The DuPont Cavalcade of America, starring George Tobias. On this Thanksgiving week, The DuPont Company brings you Us Pilgrims, starring George Tobias and featuring Ralph Bell and Mercedes McCambridge on the Cavalcade of America. First, here is Gain Whitman. Good evening. Here's a timely hint for motorists. It may be especially difficult this winter to replace antifreeze if it leaks away. You can guard against leaks and loss of valuable antifreeze by pouring a can of DuPont cooling system sealer into the radiator. DuPont cooling system sealer may be used safely with any standard antifreeze solution. DuPont cooling system sealer is another of The DuPont Company's better things for better living through chemistry. Now Us Pilgrims, starring George Tobias in the dual role of Mr. Baracek and Boss Pilgrim on the Cavalcade of America. Tonight we bring you a different type of cavalcade, a story of an immigrant's idea of the first Thanksgiving. Our story begins in a classroom. Now write a row of W's, please. But the pupils are grown up. It is night school. Don't hold your pen so hard, Mr. Baracek. It'll get away if I don't, Miss Teacher. No it won't. Just relax. Baracek can't even hold pen right. No talking, please, Mr. Bauer. These are aliens learning to read and write simple English in order to become citizens of our country. Now a row of X's. Mrs. Hanson, you put an umlaut on your O's again. Ah, I could swear. Every time I do it. Now the L's, class. You're making J's, Mr. Baracek. Oh, oh, I, I, I, sorry, Teacher, I think... Baracek can't even make L's. No talking, please, Mr. Bauer. And now the Z's. Good class. Much better. Now, are there any questions? Miss Husker, why we have in America Thanksgiving? What's so amusing, Mr. Bauer? One question, what Thanksgiving got to do with how we write with pens? I think it's a very good question, Mr. Bauer. And the more you know about the United States and its history, the better citizens you'll make. Mrs. Hanson has asked why we celebrate Thanksgiving. Who can tell her? A teacher, teacher. Can you, Mr. Bauer? Sure. It's holiday. But why? Says on calendar. But who first made it a holiday? Why did they have the first Thanksgiving? Um, a... Mr. Bauer doesn't seem to know. Does anyone else in the class? Excuse, please, teacher. Yes, Mr. Baracek. I know about first Thanksgiving. I bet he does. Mr. Bauer, please. Could you tell the class about Thanksgiving, Mr. Baracek? Think so? I got a little nephew, very smart. Last night nephew recite peace in school exercise. Peace all about first Thanksgiving. Why don't you tell us as much about it as you can, Mr. Baracek? Sure. Uh, one question first, please. Who's, uh, Pilgrims? Well, they were a group who came to America in 1620. They came here to find religious freedom. Oh, then Pilgrims immigrants like us. In a way they were, Mr. Baracek. Now, suppose you tell us how you think the first Thanksgiving came about. All right. It's like this. A long, long time ago in all country things very bad. Bad king. One day boss Pilgrim is walking down street with other Pilgrim. They talking. All country is no good, say boss Pilgrim. Not so loud, boss, say other Pilgrim. Soldiers hear you. Teacher, teacher. Yes, Mr. Bauer. Does Baracek mean Pilgrims talk like that? Sure thing. They speak English just like you and me. Please not have any interruptions, please. Go on with your story, Mr. Baracek. Well, long time ago in all country things very tough. The king is bad. And one day boss Pilgrim is walking down street with Pilgrim named Benny. And boss Pilgrim say, Benny, all country is no good for us Pilgrims. Boss, soldiers hear you. Tell king. Now somebody ought to tell king. Tell king let us Pilgrims pray like we want. Tell king we want religious freedom. Go church like we please. Nobody got religious freedom in 1620, that's this year. They got in America. What's America? It's new country Columbus discovered. And can pray any way darn please there. And that's the way it should be in old country. King or no king. Not so loud boss. You get us pinched. It's better be pinched than not pray like we want to. I show king. What you doing boss? I want to say my prayers. Not here in street boss, get up. People see you. Here come soldiers boss. Ah what I care for soldiers. I show that king how to pray. God what us Pilgrims gonna do? Things bad here. Come on boss soldiers. They love to kick us Pilgrims around. Don't interrupt now. I go now. Excuse please God. Benny bought in. But what us Pilgrims gonna do? Things very bad here in old country. King is mean bad man. No religious freedom. He push us Pilgrims all around. He don't let us pray like we want to. Hey Pilgrim. I don't have to say this. What's the matter Pilgrim you deaf? It's a... Excuse please God another interruption. What you want officer? So we caught you praying huh? Yes sir. Why you praying dirty street? When king is nice clean church to pray in. Ah Pilgrim? Feel like pray here. Does that mean you no like king's church to pray in? Ah Pilgrim? Maybe I like king's church better if I ever get what I pray for there. What's that Pilgrim? Religious freedom for us Pilgrims. I give you freedom Pilgrim. How you like that? Next time you go to jail. And next time I catch you praying it better be in king's church. And another thing. Next time pray out loud. You think God cannot hear what I ask for? Maybe God hear all right but we want to know. We want to be sure king like what you pray for. Alright? Soldiers. I hate soldiers. Tell king I pray just like I want. It's me God again. Please help us pilgrims. We very unhappy in our country. But what we gonna do? What us pilgrims gonna do God? I hear steamboat whistle. Maybe we should take boat to America. Is that what you want us to do God? Okay God. Us pilgrims go to America. Thank you. Meeting will come to order please. Fellow pilgrims. I call you here tonight to tell you big news. God want us to go to America. America? You mean it boss America. Today I pray and God tell me personal. I should take boat right away and go to USA. That's other name for America. Boss. Boss. Oh it's you. What do you want? What do you want Joe? You mean us pilgrims should go to this America place to live? That's right Joe. And give up my fruit stand? What's the matter? You open fruit stand in America. People got to eat there same like here. Another thing boss. I don't think my wife like idea. She got sissy. What you care how your missus feel Joe? Important thing do you get sissy? No. But I don't want wife to neither. She tough enough to get along with when feel good. Never mind who get sissy. We talking about going to America. I don't think it's good idea boss. We don't know nothing about place. If it's good enough for God it's good enough for us. You think we find jobs and make living there boss? Benny, Benny what kind of pilgrim you? God wouldn't tell us to go no place where is no work. Did he say just what USA was like? No, but I bet is big beautiful wonderful country. Hey boss if it's so big how come they just find it? All I care is new country and can pray any way we like there. You mean boss you mean they got religious freedom? It's in constitution. Then I vote we go there. Good, good. Then we go tomorrow night. In harbor is boat called Mayflower third class steerage tickets very reasonable. But boss what about my fruit stacks? Sell it give it away take it with you only stop worry about it. Well all right I go if rest go but I still say is bum idea. Is not my idea Joe is God's and I sure he have wonderful country there for us pilgrims. I bet there is big cities with tall buildings and farms where things grow like anything and mines for calls and railroad trains and trees to chop and factories for working and schools for kids and pretty scenery to look at. Don't God's country sound nice? Well if only is where you think is going to be boss. God's so good to us pilgrims Joe I bet your wife not even Sisi can wait to USA. Oh I am so silly Joe hold my hand. You would want go to America. Don't blame me blame boss. You see who I blame when I get you on dry land. Well Mayflower boat still sailing on ocean and trip is tough for everybody not just Joe's wife. Then when storm stop come bad fog and boat get lost and pilgrims all scared and boss pilgrims start praying. Please God don't let Mayflower hit iceberg or ferry boat and fog. Please bring us safe to America and if we could get there pretty soon now we would all appreciate very much. Thank you God. Hey boss. Hello Joe hello everybody. Boss I am Joe. Hello Joe. Hello everybody. Boss we want to know when we get to America. Anytime now. Anytime now every day you say that. That's right boss. Well can't go very fast and fog. First storm now fog. I thought you haven't fixed that everything is going to be so honky-dory on this trip. You can't even fix it so my wife can keep her supper down. We just got to be patient. Look this guy Columbus 1492 years it took to discover America. How do you know we find it at all? We find it. We better find it soon. My kids got bad colds need doctor. We take them to clinic as soon as we land Benny. But boss when we land? That's what I want to know. All I can say is pilgrims is. Look look how quick fog is lifting. Look land it's America. How do you know it's America boss? I can see Statue of Liberty look. The Statue of Liberty what do you know this statue of liberty. Give spyglass somebody give spyglass. There's writing on statue. I read to you listen. And say give me your tired your poor your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these the homeless tempest tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door. How you like that? Well pilgrims didn't I tell you God not let us pilgrims down. Congratulations boss. Congratulations. Boss. Boss. Now what? Can have spyglass one minute. Take Joe you see statue good? Statue okay but that all I do see. What you mean Joe? You promise us big cities in US and farms and trains and factories and school and churches and beautiful scenery. So this America this God's country is nothing but a lot of woods. Give spyglass. Look just woods but it's not even people there only wild animals. I sold my fruit stand. Joe we're gonna have religious freedom. But what about all those things you promised. I keep my promise. It's pretty scenery ain't it. You are listening to US Pilgrims an unusual story of an immigrant's idea of the first Thanksgiving starring George Tobias on the cavalcade of America sponsored by the DuPont Company makers of better things for better living through chemistry. Mr. Barachek an immigrant is going to night school to learn to become an American citizen. A discussion arose about the origin of Thanksgiving and Mr. Barachek is telling the class his story of the pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving all in his own words. So after Mayflower get to USA pilgrims get off at Ellis Island. Teacher Barachek is crazy pilgrims land on place called Plymouth Rock. Okay in 1620 Ellis Island was named Plymouth Rock. Okay but what about Statue of Liberty. What do you mean? There was no Statue of Liberty here in 1620 you're nuts. Nuts yourself. Liberty always here huh teacher. Well when you get through with your story Mr. Barachek I'll tell you just when they put the statue up but you've got the right idea. Bower don't know so much. Go on with your story please. So pilgrims get to America is very wild place all woods is winter time is very cold and snow is very deep. Boss hey hey boss boss listen hey boss. What do you want Benny? A whole bunch tough looking guys coming some kind of savages got red skins and feathers in hair. I bet it's carnivores. I ain't scared of no guys who wears feathers in hair come on. Who are you guys? Friendly Indians. Us pilgrims. I boss pilgrim. I chief of friendly Indians. You fellas live around here? Long time. You fellas new here ain't you? Just got off Mayflower. Proud to meet people who came over on Mayflower. Say is good country here? The best you like it fine. Maybe may take you a few days to get used to the water. Teacher teacher. Now what is it Mr. Bower? Barry check don't know what he talk about. How can don't even get a chance to talk. Barry check got engines running around loose in woods. Where I supposed to have engines? An Indian reservation. Everybody knows that. You're wrong there Mr. Bower. There were no Indian reservations in those days. Well if I'm wrong it ain't Barry checks fault. He's nothing but a foreigner that Barry check. You bet all Americans start out like that. That's right Mr. Barry check. Now will you go on please. Well things get tougher and tougher for pilgrims. Winter get worse. Pretty soon they almost out of food. Who's calling? It's probably in snow over here. Oh it's chief of friendly Indians. Come on. Who's there? It's me chief. Boss Pilgrim. It's me and Joe. Give me food. Please. Food. What's the matter? What's the matter chief? I get lost in woods not eat for days. Food. Food. Oh Joe and me got packets full sandwich chief. Here take. No no no don't boss we need them sandwich too. Oh this is starving man Joe. What I care he's nothing but a foreigner. Ah he's starving man. He's starving man and I give him sandwich whether you like or no. See here chief take. It's good a good sandwich. Chief of friendly Indian never forget it. Who is it? Me boss. Hello Danny. Good evening boss. Hello Mrs. How sick kids. Not so good boss. You give us but one. And castor oil like I tell us pilgrims all out of aspirin and castor oil no place to get more boss. Ah it's bad. If only could get fresh milk for kids. I think they get well. No complaint mama. Everybody else just bad office like us. I go see kids now. You think we get along till spring and Mayflower come back boss. Ah you don't know Benny. We almost out of food now. I make big mistake to bring us here. I guess I know understand God right. Maybe God know one things to be easy for us here boss. What do you mean? Suppose us pilgrims come to US and his big buildings every place and jobs and delicatessens on every corner. And right away what happens? We get so busy climbing up and down big buildings and filling our silk shirts. We forget what we came here for. To be free. That's right Benny. I don't think God ever want it easy to be free. And anybody who want it got to work like anything for it. If only God tell us what to do. Benny Benny. The kids are first. You got to do something about kids. Excuse me boss. I got to talk to Mrs. She get excited. Women you know. God. This boss pilgrim. I be wrong. I guess I expect things gonna be too easy. Only they can be too tough too. Us pilgrims can't take much more. Honest. Honest God. What we gonna do? Excuse please God. Who there? It's me. Chief of friendly Indians. Hello chief. Shake hands. How can shake hands when both hands full of sandwich. Sandwich? You save life of chief of friendly Indians with sandwich. Chief of friendly Indians never forget. For four days now whole tribe has been making sandwich. Make 16,000 sandwich and I brought them all here for pilgrims. This is fine thing you do chief. Us pilgrims almost starving. Besides 16,000 sandwich bring 16,000 dill pickle. Chief of friendly Indians never forget. You know I pray to God for help. Just when you knock on the door. Tell your God not to worry about you. Spring comes soon and chief of friendly Indians show pilgrim how to plant corn. Maybe then you invite chief of friendly Indians to dinner. This is most beautiful table full of food I ever see Mr. Boss Pilgrim. No wonder his first Thanksgiving dinner. Let me have that turkey. Just a minute Joe. What's matter with you? Say prayers before we eat. This is Thanksgiving. God, us pilgrims want to thank you for everything. For this turkey and cranberries and all good things you let us grow. Thank you for bringing us from all country to USA. Thank you for we can pray here and work and build something fine and be free men. And may there always be room here for other pilgrims like us. Amen. Thank you. Well Mr. Barachek that's very interesting. There are one or two historical inaccuracies I'll explain later. But you certainly do get the idea. Thank you teacher. Wait a minute Barachek. What about the turkey? What do you mean about the turkey? You say pilgrims lived in the woods. I heard you. That's right. Then where did the turkey come from Mr. Smarty Barachek? Because pilgrim win it in raffle. Our star George Tobias will return in just a moment. But first here is Gain Whitman speaking for DuPont. Other eyes than yours. The eyes of your grandfather and grandmother, your father and mother when they were young and very much in love, have looked upon the soft fading colors of autumn leaves and found them beautiful and a little sad. Discovering in them the truth that every summer must come to an end. At this time of year with Thanksgiving Day drawing close we are particularly conscious of those that have gone before us. Conscious of our place in the endless cavalcade which reaches from far away in the past to far away in the future. It is from the long reassuring past that we draw strength and courage to go on. We look to the future with hope and confidence. For if we know how to give good gifts to our children, then how much more shall our Father in heaven give good things to them that ask him. No one can really doubt who knows that seventh chapter of Matthew. Shall we as we think on the past, on the future, give thanks? Yes. Has there been no other time in the world when clouds have darkened the horizon? There have been many such times and we've always come through. Let us give thanks. Let us give thanks as our forefathers did. Humans have much, much more for which to be thankful than they ever had. Let us count our blessings, our better things for better living. Not merely from the world of science, but from the world of the spirit in which mankind is also learning lessons, though they be slow and arduous. Let us be thankful for our freedom, symbolized by the precious documents aboard the freedom train. Let us be thankful for health, for friendship, for human kindness, for sincerity, for courage, wherever we find them. In this spirit of reverence, friends, I bring you cordial wishes for a joyous Thanksgiving from the men and women of the DuPont Company, makers of better things for better living through chemistry. And now our star, George Tobias. What Gaine Whitman said is right. Over here, we have a lot to be thankful for, but in Europe with winter, the people will be hungry. We have been asked to save food for them. Friends, let's not make a mockery of Thanksgiving in giving thanks to him who said, I was hungry and he gave me meat. Let's express our thanks in a practical way. Let's share our food with those who are hungry. Good night. Next week, the Cavalcade of America presents Van Heflin in Towards the Horizon, an exciting and dramatic adventure of the first navigation of the perilous Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Be sure to join us again next Monday night at this same time for Van Heflin in Towards the Horizon on the DuPont Cavalcade of America. Tonight's DuPont Cavalcade, Us Pilgrims, was written by Frank Gabrielson. Starring in our cast were Ralph Bell as Bauer and Mercedes McCambridge as Miss Haskell. Danny Auckel played the chief of the Friendly Indians. Music was composed by Arden Cornwell and conducted by Donald Bryan. George Tobias can soon be seen in the Eagle Lion film Adventures of Casanova. This is Bill Hamilton inviting you to listen next week to Van Heflin in Towards the Horizon on the Cavalcade of America, brought to you by the DuPont Company of Wilmington, Delaware. This is NBC, the national broadcasting company.
