Martha Nix

On leave from his ship in the South Pacific, Ashley Longworth, Jr asks Erin to marry him. Erin is thrilled, but begins to have doubts when she finds out something about Ashley.

Encouraged with his dreams of flying, Jim-Bob finds himself in love with a young married woman whose husband is overseas as a pilot in the air corps.

The parents who work at Picket's defence plant leave their children in the parking lot while the parents work. So Olivia wants to open a day care in Picket's bar room for the workers.

Olivia's cousin Rose arrives for a visit, bringing her two grandchildren-and problems-with her. Ike and Jim Bob build a huge air raid siren.

Jim-Bob's class is graduating and he has the high grade. As he is the valedictorian, his class prepares a graduation ceremony that is fitting for war time.

John and Olivia make a decision about publishing a manuscript John-Boy wrote while overseas. Whilst Jeffrey becomes very attached to the dog, Reckless, which is suffering from old age.