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Men in the News
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Mr. John Melrose, haulage contractor of Butterley Grange, Ripley, Derbyshire, was awarded the M.B.E. in the New Year Honours List for his work as president of Alfreton Nelson Club, a social club for the physically handicapped. He has also been District Commissioner of Ripley and District Boy Scouts for many years and has taken an almost life-long interest in Scouting. A magistrate since 1951 and a prison visitor, Mr. Melrose is also president of Swanwick Old People's Welfare Association.
Miss Alice Walker, of Blaby, Leics, the first woman to hold an executive position in the transport industry after it was nationalized, was awarded the O.B.E. in the New Year Honours List. Miss Walker founded her transport business after the first world war, in which she trained men to drive heavy army lorries. By 1959 she was chairman and director of seven companies.
Mr. A. R. Patton, manager of the Retail Marketing Department of ShellMex and B.P., Ltd., has been appointed manager of the company's training centre at Codicote, Hertfordshire. He has been succeeded by Mr. W. Charlton, who has been national sales manager.
Mr. K. J. Gilmore, at present Southampton district manager of Firestone, is being attached to the company's head office at Brentford to take up a new assignment in the sphere of marketing. Mr. A. T. Davies, district manager in Wrexham, is transferred to Southampton as district manager. His place at Wrexham is filled by the promotion of Mr. G. A. Manley, commercial user representative in Liverpool. Mr. P. Lee, sales representative in Bedfordshire, is promoted to district manager at Leighton Buzzard.
London Transport announce a number of changes in the, organization of the department of the chief mechanical engineer (road services). Mr. R. D. Gillanders, divisional engineer (general), is now assistant rolling stock engineer (road services)—the new post being substituted for that which he previously held—and will act as deputy to the rolling stock engineer (road services), Mr. H. W. Cromack, divisional engineer (central road services), " C" Division, will become divisional engineer (country buses and coaches) with effect from January 22, 1962. He succeeds Mr. W. I. Kirshner, who is retiring after 36 years' service with London Transport and As predecessors. Mr. J. S. Stevens, principal executive assistant to the rolling stock engineer (road services), will become divisional engineer (central road services), " C " Division, and will be made an officer of the executive with effect from January 22.
B2 Mr. R. C. Clark has been appointed home sales manager, Earthmoving Division, of Matbro, Ltd.
Mr. R. M. Taylor, stores supt. with Walter Alexander and Sons, Falkirk, has retired after 61 years' transport work.
Mr. W. -J. Hart, assistant traffic manager of Ribble Motor Services, has retired after being associated with the bus and coach industry since 1919.
Mr. W. L. Watson has been appointed to the board of Pollard Bearings, Ltd. He was formerly manager of the company's Ferrybridgc and Northampton factories.
Mr. E. E. Quinton, works director at the 260-acre Dunlop tyre plant at Fort Dunlop, Erdington, Birmingham, has retired after 37 years with the company. He is 61.
Mr. R. A. Mulvey has relinquished his position as managing director of CyprienFox (Transport), Ltd., but will continue as chairman. Mr. L. E. East, an executive director for some years, has been appointed managing director. Mr. East is to be this year's chairman of the Trans port Managers' Club. • Halifax Motor Co., Ltd., Ford Main Dealers, have appointed Mr. R. D. Manney, formerly with the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., as their general sales manager, and Mr. Peter Bentley, from North Riding Garages, Ltd., Pickering, Yorkshire, as their commercial vehicle sales manager. Both are directly responsible to the sales' director, Major D. L. Smith.
Pressed Steel Company, Ltd., of Cowley, Oxford, annotthee the retirement of Mr. Arthur Leonard Shuttleworth, a member of the main board of directors, and Mr. Arthur Duncan Sutherland, a director of the company's motorcar body division, on their reaching the normal retirement age of 65. Mr. J. S. Kean, secretary of the company since 1.955 and a local director since 1958, has been appointed to the main board, and Mr. L. Blount, deputy secretary, has been appointed a member of the Motor Car Body Divisional Board. Mr. P. Birch, assistant general r has joined the board of Birch Br Lord Geddes has been reappi part-time member of the Londor port Executive until December 3 Mr. H. E. Linley, who has br the Kenning Motor Group sin and has been assistant general manager since 1958, has been at group service manager.
Mr. J. A. Gardiner ha appointed sales manager of Engineering Co. (Northampton), will handle the sales of the SECC of vehicle loading equipment ane mechanical handling equipme; Gardiner was previously with and Sons, Ltd., for 14 years_
As a result of the promotion E. E. Hughes to the position manager, Castrol Division, Casts which took effect on January following further appointments h been made: Mr. C. J. Harris, sales manager, Castro! Division; 1 Morriss, assistant manager, Division.
The following appointments w Wadham (Holdings) group of cc are announced: Mr. J. H. Lanhan executive at the Chichester br Wadhams, Ltd., becomes deputy manager and Mr. G. Hart, assist; manager, Southampton, becom manager. Mr. F. C. Colwell, cor vehicle sales representative, V vine branch, becomes retail salt ger, commercial vehicles. MI Whichello, sales manager, IA Ltd., Southsea, becomes deputy manager of Munn and Underwo Southsea. Mr. D. G. Miller I appointed a local director of th mere Motor Co., Ltd., Guildfc Mr. R. E. Faulkner, assistant manager of the Guildford branc same company, becomes branch Mr. P. Savill, acting parts manag Aldershot branch of the Haslerne Co., Ltd., becomes parts managt superintendent Mr, L. I Bridgend Depot, Western Welsh s Co, Ltd., has retired after 33 the bus industry. His successor llyn Howe, who has also spent 33
t the industry. Mr. E. Wright, representative of the company, *ed. Other Western Welsh proinclude depot supervisor Mr. ivies (Aberdare Depot) to traffic andent, Neath area, in place of n Edwards, who has retired, and t. Evans, who has been promoted aspector to depot supervisor, e, in place of Mr. C. J. Davies.
W. Babe has been appointed consultant for the Metropolitan r the National Association of a Warehousemen and Removers. ,eds the late Mr. H. T. Lennard.
A. Moffat, of Liverpool, having m his acceptance of the general ;hip of Rochdale Corporation .t, Mr. J. P. Procter was last appointed to the post. Mr. is Rochdale's deputy general a position he took up in 1957 vice as rolling stock engineer at
hn M. Aldridge, who for the past 's was a member of the editorial Motor Transport and Bus and has succeeded Mr. Andrew e as Editor of the Leyland Mr. Frank . Allen, chief fire f the Lancashire factories of Motors, Ltd., has been appoinsecurity officer of the company.
MEMORIAL SERVICE .40RtAL service to the late Mr. ey S. Dawes, President Emeritus istitute. of the Motor Industry, :Id at the City Temple. Holborn London, E.C.1, on Thursday, 15, at 2.15 p.m.
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plication to transfer six tippers .ing 221 tons from C to B vas refused by the Scottish. Authority in Glasgow on J. B. Bennett (Glasgow), Ltd., contractors of Kilsygh, were he application and a director, . Marshall, said their fleet of 14 was only employed to about ant. of capacity on their *own B licence for siX tippers would iem to carry road, building, and similar materials for their and meet tipper scarcity.
Mackenzie, objecting, claimed sacs for the applicants were all to the applicants.
censing Authority, Mr. W. F. there was no evidence of inconwitnesses had been too vague my acceptance of scarcity, and, vent, the application for six as excessive; it must.be refused.