http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/bcaf50e3d12b13642d4f757ee20172c6.PDF 041fdd1b602d25e571956f5465784844 PDF Text Text LOG Mar. 1 1957 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • ly\- • 5 • I rt • UNION WINS RRST TIDELANDS PACT • ••Vv.' -Story on Page 3 Benefits Ease Loss First payment in the Gulf under the SIU Welfare Plan's new parents depend­ ency benefits is re­ ceived by Seafarer Vincent J., C a 11 (right) in New Or­ leans. SIU welfare rep. Bill Fredericks delivers checks total­ ing $546 to Cali cover­ ing hospital expenses incurred during the illness of his father, Rosario. The elder Cali later died. •i-'Jy:. Affecle Painters apply the final coat of paint to ^'"Sn JODm the fost SIU health center one block from Unicn headquarters in Brooklyn, before medical equipment is installed. The center will be in full opera­ tion by the end of March. (Other Photo on Page 10). • BAfi' Pf Bc OBA major casualty in New York's month-long nffVOfl ylie. tug strike, the 43rd Street pier in Brooklyn is shown after it was damaged by the British freighter City of Ripon. The ship tried to dock without the aicT of tugs but didn't m ake it. The tug men may vote again Sun.•.d,ay to return to Tvork. They turned.down the proposed settlement once before. -•'-m �Face Two SEAFARERS IQG March 1. 1957 Sea Unions, Meany SlU Atcepiii Curran Rejetls Meet On Coal Beef Meany Plan In ACS Dispute Joseph Curran, National CIO President Gporge Meany As a eonscquenco of tht dispute over tho Amoricon Coal Shipping Company vessels. ships, AFL-CiO Prosidont Goorgo Moony colled o meeting In Curran- turned down a bid Woshlngton lost week of oil the unions Involved. by President Meany for .the The meeting wos ottended by full representotlon from the NMU's full support of the vorlous morltlme unions. Including the SlU of North Americo, the Atlontic ond Gulf District, the Notlonol Morltlme Union, the Morlne Engineers Beneflclol Assoclotlon, the Brotherhood of Morlne Engineers, ond the Notlonol Orgonlsotlon of Mos ters, Motes ond Pilots. After thorough discussion of the positions of the vorlous unions, proposols were mode by President Meony to effect o settlement. While the SlU occepted these proposols the NMU rejected them becouse they would Involve supporting the Interests of the recognized officers' unions os ogolnst District 50 of the United Mine Workers. The sugimory of the beef ond of the meeting submitted on beholf of the SlU of North Americo by Poul Holl, president; Morris Welsberger, vice-president, ond Motthew Dushone, Woshlngton representotlve follows: The following is a report on the meeting in Washington, DC, February 21, 1957, which was called by Brother Meany, President of the AFL-CIO, to discuss the American Coal beef. The maritime unions involyed were requested to notice lhat it intended to charter an additional 50, and announced attend. H • If" : '< ¥• The meeting was held because the M!\I&P and the MEBA filed complaints with President Meany about the conduct of Curran in the American Coal Shipping beef. Curran had also filed complaints against the SIU. The meeting was originally scheduled to take place In Miami during the AFL-CIO con­ vention, but the untimely death of Brother Lundeberg made it im­ possible for SlU representatives to attend. The facts in the ACS beef are simple. The domestic market for coal is declining. The European market for coal is expanding, and European demand for American coal is at an ail time high because of the Suez crisis. John L. Lewis, of the Mine Workers Union, coal producers, and coal-carrying rail­ roads, in order to make Ameidcan coal available to Europe, formed ACS, which on paper is a 50 mil­ lion dollar company. Lewis owns Vs; the coal producers own '/b, and the coal-carrying railroads own i/b of ACS. The plan was to charter Government-owned ships from the mothball fleet, and use them to carry coal to Europe. To this extent, the plan was an excellent idea which would have benefited the coal industi-y and the merchant marine. Invade Maritime But Lewis also saw in the plan an opportunity to invade the mari­ time industry. He was and is de­ termined that his catchall District 50 shall provide the officer person­ nel for ACS. ACS applied for 30 mothball ship.s. In order to quali­ fy as a charterer, ACS was re­ quired by law to be an actual oper­ ating shipping company. It had no operating experience or personnel. To qualify, it purchased, first, the SS CHIAN TRADER, manned by NMU, and the Bull Line, manned by SIU-A&G. These purchases would have qualified ACS as an operator, and made the charter­ ing of Government ships feasible." While ACS was still a paper com­ pany, before it had purchased, the SS CHIAN TRADER, and before it had purchased the Bull Line— before ACS was ready for opera­ tion or had any maritime employ­ ees, the company signed a phony agreement with District 50 to fur­ nish the deck officers and engin­ eers, and an equally phony agree­ ment with Joe Curran. The great danger in this con­ spiracy arose because ACS orig­ inally applied for', BO - ships, gave,. that an even larger number of ships would .soon be engaged. There are slightly more than 1,000 ships in the American merchant marine. When you remember that the 80 ACS ships are to be fed by coal producers and coal-carry­ ing railroads, it is clear that this operation could easily constitute a monopoly of the coal-carrying trade. If the ACS deal had been allowed to pass without challenge, the licensed officers' unions and the SIU would have been excluded from the lai'gest bulk-carrying op­ eration in American history. Therefore, the MM&P and the MEBA put up picket lines. These, of course, were supported by the SIU and the old AFL craft unions involved in coal-shipping opera­ tions. Crossed Picket Lines Joe Curran finked. He crossed the marine officers' picket lines. He did everything in his power to break the officers' unions. AFL-CIO President George Meany announced Federation sup­ port of the MM&P-MEBA beef against American Coal from the very beginning. The SIU, A&G District, filed a complaint against the company be­ cause its members were discrim­ inated against in hiring. The charges were so solid, that for the fourth or fifth time in its history the NLRB, acting on the SIU charges, sought and obtained a Federal Court injunction against the employer, ACS. On the day before the meeting presided over by President Meany, the New York Federal Court issued an injunction against American Coal. These are the facts. But Cur­ ran, in public speeches and news­ papers, twisting the truth, violat­ ing every principle of decent trade unionism, and breaking faith with all of the maritime unions, tried to make it appear that the SIU charges were opening the door for an attack on the maritime hiring hall. Every sailor knows that the SUP and SIU have been first and foremost in the continuing fight for the establishment and preservation of the hiring hall. Curran's com­ plaint, which he carried to the highest officers of the merged labor movement, that the SIU charges constituted an attack on the hir­ ing hall were false and indefens­ ible. At the February 21st meeting in Washington, President Meany pref, (Continued-on page lfil ' Maritime Union president, has rejected proposals by AFLto resolve the dispute over representation on American Coal plaint . . . knd honor the NMU The report then noted tiiat contract." "Curran's Insistence on the meeting stemmed from his de­ The SIU, the report said, empha­ sire to discuss the effeots of Masters, Mates and Pilots and the sized its belief that it had a very the so-called "attack on the Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ sound legal and trade union posi­ hiring haU" as the NMU de­ tion in its complaint against the ciation beef against ACS. Instead, scribed the dispute. If the company. Although President he chose to stand with the unaffili­ NMU position had been con­ Meany's suggestions would present ated, catch-all District 50 of the sistent and honest, then- the the Union with a difficult problem United Mine Workers and against Issue would have been settled it would be willing to comply, but AFL-CIO marine unions. The at this point . . . simply by "would then expect the JIMU to UMW is part owner of the com­ the NMU adopting President honor and support the lines of the pany and District 50 was given a Meany's recommendations. .." MM&P and MEBA against Ameri­ contract for the ships' officers. can Coal, as suggested by Presi­ It concluded that the only rea« The NMU president's rejection son for Injecting Bull Line was a of the Meany recommendations dent Meany." "The NMU's position with re­ smokescreen to cover Curran's came after SIUNA representatives accepted them "in the interests of spect to President Meany's pro­ support for District 50 as against the Federation," although they posals was that it would not re-^ AFL-CIO marine officers unions. pointed out that the SIU had a spect the AFL-CIO unions* picket- The SIUNA representatives, Paul "sound legal and trade union" lines until the Bull Line had been HaU, Morris Welsberger and Mat­ basis for its action against Ameri­ struck . . ." The participating thew Dushane expressed apprecia­ unions noted that Bull Line had not tion of President Meany's deep can' Coal. As detailed in the SIU of NA been an issue but if it was brought understanding of the issues. While report in the adjoining column in, then the dispute could logically firm in his position, they said, he "President Meany . . . had two rec­ involve other companies connected showed fairness and courtesy to all ommendations . . . (1) That the with American Coal including rail­ hands. NMU should support the MM&P roads, collier operators, mining and the MEBA, and (2) That the companies and other steamship op­ SIU should then withdraw its com­ erators. Bidding Keen For '57 Seafarer Scholarships A minimum of seven Seafarers and six Seafarers' children are currently scheduled to take the official College Entrance Examination tests in competition for the 1957 SIU scholarship awards. The examination to be given on March 16 is the as modified by the trustees last next to the last test available year, five scholarships are to be for those who wish to apply for $6,000 four-year award. March 9 is the closing registra­ tion date for the March 16 exam. Any Seafarers or Seafarers' chil­ dren who have not registered as yet can still get under the wire. The last qualifying exam will be given on May 18, which is just a couple of weeks ahead of the selec­ tion of the winners. The selection is traditionally made at the trus­ tees' meeting the first Tuesday in June, which is June 4 this year. In addition to the 13 who have already submitted all necessary credentials, a number of others may qualify for the award. The Seafarers Welfare Plan reports an unusually large number of in­ quiries on the scholarship program this year, 45 in all to date. Under the terms of the program. awarded annually. At least one of the five is reserved for a Seafarer. In the event that Seafarers are selected among the first four winners, then the fifth scholarship goes to the highest-ranking Sea­ farer remaining in the competition. Scholarship winners are picked on the basis of their performance on the college entrance tests, their high school record and their par­ ticipation in school or community activities. The selection is made by a board of professional educa­ tors who meet once each year for that purpose. The board includes representatives from Princeton, Columbia, New York University, Rutgers and Howard University. Last year Seafarers won four of the five awards offered. Nine SIU men in all have won the awards since the scholarship plan was first begun in 1953. US fn/uncfion Upholds SlU's Charge On ACS The SIU won a significant vic­ tory over American Coal in the US District Court last week as a Federal judge ordered the com­ pany to stop discrimination against Seafarers in its hiring of ships' crews. The jurist issued a tempo­ rary restraining order effectively halting the company's anti-SIU practices. Today he is scheduled to elaborate on the order in the form of a temporary injunction which will restrain tSe company until the National Labor Relations Board acts on SIU unfair labor practice charges against the con­ cern. The Labor Board's first hearing on the charges is set for March 4. On still another court front, the company succeeded in getting SIU, MEBA and MM&P picketing at Monti Marine in Brooklyn declared illegal. Another Federal judge ruled that auch picketing directed against the Thomas Paine, a Gov­ ernment-owned Liberty ship, con­ stituted a secondary boycott. The restraining order, issued against American Coal by Judge LawTence Walsh stops the com­ pany from giving preference to the National Maritime Union in hiring for its ships and from excluding (Continued on page 15) Welfare Services In New Quarters Providing better facilities for serving Seafarers are these altered quarters of Welfare Services now located In Room 307 at headquarters. Welfare Services representatives are Milton (Toby)" Flynn andeAl J^hner. �Pur* Thre* SEAFARERS LOG PhiUips Oil Signs Union Pact; First In La. Tidelands Conferring during contract negotiations with Phillips Retroleum Co. at Morgan City, La., are (l-r) following members of SlU negotiating team: L. F. Fenton, patrolman Tom Gould, assistant secretary-treasurer Robert A. Matthews, Neil C. Richard and Henry C. (Red) Mullins. Not shown is commit­ tee member Lindsey Williams, New Orleans port agent. Gould is now in charge of SlU-HIWD hall in Morgan City. SlU Ce's Lead New Bids For Breakouts NEW ORLEANS—^The first union agreement to be negotiated in the expand­ ing Louisiana offshore oil exploration and production industry has been won by the SIU's Harbor and Inland Waterways Division. The agreement was signed with the Phillips Fetro of the superior conditions tion. The company will pay all leum Company covering light won for Phiilips men." exam costs at Oschner's. wages, hours and working Open New Hall SIU port agent Lindsey Williams hailed the men in the Phiilips fieet Along with the completion of conditions for employees for presenting a "strong united the Phillips negotiations, the SIUaboard the company's pro­ HIWD opened a new hall at 912 front throughout the negotiations. duction vessels and drilling Front Street, Morgan City, La., to They deserve full dredit for suc­ serve the men in the Phillips fieet cess in securing this pioneer rig tender. and other offshore oil workers. agreement." Phillips is one of the coun­ try's largest independent crude oil exploration and pro­ duction companies. Its head of­ fices are in Oklahoma. Like many major oil companies it is rapidiy expanding offshore oil opera­ tions in what is considered the most lucrative remaining oil re­ serve area in the US. The SIU contract came after an SIU victory in a coilective bar­ gaining election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. SIU organizers have been active at this and other offshore oil op­ erations in recent months. Breakthrough Hailed Hailing the breakthrough in a hitherto non-union field, SIU Sec­ retary-Treasurer Paul Hall de­ clared, "This agreement is an ini­ tial step in the SIU's program to improve wages and working conditions in the Louisiana tidelands. This is admittedly a very difficult area in which to organ­ ize, particularly in view of the physical problems involved. How­ ever, we are hopeful that the Phil­ lips contract will attract strong support for the Harbor and In­ land Waterways Division from other workers in the tidelands in WASHINGTON—New breakout requests are piling into the Maritime Administration with several SlU-contracted com­ panies on line. Foremost among them, the Isthmian Steam­ ship Company has asked the One factor is the large offshore Maritime Administration for charters on eight Government- oil drilling program being under­ taken in Persian Gulf waters, re­ o^vned Victory ships. In addition, other SIU companies quiring huge amounts of supplies filing bids include Mississippi and equipment. This is the first time in many Steamship, which is asking for three Victory ships to carry agri­ years that Isthmian has bid for cultural commodities to Brazil. A Government tonnage. Previously third operator, Mathiasen Tankers, the company had one other ship has a bid in for three Liberty ships under charter, the Andrew Jack­ son, a Waterman C-2, but that for commercial bulk cargoes. vessel has been turned back to its Two-Year Charters owners. The new applications came after Both istnmian and Waterman the Maritime Administration re­ vised its s^t-up to provide mini­ have subsidy applications pending mum two year charters on Victory which would cover their berth ships and payment of breakout operations on a wide variety of costs by the operators on Llbertys. shipping runs. Some companies are reluctai\t to accept tonnage under the new re­ quirements, complaining it would be uneconomical for them to pay the costs of the breakouts which are estimated as high as $250,000 per vessel. They are asking for broader cargo-carrying authority WASHINGTON—^The 100 percent ship mortgage insurance to help meet the higher cost. law passed last year has already stimulated applications for However, Mathiasen has indi­ cated its willingness to pay the full construction of 40 new vessels. Among them are three pas­ cost of the Liberty breakouts, senger ships and a number of ' which should push along its ap­ roll-ons and container-carry­ acted on, include the conversion of ing vessels. the Badger Mariner for Arnold plication accordingly. Elsewhere on the breakout front. Reviewing the operation of the Bernstein and construction of a law, the Maritime Administration number of new tankers. Large scale Bull Line expects to have four reports that nine vessels now applications involve ten container coal-carrying Libertys ready for under construction or already com­ ships for American Hawaiian, a service within a week or ten days. pleted are also covered the law. west coast company, the conver­ Two of them are scheduled to crew Included among thembyare the sion of the passenger ship Matin Savannah beginning today (see Florida Queen for TMT Trailer story, page 5). Another two coal Ferry, and the supertanker Adora­ sonia for Matson and two passen­ ger liners for H. B.- Cantor. ships are being readied for Water­ tion built by J. M. Carras. The Cantor plans would involve man Steamship and prospects are Applications pending or being ships capable of carrying as much bright for additional tonnage as 5,000 passengers each Pulimanassignments to these and other style, with meals, entertainment SlU-contracted operators. and recreation sold as extra-charge Berth Service Her. 1, 1957 Vol. XiX No. 5 items. The eight ships requested by The SIU put in strong support Isthmian would be put on the com­ for the 100 percent ship mortgage pany's regular berth service on law at the last session as the only various Far East runs as well as way to break ground for develop­ PAUL HALL. Secretary-Treaswr in its Persian Gulf operations. HEBMUII BRAND. Editor, RAT DINIRON. ment of new shipping concerns and ^ .The Isthmian bid is noteworthy Managing Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN. Art construction of many more new in that it indicates an increasing EdUon HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN SPIVACX. ships by existing companies. demand for shipping space in the Staff writers. BILL MOODT. Gulf Area The Bernstein interests were the Persian Gulf area, whether or not Representative, first to take advantage of the 100 the Suez Canal is reopened for PuUishid bIwRRkly at tha haadquartart percent ship mortgage law when tha Saafarart Intarnatlanal Union. At­ navigation in the coming months. of lantic A Gulf District, AFL-CIO. «7S Fourth they applied for purchase and con­ Normally the opening of the canal Avanua, Brooklyn M, NY. Tal. HYaclnth version of the Badger Mariner for Entorod at lacond clau mattar • would permit the carriage of more MSOe. at tha Poit Offica In Brooklyn, NY, undar low-cost transatlantic passenger tha Act of Aug. 24, 1912. cargo with existing ships, but evi­ service. Bernstein expects to take dently the needs are too great to possession of the vessel lyithln the be satisfied in that way. hext "few"weeks.'' . ' SIU New Orleans patrolman Tom Gould has been assigned to the Morgan City hall. The agreement, which runs for one year, includes the following benefits won after three weeks of almost continuous negotiations: • A substantial wage Increase. • Reduction in work days aboard production vessels from 14 on and seven off to seven days on and seven off. • Reduction in rig tender em­ ployees' hours from 12 hours a day to eight hours daily. Overtime is paid after eight hours. The sched­ ule of ten days on and five days off is continued. • Seven paid holidays, with dou­ ble time for men working. There were no paid holidays before. • Two weeks'* paid vacation a year. • A seniority clause covering layoffs, transfers, promotions and vacation choices. • Grievance procedure. • Establishment of a committee of Phillips workers and Union del­ egates to meet monthly on beefs with management. • Medical exam reviews to be decided by the Oschner clinic in New Orleans in the event of dis­ putes over a man's physical condi­ Handling negotiations for th# SIU were Williams, Robert A. Mat­ thews, assistant secretary-treas­ urer, and Henry C. "Red" Muliins, Neil C. Richard, L. F. Fenton and Charles D. Dixon, rank and file Phillips' workers. SIU attorney C. Paul Barker served in an advisory capacity. Vote $ For Quarantine WASHINGTON — The 24-hour Quarantine inspection system for vessels in US ports seems certain to go into effect soon for the bal­ ance of the 1957 fiscal year. The Senate has already passed a $67,500 deficiency appropriation for the i;est of the 1957 period and the House is expected to follow suit. Provision of the funds means that ships will no longer have to drop the hook and wait until next morning to dock when arriving in a US port after 5 PM. The money will go to pay overtime for Quar­ antine inspectors who have to work past that hour. US Loan Guarantee Spurs Ship Plans SEAFARERS LOG VINCENT J. MALONE Retires After 19 Years SAM BENNETT New President Bennett Now MFOW Head With Sam Bennett succeeding Vincent J. Malone as presi­ dent, the Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders Union is expected to continue pursuing the same policies and same practice of close cooperation with SIU of NA affiliates that and established close ties with SIU marked Malone's tenure of of­ of NA member unions. He was fice. Malone, holder of the top first elected head of the Firemen's spot in the union for the past 19 Union in 1938. An account of his years, declined to run again dur­ experiences and of the Firemen's ing the last MFOW election, and Union is to be published in book Bennett, who was MFOW vice form shortly. president, was elected without op­ Like his predecessor, Bennett is position. known to be solidly anti-Commu­ It was under Malone's leader­ nist and also has a wide acquaint­ ship that the Firemen affiliated anceship among the other mem­ with the SIU of North America bers of the SIU Pacific District •I •-i': �SEAFARERS LOG^ Par* Four US Benefits MAXIMUM BENEFITi $81.40 per month WIDOWS 62 or over Up to $253 burial benefit • 1 1 1 1 WIDOWS Any Ago SICI Benefits $4,000 death benefit e , Family hospital, surgical benefit for 90 days after tori rfoy Sea­ farer worked Seafarer's earned vocation pay Children eligible for scholarship MAXIMUM BENEFIT 1 $162.80 per month $4,000 death benefit Up to $255 burial benefit j 1 1 Family hospital, surgical benefit for 90 days after last day Sea­ farer worked March 1. 1957 HAROLD T. ANDRIWS (OverMai), Dae. S—Chairman, P. Praialar;' Sacratary, R. Archar. New delegate elected. ;Shlp'a fund $8. Room to be apotted on aanltary. Need new atovc and electric mixer. Beef* to be taken to department delegates not topside. Messhall to be • kept clean. Return used cups to pantry. GRAIN SHIPPER (Grain Fleet), Dec. 15—Chairman, M. Houx; Secretary, J. Harty. Beef regarding launch service In Inchon, Korea—to be referred to patrolman. Ship's fund $12.50. Few hours disputed overtime. Foc'sles, showers and gaUey need painting. Patrolman to be advised of inadequate stores and slop chest. DOROTHY (Bull), Dec. 28—Chair­ man, R. Joy; Secretary, J, McNeely, Linen to be turned in. 24 hours no­ tice to be gfven when leaving ship. Seafarer's earned vacation poy 1 MAXIMUM BENEFITt $200 per month - 1 1 Family hospital, surgical benefit for 90 days after lost day Sea­ farer worked COALINGA HILLS (Fan-Atlantic Corp.), Dec. 31—Chairman, J. Grimes; Secretary, T. Jenkins. New delegate elected. Sldp's fund $35. Discussed overtime beef. Reports accepted. Need new washing machine. Delegate to talk with captain about firing oiler with cause. Seafarer's earned vcKotion pay Children eligible for'scholarship 1 An oversimplified digest of the features of the US Social Security set-up in the last LOG caused a stir in a dozen Social Security SS field offices from coast to coast last week, but things are set to rights here. Despite the impression in the LOG, Boxscore Revised widows under 62 with no children under 18 do not qualify for monthly Social Security benefits, although they.do get up to $255 in burial bene­ fits. Widows (any age) with children under 18 qualify for the monthly benefits plus the burial benefit. SIU welfare benefits (right hand column) apply in all cases, how­ ever. Readers are urged to save both items for an easy guide to these valuable benefits. Freeze Cards In Port Strikes NEW YORK—^Two rulings by the Seafarers Appeals Board last month shattered prece­ dent to protect the job rights of Seafarers in ports affected by a strike or tie-up that mate­ rially affects shipping. The action was taken on Persian Gulf shuttle. Simmons The Fort Bridget, along with the February 14, two days after said the delegates and crew on this Transcape (T A K), subsequently went under foreign flag. the outbreak of the longshore­ ship "did a bang-up SIU job." men's strike in North Atlantic ports. The strike ended last Fri­ day. Under the new rulings, a "freeze" on the dates of Seafarers'_5hipping cards in all strike-bound ports went into effect back to February 12, when the dock walkout began. The "freeze" applied until the end of the ten-day strike on February 22. SIU ports from Boston to Nor­ folk were involved. No Time Lost On Cards As a result, according to Assist­ ant Secretary - Treasurer Claude Simmons, Seafarers registered in the affected ports lost no time on their 90-day shipping cai'ds due to the strike. A Seafarer who had 20 days left on his card when the strike started still had 20 days left to ship on that card when the walkout ended. A companion decision applies the same principle to ship's crews laid off during the course of a strike. Under the SIU shipping rules, if a ship lays up and then calls for a crew again within ten days after lay-up, the original crewmen have preference for the jobs provided they are registered on the shipping list. The appeals board ruling now gives them preference on the jobs for ten days after the strike ends. Both ruUngs will also apply to any future tie-ups. They are the latest in a series of decisions by the appeals board clarifying and amending the Union's shipping rules. The ap­ peals board, composed equally of SIU and shipowner representatives. Is established under the employ­ ment clause in SIU agreements. Meanwhile, shipping was very alow here during the past period, Simmons pointed out, due to the coastwise dock strikfi-aSr,weU as the local tug strike. A total of 20 ships paid off, two signed on and 13 were in transit. Among the payoffs was the tanker Fort Bridget (US Petroleum), whose crew was repatriated by air from France after a year on the Question: The Maritime Administrator has predicted that ships of the future will all be submarines. Would you like to be a seaman under those circumstances? J. Carbone, AB: It wouldn't be David Doren, OS: I don't think bad in some respects bebause you I would care for it because I like fresh air too would avoid the much. I wouldn't storms and all relish the idea of the pitching and being cooped up rolling that goes in a submarine. with bad weather. I understand that But at the s?me in the Navy they time, I would like pay 50 .percent to get some fresh extra for sub­ air once in a marine duty and while and you if we ever get can't do that very merchant subs I imagine they well on a submarine ship. would pay extra too. 4 4, 4 ii> 4" Angelo Cinquemiano,MM: I would BUI stanion, MM: I'm afraid that not mind trying a ship like that. It there won't be any seamen at aU would be some­ because from thing out of the what I read these ordinary if it ships wUl be op­ ever comes about. erated by remote However, I do control from not think it will happen on a shore stations. Fortunately large scale. I though, it will be would be sur­ after my time, prised to see underwater ships and won't affect our present ship­ take over from our present-style ships. ping set-up. 4 4 4" Harry Cracknel!, MM: It doesn't make sense to me. I doubt if I will see anything like that In my life­ time so I'm not going to worry about it. It wiU be a long time before shipping will change so much to affect our present way of doing ship­ board work. 4 4 BIG BEND (Tankship), Dec. 30— Chairman, J, SwIderskI; Secretary, V. Ratcllff. TV set purchased. One man missed ship in N. O. Delayed sailing disputed. 16 hours disputed overtime. New delegate elected. No heat in messmen's foc-sles. Smoking to be con­ fined to designated areas only. Recre­ ation room to be kept clean. TV set to be donated to boil's club if ship lays up. man missed ship. Five hours disputed overtime. Report accept.ed. Shower drains plugged up. Sink needs repair­ ing in foc'slc. $4,000 death benefit Up to $255 buriol benefit ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Jan, 1— Chairman, J, Steele; Secretary, R, Klenast, Two men missed ship in Puer­ to Rico. Ship's fund $30. Repair lists to be submitted. Request different brand of coffee. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine meals and serv­ ice on holidays. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities Service). Jan. 1—Chairman, W. Omelancxuk; Secretary, D, Wilson. One Children eligible for scholarship 1 Two or More 1 Children 1 Under 18 packed. Report accepted. Vote of thanks to steward department. Repair list to b^ submitted, 4 Domlnlck Defeo, chief pump­ man: Well maybe it might happen someday but not whUe I'm still sailing so I don't have to worry about it. When the time comes it will be a prob­ lem to consider because it will change the way of running quite a bit from the kind of operation we have now. ; i /.» ' Reports accepted. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine Christ­ mas dinner. CHOCTAW (Waterman), Dee. 22— Chairman, M. Slmonettl; Secretary, M. Doherty. One member failed to Join ship in Yokohama. Ship's fund $12 and 200 Yen. Few hours disputed over­ time. New delegate elected. To have wooden bunks, built-in drawers and lockers in aU' rooms. When leaving ship crew to strip bunk and return linen. Turn •oS washing machine when through. Request more canned Juices and fruits, frozen vegetables, and fresh fruit. Need mattress and pillow covers. DEL ORO (Miss.), Sept. 2—Chairman, H. Mooney; Secretary, H. Gardes. Ship's fund $65.09. New delegate elect­ ed. Key to door on after deck to be given to messman at meal times. Dis­ cussion on locked doors during time of Kroo boys on board. CHARLES C. DUNAIF (Orion), Dec. 23—Chairman, J. Zerels; Secretary, J. Morlson. One man hospitalized in Japan. Vote of thanks to steward for fine Job, good cooking. Delegate to ask captaiit for US eurrency in Chile, Repair list to be made up. IDEAL X (Pan-Atlentic), Dee. 2«— Chairman, H. Huston; Secretary, J. Atchison. Action to be taken on rusty water situation. Painting and sougeeing to be started. Need new washing machine for black gang. One man missed ship. Few hours disputed over­ time. Short one man. Report accepted. Vote of thanks for fine Xmaa dinner. Shower water tank needs flushing. JOHN C. WATERMAN (Waterman), Doe. 16—Chairman, S. Szants, Jr.; Secretary, R. Agular. Few members to be reported to patrolman for drunkeness. Few hours disputed overtime. Repair list to be submitted. Vote of thanks to steward departmient for fine cooperation. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Nov. 17—Chairman, W. Brow; Secretary, H. Goley. Ship's fund $15.07. New dele­ gate elected. Blowers to be fixed in deck gang rooms. Mesa hall to be kept clean for preparation of holiday meals. ROBIN KETTERING (Seas Ship­ ping), Oct. 7—Chairman, W. Wandell: Secretary, J. Hannay. Ship's fund $30.90. Some disputed overtime. Heports accepted. New delegate elect­ ed. All beefs to be taken to dele­ gate between 8 AM and 6 PM unless considered serious. Movies to be shown on Sunday afternoon and al­ ternate nights. Vote of thanks to negotiating committee on new wags scale. Dec. 2—Chairman, L. Ames; Secre­ tary, J. Hannay. New messman aboard in Capetown, Engineers do­ ing carpenter's work. Ship's fund $20.50. Delayed saUing disputed. Re­ port accepted, Repair list submit­ ted. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment for Thanksgiving dinner. Col­ lection for messman Injured in Duran. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), Dec. 12—Chairman, A. Fedo; Secre­ tary, T. Constantln. Repair list has been submitted. New delegate and treasurer elected. Few hours - diisputed overtime. Reports accepted. Members to donate $1 toward ship's fund. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Nov. 10—Chairman, F. TImmrock; Secre­ tary, H. West. Secretary elected. Each member to donate $1 toward ship's fund—fund not to exceed $50. Blackboard to be placed in laundry. Library to be kept clean. ALCOA FURITAN (Alcoa), Dec. 24 —Chairman, L, Larkin; Secffetary, J. Byrne, Discussion on atoppers for crew's quarters; gangway watch; pas­ sageway doors to be kept closed while in port. Vote of thanks to ships dele­ gate. ALCOA RANGER (AlCOa), Dec. 29— Chairman, A. Carpenter; Secretary, F. Napoll. Bed* springs to be repaired or replaced. One man missed ship in Tampa; personal gear Inventoried and DEL RIO (Miss.), Dee, 23—Chairman, F. Davis; Secretary, B, Hussar, More stores to be put on African Run. Beef on ammonia tanks being carried on No. 4 hatch. Suggestion that they be carried only on No. 3 or No. 5 hatches. Laundry and washing machine to be kept clean. Kocoo boys not to be al­ lowed in crew's quarters. FREDERIC C. COLLIN (Drytrans), Dee. 9—Chairman, $, Drury; Secretary, R. Simpson, Crew warned about foul­ ing up and missing watches. Return all soiled linen. Repair list turned In. Action taken on same. Request steam and water lines to be run together in washing machine. Need new alumi­ num agitator for washing machine. DEC. 30—Chairman, S. Drury; Sec­ retary, F. Fox, Request four launches to and from ship. Draw to be put out every five days. Repair Ust taken care of. FuU cooperation between all. de­ partments. Ship's fund S6. Locker doors to be repaired in messroora and foc'sles. Discussion on retiring pen­ sion for SIU members. Members asked to write to LOG for reaction on same. p. EDITH (Bull), Dec. 30—Chairman, Gvozdich; Secretary, J. Gavin. Steward missed ship. Ship sailed shorthanded. Steward to remain aboard to receive stores. Two men fouled up. To charge payment of delayed sailing to men responsible for non-payment by company due to fact that they were not aboard. IBERVILLE (Waterman), Dec. 29— Chairman, L. Meyers; Secretary, C. Ridge. New delegate, reporter and treasurer elected. Ship's fund $19.35. Some disputed overtime. Short a bak­ er. Laundry to be kept ciean. Messball to be left clean. MAE (Bull), Dec. 29—Chairman, W. Morris; Secretary, C. Hosetter. Need gangway, present ladder very bad. Ship's fund $29.00. TV repaired. $12 in boat fund. Reports accepted. Air condition all SIU ships especially ones running to tropics. . MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western Tankers), Sept. 23—Chairman, P. MeKreth; Secretary, E. Lambe. Received innerspring mattresses, awnings' and travelers checks. Six members missed ship in Singapore. Ship's fund 24,000 Yen. New deiegate elected. Washing machine to be. repaired; bathrooms to be painted and quarters sougeed. Gearfor men who missed ship wiil be put aboard in Singapore. Keep messroom clean. SEAMAR (Calmar), Dee. 25—Chair­ man, B. Schuitz; Secretary, F. Miller. Ship's fund $7.30. Overtime cut off be­ cause crew turned in subsistence. Report accepted. Salt water in fresh water lines. To be Investigated by patrolman. Check slop chest and post Itemized list of prices. Post Ust of port addresses. ROBIN TRENT (Robin), Dee. 30— Chairman, J, Straka; Secretary, M, Kamlnskl. Reports accepted. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine Christmas dinner and good food in general. SUZANNE (Bull), Dec. 22—Chair­ man, R. Lanoue; Secretary, G, Preta. Repair lists submitted. Ship's fund $2. Few hours disputed overtime. Rusty drinking water; to see patrolman about same. Vote of thanks to chief cook and galleymen for exceUcnt food, Messhall and laundry to be kept clean and payoff to-ljp sober and orderly, THE CABINS (Terminal), Jan. 2— Chairman, F, NIgro; Secretary, F, Nlgro. Ship to pay .off at Anchorage, Beef on division of overtime with watch standers and day men. Reports accepted. SANDCAPTAIN (Cons. Aggregates), Dec, 14—Chairman, W, Smith; Secre­ tary, E. Klingvall. Ship's fund $100. One man missed ship. Vote of thanks to delegate and steward department for Job weU done. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), Dec, 24—Chairman, W. Saltrez; Secretary, W, Saltrez, New delegate elected. Company to supply steward. day of arrival for loading stores. Stores Ust to be sent to steward. New feeding system not satisfactory. �-T •^• Pare l^e SEAFARERS LOG March 1. ItST Two More Bull Coal Ships Ready I SAVANNAH—^Two of the first four ships allocated to Bull Line for the coal run will crew up here this week, assuring good shipping for the current period. The John Kendall was due^ to take a crew today, and the taken care of, McAuley noted. James Bowdoin should crew About 100 hours of disputed de(*k End of longihoremen't strike, which tied up shipping in New York and other northeastern ports for 10 days, finds plenty of job action in headquarters hiring hall as ships start moving again. Ships Move As ILA Strike Ends Ships are moving again off the North Atlantic coast as a 10-day strike of the International Ijpngshoremen^ Association ended last Saturday morning. 45,000 longshoremen who had been out in New York and other ports from Maine to Virginia began to return to work. Meanwhile, however, ship­ -fBradley, in fact, had is­ was said to be the chief reason ping activities in New York President sued a back-to-work order during for its rejection. remained partially hampered the middle of the week, prior to There had also been consider­ by the continuing strike of the port's tugboat workers. The longshoremen's return end­ ed a six-month hassle over a new contract. It followed rank-and-file acceptance of the employers' offers in New York and other ports. In New York the ILA said that long­ shoremen ratified the contract by a vote of 6,829 to 4,017. Actual terms of the New York agreement had been worked out between the New York Shipping Association and the ILA. wage scale committee nearly a week before the men went back to work. ILA Industry wide wage patterns are being given up in the woolen and worsted industry by the Textile Workers Union of America. The union will negotiate on a companyby-company basis because there was no single company big enough to set the pace and because some operations are far more profitable than others. any vote by the men. That order backfired when em­ ployers and th^ ILA failed to reach agreements in Baltimore and Nor­ folk, Va. By Friday agreements in those ports were reached and Bradley issued a new back-to-work order effective Saturday morning. Meanwhile, expectations that the tugboat strike also would end failed to materialize as members of Local 333, United Marine Divi­ sion, National Maritime Union, re­ jected the six-year pact agreed to between the local's officers and the employers. The length of the pact A eitywide agreement has been signed between the city of Phila­ delphia and District Council 33, State, County and Municipal Em­ ployees, providing for exclusive bargaining rights for the union wherever it has a majority in a city department. Philadelphia is the first large city in the country to sign such an agreement. About 15,000 city, employees are involved i;. ^ a. exclusive of policemen, firemen A ten-year recognition contract and park guards. has been signed by virtually all 3> 3> major Miami Beach resort hoteis The US Supreme Court is ex­ with the Hotel and Restaurant Em­ pected to rule in the near future on ployees Union, ending a 21-month long strike. Some SO to 60 hotels whether states and towns have the are involved. The contract pro­ right to levy license fees on union vides for a succession of one-year organizers. Many towns in Georgia, agreements insuring the union ten Tennessee, Mississippi and Virginia years' recognition and a no-strike have passed such ordinances. The clause. Wages, hours, vacations test will be based on the Baxley, and other issues will be negotiated Ga., ordinance which calls for a license fee of $2,000 a year for shortly. each union organizer plus a $500 fee for each member signed up. "Beat the sales tax" is the cry $• $1 X of the Massachusetts labor move­ Supplemental unemployment ben­ ment. The State Federation of efit plans received a setback in Labor has voted $10,000 to be spent in an anti-sales tax campaign, with California when a Department of the state CIO also participating. Employment referee ruled that the The sales tax has been proposed payments cannot be used to supple­ by Governor Foster Furcolo, who ment state unemployment benefits. The referee said that such pay­ was elected with labor support. ments are, in effect, wages and 3^ should be deducted from unem­ In neighboring Connecticut, the ployment benefits, not added to Slate Unemployment Compensa­ them. A court appeal is being tion Commissioner has ruled planned by several unions in­ against paying jobless benefits to volved. ^ ^ a woman worker who quit under unusual circumstances. She resign­ Gary, Indiana, has bus service ed after three days at a factory again after a 98-day strike. The because the ,tone of her fellow- agreement provides for a nineworkers' conversation was occa­ certs hourly increase plus five sionally off-color. The Commis­ cents more in 1958. The Amalgam­ sioner ruled that tender ears were ated Motor Coach Employees LocaJ no reason for quitting. 517 signed the • corilract." able talk -on the waterfront that the longshoremen Would reject their pact. At least three big Man­ hattan ILA locals had opposed the agreement reached by the wage scale committee. The picture was further complicated on Thursday morning, just before the men were slated to vote on the ratification, by the appearance in Brooklyn and lower Manhattan of handbills urg­ ing the contract's rejection. The handbills, signed only by "rank and file ILA members," made a special Issue of the fact that the ILA agreement did not call for a common termination date with the longshoremen's contract on the West Coast. This lent cre­ dence to the belief that the hand­ bills were the work of either Harry Bridges, head of the West Coast longshore union, or of his east coast agent, Irving (Charles) Velson. • Bridges, who has been grinding the axe for a common termination date right along, arrived in New York several weeks ago and told newspaper reporters he was here "to protect my interests." He was still in New York at last report. The three-year contract approved by the longshoremen consists ba­ sically of two parts. One part calls for a "master contract" for all longshoremen from Portland, Me., to Hampton Roads, Va., on wages, hours and employer contributions for welfare and pension benefits. The second part calls for the set­ tlement of other contract issues, such as working conditions, vaca­ tions and paid holidays, on a port by port basis. The wage provisions call for a 32-cent-an-hour boost of which 18 cents is payable the first year and 7 cents the second and third years. All the contract provisions are re­ troactive to October 1. Use Only One Mail Address Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various operators in back wages and disputed overtime should first check whether they have a proper mailing address on file with the company. SIU headquarters officials point out that reports received from sev­ eral operators show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score is sent'from another, thus cre­ ating much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. ' • < ' up Tuesday, once overhauling is completed. Bull Line already has four of its own Libertys, the An­ gelina, Arlyn, Carolyn and Doro­ thy, on the coal run now. Two more ships from the reserve fleet will join the operation shortly. Shipping during the last period was better than usual, due to vis­ its by six in-transit ships, plua one payoff. Port Agent E. B. McAuley reported. The in-transits were the Seatrain Savannah, Seatrain New York (Seatrain); Robin Mowbray (Seas Shipping); Coeur d'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers); (Steel Surveyor (Isthmian), and the John C. Kendall (Bull), which came in with a riding crew. The lone payoff, - the Pacific Ocean (World Carriers), stirred some interest as she may have set something of a record in trans­ atlantic crossings. It took the ship 24 days to get from Antwerp, Bel­ gium, to Savannah, because the steering gear was fouled up most of the trip. Helmsman Back Aft She had to be steered from the aft steering station most of the time, even down to the end of the voyage. Coming up the Savannah River the ship still had the helms­ man back aft, which is a pretty rough situation for the pilot and all hands. This same ship arrived in pretty sad condition overall, as all quar­ ters needed painting and the gal­ ley stove was in bad shape. The galley also had plentiful supply of rainwater, since it rained in the galley every time it rained on deck. The area all around the gal­ ley stack was rusted out, 'but this and all other repairs are being Six Named Delegates To SlUNA As per recommendations adopted by the February 6 membership meeting, the six candidates nomi­ nated for the post of convention delegate have been declared elected to the six delegates' posts open. They will represent the SIU A&G District at the next SIU of North America convention open­ ing in San Francisco, March 25. The six candidates declared elected are: Marty Breithoff, A. S. Cardullo, Paul Hall, Earl Sheppard, Cal Tanner and Lindsey Wil­ liams. Had there been more than six candidates nominated, the proce­ dure called for the membership to choose from among the "nominees at a secret ballot vote scheduled for February 28 through March 6. However, the recommendations specified that if no more than six are nominated that they be de­ clared elected because there was no contest. Under the International Union's rules, the SIU A&G District is entitled to 15 votes and up to 15 delegates to the convention. The membership approved the secre­ tary - treasurer's recommendation that the 15 votes be divided among six delegates. department overtime was also col­ lected at the payoff. Besides the ships mentioned, the MV Dry Tortugas and MV Som­ brero Key were paid off for the SIU Harbor and Inland Waterways Division. These are the deep sea tugs operated by TMT Trailer Fer­ ry for hauling converted LSTtrailer ships to the Islands. FMB Stops Subsidy $$ For Bonuses WASHINGTON — Based on a report issued by the Navy Depart­ ment, the Federal Maritime Board has decided to discontinue figuring bonus payments paid for war risk' shipping as part of operating sub­ sidy payments. The report stated that the De­ partment did not recognize any areas of the world as "danger areas" and that the US Navy was now operating on a peacetime status. The sections involved are the Formosan waters, the China coast, Saigon, and the eastern Mediter­ ranean. Under present maritime con­ tracts, seamen receive bonuses for sl.ipping in these waters. The Board has determined that pay­ ments for the east Mediterranean were ineligible as of 1956. ' Since the major Middie East troubles started late last year, this will com­ pletely eliminate any payments to subsidized operators to cover bo­ nuses in that area. Payment will no longer be made for any other area as of January 1, 1957. Present Pacts Unaffected Although this action by the FMB will not affect present maritime agreements of the SIU and other unions, it is felt that the loss of these payments by the Government to subsidized operators will have an effect on future contract nego­ tiations. The operators are sure te ask for an end to such bonuses. The Navy's statement indicates the possibility of peace feelers between the Chinese Communist government and the Nationalist government of Formosa. This infers a possible easing of relations between China and the US. Senator Theodore Francis Green, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was quoted by the "USNews & World Report" as stating on a national radio program that» "I think we should recognize Red China sooner or later." He later clarified this by stating that he did not mean immediate recognition as Red China has not yet purged itself of its aggression and stiU holds American prisoners. •v?j -J jd ' 'i �Tare Sis SEAFARERS LOG Marcli 1, 1957 San Juan Hall Readied Up to $260 a Year SAN JUAN—Seafarers are pitching in to help laundh a brand-new SIU hall in this island port by the end of March. The new site is only three doors down from the pres­ ent hajl at 51 Pelayo. —Much larger than the quar­ The hall is on the ground floor ters now occupied by the SIU, of the two-story Maritime Building the new hall at 101 Pelayo is being completely remodeled and refur­ nished to service the hundreds of SIU men who pass through Puerto Biean ports every week. A key fea­ ture is an illuminated shipping board, smaller but similar to the ones at headquarters and in Balti­ more. The hall will be fully air-condi­ tioned and will be easily able to accommodate meetings of 100 or more persons. Plans are being made to utilize an outdoor area of 1,200 square feet for meetings and recreational purposes by covering It over with a canopy. already occupied by the AFL-CIO International Brotherhood of Long­ shoremen (UTM). Free parking is available one block away. The hall will also be headquarters for the SIU Harbor and Inland Waterways Division on the Island. Seafarers have been assisting in all phases of the work since it be­ gan several weeks ago, according to Port Agent Sal Colls, although an outside contract building con­ tractor is doing the major over­ hauling job. The telephone num­ ber at the old hall, 2-5996, will probably be retained once the new hall is formally opened. '' Under the SIU Vacation Plan, every Seafarer who works at least 90 days a year can collect vacation pay. But few seamen enjoyed paid vacations until 195?, when the SIU plan went into effect. Here are some of the unique features of All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Mary Ann Wagner, born January 27, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Emil Wagner, Kittanning, Pa. Nathan Paul Silkowski, born January 5, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. John E. Silkowski, Westwego, La. Linda Carole Sullivaii, born January 26, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Stecial C. Sullivan, Mobile, Ala. Michael Rocco, born January 30, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Nicholas Rocco, Brooklyn, NY. Marixa Matos Velez, born Janu­ ary 27, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alberto M. Velez, New York, NY. Barbara Jean Carver, born Octo­ ber 14, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lester J. Carver, Hammond, La. Mary Theresa Koppersmith, born November 8, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francis E. Koppersmith, New Orleans, La. Helen Cecile Schmidt, born De­ cember 23, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Hans Schmidt, New Orleans, La. Robert Earl Akridge, Born Janu­ ary 14, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lonnie L. Akridge, Mobile, Ala. Caren Denise Faircloth, born January 16, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. James L. Faircloth, Crichton, Ala. Carmen Victoria Alonso, born November 23,1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Manuel E. Figueroa, New York, NY. Edwardo Gatica, bom August 14, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rodolfo E. Gatica, La Marque, Tex. Daniel Arthur Patterson, born Januafy 14, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Eddke A. Patterson, Selma, Ala. i; imm •m-mme-M.m-m i t m M e. M 9 fhe plan, which was the first of its kind in maritime: Mary Helen Canales, born De­ cember 12, 1956, to Seafai'er and Mrs. Serando J. Canales, New Or­ leans, La. Femado Gonzalez, bom January 19, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gilberto Ganzalez, Brooklyn, NY. Casper Keith McLemore, born January 9, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Casper McLemore, Mobile, Ala. Robert Terry Sanders, born February 5, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Union H. Sanders, Bay Minette, Ala. Ruby Wing, born January 21, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Yao Fang Wing, San Francisco, Calif. Mary Susan McNulty, born February 8, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bowman P. McNulty, Mobile, Ala. Leroy Andre Reed, born January 7, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. An­ drew C. Reed, Hattiesburg,.Miss. Fredia Louis Eriksen, bom Janu­ ary 1-5, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edmund K. Eriksen, Savannah, Ga. Grace Marie Stanley, bom De­ cember 17, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. George R. Stanley, Ft. Lau­ derdale, Fla. Pablo Alberto Rodriguez Davila, born December 20, 1956, to Sea­ farer and Mrs. Pablo Rodriguez, Fajardo, PR. Israel Cruz, born January 18, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Luis Cruz, Brooklyn, NY. Michael Kim Johnson, bom De­ cember 18, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Woodrow Johnson, Wheeler, Mich. Ernest Bryant Davenport, bom November 29, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Otis Davenport, Mobile, Ala. M 9 9 m.m.» 9^9 9 M,m «..« « •.•-n *.1^ I for Every Working 0 Seafarers can collect vacation pay in cash any time they can show 90 days' discharges. 0 No one has to quit a ship to collect vacation money. There are no compulsory vacations in the SIU. 0 Vacation pay is pro-rated. The more days worked, the bigger the benefit. You collect whether you work for one company or a dozen In a year. 0 Payments made within an hour at headquarters; in a day or two by airmail to the outports. THE SIU VACATION PLAN •, ii/Mu liUw.ii 'til., amij "MI-JI.'. <I.I iimiii iHii- t ' j i Mt-in'i ITV '"i | �- ' •'- •>%;.•• SEAFAREHS Laa Maro& 1. USf YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH vr-;^ paf« SevtM y'- •Only A Bosun's Mate, Anyway Seafarer's Gnide To Better Bnyin^ By Sidney Margolius High Incomes Duck Taxes Evidence is accumulating that the big tax bite on large incomes, popularly supposed to be 91 percent, is actually a myth perpetuated by Congress, and the reason Congress permits a slew of tax loopholes to continue despite frequent criticism of them, is to convince the pub­ lic that wealthy people carry the tax load. " In a number of articles in law journals and testimony before Con­ gress shortly before his death last year, Randolph E. Paul, a noted tax Expert and former General Counsel to the US Treasury, had pointed out that different kinds of tax rates on different types of income had eroded the progressive tax structure to the point that tax rates which appeared high actually were not. He stated that a wide range of loop­ holes, from special low rates on capital gains to special concessions for the oil and mining industries, made the effective tax on big incomes, not the 91 percent the public supposes it is, but often closer to 50 to 70 percent. For example, in 1953 the average effective tax rate for all taxpayers was about 27 percent, not much more than the lowest-bracket rate of 22 percent that year. Instead of the tax rate being highly pro­ gressive, as Congress vvould have us believe, it turns out that lowestbracket taxpayers shell out close t to the average tax rate for the us Navy harbor tug vainly attempts to nudge powerless Liberian freighter Chris H. back on country as a whole. course, after she ran out of fuel two days from Yokohama. Furthermore, Mr. Paul pointed out, the actual effective rate of in­ According to the dispatch, the Chris H man­ "YOKOSUKA, Japan, Jan. 4-The Li­ come tax for 1952 for taxpayers berian freighter Chris H. arrived in Yoko­ aged to use up 21 days' fuel and strand herself bet­ with incomes Over $100,000 was 53 ter than two days' steaming time from her destina­ percent, not 67 percent as it might hama at 10:00 yesterday morning after nearly tion or the distance normally covered in 12 days. appear from the Government's tax six days of tragedy-marked, on-again, off- At that rate she would be burning fuel almost 73 table. Mr. Paul himself, charged again towing by a total of four US Navy percent above her normal consumption, which that tajc rates over 70' percent ships ..." prompted one engineer to remark "that's an awful That's how an official US Navy report from the lot of 'bad weather'." "mean next t^ nothing and mis­ represent" to "liower-bracket tax­ Far East begins a description of how a bosun's mate Whatever the circumstances, the fact is tliat the payers "the size of the tax burden lost his life while Navy vessels struggled to rescue freighter started asking for help 450 miles from actually being imposed upon the a ship which managed to run out of fuel 450 miles from port. The ship involved, described as "Ameri­ Yokohama. No private tugs were available, so the high brackets." Us Navy base at Yokosuka was requested to aid. • •The AFL-CIO Research depart­ can-owned and manned by a Greek crew," is one The Navy obliged by sending the submarine res­ of the innumerable Libertys which have fled the ment has reported that various loopholes, erosions and legal eva­ American flag so as not to have to pay taxes to cue ship USS Coucal to the rescue. The Coucal sions in the laws cost the Federal support armies, navies or bosun's mates who might sighted the Chris H December 28 and started towing. government a total of nine billion be called on any time to get them out of trouble. The day after New Year's, bosun's mate R. I. dollars a year. 1,200-Barrel Surplus Miller was killed when the towing cable parted V. Henry Rothschild, a promi­ According to the Navy account, the Chris H left nent corporation lawyer, himself Norfolk November 8 with coal for Japan, passed and whiplashed across the deck of the Coucal. His has criticized the Internal Revenue Service for permitting tax-free through the canal and hit Honolulu December 4. body was knocked overboard and never recovered. executive dining rooms, personal use by company executives of com­ She "left the same day with enough fuel to reach Subsequently, two Navy harbor tugs and the fleet pany autos and planes, and the practice of deferring part of an execu­ Japan plus a 1,200-barrel surplus—enough for seven tug Apache pulled the disabled ship to port on tive's or businessman's pay until a year when his income is lower and extra days at sea. Continuous bad weather and very January 4. The whole operation took six days, four Navy ships and one man's life to rescue an Ameri­ the tax bite less painful. high winds forced her to burn her extra fuel until can-owned ship whose ownere, although they are Everybody but the wage-earners is getting into the tax avoidance the ship stopped completely Christmas Eve." Americans, refuse to fly the American flag or pay game. The American Bar Association has scheduled its next annual When queried on the subject, marine engineers a nickel in taxes to support that same Navy. meeting for New York and Loudon. The New York portion of the meet­ Of course, nationality doesn't count when a ship ing will take place July 14-16, and then the lawyers will travel to Loh- agreed that the 1,200 barrels should have been don to hold the rest of their meeting from July 24-30. Thus, right in more than ample for seven days steaming, estimat­ is in distress and the tradition is to assist it at all the vacation season the members of the bar will get a trip to New York ing Liberty ship consumption at between 140 and costs. But one wonders just the same (a) what the and then to Europe. The Treasury Department has refused to rule in 160 barrels daily. From Honolulu to Yokohama is cost of this operation was to the US taxpayer (b) advance on the tax deductibility of this "business trip." It will be in­ 3,400 miles which for a Libery ship is 14 days whether the owners sent regrets to the family of steaming time on the average. the bosun's mate. teresting to see if the lawyers can get this tax deduction. Until Congress eliminates all the special loopholes and concessions wage-earners in effect are barred from using the moderate-income fam­ ily needs to make sure it does not pay more tax than it legally should. There are several tax points people who work for a living ought to understand well: MOBILE—A new contract has been unanimously ratified between the SlU-affiliated Ma­ Sick Pay: Many wage-earners tend to overlook the fact that under some circumstances they don't have to pay Federal income tax on pay rine Allied Workers Division and the Mobile Ship Repair yards resulting in increased bene­ they get while sick, points out Charles D. Spencer, editor of the Em­ fits and wages. +— — ployee Benefit Plan Review. After the first week of an illness, you can Some of the highlights of contend that the completion of the hall to watch the celebration. The subtract from your taxable income up to $100 a week of pay received while sick. If you were hospitalized for at least one day, or your illness the contract are an increase of center and extension will make hall is directly in line with the was due to an injury even if it was not received while at work, you can twenty cents per hour for them equal to the finest in the parade route and will provide a comfortable position to enjoy the mechanics; a sliding scale of pay country. subtract up to $100 of pay received during the first week too. Seamen on the beach are eagerly fun. However, you cannot claim this sick pay exclusion if you file as your increases for the second and third The Mobile yard is bustling with return the "punch card" (Form 1040A), Mr. Spencer warns. You have class men, helpers and woi-kers; an looking forward to the annual to secure and use the long form. (Form 1040) even though the Internal additional holiday per year, and a Mardi Gras involving two weeks ship repair work including convei-Revenue Seiwice has mailed you the punch-card form. You deduct the reduction in the amount of hours of parades and general all round sion of a C-2 into a trailer-carrier excludable sick pay from your gross income on page 1 of Form 1040. necessary for a vacation. Port fun. Tanner invited all Seafarers for Pan-Atlantic Steamship Com­ Workmen's compensation, sickness insurance or damages you recover Agent Cal Tanner reports that and their families us.e the Union pany. for ah injury are wholly tax free and should not be included in your talks are continuing with the other MAW and HIWD companies. report of your taxable income. Elderly Dependents: The Internal Revenue Service has been check­ Shipping On Uptake ^ B A FT A ing (Jependency claims cloSely on the theory that recent increases in Shipping has increased some­ Social Security benefits may have made more older folks self sujiport- what with about seventy five men in'g. Understand that Social Security, railroad retirement, workmen's taking regular offshore jobs, and compensation, unemployment insurance, and compensation to veterans some 100 signing up for relief tow­ and their families, are not taxable income. However, such income is an ing jobs for both local and distant indication a dependent may be supporting himself. So be sure you are trips. Some of the ships reporting able to show that you still pay more than half an elderly dependent's in were the Raphael Semmes, support even though he has non-taxable income of his own. Hastings, Monarch of the Seas, One help along these lines, advises Sydney Prerau, editor of the Gateway City, LaSalle and Clai­ "J. K. Lasser's Your Income Tax" guide, is a recent ruling by the US borne (Waterman); Patriot, Corsair, Tax Court that a taxpayer could count the fair rental values of the Cavalier and Pennant (Alcoa); room his elderly parent occupied in his home, in deciding that he pro­ Steel Age and Steel Designer vided more than half the support. (Isthmian). Even if you don't provide more than half the support, and so can't Prospects of increased shipping take a partial dependent as an exemption on your return, you can still are seen for the future with the include in your medical deduction any medical expenses you pay for construction of an International him or her. Trade Center in Mobile and with If several people support a close relative, but none contrlbues more the completion of the extension than half the support, they can alternate In taking the exemption, as of the State Docks. Mobilians are ._.J Mobile MAW Wins Contract Gains PORTO'CALL &7S9ROOK.t>(fi. Indicated in the instructions you get with your tax forms. quite proud of their docks and • 12/6 B-WanOBE BAU7//V10«e '•ft �V/.. ••. \~7i .•,v-;55j;'fs''^-M,'5-;' J.V ragt Eiffht I •:.•• SEAPARERS16G '- . • * HareH 1, 1957 Scholarship Winner Takes Aim At Goal SIU : With six months of schooling under a 1956 SIU scholarship award already under his belt, Seafarer George Butenkoff has that long-hoped-for electrical engineering degree well w;ithin his sights. Now completing his second He still gets to play around boats a bit, on a limited scale year at Newark College of En­ through the school's "yacht club," gineering, ill Newark, NJ, Buten­ a sort of exchange deal worked but koff got in a year of school on his between a group of the students own before he won a $6,000 SIU and a club on City Island. The fledgling engineers turn to as scholarship last June. He was I'id- crewmen of the boats on weekends ing the Seatrain and holidays, and get a chance to Savannah at the tinker with motors, radio and navi­ time, earning gational equipment on brief cruises some of those up and down the coast. good SIU payoffs he had missed since he was drafted into the Army in 1953. He The camera seems to have an ill affect on Debra Ann spent two years Prodey, 2 (rigbt), but sister Cecilia Marie takes it in stride. Butenlcoff structor on har­ Dad is Jerome A. Prodey, now on the Steel Worker. bor craft.. This helped sharpen an Interest in marine electronics de­ veloped when he got a 3d mate's The oil company line-up has license and had to bone up on been cracked by the Sailors Union loran and radar techniques. of the Pacific on the pension issue. Butenkoff first Pegan sailing on The Standard Oil Company of deck in 1949 and was a shipboard California has agreed to contrib­ organizer in the successful Cities ute to the SUP pension program Service organizing drive. He's now at the rate of 53 cents a day, as married, living in nearby Jersey well as provide wage, overtime City, and has a daughter, Debbie, 1. and penalty increases. The new An <A' Student agreement is part of the SUP drive, Apparently making his way at to bring tankermen under the pro­ school without too much trouble, tection of the SUP freight-passen­ he's rolled up a string of A;S in ger pension program. practically every course and ci-edJ. " 4. 4 its his SIU experiences and the Canadian Seafarers expect a SEAFARERS LOG for getting him banner year in 1957, the SIU Can­ Making a joint debut, twins Elizabeth Margaret (left) and out of the dorarums in the others. adian District reports. Heavy Mary Veronica Maher were tots when this was taken. Their Understandably, his seagoing shipments of ore tonnage and father is Thomas F. Maher of New York City. and Union career, even at the age busy deep-sea shipping out of of 25, provides him with a I'ich Montreal are expected to boost the store of tales useful in making shipping picture. classroom speeches and for getting 4 4 4 those English themes out of the Opening of the Marine Cooks way. and Stewards training and recrea­ Engineers have to, learn tion center is expected this week. grammar and syntax before they can go on to building bridges and The training center will offer putting together electi onic gadgets, courses in basic food preparation, too. Butenkoff says his LOG sub­ food handling, preservation of per­ scription serves him well in this ishables, menu planning, efficient regard also, because there's always housekeeping and other items of something in each issue that he importance in the steward depart­ can put to good use in class. Next ment. In addition, the center in­ fall, he'll move on to the more spe­ cludes bridle trails, swimming and cialized engineering subjects he's other recreational facilities. really interested in. Betweentimes, 4 4 4 he works at a neighborhood gas Overwhelming approval has Cute threesome in home of Benjamin L. Freeman, Brockton, station Saturdays to help earn been voted by members of the some of the "c,\lras" that a grow­ Brotherhood of Marine Engineers • Mass., includes Michael, 2; Pamela Sue, 3, and "Bilges." the family pup, just three months. ing family needs, and is already for strike fund and organizing dickering to get a summer posi­ fund assessments. The assess­ tion with an engineering concern ments to maintain the BME's suc­ to build up some experience to­ cessful organizing program carried wards his specialty. by five to one. Anion^ Our Affiliates Angela, 3V2 Gregory, 5 Andre Carolyn, 7 Ronnie, ZVz |i:'. Camera's a hit with Arlene, 3 months, daughter of Woody Perkins. Wji?' II'.i ' I r.v • Mirta C. Lopez, is four. Dad is Genaro A. Lopez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico. 7U£ ^00 AAir> Bf^moRs AfP MBvJ remSIU CAFBTJEMS THE MEMBSRS WWf AIE/.T VMB YoOkBMTHEHALL. This curly-haired moppet is W. L..Brabham's jfaugh?; ter-Marie, in Yof ki SC* = Andry, 31/j, is the "baby" of Aubrey; Saley's. .four t girls iri Hattiesbiirg, Miss. ' • Bill Nuckols Jr., 10, rounds out, the roll of Billy Nuckols' young­ sters in Ansted. W.Va. I " "r j �March 1, 1987 SEAF-ARERS Pace NfaM LOG . . And Soma A/n'f Even Got An VntbrtHeV New Routes For Oil Would Bypass Suez 'WASHINGTON—Suez or no Suez, it looks like there are going to be spme new oil transportation routes opening up in the next couple of years. The "Wall Street Journal" northern Iraq into Turkey with its reports that major oil compa­ terminus at Iskendrun, now a nies are considering pipeline major terminal for US grain and Mass. Union Unif fights Sales Tax BOSTON—Governor Furcolo of Massachusetts spoke for thirty minutes toefore some 700 delegates of the Boston Central Labor Un­ ion, a persistent sales tax foe, in an eifort to convince them of the necessity of his proposed three percent sales levy.s It was the first time in the organization's 78-year history that a Massachusetts Gov­ ernor addressed them. Massachu­ setts labor is up in arms over the sales tax plan. Unions oppose sales tax levies •because they fall hardest on wageearners families with limited in­ comes. They urge a graduated state income tax based on the abil­ ity to pay instead. On the shipping front, the prior period's spurt of- activity has slowed down considerably with only two ships, the Winter Hill,and Bradford Island (Cities Service) 'paying off and signing on. The Steel Rover (Isthmian), Govern­ ment Camp (Cities Service) and Robin Locksley (Seas Shipping) passed through. Port Agent James Sheehan said that although the future looked uncertain, he expected more jobs with the settlement of the long­ shoremen's strike. Sheehan noted that Seafarers are warned as to violation of the "No Smoking" rules on the water­ front and on vessels. Captain V. F. Tyilacka, US Coast Guard, the Captain of the Port, has written recommendations to the Board of Fire Prevention Regulation, Bos­ ton, calling for stiffer penalties for violations to give the rules a great­ er effect. .The haste with which the nation's business groups are leaping, to the attack on the proposed broadening of'coverage under the Federal Minimum Wage Law assures another bitter fight in Congress on the issue. It has been proposed to extend today's meager $l-an-hour pay floor to more US workers. The figures vary, but it's likely at least a million American work­ ing men and women would be immediately affected. It's ironic-that the US, with a production output of over $400 billion a year, still has workers struggling to make ends meet on that kind of dough. The piety with which the business lobbies proclaim their concern about the "inflationary pressures" caused by adding another nickel or dime an hour to the wages of people outside the protection of the law might generate a little more en­ thusiasm if they showed the same indignation over constant­ ly rising prices. As it is, the dollar minimum is barely ade­ quate in this richest country in the world. -The least that can be done is to extend it without delay. i ^ i Coming and Ooiiig projects, all of which would by­ pass the canal and reduce or elimi­ nate the dependence of the tanker industry on the whims of Egypt's government. Construction of these new routes is being pushed by the US State Department, which has been anx­ ious to end a situation where So­ viet Russia, with the compliance of Egypt, could cut off oil to Western Europe. Opening Delayed As things stand now, there is little likelihood that the March 10 target date set by United Nations salvage experts for the opening of the canal on a limited basis can be met. Egypt is still holding up per­ mission for the removal of a key obstacle, the tug Edgar Bonnet, in apparent retaliation for the stale­ mate over the disposition of Israeli forces in Gaza and the Gulf of Aqaba. Earlier, it had been hoped that ships of up to 10,000 tons would be able to use the waterway by March 10, and-all shipping by the end of May. The limited operation of the canal would still bar US shipping, however, since C-typcs and T-2s could not get through. The.delay means the date for full opei-ation will have to be advanced well into June. Normally, 1,200,000 barrels of oil pass daily through Suez, while 800,000 more barrels go through pipelines which pass through Syria. All but 300,000 barrels of the two million total is now shut off. Friendlier Countries The proposed new pipelines would ,tra Verse , nations more friendly to the west than Egy^)t and Syria. One would run from Seattle Shows No Slack-Off SEATTLE—Job activities con­ tinue on the increase in this port with no signs of a possible slack­ ening off. A total of 14 ships checked into port during the past period. The Ocean Joyce (Ocean Trans.), Fairport (Waterman), DeSoto and Iber­ ville (Pan-Atlantic) paid off, while the Ocean Joyce, Fairport, DeSoto, and Drytrans' Frederic C. Collin signed on. There were six ships in transit: Morning Light (Water­ man); Texmar, Marymar, Portmar (Calmar); Alice Brown (Bloomfield), and Frederic C. Collin. All were reported in good shape. The current situation in US maritime has all the aspects of a rabbit running on a treadmill. On the one hand, ship­ ping operators are still crying for additional dry cargo ton­ nage, Libertys and Victorys, from the Government. On the other side of the coin, the industry is rapidly losing much of the same Liberty and Victory tonnage to foreign flags. A sane and sober outside observer, watching the ships come and go, might be pardoned if he thought the industry is in somewhat of an addled state. Really though, the answer is simple. It's much more profitable to operate your own ships under foreign flag and then rent ships from the Government for additional needs LAKE CHARLES — Although that might arise. Seafarers can be sure of one thing. The rented ships will shipping was only fair in this area, be turned back the minute the boom deflates but the run­ there were jobs available on a vari­ ety of ships. away ships are gone for good. Agent Leroy..Clarke reports that ji ji Jobs 'Fair' In LK. Chas. there were a lot of men coming in from other ports due to the strikes, but many decided to stay on the beach and a few Class C men got The action by the Seafarers Appeals Board to protect. Sea­ a chance to ship out. farers' job rights during last month's dock strike and in fu­ There were no ships being' paid ture pprtwide disputes is an important gain for seamen on off or signed on. Ten ships were the beach. There is nothing so frustrating to a man on the in-transit, including the Cantigny, beach than to find the harbor shut down by an outside beef Government Camp, CS Miami, that cuts down his chance for a job before his shipping card Chiwawa, Bents Fort, Winter Hill, Bradford Island and CS Norfolk runs out. A rule applying a freeze on the o^ shipping cards (Cities Service)' and the Del Santos when another union's beef ties up k port benefits all hands: LMississippi). Shipping Freeze agricultural surplus shipment. It would carry abcut 500,000 barrels daily. Other lines would run from Basrah on the Persian Gulf to Iskendrun and handle 700,000 to 1,200,000 barrels a day. Pipelines from Iran, through Iraq and Tur­ key, are also being considered. Another, and more remote proj­ ect, is a pipeline from the head of the Red Sea through Israel to Haifa. Such a line would only be useful if Arab nations would per­ mit their oil to pass through Israel. The route to the head of the Red Sea could easily be blocked off by Egypt. If these pipelines are ever built, the Suez Canal would become a passage for dry cargo ships ex­ clusively and Iskendrun would be­ come' the world's biggest tanker port. Says Tanker Trip Nets $1 Million WASHINGTON—A top Justice Department official charged before a Senate investigating committee that some tanker operators are "making a million dollars a trip" on the Persian Gulf-to-Europe oil run. Victor Hansen, the head of the Justice Department's Antitrust Di­ vision, added that the program to supply oil to Europe shouid be re­ stricted as far as anti-trust laws go so that "extortionate prices" should not be charged. "I under­ stand that certain Greek owners are making a million dollars a trip," he said. Many of these tankers, of course, are ships that are running under the Liberian fiag and paying an AB $85 to $100 a month.; Other indications that the oil companies also are making a fast buck out of the Suez crisis was contained in testimony by the president of the Standard Oil Com­ pany of New Jersey (Esso). He said that the company's net profit should run about $100 million more in 1957 than the staggering $800 million earned in 1956. This, of course, does not include the profits of Esso's runaway-fiag sub­ sidiaries. Speak Out At SlU Meetings Under the Union constitution every member attending a Un­ ion meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting —chairman, reading clerk and recording secretary. Your Un­ ion urges you to take an active part in meetings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, all members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue un­ der discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their ship­ mates know what's on their minds. -2 �iMarch 1, 1»5T SEAPAREnS IOC Paf* Tea- Health Center Gets Air Conditioning PINNMAK teslmin, Oct. tS—Chilr. man, I. earn*; Sacratarv, V. Menta. Raporti acoasitM. Naw traaaurar alactad. Minor baat in deck departmant. Membara ta ba properly attired In maaahalL:; Waahinf macblna to ba kept clean. IRINISTAR (taaa Supply), Dec. IV —Chairman, C. Green; Secretary, P. W. Jahnaan. Crew cautioned about cUarettea. Repair list to ba aubpiitted. Gear of two brothera deliv­ ered to Baltimore hall after belns checked. Shlp'a fund S10.20. New delegate elected. Recreation room to be kept clean. Vote of thanks to ateward department. Repaira to bemade in Rouen. Outsidera to ba kept off ship. LAKI GEORGE (USPC), Dae. IV— Chairman, G. Millar; Secretary, E. Bayne. No heat on port side two daya Justed. . Need mora milk, koolad* and chocolate lea cream. One hour delayed Balling. ALCOA PATRIOT (Aicoa), Dec. 11— Chairman, D. Knapp; Secretary, R. Bradley. One brother. ill, left ship. Repair lists turned in. Ship's fund $77.42. Some disputed overtime. Re­ ports accepted. New delegate elected. TV to be repaired. Ship's rail aft to . be repaired. ANGELINA (Bull), Dec. 21 Chair­ man, J. Gallagher; Secretary, G. Wal­ ter. Ship's fund $16.59. New delegate elected. Bathrooms and showers to be painted. Laundry to be kept clean. Trash can to be emptied. Messroom tables to be repaired. Donations for ship's fund to be made at payoff. See captain about cigarettes. BEAUREGARD (Waterman), Dec. 21 —Chairman, E. D'Angelo; Secretary, L. Munna. Two members fired for fighting. 35 hours disputed overtime. Need new washing machine. Pantry key to be given to gangway watch. Vote of th.nnks to Stewart department for fine job. One member hospitalized. CAROLYN (Bull), Dec. 25—Chair­ man, J. Prats;. Secretary, A. Aragones. Report accepted. Ship's fund $32.00. One man paid off in P R due to ill­ ness. Two hours disputed sailing time. Laundry room to be kept clean. Radi­ ator valve in messhall to be repaired. Vole of thanks to stewart department for fine Christmas Dinner. Seafarer! viiiting first SlU health center will be comfortable summer and winter, thanki^^ air conditioning equipment shown hero being installed in building at 21st Street 3rd Avenue, one block from SlU headquarters. Renovations to buildtng are proceeding rapid­ ly and work is expected to be completed sometime this month. 4 New Ships Bid For Tourists Four new transatlantic ships are going into service this year, Sll of them tourist class ves­ sels and all of them under foreign flag. The four ships are the Statendam, which arrived i+c maiden mairipn voyage; vnvapp! the the new new Grinsholm last week on its Gripsholm for Swedish-American Line, the Empress of Englapd for Canadian ^ gory, reflecting the newest trends Pacific and the Sylvania for in shipping accomodations. As the SEAFARERS LOG Cunard Lines. The four ships have a combined passenger capacity of 3,710 berths. Of this total more than 80 percent, 8,086 berths in all, will be in the tourist class cate- rv Seafarers In Action One good thing about the stew­ ard doing his own cooking is that there is never any misunderstand­ ing over what the steward wants on the menu. Of course the work load is a little heavy what with preparing meals, checking stores, looking after lin­ ens, supervising the work of the department and so on. Aboard the Federal, one of the shuttle tankers running from the Far East to the Per­ sian Gulf, An­ Schiavone tonio Schiavone was stuck with the double job when the chief cook had to be hospitalized. Crewmembers show­ ed their appreciation by giving him a vote of thanks for perform­ ing both his own and the chief cook's duties in an excellent man­ ner. The role call of ace ship's dele­ gates this week is headed - by Brother Walter Kohut of the Longview Victory. Upon resigning, he was applauded for the "splendid work accomplish­ ed during his term as ship's delegate." Not to be outdone, the Ocean Eva got in its plug for Sea­ farer Adolph Ca­ pote. He did an "excellent "job," the crew report­ Capot* ed. Then on the Pan Oceanic Transporter, Marlon Beechinr. ship's delegate, rated a plug for « job well done. « pointed out in the February 1 is­ sue, American operators in this trade have been clinging to the outmoded three-class ship while the Europeans have been putting more and more ships In the serv­ ice designed to accomodate the tourist class passenger. As a re­ sult, foreign flag ships are carry­ ing an Increasingly heavy percent­ age of the passenger trade. The only American proposals for competing in this area have come from Arnold Bernstein, who is currently wrapping up plans to convert a Mariner ship for this service, and H. B. Cantor, a New York hotel man, who has proposed the construction of ^wo huge lowcost superliners capable of carry­ ing 5,000 passengers Pullmanstyle. Another ship scheduled for this service is the converted French liner. La Marseillaise. Formerly accomodating more first class than tourist class, the ship is being con­ verted to handle 900 tourists and 60 first-class passengers. It will be called the Arosa Sky and will fiy the Panamanian flag for its Swiss owners. Finally the French Line itself, one of the staunchest adherents of the three class sj'stem, has an­ nounced it will build a two-class ship which will be a replacement for the old Normandie, burned in World War II. The new ship will have 1,500 tourist class berths to 500 in first class. List Details In Cables To Union When" notifying headquarters by cable or wireless that a Sea­ farer has paid off in a foreign port because of injury or illness, ships' delegates should include the following information: The man's full name, his SIU book number, name of the ship, the port of payoff and the hos­ pital where he is being treated. The response of ship's crews to the Union's request for these notifications has been very good. Sometimes though, not all of the above informaiiO'i has been included. Be sure to list all of this data so that the SIU can act M .promptly as possible..- - Train Alcoa Men in Fire Prevention An ambitious and thoroughgoing fire-prevention training program is in force aboard the passenger ship Alcoa Cavalier, ship's delegate E. J. Linch reports. The program in­ cludes instruction in fire preven­ tion, damage control, first aid and the use of fire-fighting equipment. Under the procedure begun in November, various shipboard in­ structors lecture on and demon­ strate fire-control techniques. The chief mate and bosun deal with general fire-fighting and damage control features, demonstrating the use of gas masks, flame safety lamps, steam-smothering and other equipment. Then the chief electri­ cian takes over to discuss preven­ tion and fighting of eiectrical fires. In the galley the chief cook dis­ cusses the causes and treatment of galley fires, acquainting all hands with the locations of switches, blowers, fire extinguish­ ers and other equipment. Safety Below Decks From there, the course proceeds into the engine room where the chief and first assistant discuss fire-fighting and safety in the en­ gine room and below-deck spaces. The proper procedures and use of equipment is explained in the en­ gine room, C02 room, emergency generator room, C02 control panel, fuel oil stops, engine room vent stops and other spaces. Escape Procedures Then there is a rundown on evacuation procedures for passen­ gers and crew. A chart has been prepared by the chief steward showing a guide to the various es­ capes and exits throughout the ship. Finally, the doctor winds up the instruction series with a lecture and demonstration on first aid techniques to be administered in emergencies. The program is part of the Joint union - industry safety set - ujj ^¥hich, ^ ,beqn, JnstallflS, "Aror erous SIU ships in recent months; while in dry dock. 16 boura over­ time on aama not paid for. Coast Guard damanda fira and boat drUl written on bulletin board. Some dis­ puted overtime. Ruaty water in tanka. TRANSCAPR (Pacific Watarwayi), Dec. V—Chairman, N. Vatklan; Secre­ tary, C. DIac. Baker moved into spare room. Iron purchased. Ship'a fund $7.90. One man missed ship in In­ donesia. Some disputed overtime. Re­ port accepted. New delegate elected. Need new ice box, new washing ma­ chine. mora fans. TEXMAR (Calmer), Dec. 21—Chair­ man, W. McArthuri Secretary, W. Soudar. Shlp'a fund $4.30. Report accepted. Repair list to be submitted. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. CECIL N. BEAN (Drytrans, Inc.),' Dac. IS—Chairman, E. Kunchlch; Sec­ retary, J. Lennon. Three men hospital! Ized. One man missed ship. Jury head and drinking water line to be rigged, for longshoremen. ' DCEAN ULLA (Ocean Trans.), no date; Chairman, R. Sanderlln; Secre-'^ tary, E. Kasnowsky. Members with transportation money due may collect it from the captain. Members advised to avoid being penalized by customs in Dunkerque, France. New reporter elected. Engineer's room to be paint- . ed. To install hot water' Une on washing machine. Discussion on clean­ ing of laundry room and recreation room. Procedure outlined for proper handling of washing machine. ROBIN GRAY (Sees), Dec. 17 — Chairmen, A. Montemarem; Secretary, F. Travis. New delegate elected. To have arrival pool of 66 (jhances at $1 each: winner to receive $40 and $20 to go to ship's fund. Laundry and tub to be left clean after using. Rotatlon system of cleaning explained. SBATRAIN GEORGIA (Sestraln), Dec. 21—Chairmen, W. Janes; Secre­ tary, A. Lambert. Ship's fund $16.96. Contract needs clariCcation. Clothea in fldley should be removed. Take better care of washing machine. MesshaU and deck gang foc'sles to be sougeed. Overtime to be submitted on time. Report back to ship one hour before sailing. Letter of thanks to Mr. Chapdelone for bringing ship in on Christmas. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Dec. 24—Chairman, J. Tanner; Secretary, D. Beard. Keys and locks to be is­ sued for foc'sles. Ship's fund $66.02. Report accepted. Request company to repair watertight doors and ports and ' furnish new washing machine.' Vote of thanks to steward department for fine Christmas dinner. More vari­ ety, such as hard boiled eggs sug.gested for night lunch. CHILORfl (Ore Nay.), Dac. U — Chglrman, W. Messenger; Secretary, SANTORE (Ore Nav.), Dec. 22 — Chairmen, J. McLaoghlln; Secretary, J. Abrams. Some repairs not made. Ship's fund $18.63. Report accepted. Cups to be returned to panb-y. Laun­ dry room to be kept clean. CATHERINE (Dry Trent), Nov. 17— Chairmen, J. Murphy; Secretary, C. Cellini. Ship's fund $3.40. One man missed ship In Norfolk. Discussion on men fouling up when in port. No one to take time off without proper authority, tVashing machine dnd laundry to be kept clean. Vote of thanks to cooks and baker for fine preparation of food and handling of bad stove. SEA CLOUD (Pegor), Dec. 2—Chair­ man, O. Gage; Secretary, A. Janes. New delegate elected. Spare room fixed up for cook-baker. Need lead­ ing brand of soap powdey as Swift's product contains caustic which can only be used for rough work clothes. Crew members request dinner bell be sounded at meal time. Steward to order brand name of soap powder. ROBIN HOOD (Seat), Nov. 11 — Chairman, W. Kumke; Sacretary, B, Kaufman. Keep ail doors closed in Korea except door to gangway. Dis­ cussion on purchases in Japan. SEAGARDEN (Peninsular), Dec. 14 —Chairman, M. Barton; Secretary, D. Meate. Messroom to be painted. One man hospitalized in Korea. 15 hours disputed overtime. Repairs com­ pleted. Neef! new washing machine. Mushrooms to be repaired in deck department rooms. DE SOTO (Waterman), Dec. 9 — Chairman, S. MalvSnan; Secretary, G. Braxton. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $20.22. Clothes not to be hung in fldley. Vote of thanks to steward department for excellent meals. Re­ pair list to be made up. Keys to be furnished for quarters. CECIL N. BEAN (Drytrans), Nov. It—Chairman, T. McCarthy; Secre­ tary, J. Kennedy. Three men hospi­ talized. One man missed ship. Re­ quest to open slop chest same day as fire and boat drill. Messhall to be painted. Water faucet to be repaired. Water line to be put on deck for stevedores. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), Dec. 24— Chairman, J. Polackl; Sacretary, L. Phillips. Ship's fund $30.00. Washing machine to be cleaned after using. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for job well done and fine Xmas dinner. ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), Dec. 1< —Chairmen, P. Crcmpler; Secretary, L. .Gulllet. To check wiper's pay. One man logged. See patrolman about baker's overtime. Need new delegate. Hcptiiig, situation tq be taken , up with pa^olman. Air conditiiming te. be ad- T. Walston. Crew cautioned about drinking .while working. Repair list submitted. Report accepted. Recrea­ tion room and pantry to be kept clean at all times. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Dec. 27—Chairman, P. Patrick; Secre­ tary; F. Moran. Crew notified first quarter 1957 dues due. Laimdry room to be kept clean. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $45. Report ac­ cepted. Request two weeks supply of linen on hand. Need more cigarettes to last round trip. Vote of thanks for fine- Christmas dinner, decora­ tions. etc. ( SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Dec. 30—Chairman, J. Chostain; Secretary, J. Allen. Ship's fund $78.60. Reports accepted. Repair list to.be submitted. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine Christmas dinner. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), Dec. 21— Chairman, J. McRae; Secretary, F. Kustura. New delegate elected. Need new chairs for recreation room; re­ pairs to be made. Discussion on con­ dition of hospital and repairs not taken care of; preparation of food. If not accomplished, will be referred to patrolman. WACOSTA (Waterman). Dec. 21— Chairman, T. Scott; Secretary, J. Ballday. Unable to secure fresh milJa in Japan. Ship's fund $6.25. . 86 hours disputed overtime. Need better sup­ ply of soap powder. Messhall and pantry to be cleaned at night. CATHERINE (Dry Trans), Dee. 9— Chairman, J. Murphy; Secretary, J. Smith. One member hospitalized' in France. Ship's fund $.75. Thanksgiv­ ing watch was disputed. To ho referred to patrolman. All hew mem­ bers to read agreement and constitu­ tion if they stay in the Union. Hot water line to be fixed for washing machine. New members warned about fouling up. Vote of thanks to steward department. WILD RANGER (Waterman), Dec. $ —Chairman, S. Andersen; Secretary, D. Ruddy. Ship's fund $6.36. $40 do­ nated to E. Tilley family. New dele­ gate elected. More cups to be put out. Natives to be kept out of quar­ ters wlUle ship is in port. ROBIN HOOD (Seat), Dec, 9—Chalr^ man, A. Brown; Secretary, A. McCullum. Food beef settled. Some dis­ puted overtime on delayed sailing. Mail service bad. Laumiry to be kept clean. OCEAN ROSE (Marine), Nov. 4 — Chelrmen, G. Belet; Secretary, P. Heuck. Recreation reom to be kept neat and clean. To take better care of washing machihs. �March 1, 1967 SEAFARERS r»g» Elerea LOG • ' i.-'-M •>"-M You : ' rSl • J «v-. - Thanks From Mrs. Lundeberg "I wish to offer my deep ap­ preciation to all of Harry's friends ashore and aboard ship around the world for the sympathy and kindness ex­ tended to me and our chil­ dren^ in our recent loss."— Mrs.r Ida Lundeberg. Shown above, are Alette, 6, and Gunnar, 9; at right, Erik, 2, children of the late SlUNA president and founder. Too MUCH Labor Fights Rash Of 'Right-To-Work' Biils Shipboard safety is a tricky business. That sacred American institu­ tion, the coffee break, is under fire from a doctor who says it's bad for your health. Writing in the magazine "Life and Health," Dr. J. DeWitt Fox, says the coffee break "blots out the danger signals and while your body is craving for rest, relaxation and a reclining position on a soft bed, you lash it relentlessly when you give it coffee." The implication is that instead of piling into the messhall for a cup of coffee and the latest scut­ tlebutt, Seafarers should tenderly deposit their bodies in their bunks and snooze for the 15 minutes cof­ fee time called for in the SIU con­ tract. Mayl^e the doctor's right but the bosun would sure have one heck of a time getting the gan^ back on the job. 4 «» states—Idaho, Indiana and Dela­ ware. New legislative threats have arisen too, in the form of proposed restrictions on picketing, strikes, and union political activity. In Indiana a test vote on a "wreck" law went overwhelmingly against labor in the state house of representatives, 62 to 28. A similar bill is pending in the state senate. Still another law would put the "wreck" law up for a statewide referendum next year. In Idaho, the situation was still In doubt as the state house voted 33 to 26 in favor of "wreck" legis­ lation. Delaware Protests Delaware "wreck" law backers attempted to rush the legislation through the Delaware house with­ out any public hearings, but strong protests stymied the move. On the brighter side. Governor Frank Clements of Tennessee called upon the state legislature tfl adopt legislation which would, in effect, repeal that state's "wreck" law on the books since 1947. The Colorado and Wyoming efforts of anti-labor groups to put "wreck" bills through as riders on civil rights measures were defeated by very large majorities. Further bad news for labor comes from South Carolina where several proposed amendments to the existing law would put strict limits on tlie right to strike and negotiate contracts. Also in Indi­ ana, as in Kansas and Ohio, there are bills which would severely re­ strict union political activity, while anti-picketing measures are being proposed in Iowa and Tennessee. The "right to work" movement has its foundation in the TaftHartley, law of 1947, which per­ mits the states^ to enact theirown restrictive labor laws. • You can never know too much about your job and ship be­ cause the little things often make the biggest dif­ A nationwide rash of "right to work" fights has broken out in numerous state legislatures. Trade unions and their sup­ porters have successfully bested right to work moves in 1Wyoming and Colorado, but face imminent passage of such legislation in three more Drink Coffee? Heaven Forbid! -# ference. Playing it safe is a 24-hour affair. The best way to meet emergencies is to know how to handle them in advance. Those who know their way around the ship can save precious minutes when seconds count. Fa­ miliarity with the location and operation of safety eguipment, cut-off valves and the like saves time later. Fire and boat drills are sometimes a "nui­ sance" but their worth iii developing experience and skills is unlimited. On the job, the best way will always be the safe way. Cutting corners in any job seldom pays off. Making haste is not life-saving and often invites unnecessary mishaps. Even "routine" tasks can get the best of you. The sea and the ships that sail them are full of sur­ prises.' Things go wrong under the best of con­ ditions. Accidents seldom happen on schedule. Safety is knowing what to do at all times ... on your job ... as well as when things go wrong. I i 1• • An SIU Ship is a Safe Ship • '• I V. �Pace Twelv* SEAFARERS LOG Suggests Way To End Overseas Curio Hunts Family Act Seamen invariably are confronted with requests by friends, maiden aunts and third-cousins-twice-removed to bring back "something, just anything" from the Far East or some other romantic spot. Today, countless mantles, always liven up the conversation. sideboards (and attics) are There'll always be that bit about bulging with exotic treasures for which nobody has any use or which have no place in Renaissance-style decorating schemes. What you thought was a big favor precipi­ tates a family row, and they never miss an opportunity to let you know it. It seems they wanted something that's a cross between robin's egg blue and the oflshade of the pet­ als on the flow­ ered drapes in the living room, and you (you boob!) came home with an objet d'art that obviously aquamarine, and Zielinski "wouldn't do at all." At last, an unknown conspirator (probably some smart 'Frisco curio shop operator) has admirably stated the case against these overseas bric-a-brac expeditions. It's on a single pocket-size card, and can be whipped out at the first hint you're being propositioned to get a "genuwine Ming Dynasty spittoon" or "one of those darling little. Buddhas, about so big" on your next trip out. Even if a reading of the card doesn't squelch the request, it will "ingratitude" and how they never forget you at Christmas (you think you got a card from them in 1949) . . . and maybe more. • But you have to be firm, fellows, or you're done for. Otherwise, you'll be so contrite you'll need an extra set of luggage to cart home all the stuff you'll promise to get "next time" and the cycle will start all over again. »For the convenience of those who want to try and get out of the rat race, here's the text of one of these cards, sent in by T. Zielinski on the SS Alice Browii; One of many SlU father and son teams, John Morris, AB (left), and son S. G. Morris, wiper, are together on the Steel Maker, Re­ porter A. E. Auers supplied the photo. TO FRIENDS WHO WANT ME TO BRING SOMETHING FROM THE ORIENT HERE IS WHAT I HAVE TO GO THROUGH: (1) Use all the money I can beg, borrow and draw against my wages to pay for it. (2) Waste an hour to half a day finding what is wanted. (3) Drag it all over town with me during whatever time I have left ashore. (4) Worry over a suitable place to store it for the rest of the. trip. (5) Carry it all over the ship on the day of arrival. (6) Waste more hours passing through Customs. (7) Catry packages, chests or cases—plus my own luggage— to the end of the dock. (8) Get a car, truck or taxi to deliver it. (9) And then have friend say, "It isn't just what I wanted," or "It cost more than I thought it would," or "I could have done just as good right here in town." . , No thanks, folks. I can't buy anything for you! 'Sea-Spray' VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. L.A. Wesley Cunningham USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Eddie Perry Virgil Coash Veikko PoUanen Cloise Coats Charles Adams Randolph RatcUff F. Regalado Serio M. DeSosa Atomane Elchuk EmUe Roussell James H. Seeds Charles Fetter William Singleton Warren Gammons Toefil Smigielski Arnie Glasscock Vlljo Sokero Leon Gordon Jay C. Steele Herbert Grant George A. Hill Curtis Stewart Lonnie R. Tickle George Jacobus Edward G. Knapp Dirk Visser Leo Lang James Ward Lawrence Wessels William Lawless William Wilson David McCoUum Stanley Wright Robert McLamore D. G. Zerrudo Gregory Morejon Jacob Zlmmer Michael Muzio Kenyon Parks USPHS HOSPITAL , SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Orvllle E. Abrams Dan S. Munro Marcelo B. Belen Georglos SpUiotis Floyd W. Haydon Fred D. Stagner —by Seafarer Robert 'Red' Fink "Man, these fonkefs dock way out In the sticks. ... Delegates Need Restraint, Too younger man who might need It worse than I do. I get good Social Security and saved what I made while sailing so now I am okay and can get by comfortably. All I ask is just to visit the hall and meet old shipmates and shooi the breeze with them. George Peterson To the Editor: I'd like to call the attention of the membership to problems we've run into on our last two ships. On both of them we had ship's delegates who were try­ ing to tell the skipper how to t 4. run the ship. These fellows would go up to the skipper and demand things from him which were not with­ in their authority as delegates— To the Editor; like getting time off, getting I receive the LOG regularly and certainly am glad, as it keeps me abreast of the pro­ gress and achievements of the SIU and my many friends there­ in. I was very glad to see the LOG put, forward the true facts concerning the self-insured wel­ fare set-up after they were dis­ torted and contorted by Joe All letters to the editor for Curran. publication in the SEAFAR­ His version holds little water, ERS LOG must be signed however, as long as you give out by the writer. Names will the truth by way of the LOG. be withheld upon request. Ti-uer words were never spoken than "SIU — Solidity Insures more OT for the deck gang and Us." Let Curran try that for so on. size. They would also run up to the VniUam I. Perry skipper with personal beefs and all kinds of minor complaints, which should be settled without going topside. Now that's not the job of the delegate as I see it. The way 1 To The Editor: understand it, he is supposed to This is to advise you that I keep track of any contract vio­ get out of drydock on March lations and call the same to the 15 and will be discharged at officers' attention to get them that time. remedied if he can. He is also Besides myself, several sea­ supposed to try to keep things men here have been made very running smoothly between of­ happy seeing the LOG comhig ficers and crew. in bi-weekly, and have been If the officers don't cooper­ kept up to date on scuttlebutt. ate, then it's up to the delegate In fact, two or three of the to call the beefs to the atten­ NMU boys have had their «yes tion of the patrolman. But this opened and will ship out as SIU business of demanding that the men in the future rather than skipper do favors which are not return there. part of our agreement actually They know the SIU is doing harms the Union and the crew a great job, and the LOG has by producing unnecessary fric- kept us aware of the good fight Self-Insurance Facts Acclaimed SEAFARERS IN THE HOSPITALS USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Ebbie Markin Boy W. BeU Joseph Minoglio Alfred Boken William Pendleton Dan Cherry Harry G. Reynolds Victor B. Cooper William E. Roberts Adron Cox Milton O. Shephard Thomas D. Dailey Joseph Snyder Dan Gentry Juan P. Taboada Gorman T. Glaze John R. Webb Edward Huizenga Ralph Youtzy Herman Kemp Max C. Marcus MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Glendyn L. Brooks Charles Dw.ver Clarence Crevier Chas. R. Robinson USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS George Brady Joseph J. Johnson Emile Degen Jacob C. Lakw.vk Joseph Harmanson Warren W. Smith USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner William R. Rudd Buren D. ElUott WUliam R. Snyder March 1, 1957 USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Glen Adams H. Lanier William E. Hall Jimmie Littleton Clyde Hiers USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Fortunato Alfonso Warren Reck John J. Cook Jose Ricamonta N. B. Edrington Adolfo Rodriguez Fred Fredrickson Jose Rodriguez Estell Godfrey Stanley C. Scott John Gonzalez James Sealey Ralph Hayes Andrew J. Snider Alfred Kaju Richard Suttle Paul Kronbergs ... John B. Tierney Salvatore Legayada B. Tingley John Michlek Luis Torres Robert Porker Hayward Veal Joseph Quartarado Daniel Wilson USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. L. Bosley Bobby L. MesseraU J. Brown Juan MoJIca Dargan O. Coker James C. Powell Charlie A. Gedra Cristo Prasso E, A, Hancock D, D. Smith Leslie Johnston Ralph H. Watkins Wm. McLaughlin James E. WUllford • USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Morris J. Black John C. Palmer B. F. Deiblcr Rosendo Serrano Siegfried Gnittke USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Manuel Antonana Archibald McGuigan Eladio Aris Michael Machusky Fortunato Bacomo Benjamin J. Martin Frank T. Campbell Albert MartinelU Harry J. Cronin Vic Milazzo John J. Drlscoll W. P. OT>ea Robert E. Gilbert James M.' Quinn WUllam Gunether George E. Renal* Bart E. Guranick G. E. Shumaker Howard Hailcy Kevin B. Skelly Taib Hassen Henry E. Smith Billy R. Hill Stanley F. Sokol Thomas Isakscn Micfael Toth Ira H. Kilgore Karl Treimann Ludwig Kristianscn Hgrry S. Tuttle Frank J. Kubek Fred West Frederick Landry Virgil E. Wilmoth Leonard Leidig Pon P. Wing USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Claud* F. Blanks VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE, NM Charles Burton SUFFOLK SANITOHIUM HOLTSVILLE, LI, NY E. T. Cunningham Letters To The Editor Hails LOG NWIS Of Union Gains emies of the officers. half of the working man. Being super-militant outside Thanks again for the paper, of what the contract calls for and good luck to all. isn't any more help than letting Hoyt W. McCormick everything go hang. Nick Wuchina SIU Cheers 'Em 'Down Under' Lundeberg \oss A Deep Shock To the Editor: The crew aboard the Azalea City was more than shocked upon learning of the sudden death of Harry Lundeberg, president of the SIU of North America. All hands extend their deep­ est sympathy to his loved ones. Sailors everywhere share their loss. Duska "Spider" Korolia 4" it To the Editor: I must thank you and your members for myself and the crew of this ship for printing such a great shipping paper and for all the struggles you have won. There is a rush for the paper as soon as I finish with it. Then it gets passed back to me and I send it on to my brother's, ship so it can be read on there. Thanks once again and keep up the good work. William D. Bosun To the Editor: MV Merino Since I am landlocked here in Sydney, Australia Germany as an unwilling mem­ M* 4) ber of the US Army, I have a request to make of you. I find my thoughts continu­ ally turning back to the four happy and prosperous years I To the Editor: Please thank Joe Algina for spent as a Seafarer, prior to my his recent letter. I sure dp ap­ being caught in th^ draft. As preciate the things that the 3IU I would like to keep in touch has done for me and all seamen with the progress of the Union, in her ranks, and now you ^re please ppt me on the LOG mail­ still looking after me more than ing list. I would greatly ap­ three years after my retirement. preciate it. Mail from any for­ I want to thank you all for it. mer shipmates is also welcome, PFC Theodore Sambroski This certainly makes one feel US 51-367-919 he is not jiist cast aside. However, I am no longer HQ & HQ Btry8th Div. AM'y. APO 111, NY, NY physically fit to take a job and (Ed. note: Your name has I also feel that as long as I get enough to live on I should not been added to the LOG mailing work after 65. That would be list. Copies of the LOG mil be faking ajyay^^.job..from some forwarded to you regularly.) Asks For LOG To Follow News Oldtimer Is Getting By OK �iiimmi Mureh 1. 1957 SEAFARERS LOG PORTMAR (Calmar), Jan. 1—Chair­ man, P. Votto; Saeratary, D. Charry. Four men hospiiaiized. Shlp'a .fund tl.M. Shma dtaputed overtime. Crew foc'sla to ba painted out on trip to west coast. •MILIA (Bull), Dec. 28—Chairman, f. Condzar; Secretary, N. Remlay. Crew members to turn in all extra Unen. Started new ship's fund. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Nov. 2(—Chairman, J. Santos; Secretary, A. Harrington. Ship's fund S11.40. To enlarge ship's fund. Library to be kept cleaner. ROBIN DONCASTER (Seas), Dec. 21 —Chairman, T. Tooma; Secretary, D. Oemalnar. Discussion on animal feed­ ing. Softball equipment aboard. Mo­ tion to donate SO cents to fund for packages to men in hospitals. Six about drinUns water. Vote of thanks to steward department. Pac* TUMeeH Round The Globe With Seafarers... KENMAR XCahnar), Jan. S—Chair­ man, J. Marshall; Secretary, J. Wil­ liams. Report accepted. Need ' new coffee urn. Coffee cups and linen to be returned. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), Jan. 2— Chairman, L. Bruce; Saeratary, P. Van Dusan. Steward left ship due to illness at home. One man missed ship. Second cook left ship due to Illness. Ship's fund S45.80. New dele­ gate and treasurer elected. Need new washing machine. Suggestion to change brand of coffee. Rotate clean­ ing of laundry room. Man who burned mattress requests receipt for new one he purchased. S20 missing from lock­ er. Pantry to be kept clean. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), Jan. 12 —Chairman, J. King; Secretary, (none). Repair lists made up and submitted. All overtime beefs to be cleared up before payoff. Members warned about drunkeness. Ship's fund $9. 30 hours disputed. 14 hours overtime delayed sailing disputed. 69 hours disputed, mostly home port and delayed sailing. Reports accepted. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seat), Dec. 14— Chairman, M. sterna; Secretary, R. ' Charroln. Ship's fund $1. One man failed to Join ship in Florida. Will get replacement In Cape Town. SA. Keep noise down In passageway. Take better care of washing machine. Do not tamper with regulator on ice box. See delegate for all business and beefs topsida. gift packages left over from last trip. Need emergency Ught in engine room. No one to use ship's laundry after 6 PM or before 8 AM. Washing machine and sinks to be kept clean. Request extra ice after supper. Elec­ trician will show movies. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Dae. 22—Chairman, W. Brown; Secretary/ AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Dec. 27—Chairman, H. Duciox; Secre­ tary, W. Noma. Contacted agent about water cooler. Discussion about performing on board. One man hos­ pitalized: one man paid off in Frisco. Some disputed overtime. Two new men shipped. Negotiating committee be instructed to add words "in all continental US ports" to sailing board time clause. Take better care of washing machine. Vote of thanks to steward department for Christmas party and excellent Christmas day dinner. H. Ooley. One man hospitalized. Re­ quest no Aring of firecrackers in after quarters. Ship's fund $11.67. Some disputed overtime. Need fairIVY (Orion),' Jan. 12—Chairman, R. leads for line handling crew. One . Elliott; Secretary, O. Kaynor. One man in hospital. One man missed man hospitalized in Holland and one ship in Yokohama. Water tanks to in the Azores. Headquarters notified. be cleaned. Blowers to be fixed in Few hours disputed overtime. Bilge after quarters. Ship should be fumi­ keels to be replaced. Tanks leak for­ gated. ward and aft. Quarters mixed up: patrolman to straighten out. Ship to CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), Dae. be fumigated for roaches. To start 2—Chairman, P. Whitlaw; Secretary, ship's fund. F. Alrey. New washing machine put BALTORE (Ore), Jan. 4—Chairman, aboard. Crew to conserve water as supply is limited until arrival in Yo­ R. Cook; Secretary, M. Rechlion. Ship's fund $5.50. Report accepted. Dis­ kohama. Ship's fund $21.60. cussed American Coal Company beef. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Jen.. S—Chairman, J. Turner; Secretary, D. Beard. Ship's fund $66.02. Patrolman to inspect safety conditions in aft pumproom and watertight doors in after house. Leaking foa'sles. Wash water rusty. Food unsatisfactory. Variety of menus requested. 'OCEAN ROSE (Ocean Trans), Jan. 2 —Chairman, C. Bales; Secretary, F. Houck. Discussion on launch service and meal allowance. FORT BRIDGER (USPC), Dec. 23— Chairman, H. Menz. Ship's fund $10.20. Each member to donate $1 for pur­ chasing new books. Letter sent to headquarters regarding one crew member. Discussion on books for library. Bosun to act as ship's Ubiurian. DEL VIENTO (MISS.), Dec. 2$ — Chairman, M. Rossi; Secretary, P. Plasclk. Ship's fund $27.43. Laundry room to be kept clean at all times. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), Dee. 2— Chairman, D. Butts; Secretary, R. Motlka. Repair list to be submitted. Ship's fund $38. Some disputed OT. One theft aboard ship. Discussion on repair list. Request new brand of coffee. More cooperation urged in laundry room. Crew warned of im­ proper laundry done in Mobile. Jan. 2—Chairman, L. Bruce; Secre­ tary, F. Van Dusen. Cook left ship due to illness at home. One man missed ship. Ship's fund $45.89. New delegate and treasurer elected. Need new washing machine. Suggestion to change brands of coffee: rotate clean­ ing laundry room. $20 missing from DM's locker. Cooperation urged to keep pantry cleaii. DEL MONTE (Miss.), Dee. 14—Chair­ man, W. Kavitt; Secretary, J. PIcou. Captain refuses to buy fresh vege­ tables. Ship's fund $75. Few hours disputed overtime. To purchase $20 worth of books from ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine Thanksgiving dinner. Quar­ ters to be kept clean. Suggest chang­ ing brand of coffee and pork sausages. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Scatrade), Jan. 4—Chairman, G. Arnett. Captain to pay expense account in Guanv in US money. Captain sent for SlUr MARORE (Ore), Dee. 30—Chairman, steward. Discussion food. Request M. Ohstrom; Secretary, D. Fecko. No inspection. hot water for five days due to repairs of burned- out heater. One man left STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), in Chile due to hriui-y. Telegram sent Jan. 4—Chairman, A. Anderson; Sec­ to NY regarding stranded crew mem­ retary, G. Bryan. Steward department ber. Reports accepted. New treas­ repairs being taken care of. Washing urer elected. machine to be repaired or renewed. MASSMAR (Calmer), Dec. 13—Chair­ ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), Jan. 10 man, H. Schwartz; Secretary, D. —Chairman, 6. LIverman; Secretary, Johnston. New delegate elected. Re- T. Moller. $30 collected for flqwera pair list submitted. Messroom to be lent to mother of second mate. De­ locked and key left at gangway, due layed sailing beef. Ekigine department to loss of items. callback. Money held by delegate to be turned over to steward for pur­ BIENVILLE (Waterman), Jan. 1— chase of iron. Chairman, O. Suarez; Secretary, F. Alvarez. Ship's fund $34.16. Repairs STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), completed. New delegate elected. One Jan. 4—Chairman, W. Stockman; Sec­ general meeting to be held every 21 retary, D. Dickinson. Repair list days. See agent at payoff about dis­ turned in. Reports accepted. Few pute between chief cook and 3nd hours disputed OT. To see patrolman cook. T Burly Enjoying a little sunshine on a Far East trip (abo're, left), Seafare.s on the Ames Victory catch a breather on deck. M. T. Little sent in the photo. At top, right, some of the gal­ ley gang on the Monarch of the Seas pose for a tintype by Forrest C. King. Pic­ tured (I tor) are T. Kennon, NCB; W. W. Gatewood. chief cook; Charley E. Stringfellow, steward and C.' A. Crabtree, crew pan­ tryman. Representing the Bienville (right) are chief cook Martin, steward Stringfellow (bending) and the 2nd cook. It looks like they're cooking up some­ thing special. Charles Burns, took the photo. Above, veteran steward "Tiny" Phillips (left) shepherds his gang on deckior a picture by a passenger on the Alcoa Pegasus. With Phillips (I to r) are Culp, 3rd cook; Howell, saloon MM; Gympaya, chief cook; Riviera, 2nd cook, and Stephens, galleyman. The rear view at left belongs to Charlie Bramble, AB, who's wrestling with Luke Easter, OS, to try and bring a new washing machine aboard the Calmar in Seattle. Photo by M. Saliva, AB. By Bernard Seaman �P«f« Foorteea SEAFARERS LOG Former Giant Meets The Cavaliers Miroh 1. 1957- NO Editorial Makes Sense "Pappy" McKeon, the BR, and the men in the deck departirient who did everything they could for me. Also to "Big'? Chance who sent my gear home for me. They all showed the true meaning of Brotherhood of the Sea. Star Wells To the Editor: There, was a very good editor, ial on "Shipping and Subsidies^' In one of the New Orleans pa­ pers recently that really made s.ehse. The writer explained why a 4 4 4 US merchant fleet was.so im­ portant and, why the subsidy program was necessary to keep it operating. To the Editor: He also pointed out that the -We have just returned from cost of subsidies for US shipanother trip to the Far East for Waterman. The crew wishes to express its appreciation to the relief 2nd mate, James Murphy, for issuing daily navigation re­ ports which kept all of us in­ formed on everything'from the speed and temperature to the distance from our destination. Thanks aiso to the 2nd assist­ ant engineer, Joseph Wells, who All letters to the editor for served one voyage as relief 1st publication in the SEAFAR­ assistant and then as ffelief ERS LOG must be signed CofFeetime on the Alcoa Cavalier provided chance for a friendly gef-fogether between SlU •chief. We would like to say by the writer. Names will crewmen and former NY Giants baseball manager Bill Terry (seated, 3rd from right) during the "well done" to Wells both as an be withheld upon request. last trip out. A large gang gathered around for the occasion. Terry Is naw head of the class engineer and as an administra­ A South-Atlantic (Sally) League, which has teams in several port cities familiar to Seafarers. tor. His cooperation and rela­ ping wasn't so high after all and tions with the crew were tops. Bill Marlon submitted the picture. that these expenses are "some­ We wish we had more men like thing we face and will have to him to work for, and to work continue to face. with us. "Whatever the costs and He's quite a different person wages, the country must keep a from the regular 1st. assistant, Seafarers on the Rayvah of­ capable merchant marine in or­ an individual who's named Wil­ fer a word of caution to crews der to maintain its security and liamson, whose only engineering visiting Le Havre, France, esbe sure that our goods will "Service" is the key word in the name of the SlU-mannedl move across the seas without ability amounted to hard-timing peciaily in connection with lo­ the wipers and telling the elec­ cal nightspots. Steward John supertanker Cities Service Baltimore, at least so far as the| discrimination in their handling. trician there was a light bulb McElroy said a couple of ship­ crew of the Navy tanker Mission Soledad is concerned. Its indispensability, however, out. He did this whenever more mates were given a bad time at emphasizes rather than reduces, important work was pressing, The Baltimore's SIU crew-* the Radar Club or Americaine and officers came in for high unless you happen to be an Aram- the merchant marine's responsi­ apparently to cover up for his Bar. "Two were jailed briefly praise from the Sailors Union co stockholder and like to see howl bility for always striving for ef­ own lack of knowledge in his when they refused to pay a gang on the Mission Soledad "for money is made; fectiveness and efficiency." job. padded bill and were released making our last stop in Ras Tanura Ali of this makes a- lot of "At the ~time we were there,' We hope we may have the op­ only when they anted-up for a lot more pleasant than it ordi­ steward Eimer Shifflett pointed! sense, I feel, and it's nice to see portunity to sail with men like drinks they never had and paid narily would have been." out, "the local club was closed and! the papers trying to make Murphy and Wells more often. a fine in addition. Prices in there wasn't even a chance to see things plain for the public. I'm Sylvester Zygarowski Favors Make Difference these clipjoints are "special for Ship's delegate a movie or buy a coke." This about! a native of New Orieans and Small favors make a big differ­ Americans,' for instance 650 sums up the range of amusements have been shipping out of here (Ed. note: The name of the francs for a single shot of bar ence in the Persian Gulf area, at Ras Tanura even in the best of| on SIU ships since 1940 as a Waterman ship involved was where the usually scorching heat cognac and a glass of Coca baker and in other steward de­ not given.) times anyway. Cola." The customary exchange combines with limited opportuni­ partment ratings. Baltimore Was There ties for relaxation to make any 4 4 4 is 350 francs to the dollar. I receive the SEAFARERS "Fortunately for us, the Balti-| stay there less than desirableLOG at my home and am very more was tied up across the piei and they really put out the wel-| gratefui that we have such a LOG-A-RHYTHM: come mat. They were showingi fine paper in our Union. My To the Editor: movies on there, and sent acrossl wife enjoys reading it, too. I would like to offer my grati­ Edward R. Buckley an invitation for us to join them, tude and thanks to the members 4 4. which we did almost to a man.I of the SIU for the assistance of They went to considerable trouble the Welfare Plan while our son By M. DwVer to set up the projector and screen, was in the hospital for an emer­ and to furnish enough chairs to| gency appendectomy. To the Editor: accommodate both crews, and thej Men love me with a burning pas­ I am the sea, Thanks also to Marty BreithJust a line to let you know did everything they possibly could| sion. Jealous, that your roving reporter has off in San Francisco for his to make us all comfortable. Yet curse me in a single breath; courtesy and help in this matter Cruel mistress of all who sail, "We would like Captain Hunter,! tired of the warm sunshine, and although words alone seem so Once they fall under my spell Or will sail forevermore. has taken to the cold, cold the officers and crew of the Citiesl There is no escape. little appreciation for the kind­ Service Baltimore to know that the north. Last week I arrived in Balti­ ness and assistance we received. gesture was a generous one, and! Editor, Women, powerless against me more and put up at the Nor­ Thank you ail again. greatly appreciated. Wherever they] Mrs. Herbert P. Knowles Hate me bitterly. SEAFARERS LOG. are now, we wish these brother] wegian Seamen's House. A guy Though I am also kind couidn't ask for a nicer spot to 4 4 4 seamen happy sailing," Shifflett] 675 Fourth Ave., Despite my cruelty. added. The Mission Soiedad is al stay. They have nice clean Brooklyn 32, NY And have given much Navy tanker operated by the SUP-| rooms, serve fine meals and have spacious grounds. There's To all mankind. contracted Joshua Hendy Corp. I would like to receive the a nice reading room and recrea­ Td the Editor: SEAFARERS LOG — please To those jvho sail tion area with TV, and plenty of Miss Mary Ellen Hegarty ask­ parking space outside so you ed me to write to you and thank I bring adventure in many lands. 3ut my name on your mailing don't have to worry about feed­ the SIU for the check she re­ homeless, a refuge, ist. (Print Information) ToI the ing meters all day. make the weak strong again ceived from your organization The place is just five minutes upon the death of her brother, And build new faith in the from the SIU hall. I stopped John Bonner Hegarty. NAME despondent. there while I went to the presi­ I wish I could give you a true dential inauguration in the na­ picture of the joy and happiness Men have sworn to cast me aside. tion's capital, but I don't like to this money will bring to this Yet they cannot; stay in Washington. That is one family. There are three sisters Once caressed by my salt-spray STREET ADDRESS city that is realiy crowded In the family, who make their upon their lips, around holiday time. I have but to call. living by sewing. Since their The festive ceremonies and brother was an invalid in their And they return. gay holiday mood of Washing­ home for several years, they in­ CITY . ...ZONE, ton certainly can capture the curred many debts. Now this Those who sink beneath the waves heart of every American. A money will enable them to free I welcome too, unth open arms. STATE realiy good time was had by all. themselves of this burden, Long shall they sleep Harold G, Horowitz which is always so much more TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you With seaweed in their hair. 4 ' 4 4 ara an old subscriber and have a Knowing contentment— difficult on older people. change of address, please give your They are really a wonderful That only I can assure. fornner address below: family, highly respected here In this community and noted for My force is frightening, A shipmate's camera on the To the Editor: their charitable works. All of I can destroy what I wish ADDRESS I would like to thank the cap­ us here in Faducah (Ky.) who Carolyn catches bosun Al­ And man shall never conquer me. tain, officers and crewmembers know of their good fortune will fonso Rivera hard at work of the Winter Hill who were forever praise the wonders of I am a mystery of creation, .on OT rigging a pilot lad­ aboax-d during the trip when I the SIU and the people who The sea, eternal, CITY ....ZONE. .: der. It'iooks like a knotty got hurt. make these things possible. I gather men's souls, problem for Rivera from Special.thanks to the steward; Mrs. Nell Fulton ST^\TE . Forevermore. ' ' ' i '•-ws Engineers Get Crew's Praise letters to The Editor Speciai For Americans? SERVICE m SHIP'S NAME ISN'T THERE FOR LAUGHSl Appreciates Aid By Weifare Plan I, The Sea He's Taking in All The Sights cites 'Wonder' Of SIU Help He's Tied Up m |i. IP- t- Winter Hill Gang Lauded \ �FuP. Fifteen SEAFAREMS^ LOG nwllTVlFATIlt (M«tre>, ian. 4— C(ialrhian> H. rrusai •eeratary. J. Nuttar. Inquiry aa to payoff avcry two tiipa. SIB-M In fund. TV to I»a iutallcd. JOHN •. KULUKUNDIS (Martit), Nov. 3—Chairman, J. Sullivan; Sterotary, W. Thompson, One man missed ship. Repair list to be given to cap­ tain as soon as completed. Request repair work. YAKA (Waterman), Chairman, S. Joseph; Secretary, R. Becker. Repairs to be completed. Request current Isauca of LOG. S14.9S in fund. S T • C L SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Chairman, R. Wlllsch; Secretary, F. Shala. One man sent to hospital. Some disputed overtime. New treasurer elected. CAMF NAMANU (USPC), Jan. i— tary, R. Lambeit. S1B.M In fund. Ba. tar In LOO an item thaiHrlng the leatrain Lines for their efforts In havlnf their ships In port fur Christmas in order that the men eould be with their families during that day. FLORIDA STATI (Fence Cement), Dee. IS—Chairman, J. Ohannoslan; Secretary, C. Starly. One man missed ship. S17.60 In fund. New delegate elected. Suggest than men refrain from wearing underwear In mcssroom and recreation room. < Jan. 20—Chairman, D. Wasneri Sec­ retary, O. Turner. S14.ao In fund. One man hospitalised In Fort Lauder­ dale. New delegate elected. OCEAN EVA (Ocean Transport), Dac. 4—Chairman, A. Capote; Secre­ tary, H.- Bmmett. S10.4S In fund. New delegate elected. Suggest to keep washing machines and sinks cljean. NATIONAL LIBERTY (Nat. Ship.), Jan. S—Chairman, J. Bsana; Bacretary, F. Brussner. Ship's fund $7.19. Few hours disputed OT. Report ac­ cepted. Ship to be kept clean. Fossiblc. penalties for violators. SHINNECOCK BAY (Tankthip), Jan. 7—Chairman, C. Tarry; Secratary, J. Hedges. Repair list to he made up. Reports accepted. All necessary re­ pairs to be made before signing on. Washing machine to be repaired. Chairman, W. Celt; Secretary, R; Mitchell. Crew discussed money draws and decided to accept Dutch West Indian Currency. Discussion de­ layed sailing time and no shore leave In Venezuela. HAROLD T. ANDREWS (New Englend), Jan. 4—Chairman, J. Moynlhan; Secretary, R. Archer. One man left behind due to injuries. Discussion on men being turned in for missing shifting of vessel. Jan. 19—Chairman, A. Moynlhan; Secretary, J. Davis. One man left in hospital in France and another in Bermuda. SEA COMET II (Ocean Carr.), Dec. 34—Chairman, F. O'Nell; Secretary, DEL MAR (Mist.), Jan. S—Chair­ man, J. Tucker; Secretary, C. DewlIng. Glasses to be returned after us­ ing. Vote of thanks to stew. dept. for fine holiday meals. Ship's fund $376. roliectcd 958 tor movie and . ship's fund. Some disputed OT to be t settled In NO. Two men signed on to replace men getting off in St. Thomas. Report accepted. Movie pro­ jector to be fixed. To spend $219 for movies for next voyage. Request bet­ ter brand of coffee, preferably Morn­ ing Joy. Get sufficient supply of each brand of cigarettes next trip. PACIFIC OCEAN (World Carriers), Jan. 1—Chairman, W. Compton; Sec­ retary, C. Cornelius. Captain to make out list of OT to check with each In­ dividual. No one to pay off until squared away. Ship's fund S9. One man left In Germany due to illness. Few hours disputed. Need better brand of soap powder. Vote of thanks to stew. dept. for fine Xmas and New Year's dinner. Vote of thanks to baker for Christmas decora­ tions. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Jan. 14— Chairman, P. Calebaugh; Secretary, WARRIOR (Waterman), Nov. 11— Chairman, S. Maiur; Secretary, M. Elliott. New reporter elected. Cups to be returned to pantry. Discussion on fiushometer valves on toilets: con­ dition of water tanks. If not Im­ proved, specimen will be turned over to Board of Health. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. SEATRAIN 6EORC1A (Seatrein), Jan. 20—Chairman, S. Charles; Secre- BEATRICB (Bull), Dec. 11—Chair­ man, P. Dunpay; Secretary, J. Rowan. Wiper paid off In PH. Ship'a fund $8.75. Report accepted. New dele­ gate elected. .Coffee cups and spoons missing. J. Rots. Fund lost during last pay off sum of $10.85. Jan. 13—Chairman, O'Nell; Secre­ tary, J. Smith. Repair list to be com­ plete and turned in. No fund, lost during previous voyage. R. Klenast. One man missed ship. No money in fund. Ships delegate to see captain, 'about unemployment slips when crew is layed off. PERSONALS AND NOTICES 4 Jerry Kinr DIcken, 4-8 OUer Your wife, Barbara, Is very Sanders, Wiper , anxious for you to contact her at cx-SS Hastings the Broadlawn Manor Nursing The above brothers who paid off Home. Amityville, LI, NY. In San Francisco on January 18 are urged to get in touch with 4" 4" t Paul "Art" Arthofer c/o SS Brad­ Edward ZebrowskI Your mother in Cleveland wishes ford Island, 1419 Ryan Street, to hear from you. Lake Charles, La. He haa money,, for them. I 4 4 4 Jamea Ackerman 4 4 4 Please get in touch with your F. T. Costello mother at 8-E Hempstead Sq., Headquarters is forwarding item Charleston, SC. from Pete Drevas to address you '444 gave. A travel wages and 4subsistence 4 4 4 check for William H. Thompson, J. B. King Jr. SS Harold T. Andrews, has been Contact Mrs. Edna Miller, 633 yetumed to Overseas Navigation. Esplanade St., New Orleans, La. An overtime check for Finn Dur- She has some important mail for kee, SS Shinnecock Bay, has been you. returned to the Veritas CC Co. 4 4 4 4 The following crewmembers of the Bradford Island have salvage money coming to them for salvage of ,TB Radar. They are .urged to contact or send their address to Eii Ellis of Hill, Betts and Nash, 26 Broadway, New York 4, NY. The men are Reginald Butler, Daniel Clapp, James Curran, Harry Dedolchow, Ignatius Gomes, Salvatore Guiifre, John Holt, Wayne Ogle, Eugene Raszko, Gote Berggren; 4 4 4 Harry St. Clair Armstrong Get in touch with your mother, Mrs. E. L. Fleming, PC Box 58, Holloway, Ohio. 4 4 4 John W. McCauley Contact your wife Suzanne at 120 Welborn Circle, Easley, SC. 4 4 4 Arthur H. Blanchette Contact your wife as soon as fiossible. Urgent. 4 4 4 4 4 Harold J. Moore Martin J. Lynch Get in touch with your sister, Your mother in anxious to hear from you. Contact her at 28 Mrs. T. R. Gibson, 610 Summit Ave., Apt. 208, St. Paul 2, Minn. George Ave., Hicksville, LI,NY. 4 4 4 ' 4 4 4 Louis G. Seel Rene Audy ^ Contact yoiir mother at 1708 Get in touch with your son, Pvt. .r George Seel,' Co.- B, 1st Training Beaudry St., Montreal, Quebec, , 'Rgt., Fort Dlx, NJ. ^ ' Canada,.;:. J Sea Unions, Meany On Coal Beef (Continued from page 2) aced the session by stating that he had no authority to direct any of the parties or organizations to take a specific action. He said in ef­ fect that he would like each of the unions involved to present their views, following which he would make some suggestions with a view to possible resolving of the dis­ pute. Each of the unions then pre­ sented their side. President Meatay then said that he had two recom; inendations that might resolve the issue: <1) That the NMU should sup­ port the MM&P and the MEBA, and (2), That the SIU shoud then withdraw its complaint against the American Coal Company and honor the NMU contract with the com­ pany. The SIU pointed out that it had not made any complaint to Presi­ dent Meany's office. The SIU stressed that in its opinion it had. a legitimate grievance, that it had a sound legal and trade union po­ sition with respect jto the manner in which the American Coal con­ tract evolved, but that notwith­ standing these facts it would be willing to come to an agreement as suggested by President Meany in the interest of the Federation. The SIU also pointed out that it felt that President Mekny's suggestion that it withdraw its complaint was a difficult and complicated one but that it would be willing to comply with the recommendations made by President Meany. In the light of its willingness to comply with President Meany's proposals, the SIU said that it would then expect the NMU to honor and support the lines of the MM&P and MEBA against American Coal, as suggest­ ed by President Meany. The NMU's position with re­ spect to President Meany's proposals was that it would not respect the AFL-CIO un­ ions' pieketlines until the Bull Line had been struck. In effect, the NMU said that Bull Line, because of its fi­ nancial involvements was part of American Coal. Therefore, why should there be just a partial strike against these in­ terests. The SIU noted that today's meet­ ing was the' first time that Bull Line had been made an issue in eonnection with this dispute. Sev­ eral of the participating unions pointed oiit that a consideration of the nature proposed by Curran could only lead to many complexi­ ties, because there are many other corporations that also have finan­ SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Slieppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. A. Michelet, Agent Capital 7-6558 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 R.van St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEnilock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. Tom Gould, Agent Phone 2156 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Llndsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOkK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees. Agent ' MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIEHHA PR. .Pelayo 51—La 5 Sal CoUs. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoff. Agent Douglas 2-5475 SAVANNAH 2 Abercom St. E. B. McAuley, Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. JeH GlUette; Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA J. 1809-1811 Nv Franklin St. Tom Bannlng,^Agent Phone 52-1323 cial involvements with American Coal, for example, a number of railroads, mining companies, col­ lier operators and other steamship companies. The SIU stated that the Bull Line ships were manned across the board by AFL-CIO marine unions and had been for some 20 years, and thus offered no parallel to American Coal, pkrticularly as ap­ plied to existing agreements. It was the understanding of the SlU representatives, as well as that of several other participating un­ ions, that Curran's insistence on the meeting stemmed from his de­ sire to discuss the effects of the so-called "attack on the hiring hall," as the NMU has described the dispute. If the NMU position had been consistent and honest, then the issue would have been settled at this point in the meeting, simply by the NMU adopting President Meany's reeommendations for resolving the dispute. But obviously, from the see­ sawing, inconsistent position taken by Curran he had been lying about the hiring haii in relation to the dispute to solid­ ify his conspiracy with the company union which, with him, had been handed con­ tracts with American Coal. It was clear too, that the NMU's phony injection of the Bull Line into the dispute was a device to divert the issue and to establish a subsidiary issue on which it would be impossible to reach an agree­ ment, as proposed by President Meany, and consequently the meet­ ing came to an end without the dis­ pute being resolved. Curran's actions show clearly foi the second time within a few months- that he prefers to work with organizations outside the merged Federation to the detri­ ment of AFL-CK) unions. Curran hollers about "unity," but when a situation arises he does everything in his power to pre­ vent and foul up unity. His record in the longshore beef between the IBL of the AFL-CIO and the ILA, and in the American Coal beef proves his irresponsibility and un­ reliability from a trade union standpoint. Fraternally submitted, PAUL HALL, President MORRIS WEISBERGER, Vice-President MATTHEW (Duke) DUSHANE, Washington Representative SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, AFL-CIO WILMINGTON. Calif 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS .. .675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons, Joint J. VoTpian, Eng. W. Hall, Joint E. Mooney. Std. R. Matthews, Joint SUP HONOLULU SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in a^l SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SIU meetings will be: March 6 March 20 April 3 April 17 May I NMU Rejects Meany Plan (Continued from page 2) Seafarers from its vessels. It came after a request from 'the National Labor Relations Board which de­ clared that the company's contract with the NMU was illegal because it was signed before American Coal had any ships or crews for NMU to represent. Make Bargaining A Mockery If American Coal was permitted to operate under this illegal con­ tract, the Labor Board argued, then the NMU could become en­ trenched in the company, making a mockery out of any collective bargaining certification procedures. The Board agreed that should ' the NMU establish it had the right to represent the company's em­ ployees, then it eould sign a stand­ ard contract with the hiring hall and all its other clauses. The same, of course, would apply to the SIU in the event it should establish it had legal status as collective bar­ gaining agent for these ships. At the time the restraining or­ der was issued, the company had succeeded, after many months, in getting four ships into operation. Two others aie still tied up in Sa­ vannah as well as the one in Brooklyn. In Savannah, the com­ pany is also seeking injunctions against the SIU and against the officers' unions. All three organi­ zations are picketing In behalf of their respective beefs against American Coal. PORT COLBORNE Ontario TORONTO. Ontario 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC 6171,2 Cormonant St. EMpire 4531 itANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Pacific 3400 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 83 St. Pierre St. Quebec Phone: 3-1369 SAINT JOHN 85 Germain St. NB Phone: 2-5232 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. CaUf... 510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8303 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Great Main 0290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. ALPENA Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn BUFFALO, NY HYacinth 9-6165 Canadian District HAUFAX. N.S 128t4 Hollis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM...-,,..Simpson St. Ontario Phoiic; 3-3221 Lakes District 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Phone: Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd St. Phone: Esse\ 5-2410 �Vol. XIX No. 5 SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Tramp Fleet Doom Near As Transfers Whittle Away Ships WASHINGTON—If current transfer plans are put into ef­ fect, the US dry-cargo tramp fleet will be all but wiped out. Port Examination of the transfer figures shows that the tramp­ Boston ing end of the business will be * New York reduced to a handful of ships. tankers were being built for the Discussions of Government US flag and four others enlarged, February 6 Through February 19 Registered Deck A 4 68 23 63 14 14 7 24 55 20 19 13 27 24 Dack . B . 2 13 4 '20 8 2 3 4 7 12 15 . 2 17 15 "A"' 1 61 19 44 12 12 4 18 29 19 16 9 32 10 V 3 16 7 16 8 1 2 9 27 10 10 9 17 ' 6 Staw. A 3 59 5 38 8 6 7 18 33 6 8 8 15 13 Staw. B ' 2 9 2 17 8 0 0 4 9 3 6 5 5 5 ratal A 8 188 ' 47 145 34 32 18 60 117 " 45 43 30 74 47 Total Total Roe. 7 38 13 53 24 3 5 17 43 25 31 16 39 26 15 226 60 198 58 35 23 77 160 70 74 46 113 73 aid to tramp shipping have been in return for transfer of 39 T-2 going on for some years now but tankers, 20 Liberty ships, three Tampa . aside from the introduction of Victories and one other vessel. Mobile . Approval had been granted earl­ New Orl legislation to that effect, nothing concrete has been done. If this ier for the transfer of 57 more T-2 Lake Chi session of Congress does act on tankers, 50 more Libertys, four Hou.ston the tramp ship problem, it will be Victorys and three tankers still after most of the ships have fled under construction in return for to the Liberian flag or other run­ the building of 55 new shipS and Dack Dack ens. •ne. Staw. enlarging of 11 others. All but Staw. Total Total Total away registries. A B A B A Roe. two would be tankers. Foreign Super-Tramps 375 124 286 141 227 75 888 340 1228 The balance sheet shows a po­ Meanwhile, foreign operators are building "super-tramps" which tential loss of 70 Libertys and Shipped can carry between 12,000 to 20,000 seven Vietorys in the dry cargo Port Deck Dack Dack •ne. E^ne. stow. staw. Staw. Total Total Total'' Total A B C • A tons as compared to the 10,000 section. This is the overwhelming A B C A B C Sine. 7 2 0 3 1 0 1 tons handled by a Liberty. Al­ bulk of the existing tramp fleet, Boston 2 1 9 7 1 17 75 14 1 48 15 3 49 4 3 172 ready, there are about 140 ves­ already decimated by another 100 33 7 212 13 2 0 12 4 0 8 3 1 33 9 1 43 sels in service in that category transfers three years ago. 27 5 7 14 9 12 19 8 6 60 22 25 107 In the past week alone, further and considerably more tonnage Norfolk 6 9 4 1 3 5 3 4 5 18 11 11 40 will be built in the next five years. approvals were given for trans0 4 1 9 2 7 1 JO 4 26 5 7 38 Two thirds of this "super-tramp" fei's of half a dozen additional 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 fleet was built last year and the ships. 24 8 25 8 1 5 23 3 2 72 19 8 99 Before the 1956 mass transfer average age of these vessels is SVi New 41 30 15 2 16 8 39 12 5 110 43 15 168 years compared to the 13 years or program began, the US had a 3 12 0 10 11 4 4 6 4 27 19 8 54 tramp fleet which was figured at 18 6 1 15 9 11 10 more for Libertys. 5 2 43 20 14 77 12 0 0 3 5 4 4 0 3 19 5 A 14-knot 13,500-ton tramp mo- something less than 100 vessels. 7 31 15 13 12 17 11 5 10 3 10 42 27 Tankers Going, Too 27 96 torship uses about the same 23 6 8 11 13 8 14 8 10 45 32 24 101 amount of fuel as the 10-knot Lib-:, In addition, of course, the transDeck Deck Deck •no. Eng. Eng. Staw. Stew. Staw. Total Total Total Total erty, but in one year can carry fef program involves a huge num­ A B c B A c A B C A B c Stile. nearly twice as much cargo be­ ber of T-2s, 96 in all. At present Total 286 87 33 200 108 67 191 '59 56 677 254 156 1087 market prices, the T-2s are worth cause of greater speed and size. Despite the dock strike in North Atlantic ports, SIU shipping last period was a fraction Most of these "super-tramps" ^ about three million each under Liare under the Liberian and Pana-1 bfrian registry, and about two- better than two weeks ago, as 1,087 men were dispatched to jobs. Registration also rose manian flags with Norway, Ger­ thirds of that under US registry. slightly, to a total of 1,228, a little higher than two weeks ago. many. Italy and Greece also rep­ The transfers then, represent a subsidy of around $100 million to As expected, Boston, New" resented in this trade. owners involved. York, Philadelphia and Balti­ As of the beginning of Febru­ theIn tanker return for all this, the US ary the Maritime Administration tanker fleet will be considerably more all declined, since they and tramp operators had put in­ modernized by the addition of 76 were among the key ports affected to effect deals under whieh 21 new new tankers, at a loss of approxi­ by the longshore walkout. Norfolk mately 175 vessels. Of course, remained the same as before; just there is no guarantee that the new tankers will not follow the fair. On the opposite side were Savan­ old ones to a foreign flag if the WASHINGTON—^Another $1 billion in agricultural surplus situation warrants. nah, Mobile, New Orleans, Wilm­ cargo would move overseas under the terms of a bill sub­ ington and Seattle, which all show­ mitted by Senator Allen Ellender (Dem.-La.), chairman of ed increases. Tampa and Houston ^the Senate Agriculture Com­ declined, however, the only south­ mittee. ern or Gulf ports to do so. Both Specifically, the bill would apparently missed the coastwise ships Idled by the ten-day dock tack on a billion to the $3 billion strike. Lake Charles and San already authorized and also ex­ Francisco showed no change. Ship­ tend -the law for another year until ping in both was in good shape. Jung 30, 1958. BALTIMORE — A 25,000-deadRun Neck And Neck weight ton oil tanker, the Adora­ Agricultural surplus, disposal, tion, was launched for John M. Registration and shipping ran particularly In sale of wheat, rice, Carras Inc., an SlU-contracted nock and neck in the steward de­ cotton and other bulk cargo, hat company, at the Bethlehem-Spar­ partment and were farthest been one of the major props sup­ rows Point Shipyard here. The apart on deck jobs. The largest porting current shipping prosper­ Adoration, built under the trade- proportion of the total shipping ity and jobs for Utf seamen. Like out-and-build program, will sail was still in the deck department, however. other Government-financed car­ under the Ameriean flag. goes, agricultural surplus Is trans­ The unexpected, though very Things were fairly busy in port ported under the terms of the "50on the shipping end, considering slight, rise in total jobs shipped 50" law, which provides that 50 the longshore strike. Paying off this period was unusual, although percent of such cargo be carried were the Hurrieane. (Waterman); It was apparent that ship diversions on US-flag ships. Jean, Mae, Evelyn, Emilia (Bull); to the non-striking ports would Calmar, Bethcoaster, A 1 a m a r, help cut down the job loss In the Increased Famine Relief Massmar (Calmar); Cubore, Chil- strike-bound ports. In addition to adding to funds ore, Venore, Feltore, Santore, MarClass A men accounted for 62 for this purpose, the Ellender bill ore (Ore) and Alcoa Planter. The percent of the jobs, class B for 24 would Increase famine relief ex­ Cubore, Chilore, Santore, Marore percent and class C for the rest. penditures froip $500 million to Catching up on develop­ (Ore); Alcoa Pilgrim and the Al­ The following Is the forecast $800 million. ments, Seafarer James coa Planter, all signed on. port by port: • Possibly more significant Is a Kelly is shown as he dropped The membership was cautioned SHORE WEAR t SEA GEAR Boston: Slow . . . New York: portion of, the bill which would re­ into SIU headquarters durnot to permit outsiders to come Good . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . move restrictions, oh transfer of SEA GEAR t SHORE WEAR into the Union Hall as some were Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Fair. ' ing leave from active duty such agricultural, commodities to with. Navy. Kelly, a lieunot respecting Union property. . . . Savannah: Good . . . Tampa: unfriendly nations. Such a clause tenaht jg in the Naval Re­ Port Agent Earl Sheppard empha­ Fair . . . Mobile: Fair . . . New would permit direct or indirect serve, also served with the sized that the facilities of the Hall Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: sale of food surplus to countries are for the membership and that Good . .. Houston: Good . . . Wilm­ Navy during World War II. like Poland, which are anxious for Seafarers should limit foul balls ington; Fair ... San Francisco: He started sailing at an supplies but up until now have who seek admission. ' Good..., . Seattle; Good. . AB with the in 1939. been barred from obtaining them. V Bill Would Up Surplus Sales To $4 Blllious for SlU MEMBERS! Launch New Supertanker For Carras W-. I I ^''- E\/£l^lHS-pO NE&DINSfi4GE4R AMP 5M0fi£ WEAKFfmATbaiH&KPSH TOASODWESTBRAU.AT-3RBCIAL. SEA otesr PRICES your SEA CHEST mmiXBBAUS Seafarer At Heart � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource March 1, 1957 Description An account of the resource Headlines: UNION WINS FIRST TIDELANDS PACT SIU ACCEPTS, CURRAN REJECTS MEANY PLAN IN ACS DISPUTE BIDDING KEEN FOR ’57 SEAFARER SCHOLARSHIPS PHILLIPS OIL SIGNS UNION PACT; FIRST IN LA. TIDELANDS SIU CO’S LEAD NEW BIDS FOR BREAKOUTS TWO MORE BULL COAL SHIPS READY SHIPS MOVE AS ILA STRIKE ENDS FMB STOPS SUBSIDY $$ FOR BONUSES SIX NAMED DELEGATES TO SIUNA MOBILE MAW WINS CONTRACT GAINS NEW ROUTES FOR OIL WOULD BYPASS SUEZ SAYS TANKER TRIP NETS $1MILLION 4 NEW SHIPS BID FOR TOURISTS TRAIN ALCOA MEN IN FIRE PREVENTION LABOR FIGHTS RASH OF RIGHT-TO-WORK BILLS NMU REJECTS MEANY PLAN TRAMP FLEET DOOM NEAR AS TRANSFERS WHITTLE AWAY SHIPS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/01/1957 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XIX, No. 5  1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log