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EYEBy The Hawk
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Why the increase One of the changes arising
from the formation of the London Transport Board in place of the former executive has come about with the publication of the annual report for 1963. Last year London Transport pubihdied its own report for 1962, and charged half-acrown for this 100-page booklet. This year the publication has been entrusted to Her Majesty's Stationery Office—and the 104-page bociklet sells for seven shillings!
What particularly intrigued me, however, was the map at the front of the report illustrating the Board's operating territory, described in the key as the " L.P.T.B. Area ". I thought the L.P.T.B. ceased to exist in 1997!
Well in ? My old man's a dustman! "
sings Lonnie Donegan—and now a chap who served his time as an engineer at Albion Motors, Glasgow, can carol "My old man's a Prime Minister!" The " old man" in question is Lai Bahadur Shastri, who has been elected leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party and Prime Minister of India.
" And that's just the kind of quip his son, Hari Krishna, would come away with ", said Mr. John Campbell, who worked with the Premier's son in the sales department of Albion. The firm's employment officer, Mr. James Hannah, said: "Han, who is now 26, worked with us for five years. He returned to India in September, 1960."
But it was Mr. Campbell, now a buyer for an American firm in Scotland, who told about the lad's good nature. "Yes, he's quite a boy, he was a great favourite with his workmates because of his cheerful manner and enthusiasm for work. He also earned a reputation as a generous host and even gave parties in city restaurants for his pals and their wives. When he returned to India he took up a sales post with an Albion associate company, Ashok Leyland, in Madras.
A Dewsbury minister, the Rev. D. G. Hathaway, has passed his p.s.v. driving test. As a qualified driver, he will be able to take the wheel of a 41-seater coach which is to make the journey from Dewsbury to Jerusalem. Mr. Hathaway explained that the party will be private but that he decided to take the p.s.v. test for his own satisfaction.
B32 Driver-Minister The London branch of thc Transport Managers Club held a very successful "Ladies Informal Evening" on Saturday when over 150 guest: enjoyed dinner, dancing and cabaret; not only that, the) contributed over £108 for the Sunshine Homes for Bfinc Babies by way of " bingo " and raffles, and other painles! inducements.
Particularly enjoying themselves were Alf and Mar) Miles (Ruberoid Ltd., Enfield) who celebrated their 29t1 wedding anniversary on that day, and also Ralph Croppei who was busy telling everyone that he was "just 21 today' (he's 51 really).
Seen on the dance floor (literally) was Fred Walker, ol Continental Ferry Trailers. Doing his first twist of thi evening, he developed a puncture and went headlong! Transport Ladies
Challenge Promise of fun and games in
the Wapping yard of Davis Bros. today (Friday). Mr, Harry Davis reckons he can get into and drive away within half-an-hour a 15-cwt. Bedford van fitted with. an Autolock security device. If he can, the people who market Auto-lock, Auto Security Ltd., of Putney, are going to give the van to him, gratis. If he can't, I understand that Auto Security will get the contract for equipping the Davis haulage fleet with Auto-locks. They've asked me (and a lot of others) along to see the fun. Should I whisper that I am also attracted by the (confidential?) information that the van contains bottles of liquid refreshment for distribution, win or lose?
Although Robert Bruce fought for 55 turbulent years, mainly for Scottish independence, no-one succeeded in knocking his head off. He died in 1329 from leprosy. But now, 650 years after the Battle of Bannockburn, Elliott Bros. (Cheltenham) Ltd. have just that fear in mind.
They have the major task of transnorting a 15-ft., 3+-ton bronze statue of the 14th-century King of Scotland to the site of his famous battle near Stirling, where the Scots defeated the English. The statue is to be unveiled on June 24, the anniversary of the battle.
Elliott Bros. have had to route the load with guarded overnight stops at Manchester, Carlisle and Edinburgh. The journey north from Cheltenham starts on Monday. Heads off