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27th March 1959, Page 36
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Coe. E. G. OUTFIELD has been re-elected chairman of the Portsmouth Section of the Traders Road Transport Association.

MR. R. W. HONEYWELL has become Leicester area representative for Crofts (Engineers), Ltd., manufacturers of power transmission equipment.

MR. ARCHIBALD LAW has been appointed transport manager of Hamilton Co-operative Society, Ltd., in succession to MR. JAMES WILSON.

MR. F. T. CHEEK has been elected chairman of the Isle of Wight Sub-area of the Road Haulage Association. Vicechairman is MR. M. S. CROUCHER.

MR. J. T. MAST ER I ON. managing director of Brown Brothers, Ltd., since 1951, has now been appointed to the additional office of deputy chairman of the Brown Brothers' Group.

MR. J. DELICATE has been re-elected chairman of the Coventry Area of the Traders' Road Transport Association, with MR. K. P. BEARD as vice-chairman. MR. P. MOORE is secretary.

MR. REGINALD GEORGE GROUT, chairman and managing direetor of the General Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., will succeed Maj.-Gen. G. N. Russell as president of the Institute of Transport.

Ma. JOHN H. Warrs. for many years managing director of the United Transport Co., Ltd., has now succeeded the late MR. Guy BOWN as chairman. MR. ARTHUR J. WAITS becomes vicechairman, and the new managing director is MR. D. LLOYD JONES.

Ma. E. SELLARS. area accountant at Derby for the Kennings Motor Group. has become assistant manager for Kennings. Ltd., at the Leadmill Road, Sheffield. depot. MR. E. R. FrIHIAN, formerly trade sales representative, is now commercial-vehicle sales manager at Leadrnill Road.

MR. LESUE J. Cox has become chief of the public relations department of Wolf Electric Tools, Ltd. He joined the company 13 years ago and has been successively manager of the export, home sales and publicity departments. MR. EDWARD PlerrEasoN has been appointed technical liaison officer for the company. He joined .Wolf in 1956 as technical and market research adviser.

MR. R. G. Storm has been appointed chief designer of the commercial vehicle division of the Austin Motor Co., Ltd. MR. F. M. LINC.OLN has become chief designer for Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd. He was previously chief developrrrent engineer. MR_ H. W. NOBLE is now chief experimental engineer for . the British Motor Corporation's commercial vehicle division, and MR. L. AINSLEY is chief proving engineer. MR. P. H. LEYTON has been appointed director of engineering of Black and Decker, Ltd.

Ma. J. E. GRIFFITHS has been elected chairman of the Road Transport Section of .Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, succeeding MR. W. 154CCREADY. Ma. L. J. HOPKINS becomes vice-chairman.

MR. W. M. HEYNES, director and chief engineer of Jaguar Cars, Ltd., has been awarded the 1958 James Clayton prize of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers for his contribution to the design of the modern vehicle.

MR. F. Gatutoori was last week elected chairman of the livestock hauliers' functional group of the Road Haulage Association, in succession to MR. L. DUGDALE. MR. E. E. WITCHARD, MR. E. W. WATTS and MR. S. PEERS were elected vice-chairmen.

BRIG. R. F. E. STONEY, deputy directorgeneral of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. has become director-general, following the retirement of M A.I. -GEN. B. K. YOUNG. MR. R. F. E. Hownao-Hoofies, head of the Public Safety Division, succeeds Brig; Stoney.

Ma. W. R. R FES DAVIES, MP., has been elected president of the National Conference of Road Transport Clearing Houses. Vice-presidents are MR. J. F. ARCHBOLD. MR, H. FIRTH and MR. JOHN MILLER. Area chairmen elected are: London and Home Counties. MR. A. G. LAVERS; North Eastern, MR. S. MARSH; North Western, MR. M AURICE KavE; East Midland, MR. J. E. KIRBY; West Midland. MR. H. T. EYRE,