MR J. KILTY (above), advertising manager of Foodstuffs (Christchurch), Ltd, for the last 14 years, was the first man to open a self-service grocery in the South Island. He had seen .what he considered the start of a new trend in Auckland, and paid a builder from there to travel to Christchurch and remodel the premises of a bankrupt business he had bought in Unwood Avenue. The business boomed and became one of the most flourishing suburban grocery businesses in Christchurch. Mr Kilty became a Four Square member in 1943. He sold his Linwood Avenue business and it was later bought by Mr R. N. Clarkson, now a director of Foodstuffs (Christchurch), Ltd, and proprietor of the Linwood New World Supermarket Mr Kilty joined Foodstuffs in 1956 and a few months later became advertising manager. He has served on the board of directors.

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MR J. KILTY (above), advertising manager of Foodstuffs (Christchurch), Ltd, for the last 14 years, was the first man to open a self-service grocery in the South Island. He had seen .what he considered the start of a new trend in Auckland, and paid a builder from there to travel to Christchurch and remodel the premises of a bankrupt business he had bought in Unwood Avenue. The business boomed and became one of the most flourishing suburban grocery businesses in Christchurch. Mr Kilty became a Four Square member in 1943. He sold his Linwood Avenue business and it was later bought by Mr R. N. Clarkson, now a director of Foodstuffs (Christchurch), Ltd, and proprietor of the Linwood New World Supermarket Mr Kilty joined Foodstuffs in 1956 and a few months later became advertising manager. He has served on the board of directors.