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WE regret to record the deaths of Mr. vv J. E. Allen, Mr. G. Cook, Mr. P. J. E. Dahnahoy. Mr. A. Fish, Mr. E. C. Hardy, Mr. S. Marshall, Mr. Ernest G. Harrington and Mr. J. H. Wilkinson,
Mr. Allen, of Chesterfield, who was in business as a haulage contractor in the town for some 30 years until he was forced to retire for health reasons three years ago. has died at his home at the age of 58. 'The business was taken over by a nephew when Mr. Allen retired.
Mr. Cook, who was, director and general manager of Gaedor Ltd., London, W.I, was 56. He started his career in the sales department of The Chloride Electrical Storage Co. Ltd. in October, 1924. Ile was transferred to the Chloride subsidiary company, baedor Ltd., in 1939 and was appointed general manager in 1952, and elected to the board in June, 1955.
Mr. Dalmahoy, formerly an Under Secretary. at the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, died recently in hospital at Cambridge. He was 67. Mr. Dalmahoy joined the Ministry of Transport in 1938, on the road haulage side, where he remained until the end of the war, earning promotion to assistant secretary in 1943. Between 1945 and 1948 he served on the shipping side of the Ministry. At the end of 1948 he was promoted to Under Secretary and took over as principal establishment officer until his retirement in 1959. Alter this he remained with the department for a year as an adviser and later acted for a further year on the highways side.
Mr. Fish, who had for a number of years been managing director of the haulage firm of Baguleys (1926) Removals Ltd., of Grimsby, recently died in that town.
Mr. Hardy, who was joint founder of the coach firm of Deacon and Hardy. Leicester, died in hospital at the age of 70. He had been associated with the business for the past 45 years,
'Mr. Marshall,. of Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, a pioneer in motor haulage work in Yorkshire, has died at the age of 89. He started a haulage business in Hebden Bridge before the First World War and owned the first motor lorry seen in the district. The business was eventually taken over by Robertshaw Bros. Ltd., Hebden Bridge.
The death of Mr. E. G. Harrington, on January 2 in his 80th year, follows closely upon the death of his brother, Mr. T. R. Harrington, last August-af the age of 80. For over 60 years they worked together in the family coachbuilding firm of Thomas Harrington Ltd., Hove, ultimately as joint managing director and chairman by rotation. They were the sons of the original founder of the company, whose present director and general manager, Mr. Gordon Et. Harrington, arid sales manager, Mr. Geoffrey Harrington, are the sons of Mr. T, R. Harrington.
Mr. Wilkinson, who was secretary of the Yorkshire Woollen District Transport Co. Ltd., and of County Motors (Lepton} Ltd., died suddenly last week. He was 51, qualified as an incorporated accountant in 1934, joined Yorkshire Woollen in 1941 and was appointed secretary of the company in 1952.