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  • Mr. J. G. Dearlove 02

    Mr. J . G. Dearlove
    A tribute from Mr. N. C. Turner
    Mr. J . G. Dearlove's tragic death on 11th July
    was a grievous shock to all his many colleagues
    and friends within the Company.
    Educated at St. Paul's School,...

  • News & Developments 03

    NEWS & DEVELOPMENTS Air Lift at
    Basingstoke
    On Sunday July 30 the RAF
    moved in at our Basingstoke depot.
    They came in answer to an appeal
    by the firm, after the commercial
    helicopter earmarked for the job
    of lifting air...

  • Fire! Fire ! 10

    An account of the growth of fire fighting
    organisations in London and a look at what
    the firm does about fire prevention. An
    article prepared from material and research
    by Mr. Ivor Tasker and Mr. J. T. Preston,
    the JS Fire...

  • The Aerosol 15

    The three JS aerosols. The "aerosol" that has become so familiar an
    object in the home or the garage or even in
    factories over the past dozen years is a modern
    development of a principle that has been
    known for over a hundred...

  • Crumbs! 17

    Crumbs!
    The Secretary, J. Sainsbury Limited
    Dear Sir,
    We enclose herein one Bourbon Biscuit, which
    was contained in a packet of similar biscuits
    purchased from your Balham Branch on
    24th June, 1967. As can be seen, one side...

  • The Home Scene 18

    THE HOME SCENE You Name it They
    Teach it
    When this issue comes out many of us will be
    at the seaside, or on our way there, or just back.
    It may seem, therefore, inappropriate to think
    about the winter evenings that are...

  • Dances and Darts 20

    Balham Section of the SSA held
    its first big dance for a long time
    on May 27th at the Bedford Hotel.
    Over 150 members, friends and
    relations turned up for a
    swinging evening. Above is the Leicester Darts team
    which won the...

  • Griffin Report 22

    GRIFFIN REPORT
    JS play Harris of Calne for the 21st time On June 10 the annual cricket match between
    JS and C & T Harris of Calne was played at
    Dulwich. The origin of this series of games is
    explained in the inscription on the...

  • Veterans at Southend 24

    Southend June 22nd. About five
    hundred of our Veterans were
    welcomed by Miss Celia Sainsbury
    and Miss Munro when they arrived
    for a sunny day's relaxation by the sea,
    either dozing or chatting in deck chairs
    or taking...

  • Arthur Bayley Retires 25

    RETIREMENT
    Arthur Bayley entertained at Dulwich Arthur Bayley, whose colleagues entertained
    him at a retirement party in the Dulwich Sports
    Pavilion on May 19, has for 20 years, been a
    very popular committee member of...

  • Round Up 26

    Above, Mr. Jennings, right, presenting a watch on behalf of the
    staff to Mr. Spragg at Reading branch when he left to take up
    his post as District Supervisor in training.
    Below, Mr. A. H. Gibbs (centre) surrounded by his family...

  • Movements and Promotions 28

    Movements and Promotions
    Managerial Appointments
    K. HAYWOOD
    L. HOWEIiL
    D. MCGINN
    from Spare at Purley to the
    management of 24 Croydon
    from June 22
    from Assistant Manager at
    51 Ealing to the management of
    Hanwell from...

  • Retirements 29

    Retirements
    We send our best wishes to the following colleagues.
    A. H. Gibbs commenced at Hastings on 3rd
    December, 1923, and remained on the South Coast
    at various branches until December 1932, when
    he was appointed Manager...

  • Obituaries 31

    Obituaries
    We regret to record the death of the following
    colleagues and send our sympathy to all relatives.
    Miss P. H. Bird was engaged by the company
    in October 1965 as a clerk at 147 Balham and
    Ave months later was...

  • Contents Page 32

    C128
    Page 2
    Mr. J. G. Dearlove
    Page 3
    News & Developments
    Page 10
    Fire! Fire !
    Page 15
    The Aerosol
    Page 18
    The Home Scene
    Page 20
    Dances and Darts
    Page 22
    Griffin Report
    Page 24
    Veterans at Southend
    Page 25
    Arthur Bayley...

  • What's in your Attic? 32

    WHAT'S IN YOUR ATTIC? We'd like to thank all the people
    who sent us photographs and
    letters and old bills and price
    lists and other reminders of past
    days in the firm (and out of it).
    We'd like to thank specially Mr.
    Tupman...