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News of the Week

12th January 1945
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LATEST LIST OF ASSOCIATION OFFICIALS THE executive officers of the National Road Transport Federation are:—Director, Mr. F. G. Bristow, C.B.E., M.Inst.T.; secretary. Mr G. W. Quick Smith, LL.B., M.Inst.T. Mr. R. W. Sewill, M.A., is director ol the Road Haulage Association, and Mr. F. G. Bristow, director (temporarily) of the Traders' Road Trans• port Association and the Passenger Vehicle. Operators' Association,

Area secretaries are as follow. (b) indicating appointment subject to discussions now taking place.

b(orthern: RH A., Mr, F. Milton; T.R.T.A.: P V.G.A. Mr. It Hunter fhb Vorksbiro 'Leeds): It A., Mr. Harry Clark Mr A Whiteley iassistant); T.R.T AlP V.O.A . Mr. J E. Rogers 111. Yorkshire iShathe

Yorkstn re (Hull): R.II A., EL W. Stark; T.R.T A /P V 0.A., MT H. W Stark,

North Western (Eastern': Rif A., Mr. W. Paruorth; T R.T A (1. V.0 A., MT W. Foreorth. North Western Mestere): It II A , Mr. Allen Walter; T.RT.A.IP V G.A.. _Mr W Irernorth. Metropolitan: R H A,. Mr S. H Jardine) 0.B E.; Eastern: 11111 A., Mr. G. W. Irwin Routh Nastern7 H II A. Hr. P 8. Woodhouse Soothern:U II A. Mr .,1 Froseraf, In oil these T R.T &JP V 0 A, are covered by Mr F A . Walker The following cover R.H.A. and T.R.T.A./P.V.O.A. in the areas.men• tioned:—East Midland: Mr, W. G. Dyer. West Midland: Mt. G. F. Goodwin South Wales: Mr. D. E Davies Western: Mr. A. G. Akers. Devon and Cornwall: Mr. W. F. P. Bishop. Scotland: Mr Jahn W. Loudon. S.S.C.

THE RECLAMATION OF WORN ENGINE VALVES

W/ITH reference to the inforenatinn W given in respect of the welding plant to be used in valve reclamation, as mentioned in our issue for last week. attention is called to this lv1.0.W.T. revision_ " With high-pressure acetylene. use a gauge pressure of between 2 lb and 4 lb per sq in acetylene and the same pressure of oxygen. With low-pressure generator acetylene, employing a low. pressure blowpipe, use approximately 10 lb. per sq in. pressure of oxygen; the exact pressure of oxygen may hest be determined by trial.

" If a low-pressure blowpipe be employed with acetylene from a cylinder. then the acetylene regulator pressure should not exceed .2 lb. per sq. in. and oxygen epproximately 10 lb. per sq in., depending upon the make of blowpipe and nozzle eize.Y

OBITUARY

ME regret to announce the death, at W .the age of 52 years, of Mr, A. D. Treclaman, manager of the Birmingham branch of the Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd. He had held that position with the company for some 10 years, and was a widely known and popular figure in the motor-vehicle industry. — • AILING lor some mouths past, Mr.

• J. Clayton . Young.advertising manager of the Ford Motor .Co., Ltd., died suddenly on Sunday last, at the age of 48. Mr Clayton Young was a A24 .

loon of great organizing ability and charming personality, and his loss vvill be keenly felt by a host of personal friends and business acquaintance.; We have had matte; meetings with him over a long period and shall miss him greatly.

WE .annaunce, with b.ereat regrregret,the death, on January 3, at the age ol 32, of Mr. C. R Lucato. Mr. Lueato was publicity manager of Morris Motors, Ltd. He was also Editor 01 the " Morris Owner and Nuffield Mail." In the war of 1914-19 he served with the R.NA.S. in East. Africa, and in this war was an active memberof the Upper Thames Patrol of the Horne Guard. For some years he was on the etaff ol Temple Press Ltd., as a sub• editor, leaving in 1927 to join the Nuffield Organization.

NO RESTRICTION ON FOG LAMPS

A PART from the freedom with which PA full-power front and rear lamp,. may be used, this is Howextended to fog lamps, whether they be employed in a fog or not. They need not be extinguished during an air-raid warning, nor are the police now empowered to request that they shall be extin. guiehed. This does not, however, apply where light is Icing displayed from more than one.head lamp in the case of which the restrictions imposed hy the second schedule to the principel Order are not being complied with.

FINED FOR UNDERPAYING HAULAGE WORKERS AT Horncastle, Lincs., on December 30, T. E. Bel! Was fined £5 to; underpayment of a haulage worker, and 10s. for not posting 'notices, together with £1 Si. 6d. costs.

MORE NEW YEAR HONOURS

OUR attention has been drawn to a number of people who have been honoured in the New Year's Liat, and who were not included amongst those whom we mentioned last week. They are as follow:—

0.8.E. S. Maddand, assistant chief engineer, Leyland Motors, Ltd. Joining the company in 1920 as a trade apprentice, he obtained the highest marks and a scholarship, enabling him to transfer to the premium apprentice's course. Later he became research engineer, and, in 1941, assistant chief engineer. H. A. Denne, associated with the Ford organization for several years, formerly managing director of Ford Motor Company of Malaya. Ltd., returning to England in 1934 as export manager, and now deputy controller of the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., Aero Engine Works. T. L. Nuttall, in charge of production at the Foril .factory at Dagenham since 1941, although he joined the company in Manchester in 1925. Colonel . D. F. Robinson, R.A.O.C., formerly in the sales department at Fort Dunlop, and Commander E. F. Hingeley, R.N.V.R., who was Dunlop general manager in Sweden.

M.B.E. Archibald Prentice, transport manager, Coatbridge Co-operative Society, and sub district manager, M.O.W.T.

B.E.M. A. Smith, section leader of the Ford factory A.R.P. organization. George Townsend, responsible for heat treatment of steels at Crossley Motors, Ltd.

Two other employees of Leyland Motors, Ltd., were included in the recent Home Guards Honours—J. L. S. Melville, south-western manager, received the M.B.E., and C. Davies, of the material control staff, at headquarters, the B.E.M.

SCOTLAND'S RICHEST ASSOCIATION

'THE Scottish Horse and Motormen's 1 Association, said to be the richest union in Scotland in proportion to membership, has achieved another record for 1944. The sum of £11,152 has been added, to the funds, making a total of £240,598—the highest it the history of the organization. The membership has reached almost 14,000, which includes about 3,000 men who

are serving in the Forces. • GOOD PROFITS FROM BRADFORD MUNICIPAL BUSES

VICURES which can now be pub1 fished show that during the five war years the net debt on Bradford Corporation's passenger-transport undertaking hats been reduced by nearly £300,000—from £459,849 to 2178,225, In the five years, the bus section made net profits of £134,466, whilst net profits on the trolleybus section were £102,823; the tramway section, however, lost £142,474 net, and the parcels section £9,039 net.

The undertaking as a whole had a net loss of £1,502 in 1940, net profits of £43,130, £32,222 and £15,788 in-the following three ,years, and a net loss of £$,862 last year. Annual receipts robe by £200,000 to £967,328.

BUSES REDUCE DEBT ON HALIFAX TRAMWAYS Ft/TORE than 2110,000 of the debt on IVI Halifax Corporation's tramways, which have . been completely abandoned in favour of motorbuses, was wiped out during the war years up to March, 1943, the debt thus being reduced to less than £20,000. In the fours years revenue, rose from £164,000 in 1940 to £210,500 in 1943, and the net profit ranged from £8,256 to £16,374. '

In addition to the profits on the municipal undertaking, the corporation's share of the profit on the bus services jointly operated by the municipality and railway interests amounted during the same years to £25,874, £29,461, £33,814 and £40,126 respectively.

WORK OF MANCHESTER'S CLEANSING VEHICLES I N the annual report of the cleansing department of Manchester Corporation, it is stated that use is made of 179 petrol vehicles, 72 horses, 280 horse-drawn vehicles and 180 hand vehicles. During the year they collected 169,197 tons of household, warehouse and trade refuse, cleaned 778 miles of roads, removed 7,844 tons of sweepings, and distributed 615 tons of sand and sweepings.

POST-WAR PLANS FOR DISPOSING OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY VEHICLES

ACCORDING to the " Tasmanian Automobile Trade Journal" a plan has recently been submitted to the Commonwealth Disposals Board by the Australian Automobile Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries relative to the disposal After the war of surplus motor vehicles used by the R.A.A.F. and the Australian Army

and Navy. The plan advocates that the reconditioning and merchandising of the various makes of vehicle after the war should be handled through the motor trade and that all lorries and other vehicles, with the exception of those declared by a committee in each State of the Commonwealth as being unfit for reconditioning, should be delivered by the Federal authorities to the original vendors or their representatives in the Commonwealth.

E.R.F. SALES* AND SERVICE AGENT

A s from January I the firm of Messrs.

W. J. Boyes and Son, Blenheim Grove, Peckham, London, S.E.15, became a private limited company. As is generally well known, this concern is an official E.R.F. sales and service agent, and its activities are not as given in our " Financial News" feature, published in last week's issue. NOVEMBER'S ROAD-ACCIDENTS TOTAL LOWER

DURING November 507 persons died and 10,268 were injured as the result of road accidents. These figures show decreases, compared with November, 1943, of 32 and 276 respectively, but although the number of accidents to adult road users was fewer, accidents to children were higher. Altogether 86 child pedestrians and 12 child cyclists lost their lives.

The following table is an analysis of the number of deaths according to the type of vehicle primarily involved:— Type of Vehicle. Service (British, Dominion, San. of DWI".

Allied of the three Services) ... 100 . Civil Defence and NYS. Public Service and Hackney 101 Goods 120 Private Cars ... 80 Motorcycles ... 19 Pedal Cycles ... 67 Others 22 Total 507

AN "ATLANTIC CHARTER" FOR INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT " WHAT might be termed an

VV Atlantic Charter was needed for Industrial transport," said Mr. C. Courtney Cramp, president of the Industrial Transport Association, when he contributed a paper on "Transport's Future in Economic Planning," at a recent meeting of the Leeds branch of the Association.

Post-war economic planning, said Mr. Cramp, needed to be based on a large degree of certainty, rather than upon nebulous promises and a large proportion of hope. Dealing with the subject of nationalization, the speaker said that, as one of the solutions of post-war economic problems, it had not " a dog's chance."

Referring to rationalization, of which there had been a considerable development during the war, his chief objection to it, he, said, was its obvious tendency to create monopolistic conditions. In dealing with other aspects of his subject, Mr. Cramp called for a clarification of relationships between professional road hauliers and ancillary users of road vehicles,

Among A-licence holders, he said, he had many friends who were not antagonistic toward the C-licence holder and agreed that there was a place for both. Yet, periodically, there came outbursts from some A-licence holders that operation by the C-licence holder must be curtailed or stopped altogether.

To finalize the position on, this question Mr. Cramp then referred-to an " Atlantic Charter" for industrial transport, which, he said, would set forth • what industrialists wanted to do in the matter of transport, how they proposed to do it, and why.


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