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MR, D. J, MORT has been appointed chief administrative officer of the civil defence transport service at Swansea.
MR, 3. H. TURNER, 0.B.E., IlaS been elected chairman of the Standing Joint Committee for the ensuing year, whilst MESSRS. W. EDWARDS, C. HOLDSWORTH and D. RICHARDSON have been elected vice-chairmen.
MR. E. R. L. FITZPAYNE, deputy transport manager of Glasgow Corporation, has been appointed one of the representatives of the Municipal Passenger Transport Association on the technical sub-committee set up by the Ministry of War Transport in connection with gas-propelled vehicles.
COLONEL FORRESTER CLAYTON has been reappointed a member of the London Passenger Transport Board for a further period of three years, whilst MR, GEOFFREY HEYWORTH has been appointed a member for a period of five years. Colonel Clayton was chairman of Middlesex County Council from 1937-40, and has been a member of the Board since 1939. Mr. Heyworth is chairman of Lever Bros.
MR. JOSHUA E. HOYLE, who at 83 years of age was probably Britain's oldest official of a road-transport association, has retired from the secretaryship of the Halifax Transport Owners' Association after 23 years' service in that capacity. At the recent annual meeting high appreciation of Mr. Hoyle's work for the Association was voiced. Ma. A. H. TAYLOR, a member of the firm of accountants with which Mr. Hoyle is associated, was appointed to succeed him as secretary. Council.LOR WILSON HAIGH was re-elected president, and the following were re-elected vice-presidents:—CouNCILLOR CHARLES HOLDSWORTH, MESSRS. T. E. SHORT, H. H. BEAUMONT and W. ROBINSON.