As today’s story unfolds we find Judy
(the Time-Life operator) has taken a job at Valley Bell. Oak Valley’s main (and only) switchboard is
lit up this morning as the townspeople awake to find that during the night
someone has taken the new Canon copier from the now empty hospital and has
placed it in the center of town traffic circle.
It isn’t long before everyone in the
town is gathered at the circle and Olivia-Baker Kuiet, town librarian, notices
that the electric cord is plugged into an extension cord which is stretched
across the road and seems to be plugged into the outlet used for the town
Christmas tree.
O.B. Kuiet: “Look, it’s plugged in.”
Mayor Warren Peace :
“Even though it looks like we have some pranksters among us I kind of
like it here. It’s central to everything
and it looks like the paper tray is full.
I say we leave it here.”
… And so it came to be that Oak Valley
Meanwhile, back at the switchboard one
light is still blinking and Judy (remember Judy?), well Judy (who has been standing
by to take their call) plugs in and says, “Operator, how may I direct your
call?”
Voice: “Muffle, muffle, murmur, murmur…”
Judy: “I’m sorry sir; you’ll have to speak up. I can’t understand what you’re saying.”
Voice: “Help… I
need help…”
Meanwhile: at the old Miller place,
Chuck from O.V. Realty hands over the keys to Erick and Marm Foster, the newest
residents to join the Oak
Valley
Well… does Oak
Valley
Tune in again tomorrow when we will hear Erick say, “Gee, it’s
sure quiet and beautiful here. I’ll need
to stir things up if I’m going to survive in this town.”
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