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Mr. F. A. Smith has joined A.E.C. as spare parts manager. He was previousl administration manager of Charles Colston, Ltd., High Wycombe.
Mr. A. C. Dude, a director of ShellMex and B.F., Ltd., has been elected vice-chairman of the British Road Federation. He succeeds the late Mr. C. Brunner.
Mr. W. D. Taylor has resigned as overseas secretary of the S.M.M.T. and until further notice Mr. A. E. Grant-Crofton, the Society's European representative, is acting overseas secretary.
Mr. T. M. Dickson has been appointed managing director of the Autolifts and Engineering Co., Ltd., of Blackburn and London. He will be based at the company's new office, Highfield Works. Highfield Road, Blackburn.
Taskers of Andover (1932), Ltd., have appointed the following local directors who will be responsible to the board: H. 0. Doughty, technical director : F. W. Knight, sales director; A. E. Wisewell, commercial director; W. Scott, works director.
Mr. T. Dawson, deputy publicity manager of Leyland Motors, Ltd., since 1959, has been appointed publicity manager. He succeeds Mr. A. B. Chadwick, who has reached retiring age after being in charge of Leyland's publicity for 35 years.
Mr. A. Clayton, general sales manager of one of Mann Egerton's depots in Norwich, has been appointed sales director of Atkey's of Nottingham, Ltd., the Austin distributors, and has joined the board of that company, now a Mann Egerton subsidiary.
Mr. A. Beetham has been appointed general manager of Thomas Bros. (Port Talbot), Ltd. He was formerly personal assistant to the general manager of Southdown Motor Services. Ltd. Mr. Beetham succeeds Mr. P. A. Hornblow who is to take up an appointment with an associated undertaking abroad Mr. R. McCracken has been appointed chief engineer of Central S.M.T. Co., Ltd., in succession to the late Mr. W. H. Dickie. Mr. McCracken joined Central S.M.T. as assistant engineer in September, 1960. He started his career with Alexanders, Falkirk, in 1931 and in 1946 joined B.R.S., eventually becoming engineer of the West Lothian Group. Before returning to Central S.M.T. he was employed as works engineer at Peterhead.
Mr. Hamish Scott has been appointed assistant secretary of Scottish Omnibuses, Ltd. He succeeds Mr. T. I. Kinley, who was recently appointed secretary of the company. Mr. Scott joined the company in 1960. Mr. C. W. Page has been elected a director of Castrol Industrial, Ltd. This follows his recent appointment as general manager-of the industrial division of that company.
A bronze medal has been awarded to Mr. E. Kellett, manager of the Turbocharger Division of C.A.V., Ltd., for a paper presented by him recently to the Swedish Institute of Mechanical Engineers (Svenska Teknologforeningen). The paper, "Small Turbochargers and their Application to Automotive Diesel Engines," was read at a conference on motor vehicle design techniques.
P.V.O.A. ELECTIONS
TN addition to the election of the chairman -Iof the National Council, Mr. W. Dodds, which was announced last week, the following have been elected officers of the Passenger Vehicle Operators Association : vice-chairman, Mr. J. T. Steel and Mr. E. A. Lainson; hon. treasurer, Mr. F. Broomfield; area chairmen: East Midland, Mr. A. Skill; Scotland, Mr. W. Dodds; Western, Mr. S. G. Bellamy; Yorkshire, Mr. M. A. Hargreaves; North Western, Mr. S. T. Ireland: South Wales, Mr. A. E. Brewer; West Midland, Mr. W. H. Austin; London and Home Counties, Mr. C. C. Hutchinson.
Obituary
WE regret to record the death of Mr. V/. F. Ebbs and Mr. W. Wompra.
Mr. Ebbs was transport manager of the Dublin hauliers, Thomas Gray and Co., Ltd., and was treasurer of the Dublin Carriers' Association.
Mr. Wompra was managing director of Overland Services, Ltd., transport operators, of Newport Road, Middlesbrough He was 65.