Squire Skimp has a new plan to swindle the people of Pine Ridge. However, Lum has something more important on his mind. He has to tell a young engaged couple on the verge of breaking up the story of how the Jot 'em Down store first started (through flashbacks). Based on characters from the popular "Lum and Abner" radio program of the time.
Ruth Lee
Miss Martha ThurstonHarry 'Snub' Pollard
Townsman (uncredited)Grady Sutton
Cedric Weehunt / Caleb WeehuntDick Elliott
Squire SkimpTeala Loring
Janet SmithPamela Blake
Elizabeth MeadowsMinerva Urecal
Miss Abernathy (uncredited)Norris Goff
Abner Peabody