'JS Journal', Vol. 4 No. 3

Table of content

• Contents Page
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  Page 1
  The Cost of Trading
  Page 2
  Who Would a Cheesemonger be?
  Page 7
  Swiss Journey
  Page 15
  Running Horses Yard
  Page 20
  Two Sausages
  Page 24
  Festival Fires
  Page 26
  JJS. at the South Bank
  Page 27
  51 Ealing Burnt Out
  Page 28
  Of...

• The Cost of Trading
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  FROM the comments we have heard on our last number there seems to be no doubt that the centre spread devoted to the cost of everyday articles issued from the Stores Department came as a surprise and eye-opener to a great...

• Who would a Cheesemonger be?
  04

  THERE is probably no food sold to-day in the modern provision shop requiring greater skill and attention than the many varieties of cheese now offered to the public. May we with all diffidence state (although this will not...

• Swiss Journey
  09

  FOUR short days in Switzerland is not unlike an aperitif, short and sweet, exciting and interesting, and on an empty stomach heady. I consider myself very fortunate indeed, however, to have been given the opportunity to ...

• Running Horses Yard
  17

  A comment on the new EMPTIES DEPT., reprinted from " MOTOR TRANSPORT '? ONE of the largest firms of provision merchants in the country is J. Sainsbury, Ltd., with headquarters at Blackfriars, London, and retail shops...

• Two Sausages
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  Reproduced by permission of the Proprietors of "Punch.' THE woman said " What are two sausages ? Two sausages ! " The man woke to consciousness that he was being addressed. " What did you say ? " he asked her. " Two...

• . . . and as we leave the Festival
  25

  . . . and as we leave the Festival we see St. Paul's to our left and St. Amford House on the right

• Festival Fires
  26

  by ALAN JARVIS, Head of Oxford House, Bethnal Green NOW that the Festival of Britain is safely launched, and in all its many aspects seems to be on the way to a great success, it is worth looking back to the time, not many...

• J.S. at the South Bank
  28

  SOME TIME ago J.S. were approached by the South Bank authorities to co- operate in the dressing of a refriger- ator cabinet in the Country Pavilion of the section called the " Natural Scene." This photograph shows our Exhibit ...

• 51 Ealing burnt out
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  Two photographs taken on the morning after the fire at 51 Ealing. An idea of the state of the shop can be visualised although much of the debris had already been cleared. The lower picture shows clearly how the extreme heat...

• Of Aprons and Overalls
  30

  Protective clothing and hygiene THE origins of types of clothing used as a protection against industrial hazards and discomforts are somewhat obscure. In the Stone Age, when men were men, and women were dragged around by ...

• "Good morning . . . this is P.B.X."
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  A photograph of our new switchboard in action. (If you're wondering what P.B.X. means, it stands for Private Branch Exchange.) Installed in a specially built room on thejoof of Stamford House, it has been in operation for about...

• Obituary
  34

  Hooper. On April 20th, 1951, at Two Elms, Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham, LlEUT.-COLONEL ARNOLD FlELDER HOOPER, O.B.E., T.D., F.R.I.B.A., F.R.I.C.S. Many members of the staff will have learned with regret of the passing of "...

• Retirements
  34

  Retirements Mr. Joseph Henry Graveney, Manager of Beckenham from 28th July, 1941, retired on 21st April, 1951. Engaged 2nd October, 1906. During his 44 years' service he was at the following branches : 13/15 Blackfriars, ...