Show priorities vs toys and johnies johnie s sock contes comes off 2nd and best CHICAGO when priorities clash with pop guns little johnie and his christ christmas m as stocking come off second best that is if metal toys are being used to fill it this christmas for while many department stores throughout the country were fore V 6 priorities vs toys I 1 sighted enough to make advance purchases of scooter cars bicycles all metal wheel goods and defense toys including air guns there does exist a shortage in these items for 1941 christmas shopping no child need be toy hungry at christmas despite a 20 per cent increase in demand this year over last it is expected that the nations toy bill will reach an all time high of a quarter of a billion dollars this year according to a report of the merchandise mart chicago ill reflecting our national armament program military toys and games are more popular than ever despite mass production handicaps arsenals include dive bombers antiaircraft anti aircraft guns defense forts red cross ambulances trucks and airplanes of all varieties similarly slanted are many nonmetal non metal war games and books featuring life in army camps |