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Thursday October 29,1981 Vernonia Freedom—Page 3 Halloween sparks childhood memories by Charolette Klinger toads. Our Halloween treats were traded, Did you ever notice how, when you auctioned, and used for bets on games stare at a doorknob long enough, it of Fish and War until all that was left begins to turn? Or that, if you stare were a few broken butterscotch balls into the dark, there’s always.- and some boxes of raisins that I Wake Me j When It's Over 1 * fascinated by what was going on to remember to ask for their treats. This year, I’m back to my old tricks, working on Vernonia’s ‘Legion Hall of Horrors,’ which opens tonight and runs through Saturday night. I hope my readers will forgive me for giving it a plug, but we’ve all worked hard and we need your support to For That Once In A Lifetime Occasion Let FREEDOM PRINTING SERVICE HANDLE THE DETAILS FOR YOU. We feature a complete line of Wedding Supplies Invitations Announcements Napkins Match Books ch.roitte Klin—r Next Week: Piece Cords NH mh N m H n HNm HBMNI Shower Announcements something there that you don’t remember seeing when you turned the light out? It’s as though we are saying to ourselves, MI dare you to open the door and see what’s behind it,” or “I bet ya’ can’t go to sleep without turning the light back on to see what’s staring at ya’.” When it comes to things that go bump in the night, we never grow up. We love being frightened by imaginary beasties. Maybe, as author, Stephen King suggests, it is because it makes it easier to forget the real beasts. My brothers and I loved Halloween and had certain traditions that were faithfully kept each year. Dad would have to read us “Little Orphan Annie” by James Whitcomb Riley and Poe’s “The Raven” at least half a: dozen times. When the lights went] out and we were tucked into our bunk- beds, we would try to outdo each other with tales of ghosts and goblins. My specialty was a pleasant little number called “Bloody Bones.” The story, about some creepy thing that lived at the bottom of a floor furnace, was made all the more delicious by the fact that we had a floor furnace that groaned when the fire was lit. I wonder if Mom ever guessed the reason for the dark circles under our eyes at the breakfast table the next morning. A sweet old man, who, guessing from the myriad of powder and liquid filled bottles he kept in his front room, was probably a retired chemist, lived on our street. He would give us toothpicks soaked in peppermint or cinnamon oil, and, any other time of the year, his crinkled eyes and long white beard made him look like Santa Claus. On Halloween, though, we were certain he turned into a sorcerer. We had to run past his house so that he wouldn’t turn us into bats or warty KNOCK KNOCK This is no everyday dealer op portunity knocking. There are 105 million cars, 25 million trucks and buses and 5 million tractors in the U.S. that can use AMS/OIL synthetic lubricants. Part-time or full-time sales; com missions and bonuses. Scott Kusch someone was thoughtless enough to pass out. When we grew too old to go Trick or Treating, we had fun passing out the candy. One year, I brought my hair forward and put on sunglasses so that I vaguely resembled a distant cousin of Cousin It of the Addams Family. Another year, I smeared my face with my mother’s green facial mask and stood out front with a cauldron of dry ice. As I gave my best witch’s cackle and emptied the perspiration from my plastic nose, two of my fellow eighth graders walked by, one whispering to the other, “I’m glad my mom’s not that crazy!” The Crane garage was a cemetary one year, complète with werewolf, and a laboratory for Doctor Frankenstein the next. We became legendary in our neighborhood, and there were many disappointed youngsters when we kids finally moved away from home. What Mom and Dad spent on decorations, they probably saved on candy. Most kids were either too frightened to come up or were too My Neck Of The Woods make it worthwhile. If you enjoy a good scare, you won’t be disappointed, and your donations will go to maintain the Rock Creek swimming pool. Please use discretion in bringing your children, and be prepared to have a good time. 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