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MR. T. BARNETT, sales manager of Lawson Pigott Motors, Ltd., has been elected a director.
MR. W. S. MORLEY has been appointed district manager. London area, of the Avon India Rubber Co., Ltd.
MR. Dhwrrr C. GREER, Texan State highway engineer, will be the guest of the British Road Federation from June 20-25.
Mi. D. E. WOOD has been appointed publicity officer of Simms Motor Units, Ltd., and MR. D. REDFEARN, technical publications officer.
MR. R. G. Hutt, manager of the Manchester sales office of the Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd., has retired. His Successor is MR. D. A. CORBETTT HOM ?SON.
MR. JOHN CIUDLAND, managing director of Cridlands, Ltd., Cardiff, is retiring from the coach business because 'of ill health. Sanction for the transfer of his excursion and tour licence to the Western Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd., has been granted.
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH is IO receive EARL HOWE, LORD BROCKET and Lotto McGowaN at Buckingham Palace, today, to be granted the honorary membership of the Institution of Engineering Designers. A diploma and an illuminated addresi will be presented to His Royal Highness.
MR. A. S. BisHop, sales director of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Gt. Britain), Ltd., has been elected chairman of the tyre section of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders for the 12th successive year. From 1933-40 he was chairman of the commercial vehicle tyre section. MR. A. J. B. HEATH has joined Goodyear and has been assigned to special duties in the tyre department.
MR. G. W. QUICK-SM1TH, member of the Board of Management of British Road Services, MR. R. P. BEDDOW, director of the British Electric Traction Co., Ltd., Ma. A. B. Firrohay, general manager of Leeds Transport Department and MR. A. J. PEARSON, Chief officer (special duties) of the British Transport Commission, have been nominated members of the council of the Institute of Transport. Other nominees are Ma. E. W. ARKLE, British Railways, Ma. W. BRAY, British Overseas Airways Corporation, MR. F. D. M. HARDING, Pullman Car CO., MR. H. W. Howatto. BR., MR. R. E. Smneco, BR., and MR. J. W. SWAN, British European Airways Corporation.
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MR. J. V. BRAITHWAITE has been reelected chairman of the Yorkshire (West Riding) Division of the Traders' Road Transport Association. The vice-chairman is MR. G. J. BARROW.
MR. F. A. WORSFOLD, assistant secretary, MR. L SPIUGGS, superintendent of the North works, and MR. H. KIRKHAM, chief assistant buyer, this week retired from Leyland Motors, Ltd. Their years of service with the company totalled 110.
MR. ALEXANDER WATERSTON, director of the Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd., since 1938, has retired after completing 40 years' service with, the company. After being Glasgow branch manager, he was appointed London general sales manager in 1934. During the war Mr. Waterston was seconded to the Petroleum Board.
MR. A. MACNAIR has been elected chairman and MR. A. S. McKhchmh vice-chairman of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Centre of the Institute of Traffic Administration. The secretary and treasurer is MR. G. HILL MR. A. RITCHIE IS the chairman of Falkirk Centre.
MR. H. Muscaom general manager of Huddersfield Transport Department, has been nominated for election as vice-president of the Monicipal Passenger Transport Association for 1954-55. MR. G. BEacErr, general manager of Darwen Transport Department, is to read a paper on the subject of national joint councils at the M.P.T.A. annual conference in September, ALD. R. MOULD-GRAHAM, chairman of Newcastle upon Tyne Transport Committee, has been elected Lord Mayor.
ALD. T. W. BRIDGLAND has, after 12 years, been succeeded as chairman of Sheffield Transport Committee by CUR. S. 1. DYSON.
MR. F. OWEN, who was the first motor driver of the Yorkshire Conservative Newspaper Co., Ltd., and since 1920 transport manager, has retired after 51 years' service with the company.
MR. R. RIBCHESTER has joined Kirbys, Ltd., as general manager of the Blackpool depots. The company are Rootes distributors. Mr. Ribchester was formerly general and sales manager .of Barton Motors (Preston), Ltd.
MR. A. S. C. Chart-Ey, managing director of A.C.V. Sales, Ltd., recently returned from a 20,000-mile tour of A.C.V. African export territories. He visited Uganda, Kenya, Tanganyika, the Rhodesias, Portuguese East Africa and the Union of South Africa. Mr. Chattey is confident that there is great scope for the British heavy-vehicle industry in Africa, provided that quality is maintained.
MR. S. C. BOND has been re-elected chairman of the Traders' Road Transport Association, and president in succession to Cot. ARTHUR JERRETT. COI. Jerrett has been co-opted as an honorary member of the national council, the first person to receive such a distinction. MR. J. JANES, MR. F, H. JONES, MR, C. E. JORDAN and MR. R. E. CLOUGH have been appointed vicechairmen of the national council, and MR. H. C. CRANE, honorary treasurer.