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Doug Smith gets New Post
Captain
D. W. Smith
APTAIN Douglas W. Smith,
C well known to Newfoundlanders,
is the new Assistant General
Manager of the Canadian
Ordnance Association, with headquarters
in Montreal.
Though Captain Smith was born
in Winnipeg in 1913, he moved to
Newfoundland at an early age and
completed his education at Bishop
Field College, St. John's. He was
well known in athletic circles, being
the record holder for the half
mile, and he was prominent with
the Feildians. Prior to the outbreak
of World War II, he published
a weekly newspaper and a
monthly sporting magazine in St.
John's. In October, 1939, he closed
up shop and sailed for Halifax to
enlist as wireless air gunner in the
RC.A.F. He served overseas as
sergeant wireless air gunner for
two years until medically grounded.
In December, 1942, Captain
Smith re-enlisted, in the public
Relations Division of the Canadian
Army. He sailed overseas
again in March, 1943, and saw service
on the Normandy beach-head.
As business and circulation manager
he helped publish, in Caen,
the first issue of The Maple Lea/,
Northwest Europe edition, and he
continued his work with the official
Army newspaper after the
Canadian forces had become established
in Belgium and Holland.
In February 1946 Captain Smith
joined the headquarters' staff of
the Canadian Legion as Executive
Assistant in charge of Public Relations.
He plans to continue
working on the veterans' behalf on
a voluntary basis in Legion circles.
-CHARLES CLAY.
REGIONAL LIBRARIES - Wesleyville
Wesleyville Reqional Library WQS
opened by Magistrate C. M. Lane on
July 24. 1945. It is situated in a building
formerly occupied by the Bank of
Nova Scotia. This buildinq was purchased
for library purposes and com·
pletely renovated before the openinq.
The library now has a book: stock of
over one thousand books. and is open
twelve hours a weele. The number of
reqistered readers availinq of its services
is approximately four hundred.
The present officers of the Library
Board at Wesleyville are-Rev. W. Bell.
B.A.. Chairman: Miss L. Dowdinq. Secretary:
Miss A. Lacey. Treasurer. The
Librarian is Mrs. D. Sturge.
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