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tt The Barrie Examiner AThursdayWFebruary 17 1971 Jazz is more than music form to barrie jazz buff George Cralg By PAUL DELEAN Examiner Staff Reporter Jazz has been described as the most astounding spon taneous musical event to take place anywhere since the Reformation It doesnt inspire everyone that way but George Craig is among the chosen GEORGE RAIGs selection of Charles Mingus album from his collection of over 2000 jazz records appears to meet with the approval of Susie the dog already curls ing up in anticipation of the The Barrie native was 13 when his grandfather presented him with two 78s to play on new record player The recor dings were George Gershwins Rhapsody in Blue and Fats Wallers Aint Misbehaving played them till they were white he recalls Now 28 years on Mr Craig sound Part of Mr raigs extensive collection of jazz music literature and nitL inorabilia is on loan to the Barrie Public Library for its feature exhibit this month PEOPLE AND PLACES IllvTES Patricia Anne Cain daughter of Mr and Mrs William Cain of Davidson St has graduated from Carleton Lniversity in Ot tawa with an Ilonors Bachelor of Arts degree in English Miss Cain is now living in Edmonton BAIIAI MEETING Unique aspects of Bahai World Faith will be discussed by guest speaker Sue Lyons at the meeting Friday ar of the Baliai Community of Barrie in the community room of the Municipal Savings and Loan Corporation building at Dunlop and Owen Streets Admission is free For information call 72690923 SNOWMOBILEOLItSE WAUBALSHENE snow mobile driver training course has been started here under the sponsorship of the Tay Ramblers Snowmobile club Rolland Thiffault is head of the registration committee TE SIROtl Stroud Presbyterian hurch women will hold St Patricks tea and coffee party March 12 from 1030 am to 1230 pm at the Stroud community centre Ad mission is 50 cents IOTIlK Stroud Presbyterian hur chs annual congregational meeting and pot luck supper will be held at the church Slur rlayat 330p KINSMEN LIB ALLISION Stafft Spoil sored by the Jarrie club the local Kinsmen club received its diartcr in June 1964 with 17 members SIAGESIIOW MIDLAND Staff stage show and lance featuring banjo player Maurice Boyer and vocalist Lucille Loririg will be held at the Midland Legion Ilall on Saturday night Feb 19 SAVE TAX DOLLARS Roy Tracy 9t letitia 7287725 lorry Filte District Manager 7261890 There are very good reasons why you should buy an RRSP from Investors With hundreds of ways to organize an RRSI which is the best way We can find out together New wrinkles in the Cove ernments budget can affect your savings program can show you how Investors services are easy to buy we 11 to you Investors provides simpli fied tax reporting One form showing at tax exempt purchases We provide the financial planning services usuall associated with banks stock brokers trust and insurance companies Investors makes it easier Get your future going today Wm SYNDICATE LIMITED has collection of more than 2000 jazz and big band records They form the nucleus of an ex hibition titled The Art of Jazz on view in the foyer of the Bar rie Public Library through to the end of February Waller and Gershwin started his jazz flame but Stan Kenton by The Art of Jazz Artists highlighted include Duke IIll iiigton Stan Kenton Louis Armstrong Woody Ilerman and own Basie tIaminer Iliotoi was the one who fuelled the fire used to listen to the Toron to radio stations especially CJBC There was deejay call ed Mike Wood and his theme music intrigued me found out it was Stan Kentons Artistry in Music From there got ter ribly interested in Stan Ken ton relates Mr Craig co owner of Craig and Sons Mens Wear on Dunlop Street He now has over 100 Kenton records But hes not the only Barrie resident with passion for Kenton Don Critton plant manager of Chrysler Canada Outboard Ltd Iias travelled long and far to see Kenton 98 times since 1970 TRY TO MAKE IT try to make concert if its within 300 miles of here sometimes further if can fit it in my itinerary says Mr Crit ton Kenton fan since 1946 Mr Craig says he used to go to lot of concerts but doesnt get to as many anymore brief stab at piano was the ex tent of his own musical background liked to play piano until heard Oscar Peterson play That kind of deflated me Ilow was anybody going to match that he said frustrated musician No Not an archivist either Simply great audience for the music Mr raig likes to spend at least an hour day in his base ment listening room with his favorite music on the box is only regular companion for the sessions is the family pet Susie linearold orgi dog Shes the best fan in the house he quips The records fill one wall of the room Interspersed on the other walls are pictures of the musicians most of them snap ped by Mr raig himself An autographed photo of Kenton stands out high on shelf Kenton is his favorite BIT Mr raigs interest isnt con fined to the big band era Ilcs enjoyed jazzs progression in the years that hes been fan even likes todays rock flavored produet as turned out by the likes of Keith Jarrett Chuck Mangione hick oirei Maynard Ferguson It gets young people into jazz he says and thats good for the artform For 28 years its been good for George raig Whats the magic in the iiiusicf find it very relaxing February is Frozen Food Month buy 31 Dunlop Street PAT NEIL left assistant product manager of General Tire shows pamphlet ex plaining the National Secretaries Association to NSA objectives help secretaries good secretary strives for improvement and that is what the National Secretaries Association is all about Were not union were group of secretaries who mui to exchanbe ideas about our profession says lletty Akers executive secretary at DeVilbiss and member of the NSA chapter here in Barrie The more secretary knows about her profession the better job she can do for the over all business she pointed out to So members of the Barrie lliironia ltolary tlub Tuesday it the ontinentul Inn lat Neil assistant product manager of icncral lirc recently promoted from sccretial position iliscusscrl the iltlilllltttt of certified pro fcssional sccictarj course secretary can get ahead With her secretarial skills she said When the local chapter of flu NSA litgrin eight years ago it had 10 members Today there arealionl li lntcrnilionilly it the worlds lttltlillL organization for secretaries The nitct thc second Tuesday of ttl month AS lOW AS 2595 and now is the time to Simplicity Freezer from Robinson Hardware Robinson Hardware has good stock of Simplicity Freezers They have either chest or upright freezer in size that suits your needs Simplicity Freezers have high density fibreglass insulation construction smooth baked acrylic finish safety flex lid and ex clusive ribbed styling The Simplicity Freezer carries five year warranty on the complete refrigeration system and two year warranty on all other ports also five year food spoilage insurance policy due to mechanical breakdown or outside 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