'JS Journal', July 1955

Table of content

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 1
  Self-Service Abroad
  Page 12
  The Snow and Hedges Finals
  Page 16
  Tomatoe Buying for J.S.
  Page 19
  Grocery Packing at Blackfriars
  Page 28
  The Summer Fete
  Page 30
  Chimps that Pass in the Night
  Page 36
  Head Butchers at...

• Self-Service Abroad
  03

  Recently returned from a tour with forty other executives from Great Britain Mr. J. L. Woods of J.S. Merchandising Dept. gives his impressions of self-service in Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Germany. A...

• The Snow and Hedges Finals
  14

  Tense moment for Mr. Hanna of Mill Hill. In the final of the Snow Cup, Mill Hill defeated Bishop's Stortford. Mr. Reynolds of Bishop's Stortford caught by the camera at the moment the dart leaves his hand. Mrs. Hedges...

• Tomato Buying for J.S.
  18

  TOMATO-BUYER John McDowell joined J.S. in 1933 but until last year his experience of tomatoes and cucumbers was confined to three years in the Sales Office working on the distribution end. Apart from that they were just...

• Grocery Packing at Blackfriars
  21

  Empty metal boxes returned from branches are fed from the loading bank via gravity roller conveyor (left centre) to a buffer storage area in the basement of Stamford House. They are stacked on arrival and subsequently fed to a...

• Roll up for the Summer Fete
  30

  AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY this year is going to be a very lively affair at Dulwich where the S.S.A. Summer Fete is to be held. The evening show in the central arena will include the Bouncing Dillons, a trampoline act, which has been...

• Chimps that pass in the Night
  32

  ALWAYS in search of news about food we found ourselves recently at the R.S.P.C. A's hostel for animals at London Airport, asking Mr. Salmon, who runs it, a lot of rather badly-aimed questions about the hostel's catering...

• Head Batchers meet at Stamford House
  38

  A year has now passed since the meat trade was freed from Governmental price control on July 5th, 1954. To review the progress of the last year in the Fresh Meat Department a Conference of Head Butchers was arranged to take...

• It's about Flaking Again
  39

  Mr. B. Butler of Leyland Paints, outlines some of the reasons against working too soon on new plaster. IN a previous article we dealt with the flaking of internal wall surfaces on re-decoration. A few words on the cause of...

• Cold Cookery
  42

  HAVING a refrigerator in the house means more than just having cold storage. It can be used to help in the preparation of dishes which will add variety to the salads and cold sweets of August. Ham, Egg and Tomato Jellies 1...

• Friction on the Labour Front
  44

  July 24th, Thursday, 1794 . . . I reprimanded Briton this Evening tot going to Bidwells and staying there unknown to me longer than he ought and am afraid was rather tipsy. At bed-time, which was full two hours after, he gave...

• Staff Movements and Promotions
  45

  MOVEMENTS and PROMOTIONS
  We are pleased to recm
  TO MANAGEMENT
  L. R. Franklin
  TO ASSISTANT MANAC1
  B. W. Goodswen
  D. G. Jones
  J. C. Coxhill
  TO HEAD BUTCHER
  \\". Saunders
  K. J. Mash
  The following transfers
  ASSISTANT...

• Congratulations
  46

  CONGRATULATIONS and best wishes to :—
  Miss C. M. Humphrey, First Clerk of 14 Hove, on completion of twentyfive
  years' service.
  Congratulations to the following on passing the final examination of the
  Institute of...

• Mrs. Nellie Harvey
  46

  Mr. John sends us this photograph of Mrs. Nellie Harvey who at the
  age of 91 is the oldest of our veterans. Mrs. Harvey started work in
  Mr. J.J. 's office at the age of 18 and attended to callers at the firm's
  original office...

• Marriage
  47

  MARRIAGE (BETWEEN MEMBERS OF J.S. STAFF)
  Very best wishes for their future happiness to :—
  Miss J. Johnson of Head Office and Mr. A. Ridgway of 189 Kensington*

• Retirement
  47

  RETIREMENT
  R. H. Johnson, a Traffic Supervisor at Blackfriars retired on June 1st.
  He joined the Firm in the Warehouse in 1937. Unfortunately his health
  has not been good lately and we hope that his retirement will prove...

• Walters Cup Annual Darts Tournament
  47

  The finals of the Walters Cup annual darts tournament were held
  at the Royal Oak, Maiden, for the seventh year, on May 7th. Our
  picture shows the four teams in the semi-finals, A and B from 97
  Kingston, Walton and Chelsea....

• Southampton Party
  48

  Southampton party
  en route for
  Cheddar Caves
  where they spent
  an afternoon exploring
  on Tune
  5th.
  R. H. Johnson, a Traffic Supervisor at Blackfriars retired on June 1st.
  He joined the Firm in the Warehouse in 1937....

• "U" Section
  48

  Last and liveliest
  social of the season
  was held by "U"
  Section at the
  Chestnut Tree,
  Walthamstow on
  April 25th. Feature
  of the evening was
  the presentation of
  t r o p h i e s and
  prizes to winners
  of the Darts Comp
  e...

• Mobile Refrigerated Unit
  49

  Footnote to J.S. Journal article on rabbit trapping in Australia (Oct.
  1953) is provided by this picture of a mobile refrigerated unit
  heading up-country to a new site. The " g o o s e - n e c k " between
  driver's cab and the...

• Obituary
  49

  OBITUARY
  We regret to record the deaths of the following colleagues :—
  Mr. F. Cam, the Plumbing Supervisor of the Works Department, on June
  5th. Mr. Cam joined the Firm in 1928 and was well known throughout the
  business as...

• News of J.S. Staff on National Service
  50

  NEWS OF J.S. STAFF ON NATIONAL SERVICE
  The following are extracts from some oj the letters we have received from our men on
  National Service since our last publication :—
  P. RAWSTRONE, Worthing. Salisbury (Army). Has been...

• S.S.A. Summer Fete
  52

  AUGUST Is Bank Holiday Monday 11.30 am to 11.00 pm Athletic Events Sideshows Rifle Range Tennis Finals Bowls Finals Handicrafts Show Kiddies' Korner Great Attractions in the Central Arena Fireworks and Dancing m Members and...