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OBITUARY

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12th November 1965

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Page 65, 12th November 1965 — OBITUARY

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WEregret to record the deaths of Mr. R Dangerfield, Mr. Sam Henderson, Mr. D. Pearson, Mr. W. Rankin, Mr. T. R. Williams, and Mr. A. G. Willings.

Mr. Dan gerfield was managing director of Dangertields (Transport) Ltd. of Stroud. He had been in business since the early 1930s and was prominent in RHA I Western area) activities. He was a Stroud sub-area chairman for the year 1963-64. a member of the area committee, and also played a prominent part at meetings of the road/rail negotiating committee in his locality.

Mr. Henderson, who was national passenger croup secretary of the TGWU, died last ,,Neek-end after a long illness. A former Glasgow tram driver, Mr. Henderson had two spells as chief union spokesman. The first began in 1946 When he was elected to the TGWU ekecutive council. But three years later, after Arthur Deakin's ban on Communists holdine office, he went back to his former lob as a tram driver. After the events in Hungary. however, he resigned from the Communist party. Soon afterwards he came back to Transport House as deputy to the man who had succeeded him, Mr. A. Townsend. When the latter retired Mr. Henderson resumed the post he had to give up in 1949, His second spell at 1 ransport House covered a momentous period in the bus industry, including major inquiries like the Phelps Brown Committee into the pay and conditions of London's busmen.

Mr. Pearson was manager of F. arid F. Transport Ltd. of Blairgowrie, Perthshire. He was 63.

Mr. Rankin was at one time director of R. Rankin and Sons, the Newcastle upon Tyne road haulage and warehousing firm which was bought by the Transport Development Group three years ago. Mr. Rankin also helped to found the Minories Garages Group in 1928. He was 74.

Mr. Williams. aged 56, was an executive of the British Electric Traction Co. Ltd., chairman of three bus companies and a director of a number of others. He entered the bus industry in 1935 as assistant to the managing director of Ribble Motor Services Ltd. At the time of his i death, on " Wednesday. Mr. Williams was chairman of Aldershot and District Traction Co. Ltd., North Western Road Car Co. Ltd. and the Rhondda Transport Co. Ltd. A member of the NC01, he was employers' spokesman in the Wilson Committee inquiry. He was also a member of the council and a former chairman of the PTA.

Mr. Wiltings, who was 81. founded Forge Valley Motors (The RI-Lie Bus Service). introduced a service from Scarborough to Seamer and Hutton Bused in 1922 with a small charabanc, and ran a twice-weekly service to Hackness on the North Yorks moors. He retired in 1949.