The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

weekender december 6 1986 p25 5 stiff v i kimberly 6 left and melodie 8 below right get a bit of help from their parents peter and susan in no war toys tor this markham home m markville sc 4740704 m by peggy wheeler rev peter twaddle his wife susan and their children have de clared their home a wartoy free zone theyve created a poster to that effect for the front door of their sherwood forest dr home rev twaddle feels that indi vidual citizens can do much to correct the trend to violence which he finds in his work hes pastor of browns corner united church and believes violence is spreading in family life and dis rupting it he said there is a commercial ism of violence which is profiteer- ing on the basis of the unrealistic fears our children are being brainwashed into his mes- sage is simply that there are alternatives to war toys co operative board games cuddly toys for both boys and girls skill games crafts and hobbies many j of which involve the whole family j and bring them closer together rev twaddle is not a peace group member nor has he ever been in a public protest although he said he was tempted this fall to take a sign and picket the toy stores on investigation he found that the stores all stock many non violent toys and it is really televi sion commercials that push war toys the family all cooperated in making their poster which in it self was an enjoyable activity protesting the sale of war toys i was not his own idea it originated with a united church of canada bulletin on the victoria peace project in fenelon falls it referred to a campaign to have parents write to toy manu facturers to protest the war toys being merchandised jim deacove of perth also reacted to the bulletin in a prac tical way in 1972 he began manu facturing nonviolent non competitive toys for his own chil dren and now has a fullfledged business supplying stores in canada and the united states mr deacove carries the family idea to the extent that if dad or grandad is handy with tools hell supply them with plans for the board gamesr the canadian toy testing council has come up with a list of top toys which exludes war toys even though they were among the toys tested its method of testing is to let groups of children play with the toys of their choice from a market sampling it lists the favourites the allout top winner this year was a teddy bear with a beating heart and if you cuddle him close you can feel his heart beat runnersup were a wiggle- worm a color coordinated piano plush toys cars a kite set shav ing set for boys play cosmetic sets for girls war toys didnt place brian gaucher woolco mark ville manager said gi joe is hold ing its place as most popular boys toy in his store and wrinkles is first overall a toy department employee at eatons in markville concurred about gi joe adding that masters of the universe is also a top seller as are animated and talking toys other toy store owners and managers queried about how sales were divided among violent and nonviolent toys hesitated to commit themselves saying main ly that yearend inventory will tell the story some suggested that parents try to put a little surprise back into christmas and buy some thing they think is suitable for a child and not necessarily what the tv commercials tout as the best iiiiiiiim greens stouffville your neighbourhood meeting place 640721 1 220 main st e stouffville sunday dec 7 family- santa claus brunch 1030 am 200 pm sunday roast beef dinner book now for christmas luncheon dinner parties daily lunch and dinner specials childrens menu g elegant country dining join us for a traditional christmas dinner choice of soup or salad honey glazed ham or roast turkey with seasonings potatoes purried turnip broccoli included choice of dessert tea or coffee ijrutrj per person tax gratuity included reserve now for our extra special new years celebration 48 washington st markham for reservations call 2946468 cmzum fine seafood dining steaks new years eve dinner 3 sittings available 4 pm 6 pm 830 pm serving a beautiful 6 course festive dinner featuring fine seafood and steaks sflsh greermfis i i i x x i x i i hours mondayfriday 11 am11 pm saturday 5 pm11 pm sunday 4 pm10 pm reservations recommended 4754029 south wait corner of john st a woodbine av 2851 john st sun 5 markhjm 1 t s x i x 1 x