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  • New Developments 02

    A year of exceptionally vigorous development
    lies ahead of the firm. Eleven new branches,
    some of them very big indeed, will be opened.
    Four of these new branches will be in towns
    in which J.S. will be trading for the...

  • Contents Page 03

    C94
    Page 2
    New Developments
    Page 6
    C F M
    Page 12
    Royal Ice Wells and Others
    Page 16
    Cowley - a new branch
    Page 18
    'Bring us back a camel'
    Page 22
    The Law for Motorists
    Page 23
    Dances and Socials
    Page 27
    How to Buy a House
    Page...

  • CFM 06

    CFM
    Focus on Suppliers Number 7
    takes us to the other
    side of the world to our
    most distant supplier, the
    Canterbury Frozen Meat
    Company of New Zealand The massive wall of mountains along the western
    border of New Zealand's...

  • Royal Ice Wells and Others 12

    Royal Ice - Wells and Others
    An account of early
    cold storage methods used
    in England before
    the development of
    modern refrigeration.
    This article by E. R. Tarham
    is reprinted with permission
    from Wine and Food...

  • Branch Anniversaries in 1963 15

    Branch Anniversaries in 1963
    One branch celebrates its seventieth
    birthday, ten branches their sixtieth
    five their fiftieth and seven branches their
    twenty-fifth birthday this year. Opened in 1893 Opened in 1913
    128...

  • Cowley - a new branch 16

    Cowley
    a new branch We opened our new branch at Cowley last November 13th. It is only a few miles from
    our Oxford Branch in a new shopping area development which is sited in the
    Cowley Industrial area. The development is by no...

  • 'Bring us back a camel' 18

    'Bring us back a camel'
    The winning entry in our holiday competition is an account
    of a high speed trip across Europe and into Egypt by motor car from
    Miss R. D. Spiller of Mr Timothy Sainsbury's office.
    Though she didn't...

  • The Law for Motorists 22

    The Law
    for Motorists
    J.S. Journal reviews a recently
    published book written to help
    motorists on their way through and
    around the 2ji sections and so schedules
    of the Road Traffic Act.
    It is fashionable today to speak in...

  • Dances and Socials 23

    Socials & Dances
    Gerrards
    Cross
    At the Christmas Dance
    held by Gerrards Cross
    some of the senior staff
    on the right above,
    Mr A. E. Biddlecombe,
    veteran guest is at the
    head of the table.
    Centre, pictures...

  • How to Buy a House 27

    How to Buy a House
    This article prepared by J. S. Estates Department and originally published
    in the Journal in ig^6 has been revised and bought up to date to help readers
    who want to know about the procedure and the economics...

  • Movements and Promotions 32

    MR E. H. BALDWIN MR J. W. AIREY MR D. BARCLAY
    MR G. BARWICK MR E. BOULTER MR D. BRAMHAM
    m
    MR K. BURGESS
    MR C. G. COX MR J. COXHILL
    MR I. D. EVANS
    MR L. D. HESSEY
    Movements and Promotions
    Managers
    C. E. DAVIS
    T....

  • Marriages 33

    Marriages
    Between members ofJ.S. Staff.
    Congratulations to Miss M. Waddel and
    Mr H. Brown both of Nottingham who were
    married on 5th January 1963.

  • Retirements 33

    MR F. W. SMETHEM
    Retirements
    We send our best wishes to the following colleagues who have just retired.
    F. W. Smethem, who most regrettably had to
    take an early retirement in December 1962 due
    to ill health.
    He joined the...

  • Obituaries 35

    Obituaries
    We regret to record the death of the following colleagues
    send our deepest sympathy to all relatives.
    E. J . Baldwin, joined the firm in 1928 as a
    Warehouseman. He was later transferred to the
    Factory Kitchens...

  • Aveley 36

    Aveley held its first dance of the season in full fancy
    dress and the results were terrific. The Kaye Sisters
    doing their act below wonfirst prize and other
    costumes were equally topical.