'JS Journal', July 1976

Table of content

• Nothing succeeds like success!
  01

  Nothing succeeds like success! Eric Clarke, of Clapham, had several
  disastrous goes at the slippery slope in
  the 'It's a knockout' contest, even losing
  his trousers (above right). But he regirded
  his loins, took a deep breath...

• Contents Page
  02

  Pages 1-7, 23-24
  General news
  Pages 8-11, 14—16
  Features
  Pages 12-13
  Competition
  Pages 17-19
  Letters
  Pages 20-22
  People

• Anne's the new textile chief
  04

  Anne's the new textile chief
  Anne Heath
  ANNE HEATH is the new head of JS's
  textile department. Malcolm Hughes
  will continue as the departmental
  director responsible for textiles.
  Miss Heath, who is 30, joins JS from
  John...

• Buntingford drivers fly the flag
  04

  Buntingford drivers fly the flag
  FOR THE SECOND year in succession
  Des Matthews, of Buntingford depot,
  has qualified for the final of the commercial
  'Driver of the Year' competition
  to be held in September. Des, who...

• Chairman pays tribute to staff at AGM
  04

  Chairman pays tribute to staff at AGM
  JS MADE a reasonably good start to the
  financial year, chairman John Sainsbury
  told shareholders at the annual general
  meeting at the Connaught Rooms,
  London, on July 7. He said:...

• Fatal accident at Stratford
  04

  Fatal accident at Stratford
  A MAN WAS KILLED in an accident while
  working on a fixed scissor lift in the
  backway at Stratford branch on
  Monday, June 7.
  Richard Hutchinson, who lived near
  Bath, was an electrician working for...

• ... a tropical heatwave...
  05

  Brian Peirce,

• French Week at SAINSBURY'S
  05

  French Week at SAINSBURY'S
  FRENCH PRESIDENT Val6ry Giscard
  d'Estaing's state visit to Britain was the
  reason for JS's French Week that
  brought the tricolour to branches from
  June 22 to 26.
  French food and drink lines...

• Not so busy lines cut HQ phone bill
  05

  Not so busy lines cut HQ phone bill
  MAKING FEWER PHONE CALLS h a s Cut t h e
  telephone bill at head office by around
  £35,000. During 1975/76 telephone
  traffic was down nearly 19 per cent.
  Says office manager Dick Hill:...

• Sale away—but lease back
  05

  Sale away—but lease back
  TO REDRESS THE BALANCE of JS'S property
  portfolio and provide additional
  capital for future expansion, the company
  has recently embarked on a sale
  and leaseback programme.
  Sale and leaseback is...

• We're having a heatwave...
  05

  We're having a heatwave...
  SOME LIKE IT HOT but not JS area
  engineers who have been overwhelmed
  with cries for help from branches affected
  by the heat-wave that's currently
  melting Britain.
  Romford area office received a...

• Budding artist says thanks from Vernon House
  06

  Budding artist says thanks from Vernon House
  MARK BEST is a highly talented young
  artist with a bright future. One of his
  pictures has pride of place in the office of
  Lord Sainsbury (better known at JS
  as Mr Alan) at Stamford...

• . . . three, two, one, zero—we have rip off!
  06

  . . . three, two, one, zero—we have rip off!
  SUPERMARKET CRIME costs our American
  counterparts $15 billion a year on
  average, according to a special report
  on security published recently by the
  American trade magazine,...

• Branch lads set a good example
  07

  Branch lads set a good example
  AWARD WINNING TWOSOME Shaun Tweed
  (17) and Shayeed Butt (19) are both
  attached to JS's branch at Southend.
  Shaun, a butcher, and Shayeed, a
  week-end student, have won both the
  Duke of Edinburgh...

• Symbol that bangs the big drum for SavaCentre
  07

  Symbol that bangs the big drum for SavaCentre
  A SYMBOL of the future is the dynamic, circular jig-saw designed by the
  JS design studio for SavaCentre—the JS/BHS hypermarket company.
  Establishing an identity for a new...

• Getting into tights
  08

  Getting into tights
  FIRST YOU TAKE a couple of ounces of nylon yarn. Next
  you put a twist in it. Then you knit the resulting springy
  thread into a long tube and sew up one end. Put the
  open ends of two tubes together. Then you...

• Competition: The thigh's the limit!
  12

  Competition: The thigh's the limit!
  A YEAR'S SUPPLY OF JS TIGHTS—that's the top prize in
  our special 'The thigh's the limit' contest.
  If you're not a lady and haven't got a lady you'd like to
  give tights to, or if you've...

• Health and beauty is LOOKING GOOD
  14

  Health and beauty is LOOKING GOOD
  In the last couple of years the scope and size of JS's health and beauty range
  has more than doubled. Now with the introduction of cosmetics and hair accessories
  plans are going ahead to...

• Depot staff show Truelove devotion
  16

  Depot staff show Truelove devotion
  THE JS CONNECTION with Truelove's, a
  residential school for boys aged between
  eight and 16 years with muscular dystrophy,
  begins at Charlton depot. There
  they carry on the good work of...

• Play it again, HB
  16

  Play it again, HB
  'I LIKE TO PUT ON A SHOW, not just a
  disco' says JS's disco kid, Howard
  Bentley. 'And I don't just play what I
  like—I play for my audience.'
  And that policy seems to work for
  Howard, who is deputy grocery...

• Three cheers all round
  17

  Three cheers all round
  From: K Bexley, produce manager,
  Haywards Heath (via dial-a-letter)
  I wish to say how very much I enjoyed
  Mr Males' mammoth fun day at
  Brighton on June 20, and thank and
  congratulate the organising...

• Your letters
  17

  Your letters
  Letters are welcome and should be
  addressed to the editor. Don't forget
  you can dictate one by using the
  Journal's phone-in service on
  Blackfriars extension 2363 Whose business?
  From: C W Edwards, purchases...

• With thanks from Tina . . . to Denny
  18

  With thanks from Tina . . . to Denny
  This card is sent with many thanks,
  From all of us to you,
  To let you know you're thought of,
  In everything we do.
  From cashing up a pick-up,
  Or doing a final clear,
  Your face haunts our...

• There is nothing like a Dane
  19

  There is nothing like a Dane Ready . . . altogether . . . say smorgasbord. It's ladies only as SSA members, their families and friends get together for a snap
  to remind them of that delicious cruise to Denmark. IF YOU HAVEN'T...

• Appointments
  20

  Appointments
  H Ramsden, senior buyer, purchasing,
  has been appointed biscuit buyer,
  bakery department.
  A Branson, accountant, financial accounts,
  has become financial analyst,
  financial appraisal.
  I Merton, deputy manager,...

• Long Service
  20

  Long Service
  Robert Barrett, skilled engineer at head
  office, celebrated 25 years' service with
  the company in April.
  .He worked for 20 years at Running
  Horses Yard, and when that closed he
  moved back to Stamford...

• New faces you'll see at Blackfriars
  20

  New faces you'll see at Blackfriars
  NEW CHIEF CASHIER at Blackfriars,
  Roy Dickman, comes to that post from
  Streatham where he was supervisor of the
  central filing department.
  Mr Dickman, who has been with JS for
  six and a...

• Retirements
  20

  Retirements
  Fred Molyneux, manager at St Albans,
  retired on June 19. He had been with
  the company for 45 years.
  Mr Molyneux started as a runner at
  Bedford. In 1937 he transferred to Luton
  as a 'red button', returning there...

• Number one operator retires
  21

  Number one operator retires AFTER A CAREER with JS spanning 32
  years, Gwyneth Thomas—who started
  as a saleswoman and eventually became
  the company's first security operator—
  retired on June 11.
  'I commenced my employment...

• Obituary
  21

  Obituary
  Bill Hedges, former chairman of the
  veterans group, died on May 20. He had
  been chairman since January 1967 and
  due to continuing ill health, resigned his
  office earlier this year.
  He joined the company in 1922...

• West Brom boxes clever for kids
  22

  West Brom boxes clever for kids THE CREATIVE POTENTIAL of some empty
  JS boxes and cartons was spotted by
  Christine Oates, during a late night
  shopping trip to JS's West Bromwich
  branch. Mrs Oates is a teacher at...

• Rescue attempt wins student top award
  23

  Rescue attempt wins student top award
  SHOWING NO CONCERN for his own
  safety, 16-year-old Leonard Bagot, a
  weekend student at JS's Kingsland
  Road branch, dived into a Scottish loch
  in an attempt to rescue two...

• Six all set for secretarial success
  23

  Six all set for secretarial success Out of their apprenticeship from left to right:
  Pauline Ansett and Chris Williams.
  Julie Sainsbury (no relation), Lorraine Bartholomew, Sue Dearing, Lesley Hornby, THE SAINSBURY GIRLS,...

• That's the wicket!
  23

  That's the wicket!
  DESPITE INCLEMENT WEATHER conditions
  the fourth annual single wicket competition,
  went on as planned at the
  Griffin Sports Club on May 31.
  The competition attracted 17 entries,
  with Jimmy Simpson...

• The lively lads
  23

  The lively lads
  GRIFFIN COLTS, a football team made up
  of sons of JS employees at Buntingford
  and other local young players, are the
  toast of the depot.
  In the season just completed the team
  has swept the board, collecting...

• . . . beside the seaside, beside the sea
  24

  . . . beside the seaside, beside the sea
  SUNNY SOUTHSEA was the final destination
  of ten very special coaches departing
  from various pick-up points in South
  East England on Tuesday, June 8. Their
  passengers, numbering around...