'JS Journal', August 1965

Table of content

• Contents Page
  01

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  Page 2
  Lord Sainsbury elected President of C.I.E.S.
  Page 3
  News and Developments
  Page 11
  The New Weights and Measures Act
  Page 14
  JS Successes at the Royal Show
  Page 18
  Growing Rice the Modern Way
  Page 22
  Fings Ain't...

• Lord Sainsbury Elected President of C.I.E.S.
  02

  Lord Sainsbury is elected President of
  International Chain Store Organisation The International Association
  of Chain Stores - or to give
  it its full French title
  "Comite International des
  Entreprises a Succursales"
  . . . the...

• News and Developments
  03

  68 Croydon first opened in
  Church Street in 1924 On
  June 1st last, it opened as a
  self-service branch. With
  about 5,000 square feet of
  shopping space it is a
  useful addition to the firm's
  trading potential in an area
  which...

• The New Weights and Measures Act
  11

  Mr. J . L. Woods
  JS Advertising Department
  The two-year 'period of grace' built into the
  Weights and Measures Act of 1963 has
  now come to an end and the full provisions
  of the new Act came into force on 31st July,
  1965. We...

• JS Successes at the Royal Show
  14

  Ambition Realised
  Mr. F.W. Salisbury writes about the successes of JS cattle
  from the pedigree herd at our Kinermony farm in the annual
  show of the Royal Agricultural Society at Stoneleigh in
  Warwickshire. In the photograph...

• Growing Rice the Modern Way
  18

  Growing Rice the Modern Way
  During the past few years an increasing amount
  of rice consumed in Great Britain has been imported
  from the United States. In that country modern
  techniques of rice growing have replaced...

• Fings Ain't Wot . . .
  22

  A Memory of the Twenties
  IT WAS on a Monday in July 1921, the hottest,
  driest year of the century, that I heaved my
  suitcase on to the platform of a tram at
  Golders Green. Taking my seat, I slipped the
  letter of introduction...

• Social Events
  25

  Farewell Party
  JS people turned out in strength
  to wish Mr. F. A. Pagden a happy
  retirement on May 26, at the
  Arnhem Gallery, Croydon.
  Mr. L. Rose, former manager of
  68 Croydon, is presenting flowers
  to Mrs. Pagden....

• Good Beds for Roses
  27

  Good Beds
  for Roses
  H. Brown outlines the work to be
  done in preparing your rose beds.
  This essential preparation should
  be completed a couple of
  months before you plant the roses. ROSES are as permanent a feature of the...

• Recent appointments to Senior Executive
  28

  Recent appointments to Senior Executive
  Above: Mr. H. Galazka, Pig Supply Control and Economics, at Blackfriars.
  April 1965.
  Mr. T. B. Brewer, Manager of the JS Poultry Packing Station at
  Bury St. Edmunds. April 1965.
  Mr. J....

• Movements and Promotions
  29

  Movements and Promotions
  Managers
  E. BALDWIN
  0. BENTHAM
  A. COSTER
  H. GOSHAWK
  Ii. HUMPHREY
  L. ROSE
  J. SMITH
  A. W0PSH0TT
  Spare Managers
  P. PANKHURST
  H. POUNDER
  F. ROWELL
  Assistant Managi
  R. BIRD
  R. COX
  R, EADE
  J....

• Retirements
  30

  Retirements
  We send our best wishes to the following colleagues
  who have just retired.
  WmSm
  E. W. Bayne H. G. Housden
  E. W. Bayne who joined the staff of the factory
  In 1949 as a service cleaner. He was later
  transferred to...

• Correction
  31

  Correction
  C. Ransom whose obituary appeared in the last
  issue of JS Journal retired, in fact, from the empties
  department and not the poultry department as
  mentioned. Nor did he work at Woolmers Green. This
  was another...

• Obituaries
  31

  Obituaries
  We regret to record the death of the following
  colleagues and send our deepest sympathy to all
  relatives.
  G. F. Harvey W. J. E. Barbary
  George Frederick Harvey was engaged as a
  learner at 194 Kentish Town in...

• Cornhill
  32

  Picture above from Mr. C. Willis, Manager
  of Bury St. Edmunds branch, shows
  the building which stood on our site in
  Cornhill, a century ago. Records show it was
  about two hundred years old, put up on
  'wasteland forming part...