_By. The Hawk
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r-ILLR. H. T. BUTTRESS paid a back-handed compliment to the West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd., and YorkVest Yorkshire Services, Ltd., at a meeting of Flaxton Rural )istriet Council. Objecting to a recommendation by the nance committee that no formal objection should be made to he companies' proposed increases in fares, he said, "I realize ow good West Yorkshire are at putting their case over. I mold not have been surprised if the committee had passed the at round."
As if the competition of private cars were not already a ufficient problem, bus operators in York may in the future Lave to withstand rivalry from a water-bus service.
ticky Situations
FHOUSANDS of eggs scattered over the main road near Brough created a skid hazard which was removed only. fter firemen had applied jets of water to the road for more han an hour. A few weeks ago a load of jam was deposited 41 a road in the Midlands and a lorry became hopelessly stuck a it. It had to be retrieved by towing.
A story .I recall with amusement concerns the driver of a iantechnicon who tried to proceed under a railway bridge but recame stuck underneath. His very plausible excuse was that ust as he was halfway under the bridge, a train went across nd diminished the amount of clearance.
Vostaigia
A RIBBLE driver, Mr. Joe Cartmell, who has completed 40 years' service with the company, recalls with nostalgia he bracing days before 1920.
"In those days," be remembers, "passengers often gave us lowers and vegetables."
But he doesn't say from what range.
nexperienced
A YORKSHIRE bus driver, who for the past 23 years has "1. driven also cars, articulated lorries and a 40-ton mobile rane, has been honoured by the Ministry of Transport. At le second attempt he has been passed to ride a moped. He ailed his first test in April through 'lack of road experience."