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MR. P. H. WYKE SMITH, chief engineer of the Trent Motor Traction Co., Ltd., has taken up a similar position with the North Western Road Car Co., Ltd. He will take over when MR. J. E. HOLLANDS leaves in May to become group engineer of Canadian Motors, Ltd.
MR. STANLEY KENNEDY retires at the end of the month from his positions as chairman of the Bristol Omnibus Co., Ltd., and the Tilling group management board, and director of Bristol Commercial Vehicles, Ltd., and Eastern Coach Works, Ltd. He has had 46 years' service in the bus industry.
MR. T. W. JACKSON, of the Key Warehousing and Transport Co., Ltd., has been elected chairman of the National Conference of Road Transport Clearing Houses. MR. R. W. TREE, of 20th Century Transport, Ltd., and MR. S. MARSH, of Transmotors, Ltd., have been elected vice-chairmen. MR. S. EASTMEAD is honorary treasurer.
MR. J. RAWLINGS, of J. Rawlings (Haulage), Ltd., has been elected chairman of the Basingstoke Sub-area of the Southern Area of the Road Haulage
Association. MR. J. F. REMMINGTON, A. C. Hutton, Ltd., is vice-chairman. MR. J. H. H. FISHER, J. H. Fisher (Contractors), Ltd., is chairman, and MR. W. G. COOK, Messrs. W. G. Cook and Sons, vice-chairman of the Reading Subarea. MR. W. J. MORRIS, of Morris Removals, Ltd., and MR. I. M. HUTCHINGS, Alton Transport and Engineering Co., Ltd., have been elected chairman and vice-chairman respectively of the Aldershot Sub-area. MR. S. DEAN, G. H. Dean (Marlow), Ltd., has been elected chairman and MR. P. N. JANE,s, Janes (Transport), Ltd., vice-chairman, of the South Bucks Sub-area. MR. E. CORNICK, Corniek and Sons, Ltd., and MR. D. S. CarrELL, Messrs. A. E. Gash and Sons, have been elected chairman and vicechairman respectively of the Southampton Sub-area.
itS MR, FRANK WHARTON has been appointed southern representative for the heavy frictions division of Gandy, Ltd.
MR. COLIN SWAIN, managing director of Thomas Greenwood's Sons, Ltd., Halifax, has become deputy chairman of the company.. MR. JACK BINNS has been appointed managing director in his place.
M. C. C. Cox, sales manager of the Canterbury branch of Martin Walter, Ltd., has been appointed a local director. MR. L. R. MAcGREGoR has been appointed sales manager of the Dover branch.
CONTINENTALS INSPECT MI
110 OAD experts from three Continental 1N. countries are inspecting M1 and highway construction in Birmingham during a two-day visit to this country as guests of the Roads Campaign Council.
They are. Mr. Edmond Goelen, a senior member of the Belgian Ministry of Transport; Mr. A. J. Nap. head of the Dutch Roads Department, who is accompanied by his predecessor, Mr. Cosquino De Bossy; Mr. Werner Leipold, a member of the West Berlin Roads Department; and .Mr. Funcke, a senior representative of the Road Ministry of the North Rhine Westphalia.
VIVA Shield to Laing for M1 Work
-rHE London Guild, the Worshipful 1 Company of Carmen, has awarded their VIVA Shield for outstanding transport improvement in 1959 to John Laing and Son, .Ltd., for their work on M1 carried out on time in bad weather.
The completion of their work in 19 months included the construction of 55 miles of new roadway. and 134 bridges. The Shield award includes a Gold Medal and illuminated citation which takes note of the dedicated co-operation of all concerned. The presentation will be made at Trinity House, in July.
OBITUARY
WE regret to record the deaths of MR. H. T. G. WARD, MR. GEORGE WOOD, MR. H. GILBERT RAMSELL and MR. JOHN BODDY,
Mr. Ward, who was Claims Officer of the Portsmouth Passenger Transport Department, was secretary of Portsmouth group of the Institute of Transport and represented the department on the claims section of the Municipal Passenger Transport Association.
Mr. Wood, who was vice-president of Thos. A. Ward, Ltd., Sheffield, died following a long illness. During 57 years' work with the Ward Group, he was chairman or managing director of several companies.
Mr. Ramsell, general manager of the Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co., was 61, He had been ill for several months.
Mr. Boddy was chief engineer and technical manager of Trico-Folberth, Ltd.
ADJOURNMENT FOR TALKS
DARTIES disputing the purchase of Direct Roadways, Ltd., in the Chancery Division (The Commercial Motor, fast week), were last week granted an adjournment until April 5 by Mr. Justice Cross. He was told that negotiations were in pyogress, On March 15, the Judge granted ex parte to Mr. John Augustus Hill, Battings, Curdridge, Batley, Hants, an interim injunction restraining Mr. Edward Henry Smith and his father, Mr. Edward Henry David Smith, High Trees, Parkland, Fareham, Hants, from disposing of the issued share capital.
The adjournment was granted upon the defendants' undertaking in the terms of the injunction.