JOURNAL April/May/67

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Lord Sainsbury entertained by JS Senior Executives

Occasions calling for 'mass demonstration' by the Senior Executives are somewhat rare and probably, for that reason, all the more memorable. An opportunity for such a demonstration arose when Mr. Alan relinquished the Chairmanship of the Company. On March 21st, the Senior Executives entertained Mr. Alan to dinner at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington and it proved to be an evening which will long be remembered by all present. Mr. Alan's obvious relaxation and enjoyment of this special occasion was a source of great pleasure to his hosts for the evening.

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Our picture above shows Mr. Alan on the top of his form replying to the toast proposed to him by Mr. J. L Woods. Mr. Alan was presented with a French Carriage Clock by the Senior Executives who were his hosts.

It created a good deal of interest as can be seen from the picture opposite.

NEWS & DEVELOPMENTS

Birmingham's Second Sainsbury's Our second Birmingham branch opened in Erdington High Street on March 14. The branch is one which has been designed and built by the firm. The new branch had a warm welcome from the local housewives. It has a

shopping area of 8,400 square feet, ten checkouts and carries the usual full range of goods. Manager is Mr. W. Mansfield (right) who joined JS in 1939 and first became a Manager in 1957 at Ballards Lane. He was at Leicester and Nuneaton before taking over at Erdington.

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People at Erdington, in the left hand column, are, up top, Mr. K. Inward, Deputy Manager from Bedford, Mr. A. Wright, Assistant Manager and Mrs. Wright his wife, who is Erdington's First Clerk. The Head Butchers are Mr. C. Hewitt and Mr. H. Rutherford from Solihull.

The branch has one of the island type of refrigerated cabinets which give access to the goods from both sides.

The young, who are always with us, seemed even thicker on the ground than ever at Erdington. (They like our branch.)

NEW/3 Si D E V E L O P M E N T S

Spelling it out Consistently That good food costs less at Sainsbury's is one of those things we don't argue about. We just write it out plainly and the customers prove it to themselves. The new design for the slogan which has been appearing so effectively on our carrier bags has now spread in enlarged form to our vans (some other vans like the produce vans of Sims & Co.

spell it out even larger.) The design itself with the three heavy horizontal bars is setting a pattern which the firm's Design Studio are using in other applications -the Journal cover shows another variation of it.

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High Dive into Camden Just a little way up the street from our Swiss Cottage branch in Finchley Road stand the old Hampstead Public Baths where the local population of kids learnt to swim for years past. This elegant bit of Victoriana (that's it with the steeple in the picture on the right) went out of service when gleaming new baths opened near the top of Avenue Road. Eventually the old building will become a Sainsbury's big enough to cope with the ever growing trade in Finchley Road.

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Ashford Ashford High Street, above, has had a JS branch (on the right next to the bank) since 1934. A new one is planned for 1968 on the Saracen Head site which lies just behind buildings at the far end of the street.

Kingston See also our Cover Picture A branch for the nearer future is at Kingston in a development with a car park above. The cover picture shows the car park exit. Handover will be this autumn.

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The New JS Abattoir in Aberdeenshire

Portlethen lies about eight miles south from Aberdeen. The site of our new abattoir there is 400 yards from the main Aberdeen-Stonehaven road, among green fields; you can look out across the not so distant coast line to the North Sea. The building (above) houses production, service and administration and has a floor area about three times the size of one of

our larger self-service branches. It is faced with the silver-grey Fife-stone made locally by surfacing concrete blocks with granite chips. So it conforms to the old building traditions of Aberdeen which has so many granite buildings that it has come to be called the silver city. The abattoir has been planned to make use of the most advanced technical methods in the trade.

In search of information, JS experts and the Donald family, who have provided our Scotch Beef for nearly 40 years, travelled widely at home and abroad to study problems of beef production at first hand. Their studies, together with their long experience, have ensured that the Portlethen factory is the best example of its kind anywhere in the world.

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The picture above shows part of the main butchery area. The capacity of the new abattoir is 1,200 head of cattle a week. The overhead rail system makes for speed in work and maximum hygiene, in that all operations are conducted with minimum handling. The inspector in the foreground is from the local authority with whom we work in close co-operation. Old methods have been improved with modern purpose-designed tools. The power-saw on the right, for instance, takes a lot of the strain out of this splitting operation and does it a lot faster.

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A pressure hose (opposite) is used to wash down the sides; for reasons of hygiene cloths are not used for wiping down; the spray gets rid of stains and bone paste. Once cleaned, sides are moved to the chilling rooms to 'hang'. This maturing period is an essential factor in producing tender, fine quality, beef. Above: Mr. R. Wallis, our meat buyer is making a point to Mr. W. S. Donald. The tally he is holding identifies that side of beef with its farm of origin and gives details of its history relevant to quality control. The high standards set by JS are a byword in Aberdeenshire where farmers will speak of a 'Willy Donald's kind of beast' as a measure of quality. On the right, Mr. A. M. Smith, Chief Engineer at Portlethen looking into a plant used to produce a high grade edible fat.

PET'S HEAVEN A look at the growth of an industry

The dog population of the United Kingdom is topping the five million mark, together with four million cats, 11 million cage birds and two million assorted pets.including water-dragons, ants and crocodiles. As yet, tinned crocodile food is not to be bought in the shops, but the tinned dog and cat food industry, which JS entered in 1963, has become a competitive and highly capitalised one. What's in a tin ? There are no regulations laying down a standard for tinned petfood, although the information given on the label comes under the Merchandise Marks Act, which forbids false or misleading descriptions, and the Weights and Measures Act. Manufacturers vary what goes into a tin according to what is available at different times of the year. Liver, lung or other suitable meat or offal is imported from Ireland, the Continent, the Commonwealth, Argentina or the USA. Whale meat may also be an ingredient of

many of the petfoods on sale. Right now manufacturers are faced with a severe shortage of this nourishing meat because the International Whaling Commission last year restricted the number of whales to be killed. They cut the quota by a fifth to give the whales a chance to survive. Meat and offal will be substituted. Fish, which is a good source of protein, may also be used, although not exclusively for cats, as one might expect. (Cats eat meat just as happily as fish and, after all, the cat family in its wild state, lions, tigers, pumas, don't actually go fishing for cod or plaice.) Tinned petfoods can be roughly divided into protein diets and balanced diets, the protein diets being made primarily from meat and fish, while the balanced diets include biscuits and cereals (i.e. carbohydrates). All petfoods also contain some fat, though the percentage is kept relatively

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low. The National Research Council suggests that a medium-sized dog needs food containing a minimum of 7% protein. Which ?, the Consumer Association's magazine, in a recent survey, found that no manufacturer puts in less than this. Our JS meat liver and gravy contains on an average 10% protein as well as other necessary minerals and vitamins which help to keep our animals healthy. One large international corporation manufacturing petfoods has a 470-acre research farm near Chicago where "200 dogs and 300 cats are helping progress by enjoying themselves. The principle is to ensure every petfood product is right before it is manufactured, and satisfactory nutrition research depends upon healthy, calm, peace-loving subjects". The dog kennels have hot-water heaters and overhead fans to maintain a comfortable temperature all the year round. Spiders (one of Britain's leading makers of

petfoods) don't run quite such an animal paradise, but a team of nutritional experts working in a Cambridge laboratory carries out feeding studies in kennels and a cattery. Spiller's factory lies not far from Cambridge, in the heart of the fen district on the banks of the river Nene. It stands on a four-acre site and is served by its own railway siding from which much of its production is despatched. Because a high proportion of fish is used in the factory's products, one would imagine that there is a great deal of smell. One would be wrong. The perishable raw materials, fish brought by road from Scotland and meat from home and overseas, normally arrive frozen and go straight into a low temperature store with a 1,500 tons capacity. Both fish and meat are kept at this very low temperature until required so that, at the start of the manufacturing process, they are still frozen.

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Canning petfoods is just like canning beans, peas or meat. First the food is put into tins at the rate of 420 per minute on each production line. The tins are closed, then placed into 'retorts', the technical name for the large pressure cookers used for this purpose, and raised to a temperature of 250° F., or above. In this way all odour is avoided. The standards of hygiene, housekeeping and quality control maintained are no lower than those in units producing food for human consumption. All employees must wear overalls and head coverings, some of which may be changed daily, and hygiene controllers are on duty for every one of the eight- hour shifts which keep the factory turning out petfoods 24 hours a day. The Quality Control department makes sure that the quality of the ingredients is maintained and exact weights adhered to. All cans are coded with the packing date and details of their contents so that their history may be traced from any point.

The sale of tinned petfoods is on the increase for reasons similar to the rising sale of convenience foods for humans. It is very much easier to buy and carry a tin from a shop in which one does most of one's shopping, than to go specially to a fishmonger and buy food which is bulky and often smelly. It is easy to serve, it can be stored, it is clean and one can be sure that there is no risk of contaminating other foods in the kitchen.

In recent years the petfood industry has been expanding at a rate of fifteen percent a year. More and more people are keeping more and more pets and feeding them more and more tinned foods, and there is no indication that this may slacken. It's not only the dog's day, but the cat's day too, and every other animal that came out of the ark stands a good chance of free and luxurious living in the years to come.

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A Round-up of Griffin Events

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Our annual football and netball day was held on Good Friday at Dulwich in good weather and lively spirits before a big audience of supporters. Southampton's girls took the netball championship, meeting Portsmouth in the Final.

In the six a side, which saw some of the most attractive and skilful football ever played in this competition, the Surbiton players made victory theirs by beating the Warehouse in the Final by four goals to nil.

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Southampton for the Cup Old rivals in the Netball Finals, Southampton met Portsmouth and reversed last year's decision with a 9-2 victory. Team above is Southampton. From I. to r. standing: Lynne Savage, Pat Green, Sue Baker, Jane Baker. Kneeling: Sheila Crauch, Diane Golding, Janet Northover. Not in the picture is their Captain, Eileen Grace. Portsmouth team below, are Valerie Nutley, Sandy Fletcher, Pat Harbour, Rita Holden, Brenda Matsell, Carol Rose and Captain, Ann Quest.

Six-a-Side at Dulwich 'T' Section (Surbiton, Kingston and district) won this year's competition for which there was a big entry and a high standard of play.

Above is Bobby Tambling of Chelsea Football Club presenting the cup to F. Carrig, Captain of'T' Section's No. 2 team, who won the Final with a 4-0 victory.

The Winners, 'T' Section's No. 2 team. Standing I. to r.: A. Mires, P. Celia, A. Dooward. Kneeling: A. Kinrad, K. Taylor, F. Carrig (Captain), M. Attfield.

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Two Football Finals In the West End A.F.A. the Factory team won the League Cup in their division convincingly. Final score against Camden Goods was 3-0. The picture above shows the team. Standing I. to r.: E. Clements {Secretary), G. Jackson (Trainer), J. Farthing, D. Asbury, P. Travers, B. Kirton, J. Dixon, B. Salmon, D. Thornton (Manager). Kneeling: M. Phillips, P. Edmunds, T. Nolan (Captain), F. Oram, E. Dixon. Pictures, left, are of the game.

Below. A shot from the Final of the Junior Reserves Challenge Cup between Kodak and 'O' Section 2nd XI, which Kodak won 5-1. The game was more evenly contested than would appear from the score and our team put up a determined fight.

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The Sainsbury Jays of Haverhill have had a good season in the Haverhill Sunday League. The team above are, back row, I. to r.; A. Pannell (referee), V. Brett, J. Stack, P. Henderson, P. Thake, B. Payne, J. Eves. Front row: R. Thake, H. Everett, L. Jobson, R. Ager, D. Mitchell.

Table Tennis Finals At Dulwich on March 5th, Table Tennis Finals were played off. Chris Hora kept the Symons Cup (Men's Singles) for the fifth year against very keen contenders. He's in play (right) against John Atkins in the semi. Big surprise of the day was the handsome new Hornsey Cup for the Men's Doubles. Winners (and Cup) below right are J. Atkins and G. Harrison. Ladies' Singles winner was Mrs. B. Judge (below left). Mr. H. C. Hornsey is making the presentation. She also won with Miss H. Rogers the Ladies' Doubles. The Mixed Doubles went to J. Atkins and Mrs. J. Frost.

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T H E H O M E S C E N E

It Can't Happen to Me Thaf s what I always thought until I caught my six-year-old driving his Corgi car along the red-hot bar of an electric fire. The car had rubber tyres and he had rubber soles so he's alive to tell the tale but it's a cautionary one, not to be ignored. Every year over 8,000 deaths and 2,000,000 injuries are caused by accidents inside the four walls of one's home. And they don't just happen by accident. They are the result of carelessness, lack of common sense or bad habits that we are too lazy to revise, until it's too late. This year is 'Stop Accidents Year' so we thought this a timely opportunity to examine what we can do to reduce this figure and protect our families from unnecessary suffering. I shall never, ever forget how a boiled sweet stuck in the baby's throat and she went blue, purple and absolutely still before I was able to extract it - the subsequent yells were a heaven-sent relief. But large boiled sweets are only one of a host of hazards and while one cannot advocate becoming one of those over-fussy anxiety-ridden Mums, reasonable precautions are a must.

Protection for Toddlers Toddlers need to be protected from falling. A terylene harness will stop them climbing out of the pram, a good pram that is well balanced and fitted with strong brakes that will lock the wheels will prevent them from tipping the whole works upside down and landing on their heads, harness and all. Make sure though that the brakes are out of the baby's reach. Small children can be very ingenious when bored. Suffocation ends the lives of around 600 babies a year. Don't buy things that can stifle or choke - angora woolies, plastic bibs, feather pillows and above all, plastic bags. These are a necessity in most households but must be kept right out of reach - it's natural for small children to put things over their heads but too often they can't get them off. Cats are also something of a hazard. They love the warmth and milky smell of babies and like to cuddle up to their faces. This can be

easily prevented by buying a net to fit over the pram. Stairs are another danger. Toddlers have an extraordinary facility for falling either up or down stairs and can damage themselves badly. Fix small gates at the top and bottom of your staircase until the children are older. Another point. When you redecorate, buy only paint that is lead-free. Children sometimes sit and lick window-sills or woodwork. Lead poisoning can be fatal.

Store with Care Can we be cautioned sufficiently often to keep medicines labelled and locked and out of reach ? To treat ordinary household chemicals as dangerous - bleach, disinfectant, weed-killer ? The space under the sink may be a convenient place, but it's also an accessible one. Cots - did you know that the bars should not be more than 2 f ins. apart, the sides high, the mattress not too thick? Finally about children; the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) started the Tufty Club in 1961. Tufty is a squirrel who knows his kerb drill and has become a symbol for road safety. You can enrol your child for 2 /6* . He will get a Tufty Club badge and an illustrated book which contains 12 road safety stories; possibly you will find a local Tufty Club in the neighbourhood. It makes a nice change for the under-sevens from Batman - hardly a symbol for safety. There is a host of avoidable hazards in the running of the household. One of them is careless shopping, so next time you are out on a spree try thinking of these things. Buy non-slip mats (for instance, with rubberised backs) and stair-rods rather than insecure clips. These could prevent many a nasty accident; so could non-slip floor polish. Carpet is safer than any smooth flooring, particularly on stairs or in the bathroom. If you are choosing an armchair for an old person who is none too steady, a high-ish seat and arms that provide a good grip when rising are the two most important points to look for. Slipping in the bath can be prevented by an inexpensive rubber mat put in the bottom;

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or, more costly, a chromium safety rail can provide something secure to grasp (a chromium rail support round the lavatory is also very helpful to the infirm). Some falls on stairs and in kitchens occur through bad lighting. A 100-watt bulb consumes barely any more current than a dim one (but shade it properly, as dazzle can sometimes be as dangerous as darkness), and to cut out fumbling and stumbling if the light switch isn't to hand, you can for a few shillings fit a luminous one easily located in the dark. Trailing flexes can trip people up; flex shorteners can be bought for a few pence. Burns and scalds kill another 700 to 800 a year - mostly children or the old - and maim thousands more. On top of that, thousands of houses go up in flames each year. So when you are buying any kind of fire or heater, see that it is well guarded. If you must have an open fire, at least buy (for a pound or so) a British Standard guard which can be fixed to the surround and will not knock over. Where portable fires are concerned, approved fan heaters and convectors are far better than radiant ones unless these are to be mounted high up on the wall.

Hearthrugs should be of wool. Unlike some fibres, it won't flare or melt but only char. If you're keen on Do-lt-Yourself improvements to the house, don't buy flammable fibre boards and polystyrene ceiling tiles. Insist on the safe ones. Similarly, choose a metal rather than a wood ironing board. The cooker is another possible source of fire: and one of the biggest hazards is chip-frying. To prevent trouble, buy a proper chip-pan (very deep, to be filled only a third full) and use its lid only to cover flames if they occur - it is UNSAFE to fry with the lid on. Always read warning labels on items you buy -many household chemicals are flammable, and things like electric blankets and oil stoves can cause fires if you ignore instructions.

Risks and Rules

The list of don'ts and musts is daunting and could drive any housewife into burying her head under the eiderdown and never daring to emerge - but that's dangerous too. And it isn't only the housewife who has to be warned and advised. RoSPA have published a special booklet for the Do-lt-Yourself enthusiasts, male and female. It contains certain Do-lt-Yourself rules which will make jobs not only safer but much easier - obvious things which one does not bother about but which are essential if one is to succeed and survive. I might have dismissed too easily their hint that when hanging heavy curtains two people should be on the job with two steady pairs of steps in alignment. I've tried it on my own and I see their point.. . .

Go Garden Visiting this May and June An outing on a sunny day is always popular with the family. For those of us bitten with the gardening bug or coping with husbands who won't leave their garden what could be more agreeable than going and looking over our neighbour's fence, or neighbouring fences? The Gardeners' Sunday Organisation gives us the opportunity of visiting some of the best and oldest gardens in England, thrown open by their owners on specific dates. You pay a small entrance fee, the normal is 2 / - for adults and 1 / - or 6d. for children, and can wander round looking at the gardens and sometimes the houses. The Organisation was started in 1956 for one Sunday in the year when members opened their gardens to the public in aid of gardeners' charities. This was so popular that the following year two Sundays were selected as opening days. Now the Gardeners' Sunday Organisation operates all through the summer and publishes a book giving a detailed list of what you can visit, where and when. We have selected some of the more interesting gardens but you can get this booklet yourself either direct from 'Gardeners' Sunday', White Witches, Claygate Road, Dorking, Surrey (price 1/4) or through W. H. Smith &Son (1/- ) .

Gardens open in May Berkshire Bradfield Hall, Bradfield. Open Saturday, May 20th. The house, with Adam decorations, can be visited as well. Bucks. Black Firs, Fulmer Common Rd., Fulmer. Open Sunday, May 21st, has a 12 acre woodland garden, azaleas and rhododendrons. Quite near is Little Paston, Fulmer, with a 10 acre woodland garden, open on the same day. Hampshire Herriard Park, nr. Basingstoke. Open Sunday, May 28th, 2-6. Packham House, Station Rd.. Fordingbridge. Open Sunday, May 28th.

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Kent Chartwell Farm, Westerham. Open Sunday, May 21st. Owned by the pianist. Miss Eileen Joyce. It is near Chartwell Manor and four miles from Hever Castle. Sissinghurst Court, Cranbrook. Open Sunday, May 21st. Oxfordshire Blenheim Palace, Woodstock. Open Sunday, May 21st, 10-6. This is owned by the Duke of Marlborough. The palace is not open to the public but is a magnificent building. Surrey Minley Manor Gardens, nr. Camberley. Open Sunday, May 21st. This belongs to The Commandant, Staff College, Camberley. The Manor Church nearby can also be visited. Sussex The Mill House, Fittleworth. Open Sunday, May 21st. This garden, in which there is an old mill, is on the banks of the river Rother. Stonehurst, Ardingley. Open Sunday, May 28th, 2-6. Extensive grounds set among rocks. Has a magnificent view over the lake and South Downs and is interesting for its Druid Stones. Gardens open in June Kent Hever Castle, nr. Edenbridge. Open pyery Wednesday and every Sunday until September 30th, gardens 1 -7, castle 2-7. This 15th century castle now belonging to the Hon. Gavin Astor and Lady Astor, used to be the home of Anne Boleyn. It has a topiary, an Italian garden, a lake, a moat and makes a very interesting day's outing, especially for children. Godinton Park, Ashford. Open Sunday, June 25th, 2-5. The house was built in 1628 and can be visited. London Chiswick Mall, W.4. Open on Saturday, June 3rd. Three small gardens close to one another: Walpole House, Said House and Strawberry House. 21 Selwood Terrace, SW7. Open Sunday June 11th, 2-6.30. Ox fo rd Tew Park, Great Tew. Open Sunday, June 4th. Elizabethan walled garden. Haseley Court, Little Haseley. Open Sunday, June 18th. Ten acres with a walled garden, a moat and a wild garden. Rousham House, Steeple Aston. Open Sunday, June 25th, 2-6. Landscape garden by William Kent (1740). Wardington Manor, Banbury. Open Sunday, June 25th, 2-6.30. The house, built in 1665, is open to the public. There is an exhibition of books. Waterperry Horticultural School, nr. Wheatley. Open Sunday, June 25th. Thirty-eight acres. a fine collection of alpine plants and is well-known for its strawberries which are shown every year at the Chelsea Flower Show.

Surrey Hurtmore Farm House, Hurtmore, nr. Godalming. Open Sunday, June 25th. Is owned by Roy Hay who writes and broadcasts a great deal about gardening and often mentions his own which is equipped with the most modern, labour-saving equipment. Ockham Mill, nr. Ripley. Open Sunday, June 25th. Four acres with streams and large pond and a lovely water garden. Rodsall Manor, Puttenham. Open Sunday, June 25th. An old formal garden, three acres, with rose garden designed by Miss Jekyll. House scheduled as of historic interest. Sussex Leonardslee, nr. Horsham. Open Sunday, June 4th. Goatcher's Nurseries, Washington. Open Sunday, June 25th, 2-6. Forty acres of nursery stock. A beautiful view of the South Downs. Berkshire Basildon Park, nr. Goring. Open Sunday, June 25th. Is an 18th century park laid out by Capability Brown with lovely views to the Thames Valley. The accent in this garden is on tree preservation, chalk-loving shrubs and old roses. Bucks. Denham Place, Denham. Open Sunday, June 25th, 2-6. Walled garden and a 17th century house with tapestries, pictures and unique plaster work. Essex Hill Pasture, Broxted. nr. Dunmow. Open Sunday, June 25th. Lawford Hall, Manningtree. Open Sunday, June 25th. Hert fordshire St. Paul's Walden Bury, Hitchin. Open Sunday, June 25th. It is possible to get teas near almost all these places. Bedfordshire Luton Hoo, nr. Luton. Open Sunday, June 25th, 2-6. Landscape garden by Capability Brown. Adam House 1762. Wernher collection open. Verulanium and Whipsnade Zoo in reach. Cambridgeshire King's College Fellow's Garden, Queen's Road, Cambridge. Trees, shrubs and shrub roses. Derbyshire Chatsworth Gardens, Bakewell belongs to His Grace the Duke of Devonshire. Open Sunday, June 25th, 2-6. Extensive garden with cascade, fountains and wooded park on the banks of the Derwent. Hampshire Hatch House Farm, Lindford, nr. Bordon. Open Sunday, June 25th, 2-6.30. Architect landscaped garden, lawns, courtyard and rose garden; desert garden with giant cacti next to lake.

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550 at the Porchester Hall for Annual Meeting

JS Veterans Group met for their AGM on April 4th. Their new chairman Mr. W. Hedges reported on the past year's work and future plans. He welcomed to the meeting Mr. R. J. Sainsbury (above with Mr. A. E. Snow) and Miss Celia Sainsbury (below, centre of the picture) who has joined Miss Munro in the firm's Welfare Department to give particular attention to matters concerning Veterans. He also welcomed the Veteran Group's new President Mr. F. W. Salisbury (below left) and Vice-President Mr. W. C. Gurr.

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The Veterans Group turned out 550 strong for this meeting - a record attendance -coming in coaches from all over the London area, the South Coast and the Home Counties. They heard the Chairman's report, listened to a lively concert, had tea together and met old friends. Centre picture below is of JS Journal contributor Mr. W. J . Bridgeman, who has been writing short stories for us for ten years, and his wife. He retired a couple of years ago from management of Apex Corner.

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STAFF NEWS

New Appointments to Senior Executive

J. B. Dennis Company Secretary, Blackfriars

F. E. Netscher Deputy Chief Accountant, Blackfriars

J. H.G. Barnes Factory Trading, Blackfriars

R. S. Perry Provisions Buying. Blackfriars

A. G. Lloyd Engineering Design, Blackfriars

D.J.Ware Operations Manager, Basingstoke

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Movements and Promotions

A. Lambourne A. Meddings A. Mott F. Philpot

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Managerial Appointments from Spare a t Oxford to the management of the branch from March 13 from Assistant Manager a t 147 Balham to the management of 87 Balham from March 20 from Spare a t Upton Lane to the management of Grange Hill from April 17 from Assistant Manager a t 16 Enfield to the management of 151 Queens Crescent from March 13 from temporary management of Lewisham Off-Licence to the management of Catford from April 10

Managerial Transfers c. BABWICK from Spare a t 51 Ipswich to Spare

a t 48 Ipswich from April 17 F. BBTTGEH from Winchester to Special Duties

a t Southampton from February 2

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from Catford to Chatham from April 24 from Grange Hill to further Self-Service training from April 17 from Chatham to 84/88 Hove from May 8 from 84/88 Hove to Special Duties a t 24 Brighton from May 8 from Oxford to Special Duties a t Cowley from March 13 from Belmont to Brondesbury from April 17 from Cockfosters to North Finchley from March 27 from 151 Queens Crescent to Cockfosters from March 20 from Wealdstone service to Special Duties of Mr. Dyer's area from April 10

Promoted to Spare Manager

W. FAR WELL

K. GLOSTER

W. SAVAGER

L. WATERS

L. SKELLON Bitterne from April 24

Assistant Manager Transfers

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from Muswell Hill to Produce Supervisor on Mr. Wrench's area from April 17 from Display Specialist to further Self-Service training from April 10 from Caterham to Forest Hill from February 28 from 168 Streatham to 147 Balham from March 13

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p. DOWNS from New Maiden t o Stevenage from April 5

j . FINCH from Chatham to Walsall from March 27

A. GBEEN from Welwyn Garden City to Stevenage from March 13

M. HEMENS from 31 Eastbourne to Rugby from April 4

D. KNTON from 10 Eastbourne to 84/88 Hove from April 24

w. HOLLOWAY from Wealdstone service to Willesden Green from April 10

L. HULL from Stevenage to Coventry from March 28

A . JOENSON from 48 Ipswich t o 51 Ipswich from April 17

T. BELLY from Produce Supervisor to Self-Service training from April 17

E. LAPBAIK from 176 Streatham to 168 Streatham from March 13

H. MORTIMEB from Southgate t o Welwyn Garden City from March 13

B. NORTH from Ballards Lane to Southgate from March 13

M. RUSSELL from Display Specialist in training to Display Specialist on Mr. Booth's area from April 10

D. SEDGWICK from 9/11 Croydon to 24 Croydon from February 28

p. SMITH from Leicester to Coventry from March 13

i. WORLEDGE from Feckham to Northampton from May 8

Promoted to Assistant Manager G. BURGESS Shirley from March 20 B. COOLEY Edgware from May 8 R. CUTIS Crawley from May 8 I. DAvms S t o k e Newington from February 27 a. FULLER Chichester from February 20 K. GOODBUN Swiss Cottage from May 8 B. HAMMOND Bittern© from March 20 w . HAMPSHIRE 296 Holloway from April 10 p. HARRIS Is l ington from April 17 j . HODGSON Wembley from May 8 D. HOLUDAY Bedford from March 6 L. HULL Stevenage from March 27 R. NORTH Ballards Lane from February 27 T. PARKER North Finchley from May 1 R. PINWILL 9/11 Croydon from February 27 H. PRENTICE 24 Croydon from May 1 M. RENN 271 Leytonstone from April 10 c SAUNDERS Catford from March 20 R. SIMMONS Stockwel l from May 8 R. SIMPSON Nuneaton from April 17 p, SMITH Leicester from March 13 i. TAIT 101 Golders Green from May 8

Head Butcher Transfers j . COPELAND from Northampton for self-service

training to temporary Head Butcher's duties at Solihull from February 20

D. DYE from Somers Town to High Barnet from February 14

3. PAWDRY from Muswell Hill for self-service training to temporary Head Butcher's duties at Hemel Hempstead from March 20

M. GREGORY from Beading to temporary Head Butcher's duties at Wealdstone from March 20

c. HEWITT from Spare at Kings Heath for self-service training to Spare a t Erdington from February 20

E. KITCHINGHAM from Wembley for self-service training to Spare a t Wealdstone from March 20

A. PHILLIPS from North Finchley to Spare at Ballards Lane from April 4

H. RUTHERFORD from Solihull to temporary Head Butcher's duties at Erdington from February 20

Long Service Congratulations to the following colleagues who have completed long service with the firm.

Forty Years' Service Van Checker, Purley Manager, Norwich Manager, Cheam Charge Hand, Motor Engineers, Sail Street Manager, Caterham Driver, Basingstoke

o. H. MARSHALL Manager, Union Street j . G. MORRIS Manager, Sydenham w. OVERTON Manager, Walsall MISS W. B. PARSONS First Clerk, Worthing c. F. POPE Head Butcher, Tonbridge j . w. SEE Senior Collector, Wisbech w. J. SHORTER Porter, Bexhill

Poultry Dept., Blackfriars Assistant Manager, 55 Brighton Senior Leading S/M, St. Heller Assistant Manager, Berkhamsted Assistant Manager, Seaford Manager, Cheese Dept., Blackfriars

G. BABNETT

G. BENTRAM

H. G. EDWARDS

J . F . GENTRY

J . N. GRAVES

S. J . JARVIS

w.spALDnra J . E . STONES

B. B. SUTTON

C TURNER

A. M. WATTS

H. G. WHAABD

Twenty-Five Years' Service MISS E. M. GILLINGHAM Packer/Weigher, Lewisham

MRS. M. E. KUBIAS F/T Saleswoman, 609 Lea

Bridge Road

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Congratulations to Miss J. M. Butt and Mr. O. J. Thake, both of Bishop's Stortford branch, who were married at St. Andrew's, Netteswell, Harlow on January 28th.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Blaekaby of Bellingham, who celebrated their Golden Wedding on June 25th last year. Their wedding photograph from 1916 is hanging behind them.

Retirements We send our best wishes to the following colleagues who have just retired.

F. J. Finch commenced with the firm on the 29th May 1922 a t 14 Ilford. He was transferred to East Ham in October 1925 when the branch opened, and remained in this area for the rest of his J S career. He was appointed to the management of 259 Ilford in October 1932 and in January 1937 took over the management of Romford from which branch he retired on the 25th March 1967.

F. J. Finch

Miss E. Arch was engaged as a Saleswoman at 122 Croydon in 1922. She worked a t several branches in the Croydon area and was a wartime deputy manageress. In 1948 she was transferred to 9/11 Croydon and was regraded to display assistant in 1959. She retired on 1st March 1967. Mrs. E. L. Barber commenced as a second hand in the factory in 1954. She retired on 24th February 1967.

Mrs. E. L. Barber J. F. Elsom

P. A. Butler began as a porter a t Guildford in October 1956. Six years later he was regraded to a basket issuer, and retired on 1st March 1967. J. F. Elsom was engaged as a messenger in the post department a t Blackfriars in February 1948. He retired from this position on 27th January 1967. F. W. Fowlie commenced as a general assistant a t Inverquhomery in October 1956, retiring from this position on 1st March 1967. Mrs. F. E. Hunter began as a part-time saleswoman a t Fulham in 1954. She retired on 9th February 1967. Mrs. M. J a m e s began as a part-time supply woman in 1949 a t 2/4 Ealing. She subsequently worked a t 130 Ealing before moving to 87 Ealing in 1968. She retired on 30th December 1966.

Miss M. Kaye commenced as a clerk in the egg office a t Haverhill in April 1949. She retired on 1st March 1967. 6 . J. Lloyd was engaged as a part-time labourer in the factory in June 1944. One year later he was regraded to special rate labourer, retiring from this position on 27th January 1967.

G. J. Lloyd

R. L. N e e v e s began as a learner a t 296 Holloway in March 1920. Shortly afterwards he was transferred to 27 Hastings. In 1940 he moved to 14 Hove, and subsequently to Hayward's Heath, where he was appointed senior leading salesman in 1960. He retired on 1st March 1967. Mrs. E. A. Payne was engaged a t Luton as a saleswoman in October 1949. She was appointed leading saleswoman in 1952 and retired on 25th February 1967.

J. G. Sanders commenced as a porter a t 168 Streatham in August 1951. retiring from this position on 25th February 1967. Miss I. E.Wright began as a saleswoman at Brent Street in March 1943. In 1947 she was transferred to Marylebone, being regraded to display assistant in 1955. Four years later she became a packer weigher, working a t Victoria for some years before her retirement on 28th January 1967.

Obituaries We regret to record the death of the following colleagues, and send our sympathy to all relatives.

Mrs. A. E. Amon was engaged as a resident housekeeper a t 16/20 Holloway in May 1927. Seven years later she moved to 43 Enfield and remained a t that branch until her retirement on 25th September 1948. She later emigrated to Australia, and died on 4th February 1967. Mrs. N. Cook commenced as a part-time second hand in the factory in July 1948, later regrading to full-time. In October 1966 she transferred to quality control. She died on 31st January 1967. W. J. Frankland was engaged as a porter and poulterer a t 609 Lea Bridge Road in September 1939. Subsequently he was transferred to 42 Walthamstow and later to 18 Walthamstow, retiring from this branch in October 1958. He died on 12th February 1967. T. Lewis commenced as a petrol pumpman in motor engineers in February 1922, retiring from the section in July 1937. He died on 13th January 1967. Mrs. D. M. Riddell began as a second hand in the factory in June 1951. She died on 15th February 1967.

Mrs. E. A. Payne

Miss D. E. Rosier

Miss D. E. Rosier began as a resident housekeeper a t Kingsbury in March 1936. Shortly afterwards she was transferred to Stratford, and in 1949 she moved to Drury Lane, retiring from this branch in October 1953. She died on 16th January 1967. Mrs. E. T h o m a s commenced as a saleswoman at 48 Islington in May 1959. Subsequently she worked a t Tottenham and Chingford. She died on 12th February 1967.

Miss I. E. Wright

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W H A T ' S IIM Y O U R ATT IC?

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WHEfjE THE

Famous Business was Founded. A H I G H L Y V A L U A B L E :

FREEHOLD CORNER PROPERTY",

173, DRURY LANE w9 I. A B 0 S T MARKET POSITICM Frontage ISA. Dejth 6 0 A

. Total Area nearly Q O O S q . F t . Tb* Frsmisos Gompriss HANDSOMELY FITTED SHOP wttJa glaaed bricfc and iaiaaoe Croat, interior haWoss «U»d walls

aoct teesslfttact fleet* SraaOl Counties Hou«e and Waifatiou** at r«ar, Oood BMMWMtt Storage. 3 Upper Floora-0 Booms aoa W.Q, Estimated Rental "Value J

£250 Ann. Now in occupation ot Mr. John SwiiBbury (upwards of nalf-*ce&turi

liDBbury (upwards of fa&lf-a^ceatury).

POSSESSION ON COMPLETION Of PURCHASE. Waioii wui Ex» atiia i>y Auction oy

At WINCHESTER HOUSE, Old Broad Street. E.C.,

On Wednesday, March 24th, 1920 At 2.80 p.m. (unless previously disposed of by private tieaty).

Solicitors, * Messrs. SMITH. MJNBLE, DODS & BOCKETT,

9. John Street. Bedford Row, W.C. 1

Auctioneers. Offices, l

2, SOUTHAMPTON STREET. STRAHA W.C. a

Telephone Gerrard 4102.

This poster wasn't in an attic, but lots of bits and pieces that are part of the hundred or so years of Sainsbury's history may well have come to rest in attics, lumber rooms, cellars, old oak chests or Uncle Fred's World War 1 kit bag. We'd like to see such material about the firm or just about the food trade in general, as we're working on a book to mark the centenary of the founding of the firm in 1869. Photographs, letters, newspaper cuttings, programmes, advertising matter like booklets, leaflets, posters, labels - in fact anything that you or someone else thought interesting enough to keep. We've probably got lots of material for the years since 1950, but before that we can't get enough. World War 2, The Thirties, The Twenties, World War 1, Those Edwardian times. The Nineties and back to The Seventies. Even if they do sound a long way away, there may be old souvenirs that great-grandfather put aside. If you do have anything, send it or get in touch with the Advertising Department, J. Sainsbury Ltd., Stamford House, London, S.E.1. We will return all such material after making copies and reproduction fees will be paid for all subjects used in the Centenary Publication.

Contents/C126

2 News and Developments 10 Portlethen 14 Pet's Heaven 17 Sports Round-up 22 The Home Scene 25 JS Veterans Annual Meeting 27 Staff News

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