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Page Two THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C. iiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijiji'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiB KENNEL KAPERS IN KANGAROO LAND piiiiiiiiiiijkiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Hello, again! This article is going to be on popular music, and just as rock ‘n’ roll soothes the savage beast in America we’ll see what suits his fancy here in Australia. I am pleas ed to say that it isn’t completely rock ‘n’ roll—there is some dinkum Aussie Jazz. By and large most of Australia’s music is second hand, coming mainly from the U. S. and Britain in the form of sheet music, records and entertainers. WE SELL USED AUTO PARTS We Buy: Brass—Copper—Radiators Batteries—Scrap Iron and Steal SAULTER AUTO SALVAGE CO. Morehead Hwy. — Dial ME 7-3910 TORO 19" WHIRLWIND Wind-Tunnel Mowing Th« new 19-In. Whirlwind give* you more for your money than any other rotary mower. There are no extras to buy! It is a complete yard machine with bag, chute and leaf mulcher attachment. Use in spring. Summer and fall. Compare the fu tures of this mower with any other and^ why it is truly a bargain ia Qvaiity ana performance. • • Mows Grass a Anti-scalp disc *Culs weeds e Trims close • Quick height-of-cul change • Finger-tip engine controls Complete Ask about the "X" test at Joe Lipman & SON Furniture Store "Good Furniture at Reasonable Prices" 223 MIDDLE STREET - ME 7-4202 - As at home the main portion of the music comes from radios or record players via records, those wonderful round disks which, for better or for worse, have made mu sic part of everybody’s way of life. Here in Australia music is en joyed as everywhere and radio is the main medium of exchange. Television is coming in very heavy as it did in North Carolina | four or five years ago, but the ra dio stations here are stronglj holding their own by use of imag inative programming. (I’ve had sev eral radio interviews since I’ve been here, though, which I’m sure have set radio back several years!) It is interesting to note that here one must have a license for every radio and television set own ed. These licenses are renewable each year at a cost of about $10, and the Government has agents who roam the cities choosing homes at random to check on the occupants’ current radio and TV licenses. I think the fine for not having proper licenses is about $50. The Australian seem to go for the folk song, the popular music minus the rock ‘n’ roll, and the semi-classics. This is the type of music which plays forth wherever we go; and since Jean and I enjoy these types, we are very happy with the listen ing fare. Don’t think for a minute, though, that Australia’s teen-agers are any different from ours. They “dig” all the latest jazz and then some. (Their favorite here was “Charlie Brown” although I doubt if any of them have read any “Peanuts.”) Rather than have music PAIRED UP—Janet Roach and Julia Raynor—as “Salt and Pepper”—will add flavor to “Dine and Dance” at the New Bern High school auditorium on Friday night, June 5. Their dance in the always entertaining Margaret Rose Re vue is a twinkle-toe ballet pas de deux.—Photo by Wray Studio. grams integrating all types of mu- week’s stand. Since we’ve been here Stan Fre- burg, Frank Sinatra, The Dia monds, Johnny Cash, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Walt Disney’s Mouseka- teers have performed. Needless to say much of the music for any month is by the artist or artists I who will be here, although Frank ^ Sinatra is 4: continual favorite de sic from “Bird pog” to “Tenderly,” impression the radio atntionc urlcali, lirk«,A ...... I “0 made. the radio stations wisely have sep arate programs entirely devoted to the younger set and even go so far as to sponsor rock ‘n’ roll parties during school lunch hours. This di vision of music seems to keep ev eryone happy. About once a month some of the most famous entertainers in the world fly into Australia for a For the best In wheel balanclna, wheel alignment, motor tuhe-up, brake, generator, starter repairs, Harvey Moore, Ballard's Service Station Bridgeton, N. C. Dial ME 7-S«6a Spencer Corsets & Brassieres INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED MRS. JULIA BOYD MULLEN Rt. 4, New Bern, Box 791 — Dial ME 7-6508 For Weddings, Showers, and Other Special Occasions, Your Cake Problem Is Solved at CRAVEN BAKERY 325 South Front ME 7-3651 NEXT TO BRADDY'S LAUNDRY One advantage Australia has in selecting their music from the U.S. and Britain is that they can weed out the songs which never amount ed to much and just take the estab lished popular songs. Every now and then we note an editorial or letter to the editor in one of the newspapers decrying the fact that Australia doesn’t produce more of her own music and artists. The fact is that when Australia does produce an artist, he usually leaves here to establish himself in America or Britain. This is often the case where small cities or coun tries lose the cream of their young crop because their talent could not be put to use or fully appreciated. I believe several of Australia’s songs are making or are due to make a hit at home. These are “Waltzing Matilda” which is almost the Australian national anthem, and “Click Go The Shears,” a song about sheep-shearing which we first heard in New York at a cinerama production featuring the South Sea Island, and Australia. Here, though, is one instance- of how Americans can cause a little friction with other parts of the world. In “Waltzing Matilda” there are about six instances in which words are either badly mispronounced or simply changed. There have been several newspa per articles bemoaning the Ameri can perversion of Australia’s fav orite song. Having heard both ver sions I would say there is just enough difference to rankle the Australian’s pride. The equivalent EDWARDS RADIATOR SERVICE Route 5 — Highway 17 South Promptness and Experience in Cleaning and Repairing Radiators Friday, May 29, 1953 might be likened to Australians un intentionally singing our natio j anthem as the “Star Sprinkled B ner.” I told you several weeks , about the new music bowl hwn Melbourne; the AustraUans hV" their symphony too. In the field J musical’s “My Fair Lady” hL been running here for about six month? and there doesn’t appear to be any The Rotary club of South Mel- bourne (my sponsors) have bou/ht out one of the performances in order to sell tickete and raise mon ey for charity. They are having a banquet meet- mg the day of the performance and guess who has been asked to be the main speaker! Still, pd sav that two tickets to “My Fair Lady’’ which were literally impossible to obtain in New York, are more than adequate pay for someone who gladly spouts hot air for nothing. I’ll close on this sour note and with Jean and I happily humming “With a Little Bit of Luck”, we shall write again next week. * Until then, cheerio! Robbie. $50.00 Allowance for Your Old Range Regardless of Age or Condition on • Now COMPLETELY AUTOMATIC PYROFAX GAS RANGE Low Down Payment Easy Terms Craven County Gas Co. PROTECTION IS OUR BUSINESS -HOME- ELECTRIC CO. Phone ME 7-2^42 Evinrude Outboard Motors MFG & Cruisers, Inc., Boats Carolina Trailers Boat Supplies Kimbrells Outboard Service 1305 Pembrolco Roo4 ME 7-3785 Where Quality and Experience Save You Hours of Boating Pleasure Take Mr. Owl's Advice and Shop Wisely for That Perfect Father's Day Gift. Dad Will Be Glad You Did. ^^ccounl6 S'nuitgJi HILL'S KNOWN FOR GOOD CLOTHES
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