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FORCE JAILED AS SPY FOR HITLER Hamilton Field, Cal., Dec. 22 U.R) Staff Sergeant Frank Hirt, 30, a United States army air forces mechanic and former member of Adolf Hitler's storm troops, has been arrested at the Fairfield-Suisun air base on a charge of conspiring to commit wartime espionage for the Ger man government, with the in vestigation of Hirt's suspected spy activities wide in scope at its climax. Hirt was understood reliably to have confessed that he was a graduate of the nazi espionage school at Berlin, where he said he learned the myriad tricks of the spy trade. The army announced the ar rest and the United Press learn ed independently that Hirt, after persistently denying nazi espion age activities, made a partial confession of guilt as he pre pared to submit to a lie detector test. The army specifically charged Hirt with the following; Conspiracy with German agents in Europe and Brazil to obtain and send to Germany in formation about American mili tary planes. That he was recruited, trained and financed in Germany for an espionage mission to the United States by Karl Bauer, notorious nazi espionage agent. That after his enlistment in the U. S. army he corresponded with German agents and con tinued as an active member of the conspiracy until his arrest this year. The army said Hirt admitted that he belonged to the nazi party in Germanv: anrt that h was a corporal in the reiehs- luenrers s. A. It was under stood in addition that Hirt had been a member of the Hitler- Jugend, or nazi youth move ment. Hirt was arrested last March at Fairfield-Suisun, a trans-Paci fic staging point and terminal for the army air forces ATC transports and combat planes destined for overseas assign ment. Illuminating gas was first suc cessfully manufactured In 1797, and by 1815, London had three plants engaged in supplying the gas to city lighting facilities. 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Police officials from the Texas city were reported en route here to take custody of Cline, whose attorney contended he should be released because of "insufficient evidence." Police Capt. John Englcr told the court that the Dallas war rant charged Cline with the murder of a woman variously identified as Alice W. Carpenter and Mrs. E. Delora Krebs Cline in a Dallas hotel last year. Stenographer PERMANENT POSITION, STATE EXPERIENCE IN FIRST LETTER BOX 99 MAIL TRIBUNE WINGED TWO JAPS Columbus, O., Dec. 22 U,R) Joe E. Brown, the screen and stage comedian who performed for American troops up to and sometimes in the battle lines of the war, today was revealed to have marked up two Japanese casualties by q u 1 c k-shooting with a carbine. The story was related after Brown, making an opening night appearance here in the Broadway stage hit "Harvey had recognized MaJ. Gen. Ro bert S. Beightler, commander of Ohio's 37th division in the audience, and called him to the stage. Beightler said that during the fighting on Luzon, when the 37th broke out into the Cagayan Valley, Brown was riding in a lead tank. As the American forces en tered a town, several Japanese broke and ran. Brown, the gen eral said, lumped from the tank and began firing a carbine. One of the enemv fell, and the come dian later picked up his battle flae. Then another Japanese who had fallen jumped up and began to run. but Brown felled mm with another burst from the carbine. HAWAII REJOICES Honolulu, Dec. 22-AU.P.) . "A welcome Christmas gift-was Gov: Ingram A. Stainback's comment today lauding Secre tary of Interior Harold Ickes suDDort of Hawaiian Island statehood in 1946. MAKE IT AN ALASKA CHRISTMAS You still have rime to order Alaska Life's amazing comDination girt offer. A regular $4.50 value, until December 24 only 52.89 ALASKA LIFE MAGAZINE Published monthly; packed cover to corer with itoriei, articles and pictures of Alaska as It is today. 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Dec. 22 (U.P.l An uneasy holiday lull prevailed in the auto Industry's labor troubles tonight with at least 287,000 automotive workers idle across the nation. Of these 175,000 were CIO United Auto Workers on strike against General Motors, with 112,000 more temporarily laid off because of other production problems, notably shortage of parts from supplier plants. Ford Motor company lam off 80,000 workers at three Detroit plants and 20,000 others else where in the nation because of lack of supplies. Most, however, were to be recalled Dec. 26. A progressive layoff of 10,000 De troit workers in Packard Motor company plants continued through the weekend. Again parts shortages were blamed. And the prolonged glass indus try strike caused an indefinite shutdown of one Briggs Manu facturing company plant and layoffs for 2,000 workers. Tow Line Passed to Troop Laden Craft San Francisco. Dec. 22 U.R A tow line was secured late to day to the army transport Im perial adrift near Humboldt Bay on the northern California coast. by the coast guard cutter Shaw nee. The trnnnshin reouested aid yesterday when her main en gines broke down off Cape Men docino, Cal., the transport was en route from San Francisco to Ft. Lewis, Wash., with 581 offi cers and enlisted men eligible for discharge. PLANNED FOR CP. Central Point, Dec. 22 Con struction of an 800-seat modern concrete theater building is planned here next summer ac cording to Walter H. Leverette of Mcdford who purchased the Harry Dunn property on Pine and Second streets yesterday as site for the structure. Leverette, who owns show houses in Mcdford and Ashland. Ore. ,and Yreka and Weed, Calif., said growth of the Cen tral Point community makes a theater here desirable. Hazing of the old Thiess build ing which occupies the propos ed theater site will start in the early spring. The structure has been used for several years as an union warehouse. Program Tonight At Friends Church Thirty-five children of the Friends church will participate in a Christmas program at 7:30 tonight according to Milo C. Ross, pastor . Following the Sunday school program the youth of the church, numbering about 25 boys and girls, will present a short pageant, writ ten by Judy Tokahira, and en tirely arranged by the ultend- ers of the weekly youth night. Candy treats will be given all boys and girls. The church is located at De- Sunday, See. S3, 194S MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN Barr avenue on the Old Pacific highway. Cloitnf time far CUulllad Ads 1:30 .m. Too Late to CUwlfy 13:15 pjn. 4j eft- St ... The- MAIN AND FIR STREETS WILL BE OPEN TODAY From Noon Until 8 P. M. 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