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future legislation does the furniture removal trade require? This is one of the questions which will be Considered at the one-day autumnal conference of the National Association of Furniture Warehousemen and Removers, at the Park Lane Hotel, London, W.1, on October 16. Mr. Arthur G. Coombe, who played leading role in the negotiations, last winter, with the Road Haulage Executive over the withdrawal of original permits, will introduce the subject.
Mr. C. A. Ball, senior vice-president, will open a discussion on -Our Manpower Problem: Are Higher Wages the
Solution? " He will also outline the present position concerning the proposal to form a separate wages council for the furniture warehousing and removing industry.
The Association's next annual conference will be held at Buxton from May 21-22, 1952.
"DENATIONALIZATION WHATEVER HAPPENS"
W/HATEVER party was returned to IN power in the General Election, road haulage would have to be denationalized. Mr. Frank F. Fowler, national chairman of the Road Haulage Association, proclaimed his certainty of this when he spoke last week at the annual dinner of the Association's Scottish Area in Glasgow. If Britain were to live, denationalization must take place and the Government must cut its losses.
Mr. Fowler suggested that British Railways should be reorganized. There were at least 15 goods yards between Glasgow and Edinburgh and the number could quite easily be reduced. to five.
Maj. Guy Lloyd, DS.O., said that free operators had been callously treated by the Road Haulage Executive. He had every hope that the handicaps placed upon them would be removed. There could be little doubt that a new Government would require the R.H.E. to obtain licences in the same manner as free hauliers.
700 AT HENLEY'S STAFF DINNER
SOME 700 members and guests of the Henley companies attended a group staff dinner and dance in London last Saturday Sir Edward Crowe, K.C.M.G., a director, presided, lie was supported by Sir Montague Hughman, chairman of the associated companies.
Mr. C. H. Harris, works manager of Henley's Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., Sir Edward Crowe, Mr. E. J. Vidler (assistant general manager) and Miss -E S. Wiseman (who has been with the company for 40 years) were the speakers.
PERKINS SCIROOL AT PRAILLS
THE Perkins mobile school will visit Praills (Hereford), Ltd., Union Walk, Commercial Road, Hereford.
• next week and a service week will be held concurrently. Lectures on the Perkins engine will be held from 10 aenal p.m. and 3 p.m.-5 p.m, each day,