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THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24, 1953
This journal shall always fight
for progress, reform and public
welfare, never be afraid to at-
tack wrong, never belong to any
political party, never be satisfied
with merely printing news.
THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24, 1953
On that blessed night, the world was hushed
with wonder, and hope arose anew for all
mankind . . . Christ the Saviour was born.
Today, perhaps more than ever, the world
needs the hope and faith of His teaching.
May this Christmas help all of us to spread
His good-will towards a better civilization.
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Even as the Star guided the
to Christ in Bethlehem, so
spiritual guidance in the age-old message of
Christmas, along with
work steadfastly for a
mutual understanding.
On this joyful and
. triumphant day, let
us refresh our souls
with the angel’s mes
sage . . . “on earth
peace, good-will to
ward men.
As we pay homage
to the birth of the
Christ child, we
humbly give thanks
foi* the blessings be
stowed upon us by
His coming and the
inspiration of His
message of peace
and good-will.
may
renewed courage to
world of peace and
Christmas begins in
our hearts. May its
bright and shining
message be a guid
ing beacon through
. all the days
years.
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Published by The Exeter Times-Advocate Limited
I wonder how many remember
the old days when the Exeter
Times and the Exeter Advocate
were delivered from house to
house by carrier boys.
It was at the turn of the cen
tury as a carrier boy for The
Exeter Times that I first got an
insight into a newspaper office
and it was as a carrier boy that
I received my first big money.
Tipping the paper boy at Christ
mas, I think is a custom as<old
as the newspaper.
Rain or shine, hot weather or
cold, my brother Herb and I
covered the town every Thurs
day morning on our paper route,
he on one side of Main Street
and I on the other. One dear old
lady quite often had a cookie
or an apple for me. I have forgot
ten her name but I' can recall
her face. That was one stop
where we made sure to see that
she received her paper and that
it did not get wet with the rain
or bldwn away by the wind.
I recall another place that was
not quite so pleasant. It was the
Gidley home on Gidley street
and they owned a little black
and white dog that struck terror
into me every time I called. The
minute it would see me coming
up the road it would start to
bark. It would snarl, show its
white teeth and dogged my heels
but never once did it bite me.
The Carrier Boy
The..week before Christmas we
carried around a small calendar
printed with “Compliments of
your Carrier Boy”. I have a re
minder of those early days in the
form of a book mark ..printed in
my name as a carrier boy, dated
1903. That1 was my second year
as the “printer’s devil” and I de
cided to save the price of the
calendars by printing my own
Christmas gift. One year I recall
that I collected about $25 in
Christmas’ donations, which ..was
a small fortune, jugt half the
amoupt I made the first year of
my apprenticeship.
There have been many changes
since those early days but one
thing that has not changed is
the practice of remembering the
paper boy at Christmas time.
Those were the days when the
only means of- travel was by
train and the London, Huron and
Bruce, the butter and egg special,
did a thriving business. There
were four trains a day then, one
going north and the other .going
south in the morning and the
same at night. The depot was
the place to meet your friends,
particularly Christmas eve or
Christmas morning.
On Christmas morning the fa
vorite pastime was meeting old
friends at the post office. The
post office was situ'ated in the
south part of what is now Lin
denfield’s store. Mail was sorted
Christmas morning and there
was the usual anticipation of
what the mail would bring. The
young people home for Christ
mas found it a convenient meet
ing place. In one corner of the
waiting room was a candy coun
ter operated by the Gould sisters.
Then, as now, there was the
usual speculation as to whether
there would be snow and partic
ularly ice for skating on Christ
mas and New Years as this was
the favorite pastime on those
days. A band was usually pre
sent fog skating the old year out
and the new year in.
Christmas Snacks
Across the road from the post
office, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Follick
ran a bake shop and restaurant
in what is now the pool room
and social centre. If ever there
were ardent temperance advo
cates with Christian principles,
Mr. and Mrs Follick were that
couple.
We had lived beside the Fol
licks for years and to the South-
cott’s it was a second home and
the memories we treasure most
today are the Christmas morning
snacks we used to get at the
bakery while they were in busi
ness and the Christmas break
fasts enjoyed in their home up
until a few years ago with the
passing of Mrs. Follick.
A wood-burning stove provid
ed heat for the bake shop and on
Christmas morning Mr. Follick
would have a glowing fire of
coals in front of which he made
the golden brown toast upon
which he lavished the butter and
with jam and coffee we had a
wonderful time.
When the Follicks retired from
business the Christmas morning
breakast was continued in the
home and as our family grew
they were all included. After
breakfast there was usually . a
worship period followed by a
sing song. It started the day off
on a very happy note. But times
have changed and only memory
lingers.
This Christmas marks a special occasion for us—it
is the fifth anniversary of the opening of our showroom
and service station for International - Harvester Farm
Implements. May we express our appreciation for the
patronage and good-will which has been extended to us
during that time. We hope we may continue to serve
you for many more years. A Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year to all!
V. L Becker And Sons
Dashwood
Mr. George Lawson, Crediton,
has successfully passed his ex
aminations at the Model School,
London, and will teach in Sharon
School after the Christmas holi
days.
The Literary Society of the
High School held their first
entertainment since .their organ
ization. In a .debate, “Resolved
that manual labor has done more
for the world than invention,”
the affirmative was taken by
■Clinton Hogarth and Winnie Car
ling and the negative by Percy
Hooper and Winnie Howard. The
decision of the judges, Revs.
Martin, Perkins ahd Godwin, was
given in favor of the negative
side
The municipal pot is Commenc
ing to warm up Owing to elec
tion being close at hand. W. U.
LeVett has announced himself a
candidate for reeveship, also Wil
liam Bawden and T. B, Carling,
With John Wood, James Creech,
John Taylor, John Muir, Thomas
Hawkins and Joseph Cobbledick
as councillors.
Owing to the weight Of wet
show, the roof of the shed ad
joining Connor Bros, shop fell
in ahd the Whole building is &
wreck.
As the
"TIMES"
Go By "
25 YEARS AGO
A public meeting was held in
the town hall to discuss the pro
posed by-law to loan $ l'Ch,000 to
the Columbia Handle Works who
propose to erect a building and
move their machinery here from
London, R. G. Seldon, president
of the company, and Mr. Patter
son, sales manager, addressed
the meeting.
Mr. Charles Waghorn, of Mt.
Pleasant, and Miss Flossie Neil
were married at Thames .Road
United Church parsonage.
A team of horses driven by
Arthur Sanders ran away on
Main St. when a belt holding the
wagon tongue broke. They ran
up over the Curb in front of the
Central Hotel Where they were
stopped before much damage Was
done.
District farmers took advant
age of the mild weather last
week and did some ploughing.
Considerable rain has .fallen and
rivers and creeks have been
high,
gion, Lions Club and Women’s In
stitute. Three shows, beginning
with a morning show for Exeter
Public School pupils and two
afternoon shows for pupils from
schools in the district, were held.
Twd jack rabbit drives during
the week by members of Exeter
Gun Club resulted in the bagging
of 218 jacks.
Paul Boa, well known farmer,
wag killed while assisting in fell
ing a tree on the farm of Alex
.McGregor, two miles north of
Hensall.
The steam heating system has
been installed in the new school
and the plastering will be com
pleted in a few days.
Ice making has started at the
arena but due to mild weather,
little progress has been made.
Thomas Collingwood and J. W.
Hern have sold property on Main
St. for the erection of a new
Blue Sunoco service station.
15 YEARS AGO
Over 1,000 c h i 1 d r e ft were
entertained at theatre parties
sponsored by the Canadian Le
IO YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. Heufy Strang
celebrated their fiftieth Wedding
anniversary’ December 20.
On December 21, Mr. and Mrs.
William Dearing celebrated their
fifty-first anniversary.
Sgt. Clarence McDonald, who
recently graduated as an air
gunner at Mount Joli, Quebec, is
spending an extended leave with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mc
Donald, Exeter North.
Mr. and .Mrs. S. J. V. Cann
have received word from Ottawa
that their son, Pte. Stewart Cann,
was wounded in action in Italy,
December 8.^ ”
It was hoped to have the first
skating treat of the season at the
arena last Saturday night but
the weather turned mild and ice
was too soft,
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May the warmth of the Yuletiide
spirit surround you And your loved ones
throughout a bright and healthy New Year.
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