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MR. H. P. OLDHAM has resigned his position as director of manufacturing of Hardy Spicer, Ltd., to return to the USA MR. H. 0. BARER, chief clerk to the Maidstone Transport Department, retires On October 3. He has spent all his working life, since 1914, with the department.
MR. H. R. PE:I ERS has been appointed assistant managing director of Kerry's (Great Britain), Ltd. He has been in the motor trade since 1931 and was elected to the board in 1951 MR. S. WALKER, who has been with Duple Motor Bodies, Ltd.. for 21 years. has joined the staff of Coaches and Components, Ltd., London, Ni. as a coach salesman.
MR. HARRY NEWTON, due to ill-health, has retired as joint managing director of Berkeley Square Garages, Ltd. He remains as a consultant to the company. Mn. C. SAVILLE, the sales manager, has been appointed to the board.
Mn. A. G. I. BORTOLOTII, founder of Sylicum Pistons, Ltd., has retired and MM. S. B. DOWDNEY has taken over as chairman and managing director. Codirectors will be MR. E. H. CHATFIELD (works) and MR. R. W. ALLEN.
MR. GEORGE WILLIAMS has been appointed project and development executive of the Wakefield Castro! group. He was formerly head of the Castrol international racing organization, a position now occupied by MR. JAMES HILL.
MR. P. RICKARDS, chairman anti managing director of Charles Rickards, Ltd., and subsidiary companies, has resigned from the board to devote his time to his own company, Philip Rickards, Ltd_, and other interests in the motor industry.
Ma. W. E. JONES, who is a member of the general council of the Trades Union Congress, has been appointed a part-time member of the Monopolies Commission. The Commission is currently inquiring into the supply of electrical equipment for mechanically propelled land vehicles, MR. R. E. G. BROWN, London secretary of the Traders' Road Transport Association, has been appointed to the Ministry of Transport's London and Home Counties trafficadvisory committee. He will represent C licence holders and succeeds Ma. W. A. WINSON, who recently relinquished his T.R.T.A. activities.
MR. C. P. SCOTT-MALDEN IS ICI become principal establishment and organization officer of the Ministry of Transport this month. He will succeed MR. P. J. E. DALMAHOY, who is IQ undertake special duties. MR. T. F. BIRD is to take charge of the rail, inland waterways and road transport groups. which will be combined. MR. L. S. MILLS will be the under-secretary in charge of the highways group.
OBITUARY
WE regret to announce the deaths of SIR WILLIAM WOOD and MR. ALEXANDER STEWARr WATr.
Sir William, who was 76, was chief of the L.M.S. Railway from 1941 until 1947, when he became a member of the British Transport Commission. He retired in 1953. He was president of the Institute of Transport in 1943.
Mr. Watt, who was 38, was a director of the Harper Motor Co.. Ltd., Aberdeen.