Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-29
C.. Schmidt & Sons
Gets Honor Awards

NATIONAL, state and local awards
were bestowed upon C. Schmidt and
Sons, Inc, Philadelphia brewing
company, tonight, in unique recog-
milton of its record breaking safety
accomplishments.
The firm was presented the Nat
ional Safety Councils coveted first
place safety plaque fol establishing
1854 accident frequency rate in
1854. and an award of merit for its
consistent, w-par-for-industr
safety performance over a minimum
three-year period.
Christian Fl. Zoller, president,
accepted the plaque and merl.
award from Edwin S. Smith, New
York, the Councils regional direc-
tor. at the sixth annual safety
awards dinner held in Brewery
Tavern, Girard Avenue and Han
cock Street. Presentation of the
merit award marked the fourth
consecutive year the company has
gained this honor
Tho Pennsylvania Manufacturers
Association gave the company its
Safety Award for rolling up more
than 100000 man-hours of pro-
duction without disabling injury to
an employee. The firms feat of
anna ssing 1.344.551 accident-free
man-hours from July 1, 1854, to
March 81, 1866, represented new
high in safety in the brewing in
dustry. Thomas Mcconnell. 3rd,
Schmidt's executive vice president,
accepted the award from G. Mason
Owlett, PIMA president.
Added tribute was paid the COM
pany's safety achievements when
w. Michael Aicher, director of en-
ploye relations. United States Brew
ers Foundation. presented the fOun-
dation's second-place safety award,
bronze plaque. in its contest for
brewing concerns with 500 to L.
600 employees. Edward A. Gardiner,
treasurer, accepted for Schmidt's.
For the seventh straight year the
Pennsylvania Department of Labor
and Industry awarded the company
a certificate of merit for compiling
a safety record which bettered the
States average for industry gen.
orally. Charles S. Stricken, assis-
tant treasurer, accepted the award
from Lewis MongelIuzzo. superin-
tendent of the State Bureau of In
spection.
The Department of Labor and In
dusty also presented nine honor
award certificates to heads of de-
partmentsI with spotless safety rec
,rIc n ,riy hn
Der 81; and four certificates of merit
to departments which had accident
frequency rates below the States
average.
Harry Verdier. assistant manager
of the Philadelphia Safety Council.
gave to John Gardiner, Jr.,
Schmidt's vice president and sales
manager, an award for the COM
pany's perfect safety record during
the Councils contest for six
months ending December 81, and
to Frederick H. Schmidt, assistant
vice president and advertising
manager. an award for the best
safety performance in the local
food industry in the same period.
Paul Sherwin, assistant manager,
safety engineering and inspection,
Pennsylvania Manufacturers Asso-
citation Casualty Insurance Com
pany. who was guest speaker, COM
mended the company for it's sue
cessful, continuing campaign to use
modern safety techniques and re-
0uce accidents.
William A. Mulvenna, Schmidt's
safety engineer, who served as
POSTMASTER, said the 3.54 per cent
accident frequency rate achieved
by his company last year compared
with 1916 per cent for the indus
try generally.
Families of 43 employees used the
company's blood hank to make
emergency Withdrawals during 1854,
Mulvenna said, adding that new
equipment has been installed in the
disDenSary to test eyeSight of new