'JS Journal', December 1962

Table of content

• Contents Page
  02

  B 94
  Page 2
  The Bradley Brothers
  Page 8
  Visiting Veterans in East Anglia
  Page 10
  There's an Ant in My Kitchen
  Page 12
  J.S. Egg Group Meets
  Page 14
  New Branch at Bedford
  Page 20
  A Nosh with the Posh
  Page 24
  J.S. Buyers
  Page...

• The Bradley Brothers
  02

  The Bradley Brothers
  Ourfocus on suppliers this month is,
  appropriately, on the Bradley Brothers who,
  since the late forties, have built up a turkey
  breeding and raising farm in Hampshire
  from which comes a very large slice...

• Visiting Veterans in East Anglia
  08

  Visiting J.S. Veterans in East Anglia A report of a week-end trip by Mr. E. J. Harvey of the J.S. Veteran Visiting Panel We had in a report the other day from Mr. E. J.
  Harvey, who is on the J.S. Veteran Visiting Panel,
  telling...

• There's an Ant in My Kitchen
  10

  There's an Ant in My Kitchen
  Do you worry about survival in a crowded world ?
  J. L. Woods does, and fights against its insect hordes. Once in a while we have a thing about things in our
  house. Sometimes it's leaky taps when...

• J.S. Egg Group Meets
  12

  Egg Producers Confer
  The Sainsbury Egg Group holds
  its first conference To review the past year's trading and production
  and to hear plans for future development, members
  of the Sainsbury Egg Group met on October 24th
  at the...

• New Branch at Bedford
  14

  New Branch at Bedford On October 16th the firm opened a big new self-service branch
  at Bedford, replacing the former counter service shop which
  had been trading since 1923. The new branch is over 9,000
  square feet and a very...

• A Nosh with the Posh
  20

  London's last Lord Mayor, according to the "Today's
  Arrangements" column of The Times, took part in
  the course of his year of office, in "86 luncheons,
  155 dinners, nine banquets, 38 receptions." The
  list doesn't include...

• J.S. Buyers
  24

  J.S. Buyers
  Four more of the
  J.S. people who
  buy the commodities
  which the firm
  sells or uses.
  Miss E. D. Boxall has
  been with J.S. for 33 years.
  She started behind the counter
  at Weybridge—"where we
  had the wines and...

• Making Sweets for Sainsbury's
  26

  Making Sweets for Sainsbury's
  A visit to the Clapham factory of Batger and Co., an old family business The firm of Batger and Co., where we took these
  pictures of sweet manufacture, is, like our own,
  a family business. Though...

• Lewisham Expanding
  30

  Lewisham
  Our one-time largest branch is going
  to recover its position as largest
  branch in the firm (and probably
  largest food shop in Britain) when
  extensions now in hand are
  completed. Top picture shows
  excavation for the...

• Prizes at Bristol and Ashford
  31

  Bristol Experts on the right of picture below are weighing a gruyere cheese.
  Mr. Harrison, manager, and assistant Mr. Rand keep watch. The
  operation is to decide the winner of a car in last month's guessing
  competition. The...

• Socials
  32

  Motor Cycle
  and Car Club
  Celebrates
  Award
  to Member
  At the S.S.A. Motor Cycle and Car Club dance held on November 10th
  at Dulzvich Clubhouse members and friends saw Mr. C. Weller of
  Union Street Engineers receive the Road...

• Weddings
  33

  Congratulations
  ToJ.S. People on this page, our sincere congratulations.
  Top left, ~Aiss Joyce Neale and Mr. Alan Heath, both of
  Nottingham branch, married at St. Cyprians on August 25th.
  Lower left, Miss Josephine Conway of...

• Marriages
  34

  Marriages
  (Between members ofJ.S. Staff)
  Congratulations to the following members of the Staff
  who have recently been married.
  M i s s J. Conway of 189 Kensington High Street and
  Mr. P. A. Batchelour of Feltham, who...

• Movements and Promotions
  34

  Movements and Promotions
  Managers
  W. H. READING
  H. KNELL
  J . G. MORRIS
  F. P . ROWELL
  L. T. BAXTER
  G. HOWARD
  J . BUSH
  G. BENTHAM
  from Spare at Forest Gate
  to Cowley
  from Spare in self-service
  training to Bedford
  from...

• Obituaries
  35

  Obituaries
  We regret to record the death of the following colleagues
  and send our deepest sympathy to their relatives.
  R. A. K i n c h e n died on September 15th, 1962. He
  was a porter at our branch at 62 Mount Pleasant...

• Retirements
  35

  Retirements
  We send our best wishes to the following colleagues who
  have just retired.
  H. B l o w s started with the firm in 1945 at 259 Cranbrook
  Road, Ilford, as a porter. He was subsequently
  transferred to Dagenham, from...