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MR. C. W. KELSEY has been elected president of the Purchasing Officers' Association.
MR. H. W. ADAMS, M.I.M.E., has been appointed sales manager of Alma Garages (Bristol), Ltd., West of England Foden and Midland vehicle distributor.
MR. J. CROSSLEY has become special representative in Lancashire of the Davies Tyre Co., Ltd. He was until recently with the Henley concern.
PROF. G. C. THOhlPSON has been elected president of the Institute of Metals, and Mm. C. J. P. BALL and PROF. G. V. RAYNOR vice-presidents.
MR. H. R. CAULFIELD GILES. Minst.T.. has been elected chairman of the Traders' Traffic Conference for the 13th successive year. MR. W. INGLESON has been re-elected vice-chairman and MR. A. W. H. BOWLER, treasurer.
MR. PETER ShWM has been succeeded as chairman of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers by MR. J. W. C. HEDGES. Ill health prevented Mr. Smyth from continuing in office. Mr. Hedges is assistant chief engineer of the Special Traffics (Pickfords) Division of th4 Road Haulage Executive.
MR. ROBERT TAYLOR, general manager of Dundee Transport Department, is to retire next January. He has spent 44 years with the corporation, 30 of them in the transport department. The transport convener is to recommend that the corporation engage a consultant to cover the remaining period of Mr. Taylor's service.
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MR. F. D. FRANCIS has been appointed sales representative of Brake Linings, Ltd., covering the counties of Yorks, Northumberland and Durham, whilst MR. K. G. W. Porrs will be sales representative in Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
OBITUARY \V
E regret to record the death of Ma. JOHN PATT1SSON, chairman of the Municipal Agency, Ltd. At the time of his death, on October 13, Mr. Pattisson was engaged in organizing the Public Works and Municipal Services Exhibition, of which he was the founder. He was 66,
BIG "ELECTRIC" EXPERIMENT
THE potentialities of battery-electric tractors, designed to replace horses, were shown at a demonstration held by the Railway Executive at Hull this week. Twelve prime movers and a number of trailers are taking part in a large-scale experiment in collection and delivery work.
Women older than 65 and men over 70 are to be allowed to travel free on Birmingham Transport Department's vehicles between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., except on Saturdays and Sundays.