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MAIN ALTAR - The main altar at St. Joseph's Catholic
church, Jacksonville, was carved out of native applewood
by George Christian, a resident of Applegate.
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PATRON SAINT - St. Joseph's statue at the Jacksonville
church which bears his name was shipped around the horn
and packed overland to Jacksonville for the new church,
completed in 1858. With the statue was one of the Blessed
Virgin, which is also in the church, and a bell that was cast
in Sheffield, England. The statues were restored in 1956
when the church was renovated for weekly mass.
Speech Therapists Said
Needed in Area Counties
Ashland "The need for
speech therapists in Jackson,
Josephine, and Curry counties
is appalling," Leon C. Mull-
, ing. director of the Southern
Oregon speech and hearing
center, said at the 'January
t meeting of the Gold Hill Par
ent Teachers assciation.
Mulling, associate professor
of speech on the Southern
Oregon college, added, "Com
munities such as Eagle Point,
Central Point, Grants Pass,
Education Units
Contribute Funds
Ashland Jackson County
'Oregon Education association
? units have contributed SI 00
to the student loan fund, Don
ald E. Lewis, assistant to the
president and business man
ager at Southern Oregon col
lege, has announced.
; This sum is in addition to
the $75 donated to the fund
; by the Ashland OEA organiz
ation which was announced
last week, and the 57,000 res
idue from the estate of the
late Amalia Britt of Jackson
ville. The latter sum has been
called the "Amalia and Emil
Britt Memorial Loan Fund,"
according to Lewis.
"Any sum, large or small,
will " be gratefully accepted
for this loan fund," Lewis
said, "as a number of our
most worthy students are des
perately in need of such a
service throughout the aca
demic year."
Explaining that the loss
from such loans was almost
negligible, but that the fund
on hand, being small, was
constantly in a state of deple
tion, he said that the college
should have at least 825,000
earmarked solely for the use
of worthy students in obtain
ing loans.
Phoenix, Brookings, and Cave
Junction have large numbers
of children with speech de
fects who are not receiving
speech therapy."
Need Assistance
According to Mulling, ap
proximately 10 per cent of
the children in the public
schools are in need at some
time or other for the assist
ance of a speech therapist.
Although most of the prob
lems encountered in the public
schools are functional or psy
chological, he said, the chil
dren often can be aided by
skillful cooperation on the
part of parents and teachers
with the guidance of a speech
therapist. He pointed out that
only a small per cent of
speech problems are actually
caused by organic or physical
reasons.
Even though a waiting list
exists, it was explained, par
ents or teachers who have
children in need of speech
help are encouraged to tele
phone or write Leon C. Mull
ing, Southern Oregon speech
and hearing center, Southern
Oregon college, Ashland.
There is no charge for the
service which is sponsored by
the Oregon state department
of education and the Oregon
state board of higher educa
tion. Union Pacific Names
Southern Oregon Agent
Portland - Leland J. Zies-
mer, Union Pacific traffic
agent at Portland, has been
appointed general traffic
agent for southern Oregon
serving Medford. Ashland
Grants Pass, Coquille, Coos
cay and North Bend.
He succeeds Robert D. Too-
mey, who has been promoted
assistant to the traffic mana
ger at Portland. The appoint
ments are effective Feb. 1.
Background Tied
To Development
Of Jacksonville
By PEG HUTCHINSON
Mail Tribune Church Editor
More than 100 years ago
on Nov. 1, 1858, a group of
persons in Jacksonville at
tended the dedication cere
monies of St. Joseph's Catho
lic church conducted by the
Most Rev. Francis Norbert
Blanchet, Archbishop of Ore
gon City.
The church, which still
stands today, was the work of
Archbishop Blanchet and the
Rev. James Croke, first Cath
olic missionary in southern
Oregon.
The historical background
of the church is closely tied
to the development of . the
town of Jacksonville and the
Rogue valley.
Land Donated
Land - for the church was
donated in 1853 by James
Cluggaf (also spelled Clug
gage) one of the two men
credited with finding the first
gold in Jacksonville, accord
ing to historical records of
Jacksonville's founding. First
mass was celebrated in the
town in September of that
year at the house of Charles
Casey.
"The Catholics in Jackson
ville are very anxious to have
a church built amongst them
and are well to help to the
utmost of their means," Fa
ther Croke wrote to Arch
bishop Blanchet in 1856. Sim
ilar letters to the Archbishop
in Oregon City trace prog
ress of tne jacKsonviue
church.
Mining, which was import
ant to the town's growth, also
played an important part in
the growth of the church. A
letter to the Archbishop by
the missionary states "next
spring, if the mining be suc
cessful this winter, there
would be a fair chance of
making a good collection to
ward building a little
church."
Collects Cash
Then later, after several dis
couragements, Father Croke
wrote of his ministry among
the miners in the territory. "I
collected in a few days in
cash the sum of $856 for a
church" and added "this is
very fortunate for otherwise
I could scarcely meet the ex
penses as I have been able to
collect only $30 in Jackson
ville."
Specifica tions for the
church were listed by Father
Croke and approved by the
Archbishop. They included:
"The building is to be of
good and substantial frame
enclosed with dressed siding,
a shingle roof-the shingles to
be laid five inches to the
weather:
Eight Windows
"There are to be eight win
dows, and one double door in
front-the door and windows
all to have gothic heads-all
glazed except the gothic door
head which is to be filled up
with wood-the windows to be
two glass wide and three
glass high to the sash;
"The flooring to be dressed,
tongued and grooved;
"On the inside a Sanctuary
of 10 or 11 feet to be parti
tioned off by ..a near balus
trade with brass cap and one
door about three feet in. the
center, the balustrade to be
furnished with a kneeler to
correspond with the steps of
the altar;
"In the Sanctuary a neat
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ST. MARY'S ACADEMY - A group of stu
dents stand in front of the home of James
T. Drum' which was purchased and later
enlarged for St. Mary's Academy. The
school was started in 1865 at the request
of the Rev. F. X. Blanchet and operated by
FATHER BLANCHET - Sec
ond parish priest of St. Jo
seph's church was the Rev.
Francis Xavier Blanchet, a
nephew of Archbishop Francis
Norbert Blanchet. Father
Blanchet was priest in Jack
sonville from 1863 until 1887.
The picture was taken about
1885.
plain altar to be erected with
tabernacle, steps, platform
and of the dimensions to be
set forth in plan of altar;
"The Church to stand three
feet above pillars-10 feet
ir'om iront and at least 20
feet from side street."
The church building is 36
by 23 feet and made of native
lumber with heavy timbers
mortised and fitted together
without the use of nails. The
bell, weighing 297 pounds,
was cast in Sheffield, Eng
land, in 1860, sent to Mon
treal, Canada, and then
around the horn to be carted
overland to Jacksonville. The
bell, still in good order, is
used in the services.
Several missionaries offer
ed, mass in St. Joseph's
church before the Rev. J. T.
Fierens was appointed first
resident priest Nov. 30, 1861.
He was transferred to Port
land in 1863 and the Rev.
Francis Xavier Blanchet,
nephew of the Archbishop,
arrived in Jacksonville. He
remained there as parish
priest for 25 years.
During 1865 Father Blan
chet requested of the Sisters
SANCTUARY LAMP - One
of the sanctuary, lamps in St.
Joseph's Catholic church,
Jacksonville, hangs next of a
station of the Cross which was
blessed by the Rev. F. X.
Blanchet in 1866.
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of the Holy Names of Jesus
and Mary in Portland that a
convention school be estab
lished in Jacksonville. Sister
Mary Dolores was appointed
Superior pro tem of the new
school and traveling with her
to Jacksonville was Sister
Mary Febronia and Sister
Mary Zotique.
Resident Students
' During the first year the
records show that 12 resident
students and 33 day students
attended the school.
The Sisters and Father
Blanchet administered to the
sick and dying throughout
the duration of a small pox
epidemic in 1869, for which
the public press of Jackson
ville eulogized them for their
heroism. "
St. Mary's Academy was
moved from Jacksonville to
Medford in 1908 where it was
run as a grade and high
school for day students. It
was purchased by the Sacred
Heart parish in 1951.
In 1890 a small frame
church was built in Medford
which served as a mission of
Jacksonville. In time the
Jacksonville parish, one of
the first in the archdiocese,
was reduced to a mission. In
1940 the church was closed
until 1956 when the Rev.
Nicholas Deis and the Rev.
William McLeod took charge
of the renovating of the
building. Father McLeod has
served as mission priest since
its formal reopening.
Other Priests
Other priests who have
served the Jacksonville
church are the Rev. J. E. Her
mans, 1887; Father Leonard,
1888; Father Noel, 1889; the
Rev. C. Clarck, 1889-1891;
Father Watry, 1891; Father
Boever, 1892; the Rev. Domi
nic Faber, 1893-1895; the Rev.
L. P. Demarais, 1895-1899;
the Rev. J. M. Hickey, 1899;
Father LaCroix. 1899; Father
Berthianme, 1900-1902; Fath
er Bitter, 1902; Father Faber,
1902; the Rev. James D. Mur
phy, 1902-1904; the Rev. Ar
thur Lane, grandson of the
first governor of Oregon,
1904-1905; the Rev. Theodore
J. Mattingly, 1905-1907; the
Rev. Francis Van Clarenbeck,
who served as the last resi
Htnt nastor at Jacksonville,
1907-1911; the Rev. A. J. Van,
Spreybrock, 1911-1912; tne
Rev. J. M. O'Farrell, 1912
1913; the Rev. Joseph ' M.
O'Neill, 1913, and the Rev.
William J. Meagher, 1913
1940. Between 1940 and 1956
masses were held in Jackson
ville once each year in con
nection with the Gold Rush
Jubilee. Mass is now read
each Sunday at 9 a.m.
All of the original statuary
and vestments were sent to
the Jacksonville church from
Montreal. Today the baptis
mal font of native stone is
still in use and the original
statues of Virgin Mary and of
St. Joseph, patron saint of
the church, have been re
stored for use.
Steven Installed
2030 Club Head
Gordon Steven was in
stalled president of the Med
ford chapter of the 20-30 In
ternational club at installa
tion ceremonies at the Rogue
Valley Country club recently.
Other officers installed in
clude Bert Rostel, first vice
president; Keith McLean, sec
ond vice president; and Dick
O'Dell, tail twister.
Bill McCully, Phil Huntley,
Bart Garred and Del Lewel
lyn were installed as direc
tors. Harold Wall, past presi
dent of the local club, was in
stalling officer.
the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and
Mary. The first scholastic year was attended
by 12 resident students and 33 day students.
The Academy "was moved to Medford in
1908 and was purchased by the Sacred
Heart Parish in 1951.
ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH.
JACKSONVILLE - Dedicated Nov. 1, 1858,
by the Most Rev. Francis Norbert Blanchet,
Archbishop of Oregon City, St. Joseph's
Catholic church still stands today. Mass
was read in the church weekly until 1940
when it was closed, only to be renovated
in 1956 by priests of the Sacred Heart
Residents Reminded of
Proper Form Filing
Portland Employers and
employees in Oregon district
of the internal revenue serv
ice have been reminded by
District Director Ralph C.
Granquist of the importance
of the W-2 withholding cer
tificate in the proper filing of
1958 Federal income tax re
turns. Employers, he pointed out,
are obligated by law to fur
nish copies of this form to
their employees by Jan. 31.
Employees, in turn, must at
tach the copy of the W-2 to
their Form 1040 or 1040-A
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In the case of couples fil
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Member National Selected Morticians by Invitation
parish, Medford. Specifications for the
church were approved by Archbishop
Blanchet and contributions towards its con
struction were collected from miners
throughout the area by the Rev. James
Croke, first Catholic missionary in south
ern Oregon.
Charles Inskeep Is
Named to Position
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Medford has been elected
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Archbishop Will
Take Part in
Church Ceremony
The Most- Rev. Edward D.
Howard, DD, Archbishop of
Portland in Oregon, will be
in the Medford area Feb. 1
and 2 to participate in the
Centennial celebration of the
blessing of St. Joseph's Cath
olic church, Jacksonville.
Sunday, Feb. 1, Archbishop
Howard will offer the sacri
fice of the mass at the Jack
sonville church. That evening
he will be guest of honor at
the Centennial banquet to be
held in St. Mary's school gym
nasium. Monday, Feb. 2, the Arch
bishop will be celebrant of a
pontifical high mass in Sa
cred Heart church, Medford.
Following the mass he will be
honored at a program pre
sented by students' of St.
Mary's High school.
1 Monday evening the Arch
bishop will attend a dinner in
Ashland given by Our Lady
of the Mountain parish there.
He is also scheduled to visit
the site of the proposed new
Ashland church.
While in Medford, the
Archbishop will present the
Ad Altare Dei awards to the
seven first class, life and Ex
plorer Scouts of Sacred Heart
parish who completed the
necessary requirements and
tests for earning this Catholic
service award.
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