'JS Journal', October 1958

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• Down to Drury Lane
  01

  Photographs by Tony Armstrong-Jones
  For five centuries, the rich and the proud, the poor and the wretched have
  strolled in Drury Lane—Poets and actors, footpads and Lords
  have rubbed shoulders in this narrow street.
  Our...

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 1
  Drury Lane
  Page 8
  Peace and Fine Weather
  Page 10
  Mr. L. J. King
  Page 11
  J.S. Cattle take Prizes
  Page 11
  Down Memory Lane
  Page 12
  Wet Summer—fine Show
  Page 14
  Tournament
  Page 16
  Tops at Tennis
  Page 17
  Tropicality
  Page...

• Peace and Fine Weather
  08

  Over 60 years ago the author of this article started
  work with J.S. when Victoria was Queen
  and flying meant a trip in a balloon.
  Peace and Fine Weather
  by L. J. King Glancing through the January number of the
  J.S. Journal, I...

• About the Author
  10

  About the Author
  Mr. and Mrs. L. J. King at the Forty Years' service party
  at Blackfriars last March.
  Mr. L. J. King, who wrote the article above about
  trading in the 'nineties, started work in 1895 at
  147 Balham while he was...

• Down Memory Lane
  11

  Down Memory Lane
  In the early twenties our
  new Woking Branch
  (opened 1919,) joined in
  a local Carnival. For
  this decorated tricycle
  with Mr. Harrington up
  J.S. Kitchens baked a
  pie specially for the
  occasion....

• J.S. Cattle take Prizes
  11

  J.S. Cattle take Prizes
  At Grantown-on-Spey this year J.S. cattle
  took many prizes at the Strathspey Farmers'
  Club. On the right is Mr. Charles Edward,
  our Kinermony manager, receiving the cross
  cattle championship trophy...

• Wet Summer—fine Show
  12

  Wet Summerfine
  Show
  The storm of the century broke over Dulwich on
  Friday afternoon, September 5th, just as members
  of the Horticultural and the Aquarist (Tropical
  Fish keepers to us) Groups were getting to work
  on the...

• Tournament
  14

  Bournemouth 2 v. Amersham.
  Tournament
  This year saw a big increase in interest in netball
  in the S.S.A. and on September 7th at Dulwich
  there were eight teams playing in a competition
  which was popular with visitors to the...

• Tops at Tennis
  16

  Tops at Tennis
  Mr. F. W.
  Salisbury
  presents the
  Tennis cup to
  Miss G. Mulvey.
  The Men's Singles Tennis championship this year
  was won by Mr. A. Bacon of Depot Stock Office,
  who defeated Mr. H. Thomas of the same office...

• Tropicality
  17

  Tropicality
  These tropical fish
  keeping warm and wet at Dulwich
  are the Cherry Barb,
  Albino Sword and Harlequin
  varieties.
  Above is the lighthouse display erected by the aquarists.
  The fish can be seen swimming round inside...

• J.S. Job
  18

  F. McManus ofJ.S. Transport Office
  n
  CO
  " Haven't you heard about this
  Do-It-Yourself movement ? "
  was the answer we got from
  Mac when we tried to ask him
  some questions about his life
  withJ.S. " Give me the pen"
  he said....

• Bake it now
  19

  JANE, I'm making my Christmas cake today.
  SHIRLEY, Why so early ? Christmas is weeks away.
  JANE, Yes, but the longer a cake mellows, the
  better it is.
  SHIRLEY, My cakes are never very successful, perhaps
  you could give me a...

• The Six Skills of Soccer
  20

  The 6 skills of Soccer
  This is the first of a series of articles about
  the fundamental skills that make an
  efficient soccer player. They have been
  prepared by Norman Creek, the Olympic
  team manager and former full...

• Out and About
  21

  Out and About
  with J. S. People
  A few of the girls from the factory
  took their annual outing at
  Southend. It was organised by
  Mrs. Stenning and Mrs. Thurgood,
  both of the third floor.
  Mrs. Stenning wrote to us to say,
  " ....

• Movements and Promotions
  22

  Movements and Promotions
  We are very pleased to record the following
  promotion :—
  To Assistant Manager
  H . W R I G H T Aveley
  The following transfers may be of interest to many
  members of the staff:—
  Managers
  D . J ....

• Retirements
  22

  E. TYRELL from 51 Ealing
  to 87 Ealing
  Retirements
  We send our best wishes to the following colleagues
  who have just retired :—
  A. G. AUSTIN, who was engaged in August 1924.
  Initially he worked at the branches but he...

• Marriages
  23

  Marriages (.BETWEEN MEMBERS OF J.S. STAFF)
  Very best wishes for their future happiness to:—
  Mr. M. Rawlingson and Miss P. Ryder, both of
  140 Finchley Road, who were married on August
  30th, 1958.
  Mr. E. Vaughan and Miss J....

• Obituary
  23

  Obituary
  We regretfully record the deaths of the following
  colleagues and send our deepest sympathy to all
  relatives:—
  MRS. F. BEASOR, who died on September 6th,
  1958. She joined the Factory staff as a Second
  Hand in 1955,...

• News of J.S. Staff on National Service National Service
  24

  News of J.S. Staff on National Service
  J. C. Collingridge, Northampton. Aden (R.A.F.).
  Has now been in his present station for five months
  and is regarded as an old hand. He tells us that
  he has had only about ten minutes'...

• ? What
  24

  WHAT
  Can you identify the object in the picture above ?
  For the first correct identification to be opened
  " J . S . Journal" offers a prize of a
  £1 • O ' O Premium Bond
  Entries should be sent to "J.S. Journal,"...