PEOPLE IN THE NEWS William Chaplin, of Crane Fruehauf Trailers
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Ltd., the man responsible for the design of some of the largest load-carrying vehicles in the world, has retired from his position as Crane Fruehauf's technical director because of ill-health. Mr. Chaplin, who is 62. joined the company, then Cranes (Dereham) Ltd., in 1920 at the age of 16 as an apprentice in the Dereham, Norfolk, works.
D. P. McKenna of Buxted Chicken Co. Ltd., Sutton Benger, was elected chairman and E. W. R. Scattergood, of Wiltshire Farmers Ltd., Melksham, vice-chairman of the TRTA Wiltshire area.
Kenneth M. Eaton, director and general supply manager of Vauxhall Motors Ltd., is retiring on January 31 after 36 years with the company. He will be succeeded as general supply manager by Ralph May who has been the company's purchasing manager since 1964.
John Lowry, 54-year-old heavy haulage driver with Pickfords Ltd., has been elected president of the Scottish Commercial Motormen's Association. Peter Talbot, 49, National organizer of the union, has been appointed assistant general secretary. He replaces James Barrie, who gave up the post due to ill-health. J. A. McMullen. has been elected chairman of the Traders' Co-ordinating Committee on Transport in succession to J. W. Bannard. S. C. Bond and L. A. Castleton were elected vice-chairmen. Mr. McMullen is transport officer of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., chairman of the traffic committee of the Chemical Industries Association, and a member of the Transport Users Consultative Committee for London. Mr. Bond is controller of transport of Stewarts and Lloyds Ltd.. and Mr. Castleton is chief transport officer of the Metal Box Co. Ltd.
Officers elected at RHA East Midland subarea annual general meetings are: Lincoln: Chairman, G. Forman, Forman Brothers Ltd., Lincoln; vice-chairmen, T. Taylor, J. Kime and Son Ltd., Lincoln; and S. Leaning, W. Leaning Sons and Co., Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. Northampton: Chairman, C. J. Haynes, Sherington Haulage Co. Ltd., Bucks.; vice-chairmen, F. W. Randall, F. W. Randall and Son, Northampton; and R. A. Smith, C. H. Smith and Sons Ltd., Bucks. Newark: Acting Chairman, A. Dickens, J. R. Marriott (Collingharn) Ltd., Newark. Notts.; vice-chairman, J. B. Hempsall, Hempsall and Sons (Contractors) Ltd., Notts.
A. J. Hammett, traffic manager at Fort Dunlop, Birmingham. has retired after nearly 30 years with the company. Mr. Hammett has represented Dunlop on the TRTA and is also a member of the Industrial Transport Association, of whose Birmingham division he is a former chairman. J. H. Richardson has been appointed a director of Yorkshire Woollen District Transport Co. Ltd., and of Hebbk Motor Services Ltd., and has been elected chairman of both companies in succession to R. W. Birch, who has resigned from the boards.
Fred W. Davies, managing director, York Trailer Co., is on a four-week, round-the-world export sales tour.
Arthur Mitchell has been appointed company transport manager of Security Express Ltd., a member of the De Le Rue Group. He was previously transport manager of Tunnel Refineries Ltd., of Greenwich and a transport officer with the Tanganyika and Malayan Police.
J. Rostron, Grimsby Cleethorpes transport manager, has been elected to serve on the Association of Municipal Corporations highways and transport committee.