JS Journal Feb 1959

FEBRUARY 1959

HOUSE MAGAZINE OF J. SAINSBUBY LTD

ww ROUND THE BRANCHES

Looking down river from the old bridge across the Derwent, some of Derby's history is silhouetted against the winter sun. The towers of Lombe's silk mill and of the Cathedral flank the power station.

JS Journal 2 Derby HOUSE MAGAZINE OF J.SAINSBURY LTD 7 Think Twice! FEBRUARY 1959 8 Big Season SERIES NO. A59 1 O Sweet Beet

If you can write a letter you can probably write an 1 5 Whist Drive article or a story for J.S. Journal. There are no limi- 16 168 Streatham tations on subject matter though we suggest that writers should stick to personal observation or ex- Contents 19 Dances perience for their material. For contributions from 2 2 Lightning Chess J.S. staff we pay at the rate of £2-0-0 for every 750 words published. For photographs by members of the 2 2 They Got Married staff we pay 10/6 for each print published. 23 Staff News Send your manuscripts or your photographs to: 24 National Service News The Editor, J.S. Journal, 24 Calais Trip Stamford House, Stamford Street, 24 ?What London, S.E.I. Our cover picture: Frost in Derby's Arboretum. •x*.t

2 1* W : ^ssii

«'.. t»; r

One 0/ Britain's most handsome zvrought-iron screens adorns Derby Cathedral. It is the work of Robert Bakewell, an 18th-century Derbyshire ironsmith. Derby Farthest Branch

Derby, when we last visited it, was shrouded in A few years later William Duesbury opened a ice. It looked, as our pictures show, romantic, china works at Derby. The Crown Derby works beautiful and packed with history. The Romans still flourishes though it passed out of Duesbury's started Derby with a little camp on the banks of family after the third generation. The "father of the Derwent. Since then there's always been some chemistry," Henry Cavendish, a splendidly eccen one living there. When the Normans made The tric, mad scientist, was a member of a famous Domesday Book they counted about 2,000 people Derbyshire family. He hated women and could living there—a sizeable town for those days. By hardly bear to speak to men. His orders to his the 18th century it wasn't a great deal bigger. But housekeeper for meals were invariably written out it was enterprising. John Lombe built England's and invariably commanded a leg of mutton for first silk mill there in 1717. The vicar of All Saints' dinner (two legs if there were guests). He is buried had his church pulled down and called in James in All Saints' (now the Cathedral), where lie others Gibb, the architect who built St. Martin-in-the- of the Cavendish family below the handsome Fields, to build him an elegant, classical church alabaster memorial to the Countess of Shrewsbury. against the Gothic tower which was left standing. The Countess, better known as Bess of Hardwick, Bonnie Prince Charlie changed his mind there in began married life at 12 years of age. She married 1745 and retired from the futile struggle for the four times and all her husbands left her property. throne of England. His loyal Highland supporters By Sir William Cavendish she had six children, all withdrew to Scotland and died at Culloden, after of whom she placed in positions of power or which battle the old clans were broken up and the influence and from whom descend the ducal houses bagpipes declared an illegal "instrument of war." of Devonshire and Newcastle. 3 Engineer Frederick Henry Royce is com Bess of Hardwick lies in effigy on the handsome memorated in Derby's Arboretum. He Jacobean tomb she had built for herself in built, with the Hon. Charles Rolls, the Derby Cathedral. She lies buried in front first Rolls-Royce car. It had two cylinders of it with others of her family. and developed ten horse power. Nineteenth-century Derby grew prosperous and riotous by turns. Luddites smashed machines in John Lombe's silk mill. Trade unionists fought bitter strikes for the right to organise. A local man, Joseph Strutt, in 1840 set a national style by making, in the Arboretum, one of the first gifts of public land to a town in England. In the 1880s the railways came and Derby became one John Lombe's silk mill opened in 1717 of Britain's great railway centres. Today, with a on a tiny island in the Derwent. population of nearly 140,000, it is a prosperous Today only the tower remains town with many industries. of the original structure. Our own branch there was one of the Thorogood shops taken over by Mr. John in 1936. The manager at that time was Mr. E. Pendrick. Today this busy shop is furthest from Blackfriars (our vans leave at 03.00 a.m., arrive about 08.30 a.m.), but in spite of that it is every inch a J.S. branch. Our farthest away branch at Derby. A general view of the interior. This was one of the Thorogood shops taken over in 1936.

Assistant manager Mr. Flint.

Manager Mr. E. H. Ramsden went to Derby as manager in 1956. He joined J.S. in 1924 and was first promoted to manager in 1936. r> Miss Stringer, First Clerk (left), and Miss H. Smith. Miss Stringer joined J.S. in 1936. Derby's warehouse. Mr. K. Brown and, at the bacon machine, Mr. D. Potter.

Below: poultry man G. Hardie plucks a pheasant.

Left: Miss Forman, housekeeper, and Mrs. Mellor.

Roundsman F. Wright. r W

Miss B. Smith and Mrs. Clifton, cooked meats preparation room.

Darts is a popular game at Derby branch. On the far left are the section trophies. The salesman is Mr. F. Whittingham, who holds the section championship. The ladies' championship is held by Mrs. Jean Henderson. Derby have high hopes of their chances in the Midlands competition at Leicester in March. In 1958 over a million motor cars were made in Britain, Of these rather over half were available for the home market, in a year in which credit facilities improved and restrictions on hire purchase were removed. Think Twice! With this sobering thought in mind we are publishing the article below. By James Clay, J.S. Driving Instructor.

However intelligent men or women drivers may be, it does not mean that they will become good drivers. The physical side of driving is merely a close to the kerb nor too far out in the road. matter of learning half a dozen various actions and Second, use your mirror or mirrors before giving co-ordinating them properly, and though at first the appropriate signal. Third, change to the correct these actions seem impossibly difficult, in fact it is gear so that acceleration can be made at the right easier to drive a car than it is to work some sewing moment, and fourth, follow a safe and correct line machines. Some learners take to driving like a duck round the corner. takes to water and others, well, you can talk until you are blue in the face and even then they still Short way to an argument haven't a clue. I would say the worst thing one can do is to criti cise another man's driving, it is one of the quickest Our next move ways to start an argument. That is why a Ministry Behind it all there are two words that keep you out Examiner is forbidden to discuss the driving test of trouble, and they are ROAD PROCEDURE. It after the candidate has taken it. Tempers soon does not matter how smooth your take-off is, or become short. For example; if ever you have seen how great you are at gear changing, what really a slight collision, or been involved yourself, it is counts is if you are able to anticipate what your always the other driver who is responsible. But next move must be just that second or part of a he is just as certain that you are to blame, and second sooner than the other man. Some have this this isn't just a front to edge the blame, both as a natural aptitude and, for them, driving is a drivers are convinced they are in the right. relaxed affair. Others find it harder work and are I would like to quote you the following figures. far more prone to accidents. Take braking for In 1958 the number of casualties in road accidents example. A driver with good judgment, when reached 299,767, which is 821 per day. Deaths approaching a hazard, sees it that fraction earlier, numbered 5,970, child casualties 49,863, which so starts to brake in good time, and if he has to included 717 killed. The growth in the number of bring his vehicle to a stop will be releasing his vehicles on the road must, of course, be taken into brakes gradually so the final stop will be made with account. In 1958, the number of licensed vehicles minimum pressure or even no pressure at all on went up to the terrific total of 7,900,000, an increase the brake pedal. On the other hand the less apt of 480,000. The long-awaited and very much- driver will not start braking until it is obvious to needed improvements to our roads will remove him that he is approaching too fast, then on go the many of the existing hazards and will undoubtedly brakes and they stay on until the wheels groan to a help towards reducing the accident rate. stop and the body jerks back into position. What a But in the meantime there is no doubt that terrific strain there must be on the vehicle as well all drivers after a time are apt to become slack as the passengers' nerves, but this type of driver in their attitude toward road procedure. So they doesn't worry, for I am sure he just doesn't know find themselves in trouble, and usually blame any better, he thinks that is the way it should be anyone or anything except themselves. done. The truth is he just isn't "with it." If drivers were more honest with themselves and The most common faults of many drivers are drove within their own limits, I know it would cut cutting corners, taking them too wide, approach down accidents. The major causes of accidents are ing turns too fast and in the wrong gear, and "human error" or just plain bad driving, lack of making insufficient use of the mirrors. After you concentration, anticipation, and inconsideration, have taken your next turn just think back on which always leads to trouble. To sum up: did you whether it was taken correctly, and be completely know that every 90 minutes, every day, a person honest with yourself about your driving. A smooth dies and 50 more are injured as the result of and safe progress round any corner is impossible careless driving ? So please do remember the three without the following points being observed. First, main points of good driving:— your positioning should be correct. That is, not too 1 Concentration, 2 Anticipation, 3 Consideration. 7 Big Season With 20 teams functioning in the London Area and with six Country Sections running teams the Griffin Club is having a good season. Perhaps one weak spot is with the Wednesday half-day closing areas. Until two years ago the Griffin had their own league, but with only four teams, it was decided that they should join outside local leagues. Though they are all finding it hard going all of them are gaining valuable experience as a result of this policy and have high hopes for the future. The Griffin operates its own Thursday league and undoubtedly the standard is im proving considerably. Also the fact that over a quarter of the games have been drawn this season shows the levelling up of the teams. A representative Thursday XI competes in the Beckenham Hospital Cup. We have won this competition twice in the four years we have entered and are still there this season. All the Club's Saturday sides play in the West End League, which comprises business houses' clubs in the London Area, and all our sections are giving a good account of themselves. Consideration is being given to amalgamating the Depot teams and undoubtedly this would give the Griffin stronger sides. Although several grounds are hired locally, the majority of the teams in the Metropolis play at the club headquarters at Dulwich. What with the conflicting weather we have had in the past two months, heavy rain, frost and sometimes fog, it has not been very helpful to the ground and some fixtures have been postponed. Still, we hope to finish all our football before the summer comes! LES POTTER Standing: J. Baigent, W. Whittaker, Standing: J.Jennings, K. Harris, A. Bright, M. Powell {captain), P. Cowey,J. Goodall, P. Reilly, J.Hinton. Kneeling: J. Hambleton, t Y' E. Izzard. Kneeling: W. Ross, P. Barnes, M. Renn, D. Simpson, B. Rose {captain), G. Sey, N. Cutts, K. Carpenter. J. Oakley.

irL»--v~ Standing: J. Young, P. Wilkinson, Standing: R. Warwick, P. Warnet, A. Reynolds, R. Coulter, N. Bunce, R. Mansfield, E. Muggeridge, P. Brownlie. Kneeling: J. Vincent {captain), J. Prendergast, T. Warrell. Kneeling: 'F' D. Bray, F. Tarrant, I. Dozin, 'Z' M. Taylor, L. Tredgold, G. Constable, J. Rose. S. Marshall {captain), J. Tobin. F. Cowey of' Y' Section in possession against 'Z' Section. A survey of the British home-grown Sweet Beet sugar industry

In 1747 a Prussian chemist called Marggraf dis covered that the sugar in sugar-beet is the same as the sugar in sugar cane. For half-a-century this useful information excited very little interest of a practical nature. It took the blockade of Napoleonic France to get action. Cut off from supplies from West Indian cane plantations. Napoleon decreed, in 1800, that 70,000 acres be planted without delay with white Silesian beetroot, the original plant of which all modern strains are descendants. The pressures of war developed the beet sugar industry and its growth continued into peacetime. By 1880 more than half of the world's supply of sugar came from beet. By 1914 sugar beet was the source of more than four-fifths of the sugar consumed in Britain. Since most of it came from Europe, the 1914-18 war cut us off from our sources of supply. Rations were short, prices were high. By 1920 Britain had made up its mind to have a sugar industry of its own. While there are good strategic reasons why we who live on an island should have home-grown supplies, there are also very sound agricultural reasons advanced for the encouragement of the sugar-beet industry. Beet is a fallow cleaning crop; it benefits the following crop. It also gives a good cash yield per acre. Root crops produced for animal fodder only are expensive in terms of labour costs; beet, however, provides both fodder and a cash return. To 40,000 British growers who between them plant 400,000 acres of beet a year there are many advantages in beet cultivation and all our govern ments over the past 35 years have made it worth while for farmers to produce this raw material. Today about a quarter of the nation's sugar de mand is supplied by the home industry and during the war it produced the equivalent of a half pound domestic ration weekly for the entire population. Development of the home industry hasn't been simple. Not everyone agreed that it was a good thing and for many years there was a curious prejudice that beet sugar was inferior to cane

This is a British Sugar Corporation factory at Cantley on the river Yare. It is the largest and the oldest of the white sugar factories.

The photographs illustrating this article are reproduced by courtesy of the British Sugar Corporation.

10 sugar. This is an old, dead story now but there is a Rothamsted Experimental Station. Three problems good deal of argument still about the artificial currently occupy much of the attention of fostering of an industry which couldn't invariably researchers. be profitable under conditions of "free-market" Mechanisation which would prevent the heavy economics. Britain is part of a Commonwealth of demands on labour in the spring (thinning and countries some of which grow cane sugar, want to hoeing period) and autumn (harvesting). sell it here and are good markets for our exports. Control of the virus yellows disease which in The balance of interests between these raw sugar 1957 caused losses as high as 30 per cent, of the producers, our big refining and shipping concerns estimated yield in some places. and the home industry has created a complicated And thirdly the breeding of a variety of beet structure of price guarantees, acreage limitations with a seed which would produce a single root and other checks. Britain is not, however, alone in instead of one to four as they do now. This would making such artificial arrangements. Eighty-eight cut out the "singling" operation in the spring. per cent, of the world's sugar is produced under The use of machines for sowing and harvesting some sort of guarantee or subsidy and what is has developed rapidly. As recently as the end of known as the "world price" of sugar is the price of the last war it was still argued that you had to lift the other 12 per cent. beets by hand or they'd be broken and bruised. Controversy apart, the home industry has grown Two-thirds of the crop is harvested mechanically into a sizeable business since the twenties. Of root today and with results that, at best, compare very crops only potatoes have more acres of land given favourably with hand work. Under good conditions up to them and it has been claimed that beet a modern harvester can lift over a hundred acres of cultivation was the saving of East Anglian arable beet in a season. Sowing is done from unit drills farming in the hard years of the thirties. The which plant several rows at once and thinning is industry's protected position has one valuable side also done mechanically to reduce the number of effect. Research into development is financed by plants to about 30,000 roots per acre. an annual levy, which at the moment is 2d. a ton on The "singling" operation, which makes a sudden all beet delivered to the British Sugar Corporation's demand for all hands to the beet fields in the factories, and is paid by both the growers and the spring, is done as soon as the roots have pushed up processors. An annual crop of 5,000,000 tons will their first two leaves. Because sugar beet seeds are provide about £80,000 for research. The money clusters containing one to four true seeds, it is is spent through existing organisations like the essential to go over the whole crop and, wherever Plant Breeding Institute at Cambridge or the more than one plant is growing at a single point,

Lorries loaded with beet make their deliveries from September to January. To fiET CAR&ONATOftS."^ SUGAR juice >s pmifi'ed "i

from wpun'CeS We fi'/fejW f1 SUP BEET in filD«rs(Mirfce^,F,j.

pull out the extra ones. This "singling" job makes a really big sugar-beet that also has a really big room for the root to grow to full size. It has to be sugar yield. done quickly as delay can reduce the yield, so The farmer gets his seed from one of the 18 researchers are working hard to evolve a beet seed factories of the British Sugar Corporation. Once it that will have only one germ in each cluster. They is harvested he sends his crop back there (9 of have produced such seeds already but for one these factories are in East Anglia) by road, rail or reason or another they haven't got a wholly satis river. The factory take a sample on which his pay factory result. They are, however, expecting ment will be based and the refining process begins. success in this field and in their efforts to produce First of all, the beet are washed. The mud is 12 carried away to settling tanks and the roots go to the slicing machines. In these the beet are shredded into short V-shaped strips. This shape exposes the largest possible surface of raw beet to the hot water in the diffusers where they go next. 13 This is how the beet looks after it has A bank of evaporators in a come through the slicers. The strips sugar factory at Felstead. are V-shaped to expose the maximum surface to water. This is where the beet gives up its sugar. Once discoloration. After about two-and-a-half hours of the raw juice is extracted,' the shrunken shreds of heating in the vacuum pans, the "pansman" starts pulp are moved off to driers. Molasses is sometimes crystal formation in the syrup by the sudden added and the stuff is either bagged or pressed into addition of a few sugar crystals. The job is one blocks. Its value as cattle fodder is roughly the which requires long experience. The size of the same as oats. The animals love it. crystals which form is determined by the size of The raw juice is now pumped into carbonators. the crystals added—granulated gives you granu It looks like thin runny black treacle when it goes in lated, caster sugar requires the introduction of finer for its treatment, first with quick-lime and carbon crystals. dioxide and then with carbon dioxide alone. This The resulting mixture of crystals and syrup now is a purifying process which precipitates impurities flows into a battery of centrifuges. Each one con in the juice so that they can be filtered out. The tains a fine wire mesh basket spinning at 1,000 quick-lime and the carbon dioxide used are pro revs, a minute. It separates syrup from crystals at duced in the factories' own lime kilns and in the the rate of about one hundredweight every minute. case of a big plant up to 20,000 tons of limestone The crystals are dried by blasts of hot air in will be used in a single season. After treatment granulators and when cool are carried away on- with sulphur dioxide and yet more filtration the conveyor belts to be packed. purified juice is pumped into the evaporators. The yield from a daily throughput of about These immense tanks are ingeniously connected 3,000 tons of beet in a big factory is about 380 so that steam from tank number one heats up tank tons of sugar, 220 tons of pulp cattle feed and number two and so on. It saves a lot of fuel. As 120 tons of molasses. Lime for correcting soil evaporation proceeds the amount of sugar in acidity is also produced as a by-product of the pro relation to water increases until the syrup is ready cess. The total daily throughput of the Corpora for the vacuum pans. tion's factories is almost 50,000 tons. If you could If you heat liquid in a vacuum it "boils" at a produce sugar from beetroot at the same rate on lower temperature than at normal atmospheric the kitchen stove at home it would take nearly pressure. It needs less heat (and so less fuel) to seven pounds of beetroot to produce one pound of make it "boil" and the process is faster. There is granulated. also, in our case, less risk of sugar destruction or You'll be relieved to know it can't be done. 14 'N' Section's successful whist drive at the Canteen was held on December 19th and some 120 players turned up at Blackfriars for it. Mr. Steward was M.C. On the right, a few of the tables, and below, four studies in concentration.

N Section Whist Drive

Prizes went to Mr. James of the Office who was first in the minia ture. Mr. George Bradbury first in the gent's competition (he beat Mr. James by one trick) and Mrs. Steward, who won the ladies' prize. ic5

168 Streatham — a branch refitted

Our branch at 168 Streatham High Road opened in 1913. Our pictures show it as it is today after lengthy refitting operations. The picture above shows the grocery department in which shelf space has been increased. In the picture is Miss McCarthy.

Left, Manager at 168 Streatham since 1947 is Mr. H. G. Edwards. He joined J.S. in 1927 and first became a manager in 1936. With him is Mrs. Blackwell. Right, Mr. E. Hacker, Assistant Manager. 16 E I G I S H A view of i-MM the fresh meat department, showing a new style of shelving and the meat rail at low level. Behind the counter are Mr. Hale and Mr. Reader {right).

MR. A.DOWLEY, Acting Head Butcher.

MR. W. COLE, is S.S.A. secretary for Streatham section.

A general view of the new interior.

MRS. G. LEWIS. MISS JORDAN, First Clerk, MISS WRIGHT.

17 w-~~ mm t -

/Wove, MR. GINN ar f&e bacon slicer.

Left, The new warehouse. MR. STRANGE.

176 Streatham Hill

Our other branch opened in 1920 in new premises put up on a site which had been bombed in a Zeppelin raid. It took the place of a branch at 101 opposite, opened in 1895. Manager is locally born Mr. E. J. Collins, who remembers schoolboy raids on orchards behind the row of houses once on the site. He joined J. S. in 1922, became a manager in 1939 and took over at 176 in 1956. He is seen above (left), talking to Mr. P. Moore, District Supervisor. On the left is Mr. C. Humphreys, Assistant Manager. 18

imfits WBSsm** Social Whirl

Owwww! At the Stamford Players Dance they came dressed to dance the whole night through ! Rollicking times when 'X' sang Auld Lang Syne v ^ •-,f id

:'?' • ' ' '•"• '::: .: .:? :•.:' " ••

" i % * # * * * *

Staff Turns! At Coventry's Dinner and Dance on January 3rd guests were entertained with a witty and polished cabaret show by the branch staff. It went down a treat. At {JXTOPQ they start their dancing at an early age. January 12th at the Headington » Conservative Club. «W$BK

SO UthamptO ll Over 150 guests turned out for * Southampton's Section Dance on December 10th.

* * * **********

%F f**\ #C*

Haverhill Looks like a really sociable evening was had by * guests at the Section Party on January 17th. * * * * * * * *3» 3p «]€ *jc *j» 5j>

Cha Cha Cha At Lewisham on December 10th. Prizes, pretty girls and the latest steps. Whoops! Lightning chess There has been a feeling for some time in several quarters that far too much serious chess was played each season. As a result a lightning chess tourna ment was devised to take the place of the annual Office v. The Rest match. On December 13th, 1958, There was no doubt afterwards, in the minds of Mr. I. Kingman and Miss M. Quinn, those who took part in the first tournament on both of Marble Arch branch. January 7th, that lightning chess had come to stay. The umpires thoroughly enjoyed the many hilarious incidents, while players gained many grey hairs and shattered nerves. As the competitors They got married umpired when not themselves playing, mental balance was preserved. The winner was R. Malham of the Sales Office. D. s. OSBORN

On December 27th, 1958, Mr. L. Fisher of Northwood branch and Miss J. Smart of Ealing branch. On January 10th, 1959, Above are Messrs. Sadler, Barber, A. Lovelace Mr. R. Langley and Miss D. Martin, {dressed for a really fast mate) and J. Stanfield, both of Cambridge. and below, pressing the timer, is Mr. Sadler with Mr. A. Dove and Mr. Stevens. Obituary We regret to record the deaths of the following colleagues and send our deepest sympathy to all relatives: A. CLARK, who retired in 1957 after 44 years' service. Engaged originally for the branches, he worked in Walthamstow before coming to Black- friars as a Warehouseman. He had experience of various departments in Stamford House and also worked at Fleckney and Saffron Walden. In 1947, following ill-health, he was transferred to the position of Timekeeper and remained as such until his retirement, although latterly he had been compelled to work part-time only. He died on January 4th. H. W. HAYES, who retired from the firm in 1939. He had been with us for over 30 years having begun his service at 140 Finchley Road. His last branch was 16-20 Holloway, whence he retired as a Porter. E. A. LANGFELD, who joined the staff of the factory in 1935 as a Cleaner. Ill-health later compelled his transfer to Timekeeper and it was from this position that he retired in October 1957. He died on January 3rd. C. MOORE, who was engaged as a Warehouse Stamford Street's Pagoda Our next door neighbours, Burn Brothers, have man in the Depot in December 1945. After a left and here's how their building looked when period as a Checker he eventually took on the the wreckers moved in. It's all gone now. duties of Despatch Clerk and in 1953 was trans ferred permanently to the night staff in the Ware house Office. He died suddenly on Christmas Day, aged 55. G. W. WEBBER, who joined the firm in 1898 at Hoxton. He later transferred south of the river and Staff ews saw service at 44/46 Lewisham and Coulsdon before going to 9/11 Croydon. It was from this branch that he retired in 1944, having spent most Transfers and Promotions of his time in the Despatch Department. He died Managers on January 9th. j. CHARLES from Spare List to Ballards Lane A.B.DAVIS from Ballards Lane to Swiss Cottage for opening Assistant Managers s. M. TREWHELLA from Marylebone to Swiss Cottage F. L. KEMP from Paddington to Swiss Cottage Mr. A. Clark. Mr. E. A. Langfeld. R. JESSUP from Boreham Wood to 250 Kentish Town Marriages We are pleased to record the following promotions: (BETWEEN MEMBERS OF J. s. STAFF) To Assistant Manager We send our very best wishes for their future p.j. TAPPER 339 Palmers Green happiness to Mr. R. Langley and Miss D. Martin, To Head Butcher both of Cambridge, who were married on January E.TAYLOR 17 Forest Gate 10th, 1959. 23 News from our but had an easy time after that since the wireless was National Servicemen smashed beyond repair. J. H. MANN, Apex Corner. Eastbourne (R.A.F.). He is M. F. DITTON, 51 Ealing. Hong Kong (Army). His in the R.A.F. Police stationed at Beachy Head. He is job is that of a wireless operator in a tank and he is also living in a nearby hotel and is not looking forward to trained to be a tank driver. At the moment he is stationed returning to a normal base which is, apparently, what in the Sek Kong Valley, which is between Kowloon and will happen in the near future. Hong Kong. J. W. SALLIS, Oxford. Nairobi (Army). He finds the D. FLAHEY, Guildford. Germany (Army). Obviously quality of the meat very high, but the standard of had an excellent Christmas, including the early morning slaughtering low. Butter is very much like New Zealand, mug of tea containing rum, served up by the Sergeants, but the eggs are rather small. Very good Cheddar and He also took part in a Skiffle group and apparently made Gouda is made in Nairobi, and it is the only cheese the quite a din. He finds the local people very friendly, Army have so far used. Fortunately, he has met a apart from the girls. family who at one time lived at Oxford, and he has had M. J. HORTON, Ruislip. Cyprus (Army). At the a number of invitations to their home. moment they are in the middle of winter, but apart from very heavy rain storms, which are not very pleasant Welcome back to: whilst living under canvas, he finds the weather little different to the average English summer. He is driving J. SKATES resumed 12.1.59, at Southall. The larger a 10-ton truck back and forth across the Island, but is part of his period in the Army was spent in Germany. now finding it somewhat boring and may, therefore, A. HUNT resumed 26.1.59, at East Sheen, after two take on a job as a Barman until he is demobilised. years spent in the R.A.S.C. N. A. JONES, Kingsbury. Hong Kong (Army). During a recent infantry scheme he was attached to a Ghurka Corrections Regiment with a wireless set strapped to his back, and Thanks to several readers who wrote or phoned to point out that 73 whilst scrambling through jungles and up mountains, :Croy~?on opened in 1930, taking the place of a nearby J.S. shop, 65 Croydon, which opened in 1899. And to others who pointed out that fell about 50 ft. Fortunately he escaped without injury, 6 Nofwich opened in 1913 not 1931.

Guess What! They didn't book in time for the S.S.A. trip to Calais

?What Last month's object was the catch on a meat saw. Prize of a £1 Premium Bond goes to Miss P. Carrington of Norbury branch along with our best wishes. This month: there isn't a quiz picture but we plan to continue the feature in the next issue.

Book NOW for June 14th. Your section Secretary has full details

K.J.L., Hopton Street S.E.I To 6ET SUGAR from SUP BEET Start