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. MR.JAMES R. WOODCOCK. deputy chairman of Morris Motors, Ltd...has been .appointed a director of the British Motor Corporation, Ltd..
MR. S. W. KALLEND has become executive assiStant to the-managing director, of fledge Bros. (Britain); Ltd., and Chrysler Motors, Ltd. For many years he was -a director arid secretary of Briggs, Mot ot Bodies, Ltd:
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Mk. ,G. ELEV. has succeeded SIR .RONALD MA3-1-HEWS as chairman of the Brush Group, Lid. MR. MILES I3EEVOR is IlOW cleputY .chairman and joint managing .director, and Mk; IAN 'T. Mokkow joint -managing. director.
MR. A. V. LOVE has been re-elected chairman of the Humberside Section of the Institute of Transport. and MR. S. CHARITY and M. J. PICKERING vicechairmen. Mk. S. A. FiNNts was newly elected a vice-chairman. LIEUT. CDR. L. 0. PRICE has been elected chairman of the Merseyside Section.
MR. GEORGE Msk.KAy. chief engineer of United Automobile Services, Ltd., has. become chairman of the northeastern centre of the automobile division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in succession to MR. J. L. HEkwoisist, of Hepworth and Grandage, Ltd. MR. H. GLEDHILL continues as honorary secretary.
MR. K. A. G. Hots-r, of Cambridge, won first prize, and Ms. C. P. STEPHENSON, Lincoln, second prize, for their designs of single-deck airport coaches in the 1956 drawing and handicraft competitions of the Institute of British Carriage and Automobile Manufacturers. MR. S. R. JACKSON, Southall, took first prizeand MR. R. G. BIRT, Cambridge, second prize for their designs of mobile grocery shops in another section of the competitions. ,
. MR. -FRANK S. MARSHALL has been appointed a director of Bart and Wallace Arnold Trust, Ltd.
SIR JOHN URE PRIMROSE has succeeded SIR ANDREW MURRAY as chairman of the Scottish Motor Traction CO.; Ltd.
MR. ALFRED WRIGHT, CC/TUVE-IS.' southern area representative of Auster, Ltd., has joined Evomasties, Ltd., as senior sales representative for the-southeastern area.
-MR. W. H. ATKINSON has succeeded MR. A. L. WATERFALL as chairman of the Leeds centre of the Institute of the Motor Industry. Mr. Waterfall is now deputy Chairman.
MR. R. S. HEATON has succeeded MR. R. ATKINS as chairman of the Northwestern (Western) Area of the Road Haulage Association. Vice-chairmen arc Mk. R. S. HARRISON, MR. C. H. WILLETTS and MR. J. H. CRUTCHLEY.
MIDLAND TRANSPORT BOARD?
THE possibility of the formation of a West Midland Transport Board on the lines of London 'Transport was mentioned by Mr. W. Perkins at a meeting of Oakengates Urban District Council, last week. He said that such a scheme had been mooted. He thought it would solve many problems which local authorities were encountering.
40 TIGER CUBS FOR SOUTHDOWN
FORTY Leyland Tiger Cubs have been ordered by Southdown Motor Services, Ltd.. for London services and private-hire and excursion work. They will have 41-scat bodies, central entrances, two roof lights and publicaddress systems,
Tiger Cub buses used by the company average 13.61 m.p.g. and coach models 15.17 m.p.g.
External Sign of
Filter BlockageHE value of an efficient lubricating
]. oil filtering system is -often wasted by the operator continuingto run a vehicle after the •-filter has become blocked, and a devicewhich shows that the element is clogged has obvious advantages.
This was pointed out to G. A. Firkins, Ltd., Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove, by a well-known engine maker, and a modified form of by-pass was developed by the concern to show when the valve wits operating. -If oil continues to be by-passed when. theengine is operating at a normal working temperature, the heed for filter cleaning is indicated.
A conventional spring-loaded valve having a stem that extends through a synthetic-rubber seal in the retaining cap, is used. When oil is being bypassed the stem moves outwards and gives a visual indication that the valve is in operation. The cap could be fitted with an electrical contact switch actuating a warning device in the cab.
Contamination by sludge from a filter sump is avoided by locating the valve above the main chamber. All the filters of the Firkins Firtop range are now available with attachment flanges to British Standards specifications.
An important feature of the filters is the use for the elements of porous sintered metal. having a guaranteed pore size, which provides a large filtering capacity with a small bulk. The original elements have an indefinitely long life, cleaning being performed by back-flushing with a solvent. The cases and filter heads are of light alloy.
".TRACTORS FOR LOQGING "
A LTHQUGH the demand for logging tn. tractors is comparatively limited in this country, "Tractors for 'Logging," published by the Stationery Office for the Ministry of Agriculture, is of particular interest to tractor makers in this country who seek to expand their overseas trade.
By considering the conditions which obtain in the many logging areas of the world and collating this information with the characteristics of tractors of different types. and power, some approach can be.made to the kinds of equipment demanded in the chief logging areas of the world.
The book is full of practical technical data that would be difficult to find without extensive research. The price of the book is 10s.