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— OUR COVER STORY —

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By DAVE STOCK

WHEN THE principal called all classes to assembly in the auditorium, seven-year-old Tasma Lee Hinch, 3965 Telegraph Bay Rd, Victoria, B.C., was just as puzzled as the 336 other students at Doncaster Heights School.

But when she saw her mother, Mrs. F. V. Hinch, in the corridor, she was more bewildered than any- one. And when her mother called her out of the grade three line and told her she wanted to comb her hair, she could hold her curiosity no longer.

“What's it all about?” she wanted to know.

It wasn’t long before she found out.

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old boy from Campbell River last May.

Seated on the stage of the audi- torium were Stewart Taylor, schoo! principal, and with him, R. A. Pen- nington, deputy provincial secretary; Mrs. Pennington; B.C. Police Com- missioner John Shirras; Schools In- spector J. F. K. English and Sergeant Jack Hamilton, Saanich police.

THE COVER

Golden-headed Tasma Lee Hinch looks away shyly while Provincial Police Constable

Peter B. Smith admires scroll

honoring her for rescuing a two-

year-old boy from Campbell River last May.

VICTORIA TIMES PHOTO BY BILL HALKETT

, 1s pictured above receiving Royal Canadian Humane tas at ceremony in Doncaster Heights School. Tammy's youngster received award for rescuing two-year-

MAN TELLS A STORY

After ““O Canada,” Mr. Penning- ton was the first to speak. He said he had come to the school to tell a story about a little girl who saved a little boy from drowning at a place up-island called Campbell River.

At this, Tasma sat straight up in her chair and blinked. She remem- bered she had once pulled a little boy out of Campbell River when she lived there but, surely, she thought, this man wasn’t talking about that. Why, that was long ago, way back in May.

As the man went on with his story, however, Tasma had to admit it sure sounded like he was talking about the time she and some other children had been playing and little Kenny Bowen,

THE SHOULDER STRAP