'JS Journal', September 1971

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• Goings on at Stamford House
  02

  Goings on at Stamford House
  Constant changes over the years have brought necessary and
  highly desirable improvements, but our Head Office has never
  undergone anything like the present major surgery before . . . Nobody who has...

• Norbury
  12

  Norbury
  Norbury is on the main Brighton
  road about half way between
  Streatham and Croydon.
  According to our history books
  nothing has ever happened there except that JS opened a branch
  in 1906. The new one opened on
  May 18....

• 4 Appointments
  13

  Four Appointments
  In the Estates Department
  Mr. G. G. Haynes (top) and
  Mr. W. J . Ponter have been
  appointed Area Estate
  Managers. In this capacity
  they will be responsible for
  the general management of
  existing properties...

• The Cat's Whiskers
  14

  The Cat's Whiskers
  There was a dance on Monday,
  June 28, at The Cat's Whiskers,
  Streatham, in aid of the Trueloves
  Home for Crippled Children. This
  was a very enjoyable way to raise
  more than £100 for a very good
  cause....

• Veterans
  14

  A Soggy Day Out The Veterans had a day out in
  Folkestone on Thursday, June 17,
  a typical summer day. Our
  photographer reported back,
  "the weather was far from good and
  rather restricted me and I was
  unable to take any groups...

• Retirements
  15

  Four Retirement Parties
  (Top) Over 100 people came to a
  dinner at the County Hotel, Bedford,
  on April 3, to say farewell to
  Mr. H. Knell who retired a few
  weeks earlier from the local branch.
  He had been manager there...

• Mr. Hughes in S. America
  16

  South America
  Mr. M. S. Hughes and Mr. R. Wa/lis recently visited Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. In a trip
  lasting over three weeks and taking them over 16,000 miles they made a study of the beef
  and cattle industries of those...

• West Bromwich
  20

  West Bromwich Our branch in West Bromwich is in
  the new and spacious Sandwell
  Centre developed, slightly
  improbably, by the County Borough
  Council and the National Coal
  Board Mineworkers Pension Fund.
  The decor, fountains...

• Poets Corner
  22

  Poets' Corner Despite the mouthwatering goodies, infrequently one month goes by
  When I don't buy a Family Circle: so it was in the case of July.
  Last Sunday I spent at a friend's house who, guessing that I'd like to look
  At the...

• Stevenage—Round Two
  22

  The second round of the battle
  between the Stevenage boys and
  girls was fought out in July, this
  time at netball. The girls perhaps,
  having learned a thing or two in the
  previous encounter, insisted on
  equal teams and a...

• Congratulations
  23

  Congratulations
  To Mr. M. Coughlan and Miss
  C Farrow of Upton Lane branch
  who were married on July 3.

• Equatorial Sainsburys
  23

  Equatorial Sainsburys Mr. Percy Lag den. Personnel
  Manager {Industrial) writes about a
  remote Sainsburys (below) which
  he came across on holiday:
  About 5 miles North of Nairobi and
  90 miles south of the Equator is a
  shopping...

• Fuel Stop
  23

  Fuel Stop
  On the left is a familiar figure in an
  unfamiliar situation. Mr. Jack Burrill,
  the Company Transport Engineer,
  well known for his way with the
  internal combustion engine, has
  long had an affection for one
  horse...

• Unusual Vegetables
  24

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• Wandsworth
  26

  Wandsworth Wandsworth started as a village at
  the place where the River Wandle
  flows into the River Thames.
  By 1875 it had become "virtually a
  suburb of London, a busy place
  with extensive manufactures, a
  large trade, and a...

• Delicatessen
  32

  Though JS have been selling continental sausages and other 'delicatessen'
  lines for years, Wandsworth is the first branch with a whole section
  exclusively devoted to them. And it's a section with a difference. . . . Below is the...

• Haywards Heath
  38

  Haywards Heath Haywards Heath branch opened on
  June 15. Like Norbury, the town is
  also on the way to Brighton but,
  in this case, by rail. The main road is
  a few miles to the west and the
  sea only about 12 miles away
  beyond...

• Movements and Promotions
  39

  Movements and Promotions
  Managerial Appointments
  i>. BOSLEY From Reserve Manager Bromley
  to the Management of
  :51 Eastbourne from May 18, 1971
  s. C.REEN From Deputy Manager at
  Stevenage to the Management of
  Kettering from...

• Long Service
  40

  Long Service
  Congratulations to the following colleagues who have
  completed long service with the firm.
  25 Years' Service
  H. R. BAXTER H.Q. Division, Blackfriars
  c. DANCE Skilled Tradesman, Factory
  E. G. KENSETT Branch...

• Retirements
  40

  Retirements
  We send our best wishes to the following
  colleagues who have just retired.
  Mr. Poison receiving parting gifts from Mr. Males.
  Training Superintendant, at his retirement party.
  F. H. Poison who retired on the 1st...

• Obituaries
  46

  Obituaries
  We regret to record the death of the following
  colleagues, and send our sympathy to all relatives.
  Mrs. E. B a l d w i n was engaged on August 25,
  1958, as a part-time Saleswoman a t Stanmore
  and was transferred to...

• Contents Page
  47

  153
  Page 1
  Goings on at Stamford House
  Page 12
  Norbury
  Page 13
  4 Appointments
  Page 14
  Veterans
  Page 15
  Retirements
  Page 16
  Mr. Hughes in S. America
  Page 20
  West Bromwich
  Page 22
  Poets Corner
  Page 24
  Unusual Vegetables
  Page...

• Stamford House
  48

  This is Stamford House soon after
  it was opened in 1913—it looks
  very much the same today. The
  Firm was proud of the new office
  and warehouse for versions of this
  picture appeared on letterheads and
  in numerous...