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.
Lum Edwards
Abner Peabody
Elizabeth Meadows
Tim Matthews
Janet Smith
Grandpappy Spears / Constable Spears
Cedric Weehunt / Caleb Weehunt
Squire Skimp
Abagail
Miss Martha Thurston
Gerald Sharpe
Josie
Miss Rutledge (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Miss Abernathy (uncredited)