Ship Christening

From the new NBC studios in San Francisco, Craft presents The Great Gilder Slee! The Craftsies Company who also bring you Bing Crosby every Thursday night present each week at this time Harold Terry is The Great Gilder Slee, written by Leonard Allevinson.

Ladies and gentlemen, up and down the course of America, the United States Maritime Commission is launching better than one new Liberty Ship a Day. Before the end of the year, they'll be turning out three a day.

Did you ever wonder how they name all these ships? Well, one of them is about to be called the SS Throckmorton P. Gilderslave. So let's visit Uncle Mort Leroy and Margery and see what it's all about.

Hey, Minsley Roy, we just received a telegram from San Francisco. Yes, they're gonna name a new naval vessel, the Throckmorton P. Gilderslave. After you look, Gee, what is it? A tanker or a blimp? Yes.

It's a liberty ship, my boy, and it's being named in the memory of our ancestor, Throckmorton P. Gilderslave the first. Oh, you mean the one who captured the pirates in the war of 1812? Yes, my great grandfather. I've always been proud of the fact that I'm the son of a son of a sea captain.

And listen to this, Lerock. When they knock this ship out near San Francisco, I'm going to be the sponsor. You are. What you're going to advertise? If nothing. Nothing. My tree's going to break a bottle of champagne over the bow of the ship.

From here? Here. No, silly. We're all going out there. Chepers, me off. I better start packing. How soon do we leave? Hope why, Bruce? Not to Indians on the way, won't we? Well, let's get going.