One Hears
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• Of many a man making plans about his post-war post.
That some fear there may be a post-war-post war.
That post-war industry will reap great benefits from plastic " surgery " ' 0 That appetite may come up to scratch but to meet it apatite. has to go down.
That we may soon be seeing once again lines of motor coaches at British seaside resorts.
That nationalization of the transport industry might mean " dissolution " rather than "solution."
"Why use the term ' linings ' now that brake shoes are practically always ' faced ' with friction material? " 0 That road transport, if given a fair deal, will enable us to get what we want when and where we want it.
That road transport undertakings contribute largely to the country's rates through their business premises, garages, etc. That bread winners cannot carry on without bread carriers. 0 Of many who say that road transport was the thin end of the V.
That an oil-lime-asbestos compound (219) was the chief secret of vehicle waterproofing.
That this material was produced by a British oil company.
That the only British product that has definitely not been in short supply during the war is red tape.
Of the fear that it has become so securely knotted that it will take a lot of untying.
That road transport's tireless service must. not be handicapped by becoming a tyreless one.
Of a driver of a motor lorry being fined for using it with a jagged-edged mudguard which tore a woman's coat.
Of co-operative societies buying up coach, lire-car and funeral-hearse concerns in various parts of the country.
That Philadas is some nut.
That grease cups may, for a time, be almost as scarce as teacups.
Of farm tractors being transported by air from Egypt to Yugoslavia.
Of the influence of V on malleable Al-Mg alloys—we know what it hid on us.
Of some local authorities much in arrears with their payments to transport contractors.
The query :—" Will the Government continue to ration the people to fit 7-ft. 6-in. buses? "