Evening star., 1947-10-31
State Funeral Planned
For Oregon Officials
Killed in Plane Crash
BY the Associated Press

SALEM, Greg, Oct. 31.-Oregon
today prepared for State funeral
for its Governor and two other top
officials, killed in hunting trip
plane crash.
Services were planned foi all three
in the chamber of the State House
of Representatives here at 1:50 pm.
Monday.
The bodies of Gov. Earl Smell,
Secretary of State Robert S. Far
rell, jr., and State Senate President
Marshall Cornett were to be brought
here from the mountainous South
ern Oregon wilderness where their
plane crashed Tuesday night. The
crash also killed the pilot, Cliff
Hogue.
Families of the crash victims also
planned individual services. Ar
rangements have not been COM
pleted.
Day of Mourning.
Monday will be Statewide day
of mourning. Officials OF the States
largest city, Portland, said all offices
would be closed, Other cities were
following suit.
The new Governor, John Hubert
Hall, 48-year -old Portland attorney,
elevated from Speaker OF the House
of Representatives, took over, but
many of the States offices were par
alyzed by the triple death.
1t was impossible to obtain drivers
licenses, automobile licenses or nu-
merous other certificates. These
functions, carried on under the Sec
retary of States supervision, will not
be resumed until the new Governor
names a successor to Mr.. Farrell,
probably next week.
There was confusion also over the
operation of the Liquor Control
Commission, the Highway, Welfare
and Unemployment Commissions,
but they took up business on the rec
ommendation of the State attorney
generals Office.
One Official Left.
Only State Treasurer Leslie M.
Scott was left on the State Board
of Control. The board does the
States buying, keeps many of the
records and administers most Of its
institutions.
The board can resume operation
after Gov. Hall appoints new Sec
retary of State and both he and
Gov. Hall are in Salem.
At present Gov. Hall is in Port
land with influenza. He arose from
bed yesterday for hurried trip here
to take the oath of office, then re-
turned home.
The Civil Aeronautics Commission
has opened an investigation OF the
crash. The three State officials took
off from klamath Falls with Mr..
Hogue as the pilot at 10 pm. Tues
day for an expected half-hour flight
to a ranch near Lakeview Oreg.,
where the officials planned to hunt
ducks.
The plane never reached Its des-
tination. Word that the men were
missing came from the ranch We'd
nesday and started a search that
ended yesterday with the finding OF
the bodies of all four men on butte
south of LakevieW.
The body of Mr.. Cornett, native
of Burning Springs, KY, is to be
taken there for burial.
E. S. Leach, senior CAA inspector
for the Portland district, said in
Portland that Mr.. Hogue was fined
$1OO in 1943 after another crash
that claimed one life.
The inspector said records disr
closed that George Collins, II, OF
Willow Ranch, Calf, was killed in
that crash September 4, l943, at
Lakeview and Mr.. Hogue subse-
quently was convicted in a CAA
hearing of violating four regulations,
including overlooking and improper
maintenance of the plane.
Mr. Leach added that in 1941 Mr..
Hogues pilot license was suspended
60 days for giving flight instruction.
without an instructors rating.
Leon D. Cuddeback, regional head
of the CAA Air Safety Board, said
he may later call public hearing on
the crash because of the public in
terest and Importance of this acci-