Men in the News MR. B. C. Goomvirr, works manager of Harold Andrews Sheepbridge, Ltd., has been appointed sales manager.
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MR. V. W. DALE, director and secretary of the British Electrical Development Association, is to retire for health reasons as soon as he can hand over to a successor.
MR. STANLEY BAKER, formerly connected with the Ford, Briggs and University Coachworks concerns, has become commercial-vehicle manager of Lex Garages, Ltd.
MR. A. G. BOOTH, M.B.E., chief consulting engineer, Rootes Group, was on Tuesday, elected chairman of the -Automobile Division, Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
MR. J. A. J. BLANCKENSEE, MR, D. W. COOPER, MR. A. S. GILL, MR. C. E. G. NYE, Ma. J. H. PAWLE.Y and Miss E. F. WOOD have been appointed directors of George Cohen Sons and Co., Ltd.
MR. HAROLD HOWARTH, manager of the North Manchester Group of British
Road Services, has retired. Before nationalization he served with his father's haulage business at Royton.
ALD. J. H. WHITTAKER, chairman of Todmorden Transport Committee, has been made a freeman of the borough. He is vice-chairman of the executive committee of -the Municipal Passenger Transport Association.
CotA. C. NEWMAN, V.C., a director of W. and C. French, Ltd.; and leader of the St. Nazaire raid, will be principal guest of the Central London Sub-area of the Road Haulage Association at -their annual dinner-dance at Grosvenor House, London, W.1, on November 19.
MR. F. J. I-loaN, a director of S. Smith and Sons (England), Ltd., has been appointed managing director of the motor division. MR, A. BARRATT, MR. R. G. CAVE, MR. W. J. HAYCROFT, MR: R. A. NEVILLE and MR, C. S. STEADMAN have been appointed additional directors of the division.
MR. F. L. SABATINI is to leave his post as secretary of the British Agricultural Contractors' Association at the end of the month. He will be succeeded by MR. F. POULTNEY, Mr. Sabatini was licensing and statistical officer of the Road Haulage Association for five years before joining B.A.C.A. in 1950. He is joining Aims of Industry, the public relations organization, where he will work on the road-improvement campaign, • OBITUARY
WE regret to announce the deaths of Ma. J. V. FRANKLIN and MR. R. G. LEONARD.
Mr. Franklin, who was 56, was managing director of Black and Decker, Ltd. He joined the company in 1927, .
Mr. Leonard represented C. Lindley and Co., Ltd., in the north-west and North Wales.
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