COLUMBUS, Miss--- Sadly, the days of going out with your brother and coming home six hours later with a pillow case full of candy are over.

 Treat or treating has gotten more safe and more supervised over the generations. 

 Halloween falls on a Saturday this year.

 That means an estimated forty million costumed kids will be making their way door to door in neighborhoods across America.

 The same old rules apply.

 Corporal Donnie Elkin of the Columbus Police Department advises, "All the kids need to stay in groups and the young children need to have an adult with them. Check the candy. If it is not wrapped, throw it away."

 Fortunately the odds of a coming across a piece of poison candy are roughly one in a billion. 

 Cars are the real danger. 

 You need to be able to see them and make sure they see you. 

 Corporal Elkin says, "Just stay in the neighborhoods that you know, go to people's house that you know, and like I say carry a flash light so that flashing motorists can see you."

 Other potential problems include wooden props, hard plastic swords and the family dog.

 He might not recognize you in that costume get scared.

 You might also want to feed your little ghost or goblin before they take to the streets, that way they won't be tempted to eat their candy as they go. 

 Corporal Elkin says, We just want everyone to have a good time. We want the family to spend their time together and go out as a family and have a good time and go out and enjoy each other.

 Of course if you are handing out candy, leave your porch light on.

 If not, turn it off and lock your door.