9-wn. I 3 New Toys Taking To Realism The American way of life ? deluxe sVle ? Inspires the bulk of new toys In Santa J Claw bumpenlMfl pack. Pur poseful reproduction* of the peaceful arte, Industrie* and sciences, get top hilling along with the most eleeant innova tions In homemaklng and transportation equipment. The moon landing has sparked many new toys, with lunar exploration kits and moonscape pussies and various Oemlnl oriented playthings. In tune with Juveniles' limit less enthusiasm for avant garde design, there's a hover craft for the play room, a streamlined floor polisher, and an aqua dome, an underseas home, that Is held by suction tups to the bottom of the bathtub. Jets, sports cars, and power mowers, playroom sire, are prototypes of deluxe styling. Truck* Get Rolling Catering to the young trans portation connoisseur are a series of new heavy gauge steel trucks with turbine cabs and a proportionately huge expanse of windshield. Pow-r-r, an at tachment that simulates the purr of giant motors, without use of batteries, adds realism. Law enforcement oriented toys are on an up curve. Most novel Is a police rescue truck with an aerial rescue ladder. For the Junior fire buff, there's a new fire rescue truck with turbine cab and long aerial ladders and Pow-r-r sound. The neighborhood Ice cream truck has playroom "" too. complete with tinkling bell to summon customers. Classics Embellished Embellishment of classic playthings Is evident in the new toy showings, with em phasis on multi-uses. There's a three way spinning top, for example, that also functions as a yo-yo or gyro. A tune tooting locomotive, on a chime track, works on the xylophone principal; the col ored key railroad ties are swltchable to produce a vari ety of melodlea. Bouncing bun ny balloon* hop aa the air ea cape* ' ? ROCKING HORSE ride* on a* a Christmas gift favorite, appre ciated by the pre-school set. Modern version ha* chrome plated non-trip rockers. It'* by Plar*kool. ^GIFTS A. new fasten designer art haii a molded tress form. A wood burning art haa a ther mometer attachment that shows whan tha pan la at the correct beat. A new style sled haa skis as well aa runners ao that It can be converted Into a bobsled. There's a toy aewinf machine with risible parts. A new kind of construction set haa wood pieces that the young builder merely sticks together. There la a new toe cap to make roller skating in sneak ers comfortable. A talking tel ephone tells a series of stories. Thrill* for Careers New thrills in career toys In clude an Ice cream which makes, amor* iner things, curly top cones. Junior decorators can mak* ?"ces that look like wroug. aw iiswU with a new plastic kit. Character toys are In con siderable evidence in tovland, particularly In the department. The .mU or James Bond, for example, have Inspired a wide range of trick combinations keyed to the secret agent 007's self defense techniques. Batman's and Superman's image and name sponsor doz ens of items. SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE TIMES - SENTINEL ?_? Mr. David John Kilpatrlck, right, president of Duplin County Farm Bureau greeted guests as they arrived at the open house Sunday afternoon. At the register Is Miss Brenda Brown and Mrs. Thurman Brown of Kenans vUle. (Photo by Ruth wells) Dolls Have 44Almost Human" Talents Famous "People99 Inspire Toyland This Christmas the new dolls qualify for superlatives all along the line. Sure to draw delighted shouts of amaze ment from doll mothers are a new contingent of realer-than llfe dolls boasting enhanced talents in the "almost human" category, and outfitted in up to-the-minute fashions from head to toe. Side by side are a fascinat ing array of character dolls ranging from nostalgic proto types of beloved children's stories and movies to totally fantastic creations and frank ly ugly monsters. Joining a new contingent of Mary Popplns-insplred char acter dolls are Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin, and a newly costumed Raggedy Anne, as well as a Little Wom en series. On the fashion front there's a new Oo Go Patty Duke, out fitted with fashionable bell bottom slacks, aa over blouse with floppy mushroom sleeves, medium heel shoes and a root ed side flip hairdo. Fully bendable construction permits the doll to be posed in almost any Go-Go action stance. Included is a record ing of Patty's latest song hit. TV Influences Dolls Predictably, Batman and Superman are present in the parade of new dolls. Little Lulu, Inspired by the cartoon character, has a washable vinyl face and long yarn hair. A marionette prototype of Soupy Sales does "the mouse." A significant trend in the 1966 doll world is provided by new techniques of sculpturing faces to achieve highly realis tic effects. In this category is a doll modeled to dramatize "baby's first tooth," a sure fire compassion winner. The sculptured features ex press the pain of a teething infant. One lone tooth pro trudes and tears stream down her face. To help soothe the pain, a real baby pacifier comes with the doll. The body is soft and huggable, and the limbs are of bendable vinyl, for complete flexibility. Realism Takes Over New in the realistic doll roundup is Cheerful Tearful, who smiles, pouts, cries, and wets. There are dolls with "talk ing lips" and there's an off beat doll called Little Miss No Name, attired in a burlap sack. There's another contender for realistic honors, that walks alone, with the aid of batter ies, and goes to sleep when she lies down. New realistic note is a land scaped doll house with grass that really grows. Among the most versatile doll accessories is a kit that has modular parts which make up into a rocker, ' a playpen, a high chair, swing, car seat and more. In the nostalgic doll cate gory Is Raggedy Anne, a reign ing favorite after half a cen tury, bowing this Christmas, in her first costume change, a printed flannel night gown and matching cap. FOR TEEN-AGERS Frequently when a teen-ager becomes a candidate for car ownership smart dads arrange to give them one of the fam- - ily's existing cars, and buy mom a new one. This plan i makes two people happy and i the new car gift purchase a ? "clean deal." i THEY WALK, THEY TALK THEY CRAWL, THEY CRY ? and now, doll* lake on Mill one more ! lifelike quality. This Christmas sees the arrival of "Cheerful Tearful," who expresses her "feelings" J by changing her facial expression. Raise her left arm (above, left), and she smiles like a cherub, i Lower it (right) and she adopts an adorable pout. By Mattel. SAY YOU SAW rrwW THE TIMES ? 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