1955 Halloween called most quiet in years hereabouts

Halloween of 1955 came and departed Monday night with about as little damage and trouble as any in history.

Trickertreaters were out in fewer numbers.

Property damage was at a minimum.

Far less soap was wasted on the store windows of the village main stem.

All in all it seemed as though a new sense of responsibility had pervaded celebrators, for which everybody was grateful.

Special deputy sheriffs In extra numbers kept up a constant patrol and took off on many alarms. But when they arrived on the scene it was always deserted.

Russell Magowan reported someone had heaved a rock through the window of one of his trucks parked in a vacant lot. Mrs. John James Jr., 17623 Scherzinger Lane, Mint Canyon, complained when an egg-size rock crashed through the front window of her house. A few householders found their garden hoses slashed Tuesday morning.

But generally speaking, it was a quiet and orderly Halloween.

CARNIVALS CLICK

One of the reasons may have been the big school Halloween carnivals at Saugus, Sulphur Springs on Saturday night, also at Castaic on Monday night.

The affair at Saugus pulled from all over the township, gave everybody a good time, and grossed the satisfactory sum of $688.09 for the PTA workers, most of It profit.

“It was the biggest and best ever,” said the report sent to The Signal.

Many Newhall parents brought their children to the carnival to swell the big crowd of Saugus families.

The crowd milled happily about in the auditorium which was gaily decorated with Halloween witches, skeletons, pumpkins, corn stalks, large stuffed animals dressed in Halloween costumes and of course, miles of orange and black crepe paper.

A picket fence separated the dining area from the Country Store. At the store a brisk business was carried on all evening until all the pretty aprons and other hand-made goods, the home made Jams, jellies, pickles and relishes were sold.

In the dining area, under the capable chairmanship of Mrs. Jane Magee, 260 delicious ham dinners were served.

Out on the Midway where all the games were situated, squeals of glee arose as children and parents too, won prizes for their skill

A great deal of the success of the evening was due to the hard working chairman of the carnival, Mrs. Connie Schlegal. Great credit also was extended to Mrs. Jane Magee who was responsible for the dinner, to Mrs. Bobbie Trueblood, who supervised the country store, to Mr. Wood and Mr. Nutter for the movies and talent show, to Messrs. Ludlow, Bailey, Gillespie and Huntsinger as the construction and clean-up crew and to Messrs. Stallings and Rolls, and all of their ticket salesmen.

FUN AT SULPHUR SPRINGS

A Halloween carnival complete with costumes, spooks, hot dogs, clowns, and games, also greeted young folk Saturday evening at Sulphur Springs School. It also was the biggest and best Halloween carnival ever held at the school. The costume parade started the carnival really moving. There were ghosts, cavemen, clowns. Huckleberry Finns, cute ballerinas, and even an elephant Imported from far off India. It was a tough decision for the judges to make but they finally decided the first prize should go to Glenn Thomas dressed as an Egyptian mummy. The second and third prizes went to Billy Johnson, as the “little red devil,” and to Donna Morissett, a ghost with a sign on her back “Drive Safely, This May Be You.

Goblin Row was a new innovation this year. Not only did it have live spooks haunting the young folk, but it had scary, cold things on hand to make the chills run down your spine.

Food and soda pop were again a big attraction for the young and old alike. Fortune telling appealed to the older folk for a reason only they could tell you, along with games of ring toss, darts and balloons, and bean bag throw.

The school auditorium housed the interesting booths, presenting a colorful array of articles such as clothing, home-baked food, roses, and hand-sewn articles. A clown circulated among the crowd with an armload of colored balloons.

P.T.A. members, community workers, and teachers gave a will ing hand in making a success of the affair. The chairman in charge was Mrs. Donald Brunton and her committee of workers who organized and had everything in order was Mrs. Ann Cash, Mrs. G, Thomas, Mrs. R. Saniger, and Mrs. H. Engelstad.