'JS Journal', May 1971

Table of content

• Contents Page
  02

  151
  Page 2
  Departmental Directors
  Page 5
  The Queen
  Page 6
  Chelmsley Wood
  Page 10
  Ipswich
  Page 15
  Steak Pies
  Page 20
  Flight to Toronto
  Page 22
  Badminton
  Page 24
  Table Tennis
  Page 26
  Social Events
  Page 30
  Staff News
  Page...

• Five New Departmental Directors
  02

  Five New Departmental Directors
  "The Board has been giving careful consideration
  to the management structure required to cover the
  increasing scale and complexity of the business,
  as well as taking account of the retirement...

• The Queen visits Chelmsley Wood
  05

  The Queen visits Chelmsley Wood
  On the morning of Wednesday,
  April 7, Her Majesty The Queen,
  accompanied by the Duke of
  Edinburgh, paid a short visit to
  Chelmsley Wood. Lord Bearstead
  showed her around the centre
  and town,...

• Chelmsley Wood
  06

  Chelmsley Wood Seven years ago Chelmsley Wood
  was but a gleam in the eye of the
  Birmingham City Council. On 21
  December 1964 they were granted
  planning permission to build a complete New Town for 60,000
  people on 15,000 acres...

• Ipswich
  10

  Ipswich Our new supermarket in Upper
  Brook Street opened on March 16.
  The Manager, Mr. D. Barclay (below
  left) was wished well by the
  manager of the old branch, Mr. A. F.
  Fry, who retired on its closure. Mr.
  F. C. Juby,...

• Steak Pies
  15

  Pies in flat cans which you take
  the lid off and bake in the oven
  have been around for years but the
  JS version is unique—it's the only
  one with short pastry. And the
  company who make them think
  they are better than their...

• Flight to Toronto
  20

  The Captain's voice came loud and clear over
  the public address system, " I t is now six-fifty
  local time, and we will shortly be dropping
  down in readiness to land at Toronto airport.
  The weather in Toronto is fine, and...

• Badminton
  22

  Badminton Tournament This year, on Sunday, 28 February,
  the Badminton Tournament was held
  for the first time at the Crystal
  Palace National Recreation Centre,
  on the right. The move was approved
  by everybody...

• Table Tennis
  24

  Table Tennis
  The Table Tennis Tournament at
  Blackfriars on March 7, also
  provided plenty of excitement. The
  new Singles Champion, below, was
  Mr. S. Hunt from Buntingford and
  indeed he won the Men's Doubles
  too, with D....

• Social Events
  26

  The Estates Department very much
  enjoyed their Second Annual
  Dinner at The Spaghetti House,
  Knightsbridge, in January. Norwich
  Party
  The Annual Dinner and Dance in the
  Norwood Rooms on January 31,
  was also the occasion to...

• Movements and Promotions
  29

  Managerial Appointments
  J. PBENDERGAST From Reserve Manager at
  Wembley to further training then
  to the Management of 87 Baling
  from January 19,1971.
  J. SHARP From Reserve Manager at
  Reading to further Self-Service
  training,...

• Long Service
  31

  Long Service
  Congratulations to the following colleagues who have
  completed long service with the firm.
  40 Years' Service
  p. A. BAIRD Chargehand, Motor Engineers,
  Charlton.
  G. GOODY Manager, Southampton,
  c. w. GRINDLEY...

• Retirements
  31

  Retirements
  We send our best wishes to the following
  colleagues who have just retired.
  M r. G. Bentham was engaged on March 21.1927,
  as a learner at Stockwell. He was on National
  Service from December 5,1940, until March...

• Obituaries
  33

  Obituaries
  We regret to record the death of the following
  colleagues, and send our sympathy to all relatives.
  M r s . R. Dyer was engaged on August 22.1968.
  as a part-time Supply Assistant at Bexley Heath,
  where she was...

• James Boswell
  34

  James Boswell
  It is with great sadness that we have to report
  the death of James Boswell who edited the J.S.
  Journal for us for almost 20 years. He died on
  April 15th after an illness which he had suffered
  bravely and very...

• Competition
  36

  Very likely you have seen this
  photograph. It was offered to us
  'on spec' by a commercial
  photographer who took it
  outside a Sainsbury supermarket
  —not with J.S. in mind—
  but because he thought it would
  make a good...