Ranger Bill xx-xx-xx (211) The Battle Of The Lumberjacks
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The show features over 200 episodes and stars Miron Canaday as Ranger Bill, a forest ranger in the fictional town of Knotty Pine, located in the Rocky Mountains. Alongside his friends Stumpy Jenkins and Grey Wolf, Ranger Bill tackles various adventures and moral dilemmas, often with a strong Christian message.
The show remains a beloved piece of old-time radio history and is still enjoyed by many fans today.
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00:00in case he's not there. That's just what Bill has done with his men. And we see them in action in the story, Battle of the Lumberjacks.
00:11Let's pay a visit to our old friend, Frenchy de Salle. There's bad blood running between Frenchy's men and the lumberjacks of a rival logging outfit
00:20that's cutting timber about 20 miles from Frenchy's logging operation. Frenchy's decided that it's about time he let the big boss in on it.
00:29Boss, I have a talk with you. Okay, Frenchy, sit down, let's hear it.
00:42Mr. King, you remember some time ago, Frenchy asked about adding shop and service for the lumberjacks.
00:50You told Frenchy that you were thinking about it. That is, four weeks ago, you said that. Frenchy, if they get you out time enough to think, what did they all say?
01:02The answer? The answer's no.
01:05Well, you tell me what Frenchy's sure you'll say. Why?
01:09Listen, you big bruiser, just because religion changed you from a fighting maniac and made a gentleman out of you, no reason to try and force it down the other men's throats.
01:18Well, well, but when this Frenchy's saying he's going to shove it down the men's throats, nobody shoves their logs down my throat, Mr. King.
01:27I took him as savior because I think I should. The men, they need something besides hard work. They cannot taste the salt on fine logs, Mr. King.
01:38Frenchy, we went all through this the last time we talked about it. All I'm worried about is cutting logs. It should be the only thing that concerns you, too.
01:46Well, well, well, yes, it is. You see that we are two weeks ahead of schedule, and Frenchy's logs, they cut more logs than any other two of us put together.
01:58Yes, I know, Frenchy. I don't know how you do it, but you do, and you don't lose any men, either.
02:03Ho, ho, I give the men big fat pay, and big cut on the bar. I leave my men, Mr. King. I do not drive them. My job is to give them more than they get from another boss. Ho, ho, that way I keep them up here.
02:21Giving them religion won't keep them happy.
02:23I believe it will. Being a Frenchon makes Frenchy do some actions. Now I have song in my heart.
02:30Frenchy, it's no use. I won't have my lumber camp turned into a Sunday school.
02:34Okay, Mr. King, you are the boss, but now I have some bad news to tell you.
02:42You're not quitting?
02:43Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
02:45Well, that would be bad news, boss. No, that would be good news.
02:51That's a matter of opinion, Frenchy. To me, it would be bad news. Well, let's get to the point. What's the bad news?
02:58There is bad blood running between my boys on the jobs from Ben Larson's camp.
03:04Hmm, that doesn't surprise me too much, Frenchy. How bad are the feelings?
03:09Hmm, pretty bad, boss. A couple of Frenchy's boys already have fight with some of Ben's boys. Frenchy prays that there'll be big fight in town tonight.
03:20Uh-oh, I don't like that. What seems to be sparking them to fight?
03:24Jealousy and hate, Mr. King. My boys shoot off their mouths about being extra good jocks and Ben's boys do not like it.
03:33I tell my boys to keep quiet, but Ben's boys will not let them. My boys, they act fine, then Ben's jocks eggs them all.
03:44Well, get in town and see that nothing happens.
03:47Okay, boss, but now it's like trying to keep this song from coming up in the morning.
04:03Little does Mr. King realize how right Frenchy is. Right now there are a hundred lumberjacks in Lumbertown.
04:10Most of them are in the two eating houses. Frenchy's men favor one restaurant and Ben's men the other.
04:16Frenchy's men are behaving themselves, but Ben's men are in a nasty mood.
04:20They're looking for trouble as a dozen of them walk into the restaurant where Frenchy's men are eating.
04:25One of Frenchy's men looks up.
04:27Hey, Blacky, look who's walking in.
04:30Yeah, and Ben ain't with him. Where's Frenchy Nelson?
04:33He's back at camp. He and the boss have some business to take care of.
04:37Good, then Frenchy won't be in town tonight. If Lefty starts something, we know that Ben ain't in town either.
04:44If we just let him say one word the wrong way, we'll shut their mouths.
04:48Yeah.
04:49Come on, boys, let's find out what these knuckleheads are doing in our eating joint.
05:02Hey, fellas, here come the good boys. Frenchy says they've got to behave themselves like Sunday school children.
05:11Let's throw them out, boys.
05:15Come on, folks.
05:38A hundred angry lumberjacks fight in the restaurant and now on Main Street of Lumbertown.
05:43The men battle savagely with their brute strength and all of a sudden a fury unleashes itself from within their souls.
05:49Frenchy arrives at one end of Main Street and gasps as he quickly sizes up the situation and realizes he's arrived too late.
05:56Then Frenchy sees Ben Larson across the street and yells to him.
06:03Frenchy, am I glad to see you. We've got to stop that fight or neither one of us will have a good man left for work on Monday morning.
06:10You should have thought of that before. Come on. Frenchy DuSalle is angry.
06:15So am I. Let's break it up.
06:17No, sir. We'll start from this side. Frenchy, pick up this man and put him to sleep. You pick up yours and do this side.
06:24Let's go.
06:26Look out, you guys. The boss.
06:29This is the boss. Big Frenchy DuSalle waves into the mob of fighting men.
06:34Some of his boys see a six-foot-eight shadow from the corner of their eyes and they stop fighting and get out of his way.
06:40At his side, Ben Larson stands six feet six and he picks his own men out and sends them spinning on their way.
06:47In about ten minutes, the fight is over and the men have headed back to camp.
06:53Don't look at me like that, Frenchy.
06:55Don't look at me like that, Frenchy.
06:57It is a good thing, Frenchy Christian, or I'll beat your ears off.
07:00Why do you let your men fight in town? Look at the damage.
07:04We will hear plenty about this, Ben Larson.
07:07Take it easy, Frenchy. I can't control my men like you can.
07:11I cannot control mine very well, it looks like.
07:14From now on, I come to town with them and make sure everybody behaves.
07:26THE END
07:34Come in, Frenchy.
07:35You want to see me, Mr. King?
07:38Yes. You and I are going to meet with the businessmen of Lumbertown.
07:42Ed Stone and Ben Larson will be there too.
07:45Oh! Frenchy thinks the meeting about the damage is caused by the fight, am I right?
07:50You certainly are.
07:52The meeting will be at nine in the morning at the town hall.
07:55We'll drive in together.
07:56Okay, boss.
07:58Frenchy, I think our faces will be pretty red before we get through.
08:03That's a matter of opinion, Frenchy.
08:15As you know, your lumberjacks came into town last Saturday evening
08:18and literally wrecked the storefronts for about a block along Main Street.
08:22The restaurant in which the fight began had its interior pretty well demolished.
08:27Do you acknowledge these facts?
08:29Yes, we do, Mr. Hopkins.
08:31How much are the damages?
08:33Yeah, that's what I'd like to know too.
08:35Several bids were made for the repair work,
08:37and the one we chose as most reasonable,
08:40and yet would restore the buildings to their previous appearance,
08:44is $5,000.
08:47What are you trying to do?
08:49Remodel and repair at the same time?
08:51A lot of merchandise is ruined too, mister.
08:54And the inside of the restaurant, you ought to see it.
08:57Okay, but don't try and tell us it's all gold-plated.
09:00Gentlemen, please, we'll make no headway arguing.
09:03You fellows representing the logging companies
09:06may have your own bids figured if you wish.
09:08Then we'll compare.
09:10I don't see any need for that.
09:12My company isn't responsible for its employees after working hours.
09:16We can't help what they do.
09:18If the tab was $1,000 or even $1,500, I'd go along and pay half.
09:23But not $5,000.
09:25That's right, I agree.
09:29Gentlemen, gentlemen, if that's your attitude, we haven't any choice
09:33but to take your companies to court.
09:35Get justice there.
09:37Also, we're declaring our town closed to your men,
09:40and we'll call the Rangers to back us.
09:55What do you say we clean up on Frenchy's camp, boys?
09:58Blackie and the rest of Frenchy's jacks are responsible
10:01for getting us thrown out of town.
10:05Dutch shall lumber town they can't throw us out,
10:07and at the same time we'll clean up on Frenchy's men.
10:10Let's go, boys. We'll show them who's who.
10:21Blackie, I just found out that Lefty and his jacks
10:24are coming over here to beat the tar out of us.
10:26They blame us for getting the town closed.
10:28Oh, they do?
10:30They're the ones to blame. They started the fight.
10:33Yeah, they're on their way here now.
10:35We'd better get the boys together and give them a royal welcome.
10:38Which way are they coming, Nels?
10:40Through town.
10:41Good. We'll surprise them on Main Street.
10:52Frenchy! Frenchy, where are you? Frenchy!
10:55I'm right here, boss. What is it, boss?
10:57Come on. We've got to get the car and head for town on the double.
11:00What is going on in town?
11:02Ed Stone just called me.
11:04He found out his men are heading for town on the way to clean up our boys.
11:07Our jacks found out, and now they're all in town
11:10trying to get the jump on each other.
11:12Oh, Frenchy picks on girls.
11:14They will learn not to sneak off on Frenchy Bouchard
11:17when I am through with them.
11:32They see us, Frenchy. They're breaking it up.
11:38It looks like they do no more damage, boss.
11:42I'm thankful for that.
11:44How are we going to stop this, Frenchy?
11:46I do not know.
11:48Frenchy tell you about having chapel service, but you not listen.
11:52What, are you going to build a chapel out of iron bars?
11:55That's the only thing that will hold those maniacs.
11:57Maybe Frenchy, he got a good idea, Mr. King.
12:01What is it, Frenchy?
12:02Right now, almost anything would sound good.
12:04Frenchy, go see his old friend, Bill Jefferson.
12:07Good.
12:08In the meantime, you tell your men
12:10that the first guy to set foot outside this camp
12:13until this quiets down is fired.
12:25Gentlemen, gentlemen, may I have it quiet, please?
12:29Thank you.
12:31It seems to me that it's time to call in the Rangers.
12:37Now, although there wasn't any damage done today,
12:39the Lumberjacks were close to an all-out brawl again.
12:43I don't think the logging bosses take this seriously.
12:45So, the only way to show them that we mean what we say
12:49is to call for help.
12:51Our own police force couldn't possibly handle those brutes.
12:55I'm asking Neil Parker and Floyd Hoskins to go with me this afternoon
12:59and we'll pay a call on the Rangers at their offices.
13:13And that's the whole story, Gray Wolf.
13:16Can you help us?
13:17Ah, let's see.
13:19Lumbertown, heart of government forests.
13:22Logging companies have special permission
13:24from Rangers to cut timber.
13:26We even inspect and mark trees they can cut.
13:28I don't get your point, Gray Wolf.
13:29Let him finish, Neil.
13:31Gray Wolf's thinking of the legal angles here.
13:33Well, Henry Wright,
13:35I must be very careful that this come in our jurisdiction.
13:38Otherwise, I have to get court order for us to step in.
13:42Will a court order be necessary, Gray Wolf?
13:44No.
13:45Lumbertown on government land
13:46and logging companies operate by permission from Uncle Sam.
13:50But you've got to protect our property from the Lumberjacks.
13:53They haven't any respect for private property at all.
13:56That's right.
13:57Why don't they have their battles out in the forest
13:59where they can't do any damage except to themselves?
14:01Can you force the logging companies
14:03to pay the damages already made, Gray Wolf?
14:05I don't know, man,
14:06but we can protect your property plenty quick.
14:09I have men in Lumbertown an hour.
14:12Lumbertown
14:26Ah, good morning, boss.
14:29Good morning, Fudgee.
14:30Glad you came.
14:31I want to have a word with you.
14:32Sure, boss.
14:34The Rangers are in town.
14:36When did they come?
14:37About seven o'clock last night.
14:38How many?
14:39An even dozen.
14:40And they're heavily armed.
14:41They're mounted,
14:42carrying lead-weighted nightsticks and shotguns
14:44as well as their standard equipment.
14:46So,
14:47Bill,
14:48he'll not play games with the Lumberjacks.
14:50Frenchy,
14:51he is on his way now to talk with Bill.
14:53Perhaps instead of talking to Bill,
14:55it'll be better for you and some picked men
14:57to form a police force of our own.
14:59So, what good will that do, Mr. King?
15:01There'll be only more black eyes,
15:03bloody noses and bruises.
15:05That's what I'm thinking about, Frenchy.
15:07If our boys tangle with the Rangers,
15:09there's gonna be cracked heads and broken bones.
15:11That is why, Frenchy,
15:13I think you should talk to Bill.
15:15Frenchy,
15:16Bill will have some idea
15:17how to stop Lumberjacks without bloodshed.
15:20Perhaps you're right.
15:21See what you can do.
15:22It's worth a try.
15:36Frenchy!
15:37Frenchy DeSalle!
15:41Henry!
15:42Gray Wolf!
15:43Frenchy not see you for a many week now.
15:46I'm not right, Frenchy.
15:47Good to see you too.
15:49We're plenty busy now
15:50with Bill and Stumpy away on business trip.
15:52Bill, you're not here?
15:54No, Frenchy.
15:55He'll be gone another week.
15:56Did you want to see him?
15:57So, Frenchy want to see Bill.
15:59So, Billy not here.
16:00So, Frenchy see Gray Wolf, eh?
16:03Yes, sir.
16:04I'm glad to help do what I can.
16:06What's your problem, Frenchy?
16:08You order Rangers into Lumbertown, Gray Wolf.
16:11I'm not right.
16:12And he isn't fooling either, Frenchy.
16:14Rangers are there under strict orders
16:16to keep things under control.
16:17Gray Wolf has Bill's authority
16:19while Bill's away.
16:20That is why, Frenchy, come to talk.
16:23Maybe you fellows have idea
16:25how Lumberjacks can be kept acting like gentlemen, eh?
16:28I do some thinking about problem, Frenchy.
16:31Maybe have idea.
16:33Oh, that is very good news to Frenchy here.
16:37What is your idea, Gray Wolf?
16:39Before I tell idea,
16:41you tell me your side of problem.
16:43Boy, I guess you've had your hands full
16:45trying to keep the Lumberjacks from fracturing each other.
16:47You are right, Henry.
16:49Let Frenchy start from beginning
16:51and tell you all that happened.
16:53Then, Gray Wolf, you tell me your idea.
17:04And that whole idea, Frenchy,
17:06what do you think about it?
17:08Oh, Frenchy, you think it is good.
17:11Henry, what do you think?
17:13I think it's a terrific idea, Gray Wolf.
17:16In fact, I don't see where anything else will do the trick.
17:19Ah, I'm glad you think it'll work.
17:22Frenchy, you call a meeting of logging bosses
17:24and businessmen for morning.
17:26Henry and I'll be there.
17:27Oh, the more Frenchy think about this,
17:30Oh, the more Frenchy think about this,
17:33the more he is sure you have solved problem.
17:49Gentlemen, gentlemen, may I have your attention, please?
17:54Frenchy, will you introduce Ranger Gray Wolf?
17:57Oh, Frenchy, thank you, Frank.
18:00Gentlemen, Frenchy would like you to meet Wolf.
18:04He is a good ranger.
18:06He is also a good prisoner.
18:09Gray Wolf has a very good idea
18:11how to help us solve problem
18:13of how to keep lumberjacks under control
18:16and also keep them happy.
18:18Oh, Frenchy, say enough.
18:20Let Frenchy introduce Ranger Gray Wolf.
18:24Gray Wolf, the applause is yours.
18:30Oh, thank you, men,
18:32but I'm not president of the United States.
18:35I'm just forest ranger.
18:39Oh, and when businessmen come to me for help,
18:42I send rangers to guard property on Main Street.
18:45You sure did, Gray Wolf,
18:46and there hasn't been any trouble since.
18:48That's right.
18:49But shotguns, shotguns not answer to problem, men.
18:53Lumberjacks have much to keep body and mind busy
18:56during working hours,
18:57but they're little or nothing to keep them busy after work.
19:03Since there are much rivalry in strong feelings
19:06between two camps of lumberjacks,
19:08I think at time we put that feeling to constructive use.
19:12Well, that makes sense.
19:13I never thought of it that way.
19:15Well, I think why not have contest between two camps,
19:21have prize for best lumberjacks.
19:25Hey, what kind of a contest do you have in mind, Gray Wolf?
19:29Why not have contest for champion lumberjack
19:31who can cut log in two fastest?
19:34Wow.
19:35Then have more for champion log roller,
19:38saw team, tree topper,
19:40team who can fell tree fastest,
19:42and many other contests.
19:45I think your idea is terrific, Gray Wolf.
19:48I'm for starting it right away,
19:49but there's one question.
19:50Ah, yes, Mr. King.
19:52Not all the men can be champions,
19:54so after the elimination contest,
19:57the majority of the men will lose out
19:58and only the top men remain occupied.
20:01Well, not true, Mr. King,
20:04and I plan to overcome that
20:05by making contest among groups of lumberjacks
20:08who have same ability.
20:10Gentlemen, I think Gray Wolf's given us
20:12the only answer to our problem.
20:14I, for one, am willing to contribute heavily
20:17toward good prizes,
20:18and I think we should start this idea
20:20into operation at once.
20:33Look at the prizes our bosses
20:35and the businessmen are putting up, Frenchy.
20:37Look, Ben Larson,
20:39they are still at double-edged arch
20:41as one of the top prizes.
20:44Frenchy never have money to buy arch like that.
20:47Maybe now Frenchy get the winning contest, huh?
20:52You're not going to enter the contest, are you?
20:55No, Ben Larson.
20:57Frenchy, he is not.
20:58Frenchy make sure.
21:00That's good.
21:01The other jacks wouldn't stand
21:02the ghost of a chance against you,
21:04and that includes me.
21:05I think Frenchy pull your leg, Ben,
21:07and look like contest about ready.
21:10All we need now is printing of posters and rules.
21:13Then we sign up men and start elimination contest.
21:16I'll have those printed up by morning, Gray Wolf.
21:18Then they can be distributed.
21:20Until posters go up, Frenchy pass the word
21:22and see how the men take it.
21:24From the general reaction among ourselves,
21:26the idea should catch like wildfire.
21:37Blacky, what do you think about the contest?
21:40I think they're the best thing that's ever hit us.
21:42I'm going all out to win something.
21:44Yeah, me too.
21:45Yeah, we'll show those fellows at Ben Larson's camp
21:48who the real champions are.
22:02I'm making a laser blade out of my axe, Ben.
22:05I'll show Frenchy's boys who can cut a log the fastest.
22:08I understand all the boys
22:09think this contest business is a good thing.
22:12You understand right, boss.
22:14But we'd better win.
22:25I don't know why you're looking at the prizes, Lefty.
22:28You ain't going to win any.
22:29Oh, no?
22:30Take a good look at them now, Blacky,
22:32because you'll never see them after the contest is over.
22:36How many lumberjacks sign up for contests, Frenchy?
22:39All jacks signed, Gray Wolf.
22:41Frenchy has a hundred men.
22:43Ah, that's plenty good.
22:45Maybe they're no more trouble now.
22:47Lumberjack's too busy trying to be champion to fight.
22:57Tomorrow, big day, Frenchy.
22:59Yes, there'll be a lot of big days from now on.
23:02Tomorrow, big day, Frenchy.
23:04Yes, there'll be a lot of big days from now on.
23:07This one starts tomorrow morning.
23:19All right, boys.
23:21Frenchy wants your attention.
23:25The contest starts in a little while.
23:29First, Frenchy tell you who are judges.
23:33First judge is fellow who's out of contest idea, Ranger Gray Wolf.
23:42Also judges are Mr. King, Mr. Storm, Dan Larson, and Frenchy Dussard.
23:53All lumberjacks, no place where you start.
23:56First, elimination of contest begin in ten minutes.
24:01Frenchy say, go to it, boys.
24:04Let the best lumberjack win.
24:16Ready?
24:17Go!
24:26Go!
24:34How do we do, Gray Wolf?
24:36We gotta do better.
24:37You try with Dan Larson's men.
24:52Good work, Nels.
24:53You hold the record for tree-topping.
24:57TREE-TOPPING
25:03Gray Wolf, Ed Stone, the businessmen, Dan Larson, Frenchy, and myself
25:08are having a meeting in the morning in my office.
25:10We'd like you to be there.
25:11I'll be there, Mr. King.
25:14TREE-TOPPING
25:25Gray Wolf, the boys and I would like you to withdraw your Rangers.
25:29We feel that everything's all right now, thanks to you.
25:32I'm glad to hear that.
25:34Rangers leave after meeting.
25:36You open town to lumberjacks again?
25:38Yes, and we're doing it without any strings attached.
25:41We want to do our part.
25:46Mr. Hopkins, Ed Stone and I talked things over with our superiors.
25:51We've agreed that we should do our part,
25:54especially since you and the rest of the businessmen have taken such a wholesome attitude.
25:59Here's a cashier's check for $5,000.
26:02We found out that your estimate of the damages our men did was correct.
26:07Gentlemen, we're pleased that we've cemented our fine relationship
26:12that almost broke permanently.
26:14Thank you for the check.
26:17Well, Gray Wolf, it looks like you've sure cleaned house.
26:20You've driven out all the ill-will and hard feelings that were hurting us
26:24and given us something wholesome in its place.
26:26Well, thank you, Ben.
26:28But we forgot one thing.
26:31What's that?
26:33You forgot about food for Lumberjack's soul.
26:37You have plenty for his mind now.
26:39But he needs more than that.
26:41He needs God.
26:42Gray Wolf, at one time I would have disagreed with you as I did with Frenchy.
26:47But now I see things differently.
26:49Frenchy, you can start chapel services next Sunday if you wish,
26:53or any time for that matter.
26:55Oh, thanks, boss.
26:57Everybody is invited to come.
26:59Frenchy, not a preacher, but Frenchy loves the Lord.
27:04Gray Wolf, by the Lord's help, Frenchy gives the Lumberjacks food for soul, too.
27:19We'll see you next week for more adventure with...
27:22Ranger Bear!
27:29The End
27:34Stumpy Jenkins
27:58Howdy! This is Stumpy Jenkins, the Ranger Bear's old sidekick.
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