D.S.Deacon succeeds F.K.Pointon as PRTA chairman
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D. S. Deacon has been elected chairman of the Public Road Transport Association: R. Bailey and N. McDonald become vicechairmen. F. K. Pointon is past chairman. Mr Deacon is chairman of the companies in the southern region of the National Bus Company. He started with Crosville Motor Services Ltd in 1932 and left to join United Automobile Services Ltd in 1950; in 1955 he was appointed traffic manager and additionally assistant general manager. In 1962 he became director and general manager of Wilts and Dorset Motor Services Ltd. Mr Bailey is director and general manager of Lancashire United Transport Ltd. Mr McDonald has been since 1969 general manager of Sheffield Transport.
T. R. V. Rolland, 48, since 1969 an assistant managing director of Freightliners Ltd, has been appointed chief development officer at NFC headquarters. Mr Bolland was appointed manager (Containers and Freightliners), BRB, in 1966, subsequently becoming traffic manager of the Freightliner division when it was formed in 1968.
Trevor H. Thornton will be retiring as managing director of Northern Ireland Carriers Ltd on June 30, after 46 years in transport. He will be succeeded by Tom Ennis, the present general manager but will remain on the board and will be available in a consultative capacity. Mr Thornton, who is 66, has been managing director since the company'sforma tion in 1965 (it is jointly owned by the Northern Ireland Government and the NFC). He was
born in Dublin, joined Pickfords there in 1925 and subsequently rose to area manager in the Isle of Wight. After a spell with the Road Haulage Executive he joined British Water ways, then in 1964 was made managing director of British Roadrailer Services—the
THC company whose development was overtaken by the Freightliner. Also in 1964 he was invited to set up NIC on the basis of the former Ulster Transport Authority's road freight operations.
John Peyton, Minister for Transport Industries, returns from a visit to Madrid tomorrow (Saturday). Mr Peyton is attending the
Ministerial Council of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport which ends today. Mr Peyton is, this year, first vicepresident of the ECMT Council and will be president next year.
Leslie Smith, general manager of Leicester City Transport and a member for the past eight years of the transport committee of the Associated British Chambers of Commerce, has now been elected chairman of this committee. Peter Mason has joined the public relations department of Volkswagen Motors Ltd, taking over the responsibilities of the former press officer. Murray !make, who has joined Ford as chief press officer (commercial vehicles). Mr Mason was formerly with Hodgkinson Partners.
William Holm, 65, possibly Scotland's longest-serving bus driver, has pulled into the terminus for the last time. He started driving as a teenager for Guy Brothers of Aberlady and was at the wheel of the SMT's first Edinburgh-London bus 40 years ago. He now has a part-time job—as a van driver.
Louis P. Ledger, 27, has been promoted to general manager of Heron Service Stations Ltd, a member of the Heron Group of Companies. Mr Ledger will be responsible for the overall day-to-day management of the company's service stations in the U.K.
Ald Terence Harris has been re-elected Chairman of Leicester City Council's transport committee—an office he has held since May 1968.
Robert G. Wood, haulage contractor and coal merchant of Poitknockie, has retired after 40 years service in Banffshire.
N. Gowers has been appointed North West England and Wales sales representative for Magirus Deutz (Great Britain) Ltd, at Middleton, Manchester.
Bert Sherrington,. traffic manager of Fred Davies (St Helens) Ltd, road haulage operator, based at Liverpool Fruit Exchange, has retired after 46 years with the firm, 30 as traffic manager.
Elections
D. H. Mann (A. M. Garage, Selly Oak) has been elected chairman of the West Midland's Birmingham sub-area of the Road Haulage Association; J. W. Blackburn IChambers and Cook Ltd. Bordesley Green), C. R. Fleetwood (W. R. Fleetwood Ltd, Cotteridge) arid J. H. Lowe (A. G. Lowe and Sons Ltd, Hockley) are vice-chairmen; J. W. Blackburn (Chambers and Cook Ltd, Bordesiey Green) and J. H. Lowe (A. G. Lowe and Sons Ltd, Hockleyl secretaries.
Other sub-area elections—
Coventry, Rugby and North Warwickshire: H. Skelton (H. A. Skelton Ltd, Filiongley) chairman; A. J. Applin IA. J. Applin (Cov) Ltd, Dunchurch) and A. Tongue (Richardson Tpt (Coy) Ltd, Coventry) vice-chairmen; P. Mousley secretary.
Dudley: D. Jenkins (W. J. Jenkins and Sons Ltd, Tipton) chairman: T. G. Aston, and J. Flancox (H. Hancox llidg) Ltd. Sedgley) vice-chairmen; G. Hill (Lye Trading Co Ltd Stourbtidge) secretary. Leamington, Stratford and Warwickshire: M. J. Warmington (Millers Transport, Banbury) chairman; G. S. Hobbs LOldhams Livestock Tpt Ltd, Belford) vice-chairman; C. King-Smith (W. inson 80. Son Ltd, Weilesbourne) secretary.
Potteries: R. G. Bassett chairman. J. Harrison, and G. W. Richardson A. T. Richardson & Son, Ltd) vice-chairmen; P. J. McDonald and G. W. Richardson secretaries.
Shropshire: L. Rogers (E. & E. Rogers, Shrewsbury) chairman; J. Jervis {T. A. Jervis Ltd, Wellington), and D. Smith (J. P. Smith & Sons Ltd, Wem) D. N. Morgan (D. & N. Morgan Tpt Ltd, Bishops Castle) vice-chairmen; K. North (Vincent Greenhous (Wellington) Ltd, Kerley), secretary.
South Derbyshire & Burton on Trent: C. F. Laud chairman; J. 0. Lathbuiy (Central Coal. Coke & Iron Co, Swadiincote) and D. M. Shilton vicechairmen G. F. Burt (Granary Haulage Ltd, Burtonon-Trent) secretary.
South Worcestershire and Herefordshire: G. Lamb chairman; A. Mansell, and H. L. Robinson (H. L Robinson Tpt Ltd, Hereford) vice-chairmen; D. Brooks secretary.
Walsall and Cpnnock: F. Brooks (Bedford {Weisel)) Transport Co Ltd) chairman; D. Horton {D. Horton (Walsall) Ltd). vice-chairman; W. H. Smith (S. Jones (Aldridge) Ltd), secretary.
West Bromwich: G. C. Cooper chairman: F. G. S. Hodson vice-chairman: R. Lilley (Hills Transport, Wednesbury) secretary.
Wolverhampton: A. Taylor ICartwrights Tpt Ltd, Wolverhampton) chairman; W. H. May vicechairman: F. Hall (B & W Motors Ltd, Wolverhampton) secretary.
G. C. W. Nabb (Joseph Lucas Ltd) has been elected chairman of the West Midland division of the Freight Transport Association: J. Foster (Chance Bros Ltd) is deputy chairman; G. T. Wood (0KN Screws and Fasteners Ltd) and C. Lynam (Wilkins and Mitchell Ltd) vice-chairmen.
G. E. Brockman (Scottish Milk Marketing Board) has been elected chairman of the Glasgow division of the Industrial Transport Association: vice-chairman is T. McKnight {Allied Suppliers (Scotland) Ltd); secretary A. C. Methven (Freightliners Ltd), treasurer G. Lynn (Croft Bodybuilding and Engineering Co Ltd).
H. Routledge has succeeded R. Wilson as chairman of the Institute of the Furniture Warehousing and Removing Industry; J. Dargavel has been elected vice-chairman, E. Head is treasurer and P. Baillie secretary.
Obituaries
We record with regret the deaths of Reginald Ernest Britton, and Thomas Marshall.
Mr Britton, 76, was founder of Parkers Tours Ltd, of Doncaster. For a number of years he had been in business as a Hull haulage contractor before moving to Doncaster.
Mr Marshall, 50, was a director of Peak Trailers Ltd, of Stockport. He was piloting a Piper Cherokee plane which crashed in the Conway Valley, Snowdonia, while on a flight from Manchester to Cork last Friday.