'JS Journal', November 1960

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• Watton-on-Thames
  02

  Walton-on-Thames, a riverside town like
  Weybridge with which it is united, is on the
  site of an ancient river-crossing. Tradition has
  it that Julius Caesar crossed the Thames
  there on one of his expeditions against us
  rough...

• The Indispensable Luxury
  06

  Mr. Derek Salisbury in this article tells the story of
  coffee and of its growing popularity in Britain Coffee came from Africa, and was certainly used in
  Abyssinia in A.D. 875. The derivation of its name is
  believed to be from...

• Stamp Men
  12

  Mr.R.A. G.Lee
  Stamp Men
  Two J.S. people recently won outstanding
  recognition in the world of philately
  When Mr. Lee was six years old a cousin gave him
  a Persian stamp and started his interest in stamp
  collecting. He has had...

• Lazy Man's Root
  14

  Mr. C. H. Haslam, J.S. Produce Buyer,
  writes about the potato.
  I have just spent some time at the bottom of the
  garden working on my "Lazy Man's Root," and,
  as I "got down" to it I found myself wondering (the
  thought probably...

• Finals Day
  15

  On September 4th
  F I N A L S DAY
  was held at Dulwich Sports Ground on a day that couldn't
  decide whether it was summer or autumn. Among visitors
  were Mr. Simon Sainsbury and Mr. F. W. Salisbury (below)
  Bowls, tennis, netball,...

• Maintenance Men
  20

  Communications
  Maintenance Men
  Sixth in a series to introduce
  you to people at the other
  end of the phone. In a big organisation like ours, a lot of time and energy
  must go into putting right things that don't work...

• Buntingford begins work
  21

  Buntingford begins work
  Our new depot at Buntingford is now at work supplying canned goods, biscuits, paper,
  groceries, tea and flour to our Midland, Eastern Counties branches and to some London
  branches north of the Thames....

• Socials and Dances
  22

  Lively time for
  "B" Section (that's
  Holloway) at the
  Co-operative Hall
  on September 21st
  when they held a
  big dance. Section Dance 'X' Section goes
  dancing
  S.S.A. members from Sutton and
  Cheam area look as if they
  had a...

• J.S. Veterans' Outings
  23

  Sunshine as usual for J.S.
  Veterans at Folkestone
  on August 30th when nine
  coachloads from London
  and one from the South Coast
  met to talk over old times.
  J.S. Veterans' Outings
  Picture from the
  Hastings outing this
  year...

• Winter Quarters
  24

  Winter Quarters
  Mr. H. G. Brown of Head Office writes about
  an annual problem for gardeners.
  Having grown your dahlias and decided that you
  will continue to do so, even to the extent of enlarging
  the planting, the problem...

• Movements and Promotions
  25

  Movements and Promotions
  Managers
  C. BOSWORTH
  L. PRICE
  G. HUNT
  S. HEATH
  C. WATKINS
  J. A. JORDAN
  E. CORNELIUS
  To Spare Manager
  G. BRADBURN
  A. F. COSTER
  R. A. CUNNINGHAM
  K. G. EVANS
  F. J. GRONLAND
  A. S. HAGGER
  C. T....

• Contents Page
  26

  SERIES NO. A75
  Page 2
  Watton-on-Thames
  Page 6
  The Indispensable Luxury
  Page 12
  Stamp Men
  Page 14
  Lazy Man's Root
  Page 15
  Finals Day
  Page 20
  Maintenance Men
  Page 21
  Buntingford begins work
  Page 22
  Socials and Dances
  Page 24
  Winter...

• The Mayor of Southwark
  26

  The Mayor of Southwark
  visits U.S.
  On September 6th Councillor
  C. A. Farrow, J.P., Mayor of
  Southwark, came to Blackfriars on a
  friendly visit to the firm.
  J.S., as one of the largest employers of
  labour in the borough,...