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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1953)
i. hi... hi i . .. . i I i ! j - " - -'"" t ." i . ' " " 1 ' f ' , " ' :,.!,.. . l . 1 Ctctlesmeai, Sctlca, Ore., Sua Aug. 23. lS534-Cec ) Sdc Visit ; to Jail9:Fm Generally Adeq ewsmen i - 7T Jrav burnrise mate f i .-. ; . By CONSAO PRANG E Staff Writer, The Statesman Salem's city jail isn't like home but it's kept as clean as some homes. . The city 'ecmld use a new jail, alright i The present ji pokey, housed in the gloomy recesses of the old rock-heavy City Hall, isn't exactly conducive to thoughts of ' rehabilitation .sweetness and . light , :!: r- -But, it: is as sanitary f and as clean well, almost anyway as . police, and the prisoners, can make it Police jailers ; say it ould be cleaner if inmates would : cooperate more, and that is prob ably right I i This reporter and Statesman Photographer John Erickson . barged . in practically j unan nounced one day recently on Police Chief .Clyde Warren and asked if we could tour; the jaiL No one there had time j to pull any special or preparation clean up because no one knew we were coming. - - - . There had been some com -s plaints about the jail's operation. Chief Warren, a neat man him self, said sure, go ahead. He said lie bet we'd find one of the clean est jails in this area. He said it wasnt fancy but.it was as neat - as it was possible to keep it Bemodeled Recently ! If you've ever seen Chief War ren meticulously work a cigaret into that long holder he uses, you t et the feeling; he wouldn't stand .for much dirtanyplace, s You enter the celt area through a barred door directly through the rear of the; police station. The entire jail was re modeled several years ago. When you first step iato the I loweilinged corridor from the fresh, sunshiney outside, you get a feeling of gloom, oppression - and uncomfortable warmth. It 1 was a hot day outside, I After you've been inside for a while, though, you realize fit's all a- matter of dim lighting, low ceilings, gray-dark walls and the f humidity. There are no outside ; windows and all the light is i artificial i The lights are not as bright as they should be because they are ." recessed into the ceiling and covered with heavy grating. Po lice did this after prisoners de liberately smashed the lunpro- tected bulbs several timet Warm in Summer f The air, especially in summer. is warm but you notice it doesn't carry any odors. That's because a system ! of vents in cells and wards sucks out the stale air anc acts as a continuous air-conditioning j system. The system is powered by large outside suction fans.-- f t During these summer days t electric fans, big ones, are spin ning in the corridor outside the men's? ward--And the women' ward. - I 1 -The big men's ward downstairs contains nine iron double-decker bunks. There is plenty of livin space between the two rows ana at the far end of the room. In a corner is a wash basin and a 1 toilet Not very private, to be sure, but then nearly all jails and prisons work this way. Daily Scrubbing .The cement. floor still showed streaks of dampness from the morning scrubbing, which it gets every day. No trash around. The brick and cement walls are dark gray and dont add much to the dim light situation. The toilet and washbowl are not fancy, as the chief had said, but clean. All in all the ward had that barrack-like atmosphere of me chanical cleanliness. You see it wherever a group of men live together. You saw it in the service. We noticed only one major Now Patented Vacuum Cleaning Equipment ' j (' i TO SERVICE AND CLEAN ALL DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL HEATING UNITS, CHIMNEYS & DUCT SYSTEMS All Work Guaranteed by C: 1 faGu I, . Established Iron Fireman Dealers . FOX SERVICE AND FREE ESTIMATES V 2725 Portland Rd. , . f - i ,'; ' '- - "" - . !' ' - " il f'c :' ' . , " -t , II. : I.- s '?" If 1 it ? ! ; , X; aK.U !r,!i;lu - Iff V r I I fAfllH'i M f . WT.C . ; U rn . - , i - f 1 ,. 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Dark spot on floor is dampness left over from morning mopping. At right (in mid-panel) Acting Sgt Michael Elkins, police jailer, works on lock tin wooden rack in "drunk tank." At lower left Conrad Prange, Statesman staff writer, looks ever large stack of clean surplus blankets available for prisoner us. In lower right is shown section ef bare gray-walled juvenile ward in upstairs section of jaiL . i . fault The mattresses on most of the bunks were dirty. Some were covered with mattress covers, and some, not Chief Warren ad mitted a nroblem here. "We try to keep the bunks and mattresses clean. But it's an up hill struggle. Many of the prison ers don't co-operate. They donT take their shoes off when they he Q)(b)(o) of Salem's city jail taken by Statesman photographer John Erkksen down. The mattresses get tossed on ' the floor. . We have clean covers and blankets on hand at all times and do the best we can.' Toilet Was Broken Across the hall from the men's ward is the "drunk tank. Not a pretty place, with its wooden rack and gray walls, tt too, had been hosed down and was spot less. The toilet in the tank was broken and out of order. 'This makes the third time they-(prisoners) have broken this thing," said Chief Warren. "Now we have on order a special-type steel stool which we hope will last longer. Next was the small kitchen", occupied by two trustees. They showed us stacks of clean plates, cups and silverware. Plenty of everything. Their cell to the rear1 was neat and clean. .Their only trouble was trying tor beat tne monotony of doing time. JJpstairs were three two-bed ceils,xthe juvenile ward and a large men's ward where Marion County keeps some of its short SURGICAL j SUPPORTS Of an kinds. Trasses, Abdominal Supports. Elastic Hosiery Expert Fitters Private Fitting Rooms. "Ask Your Doctor" Capita! Drug Store: j ; 405 State St i - Corner ef liberty 8 and II Green Stamps ML I Iff he StcJcff i . f 1 1 DPS term prisoners, while the new courthouse is 'being constructed. Jam Up Ventilator Acting Sgt Michael Elkins showed us where, not long ago, he and another officer removed from the ventilating air system duct a stack of wadded piper, towels. "Why they did it I don't know," said Elkins. "If they wreck this air conditioning system they just make it tougher for themselves. Once they even stuffed the vent full of stuff and set fire-to if The county men's S upstairs ward, like the men's ward down stairs, has a ' shower bath in- stalled in it This in addition to the inevitable sink and toilet The ward was clean. But again, a discordant note was struck by the soiled mattresses. Two teen-agers were; in the clean, but bare and gloomy, juve nile ward. They objected to be- Aionfhfy MftfcctSs OPtM OAIIT .N AM t S.30 iAr.s.ssAM.i jJJIII .w ing photographed and Chief War ren backed them tip.- Women's Cell Neat ' " Downstairs again we made a last stop at the women's cell Here the bunks were .not only made up but the blankets were tucked in neatly. A separate cell housed a sort of bathroom, com plete with a tub. Almost homey. The harsh cement floor and gray walls took the frills out of it though. . , ; Few inmates were around. Most were out working. They "serve time twice as fast when they work,' the chief explained. The number of prisoners on the jail roster averages from about 10 to 13. Most stay only a few days. We asked one inmate what he thought of this jaiL He shrugged. "I've seen better," he said. "And I've seen worse. It's pretty clean here, though." In addition to daily 'scrub bings and frequent general clean ups, jailors take special precau tions against vermin, "bugs" and what not The jail is thoroughly Japanese Opera Company Beginning Its U. S. Tour By FRED SATTO TOKYO VP) A Japanese classical opera company at last has ended its 20-year money-losing streak. . ' Its 25 members will become the first Japanese musicians in history to make money on western opera performances. The Fuji wara Opera Company is barnstorming the United States (August through December) presenting Puccini's "Madam Butterfly" at al most 30 cities. All recitals nave been guaranteed by American promoters. ' , . Seventeen pretty girls and sev en men of the company left Ja pan for the United States. The prima donna, Mrs. Michiko Suna hara, left Paris to join them at Los Angeles at the Greek theater Aug. 4. Glamorous Star Mrs. Sunahara, 30-year-old mo ther of a daughter, made a series of smash hit performances astXo Cio San at the Opera Co mi que, Paris, last year. She is perhaps the most glamorous Japanese singer ever on the stage.; Classical opera performances never have been self-supporting in Japan.' Western music was im ported some. 100 years ago. Prima donnas, and opera chorus mem bers in Japan never have expect ed pay. Usually they footed all expenses and -debts from the per formances. The Fujiwara group gambled last December by singing in New York with the New York City opera. The members dutifully footed most expenses. Unsettled debts from the venture have to talled six million yen ($18,600). Gamble Fays Off But the samble paid off. Yosh- ie Fujiwara, 55, founder and man ager of the company, has receiv ed scores' of guarantee offers not only, from the United States but from Italy, Spain, Brazil and Ar gentina. "I believe our trip this time will enable us to settle at least one half of last year's debts,' Fujiwara said. "The rest will be settled next year from our trips to Europe and South America." The Japanese audience does not mind paying $10 for m title box ing match or $5 for a jazz con cert but does mind paying even a dollar for an opera recital. The Fujiwara Opera Company has' survived 20 years of contin uous losses simply because its members were mostly sons and daughters of well-off families. In a country where the cheap- Piiblisher's Life Filled With Breaks CUTHBEKT, Ga. WVWhen the weekly Cuthbert Times appeared late recently, Hal Herrin, the edi tor and publisher, printed this front page notice: "We're a few hours late with the paper this week. "The linotype broke .down Fri day, the press broke down Tues day, and we broke down Wed nesday. Australia lies directly in the path of the two main migrations, of whales on their seasonal trek to warmer waters says the Na tional Geographic Society. Visit Semler Optical and SEE FOR YOURSELF how the Latest Styles in Fashionable and Flattering Glasses can help yon look Your U; Best While Seeing Better I Coy, Colorful Frames for Women i Shirdv. Mairullna DIan tor Men. Arrange to Pay LATER, on your own reasonable credit terms. For as Little as QUICK SEI1VICC Tmt mmm ml.,,., mmm4r to t (!. i At Immlm't. mM QImiu m turn ct sprayed with an insecticide fre quently and 'a special electrical anti-bug gadget operates contin uously. "v . ' Menu Adequate - i- Fcod is prepared at a local nearby commercial restaurant and is brought to the jail in a steam cart fresh and hot Yesterday's breakfast Included eggs, pota toes, bread, jam and coffee. Fri day night's supper , was Span ish, rice, mashed potatoes and gravy, buttered beets, coffee and bread. i Marion County Sheriff Denver Young, who keeps an eye on the jail because he boards prison ers there, said the local Bastille is one of the cleanest and best operated, for its age, in this area. , . . City Manager J. L. Franzen, who once in a while Inspects the cells below his city hall office, declared he was satisfied the lockup was being-; operated as well as could be expected. Nope the jail isn't exactly like home. But then, maybe jails are not supposed to be. est piano costs a year's salary of an average worker, only rich fam ilies can afford music lessons for their children. Members of the company mostly are graduates of the National Conservatory at Tok yo or private music academies. The only exceptions are a bari tone who majored in art in col lege and the manager who did not complete high school. Career Musician Born of a British diplomat and his now "estranged Japanese wife, Fujiwara had a miserable child hood. He built up his career strictly by himself as the pioneer of western operas in Japan. He is oneof few Japanese sing ers who canXprofit from individ ual recitals and offset opera los ses to the extent that he doesn't also have to teach at a music academy or instruct pupils at home. The government rewarded him last year with a prize for his tireless efforts and contributions to western music in Japan. "I've sung as Pinkerton (the American officer in 'Madame But terfly') for 20 years without pay ment," Fujiwara said. "But from now on 111 be a non-singing manager, entirely sat isfied. Foreign talent will sing the role." r ..... . rr" x r k . ii ssi - a . x ii a -r m - J h Found Out About " ' :: j ; ' COriTlPJ ETJTAL RAO I A NT , Phono; 4-6263 1 . The New MiratU J Home gating TO mCrrOW SUrC! Wri or Phono 1540 Falrorou. d., Salem, i ... 1 Mi "V" Radiant glass is oe of the builders. It is claimed such heat will save in installation costs. allow greater supervision of heating costs through thermostatic control, and eliminate dehydration of air. It operates by means of an aluminum lelem" . ised into tempered glass panels as shown. Straw Hat Slakes Strong Comeback ! PHILADELPHIA (INS) The once-vanishing "men'i straw hat ii staging a remarkable; comeback. . I Officers of the Join B. Stetson hat company announced that straw hat sales for 953 were up more than 13 per cent over last year's figures. 4 Credit for the upfiirge in what ony a few years agoijwas a badly worried industry, is piven to new styles which have attracted younger wearers. Being a Pest Said Road to Success BRISTOL, England WVlf you want to be a success! make your self a nuisance. That was the ad vice given by Sir Hugh Casson, designer Of London's coronation decorations, to stulents at the Royal West of England School of Architecture here. I "It's the poets, arfsts, lunatics, maniacs and crankl who . really get things done," h$ said. i. - You can cultivate the art of making yourself sudh a nuisance that you will get what you want from people, who frill say, "all right anything to gjet you out of ine way. RENT -A -TOOL Do it Yourself - Its Cheaper OPEN SUNDAYS Salem's Oldest Tool Rental Howser Biros. , 1180 South lth St I Tf I ! t ; --Tlaa''BMaaaMaMMaawaaBMaMa - At: V latest developments offered home , .i Tiina yanisli; Sea tli Same OTTAWA ifi), The mystery of the missing tuna off Canada's west coast still has fisheries of ficials puzzled fafter three years. First there we jo plenty of tuna; then there were none. In 1939, tuna of the albaeore . variety, a streahilined fish weigh ing from 10 to!20 pounds, moved into British Columbia waters for the first time (in history. There were uv mmuj ai we luui aim the war curtailed commercial possibilities. However, from 1944" on the catch increased and during the 1848-1950 peak period, (5,500,- fWi vtAttvislei Isivtfl! wrltK St J value 1 of $1,300,000. -Then the fish began to vanish. -The 1951 catch was a mere 190,- -000 pounds worth $33,000. C. J. 0AUSEII CO. 2725 Portl.nd Xd. Ph. 2-i2 rt r i . . ; . , , .j ' .. , t i.- ; .. if - ' I . -'" ' " " , . - . ' - - -1
