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Men in the News
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MR. B. G. BUTLER has been appointed secretary of Transport Brakes. Ltd., Brislingtom Bristol, in succession to MR. R. TACHL.
MR. E. H. B. PALMER. the traffic consultant, is now available again in the Metropolitan area, at Great Amwell House A," Great Amwell, Ware, Herts.
MR. J. A. WALMSLEY has been appointed sub-manager, at the London branch of -Bowmaker, Ltd., 55-56 St James's Street, S.W..1. Joint managers arc MR. L R. THOMSON and MR. L. H. GORD.
MR. Gi F. NOAKES, principal stores assistant; hasbeen appointed F an officer of the London Transport Executive with the title of stores superintendent; He is responsible to the supplies officer for controlling the stores organization of the Department. Mr. Noakes is 53.
MR. DESMOND LowF, has been: appointed advertising manager of the. India Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd. Mr. Lowe joined the tyrefindhstry in 1937 and joined the India; tyrez concern after demobilization.. Latterly he has been assistant adVertising. manager, working with. the: ItAte: MR. R Ma. DAVIS.
M. JOHN MCHUGH, Chief engineer vehicles); MR.. GERRY WARING, proving and development engineer; and MR. J. McGowAN, press-work-section. engineer, formed a party from Leyland Motors, Ltd., who flew to the U.S.A. last Saturday to attend the 1961. International. Congress and Exposition. of Automotive Engineering, being organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers in Detroit. The Congress started on Monday and ends today, after which the Leyland engineers intend to visit factories of the three largest American vehicle manufacturers. MR, I. WOOD has been appointed principal catering assistant. London Transport MR. H. J. BILLING, sales director of Metalastik, Ltd., has been appointed to the board of the John Bull Rubber Co.. Ltd., Leicester.
MR; S. H. LEAKE has resigned his appointment as a part-time member of the London Transport Executive owing to the increasing demands of his personal interests.
MR. P. M. KENNETT, a field-service engineer with Leyland Motors, Ltd., leaves England by air today to start a 28,000-mile servicingtrip through. the Caribbean. and South America.
MR, A. BROOMITEAD hasbeen appointed deputy managing director of Thos. Firth and John Brown, Ltd; Mk. F. WORTLEY, a director of the company, has been appointed general' works manager.
Mn. WILFRED WADHAM, director of Wadharn (Holdings), Ltd., Waterlooville, has been appointed. technical director. MK. A. E. L BARRETT has been appointed service, executive of the company.
Ivix A. Hi livuturn has been appointed a director or NatiOnal Plywood Cor
poration, Ltd., a member of the Gliksten group of companies. MR, R. C. J. PASOLA and MR. A. BROWN are appointed directors of Gliksten Export Sales, Ltd.
MR. H: EVAN PRICE, a member of Dunlop's Birmingham board, was awarded the M.B.E. in the New Year Honours list for his work with the City of Birmingham Special Constabulary of which he is Chief Commander. Mr. Price is on the board of the Dunlop Rim and Wheel Company and is an official of the British Cycle and Motor Cycle industries• Association, Ltd. MR. W. G. WOODS, who was in charge of the contracts and developments section of Chloride. Batteries, Ltd., has retired after 32 years' service with the company, MR. WALTER ANDERSON GALBRAITH has been appointed sales director of The Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company's. British Materials Handling Division at Wednesfield, Staffs. Mr. Galbraith joined Yale in November, 1959; as general sales manager of the British Materials Handling Division, and was formerly chief sales engineer in Babcock and Wilcox's Materials Handling Division.
Obituary
WE regret to record the death of MR. A. E. DAKDEN, MR. MICHAEL GARNET KEELER, MR. JOHN BAILEY, MR. PERCY BONALLACK and M. J. L EDGAR.
Mr. Oakden had been transport manager of Johnson Brothers, (Hanley), Ltd., for 10 years. He was 50 years of age.
Mr. Keeler. who was 69, represented Small. and Parkes. for the sales of industrial friction.materials and industrial textiles in the Sheffield area. His association with the company dated from 1918.
Mr. Bailey, proprietor of Bailey's Bus Services, of Fangfoss, near Pocklington. Yorks, was 56. He was a former chairman of the York sub-area of the Road Haulage Association, and vice-chairman at the time of his death. He was a bachelor.
Mr. Bonallack, of Woodford Green. Essex, a former partner and director of Bonallack and Sons, Ltd., of Basildon. was 77. He was the brother of Mr. Walter Bonallack, chairman of the company until 1957, and the uncle of the present chairman, Mr. R. F. Bonallack.
Mr. Edgar, who recently retiredfrom his post as senior traffic examiner of the Northern Traffic Area was awarded an M.B.E. in the latest New. Year Honours He.had served with the Ministry of Transport since the. inception.of the 1930 Road Traffic Act, and. became a traffic examiner in 1936. Mr, J. A. T. Hanlon. the Northern Licensing Authority, said that Mr. Edgar was a "most valued" member of his staff.