Oshawa Times (1958-), 27 Nov 1965, p. 15

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hor Fi rg @ other button and the hidden gun in the case spits lead. 'Tiger J oes Replace Bikes OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, NOV. 27, 1965 , RON DEVANEY awesome to the young fny be-|tinues our youth may not be able ' Of The Oshawa Times Staff jcause of its size. to recognize a Canuck soldier. is Christmas Toyland is a battle] This tank has a machine gunj If your offspring is not the '@) S ] e I i ground this year -- and the bat-|which rotates automatically and/bellicose type, try the spy equip- 3 tle is between the military -- fires '"'harmless" shells, accord-iment. ee hail _ pi : of GI Joe and the suave spy tech-jing to the maker. is a chap by the name of Age : i niques of espionage agents such| This brings up the question of|Zero-M. Battle Looms For as James Bond and Secret Sam.|war toys and their effect on| This sly fellow is very well City and district zctailers re-|young children. Sales: of these|supplied with trick gadgets. One| fuse' to predict possible best-sel-|toys continue strongly with ad-lis a camera called, aptly, a : lers like last year's Johnny Sev-|verse criticism from adults|'snap-shot." You snap a picture & ut o eeve en OMA (one man army). seemingly having little effect. jand by tripping Be: pe - s But one thing is sure. The presto! -- a pistol barrel springs ; "old reliables" of the toy indus-| YOUNG 'UNS PLEAS out of one end of the "camera" = try, such as tricycles and wa-| One Oshawa toy departmentiang the pistol grip falls down- Pcmtigay ly -- Pil and Me tong ge ~ = gons, just don't have the appeal|Manager said parents general-| arg. Reeve Sidney Little were both|finances are in good i ditto : of a Tiger Joe tank which oper-|!yl do the buying without child-| 'And ther you have a weapon.jacciaimed te town council last} "In the last two gees gre ates by remote control. ren in tow, but often influenced) Agent Zero-M also has a "'ra- night for two more years, but|said, "we have ---- to SPY KIT |by the pleas of their young 'uns./qio-rifle." The carrying handlela battle for deputy reeve looms|maintain the tax structure and Or the appeal of a Secret Sam| There are probably two rea-jturns out to be a 'scope sight'.Jin the offing atl hake Howe bc - 4 Spy Kit which holds promise|sons for the popularity of war|Turn the radio on and a rifle Kenneth Hooper and Wealeylas ths tow Yara en Ages of speedy chases through the|toys: they are a favorite ofl|stock swings through 180 de- Fice, both incumbent members| works department build me counter-intelligence capitals of| manufacturers and there are/grees, the gun barrel pops outlor council, told the nomination} Mr. Hooper said he ee t the world. plenty of them around; And the/and Zero-M becomes a one-man meeting in, the town hail they] believe 'in pore but beli on The kit also holds these things|criticism are born in the minds|armoury. plan to contest the deputy-lin getting to the point "9g a plastic pistol, with a long bar-|of adults -- and everyone knows a Parra. aout which » he left pag me . rel and stock for conversion tojadults will never understand| HAD YOUR SIX . : p eft no doubt in aaa : tommy-gun; a silencer; a peri-|their children. James Bond meets the ene 18 NOMINATIONS fended to tel hor taney he scope sight; and a real, working] What could be more exciting|P¢tition with his secret rifle-) sicnteen nominations were|"I stand on my record," he camera. [for kids than dashing through|Pistol with silencer and 'scope.|.-conted by acting clerk Clar- fo When all this is packed cor-|yards and over fences playing|('You've had your six.") OMlonce Oke for town council.) Mr. Fi rectly away in the biack attache|cowboys and Indians, cops and|'"@ market too are 007 codinglrnese included, Mrs. Annie Sieg, a ian a. Niger ease, young Secret Sam is stilll|robbers, good guys and and decoding 'machines "400 Sinks" Wesley fice, 'Mlauricelths lack seeen | ita can an agent to be reckoned with. |guys, or whatever it is they play| P0by-trap code book" which/p ott James C. Coyle, Keith wei ap odece vase é A button-on the top of the case| today. explodes when the "wrong" Del-Ichackleton, Murra MeKni nt, |store for Bom il ee allows a juvenile James Bond to! And what better weapon than|°°", attempts to open it. Glenholme' Hughes. Kenneth dicted at oat thi e,"" he pre- trip the shutter on the camera,|something called a sonie-buster.| 2 (ese, don't appeal to youlriooner, William Wallis, Ken-(keep this tren deo oe dis taking '& pict tis| someting caltee & sonic-buster.imr. and Mrs. Parent, try Multi- th Nicks. Wil , eep this town dormant. t g a picture surrepti-|This pump-handle cannon has al picto} 0.9. ne icks, Wilfred Carruthers,| Mr. Stevens, in announcing he ee Malis sliens: ic tides barrel almost as wide as a sew-| 'This versatile little weapon a loan teceet oe big not seek re-election, said situation, confronted by a cou-|" pn ; , shoots both "short? and "long"'tpau1 Chant, Carson Elliott and pace tip : nig ee ple of goons say, he can shift his Pull the trigger and the blast/bullets, an armor-piercing rock- Robert J. Nidder ti int ee oe eee case to his other hand, press an- of air will rattle your Eustach-/et, a secret message missile, a yp pe he "cre we ion into mis appropriation of . Jian tubes. |torpedo missle and a grenade| tt eve was 'no tt ae i ep-|funds in a week "and I feel the | For something a little quieter,| missile. 'Aghpiyssd minated again) public should be entitled to this But that's not all. for the post, but declined tojreport." He said he did not feel This gun is REALLY multi- stand for re-election. Mrs. Annie/he should say anything more { i : Oke and Glenholme Hughes, an|about the matter since it is be- r services: navy, army, air/purpose. There is a secret der- incumbent member Abe | in '3 fist ost of council,|fore the courts. force and marine. ringer in the pistol-grip and thel|.. nominated to contest the GI Joe is a "doll" no matter| Whole issue is equipped with the| vo overs chair but both quali.|LAKE A 'DISGRACE' how you dress him. Toy mana-| 0 W Er silencer andieaa jast night to seek a petition Mrs. Oke said she would like gers say these are as popular| SCOPE sight. on council. to see the lake cleaned up. "It with young boys as Barbie dolls| noLLs SAWOFF Town council consists of a|is @ disgrace," she said. are with girls. | For girls, there are dolls ga-|total of nine members, includ-| Mr. Hughes recalled that two (Will GI Joe marry Barbie?|lore and dishes and furniture to|ing six members of council. |industrial plants opened their And will the toy manufacturers|/enable the "young housewife"'| Nominated for public school|400rs - during the last two seize the opportunity and come|to set up housekeeping. board were incumbent presi-|Years -- the Goodyear Reclaim up with a new line of dress-up|' The "Baby-brite" set has a|dent, C. F. Cattran, and in-|Plant and L and L Tools. dolls, Barbie and Joe Jr.?) icrib, baby-tender (fancy edition|cumbent members, Jack H.|_ Maurice Prout, Edward GI Joe has to be the. best-jof the old high-chair) and bath-|Lander, Howard W. Sturrock,|Rundle and Paul Chant, in- dressed military man around. No|inette. Frank Blunt, Arthur W. Oswald|cumbent members of council, matter what service he is in, he| A beauty Salon outfit supplies|and Stewart McTavish. Also|indicated their intentions to , | _ . ' comes with uniform, hat, boots,|a 25" doll with "washable" sar-|nominated were Carl Devitt and|Seek Te-election Keith Shackle- dog-tag, insignia and field man-|an hair, movable arms and legs.|Keith Porter. Six are to be|ton, a former member of coun- ual. |Also, a beauty chair (it swivels)|clected. s° Piya Fg om ' la ir dryer. << . Wallis, and Kenne cks, side Vor cae ante fel oo enn ae Oe another former member, also * | Nominatee for Public Utili-|said they would stand for elec- | with rifles, .pistols, .bayonets,| k . nee : . ties Commission were Ross|tion. helmets and fatigues, _ a Cree Bridge Stevens, William Morrison, Mel-| The other nominees for coun- Then there is his hospital kit: ville S. Dale, Lawrence. C.|cil-were not on hand to address plasma, one crutch and a steth- Tiger Joe, by comparison, is| there is GI Joe. He is something much less sophisticated, but still patho fashion-plate and comes in = . : * h an Mason and Wilfred Carruthers.|the electors who packed the oscope. The medic kit adds a Limit Decreed Two are to be elected. council chambers. stretcher, splints and bandages. I ------------ ll If GI Joe ever goes mountain} A four ton limit has been es- climbing, or gets shipped to the eg ee for eae crossing @ = Arctic, your boy can equip him|the Simcoe st. s., bridge over with an all-white parka uniform,|the Oshawa Creek. | e 1 © on. snowshoes, white packs, ice axe| The weight limit will be in| and rope. eff "ntl the bridge is re- There are several other GIjpldced with a new $100,000 Ma le Leaf Fla Joe kits available. Bivouac|bridge sometime next year. The g (tent, pegs, shovel), para-|new Wridge will have two lanes .|for vehicles with a sidewalk on] ' ie er tatea One cae the wat elle. | Canada's new Maple Leaf flag, Another merchant said that Mae West) kits assure that GI Poin he pecan faye at dn there is a steady demand for weight limit of 15 tons on the existing bridge was checked and ment is all American style may/in the interests of safety, re- worry some parents. If this con-|duced to four tons. today found only two stocking} Other businessmen said that the new flag and the ousted Redjthe flags were not stocked be- Ensign. One store-owner said|cause '"'they don't move off the |that he ordered a supply of the|shelves"'. One of the merchants |\jnew flags but cancelled thefpoted that there was a steady order when he saw that the|\demand for the Red Ensign maple leaf was pink, rather|in years gone by ... "but no-~ than red. one seems to care these days'. "The pink one wasn't worth a} One main store representative hoot," he said, "and we haven't|canvassed at the Oshawa Shop- MAUREEN COLGAN (9) AWAITS THE DAY got around to ordering the red|ping Centre said that both the ones. Besides, there just. isn't/old and new flags are stocked, the demand for flags now-lin sizes ranging from a few adays."' inches to 15 feet across. a ON LONCert VIVE ypalKies, From 16 To 375 Members Memberships in the Oshawa|Canadian Opera Company will branch of the Canadian Concert|stage Carmen. Association have increased 23) PROGRAMS FLOUNDERING . times over the past six days} O'Neill Collegiate music de- (as of Saturday) as the branch|partment head Rowland L. Me- bids for 500 members. Cord noted the programs had The memberships, $6 each/been floundering the past few and $2.50 for students, givejyears and there had been some admission to four concerts (this|thought of discontinuing them year three concerts and one/altogether. opera -- Carmen) a year. "Tt is very important that the Campaign manager Mrs. Dini|children we teach have the op- Vandenberg said the 1local)portunity to hear good music," branch had only 16 members|Mr. McCord said. last Monday. With 375 Satur-| 'The more memberships sold, day the drive is well on its way|the more money available and to the announced goal of 500/thé better the concert artists members. we can attract." a Michael J. Crosbie, a director) These memberships are being of the CCA's Oshawa branch|promoted in the schools and and music director at McLaugh-|Mrs. Vandenberg estimates 100 lin Collegiate, spearheaded the | of the 375 now sold have been membership drive. /bought by students. "Drawing top artists in the| "A venture of this type stands music and performing artsjor falls in proportion to the fields will stimulate community|amount of support given in spirit, culture, and be a tre-)music departments of schools," mendous source of enjoyment|Mr. Crosbie said. to everyone in the city,'"' he} Mr. Crosbie also expressed said. surprise that in the past it has The concerts will be held injbeen found "virtually im- the McLaughlin Auditorium,|possible' to support a full which seats 800 persons. Thelseries of concerts in Oshawa, Policeman With Biggest Beat In World Drops By A one and a half million|started policing north of the square mile area in Canada,|Arctic Circle in 1903. with a population of 50,000, is) pcKIMos EFFICIENT | |policed by 150 men. In an interview, he told The "It's certainly the largest Times that the Eskimo people police beat in the world," sayS\are "gentle, efficient and me- Supt. William Fraser, assistant|chanically 'minded" and that the director of the criminal investi-|tskimo race is the finest in the | |gation branch of the Royal Ca-|worid, jnadian Mounted Police. Supt. Fraser commanded the Supt. Fraser, former com-|RCMP's Arctic division from pre ' wi : manding Sa of the RCMP/1959 until 1963 when he attended ' " vision in the Canadian Arctic, Mie Laperial Defence College ir "Wi-MOM". MACC WOLFF (5), OF OSHAWA |which. includes og Northwest| England. Since January, 'j964, poe Territories and, the Yukon Ter-|he has been with the criminal Oshawa Times Photos by Bruce Jones |sitory, says the RCMP frst investigatiog branch, ° 2 a Bois

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