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THl New BIRN MIRROR. NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, March 25, 1966
Not until the other day did we
learn that the leading toymaking
nations of the world concentrate
on specific types of playthings.
Each prefers to remain, year
In and year out, within a certain
field.
Japan, now exporting $120
million worth of Juvenile gad
gets annually, prefers to con
centrate on mechanical toys.
Most manufacturers In the
United States, currently export
ing $50 million In Items for
kids, lean toward scientific cre
ations.
Germany, third In line among
the toy exporters, has the mar
ket cornered on stuffed animals.
England's big take Is in military
toys, while France depends
chiefly on electric trains and
dolls.
Foreign toys aren’t new on the
scene. Half a century ago, when
we were of tender age, many of
the Inexpensive things that Santa
Claus brought were made in a
far-off land.
We can still remember, In
fact, the mouth harps (harmon
icas if you insist) that sold for
just a nickel apiece despite a
label Indicating their origin in
Germany. Even In those days,
when a nickel was real money
to a small boy, it seemed like
a cheap price for something
made thousands of miles away.
Of course, if you wanted a
mouth harp that could be class
ified as a costly musical instru
ment you had to part with a whole
dime. Some of the kids quickly
learned to play numerous songs.
The best we ever did was al
most all of "Home Sweet
Home."
Mastering this melody, we
must admit, required a mini
mum of talent. No kid of our
acquaintance failed to accom
plish the feat. Frankly, we did
much better with a fine-tooth
. comb encased in tissue paper.
Getting back to the toy-
makers, here and abroad, busi
ness Is on a firmer foundation
today because youngsters are
showered with gifts the year
around, not Just at Christmas.
Somehow, we can’t help but
believe that the thrlUs were
bigger in the old days, when
toys were few and far between.
makes if fssfe so good?*
New Bern Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc.
NEW RERN, N. C.
MUKLUK MAKER In
Alaska, U.S.A., leather soles
of Eskimo fur moccasins were
once softened by the artisan’s
teeth Modem tools have taken
the bite out of the task. In
seal skin parka, this Eskimo
woman from Nome, Alaska
makes mukluks to warm the
feet of Ineky visitors.
Looking Glass-
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and soul of a happy Juvenile,
and no motorist should forget
this fact for a single Instant.
He must accept, with com
passion and Indnlte patience,
the responsibility for not only
his own acts but the acts of
youngsters who run unexpect
edly into the street or on a
highway. To do less is follow
ing a pathway that leads to
tragedy, as surely as the night
follows the day.
Preaching traffic safety to
the young as well as the old is
as It should be. Parents should
exert extreme care In permit
ting their offspring to roam at
will, and the very young ought
to be kept under survellance.
However, no adult acquainted
with the dell^tful but some
times disastrous quirks of
childhood Is going to depend
upon a little fellow chasing a
ball for predictable behavior.
In all likelihood he will be
at fault when your automobile
strikes him. That wlU be small
comfort. Drive as if every child
is your very own.
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