winter 1954 • volume xxix • number i hop leaf

WINTER 1954 • VOLUME XXIX • NUMBER I

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STAFF SUPPLEMENT TO THE "HOP LEAF GAZETTE" PUBLISHED BY H. & G. SIMONDS, LTD.

NEWSPAPERFOR THE STAFF

}(een support neededThis, the first issue of the" Hop Leaf News," is purely experimental.

It has been felt in some quarters that the Hop LEAF GAZETTE doesnot devote enough space to items of news and articles of exclusive

our colleagues, our outings, and so on.The Hop Leaf Gazette is indeed meant

to cater for a far wider readership-forour tenants, our customers throughoutthe world and our friends in the Trade.

We cannot, at this moment, be surethat a magazine for the staff will receivethe general support which it must haveif it is to continue. It needs the supportof every Branch and every Department ofthe Firm, and unless such support isforthcoming, it cannot succeed.

Every day in every Department of theFirm matters of interest about ourcolleagues and our activities are discussedand passed from mouth to mouth. Anyitem of interest that is worth discussing isworthy of reporting in this magazine, butit requires a little effort on somebody'spart to write a short note about it andsend it to the Editor-this is the kind ofsupport it needs.

The columns of this paper are open toevery member of the staff for pictures,

Stacking the Barley

An annual problem is the finding of storageaccommodation for the stocks of barley-5,OOO tonsthis year-delivered to the Maltings betweenSeptember and December. Here Jim Jewell iscarrying a sack of barley from the conveyor whileMaurice Thumwood awaits his turn.

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articles, suggestions, correspondence-matters of every possible description.

We are a large and growing family andthere is little doubt that there is a place inthe organisation for a magazine for thestaff itself. This can only be proven,however, by the response which the staffgives.

It is, therefore, a matter for you-andonly you can help it to continue.

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Generous

Gesture

Twenty-four boys and girls from theChurch of England Children's Home atWilton Road, Reading, are looking for-ward to a happy outing as guests ofSimonds Branch of the Transport andGeneral Workers' Union on Saturday,January 22. .

The children have been invited to visitBertram Mills' Circus at Olympia, London,and will also be entertained to tea in theCanteen at Bridge Street.

A notice issued by the Branch statesthat the cost for each child will be 12s. 6d.,and suggests that each Department might" adopt" one or more of the children onthe occasion of the outing.

One hundred seats for the Circus havealso been booked for members' children.

HOP LEAF NEWS, WINTER, 1954.

A big night

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Reading staffTHE STAFF BALL

Six hours of non-stop jollity are plannedfor Friday, January 21, the date of theAnnual Staff Ball at Reading.

The Ball will be held at Olympia,London Street, Reading, from 8 p.m. to2 a.m.

Mr. "Wally" Bradford, HonorarySecretary of the Social Club, states that itis important that members of the staffwho intend being present should hand intheir names to the heads of their depart-ments or to a member of the Committeeas soon as possible.

Tickets are lOs. Od. each, less a subsidyof 5s. Od. to all employees, who can,therefore, obtain two tickets for 10s. Od.,enabling them to bring a friend. Lightrefreshments will be available.

" Tickets are not transferable, and it isessential that the lists are sent to me asearly as possible," states Mr. Bradford.

A "NEST EGG"THE EASY WAY

by T. W. KENT (Accts. Dept.)Hon. Sec. Simonds Reading National Savings Group

and seven of these "founder" membersare still saving.

Every Thursday a voluntary collectionis made, and members pay what they cantowards the purchase of certificates.

It is very nice to have a little "nest egg" which hatches out atChristmas time, holiday time, or even when the wife flatly refuses to wearthat old hat any more-and there is an easy way of getting it.

National Savings Groups take away allthe trouble, and even the most hopelessspendthrift can, by joining one, put alittle away for a " rainy day," almost inspite of himself.

There has been such a group at theReading Brewery since 1924. Mr. A. H.Hopkins, then Head of the CorrespondenceOffice, commenced the Savings Group-with the approval of the Directors-which has continued to the present daywithout a break.

There are now 110 members of thisgroup which is now actively endeavouringto recruit new members towards the twomillion new savers for which the NationalSavings Organisation is now campaigning.Originally there were only thirty members

Feeding Time in the MaltingsA daily scene when Jock Stronach arrives to feed the four resident cats.


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Tax Free Interest

The purchase price of each certificateis l5s. Od., and they are purchased by theGroup. After a member has paid forthirty weeks he receives the appropriatenumber of certificates, which have borneinterest from the beginning of each cycle.

In ten years from date of purchaseeach l5s. Od. certificate becomes worth£1. 0 3d. Another important point is thatthe interest is tax-free. obody is expectedto mention his or her holdings in theirincome tax return.

Each member is allowed to hold upto 700 units of the present issue, inaddition to any holdings of any earlierissues without paying income tax on theinterest.

Among the advantages of saving moneyin this way is the very obvious one thatyou can withdraw your money easily,that the money is " as safe as the Bank ofEngland," and that you are promotingthe country's financial security as well asyour own.

Branch Groups

A Group was started at Bristol Branchin 1940 with 100 members. This numberremained steady until 1950, when theBranch was reduced from a Brewery toa Bottling and Distributing Depot. Since1940 over £12,000 has been invested.

The Oxford Branch Savings Group wascommenced in 1939, and has been carriedon ever since.

The London Branch Group was startedin 1939 also. Here, at the end of eachcycle, staff and employees are invited toparticipate, and their contributions arededucted from their salaries or wagesthrough the books.

Anybody who is interested in joininga Group should contact their BranchManager.

HOP LEAF NEWS,' WINTER, 1954

IF YOU KNOW OF A"BETTER 'OLE"

Tell Fred Weston, who is pictured here digging atest hole for the location of a culvert prior todesigning foundations for the erection of a newmalt weighing plant at Reading Brewery.

This photograph was taken by Mr. F. W. Bellamy,of our Bristol Office.The office block stands at the junction of TempleWay and Broad Plain, the former being a directroad to Temple Meads Goods Station and theBath and Wells Roads.

OLD FRIENDS MEETFour pensioners, all old Coopers, gather in the barat the Social Club. The pensioners are W. Sparks,A. Waite, J. Andrews and Cyril Weller.

A NEW LOOK FOR THEFRONT OFFICE AT READING

The front office atReading has been re-planned. When thispicture was takenthe work was almostcomplete.


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HOP LEAF NEWS, WINTER, 1954

MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE

New ArrivalsWe are happy to welcome the followingnew members of the staff who haverecently joined :-Reading:

MRS.P. ATKINS,Correspondence Dept.MISSM. GORDON,Hotels Department.MRS.M. LOVEJOY,Accounts Department.MR. R. BERTIOLI,Cask Office.MR.P. ANDREWS,Asst. to Mr. R. Howie,

Furnishing and Decorative Adviser.MISSB. PRIOR,Hotels and Catering Dept.MR.W. P. SHELLEY,Cask Department.MISSV. RICKORD,Hotels Department.MISSS. RICHENS,Hollerith Department.MRS.J. WADE,Hollerith Department.

BRANCHES:Brighton: MR. K. R. CHURCHER,

Representative.Devonport : MISSM. E. MILLS.

MRS.J. SCHOFIELD.MRS.O. CURTIS.MR.D. S. COOMBE.

Swindon :

Staines:

MRS.H. DINGLEY.

MR. R. E. GOODALL.

People on the Move.

The following staff changes have takenplace :-

Reading:MR. D. POTTINGER, Cask Office to

Accounts Department.MR.M. LAYELL,Accounts Department to

Wages Office.MR. C. GWILLIAM,Cask Department to

Hotels Department.MR. A. WALKER, Appointed Assistant

Transport Manager.MR. F. PUSEY,Appointed Credit Control

Clerk, Hollerith Department.MR. W. P. SHELLEY, Cask Office to

Branch Department.

Branches:MR. S. C. GOSWELL,Appointed Repre-

sentative-in-Charge, Catterick Branchfrom Ludgershall Branch.

MR. R. C. BARTON,Appointed Repre-sentative, Ludgershall Branch, fromFarnborough.

MR. s. K. SCHOOLEY,Appointed Repre-sentative, Farnborough Branch, fromCatterick Branch.


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MR. N. J. DURSELEY,Rejoined BristolOffice after temporary appointmentat Southsea.

National ServiceThe following employees have left forNational Service :-

MR.P. WELLS,Branch Office, Reading.MR. D. P. CLEARY,Swindon Branch.

We welcome the return after NationalService of the following :-MR. D. HOWARD,Devonport Branch.

WeddingsCongratulations and best wishes to :-

Miss Jacqueline (Jackie) Noad, ofNewport Branch, and Mr. Arthur Hooper,who were married on September 4, atSt. Woolos Cathedral, Newport.

A canteen of cutlery was presented onbehalf of her colleagues.

MR. AND MRS. A. HOOPER.

* * *Mr. T. Jones, Transport Clerk, Bridgend

Branch, who was married on November 6to Miss Lorna Evans, of Bridgend. Thehoneymoon was spent at our hotel, c c TheWaterside," at Paignton.

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MR. AND MRS. T. JONES.

* * *Mr. V. Barton, of the Order Office,

Ludgershall Branch, who married Miss P.Shears, of Enham-Alamein, at St. Mary'sChurch, Andover, on August 14. Mr.Barton is the son of Mr. R. C. Barton, whorecently rejoined Ludgershall Branch fromFarnborough Branch as Services Repre-sentative in the Salisbury Plain Area.

* * *Miss Pauline Marsh, of the Transport

Department, Bristol Branch, who wasmarried on October 2 to Mr. A. Turner,at Christ Church, Downend, near Bristol.

Miss Marsh received a chiming 8-dayclock as a wedding gift from the staff.

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BirthsThe birth of a son, Martin Charles, toMr. and Mrs. Henson on October 14 isannounced. Mrs. Henson was formerlyMiss Excell, of the Advertising Depart-ment. Mr. Henson is a member of thestaff of the Wine and Spirit Department,Reading.

* * *A daughter was born on October 16 to

Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Eyles. Mr. Ey1es isChief Operator in the Hollerith Depart-ment, Reading.

Reading Miss Connie Reid, daughter of Mr. D.Reid, of the Cask Office, and a pupil ofMiss Jacqueline Knowles, had the honourof having been chosen to take part inMr. Humphrey Lestocq's ChristmasParty, televised by the B.B.C. onDecember 4, and other dates.

A familiar face is to be seen again in theHollerith Department after a shortabsence.

Mrs. J. Wade, formerly Miss Johnson,has recently returned to her formeremployment there.

Following her marriage in August last,she intended to live away from the district,but has subsequently made her homeagain in Reading, and has been welcomedback by her former colleagues.

NewportAn association totalling more than 52years was severed on October 15 by theretirement of Mr. and Mrs. "Billy"Harris, of the Isca Hotel, Newport,Mon., where Mr. Harris had been licenseefor more than 35 years.

Previously, before taking over thetenancy of the Isca Hotel, Mr. Harriswas a member of the office staff atPhillips &Sons Ltd., Newport, since 1902.

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MRS. J. WADE.

ton (Oxford) Branch of ArthurCooper from the time that companytook over the branch, and now hasthe pleasure of seeing his deputy,Mr. R. A. Blackwell, whom he hastrained since a boy, appointedManager to take over from him atHeadington.

At the Market Place, Reading,we welcome a new member of theshop staff-Mr. D. M. Palmer.

NEW ARTHUR COOPERAPPOINTMENTS

Mr. C. G. Francis has beenappointed Manager of the newArthur Cooper Branch in Oxford,at 67, "The High." Mr. Francis


Bristol

•The late Mr. A. J. Sutton, whose saddeath at the early age of 50 years wasdeeply regretted.

Known as " Young Jim" to distinguishhim from his respected father andpredecessor as Cellar Foreman, he hadbeen at Jacob Street Brewery, Bristol,for 34 years, and was appointed Foremanupon his father's retirement three yearsago.

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An ultimate ambition of the newlyformed staff Angling Club at Reading isto secure, if possible, their own privatewaters for their exclusive use.

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\.JOTS UP M~TESTUCk' ? "

Memorandum toall Public HouseInspectors ...Please do asurvey of allengines in yourhouses. , •

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To hIS widow andeepest sympathy.

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The InvalidsBest wishes for a speedy and completerecovery from their illnesses to :

Alfred Brown, a pensioner, formerplumber and beer engine fitter, whorecently underwent a second seriousoperation in the Royal BerkshireHospital, from which he has since beendischarged.

Mr. Brown retired eighteen monthsago after 46 years' service.

* * *Jack Hopkins, painter in the Building

Department, who had been absent forseveral months through illness prior tohis retirement on reaching the age of 65.

Mr. Hopkins had completed approxi-mately 40 years' service.

* * *Weare glad to see the return of Mr.

Jack Jones, former transport driver,and recently Surveyor's fgarage atten-dant, who recently underwent a seriousoperation III the Royal BerkshireHospital.

* * *L. Dicketts (Copper Stage), who has

recently been seriously ill.


HockeyReading

Results:Sept. 11th. Huntley and Palmers.

Away: LOST 3-2

" 18th. R.A.E., Farnborough, 2nd XI.Home: Won 1-0

25th. Camberley.Home: DREW4--4

Oct. 2nd. St. Mark's.Home: LOST 3-1

9th. St. Michael's Twenties.Home: WON 2-1

16th Army Apprentices' School Staff.Home: DREW2-2

23rd. Old Ranelagh ••A."Home: LOST 2-0

30th. Maidenhead 4th XI.Away: WON 1--0

Nov. 6th. N.I.R.D.Home: WON 3-2

13th. Ministry of Works.Home: LOST 3-1

Scorers:Dyke 4, Wallace 4, Beckett 4, Prior 3, Noon 1,Price 1.

As will be seen by the above results,the Men's Hockey Team began theirseason in quite a satisfactory manner.The record at the time of going to pressreads: WON 4, DREW2 and LOST4.

The season started off on an ironicalnote as our defeat at the hands of Huntleyand Palmers was in no small measure dueto the fine play of Brewery centre-halfWallace, who turned out for the Factoryas they were a player short, and to makematters worse for us, scored their winninggoal!

Of the game versus Old Ranelagh " A "on October 23, it is only fair to say thatthe O.R's playedthroughout withonly ten men, andeven so, succeededin defeating us bytwo goals to nil.

The hazards oftravelling to awaygames by 'buswere apparent onOctober 30, whennine members ofthe team wereunceremoniouslydeposited at adeserted cricketground severalmiles fro m the


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Maidenhead ground at Bray by aconductor whose ears must surely haveburned for several hours afterwards! Thestory has a happy end though, for, withthe assistance of the telephone, the Brayvillage post office, and members of theMaidenhead team in an assortment ofvehicles, we arrived at Bray nearly anhour late, but in time to defeat Maiden-head 4th XI by one goal to nil on a pitchwhich in parts was almost ankle deepin mud.

Another game deserving mention is thatversus N.I.R.D. on November 6. On anatrocious afternoon the Brewery teamdepleted by two players (who shall benameless!) beat ten men from theInstitute of Dairying by three goals to two.Our three goals were all scored in the lastten minutes.

Injuries have luckily been few and farbetween and, apart from several minorknocks which are only to be expected, theonly injury necessitating a player leavingthe field, occurred on November 13, whenleft inner Beckett received a nasty knockjust after half-time which rendered theBrewery one short for the rest of thegame. We were holding a strong Ministryof Works team to a goalless draw untilthis unfortunate incident, and the loss ofour player undoubtedly swayed the game,as the Ministry ran out winners by threegoals to one.

The team after the Huntley and Palmers match onSeptember 11.Left to right (back row): D. Knight, P. Hill, E.Wright, W. H. Philpott, S. R. Gray, S. Price,R. Wallace (on loan to Huntley and Palmers).Left to right (front row): E. Spary; S. Price, G.Beckett, E. Dyke, C. Wiltshire.

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Table TennisAt the General Meeting, under theChairman, Mr. H. Dines, it was decidedto enter three men's and one ladies' teamin the Reading and District Leagues.

This is the first season that a ladies'team has been formed, and although theyhave yet to record their first win, theplayers are very keen and, as the resultsshow, their matches have been closelycontested. They are being coached byBob Forrest, a Berkshire player, and amember of the " A " Team.

All three men's teams are going verystrongly, and there is every possibilitythat our " A" team will be Championsof Division I-an honour they havenarrowly missed in the past two seasons.Mr. R. Wheeler, of the Accountant'sDepartment, is captain of this team, andvery confident. The" B" team underthe captaincy of Johnny Rose, of theExport Department, is also in Division I,and doing very well. The same can besaid for the "C" team, playing inDivision V (Captain, K. Organ), althoughit must be admitted that they have enjoyedthe services of Johnny Rose, until he hadplayed the number of games in Division ,which, under the rules of the Association,tied him to that Division. Johnny is aformer Reading Junior Champion.

Already this season two of the Club'splayers have been chosen to play forReading in the Wilmot Cup, namely,Bob Forrest and Derek Barley-and thetown is still in this competition.

Anyone interested in playing or support-ing is asked to contact the Secretary,K. Organ, of the Cashier's Department.

Results to date:••A" TEAM.

Oct. 19th.Nov. 1st.

15th,

Wokingham 0 v. Simonds 9.Woodlands 3 v. Simonds 6.Simonds 7 v. University 2.

Scorers: :D. Barley 6, R. Wheeler 6, R. Forrest 5, R.Wells 3, A. Dines 2.

••B" TEAM.

Oct. 21st.Nov. 4th.

11th15th.

Simonds 4 v. Woodlands 5.Simonds 6 v. University 3.Simonds 8 v. Robsons 1.Pressed Steel 6 v. Simonds 3.

Scorers:J. Rose II, A. Foster 8, B. Taylor 2, Dines 1,Cooper 1.

••C" TEAM.

Oct. 18th.27th.1st.8th.

Simonds 7 v, Tidmarsh 2.N.I.R.D. 6 v. Simonds 3.Simonds 6 v. Suttons 3.Simonds 5 v. Pulsometer 4.

"Nov.

Scorers:K. Organ 10, J. Rose 8, A. Dyer 3.


LADIES' TEAM.

Oct. 21st.28th

Nov. 5th.15th.

Woodlands "B" 5 v. Simonds 4.Simonds 3 v. Mcllroys 6.Reading Deaf 5 v. Simonds 4.M.P.N.I. 7 v. Simonds 2.

Scorers:Miss M. Foot 12, Miss S. Creal 4.

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ISimonds

Tennis Clubv The season started well with two American

Tournaments which proved very popular.It was the intention to hold thesetournaments at intervals during the season,but owing to the very inclement weatherwhich followed a number of matches hadto be cancelled. Of the matches thatwere played, we lost one and won eleven.

In spite of the weather, however, wemanaged to finish the Ladies' and Gents'Single Tournaments for the "E. D.Simonds" and "R. B. St. J. Quarry"

(Picture by courtesy of the Be,/,shire Chronicle.)

SIMONDS ATHLETIC CLUB FOOTBALL TEAM (READING AND DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE,DIVISION II.)

BACK ROW (left to right) : Reg. Smith (Trainer), Fred McCarthy, Ken Goswell, Gordon Ayers,Gil Crutchfield, Frank Barlow, Ray Lovejoy.

FOREGROUND: Geoff Minier, John Rose, Fred West, Brian Digweed, Nev. Bedding.

Simonds Athletic _-------~--r-- Challenge Cups.

Congratulations to our new LadyChampion, Miss Sylvia Creal (Laboratory)who won the title in her first year at theBrewery, beating Mrs. Greenaway, whohas held the title for a number of years6-3,6-2.

The Gents' Singles Final between Mr. J.McNaughton and Mr. H. Kelsey provedto be a match of thrust and parry, lasting2t hours, from which Mr. McNaughtonemerged victorious, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.Congratulations to both players forputting up such a fine performance. Inpassing, we should like to say that thestandard of tennis has shown a markedimprovement, and we hope next year, withthe co-operation of all members, that thestandard will be even higher.

At the Annual General Meeting, MissE. M. Hobbs was again elected Secretary,and the following Committee wasappointed: Messrs. L. Twiney, J.McNaughton, R. Wheeler, D. Sellers andL. Knight. It was decided at this meetingto enter a team in the Second Division ofthe Reading L.T.A. League, and also toincrease the number of match fixtures toaccommodate the increased number ofplayers.


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The football season is well under way.Perhaps Simonds Athletic aren't havingthe best of luck. Much of their early dis-appointments were due to the failure tofind a centre forward, writes R. W.Sawdon Smith, the Club Secretary.In the first six games, five different

players were tried. Then against AlbionAthletic, the chosen centre-forward wasunfit to play; Fred West stepped in, andscored a hat trick? Who won ? AlbionAthletic 5-4, the winning goal beingscored in the last minute. This was one ofmany closely contested games.

We lost to St. Sebastian's 1-0 and toBrightwell 2-1; beat Southern Swifts3-2 and Hagbourne 4-3. Injury hastaken its toll. Amongst the many setbacks,the most serious were when three weeksrunning Den Seller, then Ken Morrelland Bill Maslen were injured. At the timeof writing none of them has been fitenough to play again.Top goal scorer is our clever inside-

right, John Rose.Our minor team have fared somewhat

better, having lost only one match at thetime of writing. The team has been un-affected by injury. Bill Heybourne, theskipper, brought another honour to theClub when he was chosen to play for theReading Minor League against Newbury,receiving favourable mention in the localpapers.

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Angltiig ~Club

being formedA new addition to the sporting facilitiesat Reading is promised by the formationof a proposed Simonds Angling Club.

About thirty prospective members havebeen "rounded up" from among thestaff by a small band of enthusiasticanglers who have been responsible for thepreliminary efforts.

A committee has been formed, theChairman of which is Mr. Charles Grover(Bottled Beer Stores). The members areFrederick W. Chapman (Beer Cellars),Leonard Harroway (Transport), Reg.Dickinson (Brewery Engineers), StanleySarney (Electricians) and Dennis Biddle(Beer Cellars).

The Secretary is Mr. Dennis Fry(Engineers) and the Match SecretaryMr. Fred Weston (Building Department).

Application has been made to theReading and District Angling Associationfor affiliation and to our Social Club fortheir support.

" We do not expect to be able to dovery much this season, which ends inMarch," said Secretary Dennis Fry, " butwe hope to start off in June when thenew season opens."

Proposed membership fee for the Clubis 3d. a week.


SPORTS-continued.

We've three Refereesin the Brewery now

The number of active referees in theBrewery has now dwindled to three. Ofthese, two have received EA. appoint-ments this season.

Alan Hitchman (Delivery Office) waslinesman at two F.A. Amateur Cup Ties-Huntley and Palmers v. Wolverton &B.R., and Maidenhead v. Newbury.

Incidentally, Alan's brother was theother linesman at one of these games,believed to be the only time brothers haveofficiated at the same match in thecompetition.

Richard Sawdon Smith (AccountsOffice), who is also Secretary of theBrewery Football Team, was linesman atthe ·F.A. Cup First Qualifying Round Tie-Maidenhead v. Bicester.

_ Eric Scott (Wine Stores), the mostsenior of the three has not yet this seasonreceived an EA. appointment, but he isdoing very well in the senior leagues onwhich he officiates, which is mainly theMetropolitan.

More than 130 members of the staff atReading and local Hockey Clubs attendedthe Men's Hockey Club Dance atSimonds Social Club on October 16.

This was the first time since the warthat a Dance had been organised at theBrewery by a section of the Sports Club.

Holiday Snapshot Competition

THE WINNERS

" Dressed for the Beach-1954Style," submitted by Mr. G.Whitbread, Advertising Depart-ment.

First Prize(£2 2s. Od.)

Third Prize(10s. 6d.)

Second Prize (£1 1s. Od.)

" The Lake at Cockington, near Torquay;" sub-mitted by Mr. E. Barrett, Bottled Beers Depart.

" By Old Harry." Taken at OldHarry Rocks, Swanage, Dorset.Submitted by Miss Eileen Tilley,Hotels and Catering Department.

IMembers of the BreweryCricket Club celebratedthe conclusion of a success-ful season with a Dinnerand Dance held at theGrosvenor House,Caversham, on Friday,September 24.Following the Dinner therewas a programme ofdancing and games, and itwas generally agreed thatthe evening was mostsuccessful.The presentation of the" Louis Simonds" Cup wasmade by Mr. J. D.Richardson to Mr. JohnHawkins, Captain of the" A" Team, who headedthe batting averagesfor theseason.

Devonport Staff Combat Floods

The staff of Devonport Branch Surveyor'sDepartment had a busy week-end fightingthe floods in Devon and Cornwall,in thebig gale on November 27 and 28.

At Gunnislake, Cornwall (" BondsHotel "), the village resembled a miniatureLynmouth.

Shiphaye, near Torquay (" DevonDumpling "); Tamerton (" The King'sArms") and Ashburton "The LondonHotel") were among the S.O.S. callswhich the Department responded to.


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London Branch

With regret the death is reported fromthis branch of Lorry Driver W. S. Smith.

Mr. Smith, who had ten years' servicewith us, died in hospital on November 25.

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