Radio Recovers Its Voice in Shattering Midnight Fall

[Page 1] MUNCIE STAR, SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 1957 to of the and on city and He for Us on a Bus Radio Recovers Its Voice in Shattering Midnight Fall An Indianapolis Star staffer is traveling by Greyhound bus, accompanied by four of his six children. Mother is staying at home. Here is his sixth dispatch. PHOENIX, Sun. We arrived Paso, passing through We awakened passing through world's largest Actually the trip jolt of having a and begin blaring appeared to be Sunshine" by the y CHARLES G. GRIFFO we are in Phoenix, in the Valley. of the a 400-odd miles trip over U.S. 70 from El New Mexico at night. sun rose over the beautiful Arizona mountains Miami and Superior, sites of some of the mines.

quick, quiet and without incident unless the radio drop off the luggage rack at 1:30 a.m. forth what "You Are My Mexican Pea 9s Pickers Chorus could be called an incident. The plastic case of the radio was broken, a situation which will cause concern to 16-year-old daughter Patricia, who is not along on the trip. It is her radio. It really plays better, however, than it did before the accident. The only other thing of note is that Mary Elizabeth's front tooth should come out at any moment. She's 6. Martha, 14, tried to sleep-walk down the aisle at around 4 a.m. somewhere west of Globe. I woke up just in time to stop her. •At a rest stop about 3 a.m.

somewhere in Arizona, Gregory, 4½, awakened a rather grumpy Californian to tell him "my daddy owns a wanch in Texas." While passing through Texas I had made the mistake of telling him that I had bought a piece of the King Ranch; that I had a deed to a full square-inch of that priceless land. That I had paid 25 cents for it Temple's next Jan. flew make songs next talk over Sinatra Dinah the more m.c. see in 1 -until show Ball ly And, their and a as a souvenir gag, I hadn't been able to get across to him. Fight for Pillow E And Chuck and Mary E. got into a fist fight a arguing just who was to sleep on the pillow we rented in El Paso. But that's life I guess, traveling with children.

When the sun came up and the towering peaks of Superstition Mountains hove into view outside Mesa, all was quiet and peaceful. We were ready for 1 Phoenix and a bath. It was in Phoenix's new bus terminal that Chuck, Greg and Mary got their "horsey" ride. The sight at 7 a.m. of three youngsters taking turns riding the 10-cent mechanical horse, surrounded by baggage, must have been an eye-opener. It was here that I pulled the sneakiest trick of the year. I took up a close Phoenix friend's kind offer to watch the kids most of the day while I write. I'm afraid it's going to be a terrific blow to our friendship and a jolt to Southwestern hospitality.

I'll pass along the tranquilizer pills with the kids. Will Convert Little 'Inch' for Liquids SHREVEPORT, La. (P - Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. Saturday announced plans for 96 million dollars in projects, one of which will convert part of its Little Big Inch pipeline from natural gas to petroleum products. The conversion will permit A 90" Cassavetes: won't for made They.