'JS Journal', August 1958

Table of content

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 1
  Stevenage Self-Service Branch Opens
  Page 8
  The New Town of Stevenage
  Page 12
  Swiss Rolls in South Wales
  Page 19
  Alexis Soyer
  Page 27
  ? What
  Page 20
  Lloyd Maunder
  Page 34
  Safely Home
  Page 37
  How to Improve Your Tennis
  Page...

• Stevenage Self-Service Branch Opens
  03

  Stevenage
  Self-Service Branch O p e i l S
  We were almost overwhelmed by the warmth
  of the welcome Stevenage shoppers gave the firm
  when our new self-service branch opened in
  the town's commercial centre on.July IOth.
  The...

• The New Town of Stevenage
  10

  The New Town of
  STEVENAGE
  ••H9
  Besides the main commercial centre, where our new
  branch is, Stevenage has, in each of its neighbourhoods,
  a central shopping group of 15 to 30 shops and two
  Oaks Cross smaller groups of 6...

• Swiss Rolls in South Wales
  14

  They used to say in Dowlais that there wasn't any need for street lamps because
  the great blast furnaces of the Dowlais Iron Works kept the town lit as bright as
  day. The ironworks made rails that found a market wherever there...

• Alexis Soyer
  21

  Alexis Soyer
  The Gastronomic Kegenerator
  1809-iSjS
  Cook, author, inventor and practical joker,
  this fantastical Frenchman became
  Britain's most celebrated cook.
  He died a century ago on August 5th, 1858.
  This account of his...

• ? What
  29

  Can you identify the object in the picture below?
  For the first correct identification to be opened
  J.S. Journal offers a prize of a
  £1 • O • O Premium Bond
  Entries should be sent to J.S. Journal, Stamford
  House, London,...

• Lloyd Maunder
  30

  Congratulations
  Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Maunder of Tiverton. A recent photograph
  taken when J.S. Journal called on them to
  talk about Mr. Maunder's early days in business.
  Mr. and Mrs. Maunder celebrated their diamond wedding
  last...

• Safely Home
  36

  Safely
  Home
  A holiday sketch
  An, day the sea, grey and
  vengeful, had lashed against the
  rocks at the foot of St. Michael's
  Mount and a gale, accompanied
  at times by torrential rain, had
  kept all the holiday-makers
  indoors...

• How to Improve Your Tennis
  39

  How to Improve Your Tennis
  No. 2 of a series of short articles by
  Tony M o t t r a m
  The Backhand Drive
  Many players, especially learners, find the back-hand drive an
  unnatural stroke. Thev find particular difficulty in...

• J.S. Veterans
  42

  J S Veterans take a day trip to
  Southsea We took this portrait of M rs. A. Newton
  at Southsea. She was one of the first
  if not the first saleswoman to be
  employed by J.S. She started work at
  14 Church Road, Hove, at the end...

• J.S. Take part in British Diabetic Association Exhibition
  44

  J.S. Take part in British Diabetic Association Exhibition
  O N Wednesday, June
  25th, H.R.H. The Princess
  Alexandra opened
  the British Diabetic
  Association Exhibition
  at Central Hall Westminster.
  The object was
  to show the...

• Congratulations
  45

  Congratulations
  The Institute of Certificated Grocers have published the following examination
  successes:—
  PRIZES
  Salesman O. RANDELL, Bedford, Grocer's Gazette Challenge Cup. Cash
  Prize of £10 and a silver medal. The Uno...

• Golden Wedding
  46

  Golden Wedding
  Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
  Hedditch celebrated
  their golden wedding
  on June 6th. After an
  anniversary service
  there was a surprise
  party held in the Village
  Hall at Sutton Green
  at which all the villagers
  gathered...

• Retirements
  46

  Retirements
  We send our very best wishes to the following colleagues who
  have just retired:—
  E. H. BAITUP, who joined the firm in March 1913
  as a driver, a position he held until his retirement,
  although his last few months...

• Presentation
  47

  Presentation
  Mrs. R. Johnson of
  Bognor Regis is seen
  here in the Royal West
  Sussex Hospital, Chichester,
  receiving a
  chequefrom the Bognor
  Regis branch staff. From
  I. to r., Mr. R. Johnson,
  Mrs. McGovern, Mr.
  Croft...

• Down Memory Lane
  48

  A picture taken in April, 1914, to mark the day that Stamford House opened.
  It was sent in by Mr. W. A. Goss, who retired in 1949. From left to right, the
  people wearing the elegant Edwardian suits are Messrs. Borman, Jeffries,...

• Down Memory Lane
  48

  A picture taken in April, 1914, to mark the day that Stamford House opened.
  It was sent in by Mr. W. A. Goss, who retired in 1949. From left to right, the
  people wearing the elegant Edwardian suits are Messrs. Borman, Jeffries,...

• A. C. Giles
  49

  Obituary
  We regret to record the death of the following colleague and
  send our deepest sympathy to all relatives.
  A. C. GILES, who came to us as a Porter at Ewell in
  September 1946. This was his base branch until his
  sudden...

• Colchester's Day Out
  49

  Colchester's Day Out
  Some of the party
  from Colchester
  who went on the
  S.S.A. outing to
  Windsor and
  Hampton Court on
  June 15th.

• Obituary
  49

  Obituary
  We regret to record the death of the following colleague and
  send our deepest sympathy to all relatives.
  A. C. GILES, who came to us as a Porter at Ewell in
  September 1946. This was his base branch until his
  sudden...

• Award
  50

  Award Winners of awards in Bedford's course in food hygiene, sponsored
  by the town's Public Health Department, were Mr. H. A. Knell, manager of
  our Bedford branch (extreme right), and Mr. G. E. Bradburn, assistant manager,
  t h...

• Solution
  50

  Solution The"? What" competition brought in a lot of entries.
  Most people identified it correctly, though one thought
  it a J.S. meat pie and from M. H. Wells came this erudite entry.
  "The object illustrated is an All Metal...

• People on Holiday
  51

  9 prizes
  are offered by J.S. Journal in a
  competition open to all members
  of the staff or of the S.S.A.
  a FIRST PRIZE of £ 1 0 . 0 . 0 .
  a SECOND PRIZE of £ 5 . 0 . 0
  and seven prizes each of £ 3 . 0 . 0 .
  They will be...