Seafarers Log: Vol. 22 No. 4 (1960-02-12)

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• , ~e SI~ ~aqifAc :~ist~ift~~"GJ!tracted wi?1e ta~~r _Angel(Pe~ri lies pow- .,

erlesS m ~ lreaYI .sef. n:e..ar ~an Francisco while rescue.Eopters shuttle · ·
mosfof her crew, ashore . . Repoll'.tedly disabled by -a .mountaJ.nous wave -

.. ' that ran ,dQ~,}i~~s~aclt, the.Petri was. bein·g towed to port - ~
yesterday with , her · ebfue wine catgo: and all hands· safe. • , .~ .. ~:J · ,,. .... .' ,. "' , r,. • ~ - - · • ' 1 • ,' • , ' "'... • .; ·~ .,,.

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A membership-elected rank-and-file committee has begun ·
studying ways ·and means of updating the ,SIU constitution ui
li~e with" the Union's general gz.:ow~h apd exP.anded activities
sin~e 1952 when the l~st~gen- . .
eral constitutional revision. ~nistrative ·set-!'P of the Union'
took effect A nutnber of wliicb" has been ·operathig.!.success:,

• fully for several months. As pre-
minpr -~Jianges . are ~Iso -i-equlred viously authorized by the · member-
_ as a consequ_ence of · Federal labor ship and reported in the SEA·
law en~cted last year. FARERS LO~:;° last :November 20,
Th~ six-man pallel was elected this led to the creation of a dis-

trict-wide committe~ to undertake
at the ~ew York .membership meet- overall supervision of such matters ~
!ng on February 3 under·the terms as organizing, inter-union rela­
of a h~adquarter~ resolution adoPt- tionships and all of the Union's far.
ecJ at simil,ar Q1eetings in all ports. ftung activities up aild down the -
The commitiee must now report coasts and on fre•h water •.

These mo.difications ,plus other
back to the membership With draft · changes necessary for proper serv:- •
pi:oposals for amending the Union's icing of an expanded SIU member~

...constitution. ship must be set forth in · the con-
stitution by the aQtendments nd'w

Ratification Procedure being drafted. . · . -·
Once these proposals are ratified

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at meetings iµ all_ ports, a coast-· M TD·
wise secret referendum ballot,~ will . ' .
be set up for final me~bership ac- .
tion . .

In ·adopting tht?..-!:esolution, mem-
bers in all . ports authorized !h~
first general. revision of the con-



Coast ·s1u ·-­
,Wins· Key
Lay~ff Beef

SAN FRANCISCO - Two years
of effort by the SIU Pacific District
has won a ruling upholding the
memberships' right ·to collect state
unemplQYJDent benefits at the same
time they receive supplemental pay
benefits under the collective bar­
gaining ~gr~ement: .
. The decision by the Board of
Appeals of ·the California Depart­

, ment of Employment should assure
immediate state benefits for un­
employ~d members of the Sailors
Unfon, Marine· · F1remeri's Union
·arl'd ·Marine· ·cooks ·and Stewards.
-Tb~ three ~~~iii.c.· ·nis'trict unions
ha{I jointly fought an earlier· ad-
verse ruling. . ·

Negotiated in 1958, the supple­
mental pay program has up until
now been treated by the state as
a vacation pay plan. Accordingly.
unemployed members·· had been
denied state benefits · if they re­
cei'Ved supplemental.pay under the
terms of 'the workirrg agreement

· with the opera-tors. · ·
· The new ruling interprets the
su'pplemenfal progl'am:. to me~n
th~t sµpplementl!' pay- amounts to
deferred w.ag~s earned while em-
~p .. ·' "tt:-- ~ ' l'- r '° • - 7 ' l ., I ~ • .
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. January ·20 Through· Februciry'·2; 19~ . .
SIU shippillg continued_ to rise this period, with a tot~l of Fdrranci;~o ~~Hi oustt

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t_ were ~!till on the, g«>«:>~ 11id~ even with th~ : "· · ·: · PO,._ s.. I• • .

1,236 men dispatched to jobs in all departments for a -gam of _._op-o · , . ·~ v Y. w~ #' • . . ... o."' ."OM- T:r .... ToT,lL ,
almost,190 over the previous report. -Registration this period The registratio~ totals this pefio4. ilh~wed the:lea~. drop. ~ the ..dee~ lotto• .•• ! .. r. J .. t . ~ 1 4
dropped to 1,031; a switch on the prior two weeks. The shipping and department~ Engme &J,ld steward registration fell of~ _h1 almost ·equ!J New .. York . .. "": 25 £, .J" . N 40 <
registration picture was ~ost exactly reversed last time out. · a.~~unts. Th~ eIJgine · dep(ll'~ent 1s still_ ahOrt oli class A . poup 3, Phlladel ••• • 7 , 4 7· - 11

Vessel activity slumped. a bit, however, as reported in tpe listing at ratings. . , · . "~ . . · _·: _ ·. . · · P - • · ' ·
right: The. number of payoffs, sign-ons and 1n-tra_nsi~ ships this period . Figures for the registration on the be,a#i at , th_e· ~nd of the . ped9d. la~tlmore • • • 10 'f. -11 ~·
dipped to 207 compared to the prior figure of 221. The_ breakdown sliow Bo~ton, PhUadelphfa, Notfolk, Jac.tsonvtll~, Miami and W1lming- . ~orfolk - 2 : I .. · '7
shows 68 payof s, 28 sign-ons and the balance of visits in transit. Like ton all with under 100 men on hand in all deparbnent;- Th-: sam~ ports; ,Jac .. onllle . . - .. -::-'· 11 11 .
the preyious period, Jacksonville, Miami and Wilmington had no pay- ~xcept .for PhHa~elphJa, also_ ha~ fewer t~an. 59- to~ seniority class A Mfc11al ••.•••• -.~ ...... t J-~ . J · _
offs or sign-ons, but San Francisco ·had one payoff this time. over- men on tap. Miami has only ~3 men on the beach ~~ all classes, ~d Moltile • u... • 4 ,6 · 11
whelmed with in-transit vessels, Houston had no sign-ons at all during none at all in tbe engine iiepart~ent. Due .to the overfill shiPP,ing rise,' New . chleGlll • . t · 6 . 1'6 31
the past two weeks: , the beach totals reflec~d a welcOXf!e decline. since the last period. ·

· On the shippi11g side, New Yor~. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Jackson- The foll<?wing is ttie outlook port by port: , · . 2~ .. ,
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ville, Mobile, New Orleans and Seattle all shared in the gener.al prospe!'-' Boston: Quiet. · •• New York: Moving up ag~fn ••• Pblladelpbl"f Ueld- 6 · ~ •,
tty and showed job Increases. Of .these, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New ing steady. ~ : · BaHl'1ore: .Good ••• No~olkr Slow ••• Jaekson•llfe: Fair
Or)eans a-nd Seattle were especially busy. . ••• M'laml: Still quiet ••• Mobile: Gpod · •. • ·.New Orleans: Busy ~ • • 7 '

Declines were listed for Boston, Norfolk, Miami, Houston, Wilmington, Ho.uston: ~od ••• Wllmina1on: Fair ••• San Francisco:· Steady .;~ · •
and San Francisco. Norfolk fell way off from last ... period, but Sa~ Seatle: Gooft. •

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New York ..•••••••••• 12 39 ' 9 f O
Philadelphia .••••••••• l ' 4 3 · I
Baltimore ..•••••••••• 5 31 9 '5
Norfolk ......• , ,., ••••• 2 4 3 • Jacksonville .••••••••• 8 lt - 1 10
Miami: •••.••••••••••. - 1 - - 1
M~ile .....•••••••••• 8 6 - ·1·
Ne Orleans .••••••••• 13 22 9 " Hous~on .....•••••••• :-\ 20 23 15 18
Wilmington . .. . · •••••••. 3 5 ) 2 19
S~ Francisco .••••• · ••• 4 5 1 10
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Norfolk ... • .••••••••• 1 4 1 • Jacksonville .••••• ; ••• - 7 - '1
Miami .••••••••••••••• - - -- -
Mobile .....••• t ••• • •• - 13 1 H -
New Orleans .••••••••• 9 · 14 15 18
Houston . ...••• • •••••• 10 22 3 15
Wilmington . .•••••••• : 2 '1,,_ 1 1t
San Francisco .•••• • ••• ...... 8 . s 11
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'Congre5s -Studies DOm9,stlc Shipping:_· ,.

Hearing Airs RR-.ICC ·link '· .. _..,. ______ ,,, . ' ' ;··

. WA~ffiNGTON-HoU$e l.\4erchant·Marine Committee hear-ings to air problems ·of'd6mes­
t1c S~P'OP-~rators g9t underway this week. Maritjm~ unions and shipowners .servirig the do­
mestic trages have charged that fa'\{oritism for · the railroaas by the Interstate Commerce
Commission h·as led to the . · · ··
present depressed state of operations out of business is also gage in another type of tfanspor-
coastwise ·and intercoast~l taking a new tac~. · tation.
shipp~ng. I Not content with under-handed The-proposed legislation would

The· doinestic shipping &ltuation rate practices, the· nation's rail- lift practically all of the existing
Is also. being explored by the. Sen- roads ,are puttiDg on a ·powerful ef- restrictions --agatnst comlboil own­
ate · ~oi;nmerce C~InD:littee, and fort to · push legislation allowing ership. The idea behind the legis•
SIUNA . I,?Je-~ldent-Paul Hall ~ is , them to acquire competitive trans- :lation is to allow "one-package,.

. scheduled ,to .. preseJ!t ~e. marJtime 1portation facilities, whether air, transportation, and the only mode
uilfon position before the Senate . water or truck. The bills under of transportation urging the idea l•
unlt neXt week, on February 17. C0'1sideration in Cohgresi would the railroad.
He will also testify-at a later House remove restrictions on granting a Enactment of the legislation
committee session. certificate to a common carrier tn would destroy or remove long­
: Meanwhile .. the .House this week· one mode of transportation to en- standing P.royisions of"law designed
qWckly .appro.ved the appropria- to prevent the stifling of compett- .
ation measw·e !or matltlme s'ubsidy ' tion among common carriers. Con-
fundS . . The~ only apparent change Canada· . SIU gress in the past has recognized
fq>m the original Budget Bureau that permitting railroads to own
reco~endation was an -amend- water carriers might well endanger
oient authorizing a ·ceiling of 2,400 or destroy competition. --Present

1Ub$ldized voyages. instead of the Ups' A_ '1"'d To law ha~ had the effect of keeping
2,190 limit set by ·_ the. budget. the rails out of the intercoastal wa-
Howevet, there· was no Increase ter trade ~d bars ownership or
voted in $150 millfon allocated for control of coastwise, Great Lakes

operating assistance. Gree-k c·rew and inland waterway tran.sporta-
Th• railroad ..effort to· drive Uon.

what's . left of domestic shipping -
·seafarer

In. Mys.tery
Air Crash -

Don't Send Your
Baggage COD

~eafarers are again warned
not~to send their baggage COD
to any Union hall. The Union
cannot accept delivery of any
baggag~ . where-1 express charges
hav_e not been prepaid. 1

Men who send baggage COD
to Union· halls. face the prospect
of 'having to go to a lot Qf trou­
~le and red ta.P.e wj.tb t,1le- Raii-

. way Express Co. · .
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'· . M EB!} -Lqcal l0·1 boat ,picket$ tug anq. Fo'f' in D"aw4!i R\v~r · ah'r !ff'i-,n. Jtruc~ .Gellen.thin B~rg~ Lines. '.
Marine Eog1,n,eers 's~ruck the c~~pany w'hen a· metTil:>er ·:tt~S fired for Pcrrticipating in union activity.
Local 101 alscpe(up picker-lines at th'9 company'1 ho'rne: offi~e. and pier in: Paulsboro, NJ, as· well as
at 'pie.rs jn 1Tten1on, Brldgeion! Camden, Marcus Hoo~; "Ptt~delpfila a~d W.ilmlngton. . Ten ·tugs and

_ ·~:~rs are ~perctte~ b.y th~ compa_?Y~ · Pi~k.etln~ l>y ~o~ and ashore ~ bei~g cond~cted aro':nd the
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R·ising Job
Total Aids
New York.

NEW YORK-Shipping at head-
t h

.,.,; b . . ,, quar ers as een unprovmg re-
cently and should remain steady
during the next two-week period.
reports Port Agent Bill Hall.

He advised Seafarers asking
about settlement of the overdue
World Tramping ship payoffs that

·ae Sure To Get
Dues Receipts ·

Headqµarter11 again -wishes to.
remind all Seafarers that pay­
ments of funds, for whatever

-.union .Purpose, be made only
to authori;ied A&G representa­
tives and that an official Union

· receipt be gotten ·at . that time .
. ·If no receipt is offered be · sure

to 'Qtotect, ·yourself by immei.i-
.• tely . . br~ngin,g the matter ·to ttie . ·
attention of the' secretarv-•---s · ·
ureris office. . , ' . . .

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The Reverend Charles M~l'avish, a fo.rmer Seafarer: is pictured­
visiting SJU New Y~r:k· k_all with. some of his students.- f:a,th_!tr Me.

:1 avish is the assistant pasto~of" St. John's 'Church...-fairview, New
Jersey, and al~o t~achescit Seton .t-l~ll U~iv.,' wh~re ·he'~ working

· ~!' a M~sters degree in Economics. ~ · ~- '



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-. WASHINGTON~ppas~d ~by many of :the ~ame· ~edical1
i,isurance and b,l)Sin~SS groups· whicJi ,fougpt .the aiti_gillaJ 80-
ciad ~·Security Act, the F,orand bill to prO'vide~· lol,tg:-souglit

·medical protection for · he · ·.. · ... 7 > _ ·
agea f~ces a_... tough . u~hiJ.i1-MeallY has ui;ged' all union l!lem-

.. · · • . be to write their. GongtesslJlen to
struggle.Jn Congres_s. _.. . - support. the .Forand blir and to

Ji:ff~rts . to e,stablish- prepaid urge iltlJl?.edlate ·casfi fnc:_reases ln
medical insurance as - a specific· present benefit·rates. An AFL-CIO
benefit availab1e. upon retlreme~ ·estimate indicates the l>asic ben­
on social s~curity are . being efit today averag~~ a.bQ..ut $75

...--r.,~ rt d.. b th A"FL- monthly. The mfniµtUlll lS $33 per
stllungJ.J .suppo e Y.. e- . mont)l. ~ • ~ '
do:· Jnr endorsll)g· the Forand· , .

--.. measure· <HR 4700~;""" introduced ~Y · .. -- . .... ~ -. - -,
· Re . ':Aim~ J ... Foran<;t <1>-Rn;· the "Rusf:bu~·•:.8- f~

labor . movemen~, welcQ_med t)le· . . · ... ft. '
·r~co'11ition tbat .'.'pauperism'!- ·or •· - - ,_ ~ •. , - r1··-
dependeJice upon - others in the- M 0 .v . _ v 1e· ·
event of illness was not tlie goal . 1:-~•·.J - _
of ·t\le Socfal Security gyste~. -.' · - '

Labor spokesmen point 1>ut that
.existing Social Security. enefits

purpose. . -.-
He cannot claim any tax ' with­

lidd 1n· the first year either , but

vides niore than one-half of their
support during the calendar year.
The- dependent must have less than
$600 income and live in the- US,

ditional ten percent in conQ:ibu­
tions to churches, hospitals and
e~ucatio~l inr.€itutions.

INTEREST. Int.erest ' paid to
banks and individuals orj loans,
mortgages, etc., is deductible.

sales t-axes, property and school
taxes. state stamp tilxes on securi-,
ties, state gas ta~es , auto license
and driv~rs' license fees and state

PENSES. All. expenses over three
perc.ent of adjusted gross income
for doctor· and dental bills, hospi­
tal bills·, medical and hospital in­
surance, nurse care and similar
costs can be deducted. Other such
costs include such items as ey~
glasses, ambulance service, - trans­
portation to doctors' offices, rental
of wheelchairs aRd similar equip­
ment, hearing aids, artificfal limbs ,,
·and corrective devices.

However, if the Seafarer is re­
imbursed by the Seafarers Welfare
Plan for any of these costs, such -
as familY hospital and surgical ex­
pense, he cannot deduct the whole
bill, only that part which is in
excess of the benefits paid by the ·

· Plan.
---.,. All expenses over one percent of
adjusted gross income for drugs
and medicine can be deducted. The

. deductible portion is then com­
bined with other medical and
dental expenses which are subject
to ~he normal three percrnt rule.

h~ receives as .dlvidend income j .Th~ .three percent rule on ' medical
from his gross• incon1e. He may I services docs not -.ap-ply in cases
be eligib~e to an additional credtt I where a taxpayer is over 6~, . but

·against his total tax liability "up, to the one percent rule on med1cmes
a maximu~ of four. percen_t ·~ the and drug~ does.

, CHILD CARE. - This allows a
deduction of up to $600 to a
widower, divorced or legally sepa-



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: Endmg .. an eight~inonth s~~l~rriat~, operatQrs,.~f the Danis~ ·
.spip Inge.Toft have capjtulat~d ~o th~ demandS .of \he tJ:nited
A'rah Republic and have allo.wed th~ .unloaqing Ci~ an Israeli
cargo seized by the 'UAR last ' ·• · ·. ~- -,, ' ·· ' • ·
year: ~s ~ "~a~ priz€.'' . , . . ~ 1 .:ne~ . by , ~s~ael ?~ Is~eµ nation-

Egypt claims . th!;lt she. qnq'. , ·., . : : .. · 1• ,

Israel are still technically, at . war j3esides th! Inge · T~. another
and thus ·she had the right tOfseize \Tessel, the Gr~~k freighter Asty­
the goods. Th'e deCision means · a .Paiea,. is .also .~eld m ~~ Said un­
v,ictory for the .UAR in its pplicy der similar. ~a.r '. prize charges. · .
of. boycotting Israeli 'goods arid~ The disposition ~f tJif! V~ssel's
'(!hipping and keeping .them out of -.argo has not ye.t been d«:tenn!ned ..
t'he UAR::.c-0ntrolled Suez Canal. - ="' ... \ "' . '.

'In terested in , getting · the issue M 1· •1 t d
settled, Egypt agreed to pay all -ttn- u I a· e· .
loading costs. Funds received from . . .
auctioning of the ship's cargo of . . \ ·
pctash. cement and copper. will be co p, -. , · -;---.
turned over to P-alestine refugee apers
relief. The-cargo ·was destined for . / ., · ·
.Japan, Hong Kong and the Philip- ·· · · ;

pn;:;~nts for the ,.Jnge Toft notif.ed °'.al.le .. _ '·:sa·. ·c· ~ ......
·officials in Port Said ·.ol ·the- deci- " . U. I\
sion by th<:! vessel's charterer not to ' ' - .
ex;e.rcise its right to a temporary WASHINGTON· - .A ·'clirecti:ve._
prolongation of' th'e. charter. Th:is barring the ·use of mutilated sea-_ Making ~Christm~s 'd"' Sit ~app1er f~>r .iis-&a1ian orphan~ in Naples;· two · Seafarers':W~ .~ipp!td l!:~!,11 .
would hav.e continued the stalemate men's documents after Jan~ l, the West.Coast on tlle Pt1cific'District-contracte'd tanler Tallulah ioined-Santa in a h~~ay ~eJebrati0n _ · .

·-and kept the ship inactive still 1961 has been issued by the Marifle · at (he Nap~s USS Club. 'Zelte Adamski ii- pictured next to Santa, .. and ·Joe W•~a~~.>jlcls~), is
longer. A part 1·nterest in the SafetY Qffice, US Coast Guard. No f 'I Ad _._. h ~ f th •-·d "bu. f . 50 •· • ~ ' • f . _,.__ · . .._... a. r-:'. rig-1nt. ' ama1 went t_ e ·roure .or ._ e 1u s, contr1 ting our n,l!IW · ~re-p·1ece. ~ u , :a .nt11t o. ~'"° charter.ing concern is supposed,ly mutilated papers will be eccepteU - . . -r-

Speak Out At
S.IU Meetings·

Under the Union constitution"
every -member attending a Un­
ion meeting is entitled to·
nominate himseJf' for the- elected .
posts to be filled at 'the meeting
-chairman, .reading clerk and
recording secretary. Your Un­
ion urges you fo take · an active '
part in meetine's·-by, taking theS~
p~sts of service. · ·

A·nd, of l'Ourse, all n1embef5
have the rjgbt to tal,te . the ftoor
and express their opinions on'·
any officer's rl.!port or issue un­
der discussion, Seafarers are
urged to , hit the deck at these··
meetings and let their shtp­
mates know what1s on their
minds. -

for empl9y~ent by Shipping Co~- f~r 6ach youngst~ at f:he party. · . , · - · : · ~ · .,--, , ~ '. '. .. · ·
missioners1 after th8t date. · ·. - · · ·

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da!~~=d~~a:o:i:e~y~o:~r:~-: ~M· o:~· b·1·1e· .. e'r .. ··ew· .. s Up· .... ·_._' 3 .;·1· .. ·ore·:.---~~s-li· 1·1·,~·s. ·. ·1 ·_ . faulty Ianiin~tion, the GG said the~; ' . ." ' · . .
could be replaced·.'-free' of charge- . .
:with a ~nimum of .lleiay ..- or in- ' .MOBILE-Three more· ships hljlve· finished w9rk in shipyards here fq'll.owing r-epaid. ·
_ con~enience-. . Upon presentation of The Alcoa-Pioneer (Alcoa), ::Montego Sea and Barbara Frietchie · (Libel'ty Nav) have all
the .necessary photographs, a re- . . - . ·• L ' :-..J' t tal f h. ' d · 11 I ' placeine~t document can be ob- recrew~d, brmg~g tae .. perfl.IU ~ . o o seamen s ippe to 1~1 Jn ~ . c a~@S.··

. tained on an exchange basi$ at any - Pres~ntly· ·in d_rydock, the . .
CG Marine Inspection Office. . supertanker Atlas (Tankers , The Al~a Pioneer, a · C:l, i~ go~ and sign-on. Otber ships -~cl off

_The CG al~o cited a "disturbing" & Tranins) ' is reportedly due ing .back to the bauxite rqn,_ with were-the ·Alcoa Cavalieri 6llPi>er
number of case'$ where papers to. take [crew •ny day. Present Jler por~ ·of cal). li!l~ed as Trinid,a~ and Roamer (Alcoa r, the Claiborne
have ·been -' tampered , .witµ_ for: indications are tl;tat this tanker .and Gulfport, Miss. Both Yie ~nd 1~onarch or the Sea~ ,rw,ter-
fraudulent use .. It ~id IL believed will be offe~d fbr gr~i~ charter. Mon~ge -.. ~~ " ~1'.ld the · Barbara man) .and the Atlas. ·.,- i··

that ,"continued us~ of even slightly There's little 'doubt 11he1l · have Frietchi~ will · take grain from ....... Sigped on · were . -.the ·Alco&-
-muti~ate'd doouments ·tnVites .such trouble gettjng a cliarter, as she is ·:rexas pc>rts· to the Far East. Pioneer (·Alcoa) and the' Hastings
fraudulent ~se w-.ien· they are lost capable of · haulin1 about '34,000 · · ..:.el~e Payoff• •. (Waterman>. §ix .ships wei-e ~e4_:-"
or otherwise fall into the hands of .tons at a time; · - 1 ,. ' - - - • . • • in transit: .Afoundrla, . •. Younc
unscru·~ufous persons.'' __ .. :Most of the big' tankers. are car- .- A_-.total of 12 ships -paid off ~nd American and Desoto <Wa'tetinan>~ -

Holders of: dama~ed . ,papers .are rying e\r.erythinj-bul oil th,ese ,days ·sign~ on ·durln~ Ute pedod with Steq.J. · MaJcel'. . < Isthmi.an), - A'lco1
urged· to apply for replacements as due. to .'the generar sll,imp in oil ~he AlcN Partner and. Alcoa Pil- Ra n·g e1' (Alcoa> ahil; Barbara'
soon .as posStble. · ~ · i ctirgoe.s for US-fta~ tantships~ ~rim (Alcoa) Jlold~ag a pay-off ·Frietchie. . .~ .• ..

12.-.Cltalrman, Herman Whl1nent,, iec- · Question Hl11es rerardlnli 'drill• ' on
retary, J. 'Craft: ' Perml111lcin~11tv~n bY,: Salurday and drJll on M~da:r ·aQ!I

1teadquartea' to pay olf#. at .1ear~ pro· Friday in ome week. Slc)p -cheat
YicDi4• ' entire - <!l'eW OOOPeratn With · prlce~ ·1eein •hlfb. and chest · 'b} dly .... 1

lhoreslde ' apparatus. 16.44 In ablp'f .. lnme!I. "Y1tte of thank• to ltew).ra·
fund. Vote of thanks -to ltalter for department 'for job ,v:eJ,I done.·, ~ill. -
Ida .. ood. produ~. - .comult patrolman about ,. dO:Ctor

aboard on payoft~d.ay.' . , ·: , • , -

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WAS~INGTQN-Increased Alh.erican-flag shipping is seen
on the h.o_riz6n if ·proposed . Goyetnmerit grain ~urplus loans
to India and Poland become a reality. - · · · ·

N0-w--receiving thr.ee million ... -------.....-~---­
tons· of grain per year via US plus ·shipments. If Patil hl!<Lto g9
farm surplus and econoriiic to Canada . or- Australia for addi­
aid, , India is asking th~ Un_ited tional aid, this would mean the ex­

... States _for an additional . loan _of penditure of foreign currency, .also
five million tons to . build up -a in short supply in India.
rese~e for -her hunger~ridden peo- The .,.newe5t . '40 million )lackage,

' pie. Communist- ~ontrolled-Pol~nd to relieve the food shortage· in
is also asking for ··an extra $40 Co~rnunist Pcnatjd. will raise ~lie

. million in American aid. total assistance to -that country to
The additional aid \VO"ul<i also. go more than $300 mlllion since 1951

for surplus. grain that is urgently under the farm surplus program.
needed by the Pole~. 'l'he $40 mil- · Further American aid to Polapd.
lion agre'ement is expect'e4...to be rests upon settlement _of claims by
completed' shor.tly. Americans for property seized fiY.

In th event Indian Food Ministel' the Communist government after
S. K, Patil gains - approval of his 1945. ' Agreement on compensation
country's loan proposal, the present of these private c!aims would clear
total of approximately 150 Indian. the way for· Poland to qualify for
voyages by American ships :-Could· other foreign aid and to get credits
be increase(! almosf"twofold ·by1ln- from the ·Export-Import Bank.
other- ·25,0 sailings, _ The voyage As-: far as Seafai;ers are con­
estimateJi.: are based·. on 10,000-ton .cerned, completion of another $40
Liberty 'shiploads, with US ships million loan. agreement will mean
get!fe·g half

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the cargoes under the an increased flow of .US-flag ship-

50-=50 law. . · : . ping to Polish ports, which have be­
- Patil hopes to- complete his re- ·cofue familiar- ports of call to a
serve within the next two year.s__ror number of SIU men after a long­
hiring private - warehouses and lapse.
other available spaces to. handle ·

" ,grain storage. The US has already ·

!~~~~a~~il~h~~!t !su:~~~::~:~ ~~Ii- w-ei·sberge· r
fer stock. Details still to- . be .
worked out are to what extent this - _ .
can be done under existing law and R I ·1 d I

::eaJed.n~w legislation _ may Q.e I ee ec e
Or.e drawback may slow the pro- · •

gram. . I!11rd-p~essed tr'!,inP- pper- 1 a· s ·· 1 .
ators are asWJlg --for · payment in y a1 ors

.H~ras_sJl!ent ·of·those· least able· to . nay _is taking shane on· a advance b_ut .ar::,j>alking at . posting ! .
. ""' , . _ . . , \[' per(ormance bond& to guarant~e I . . _·N.'O'•i·~.ans. >new front, as legislators in. varfous states and localities re- delivery. lllfilll wan~ the. tramps to 'SAN FRANCISCO=All incum" . · ··11..... new "moves to institute .. burdensome sal«fs t~pr_oposals. Un- post bond~ or . wait''"for payment ' bents on the ballot led by Secre-

~ · ..... - · 7-" .. - · - - like a direct income tax, gradu~led accor~~ng -to._actu_al earn~ unt!l ~he cargo _is ~eij.vered; _. --·- tary-Treasurer Morris Weisberger

B. u i·.., " ,,: . . . 81 . . . - ..,. . . India has __ been alrnwed to _spen_d have been returned to office in the

. . . -S '"".'.:'' .. .:. •. , --e _. . mgs, S es taxes _ hit evervone the same. way regardless of rupees instead of ·foreign currency . , 1· l t'· Al st
. .. _ • • _ '-,. u . - - · · - umon s annua e ec ions. mo

theU" mcome _bracket. _. in .Rayment for pres~nt far-m sur- 3,500 ballots were ·c.ast.
~· · ·~ ·' -t · --:; ·:. , .. ·. For ;low-income,groups and wagi:earne~s on str~ight sal- I The· only chan~e in the 18 .elec-'-"·OD'S. an ' ·ary, this type ~f .reyenue_-proaucing "le~slation always hits NJ· R esorf - tive offices was registered in Port-
. ,._ - - -- · . - -,~· · :lfatdest. · 'Busi-nessme;n and profess~onals with expense a:c- . . land with the naming of Ragnvald
, ~~W ?RLEA.N~_~U>ping has counts and other ".fringi:r·~ income devices.- don't eve.n ·have to· - Joh·ansen as the Portland agent In-

; tieen, goo<i d~rmg .• the,· ~a~t · two · gi,ve-it a second.thought -·: . ~ - < • su· ,.,. See'-s cumbent William ,;Whitey" Benz
-- weekS apd ~hould·remain_ about. the -. · · : . ! • ~-- • · . • ~ ·-. • • - • - ' A did not run. for reelection.

same, accordi~J.:-:to _,Li~dsey: .... Wil-" ·· }?e:rcenta_ge : lev.1es on pur.chases, espec1allr .today whe!1 In· addition to Weisberger and
liams, ~port .agen~ . . · Ten shJps ,"flre many-so·'=-cfill~a ".~luxury" items are part e>f a normal Ameri- ., _ .. ,~- __ Sh . Pay SUP Assistant Secretary-'.Freasurer
due in for p.proffs . . - ; - ; · , · · c~m §tap.dard of' living, has _long oeen fought_ by the 'labor .. 0 . Harry _ Johnson, -others reelected
., The. TampaJtall ·has tclbsed .dowrr ·movement. ¥erchants~ :,also . seld"Om favor such taxation _be- , ASBURY.PARK, NJ-Apparent- here · were: Jo~. Ponorence, dis­
as- re~.~rte~.' arid1 meQ., f~oni' _.that, c~us~ ~t, n~e_§sarilY. ·c.uts !!\to busfoess.. _ ly claiming a bad beach season, patcher; J~ck D_:v~er, c. P. Shana­
port ar~~D:btl¢ to-sJµp from N_ew -When···a .one tw_o· or· higher percentage tax is ' tacked onto four nearby seashore communities ban and J~m Dumtratos, deck pa-

. Orleans with the same shippmg · ·~ h · ' .. . - .1 1. d d , h . · b . d have filed d;µnage suit!!, totaling $L trolmen, and Homer_ Davis, engin~
date they h8tln Tampa.· Since the pure · •. as: -pri_ce.s 1;ll .one· pea 1~ ~n - oesn t . ave. t.~ e _pai million against the owners of two ,steward patrolman.
previous report, ~3 shipped. from .n~aroy. ·IJl a .~1m1I_ar .stor_~, ther~ s no qu7!ition V:ho us~ally t~nkers which collided off the .- Balloting that placed Johansen

· ~is llt;ea whil~ only 14~ registered. get~~.th_e sal~. ~!pres .m :~hi·~h-t~x m~.tr9pohtan areas are _well Jersey coast ·last July. The·collision in office at Portland also returned
'"PJlyin'g 'olf d~ing thp past period awa.r .. e ·o:{ ~hl~. f:t:~Wt_m, -yvh1ch J:ias produced the ·gr9wth ?f the caused heavy black oil to spr~ad Frank Fellows, patrolman, to his

were: ._- n.!!L .rvte~to? -Der- .Campo1 ~su];jur,pan . Q~ •. 'hlgpwaM~' sup~~-sales markej;s that "arain off aJong sonie .30 mil!ts of coastline. post. In the Wilmington · returns,
• (Miss.>;-_M)!irgar.et . !Jro\vn .<~loo~-. lar-ger -'Vblumef·c>f. busin~ss-~ea~h year. . , · The suits claimed thf:}t the acci- Gordon ·Ellis and Ray Murphy

field>; "St~el" -~D~er--1;...., (lstlimi"Jt); .fu _.sum, -~a1es t~xe's ---may ·help balance _ the governmental dent and the, oij slick ruined the were J'._!ctonous in reelectio.n · as
Ha~tings, }Yolipg Am~rica"-, p~:soto.. . budget, 'but, <none ·ol the Citizenry. gets a square deal from~ . start~_of the swiniming fieason. The agent ar_id· patrol~an respectiv.ely.
<Water.man~i .J>~!ln -Shjpper CP~nn. them., Cez:tainly . this· is no .secJ:et !o those stumping · for such suits .. w~re _ filed a.ga'inst Texaco, Tony _Fmale carr1~d the ~ngm~
Trans:\ Me!m~.1d O)fe¥°o~. . ,. . .. · prop'osals in a search' for Iflor~ tax revenue. · . ~ . _ _ , Inc., Qwner of . the ta~er North st~w~d patrolman s ballotmg ID

Signmg -_ ~n were: i;>et N9rte .. ; .. · , '>" - .r .·~ . - ;\;. · · • ;\;. · Dak~ta, and.A-: ~· Sven S~l~m Coin- , Wilmmgton.
~Miss.); Lucille Bloomfu~ld, ~al'.., -.. .:. • . . · . , . _ · . _ pany., owµer of the Swedish. tanker Seattle agent Ed~coester and pa-
g~ret. B!!~.Wn (Bl_oq:m~ield)j , Y~UJ!_~· I. •. . 'Vaeat.r6·n" ·- ltlilestone· ~ . _Seven Skies. Thi:datteP had been trolman George!:· L~wis' were re-

-Am_tt~c_!l, _ -Be • ~oto (Waterman>:: .• : - · , ... _ ., · .. · . . .,· . . ·- . .anchored in a fog four miles south named. to offlce and, m New York,
~~nn. Shipp~~-. (Pe~~ .. Tra~s.t . . : ·: ~ ; •. The· S1U Vacation-Plan has· just wound up its. ieighth year' of A!llhrose before th~ collision. Wil,liam A_rmstron~ and Geert Pott
·. IJ?.• ·tr~nstt. 're~:_ ~\:l~o~ :R~a_m~r. :l! ~ ,,. . '. .• , • •· . · · · ~~- ..... : · · • .'- Jo . ' · ..... - I . ·. · f . . J..s .a )'esul~1_h~avy industrial oil ~ontinue as agent and patrolman

· ~kpa :doFsait, Al~o~··Rarrget, ~lcoa· ov OP~t:~bo!l_, ,,,~d ~ai.a,r~~$. }iave geog, ~reasoi:,. _to t unk 0 it lea'ked from the Swedish vessel also. Honolulu agent James M.
C•v·~Ii~r:-' (-~~-a.~~1.~ea~~in ~ ,g~~!l{ -wi~~~pr_ide;-,.nq· appi_e~i~t~9p;'.~. Jfifst· program of i~s '-ki:nd in 'tlie .for ·ab'out seven hours before she Dooley returned to office there.

~ ~ ntµr, ~~ea~~ijn ~ ... ~;rg!~.'·<~eatr_airfti, maritime indu8-P'.Y, the·. Plan ·has enabled Seafarers , to col~ wijs · cleared. tc;> enter New. York Reelected as SUP Building Cor-
· . .1~vcHl~ ... B~oo~f1eld. _CBlooIµfteJd); 1 · , · ' .. " h "'."-$- .: . : • ;'_ ' - • , ~,. • • · • • . ·, ·•• Harbor. . , - · . . poration trustees are Jack Dwyer,

~ ' . St4Tl .Re,~ol'der' , ·~Mh1!11f1n>;¥ .. G(t~{ ~~~ .. ~Q!'~~ ,., a~ [~ 1!1tlb~n .1? v~cation~~eD:_~fits dur~~ its -_e~ist- · · The iour re~sorts, Asbury Park, Thomas Hookey, Harry - Johnson,
·:- Way ·clt.Y-, R.@phael Semmes. (i>~~,. ence;-t·~ · · - · ·- ' · ~ "· .. ' . . · - · . ' Long . Br-anch, ·Monmouth Beach Morris Weisberger and Alex Whar­

:Atfpntlc>; .-. Afo,il~~a, !tfoµaPcbt; -0~' · ~~::ae:f~i.'e the c~n'trcalizecf..\i'aca:tio"Ji1f.ind ... ~~S set in 1952 .. most . and tlie) .. och Arbor Bathing Club, ton. Balloting was conducted dur-
.t~e ~~~.:- ~J}~gs,. ,, .r~~. L~fi~te, seamen had. never-en3'oyed~ p. aid,,,~vacation. ~ Despite 'the na- sue~ffor:· $250,000 each. ~ . ing December and January.
La · o~e anu Claiborne (Waier- ' · . · . -· ~ •. , . -~ · .. ~· _ . . · - - - ·- . .

: .. man) · ~ ·· 1 ;r · .. ' ~ • .. - · ~ .-tll!'~: Qf.seafaJ.;1.n~. w1th most·.~~n wor~g for many$ mp1Qyers . , _ ..... . - . .
:-:·· '-~ '4 .. ,. l P,! ~ - .·"<"~··::, ,1i';: n.: ; ~:. ·,' d,~ing ~~e ~o~se · ~f.:tlte 1 ~~at, v~~.ation pay- ~,s .;now_·assv red ' . . -Stay ·Put For J.otJless Pay
· · , ' '- ~.f ~ll t~~~· ·,, ..... or \,.,.,,' -1, , ); '_ - ,. ,. -:: ·~ , : · "· . ~ "',-· ·-· ~Seaf!lrers who ai:a collect}ng statt unemployment ben~fits while

:i!l:~otlj~r w:elcom.e de-yelopment follow1~g. th~ .wmd-up ot an · on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put a,nd avoid
. ' $;1. lJ. wage-;.rev:\e:w:~w'it~ :tl.l..li dry ~~rgo op'.era.tor~' l~J,- week was -. ,changing their mailing ' add'.resse~ if ~he.y. want 'to . conti~ue re: -

-. .. ·~th~ i:>r~~1~19n ' fo~ .Jn~r.e~<;J:.. ;¥apat_i~~~J~ c~~tributi?~S by , ceivin_g · their_ c'1ecks .. ,regutarly~ Se".~r.al · Se~farers _hav~ alre~dy . - .~.
-@~ ~bipo'Y~rs. ·:: ',©n~e~~ th~ ip~~~SS.¥:Y · act~ar~l. ~stu~:h~s. are exp.er1~nced. mterruptionr of fro~. tlire~ ~o fi.ve 'Yee~ in getting -

· . c~p)eteq ;.. ,tJ;lls, .. added , ce~tl,'ibution_ ·is ex~ect~d ·to: bripg . a tlielr ne~t check ~ter.-,_they.. nob~e~ the st~te u.nemployment
I mi' ' ·-er.-·"'aost· in- ,annual ~vac:lltion . benefits So''that Seafarers '. offices !bat th.ey had ,moved and ,Cb_an~ed thell' m.~Ung a~dr-:_ss.
' « · ..., :~; . ' ~·· ; • ' ' . .- · ! ~ ~ · • • • ..,,. .•• .-~ =- -. ,. - . ~ An average d~la~ o( a mQDth i!l .reported (n. mQSt cases, causmg

··: f 8P ~~l?~ ' , ~.ry:J~~Ufi~~1!11~--~tt~_}he~- ~a,m1hes--fp~~.:~f'fina.i:i- · considerable hardsbip tO th~ men involved. ·
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CUl'rently in the Brighton · USPHS hosp~~al near Boston, ·Mass., are.
Seafarers Raymond L. Perry, Michael J • .Shauc}ule111y, William McKen,. na, Ebner Grose and· Berto10· Crilz, i;:-epoJ'ts. Port A.gent E1,1gene Dak~n,

. ~1r ·~IU\ \ -~.
perry· was formerly t~e chief steward on the SS Maxton ~and was

laid \lP with a .heart condition. He is i~proving and expects to qe re­
le~ed in tl.!e near future. Shaughnes~y, .~ho last sailed as . a? o~er on
the SS Council Grove, c~u~ht pneumonia and was hospitalized early
ih J~nuary. ·ae expec'ts to be discfiarged so~n. :
· McKenna sailed last as AB and deck miintainance on t:he Bents

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Seafarers aboar CI the Stdl-Fab­
ricator are detemil .. ed to get
neces~ry repain-donF a~ the next
payoff .. A motion by Seafarer ym-­
emt T•rallo: e~Jin~Clel~gat~; 1.ec,.
onded by .Boberto :ao.eo, steward"
. delegate, wai~ · p!lJ'.Hd a~ . the last
Shipboard meeting to, ''llOtify hea'd­

. quarters co"ncerriirig the " PO~tpone:
ment of these rep.airs from.port to.

Perry Shaughnessy Grose

Fort. A calcium deposit around a valve i~ the he~rt hospitalized him,
and he is.,to be operated upon at the Massachusetts General ~ospitaL
. Tb~ operation •s a delicate one which - involyes ~pening the,_:_ heart
and clearing ·away the calcium. . . . ·

Grose, former bedroom utility on the Waldo, also caught pn~um~~
and is now taking tests and undergoing treatment. · Cruz last saile<t
as a utility messman on the St~e.l Voyager and was .ho~pitalized .by a
fractured jaw. After a few more wee.ks ot hospitaltzation he should
be released. · _ ...

Seafarers are remi!lded to visit their ouddies in the ..J!ospitals and
. I write letters to them when they are on shor~ leave or have a few spare

hours. · ·
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USPHS HOSPITAL
BALTIMORE, MD.

Ramon Aqueda
Ben 1. Bone .
Charles Cawley
Robert Davis ,
Eusebie Gherman
Go1·man Glaze
Robert Godwin
Cecil Hughe!:
James King
Frederick Leeds
Luciano Lorenzi ,

George Lucas
Allen Nat.Iman
Francisco Nichola1
John Nordstrom
Dennis Pierce
William Rolllns
Shelby Sizemore
Edgar Smith
Jose Soares,
William Swilley
Edward Trainer

USPHS HOSPITAL
- BRIGHTON, MASS.

E lmer Grose
Herbert Mclssac

Harry Murray
· Raym·~nd Perr y

USPHS HOSPITAL
· GALVESTON, TEXAS

Earl Alverson G-eorge S c'hmidt
Lawrence 'Floyd Billy Wo,rd
Robert Nielsen John Ward .
William Pittman" William Walker

USPHS HOSPITAL
SA VANNAH. GA.

Clarence Dees
• David McCollum

Edward Polakoff

John Powers
Jack Wenger

USPHS HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS, LA.

Thomas Allen · Clyde Leggett
Thomas Andrews Felix Marciahte
Orville Arndt Marion ·Martin
Edward Avrard Alvie Means
Wllli<1m Eargone Michael Miller
Nicholas -Bastes H . W. Minkler
John Bigwood John Naugle
Accurso Bonti Marvin Nesom
John Brooks Richard Pardo
Rode.rick Brooks Loui.s Peed
Edniond Burch Francis Regan
Vincent Cali Ric1!_l!i'd Roberts
William Counts Ramon Rogue

. Thomas Dailey GJ?sta Rou]'.!e
George Dobronicb Ira . Smith
-Benjamin Foster · Luther Spell
Harry Hebert ' · George Steele
Manuel Joao .Charles Summerall
Foster Juneau Walter Ulrich
George :Kasprzyk Alton Wactor
Edward Knapp · David Williams
Leo Lang Nelson Wood
Bene LeBlanc Donald' Woods

USPHS HOSPITAL
BROOKLYN, NY

.Joseph Bass Otis· Gibbs
Matthew Brcuno Bart G:uranick
Gi•egor lo ' Caraballo Taib Hassan
Leo Carreon John Hazel
Wade Chandler . William Kenny
Mallory Coffey -Ludwig Kristianaen
J'osenh r.,.x, Leo Mannaugh
oTolui Driscoll Prlmitivo Muse ,

. 'Jeremiah O'Bme . Luther WJ.q'
Almer Vickers , Pon WinlJ

' R. Wate~d

USPHS HOSPITAL .
f SAN: FRANCISCO. CA,LIF.

Wlllla~ Adams ~ward Huizenga
Louis Firlie Orban T.empleton·
George Hill

USPHS HOSPITAL
STATEN ISLANI>'. NY

Oscar Adams Thomas Lauer
Charles .Ber'gagna Thomas Lelia:y
John ,Cormier Edgar· Luke
Jqaquin Cortez· Andres, Maldonado
Victor Doca r Joseph ,..Morton

·George Doherty PhWp Pron
William Drew Samuel Small
Artemfo Fernandez Henry Smitb

· Augustus Francis Vicior Solano
M. Gottschalk i E. SpauldinlJ '

· iluan Hernande, · · Fernando Tlaga
August Jensen - Claude .Ylrgin
~eonard· Jones . . ·

USP~ H'OSPITAL .
, SEATTLE, WASH . .

Arthur Brown George Little · ~
'Arthur Ettrst • • James Mitchell
Jonas Heldt S. Ct Tuberville

HARBOR . GENERAL HOSPIT<AL
.• TORRANCE. CALIF; -

Edward Jo'1»son ·

VA HOSPITAL
CENTER HOT SPRINGS. SD

Clifford Womack

USPHS HOSPITAL

..
Fr: WOR'l1H, TEXAS

Richard Appleby Max· Olson '-
Benjamin Deibler Peter Sotlre \
Woodrow Meyers Joseph P. Wise
Albert Ogletree

VA HOSPITAL
HOUSTON. TEXAS

Raymond Arsenault

MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL
'MT, WU.SON, MD:

Georee Davia

.VA HOSPITAL ...
KECQUGHTAN, VA.' .. -

Joseph GW

· SAILORS SNUG HARBOR
. STATEN ISLAND. NY ;

Thomas Isaluiell ,_ ,·
TBIBORO HOSPITAL

, JAMAICA. NY
Jalnei Russeij · 1 . •

US SOLDIERS HOME
_ WASHINGTON. DC

WilltllJD Thomson ·

- po~. ,,
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- SIU men. on the Seamar (Calmar>
have heard about tlie Atlantic and
Gulf Com.,anies Fee~ing~~lan and
a~ anxious to. see it ins!all~d op.
their ship. The · crew ' !ta.s: aslte<:f· t.o'
have .someon~ from the Food Plati
come aboard wheri the skip· i>ulls ·,
in· to check stores and food. Meats
on · the ship ' have been- se<i'ond
grade, th~ !!few notes. r ,.,.

. ,,
t. ~

1 More in .sorrow 'than·· in anger,
~rewmembers of' tge OJion Clipper
note that the shjp's rallio i!J>erator
seems to have blown· a transformer. ·
Judgfug .from his· commen~s- on the
~rew, lie has_ ~J!eri oscillatfug

, w"1ely and broadcasdrig on ·all fre- '
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AB And·Ma.ster

i" k -

Seafarer Ron~ld _Carraway.
and his · vtife, '· th, .form·er

. Georgia Switzer of Gulfport;
·Miss., smil~ after. -bein'9 , mar­
ried at the Government ~t.ree~ .;.-:
First P.resbyterian, Churc~ in · '
Mobile ·on Janua,.Y 11, 1960.
Seafarer Carroll ,F. Q~innt.
(AB). was the ~est:· (S!C~nd~
best, really) mari. . '$eafarer
CarraWf!,y'~ last . ship was· tlie
Alcoa Pioneer. ' · ·• . _:-..,

quencies . at tpe :s~~ ~ tlme. It
. should be exP.•ained thai ihe Qtlon
clipper Is ·op. a tanker"... shuttle
which is enough ·to make a~y man
·irascible at times. ' · ·

. i ~ -~ ~ ';t; ,.,-- ~ ..

On the· Lucile BloOmfleld, re-··
, ports meefini chab;m~ Sten
Warner and .. meetfug -Sec.re~afy 'Lee

·: de Parlier, "th¢x:e's a '"~ig cQn~ro­
versy going ··:on 4·ea~i.Q'g,-.with th~
sU:bject of · bli(ck-eyed peas ~d.
,beans • • • , fs·, ~e .bla~k~r.~ ·;'pe~
a .pea or a · b.ean~ D,icµonan~~ ... _.cans
and packages .· of tpe.. dimuted
article-, bear- otit bgqme'nts· on both
sides .. and .tbe,,..~en !l~ve~ \Vritien ·to
th-e LOG r~questfug _the poop,.. on.
the blaclt.-e,Y.ed· peJl·· :"- : 'i - 1

A~SWERf As ean · ~e· ·expected,
the ·so~called ·tilack~Y,ed ~pe_a ·· 1s a

;· bean:. But' this· . lsn"~ ·~~Y!lii~ ', so.
. . ~usu~l'. ·~ .• · , . ·a,} yhllle .• ~!1'f :a; fish,:
. swiSs . steak doesn't comtf ' from, .
. ·, Switzeriand a nd chow miin: wa~1 lli- ·

vented iQ. flie good .:Qld :4S:A:.. ~Y~k; •

,..,... New ·- ... ~~-~Im slu ..
,~·:~~ ·~~~ "~/~ ~-=!e.Y ... ~~·,~~
.. · A meetln• · w•• 11.e1e on the · I would like to: thank tb' Sfa- .

.. seamar recep~ about an ·ttem 'farer• ~ntern•Uonal 'U~on .. for I

- in the :C...OG an4rv would-. ll~e :lheir ~rpmpt a~nµDn -~/;.the. .·
to cqneur- with that one and , let 1 clai.ga I filed for maternltY bene- .~

. you know bow we'.feel about the ' ~ta. · ... · , , ·· .. ; .
. proposals ' for a new retirement ''l w9qld al~o like . t~ 181'
· p~an.- • . >J. "~hank ,yo.1!"· for ba)>y Van .
· W.e.__all a fl'eed with our broth- · Dewey ,Riviere. Yo~r bond w~ ·
er 'that ff -you had six years of .the ftrst of what I hope will ~ •
~· time an(I wa~ "1nable _ to. a PlfDD~ savings 'accoum ·Jor '
work, •DY. Seafarer ahpuld ba his futur~. ~our, warm . letter
· ·• ,was also deeply appreciated.

.t ' " - v • w_,,.. • • I
. . ' " Mn. Ed•ard IU'1~!'e " .

'" 'Ucl Vpn , · . .• ~ · .-
"'" ·.,:,· -~~

Want·New .~
~· $6ipp_lng"Rules ·. ..
)fo th~ Editor: x . . •
' We, the following crew mem-

An let.teri to ·the~ edifo,.. f01' bers of the SS Steel Maxet, re-
- '.publication in ·the -SE4.FA~· quest that" the ft>llo~i~g be In- _
·. ERS !-OU m~ be afgned serted· into the shipping rules ..
·- · b11. th,e tmiter: Names· will , , at the earllesf' convehience .pos-

be urithhdd u)lon request. ·· slble. · . . ,.. · · ·· · ·
I " .. - > - • • • .,\When two 'or- more men Jl·

cov~~ed, in case of a disability , the sa~e -capacity are shi~pel;l .
d-uring seryice wltl\' an SIO·-con- : on ~~e same ~llU, tqe ma!l._.with
tracted ·company . ... ·-- .. ~ -- the oldest shipping card shal~

'we would like to., heat; from have ...... preference ~ cboosin~
other brothers-on their feelings watches that are open, down the
about -the new 'plans we have' .line. In any event, class A men
bro,ught to headquartel's. · sliall ~~ve. pref~repce- ove: B

Crew~'member of Seamar . a.Dd 9'1llen .shipping .~n .the same
' · ... . ... · _. §all, ·at ;a11 times .. "
· "' . "° , ~ . : N 'A. · H~
Praises LOG's' - -H. · L. Benn~t
W. I•~. c· OVerag· 8 ' J: F. BueklJ'

, U . ,. 1 Alvin A. ,Sellco
To U,e Edlio'l': . John G. Newman' -

Sure appreciate reading the Howardf c : .sutc'benon
TuOG. It's the next best thing to- .. ·Paul M. Hebert

- shipping. (I'm an SIU man who J. 1. BtCks · _ .
ran aground six~ years ago.) II; V. Fernandes

Witn thtee · brother~ an<l two 1'1. Rodrlfues t
uncles-· in ·tne SIU your "Sea- ,,.,-E. Hayden
farers in Dry~ock" lft,lre c9me( E •. R. Pedersen
iii handy. FQr example in Vol. ·L., Rein.chuck
XXII, No. ~ :of .Jan. 15, '1960, ii. L. Moore
issue of· the LOG, my. brother Q 'G. Mcl..ellan
Sewando·,: Jess~ ·· Canales· -was .~ I~· Johnston '. :·
liSted lb "Drydock" at the · · ~"' ...t t- ~. ~
. usl?Hs ·hospital · ln -New ~r- Dose Knot 'Q&tS
leans. ( . .,~.... ~- , . .
~ Mighty .thoughUuI.of .you _.and Ma'Ster"s Cheer•
your .staff. _ My complimen~~ for!_ To the Edltol': - ,_ ~ . -~ . .
such thorou_~~ and ~tho~ghtful · This notice· was ·posted' on · '

the ship's bulletin board on
Chri!ltmas Eve .day by the mas­
ter. }Ve believe it was v.ery well ...

.~"To- all perso~nel:
- ,'Throughout" the wox:ld :at-·

: this time t~e .P,ltrase "Pea~e . ,
. on earth, good wHl towatd ·.
men," is being echoed in·
song and verse. ~ .,
~ · "frliese .. words 'bal{e · a ·SP't

. cial .meanipg ab~ard ..th~ Rose
Knot, for through , yo~ ef:-.

''lortS, tlie .lnlor~atlon neces­
. .,,sa:qr to · forgiiJg)'the -~stru• ·
,. · -~ents 'of ~peace .1~ be~g oJJ:;.'

'fained. Also, the good fet:.
. lowship you have .exll'tbited
t~ward e~ch uther, de.,Pi~e
tli~. long periods at sea, is . a
credit to -y~~· your ship ~d ·
your· prgaiiization ... ,. · _

·I sincerely

the blilck:ey~ :p«t.•. ~!J~ a1 ~e~Jl, · .. Jias
J always~b~en a ·~n;~and p·ecull;irly

·.enotigh;~.Wj.JJ. aJw!lY,s .~e;a .. b~~- ~ · ·1r41i!!"""!-..llii.iiJio"""""~""'"'~....,~•'!!"
'~~~7.:·J~ .. ~ ... ' · .. ~ · ~:~-~ ~· t ,. ~ • : .!':-j' " '. ~

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Just a few lines t.=-om another
Valiant ship that hasn't gone
a~nd yet, mainly, out of sheer·
luck and. the fact that maybe
Davey"' Jol;les doesn'~ want...th"is
kind of- rust pot 'in his big
·l9cker." .r ' • .,

The crew has been a credit to
I

the better .. tra~itious of going
to sea. They've had ·to drink
brackish water,• have bathed in ·· · ~
water loaded with fuel oil, ha~
water · leaking . through• their
overhead, have been denied

~ proper draw·s and mail service,
. and allotments .)lave . been sent

_to their Jl'ependents back home
Jpconsistent.ly.' ·

Don't .believe -that we are ·a

SS Vafi.ant

bunch . of. dl~p~r' damp •kids, d~ .
that we have taken all this with- /
9ut a · certain amount of mili-

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SHl.PBOARD SKETCHES / .by Ben Gtaham .
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· ·1 ·· make a
(

Asks -New
Lay-Up' IJule
To the Ed~tor: · ·,

e: ~-
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M E-E T..I N G- · iiJ,30
ION.IGHT

t~ncy or· beefing; but if thes~
people are going to operate o·~
the basis of a "long .on cargo,,

Further more, as yet ~~re
bave been ~o foul ups and th11
has been one of .the~Qst ra­
tional cr~ws we've ever s,eeri.
., Currently we ate in .Chitta­

. gong, East Pakistan, where
, we've been for the past six

. weeks, discharging and waiting
for money to pay off debts in·

. curred during our stay.
Steel Age Helps

The Steel Age was . here Jan.
26 and .made a· hundred and
fifty dollar donation t o us for
emergency purposes. At this
ti.rile we · wish to extend our
deepest thanks for the same~
and their generosity.

In ·closing, many members 'be.;
lieve that these fly-by-night
operators who are running ships

_ to death and then abandoning
them should be made to put ui>
enough money (in escrow) to
cover pay rolls and other costs.

short on food and everything
else, including safe conditions" - -
then something has to be done.

Alcoa Artists

C. J. Kumpczy.nski, AB, and J. Sam~orski, OM, point the stack of the Alcoa Planter with the· Alcoa
four-star .symbol. The Planter had been chartered out to · another !ine for a while, cind the Seafarers
are shown covei:iQg .the former compc;1ny's emblem_with the Alcoa sym~ol. · · ' - . . ~ ' '

that tlie fire must h.ave calised ·\. Likes LOG'S
~- ' a great deal of property loss to • , •

the Brazilians: so th~y got to--' .'JIUYlng' Guide
gether and collected a large , · To the E"a.itor:
amount of clothing and some . r wish to commepd' the LOG

. money, that their Brazilian . in particular on one of the fea­
brother!i might have a happy

1 ChriStmas. tures it. runs regularly, among
its many excellent features, and

This gestur.e of brotherhood h
and kindness will , forever be t at is Sidney Margolius' col­

umn; a very interesting and in­
. remembered by the men who
. sail in the Patos Lagoon area, for'mative piece of reporting.

who will continually be grate- Could you print in a future
ful to the American seafarer issue of the LOG, in the "La­
and the SIU members .. - ''- bor Roundup" corner what hap-

. Alfred 'Olivera pened in -the bitter--textile -mill
strike in Hendersonville, North
Carolina las.t year? "' ·t , "'

,Appreciates SIU
Welfare. Help
To &he Edi&or: · · \ .. . . '

' I received the wonderful gifts
' _,, . . . ._ . .

from tlie1 SIU trustees of the
Seafarers Welfare Flan ..• a - ' .
carton of ·cigarettes and a $25 .
Christmas bonus . • . along with ..
the · . regular weekly hospital
benefit,· and I'd~like. to send my
thanks · to' the SlU trustees and
membership ·· for •,the' splendid

. work done by the officials of th~

Paul Arthofer
(Ed. note: Th~ strike is still

· on and strikebreakers are still
operating the plant.)

t ' t ~ ­

Benefit Aids
Sttaf are rs Widow
To the Editor:

I want to thank the SIU for
the nice check I- received a. few
da~is ago from the Seafarers
W~lfare "Plan.- - It came just
when me and my family needed

Union: . it t he most.
I · expect to , visit the - Union. Word~ ~annot say.how IhucJ~

·.hall soon and· will let E. B. Mc- - I a.ppre'Ciate the '. way you came
A:uley, the Welfare representa- through so quickly. I also want
tive, know that I appreciafe his to thank y.ou for your nice let­
wofk in helping me to get \vell, · ter of sympathy r.esarding ttie
·llll,d gettil)g m~'-to ~tafen Island d,eath of my husband, the · late•
USPHS in time. , · , · WUliam Havelin.
' · ·!"',' · ._ · ~ ~<James· Russell .,...1Mn. _ Ca~Je . Han.Un

. \ ~··,~:'Ii,.,,_. ·o:s. ~ .

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,, : D_· . ·.· .. :.i0 .. e_ ... s. -_, _· . - ·:.· · .. ! • : -8 - SE.AMAR (C•lmer>. D.K. 7-Ch•lr·
, men, Tony t._n11•1 Secritf.ry, .J. ~r· -

· . - "shill. Ship'• · delel•te ' to ~~nt)lct

. :Of SIU Stiip-: ~:::::::~::::~:::.:::
Dec. 27....,.Chiilrmal'i, Pate 11rny1e1 Stc:-

M
e rna;y; Bl•ncurd. No'""beefs : aboard

eetln·gs· sh!.P. ·s12o.19· 1n. ihip's fund. \ vote ~to •.
· buy more·. playlns··. cuU. · cri6ba1e_, ·

. . · · , ·b~d• an~ free- !:o.JteS'· UJ\UI ~rlv.d
• ' in New York: •·· . \ ~ . . ' . .,. .

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FOR!f'. HOSK-Nl'r,:,<Cl!ln,__ ·.Strvlce>1.

·· Secretary, R. K •.. Holt. D~e to shoFt
run, captain will permit the crew -to

· draw on their OT. E. H. Sayre elect·
ed · ship's treasurer. Traveler's checks
may be giveJI' company agent in Gijon
for exchange; · ..,.

Dee. 21:.~1111fm•n, Ptul G•ztc1 · .S­
reftry,. w; o."' w1111am1: Ever.Ythlnc~
has been oby. Watertight door -,e:.
paired. Ariy .cre11imember . :on' bOard
for six months or mor.e will be · en•
titled. -to· transportation. slil.J!.'s fUnd,
528.02. · Ne... slrlp'• dele1ate ·elected.
Panir}'man mollld- ~ milre careful

MOUNT RAINIER <American Tramp' With -coffe!! cups . and In ···1.eneral':"
JiLO· 3-Ghalrman, James Shnhan1 tcleaning of pantry. Donatlon1i .. Hked
Secretary, J. L. Hod11e.s. Ail repairs for repairing of 'TV antenna. Cblef
to be taken care of. Subsistence will cook asked to be more·· careful with
be entered- on payroll of .Dec. 26. All; mea.ts. · .:
hands requested to keep pantry clean. _
Cr.,e'W asked not to put .cigarettes in · STEEL DIRECTOR (lsth!!Jl~n), ...Q!!.
toilet J,lo)ll~s. No beers. - · 27-Chalrmaq, fHnk Timmons; Sec·

--- retary, Charles St•mbul. Two ~n
MAIDEN CREEK <Waterman>, Jan. hospitalized. $31.48 in "Bhip'a fund

10-Chairman; William Holland; Sec· - minus coat · of last telegram to Union.
retary, John Ballday. Francis - L. Motion made to wilien mes.shall after
Wurm taken off the ship in Japan. , ste}lmtables ·are removed. MeJ18hajl
Doing faj.rly well according to doc.· ~s not large. enough. .._ ·- ,
tor's report. Will return to US soon. , ·-
Minor repairs are being done ·o• ·ship. ~ STEEL- WORKER <Isthmian), l>tc.
Ship's fund $17.47. Thirty hours or-- 17-Chalrman, ·. J. , Kr•mer1 Stcr~t.,y, -
disputed OT. Special .meeting to be W.- !o4· ~and. - Repair · list ls J? be
held in presence of port agent be!or'--. mad~ out ,br each .department ~ dele·
payoff. .· gat~. Ship s . fUnd $26.63. $5 was . do·

. nated -t!>- ship=s book and', · magazine,
,._ ·fund. . .t.. Kramer ~was elected ship's
YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), Nov. delegate. ,.Jt . is .~equested 'tliaf the

I-Chairman, M. D. Green; .Secret!ry, ~ash,jng machine be kept clean and"
J .. J . Cabral. One .man hf>s.plta~ed in - tliat clotlies .be remov~d alter th~y·~ara.
Piraeus. Request thnt m1llmg time be ·W-y because of the r danger -uf tliem •.
po~te~ o.n J'.'fiday ~~ht · tiy'. 4 P_M Wfen fallltig intO. the engin11/ ": ~L ·~:<.· ;.-~' ·
ship is m p·ort with no delimt.e ·time • , ~ . ---- , ;-'. • .•· •
for saili!lg· Vote of tlianks to steWD.rd_ ALCOA 'ARTN~R- <A:lcoa>, -Dec. h . ·

· department. ; Chalt man, Nolan L. Flowers;-: Se.er .. - ..
Dec. 6-Chalr man, J. C. Lewall.e~; - f'i ry, Wllllam , Scott: ,lji'o _ beefs. _/l'l:i'e ,_ • •

Secretary,-;!. J. Cabr-al. Elected ships -, crew is··eautioned· to keep ste\redor.er "
delegate: Ship ~ai~ei:I- short a 2nd ': out of cr.ew ·qual'ters while in' Alex· ' 1
electrici~n. All rep_!lirs_ to be taken andrl!j. Tlie stewar«J .depJ. tliailli.s.~t~.
care of m ~ew Orleans. Jlequest that · crew £01( ·their coop.eration· in the
'ship be fumigated . for ·rats. - . feeding . system. It ls ' requested to.:::
. -.-- . keep · -~irty IJJ:len out of Jiil:ssageway .,

STEEL _MAKER · <Isthmian> •. Jan. 17 · n·ear . tlie lock.!ir;; A sugges.tion'-- was_.
-Chalr111an, c. G. McLellan; Seore- madf:that:..the Central Safety Commit·

. _tary,_ H. L. Bennett. The .. vov•~e ' P,!' -tt:e_ ·investigate ·the.'- pci,ssibility · of"·
'a 1 whole · has been good. Vote -<of cha)rging the position of the ·bell .on

. · thanks to the steward departmentlind '_·'bow as'"its .pr esenf:posltlon and .. helghti,
, ·to ~rothe!-' !3ennett f9r.·taltin~ care of 1- i!J !Jazardous to men working -O~ a:n:

mail. Ship s fund stan,ds at ·$50.53 •. , cb9i wirrdl11ss, '· . • 1 '<"' • .
. Man left in hospital in Port Sallf. ,.No · ·.·-~- :·-· ~- __ ·'-:• ':'
beefs. "<-...-: I . ; _";r. , .· DEL ORo· IMlssls~lppl>, E!ec. 12-

---- · . _. ··•., '. · ·- Chairman, M. :r. Morrl11 ·secretary,
COE VICTORY <Victory}, •n. ·u:- · ·HenrY· · c. Gerdes. one .Jl)an liostS.l· ..

Chairman, J. Fuller; S!lcrttary, ;J. ~. tallZed in Buenos Aires. One man'
Coyle. Discussion took piace concern- . missed ship ·1n Rio. No beefs:" Shlp'1

- ing members who are always beefing fu1.1d $15~ . · :1 . · ". ,~
about attending the meetings. O.ne :Ian. 3-Chalrman,- Geofit. Duncan;
man missed slilp in Spain •. ShlP's fund Secretary, Fr•nk s. Paylor, Jr.·· :sa1:
is S9.19 •. Discussion held ori need for .ance of ' ship's fun'd ls S22.25 •. Frank·
ne\~ mattresses, refrigerator and a, hot s. Paylor ,.elect~.~ , as" shiJ>'•.· ~eleg~te. ·
w.ater urn to replace coffee ur.n.- Some· New cleaning achedlll_e- for ;laundry ·
disp1.Jted OT. to be ~~osted. · : ,,. '

- OCEAN •DEBORAH (Ocean Trani- • ~UCll:E .... Bt:OO~FIELD (Bloomfield),, l'
portation>, No d~te-Cilalrman, A. Qec:'-2~hairman, NUs ,aeck1 ..;seer.,. ·.
Yarbor.Ougb; Secretary, c. Nickerson. tary; ,Lea.de! Ptrller. NoJ>!lefs;·;P,aker ·,_
One· man missed !llilP i~ Galveston. hosP,i_tallzeil ~ Breipe.rbav.en, NoJ ify·.
Elected ship's delegate. Suggj!stlon wiHr if wasliing machine _or laun.4-rY~ ~
made to have ship fyJDigated. Every. ami: va.tnli' allowly-' Ind b~- WI.JI ·clear
thing r.unning smoothly. ll!UJ!e .. -crew 1' asked 1!ot t~ :i>ut soap

in · sink between -meals as ·1t coats the. .
LONGVIEW V-1 CT 0 ·RY <Victory cups and caiuies illness. · :· • . ·;

. ·-carrlers>. · ;l•n. 20-Chalrlnan, G". Stan· Nov.- 10-Chalrmin.~Steve W•111terJ
ley1 Secretary, R. t,Acc;utchaon: S8;18 · Secret.,.y, ,Lee de. Parlier •. · Salling
in,..a!tlp's fund. Ship delayed in sail· . b·oard time to £0 accordfug to apee­
ing _t'wo hours Jn New Orleans . . ~ote . ment: not by company · clilr.ificatlon.
of thanks to c:·W. White for refresh: Mate 10 no.tified· by pat'rolmail a~ pa)!···
uients at .Christmas. ; of!: , For . benefit. of . members; -agr.ee · ..

. . ,.( ~ent pertaining t~>_--thl1 -matt.~r _read
BEAUREGARD- <Pan·Atl•ntlc), Jan; ·, and'·exp~ned. No beefs. -'Harry Hui-;-

1.....Ch~irm•n, .•·_ Br~w~T - ~•creta,ry~ :L to~ _elel;_t~ ,new ·:'1P'• ~~lega~e." '4.-: -.;;·



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·~ ·Wirelep: iro~deasts.·Continuti ~ :. :.;_ ~ .: . ·~. . '

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The caniqes h,CI their day at.the New YorU1all recently when two
Seolaren brought in• their pets -for general admiration.. At left,
bosun John Swiderski shows off two toy silver poodles which he

. raises as er hobby. · Geo,rge Farago displays "Killer-~" .a terrier.

SilJ BABY --AlllVALS
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·scHEDULE. Of
SIU MEETllQS

'
Frederick Lillard

Contact .the vault record clerk at
SIU headquarters. Important.

;t. .r,, ;t. I
George F. Martin

Get in touch with your mother at
232 NW Woodland, Boulevard Ave.,
Deland, Florida (c/o Frierson) •

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Edwarf:l Kratochvil .

Get in touch· with Carmen Lan~ • .
RD 2, Stepney, Conn.

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Stephen A. Mang-old

Your sister in Framingham,
Ma$$., is anxious to hear from you.

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Charlie· .Johnson

Contact Joe Cle~ at 70 West
115 St., New York City (Apt, 7).

;t. ;\:. ¢.
John So-Stanley

Anyone knowing the · where­
abouts of the. above man is . asked
to have him contact his 'Wife at
192 23rd Street, Brooklyn, NY.

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Ex-Pacific Venture

SH1 membership meet- .' Arrangements have ' been made
• · ·. h fd I 1 ·~ for all crewmembers from the ~
1ngs are . ~ . regu ar Y Pacific Venture to receive a dis~
every twQ wee•s on Wed- .. charge covering t,heir ~ervice-­

·nesd~ nig~ts at 7 PM in ; aboard the vessel.- Seafru:ers can

Ir -s1·u · Afl s · get this discharge by writing to
· q , .. , · .. P91't_s.,. - ea- the United States Shipping Com-

, ; f_Qt-e~-; . ~"1 . ~xp~ted to-- mi~sioner, Custom_ -Hous~, Balti-
affend· t1ro$e who wish Jo more 2, Md. It will be forwarded

· i..._ -, , - • ·": d. h Id t to the commissiqner nearest' you.-
. EHJ exc.,,~ s ou reques o\'. · , ;t. ~ - -
'_per,issi~n·; ·_by telegram ' A pensioner willing to do light
: ( ~~ . surfi' J9 _ _l11~lude re.gi~- 'superintendent's. 'Yor!' 'iti ,iwo. small
tratiorr number) . The next ,'houses h~ Queens is o~~ered a room.

S · .,, ·· ·1J b Anyone interested, contact Georges
. IU · meehngs Wt e: L. Pitour, 31-49' 36th street, Long
.'.'~,:·:"- February l"7 Island City 6. NY. Tt:l: RA s..(if2~.

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,. '"r ,_ · · March 2· · Thomas s .. Kline ... .,. .
· · ·~· i.- MarGti' t6 . ¢o~tact · Fforence ' ~cKinJley.

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I.t Subsequently disposed of these
vessels i n favor of converted-:'C;2s
that' carry .-some 225 trailers ..ori
deck and in the ho ids. The traifer .
boxes are loaded ·a 'nd discharged
via . ·special shipboard ga n.try
cranes.
Ac~ion by Customs in approving

the plan to import mid-body sec~
tions represents a shift . in· the 4e­
finition of a domestic vessel. whicb
has to be American-built through­
out.

- - In the "jumb9-izing;, ·process, an
existing vessel is cut apart, the old
mid-section is cut away and a new,
enlarged section is inse1ted in its

P·lant-Down
. '

~aremar - ln
:-F()t. Repair

.NORFOLK - The Orem.ar (Cat-

'.
place;.to · boost the_eugo .capacity.
Und,er the Plan discJ:osed by· Cus;
toms, the .operator proposes tq have
the new mld·sectlolfs to.wed-•to t~ .
us .'Yith a. fime ~w· temporarily .
attached - lor nayiga'tlo.Dfl '· pur­
l>Q!ies .. The~· bow then Will -be ·de­
tached and all tile:. cciristfuctfati,