Southern California Cabinet Association Presents Annual Safety Awards

Thirty-seven enthusiastic cabinet inanufacturers gathered around the "lemonade stand" at Rudy's Italian Restaurant when the October 23 meeting of the Southern California Association opened. Each attending member "happily" reached into his pocket for the $5.00 dinner ticket and then sat down to enjoy a typical feast "a la Rudy's."

The exquisite menu included the following: Salad : a tempting mixture of smoked herrings, hot green peppers and salami; Soup De Jour: Spaghetti : Main Course : consisting of scrumptious sirloin tip, golden french fries and tempting mixed garden viegetables; and Dessert: cooling lime sherbet. If this sounds deliciouslt's because it was delicious. and everyone had a stretchedbelt to demonstrate his approval.

Following the dinner, president Dick Ruhoff opened the meeting by introducing attending guests. Af ter all guests had been properly introduced, Dick called on the speaker of the evening, J. Hillman, to present a comprehensive report on "Workmen's

Compensation Insurance." Mr. Hillman, a prominent representative of the State Compensation Insurance Fund, congratulated all cabinet members on their outstanding safety records. He then stated that the major problem facing the cabinet industry in the near future will be the loss of hearing among'employees, and that all cabinet manufacturers should be prepared to comply with forthcoming legislation on the control of noise in cabinet shops. Mr. Hillman further stated that disability payments and hospitalization benefits paid to employees have actually doubled during reient years, but that the cost of insurance had only risen a meager twenty-five percent.

At the conclusion of Mr. Hillman's speech, president Ruhoff requested that Sid Simmons (who generously contributed all plaques and safety awards) come to the podium and present the annnal safety awards. Sid Simmons announced that he would present a permanent plaque to the Cabinet Association rvhich would list the winners for each particular year. He then pre- sented this year's First Place Safety Trophies to the following firms: Sawyer Cabinet, Inc., DeMarco Cabinet Manufacturing Co., Alexander Cabinet Co., Inc., Jackson Cabinet Shop, Fullerton Cabinet Works, Inc., and Martinez Cabinet Shop.

Sid presented Safety Au'ard Plaques to : Central Cabinet Co., Inc., Taylor Nlillwork and Stair Co., Inc., W. L. Rubottom Co., Hejlik Cabinet and i\,[illwork, Inc., Western Lumber and Woodworking Co., and Craft's Cabinet Shop.

President Ruhoff thanked Mr. Simmons for his thoughtfulness and introduced labor relations chairman, Dick Fenton. Dick advised all cabinet members to read their labor contracts thoroughly. He summarized his brief speech by saying that the friendships gained through the association made attending the meetings well worth while.

Following Dick Fenton's remarks, Dick Ruhoff concluded the meeting by requesting that everyone attend the association's next scheduled event.

TOP: (IEFT): (left ro righr) J. Hillmon, Dick

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Dick Ruhoft, Joe De Morco, 5id Simnons ond Frqnk Doluiso ofiiciote ihe evening's octivities. (RIGHT): Sid Simmons owords o sofety-trophy to Mr. Woodheod of Sowyer Cobinet, while Everett Shoemoker looks on. BETOW: (IEFT): J. Schroeder gets o heqrty hqndshoke qnd q well-eqrned sofety-ploque from Sid Simmons. (CENTER): Sid Simmons presents qnother of the coveied sofety-trophies. (RIGHT); Byron Toylor eogerly occepts o sofety-ploque from Sid Simmons. BEI'OW: (LEFT): The hoppy group of sofety-oword winners gofher "en mosse" to thonk Sid Simmons for his generosity. (CENTER): Sid simmons qwords q sofety-trophy to Joe De Morco. (RIGHT): Roy Alexonder cheerfully occeots his sofety-trophy from Sid Simmons, BOTTOM: (left to right) Dick Fenton, Richord Combs, Joe De Morco, Sid Simmons ond Fronk Doluiso listen oftentively os president Dick Ruhofi mokes on imporlont point. (CENTER): Eqrl Jockson isn't reolly reluctqnl lo occept thqf beoutiful sufeiy-trophy from 5id 5immons. Actuolly. Eorl wos very enfhusiostic, but he wos blinded by our phofogropher's floshbulb. (RIGHT): 5id 5immons presenls the lqsi of the sofety-ptqques io qnother eqger cqbinet mqnufocturer.

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