ihe miracle nan cometh
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Dh n Wells has done something iat no other national secretary CM's Lorry Driver of the Year ampetition has ever succeeded doing. Despite four fewer intres and 600 fewer entries is year, he has put the corn3tition on a firm financial oting for the first time. He Jghed off handicaps probably Drse than those faced by any of
s predecessors and deterined to make this year's final a amorable but profitable spec:le. He did just that.
John has brought to the job a qualities that made him an itstanding chairman of the tad Haulage Association from 172-4. He has been aided by ; wife Valerie, who has always en ready to step in when he J
rid himself without a secrey, which has been too often. rvas she who took the minutes the annual general meeting t month and had the pleasant ik of recording flattering -nments about her husband. The result of his dynamism is it the competition has been ;epted as a major event by the rimercial vehicle industry and associates, from which he ; coaxed generous financial Tort. Apart from putting the npetition in the black, they ltributed £1800 in cash !es for successful drivers in final.
That is the kind of influence t John exerts. If he can now 'jure up half-a-dozen or more v regional secretaries — who even harder to raise than h — the competition will ve forward again and he will -oiled as a miracle man.