JS JOURNAL House Magazine of J . Sainsbury Ltd July/August 1970

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The new depot was handed over on building and the main door. There Buntingford. Warehouse staff and New Years Eve and commenced are no preparation areas at present drivers are nearly all from operations in January. By mid-May, and none planned until the other Blackfriars and the various when we took these photographs, depots are at full capacity. departments around this traditional 26 branches were being serviced; However provision has been made JS area will run down as Charlton now there are several more and by to extend this side of the building, builds up it's capacity. the end of the year the depot will on stilts, over the car park when it The familiar face on the right is have taken over it's fair share of becomes necessary. This will be on Mr. S. J. Cody, Depot Manager, about 80 branches. the same level as the main working until recently, in charge of The ultimate throughput will area. Services such as Basingstoke. Alan Mathias, far exceed either of the other depots. engineering and maintenance are at right, also from Basingstoke, is The floor area of 228,400 sq feet is ground level and the offices. Operations Manager. the biggest of the three though the canteen, medical centre, etc., on As already announced, on 1st 14 i acre site is less than half that the top floor—the top row of September Mr. S. J. Cody is at Buntingford. windows in the picture. The offices appointed Distribution Manager, The cover picture gives a good idea are on the other side and they have Headquarters Section, Depot of the size of the depot. The name a very nice view of the river. Division, and Mr. Matthews on the wall at the eastern end is Senior staff have come to Charlton becomes Depot Manager, Charlton. the one in the picture above. from all over the firm, but mainly Above right is the other side of the from Basingstoke and

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Site restrictions have forced some changes in the Transport Department. The other depots had plenty of room, here traffic movement had to be kept to a minimum. On the right is Transport Manager Bill Waite from Hoddesdon who has to keep everything organised. Below is the loading area of 46 bays. The near section leads to the perishable warehouse and the far end is for non-perishables. These bays are for unloading supplies. In the centre are 16 bays to the "JS Bank". Here JS vehicles unload empties, etc., and load up for the branches without moving. The area behind (top right) is

enclosed and air conditioned. It has direct access to both warehouses and so complete loads can be assembled for the vans. The main problem here is the clearing of empties and this has been solved by the Low Tow Conveyor (bottom right) known locally as "Bill Waite's Train Set". The carts run continuously and carry what you see in the picture to and from the returns dept. at the back of the non perishable warehouse. Carts can be diverted to sidings and stopped if required. The empties are brought from the JS bank through the doors at the back in the picture; these are the same doors on the left of the top picture.

There is no perimiter road at Charlton and all traffic has to be moved around in an extremely confined space. This is achieved by a Traffic Controller who sits aloft in electronic splendour. The buttons operate a series of traffic lights and the panel in front of him indicates whether they are red or green. JS vehicles proceed directly to the JS bank or to the JS park outside on the left. Suppliers' vehicles report to the gate house where they are given a number. This number is passed on to the controller and the receiving bank by intercom, and the van waits in the park (above right) When the bank is ready for them, they tell the controller who calls the driver by Tannoy. The controller can see every vehicle on the site and keeps a much closer eye on everything than was ever possible at the other depots. He also has a closed circuit TV to see when vehicles are leaving the bank.

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Mr. A. E. Vincent, the Depot Motor Engineer (below left) also has his new toy, and his is one of the best —the Ultra Sonic Vehicle Washing System. The older brush washers take around 45 minutes to clean an "artic" but this will do it in 15. As

the manufacturers handbook says: "The Elevator is lowered and raised surrounding the vehicle, spraying it on all four sides during the washing programme, which is a three cycle operation, with two chemicals of opposite polarity applied sequentially and followed by a soft water rinse".

Understand ? The ultra sonic bit is to do with ultra high frequency sound waves which cause vibrations which hasten the chemical reaction which encourages the dirt to fall off the vehicle as fast as possible.

The non perishable warehouse is managed by Mr. Owen Thomas and his assistant Ken Tuson (left in the picture above). Here also there are innovations. The main racking is four tiers high in most places requiring (above right) a more powerful reach truck which can lift 3,800lbs to 18 feet (that bit's for reach truck drivers). The warehouse was designed so that orders could be assembled by an

automatic sorting conveyor. This machine was to pick orders of high volume commodities for 40 shops but unfortunately development was not completed in time for the opening of the warehouse. This automatic sorter was to be used in conjunction with another device for about 600 low volume commodities. This is now in use on a mezzanine floor above the main warehouse (opposite page). The

goods are elevated to this level on pallet boards, loaded by hand into flow racking (above left) which feeds by gravity to the picking face (opposite top). From here they are taken as required and placed on a conveyor to be carried to floor level for loading onto roll pallets for the branches.

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The perishable warehouse contains the usual massive cold stores. On this page, the top one is full of lamb and the bottom one very little apart from Mr. George Marshall, the Warehouse Manager. This is the

100 ft. square No. 5 store which is used to hold all the pre-packed goods required for the Charlton branches and prepared at the other depots. Apart from No. 1 cold store the

warehouse operates normally except that they work to slot numbers and not commodity numbers. We are told that this will interest warehousemen everywhere.

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No. 1 coldstore, the minus 5 chamber, is quite different from it's counterparts elsewhere. Palletised goods are stored on flow racking which feeds down to a central conveyor. The assembler has a

summary of orders for 4 branches, picks the packs required and loads them onto the conveyor to be carried into the main warehouse. Here they are distributed into the correct roll pallets. This method is

not only much quicker but also reduces the number of men required to work at sub zero temperatures.

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And finally some more of the people who make Charlton operate. On the opposite page top Brian Reed, Canteen Manager and his canteen during a night shift. Below him are Mr. Tony Clarke, Personnel and Industrial Relations Manager; Mr. Frank Smith, Work Study Manager; and Mr. George Lovett the Works Engineer. To his left are Mr. R. B. H. Harold, Refrigeration Engineer and Mr. S. Ramage, Electrical Engineer and (centre left) three very nice Telex machines. On this page Mr. N. G. Kenny, the Administrative Manager and his assistant Paul Martin are in anxious contemplation. In the centre is Mr. D. Pettet, Operations Planning Manager—'our job is to worry about tomorrow—the others worry about today'. Behind him is his progress board from which he can tell the exact state of every load being assembled for the branches. And between today and tomorrow the night shift is presided over by Night Manager Alan Doy, seen here at the nightly meeting with the three shift supervisors, in this case S. Goddard, J. Wilson and G. Frost.

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High Wycombe

High Wycombe takes its name from the river Wye. It is an old market town in Buckinghamshire, long known as a centre of the furniture trade. The beech forests which once clad the Chiltern hills provided raw materials for the wheel backed and Windsor chairs for which the local craftsmen became famous. Today the ageing beech woods are being replanted with new species and the craftsmen are working in modern factories making many types of furniture. The town has grown steadily over the past thirty years and is now a centre of precision instrument manufacture and light metal industry. Sainsbury's new branch is in The Octagon, a new precinct in the heart of the town. The general view on the opposite page shows how it reaches from the multiple story car park, on the left, to the Old Guildhall on the right. The local Bus Station is below the car park and access to Sainsbury's is a short walk from there. Its position is slightly left of centre in the upper picture. The lower picture of the interior of the supermarket shows a new type of lighting installed there. A wine and cheese party (right) at which the Lady Mayoress was present was held to introduce the company to this new area. Manager at High Wycombe is Mr. D. W. Smith, lower right, seen in his office which has a general view of the sales area.

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Some staff at High Wycombe. Above Mr. A. Jukes and Mr. A. Harris, A /Ms ; and right Chief Clerk, Miss C. MacGillwray with Miss C. Deane, Cashier. Innovations at the branch include a cigarette kiosk at which customers buy their cigarettes instead of paying for them at the check-out, and, on the opposite page, lamps at check-outs which light up when the Cashier rings for the Chief Cashier. This is a time-saving piece of

equipment so that she can identify the check-out which has called her. The Octagon is on two levels and photographs at the foot of these pages show the facade of the shop and one of the access staircases to the upper floor of the precinct. It emerges near the Old Guildhall where, every year, a traditional ceremony is held in which the Mayor is weighed. There is an account of it, and a picture on page 18.

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Weighing the Mayor A traditional annual custom in High Wycombe

Each year, in May, after the new mayor of High Wycombe has been elected a curious custom is observed—'Weighing the Mayor'. No one knows the origin of this ceremony nor the reason for it but one unlikely suggestion is that if the Mayor loses weight during his year of office he has been industrious and if he has gained he has been lazy and should be censured. The age of the custom is not known either. Probably several hundred years, for it was described as 'ancient' in a history of Wycombe published in

the early nineteenth century. There have been mayors in the town since 1285. At six in the evening the dignitaries proceed from the Town Hall to the Old Guildhall, which is right next to the Octagon in the centre of the town. The Mayor is weighed, then the Mayoress, if she agrees, the Recorder, Town Clerk, Aldermen, Councillors and other officials. Each weight is checked and recorded by a competent official such as a senior police officer or, as in this case, a Weights and Measures Inspector. Perhaps they know him in the branch.

As the Mayor's secret is revealed the Beadle cries out 'Oyez, Oyez, Oyez, eleven stone seven pounds and NO more' o r . . . 'and SOME more'. If it is some more the crowd boos, if no more he is loudly acclaimed. Of course, now that JS has come to town we assume that in future this will be very rare. Incidentally, we should point out that this is not the present Mayor but Councillor W E Wright who was elected in 1966, and weighed in at the same as the previous year. Perhaps the experts would care to draw some conclusions. . . .

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The Sainsbury Centenary Gra SPAN, The Shell International Chemical Company's magazine devoted to progress in agriculture, reports on financial help from Sainsburys and other firms towards university funds for research and education in food science.

It is of significance to agriculture that the food industry is increasingly a science-based industry, concerned to make its products more competitive in both price and quality. The industry is changing rapidly and much has still to be achieved in food science research and education. Valuable work in these fields is undertaken by the universities in their food science departments, but this work is largely dependent on necessarily limited allocations from university funds and there is a continuing need for financial help.

In the UK, the recently awarded Sainsbury Centenary Grant for the Advancement of Research and Education in Food Science of £250,000 over a period of ten years is therefore very welcome. For the first three years the grant will support research in four Universities— Leeds, Nottingham, Reading (in the Department of Food Science and also at the National College of Food Technology), and Strathclyde. A grants committee will select and approve projects purely on their merits, subject to their direct relation to problems and developments in the food industry. Sainsburys are hopeful that their grant will draw the attention not only of the food industry, but also of appropriate government departments, to the need for food science research in the universities.

At Reading University, which has the largest Faculty of Agriculture in the UK, the Department of Food Science was established in 1968, on the framework of the dairy department which had been in existence since the beginning of the century. The new department, like others in the faculty, is concerned with development problems through three functions—advisory work, the training of overseas graduates, and research projects.

Professor F. Aylward, head of the food science department, was for five years on the field staff of FAO, and was responsible for the establishment of the food and nutrition department at the University of Ghana—the first of its kind in English-speaking Africa. Several universities in Africa and the Middle East are now considering setting up similar departments, in order to produce graduates who can work in the food storage and processing industries, in food research and development institutes, and in government posts concerned with food control and legislation.

To promote such programmes, Reading University has arranged for overseas graduates in science or agriculture to do a two-year course leading to an MSc in Food Science, with the possibility of specialisation in subjects such as dairy science, food analysis and control or public health (nutrition and toxicology). The Leverhulme Trust has offered the university a grant of £36,000 to be used over a five-year period, to enable two extra senior staff to be appointed to assist in the MSc courses, and to serve as tutors to graduates from developing countries. Applications for the course have already been received from over 20 countries in Africa, Asia and South America.

As a result of the Leverhulme grant, Reading has appointed Drs. Roland Harper and Ian Morton. Dr. Harper has an international reputation for his work on the psychological aspects of food acceptability in relation to taste, odour and other properties; he has held posts at Leeds University and at the Food Research Institute, Norwich, besides having served on the field staff of FAO in Chile and held a visiting professorship in the University of Salonika, Greece. Dr. Morton, a New Zealander, has been associated for a number of years with Unilever research establishments. He is a specialist in the chemistry and biochemistry of fats and related substances and in the changes in the minor components of foods during preservation and storage.

Plans are also being made for cooperation between the food science department at Reading and a university in Africa in a joint protein research project, through the appointment of a research officer at Reading and his secondment to an African centre. The project—on the problem of the utilisation and acceptability of new protein foods—is supported by the Nestle Foundation with a grant of £30,000 over a three-year period. The aim of this research is to develop techniques by which protein concentrates, such as dried milk, oil-seed protein or leaf protein, can be incorporated into foods which are indigenous to developing countries, and thus go some way to correcting protein deficiency in these areas.

From Span Volume 13 No 1 1970

CH m The Twenty Five Club Two Dinners at the Royal Lancaster Hotel

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It was early in February that the Chairman announced the formation of the M.S. 25' Club, of which all existing members of the staff who have completed 25 years service automatically become members. Total membership is 1,120 (999 men and 121 women) representing 40,397 years of service. This figure includes the two Presidents and four Directors, who total 231 years of service.

To inaugurate the Club, two dinners were held in April at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, Bayswater -

the first on the 6th April was attended mainly by retail staff and others closely concerned with the retail operation, and the second Dinner on the 27th mainly by Headquarters and Depot staff. The longest serving members of each grade and location were seated at the top table with the Directors. Mr. Simon opened the proceedings by welcoming members and explaining why the J.S. 25 club had been formed. He said while there was no single

reason for the formation of the club it had been heard that there was the growing feeling that 'long service no longer counted for much'. The Company, he pointed out, had never operated a system where seniority and promotion depended on length of service and thought this feeling probably stemmed from the fact that, as with many firms today, some benefits which used to relate to length of service—holidays, for example—now depended on grade rather than time spent with the Company. Service is still recognised by improvements in pensions and sick pay but the Directors certainly did not like members to feel that loyalty, wisdom and experience which had contributed so greatly to the success of J.S., was not appreciated.

The Directors had been encouraged by the success of some of the dinners held to celebrate the Centenary, to think that there should be a permanent means whereby those who have been with the Company for most of their working lives could meet in a relaxed and informal way at least once a year. It is intended in future years to hold such functions on an area basis and to take the opportunity of welcoming to the Club those who have completed their 25 years service during the previous 12 months. Mr. Simon said that the future success of the Club was going to depend upon the members and so ideas and suggestions would be welcome. He singled out for special mention members who would soon complete 50 years. At the first dinner these were:-

Mr. J. C. Humphrey of Marylebone completed 50 years on 3rd May, 1970. Mr. W. G. Bushnell of Putney completes 50 years on 13th September, 1970. Mr. W. G. Palmer of Coulsdon

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completes SO years on 15th November, 1970. and at the second Dinner:-Mr. R. S. Dudman, Head Office (Streatham) completed 50 years on 20th June, 1970. Mr. T. H. Smith, Union Street completes 50 years on 14th March, 1971. Mr. W. J. Waghorn, Basingstoke completes 50 years on 11th April, 1971. Mr. Alan, one of our two Presidents, who attended both functions, completes 50 years on the 1st January, 1971. The longest serving ladies were :-Miss M. E. English of Reigate, who has completed 44 years with the Company and, Mrs. K. Tarrant, Head Office who has completed 42 years.

Mention should also be made of the Vincent brothers, with a service totalling 134 years and Mr. and Mrs. Newman with a total service of 72 years.

Mr J.D. paid tribute to all members for the part they have played in the success of the Company and said that it was his pleasure to mark the occasion by presenting every member with a gift from the Directors. Because of the numbers present he said that it would not be possible to make the presentations individually, but would ask the longest serving member on each table to accept the gifts from him on behalf of each table. He asked that no one should open the box containing their gifts until the presentations had been completed, including those to members on the top table. The Directors had kept this part of the proceedings a closely guarded secret and the surprise and delight of the members was obvious in finding they had been presented with a gold watch suitably inscribed. Mr. Alan thanked the Directors on behalf of the members and related many amusing stories of his early days with the Company. At the second dinner it was known by many members that watches had been presented at the previous function, but this did in no way lessen their delight and pleasure on receiving the gift.

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Area Office

Branch staff in four areas will already be aware that much of their working lives are being run from the new area offices. These are sited near the 'centre of gravity' of each area. In charge is the Area Superintendent. Personnel, wages, maintenance and work study for the branches are now based at them and they also act as homes for various supervisors and security staff. The advantages are obvious, particularly for staff who need to get around the branches and for branch staff who can now feel in

much closer touch with the various departments. We visited Mr. Lewis' office at Ealing, on the ground floor of Paramount House in the Uxbridge Road. The main office is open plan (above). The picture is taken from Mr. Hayday's desk. He is the Assistant Area Engineer but absent at the time on some urgent mission. In the foreground is the Maintenance Department which controls the various engineers in the area. The empty desk behind them is

for the Administrative Manager, Mr. N. Newton, who will be responsible for office and area administration and supervise training, mainly of clerks and cashiers in cash handling. The four desks in a row from the centre to the right are for work study, security and catering staff. Beyond them is Wages and at the far end of the office the Personnel Department. Four other rooms are on the right off the main office.

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Mr. Lewis, of course, has one of these rooms. Here, he is in discussion with his PA Mr. D. Clapham. The personnel Department is the largest in each office as they have to look after

several thousand staff. Mr. E. C. Harriss (bottom left) is in charge at Ealing and Assistant to the Personnel Manager (right) is Mr. J . J . Murphy.

There are definitely some good looking girls at Ealing. (Above left) Rita Hammond is Personnel Section Supervisor. The two pictures on the left are of the Irish Dept. who look after the wages — Bernadette McElroy is in charge and Carmel O'Connor and Kathleen Hassett work the machines. Below is Doreen Lamb now at the Romford Area Office.

The other important amenity is the Conference Room. In these pictures a group of newly appointed Assistant Managers are being 'told a thing or two' by Mr. Lewis and (bottom) one of the firm's senior security officers is explaining how to cope with the legal aspects of their job. There will be a constant stream of groups through here — supervisors for routine discussions, managers for policy briefings, staff for training and all sorts of others. That's how things are at Ealing. The other offices are similar, except that, as Mr. Lewis says, they might differ according to the whim of the Superintendent. The other offices are at Coventry, Kingston, Romford and shortly, Bromley.

Veterans Meet 1970 Reunion held on April 23 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel

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The Veteran's Re-Union was held this year at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, on April 23rd and was well attended. Mr. W. J. Hedges, Chairman, presented to members the Annual Report for 1969-70 in which he reported on the various functions organised by the Committee. A slight change in general policy reducing entertain­ment and allowing a longer get-together period at social gatherings had proved popular. Mr. Hook, Chairman of the Visiting Panel, stated that because there were now more veterans the number of visits made had far exceeded those of previous years. More visitors were badly needed and he would welcome volunteers. On the left is Miss Celia Sainsbury talking to Mr. Gurr and one of the guests.

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Finals 1970 The Finals of the Griffin Darts Tournament took place on April 26th at the Blackfriars Canteen and brought an unusually large and enthusiastic crowd of spectators. Even more enthusiastic was Mrs. G. Watson (top right) dancing with delight as she sees her partner, Mrs. M. Owen, getting a double to win the Ladies' Pairs Cup for Northampton. Mrs. Watson already held this title last year but with a different partner. The Basingstoke Drivers (right) holders of the Arcady Trophy won it again this year and are celebrating their success which was a close one as their opponents in the semi-final, The Factory, gave them a hard fight. Their opponents in the Finals were Buntingford who competed this year for the first time. The last match of the day, the Gurr Cup, proved to be the most exciting match of the day and produced a new champion, Mr. M. Smy from Portsmouth (picture next page), who just managed to beat Mr. J. Stanfield in the final leg on double top with his twenty-second dart. Mr. L. Westcott, who for many years was himself a competitor in darts competitions, made the presentations at the end of this successful day.

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Above: a general view of the competition. Below: Left to right, Mr. J. Player and Mr. J. Gardner winners of the Men's Doubles. To their right are the Basingstoke Drivers, winners of the Arcady

Trophy for the second year. Next page top left: Mr. Westcott presenting the Gurr Cup to Mr. Smy; below, Mrs. Owen and Mrs. Watson; below, Mr. Westcott and Mr. Stanfield; bottom of page.

Mrs. E. Farley and Miss C. Durrant, Ladies Paris runners-up. Right top is the Northampton Supporters Club relaxing between games; bottom right. Miss Emery from Bexhill with a friend.

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King's, Princes' and Queen's suites at the Royal Star Hotel, Maidstone were swinging with

non-stop music, dance and entertainment till one o'clock in the morning, when Kent Area held their

dance on April 18. A repeat performance is planned for September.

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The man in the mud is R. Welch, captain of the Factory Fourth floor team who topped the Sunday Morning League in the final games of the season held at Dulwich on April 12. Mr. Dudman (in the

spotless overcoat) is presenting the League Trophy. A far cry weather wise from Mexico City.

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Above: At the farewell party for Mr. & Mrs. G. A. Foord held on April 18th at Grant's of Croydon. Mr. Foord has been with JS since 1931 and on his retirement on April 11 was Meat Supervisor in Mr. Booth's area.

Below: Most of Basingstoke's 25 Club members setting off to town for the presentation dinner at the Royal Lancaster Hotel.

Staff News

M o v e m e n t s and Promot ions Promotions to Head Butcher

Managerial Transfers

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J. JENKINS

F r o m Reserve Manager a t Wood Green to the M a n a g e m e n t of Woodford from 19.5.70. F r o m Upton Lane to fur ther S/S t r a i n i n g and t h e n to M a n a g e m e n t of new s to re a t Magdalen S t ree t , Norwich.

s. RICHARDSON F r o m Beaconsfield on closure t o Reserve Manager a t A m e r s h a m from 4.3.70.

R. WOODHOUSE F r o m Reserve Manager a t Romford to t h e M a n a g e m e n t of E a s t Ham from 21.4.70.

L. WRIGHT F r o m Reserve Manager a t Upton Lane to the M a n a g e m e n t of Upton Lane from 9.5.70.

Promoted to Assistant Manager

E. BAINBRIDGE Cowley from 16.3.70. R. A. BARKER Upton Lane from 16.3.70. F. BARRETT C h a t h a m from 16.3.70. G. BURGE Ruis l ip from 16.3.70. B. COLLINGWOOD Sol ihul l from 16.3.70. p. CRAWFORD Covent ry from 16.3.70. c. p. DUTTON L e y t o n s t o n e from 16.3.70. N. J . B. EASLEY Reading from 16.3.70. s. ELLIOTT 40 W a l t h a m s t o w from 16.3.70. A. FORREST E rd ing ton from 16.3.70. s. v. FUERY Wembley from 16.3.70. p. R. HAWES B a t h from 16.3.70. •i. c. HILL Wembley from 16.3.70. s. K. HULL Duns t ab l e from 16.3.70. P. v. HUMPHREYS Winton from 16.3.70. A. K. JOBSON Bex leyhea th from 16.3.70. B. R. JONES Hoe St . , W a l t h a m s t o w from 16.3.70. M. KEENE Wolve rhampton from 16.3.70. j . F . KENNING Coven t ry from 16.3.70. R. MARKS Upton Lane from 16.3.70. B.MARSHALL Ruis l ip from 16.3.70. j . A. MONKHOUSE F o r e s t Hill from 16.3.70. j . J . O'SULLIVAN Cent ra l Croydon from 20.4.70. W . A . P R I C E Wembley from 16.3.70. K. A. RAINEY Bishop ' s S tor t fo rd from 16.3.70. N.RICHMOND Stevenage from 16.3.70. D. SPEIGHT S o u t h Harrow from 16.3.70. D. L. WARE Edgware from 16.3.70. B. WILSON Welwyn Garden Ci ty from 16.3.70.

A. CHAMBERLAIN from Ass i s t an t Head Bu tche r Wolve rhampton to As ton 9.2.70

Head Butchers Transfers

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from P u t n e y t o Head Office T ra in ing Cent re 20.4.70 from Edgware to Muswell Hill 25.5.70 from 189 Kens ing ton on closure to Wal ton from Self Service T ra in ing a t S tevenage to Duns tab le 11.5.70 from F e l t h a m t o R ichmond (Base Branch) 20.4.70 from B u r t o n on T r e n t for opening to Walsal l (Base Branch) 1.6.70 from F o r e s t Hill to West W i c k h a m 8.6.70. from Swiss Co t t age to Ki lburn for fu r the r Self Service T ra in ing 8.6.70 t h e n t o Edgware 6.7.70 from As ton to Kings H e a t h t o B u r t o n on T r e n t 26.5.70 from Wal ton t o F e l t h a m for Self Service T ra in ing 4.5.70 from R i c h m o n d t o F e l t h a m

(Base Branch) 20.4.70 from Walsal l t o Kings H e a t h (Base Branch) 3.6.70 from West W i c k h a m to fur ther Self Service T ra in ing 6.7.70 from Marylebone t o Swiss Co t t age 1.6.70

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

Mr. W. M. Justice

In May of this year Mr. W. M. Justice, a Director of the Company since 1959, completed forty years service with J .S. Although 40 years' service with the Company is certainly not a record in itself, Mr. Justice's forty years are of special note for in all tha t time he has not had a single day's absence through ill health— a record which must be very hard indeed to equal; it is also a record of which he is justly very proud andfor which, not unnaturally, he is very thankful!

40 Years Service F. J. BUTLER Assistant Manager, Oxhey H. w. CARTER Meat Supervisor D. M. FLAXMAN Head Butcher, Seven Kings MISS F. p. FRY Chief Clerk, Morden E. GARNER Reserve Manager, Tunbridge Wells T. HODGSON Senior Leading Salesman,

Hastings s. J. HOLLOWAY Permanent Night Clerk,

Transport Office, Blackfriars MISS c. HUMPHREY Chief Clerk, 84/88 Hove w. G. KEARN Acting Head Butcher, Norbury F. H. KIRK Senior Leading Butcher, Luton MISS A. p. MANSELL Grocery Supervisor,

Superintendent Wrench's area E. G. MOORE Charge Hand, Factory, Blackfriars H. F. OLIVER Driver, Blackfriars G. PETERS Senior Leading Butcher,

Cricklewood j . H. SMITH Reserve Manager, Crouch End c. WILLIS Manager. Bury St Edmunds w. H. WISE Driver, Blackfriars

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Ret i rements We send our best wishes to the following colleagues who have just retired.

P. W . Davis joined the Firm in September 1925, a t Upton Lane. He left on National Service in April, 1941, and returned March, 1946, at Forest Gate. He was appointed to the Management of Forest Gate in July, 1946, subsequently managing Manor Park, 560 Leytonstone, 42 Walthamstow and 48 Islington, taking over the Management of Woodford in January. 1966, from which branch he retired on 29th May, 1970.

T. C. Nowel l Joined the Firm in September, 1927, a t 14/15 Leytonstons. He left on National Service in December, 1940, resuming in March, 1946, at 14/15 Leytonstone, he was appointed Minager of 560 Leytonstone in September 1956. He took over 18 Walthamstow, transferring to Lambeth in November, 1963. He was appointed Manager of East Ham in May. 1967 from which branch he retired on 1st May, 1970.

Mr . G. H. Foord joined the company on 30th November, 1931, as a butcher at 9/11 Croydon. He also worked in branches at Purley. Streatham and Croydon before being promoted to Head Butcher a t Purley in October 1938. He transferred to 9/11 Croydon in December 1945 where he remained until his appointment to Meat Supervisor on Mr. Pagden's area in March

D. BAKER Leading Sales Woman, Portslade MISS L. M. CROCOCK Chief Clerk, Nottingham w. E. DAY 2nd Hand, Factory, Blackfriars

Mr. G. Foord

1949. On Mr. Pagden's retirement he continued to supervise the area under Mr. Booth until his retirement on 11th April, 1970.

Mr . H . J . Bond was engaged as a Warehouseman on November 17th, 1952, was regraded to a Post Messenger in 1955 and retired on March 27th, 1970, due to ill health.

M r s . E. B r o w n was engaged on 21st February, 1966, as a part time Shop Cleaner a t 271 Leyton­stone. On 27th June of the same year she took over in addition to her duties in the shop some part time work in the house. When Leytonstone Self Service store opened in October 1969 Mrs. Brown was transferred there as a Daily Domestic Assistant. She retired on 24th April, 1970.

Mis s B. C o s t e l l o e was engaged on 26th May, 1959, as a Supplywoman at 96 Kilburn. On 2nd September, 1969, she was transferred to the new Kilburn Self Service store where she took up her duties as a Supply Assistant. She retired on 1st April, 1970.

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Miss B. Costelloe Miss F. Davies

Mrs. C. M. Creasey was engaged on 2nd September, 1957, as a Supply Woman at Romford branch. She has remained there In this capacity until her retirement on 25th April, 1970. Mrs. Creasey is continuing to assist at Romford on a part time basis as from 27th April, 1970.

Miss F. M. Davies was engaged on 20th May, 1959, as a Resident Housekeeper a t 21 Watford. On 11th June of the same year she was trans­ferred to Joel Street. She remained at Joel Street until 3rd November, 1969, when she took over the duties of Resident Housekeeper a t Basingstoke Hostel. Miss Davies retired on 17th April, 1970.

Mrs. C. E. Gilson commenced with the Company on 28th January, 1941, as a Saleswoman at North Finchley. On 24th October, 1942 she was ragraded to a Till Clearer. She took over the duties of Chief Clerk a t the same branch on 29th April, 1943, where she remained until the date of

Mr. J. Kersley was engaged on 19th September 1966 as a Cleaner a t Basingstoke Depot. He remained a t Basingstoke in this capacity until his retirement on 24th April, 1970.

Mrs. A. Lewis was engaged on 18th June, 1952, as a Second Hand in the Factory. She has remained in this capacity until the date of her retirement on 24th April, 1970. Mrs. Lewis Is continuing to assist on a part time basis.

Mrs. E. Medley was engaged on 11th October, 1955, as a Saleswoman at Southall and was promoted to Leading Saleswoman on 30th September, 1957. In September 1965 she ceased full time employment and as a part time Saleswoman she transferred to the service shop a t Boscombe on 17th May, 1966. When Boscombe self service store opened she took over the duties there of a part time Supply Assistant and remained as such until her retirement on 28th March, 1970.

Mr. A. W. Palmer was engaged on 1st July, 1965, as a Warehouseman at Hanwell. On 4th December, 1967, he was transferred to Greenford and again on 19th January, 1970, he was transferred to 87 Ealing where he took over the duties of Basket Issuer. He retired from 87 Ealing on 1st April, 1970.

Mr. W. J. S n o w was engaged on 9th October, 1950, as a Labourer in the Factory. He remained there for his almost 20 years of service with the Company until his retirement on 1st May, 1970.

Mrs. C. Gilson Mrs. E. Medley Mr. W. Snow Mr. J. Thomson

her retirement on 1st May, 1970. Mrs. Gilson is continuing to assist a t North Finchley on a part time basis.

Mr. E. W. Hannaford was engaged on 21st October, July, 1958, as a Warehouseman at Blackheath. He was transferred to 158 Catford on 2nd March, 1959, to 58 Catford on 17th March, 1959, and finally to Lewisham on 27th April of the same year. He was promoted to Senior Warehouseman on 13th January 1969 and remained a t Lewisham in this capacity until his retirement on 1st May, 1970.

Mr. H. V. Harriman was engaged on 19th October 1921, as a Leyland Driver. During the war years he worked from Woolmer Green depot returning afterwards to Blackfriars. Due to ill health Mr. Harriman had to take an early retirement on 5th August, 1968. He became of retirement age in March 1970 and has since then been on normal retirement.

Mr. S. S t e e l e commenced with the Company on 6th February, 1962, as a Warehouseman at Upton Lane. In September of the same year he was regraded to Basket Issuer and continued as such until the date of his retirement on 23rd March, 1970. Mr. Steele is remaining to help out a t Leytonstone in a part time capacity.

Mr. C. Summerton was engaged on 2nd May, 1921, as a Delivery Lad at Sutton. On 15th June, 1925, he was promoted to Roundsman and transferred to Bournemouth. He went on National Service on 24th December, 1940, and on his resumption on 3rd December, 1945, he went to Southbourne branch. On 22nd February, 1954, he transferred to Boscombe where he remained until 1st November of the same year, when he returned to Bournemouth as an Outside Representative. In April 1959 he was transferred to Southbourne taking over the duties of Van Checker. On 4th December, 1967, he was regraded to a Senior Warehouseman and was transferred to Poole on

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22nd April, 1969, as Senior Warehouseman/Van Checker. He remained there in this capacity until his retirement on 28th March, 1970.

Mrs. M. Tennant was engaged on 26th June, 1961, as a Temporary 2nd Hand in the Factory. On 28th September, 1961, she was transferred to the permanent staff. She remained in this capacity until her retirement on 27th March, 1970.

Mr. J. H. Thomson was engaged on5th November, 1927 as a Warehouseman at Blackfrlars. On 5th July, 1935, he was regraded to Driver. During the war years he was employed a t Saffron Walden, returning after the war to Blackfriars. Mr. Thomson has remained with the Company until his early retirement on 1st May, 1970, due to 111 health.

Mr. S. W. Thorpe was engaged on 21st July, 1949, as a Poulterer a t East Harling. He was later transferred to Bury Poultry and worked there for some years as a Chargehand in the Reception Area. On 31st October, 1966, he was regraded to General Duties and continued as such until his retirement on 6th March, 1970.

Mrs. C. W a t s o n was engaged on 7th August, 1962, as a Daily Domestic Assistant a t Oxford. She remained in this capacity until her retirement on 2nd May, 1970.

Mr. J. W o o d was engaged on 5th November, 1963, as a Warehouseman at Stevenage branch. He remained with the Company in this capacity until his retirement on 10th April, 1970.

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

Mrs. J. I. Ansell was engaged on 2nd August, 1966, as a part time Supply Woman a t Winchmore Hill. On 2nd October, 1967, she was regraded to a part time Saleswoman at the same branch and remained as such for the rest of her service with the Company.- She died on 30th April, 1970.

Mr. G. H. E. Bowyer joined Mr. Frank Sainsbury as a clerk in 1916 and attained the position of Manager. When the Abattoir was closed a t the beginning of the war, he joined the staff of the Ministry of Food as a Slaughterhouse Inspector, returning to the Company in 1953 when the Abattoir was reopened. Due to ill health he retired In March 1965 and died on 1st May, 1970.

Mrs, N, Edwards was engaged on 27th October, 1964, as a Daily Domestic Assistant at Woodford. She reached retirement age in July 1966 but preferred to continue in her employment a t Woodford. She died on 2nd May, 1970.

Mr. R. P. Emden commenced with the Company on 9th November, 1949, as a Porter at Addlscombe. On 25th July, 1955, he was regraded to Porter/ Poulterer, transferring to Beckenham on 20th August, 1956. With the cessation of his grade in 1959 he was regraded to Porter. He transferred back to Addiscombe on 6th May, 1964. Mr. Emden was allowed to take an early retirement on 1st January, 1966. In March 1966, he took up part time duties, assisting as a Basket Issuer a t West Wickham. He died on 5th May, 1970.

Mr. R. Emden Mr. R. Jones

Mr. R. W . J o n e s was engaged on 9th October, 1933. as a Joiner in the Maintenance Department. He remained with the Maintenance Department for all of his service and was the Company's Locksmith a t the time of his retirement in October 1960. He died on 15th April, 1970.

C. G. Minter joined the Company as a learner in April, 1932, was appointed Assistant Manager at Edmonton in February, 1953, and appointed Manager of 76 Islington in May, 1960. He subsequently Managed 43 Islington, Hoxton and Barkingside. Owing to ill health it was necessary for him to give up the Management in November, 1969, and since that date had been able to work part-time only. He died on 8th May, 1970.

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Mr. E. H. Peachey was engaged as a Quality Controller at Buntingford In June 1967. He was taken 111 on February 9th and died on 23rd March, 1970.

Mr. V. H. Rasell was engaged on 23rd May. 1927 as a Leyland Fitter a t the Garage. In May 1941 he was promoted to Under Foreman and a year or so later to Foreman. Mr. Rasell was due to retire on 1st July, 1957, but elected to defer his retirement and continue to assist a t the Garage as a Fully Skilled Fitter. He stayed on until his retirement on 26th March, 1959. He died on 28th April. 1970.

Mrs. M. Reilly first joined the Firm on 12th September, 1966, as a Daily Domestic Assistant at Edgware and resigned on 7th February, 1967. She was re-engaged as a Cleaner a t the same branch on 5th May, 1969, where she stayed for the remainder of her service with the Company. She died on 16th April, 1970.

Mr. S. Rutledge was engaged on 1st April, 1943, as a Warehouseman a t Union Street. He was regraded to a Meat Porter on 14th September, 1953, and on 3rd July, 1954, to a Meat Chamberman in the Cold Store. He continued in this capacity for the remainder of his service with the Company. He died on 17th April, 1970.

Mr. E. G. Wagland a t 16 years of age, commenced his long service with the Company on 14th March, 1910, in the Factory. He later attained the position of Foreman in the Bakery department and was employed as such until his retirement on 28th September, 1956. He died on 4th May, 1970.

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14 High Wycombe 18 Weighing the Mayor 19 The Sainsbury Centenary Grant 20 The Twenty Five Club 26 Area Office 30 Veterans Meet 33 Darts Finals 1970 36 Round Up 39 Staff News

Mr. Dennis Hubbard

Mr. P. A. Snow writes: I have particular reason to regret the loss of Dennis Hubbard since he was the first member of the newly-formed Retail Trading department which I came to Blaokfriars to set up in 1958. In the succeeding years I came greatly to appreciate his reliability, conscientiousness and tenacity. In his involvement with the Customer Relation and Trading departments, he came in contact with personnel of all ranks and responsibilities who, there is no doubt in my mind, all appreciated the quality of Dennis Hubbard's work. Although he had not worked in any of the firm's branches, he had acquired, in a theoretical sense, a wide knowledge of trading matters and was in daily contact with many of the Supervisory and Branch staff. These he served well in understanding their point of view and in appreciating their difficulties. The passing of Dennis Hubbard is therefore a loss not only to the Branch Operations Division but also to the branches. He joined the firm in 1948 and worked first as a clerk in the Factory, transferring to Maintenance Accounts in 1952. He was made a Junior Official in 1957 before transferring to the Retail Trading department in 1958. We offer our sincere condolences to Mrs. Hubbard who, as many people will remember, was for some time a nurse in the Factory Clinic and the Personnel department.

A message from Mr. & Mrs. Farwell Mr. W. E. (Bill) Farwell, manager of Chatham and his wife Maureen have asked The Journal to pass on their sincere thanks to all those friends and colleagues in the Company who sent him get well messages. He tells us he has had so many letters, cards, telephone calls and messages tha t personal reply by post is almost impossible and he hopes that in this message he can convey the warmth of feeling they both felt a t so much friendly concern.

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