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regret to record the deaths of Mr. V Y F. Curren, Mr. F. Y, Frazer, Mr. J. R. Green, Mr. N. Horsburgh, Mr, J. H. Pegg, Mr. W. T. Fitter and Mr. G. Reyner, Snr.
Mr. Currell, a North Shields (Northumberland) haulage contractor, has died at the age of 74. He started business with a horse and cart and built up a fleet of 14 motor vehicles.
Mr. Fraier, Aberdeen Corporation transport manager, died recently at his home in Aberdeen. After experience with Metropolitan-Vickers in Manchester and Sheffield, he joined the Manchester transport department and became general manager. He was appointed manager of Lincoln transport department in 1951. and two years later took charge at Aberdeen.
Mr. Green, of Aberdeen, who operated a haulage contractor's business, died in hospital. Ile retired last February. After First World War service with the Army, he resumed his haulage business, but gave it up to serve in the last War. He returned to the business on demobilization and carried on until his retirement.
Mr. Horsburgh, of Travebank, Barry, nr. Dundee. who died recently after a long illness, was chairman of David Horsburgh Ltd., haulage contractors, until the firm was nationalized in 1950. He was a E.I.Mech.E.
Mr. Pegg. chairman of the Mansfield sub-area of the Road Haulage Association and founder of J. H. Pegg Ltd., of Mansfield, has died at the age of 57. Mr.
Pegg began a parcels collection and delivery service in Mansfield just before the last war.
Mr. Fitter, founder of the Southampton haulage company of Pitter Bros. Ltd., died suddenly on Boxing Day, aged 82. He started on his own in 1905 with a horse and van and following the purchase in 1915 of a steam wagon carried passengers as well as freight over a wide area. In the early '20s the passenger side of the business was dropped and all efforts directed towards building up the haulage side. At the time of nationalization in 1949 some 30 vehicles were operated. With denationalization Mr. .Fitter returned to haulage and today Fitter Bros. Ltd. is a sizeable and progressive concern. A coaching interest, acquired in 1949, operates under the fleet name of Coliseum Coaches. Although Mr. Fitter officially retired in 1939, having turned over the running of the business to his three sons, he continued to take a lively and active interest in its affairs right up to his death
Mr. Reyner, who was managing direc tor and founder of Geoffrey Reyner Ltd., of Manchester, died on Christmas Day. He had been in road haulage nearly all his working life, starting business in 1933 as an owner-driver under Moss Nook Haulage Co. He later became a director of H. Swain and Co. Ltd., of Manchester and Hull, and he worked for B.R.S. for a short period during nationalization. In 1950 he started business on his own as a transport clearing house. Mr. Reyner's two sons are directors of the company, which will continue to operate.