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Wilda and Harvey Thompson of Purple Grove celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary a little early on the weekend. They
were married June 19, 1943.
Celebrate golden anniversary
by Heather Robson Harvey's ancestors are from.
When they first get married, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have fqur
couples hope to make it to the children, Don, Bob, Joan and Wray,
"golden anniversary" of 50 years as well as seven grandchildren,
together. Wilda and Harvey Jeremy, Jonathan, Rob, Todd,
Thompson are a couple who will Tammy, Kimberly and Lucas.
attain this goal in June. Twins, although they did not come,
Both were born in Kincardine. were expected because there is a
Wildais the oldest of a family of history of twins in both Harvey and
seven, while Harvey is the youngest Wilda's families.
of a family of six.
Both attended school in Purple Wilda and Harvey's anniversary
Grove and after they finished High isn't until June, but the celebrations
School, Wilda and Harvey dated fbr were held on Saturday, May 1.
four years. Then on June 19, 1943 They were held now before the
they were married. summertime because their family is
While the couple was dating, they involved in summer activities and
would occasionally come into Kin- jobs then. This way, everyone was
sardine and watch the "picture able to help them celebrate, They
show." It was difficult to do in the said
winter though, because the roads Saturday was a busy day for the
weren't plowed out in the country Thompsons. The party began with a
where she lived, Wilda said. "You tea at the Legion in Ripley from 2 -
were in for the winter from Christ- 4 pm. It was catered by the Bervie
mas until April," she added. UCW. Then, m the afternoon, more -
Their wedding was a.joyful ossa-- celebrations were held at the Purple
sion, but there was one comical 4, Grove Community Centre. That
incident that stuck out in their evening there was a reception at the
memories. Wilda's cousin, as a Ripley -Huron Complex.
joke, decided to remove a wire So what is their secret of 50
from their car so they wouldn't be happy years together? Harvey said
able to get away. "He was sort of a "just hard work and a good wife."
know-it-all," the Thompsons said. But mostly their success conies •
The only flaw in his plan, however, . from working as a teain„ both
was that Harvey's brother saw him agreed. When the couple was
do it. So Harvey's brother removed raising their family, they . would
thesame wire from Wilda's work side-by-side in the field, and
cousin's car and used it to replace then inside, Harvey would help with
the one stolen from Wilda and the 'dishes at night. "Our children
Harvey's car. And it worked! Wilda were raised in the fields," said Mrs.
and Harvey left that day without Thompson.
any problems. She also said their secret was to
Their honeymoon was in Owen "let him go to horse races." She
Sound, and it was the first trip there said this. with a laugh. "Anyone
for both of them. "You just didn't who reads that will understand."
go," they said. Both agreed that trust was very
Not surprisingly, they've seen important as well.
many changes together. The wind- Nowadays, both participate in
mill on the couple's farm was their many activities. Besides her many
mean---of---eleetrieity---until-1949 _churchatctivities, Mrs Thompson_is
Their first tractor came in 1952, so involved in the Ripley Happy
until that time, horses were used for Hearts. One of Mr. Thompson's
power in plowing and harvesting activities includes playing euchre.as
the crops. well as still taking care of the cattle
Wilda and Harvey have travelled on the couple's farm south of
widely together. Some of the places Bervie.
they've been to include the Western' Mr. and Mrs. Thompson look
provinces,' the Caribben, Scotland, forward to many more years'
Florida, ' and Ireland; where together.
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