	During a meeting in the Walton’s house Reverend Fordwick, Buck Vernon, Corabeth Godsey and Grandma Walton all disapprove John Boy’s idea to publish excerpts of Hilter’s "Mein Kampf" in the next issue of his Blue Ridge Chronicle. But John-Boy says: I think people ought to know about it. Grandma: Any man that would burn the Holy Bible is a heathen! The Reverend concludes: Sorry John-Boy, I thought a little friendly advise might save you some trouble. .
	Image the scene where John Boy and Ben are driving Jason to the Dew Drop Inn and suddenly they discover Mary-Ellen and David Spencer hugging in a car next to the road. When they have passed them the scene continues in a romantic way and David says: I gotta get you home. Mary-Ellen answers: I am home. You’re my home! David: I love you, Mary-Ellen. And when she starts to kiss him he says: No, we have to to be sensible. Mary-Ellen: You be sensible. David: Do you know what would happen right now if your daddy came walking along… Mary-Ellen: He’d shoot you! David: Did anybody ever tell you you’re crazy? Mary-Ellen: No, am I? David: No, I am!.
	In the closing announcements of the service the Reverend says that their heritage must be protected against those who want to alter or destroy it. He also says the writings of Hitler will be introduced into their community throught the efforts of John Boy and he even quotes from Proverbs: A prudent man forseeth the evil and hideth himself but the Simple pass on and are punished. He hopes the Blue Ridge Chronicle will share the responsibility to spread love instead of hate and the word of God instead of the writing of the Godless..
	Even his father tries to change John Boy’s mind. He asks John Boy if Germany isn’t a little far away to worry about what’s going on over there? He guessed most people figure the Chronicle is gonna cover local news. But John Boy says to this: Daddy, the world’s getting smaller everyday. And pretty soon any piece of news is gonna be local news. Now I gotta be free to pass on to my readers anything that I think is important. That right is been done away in Germany, completely. At the end of the scene John understands the motives of his son. I’m proud of you. Acting on what you believe. And they look in each other’s eyes with good understanding.
	That evening everyone sits around the camp-fire singing and celebrating the beauty contest. The Reverend will demonstrate how greatly concerned they are by the trouble in Germany. Buck Vernon found a real piece of junk in his shop: Mein Kampf. He proposes that night they have a symbolic book-burning or their own. Buck Vernon walks to the fire and adds something to this: I found a whole bundle of german books. I just had them to keep the fire warm! And the throws all the books in the fire. John Boy now rushes to the fire and starts to defend himself. Among other things he asks everyone: Do you realize that this kind of thing happens all over Germany? And right now Germany and Walton’s Mountain are not very far apart in my mind. He just wanted to let everyone know what is happening in Europe just like he informs them about all other things in his newspaper. Then he suddenly sees a book in the fire that’s written in german language and he wished there was someone who could read german. Mrs. Brimmer, whose husband has been born in Germany, knows a bit and she wants to read the book: "Am Anfang schiff Gott Himmel und Erde. Und die Erde war wüßt und leer...." "In the beginning God created heaven and earth…" After these words everyone felt a lump in their throat and realized what they have done and what they were burning: The Holy Bible !

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