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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1987—Page 3
as they were 60 years
By David Emslie
"Tell them to either make up your mind to
stay together, or don't get married," was
the advice of Raymond Whitmore, a 60 year
veteran of married life, to the young couples
of today.,
Mr. Whitmore, and his wife Verna
celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary
on October 20. A party was held in their
honor at Huronview on October 23.
"We had a banger of a party. I was never
much for parties, but I couldn't get out of
that one," Mr. Whitmore said, laughing. All
of the tables in the Huronview auditorium
were filled with well wishers, while some
had to wait for spots.
The couple exressed their thanks to
everyone who came out to help them
celebrate, noting there were just too many
people to thank individually.
Mr. Whitmore explained that he and his
wife met at a country dance at the home of
Harold Graham around 1925. He noted that
while he used to play at some dances, he
never really enjoyed dancing, and neither
did. his wife.
He commented, "I don't think we've been
to one since."
After taking the future Mrs. " Whitmore,
then Verna Elliott, home, he said he didn't
go back to see her for awhile because he
wasn't really in the mood for marriage, and
he wanted to wait until his finances were in
better .shape- before tying the knot. On the
subject of his finances, he said that in those
days a man would make $1 for a full day's
work.
However, before long Mr. Whitmore found
he was getting lonesome, so he got in touch
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60th ANNIVERSARY
A large number of friends of Verna and Raymond Whitmore gathered at Huronview on
October 23 to help the couple celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. The Whitmores
were married on October 20, 1927. (David Emslie photo)
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REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE
NOVEMBER 11, 1987
TOGETHER —
WE WILL REMEMBER
the Ro'. it C anadian legion s Poppy cingan this year Remembrance Day is fast ap
prna( hing n ( lintnn and all nt Canada Our ceterans are getting fewer in number each
Year hut our Remembrance of them must not diminish
When vnu wear a poppy or purr hasp a wreath you help to remember the 1 14.000
( anadian War Dead who helped to give us the freedom that we enjoy .and take for
granted today At all Now, we should also remember the veterans comp who have
been in hospitals since the Pnd of the First World War
The 1 eg,nn c 60th Anniversary slogan Pride in our Past Faith in our Future should
be remembered by all of us when we think of Remembrance Dav
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Noel Flagg Doug Clark
PRFSIDFNT BRAN( 11 140 POPPYCHAIRMAN
Rev. G. Gilson
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with his future wife.
"We started going together after that for a
year or two. We got to know each other pret-
ty good," Mr. Whitmore said.
During this dating period, the Whitmores
both lived on farms in Goderich Township,
about four miles apart.
Aside from living close by, they had
another common bond. Both worked fbr
Nelson Trewartha, where Mr. Whitmore
etimates he killed about 400,000 chickens.
Mrs. Whitmore was with that business for 20
years, and her husband put in 14 years.
After their two years of dating, they were
married on October 20, 1927. For their
honeymoon they took a trip to Toronto to
visit Mr. Whitmore's sister, and then
travelled to Hamilton where they stayed for
a few weeks.
After their honeymoon, the Whitmores
settled into a home on Isaac Street in Clin-
ton. They lived in town for about five years,
but with the tough times of the depression
era, they thought it would be a good idea to
pool their money and buy a farm.
The farm they chose was on Highway 8 in
Holmesviile. They made this farm their
home for 38 years.
Although they loved living in the country,
they thought it would be a good idea to move
into town as they were advancing in years,
ago
and thought it would be better to be living in
town in case of an emergency.
"It was quite a change moving into town
from the farm. I often wished we would have
stayed there if we knew we were were going
to live so long," said Mr. Whitmore.
While he said they didn't originally like
moving to their new home on Rattenbury
Street, they got used to it in five or six years.
One thing they did like about Clinton was
their neighbors. "We had an awful lot of
good neighbors. It was hard leaving them to
come here (Huronview)," he said.
They made their move to Huronview on
the last day of September this year, after 19
years of living on Rattenbury.
The move to Huronview was an easier one
than their move into town. After just a
month in residence Mr. Whitmore said, "It's
just a lovely place. Everything is perfect.
We've made a lot of good friends."
After 60 years of marriage, during which
time Mrs. Whitmore said they have never
been separated, they are still very happy
together.
"I• think we think just as much of each
other as when we were married," Mr. Whit-
more commented. "We hope to have a few
years together yet. We have pretty good
health, maybe the Lord will spare us for
awhile."
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