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MR. M. H. LAWSON has resigned his directorship of Venner Accumulators.
THE EARL OF VERULAM has agreed to succeed his father as chairman of Sterns, Ltd., and Sternol, Ltd.
MR. F. S. TE•tomAs has joined Victor Electrics. Ltd., as sales manager. He was formerly with Brush Coachwork. Ltd.
MR. F. B. DIXON, purchase manager. has been appointed a director of Briggs Motor Bodies, Ltd. He replaces the late Mr. J. E. McIntosh • MR. FRANK COYLE has been appointed national secretary of the passenger workers' group of the Transport and General Workers' Union. • MR. HENRY MCKAY, deputy manager of Preston Transport Department, will retire at the end of this month after 44i years' service. He has spent 47 years in passenger transport.
MR. A. E. J. HARRISON has been elected chairman of Region 9 of the National Tyre Distributors' Association. His appointment will take effect on May 24. MR. D. M. KEOGH will continue as regional secretary.
MR. ALLEN K. DICKENS has been transferred from the Bradford works of Hepworth and 0randage, Ltd., to take charge of piston production in New. Zealand by the new allied ,cornpanY. Associated Engineering (N.Z.), Ltd., Auckland.
MR. GEORGE WANSBOROUGH has decided not to offer himself for' re-election to the board of Jowett Cars, Ltd., Bradford, at the annual meeting. on April' 4. . MR. HARRY WOODHEAD, managing director, has been appointed to succeed him as chairman. MR. A. F.' JOPLING, A.C.A., has joined the board and will shortly take up an executive position with the company.
MAJOR H. E. ALDINGTON and MR. A. A. E. MORGAN represent the British Road Federation on a committee formed to study traffic engineering in relation to this country. MR. D. R. LAMB and MR. G. F. SINCLAIR represent he Institute of Transport; Ma. J. S. KILLICK and L-r.-Cot.. S. MAYNARD A32 LOVELL. the Institution of Highway Engineers; MR. B. 0. MASSE, the International Road Federation; MR. L. F. DYER and L-r.-CoL. D. C. MCLAGAN. the Road Traffic Study Group; and MR. R. B. HOUNSFIELD, London University.
MR. P. FLETCHER ha S been elected chairman of the Plymouth division of the Motor Agents' Association.
MR. G. H. B. WILSON, C.B.E., managing director of Raleigh Industries, Ltd., has been elected president of the Motor and Cycle Trades Benevolent Fund. He succeeds MR. H. G. HENLY.
Ma. F. E. NORTH has been appointed representative for Henley's Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., in the West Central, West and South-west postal districts of London. Formerly he was with Simmonds Aerocessories, Ltd.
BUS OWNERS KILLED
IT is reported that Mr. Ivor Jones, Mr. William Jones and Mr. Brinley Jones, of , Abertillery, members of Jones Omnibus,zLtd.„were killed in last Sunday's .air disaster at Sigginston, Glamorgan. The company operates in Monmouthshire.
HEAVY HAULAGE GAZETTEER
HE annal report of the heavy haul 'age age group of the Road Haulage Association states that a gazetteer has been prepared with addresses, telephone numbers, •names of people to contact, and the type of work undertaken by members of the group.