Stuff archive
A cub troop from Feilding visits the Standard on September 6, 1963. Ray Hardman is operating the linotype machine.
“Linda and I are the ‘front of the house’. You get people coming in from all walks of life. You never judge a book by its cover.
“Over time we’ve got to know our customers, their lives and families. We worry sometimes when we haven’t seen our regular customers for a while and hope they’re OK.
“People pop in for a chat, for directions, for general information. They say we are the
Standard, so we must know what’s going on in the community.”