Family Theater: The Courthouse Battle

Family Theater presents Ruth Hussey, Mona Freeman and Rory Calhoun. From Hollywood, the Mutual Network in cooperation with Family Theater presents Rory Calhoun and Mona Freeman in the Courthouse Bank. To introduce the drama, here is your hostess, Ruth Hussey.

Thank you, Tony de Frano. Family Theater's only purpose is to bring to everyone's attention a practice that must become an important part of their lives, if we're to win peace for ourselves, peace for our families and peace for the world.

Family Theatre urges you to pray. Pray together as a family. Tonight Family Theatre takes great pleasure in presenting the Courthouse Battle, starring Mona Freeman as Sally and Rory Calhoun as Marty. The folks of Valleydale still talk about the great Courthouse Battle, the controversy that Raged for days and days and nearly split the town wide open.

All this turmoil began about the time Martin Jones was elected mayor of Valleydale. In fact, the very first day Martin Jones walked into his office, things started to happen. Good morning, Miss. Why Sally? Hi, Marty.

You should say good morning, your honor. I'm the mayor now. Mm-hmm. And I'm your new secretary. Well, I suppose... Huh? I'm your secretary. Well, how come? How come, why Marty Jones, you promised me the job a long time ago.

Ever since you were a kid you've been saying, someday I'm going to be mayor of this town. Well, I know, but... But at very first date we had when we were freshman in high school, you said to me, Sally, when I get to be mayor of Valleydale, you'll be my secretary.

I said that? Positively. Well now, why do you suppose I majored in shorthand, typing, business management, office methods, and stuffy stuff like that? To be my secretary. Truly and absolutely. Well, how about Ms. Matty Jenkins?