http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/5d282f74252d184cf8b6c8e3a99b4c2e.PDF 3a7f933ab55f9fbf90a544ca725d2260 PDF Text Text SEAFARBRS^LOG I'ii m • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THiHAFARmS INTERNATIONAL UN ION • ATLANTIC AND SULF DISTRICT •AFL-CIO • •11 SIU VACATION PAY •. •-i-il M '• • • .Story On Pago I * . l'- • • • y • Seafarers Hit Batista Scalibing :l Story On Page 2 m ;-5 .PK-'' s-.':\ •f AN EDlTORIALt AMMI: Maritime Menace Traditionally, the maritime industry is no stranger to trou­ ble. But aside from the normal quota of headaches maritime faces in terms of violent fluctuation in shipping, competition from runaways and the like, the industry has been hurting for some time because of the long history of bumbling and ineptne^ on the part of the American Merchant Marine Institute. There are a number of major areas in which the AMMI has (Continuedhn page 2) . Canada SIU Protests Strikebreaking Canadian SIU's protest against sale of struck Canadian National ships to Cuban government concern spread to New York and Baltimore this week. Demonstrator (above) in front of Cuban-flag isahia de Nipe participated in protest in New York while other Canadian District lines hit the Ciudad de Habana (former Canadian Challenger) in Baltimore. Highlight of protest took place yesterday as 100 demon(',6trators^picketed Cuban consulate and UN building in NY. (S'tory on Page 2.) �(<•:-r' TfTm stAMAknun tod BtvUmher 12, liM AN EDITORIAL: Hit Batista Scabbing V--: h-\ <u i""' |v; ijr" • ?'' Bm:'' ' ; • - r • -.he;:..'-;" (Continued from page 1) failed the industry, the most unfortunate being that in .the face of past failure, it is persisting on its destructive course. What's Twrong ivith AMMI? Here are a few df the ills it ' The sale of strikebound Canadian National steamships to an agency of the Cuhan govern­ has perpetrated on the industry: ment has resulted in the spread of tho dispute to US ports. The SIU Canadian District has struck hack with protest demonstrations in front of Cuhan-flag vessels in US ports and a mass • Cutthroat infl|ghting to get subsidy preferdhce. protest of 100 seamen in front-f For years the AM3MI has been a pawn in the hSnds of a few of the Cuban consulate in-New fat cats, among them US Lines. Its label and officers have York and the United Nations Jbeen used by this company and others like it to secure the building. lion's Bhare of Government assistance and to rig matters to their Carrying signs labeling advantage even if such arrangements were harmful to the rest of the Cuba's President Fulgencio Industry. A flagrant example was the AMMI's successful lobbying for Batista as a "fink" and an "Inter­ a 65 peraent eonstmctlon subsidy for a new US Lines passenger ship national strikebreaker" tha Can­ while the rest of the industry gets along with 40 to 45 percent aid or adian demonstraton denounced the Cuban government's action in no assistance at all. Companies not favored with subsidy aid have taking the struck Canadian Chal­ to flght alone every step of the way against the fat cats to get such lenger out of Halifax. The ship, assistance from the Government. renamed the Ciudad de Habana, Is now In Baltimore's Maryland • Mensber companies have no voice ui policy-making. ilrydock. It is a notorious fact in the industry that the dues-paying members The orderly demonstration by of AMMI have no meeting forum, no ballot box and no outlet to voice the Canadian District included their dissents from AMMI policy. Policy decision are imposed on a four former crewmembers of Ca-y take-lt-or-leave-it basis by the AMMI leadership, which, in turn, gets nadian National ships who were its instructions from the tight clique of fat cats beaded by US Lines. flown in for the occasion. They The*latter company employs the AMMI as one of its branch lobbies were Mike Houlihan, AB, ex-Ca­ for exerting pressure on legislative and administrative decisions lA nadian Constructor: Lewis EngelWashington. man, FOW, ex-Canadian Conquer­ Tbere is no liasion between companies and no comnidn or; Bill Zinuck, oiler, and Rich­ policy. ' ard Johnstone, donkeyman, ex-Ca­ nadian Cruiser. It follows from the above that with the AMMI the private preserve of US Lines, with no exchange of,views, there is a complete lack of Pistol-Toting Guards coordination on major issues, with companies left to pull every which Passerby gefs leoftel from demonstraior ouilining reasons for pro­ Canadian Seafarers reported that way on their own. The result is a mad scramble for preference. test in front of the Cuban-flag vessel, Bahia de Nipe. Cuban seamen who were flown to • Tbe AMMI leadersbip supports runaway shipping. Halifax to man the ship at first carried signs denouncing .Batista's uted by the demonstrators. Many rebelled at being cast in the role scabbing The. action of the AMMI president in • devoting his energies to »the of strikebreakers. They threw SIU -men.on the striking Canadian recalled the time that white-capped defense of runaway shipping is a total betrayal , of the interests of SeMarers had' participatedin the tools over the side and announced American-flag operators whom the AMMI s}ipposedly represents. Here they would not sail the ship. As Other Cuban-flag Ships are being Wall Street strike. There was con­ again, the objectives of US Lines and that company's desire to attract siderable interest in the dummy a result, the Canadians said, pistol- tied up as they come into Ameri­ effigy flgure representing the en­ the support of major oil companies, have been pushed into the fore­ < toting guards from the Cuban can, ports. front to the detriment of other American-flag companies. The AMMI'a The demonstrations in front of slavement of seamen resulting action in this area reflects the total lack of independence on the part armed forces compelled the Cuban from Batista's strikebreaking. seamen to go to work under the the Cuban consulate on Madison of the nominal leadersbip of the institute. Avenue and the United Nations Newspaper and television cam­ gun. eramen were out in force, and mo­ were highlighted by a mock fu­ • It resorts to foolhardy and archaic tactics on labor issues. When the vessel got to Baltimore neral with a coffln carried by the tion pictures of the demonstration The AMMI's ill-advised venture into company unionism, designed It was met by a protest line. At pickets bearing the sign "Batista! appeared on many T'V stations last to upset long-established and stable patterns of collective bargaining, last word, a large number of the You Killed Canadian Seamen's night. Cuban seamen had quit the ship. Jobs." A staffed efflgy of a work­ The beef with Canadian National was an opeu hiVltatioii to anarchy and chaos in the shipping Industry. One steamship company—US Lines—unilaterally imposed a prepos­ Here in New York, longshore­ ing seaman in chains guarded by got under way on July 4, 195f, terous and dangerous pattern of company unionism on the rest of tha men and teamsters refused to cress mode Cuban tommy-gun toters when the Canadian District struck industry. ,: If there was amy competence in the AMMI leadership, if it the protest line established in front bore the legend-"This is the Sea­ the eight-ship fleet in a straight­ was mot rubber stamp of 4US Lines that it happens to be, but was away contract dispute. The crews repreaOnibitive of the Cuban-flag ship Bahia de man Batista wants." of the feeiings of the industry, that leadership would Nipe of the Vacuba Line. Demon­ Passersby on Madison Avenue had received total postwar wage hove, told US Lines thai ^e 'institute eonid net go along with Its strators handed out leaflets to pas- and in front of the UH indicated Increases of only 17V& cents an strikfe^breaking plans. Not having done so, and having brought the sersby explaining the beef and keen interest in the leaflet distrib(Continued on page 11) Industry to»the brink, the leaders of AMMI can scarcely expect US maritime unions to regard them as "good-faith" trustworthy opposite numbers at the bargaining table, &d the AMMi persisted in ibis adventure, it would have crippled many smaller companies and,involved the industry in a long, costly , Healthy shipping cpnditions for holders of class A seniority in the SIU, plus the shrink­ struggle which it could not \i^. Perhaps it would not be surprising age of the class A group from deaths, retirements and withdrawals from the industry have re­ to find that AMMI leaders would welcome-such a development as sulted in a decision by the Seafarers Appeals Board to modify class A seniority reqifirements. favoring the narrow circle of ship operators whom they actually repre­ sent. . The Appeals Board acted im-' der authority given it by a where It would not have been afolr -~..by all seamen with ratings '<above Tbe AMMI leadersbip bas been partisan witb respect to seaman, wiper, or messman, unions. ( recent change in the SIU con­ to meet the. needs of SlU-con- / 'orfitnary who have shipped -regularly, up to tract with the operators. tracted companies. As has been December 31, 1954, with one or At the recent American Legion convention, the AMMI president of the companies listed* in Ap­ The amendment to the seniority reported in the SEAFARERS LOG more pendix A, since before January 1, made a snide remark to the effect that "some of our union leaders" hiring rules opens up the class A in recent months, increasing num­ 1952, subject, however, to. Rule O. are "unable or unwilling" to understand the need of subsidy assistance On and after September 1, 1958, group to Seafarers who started bers of class B and class. C men Class A seniority rating sluil) also for US ships. His reference to the SIU (for this Union was obviously sailing with the SIU in years after have been taking SIU jobs because be possessed by all seamen who the target) 'was a defeasive reaction to justify AMMI's policy on re­ have shipped regularly Mth one or 1951. of the small numbers of class A . more of the companies listed in Ap­ stricting subsidies to a handful of favorities. If he in at all familiar with pendix A, either The new rules makes the follow­ men on the beach in many ports. maritime, the AMMI president knows that the SIU and affiliated uniona (1) up to December 31. 1955. In addition to the changes in ing men eligible for class A: since before January 1. 1953 or in the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department understand the need (S> up to December 31, lB5d. the class A category, the Appeals for subsidies very well; in fact, have been on record for giving subsldiep since before January 1, 1954 sub• Seafarers Who started with Board amended the rules for class however. to^Rule 9. to the entire industry on a broader and more eqnitabie basis. ithe. SIU before January; 1, 1953, B men. Until now, any man having A lect. Class B seniority rating diall be The partisanship of the AMMI leaders and advisors bas also been (in other words, some Um*! in iggg 90 days in two successive calendar assessed by all seamen vriw have ship­ or earlier) and who have shipped years could advance from class C ped regularly up to qecembtr 31. 1954, shown., in their efforts to torture and twist the shape of long-^standing with one or more of the companies listed collective bargaining units to the advantage, of their favorites. with SIU companies in 1953, 1954 to class B. Appendix A, since beforo January 1, requirement con­ in and 1955 for at least 90 days a year. tinues, but in addition a Seafarer 1955, and who do not have a Class A seniority rating, subject, however, to • Tbe AMMI leadership gnd AMMI pdvisors are strangera Rule 9. On and after Septcmbw 1, o tbe marituue industry. • Seafarers who started with the can also obtain class B status by 1958, Class C personnel WHO possess a SIU before January 1, 1954, (in satisfactorily completing a course certiflcate of satisfactory completion of Much of the present sorry situation in AMMI can be traced to the the Andrew Furuseth TTahiinr School other words, liome time in 1953 or at the Andrew Furuseth Training course and who, after obtaining' such a practice of handing over direction of the institute to political ap­ earlier) and who have shipped School and then serving 60 days on certificate of satisfactory completion, pointees and public relations gimmick men out of Washington, rather have completed 60 days of sea service with SIU companies in 1954, 1955 an SlU-contracted ship. with any of the Canwanles set forth in than seasoned shipping men. Having no base in the industry, the solo ACTION #33 4; and 1956 for at least 90 days a Appendix A, shaU bp ontiUed to a Class interest of these imported strategists is to perpetuate themselves by Tha laaOuran APPMII Baard acting B seniority rating.- ^ year. t (b) Rule 9, paragraph A is amended to doing the bidding of the big lines. Hence their reliance on stunts and and pursuant to. the collective The original requirement called under, bargaining agreement between the Vn- read as.foUows: schemes instead of a constructive program, designed to aid all ship­ "Uniess otherwise specifically «nMd vwioua emidoyera. h«reby takes for "A" men to have started in im Uaed thereto by those Rules, all owners. the foUowtng actions: 1950. Two years ago, this was W) The flrst two paragraphs of Rule those who posMss a Class B senior­ Under snob conditions, responsible sections of the industry and of ity rating sliaU be entiaed to a changed to 1951 and It is now 1 B. are amended to .feed as foUows: Buuritims Isbsr sahsqt stasd by while these disiutesraie ihe Class A senioritv ratiag eight <S) advanced again. "A Class A senltTfity rstteg, the years after they commenced to Nilp American merchant marine. There must bii a responsible management bl|^> diaU be possessed by aU Mgidarly with the companiea set "OMdously,'with the passage^ of ttaUecuMd PwiuuiMl wlio have group dedicated exclusively to the needs of American-flag shipping, fortn in AppendU 'A,' provided they years, retention of the origlqal ep to December maintain their Class B seniority rat­ In which all shipping companies have a voice in deciding policy. Tho SI. 1084. witb one or more of the ing without break." 1950 string ^te would have re­ Mmpuilee listed In Appendix A. (c) Rule 3 J Is deleted from' the Ship- AMMI obviously has demonstrated Its incapacity for this type of lead­ sulted in a j^izibkege of the class atace twfm Jannary J. ISSt. On and gw Abies and Rule 3 K la rededgnated ership.' The maritime union, whose members are dependent on tho aftw <>etober 1. ISBS, « Claw A A seniority to the point aentertty taUng Aatt be DatMb'^mbef 'e-l ThdUdtryj cahnpt phi^lt this incapacity to go unchallenged. • * 511/ Seniority Rules Amended il:; AMMI: Maritime Menace �SEAFARBRS , lOG Wtvtt<mhmv It, 19SS Par* Thre* Boost Vacation Pay To $360 A $360 annual Tacatlon pay rate, involvingr a $100 increase over the old scale, has been established for Seafarers effective as of September 1. The new scale will be paid on all seatime worked by a Seafarer after that date. The $360 benefit level-^' time and still collect on a propor­ benefit no matter how many ships was made possible by the tionate basis. The only limitation they sailed. It started making 30 cents per man per day in the Plan is that discharges payments at a $140 annual rate should not be more than one year in 1952. There have been several increase in vacation contri­ old. in annual benefits since butions that the Union The SIU Plan was the first in the increases then, to $176 in 1954, $244 in 1955, won from SlU-contracted industry to provide for vacation $260 in 1956 and now to $360, the operators. The contribution playments by the operators into largest increase since the Plan increase was part of the set­ a common kitty so that men could was established. tlement on major money items that was reached iast month. Subsequently, Union and em­ ployer trustees of the Seafarers Vacation Plan voted to set the new benefit level at $369. One Month's Pay For practical purposes, the $360 annual benefit is equivalent to one SAVANNAH—^The focal point for still another xmsuccess.month's base wages for crcwmembers employed in the ratings of ful raid by the National Maritime Union, the former SS Na­ ' Six man rank ond file credentials committee checks SIU nominees' AB, quartermaster; watertender, tional Freedom', resumed sailing imder the SIU banner last papers. They are (I to r) G. Principe, P. Morinelli, O. W. oiler, fireman-watertender and week as the SS Valiant Free--^"" Emanuel, S. L McCormick, W. C. Brown and chairman P. Patrick firemen. In effect then, the new bareboated her out To another vacation scale means a cash bene­ dom. company. Manned by Seafarers until fit equivalent of one month's va­ Under'a bareboat agreement, the cation for one year's work, one- the end of 1954 when she went charterer furnishes the crew. As a half month's vacation for six Liberian, the ex-National Freedom result, under the existing SIU con­ was targeted for an NMU raid last months aboard ship and one-quar­ ter month's vacation for every May when her owners got Federal tract with Martis Steamship, which Maritime Board permission to also operates the John B. Kulukunthree months time. Under the SIU Vacation Plan, bring her back under the US flag. dis, the ship crewed out of the SIU Seafarers have the option of col­ The NMU tactics kept the ship hall here. Seafarers went to Charleston to take the ship out, NEW YORK—A six-man rank-and-file credentials commit­ lecting vacation money as soon as bottled up In a Charleston ship­ and she is now enroute to India they have accumulated 90 days' yard, where she was being sur­ tee, consisting of two men from the deck, engine and steward discharges. Or, if they wish, they veyed and refitted, until her own- with a load of grain and a new departments, was elected by the membership In headquarters can accumulate more days of sea-' era. National Shipping and Trading, name. The developments surrounding at the last regular' meeting,| the return of the National Freedom Bill Hall, assistant secretaryto US registry and the bui>. aquent treasurer reported. NMU raiding attempt parallel the This committee is now reviewing case of the ex-Rion, which occurred aU of the applications of members at about the same tiiuc. n that who have nominated themselves as situation, NMU also tried to move candidates in the coming Union in when the SlU-contracted own­ elections and wiU certify those ers, Actium Steamship, sold her to who have fulfilled all of the con­ a newly-formed shipping firm. stitutional requirements heeded to Mack Klosty, Inc. hold office in the SIU. The one SIU Filed Charges month nominating period, whieh An arrangement between Klosty opened August 12th, closes as of and the NMU resulted in the re­ midnight tonight, September 12th. placement of the existing SIU crew . A subsequent edition of the SEA­ with a predominantly-NMU crew, FARERS LOG will carry a special despite the wishes of SIU crewsupplement containing photo­ members to remain aboard. The graphs and statements of each of result was that the SIU filed the certified- candidates discrimination charges against Shipping for this port. Hall said, Klosty, while SIU pickets pro­ while slightly under the prior tested the manning of the ship. period's High of 285, was still con­ Idled in a Hoboken shipyard as sidered good. These totals, he the SS Maurice George at the time, noted, do not reflect the true the former Rion was sold a short shipping picture for class A men time later to World Carriers, an in this port since out of the total SlU-contracted operator, which of 270 jobs shipped during the bareboated her out to another SIU period, more than 60 of them were company. The ship was renamed filled by class 0 cards. the Pacific Carrier and soon after Taking this into consideration, Group of SS Atlantic crewmembers relax in steward department messhall on ship's last stopover in was crewed by Seafarers and sailed he said, it would appear that many New York. Seafarer Marion Payne (center) catches up on National Labor Relations Board decision for Europe. Class A and B men are either in favor of SIU. At left are-Seafarers Allen Friend and S. Bernstein. The wind-up in both cases was on vacation now or are waiting for that the NMU merely exposed its a particular run or ship. Representatives of the SIU and American Banner Lines reached agreement last week eagerness to snatch SIU jobs, since There were 26 vessels paying off on an interim contract setting forth company recognition of SIU bargaining rights and basic both ships have now returned in this port during the past period. working conditions for unlicensed personnel on the tourist liner SS Atlantic. imder the SIU banner. They were the Alcoa Polaris, Alcoa The accord came a day be­ Puritan, Alcoa Pennant-(Alcoa); Frances, Suzanne (Bull); Steel Ap­ fore the Atlantic arrived back gional dir^ector stated: "It does not maiden sailing in June, the NMU prentice, Steel Recorder (Isth- in New York from her fifth appear that further proceedings pulled most of its men off the ship. Sept. 12, 1958 Vol. XX, No. 19 main); Bienville, Fairland, Gate­ voyage to Europe. Working on are warranted inasmuch as there It thus exposed its objective as way, Beauregard (Pan-Atlantic); a quick turnaround schedule, the is insufficient evidence to substan­ harassment of the new operation, Seatrain Georgia, Seatrain New SIU crew got the Banner Line tiate the charge. I am, therefore, rather than a beef over porkchops York, Seatrain Louisiana, Seatrain vessel out again the next day, refusing to issue complaint in this and jobs for its membership. The same harassment tactic, as Savannah (Seatrain); Robin Hood, Saturday, September 6, with the matter." PAUL HALU Secretary-Treasurer reported in the LOG two months . Few NMU Applicants newly-established conditions al­ Robin Trent, Robin Gray (Robin); HDIBERT BEtANO. Editor. BERNABO SEA­ ago in the case of the ex-SS Rion, Characteristically, the NMU had Atlantis (Petrol Shipping); Ames ready in effect. MAN, Art BdUof. HERMAN APIHUH. 1BWIN also accomplished nothing follow­ SPIVACK, Ah MASKIN, JOHN BRAZIL, HER­ filed its charges of SlU-coippany Meanwhile, apparently still un­ Victory (Victory Carriers); Jean MAN MAKLER, Staff Writers. Bnx MOODT, jLaFitte, Iberville (Waterman) and able to concoct any proof to sub­ collusion last May even before ing an abortive NMU raiding at­ Gulf Area Representative. stantiate its flimsy Taft-Hartley Banner Line started hiring a crew. tempt involving the former SIUthe Orion Comet (Colonial), ; Pages 12, 14 i Signing on during the last two charges against the SIU and the Moreover, despite^he large num­ maidied National Freedom. (See Letters adjoining story.) Editorials Page ll ber of Jobs up for competition, the company, the National Maritime weeks were the Alcoa Polaris,. Appeal Pending Dollars Worth Page 7 Alcoa Puritan, Alcoa Pennant Union called on the general coun­ NMU Indicated the Insincerity-of Pending the final outcome of the Labor Roundup ...... i... Page 6 (Alcoa); Steel Apprentice (Isth­ sel of the National Labor Rela­ its charges over the hiring in mian); Charles Dunaif (Colonial); tions Board in Washington for Mobile when it failed to muster NMU appeal to the labor board's SIU Shipping ........... Page 4 biweekly er the needquartere Robin Hood, Robin Gray (Robin), more time to file a petition of re­ anywhere near the number of . men general counsel,^ the Atlantic, urst Publithed the Seafareri International Union, At­ tourist-class liner under the Ameri­ of the Fairland and the Beauregard view. It now has until October 13 to match the open berths. lantic « Gulf District, AFL-CIO, «75 Fourth Brooklyn II NY. Tel. HYaelnth As a result, a large majority of can flag, is now luider . the SIU Avenue. ' Among the in-transit vessels to file its appeal of the decision 9-etoa. second class postage paid were the Val Chem (Heron); Steel by the NLRB's New York regional the 500 qualified Seafarers who banner. Negotiations for a formal at the Post Office in Brooklyn, NY, under ttio Act of Auf. M. itia. SIU contract covering all aspects Worker (Isthmian), Michael (Car- director throwing out the charges were on hand secured, jobs. The 12B of the passenger ship operation are SiU margin was further widened for lack of any evidence. rasl and the CS Baltimore (Cities continuing. theAUantiC'i Service). . In a niUjjgiO^ Aosust 2l, V»>:r9r when, on the,eye -kii /^\I •i r'A I Raid Fails, Ship Crewed By SIU HQ Credentials Group Checking On Candidates Agree On Interim Banner Pact 'il SEAFARERS LOG - -(iis •' '^<v| �ffTvU |3^'' II' pI)"'' li,: I SEAtARERS Labor Day Means $ To Mobile Men IOC ScVtemWr lJE. l9St SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPINO OOARD From August 20 Through September 2, 1958 (Editor's note; Under the new reporting system for SIU shlp- Baltimore, Houston and San Francisco maintained the status quo. This MOBILE—Labor Day had a doutilt meaning for the membership In plng. the summaries below give the complete pictiire in each de­ maintained the good shipping, for the first two and the relative quiet thin port, Cal Tanner, port agent partment by seniority class, Job group and port, tneludlng Uie num­ for the Golden Gate area. Among the ports that declined, MobUe was noted. For while it represented a ber of men remaining on the beach. Seafarers comlnr Into pert to the only one with a substantial drop. day dedicated to the working man. register can pick their spots by checking the "registered on the The totals by seniority classes varied only slightly. Class A men ac­ It also meant the start of the beach" totals alongside the shipping totals fw their department.) counted for 63 percent of all jobs dispatched this thne, compared to monetary terms of the new SIU SIU shipping this period fell oif a bit more from the year­ 64 percent in the previous period. Class B was the same, at 26 percent, contract. The Alcoa-Corsair was and Class C men picked up the 'slight difference. the first vessel in this port to sign long high set a month ago, with most of the decline evident on under the agreement and ail in the steward department. The total number of jobs shipped Overall, the port totals of men on the beach remained the best In­ hands were well satisfied with their was 1,020, while registration rose slightly to 1,138. As a result, the dicator of the shipping picture and its potential for men already reg­ figures for men registered on the beach at the end of the period also istered or just coming Into port Boston, Philadelphia, Savannah, Tam­ new wage scales. pa, Lake CHiarles, Wilmington and Seattle reported 100 or less men on showed a small increase. The Alabama State docks, the beach In all departments—^Philadelphia was high with 88. All of The actual numerical differences since the previous report were 36 opened two years ago, are finally these except Boston and Philadelphia had less than 50 top seniority operating in the black. Unfortu­ more men registered and 63 less shipped, leaving 89 more men regis­ (class A) men on the hand in all departments. Seattle was high with 43, tered on the beach. The variation in these totals is accounted for pri­ nately, the increased revenue comes marily by routine re-registrations, retirements, deaths and hospital Ibe following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Fair . . . New' foreign shipping interests. from Yeili: Always'good . . . Fhlladelifiiia: Fair . . . BalUmore: Good . . . Tanner reported. The dock grain cases. elevator was largely responsible However, three ports were able to show improved shipping and three Norfolk: Slow ... Savannah: Slow .. . Tampa: Fair ... Mobile: Should for the increase with more than 15 others stayed the same as before. Philadelphia, New Orleans and Seat­ be better . . . New Orleans: Good . . . Lake (jharles: Fair . . . Houstont foreign grain Ships being serviced tle reported a rise which, in the case of Philadelphia, was considerable. 'Good ... Wilmington: Fair .. . San Francisco: Quiet... Seattle: Fair. there during the last six weeks. However it is hoped that more VS-fiag ships will take advantage of these new modern facilities and boost shipping for the port. Ammo Dump fmproved Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped TOTAL Regldend On The Beach On the brighter side, the Govern­ CLASS A CLASS C CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A . CLASS M ment has started face-lifting opera­ GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP tions on the old Theodore ammu­ Port 3 1 3 1 3 13 1 2 8 1 2 3 ABC _AU _1^2 2 2 3 12 2 nition depot for the stock-piling Boston 1 7 1 1 2 2 9 18" 4 1 — 2 4 a of Government bauxite. Several New York 14 34 22 2 — 6 73 19 9 8 10 51 12 2 8 9 98 102 164 62 3 22 26 hundred acres are going to be Philadelphia .... 4 11 3 2 9 2 3 1 9 17 6 — 1 35 2 1 42 12 17 4 6 1 — 12 3 2 36 9 9 15 29 9 7 7 paved with shell and gravel in or­ Baltimore 1 — 53 39 111 20 7 24 43 — 6 4 — 2 3 2 7 — 2 — 4 8 6 4 1 11 17 9 der to allow the dump trucks to Norfolk — 2 2 — 5 8 3 3; 4 1 _ 1 1 — 2 — 1 1 .bring the bauxite from Mobile to Savannah — — _ 3 3, — — 2 — 1 1 10 4 Theodore. The SIU hall here is Tampa _ 3 6 11 4 7 3 3 15 26 "37 12 5 — 1 2 2 5 4 waiting for word from contracted MobUe — — 4 New Orleans ... 8 17 6 3 6 35 46 41 6 16 19 9 5 11 1 10 11 4 companies as to the number of Lake Charles ... 2 _ 4 3 3 2 3 6 3 — 4 2 3 6 16 3 5 vessels they will use to bring the Houston 9 6 10 7 18 6 a 43 27 21 '6 — 8 32 31 12 a 12 12 8 1 million and a half tons of bauxite Wilmington .... 2 6 1 — 3 3 . 2 3 1 1 — 1 2 11 4 9 1 1 6 1 2 1 — Into the port. This could supply San Francisco .. 1 17 2 — 6 1 12: 12 4 ,5 1 1 3 2 2 24 — . 1 7 6 a large number of jobs for the men Seattle 2l[ 11 3 7 1! — 6 3 3 10 13 • 6 1- 3 4 1 4 4 on the beach here. Alcoa, as a major operator in this trade, expected to put a number of ships on the run. The membership attending the Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach last regular meeting in this port CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C . CLASS A CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B voted down a proposal to limit the GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP time a man may ship on any one Port 3 1 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 C AU 1 2 2 2 2 2 A B 3 1 2 2 8 vessel. It was pointed out during Boston __ 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 11 1 5 2 the discussion that this one of the New York 39 7 1 18 21 7 10 38 10 8 5 i 7 98 57 175 20 9 25 1 5 58 83 32 24 privileges of having an J5IU book, Philadelphia ... 1 5 — 3 2 33 1 7 _ 1 15 2 2 24 5 4 1 4 18 1 2 1 and that shipping for the area had Baltimore ...... 9 32 8 1 8 12 5 23 7 2 7 1 2 1 35 15 4 54 16 87 11 1 23 27 been such that it would not be Norfolk ........ 1 — .... 3 S . 2 7 1 1 3 .1 8 3 6 6 — 5 22 1 11 8 — — — necessary to limit a man's time on Savannah ...... 1 .1 . 2 4 1 5 1 3 1 9 1 — ' —« Tampa 2 1 1 pne ship. 4 — 1 4 9 __ 2 — 1 — • 2 ~2 "f ; — 4 6 15 2 — 7 2 2 2' 4 5 — 1 14 20 52 4 4 2 1 9 Shipping for the port had Mobile 22 7 2 7 4 1 32 11 45 18 3 1 11 1 42 5 4 6 8 slowed somewhat over the last New Orleans.... 3 26 —5 — _ 2 7 8 9 2 4 2 1 1 1 9 3 5 period. Tanner reported, with only Lake Charles.... 2 ' — . — 27 14 — .... 3 • 18 6 — 7 3 5 20 2 10 4 41 6 21 2 1 5 7 a few men getting off their vessels Houston « — Wilmington .... 2 8 — 1 3 2 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 9 2 13 1 1 2 2 when they called into-the area. San Francisco... 4 3 2 — 18 -Y —. 3 4 7 6 26 1 .- 8 2 6 4 There were nine vessels paying Seattle — 7 — 1 6 2 1 — 2 2 1 7 3 3 1 8 1 4 13 1 12 — 2 9 B off during the period, three sign­ ing on and two in-transits. The outlook for the coming period is not too good as there are only 11 vessels'scheduled to call at the Shipped Shipped TOTAL Registered Registered Shipped Registered On The Beach jwrt. DECK DEPARTMENT ItC-,. 14-" I?' Ife: p. It- 'i -.i_ ENGINE DEPARTMENT .W?- |3 • Ir I is'l W/' If"-' W: |V:';,, m STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston ......... New York PhUadelphia ... Baltimore ...... Norfolk Savannah ...... Tampa Mobile New Orleans.... Lake Charles.... Hoirston ....... Wilmington .... San Francisco... Seattle 'W' ife:' TOTALS DECK ENGINE STEWARD 4'; IK; •- lie SJi GRAND TOTAL CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 _ 5 2 19 8 26 1 1 11 3 3 8 4 9 6 18 2 10 3 2 1 1 11 8 1 2 1 __ 1 4 4 1 7 3 10 6 10 4 25 8 1 3 1 2 1 1 8 4 7 4 3 9 1 2 2 2 2 5 7 1 1 3 1 2 . 7 i "i Registered Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 12 3 1 2 2 67 185 58 8 42 ^ 63 176 32 6 69 51 75 41 114 12 14 75 195 402 204 26 125 186 801 • CLASS A GROUP 3 1 2 1 13 1 8 2 15 2 16 ._ 2 — ' — 3 _ 1 4 5 1 3 26 7 _ __ . 4 3 7 8 __ 1 — 2 1 4 3 1 — n Shipped CIASS A CLASS B GROUP 3 2 1 6 1 — 2 1 "2 .i..' 't —__ I _ — 1 CLASS C GROUP 2 8 1 _ — 1 31 11 11 S — — 1 — 8 11 ... _ 2 •3 — ' — ' M _ 3 11 7 2 .... —• a— 11 -r— 2 —mm 3 7 — 1 •— Shipped^ CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GBOUP 8 12 8 12 17 54 72 161 49 9 31 142 38 a 62 34 56 19 80 9 159 322 167 26 14 151 SHIPPED CLASS A B C 1 1 14 7 53 25 9 1 29 15 3 2 8 — — 4 8 — 8 10 36 11 7 2 __ 4 18 11 — 2 — 1 7 .. 8 __ 8 4 1 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP AU 1 3 1 2 2 8 2 11 4 2 ^ 1 6 74 10& 46 133 9 » 28 35 10 1 — 4 47 52 13 28 6 83 5 8 6 1 8 1 12 — 4 1 2 1 7 8 9 2 T 2 13 85 12 81 — 18 _ 54 28 8 49 •v. 1 18 6 8 1 .— 8 29 10 7 8 4 4 3 5 •8 2 8 — 1 To 17 1 12 13 6 1 5 "i i - "T GROUP 2 8 81 11 35 21 56 643 261 111 11020 738 1121 463 62 — 8 6 .... 1 t Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GBOUP A B C All 12 3 17 282 80 20 I 382 296 515 127 15 211 104 25 I 340 135 506 46 24 155 77 66 1 298 307 100 290 1 2 1 2322 1 GROUP _2 a 27 91 124 16 115 98 19 17 141 228 862 648 �September 1«, ISSt SEAFARERS tOC "From 1926 to 19431 really had a tough time sailing on non­ union and poor union ships." retired Seafarer Vladslavis Kelpess recalls. The first date was the year he started sailing on a Latvian sailing ship, 1943,"^ which he was the bosun when the year he joined the SIU, on she docked in NY. During the seventeen years Almost immediately, he was K( between,, Kelpess shuttled all over |ht world on every kind of vessel under foreign flag. In 1938, with Europe on the brink of war and the Baltic Sea heavUy mined, he was flown to Holland by the Lat­ vian Shipping Company to man one their ships. From then on he Shipped out of England, holding down all of the engine ratings on Greek, Swedish, Norwegian and Canadian ships. In February of 1943, Kelpess 11Kelpess Ually made it to the US, leaving the Swedish ship BME Boosts Benefits For Engineers The Brotherhood of Marine Engineers has obtained sweeping Improvements in the BME welfare plan which will provide expanded coverage for engineers, their wives and children and their dependent parents. The new schedule increases hos­ pital benefits for engineers and dependents from $100 to $150; raises benefits for doctors' visits to the same level; increases death benefits to $3,500 from the old $3,000 figure and makes dependent parents of unmarried engineers eligible for family coverage. The $150 hospital coverage goes for actual hospital expenses each time an engineer, his wife or de^ pendent child is an in-patient in a hospital. Surgical expenses and visits to the hospital are also covered by the BME plan on the same levels as before. •The doctors' visits benefit in­ volves office calls by engineers or family members or calls at the engineer's home at a maximum of $5 per visit, and up to $20 for specialist calls. Eye care and chiro­ practic treatment are also covered. Eligibility under the BME plan is one day's work in the past 90 days and 90 days in the. previous calendar year. Page Hrp See US Tramps Hard-Hit Under Forced Lay-Up Plan A worW-wide trampship operators' plan to keep Liberty ships idle until the end of the current shipping slump could have important repercussions on SlU-contracted companies. The plan calls for the tramps to set up a pool aid pay owners to keep their tonnage idle until charter rates go up to a more 4^ of "transfer-backs" of Liberty carriers for the foreigners' shars lucrative level. In effect, the plan would be tonnage because of cargoes avail­ of US Government cargo. Practically all US-flag tramp of major benefit to the operators able under the "50-50". law. The assigned by the War Shipping Ad­ of new bulk tonnage under run­ US tramp fleet had shrunk to such operations consist of World War ministration to an SUP-manned away ships at the expense of a low point that it was easier for II Liberty and Victory ships, so vessel heading for Omaha Beach to American-flag shipping which, in a tramp to get American-flag that American-flag shipping would assist in the Normandy invasion. the tramp category, consists main­ "50-50" cargo than compete with be the most severely affected by In May of that year, Kelpess be­ ly of Libertys and Victorys. the many hundreds of foreign bulk such a proposal. came an SIU member while con­ The result would be to put many tinuing to sail as AB, bosun and US-flag ships out of business and carpenter. to give runaway ships a profitable His experiences on foreign ships market in the form of higher rates made him acutely aware of the for-carriage of "50-50" bulk cargo importance of a strong union in such as farm surplus. maritime, and consequently, Kel­ The proposal is being circulated pess was active in the SIU as an Manuel Kulukimdis, who is organizer as well as in other phases by president of the Greek Shipown­ of Union activity. WASHINGTON—^Under a law recently signed by President It was smooth sailing for him ers New York Committee and who Eisenhower, Seafarers who were drafted into the armed forcea has an interest in a number of SIUuntil early in 1956. He was aboard the MontebeUo Hills on the Per­ contracted tramp vessels. It would or those who joined up under the abbreviated six-months tour sian Gulf-Far East run, when he consist of two parts: An annual of duty and who have been-^ was stricken by a heart attack payment to Liberty ship owners in discharged, will be eligible for plo3rment agencies and hot tha which has kept him from return­ the vicinity of $22,500 a year if unemployment compensation Veterans Administration, and tha ing to seafaring life. He retired in they keep their ships in lay-up, and while waiting to ship out. The stricter state rules of eligibility August, 1956 and since then, has a bonus of around $95,000 to Liber­ new benefit will go Into effett the apply to other unemployed work­ ers, will apply to veterans. This been receiving the $150 monthly ty operators' who sell the vessels last week of October. means that a veteran must accept disability-pension from the SIU for scrapping. While patterned after the "52About 500 Libertys and similar 20 Club" used after World War II a suitable job if one is available, Welfare Plan. Kelpess lives Just a subway stop World "War II ships would be and Korea, under which discharged including those listed with the away from New, York SIU head­ affected by the proposals, but only servicemen could receive $20 a state agency. However, Seafarers are remind­ a small percentage of these are week for 52 weeks, the new law quarters at 217 - 42nd St. He is especially happy with visits still under the American flag. The will extend jobless unemployment ed that many states, including New from Ike Isaak, who was steward US tramp fleet has been decimated compensation for the first time to York, have ruled that a shoresida on the MontebeUo Hills when he by transfers to runaway flags "peacetime" servicemen. However, job of the same nature or title' as that one aboard ship is not con­ was stricken, since it was he who since 1954. the benefit will vary in amount and sidered a suitable job for a seaman However, in recent months, duration as set by individual state Kelpess credits with saving his waiting to ship out in that rating. I there have been a growing number laws. life. The amount of compensation Until now, former servicemen, paid to a veteran wili be determin­ except for those who served in ed by his military pay before dis­ Eligibility requirements for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pen­ the last World War or in Korea, charge and his various service al­ sion consiiit of the following; had to establish a civilian job rec­ lowances. , In New York, there­ Seafarers physically unable to work, no matter what their age, ord before being eligible for un­ fore, it is possible for a discharged who have 12 years of seatime plus the Plan's standard eligibility employment compensation. That veteran to be eligible for benefits requirement, can apply for and receive the benefit. The seatime is no longer necessary. has to be with SlU-contracted companies. equal to the state's maximum un­ Seafarers who are of age 65 or over, and also meet the 12-year The new act differs from the employment payment of $45 a week seatime requirement plus the Plan's standard eligibility pro­ World War II law in that it will! for $39 weeks, provided he was in vision, can also obtain coverage under this benefit be administered by state unem- a high pay bracket in the service. Jobless $ For Peacetime Vets Starts in October Health Center 'Open House' "Family day" every Thurs­ day at the SIU medical center in Brooklyn has long shown its usefulness to Seafarers and their families who use the modem SIU Welfare Plan facility. At far left, technician checks eyes of John McHale, Jr., 3. Meanwhile, Seafarer Sou Shek brings his family in for check-up. Seated with doc­ tor is Harrming. 10, while dad, Mrs. Shek, James,' 5, and May Ling, look on. Below, techni­ cian takes blood sample from Harrming. At far left, doctor takes blood pressure reading on Mrs. Rose Salaziar. OufporfCaUs Help In 5F SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping for this port has been on the slow Bide as there were no vessels pay­ ing off or signing on during the period. However 28 men were shipped as replacements on the seven in-transit vessels which - were in port for servicing, and a . number of others were sent to outports which were low on rated inen.. The in-transit vessels were the Madaket, Choctaw, Falrport (Wa'terman)); the Calmar, Yorkmar /<Calmar; Steel Architect (Isthmi­ an) and the Alcoa Partner (Alcoa). - 'I': �fe'r p(/' m Sr'-- • SEAFARERS Pace fix Hogan's 3rd Generation LOG Use Only One Mali Address September U, 195t. Interim Report By NLRB Examiner Issued On ACS Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies doe from various operators in back wages and disputed overtime should first check whether ^ey An intermediate report has been issued by National Labor have a proper mailing address Relations Board trial examiner Thomas Wilson in the Ameri­ on file with the company. SIU headquarters officials point out can Coal Shipping case, on the basis of charges filed against • ^ that reports received from sev­ the company by the SIU. .Briefly, the trial examiner been operated by the company. eral operators show checks have The NLRB examiner dismissed been mailed to one address held that the contract ACS had while a beef on the same score signed with the National Maritime 324 individual claims Of dlscrimina-: Is sent from another, thus cre­ Union was vklld on one ship—the tion against the company. He in­ ating much difficulty In keeping SS Coal Miner—and that it was a dicated that the intervention of "technical- violation" with respect District 50 of the United Mine accounts straight. to all the other ships that had Workers was responsible for the whole situation that had developed in ACS. In addition, the examiner was highly critical of the action of-the company in signing an agreement with District 50 for licensed offlcers. He declared that the decision A walkout by 9,000 members of work" law, while verbally agree­ to deal with District 50 "amounted the Steelworkers Union at Tlmken ing to accept the pattern set up almost to an act of genius in fo­ Roller Bearing Co. In Ohio., over for the Industry, was actually try­ menting labor strife ... If it had pension rights has entered its ing to break the union by forcing not been for the agreement with sixth week. The union set up a walkout in a period of recession. District 50, this whole mtxed-up picket lines In protest of the com­ Under the Industry pattern, work­ mess would probably have been pany's refusal to grant vested pen­ ers who are furloughed and not straightened out amicably be­ sion rights to employees of at recalled after reaching the-mini­ tween the parties." least 15 years of service who have mum seniority level are entitled to The NMU had supported District Larry F. Hogon, former SIU wiper and now a Novy man, proudly been laid off and not recalled In reduced pension benefits tipon re­ 50's contract covering the licensed shows off Lawrence, Jr., grandson of Seafarer Lowrence P. Hogan, two years. The union charged tirement. officers on ACS ships as a legit­ a veteran of the American Coal beef. Mrs. Hogan, child's grand­ that Timken, one of the state's 4^ » » imate agreement despite protests leading supporters of a "right-tomother, lends helping hand. Representatives of the Motor- by AFL-CIO mates and engineers men's Benevolent Association and unions and by AFL-CIO headquar­ the Transport Workers Union have ters. District 50, an affiliate of tho reached an agreement making the UMW, is also a p^rt-owner of tha Motormen a division of the TWU. company. Under the agreement the MBA, The NLRB examiner's decision Is A guide to assist in interpretation of New York State's new law barring job disCriminawhich claims to represent 2,600 of not final. It must now go to tha 'tion because of age has just been issued by the State Commission Against Discrimination New York City's 8,100 subway Board in Washington. At the sama Similar bans are already in effect against job bias due to race, color or nationality motormen, wiU become a division time, prior to the Board's consid­ Veteran Seafarers are advised^ of the 'TWU's Local 100 and wiU eration of Examiner Wilson's re­ to note the rulings as ihey is past the maximum entrance age the Job. The fact that he may accept the cuirent contract be­ port, each party has 20 days in: may apply to themselves, and specifie'd in the plan. The com­ only qualify for reduced benefits tween the TWU and the NY City which to file exceptions in the form to notify the SIU of any problems mission says In such cases, where o];,none at all upon reaching the Transit Authority. 'The pact calls of briefs, imless additional time is an applicant meets the other plan's compulsory retirement age for the reorganization of the local granted for this purpose by tba that arise. Effective July 1, 1958, the law qualifications, he has a right to cannot be the basis for barring him. to allow the MBA a greater voice Board. on motormen's problems. It will As far as American Coal Is con­ puts the burden of pfoof on the also provide simlliar division sta­ cerned, the decision is academic employer that the rejection of a tus for other groups of transit as of the moment. The only dry ' Job applicant was not based pri­ workers which are regarded as cargo ship the'company owns, tha marily on age, unless it can be qualified on the basis of their Coal Miner, has. been laid up for shown that age is a bona fide fac­ skills, training or classification. more than seven weeks in Staten tor in job performance. The The agreement, reached under the Island. It had previously been In rules also cover discrimination supervision of AFL-CIO President the grain trade; Another American because of age by employment George Meany, was designed to Coal ship, the recently-purchased agencies, labor organizations or avoid any possibility of a repeti­ tanker Conoco Lake Charles, was in the Issuing of a license which tion-of last December's strike by last reported in the oil trade. may effect a person''s jbb chances. A report on the meaning of tha the MBA which tied up the city's The ban refers primaflly to job subway service. ^. examiner's finding will appear In bias against "over-age" persons, the next Issue of the LOG. Mean­ as in cases where an applicant 4^ » 4^ must be under 35, or between 25 while, SIU attorneys are prepar­ In a. drive to prevent fires In ing appropriate papers for presen­ and 35, or where a job order only small shops and factories which tation to the Board before final specifies the a "young man" or have taken a number of lives in decision is rendered. "young woman" is wanted. These the past, New York Local 1 of the qualifications are considered un­ Pocketbook and Novelty Workers lawful unless age Is a bona fide union has elected 1,000 fire ward­ factor in the performance qf the ens from Its membership to carry job, or in selecting applicants for out an extensive fire prevention an apprentice training program or program. The program is aimed in complying with other statutes, at eliminating fire hazards and at such as laws regulating the. em­ training union members to deal ployment of minors and women. with emergency fire situations. Exams Lawful The action arose out of the disasPre-employment physical examlBrotherhood of Marine Engi­ terous March 19 fire In lower nations to determine if an indi­ HE tima to gat your an­ Manhattan factory which claimed neers president, Ray McKay, la set vidual meets certain .minimum to be reelected without opposition nual check-up at the SIU 25 lives. physical standards are lawful, pro­ in balloting for union office which Health Center is right after 4^ » vided these standards are reason­ starts October 1. A rank and file you come ashore. That ably necessary for the performance The Plumbers and Pipefitters credentials committee aliso re­ way, In case the axamlnaof the joh and are uniformly ap­ Union has reached an agreement ported to the BME headquarters tion shows you need treat­ plied to all applicants for the Job. setting the pattern for wage In­ meeting on September 9 that nlna ment, all your health needs An employer's policy of term­ creases for plumbers In the con­ other candidates in addition to inating the employment of every tan be taken care of be­ struction Industry and providing McKay have qualified for seven' worker reaching the age of 60 is for a, revised hiring procedure. open spots. fore you ship out again. • also subject to challenge unless The new minimum wage scales will Acting Treasurer Leon Berlage Don't wait until just before the boss can substantiate his cover some 150,000 workers em­ is also unpposed In his first bid you ship. Do it now/ . claim that a worker over 60 canhot ployed by 26 of the nation's larg­ for election as treasurer, as are perform the work involved or the est construction firms. Journey­ Business Manager Gordon Spen­ work is very highly specialized. men plumbers and pipefitters will cer, running for the post of "VJceFOT practical purposes then, a received Increases from $2.75 to President-business manager In man's physical condition, not his $2.90 an hour and foremen from Philadelphia. age, is the crucial issue in deter­ $3 to $3.15. These rates will not Paul H. Isham and incumbent mining the employment of older apply to the New York area or John W.. Regan are contesting for men. In this respect, th6 laws any other local contract providing the office of vice-president-busi­ against discrimination conform for scales In excess of these min- ness manager In San Francisco, iVith the SlU policy of assuring Imums. In New York a Joumey- and five candidates are competing emplojment to Seafarers irrespec­ mao pluiiiber receives $4.25 an for file three spots on the ipiloa'i tive of age who are fit for duty. hour, plus 13 percept of his hourly board of trustees. The rules also apply to cases wage rate and 10 cents an hour Voting will continue" until N<H where a job applicant seeks a job for fringe benefits. He also re­ vember 31 with new officers takf qqyered by ,a retirement, plan ;With ceives, $3 a day fqr fegnjrl^, bene- Ing their posts as of January 1, a compulsory retirement age. and ; 1959 for a four year ternv • Age No Job Barrier In NY t-" i !»-. fe- BME Head Unopposed In Voting It's Time T for Y^ur Check-Up fe'^. y,-:••-• m-'ir-, - I IS?::-- �^piember 12; IftSt SeAFAKtRS Pace Serea' LOJG Hi WD Wins Trailership Vofe YOUR DOIM'S WORTH ',fi i •h Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Living Costs Going Down? You'll find your living costs leveling off and even dropping slightly this fall as food, especially meat, gets a little cheaper. But the com­ bination of inflation and unemployment already has done its idamage to wage-earners. In all, there's been a shrinkage of about four per cent in the aver­ age worker's buying power the past year. The most serious situatioq is in mortgage foreclosures, which have been running 19 per cent ahead of the same period in 1957, and 36 per cent ahead of 1956. In contrast, business corporations not dnly have checked their 1957 profit decline, but actually made more money in the second quarter of 1958 than in the first, the First National City Bank of New York reports. Stockholders have barely felt the recession. Dividend payments during the first half year were down less than one per cent from a ye-r ago, the Commerce Department reports. Even in the midst of record-high prices, knowing shoppers can find good buys. Here are this department's recommendations for September's outstanding values: Corduroys for children's school clothes are selling at lowest prices in recent years because the fashion pendulum has swung away from them for the moment . Even men's and women's corduroy slacks, skirts and jackets are jr^sonably priced this year. • Dacron-eotton boy'^^rtifarts for school at around the $3 mark are a big labor-saver because they resist soil, need little or no ironing, and don't w^ar out as fast as plain cotton. Preferred blend is 65 per cent Dacron, 35 cotton. . Resin-treated and polished cotton biousea for girls are available for as little as $1.50-$2 this year, and similarly resist soil and need little ironing. , . , . . Four-in-one reversible skirt, selling at around 211, is a popular and versatile style for women this year. Poultry is the standout food buy this month. Supplies of broilers and fryers are about 20 per cent more than a year ago, with prices lower. Here are tips on these and other September buying opportunities. SCHOOL CLOTHES: In comparing values in corduroys, note that some trousers are made of durable, warm twelve-ounce corduroy, others are only eight-ounce. Look for weight and good construction details as double woven knees, rather than decorative or style details, as full self-belt instead of half, which adds, a half-dollar to the price. In buying' flannels and other wool clothing for children, note that those With ten to fifteen per ceiit nylon are stronger than all-wool and better resist wear on cuffs, hems, and sleeves. Wool with Orion is even a little stronger than the wool-nylon blend. But the advan­ tage is. small compared to the much higher price of Orion-wool garments. Another useful development in children's clothes is flannel-lined denims and twills with water-repellent finish. The finish is the socalled "durable" type, which means it isnt really durable but will last through a number of washings. . . One of the most annoying and costly problems in children's and men's wear are tee shirts, updershirts,'and knit baby garments that stretch out of shape when laundered. Research by the US Agriculture Department's Institute of Home Economics finds that sometimes knit fabrics are stretched and pulled as they are manufactured. The norm­ ally round knit loops are pulled long and thin. When washed the tiny loops return to their normal round shape and the garment be­ comes shorter and wyiei'. To avoid fabrics manufactured cheaply so the loops are stretched out of shape, the researchers suggest you look for shirts with firm .even knitting, and avoid^abrics that have thin spots. You can easily see the shape of the loops with a magnifying glass, if you're deter­ mined enough to take jone shopping with you. tiut even without a glass, if you stretch a fabric a little when you shop, and hold it over a contrasting background, you'll be able to see the shape of the loops. The shape is easier to see on the wrong side of some fabrics. The more round the loops, the more likely the Imit garment will re­ tain its shape. Nearly all tee shirts can be expected to shrink, but a superior one shrinks less than five per cent, and a good one between five and ten, and they shrink evenly, the researchers found. Some of the inferior shirts shrank as much as 35 per cent in length in these tests. If you use a tumble dryer, you'^can expect additional shrinkage of knit garments, and should buy the next larger size. In buying children's jeans, note that an Ohio survey found over half the mothers reporting difficulty getting a good fit, especially in the popular, slim-hipped western style. Don't depend on age size. Gov­ ernment experts warn. Sizes of different manufacturers may vary in waist, in seam and length. Incidentally, the mothers found jeans one of the most durable garments. Girls outgrew them while boys wore them out, but in most cases did get eight months or more wear. FOOD: Pork is getting a little cheaper, but will still be rdatively expensive in early Autunm, as will beef. It's time to switch to pnedium-size eggs, how a better value per pound than large. Besides broilers, another food bargain is the biggest peach crop in eleven years. Exploit it by putting up frozen peach Jam. This uncooked Jam can be stored in a refrigerator for several months. You can get recipes for uncooked jams by writing the Office of Information, US Agriculr tiire Department, Washington 25, DC. Also look for cut prices this,|^qnth on canned and frbzen vegetables as stofbs clear Shelves'for the 1958 pack. ^ • 1 , • W I ' mtrn. ^ Victory smiles wreath faces of crew of MV New York and SlU organizers following SlU-HIWD elec­ tion win in Philadelphia. Around table (I to r) are Charlie Mosior, Norfolk SlU patrolman; Rudolph Salter, Justin Ball, ABs; Dennis Belleville, oiler; Gordon Spencer, BME Philadelphia agent; Henry Hampton, engineer; Leonard Goodwin, OS; John Hetzel, SlU patrolman; Alvin Lewis, AS; Ray Gates, SlU organizer. PHILADELPHIA—The SlU-affiliated Harbor and Inland Water­ ways Division was victorious here in a National Labor Relations Board election aboard the MV Ifew York, a converted LST in the coastwise service. The New York operates as a roll-on, roll-off ves­ sel between Camden, New Jersey, and Norfolk, Virgina; carrying up to 50 large truck vans. Owned by Van-Ship, Inc., a New York concern, the vessel is the first roll-on ship in the coastwise trade. Only one vote was cast against the HIWD in the NLRB voting. SlUf representatives are now seeking an agreement patterned after the contract with the Willis fleet, which also runs in the coast­ wise service out of this port. Bait. Gives Voting BALTIMORE—Seafarers attend­ ing the regular meeting here were again reminded to make sure they and their families register in time for the state elections this fall. In order to facilitate registration, a notice has been placed on the bulletin board in the hall giving all of the particulars on how and where to register. Shipping has been slow and registration high for the last two weeks in this port. There are now four Ore Line vessels, three Calar ships and the Steel Rover tied up in this port, and it is anybody's gpess as to when they are coming out. The ships paying off during the period were the Jean, Emilia, Dorothy, Mae (Bull); Steel Rover, Steel Chemist (Isthmian); Oceanstar (Dolphin); Santore, Cubore, Feltore (Marven); Ocean Deborah (Ocean Trans ); Royal Oak (Cities Service) and the Bethcoaster (Calmai;). Signing on were the Oceanstar, Santore, Oecan Deborah, Feltore and the Council drove (Cities Service). In transit were the Bethcoaster, Seamar (Calmar); Steel Recorder (Isthmian); Alcoa Puri­ tan, Alcoa Ruuitef, Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa); Valiant Freedom (Martis); Oremar (Marven); Edith (Bull); Robin Trent (Robin) and the Jefferson .tyictpry Carriers). ' Mates By-Pass AMMI, Sign 31 Freight Lines With the American Merchant Marine Institute thus far re­ fusing to approve a new agreement for licensed deck officers, the Masters, Mates and Pilots are signing with individual steamship operators .on the*basis of a pact reached with a over the fact that some steamship committee of Atlantic and companies were no longer willing Gulf Steamship companies. The committee, chaired by Max Harrison, who represents a num­ ber of ship operators, had reached agreement with the mates union on a'contract package that includes pension, vacation and welfare benefits, plus a number of signifi­ cant changes in contract rules. •At last report pome 31 steamship companies operating approximate­ ly 100 ships had signed the pact. Among major companies signing were Alcoa, Waterman and Mis­ sissippi. Negotiations are now in progress with other companies in­ cluding Isbrandtsen, Isthmian, Victory Carriers, Calmar and others including Collier compa­ nies. Ralph Casey, president of the AMMI, assailed the union for ne­ gotiating independently with the operators, instead of doing busi­ ness first with his institute. In maritime circles, the AMMI pitch was seen as reflecting concern to follow the AMMI blindly on labor relations, particularly since the fiasco of an ^MMI-engineered attempt to scab on the Marine En­ gineers Beneficial Association The major contract changes ob­ tained by the mates included the package of pension, vacation and welfare benefits similar to that won by the engineers and other improvements such as grievance boards in all ports to handle con­ tract grievances; 72 hours' notice before layoff and establishment of a - list of penalty cargoes for which premium pay .would be due. ' In addition, the union won the right to ship all reliefs through the union halls, and set up reliefs beginning at 4 P.M. SCHEDULE OF SlU MEETINGS Seafarers who have struggled with the complications of the long form tax return simply because they earned over $5,000 a year can breath easier now thanks to a new ruling by the Internal Revenue Service. The Service said that any taxpayer earning up to $10,000 a year can"now use the short form. For practical purposes, it means that most wage earners will be fil­ ing the short form return unless they have unusually heavy medical expenses and other deductions, or if they have more than $200 in income from diviaends, bank in­ terest or other ^sources not sub­ ject to the withholding tax. One reason for extending the use of the short form is .that it can be processed by computinjf equipment. Since anybody using the form Is not claiming any un­ usual deductions, the extensions of the limit to $10,000 will mean speediw handling of returns and of tax rebates where they are caUed lor. SlU membership meeN ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SlU 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 SlU meetings will be: September 17 October I October 15 October 29 $S,000-Pliis Earners Get Short Form J .'I VI •il ••''-if '•M :Vri" �Tag* Eight SB4FARBRS ANTINOUS (Walarman), Aut. S4— ' Chairman, B. Partar; Sacratary, J. Malonay. No losa—no major beefs. To cbange snip's library. Improve­ ment needed In cooking dept. Thanks to dept. delegates for cooperatioB*. Repair list to be made up. Ship's fund *28. Some disputed OT. Report on P&O and Tomllnson Victories re­ ceived. Reports accepted. Steam lines Is deck engineer work not bosun's. Beef on 3rd assistant hardtiming members of engine dept.—to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks to steward dept. V- 'r •• ii- i ALMAR (Calmar), Aug. 34—Chair­ man, J. McPhaul; Secrelary,. C. Raw^ lings. Ship's fund *42.02.. Report ac­ cepted. IRENESTAR (Triton), Aug. 24 — Chairman, C. Jannatta; Secretary, H. W'- • b4V Borne disputed OT. Ship to be sougeed —very dirty. Bad Ice obtained In Karachi. See hq about filthy condition Ot ship. Ship needs iumigatlon. New delegate elected. Discussion oh - cap­ tain violating promise to put out only US money on draws. Meat very poor quality. All steak meat gone. Dis­ cussion about company not forward­ ing mall. InsuHlclent supply of lava soap, matches 4Ad washing powder when leaving States. No disinfectant aboard. *EA GARDEN (Peninsular), Aug. I —Chairman, G. Emlllu Secretary, J. Cobb. Retain copy -of previous ship's minutes. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), July 34—Chairman, F. Ammons; Secretary, J. Denies. Discussion on old repair list. Engineer had slight sprain of ankle. Safety delegates elected. Beer Issued to crew. No OT beefs. New delegate elected. Tanks to be pumped—^washorater bad. Obtain list of working rules for steward dept. re: food serving, coffee, etc. Crewmembers to wear shirts and pants in pan­ try and messhall. All to observe safety rules. Do., not sit on outside rails. Keep gangway clean. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Aug. 10— Chairman, VV. Harris; Secy, J. Hannen. Repair list turned in. Two men logged. Few hours disputed ot. Re­ quest beef of fireman be taken up at payoff. Cheek on man being logged and fined. See about jury toilet aft. Keep washing machine clean. ft- Hufchlns. Need new washing machine and galley range. Hqlegate elected. Letter from hq rgad. Less noise in passageways: radios to be tuned low. Foc'sles to be sougeed: decks to be repaired. Repair list to be mailed. S-r,. YAKA (Waterman), Aug. 17—Chair­ man, N. Geno; Secretary, F. Johnson. Two men missed ship: two men logged.' Some disputed OT. Check on engine room water fountain. Repair list to be turned over to ship's dele­ gate. NEVA WEST (Bloemfleld),>Aus, 3— Chairman, J. Rawlins; Secretary, W. Gels. Ship being cleaned and painted. Keep doors closed In port. Screen doors to be put up In galley and messhall. Recreation room to be fixed up. Keep messhall clean. Vote of thanks to delegate. Camera purchased from fund. Pictures to be mailed to LOG. Delayed sailing disputed. New delegate elected. Resolution to assist qualified members In securing credit for purchasing a home. List of slop chest prices to be posted. Vote • of thanks to steward dept. for job well done and fine food. ^•; •'.-r- OCEAN EVA (Maritime Overseas), Aug. 3—Chairman, J. Burchlnal; Sec­ retary, T. Brlghtwell. Two men hos­ pitalized; one man failed to join ship: picked up replacements. Unable to secure cots. Motion to refer to nego­ tiating committee to Increase to at least 25 percent on ammunition bonus —at present only 10 percent. Uaveslop chest prices checked for over­ charge. Vote of thanks to steward dept. PACIFIC WAVE (World Tramping), Aug. 33—Chairman, M. Corel; Secre­ tary,. D. Catlln. One man hospitalized. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Aug. 11 —Chairman, R- Echkoff; - Sacy, E. Watt. No beefs. Thanks for coopera­ tion to all hands. Chief electrician hospitalized In Honolulu. Report ac­ cepted. Request slop chest be checked. BIENVILLE (Pan-Atlantic), Aug. Chairman, A. Thompson; Secy, J. Hall. One man missed ship and one quit. Everything going smoothly. Suggest janitor In Houston hall. Request port­ hole In electrician and crane mainten­ ance toilet. Also better heat requested. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine'food. *TEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Aug. 10—Chairman, F. Shala; Secy., E. Dalanay. No beefs. Shipl fund *85.33. Suggest buzzer system be Installed In messruom so stand-by can answer promptly. ELIZABETH (Bull), Aug. 34—Chair­ man, J. C/lell; Secretary, W. Janlsch. No beefs. Some disputed OT. See that awning Is replaced aft. Discussion about new passes. Benches for poop needed. Return all cups to messhall. Beef about stickers being put on luggage. PACIFIC EXPLORER (Compass), Aug. 17—Chairman, M. Krcth; Secre­ tary, E. Taylor. Crew Ust sent to agent. Nev.? fans received. Ship exter­ minated for termites. One man hfispltallzed. Steward dept. bathroom secured. Quarters to be painted. Re­ pair list to be made. No beefs. Every­ thing running smoothly. SUZANNE (Bull), Aug. 34—Chalice man, G. Ortiz; Secretary, A. Araconcs. Report accepted. Motion to hold meet­ ing every other trip. Suggestion to revise method of books, dues, receipt stamping to avoid confusion later on. Disabled Get Big US Aid Boost WASHINGTON—As was expected, President Eisenhower has signed into law the amendments to the Social^Security Act providing for increases in Social Security benefits and increased payroll taxes to cover the added costs. < ! • The new law makes it pos-^ — sible for Seafarers over 50, re- ment and labor representatives percent of the Democrats were for 03iving the SIU disability pen­ should not be allowed to interfere it. The Administration had claimed sion of $150, to get as much as $266 with the right to organize and bar­ a month in . combination with their gain; and that the public be pro­ that the measure was unsatisfac­ US Social Security, with this figure tected against unfair practices by tory because it was not •strong due to go up for retirements in either labor or management. enough. Supporters of the amend­ The Administration had objected ments, including the AFL-CIO, future years to as high as $276. Other benefits are to be increased to the Kennedy-Ives amendments charged that the real reason for proportionately, effective February to the Taft-Hartley Act which dealt the defeat of the Kennedy-Ives bill with these areas. Republicans and was the opposition of business in­ of next year. In addition to increasing disabil­ Democrats are now accusing each terests to provisions which would ity benefits and other payments other for the defeat of the amend­ have required, large corporations the new law provides that wives ments, which had the qualified sup­ to report on sums spent on soand dependentis under 18 of dis­ port of the AFL-CIO. However, called "labor relations" operations. abled men are also entitled to Senator Ives, a Republican sponsor It was aimed at the heavy spending of the bill, stated that 75 percent by management on elaborate com­ proportional benefits. the Republicans in the House pany union and strikebreaking ma­ For practical purposes, it means of voted against the measure and 70 chinery. that Seafarers between the ages of 50 and 65 who are receiving dis­ ability benefits fAm the Govern­ ment can get up to a total of $232 for themselves and their families. Coupled with the SIU benefit, this makes a maximum monthly pay­ ment of $382 a month. At the same time, the law calls for an increase in taxes paid by SAN FRANCISCO—A study is underway of costs and ar­ workers for this purpose to 2^ percent; effective January 1. The rangements needed for setting up a proposed joint unionold tax rate was 214 percent. The shipowner pre-shipping medical center for members of the tax will now be paid on the first SIU Pacific District here. 4— —; $4,800 of earnings as compared to Representatives of the three vided by private doctors, since its $4,200- at present, making it a SlU-Pacific District unions main functions will be preventive double-barreled tax boost. and the operators have agreed to and diagnostic. Over the years. Social Security obtain an expert to study the pro­ Provisions are also being made taxes will continue ta rise to fi­ posed operation from every aspect. to Include the mates and engineers nance the growing outlay of benei- No definite commitments will be fits. They will reach a maximum made until the study is completed unions if they should decide to of 4V6 percent on a step-by-step_ and his recommendations have participate in the program. increase plan. been considered. Retired Seafarers, like other re­ The planned clinic, similar in tired workers, will also benefit conception to ones already in from an - increase in the amount operation in four SIU A&G ports, they can earn in a given month will provide a standard examina­ Seafarers mailing in checks without losing their benefit. The tion at a central location convenient new ceiling is $100 a month, as to members of all three unions. or money orders to the Union compared to $80 monthly under the The intention is to set up an initial to cover dues payments are old regulations. benter in San Francisco with oth­ urged to be sure to make all of In another area of interest to ers to be opened in other Pacific them payable to the SIU-A&G District. union members,' the President Coast ports later. The operation of the medical called for legislation to safe­ Some Seafarers have sent in guard labor-management relations program would be under the joint checks and money orders in the against abuses. He said such legis­ supervision of the participating un­ names of inciividual headquar­ lation should provide that Union ions and the operators, with con­ ters officials. This makes for a dues be used to advance the mem­ trol remaining in the hands of the problem in bookkeeping which bers' welfare; that unions be re­ trustees of both groups. The cen­ can be avoided if checks are sponsive to the will of the member­ ter is not planned to replace ma­ made out to the Union directly. ship; that deals between manage^ rine hospital care or ^at pro­ Study Of Health Center Set By West Coast SIU Make Checks To 'SIU-A&G' r n Be Careful! - feC- • • '<• ./'ft; ,.-,s ".• • .-». . . . 5;V-' --^ ScRtenbcr 12, 195S LOG the Job! Safety is never something to be token for granted, not only on the job but also when the day's work or watch is over and it's time to relax. You can't spend your life looking over your shoulder or wondering when your num­ ber is going to be up, of course, but it certainly isn't enough to be safety-conscious only at work. You can be side-lined just as easily from tripping over a p,aint bucket^on the way back to the foc'sle, or while going to relieve the watch, as on the job itself. Accidents, by their very nature, are unexpected occurrences and carelessness helps them along. 41;;,. • ' ""'•1 • ; -t''. Of fhe 3W8 Occidents-to'Seofarers ' In January-March '58' -Al- Af:. I only in were lost-time oc|;ideiitsl, 53 occurred going to " -or firam Mark, V y . —SHI Walfara Plan y- Satfty papK ;-r- : v;).'rv>v-5 J" "'''' ^''''''"''''' •i --:';i M- �iN ' .imi-.Vl Mel^mheir It. 195t •# '-«>:'.^v •• • ' I •' ' '•? ' LOG Page Slae •t 'All Beefs SettledrMiildir Amount of Disputed OT' i h; 'l •'* "2'^' *•••' >^' '. •'' • SEAFARERS ,./M "r''' . ,, mmm\ ';•• mm ' I iil ' „y SS BIENVILLE. Pictured • at Port Newark Terminal (right) Seafarers C. W. Howell, crane maintainor; Andrew Thompson, DM and M. J. Berrane, (1 to r) pose on gangway. Smiles • reflect fact that trio had just been paid off after learning details of new SIU agreement. Below (extreme right) Charles Tyler, AB, catches up on news items in SEAFAR­ ERS LOG. In photo at Tyler's left, John Monaghan, electrician, finishes off repair on fan before going topside for his pay envelope. Vessel is one of Pan-Atlantic's trailer car­ riers. She is in coastwise service between Port Newark and Houston and photos were taken at the New Jersey end. • i mmmrnimmmi ^;^--.-.v:!'::::::-:' ••^;'^•.-^r •,:, ••'<4 I / .--1 • _ 1 • • I 'M • - -ll M IS! m •I SS ROBIN GRAY. New SIU wage scales are being attentively scrutin­ ized (above) by Ralph Bullard, 3rd cook; (left) and Theodore R. Good­ man, steward. At right, Clifford Henry, chief cook, a member of Marine Cooks and Stewards Un­ ion, an SIU Pacific Dis­ trict affiliate, chats with headquarters patrolman Ted Babkowski before ship'paid off. Vessel paid off at Erie Basin terminal in Brooklyn after return­ ing from her regular Robin Line run to South and East African ports of call. Bienville chief steward H. D. Higginbotham and SIU Assistant SecretaryTreasurer Ed Mooney check canned goods, (below). Guard rails were recently installed. I •• 'I i ifii;'"'' , « Coffeetime call on Robin Gray finds Seafarer H, R. Lov/man, electrician, r^dy for favorite shipboard pastime s «s he-draws himself i cup of Java , J Hard at work on Job of replacing broken ladder rungs are Robin Gray d^k gahg members S,eafarers Mike Filosa, deck maintenance, and Joa­ quin Cortex, AB. to play with as he straightens out > { some of the ship's running gear on ^ ; the Robin Gray's deck. / --ii ?S--J I. r'.S..>V'«?:.=? �SEAFARERS Pace Ten L&4 NY Authority Buys Erie Basin The Port of New York Authority, as part of its to improve.the Brooklyn water­ front, has purchased a major portion of Beard's Erie Basin for $7.5 million. The Basin, fa­ miliar to Seafarers who sail Isthmian and Robin Line ships consists of approximately 34 acres of land and 59 acres of-^ needs 'of modem shipping. basin water at the entrance to It contains berths for 12. large future Port Authority officials declined ships. One of the three piers Is the Gowanus Canal and in­ used by Robin Lines, \(diile Isth­ to predict what changes the agency cludes three old finger docks, vrin effect to Improve the Basin.^^ warehouse pier and two break­ mian-States Marine occupies the breakwater pier. waters, Improved with transit sheds. Acquisition of the century-old shipping center would give the agency a third major holding Jr. Likes It Here port in Brooklyn's pier facilities. The other two are a stretch of water­ front between Atlantic Basin and the Brooklyn Bridge, being de­ veloped now at a cost of $85 mil­ TAMPA—Shipping for this port lion and the grain terminal in during the past two weeks failed to the Gowanus waterway adjacent pick up to any degree. There were no vessels paying off to the Erie Basin. •The stage was set for the pur­ during the period and only one, chase of the property when the the Del Aires (Mississippi) signing private corporation which owned on. In transit were the Gateway it Indicated that ,it was not in a City. Raphael Semmes (Pan-Atlan­ financial position to modernize and tic); Hurricane, Yaka (Waterman) improve pie property to meet the and the Chiwawa (Cities Service), Tampa Gripped By Doldrums I l-i- it 'That's No Woman— It's My Watch-Partner' WASHINGTON—"Frailty, thy name is woman," may have been so in Shakespeare's day, but after an examination of the latest Department of Labor statistics on the US working force, it would not seem true-*today. Women, the survey covered the period from 1900 to foimd, have been rapidly mak­ 1950, showed that while the total Francis McGorry, Jr., 21/2, b obviously pleased with IHe as he sits on Seafarer Frank McGary's lap in headquarters. ing their way into every type and class of job, including those previ­ ously considered strictly for men; for example, seafaring, where about 1,000 women are now In­ volved. The Department's figures which Your Gear.., fof ship ... for shore Whatever yoO need, In work or' dress gear, your SlU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sed Chest store. Sport Coats Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees Frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis Ties ^Sweat Shirts T-Shirts Shorts Briefs, Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps, Writing Materials Toiletries Elearie Shavers Radios -.Television ^ jJewmlry • tCdmems ivggage • • • iS-'- , SEA CHEST number of male workers Climbed from 24 million to 42.5 miUion, the number of female workers earning a living more than tripled, from 5.3 million to 16.4 million. More disconcerting to the male than the increased number of female workers is the current trend in women's jobs. For ex­ ample there were 199,893 male bartenders in 1950 as compared to 88,337 in 1900. However the num­ ber of female bartenders in that same period jumped from 440 to a high of 14,295. But the trend has not been all one-sided for today, the findings revealed, therp are 2,737 male "laundresses" in the US. Such categories as merchant sea­ men, funeral directors and embalmers have been invaded by the weaker" sex. '•There are now almost l,0OO female sailors, most cf them stewardesses and wait­ resses but a surprisingly large number deck hands, and over 2,500 female funeral directors and embalmers. Some new industries, the Depart­ ment reported, such as professional pilots and navigators and radio op­ erators have added over 30,000 •jobs to the nation's total. But others such as male black­ smiths, forgemen and hammer­ men slumped from 220,111 in 1900 to 59,520 at the end of the period. The findings showed that while in 1900 unskilled laborers were about as numerous as semi'skilled operatives, and more num­ erous than skilled craftsman, these totals have been completely re­ versed. In 1950 tbeke were only 4,000,000 unskilled workers as compared with 8,500,000 skilled and 12,000,000 semi-skilled workers Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address. SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will assure jpeedy transihiafion oh all mes­ sages and faster sendee for the men involved. Seviember 12. I9$t 01 SOTO (WMerman), Ausvtt 14— .list to delegate. Vote of thanks -to Chaimun, a Chadtori Secretary. C. men donating for TV repairs and to Oamer. No beefa. Twe men replaced American Merchant Marine Library In MobUa. Sblp'a delasata to lee chief Association. enSlneer about mora prcuure on July S—Chairman, R. Barrett; Secre­ toileta. Have keya.made for aU rooms tary, T. Caspar. New delegate elected. aft. • Motion to Install another water cooler In recreation room. Keep laundry SSAtRAIN NV (Saatrain), August >4 room and slop sink clean. --Chairman, W. Ooffi secretary, J. Aug. 3—Chairman, A. Mother; .Sec­ Cola. Delayed aalUns good. Man re- retary, T. Caspar. Everything running .placed. Two stolen.radios qot recov­ smoothly. No beefs. Few hours OT ered. No beefa. New delecate elected. disputed. Motion made and seconded' to Install drinking water fountain In Three coffee pots needed. recreation hall. Vote of thanks to STKBL aicoaosa (isthmian), steward dept. for good food. Suggest August 17—Chairman, J. Krameri not to give any food to longshoremen Secretary, O. Wlnflald. Request fumi­ or dumping garbage by longshoremen. gation of ship for roaches. Two men mlfsed ship. One man hospitalized. OCEANSTAR (Triton), Aug. 17— Ship's fund SUX7. Disputed delayed Chairman, J Ciller; Secretary, S. saiUng. Mate ezpressM thanks for co­ Kollna. Everything running smoothly operation from deck dept. Ten hours except for repairs. Ship's fund, $17.99. Get rid of old Spanish water from No. 4 tank and use good water. Repair holes In No. 2 lifeboat. Replace life­ boat covers. Hake out repair llsL MARIA H (Herald), Aug. 21—Chair­ man, E. Lasoya; Secretary, R. Banta. Fumigate ship. Everything running smoothly. Water supply discussed. Vote of thrnks to steward dept. for Job welf done. Request bedsprings and mattresses be changed where needed. Better sanitary conditions discussed. No shopeside venders of other Arabs allowed In foreign ports. Theft precautions to be .taken. Re­ quest omelettes for supper. Litterbugs to use-trash cans or have trash. disputed- OT to bo taken with patrol­ man. Thanks to crewmembers for their cooperation. No beefs. Vote of thanks ta steward dept. Keys- to be left on ship after quitting ship. YOUNO AMBRICA (Wstarmsn), Aug t—Chairman, M. Mannlngi Secretary, N. Hatglmlslos. Dectrlcians getting hard time—to be straightened out when arriviag in US. Washing machine to be shut off when not la use. Put cups. Jams and Jars back when through. Erarythlng running smoothly. Ship's fund. SllAO. Turn In aU excess linen. Drains In deck dept. shower to be opened and cleaned. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good meal. PAIRPORT (Waterman), Aug 17— Chairman, •. Anderson; Secretary, J. Coyla. Ship's fund. S99.6e. No beefs. Discussion on restricUon to ship and OT. Five hours diluted OT. Shortage of linen and inferior stores. KYSKA (Waterman), Aug. IS—Chair­ man, J. Parnall; Secretary, S. Alpede. Repalfs being made. One man miseed vessel on coast. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks for Job weU done last trip. One minute silence for departed brothers. Screen doors Installed and can openers to be Installed. Every­ thing running very smoothly. MARORB (Marven), Aug. IS—Chair­ man, C. Roberts; Secretary, J. Oreen. Request foc'sles be soogied.' Report accepted. Second engineer to be re­ ported to Union for cursing pantry­ man and saloon messmen and disrupt­ ing work. Suggest more fruit Juices and larger servings^ ALICB BROWN (Bloomfleld), Aug. IS—Chairman, R. Wllklns; Secretary, H Scholes. Turn in all repairs, also check portholes for leaky garicets and frozen dogs to be loosened. Request larger blankets. Some disputed OT. Suggest LOG be sent to Rotterdam office. PiUows need replacing. Suggest better brands of ice cream, and try buying cheese in Holland. ORION STAR (Oil Carriers), Aug. If —Chairman, W. Ferguson; Secretary, C. Smith. Repair lists made up. Medi­ cine chest and • slop chest to be checked upon arrival in San Pedro. Ship's fund, ST. Suggest making col­ lection for Ship's iron. Discussion on sanitary water pressure, contaminated potable water, pulling ice. cleaning of laundry room and recreation room. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine food. STEEL FABRICATOR' (Isthmian), Aug. If—Chairman; C. Ruf; Secretary, L Calderon. Sec'y reporter elected. Ship's fund. $42. No beefs. New dele­ gate elected. Request new mattresses and washing machine. All members asked to check repairs. Each dept. to elect their own safety delegate. .ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), Aug. 34— Chairman, J. Robinson; Secretary, W. Messenger. No beefs. Ship's fund. $29; .Check milk and fre^ vegetables end cigarettes before leaving Hqwail. See patrolman about cash or' travelers checks. Ship to be fumigated for bed­ bugs and rata. Motion that fore and ajt bunks be put In 4-8 deck fuc'sle New delegate elected. Request more greens on menu. Beefs over fresh salads., Suggest onions, celery, etc.. Be left' in night lunch. Potatoes not well done. GATEWAY CITY (Fan-Atlantic), Aug. 17—Chairman, A. Cllllland; Sacretary, P. Erck. Insufficient cold drinking water. Ship's fund, $16.90. Frequent sailing short-handed. Patrol-, man to be notified. Discussion on re­ pair Hsts. arrival day payoff, contract clarification, chief electrlciana (duties re: cranes. To purchase Scotch cooler. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), Aug. 17—Chairman, V. Tucker; Secretary, L. Torres. All rooms to be painted. New delegate elected. Ship to be fumigated for roaches. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), Aug. 1# —Chairman, L. Cardler; Secretary, J. Baasfleld, No beefs. One man missed ship. . Ship's fund $1.79. Everything running smoothly. Water system not satisfactory—to see chief enlineer. CANTICNY (Cities Service), Aug. 17—Chairman, A. Ferris; Secretary,' L. Hagmann. Washing machine to be repaired. Need fan in galley: wind^ scoop and Insect screens. All rooms to be painted. Some disputed OT. One replacement. Return cups and glasses to pantry. Members to come In messhall properly dressed. CUBORE (Marven), Aug. 24—Cltalrman, C. Webb; Secretary, W. Strick­ land. One man deserted ship after ( borrowlag money. Vote of thanks to steward fiept. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime Over­ seas), Aug. 24—Chairman, R. Queenr Sscretary, L. Thomas. Few beefs. Letter sent to hq explaining same. Water probably cause of dysentery. Repair list turned In to captain. Soma disputed OT. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard dept. for Job well done. Discus­ sion on washing machine—weather hose from piimp can be fixed—^if not obtain new one. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), Aug. 14—Chairman, L. Coffey; Secretary, J. Hennlng. No penalty cargo according to captain. Discussion about steward OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), not turning to due to alcoholism. Aug. 24-T'Chalrman, W. Dood; Secre­ Generally agreed to have ship's dele­ tary, F. Johnson. OT to be paid for gate confer with captain and try to back-dated artinles. Repairs to be confine steward to hospital. Crew • made on pipe while In Trinidad.' agrees to cooperate and stand watch Everything running . smoothly. • No. if necessary. beefs. Have foc'sles sougeed and painted. Put red light on washbig STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), Jan. 11— machine to Indicate when on a'nd off.. Chairman, T. Caspar; Secretary, F, Suggestion to get automatic timer, Donovan. Letter sent to headquarters for machine. Turn off machine whenabout water. Ship's fund, $20.00. Dis­ finished. AU garbage to be dumped puted few hours OT. No beefs. Every­ aft unless it is bad weather. Steward thing running, smoothly. Investigate requests list for new mattresses and' new slop chest list. Ringer on wash­ other items and forwarded to com­ ing machine to be repaired. Vote of pany office. thanks to crew of Robin Lines for splendid work. Vote of thanks to 8EASTAR (Triton), Aug. 11—Chaliw steward dept. for good dinner and man, M. Bugawan; Secretary, E. Caudecorations on Christmas holidays. dlll. No beefs—everything OK. Re­ Painting to be done in rooms, recrea­ quest watch be fed live minutes early. tion' hall, galley crew pantry, showers Discussion on sougeeing galley after and toilet. loading and unloading. Capt. refuses' March 93—Chairman, None; Secre­ to authorize sougee OT. Request new tary, T. Caspar. Beef on chief engi­ fire hoses, need five more. Vote of neer taking water on lake at Panama thanks to steward dept. Canal. Ship's fund, $20. Few hours WANG PIONEER (inter-Ocean), Aug. OT diluted. No beefs. Vote of thanks to reefer for installing water cooler 22—Chairman, D. Sacher; Secretary, pipes on water fountain. None. No beefs. Ship's fund $17.. April 17—Chairman, F. Paget; Sec­ Suggest biscuits be served from _ retary, e, Craqsen.- See delegate ahout gaUey. Information or appllcatlon,.for absen­ DEL SUD (Mississippi), Aug. 17— tee balloL Extra water cooler needed. Discussiuii j'aeafdiug dOuBUuuS for Chairman, B. Jamet; Secretary, V. repair of TV set. Request return of CBrlant. Ship's fund' S9.87: movie shqwer head in steward dept. shower. fund $11.46; athletic fund $24.60. New., Msy 17r-Chalrmen, J. Hlgglnw Sec­ delegate and Ubrarian elected. Mem­ retary- V. Ciaceme. No beefs. One bers to'be-aboard one hour before*' • hour dlsi^ted OT. Request rooms sailing thne. Cups tp be returned to, kept clean tor new men- Give repSlr pantry. " �September 12, 1958 SEAFARERS LOG 'Won # Wash Off Pace Elerea Canadian SIU Condemns Batista's Strikebreaking (Continued from page 2) hour and wage Improvements for the men were long overdue. Rather than settle with its em­ ployees, the company, which is actually a Canadian government subsidiary, first tried to trans­ fer the ships to the Trinidad flag. That move fell through in the face of united opposition from world maritime labor. West-Indian seajnen hired in the islands to man the ship refused to do so as did British engineers flown over from England. Balked in this area, Canadian National worked up a deal with the Cuban government and with Troy Browning, a Great Lakes American-flag operator, to sell the ships. The- sale was announced last month for a price of less than $2,800,000, actually under an offer made by a Canadian-flag fiperatoi'. Several Canadian-flag operators had offered sums near the Cuban offer, but these, Including one bid of around $3 million, were ignored by the company which was de­ termined to sell the ships foreign. After the Cuban crews were flo'Am in and forced to work the Canadian Challenger, efforts wer" made to put her in a Canadian shipyard to clean her bottom. However, shipyard workers, mem­ bers of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers, refused to handle her there. It W?s then that the ship, renamed 'Ciudad de Habana, left for Bal­ timore and the other seven ships When's A T-2 Not A Tanker? Seattle Asks The fast-breaking developments in the Canadian District's strike against Canadian National ships have now expanded the dispute into an international conflict between the union and the Cuban government. By purchasing the scab ships from Canadian National with ^he connivance of an American operator, Troy Browning, by changing the names of the ships and compelling Cuban seamen-to work them under armed guard, the Cuban government is attempting to erase the past history of the vessels and to evade the Canadian District's picketline. "• Whatever the outcome, no matter how many name changes, registry changes and crew changes are undertaken, it seems pretty clear that as far as the world labor movement is con­ cerned, these ships will remain scab ships. It remains to be seen whether the Cuban government's strikebreaking oper­ ation Will succeed in the face of the position taken by free maritime labor throughout the world. SEATTLE — Shipping for this port has been very good. Port Agent Jeff Gillette reported, with rela­ tively young shipping cards hav­ ing no trouble landing berths. In . some cases was necessary to call on San Francisco and Wilmington ^ to find rated men to fill some of the openings during the period. The decision of the Red Chinese government to extend its While all of the beefs on the vessels hitting this port were territorial limits 12 miles out to sea and to include Formosan settled, one of them, an overtime waters as its territorial waters, puts SlU-manned ships in dispute on the SS Producer, was the middle of another red-hot international crisis. Theoretireferred to headquarters for fur­ calljr, according to the Red Chinese decision, SIU ships en­ tering Hong Kong, or calling at Taiwan and other Formosan ther clarification. ports, are trespassing on Red Chinese territory. The ship, a T-2 tanker, had car­ It doesn't seem likely at the moment that the Chinese Comried grain on her last trip and the mxmists will do anything to enforce that decision because pumpmen were required to main­ tain six gasoline engines around any sUcJhustep would almost automatically involve them in the clock while the vessel was dis­ direct hostilities with the United. States. But at the same charging cargo. These men put In time, this crisis, like all the others that have gone before it, for 243 hours overtime under the points up the key role played by Seafarers in maintaining the standard tanker agreement but the US position overseas, < company refused to pay it, claim­ 4) 3) ing the ship was supposed to be under freightship working rules. However the company later agreed to pay the OT and to refer the Another one of those'fascinating runaway-flag stories has matter to headquarters for clarifi­ popped up, this one involving a ship with which many Seacation for future trips. farer-s are familiar, the old SS Puerto Rico. Now called the There were two vessels, the Pro­ Arosa Star, she is Swiss-owned, under the Panamanian flag ducer (Marine Carriers) and the and carries an assorted crew of European seamen. Despite Nojtthwestern Victory (Victory Car­ this, she has been selected by the sponsors of the America riers) paying on during the past Cup yacht race to serve as an observation .vessel. period. Signing on were the Pro­ •This development follows upon the story of a few weeks ducer, Northwestern Victory and back that the runaways, with the helping hand of the Amer­ Waterman's Choctaw. In transit ican Merchant Marine Institute, had,persuaded Uncle Sam to were the Yorkmar,. Calmar, Losr mar (Calmar) and the Alcoa Part- pay their Suez Canal surcharge taxes. Runaways, it .seems, 1tter"~(Alcoa). get preference over all comers. ^ -In The Middle Again of the fleet are scheduled to follow suit. Browning, whose other opera­ tions are under contract with the SIU Great Lakes District, has been sued in Detroit by the SIU of North America on a charge • of bi-each of contract. The lawsuit cited the fact that he agreed to. employ SIU crews on all ships, which he bperates. From the beginning, the Cana­ dian beef has had worldwide labor support. The Canadian Labour Congress, AFL-CIO, International Transportworkers Federation and International Confederation of Free Trade Unions have all de­ nounced the strikfebreaking effort. Ft is doubtful, in light of this sup­ port, whether the ships will be able to operate successfully in commer­ cial service to either Canad'an jr American ports, or on the St.. . Iiawrence Seaway. America Cup Job Given To Runaway The old SS Puerto Rico, well-known to Seafarers on the Bull Line run, is finding profitable employment under the runaway flag of Panama. Originally known as tlie Borinquen, the Puerto Rico was oper­ ated for a number of years on a regular passenger run between New York, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The ship is owned by a Swiss company, under the Four T-2 tankers that were used Panamanianregistered flag, and used to car­ to kick off its trailership operations ry American passengers on cruises are being sold by the SlU-con- to the Caribbean and other parts tracted Pan-Atlantic Steamship Co. of the world. It is manned by The line is disposing of the Ideal crews recruited from waterfront X, Maxton, Coalinga Hills and dives all over Europe. Almena because they are no longer Capping its patchquilt back­ needed in the coastwise operation. ground, the ship's next assignment The four lift-on ships went into will be as an observation vessel for service in 1956 carrying fully- the forthcoming America Cup loaded truck trailers on their decks yacht race between US and British from Port Newark to Houston. yachts. They have been replaced with con­ In effect, the contest between verted C-2's that perform the spe­ Britain and America will be viewed cial service more efficiently. from the deck of a runaway ship The tankers had been laid up which operates regularly out,of US for some time following their re­ ports but Is not obligated tax-wise placement- by the converted to the United States or to abide by freighters. .US wage and manning scales. P-A Selling T-2 LIft-Ons ••Jf! Another Rnnaway Story • a aa-aaa mm i * m m m m • • • m • »'• « Shown in her days at an American-flag SlU-manned passenger ship, the SS Puiirto Rico, is now the Arosa Star of Panamanian registry. Despite her runaway flag, she will serve bs the observation ship for tne America Cup races ta be held off Newport next weekend. ; J �Tv Twelvs SEAFAIERS M NYBOC A variety of ailments have drydocked Seafarers at Atlantic, Gulf and West Coast hospitals in the past few weeks. Gen­ erally, most of the boys seem to be coming along nicely. As a sample, William Brightwell should be discharged almost any day now from the Baltimore hospital after a general check-up He was • little run down after a year in the oil shuttle with the Orion Cliper. A rupture has laid up Thomas Hickey, AB off the Transatlantic., [e's been making fair progress since he checked in. Off the Losmar Since June, Vincent J. Bizznto has been side-lined by a broken leg suf­ fered In a shoreside injury. At last report, he was showing'lots of im­ provement. One of the brothers on the Cur­ tis Bay tugs In Baltimore harbor, Henry MachUnsU has been an. Inand-out patient for the past six months due to a stomach -condi­ tion. He worked last on the tug J. P. Pulliam, and is coming along fairly well these days. Around the coast. In Galveston, two new inmates at the USPHS Salinas Hickey drydock are Jose P. Salinas and Harvey W. Field. Salinas went In for a check-up the same day he got off the Steel Surveyor and was found to have bladder stones. Surgery has apparently turned the trick. They expect he'll be fully re­ covered in about two weeks. A routine exam on Brother Field tiumed up a hemla that required treatment—and quickly got it. Clifford C. Womack and Santiago' Martinez, both at the big San Francisco marine hospital, are also coming along okay. Womack, messman on the Chickasaw, was suffering from chills and fever when he checked in, but is in good shape now. Off the Topa Topa, Martinez is being treated for ulcers. These and all brothers in the hospitals always appreciate visits and mail from their shipmates. Bemember them when you're in port or have a time to drop 'em a line. The following is the latest available list of men in the hospitals: SEAFARERS Easy Does It (i-- Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Broolciyn 32, NY i would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please ut my name on your mailing 1st. (Print Information) NAME i STREET ADDRESS plf'-w/' te.:mr iI J- 't ;' •• [-••ftn-,)* '. • GITY ........ZONE.... STATE : ...T. ADDRESS CITY ....ZONE.,.. STATE i-. Oldtimer Goes To Final Rest To Vxt Editor: Oldtimers who read the LOG —^regardless of their union af­ filiation—will be saddened to leam of the death on August 12 of Archie McGuigan. There are many of the younger members who also numbered Archie among their friends. He had been a seaman for the greater part of his life, having started his seagoing career as a jroung man. His last voyage g James Ward Joseph Stocker USPHS HOSPITAL George WUliams Florencio Suarei BALTIMORE, MD. George Williamson Thomas Tears Conway Beard Joseph Kowalskl Cleophas Wright Gerald Thaxton Rohert H. Belyea Stanley Kupnlckl Charles Wynn Patrick Thompson Raymond Boston Gibbs T. Livermaa William BrightweU Henry MachliasU USPHS HOSPITAL Noe R. Cardosa Jesse Maloney NORFOLK. VA. Elwood L. Cramer Paul Pusloskie Francis J. Boner William C. Dowdy Harry B. Riggin Stephen Dinkel USPHS HOSPITAL Vincent J. Rlzzuto Wiliiam DriscoU MEMPHIS. TENN. ^ Joseph RoU Oswald Ergle BUly BusseU Calvin Rome Clarence Gardner BALTIMORE CITV HOSPITAL Richard Savior Gorman T. Glaze BALTIMORE. MD. John Scott EsUe Hall Simon Eftlme Richard G. Sohl Ronald Hannigan USPHS HOSPETAL Thomas Hickey Donald Hewson FT. WORTH, TEXAS VA HOSPITAL J. R. Alsobrook Harold J. Pancost RUTLAND. MASS. L. Anderson Edourdo Piscopo Daniel Fitzpatrick H. Ledwell Jr. Paul W. Seidenberg VA HOSPITAL John C. Palmer KECOUGHTAN, VA. VA HOSPITAL Joseph Gill HOUSTON, TEXAS USPHS HOSPITAL R. J. Arsenault BOSTON, MASS. VA HOSPITAL George Atcherson Henry W. Martin lit AVE., NY. NY L. J. Campbell L. C. Melanson E. T. Cunningham Charles Dwyer Stanley F. Ostrom ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. DC GALVESTON. TEXAS George Chaudoin Edward E. Edinger Allen Smith SAILOR SNUG HARBOR Robert McCuUoch John H. Spearman STATEN ISLAND. NY Jose P. Salinas Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen USPHS HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. BOSTON. MASS. Chalmers Xnderson Peter Hume Thomas W. Killion William Bargone Henry Janicke VA HOSPITAL Wooldridge Kihf John Bigwood BUTLER. PA. Edward Knapp .Claude Blanks James F. Markel Duska Korolla Richard Bowman USPHS HOSPITAL Leo Lang L. CarrasquiUo DETROIT. MICH Alexander Martin WiUiam Crawley Eugene Roszko Joe Mendoza Henry Foy USPHS HOSPITAL William Nelson Monroe Gaddy SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Dominic NeweU James Glisson " Joseph Berger J. S. O'Byrne Michael Pardur Louis Harris Joseph V. Bissonet Arthur J. Scheving Jack Peralta Wayne Harris Michael J. Coffey Henry J. Schreiner Edward Lee Poe John Harrison Joseph En>bola Bernardo Tapla Henry Robinson Louie Holliday William J. Kramer Clifford C. Womack Harold P. Scott John Hrolenok Albert M. Morse Andrew Stauder James Hudson USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Charles B. Bennett Jimmie Littleton Elmer G. Brewer B. F. Lowe Lucious DeWitt Louis T. McGowan USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Lewis R. Akins Claude B. Jessup Manuel Antonana Woodrow Johnson Eladio Aris Ludwig Kristlanseu Fortunato Bacomo Thomas Lehay Joseph Bass Kenneth Lewis Melvin W. Bass Warren J. Mclntyre Matthew Bruno Herbert C. MCISMIC James F. Clarke Jena Uadsen Juan Denopra Leo Mannaugh John J. Drlscoll Albert HartinelU Friedof O. Fondfla W. P. OTlea Odis L. Gibbs C. OsinsU Joseph M. Gillard George G. PhUer Bart E. Guranick Winston E. Renny Wade B. HirreU G. E. Shumaker Taib Hassan. Henry E. Smith Clarence Hawkins Pon P. Wing Frank Hernandez Royce Yarborough Antonio Infante USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Standmore BeU R. S. Nandkeshwar Dollar Ben Anthony Pisani Frank J. Bradley Santos Pizarro Richard Broomhead Joseph Poturalski Buiiner Francis Regan TO AVOI.D DOPLICATIONJ II you Robert Robert Delgado John Roberts Zr* an old tubscribei and hava a Earl Ernest Edison Shaffer ' ehanga of address, pleato give your Charles Goldstein U. Sivertsen Ignatius P. Gomes Warren Smith former address belowi ' Harvey Gordon Henry Sojak Edward Heacox Jose Sousa Konstant N. Kain Ramon Varela Raul Lopez Joseph WohUtz Georgios Mastoras. Roland WUcox George Meltzer . Nelson Wood Marcel MitcbeU ; . USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH -'- • lb A. FreundUch September 12, 198t LOG Shibbom door lock soemt to be no problem for Charles Wysocki, carpenter on the Portmar, es he works en re­ pair. Steward Ben Rucker caught the big smile on film. Like Mother, Steward Day Is Never Done Despite the inevitable dis­ sents &om the deck and engine departments, a chief steward aboard ship invariably has more than his share of problems while serving as head of the culinary and commissary departments. However routine these items happen to be, they still are "problems" that have to be dealt with one way or another. Consider the case on the Seatrain Texas, as noted in the ship,'s minutes of August 16. "Cooks reported no salt. I searched the ship upside down . . . Finally thought of salt tablets. They would have gotten me in (to port). Chief engineer found but about my trouble and. gave me a box. Glass Shortage "Next it was glasses. I got them in Texas City. On linen, we got over one hurdle but were short the second time because a number of bath towels were sent out for cleaning. We just squeezed through by freezing rooms and searching. This was done just with crew delegates. "Six men still had no towels and we were out at sea. I washed three dozen bath towels and ironed them. Now I can wait till 'Euesday as I havb enough for replacements of everything. "Koolade ran out. I got 60 packages; no more . . . They (the company) cut me to 12 quairts of ice cream to come back with but no harm. I had to serve the last of it the second day out. It was in liquid state. Pick tip Fruit ."Ran out of grapefruit and melons. Received canteloupe and watermelon in Texas. Had two meals of canteloupe ... Fruit juice ran out coming back. "Ran out of bread. We couldn't make any; pastry Rour was all we had. I got bread at a supermarket as-soon as we landed. That lasted till 'supplies came. . . . Consoli­ dated a lot of space for new stores . . . W.e were one man short going down to Texas . . . Boxes, messrooms are: immaculate, as is the galley." ' Since there were no beefs regis­ tered. elsewhere. In • &e, minutes over food, service or, sfaprtages, apparently all ended well ansrway. letters To The Editor AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOO must be signed by the writer. Names tofU be withheld upon rbqqest. was aboard the SS Thomas Hayward, a vessel owned by Water­ man Steamship. On August 16, following a solemn High Re^em Mass at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mark, Brooklyn, Archie was laid away in his final resUng place in St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, Long Island, NY. On-behalf of the SIU mem­ bership here at the Manhattan Beach Public- Health Service hospital, I would like to thank the SIU Welfare Department for its untiring efforts in assur­ ing that a proper and dignified burial would be' given this wellliked brother. „ John DHscoll Hospital delegate 4 4. i Offers Tribute To Top Shipmate To the Editor: This letter is about Brother Charlie W. White, and I sincere­ ly hope you will print it in your next issue. White, known as "Smokey" to all his friends, hails from Baltimore .and was engine delegate on the SS Wellesley Victory. When I was injured In Suez, he came ashore with me and saw to it that everything was done to make me comfortable. He also made sure that 1 was getting all the medical care that was possible. All the time the ship was in port "Smokey" came to see me every day and brought cigarettes, candy and everything else I needed. When they packed my clothes and brought them ashore there was some question as to a camel saddle that I had bought before the accident. Since it wy-tpo big to carry because of my in­ jury, "Smokey" spoke up and promised that he would take care of it until the ship reached the States*, and then would have it crated and shipped to my home. He tried in vain to find a crate big enough to crate the 'saddle properly and wfien he couldn't, he did the one thing I'll never forget. "Smokey" and his wife put the camel saddle in tlieir car and drove aU night from Baltimore to Boston to keep a promise he had made. "Smokey" was the best dele­ gate and shipmate that I have ever been with. I sincerely hope that someday I wiR be able to ship with him again and repay some of the kindness he showed" me. A man like this' must have a million friends who, like me, are very proud to know some­ one like "Smokey". Thank you "Smokey". I know that Balti­ more' i» proud to have you shipping out of there. Carter V. S. Myers $ ^ ^ . Appreciates Aid in Bereavement To the Editor: Many thanks for the expres­ sions of sympathy aiid condo­ lence on the death of my hus­ band. I must thank all for the kind consideration given me. I must also express gratitude with all my heart for the ex­ traordinary care and servlc4 given to my husband at the marine hospital, and for the un­ surpassed attention given me and my family by the organiza­ tion of which my husband was a member, the SIU. I am also very proud and thankful that my husband was part of the SIU and that the organization shows such resppct and assistance to the families of its members. My deepest grati­ tude to you all. Mrs. Jesusa. Rivera X t ir : Praises Speedy Welfare Service To the Editor: I wish to express my gratitude for the extreme promptness with which the $4,000 SIU death 'benefit was paid to me as the beneficiary of my late brother Rdwin B. Rhoads. In addition, I'd sincerely like to thank everyone concerned for the sentiments and warm inter­ est expressed, in regarding Ed. If I do run into any snags in connection with his affairs, I shall indeed take, advantage of the Uuion's' offer to assist me. Ed will be missed around the hall in New Orleans, at least by the oldtimers. He carried his SIU union book with a great deal of pride and was a loyal Union member. He was not just ah ordinary baker but a skilled craftsman, having been educated along technical and research lines by his work in earlier years. Because of this, I am sure he brought many extra eating delights to passengers and crews alike. Please extend my family's heartfelt thanks to all for every­ thing that was done in Ed's behalf. All good wishes for the' continued success of the SIU. Elizabeth R. Romaine LOG Service is Applauded ^ To the Editor: This is to express our sincere appreciation for receiving the LOG regularly and for the pleasure we have reading it. The LOG is read both by sea­ men and by our staff and we meant to send our appreciation for it much sooner than this. It is our sincere wish that the LOG will serve well in the cause of seamen as it has done so well in the past. Yung Heui Kim Seamen's Overseas Service Pttsan, Korea $1 4> 4> Welfare Assist Is Appreciated To the Editor: Having just been discharged from the marine hospital at Staten Island'after seven weeks of confinement, I should like to express my appreciation for the help given to all of us by the SIU welfare representative, NThis assistance really means a : great deal when a guy is laidup and can't handle a lot of de­ tails himself. 4 .G..M. Waggoner J.J �SeptcnAcr 12. ISM •T»L VINDOR (Itthmlan), July 17 ChtlrniDn. e. Moonayr Sacratary. A. Nettune, ShlB'f fund, 126.00, raw hnura dlaniitMl f»T. Motion that »sceptacla IM placed at,pay-off for ae< ceptlng contribution towarda thip'a fund. Motion that ahipa on India run be auppUed with enough DDT bamba, eapecially where food ia prepared and aerved. Motion that ahip be fumigated. • Motion that forced air fan be led to laundry room to give relief from Intenae heat. Dutiea of gangway watch to be clarified by pa^olman. Keep natlvea from inside paaaagewaya and meashalls. No watchmen or other authorized extra -meala to be fed imtil crew membera have been fed. No nativea to work in messhalla or area where food ia handled. Suggeat better grade and variety of alopa bo placed aboard ship. Medicine chest should be checked before next voyage SEAFARERS 16—Chairman, 1. Rayne; Secretary, M. Httchcocfc. . Repair lists aubmitted— everything ranning acoothly. Men who were logged, ts prsssst their cases to bearding patrolman. Some disputed or. Three men logged. Report ac­ cepted. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for excellent Job. Fine coopera­ tion among crew. No beefs. WILLIAM- CARRUTH (Penn Shl|>ping), July 19—Chairman, W. Pertert Secretary, B. Butlar. Repair lists to be aubmitted. No beefs. To investigate hot water situation. Discussion on washing machine. Need strainer for washing machine. More cold drinks to be put out at meal time. Discussion on brown laundry soap. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), July 12—Chairman. P. Whltlowi Sec­ retary, R. Simpson. Repair lists to be submitted soon as possible. Fine co­ operation among crew. Few hours dis­ puted OT. Motion to have space out­ side midship house for use by foreign checkers to keep them out of crew's quarters. Request Jury bathroom on ^em for use by foreign- longMioremen. Return cots after use. Ship to be exterminated for roachesL BABBARA PRITCHE (Lib. Naviga­ tion), July 12—Chairman, O. Hayner Secy, R. Charroln, New delegate elected. No beefs. Request laundry be cleaned by engine and deck de­ partment. Keep glasses out of sink. —should include larger quantity of drugs. Only depL delegates to air beef to Insure clean and expedient pay-off. MesshaUs and rooms should be sougeed. STEEL KINO (Isthmian), July 14— Chairman, H. Burgasses; Secy, P. Howe. No beefs. Few unHnished repairs to be completed soon. Ship's fund $183.43. Report accepted. Mo­ tion made and carried to request SlU to seek hard and fast ndes by US Public Health, regulating com­ pany doctors re vaccinations and shots: shots given but not recorded, men getting too many shots. Avoid washing mops in laundry room, ex­ clusively for laundry. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Aug. 16—Chairman, T. Montamaranot Sacrefary, H. Franklin. No beefs. Man failed to meet ship, department short a man. Steward erred on extra meals. - CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Captain explained condition of over­ Service), Aug. 6—Chairman, P. Hamtime sheets. Reports accepted. TV moil Secy, B. Nielsen. Several small needs repairs. Shortage of food and beefs straightened out. Ship's Fund linen take care of. One man short 121.12. AU ships be air-conditioned, or at least those to tropics. Motion going to Texas. made iiiat letter be written to Union ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), Aug. 1) about steward. Suggest crew go to delegates with beefs. Dissatisfied —Chairman, J. Bracht; Sacrelary, W Home. Letter read for approval. Dis­ with steward; is strongly anti-union, uncooperative. Vote of thanks to' cussion on performing aboard. steward dept. for good food. July S—Chairman, A. Paura* Sacy, DEL SOL (MIsslttlppI), Aug. S— Chairman, D. RamMy; Sacratary, O. B. Nielsen. No beefs. $20 ship's fund. Payne. Ship's fund, tlJIOO. Some dis­ New delegate elected. Request cups puted OT. Everything running smooth­ returned to pantry. Keep messhall clean. ly. Discussion on raise in pay. JtMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers). Aug. IS—Chairman, L. Mayarsf..Sacratary, P Whitlow. Repairs to be compiated. 34 hour notice to TIM given if planning to quit before payoff port. Members to work their own time off to avoid inconvenience. No beefs. Basic seatime ruling explained. Sug­ gest hot coffee in morning, also larger perculators needed. HASTINOS (Waterman), Aug. S— Chairman, W. Culpepper; Secretary, J. Walls. Hissing men replaced in New York. No beefs. Few hours disputed OT. Have gratings made for shower. Repair list to be made early. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), July 27—Chairman, R. Corns; Secretary S. Zatterman. Ship's fund. $12. Every­ thing running smoothly. Delegate to contact chief mate about cleaning and painting quarters. Keys to lock pantry and messhall in port. No smoking or loitering in train coach being used as passage aft. STEEL APPRENTICE (IsthmUn), Aug. 10—Chairman. J. PaHersen; Secy, W. Rose, Disputed ot. Everything running smoothly. Ship's fund S8. One man left in Rotterdam: picked up one replacement. No beefs. Reports ac­ cepted. Suggest Health Department check drinking water tanks. Motion made that chief cook attend school to learn better methods of preparing meals. SEATRAIN OEOROIA (faafrain), Aug. 17—Chairman, P. Sarano; P. Flanagan. Repair list turned in con­ cerning painting foc'sles. larger fans, and longer windscoops. To be taken up with company. Phone installed near guard's shack in Texas City. Request safety meetings be held. •Ve^cation of wage increase to b« given. S30JI4 ship's fund. No beefs. Reports accepted. Request changing agreement on delayed sailing. Poor condition of mesdiall and foc'sles. Night lunch not up to par. New dele­ gate electe<L ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), July 21 ORION COMET (Orlan), July 26— —Chairman, J. Bracht; Secretary, O Chairman, J. Ohannaslan; Sacratary, Vela. Ship's delegate resigned—due to . W. Buttnar. Repair list turned in. accidcnL -Swiff Laundry not to be Delegate resigned: new one to be used—do not do-good Job. Oqe mem­ elected. Ship's fund, $13.82. One man ber getting off with broken leg. Col­ missed' ahip. Price list to be posted lection' made for injured brother. for slop chest. One man in each dept. Water cooler to be repaiirecL to take care of linen change. Delegate to see captain and chief engineer re PAN OCEANIC TRANSPORTER refrigerator. Request more clocks In (Penn Shipping), Aug. S—Chairman, R. messroom and recreation room. Bunce, Jr.; Secretary, H. MacAlear. Aug. 19—Chairman, J Ohannaslan; Ship's fund. S3.25. One ntan missed Secretary, E. WaHs. Request draw sUp in Singapore. Few hours OT dis­ list and men to be replaced. Curios puted. Shortage of fresh milk and to be locked up. Repair list to be vegetables. Suggest better variety in turned In. Ship's fund. $13.82. One Menus. No variety in night lunch. man missed ship. No beefs. Bend Slop chest to be refurnlidied. Report radiogram to agent In Norfolk to meet milk in Singapore not processed under ship on arrival to square away beefs sanitary conditions. Two scuppers need and make arrangements for replace­ repairing. Repair list to be postad. ments. Request checking slop chest for excess prices. Have Icebox and PENN MARINER (Penn Trans.), July washing machine repaired or replaced. ^ B A, PORT CCAU GTS-A^jAilSf^ •1216 E.aAU)/MOilS SfiCCKUfN. eAun/wioeE' LOG Fate Thlrteea Vewlyweds Really Get A Sendoff Every wedding is the happy ending to a kind of a fairy tale. But one SIU man and his bride were really showered with good fortune in Baltimore recently. Appropriately enough, their ship was the Cities Service Baltimore. According to Mrs. Terry Maggio, wife of Seafarer Dom Maggio and matron of honor at the nuptials, the wedding of Seafarer James Logan and Carole Dooghty got un­ derway while the ship was in the shipyard, and the couple decided this was their chance to take the big step. Accordingly, the cere­ mony was held at St. Luke's, with the Maggios, shipmate. John Kozar as best man and most of the crew at the church. From there, everybody went over to the Sonthem Hotel for a couple of drinks, anticipating a modest celebration due to a lack of funds on all sides. It was here that some good Samaritans stepped in. Asked why everybody was all dressed up 'like lor a wedding," members of the SIU party said there really had just been a wed­ ding, but everybody was kind of short on cash. Thereupon the manager of the hotel, Mr. Eldridge, had champagne brought out, and another - bystander. Congressman Edward A. Garmatz, said he was buying too. It went like that all evening, as US Commissioner Car­ roll, Schenley distributor Morris Kasoff, and the owner of Balti­ more's "China Clipper" Restaurant arrived and chimed in to do their hit Before the evening was over, the.^ bridal couple and guests had been treated to dinner and a night on the town with all expenses paid and the newly-weos got the bridal suite at the Southern Hotel. Tho next day they were the honored guests at a luncheon arranged by their new-found friends. Unable up to the last moment to attend the luncheon, Maggio, Kozar and other crewmemhers found that ar­ ridge, manager of Southern Hotel, and Morris Kosoff. rangements had been made with Cities Service to get them soma time off for the occiasion. The round of parties and VIP treatment continued until the Bal­ timore sailed "the following day for Lake Charles with the bride­ A runaway outboard motorboat that threatened to decapi­ groom. tate two men after It spilled them in the water was quicldy Fairy tales? Well, sometimes they really come true. brought imder control with an assist from an SIU ship. The runaway craft was go­ ing around in circles when 'All Ashore!'—by seafarer ft.'Kenfueky' Perry spotted by the SS Dykes as it was docking In New Jersey's Raritan River two weeks ago. Nearby two men in the water were holler­ ing for help. Ordered to lower the port life­ boat, the gang began ripping off the covers until the skipper spotted a boat already in the water a couple of hundred yards ahead. Dutch Remyn and Jimmy Moore, ABs, took off for the smaller boat, broke the lock that held It and began rowing toward the men In the wa­ ter. Once the castawajis were gotten ashore, they went after their own craft, which was still wildly cir­ cling about After a couple of tries, they were able to Jam the oars into the propeller and wrap a heaving line STOund the screw while one of them climbed aboard to shut off the 30 hp motor. It developed that they had been spilled from the outboard while making a sharp turn with the throttle wide open, and had there­ after been at the mercy of the erratic boat, they figured they were lucky to be aUve, mostly thanks to the Dykes' crew. "Skim." tho ship's reporter, Captalni Tho ship h going fast, men* Anyone know how to pray?. added; "P-A wo now have two Rromani I do, eoptoin. chewod-up oari and • one beat-up Coptolni Obod. Youproy. Wt r« on# short on lif« prtsarvars. hckYlntJ^.'* They Were Lucky—Only The Boat Lost Its Head m �Tat* Foarteea SEAFARERS Anyone Got Any Ideas? ; benefits. This letter, incidental­ ly, has the approval of the ma­ jority of crewmembers aboard. To the Editor: Leyal E. Joseph Upon arrival here at Rio de Ship's reporter Janeiro on the SS Del Sud I (Ed, notes The seatime re­ received a copy of the LOG (Aug. 15, 1958) with an article quirement for the existing $150 I sent in from the SS* Monarch ' monthly SIU disability-pension benefit, aside from the basic of the Seas. There is an error in it nam­ eligibility rule for all SIU Wel­ ing me as the ship's delegate on fare Plan benefits, is 12 ycors that ship, as I was actually the on ships of companies now steward department delegate on under SIU contract, as far back there. Brother Pate, DM, was as 1934. Full details on disabili­ pur ship's delegate. I'd appre- ty-pension eligibility are in the box on page 5. Just to keep the arithmetic straight, on the assumption that the average Seafarer sails nine months a year, it would theoretically take him 16 years or more, rather than 18, to accumulate the necessary time.) j Wants to Keep I'Credits'Right 1 : ^ ' Letters To The Editor Repair job on the winches keeps this pair hard at work aboard the Alcoa Pennant, as chief electrican A. A. Abrams flef^ and 2nd electrician E. Watson team up to set things right. Pre­ sumably everything worked out okay. The photo by William R. Cameron, night cook and baker, certainly did. SlU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstem 7-4800 BOSTON 878 State St. James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthews. Agent Capital 3-4089: 3-4080 1419 Ryan St. LAKE CHARLES, La. HEmlock 8-5744 Leroy Clarke. Agent MOBILE .1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 812 Front St. MORGAN CITY Phone 2156 Tom Gould. Agent NEW ORLEANS ..... 523 BlenviUe St. Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 875 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK . 127-129 Bank St. J. Bullock. Acting Agent MAdlson 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR 101 Pelayo Sal CoUa. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Marty BreithoK. Agent Douglas 2-5475 SAVANNAH 2 Abercom St E. B. McAuIey. Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave Jeff GlUette. Agent Main 3^4334 TAMPA . 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 3-1323 WILMINGTON. CalU ... 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4tll Ave.. Bklyn SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Aleina. Deck W. Hall. Joint C. Simmons. Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E. Mooney. Std. J. Volplan. Joint SUP HONOHn.U....51 South Nlmlti Highway PHone 5<_>2-777 '"CMI^-43®^ RICHMOND. Calif SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE WILMINGTON NEW YORK 510 Hacdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 450Douglas Hanson St. 2-8383 2505 1st A^ Main 0290 805 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 875 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 96165 Great Lakes District ALPENA 1215 N. SMond Ave Phone: 713-J 180 .Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAin 1-0147 RIVER ROUGE ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave. River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 DULUTH 821 W. Superior St. Phone: Randtlph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd St. Phone: Essex 5-2410 BUFFALO. NY LOC-A-RHYTHM: Blue Lament By John J. Sodofsky Heading out to sea. Feeling a little blue, 'Cause the ship that I am on Is taking me from you. I've heard men say they'll sail no more; They're going to get a job ashore. And stay home with their kids and wife , To try and lead a normal life. Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S ..128V8 HoUls St. Phone 36911 MONTREAL 634 St James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 372 King St. E. EMplre 46719 VICTORIA. BC......017H Cormorant St. EMplre 4531 VANCOUVER. BC .298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. . Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebee 20 Elgin St. Phone; 545 THOROLD. Ontario .52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC . .44 'Sault-au-Matelot Quebec ; Phone: 3-1569 But they'll find out it's mighty hard. And back they'll go for their ship­ SAINT JOHN.,....m Prince WilUam St. ping card. , NB OX 35431 WHEW! ITbsoHOT I CAN'T«|.EEP... I'v;-'- [ Is- • KlllL w September M. INtt LOC 7m All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. ciate if this would be corrected so the record would be straight. Meanwhile, smooth sailing to ali. Everybody on here is very happy with our new contract gains. Eddie Erlksen (Ed. note: Apolopies to Broth­ er Pate for shutting him out.) Opens New Bar in Yokohama To the Editor: I'd appreciate a notice in the LOG that I have opened a bar in Yokohama so some of my friends and shipmates can see it. I'd appreciate anybody drop­ ping in to say hello, as SIU guys will always be welcome. I'm sure they'll find the service and prices right. If possible, have the LOG sent to the place, so the boys can see them when they come over. The address is George's Bar, No. 2-93 Yamashita-Cho, Naka-Ku, Yokohama, Jayan. George W. Harding (Ed note; LOGS are being sent as you requested.) X t, Formosa Strait is Getting Hotter To the Editor: ' Enclosed are photos taken aboard the tanker Cities Serv­ ice Miami on our way back to Sasebo, Japan, after another shuttle run to the Persian Gulf. As the rumors fiy, we have one more shuttle run and then head bapk to the States. The boys are all looking for­ ward to a couple of good days ashore, and then to getting the trip over with and heading home. We will then have been out over a year. ' The pictures were taken with Formosa in the background. As you know, there has been some shooting the past few days be­ tween the Nationalist Chinese and Red forces Involving some "of the nearby islands. Gene Langstrand, OS, should get the credit for the camera work. Alex Janes Ship's reporter Says Hawaii is No Paradiso To the Editor: I just came back to San Fran­ cisco as a first-class passenger on the Pacific Navigator after being in the Tripler Army Hos­ pital in Honolulu. Honolulu stinks in my book. If you can afford to put out about $50 per diem and live in the Royal Hawaiian or Henry Kaiser's Hawaiian Village or own yourself a villa you got it made. Then you can be like the plutocrats or multi-millionaires who use this territorial play­ ground for their backyard and charge a darn good bit off to taxes. But a few miles away and also on other islands, many of the native-born still live in shacks and huts. You take away Ameri­ can protection and money and. assuming no other country takes over, namely Russia, in less than ten years the inhabitants would be using out-rigger ca­ noes to catch their daily meal and the outstanding diet would ho fish and poi. The board of health evidently doesn't inspect the diseasebreeding massage parlors in the downtown area where for $3 per half hour one wades through wet, sloppy- floors without any foot covering to climb on a bench covered with dirty linen which is not changed for each customer. I have seen people lay on these dirty, imsanitary sheets and have pus squeezed out of their bodies, and then watched the next customer climb up on,the same sheet. This is a common practice here. What a joke it would be if this place ever became the 50th state, or even the 150th. • George B. Dunn Urge Pro-Rated Pension Set-Up To the E^tor: We, the crew of the Young America, have been following several articles in the .LOG about u new pension plan. In our estimation, on the issue of seatime, we figure that the average guy sails nine months out of the year. There­ fore, in order to secure 12 years* seatime, he must sail at least 18 years or more. In any event, we v/ouH like to approve Brother Donald D. Whittaker's writeup in the LOG of August 1, 1958 (urging a pro­ rated pension set-up—^Ed.) or at least some kind of outright pension benefit under which the average seaman could draw ^joying peaceful passage off Formosa despite shooting between Chinese forces in nearby Straits, Seafarers on the Cities Service Miami pose for photographer Gene Langstrand, OS. Pictured (standing, I to r| John Lefco, ship's delegate; W. Wallace, fireman; Joe Wilaszak, baker; A ex Janes, ship's reporter; kneeling, Gerry Cordero, utility, and Eddie Abrams, steward. �T-t'T:'': September It, 19S» SEAFARERS Pat* Flfteca LOG Lk, Charles Has 'Dry'Ambitions SlU BABY ABBIYALS All of the following SIU famillea have received a'$200 SIU maternity benefit. Robert Schwatka Jr., born July Rios, New York, NY. 80, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rob­ » ert Schwatka, Baltimore, Md. Guadalupe Romero, bom August 4> 4". 4" 27, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose Ralph Bullard, Jr., bom July 9, L. Romero, Houston. Tex. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ralph t 4> 4" Bullard, New York, NY. Michael Anthony Sullivan, bora 4» 4" 4> July 29, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Knapp Jr., born August Frederick R. Sullivan, New Orleans, 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ La. liam Knapp, Houston, Tex. » » » $ ^ 4, Abert * Alfred Webb, bora Gloria Marie Law, born July 8, August 31, 1958, to Seafarer and 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Mrs. James L. Webb, Mobile, Ala. A. Law, Philadelphia, Pa. " » 4^ 4- 4^ Milagros Cruz, bom August 8, Steven Paul Lupo, bom July 29, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Juan 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Crui, New York Oily. Lupo, Rosebank, SI, rJY. t, t, Catherine Mae Evans, born Au­ 4> 4" 4> Grant Marrett Jr., bom August gust 1, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Grant John P. -Evans, Baltimore, Md. Marzett, Mobile, Ala. ^ 4^ James Carley Gordon, bom Au­ S> i> ^ Dora Alice Bios, bom August 14, gust 18, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Juan L. Hunter U. Gordon, Norfolk, Va. LAKE CHARLES—Expansion of dry cargo freight operations here is reaching the constmction stage. The Board of Harbor Conmdssloners is already letting bids for new docks, on which work is ex­ pected to start at once. the new docks will enlarge the port's freight capacity by several hundred thousand tons, and will undoubtedly lead to greater Job possibilities for Seafarers in the area. Lake Charles is still pri­ marily a tanker port. Shipping, meanwhile, continues to be on the slow side, although some men succeeded in getting out during the period. Port Agent Leroy Clarke pointed out, how­ ever, that there was an ample supply of ratings Vessels in the area during the past two weeks included six Cities Service tankers—^Rpyal Oak, Chlwawa. Council Grove, Winter Hill, Bradford Island and CS Baltimore —plus the Petrochem (Valentine) and pel Sol (Mississippi). AU of them were in good shape. FINA L DISPATCH Arehlbald McGuigan, 71: Brother McGuigan died in the PHS Hos­ pital, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, NY, after a lengthy illness. He is survived by a sister, Julia Ma- . gilton, of Belfast, Ireland, where he was born. Broth­ er McGuigan was interred in the St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, LI, NY. t Personals And Notices TO SHIPS IN ATtAKTiC • SOUTH AMERICAN - EUROPEAN WATERS THE FIRST DIRECT VOICE BftOADCaST TO SHIPS' CREWS ivmy SUKBAT • IHO «MT t Alexander Rever, 56: Brother Rever, of Philadelphia, died in Bal­ timore, Md. on April 20, 1958. Cause of death was cancer. After Joining the SIU in 1952, Rever Leonard A. G. Smith Please contact your wife at 201 Thomas St., West Haven, Conn. I : - .4- 4 i Joseph Rionx Will you please get in touch with Mrs. Annand Rivet at 161 Avon .St., Lowell, Mass. i . t Selden F. Manard Please contact your wife at 1722 63rd St., Brooklyn, NY. 4^ » 4> Walter C. Zajane Youh"mother, Mrs. Mary Zajane, wants-you to contact her at 147 John SL, Staten Island 2, NY. Her telephone number GI 8-6808. * Pate6 the urn. : 'J' - 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Andrew Danlluk A letter is being held for you in the LOG office. 4- "Blinky" AUen Mitchell Mobley would like you to return the glasses he left with you in NY. His address is 3613 E. Wilder Ave., Tampa 10, Fla. -7 ' :v'.; " UP-TO*THB-MINUT| UNION AND MARITIMi NEWS or SPECIAL INTEREST TO YOUI iiiiiill ' \1 it, - John Thompson Certificates of vaccination which you left aboard-the Robin Hood are being held In the LOG office. I'- S>K..!S Junior Yankee 'MmiM < BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DEEP SEA UNIONS OP THE MARITIMI TRADIB DBPARTMINf SlU^AftO MSTRia • SUP • MFOW«MCS • ROU • MMIP • IME • SIU-CANADIAN MSTUa '"1 -•-'v MTD Round-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Cohtmue... f/'r-/- i'rnji'ii- KS X' I EVERY SUNDAY, ISIS GMT I AA^A-nAv MIX Z (2:15PJII fST5ttnday) J EVERY MO0315 GMT • » l»»ne.ndN»«ll.AiiJ» I <10:15 PM EST Sunday) | Europe ( Authrelfa WCO»l8020Ka WMM 25-15887 KC* Eosl Coeit SeiHfc Aaioilcw WCO.189884 RCD Northwest Pacific WMM 81-11837.5 Wetl Ceotl SeiHli Aniaricii I I I " bsM*:! 'm'fr.'ifp. .,iS: Jm.'. I I I I though bof and armi conceol tho MltOring on ht« shirt, Jomos "Sluggor" Mossie, Jr. h <gi Ihc Yonlmes .. . of tho Bo^oro Uttlo L 0 a g u o. Jim's "monogor" is Seafarer Idmas Moulc, Sr. on tho RoWiiTFiinfc - sailed in the deck department. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Rever of Philadelphia. 4 4 4 James A. Oliver. 51: Brother Oliver died of a heart ailment in the US Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan, on August 8, 1958. Sailing in the steward depart­ ment, he Joined the SIU in 1955. Brother Oliver lived in Balti­ more, Maryland where his sister, Anna M. Wingate, surivives him. The place of burial is unknown. 4 4 4 David S. Furman, 64: Leukemia caused the death of Brother Furman on June '0, 1958, In the Sta­ ten Island PHS. He" joined the SIU in 1952, sail­ ing in the stew­ ard department. Brother Furman lived in Irvington, NJ, with his sister. Bertha F, Hickman, who survives him. He was buried in the Hollywood Ceme­ tery, Union, NJ.. 4 4 4 Charles Barton, 42: Brother Bur­ ton died on July 22, 1958, In the PHS hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. The cause of death was tubercul­ osis. Brother Burton is . survived by his sister, Mrs. Elsie Buena Murray, of Weaver, Alabama. Place of burial is unknown. 4 4 4 James Ruth, Jr., 38: Brother Ruth died May 8, 1958, aboard the Margaret Brown, on which he was a member of the deck department. Death resulted from a heart ail­ ment. Brother Ruth, who joined the SIU in 1953, was buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, New Or­ leans, La. There are no survivors. Notify Union On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafwers congregate \ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steam­ ship companies for the itiner­ aries of their ships. On the basis of the information sup­ plied by the ship operator, three copies of the LOG, the head-' quarters report and minutes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next port of caU. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at- every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Sea­ farer so requests it by notifying the LOO office that Seafarers congregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accu­ racy of its mailing lists. �SEAFAltEIIS«I.Oe • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERN ATION AL UN ION • ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT > AFL-ClO • Twelve-Mile China Coast Limit Seen Danger To Afloat In The Streets Of Detroit The failure of the 86-natibn UN Conference on the Law of the Sea to reach agreement on territorial waters and fishing rights, earlier this year, is having consequences which niight ' .'n directly affect SIU-manned+ ships. The action of the Red the stage for Red China to claim a Chinese government in unila­ 12-mile limit. However, while the terally setting lip a 12-inile off­ basis for Iceland's action was eco­ shore territorial limit, raises ques­ nomic, China's is military. After tions about ships calling at Hong declaring the offshore islands- of Kong as well as ships- going into Quemoy and Matsu and BritishFormosan "fraters" where JRed China held Hongkong within their terri­ torial limit, the Communists are is now pressing her claims. The Chinese proclamation iff a ch.arging the" US with -"violation" 12-mile limit came after Iceland of torritorial waters. Aside from the fact that the announced that she would extend US 7th fleet is In the area. SIUher territorial waters to 12 miles and served notice that British flsh- manhed Isthmian ships occasional­ Great Lakes Dislnct put on this Impressive display for Detroit audience during huge Labor Day pa­ . ing vessels violating the line would ly make calls at Hong Kong which. In the Red Chinese book, would rade in that city. Float won second prize In competition with other unions in the Detroit area. be penalized. be placing SIU ships within the Britain, one of the world's six territorial limits of the Chinese chief fish producers, countered Peoples Republic. Other SIUIceland's decision by sending a manned vessels are frequent call­ small armada of fishing vessels ers at Taiwan In the heart of the into the troubled waters,. accona- trouble area. panied by several warships, in the Propaganda Move event that there should be trouble. At the monvent, it is believed that So far, Iceland has had littie suc­ the Chinese announcement Is a cess in keeping the British from propaganda move designed to win The old Army game," hurry up and wait," took on new fishing its waters. y the support of the majority of the meaning for the crew of the SlU-manned Coe Victory. Dur­ The "fish war" appar&tly set 86-natibhs at the Conference of the SeO. which were in favdr of ah ing the recent Middle East crisis, the Coe Victory spent three extension of the three mile linsit.. weeks waiting^ to unload" Although the vessel is designed During the conference, most "vital" supplies at the Jordan­ pendent on what could be brought to minimize the possibility of radiamajor Western. maritime powers ian port of Aqaba because of in via Aqaba. Consequently, the ship hightailed tion a large majority of the crewoffered plans to extend the three- a dispute over unloading and., a it into Aqaba on August 14, and members aboard the nuclear-pow­ mile limit to six. Since this was backlog of 40,000 tons of cargo on unacceptable to nations demanding the docks. At one time about two then started waiting. It was re­ ered NS Savannah will be re­ twelve mile's or more and agree­ dozen ships were on the hook ported that she finally got out on stricted from the machinery spaces, and others will have to wear per­ ment could not be reached, the waiting to discharge their cargo. September 5. Another Victory Carriers ship, the sonnel geiger counters while going, Western powers gave formal notice AHiiing. to the growing list of that, they would recognize .only the Oil In Drums Coeur P'Alene Victory, left Brem- about their duties. "vote of thanks" members are the traditional three-mile limit as uni­ The .Coe Victory headed for erhaven hurriedly with 457 mili­ According to Richard P. Godwin, deck engineer of the Andrew versally applicable. Aqaba carrying of all things, oil tary vehicles for the trouble area, npclear project officer of the Mari­ Jackson (Water­ The current disputes open, up in drums, because of what was re­ but it . was diveii:ed at sea and time Administration, both passen­ man), Emil Nord­ the possibility that the UN may ported as a dire shortage of fuel. came to New York instead. gers and crewmembers aboard thw strom, and the try again to negotiate new Inter­ The revolution in Iraq had cut off Jeep Road Savannah will be subject to some ship's steward national regulations in this field normal fuel supplies to Jordan radiation. HOwever, it is calcu­ is linked with the rest department gang leaving, that country, totally de- 6f Aqaba as soon as possible. lated to be lower than that which Jordan by a road that's little c 0 n s i s t in g of is allowed X-ray technicians. more than a Jeep track to a rail­ Hemsley Guinier, head 54 miles away. There were Radiation Varies chief steward, not enough wharves to berth the Clarence Oliver, In his address United Na­ ships or trucks to haul cargo tv tions Conferencetointhe chief cook; Cice­ Geneva, the railroad. In addition, American zerland, Godwin reported thatSwit­ ro Douglas, 2nd the Nordstrom experts found that, the local rail­ maximum degree of radiation cook; Pablo Lo­ road had just 21 locomotives, of pez, 3rd cook;. Charles Kayanagh, which 11 were sitting on sidings would vary according to ceitaln Fred Lewis, Frank LavSosa, James turning Into rust. The Americans areas of the ship. Mitchell, messmen;/J. Richards, In passengers areas the radia­ WASHINGTON-rThe Government is finally changing a had to get 100 rail carloads of steward utility and John Fanoli, tion level will be no greater than rubbish and 26 carloads of scrap galley utility. Also making the list cart before ,the horse" situation that. has been plaguing an accumulated dosage of 0.5 rems hauled out of the railroad yards was the entire steward department consumers for years. Beginning early in 1959, food producers per year. The maximum in areas ^ and the shops before they could of the Oce^n Deborah (Maritime will have to prove that the* where the crews will be quartered get the railroad, functioning with Overseas) but especially the cooks, • chemicals, used in their prod-" of the product could be some degree of normalcy. or work will be five rems per year. Roland Loinax, chief cook, Robert. ucts; are safe before the food sale barred. In the interim, the con­ It is now moving 600 tons of Some parts of the ship, those Green, night cook and baker and sumer would be left on his own. to cargo a day with a mere 25,000 labeled "limited areas" will not be can be put on the market. 3rd cook Dallas D. Hill. Up until now, consumers have, decide whether it might be safe tons piled up on the docks and an entered without the captain's per­ Finally, a sweeping okay for the been at the mercy of the often- to use a particular product. equal amount waiting to be un­ mission. In these parts, when the entire crew of the Penn Mtwiner exaggerated claim of food pro-: Issues have frequently been loaded. plant has full reactor power, no (Penn Trans.) from meeting se­ ducers and processors who may raised, for example, over chemicals Things got so bad that oil more than three rems will be per­ cretary M. Hitchcock, who pointed have stretched the truth a little used by bakery chains in making tankers were unloading directly mitted in any 13|-week period. Five out that "cooperation among the in advertising their wares. The various types of bread, particularly into tank trucks which were put rems is the average radiation' at entire crew shows why there is no new regul9tions under the Food over the additives used for color­ on landing barges and brought to which X-ray technicians are al­ bee^ng aboard this ship." and Drug Act also affect virtuafly ing purposes and to retard spoilage. the ships. lowed to absorb. 4. 4. .. Incidentally, the charges for the all other foods oh the market. • Bimilar circumstances surround Engine Room Rules other types of foods as well. ' . Burden Of Proof Coe Victory while she was waiting Because he is doing such a Total , restriction, he said, will Chemicals used In food are to unload- her "vital'' cargo "swell job". Evert Rosenquist was The change now puts the burden be placed on the controlled ma­ reelected as deck of proof on the food industry, added for such purposes as color, amounted to $^200 a day. . chinery spaces where only mem­ delegate on , the rather than the consumer or the flavor, bleaching, thinning, thick­ bers of the engine department and Pacific Explorer. Government itself. Previously, a ening and preventing mold and officers, when wearing personnel And that's the new product could go up on the rancidity. The new rules require Shorthanclecl? dosimeters, can work. wdfd fo|: the en­ grpcer's shelves, without challenger the-manufacturer to make the tests H a crewmemher quits while Extreme precautions were iaken tire crew Ed Tay­ It then became necessary for -the and submit proof of the results a -ship is' in port, delegates lor, meeting sec-, Government to shew that a chemi­ before the product can be mar­ are asked to contact the hall for the containment of all radio­ retary, notes. cal used for flavoring, coloring or keted. Foods already on the shelves Immediately' for a replace­ activity on the Savannah in case "Everyone is do­ other purpojses was harmful alto­ will have tp. be tested in the same ment. Fast action on their part of a rupture of the reactor or its ing his job well, gether or at least in the amounts manner. will keep all jobs aboard ship primary system. All equipment used. the SIU way, H6 tests will be required in the filled at all ~times and elimi­ that may fail during operations Rosenquist Taylor reports. Aside from court action, animal case of such long-Used additives as nate the chance of the ship may be completely contained and* isolated and duplicate machinery J "No beefs,'no disputed overtime feeding tests over a period of two sugiur, salt> vpnilla, vinegar, sailing shprthanded. v/ill be used. years were then re^hired before paprika'lihd lsbih'd other spices. In all departments." Jordan Dock Snafu Check Atom Holds Xoe' B Vfeeks Ship Crew OnRadiation I| � 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 September 12, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU VACATION PAY BOOSTED TO $360 SEAFRERS HIT BATISTA SCABBING SIU SENIORITY RULES AMENDED HQ CREDENTIALS GROUP CHECKING ON CANDIDATES RAID FAILS, SHIP CREWED BY SIU LABOR DAY MEANS $ TO MOBILE MEN SEE US TRAMPS HARD-HIT UNDER FORCED LAY-UP PLAN BME BOOSTS BENEFITS FOR ENGINEERS INTERIM REPORT BY NLRB EXAMINER ISSUED ON ACS MATES BY-PASS AMMI, SIGN 31 FREIGHT LINES DISABLED GET BIG US AID BOOST STUDY OF HEALTH CENTER SET BY WEST COAST SIU NY AUTHORITY BUYS ERIE BASIN CANADIAN SIU CONDEMNS BATISTA’S STRIKEBREAKING P-A SELLING T-2 LIFT-ONS TWELVE-MILE CHINA COAST LIMIT SEEN DANGER TO SHIPS JORDAN DOCK SNAFU HOLDS ‘COE’ 3 WEEKS NEW FOOD REGULATIONS TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC’S HEALTH CHECK ATOM SHIP CREW ON RADIATION 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 09/12/1958 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. 19 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log