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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1947)
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1947 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. ORECON PACE TWO Slayer Shot By Officer After Crime KIRKLAND, Wash.. Dec. i UP A 23-year-old Seattle girl was slain early today In the Pastime cafe on the Kirkland ferry dock and her attacker was shot and fatally wounded a few minutes later during a gun battle with a policeman. The girl was Identified as Muriel Kllngman. Papers found In the pockets of her companion bore the jinme of Arthur Charles Lindholdt, also of Seattle, according to Al Cameron, Kirkland chief of police. Cameron said Miss Kllngman's father, Allen M. Kllngman said his daughter had left the house with Lindholdt early last evening to at tend a University of Washington ballet Gun Battle Lindholdt, 28. died in Kirkland hospital an hour after being wound ed during a battle with Hugh Man pa, a police officer who said he first observed the couple a block from the cafe when the car in which they were riding swerved suddenly Into a parked machine and the woman Jumped out and started to run. The man ran after her. Manpa said, and the officer chased them. Manpa said before he could catch up with the two, the girl had en tered the cafe and her companion had fired two shots through the doorway. Miss Kllngman slumped to the floor. Then the man ran around the back of the cafe with Manpa in pursuit. The officer said he ex changed shots with the youth and then, as the slayer ran down into a lower passageway, Manpa said he heard another shot. He found the man sprawled on the ground with a critical head wound. Pumice Group Holds Meet Rules and methods of testing pumice tile products were set by the Klamath Basin Pumice Prod ucts association at a meeting Thurs da." night. Established minimum standard requirements lor associa tion members were found to be 42 per cent above the Oregon state code for concrete building tile. New officers elected at the ses sion, held in the chamber of com merce, are James Buck, Klamath Falls, vice chairman, and George Renstrom, Tionesta, treasurer. Clar ence Boorman is chairman and Charlie Dug an, secretary. Both are of Klamath Falls. The association would like to hear from people who have lived in pum ice tile homes for two years or long er regarding satisfaction, suggestion or anything pertaining to pumice tile as a building material. Those Interested are asked to write post office box 624. Sheriffs And DAY In Joint Session PORTLAND, Dec. B MV-Oregon county sheriffs and district attor neys went into a Joint session to day at their annual meeting to study county problems. The district attorneys were told yesterday by Frank S. Sever, Port land attorney, that the state's fi nancial affairs need straightening out. He advised county officials, how ever, to watch the next legislative session closely, for he said the leg islature had developed a habit of shifting tax burdens to the counties. He also deplored rhat he said was increasing federal acquisition of land that otherwise would be a source of revenue for the counties. Small Business Drive Bosses I ' if! 1 II U v -A Chet llamakrr. left, and Jim Stilwcll. risht, are rhairmt-n f the business division campaign of the Klamath County Community Chest. Their phase of the drive got under way this week. PTA Notes County Council The Klamath County Council of PTA met December 2 at 1 :45 p. m. in the Fremont cafeteria. The meeting was called to order by the presi dent. Mrs. Harold Shaffer, and the minutes of the previous meeting read by Mrs. A. A. Montgomery, secretary. Reports of various chair men were made on the activities of their school. The radio program is still at 9 standstill due to no records being received at KFLW. It is hoped to start in January. Pictures of the PTA unit officers are being taken at this time. All are urged to have them taken by the end of this week. The name of Mrs. Hugh Haddock was chosen by the PTA council to be submitted to the state board as state ice president of region 4. The room count was equally di vided between Fairvtew and Henley, each having seven members present. Mrs. H. H. Ogle, president of th American Legion auxiliary, was present with petitions to sign re garding universal military training. Arnold Gralapp. superintendent of schools, was also a visitor. The' meeting adjourned until January. Fremont Mrs. A. A. Montgomery, long active in Parent-Teacher work in Klamath Falls, w-s unanimously elected pres ident of the Fremont PTA at a meeting held Thursday afternoon in the auditorium. Mrs. Mont gomery replaces Mrs. R. W. Rock holt who has moved from the city. Her resignation was accepted with regret. The business meeting preceded tne election, and Mrs. Henry Gerber reported on the membership drive which will soon be under way in the various class and home rooms. Mrs. Neal Stewart was named publicity chairman. Plans for Christmas parties were discussed and home room mothers asked to volunteer for the affairs. An excellent musical program was presented early in the afternoon un der the direction of Mrs. Patricia Hunt. The Junior high mixed choir sang "Listen to the Lamb.'' "Lo. What a Beauteous Rose." and "In a Manger." followed by "Sing We Noel" by the Barbershop Boys, and "Hail, O Star" and "Born In Jesus." by the girls glee club. Cllrhrist Mrs. Larry Keown. president, pre sided at the last regular meeting of tne Gilchrist PTA held on November 18 in the high school. Highlight of the program for the atternoon was the presentation of the first graders by their teacher. Bertha Weru, in an unrehearsed rending class. The little folks were seated in a semicircle about their teacher and read and answered questions most interestingly. After the practice class. Miss Weru pre sented her class in a health skit entitled. "The Seven Sisters." Mrs. Krueger. membership chair man, reported 170 paid members at the end of the membership drive The attendance prizes for the year vent to Miss Hedden's third graders with a 208 per cent membership, and second prize to Bertha Wertz' first graders with 176 per cent member- ! ship. j The annual Christmas program ' held bv all the pupils for then- parents and friends was announced for December 18 Everyone is in vited. At this time Mrs. Calvin Jor dan will be in charge of a treat for all the children in school. At the close of the last meeting Russian tea and cookies were served by Mrs. Craig, Mrs. Rollison. and Mrs. R. Olsen, who were hostesses fr.r the day. Train Plows Into Stalled Truck PORTLAND, Dee. 6 () Truck Driver Robert LaVerne Brannam, 30, Fossil, Ore., leaped to safety Just before a train crashed into his vehicle at a crossing near Corbett, east of here, yesterday. He said the truck stalled on the track. A tractor the truck was carrying to Corbett for the Steven, aon Construction company of Salem was demolished. The Union Pacific passenger train was delayed a half-hour until wreckage could be cleared. NEW o e NOT REBUILT! New Power At Low Cost! All the benefits of a new engine NOW for the price of a cylinder block assembly. Chevrolet fac tory bnllt. 1938 to 1947 Passenger Car (142 Exchange 1941 to 1947 IL D. 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