'JS Journal', October 1963

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• Beef Across the World
  02

  Beef Across the World
  On the Pampas. The rich herbage even in early autumn stands hock high. Mr W. M. Justice writes about
  his visit, earlier this year, to
  Argentina, a country which produces
  so much fine beef for Britain...

• Contents Page
  02

  C99
  Page 2
  Beef Across the World
  Page 9
  Sense about Stamps
  Page 13
  Switch to Automatic
  Page 17
  The Electric Speaking Telephone
  Page 18
  Building Leicester's New Branch
  Page 20
  Goobers
  Page 24
  Veterans' Day Out
  Page 25
  J.S....

• Riding a Paper Tiger
  09

  Sense about Stamps
  Stamp trading, an old promotional device has attracted much
  public attention recently. The firm's view is that the adoption of
  stamp trading by a retailer must eventually result in dearer food
  or a lowering...

• Paying by Stamps
  10

  Paying by Stamps
  Elaine Kendall
  An American housewife casts an experienced eye
  on the latest 'invasion' of Britain.
  from T H E SUNDAY T I M E S September 15 News that Britain's green and pleasant land is
  being flooded with...

• Switch to Automatic
  13

  Switch to Automatic
  Mr A. E. Pendle ofJS
  Organisation and Methods
  Department writes about
  the change over
  The new automatic telephone exchange went
  into operation at Blackfriars and Streatham
  during the week-end of 21st and...

• The Electric Speaking Telephone
  17

  The Electric Speaking Telephone
  A word about how it began The notion of talking to people over very long
  distances has haunted human beings for
  centuries. Balkan peasants can communicate
  over a couple of miles without any...

• Building Leicester's New Branch
  18

  Building Leicester's New Branch
  The drawing on the two past pages is by John Finnic, M.S.I.A., and shows our new Leicester branch under
  construction. The branch will be the second largest in the firm after Lewisham. It will be...

• Goobers
  20

  Goobers
  JS Cooking Oil is one of our popular lines.
  Its manufacture is a highly mechanised
  operation described in this short article Ask anyone what a Goober is and he'll probably
  hazard the guess that it is some sort of bird....

• Veterans' Day Out
  24

  JS Veterans Day out at Worthing for J.S. Veterans from southern areas
  was cosy socially but blustery weatherwise. Pictures on this
  page are from Mr Tallemache one of the firm's veterans.
  On or off the pier the veterans look as...

• J.S. Buyers
  25

  JS Buyers
  Continuing a series
  about people who buy
  the things the firm
  sells or uses.
  Mr J. Green left,
  is examining a grouse. He works
  under Mr Justice buying poultry,
  game, ducks, and Australian
  rabbits. Large scale...

• Bowls Finals
  26

  Bowls Finals
  at Dulwich
  Weather conditions were far from perfect at Dulwich when the bowls
  finals were played off on ist September. The Brighton Cup went to
  Mr W. Capron of the Warehouse and the Fixed Jack to Mr S. Alland
  of...

• Fine Flowers Make a Fine Show
  27

  Fine Flowers Make a Fine Show
  The Horticultural Show at Dulwich
  this year was held on ist September.
  There were some fine blooms on show
  among them these chrysanthemums
  from Mr L. S. Higgs of Elmer's End
  who took the prize...

• Shooting a Line with Secoy
  30

  Shooting a Line with Secoy There has been a rifle club in J.S. since ' C
  Company Home Guard stood down at the end
  of the last war. Few of the original 'Secoy'
  remain but veteran W. Cole (Old Bill) is our
  Chairman, judge and...

• Miss Julie Pratt
  33

  Miss Julie Pratt of our East Grinstead branch who
  was married to Mr Trevor O'Hanagan, also from
  East Grinstead, on 27th July, at St Mary the Virgin
  Church, Hartfield.

• Movements and Promotions
  33

  Managers
  A. G. BATCHELOUR
  G. L. COLLIN
  K. G. EVANS
  I. E. FUNNELL
  C. J. SMITH
  From further training
  to Boreham Wood
  From Spare to Fulham
  From Boreham Wood
  to Rugby
  From Fulham
  to Bournemouth
  From Bournemouth
  to...

• Marriages
  34

  Marriages
  Miss J. Little to Mr R. Bridges
  Harlow, 31st August 1963.
  Miss H. Bareford to Mr D. Grainge
  31 Eastbourne, 7th September 1963.

• Correction
  35

  CORRECTION
  MrF. Cowell whose retirement was reported in the last
  number ofJ.S. Journal, was first engaged by the firm in
  igss not IQ47. It was in 1947 that he was re-graded
  as a welder. His service with the firm covers a...

• Obituaries
  35

  Obituaries
  MR I. GREEN
  A Tribute to Isaac Green by Mr A. C. Welch
  With the passing of Issac Green the firm has lost
  a good manager, a most loyal and faithful servant,
  and the world has lost one of nature's gentlemen.
  He was...

• Retirements
  35

  Retirements
  We send our best wishes to
  T. Wilkerson joined the firm in 1921 as a delivery
  lad at 43 Islington. He later became a poultry
  learner and then an assistant at this branch, before
  being transferred to Hampstead. In...

• New Look at 13-15
  36

  New Look at 13-15
  One of our older branches took on a new
  appearance on 14th October when the
  grocery half of 13- 75 Stamford Street
  Blackfriars was converted
  to self-service. The branch does a
  brisk trade with local...