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(Story oh Page tCy ... .... �SEAFARERS Pare Tvc Ito Sea Meet \ , . • • f - , Tax Is Lura For Runaways , • Higher Sfandaras i'. May 23, 1951 LOG the SIU has long maintained that runaway operators are simply dodging taxes. That opinion was seconded this week by the "Journal of Commerce" In an editorial which conceded that the tax edge was the major lure. 7 The publication generally relleets industry views. Uses T'H Again: Curran Flies Against SIU, Banner Line A "productive and successful" conference on international maritime standards was com­ pleted by the International Labor Organization's maritime meeting at Geneva, US workers' After piously vowing that thg delegate John Hawk announced upon his return to the United States. Hawk, who is sec­ NMU would never use the Taftretary-treasurer of the SIU ofHartley Act against another union, North America, said that the ]^U President Jmeph Curran has Geneva meeting, concluded fllp-dopped on his^qsition and had last week, approved most of NMU attorneys file charges with the program proposed by sea­ the National Labor Relations Board against the SIU and against the faring and other unions affili­ American Banner Line. The charge ated with the International Transof unfair labor practices was filed portworkers' Federation "practic­ with the regional office of the ally as submitted." ^ Board in New Yoirk even before the "The success of the conference," company has hired a crew for its Hawk' declared, "was largely the passenger ship, the SS Atlantic. result of the excellent relationship •The accusation was not substanti­ established between American ated with any supporting evidence, maritme representatives and those a tactic that has been employed of other maritime unions in the consistently by the NMU president free world. .Most of the recommen­ against the SIU. dations, which had been worked The charge accuses the company up last year by the working party and the SIU of acting in collusion of 18 union, shipowner and gov­ to assure the SIU a majority of the ernment representatives, were crew. It is now undergoing inves­ acted on favorably. In addition, the tigation by the NLRB. close harmony of free world rep­ Attacked Union Shop resentatives enabled them to de­ feat every effort by representatives This is the second instance in of the Soviet bloc to get hostile, which Curran has used the Taftanti-American resolutions into the Hartley Act against the SIU. The record." first was in Philadelphia where the Hawk pointed out that "while NMU attacked the legality of the US unions will not immediately union shop clause while seeking benefit because of their high stand­ to raid the SlU-contracted Willis Shown porticipoHng In discussions of the International Labor Organizationy seafaring section at ards, the program will help elevate fleet. That NMU effort failed. The Geneva ore representatives of SIU and Canadian unions along with seafarers from other nations. the status of seafarers In other NMU attack in this instance paral­ US delegate, SIU of NA secretory-treasurer John Hawk, is second from left, facing camera. Others countries around the world." leled the arguments of "right to (I to r, next to Hawk) ore Mike Sheehon, SIU Canadian district, the Canadian delegate; and Hawk's work" advocates. . < Six Major Items advisers on the US delegation. Lone Kirklond and Peter Henle, AFL-CIO; Captain Roy D. Lurvey, The SIU has never filed unfair The six items on the agenda of MM&P; John Fox, SIU of NA, and W. E. Ferron, MEBA. labor practice charges against the the conference included revision NMU, but, of course, has filed of convention 93 on wages, hours and manning-scales; seafarers' hir­ and hygiene; crew accommodation the work of the US delegation British Seamen's Union, who did charges against American Coal ing; seamen's identity cards; pro­ improvements and air conditioning; which, he said, "worked as a team an outstanding job as chairman; Shipping and other operations who visions for officer competency; protection of seamen on atomic- and was invaluable when technical Doug Tennant, also of Great Brit^ have discriminated against Sea­ . ships' medicine chests and health powered ships or ships carrying questions relating to an individual ain; Ingvald Haugen of Norway farers. conditions, and employment of sea­ radioactive materials; improvement adviser's area came up. The same and Peter De Vries of the Nether­ Curraii had previously filed farers on sub-standard ships such on manning scales and other items gobs for Mike Sheehan, the Cana­ lands, along, with many others who charges with the AFL-CIO over the relating to seamen's living and dian delegate, and his advisers. contributed to the success of this membership-approved SIU loan to as those of the runaway flags. / ^ "Particular credit should go to meeting." The conference went on record. working conditions. the company in December, 1996. Hawk had nothing but praise for Omar Becu of the ITF; Tom Yates, Hawk said, calling on member na­ Assisting Hawk as his advisers These charges have been tabled by tions' to discourage their seamen were: John Fox, international vice- the AFL-CIO Executive Council. from working on sub-standard ves­ president, SIU of NA; Captain Hoy sels without the protection of Lurvey, Masters, Mates and Pilots; established union standards on Lane.Kirkland, formerly of MM&P wages, manning, transportation and but now with the AFL-CIO Social other items. Security Department; Peter Henle, In selecting the membership of AFL-CIO headquarters, and W. A. the Joint Maritime Commission, a Ferron, Marine Engineers Bene­ board of 15 shipowner and 15 union Tw^nty-five-year-old Seafarer Michael Carlin has shipped ficial Association. representatives, the conventlbn with the SIU off and on for the past ten years, but this fall, - The proposals of this conference chose Paul Hall, SIU secretarynow have to be submitted to the treasurer and SIUNA president, as with the aid of an SIU scholarship, he Vill becoifte a full-time govei-ning body of the ILO for the American seamen's representa­ college student majoring inf action, after which they ,are sub­ MONTREAL — A three-man tive. Hal Banks, SIUNA vice-presi­ economics, resuming d career This Is. the first of a series ojn mitted for ratification to the mem­ Hoard of Conciliation and Investlthe winners of the SlU'a $6,000 dent, was chosen as the Canadian ber nations involved. .gation has been named by the seamen's representative. The Joint which was disrupted in 1951. scholarship awards for 1958. Minister -of Labour to deal with One of this year's five $6,000 Maritime Commission is the in­ the dispute over contract nqgoj:!terim body that functions in be­ scholarship %lnners, Carlln in­ ful Cities Service organizing cam­ ations between the SIU Canadian tween ILO conventions. tends to put his Union experi­ paign. During that campaign, he District and the member companies Among subjects dealt with in ence and ten years of seafaring to was one of 150 Seafarers to re­ of the Great Lakes shipping indus­ ceive back wages in payment for resolutions passed by the conven­ try. tion were the following: Consid­ use by prepariflg to enter the In­ unfair labor firings by the com­ The dispute resulted when the pany." eration of the problems of refugee ternational labor the lull before companies refused to accept pro­ Carlin returned to Amherst in theSEATTLE—Like seafarers such as men from Iron relations field. it has been very quiet in posed contract changes which the September, 1950, as a sOphomore, this storm, Curtain countries; seamen's port Whlla shipping port for the two-week period union membership had agreed on. with IVaterman and after completing the year, welfare facilities; shipboard health with no pay offs sign-ohs. But Among the proposals were a tenin 1056 and 1957, went back to sailing as an AB be- things are lookingorup; the Couer cent hourly pay boost, overtime frequent long caqse he lacked the funds to con-^, yictcrv (VictVrv Carriers) runs to the Far tinue school. He sailed mostly' is expected in for a pay off and the pay for some weekend operational work, a firm Manning scale for with Waterman and Isthmian for May 23, 1958 Vol. XX, No. 11 East made him Forge (Peninsular Navig.), ships, a number of clarifications on realize, as he puts the next two years until he was •Valley will be coming out of lay-up. Al­ work hour limits and duties of vari­ it, "the impor­ drafted In April, 1954. together, Jeff Gillette, port agent, ous ratings and overtime for fire­ tance of free and ^ .. After spending a year and a half said, about sixty men are expected men on canallers who are required responsible trade , Carlin in Korea, Carlin was. discharged to ship.' u n 10 n i" in democracy's fight to enter bunkers in the canals. and returned' to shipping imtil he PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer In transit during the last period From 6,()00 to 7,000 Canadian Dis­ against commimism. decided to continue the education HERBEBX BBAMD, Editor. 'BERNABD SEA­ MAN, Art Editor. HEBMAN AHIHUB. IBWIN Carlin started to ship in 1948, he had left in 1951. In January he were the Fairport, Choctaw and trict members are affected by the SPIVACXi AL HASKIN, JTOBM BBAZIL, HEB^ the summer after he graduated enrolled in evening college at New Yaka (Waterman) and Seamar, dispute. MAN MAKLEB, Staff Writers. BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Representative. from high school at the age of fif­ York University while working Alamar and Portmar (Calmar). While attempts at conciliation are in progress, the District's head­ PublitiiM DlwMkly- at tha haadquartert teen. In the fall he became a days. Now that he has, the schol­ •f tha Saafarapc intarnatlonal Union, At. freshman at Amherst College and arship, however, he intends to be­ quarters shipping board indicates lantie A Gulf Distrlet, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth that a total of 1,100 members were Avenue Brooklyn 33, NY. Tel. KYaelnth after successfully completing his come a full-time student either at Entarad a» tacond clan mattar shiRpejii through the hall in April, at tha Pott Ottiea In Brooklyn, NY. undar work, returned to sea for a year. NYU or the University of Call' tha Act of Aug. M, 1912. for the, spring fit-out, a record He joined thq Union in 1949 and fornia. . nuinber iiq. ^e union's ten-yeqr ex­ earned hia book in September, 1951, Becehtly married, Carlin and his I2< istence," aft^r participating in the success.it v A Sailor 10 Years, He's College-Bound Names Board To Help Settle Canadian Pact Sees An Upturn SEAFARERS LOG W-i'v.-'" If-- K' • • • �• •C-M. ' > • SKAFARERS Wbir tS/l»8t : /'•• '"'• LOG Pas* Thre* Fight Rail Bill Threat To Ships House Body CJears For Broader I .i'. Protest RR Seafarers and mem|>ers of their families are urged to write to Sdhator Warren'Magnuson or to one of the other Senators jisted below, members of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, to pro­ test against propose,d legislation which would tend to, destroy coastwise shipping. The bill in question is S-3778. Correspond­ ence should be addressed to the Senate Office Building, Wash­ ington, DC. Committee members are: Warren G. Magnuson, Wash. Alan Bible, Nev. John W. Bricker, Ohio John M. Butler, Md. ^orris Cotton, NH Frank J. Lausche, Ohio A. S, Mike Monroney, Okla. John O. Pastore, RI Frederick G. Payne, Me. Charles E. Potter, Mich. William A. Purtell, Conn. Andrew F. Schoeppel, Kan. George A. Smathers, Fla. Strom Thtu-mond, SC Ralph W. Yarborough, Texas SIU Sees Damage To Coastal Trade WASHINGTON—A bUI introduced by Senator George Smathers (Dem.-Fla.) to aid the nation's rail­ roads has ruti into a storm of opposition from maritime as the result of a sectionf Harry O'Reilly, secretarywhich woiild threaten the treasurer, Maritime Trades De­ AFL-CIO, has submit­ existence of coastwise and partment, ted a statement to the Senate intercoastal shipping. The Interstate and Foreign Com­ measure, S-3778, contains merce Committee declaring the strong objections to Sec­ a provision to strip the MTD's tion 5 of the pending biU S-3778. WASHINGTON — The HoUse Appropriations Committee has given the go-ahead for an outlay of 5260 million in mari­ time funds during the fiscal year starting July 1. The figure represents almost five times what was allotted a year ago. for researeh and development, and Overruling the President's $8 milUon for the. reserve fleet. Interstate Commerce Com­ maritime budget estimates,' the The committee voted a decrease in mission of authority to con­ funds for reserve fleet expenses, committee authorized 2,300 sub­ sider ship freight rates in fix­ urging faster disposal of "obsolele" sidized voyages during the /year, ing railroad freight rates on com­ ^00 of which would be set aside Libert ships. petitive routes. for new applicants such as Isthmian, - It noted MA testimony "that For practical purposes, that Waterman, States Marine and these ships cannot be economically would give the railroads leeway to operated 1^ the present world mar­ Isbrandtsen. An additional 75 are ask for and obtain rates on runs ket and that they have little value earmarked for operations into or between Atlantic and Gulf ports for defense purposes." It urged out of the Great Lakes. """ that could be set far lower than reduction in the inventory of A total of $123 mlflion was re­ these vessels "as rapidly as possible existing ship freight rates. Once commended for new ship construc­ within" the limitations imposed by the shipping opposition had been tion and research, including $98 our peacetime and mobilization destroyed or driven into lay-up, million for 17 new vessels and $15 requirements." the railroads would then' have million more to cover vessel tradeins. The construction budget was watered down to a bare $3 million last year. Four of the new vessels would be replacements for the SlU-contracted Mississippi fleet. American Mail Line would also get construc­ tion assistance on four vessels and Paciflc Far East Line on two. Both Anyone going from New York to Washington by rail might logically argue that since these companies are under con­ the train was going anyhow and it didn't cost the railroad any more to carry you, the tract to SIU Pacific District unions. I^ykes and Mooremac would get the conductor ought to let you ride for a dollar instead of the ten dollars or more actually other seven vessels. involved. The committee deleted a $34 Of course, this would be New Lakes Hq In Business million request' for a new Pacific "one helluva way to run a liner for American President Lines. ' This is already coVeied in a sepa­ railroad," as some philosopher once said, despite its so-called logic. rate bill which has already passed Yet ti^ay this is the kind of tbe House. News of the committee's action thinking used by the railroads in their freight rate regarding operating subsidies was SEAFARERS war with coastal welcomed In many industry quar­ LOG and intercoastal ters, as it foreshadowed favorable SPECIAL ship operators. action on pending applications for The railroa Government assistance. Up to now, REPORT have argued with 18 companies with about 300 ships have been sharing some $120 mil­ Government acquiescence, that lion in operating subsidy funds since the trains are already run­ each ye^. Six companies split ning and it doesn't cost much to tack on a few cars to the end of a over two-thifds of these funds. The original budget ^estimate train already bound from New called for only 2,000 subsidized York to New Orleans, for example, vwages, a cut of 100 from the cur- and they can quote a rate that cov­ ri&t figure. The remainder of the ers only this slight extra cost, they maritime funds, aside from routine should be permitted to do so. Since by this process of selective overhead and salaries, include $3 rate-cutting they can kill off com­ million for training, $3.5 million petition from ships also serving New York and New Orleans, then it's all to the good from the rail­ road point of view. In practice, this is why coastwise shipping repre­ sents such a small segment of US maritime activity today. It's also one of the reasons why the rail­ roads themselves are in trouble. Historic Differences Despite.their historic differepces DETROIT—The SIU-Great Lakes and intense competition for earDistrict took a major-step this goes, domestic ship operators have month in its drive to organize the no major objections to most of the 17-vessel Boland and Cornelius Smathers bill, S-3778, which is de­ fleet by filing a petition with the signed to help the railroads In their NLRB for a representative election. present financial problems. The principal objection by, the Piedge cards representing a inashipping industry covers section 5 Jority of the crews were submitted of S-3778, which would strip the along with the petitions. As part of its massive organizing Interstate Commerce Commission drive, the Great Lakes District has of power to consider ship freight also requested an election aboard rates in setting railroad freight the SS Venus, a crane vessel owned rates. Passage of this section, as by the Steel Products Steamship written, would simply give the rail­ roads a hunting license to go out Agency, Inci-s . The current organi^g drive is and kill off ftll competition. Legislative 'Protectiwa' part of a plan of the Lakes Sea­ Ne*^ Ri^r Rpuge headquarters of SlU's Great Lakes District farers and affiliated maritime or­ *^In 1920, and even more emphati­ (above) is now open for business. Below, Cdrl Michnoy 11^ ganizations to cdmpietely organize cally. in 1940, "the Transportation is first to be drspatohed out of the nevir halt. Looking on are bred Lakes shipping before the Si; Law­ Ai^i Jcclai-ed the diity of the Famen,' secretory-treasurer, and Ed Ooherty, potrofmon. rence Seaway is Completed. ^ (C<mtlnued oh page 8) Rail Combine's Program: Starve Out All Shipping Lakes District Asks NIRD For 17-Ship Vote Section 5 would strip the In­ terstate Commerce Commission of the power to fix railroadfreight rates in relation to mari­ time freight rates. Such a move, O'Reilly stated, would "expedite destruction of the American merchant marine," by eliminat­ ing coastwise and intercoastal ship operations from competi­ tion with the railroads for do­ mestic freight traffic. access to all the cargo now being carried aboard ships. Strong SIUNA disapproval for the measure has been voiced by SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall, in his capacity as president of the international union, in a telegram to Senator Warren Magnuson, chairman of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Commit­ tee, which has jurisdiction over the proposal. Hall said that sec­ tion five of the bill "would be highly detrimental to coastwise and intercoastal shipping," and urged that it be stricken from the bill, or that hearings be called which would permit maritime un­ ion.? and the industry to express their views. The Maritime Trades Department has also protested the move. Additional criticismf of the rail­ road's position was voiced by John Weller, president of Seatraia Lines, at a recent session of tho Transportation Association of America in Boston. Without refer­ ring directly to the Smathers bill, Weller charged that the railroads are taking time out from their own economic troubles "to polish off the coastal shipping lines," rather than seek to develop new freight traffic and new sources of rev­ enue. The immediate losers from a change in ICC policy would be Seatrain and Pan-Atlantic, the last two companies exclusively in­ volved in coastwise shipping. Otlier SlU-contracted companies such as Calmar, in the intercoastal service, and offshore companies who put their ships on a coastwise or in­ tercoastal leg -before running off­ shore, would also be seriously af­ fected by the railroad proposal. Seafarers are urged to send their individual protests to Senator Magnuson as well as to the mem^ hers of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee list­ ed on this page. Send 'em to the • " ^ I �m. ^•:r •M • ~v: • SEAFARERS Pace Four iiv tl. IMI LOG \-h'- . n S ! i- if Find Few Takers For NY Jobs NEW YORK — While shipping has not been booming during the ' past period, it has picked up to the extent that some Jobs were left hanging on the board for several calls. Assistant Secretary-Treas­ urer Bill Hall reminded the mem­ bership that it is desirable for A and B men to take these jobs as they come up, especially in periods of good shipping, so that ships arc manned by qualified seamen. Although two vessels went into temporary lay-up in this port dur­ ing the period, shipping did show an^improvement over the prior pe­ riod. These ships were the Dorothy (Bull) and the Grain Shipper. There were 19 vessels paying off during the past two weeks, four signing on and 20 were in-transit. Paying off were the Seatrain Georgia (Seatrain); Bienville, Fairland (Pan-Atlantic); Beatrice, Dor­ othy, Elizabeth, Angelina (Bull); Steel Chemist (Isthmian); OS Bal­ timore (Cities Service); Robin Hood, Robin Sherwood (Robin); Aicoa Patriot, Pennant (Alcoa); Grain Shipper (Grainfleet); Beaure­ gard, Raphael Bemmes, Afoundria (Waterman) and the Longview Vic­ tory (Victory Carriers). Signing on. during the period were the Robin Sherwood, Robin Hood (Rcbin Line); Steel Chem­ ist (Isthmian) and the Alcoa Pen­ nant (Alcoa). The in-transit vessels Included the Suzanne (Bull); Flomar, Pennmar, Kenmar (Calmar); Steel Vendor, Steel Apprentice (Is^mian); Maria H (Herald); War­ rior (Waterman); Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers) and the Seatrains Louisiana and Savannah (Seatrain). SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPINO HOARD From April 30 To May 13, 1958 (Editor's note: Under the new reporting system for SIU sUpIdng, the summaries below give the complete picture in eadli de­ partment by seniority class, Job group and port, Including the num­ ber, of men remaining on the beach. Seafarers coming into port to register can pick their spots by checking the "registered on the beach" totals alongside the shipping totals for their department. In the near future, SIU shipping will be reported by ratings In the same fashion. Comments and suggestions on this procedure are always welcome.) registrations, hospital cases, deaths, retirements, men shipping out of group and other causes. Eight SIU ports contributed to the overall rise inv shipping, and the remaining six porta declined. Hie increasM were listed by Phila* delphia. Savannah, Tampa, New Orleans, Lake Charles, ..Houston, Wilmington^ and. San Francisco. The outlook Is generally good for the current period 'also. ^ Class A shipping aocopnted for 68.percent of the District-wide total, class B for 26 percent and class C for the remainder. Thiif represents a rise for both B and 0 shipping. The cbss B ratio of shipping shows one B man shipped for every 2 and 9/10 class B men on the beach at the end of the period. Considered another way, better than one out of every four Jobs shipped in the past two weeks went to a class B man. Class C shipping was about evenly split among all three departments. Five ports (Norfolk, Savannah, Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle) shipped no C men at all. Thd foUowing is the forecast port by port; Boetim: Fair ; . . New York: Good . . . Phfladel^a: Fair . . . Baltimore: (3ood . . . Norfolk! Slow . . . Savannah! Fair . , . Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile: Good . . , Nbw Orleans: Very good . Lake Charles: Fair . . . Houston: Good . . . Wiimingten; Good ... San Francisco: Fair.. . Seattle: Should be good; SIU shipping rose to the highest point since early February during the past period, reflecting a ratio of one man shipped for every 2% top seniority men on the beach. At that rate there could be a complete turnover of A men on the beach in 4-5 weeks. A total of 976 men in all seniority groups was dispatched during the period, compared to a two-week registration of 1,112. Seniority-wise, the A registration declined, and the B registration increased slightly. The "registered on the beaCh" figures at the end of the period also rose slightly in both cases, due to routine re- DECK DEPARTMENT •— Registered CLASS A Pert Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah ...... Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington .... San Francisco .. Seattle Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 1 2 3 8 3 27 51 16 9 1 5 12 25 10 2 6 2 3 1 3 6 1 9 24 . 6 17 18 7 1 3 2 9 15 3 2 9 1 9 5 3 1 1 — GROUP 1 2 1 1 1 4 — 1 5 8 — 2 — — — — — 2 — 8 1 — 3 1 — 3 2 2 4 — Shipped CLASS A 3 1 6 _ 6 4 1 1 2 3 7 7 3 4 1 GROUP 1 2 1 2 16 36 6 1 10 21 — 1" 2 2 1 6 18 15 28 3 5 9 23 6 3 3 2 1 — Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 1 2 1 1 17 1 3 1 — 1 4 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 6 _ 9 2 3 — 4 — 8 2 2 3 — 2 — 2 3 — — Shipped CLASS C 3 7 2 8 — 5 3 2 9 1 1 1 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 1 2 S A B 1 4 1 1 5 S B9 11 1 — 8 3 — t 35 15 1 5 — 1 4 1 •M' — 30 8 ~ 1 52 8 12 2 _ 34 19 12 3 _ 7 .4 — — 1 . 1\ C 1 9 1 8 1 1 Registered On The Beaeh CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP All 1 3 1 2 2 6 9 16 5 1 7 89 100 159 48 2 19 12 10 27 11 1 53 44 84 17 7 17 8 '2 1 1 4 7 6 5 5 2 — 6 6 10 — 38 25 41 4 1 2 61 42 40 10 1 13 14 3 21 3 5 3 53 16 25 4 2 6 15 6 14 1 2 9 11 17 22 2 3 9 2 12 17 3 5 15 3 2 22 3 27 16 2 1 2 9 9 6 6 16 9 ENGINE DEPARTMENT K KIt Pert Boston ........ New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore ...... Norfolk ....... Savannah Tampa .: SAN FRANCISCO—A veteran of Mobile the American Coal Shipping beef, SUP oldtimer Lincoln Norby has decided to retire from the sea on his Sailors Union pension and try his hand raising chickens on a small spread in California. He was one of the many members of the SIU Pacific District unions to answer the call of the SIU A & G District in the ACS beef. Norby, who started sailing as a cabin boy In 1905 on the barhentine FuUerton, signed off the Pres­ ident Folk last August to Join the hundreds of other old-time seamen who gave up gooJ berths to fight for Jobs on Amer­ ican Coal vessels. He quickly filled an OS berth on the Cleveland Abbe, and when she was laid up, on the Thomas Paine, until that vessel also went ., , back to the boneNorby yard. While historic among maritime disputes, the ACS fight was "Just another beef" to the veteran Sea­ farer who has been an active mem­ ber of the Sailor's Union of the Pacific since 1912^ He has hit the bricks many times down through the years in beefs to better his wages and conditions aboard US vessels, including the historic 1936 •trike among otherfc'- ' '-7>^^^- New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington .. .t San Francisco .. Seattle GROUP 1 2 1 7 8 41 2 6 2 24 2 2 4 7 1 8 18 28 8 2 5 17 4 3- 2 1 1 — 4 Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 1 2 1 3 9 1 9 — 4 4 — 13 1 1 5 Shipped CLASS A 3 8 1 8 3 2 2 2 8 3 3 2 3 2 2 4 — . 4 — — 10 2 1 1 2 2 8 3 — 2 11 1 — — 2 GROUP 2 1 4 6 31 9 1 — 16 » 2 — 2 7 14 6 27 1 4 8 24 3 4 5 1 — 1 Shipped CLASS B 3 GROUP 1 2 3 1 12 _ 11 1 12 1 3 _ 2 _ . 4 4 — 2 _ 3 2 3 — 1 1 2 4 2 1 6 2 2 — Shipped CLASS C 3 __ 2 3 9 — __ 2 2 9 0 8 3 2 2 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP 2 3 1 •— 1 2 7 __ 2 — — 3 _ —. — _ __ _ — 1 _ 1 — _ _ — — — __ ' — A 4 49 11 19 CLASS B 3 15 3 20 1 4 2 25 87 7 S3 10 —- 7 _ 1 *4 6 11 10 16 5 5 2 Registered On The Beaeh CLASS A CLASS B GROUPGROUP 1 3 1 2 1 9 1 2 3 40 343 20 7 33 23 5 1 1 7 74 8 "s 30 5 1 1 6 3 12 3 1 1 16 1 2 18 31 6-3 6 3 5 14 52 14 6 12 3 2 7 6 22 1 15 6 6 3 5 3 23 1 1 7 1 2 11 1 19 1 SUP Coal Beef Vet Retires Registered CLASS A C 10 2 3 1 1 3 _ All 7 74 16 42 1 4 7 32 51 17 49 15 12 3 3 25 1 11 6 1 1 6 13 2 6 .4 IS 7 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 2 2 9 Philadelphia ... 2 i Baltimore 14 5 Norfolk ....... 2 1 Savannah 2 1 Tampa 2 5 Mobile 7 5 New Orleans ... 10 2 Pert 1 iSoston ........ 3 New York ..... 21 Lake Charles .. I Houston ....... 3 Wilmington .... 2 San'Franciiico .. — Seattle 3 - TOTALS DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAL 3 2 — — 3 4 29 2 11 1 1 7 15 26 1 5 — 3 ^ 2 Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 1 2 3 1 14 2 3 2 14 3 1 1 — 2 2 — 5 1 24 1 4 . 8 3 1 1 2 3 1 — 1 7 WW Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 3 2 90 183 58 42 166 30 72 36 107 204 385 195 4 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 1 19 8 3 7 4 _ 2 6 6 2 5 _ — __ 4 4 3 — — Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 1 2 1 . 21 3 10 1 •WW 2 -— 1 15 31 _ 1 13 _ 3 9 _ 2 GROUP 3 1 2 2 9 1 3 8 ^' 1 _ 1 3 23 5 13 1 •— WW WW WW WW WW WW WW WW WW ' WW WW WW WW WW Shipped CLASS B WW WW WW 5 WW .WW ' WW WW .WW WW WW WW. WW ' WW WW WW 7 WW 328 J. -.-r '• WW. WW WW CLASS B 2 2. 48 9 6 3 21 8 2 2 3 1 25 3 41 23 3 5 21 13 3 7 9 —12 t A WW 3 __ _ WW 7 1 1 WW <— — — __ — WW Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP $ 1 2 3 1 3 1 8 1 2 2 6 24 40 2 13 36' 46 .69 152 52 13 5 16 60 47 32 142 35 4- 46 51 1 75 1 24 112 1 15 7 88 50 44 103 181 151 318 199 1» 70 160 " 4 , 11 < •"-Ci 4 784 ' WW TOTAL SHIPPED WW c ^ 6 3 WW WW •w. 7 1 1 WW TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS 3 A B 8 273 77 14 209 101 17 186 76 39 668 254 C 16 1 20 1 18 11 • ,>'• 54 i i 4 974 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B All 4 63 9 32 2 2 4 28 71 9 35 10 9 2 GROUP 1 3 2 8 3 4 78 31 111 9 14 6 54 12 28 7 2 2 3 -2 4 10 6 13 32 14 26 31 3 68 4 3 1 17 5 10 4 "s 17 7 19 13 6 4 GROUP 1 2 1 1 1 — 7 4 3 2 — — 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 — 1 2 WW WW 'WW WW 3 2 23 8 26 3 2 2' 17 25 9 5 6 19 21 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP AU 1 2 3 1 2 8 366 299 490 112 ^30 108 118 330 108 447 56 26 141 99 280 299 105 290 18 16 168 976 796 1042^ 458> 74 265 385 2204 ! '.I J --Jil ? J. 724 • ,v'. V- �HMT U. itn SEAFARERS LOG Pagt Fltm Morse 'Clarifies' Blast: Runaways Okay After All Another one for Liberia slides down the launching woys at Bethle­ hem Steel's yard in Quincy, Mass. The shift, a 46,000-tonner, is one of several supertankers being built for foreign operation in US yards, this one for the Onassis' interests. American-flag tankers supposed to have been buBt as part of a "transfer out" deal have remained on drawing board. Onassis Builds Runaway; Mum On US Supership QUINCY, Mass.—Keeping his foreign-flag fleets up to snuff, Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis flew in from Paris last week to attend the Igunching of his latest addition, the 46,000-ton tanker Olympic promised to build three super­ Eagle. tankers, two of about 40,000 tons Onassis, while conceding that the depressed world oil mar­ eacli and one of 105,000 tons, in re­ ket caused him to cancel his order turn for approval to transfer 12 for a foreign-flag 100.000-ton su­ tankers and 2 Libertys to the Libepertanker, disclaimed any knowl­ rian flag. All of the 14 ships went foreign edge of the progress of her Amer­ ican-flag counterpart. "I really before the Suez war, and before don't know what is being done approval was given by Maritime about that ship; %ut of course, I on the construction agreements. It know there have been discussions was not until late last year that he in Washington about postponing ordered drawings on the super­ tankers, and only early this year her building," he conceded. Under an agreement with the that a construction order was Maritime Administration, Onassis placed on the 105,000-ton vessel. It is the fate of this ship that is now in doubt. The latest word is that the keel of the 100,000-tonner "may" be laid this fall.' There has been lio word on the two smaller ships. Meanwhile, the fourteen* trans­ ferred ships are operating under Liberiau registry. Onassis has already made rep­ WASHINGTON—A meeting held resentations to the Maritime Ad­ on economic problems affecting ministration to get permission to waterfront workers, particularly "postpone" new construction. He those created by trailerships. was would have to pay an $8 million held last week by representatives penalty to back out of the agree­ of the SIU, the AFL-CIO Maritime ment with Maritime, but this is Trades Department, the- Interna­ considered a small price in light of tional Longshoremen's Association the earnings of the 14 transferred and the International Brotherhood ships under the runaway flags. of Teamsters. 'Ihe meeting took place in the Washington office of the Teamsters. Pick Up 'Shot' Among those attending the meet­ ing were Paul Hall, SIU secretaryCard At Payoff treasurer; James Hoffa, president Seafarers who have taken the of the Teamsters union. Captain series of inoculations required William Bradley, ILA president, for certain .foreign voyages are and Harry O'Reilly, MTD executive' reminded to be sure to pick up secretary. their inoculation Cards from the Since the trailership promises to captain or tbe purser when they bf a major development in reviy- pay off at the end of a voyage. ing the near-dormant coastwi^ Tbe card should be picked up and intercoastal shipping opera­ by the Seafarer and held so that tion, the SIU's concern was with it can be presented when sign­ the pi-ospects of successful future ing on for another voyage where operation of these vessels from the the "shot?" are required. The standpoint of the waterfront inoculation card is your only worker. proof of having taken the re­ Other subjects relating to the quired shots. waterfront came up at the meeting Those men who forget to pick and the SIU again, as in the past, up their inoculation card when made it clear that it was fully- they pay off may find that they supporting the position of the AFL- are .required to take all the CIO and was firmly allied to the "shots" again when they want International Brotherhood of Long­ to sign, on tor another, such voy­ shoremen in all areas whete long­ age. ' shoremen work., Trailerships Sub/ecf of Union Meet WASHINGTON — The top Administration spokesman on maritime matters backtracked last -week on his forthright statement of a month ago rapping the notion that American-owned runaway-flag ships are the nation's "fifth arm of defense." The "fifth arm" theory had been advanced by the head of-*" the American Merchant Ma­ is our belief in Maritime that we owned ships under the runaway must look primarily to American- registries of Liberia, Honduras and rine Institute. An earlier statement by Mari­ owned, American-flag ships." , other countries "as second only to Pressed by Rep. Shelley to in­ an American-flag ship for defense time Administrator Clarence G. Morse blasting the runaways had clude American-manned ships in mobilization planning . . . We aro been seconded by Rep. Jack Shel­ his definition, Morse demurred. satisfied . . . that they legitimate­ ley (Dem.-Calif.), who called the He went on to concede "that while ly can be included in our defense He thus did what the transfer-out program is sub­ planning." AMMI position "disastrous." Morse spoke out on the issue ject to criticism from some sources amounted to a complete about-face for the first time at a closed hear­ I think the principle is sound in regarding his earlier remarks. ing of a House Appropriations that we. do upgrade the American 'Adds Fuel To Fire* ^ Subcommittee on the 1959 De­ fleet." At the original April 18 hearing He contended that in cases partment of Commerce budget. Funds for the MA and the Federal where "older, less desiraUe ships" during which Morse also spoke on Maritime Board, of which Morse are allowed to transfer to runaway the Casey statement, Shelley add­ is chairman, come under the Com­ registries, their owners have ed: "This simply adds fuel to the agreed to make them available to fire of those who have been saying merce budget. The Administrator attempted to the US in an emergency and also that we don't need ah American "clarify" his position when the to "build a better ship for opera­ merchant marine . . ." He said printed record of his testimony tion under (the) American flag." the American owners of runaway This latter obligation, however, ships "want as much protection came out. He said his original re­ marks referred not to American- has not a^jvays produced new con­ from us for those ships as they owned runaway ships under so- struction for US operation. The would get under all of the pro­ called "flags of convenience" but Onassis and Niarchos interests visions we made to protect Ameri­ to ships "under other foreign flags, are now facing some $15 million can ships and American shipping. "In my book they are not Ameri­ even those of friendly countries..." in Government penalties for non­ performance of such contracts. can ships. The operators are tax Had Refuted Casey Onassis transferred 14 ships under dodgers, they are wage dodgers, He had originally testified a few one such arrangement and had and they are profit makers ... I days following the statement by agreed to build several giant tank­ was wondering where they left us, Ralph Casey, president of AMMI, ers id their place. Payment of because if < this is the opinion of that his (Casey's) aim in attending the penalties would naturally be the great segment of the industry, a maritime conference in Geneva considerably less than construction then we might as well stop these was to protect the rights of all of the new vessels. hearings and say, "OK. let them American shipowners. Casey had In "clarifying" his original tes­ go. We don't need United Statessaid this would . apply whether timony, Morse equated^"American- flag vessels." their ships were under the Ameri­ can flag or not. The Casey statement caused a furor in maritime circles, not only in the US but in other maritime nations seeking to put some curbs on runaway shipping. Casey was subsequently successful in weak­ ening a drive against the runaways at the Geneva conference. One of the "youngsters" on the SIU disabilty pension list,. Referring to Casey, Morse had stated .then:- "I do not agree with Seafarer Charles P. Benway boasts a lengthy seatime record him that we can, for nation'al de­ starting in 1919 on Hog Island ships. He was 16 years old at fense purposes, rely on foreign- the time and, in the years ^ flag ships being available to us. It since then, Benway, who is tired from active seafaring life in now 54, has shipped on every- October, 1956. He especially liked the longer runs; "the Far East for the good pay and Europe for the good times." He remembers vividly his experi­ ence aboard the Joseph Wheeler in 1943, when a Japanese submarine was surprised and sunk off the MOBILE — The SIU Welfare coast of Ceylon by the armed Lib­ Plan has announced that;the medi­ erty ship. Benway was on a coffee cal center recently opened in this break When the general alarm port Is now in full operation and is sounded. Immediately, he and the making appointments for Seafarers' rest of the crew rushed on deck families. Seafarers are asked to in time to watch the Wheeler's call the dispatcher at the Union guns blast the sub's conning tower. hall and arrange for an appoint­ Shortly after, a couple of violent ment. The examinations are the internal explosions tore the sub same as are given in SIU medical apart and she sank. An RAF fight­ centers in New York. Baltimore er squadron came out to escort the and New* Orleans. Wheeler the rest of the way to They cover the full range of Bombay. diagnostic facilities for medical A resident of New York City, he check-ups of Seafarers as well as manages to keep in touch with his their wives and dependents. Sea­ old shipmates (although not too farers are especially urged to ar­ Seafarer Charles Benway many of them are around now) by range for a check-up before they dropping into headquarters two or ^ poses with nieces Rita and ship out,. three times every two weeks. Like Carol in photo taken last Primaries Over other men on- the disability-pen­ summer. Labor held its own in the pri­ sion, he receives $35 per week in mary elections in this port. While thing in sight—West Coast-type benefits from the Union. In addi­ some of the candidates who had tankers, Libertys, Victorys and C- tion, he has become eligible under union support were defeated, sev­ ships. the improved Social Security sys­ eral others will be engaged in run­ Benway joined the Union when tem for Federal disability benefits off elections in June and can'ex- 4t was first founded in 1938, ship­ even though he is not 65. This pro­ pect full cooperation from the ping in the engine department as vision of the law went into effect unions in the area. FOW and deck engineer, and re- last year. Shipping in the port for the last week was pretty fair witii the fol­ Eligibility requirements for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pen­ lowing ships calling at the port: sion consist of the following:^ ( the Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Clipper, Seafarers physically unable to work, no matter what their age, Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Roamer who have 12 years of seatime plus the Plan's standard eligibility (Alcoa); Madaket, Arizpa, Andrew requiremgnt, can apply for and receive the benefit. The seatime Jackson, Hurricane, Monarch bf the has to be with SlU-contracted companies. Seas (Waterman); Rebecca (Inter­ Seafarers who are of age 65 or over, and also meet the 12-year continental) and the R^al Oak seatime requirement plus the Plan's standard eligibility pro­ (Cities Service). All were reported vision, can also obtain coverage under this benefit. in good shape. ; Keeping in Toucli WITH S I U OLDTIMERS Families Get iMobiie Exams ^-m\ �'1i> m if'I ^ , B' • fc- 1^'. fii^lF-: I®,- LOG . • - '.4 ••• ill{ Combine Would Starve Oaf Shipping (Continued ^rom page 3) ICC to "develop, co-ordinate and preserve the national transporta­ tion system by water, highway and rail, as well as by other means." It also called on the ICC to exer­ cise fair and impartial regulation of •11 means of transport. Historically, the major advantage offered by water transport has been its low cost to compensate for its drawbacks, such as irreg­ ularity of service. Thus, in 1952, the ICC found that Seatrain's cost of handling a ton of freight be­ tween New York and Texas City was one-third what it cost the rail­ roads. This differential is not as dramatic in every instance, but water transport has always meant low-cost service. • Maintenance of this differential is even prescribed by law in the Interstate Commerce Act. Therefore, before making a deci­ sion on an application for an ad­ justment in rates, the ICC has aVways considered the effect of such an adjustment on other forms of transportation. Yet despite all this legal "pro­ tection," although there were no less than 19 deep-water coastwise lines operating in the US in 1937, there are only two today: Seatrain and Pan-Atlantic. Before the war, such well-known companies . as Eastern Steamship, Ocean Steam­ ship (Savannah Line), Colonial Navigation, Merchants and Miners, Morgan Line and New England Steamship operated 139 ships and carried over 5Vit million tons of traffic subject to ICC regulation. Today, Seatrain and. Pan-Atlan­ tic, operating less than twenty ships, carry 1.2 million tons, a cut of 79 percent. At the same time, railroad Jonnage has increased 42 percent. Aside from the rate-cutting de- Bait. Voters Go To Polls S-: • SE^F^HERg r*C« Six BALTIMORE — Seafarers and their families were urged to con­ sult the latest edition of the "AFLCIO Federationist" before going to the polls in the Maryland pri­ maries, Earl Sheppard, port agent, reported. The paper dgvo^d two pages to the backgrounds of gU the candidates who were found to have favorable views toward la­ bor. Organizing in the harbor is still going strong. Members of the HIWD have been holding meetings with one good-sized company and the outcome looks promising. It was a poor shipping period in this port. Shipping lagged behind registration with the result that there are a good number of men on the beach.. Prospects for the next period are expected to be about the same. ^ There were no beefs to speak of on ships hitting the port as many of the ships reported in clean. The following vesseis paid off during the period: Emilia, Evelyn, Jean, M^ (Bull); Chilore, Marord, Chbore, Santore, Baltore (Marven); Flomar, Calmar, Pennmar (Calmar). Sign­ ing on were the Losmar, Flomar (Calmw); Pandora (Epiphany) Marore, Cubore and the Santore (Marven). In-transit vessels were the SanYore, Venore (Marven); Steel Ap­ prentice, Steel Recorder, Steel Chemist (Isthmian): Bethcoaster (Calmar); Venore, Jean Lafitte, Afoundria (Waterman); Alcoa Pen­ nant (Alcoa) and Hie Robin Hood (Robin)^'% wiii. vices employed by the railroads over the years, the decline in coast­ wise and intercoastal shipping can also be attributed to inroads made by the railroads during the war, when coastal shipping was sharply cut 'back. Most of this trade was never recaptured after 1945. In addition, the war redefined^ the role of US maritime. It became pri­ marily dn offshore operation, as the lifeline between the US and the non-Communist world. Domes­ tic ship operations have since been very limited. The railroads, therefore, cannot blame all their troubles on com­ petition from two companies which grossed about |20 million in 1957, while they earned $9 billion by comparison. Nonetheless,, this has not prevented them from violently opposing every attempt by Seatrain and Pan-Atlantic, or any new­ comers, to eiqiand or introduce In­ novations. Seven Rate Increases As a result of proceediggs before the ICC, the railroads have had seven rate increases since the war. But each time a. rail rate increase goes into effect, the competing water carriers do not automatically benefit. What happens instead is that the railroads turn around and cut rates wherever there is compe­ tition, so that the ship lines, whose costs have also increased, either have to cut rates or close up shop. While selective rate-cutting has accomplished this to the benefit of the railroads, it has also created problems for them. In order to compensate for the lost revenue from cutting rates between points A and Y where there is competi­ tion, they have had to increase rates between X and Z—where competition is nil. Vhis has upset market conditions in many areas, forcing shippers to seek other forms of transpor­ tation, or other markets, or both, and in the last analysis has reduced rail" revenue. The result is that people who must count on the railroads to handlb their traffic wind up subsidizing the railroads' rate war against the water carriers. Now, under the proposed sec­ tion 5 of S-3778, the ICC would be obligated to ignore evidence from other types of carriers whenever the railroads asked for a rate ad­ justment. No one could come in and dispute the railroad's figures. The sole defense left to the shipr ping operator would be to cut his own rates also although he's con­ fronted by rising costs just like the railman. The difference is that he can't match the railroads' resources or make up his losses elsewhere. He would thus be driven out of busi­ ness, affecting not only seamen, but dock workers, teamsters, ship­ yards, ship suppliers and others whose livelihood depends on ship­ ping.^ This may be the railroads' obectlve; but it can hardly be jus­ tified by the Congress of the United States. -X Slippery decks, obstructions or improper sboes ore not the only reasons for slips and falls aboard sivp. especially when avessers pitching or rolling. Wet or oil-coated hancfs, or a slicked-up railing can do an equal amount of damage. In the long run, it matters little whether the foot or the hand was re­ sponsible for the fall. • Grab bars, ladder railings, deck rails, door handles, engine room railings and the like should be kept clean at oil times to assure the best-possible grip wheri needed. The same goes for a Seafarer's hands; if they aren't clean and, dry he not only endangers hinriself but his shipmates as well by leaving o de­ posit of greqse, oil or moisture on everything he handles. Keepmg han<fs and handles clean is just one aspect of good shipboard housekeeping which will help make SIU ships safer places for all to work on. . ^ ... Throw In For A Meeting Job Under the rules of the SIU, any member can nominate him­ self for meeting chairman, read­ ing clerk or any other post that ^ may be up for election before the membership, including r-mmittees such as the tallying committees, financial commit­ tees and other groups named by the membership: Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the '•art of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so. - .r l-J • it. Jl :/ H: VJ'*'. !ic3l8 rtJohiS : •i.rS'--':}- �r^.' Mar It, l*5t SEAFARERS LOG Pare Sevea YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Why Curran Attacks SIU ; t Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolin^ Meat-Scarce Summer Looms i I There's less meat this year, prices have skyrocketed, and working families, especially those trying to live on unemployment checks and part-time work, are bearing the brunt of the scarcity. Many families have been priced almost out of the meat market, and are eating three or more meatless* dinners a week. The present high cost of meat is attributable only partly to the lower supplies—^four pounds less per person this year than last. The shortage has been further aggravated by a holdback by livestock pro-, ducers. They are taking full advantage of the shortage^ and the high prices by keeping cattle on feedlots longer to market them at heavier weights later this summer. The cattle kill dropped 11 percent in the first quarter of his year, and hogs fell oif 8 percent. The result, is, wholesale prices of cattle skyrocketed 36 percent, and of hogs, 21. Prices of beef will ebb later this summer when more feed beef reaches the markets. But there will be no real relief from the price squeeze until fall when porb supplies Increase. Among foods which have come down In price are eggs, poultry and fresh vegetables. In contrast to red meat, supplies of chicken are ten percent above last year. Let's take a look at what this year's inflation has done to your fam­ ily's living , costs. From the spring of '57 to this spring, the" cost of living rose almost four percent led by a rise of 6.7 percent in food, 4.3 percent in medical care, 2.7 in rents and other housing costs and 2.7 in car and transportation expenses. The high price of food has made, a mockery of President Eisen­ hower's bby-now advice, and the ads of some sellers tuned in on this appeal. Steep eating bills are blocking moderate-income families from taking advantage of the cut prices now available on refriger­ ators, air conditioners, TV sets, cooldng utensils, washing ma­ chines, radios, textiles and clothing. Some workers will pay the price of this recession even in re­ tirement. Many whose earnings have fallen below $4,200 in '57 and '58 will suffer a corresponding re­ duction in future Social Security payments. With meat the real buying prob­ lem of 1058, this department has prepared a chart of comparative costs per serving. If you can keep your cost for meat or other main dish below 25 cents per person, you're doing well. As the chart shows, eggs and Cheddar cheese stand out as best buys in protein foods at this time. The money-saving trick is to use these low-cost • foods in combina­ tion with small amounts of expensive meat, as in omelets, casseroles, souffles, fondues, pizzas and in limch boxes. ^ok for "discount" vegetables to help beat 1958's high costs. More and more markets now have special "discount" display racks which offer ripe, spotted or slightly-damaged produce at reduced prices. A survey by the Agricultimal Marketing Service found such marred or imperfect produce is sold for less than half the price of the perfectappearing fruits and vegetables. Blemishes, or other imperfections in appearance a.s small size, do not affect eating value. It's a fact, for example, that smair tomatoes have more vitamin C than the big ones which command high prices. One of the major reasons for NMU President Joseph Curran's rising crescendo of attack on the SIU becomes clear in examining figures published regularly in the "NMU Pilot." • Curran's anti-SIU fulminations, which took up six full pages in the last "Pilot," are best understood in light of the * ^ serious job shortage confront­ on the beach for every job it is out at an average rate of 228 jobs ing NMU members,-including shipping, averaging 895 jobs for each' two-week period and those with top seniority ratings. shipped in a given two weeks as there are only a little more than The situation in the NMU, job- against the relatively small total three SIU class B men left on the wise, can best be summed up by of 2,117 class A men left on the beach for each one dipped. the following figures: beach. The actual ratio is one job These over-ail shipping figures, In the last four shipping periods shipped to 2 and 3/10 class A men of course, compare only shipping for which information is available left. through the SIU Atlantic & Gulf (the beginning of JMarch through The comparison in the lower District to its contracted companies the end of April) the NMU shipped seniority brackets is more extreme. with NMU na^onal shipping to all an average of 1,291 men to perma­ Despite the slowdown in shipping, its deep-sea operations. They do nent jobs each two-week period SIU class B men are literally sev­ not include jobs shipped by the but was left with an average of eral hundred times better off than SIU Pacific District, including the 8,692 top seniority men on the their NMU counterparts. The NMU Sailors Union of the Pacific, the beach. Putting it another way, the shipped only nine permanent jobs Marine Firemen's Union and the NMU has been winding up with in this-group throughout the eight Marine Cooks and Steward's Union. almost seven top seniority men week period, an average of less Nor do tbey include shipping by left on the beach for every perma­ than three jobs every two weeks, the SIU's Canadian or Great Lakes nent job in all groups it has and has been left with an average Districts. All of these unions are shipped during a two-week period. registration of 5,471 NMU "class part of the SIU of NA which, ac­ If this rate were to be maintained, B" (they are called group 2) men cording to the official AFL-CIO it would mean approximately a on the beach. In other words, there convention record has 52,000 mem­ 14-week wait for NMU top senior­ are over 2,400 NMU "class B" men bers to the NMU's 39.000. ity men to get a job. on the beach for every job shipped. The fact is that the SIU has been In sharp contrast, the SIU has Class B men in the SIU, on the shipping more class C men—newwell under three class A men left other hand, have been shipping (Continued on page 15) AVERAGE SHIPPING RATIO Clou A Seniority Mirch 5-April 10, If St \ • r'l For Every Man Shipped In All Cla* For Every Man Shipped In All Clauet Bated on four two-waak ahip. ping p«nodi« fh* avvragt num- > btr of {obi fhippofil in two wppkf was ttSo Cost Lb. Baitd on four two-waak ship­ ping pariodi, tha avaraga numbar of top sanlority man laft on tha baach at tha and of a parlod was 2,117. I • r Battd on four two-waak ihip!n9 parlodi, tha avaraga numar of jobi thippad in two wooki wai l,2f I. C Baiad on four two-wook ahip. ping parioda, tha avaraga numbar of top aoniority man laft on tha baach at tha and of a period waa I,if2. . # Top aaniorlty la callad "claaa A" aoniority in SIU and "Sroup I" In NhfU. SIU atatiattca baaad on official SIU ahipping racarda In all porta. NhfU atatiatica baaad on figuraa in "NMU Nlot" covaring "parmanaht joba" ahippad. ^ : AVERAGE SHIPPING RATIO i)' •••J Claw B Seniority # •I March $• April 30, If51 SIU Comparative Main-Dish Costs, Eariy-Summer'58 Average Portion Ther^ Were 6 r/ii Clau A Men Left On The Beach# There Were Ji/if Clatt A Men Left On The Beach # Cost per Servings $0.49 (doz.) 8-12C Eggs, large .................... 2-3 .59 lie Cheese, Cheddar ........ , ,..... -3 oz. lb. .22 11-16C Breast of Lamb «• .55 14c Smoked Beef Tongue ... v .. ..... V* • A- = .51 13-170 Chopped Beef VAM 44 .63 16c 4 oz. Tuna Fish, canned .65 16c lt& Beef Liver .................... V* .69 17c Frankfurters ..... . .....i... V* » . II <1 .51 17c Haddock, filet, frozen..... ^ • • 41 \.86 : Stew Beef, boneless ............ V* 21c 41 . * .66 ' 22c Pork Loin, Roast 44 • .45 23c Fowl, ready to cook.......«..... W 41 .59, 20-29C Lamb, Shoulder ............... 44 .32 24c Plate Beef . % 44 .75 25c Ham, smoked, ready to eat......-^ 44 .39 20-29C Broilers, Fryers, ready to cook... •4 .76 25c Halibut Steak % 41 .55 27c Veal, Shoulder .......... ........ "44" , .69 23-340 Leg of Lamb ......v; i.,.. ., ,K. 41 .89 29c Flounder, filet fresh.......... % 44 J .69 23-35C Beef Chuck, bone in...........i 44 .49 25-32C Tutkey, large ..,........W " <4 1.17 29c Vk Round Steak ........ 44 . .87 29-44C Shoulder Lamb Chops .......... 44 .97 32-49C Povk Chops, center ........... 44 .81 42c M . •44 i'--. 47c Turkey; T.:, v.V:f.V'. •M -Sirloin Steak .....v..........;. %-Vi " 4t i. , 42-54C 1.07 . " . • fti - A" .• 1 -.-1.,- - .4\ ••I For Every Clam B Man Shipped .. For Every Clchit B Man Shipped , There Were 2,432 Clau B Men Left On The Beach I There Were 3i/tt dau B Men Uft On The Beach laaad an four two-waak ahip. ping parioda, tho avarago nuni* bar of claaa B man thippad in two wookt waa 22B. -taiad on four two-wonk ahip­ ping parioda, tho ovorago num­ ber of eloaa t man loft on tha beach at the and of a period waa 721. Baaad on four fwo.waoh ahip­ ping parioda, tho average num­ ber of etau B man ahippad woi lata than 3 man (actually 2'/«). Baaad on four Iwo-wook ahip­ ping parioda, tho ovorago num­ ber of claaa B man loft on tho booch at the and of a pariod waa S.47I. # "Croup 2" In NMU Ja bgulvalont to "claaa I" aoniority afatua In SIU. SIU ataHatlca baiod en official SIU ahipping rocorda in oil porta. NMU atotlatlaa baaad on figuroa In "NMU rilo("''«ov#rfn| "pnrmantnf |ob*" •hippod. SIU shipping figures are for the Aiiantte A Golf Disc triet onlr and d« not Inclnde shipping of Paciflo f Dlifarl^ iuilons. Great Lakea or Canada. �race EicM sEAFjinens^ toe: MarOi XfM: -{.•'. J i m•' %sir^ ill-.-;-'.; -Ji' • -i •«•••-•. teS'-ir-sgfu. .'i-t^"* "K' •'•4''•'; 33^333^''' ,' ^ i i, »--"<« fhip V^ operations ttipt bre suddeniy-becoming popular today, the 3lU-controcted ^eatrain trne will introduce its newest innovation next month. Called the Seo< mobile servicej it incorporates thehandling of loaded; truck" ^trailer bodies into the' standard SeatfaiiV operation. The ttoiler ^dies will be carried^ on rojlroad flatcari alpng with the conventional railroad box­ cars wHfch the line has been hauling at sea for the paist 29 years. : : The service is set up so ois to proWde for interchangepbility of truck frailer bodies between ship, train and truck, offering the advantages of all three forms of transportation as the situation warrants. By carrying the'trailers on flatcars aboard ship, the cbmpany was able to side-step extensive niodiffcarioh of the vessels and keep pace with the deYelopment of the troilership OS an integral port Pf PPP^twise aia �Tiimrs^^iiwi-:-- |i"'-5(=?;;^ s-\ mrrfgw f Fare NIM V:' , •''* *. ^ > ;5^::g:fc„..;> :,r^: Transfer from truck to Seatrain begins with switch to turntable of flatcar (one) via hydraulic power. At left (two), auxiliary; crane ^ double-stacks boxes for donkey engine to haul to ship's side and loading aboard ship. / / Diagram shows basic method of operation and design of the Seatrains. Handling of truck bodies requires only minor modifi­ cation, and truck l>odies can be carried along with conventional railroad boxcars. •" v:^, •. ..4, •:;•'• •..'••'ui'srJK!. ,. ;; •-._ ( vS. > -• •-' - '-1':. . '; •V - < .:•; ?- " 4 ••' -•• '• 'i.-s-; • • • '• i • .-.'4'';^:^ V' • • • ' i- 'i'jr V.' •'• • ^ -• *• " ' • \-< •"' „ » "k-i, 34 . : \ r; ^r '" :--i . 'r j ' 4 4.' ; ..^;^',T• i- • '* 3,,'. •:' . --vii; i:rP.;?K .3:"! '' I •- Auxiliary ^ane set-up in Seatrain termi­ nals can transfer tenck bodies from ter­ minal flatcar to trailer truck or is used to double up bodies one atop the other. Containers, fabricated by Seatrain, are 27 feet long,-eight feet high and eight feet wide. Bigger one^ will he added to the • service. , ..4 " ii- .< .-V Donkey engine (three) hauls boxes to position under hoist. The two boxes and flatcar (four) are then picked up by cradle of hoist and are denosited in hatch (five) where the flatcar and its load is placed on railroad tracks and secured for sea voyage. V „ ••({!., V^Sf,a>. iiliiilll;? iiiiiiPl ''1 Conventional Seatrain operation as istihg-.Of boxcars. i shqiwh here, involves hoistihg Of boxcars idO;;crane.. . ^ hboard ships by shoresido ^ ^ •• • ^•- .V 'v ^S:-v �••<1; -.'t ,»,..p Mar ti, 1»W PMre. Tea m w New SUP Honolulu Home Eng'rs Win Runaway 'Insurance' if® In a precedent-setting move, members of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association manning the SS Pandora have won a contract agreement guaranteeing them one year's base wages if the vessel is transferred to a foreign flag. The agreement was demanded from the ship's owners, Epiphany Steamship Company, Just heforn the vessel was to he crewed up. The Pandora was recently re­ turned by her owners from the Liherian flag. MEBA officials have reported that this will he the pattern which will he demanded by their asso­ ciation from evei-y ship returning to US registry from a foreign flag. The Pandora agreement states that the operator miist get the company to whom he transfers the vessel to assume all of the terms and conditions of the MEBA con­ tract or pay all of the licensed enr gineers a year's base wages. The clause read in fact: "It is hereby agreed that in the event any vessel shall he transferred, sold or otherwise disposed of ... it shall he the company's absolute obliga­ tion to perfect such transfer only if the transferee assumes and makes itself subject to all of the terms and conditims of this agree­ ment. "In the event, regardless of any reason whatsoever, the Company, shall fail to accomplish such re­ sult, the Company shall he liable for additional wages to the last employed engineers ... in the amoimt of one year's base pay at their respective ratings. . . ." ev;-, (: y * i"'' V if^ i. •J" I I. i'-' If-"-' i?-/ ALCOA CORSAIR (Aic«a), April ST —Chairman, T. Mattinsi Sacratary, J. frastweed. Attar two mora tripa ahlp will pay off without aisnins on. CalH. Wreck' Drive Ketruifs New Support SAN FRANCISCO—Roger Lapham, onetime mayor of San Francisco and former shipping magnate, has thrown his weight and money behind the fight for a compulsory open shop in California. Lapham, the father of Roger ranks," Lapham said, "I'd want a Lapham, Jr., president of union." However this was not enough to Grace Lines, was reported as sajN ing that while he felt a passing affect his. decision to form a concern for the union member, he Northern California Committee was much more interested in get­ for Right to Work and aid in the ting a "Right-to-Work" law on the drive to get 400,000 signatures and hooks in California as a step put the law on the ballot for' the towards broad, tough federal re­ November elections. strictions on labor unions. The entrance of Lapham into the Lapham also asserted that he be­ drive is considered a serious threat lieved labor organizations have a by California labor unions. Not permanent place in our economy. only do he aqd his committee In fact, "if I were a worker in the represent influence, but money too, "San Francisco Labor," publica­ tion of the local Central Trades body, reported. . His committee, it reported, has "some money" and they expect more. But not all of California's big businessmen share in Lapham's de­ sire to outlaw the union shop "for (This chlumn it intended to acquaint Seafarers with important the members' good." San Fran­ provisions of the SIU contract and will deal with disposition of cisco financier and hotel owner various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement If Benjamin H. Swig and J. Paul St. Seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which Sure, president of the Pacific Mari­ they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the time Association, have both an­ nounced publicly the dangers that SEAFARERS LOG.) would result in the passage of the ARTICLE II, SECTION 30. PEN.^TT CARGOES. (a) When mem­ "Right to Work" law. bers of the unlicensed personnel are required to clean holds in which St. Sure, who negotiates with lead concentrates, coal, coke or penalty cargoes, as specified herein, the SIU Pacific District and other have been carried they shall be paid straight overtime for the watch maritime unions, said he wanted a on deck and overtime and one-half for the watch below. union shop and would fight for lb. (b) For the purpose of this agreement the following are classified as penalty cargo: In Bulk Bones, green hides, manure, caustic soda, soda ash and creosoted lumber. In Bags or Bulk Bone meal, chloride of lime, lampblack, carbonblack, sulphur, super phoqphate, cyanide, cement, gasoline carried in any manner, copra (3,0M tons), saltcake and greave cakes. Question: What is the differenee in hoid cleaning OT pay between LAKE CHARLES—-A Isst-minute meeting between members of the a ship carrying ordinary cargo and one with penalty cargo? Seafarers aboard one SlU-contracted vessel were required to clcui Metal Trades Unions and Cities a hold in which penalty cargo had been carried. After the job was Service lEitaved off a strike at the finished, the men were told that they would be paid according to refinery here for another wCeki Article III, Section 22 of the contract. This section provides that when The unions had rejected the com­ holds that have carried cargo are cleaned, the men will receive $.50 pany's original offer but agreed to an hour additional if th^y are on watch at the time; overtime plus $.50 further talks before a labor con­ ciliator. A new company propcisal, additional if called out while off watch. When this matter was brought to the attention of the Union the offered at a meeting late Friday, situation was clarified, by pointing out to the operator that Article II, will be given to the membership to vote on this Friday, Leroy Clarke, Section 30 applied in this case. Paragraph (b) of this section lists exactly what items are considered port agent, reported. penalty cargoes, while paragraph (a) states that if men are required It has been a slow shipping pe­ to clean holds which have carried penalty cargoes they are entitled riod for this port and the outlook to the straight overtime rate if they are on watch and overtime and is for more of the same. The Coun­ one-half if they are called out while they are off watch. This, of course, cil Grove, Bents Fort, Chiwawa, is higher than the regular hoid cleaning rate. Winter Hill, Cantigny, CS Balti­ Sometimes there is confusion between "in bulk" cargoes and "in more and the Bradford Island bags or bulk'' cargoes. Bones, green hides, manure, caustic soda, soda (Cities Service) were the only ves= ash and creosoted liunber—^penalty cargo if they are in Imlk—are not sels calling into the area during considered penalty cargo in bags. Thus, men cleaning out holds which the past two weeks. The Outlook have carried these items in bags are paid according to the rates out­ for ths next two ^eeks is anyone's lined in Ailiele^ andj^ wder 30 which' refers to.-jMsialty guess, as there are not too many cariNi'' '. '' vessels expected in so far. i Mm Postpone C S Refinery Strike W- T. Buckloy. Ship's Fund t4. WiU ask for vohmteer donations to buUd ay fund. Misunderstanding between chief engineer and electricians to be squared away by delogate. New delegate elected. Shower blowers to ba repaired: spring on oven door: en­ gine, room door and faucet on Water fountain. Pantry to be kept clean. Vote of thanks to eteward for fine Job. PRNNMAR (Calmer), April 1»— Chairmen, V. Monte; Secretary, V. Pelnl. Repair lists to be turned In. Fine cooperation among crew mem­ bers. Few hourt disputed ot. New delegate and treasurer elected. Vote of thanks to steward department for Job weU don's—also in preparation of varied menus end fine food. DOROTHY (Bull), May —Chiirman, R. Simplclni; Secretary, B. Beef. Repair list discussed with delegate. AU men paid off PR. Gangway sta­ tions to be fixed. ..Jtequest lata'meal at midnight. STilL BXECUTIVI (Isthmian), March 2—Chairman, W. Nash; Sec­ retary, A. Bredla. Timer InsteUed on washing machine. Reports accepted. Members warned not to foul up wliUo vessel In port. Would like more fruit at supper time. April 20—Chairman, O. Finkiee; Secretary, A. Brodle. One man missed ihlp In Manila. Few men logged. Proper attire to be worn in messhalL Laundry to be kept clean. Complaint about men performing and using abusive language aboard ship—to be taken up with patrolman on arrival. Reports accepted. Need paper towel dispensers. Smock in the heori of the Honolulu woierfroni, the new Honolulu bronch holl, shown here, is hard by the Aloha tower (left) oh Nimitz Highwoy, and within heaving line distance of Motson's Pier 11. MCS is also in the hall, located at SI Nimitz Highway. KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT pv r'l^: ••' SIATRAIN NSW iiRBSY (Seatrain), AsrH M—Ohalrman. A. Whitman Sacratary, S. Sanlamin. Air conditioner to ba repaired in NY, Jem and coSea to be locked while ehip la IS port. Man flrad by com­ pany to be reported to patrolman. Meearoom deck- clean. 3d anrt entrinaer to be reported to patrolman for deetroylns ibip'e Ufe-aavins equip­ ment whUa in Texee City. Alio for derocatory remarka abOut union and ita membera. Keep food locked while in port.. Return cupa to meaaroom, SAIRLAND (Pan-Atlantic), April S> —Chairman, A. Capota) Sacratary, A. Back. Repair lift aubmltted. One man misted ahlp in Tampa, S3S donated to brother in hoapltal. Keep •pantry clean. All moniaa dua wiU ba paid. Pnraer asked that anyone winhiug to draw in NO and not plannins to ba on board at poatad time, to aicn new log book. Everythlnf golnc amoothly. Ship'a fund S280.74. Vote of thenka to chief electrician and operatora for job weU dona. Few houra dlaputad ot. No beefe. To get clarifleationa from patrolman. One man mlaaad ahlp in NO. Sea patrolman about night portar. Report accepted. Aaaigned new movie director. Motion that there be no movies in ports of Ciudad Trujillo A Trinidad; that two mess, men in messhall be given free chances on movie raffle each trip. Beef ahould be taken to delegate not to captain. Vote of thanks to iteward dept. for good food: also to members for cbnductitig thetnselvea in orderly manner at party. Dlacusalon on flra and boat driU. KSNMAR (Calmer), April Chairman; P. Atbera; Secretary, J. Tavar. Two men missed ship Long Beach, rejoined in SF. Metsman to be turned over to patrolman at pay­ off. New treasurer elected. Request mora variety in menus: larger bulbs in meisroom and recreation room. Repair list made up. Vote of thanks to brother for ehowtng moviee. •lATRiCI (Bull), April S«—Chair­ man, J. Poti) Secretary, C. Keust. Letter sent to headquarter! re: Pay­ off at sea or few houra after ar­ rival due to fast turnover of ship: receiving maU in PR—request com­ pany deliver maU on arrival: tranaportatlon from Puerto . Nureyo to vessel—request shuttle - service to main Una from ship, due to distance and hazards encountered, allow three- hours for sanitary work: re:' subsistence—at present SS. allow­ ance is taxable aboard ahlp and af­ ter taxes this amounts to SS. Recom­ mend that this be raised to at least SIS. Need insect-repellant bulbs for outfida house. Letter sent asking clarification on waga Increaia and retroactiva pay. SUZANNl (Bull) April IS^hairman, B. Strauss; Secretary, K. Collint. Pretty smooth 6-month voyage. Repair list to be made up: carpeii.ter to make repairs: three men hospi­ talized. Few logs; one man miised ship: few hourt disputed ot. New delegate elected. Motion that soma kind of retirement plan be consid­ ered whereby a member can retire whether he is disabled or not; also that the one-day clause be eliminated when applying for benefits as. soma members may not have the One day due to illness or bad italpptng. Re­ quest receipt from slop chest for goods. Need new chairs in messhall: settee to be reupholstered: elminate traveler's checks: greenbacks to be issued In all ports; bigger and better variety of hooka to be put aboard. Not enough LOGS received. COiUR D'ALBNI VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carrlari), April >2—Chairman, V. Portar; Secretary, F, Hicks. Soma beefs to be settled at payoff. One man secured In Yokohama. IMiputed ot and beefs to be-settled at payoff. Some delayed sailing tlma questioned. Reports accepted. Steward reported ehip now operating with 30 daVa stores on 'hand until further notice. Long eight months trip from Ger­ many to the Orient, etcvping at Sai­ gon twice. LOGS forwarded promptMAROARET BROWN (Bieomfleld), April 27—ChalrmanT R. Hunt; tecretery, W. York. Ship'e fund g48.00. Bditor of SEAFARERS LOG to be contacted as to why (his vessel doea not receive LOG In European ports. Boarding patrolman to be contacted about having forward port water tight door fixed before signing on. Ship's delegate to sea CUdef Engin­ eer about Installing water line out­ side of house for stevedores. Do not put coffee grinds in sink. Patrolman to see shipning commisslaner about allotments being delayed. Steward to try to get better grade of milk in Holland. STEBL ROVBR (isthmian), April 27 —Chairman. F. Fepae; Secretary, C. Oregson. Ship's delegate to be jben if any man wants application for ab•entee ballot, also information re­ garding same. Another water cooler to be Installed—one insufficient dur­ ing hot westher. Discussion regard-v ing donation for repair of TV set in.. Honolulu. Dlsapnearanea of sliower head in steward dept—^request re, turn. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), April 14—Chairman, A. Oowder; Secretary, H. Fitzgerald. One man mizzed ihip in Yokohama, rejoined in Kobe. Shin expeeje to pay off in SF. Ship's fund tU. Ot disputed. Request clarifica­ tion of hot midnight meals. Beef about Sea Chest supplies—no variety of Btock. Brotbera ' viilting Yoko­ hama, Japan requested to patronize newly opened Marco Polo Cafe-Res­ taurant. owned by on* of our present members. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), April 17—Chairman, J. Morris; Secretary, J. Lens- Some friction in steward dept. Beef on menus and food—to be Ironed out. Voted to sign on coast­ wise articles before getting in port and before pay-off on foreign articles. Ask steward about variety In night lunches. Keep chairs clean and painted in meuball. Beef on chief cook's refusing at when stek and steward working ot—this to be taken up with patrolman. Also remark made by steward that "brew are a bunch of pigs." ORAIN SHIPPER (OralnReet), May S—Chsirmsm J. Reed; Secretary, P. St. Mstle. „ No- m«Jor beefs. Some; disputed ot. ciiS^ain to refrain giv­ ing crew members individual orders pertaining, to work.- Tramp ohlpa to carry enough money for ell drawi in Amerieari current^. Vote of tbaiika to steward.dep't for Job well done. ATLANTIS (Petrel Shippins), April IS—Chairmen, J. Lee; Secretary, O. Luke. No beefs, everything running smoothly. Delegate elected. Bul­ letin board to be put up. Need plugs for eloetrie razors. Men on last OeiAN RVA (Maritime Oversees), trip to got back-dated diicbargd* for April 11—Chsirman, R. Wright; SecMarch SB. . ratsry, I. King. Man missing watches, —to be setll^ at payoff. Vote of BALTIMORI (CKIes Servlcp), April thanks to Stewart dept. for excellent SI—Chairman, R. Yerbrough; Secre­ Job. . tary, L. Hegmann. Refer te April U issue of LOO for answers to re­ SIAaARDiN (Penn. Nsv.), April 27 tirement plan. Sblp's fund $30. Re­ —Chairman, P. - Leneriy; Secretary, ports accepted. New delegate elected. R- Hail. Captain wlQ put out Ameri­ Complaint about engineera working can money for draw. Delegate's mall at night in nuchlne shop, directly was opened with LOG missing. Some under watch rooms. Observe rules disputed ot. Report accepted. In­ on drlnUng and reporting late' for sufficient stores on board. Water work. Scupper In laundry room atop- pressure poor. Ship to be fumigated pad up. end hospital te be cleened. DIL MONTI (Delta), MSrch «— ChBlrmen, R. Cecek; Secretary, J. Long. New delegate elected. Ship's fimd SSSAl. Vote of thanks to bro­ thers for fine Job done on Robin Lino ships. Keep crew boye out of passageways durlnf African trips. To porchase eoka maehina from ship'a fund. Turn off washlilg maetaino after using. Vote of thanks to steward for fine cseklsg ssd feskiag. ,, IDIAL X (Pen-Atlantic), March 311 -^Chairman, H. MUlotf Secretary, W. Chririian. Disputed ot to be eettled by patrolman. Delegate to see cap­ tain about putting out more money for drewe. Rapair list to be made up to set sUp in good shape. OCIANSTAR (Triten), Jen; IHChelrman, D. Oeleshw, «eer*iery, j. Mennette. New delegate elected.' Ice box to bo repaired. Need ncdr JOHN e (Atianlic Cantor|^, AprU. I weehing machine. WIU try to msilSx 84—ChBlrmen, C- Lewsbil Ml' iberotery/ new Ice box noxt trip. ^ �Mar U. l»n SEAFARERS Tag* Elerea LOG Seek Special Anti-Trust fiule On Shipping Merger J WASHINGTON—The American Merchant Marine Insti­ tute, acting on behalf of its large subsidized operators, has protested a proposed amendment to the Clayton Anti-Trust Act which would require cor--^ porations considering mergers ed from the proposed ai^ndment, or purchase of the stocks or stating that any such proposed pur­ assets of competing corporations to give advance notice of their ac­ tions to the Justice Department. The AMMI has requested that steamship corporations be exclud- Ohio has become the 37th state to form a merged AFL-CIO central body. The 2,274 delegates, repre­ senting over one million union members, merged the Ohio State Federation of-Labor and the Ohio CIO Council into the largest merged state central body of the AFL-CIO. Michael Lyden, who had been president of the Ohio Federation of Labor for 22 years, was elected as the first presidentof the new body. The sight of the multi-billion-dollar railroad industry tak­ ing (off after the miniature coastwise shipping industry would be laughable if it did not pose such serious consequences for the men whose jobs are at stake. Such a blow would be all the more keenly felt because after 13 years of setbacks, efforte to revive the coastwise trade through new techniques of handling cargo are showing signs of'success. The SIU is strongly opposed to such a^move and is accord­ ingly making its voice heard in Washington. Seafarers whose 'SAN FRANCISCO — The neiw^ jobs hang on the Congressional decision should do likewise. MCS Readies Ranch Facility lor Vacations recreation facilities at the Marine Cooks and Stewards training, cen­ ter in Santa Rosa, California, will be formally dedicated on June iS, Ed Turner, MCS secretary-treas­ urer has announced. Designed to afford complete vacation facilities fqr the membership, the center promises to compete with big name resort hotels. Two major attractions at the recreation center are the large airconditioned recreation hall and the Olympic-size swimming pooL One, two and three bedroom cabins, all equipped with bath and kitchenette, will also be decicated. The recreation hall contains a dance floor, spacious TV lounge and a library. Use of the resort will be open to the MCS membership at nominal rates. The training school Itself was opened one year ago to provide ujpgrading and refresher training to steward personnel on West Coast ships. Tampa Expects Better Times TAMPA — With only one ship, the Biehville (Waterman)^ paying off and none signing on, shipping Continues to be slow in this port, b^t an upturn is expected in the Immediate future.' In transit were six ships: Raphael Semmes. Fahdand and Coalinga Hills (Pan-Atlantic), Bents Fort (Cities Service), Del Valle (Missis­ sippi) and AriH>B (Waterman). Otherwise, everything is running •|nooHdy.«' L V Shift On Subsidies Welcome news on the Washington legislative front is the. action of the House^Appropriations Committee in voting at long last to broaden the base for granting US operating sub­ sidy funds. The committee even earmarks funds for 200 si^sidized voyages which haven't been authorized yet, and spe­ cifies that 75 others are exclusively for Great Lakes operations. Up to now, 16 of the largest US-flag operators have been receiving operating subsidy; Indeed, six of the biggest have been getting two-thirds of about $120 million annually, while the rest of the US-flag fleet .has been struggling along on its own. A broader division of subsidy allocations has been a goal of the SIU and its sister unions in the AFL-ClO Mari­ time Trades Department for many years. The recommendations of the House appropriations group indicate that new applicants for subsidies, like Waterman, Isthmian, States Marme and Isbrandtsen, can look to favor­ able action on their requests before long. True Confessions Some blunt talk seldom heard outside the rarified atmos­ phere of the executive board room highlighted a meeting held in New York this week to beef up the campaign by big busi­ ness against the recession. Candi^y spelling out what others were careful to sidestep, one board chairman pointedly de­ clared.: "Whenever you get hoggish, you've go* to pay for it." He derided the "hard sell" tactics-and the "gadgelry" rather than quality employed by business to sell over-produced, over-priced goods to American consumers. ^ Still another management spokesnian took the floor to lambast business leaders who too frequently blame "labor costs" for all their troubles. "In discussing the responsibility of labor,. I'd like to know what's thejresponsibility of manage­ ment," he said. Reminding his top-salaried listeners of their "substantial bonuses and stock option plans," he added: "If we set that kind of example, what can we expect irom the other side?** ana- ruip The Supreme Court has upheld an NLRB finding that an employer can not require that non-union members vote on strike ballots. The decision also affirmed the finding that Borg-Warner was guilty of an unfair labor practice in insisting-nn a contract solely with the UAW local union rather than the Auto Workers interna­ tional after the NLRB had certi­ fied the international as the bar­ gaining representative. The ma­ jority of the court felt, that to give the employer the right to demand a clause in the contract giving the non-union members the right to vote on a strike ballot would, in effect, be interfering in the rela­ tions between employees and their union and would weaken the col­ lective bargaining system. t . 4" 4" The textile Industry, already in bad shape, can only expect the sit­ uation to get worse, the Textile Workers Union has warned, unless the mill owners create new prod­ ucts and markets soon. Between improved production methods and the continuing invasion of paper and plastic products into the tex­ tile field, more than 1,000 mills have closed and over 300,000 work­ ers have been put out of work, the industry will have "to face up to the challenge of survival in a dynamic economy" by creating ideas and stimulating demands, George Perke!, union research director, declared. Members of the Locomotive Firemen and Englnemen have ended their three-day strike at the .Canadian Pacific Railway ..after a settlement over the issue of re­ moval of firemen from diesel en­ gines. The union struck after the company laid off 73 yard and freight diesel firemen last week and began operating the diesels without them. While needed on steam engines to fire them, the company contended the firemen are not necessary aboard diesels. The agreement, which is expected to set the pattern in the United States, provides that the railroad will not bir® any more firemen for yard and freight work and that the 73 laid-off men will be given Job preference for new Jobs with the chase or merger could "not be un­ dertaken without adequate and proper supervision of the Federal Maritime Board." AMMI, in effect, wants' to substitute the FMB for the Justice Department as the watchdog over anti-trust practices by shipping corporations. The major concern of the FMB is the provision of adequate Amer­ ican-flag service on various trade routes. In the past it has not ob­ jected to mergers or purchases of competing steamship companies which have given one company a monopoly of a subsidized trade route. The purchase of South At­ lantic Steambship Company by US Lines is one such example. Under the Clayton Act as it now stands, corporations' do not have to give advance notice of any ac­ quisitions. It is usually only after a merger has been completed that any anti-trust action is taken. The. proposed amendment, by requiring prior notice, would give the Justice Department a chance to state an opinion on the legality of the ac­ tion before the merger took place. Ship Attacks To Continue In Indonesia The Indonesia rebel government has expressed its "profound sor­ row" for the damage and loss of life caused by bombing of foreign shipping, but said operations would continue against targets of strategic importance. Last month, three ships, two British tankers and a Panamanian cargo vessel, were attacked by rebel planes. One, the Panamanian ship, Aquila, was sunk outside the Indonesian harbor of Amboina. The two British tankers, the San Flavian and the Daronia, were at­ tacked shortly after dawn on April 28, while riding at anchor ih th* east Borneo port of Balikpapan. The San Flavian was hit and set afire, and the crew had to abandon her. So far, no American ships have been attacked. ^1 t .-1 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 are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next.SIU meetings will be: ^ May 28 June 11 June 25 July 9. ' i" •• .-M-. I �SEAFARERS rat* Twalva SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK f,:/ r-.. Hospitalized SIU brothers received a total of $7,340 in 361 mdividual benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan during the two-week period ending May 9. The total !h hospital bene­ fits paid to date is now $1,312,470.50. Among the Seafarers in drydock this period, senger ship man. McDonald, waiter on the Alcoa Cavalier, is In drydock due to out on the West Coast, is William H. Parker, some arm and shoulder trouble. Doing much better after enterini^ oiler off the City of Alma, who's doing fine after a hernia operation and the Savanna hospital on Janu­ riiould be out in another week. ary 29 with double pneumonia, Others at the San Francisco Elmer G. Brewer is getting back marine hospital are Otis J. Har­ in shape. Brewer was AB on the den, FWT, who's in for a check­ Steel Fabricator. Also doing fine up ott the Alma, and Jeremiah after having a cataract removed O'Byme, who was AB on the from his left eye is Foster B. Ocean Deborah. O'Byrne has been Shedd, MM, ex-Madaket. Sofford in there two months due to a In Baltimore, oldtimer Nlghchest condition. bert Straton is likewise coming aiong pretty well. Laid low .by an attack , of pneu­ Straton, who was OS on the Del Oro, also had an Harden monia, Sister Trilby Safford Is at operation for a cataract in his left eye. Drydocked the New Orleans PHS hospital after a stint as for a couple of years now by a spine injury that stewardess on the Alcoa Corsair. Another pair on has kept him paralyzed from the neck down, the Crescent City roster are James Shearer, chief Gonnan Glaxe says hello from Baltimore to all his cook, off the DeSoto since February, because of a friends and shipmates. The Steel Executive was chest ailment, and Sam McDonRld, another pas- his last ship. f: Whan in port, ramambar that all tha brethara in drydacis raaliy appraelata a parsonai visit. Laltara ara always waleotna, too. Tha foliowlns i« tha latact avaliabia list of SiU man in tha hotpitalf: •- USPHS HOSPITAI. GALVESTON. TEXAS R. J. Arsenault Roy C. Pappaa WUUam J. Burkeen Y. E. Pedraza Francla M. Connera USPHS HOSPITAI, BOSTON. MASS. Charles Dwyer KenneUi A. LaRoaa Frederick P. Engel Frank P. Shaw USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence Anderson John C. Palmer Robert Insram A. J. Paneplnto Woodrow Meyers Paul W. Beidenbars Harold J. Pancost VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph Gm VA HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Thomas W. KilUon VA HOSPITAL BUTLER. PA. James F. Markel JOHN SEALEY HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS James R. Hodges USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Hassen All Uldarleo Merjudio O. AU R. S. Nandkeshwar Nicholas Anoustis F. O. Mailey Eulalio R. Perea Henry Bilde W. PietrusM Thomas D. Daily Israel Ramos Clarence O. Daire Fourd Rasheed Rupert Daniels Antonio Fernandez P. Reyes Eustaquio Rivera Frederick Fulford Colso Rodriguez David Furman Jose J. Sanchez Bomuold Garcia James C. Sheldon Paulino Guerra Harold E. Shockley A. Guns H. Simmons L. Gutierez A. Sistrunk Chan Hon G. Sivertsen Artemi Kanits A. Suarez Nicholas Korsak A. WiUiams F. Lukban Ahmed Mehssin Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Woodrow W. BalcU Charlas T. Nangla Joseph H. Berger J. S. CByma Curtis Hancock William H. Parker Otia J. Harden H. J. Schreiner F. B. McCoUlan D. Taelekis John C. HitcheU USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. P. R. Arteaga Sherman Phllllpi L. Meyers A. Sadenwater Frank S. Paylor J. W. Walta USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Friedof O. FondUa Lewis R. Akins FaUB Ftfrtnanek Manuel Antonana Eladlo Aris Odis L. Gibbs Fortunato Bacomo Joseph H. GUlard Joseph J. Bass Bart E. Guranick Melvin W. Bass laib Hassan Frank Bemrick Antonio Infanta J. V. Bissonet./ Thomaa Isaksen James F. Clarka Kenneth Lewis Juan Denopra Claude B. Jessup John J. DrlscoU Woodrow Johnson Daniel Fitzpatrick Ludwig Krlstiansen LOG-A-RHYTHU: To The Brave .By T. CALLAHAN.. Men who sail the seven seas For many and many a year. Are counted among the daring and brave. Who live sans danger, sans /car. No matter how wild the storms may be. Though waves rise to mountainous height. They'll challenge Father Neptune any old time When he comes up lor a flght. For those who lost their lives at sea We'll breathe a silent prayer; Knowing that iti the great beyond. We'll meet our comrades there. *Sea-Spray' Patrick McCann C. Oslnsld Archibald McGulgan Georga G. Phlfer Warren Mclntyra Winston E. Renny H. C. Mclssac G. E. Shumaker Leo Mannaugh Henry E. Smith Albert MartinelU Pon P. Wing Joaquin Hinlz Dexter WorreU W. P. ODea USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Komelius Olsen Francis J. Bonar C. Barrlneau Jr. USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Clifford Briasatt Harold S. Rivera Luis Campos Henri Robin Raymond Dabney Stanley Rodgeri Peter DeVrles John Ruszkieudca Peder Espeseth Edward Seserko Manerto GalUos Leslie E. Simmons Clarence Gardner Nighbert Straton Gorman T. Glaze Woodrow TomUnson Arthur Hiers John P. Trust R. F. Machllnikl Albert Wllhelm James A. Ray Vyrl WiUlams HONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL _ SAVANNAH, GA. Elmer G. Brewer Emigdio Reyes Jack C. Branson WUIie C. Sanders Paul M. Carter Foster B. Shedd Reamer C. Grimes Herman F. Weber Jimmle Littleton USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Roscoe Alford Sam W. McDonald ^hn W. Blgwood W. A. G. Marjenhoff Claude Blanks Alexander Martin John P. Brooks Charles Martinez Rqscoe Dearmon Michael Muzlo E. H. Fairbanks William E. Nelson Henry L. Falgout Dominic J. NeweU Evince Fontenot Junest P, Ponson Ben Foster Edwin B. RhOads Earl G. Garberson Trilby Safford Edward T. Glenn Harold P. Scott James C. GUssoa Wade H. Sexton Herbert Grant James H. Shearer Wayno F. Harris Joseph W. Stocker John Hrolenok Nicholas Tala Georga Huber Gerald L. Thaxton James Hudson S. TubervlUe • Robert N. KeUey Ferdinand V. Vigo Edward O. Knapp James S. Ward Antolna Landry James C. WhaUey Edward Lana John F. WUUama Leo Lang Demetrio Zerrado Jacob Zlmmer David McCoUnm SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Oscar J. Adams Victor B. Cooper -By Sscrforer 'Red' Fink NAME m'-y;- STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE,.. STATE TO AVOID bUPLICATlONt If you •ra an old lubtcriboi ond havo ehanga of addrast, plaato givo your format address balowi ADDRESS ... a.. * • • • • • e •; Z^^NE •.». . v. • a •' . « Sey lookl Ths Fresldent says It's ekay sowl lla]rSS.lfn LOG Seafarer Owns Japanese Cafe Tafbe EdHari Whlla In Yokohama on my last voyage I ran Into Seafarer Max Llpkln wbo has become a permanent fixture In that port He la now operating the Marco Polo cafe restaurant In China­ town's Main Street, 154 Yamaahlta-Cho, In that city. 1 was in the place and can re,sport that It la well-kept, with good food at reasonable prices. In addition, you are alw^ sure Letters To The Editor AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOO must- be signed by the writer. Names wilt be withheld upon -request. foot et the hospital be^ Since rve been here they have really trented ma better than a man could expect frctn his own rela­ tives. They got elothes for me-, took care of my luggage, gave me their phone number^ ao that I could call them any time of day or night in ease I ahould naed anything, and made arrangementa to transfer me to the NO PHS hospital, with which I am acquainted. The other men in my ward asked me what I bad on theae guys to get such attention, and when I explained that every member in our Union got the Sisme treatment, they could hardly believe it. / These patients sure think we have a fine outfit, and believe me, BO do I. My bat la off to Tom and Benny for the fine Way they looked after me. E. L. Lane X ir X- More On Change In Pension Rule to find a couple of Isauei of the To the Editor: SEAFARERS LOG at hand. On a motion by Brother J. A. • I wouldn't hesitate to recom­ Leslie at our ship's meeting, the mend the place to any Seafarer crew of the SS Florida State who hits'Yokohama. concurred with suggestioi>j sub­ John Zlerela mitted to the SEAFARERS LOG i ^ 1 by the crew qt the SS Fairport on December 6, 1957, and the Seeks Benefits Alcoa Pioneer on February 28, For Out-Patients 1968, regarding the SIU penTo the Editor: alon. It is true that the SIU has The crew of the SS Florida the best welfare set-up in ttie State wishes to recommend also maritime industry throughout to our SIU Negotiating Comthe world. But something should J mittee that the pension plan be be done for the members on the revised so that the members in beach who can't ship' out be­ good standing can retire with 12 cause they are being treated as years' seatime upon- reaching out-patients. »• the age of 65, regardless of For instance, a brother-pays whether they aro disabled or off a ship, then registers and not. waits for a ship. While doing We also would like the re­ this, he may discover that he quirement of one day's seatime has heart trouble, diabetes, high in the last 90 days to be elimi­ blood pressure, or any kind pf nated as part of the basic sea­ illness for that matter. He might time rule for qualifying a Sea­ also have an accident. farer or his family to receiv* Let's surmise that he hasn't benefits. any maintenance and cure com­ " This Is due to the fact that ing to him in any. manner, shape it is hard sometimes for a ses-*or form. This leaves the b|;other man '>to ship in the 90 days holding the bag, with nothing allpted on a shipping card. We coming from the company or feel also that the extension the ynion. should be for at least six months. Jerome B. Kllgore It is a fact that we all receive . Ship's chairman weekly benefits while in the hospital, providing we meet the ' (Also signed by 33 other creweligibility requirements on sea- members.) time. But when you're an out­ • • • patient declared unfit for duty, To the Editor: and with ho income whatsoever On .our last ship, the SS coming in, it's a tough blow. Afoundrla, the creiw discussed It's also a fact that a member plans for some kind of a direct may borrow money from the retirement plan whereby any Union after he's registered,and man with 12 years' seatime on on the beach for 30 days, but he Sly ships could retire on say ha$ to be fit for duty and ready $1(10 a month. to work. i We appreciate the present I suggest that at the next SIU disability plan, but feel that a agents' conference this signifi­ man should not have to be a cant matter be brought up and cripple'in order to retire. discussed. There should be some All b'.'others who are interkind of compensation for the ested.in this matter should write unfortunate ones who fail In this to the ICG and air their views category. pn it. Joe Penner Meanwhile, regards from Ka­ Mason E.> Nunn rachi and the Alcoa Pegasus. Spider KoroUa (Ed. note: Seafarers and X X X ship's crews seeking informa­ on the $35 weekly SIU injured Seafarer tion diSaUlity-pension are referred Praises SIU Aid to tne'box containing eligibility To the Editor: / , requirements, which has apIt seems a person can get to " peered»in the past several the point where he really appre­ issues of the LOG, and is on ciates what he has. page 5 of this issue. While no 1 was on the Fairland when I change in the basic seatime broke my knee on the dock at requirement of the plan is con­ Tampa. The accident happened templated at present, such mat­ late in the evening, and I didn't ters are constantl}^ being re­ get out of surgery until late at viewed by Union and shipowner night When 1 came to the next representatives on the Joint day, Port Agent Tom Banning board of trustees of the Sea­ and Benny Gonzales were at the farers Welfare Plan.) �• J 'i; Kay M. IMI SEAFARERS ROIIN HOOD (Robin), Aarll 19— Chairman/ L. Mavall; aacralarr, R. bawklna. lomt ditputa ot and baafa. Two maa left Ih hoapttaL Reporta foaaptad. Rawaat battar qoalltp of food and mora dapabla ehlaf cooki mora cooUda ba atorcdi nsa of eonaantratad fruit itilca ba raplacad br canned fruit Juicei. Vote of thanks to delafata for Job well dona under trying condltlona. locks OB all foe'sUs. Cheek Slop chest and msdlcal supplies before sailing. Keep thesAall and pantry clean. April >7—Chairman, C. Parkeiy Secretary, P. Calnan. Letter written to NO regarding penalty charge. Re­ pair list made up. Article mailed to headquarters. Ship's fund $38.28. Some disputed ot. Discussion payoff and transportation vouchers. ROSi KNOT (Suwannee), April SS —Chairman L. Smith; Secretary, H. Christian. Letter submitted by nfety committee to be sent to head­ quarters. Some disputed ot. Ship's fund $10.35. Some Job ahUtlng In few departments. Motion to put In for $2 subsistence If full Issue of linen Is not supplied. Recreation room to be kept clean. Sanitary men to rotate cleaning. Vote of thanks to watches for cleaning messroom at night. Ice box and sugar bowls to be kept clean. eOALINGA HILLS (Watarman), May 1—Chairman, A. Paige; Secretary, A. Bryant. Ons man missed ship in Houston, one replacement—not ac­ cepted by capt. TV set to be raffled off. Ship's fnnd $8; Bosun elected treasurer. Some disputed ot. Need new toaster. , Delegate to see about safety of deck electric machines and also about bavlng . washing machino fixed. Vote of thanks to steward ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), April IS —Chairman, J. Steward; Secretary, K. Kililgrew. . One man logged. Re­ frain from using profane language. Shlp'a fund $1.75. Soma disputed ot. New delegate elected. Need electric unit for heating water, cte. No spitting In water fountain. ' Proper nsa of thermometera streaaed. Need extra bathroom. Thanks to radio op­ erator for good news reports. Need porthole screens In meashalb hat water In showers not working prop­ erly. LOGS and mall received In various porta. Seaman was searched for US money In Turkey. Half of total money found was pocketed by custcma. no receipt given. Crew warned about this practice. DSL NORTR (MM.), March f— Chairman, J. Tudcar; Sacratary, O. Annla. Twa men picked up at Ma. SUp'a fund tltS. New delegate elect­ ed. Motion to donate tlO ta each of twa fIshenneB picked up enroute ta St. Thomas. $25 sent to ex-storekeep­ er ill In hospital. Two men from each dept. to clean up after meetings. Baseball fund—500 pesos spent for flowers to member of Argentine base­ ball team who 'died last voyage. $11.70 spent for bsMball bats: $46.35 spent for bsMballs. Fund now $1$ In red. April 11—Chairman, J. Tucker; Secrotary, H. Crono. SeVorel msu gars flshermen picked up $5 each; captain gave each man $10 and suit of clothes. Two men missed ship In Santos, picked up northbound. Picked up repatriated seaman In BA and gave him $10. Oiie brother left In Santos due to heart trouble—^glven $50. Few LOGS. Vote of thanks to steward dept. and crew for fine co­ operation during trip. Ship's fund $150 after various expenditures. Some disputed ot Involving work done by engineer cadets and 1st assistant doing reefer work. Motion to buy microphone for meetings. Brother' to make donation. Motion to favor pension for older men. Table mo­ tion for next trip until more Informa­ tion la obtained. $2 given to brother for splicing material for movies. Move fund $237. Movies ordered for next trip and some spare parts to be purchased. Won baseball In BA. No money in baseball fund. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), April 27—Chairman, B. Wag­ ner; Secretary E. Hamaty. New dele­ gate elected. Discussion on painting rooms; engine room blowers—too hot In eng. room.' MARORR (Or# Navigation), Fob. 11 —Chairman, D. Stona; Secretary, J. Wiggins. . New delegate elected. Ship's fund $11.02. Mate refused to turn In ot 8-4 watch—to be taken np with patrolman. Report accepted. Nq^ coffee at 0500 in pantry—steward re­ fused to remedy situation. Games to bo purcbaMd with ship's fund. Beef about mate's animosity toward deck crew—^to be taken up with patrol­ man. Motion to have patrolman In­ spect and demand medical supplies. March 9—Chairman Stone; Secre­ tary, ffasa. Shlp'a fund $11.02. Pur­ chased cards and checkerboard. Dele­ gate to Me patrolman about food Sit­ uation—^insufficient supplies. Check door In engine room. Bread to be left eut In pantry. Washing machme to be repaired. New delegate elected. STRIL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), April 27—Chalrmaii, D, Dean; Secretary, H. dirlando. One man left In Panama due to Injury. Few hours disputed ot. Motion to have box made and placed OB second deck for storing pilot ladder. Broken chairs In messhall to be repaired. Garbage to be dumped aft instead of midshlpa. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine chdw and service. LOG All's Well On Seatrain Georgia Those big^ smiles indicate a happy state of affairs on the Seatrain Georgia, which had a big safety streak going at losf reports. Af left, Rodoifo G. Paeheco keeps on eye on things in the engine room while the ship purrs along on her coastwise run. Cordeckmon Knight (right) teems pretty pleased with things at nis end, too. Both photos by Glen Vinson. MASSMAR (Calmar), May 3-^ Chairman, L. Wright; Sacratary, A. DaForost. Wiper getting off at Long Beach. Soma disputed ot. New dele­ gate elected. Discussion on waMilng machlnegl No parts available. Need wringer and agitator. Bosun requests garbage drums be filled one at a time rather than using Mveral. Request changing flavor of cakes and perhaps recipes. Ham once a week for break­ fast not often enough. EVERY SUNDAY DIRECT VOICE BROADCAST KYSKA (Watarmsn), April 10— Chairmen, W. Leffoen; Secretary, J. Danalt. Check stores In Seattle. Re­ pair Mat to be submitted. New fans to be installed. Port hole screens to be checked. ' Garbage and Utter, not to be thrown back ,mldshlp houM. New feeding system now in operation In galley. New steam table InstaUed and food service Improved. RAPHAEL SBMMES (Pan-Atlantic), May 4—Chairman, P. Cathcart; Sec­ retary, R. Vam. Ship's fund $25.' One man mlsMd ship iB- NO. Motion to Umit time to one year aboard SIUSlU-contracted ships. 11 In favor; 1$ against. New delegate elected. Sug­ gestion to change messman's room to port side. Need salt tablet dlspeuMr near drinking fountain. Cots to be Issued and taken care of. Games to bo purchased with ship's' fund. To take up donation for TV at payoff. To Ships In Atlonlic South American and European Waters •vary Sunday, 142$ eMT (lld» AM EST Sundav) • WPK-39, t9SS$ KCf Ships In Caribbean. East Coaat of South America. South Atlantic and East Coast of United Stataa • WFL-45, 15150 KC* Ships In Gulf of Mex­ ico. Caribbean. West Coast of South Amer­ ica. West Co,^ of^ Mexico and US East. Coast • WFK-95, 15700 KC* Shlpg In Mediterranean area. North Atlantic. European and US East Coast STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), April 27—Chairman, R. Hunt; Socratary, P. Quinlayo. Beef about chief mate unwilUng- to issue hospital passei to crew members for treatment. Ship's fund $14. Few. hours disputed ot. To order wlndchutes and screens for crew's quarters. Washing machlna to be repaired. Inquire if crew wlU get delayed sailing time In Djakarta. Men who were logged to be turned over to patrolman. Nq fresh milk In Manila and Singapore. No launch Mrvice While ship in Songkhla port. Inquire Why sea watches were broken. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), April BEAUREGARD (Waterman), May 4 4—Chairman, J. Phlpps; Sacratary, E. Laws.' Capt. to give copy of logs. —Chairman. O. Rayner; Secretary. E. Ray. Ship will pay off Wed. Re­ Question re; medical aid for messpair list to be made up. Messroom man. Some disputed ot, Discussion re­ dooir to be repaired. Ebigine room garding administering asperln for doora to ba fixed. Bathroom to be any ailment. Ship to be fumigated kept clean. Something.Mto be done whilo in shipyard. Discussion about about rusty water. Wash water to steward issuing stores one at a time.' be brought to patrolman's attention. Vote of thanks to steward dept. DeleVote .of thanks to seward dept. for "gates to handle beefs at payoff. • — . fine food and service. VAKA (Watarman), Fab. 2fr-Chalrman, W. Burke; Sacratary, H. PaterAMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), son, New delegate elected. Ship's May 3—Chairman, P. WhHiew; Sec­ fund retary, R. Graf. Repair list to be April $14.55. 5—Chslrmsn, B. Smith; Sserepresented at each port of call until H. Bferrlng. Ship's fnnd $14.95. aU repairs are completed. Smooth tary, New treasurer engine delegate payoff In NY. Many repairs _made. elected. Koreanand to be Any members paying off to give cap­ kept out of crew'sstevedores Should tain adequate notice. To check Okin­ have life Jackets on quarters; hand In launch, awa address for voyage. Beefs to be serve riilp It not provided. More taken to delegates. Welfare cards are available aboard abip. Few hours quiet to be observed at meal' time. disputed, ot. Robin Line beef discus- A April 27—Chairman W. Burke; Sec­ ' sed. Vote of thanks to all hands retary, H. Blerrlng. One man for remaining aboard Robin ships, assur­ missing one day's work In Korea. To ing certification of seven-ship fleet. see iaptain about US currency and Bigger and belter lockers requested checks in foreign porta. Ship's fund ! for unleensed foc'sles. Company to $13.55. Some disputed "ot. Report furnish fan for each fcc'sle. Proper accepted. Repair list to be turned attire to bo worn In messhall at all in. Clock la messhall to be ojiecked times. for accuracy. itetiiiB cups and glasses to. pantry. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), Jan. 24 DEL MUNDO (MlU.), April 4— —Chairman, W. Itball; Socrotary X. Chlng. . New washing machihs to be Chairman, E. Arnot; Sacratary, L. put aboard In NY. Slop Chest will Franklin. Few miner beefs. Few log­ bo completely supplied with tho ex­ gings. Somo disputed ot. See patrol­ ception of clothes. New ddegato man about lifeboat not being In good elected. Ship's fund $38.2$. Soma e^ditloB 'and unseaworthy. Need disputed ot. To install i^ylindqy typo new washing |[\%ctiiBe. . Pace nrictcaa Del Santos Rescues 5 Shipwreck Survivors A sharp-eyed helmsman and snappy maneuvering by th« Del Santos produced the rescue of five shipwrecked seamen off the Brazilian coast. The survivors had b^n drifting along for 20 hours on an improvised'* . skiff after quitting their own West Indies where another Delta vessel'. ship, the cruise liner Del Norte, Caught by • heavy squall two days out of Belem with a load of lumber for the port of Tutoia, they abandoned the sailing ship Rio Alto after foundering along the coast. All five remained for almost a day floating on their Jury-rigged craft until sighted by the Del Santos. Major credit for the rescue, ac­ cording to ship's delegate Thomas A. Pradat, be­ longs to John M. rujague, who was on the wheel. After sighting the men despite the heavy seas, Tujague notified the skipper, who was In the wheelhouse at the time. Tujague This set things in motion for a bull's-eye with the heavingjine by bosun Bubba Biehl, who "made a perfect throw . . . straddling the half-submerged skiff ... and the men were soon brought aboard." Capt. E. A. Miller of the Del Santos praised the calmness of the survivors at the end of their ordeal and told newsmen later: "To be able to bring them aboard, I had to make the sharpest curve of my life at sea because they were at the poop Of my vessel when I per­ ceived the survivors." Two weeks ago. the LOG re­ ported a similar incident from the picked up two fishermen who had been drifting helplessly for six days on short rations. Skipper Naps —Finds PhiUy Pretty Silly -«r| J The inspirational qualities of the "City of Brotherly Love" apparently weren't enough to move the skipper of the Seamar recently, so he went to bed on arrival. However, the crew was somewhat put out since It was a Saturday, some men wanted to go home and there had been no draw. Finally, by evening, the captain was suffi­ ciently rested to put out a draw, but this was too late in many cases. On the Oceanstar, the problem with draws is just the reverse. Liis, ing up to the general overseas im­ pression of Americans as "the filthy rich" who have money to bum, crewmembers find them­ selves plagued with $100 and $50 bills when they go ashore. Every­ body would be much happier if the skipper gave out smaller bills so that a guy wouldn't have to change fifty every time he wanted a beer. Meanwhile, MTD Round-the-World Broadcasts continue ... Every Sunday. 191S GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) I WCO-13$2$ KC* Europe and No. America - WCO-1490S.$ KC* East Coast So. America WCO-a24$7 KC* West Coast So. America fevtry Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15407 KC* Australia WMM S1-11037.S Northwest Faelfle MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-GiO •I Whatever else there may be, food is no problem on the Seamar, 4ic^rding to Calvin D. Mo|Tis. He named chief cook J. Koierski (left) for special praise, ond hod more of the same for 3rd cook Andrew Biangton center] and baktor E. L Poe. The ship wofi^ fost:lff. Newport, Oregon, and due to iop ^ in Longview CMid �...» fag* renrtcMi Busy Doings On Dei iMonte If • SEAFARERS LOG SIU SAIX DMCtORY SIU, A&G District •••'f BALTIHORB Ul* K. Biatlmore St Earl Sheppard. Agant EAatern 7-4900 BOSTON.... ...376 Stata St. Samea Nwataan. Agent Richmond 3-0140 HOUSTON 4303 Canal St. Robert MaHhewa. Agent Capital 3-40891 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clatka, Agent ' HEmlock 6-8744 HOBILB 1 South Lawrence S;.. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 3-17M MORGAN CITY 913 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Phone 3196 NEW ORLEANS. ... 833 BienvlUe St. Lindsey WUllanub Agent Tulane 8636 IHEW YORK 678 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 94600 NORFOLK 137-139 Bank St. J. BuUock. Acting Agent MAdlson 3-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1638 PUERTA do TIERRA PR 101 PeUyo Sal CoUa. Agent Phone 3-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 480 Harrison St. Marty BrelthoH. Agent Douglas 3-S47S SAVANNAH .3 Abercom St. E. B. McAttley.' Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 3505 1st Ave, Jeff Gillette. Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. FrankUn St. Tom Banning. Agedt '' Phone 3-1333 WILMINGTON. CalU ... 805 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Teriuiual 4-3874, HEADQUARTERS....678 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J, AlKlna. Deck W. HaU. Joint C. Simmons. Eng. R. Matthews; JolntE Mooney. Std. J. Volplan. Joint r /5H:. r-'•- •tfi r. -; M:' f .;• • -.' ir:- SUP HONOLULU A. • 18 Merchant St. ' i Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND .311 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. Calif....510 Hacdonald Ave. - BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCTSCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEIATTLE2505 Ist Ave. Main 0290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 94165 • Great Lakes District •• On the 1^1 Monte (top, I to r), Butch Sikes. E. Lane, Jimmy Long, Pete Petnch and Tommy Tucker help chief cook Harry ^esberl^ and chief engineer Esquerre celebrate their birthdays. That's Howard Menz in front. In bottom photo. Skinny Wells, Chuck Cocek, jimmy McCollum and 2nd assistant Bill Denice grab the glory with Ed Rogg's catch on the West African run, sinfce Rogg was busy taking the pictures. Wells sent them in. LOG-A-RHYTHM: ll My Woman's Love .By JOHN F. WUNDERLICH There is nothing like my woman's Though I'm a bear when toe embrace. love. To keep me warm on a stormy Soft as lips Are her fingertips night: My face caress. There is nothing like my woman's She does no less love Than my lonely past erase. To keep the home fires burning bright. A lingering kiss. My woman's love has abundant Just meant for this: strength. - To dry my tears. It is like the roaring seas; Chase away my fears; But can also be like the gentle I can plot my course by its light - touch Of a cooling tropic breeze. There is nothing like my woman's A tender smile, . smile. To bring one in return on my AUthe while •She patiently waits lonely face; There is nothing like her .quick And trusts in fate; response A love that can never cease. May tS, im ALPENA 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone; 7134 BUFFALO. NY....' 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 39 St. MAln 14147 EIVER ROUGE ..10325 W. Jefferson Ave. River Rouge 18..Mich. VInewood 3-4741 DULUTH ^ 63i W. Superior St. Phone: Randilph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICARO 3261 E. 92nd St. Phone: Essex 5-3410 Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S .....13814 HoUls St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL.......634 St James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM., 408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3321 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO,-Ontario ^ King St. E. EMplre 44719 VICTORIA. BC....,.617M Co^oWlnt^ VANCOUVER. EC 398 Main St. Pacific 3466 SYDNEY. NS..... 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLB. Quobeo 30 Elgin St. Phone: 845 THOROLD, Ontario 53 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3303 QUEBEC 8ault-an-MateIot Quebeo Phone: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince William St NB OX 3-5431 'Tell It to the Iioj? AsksOT'For Handling lioxes To tire Editor: A9 you know, the Bull Line ships are now carrying these heavy cargo containers as deck cargo. As a result, we have Jto rig the Jumbo boom and a dou­ ble perch for loading and dis­ charging these big boxes three to four times daily In port. This now means a. lot of add­ ed work for the deck depart­ ment on these ships, as on the Elizabeth, when I shipped asviA dayman during the last trijp. Y feel that handling these boxes should be made overtime work In the next agreement, as this is outside of routine work for the department. MarceUno SanUago . aignlng on again whdn .the arti­ cles are up. -Enclosed is ajetter from our captain to all hands. We thought it was a very nice comiHiment to. -US and shows wnat kind of crew we have on here. . Well, news Is^hort down here .with the exception that we ciwi say that Recife, Brazil, is a fine place for seamen, if you know what I mean. W. D. Herrlngton Ship's reporter * * e • (Ed. note: Below is the letter from Ri H. Dane, master of the 1837.) , "To All Hands: "I regret that I've not time to type a formal Idtter as it is an­ ticipated we will be transferred on the 18th and there is much 4. i 4> to do in the meantime. I want to taki^ this opportunity to thank Calls Del Mar ebch and every one of you for Grew Top-Notch your outstanding conduct and attention to duty while aboard'' To the Editor: I would like to express my the 1837. "As you've beard many times, thanks and appreciation to the steward department, the officers the crew makes the ship. In my and the rest of the-trew of -the opinion, you made this a good Del Mar for the fine treatment one. You hav6 been a credit to I received jwhile making two yourselves, your' union and the trips as waiter aboard that ship. operation. I must say it was a wonderful "I sincerely hope that the next experience to work with a swell ship affords you more in the bunch of men. way of comfort and living conI certainly appreciate all the ditions than is possible on cooperation agd courtesy ex­ here." tended by all hands, including 4 4) 4) the^ chief steward, the second steward, the chef, the cl\ief pan­ Welfare Gives tryman add the chief baker Stork A Lift among others. They certainlyshowed me the true spirit of To the Editor: I would like to offer my SIU men. John W. Clark. appreciation to the Welfare Department of the Seafarers' 4- 4> 4> International Union for its aid Oldiimer Lauds while my husband was in the New Orleans hospital. Pension Assist When our baby girl w)is born, To the Editor: the Welfare Department really I have just received my first pension check. I would like to took over and saw us through time. Special thanks thank the Union for its prompt­ ato difficult all those who made things ness In processing my case. so much easier for us. I' would like to add that Mrs. Charles L. Terry without the SIU and its con­ 4 4 4 stant gains for -seamen; I would not be able to enjoy the Lauds Rotterdam rest of my life in such ease. Thanks to the SIU and its Seamen's Aide officials for the best in the To the Editor: maritime industry. The entire crew of the SS An­ Mark Plummer drew Jackson wishes to convey t t . Its most heartfelt thanks to Isa­ dora Frankel, the seaman's club Suwannee Ship representative for American In Good Shape seamen in Rotterdam, Holland, for being very helpful to us. To the Editor: He saw to it that we were Working on a seniority basis, most of the men on here are taken care of while in fhe city, being transferred to a Knot ship 'arranged tours and showed in upon arrival in-Recife' on the every respect good friendship 1837, one of the Suwannee that made us feel at home. This Steamship Company vessels. kindness was not for this ship This will mean little more alone, but for all American sea­ room, and somewhat better liv­ men. We wish to say again our sincere thanks to. him and wish ing conditions. All in all, everyone seems well him good luck. Pablo P. Lopei satisfied and we all get along Leo D. Bums together, which means a lot pn Gordon Bell one of these small ships, 17^ Martin Sierra feet overall. In fact, spme like SIU delegates it so well they are talking about a-*'.:. - �May 23. 1958 PresidentTo Decide Fate Of Liner Bill SEAFARERS :-h- LOG Pace Flfteea Father And Son Visit *n»« deaths of the follotoing Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death henefii is being paid to their benefidaries. • Andrew Harvilla, 40: Brother Harviila died April 28, 1958, in the USPHS hospital in San Francisco, California. Death was caused by a heart ajlment. He became a full member of the Union on April 29, 1947, and sailed in the deck - '' / departmen t. Brother Harvilla is survived by Mary Harvilla of Franklinboro, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Conemaugh, Pennsylvania, department. Brother Bennett is survived by Betty Lou Briggs of Savannah, Ga. WASHINGTON—President Eis­ • 4» 4" 4 enhower has Indicated that he vyill - Leland E. Ashley, 39: A heart make the final decision as to ailment caused the death of Brother whether or not two superliners, Ashley on Sep­ one for United States Lines and tember 20, 1957, one for American President Lines, in Galveston; will be constructed under special Texas. He be­ legislation exempting them from came a full mem­ limitations of the 1936 Merchant ber of the Union Marine Act. on March \ 11, A bill to that effect has been i953, and .sailed passed by the House of Represen­ in the engine detatives and has the support of pm-tment. Broth­ many members of the Senate Iner Ashley is sur­ ;terstate and Foreign Commerce 4 aj a> vived by his children, Leland and j committee. It is opposed by the Earl Spear, 59: A heart ailment Margerie Ashley, of Colfax, Cali­ I Commerce Department because it caused the death of Brother Spear fornia, Burial took place in Olean­ I provides for larger construction 'on March 13, der Cemetery. • subsidies than normally alk^wed 1958, in Largo, under the 1036 Act. Florida. He be­ . The bill would give US Lines a came a full mem­ fixed price of $47 million, ($37 Future Ivy-league star Richard John Kaust is photographed while ber of the Union million plus the liner America, or on a sight-seeing tour of the SlU hall in New York with his father, on December 21, permission to transfer the Amer­ Seafarer C. A. Kaust. While not positive just when he will start 1940, and sailed ica to a foreign .flag) on a ship in the steward playing, Richard is sure of the school. costing approximately $130 million department. to build. , Brother Spear The APL ship would cost the A total to $800 in maternity was buried in company a minimum of 45 per­ Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, benefits has been paid to the cent of the domestic construction Seafarers' families listed be­ Safety Harbor, Florida. cost, or $34 million, whichever is low for the birth of four greater, as compared to the abso­ children. Total maternity bene­ lute flat price offered US Lines. Walter WojciechowskI, 49: fit payments now stand at CHICAGO—A Federal District, court judge has extended Brother Wojciechowski died on With no minimum construction $639,8()0 from the start of the cost figure chargeable to US Lines, indefinitely the order prohibiting members of the Masters, April 9, 1958, in Baltimore, Mary­ plan in April 1, 1952. it would undoubtedly wind up pay­ Mates and Pilots union from picketing foreign flag vessels land. He became a.full member of Photographs and informa­ ing far less than 45 percent. the Union on August 1, 1946, and tion about the new arrivals is using the Great Lakes without sailed in the steward department. eign-flag vessels using the Great Burial took place in St. Stanislaus welcomed by the LOG. Send a licensed pilot aboard. all details to the editor. Photos Lakes without pilots aboard are a wiU be .returned after use. The foreign-flag operators hazard to navigation. Proof of this Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. * it it obtained the original order on May was seen in the reports that two Ralph Casanova Collier, born 2 after the lines, set up by the vessels, both without pilots, ran Thomas-B. Tomlin, 66: On Au­ MM&P, tied up their vessels be­ aground in the first few weeks of gust 10, 1957, Brother Tomlin died April 5, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ralph Collier, Mobile, Ala. cause longshoremen refused to the navigation season on the Lakes. from a lung ail­ (Continued from page 7) 4 4* 4 cross them. Up until now, it has been op­ ment in Balti­ comers with no..seniority in the in­ Phyllis Anita, House, born Judge Philip Sullivan said he more, Maryland. tional for foreign-flag ships to use dustry at all—^than the NMU has April 19, 1958, to Seafarer and been shipping in the second highest was extending the order Indefinite­ pilots throughout the Great Lakes He became a full ly pending a hearing on his Juris­ area. Mrs. Hubert H, House, Mobile, member of the of its four seniority groups. Ala. Union on Aprii The NMU's plight derives in part diction in the case and the status of the pilot group as a labor union 18, 1947, and 4 4 4 from its mismanagement of its within the meaning of the Nation­ sailed in the stew­ Emilia Quinones, born April 25, seniority set-up. Instead of provid­ ard department. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Nemeing an orderly procedure for the al Labor Relations Act. The MM&P contends that forBrother Tomlin 'sio Quinones, Ponce, Playa, PR. establishment of top seniority, the is survived by his Who said a woman's face is NMU first opened its books to all 4 4 4 cousin, Bert Harmer. Burial took her fortune? comers, then established that any­ Charles Wedge worth Jr., born place in Memorial Cemetery, Mo­ For Mrs. Marie Adams Musto, body who had spent any time on an April 26, 1958, to Seafarer and bile, Alabama. a passenger aboard the transNMU ship between June 1 and Mrs. Charles K. Wedgeworth, Pacific liner President Wilson, $• it . • December 1,1953, could qualify for Gulfport, Miss. her girdle was her fortune—she top seniority. It said nothing about John R. Small, 45: On April 4, kept $40,000 worth of jewelry in them having to have sailed regu­ a pouch fastened to it—that is, 1958, Brother Small died from a larly since then. until she threw the garment circulatory ailment. He became a Since that six-month period was away without removing its con­ full member of the Union on Sep­ one of extremely busy shipping, tember 4, 1947, and sailed in the tents. the NMU top seniority group has steward department. Brother Small Mrs. Musto said in a report Back in possession of their local been flooded with large numbers was buried in Forest Lawn Ceme­ filed with the ship's purser that of seamen who were temporary union headquarters, the executive tery, Norfolk, Va. fill-ins during the Korean War and board members of Local 88, Mas­ she discarded the girdle in a it 4" it wasfr basket, but forgot to take had sailed irregularly or not at. all ters, Mates and Pilots will offer Charlie Cook out its contents. A steward Robert Bennett, 39: On March 3, since then. In addition, NMU mem­ selections for president pro tern emptied the basket overboard Contact Roger Beroud at 7637 1958, Brothel* Bennett died from bers have complained of the man­ and trustee pro tem to the mem­ thb same day. Five diamond Parkview Road, Highland Park, a heart ailment on board the Brad­ ner in which top seniority ratings bership of the union at a general rings and a diamond-studded ford Island. He became a -full Upper Darby, Pa. have been obtained on the basis of membership meeting. May 28. wrist watch become King Nep­ member of the Union on December Broke Up Session recommendations from ships' crews 4 4 4 15, 1938, and sailed in the deck and Approval by a shoreside NMU It was sit just such a meeting on tune's property. Richard F. Ransome 4committee. March 12 that an insurgent group Please write or call your mother The SIU's class A seniority group seized/control of the property of at PO Box 159, Wheatland, Calif., consists solely of men who have the local union after breaking up a Neptune 3-2748. been shipping regularly .every year session at which the membership 4 4 4 since before the Korean War, plus was to act on the selection of a those men who have a minimum of president pro tem. The rump group Arthur Smith 90 days seatime each year for eight was ordered to return the local Please get in touch with Larry consecutive years—in other words, union's property to the officers by Tefft at SIU headquarters, 675 the professionals of the industry. a State Supreme Court decision Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, NY. Under the circumstances, it is no and the original officers are again 4 4. 4 wonder that Curran, who is in the back in possession. Iain A. McLaren iniddle of a hot election fight with For the time being, shipping con­ dn opposition group, is attempting tinues to be conducted at tempo­ Your father, Archibald Mc­ to foist the blame for his own rary offices at 225 Lafayette Street Laren, is anxious to contact you Shortcomings on the SIU. The ship­ opened-by the international union about a very urgent matter. His ping figures also explain Curran's trustee. Captain Roy D. Lurvey, address Is 60 Barfillan Drive, desperation in raiding the Robin who was named to oversee the af­ Glasgow S, W2 Scotland. Line, the Rion and other SIU- fairs of the New York, local union. 4 4 4 .V manned ships. Curran is hopeful Once the meaibership of Local 88 Manuel SaucheS • that by screaming at the SIU he acts upon selection for temporary can distract the NMU'menibership president and trustee it is deemed Get in touch with May Sharplei from his failure io provide any. likely that the international frustee at 824 W. 56th St., Miami, Jia., able d^ee'9Mob «e|imity. ydlL,)yind u - w..ii ^ • ' *^^1 SIU BABY ABBIVALS Judge Extends Picket Ban Against Ct. Lakes Pilots Why Curran Raps SlU Her Fortune Was Her Girdle Mates To Meet On Ofticials PORTO'CALL .|216 E-SMTiMaS 'i �No. 11 Vol. XX SIL4FAIUSRS«L06 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • t:y' ' w: Mint Probe of GSA Anti-'50-50' Bias fc ITF Backs SIO Stand On SMpping WASHINGTON—Testimony at closed-door hearir^s of House Appropriations Subcommittee again pointed up the varying interpretations of the "50-50" law working to. the LONDON—In its semi-monthly detriment of the US shipping"^ publication "Press Report," the foreign-flag vessels. Tht law is Industry. International Transportworkers' actually supposed to accomplish Disclosure of the record in­ the reverse in favor of American Federation has cited in fulf the dicated a "full-dress hearing" by ships, so that they can get at least SIU's criticism of the US Govern­ the House Merchant Marine Com­ half of the cargoes. ment for being the only major mittee is in the offtng on the ap­ maritime power at the United Na­ At the hearing. Rep. John Shel­ plication of "50-50" to cargo move­ tions Conference on the Law of the ments handled by different Gov­ ley (D-Calif.) caUed attention to Sea to oppose ^sanctions against complaints from several Americanernment agencies. The role of the "runaway" fleets. operators that GSA was "box­ General Services Administration is flag The article appeared in the ing them out" and using "all sorts expected to come under particular of subterfuges and sharp-angle SEAFARERS LOG of April 11, fire. 1958. It reported that the US finds shading" to freeze out US ships. GSA has apparently had free He noted that this was done even itself in the embarrassing positUpa rein in interpreting the law to in cases where US-flag ships were' Marino Firomon'i Union mombors In Bahlmoro gathor in SIU of. supporting .these foreign-flag eafoioria for cup of {ava with Seafarer Harry (The Harto) Muehos mean that "at least" SO percent of available and coul^ handle the vessels over the opposition of its all Government cargoes must go on cargo at $2.50 per ton less than Iwith cap.) MfOW men are (I to r) Poto Ootai, Poto Potonon, R. closest allies at a, time when there is grave concern over the interna-, Robinson, Blackio Rivers. Firemen share SIU hoN in Maryland the foreign tramps. tional shipping slump which has port. •Ne Control' been aggravated by the growth of Ben H. Gulll of the Federal cut-rate runaway fleets. Maritime Board affirmed this sit­ The ITF heartly agreed with uation and the fact that "we (the the LOG where it said: "In effect, FMB) have absolutely no control the US has encouraged and sus­ over what the various agencies give tained a hugh scab aparatus to un­ the tramp v^sels, the imer vessels dermine its own fleets and those or the tankers." Guill added that of its allies. This is why the Sea­ GSA appeared to be splitting hairs farers International Union of North on the question, assuring in every WASHINGTON—Ships designed primarily for tourist travel America, the AFL-CIO Maritime should get special consideration in obtaining Federal subsidies instance that foreign ships got an Trades Department, the Interna­ exact split with American-flag ves­ for liner construction,, according tp a report Just forwarded tional Transport. Workrs' Federa­ SAN FRANCISCO—Acting on a sels. to Congress by the President. tion and. other maritime labor or­ resolution submitted by the SIU The split is even maintained to style food) one way via the North The recommendation for ganizations of the free world havePacific District, the San Francisco assure that foreign tramps get the Atlantic." This apparently'^referred vigtorousiy opposed the US transfer Labor Council has gone on record same share as American tramps "adequate air and sea trans­ to proposals by hotelman H. B. policy since World War..II." to ask Congress to amend the Wid- before US liner vessels get any. portation to meet the mountmg de­ Cantor for two super-liners of this mands of the moderate-income Tied Up Rnnaway ter-McCarran Act to allow more The board member agreed that tie type, which are backed by two bills tourist" was featured in a special leeway to seamen who have made determination of -what ships get The ITF anti-runaway campaign an honest effort to get American the cargoes^shouid be put in the report en ways of promoting inter­ already introduced ih the House. gained • victory when thb Federa­ national travel. It was prepared "Similar proposals have been tion successfully tied up a LiberiancitzensMp for a number of years, but were barred by the passage of hands of Maritime, instead of being by Clarence B. Randall, special, as­ made for large deluxe liners which flag vessel in Helsinki. Ber Spanish spread, among various non-Mari­ sistant to the President. would cost the same but would pro­ the act. time agencies. vide tourist accommodations for owners had refused to comply with Long neglected by the US ship The resolution, proposed by the only about 25 percent of their the minimum wages and eonditious Sailors Union of the Pacific, the That way, it is felt there will be operators, the tourist trade has 2,000-passenger capacity," the re­ set by the ITF. Marine Cooks and Stewards Union more concern for the needs of US- been dominated by foreign ship port continued. "It is argued that When the owners turned down, and the Marine Firemens Union, flag ships in handing out "50-50" lines sin<?e the war, in the face of Government subsidy is justified on the ITF's request for « minimum heavy demands for this type of asks for consideration in the case cargoes. agreement, all'servicci^ on the pgrt defense grounds and, on of, of alien seamen who have bee^ Just reieased, the testimony on service. The flrst US entry ip tour­ national transport workers' un­ this basis, thb super tourist liner ionsFinnish cleared by the US Coast Guard for April 18 was at an Appropriations ist-class service in 20 years, Amer­ convertibility were withdrawn. The ban .on factor appears to the vessel, the Bodoro, many years and are working on US hearing on the 1959 Department of ican Banner Lines' SS Atlantic, is troopship purposes admir­ an announcement by thefollowed vessels, but because of their na­ Commerce I^udget. Funds for the scheduled to go into service June serve unions ably." tionality or some other factor, are Maritime Atoinistration and Fed­ 11. that their members, would not Work ' Randall added: "If Government any vessel which operated under a barred by the Walter-McCarran eral Maritime Board are in the The report noted few. "flrm Act from receiving US citizenship. Commerce budget. plans" for new US passenger ves­ subsidies are to be granted, how­ flag of convenience, and. failed to Many of these seamen served on sels, . "particularly in toudst-class ever, I reeominend that the Marl- observe the wages, and social secu­ US ships throughout World War II, accommodations. Not only does it time Board consider the extent of rity conditions laid down by tho but because they are from coun­ appear that our transportation sys­ additional toorlst capacity to be ITF. tries now under Communist domin­ tem will in the future be hard put provided as a factor in granting as­ As a result ..of the boycott, the. ation, cannot apply for citizenship ship's owners agreed to tha mini­ to meet the demand but there is sistance for liner constmctiog." under the act. The resolution reads already great. pressure on existing Other portions of the report mum scales set by the ITF, which dealt with modernizing customs, are those used by the Bi:itish Na- ' as follows: tourist-class accommodations. Unfairly Denied Citizenship "Space is sold far hi.adyance,'*' quarantine, visa and passport con­ tioqal Maritime Board. An AB on trols, encouraging investments in the Bodoro, who previously was "Whereas, many seamen under SAN FRANCISCO—Shipping in and in peak seasons sonie carriers hotels abroad to accommodate paid approximately . 14 pounds this port for the past period has offer only a waiting list for can­ the Walter-McCarran Act have travelers, realistic US efforts to en­ (.^39.20) a month, will now receive continued to be slow as was ex­ celed accommodations. A real been denied citzenship even courage trayel not only by Ameri­ from 31 pounds, 10 shillings, to 35 pected, and from current mdicaproblem exists, therefore, with re­ though they were on the ver.ge of receivng citizenship when this act tions will continue to be so. Only spect to providing transportation cans but also by nationals of other pounds, 15 . shillings ($85.41$100110) a month. one ship. City of Alma, (Water­ for the rapidly growing number of countries and similar items. was passed, and "Whereas, many of oim members man), paid off, and two. City of international travelers of the mod­ who sailed during World War II Alma and Ocean Evelyn (Ocean erate Income group," it pointed out. and for many years on American- Transport), signed on crews. flag ships are from countries now A total of' eighL ships were In It praised , "provocative pro­ controlled by the Communist gov­ transit: Seamar and Massmar'(CaI- posals" by some US shipping Inter­ ernments and it is impossible for mar). Steel Architect and Steel ests "to tap the mass travel market them to be deported or for them to Worker (Isthmian), City of Alma, by drastic fare reductions. They A reduction in shipboard accidents during 1957 has been return on their own v(fliton, and Citrus backer and Yaka (Water­ would build pasenger vessels to "Whereas, all of our members man) and the Ames Victory (Vic­ carry from 6,000 to. 9,000 passen­ announced .by' the SlU-contracted Isthmian Steamship Com­ are. screened by'the United States tory Carriers), gers at $50 fares (plus cafeteria- pany. . According to figures released by the company in' its Safety Bulletin," the total-f — Coast Guard and iound to be gopd security risks, therefore eliminat­ number of shipboalrd accidents while booking some 732 voyage ing any possibilty of these mem­ dropped from 306 in 1956 to days, had peifMt accident-free rec­ Stay Put For idle Pay bers being subversive, either Com­ 287 last year. ords. • ^. munist or Fascist, Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while While there was aq increase in The deck departments showed •''Hn "Therefore be It resolved that on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid the number of disabling injur­ the greatest number of injuries for the Labor Council, assembled May changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re- . ies, ^or -lo^-time accidents, they the year. But they too cut their 2, 1958, go on record to ask our ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already - were offset by the drop in total totals; to 153 accidents. In the representatives in Washington, I)C, experienced.interruptions of from three.tos Ave-weeks in getting!^ accidents.. By departments, the order of standing,. the Steel Ar-to amend the WalterrMcCarran Act their next check after they notified the state unemployment: black gang turned in the best rec­ tisan led the fleet with a $9.76 to give seamen who made an honest offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address.; ord for the jcear, cutting accidents rating While the Steel King w^s a attempt to get citMhship papers An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing; front 97 In 1956 to 77* in 1957. close seeSnd with a 94,98. Botbi over a -period of years mwe lee­ considerable hardship to the men involved. The galley crews on the (Steel vessels had four accidents, three way under this act" Director ; and the Steer Navigator, of th^m disabling/ during the year. Back Alien Seamen On Citizenship U.^' -^. Firemen's Coffeetime in Baltimore More US Aid Urged For Tourist Liners Frisco Bumping Along In Low l;r-'.'; Prop; Was Tpits In 'SJ - ' ' d � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May 23, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FIGHT RR BILL AS THREAT TO SHIPS HOUSE BODY ADSS TO SUBSIDIES ILO MEETING SEEKS HIGHER STANDARDS ON WORLD’S SHIPS FIGHT RAIL BILL THREAT TO SHIPS HOUSE BODY CLEARS WAY FOR BROADER SUBSIDY PROGRAM RAIL COMBINE’S PROGRAM: STARVE OUT ALL SHIPPING MORSE ‘CLARIFIES’ BLAST: RUNAWAYS OKAY AFTER ALL ONASSIS BUILDS RUNAWAY; MUM ON US SUPERSHIP WHY CURRAN ATTACKS SIU ENG’RS WIN RUNAWAY ‘INSURANCE’ CALIF. ‘WRECK’ DRIVE RECRUITS NEW SUPPORT POSTPONE CS REFINERY STRIKE SEEK SPECIAL ANTI-TRUST RULE ON SHIPPING MERGER SHIP ATTACKS TO CONTINUE IN INDONESIA DEL SANTOS RESCUES 5 SHIPWRECK SURVIVORS PRESIDENT TO DECIDE FATE OF LINER BILL JUDGE EXTENDS PICKET BAN AGAINST GT. LAKES PILOTS HINT PROBE OF GSA ANTI-’50-50’ BIAS BACK ALIEN SEAMEN ON CITIZENSHIP MORE US AID URGED FOR TOURIST LINERS ITF BACKS SIU STAND ON SHIPPING Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/23/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 11 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log