 The Dependable Dodge Climate Dealer in your neighborhood. The man who sells and services the elegant new 54 Dodge presents the new Roy Rogers Radio Show. Yes, folks, it's the new Roy Rogers Radio Show for the whole family. Adventure, suspense, mystery, and music. starring Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys, and Dale Evans, Queen of the West, with Pat Brady, the mellow men, and an all-star cast. And now, here to greet you with a song and a story, a Roy and Dale. Oh, that strawberry roll. Oh, that strawberry roll. Good evening, folks. Here it is another Thursday. And here we are again with a song and a story for the whole family. The story is about a quarter horse called Strawberry. You know, quarter horses are those thoroughbreds that can run faster for a quarter of a mile than any other horse. Strawberry, besides being a big reddish-brown or a room-colored horse, had a spot on his left flank that looked exactly like a ripe strawberry. Well, on this particular occasion, Dale and Pat and me had gone down to Mullins, Arizona. Dale was the Queen of the Mullins County Fair. She judged the preserves and the pies and the cakes and crowned the winners of the important quarter horse races. I judged the livestock. And Pat, well, he just went along to take care of Bullet and Trigger and have a good time. We'd sort of lost track of Pat for a while, and when we finally found him, he was riding the ferris wheel. Well, I'll be... Pat, come on down here. We've got work to do. I wish I could. What do you mean you wish you could? I've been up here for two hours. ...in the entire story of the Strawberry Roan in just a moment. Here it comes now, the big news on the Mobile Gas Economy run. Dodge wins again. Scores its second straight victory by winning top honors in its class. Here is convincing proof that the 54 Dodge V8 is the most efficient, most economical car in its field. 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Looks like there's been some kind of a struggle going on. Dale. Yes? Look over there by the tent. What is it, Roy? A man's wallet. Could have fallen out of his pocket during the fight. Anything in it? Yeah. Some money and some cards. Any identification? Just a minute. I'll look. Yeah. There's an identification card. Property of John Kemp. Now the question is, who's John Kemp? You have interesting personalities ever brought to this country. Roy, look. I haven't been on a side show since I was a little girl. There's the fat lady and the fire eater. Yeah. The skeleton man, the tattoo artist. Tell them 25 outstanding, interesting, unusual, and educational personalities. Excuse me, sir. All for the price of a... Yes, sir. Two. That'll be 50 cents, sir. Well, I didn't exactly want to buy. Aren't you, Roy Rogers? That's right. I'd recognize you anywhere. Heard you were coming down the fair. And this must be Miss Evans. Hello. Well, this is an honor. Go right in, Roy. Be my guest. Well, that's mighty friendly of you, mister. Clark, Joe Clark. What everybody calls me, Professor. Used to run a medicine show back in Wichita. Well, pleased to meet you, Professor. I wonder if you happen to know a man by the name of John Kemp. Kemp? Kemp? Well, the name sounds kind of familiar. Oh, yes. No, I don't know him, but I've heard the boys talk about him. He's a horseman, breeds quarter horses. Oh, well, in that case, he's probably down here for the quarter horse races. It could be. Well, thanks, Mr. Clark. We'll mosey on over to the stable area. Maybe we'll find somebody who knows Mr. Kemp. If I run on to anybody who knows him, what shall I say you want to see him about? Well, just say I want to return John Kemp's wallet and ask him how he came to lose it. I don't blame you, bullets. You haven't had much exercise today. Roy, it's almost time for the feature race. I'd better get down to the winter circle. Okay, Dale, you run on. I'll take bullet and wonder around the stables and the paddock. See you later. Well, come on, boy. Let's see if we can find somebody who knows Mr. Kemp. Excuse me. Yeah? You look like you might be a jockey. So? Well, I'm trying to find Mr. Kemp, Mr. John Kemp. Do you happen to know him? I suppose I do. Well, I'd kind of like to get in touch with him. I found his wallet, and I'd like to return it. His wallet? That's right. Where'd you find it? Back at the big sideshow tent on the Midway. Say, you're Roy Rogers, aren't you? Do you know Mr. Kemp? Yeah. I was supposed to ride his horse Strawberry in the feature race today. Supposed to? This morning Mrs. Kemp fired me. Fired you? Just like that? Well, me and her didn't get along too well. But Mr. Kemp's a fine man. He's one of the best. I told her I wasn't taking orders from her. I told her I wanted to see Mr. Kemp. She told me I was taking orders from her. Said Mr. Kemp had gone out of town for a few days and left her in charge. Said she'd hired a good rider for Strawberry, someone who could win on him. That's a laugh. Well, I don't exactly follow you. Isn't Strawberry a good horse? He's good enough as horses go. He just can't run fast enough to win that race. Where's his horse stabled? Over there. It's number five. That's Mrs. Kemp in the stall, getting ready to saddle him. Well, thanks for the information. I think I'll go over and have a talk with her. A bullet, maybe you'd better stay here. That room may not like dogs. Strawberry? Oh, he likes dogs. He's crazy about them. Well, in that case, come on, Bullet. Mr. Rogers. Yes? My name's Oscar. If you find out anything about Mr. Kemp, will you let me know? I'll meet you down near the finish line just before the feature race. Sure, Oscar. I'll look for you. Here, you want to scare this horse to death? Oh, I'm sorry. I thought that... Get him out of here. Go on, Bullet. Get over there and wait for me. I'm awfully sorry, ma'am. I'm Roy Rogers. Roy Rogers? Oh, well, excuse me for yelling at you like that. This horse has entered in the feature race, and I don't want him upset. Of course not. Mrs. Kemp, where's your husband? Out of town. Why? Is this his wallet? Wallet? Why, uh... Well, yes, that's John's. Where'd you get it? I found it under rather peculiar circumstances. Mrs. Kemp, I have an idea. Your husband may be in trouble. Trouble? John? Why, what makes you... Say it's time for the race. Would you like to walk with me down to the paddock, Mr. Rogers? Sure, Mrs. Kemp. Oh, I'll take that wallet if you don't mind. What? Oh, sure. Well, that's a story, Mrs. Kemp. It looks like your husband was either the man who was attacked or one of the attackers. Oh, I'm sure you must be mistaken, Mr. Rogers. John had to go over to Phoenix on business. You don't think it's funny that your husband would leave town with strawberry entered in this race? No, he knows the horse hasn't got a chance to win. John's sentimental about horses. Well, he's never made a nickel on them. Look up at the tote board, Mr. Rogers. Strawberry, 20 to 1. Yeah, I noticed that. Oscar doesn't seem to agree with you. Oscar? He doesn't think your husband left town. That little bum. He's a liar and a thief and a cheat. Well, the last thing John said when he left was to fire him. So I did. Where did you see Oscar? In the stable area. He was supposed to meet me here before the race. I wonder where he is? Oh, Mrs. Kemp. Yes? Look at the tote board now. The odds on Strawberry just dropped to 10 to 1. There is running for. Strawberry's in good position. And now it's Dodie Rose taking the lead by a head. Calamity second and Strawberry. It's Dodie Rose and Strawberry 50 yards from the finish. Dodie Rose and Strawberry head and head. And now it's Strawberry taking command and drawing clear. Yeah, looks like Oscar was wrong. Oscar? Oh, you can't believe anything he tells you. Yeah. He said Strawberry didn't have a chance. He also said that that horse likes dogs. We'll return to Roy and Dale in part two of the Strawberry Rhone in just a moment. Friends, just a few minutes ago, we announced that the 54 Dodge V8 won top honors in its class in the mobile gas economy run. And that's really a great accomplishment, believe me. Especially since Dodge outperformed every car in its field for the second straight year. It averaged a sensational 25 and four tenths miles per gallon over a rugged 1335 mile course from Los Angeles, California to Sun Valley, Idaho. Here is dramatic convincing proof based on actual competitive performance that the 54 Dodge with the 150 horsepower Red Ram V8 engine is tops in efficiency, tops in economy. Now that means a lot to you as a driver. It means saving real money on gasoline every mile you drive. So be the winner. Drive the winner, the great 54 Dodge. Your nearby Dodge dealer will be happy to arrange a demonstration drive in this lower, longer, more elegant 54 Dodge. See him tomorrow. And now back to Roy Rogers, Dale Evans in part two of a story about a Strawberry Rhone. Roy, Dale and Pat are the guests of honor at the county fair in Mullins, Arizona. Pat takes a ride on the Ferris wheel and becomes stuck at the very top. While in this position of vantage, Pat sees two men in the act of beating up a third man. He tells Roy and Dale what he has seen and they investigate. When they arrive at the spot, the men are gone. But Roy finds a wallet belonging to a Mr. John Kemp. In the process of trying to locate Mr. Kemp, Roy learns that he is a breeder and racer of quarter horses and as a horse named Strawberry entered in the feature race of the afternoon. Through a jockey by the name of Oscar, Roy meets Mrs. Kemp who tells him that her husband has gone to Phoenix on business. She also tells him that Strawberry has no chance to win the race. But Strawberry does win the race and Roy is beginning to suspect that there is something rotten in Mullins. Or as Pat would say, he's getting involved in another shenanigan. What are you going to do now, Roy? Well, I came back here to the hotel to use the phone. I think I ought to get in touch with the sheriff. Then you really believe something happened to Mr. Kemp? Yes, Dale, I do. And I don't think Strawberry won the featured race this afternoon. Well, of course Strawberry won it. I saw it with my own eyes. I even put the flowered horseshoe on his neck and gave Mrs. Kemp the trophy. Yeah. By the way, how did Mrs. Kemp seem to you in the winner's circle? I mean, well, was she nervous or acting unnatural in any way? Well, she was excited. But that's only natural. Yeah. I'd still like to know what happened to Oscar. Oscar? Who's he? Jockey. I met in the stable area. He was supposed to have ridden Strawberry, only Mrs. Kemp fired him this morning. Why do you think something's happened to him? Well, he said he'd meet me near the finish line just before the race. And he never showed up. Yes? Mr. Rogers? In just a minute. Yes? Mr. Rogers, I'm Foster, background's police. Little Oscar Ferrell asked me to get in touch with you. He'd like to see you. Oscar? Well, where is he? In the hospital. He's been beaten up. Okay, Oscar. You just take it easy. Now tell me, what happened? Well, right after you left the stable area with Mrs. Kemp, one of the tack boys came up and gave me a note. It was signed by Mr. Kemp. Mr. Kemp? Well, what did it say? It said for me to meet him behind the sideshow ten in ten minutes. Said he had something important to tell me about the race. I see. And what did he tell you when you met him? I never saw him, Mr. Rogers. When I got to the ten, I looked around for him. The next thing I knew, I woke up here in the hospital. Somebody slugged him from behind, Mr. Rogers. Pretty lucky he wasn't killed. Mr. Foster, I've got an idea he was supposed to have been killed. Oscar, you know Strawberry pretty well, don't you? No, I'm like the back of my own hand. Well, has he got any special markings, any positive identifications? Sure. He's a big one with a strawberry mark on his left flank. Mm-hmm. Well, the horse that won the feature race was a big groan, and he had a strawberry mark on his left flank. I saw it. One? You mean Strawberry won the race? By a length and one half. Paid ten to one. Mr. Rogers, it just ain't possible. Strawberry's not that good. Unless they had him hopped up with something. He should have paid at least twenty to one. Yeah, that's what I've been thinking. You also told me that Strawberry likes dogs, didn't you? He's crazy about him. Just have a Scotty for a mascot. Well, the horse that won that race hates dogs. He almost tore the stall down when he saw Bullet. Looks like we'll have to do some investigating into that race, Mr. Rogers. We've got a whole lot of investigating to do, Mr. Foster. We've got to find out what happened to John Kemp, who slugged Oscar, and who and why and how our ringer was substituted for the real Strawberry. Quiet, Bullet. Quiet, boy. Roy, aren't you taking an awful chance coming down here to the stables after everything that's happened? Well, maybe, but I've got to be sure. You stay here, Dale. I'll take Bullet and have a look around Strawberry's stall. If you see anyone coming, whistle or signal me. Well, all right, Roy. But I think you ought to let the Fairgrounds police handle this. Mr. Foster's out trying to find John Kemp. I told him I'd do what I can to help. I'll be back in a minute. Come on, Bullet. This is the stall. Well, hi there, Strawberry. Hi, fella. Well, you don't seem to mind having Bullet around here. Just stand still, boy. Let me have a look at that mark on your flank. Now, that's a real Strawberry mark you've got there. Okay, fella, you may not be able to run fast, but you're a real pretty animal. Uh-oh. We better get out of here, Bullet. Bullet. Bullet. Bullet, where are you? What happened? Two men in a truck and trailer. They stopped the truck up the road there and walked to Strawberry's stall. Didn't you hear me whistle? Yeah, but Bullet went off and I was trying to... Bullet came back to me when I whistled. Are you sure you're all right? Yeah. Yeah, I'm all right. Come on, let's go. Where now? I've got to get one more piece of information, and I think I'll know who's at the bottom of all this. You'll see. Yeah? Is your name Mullen? That's right. Well, I'm Roy Rogers. This is day 11. Is mine answering a couple of questions? Not the pants. Mr. Mullen, you're the ticket seller at the $50 mutual window at the racetrack, aren't you? That's right. Why? The Fairgrounds police have a reason to believe that a ringer was entered in the feature race today. Ringer? You mean Strawberry didn't really run? That's right. Just another big run fixed up to look like Strawberry. I thought there was something funny about that Strawberry winner. He hasn't even been close in three years. There's more to it than that. The loss of the jockey's been slugged and he's in the hospital. And I think John Kemp's been kidnapped. So for their sakes and the good of fair racing in general, I hope you'll cooperate. Well, sure. What can I do? You can tell me, if you know, who made the large bet on Strawberry just before the race started that sent the odds down from 20 to 1 to 10 to 1. Sure, Mr. Rogers. That's easy. Well, just about one minute before the race started. It came through the window of the apartment, Roy, over there. See how bad he's hurt, Dale? Call an ambulance. Slugging didn't stop us, so now they're trying bullets. I'm going to locate something. A trailer with a horse in it. You're smaller than that. Can you see all over from up there? Yeah, for miles. Some binoculars. Does it look like a truck and trailer? Yeah, mountain pass. Mountain pass, huh? Good. I can catch them on trigger by going across country. Thanks, Pat. See you later. Mrs. Kemp and Mr. Clark are in pretty bad shape, Dale, but the doctor says they'll live. Of course, they'll probably live in jail for the next 10 or 20 years, but they'll live. So the varmints turned out to be Mrs. Kemp and Mr. Clark, huh? That's right. It was actually Clark's idea. His and the tattoo artist in his sideshow. So Clark started romancing Mrs. Kemp and talking her into it. She was pretty disgusted with her husband and the fact that they didn't have any money and she really didn't like horses anyway. So she fell for Clark's soft talk and his keen to make a big killing on the race. The tattoo artist put the fake strawberry mark on the other horse. Right. And of course Clark had to get Kemp and Oscar out of the way in order to switch the horses. Then after I got suspicious and contacted Mr. Mullen, Clark shot him to prevent him from talking. Will he be all right, Roy? It was just a flesh wound, Dale. Clark isn't a very good shot. Maybe that's why he went around hitting people over the head. Did the police recover the money they won on the fake strawberry? Yeah, they had it with them in the truck and they found Mr. Kemp all tied up in one of the sideshow dressing rooms. Well, I guess I can chalk this one up to myself. You? What did you do? What did I do? Well, if I hadn't been stuck up on the top that ferris wheel, we'd have never known that somebody was cooking up another shenanigan. And if I hadn't have been up there when Clark tried to make his getaway, Roy'd have never known which way he went. That's right, Dale. Tell you what, Pat. What? Well, we've got two more days to spend here at the fair. Why don't you spend them back on top of the ferris wheel? No, no, nothing to it, Roy. I'm down on Terry Fermi now and I intend to stay on Terry Fermi. Ah, yeah. And folks, that's the whole story of what happened to Dale and Pat and me, the time we got involved with a strawberry ron. Let me tell you a tale, a good one I own of a bucking old bronc, a strawberry ron. I was hanging round town, not burning a dime, being out of a job, just spending my time. When a stranger steps up and he says, I suppose you're a bronc busting man from the looks of your clothes. So I says, guess you're right, there's none I can't tame. If it's riding tough ponies, that's my middle name. Oh, that strawberry ron, oh, that strawberry ron. He says he's the kiosk that's never been rode. The guy that gets on him is bound to be rode. Throw up the strawberry ron. So he gets all head up and he asks what he pays. If he rides this old nag a couple of days, then he offers him 10 says he I'm your man. For the bronc never lived yet that I couldn't pay on. But I will give you a chance in his buckboard. They hop and they ride to his ranch until morning. We stayed then right after Chuck. We go out to see how this old outlaw could buck. There's no fooling, I'll say this pony can't step. But I'm still sitting tight and earning a rep. One muster ups I lose and also my hat. And a start pulling leather is blind as a bat. He makes one more jump, he's headed up high. Leaves me sitting on air way up in the sky. Guess I turn over twice and comes back to earth. And it starts into cussing the day of his birth. Oh, that strawberry ron. Folks, here are the mellow men. It's easy to steer, you can turn on a dime. Dodge is easy to load, saves your work and time. Wider seats and a better view, rides so comfortable you say. There's a better deal for the man at the wheel of a dodge job rated truck. See dodge today. Right folks, and there's a better deal for the woman at the wheel too. When Roy wants me to run errands on the ranch, our beautiful dodge pickup truck is my number one choice. I really go for that deep easy chair seat. Big windshield and easy steering. Dodge Truck-O-Matic saves gear shifting too. Try a Dodge job rated truck yourself. Ask your friendly Dodge dealer for a demonstration. Five minutes behind the wheel will prove dodge trucks are a better deal. This is Betty Mills of Radio TV Mirror whose three million readers have voted Roy Rogers their favorite western radio star and his program their favorite western radio show. Congratulations Roy, and please accept this gold medal and these scrolls as a token of your great popularity with our readers. Well thanks Betty and thanks to all your readers and I hope they keep right on listening to us and liking us. Well that does it for tonight folks. See you next Thursday same time. Until then, goodbye, good luck and may the good Lord take a liking to you. Happy Trails with Dodge. Roy Rogers radio show is produced under the supervision of Art Rush. It was written and directed by Ralph Rose. From a story by Ralph Rose and Charles Smith. Music arranged and conducted by Frank Worth, production assistant to Virginia White. Tonight's all-star cast included Pat Brady, the mellow men, Beverly Barnes, Eddie Marr, Charles Smith and John Larch. Join us again next Thursday evening at this same time when the dependable Dodge Glimmeth dealer in your neighborhood will again bring you the Roy Rogers radio show. Lucros speaking for the man whose sales and services Dodge job-rated trucks and the elegant new 54 Dodge.