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MR. R. Astiwoarn, a well-known Rochdale haulier, has been elected a local councillor. He is a Liberal.
Mr. STANLEY S. DAWES has been elected president of the Institute of the Motor Industry for the 10th time in succession.
MR. E. CARS has become works director of the Turner Manufacturing Co., Ltd. MR. B. F. BROWN is now commercial director.
MR. F. SK ETCHLEY, Who has since 1931 been consumer trade sales superintendent in Northamptonshire of ShellMex and B.P., Ltd., has retired.
MR. ARTHUR WHI SION is to become service manager of the Central African Transport Co., Ltd., Blantyre, Nyasaland. He has been studying at the Perkins school.
MR. B. T. BENNErr has been elected chairman of the South Wales Division of the Traders' Road Transport Association. The vice-chairman is MR. R. S. WALSH.
MR. STUART EDEN-SMITI4 has joined the Nightingale Engineering Co., Ltd., to handle sales of Atkinson vehicles. He was previously with the Sentinel and Leyland companies.
MR. H. F. SANDERSON has been elected chairman of the Yorkshire Section of the Institute of Transport. The vicechairmen are Ma. W. H. VINE, MR. H. N. TUFF and MR. A. J. BUSHELL.
MR. E. J. MELVILLE. has been appointed southern regional manager. and MR. J. M. ANDERSON Scotland and Northern Ireland regional manager of the A.E.I. Lamp and Lighting Co., Ltd.
Ma. A. J. ROMER, a director of the A.C.V. Group, is to visit India to advise the Indian Government on the development of that countrff motor industry. His itinerary will include Delhi. Madras and Calcutta.
MR. C. COLLINS (Collins Express Parcels Service) has been appointed chairman of the West Midland Area of the Road Haulage Association, with MR. J. H. MALE (J. Male and Son) as deputy chairman.
Aso. J. R. LINDSAY has been appointed deputy chairman of the North-Western Licensing Authority for Public Service Vehicles. He succeeds MR. F. J. V. SANDBACH, who has resigned for health reasons.
MR. A. L. BAGLEY (Littlewood's Mail Order Stores, Ltd.) was last week elected chairman of the Merseyside and North Wales Division of the Traders' Road Transport Association. MR. E. WYNN ROBERTS (David Jones and Co.. Ltd.) was elected vice-chairman and MR. G. T. POLLARD (Pollard and Critchley, Ltd.) honorary treasurer.
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MR. STANLEY HUGH ES, managing director of S. Hughes, Ltd., Bradford, sailed yesterday in the " Queen Mary" for America. He will return via Spain.
MR. E. W. POWELL, formerly London sales manager of Guy Motors, Ltd., has been appointed a vehicle sales executive of the Marston Motor CO., Ltd.
MR. B. R. A. 11 OM FRAY DAVIES, managing director of MetropolitanCammell Weymann, Ltd., and of Weymann's, Ltd., is leaving the industry. MR. R. M, COI E, assistant managing director of M.C.W., will take over from Mr. Homfray Davies as managing director of that company cm May 1.
Ma. A. G. M ARSDEN, transport adviser to the board of Unilever, Ltd., has been elected a councillor of the International Road Federation. He is. president of the Commission of Transport Users of the International Chamber of Commerce, and chairman of the transport users' policy committee of the Federation of British Industries.
MR. T. T. SHEPH ARD, rolling stock engineer (road services) of London Transport, retires tomorrow. He started his career with the London General concern in 1924_ His successor is MR. K. G. SHAVE, at present north-cast divisional engineer, central road services. He is a son of the late MR. GEORGE SHAVE, former chief engineer and operating manager of London General.
NEW MEMBERS FOR LONDON COMMITTEE
SEVEN new members have been appointed to the Transport Users Consultative Committee for the London Area. The committee have now entered their third term of office. Mr. J. Fitzgerald is chairman.
The new members are: Mrs. A. E.
O'Connor (London Co operative Society); Mr. H. T. Parkin (director of Lep Transport, Ltd., and other companies); Mr. H. Pearce (traffic manager, Electrolux, Ltd.); Mr. A. R. Akers (Confederation of Health Service Employees); Mr. R. Edmonds (London County Council); Ald, H. W. Turner (Tottenham Borough Council), and Mr, E. W. Arkle (chief commercial manager, London Midland Region, British Railways).
ONE-MAN-BUS DRIVER ASKED TO RESIGN
MEMBERS of the local branch of the Transport and General Workers' Union have asked for the resignation of their chairman, Mr. W. Deary, who has volunteered to drive the first oneman bus which the Eastern Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd., have introduced in the Cromer area.
In spite of an assurance by the company, the branch members fear redundancy. An Eastern Counties spokesman said they were short of conductors at most of their depots.