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A REFLECTION upon the road-transport industry was contained in .a recent appeal for increased savings -made by Lord KindersIey, President of the National Savings Committee. He stated that the average percentage of Group members to employees in our industry is much below the average throughout the country. He strongly urged that the companies concerned should take a keener personal interest in the development and encouragement of Groups. He also asked for their influence and co-operation-in connectien with what are termed "large savings." These are sub' scriptions to the two Government loans. by individuals, companies, etc., as and when money bealsnes available. At a meeting of the industry"s War Savings Committee which followed this address, Mr. E. S. Shrapnell-Smith, C.B.E., the chairman, said that he felt sue he could pledge the members of tha Committee to continue active support of War Savings. As an example of what is being done we may refer to Midland " Red " activities. Employees of this company had, upto May 31, purchased over 67,000 National Savings Certificates, and the number of contributors is steadily increasing.
Appeal to Road Transport for More National Savings. .
Workers' Passes. pASSES which permit their which Glow when I holders to enter or leave
Presented important premlises, particu
larly where greats numbers of people have to be dealt with, are not always satisfactory. Not only can most of them be easily forged, but it is difficult for the examiner to check them thoroughly without causing undue delay. An improvement in the system has been developed by Colloidal Research Laboratories, Ltd., 60-70, Petty France, Westminster, London, S.W.1. It is known as the Glo-Pass. In its simplest form., each pass is coated with a transparent lacquer which glows brightly immediately it is brought under a special lamp emitting invisible "light," the glow ceasing the instant the pass leaves the beam. A slight elaboration is to use a different coloured lacquer for the passes for each shift; breaking into or out of a shift can thus be spotted at once. It is also possible to use a patch of a different-coloured lacquer on a pass SG as to distinguish the accident-prone, who can then be called ' aside for examination in respect of such forbidden items as matches and nails in boots. The system• renders forgery difficult, as any alter. glow indicates the presence of othet than the authorized lacquer.