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Foys News Service v.7 no.2 Mar. 1965
FOYS News
Service
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VOL. 7, No. 2
PERSONALITY OF THE MONTH
With this issue we tell the story
of a young man employed in an
administrative capacity in the
prosperous Western District Store
of Foy-Bilsons, Colac. Although
his period of service with Foys
organization has been brief, his
capacity and efficiency make him
an admirable acquisition to the
service. The story is not a long
one, but his is a life packed with
achievement.
We present the history of
Mkg
Mr. BRIAN JOHN,
Secretary, Foy-Bilsons, Colac.
Our Personality was born in
May, 1928, at the small hill town
of Houghton, South Australia —
about 15 miles from Adelaide. A
member of a well-known and
highly-respected family of the
district, Brian received his early
education at the local State School.
Even as a young scholar, our
friend gave evidence of marked
proficiency in educational subjects,
and, as a result, was admitted as
a pupil to the Adelaide Technical
High School at an early age. That
the early indications were justified
may be gauged from the fact that
Brian obtained his Leaving Certificate — then regarded as the
equivalent to the modern matriculation — in 1942, at the remarkably early age of 14 years
The thirst for higher education
not having been satisfied, our
PERSONALITY entered the Adelaide University when age made
him eligible, and obtained his
Diploma of Commerce in 1951,
before proceeding to the Degree
Course in the Faculty of Commerce.
These undoubted qualifications
were to stand Mr. John in good
stead as he essayed his quest for
subsequent employment. For a
number of years, he had been on
the staff of the University Office,
but relinquished this in favor of a
position as Accountant and Secretary with the firm of S. N.
Rodda Pty. Ltd. This firm was
engaged in the unusual activity of
mineral earth millers for such essential products as clay, talc, etc.
Whilst with this firm he was
transferred to Melbourne as Head
Office Accountant.
Upon ceasing duty with Rodda's,
our friend became Secretary and
Accountant of a large Hamilton
Hardware firm, where he remained
for three years.
In 1959, Mr. John set up his
own business as an Accountant at
Hamilton and, in the following
year, accepted an appointment as
Accountant with Foy-Bilsons at
Colac. Two years later, he became Secretary to the same Company. He occupies that important
position today, discharging the
duties of the post, with credit to
himself and with advantage to the
Company.
Apart altogether from the keen
interest Brian brings to his duties,
he finds time to take an active
part in many local church, and
philanthropic organizations. He
is a member of the Board of
Management and Finance Committee of St. Cuthbert's Homes
for Boys, Director of the Community Chest Appeal for the current year and President of the
Colac Chamber of Commerce.
Originally, his term in the latter office was to fill in for a 6months vacancy, but the period
has merged into a continuous
term of two years.
In his capacity as an Accountant
he performs numerous audits for
many local Clubs and the Wesley
Church.
One fact is particularly noticeable in connection with this fine
record of personal service to the
community. In it, our friend follows the great example set for
him by the Managing Director of
Foy-Bilsons — Mr. Les Atyeo.
In the world of sport, Mr. John
claims that he "has done little of
note”. To which one may reply
in the celebrated words — "Well
— I dunno"! He played cricket
and football for the School teams,
followed both sports in open
Competition with United Church
Association teams for 10 years,
and — in Cricket, in particular
— had , same excellent performances to his credit. As an example
of this one may cite the following
feats:—
Won the Adelaide Church's
Association bowling averages in
one rear, during which he was
responsible for several "hat tricks",
represented the Association in
inter-Society Competition on
several occasions, played for the
Ringwood District team for two
seasons and, in each of these, won
the Club's batting average, and
aggregate in both years.
At the present time, our friend's
principal relaxation is Golf. He
is a member of the Colac Club,
has a handicap of 16, and has
been a trophy winner ( one
monthly medal in the number )
on several occasions. Not a bad
record of a man who states "he's
not very distinguished at sport".
Mr. & Mrs. John live in Colac.
They have one son ( David Brian )
aged 10 years, and are a popular
couple with a large, and evergrowing, circle of friends.
To them we convey our good
wishes and express the sincere
hope that both will continue to
enjoy the health, happiness and
prosperity they so richly deserve.
THE ITALIAN
FESTIVAL
In terms of time and achievement, the Italian Festival has
come and gone as far as Foys
four City Stores are concerned.
But the happy memories of what
was a most exciting and highly
successful event in Foys' history
still remains, and will certainly
endure for many months to come.
Although we know it's stating
the obvious, the Festival was devoted to a spectacular presentation of Italian merchandise set
against a man-made background
that provided all of the incidentals necessary to capture a
realistic Italian atmosphere.
Months of arduous preparation
went into the great event, and it
would not be possible to completely list the names of all of the
people • who contributed in any
way to the success of the effort.
Administrators at the highest
level, merchants, sign and ticket
writers, advertising, maintenance,
staff personnel, sales staff, despatch and cleaning staff, all
played magnificent parts, and the
subsequent triumph of this unique
Circulated for Foys Store at
CITY . . . COLLINGWOOD
PRAHRAN . CHADSTONE
DANDENONG . .
Partons
COLAC . . . Foy-Bilsons
GEELONG
Brights
BENDIGO
Myers
MILDURA
. Bowrings
BALLARAT . .
Morsheads
MARCH, 1965
event in Melbourne's retail history springs directly from a combined team effort.
At the same time, it would be
most ungracious if this article
failed to recognize the great cooperation, advice and generous
help received from other sources.
These sources were the Italian
Ministry of Foreign Trade, the
Italian Consular Corps and Trade
Delegation, the Italian Chamber
of Commerce in Melbourne and
Alitalia Airlines. All of the distinguished gentlemen representing
these bodies were ever-ready to
render any assistance asked of
them, and the success of the
enterprise owes much to their help
and understanding.
Nor can we itemize the varied
merchandise that was displayed,
and sold, during the progress of
the Festival. The wide and attractive range of articles left little to
be desired, and the impact of these
items had a corresponding effect
on the many customers that
thronged the Stores during the
two weeks of Carnival.
But—it's not the province of
this article to present an analysis
of the volume of trade that flowed
from the Carnival! We know that
this phase is, truly, the "life
blood of business!" Our purpose
is to tell the story of the great
and spectacular transformation of
our Stores — and, more particularly, the City Store — into veritable treasure-houses of Italian industry.
It's inevitable that we should
seek to capture the scene as it
appeared to us at the great centre
of our organization — the City
Store.
The exterior of the great building was dominated by a massive
enlargement of a mounted Roman
soldier. This was a beautifullyexecuted picture of a soldier and
horse, presented in most faithful
detail, and with the long, graceful
war trumpet bearing the single
word — "Foys." We reproduce a
picture of the emblem at the commencement of this article, and add
that this was the dominant motif
on all advertising, on staff badges,
wrapping paper and cafeteria
serviettes. The outside figure
rested on a raised platform
proudly bearing the Italian
national colors of green, white
and red — colors that were continued on columns, counters, and
fixtures throughout the interior of
the Store.
The windows featured all types
of Italian merchandise against
( Continued on Page 2 )
NEWS SERVICE
OF THE MONTH
Brights, Geelong, and Miss
Sandra Klein.
Miss Cynthia Woods, China
Department, Brights, and Mr.
Doug Douthat.
EDITORIAL
Great souls do not achieve
their stature simply because of
some fortunate chance, or because
some historical advantage gives
them the opportunity of "climbing the heights".
The truly great men and women
of history are those unique personalities who believe in some
worthwhile cause, who devote
their lives to it, and who illustrate
their beliefs by leaving imperishable thoughts — whether these
be of speech or of record — for
the profit of following generations.
The passing parade of history
gives many examples of the truly
Great, and in this imposing cavalcade the name, the achievements,
and the majestic utterances of
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President
of the United States, occupy a
unique place.
In his short life of 54 years,
the Great American made many
speeches, each redolent of a vast
Christianity, of a truly democratic
outlook, and of a commonsense
that stand as guiding principles
just as surely today as when they
were first uttered.
Some people imagine that Lincoln's sole contribution to international achievement was his
verbal championship of the cause
of American unity in the Civil
War.
But there were many other contributions made to the things that
Lincoln believed in, and not the
least was this famous and everapplicable philosophy:—
"You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You
cannot strengthen the weak, by
weakening the strong. You cannot
help small men by tearing down
big men. You cannot help the poor
by destroying the rich. You cannot
lift the wage-earner by pulling
down the wage payer. You cannot
keep out of trouble by spending
more than your income. You cannot further the brotherhood of man
by inciting class hatred. You cannot establish sound economy on
borrowed money. You cannot
build character and courage by
taking away man's initiative and
independence. You cannot help
men permanently by doing for
them what they could, and should,
do for themselves."
What a better place this
troubled world would be if the
nations adopted, and applied, the
Golden Principles inherent in
these fundamental truths!
clAssiFIEff,„,„
ENGAGEMENTS
Sincere congratulations are conveyed to the following staff members whose engagements have
been recently announced:—
Mr. Bob Routley, Men's Store,
Miss Noelene Gray, Office,
Myers ( Bendigo ), and Mr. Terry
Edmunds.
Miss Lynne Bell, Ladies' Shoes,
Chadstone, and Mr. Keith Lunt.
Miss Margaret Wood, Knitwear Department, Morsheads, Ballarat, and Mr. Roy Cassells.
MARRIAGES
Every good wish for future happiness, health and prosperity, to
the following people who recently
celebrated their marriages:—
Miss Judy Patulo, Invoice Office, Collingwood, and Mr. Barry
Stewart.
Miss Jan Scotland, Accounts
Office, Prahran, and Mr. Robert
Mitchell. ,
Miss Margaret Gunn, Office,
Myers ( Bendigo ) and Mr. Malcolm Fields.
Miss Sue Smith, Ground Floor,
Chadstone, and Mr. Ron Harris
( Piece Goods ), Chadstone.
Miss Pam De La Rue, Display
Department, Foy-Bilsons, Colac,
and Mr. John Pingree.
BIRTHS
THE ITALIAN FESTIVAL
(Continued)
back-drops and side-panels of
scenes from Italy. The well-drawn
reproductions included such
familiar places as the Spanish
Steps, St. Mark's at Venice, the
Colosseum, the Fountain of the
Naiads, the Duke's Palace at
Venice, Bologna, the Basilica of
Maxentius at Rome, and Sicilian
scenes.
The high standard of the windows prevailed right throughout
the interior of the whole Store.
The Ground Floor, for example,
was a scene of great beauty.
Prosaic pillars had been cunningly
transformed into Roman columns,
gay silken banners and shields
bearing the heraldic escutcheons
of historic Italian cities were
everywhere, while the national
colors lined all vantage points.
Here and there were faithful
replicas of the handcarts that are
such picturesque features of
Italian life. Even the human element was not absent, for the escalator was flanked by our own
attendants dressed in the imposing
uniforms of Italian carabinieri.
The photograph published with
this article gives some idea of the
color of this personal contribution to the scene. The uniforms,
incidentally, were specially loaned
for the occasion by the Italian
Government. A number of attractive salesgirls garbed in the tra
ditional dress of various Italian
States lent additional color to
the picture.
Foys "News Service" extends
its best wishes to the following
parents who were recently blessed
with additions to their respective
families:—
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wallace, a
son ( Roland Peter ). The proud
mother was formerly Miss Lansdown, Tailoring Workroom,
Brights.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Stevens, a
daughter ( Elizabeth Anne ). Bruce
is a staff member at Morsheads,
Ballarat.
Mr. and Mrs. Ian Poli, a son
( Darren James ). Mr. Poli is employed in the Hardware Department, City Store.
OBITUARY
Our heartfelt sympathy goes to
the relatives, and friends, of the
esteemed people whose deaths we
record hereunder:—
Mrs. Thomas, Senr., mother of
Mr. A. J. Thomas, Merchandise
Director.
Mr. E. Arch, brother of Miss
G. Arch, Accounts Office, City
Store.
Mr. "Bill" Jenner, a former employee of the Men's Store, City,
who died after a short illness on
17/3/65.
Mr. Hall-Bentick, father of Mrs.
Johnson, Telephones, Collingwood Store.
Mrs. Mabel Wheaton, Ladies'
Suits Department, City Store.
Whilst all of these aids were
really wonderful, the "highlights"
of the Ground Floor were certainly the eight magnificent
murals that looked down on the
animated scene. The murals were
the skilled work of Mr. Ken
Bandman, Display Controller, and
they ranged in sizes from 8 by 12
feet to 8 by 16 feet. Each production was treated with a most unusual wash in various colors, such
as green, shades of blue, beige or
pink, The sceness ranged from a
majestic presentation of Vatican
City and St. Peter's to the classic
lines of Perugia Cathedral, and of
Assissi, of Lake Garda, the
beauties of Malcesini, of Monreale
in Sicily, Monte Crestalla, and
to the frowning might of the medieval fortress-castle of Rocca
Maggiore.
It was no uncommon sight to
see visitors 'making the rounds"
of these murals, and it is no wonder that the opinions expressed
were those of great admiration.
The Men's Store conformed to
the high quality of presentation.
An unsual feature of this area was
the display of antique small arms
attached to various walls or resting sedately on skilfully-draped
rich brocades or other choice
materials.
Even the escalators were not
forgotten. For example, the flight
from Ground to First Floor was
flanked by a panorama giving a
view of Florence in the Middle
Ages.
The crowning pieces of the
First Floor were the almost fullsize working fountain modelled
on the lines of the famous Fontana Della Tartarghe, and a massive mural on west and north
walls of a Venetian scene, complete with the inevitable gondola.
Several framed woodcuts of ancient Italian scenes pointed the
entrance to the Shoe Salon, as
also did typical Italian signposts.
Second, Third, Fourth and
Fifth Floors fitted in to the delightful pattern of lower floors.
"Catwalks" for the many animated parades on the Fashion
Floor were examples of taste, and
of color. The same floor was remarkable for the large mural of
the City of Florence forming a
classical backdrop to the Ladies'
Knitwear Department.
Third and Fifth Floors featured
large colored travel pictures with
a number of gay awnings. Both
harmonized excellently with the
prevailing Store presentation.
This, also, was true of the Fourth
Floor, which had the additional
attraction of an exhibition of
paintings and photographs — in
themselves, sources of great attraction for many visitors. The
Fourth Floor also displayed many
types of hand-made Italian furniture of such quality and workmanship as to tempt the most discriminating customers. It need
hardly be added that every piece
showed that inherited skill that
has marked the Italian craftsman
for many generations.
Although naturally not on the
same spectacular scale as the City
Store, the Stores at Prahran, Collingwood and Chadstone followed
the theme in no uncertain way.
There, too, the spirit and trappings of the Italian Festival were
paramount, and each of the four
great Stores had every reason to
be proud of the preparations
that were made for, and which
culminated in, such a clear-cut
success.
As we go to press, the Festival
will be launched at many of the
country stores. We have no doubts
that each one of these will be just
as proud as was Melbourne during this time of festivity.
It's the wish of all thatt his young
man's future in his chosen sphere
may be rewarding and happy.
STi)RF R 0 UN DA:'
CITY
Mrs. Du Puy, of Haberdashery,
has announced her impending
cessation for mid-April. To the
regrets already expressed, may we
add our sincere good wishes for
her future health, happiness and
prosperity.
Mrs. Ferris, of Handbags, has
returned to duty after a three
weeks' sojourn in hospital. We're
glad to note that the young lady
has obviously made an excellent
recovery from her indisposition.
Mr. Moxom, Ground Floor
Supervisor, is rapidly acquiring a
reputation as "Mr. Tattersalls".
In two of the three consultations conducted by money-raisers
of the Social Club, Mr. Moxom has
gained the main prize. We'd like
to say "long may this run continue", but motives of pure selfishness prompt us to make the
query, "when is it to be our
turn?"
Mr. D. Earl has joined the staff
of the Hosiery Department, where
his duties consist of acting as
Assistant to Mr. Stennett, Manager.
The display of Italian paintings
on the Fourth Floor has attracted
a great deal of attention, and it's
no uncommon sight to see artlovers of all types giving the display their keen attention. And
a visit was well and truly worthwhile.
Reproductions by many great
masters illustrate very forcibly
the reason why Italy has occupied,
and does occupy, such a preeminent position in the world of
against the great Venetians—Tintoretto and Titian.
This issue of "News Service"
will probably be too late for any
advance publicity for the Combined Staff Picnic at Maddingley
Park. If it isn't, we content ourselves by stating that all arrangements are well in hand for a great
event, and the Social Clubs seem
assured of bumper patronage. If
it is too late, we promise to give
a full account of the picnic in our
next issue.
SUCCESSES FOR TWO
STAFF MEMBERS
Congratulations to Mr. Errol
Murphy, of Home Cinemas, for being fortunate enough to win the
draw for the best Sales Promotion effort judged by the trade
for 1964.
Errol's win secures for him a
fully-paid three weeks' holiday in
New Zealand, Fiji and Tahiti, and
the young fellow leaves for this
vacation on 25th May.
Going back in time, we note
the fact that an issue of "Service"
two years ago recorded the fact
that Mr. Ken Sandman, Display
Controller, had secured second
place in the International Contest
promoted by "Display World" of
the U.S.A. Well — it's happened
again. Advice received last month
stated that our friend had again
been successful, and was the recipient of another medal for
second place in a world-wide competition of display.
Hearty congratulations, and may
the long run of outstanding successes continue.
PRAHRAN
COLLINGWOOD
An interesting addition to staff
ranks at Collingwood is that of
Miss Marion Cleeton, who joined
the Cash Office staff early in February. Marion comes from Tanganyika, Africa. She also celebrated her 21st Birthday on 10th
March, and on this latter event,
we offer congratulations.
More recent additions at Collingwood Office during the month
were as follows:—
Lorraine Morrison ( Entry Office ), Theodore Trapali ( Docket
Office ), Janice Nolan and Judith
Greet ( Travellers' Office ).
To all of these young people a
hearty welcome to Foys.
John Noonan of the Credit
Office celebrated his 21st birthday on the last day of February.
Congratulations, John, and may
you have many more birthdays.
Newcomers to Store service during the month were Miss L.
Begelhole and Miss J. Younes,
both of whom are employed in
Ground Floor Departments, and
to whom a hearty welcome has
been given.
EXECUTIVES ON
SICK LEAVE
We regret to advise that two
prominent Store personalities are
absent on sick leave at the present time. They are Mr. Reg
Pestell, Assistant Store Manager,
and Mr. P. Nicholson, Travellers'
Controller.
To both gentlemen, our very
best wishes for their speedy and
permanent recoveries.
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SURPRISES YOU GET
IN A RETAIL STORE
And while we're on the same
subject, you do get some surprises browsing around the Store.
As witness the spectacle of two
characters — father and son —
looking for all the world like the
two principals in "Steptoe and
Son" of T.V. fame, and absolutely
engrossed with a most thorough
examination of the paintings. It
was a pleasure to hear their criticism, and to note the cultured
accents each addressed to the subject.
Obviously both father and son
were no strangers to European art
galleries, and such names as
Rome, Munich, Milan, Venice,
etc., came easily from their lips.
So, too, did the technical terms
employed by connoisseurs, such as
"What depth", "What line",
"What color", etc., etc., etc.
The interesting observation was
terminated when the duo lapsed
into an animated argument on the
relative merits of Vincent Van
Gogh and Eugene Gauguin as
The late Mrs. Mary McCurdy
was our industrious correspondent
from Prahran. We're glad to
welcome Mr. R. Stewart, Dress
Materials, as the new correspondent, and we're confident that
"Reg" will continue the excellent
work that our former colleague
performed so admirably.
All staff are eagerly awaiting
the completion of the Store transformation now proceeding. Windows have been altered to provide for wider doorways, and the
absence of window backing provides for greater visibility for both
customers and staff. The addition of modern units and fixtures
adds to the general picture, and
there is no doubt that these improvements will prove to be great
boons to Prahran.
It is a positive, and unrehearsed fact, that one weary
staff member was heard to state
at the conclusion of the opening
of Italian- Festival Day:— "If the
wife serves up spaghetti for dinner tonight, I'll flaming well leave
home!"
COLAC
New staff welcomed during the
month were Miss Dianne Bramley ( Wools ) and Miss Allison
Dow ( Office ). We endorse the
welcome already given.
It's a cause of great pleasure to
report that Miss Bethune has returned to her office duties after
a sojourn in hospital for an operation to her thumb. The said member is progressing very favorably.
COLAC SOCIAL CLUB
ENTHUSIASTICALLY
LAUNCHED
The Foy-Bilsons Social Club
has been re-formed, and a wellattended initial meeting gave
every indication of a successful
and enthusiastic future. The enthusiasm is particularly noticeable
concerning Store participation in
the forthcoming Combined Staff
Picnic at Bacchus Marsh.
Congratulations are tendered to
Murray Carson, of Men's Wear,
who recently succeeded in gaining his Stott's Diploma of Radio.
The last item in the news from
Colac revolves around the comings and goings of staff on recreation leave. For example, we note
thatt Miss W. McLeod has returned from a holiday in Bendigo, Miss Mary Danaher ( Office)
returns after sampling the joys of
Surfers Paradise, whilst the motoring quartette of Messrs. Michael
Boyce ( Men's Wear), Peter Wilson ( Grocery ), Kevin Matheson
(Despatch) and Graham Hobley
(Furniture)) report a great trip
after their tour of Queensland.
The redoubtable "Uly" Paine
is reported to have been observed
leaving the surf at Apollo Bay at
7 a.m. each morning, and is now
back with a healthy sun-tan, and,
finally, Miss E. Kerr ( China ) is
spending a nice holiday in Sydney.
GEELONG
The many friends of Miss Win
Trigg, of Advertising, will be delighted to learn that the lady is
making an excellent recovery from
her recent illness. It seems unnecessary to add that all her colleagues hope that the recovery
continues until there is a complete return to good health.
Staff movements during the
month were as follows:—
NEW STAFF:
G e r a l d Alexander ( Men's
Store), Miss Cheryl Case ( Cosmetics ), Miss D'Astoly (Patterns )
and Miss L. Howard ( General
Office ).
TRANSFER:
Miss Cheryl Twitt, from Millinery to Sportswear.
SUCCESS OF BRIGHT'S
AUTUMN
PRESENTATION
A large number of staff members are fully entitled to praise
for their efforts in connection
with the Autumn presentations.
With this thought in mind, we
offer sincere congratulations to
the following:—
Mr. Bob MacKinnon and members of the Display Staff for the
excellent windows that amplified
the novel theme — "Hunt for Big
Fashion Game This Autumn",
Mesdames Janice Dixon (General
Office ), and ' Ellis ( Elevators )
who, with Misses Janice Murphy
( Office) and Allana Golding (Fabrics), led Parades of Autumn and
Winter Fashions at Inverleigh.
Mesdames Wyndham ( Fashions )
and McClain ( Sportswear ); who
selected the fashions shown, and
Mrs. Colleen Ellis (Ticket Office) who made a great job of
the compering.
BENDIGO
A newcomer to Store service is
Miss Sylvia Harper, who joins the
Office Staff. We assure the lady
of a hearty welcome and wish her
all prosperity in this sphere.
Readers will be pleased to learn
that Miss Faye Holland, of the
Office Staff, who sustained a
broken arm in a car accident at
Christmas time, is making a slow,
but thorough recovery. All will
wish Faye "all the best", coupled
with the hope that the lady is
soon back at Myers again.
The Social Club promoted a
Night Tennis Tournament at the
Ironbark Courts on 15th March.
Attendance was not all that could
reasonably be expected, but those
who did attend were treated to
some excellent displays of tennis.
THE SAD STORY OF
THE REBELLIOUS BUS
Still on matters social, we report that the Club hired a passenger bus on the 21st February
for a picnic at Torquay. An excellent day was enjoyed by all
who patronized the outing, but
the bus broke down on the return
journey, and while 10 miles out
of Daylesford.
Repairs were effected after a
two-hour wait, with the result tha t
the party arrived home in "the
wee sma' hours of the morning".
Better luck next time!
MILDURA
We welcome Miss R. Lanigan,
Secretary of Bowring's Social Club,
as the new correspondent for
"Service" at Mildura. We haven't
any doubts that this lady will
adequately conform to the high
standard set by all of our other
scribes at various Stores.
Staff movements during the
month were as follows:—
NEW STAFF:
Miss Colleen Griffen, Miss
Gwen Hood, Miss Pam Woolterton ( all at Upstairs Office ); Mr.
Roger Stewart ( Men's Shoes ).
TRANSFERS:
Miss Wilma Hayes ( Upstairs
Office to Downstairs Office ), Mr.
Noel Case (Men's Shoes to Men's
Wear), Miss Dorothy Quinn
( Hosiery to Ladies' Shoes ).
RETURN FROM SICK LEAVE:
Mr. Tony Furay ( Anthony
Salon ).
ON SICK LEAVE:
Mrs. S. L a it y ( Children's
Wear).
WHY GO ABROAD
FOR THE BALLET!
In the realm of Social matters,
all staff are eagerly looking forward to the Dinner Dance to be
held out-of-doors on the lawns of
the Wintersun Hotel on the 20th
March.
We presume that our next issue
will contain a full account of the
function, and we're anxious to
learn how the trainees for the floor
show went. The said trainees
are Ron White, Jim Holcombe,
Ken Odgers, Ted Cox, Tom Gledhill and Gregg Smhal.
These six young chaps have
formed a "Ballet", and the subsequent presentation promises to
be novel and hilarious.
BALLARAT
A number of new arrivals joined
staff ranks during the month. We
heartily welcome Misses Pat
Trounce ( Fancy Department), Pat
Cleghorn ( Wools ), Janet Carey
( General Office), Jennifer Page
( Workroom ), and Mr. John Verhagen ( Boys' Store ).
There's been a spate of fund
raising activities in support of the
candidature of Miss Lorraine Dobbyn ( Miss Bridge Street Traders)
in her candidature for the Popular
Girl Contest in aid of the Ballarat
Orphanage Appeal.
In addition to the continued
success of the weekly produce
store, another Car Trail was held
over the CreSwick area. Twelve
cars competed and the winner
was Ray Aldrich ( Blinds Department), J. Lynch second, and
Doug Stevenson third. The trial
was "topped off" with a most enjoyable Hot Dog Supper.
BALLARAT HOLDS A
SUCCESSFUL
GOLF DAY
Mr. Frank Shearer organized a
Golf Day, and more than 100
players from Ballarat, Bendigo,
Colac, Geelong and Melbourne
took part. Men's stroke and
stableford events in two divisions
were decided, and there was also
a woman's 18-holes stroke handicap.
Lorraine's cause should benefit
by more than £.100 from the
Golf Day, and the results were as
follows:—
A Grade Stroke: E. McCoy 87
net. Stableford: W. Grubble, 38
points.
B Grade Stroke: W. Jones, 83
net. Stableford: J. Hyett, 40
points.
WOMEN'S
Mrs. G. Rimmington, 63 net.
Putting: B. Dawson. Nearest to
Flag 18th, W. Jones.
THE STORY OF A
GOLFER WHO WASN'T
Although it's not in the Ballarat report, we can't refrain from
adding some depressing details of
the performance at the same Golf
Day of our friend and colleague,
Mr. Ken Weaver, of the City
Store.
Ken — who is built on the
same diminutive lines as the
famous Ray Gabelich of Collingwood Football Club ( the premier
team of 1965 ), certainly looked
the part of a real golfer.
His bulk, plus an imposing array of matched clubs attracted
more than ordinary attention as
he "teed up".
And Ken's opening shot would
not have shamed a namesake in
Ken Venturi. A drive, estimated
by our friend to be at least 350
yards and by realists to be 150
yards, followed by three cunning
shots, saw him take the first hole
in four. Then followed several
4's and a 3. Quite an admiring
gallery had followed our friend to
this stage, but a great number of
regrettable lapses saw the gallery
disappear, and the score mount.
No matter what Mr. Weaver
might try and explain, it is NOT
good golf to take 12 strokes and
11 strokes at two succesive holes.
Furthermore, there must be an
easier means of getting around a
tree than by hitting it four times
in succession!
But like all the other visitors
on the Golf Day, Ken enjoyed
himself hugely, and it's a happy
sign of the great cordiality that
exists throughout our organization, that so many colleagues can
gather together to aid a good
cause, and to meet in friendly
rivalry in such competitions as
this one proved to be.
CHADSTONE
The classified columns carry an
announcement of the wedding
between Sue Smith and Ron
Harris, both of Chadstone Store.
As can be expected, a goodly
number of colleagues were present at the church, and the staff
was also well represented at the
subsequent reception held at
Myer's Strawberry Room, Chadstone.
Mrs. Sheila Norton ( Manchester Department ) is properly
elated at the safe arrival of her
first grandchild. We're glad to
state that Mrs. Norton's daughter
and the grandson are both doing
extremely well.
many problems associated with
the change, that it is our purpose
to devote as many issues of "News
Service" as we possibly can to the
matter in order that all of our
readers may be well-informed by
February of next year.
This series of articles is called
"Decimals Are Easy" and we
introduce it to the notice of all
interested.
( Part 1.)
Australia's changeover to decimal currency, set for February,
1966, will affect every section of
the community. The expression
of monetary amounts in Australian decimal currency will be one
of the main concerns, and the
Decimal Currency Board has
issued some guiding rules.
Considerable latitude will be
allowed and, just as at present,
in both dollar and sterling countries, there are several acceptable
methods by which amounts of
money may be expressed. However, in introducing the new
decimal currency syitem, an
opportunity is afforded at the
outset to give official guidance on
what might be regarded as the
"best" methods of expressing
amounts in dollars and cents.
The main requirements are
that the methods of notation
should not be ambiguous and, in
the case of cheques and other
similar instruments, that the
amounts should be difficult to
alter fraudulently. Another requirement is that the symbols chosen
to express dollars and cents should
involve the minimum ,of change
in existing printing and other
equipment.
DOLLAR SYMBOL
Arrangements are well in hand
for the Wool Board Promotion to
be held in early April. Fashion
Parades will be held in the open,
if weather permits, and these will
take place right outside the front
door of the Store. Other activities
will include sheep shearing, sheep
dog trials, and the finals of the
National Knitting Competition.
DANDENONG
In a small budget of news from
Dandenong we record the rollowing note regarding new arrivals at
the Store. They are Mrs. Hobbs
( Girls' Wear Dept.) and Mrs. L.
Townsend ( Ticket Writer ). To
them both — a very hearty welcome to Partons.
SOME FURTHER
ASPECTS OF DOLLAR
CONVERSION
Although we have just concluded our series of short articles
entitled "Making Sense — From
Pence to Cents," we consider ourselves justified in presenting another aspect of this rapidlyapproaching change in Australia's
currency.
There are so many important
phases to be considered, there is
so little time, and there are so
The Government has decided to
adopt the normal dollar symbol
for the Australian dollar — a
capital "S" crossed by two vertical strokes. This will be used
for all official purposes. The.
officially adopted symbol will not
be prescribed and may be varied
within reasonable limits. For
example, no particular type face
has been laid down for the letter
"S" and, while two vertical
strokes are desired, no objection
will be offered to the use of one
vertical stroke.
There will be scope for improvisation for a period. For example,
where a typewriter has no dollar
symbol, a capital "S" crossed by
a diagonal stroke may be used.
When it is necessary to distinguish the Australian dollar
from overseas currencies using
the same symbol, this should be
done by placing a capital "A"
after the symbol — $A.
CENT SYMBOL
The recommended symbol for
the cent is the small letter "c"
with no full stop. This symbol
should be placed after the figures
showing an amount in cents.
Again, it is likely that variations
of the symbol will occur and a
"c" crossed by a vertical stroke,
or some stylised version of the
"c" will be permitted.
( To be continued)