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Show , , 1 I , i .' Ml 1 1 ' ' ' !: I ' : ; M ' ! T.s ' ' ''' Celebrating their SOth anniversary, the Cooks noted that on their 40th anniversary an-niversary their only son feted them with an all expense paid trip around the world. They have shared many adventures they said, "but being together is the greatest adventure of all." - I Couple Will Celebrate Golden Wedding Date Married 50 years, Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Cook are expecting I many family members and friends to help them celebrate on their Dec. 4 anniversary. Both natives of Roosevelt, "J.J." Cook married i Rose Marie Edwards Dec. 4, 1936. ! Parents of three children, 20 I grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren, great-grandchildren, they say they will have plenty of company. The Cooks will also have plenty of room. They bought the old Whitney Motor Lodge in Spry five miles north of Panguitch and now call it the Spry Golf and Country Club. The only thing that is different from other country clubs is that a person cannot rent a room at the remodeled and renovated motel. "We are retired," j they say, "and can't be bothered ! with charging for rooms. So we take in family, friends, and whoever needs us." ; Retired teachers from the Roosevelt area, the Cooks have lived an exciting and interesting life with , a variety of employment. He was an ; ' army bandsman playing a trumpet, , a high school music teacher, miner, railroader, writer, general con- ; tractor and owner of a microfilm manufacturing firm. . Mrs. Cook also taught at Roosevelt High School, worked for the Rand Corporation where she still does consultant work and worked for ! a while with the Rural Electric Corporation. I "We have many fond memories of hobnobbing," they said, "with many stars in the Santa Monica-Hollywood i area and with many business people." Along the way they met a genuine Polish Embassy official who certified them as "Baron and Baroness" along with seals and affidavits. The Spry Golf & Country Club is their "toy and plaything" now. "We probably have the smallest seven-hole seven-hole course in the world," Mr. Cook said, "At par three, 21 strokes and you're out. That is, if you can handle the longest hole which is 53 and two sevenths yards or the shortest which is 30 and one eighth yards." They have made a miniature wonderland for their grandchildren and any child who happens along. They live next door to the Kyle Stewart family and when the Cooks raise their front shade it's okay for the Stewart youngsters to come over. When the shade down the playland is closed. The play area includes shuffle board, basketball court, tennis, and any number of games playable on blacktop. "J. J." Cook, part Italian, has a court on which he spreads an indoor outdoor carpet to play an old Italian game called bocce ball. "This game comes equipped with a 'spit and argue' club and stinky Italian cigars," he said. There are swings, slides, ducks, a fountain and barbeque room. Mr. Cook said that the reason they bought the old lodge for retirement was that on a trip through the area, they heard the Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing as they passed the lodge. They stopped and agreed "this feels like the place where we want to settle down." Each of the rooms of the motel have been completed or are nearly completed. One is a bridal suite and all are new from floor to ceiling. Cook says he is working on a novel. He said he is "going to get with it and finish." |
