The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • Page 3

Thru rantagnph, Bloomirglon, Oct. S6. 1958J i. I WKEM Halloween Now, Then 1 8 9 Food Serv ice, the concern ervi inj the G.E. cafeteria.

SLnce July 1, a spokesman for the Fed Cross pointed out. McLean County has been running in debt to the Peoria Regional Blood Center. As of Sept 30. the county had used TjO pints of blood, had Blood Unit Seis 135 Pin! Goal For G.E. Visit I 4i 1 I A contributed only 445.

RflWER i Child's Firmer "-'v -TfV 1 4f i i if General Electric Company plant will be the site of a Thursday visit Cll I DV LOOT of the Red Cross Bloodmobile-a CVIUOM (PNS- Jimmy visit with a 133 pint goal. Hoffman. 9 month old son of Mr. "But," said Edward McCabe.jand Mrs. Harland Hoffman, was who is heading solicitation within reported Friday to be recovering the plant, "We're hoping for 175 satisfactorily after having one pints." finger on his right hand nearly The hone, said officials, is severed Tuesday, based on the past solicitation rec- The child was crawling on the kitchen floor when a door acci- 1 It dentally shut on his hand.

He was treated at a physician's office. and on the blood need in the country. In seven bloodmobile visits to Ml .11. .1 I the plant, G. E.

workers have con tributed 1,303 pints to the blood bank. That's an average of 1S6 pints per visit, a large enough figure to put the seven visit total 327 pints over the combined quotas. I Helping to swell ti.e G. E. blood "When Knighthood Was in Flower," represented in the Halloween parade by Pete A.

Divilbiss, 913 Broadway. Normal, stumped everyone except one of the 8,000 present at the big celebration. George Lohnes, 50.3 E. Olive St. was the only one to claim the cash prize before the 11 p.

m. time limit. MASKED RIDERS Halloween Mardi Gras Drew Thousands io City donation total in past visits have been employees of McKnight McKnight Publishing Company and workers of the Nationwide "IK a lit If called on to serve In time of sorrow, rest assured we will do MORE, rather than less, than expected every confidence will be respected and faithfully guarded. BECK MARK THOSE GRAVES THIS FALL! 1 r- LUcJi See our larg and varied dla- members the parade as "Quite a i seas ft. 'J play of Marker deal.

There hasn't been anything By HAROLD THEISEN You can expect little people robed in colorful costumes to pop onto your porch this Friday. Children and even adults find Halloween a fascinating night during which the moon seems a bit around here like that in years." When asked how he had been picked to be the Masked Rider, Perhaps the vandalism once associated with Halloween will become a thing of the past, and Halloween will again become an evening devoted to observance of religious ceremony. M. WALSH SONS 600 Blk. W.

Oliva, Bloomington Phono 2-6365 he replied, "Charlie Kirkpatrick called me. He headed the parade. At that time, I rode horses quite Hugh Atwood, second from right, general chairman of the Normal Rotary Club's Halloween parade and judging contest Thursday night, talks over plans with Archie Edland, left, marshal; Perry Hackett, chief judge, and George Sperry, right, Normal recreation director. (Pantagraph Photo) Parades, Contests To Mark Halloween in Twin Cities brighter and the ordinary sounds of night take on other meanings. Halloween in Bloomington-Nor-mal has been celebrated for years, but perhaps the peak was reached In the '30s.

Beginning in 1930, the Halloween Mardi Gras became tn annual affair, gaining in appeal a bit, and I guess that was one; reason he had me in mind." Recalling the ride, he laughed saying, "I had rough ride that night; someone had made the stirrups too short and the horse made 1958 1958 SEASON quite a fuss." HALLOWED EVE Some of the customs surrounding Halloween have an Interesting background. Halloween has been coined from the words, "Hallowed Eve," set by Christians In prepa each year despite the depression. By 1938, crowds had swelled to 25,000 and the festival attracted people from throughout Central Illinois. Bands, gay floats, and marching groups grew in size as the years passed. But the central figure of the parade, was a man Normal Plans Thursday Night Observance Bloomington Celebration Set For Friday in convertibles and passing out candy to the spectators and the city's mobile units.

The costume contest will be open to everyone. Prizes will total $50, with first place worth $15, the ration for All Saints Day, i It won't be hollow TTallovi-eAn 'ho rode a spirited horse and Many of the customs stem from in the Town of Normal. went we vue oi tne "MasKea second place $10, third place $5 and 20 honorable mentions: at $1 a ei In Bloomington, Friday night will be the time for goblins and Nor For the spooks will reign on RlleT-Halloween Eve (Thursday night) HE WAS THERE in Normal with the Normal Ro- Joe Donnelly. 54. 711 N.

Lee St ghosts, spacemen and spirits, wraiths and witches. each. CONTESTS SET ma the Druids, a Celtic religious group of teachers and priests who' lived in ancient Britain. On a certain day, the Druids would an-' nounce a religious ceremony to be held at midnight Bonfires were lit to attract the' attention of the gods, while theyi tary Club and the town's Recrea- remembers the 1938 parade. That The costumed competitors will There! I be an old fashioned celebration of Halloween, spon- meet in the 100 block of West Jef tion Department combining to was the year Chief Tecumseh rode sponsor a communitywide parade, as the masked rider, daring the And there will be prizes for the people to cuess his identity.

The eored by the City of Bloomington. ferson Street for the judging. Following the costume judging there will be hoop and pie eating con It will include a parade with costumed participants, a pie eating prayed for the dead. The belief was held that souls of good men tests, with Don Massey serving as best costumes and floats. masked rider that year is now a STARTS AT 7 P.

M. machinist for the Gulf, Mobile Ohio railroad Joe Donnelly. The parade is scheduled to start Recalling paradet Donnelly at the Cental School playground "Charlie Kirkpatrick contest and a public dance. There'll be prizes for the participants and treats for the master of ceremonies. First prize In the pie contest will be $5.

The best hooper will get were then reincarnated Into the; bodies of living men, while souls of evil men found security in bodies of animals. When the blaze reached its height, the Druids took hold of a fellow priest and tossed him Into p. m. The parade will proceed m. m.

dj bci.h rs There'll also be something new with second place worth $3. down School Street to North you keJl a Street, then east to the public Rai 'Sure present Music for the pavilion dance, In a hoop contest. PARADE ROUTE rT a Ju, Mr. Kirkpatrick gave him a which will be open to anyone, costumed or not, will be provided by the Stan Hurst band. A $5 prize The parade is scheduled to start uiu i keen look and said, "I want you as Broadway.

at 6:45 p. m. The dance is slated the flames. It was a risky business to attend such a meeting. Other! Druids roamed about the country-j side asking for contributions to' to ride a horse in the parade and Judging will be done on Broad- ccoj for 8:30 p.

m. at the Miller Park will be awarded to the best danc ing couple. way ueween Asa ana iorxn. me i.Tr rvmnoliv T-ior, hnm "The their gods. Remarkable Mr.

Pennypacker" The Rae Ami Roberts School of TrVe-L-! but his own horse was a little too ADOPT CUSTOMS In 78 A.D., the Romans con Pavilion. The parade will form at Franklin Park. It will move west on Chestnut Street to Main Street, then south to Washington Street. It will loop the Courthouse ending Dance will give an intermission show at 10 p. m.

The Banner Baking Co. has do u.v, iw. wxi- wild for the parade, so Mr. Kirk- patrick got him a spotted Indian The prize list totals $o0 uand 20 pony to ride. He was au.

tickets to the Ncrmal Theater. ttentic jjidian costume to wear. There will be five divisions for pmTP RTTT contest pumoses: the first erado PAWNEE BILL HERE quered Britain and crushed the Druids. However, certain customs: nated $200 towards the prize remained, later modified Into! money. Christian ritual.

I and under: trades 2 thronrti "That was a real chiefs outfit Christians set aside the eve of 6th. 7rh and 8th trades: hlrfi I wore," he recalled. "It cost In the 100 block of West Jefferson Street The parade will include at least two bands, the Municipal and the Bloomington High School groups. The costumed participants will pa All Saints Day as the time when school, and Coats or combinations. about a hundred dollars.

It had a Combinations will be two or inor. bonnet with feathers about two IT'S TODAY First day of Central Standard Time. Have you set your clock back? persons in purgatory were sent to heaven. To light the way to heav-1 persons bandine tozether. feet long he continued, "and Oh, en, huge bonfires were lit These; rade with dry officials riding it was grand ridin' In the parade, fires also warded off evil spirits, rKUL listeij the blowing the feathers First place will be worth $3, sec- and the pony stepping along.

ond place $2, and third and fourth "There was a motorcycle in places one theater ticket. front of me, and the rest of the Entries In the float or combina- parade followed." He paused, then tion division must register with added, "Pawnee Bill was in that directed by Ruth Jaeger Pee. omd Svh fun packed comedy that was a Broadway Smash and "The Ponder Heart" directed by Eula O'Neill Feb. 5 Ii and Kh fast becoming one of America's best loved comedies Normal Recreation Director parade too he's the one who rode George Sperry. Other contestants around with Buffalo Bill.

I met who flew about to prevent the flight of souls to heaven. Persons who left the fire to re-, turn to their homes In the dark, I were at the mercy of the evil spirits. They solved the problem by hollowing out pumpkins and turnips and placing lighted candles inside to frighten away witches and goblins. And that's how Jack O'Lanterns came about AMERICA ADDS COLORS Halloween costumes are usually don't need to register. him that night The High and Normal Com- "You know," he reflected, "I munity High School bands will rode that pony for 34 hours.

Aft- take part in the parade, as will erwards, I had to stand up to eat Sandy's Starlettes, a drum major- a sandwich. ette group. "Nowadays people just don't get In case of rain, the parade will out the way they used to," he colored orange and black. The ori-; gin of these colors is a distinct be called off but the contests will mused. "They stay at home and be held at 7 p.

m. in the Central watch TV. Those were hard days School gymnasium. in the '30s, but we had men like Pat Harkms, Lloyd Eyer and American contribution. Perhaps, the orange stems from the color; of ripe pumpkins, while the black; reminds one of witches robed In! dark capes.

Logan Jurors To to keep THERE TO HELP Condemnation 5uit LINCOLN (PNS) Petit jur ors are to report to Circuit Judge Frank S. Bevan at 9 a. m. Monday Today there is growing effort on the part of Catholic and Pro-! testant churches to Invest Hallo-1 ween with a positive religious meaning. Hundreds of Catholic parishes will conduct special wor-i ship services on Halloween.

Children will come in costumes intended to represent patron saints. Instead of asking for "trick. His parting remark indicated nostalgia for those days, hard times come, there's always some great men rise up to help people out" In 1940, the Masked Rider was that feared pirate of the Atlantic, Captain Kidd; but in reality, Jer for trial duty. The first case on the docket Is the condemnation hearing of the STURDY Central Illinois Electric and Gas Company against T. A.

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