The following appeared in The Rock County Star-Herald on Jan. 17, 1946.
Rock County’s New Extension Agent and Soil Conservationist Are Named
George Golla, 27, Shevlin, Minn., arrived this week to begin his duties as Rock county’s new extension agent. A native Minnesotan, he was graduated from Mahnomen high school in 1936, and from the College of Agriculture, University of Minnesota in 1942. He was an active 4-H club member and spent three summers serving as county 4-H club agent in Carlton county, which had a membership at that time of about 800 boys and girls.
He entered the armed forces, and served as a pilot of a B-24 with the 5th Air Force in the Pacific, flying 40 missions against the enemy in the Philippines, Borneo, Formosa and China. He was discharged on December 15, 1945, at which time he had the rank of first lieutenant.
He is married, and the father of one and one-half year old daughter, Vikki Jean.
He and his family will reside in the home in Beaver Creek vacated by the Fred Haverland family. Mrs. Haverland and daughter have gone to live with her parents until Mr. Haverland locates a place to live in St. Cloud. The Haverlands have sub-let the home, furnished, to Mr. and Mrs. Golla until that home.
Jerry Simpson, 34, will succeed Fred Haverland as county soil conservationist.
He will come here the first week in February from Rochester, Minn., where he is presently located, and he plans to move his wife and two small sons here as soon as living quarters are available.
Mr. Simpson has been in soil survey work for the past 10 years most of the time in Minnesota. He attended Kansas State college at Manhattan, Kansas.
Mr. Haverland, who purchased a business in St. Cloud in partnership with Kay Aanenson and Clifford R. Simon, will assist Mr. Simpson in getting started with the work here.
The soil conservation office will hereafter be located in the former Gildemann building, on Main street, directly across from Nelson Brothers.
Donations to the Rock County Historical Society can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, 312 E. Main Street, Luverne, MN 56156.
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