We lived three miles from town when I was a kid, so we rarely got trick-or-treaters nor did we usually get to go trick-or-treating. In the '50s and '60s that was a long way to drive just to wander around and get candy. (At least in my family it was.) I only recall my mother taking me to town once, and only to 2 or 3 homes of people she knew. Even 'way back then, she was dubious about the whole activity.