Desert Reckoning

And now stay tuned for the program that has rated tops in popularity for a longer period of time than any other West Coast program in radio history. The Signal Oil Program, the Whistler. The High Key and The A- Signal, the famous Go Father gasoline invites you to sit back and enjoy another strange story by the Whistler.

For extra driving pleasure, the signal to look for is the yellow and black circle sign that identifies signal service stations from Canada to Mexico. And for Sunday evening listening pleasure, the signal to listen for is this whistle that identifies the signal oil program, the Whistler.

and the Whistler, and I know many things, for I walk by night. I know many strange tales hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows. Yes, I know the nameless terrors, of which they dare not speak.

And now for the signal oil company, the Whistler's strange story. Desert Reckoning. The small cabin plane pursues its course high above the Mexican desert. It's midnight, and a full moon bathes everything beneath it with a bright veneer.

The land below so starkly beautiful in the moonlight is nothing but arid barren wasteland, uninhabited, a long endless stretch of nothing. Inside the plane, Larry Travis, the pilot, glances at his watch, Then at the instrument panel, behind him his partner Johnny Baron tucks a blanket more securely around the girl Ella Winen.

Then their easy flight is interrupted. It's a plane lurches forward then drops suddenly, losing altitude. What is the worry? I'm not sure yet Johnny. Don't worry though I can land this crate. Well, you know.

Yes, yes I know. We're at least 150 miles from the nearest village and we're a little over 3000 feet about nothing but desert. Oh no. You're sure we're okay, Larry? Oh sure, sure we are, Johnny.