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Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-02
That's One Way

That's One Way
Wade Ramsey is a southerner-
, but a lot of southerners are of
Scotch extraction Wade and a
group of compatriots, feeling golf
ish, collected a pail of golf balls,
trekked to the mountains, found
large meadow. and spent the day
driving golf balls hither and yon.
You don't have to pay green fees
that way.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-02

asking The court TO dismiss Three
counts OF q grand jury indictment
charging that the contractor per-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-02

Butter: Los Angeles. 26ei but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A, 35e; manufacturing milk, !
27c, route gathered cream. 24lsc.
L. A. Hay: U. s. No. 1. $3.50;
u. S. No. leafy S12-12.5O: U. s. No.
2 s105011. MINI. flax Sept. sl.52ts.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Gaithersburg High
School Opens With
A Fine Enrolment

The local high school started its
1939-40 school session in Gathers
burg on Monday, September II,
with an enrolment, according to
the principal, Mr.. Maxwell Bur-
dette, of 703, approximately 400
registering in the high school de-
partment and 303 in the element
airy.
The new "three room unit" is
being occupied by the kindergarten,
first and second grades. With the
renovation of a second building and
the contemplated erection of new
gymnasium, plans for which were
submitted by Major Cutler, at a
meeting of the building committee
on Monday evening, adequate facil-
tiles for the increasing enrolment,
year by year, seems assured.
The Sentinel extends greetings
to the former faculty members and
likewise to the seven new ones and
wishes for the school a most sue
cessful session.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Matthews Stunkle

A simple but attractive wedding
took place in Frederick on Satur-
day, September 16, when Miss
Corrine Stunkle, daughter of Mr..
ind Mrs. Charles Stumble of Tus-
carora, Nd, became the bride of
Mr.. Walter Matthews, son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. X. Matthews of
Dickerson.
Promptly at ten, Rev. Mr.. s.
Meeks of Calvary Methodist
Church read the service.
The bride was gowned in grotto
blue with navy accessories and
wore a corsage of gardenias.
Her onry attendant was Mrs.
Homer Stunkle who wore a plum
costume with matching accessor-
les and carried a bouquet Of pink
rose buds.
Mr.. Matthews had for his best
man his brother-in-law, Mr.. Elmer
Orme.
After a trip to the New York
Worlds Fair and points North, the
young couple will reside in Dicker-
son.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Miss Elizabeth McGill
Bride Of DIR. LadsOn

An interesting wedding Satur-
day was that of Miss Elizabeth
Nicholson McGill, daughter of Mrs.
Alexander McGill and the late
Mr.. McGill of Baltimore, to DR..
Jack Arthur Ladson, son of DR..
and Mrs. Thomas Ladson, of
Olney, Md.
The second Presbyterian Church
in Guilford was the scene of the
noon ceremony, and DR.. Robert
Leetch officiated, the bride being
given in marriage b. her uncle
Mr.. Charles EdwaA Gray Of
Pennington, Mich.
She wore a princess gown OF
ivory wedding ring satin, trimmed
with alencon and rose point lace,
and made with a circular train,
while her veil was of illusion,
held by a coronet of orchids, and
her bouquet was of orchids and
valley lilies.
The bride had a former class
mate at Wellesley, Miss Harriet
Judd, of Hampden, Conn.,, as maid
of honor, wearing a bouffant
frock of fuchsia faille, the brides
maids being Mrs. A. Alley Peter
son, now Of Staten Island; Mrs.
William Quay of Aberdeen; Miss
Florence Hardwell of Maplewood,
N. j., and Miss Mary Brown
Klinefelter of Baltimore, dressed
in similar dresses of Windsor
blue faille.
They all wore head-dresses of
velvet bands and ostrich tips, and
carried dahlias.
Mr.. William Bradley of Sche-
nectady, N. Y, was best man, the
ushers being DR.. Thomas Ladson,
Jr., of Olney; William A. Gray,
of Pennington, Mich; Vernon
Powers of Cheverly, Md, and
William Quay.
A reception followed at the Bal
timore Country Club.
Mrs. Ladson was graduated
from Bryn Mawr School and at
tended Wellesley and Bryn Mawr
colleges, while DR.. Ladson was
graduated fro mthe University Of
Pennsylvania.
On returning from a wedding
journey, DR.. and Mrs. Ladson
will reside in Olney.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Duval Reunion

The members of Mrs. Marion
DuvallPs family held a reunion at
Brandenburg Park, Pa. on Sunday.
Those present were; Mrs. Marion
Duvall, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett ms
coe, Belmot Poole, Doris Poole,
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Poole, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Purdum, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hammond Duvall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Duvall and family,
Mrs. Alma Linderman and son
Robert, Mrs. Walter Jets and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. William Mar
ney and family, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Burdette and family, and Mr..
Alton Duvall and Mr.. Jonathan
Ifert.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Tawes Honor Guest
At Baltimore Session
Of Cost Accountants

J. Willard Tawes, State Comp.
troller of the Treasury, was the
guest of honor at dinner held by
the Baltimore Chapter of the Ma
tional Association of Cost Ac-
countants on Tuesday, September
10 at $50 p. m. at the Hotel En-
erson. Due to the illness of Mr.
Harlan Johnson, president of the
local chapter, William McCloskey
vice president presided and official
ly welcomed Mr.. Tawes to the din
ner and the meeting which fol-
lowed.
Frank A. Shallenberger, certi-
fled public accountant, addressed
the meeting. The subject of his
address was "The Accountants
Responsibility to his Profession,
the Public and the Clients" Mr.,
Shallenberger has had long expert
ence in accounting work. He is a
member of the American Institute
of Accountants, and is an instruc-
tor in accounting at the Univers-
ity of Baltimore.
The dinner and meeting were
we'll attended. This was the first of
the Fall series of the Baltimore
Chapters meetings.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Jobs For High
School Graduates

Principal L. Fletcher Schott of
the Richard Montgomery High
School announces that funds have
been appropriated by the United
States Government to provide jobs
for high school graduates now I'M
employed. These jobs will consist
Of work in the Richard Montgom-
cry High School library, Office, or
cafeteria. The work has nothing
whatsoever to do with relief, Mr..
Schott states. The eligibility re-
+quirements are that one Rnust- be
between Is and "a years of age,
unmarried and without perman-
ent job. The State Employment
Commission is cooperating with
the school and will attempt to find
permanent jobs for those who do
satisfactory work in the high
school positions.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Miss Alice Diamond
To Wed MIR. French
During The Winter

Mr.. and Mrs. John Bernard Dia-
mond of Bellevue Farm, Montgom-
cry County, announces the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Alice
Beauregard Diamond, to Mr.. John
Lawrence French of Atlanta, Ga.
Mr.. French, who is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cullen
French, also of Montgomery. Coun-
ty, is graduate of Columbia Uni
versity. Miss Diamond was grad
uated from Skidmore College.
The wedding will take place dur
ing the winter.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
]. B. Diamond
Issues Report
This Week
Montgomery County Prop
erty Valued At $1O5,S49,-
O5O.OO; Tax Collections
Excellent

Real and personal property il
Montgomery County is valued al
$105,849,O5O for tax purposes
according to statement prepared
by County Treasurer John B
Diamond for the State Comp
troller this week. The total worth
of securities held by county resi-
dents was placed at an additions
$21, 723,16O.
Montgomery County's conten
ton that it is one of the richest
comparable areas in the nation
was borne out in an annual
routine statement to State author
tiles and partly by the additional
statistics released here today
which show that $4,000 of the
county's 10000 inhabitants own
automobiles estimated at $5,464,-
300 in aggregate value.
"It appears that the State will
receive nearly 100000 from
Montgomery County taxpayers
this fiscal year." said Mr.
Diamond, who explained that col
lections are good and the present
rate of return indicates that
financial conditions in the county
are somewhat improved over last
year.
The 1899 Maryland State Tax
rate of 23.35 cents per 500 or
real and personal property is cal
culated to yield $247,157.53 this
fiscal year and the reported secur-
tiles which are subject to tax al
the rate of 15c per $100 will put
$50, 584.74 more into the Golfers
it is indicated.
The report covered the <fiscal
year beginning July 1, 1889 and
does not take into consideration
the present countrywide re-assess-
ment work now in progress, upon
which no official report is avail
able as yet.
Significance of the County's
wealth as shown by the auto
mobile statistics was pointed out
by this report which showed that
there is an average of two cSrs
to every five Montgomery County
inhabitants while the national
average is one car to every four
persons.
Only five years ago, Montgom-
cry Countians owned $500 auto
mobiles. Today, $4,000 are listed
and notice has been received that
over 1000 new cars have been
bought by people in Montgomery
County since July LIST.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Divorce Suits Filed


In petition filed in the Circuit
Court here, Mrs. Julian Elizabeth
Robertson of Bethesda asks for an
absolute divorce from Robert Lee
Robertson, also of Bethesda. She
asks to be awarded custody of the
couples only child, Shirley Lee, a,
and to be allowed alimony and
counsel fees.
In another petition Mrs. Ruth
M. Seeger of Montgomery county
seeks an absolute divorce from
William H. Secger, Jacksonville,
Fla. 1t is represented that the two
were married in Rockville Septem-
Der 6, 1917, and have a son, Will
liam H. Seeger, Jr., 20.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Fire Damages Dwelling

Fire, early Saturday morning,
September 16, destroyed the attG
of the Groom home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Becraft, Ednor.
Discovered by Ruth Linton, 10,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Linton, also residents of the Be-
craft home, fire call was put in
about 1890 A. NJ. The Sandy
Spring Volunteer Fire Department
quickly responded and after about
two hours subdued the flames.
According to Robert T. Cuff, fire
chief, it was the worst smoke fire
the local company had fought in
years.
Spontaneous combustion was
thought to have started the con-
flagration. Smoke was smelled by
Mrs. Becraft earlier in the evening.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
|BrintOn Workman
Celebrate 5Oth Anniv.

aHearts are linked to hearts by
God. The friend aon whose fidelity
you can count, whose success in
life fiushes your cheek with honest
satisfaction, whose triumphant
career you have traced and read
with heart throbbing almost as
i it were thing alive, for whose
honor you would answer as for
your own; that friend given to you
By circumstances over which you
have no control, was Gods own
gift"
These lines written by F. w.
ROBERTSON seem especially appro-
Pirate to the lives of two of our
Caithersburg residents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Brinton
Workman, who on Tuesday, Sep
hmber 5, at their home on Dia-
nond avenue, celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary.
United in marriage in Illinois,
their native state in 1889 the inter-
vening years have cemented the
bonds of friendship and today their
united lives are really one. From
this union, three sons and two
daughters were born to brighten
their home, each one being present
at the wedding banquet which was
special feature of the occasion.
Included among these were Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Brinton Workman,
q Arlington, Va; Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo S. Workman, of Saltwater,
Okla; Mrs. Theresa Glass, of
Washington, D. c., a former grad
nate nurse of the Good Shepher,
hospital, Syracuse, N. Y: Mr.. anu
Mrs. Wilson Frank Workman, of
Strasburg, Va; Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert S. Hatch, Chittenango,
New York. Mrs. Hatch being
likewise a graduate nurse of the
Memorial Hospital, New York
City.
Ten out of the eleven grand
Children and two great-grandchil-
oren were also present as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Perry and Carl
Ferry, Jr, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
newton and son, Michael Newton,
10th Of Arlington, Va; Shirley,
vance, Leo Sterling, Mary Belle,
wilson Frank, Jacquelin and Joan
Workman; Jean Hatch and Carol
ann Hatch, the only granddaugh-
er absent being, Miss Eleanor
uiass Of Washington, D. G. Other
guests included Rev. and Mrs. Wal
er A. Glass of Galena, Md, and
Dlrs' Wortman's sister, Miss May
wilson, of Kensington, Md.
The Sentinel extends congratula-
IONS and wishes for them many
more years of active service and
happiness.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Red Cross Roll Call
To Start Sept. %

According to Mrs. Austin A.
Lamar, chairman publicity commit
tee, the 23rd annual Red Cross
roll call will take place from Sep
TENDER % to October 10 inclusive.
Mrs. Lamar points out that the
goal this year is $500 members for
Montgomery County and that Soc
out of every dollar will remain in
the codfft -
In order that Montgomery
County be credited the Red Cross
Committee wishes all county resi-
dents who work outside the county
and subscribe through other chan
els, give their county address.
Maj. L. L. Dye, Garertt Park,
is general chairman while Carey E.
Quinn, Bethesda, is head of the
special gift committee. Other
chairmen and their districts follow:
Mrs. Roger j. Whiteford, Chevy
Chase; Mrs. Delma Harris, Damas-
Gus; Mrs. Edward Deets, Clarks-
burg; Mrs. Preston Stearn, Poto-
mac; Mrs. Adolph Guide, Rockville;
Mrs. Robert Gray, Poolesville and
GAINESVILLE; Mrs. Thomas Stewart,
Laytonsville; Miss Alverda Cooke,
Gaithersburg; Mrs. Albert Stabler,
Jr., Colesville; Mrs. James Wilson,
Silver Spring, and Mrs. George
Pariseau, Bethesda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Annie Holland Owings

Funeral services for Annie Hol-
land Owings, who died Sunday at
her home near Brookeville were
held Tuesday from the home.
Burial was in Rockville Cemetery.
Mrs. Owings was the widow of the
late Samuel Dorsey Owings and is
survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Alice Owings Wood and three
biothers, Charles, Walter and
Phillip Holland.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
AIl-Star Game To Be
Played Saturday, Sept. %

An All-Star series will be played
between players selected from
teams representing Montgomery
County Baseball League and those
representing Prince Georges
County League. First game will
be played on Colesville Field Sat
urday, September 20 at 2:30 p. m.
The second game will be played
at Shady Oak Field on Marlboro
Pike, Saturday, September 30. In
case of a tie, play-of will be
played on a neutral diamond to be
selected later.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Horse Show Planned

Setting October 81, as a prob
able date, a group of horse breed
ers met at the home of James D.
King Monday night, Sept. IS, to
make plans for the 4th annual
Germantown Horse Show.
Among others who attended the
meeting were Edward Blunt and
Walter Johnson. The show has
been held on Mr.. Johnson's farm
in the past.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Mission Announced

The Rev. John J. Coady, pastor
of st. Mary's Catholic Church, Of
Rockville, announces that Father
Bonaventure McHugh will conduct
mission for week at the church,
beginning Sunday, September "a,
at 7:45 p. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Chest Chairman Chosen

Harold G. Hayden has been ap-
pointed chairman of the Commun-
ity Chest Budget Committee. MI.
Hayden is a member of the Lions
Club, Comptroller for Potomac
Electric Company and a director
of the Washington Railway Com
pany.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Rockville High
Increases Enrolment

The Richard Montgomery High
School at Rockville shows an in
crease in enrolment this year of
8 per cent. This amounts to an in
crease of Al pupils over last year.
The present enrolment of the
school is now 557. A number of
the pupils are from the Gathers
burg and Bethesda districts. Two
pupils come all the way from
Frederick county The enrolment
of the school has doubled during
the last ten years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
NeighbOrhOOd Garden
Club Meets With
Mrs. Clyde Thomas

With Mrs. Clyde Thomas as
hostess, the Neighborhood Garden
Club of Gaithersburg, met this
past Wednesday. Miss Esther
Scott, director of elementary sci
ence, Washington Schools, lectured
on soil erosion. Mrs. Raleigh
Chinn, Rockville, viii be guest
speaker at the next meeting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Engineers Meet

Holding its first meeting of the
season at the Silver Spring Coun-
ty building, the Prince Georges E
Montgomery County Engineers
Club this week planned to convene
monthly hereafter.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
School Board
Approves Plans

Preliminary plans recently ap'
proved by the school board include
an auditorium at Gaithersburg;
class room addition, Rockville; anc
Parkside improvements. FinaI
plans were approved for seconC
story classroom at Sherwood; dis
posal plant at Poolesville; class
room addition at Damascus.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Birth Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. F. Byrne Austin
are receiving congratulations on
the birth of a 7 pound o ounce
baby girl, Muriel Mckenzie Austin,
born Monday, September II at
the Washington Sapitariufh.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Rockville Town
Council Rejects
Re-ZOne Petition
Unanimously Votes Against
Rez0ning Dawson" Prop
erty For Apartment House
Use

At hearing Tuesday evening,
September 10, the town council Of
Rockville refused the petition of
the P. F. Gormley Company to
change the coming of the Dawson
property" from Residential "a" to
Residential "C".
Leading a committee of adjacent
property owners and vigorously
protesting such a move was State
Senator Robert Peter, with prop
erty across Middle lane, directly
behind the proposed 148 apartment
unit. Senator Peter contended that
such a change would cause his
property to be devaluated; that
automobiles, radios and other
noises incident to large apartments
would be extremely Objectionable
and had he known when he built
that such a move was contemplate
ed, he would have located else
where.
Senator Peter declared he was
not opposed to such an apartment
house in Rockville, but it should
not be placed in an already resi-
dentially zoned section.
Judge Charles w. Woodward
stated he lived about 800 feet from
the proposed site and that he felt
the peace and quiet of his neigh
borhood would be seriously dis
turbed. Judge Woodward contend
ed that if re-zoned the purposes
Of the coming act of 1929 would be
violated.
Former Judge Thomas M. An
derson of the Juvenile Court,
whose property is east Of the
Dawson lot" voiced his objection
along the same lines as Senator
Peter and Judge Woodward.
Others who expressed opposition
were Charles M. Thomas, who
spoke for his mother, Mrs. Mil
bred P. Thomas, Camillus Stokes,
Stephen C. Cromwell and j. OAR
by Bowman. All protestants, how
ever, made it clear that there was
nothing personal in their opposi-
ton.
P. F. Gormley, Washington con-
tractor, and chief petitioner for
the re-zoning, stated that he pro-
posed to build a 100000, 148
apartment structure on the Daw-
son property. This, Mr.. Gormley
said would house around 300 peo-
pie and apartments would rent for
$3.50 per month and up. Mr..
Gormley also contended such a
building would be an asset to the
town from business stand point.
James H. Pugh, former States
Attorney, acting as counsel for
Mr.. Gormley insisted such a mod
ern 5-story construction, as pro-
posed, would be in keeping with
the new post-office and court house.
Members of the town council
who acted unanimously against re-
coming included, Mayor Douglas
M. Blandford, Edgar Reed, Oliver
H. Perry, G. Lamar Kelly and DR..
William A. Linthicum.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
POcketbOOk Lost; Found

Miss Margaret Walker loses
pocketbook at Worlds Fair. Honest
man finds purse, sends same to
owner. Miss Walker happyl
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
p. T. A. Holds
First Meeting

With Mrs. Merle King presid-
ing the Gaithersburg P. I. A..
held its first meeting of the new
school year this week. A $25
budget was adopted.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
Crop Insurance
Deadline Sept. 30

D. W. Anderson, County Agent,
announces that the closing date for
Wheat Crop Insurance, will def
nitely be September 80 with no ex-
tensions.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21

There how we have run on!
1--we have not time to go to Red
land after all. But we do won
| jer where Uncle Sam found the
|rice man who hands out THE SEN
|nNEL in Derwood.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21

Mrs. Welsh at the store proved
d be an old acquaintance we
|sdOred her father-in-law, who
brought us our mail many years
sgo-he looked exactly like Santa
Claus!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21

Harold F. Cotteman Phi d. lecturer Of the Maryland State
Grange and assistant dean of the College of Agriculture University
Maryland viii be the guest speaker at the September ~ meeting
of the Liberty Grove Grange Burtonsvlle
Recently returned from making study European Agricultural
and Sociological conditions Dr. Coteman will
farm problems in Continental Europe and America.
Henry Lank Liberty Grange preside
He states that the meeting will be the public and that
large audience is expected
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21

Deerwood, of course, has long
|since been contracted to Derwood.
Ii we lived there we would start
|, movement for the restoration of
|Se old name. A few dwellings,
mill, store and post office.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21
MONTGOMERY
.Nl SIDELICHTS
Don't you love places with de-
|.,r;ntive names? Shady Grove :
(no that is not spelled
|heorrectly!) Redland they
ound so cool and restful.

Shady Grove, where still live
anne of the Gather family, who
nce owned large tracts of land
,ereabouts, and for whom Gath
rsburg was named = the Stiles
hmily, those boys and girls SO
etive in All Club work. Dan
Iouthan and his family too
i've there.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21

| Rged So,
and At
| Rockville
lent was
| Rockville,
| sed had
lie was a
| by his
by four
living in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-09-21

FNSES
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Evening star., 1939-06-15
Help for Paraguay

Although the sum involved is rot
large, extension of $500,00O credit
to Paraguay through the Export
Import Bank is important, as it meets
sQuarely the most recent German
efforts at economic penetration of
South America.
With both Bolivia and Paraguay
striving for rehabilitation from the
ravages of the Chaco war, German
agents have been active in seeking
commercial advantages for the Reich
in the heart of the southern con-
tinent.
At La Paz, Bolivia, they were re-
Gently reported to have arranged
petroleum barter deal which included
the development Of Bolivias oil re-
sources, and later they were reported
to have offered to build a road across
Paraguay to the Brazilian frontier
which would serve as the axis for
development Of Paraguayan indus
tries.
Whether the German-Paraguayan
road project was ever serious one,
the need for 1t now Is obviated by
the financial assistance arranged by