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Show Make This a Me Halloween Roasting marshmallows over a bonfire, bobbing for apples in a tub of water, trick-or-treatin' at the neighbor's house and hoping you won't be asked for the "pay" a dance, song or poem for the treat. . . All this is Halloween, a once-a-year occasion when Johnny and Mary can fill their paper sacks with a collection of goodies even the heartiest of appetites can barely dent. Halloween a night when bedtime is moved back an hour -(or two, if you protest enough), a night when small spooks slither through the streets of Pumpkin Center, Calif., Skull Center, Colo., and Treat, Ark. and most places in between. The originators of the observance of All Saints Day probably prob-ably never realized how the eve would be marked in the 20th century. And for sure, they never realized the dangers of Halloween hijinks. The holiday, the National Safety Council points out, can be full of fun for youngsters if a few simple precautions are followed. No one wants a repetition of the tragedy in Seattle, Wash., when a youngster's Halloween mask slipped, blinding his view of an onrushing auto. How can parents make this October 31 safe from Halloween hazards ? By buying their children light-colored costumes, for one. They're easier to see at night. For aonther, by making sure the outfits aren't tripping hazards haz-ards and that they are flameproof. Use a flashlight instead of a candle in jack-o'-lanterns. Remind children that on Halloween, as during the rest of the year, safety precautions should be observed. No dashing from between parked cars, no playing in streets, no crossing streets without first looking both ways. oOo |