:05:00
Four or five kids, sometimes more.
:05:04
So needless to say,
ours was already unusual...
:05:07
... what with me being the only child.
:05:10
My mother was lively and talkative.
:05:13
Certainly didn't fit
the housewife mold.
:05:16
And my daddy....
:05:19
Well, my daddy was
stern and overbearing.
:05:22
He was a war veteran
and had lost his leg in battle.
:05:26
And from most accounts,
it changed him.
:05:30
Sometimes it seemed that
along with that leg...
:05:34
...he'd also lost
a piece of his heart.
:05:49
You know l.C.? Colored fellow
at the service station?
:05:52
Sure.
:05:55
-His son came back from Europe today.
-Wonderful.
:05:57
In a box.
:06:02
Somebody around here's gonna
be having a birthday pretty soon.
:06:05
You been thinking about
how you want to celebrate?
:06:08
A party maybe?
:06:14
Will, your mother
asked you a question.
:06:16
Stop. You're lucky to have
that food, with the rationing.
:06:20
Would you like a party?
:06:23
I guess.
:06:25
I picked these up today
at Carr's drugstore.
:06:30
Invitations?
:06:33
You can't very well have a party
without guests, now can you?
:06:38
After supper, you fill them out and
give them to your friends tomorrow.
:06:43
Like who?
:06:46
What about John Abner?
:06:49
He's 5. He still wets his pants.
:06:53
There are plenty of children
who would love to attend your party.
:06:57
Your mother went to a lot
of trouble to get invitations.