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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1959)
PAGE TEN HERALD AND NEWS KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON SUNDAY. JUNE 7. 195 THE FIRST CROP ef potatoes, Russets, raised in tlx sandy soil of the Malin community, were planted by M. M. Stastny in 1917 on the last homestead under the old Malin Irriga tion District. Stastny bought seed that year at $8 per sack from the late Henry Semon, Henley, and because seed was so high Stastny experimented and planted several rows of potato sprouts in this seven-acre field that grew and produced good tubers. That year he gave plots of ground to youth of the community interested in raising potatoes, About 12 boys and girls had money in their jeans that fall from this project before there were 4-H clubs. Water to irigate the crop came from a W. C. Oalton reservoir on Bryant Moun tain without charge. No fertiliier was needed. Crop made I7S sacks per acre. Left is Vin cent Havlina. Edwin Stastny is in center, Stastny at right. v- .-7 .vt-":TS ?i nHmtrfi r 3,-'j - -T-1 --- ----- . ''V--V;?' aL 1 4 i MR. AND MRS. EMMETT (JOE) LAHODA 1st Bride In Malin Colony Wed In December, 1913 v i SEA GULLS seeking worms and mice whiten furrows behind potato planter on M. M. Stast ny homestead. Crops ef Russets or Netted Gems will be harvested next October. Edwin Stastny, a son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Stastr.y, now grown and owner of well cultivated ranch, was a child when his father grew first potatoes near Malin, on land to right of this field. Edwin Stastny operates tractor. Frank Johnson it on planter. Anna Zumpfe, whose father Frank Zumple. was one of the three scouts looking lor a new lo cation for Bohemians of the Mid west, was the first bride in the Malm colony, ilt-r fiance was Emmett Lahoda. Mr. and Mrs Lahoda live in Malin. They were married on a bitter co id day. January 22. 1913. when the thermometer stood at 22 below zero. There was nearly two feet of snow on the level. The ceremony was read in the home of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zumpfe by Justice of the Peace W aiter Adams Almost-, every family in the com munity turned out for the recep tion and dance that honored the newlyweds. Music was furnished by Mike Dobry. violin: Frank Paver, clar inet: Emit Polivka. accordion: Jo- 50th ANNIVERSARY . I MA LIN I CMIt AMKIIuCDv ADV II UUIII H11 luuun III! I 1 1 iii 50th ANNIVERSARY j rOKIABATULATIOKIC 50th ANNIVERSARY II ceirtonc jl urirti-iRnec ll : wamm wornm set Ottoman, drum, and Mrs. Mam ie Giacominia of Merrill at I h t piano. The fun-loving neighbors danced the nigbt away. The Zumpfe ranch bad the first large home in the commonity, al ready built on the land that Zumpf bought. Of the many acres he bought at $35 an acre, only 10 were above the lake water line. Mr. and Mrs. Zumpfe opened their home to many of the colo nists until homes could be built and many slept on the floor in the living room. .Water was drawn from a dug - well 15 feet deep and Zumpfe owned one of the first cows. He later shipped a Holstein heifer from Ohio that formed the nucleus of a fine dairy. Some of the earliest dances were held in the Zumpfe home and neighbors were invited to gather there for meetings. Mrs. Lahoda recalls bow jack rabbiu stood beside the road ta : stare when the family, first ar rived. Her mother told her they had never before seen Bohemians. Mrs. Lahoda has sent invitations 'to all known students who attend ed the first school at Shasta View i 50 years ago to be present for t class reunion in the park during line 50th anniversary celebration. Anyone interested will be wel come. Amy A. Puckett of Ken taucht all eight grades. School officials were O. E. Hunt, clerk: A. i. Garrison, chairman: A. M. Mc- iKoen and F. H. Jones. Morstad Yas General At 36 PARIS il'Pli At 1 noisy of ficers' club in North Africa one ; night in 1S43. a newly-arrived . colonel waved his glass at a young I man in civilian clothes and said. Hi "Son, will you run over to the bar and get this filled up for me? I TV -, . Lull MflV j iihw ,r-,.j 1 ' -t. I : i - : -, yiteu. w resigneo grin tm I For. at the age of X, he already was a brigadier general in the Air Corps. It tM nA new einerirnce for Lauris Norstad. whose looks and age still haven't eaught up with the dizzying climb ef bis military I career. He became a four -star geweral n 1S&2 at the ace of 5 and Supreme Commander of NATO UK at the ace f n.
