10 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Thursday, February 2, 1950
Met Stars Miffed Because 7957
Contracts Have Not Offered
New York, Feb. 2 ff) Lauritz Melchior feels jilted.
Helen Traubel's feelings are hurt.
They both say the Metropolitan Opera has done them wrong.
It seems that the Met has not yet offered them contracts for
next season, and they think that the Met should have done so
or at least made preliminary
overtures by now.
Big, jovial Melchior, the Met's
leading Wagnerian tenor lor Z4
years, is so miffed that he says
his days at the Met may be
over.
"It's sentimental business," he
said. "It is like to love a girl
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Patience His leg stuck in
a basement drain at his home
In Cleveland, O., 15-month-old
Patrick Daley calmly drinks
from his bottle while his
mother, Mrs. Raymond Daley,
comforts him. Firemen re
leased him in a half hour by
chipping away the concrete.
(AP Wirephoto)
very much and have her leave
you. It hurts."
His pained remarks yesterday
came just three days after Miss
Traubel, top Wagnerian soprano
for a decade, disclosed that she
was upset by the Metropolitan's
attitude. ,
She said she would "proceed
with other plans" In view of the
Met's failure to discuss a con
tract with her.
However, it was reported that
negotiations for signing on Miss
Traubel were going on between
her manager and Met officials.
There also were reported
plans or re-engaging Klrsten
Fiagstad, the famed Norwegian
soprano who returned to Nazi
held Norway In 1941.
At that time, Miss Traubel
stepped into Miss Flagstad's
place as the Met's leading Wag
nerian soprano.
Melchior said that "unless in
dicated plans change material
ly," he would sing his last Met
ropolitan role tonight.
"I can only assume," he said,
"that if I don't miss the swan
boat in 'Lohengrin' Thursday
night, it will be my goodbye to
the Metropolitan Opera public."
(In the opera, Melchior steps
on the back of a model swan,
and rides it off the stage. In
one performance, he made a
misstep and failed to get
aboard.)
He said Rudolph Bing, the
Met's new manager, had not ap
proached him 'for customary
preliminary discussion," and that
Bing should have done this be'
fore his press conference today
on the Met s plans for the 1950
51 season.
Bing has said contract talks
usually start in February or
March.
'I don't think the new man
ager has shown a great deal of
consideration for an honest and
faithful worker," Melchior said.
"I could understand if my work
were not satisfactory, but as
long as people don't ask for their
money back when I sing, I think
I have a right to sing."
He said his plans now are for
a heavy concert tour next sea
son. Even if he doesn't get to
wind up his 25th anniversary
with the Met.
"I still have my friends, my
audience and I will still be mar
ried to the same girl."
He and Mrs. Melchior will
have been married 25 years in
May.
"That," he said, "will be one
silver anniversary that will be
celebrated for sure."
Nation's New Multi-Billions
Housing Program Under Way
By BILL ROSS
Washington, Feb. 2 W The nation's new multi-billion dollar
federal housing and slum clearance programs are getting under
way. ,
Wheels started turning last fall when congress okaved legisla
tion for housing projects for low income families. Another bill
was enacted setting up a long-g
range master plan for slum
clearance.
It's taken several months to
set up the machinery. Now,
however, the gears are meshing.
More and more communities
daily are being added to the list
of those asking for, or now about
to receive, a share of the gov
ernment aid.
So far the government, under
the housing program, has ap
proved construction of 275,000
new dwelling units during the
next two years. The buildings
will be largely apartments and
all are earmarked for low-priced
rentals.
Slum clearance projects have
been slower. To date just seven
cities have received go-aheads
on specific developments.
Administrator Raymond M.
Foley of the housing and home
finance agency, which supervises
both programs, reports that at
least 200 other localities are
mapping plans for slum clear
ance. His lieutenants expect
virtually every community of
more than 25,000 ultimately will
request low-cost federal housing
help.
Congress has authorized out
right grants of $500,000,000 and
loans of $1,000,000,000 to help
finance slum clearance during
the next six years. These funds
will be allotted to individual
communities to assist in the pur
chase of properties in "blighted
areas," after which the land will
be cleared of slums and resold
for private use.
The lawmakers also provided
authority to build up to 810,000
low rental dwellings during the
same period. Government funds
will be loaned to meet initial
expenses such things as arch
itectural fees, land survey and
the like of proposed new de
velopments. Latest tabulations
show that about $47,000,000 in
loans already have been ap
proved. Actual construction costs of
the housing projects, however,
will be financed with money
borrowed from private lenders
on federally-guaranteed mort
gages. Cub Pack Metj
Willamlna A Cub pack
meeting was held at the Church
of Christ. All Cubs and their
parents were invited and the
program was brief so all who
could go to the March of Dimes
program.
Farther the North;
Warmer the Weather
Alhanv Perharjg the Kodiak,
Alaska, Chamber of Commerce
should be doing a little advertis
ing around here.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Letts of
Snlem. visitine here with Mr.
and Mrs. Bud Moench, told of
rorpfvlnff a letter from Fire
Chief T. W; McArthur of Kodiak
describing the warm weather
there.
Writing January 20, they had
only three windy days thus far
in January and no snow at all.
The sun has been shining most
of the time.
One night the temperature
was a sultry 48.
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