'JS Journal', July 1971

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• Annual Report
  02

  Annual Report The JS Journal has always taken
  first prize for communications in JS
  but we are closely challenged by
  the major exercise in communications
  mounted on this year's annual
  results.
  On June 7 Senior Management...

• Engineering Apprentices
  05

  Engineering Apprentices Because the apprentices spend all
  their time at colleges, or training
  centres, or other companies, a
  party was arranged on May 7 so
  that they, and their parents, could
  get together and chat—find...

• Easter Monday
  08

  Easter Monday The traditional Netball and 6-a-side
  football tournaments took place
  this year in marvellous weather.
  Nine teams took part in the netball
  and the final was between Ashford
  and Walsall (on the left, bottom)....

• Philpott File
  10

  The Big Beef Beef The Philpott File, on BBC 2, has
  been making two 50 minute
  documentaries on beef. The first
  film, on live cattle, did not involve
  JS, but we had a starring part in
  the second, about meat. The crew
  visited...

• Reunion
  12

  Reunion
  The Veterans had their Annual
  gathering at the Royal Lancaster
  Hotel, in the Bayswater Road, on
  Tuesday 20 April. As ever this was
  a cheerful affair when long
  friendships were recharged and
  there was much talk of...

• Bretton
  13

  Going up! Peterborough will expand from
  88,000 to 188,000 over the next
  15 years. Most of the newcomers
  will be from the London area so they
  will know JS but not a branch like
  the one that opens there, in Bretton
  —2i miles...

• Factory Farewells
  14

  Factory Farewells The Blackfriars factory will soon
  close down and as staff will shortly
  begin to disperse to other places
  Q section decided to hold their big
  farewell party while they were still
  together. Everyone had a...

• Romford
  16

  Romford
  On Wednesdays and Saturdays
  Romford has one of the biggest and
  busiest markets in the country. It
  attracts customers from miles around.
  Alongside, a new precinct has
  opened for less frantic shopping
  (opposite, top)....

• 25 Club
  20

  Good Health! To members of JS 25 Club who
  had their Annual Dinner this year
  at the Royal Lancaster Hotel.
  Retail staff, on this page, met on
  Monday, April 19, and Office and Depot people, opposite, on Monday,
  May 3. They all...

• Feria
  22

  Feria
  Grace Springthorpe, secretary to the Basingstoke
  Depot Manager, describes her memorable holiday
  in Spain—far from the Costa Brava My first view of Seville was from the air, and
  it looked white and compact, set in...

• Camberley
  26

  Camberley Camberley is that seemingly endless
  town you pass through on the A30
  on the way to Basingstoke and
  beyond. Indeed there isn't all that
  much more to it. The M3 will soon by-pass it. A new Shopping Centre
  has been...

• Darts
  30

  There was the usual enthusiastic
  turnout for the darts on Sunday,
  April 25. J. Vincent (below) won the
  Gurr Cup. The pairs competition was
  won by R. Freeman and F. Sheehan
  of Basingstoke, but we show
  (bottom) runners up J....

• Football
  31

  Sunday League
  On April 18 the Stamford House
  4th Floor team (top) emerged as
  winners for the third year in
  succession. Having played each of
  the other nine teams twice and won
  no less than 16 of the 18 matches
  they...

• Babyfoods
  32

  There are 14 Sainsbury babyfoods. Seven are real "baby" foods which means These cookers are not like mummy's saucepans. Inside there are blades which go
  round and round very fast to mix everything together. When this is finished...

• Wrapping it up
  37

  Wrapping it up Many JS supermarkets will by now
  have MAF Super Markt 6 wrapping
  machines. Sixty of these have been
  bought from W. Germany. They
  arrived in four batches of 15 which
  had to be thoroughly tested and
  Tim Day, our...

• Fun Football
  38

  Fun Football at Stevenage You've had the 6-a-side and the
  Sunday league—this looks more fun.
  The girls of Stevenage branch, fed
  up with all the lunchtime football
  chat, challenged the men to a match.
  The men foolishly...

• Happy Birthday
  40

  Happy Birthday
  Miss Walker, who has met some of
  the Sainsbury family and is a long and
  loyal customer at our Chelsea branch,
  where she is looked after with
  tender care by the staff, celebrated
  her ninetieth birthday on April...

• Home Economists
  40

  Home Economists
  The winners of the Sainsburys
  Home Economics Award this year
  were Miss Jennifer Bull, from
  Birmingham, on the left, and
  Miss Bunty Blandford, from
  Hereford. Their theses on "Value
  for Money" earned them a...

• Movements and Promotions
  41

  Managerial Appointments
  From Assistant Manager at
  Chelmsley Wood to the
  Management of Acton from
  April 24. 1971
  From Reserve Manager at
  Paddington to t h e Management
  of Drury Lane from April 24,1971
  R. MCKINLAY
  1'....

• Long Service
  42

  Long Service
  Congratulations to the following colleagues who have
  completed long service with the firm.
  40 years service
  A. G. BYFORD
  F. N. BETTGER
  C T. CARTER
  G. W. EVERARD
  Meat Manager, Beckenham.
  Reserve Manager....

• Retirements
  43

  Retirements
  We send our best wishes to the following
  colleagues who have just retired.
  Mrs. S. A. Adams commenced with the
  Company on August 20,1962. She was working
  as a part time Supply Assistant at Catford at the
  time of...

• Obituaries
  47

  Obituaries
  We regret to record the death of the following
  colleagues, and send our sympathy to all relatives.
  Mr. P. A. Butler commenced with J.S. on
  October 1.1956. as a Basket Issuer at Guildford,
  and retired from there on...

• Contents Page
  48

  152
  Page 1
  Annual Report
  Page 5
  Engineering Apprentices
  Page 8
  Easter Monday
  Page 10
  Philpott File
  Page 12
  Reunion
  Page 13
  Bretton
  Page 14
  Factory Farewell
  Page 16
  Romford
  Page 20
  25 Club
  Page 22
  Feria
  Page 26...

• Fame at Last!
  48

  There are no prizes for
  guessing why we
  reproduce (with
  permission, of course)
  Jak's cartoon from the
  Evening Standard of May
  6. Not impossible either
  for we have spotted the
  Sainsbury name on the
  shores of the Black...