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Show Return from T5 In Northwest Four Sutherland couples returned Sunday evening from a trip in four states, where they visited brothers and sisters. Miaking the trip were Mr. and Mrs. El Fowles, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fowles, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Fowles and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Jensen. They left Sutherland Suther-land on Tuesday of last week and visited at Baker, Oregon, Walla Walla, Halfway and Vale. At Baker they visited their brother-in-law, Leon Bendixon, who is in the hospital there, seriously injured in a plane accident early in November. Leon and his wife, Ruby Fowles Bendixon, farm at Halfway, Oregon. At the time of the accident Leon was with a friend, fri-end, out looking for elk in the friend's fri-end's private plane. They were in the mountains, and making la trun, one wing of the plane" struck a tree and was ripped. The plane crashed 70 feet to the ground and burst into flames. Both men were badly injured and forced to remiain out that night. Leon had 3 breaks in one leg, and 2 breaks in one arm. He was also badly burned about the face and body. The pilot was injured internally, intern-ally, but nuanaged to keep a fire going all night which kept them warm and alive. He died next day on the way to the hospital. Leon had been in the hospital 10 days when the family visited there, and he will be there another 2 months. |