'JS Journal', November 1962

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• 40/44 Walthamstow
  02

  Our new self-service in Walthamstow High Street opened on
  September 11. It replaces a very old shop which we had there since the
  turn of the century. The High Street is very busy with traders of all sorts
  and towards the end of...

• Contents Page
  02

  B 93
  Page 2
  40/44 Walthamstow
  Page 5
  Boreham Wood
  Page 8
  Kinermony Herd Walk
  Page 10
  Sports Report
  PAge 14
  C.F.M.
  Page 19
  Griffin Report
  Page 20
  J.S. Buyers
  Page 22
  J.S. Builds
  Page 27
  Paint Pots, Needles and Glue
  Page 32
  Fred...

• Boreham Wood
  05

  Boreham
  Wood
  Our new self-service branch at Boreham Wood
  opened on August 11th. It is smaller than
  usual, about 3,700 sq. ft., and replaces the
  branch across Shenley Road, opened in 1938.
  Apart from the flowers on the roof...

• Herd Walk at Kinermony
  08

  Herd Walk at Kinermony
  Mr. F. W. Salisbury tells of an interesting afternoon spent with the J.S. herd on Speyside. The Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society, of which the
  Firm are members, recently decided to institute a
  series of...

• Sports Report
  10

  SPORTS REPORT
  Summer this year was on September 2nd which made the
  Griffin Sports day at Dulwich very pleasant indeed.
  The Netball Tournament brought seven teams from
  as far afield as Northampton and Southampton, there
  were...

• Dance Night
  14

  October 6th saw a combined descent by
  S.S.A. members, friends and guests on
  the Royal Albert Hall, where Ted Heath
  and Eric Galloway were making with music
  that had everyone twisting. Dancers
  came from all over thefirm's...

• Griffin Report
  19

  Griffin Report
  Although the weather has not been particularly good
  this summer, the Club can look back on a most
  successful season. Certainly in the Cricket and
  Tennis spheres, we could hardly ever have been
  stronger.
  The...

• J.S. Buyers
  20

  J.S. Buyers
  Continuing a series which
  introduces J.S. people who
  buy the many products
  which we sell or use.
  Mr. A. P. Dove, who
  joined J.S. in 1943, is the man
  who is responsible to Mr. S. R.
  Brown for the buying...

• J.S. Builds
  22

  J.S. builds
  Among the many
  developments at
  present under way here
  is news of four.
  At Basingstoke a new
  depot is being built.
  At Streatham we will
  have four floors of a
  new office block.
  The Guildford shop is
  being...

• Paint Pots, Needles and Glue
  27

  Paint pots needles and glue
  The theatre on the corner of
  Waterloo Road and the Cut,
  a quarter of a mile or so from
  theJ.S. offices at Blackfriars,
  opened in 1816 as the Royal
  Coburg, and soon was a very
  rowdy place indeed....

• Congratulations
  32

  Congratulations
  Miss P. Seagrave and Mr. P. Turney, of our Cambridge
  branch, who were married on March 17th at St. Mary's
  Church, Shelford.
  Miss S. Bottom, formerly at our Colchester branch, and
  Mr. R. Burningham, of Woking...

• Fred Welford
  32

  Fred Welford
  One well-known J.S. Veteran writes
  about another, Mr. Fred Welford, who at 91
  still looks after his allotment. Whilst one should not dwell unduly on the past, but
  should be for ever looking forward, as an...

• Miss Camay
  33

  Miss Camay
  At Bristol recently one of our
  customers, Miss Pauline
  Blackler, won the Miss Camay
  Beauty Contest. She was
  presented with a cheque for
  £500 by Mr. A. A. Huntly
  of Proctor and Gamble in
  the presence of our...

• J.S. Veterans Damp Day Out
  34

  J.S. Veterans
  Damp Day Out
  J.S. Veterans from south of the
  Thames had a rainy day for their
  outing at Eastbourne on August 28th.
  Their spirits, however, were proof
  against the depressing weather, and
  they enjoyed the extra...

• Movements and Promotions
  34

  Movements and Promotions
  Managers
  G. CRATHERN from self-service training
  to Guildford
  c. G. MINTER from 76 Islington
  to 43 Islington
  w. w. LLOYD from 43 Islington
  to Nottingham
  p. w. RICHARDSON from Nottingham
  to...

• Obituaries
  35

  Obituaries
  We regret to record the death of the following colleagues
  and send our deepest sympathy to all relatives.
  Mrs, V. D. C a r t e r , who joined the Firm as a parttime
  Saleswoman at our West Kensington branch...

• Retirement
  35

  Retirement
  We send our best wishes to the following colleague who
  has just retired.
  W. C l a y d o n , who retired on September 1st, 1962,
  was an Egg Collector based at Fordham. He had started
  with Mr. Frank Sainsbury in...

• Off-licence Section
  36

  On July 24 in our Bristol shop our first
  self-service off-licence section began operating
  Our only other licence, at Weybridge, was
  acquired with the shop in 1920. At Bristol
  customers can choose from 24 different beers,
  3...