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Men in the News MR, R. H. THORNICROFT has been appointed deputy traffic manager of A.E.I. (Rugby), Ltd.
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MR. S. J. BARNES, director and general manager of the Clayton Dewandre Co., Ltd., has been appointed managing director.
ALD. E. CORRIGAN has been appointed a member, representing labour, of the North Eastern Transport Users' Consultative Committee.
MISS PHYLLIS D. BRIDGE, secretary of the Blackburn area, National Road Transport Federation, has retired. She was last week presented with a watch and cheque.
MR. HARRY WOODEN, plant superintendent of the Toronto factory of Dunlop Canada, Ltd., has been appointed general works manager in this country of the India Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd.
MR. J. L. MUMBY has been appointed financial director and secretary of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Gt.
Britain), Ltd., in succession to MR. W. R. Boom, who has returned to the parent company in America.
MR. JACK. LEWIS, formerly of Jeffreys Commercial Motors, Swansea, and Pantdu Motors, Port Talbot, has been appointed sales representative in Wales, Lydney, Shrewsbury and Gloucester for Anthony Hoists (Successors), Ltd.
MR. '1. CAMPBELL, chief engineer, Thames Valley Traction Co., Ltd., has— with effect from January 1 next—been appointed chief engineer of United Automobile Services, Ltd., and its associated concern, Durham District Services, Ltd. Mr. Campbell joined Northern General Transport Co., Ltd., in 1937 as a student apprentice. After war service, in which he rose to the rank of major, Mr. Campbell joined Eastern National Omnibus Co., Ltd., in 1947. Three years later he became assistant engineer, Thames Valley Traction Co., Ltd., and was appointed chief engineer in 1956.
c32 MR. K. E. TOML1NE has been-appointed general manager of Blackhawk, Ltd., importers of transport hydraulic equipment and accessories.
CotS. M. WHITEHEAD, following appointment to the board of Humber, Ltd., has been appointed director of personnel for the Rootes Group.
MR. W. H. STEVENSON has been appointed general sales manager of Blue Peter Retreads, Ltd., dealing with the company's "Red Seal" activities.
MR. M. SPRING-RICE has been appointed sub-manager of the Norwich branch of Bowmaker, Ltd. MR. G. SMITH and MR. B. D. MEDDINGS have been appointed representatives at Hounslow (Middlesex) and Mansfield respectively.
MR. JAMES B. DUNCAN has been appointed an additional director of the Transport Development Group, Ltd. Mr. Duncan, who is 33, joined the group in 1953. He was appointed a manager of the company last year, with particular responsibilities in the fields of administration and new acquisitions.
CHANGES IN EXPIRATION OF EXCISE LICENCES
FROM October 1, excise licences will be available to expire in any month of the year instead of being issued for the calendar year or for quarterly periods, as at present. The new licences will be for periods of either four or 12 months. The excise licences which expire on September 30 can be renewed from tomorrow, but only for vehicles licensed for private use. For the next quarter only, commercial vehicles continue as before.
There will be no change in the cost of one of the new 12-monthly licences. The new quarterly ones will cost onethird of the full licence cost, plus a 10 per cent. surcharge for administrative expenses (similar to that charged for the present quarterly licences). The actual price of four-monthly licences will be rounded to the nearest shilling.
Fourteen days will still be allowed on either side of the expiry date for renewal of excise licences. Arrangements for issuing them are also unchanged. The reason for the changes, foreshadowed in the Budget, is to ease the peak demands for renewals.
TECHNICAL JOURNALIST NEEDED
THERE is a vacancy on The Commercial Motor for a technical journalist of about 25, who has an allround knowledge of commercial-vehicle design. He must be able to write accurately, fluently and quickly, and drive a commercial vehicle. Ability to mix easily at all social levels is desirable.
Applications should be addressed to the editorial manager, Temple Press Ltd., Bowling Green Lane, London, E.C.1.