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SIR DONALD STOKES, deputy chairman
and managing, eiirector of Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd., will be in a seven-man London Chamber of Comrnrce delegation which Lord Erroll of Hale is leading to Czechoslovakia this month. The visit—frbm October 7 to 11—is at the invitation of the Czechoslovak Chamber of Commerce to strengffien trade relations between the two countries throinh top-level talks.
The Herbert CroW Medal of the Institute of Transport has been awarded for 1965-66 to H. E. Osborn, comptroller, Transport Holding Co., for his paper "Road Haulage and Roads". Among other IoT awards for the year are an associate membership examinaltion prize of £25 (joint first) to R. J. Elliott, distriet superintendent, Maidstone and District Motor Services Ltd., and the Modern Transport award (£10) for a praiseworthy performance in the examination to D. J. Cunningham, assistant to fares officer, Crosville Motor Services Ltd.
, has retired as managing director of Associated Engineering (Sales) Ltd., His successor is G. IA. Hepworth who has been executive chairman of the company since 1962. M. A. Aldridge has been appointed general manager and a director of the AC-Delco division of General Motors Ltd. He succeeds Charles N. Fauleonitridge, who is retiring after nearly 40 years' service with the company, the last 13 as AC-Delco's general manager. Mr. Aldridge has worked for Vauxhall Motors Ltd. in Dunstable and Luton for nearly 30 years. He was production manager of Vauxhall's Bedford truck factory in Dunstable from December 1957 and production manager of the Vauxhall Luton plant from September 1962.
G. T. Pollard (Tate and Lyle Transport Ltd.) has been re-elected chairman of the TRTA highways and traffic committee.
Atkinson Lorries (Holdings) Ltd. chairman, W. G. Allen, has resigned after 34 years' active participation in the Group, and has accepted an invitation to be honorary president. He is succeeded as chairman by his son, Antony W. Allen, former deputy chairman.
D. A. West has become director and treasurer of Vauxhall Motors Ltd. in succession to L. G. Miller, who returns to the United States as divisional comptroller, General Motors overseas operations. W. M. Linton, assistant to the managing director, has been appointed finance manager of Vauxhall Motors Ltd.
Mexborough and Swinton Traction Co. Ltd. announces that A. J. Price has been appointed manager of the company, from a date to be agreed, in succession to D. R. Vernon. B. K. Bennett has been appointed operatii officer, BRS Parcels Ltd. following appointment of N. H. J. Kevan as tra manager. Mr. Bennett, 40, was previon Birmingham branch manager and his succ sor is P. J. D. Gibbs, 51, previously mana of the South Yardley branch.
A. J. "Kilo" Weight, 40, joins Thore Car Ferries Ltd. at Southampton to stt and advise upon all matters affecting growth of lorry and trailer services. He N with ICLIVI Royal Dutch Airlines for 20 ye latterly as Scottish manager and earlier as 1 freight manager.
OBITUARY
WE regret to record the death of Ern Cousins Ruffle.
Mr. Ruffle, a director of Brew Brothers L was managing director of Morris-Commer, Cars from 1938 to 1948 and a director of Ma Motors Ltd. and various subsidiary compan He was a member of the SMMT council and three years representative on the Road Resea Board.