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24 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Fridey, December 15, 1961 | Strong Rocket Trend | In Toys For Kiddies By BRUCE LEVETT |prices are a good break for thal n. Aiternoon Party For Cradle Roll Kedron Children By MRS. R. S. BISHOP =| KEDRON -- There are always special events of wide interest favorite in nearly all parts of aah oe er Old Time Dancing | At Enniskillen Hall By MRS. RUSSELL GRIFFIN ENNISKILLEN -- Mr. and ge haste Werry were hosts for e Christmas party of the WA/Community Hall on Sat and WMS recently. evening. iad An invitation old time dance, sponsored by the hall board, was held in the Enniskillen Canadian Press Staff Writer The spectre of war hangs over the bright, jangling world of toyland. 'This Christmas season, more than ever before, models of nu- clear rockets line the depart ment - store shelves like. futur- istic Christmas trees. ,And behind the shelves, the toy industry high command plots the strategy in one of the liveliest price wars ever to hit the business during the season of brotherly love. However, despite the intense competition in the metropolitan areas and the sales resistance in certain rural districts, Cana- dians will spend an estimated $60,000,000 on Christmas toys this year. The Canadian. Press, in a Cross - Canada Survey, found toys based on weapons of nu- clear war the big news in the industry. In some places they were among the top sellers, in others they took second place to more traditional playthings. And in still others,~a "ban the bomb" groundswell was evi- s dent. BUY MORE TOYS Despite lower prices in some regions, the Canadian Toy-Test- ing Council in Ottawa _esti-| mated toys will take $60,000,000) from the pockets of Canadian) shoppers this season, an_in-| crease of $10,000,000 over last year. The price was being felt hardest in Toronto, the coun- try's toy - manufacturing cen- tre. . There it saw established de- partment and variety stores) lined up against the new dis-| count department stores. Said Gordon Pace, toy depart- ment manager for Robert Simp-| son Company: "'We won't know until the end) of the year, but it's going to be| very difficult to show as much| rofit as we did a year ago. | Some stores are slaughtering|ha prices now. And we see to it we're competitive." Earl Pullan, Toronto lof their way to buy toys which |comes life-size with a queen's doll| wardrobe and walks, talks, wets manufacturer: '"'These crazyland kisses -- remains the girls' public, but not in the long ru They'll kill the business." DOLL PRICE CUT thant the country. TRAINS POPULAR Electric trains, especially Mannie Grc an, pr of D. and C. Toy Company, said the price war seems to be felt mainly in large cities. 'In other markets, toys are selling very well at lisi." ; One talking doll, which carried a manufacturer's 'suggested price" of $17.95, was_ selling generally for $11.99. One dis- count store had a $9.97 price tag on it. In some large centres a new product -- electrically powered grand prix racing - car game which sell in the $50 range-- Was cutting into electric' train sales, As for preference in types of toys, there seemed to be little regional pattern. Montreal reports sales good, with dolls, cars, trucks, cowboy outfits, still the best sellers. Many stores reported a swing toward science toys such as chemistry sets and missiles. A spokesman for Ogilvy's, where the "old standbys" led, said: "It looks as though the people who make the toys get tired of them before the people who buy them." COWBOYS DISPLACED An Eaton's man, in a specia department set up science toys, enthused: "This year the kids will be able to blow up their own homes." In Alberta, the cowboy was bowing to the spaceman as the plastic helmet moved in on the ten-gallon hat. But in British Columbia the emphasis is on science - for- peace sets 2nd do - it - yourself educational kits. | Said one retailer: 'People| seem to be reacting against the) nuclear age. They are going out| 1 ve no connection with war." The doll -- and this year she ADMISSION:--Members AGES | SATURDAY LAST to push : 3GIANT ALL-COLOR DOUBLE SHOW! dels of the huge steam loco- motives which have vanished from the prairie like the buffalo. are growing in popularity i Manitoba. n ward Island lean toward bat- tery - powered toys that 'do something." In New Brunswick the de- mand has grown for atomic and space-age toys in the $3-to- $10 range. _ Dolls and trucks are the big items in Newfoundland -- as ar as the children are con- cerned. Parents are strong cn novelty mechanical toys but, as one toyland manufacturer said: "The kids couldn't care less," Saskatchewan, where the economy was hard hit by last summer's drought, showed toy sales down between four and 10 per cent from last year. Prices were fairly static. Dolls were the big news for girls, boys leaned toward construction sets, STALIN STAYS LONDON (CP)--Despite the |setback in his homeland, the.ef: |figy of Stalin will be kept in |the fore' | l2 | i¢ CinemaScope COLOR by DE LUXE | Nova Scotia and Prince E4-| front of the Russian tab-' The Candlelight Service will be held on Dec, 17 at 7.30. A {new venture this year is an afternoon party for children of the Cradle Roll Department, and the pre-school children of the Sunday School, together with |their mothers This event will take place on Saturday afternoon, Dec, 16, at 3 p.m. in the Lower Hall. The regular Christmas Con- cert will be held on Wednesday, Dec. .20, beginning at 7.30 p.m. in the Lower Hall. On Saturday evening the Doubles' Club held its Christmas Party in the Community Hall. The festive decorations, and) Music was provided. by Mrs seasonal worship service added vis to the warm atmosphere. The Fred Griffin, Mr. Wallace Stain- jton, Toronto, Henry Stainton, ge gO ge neh te 4.8, on, assiste: y|Tyrone, Li i Mrs. L. Stainton, Mrs. G. Werry| 1, cere hae hag and Mts. K. McGill. |Clarence Avery, Enniskillen This was the meeting of the| "tt Mrs. Tony Smith, Burke- year when the ladies efitertain-|!0" and Mr. Fred McLaughlin, ed their husbands. and the res aaInS, as callers for the mainder' of the evening was|square dancing. oe a > aida euchre and| Prizes for the dance: w. st Heir. | nee were Prize winners: Mrs. Draper,|donated by Mr, A. Kemp, and aise, Kine ihe, Mr. Bil Beg-|Mr. Neilsen r, R, Lee, Mrs, R. Stenger} Proceeds are f i a and Mrs. A. Werry. ments to the Coviieaunity Healt? WALr D Hm BROTH MoGUIRE and FESS PARKER Technicolor " Abbott ond Meet Captain |CONT, FROM 1:30 P.M. This: year it took the form of a square dance. About forty people turned out to enjoy the occasion, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Oxford, of Green- wood, called for the dances and gave instruction to those who were not accustomed to that form of dancing. | PERSONALS | Mr. Allan Wilbur, Mrs, Stan-| ley Moffatt, and baby Susan Lee} have been patients in the Osh-| awa General Hospital this past week. jleau at the Madame Tussaud's| |waxworks. A spokesman said: | |*People always remember the losers," | aE, iil i JOURNEY TO THE CENTER oe OF THE EARTH PAT BOONE My JAMES MASON The COMEDY which ve PLAZA ODEON Jos Ww (fine CAPS 'em all...with | girl-filled | ae laughter! 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