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MR. W. EWART GUY, director of Guy Motors, Ltd., who recently underwent an operation following a relapse, is now making satisfactory progress.
MK: I. WILD C.M.G., 0.11.E., has been appointed director of finance to the Ministry of Transport, in succession to MR. F. J. ORCH1N, C.B., 0.B.E., who retires on May 31.
MR. JAMES J. HUGHES, transport adviser to Peek Frean and Co., Ltd., and National Association of Biscuit Manufacturers, has been elected chairman of the transportation committee of the London Chamber of Commerce.
MR. HAROLD POINTER, traffic superintendent of Sunderland Transport Department, will sail shortly to Australia to take up his new appointment of traffic manager to Christchurch (New Zealand) Transport Board.
MR. W. S. C. TULLY, director and general administration manager of the Renold and Coventry Chain Co., Ltd., has succeeded MR. D. RHODES as secretary. Mr. Rhodes is retiring after more than 30 years' service. MR. F. T. ROBERTSON has been appointed assistant secretary.
MR. J. W. afti-ON has been appointed chairman, MR. S. G. NEWTON and Ma. H. BULL, joint managing directors. and MR. J. S. RIDGES, commercial director, of Brown Bayley's Steel Works, Ltd. MR. J. H. MERRY has been appointed secretary. MR. E. H. ARNIITAGE has resigned from the board.
M. G. M. PITS-TUCKER has been appointed to the Nottingham and Leicester area tyre sales organization of the North British Rubber Co., Ltd., and MR. R. S. GIBBONS to the Manchester area. MR. S. M. WILSON, who was recently covering the Manchester district, will now be responsible for the Liverpool and North Wales area.
Further elections of sub-area officials in the Yorkshire West Riding Area of the Road Haulage Association are:— Leeds: Chairman, MR. H. TURNER; 11011. secretary, MR. H. H. SWANNICK. Wakefield: Chairman, MR. R. G. CROWTHER; hon. secretary, MR. R. DuNsTAN. Keighley: Chairman, MR. F. FORMA: hon. secretary, MR. G. BONNETT. Dewsbury: Chairman, MR. E. LLOYD; hon. secretary, MR. T. JACKSON. York: Chairman, MR. W. BRIDGE; hon. secretary, MR. J. SPROT. Selby: Chairman. MR. J. A. M. BRIGHT.
COL, L. H. MCCAUSI AND, deputy commandant of the Central Ordnance Depot at Chilwell, who, before the war, was sales engineer in the South of England for Tecalemit, Ltd., has retired from the Army and is going to Australia on May 14. It is understood that he is taking up an agency for Thompson winches in , Australia, and will temporarily live with BRIG. A. SEWELL, 0.B.E., managing director of Tecalemit (Australasia), Ltd. Col.
A22 McCausland is a director of Suburban and Provincial Garages, Ltd., and Technical Oils, Ltd.
MR. G. F. P. Fox, A.M.I.Mech.E.. A.F.R.Ae.S., M.S.A.E., has resigned his position as standards manager of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, to take up an appointment with the Director of Research, B.S.A. Group Research Centre, Sheffield.
MR. E. V. RALPH has unanimeusly been elected chairman of the Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association, in succession to MR. F. J. Smarr, who has been elected to serve on the council of the National Road Transport Federation and is now a vice-chairman of the Federation. MR. J. M. BIRCH, MR. W. SEDDON, MR. M. A. HARGREAVES and MR. E. H. PINTO have been elected vice-chairmen of the P.V.O.A. _
COL. ARTHUR JERRF.TT, M.INST.T.,
director of Guy Motors, Ltd., has been appointed chairman of the National Road Transport Federation for the ensuing year. MR. B. G. TURNER. M.INsT.T., managing director of Thomas Allen, Ltd.. and MR. F. J. SPF.IGHT, tYLINST.T., director, secretary, and general manager of George Ewer and Co., Ltd.. have been appointed vicechairmen. M. H. T. DUFFIELD has been elected vice-president in recognition of his services to the Federation during the past three years.