'JS Journal', February 1967

Table of content

• A letter to all staff from Lord Sainsbury
  02

  A letter to all staff from Lord Sainsbury January 3rd 1967 I should like to inform you of a
  number of changes we are making in
  the management of the Company
  as follows:—
  As many of you know, I am now
  approaching my 65th...

• Lord Sainsbury
  03

  Lord Sainsbury
  Elder son of Mr. J. B. Sainsbury.
  He joined the firm on
  January 1st 1921 and was made a
  director in August 1933. He
  became Chairman on the death
  of Mr. J. B. Sainsbury on
  June 7th 1956.

• Mr. R. J. Sainsbury
  04

  Mr. R. J. Sainsbury
  younger son of
  Mr. J. B. Sainsbury joined
  the firm in autumn 1930. He
  was made a Director in
  February 1934 and for many
  years was Joint General
  Manager with Lord Sainsbury.
  He was appointed
  Deputy...

• Mr. J. D. Sainsbury
  05

  Mr. J. D. Sainsbury
  eldest of Lord Sainsbury's
  three sons is now
  appointed Vice-Chairman.
  Mr. J. D. joined the firm in
  1950 and became a
  Director in 1958.

• Mr. G. C. Hoyer Millar
  06

  Mr. G. C. Hoyer Millar
  newly appointed Director of
  the Company.
  Before joining the Company,
  Mr. Hoyer Millar, who is 38,
  had travelled in many parts of
  the world negotiating oil concessions.
  He was a commissioned
  officer...

• News and Developments
  07

  Basingstoke is being
  enlarged. At its southern
  end, on the right in the
  picture above, building
  operations are going on
  which will add new cold
  storage areas, a roll and
  special palette repair shop,
  a quality control...

• Both Side of the Wall
  12

  BOTH SIDES OF THE WALL Mr. J . L. Woods writes about current developments in
  retail food trading in Berlin. He was there last
  November with Mr. J . D. Sainsbury and Mr. H. Robinski
  at a conference of the C.I.E.S.—the...

• Potatoes
  17

  THE PRODUCE REVOLUTION In England the average man or woman
  eats 200 lb. of potatoes a year. Over in
  Ireland consumption is about double that.
  Although potatoes were introduced into
  both England and Ireland during the...

• L
  20

  JLW, who wishes for reasons which will become clear to
  remain anonymous, describes why he rattles when he walks. "How is i t old boy", said a colleague to me
  the other day, "that you now rattle when you
  walk? It's a thing I...

• Mr Harrison Retires
  22

  MR. R. S. HARBISON joined the firm on 1st June,
  1946, having been chosen by Mr. Alan to be
  Head of the Grocery Buying Department.
  Looking back over the years it is hard to
  realise what a change has come about in the
  twenty...

• Party Pix
  24

  PARTY PIX Crawley branch held a children's party at their
  canteen on Monday, December 12th. Father
  Christmas to the 85 children who attended was
  Assistant Head butcher, Mr. Stan Smith.

• Sport
  25

  The Power Packers — they won.
  Standing: I. to r. P. Pashler, M. Hollyer, M. Bareham,
  N. Watson, D. Biggington, H. Smith. Kneeling: R. Colby,
  B. Rogers, C. Claydon, C. Bowers, D. Purse.
  The Blue Cheeks
  Standing: I. to r. M....

• Dances
  26

  Coventry branch gave a party at the Locarno
  on November 22nd for Mr. N. Hayes, District
  Supervisor, who was leaving the Midlands to
  take over North London on Mr. Wrench's Area. Mr. Hayes with his wife and Mr. Potter,
  Assistant...

• Congratulations
  27

  Congratulations
  to Peter Proto (right) of JS Design Studio, who
  married Elisabeth Warburton, Assistant
  Librarian at the Central Library, London, on
  November 12th 1966 at St. Augustine's Church,
  Darlington, Durham.

• Coventry — Helping Hand
  27

  Coventry — Helping Hand
  Some of the staff of Coventry branch who
  spent their free day walking the 18 miles from
  Coventry to Stratford, Warwickshire, pulling a
  car. They were raising money for the Lord
  Mayor's Aberfan Fund...

• Movements and Promotions
  28

  Movements and Promotions
  Managerial Transfers
  from Esher to Ewell
  from January 23
  from Hatch End to Northwood
  from December 5
  from Colindale to 101 Golders
  Green from January 2
  from further service training
  to Esher from...

• Retirements
  29

  Retirements
  We send our best wishes to the following colleagues
  who have just retired.
  L. Humphrey commenced with the firm on the
  1st January 1923 a t 158 Catford and spent most of
  his JS life in this area. He was appointed...

• Obituaries
  31

  Obituaries
  We regret to record the death of the following
  colleagues, and send our sympathy to all relatives
  The passing of Arthur Goodwin in November of
  last year, severed the last link between the Firm
  and the Goodwin...

• The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
  32

  The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
  With the approval of its President
  H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh
  the Council of the Royal Society of Arts
  has awarded the Society's Presidential Medal
  for Design Management to
  J Sainsbury...