Pine Ridge Synthetic Rubber Corporation has indeed fallen upon dark days. Grandpappy Spears, the only person who knew the secret formula for making the rubber, fell on the ice yesterday, and now is a victim of amnesia. The unfortunate vice president of mixing and cooking is now unable to remember the formula, his name, or anything else. As we look in on the little community today, we find Abner in the store and library talking on the telephone.