Personal Pars
Page 32
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
MR. PETER PIKE has been appointed a Dunlop sales assistant in China, and is now on his way to Hong Kong.
Ma. A. J. WHITE and MR. J. W. WOMAR have become directors of the Northern General Transport Co., Ltd.
LI EUT :COLONEL S. C. Gt.:twist, T.D., has been 'appointed secretary of theInstitute of Metals and will take up his duties on July 1: MR. la. G. STOKES, export manager -of Leyland M otors,,..Ltd, who is coinpleting a 20,000-Mile business tour of North and South America, Was recently entertained in Buerais "AireS by, A. G. Pruden and Co. Leyland Argentina agent. Mbre than 100'.Argentina executives attended
the reception (
Ma U. WARING, of Leyland Motors, Ltd., who recently achieved fame through his paper on "The Mechanicsof Golf," has just visited Denmark to study local conditions. Within an hour of his arrival he was approached with a request to give an address on British commercial vehicles, and a public hall
was hired in Silkeborg. Mr. Waring spoke for 2 hours before 60 Danish engineers.
MR. HEIVRY T. DUTFIELD was unanimously elected chairman of the Road Haulage Association for the third year in succession, at a meeting of the National Council on June 5. The following were re-elected vice-chairmen:— MR. J. A M. BRIGHT (Onward Road Transport, Selby), MR. C. flowswonnt (I. D. Holdsworth, Ltd., Halifax), and MR. B. G. TURNER (Thomas Allen, Ltd, London). MR. ROBIN L. YOUNG (Young's Express Deliveries, Ltd., Glasgow) was also elected a vice-chairman to fill the appointment left vacant by the death of Mr. Isaac Barrie. MR. R. P. Br000w has been appointed a director of Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., taking the place of the EARL of HonnrouN, who has resigned.
ALDERMAN W. BANNISTER, of Burnley, Colne and Nelson Joint Transport Committee, has been appointed chairman of Area C' of the Municipal Passenger Transport Association. This area embraces 34 authorities, MR. G. Witsom, export manager of the India Tyre' and Rubber Co., Ltd., recently left England for a visit to Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark to plan for the expansion of the sales of India tyres in these countries.
MR. FREDERICK E. COOK, general manager of Southport Passenger Transport Department, has been selected to succeed MR. G. P. CRAVEN as general manager of Halifax Passenger Transport Department when Mr. Craven retires in August.
MR. A. E. CANNON will retire on June 30 from the position of managing director of Southdown Motor Services, Ltd., but will retain his seat on the board. Mr. Cannon was largely responsible for the foundation of the company in 1915. Ma. A. F. R. CARLING has been appointed general manager, with effect from July 1. He has been with the Southdown concern for 16 years and for some time has been acting as assistant to the managing director.
COUNCILLOR W. P. EARSMAN, J.P. (Edinburgh Corporation) has been appointed president of the Scottish Road Passenger Transport Association for 1947-48, with MR. JAMES Amos, O.B.E. (Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd.) as vice-president. The committee will be as follows:—COUNCILLOR WM. COLLINS (Aberdeen), CouNctuoR W. L. LumsoRIN (Dundee), MR. ROBERT TAYLOR. (Dundee), Ma. ROBERT McLRoo (Edinburgh), MR. ROBERT BEVERIDGE (Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd.), MR, W. ALEXANDER, JUNR. (W. Alexander and Sons, Ltd.), COUNCILLOR JAMES WELSH, LL.D. (Glasgow), MR. E. R. L. FITZPAYNE (Glasgow), and Ma. J. C. SWORD ex officio. MR. Isios. GRAY. M.Inst.T., will be hon. secretary and treasurer.