Mr. H. H. Crow Dies After Two Months as Chairman
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WE regret to report the death last week VT of MR. HERBERT H. Caow, only two months after his election as national chairman of the Road Haulage Association. He died at the London Hospital at the age of 75_ Many representatives of the road transport industry attended his cremation at Enfield on Tuesday.
A son of a well-known West 1-Tam family of tar distillers, Mr. Crow joined his father in the newly founded Crow Carrying Co. in 1921. From their earliest days, the company carried petrol and today operate a large fleet of tankers.
Mr. Crow succeeded his father as chairman shortly before the war, Throughout his career his transport interests ranged far beyond those of his own company. He was a member of "London Cartage" as long ago as 1923 and he served on the committee of the Commercial Motor Users' Association from 1933-34. He joined the R.H.A. in 1945 and had been chairman of the Metropolitan and South Eastern Area. He was a vice-president of the Institute of Transport.
MR. I. B. MITCHELL ACTS AS R.H.A. CHAIRMAN
FOLLOVVING the death of 'Mr. Herbert FL Crow, hauliers are speculating on the election of a new national chairman of thc Road Haulage Association. The election is made by members of the national council, who will do so at their next meeting on September 29.
Mr. J. B. Mitchel!, the longest-serving national vice-chairman, took the chair at the last meeting of the executive committee, and is understood to be acting as chairman of the Association.
BONUS SCHEME REJECTED E new incentive bonus scheme pro posed by the London Transport Executive was finally rejected by 79 votes to 30, at a delegate conference representing 38,000 busmen, on Tuesday. The scheme, which would have meant extra pay for crews and added revenue for the Executive, was expected to ease the present grave staff shortage. The busmen now intend to press for an inquiry on thc lines of the Guillebaucl investigation,
MERCEDES COMING TO BRITAIN lUERCEDES commercial vehicles are to LV1 be marketed in Britain. In preparation, Mercedes-Benz (Great Britain), Ltd., have appointed Mr. Frank Tinsdale as commercial-vehicle sales manager. He was formerly with Chrysler International S.A.