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Purple drove Mflumel IL. page 2 religion5 fihe Trish were Roman Catholics and these English soldiers were Trotestentâ€" many NE uritan etcck, and they remained them of ii- 4’, E e I: w .__‘"”Effi W U [ ‘uss4 ’ : PUPPM Grave 1940 otestant. Clan kg. ‘L. njanv I960â€" lhe descendeuta of the Gollina, Needham, Scott, Thompson,Emerson.and Stanley families still live in Purple Grove community. Ghangee’through the years: First telephones installed in 1910. Tenlh and luefifh. concen sons at ramol mail delivery in 1913 and those on boundary ad still to go to P.0. until routes were changed in 1915 and Boundary also was on 3.3. Radios became common in 1939-40. Tractors became common about 1945. Imlcoms hafl the first car arrund here- aiWillis but few people hafi cars until 1916. Electricity lines were huilt along Sifieroad 15 in 1930 and neighhourfing farms hookefi on but the area was not completely served till after War II . Some had it in 194’? but others waited till 1949. SnOWplonghing of roads also hogan ahont this tlme and when school buses began calling for High School pupils in 1950J ploughing was done regularly. iy 19F5, everyone practically has a television set. By 1960 only about 5 of our members has no television set and only ahout 6 farms have any horses. Earvie Thompson's have p onies, which have been quifia. ponnlqr and also profitable. 0n Dac.1, 1959. a dial telephone exchange was Opened at Bervie anfl serves the Bounflary. On July 5, 1965, the Purple (move School was sold to the community and became a immunity Centre.