Seafarers Log: Vol. 20 No. 1 (1957-12-06)

SEAFARERS LOG
"frpcir.lAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN ION * ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT « AFL-CIO •

Story On Page 3

MTD Key To Sea Unity—Meany
Story On Page 3

Lauds MTD
Unity Role

Addressing the Maritime
Trades Department con­
vention in Atlantic City,
AFL-CIO President
George Meany stressed
the value of MTD as the
"one place ... in the
AFL-CIO trade union
structure" for all marine
unions in the merged
labor movement. Meany
spoke in advance of the
national AFL-CIO con­
vention which opened
yesterday in the New
Jersey resort city. On the
rostrum with him was
S1U - A & G secretary -
treasurer Paul Hall who,
as MTD president, wel­
comed Meany and some
60 delegates from 12
AFL-CIO unions. (Story
on Page 3.)

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Sherwood vote draws happy grin from Robin
Gray crewman Nick Wuchina. Robin Gray men.
voted SlU 24-3 later that day. Two other Robin
ships voted SlU since then. (Story on Page 2.)

300 Papers Compete:

LOG Wins 4 Prizes
in AFL-CIO Contest

—Story on Page 2

In Coast Guard helicopter hovers over-
^Olliae in row head after a collision in dense fog
between the SlU-manned Claiborne (left) and the Liberian
vessel Ellin last week about 13 miles cbwnstream from New
Orleans. Both ships had damage above the waterline but no
injuries were reported. The cause of the collision is not yet
clear. The Coast Guard is investigating.

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SlU SWEEPS FIRST
FOUR ROBIN SHIPS
BY 108-13 COUNT

An overwhelming pro-SIU majority has been cast
by crewmembers of the first four Robin Line ships to
vote in the National Labor Relations Board election
in the fleet. Smarting at^
being forced to work un­
der the National Maritime
Union agreement, Seafar­
ers on the ships piled up a
total count of 108 votes for
the SIU. The NMU drew only
13 votes.

The ship-by-ship totals thus
tar are; Robin Sherwood; SIU, 25
—NMU, 5; Robin Gray: SIU 24,

Voting on the fifth Robin
Line ship, the Robin Mowbray,
was expected to take, place to­
day in New York. The out­
come on this ship was in doubt
as the NMU had succeeded in
getting a number of replace­
ments aboard this vessel in the
time since Moore-McCormack
had taken over the ships last
spring. Three other ships will
vote this month.

strength to

—NMU, 3; Robin Kirk: SIU, 33—
NMU, 0; Robin Locksley, SIU, 26
—NMU, 5.

The heavy SIU majorities came
in the face of a ceaseless barrage
of pro-NMU propaganda to which
Seafarers have been subjected
over the last four months. Includ­
ed in the propaganda pitch were
personal letters from NMU Presi­
dent Joseph Curran promising full
NMU books free of initiation fees
and other assorted advantages to
Seafarers if they would support
the NMU raid in the fleet.

NMU replacements shipped
aboard the Robin Line vessels also
joined in the pleas, but were told
by Seafarers to swap their NMU
books for a C-card in the SIU.

With sure defeat staring them
in the face, NMU representatives
have been raising "objections" aft­
er each ship is voted. The "objec­
tions" consist of reiterating that
the Board was "wrong in ordering
tlue elections in the first instance."

Early Certification Asked
The SIU has maintained that

these "objections" are of no merit
since they do not make any spe­
cific charges as to the conduct of
the election. The SIU is asking for
early certification so that it can
negotiate with Moore-McCormack,
the owners of the Robin Line fleet,
for a collective bargaining agree­
ment.

Until the NMU raid, the SIU
had enjoyed 17 years of uninter­
rupted collective bargaining rela­
tions with Robin Line, winning an
election in the fleet back in 1940
by a 199 to one count after the
NMU had been unable then to

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muster enough
on the ballot.

The need for a new election de­
veloped with the start of an NMU
raid on Seafarers' jobs after Rob­
in Line was purchased by Moore-
McCormack last spring. The new
owners announced then that Rob­
in Line would be operated as a
separate division, maintaining ser­
vice on the South and East Afri­
can subsidy run. It was also indi­
cated at the time that existing con­
tracts and hiring obligations would
be retained.

Not satisfied with this status, the
NMU subsequently got the com­
pany to place the ships under the
NMU contract, disregarding the de­
sires of the crewmembers on the
ships involved. The company then
forced crewmembers to work un­
der the NMU agreement and start­
ed ordering replacements from
NMU halls.

The NMU followed up this con­
cession by openly attempting to
raid the fleet. Letters were sent
out over Curran's signature urg­
ing Seafarers to^uit their union
and come into the NMU. Very
heavy pressure was exerted on Sea­
farers to quit the ships or turn in
their union books. The SIlJ's an­
swer was to file a petition to give
crewmembers the right to choose
the union they wanted, rather than
the union the operators chose.

All smiles now thai the voting results ore in, a quortet of crewmembers from the Robin Gray show
the boxscore in the Robin Line NLRB vote-on their ship shortly after the ballots were counted. Pic­
tured holding the sign while other Seafarers in the NY hall join them (I to r) ore Walter Schultz,
SUP; A. Bagley, Charles Scofield and F. Nelson. ThejGroy voted SIU 24-3.

Bull Injunction Reversecl
WASHINGTON—Supreme Court Justice John M. Harlan granted the Bull Steamship

Co. a limited stay until December 16 to allow it to try an appeal to the high court over a Cir­
cuit Court ruling favorable to the SIU. The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals had upheld
the SIU's right to picket by"*""
overturning a lower court in­
junction issued October 1.

The appeals court order also
voided a similar injunction
against picketing by the Mas­
ters, Mates & Pilots and the Ma­
rine Engineers Beneficial Associa­
tion in separate wage disputes with
the company. The SIU struck Bull
Line last August 19 and the deck
and engine officers set up their
own picketlines two days later.
Company operations resumed after
all picketing was banned about six
weeks ago.

Picketing Upheld
In its opinion upholding picket­

ing by the three unions, the .three-
man appeals tribunal said the orig­
inal orders by District Court Judge

v/ives in its desperate efforts to
get its hooks into Seafarers' jobs.

"Robin Line never was my idea
of the ideal run," Wuchina said,
"but I'm sticking with it until all
these ships are SIU again."

PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer '
HERBEHI BRAND. Editor. BERNARD SEA

aiAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN
EPIVACK, AL MASKIN, JOHN BRAZII., Staff
Writers. Bnj MOODY. Gulf Area Repre­
sentative.

Published biweekly at the headquarters
of the Seafarers international Union, At­
lantic A Gulf District, AFL-CiO, <75 Fourth
Avenue Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth
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at the Pott Office In Breokiyii, NY, under
MM Act of Aug. 24, 1912.

Home For Chrisfmasf
Hot While Raid's On

"I wanted to be home for Christmas this year, but this is
more important." That's how Seafarer Nick Wuchina summed
up the outlook of the crew of the Robin Gray, which voted
24 to 3 in favor of the SiU two *
weeks ago. Wuchina is one of
the Seafarers who have been
riding the Robin Line ships since
last June in the fight to repel the
National Maritime Union's raid in
the fleet.

"When we came Into Baltimore
this trip," Wuchina said, "my wife
came from home to visit me. She
would have liked me home too^ut
she gave me a pep talk instead
about sticking to the ship until it's
all over."

Wuchina had a brief comment
en the NMU's efforts to wheedle
and pressure SIU men to drop their
SIU affiliations or get off the ship.
"It didn't work at all," he said.
When the ship came into port, he
said, NMU officials would swarm
aboard and try to comer a Seafarer
and talk up the NMU. "Our guys
would just walk away and leave
them," he said.

'The NMU men in the crew
would peddle the same line. They
kept offering us full books in the
NMU, but when we told them in
return that we would help them,
get a C-card in the SIU as a fair
exchange they quickly dropped he
subject." The last trip out, he said,"
the NMU men were "very quiet.'

In addition to the NMU pitch on
the ships "Curran sent every crew-
member a letter on the ship, and
my wife tells me she got a letter
addressed to me from the NMU at
home." It appears that the NMU

^was trying to "convert" Seafafersi,

Walter Bruchhausen "must be set
aside" under the Norris-LaGuardia
Act of 1932. Federal law bars In­
junctions against peaceful picket­
ing In a labor dispute.

"No one controverts that this is
a peaceful strike," the appeals
judges pointed out.

"The mandate of the Norris-La­
Guardia Act has been an expres­
sion of national policy for many
years," thfe opinion continued. "If
this policy is to be changed it
should, be changed by Congress,
and not by judicial legislation or
inventiveness."

It was regarded as a complete
vindication for the SIU's legal and
economic position since the strike
began.

Also pending on the legal front
is a separate Injunction proceed­
ing by Bull Line in New York
State Supreme Court, which was
postponed during the Union's ap­
peal against the Federal injunction;
The company lost its bid for a tem­
porary state injunction in Septem­
ber and then re-petitioned for a
permanent anti-strike order. The
original petition was also turned
down on the grounds of peaceful
picketing.

At the same time, the Federal
District Court proceeding got un­
derway, and eventually proved
successful for the company. Fol­
lowing the first injunction issued
by Judge Bruchhausen, SIU pick­
ets were removed from company

Log Awarded Four
Labor Press Prizes

Continuing a pattern of many years standing, the SEA­
FARERS LOG was awarded four prizes in the annual jour­
nalism contest of the International Labor Press Association.
The LOG won a first award-*
among international publica­
tions for the best front page
in the news format, and three cer­
tificates of merit (second prizes) in
the category of general editorial
excellence, editorial cartoon and
written editorial.

There were five categories in all,
with the LOG winning awards in
four of the five.

Winner of the top award for gen­
eral editorial excellence in the
international field was the Retail,
Wholesale and Department Store
Union's publication "The Record."
The "Toledo Union Journal," which
entered in both the local union
and the central labor body cate­
gories, won two firsts in each cate­
gory.

The top editorial cartoon award
waaj-\^9i^;by• Jus^ice,^' publication

of the International Ladies Gar­
ment Workers Union.

Last year, under slightly differ­
ent rules, the LOG won six awards,
a first prize for the best cartoon,
a second prize for general editorial
excellence, a second for best fronj;
page, a third for best editorial and
honorable mention for best feature
article. There were no third prizes
or honorable mentions this year.

In 1955 and 1953, the LOG
took the top "editorial excellence
award." It has placed first or second
for this award in four of the last
five years.

Judging was done by members
of the faculty of the Columbia Uni­
versity Graduate School of Journal­
ism. More than 300 national, local
and ceptral. labor body publications
w^ qqier^d;- '-M

installations while the MEBA and
MM&P maintained their lines.
Bull Line subsequently obtained a
Federal order barring picketing by
the officers, while an SIU appeal
to the Circuit Court was pending.
With all pickets banned by court
order, BuU Line ships began mov­
ing again while all three unions
pressed their appeals.

The Circuit Court order, handed
down November 21, set a 15-day
period during which the lower
court's strike bans were to be
lifted. Justice Harian's temporary
stay prolonged this period until
December 16. Should the Supreme
Court refuse to hear the company
appeal, the injunction would be
lifted shortly afterward. SIU at­
torneys had attempted to get the
Circuit Court to speed up the
lifting of the ban before the 19
days ran out today. ^

Wage Talk Breakdown
Seafarers began manning the

picketlines at the Bull Line's
Brooklyn terminal in'^August fol­
lowing the breakdown of negotia­
tions under the wage reopening
clause of the SIU agreement with
the company. An impasse was
reached after many weeks of talks
over SIU demands for parity with
the West Coast unions on overtime
and penalty pay scales, plus an
across-the-board 20 percent wage
increase, all retroactive to July 1,
1957.

In separate negotiations under
the annual wage reviews provided
for in their contracts with Bull,
the MM&P and MEBA sought a
six percent increase plus additional
compensation for the deck and en­
gine officers.

SCHEDULE OF
SIU MEETINGS

SIU membership meet­
ings are held regularly
every two weeks on Wed­
nesday nights at 7 PM in
all SIU ports. All Sea­
farers ore expected to
attend; those who wish to
be excused should request
permission by telegram
i[be sure to include reg­
istration number). The
next SIU meetings will be:

December 11
December 26

January 8
January 22

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December 9, 1957 SEAFARERS LO^ Pare Tbree

MTD Convention Attions
The following are some of the major actions approved

by delegates to the MTD convention;

• A coordinated organizing effort on the Great Lakes
and St. Lawrence Seaway.

• A demand for a union voice in long-range maritime
planning.

• Support of fish and cannery unions against cheap
imports.

• Abolition of MSTS-operated commercial ships.
• Support of "50-50", Public Health Hospitals.
• Denunciation of anti-union "right-to-work" laws.
• Denunciation of transfers.
• Demand for full legal recognition for maritime hiring

halls. ,
• Support of Canadian SIU strike.

Full details will be carried in the next issue of the
SEAFARERS LOG .

Extend 5IU Health
Center Facilities To
Mobile^ H'Orleans

MOBILE—^Two temporary no-cost medical facilities to serve Seafarers and
their families in the Gulf began operating here and in New Orleans during the
past two weeks under the first seamen's medical program in maritime.

Both were in full swing^ ^
by the erid of this week to
provide complete medical

Meany Calls MTD Best
Vehicle For M'time Unity

ATLANTIC CITY—-AFL-CIO President George Meany said he would like to see the AFL-
CIO Maritime Trades Department serve as the vehicle of unity for all of maritime, in an ad­
dress at the Department's convention last Tuesday. Meany declared that all marine unions
belong in the Maritime Trades'* ; ;
where they can best achieve
their objectives.

The Depaj'ment also heard SIU
Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall, who
is preslden. of the MTD, declare
that the naritime trades had
glowing future on the Great Lakes
and the Seaway where an esti­
mated 25,000 new jobs will be
created. He placed stress on co­
ordinated organizing by member
unions of the Department as the
best way to achieve growth.

The MTD convention, first since
the merger of the AFL-CIO, re­
flected the continuing growth of
the Department. Sixty delegates
were present representing 12 in­
ternational unions with a total
membership of 200,000 in the mari­
time industry. Three of these in­
ternational unions, the Marine
Enginers Beneficial Association,
the American Federation of Tech­
nical Engineers and the Interna­
tional Brotherhood of Boilermak­
ers, had joined MTD in the past
two years. The newcomers re­
ceived a warm welcome from the
convention.

In his address, Meany touched
on the dispute between the SIU
and the National Macitime Union
over American Coal and other is­
sues. Referring to meetings he
had held with representatives of
the two unions on the subject, he
said, "The attitude of Paul Hall
has been constructive, no question
about it. He will fight for what he
thinks is right and he will fight
for his own—the same as we all
will. But I want to say that at
these meetings he had been pre­
pared to make concessions in the
interests of harmony.

All Unii.-ns Should Belong
"Some concessions have been

made by the other side. But up
to the present time we have been
unsuccessful in bringing about the
type of atmosphere that can weld
all these maritime unions into the
one place that they belong in the
AFL-CIO trade union structure—
and that is in a department char­
tered by the AFL-CIO which is
this particular department."

Referring to a recent meeting
held with Hall and Currau on the
American Coal dispute, Meany said,
"I talked wdth Paul only as late as
last week and I had a conference
with him and Joe Curran. I do not
aay we made a great deal of prog­
ress. I think we agreed at least
on what the problem is and I think
we agreed on some things we
should not do.

"We have at least agreed that
T^e will try before tjhese trials arise.

AFL-CIO president George
Meany stressed vital role of
MTD for marine unity as he
spolce to MTD convention.

or when they do arise, before ac­
tion is taken to see if we cannot
get together and get some kind of
agreement in the maritime field
that will prevent the situation from
getting any worse."

Turning to the problems facing

the AFL-CIO, Meany declared that
if the movement is to go forward
it must be free of outside controls,
whether those of employers, poli­
ticians, Government or racketeers.
Unions dedicated to bread and
butter trade union issues, as they
should be, cannot function prop­
erly if racketeering exists in any
section of the labor movement, he
said. He pointed out that they
face adverse reaction in Labor
Board elections, in legislation and
in world-wide Communist propa­
ganda. Consequently, the only ac­
tion the Federation can take is to
expel unions in which racket ele­
ments have a foothold.

Answering critics of the expul­
sion tactic, he declared that long­
shoremen in the AFL-ousted In­
ternational Longshoremen's Asso­
ciation were better off today than
before expulsion. Their leaders,
he said, had to deliver because
they were under pressure by the
AFL action and by opposition
groups such as the International
Brotherhood of Longshoremen.
The net effect has been beneficial.

In his opening remarks to the
delegates. Hall welcomed the three

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examinations and diagnos­
tic services s'milar to those
offered at the SIU medical
center in New York since last
April. All three facilities are
maintained by the Seafarers
Welfare Plan Medical Department.
The purpose of the program is to
prevent illness, or detect ailments
before they reach the serious stage.

The temporary medical programs
here and in New Orleans were set
up under contract arrangements
with established facilities in both
cities until permanent centers can
be set up. In the interim, SIU men
and their families will have full
use of the facilities.

Exams are now available at fully-
equipped private clinics that offer
head-to-toe physical check-ups.
plus complete laboratory, x-ray and
cardiograph services. The opera­
tion began in New Orleans last
week and in Mobile this past Mon­
day.

Similar arrangements on a tem­
porary basis are expected to be in­
stituted shortly in Baltimore, un­
der the SIU medical center pro­
gram first proposed last year.
Four permanent installations were
planned under this program, and
the first of these, one block from
the SIU headquarters hall in
-Brooklyn, has been In operation
over six months.

At the present time, until the
kinks can be worked out, exams
are being given to Seafarers only.
However, it is likely that by the
jend of this month wives, children
and dependent parents of SIU men
will find the facilities available to
them at least one day a week. The
family aspects of the medical pro­
gram first went into effect in New
York two months ago, after the

FMB May Reclaim Coal Ships
WASHINGTON—The prospect loomed this week that American Coal Shipping may be­

come a one-ship fleet in the hot too distant future. The Federal Maritime Board is taking steps
to have the Casimir Pulaski returned to the reserve fleet on the ground that conditions "do
not exist" to justify continu-*^
ing its charter for another
year.

The action taken against the
Pulaski, the first US ship deliv­
ered to the company, indicates
that similar steps will follow
against the other five Government-
owned ships.

The FMB actually issued a tem­
porary finding relating to the
Pulaski and eight other Govern­
ment-owned ships operated by vari­
ous steamship companies. The pro­
visions of the temporary finding
allow the operators to request a
hearing and file objections to the
Board's proposed action.

Burden On Operators
However, Washington observers

reported that the FMB approach
was a new one in that it puts the
burden of proof for justifying con-
tinua^on of charters on the oper­
ator himself. Previously, the FMB
findings were that "conditions do
exist" for continuing charters, and
any objections usually came from
tramp ship operators who had to
prove that Government ships were
.unfair competition. The neW

proach indicates that the Board
will refuse to renew all charters
from now on as they expire.

Whatever the Board's decision,
the economic squeeze in the form
of shrinking coal cargoes has
caused the lay-up of five of the six
Government-owned ships operated
by ACS. The sixth ship, the Thomas
Paine, is scheduied to lay up when
it returns from its present voyage
as it has no further charter at the
moment.

Still operating is the company-
owned Coal Miner which has not
carried any coal in several months.
It is presently on a grain run. Ships
in lay-up at the present moment
are the Harry Glucksman, Cleve­
land Abbe, Martha Berry, Walter
Hines Page and the Pulaski. Some
of them have been inactive for
more than two months.

Charges Processed
In the interim, the processing of

SIU unfair labor practice charges
against the company is still going
forward. National Labor Relations
Board examiners began looking
into the charges several weeks ago.

They cover company discrimina­
tion against hiring Seafarers and
the firing of SIU men who subse­
quently obtained jobs on the coal
ships under a court-ordered senior­
ity hiring procedure.

Formed as a joint venture of
coal-hauling railroads and the
United Mine Workers to expedite
coal exports to Europe, ACS got
Federal Maritime Board approval
to charter 30 reserve fleet Lib-
ertys in October, 1956. Earlier, fol­
lowing its original 30-ship request,
it indicated that it might ask for
50 more.

However, following the reactiva­
tion of the first six ships, the Gov­
ernment ordered a halt to further
breakouts because of the company's
labor policies. Then as coal rates
began falling off, the company
sought to move tramp cargoes on
some of its ships, despite the terms
of the original charters authorizing
the hauling of coal only. Its re­
quest this fall for authority to carry
scrap cargoes met sharp opposition
from both tramp and berth oper­
ators. : .

center had been open for some
time previously.

In New Orleans, exams are being
given at the clinic headed by Dr.
Arthur N. Houston, at 912 Union
Street. The Mobile facility for
Seafarers Is maintained by Dr. Ar­
thur Amendola and Dr. Andrew
Henderson at 259 St. Francis
Street. Each center Is only min­
utes away from the SHJ hall In
that city.

Appointments for examinations
are arranged through the SIU Wel­
fare Services Department in each
port, often on the same day an
exam is desired. The results are
available the day following the
exam. In cases where actual treat­
ment is necessary, the Seafarers
are referred to private physicians
or the US Public Health Service
facilities in each port. The USPHS
now has only an outpatient clinic
here in Mobile. All hospitalization
cases are referred to the New Or­
leans PHS hospital.

The Seafarers Welfare Plan
Medical Department is headed by
Dr. Joseph B. Logue, medical di­
rector, from the SIU medical cen­
ter in Brooklyn at Third Avenue
and 21st Street.

Blacklist
Stirs NMU
Opposition

Long - simmering discontent
among members of the National
Maritime Union over the blacklist
scheme formalized by the union
with the American Merchant Ma­
rine Institute last spring has now
readhed a climax with the forma­
tion of an opposition group to the
NMU administration.

The campaign by the opposition
is centered against a series of 17
constitutional amendments now
being voted on by NMU members.
It has been greeted by a typically
hysterical outburst by NMU-presi­
dent Joseph Curran and other
NMU officials. In the Nov. 21st
"Pilot" Curran.refei-red to the op-
position group as "termites" and
"nameless and gutless characters"
operating a "racket." Other
signed statements took the same
tack.

Curran's last use of the "gut­
less" label backfired in helping to
destroy a 20-year alliance between
the NMU and the Marine Engin­
eers Beneficial Association.

The rank and filers are voicing
their opposition primarily through
a four-page tabloid-size "NMU Con­
vention Delegate Committee
News" published in St. Louis,
which solicits membership beefs
and contributions to a post office
box address in Houston, Texas.
The publication appeared shortly
before a' month-lo.ng referendum
on the amendments got underway.

Opposition to the amendments
centers on the proposals to extend
the period between NMU conven-

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Pate Four SEAFARERS LOG 'December 6, 1959

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It Must Be A Fish Story

SIU dispatcher Scotty Aubusson (left) appears to be spinning a
tall one about "the big one that got away" for NY port agent
William Mulcahy center) and secretary-treasurer Victor Turpin,
both of the SlU-o filiated Atlantic Fishermen's Union. The two
officials visited SIU headquarters last week.

SUP Vote Starts;
50 Seeking Of tire

SAN FRANCISCO—Voting is underway among members
of the Sailors Union of the Pacific in their annual election of
union officials. Although over 170 members were nominated
for the 17 positions, only 50"*""
had the seatime and other re­
quirements necessary to run
for office.

Six of the 50 candidates are un­
opposed for office. They are Morris
Weisherger, who is running for the
position of secretary-treasurer;
Hai-ry Johnson for assistant secre­
tary; Joe Pohorence for San Fran­
cisco dispatcher; Ed Coester for
Seattle agent; Gordon Ellis for Wil­
mington agent and William Arm­
strong for New York agent.

The other positions to be filled
are patrolmen in San Francisco,
Seattle, Wilmington and New
York; and agents in Portland and
Honolulu. Heaviest competition ap­
peared In the race for Portland
patrolman where nine candidates
are contesting for the position, and
for Wilmington patrolman, with
seven members on the ballot. In
addition to the election of patrol­
men and agents, five SUP building
corporation trustees will also be
elected by the membership.

Several members who held offi­
cial positions last year and were
nominated again decided not to run
for another term. Among then,
were Ragnvald Johansen, Seattle
agent; R. G. Anderson, Wilmington
agent; Carl Christiansen, Honolulu
agent and A1 Maniscalco, San Fran­
cisco patrolman.

Although this is the first time

Send Documents
On Baby Benefit

All Seafarers who expect to
apply for the SIU $200 mater­
nity benefit and are currently
eligible for it—having one
day's seatime in the past 90
days and 90 days in 1956—are
urged to send in all necessary
documents when filing for the
benefit. Payment will be
made speedily when the Sea­
farers Welfare Plan receives
the baby's birth certificate, the
Seafarer's marriage certificate
and discharges showing eligi­
bility seatime, Photostats are
acceptable in place of originals.

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Weisberger is running for the posi­
tion of secretary-treasurer, he was
unopposed when chosen for that
position to fill out the term of
Harry Lundeberg who died last
January. Weisberger was chosen
under the SUP constitution, which
calls for the headquarters member­
ship to nominate and elect any
qualified member to fill official
vacancies that occur during the
year.

Lakes SIU
Confident Of
Win In Vote

DETROIT—Members of the SIU
Great Lakes District are awaiting
action by the National Labor Re­
lations Board which they expect
will lead to the certification of the
union in the Tomlinson Fleet. A
collective bargaining election was
held in the fieet recently, but the
Labor Board has impounded the
ballots for the time being as a re­
sult of unfair practice charges by
a local union of'the Steelworkers.

The Great Lakes District won
quick action on its bid for an elec­
tion in October when the crew of
the Ball Brothers, one of the Tom­
linson fleet, walked off their ship
in protests against company stall­
ing of the vote. The operator then
quickly agreed to remove road­
blocks to an election.

The District is confident that it
has won an ample majority of
crewmembers in the non-union
fleet, pointing to the objections
raised by the Steelworkers as a
virtual concession of an SIU Great
Lakes victory.

It now remains for the NLRB
to dispose of the charges.

The Tomlinson fleet had been
the target of a previous campaign
by the steel local in 1955,. but it;
vvas defeated at that time.

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DONT
SKIN
YOURSELF
ALIVE!

Nobody would knowingly dip
fheir hands In a barrel-full of lye.
But someflmes boiler compound on
ships Is used for jobs for which It
was never Intended.

For Instance, when there's a
tough soogee job to do, the temp­
tation becomes strong to short-cut
It by substituting boiler compound
for old-fashioned soap and hot
water. The Seafarer who yields to
that temptation Is likely to spend
a few weeks In the hospital grow­
ing a new layer of skin for his hands.

Boiler compound, being extremely
caustic, belongs In only one place-
In the boiler where It dissolves scale
Instead of skin.

In the long run, soap and water
can do the same job, and as the
admen say, "It's kind and gentle to
the hands."

j An SIU Ship is a Safe Ship \



December 6p 1957 SEAFARERS LOG Pare Five

QUESTION: How do you think the SlU shipboard safety program is
progressing and what suggestions do you hove? (Asked of Seafarers
in the Baltimore hall.)

Dan Clierry, 2nd electrician: The
program is moving along, but you

can never do too
much. One of the
things I'd sug­
gest, in my de­
partment, is to
take the resistors
for the winches
off the deck and
put them in the
house. A little
bit of moisture or

even a bug can put them out of
shape at the worst time.

$1

William Nickel, messman: Every
department has a job to do on
safety, but you
often can't get
the officers to un­
derstand what's
important - in the
gSlley and mess-
room. In heavy
seas you've got to
keep the mess
decks dry and all
gear secured or
you're in trouble. You can have
plenty of injuries Just from loose
chairs when the ship is rolling,

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Donald Coburn, FWT: We always

run into-trouble on tankers over
the pumproom
grating. Moisture
and rust corrodes
the grating and
before you know
it's falling apart.
The trouble is
they wait to re­
place it until it's
bad in 3-4 places.
We had a casu­

alty on my last ship when a man
fell from there.

Roy Lundquist, bosnn: Safety
precautions are not taken seriously

enough, and that
goes for the offi­
cers too. The
program needs
more of a push
so everybody will
understand
what's needed.
Sure, boat drills
are a pain, but
neglecting them

doesn't do anybody any good.
When the chips are down, every­
body has to know his job.

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Graham M. Bowdre, electrician:

If it can improve one item each
trip, that's prog­
ress. A ship's as
safe as the old
man wants it to
be; if he sees to
it the crew knows
its regular jobs-
as well as its
emergency dut­
ies, and that gear
is replaced or re­
paired when needed, there's no
problem. Knowing what to do for
each kind of fire is very important.

Diver Finds
'Bounty' Of
Mutiny Fame

A skin diver has reported find­
ing the burial place of the famous
vessel Bounty, which had beem
scuttled by mutineers 167 years ago
off Pitcairn Island in the Pacific
Ocean.

Luis Marden, skin diver and
undersea photographer, said he
found the grave of the ship in 30
feet ,of water in the turbulent
wdters of Bounty Bay. Marden,
aided by two Pitcaim natives,
found dozens of sheathing nails,
some hull fittings, an oarlock and
fragments of copper sheathing, all
heavily covered with lime, scat­
tered around the bay bottom.

The mutiny on the Bounty is one
of the most famous in maritime
history. The ship had started a
voyage from England to the Pa­
cific in 1787 under the command
of Captain William Bligh, the proto­
type of the "bucko" skipper. Harsh
discipline spread discontent among
the crew. A mutiny broke out and
the captain and 18 loyal crew-
menibers were forced into an open
boat in mid-ocean.

Good to his oath to see them
"hanged from the highest yardarm"
in the British navy, Bligh sailed
the boat some 4,000 miles to the
Timor Archipelago, and later to
Tahiti where he attended the trial
of some of the mutineers. But part
of the crew, including Fletcher
Christian, the leader of the mutiny,
escaped with the ship to Pitcairn
Island where Christian ordered her
scuttled to conceal their place of

•exile.

AFL-CIO
Convention
Underway

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ—The two-
year-old AFL-CIO opened, its sec­
ond convention here in Convention
Hall yesterday. The Federation
was formed December 5, 1955,
ending a 21-year split In the ranks
of American labor.

AFL - CIO President George
Meany said that the delegates to
the convention may "look with
pride at the accomplishments of
two years" and look forward to the
challenges of the future. The pur­
pose of the convention will be to
discuss and decide many problems
now facing the nation's trade
unions, from internal houseclean-
ing to international situations.

One of the big issues facing ^e
1,200 delegates to the convention
will be the possible expulsion of
four member unions, the Interna­
tional Brotherhood of Teamsters,
the Bakery and Confectionery
Workers, The Distillery, Rectifying
and Wine Workers and the Laundry
Workers International Union. These
unions had been suspended for
failure to, comply with the Fed­
eration's directives to restrain their
operations.

A last minute move is underway
to prevent the expulsion of the
Teamsters, the largest single union
within the Federation. The move
came just 24 hours before the
scheduled ouster.

The convention will hear a direct
appeal from two factions of the
Distillery Workers union after a
near riot broke up their convention.
The trouble began when union
monitor Peter McGavin announced
to the convention that voting would
be by secret ballot and by delegate
strength. Former officers of the
union stormed the platform and
disrupted the meeting, which then
split Into two camps.

Another big problem facing the
convention will be the growing
trend of "right-to-work" laws. The
delegates will probably try for a
more unified approach to stem
these laws on both a national and
statewide level.

Int'l Labor Widens Ban
On Struck Canada Ships

MONTREAL—A tightening ring of international labor cooperation is putting increasing
pressure on the government-owned Canadian National Steamships, Ltd., to bargain with the
SIU Canadian District. Efforts by the company to recruit strikebreakers for the ships and
effect their transfer to the flag"*"

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of Trinidad have been thwart­
ed as unions all around the
globe have rallied to the strikers'
cause.

The latest groups to offer formal
support to the strikers are the
powerful Iriternacional Confedera­
tion of Free Trade Unions and the
British Trades Union Congress.
Previously the strikers had pledges
of aid froni the Canadian Labor
Congress,, the. International Trans-
portworkcrs Federation and from
the 'Trinidad seamen's union, as-
well as from the SIU of North
America and its affiliates.

The five Canadian National
ships that left this port one night
with skeleton creWs of officers
aboard have gotten as far as Hall-
fax where they have again tied up
with the three other vessels in the
fleet. Previous efforts to recruit
West Indian seamen for the ships
had failed.

Protest Transfet-s
In its pledge of support, the

ICFTU, through general secretary
J. N. Oldenbroek, said that his
organization "protests in the
strongest terms the decision to
transfer the vessels' registry." The
message to the Canadian Minister
of Labor added that the world
labor organization fully supported
the earlier stand taken by the In­
ternational Transportworkers Fed­
eration of which the S,IU is a
member. "This includes any inter­
national action necessary," the
message said.

British Boycott
The Trades Union Congress of

Britain announced that it would
instruct its member unions not to
supply crews to the struck ships.
The company greeted this an­
nouncement with the complaint
tiiat the action would "injure the
ability of the company" to continue
its service. Previously, eight Brit­
ish engineers who had been im­
ported to work the ships refused
to go aboard when they discovered
on arriving in Canada that the ships
were struck.

The company attempted to break
the four-month-old strike of Cana­
dian Seafarers by transferring its

ships after union members rejected
a 15-percent two-stage wage offer.
The Canadian District, in negotia­
tions that begaft more than a year
ago, had asked for a 30 percent in­
crease over the Existing scale of

$204 a month for ABs, to bring the
ships up to standard. Subsequently,
the union reduced its demands to
20 percent and struck the ships on
July 4th when this offer was turned
down.

Eng'rs Vote On Merger;
MEBA At MTD Conclave

Members of the SlU-affiliated Brotherhood of Marine En­
gineers and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
began voting on a proposed merger plan this week, while
MEBA representatives attend-——; ——^^
ed their first AFL-CIO Mari­
time Trades Department con­
vention in Atlantic City.
-The MEBA application for MTD

affiliation was revealed.ten days
ago, sOon after a joint BME-MEBA
committee reached agreement for
a merger by January 1, 1960. A
trial period leading toward the
final merger will go into effect
following ratification of the in­
terim plan by members of both
unions.,

Affiliation Bid Significant
Announcement of the MEBA bid

for affiliation was hailed as "high­
ly significant" by MTD president
Paul' Hall "because it represents
the first time, since the AFL-CIO
merger, that a former CIO mari­
time union has moved to join the
MTD." He pointed to this as "con­
crete evidence that close coopera­
tion and mutual assistance are pos­
sible among maritime unions with­
in the framework of the merged
labor movement.

Maritime labor unity, within the
AFL-CIO, has now. progressed to
the point where only two US mari­
time unions still remain outside
the MTD, Hall added.

The application on behalf of the
10,000-member engineers union
was forwarded from MEBA head­
quarters in Washington by union
president Herbert L. Daggett.

Meanwhile, in separate action,
MEBA engineers began voting in

Speaking Out To Membership

a 90-day referendum on the pro­
posed merger with the BME. A 60-
day referendum by the BME on the
same issue also got underway De­
cember 1, and was coupled with
a vote on a proposed BME con­
stitution.

The BME also announced the re­
ceipt of a "provisional charter as
a division of the National MEBA"
and the provisional appointment
of its president. Raymond McKay,
as a member of the MEBA execu­
tive committee and the subcom­
mittee of the MEBA executive
committee. The two committees
are the MEBA's policy-making bod­
ies between its annual conventions.

McKay's appointment is con­
tingent on the outcome of the ref­
erendum balloting in_both unions
on the merger plan. Final merger
in 1960 will be subject to member­
ship approval at that time.

The merger terms were ham­
mered out at a series of meetings
held in Tampa in the wake of a
BME-MEBA no-raiding pact signed
a year ago.

Retain Autonomy
During the trial period, both

unions "will retain their identity
and autonomy, with the BME af­
filiating with the MEBA as an
autonomous division, and retaining
its ties with the SIU of North
America," according to the merger
plan announcement. BME has been
operating under an SIUNA charter
since May, 1949. The plan en­
visages mutual benefits for mem­
bers of both organizations through
close cooperation on contract ne­
gotiations, organizing and other
activities.

The signing of last year's no-
raiding pact ended a seven-year
split between the two unions. It
was agreed on after the MEBA an­
nounced the end of a close alliance
of 20 years' standing with the Na­
tional Maritime Union and the so-
called "AFL-CIO Maritime Com­
mittee." The break with the NMU
came after the NMU refused to
support the MEBA and the Mas­
ters, Mates & Pilots against the
United Mine Workers District 50
In the American Coal beef.

Seafarer Seldon Manard takes the mike at headquarters member­
ship meeting to discuss matter before membership.

Don't Send Your
Baggage COD

Seafarers are again warned
not to send their baggage COD
to any Union hall. The Union
cannot accept delivery of any
baggage where express charges
have not been prepaid.

Men who send baggage COD
to Union halls face the prospect
of having to go to a lot of trou­
ble and red tape with the Rail­
way Express Co.

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Page Sis SEAFARERS LOG December 6, 1957

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Hit Anti-Union Pitch
Of Daily Hewspapers

NEW ORLEANS—^Railway Clerks President George
Harrison has dared the nation's editors to stop slanting news
in favor of business and to make an honest effort at objectivity
in the treatment of labor,news.

Speaking before the conven­
tion of the Associated Press
Managing Editors Association, Har­
rison charged that some editors
deliberately go out of their way to
slant news to' make labor appear
the greater abuser of power, but
neglect to find anything worth­
while in stories concerning business
misdeeds.

All labor wants, he said, is a
fair shake. "I say that the news­
papers have failed to. point out that
the dishonesty and racketeering re­
vealed before the McClellan Com­
mittee have involved just as many
businessmen as labor leaders—for
every labor man who took a bribe
or kickback there was a business­
man who gave it."

There are some very obvious rea­
sons for the "special" treatment
given to big business, he said.
"Probably it was unfortunate that
the first big witness to tell of
wrongdoing on the business side
came from Sears Roebuck. Sears,
I'm told, is a pretty big advertiser.
•Whatever the reason the commit­
tee hearings suddenly stopped be­
ing front page news in many news­
papers."

As to the editors' contentions
that labor news was "juicy," Harri­
son recalled the story about the
General Electric salesmen in New
York who were providing "call
girls" to big appliance buyers.
"That could have been developed
into a real story, but somehow it
slipped by most papers, and the
ones which did run it put a 'boys
will be boys' sort of label on it."

"I contrast this with the treat­

ment given the Teamsters on the
Portland and Seattle stories," he
said.

There were some $500 million
embezzled by businessmen last year
alone, Harrison contended. "Cer
tainly, there must be many a
'juicy' stoi'y there," he suggested

Seafarers
In Action

Large Turnout
On Turkey Day
In Baltimore

BALTIMORE—A large number
of Seafarers and their families en­
joyed Thanksgiving Day in the hall
this year. Turkey dinners were
served in the cafeteria from 12:30
PM through 3:30 PM followed by
music and dancing in the Port
O'Call. Many of the brothers and
their wives made a complete day
of it.

A couple of lay-ups caused ship­
ping to drop slightly during the
past period. There are now five
vessels laid up in this port with
the Bethcoaster (Calmar) expected
to go into drydock when she ar­
rives this week. The shipping pic­
ture should brighten with the
prospect of the crewing of the Wild
Ranger and the Omar Chapman.

There were 13 vessels paying off
during the last two weeks, seven
signing on and 16 in transit. The
Chilore, Marore, Baltore (Ore);
Little Rock (Fairfield); Winter
Hills, Fort Hoskins (Cities Service);
Young America, Wild Ranger
(Waterman); National Liberty
(Amer. Waterways); Josefina (Lib.
Nav.); Flomar, Kenmar (Calmar)
and the Emilia (Bull) paid off while
the Chilore, Marore, Baltore (Ore);
Yorkmar (Calmar); Young America
(Waterman); Steel Rover (Isthmian)
and the National Liberty (Amer.
Waterways) signed on.

The in-transit vessels included
the Alcoa Planter, Alcoa Roamer
(Alcoa); Robin Sherwood, Robin
Kirk (Robin); Oren^ar, Bethcoaster
(Callnar); Mankato Victory (Vic.
Carriers) and the Ci.trus Packer,
Morn'jng Light (Waterjpajol.j.

Spears

The crew of the SS Del Viento
has been highly commended by the
captain and the chief engineer for
their fine work during the last trip,

according to Bob
Spears, ship's
delegate. T h
captain gave
special praise to
the deck gang for
giving the vessel
a thorough clean­
ing, both inside
and outside. He
said he would be
proud to have

the crew stay aboard for another
trip.

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The attempt to cut down on the

PHS hospitals has been the subject
of much conversation at recent
ships' meetings. Seafarers on the,
Chiwawa adopted a resolution to
give the. Union's officials all the
moral, financial and physical sup­
port, necessary to fight to retain the
marine hospitals at their full
strength. After stressing the need
of these hospitals for merchant
seamen, brother W. A. Tatum,
ship's delegate, urged the members
to write their Congressmen to
block any "economy" moves in that
area.

The crew of the Warrior also an­
nounced that they would send let­
ters and messages to the officials
mentioned in the SEAFARERS
LOG concerning recommendations
to close the PHS hospitals.

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Another "good ship"" report

came from John Wells of the SS
Hastings. Outside of a few hours
disputed OT, all
of the depart­
ments had the
same report . . .
no beefs, every­
thing running
smooth. "This is
the last meeting
of the trip,"
Wells said, "and
it has been a
good one. Every
member did his job as it was sup­
posed to be done. There were no
foul-ups, for we had a good crew.
The delegates, B. Winbome in the
deck department, K. Smith in the
engine, and W. Burten in the gal­
ley, all did a fine job in keeping a
smooth running ship."

Wells

Union Has
Cable Address

Seafarers overseas who want
to get in touch with headquar­
ters in a hurry can do so by
cabling the Union at its cable
•address, SEAFARERS NEW
YORK.

Use of this address will assure
)cedy transmission on all mes­

sages and faster service for the
men involved.
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November 13 Through November 26
Registered

Port

Savannah

Total 370

. OacK Dtcn •no. •no. Staw. Staw. Total Total Total
A' B A B A B A B Rao.

14 6 6 3 3 0 23 9 32
70 12 52 - 1 58 0 180 49 229
11 4 16 - 1 17 4 44 11 55
56 21 56 25 51 20 163 66 229
15 6 10 5 6 6 31 17 48
8 1 3 4 4 1 15 6 21
5 2 3 2 16 3 24 7 31

28 2 25 '7 21 3 74 12 86
53 10 46 11 ,57 18 156 39 195
12 12 12 9 3 3 27 24 51
31 14 18 9 15 6 64 29 93
15 7 18 12 17 8 50 27 77
31 11 19 12 14 5 60 28 88
21 14 17 13 11 10 49, 37 86
Back Back •no. •no. staw. Staw. Total Total Total

A B A B A B •A • B Rao.
370 122 297 143 293 96 960 361 1321

Shipped
Port Back

A
Back

B
Back

C
•no. 1^0. ^0. staw.

A
staw.

B
stew.

C
Total

A
Total

B
Total

C
Total
Ship.

Boston 9 2 0 8 1 0 0 1 0 17 4 0 21
New York 44 7 9 37 15 8 41 6 5 122 28 22 172
Philadelphia ........... 23 1 0 22 3 3 18 . 3 0 63 7 3 73
Baltimore 52 15 2 43 18 6 28 10 2 123 43 10 176
Norfolk 2 3 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 3 10 0 13
Savannah .............. 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 6
Tampa ................ 5 2 1 3 2 2 5 3 0 13 '• 7 3 23
Mobile • 20 6 0 18 8 0 18 6 0 58 20 0 76
New Orleans. 42 15 1 32 12 5 34 12 6 108 39 12 159
Lake Charles 11 7 0 12 11 1 10 9 1 33 27 2 62
Houston 37 13 0 24 7 0 17 10 0 78 .30 0 108
Wilmington 9 3 0 5 1 0 6 6 0 20;

: 13-
0 30

San Francisco. 14 2 0 16 6 0 10 5 0 40;' : 13- 0 53
Seattle 23 0 0 18 4 0 12 1 0 .53 0 58

Back
A

Back
B

Back c •no.
A

1^0. stew.
A

stew.
B

stew, c Total
. 'A :

Total
C

Total
Ship.

Total 291 77 13 242 91 25 200 76 15 733^ 53 1030

Good ... Seattle: Goo^

Court To Hear Tramps'
Case Against Breakouts

WASHINGTON—^Legal moves by tramp shipowners to
stop the Maritime Administration from extending charters
on Government-owned ships suffered a temporary setback In
Federal District Court here."*"

SIU shipping showed a welcome rise during the past period after it had hit a three-
y^ear low. A total of 1,030 men were dispatched to jobs, while registration rose again to
,321. The increase in shipping and registration was identical for the two weeks covered

so that the gap between the '
wo figures remained the same

as before.
Nine SIU ports shared in the

shipping advance, and two others
remained about the same as the
last report. On the upgrade were
Boston, Philadelphia, Tampa, Mo­
bile, New Orleans, Lake Charles,
Houston, Wilmington and San
Francisco. Thus all the Gulf ports
listed some improvement. Since
Seattle and New York were the
status quo" ports this period, the

West Coast seemed to be bouncing
back also.

Baltimore, Norfolk and Savan­
nah showed the only marked de­
clines. Even so, Baltimore dis­
patched 176 jobs during the pe­
riod.

Most of the rise in registration
was centered in the steward de­
partment, followed by the deck
and engine departments, in that
order. The lag between shipping
and registration was also heaviest
in the culinary department. ^

Job activity in terms of the
three senority groups showed a
rise only in the case of class C
shipping, which accounted for 5
percent of the jobs shipped. The
class A proportion remained as is,
while class B dropped to 24 per­
cent of the total. All of the class

jobs were handled by seven
ports, none of them, as in the last
period, on the West Coast,

The following is the forecast
port by port:

Boston: Slow . . . New York:
Steady . . . Philadelphia: Fair r. .
Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Slow

Savannah: Quiet . . . Tampa:
Fair . . . Mobile: Good . . . New
Orleans: Fair . . . Lake Charles:
Fair . . . Houston: Good . . . Wil­
mington: Fair . . . San Francisco:

An application for a tempo­
rary restraining order against
the MA was denied, but at the same
time Judge John J. Serica said he
would hold an qarly hearing on an
application for a preliminary in­
junction which would have the
same practical effect.

The tramp operators have asked
the court to order the Government
to pull back chartered ships. They
claim that the charters are making
it difficult for privately-owned ves­
sels to find employment.

At last reports there are 56 Gov­
ernment-chartered ships outstand­
ing, Including the six ships char­
tered to American Coal Shipping.
Many of these vessels are idle. An­
other 78 ship charters have been
terminated with the vessels being
redelivered to the Maritime Ad­
ministration. Isbrandtsen is the
biggest charterer at the' moment
with seven ships, followed by Amer­
ican Coal with six. The remaining
ships are scattered about among
21 ship operators.

The tramps have long been
vociferous objectors to breakouts,
claiming that they contribute to the
"boom and bust" pattern on steam­
ship rates. On the other hand, mari­
time observers haye pointed to the
heavy transfers of tramps to

"runaway" flags as causing short­
ages of American-flag tonnage from
time to time when heavy "50-50"
cargo movements are on tap.

The early lay-ups of the char­
tered ships were almost exclusively
concentrated in NMU-contracted
companies. As was reported in the
SEAFARERS LOG of October 11,
three-fourths of the jobs lost were
under NMU contract, involving
some 1,500 men, which may indi­
cate why the NMU is attempting
to raid the Robin Line. Additional
lay-ups would also be costly to the
NMU membership.

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Deeember 8; 19S7 SEAFARERS LOG Page Sevea

YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH
Seafarer's Gnide To Better Buying

By Sidney Margolitu

Watch Quality In Kid's Togs-
A Chicago mother has sounded a call to rebellion against the shoddi-

ness of children's garments she has recently bolight. Mrs.'James Good
writes;

"Why is it so many of the clothes I buy for my family are slipshod
work? I just returned a T-shirt and underpants I bought for my little
girl. The first time I washed them the seams parted and I was darned
If I was going to mend something brahd new. I have many friends who
complain about the poor construction of garments."

There's a marked difference in quality between cheap and expensive
children's clothing. The "cheap" clothing (actually not very cheap), is
notorious especially for these defects which parents must guard against
when buying:
. —^Narrow seams and hems of trousers and dresses with no room for
letting out.

—^The use of "sizing" to give the material body, which washes out
In laundering.

—Skimping oii material so that a size 8 from one manufacturer may
be no roomier than a better manufacturer's 6.

—Knitted fabrics in tee shirts or polo shirts made of merely carded
cotton unevenly woven so there are thin spots which soon wear through,
and so loosely woven they quickly become baggy.

What also irritates parents is that kid^' clothing sometimes seems
to cost almost as much as their own. Children's dresses cost less, but
many blouses cost as much as mother's. Boys' tee shirts cost almost
as much as their father's.

Mrs. Good did exactly the right thing in returning the unsatisfactory
shirt and pants. The only way parents are going to drive shoddy gar­
ments off the market is to reject them.

But shoddy garments need to be rejected at the counter before you
buy them. The only way you can do this is to know enough about
workmanship, to tell the adequate from the poorly-made.

This is not to say it pays to buy the best in children's garments.
Ofteiu children outgrow high-quality garments before they outwear

them. There are generally three
price lines on the market: low-end,
middle and high-priced . goods.
Large retailers generally sell three
lines. Smaller stores may have two
lines, either the low-end and mid­
dle, ' or middle and high, depend­
ing on the kind of store.

You will generally find your best
buys in the middle price lines. In
the low-end goods, basic quality
often is sacrificed to achieve a low
price. The highest-price lines give
you some added features or extra
style which you may or may not
want, but often no more- basic qual­
ity than the middle-price lines.

For example, one of the largest
retailers offers corduroy pants at
$2.98, $3.29 and $3.70. The $2.98
line is eight-ounce corduroy in
solid colors. The $3.29 is 12-ounce
in solid -colors. The $3.79 is 12-
ounce but comes in speckled and

splash patterns. It also has an all-around. self-belt plus elastic side
inserts, while the-less expensive has a half-belt with elastic back.

Thus, while the $3:29 pants are noticeably superior to the $2.98,
there is less difference between the $3.29 and the $3.79.

The secrets of checking quality are simple: inspect, compare and
look at children's clothes from inside out. Here are specific points:

WEAVE: Rub the material between your fingers to see if the appear­
ance changes as it will if "sizing" has been used to make the fabric
look better than it really is. Also hold the material lip to the light.
Then you can see how closely woven it is, and notice any tell-tale thin
spots which would soon wear through. Pull the material both ways
to see how firmly it is woven, or in knit goods, how resilient the weave
Is.

SMOOTHNESS: Best tee shirts are mercerized combed cotton. Next
quality is just combed; lowest is carded but not combed. Combed
yarns tire smoother and stronger. Mercerized yarns have been given
an additional treatment which makes them more lustrous and smoother.

If the sales clerk doesn't throw you out of the store, pull out a yarn
from a cuff or edge and unravel it. If the fibers are short and loosely
twisted, expect only poor wear. Good yarns are made of long fibers
tightly twisted together.

COLOR-FASTNESS: In these days of machine washing, color-fast­
ness is more Important than ever. The best dyes are vat dyes. Check
the label to see if "the manufacturer guarantees the garment is color
fast both to washing and sun.

SHRINKAGE: Look for a statement on the label guaranteeing
•gainst no more than 1 percent shrinkage, or at most 2.

CUT: You can lay one brand against the other and notice differences
in roominess.

SEAMS: Notice how much wider the shoulder seams of well-made
tee shirts are compared to those of cheap ones. Always look for gen­
erous seams in any children's garments. They help resist strain as
well as providing "let-out" room as the child grows.

Seams should be stitched closely and evenly with strong thread.
Pull at the seams to see how securely they are stitched.

Seam edges also should be bound or at least pinked to protect
•gainst raveling. Seams should be flat.

REINFORCEMENTS: Look for bar-tacking, taped seams and other
I'Xelnforcing details at points of special strain, as in dresses, at placket
litnds and under arms; In trousers, at pocket comers, and in tee stdfts

Sand captain Now New Yorker Si

the Hilton (Bull), Graiii Trader were the Royal Oak, Cantigny (Cit-
(Grainfleet), Antinous (Waterman),
and the Steel Fabricator (Isth­
mian).

Among the vessels in transit

ies Service); Flomar, Kenmar (Cal-
mar); Robin Sherwood (Robin); De
Soto, Hastings, Gateway City
(Waterman).

LABOR ROUND-UP

Back in service again, this time in New York harbor,' SlU-monned dredge Sandcoptoin is currently
working on Port Authority pier construction in Brooklyn. Lost job was offshore channel dredging in
Venezuela.

NEW YORK—Seafarers manning the dredge Sandcaptain started work last week on
what is hoped will be a two-year tour of duty on a waterfront improvement project in and
around the Port of New York.

The vessel, which had beenf-
in lay-up since completing a'
two - year channel - dredging
program in Venezuela, started
hauling sand for the reconstruction
oi what was formerly pier 34 At­
lantic Basin, New York.

According to the schedule, the
vessel will then take -.part in the
reconstruction of other piers in
Brooklyn, the building of perma­
nent dykes and runways at La-
Guardia Airport, and the recon­
struction of piers in Port Newark.

Thc_ Sandcaptain and the Ches­
ter Harding, another SlU-con-
tracted ship, participated in the
dredging of an eight-mile channel
through the desert island of Za-
para, a large oversized sandbar out­
side of the port of Maracaibo.

Completion of this channel en­
ables tankers of ^ sizes to pull
into the port of Maracaibo to take
on oil cargoes. Prior to this they
had to wait offshore and load from
shallow draft barges.

Shipping for this port had been
on the slow side in the past two
week£ There were 18 ships pay­
ing off, four signing on and 12 were
in transit.

Shipping Slow
The ships paying off were the

Beatrice, Hilton, Elizabeth, Kath-
ryn and Frances (Bull); Lawrence
Victory (Mississippi); Seatrain
Texas, Louisiana, Savannah, New
Jersey (Seatrain); Michael (Car-
ras); Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa); Steel
Fabricator, Steel Rover (Isthmian);
Mankato Victory (Victory Car­
riers); Maxton, Antinous (Water­
man) and the Grain Trader (Grain-
fleet). The ships signing on were

It choulder «eiimi.

Jobs Jump In
Lake Charles

LAKE CHARLES—Shipping ran
ahead of registration in this port
for the first time in many weeks.
The biggest Increases were in the
steward and engine departments
with the deck improving slightly.

The Government- Camp, Chi-
wawa. Council Grove, CS Balti­
more, Bents Fort, Fort Hosklhs,
Bradford Island, Royal Oak, Win­
ter Hill and Cantigny (Cities Serv­
ice), Val Chem (Heron), Pan
Oceanic Transporter (Penn. Nav.)
and the Petro Chem (Valentine)
called into port during the pai^t
two weeks. The Seagarden (Penn.
Nav.) was also in on her way to
Greece with a load of corn. All
were teported In good shape with

' nd major beefs.

A Federal Court jury has or­
dered a refund of $108 in taxes
paid by a Kohler striker on assist­
ance given to him by the Auto
Workers during 1954. The deci­
sion, which the US wiil probably
appeal, overruled an Internal
Revenue- Department finding that
$565 assistance given to striker
Allen Kaiser by the UAW was a
gift and taxable accordingly. Ac­
cording to UAW Secretary-Treas­
urer Emil Mazey, if the decision is
reversed, the tax money involved
in the Kohler strike may total
$500,000, but if it is upheld, Koh­
ler strikers will benefit by that
amount. -

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Members of the United Packing­

house Workers have started a
"don't buy" campaign against Sun-
kist, the biggest name in California
lemons. The drive was started after
three years of legal battles failed
to get the growers to bargain with
the union. The workers had voted
for representation by the UPW
four years ago, but Sunkist con­
tinually refused to do business and
bargain with the union. It had re­
sponded to the latest court order
to bargain with UPW with a de­
mand for a "right to work" clause
in any contract. The growers in­
volved are the Santa Clara Lemon
Association, Seaboard Lemon As­
sociation, Oxnard Citrus Associa­
tion, Somis Lemon Association and
Carpinteria Lemon Association.

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A walkout of 6,000 members of

two paper mill unions in Vancou­
ver, BC, has cut the world's pro­
duction of newsprint by ten per­
cent. Involved are 5,000 members
of the Pulp and Sulphite Workers
and 1,000 members of the Paper-
makers and Paper Mill Workers.
The members voted to strike the
mills of seven major manufacturers
after their demands for a 12 per­
cent general wage increase, and a
"substantial" boost for mechanics
were rejected. Base rates in these
mills are from $1.72 to $1.76 an
hour for common labor and $2.27
an hour for mechanics as compared
to $2.01 and $2.73 «n hour respec­
tively in mill* la th« US. -Jidiii

Sherman, West Coast vice-presi­
dent of the Pulp and Sulphite
Woikei-s, accused the employers of
refusing to "do business with us"
by declining to meet the day be-
for.p the' walkout started.

4< 4* 4
A modern union-financed medi­

cal center, equipped to provide
diagnosfc services for its 36,000
members, has been dedicated by
Local 32-B of the Building Service
Employes International Union in
New York. The center will offer
complete medical and surgical com
sultation services, laboratory tests
?nd X-ray examinations at no cost
to the membership. Due to open
in a few wqeks, the center is one
of the few to be supported and
administered exclusively by a labor
group. Members of Local 32-B
include elevator operators, door­
men, handymen, porters, mainte­
nance and custodial workers in
commercial and apartment build­
ings and department stores
throughout the city.

4 4 4
Members of the Brotherhood of

Carpenters have voted four-to-one
in favor of moving their head­
quarters from Indianaoolis to
Washington. Plans and details of
the move will be decided on by
the union's general e.Kecutive
board. The union's headquarters,
which had been located in Indiana­
polis since 1901, now employs 168
workers and houses its own print­
ing plant.

4 4 4
The Wisconsin Supreme Court

has suspended the license of at­
torney Mark Catlin, Jr. for six
months and has ordered the labor-
bait'ng laywer to pay $1,500 toward
the costs of investigating his in­
fluence business. Catlin, author of
an anti-union law which prohibits
Wisconsin unions from voting
money from their treasuries for
political campaigns, has been under
fire for the last 18 months for sel­
ling his political influence to th«
families of state prison inmates.
His fees have been paid in such
places as the washroom of a base­
ball park and the lobby of a Chi­
cago airport. °

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SEAFAHERS LOG

Formally dedicated back in November, >1954, the SlU
hall in Baltimore has been living up to its reputation as
the trade union center for the Maryland port city for the
past three years. Besides being the hub for deep sea and
harbor organizing activities for the SlU in the area, it has
also served as the local headquarters for other unions,
both in and out of the marine field, and for various AFL-
CIO organizations as well. Superior in design and accom­
modations even to the SlU's headquarters building in
Brooklyn, it provides a never-ending stream of services
and comforts for Seafarers and their families.

Buildingr directory adjacent to elevator entrance on mntn deck lists variety
of services and offices housed in building. Lloyd Pentecost, AB (left), on
way in, meets H. Byrd, oiler, coming down from dispatch hall.

BALTIMORE'S

BIRTHDAY
Street features

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Deck officers Roy Droullard, Perry Jackson and E. L. Butler (1 to r) check up on
news in separate dispatch hall maintained for local membership by Masters Mates
A PUota. Hall on third deck serves for MM&p meetfacs and recreatinn.' :

theme hlghUghts Port 'O Call Bar on main deck where Seafarers can"
""«®hlnlst; L. Blanton, cook & baker, and T.

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December 6,1957
SEAFARERS LOG Pare Nln*

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Patrolmen Rex Dickey (left) and Walt Sibley behind
counter answer queries of Ralph Groseclose, Joe
Padelshi (hidden), M. R. Ward and John Clapp.

MFOW members George Burrows (left) and Arthur
Medeiors check list of incoming West Coast ships on
board in Marine Firemen's 'Cuion office on 2nd deck.

Union business manager Glen A. Snyder (standing),
with Sylvia Wann (at phone) and Janice Bolssom, staff
office of AFL-CIO Packing House Local 119.

During stop for coffee in SIU cafeteria, executive secretary Edward H. Johns of
the Baltimore Federation of Labor (center) explains work of BFL office in SIU
hall to par^ of visiting government labor officials fronLDangkok and Manila.

Passing through Baltimore soon after Robin Line election was ordered by NLRB,
SIU crewmen off Robin Gray drew cheers at regular port membership meeting
held during their stay. Later, on arrival in New York, the ship voted 24-3 for SIU.

Carlton J. Mitchell, MM, watches as Tom Cage writes
up sale In well-stocked SIU Sea Chest store. Ware­
house In hall also fills slopchest orders for ships.

In dispatch hall on 2nd deck, J. L. Manning, AB,
checks his place on registration list. Jobs are posted
and called on the hour.

All eyes are on Ben Hayes as he leads ace during
card game in recreation hall. Looking on (1 to r) are
E. Teigeiro, John Taurin and Vincente Villacian.

Chuck Blaloek, OS, takes it easy in barber chair as
John Battaglia does tonsorial honors. Shoeshine stand,
laundry and dry cleaning service are also, provided.

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Pool tables and shuffleboard belp pass time between
calls. John Ivankovic, AB (foreground), lines up shot
here. Window (right) Overlooks large part of city.

Richard C. Voorhees, FOW, tries to tune up TV set
in comfortable television area set aside for member­
ship as Walter Ghandoha; OS, looks on.

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V»K» Ten SEAFARERS LOG December 9, 1957

Make Employer Equally Liable
For Violations^ Union Men Say

New labor laws that curb unions without putting the same brakes on management will
be opposed down the line by organized labor In 1958.

This developed as the majority view from a survey by AFL-CIO president George Meany
on the views of internationals-
union presidents regarding po­
tential labor legislation. The
gist of the reply to Meany by SIU-
A&G secretary-treasurer Paul Hall,
In his capacity as SIUNA president,
was reported In the LOG two weeks
ago.

The national AFL-CIO has al­
ready endorsed proposed legisla­
tion requiring full disclosure of the
financial transactions of union
welfare and pension funds, provid­
ing the law applies equally to funds
operated exclusively by manage­
ment. Business gi-oups want the
law to cover union funds only.

Disclosures of corruption among
a few unions have sharpened
management support for laws
curbing union activity, including a
national "right-to-work" law which
could destroy union security pro­
tection built up over the past 20
years. Eighteen states already have
such laws on the books, under
authority granted by the Taft-
Hartley Act of 1947.

Since most of the emphasis at
hearings held by a special Senate
committee over the past year have
focused on labor activities, even in
cases where management wrong­
doing was exposed, pressure has
built up for a rash of anti-union
legislation in Congress next year.
Employer and business groups are
naturally stirring up support for
Buch measures as a means of ob­
scuring union-busting tactics em­
ployed by management.

The labor position is that where
any wrongdoing has occurred, it
resulted from cooperation between
corrupt unions and management,
and that the responsibility rests on
both.

In his reply to Meany's communi­
cation, Hall pointed out that the
SIUNA was opposed to further
Federal legislation other than the
disclosure law on pension and wel­
fare funds already backed by the
AFL-CIO. He said there were ade­
quate laws on the books to deal
with abuses by management and
limited sections of the union move­
ment.

Hall told the SIU membership
that "an alert and interested trade
union membership" is the best
safeguard against any abuses. "We,
in our organization, have long
recognized the essentialness of a
membership well-informed on ail
phases of their union's operation
and activity and we have accepted
our responsibility to provide this
information," he declared.

Plenty of Ropeyarn On Advocate

Pick Up 'Shot'
Card At Payoff

• Seafarers who have taken the
series of inoculations required
for certain foreign voyages are
reminded to be sure to pick up
their inoculation cards from the
...ptain or the purser when they
••'v off at the end of a voyage.

The card should be picked up
by the Seafarer and held so that
it can be presented when signing
on for another voyage where the
"shots" are required. The ino­
culation card is your only proof
of having taken the required
shots.

Those men who forget to pick
up their inoculation card when
they pay off may find that they
are required to take all the
"shots" again when they want
to sign on for another such voy-
age.

Seafarers John Seiferth, AB (left), and Barney Larsen, DM, handle
some line aboard the Steel Advocate. Tom Ulisse took the photo.

SUP Votes For Motor
Lifeboats On All Vessels

SAN FRANCISCO—Basing-their findings on the sinking
of the City of Buenos Aires in which 90 lives were lost, and
on numerous other maritime tragedies, members of the
Sailors Union of the Pacific"*
have unanimously voted in fa­
vor of having motorized life­
boats placed aboard every Ameri­
can-flag vessel.

The resolution cited a number of
instances in which the added speed
and power of a motor-propelled
boat would have resulted in the
saving of additional lives.

When the Mormacsurf, manned
by members of the SUP, collided
with the City of Buenos Aires in
the Kiver Plata estuary last Au­
gust 27, the crew of the Mormac­
surf was credited with saving many
of tlie passengers of the ill-fated
South American ferry.

But according to the reports
from the men manning the ship's
lifeboats, they were sorely handi­
capped by a four or five knot tide
which slowed down their efforts
considerably. A motorboat in that
case, they reportfed, would have
made a great difference and would
probably have resulted in the res­
cue of many more passengers.

The SUP pointed out that while
we can boast the sSfest merchant
marine in the world, American

Seattle Has
Quiet Period

SEATTLE—It has been a slow
period for Seafarers in this port.
The Samuel F. Miller (Boston),
Coe Victory (Victory Carriers) and
the Grain Shipper (Grain fleet)
paid off during the past two weeks.
The Coe Victory and Grain Ship­
per signed on while the Samuel F.
Miller was put into lay-up.

The Alamar, Losmar, Pennmar
and Beamar (Calmar) and Hurri­
cane and Iberville (Waterman)
were in tran^l;- T^iere were no
major beefa.

ships are designed primarily to
minimize the possibility of the
vessel's sinking because of a fire,
or collision. But little has been
done to speed up rescue operations
in time of a major disaster.

The cost of installing motors on,
lifeboats would be offset by the
increased speed and the facility
with which a vessel could aid in
rescue operations and by the
greater number of lives that could
be saved.

Isthmian Sets
Safety Prizes

Isthmian Steamship Company, is
offering two cash awards in a
safety contest which is coming to
an end on December 31. A $150
award will go to the crewmember
who "submits the best safety slo­
gan, safety poem, safety article or
safety cartoon," the company's
safety bulletin said.

Another $250 goes to the ship
having the least number of acci­
dents, the money to be placed in
the ship's fund for whatever use
the crew sees fit.

Entries for the individual contest
have td be • postmarked before
December 31, or submitted to the
skipper before that date.

PRODUOR (Marin* CarrMra), Oct.
11—Chairman# L. Wllllamir Sacratary#
P. Quinanai. , Baport to Hd^tra. on
boaun paying off duo to Ulnaaa. Two
minor beetai aauared away. Ona man
missed ship In Bombay. Proper at­
tire to ba worn In messroom and (al­
ley. Messtaall and quarters to be
painted.

OCIAN DEBORAH (Maritime Ovar-
eaas>, Oct. 10—Chairman, R. O'Oowdr
Secretary, J. McEiroy, Jr. New deie-
(ata elected. Since ship did not
sign foreign articles at payoff in
B'kiyn. a coastwise payoff in a Gulf
port is favored by members. Delegate
to ask captain to arrange this instead
of back-dating articles.

DE SOTO (Waterman), Oct. S —
Chairman, B. Varn, Jr., Secretary, A.
Velasco. Hospital has not been
cleaned and painted as promised. Moat

gear held in Yokohama. Penalty car­
go A delayed sailing to be clarifled
by patrolman. Crew to be sober at
payoff. Beds and room* to be stripped
for oncoming crow. All repairs re­
corded and copies given to engineer.
Headquarters notified of hospitalized
brother. Ship's fund S3.90. Motion
to amend recent plan re: health cen­
ters—medical and hospital care should
be included for men on beach who
are not efigibie for USPH services
and unable bo pay for medicine.

«RAiN TRADER (aralnfleet), Nov,
17—Chairman, D. Hartman; Secretary,
H. Bergine. Repair list to ba com­
pleted port of discharge. Discussion
on back-dating articles from Gulf. All
linen to ba thrown below immedi­
ately. Vote of thanks to steward dept.

FLORIDA STATE (Ponce), Nov. 11
—Chairman, H. Will; Secretary, M.
Daddy. Port hole fans installed. One
man paid off—injured—replaced by
pier head Jump from dock. One man
missed ship, Ship's fund $19.30. No
tify San Juan agent when he is
needed aboard ship.

CHARLES C. DUNAIF (Orion), Oct.
87—Chairmen, W. Horn; Secretary, R.
Ayers. Beef on ot.' Good cooperation
from top side, mates and eng. Good
SIU crew. Hepairs to be made. Vote
of thanks to steward dept. for Job
weU done. Ship to be fumigated for
roaches.

repairs made. Some disputed ot on
delayed saUJng from NO. Return
chairs to recreation room. Keep feet
off chairs.

DEL NORTE (Mist.), Oct. II—Chair­
man, H. Crane; Secretary, i. Weisbrot.
Repair washing machine and movie
projector. Water cooler replaced in
deck dept. lounge. Place laundry
bags in each lounge for soiled linens'
keep passageways clear. Donation for
family of brother who passed away.
Ship's fund $98.03. Purchased mov­
ies—made donation to orphanage. Ona
man missed ship in Mobile. Check
and compare slop chest prices. New
delegate elected. Motion to give
ship's fund to widow of Thibodeaux.
Laundry room to be kept clean. Bal­
ance of movie fund $2. Repair dumb
waiter elevator.

SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Sestrain),
Oct. 20—Chsirmsn, W. Logan; Secre­
tary, R. Padelie. Ship's fund S44.23i
Some disputed ot. Have a general
clean up all aroimd ship. Rooms
very dirty.

Oct. 21—Chsirmsn, W. Logan; Sec­
retary, R. Podiiia. Beef on mate,
straightened out. Reports accepted.

STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), Oct. 14—'
Chairman, S. Piaga; SecrstSry, T.
Oasper. Ship's fund $20. Few hours
disputed ot. LOGS not received reg­
ularly. Safety meetings not recorded
by captain. Request washing ship
down more often—ship too dirty. Sug.
gestion to buy parts for washing ma­
chine. Water rusty. Continue to
spray DDT for roaches. Vote of
thanks to steward dept. for good serv­
ice and cooking.

DEL CRO (Mist.), Oct. «—Chairman,
6. Ramsey; Eeeretary, V. Fitzgerald.
Crew to be sober at payoff and pick
up souvenirs from customs after pay­
off. Collect books for patrolman.
Unclaimed souvenirs to be sold and
proceeds to go to fund. Flowers sent
to deceased father of engineer. Ship's
fund $31.49. Discussion on steward
serving leftovers andJseeping same in
reefer boxes over 3 days. Vote of
thanks to purser for his care of sick
and wounded of So. American Cam­
paign—^letter to be sent to Log.

DRAIN SHIPPER (Cralnfiaat), Oct.
12—Chslrihan, J. Jellette; Secretary,
S. Malvanan. Four men paid off in
SF. Ail replacements filled. Letter
from Brother Hail re: refrigerators
and stores. Clarification given on
reasons for cook getting off in SF.
No major beefs to date. Ship's fund
$11.50. Vote of thanks to steward
dept. for fine meals served. Vote of
thanks to secy, for handling corre­
spondence: and also deck dept. for
cleaning messroom. Members cau­
tioned re; pilfering in Korea. Special
meeting regarding some friction be­
tween chief and third cook—Head­
quarters notified.

ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman),
Oct. 20—Chairman, R. Kyle; Secretary,
E. Auer. New delegate elected.
Everything running smoothly. Started
sougeeing roof and quarters. Ail re­
pair ilsls to be ready prior to arrival
NY. Vote of thanks to steward
dept. for good chow and fine serv­
ice.

STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Oct. 20
—Chairman, D. Dean; Secretary, E.
Conud. Few hours disputed ot. 36
men' ill—cause undetermined—prob-
qbiy from water or meat. Doctor to
be consulted. Standby buzzer put in
messhail. Fresh water tanks to be
cleaned. Garbage to be dumped aft
of house. Check medicine chest. Ail
excess linen to be turned in.

ALCOA CORSAIR (Aicoa), Oct. 20
—Chairman, J. Prestwoed; Secretary,
T. Costelio. Prices of slop chest too
high—to be referred to patrolman.
Ship's fund SllS. Some disputed ot.
Report accepted. Motion to send 160
post cards to US Senators concerning
the closing of USPHS. Motion to
have company give Asiatic flu shots
to crew. To contact company to keep
Trinidad shore gang out of ship's
housing as they dirty bathrooms and
steal food left out for night lunches.

STEEL KINO (Isthmian), Oct. 25—
Chairman, F. Oasaiuk; Secretary, T.
Ralnay. NeW delegate elected. Ship's
fund $14.70. Report accepted. Re­
quest meetings on Sundays. 12 meii
ill with the flu.

DRAIN TRADER (Grain Fleet), Oct.
5—Chairmen, J. Seratt; Secretary, T.
Scardelis. Beef about food. Telegram
sent to hqs. concerning payoff. Crew
to reimburse treasurer $11.71 for
cable. Some disputed ot. Short chief
cook. Food has been poor for five
months. Steward notified. , Nothing

• done. Steward incapable. Delegate
suggested baker and 3rd cook to make
up menus and do ail cooking. Food
beef to be taken up with patrolman
in Seattle.

SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Sea-
train), Oct. 24—Chairman, J. Fadlow;
Secretary, P. Patrick. Wiper missed
ship leaving Edgewater. Delegate re­
elected. Motion that longshoremen
secure cargo properly. ' Motion to
have mail delivered aboard ship on
arrival.

LAWRENCE VICTORY (Miss.), Oct.
$—Chairman, J. King; Secretary, H.
Minkler. All ot collected except Ko­
rea restricted time. Ship's fund .50.
New delegate elected. Adjust water
flow in laundry.

PORTMAR (Calmar), Oct. 27—Chair­
man, R. Campbell; Secretary, R. Savi­
or. Keep clothes line clear of dry
clothes. Ship's fund $11.30. Few
hours disputed ot to ba settled at
payoff. Wringer on washing machine
to be replaced. Suggestion to increase
ship's fund. Do not place glasses in
sink.

STEEL VENDOR (isthmian), Oct. 17
—Chairman, V. Oranclo; Secretary, N.
PoWsr. Ship's fund $14.15. Reports
accepted. Discussion on welfare of
crew. Letter to be sent to Hdqtrs. re­
garding certain conditions on ship.

SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Sestrain),
Nov. 18—Chairman, S. Kliderman;
Secretary, R. Padliia. One man missed
ahlp In NV, Ship's fund $44.22. Re-
ports accepted. New repair Ust to be
posted on board. Beef on new feed­
ing plan. Insufficient supplies of cer­
tain items for voyage 171.

TOPA TOPA (Waterman), Nov. Il-^i
Chairman, R. Bell; $*cr*tary, F. Kus-
ture. New refrigerator put on board.
Repairs made. Wiper missed ship.
Ship'* fund $3S. Some disputed ot.
Games to be purchased from fund.

DRAIN BHIFPBR (Drainfleet), Nev.'
14—Chairman; A. Ferrers; Secretary,
S. Meivenen. HespiUlUed brother'a

CHIWAWA (Cities Service), Oct. 11
—Chairman, D. MiChang; Secretary,
W. Dickens. Delegate welcomed new
crew—first trip since returning from
Galveston shipyard. No beefs. Short
one wiper. Report accepted. New
delegate elected. Motion to give full
moral, financial and physical support
in fight to retain fuU USPHS facili­
ties. Discussion on importance of
writing to Congressmen and Senators
asking full support on keeping USPHS
Intact.

PLYMOUTH VICTORY (Isthmian),
Oct. 20—Chairman, J. Skinner; Secre­
tary, R. Henderson. Three men hos­
pitalized in Bombay. Repair list
submitted—ail repairs not made as
yet. Request better cots. No hot water
for 27 hrs. Water is very dirty, rusty
and full of steam or air. Report ac­
cepted. Discussion on present water
system—warned crew on hot steam
coming thru pipes—cautioned against
burning. Vote of thanks to steward
dept.

ALCOA RANDER (Aicoa), Oct. 1»—
Chairman, J, Jones; Secretary, A. Car­
penter. Few hours disputed ot. Most
repairs made. New delegate elected.
Request more variety In night lunches:
different brand coffee: iiuect
bombs for each foc'ale: change of li­
brary: discussion on quality of steak
meat and frankfurters—to see patrol-.-
man about same. Vessel Infested
with roaches end rats. Steward re­
quested to obtain plenty of orange*
next trip. Hone this t:ip. Keep -
dedu elean^



December 6, 1957
SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven

'Drip... Drip... Drip'

See Offshore
Trailersbips
Coming Trend

"A trans-Atlantic trailership
service is past the talking stage,"
according to John B. Hulse, man­
aging director of the Truck Manu­
facturers Association.

In an address to the Automotive
Transport Association of Ontario,
Hulse reported 'that the recent
successes in coastal trailership
service and the resulting cost sav­
ing has greatly increased the pos­
sibility of an international service.
In fact, trailer containers are
"more of a factor" in water trans­
portation than on land, he con­
tended.

"There is every indication that
" there is a big future in the water-

borne movement of both complete
trailers on roll-on roll-off ships
and particularly of demountable
trailer van bodies as giant contain­
ers in specially constructed ships."

Although there has been an en­
couraging Increase in the railroad
piggy-back service despite a slow
start, he said, it will be more than
offset by the growth of motor
transportation. In addition, he
said, piggy-back service will not
solve the highway congestion prob­
lem. These trailers will , still have
to travel over the road through
terminal areas where most of the
congestion occurs.

More than one company has de­
cided to move in on the lift-on
lift-off trailership service. Sea-
train Lines has revealed plans to
combine the features of both the
railroad flat car, and the trailer
into ond service. Another com­
pany has started converting two
vessels to enter Into a Great
Lakes-Atlantic coast trailership
service with the opening of the

lSt. Lawrence Seaway in 1959.

Education has been in the news recently what with "the
United States earthbound and Soviet satellites whizzing over­
head. Americans have suddenly discovered there are defects
in the country's school systems and proposed remedies have
been flying tihick and fast. Many of the proposals, such as
those which would funnel "X" number of students into engin­
eering at the expense of other studies, appear to be self-
defeating. -

The SIU, as a trade union, is deeply concerned, since one of
the functions of a union is to improve the lives of its member­
ship and opportunities for their children.

Two considerations should be in the forefront of any attack
on the problem. One is the need to broaden educational op­
portunity for all Americans. The second is the need for every
student to follow his own natural bent in deciding his career.

On the first issue, we are being told that the present cost of
education is due to go higher. Steps have to be taken to as­
sure the availability of educational opportunity for every
qualifled student, irrespective of his ability to pay.

A very large percentage of qualified high school graduates
are now being denied further education because of lack of
finances and facilities. This problem needs immediate
remedying. ,

The second consideration is all-important. Nobody can
say for sure in what area the next great contribution to civil­
ization will be made. It might come from a scientist or en­
gineer. But it could come from a doctor, a diplomat, a writer,
a linguist, a lawyer or anyone of a dozen fields. Certainly,
leadership qualities aren't limited to specific professions.
Franklin Roosevelt, who was no scientist, gave the go-ahead
for the Manhattan Project which gave us the atom bomb and
atomic energy. • Nikita Kruschchev, who is no scientist, has
been pushing So^t scientists along the path to interplane­
tary flight. I

Unfortunately too many students are channeled into cer­
tain specialties because the job outlook is good; school facili­
ties are present, (or absent); or because more scholarships are
available in a given field. Too many of these scholarships are
specialty scholarships. A textile manufacturer wills some
money which goes only to students of textile engineering who
write an essay on the good works of the benefactor. An auto­
mobile company sets up a program for future tail-fin de­
signers.

When the SIU Scholarship Plan started, there was some
thought that the scholarships should relate to maritinie, But
•this idea was discarded and it was decided to permit winners
to follow the course of study for which they were suited. As a
result, they are following such diverse courses as medicine,
dentistry, history, sociology, literature and engineering. They
will do the best-they can in the field of their choice. That is
the way it should be on the natjon^lqyej^^ — — •

Pan-Atlantic Wins Right
To Operate Intercoastal

WASHINGTON—Pan-Atlantic Steamship has won perma­
nent authority to carry on an intercoastal service with general
cargo and passengers after operating for two and a half years
on a temporary certificate.

The SlU - contracted com­
pany won Intestate Com­
merce Commission authorization to
serve 26 specified ports on the At­
lantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts. Pas­
senger movements between all of
these were approved, with the ex­
ception of traffic between Balti­
more, Norfolk and Newport News.

For Pan-Atlantic, the certificate
means the end of a long legab bat­
tle that has been going on since
the company and its parent. Water­
man Corporation, were bought by
McLean Industries early in 1955.
It has been operating on a tempo­
rary certificate since May, 1955,
over the combined opposition of
ten other steamship companies
and the major railroads.

The ICC said P-A's performance
under the temporary authority,
and the potential for intercoastal
water transport justified making
the operation permanent.

Ports to be served by the vari­
ous runs cover Vancouver, Seattle,
Portland, Stockton, Richmond, Al-
emeda, Oakland, San Francisco
and Los Angeles on the West Coast;
Galveston, Houston, New Orleans,
Mobile, Panama City and Tampa
on the Gulf, and Miami, Jackson­
ville, Savannah, Charleston, New­
port News, Norfolk, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York and Bos­
ton on the East Coast. Albany,
New York, on the Hudson River, is
also listed.

Meanwhile, in a separate ven­
ture covering the financing of new
coastwise trailerships for Pan-At­
lantic's "sea-land" service, the re­
cently-formed Coastal Ship Cor­
poration put a new $6 million stock
issue on the market last week. Un­
der an overall $23 million financ­
ing program, Coastal is buying
Waterman and Pan-Atlantic ships
and then will lease them back for
operation by the original sellers.
Funds raised in this fashion will

pay for the conversion of conven­
tional dry cargo ships to "llft-on-
lift-off" trailerships. Two of these,
tl>e Gateway City and Azalea City,
are already in operation.

SF's Shart On
Ship Turnover

SAN FRANCISCO — Although
shipping has increased generally
for the West Coast ports, it has
been slow during the last two
weeks in this area.

There was only one ship, the
Rebecca (Intercontinental) signing
on during the period. The Iber­
ville and Yaka (Waterman) paid
off while the Topa Topa, Chicka­
saw, La Salle (Waterman), Seamar
(Calmar), Ocean Evelyn (Ocean
Trans.) and the Steel Flyer (Isth­
mian) were in transit.

Boston Jobs
On Upgrade

BOSTON—While shipping picked
up a great deal in the last
two weeks over the prior period,
it has not reached its normal level.
Most of the Jobs went to the deck
and engine gangs with only one
vacancy showing in the steward
department.

The Barbara Freitchie (Liberty
Nav.) was the only vessel signing
on while the Government Camp,
Bents Fort and Bradford Island
(Cities Service) paid off. Two
Isthmian ships, the Steel Fabri­
cator and the Steel Rover were
serviced vvhile in post. i

"io'isia (

NY Asked
/

To Boost
Jobless $

Legislation to set more realistic
levels of benefits for workers in
New York State will be the major
labor goal here next year.

Present rates of benefits for
workers confronted with both ris­
ing unemployment- and a rising
cost of living fall far short of ac­
tual needs, according to the New
York State Federation of Labor.
The State Fed urged increases
across the board in state unem­
ployment insurance, workmen's
compensation and disability bene­
fits.

Unemployment and compensa­
tion benefits are now pegged at
$36 weekly. The disability bene­
fit rate is $40 per week.

An increase to a minimum of
$55 for unemployment and dis­
ability and to $S0 for workmen's
compensation is being urged by
the state AFL. Federation secre­
tary-treasurer Harold C. Hanover
said that if the slate benefit laws
are "to be anything more than a.
hollow mockery of their sound sr-
cial purposes, benefits must" be in­
creased substantially." ^

Average weekly earnings in
manufacturing industries, accord­
ing to the latest figures available,
are $82.49 for a 39.4-hour week in
the state and $83.20 nationally for
a full 40-hour week. The state and
national averages are therefore
about the same. However, as the
figures indicate, benefits that pro­
vide less than half these averages
fall far short of actual need for
the workers and families involved.

The situation is also termed
critical because unemployment is
going up not only in seasonal in­
dustries but in all fields.

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Turnabout In The Middle East

head City, NO, after a two-day
ordeal.

Proceeding up the coast again,
Hagmann stated, the Baltimore
figured the "only thing left to
happen was for us to run aground
—so we did." This occurred as
she was proceeding up the Hack-
ensack River toward her discharge
port of Linden, NJ, on Monday.

As Hagmann related it, "a

dredge nearby did not move fast
enough and in order to keep from
hitting it, our pilot ran the ship
aground. One can well imagine
our surprise when it was learned
that the dredge had been loaded
with explosives." The Baltimore
was refloated about 11 hours later
and proceeded to a nearby berth
for- unloading and a survey of the
damage.

This pair of photos sent In by the Steel Vendor wjiile it was making Its way around East Africa and on
Into the Persian Gulf shows a couple of stowaways from Massawa, Eritrea (left), who were trying to
get away from It all, contrasted with "Sheik" Herbert Roth (right), who seems to have jumped In with
both feet to make like a native. Jack McDermott, AB, is pictured with the stowaways, who were pre­
sumably dropped off once the Vendor hit port again. Both photos by Billy J. Walker.

CW Run: 1 Hit, 1 Miss, 1 Rescue
With the Salem Maritime disaster two years ago still fresh in their minds, Seafarers on

the tanker Cities Service Baltimore had more than their share of mishaps on a coastwise run
Into New York this week.

Events over a six-day period
included a collision with a tug,
a near-hit involving a dredge
loaded with explosives, a ground­
ing and an assist in the rescue of
a disabled sloop, according to
ship's reporter L. P. Hagmann.
Despite the successive damages to
the ship, no one aboard appeared
to have gotten hurt. The Salem
Maritime explosion Januai'y 17,
1956, took 21 lives.

The voyage from Lake Charles
had barely gotten underway Nov.
27 when the Baltimore was side-

•swiped by the tug B. A. Tittle on
the port side. The tug, with a
barge in tow, was passing by the
tanker "but the suction from the
Baltimore's propeller evidently
was too much for the tug to pull
the barge past.

"When the tug hit, she keeled
over, taking a lot of water on deck.
Her list was so bad everyone
aboard thought she was going all
the way over," Hagmann said.
However, the tug righted herself
and everyone was left with only a
good scare.

Three days later, off the Caro­
lina coast, several of the crew-
members listening to the radio
heard that the Yankee Girl, a 65-
foot auxiliary sloop, was in trou­
ble and that the Coast Guard cut­
ter Chilula was going to the res­
cue. No more attention was paid
to this until a few hours later,
when the Chilula advised the Bal­
timore its towUne had parted and
asked the tanker to stand by.

With the seas running pretty
high and a force 4 or 5 wind blow­
ing, the Baltimore hove to several
times on the weather side of the
yacht to enable the cutter to get a
line aboard. The sloop was even­
tually pulled into port at More-

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A. J. Scheving H. T. Spicer
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Harry Murray Steven A. Williams
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Elbert B. Brown Waddle C. Hinson
James R. Dayton Steven Purifoy
Dewey Giilikin George R. Trimyer

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A. W. Gowder O. J. McCann
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L. Ready L. A. Wilkerson
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F. Reimoit S. H. Sun
J. P. Cox

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SAVANNAH, GA.

Grover Duncan James T. Moore
.Timmie Littleton WUUe C. Sanders
Fred Miller

USPHS HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS, LA.

William Bargone Edward G. Knapp
John W. Biswood Antolne Landry
Claude Blanks Leo Lang
Thorn- s Caylor Jr. WiUiam Lawless
Ben Foster Edward Moore
Adelin Fruge Michael Muzio
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Shipmates Aid
Family Reunion
To the Editor:

I would like to express my
thanks through the LOG to the
SIU in general and to Brothers
Tony Martinez, our ship's dele­
gate; Pat Cleary, oiler, and
Johnny Eubanks* engine utility,
in particular, for making pos­
sible my reunion with my folks
in and around Manila. ..

I haven't seen them for 12
years. Without the aid of these
brothers who stood my port
watches and the okay of the
chief engineer and fir^t. assist-

Letters To
The Editor

All letters to the editor for
publication in the SEAFAR­
ERS LOG must be signed
by the writer. Names will
be withheld upon request.

jpt, I wouldn't have been able
to do so again.

Such unselfish and Impartial
favor is characteristic only of
fine Union brothers. Their kind­
ness is highly appreciated. •

Felix Amon
SS Ocean Evelyn

Offers Thanks
For Sympathy
To the Editor:

My family and I would like
to thank the officers and crew
of the SS Charles C. Dunaif for
the beautiful floral wreath sent
from out at sea to my mother
In Oxford, New Jersey.

I was an oiler at sea on the
Dunaif when my father passed
away.

WiUiam Trachen
4» 4« 4"

Health Center
Service Lauded
To the Editor:

As the wife of an oldtimer in
the American Coal beef, it's a
pleasure to know about the good
care everybody gets at the SIU
medical center in New York.

I was there myself and I am
surprised and pleased about the
attention and the good examina­
tion they gave me there. I hope
the clinic continues giving good
service. I think it was a good
idea to open the clinic to serve
SIU families and dependents.

Mrs. Guariua Andrew
4* 4* 4*

Urges Reading
Of Cayce book
To the Editor:

Some time ago you mentioned
in the LOG that Seafarers
should indicate their choice for
the selection of hooks for the
ships' libraries.

I am enclosing a hook which
I would like to see included,
particularly ̂ s I am a member
of the Association For Research
and Enlightenment, at Virginia
Beach, Va., which was founded
on Edgar Cayce's work.

Some people, after reading
this hook, automatically become
interested in the work of the
Association. It's called Edgar
Cayce, Mystery Man of Miracles,
by Joseph Millard, in a 35-cent
paper-hacked edition.

WiUiam A. Laridon

Likes^Write-Up
On Job
To the Editor:

I wish tj express my, thanks
for your publishing a "write-up"
about me in the November 8th

issue of your paper. I would
like to express my 1|ianks also
to Charles E; Rawlings, who
gave me a copy.

I wish to point out that there
was a slight discrepancy in the
story. I don't wdt^k for the city
of Baltimore; I work for the
state of Maryland. I am a puhUc
health engineer for the Mary­
land State Department of

' Health in the Division of Indus­
trial Health and Air Pollution.

If I can he of assistance in any
capacity relating to occupational
health, me^ods of control for
any kind of hazard, either oper­
ational or occupational, please
feel free to call upon me.

Honorato S. Echavez
4- 4" 4<

Want Expanded
Pension Benefit
To the'Editor:

At the regular general mem­
bership meeting October 27, the
crew of the SS Fairport unan­
imously adopted the follow­
ing resolutions:

(1) That the officials of our
Union, in future negotiations,
seek on behalf of the m"?mber-
ship the establishment of a
retirement plan, whereby a
member may retire on pension
after a stipulated number of
years of seatime on contracted
ships. This retirement plan
should he based on seatime
alone and not have qualifying
requirements such as disability,
etc. „ ~ -

(2) That built-in hunkd with
drawers he provided all crew-
memhers 'as soon as practicable.
The present frame hunks are
outmoded and afford little com­
fort. -

(3) That wooden lockers also
he provided which will he wide
enough and deep enough to
allow a reasonable amount of
clothing to he hung up without
getting wrinkled. Present metal
lockers are usually awkwardly
situated, noisy, often rusty
inside and have inadequate
storage, space. ,

(4) That additional lockers" he
provided in a space separate
from foc'sles for hanging foul
weather and work gear..

William McBride
M. C. Wadlinglon
F. A. Lord Jr.

4. 4» 4-

Hails LOG Aid
For Israelis
To the Editor:
' After serving for many years
as able seaman aboard Ameri­
can and other merchant ships,
during which time I also spe­
cialized as an independent
marine correspondent and for
five years edited the "Hayamal
HaisraeU" ("The Israel Sea­
man"), I have now been ap­
pointed marine correspondent
and editor of the marine sec­
tions of several Tel Aviv daily
newspapers and periodicals.

The recent growth of the
Israeli merchant marine has
drawn hundreds and thousands
of our young men to the sea.
Naturally, therefore, we must
turn to nations of esteemed
marine traditions and experi­
ence, and to their maritime
publications, for information
and guidance.

During my work as editor I
have enjoyed the high standard
of the SEAFARERS LOG which
we received at our offices. I
have appreciated very much its
Interesting content and. the
important information furnished
throughout. I shall therefore be
very grateful to continue receiv­
ing the LOG. as well as any
other informative material you
publish.

Yanetz Rammgal
Tel Aviv, Israel



December 6, 1957 SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen

DEL VALLE (MIft.), Sapt. 32—Chair­
man, J. Lavin; Sacratary, A. Andar-
tan. Reporter elected. Delegate
elected. Motion to start ship's fund.
Discussion on method of initiating
fund. Men asked to cooperate with
steward.

MARORE (Ore), Oct. 26—Chairman,
D. Stone; Secretary, R. King. No ma­
jor beefs. Ship's fund $29.02. Some
disputed ot. Report accepted. New
delegate elected. Beefs to be dis­
cussed with delegate. Return cups
and glasses to pantry. Steward to
handle Coca Cola aboard.

fund $20. Motion that all halle have
two calls per day. I.e. at 10 AM and
4 PM. Carried. Need new washing
machine. Linen too small, does not
fit bunks. Discussion on raising ship's
fund.

WAN6 RANGER (Denton), Aug. 11
—Chairman, J. Gardner; Secretary, J.
Powers. Two men missed ship. One
joined In Karaclii. Few hours dis­
puted ot. Passageways to be painted.
Need bread mixer for galley. Vote of
thanks to steward dept. for good food
served aboard.

Sept. S—Chairman, M. «ailop; Sac­
ratary, J. Powers. Some disputed ot.
Ship's fund $12. Delegate notified
that crew was wasting water—if prac­
tice did not stop water would be ra­
tioned. OT sheets, logs and books
brought back to ship by steward.
Bobks placed in safe place. Tempera­
ture in meat box not right. Eng. re­
quested crew to notify him of qny
leaks.

PETROCHEM (Valcham), Oct. 20—
Chairman, R. Clark; Secretary, J.
Splvey. Ship's fund $28.75. Need new
mattresses. Vote of thanks to steward
for good menus and variety of fresh
fruit: also bis effort to upgrade regu­
lar stores.

NATALIE (Maritime), Oct. IS —
Chairman, J. Hoggie; Secretary, P.
Sylvia. Everything running smoothly.
One man taken off in Panama Canal
Zone, hospitalized. Vote of thanks to
oidtimers for fine job on coal beeL
Delayed sailing a few hours. Report
accepted. Washing ma^-hine to be re­
paired or new one obtained. Vote ot
thanks to steward dept. for fine serv­
ice during meal hours. Ship in fine
shape now. Deck dept. did fine joiv —
ship looks like a yacht now. Uooms
painted.

ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), Nov. 12
—Chairman, J. Muera; Secretary, O.
Murphy. Reports accepted.

AZALEA CITY (Pan Atlantic), Nov.
S—Chairman, C.. Hemby; Secretary, R.
Elliot. Some disputed ot on delayed
sailing. New delegate, safety director,
reporter and treasurer elected. Ar­
rival pool to be made up at payoff
and winner to turn over half of pool
to treasurer for ship's fund.

OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas),
Nov. 4—Chairman, H. Libby; Secre­
tary, L. Strange. Some difficulty ex­
perienced in obtaining milk in P.R.
Washing machine motor needs repair­
ing. Request for smaller orders from
galley. Percolators to be cleaned. All
screens to be repaired and new wind-
scoops provided for foc'sles. New
keys needed for all foc'sleg. Vote of
thanks to steward dept.

MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Oct.
37—Chairman, J. Smith; Secretary, J.
Mann. Few logs in deck dept. Ship's
fund $18.11. Few hours disputed ot.
Motion to have bulkhead in foc'sle
insulated to keep it from becoming
hot when steam is on. Discussion on
washing machine operation. Do not
touch heating valves. Vote of thanks
to steward dept. for good food. Ship
to be fumigated for bugs.

STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Oct. 34
—Chairman, P. Hellebrand; Secretary,
G. Reyes, Few minor beefs. Captain
to inquire about cigarettes in Singa­
pore. Ship's fund $43.68. Report ac­
cepted. Motion to make arrangements
with captain to have separate watch
foc'sles for engine gang. Should stress
matter with Union officials. Sugges­
tion that Union mail be opened only
by ship delegate or, in his absence,"
by dept. delegate. LOG to be passed
on. Food to l^e properly prepared,
lunch-time soup should be saved as
much as practicable.

DEL VALLE (Miss.), Oct. 1?—Chair­
man, F. Russo; Secretary, E. Ander­
son. Crew warned against fouling up,
offenders will be punished. Ship's

STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Nov.
S—Chairman, R. Hunt; Secretary, F.
Quintayo. One. man hurt in deck dept.
Customs in Beirut strict about ciga­
rettes—each crew member is allowed
only 40 cigarettes per day: if this is
exceeded they will be confiscated.
Ship's fund $20. To see about screen
door near PO and messroom. Beer
will be given out in Persian Gulf
only.

WILD RANGER (Waterman), Nov.
11—Chairman, J. Sued; Secretary, D.
Ruddy. Ship's fund $21.15. Motion
to have 14-qt. galvanized buckets is­
sued to each foc'sle for purpose of
handling personal laundry. New dele­
gate elected. Contact company re­
garding punctuality of allotment
checks. Insufficient cleaning gear
furnished to wipers. Washing ma­
chine ready for boneyard—will be re­
ferred to patrolman.

STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), Nov.
3—Chairman, C. Bush; Secretary, P.
Dowd. Steward dept. beef—mess boy
switched to pantry. Ship's fund S55.
Few hours disputed ot. Motion to
reimburse carpenter for his expendi­
tures and treasurer to be authorized
to spend money for Christmas. Keep
bathrooms clean, and do not monopo­
lize washing machine.

MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Sept.
IS—Clialrman, J. Brown; Secretary,
E. Robinson. New delegate elected.
Ship's fund $17.11. Quarters to. be
painted. Report accepted. Messroom
an^d pantry to be kept clean. Lockers
to be repaired.

MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­
riers), Oct. 13—Chairman, W. Har-
rall; Secretary, A. Espcneda. Ship's
fund $41.30. Few hours disputed ot.
To see patrolman about repairs be­
fore sign on. New crew to donate to
ships fund at payoff. Beef about
service in messhall. Steward to be in
messhall at meal time.

MICHAEL (J. M. Carras), Oct. 12—
Chairman, J. Murphy; Secretary, W.
Harris. New delegate elected. One
man short. Few hours disputed ot.
Patrolman to check stores with stew­
ard.

SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Saatrsin),
Oct. 17—Chairman, J. Cole; Secretary,
C. Ollvera. One man missed ship in
NO. Some disputed ot. Report ac­
cepted. Discussion on night lunch—
need more variety in menus: discus­
sion on change in shipping calls-
voted to keep calls as they are. Dis­
cussion on water condition.

SEASTAR (Triton), Aug. 22—Chair­
man, A. Hanna; Secretary, M. Buga-
wan. New delegate elected. Cold sup­
pers not to be served on steak nights
unless there is work to be done in
galley. ' Discussion concerning wash­
ing machine, also new mattresses
which were ordered but not delivered.

Sept. 29—Chairman, J. Wilson; Sec­
retary, M. Bugawan. Some disputed
ot. See patrolman about new washing
machine and new mattresses: fans for
forecastles. Deck in passageways to
be repaired or patched. Padeyes on
deck to be removed, if possible, as
they present a hazard.

DEL SANTOS (Miss.), Aug. 25—
Chairman, J. Martello; Secretary, L.
Santa Ana. Ship's fund $26. Ship to
be fumigated before signing on. Vote
of thanks to steward dept. See pa­
trolman about storing ship for voyage:
also medical attention in foreign port
and at sea. Need more linen.

DEL SOL (Miss.), Oct. 19—Chairman,
J. Patterson; Secretary, W. Simmons.
New delegate elected. Ship's fund
$35.55. Arrival pool posted for first
port of call—$10 to be put In fund.
Some disputed ot. Need clarification
on slop chest stores, whether it Is
ot or not. Report accepted—Bull Line
beef and Robin Line hearing, and
Government action on hospitals in
vital areas. Coffee urn to be repaired.
Discussion on cleaning of laundry and
coffee urn. Magazines to be purchased
next voyage. Steward spoke on new
feeding system and asked for sugges­
tions. Coffee cups to be returned to
pantry.

Make Checks
Tp'SIU-A&G'

Seafarers mailing in checks
or money orders to the Union
to cover dues payments are
urged to be sure to make all of
them payable to the SIU-A&G
District.

Some Seafarens have sent in
checks and money orders in the
names of individual headquar­
ters officials. This makes for a
problem in bookkeeping which
can be avoided if checks are
made, out to the Union directly.

Chapman Crew Cla ims
World Fishing Record

A trio of anglers on the Liberty ship Omar E. Chapman is
claiming the world's record for the biggest dolphin ever
landed. The boys say their specimen was a full 12 inches
longer than anything on rec--*- ^^
ord.

The king-sized d o 1 p h i n
pulled in on the Chapman meas­
ured 5 feet 2 Inches and easily
topped the 4 feet 2 inch-mark
listed in a copy of "The World

Almanac." An almanac is prac­
tically standard equipment aboard
ship these days since it can readily
settle arguments on most subjects.

The Chapman anglers checked
their catch against--the 1957 al­
manac published by the New York
World-Telegram & Sun. A check
on the 1958 edition fails to show
any improvement on the 4 feet 2
inch-mark.

However, the records provided
for the almanac by the Interna­
tional .Game Fish Association only
cover fish caught with rod and
reel. The Chapman gang admitted­
ly used only a line over the side to
catch their prize. So-called "un­
official" world's records for the
biggest fish caught by any method
don't list any dolphin entries.

Thus the matter rests there, and
the SIU anglers will have to be
content with only unofficial recog­
nition for their achievement.

For the record. Seafarers Ted
Mathis, OS; John Homen, AB, and
Floyd Peavoy, AB, shared credit
for the catch. The world mark in
the almanac lists "A. Conan-Doyle"
as the record-holder for a 75-
pound, 8-ounce dolphin caught in
1950 off East Africa.

Seafarers John Homen, AB;
Ted Mathis, OS, and Floyd
Peavoy, AB {! to rl, relive ex­
ploits with record-sized dol­
phin and some of the big ones
that got away in foc'sle on
the Omar Chapman.

Advocate Lady
Medic Assists
British Tanker

Crewmembers on the Steel
Advocate put their best foot
forward recently to render
medical assistance in mid-ocean to
a fellow seaman on a British ship.

The success of the rescue effort
was credited to the fortunate pre­
sence aboard the SIU ship of a
lady doctor traveling as a passen­
ger. She was put aboard the Brit­
ish tanker Empire Petrel by one
of the Advocate's lifeboats.

A radio message from the tanker
earlier had sought a doctor to pro­
vide ui'gent medical attention to
a crewmember who sustained a bad
electrical shock. The Advocate su'o-
sequently rendezvoused with the
Empire Petrel, put the boat across
and idled for an hour while the
doctor ministered to the patient.

The whole operation took about
an hour while both ships stood by,
according to Walter "Bill" Mitchell
and Aussie Shrimpton.. The Brit­
ish skipper later radioed thanks
for the assist, lauding the Ad­
vocate's prompt response.

SIU, A&G District
BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St.
Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900
BOSTON 276 State SL
James Sheehan. Agent Richmoud 2-0140
HOUSTON 4202 Canal St.
Robert Matthews, Agent

Capital 3-4089: 3-4080
LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St.
Leroy Claike, Agent REmlock 6-5744
MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St.
Cat 'T^er, Agent HEmlock 2-1754
MORGAN CITY 912 Front St.
Tom Gould, Agent Phone 2156
NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St.
Lindsey WiUiams, Agent Tulane 8626
NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn

HYacinth 9-6600
NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St.
Ben Rees, Agent MAdison 2-9834
PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St.
S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635
PUERTA de TIERRA PR 101 Pelayo
Sal Colls, Agent Phono 2-5996
SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St.
Marty Breitholf, Agent Douglas 2-5475
SAVANNAH
E. B. McAuIey, Agent
SEATTT.E
Jeff GUIette, Agent

. 9 Abercorn St.
- Adams 3-1728

....2505 1st Ave.
Elliott 4334

TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St.
Tom Banning, Agent Pbone 2-1323
WILMINGTON, CalU 505 Marine Ave.
Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2874
HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave., Bkiyn.

SECRETARY-TREASURER
Paul HaU

ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS
J. Alglna, Deck 0. Simmons, Joint
J. Volplan, Eng. W. HaU, Joint
E, Mooney, Std. R. Matthews, Joint

SUP
HONOLULU 16 Merchant St.

Phono 5-8777
PORTLAND til SW Clay St.

CApital 3-4336

RICHAIOND, Calif... 510 Macdonald Ave.
BEacon 2-0925

SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St.
Douglas 2-8363

SEATTLE..." 2503 1st Ave."
Main 0290

WILiUNGTON 505 Marine Ave.
Terminal 4-3131

NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn
HYacinth 9-6165

Canadian District
HALIFAX, N.S 128'A Hoilis St.

Phone 3-8911
MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West

PLateau 8161
FORT imLlAM 408 Simpson St.

Ontario Phone: 3-3221
PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St.

Ontario Phone; 5591
TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E.

E.Mpire 4-5719
VICTORIA, BC 617Vi Cormorant St.

EMpu e 4531
VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St.

Pacific 3468
SA'DNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St.^

Phone; 6346
BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St.

Phone; 545
THOROLD, Ontario ... 52 St. Davids St.

CAnal 7-3202
QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Mateiot

Quebec Phone; 3-1569
SAINT JOHN 177 Prince Wiiiiam St.

NB OX 2-5431

Great Lakes District
.ALPENA .1215 N. Second Ave.

Phone; 713-J
BUFFALO, NY 180 Main St.

Phone; Cleveland 7391
CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE

Phone; Main 1-0147
DETROIT 1038 3rd St,

Phone: Woodward 1-6857
DULUTH 621 W. Superior St.

Phone; Randolph 2-4110
SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd St.

Phone; Essex 5-2410

BJu wwAT A Fmr
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Pare Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG December 6, 1957

'S63-Spr3y' By Seafarer "Red" Fink

"When I nod my head, you hit It . .

LOG-A-RHYTHM:

The Advertising Whirl
By John Wunderlich

I pick up a magazine.
What do I behold:

Have you got athlete's foot?

I view an alluring beau'.y,
Sitch dainty feet;

Fathomless bedroom eyes.
Do you suffer from piles?

Such a loveable figure;
Perfectly moulded,

SofAy rounded,
A conviction, I'm sure

Of results. ,
An intimate acquaintance.

Expensive, but interesting.

Turning pages,
I have continued encounters

With sex.
In various poses.

Use Dr. Nonsense skincream.
The cream of perfection;

Million blemishes vanished.
They all will be banished.

So will your skin.

Legs of Venus,
Lips of Cupid,

Hair of Diana.
Bust of who?

An overdeveloped Amazon.

Test Painful.
The new method;

Cleanse your liver.
It needs it.

Painful will do it
If not.

Well,
We'll buy you another one.

Am I not beautiful?
Do you desire a smile

Like mine?
Brush your teeth.

You too can smile.

Do you believe?
I do.

In What?

Quitting Ship?
Notify Union

A reminder from SIU head­
quarters cautions all Seafarers
leaving their ships to contact
the hall in ample time to allow
the Union to dispatch a rephu"-
ment. Failure to give notice be­
fore paying off may cause a de­
layed sailing, force the ship to
sail short of the manning re­
quirements and needlessly make
the work tougher for your ship-
"'ates. •

Z'-u• .'-i-

You should know.
Send a Dollar;

We promise nothing.

Woman and shoes.
Cars and piles.

Oil and creams.
Plus sex.

Guaranteed perfect.
The best on Earth;

Even on Mars
And Saturn, too.

Try our saving plan:
We buy, we sell.

Three golden balls.
Advertisement.

Any Takers?

Propping for his first match on
his return to wrestling, Seo-
forer Gordon McKinley strikes
o pose to show whot his op­
ponents will be up ogoinst.
McKinley wos in New York
lost summer getting bhck into
shoparfor the saosoK -

MTD Key
To Unity
—Meany

(ContinuecJ from page 3)
new MTD affiliates and reviewed
the Department's activities over the
past two years, including the fight
on runaways, support for the Public
Health Service hospitals and other
matters. He reported that the or­
ganization now has port councils in
virtually every major US port—
deep sea, inland and Great Lakes
as well as in Canada and on the
island of Puerto Rico.

The opening of the St. Lawrence
Seaway, he said, offers MTD a
unique opportunity to organize the
tremendous job potential in that
area.

Turning to recent beefs in which
the Department was involved Hall
praised the close coordination of
the SIU Pacific District with MTD
port councils on the West Coast.
That cooperation, he said, had en­
abled the SlU-affiliated fish and
cannery unions in California to de­
feat raid efforts by Harry Bridges.

He also reviewed the legislative
outlook on such matters as foreign-
flag transfers, the "50-50" law, cuts
in funds for new ship construction
and other Government policies to­
ward maritime.

Delegates to the convention
passed a number of resolutions
dealing with these and other mat­
ters. A summary of the more im­
portant resolutions appears on this
page. Full details will be carried in
the next issue of the SEAFARERS
LOG.

Blacklist Spurs
NMU Discord

(Continued from page 3)
tions to three years, to give un­
ion officials four weeks' annual
paid vacation after a year's con­
tinuous service, changes in the
trials' procedure for union officers
and a $20 annual dues increase.

Sentiment was closely divided
on most of these issues at the
convention In October, then hailed
as ushering in a new era of
"peace" and "unity" in the NMU.
The misused "unity" slogan has
been a standby in the NMU rep­
ertory since its days under the con­
trol of the Communist Party's
waterfront section.

Increasing nervousness over
these developments was exposed
when the latest issue of the "Pilot"
carried the minutes of an NMU
national office meeting on Oct. 22,
shortly after the convention. The
minutes indicated a new clamp-
down on public information about
NMU operations within the union's
own staff, particularly "with re­
spect to interfering in internal
politics in the union."

In this connection, the conven­
tion had taken pains to laud NMU
general counsel Herman E. Coop­
er and his office for "their resolve
to stay clear of union policy and
program ..."

OMAR e. CHAPMAN (Boston Ship­
ping), Aug. 4—Chairman, C. Hugart;
Saerotary, N. LIghtoll. Port discharges
to be given at payoff. Hot water ad-
Justed. See captain about Coca Cola
and other items .if men request them.
Ship's fund $9.20. One man injured
in Pusan. Diseussion about transporta­
tion for B and C men.

Nov. 7—Chairman, O. Peterson; Sec­
retary, A. Sadenwater. No LOGs. Re­
pair list completed. Three men in­
jured slightl.v. Fine cooperation from
engineer; AH purchased fine library.
Crew warned about conduct before
payoff. Ship's fund $3.35. Few hours
disputed ot. Suggestion to donate SI
at payoff to replenish library. Return
books when finished reading. Thanks
to fishermen for catching 900 lbs. of
fish during trip and providing pleas­
ant passtime "watching the lines" and
letting the "big ones" get away. Vote

One man missed ship. Suggestion t*
see hq re: ship paying off and, storing
in PR which is against crew's'Wishes,
Suggestion to buy better aerial for
TV set. Vote of thanks to steward
dept. for job well done.

STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), Oct.
27—Chairman, J. Justus; Secretary,
D. Grant. No beefs. New washing
machine put aboard. Dinner party
held at NY from safety award. Ship's
fund $22. Mail situation at various
ports discussed. Steward agreed to
handle mail where possible.

COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service),
Oct. 9—Chairman, J. Sweeney; Secre­
tary, J. Mapp. Everything ok., dis­
charged and sailed in record time.
Two men missed ship. Fine movies.
Report accepted. Check sailing board
time when going ashore, don't rely on
hearsay.

STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), Nov. 15
—Chairman, S. Plaga; Secretary, T.
Gasper. Picked up one SUP man at
Balboa. Entire ship should be washed
down more often. Something to be
done about dirty water. Repair list
to be made up before arrival in NV.
Ship's fund $20. Few hours disputed
ot. Reports accepted. Slop chest
prices too high. To see patrolman
about captain's unwillingness to coop­
erate at safety committee meeting—
should be more democratic. Keep
messhall clean. Return cots and linen.
Ship to be fumigated.

NEVA WEST (Bloomfiald), Oct. 20
—Chairman, J. Thompson; Secretary,
W. Gels. Dirty water not to be
dumped in laundry sink. New spigot
to be. installed in laundry. Ship's fund
$7.25. Purchased cigars. Few hours
disputed ot. Screen doors to be kept
closed in port. See mate re: keys for
quarters. Repair list to be checked
for further repairs. One brother hos­
pitalized in Bremen, Germany, for
operation.

SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Nov.
15—Chairman, M. Chapman; Secretary,
R. Hannibal. Ship's fund $97.15. Ap-
prox. 200 hours disputed ot. One
man missed ship. Reports accepted.
Hold payoff until patrolman gives ok.
Vote of thanks to steward dept.

OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime Over-
teas), Nov. 2—Chairman, D. Haskell;
Secretary, J. McElroy, Jr. Request for
coastwise payoff granted; paid off at
NO before signing foreign articles.
Captain will not change 4 PM F&B
drill to earlier time but cooks will be
excused. Draws in foreign ports will
be held down to exactly what is due.
Screen doors will be installed to keep
natives out. Repair lists to be sub­
mitted. Traps for rats which came
on with corn meal .and flour cargo
will be set. Safety meeting to be held
—delegates to be department safety
representatives. Ship's fund" $27. Few
hours disputed ot. Coffee cups to be
placed in sink after use. Request for
covered coffee container. Discussion
on garbage disposal in port. Throw
orange peels, etc. over side, not on
deck.

OCEAN JOYCE (Maritime Overseas),
Oct. 20—Chairman, J. Relsbech; Secre­
tary, M. Magal. Refrain from drink­
ing and performiH^T at sea. Ship's
fund $4.

MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Oct.
27—Chairman, M. Cooper; Secretary,
H. Bishop. All foc'sle decks painted.
Slicing machine installed in galley. TV
to be purchased. Repair list sub­
mitted. Vote of thanks to steward
dept. for job well done.

Nov. 13—Chairman, N. Cooper; Sec­
retary, W. Morse. All repairs made.
New TV purchased. ,Ship's fund $53.

ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), no date
—Chairman, J. Oavles; Secretary, K.
Neumann. Repair list submitted.
Return books to library. Place con­
diments in ice box. Keep pantry
clean. Vote of thanks to steward
dept.

Nov. 14—Chairman, C. Boyle; Secre­
tary, K. Neumann. One man missed
ship in NY. Repair list submitted.
Delayed sailing disputed. Keep bath­
rooms and drinking fountain clean.
Raise library shelves.

FRANCES (Bull), Nov. 24—Chalr-
m.n, none; Secretary, none. No beefs,
everything running smoothly. Two
wipers involved in 24 hrs. disputed
ot re: contract—it was no good. Re-'
port accepted.

THE CABINS (Texas City Ret.),
Nov. 24—Chairman, J. Wagner; Secre­
tary, H. Bentz. New washing machine
to be placed aboard. Ship's fund
$9.17. Few beefs—to be settled by
patrolman. Vote of thanks to dele­
gate.

of thanks to brother for cartoons
about current happenings which were
enjoyed by all.

(No date)—Chairman, H. Scholes;
Secretary, N. Lighten. Slop cheat okay
now. Two men injured. Wiper
missed ship in Honolulu; one fireman
taken off ill in Honolulu. Ship's fund
$9.20. Purchased loud speaker $10.
Magazines and books $30. Suggestion
made for improvement on living con­
ditions. Crew warned about ^bad
liquor and stealing in Korea.

DEL VALLE (Miss.), Nov. 11—Chair­
man, L. Bollinger; Secretary, A. An­
derson. Beefs to be turned over to
patrolman. Ship's fund $34. Few
hours disputed ot. Motion to spend
$15 eaeh trip for magazines. Sugges­
tion to have company remove bad
eggs, flour, corned beef and dried
•beans—food is bad—should be con­
demned.

ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Nov. •—
Chairman, C. Stanbul; Secretary, R.
Klenast. All repairs completed. Re­
port accepted.

ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman),
Nov. 3—Chairman, R. Kyle; Secretary,
G. Auer. Each department to hold
safety meeting and elect a safety dele­
gate. Report accepted. Bench to he
built for laundry. Vote of thanks to
steward dept. for good chow and
service.

WANG PIONEER (Inter-Ocean), Nov.
13—Chairman, C. Sypher; Secretary,
B. Padgett. Few hours disputed ot.
Cannot obtain American cigarettes
from Army in France, will buy them
out of bond. Two men hospitalized.
One replacement in Liverpool. All
garbage and water to be dumped
from stern. Stew.ard's deck to be
levelled as chair bumps when ship
rolls. Members to be properly at­
tired when entering mess hall. Gar­
bage ma.v be dumped on lee side
When decks are greasy.

DEL SUD (Miss.), pet. 27—Chair­
man, P. Valentine; Secretary, R.
Maley. Report from hdqrs. re: Bull
Line. Robin Line, American Coal and
Welfare Plan. read. Ship's fund
$343.70. Vote of thanks to organizers
for Maggo contract. Need new wash­
ing machine.

VALLEY FORGE (Peninsular), Oct.
20—Chairman, M. Hitchcock; Secre­
tary, S. Arales. New delegate elected.
Deck and eng. dept's. to alternate
cleaning crew wash room.

Nov. 17—Chairman, F. Jones; Sec­
retary, S. Arales. Members urged to
put in ot for fire Sc boat drill held
on Sunday. Some repairs made on
washing machine. Repairs requested
on previous list not made. New mat­
tresses not obtained. Few hours dis­
puted ot. All mattresses to be re­
placed. Vote of thanks to sanitary
men for fine job done in keeping
laundry and recreation rooms clean.

STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), Oct. 13
—Chairman, T. Radlch; Secretary, B.
Hand. Ship's fund $12. If ship goes
to Bombay coolies will do main­
tenance work, if not crew will do it.
Few hours disputed ot. Request more
night lunch. Proper attire to be worn
in messhall. Keep pantry clean and
neat. Meat boxes to be kept locked
at all times.

LA SALLE (Waterman), Nov. 3—
Ch'Slrman, J. Bailey; Secretary, G.
Bales. One man hospitalized. Ship's
fund $8.40. One man missed ship in
Korea, joined in Moji.

STEEL KING (Isthmian), Nov. 7—
Chairman, F. Pasalus; Secretary, T.
Rainey. B'R's work not satisfactory.
Ship's fund $14. Reports accepted.
Discus.sion on changing BR to another
job. Trash not te be thrown on deck.

FAIRPORT (Waterman), Oct. 27—
Chairman, W. McBrlde; Secretary, R,
Godwin. One man missed ship. Ship's
fund $24. Request dodger be put on
flying bridge. Only minor repairs to
be made. Few hours ot questioned,
will be taken up with patrolman. Cook
missed ship, owed money to crew
men. Left ship 45 mln. before sailing.
Motion to appoint committee to drew
up resolutions on built-in bunks and
retirement plan. Treasurer and re­
porter elected. Stamps to be pur­
chased for crew; need more ice
cream; better fresh fruits; more but­
termilk for coastwise trip. Request
key deposit be reduced to 50 cents.
Vote of thanks to steward dept. for
job well done.

ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Nov. 3—
Chairman, R. Callahan; Secrotary, J.
Hannon. New delegate elected. Mess­
hall and pantry to be sougeed each
trip. Need clarification on meals and
hours for ordering same.

CHOCTAW (Waterman), Nov. 1—
Chairman, W. Lewis; Secretary, J,
Katsos. Letter re: Savannah hospital
posted. Ship's fund $5.14. Washing
machine to be repaired.

CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), Nov.
1#—Chairman, J. Fester; Secretary,
none. One man missed ship—claiming
illness. Beefs to be referred to dept.
delegate.

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December (, 1981, SEAFARERS LOG Pace Fifteen

Last RStes For Shipmate
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Allrof the folloioing SIU families

have received a $200 maternity
benefit plus a $25 bond from the
Union in the baby's name:

Andrea Mary Adams, born Sep-
tembpr SQ, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Andrew J. Adams, Baltimore,
Md.

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Janice Lynn Atkins, born No­

vember 16, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Marion J. Atkins, Nashville,
Ga.

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Cheryl Lynne Crawford, born

September 15, 1957, to Seafarer
and Mrs. Willow L. Crawford, Cov­
ington, La.

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Mary Ellen Diaz, bom Novem­

ber 12, 1957, to Sea'farer and Mrs.
Carlos E. M. Diaz, Yonkers, NY.

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LonI Jean Kaust, borp November

14, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs, Cas-
mier A. Kaust, New.York City.

4 4 4
Andrea A. G. Medina, bom No­

vember 8, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Antonio Gonzalez, Playa
Ponce, PR.

4 4 4 -
Thomas Theodore Lamb, bom

September 28.1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Elmer E. Lamb, Harbor City,
Calif.

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Nicholas Perez, born October 23,

1957, to Seafarer dnd Mrs. Idel-
fonso N. Perez, Baltimore, Md.

4 4 4
Stephen James Thompson, born

October 17, 1957, to Seafejrer and
Mrs. James C. Thompson, Savan­
nah, Ga.

4 4 4
Jules Wetzell, born October 3,

1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lloyd
J. Wetzell, New Orleans, La.

4 4 4
Raymond Barry Young, born No­

vember 5, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Charles A. ' Young, Lake
Charles, La.

Clinton Elroy Filllngim, born

November 4, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Tommy R. Fillingim, Chicka­
saw, Ala.

4^ 4 4
Luz Evelyn R. Cuebas, born Oc­

tober 29,1957, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Eusebio Rodriguez, Mayaguez, PR.

•4 4 4
Kenneth Lamar Stokes, bom Oc­

tober 31,1957, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Wilton H. Stokes, Mobile, Ala.

4 4 4
Jaye Benedict, born November

4, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. John"
Benedict, New Orleans, La.

4 4 4
Norwood E. Geno Jr., born No­

vember 8, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Norwood E. Geno Sr., Mo­
bile, Ala.

4 4 4
Stephen Spencer Groth, bom

July 21, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs.
John David Groth, Baltimore, Md.

4 4 4
San Anthony Negron, born Octo­

ber 3, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Cruz Negron, Bronx, NY.

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The deaths of the following Sea­
farers have been reported to the
Seafarers Welfare Plan and the
SIU death benefit is being paid to
their beneficiaries.

Clarence T. M. Thibodeaux, 43:
A liver ailment caused the death
of Brother Thibodeaux on Octo­
ber 8 in New Orleans. A resident
of that city, Brother Thibodeaux
sailed in the steward department
and became a full member of the
Union on December 8, 1955. Burial
took place in Westlawn Memorial
Park Cemetery, Jefferson Parish,
Louisiana.

4 4 4
Jose Gimenez, 36: Brother Gime-

nez died in his home in Bahia, Cat-
tano, PR. He had
sailed In the en­
gine department
and had been
full member of
the Union since
September 8,
1944. Surviving
him is his wife,
Elena Gimenez.
Place of burial is
not known.

4 4 4
Hilmar N. Bjork, 66: Brother

Bjork died of a respiratory tumor
on Ifovember 13. He sailed in the
deck department on SIU ships and
became a full member on January
6, 1945. Surviving him is his sister,
Mary Roeger, of Cornwell Heiglits,
Pa. Place of burial is not known.

4 4 4
George Brown, 51: Brother

Brown died of unspecified natural
causes at Manhattan General Hos­
pital in New York. He was one of
the Union's original members, join­
ing on November 30, 1938, and sail­
ing In the engine department.
Burial took place in Evergreen
Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY.

4 4 4
Frank T. Barenthin, 34: The crash

of a Venezuelan airline plane off
Asbury Park, NJ,

Baltimore. A resident of Chicago,
Brother Sullivan held a full book
since September 9, 1951. He sailed
in the deck department. Burial took
place at New Cathedral Cemetery,
Baltimore, Md. Surviving is hii
sister, Mary E. Kelley of St. Louis,
Missouri.

caused Brother
Barenthin's death
on June 29, 1956.
He had been a
full member of
the Union since
November 14,
1955, and sailed
In the engine de­
partment. He is
survived by his
wife, Bessie Lee
Texas City, Texas,
not recovered.

4 4 4
Harry S. Sullivan, 51: A frac­

tured skull suffered in an accident
caused the death of Brother Sulli­
van at JohqsrHppkini) boisplt^rlin

Barenthin, of
His body was

Roy S. Theiss
Please contact your brother John

M. Theiss at 402 E. Holmes St.,
Huntsville, Alabama. It concerns
your gear in the NY house which
has been sold.

John W. McCauIey
Please contact your wife at 120

Welborn Circle, Easley, SC.
William C. Dawley

Your mother would like you to
get in touch with her at 835 Tyler
St., Eugene, Oregon.

Joseph P. Bramley
It is important that you contact

P. J. Madden at Bay Road, Riviera
Beach, Pasadena, Md.

Eddie Johnsen
ex-Plymouth Victory

Your eyeglasses have been
turned in to the New York mail
room. Please make arrangements
to pick them up or have them sent
to you.

Ralph Hampson
Get in touch with Frank Semple

or John Broderick at Broderick.
Motors, 120 New Park Ave., Hart­
ford, Conn,

Keith Donnelly
Contact your wife immediately.

It Is very urgent.
Leroy Bewig

Your personal gear left aboard
the SS Grain Trader is being held
for you in the baggage room of the
Seattle Hall.

Edward D. Quartet
Please get In touch with Rose

Gonzales at MAin 5-7904.
James Shortell

Jack Guard lost your address and
would like you to contact him at
3150 Franklin Street, San Fran­
cisco, California.

Johnny King
It is important that you get

in touch with your daughter,
Patricia Ann, at 8301 Mark Street,
Tampa, Fla.

Byron C. Slaid
Your union book has been for­

warded to the New York head­
quarters mail room by the Post
Office Department. Please contact
headquarters regarding it. -j

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Sea Pqy Minor
Ship Cost Item,
Operator Says

The shipowner who never tires of blaming his business
headaches on seamen's wages may have to find a new whip­
ping boy now. This free bit of advice comes from none other
than Lewis Lapham, president
of the Grace Line.

In a recent speech to a group
of marine underwriters, Lapham
said the main reason why many
freightship operators were in the
red and others were going out of
business altogether was the cargo-
handling costs that already amount
to more than half of all voyage
expenses today.

He indicated that seamen's wages
and subsistence alone, despite the
outraged cries of the shipowners at
contract negotiation time, amounted
to perhaps 10 percent of the total.

The Grace spokesman empha­
sized that "new medicine" for the
industry, like the "lift-on-lift-off"
containershlps recently introduced
by Pan-Atlantic Steamship, repre­
sent the industry's best hope. The
containerships, which carry their
own cranes for fast loading and
discharging of trailerloads of cargo,
call for minimum cargo-handling
costs. They have an added advan­
tage over so-called "roll-on-roll-
off" ships in not needing costly
terminals.

Such ships can make more trips
per year than the conventional
freighter, take a fraction of the
time to load and unload and cut
costs due to damage and handling
considerably, he pointed out. Since
the cargo is already packaged in
trailers, it can be driven right off
the dock to its destination within
minutes.

Figures cited by Lapham totalled
$17.88 in expenses per ton of cargo,
of which $3.04 represents not only
crew wages and subsistence, but
vessel maintenance and repair,
stores, supplies and equipment.
The $3.04 figure represents 17 per­
cent of the total expense. Crew
wages and subsistence, then, prob­
ably account for 10 percent of the
total.

Contrasting this, he cited a figure
of $9.94 for cargo-handling costs.
Other figures making up the total

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are $1.49 per revenue ton for fuel
oil, 55 cents for hull and machinery
expenses and insurance, 20 cents
for cargo damage claims and $2.86
for port expenses and canal tolls,
according to Lapham. The 20-cent
item for cargo claims can probably
be added to the cargo-handling cost
as well.

Most of these costs, except for
the wage item, are the same for for­
eign-flag as well as American ships.
On the runaway-flag ships under
Liberian, Panamanian and similar
tax haven registries, the shipboard
wage bill probably runs two to
three percent of the overall voy­
age expense, with average wages
running under $100 per month.

This explains the eagerness with
which American-flag operators
have switched their ships, while re­
taining the same type of freight
operation as before. New or con­
verted vessels mean large invest­
ments today, and the time lag for
construction or modernization not
only cuts earnings but also pro­
vides no assurance of potential
gain.

Tanner Serves
As Fact-Finder
In Bus Strike

MOBILE—Efforts by a fact-find­
ing committee which included SIU
port agent Cal Tanner have pro­
duced a resumption of negotiations
between striking drivers and bus
operators in this port city.

Tanner was appointed as the
labor member of the five-man
panel by Mayor Joseph Langan.
The committee, including one rep­
resentative of management, two
businessmen and a labor relations
consultant, was named in an at­
tempt to find a solution to the
three-week-old bus strike.

Negotiations broke down over
the operators' offer of an IS-cent
hourly wage increase in a new two-
year contract with no work guar­
antees for bus mechanics. When
the fact-finding panel began study­
ing the dispute, both sides agreed
to make another try at negotia­
tions. Tanner subsequently left to
attend the SIUNA executive board
sessions in Atlantic City.

Meanwhile, the shipping outlook
continues to be slow. Pan-Atlantic
has temporarily cancelled the crew-
ing of two "piggyback" tankers and
moved them to the Gulf shipyard
in Chickasaw. The company is ex­
pected to get some trailer cargo
for them soon and will crew up
then.

The Fairland, latest of the con­
verted C-2 boxships being readied
by P-A, is expected to take on a
full crew and enter the coastwise
trailership service within a few
days. Aside from these deve) )p-
ments, the port remains quigt.

SII/ Marks
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Turkey Day
In Style

Enjoying holiday dinner to­
gether while dad's on the
beach in NY, Seafarer & Mrs.
F. Jensen dig in on the big
spread. The children (I to r]
are Curt, Kevin and Kent.
Over 600 Seafarers and fami­
lies attended the NY fete.