'JS Journal', February 1959

Table of content

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 2
  Derby
  Page 7
  Think Twice!
  Page 8
  Big Season
  Page 10
  Sweet Beet
  Page 15
  Whist Drive
  Page 16
  168 Streatham
  Page 19
  Dances
  Page 22
  Lightning Chess
  Page 22
  They Got Married
  Page 23
  Staff News
  Page 24
  National Service...

• Derby
  02

  ROUND THE BRANCHES
  Looking down river
  from the old bridge
  across the Derwent,
  some of Derby's history
  is silhouetted against the
  winter sun. The towers
  of Lombe's silk mill
  and of the Cathedral
  flank the power station....

• Think Twice!
  07

  Think Twice!
  In 1958 over a million motor cars were made
  in Britain, Of these rather over half were
  available for the home market, in a year in
  which credit facilities improved and
  restrictions on hire purchase were...

• Big Season
  08

  Big Season
  With 20 teams functioning in the London Area
  and with six Country Sections running teams
  the Griffin Club is having a good season.
  Perhaps one weak spot is with the
  Wednesday half-day closing areas. Until
  two...

• Sweet Beet
  10

  Sweet Beet A survey of the
  British home-grown
  sugar industry In 1747 a Prussian chemist called Marggraf discovered
  that the sugar in sugar-beet is the same as
  the sugar in sugar cane. For half-a-century this
  useful...

• Whist Drive
  15

  N Section Whist Drive 'N' Section's successful whist
  drive at the Canteen was held
  on December 19th and some
  120 players turned up at
  Blackfriars for it. Mr. Steward
  was M.C. On the right, a few
  of the tables, and below,...

• 168 Streatham—a branch refitted
  16

  168 Streatham — a branch refitted
  Our branch at 168 Streatham High
  Road opened in 1913. Our pictures
  show it as it is today after lengthy
  refitting operations. The picture above
  shows the grocery department in which
  shelf...

• Dances
  19

  Social Whirl
  Rollicking times when 'X'
  sang Auld Lang Syne Owwww! At the Stamford
  Players Dance they came dressed to
  dance the whole night through ! Rollicking times when 'X'
  sang Auld Lang Syne Staff
  Turns!
  At Coventry's...

• Lightning Chess
  22

  Lightning chess
  There has been a feeling for some time in several
  quarters that far too much serious chess was played
  each season. As a result a lightning chess tournament
  was devised to take the place of the annual
  Office v....

• They Got Married
  22

  On December 13th, 1958,
  Mr. I. Kingman and Miss M. Quinn,
  both of Marble Arch branch.
  They got married
  On December 27th, 1958,
  Mr. L. Fisher of Northwood branch
  and Miss J. Smart of Ealing branch.
  On January 10th,...

• Marriages
  23

  Marriages
  (BETWEEN MEMBERS OF J. s. STAFF)
  We send our very best wishes for their future
  happiness to Mr. R. Langley and Miss D. Martin,
  both of Cambridge, who were married on January
  10th, 1959.

• Obituary
  23

  Obituary
  We regret to record the deaths of the following colleagues
  and send our deepest sympathy to all relatives:
  A. CLARK, who retired in 1957 after 44 years'
  service. Engaged originally for the branches, he
  worked in...

• Transfers and Promotions
  23

  Transfers and Promotions
  Managers
  j . CHARLES from Spare List to
  Ballards Lane
  A . B . D A V I S from Ballards Lane to
  Swiss Cottage for
  opening
  Assistant Managers
  s. M. TREWHELLA from Marylebone to
  Swiss Cottage
  F. L....

• Calais Trip
  24

  Guess What! They didn't
  book in time for the
  S.S.A. trip to Calais
  Book NOW for June 14th.
  Your section Secretary
  has full details

• Corrections
  24

  Corrections
  Thanks to several readers who wrote or phoned to point out that 73
  Croy~?on opened in 1930, taking the place of a nearby J.S. shop, 65
  Croydon, which opened in 1899. And to others who pointed out that
  6 Nofwich...

• News from our National Servicemen
  24

  News from our National Servicemen
  M. F. DITTON, 51 Ealing. Hong Kong (Army). His
  job is that of a wireless operator in a tank and he is also
  trained to be a tank driver. At the moment he is stationed
  in the Sek Kong Valley,...

• ? What
  24

  ?What
  Last month's object was the
  catch on a meat saw. Prize of
  a £1 Premium Bond goes
  to Miss P. Carrington of
  Norbury branch along
  with our best wishes. This month:
  there isn't a quiz picture but
  we plan to continue...