 Johnny Deller. Hi, hon. Betty Lewis. Hi, sweetie. Isn't this the most beautiful Sunday morning you ever saw? Or aren't you up and around yet? Oh, wide awake and full of pep. Then listen, dear, you know about the concert this afternoon. It's Memorial Hall. Yeah, sure. I was going to call you, see if you'd like to be among those present. I'd love it. So it's me fine. Maybe pick me up for an early lunch, take a walk in the park, then go to the concert, then go somewhere and get married. Will you find something to do this evening? Sure. Why not? You mean it, Johnny? Just let me put on my best bib and tucker and I'll... Oh. What's the matter? Oh, oh, somewhere along the line. Did I hear you say something about getting married? Oh, look, honey, let's not get about that. Who was kidding? Oh, honey, you know how I feel about you. And if it wasn't for this crazy, risky job of mine... And it's all off? Oh, doll, let's face it, it doesn't really make sense right now. Okay, Johnny. Bye. Oh, no, no, wait. I'm ready. Hello? Doll, you dope. You'd better drive on over and see that gown. Try to... Oh, now listen, honey, I... Well, what I meant to say back there... Yeah, what did you mean? Ah, who's that? Pat McCracken, Universal Adjustment Bureau. On a Sunday morning... On a Sunday morning. Listen, I've got to see you, Johnny, right away. You mean for an assignment, some insurance investigation? I sure do. Now listen... No, sorry, Pat. I can't. Not right now. Look, I'll run on over there to your apartment. No, Pat, no. No, wait, Johnny. No, no, I won't be here. The gun doesn't, Pat, realize that sometimes there are things more important than... Oh, well, I suppose I shouldn't have barked at him. Maybe after I've kind of smoothed things over with Betty again. Okay, now listen, Pat, instead of you coming over here, just give me a couple of hours to take care of something personal, and I'll drive over and see you. And you can tell me... Uh, Pat? No, Johnny, this is George Reed at Lloyds of England. George? I know this is a Sunday morning, and it's hardly cricket to cause you... George, I'm all tied up. This is a real emergency. I'm sorry, George. It involves Alvin Peabody Cartwright. Huh? That old crackpot. Now you know you really love that old character. All right, so what? It just happens that right now I've got... No more. He's probably responsible for more of the big fancy fees that have been paid you. George, listen, I'm sorry, but nothing that involves Cartwright or anybody else can possibly be more important at the moment than something personal I have to do and right away. Nothing, Johnny? Nothing. The CBS radio brings you Bob Bailey and the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account, America's Fabulous Freelance Insurance Investigator. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Expense account submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Dollar. To the Universal... No, to Floyd's... Well, I'll wait. Before this case was through, there were enough insurance companies involved to... Well, anyhow, it's an account of expenses incurred during my so-called investigation of the five-down matter. Free phone calls, all within a couple of minutes, all demanding my services immediately. And I promised to call them right back. George Reid at Floyd's of England, Pat McCracken of Universal Adjustment Bureau, and, frankly, more important than me, the best gal friend, Betty Lewis. On account of maybe I'd left the impression I was trying to give her a brush off or something. And as the people who listen to these reports know very well, that I would never, never do. Yeah, yeah, that's it. First I'd call Betty, but as I reach for the phone again... Huh? Uh, Johnny, darling... Tom, thank goodness I found you in. How are you? It's vital that I see you at once, immediately. Yeah, I said, who are you? Who am I? Yes. Oh, oh, why, Johnny, this is Harry Branson, the Philadelphia Mutual Liability and Casual Insurance Company. Harry, look, if this call is about this... Well, of course it is. Well, I'm sorry, I'm all tied up. But if it's something that can wait... I'm afraid not. Because I have two or three other things that I have to attend to first. So what I will do, John, is this. I will give you the address of where you must go. Oh, sorry. Then you can fly on out there and do it. No. I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I know you said that, but now, John... Look, I... Well, as soon as I can get these other things cleared away, I'll call you back, huh? Call me back? Yes. But good heavens, John... I'll call you back. John! Holy... What is this anyhow? You think the world was coming to an end? Oh, no, wait. I'll call back to Brother John. Oh, come on. This is carrying things too far. Johnny, dollar. Earl Tormund, Johnny. Now, look. Tri-State Life and Casual Insurance... Yeah, girl, it's nice to... Listen, I'm sorry I can't talk to you right now. But, Johnny, I want you to come out here just as quickly... But I can't. That is... Now, listen, John... I mean, at least not right away. I'm not right this minute, huh? This is very important. Well, something's come up. A lot of things have come up. And I can't even take time to talk to you until I... Listen. Hey, Earl... I'm listening. All right, let me call you back, huh? In a couple of minutes or maybe a couple of hours if the most okay? Well, as long as I can be sure you'll come out... But I can't be... Oh, listen, I'll call you back. Oh, mother, nice peaceful quiet Sunday, huh? After all these guys, they've all been pretty good to me over the years, so if any of them has got a real problem... Oh, no. First, I gotta call Betty and patch things up. Oh, no. Believe me, this is impossible. Yeah, go ahead, ring. Bring your head out. Go ahead. When you decide there's no one here, I'll make the calls I promised and I'll... And... Oh, well. Johnny, dollar. Johnny, this is Buster. Buster? That's right. Buster, favor. Oh, well. Buster, now listen to me. Johnny, if you're on your way out to California, I've got to see you. On my way out to California? So if you're taking a plane out to Los Angeles, why don't I drive on over? Hey, did I say anything about going to California? Oh, but I've got to see you, Johnny. Oh, Buster, look, please, believe me. Well, there are crazy way things are going around here. Believe me, I'm sorry, but I can't talk to you right now. But this is important. I know. So, Johnny... But please, just give me a few. Just give me a little while and I'll get back in. Whatever you say, but when you do get out here... I'll get back to you. Oh, telephone saw helped me. If you ring once more. All right. Hello, listen. Whatever you are, this is... Johnny, dollar. No, not this time. So guess again. What? I said to guess again. What's the matter with you? Don't you hear good? Alvin, Peabody, Cartwright. Well, of course I'm Alvin, Peabody, Cartwright. Who do you think I am, anyway? Mr. Cartwright. Johnny, you've got to come out here right away. Yeah, out where. And listen, George Reed called me about you a few minutes ago. He said something about a murder. Me? Murdered? Well, that was the impression I got. I don't think so, Johnny. Wait a minute. Oh, no. Listen, Mr. Cartwright... No, no, no. You listen right away. Yeah, well, look... I'm still here at my summer place. Peabody here, Johnny. I always did get the seasons mixed up. You remember the place? Oh, yes. I remember it very well. Now, listen... The last time you came here was to prevent a murder. I know. I know. But, Mr. Cartwright... This time, believe me, Johnny... Well, what? What is it, then? Well, I can't... But, Johnny, I... Wait. What I've already told several people... More serious than murder? Believe me, boy, there is nothing that can possibly be more important than your coming here. You mean that, don't you? The haze of disappearing past. It's easy to understand when you remember how every ice-cold ounce of Pepsi tingles with a taste that everybody in the family enjoys. And then, too, there's no time limit on Pepsi. Day or night, with meals or by itself, workdays or weekends, for parties or all by yourself. Ah, but the thing that really makes Pepsi go fast is its light touch. Pepsi always refreshes lightly, without filling, so a Pepsi just never tastes like too much. To make sure your supply of Pepsi meets the demand, always buy an extra carton or two. You can't run a household without it. Be sociable. Julie Johnny-Dollar and the Five Down Matter. One on top of the other. First from Betty Lewis, and I'd really better patch things up with her. Then Frantic Calls from Pat McCracken, George Reed, Harry Branson, Earl Poorman, Buster Favor, and finally from old Alvin P. Cartwright. The latter sounding the most urgent of all. Not one of them had given me any details about the emergencies that prompted their calls. But these are men that I've been working for and with for years. And for my money, they're not only important to my insurance investigations, but they're the salt of the earth. And if it came to a matter of which one to favor over the others... Ah, but don't wait. Wait a minute. Cartwright lived in Beverly Hills. George Reed was worried about Cartwright. Earl Poorman could be taken care of out there in the West Coast, too, and Buster Favor. Like a bag of the phone and tried calling Pat McCracken. No answer. The same with George Reed, and with Harry, and Earl, and Buster. Even with Alvin P. Cartwright. And when I couldn't even reach Betty Lewis to apologize for it. Okay, I tore out to Bradley Field. Expense account, I'd have won $170.40 for a plane ticket to Los Angeles. Here you are, Mr. Dolley. Your plane is ready for take-off. Right, thanks. I'm sorry, again. I couldn't get you on a jet from the art delay. That's okay. But now, you better hurry or... Excuse me just a minute, please. Well, I... Hey, let me have the baggage check and I'll... This phone? Mr. Dolley. Yeah? Well, very well. Put the party on. Oh, wait. This call's for you, sir. Oh, okay. Johnny Dolley. Ha-ha. Your telephone has changed. Said they could get you for me. Oh, who's that? But who else, Mr.... It's your oldest, your dearest friend, the Chagri. Chagri? Louis de Moisac, the great cat? But of course, Mr.... Oh, you're playing, Mr. Dolley. Oh, look, Louis, I can't talk to you now. But I must see you. And I'm certainly not going to run over to Paris to see you. But this is most important, Mr. Dolley. Yeah, okay. My plane for the West Coast about to leave. I've got... And I thought that for me, you're old as you did. You didn't like me anymore? Oh, sure, Louis. Of course I do. And you do not appreciate what... Believe me, I appreciate all the help you've given me over the years. And you will see me. Mr. Dolley. Okay. I... Look, I gotta make a plane, Louis. You better hurry. Yeah, yeah. The steel stopper came in New York when I changed for a plane to the coast and with barely time to make it. Yeah. The old pals. Another one I didn't want to turn down. Look, I'm the Randy Singer of the 18th Precinct. But under the circumstances and with only seconds to spare. But, Johnny, you've got to handle this one for me. I'm sorry, Randy. It's all the West Coast in California. Which is exactly where I'm heading if I make the plane. Well, that's good. So let me tell you where to go when you get there. Randy, please. I'll miss the plane. Send me a wire or something, huh? Is this your plane right here? Yes, it is. Well, then maybe I'd better climb aboard with you. Oh, no, sir. Select this flight as a pull-up. All right, here you are. Here's my ticket. Oh, thanks. Well, I can beat you out there on one of the jets. No space on them, either. I tried it. Want a bet? Uh, please, will you get aboard? All right. So long, Randy. Yeah. See you, Johnny. Pretty shabby, I guess. I mean, the way I treated some of the best friends I had. What? What would you have done under the circumstances? Well, during the brief staff at Chicago, I sent telegrams to all concerned, telling them I'd call them the minute I could. Even a very long wire to Betty Lewis, promising just about everything. Uh, short of parings, that is. Then finally, when I pulled into LA and started to pick up my baggage and look for a taxi... Johnny. ...and believe it, my old contact from the underworld. Yeah. Smokey. Yeah, smoky something. Yeah, I'll take your bag. I've got a car right over here. You were expecting me? You? Yeah, and a kind of poor old cart right... Oh, hey, what's happening to him? What's this all about? Johnny. Yeah? Johnny, I hate to say this. Yeah? Knowing how much you really care for that old man. Yeah, yeah. And after all the pretty awful crimes I've saw before I went straight... Oh, come on, come on, Smokey. But what you'll see at Cartwright's place... Oh, Johnny, you'll never believe it. Constipation is something people don't talk about much, but it can be a problem for anyone, even doctors. And when constipation occurs, it's interesting to see just what doctors consider important about a laxative they might use or recommend. Well, a majority of the doctors we heard from had this to say... A laxative should be effective, gentle, close to natural acting. A medicine that can be used with complete confidence. Now, X-Lax has been popular with many doctors and millions of people over the years because pleasant tasting chocolate at X-Lax is effective. Overnight, it helps you toward your normal regularity. X-Lax is so gentle, so close to natural acting, there's no upset, that's why many doctors and millions of people use X-Lax with complete confidence. X-Lax, the laxative that helps you toward your normal regularity, gently. Overnight. Now, act three of yours truly, Johnny Dollar. On the drive into the Beverly Hills address of Mr. Cartwright, I tried to make Smokey Sullivan tell me what it was all about. But he had only one answer for me. Oh, Johnny, you'll never believe it. When we finally pull up in front of the beautiful home on North Roxbury Drive, I jumped out of the car and tore on up to the front door. Come on, come on, come on. Break in this house! Oh, Johnny. Mr. Cartwright. Johnny, Johnny, I've been frightened to death. What about, sir? What about? I was afraid you wouldn't make it. That's what it's all about. But all those bodies inside... Bodies? Where? In the library, Johnny. Come. I'll show you. Yeah, I think you'd better. Over the floor. Just wait until you see them. Well, here. Isn't this the library? Yes. Oh, dear Johnny. All right, now. Wait, wait, wait, now. Will you... Your gun? That's right. Okay, now. Okay, now. Look at them all over the floor. Mr. Cartwright wasn't kidding. There were bodies there all right, half a dozen of them, sprawled around in awkward positions. As though some giant hand had suddenly struck them down. But why? And there was no sign of a struggle, not a... Huh? What is it, Johnny? Oh, I mean, isn't it terrible? Wait a minute. That's Pat McCracken. I know, I know. And George Reed over here. Well, he's still alive. Shall I call a doctor? Yeah? Or shall I put him out of his misery? What? With a gun, yeah. Earl Portman over here. Buster Fever. And me? Let's shall agree, my dear, my darling friend. All right, now. All right, you guys. What is all this? What goes here? Hi, Johnny. Buster. So, help me. All right, now listen. Mr. Cartwright, will you take that gun away from him? Randy. That's right. I told you I could get it. Yeah, that's right. Sure, we all came out on the same flight. Earl, you... How are you, Johnny? Surprised? Are you kidding? And Harry Branson. Glad to see you, John. So, this is why you wouldn't tell me anything, Smokey. Yeah. Fooled you, huh? Yeah. Yeah. But come on, now. What's a big idea? Stop waving that 38 around, Johnny. Oh, I'm sorry, Pat. Yeah, come over here. I'll take it. I'll be sorry. Well, Johnny, it looks like we succeeded in getting you out here. Yeah, well, now look. Well, somebody please start to make some sense and tell me what this is all about. Why not? Yeah, yeah. Mr. Cartwright, why don't you speak for all of us? Yeah. Pretty simple, Johnny. Today, Sunday marks the end of five years in your present series of investigations for what we like to think is a pretty good lineup of insurance companies. Yeah, so, happy anniversary, Johnny. Happy anniversary. Oh, thanks. Now, it also, Johnny, it also completes five solid years of the broadcasting on CBS of these cases you have. Handled mighty well, Johnny. And you've performed a service throughout this country. Come on, I'll get something. Now, shut up a minute, will you? Yeah. You've done a great service with the insurance companies. No question about it. Your broadcasting has helped to expose a lot of crookedness, fraud, that sort of thing. To save the insurance companies a lot of money. And that means it saved the people, their clients. The people who listen to your program every week it saved them a lot of money, too. Wow. And purely incidentally, these CBS shows of yours have provided a lot of entertainment, a lot of pleasure to literally millions. In other words, Johnny, in other words, a lot of people think mighty well of you and with very good reason. Oh, no. But take it easy. Oh, no, you shut up. But to get all those people together to say thanks, well, that's impossible, obviously. So I thought, we thought, that instead of just handing you, I mean, if we could somehow, fellas, I'm doing pretty badly. Thank you. Well, Johnny, I went over all your radio reports. I made a list of the people who've been most involved in your cases these past five years. And then when I made the suggestion, the Mr. Clark, right? That's right. I told Pat that if he didn't let me give this party to do you honor... Honor? Yeah, I would... Are you kidding me? Oh, no. No, no, no. Well, I mean, throw a big fat ball for you just to get it through that skull of yours. Just to... Well, just to show you how much we love and appreciate you, Johnny. And that's why we're here. I couldn't think of a better way to tell you. Well, you happy, Johnny? Well, look, if you... Well, if you guys think I want to break up over this. Yeah? Yeah, Johnny? Oh, well, Pat, Mr. Cardright, Smokey, Harry, Earl, Louis, Randy, Buster, and George. Well... Me, too, Johnny. Batty. And honest, honey, I won't let you marry me. Not yet. I'll rance for you out of it. Now, will somebody break this up before we all start crying like a machine? Yeah, let's bring it up. Well, Johnny, we just thought that maybe a gathering of your friends. You're real friends, Johnny. I mean that. And if there's anything you want, Johnny, this house is a nice yacht, a couple more cars, or anything, George. Anything, huh? Yes, sir. More than this? Well, look, if I can somehow hold onto the friendship of people like you, that's all I ask. Believe me, it's the most that anybody could ask. Mighty wonderful people, all of them. Some others, too. I mean, behind the scenes in the job of bringing you these radio reports week after week. The associate directors on the show, Kenny Hodge, Bob Shoe, the announcer, Johnny Wall, a mighty wonderful technical crew, Bob Chadwick, Bill James, Tom Henley, and, I mean, Jack Johnstone, our producer and director, who... Well, he's the guy who makes... Time is up, Jack? Okay. But give them a lot of credit, huh? Because believe me, they deserve it. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Stop and think a minute. Just how well do you know the two presidential candidates? How fully informed are you on the main issues of their campaigns? Well, you can learn a lot about Vice President Nixon, Senator Kennedy, and what they stand for. If you listen to Presidential Countdown, a special series of pre-election broadcasts presented each week by the Public Affairs Department of CBS Radio News. Don't miss this important episode or don't miss this important informative feature. Listen to Presidential Countdown every Tuesday night on CBS Radio. Now, here's our star to tell you about next week's story. Next week? A yarn about the lust for gold and the things it can do to a man. The story takes place in the famous historical ghost town of Virginia City, Nevada, site of the famous, almost fabulous, Comstock load, where sudden death was all too often the price of finding a rich vein of gold is silver, back in the middle of the late century. Even today, there's gold to be found, and sometimes murder. I think you'll like this one, especially the switch at the end of it. So join us, won't you? Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Produced and directed by Jack Johnstone. Heard in our cast were Virginia Gregg, Larry Dobkin, G. Stanley Jones, Harry Bartell, Vic Perrin, John Daener, Howard McNeer, Marvin Miller, and Herb Biker. Be sure to join us next week, same time at station, for another exciting story of yours truly, Johnny Dollar. This is John Wall speaking. This is the CBS Radio Network. Stay tuned to W-R-O-W Auburn in New York for a special news bulletin from Schenectady. What's all the commotion about, Julie? Celebrating your birthday, old boy. By the way, Schultz, how old are you? Listen, sir, you're an officer of the law, not a censor-saker. Let's say 21 plus. I'd like to propose a toast. Wait down there. What's the story's greatest masterpiece? Here's to the Margot's full of good cheer. Here's to his favorite, natural beer. Darling of barn room, pantry and pub. Here's to magnificent Yodaka Club. All through the novel, all through the novel, it's hard to make a bubble for time, and it's bigger today. All Yodaka Club will still make a bubble to age, beer and natural age. Yodaka Club, you see. Brewed by the West End Brewing Company of Yodaka, New York. We delay for a few moments the start of pro football from CBS to bring you this special report from Schenectady by WRW Radio News Director, Monroe Benton. This is Monroe Benton reporting from IUE Hall in Schenectady. Nearly 9,000 members of IUE Local 301 here in Schenectady have just voted not to strike against the General Electric Company. The vote counting was completed just a short while ago and showed 5,033 in favor of accepting the latest company offer, 2,895 rejecting the company offer, 17 ballots were void. Therefore, a total of 7,945 members participated in the vote here at IUE Local 301 in Schenectady. The actual voting was conducted on Thursday and Friday, but the votes were not tabulated until today and announced that an unusual Sunday news conference held here at the IUE Hall on Erie Boulevard, Schenectady. The vote again, 2,890 no old atomic power level for that matter that there will be one when the contract expires holds that GE across the country and on that basis make up its mind on whether to call or walk out. Schenectady IUE being the largest of all the vocals will naturally carry a lot of weight, but today balloting is also being conducted in at least two other key areas. This week employees at Waterford GE voted in favor of a strike or putting it the other way rejecting the company offer. The results of the Pittsfield and Everett and Lynn balloting must be reported plus that of such large locals as the 6,000 member Louisville, Kentucky local before the conference board makes its decision next Friday. The GE IUE conference board is made up of elected delegates from each of the union locals. They are elected on a representative membership basis, but each local is limited to a maximum of four board members. These delegates are bound to vote after conference board meeting and all votes have instructed them to vote. On this basis, the three largest GE plans in the northeast, Schenectady, Lynn and Pittsfield, have a total representation of 12 delegates although they represent about one-third of all the IUE members in the GE chain. It also should be noted that the IUE constitution states that when the conference board determines to strike to obtain national agreement all union locals are bound by such action. In 1958 Schenectady, Pittsfield and Lynn voted against a walkout when Louisville, Kentucky voted in favor. Of course, there was no walkout then. The speculation is that with Schenectady voting no strike today and if Pittsfield and Lynn vote the same way the National Union is not likely to call the strike or at least conduct one successfully without the support of these three major northeastern locals. The coming week will tell because there are still five more days of negotiations in New York. Repeating again the results of this vote Schenectady this afternoon accepting the company offer five thousand and thirty-three rejecting the offer two thousand eight hundred and ninety-five. The capital vote again in favor of a strike one hundred seventy-two against the strike one hundred and four. Leo Gendro, the business agent of local 301 issued a statement just a few minutes ago. The ballot vote shows that a majority of IUE local 301 have chosen to accept the final offer. The actual number of these Schenectady local 301 members voted to reject the offer reflects strong dissatisfaction caused by a number of reasons. First, the offer did not adequately meet the demands or other the needs of every group of employees. Also, the outside interference of the UE and its misrepresentation of the company's offer spread misunderstanding and confusion amongst many of our members. Unquote from Leo Gendro Schenectady repeating again IUE local 301 votes to accept the GE offer. However, the IUE AE local over at Noel's atomic power laboratory is both in Nifkeuna and in Westnodern vote to walk out one seventy-two to one oh four. The vote in Schenectady again five thousand zero thirty-three accepting two thousand eight ninety-five rejecting. Monroe Benton from Schenectady back now to WROW News.