LOCAL HISTORY

Nearly 600 goblins, ghosts, clowns, cats, and unidentifiable creatures packed the Paris Arena for the Paris Kinsmen Club Hallowe'en Party on October 31st 1946, where 68 prizes given for the collection of shellout tickets and 21 prizes were awarded for costumes. It was a colourful and happy scene, with the boys and girls, crowding close to a platform where a magician, accordianist and whistler entertained for an hour before the awarding of the prizes, the draw for the washing machine and the final serving of hot dogs and chocolate milk at the end of the evening. The winner of the washing machine, drawn by Councillor Anguish, was Shirley Riddell, St Andrew's Street, and the winner of the bicycle for the largest number of shellout tickets collected last night was John Muckler. In second place for the wireless set was Don Hilborn. In the costume competition, judged by Councillor Anguish, Mrs. D. L. Brontmeir and Miss Kay Tew, the judges had a difficult time awarding the prizes amoung so many outstanding and attractive costumes First in the artistic group went to Miss Marcella Lavoie in a Puritan Maid costume, and to Douglas Foulds in an original costume depicting a mechanical man. The magician, Stan Lake, Plattsville, received the greatest ovation from the boys and girls, particularly when he produced two white rabbits. The clown and whistler of the International Artists' Service of St. Catharines were enjoyed. The platform was decorated with shocks of corn and Hallowe'en colours which formed a bright and attractive background for the entertainment In a parade from the Armories to the Arena the boys and girls were led by a band. Albert Edgington was master of ceremonies, and each Kinman was kept busy. SHELLOUT PRIZES

Shellout prizes, which numbered 68 in all were awarded as follows for the first ten: John Muckler, bicycle; Don Hilborn, wireless set; Carley Loggers, croquet board; Earl Staffen, soft ball glove; Richard Foulds, pen and pencil set; Keith Randall, fishbowl, Keith Parsons, flashlight, and Glen Snider, Doug Howard and Keith Bryant, baseball bats the best costumes, artistic comic were Lenore Beaton, and Ann Harold in artistic and Nancy Doubledee and Leonard Jones, comic.

At 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon there was a sudden rush of ghosts, goblins and strangely costumed figures on Grand River Street, a strange sight in broad daylight. The boys and girls of the Paris Public Schools were returning home after an afternoon spent in games and Hallowe'en fun at the schools, where each teacher in charge of his or her class held a party with the children in costume. The programs were concluded with the serving of chocolate milk and cookies As reported by the teachers many of the costumes were outstanding this year both for originality and attractiveness.