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Of high tidings at Southend-on-Sea.
Of many who think that a haulage business should be as large as the demands on it justify.
That others in favour of small undertakings say that Davids can still lick Goliaths.
Of somebody asking "Wasn't there a song, 'Says I to Callaghan, ye'll have to call again '?"
That one might now see a smile on the face of the young lady of Niger. when returning from a ride in a Tiger.
That we used to be urged to book early to avoid disappointment; now we have to start early to keep an appointment.
That the new ambulance station makes Leeds more certain than ever that the city's name should be spelt with an " a " in it.
From a reader asking if there has ever been a " rally " of trade vans with body designs of striking publicity value, and if not, why not?
That prospective bidders might like to know the registration number of the B.R.S. vehicle emitting black smoke which earned a fine for the Carleton depot. '
Of special nylon-cased tyres with unusually thick treads, which have run over 160,000 miles on longdistance trucking in the U.S.A. and look good for many more.
That 80% of some frozen foods are carried by refrigerated vehicles in U.S.A.
Of those who think that the Le Tourneau eightwheeler, designed to cope with snow, swamps and desert, should be in great demand during a typical English "summer."
That the back of a double-decker bus, with stairway, has been given to Swansea Hospital by the South Wales Transport Co., for use by patients requiring limb exercises.