'JS Journal', July 1975

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• A certain smile
  01

  A certain smile VALERIE CRIPPS' SMILE
  has been captivating staff and
  customers alike at JS's
  Wembley branch.
  A very shy 16-year-old,
  Valerie started work as a
  cashier at the store about
  three months ago, straight
  from...

• Colchester hypermarket plan
  01

  Colchester hypermarket plan COLCHESTER COULD
  BE THE SITE of the first
  JS/BHS hypermarket.
  Planning permission is
  being sought for a 16-acre
  site at Stanway, three
  miles west of Colchester
  town centre.
  JS and BHS joined...

• The magnificent seven
  01

  The magnificent seven Kenny Lynch flirts with the
  finalists at the South Eastern
  area's Miss JS contest. Turn
  to the back page to see if
  your choice tallies with the
  judges'.

• Tougher price controls are unrealistic, chairman tells shareholders
  01

  Tougher price controls are unrealistic, chairman tells shareholders AN IMPRESSIVE
  LINE-UP of JS directors
  faced shareholders at the
  company's annual general
  meeting on July 2, held at
  the Connaught Rooms,
  just off Drury...

• Clocking-in could soon be a thing of the past
  02

  Clocking-in could soon be a thing of the past CLOCKING-IN HAS
  BEEN ABOLISHED at
  two JS stores. I t 's only an
  experiment but if it works
  it could be the end of clock
  cards at all the branches
  before long.
  Kingston and...

• Hastings here we come!
  02

  Hastings here we come!
  A CROWD OF 800 JS veterans
  enjoyed the sun, sea and
  sand of Hastings when they
  took their annual day outing
  on Tuesday June 24.
  The veterans travelled in
  17 coaches, arriving at about
  lunchtime. They...

• Howzat...
  02

  Howzat... AN elegant leg glance from
  Jim Simpson on his way to the
  top score of 72 in the annual
  match between JS and J and
  T Harris of Calne, Wiltshire.
  During the war Harris were the 'cover' for the JS factory
  in case...

• Janet keeps the family flag flying
  02

  Janet keeps the family flag flying THE PATCHING FAMILY
  of Hove like to do the same
  things—whether it's working
  in their local JS store or winning
  gold awards.
  Jennifer and Margaret
  Patching have worked as
  summer students...

• Living it up 'over the shop' at Wood Green
  02

  Living it up 'over the shop'
  at Wood Green Bringing home the shopping — Sainsbury's of course — are (from left) Helen Lakey, Carol Uhl
  and Angela Burr, happy with the Page High life. FAMILIES ARE LIVING
  on top of the world...

• The shame of it
  02

  The shame of it
  ONE IN THE EYE for JS
  from lance corporal Jones of
  television's' Dad's Army'. On
  June 12 he announced that he
  had been delivering meat to a
  local titled lady 'since 1933,
  when his lordship fell out...

• Caddy is identified
  03

  Caddy is identified
  LAST MONTH the JS Journal
  showed a photograph of a
  decorated tin, and we asked,
  on behalf of archivist Honor
  Godfrey, if anyone knew anything
  about it.
  Help came in the form of
  Len Bradford of...

• ... goes in to bat
  03

  ... goes in to bat A TORRID SUN beat down
  as, once again, JS played host
  to the ninth annual charity
  cricket match for the Ulster
  Bacon trophy on June 11.
  Every year the match, between
  retail grocers and...

• Hardshell versus softsell
  03

  Hardshell versus softsell
  'SAINSBURY's brown egg
  prices are very competitive,
  their white eggs are unbeatable.'
  This eggstraordinary
  piece of hard-boiled advertising
  was recently spotted in a
  Brighton evening newspaper.

• JS drivers play host to the competition
  03

  JS drivers play host to the competition SAINSBURY LORRY
  DRIVERS had a chance
  to show their skills on
  home ground when
  qualifying round of the
  Lorry Driver of the Year
  competition was held for
  the first time at a JS...

• JS's no-go cart
  03

  JS's no-go cart ROLLS-ROYCE, LAMBORGHINI
  and the rest
  have nothing to fear in the
  way of competition from the
  JS trolley — this seems to be
  the conclusion of a hardhitting,
  no-holds-barred
  (tongue-in-cheek) article in...

• Lorry talk
  03

  Lorry talk
  BUNTINGFORD DEPOT
  has been trying out a delivery
  lorry with two detachable
  bodies' that can be changed
  over in about 10 minutes.
  At the Lorry Driver of the
  Year regional heat visitors
  watched the...

• Why look further?
  03

  Why look further? WHEN A NEW RANGE of
  ladies' jumpers bearing the
  Sainsbury label, was introduced,
  the publicity department
  didn't have far to look
  for a photographer and a
  model.
  Sydney Harding, whose
  pictures often...

• East Londoners say 'welcome back'
  04

  East Londoners say 'welcome back' FIRST DAY CUSTOMERS
  GREETED the
  opening of the new
  Watney Street branch in
  the heart of London's East
  End with the comment
  'And about time too.'
  Not that the store didn't
  open on time. It...

• Kempston's superstore takes shape
  05

  Kempston's superstore takes shape THE BIGGEST-YF.T IS
  SUPERMARKET is taking
  shape at Kempston;
  just one year after the
  go-ahead to build was
  given.
  When it opens the supersized
  store will change the
  face of Kempstnii once...

• Northampton grows and grows
  05

  Northampton grows and grows TWELVE YEARS after
  opening a store in Northampton
  JS were back to
  open another almost three
  times as big.
  When chairman John
  Sainsbury opened the doors
  of the new Central Northampton
  branch on...

• Engineer retires and turns carpenter
  06

  Engineer retires and turns carpenter E N G I N E E R S were
  looked upon as a 'necessary
  evil' when Norman
  Johnson joined JS 46
  years ago.
  Now they are essential
  to the smooth running of
  the company and in March
  Mr Johnson...

• I'm in charge...of the printroom
  06

  I'm in charge...of the printroom DAISY KNIGHT has come a long way since she was
  apprenticed to the printing trade at the age of 14.
  Now she is manager of the printing and copying
  department at Stamford House, Blackfriars, with...

• Jim of all trades
  06

  Jim of all trades JIM WOODS can knock-up butter as skilfully as he can
  knock-out editorial copy for the JS Journal. During his
  43 years with JS he has done both. On July 4 Jim Woods
  retired as publicity manager
  with the added...

• Appointments
  07

  Appointments
  M Broomfield, formerly
  manager of Camberley, has
  been appointed manager
  branch trading, Blackfriars.
  C Etheridge, formerly
  manager of Fulham, has been
  appointed manager of Camberley.
  J M Pierce, formerly...

• Letters: The debate goes on
  07

  Letters: The debate goes on From W J Bridgeman, JS veteran
  The arguments for and
  against the Common Market
  are in the past, it remains to
  be seen whether the decision
  was best for Britain. Most
  people voting 'yes' appear...

• Long Service
  07

  Long Service
  Vic Lonnon, the man who
  since 1957 has been responsible
  for all JS long service
  awards, celebrated 40 years
  with the company in June.
  Now manager of the medical
  and veterans welfare sections,
  Mr Lonnon began...

• Obituary
  07

  Obituary
  Ken Barclay, clerk in the
  non-perishables warehouse
  at Charlton depot, died on
  June 10.
  He had been with JS for 22
  years, having joined in 1953
  as a warehouseman. He
  became a cleaner, then a
  foreman cleaner,...

• Retirements
  07

  Retirements
  Denis 'Danny' Wall, head
  groundsman at Griffin Athletic
  Club, Dulwich, retired in
  June after 45 years with JS.
  He joined the Griffin as
  cricketing under-groundsman.
  His wife came to the
  club in 1931 to work in...

• Brighton — an even bigger splash
  08

  Brighton — an even bigger splash MIDSUMMER MADNESS STRUCK BRIGHTON
  sports stadium on June 22, when teams of JS dare-devils
  battled through hell, flour and water at an It's a Knockout
  contest staged by the South Eastern area...

• Mick McManus 'wrestles' with gala crowds
  08

  Mick McManus 'wrestles' with gala crowds TOUGH TV WRESTLER
  Mick McManus told the
  crowd at Buntingford depot's
  annual Gala Day to 'enjoy
  yourselves and spend your
  money' — and they did.
  On Saturday, June 28 the
  bad man of...