'JS Journal', August 1965

Keywords:
Lord Sainsbury is elected President of International Chain Store Organisation (with photograph) p.2;
68 Croydon self-service branch (with photographs) pp.3-4;
Purley extension (with photographs) p.5;
extensions at Hoddesdon depot (with photographs) pp.6-7;
planned new self-service branch at Farnham (with photographs) p.8;
ventilation system in Kettering self-service branch (with photographs) p.9;
new branch at Muswell Hill (with photograph) p.10;
new site at Nuneaton (with photograph) p.10;
successes of J.S. Cattle in the annual show of the Royal Agricultural Society at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire (with photographs) pp.14-17;
'A Memory of the Twenties' pp.22-24;
photographs of Farewell Party for Mr F.A. Pagden p.25;
photographs of J.S. Veterans' Visit to Southend p.25;
photographs of presentation of Senior Challenge Trophy (football) p.26;
photographs of Islington, Holloway, Finchley, Enfield, Tottenham and District Dance p.26;
photograph of Bury St. Edmunds branch p.32

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Contents Page

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Page 2
Lord Sainsbury elected President of C.I.E.S.
Page 3
News and Developments
Page 11
The New Weights and Measures Act
Page 14
JS Successes at the Royal Show
Page 18
Growing Rice the Modern Way
Page 22
Fings Ain't...
Lord Sainsbury Elected President of C.I.E.S.

02
Lord Sainsbury is elected President of
International Chain Store Organisation The International Association
of Chain Stores - or to give
it its full French title
"Comite International des
Entreprises a Succursales"
. . . the...
News and Developments

03
68 Croydon first opened in
Church Street in 1924 On
June 1st last, it opened as a
self-service branch. With
about 5,000 square feet of
shopping space it is a
useful addition to the firm's
trading potential in an area
which...
The New Weights and Measures Act

11
Mr. J . L. Woods
JS Advertising Department
The two-year 'period of grace' built into the
Weights and Measures Act of 1963 has
now come to an end and the full provisions
of the new Act came into force on 31st July,
1965. We...
JS Successes at the Royal Show

14
Ambition Realised
Mr. F.W. Salisbury writes about the successes of JS cattle
from the pedigree herd at our Kinermony farm in the annual
show of the Royal Agricultural Society at Stoneleigh in
Warwickshire. In the photograph...
Growing Rice the Modern Way

18
Growing Rice the Modern Way
During the past few years an increasing amount
of rice consumed in Great Britain has been imported
from the United States. In that country modern
techniques of rice growing have replaced...
Fings Ain't Wot . . .

22
A Memory of the Twenties
IT WAS on a Monday in July 1921, the hottest,
driest year of the century, that I heaved my
suitcase on to the platform of a tram at
Golders Green. Taking my seat, I slipped the
letter of introduction...
Social Events

25
Farewell Party
JS people turned out in strength
to wish Mr. F. A. Pagden a happy
retirement on May 26, at the
Arnhem Gallery, Croydon.
Mr. L. Rose, former manager of
68 Croydon, is presenting flowers
to Mrs. Pagden....
Good Beds for Roses

27
Good Beds
for Roses
H. Brown outlines the work to be
done in preparing your rose beds.
This essential preparation should
be completed a couple of
months before you plant the roses. ROSES are as permanent a feature of the...
Recent appointments to Senior Executive

28
Recent appointments to Senior Executive
Above: Mr. H. Galazka, Pig Supply Control and Economics, at Blackfriars.
April 1965.
Mr. T. B. Brewer, Manager of the JS Poultry Packing Station at
Bury St. Edmunds. April 1965.
Mr. J....
Movements and Promotions

29
Movements and Promotions
Managers
E. BALDWIN
0. BENTHAM
A. COSTER
H. GOSHAWK
Ii. HUMPHREY
L. ROSE
J. SMITH
A. W0PSH0TT
Spare Managers
P. PANKHURST
H. POUNDER
F. ROWELL
Assistant Managi
R. BIRD
R. COX
R, EADE
J....
Retirements

30
Retirements
We send our best wishes to the following colleagues
who have just retired.
WmSm
E. W. Bayne H. G. Housden
E. W. Bayne who joined the staff of the factory
In 1949 as a service cleaner. He was later
transferred to...
Correction

31
Correction
C. Ransom whose obituary appeared in the last
issue of JS Journal retired, in fact, from the empties
department and not the poultry department as
mentioned. Nor did he work at Woolmers Green. This
was another...
Obituaries

31
Obituaries
We regret to record the death of the following
colleagues and send our deepest sympathy to all
relatives.
G. F. Harvey W. J. E. Barbary
George Frederick Harvey was engaged as a
learner at 194 Kentish Town in...
Cornhill

32
Picture above from Mr. C. Willis, Manager
of Bury St. Edmunds branch, shows
the building which stood on our site in
Cornhill, a century ago. Records show it was
about two hundred years old, put up on
'wasteland forming part...