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MR. V. A. HIGGS has succeeded MR. E. SAYERS as manager of the aero and auto equipment sales department of the British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.
MR. J. M. ParrihisoN, a managing director of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., Ltd., has left for Aden to inspect the progress being made in building a refinery which will have an output of 5m. tons a year.
MR. F. S. M. BEsr, production manager of Commer Cars, Ltd., has become a director of Rootes Motors (Canada), Ltd., Toronto, responsible for commercial-vehicle sales and service. He was previously with the Tilling-Stevens concern.
MR. W. T. JAMES, 0.B.E., has resigned the chairmanship of the Aldershot and District Traction Co., Ltd., but for the time being is retaining his seat on the board. Ma. T. R. WILLIAMS, M.A., LL.B., has succeeded him as chairman.
MR. P. B. HiccrNs has been appointed to the boards of Specialloid, Ltd., and the Aero Piston Ring Co., Ltd. MR. R. H. HA1NSWORTH, formerly director and general manager, has become managing director of Specialbid and MR. T. 0. Hum-, technical director.
MR. N. J. BELL, formerly export sales director, commercial vehicles, of the Rootes group, and MR. P. M. THOMPSON, at one time assistant export sales manager, Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., have joined Hawson, Ltd., Sunbury-onThames as export and home sales managers, respectively.
MRS. DORIS M. CLARK has been re-elected chairman of the London and Home Counties Centre of the Motor and Cycle Trades Benevolent Fund. MR. C. P. HARTREY, advertisement manager of "The Commercial Motor," continues as deputy chairman, and Mit. G. SELWYN SMITH as honorary secretary and treasurer.
MR. FRANK F. FOWLER was presented with an illuminated address by the national chairman of the Road Haulage Association, MR. BERNARD WINTERBOTTOM, last week, to commemorate his election as an honorary member. This election followed Mr. Fowler's two years of office as national chairman and is a recognition of over 20 years' service to the industry.
MR. NORMAN TATTERSALL, M.I.Mech.E., has become chief engineer of Leyland Motors, Ltd. He joined the company as an apprentice in 1917 and has been chief draughtsman, research engineer and chief designer. He was latterly acting chief engineer. DR. INC. A. MUELLER has been appointed chief development and research engineer in charge of a new division for long-term development. He used to be with the
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MR. R. A. BECKETT, assistant managing director of Beckett, Laycock and Watkinson, Ltd., has left for a business trip to India. Pakistan and Burma. On the way home in March, he will visit Egypt.
MR. BERNARD WINIERBOTTOM, MR. J. Gauutarrn and MR. B. HARWOOD have been elected members of the executive committee of Blackburn Sub-area of the National Road Transport Federation. They represent Aand B-licence holders. MR. R. N. GRIMSHAW and MR. J. T. Moss have been elected to represent ancillary users and MR. A. BOLTON, passenger operators.
MR. G. B. HOWDEN, M.INST.C.E., is to become chairmin of the Ulster Transport Authority. When MR. F. A. POPE, C.I.E., resigned the chairmanship in 1951 on becoming a member of the British Transport Commission, MR. J. SYDNEY Roonas accepted the invitation of the Northern Ireland Minister of Commerce to succeed him until a permanent arrangement could be made. It is hoped that Mr. Howden will take over the chairmanship on April I. Mr. Rogers' will remain a member of the Authority.
COACH NETWORK TO THEATRE
SPECIAL coaches to bring people to a Morecambe theatre from the surrounding country districts are to be run by Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., starting this month. Licences have been granted for some 20 routes, each with three or friar picking-up points, to serve people living in parts where there are no late return buses.
The coaches will be run regularly, serving particular areas on specific days of the week. The company is running the scheme in conjunction with the Royalty Theatre, Morecambe, and with the support of the Arts Council.