Executive Members Reappointed

26th September 1952, Page 70

26th September 1952

Page 70

Page 70, 26th September 1952 — Executive Members Reappointed

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CHAIRMEN and members of Executives of the British Transport

Commission whose appointments expire on September 30, have been reappointed for a further year. They include Lord Latham, chairman of the 'London Transport Executive, Mr. John Cliff, Mr. A. H. Grainger, Mr. L. C. Hawkins and Mr. A, B. B. Valentine, full-time members, and Lord Williams, part-time member.

Those affected on the Road Haulage Executive are Maj.-Gen. G. N. Russell, chairman, Mr. C. Barrington, Mr. H. E. Clay and Mr. A. Henderson (fulltime members) and Mr. H. T. Duffield and •Mr. P. J. A. Tapp (part-time members). The appointment of Mr. G. F..Sinclair,,a full-time member of the R.H.E., still has some time to run.

The Road Passenger Executive will be wound up on September 30.

M.P.s CROSS SWORDS ON DENATIONALIZATION

THE growth of C licences since 1948 was a reflection of the dissatisfaction felt by industry towards British Road Services, said Mr. J. R. Bevins, M.P., at the first meeting in the 195253 session of the Manchester Area of the Institute of Traffic Administration. He set out to prove that denationalization would not burden the taxpayer and that privately owned road transport would aid British industry.

Replying. Mr. Will Nally, M.P., explained that the low profits Shown on the B.R.S. balance sheets for the period 1948-51 were in the main caused by the war. Between 1939 and 1945, hauliers made little or no capital expenditure and sooner or later new vehicles and equipment had to be purchased. This task fell upon B.R.S.

" Who is going to buy the vehicles which will be put up for sale—the exServiceman or a , great combine, such as Littlewoods or Pickfords? I suggest that there is no such thing as private enterprise," Mr. Nally declared.

. The Government of Mysore has decided to take, for the State road transport department, the monopoly on six bus routes radiating from Bangalore, with effect from October 1.

Men in the News

MR. W. BRADLEY has been appointed Midland garage equipment sales representative of Crypton Equipment, Ltd.

MR. A. B. DAVIDSON,

has resigned his position of director, traffic manager and secretary of Mienway, Ltd.

MR. J. S. F. POLLITZER was last week re-elected chairman of the vehicles committee and Ma. G. T. POLLARD was elected chairman of the highways committee of the National Road Transport Federation. Mr. Pollitzer represents the Road Haulage Association and Mr. Pollard the Traders' Road Transport Association.

MR. WILLIAM LEESE has been appointed general manager of East Midland Motor Services, Ltd., in succession to MR. GEORGE BRooK, who has become-general manager of the North Western Road Car Co., Ltd. Mr. Leese has spent some 26 years in passenger transport and was previously traffic manager of East Midland. Before joining this concern, he was assistant traffic manager of North Western.

MR. A. W. GaDococe, F.C.I.S., is to relinquish, on September 30, the secretaryship of the Western Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd. He has held the office since 1946, in conjunction with other appointments at B.E.T. headquarters. The board has decided to make the office of secretary local and MR. GEORGE ALEXANDER, C.A., the company's accountant, has been appointed to succeed Mr. Groocock. The registered office will be transferred on October 1 from Stratton House, London. W.1, to Ely, Cardiff. MR. H. W. HUMAN, -managing director of Smith's Electric Vehicles, Ltd., was recently interviewed on the Canadian radio in connectionwith the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Several large dairies are introducing N.C.B. battery-electric vehicles to replace horses.

MR. D. P. MARTIN has been recommended for appointment by Wolverhampton Corporation, next Monday, as transport engineer and deputy general manager of the transport department. He is chief engineer-and chief assistant of Nottingham Transport Department. The vacancy 'at Wolverhampton has occurre4 through the appointment of MR. E G. A. SINGLETON as general manager at Burton-on-Trent.

CLLR. R. C. WERRETT, chairman of Derby Transport Committee, has been elected chairman of the Municipal Passenger Transport Association for the coming year. Other officials elected at the annual conference last week were: MR. G. A. CHERRY (general manager, Birkenhead), vice-president; Aeo. W. BRADLEY, honorary treasurer; MR. J. ATKINSON, honorary solicitor; and Ma. C. E. Gancsote,rtonorary auditor. The area representatives elected to the council were: MR. W. M. LITTLE, MR., F. S. TAYLOR, MR. R. C. MOORE, MR. R. A. FEARNLEY, MR. W. H. SMITH and ALD. E. N. SELBY.