely of all if I know Leroy Wonder if I could ask her to stay to dinner. I don't know. She's kind of shy, but another rush things Darling, I've got to think of something Well, yeah, not particularly Well, I am wanting to be around as supervised Leroy a little if necessary Make sure he gets started right with his new piano teacher. She's still here. I presume. Yes, she's here What are you grinning at? Nothing. Yes, very important for a boy to get started right my dear. That's where he went wrong with Miss Roots That off on the wrong foot Well, it is I didn't say anything But she got the living room doors closed for keep people out I guess So Leroy can concentrate better. It's very important for a boy to get started, right? You know Didn't know those doors would still slide they haven't been closed in 20 years Well Lessons over I guess I guess it might just go in there. Well, it was over Well Marjorie, haven't you got anything to do sure if I want to what are you standing around here for who are you? I just told you so I can keep an eye on Leroy and help miss it. What's her name? You know her name. Oh, yes, Miss Piper Slip my mind for a moment by the way, has she Is she a first name? Do you know it's Joanne Joanne? I saw it on her music rock Joanne Really auntie, don't you think she's a little young young? What do you mean? Well after all you're twice her age Really my dear, I don't know what you're talking about if you if you imagine for one minute that I Why that's the silliest thing I ever heard of Miss Piper why that's ridiculous. Why I hardly know her besides. I'm not twice her age. I'm only There she's through. Sorry folks. Hope I'm not intruding No, I think we've done enough for today, don't you Leroy? You said it. Well, Miss Piper how is our young pupil coming? Would you say yes? Oh, I think that's fine fine. I'm glad to hear it. Keep practicing my boy practice makes perfect Hey, Miss Piper, that's right and watch those sharps and flats Leroy. You've got to look sharp or you'll be flat You'll be excused Leroy if there are no more remarks like that Well, I think I must be going Miss Piper don't rush off, please I am I'd like to talk to you about Leroy about his lessons I mean yes Now about the Leroy's practicing you'll be here twice a week, of course That's all settled and agreed upon but in between he'll have homework. Oh, yes. I've assigned him the things he's to do You don't need the monkey with us. Oh good. Good. I was concerned about his homework Well Well, I guess I'd better be going. Oh, don't go. Oh, well, I really shouldn't be I mean Marjorie why don't you and Leroy go and do something? Oh, I'd love to You're a darn kid You bet you want to try it on Leroy. She doesn't want to try it. Oh, that's upside down. Don't make her muster hair Oh, I don't mind. Hey look at Miss Piper Don't you find it a little uncomfortable? No, I practiced the piano a whole hour in it yesterday That's enough of that now Leroy. I'm sorry miss Piper. The boy is a little enthusiastic. I think he's cute Oh goodness my hair. I'll get you a cone. Oh, don't bother. I've got to go anyway. It's after five now We're all miss Piper One other thing and you know about pianos I've been meaning to ask you do you think this one needs tuning? Why I hadn't noticed that it did. It's a wimpy of course, but let's see, huh? I'd say it was just about in tune Honestly, you have a voice. Voice? Oh, hardly that. I sing a little for my own amusement. That's all But I wouldn't want to sing for you You wouldn't want to hear me sing anyway You wouldn't want to hear me sing anyway. Oh, I'd really love to hear you. You would? You must promise you will sometime Where did I leave my thing? Oh, she can't go. Don't rush off miss Piper. I mean, do you have to? You could telephone. I mean, well, we don't want to impose on you, of course I know your time is valuable. You have lessons to give and so on. I just thought there's Very good my boy. Yes indeed. Now. Why didn't I think of that miss Piper? You take your things right off and say tell us she's got a stalee Roy Mind you, come and tell miss Piper she's got a stalee dinner. Tell her to stay, birdie. Well, really No, no, you Roy's not the kind of a boy who takes no for an answer. Are you Lee Roy? No, sir Well, you're all very kind. I'd love to stay if I may if you may Really, I don't know what to say you're all so friendly. I'm a stranger here, you know I've only been in Somersfield a few weeks and To have you take me right in this way miss Piper We want you to feel that you're just one of the family here. Don't we children? Yes, sir The great gilder sleeve will be back again after a message from the craft foods company Easter is making an early appearance this year, which reminds me mr. Lang that I'd better put in an early appearance at the grocery So I'll be sure of having a choice of the foods I want for my family's Easter meals. Good idea I expect many women will be at their food stores bright and early tomorrow and with quality foods in such big demand for special occasions I'd like to offer an important reminder, too And that's to look first when you shop for delicious flavor fresh parquet margarine There's always a big demand for this quality spread for bread made by the craft foods company and My hunch is that the rush for parquet will be bigger than ever these next few days You see with so many of you women serving hot cross buns fluffy biscuits and other tempting hot breads during the Easter holidays Parquet margarine is sure to get top-billing on many a shopping list because it makes all kinds of bread tastes so good So remember to look first for this spread with the fine fresh flavor parka y Parquet margarine made by craft look first for parquet the spread preferred by millions now Let's get back to the great Gildersleeve Miss Piper look, I bet you can't do this You see hello little girl That's when it's a little girl now if I hold it like this, what is it an old man? That's right Hello there grandpa hello there, sonny. How have you been? Eat your supper on key for goodness sakes. It'll get all cold. I'll get around to my supper Say did you ever see if Piper's finished her peas and potatoes? Maybe she likes more. What? Oh, certainly We have a bell miss Piper, but uncle more can't remember it. I can't remember it and birdie can't hear it I really couldn't eat any more to be able to sleep. Honestly, did you want something to go for you? More food from Miss Piper birdie another of those delicious pork chops, honky. I'm sorry, Mr. Guilty, that's all the pork chops Well then really mr. Guilty if I couldn't possibly eat anymore, well, I guess that's the way it is birdie Delicious though, weren't they miss Piper? They're especially around here pork chops. I'll have birdie Yeah, oh, yeah With one drop of precious sauce distilled from a tree elephant Isn't that stuff crazy? What are you talking about my dear? Leeroy, I've told you. Don't you read the lab. Mr. Gilda sleep. I just love it You do I can't get through the day unless I read the lab in the morning. Oh, well, I haven't read it very much lately Oh, then you missed a perfectly wonderful story. This little man wanted to get into the gourmet society Little labner. No, no another character. Well, he wants to get into the gourmet society But in order to get in you have to submit a dish This guy's been rejected so many times already. He's only got one more chance. Let's just let miss Piper tell the story Well anyhow, this little fellow has a wonderful dish to submit But he needs a very rare kind of pig to make the sauce hammers alabama and that's where Salome comes in I knew it was gonna be Salome as soon as they started looking for a pig So did I who else could it be? Well, anyway, did you ever eat mutton Jeff? I Used to get a big kick out of mutton Jeff It isn't but must be I don't think so. Mr. Gilda sleep well Anyway, he finally gets Salome and they're going to boil Salome down to one drop of sauce But they need a man to keep turning her Well, so crazy you can't explain it. You have to read it. Well, I generally do only I've been kind of busy lately They ever see the cats and jammers cats and jammers I'm asking miss Piper. Have you ever seen the cats and jammers? There's a cartoon I remember one time during specter who's asleep and hands and frits tied his beard onto the captain's coat And then stuck a pin in the captain's neck And do you remember the time the captain was sitting at his desk and the kids saw the floor out from under him Yes, and there's a real cartoon Love show pan when I hear music like that. I almost wish I'd taken lessons You had your chance my dear Leroy and Haven't you some homework you ought to be doing nope now my boy. Don't you try to pull the wool over my eyes? You had your music lessons this afternoon. What chance have you had to do your homework? Vacation oh that darn thing Well, it's your bedtime anyway I'm afraid I've got to be running along mr. Gilda sleep it is no no it's early But Leroy is a growing boy needs a lot of sleep whereas you the discussion is closed I'm afraid I've really got to go mr. Gilda sleep. Oh no. I must well Say how about letting me take you home? Sure. Why didn't I think of that before? Oh, you need me bother? It's not no trouble. I'll enjoy the walk. I have a car of course, but the weather is so nice Oh, you're awfully kind. I'll get your coat miss Piper Marshall Field, Chicago, yep Well, you've been pretty good today my boy you can say up to ten but no later. Come on miss Piper. Let's be on our merry way Really too bad you have to go home early on such a nice spring evening. I'm not so very early. It's almost half past eight Say Look at that what moon I see the Terry up the street again You don't want to go straight home. Do you I should say PB's drugstore up ahead. Have I been in there? No Oh, you gotta meet PB. He's the greatest character in this town. We could go in and get a coke or something He's really a character. What kind of care well It's kind of hard to describe him kind of conservative if you say so-and-so and so-and-so. He says well now I wouldn't say that Really? Yeah, that's all he ever says no matter what Look at his window here, this will give you a rough idea There's PB reading a comic book in there. Come on. We'll surprise My gracious mr. Joe Caught you reading a comic book didn't I well, I I wasn't exactly reading it. I Lantatum occasionally so I can advise my customers Oh Pee-pee, I'd like to have you meet a friend of mine. This is miss Piper mr. Pee-pee. How do you do? I'm pleased to make your acquaintance, Mr. Piper We thought we might have a coke or something Pee-pee. How about it a coke? Well a small one. I'll have a big one Although I must say Pee-pee you make the worst coke in town You're joking Let's sit on one of the stools miss Piper. They're here for the convenience of our customers. Thank you. I'll try again See they're having a special on spring tonic Pee-pee. That's right Something you make up yourself, isn't it? No time. No watch. I'll bet the tonic's no good Pee-pee Darn him. He won't say it What's in it? It's not certain formula, mr. Well, what does it do? Oh, it has various properties depends on what tells you Here we are here the coax the small and the large Now it'll be sixteen. Yeah Here you are. Thank you Well, you're visiting here miss Piper. No, I'm going to live here And I want you to feel free to avail yourself of our services. We're in the phone book Pee-pee pharmacy Remember it's nice to know that if I get a terrible attack of something you can send me some medicine right away I'm sorry. We don't deliver as a rule. Yeah. Well, then why'd you tell her you're in the phone book? It's useless You're a character come on miss Piper, I got to get you home I just want you to know that I think you can be an inspiration to Lee Roy miss Piper I hope so. No doubt about it I can tell from his practicing. You're an inspiration to him You are to me too Do you? Oh, yes There's something about the way you play the piano that well, it seems to stir something in me Was it the Chopin or the Beethoven both? Whatever you play it just seems to do something to me You must be one of those people who respond to music some people respond to music more than others they do Well, I must be one of them then At least when you play I am if I This is where I live. Oh, oh here. It's just a temporary arrangement till I find a room or an apartment I'm sort of a guest here. Oh, I see Do you have to go in right away? I really should. Oh, well Oh the porch lights on that means they're expecting me. Oh, well Miss Piper. Yes, nothing I just Well, Joanne, I thought I heard you out here. Don't you need them? Oh, it's you. Mr. Give this leave. Yes I'm I'm just leaving and that is we just got here. I Was bringing your home. She gave my nephew a music lesson. Isn't that right miss Piper? Yes, of course And this is where you're staying. Yeah, Joanne's mother is an old friend of my wife's family's whole naturally. Oh, of course Makes a nice arrangement. I hope you weren't worried about her Well, it's nice to know she was in such safe hands such. Oh, you bet. I Mean, you're right. Absolutely. Well. Good night, Joe. Miss Piper. Good night. Mr. Gilda sleeve. Thank you so much for everything Thank you. Good night. Dr. Needham. See you in church on Easter. I mean, good night. Good night. Mr. Gilda Ladies and gentlemen for several years It's been our privilege to have James L Kraft the founder of our company join us on our Easter week Broadcast today. We again invite you to share in the inspiration of his Easter message. Mr. Kraft Again this year. It gives me the greatest pleasure to send Easter greetings to craft men around the globe and To friends both known and unknown everywhere The Easter season is a time for rejoicing all over the earth a time for renewing faith and reexamining the true values of life Even nature at this time of the year seems to join in this affirmation of eternal hope and everlasting life a long time ago It was said know the truth and the truth shall make you free to find eternal and Unchanging values amid so much that passes away has always been a goal of men and Much of modern science invention and education holds this knowledge of the truth as their objective Yet in the field of the human spirit and moral conduct It is of even greater importance that we seek out the unchanging truth that it may make us free Now truth may be regarded as an abstract quality a far away goal to be desired by the seeking mind But it is also and more vitally a living quality Revealed in a way of dwelling in harmony with one's fellow men This living truth was expressed perfectly in the life of him whose death and Resurrection from the dead the whole Christian world observes this week I have been reading once again the story of the trial and crucifixion of Jesus It is a profoundly moving story You will remember that after pilots interrogation of Christ Jesus said in substance I came into the world that I should bear witness of the truth Then Pilate asked a question which many before him and many since have asked what is truth? By his death and resurrection as by his life among men Christ gave the answer to that question for only as men are able to live humbly and unselfishly together Expressing by all that we do the truth that is in us will we be able to solve the great problems of the world today? only by casting aside all Pettiness and selfishness and by following the straight and simple path of doing unto others as we would have others do unto us Can nations and people learn to live in peace and harmony together? At this Easter season Let us all witness by our daily living the faith and hope and truth that in us lie Let us walk daily in the light of a great faith and hold the flame high for all to see Only thus can the eternal promise of this sacred day come to flower on the earth Thank You mr. Craft This is NBC