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  • A letter to all staff from Lord Sainsbury 02

    A letter to all staff from Lord Sainsbury January 3rd 1967 I should like to inform you of a
    number of changes we are making in
    the management of the Company
    as follows:—
    As many of you know, I am now
    approaching my 65th...

  • Lord Sainsbury 03

    Lord Sainsbury
    Elder son of Mr. J. B. Sainsbury.
    He joined the firm on
    January 1st 1921 and was made a
    director in August 1933. He
    became Chairman on the death
    of Mr. J. B. Sainsbury on
    June 7th 1956.

  • Mr. R. J. Sainsbury 04

    Mr. R. J. Sainsbury
    younger son of
    Mr. J. B. Sainsbury joined
    the firm in autumn 1930. He
    was made a Director in
    February 1934 and for many
    years was Joint General
    Manager with Lord Sainsbury.
    He was appointed
    Deputy...

  • Mr. J. D. Sainsbury 05

    Mr. J. D. Sainsbury
    eldest of Lord Sainsbury's
    three sons is now
    appointed Vice-Chairman.
    Mr. J. D. joined the firm in
    1950 and became a
    Director in 1958.

  • Mr. G. C. Hoyer Millar 06

    Mr. G. C. Hoyer Millar
    newly appointed Director of
    the Company.
    Before joining the Company,
    Mr. Hoyer Millar, who is 38,
    had travelled in many parts of
    the world negotiating oil concessions.
    He was a commissioned
    officer...

  • News and Developments 07

    Basingstoke is being
    enlarged. At its southern
    end, on the right in the
    picture above, building
    operations are going on
    which will add new cold
    storage areas, a roll and
    special palette repair shop,
    a quality control...

  • Both Side of the Wall 12

    BOTH SIDES OF THE WALL Mr. J . L. Woods writes about current developments in
    retail food trading in Berlin. He was there last
    November with Mr. J . D. Sainsbury and Mr. H. Robinski
    at a conference of the C.I.E.S.—the...

  • Potatoes 17

    THE PRODUCE REVOLUTION In England the average man or woman
    eats 200 lb. of potatoes a year. Over in
    Ireland consumption is about double that.
    Although potatoes were introduced into
    both England and Ireland during the...

  • L 20

    JLW, who wishes for reasons which will become clear to
    remain anonymous, describes why he rattles when he walks. "How is i t old boy", said a colleague to me
    the other day, "that you now rattle when you
    walk? It's a thing I...

  • Mr Harrison Retires 22

    MR. R. S. HARBISON joined the firm on 1st June,
    1946, having been chosen by Mr. Alan to be
    Head of the Grocery Buying Department.
    Looking back over the years it is hard to
    realise what a change has come about in the
    twenty...

  • Party Pix 24

    PARTY PIX Crawley branch held a children's party at their
    canteen on Monday, December 12th. Father
    Christmas to the 85 children who attended was
    Assistant Head butcher, Mr. Stan Smith.

  • Sport 25

    The Power Packers — they won.
    Standing: I. to r. P. Pashler, M. Hollyer, M. Bareham,
    N. Watson, D. Biggington, H. Smith. Kneeling: R. Colby,
    B. Rogers, C. Claydon, C. Bowers, D. Purse.
    The Blue Cheeks
    Standing: I. to r. M....

  • Dances 26

    Coventry branch gave a party at the Locarno
    on November 22nd for Mr. N. Hayes, District
    Supervisor, who was leaving the Midlands to
    take over North London on Mr. Wrench's Area. Mr. Hayes with his wife and Mr. Potter,
    Assistant...

  • Congratulations 27

    Congratulations
    to Peter Proto (right) of JS Design Studio, who
    married Elisabeth Warburton, Assistant
    Librarian at the Central Library, London, on
    November 12th 1966 at St. Augustine's Church,
    Darlington, Durham.

  • Coventry — Helping Hand 27

    Coventry — Helping Hand
    Some of the staff of Coventry branch who
    spent their free day walking the 18 miles from
    Coventry to Stratford, Warwickshire, pulling a
    car. They were raising money for the Lord
    Mayor's Aberfan Fund...

  • Movements and Promotions 28

    Movements and Promotions
    Managerial Transfers
    from Esher to Ewell
    from January 23
    from Hatch End to Northwood
    from December 5
    from Colindale to 101 Golders
    Green from January 2
    from further service training
    to Esher from...

  • Retirements 29

    Retirements
    We send our best wishes to the following colleagues
    who have just retired.
    L. Humphrey commenced with the firm on the
    1st January 1923 a t 158 Catford and spent most of
    his JS life in this area. He was appointed...

  • Obituaries 31

    Obituaries
    We regret to record the death of the following
    colleagues, and send our sympathy to all relatives
    The passing of Arthur Goodwin in November of
    last year, severed the last link between the Firm
    and the Goodwin...

  • The Duke of Edinburgh's Award 32

    The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
    With the approval of its President
    H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh
    the Council of the Royal Society of Arts
    has awarded the Society's Presidential Medal
    for Design Management to
    J Sainsbury...