All language subtitles for The Waltons s05e09 The Cloudburst.eng

Don't be afraid.
You're alright.

Just keep thinking
about your baby.

Grandpa, I know I made a
terrible mistake.

I gotta do something about it.
But I don't know what to do.

The only thing I want is,
you with me.

I don't want you against me.

The mountain had been our home

ever since the first Walton
put his ax to a pine tree...

and built his cabin
on a plateau near the summit.

Since then, each Walton child
had been instilled with a...

regard for the traditions of the
land on which we lived.

Ironically, it was I who
violated those traditions...

and exposed our mountain
to a danger unforeseen...

and literally unknown
in our sheltered community.

-Mr. Carter?
-Yes.

My name is John Walton, Jr.

Walton. Yes, yes.
Nice to see you.

We have your note here,
bought from Mr. Johnson.

-Sit down.
-Thank you.

I wanted to talk to you
about the note.

Let's see here.

You're a couple of months
in arrears with this, John.

I know. I've been trying
to meet my payments.

I just started
a newspaper.

It's called
The Blue Ridge Chronicle.

Maybe you've seen it around.

Yes, yes. You're doing a
commendable job with it.

Thank you. I need a little more
time to make those payments.

'Cause my advertising
is growing.

In about six months I should
have a solid paper going for me.

I don't doubt that, John.

And I'd like to help you
as much as I can.

But money is hard to come by
these days.

And if the bank examiner
walks in here...

and sees that this loan
is two months in arrears...

I'm going to be in trouble.

-You do understand.
-I do.

Just that, if I had the press,
I could keep making money.

That way I could meet my
payments. That'd be good for us.

It should be a working press,
and what good will it do

if somebody just picks it up
and puts it in storage.

If I could show some collateral
along with the press...

we might be able to work
something out.

You got anything you can put up?

I have a car. It's an old car.

No, I'm afraid we couldn't do
anything with that.

I have a piece of land.

Land's a drug on the market
as far as we're concerned.

I probably shouldn't
sell it anyway.

It's in the family, you know.

I don't know what
I can do for you.

I surely don't want your press.

But come Wednesday...

I'm afraid we'll have to take
possession of it.

-I'm really sorry.
-No, I understand.

I know you don't want to part
with your land...

but if you change your mind,

there's a new firm
just moved in up the street.

Think it's called
the Interstate Land Company.

I hear that they're buying land.

About $1 an acre or what?

No idea. Fellow's name is Shelby
if you want to look into it.

-Shelby?
-Yeah.

-Thank you very much.
-Okay.

I'll be back as soon as I can.

Gonna be hard to keep
the family going without you.

These days, a man's gotta work
where he can find it.

I'm just looking
for an excuse to make you stay.

You're reason enough
for any man to stay home.

A houseful of kids, I got to
take that Waynesboro thing.

You know how long
you'll be gone?

Can't say.

Those Waynesboro girls are kind
of hard to get away from.

You just put your mind to it.

That's great.
You keep it up, Mrs. Brimmer.

Mary Ellen, would you believe
I lost four pounds...

in just 10 days?

That's wonderful, Mrs. Brimmer.
Congratulations.

I stopped sampling at the stove.

Makes all the difference.

You keep at it now, Mrs. B.
I want you skinny and flirty.

Skinny, I can handle.

I gotta get back
and start lunch.

-Bye, Mary Ellen.
-Bye-bye.

Okay, I'll see you Tuesday.

-Thank you, Doctor.
-Alright. Bye-bye.

This place looks mighty empty.

Where are all the patients?

-You probably cured them all.
-Yeah.

While you were at the post
office, Miss Nora sent word...

that the Haleys had come down
with something.

-Could be measles.
-I hope not.

I'm going to drive up there.
I'll be gone for a while.

You want me to come?

No, you'd better stay here
and keep things straight.

Think you can stay out of
trouble while I'm gone?

-The world won't fall apart.
-You see that it doesn't.

Doc! Doc! Doc, we need you.

-What's happened?
-Martha Rose fell off a ladder.

Now that is a dumb thing to do.

-She's hurt real bad.
-Alright. Let's go.

That stings, Mary Ellen.

You've taken some skin
off the side of your face.

Does that hurt?

I hurt all over.

I told her to stay off that
ladder, but she wouldn't listen.

How far did she fall?

Clear from the top
of the chimney.

Squirrels had built a nest
in it, she had to make sure

they weren't in there
before we built a fire.

You could've called me, honey,
I was right out in back.

Had to do it herself.

-You having trouble breathing?
-Some.

You've broken a few ribs, and
you've got bruises right here.

You're lucky you didn't
break your neck.

-She gonna be okay, Doc?
-Yep. In time.

I've got few calls
to make...

then I want to take her
to the hospital for x-ray.

Do I have to?

I can't put you back together
until I see where you're broken.

I want you to lie still,
no jumping around, you hear?

Yes.

I'll call the hospital in
Charlottesville...

and tell them we're bringing
her in.

Don't go.

If you don't need me, Curt,
I'll stay with Martha Rose.

We'll take her over in my van.

-Appreciate that, Doc.
-I'll be right back.

Are you sure it's
just broken ribs?

Can't be sure without x-rays...

Keep her quiet, don't let her
move any more than necessary.

And watch her breathing.
Should be no trouble.

I'll get back as soon as I can.

-Yes, sir.
-Carry on.

I'm gonna start Chapter 8
with the fifth grade on Monday.

That's fine, Olivia. I don't
think you'll have problems...

finishing the book
by the end of the term.

How are your fractions coming,
Elizabeth?

-Better.
-If they are, I can't tell.

I'll be a...

A little more careful next time.

What are you going
to name the baby?

If it's a little boy,
Joseph, after Matthew's father.

And if it's a little girl...

we're gonna name her Margaret,
after my mother.

I am trusting that with
the name Joseph...

he'll be more inclined toward
carpentry than his father.

John will be glad to help you
with that when he gets back.

Thank you, Olivia, but I intend
to see this project...

through to completion.

The instructions inform me that
a child of 10 could assemble it.

-Do you want me to try?
-That's a good idea, Elizabeth.

Why don't you sit down there and
read me the instructions?

How are the other children?

The only time I get to see them
is at church on Sunday...

and they usually rush off
so fast...

I don't get a chance
to talk to them.

Jim-Bob isn't Jim-Bob any
longer.

-Now it's James Robert.
-He's growing up.

They're all getting so big...

rushing off in so many
different directions...

it's hard for me to keep
track of them all.

How does Mary Ellen like
being a doctor's wife?

It was a stormy romance.

I have a feeling the marriage
is going to be the same way.

She loves that wild man.

She's got her nursing.

We never thought it'd be like
this when we were in school.

Is your throat getting tight?

A little, but it's alright.

Could I just have
a little water?

Thanks.

You didn't like me too much
when we were in school.

You weren't too crazy
about me, either.

-I was jealous of you.
-Of me?

You were the one who had
everything.

Clothes. A bicycle.

You remember the time
we both tried out...

for Pocahontas
in the school play?

I could have wrung your neck
when you showed up...

in a real buckskin dress
and a braided black wig.

A lot of good it did.
You got the part.

Only 'cause I could
yell louder...

and they could hear me
in the back.

You were the worst Pocahontas
I ever saw.

You were going to be
a famous radio actress...

and marry a millionaire
and live in New York.

I never got there.

I'm not a bit sorry, though.

I married a good man.

I have everything I'd ever want.

Martha Rose, is it getting hard
for you to breathe?

Russell?

-Russell!
-What is it?

Martha Rose is having trouble
breathing. Find Curt.

-Can I do something for her?
-Yes, go find Curt!

Just try to relax.

-What happened?
-She's choking.

Muscle spasms closing
the larynx.

Here, clean the area, quick.

What's wrong, Doc?

I got to do some surgery.
Get out of here, Russell.

Get out!

-What are you going to do?
-Tracheotomy.

She needs air.

Hold her head, Mary Ellen.

Mary Ellen?

Mary... Russell? Russell!

Mr. Shelby?

Yeah, yeah.
What can I do for you?

My name is John Walton, Jr.

Mr. Carter over at the bank
said I should come see you.

Said you might be
buying some land.

Yeah. Mr. Carter is right.

I'm just moving in here. I'm not
quite set up for business yet.

You got some land
you want to sell?

Not necessarily.
But I do have some...

and I was curious
what it might bring.

All depends on where it is.

There's a lot of ground
around here.

Some of it's worth something.
A lot of it's not.

I know.

Right here...

Right here we are in
Charlottesville, right there.

Now, where's your property
located?

We're right up here.
It's Walton's Mountain.

And my piece is about 10 acres
right up above there.

Yeah.

Yeah, that's marketable land.

There's nothing on it now.
It's just a meadow.

There's not even enough trees
for logging or anything.

How much you want for it?

It's not for sale, but...

I was wondering if in the future
I should decide to sell it,

I'd like to know
what it's worth.

I'll give you $4 an acre.

$4 an acre?

That's what I'd pay you.

Now somebody else
might give you more.

More?

Mr. Shelby, how long you been
in this part of the country?

Virginia, a long time.

Blue Ridge Mountains,
not so long.

Well, I.
I tell you,

it may not be smart business
for me to tell you this,

but you can buy land
all over these mountains

for $1 an acre,
maybe even less.

My offer still stands.

Listen, I'll tell you.

You give me...

Yeah, here we are.
You give me an option...

to buy your land in 30 days,
$4 an acre,

and I'll give you $5 right now.

Now, if I don't buy the land,
you get to keep the $5.

$5, that wouldn't help me
out right now.

Alright.

I'll pay you $40 cash
right now.

$40 cash? That seems crazy.

I mean, what would you do
with it?

What would you do
with a piece of land like that?

Interstate Land is
a diversified company.

We might fatten a few cattle
up there.

It would be part of a long-range
investment program.

Son, I'm not twisting your arm.

Now, you came in here and asked
me what I'd pay, and I told you.

I know. I know it.

I don't mean this personally,
but $4 an acre,

seems like there's got to be
some catch to it somewhere.

If you feel that way, you
shouldn't sell it.

I mean, if you've got any
reservations at all,

don't do it.

Doc, can I see Martha Rose?

Quietly.

Mary Ellen, if there's anybody
to blame, it's me.

I should've known
that you weren't ready for that.

It's nothing to be ashamed of.

I've seen medical students
keel over.

I want to go home, Curt.

I want to be with my family
for a while.

Why don't you just forget it?

Martha Rose is alright.

A couple of days in the
hospital, she'll be fine.

I did such a slick job,
the scar won't even show.

Come on, shake it off.

I wanna go home.

Hold steady, old fool!

You know you're about
the only mule...

in the county that's
pampered like this.

You know my back has been
kicking up.

It's predicting we're gonna have
the biggest rain...

since the storm of '93.

I'm sorry it's bothering you.

It's good to have
your body tell you

what the weather's
gonna be like,

but I'd just as soon
hear about it on the radio.

What are you brooding about?

Mr. Johnson sold my note
on the press...

to a bank in Charlottesville,

they've given me till Wednesday
to come up with the $30 I owe.

Oh, dear.

You've been keeping real
close-mouthed about it.

You and Daddy have had your
problems. This one was mine.

It was?

You think maybe you've
come up with an answer?

-I have.
-What's that?

You're not going
to like it, Grandpa.

I sold the meadow.

I had to.

Come down to the meadow
or the newspaper.

You have to understand
something, Grandpa.

I had to set some priorities.
I would've lost that newspaper.

I swear to you,
I would've lost it.

If I thought I could've
kept that land...

in safekeeping for the future,

you would've been the one person
that I would've trusted.

Grandpa, I know how much
the land means to you,

but you got to understand how
much my newspaper means to me.

We Waltons have kept that land

through the Yankee soldiers,
the carpetbaggers...

and the land speculators.

And to think...

To think that you would be the
one to just throw it away.

I'm sorry you feel that way.

But I'll tell you something,

that piece of land is just
sitting there.

It's not doing anybody any good.

Except for the squirrels
that are sitting on it.

And the squirrels and the birds
are gonna be sitting on it

when you and me are long gone.

Ben, the land company has got a
new project out on Route 6.

I'll take a look,
I'll pick you up at noon.

-Okay, just don't be late.
-I won't.

Afternoon, folks.

-Hello, what can we do for you?
-Are you Mr. Godsey?

That's what they call me.
And this is Mrs. Godsey.

How do you do? I'm Bill Shelby,
Interstate Land Company.

We're interested in property
in this area.

-For what purpose, Mr. Shelby?
-Industrial development, ma'am.

See, my company made
some geological studies,

and we found a vein
of low-grade gold ore...

running through here
right near the surface.

Now all it needs
is for somebody to come along

and just kind of coax it
out of the ground

and there'd be a whole new
industry here.

And how do you plan to do that
coaxing?

We call it hydraulic mining.

Instead of digging the ore out,
we use water under pressure.

I've heard about that
hydraulic mining,

and I don't think folks around
here are interested in it.

I don't think folks around here
like mining at all.

We've already bought
some of the Walton land.

I'm astonished to hear that.

Yeah. Yeah. Ten acres.

Ten acres right up here,
right next to your 12 acres.

Sold to us by John Walton, Jr.

I didn't think John-Boy would
sell it for a hundred years....

I think he recognized
the service...

he'd be doing the folks around
here by bringing some jobs in.

Now, just what are you
proposing, Mr. Shelby?

I'd like to buy up a total
of about 80 acres.

If folks will cooperate,
you'll see a business boom...

in this community.

You must have the only general
store here in five miles...

-Six.
-Six!

Well, I tell you,

I see you doubling the size of
this store within a year's time.

Any eventuality of that
is certainly worth

sober consideration.

Just how much were you planning
to offer me for my land?

I'm offering $4 an acre.

I don't believe we could
consider anything under $4.50.

I think you'll have to make us a
bit more of an appealing offer.

Sorry, but I'm not authorized to
offer any more than $4 an acre.

Now, I know that won't
make you rich right off,

but it's the long-term profits
you got to think about.

We certainly have
to think about the future.

Now, I have here
what is called an option to buy.

Here, just put it
right down here and we'll...

Yeah, see, all it means, really,
is that I pay you $5 right now,

if you agree to sell me
your land later, say 30 days,

for the full price of $48.

Now if I don't buy it,
you keep the $5.

It sounds good to me.

All it does, is protect me in
case I can't round up

the full 80 acres.

Alright, you just...

You just sign right there.

Prosperity is just around
the corner!

Now here's my check for $5.

I'm afraid you're gonna find
that that 80 acres is divided up

among quite a few people.

Yeah, as a matter of fact,

you're the first I've been
able to locate.

I tell you, there are more
back roads around here...

than limbs on a tree.

Yeah, they're scattered
all over the place.

Well, now if you'll excuse me...

Mr. Shelby,
I have a suggestion to make.

Practically, every name
on your list will be at church.

If you want, Mr. Godsey could
stand up after the services

and announce a community
meeting.

That way, all the landowners
who are interested

could stay and listen
to what you have to say.

Corabeth, that's
a wonderful idea!

I tell you,
folks like you...

and John Walton are gonna put
this place on the map.

Thank you very much.

-Bye, now, Mr. Shelby.
-Bye.

Well! What a nice surprise!

Is Curt with you?

He dropped me off.
He's going up to the Haleys.

Something wrong?

I had an awful experience, Mama.

Martha Rose Travis got hurt.

Yeah, I know. Erin heard it at
the telephone office.

Curt called the hospital.

I was taking care of her
and she started choking.

Curt had to do a tracheotomy.

I fainted. Passed out,
right on the floor.

-How's Martha Rose?
-Fine.

Curt pulled her through it,
no thanks to me.

I feel just terrible.

The first time I had to face
something serious.

The first time Curt really
needed me.

Mary Ellen, that could happen
to anyone who's not experienced.

But it shouldn't have happened
to me.

I've never fainted
in my entire life.

You don't know how I felt,
waking up lying on the floor

like a useless lump while Curt
was saving Martha Rose's life.

Don't blame yourself
for something you couldn't help.

I'm sure Curt understood.

He was kind and sorry and blamed
himself.

He even said it could
have been emotional

because Martha Rose and I
used to hate each other so.

That made it worse.

I never could stand weak,
spineless people,

and now I find out that
I'm one of them.

Mary Ellen, you're not weak.

You're a human being,
and stronger than most.

I'm sure this will
never happen again.

How do I know it won't?

How can I ever face
another emergency,

scared to death I'm
gonna pass out again?

Curt needs a wife
he can depend on.

He'll never be able
to depend on me.

Sometimes when things seem a
little more than I can manage,

I go down to the church.

I sit there and I think
about my problems.

Doesn't always solve them,

but it does help
lighten the load.

Your grandpa was right.
We're in for a good one.

I'll take care of Myrtle.
You lock up the mill.

Okay.

Jim-Bob, that tree is no place
in a storm! Come on down!

Rover doesn't wanna come down!

Rover's a bird.
He can stay up there.

Now, come on down and let's
close up the mill. Come on!

Where's Grandpa?

I don't know. Why don't you ask
Jason? He's in the barn.

Okay.

Jason?

-Yeah?
-Do you know where Grandpa is?

Grandpa's pretty upset.

He took his wheelbarrow to
transplant some wildflowers.

I gotta talk to him. Know what
Shelby's gonna do with the land?

-We all know.
-How do you know?

Ike told Grandpa. The agent
bought some of Ike's land, too.

No! You know what
that guy's doing?

He's sneaking over the county,
trying to buy land.

He's probably using
my name to do it.

-What are you gonna do about it?
-I don't know.

Grandpa?

Grandpa, I wanna talk to you.

Grandpa, I know you're angry
and I don't blame you.

But you don't know the whole
story on it.

You needed the money
and you made your choice.

I made the choice 'cause I
didn't know the facts!

I didn't know they were gonna
mine here. Shelby never told me.

If he had told me that,
I never would have sold.

That's why he didn't tell you.

Grandpa, I made a mistake.
I made a terrible mistake.

I gotta do something about it,
but I don't know what to do.

I know I want you with me.
I don't want you against me.

This land was yours to do with
as you saw fit.

What's done is done.

We'll talk no more about it.

-Could I help you with this?
-No, thank you.

Reckless.

Mary Ellen! Mary Ellen!

Mrs. Fordwick, let me help you.

The baby's coming.

Matthew went to get Curtis.

Curt's way back in the hills.

Thank heaven you're here.

-Zeb!
-Yo!

Now you're just gonna
make your back worse.

Can't be any worse than
what it is right now.

-Is it worth it?
-It is.

Stop that.

What are you going to do
with those wild things?

I'm going to preserve them.

Increase them.

There's a specimen here from
every wildflower...

-in the upper meadow.
-Zeb, now, will you stop that?

John-Boy selling that land
has got you going off

in all directions.

Give me a hand here, Esther.
I'm gonna make another trip.

Will you try to understand that,
to John-Boy,

that newspaper
and his future mean more to him

than a hunk of land
on the top of that meadow.

If I don't propagate them,
they'll be lost

to future generations
like the passenger pigeon was.

Will you listen to me?
There's a storm coming.

You're acting like you don't
have a brain cell worth...

Here's a wild white azalea.

Englishmen had come over to our
mountains over 200 years ago.

They took it back
to the Kew Gardens.

It has adorned the gardens
of royalty ever since.

You haven't heard a word I've
said, have you?

And here's a wild bloodroot.

The Indian squaws, they used to
use it to dye their clothes.

And the warriors would use it
to paint their faces

when they went on the warpath.
And here...

Here, Esther.

Here's some wild mint from
alongside the splashing streams.

For your tea.

What am I gonna do with you?

I'm gonna plant these
right below your window, Esther,

so you can see them most
every day.

These are wild bird's-foot
violets, for your hair.

You old fool.

I love you.

That goes both ways, old dear.

Here, come on.
Give me a hand here, would you?

The pains are getting closer.

Mrs. Fordwick, let me go get
Mama and Grandma.

No.

They'll know what to do.
They've delivered babies.

Don't leave me. It's gonna be...

It's gonna be soon.

Okay, I'll need some scissors
and some twine.

It's there, in the drawer.

I am so fortunate you're here.

I hope so, Rosemary.

That's the first time
you've ever called me Rosemary.

I'm sorry, I didn't realize
I did it.

You're not my student anymore,
Mary Ellen.

You're my friend.

Ike?

Ike, I wanna talk to you
about this man Shelby.

-Do you know where Curt is?
-No, is somebody sick?

Rosemary is about
to have her baby.

The reverend came and he tried
to raise Curt on the phone.

He couldn't, so he went out
looking for him.

-Is she alone?
-I hope not.

He tore out of here fast, I
couldn't ask him any questions.

Breathe deep, Rosemary.

Elizabeth, you wanna help me
put things on the table?

Mommy, I'm...

See, Miss Margaret,
she's scared of the lightning.

You tell Miss Margaret

there's not a thing
in the world to be afraid of.

She's inside. Lord knows where
the rest of the family is.

Grandma?

Mama?

Rosemary Fordwick's having her
baby. She's all by herself.

-Where's Matthew?
-He's out looking for Curt.

Elizabeth, you go upstairs
and stay with Erin.

We'll be back as soon as we can.

That's it. Don't be afraid.
You're alright.

Just keep thinking
about your baby.

Yeah.

Dear Lord.

It doesn't matter.
Don't worry. I'm right here.

We ought to try
and find Mary Ellen.

I know more about birthing a
baby than Mary Ellen ever will.

Can't this contraption
go any faster?

I'm going as fast as I can,
Grandma.

Do you want me to run us
into a ditch?

Of course I don't.
Just go faster.

This is spooky.

Why don't we tell ghost stories?

Ben!

This is no time to tell
ghost stories.

I hope Rover's alright.

I hope Mrs. Fordwick's
alright!

It looks like you managed
without us.

-You and the baby alright?
-We're fine.

Rosemary?

It's all over.

Our friend helped us.

Thank you, Mary Ellen.

It's a girl.

This is our Margaret.

This is our Mary-Margaret.

-Howdy, Reverend.
-John-Boy.

How's that new baby
of yours doing?

Strong and healthy.
Just like her mama.

You know we're all
so happy for you.

Becoming a father is surely
one of life's most solemn

and moving experiences.

-I wanna ask you a favor.
-Surely.

You know how sometimes
on a special occasion

we have the service up
on the mountain?

I think tomorrow is gonna be
one of those times.

Come on inside.

I think what happens tomorrow...

could affect every member
of your congregation.

I like to think that every one
of my sermons is powerful.

"This morning's service will be
held in Walton's Meadow.

"Let us take advantage of this
glorious day to refresh

"our spirits
and stir upon God's land.

"Reverend Fordwick."

I wish that I had been given the
benefit of some advance notice

so I could have worn more
suitable shoes.

Mr. Godsey?

-Mr. Shelby.
-Morning, folks.

-I hope I'm not late.
-No, you're not late at all.

Mr. Shelby, I'm afraid there has
been a change of location.

Our reverend occasionally gets
the urge to commune with nature.

So services will be held on top
of the mountain this morning.

It's in walking distance.

I'll just join you,
if you don't mind.

Fine.

Mr. Walton?

Would you be kind enough to lead
us in our closing prayer?

O Heavenly Father,

we thank you for our gathering
together here...

in the glory of your universe.

We ask you, O Heavenly Father,

to walk with the people
of our community

in good heart
and in good health.

We also ask you, dear Father,
to hold up a protective hand

over all the little wild things,

the birds, the animals,
the trees and the plants,

that live here on this earth
with us and give us so much joy.

Amen.

Let's go catch butterflies.

Today, before we adjourn,

one of our members wishes
to make an announcement.

John?

Thank you very much, Reverend.

I think maybe you all
haven't got the word yet,

but there's a man here today

who's going to offer
to buy your land from you.

Now, his name is Mr. Shelby,

and he represents
a land company,

and what this land company
of his wants to do...

is to destroy everything up here
and turn it into a mining camp.

I'd like to try to keep you all
from doing something that I did.

I made a big mistake.

I was in a pretty
desperate situation

and I found a way here of making
a little money pretty quickly.

So I sold this piece of land.

This piece of land
that belonged to me.

But I never would've sold it,
not in a million years,

if I knew what Mr. Shelby
planned to do with it!

Wait a minute. Alright, now I'd
like to have my say here, now.

This...

This young man here came to me.
I didn't go to him.

He had some property to sell.
I bought it, at a fair price.

I took an option
on the Godsey's land, too.

Now, certainly I stand to
profit. I'm a businessman.

But look what a mining operation
here could do.

It could bring jobs, prosperity,
food on the table,

getting out of debt and living
like human beings again!

Mr. Shelby, you neglected to
tell me something

that it would mean.

It would mean a mining town.

It'd mean a company town!

You know what a company town
means?

It means that you blast
everything

that lives off the face
of these mountains

and it ends up scarred,
and it ends up dead,

just like the dustbowl is!

And it means there's gonna be
trucks rolling up

and down your roads night and
day,

and there'll be rows and rows
of them ugly clap-trap

look-alike houses!

Them company houses!

Mrs. Brimmer,

when you wake up and you look
out of your window,

don't you just like to look up
here at this pine forest?

It's a view I treasure.

I guarantee, if you sell
your land up here,

in a year's time,
you'll be looking at nothing

but slag heaps
and mountains of dirt.

Some of you had your families
living up here for 100 years.

Some even longer than that.

And how come?
What makes you stay up here?

Is it because of the money
underneath the ground?

Or is it because of the
beautiful things on top of it?

Alright, alright.

All this makes
right pretty talk.

Now let's get practical.

When it comes right down to it,
what good is a view

if you don't have any money
to buy food for your kids

or put clothes on their backs?

You hold on a minute there,
Mr... Whatever.

We here, and our family
and these families here,

we've kept care of our families
and fed and clothed them

for over 100 years,

and we could continue to do so
without destroying the land.

This land is given to us
here in trust,

just for a little while,
to take care of,

and if you blow it up
and mine it

and pour cement all over it,
it's gone forever!

Mr. Walton,
you can't stand still!

The world is changing.
This is 1937.

We have radios, we have
airplanes.

The days of Daniel Boone
are gone.

America is a highly civilized,
mechanized country.

What we're planning here
is progress!

Whose progress?

Now, I believe in progress, too!

It means working together
with your fellow men

and helping hold on to some of
the wonders of this world

for our children and children's
grandchildren to enjoy.

Where will we be? Or our
great-great-grandchildren?

Where will be the air
and the trees?

Clean air for them to breathe?

You'll always have trees and
clean air for people to breathe.

Where? Where will they be?

After you and your kind
get through with it.

Just where will they be?

Thank you, Grandpa.

Well, I think you...

You heard what my grandfather
had to say about it.

But you all gotta make up
your own minds.

If you want to sell your land,
then Mr. Shelby is right here.

I think you ought to step right
up and talk to him about it.

I guess I could use a few
dollars in my pocket.

Now, that's all I'm saying.

Mr. Shelby's your man.
Just step right up.

I don't wanna raise my girls
around a mining camp.

Ever see country after hydraulic
machines were through with it?

Hydraulic mining isn't half as
bad as strip mining.

Why don't you go over to the
other side of Rockfish and see?

Make you sick, mister.

This mountain will never be the
same if we let them in here.

We got to stand up
to these people.

I guess I kind of went off
the deep end.

You were pushed a little.

Ladies and gentlemen, our
service for today has concluded.

I'll see you in church next
Sunday, alright?

I reckon you'd like to sell me
back my land now,

wouldn't you, Mr. Shelby?

No.

I think I'll hang on to it.

But why?

I mean, 10 acres,
that's not enough to mine on.

What would you want
with 10 acres of land?

Let's just say I'm keeping my
toehold here.

I'll be back someday,

when all you bird watchers
and flower lovers are gone.

I hope that time never comes.

Although it had been spared,

that piece of land
was never again to belong to us.

Mr. Shelby has never returned,

but the flower lovers
and bird watchers are waiting.

I saw Mrs. Fordwick's baby
today.

How'd she look?

Well, I don't know.

-You saw her, didn't you?
-Sure.

Well? What do you think?

Not so hot.

Elizabeth, in a few weeks,

little Mary-Margaret
will be a beautiful baby.

That's a relief.
Goodnight, everybody.

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