Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20

anu games Is instructive, the
main function is to provide an
entertaining pastime.
Tots who might shatter a toy
before the close of Christmas
day, find that gay plastic toys
are nearly indestructable.
! Older children, who often tire
of games that offer no challenge
to the imagination, find this
Christmas choice of games en-
crossing. They give the child an
opportunity for creative express
sion and avoid talking-down, g
feature children can always spot.
Old favorite games and toys
are polished up and expanded.
New ones made possible by new
materials, show exciting features
never before included in toys.
Playthings makers show that
they are in pace with science
and industry's striking new ad-
vanceS.
A glance around the Christmas
toy world leaves the onlooker
amazed and delighted. What
ideas are checked into these new
items.
But a word of caution; short
ages in favorites are anticipated
because of the huge increase in
children of toy age.
The accent in toys is realism.
The world faithfully simulated
detail for detail is brought to
children.
There are four burner toy elec-
trio ranges that really cook and
flat irons that heat sufficiently
to iron doll clothes. And when a
doll has a new bathinette, it
must include a safety strap!
There is an electrically operated
pop corn machine that makes
tasty pop corn.
The last word in realism is
reached in miniature dolls
feeding set which includes a ster-
ilizer, rack of bottles and bottle
washers.
Pop as we'll as Junior, is going
to get a lot of fun from the new
true-to-life toys. There's a tiny
rotary press that really prints
It's swell for school newspapers
and small printing assignments
A small town shopping center
is amazing duplicated in plastic.
And there is a freight station
with barrels, cases, and a tiny
fleet of trucks, and a super SER
vice station.
Juniors scientific lab in the
cellar is equipped for tracking
down atoms this Christmas. A
new atomic energy lab set in
cludes a workable Geiger count
err. Like many others, this set
emphasizes the use of science
for peace.
And that very important
young man has new means OF
transportation and communica
ton. There are telephone sets
that carry voices and electric
trains that start with realisle
slowness and demonstrate spec
tacular climbing ability.
There is a tricycle. that ex,
pands as the child grows and
finally discards the third wheel
A miniature carpet sweeper actu-
ally draws up dust.
Games Grandpa played as a
bow are stepped up to 1850 YER
sions. Three dimensional stereo'
SCOPE sets come with travel and
fairy tale slides. And hoop roll
ing is back. The new hoops are
constructed to perform dClooo'i>
tricks.
Little girls interests in home
decorating are recognized and
fostered with miniature plastic
furniture. And this furniture mas
all up-to-date additions. There
are Hollywood bathrooms with
built-in tubs and televislon sets
with movable screens, refrlgera-
tors with deep freeze units. Eau
Gets turn and drawers swing out
When Junior wants to zoom
around he can have a station
wagon, police car or fire engine
to pedal. And for defending the
backward from snipers there are
anti-tank guns that shoot ping
gong balls, water pistols with
visible reservoirs, pistols with
suctiontipped darts.