'JS Journal', December 1971

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• New Hall at Stamford House
  02

  The continuing story of Stamford House
  Another chapter opened on
  Monday, 25 October, when the new
  entrance hall and Personnel
  Reception Area came into operation.
  A week later the Copying centre
  and Post Room moved to this...

• Young Man Went West
  06

  Young man went West
  Terry Brigham of the nomadic Branch Training
  Staff travelled further afield this summer "How would you like a holiday in Texas board
  free." When a friend wrote that to me, I
  replied "Yes" immediately. I had...

• Condensed Milk
  08

  Not long after Mr. & Mrs. Went were married this tin
  of condensed milk was sold by JS to a customer who
  now lives in Stafford. She found it recently in a
  cupboard and thought we might be interested. And
  indeed we were for its...

• Many Congratulations
  08

  Many congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Went of
  Bradfield, near Manningtree, Essex, who celebrated
  their Diamond Wedding on August 8.

• North Cheam
  09

  North Cheam Cheam has three claims to fame.
  First, it was immortalised by the late
  Tony Hancock during his residence
  on the east side of town, in
  Railway cuttings. Secondly, there
  is that famous Prep School which
  Prince...

• Mummers
  14

  In comes I, Old Father Christmas... Before religion and technology man
  needed something to keep his
  spirits up, to fend off evil, to
  encourage his crops to grow. He used
  many pagan rituals to these ends
  and in civilized...

• Chateau Mon Repos
  16

  If you're thinking it might be a good idea to make
  your own wine—beware! J. L. Woods wrote (and
  illustrated) this harrowing account For years I have had the greatest difficulty in
  dragging myself past the home...

• Flower Show
  19

  Blooming Buntingford Buntingford Depot held their
  Horticultural Show on August 28.
  There were 80 classes planned and,
  if the pictures we were sent are
  anything to go by, driver Peter Downes won most of them. Below,
  lurking...

• Holiday Weekends
  20

  Northern Weekend Altogether about 1,000 JS people
  and their families gathered at
  Pontins in Southport on Saturday,
  September 25. Most of them came
  from the Midland Area. Though the
  weather yyasn't too good there was
  plenty...

• Chesham
  22

  Chesham Chesham is at the centre of an
  Urban District 26 miles from
  London. On the edge of the
  Chiltern Hills, it is about half way
  between Hemel Hempstead and
  High Wycombe. Population is
  growing and at present has...

• Retirements
  26

  Retirement Parties
  The well-known firm of Batchelour,
  Brown, Richardson and Boulter
  (I. to r. top and underneath)
  were entertained to dinner at
  Kilburn branch on October 2.
  They have all managed branches in
  the north and...

• Midland Dance
  28

  South Midlands Dance
  The South Midlands Area held their
  dance on Tuesday, 19 October at
  the Locarno, Stevenage. They had a
  very good evening with over four
  hundred there. The very pretty lady
  below (we have other...

• Christmas Supplement
  29

  SOME OUT- Of -THE -ORDINARY IDEAS
  TO VARY YOUR CHRISTMAS FARE
  FUDGE
  5 pint milk
  1 £ lb. granulated sugar
  4 oz. butter
  1 teaspoon vanilla flavouring
  2 oz. cut mixed peel
  Bring milk slowly to boil. Add
  sugar and butter....

• Pete Cima
  33

  Pete Cima's
  25 years
  with the
  Griffin
  Cricketers
  It all began on a Sunday In May twenty-five years
  ago. A casual visit to the Griffin ground a t
  Dulwich resulted in my becoming Involved In a
  practice match in progress from...

• Photo Contest Results
  34

  Photo Contest Results We had over a hundred entries to
  our Contest. Not an overwhelming
  response but not at all bad
  when you consider that it was
  no easy problem we had set you—
  to promote the Sainsbury name in
  a striking...

• Press Reception
  42

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• New JS Film
  43

  Coming shortly . . . The success of our previous film
  "Shopping Day" encouraged us
  further into the realms of the screen
  and we are currently engaged in the
  production of another epic for
  distribution to women's...

• Christmas Crackers
  44

  "One of the popular institutions
  inseparable from the festivities of
  Christmastide has long been the
  'cracker'. . . much amusement is
  afforded to the lads and lasses by
  the fortune-telling verses which
  some of the crackers...

• Minister's Visit
  50

  Minister's Visit
  The Rt. Hon. James Prior, Minister
  of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,
  paid an informal, incognito visit
  to two of our branches on
  Thursday 25 November. With
  him were three of his Ministry
  staff and they...

• Movements and Promotions
  51

  Movements and Promotions
  Managerial Appointments
  c. CUTHILL From Deputy Manager a t Kingston
  to t h e Management of Dorking
  from July 20, 1971.
  R. LOWE From Deputy Manager a t Purley
  to the Management of Victoria
  from July...

• Examination Results
  52

  Examination Results
  We offer our congratulations to the following on their
  success in recent examinations
  J. W. Whitehead won £15 and a week's tour of Denmark
  for coming sixth in the Associateship Exam. At a
  party at...

• Retirements
  53

  Retirements
  We send our best wishes to the following
  colleagues who have just retired.
  Mrs. I. Aldridge was re-engaged on July 6,1965,
  as a part-time Supply Assistant at Richmond,
  having previously worked for the Company...

• Obituaries
  59

  Obituaries
  We regret to record the death of the following
  colleagues, and send our sympathy to all relatives.
  Mrs. M. Coggins was engaged on June 25,1968,
  at Cowley, where she worked for most of her
  service as a part time...

• Contents Page
  60

  154
  Page 2
  New Hall at Stamford House
  Page 6
  Young Man Went West
  Page 9
  North Cheam
  Page 14
  Mummers
  Page 16
  Chateau Mon Repos
  Page 19
  Flower Show
  Page 20
  Holiday Weekends
  Page 22
  Chesham
  Page 26
  Retirements
  Page 28...

• Startling News
  60

  Finally we felt we should pass on
  some startling news which came
  our way recently. We were sitting
  there correcting the proofs of Jim
  Woods' Winemaking story when this
  man came in. After a few general
  remarks about how to...

• Two Good Reasons
  60

  The two on the right are there for
  two good reasons—first, we like
  them and second, we think they
  demonstrate very well how much
  room there is in the 130 litre
  trolleys they are using at North
  Cheam, by far the biggest...