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Men in the News
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ALD. H. M. tillErn_AND, chairman Of Plymouth Transport Committee, recently received the freedom of the city.
Ma. A. J. Buten has been appointed managing director of Burton and Cole, Ltd., Birmingham, Austin commercial"chicle distributor.
MR. C. M. PLANE, formerly factory representative in Australasia for Norris, Flenty and Gardners, Ltd., has been appointed to the board of that company.
MR. G. A. T. BURDETT has succeeded MR R. J. W. BR1000N as publicity manager of Holophane, Ltd, Mr. Briddon now represents the company in the south-west.
MR. T. W. MORRIS has been appointed assistant secretary of the West Midland division of the Traders' Road Transport Association. He was formerly divisional organizer.
MR. L. P. HADDEN has become director of Wimbledon Motor Works, Ltd., an Austin main dealer. He will be in charge of sales. He was for some years general sales manager of J. Blake and Co., Ltd.
MR. B. SAXBY-HAWKINS, before retiring, has banded over the southern division managership of the National Benzole Co., Ltd., to MR. H. E. ATKINSON, formerly manager of the Sheffield division. MR. I. C. HOLDERNESS has been promoted manager at Sheffield.
MR. W. F. BOLTON, M.S.A .E., M.I.R.T.E., has resigned from the post of maintenance superintendent with the Road Haulage Executive, to enter the Sudan Civil Service. He leaves for Africa. to assume duties in the Mechanical Transport Department, shortly after the Commercial Motor Show. He was previously in Africa as engineer transport officer with the Gold Coast Government Transport.
MR. J. C. GIUDLEY, chairman of the Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd., has been elected chairman and a director of the Vacuum Oil Co. (Ireland), Ltd. MR. H. W. Rom and MR. C. LAWRIE, directors of the Vacuum concern of London, have resigned from the board of the Irish company. MR. C. G. REEVES is to retire and will be succeeded in his capacity of director and manager of the Irish concern by M. G. B. F. COUSENS, until recently automotive lubricants manager of the London company. MR. J. P. REIHILL has joined the Irish board. Ma. P. J. CONNOLLY will continue as a director. MR. M. R. TYRELL, F.C.I.S., formerly accountant and office manager has been appointed secretary to the Vacuum Oil Co. (Ireland), Ltd.
B24 MR. ROBERT WATSON, indLISOial relations officer to the Road Haulage Executive, has been appointed chief personnel officer of the British European Airways Corporation, from October I.
MR. J. C. WAKE, general manager of Burton-on-Trent Transport Department, has been appointed to succeed M. R. EDOLEY COX as general manager at St. Helens. Burton-on-Trent Transport Committee is to invite applications to fill the vacancy.
PARDONS FOR SIX DRIVERS
SIX people who were convicted of exceeding 30 m.p.h. in utility vehicles have been recommended for free pardons by Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, Home Secretary. In the cases concerned, the circumstances are similar to those existing in the case of Blenkin v. Bell.
The High Court decided in that action that when a vehicle which could be used for carrying passengers or goods and had a carrier's licence, was not in fact transporting goods, the conditions of the carrier's licence, including the observance of the 30 m.p.h. speed limit, did not apply.
550-MILE RUN WITH WOOL
THE first large-scale movement of wool by road in Australia was completed recently when three Leyland Comet articulated vehicles and a Leyland Hippo lorry arrived in Fremantle, after covering 550 miles from Leonora, in the North Coolgardie goldfields, in 24 hours travelling time. They delivered over 300 bales.
The journey was undertaken because rail services were not available through a strike in the metal trade. It demonstrated the value of road transport in the out-back country, already substantiated by the haulage of live cattle in Queensland.