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  • Contents Page 02

    Page 1
    The " all-glass " Look
    Page 2
    Our Fleet
    Page 12
    Down Memory Lane
    Page 13
    Veterans Meet Again
    Page 19
    Southbourne
    Latest conversion to Self-service
    Page 22
    Finals Day
    Page 24
    The Sainsbury Cup Final
    Page 28
    Prepare to...

  • The "all-glass" Look 03

    101 Golders Green branch shows the application of the new design to a double-fronted shop. The display tables with pelmet fronts are seen to advantage here. Our front cover this month shows an example of the new trend in...

  • Our Fleet - Its Composition and Maintenance 04

    Night washing in progress. The cars pass under three multi-jet high pressure sprays, first being wetted, then soaped, then rinsed. They are then sponged off. The insides are washed during the day. Mr. A. F. Medley, foreman...

  • Down Memory Lane 14

    A JUNE DINNER FOR EIGHT PERSONS i:rnm Mrs. Hi?fan's "All About C MENU (ENGLISH) Spring Soup. Boiled Filleted Soles Salmon Cutlets Fillet of Beef. with Spanish Sauce. Goslintr. Potatoes. Peas. Foie Gras in Aspic. ...

  • Veterans Meet Again 15

    Mrs. D. Edney at Colombo Street is seen here with Mr. John. Just before we took our picture he had been congratulating her on the occasion of her 84th birthday. DID you ? . . . Do you remember ? . . . Well, I never ! . . ....

  • Southbourne - Latest conversion to Self-service 21

    Southbourne branch as it looked immediately before the switch to self-service was made. The new refrigerated wall cabinets can be seen behind the temporary counter. The refrigerated meat counter with its perspex canopies has...

  • Finals Day 24

    Prize Winners on Finals Day. BACK ROW (left to right) : B. Gilham, "Q"', Runner up Men's Singles and Doubles, Miss Coldrick, Ashford, Runner up Mixed Doubles, S. Stone, Bournemouth, Runner up Mixed Doubles, Miss P. Strange, ...

  • The Sainsbury Cup Final 26

    On Good Friday the Sainsbury Cup was won by " V " (Maintenance) Section who defeated " R " Section (Harrow) by 8 goals to 1. The game has been reported at length in the Association News, so we will limit ourselves to...

  • Prepare to Bottle 30

    WITH the bottling season almost upon us, we thought some of our readers might be interested in a few of the numerous varieties that will shortly be available for bottling. If there are some of you that have never attempted this...

  • To the S.S.A. 32

    in Appreciation of their reduced Price Theatre Tickets Of course we all agree, the plays the thing to see, And comfort doesn't matter to some ' bods ' . . . But Caesar cannot please 'em, and Faust will only tease 'em When...

  • Round the World Diary 33

    Looking across the entrance to Auckland harbour. Kangitoto, the triple peaked island, is circular and was long ago an active volcano. Mr. F. W. Salisbury concludes the day by day account of his trip. This month he writes...

  • News in Pictures 44

    Annual Dinner . At the Gayton Rooms, Harrow, the officials and managers of Superintendent Mr. F. J. Lamb's area sat down to dinner nearly sixty strong at what has become an annual event. Two veterans, Mr. S. Shi-hsides and Mr. ...

  • Sporting Times 47

    FOR the King, the Derby and the Oaks at Epsom and the Ascot meeting two weeks later were the biggest events of the year, and at most of these June functions it was his custom to entertain about eighty or more guests. During...

  • Staff Movements 48

    WE are pleased to record the following promotions since oar last issue
    TO MANAGliMI'.N'T
    C. T. Carter
    N. E. Harding
    ASSISTANT MANAGER
    C. F. Bavlev
    R. L. Bird '
    S. II. Burtenshaw
    J. H. Creed
    R. A. Cunningham
    C. A....

  • Marriage 49

    MARRIAGE (BETWEEN MEMBERS OF J.S. STAFF)
    We offer our best wishes for their future happiness to :—
    Miss B. Luff (West Wickham) and Mr. R. J. Bowall (73 Croydon), who were
    married on April 3rd, 1954.
    Miss J. M. Lewis...

  • News of J.S. Staff on National Service 49

    NEWS OF J. S. STAFF ON NATIONAL SERVICE
    1 he following are extracts from some of the letters ne have received from men on
    ISationai Service since our last issue :—
    J. K TOLMIF., Southall. Yeovil (Army). After initial training...

  • Obituary 49

    OBITUARY
    \\"e very much regret to record the death of Mrs. V. Case, and extend our
    deepest sympathy to Mr. Case.
    Mrs. Case joined the firm as a housekeeper in 1945, and although she retired
    officially in 1948, has been...