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WELL, IF YOU ASK ME,

IT'S A GOOD THING RALPH HAD TO MOVE OUT OF TOWN

AND RESIGN AS CITY COUNCILMAN.

HE WAS NOTHING BUT A MAYBE MAN.

NO ACTION.

WELL, I JUST HOPE WE GET SOMEBODY GOOD TO TAKE HIS PLACE.

YOU SEEM TO KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT IT, FLOYD.

WHY DON'T YOU RUN?

GOOBER, I SERVED FOUR YEARS ON THE CITY COUNCIL.

FOUR OF THE STORMIEST YEARS IN MAYBERRY'S POLITICAL HISTORY.

I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE STORMY, FLOYD.

WELL, YOU WERE TOO YOUNG.

IT WAS JUST A CONSTANT BATTLE AGAINST CORRUPTION.

HERE?

YES, RIGHT HERE.

IN MAYBERRY.

EH, CORRUPTION ALL OVER THE PLACE.

REMEMBER THE FAMOUS DRINKING FOUNTAIN SCANDAL?

SOMEBODY MADE A MISTAKE AND RAN A HOT WATER LINE IN.

AH... UH... MMM...

TRIED TO COVER UP.

WELL, MAYBERRY AIN'T THAT WAY TODAY.

MY BOY, THIS IS YOUR HERITAGE.

HEY...

HEY, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW

YOU KNOW WHO'D MAKE A GOOD COUNCIL MEMBER?

A REAL GOOD ONE?

WHO? WHO?

HOWARD SPRAGUE.

HUH HOWARD SPRAGUE. YEAH.

MIGHT BE JUST THE MAN, ANDY.

HE'S BEEN COUNTY CLERK FOR YEARS.

THAT'S GOOD EXPERIENCE.

HE'S ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS

HE'D LIKE TO SEE MADE.

INTELLIGENT.

YEAH. YEAH.

CONSCIENTIOUS.

UPSTANDING. YEAH.

AND HE LOVES DOGS.

WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH ANYTHING?

LET'S GO ASK HIM.

I BET NOBODY'D EVEN RUN AGAINST HIM.

OKAY.

AND I BELIEVE THE HIGHLIGHT OF LAST WEEK'S MEETING

WAS THE VERY INTERESTING REVIEW TILLIE KINCAID GAVE OF THE BOOK

ROSES ARE THE BACKBONE OF YOUR GARDEN

BY MABEL J. MOSLEY.

I'M SURE IT INSPIRED US ALL

TO GIVE EVEN MORE LOVING CARE TO OUR ROSES.

AND TILLIE'S SUMMATION OF MRS. MOSLEY'S BOOK

CAN BE PUT IN A NUTSHELL:

SPARE THE INSECTICIDES BUT DO NOT SPARE THE FERTILIZER.

THAT, I BELIEVE, CONCLUDES THE MINUTES OF OUR LAST MEETING.

OH, WELL DONE.

THANK YOU, BEE.

AND NOW, ANY NEW BUSINESS?

BEE?

WELL, I BELIEVE, AS LOYAL MEMBERS OF THE GARDEN CLUB

THAT WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING

ABOUT BEAUTIFYING ELM STREET.

YOU KNOW, IN A LOVELY CITY LIKE MAYBERRY

IT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT TO HAVE A BLIGHTED AREA.

IF THE WALLRAVENS WOULD PAINT THEIR HOUSE

IT WOULD CERTAINLY HELP.

IT WOULD.

I MOVE WE FORM A COMMITTEE

AND WHOEVER'S ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL

WE SHOULD TAKE OUR VIEWS TO HIM.

AN EXCELLENT IDEA, ELLA.

I MEAN, NOT THAT WE WANT TO BE A PRESSURE GROUP OR ANYTHING

BUT IF WE THROW OUR WEIGHT BEHIND THE RIGHT MAN--

GIRLS!

GIRLS, I HAVE AN IDEA.

IN FACT, IT'S AN INSPIRATIONAL IDEA.

NOW, INSTEAD OF OUR FORMING A COMMITTEE ABOUT THIS

WHY NOT ONE OF US RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL?

CLARA, THAT IS AN INSPIRATIONAL IDEA.

I SUGGEST THAT WE CHOOSE SOMEONE TO RUN RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.

AND IT HAS TO BE SOMEONE WHO'S WELL-KNOWN

AND WHO HAS THE QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP.

I NOMINATE BEE TAYLOR.

I SECOND IT.

BEE WOULD BE PERFECT.

OH, NO, GIRLS. PLEASE, NO.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT POLITICS.

WHAT IS THERE TO KNOW?

YOU HAVE GOOD COMMON SENSE

AND THE COURAGE OF YOUR CONVICTIONS.

AND YOU'RE CERTAINLY POPULAR, BEE.

THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.

WELL, I'M... I'M VERY HONORED.

EVERYONE FOR BEE...

UNANIMOUS.

WELL, LADIES...

I ACCEPT THE NOMINATION.

AND IF ELECTED, I PROMISE TO WORK DILIGENTLY

FOR THE BETTERMENT OF MAYBERRY.

GOLLY, FELLAS, I DON'T KNOW.

I'M JUST OVERWHELMED.

THINK ABOUT IT, HOWARD, JUST THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU'D BE A REAL GOOD 'UN.

YOU'VE GOT THE EXPERIENCE.

COUNTY CLERK FOR TWO YEARS.

IT JUST COMES DOWN TO WE THINK YOU'RE THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB.

WELL, IT CERTAINLY IS A THRILL

TO HAVE FRIENDS WHO THINK SO HIGHLY OF ME, BUT...

CITY COUNCILMAN.

GOSH.

THE MACHINE WILL BACK YOU A HUNDRED PERCENT.

I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING, WE'RE ALL BEHIND YOU.

AUNT BEE WILL TALK IT UP FOR YOU AT ALL HER WOMEN'S CLUBS.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

GENTLEMEN, I ACCEPT THE NOMINATION.

OH! ATTABOY, HOWARD.

CONGRATULATIONS.

WE WHO HAVE SERVED SALUTE YOU.

AUNT BEE!

SHE'S NOT HOME YET, PAW.

AH.

OH, HI, OPE.

HI, PAW.

HOW WAS SCHOOL?

OH... FINE.

MILK? YEAH.

ANY MARKS?

JUST HISTORY.

HOW'D YOU DO?

WELL...

THIS TEST DOESN'T REALLY MEAN MUCH.

WE'RE HAVING TWO MORE BEFORE THE END OF THE TERM.

HUH.

HOW'D YOU DO?

AND MISS CRUMP DIDN'T TELL US

SHE WAS GONNA GIVE US THE STUFF FROM THE LAST CHAPTER.

HALF THE CLASS DIDN'T KNOW IT, EITHER.

HOW'D YOU DO?

WELL...

I GOT A HIGH "D."

A HIGH "D"!

OPE, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO BUCKLE DOWN...

I'VE GOT SOME EXCITING NEWS.

WHAT, AUNT BEE?

YOU'RE BOTH GOING TO BE VERY PROUD OF ME.

WHAT DID YOU DO?

I'M GOING TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL.

GOSH, AUNT BEE, THAT'S JUST GREAT!

ISN'T THAT GREAT, PAW?

OH, YEAH.

YEAH, BOY.

YOU DON'T SOUND VERY THRILLED.

OH, I'M THRILLED.

I'M... I'M THRILLED.

IT'S... IT'S JUST THAT, UH...

JUST THAT WHAT?

WELL, UH, I THINK IT'S...

I THINK IT'S GREAT.

UH, BUT...

BUT WHAT?

WELL, UH...

OH, I THINK...

I THINK IT'S JUST WONDERFUL NEWS.

IT'S JUST THAT... UH...

DON'T YOU THINK THAT SOME OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT BE...

UH...

BETTER QUALIFIED?

BETTER QUALIFIED?

OH... WELL, I CERTAINLY DIDN'T THINK IT OF YOU, ANDY TAYLOR.

SO YOU'RE ONE OF THESE MEN

WHO THINK THAT WOMEN'S PLACE IS IN THE HOME.

OH, NO. NOW, WAIT, I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

OH, YOU, OF ALL PEOPLE.

NO, NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, AUNT BEE, NOW...

WILL YOU GO STUDY?

OPIE, STAY JUST WHERE YOU ARE.

IT MIGHT BE ENLIGHTENING TO HEAR

SOME OF YOUR FATHER'S OLD-FASHIONED IDEAS.

OH, I DON'T HAVE OLD-FASHIONED IDEAS.

I THINK WOMEN IN POLITICS...

JUST EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS MEN.

JUST EVERY BIT AS GOOD.

ALL I'M SAYING IS THAT IN THIS CASE

DON'T YOU THINK THAT SOMEBODY ELSE MIGHT BE

JUST A LITTLE BETTER QUALIFIED?

SOME MAN, I SUPPOSE.

NOW...

YOU STAY HERE. HMM?

NOW, AUNT BEE, WILL YOU... WILL YOU...?

AUNT BEE...

AUNT BEE, WILL YOU PLEASE

JUST GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD...

COME IN.

HI.

Aunt Bee: HI.

I HEARD YOU WERE RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL, AUNT BEE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

I'M GLAD SOMEONE IS PLEASED.

WELL, IN VIEW OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, ANDY

I GUESS I SORTA KINDA OUGHTA LET YOU OFF THE HOOK.

HOOK

OH.

I PRESUMED THAT YOU HAD...

NO, I HAVEN'T.

AUNT BEE, HOWARD'S RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL, TOO.

IN FACT, I'M ONE OF THE ONES THAT TALKED HIM INTO IT

BECAUSE I HONESTLY BELIEVE, WITH HIS EXPERIENCE

HE'S THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB.

WELL...

I'M SORRY, AUNT BEE

BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO ALONG WITH THIS.

I'LL BE SUPPORTING HOWARD.

WELL.

WELL!

GEE, ANDY, I SURE APPRECIATE THE STAND YOU'RE TAKING

BUT IT SEEMS TO PLACE YOU IN A RATHER TICKLISH SITUATION.

YEAH...

YOU MIGHT SAY THAT.

HELLO.

OH, HELLO, CLARA.

YES, I'M WORKING ON IT NOW.

MM-HMM. GETTING IDEAS AND MAKING NOTES.

WELL, AS MY CAMPAIGN MANAGER

I THINK YOU AND A FEW OF THE OTHER GIRLS AND MYSELF

SHOULD CAUCUS THIS AFTERNOON.

CAUCUS.

C-A-U-C-U-S.

YES, IT'S A SORT OF GET-TOGETHER.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE'LL CHECK LATER, CLARA.

BYE-BYE.

WELL, GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

MM.

IT'S OVER THERE.

OH. OH.

FINE.

UH... I WONDER IF I...

WELL, I DO HAVE EVERYTHING

WHERE I CAN JUST PUT MY HANDS ON IT.

OH. WELL, THAT'S... THAT'S FINE.

THAT'S FINE.

IT'S A NICE MORNING.

YES.

AUNT BEE, I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND MY POSITION IN THIS ELECTION.

ANDY, I UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION PERFECTLY

AND ANY ILL FEELING I MAY HAVE INDICATED

IS COMPLETELY GONE.

OH. WELL, GOOD.

YOU HAD ME SCARED THERE FOR A MINUTE.

Opie: MORNING.

OH, MORNING, OPE.

WELL, I'LL GET YOUR BREAKFAST FOR YOU, DEAR.

SIT DOWN, OPIE.

SIT DOWN.

GO AHEAD.

PLENTY OF ROOM.

I FINISHED THAT POSTER FOR YOU, AUNT BEE.

OH, THANK YOU, OPIE.

IT'S SO REFRESHING

WHEN ONE FINDS LOYALTY IN THE FAMILY.

I DREW UP A POSTER FOR AUNT BEE.

"MISS BEE TAYLOR FOR PROGRESSIVE GOVERNMENT."

GOOD, OPE. GOOD.

VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD.

FINISH YOUR BREAKFAST, OPIE.

I HAVE TO GET DRESSED.

NOW, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT?

OH, NO, THANK YOU.

I COULD USE AN EGG.

THEY'RE IN THE REFRIGERATOR.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT COURSE OF ACTION TO TAKE.

I'VE THOUGHT AND THOUGHT AND THOUGHT.

OH, HI, ANDY.

FELLAS.

GEE, ANDY, WE'VE JUST BEEN TALKING.

YOU KNOW, THIS WHOLE THING IS QUITE A DILEMMA.

I WOULDN'T SAY THAT.

IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE FOR SOME OF US,

BUT I THINK THE ISSUE IS VERY CLEAR.

CLEAR AS CRYSTAL!

EXPLAIN IT TO GOOBER NOW.

WELL, AUNT BEE IS A WONDERFUL WOMAN.

A WONDERFUL WOMAN, SHE'LL GET MY VOTE.

I'M NOT FINISHED, FLOYD.

OH.

SHE'S A WONDERFUL WOMAN, BUT WE ALL AGREE

THAT HOWARD IS THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB.

NOW, I MEANT IT, AND I STILL MEAN IT,

I THINK HE IS BY FAR THE BEST QUALIFIED.

THAT'S JUST WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY.

THE MACHINE -- WE'LL BACK YOU 100%, BOY.

FLOYD!

NOW, HOWARD, I THINK YOU SHOULD STILL RUN,

AND DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO WIN,

BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT

THAT WE HAVE THE BEST MAN IN THERE.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

ANDY, MY HAT'S IN THE RING TO STAY.

NOW, WHAT WE GOT TO DO

IS GET THE THING STARTED AND HIT 'EM HARD.

I MEAN, DO EVERYTHING WE CAN -- SHAKE HANDS,

GO SEE PEOPLE, JUST SEE EVERYBODY.

GIRLS, GIRLS!

BEE, BEE, WONDERFUL NEWS!

OH?

I'VE JUST ARRANGED TWO MORE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS FOR YOU.

THE BOOSTERS CLUB LUNCHEON TOMORROW

AND THE LITERARY GUILD WEDNESDAY NIGHT!

OH, GOOD, THEY'RE VERY INFLUENTIAL ORGANIZATIONS!

YES, AND I'VE TALKED WITH LILLIAN HARTZEL

AND SHE SAYS SHE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY

TO BRING HER SAXOPHONE AND PERFORM IF YOU LIKE.

OH, IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA!

YOU KNOW HER VERSION OF "THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE"

CERTAINLY LIVENS UP AN AUDIENCE.

AND WE'VE GOT TO USE EVERY TOOL AT OUR COMMAND!

EVERY TOOL.

WE'VE GOT TO HAVE MORE SLOGANS.

THAT'S WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR.

YEAH. HEY, LET'S THINK OF SOMETHING.

IT HAS TO BE CATCHY.

LIKE, UH, "WIN WITH WILKE."

"A LANDSLIDE FOR LANDON."

OH. "TIPPECANOE AND TYLER, TOO."

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?

MEAN? IT MEANS WHAT IT SAYS.

MAN HAD A CANOE, AND IT KEPT TIPPING OVER AND...

PROBABLY HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH "DON'T ROCK THE BOAT."

OH.

OH, AND ANOTHER THING, TOO.

WE GOT TO GET THAT INDIAN VOTE.

INDIAN?

YEAH.

WELL, THERE'S JUST ONE.

WELL, EVERY VOTE COUNTS.

LET ME THINK NOW.

WHAT'S AN ISSUE THAT WOULD APPEAL TO INDIANS?

UM...

"PRESERVE THE BUFFALO."

AH...

GOOD MORNING, MR. COUNCILMAN.

OH, LET'S NOT COUNT OUR CHICKENS

BEFORE THEY'RE HATCHED.

GOOD. GOOD.

USE THAT IN THE SPEECH.

A WELL-TURNED PHRASE CAN GET VOTES.

YOU, UH, HAVEN'T SEEN ANDY.

HE'S NOT IN HIS OFFICE.

HE OUGHT TO BE ALONG ANY MINUTE.

Woman: OH, THEY'RE 500 OF THEM.

MORNING, LADIES.

WHY, HI, ANDY.

WORKING ON A PLATFORM FOR THE CAMPAIGN.

I DON'T THINK

ANY PLATFORM'S GOING TO WIN THIS ELECTION.

EVERYBODY'S GOT THEIR EMOTIONS INVOLVED.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, ANDY?

WELL, I JUST PASSED BY A COUPLE OF GARDEN CLUB LADIES

AND THEY WON'T HAVE A THING TO DO WITH ME

AND THAT MEANS YOU, TOO.

GETTING TO BE A BATTLE OF THE SEXES.

HEY, WE BETTER LINE UP SOME ISSUES

THAT'LL APPEAL TO THE WOMEN VOTERS.

YEAH, MAKE A NOTE OF THAT, GOOBER.

AND THE INDIAN, TOO.

RIGHT.

HOWARD, LET ME... LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO AN OPEN DEBATE

BETWEEN YOU AND AUNT BEE?

YOU KNOW, LET THE PEOPLE GET TO KNOW ABOUT BOTH CANDIDATES...

WHAT THEY FEEL AND WHAT THEY HOPE TO DO.

GEE, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A WONDERFUL IDEA, ANDY.

GOOD. NOW, LET'S JUST SEE IF WE CAN SET THAT UP.

I'LL TALK TO AUNT BEE.

WE'LL SEE YOU, FELLAS.

Floyd: BYE, ANDY.

NOW, LET'S SEE HERE.

OH. OH, YES. HERE IT IS.

UH, I DO THINK WE OUGHT TO DISCUSS

THE NEW BRIDGE OVER PARKER CREEK.

THIS YEAR'S COUNCIL CERTAINLY HAS TO FACE IT.

I'M GOING ALL OUT ON IT IN MY SPEECH TONIGHT.

RIGHT. GOOD.

BEE, WEAR YOUR BLUE SUIT.

IT GIVES A FEELING OF STABILITY.

I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. NOW --

WELL, UH, LADIES...

WE AR HAVING A MEETING HERE.

WELL, FINE, FINE.

I'D JUST LIKE TO CHECK SOMETHING.

'COURSE, IT IS YOUR HOUSE.

IF YOU'D PREFER WE GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

NO, NO, NO.

I'D JUST LIKE TO GET THIS THING DOWN

TO A SENSIBLE BASIS.

I WAS TALKING WITH SOME OF THE FELLAS.

AND I BELIEVE IF WE COULD GET THE ISSUES IN THIS CAMPAIGN

BEFORE THE PUBLIC

THEN THEY MIGHT GET A BETTER IDEA

OF WHO THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE FOR THEIR COUNCILMAN

OR, IN YOUR CASE, WOMAN.

NOW, WELL...

A DEBATE IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT

IN THE TOWN HALL.

IT'S-IT'S FINE WITH HOWARD.

AND, UH, WELL, WHAT ABOUT YOU, AUNT BEE?

DEBATE?

YES.

MAY I ASK MY CAMPAIGN MANAGER?

WELL, CERTAINLY.

EXCUSE ME.

Aunt Bee: MM-MMM.

MM-HMM. MM-HMM.

MM.

WE HAVE DECIDED.

WE WOULD WELCOME SUCH A DEBATE

AND THE SOONER THE BETTER.

FINE. I'LL, UH, I'LL SET IT UP.

LADIES... LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

COULD I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION?

IF YOU'LL JUST TAKE SEATS.

UH...

I'M SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS BOTH OUR CANDIDATES

FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.

MISS BEE TAYLOR...

AND HOWARD SPRAGUE.

NOW, BOTH THE CANDIDATES HAVE AGREED

THAT THERE'LL BE NO FORMAL RULES

OR SET QUESTIONS FOR THE, UH, DEBATE TONIGHT.

SO, UH, ANYBODY WHO HAS ANY QUESTIONS

ABOUT ANY OF THE ISSUES

JUST FEEL FREE TO ASK THEM

AND THE CANDIDATES WILL GIVE YOU THEIR OPINIONS.

UH... WELL, UH... ALL SET.

SO JUST, UH...

JUST FIRE AWAY.

I'D LIKE TO HEAR A DISCUSSION

ON THE SUBJECT OF, UH, PUTTING UP A NEW BRIDGE

OVER PARKER CREEK ON THE OLD RANCH ROAD.

LADIES FIRST.

THE FACT THAT I'M A LADY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

THE ISSUE IS NOT WHETHER A MAN OR WOMAN IS RUNNING

BUT WHO'S BEST QUALIFIED FOR THE JOB.

OH, I COULDN'T AGREE MORE.

I ONLY MEANT...

OF COURSE.

NOW, AS TO THE NEW BRIDGE

BEING BUILT OVER PARKER CREEK

AT THE OLD RANCH ROAD

I SAY IF IT IS THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE

THAT A BRIDGE BE BUILT

THEN A BRIDGE SHALL BE BUILT.

WELL, UH... I THINK THIS WOULD JUST BE A WASTE

OF THE TAXPAYERS' MONEY.

WASTE OF THE TAXPAYERS' MONEY?

LET ME READ SOME FIGURES I HAVE HERE

ON THE COST OF SUCH A PROJECT.

NOW, IF THE BRIDGE WERE BUILT

JUST ONE BLOCK AWAY ON BAKER STREET...

BAKER STREET

WELL, IT WOULD RESULT IN A SAVINGS OF $3,628

INCLUDING THE COST OF $468 TO REPAIR THE OLD BRIDGE

WHICH COULD STILL BE USED FOR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.

NOW, AT 6% INTEREST, THIS COULD BE AMORTIZED

OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS

AT A MONTHLY EXPENDITURE OF $57.60.

NOW, 30% OF THIS WOULD BE DEDUCTIBLE

IN LIGHT OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT RULING

ON CIVIC IMPROVEMENTS.

NOW, THIS WOULD LEAVE A NET TOTAL COST TO THE CITY

OF UNDER $40.

WHERE DID HE GET ALL THAT INFORMATION?

THESE FIGURES, OF COURSE, ARE ONLY AN APPROXIMATION

BASED UPON THE PROBABLE CURRENT INTEREST RATES

AT THE TIME THE PROJECT IS INSTITUTED.

I'M SORRY I CAN'T BE MORE EXACT AT THIS TIME.

NEXT QUESTION, PLEASE.

UH, HOW ABOUT THE NEW SEWERS FOR MAIN STREET?

I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION, GOOBER.

THE SEWERS ON MAIN STREET

IS A SUBJECT VERY CLOSE TO ALL OF US.

AND I SAY IF THE PEOPLE WANT NEW SEWERS

THEY SHALL HAVE THEM.

THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE--

THAT SHALL BE MY BEACON TO SHINE FOREVER

IN THE DARKNESS OF POLITICAL IGNORANCE.

WELL, AS COUNTY CLERK, THE SEWER SITUATION

IS AN AREA THAT IS NOT UNFAMILIAR TO ME.

FRANKLY, I DON'T THINK NEW SEWERS IS THE ANSWER.

I HAVE SOME FIGURES HERE

ON THE COST OF REPAIRING OUR OLD ONES.

NOW, IF WE WERE TO CONCENTRATE ON THE 200-FOOT RUN

BETWEEN FIRST AND THIRD STREETS

WE COULD COMPLETELY REPAIR THIS LINE

ASSUMING THAT THE PLUMBING WAGE COST

REMAINS AT A CONSTANT...

AND I WOULD SAY DEFINITELY NO.

A NEW ROAD CONNECTING WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY

WOULD JUST BE A WASTE OF TAXPAYERS' MONEY...

THE BOY, HE'S GOT A LOT OF SAVVY.

REMINDS ME OF MYSELF WHEN I WAS 35.

THEN WE COULD ALWAYS RECONSIDER THE MEASURE.

UH, ONLY TIME CAN TELL.

UH, ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS?

Aunt Bee: YES. I HAVE ONE.

I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE

LISTENING TO MY WORTHY OPPONENT

WITH ALL OF HIS FACTS AND FIGURES

ABOUT THE PROBLEMS OF OUR TOWN.

AND I'VE BEEN LISTENING NOT AS A CANDIDATE

BUT AS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVES HERE.

AND MY QUESTION IS

WHY SHOULD ANYONE VOTE FOR ME

WHEN YOU HAVE A MAN LIKE HOWARD SPRAGUE RUNNING?

I CAN'T THINK OF ANYBODY ELSE I'D WANT ON THE COUNCIL

LOOKING AFTER MY INTERESTS AND EVERYBODY ELSE'S.

AND I WHOLEHEARTEDLY URGE YOU

TO CAST YOUR VOTE FOR HOWARD SPRAGUE.

WELL, UH...

GEE, AUNT BEE, I, UH...

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

WELL, WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT TOMORROW MORNING

WHEN YOU'RE HAVING YOUR EGGS AND CEREAL

AND SAUSAGES AND PANCAKES AND...

IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE

JUST LET ME KNOW.

NOW, ARE YOU SURE THAT'S ENOUGH FOR YOU, ANDY?

PLENTY, PLENTY, PLENTY.

I DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT MY TALK WITH HOWARD

LAST NIGHT AFTER THE DEBATE.

NO.

HE'S ASKED ME TO HEAD A COMMITTEE

FOR THE BEAUTIFICATION OF ELM STREET.

HEY, THAT'S SOMETHING!

YOU MEAN YOU'RE GONNA BE IN CHARGE

OF THE WHOLE THING, AUNT BEE?

THAT'S RIGHT, OPIE.

WELL, THAT'S QUITE AN ASSIGNMENT.

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT

EVER SINCE HE MENTIONED IT TO ME.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT I'M PLANNING?

NOT THE FAINTEST IDEA.

I'M GOING TO REMOVE ALL OF THE ELM TREES ON ELM STREET,

AND I'M GOING TO PLANT MAGNOLIAS.

WE'LL PROBABLY CALL IT "MAGNOLIA STREET."

THAT'S A NICER NAME, ANYWAY, AND WHEN THOSE TREES

ARE IN BLOOM, THAT WHOLE STREET WILL BE COMPLETELY SHADED.

IT'LL PROBABLY BE THE PRETTIEST STREET IN MAYBERRY.

OOH, POLITICS ARE EXCITING!

DO YOU KNOW WHAT MY OTHER PLAN IS?

WHEN THEY FINISH THE BRIDGE AT BAKER STREET,

WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A DAM,

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN A WATER WHEEL.

IT'LL BE JUST BEAUTIFUL.