THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 158, sig. 110-4/3

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12a S8 The shoppers who buy both are 100 families, 80 of which belong to the German and 20 to the Czech nation. The 8O German families are again divided into 40 of Sollowitz and 40 families of Triesch. With a population of g3l9]a of 5,600 in Triesch itself, Germanism is therefore very small. The prosperity of the detailed business of Elster is immediately undermined as soon as the 40 German families from Sollowitz no longer shop with him. · ' As Elster informs, the daughter of the mayor Luksch in Sollowitz has the intention, after the war in Solowitz itself a detailed business with food and mixed - were to open, A strengthening of Germanism in Triesch itself is necessary also for national political considerations. In his sales shop Elster employed an apprentice and his sister. The Elster family currently consists of 7 people. Mr. Elster himself is single and in his household lives his 80-year-old mother, two sisters aged 5l and 54, and in addition, he now has his niece with two children whose husband has fallen. The house in which the business is housed is family property and represents according to my estimate approx. 30 - 35,000,-- RM. The building is not burdened by mortgages. Likewise, Elster has no business debts. Its stock of goods amounts to around K 20,000,-- From the balance sheet report of 194l it was found that after covering a director of K 32,469,- - the company has yielded a profit of K 29,960,-. This amount is of course very small for the livelihood of the above-mentioned family members. The above-mentioned earnings figures correspond to an average calculation of 13%, which can be regarded as normal for such detailed transactions today. Elster is a very decent, workable and orderly person. In his house there is the most embarrassing order and cleanliness everywhere and also his business is in best order. He works in the party as a cell leader, in the NSKK as a Rottenführer, in which NSv works as a block manager and in addition he also works with the technical emergency aid. The named deserves to be supported in every respect. .81819 - 2 - 11