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MR. J. T. G. MILNE has been appointed general sales manager of S. Smith and Sons (Radiomobile), Ltd.
MR. G. BENHAM has been appointed manager of sales production co-ordination of the North British Rubber Co., Ltd.
, Ma. H. PARKER, chief engineer of Birmingham Transport Department, has been appointed deputy general manager. He will continue as chief engineer.
MR. C. HORNBY, Scottish manager of Henley's Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., has retired. MR. L YouNG, formerly Bristol manager, has succeeded him.
MR. A. N. SCURRAH will act as general manager of Bradford Transport Department until MR. C. T. HGMPIDGE, of Rochdale, takes up the appointment on May I.
H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH has consented to become president of the Automobile Association. This office was previously held by the late DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE MR. A. W. ADLTN, secretary, and MR. C. E. GALLEY, sales operating manager of the Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., have completed 30 years' service with the company.
MR. W. E. Huarr, who was for 10 years vice-chairman of Bristol Industries, Ltd., has succeeded the late CAPT. C. V. WILLS as chairman. MR. A. F. WILLS, who has been a director for 25 years, is the new vice-chairman.
Ma. R. C. EYLEY, of Dinnington, near Sheffield, whose haulage business has been nationalized, is sailing for Australia at the end of this month. With his family, he is taking MR. H. Small, who was Mr. Eyley's spare-time fitter.
SIR HENRY WILSON SMITH has been elected a director of the Vocuum Oil Co., Ltd. He has joinedthe board. as one of the representatives of Powell, Duff ryn, Ltd., which, in partnership with the Socony-Vacuum Co.. of New York, . now jointly owns the concern.
Ma_ Eworr A. EVANS, M.I.Mech.E., F.R.I.C. chief chemist of the Wakefield group Of companies, has -retired. He joined C. C. Wakefield and Co., Ltd., in 1915 and did pioneer work in the use of metallic soaps in hydrocarbon oils. A past-president of the Institute of Petroleum. he is now chairman of the Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Consequent upon his retirement, the following appointments to the group are announced: MR. G. H. THORNLEY, M.Sc., F.Inst.Pet., group technical manager; MR. P. W. L. Gos§uNG, B.Sc., F.Inst.Pet., group laboratory manager; MR. J. S. ELuorr, M.A., group research chemist; /44. N. E. F. HITCHCOCK, B.Sc., •M.Tnst.Pet., group development chemist.
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MR. G. T. BELL has been appointed managing director of Weldall and Assembly, Ltd., a company recently acquired by the Triplex Safety Glass Co., Ltd.
Ma. J. L. VINCENT, special representative of the Avon India Rubber Co., Ltd., has been appointed manager of the company's original equipment department.
MR. S. W. Gooney, publicity manager of A.C.V. Saks, Ltd., has retired after 41 years' service in the commercial vehicle industry. In 1909 he joined the former London General Omnibus Co. at its Walthamstow factory and, after
studying at several art schools, took up publicity and advertising. In 1919 Mr. Goodey took charge of the advertising section of the newly formed sales department of the Associated Equipment Co.. Ltd. The company had been formed in 1912 with staff drawn from the L.G.O.C. works at Walthamstow. In 1926, five years after he had started the company's house organ, "A.E.C. Gazette," he became publicity manager. Mr. Goodey was responsible for staging some 30 exhibition stands. To mark his retirement, he was entertained to luncheon by the directors.