The First Stone

a house filled with forty people, then add a man with a mission and danger lurking behind every smile. That's our story for first stone taken from the files of John Steel, Adventurer. Hello friends, this is John Steel. If you like your stories hard with action, fast with excitement, come in, sit down and make yourself comfortable because we've got a story waiting for you that's

guaranteed to curl your hair, wear out the edge of a favorite living-room chair. And the weight won't be long because here's John Steele Adventure's producer, Bob Monroe. Bob? At least once each year, and this being the usual time, I try to get across one particular fact to those of you who follow John Steele in his stories. And here it is. Like everything

else in the world are programs of the product of combined effort. These people, all of them, hard each week to attempt to bring to you an interesting and entertaining story. First, there is Director Elliot Drake, who worries and writes too.

Next to him in the control room is writer Lois Landar, who has quite a following down Carolina way. Another Elliot, Elliot Gruskin, has the responsibility of keeping this show time properly. Out here in the studio, we have the large and small of things, the man who make calculated noise, Soundman, Walt Shafer, and Adrian Pennard. Within chewing distance is the man who makes

our musical moods dot quippel, and in the glass booth handling technical matters is Engineer Don Williamson. Add to these the cast we've used this year whom you meet tonight under their own names. Do all of them for a fine job, thanks. And at least once each year, and this being the usual time we're going to a party. It's like any other party almost. The story