The White Falcon - 11.11.1962, Blaðsíða 5

WHITE FALCON
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WHITE FALCON
Sunday, November 11, 1962
Sunday, November 11, 1962
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The Gypsy Miss Lois Barker tells the fortunes of Miss Lee Warner and Miss Ituth
Hitchens. Miss Barker was so good at it that many thought she might not be incognito.
Halloween, in its historical
pageants of today (having little
to do with the supernatural magic
lore or religious observence of the
season) was observed by many
thousands of children through out
the United States October 31st.
Jack-O’-Lantens flickering yel-
low, cast their eerie picture to
passers by. Witches, black cats,
skeletons and skulls decorated
windows and walls while ghosts
and goblins pranced in the imag-
ination of the young ones.
Although a survival from the
seventeenth century, the custom
of children going about the neigh-
borhood wearing masks and fancy
costumes and asking at the houses
saying “trick or treat for apples
and cookies and candies is now
a thing of anticipation.
With the arrival of this festive
day also came the merry making
in the various clubs at Keflavik.
But the children would not be
out-done by their older brothers
and sisters of the service. So a
Halloween Carnival was staged at
the Youth Center. Its theme, “UN
Week - Around The World”, was
colorfully in evidence throughout
the building. It took Tom Moore
a half day to complete the decor-
ating and a considerable amount
of skill and imagination on the
parts of Richard and Robert
Brown and Dennis Kearns who
did all the beautiful art work.
The carnival opened with a
parade of marchers in fantastic
costumes. Later there was a judg-
ing of costumes and trophies were
awarded the winner (see photo)
by Cmdr. Moore. There were
games to suit any world traveler’s
desires, each located in a different
country.
Stephen Vogel and Fred John-
Fishing for prizes was one of the
more popular games. A line with a
hook at the end was thrown over
a curtain and would come back a
few seconds later with a prize at-
tached.
A Halloween Carnival
At Keflavik

son manned the 3rd, 4th, and 5th
grade game booth while Elizabeth
Quilty and Donna Canepari took
charge of the Sub-Teen stand and
Brenda Kearns held the fort for
the Teens.
A steady flow of ghosts, mum-
mys and mortals were seen at the
very popular consession stand sel-
ling hot dogs, sandwiches, cake,
candy and pop corn. Piloting this
active department were Ruth
Hitchens, Lee Warner, Pam More-
land, Butch Reese and Jim Estes.
A grand total of almost 150
celebrators witnessed the festivi-
ties of which 125 were believed
to be children. There was no tel-
ling with some. The cannibal look-
ed vicious, the clown funny, the
hobo poor and the mummy all
wrapped up in having a good time
—to name just a few.
Halloween will never be just
for the younger set as long as
there are grown-ups. With out the
wonderful patience and guidence
of Mrs. Roy Emory, Mrs. Robert
Schmitz, Miss Roth (youth center
director), Miss Lois Barker, Miss
Jane Koch, Miss Marjorie Poe,
Miss Sarah and Terry Jones, Lt.
James Mansfield, Cmdr. and Mrs.
Vogel, Cmdr. Moore (who present-
ed the trophies) and all the others
who gave their time—there just
wouldn’t have been a Halloween
as successful as ours at Keflavik.
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First rize winner in the girls divis-
ion was Bonnie McKee, a hobo with
the princess Jamie Carle taking
second. Kathleen Quilty, an indian
was third and Kelly Moore was
fourth as a Scandinavian. The first
prize for the boys was a cannibal
with Stephen Vogel inside. Scott
Williams arrived as a clown and
took second place honors for the
boys. The Frenchman, Shayne
Moore was third and the mummy
turned out to be Randy Davis who
was fourth.
Randy Davis, appearing for a moment from beneath his wrapping
showed that his head was as real as anyone elses — and that he
could use it.
ALL THE TRIMMINGS—Halloween came to Keflavik Airport in a festive style as demonstrated by this cake baked by J. S. Lingenfelter,
CS1, and W. Majors, CS1. Both of the men work in Galley #749.
Partial tent made from an old red and white parachute lent to the gay carnival atmosphere.
A little confused on the rules of the game, this pretty miss asks for instructions from the game manager.
Photos by L. W. Cook
Naval Station Photo Lab