'JS Journal', December 1963

Table of content

• Big Year
  02

  Big Year 1963 has been a year of big development for
  J.S. Wc have opened eleven new self-service
  branches, extended Lcwisham, our largest
  branch, converted Wood Green to self-service
  grocery and carried out many...

• Contents Page
  02

  CI00
  Page 2
  Big Year
  Page 14
  The Magic Number
  Page 20
  Operation Co-operation
  Page 22
  The Sleeping Beauty
  Page 24
  Sound Track
  Page 28
  Algeria
  Page 32
  Managers' Conferences 1963
  Page 36
  The Day the Key Broke
  Page 38
  Weddings
  Page...

• The Magic Number
  14

  The Magic Number
  The firm of Heinz is the subject of this article
  our series Focus on Suppliers. It is based on
  Stephen Potter's history of the firm
  The Magic Number. The drawings were
  made for his book by David Knight MS...

• Operation Co-operation
  20

  Operation Co-operation
  A short account by Leslie Hunt
  of the BP Scout Guild of a visit
  by the boys of Trueloves' Home, to
  the R.A.F. station at Abingdon At the end of last term, the boys of ' Trueloves'
  Home, Ingatestone,...

• The Sleeping Beauty
  22

  The Sleeping Beauty A Pantomine
  theme done into picture postcards in the interests of JS tea about 1905 1
  \Jact upon a time there lived a King and
  Queen; and when theire little daughter was born
  a grand festival was given, to...

• Sound Track
  24

  Sound Track
  A day at the sound recording session of the J.S. film. Shopping Day the film about Sainsbury's is now
  complete. It runs for 30 minutes, is in full colour and
  is a vivid picture of a day in the firm's work. The...

• Algeria '63
  28

  Algeria '63
  Miss R. D. Spiller of
  Mr Timothy Sainsbur/s office
  writes in this article about the
  war-torn country of Algeria
  where she spent a short
  holiday last October The rocky gorges of El Akra guard the...

• Managers' Conferences 1963
  32

  Managers' Conferences 1963
  Last year's successful conferences were repeated in October when J.S. Managers
  again met for a series of lectures and an exchange of views.
  The Self-Service Managers met at Dulwich on 8th October...

• The Day the Key Broke
  36

  The Day the
  Key Broke
  Almost any day can be
  crisis day chez Woods
  and this is J . L. Woods
  writing to prove
  it once again It's quite astonishing how even the simplest and
  smallest operation in our house seems to take on
  an...

• Weddings
  38

  Miss Sandra Hawkins of the J.S. Egg collecting station at
  Wisbech and Mr Graham Hutton who were married at
  St Giles, Wisbech, on 24th August.
  MissL. A. Hibbertof16EnfieldandMrF. L. Sturgeo
  married at St Helens, Folkesworth, on...

• Movements and Promotions
  39

  Movements and Promotions
  Managers
  W. GUEST
  N. E. HARDING
  F. J. SPEED
  K. HILL
  W.TURRELL
  E. C. HACKER
  A. SQUIRES
  N. WILSON
  S. HUTCHINGS
  R. J. GARRETT
  W. W. LLOYD
  S. TOMALIN
  T. C. HOWELL
  J. FALLON
  K. A. GLOSTER
  F. A....

• Retirements
  40

  Retirements
  We send our best wishes to the following colleagues who
  have just retired.
  Mrs K. E. Baker who was engaged as daily
  housekeeper at our Hook branch, retired on ist-
  November 1963, after completing ten years...

• Obituaries
  42

  Obituaries
  We regret to record the death of the following colleagues
  send our deepest sympathy to all relatives.
  R. C. Ansell who joined the firm in April 1962 as
  a porter at Paddington which position he held at the
  time of...

• May 1,2,3,4 Bognor Next Year
  43

  Dates to remember in 1964 are the first four days of May. The S.S.A. has
  booked Butlin's Holiday Camp at Bognor for its members and guests and
  a slap up family weekend at minimum cost can be had by all. Full details
  of this...

• Our cover drawing
  44

  Our cover drawing was made a few years ago by John Finnie, MS IA, during the short period that he worked in
  Iliffe House, Stamford Street. He made it from the roofoflliffe House and it shows the west side of Stamford House,
  the...