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15th December 1961
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Mr. G. Argyle has been appointed chief engineer, commercial vehicles, ol B.M.C.

Mr. N. A. Leslie has been appointed managing director of Petrofina (Gt. Britain), Ltd.

Mr. J. T. Dudley has joined the engineering staff of Girling, Ltd., Birmingham. Mr. Dudley was with Guy Motors (Europe), Ltd., for 23 years, joining the firm in 1938 as a junior draughtsman and being appointed chief designer in 1957.

Mr. H. E. Humphreys, Jr., chairman of the board of the United States Rubber Co., has resigned his position as chairman of the North British Rubber Co., Ltd., with effect from December 31. He is succeeded by Mr. G. R. Vila, president of the United States Rubber Co., to which the Scottish firm is affiliated.

Mr. D. Blee, general manager of the London Midland Region of British Railways, is retiring at the end of this month. Mr. S. E. Raymond, at present traffic adviser at B.T.C. headquarters, has been appointed general manager of the Western Region with effect from January 1. Mr. D. McKenna, assistant general manager of the Southern Region will take over on January 1 the newly created B.T.C. post of chief commercial officer at headquarters.

Mr. R. F. Newman, managing director of Transport Equipment (Thornycroft), Ltd., is to retire from the company on December 31. He joined the Thornycroft organization in 1912 and has been connected with the Basingstoke works since 1929, when he became assistant to the works manager. He was appointed general manager in 1938 and became a director when the above company was formed as a subsidiary of John I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., to take over the latter's vehicle manufacturing activities, thereby separating them from the marine side. Mr. Newman subsequently became managing director and was asked to remain in that position when Transport Equipment (Thornycroft), Ltd., was taken over by the A.C.V. group early this year, so as to assist in the reorganization that followed.

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Mr. F. M. Walton, director-marketing, the Power Petroleum Co., Ltd., will retire at the end of the year. He will be succeeded by Mr. E. G. H. Pointer.

Mr. R. E. Urea has been appointed company secretary of Silentbloc, Ltd., in succession to Mr. A. R. Hanwick who has retired after 40 years with the firm.

Mr.. G. Claydon has taken over the practice of the late Mr. H. Robinson who for many, years practised as a transport consultant and traffic court advocate in the North Western traffic area. Mr. J. Hewson, chairman of the area of the Road Haulage Associ for six years, was presented with a watch by Mr. G. Reader, the pi chairman, at the annual dinner dan the section.

Mr. S. J. B. Skyrme received si farewell presentations recently at on-Trent on the occasion of his le Potteries Motor Traction Co., Ltc become general manager of South Motor Services, Ltd.

Mr. Arthur Sykes, internatit known as an authority on gears gear-cutting machines, has retired David Brown Industries, Ltd., with he was director and technical const

Obituary

WEregret to record the death o J. A. Baker. Mr. Baker was manager of South Shields Trar Department from 1925 to 1934.


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