Men in the News MR. KENNETH PICKTHORN has been elected a director of the Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co.. Ltd.
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SIR VIC] OR MALLET has succeeded LORD GLYN OF FARNBOROUGH as chairman of the Skefko Ball Bearing Co., Ltd.
MR. G. WILLIMONT has acquired an interest in and become a director of Oundle Motors, Ltd., succeeding Mr. T. F. Sat-sat/ay, who has retired through ill-health.
MR. W. A. COATES has retired from the board of the Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd. He will continue to serve as commercial consultant to the managing director until the end of the y ear.
MR. H. WATK INSON., Minister of Transport, will be the principal guest at the annual dinner and dance of the Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association, to be held at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, Londo n, W.!, on September 24.
MR. T. A. Bayliss has been appointed by the North British Rubber Co., Ltd., sales manager for U.S. Royal tyres in the London. Bristol. Southampton and Eastern Counties areas. Other newly appointed regional sales managers for U.S. Royal tyres are MR. H. K. KNIGHT. who will cover Birmingham. Leeds. Leicester and Manchester. and MR. D. WALLACE. Scotland, Northern Ireland and Newcastle. MR. A. EATON CLARKE. formerly regional sales manager in the London area. has been appointed original equipment manager, operating from London. MR. ALLEN BOTWOOD, sales director of the Rover Co., Ltd.. has retired.
Mx. R. N. Scorr has resigned from the board of Scottish Motor Traction Co„ Ltd.
LORD BILSLAND has retired from the Scottish area board of the British Transport Commission, A LD. F. JamtEsosi, chairman of Preston Transport Committee, has been nominated as a candidate for membership of the 1956-57 panel of Licensing A uthorities.
MR. E. P. HoLmes has been appointed executive engineer of the Borg-Warner transmission factory, Letchworth. He was formerly technical director of Conveyancer Fork Trucks, Ltd.
DONCASTER DIVERSION?
'THE Minister of Transport promised I last week to try to make some temporary diversion of traffic around Doncaster until the new Doncaster by-pass could be built. This is not likely to be completed for about six
years. • _ Ile said last week that he was satisfied that the procedure for acquiring land could not be shortened,
116 PER CENT. SOLD IN LIST 15 DY Tuesday, nearly 86 per cent, of the .1-) vehicles in list 15 of transport units had been sold. All were one-vehicle Uflits.
The number of units for which tenders had been accepted was 154. Decision on 26 bids was deferred. There had been no rejections.