Our Western Theater, produced and transcribed in Hollywood. Lifting a long thing and a song under a western moon. From Hollywood comes your all-star Western Theater, starring America's great western singers, Boy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sade. Bringing you the music, the stories, and the spirit of the great open faces. And now, here are the Riders of the Purple Sade. I want to ride my pony over the prairie out on the open rain. Hurtin' the cattle, nutty and weary out on the open rain. I want to see the sunset over the mountains, leavin' the moon so plain. I want to hit the saddle, hurtin' lady cattle out on the open rain. I want to hear the wind blow over my camp by runnin' the smoke away. Rollin' my blanket there by the campfire, waitin' the break of day. I want to see that dawn break there in the mornin', makin' me feel so free. I'll get my house together, then we'll hit the ladder out on the open rain. Thank you, friends. We've got a real warm-hearted feeling for our next number. When our dads were courtin' the gals, well, they called it parkin' in those days, this song was quite the rage. The fellas formed trios, quartets, sextets, anything at all to sing it with all of their mics. And just a few days ago, we recorded this same song for Majestic ourselves. And it's quite the rage again. I wonder who's kissing her now. I wonder who's kissing her now. I wonder who's kissing her how. I wonder who's looking into her eyes. Breathing sighs, telling lies. I wonder who's buying from the wine. Or this that I used to call mine. I wonder if she ever tells him more news. I wonder who's kissing her now. I wonder who's buying from the wine. Or this that I used to call mine. I wonder who's kissing her now. I wonder if she ever tells him more news. I wonder who's kissing her now. The old-time cow-funger was a pretty independent gritter. He had little use for a man who couldn't handle a horse, rope a steer, use a branding iron, or throw a six-gun. His was a tough, hard life. But all he asked was fair treatment from the foreman and good, plain food from the chuck wagon. Western men today are pretty much the same when it comes to food. Most men today prefer good, plain food. And that's one reason why Good Webber's Bread is favored by so many Western housewives. As toast for breakfast, combined with sandwich filling, or with complete meals, housewives know that Good Webber's Bread is sure to please. Always well mixed and well baked, with a golden brown crust, firm, even texture, and distinctive flavor, Good Webber's Bread forms a substantial part of the daily menu of thousands of Western families. Next time you visit your grocers, buy Webber's Bread, that good bread in the familiar Blue Gingham wrapper. It's not true that all Western songs are work songs sung by cowboys to soothe their cattle. No, sir, here's one some poor fellow sang to let the whole world know just exactly how it is to be away from home. Listen to Texas Plains. I want to drink my java from an old tin can while the moon goes riding high. I want to hear the call on the whisper, well, I want to hear that cry, oh cry. I want to feel my saddle horse between my legs riding him out on the reins. Just to kick him in the side, making sure he's stepping right out on the Texas Plains. Night and my dreams, somehow it seems, I'm back where I belong. Just a country hick way back in the six, back where I was born. City life and the city ways are driving me insane. I want to be alone, I want to be back home, out on the Texas Plains. I want to drink my java from an old tin can while the moon goes riding high. I want to hear the call on the whisper, well, I want to hear that cry, oh cry. I want to feel my saddle horse between my legs riding him out on the reins. Just to kick him in the side, making sure he's stepping right out on the Texas Plains. Here now is a song that best represents the West to more people than any other. The writers of the Purple Sage and Tumbling Tumbleweed. See them tumbling down, pledging their love to the ground. Lonely the tree I'll be found. Missing along with the tumbling tumbleweed. Heads of the past are behind. Nowhere to go but up high. Just for the trail will wind. Missing along with the tumbling tumbleweed. I know when night is gone that a new world's born at dawn. I'll keep rolling along. Deep in my heart is a song. Here on the range I feel old. Missing along with the tumbling tumbleweed. I know when night is gone that a new world's born at dawn. I'll keep rolling along. Deep in my heart is a song. Here on the range I feel old. Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweed. Well it's time now for Foy Willing and the writers of the Purple Sage to tell us another of their adventures in the West. Last week they called their story Lee Hop's Celebration. Downstream on the Tassequah River prospectors still stand for gold. But upstream near the town of Broken Arrow all has changed from the old days. No longer is Broken Arrow disturbed by the revelry of miners. But perhaps that's all to the good. For the country around Broken Arrow has been taken over by prosperous ranchers. Those three vagabonds, the writers of the Purple Sage, started for the town. But by the time they entered its legal limits they'd seen so many sleek cattle grazing on historic hills they were filled with a sense of peace and contentment. All was right for the world. Let's hop over there at that hitching post. This must be what they call civilization, huh Foy? Well it sure must be. They even got a bubbly fountain on the corner for folks to get a drink off of. You can't get a drink off a bubbly fountain now. You get it out of. Off of. You don't dip nothing. You head dip. Oh Mr. Foy! Mr. Foy! Mr. Johnny too! Lee Hop! Hi Lee! How you doing? How you doing? What are you doing here Lee? I heard you'd quit the Circle Queue in this period. I come back now. Family needs me. You like smile Mr. Foy? Look at you. Oh your smile? Why it's the same good-natured grin you've always had. Oh no! You make it look something different. Well? All the new tooth. Everyone brand new. Well what do you know boys? Lee's got new teeth. Old ones you make it wiggly wiggly. Lee Hop go to doctor. Doctor say Lee Hop we pull them out making some more special. Good for him. No. That's why I quit job for a while. Do not want family to see me with no teeth. So quit. Have old one pulled out then hide until new one put in. Everybody say got very nice smile now. Yes. The grin like a Cheshire cat ain't he Johnny? Sure is. Yeah yeah much obliged. The family like them too and the family know. I cook for them twenty two year. Mr. Bob not even born when Lee Hop come. Now he big man. Mrs. Jane walk on her hands and knees like a small puppet. Now she lady. Oh very pretty oh yes. When Mrs. Jane walk down the street wolf boys go. I bet they do. You know we haven't seen Jane for two years I guess. About that anyway. Mrs. Jane going to be married tomorrow. Married? Tomorrow? Big celebration everybody come you better come too. Make it lots of fun. Hey I think we'll ride out right now and see her. Yeah let's go. We go together but you wait. First while Lee Hop buy things for celebration. Maybe so you go. When you see Mrs. Jane too. Music You ought to bet it down with us while you were getting your teeth fixed Lee. Oh no go down river pan for gold for five days. But Robber come almost every night taking somebody's gold. Never catch him. Lee Hop not want to be mixed up in thing like that. So I go live in a cave on Diamond T Ranch. Oh yeah Tim Greeley's place. I don't think we've ever met him. Oh bad man very bad man. You open the door please. Too many bundling arms. Sure. Mrs. Jane you've got big surprise. I'm right there. Got a company. Old friend. Oh boy Al Johnny. Hello Jim. Where did you drop from? Oh surprise all right. I didn't think I'd ever see you again. Lee Hop tell them about wedding Mrs. Jane. I say tomorrow you gonna marry Mr. Peete. Mr. Peete. Lee you know better than that. Boys I'm not marrying Peter March and Lee knows it. I'm marrying Tim Greeley. Oh Lee same tomorrow come you marry me. That'll do Lee you may go now. Uh huh tomorrow come Mrs. Jane she apologize. Uh huh she say Lee Hop all the time you like. You can see that Lee is still his old stubborn self. He just won't accept the fact that I'm marrying someone else. Not Peter March. Well it's kind of a surprise to us too. We'd have better assured you and Pete would get hit Jane. Did you two get into a wrangle or something? Uh Floyd I'd ask you boys to stay for the wedding but it's to be a quiet affair just a family. Jane you're not doing anything foolish are you? No I'm being sensible. More sensible maybe than I should be. Well I guess everybody knows how to run his own life. Love isn't everything. Love isn't even important sometimes. Sounds bitter Johnny. Yeah. I think girls should look at marriages as something to bring them as many advantages as possible. Anything you want to tell us Jane? Oh I... well if you want the truth I'm marrying Tim for business reasons. Bob he's my younger brother in case you've forgotten. Bob got into a scrape. He did some things he shouldn't have. And Tim has promised to use his influence and saying that nothing was ever done about them. If I marry him. Jane Bob isn't the kind of a boy who would ask this question. Bob doesn't even know. He's in the East working. But that's not the point. Dad is old and sick. Bob means everything in the world to him. And if he knew that Bob... excuse me boys I don't want to talk about it. Well how do you like that? Oh. No need to feel sorry. Everybody cries sometimes. Lee where were you? Yeah I need hot recognition. Do no worry. Tomorrow Mr. Pete stand beside Missy Jane. He say I do. Missy Jane say I do. Then everybody celebrate. Lee Jane says she's marrying Tim Greeley. Big mistake. Yeah but... Oh no Lee Hop is fixed that. Yesterday I go to all ranch people and to town people. I tell them everybody come our house tomorrow. Missy Jane gonna marry Missy Pete. You did what? Then go see Missy Pete. Say Missy Pete you go get a license. Miss Jane she change her mind want you. Wait a minute now. Missy Jane see everybody come tomorrow. See Mr. Pete with a license. She have to marry him or everybody be over disappointed huh. Lee Hop smart one huh. Al, Johnny we better ride around and tell the folks there's been a big mistake. Oh no wait Mr. Boy you better come out to cook house for talk. The time for talk is about over Lee. Oh yes I explain something but not here. Missy Jane listen maybe and Lee Hop want tomorrow to be big surprise. You better go cook house right now. Well your heart's in the right place Lee. It's just that your brain ain't. I don't suppose you realize how much a thing like this could hurt Gene. But we'll fix it up Lee. We'll tell everybody there's been a mistake. Oh Mr. Boy Lee Hop very glad to see you boys today. Sure sure don't you worry. Very glad cause hard to spare time now got lots of work to do for celebration. There isn't going to be any celebration Lee. Oh he hasn't listened to a darn word we said. Everybody come tomorrow have a whole steel barbecue, lots of ice cream, big cake. Eat eat eat eat. Lee now listen here Jane said this was to be a quiet wedding just the family. Mr. Boy you want to help Lee Hop do some work. He's talking all over again. Maybe you boys like to go see Mr. Tim huh. What would we see Tim for? We don't even know him. Mr. Tim got gold mine on Diamond T Ranch. Other people find gold no place except Cheshire River. But Mr. Tim get it from mine. Maybe so ask him if he sells some gold. Why? Ha ha Lee Hop likes you maybe. Why? Well when Dr. Poole tooth out Lee Hop hide in a cave. Mr. Tim's gold mine. All the time hide nobody come in nobody go out. Lee Hop look all around do not see any gold. Maybe Mr. Tim big buff. Maybe so not gold mine at all. Maybe saw something else. Lee I don't know what's going on in that old head of yours. You you you go please. Look Lee Hop got a new teeth cost you a hundred dollar. Make a really fine smile. But what good is a teeth now? You can't smile if Jane marries Tim is that it? Ha ha. All right we'll try to buy some gold from him. But if anybody but you asked us to do such a thing I think we're loco. Howdy we're looking for Tim Greeley. He ain't here. Got any idea when he'll be back? Friend of us told us we might be able to do a little business with him. What kind of business? Mind if I come in? Sure come in. Thanks. Johnny Al. Okay we're coming. I'm Tim's foreman. I do most of this business for him. Well I don't know whether you'd handle this or not. We heard about the gold mine. Gold mine is no secret. Yeah I know. But we'd like to buy a little dust. You know the government regulations about gold sales I suppose. We might be willing to go a little higher than the government rate. Want to get across the border. Tim said to make no deals that weren't legal. How much higher do you go? Double. That's pretty steep. I'm not risking my neck for nothing. Okay. How about four pokes? Sure. Just a second. I sure don't like this guy. From what I've heard of Tim, I thought he was a pretty square shooting guy. He might be but his partner ain't. Here you are. Four pokes, two ounces to a poke. Sure appreciate this. Hey what is it? It's okay Tim, okay now don't get excited. What are you fellas doing here? You're Tim Greeley? I want to buy some gold Tim. I thought it would be alright. Sam this is Paul Willing and his boys. Get out of here you guys and get out fast. We don't sell gold except according to law. Your partner does. And we don't fall for traps. I don't know why you want to get something on me but we don't fall for traps. Let's go Johnny. Al. Why they pretended they had to get across the border. Get your horses. I've left one poke of dust in my pocket. We'll take it back and see what's on Lee Hop's mind. Oh gold very pretty but not like kind. What do you mean Lee? Think somebody has to make another call on Mr. Tim. Lee Hop is very busy fixing to steal a bag of cake, clank a freezer for ice cream. Maybe you'll make another call on Mr. Tim huh? What are we calling on him for this time? Tell him big celebration our house tomorrow. But he better not come. Spore fun if he comes. And if he wants to know why he isn't invited? Ha ha. You look at this gold and tell him why. See piece of a gold? Yeah. Got a smooth edge. Old piece got edge very smooth. Gold come out of mine. Have sharp edge. Really sharp edge. Dig them out with pick. Make them sharp. What about it? This gold got a smooth edge. Come from river. From a river? Yeah. That's why river. Oh I'm getting it now Lee. You tried to pan gold down there. Somebody robbed poor prospect. Most every night poor prospect. A work hard somebody robbed. That's it too bad. Al, Johnny, come on. We're high tending it over to the Diamond T. Let's go. You got a gun? Maybe no trouble. You better take it down at all. Take it down. Watch yourselves when we get inside. We will. Sure. Tim Greely's got a good reputation around here. Accusing him of robbing prospectors is a serious business. What? Hey Tim. Hold on don't go pushing past me. Move partner. Yeah we're coming in too. Hey what's going on up? Greely I told you to take your boys and get out of here. I'll reach for it. All three of you. Now let's not get excited. I accidentally ran off with a poke of your gold. Keep your hands up Greely. Don't move not an inch. Well we're just returning your gold Greely. That's all. All right I'll take it off you. Keep your hands up. Watch them Tim. It's okay. And I got the gold. Let them put their hands down now. Thanks Greely. Not that it's any of my business after the way we've been treated. But I reckon somebody's imposed on you. This gold didn't come from any mine. It came from a river. Tim he's wise. Probably from a war it's on the fast walk. The prospectors have been robbed. Damn they found out. Get him out Johnny. They've been robbed. All right. All right guys. But now you got it. Open that door Sam. Yeah I got it. All right outside the three of you. No funny business. What are we going to do with them Tim? Take them out to the mine. One of the best. Hand up in the sky please. Yeah. Me and Lee Hawk. I got it. Two shooting on one in each hand. You'll be good now. Nice work. I'll be right back. I'll be right back. I'll be right back. I'll be right back. I'll be right back. You'll be good now. Nice work Lee. You'll tell him to be nice. Lee Hawk is very busy today. An all time fool around. Mr. Boy. Lee Hawk thinks maybe you need any help. So wait outside. Oh there was a fake. All right boys we got them. They're going down to see the sheriff. Oh terrible. Terrible. Terrible. Johnny spilled some more barbeque sauce on another girl's dress. Johnny you got to be careful. Come on let's get these crates filled up again. Oh everybody but us. Have to have some more food I guess Lee. Yeah okay okay. How about going out and taking a look at the celebration. Jane hasn't had a chance to thank you yet. And Pete gets tears in his eyes every time your name's mentioned. They thank a Lee Hawk some other time. Only place I like to go now is find Mr. Tim. Well he's in jail. Both Tim and his partner. Oh they say my lucky see him. Give him one a good punch on the nose. I'd help you Lee. Me too. Very bad man. Last night I put in my new hundred dollar teeth in a pocket. So no break when I make Mr. Tim reach for a sky. In a fight teeth fall out of pocket. Mr. Tim put big foot right on them. Snap bang two piece. Oh that's too bad Lee. No too bad. Long time I count on see Mrs. Jane Mallee. 22 years. I buy a one hundred dollar teeth so I have a nice smile. And then oh well tomorrow forget all about Jane. Come on what you want on a tray this time. More barbecue let me know. A great deal of credit for helping civilize the old west belongs to the pioneer women. Undaunted and unafraid they set out with their men in prairie schooners and buck boards or in many instances a stride a horse or a mule and wherever their men folk went the women were there beside them. Their job was to provide a home and this they did in the face of tremendous hardship and they took tremendous pride in their homes. Western women today are pretty much the same. They're proud of their homes and particularly proud of the food they serve. That's why so many modern homemakers insist upon serving good Weber's bread. They know that Weber's bread with its golden brown crust firm even texture and distinctly flavor is really good bread. And they also know that it's one of the most nutritious foods they can serve. It's a sure hit with every member of the family too. So buy some tomorrow. It's that good bread and the blue gingham wrapper. Each week as you know Foy Willing and the writers of the Purple Sage make a point of doing a western song which you folks have said is one that's near your heart and what you believe will continue to be sung for as long as there's a West. This week you've chosen Blue Prairie. Weary day and lonely night seems to say that nothing's right. Everything is feeling blue. Here in my very soul I feel it too. Far in the distant hills I hear a cry. Men of silent voice but no reply. Prairie won't you tell me true. Why have they spread this gloomy blanket of blue over you. Blue prairie blue are the skies. Blue are the skies of the night wind. All in blue prairie blue are the hills. Blue are the trill of a night bird. Calling every beating heart beats a rhythm that is blue. And the moon has cast a blue reflection in the dew. So the wind while on its way seems to cry and sigh and say blue. Blue prairie blue echoes ring. Blue as I sing of a longing. Blue as you. Applause Well that's about it for this time friends. We're mighty glad you were with us. And we invite you to share our songs and stories of the West again next week. This is Foy Willings speaking for Al Floyd, Johnny Paul, and all of the writers of the Purple Sage. Thanks so long and good luck to all of you. Grifting along, singing a song under a western moon. From Hollywood you've heard your all-star Western Theater. A B.M. Behr production starring America's great western singers, Foy Willings and the writers of the Purple Sage. The script was by Ray Wilson, direction by Tom Hargis. This is Terry O'Sullivan speaking. You've just heard your all-star Western Theater, produced and transcribed in Hollywood, and presented to you at this time from Columbia Square. K.N.
