The Trigger Man

Wheaties presents Joel McCray in Tales of the Texas Rangers. On stage tonight transcribed from Hollywood, another in the Wheaties big parade of exciting half-hour presentations. Tales of the Texas Rangers starring Joel McCray as Ranger Pearson.

Texas more than 260,000 square miles. And 50 men who make up the most famous and oldest law enforcement body in North America. From the files of the Texas Rangers come these stories based on fact.

Only names, dates and places are fictitious or obvious reasons. The events themselves are a matter of record. Case for tonight? The trigger men. At 9 o'clock on the evening of May 27, 1947, Jasper Leech, operator of an independent service station in Piedo, Oklahoma was preparing to shut down for the night.

Suddenly, two men in a green convertible pulled into the service island of this station. For the night fellas pumps are all locked. We gotta get some gas. Oh, all night place on the highway south, Mr. Big Station. You're heading that way.

I don't like Big Stations. We're gashing up right here. I got a tire you can fix. Now look, I told you I'm closer than I... Hey, stop the chatter, will you? I heard him hick. Now get moving. I'll put a slug in you.

All right, Mr. I ain't arguing with a gun. He gets that pump cord. Make him fill a couple extra five gallon chance. All right, Joe, stop playing the podium and get that flat sparrow. Here's a hot for action.

Okay, okay, but let's take it up, man. Well, come on, hey, she'd get with a pump. Keys are in the office. Well, let's get them. And while we're in here, you might as well open this safe.