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MR. ,A. C. PEPPER, PH.D., B.Sc., A.! C., F.C.S., has been appointed a director of Alexander Duckham and Co., Ltd.
MR. H. WATSON, assistant depot superintendent, . has been appointed acting depot superintendent by the transport committee of Blackburn Col-poration. • MR. LEONARD SINCLAIR was recently elected to the board of directors of the Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd. He began his career with the company in Manchester in 1908, saw service in France in 'the war of 1914-1918, hut
resumed with Anglo in 1919. Since then he has held many different positions in various parts of the country until he came to the headquarters in Queen Anne's Gate, London, in 1923 as assistant general sales manager. • From 1936 ' he has been particularly interested in the business of the company's associates in Europe and North Africa.
MR. SIDNEY GARCKE, C.B.E., M.I.MEcn.E., so well known in the commercial-vehicle industry, particularly on the public-service-vehicle side, has added to his other activities by joining the boards of directors of Eastwoods, Ltd., Eastwoods Cement, Ltd., Eastwoods Humber Cement, Ltd.' Eastwoods Lewes Cement, Ltd., and Eastwoods Flettons, Ltd.
MR. R. H. Hunr, managing director of John Hunt and Sons (Leeds), Ltd.; canal carrier, has been elected chairman of the Yorkshire Section of the Institute of Transport, in succession to Mr. A. A. Harrison, cartage manager in the north-eastern area for the L.N.E.R. A new vice-chairman is MAJOR F. S. EesTwoon, North-eastern Regional Transport Commissioner, who shares the office with ,MR. C. R. TATTAM, general manager, Bradford Corporation Passenger Transport Department, and Ma, E. B.
MiDiStry Of War TIROS
port Road Haulage Organization, Leeds.
MR, JOHN WOODS FISHWICK, of Manchester, has been elected president of the National Employers' Association of Vehicle Builders. MR. E. McNeil, of Barrow-in-Furness, becomes vicechairman, MR. C. H. CLIFFORD, following his retirement from business and A.R.O. activities, was presented with two fireside chairs by past and present members of the Western Area Regional Committee of the Association. He has been actively engaged with A.R.O. since its inception. The presentation was made by MI. A. F. Wills, chairman of the Western Area, who spoke of the good work put in by Mr. Clifford.