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SIR HAROLD ROXBEE COX and DR. C. J. SMITHELLS have been appointed to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
MR. W. M. DRAVERS has succeeded MR. P. G. STONE CLARK as a director of the Devon General Omnibus and Touring Co., Ltd.
MR. JAMES MCFETRIDGE, machine shop superintendent of Albion Motors, Ltd., has retired after 45 years' service with the company.
MR. R. J. Ksucur has rejoined Sheepbridge Stokes, Ltd., as sales manager. He was a technical representative with the company from 1938 to 1953.
MR. SARDAR HARD1T SINGH MALIK,
lately Indian Ambassador to France, has been appointed to the board of the Dunlop Rubber Co. (India), Ltd.
MR. L. V. DEALTRY, Leeds industrial representative of the Mobil Oil Co., Ltd., for 29 years, has retired. He is succeeded by MR. R. C. LANGSIIAW.
MR. T. 13. MAUND has been appointed district traffic superintendent at Blackpool for Ribble Motor Services, Ltd. He is at present assistant superintendent.
MR. B. LANGR1DGE, chief draughtsman of W. S. Yeates, Ltd., has become a technical sales representative of Express Motor and Body Works, Ltd., at their Leicester branch.
MR. W. H. BOWMAN has been appointed to the board of High Duty Alloys, Ltd. Previously he was a director of T. I. Aluminium, Ltd., and of the Aluminium Wire and Cable Co., Ltd.
MR. FREDERICK COOPER has been appointed chief draughtsman of F. Perkins, Ltd., Peterborough. Formerly, chief draughtsman with Tecalemit, Ltd.. Plymouth, he was previously with the Napier group for 15 years.
MR. GEORGE KENNING has been re-elected vice-chairman of the Midland Counties Motor Finance Co., Ltd. Last November he asked to be relieved of his executive duties with the company because of pressure of work at the time.
MR. JOHN H. RIDGEWAY, works accountant of Sheepbridge Alloy Castings, Ltd., is to visit an associated company, Sheepbridge Engineering (Canada), Ltd., Guelph, Ontario, to install an up-to-date costing system there.
MR. S. M. LAWRENCE has been appointed export sales manager of the British Aluminium Co., Ltd., following the resignation of MR. P. J. FERGusoN, who has moved outside the aluminium industry. MR. P. L. MARTYN takes over Mr. Lawrence's responsibility for the unwrought and special products sales seotion. MR. R. J. WALSH has been appointed manager of the company's Manchester branch sales office in succession to MR. J. R. WHITELEGG, who is retiring.
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MRJ. REID, of Edinburgh, has been appointed secretary of the Transport Users' Consultative Committee for Scotland.
MR. L. T. DUNCAN, traffic manager of the Southern Vectis Omnibus Co., Ltd., has been appointed assistant traffic manager of the Western and Southern National Omnibus Companies.
MR. N. R. CARRINGTON-BATES, of London, has been elected president of the National Employers' Association of Vehicle Builders. He succeeds MR. P. A. HARDING, of Bristol. The new vice-president is MR. A. E. MORRISH. of Bristol.
MR. T. MERturr, London area sales manager of the Avon India Rubber Co., Ltd., has become sales manager of the company's replacement division and is succeeded in London by MR. F. COLLINS-THOMAS, Birmingham area sales manager, a position now occupied by MR. P. J. MAHONEY.
MR. F. W. AugriN is to become Scottish area representative for Ransome and Manes, Ltd., Newark-onTrent, following the-retirement of MR. J. T. MORE, who has held the post rot 35 years. Mr. Austin, formerly Dundee branch manager, will have MR. E. H. WARD as his assistant.