Four Killed In
Ore. Plane Crash
(Continued from Page One)
duck-hunting expedition.
Yesterday’s victims were rid
ing in a sister ship of Cornett’s.
The plane, owned and piloted by
Fluhrer, plunged into the « lake
just after taking off on a flight to
Medford. Fluhrer was taking his
three passengers and week-end
guests to Medford to board com
mercial planes en route home.
Witnesses told authorities the
plane was in a steep banking turn
over the lake when it side-slipped
and dove into the lake. It struck
at a sharp angle and flopped over
in ten or 12 feet of water. It sub
merged about 50 yards from
shore, the tail assembly protrud
ing from the surface.
An inquest held at the scene
last night by Klamath county cor
oner George Adler reported that
the accident was not caused by
engine trouble. There was no fur
ther explanation. Civil aeronau
tics inspectors are expected to
hold an investigation.
The victims were prominent
business men as well as party
Jap Railroadmen
Go On Strike
TOKYO, (JP) — Seventy-nine
trains were tied up in northern
Japan today by a walkout of gov
ernment railroad workers in de
fiance of a government ordinance
against strikes.
Sixty-eight of the trains were
in the Sapporo, Hokkaido, area
and 11 were in the Aomori prefec
ture of northern Honshu.
The newspaper Asahi said that
authorities estimated 956 railway
workers walked out in the Sap
poro area alone.
The transportation ministry or
dered the dismissal of workers
leaving their jobs after midnight,
night.
Barrel of Tears
BILLINGS, Mont. (JP) — Bud
Seiger figures that the husky
thief or thieves, who raided his
parked truck got a barrel of dis
appointment, labeled as 50 gal
lons of a popular beverage. The
missing cask contained water.
leaders in their counties.
Gen. Wainwright
New DAV Head
NEW YORK, (/P)—Gen. Jona
than M. Wainwright, hero of Ba
taan and Corregidor, has been
elected national commander of the
Disabled American Veterans.
He was named unanimously
Friday at the closing session of
the DAV’s annual convention.
The general told the 1,500 dele
gates that he would work for res
toration to useful lives of as many
disabled veterans as possible.
He urged increased housing
“not only for disabled ex-service
men, but for all ex-servicemen.”
He said he hoped “for ample com
pensation for disabled veterans
so they can support themselves
and their families under the pres
ent high cost of living.”
DAUGHTER BORN TO KOTZE
BUE MISSIONARIES
August 16, a seven pound, four
ounce baby girl, named Alice
Jean, was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Delos Wesbrook, missionaries at
Kotzebue. Both mother and
daughter are reported doing well
and will be returning to Kotzebue
in the near future.
One Third Down;
15 Months To Pay;
Is New Ruling
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credit business:
One third down on automobiles.
Twenty per cent down on
stoves, dishwashers, ironers, re
frigerators, washing machines, air
conditioners, radios, phonographs,
television sets, sewing machines,
vacuum cleaners, furniture and
rugs.
A 15-month time limit to com
plete payment if the article costs
$1,000 or less.
An 18-month limit on credit
over $1,000, but with a minimum
$70 monthly payment.
Ordinary charge accounts —
usually payable in one, two or
three months-j-are not affected.
Personal loans, of the type repay
able in monthly installments, are
subject to the time limits. Single
payment loans and housing loans
are exempt.
The order is the first fruit of
the new Republican anti-inflation
law, signed by President Truman
last Monday. He said the act is
only a “tiny fraction of what we
i need” to defeat rising prices.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
-C1766
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
SECOND DIVISION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PE
TITION of WILLIAM RICH
ARD GANOE,
For Change of Name
NOTICE OF HEARING OF PE
TITION FOR CHANGE OF
NAME.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
THAT WILLIAM RICHARD GA
NOE has filed in the above-en
titled Court, his Petition, request
ing that his name be legally
changed to REX RICHARD
WEST. The said Petition will be
brought on for hearing before
the aboVe-named Court in the
Court House at Nome, Alaska, on
the 10th day of September, 1948.
WILLIAM RICHARD GANOE
Publish Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, 1948.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT
SECOND DIVISION,
TERRITORY OF ALASKA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES
TATE OF HERSCHEL O. FOW
LER, Deceased.
No. 787
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
That by order of the Probate
Judge aforesaid, John F. Macum
ber, of Nome, Alaska, has been
duly appointed Administrator of
the estate of Herschel O. Fowler,
deceased.
All persons having claims
against said estate should present
them with proper vouchers at
tached within six months frorfi
the date of this notice to the said
Administrator at Nome, Alaska.
Dated the 13th day of August,
1948.
John F. Macumber,
Administrator.
Pub. Aug. 16, 23, 30, Sept. 6, 1948.
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