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,4 i'f 10 A SUNDAY. MARCH 24. 1963 MEDFORD MAIL THIBUNE. MEDFOHD, OREGON ' . jMM fa?6'1"'; Pill sale k W MRS. BERTHA GUCHES Rtcotdi Valley Song . Pear Blossom Song Brought to Life as Festival Approaches "The Pear Blossom Song, written and copyritcd In 1955 by Mrs. Bertha Apple' Sate Guchcs, 1404 Thomas rd., is being brought to life by Mrs. Guchcs and interested friends. After seven years, Mrs. Guchcs said, a childhood frinnH tins nffnmrf in assist her in getting the song before the public. Mrs. Karl (Ar- one had ever written about pear blossom time." During her early childhood Mrs. Guches played the piano and has always had a love for music. She has written many songs since writing "Pear Blossom Time," but said this is the one she would like to get before the public, since it is about the Rogue valley. Mrs. Eve Prentice Webster Ictha) Knutsen has helped with getting the song taped and on sheet music. Albert Hunteman, music instructor at McLoughlin Junior High school, was contacted and put me song on sheet music. , Russ Jamison, radio an nouncer, prompted Mrs. Guches to write the song when he made a statement that "songs had been written sbout peach picking time, cherry blossom time, and apple blossom time, but no- - and her band first presented the song to the public recent ly on television. Ted Jen nings, Ron Bartlett and Miss Judy Stewart sang as a trio for the presentation. The group also presented it at the White City Domiciliary. Mrs. Guches is the great- granddaughter of Jesse Apple- gate Guches, from whom the Applegate coup try was named. He also surveyed the Oregon Trail" and was called "The Sage of ; Yon callo". . ' r it i rT' 4-;i 'J u J i i - WEBB H1CKLE Display! Butternuts Butternut Retains Rich, Sweet Taste 57 Years Later Lone Pine Even after 57 years, the butternut still con tains its rich, sweet taste as when it was picked. This was proven by Webb Mlckle, 2303 Spring st., who picked them In Fulton counly, Illinois, In 1D0B.. The nut is quite oily and the taste similar to the Eng lish WHlnul. The butternut 33 Measles Cases Reported in County Thirty-three cases of mea sles were reported In Jackson county last week, the Jackson county health department re ported. Influenza was the other communicable disease having the same number of cases in the county, with 14 in Med ford, 7 In Ashland, 6 In Cen tral Point and 6 in Shady Cove. Mcdford also led in the number of measles cases with 34. Central Point had 11 cases. Ashland 7, and Shady Cove one. Other communicable dis eases listed were mumps, Ash land 1, Central Point 4; Ger man measles, Ashland 3, Mcd ford 5; chicken pox, Ashland 2, Mcdford 5; pneumonia, 2 cases in Mcdford. trees grow in the middle-cast section of the United Slates, and are seldom found urow lug further west than the unnois or Mississippi rivers. The tree grows from 3() to 00 feet In height, and the wooci is highly prized for In. tcrlor' finish, furniture and cabinets. The nuts varv from 1 U In 3 inches In length. The shell is ininner than Ihe EnRlish walnVit and is dark brown in color and has a rough sur- lace, more so than the black walnut. The sap is rich In siiKiir. The butternut tree is con sidered one of the handsomest of forest trees. They grvw wild In the timherxri on the flat terrain where the soil is richer. Tile StOlV has hnrn nun innians smashed (he ker nels and stirred them in water, making a buttery liq. uid, from which the name arose. They also made a yel low dye from green husks of j the nut and a "butternut-' brown" from the shells. ! "OIL TO BURN" $ ( H Green Stamps MEDFORD FUEL CO. 772-JUI HELP KJ US! Wi nni clothing, ihoti, dnhei, fiirnihire, in4 btddinf . We Pick Up. HUP OTHERS! Tha Salvation Army JO N. 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