Jack Hook

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Worked in family store C.S. Hook & Sons Ltd. in Waterhole, Peace Country, Alberta At various times, Clifford also operated jewelry stores in other towns including Sexsmith and Wembley with brother Robert Clifford Hook

Jack moved with his mother Jessica and his two brothers Herbert E. Hook (Ted) & Robert Clifford Hook to Vancouver in 1933 for medical reasons.

Jack E. Hook joined the family business in 1945 and it was once again renamed, becoming C. S. Hook and Sons. Jack studied gemology and was a graduate Jeweler and Watchmaker. He was granted his Certified Watchmaker's degree in June 1947 following several years of apprenticeship and a written examination. He received a Graduate Jeweler's degree in 1952.

Jack married Pearl A. M. Nicholson, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Nicholson of Wainwright, on September 20, 1948 in Grande Prairie.

In 1965, the Jack Hook family moved to Edmonton. While in Grande Prairie, Jack was involved in the community as a volunteer fireman, and a member of the Lions' Club, JayCees, U.C.T., and the Retail Merchants' Association.

C. S. Hook & Sons expanded and renovated their Grande Prairie store was in 1945 and in 1948 the business opened a branch store in Dawson Creek. This store changed locations in Dawson Creek in 1950 and expanded further in 1954, bringing it up to par with the Grande Prairie store.

In the late 1940s, C. S. Hook, J. E. Hook and Evy McBryan ran Alberta 5Ø to $1.00 Store, which separate from C. S. Hook & Sons. The store had been started by Harry Newton and was inherited by Evy on his death. In 1953, a partnership agreement was signed between C. S. Hook, R. C. Hook, J. E. Hook, Pearl A. Hook, and Myrtle V. Hook to operate as "C. S. Hook and Sons" with a head office in Grande Prairie and a branch office in Dawson Creek. In 1956 the firm was incorporated as C. S. Hook & Sons Ltd. and included the optometry, jewelry, and ladies' wear branches. In June 1959, the business expanded again with the opening of a new store in Fort St. John. During the 1960s, C. S. Hook & Sons went through a number of changes. By 1963 C. S. Hook & Sons had locations in Grande Prairie, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, and Peace River. By 1962, P. & M. Gift Box had been renamed The Shelly Shoppes. Around 1965, C. S. Hook & Sons split up and its assets, including several properties, were divided among the partners. The section of the business known as Valshel Holdings went to Robert Hook. The remainder of the business went bankrupt shortly thereafter. In the time between C. S. Hook & Sons' bankruptcy and C. S. Hook's death in 1966,

Sources

• Archives Canada: No. 271802].

Recorded by Jennifer Hook in August 2015.