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J.S. Journal H O U S E M A G A Z I N E O F J . S A 1 N S B U R Y L T D .

M A Y ) I 9 S 8 NEW SERIES. NO. 50

Contents

5,500 Years of Service

Snow at Haverhill and Kinermonv

A Century Ago

The S.S.A. Spring Ball

The House Beautiful . .

99 and 101 Golders Green

71 Club, Ladies' Night

West End Cup Final . .

6-a-side at Dulwich

Mid-week Knockout Football Final

Ipswich Dinner

The Firm's Smallest Manager

J.S. People

J.S. Staff News

National Service News

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OUR COVFR

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j immy Webster and Jill doing their spec­tacular skating act at the S.S.A, Spring Ball at the Empress Hall on Apr i l 12th. For pictures of the ball see page 15.

If you can wr i te a letter you can probably wr i te an article or a story for J.S. Journal. There are no limitations on subject matter though we suggest that wr i ters should stick to personal observation or experience for their material. For contributions from J.S. staff we pay at the rate of £2-2-0 for every 750 words published. For photographs by members of the staff we pay 10/6 for each pr int published.

Send your manuscripts or your photographs to :

The Editor, J.S. Journal, Stamford House, Stamford Street,

London, S.E.I

For the 40 years' service party, Mr. Harry Robson of the Blackfriars Canteen Staff made and decorated this cake.

5,SOO Y E A R S O F SE R V I C E THERE are over 150 people, some retired and some still active, who have completed 40 or more years' service with the firm. Blackfriars canteen filled up on March 20th with those of them who were able to come to a party given by Mr. Alan and Mr. R. J. Sainsbury to celebrate the long association of these J.S. people with the growth of the firm. There were 127 present at the party, many accompanied by their wives and the total active years of service of those who were able to attend was about 5,500. Had everyone been able to accept the invitation the total would have gone up by about another 1,000 years. Friendships were renewed and lost acquaintances found again by the guests. Many had made long journeys to be present at the party. Everyone agreed that coming together in this way gave them a renewed sense of having been part of a firm which takes a pride in being a family concern.

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Mr . Alan and Mr . R. J. greet their guests

As the guests arrived at the canteen they were greeted personally by Mr. Alan and Mr. R. J. Sainsbury. Mr. Alan is seen in the picture on the left welcoming Miss A. Sullivan and Miss I. E. Warren the only two ladies present who had comple­ted 40 years' service. In a short speech of greeting when everyone had found their way to the tea tables, Mr. Alan said, "It gives us very great pleasure that in spite of advan­cing years so many of you have been able to come here this afternoon. We hope you will enjoy meeting old friends and acquaintances. Our thoughts and good wishes also go to those who were invited but were unable to make the journey.

Below are printed the names of those who have completed 40 years' service with the

firm. Those who are still active are marked *.

R. Adye H. J. Anderson C. E. V. Atkins W. H. Austin

*E. Baitup F. C. Barnes A. J. Battams A. E. Boschen J. Burgin A. G. Butcher H. Campbell

*G. H. Carter *F. Chandler *G. A. Charlesworth *J. H. Clarke *P. Colebrook C. A. Colmer G. H. Cook

H. A. Copelin E. R. Court

*S. G. Cudmore A.J. Curtis G. A. Curtis J. G. Daniels

*C. T. Darby *W. Dilley *C. Doughty *C. F. Dowling *E. Evans W. Farncombe S. Farrow J. Fellows A. Fry C. W. Gentry

*A. R. Gibbins G. W. Giblin

W. C. Gurr *F. Haffenden *A. Haley

E. C. Harris J. W. G. Harris

* ] . Harris W. Harrison E. J. Harvey

*G. Higlett C. A. Hills G. Hoare H. Hobday

*E. Hodge L. C. Holden C. B. Hull W. Hunt

*S. Hutchings *T. H. Ingham W. E. Jackson

E. G. Jarvis *A. Jeffries

H. F. Jones W. H. Jones S. Juniper J. Kilbee W. Lainchbury

*F. Lindfield *F. Linfield J. McCallum

*J. R. McFarlane A. E. Maddren W. E. Marshall W. R. Masters

*W. E. Miller *A. Mitchell W. Munnery R. R. Newling A. Newton E. Northway

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This afternoon's party is also an occasion of great pride to the Sainsbury family and to the Directors, in that so many of you spent so much of your working life in the service of J.S. W e hope those years were, on the whole, happy ones; we know they were years of great achievement.

"As far as the Directors are concerned, I am afraid we do not show up quite so wel l . In fact, the only member of the Board who qualifies t o be pre­sent this afternoon is our good fr iend, Fred Salisbury.

"May I conclude by thanking you for all you have contr ibuted to the greatness and success of J.S."

On the r ight Mr. R. J. Sainsbury welcomes Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Wil l iams.

G. F. Nye * D . W . Osbourne *S. Parker

C. Pearce * G . Peters

W . Piddington H. Pope C. Postill P. M. Poulter S. Prudence

*J. Pye C. Ransom A. Ravenhill H. Royal H. C. Rudd C. A. Sanders S. Shipsides W . Short

*A . Skinner *A . E. Smith

G.J. Smith A. E. Snow

H. 1. Sproat H. H. Stevens

*Miss A.Sull ivan * G . Talbot * H . Tallemach

C. G. Taylor H. H. Taylor J. H. Taylor F. H. Ter re t t

*A. G. Thain * W . Thomas

G. F. Toe T. C. Topp J. H. Trevis E. F. Tupman A. Turner H. J. Turner A. Wade G. Wagland

* H . W a r d *Miss l . E.Warren

P. Wigley

F. S. Wi l l iams C. Wi lshere

*S. Winchester *J. Wishar t *C . W o o d

H.J. Youl H. W . Younger R. Younger

The following have completed 40 years of service, but were not at Blackfriars on March 20th.

G. V. Barrett H.J. Benford F. J. Bolt A. Clarke J.' Coward

*Miss M. Cropton W . G. Ford J. H. Forman

•Miss E. M. French W . L. Goddard W . G. Goodman A. W . Goodwin J. H. Graveney W . Haynes H. Hayward

* W . A. Herr idge Miss E. Hicks

*Miss H. Hodson * H . Jackson

W . C. Jeffreys A. D. McLaren

* H . Noble A. L. Prouten W . E. Seabrook

*Miss K. Smith *G . Stevens *F. W . Tack J. W . Taylor H. N. Taylor G. Webber

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Above: the audience during the entertainment. Below: Mr. F. C. Barnes

who, although blind, came up from Epsom to meet old friends.

He joined the firm in 1897.

Above on the right is Mr. Piddington, who joined us in 1895, the longest service among those present. With him is superintendent Mr. Knight (I.) and Mr. J. Burgin who came up from Dorset. 4

W. H. Jones who used to be manager at Morden had the longest journey. He came from Liverpool. He joined the firm in 1908 at 14 Hove.

Caricaturist Jack Crosbie kept everyone amused. Other pictures on this page show groups of guests at tea.

On this page, on the left, Mr. F. W. Salisbury, only J.S. director who has

completed forty years, Mr. N. C. Turner above is talking

to two guests. On the left Mr. J. D. Sainsbury is seen with Mr. James Sainsbury and Mr. and Mrs. Younger.

Mr. Simon Sainsbury was also present and he is seen here

chatting to Miss Sullivan and Miss Warren. Mr. H. F. Jones, a

former supervisor is in the centre. He and his wife made

the trip up from Bridport, Dorset.

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Superintendents and ex-superintendents. Back row: Mr. W. J. Hedges, Mr. F. Lamb, Mr. S. Farrow, Mr. F. Pagden, Mr. S. J. Knight, Mr. S. Walter.

Seated: Mr. A. E. Snow, Mr. H. F. Jones, Mr. S. Shipsides, Mr. G. Hoare, Mr. R. Adye.

Mr. Alan cuts the cake.

Mr. W. C. Gurr replied to Mr. Alan's speech thanking both Mr. Alan and Mr. R. J. for their interest in the welfare of all who spent their life in the service of the firm.

Two pictures from Mr. B. Scott of the Abattoir staff, show Haverhill cold and

Haverhill in Winter snowed up. The snow plough above is from Stradishall R.A.F. and is clearing the

Haverhill—Little Wratting Road. Those little twigs in the foreground are

all that's visible of ~~ a fair-sized hedge.

And here are Ted Millidge Frank Newman, Cyril Turner, Charles Hemmings, John Newman, Stan Thompson, and Claud Brazier on their way to work at the Abattoir on February 26th.

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The road to-the farm.

Kinermony, Cold and Beautiful Two pictures taken by Mr. F. W. Salisbury on a recent visit to our farm at Kinermony. Below is the view looking towards Ballintoun.

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A Century Ago John Enfield writes about shops as

they were when our

great-grandparents went shopping

[NE hundred years ago multiple shops and department stores were almost unknown in Britain though changes were beginning which were to lead to the great multiple shop com­panies and stores that are household names today.

In 1858 a large part of retail trade was done by travelling sales­men and by traders who sold their goods in the markets and fairs. But as more and more people left the villages to seek work in the

new factories and mills the shops were gaining a larger pro­portion of trade.

There were two main types of shopkeeper. First were those such as grocers, chandlers, oil and colourmen, village general dealers, drapers, haberdashers and mercers, all of whom obtained their supplies from wholesalers, manufacturers and producers.

Second were the skilled tradesmen who grew, made or processed the goods they sold in their shops. Included among these tradesmen-shopkeepers were blacksmiths and tinkers, boot and shoe makers, tailors, basket makers, butchers and dairy farmers.

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This colourman's shop in St. Martin's Lane was drawn Shop F r o n t by George Scharf in 1829. The small window panes are

typical. Plate glass was not available in large sheets until much later in the century.

The shopkeeper, who usually had served an apprenticeship to the trade, was nearly always his own master with a single shop that passed from father to son. In the medium-sized and larger towns, apprentices usually "lived in." Often they were relatives of the shopkeeper.

The latter's job was highly skilled. Not only had he to use his judgment when purchasing stock, but often he needed to do some processing before selling it. The grocer, for instance, had to cure bacon, mix herbs and spices, clean and wash dried fruits, cut and millgrind sugar, roast and grind coffee and select and blend tea.

In appearance the shops differed greatly from those of today. Except for some in the large towns, window display was almost non­existent. As a rule, the only forms of advertising were trade signs and symbols, or a few com­modities, placed in the window to indicate the

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This engraving is from 1833. It shows the interior of S a l e s m a n a provision and grocery shop. On the counter besides

half a cheese are two sugar loaves. Sugar was stocked in these hard conical loaves and was broken up for sale by weight. The shopkeeper ground it into powder if his customer asked him to.

nature of the business. But, as the window was made of bottle glass, the view was often obscured. Some drapers in die largest towns had begun to pioneer window displays; but most shop­keepers were content to rely on the reputation built up by their skill and the recommendations of customers.

In the larger towns the grocery and provisions trade was divided into a number of sections, the shopkeeper in each being a specialist. In addition to the grocer, there were the bacon, butter and provision dealers, the cheesemonger, the specialist tea dealer, the oil and colourman and drysalter, the Italian warehouseman and the tallow-chandler.

The oil and colourman sold not only colours, oils and paints,

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A poulterer's shop in Holborn Hill in 1845.

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but also an extensive range of household goods. Often he stocked groceries, drugs, china, hardware, ironmongery, sand, chemicals, and a large assortment of other commodities, inclu­ding gunpowder and shot! The Italian warehouseman dealt mainly in imported goods, particularly edible oils. His stock included anchovies, condensed milk, condiments, honey, jams, macaroni, pickles, sardines and vinegar. In the villages and small towns most of these goods were supplied by the grocer, supplemented by fairs, markets and pedlars.

Overcrowded and dimly lit, these shops were filled to capacity with rows of canisters, jars, barrels, drums and tea chests. All manner of articles hung from the rafters. Everywhere were the not unpleasant odours of the goods stocked, most of which were kept in brass-knobbed drawers and tall containers to preserve them from dust and contamination by the general smells.

All goods, except those immediately perishable, were generally purchased by the housewife in large quantities, since caring for her large family, making their clothes and doing her own baking left little time for frequent shopping expeditions. Her orders were not in pounds, gallons and yards, but in stones, hogsheads and rolls.

Hard Bargaining Prices were seldom clearly and openly marked on the goods,

which usually changed hands by a process of hard bargaining, the scene being reminiscent of an Eastern bazaar. In view of the important part played by the trader in preparing and processing his commodities, it is hardly surprising that quality varied greatly. And complaints of adulteration and short weight, especially of groceries, milk and tobacco, were quite common.

But changes—almost imperceptible at first—were beginning to take place, and by 1875 the revolution in retail trading was gathering momentum. In that year, it has been estimated, there were in Britain six multiple grocery and provision firms, with a total of 108 branch shops. Six years previously the late J. J. Sainsbury, founder of the firm, had opened his provision shop in Drury Lane.

The journey from dark, overcrowded grocer's shop to giant modern self-service food store had begun.

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The S.S.A.

On April 12th the S.S.A. held their Spring Ball at the Empress Hall.

The Ball was the great success we all had hoped for. From early in the evening parties came

rolling in from all quarters of the firm and spent a sociable

evening meeting old friends, new friends and fresh friends. Pictures on

this page show Eric Winstone's trumpeter blowing off. The Frank and Peggy Spencer

Formation Dancing Team, who were winners in the Star Dancing

Competition, and Henri Vadden juggling.

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Above is the dance floor at the Empress Hall on April 12th. TheJ.S. people you can see dancing or just looking on

could have come from J.S. branches or departments at points as far apart as Northampton, Southampton,

Ipswich, Norwich, Haverhill, Redhill, Harold Hill, Bexhill, Colchester, Winchester, Cambridge, Weybridge,

Harrow, Harlow, Sydenham, Amersham, Streatham, Farnham, Kensington, Brighton, Guildford, Ashford, Derby,

Aveley and a lot of other places. The guests numbered about five thousand. At the foot of the opposite

page are two ways of enjoying a dance—the co-operative and the contemplative.

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The guests roll up from all over

The Army and the Air Force turned out for the Ball

and so did Mr. Gurr, Mr. E. A. Farrell and

Mr. G. W. Smith seen here with

Mr. A. Kettley,

and lots of smiling

faces everywhere.

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T h e D r a w The raffle tickets were drawn and prizes given by Mr. and Mrs. Alan Sainsbury and Mr. and Mrs. R. J, Sainsbury. Above from I. to r. are Mrs. R. J. Sainsbury, Mr. Alan and Mrs. Alan Sainsbury, Mr. Pagden, Mr. R. J. Sainsbury and Mr. Alan Kettley. Below. Mr. R. J. Sainsbury with his family. From I. to r., Miss Celia Sainsbury, Mrs. Van den Bergh, Miss Annabel Sainsbury, Mr. Van den Bergh, Mrs. R. J. Sainsbury, Mr. David Sainsbury, Miss Elizabeth Sainsbury and Mr. R. J. Sainsbury.

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Above is a section of the audience for the

Cabaret.

Left: Mr. F. W. Salisbury (left) talking to Mr. F. Williams.

Below: Mr. F. R. Parker, Chairman of the Griffin Athletic Club,

with his party.

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One of the nice things

about this sort of dance is that you

do get to know one another so well.

This would be a simple matter to put right, providing I had the right tools and the right materials handy—which, of course, I haven't—and, I think smugly to myself, the shops are closed. I should, of course, have known better than expect such an easy get out, for Billy next door has always plenty of this and that, and like one of my colleagues, who shall be nameless, is a perfectionist in every conceivable field of handymanship, and is always held up as a model of such. One of these da\\s, I think darkly, he's going to find his tyres let down. ,

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I disturb Billy, who is just knocking up a complete set of kitchen furniture with an ease and aplomb which is shattering. He welcomes me with a smile of superiority on his face, and a power tool in his hand. " In trouble, old boy ? " he enquires, as if he didn't know. " I suppose you know how to use this stuff", old boy ?" he says, as he finds me the necessary. I hasten to assure him that I have used it dozens of times.

I prepare to plaster. The first lot I inadvertently wash down the sink through turning on the tap too fast. The second lot sets rock hard in seven seconds flat. About fifty per cent, of the third lot goes up my arm, and the remainder on the floor. Doggedness triumphs in the end, and I am able to get enough stuff in the right places to cover up the naked brickwork. It 's not, perhaps, exactly smooth . . . we shall require a thickish paper. '

" Incidentally, darling, what are we going to do about the ceiling ? " my wife enquires, at a suitable break in the proceedings. Bitter experience has taught me not to have anything to do with ceilings. " N o t h i n g ! " I reply promptly. But I'm afraid that this does not go down too well. We hum and hah over the proposition at some length, during which time stubborn contrariness nearly leads me into the trap of offering to do the job myself. We compromise by agreeing to get a man to come in to do the ceiling, providing I wash it oft.

The only arrangement of ladders, tables and chairs we can produce enables me just to reach the ceiling with my fingertips. Having ceiling washing water running up or rather down one's arm, I am sure, is not a new experience to many readers. Though, I think I can go one better in this form of torture, in that not only does it run down my arm, but through my vest and trickles out of my trouser leg. The ceiling, of course, won't wash off, as it is not that kind of ceiling. But it is prepared to flake in places and, where I make a really determined effort, even to come down by the square foot, plaster and all.

The following morning the man arrives to do the ceiling. He surveys the wreckage with a certain amount of awe, tinged with respect. " What 'appened ? " he asks, when at last he gets his breath. " I washed it off with heavy w a t e r " I explain somewhat tersely. " Lot of making good 'ere, guv' " he re­marks. "Might be quicker and cheaper to 'ave the 'ole lot down."

Eventually, the " 'ole l o t " comes down, willy nilly. And

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even more eventually, the new lot goes up. Work is a bit slowed up while reparations are going on, but by the end of a fortnight, we've seen the back of a small army of workmen, which has cost us a fortune in pots of tea alone. Their departure I regard with some misgiving, because I realise it means the wallpaper must now be chosen.

This is a really serious business. The local wallpaper merchant views our approach with panic, and it is necessary to catch him early in the morning, or he will find an excuse for shutting down for the afternoon, or going out to long, long lunches.

We descend on the shop at about nine-thirty, and at about one take a lunch break, for which we have brought sandwiches and a thermos flask. I doubt if anybody, even the manufacturer, has ever seen so much wallpaper at any one time as we have. Of course, the job is much more complicated nowadays, for, being contemporary minded, we are not satisfied with seeing one piece at a time, but have to be careful of what goes with which, and so must look at two rolls at a time, or even more.

Lunch turns out to be a rather moody affair, after which we return to the onslaught and decide that none of the three hundred possibilities so far selected will really do, because they don't match the curtains. It would be tedious to describe this affair any further. Exhaustion and desperation have overtaken us, and at last we resort to our normal practice of pulling two pieces out of the hat. We are not much surprised that our wallpaper man has a hatful of pieces ready.

Papering itself, of course, is easy if you stick to one or two elementary rules. The first of which is to ensure that your first piece of paper hangs vertically. Unfortunately, our position vis-a-vis the equator and the magnetic north, has the effect of making my plumbline lee over ten degrees or else twitch like a water diviner's rod. However, after allowing ten per cent, plus or minus for experimental error and laying off for the wind, and, of course, getting paste over practically everything, the first piece is well and truly laid.

The rest is quite simple. You just paper up to the corner and then change the colour and paper up to the next corner and so on. In theory, of course, all the walls are straight and all the corners square. In fact, neither is ever the case, and 1 am very careful to avoid striped paper nowadays.

For light paper, of course, you needn't worry about colouring in the gaps between the pieces. If you use a black paper, on the other hand, it's always a good thing to have a pot of indian ink handy. Apart from rescuing the cat from the paste on two occasions, wasting practically half of the paper through for­getting to allow for the pattern, and fishing out the children from behind a couple of pieces on one occasion, the remainder of the operation proves uneventful.

The finished effect, T may say, is startling, original and likely to remain so. The advantage of choosing the wallpaper by our method, of course, is that it is not likely to be copied lightly by the neighbours. The following morning, we look in on our handiwork. Three pieces of the paper are on the floor, a fourth is upside down and an unknown agent has introduced several thousand air bubbles between the remaining pieces of paper and the wall. T believe, privately, that our cat is at the back of this operation, for ever since the beginning, he has viewed the whole uncomfortable business with wild disfavour. All in all, how­ever, we do not consider progress to be entirely unsatisfactory, until my wife gently offers the suggestion that perhaps it would have been as well if we had remembered to do the painting first. This contribution certainly causes some perplexity in the camp, as undeniably, it contains certain elements of truth. We think maybe we'd better go and buy some paint.

Paint buying is an even simpler job than wallpaper selecting,

as our local stockist supplies only about five different brands, each in about two hundred colours, with onlv a limited choice of flat, eggshell or glossy finishes. And in a comparatively short time, we get to the stage of a pin on the colour chart. Mv brushes, I know, are in perfectly good order, or they were at any rate the last time I used them. On investigation however, it appears that I must have forgotten to wash two of them out after using them last; the third has been used to clean the rust off my son's bicycle and the fourth has been worried into baldness by next-door's dog.

After two or three round trips, painting gets under way. This takes a good deal longer than it should have done, owing to the proximity of the surfaces to be painted to our new wall­paper. In the end, only four pieces have to be replaced, the other three on the floor rehung, the upside down piece we leave upside down and comfort ourselves with the thought that onlv the few people with our experienced eye would notice it.

Two or three weeks' later, when peace, calm and comfort have been declared, and we are busy sitting down, counting the squares on the wallpaper—it has already got us in that state of mind—my wife looks up and says, " Darling? " With a feeling of apprehension, I think I know what's coming, and prepare to move. " It's a pity, while we were on the job. . . . " I am already moving. " . . . . that we didn't take down the centre light." I 'm practically out of the door. In no time at all, I am thrashing madly up and down the garden with the lawn mower. I know what's in the air.

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Refitted during the past few months our two shops at Golders Green Road are looking very smart after their 9 9 a n d I O I G O l d e i * S G r e e n face lift. Above are both the frontages remade in the new all-glass style.

The new cutting room behind the shop. At the blocks from I. to r. are Mr. B. Gilkes, Mr.W.Chennery and Mr. G. Baggot (meat supervisor).

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Above is the branch Poultry Department showing the new counter fittings. From I. to r. Mr. G. Allan, Assistant Manager; Mr. L. Fisher and Mr. C. Wilson. Below are Miss B. Blackman, first clerk, and Miss P. Marlow.

<mr€™~ Manager Mr. H. Rumsey who is manager at Gol-ders Green joined J.S. in 1928 and took over at Golders Green in 1953.

Opposite page At the top of the page

is the new Meat Department. Serving behind the counter are

Messrs. A. Kemp (left) and D. Smart. The Dairy Department is seen

at the foot of the page. From I. to r. J.S. staff are

Mrs. M. Kimberley, Miss B. Ryan, Mrs. D. Lindores and Mrs. M. Woodman.

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Ladies9 Night at the

at Pimm's, Bishopsgate on March 22nd.

Top: Mr. F. W . Salisbury,

Mr. McGregor, Mr. McManus.

Right: Mr. Davis (Treasurer),

Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Nor th, Mr. Nor th, Mrs. Davis.

Mrs. Stanley, Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Pearson.

Above: Mr. Garwood, Mr. Allard, Mrs. Garwood and Mrs. Allard.

Left: Mrs. Stroud, Mr. and Mrs. McGregor.

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Mr. Cody, Mr. and Mrs. Warner and Mrs. Cody,

Poultry Department: Messrs. Kemp, Lemon, Hall, Thorpe, Feaver, Fuller, McGregor, Knight.

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Above: Mr. Buttress, Mr. McManus, Mrs, Salisbury.

Left: Mr. Minter, Mr. Goodchitd, Mr. Curness, Mrs. Goodchild, Mrs. Curness, Mrs. Minter, Mr. Rawlings.

Below: Mrs. Gifford and Mrs. Wapham,

Foot of page: Mrs. Fitsall and Mrs. McManus.

West End Cup A n A l l - G r i f f i n F i n a l . When the West End A.F.A. Intermediate Challenge Cup Final was played at Dulwich on March 22nd the Warehouse team met the Factory team in the first final in this competition ever to have been played between two Griffin teams. The result (Warehouse 5—Factory 0) was more keenly contested than the score indicates.

T h e W a r e h o u s e T e a m . From left to right. Back row: C. Head (secretary), G. Sims, N. Leverton, R. Mason, R. Robinson, S. Hardy. Front row: L. Humphris, S. Affection, P. Fory, S. Hopkins (captain), D. Fisher, D. Floody.

Mr. Alan Sainsbury was at Dulwich to see the game. On the left he is seen meeting the Ware­house team before the game began. Behind him is Mr. F. Parker, Griffin chairman, and Mr. C. Head, 'N ' Section Foot­ball Secretary.

T h e F a c t o r y T e a m . From left to right. Back row: E. Clements (secretary), M. Bebbington, R. Loud, D. Harris, J. Sowerby, O. McNally (captain), B. Sanderson. Front row: R. Wright, A. Asbury, R. Welch, D. Thomas, T. Ritchens.

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a high wind that made ball control

difficult and supporters kept well wrapped up.

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This popular football event was held on April 4th at the G.A.C. sports ground.

Supporters turned up to see the fun which was fast and furious but watching was pretty chilly.

They W o n ! Winners of the

6-a-side cup were the

Warehouse team who look really pleased about it

too. From I. to r. Messrs. D. Fisher,

D. Floody, P. Fory,

S. Hopkins (capt.)

S. Affection, R. Mason.

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In weather that was better for players than for spectators this year's 6-a-side competition was fought out at Dul-wich on Good Friday. There were 19 teams entered and the finalists were the Warehouse team and the first of the two Factory teams. The Warehouse team carried off the cup with a 21 to 4 victory (scoring in 6-a-side is 4 points for a goal and I point for a corner). Hopkins claimed a hat-trick in the match with three nice goals. Below he is receiving the cup from Mr. Timothy Sainsbury.

T Cricklewood are winners in mid-week knockout

The mid-week knockout cup this year was won by 'Y' section (Cricklewood) who defeated 'J' section in a closely fought game, which ended with a 3—2 score.

Y Cricklewood's team. Looking pleased with their victory they are from left to right: J. Jennings, A. Waldron, G. Sey, T. Wilson, P. Riley, B. Rose (capt.), F. Cowey, A. Bell, G. Wilson, J. Oakley and W. Ross. Below are two pictures of the game.

Finch opened the scoring for Croydon who had the best of the game's opening stages. Cricklewood gradually came more into their own and T. Wilson equalised for them just before half time. In the second half Bell and Oakley scored for Cricklewood and Cheeseman for Croydon.

On the right Mr. Simon Sains-bury presents the cup to Mr. B. Rose, and below right, Mr. W. Hampshire receives the League Championship Cup on behalf of 'B' (Islington and Holloway) section.

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Standing:

Messrs. R. Cheeseman A. Reader R. Russell

L. Summers J. Worledge

J. Letts Kneeling:

M. Martin D. Riddle

A. Billingham (capt.) J. Finch

L. Knowles

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Mrs. Boyton, Mrs. Shields (Housekeeper at 48) and Mrs. Revans.

Mr. and Mrs. Oakes and Mr. and Mrs. Abblit .

At Ipswich on March 15th the local S.S.A. Section held a dinner and dance at the Great White Horse Hotel. On the left are some of the guests in the bar.

On the left : Mr. and Mrs. Juby, Mr. and Mrs. Fry, Mr. and Mrs. Hedges, Mr. and Mrs. Kettley.

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Below : Mr. Sage,

ss Gladding, Woodgage.

Foot of page : Mr. Vowles,

Mr. and Mrs. Bantoft.

The Firm's Smallest Manager

IT was with great interest that I read the story "A Prophet on the Bench" in the February issue of the Journal, and I wondered whether that magistrate lived •long enough to see at least a part of his Mr. A. McCarthy. prophecy come true.

The story recalled another example of Mr. J. J. Sainsbury's fight against pilferers. Many years after his Shooter's Hill experience he had extended his business from the original Drury Lane shop and had opened up in that very busy market street, Queen's Crescent, Kentish Town. Here pilfering was again a problem, not only from our stall at the kerb but from the crowded shop itself.

Pilfering from our stalls was usually solved by placing wire netting at the back and sides. The shop called for a quite different method.

Mr. J. J. had a very tiny shopboy named McCarthy. This lad was stationed at the end of the counter, and as he was so small was obliged to stand on a box. His job was to keep his eye on the customers along the edge of the counter, and when he spotted someone pilfering he called out in back slang to attract the attention of those serving. When, finally, he did have to give evidence in a magistrate's court he couldn't see over the top of the witness box, and had to be given a stool to stand on.

This tiny shopboy afterwards became the smallest manager on the Firm. He was the late Mr. A. McCarthy who died in 1954. He started at 159 Queen's Crescent in 1892 and retired in 1946, having served the firm for 54 years, a record exceeded only by the late Mr. J. B. On Veterans' Outings in recent years Mr. John enjoyed many conversations in back slang with "little McCarthy" as he always called him.

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J S People S k a t e r . Jennifer Cage (left) of Cambridge branch won the cup she is holding at Coventry on March 10th in the Roller Skating competitions there. This is the second year she has won the award.

since then has won more cham­pionships than we have room to record. Eight times 10 mile

W a l k e r . Recently joined the Sales Office staff is R. F. Goodall seen above with some of the trophies he has won as a walker. He started walking in 1948 and

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champion of Essex. Seven times 2 mile champion. Winner of the A.A.A. 2 mile championship in 1956. Represented Great Britain against France last year. He has won many open events like the Croydon - Godstone and back race where in 1956 he broke the 25-year-old record. He tells us he is best over 10 to 20 mile races, walks a mile to the station every morning but doesn't count that as training.

T h r e e s o m e The Eade tr ip lets born on December 7th are Kevin, Theresa and Lorraine. Kevin very nearly had his birthday on December 8th but just beat the clock. He was born a few minutes before midnight. Mr. Eade is a butcher at our Crawley branch.

W i n n e r . A t the National Judo Tournament Finals at the A lber t Hall on March 29th, Dr iver J. Gowland won the Goldberg and Vass Memorial Trophy in a contest open to Black Belts.

J u d g e . Mr. Charles Edward, mana­ger of our farm at Kinermony, where we have a pedigree Aberdeen-Angus herd, was judge of Aberdeen-Angus bulls at the Perth Sales on March 19th.

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JS Staff News

Movements and Promotions We are very pleased to record the Jo!hiving promotions:—

TO MANAGER ON TUB SPARK LIST:

A. E. Buddin Chelsea J. B. Fallon 14 Hove R. J. Garrett Gloucester Road G. L. Gibson 1 /4 Ealing R. II. Guiney Purley G. E. Howard Putney J. W. Langrish Lewisham D. J. Haddocks 130 Ealing D, W. McCord St. Albans R. J. Woodhouse Romford

The following transfers mil be of interest to many members of the staff;—

ASSISTANT MANAGERS

C. A. Ingle from Dcbden to Grange Hill H. J. Boakes from 160 Cricklewood to Wembley J. G. Coxhill from Willesden Green to 160 Cricklewood

Obituaries We regret to record the deaths of the following colleagues and extend our deepest sympathy to all relatives:—

F. W. BRISCOE who joined the staff of the Depot in 1903, and during his time with the firm was a carman. He retired in 1941 and died in March or this year. G. A. CURTIS who was engaged in November, 1912, as a poulterer. 1 le served wholly in the Brighton area during the 43 years he was with the firm, finally retiring from 66 Brighton in July, 1955.

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Mr. J. B. Fallon.

Mr. J. W. Langrish.

Mr. G. L. Gibson.

Mr. D. W. McCord.

Mr. R. H. Guiney.

Ten Promotions to Manager

Mr. A. E. Buddin. Mr. R. J. Woodhouse.

Mr. D. J. Maddocks.

Mr. R. J. Garrett.

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Bride and Groom

Mr. D. Gatland and Miss R. Fullwood, both of Reigate, who were married on February 22nd.

O b i t u a r i e s (continued)

J. H. HARDING who joined the staff of the Factory in April, 1915. He retired in September, 1946, after completing

Mr. E. Maskell. over 30 years' service with the firm, with the grade of First Hand.

E. MASKELL who commenced his employment with us as a Roundsman in 1936. After several years on the butchering side he was later graded Leading Salesman in 1954. He was, unfortunately, dogged by ill-health and in 1956 he took on the duties of Basket Issuer at Purley and 9/11 Croydon.

W. J. MAYES who joined the firm as a Labourer in the Factory in 1950. He became a Special Grade Labourer one year later, and held this grade when his death occurred in

Mr. W. J. Mayes. March.

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Down Memory Lane This Office football team took the field in 1923. In the back row on the left is Mr. Goss, office manager at the time and 'O' section secretary. From left to right the rest are: standing, Messrs. Woodward, Dudman, Ravenhill and Reeves. Kneeling: Messrs. F. W. Salisbury (now our Assistant General Manager), Rogers and Hills. In the front row: Messrs. Pigott, Shaw, Younger, Hill and Bacon.

Obituar ies (continued)

MISS N. RHODES who was engaged as a Resident Housekeeper at 94 Tunbridge Wells in 1927. She later resigned but on her return she went to Dorking. She retired in 1947.

R. A. WELFARE, who died suddenly at the beginning of April, started as a porter in 1934 at Hay wards Heath. He progressed through the grade of porter-poulterer to poulterer and he held this grade at the time of his death.

Mr. R. A. Welfare.

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News of J.S. Staff on Nat iona l Service The following are extracts from a few of the letters we have received from our National Servicemen: B. A. BENSON, East Grinstead. Singapore (Army). He is in the Motor Transport section of the R.A.S.C. So far he has found the life very quiet —he is employed in a modern butcher's shop but has very little meat to handle. L. I. BUTLER, 128 Kilburn. Germany (Army). He is in the Army Catering Corps, and for the past two months has been touring Germany and Holland. He particularly enjoyed himself in Holland and was very well treated by Dutch friends he met. D. T. CORNETT, Y'ulham. Cyprus (R.A.F.). He apparently has plenty of spare time, much of which he spends studying for his G.C.E. He finds the country extremely interesting, but it appears that transport is very difficult. D. J. ELLIS, 14/15 1 .ey tons tone. Wiltshire (R.A.F.). He is attached to the Equipment Section at Lyneham in Wiltshire. The station is the main Transport Command and he is, therefore, kept extremely busy. He has already had a trip in a Comet and hopes soon to fly in a Hastings. He is also a member of the station band, which means that he has to attend more parades than normal. G. PEARCE, 8 Temple, Aldershot (Army). The Army have apparently decided to make him a Clerk which at first he did not appreciate, but has now settled down to it. He is shortly going to Abingdon to start parachute jumping—it seems to us rather unusual training for clerical duties. C. C. PITHER, Bjfleet. Germany (Army). He is stationed at Munchen Gladbach, just over the border from Holland. He is in charge of a small group of German civilians who help in the butcher's shop and his job is to supply the British Servicemen's families with meat, bacon, offal, etc. His duties include slaughtering. B. W. WALLACE, Kedhill. Aldershot (Army). He is at present in the Army Catering Corps Training School, has just completed his cookery training and, after having a trade test, expects to be posted, probably to Cyprus. R'. J. WILKINSON, Winchester. Surrey (Army). A member of the R. A.M.C. stationed at Ash Vale, his present job is that of First Aid Instructor to men from different units, and he hopes that this means promotion in the near future. R. DART, New Maiden. Aldershot (Army). He is in the Army Catering Corps but at the moment is just completing his initial training. lie tells us that his "feet are killing him" and then goes on to say that the training he has received on the firm has helped him a lot in the Army.

We are pleased to welcome back the following men from National .Service since our last publication: B. GALE — 3 Hove. Returned on March 31st, after two years in

the R.A.F., part of which was spent at Calshot, Southampton.

A. HOLLOW AY— 101 Golden. Returned on March 17th, having spent his National Service in the Life Guards at Windsor.

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Prizewinner The prize of £1. 1. 0 for the first correct solution

of "J.S. journal " Crossword Puzzle No. 7 to be opened

has been won by

Miss J. Barrett of Laboratory

Solution of j.S. Journal Crossword Puzzle No. 7, April.

Miss J. Slater of Boreham Wood goes off wi th the Lambretta she won at the S.S.A. Spring Ball on Apr i l 12th.

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Above is the dance floor at the Empress Hall on April 12th. TheJ.S. people you can see dancing or just looking on

could have come from J.S. branches or departments at points as far apart as Northampton, Southampton,

Ipswich, Norwich, Haverhill, Redhill, Harold Hill, Bexhill, Colchester, Winchester, Cambridge, Weybridge,

Harrow, Harlow, Sydenham, Amersham, Streatham, Farnham, Kensington, Brighton, Guildford, Ashford, Derby,

Aveley and a lot of other places. The guests numbered about five thousand. At the foot of the opposite

page are two ways of enjoying a dance—the co-operative and the contemplative.

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