RB006 The Fire Bug

The railroad engines in Randolph Thompson's Red Valley Freight Line are threatening to burn up all the trees in Giant Pine National Park. Many of Thompson's engines are old coal-fired steam engines. Randolph pushes the engines hard so that they belch out volumes of smoke and sparks, setting the nearby dry forest ablaze.
Ranger Bill tries to get Thompson to either stop using the old coal burners or put spark arresters on their stacks. Thompson will not cooperate. What can Bill do to protect the forest and save the giant pines?
How does Bill live the Christian life in this story? Is anyone affected by Bill's actions and how?

RB-008 They Called It the Jinx

Tom Farris is the new foreman on a bridge project over 1200-ft deep Dead Man's Gorge. The men are afraid that Tom is jinxed because he pushes his men too hard which causes accidents.

RB-201 Christmas Bells

It is just a few days before Christmas. Officer Pat O'Roarke is working hard late in the evenings making and fixing toys for Christmas gifts for poor children. Pat suffers a severe heart attack. He is gravely ill and barely clinging to life. Pat seems to find strength to live from the sound of the church bells at Knotty Pine Church.
Elderly Herman Schmidt takes care of the church bells. The bells break down while Pat is struggling to survive. Herman is unable to climb the tower to fix the bells because he suffers from severe arthritis.
Bill and the rangers try to fill in for Herman but can't seem to locate the problem. How will they fix the church bells? Will Officer Pat live to see Christmas?

Show Descriptions RB011-RB020

Show #, Title, Opening, First Aired, Description

RB011
Death's Half Mile
1
7/20/1955
Bill looks for ways to protect motorists on a dangerous stretch of highway.

RB012
The Eviction of Ma and Pa Skunk
1
9/14/1955
A family of skunks moves into a recently purchased home before the new owners arrive.

RB013
The Man Who Couldn't Remember
1
7/6/1955
The rangers find a man with amnesia in an abandoned shack singing hymns. The man appears to be a minister.

RB014
Disaster Alert
aka Danger! Gasoline Leak
1
N/A
A leak from a gas station storage tank dumps 500 gallons of gasoline into the KP Bank.

RB015
The Hunted
1
10/10/1956
The rangers out on ski patrol hear the cry of an unknown big cat. The cat is a jaguar that threatens the cattle on nearby ranches.

RB016
Hidden Treasure
aka Trouble at the Flying Double Bar Ranch
1
2/29/1956
Lester Winters inherits the family ranch when his dad died. But the bank must foreclose on unpaid loans on the ranch. The fellas need to find the ranch's missing cattle to help pay bills.

RB017
Overflow
1
9/12/1956
2 days of hard rain and heavy spring thaws threaten to damage Big Ridge Dam. Bill is given 3 hours to warn all the farmers and ranchers in the valley below before floodgates are opened.

RB018
Tony's Place
aka Standing Firm for What Is Right
1
4/28/1954
Tony's Market is damaged when Tony won't give Ed Blake's gang money immediately for baseball uniforms they want. One boy in the gang, Mike, alone is willing to stand up to the gang and its leader.

RB019
Sultan, King of Beasts
1
11/7/1956
Big, powerful show lion, Sultan, defies and scares his trainer, Flick Martin.

RB020
If the Lord Is for Us,
Who Can Be Against Us
1
11/10/1954
Bill tells how he was persecuted by his sarge as a Navy medic serving with the Marines, and how he saved the sarge's life. Young army serviceman Ted Sloan in a similar situation.

Show Descriptions - RB001-RB010

Show #, Title, Opening, First Aired, Description

RB001
20 Fathoms Under the Sea
1
5/26/1954
Bill and the boys go deep sea fishing with old salvage man Ben Benson. An old Nay sub used for training is stuck on the bottom and Ben can but won't help because his son died on a salvage job.

RB002
A Boy and A Bomb
1
N/A
Bill gets secret orders to escort Hal Dever to the Army proving grounds to test a bomb timing device. Hal is a single father who ignores his son Jim. The boy takes the timer and starts it ticking.

RB003
Getting with the Wrong Crowd
1
3/28/1956
George Bruce returns to Knotty Pine after spending time in reform school. Townsfolks refuse to accept him or help him. Bill gets him a delivery job with Frenchy DeSalle's logging operation where he loses the payroll.

RB004
The Hermit
1
12/21/1955
A hermit who moves into a cabin in Bill's territory turns out to be a desperately needed brain surgeon.

RB005
Burning Sands
1
5/16/1954
Elderly desert prospector Joshua Webb is told by his doctor to stay in Knotty Pine for his health, but the lure of gold takes him back to the desert anayway. Bill and the boys must brave 120 degre heat to rescue Jushua.

RB006
The Fire Bug
1
8/11/1954
Randolph Thompson's coal fired railroad engines threaten the big pines in the forests along his rail lines.

RB007
Miracles [aka Pray for a Miracle]
2
12/20/1961
Henry and Freddy go on a hike where Freddy has to wrestle with his faith and miracles. The boys need a miracle when Freddy falls into Half-Mile Gulley and breaks his leg, while flood waters from a broken dam threaten to drown the boys. Only a miracle can save them.

RB008
They Called It (Him) the Jinx(?)
1
11/5/1955
Tom Farris called in to be foreman of bridge project over 1200ft deep Dead Man's Gorge. The crew is afraid of the jinx on Tom from accidents caused by pushing his men.

RB009
Bim, the Dog
1
3/9/1955
A brave dog protects his family then serves his country.

RB010
Hit and Run
1
4/13/1955
Two boys hide after hitting an elderly pedestrian.