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MR. CHARLES A. HERBERT, claims superintendent of Leicester City Transport, has retired after 46 years' service.
MR. J. A. HoLmEs is to leave the board of Carmo (Holdings), Ltd., and it is proposed to pay him £5,000 compensation.
MR. CHARLES A. BURTON, former sales manager of Sciaky Electric Welding Machines, Ltd., joins the A.R.O. Machinery Co., Ltd., on June 1.
MR. CECIL GARSTANG, chief assistant general manager of Thomas Cook and Son, Ltd., has joined the board of International Motor Coach Tours, Ltd., who run tours for Cook's on the Continent.
MR. A. F. R. CARLING has been elected chairman of the Public Transport Association upon the retirement of MR. T. R. Williams. Vice-chairmen for the ensuing year are MR. R. •E. CHISWELL and Ma. R. J. ELLERY..
MR. L. G. T. FARMER, joint managing director of The Rover Co., Ltd., has been elected president of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Farmer is also chairman of the Chamber's general purposes and building committees.
MR. R. N. INGRAM was last week re-elected national chairman by the newly appointed national council of the Road Haulage Association. National vice-chairmen appointed were: MR. H. H. CROW, MR. D. 0. GOOD, MR. J. B. MITCHELL and MR. N. T. O'REILLY.
MR. M. F. EVINGTON has been appointed Manchester district manager of the India Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., MR. D. EARNSHAW is the company's Plymouth manager. MR. D. HEwrrr is now representative for Stirlingshire, and MR. F. A. BLOOMER will cover the north Lincolnshire area.
MR. J. PICKERING has been elected chairman of the Humberside section of the Institute of Transport. Senior vicechairman is MR. G. M. NEWBERRY, junior vice-chairman, MR. R. A. GALE. Treasurer and Secretary, respectively, are MR. F. F. PORTER and MR. J. R. FEWLASS.
MR. G. W. QUICK SMITH has been appointed Adviser (Special Projects) by the British Transport Commission. Formerly he was on the management board of British Road Services. Mr. Quick Smith first became associated with the road haulage industry in 1935, after a period in the shipping world.
MR. CHICHESTER MILES has succeeded MR. JASPER FRANKENBURG as president of the Federation of British Rubber and Allied Manufacturers. MR. W. E. PRIOR and MR. J. W. MANN, earlier reported to have been elected chairman and vicechairman respectively of the F.B.R.A.M. in fact hold these offices in the British Mechanical Rubber Manufacturers' Association.
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MR. E. G. SMETHURST has been appointed truck tyre replacement manager of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd.
INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT VICEPRESIDENTS
VICE-PRESIDENTS of the Institute of Transport, elected to serve from October 1 are: Mr. A. F. R. Carling, an executive of the British Electric Traction Co., Ltd.; Mr. H. H. Crow, chairman and managing director of the Crow Carrying Co., Ltd.; Lord Douglas of Kirtleside, chairman, British European Airways; Mr. K. W. C. Grand, British Transport Commission; Sir Brian Robertson, chairman British Transport Commission and Mr. G. F. Sinclair, British Road Services.
. It was announced earlier that Mr. R. G. Grout, chairman and managing director of The General Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., had been elected as president of the Institute from October 1.
TRENT AND BARTON WANT FARE INCREASES
THE East Midland Traffic Commissioners will hear applications by the Trent Motor Traction Co., Ltd., Derby, and Barton Transport, Ltd., Chilwell, for fare increases, at Nottingham on June 12. The companies seek to increase concession fares and those at present below the average.
They have stated that although a considerable number of services would be affected, fares would be raised only where they are too low under present conditions of operation. Many fares would remain unchanged as no general increase is being sought.
OBITUARY
WE regret to announce the death of Mr. Alan Piggott. Mr. Piggott joined Simms Motor Units, Ltd., in 1933 as personal aide to the present chairman, Mr. G. E. Liardet, and continued with the sales division until 1947, when he was appointed sales manager. Early 41 1957 Mr. Piggott became publicity manager, a position which he held until his death.