NEW COUNCILLORS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 167, 22 July 1946, Page 4

NEW COUNCILLORS

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES Mr. D. W. EARLE, who came to Wanganui in 1929 to practice as a dentist, was elected Io the Wanganui City Council in 1938, but resigned shortly after the outbreak of the war to join the Army as a member of the Dental Corps. He was for a time Assistant Director of Dental Services at Army Headquarters in Wellington.

and went overseas at the beginning of 1944. Mr. Earle served in Egypt, the Middle East, and Italy, where he became officer in charge of the Dutch Corp with the rank of lieutenantcolonel. He returned to Wanganui after six years of Army service last February and resumed the practice of his profession here. He is president of the Wanganui Lawn Tennis Club. Mr. W. G. PRICE was born i.i Wanganui, where he has lived all his life, the past 20 years being at Aramoho.

He is a supers isor at the Chief Post Office and Is widely known tor his work in educational circles, lie is (‘hairman of the Aramoho School Committee and a member oi - the Wanganui Education Board. He is also a member of the Wanganui Technical College Board of Managers. Mr. Roy E. Jack is a !»arris‘or and solicitor practising in Wanganui, and is a son of Mr. J. B. Jack, who lias resided in this city for more than 35

years. Mr. Roy Jack was educated at Wanganui Collegiate School and Victoria University College, taking the dvjree of Bachelor of Laws and more than half the units for the degree of Bachelor of Commerce. Before lhe war he was a Judge's Associate, first with the Hon. Mr. Justice Smith and then with the Hon. Sir John Reed. He

commenced legal practice in a local firm in 1939, but joined the R.N.Z.A.F. in November of that year and served until his release last November. While at the university he was secretary of various student organisations, including the V.U.C. Debating Society, and was chairman of the Free Discussions Club. He also is a winner of I hc Union Prize for Debating al Victoria University College,