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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
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AFL-CIO, died after a long illness In his Chicago home. He
played a major role in building up the strength of the marine
union department. (Story on Page 3).
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SIU SAFETY DIREaOR SPEAKSt Emilia Gets SIU Award
Unions Musf Hme Safety
Role^ Natl Council Told
CHICAGO—Ship operators attending the Marine Section of the National Safety Coun
cil here were told that the best and most-successful approach to ship safety is through joint
labor-management action. Speaking at the annual conference of the Marine Section, Joe
Algina, director of the Safety
Department, Seafarers Wel
fare Plan, also questioned the
validity, of existing accident statis
tics and called for a new effort to
set up truly-accurate and repre
sentative figures on shipboard
safety. -
Algina scored sporadic effects
by management to deprive seamen
of their livelihood because they
may have had an accident aboard
ship.
His presentation marked the
first time that a representative of
the joint union-management safety
program had been given the plat
form at a Safety Council meeting
to express his views.
The paper, entitled "Blue Print
for Sea Safety: A Joint Labor-
Management Approach," was pre
sented at the fourth session of the
meeting, October 20, at the
LaSalle Hotel.
As a result of the program,
encouraging progress is being
made in reducing shipboard ac
cidents, he noted. For example,
one company reported the number
of accidents cut in half since 1958.
Another shows a cut of just under
20 percent and others show acci
dent reductions of between five
and 11 percent.
(For the past two years' running,
the SlH-manned Alcoa Steamship
EXCERPTS FROM
SAFETY ADDRESS
(The following consists of excerpts from an address by Joe Algina,
director of the Safety Department, Seafarers Welfare Plan, at the
National Safety Council meeting in Chicago.)
. . The fact is nobody has a monopoly on safety. No one has
the cure-all, but we at the SIU believe we have the remedy closest
to it. This is the Joint Safety Program of the' Seafarers Welfare
Plan. ...
"Sometimes it may seem like it, but no one goes out of,, his
way to get hurt. You can't stop a man from earning a livelihood
because you think he might have an accident.
"As far as the accidents are concerned,*they happen even on the
best-run • ship with a well-trained crew. Ships are designed with
built-in hazards that have been regarded as part of the routine of
life at sea. .
"The idea of a full-time, joint labor-management campaign
against accidents is not a new one in industry. It's still fairly new
in shipping, but it's showing up as a success. , . .
"The joint approach was tried for many reasons. One was to do
away with the scatter-gun approach to safety training and educa
tion that existed before. Another was to recognize everybody's
stake in safety, the company, the seaman'and the union. . . .
"The sailor has always been hostile to any kind of handout by
the shipowner when he wap't asked. He's suspicious, because even
basic improvements in conditions aboard ship came about the
hard way in this industry, not through company generosity.
"With the companies and the union working together on safety,
seamen are encouraged to take part in safety meetings aboard
ship and to throw in safety suggestions that may do some- good.
"The joint department also checks out details'on all accidents
reported by the companies to our office on a special form. This is
the raw material that is digested by . IBM to tell us where on the
ship accidents are happening, how, why and to whom. No names
are involved.
"Besides the change of attitude on all sides, and this is im
portant, the record clearly shows far less accidents today than in
previous years and fewer costly, disabling'opes most of all. Among
the major companies, one reports the number of accidents sliced
in half since 1958; another shows a cut just, under 20 percent and
another about 10-11 percent." Others show declines between 5
and 10 percent. And all of this, remember, covers 1959 only. ..
"I'd like to put in my pitch here to add to the usual wrangle
over accident statistics. There are all kinds of numbers thrown at
us in this business. I'll leave them to the experts. ; . .
"What I would like to know is why nobody can seem to agree
on what to accept and what to throw out.
"The National Safety Council, right here in Chicago, publishes
a set of numbers every year about accident rates in industry,
including the maritime industry. The maritime industry' figure takes
in four groups, one of which is merchant seamen. This figure is
usually the lowest of the lot but it also covers a bare handful of
companies. In addition, it's based on an eight-hour day only.
"Yet every time you hear or' read a figure about the maritime
industry, referring to merchant seamen, the highest possible and
least accurate figure is used. ...
"The Marine Section right here compiles a more representative
figure on accidents among seamen, reflecting the 24-hour day at
sea and many more ships and companies. It seems to.be recognized
that any 24-hour statistic is accurate because it happens to represent
the full legal liability of the shipowner. But it doesn't take into
account that even a sailor sleeps sometime in every 24 and statistics
can't cover every contingency.
"A 16-hour figure, putting aside the liability issue, would cover
the realities of life at sea and this kind of standard could become
acceptable to everybody."
"YouVe not going to sell seamen on safety if you give them a
bad name every chanCe you J get. It's time for a fresh look at the
whole picture in this industry."
Company has won top honors in
National Safety Council competi
tion.)
Progress through the Joint Safe
ty Program of the Seafarers Wel
fare Plan was outlined in the ad
dress. Algina pointed out tluil the
joint program was set up by the
SIU Atlantic and Gulf District and
its contracted steamship companies,
covering about 250 ships of all
types operated by more than 60
American-flag companies.
The accident "statistics" on the
merchant marine, which always
picture the industry as having the
worst safety record in industry,
were disputed by Algina. "We
don't buy the figures." he declared.
"There are all kinds of numbers
thrown at us in this business,"
Algina noted. "What I would like
to know is why "nobody can seem
to agree on what to accept and
what to throw out? No^ne yet has
a fair measure to compare the
safety record of seamen with the
record of workers in other indus
tries," he continued.
Algina suggested that the Ma
rine Section compile accident sta
tistics based on a 16-hour day.
"You're not going to sell seamen
on safety if you give them a bad
name every chance you get."
The hazardous nature of seafar
ing was also noted in the address.
Accidents can happen on the best-
run ships with well-trained crews,
Algina stated. "Ships are designed
with built-in hazards that have
been regarded as part of the rou
tine of life at sea," he said. Dan
gerous ladders, and deck and en
gine room equipment are the tradi
tional hazards at sea.
The joint safety program, Algina
said, is conducting a safety poster
contest, pushing a safety film pro
gram and issues a monthly safety
bulletin. It also checks out details
on all accidents reported by,com
panies, giving information: to con-,
centr'ate on the items that seem to
cause the most trouble.
Management has safety programs
to suit its own needs, Algina noted.
The joint program looks after the
overall problem and works through
individual companies^
NoneL.ef.-tke safety-improvements
came about easily, Algina w^ned.
"There ,is no miracle worker in
"this field, and safety work has
.never been only hearts and flavors,
it needs plenty of team-work on all
sides," he stated.
Shipping company safety direc
tors and other industry spokesmen
attended the, Marine Section con
vention of the Safety Council, in
addition to representatives of the
US Coast Guard, barge line oper
ators and stevedoring operators.
SIU Safety Award is displayed by the gang on the Emilia after
presentation in Philadelphia. Award honors six months of acci
dent-free operation during first half of 1960. Certificate is held
by Capt. Frank Edwards, master of the vessels Kneeling (left) is
SIU ship's delegate John Reed.
SEAFARERS LOG
Oct., Vor. XXII, No. I«
PAOI. President
HEmnr BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA
MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN * ARTHUR,
Ai MARION, JCBAIILES BEAUMET, ARTHUR
SEOAL, ALBERT AMATBAU, JOHN BHAzn.,
Staff Writers.
NUlquartert
the- Seafarer* International Union, At
lantic Gulf, Lake* and Inland Water*
Dl*triet, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth Avenuo.
Brooklyn 32, NV. Tol, HYeeinth »4tOO.
Second ciats poatage paid at the 'Peat
Office' in Brooklyn, NY^ under the Act
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SIU Members Sent .
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Union Vote Details
Seafarers will start going to the polls on Tuesday, Novem
ber 1, as the SlU's 60-day election gets underway in all ports.
On the ballot are 74 qualified candidates competing for 43
elective posts.
In preparation for the two-
month vote, the SEAFARERS
LOG has printed a special election
supplement in this issue, contain
ing photographs and biographical
data submitted by all the candi
dates, a reproduction of the ballot
and the text of the SIU Constitu
tion's provisions governing the con
duct of the election.
Election Notice Mailed
In addition, as required -by
Federal law, a notice of the elec
tion has been mailed out well in
advance of the voting to the last-
known home address of every mem
ber qualified to vote. Besides the
notice, the Union included a
sample ballot, the minutes of the
SIU Executive Board meeting of
October 3 and a list of Union halls
in which balloting wiU take place.
As per the decision of the SIU
Executive Board meeting on Octo
ber 3, and subsequently approved
by the membership, additional
copies of the supplement have
been printed so as to provide 100
copies for each candidate to utilize
as he so desires.
' Voting Through December 31
Under the ' SIU constitutional
provisions governing voting, bal
loting will be conducted on all
days from November 1 through
December 31, exclusive of Sundays
or holidays legally recognized in
the city or state In which the port
office is located. Voting will bo
between the hours of 9 AM and
5 PM daily and 9 to 12 on Satur- *
days.
The 43 elective posts are for <
headquarters and for seven con
stitutional ports unijer the revised*'
constitution—^New York, Philadel
phia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Or
leans, Houston and Detroit. Other
ports will continue -to function but '
will be serviced by joint patrolmen
assigned from one of the constitu- '
tional ports.
INDEX
To Departments
The SIU Inland Boatman
—Pages 8, 9
SIU Social Security Dep't
—Pages 12, 13, 14
The Pacific Coast Seafarer
_ —Pages 22, 23
The Great Lakes Seafarer
—^Pages-lO, 11 - : • • • •
The Fisherman and
Cannery Worker
—page.18
The Coiwdiaii Seafarer
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The SIU Industrial Worker
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SIU Safety Department
—Page 7
SIU Medical Department
—Page 19
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SIU Food, Ship Sanitation
Dep't •* —Page 20
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Editorial Cartoon —Page 15
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A&G Deep Sea Shipping
.Report —Page 6
Shipboard News
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Hany O'Reilly Dies;
Helped Build Up MTD
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Harry E. O'Reilly, executive secretary-treasurer of the
AFL-CIO, passed away on
Sunday, October 2, at his Chicago home after a long illness.
He was 61 years old. •
In his position as MTD ad
ministrative officer, O'Reilly
succeeded In greatly expanding
, and strengthening the organization,
which is the recognized spokesman
of American maritime workers. At
the time of his election to the
MTD post in 1956, the organization'
consisted of ten unions in the mari
time trades. At his death, he left a
thriving Department to which 30
international unions had affiliated,
representing millions of American
workers, several hundred thousand
of them in the maritime area. In
fact, O'Reilly had been instru
mental in setting up the MTD back
in 1946.
Port Councils
O'Reilly had also set up an
effective network of maritime port
councils in virtually every major
seaport as well as on the Great
^ Lakes.
O'ReUly came to tne Maritime
Trades Department after many
years of successful organizing and
administrative work in the Ameri
can Federation of Labor. A native
of Chicago, O'Reilly first went to
^work at the age of 17 and promptly
Joined the Railway Clerks Union.
_ Nine years later he left the Rail
way industry and joined the milk
drivers local union of the Team-
asters in Chicago. He immediately
plunged into union activity as a
volunteer organizer and his effec
tiveness won for him an appoint
ment as general organizer and as-
^ sistant to the president of the
Chicago Federation of Labor.
AFL Regional Director
^ In 1938, the late William Green,
then president of the AFL, ap
pointed O'Reilly midwest regional
director of the AFL. In this post
he was responsible for AFL activi-
' ties throughout the middle west.
During World War II, O'Reilly
served as AFL representative on
the regional War Labor Board and
Labor representative in the Treas-
The (ale Harry E. O'Reilly,
executive secretary of the
A^t-CIO Maritime , Trades
Department, is pictured ad
dressing an outdoor meeting.
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ury Department's war bond cam
paign.
In 1948, O'ReiUy's organizing
record was rewarded when he was
named national Director of Or
ganization for the AFL. It was
from this position that he became
the MTD's executive secretary-
treasurer.
Tribute to O'Reilly as a trade
unionist came from all sections of
the labor movement. MTD Presi
dent Paul Hall noted that O'Reilly
"had performed outstanding serv
ice to maritime workers in the
development of the department
since its inception."
O'Reilly is survived by his wil'e,
Mrs. Thelma O'Reilly of Chicagb,
and two daughters. Burial took
place at St. Mary's Cemetery in
Chicago, after funeral ceremonies
attended by representatives of the
AFL-CIO, the SIU and many
other unions. SIUNA President
Paul Hall and First Vice-President
Morris Weisberger attended on be
half of the international union.
Statement Of Ownership
statement of the ownership, man-
. agement, and circulation required by
the Act of Congress of August 24,
1912, as amended -by the Acts of
March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 and June
11, 1960 (74 Stat. 208) showing the
' ownership, management and circula
tion of SEAFARERS LOG, published
monthly at Brooklyn, New York, for
September 30, 1960.
, 1. The names and addresses of the
publisher, editor, managing editor
and business managers are: Pub
lisher; Seafarers International Union
of North America, Atlantic Gulf,
' Lakes and Inland Waters District,
675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Edi
tor: Herbert Brand, 675 4th Ave.,
Brooklyn 32, NY; Managing editor,
;(none).
2. The owner is: (if owned by a
corporation its name and address
must be stated and also immediately
thereunder the names and addresses
' of stockholders owning or holding
one per cent or more of total amount
of stock. If not owned by a corpora
tion, the names and addresses of
-the individual owners must be given.
If owned by a partnership or other
unincorporated firm, its name and
address as well as toat of each in
dividual member, must be > given.)
Seafarers International Union, At
lantic & Gulf District, 675 4th Ave.,
Brooklyn 32, NY; Paul Hall,'Presi
dent, 675 4th- Ave., Brooklyn 32,
NY; A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer,
675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. "
3. The known bondholders, mort
gagees, and other security holders
owning or holding one per cent or
more cf total amount of bonds, mort
gages, or other securities are: (If
there are none, so state.) None.
4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in
cases where the stockholder or se
curity holder appears upon the books
of the company as trustees or in any
other fiduciary relation, the name of
the person or corporation for whom
such trustee is acting; also the state
ments in the two paragraphs shmy
the affiant's fuU knowledge and be
lief as to the circumstances and con
ditions under which stockholders and
security holders who do not appear
upon the books of the company as
trustees, hold stock and securities in
a capacity other than»that of a bona
fide owner.
5. The average number of copies
of each issue of this publication sold
or distributed, through the mails or
otherwise, to paid subscribers during
the 12 months preceeding the date
shown above was: (This information
is required by the act of June 11,
1960 to be included in all statements
regardless of frequency of issue.)
35,000.
(Signed) Herbert Brand, Editor.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 3«th day of September, 1960.
John Brazil, Notary Public, (My
commission March 30, 1962).
SIU Big Winner
In Gulf Tug Vote
NEW ORLEANS—^Another impressive organizing victory was chalked up
here as the SIU continued its drive to sign up seamen and allied maritime work
ers. The SIU's Inland Boatmen's Union scored a clear-cut election victory in
a Labor Board vote among ̂ ^
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employees of the National
Marine Service fleet. The
final tally was SIU, 70—
no union, 22.
National Marine Serv
ice operates eight boats on the
Mississippi River between St.
Louis and New Orleans, as
well as in the Gulf proper to Hous
ton, Lake Charles and other ports.
The company handles oil barges
and also supplies bunkers to mer
chant ships.
On another front, the SIU's
Marine Allied Workers Division
in New York scored a two to
one victory among employees
of the Jay-Kay Corporation. The
firm, with two plants in New York,
employs between 550 to 650 work
ers in the busy season. (See story,
page 25, for full details).
The one-sided SIU victory in the
National Marine election came in
the face of strong company opposi
tion to the Union. Before the
NLRB mail ballot began, fhere was
a movement to get an "independ
ent" union on the ballot in' an
effort to divide the pro-union sen
timents of the crewmembers.
However, the "independent" effort
failed to arouse sufficient interest,
and (he "union" was unable to get
on the NLRB ballot.
Winning Streak
The National Marine_Service vi?-
tory is the latest in a series of
organizing successes for the SIU.
In July, 850 railroad tugmen
joined the Union as seven railroad
tug fleets in New York harbor
voted SIU. Then the SIU's Puerto
Rican division won a 400-man tuna
cannery plant on the island. Na
tional Packing. Meanwhile, on the
Great Lakes, the Great Lakes Dis
trict won the 19-ship Boland &
Cornelius fleet. as well as three
other Lakes companies. Pioneer,
Buckeye and Sieinbrenner, involv
ing 47 ships in all.
National Marine Ser\'lce employs
Philly Hall A Showpiece
a total of 98 men on its boats. All
told, the various boatmen's divi
sion under the SIUNA now repre
sent approximately 8,000 men on
the East Coast, Great Lakes, Gulf
Coast and Pacific Coast.
The main office of the company
has moved from New Orleans ta
Houston. Contract negotiations will
get underway there just as soon
as the Union receives official cer
tification from the National Labor
Relations Board as bargaining
agent for the fleet.
India Will
Drop fox
On Crews
An additional tax burden on
Seafarers—this time by the gov
ernment of India—is apparently
being shelved permanently as a
result of SIU and other maritime
union protests.
The Indian levy, reportedly
scaled at a whopping 40 percent
of seamen's earnings while in In
dian ports, would have represented
a considerable hardship not only
to American seamen but also to
those of other countries. Since
many shi^s trading with India
often spend weeks in the various
coastal ports, the tax would have
meant a big bite in seamen's pay
offs.
Latest word on the Indian in
come levy, according to a com
munication to SIU President Paul
Hall from J. D. Randeri, general
secretary of the Maritime Union
of India, is that' the Indian gov
ernment is already in the process
of amending its tax laws.
Amendment In
An amendment has been intro
duced in the Lok Sabba (Indian
parliament) exempting American
seamen and others from the tax
if they remain in Indian harbors
90 days or less. Those who remain
over 90 days will apparently still
be subject to the tax. For practi
cal purposes, very few seamen will
now be subject to this taxation.
The original Indian law was sim
ilar to a tax procedure which the
state of Massachusetts tried to set
up last year. The Bay State had at
tempted to levy a tax on earnings
of seamen aboard all ships in its
waters, even though the seamen
weren't residents of the state,
weren't employed by a Massachu
setts company or never went
ashore. The tax plan was scrapped
due to Federal regulations barring
any withholding from seamen's
wages other than for Federal in
come or Social Security taxes.
Spacious, comfortable recreational and shipping facilities in the
new SIU Philadelphia hall are now in operation (top). Modern
lounge chairs and decorations make the hall a showplqce. Above,
Dispatcher Jimmy Doris (behind counter) registers Seafarers
ing off ships in the area. Hall opened on October 4.
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IfsUNDay
Aboard Ship
Nineteen passenger - carrying
shipping companies—along with 15
airlines and 14 railroads—will take
part in observing UN Day next
Monday by serving international
cuisine to travelenf using their
services.
As far as the shipping outfits are
concerned, they will additionally
hold international dances and song
festivals and fly the flag of the UN
aboard their ships. All this is part
of a previous agreement designed
to honor the fifteenth anniversary
of the founding of the United Na
tions, in cooperation with the US
Committee For the United Nations.
The SIU - contracted Isthmian
Lines said it intended to work up
a special menu that day, listing a
food item and noting the country
from which it originates. Some of
the more exotic dishes to be fea
tured aboard Isthmian ships that
day will include: Baked empanadas
—a meat dish fi»m Chile; Shrimp
curry, from Ceylon; gado-gado, a
mixed salad from Indonesia, and
kyet-tha-hin—chicken carrj' from
Ceylon. Of course there will be
pumpkin pie, the domestic con
tribution to Seafarers Who might
be leary of some exotic dessert like
halvah after all the strange-sound
ing dishes;
The special observations com
memorate the founding of the
United Nations in San Francisco in
1945 at the end of the second
world war. The Allied powers «-
tablished the organization to out
law wars.
Philadelphia Pi^off
Carl Francum, carpenter, sigfns articles for shipping commissioner
before getting discharge on Angelina. In rear are Baldo Coccia,
MAA; and Bill Tregembo, AB. The payoff of the Bull Line vessel
at Philadelphia reportedly ran smooth as o whistle.
Red \Union' Heads
Get Bddge^ Invite :
SAN FRANCISCO—Harry Bridges plans to continue his
function of setting up conferences of pro-Communist unions
to support the Soviet Union's foreign policies. The latest issue
of "The Dispatcher," publica
tion of the International
Longshoremen's and Ware
housemen's Union, reports that
&idges executive board is prepared
to invite a large delegation of such
unions to attend the 1961 ILWU
Maritilkie Roundup
Almost half • million dollars
worth of contraband gold was
found in bars on a Liberian-registry
ship after it docked in Calcutta. The
smuggled gold probably came from
Hong Kong, to find a market in
Calcutta goldsmith shops,
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Egnatia is the name of the first
ferry between Italy and Greece. It
crosses the Adriatic five times a
week, and averages 365 passengers
and 98 cars on each trip. The run
is 150 miles.
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Portsmouth, New Harapshira, cit
izens are planning to put up a pier
able to berth at least four, of the
largest ocean-going vessels. They
want to make the city a big seaport.
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Down south, Miami plans to wid-.
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en its port channel to 400 feet and
expand the turning basin by .300
feet. Enlarged port facilities will
cost $20,000,000. The resort city Is
aiming to catch mare cargo and
cruise operations.
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Hie search for the wreck of the
fu^t steamship, tlie Savannah, will
shift from underwater to under-
sand. Divers decided it is not sub
merged, but buried under sand
dimes. Dig^g machines will go
to work near Bayshore, Long Is
land, to find her. '
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Alexandria, one of tiie great
ports of ancient history, will get a
brand new shipbuilding yard with
the help of the Soviet Union.
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Two giant Diesel-eieclric Ice
breakers are being built in Finland
for the Russians. The hulls are of
all-welded construction with special
steel of high impact strength to
withstand thidc Arctic ice. Ibe
Russians already own the lilggest
ice-breaker—the atom-powere'd
Lenin.
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On its maiden voyage, the Ed
ward Li, Ryerson—^largest ore ves
sel ever on the Great Lakes—-was
moved as a "dead boat." Four tug
boats and ship-to-shore mooring
lines drew her along the Manito-
woio River, whkh was dredged and
widened to allow the 736-foot hull
to squeeze through.
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A deep-sea tug lowed two ships
across the Atlantic, one cut up for
scrap inside the other—which was
cut up on amval. the trio was
made from Buffalo to Britain,
where scrap prices are highef.
convention.
The invitation follows a continued
round "of visits by ILWU delegates
to European countries, among them
many Iron Curtain nations.
Bridges' open activity in the in
ternational area was kiriied off in
May, 1959, when he ran a pro-Com
munist conference In Tokyo at
which the United States foreign
policy was the major target. The
conference followed the same line
that was used by the Japanese ex-,
trmniris who blocked .President
Eisenhower's visit to that country.
Subsequently, when Russian Pre-
mio- Khrushchev visited the United
Stat^ he made a .special point of
visiting Bridges' headquarters, go
ing there t^ce in one day.
The totest junkets of ILWU dele
gations have taken them far and
wide from Havana, where they
signed a manifesto to fi^t in the
defense of Cuba, to Moscow.
Among the reports bro^jgbt back,
aae delegate noted of Poland that
'coUect^eness has become the best
means for the advancement of
these pec^le and they are so well
aware at it that collectiveness isn't
left wheh the day's vwrk ends.
Instead collectiveness is in their
homes in the form of apartinents
tor the workers . . ^ '
This is the delegation's way 6t-
reporting the serious overcrowding
io.Pblish housing.
LABOR
ROUND THE WORLD
TRADE UNION MEMBERS IN THE LITTLE PRINCIPALITY OF
ADEN, a British colony which guards the southern entrance to the Red
Sea, are getting sin assist from the AFL-CIO and- the Interiiational
Confederation of Free Trade Unions In fighting-jepressive anti-strike
legislation. The Federation has pledged full support to the Aden Trade
Union Congress, which 'is protesting the British colony's recently-
enacted laws banning strikes and requiring compulsory arbitration.
A two-man ICFTU delegation flew out to Aden to investigate the
charges made by the Aden Trade Union Congress, and verified that
public service workers in the colony as well as other groups were
under the yoke of oppressive legislation.
Aden trade unions had called a general strike to protest the new
legislaiion. As a result, 180 workers were fired for participating and
the union group lost its license to publish its weekly journal.
The Aden trade union congress is j'ust four years old and claims ap
proximately 10,000 members. It has been an affiliate of the ICFTU
since its formation. _
4 4 4
AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS THAT HAVE ARISEN OUT of the
troubles in the Congo are the lack of an^. adequate legislation on the
wage standards and working conditions of workers in Congo industry.
Like every other segment of Congo industry and government, there is
also a severe shortage of labor specialists- and administrators. As a
result, an agreement has been reached between the International Labor
Organization and the Congo -government thrqpgh which ILO will
send advisers to assist in the drafting of social security legislation and
minimum wage provisions for various regions and industries. Training
programs will also b.e set up for labor inspector^ and health specialists.
Meanwhile, unemployment is a»severe problem in the area, with 75,000
out of work in the capital city of Leopoldville alone. This is half of
the city's work force. •
4 4 4
ONE OF'THE QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE BOOMING economy
of Western Europe is how far and fast European unions are going to
go to catch up to American standards. In the years that followed World
War 11,^ while Europe was rebuilding its wrecked economy with the
help of Marshall Plan money. United States unions were forging far
ahead in wages and. working conditions. European unions, on the
other hand, were being checked by a variety of Government controls,
or by the prevalent notion that until the economies got back on their
feet there was no point in pushing too hard for wage gains.
Consequently, the prevailing pattern was establiriied under which
European unions accepted far less in proportion than American un
ions were getting in their contracts, with the result that the gap be
tween standards here and abroad grcAy wider and wider.
Meanwhile, the economy of many west European nations began to
burst at the seams with strength and health. With the advantage of
depressed wage levels and relatively new plant, the Europeans started
invading traditional American markets as well as .flooding the US dom
estic^ market with goods. And in return, American firms have started
establishing branches overseas by the dozens to take advantage of
lower wages and taxes, and to tap the European market. -
However, it now appears that European unions are Ijecoming re
latively more aggressive about getting a fair share of the profits of
industry. West Germany, in particular, is a case in point where wages
have been low and profits astronomical up until now. But ip recent
wage settlements, West German unions have been biting sizable chunks
for the nation's workers out of the country's' booming econorpy, A
very tight labor market and full employment have given the German
unions a powerful bargaining weapon to start catching up with wage
gains and working conditions in other western countries. For example,
there, are 500,000 job openings available, and only 119,000 unempioyed.
As a result, unions in the iron and steel industry have been success
ful in obtaining 40-hour-week contracts while increasing base wages
to compensate for the reduction in hours. Other new contracts are
falling into an eight to nine percent wage increase pattern. Total wage
increases involved will be on the order of $250 million.
• 4 4 4
AMERICAN WORKERS WIlO THINK: THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
troubled by problems of inflation should take a look at what's been
going on in some South American countries. In Brazil, for example,
the cost of living went up 52 percent^n just one year. Ctevernment em
ployees got a 40 percent Increase, but at the rate that the Brazilian
government is turning out paper mohey, the increase doesn't amount to
much. All of this, of course, is grist for the Communist mill, and while
the Communist Party is outlawed in Brazil, it has been making Inroads
in the labor movement accordingly. '
4 4 4
UNEMPLOYMENT SEEMS TO BE CATCHING ACROSS THE BOR
DER. While in other industrialized nations the rate of unemployment
Is low, Canadians are suffering from a relatively high rate of jobless
ness. The unemployment rate is five percent there. In the United -
States, the latept uaemployment rate is just under six percent.
Stay Put For Jobless Pay *
Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while
on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid
changing Iheir mailing addresses if they want to continue re
ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already
experienced intmruptiona of ̂ froin three to five weeks in getting
their next fheck after they notified tile state unemployment
offices that th^ had moved end changed their mailing addresa.
An everj^e ^elay of a month is reported in most cases, causing
consid^abie hardship to the men involved.
IMi SEAFARERS LOG ,.-ltM» Vtv*
Bloomfield 'Perfect
On SA/p Cleanliness
HOUSTON—For the second year in a row, Bloomiield
Dteamship Company has achieved a 100 percent rating on
all of its four ships in the US: Public Health Service ship
sanitation insnection. T inspection.
This unusual record in ship
sanitation by the SlU-con-
tracted company was the result of
Hair da Porlier
close cooperation between the
steward department of the ships,
the ships' crews, shore and ship
employees of the company and the
SIU Food and Ship Sanitation
Department. The company's com
missary department generally fol
low^ a 50-point program for ship
sanitation.
The combined efforts have led
to 11 straight perfect scores in the
inspection on various company
vessels. The' SS Lucile Bloomfield
received the 100 per cent rating
four years in a row, while the SS
Neva West also scored perfectly
for four straight years.
The SS Margarett BrOwn
achieved a 100 per cent rating
for three straight years while the
SS Alice Brown compiled a per
fect score for two consecutive in
spection periods.
The stewards on the top-rated
ships are E. L. de Parller of the
Lucile Bloomfield; George E. Hair
of the Alice Brown; W. R. Gels of
the Neva West, and W. W. Chris-
than of the Margarett Brown.
Ship sanitation Inspections cover
such items as drinking water sup
plies, food preparation, food stor
age conditions, the cleanliness of
messrooms and galleys and similar
items. Companies receiving sanita
tion citations must score at least
95 percent on all their ships.
Another One For Seafarers
SCHEDULE OF
A&6MEETINGS
SJU membership meet
ings are held! regularly
once a month on days in
dicated by the SIU Con
stitution, at 2:30 PM in
the listed SIU ports below.
All Seafarers are ex
pected to attend. Those
who wish to be excused
should request permission
by telegram (be sure to
include registration num
ber). The next SIU meet
ings will be:
New York November 7
Philadelphia November 8
Baltimore November 9
Detroit November 14
Houston November 14
NewOrleans November 15
Mobile November 16
Newesl replacement launched lor SlU-contracted Mississippi fleet,
the new SS Del Sol creates a fountain of spray as she comes off
the ways at New Orleans shipyard. She will be a combination
passenger-freighter in African trade.
NYDockmen
Get Seeond
Pact Raise
A straight time increase of five
cents an hour went into the pay
envelopes of 30,000 New York
waterfront workers on October 1.
They also received one more paid
holiday during the I960 contract
year, bringing the total number of
paid holidays to seven.
The gains came under a contract
negotiated last year by the Inter
national Longshoremen's Associa
tion with the New York Shippiifg
Association, which represents 153
American and foreign-flag steam
ship lines doing' business in New
York.
'Dockworkers now have a base
pay rate of $2.97 per hour. On
October 1, 1961, this figure will go
up an additional five 'cents an
hour, bringing the base figure to
$3.02.
In a separately negotiated con
tract, port watchmen, beginning
October 1, receive an increase of
24 cents a day.
Both contracts are for three
years and expire in 19t2.
Thanksgiving Day was selected
by the longshoremen as their ad
ditional paid holiday.
Safety Representative
Appointed ln Gulf Area
Seafarer O. W. "Bill" Moody, who has been employed by the
SIU in various capacities for a number of years in the Gulf
area, has been named Assistant Safety Director by the trustees
of the Seafarers Welfare Plan.f
He will work under the direc
tion of Safety Director Joe
Algina.
Moody will operate out of New
Orleans, and cover the entire Gulf
area, visiting the
ships, and check
ing up on the
operations of the
program in all
Gulf ports.
In the course
of hi.S operations,
he will take up
safety problems
both with the
Moody erews of the
ships and the company representa
tives in the Gulf area. There will
be joint quarterly safety meetings
in the Gulf of company and Union
representatives in which he will
participate.
The objective will, bd greater
efficiency in carrying out the ship
board safety program with conse
quent further reduction in the in
jury rate.
Moody had been city editor of tha
"Tampa Tiqies." He had also been
employed by the "Louisville Cou
rier-Journal" and the "St. Peters
burg Times."
Moody To Serve
On New Orleans
Planning Board
NEW ORLEANS—New Orleans
Mayor Chep Morrison has an
nounced the appointment of O. W.
Moody as a member of th^ city
planning commission. He suc
ceeds Maj. Gen. Raymond E. Flem
ing, who recently resigned to be
come adjutant general of Loui
siana.
Moody's term of office on the
commission will run until June 30,
1968. In commenting on the ap
pointment, Mayor Morrison de
clared that Moody's "extensive
newspaper background and wide
experience in pOrt and labor prob
lems will be invaluable to the
commission's work."
Moody is a member of the New
Orleans area AFL-CIO Central La
bor Council executive committee
and secretary to the executive
board of the committee on political
education.
Before coming into the SIU,
'Wreck' Law
Creates Few
Indiana Jobs
WASHINGTON — Indiana's
"right-to-work" law "has had neg
ligible effect on the attraction of
plant location or expansion in In
diana," according to a detailed sur
vey by a prominent management
research organization.
Forbes Marketing Research Inc.,
reported that only 60 of the 10,503
jobs created by industries which
moved into Indiana since the en
actment of the law in 1957 can be
credited to the ban on the unioa
shops.
The independent research firm
interviewed officials of 55 new in
dustries and 45 companies which
conducted major expansions dur
ing the past three years.
•Not A Factor'
All of the largest new industries,
and 93 of the firms, indicated that
the "right-to-work" law was not
even a factor in the decision to
locate in Indiana. Market location,
labor supply and raw material ac
cess were thq principal factors list
ed by management.
Six of the seven new or expand
ed companies which did mention
the law did not consider it a
primary reason for locating in
the state.
The survey, made at the re
quest of the Indiana Council for
Industrial Peace, demolishes a
major argument of • "right-to-
work" supporters—that the com
pulsory open shop boosts tha
state's economy by attracting
new industry.
The total number of new jobs
brought in by firms which even
mentioned the law as a factor .
amounted to only 0.6 per cent of
the jobs surveyed.
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• SEAFARERS —
ROTARY SHIPPING ROARS
(Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.)
September 1 Through September 30^ 1960
Deep sea shipping activity in SIU ports was good during
September when 2,496 Seafarers received employment
aboard Union-contracted vessels. These job totals for, the
month indicate that aft additional 194 jobs were shipped
over the previous period, when 2,302 assignments were
filled.
Ship activity took a drop during September compared to
the previous month. A total of 422 vessels were either paid*
off, signed on or serviced in transit during that month: In
August 460 ships were serviced. Breaking down the Sep
tember ship activity figure, there were 12» payoffs, 46 sign-
ons and 247 ships in transit. New York handled 95 ships dur
ing the month, the highest for any port. New Orleans waS
next with 52. The tipofl on the shipping rise was the in^
crease in payoffs, with 19 more vessels in that category,,
despite the drop in total ship calls. ,
The highest number of payoffs, 40, were recorded by New
York. Next in line was Baltimore, with 18 and New Orleans
with 17. No payoffs were recorded at either Wilmington or
Miami.
A and B registrations on the beach hit 3,284 men, almost
exactly the same as in the previous month, which found
3,289 men on the beach on the last shipping day.
Best port for shipping during September was Houstoni
where 628 jobs were i^ipped. Next best; New York, with
451, and New Orleans, with 401 jobs shipped.
Ship Activify
Pay SiRS l»
Offi On TroM. TOTAL
Batten I S J3
Maw Yarfc 4 SI 9li
PbHaMyMa ..11 « 17 IS
BaMmatv ....IS 11 1ft 4S
Norfalh ...... 1 1 21 M
Jachtoovilla .. 2 2 21 2*
MkHoi — 4 4
Mobile 14 3 12 29
New Orleant .17 10 . 25 52
Hootton i 1 39 49
WilmiiiRtan — IS IS
San Prmltca.. B S 11 21
Seattle 3 0 7 IS
Totoli .129 4ft 247 422
DECK DEPARTMENT
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Miami
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco.........
Seattle
TOTALS
Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Skipped TOTAL Registered On The Beech
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B
GBOVP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CJLiASiS GROUP GROUP
1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 A LL 1 2 3 ALL A R C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL
7 8 6 21 0 4 3 7 2 9-^ 3 14 0 I 4 5 0 1 3 4 5 4 23 11 21 9 41 , 0 5 2 T
46 80 22 148 3 15 25 43 39 70 20 129 2 2 19 23 0 2 5 • 7 m 23 7 159 97 165 45 367 4 25 37 . 69
4 23 4 31 0 5 4 9 9 20 8 37 1 3 4 8 0 0 0 0 37 8 0 45 15 29 5 49 0 3 4 " 7
23 47 13 83 1 12 26 39 25 37 11 73 5 8 15 28 8- 2 0 2 73 28 2 im 50 74 15 139 a 14 40 - 56
9 17 4 36 0 4 6 10 6 7 2 15 1 5 7 13 3 1 0 4 15 13 4 32 6 16 4 26 0 3 6 9
9 5 1 15 0 9 8 17 5 3 1 9 1 3 2 C ' 1 1 2 4 9 9 4 19 12 9 0 21 0 6 10 19
2 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 I 2 3 3 8 0 0 0 . 9
19 20 10 49 0 5 5 10 11 11 -4 26 0 2 8 10 0 0 1 1 29 10 1 37 31 36 11 78 0 6 10 19
'36 52 18 106 2 15 16 33 34 54 17 105 4 12 13 29 2 4 C 12 103 29 12 146 59 91 28 178 1 13 29 49
53 88 29 170 2 38 36 76 51 78 35 164 4 20 35 59 2 5 5 12 164 59 12 235 42 47 19 168 5 13 10 29
8 5 1 14 0 1 5 6 6 7 1 14 2 4 4 10 1 1 2 4 14 10 4 28 11 9 0 26 0 0 4 4
17 31 5 53 4 7 3 14 11 27 7 45 1 1 6 8 0 0 3 3 45 8 3 56 23 20 4 47 3 6 3 13
13 3 28 1 10 12 23 6 14 3 23 I 10 9 20 0 3 i 4 23 20 . 4 47 16 16 4 36 1 13 7 21
246 391 116 1 153 13 125 149 287 205 338 112 655 22- 71 126 219 9 29 28 1. 57 655 219 57 931 375 539 147 1058 16 167 159 282
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
Registered Registered Shipped Shipped . Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A •• aASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B
Port
GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP
Port 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL
Boston 1 4 1 6 0 4 3 % 1 4 . 3 8 0 3 5 8 0 2 1 3 8 8 3 19 2 11 2 15 2 3 2 •' i
New York 32 103 18 153 4 21 16 41 17 75 13 105 1 *20 18 39 2 4 6 12 105 39 12 159 52 131 23 294 5 34 26 95
Philadelphia 0 14 5 19 0 1 4 5 1 . 17 4 22 0 6 9 15 0 2 0 2 22 15 2 39 1 20 8 29 0 2 3 5
Baltimore 7 47 5 59 4 24 26 54 0 42 4 46 4 38 18 69 0 5 3 8 46 60 8 114 11 67 6 84 2 27 32 fl
Norfolk 2 13 2 17 2 6 10 18 3 6 4 13 1 3 2 6 0 0 4 4 13 6 4 23 1 10 3 14 0 5 7 12
:NicksonvllIe 1 5 0 6 0 2 5 7 0 2 0 _2 1 1 1 3 0 1 3 4 2 3 4 9 2 5 0 7 0 3 4 i. 7
Miami 0 3 0 3 0 0- 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 , 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 3 ' 4 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 9
Mobile 3 21 7 31 0 3 6 » 0 15 5 20 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 9 20 4 0 24 15 40 6 61 0 7 6 13
New Orleans 16 40 11 67 2 23 1 26 , 16 52 9 77 1 13 9 23 0 12 6 IS 77 23 18 118 30 77 19 126 3 28 23 54
Houston 35 105 11 151 5 55 21 81 : 31 88 13 132 3 45 35 83 0 10 12 22 132 83 22 237 41 45 3 89 2 11 5 13
Wilmington 2 14 2 18 0 3 2 5 2 12 2 16 0 8. 1 9 0 1 12 13 16 9 13 38 a 0 0 2 0 2 3 5
San Francisco 4 20 6 30 1 3 3 .7 3 22 7 32 0 5 3 8 1 0 0 1 , 32 8 1 41 9 24 "4 37 1 5 2 8
Seattle 3 15 6 24 1 14 3 ii 3 18 2 23 0 4 2 6 0 1 3 4 23 6 4 33 5 19 5 29 2 16 3 21
TOTAI« 106 404 74 584 19 159 100 1 278 77 354 66 497 11 147 106 264 3 40 51 1 94 497 264 94 1 855 171 452 79 1 702 11 143 116 1 279
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
Port
Is .
Registered
CLASS A
Registered
CLASS B
Shipped
CLASS A
Shipped
CLASS B
Shipped
CLASS C
TOTAt
SHIPPED
Registered Oi
CLASS A
It The Beach
CLASS B
Port
Is .
GROUP
1 2 3 ALL
GROUP
1 2 3 ALL
GROUP
1 2
1
3 ALL
GROUP
1 2 3 ALL
GROUP
1 2 3 ALL
CLASS
A B C ALL
GROUP
1 2 3 ALL
GROUP
12 3 ALL
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
3 » 1 2 6 3 0 3 6 4 0 2 6 0 9 4 4 0 0 3 3 6 4 3* 13 4 3 6 13 3 0 4 7 Boston
New York
Philadelphia
35 20 66 121 3 2 20 25 23 14 59 96 1 0 26 27 0 0 13 ^13 96 27 13 136 76 32 115 223 4 6 J6 46
Boston
New York
Philadelphia 10 3 8 21 0 0 a 8 9 3 11 23 0 0 8 8 a 0 3 3 23 8 3 34 11 8 6 25 0 1 8 9
Baltimore
Norfolk.....
27 9 26 62 0 3 22 25 21 6 30 57 1 1 15 17 0 0 9 9 57 17 9 83 53 12 34 99 0 2 22 24 Baltimore
Norfolk..... 6 3 4 13 1 4 6 11 2 3 2 7 0 5 % £ 1 0 1 2 7 6 2 15 4 3 4 11 . 2 3 5 10
Jacksonville.. 11 3 2 16 0 2 6 8 ^•7 2 0 9 2 0 4 6 0 0 5 5 9 6 5 20 15 2 2 19 . 1' 1 6 8
Miami... . 2 0 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 . 1 J 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 , 0 2 0 0 2 5 0 3 8 ̂ 0 1 1 2
Mobile 11 4 19 34 0 0 23 23 9 2 15 26 0 0 9 9 Q 0 0 0 26 9 0 35 29 11 39 79 0 0 29 29 New Orleans 22 11 55 88 1 1 28 30 23 8 56 87 2 4 34 40 0 0 10 10 87 40 10 137 37 13 77 127 0 1 58 59
Houston 41 17 29 87 5 8 39 52 40 14 37 91 1 a 37 41 1 0 23 24 91 41 24 156 . 13 18 16 . 47 3 1 17 21 Wilmington 4 3 5 12 0 2 0 2 3 4 3 Id 0 0 3 3 0 1 2 3 10 3 3 16 7 2 5 14 2 0 1 3 San Francisco 14 6 16 36 0 vO 9 9 5 3 16 24 0 Q 3 3 0 9 3 3 24 3 3 30 17 9 19 41 0 0 5 5
Seattle 6 4 2 12 5 3 13 21 0 2 11 19 ' 2 0 8 10 0 9 4 4 19 10 4 S3 ' 13 2 2 17 3 4 13 20
lOTALS 192 84 236 1 512 18 25 178 1 221 152 62 243 1 451 ro 8 156 V* 2 1 75 79 174 79 719 284 111 328 1 1 723 18 29 295 1' 243
SUMMARY
Registered
CLASS A
Registered
CLASS B
Shipped
CLASS A
Shipped
CLASS B
Shipped
CLASS C
roMi
SHIPPED
Registered Or
CLASS A
I The Beach
CLASS ft/
GROUP
13 3 ALL
GROUP
1 2 > ALL
GBCNIF .
1 a t ALL
GBDUP
1 2 3 ALL
GROUP
12 3 ALL
• CLASS.
A R C ALL
: GROUP
1 2 a ALL
, GROUP
12 3 ALL
DESX 34S 391 lie 1 753 13 125 149 1 287 205 339 112 965 i22 71 126 ^ai9 9 20 28 57 699 210 5T 931 375 536 147 |I9a ̂ 16 107 159 1 282
fMfiME ;ias 494 74 1 384 19 159 100 1 278 77 354 68 ^#7 11 147 106 284 3 40 51. ; St !.49fi29p-,M m 492 79 Wtp 17 143 116 | 218 ••• m 84 239 1 912 18 25 178 t tZt 152' 62243 457
1899
10 8 158 1T4 2 1 76 • • 79 as* . HI 828 t 729 18 26 aev
GRAND TOTALS 544 879 428 11S49 50 309 427 | 786 434 754 421
457
1899 43 228 388 657 14 61 155 238 i609 657 230 249S laso 1099 554 12483 U 279 480 i Ml
SEAFARERS LOG Ff Seraa
J«e Mdna, Safety Director
Prosress On Safety In Action
The evidence of what can be done to improve and encourage ship
board safety is pretty clear today. By means of a Joint labor-manage
ment program such as we have on SIU ships, safety has become a way
of life aboard SIU vessels instead of Just a lot of talk and gimmicks.
The gimmicks help, of course, but the attitude on all sides is what's
important. With the proper teamwork between everybody ashore and
the gang on the ships, a lot can and is being done.
Look at what's been accomplished on Alcoa ships, for example,
for the last few years. Alcoa has won the top award in the business
for two years running and missed it by a hairiins in 1»57. This didn't
Iiappeh overnight; it Just shows that cooperation and teamwork can
get it done. Other SIU companies have developed fine safety records.
Improved records, ail along the line.
The Safety Department began taking a count a few weeks ago on the
number of SIU ships that have gone without a disabling accident
for six consecutive months since the start of 1960. We've already
come up with the names of 21 such vessels, and suitable awards are
being prepared and presented. (See photos on Pages 1 and 2.)
On these 21 vessels, a total of 225 crewmembers were aboard for
the full time. This, covers approximately a third of the jobs on
those ships. In addition,, many hundreds of men, who were aboard
the award-winning ships at some time during the period, also con
tributed to this kind of progress. They are also doing the same on
other ships.
This first "honor roil" of accident-free ships includes the following:
Kaphael Semmes (Sea-Land); Emilia (Bull): Seatrain New Jersey (Sea-
train); Del Sol, Del Alba (Mississippi); Alcoa Corsair. Alcoa Partner
(Aleoa); Steel Voyager (Isthmian). Waterman ItMlf has 13 of them;
Andrew Jackson, Antinous, Choctaw, Claiborne, DeSoto, Hunricane,
Iberville, Kyska, Maiden Creek, Topa Topa, Warrior, Wild Ranger and
Toting America. Some 20 other ships that we know of will be on this
list shortly. This is a pretty solid achievement, and the record can
only get better from here on in.
$ ^ ^
A long-range effort through shoreside training and upgrading
schools is another of the many details that go into making safety-
awareness a real part of the seaman's Job. The SIU iJfeboat Training
School has a near-perfect record of 97 percent in training men from
all departments for that important lifeboat ticket. A total of 356 out
of 368 trainees to date have cleared the Coast Guard exam. Add to
this another 76 success stories in upgrading men for AB tickets, or
as firemen, electricians, oilers and other black gang ratings. Here's
the story again in a nutshell: "Training, Teamwork and (Cooperation,
as firemen, eiectricians, oilers and other black gang ratings. All of this
training, in addition to developing Job know-how, is aimed at making
SIU men and ships the safest on the seas.
(Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can
he submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG).'
What's Wrong
With This Picture?
Safely goggles are a wonderful invention to pro
tect that precious commodity, human eyesight. But
they aren't miraculous. And it would take a mirada
lor safety goggles to protect the eyes whefi they
ore up in the middle of the forehead, or worse hang
ing on a hookl Miracles don't happen that often.
Better wear those goggles over the eyes where they
belong.
An SIU Ship
Is A Safe Ship
Seafarers Draw Free Series Ducats
SIU heodquorters employee assists Union Representotive E. B. McAuiey at shipping hall drawing for
free World Series tickets. Some two dozen tickets were distributed to lucky SMfarers for the New
York games of the Series ot Yankee Stadium. Pirates took the Series at final game in Pittsburgh. .
Casey Sues
Seatrain Co.
Ralph Casey. presiUent of the
American Merchant Marine Insti
tute, has filed notice of a lawsuit
against the SlU-contracted Sea
train Line, it's been reported.
Casey was a passenger on the fer
ryboat C2iatham of the Delaware
and Lackawanna Railroad, when
the ferry collided with the Sea
train Georgia on the Hudson River.
According to the "New York
Herald Tribune" of August 30,
Casey testified that when the ferry
boat docked .after the accident, he
jumped to the dock from the sec
ond deck and sprained his ankles.
The rest of the passengers, except
for a few injured, walked off the
ferry.
Casey has been critical in the
past of seamen who file lawsuits
against shipping companies. He
declared at last year's National
Safety Council meeting that the
responsibility for most injury law
suits can be placed on the "phsi-
cally and mentally unfit, the chron
ic troublemakers and cl^im con
trivers."
Safety Body
Cites Two
SIU Ships
Two SlU-contracted vessels,
the Alcoa Partner and the Alcoa
Roamer, were among 27 Ameri
can-flag ships receiving certif
icates of honor for accident-free
operation. The Roamer topped
all freighters with a mark of 1,404
accident-free consecutive days.'
The Partner came third in the
nation with a mark of 877 days.
Any merchant vessel of United
States registry becomes eligible
for the award at the end of two
calendar years of operation with
out a lost-time accident. .The
awards dated back to 1953.
The certificates were presented
by the Marine Section, National
Safety Council, and the Ameri
can Merchant Marine Institute, in
noontime ceremonies at the New
York Yacht Club.
Cleason Honored
By 1,300 At Dinner
An audience of some 1,300 labor and management repre
sentatives'turned out at a fund-raising testimonial dinner in
honor of Teddy Gleason, general organizer of the Interna
tional Longshoremen's Asso-^"
ciation, at the Waldorf-As
toria, September 24. The pro
ceeds of the dinner Went to the
City of Hope, an organization
which maintains a* hospital out
side Los Angeles for treatment of
Teddy Gleason
victims of serious long-term ail
ments such as cancer.
Gleason's selection as the guest
of honor was .made on the basis
of his leadership in the maritime
labor field in the Port of New
York. As general organizer of the
ILA, he has played a prominent
role in the negotiation of contracts
and other activities of the ILA and
is currently helping resolve the
problems raised by the develop
ment of container ships.
Among those attending, aside
from trade, union representatives,
were representatives of the New
York Shipping Association, the
American Merchant Marine Insti
tute, various Government agen
cies, the trucking industry and the
New York Waterfront Commission.
• The commission was the target
of critical comment at the dinner
from 51U President Paul Hall, who
was one of the speakers. Hall
noted that the cost of the Com
mission was a burden upon the
entire steamship industry in the
Port of New York, and declared
that its existence was an unneces
sary imposition on the port and on
longshoremen. The commission,
he declared, should be abolished,
and the operations of the port and
conditions of employment left to
free collective bargaining between
the ILA and the employers.-
Gleason has been active on the
New York waterfront for 46 years,
starting as an office boy, and be
coming successively a longshore
man and a checker. He has been
head of the port checkers local
union since 1934 and was named
an organizer of the ILA in 1947,
becoming general organizer sub
sequently.
KNOWING YOUR
SIU CONTRACT
ARTICLE II, SECTION 60. VESSELS IN IDLE STATUS. When
a TKsel is inactive in a United States port for any reason for a period
of 10 days or less, the Unlicensed Personnel shall be kept on board
at the regniar monthly rate of pay. However, when it is expected
that said vessel will be idle for a period in excess of 10 days, the Un
licensed Personnel may be reduced on arrival. Should the vessel re
sume service within 10 days, the vessel's Unlicensed Personnel who are
entitled to return to the vessel, shall receive wages and subsistence fer
the period for which they were laid off.
S ft
Questions have been raised on more than one instance about what
happens when a company orders a crew for a sliip that has already been
in lay-up for 10 days. If the crew is ordered to report .to the Job on
the 10th day, then the provisions of the article apply; namely, that the
original unlicensed personnel can claim their jobs back plus receiving
wages and subsistence for the period for which they were laid off.
However, this does not apply if the crew is ordered on the tenth
day to report to work the following day. in this case the 11th day. In
such circumstances, it is as if an entirely new crew is being called and
the jobs are called off the board in the usual fashion. The previous
Crew .does not have any preference, nor do they collect wages and sub
sistence.
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60-Day Delqyi
President Bars BP
Tug Strike; Names
Fact-Finder Croup
The SIU Railroad Marine Division's plans for a strike
against seven major railroads were postponed late last month
after President Eisenhower signed an executive order under
the Railroad Labor Act calling-*
for a fact-finding board to in
vestigate and mediate the dis
pute between the roads and the
Union. The action postponed the
strike for at least 60 days. The
hoard called its first meeting with
the Union and the railroads on Oc
tober 6.
The Marine Division, a segment
of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union,
had, after many months of fruitless
negotiations, refused an earlier
Federal offer of arbitration. This
decision was based on the railroads'
repeated stubborn refusal to lisfen
to any and all demands put to them
by the Railway Harbor Council
which, along with the Railroad Ma-
Bait. Tugs
Get 30-Cenf
Pay Raise
BALTIMORE—The Inland Boat
men's Union of the SIU has signed
a three-year contract V/ith major
tug operator's in Baltimore
harbor, calling for a 30-cent across
the board pay increase plus in
creased contr^utions to the SIU
Welfare Plan^
The new contract, signed Octo
ber 7, runs from October 1, 1960,
to September 30, 1963,
. The increases are: a 14-cent per
hour increase for the first year; an
eight-cent per hour increase for
the second year, and another eight-
cents hourly the third year.
In addition, the companies will
pay an extra 40 cents per day to
their present daily contribution to
the SIU Welfare Plan.
The effect of the pay hike the
first year will bring hourly wages
to $2.71 for captain; $2.39 for
mates; $2.70 for engineers; $2.33
for firemen, and $2.17 for deck
hand.
When boats are on the bay, men
will be paid the hourly harbor
scald at 12 hours straight time.
The contract involves Baker
Whiteley Towing Co.; Baltimore
Towage and Lighterage Co.; Curtis
Bay Towing Co., Charles Harper
Co. and Atlantic Transport.
The activities of the various
inland boatmen, railroad marine
tugs, deep sea tngs and harbor
craft under the SIU banner are
dealt with here. The SIU fam
ily inclndes various groups of
boatmen throughout the nation
—on the Atlantic and Gulf
Coasts, on the Mississippi and
Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes
and in Pacific Coast ports.
These o^t operate in support
of deep sea shipping and sup
plement such shipping in con
fined waters. Their activities
concern all seafaring trades.
rine Division, bargains for the
Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso
ciation and the Master's, Mates and
Pilots. The Marine Division Itself
represents 850 deckhands who are
employed aboard harbor tugs.
Union and railroad representa
tives met for the first time last No
vember to discuss demands for a
new agreement under the Railway
Labor Act. The major gains sought
for tiie deckhands .were:
• A minimum manning scale for
all steam and diesel tugs and fer
ries which was in effect as of No-
vemiber 1, 1959.
• A general wage increase of 55
cents an houf.
• Four additional paid holidays.
• A . pension and welfare plan
similar to that covering deepsea
members of the SIU.
The Railroad Marine Division
will stand pat on its original de
mands, according to one source.
Meanwhile, the fact-finding
board has 30 days in which to in
vestigate the dispute, and another
30 days in which to file a report
on their findings. If no agreement
is reached at the end of this period,
the Union will be free tp take any
action it deenos necessary to pro
tect the interests of its member
ship.
Companies involved in the con
tract dispute include the Pennsyl
vania, New York Central, Balti
more and Ohio, New Haven and
other major railroads which use
carfloats to transport railroad
freight cars to and from various
harbor-side terminals in the Port
of New York.
Philly Tugmen In Camera Range
Thd Inferior of CG Willis' new
cargo barge Christopher Willis
above); which arrived at Pauls-
boro, NJ, recently, shows the ca
pacity of the huge craft. The com
pany plans to get three more simi
lor barges to compete
carriers.
with
The crew of the tug Jack (photo
right) pdses on the boot deck
at Paulsboro. They are (I to r)
Hiram Lupton, skipper; Roger Ful-
ford, OS; John Brickhouse, cook;
Lloyd Piner, engineer; Curtis
O'Neal, jhate; William Baum, en
gineer, and Glen Forney, OS.
The crew of the Jock working on
wrist pin in the engine room
photo right) ore: Piner, Baum, Ful-
ord and 0'l|>leal. On the deck
of the Willis tug Williston the crew
coils a 10-inch hawser (bottom
photo): Earl Mitchell, Hereford
Rice, Wayne Watson and Curtis
Carawan.
Arundel Starts Two-Mile
Bethlehem Dredge Joh
BALTIMORE—Arundel Dredging Corp., contracted to the
Inland Boatmen's Union of the SIU, is dredging a two-mile
channel for Bethlehem Steel Company at the Sparrows Point,
Md"., steel plant.
The IBU is furnishing crew
men for tugs being used in the
big dredging operation. Two
dredges are currently working on
tbe job and others may be added
later. The job is expected to last
at least 16 months.
The 33-foot ship channel will
run 9,000 feet from the main Balti
more harbor waterway, the Brewer-
ton Channel, to a 1,000 foot ship
turning basin at a new marine
terminal complex- being built by
the steel company on the eastern
end of Sparrows Point.
Construction of - the channel,
which is to be 250 feet wide, wiU
require dredging approximately
three and a half - million cubic
yards of material.
The channel job, and the, marine
terminal project, are part of the
current 800,000-ingot-ton-expan-
sion of the nation's largest steel
plant A steel piled wharf will be
constructed whiph wiU provide an
ultimate dredged depth of 45 feet
below mean low. water to accom
modate future deep-draft ocean
going vessels.
Part of the program which will
bring the plant steel capacity to
9,000,000 ingot tons a year, the
wharf will be about 850 feet long
and will eventually accommodate
four deep-sea vessels.
Steel products from Betblehem
plants at WiUiamsport and Lebanon
will be shipped across the wharf
as well as products from the Spar
rows Point operation. Shipments
from the new terminal will go to
Pacific, South Atlantic and Gulf
Coasts as well as overseas.
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West Coast Tugs
Get Around; One
Enroute To Japan
SEATTLE—Thdy call the union the Inlandboatmen's tTn-
ion of the Pacific, but in some respects, the name doesn't fully
describe the function of the Pacific Coast tugboat union.
While most of its membership
is employed on tugs, ferry
boats, barges and other vessels
in Pacific Coast coastal and river
waters, part of the operation in
volves long offshore tows.
Captain John Fox, president of
the union, reports that a "substan-
. tial number of members are em
ployed on tugs engaged in coast
wise and ocean towing. The opera
tions of the ocean-going tugs are
far-flung. This sulnmer, tugs
manned by the Inlandboatmen's
Union were operating in the Arctic
Ocean, the Bering Sea, the South
Pacific and to the Orient."
In fact, one of the tugs manned
by the union's members, thS Salv
age Chief, is presently en route to
Japan. She has in tow an obsolete
US aircraft Carrier, the USS Matan-
kau, which has been sold for scrap
to be cut up In the Orient.
The first leg of the tow Is non
stop to Wake Island. From there,
the Salvage Chief will head to
Yokohama. She will return light
via the great circle route, passing
just^outh of the Aleutian, Islands.
This, of course, is a far shorter
run, but the southerly route was
chosen for the outbound leg for
safety reasons.
The Salvage Chief is a combina
tion tug and salvage vessel oper
ated by Pacific Inland Navigation.
As is to be expected, she is con
siderably larger than most tugs,
being 192.6 feet long with a 347foot
beam. The 725-gross ton vessel
develops 3,600 horsepower.
Seafarers had the opportunity to
see her in action when the York-
mar (Calmer) grounded on the
Oregon Coast during a dense fog.
The Salvage Chief was hired to
haul her off the beach.
Aside from operations out of
8an Diego, San Pedrp and Sani
Francisco, Calif.; Portland, Ore.;
and Ketchikan, Alaska.
Seattle, the IBU has divisions in
Okay New
Consiitufion
For Tugmen
By an overall majority of, better
than nine to one, the membership
of the Harbor and Inland Water
ways Division has approved a re
vised constitution, setting up the
organization as the Inland Boat
men's Union of the Atlantic, Gulf,
Lakes and Inland Waterways Dis
trict.
Voting on the referendum took
-place ' in the ports of Boston,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk,
New Orleans and Houston.
The IBU has been set up in three
sections, one on the Atlantic Coast,
one on the Gulf Coast and one on
the Lakes.'The present interim of
ficers of the IBU will serve without
pay until May, 1961, when officers
for the division will be elected at a
convention. The administrative
machinery includes a national di
rector, secretary-treasurer and an
executive board.
The IBU is one of several divi
sions of the SIU, others being the
Marine Allied Workers Division,
Puerto Rican Division.
On the Pacific Coast, tugboat-
men and harbor workers are repre
sented by the Inland boatmen's
Union of the Pacific, a West Coast
affiUate of the SIU of North
America.
Sdlyag* Chief IqlcM US aircraft earri(ir Matanicaq In tow for'
Jopon where she will be sut up for seraph Tow ji pass-*
Ing via Woke Islond so ot to ovoid North Pocific stormsi
Tugboatman Retires
Retired G&H tugboatman Larry Seesholtz (left) receives his initial
disability-pension benefit check from IHouston port agent Bob
Matthews in the living room of the Seesholtz home. The 5B-year-
old boatman was forced into retirement by an arthritic condition.
Houston Tugman Retires
Under SIU Benefit Plan
HOUSTON—The first tugboatman in the G&H fleet to go
on the disability-pension benefit, Lawrence Seesholtz, is now
taking life easy in retirement. Seesholtz, who is 58 years old.
has been forced to quit sailing'
as the result of an advanced
arthritic condition.
As a result he is now receiving
the $35 weekly benefit which Is
paid to all recipients of the SIU's
disability-pension benefit. The pay
ment Is in addition to benefits
which can be collected either un
der the disability or old age provi
sions of the US Social Security
program.
Seesholtz has been employed by
Notify Union
On LOG Mail
As Seafarers know, copies of
each issue of the SEAFARERS
LOG are mailed every month
to all SIU ships as well as
to numerous clubs, bars and
other overseas spots where Sea
farers 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 call.
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 LOG office that Seafarers
congregate there. ,
As always the Union would
like to hear promptly from SIU
ships whenever the LOG, atid
ship's mall is not delivered so
that the Union can maintain a
day-to-day check on the accu
racy of its mailing lists.
G&H since September 6, 1947, as
a deckhand. He is. a resident of
Galveston. G&H is the largest tug
operator in the Houston area.
The first disability benefit for
Seesholtz was, in a sense, an an
niversary present, since the veteran
tugboatman recently celebrated his
40th wedding anniversary.
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Benefits Aid
Mebiie Man
MOBILE—Welfare plan cover
age for members of the SIU Inland
Boatmen's Division has paid off
several times in recent months for
Chalmers Money, a member of the
division in this port. Money filed
four claims for benefits in the
past seven months covering illness
and hospitalization for his wife and
received a total of $927..55 to meet
her medical expenses.
The coverage included hospital
room and board benefits, hospital
extras and doctors visits to the
hospital. Mrs. Money was confined
for a variety of ailments including
arthritis.
Money, who is employed by the
Mobile Towing and Wrecking Com
pany, would have been hard-
pressed to meet his medical ex
penses were it not for the coverage.
Otherwise, activiUes in the port
have been running smoothly with
the only beefs of any consequence
concerning seniority items. These
have been satisfactorily resolved.
The port missed out on its Septem
ber IBU meeting, because that was
the day that Hurricane Donna
blew into, town, and made it too
gusty and too wet for even the
hardiest sailor to get about the
streets.
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Prepare For Lalces
Welfare Plan Talks
DETROIT—Getting set for welfare and pension talks witK
Great Lakes dredge and tug operators, officers of the dredge
workers and tug workers unions on the Lakes are studying va
rious union plans in this area."^
The presidents of the two
unions, Bob Jones of the
Dredge Workers and Gus Wolf of
the Tug Workers, visited the SIU's
headquarters in Brooklyn to re
view the operations of the SIU
benefits plans, as well as those of
the Marine Engineers and the
Operating Engineers Local 25,
which is an East Coast dredge
workers union.
Under consideration Is a pro
posal that the tug and dredge
workers be covered by the SIU
Welfare Plan, since this would en
able the groups to provide im
mediate coverage for their mem
bership without first accumulating
reserves over a long period of
time. If they initiated their own
plan from scratch, it would take
many weeks to provide coverage.
It 'Is expected that the proposals
for welfare coverage would be sub
mitted tq the operators at negotia
tion meetings starting next March.
In another contract area, tho
Dredge Workers Union has ob
tained a special portal and trans
portation agreement to cover spe
cific projects in Sault Ste. Marie,
the "Soo" canal area.
Great Lakes Dredge , & Dock,
and Price Brothers - McClung,
agreed to a special portal and
transportation rate which will ba
paid to dredge workers in lieu of
room and board.
Great Lakes Dredge agreed to
pay a special rate effective Au
gust 15, 1960, on existing projects
at Bridge Island and Round
Island. Price Brothers also agreed
to a special rate for the duration
of their project at Little Rapids
Cut and for aH subcoptracts st
Round Island from the Great
Lakes Dredge and Dock.Company.
The only stipulation is that
these agreements would not bo
binding if there are radical
changes in the 1961 master con
tract negotiations. - - - ' •
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A visit to the Dossin Great Lakes Museum located on-Belle Isle
in Detroit proved to be on interesting experience for two veteran
SlU sailors. Standing behind a binnacle is John Mogie, porter,
and next to him, holding on to the ratline, is Dewey Bellant, AB.
The museum, which is open to the public, ccniains paintings and
models of Great Lakes ships, sea instruments and many other items
familiar to sailors, such as a Lyie gun.
Museum Recreates
Life On The Lakes
Do you know what the first boat to sail on the Great Lakes
was? Do you know what a half model is and why ship build
ers once used them? Have you ever seen a patent log, chip
' log or a taffrail log? Are you-*-
familiar with the work of the
United States Survey Depart
ment? Or do you know tlie com
plete story of Great Lakes sliipping
frmn its beginning to the present
time?
If the answer is "No" to any of
these questions, then the Dossin
Great Lakes Museum, located at
Belle Isle Park in Detroit, is the
place for you to go. Seated on the
bank of the Detroit River, the
newly-built bluish-grey brick struc
ture is visible from any boat pass
ing the Island.
Dedicated on July 24 of this
year, the museum's christening
was a symbol of its purpose. The
bottle used for the baptism con
tained a sample of water from all
five Great Lakes.
There are many displays,
such as the one called "Things
of the Sea," which shows a
• mariner's telescope, pressure
depth gage, eompass deflector,
sextants and a message tube to '
be thrown overboard with the
ship's papers in the event of
disaster. Another display tells
the "Language of the Lights."
By pressing any button in a
row a different screen is
illuminated showing how ships
communicate with each other
through the use of lights as,
for example, a steamer under
way and a steamer not under
command.
Models of SlU-contracted ships
as well as other ships from the
start of Lakes' sailing to now are
exhibited. Paintings of the D&C
boats, freighters and many different
Lakes scenes are hanging every
where. You'll-see a scale model of
the St. Lawrence Seaway, all the
knots a sailor should know,, and a
room facing the river with a
wheel, telamotor and gyroscope,
making you feel as if you were in
the pilot house of a Great Lakes
ship.
The Dossin Great Lakes Museum
on Belle Isle in Detroit is open
Wednesday through Sunday from
11 AM to 6:45 PM and there is
no admission charge.
Great Lakes Shipping
Sept 2 — Sept. 30,1960
PORT DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL
Alpena 27 22 12 61
Buffalo 101 66 38 205
Chicago 19 19 9 47
Cleveland 44 16 6 66
Detroit 137 113 42 292
Duluth 38 32 6 76
Frankfort 24 30 19 73
Toledo 53 33 15 101
TOTAL 443 331 147 921
Lakes; Port Reports
The SIU Great Lakes Union
Is a union of, by and for Great
Lakes seamen which has made
tremendous progress in advanc«
Ing the security of SIU men
sailing under its banner. One
of its greatest accomplishments
is the seniority and job security
system which gives Lakes men
protection under the seasonal
shipping set-up. Once confined
to inland waters, activities of
Sltl men on the Lakes now have
greater significance with ttie
openings of the Seaway, and its
use by hundreds of deep sea
lAips. The Lakes have become
America's fourth seacowt and.
developments there are of in
creasing interest to all meii In
the SIU family of unions.
Alpena Sees New Jobs
ALPENA—There was a shipping
decline in September, but Port
Agent Norman Jolicoeur says that
more jobs are expected with the
new fleets coming into the SIU.
The SlU-contracted Arnold Tran
sit Company has laid up five of its
ships with the end of the vacation
trade to Mackinac Island.
There are only 16 pints left in
the blood bank—Its lowest point
this year. The following SIU mem
bers and families have used it;
Joseph Cebula, . four pints; An
thony Kowalski, three pints; Jo
seph Baker, three pints, and Ron
ald Aitkens, two pints.
Forty-four silos have been built
for cement storage in the Huron
Portland Cement plant.
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Buffalo Gets Hall
BUFFALO—Eight boats, tempo
rarily idle during the grain eleva
tor strike, have been fitted out, re
ports Roy Boudreau, Port Agent.
Four are now in with storage grain
and more are expected soon. Pre
dictions are that Buffalo is to have
the biggest lay-up fleet this year
in storage grain.
By this time, the members will
have been getting accustomed to
their new Buffalo hall.'
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Toledo Shipping Fair
TOLEDO—Shipping in Toledo
has been fair. Several men from
laid-up Boland and Cornelius ships
have taken advantage of their new
affiliation with the SIU by getting
jobs with other SIU fleets. Port
Agent Ed Doherty says that sea
men from the Columbia, Hanna
and Cleveland Cliffs fleets who
have visited the hall are worried
about being sold into anotRer
shoreside union. They don't want
to be deprived of a bona-fide sea
men's union. They intend to fight
this company-sponsored deal just
as hard as the Boland men fought
the Teamsters.
Shipping hit a busy peak when
two 'Tomlinson ships, the Merton
E. Farr ^nd the Ball Brothers,
crewed up to go up for storage
grain. '
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Chicago Hails Paper
CHICAGO—The "new look" in
the September issue of the Great
Lakes Seafarer was a great suc
cess, and not only for members.
Businesses on the GLS mailing list
called up to have their usual allot
ments doubled.
There has been a slight dip in
shipping here, but meanwhile the
fellows are relaxing In the com
fortable leather chairs in the hall
and enjoying television and coffee
made fresh each morning by
Brother Jimmy Farncn. U.sually
the wait for work is a short one.
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Frankfort Jobs Steady
FRANKFORT—The hupting sea
son is coming up, and shipping is
on a steady course, reports Port
Agent Floyd Hanmer.
Brothers Carl Anderson, oiler,
Chet Burley, lookout, and William
Fisher, steward, as well as Han
mer, were in SIU headquarters
during the last week of September
for contract negotiations.
Ann Arbor No. 5 is still in the
shipyard for repairs. Brother Nor
man Hubbell is rwovering in the
Marine Hospital. All of the mem
bers express their sorrow on the
death of Brother Palmer Smith in
a house fire.
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Cleveland Is Active >
CLEVELAND — Movements of
grain from the upper Lakes to
ports in Lake Erie are keeping
things active here, according to
Port Agent Stanley Wares. Mem
bers have a very short wait for
jobs.
Coronet Magazine in its Septem
ber issue mentions some of the
many SIU services in the article,
"Labor's Own Special Services,"
Wares notes.
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Duluth Jobs Secy re
DULUTH—The 1960 shipping
season is considered one of the
worst in memory, but not for SIU
seamen, according to Port Agent
Gerald Westphal. The SIU moved
close to ICQ jobs here in the last
30 days. Scores of non-union sea
men from inany of the unorganized
fleets have been seeking member
ship books. Some of them have
several years' seniority, yet have
been bumped back and out of jobs
by officers.
Westphal adds that the Pickands-
Mather Company is a prime Exam
ple, with less tllan 10 ships out of
a 32-ship fleet now operating.
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Crews Discuss Procedures
DETROIT — Representatives
elected by the crews of the six
Steinbrenner vessels will meet in
Detroit on October 24 and 25 to
study SIU representation pro
cedures and offer proposals on
working rules. Steinbrenner has
already signed an interim agree
ment as well as the SIU job secur
ity program and the trust agree
ment for Welfare.
Crew representatives of Buck
eye and Pioneer will also be ,com-
ing in to Detroit for two-day. meet
ings shortly. The men of B&C will
meet after lay-up.
Buffalo Hail Almost Ready
New SIU Buffalo hall is near-completion as workmen rush to put
- the finishing touches on the Tennessee red brick, two-story structure
located at 749 Washington. The new hall will also be the home
of the SIU-affi|iated Dredge Workers' and Tug Workers' Unions.
Inside, the new Buffalo. Hall .simulated, cheriry. and walnut, wood
panelling is being finished off in preparation for the SIU member
ship, which will shortly be enjoying part of the hall's facilities.
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Great Lakes Election Committee Reports
Shown above is fhe SlU membership-elecied commifiea on election, whose report on the SlU Great
Lakes District's 1960 biennial elections of officials was read at membership meetings in all Great
Lakes ports last month. The report showed the following officials elected: Secretary-Treasurer, Fred
Farnen; Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, Stanley F. Thompson; Alpena agent; Norman Jolicoeur; Buf
falo agent, Roy J. Boudreau; Cleveland agent, Stanley Wares; Detroit agent, Edmund J. Doherty;
Duluth agent, Gerald Westphal; Frankfort agent. Glen H. Beaucock. The committee was composed
of (l-r) Claire Otis, Richard Ragnoni and Vern Ratering.
SlU Launch Proves
Top Servicing Aid
Since the SIU service
launch was first put Into com
mission six montns ago at Al-
Sonac, Mich., It has made more
than 487 trips carrying SIU repre
sentatives to SIU vessels passing in
the river.
This means that every SIU ship
was serviced by a representative
at least once each month. In addi
tion to this, every SIU ship was
boarded at least once during the
month of August so that every SIU
member had an opportunity to
vote in the Great Lalfes District
officials eiection.
The 26-foot Chris Craft,
with the big SIU sign is serv
ing an important role for SIU
• members, for by placing
• Union representatives aboard
in Algonac, on ^ips going to
Detroit or' to Port Huron, it
has cut the riding time in half.
Last year, before the launch was
put into operation, SIU patrolmen
had to ride each ship for better
than six hours from Detroit to
Port Huron or vice versa. Now the
launch has cut the trip to three
hours which gives ample time to
settle crew* problems and to keep
the members abreast of develop
ments in the Union. It also allows
the SltJ.to service more ships in a
shorter span of time.
SIU Great Lakes
Union Halls
HEADQUARTERS
10223 W. Jcffeison. River Rouge 18. Mich.
Vinewood 3-4741
Fred J. Farnen. Secretary-Treasurer
Stanley F. Thompson, Asst. Sec.-Treas.
ALPENA 127 River St.
Korman Jolicoeur. Agent. . Elmwood 4-3616
BUFFALO. NV .i..5S N. Pearl St.
Address mall to: 890 Main St.
- GRant 2728
CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng Ave.
- South Chicago. 111.
SAglnaw 1-0733
CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25 St.
Stanley Waresi Agent MAln 1-0147
DULUTH .. ..312 W. 2nd St.
Matt Anttila. Agent... .RAndolph 2-4110
FRANKFORT, Mich... ... . . .312 Main St.
Address Wtell to: P.O. Box 287
Glen Beaucock, Agent. ELgin 7-2441
TOLEDO ...120 Summit St.
CHerry 8-2431
Crapo Crew Rescues
Five From Lake Erie
SIU boats continue making news as another SlU-contracted
ship is credited with rescue of life at sea. The SlU-contracted
S. T. Crapo (Huron-Portland Cement Co.) saved five Detroit-
ers who ran out of gas in their+—
22-foot cruiser in rough Lake
Erie waters.
a'his rescue comes close on the
heels of another act of heroism
when the SlU-contracted Michael
Gallagher (Midland) saved a boat
ing party of five in Lake Superior
last month. The full story of the
Gallagher rescue was reported in
the September issue of the GREAT
LAKES SEAFARER.
The latest SIU rescue occurred
when the officers and crewmem-
bcrs of the Crapo sighted the small
craft shortly after midnight on
the 28th of September in a rougher-
than-usual Lake Erie.
The five passengers were
George Hall, owner of the
boat; his wife, Carol; Robert
Friskie and his two sons,
Albert, 14, and Robert, 17.
They fought strong waves for
more than two hours, after
their boat, Silver Twenty Five,
ran out of gas.
Owner Hall said they were re
turning to Detroit from a pleasure
trip to Put-In-Bay when the
weather turned bad and caused the
craft to use up all of its gas pre
maturely. Hall said that they ran
out of gas about a mile east of
Colchester and that the waves
were breaking over the cabin.
Became Seasick
He added that although his wife
and "the two boys became violent
ly seasick he wasn't overly wor
ried and figured that It would be
only a matter of time before they
were picked up.
The Crapo, hearing the peo
ple hollering for help, called
the Belle Isle coast guard sta
tion and ipok the cruiser In
,tow. A .rescue boat from the
Navai Air Station at Grosse He
was alerted and met the
Crapo four miles southeast of
the Detroit River Light and
pulled the cruiser to the air
station. Except* for the sea
sickness, none of the passen
gers in the cruiser was hurt.
The SIU sends Its congratula
tions to all the crewmembers of
the S. T. Crapo for their part in
the rescue and to all the crewmem
bers of SlU-contracted ships who
display quick thinking and fast
work under extraordinary circum
stances.
SIU Representation
Starts For B-C Men
The seamen of Boland and Cornelius, who recently voted
down an attempt by. Jimmy Hoffa to organize Lakes' seamen,
are now receiving their full SIU membership books from
representatives boarding their
ships.
The Boland crewmen of the
19-ship fleet decisively climaxed
their five-month-fight for real
union representation by voting 277
for the SIU and 171 for the Team
sters in an NLRB election. This
also marked the end to the Sea
men's National Brotherhood of the
Great Lakes (independent) which
represented the seamen since 1953.
All of the Boland ships have
been notified that the SIU
service launch in Algonac is
now placing Union representa
tives aboard their ships.
The SIU is presently enforcing
the old contract with the "inde
pendent" union because of an
agreement made prior to the Na
tional Labor Relations Board vote.
The Government-required agree
ment stated that all parties, name
ly the company, the "independent"
union, the Teamsters and the SIU,
agree that whatever the outcome
of the election, the contract with
the "independent" union would
remain in effect until Feb. 1961,
when it expires.
At this time the Boland company
has agreed to call the SIU to fill
any vacancies that may arise in
the fleet. Permanent vacancies are
being filled according to seniority
of men of the laid-up ve-ssels. And,
conversely, some Boland seamen
are now taking jobs in other fleets.
The SIU, in the very near fu
ture, will ask the crews of each
Boland ship to elect representa
tives to attend a meeting at the
SIU's headquarters. At this meet
ing working rules and contract
matters affecting the life and work
aboard ship will be discussed. This
will be the first step for the men
of Boland and Cornelius in getting
full SIU representation under an
SIU contract.
The SIU now has on record
crew lists of all the unlicensed
seamen who were employed by
the company at the time of the
vote. Qualified members are
being sent full SIU member
ship books without the pay
ment of an initiation fee or
any fee. All Boland and Cor
nelius seamen who have not
received an application for a
membership book are urged to
write or contact the Union.
This latest victory for the SIU
makes it five for the 1960 season.
The SIU now represents the crew-
members of 58 freighters in Reiss,
Pioneer, Buckeye arid Kinsman
Transit steamship companies in ad
dition to other fleets previously un
der contract.
Sea Ambulance
Now Available
At Wyandotte
. SIU sailors passing through
the Detroit area now have an
added safety factor. A speedy
31-foot cruiser is presently moored
behind the Wyandotte General
Hospital in Wyandotte, Mich., and
is completely outfitted as an am
bulance with stretchers, portable
resuscitator, splints, skin diving
gear and first aid equipment.
Walter Gutowski, who owns the
Superior Ambulance Co., said ha
realized the need for water ambul
ance when he learned that victims
of appendicitis or heart attacks
were taken from freighters or
small craft by slow moving boats
such as tugboats. In ro ny injuries
and illnesses time often means the
difference between life and death.
The Superior can be summoned
to any boat in the area by a call on
the marine radio for help.
Brazilians Visit River Rouge
Enioying iheir Jour of SIU Headquarlert In River Rouge are the Brazilian Teamster and Longshoremen
team. This South American group, whose unlcet has taken !t across the Midwest, saw the complex
operation of the SIU In action and heard S U Secretory-Treasurer Fred J. Farnen (sixth from the left)
tell'of the Great Lakes District's latest victory In Boland and Cornelius. The team represented some
10 unions from such sections of Brazil as Sao Paulo, Santos and Rio De Janeiro.
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Two years after his graduation from. Lafayette College, SIU scholarship award winner
Lembhard Howell, son of Seafarer Cleveland Howell, is working in the maritime area^but
on a temporary basis.
Howell enrolled in the US
Naval Reserve while a student
at Lafayette and, as a result,
received a commission as ensign
upon graduation. Oddly enough, he
was assigned to troopship service
and since then has been sailing out
of the Brooklyn Army Base on the
troop transport General George M.
RandalL
Once he gets ashore though, the
Seafarer's son plans to attend law
school and pick up the threads of
education that were interrupted
by his naval service.
Howell's first assignment on the
SEAFARERS
IN DRYDOCK
Reports from the hospitals indicate that the revised method for
paying out hospital benefits really makes a difference in giving a man
a couple of dollars in his pocket for smokes, toiletries and other items.
With payments now figured on a daily instead of weekly rate, no one
loses out. Previously, a seaman laid up less than a week drew no
benefits and others were only paid
for full seven-day weeks.
On the blocks now at the Norfolk
PHS hospital are several new ar
rivals, including William J. Donald,
H. L. Hadley, A. W. Hutcherson,
Dennis Cahoon and H. J. Robin.
All of them are in pretty fair shape.
A deck department seaman who
last sailed on the National De
fender, a supertanker, Donald en
tered the hospital in September
for observation regarding a pos
sible ease of ulcers. Hadley, whose
last ship was the Mankato Victory,
is also in for observation. He sails
as AB.
Hutcherson is off another tanker,
the Thetis, and was admitted for
observation and a general check
up. He last shipped as a messman.
, D u*- Cahoon is a shipmate off the
t-ahoon Kobin shipped as oiler.
He's been laid up since March following Si automobile accident, and
is doing very well. Another tankerman, Robin, is off the Cities Service
Miami also due to a car mishap. He reentered the hospital in July and
is reported doing okay.
These and all SIU brothers in the hospitals appreciate visits and
mail. (See the latest hospital list on Page 14.)
RandaU was as deck,officer. Sub
sequently he became communica
tions officer and was then advanced
to lieutenant. Junior grade, in
December, 1959. At present, he is
the ship's navigator and operations
officer.
Howell was married in April of
this year and is hoping for a shore-
side assignment. His Navy tour of
duty is due to expire in July, 1961,
but may yet be extended for an-
Seafarer Cleveland HoweH
(left) with son, Lembhard, pio-
tureid at the letter's gradua
tion from Lafayette College,
Easton, Pa., in 1958.
other year. If he gets a shore ^as
signment, he will enroll in night
law schooL
Howell graduated Lafayette in
June, 1958, cum laude, with honors
in history. His father sails as chief
steward on SIU ships. He 'was
awarded 'an SIU scholarship, worth
up to $6,000 for four years of
study, in 1955.
"I'hope everything is going well
for the Union and all its mem
bers," he wrote. "I trust the mem
bership of the SIU will believe me
when I say that I am grateful for
the scholarship which made some
of my aspirations possible."
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Del Oro some rnbnfhs Ago ond now laid up at the New Orleans PHS hospitoL Eeherl is in a oast
from h» waist to his shoulders and will be drydoched several months more. ' He's olse oik ordomea
BoptMt Mini^ and normo^y ships about four to six months o year. Hcfured with hint are his wile
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Youngster Fails Out Of Tree
—Comes Up With New Benefit
Always flexible to meet new needs, SIU Welfare Plan pro
cedures were amended recently to provide full benefit coverage
in emergency cases Involving Seafarers' dependents. The change
was set in motion after^the nine-year-old son of Seafarer James
Rawlins, of Lamarque, Texas^ fell out of the
tree he was playing in and broke an arm.
Rushed to a hospital for emergency care
because a protuding bone had to be reset,
Richard Rawlins, 9, was promptly treated
and discharged. No hospital confinement was
necessary and it was assumed, as was the
case, that he'd recover rapidly at home with
the rest of the family. In due course, a charge
for surgical services was paid by the Plan.
However, since there was no room and board
charge by the hospital, charges for x-ray and
use of the emergency room could not be paid under the existing
rules of the Plan.
The case thereafter was brought to the attention of the
Welfare Plan's Joint board of trustees, who approved payment
of the emergency room charges. They also ruled that in future
emergency situations all charges will be covered by the Plan in
accord with the regular schedules of bospital-medical-surgical
payments, whether or not there is a charge for room and board
also.
Rawlins
FINAL
DISPATCH
The deaths Of the following Seafarers have been reported to tho
Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $24,00(k In benefits was paid:
Gill Harry M. Hankee, 85: Brother
Hankee disappeared at sea on Dec.
21, 1959 while
aboard the SS
Frances. Since
1946 he had been
sailing in the
steward depart
ment. He is SUTT
vlved by his
widow, Frances
V. Hankee. o f
Mobile, Ala. His
place of burial. Is listed as at sea.
Total benefit: ^.oioo.
$ t
Dnane L. Warrington, 37: Broth
er Warrington passed away on
April 1, 1960 at
the Mid-Colum
bia Hospital, The
Dalles; Oregon,
after an accident
ashore. He had
been sailing in
the steward de
partment since
1958. Surviving
is his. mother,
Mrs. Ethel Beach of Nevada City,
Calif. Burial was at the Interna
tional Association of Odd Fellow's
Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore. Total
benefit: $4,000.
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Olle Ray Kimbrell, 53:. Brother
Kimbrell died of pneumonia at the
County Hospital,
Calhoun, M1 s s.i
on February 25,
1960. Since 1955
he had been , sail
ing in the deck
department. He is
survived by his
mother, iMrs. Net
tie Kimbrell, of
Bruce^ Miss.
Burial was in the Concord Ceme
tery, in Bruce, Miss. Total benefit:
HOWL
Joseph Gni, 60: Brother
died at the VA hospital in Kecough-
tan, Va., on April
19, I960 due to a
lung condition.
He had sailed in
the deck depart
ment since 1944.
Listed as sur
vivors are Mrs.
Norma Kunkle'
and Mrs. Clarice
Scribner of
Hyattsville, Md. Burial was at
Hampton National Cemetery,
Hampton, "Va. Total benefit: $4,-
000.
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Norman W. Kirk, 44: Brother
Kirk died of a lung condition on
June 27. 1960 at
the Public Health
Service Hospital,
New Orleans, La.
He had sailed in
the engine de
partment since
1952. Surviving
are his sisters,
Mrs. Ruth Hath
away, Mrs. Hen
rietta Crellen and Mrs. Gertrude
Schaedig. Burial was at Metaire
Cemetery, New Orleans. * Total
benefit: $4,000.
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Walter Beyeler, 45: Brother
Beyeler died when a shotgun was
accidentally dis
charged at the
home of a nephew
in Ludlowville,
NY, on August 7,
1960. He had
sailed in the deck
department since
1942. He is sur
vived by three
brothers and
three sisters, including his listed
beneficiary,' Bertha -Beyeler of
Fruita, Col. Biurial was in West
Dry den, NY. Total benriit: $4,000.
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3 MORE SEAFARERS
RETIRE ON BENEFIT
Three more ve eran seamen who are no longer able to work
have been added to the growing roster of SIU men retired
on the $35 weekly SIU disability-pension benefit. The num
ber of Seafarers on the perma
nent disability list now totals
196.
Approved for the benefit at the
last meeting of the Welfare Plan's
Joint board of trustees, the latest
trio includes Isaac E, Greene, 52,
of Baltimore; William J, Morris,
> 60, of Philadelphia, and Ramon P.
Varela, 70, of Miami.
A member of the SIU Harbor
and Inland Waterways Division,
Greene last sailed on the tug Gatco
Delaware for the Gulf Atlantic
Towing Company. He had shipped
as a chief engineer with the
HlWD's Officers Division since
March, 1958. Greene lives in Balti
more with his
wife, Blanche,
and a son, James.
He also has two
married daugh
ters. His medical
abstract states
that he is "not fit
Greene
for duty
manently"
cause of
disease.
per-
be-
heart
Laid up at the US Public Health
Service Hospital, Staten Island,
New York, for the past several
Morris Varela
months, Morris has been disabled
by a complete paralysis. His home
is in Philadelphia and he last sailed
in the engine department aboard &
tanker, The Cabins, in December,' Mavromichalis was truly able to
1959. He began shipping with the
SIU in 1942. He's single, and has a
brother, Frank E. Morris, in Savan
nah, Ga,
Varela is a native of Spain and
had been going to sea for 17 years
when he began shipping SIU in
August, 1940. Rated an AB, he last
sailed on the SS Florida of the
Peninsular and Occidental Steam
ship Company in November, 1958.
Due to a shipboard accident that
resulted in fractures of both legs
as woll as the destruction of the
knee and . heel'Joint, he is unable
to walk.
Happily reunited for a while,
Seafarer Steve Boides is pic
tured with his mother at his
home in California.
Seafarer's Mother 'Sees'
Son Again After 10 Years
Special Braces May Get
Fouche Back On His Feet
SIU oldtimer Hugh D. "Frenchy" Fouche has been put down
—but not out—by multiple sclerosis and now, with the hdp
of the SIU Welfare Plan, is learning to get back on his feet.
Fouche is moving into the
second phase of a rehabilita
tion program after being com
pletely disabled and bed-ridden by
MS since 1956, when he began re
ceiving SIU disability-pension ben
efits of $35 weekly.
Early this year, he learned he
could get around a bit if he had a
motor-powered wheelchair, and
SIU Welfare Plan trustees prompt
ly approved the
necessary $600
purchase. This
was authorized
under the special
equipment bene
fit feature of the
Plan and Fouche
was then able to
get out for the
first time since
1956.
Now, in another rehabilitation
step, the trustees have okayed a
Fouche
Almost totally blind for ten years, Mrs. Anna Mavromi-
fchalis is now really able to "see" her son, Seafarer Steve
Boides, for the first time since 1950. The SIU Welfare Plan
paid approximately $350 of^ —
"see" her son for the first time
in years.
An SIU seaman since December,
1946, Boides utiiized the SIU's pro
gram of dependents' benefits to
cover almost all of the $400 cost
for the operation and hospital
charges. The program covers
wives, children and dependent
parents of Seafarers for a variety
of medical, surgical and hospital
benefits.
Boides, who ships in the engine
department, had hoped his mother
would remain with him at his Daly
City, Calif., home which was her
original intention. But old habits
are hard to break. Mrs. Mavro
michalis has had a difficult time
adjusting to the mode of life in
this country and now indicates she
will probably return in the near
future to Greece, where she still
has most of her family.
However, the visit here has
helped provide her with the
wonderful gift of sight, and her
vision is - now almost back to
normal. In-a recent letter, she
expressed "thanks to the SIU for
the kindness shown in helping me
come to this wonderful country
. . . How can I thank you enough
for all that .you have done for me,
as I am 76 years of age, and you
have made my last years very
happy ones."
the-cost for a cataract opera
tion last winter that turned
the trick.
Boides' 76-year-old mother ar
rived in the States from Greece
last fall to visit and stay with her
son, but the reunion was marred
by Mrs. Mavromichalis' failing
sight. A few weeks later, Boides
convinced her that an operation
might be able to save one eye and
help restore normal vision in
both.
This was confirmed by a medical
examination, and surgery was per
formed at the Stanford Hospital in
San Francisco last January. Later,
when the bandages came off, Mrs.
second purchase—a special $235
set of long leg-braces and crutches
that may make it possible for
"Frenchy" to discard the wheel
chair altogether. The Plan has also
approved necessary arrangements
for training Fouche how to use the
braces and crutches at the Medical
Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Fouche cimrently makes his
home in Dawson, Ga., and is 45
years old. He sailed with the SIU
in the engine department from
January, 1942, until the time he
became disabled.
Over the years, the Welfare Plan
has imderwritten the cost of vari
ous types of special equipment to
aid Seafarers in their recovery
from disabling injuries or illness.
These have included a portable
iron lung, special bed frames, hear
ing devices, eye Bfosthesis and
others.
Get that SS
Number Right
Seafarers - filing vacation
money claims should make sure
that they use their correct So
cial Security number. Use of
the wrong number means a cler
ical headache for the* Vacation
Plan office and slows up the
handling of payments.
Also, a Seafarer who uses the
incorrect Social Security-num
ber is crediting his tax deduc
tions to some other US worker.
Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director
Welfare Needs Keep Changliig
Developments in the "Social Security" field cover a broad range of
social welfare activities. We know them and deal with them under a
numbier of different labels. In the first rank, oim most immediate con
cern is the series of cash and service benefits available to Seafarers and
their families as a result of the specific collective bargaining relation
ship between the SIU and its various contracted operators.
From these activities spring the comprehensive program of benefits
known as the SIU Welfare Plan and, likewise, the SIU Vacation Plan
that deals with the area of vacation benefits for Seafarers. Between
them, these plans provide a great measure of security for active and
inactive Seafarer^ and for their dependents as well. Various articles
and statistical details describing some of these benefits are set forth on
the pages carrying the banner of this depairtmenfT'
Other Welfare Areas
But we are concerned too with other areas of "welfare" as we know it
today. These bring together the programs of our Federal and state
governments and cover many other items. Tliere is the Federal
Social Security system administered from Washington for the aged, dis
abled and the survivors of insured workers. An outgrowth of the Fed
eral system, but handled individually by the 50 states, are the un
employment compensation programs and various public assistance acta
authorized under the Social Security Act adopted by Congress and en
acted into law in 1935. There are in addition, different state disability
benefit programs and the whole field of workmen's compensation cov
ering on-the-job disabilities.
All of these programs, in some manner, are social welfare measures
that supplement or add to the benefits already available as a result of
the Union's collective bargaining-program. The reasons for looking into
all this are very clear. In this year of 1960, we are well into a new
age; a space age, an age of automation and of runaway industry on a
wholesale scale.
Effects On Jobs
Seafarers know something of runaway industry and what its effects
have been on job opportunities in this industry as well as in many
others. The spread of the runaway idea has been brought about by
the changing economic balance in the world, bringing with it more com
petition for raw materials, markets, jobs and new industry. We also
have to face up to the fact that as new people enter the labor market
and new methods and machines act to reduce the work force, even
if only temporarily, we must have new and better tools to deal with
the human and social problems that result.
These tools are the social welfare measures we have now, and others
that may follow as part of the long-range solution to the job security
problems everywhere around us. The welfare benefits we and other
unions we have fought for and created to cover earlier special needs
of our members are no longer so-called "fringe" benefits. No one can
any longer regard them as such. Today they are our first line of
defense.
(Comments and suggestions are invited by th^ Demrtment and can
be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.)
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An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sainple above) is given to every
person donating to the SIU Blood Bank, which is maintained through
the SIU.Clinic in Brooklyn. The bank supplies Seafarers or members
of their • families with blood anywhere in the United States and hat
been in operation since January,' 1959. Through an arrangement with
a national clearing house, blood can be supplied on short notice in
any emergency. Donors can arrange appointments on the 2nd deck at
SIU headquarters, one-block from the Clinic. (See Blood . Bank . Inven
tory on Page 14.)
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Cash Benefits Paid
August 29—September 25, 1960
Number
. Of Benefits
Hospital Benefits (Welfare) ... 3,827
Death Benefits (Welfare) 10
Disability Benefits ;(Welfare) .. 747
Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. 25
Depenflents Benefits (Welfare) . 63
Optieol Benefits (Welfare) .... 171
AMOUNT PAID
$11,267.00
36,500.00
26,145.00
5,000,00
16,517.69
1,700.08
Summary (Welfare) 4,848 $ 97,129.77
Vacation Benefits * 1,203 $200,597.64
TOTAL V/ELFARE, VACATION
BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 6v056 $297,727.41
Summary Of Cash Benefits Paid
Hospital Benefits (Welfare) $1,789,984.35
Death Benefits (Welfare) 3,169,469.06
Disabil.ty Benefits (Welfare).... 1,138,980.00
Maternity Benefits^XWelfqre) .... 817,000.00
Dependents Benefits (Welfare)... 1,256,270.59
Optical Benefits (Welfare) 38,582.15
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Summary (Welfare) $8,210,286.15
Vacation Benefits • ••••• $14,729,912.85
TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION
BENEFITS PAID $22,940,199.00
None of the figures in the above summaries indicate fhe amounts
paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de
pendents, such as scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities,
medical examinations, and similar items.
SIU BABY ARRIVALS
All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Un
ion In the baby's name, representing a total of $5,800 In maternity benefits and a maturity value of $725 in
bonds:
Teresa ' Annette Faircloth, born
August 24, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. James L. Faircloth, Mobile,
Ala.
Karen Cecilia Vial, born August
15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Erwin Hotard Vial,- New Orleans,
La.
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Lawrence Anthony Banks, born
August 17, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Lawrence A. Banks, Mobile,
Ala. "
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Raymond John Link', born July
24, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil
liam P. Link, New Orleans, La.
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Thomas Mattioli. born August 9,
1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gaetano
Mattioli, Brooklyn, NY.
4" 4" t
June Shirley ChristenSen, born
July 20, 1960', to Seafarer and Mrs.
Christian Christensen, San Fran
cisco, Calif.
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Georgianna Pound, borii May 27,
1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Victor
C. Pound, Sonvers, Mont
Peter Jaitaes Cardoda, born July
30, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Pedro Cardona, New York, NY.
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Brian Patrick Donnelly, born
June 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Adrian Donnelly, Ridgewood, NJ.
4" i 3^
Frank Philip Kustura, born July
12, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Frank Kustura, Mobile, Ala."
4> 4" 4" '
Beverly Rae Wroton,. born
August 8, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Arthur W. Wroton, Norfolk,
Va.
4> 3^ 4>
Stephen Jeffrey Danilufc,. born
August 19, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Andrew Daniluk, Jr., Los
Angeles, Calif.
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Justin Michael Maytum, born
August 3, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. John F. Maytum, Providence,
RI.
4. i 3>
William Blair Newton, born July
27, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Howard W. Newton, Jr.» Pasadena,
Tex.
SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK
The following is the latest avail
able listing of men in the hospital:
USPHS HOSPITAL
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
E. Frank Allen Onis May
George Balaskos Frank Meacher
Berge Bergensen John Miller
James Curry Adam Quevedo
Leonard Davis Roy Rayfield
Jaime Fernandez Jewel Robin
Ramon Fernandez Ray Schrum
Eddie Game John Sobus
Eusebie Gherman Louis Thomas
Eugene George John Thompson
Gorman Glaze • John Tingle
Loyd Griffis Clyde Ward
Charles Ison Okal Jones
John McDaniel
USPHS HOSPITAL
BRIGHTON. MASS.
Raymond M. Davis Chas. A. McCarthy
Peter DeVries Samuel E. McCurdy
USPHS HOSPITAL
GALVESTON. TEXAS
Mack Acosta . Dempsey Nicholson
John Gregory Douglas Patterson
William C. HaU Clarence Nyberg
Leon Hebert Joseph Prendezis
Joseph V. Johnson William Shaw
David B. Miller Adam Slowick
Archie Milne .
USPHS HOSPITAL
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
G. E. Kitchens Ernest H. Webb
WUliam TruesdeU
USPHS HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA
Paul F. Arthofer Andrew Kennedy
Wilbert •Barrilleaux Edward Knapp
Johnny M. Brown Leo Lang
Thomas Dailey
Frederick Davis
Donald Dambrino
James W. Deraouy
Bertram L. Eckert
William E. Ekins
SigUfredo Ferrer
Edward J. GilUee
Jesse T. Green
John J. Hazel
Alvin Henderson
George G. Hunter
Autrey L. Johnson
Foster Juneau
John J. Kane
Theodore Lee '
GUbert PiersaU
Eugene Plahn
Veikko PoUanen
William L. Mason
Henry M. Robinson
Calvin A. Rome
JuUan Royston -
Marion B. SaUa
Jay Steel
A. E. Swenson
William 'iliornton
Robert. T. Vance
Richard L. Welch
USPHS HOSPITAL
STATEN ISbAND. NY
Chas. E. Ackerman Julius Ekman
Oscar J. Adams
Omar O. Ames
N. Angelo
Arthur C. Ballu
Dimitri Bartoi
Henning Bjork
Julian Blomgren
Richard Blotnquist
"JB" Chandler
John W. Clark
Francisco Cornier
Henry A. Deacon
George Fiance
T. R. Gonzalez
Mitchel C. Hyde
Samuel Jonas
James Alston
Thomas Lauer
loannis N. Loukas
Mai McAlister
George. Meltzer
Wm. M. Murphy
Angel Reyes
Hans Richardson
On The Mend In Crescent City
In drydock for several weeks now, Seafarer Jack Kane, AS, is pic-
lured at the New Orleans Public Health Service Hospital. He was
leud up feilcwing o foil aboacd the Alcoa Clipper.
Salvador Rivera Teofilo Torres
Arthur W. Rummel Antonio Viera
Joseph Scully Harold G. Wema
Colisto Siaran T. M. White
Frank Soriano
USPHS HOSPITAL
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
Dennis Cahoon _ Wilfred LaChance
James M. Davis August J. Prlnceif
H. M. Fentress Henri J. Robin
A. W. Hutcherson Cecil O. Saunders
USPHS HOSPITAL
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Matthew Bruno J. 1. Perreira
Daniel R. Callaghan Woodrow W. Pozen
Andrew A. Franklin James Rivers
Emil Herek Carlos L. Sy
Daniel Hutto Howard J. Watts
J. B. McElreath J. F. Williamson
Thomas Martin Robert J. Wiseman
SIU Blood Bank
Inventory
Period; August, I960
Pints Contributed 74
Pints Rejected-4 '
Pints Credited* ..... 35
Pints On Hand
August 1
124
Pints Used ......
Pints On Hand
September 1, 1968 115
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Summary
Total Contributed To Date:
1,133 Pints
Total Bejeeted To Date:
47 Pints
Total Credited To Date:
543 Pints
• Total Used To Date:
428 Pints
* This is a standard arrangement
alloting pO% for service, procesV
ing and storage to Brooklyn
fDonor Center Inc.
#Adjusted from previous report to
reflect accounting error giving
bank "unearned credit.
GOAL: 500 PINTS IN BANK
irePHS HOSPITAL
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Ray C. Coffey Edwin Pbims
Thomas E. Frazier' Sten T. Zetterman
John Hbacoz Jonas Heidt
Harver Nicholas
LONG BEACH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
LONG BEACH, CALIF.
AUred W. Booth
VA HOSPITAL
AMERICAN LAKE, WASHINGTON
Frank E. Anderson
VA HOSPITAL
WEST ROXBURY. MASS.
R. J. Arsenault
VA HOSPITAL
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Chas. O. Bergagna
VA HOSPITAL
KERRVILLE. TEXAS
WlUard T. CahiU
PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME
COVINGTON, LOUISIANA
Frank Martin
VA HOSPITAL
BmOXI, MISSISSIPPI
Woodrow Davis
VA HOSPITAL
COLUMBIA. SOUTH CAROLINA
Harvey L. McQuage
TRIBORO HOSPITAL
JAMAICA. U. NY
Janes RuaaeU
VA HOSPITAL
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Edward Talbot
US SOLDIERS HOME
WASHINGTON. DC
Wm. H, Thomson
Patricia Warhola, born July, 15,
1960, to Seafarer and ^rs. Paul
Warhola, Middle Village, NY.
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Arlene Toro, born July 24, 1960,
to Seafarer and Mrs. Alfredo M.
Toro, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Sbraida Marrero, born July 31,
1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Catalino
Marrero, Pliiladelphia, Pa.
3^ 3^ 3^
Donna Grace Whiteside, trorn
June 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Ilershal Whiteside, Port Aransas,
Tex.
4> 4' 4"
Joanne Landron, born June 20,
1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Angel
L. Landron, Catano^ PR.
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Deana Marie Alexander, born
May 8. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Alex Alexander, New Orleans, La.
4. 4
Timothy James EUis, born July
8, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James
H. EUis, Cyril, Okla.
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Sandra Marie Gunnells, born
August 30, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Lloyd Gunnells, Union City,
NJ.
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Deborah Sue NetUes, bom July
31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John
H. Nettles, Baltimore, Md.
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Mark Karl Rakewski, born Au
gust 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Chester M. Rakowski, Baltimore,
Md.
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Thelma Rodriguez, born June 28,
1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carlos
Rodriguez, Brooklyn, NY.
4" 4' 4"
Michelle Schielder, born July
28, 1960, to Seafarer" and Mrs.
Edward Schielder, New Orleans,
La.
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Robin Worley, born August 4.
1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard
Worley, Mobile, Ala.
4" 4" 4"
William David Carter, born Au
gust lif I960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
William O. Carter, Houston. Tex.
4" 4" 4"
Robert T. Hensley, bora Septem
ber 6, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Charles R. Hensley, Magnolia, NJ.
PAysicol Exoms—A// SIU C/inics
Month Of August, 1960
, Port
Baltimore ;..
Houston .....
Miobile
New Orleans
New York ...
TOTAL
Seamen Wives Children TOTAL
121 7 16 144
88 3 1 92
61 7 18 86
182 7, 8 197
365 ,26 405
817 50 57 924
Physical Exams —All Clinics — Since Inception
26,363 Seamen
1,716 Wives
1,522 Children
TOTAL 29,601
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'The Polls Are Open'
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The secret ballot election of officers for
the SIU gets underway on November 1, and
as has been provided in the SIU constitu
tion for many years, the voting will run for
60 days.-
All maritime unions have provisions for
lengthy duration of their eliections for the
simple reason that most of their member
ship is at sea. The only way to give the
greatest number of members the opportu
nity to vote is by having an extended elec
tion period. This kind ^ provision by the
maritime unions antedates all the assorted
legislative and governmental regulations on
assuring democratic procedures in trade un
ions.
Seamen's Voting Rights
The same legislators who are so con
cerned about the-rights of workers in their
own union elections, have yet 'to deal with
the problem of effective voting rights in
national elections as far as some 50,000
Americanjnerchant seamen are concerned.
" If a merchant seaman wants to cast a vote
in the forthcoming presidential election on
November 8, he has to run an obstacle
course of state voting regulations. Every
state has an elaborate and complex pro
cedure on absentee balloting and absentee
registration. Unless a seaman happens tp
be home on the day.of the election, and un
less he happens to be in an area in which
permanent registration is the practice, he
has limited opportunity to cast his ballot. In
effect, he is being deprived of the rights of
first-class citizenship by complex regula
tions.
Single Federal Absentee Ballot
The answer to .these problems lies in a
single Federal absentee ballot for merchant
seamen and, in fact, for all Americans who
happen' tq be away from home on Election
Day through no"^ fault of their own. Such a
system is feasible as was shown during
World War XL At that time, Congress set
up a single absentee ballot procedure for
men in the Armed Forces, and for merchant
seamen as well. The same justification for
absentee balloting applies today. It remains
for Congress to act to assure merchant sea
men their full voting rights.
Pending that day, all Seafarers who are
ashore On Electiop Day and who are quali
fied to vote are urged to cast their ballots
in the current election which, as all agree,
is one of the most important in which
Americans have ever participated. And
every Seafarer is also urged to cast his bal
lot in his Union's election so that the offi
cers chosen in the election represent the
wishes of the widest possible section of the
membership.
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• -Organizing
Pag» Off
Two more SIU "Labor Board election vic
tories thft month, one in the Gulf, the other
in New York, have given further evidence
that the SIU's organizing program is paying
off in results. Last month, the SIU won two
big ones—the 19-ship Boland & Cornelius
fleet election on the Lakes and the National
Packing Company tuna fish plant in Puerto
Rico. Now, the SIU has taken the Missis
sippi-Gulf tugboat fleet of National Marine
Service, and the Marine. Allied Workers Di
vision has come up with a big win in the
Jay-Kay Corporation, with two plants in
New York City.
Workers Want Unions
It's become .apparent as a result of these
victories, whether in the seamen's, boat
men's and allied worker's field, that despite
the climate of hostility to trade unions,
American workers still want union repre
sentation and union protection. The SIU
organizing program is doing its share of
bringing that protection to workers who
need it, wherever they may be.
Z«efi:islatiire
RAT MURDOCH, Director
US BALANCE OF PAYMENTS. For the first time a basic American
industry has sought to document in dollar terms the contribution it
makes to maintaining a favorable balance of payments, the Committee
of American Steamship Lines announced that Amer-.
ZE: ican fiag ocean-going passenger and cargo sWpf
annualiy provide between $800 miilion and $1 billion
toward maintaining a favorable balance of trade.
The result of this enabled the United States in 1959
to hold a $4 billion balance of payments deficit, in
stead of a $5 bUlion deficit which would have oc
curred if there had been no United States merchant
marine. In computing the dollar value of the Mer-
— — chant Marine's contribution, net receipts from ship
ping operators were totalled. These included ^ ex
change earnings by American ships resulting from carrying United
States exports and imports; passenger fares; freight earnings on ship
ments between foreign countries, and receipts from charter line opera
tions. From this gross figure were subtracted port and other expendi
tures of United States ships abroad.
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MARITIME OUTLOOK. There were 953 vessels of 1,000 gross tons
and over in the active oceangoing United States merchant fieet on
•September 1, 1960. This is nine more than the number active on August
1, 1960. According to the Merchant Marine Data Sheet there were 34
Government-owned and 919 privately-owned vessels temporarily in
active or Government-owned vessels employed in loading grain for
storage. Two containerships, ^the SS FLORIDIAN and SS NEW
YORKER, a cargo ship, the SS JOHN LYKES, and a tanker, the
SS GULFSPRAY were delivered from construction. One passenger
ship the SS LEILANI was purchased from the Government. The
privately-owned fieet has increased to 1,012 ships. Of the 93 privateiy-
owned inactive vessels, 31 dry cargo ships and 44 tankers were laid up
for lack of employment, 7 less than on August 1. The remaining ships
were undergoing repair or conversion. No new ship building contracts
were placed during the month of August. The total number of large
merchant ships on order or under construction in the United States
shipyards dropped from 66 to 61.
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AUTOMATION. In an address marking the opening of the Cargo
Handling Exposition in New York, Cecil P. Milne, Assistant Secretary
of the Navy, told leaders oi steamship and allied companies and water
front labor that a strong merchant marine is a vital part of our national
security. Assistant Secretary Milne pointed out that the merchant
marine must be ready when needed, with sufficient ships of modern
design with suitable speed. He added that this can only exist when it
can survive commercially in peace time. "The road to survival," said
Mr. Milne, "is hard in the face of competition from other modes and
foreign flags. Improvement in cargo handling and the resultant reduc
tion of handling costs may well be the only cure." Mr. Milne cited
three challenges facing the merchant marine. First, better shipboard
cargo-handling equipment; second, automated terminal operation; and
third, containerization and standardization of container sizes.
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CONTAINERSHIPS, Representatives of steamship companies and
allied interests attending the Cargo Handling Exposition in New York
City were told that a metal box may become the s^vation of the de
pressed industry. Waldemar Isbrandtsen of Isbrantsen Co., Inc., told
the group that, "If this country is ever to regain its dominant position
in international trade a way must be found to eliminate multiple
handling of cargo, and cut down the length of time vessels spend in
port." Isbrantsen pointed out that the National Defense Transportation
Association, a group of railroad, trucking and Federal transportation
authorities, recently recommended a container 8 feet high, 8 feet wide
and of a maximum length of 40 feet, with some variations in length
ranging from 10 to 30 feet. Isbrantsen recommended a standard length
of 10 feet. He also said that most ,of the shipping lines could not afford
to build the 650-foot long container vessel that Naval architects call
necessary to transport the sanae amount in conventional cargo ships.
Jerome Slater, vice president of Container Transport International,
Inc., said that the steamship lines should consider the possibility of
pooling all the containers. Container Transport now own about 4,000
containers which it leases to all classes of users. Slater said such a
pooling arrangement would eliminate the need for capital investment
in containers.
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LEGISLATIVE, SUMMARY. The second session of the 86th Congress
has been over for nearly a month but the various committees of the
Congress have been making reports on their activities during the past
two years. Congressman Herbert C. Bonner (Dem.) North Carolina,
and chairman of HMM, has submitted such a report on the activities
of his committee. He said that during the first session of the Congress
the committee had met 122 times and that 22 pieces of legislation were
enacted into law. In the 2d session 221 meetings were held and 27
measures reported by the Committee became law. Bonner told Con
gress, "During this Congress the committee called on its traditional
role of striving to strengthen the American merchant marine better to
enable it to serve the national interests in its dual capacity as a vital
link in bur transportation system and as a military and naval auxiliary
in readiness for emergencies. Reported legislation included measures
designed to facilitate and make more flexible the private financing of
essential new ship construction through Government guaranteed loans
or mortgages; to strengthen and modernize the important domestic
and nearby foreign trades through authorization of the exchange of
certain war-built vessels for more efficient vessels now in the reserve
fleets; to ease the burden of the ship replacement program by extending
the statutory life of subsidized vessels from 20 to 25 years; to extend
for another year Interim legislation to permit the continued use of the
dual rate tariff system by steamship conferences, pending completion
of current congre.ssianal studies; to Increase the ceiling on construc
tion-differential subsidy in order to help keep American operators on
a parity with their foreign competitors in the face of rising shipbuild
ing costs in the United States . .
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October 15, 1938, the late Harry
Lundeberg, then secretary-treasurer of the
Sailors Union of the Pacific, received from
the American Federation of Labor cOnven-
tion in Houston a .charter establishing the
Seafarers International Union of North
America. v
On November I, 1938, the SlUNA issued
charters to seamen in Atlantic and Gulf
ports. These separate Atlantic and Gulf
Districts were merged in 1941 into the SlU
Atlantic and Gulf District, and this, in turn,
became the present SlU Atlantic, Gulf,
Lakes and Inland Waters District.
Today, as Seafarers prepare to mark
their 22d birthday, they can look back with
satisfaction at the record of the past years.
During many of these years, of both war
and peace, the Union was faced with prob
lems and obstacles which, in the opinion of
many competent maritime observers, might
have destroyed a lesser organization.
Yet the SlU not only survived but grew in
terms of size, strength, financial resources
and—above all—in the number and variety
of trade union benefits it is now able to pro
vide for its membership.
On these pages, pictorially depicted,
ore some of the outstanding achievements
of these past years.
1 03Q of Seofarers
I <37* Log. of four poges, pub
lished Feb. 10 OS official orgon of At
lantic and Gulf seamen.
lOAl 1.200 SlU roem-
I • • I - bers give lives
helping to bring about victory for Al
lies in World War II.
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being hailed as another "first" for a
maritime labor union.
1 Q^1 Union moves from Mdn-
• ^ J §0 hatton as new, three*
story headquarters building is formally
opened on 4th Ave., Brooklyn.
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1 Another "first in mari-
I time" scored as Seafar
ers Welfare Plan makes first awards in
college scholarship program.
1 Union's building pro-
I I • gram takes another for
ward step as ultra-modern hall Is
opened in port of Baltimore: v
1 QCTCT S'U negotiates new hir-
I ing program, based on
^ iron-clad, seniority system, to further
* protect.membership's rights.
7. - y TQC"7 Union's preventive med-
I • icine program inaugu-
roted with opening of first diagnostic
medical center in Brooklyn.
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making SlU wagies and work-conditions
best in Union's history.
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Atlantic Fishermen Cast
Heavy Vote For Union
Affiliation With SIUNA
BOSTON—After three years of going it alone, the Atlantic Fishermen's Union has
voted overwhelmingly to rejoin the SIU of North America. An overwhelming vote of
551 to 35 was cast in favor of affiliation in the secret ballot referendum^election cast in three
ports. The fishermen's imion>
National Magazine Plugs Scallops
represents over 1,000 mem
bers working on fishing ves
sels operating in North Atlantic
waters. The referendum was a 30-
day secret ballot vote, which began
September*!.
The action on the referendum
vote reflected the desire of the
fishermen for the support and as
sistance of an international union
in dealing with the many problems
faced by the union, and by the
fishing . industry in general. Not
the least is the severe impact of
Island Tuna
Vote Cheers
Calif. Unions
The SIU's stunning election vic
tory in Puerto Rico at the National
Packing Company, a tuna cannery,
has encoiuraged the SIU's west
coast fish and cannery unions in
their fight on "runaway" canning
plants.
The Puerto Rican election was
seen on the coast as serving notice
on cannery operators that they will
face SlU organizing, no matter
where they try to locate their new
plants.
The SIU Puerto Rican Division
won the right to represent some
400 workers at National Packing
by routing the ]fnternational
Brotherhood of Teamsters in a Na
tional Labor Relations Board elec
tion, 255 to 8. SIUNA vice-presi-.
dent Andrea Gomez, representing
the fish and cannery workers di
vision of the Union, has par
ticipated in organizing activities
here as well as in other fish pack
ing plants.
National Packing is one of a
number of fish packing houses
which have been established or are
being established in Puerto Rico.
Among others, Star Kist, a major
California packer, has'also put a
plant in operation there and is the
target of an organizing effort.
In past years, the California tuna
fishing and packing industry has
declined as a result of competition
from plants opened in other areas
such as American Samoa, where
wages are one-fourth or less than
those on the,mainland. In addition.
It appeared for a while that the
California operators were con
templating mass transfer of fishing
and packing activities to the West
Indies.
The SIU win in National Packing
and its organizing activity in other
Puerto Rican plants is expected to
givcL second thoughts to West Coast
operators who are looking for an
out on union standards established
by 3IU fish and cannery unions
there.
foreign fresh-frozen fish on the
American market. Foreign - flag
"factory" fishing boats, which proc
ess and quick freeze fish right on
the fishing grounds, have been cap
turing an increasing share of the
US market, as opposed to the de
livery of fresh whole fish In which
most of the, Atlantic fishing boats
are engaged. As the referendum
ballot stated, "all fishermen and
maritime workers have a common
bond and must be united for mu
tual benefit..."
An undoubted factor in the fish
ermen's decision was the gains that
have been made by the-neighboring
New Bedford Fishermen's Union,
which broke away from the Atlan
tic fishermen and affiliated with
the SIU. Since then,, the New Bed
ford Union has scored striking
gains in contract conditions, wel
fare benefits and other areas.
The Atlantic Fishermen's Union
is one of the oldest groups of or
ganized fishermen, dating back as
an organization, almost 45 years, to
the old Fishermen's Union of the
Atlantic. Its members man fishing
vessels which operate largely but
of New York, Boston and Glouces
ter, Mass., as well as Maine ports,
with Boston being the headquar
ters of the organization. Fishing is
done mainly at George's Banks, an
area about 100 miles long and 75
miles wide off Nantucket Island,
and the famed Grand Banks off
Newfoundland.
The port by port vote was, In
Gloucester,- Mass., 148 votes yes
—9 no votes; New York, 65 votes
yes—3 votes no; Boston, 337 votes
yes—^23 votes no.
Red 'Snoop'
Fleet Fishing
For
Fishermen operating on the
Grand Banks and George's Banks
in the North Atlantic have reported
repeated sightings of Russian
trawlers in recent months. Since
the Russians have never fished be
fore in this area and have gOod
fishing grounds much closer to
home, the trawlers have aroused
a good deal of curiosity.
For one thing, they are far
larger than the eonventional ffth-
ing vessel. In fact, they run about
five times as large as the large
Boston beam trawlers. But more
convincing than that. Navy aerial
photographs reveal that the traw
lers are crammed with all kinds of
specialized electronic tracking
gear.
Theories offered about the
activities of the trawlers range
from suppositions that they are
tracking Russian missiles, to a sug
gestion that they are trying to spy
on atomic submarine maneuvers
and Polaris missile firings. The
atom submarines generally operate
out of the New London, Conn.,
naval base. la an^j event, the Rus
sians do not seem to be interested
in cod and haddock.
Finer Fish
Goal Of lis
Gov't Study
In a two-pronged move to aid
both producers and consumers, the
US Government has gone fishing.
However, it's not the fish them
selves that a battery of Govern
ment scientific sleuths has its
hooks out for.
Rather, these Government scien
tists are angling for the answer to
a question which has perplexed
the fishing industry for years: How
can fish—fresh, frozen, or ' pre
pared—be made to look as good
and taste as good when they reach
the table as when they are taken
from the sea?
The Government -believes that
when it finds the answer to these
and related questions it will have
taken a long step forward toward
aiding the fishing Industry by mak
ing 'fish and fish products N more
attractive to the consumes.
In order to do this, the Govern
ment last month dedicated a new
$500,000 technological laboratory
in Gloucester, Mass.
The laboratory is being operated
by the Bureau of Commercial
Fisheries, Fish and Wildlife Serv
ice of the Department of the In
terior, and is being staffed by a
corps of Government chemists,
engineers, biochemists and other
scientists. -
The Government, of course, has
good reason to be interested in the
problem, since the fishing industry
in the'area served by the Glouces
ter laboratory constitutes an im
portant segment of the nation's
economy.
This area—the North Atlantic
Pistrict—extends ,from Maine to
Virginia, and in it more than 70,-"
GOD persons owe their livelihoods
to an annua! catch of billion
pounds of fish and shellfish valued
at .more than $122 millioh. This Is
more than a third t>f the value of
the entire US catch each year. -
Within the area, also, arq some
2,000 establishments producing
fishery products Amounting to
more than 40 percent of the na
tional total. The region's produc
tion of packaged fresk and frozen
fish fillets and steaks' is more than
123 million pounds a year, valued
at $32 million, and canned shell
fish and fishery by-products add
another ^23 million. •-
Full page spread in color in "Look" magazine displayed New Bed-,
ford scallops as one of the three great regional aelicacies of New
England along with blueberry pie and Boston Baked beans. Scal-
:upation of Sll loping is ma{or occupation
men.
SlU-affiliated New Bedford fisher-
New Bedford Union
Awards Scholarships
NEW BEDFORD—The first awards under the Robert J.
Swain Memorial Scholarship program of the New Bedford
Fishermen's Union were made last mopth at the fishermen's
clambake.
The winners of the scholar
ships, a boy and a girl, both
children of New Bedford fisher
men, received $250 each. ,
Sylvia Aanensen, 20, of 139"
Green St., Fairhaven, Mass., one
of the winners, is a second year
student at the New .Bedfprd In
stitute of Technology.
James P. Taylor, 18, of 278
Austin St., New Bedford, is a first
year student at Worcester Acad
emy.
Miss Aanensen is studying busi
ness administration and plans to
tea'ch high school after completing
college. Her father was lost at sea
on the FV Penguin about 10 years
ago.
Taylor plans to study at Provi
dence after completing two years
at Worcester Academy. He has won
many athletic trophies and was
named to the all-state basketball
team. He was also captain of hid*
high school basketball team. His
mother, Mrs. Arne Olsen, accepted
the scholarship award in place of
her son, who was away at school;
"The awards were made at the
first annual New Bedford Fisher
men's Clambake and Family Day
at Brown's Pavilion.
Trustees of the scholarship fund,
which was named after a NBFU
delegate who died in October, 1959,
are: Charles J. jtewin, editor and
general manager dl the Sbrndard- — — - : ;
Times; Professor Milton Briggs,
New Bedford Institute of Tech
nology; Rev. John F. Hogan, di
rector "of the Catholic Welfare
Bureau; Patrick H. Harrington Jr.,
county commissioner; Rev. Gene
D. Landry, chaplain of the' Sea
men's Bethel, and Howard W.
Nickerson, secretary-treasurer of
the NBFU. •
Present at the award ceremony
was Francis Sullivan, one of the
original contributors to the Swain
Scholarship fund.
In charge of the clambake were
Ed P. Patenaude, chairman; George
Edwards, co-chairman,' and Wil
liam Kruger, Paul Swain, John
Burt and Nickerson.
The scholarship awards were
made on the basis of need and
scholastic ability. When the scholar
ship fund acquires sufficient
reserves an annual award will be
made.
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Are You Neglecting Your Health?
The popular Impression that cancer is a disease of the aged should
have been dismissed long ago. If the ravages of cancer wert projected
from a longevity standpoint, those in the lower age brackets would
probably surpass the u^per half. JThe only way for the early detection
of cancer, in the population as a whole, Is periodic and thorough
examination on a piass scale, preferably annually or, at the least,
bi-annually.
Dancer Signals Ignored
In a statement to the National Cancer Conference,-Dr. E. Cuyler
Hammond of the' American Cancer Society was reported as saying,
in- relation to a special study: "Only 19 percent of the men, and 27.3
percent of the women, had seen a physician within the past year about
such an obvious condition as blood in the urine." Other obvious dis
regard to such publicized danger signals was only meagerly followed
by reporting to a physician.
Only 34 percent of the women with a lump or thickening of the breast
had seen their doctor. Fifty-one percent of the women went to their
physician.about unu.sual vaginal"discharge, while only 30.1 percent
reported for examination in regard to vaginal bleeding.
Only 11.9 percent of the men, and 17.6 percent of the women, had
seen their physician in the past year about any one of a list of 11
complaints commonly regarded as cancer danger signals. These findings
were from an epidemiology study of thousands of cases.
Why the apathy? Dr. Hammond wonders if we are crying "wolf
too often. Possibly there is so much publicity with so many danger
signals that the public in consequence ignores them all. Certainly the
obvious danger signals for the investigation of possible cancer should
not be ignored.
Millions of dollars are spent on the investlg."!! ii -i of (its cause of
various types of cancer; and also methods of inn roved treatment is
constantly under study. However, unless the public becomes more
aroused to the necessity of early recognition and treatment, the yearly
toll will continue.
Symptoms Not Always Noticeable
It is not-sufficient to publicize only those danger signals tloat certain
t.vpes .of cancer produce. There are many more that are symptomless,
at least in the early stages, and are not recognizable by the individual
until it is too late.
We at the SlU clinics, and others, are constantly detecting pre
cancerous lesions and cancers that are entirely symptomless and could
not be discovered other than-by a thorough routine physical exami
nation. One of our first examinees at the early inception of the
medical program was found to have a tumor of the thyroid. Fortu
nately, it was in the early stage and not malignant.
I recently was talking to him and he stated that he volunteered for
the examination only on the insistence of the Union, since in the
early clinic days there was a general apathy" to these examinations.
Clinic Detects Malignancies
During the past few weeks, a tumor of the testicle was discovered
In a 22-year-old seaman who had no concept that there was anything
wrong. He was eventually hospitalized and an operation performed.
Another older seaman was examined and gave a history of occasional
rectal bleeding. But investigation failed to disclose any bleeding,
and he was told to return if it recurred. He did, and he was referred
to one of the top proctologists. His impression was bleeding from
hemorrhoids but, at our insistence, a barium enema showed possible
lesion of the loWer colon which proved to be early carcinoma at
operation. ^
The above are just a few examples of the different types of condi
tions that are readily diagnosed by a competent physical check-up.
Similar careful and thorough physical ex^inations are given to
dependents. A' week rarely passes without our finding some definite
urgent pathological conditions at these examinations. These are
always conditions of which th^ dependent is entirely unaware. One
week recently, a large subternal tumor was found in a dependent
who had no symptoms of this condition at all.
Seafarers' '.dependents are therefore urged to take more active
par ticipation in these examinations. For it is only through such periodic
examinations that many pre-cancerous lesions and malignancy In its
incipiency may be discovered.
(Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can
be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.)
In the hospital?
Call Sit Hall imme^atelyl
Snowman Search Gear
EqiXpment which was loaded on the SlU-manned Steei Chemist
is now being used by Sir Edmund Hillary's Himalaya mountain
expedition. Expedition is looking for traces of the legendary
"abominable snow man."
Orion Planet'Feeds'Navy
Tanker In North Atlantic
Seafarers aboard the supertanker Grion Planet took part
in an unusual operation in September: they refueled a Navy
tanker while in the North Atlantic.
Seafarer Orlando L. Guer-'t
rero, on board the Orion
Planet during the operation,
made a report to the LOG on the
refueling job. Guerrero's report
was transferred to the Navy tanker
involved in the refueling, the USS
Caloosahatchee, and then moved to
shoreside postoffice by helicopter.
According to information re
ceived by Guerrero, the Orion
Planet and the Orion Clipper will
be involved in otiier mid-ocean re
fueling jobs for the Navy.
Had Rehearsals
The refueling of the Navy tankfir
by the 28,000-dwt fully-loaded
Orion Planet was a ticklish job,
Guerrero reported. "We had sev
eral night meetings during which
we were shown pictures, literature,
and were given instructions on out-
new duties, and we learned special
bell, flag and flight signals.
"Other days, we were on deck
on 'dry runs' practicing for the
real thing and learning by ^rill
when, what and how to perform
the new duties assigned to each of
Us and familiarizing ourselves with
the new equipment. All of this
training was under the able direc
tion of our chief mate P. Bam
berg."
Finally, on September 16, "D-
Day" the Orion Planet was ready
for the job. "We were on deck at
0400, well .drilled, willing, ready
Quitting Ship?
Notify Union
A reminder from SiU be.id-
quarters c.iutions all St-afarers
leaving tbe.'r ships to contact
the hall in ample time to allow
the L :ou to di: ..-d a r>'i'l
ment. Failure to give noti>v be
fore p..ving off may cause .i de
layed sailing, fo-'ce tin' ship to
sail short of the manning re
quirements and needlessly make
the work tougher for your ship-
--•'tes.
and able to take part in another
first in the history of the SIU,"
Guerrero reports.
At a pre-arranged signal, all
hands took their assigned stations.
The ship, cruising at 14 knots was
cutting the waves in a steady
course, while the Caloosahatchee
approached the starboard until the
two vessels were abreast, a mere
hundred feet apart.
"Another signal was given to
warn all hands that a shot line
would be fired from one ship to
the other. In the shot line was a
messenger line with ship-to-ship
telephones; a distance line to keep
a safe separation between ships;
and a span wire on which the dis
charge hose traveled. The hose
was .fitted with a snap-on snap-off
connecting flange for quick dis
connecting in case of emergency
break-away," Guerrero stated.
Ppinting out the hazard in the
operation, Guerrero said "there is
not much freeboard on a tanker
with a quarter million barrels of
oil in its belly. The sea was con
tinually breaking onboard, making
the connecting of the hoses and
securing of lines a very perilous
affair."
A Navy destroyer, classified as
a rescue ship, followed the two
tankers 'through the operation.
"The hulls of the ships were so
close to each other, that they ex
erted pressures and undercurrents
and making it more difficult to
steer so that the risk of collision
existed at all times," Guerrero
stated. All hands wore life jackets
during the operation.
Guerrero applauded the per
formance of the hose-connecting
gang, communications and signal
men; pumproom and engine per
sonnel and quartermasters in addi-'
tion to the steward department for
keeping the galley open 24 hours
with a hot meal for the ci-ew when
ever they could get away from
their stations.
Wh&'sThat
AB Up O n
A Cloud?
Many long years ago, where
the Allegheny runs into the Ohio,
a legend sprang up that the Pitts
burgh Pirates once won a National
League pennant. Great-grandpar
ents reciting the story to their
children swore it was true and
pledged that some day it would
happen again. One resident of the
city. Seafarer Red Campbell, be
lieved it whole-heartedly.
So it was that when in the year
1960 the legend out of the dim
past appeared to be coming alive,
Campbell hit the beach in New
York and vowed to stay,ashore
until the bitter end, come what
may.
Ignored Shipping
While his shipping card grew
more mature, he steadfastly ig
nored all the AB jobs on the
.board. Lo and behold, the Pirates
clinched the National League flag
and invaded New York to chal
lenge the lordly Yankees. There
was Red, parked in the grand
stand at Yankee Stadium taking
it all in.
Even after the Pittsburgiu ; s
lost three games by the horren
dous scores of 16 to 3, 10 to 0 and
12 to 0, his faith never wavered.
And in the end, the dream of
centuries came alive, with Pitts
burgh winning 10 to 9 in the last
of the ninth of the seventh game.
That's why Campbell doesn't
need any bosun's chair while he
is slushing down those booms.
That cloud will hold him up for
quite a while".
Tanker Firms
Seek MA Aid •
Beset by low charter rates, three
tanker operators—one of them an
SlU-contracted firm—^have applied
to the Maritime Administration
for financial assistance in making
mortgage payments on their ves
sels, to cover installments that were
due the end of last month. The
MA is expected to comply with
their requests.
The three firms are Transeast-
em Shipping Corp., under SIU
contract; American Eagle Corp.
and Nautilus Petroleum Carriers.
They are seeking respective loans
of $90,000, $107,000 and $120,000
on their tankers which were built
around the tim« of the Suez clos
ing—after the US Government
had urged new tanker construc
tion.
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SXX7 FOOD and
Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation .Director
A Perfect Score On Sanitation
For the second year in a row,- SIU crews on all four ships of the
Bloomfield fleet have made it a clean sweep with perfect scores of 100
in US Public Health Service sanitary inspections. (See story on Page
6.) This is an outstanding achievement, and O. C. Webster, company
vice-president, comments that it "will give some of our other com
panies something to shoot at." He also offers a list of "requirements
that must be followed if any vessel hopes to seciu« and maintain a
Sanitation Certificate." Considering Bloomfield's record, it would be
well for others to keep these items in mind.
"Evidence of dampness of crockery is a sure give-away that all
utensils and crockery have not been immersed in water at least 170' F
... All glassware and crockery, also spare cooking utensils in galley,
to be thoroughly cleaned, free of all grease, and inverted when stowed
away ... Do not continue to use cracked or chipped crockery . . .
Sugar dispensers, sugar bowls, coffee and sugar canisters, etc., to be
kept in a sanitary condition . . . Tops of all condiment bottles to be
clean and free of grime . . . Plastic water pitchers to be cleaned inside
and all stains removed-after each use . . . Messrooms must be kept
clean at all times ... No smoking to be allowed in the galley . . .
"Meat blocks must be t|ioroughly wire-brushed to rid same of all
grease and then salted, down prior to arrival . . . All cutting boards
must be clean and free of grease. Wooden boards should be wire-
. brushed; however, new PHS-approved rubberized cutting boards are
now available and can he washed after each use . . .'Knife racks in
galley and pantries to be clean and all knives with loose handles or
rivets to be disposed of . .^
"Meat-grinding machines to be taken apart and thoroughly cleaned
after each use and checked to see that no food particles remain in
mechanism. Check wooden pounding pin for cleanliness and possible
old food remaining . . . Meat saw to be taken apart and thoroughly
cleaned ... On thawing meats for consumption, put same in a recepta
cle and never allow same to come in contact with the deck . . .
"Get rid of all wooden and cardboard boxes in galley and pantries.
Replace same, where necessary, with plastic bus boxes . . . Egg fillers
never to be used in galley for bacon, etc. Paper towels should be sup
plied for this purpose ... All lockers and drawers in galley and pantries
to be clean . . . Spice cans in galley to be closed after each use, and
tops of same clean and free of all dirt . . . Scoops in flour' and sugar
bins must be clean and free of any caking . . . All left-overs returned
to refrigerators must be covered with aluminum foil . . . Shelves in
dry storeroom should be clean and free from dirt . . . Bulk rice, beans
(if carried in bulk) should be in covered GI can and free of weavils.
It is recommended that all rice and beans be delivered in packages
to eliminate possibility of weavils . . .
No Paint Brushes In Galley
"Use only PHS-approved-type pastry brushes and get rid of all
paint brushes in galley . . . Get rid of "Universal Spoon" In officers'
and crew pantries. Instruct messmen to put out several teaspoons on
a paper napkin for coffee-time ... All pies and pastries to be covered
with plastic cake covers . . . Get rid of baker's canvas . . . Baker's bin,
including peel, rolling pin, spatulas, etc., must be spotless . . . Sugar
and flour bins in galley to be thoroughly cleaned before adding new
supply . . . Baker's oven must be clean and free from rust and food
particles ...
"Sci;eens over galley stove to be clean and free of grease . . . Intake
screens located in galley and pantries to be thoroughly cleaned and
free of dirt . . . Galley stove must be clean and free of grease, includ
ing overhead screens, bulkhead, oil drain pans and boxes (located on
each side of stove); same for steam kettle . . . Fry pans to be degreased
... French fryer and basket must be clean and free of all old grease ...
Mixers Must Be Clean
"Hobart mixer., to be thoroughly cleaned to prevent possibility of
oil or other foreign matter getting into food . . . Edlund can opener
in galley must be kept clean, especially in cogs, gears, etc. . . . Dumb
waiter and shaft in connection with same, especially lower deck, must
be clean and sanitary . . . Scuppers in galley and pantries to be clean,
free and in sanitary condition . . .
"Vessel should be free of roaches . . . Food placed In garbage cans
aft in port must be covered. Cans should be hose-washed when un
loaded . . . Garbage cans In galley and pantries to be thoroughly
cleaned and covered at all times when not in use . . . All ports to be
screened and every effort made to eliminate flies. Messrooms, pan
tries and galley to be sprayed as required . . . Drinking fountain heads
on all decks to be taken off and cleaned periodically . . . Paper towels
to be used in steward department toilets; also liquid soap. Sign above
wash basin to read "'Wash hands before leaving" , . .
"Temperature of all domestic refrigerators must be below *50 degrees
. . . Domestic refrigerators to be defrosted and thoroughly cleaned
prior to arrival, both inside and, outside. Check door gaskets for
cleanliness . . . All refrigeration compartments, when defrosting, to
be thoroughly washed down and bulkheads and overhead cleaned, in
cluding all shelves, etc. Chief steward should personally supervise this
job. Clean behind all door gaskets. Check deck for cleanliness when
removing gratings . . . Never use #10 tins to stow left-overs . . . Put
opened jars of mayonnaise in domestic refrigerator."
All of these suggestions and procedures, already in use on Bloom-
field vesisels, appear to produce outstanding results. As a result,
Bloomfield's sanitation record is one of the best anywhere, and has
been that way for some time. Stewards, galley personnel and all
hands on other vessels are urged to keep these Items in mind as a
matter of routine aboard their own ships. That way, we can work to
keep SIU ships l;|ie cleanest'in the business—and the best fefeders too.
Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can
he submitted to this column in care oj the SEAFARERS LOG.)
Isbraifdfsen
Buys info
Export Line
Isbrandtsen Co. Inc., a 70-shlp
operator, has acquired controlling
interest in American Export Lines,
which presently operates 30 vessels
including the passenger liners In
dependence, Constitution and At
lantic. Though an Isbrandtsen of
ficial stated that separate opera
tions would be maintained by both
shippers for the present, such a
transaction will, no doubt, even
tually lead, to a consolidated ship-
shipping ..operations. Export pres
ently operates subsidized services,
but Isbrandtsen does not.
Isbrandtsen paid about $8,000,-
000,000 in cash for the controlling
(25 percent) interest in the Export
firm's stock. After the deal had
been consumated, there was a
slight re-shuffling of top officials
of Isbrandtsefi who took over key
posts at Export which were vacated
by the three directors.
Time To Clean House
Seafarers Tex Jacks, bosun, and Dick Pifer, 'DM, tend hose on but-
terworth machine while cieanfng tanks aboard the Ocean Ulla.
Vessel is one of new supertankers under contract to the SIU.
Typewritw Firm Joiiis Runaways; <
Will Lay Off 1,500 Workm
The runaway trend of American industry is continuing in high gear. The latest to join
the trend toward production overseas is Remington Rand, a large-scale typewriter manu
facturer. It is packing bag, baggage and key board and joining the headlong rush to Europe.
Remington Rand will start
producing both standard and
portable models at its numer
ous overseas facilities and then
import the finished products for
sale in the domestic market.
Shifts At Elmira
As a result of the move away
from Elmira, New York, where the
company currently produces type
writers, as many as 1,500 of 4,300
workers may be laid off. Reming
ton Rand president Dause L. Bibby
said that perhaps "only" 860 would
become unemployed. As for the
others, he felt sure that they
could be kept busy doing some
thing in Elmira, but at this time
he couldn't say what.
The company also manufactures
electric typewriters, adding ma
chines and computer units at the
Elmira plant. Presumably, these
operations would continue as
before.
The usual factor cited in the
runaway moves was given—Slower
production costs abroad. What
wasn't mentioned was the tax sav
ings involved as long as company
profits are not remitted to the
United States, plus the special con
cessions on taxes, factory construc
tion and loan interest rates which
are given to American companies
abroad.
The Remington Rand executive
threw a few words of comfort in
the direction of the 1,500 workers
who will lose their jobs, declaring,
"Don't say labor Is at fault. They
are only part of tl^e softness that
has invaded all of us."
Back In the 30's Remington Rand
Old Strikebreaking Pattern
won notoriety for the use of'the
"Mohawk Valley formula," a care
fully-planned strikebreaking pat
tern that was applied with con
siderable success In many areas.
Several of the company's plants
are still non-union. *
The last two years have seen a
long list of American firms estab
lish overseas manufacturing plants
in such countries as Japan, Bel
gium, France, the Netherlands,
Luxemburg, Germany and Italy.
The biggest runaway operations
have been in the film industry,
with motion pictures shot on loca
tion in such low-wage countries
as Spain. Shipping operations, of
course, have had their awn sub
standard havens in Liberia, Hon
duras and Panama for years.
Prove Eligibility
For Hospital $
Seafarers being admitted to a
Public Health hospital are
urged to carry with them their
Union book plus proof of eli-
gibiUty for SIU benefits;
namely, a record that they, have
at least 00 days seatime during
the previous year and at least
one day during the previous six
months. Failure to have the
proper credentials will cause a
delay in payments to the Sea
farer.
If the Seafarer is admitted to
a hospital which is hot a PHS
institution, he should contact
the Union immediately. The
Union will arrange with the
USPHS for a transfer to a Pub
lic Health hospital in his vicin
ity. The PHS will not pick up
the hospital tab for private
hospital care, unless it is noti
ced in advance.
Want To Unload $3?
Job Service' Will Oblige
The perennial game of selling information on "how to get
a job on a ship" is still going strong, judging from material
received recently at Union headquarters.
Generally, all one has to do"
is send from $3.00 to $3.00 for
"inside" dope on how to get
seamen's papers; the names and
addresses of union hiring halls
and other information of the kind
which can easily be obtained
through the -telephone book or
from the Coast Guard, without
charge.
What the promoters don't tell
their gullible victims is that the
Coast Guard will not issue sea
men's papers unless the applicant
has assurance of employment.
One promoter advertises himself
as a steamship and yacht -agent.
Those answering his ads receive a
form letter , telling them that for
$3.00 they can receive his book,
"Facts About The Merchant
Marine For - Newcomers." The
blurb letter notes that the book"
"would of cost' you hundreds of
dollars and many, months of al
most impossible research ..."
The custonoier also receives a
small'"safety money envelope" to
enclose his $3, upon which is in
scribed "don't be afraid to send
cash—thousands of folks do."
They probably liave, "but they
.shouldn't.
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Union Wins Wage
Rise, Shorter Work
Week On Lakes
MONTREALT-A three-day strike by SIU Canadian District
members brought a quick end to operator resistance and won
a new three-year contract involving a fi^e percent wage gain
and a reduced work week.
Canadian District Sec.-Treas.
HaL Banks announced that the
Hal Bonb, SIU Canadian
District secretary-treasurer,
announced successful outcome
of Lakes beef.
new agreement with the Lakes
Carriers Association will qualify
Call Skipper
Respondble
InGrounding
A ship's master and a river pilot
were blamed In Canada last month
for the grounding last November
of the SIU Canadian District-
manned John Miseiier in heavy
fog in the St. Lawrence River.
.A Ministry of Transport-appoint
ed investigating team, consisting
of n Superior Court Judge and two
sea captains, found Captain Fred
erick J. Brady and the pilot, John
Keating, guilty of allowing the
ship to run ashore, for several
reasons.
The investigators found that the
skipper had lefjt the bridge after
the pilot had boarded the vessel
in early morning haze. A young
third mate was left on the bridge
in charge. The captain remained
in his cabin, the investigators
stated, until the first fog signal
was sounded some four hours
afterward. Within minutes after,
the ship ground to a halt^
Other facts uncovered by the
probers showed:
The ship maintained a speed of
12 knots until the vessel became
groundedi and no lookout had been
posted despite weather conditions.
Just prior to the time of impact,
the pilot had come "dangerously
close" to a buoy and had passed
another ship in the fog at an un
safe distance. And, though the ship
had been equipped with naviga
tional aids, it used only radar—
and "there was failure to make
proper and efficient use of thai,"
the investigation concluded. <
Canadian Seafarers to hefty retro
active payments dating back to
May. They will amount to as much
as $425 in some instances.
The agreement applies to a
group of major Lakes companies,
but the pattern set by the Associa
tion normally applies to the entire
Canadian Lakes fleet.
The new wage scale will boost
crewmen's wages from $55 to $85
per month, with the standard work
week cut to 44 hours from 48.
Rejected Offer
The strike began against the
N. M. Paterson Company fleet of
23 vessels after union members
had voted by a majority of five to
one, by secret J>allot, to reject a
Canadian government conciliation
offer;"The other four members of
the Carriers Association then
started to tie up "their vessels, ap
parently under a pre-arrang^
plan to lock out the members of
the Canadian District. After three
days though, the Association and
the union were able to work out
a new agreement.
Bosun and crane operators, who
still work a longer work week, will
earn $535 and $622 per month re
spectively, under the newly-nego
tiated contract, as compared to the
previous . monthly wage of $487
and $550. Deckhands on the new
44-hour weekly schedule will re
ceive $348 instead of $313 as pre
viously paid.
In addition! premium pay for
performing certain duties was in
corporated into the new contract.
For example: a crewman who han
dles hatches will be entitled to the
same scale as pai,d to a longshore
man during the period he performs
such duties.
Bigger Ships
In the course of the contract
dispute. Banks had pointed out
that the big new Lakers now in
operation carry up to five times
the cargo formerly carried on the
old canalers, with only a small
difference in the manning scale.
Consequently, the operators were
well able to afford the demands of
the union.
The Lakers formerly were re
stricted to the Lakes proper, but
now that the Seaway is open, they
have been coming up the St. Law
rence to Montreal, Seven Isles
and other river ports. Before the
Seaway opened, the canals around
the rapids outside of Montreal
could only handle ships drawing
12 feet of water.
A New Giant For The Canadian Lakes Trade
SS John A. France, new Laker manned by Canadian District members, is shown after her christening
in Montreal. Vessel can haul 25,700 Tons of bulk cargo and is as big as the capacity of the Seaway
locks permits.
Christen Giant New Lakes Carrier
MONTREAL—Another big Laker for operation by an SlU-Canadian District company,
the John A. France^ was christened in the Canadian Vickers shipyard here. The ship wa»
the biggest ever to be built in Montreal.
Constructed for Scott Mis-|"
SIU Canadian
Disfrict Halls
FORT Wn.LlAM......,.408 Simpson St.
Ontario Phone: 3-3221
HALIFAX, N.S ISaVi Hollis St.
< Phone 3-8911
MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West
victor a-8161
QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot
Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569
THOROLD, Ontario......52 St. David St.
CAnal 7-S212
TORONTO, Ontario,:... .372 King St. E.
EMplre 4-5719
ST. JOHN. NR..,.. 177 Prince William St.
OX 2-5431
VANCOUVER. BC....'...i..298 Main St.
ener Steamships Ltd., the ves
sel is 722 feet six inches long
and 75 feet in the beam, the widest
possible breadth to squeeze
through the Seaway locks.
Because of its extreme size, the
vessel was built in two sections
and then joined together. It boasts
a 9,000 horsepower steam turbine
plant, air conditioning throughout
all accommodations and a host of
automatic controls. With more
than a million cubic feet of cargo
space, the vessel will be able to
haul huge quantities of bulk
cargoes such as grain, coal and ore.
She rates as a 25,700-ton bulk
carrier.
Run to Seven Isles
It is expected that the France
will run regularly from the Lakes
as far east as Seven Isles, Quebec,
which is the' terminal at which
Canadian iron ore is picked up
for use by inland steel mills.
A sister ship of the France is
now under construction at the
same yard, to be delivered in mid
summer.
The Montreal yards have been
unable to participate in the con
struction of large Lakers for the
simple reason that they were un
able to get such ships into the
Lakes before the Seaway opened.
Consequently they had always
been built in Great Lakes yards
in previous years.
Winch Accident
Proves Fatal
Brother Ed Landiault, .24, a
crewmember of the SIU Canadian
District-manned Windoc lost his
life recently in an accident aboard
the ship while it was traversing
the St. Lawrence Seaway, near
Messena, New York.
The Seafarer was caught In a
winch while the-ship was passing
through the Eisenhower Lock.
He was rushed to the hospital but
died soon afterwards.
Landiault jotned the SIU last
spring and shipped on the James
B. Eads, A .funeral was held for
him at Espanola, Ontario. Several
SIU Canadian District members
attended, including Phil Donovan
and Gary Placken.
Urge Second Canal
To Bypass Niagara
As expected and predicted by many experts, the Welland
Canal has proven to be a bottleneck in the St. Lawrence Sea
way, and a second canal, on the American side of Niagara
Falls may be the best answer,'
according to Harold C. Han
over, president of the New
York State AFL-CIO. He called for
funds to finance a really exhaustive
study of such a project.
The Welland Canal runs almost
north and south across the Niagara
peninsula for about 30 miles. It is
about eight miles west of Niagara
Falls and, links Lakes Erie and
Ontario.
Previously, plans had been pro
posed calling for the building of a
second canal on the Canadian side.
In either case, the construction of
a canal to pair with the Welland
would materially reduce delays for
ships of all flags during the naviga
tion season. It would work to the
advantage of both Canadian and
American shipping. That's because
delays in the canals and locks are
more costly for these ships than
their foreign competitors.
Canal Is Bottleneck
Hanover was able to martial
some impressive figures in backing
his contention that the Welland is
a bottleneck costing money and
time. Because of it, the Seaway
took in only $85 on every antici
pated $100 in its first year of
operation. In 1958 the Canal could
be cleared in nine hours, but by the
following year this figure had gone
up to 58 hours.
In addition, it has been dis
covered that ocean-going vessels,
for which the Seaway had been
built, were suffering eight times as
many accidents as smaller vessels.
The Welland Canal is too narrow
for safe operation of larger
vessels," he declared.
One suggested way to handle the
bottleneck is the twinning of exist
ing locks. Hanover doubts this ap
proach. He favors the idea of an
ail-American canal, somewhero
east of the Welland, which "would
not compete with, but rather sup
plement it."
Another Big
Laker Goes
Info Service
A new giant Upper Lakes bulk
carrier, the Carol Lake (Carryore,
Ltd.) made its maiden voyage to
Seven Islands in Quebec last
month after informal christening
ceremonies September 1. Under
contract to the SIU Canadian Dis
trict, the vessel has a carrying
capacity of over 25,000 long tons of
ore and about 750,000 bushels of
grain.
, The Carol Lake is the third
super-cargo ship built for the
company during the last two years.
A sister vessel, the Menihek Lake,
was completed last year and the
730-foot Murray Bay__vias com
pleted a few months ago.
Another soon-to-be-completed
vessel which will be crewed with
SIU Canadian District members is
the Collingwood (Canada Steam
ship). .^This ship, a package
freighter, has a capacity for 7,500
short tons of grain or 3,000 tons of
freight. She will have a speed of
16 knots. It should' be operating at
the start of the next shipping sea
son, according to reports.
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AmerUan-Hawanan
Plans To Peenter
Intercoastal Trade
Lincoln Goes To Sea
American - Hawaiian Steamship
Company, SIU Pacific District con
tracted when last operating on the
Intercoastal freight run in 1953,
may be bringing it back, according
to a report to stockholders made by
President Samuel H. Moerman.
The main reason for such hopes is
that the Maritime Administration
seems to be looking with favor up
on the company's application for
ship mortgage insurance. Several
months ago, a similar application
was turned down.
The insurance would cover the
construction of three trailer-type
vessels for the coast-to-coast trade,
much of which is now in the hands
of the railroads.
If shipping on this route is to be
resurrected, it will first have to
demonstrate economic feasibility.
Mr. Moerman reported that "final
approval is subject to our estab
lishing satisfactory design of the
proposed vessels, economic sound
ness of the project, and evidence
of financial resources and operat
ing ability adequate for the con
struction, operation and mainten
ance of the project."
American-Hawaiian was one of
the first companies in the indus
try to discuss construction of con-
tainerships and at one time had
gotten pretty far advanced in
planning for such vessels, but up
until now it has been unable to
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Changes Going
On SUP Ballot
The fifth and last in a series of
proposed changes in the consti
tution of the Sailors Union of the
Pacific were approved by the SUP
membership meetings and will go
on the referendum ballot. The
proposed changes, representing a
major overhaul of the SUP con
stitution, will bring it into con
formity with the provisions of
Federal jaw governing union pro
cedures.
The changes covered in the fifth
reading dealt with such items as
fund disbursements, strikes and
funeral benefits. Four previous
readings had covered revisions in
other sections of the constitution.
To become effective, the pro
posed constitutional changes will
have to be adopted in secret bal
lot referendum. They will be
placed on the ballot along with the
candidates for SUP offices, k.
On these pages is news of
activities of the SIU Pacific
District representing the three
West Coast unlicensed unions,
the Sailors Union of the Pa
cific, the Marine Firemen's
Union and the Marine Cooks
and Stewards Union, who sail
under the SIU banner predomi
nantly in the Pacific trades to
Hawaii, Alaska, the Far East
and on 'round-^he-world runs.
The'SIU Pacific District Unions
ir* «. key group in the SIUNA,
representing as they do the
HiHre maritime industry on the
tfest Coast.
arrange satisfactory financing de-
taUs.
A consulting engineering study
of the largest single class of cargo
—eastbound canned goods traffic—
indicates that a containership pro
gram would be superior to and
cheaper than the rails.
Further good news is that the
Interstate Commerce Commission
has promised to protect such water
carrier service, once it gets started,
from unfair rail competitioih Mr.
Moerman considers this guarantee
one of the most important steps in
bringing the containership pro
gram off the drawing board and
closer to reality.
One of the existing intercoastal
operators, Luckenbach Steamship,
has been hard hit by such rail
road competition, particularly rate-
cutting on transcontinental canned
goods traffic.
Elections Set
In All Three
Coast Unions
SAN FRANCISCO —The three
Pacific District Unions, the SUP,
MFOW and the MCS, have start
ed procedures for their elections
at the end of this year.
The SUP opened- nominations
October 17 and the candidates ac
ceptances are due before Novem
ber 15. Voting on SUP officials
will be from December 1 until
January 31, 1961.
In the MCS elections, 317
names have been submitted for
the 15 positions to be filled in
the current election. The number
of candidates, neairly a record, is
expected to be reduced after MCS
credentials committee action this
month. Nominations have already
closed and voting will be from
November 1 to December 31.
The MFOW credentials commit
tee has certified 45 candidates
for 16 positions in the Union.
Balloting will be from early No
vember through January..
The incumbent MFOW presi
dent, Sam Bennett, is not a candi
date for re-election. W. W. Jordan
is unopposed for the MFOW presi
dency.
In addition to Unionwide offices
and port offices, the Firemen have
nominated six members for posi
tions on the Board of Trustees of
the Union. Nine delegates to the
SIUNA 1961 convention in Puerto
Rico have also been certified by
the MFOW credentials committee.
In addition to the positions of
president, vice president and
treasurer, the MFOW posts in the
coming election include three
business agents and a dispatcher
for San Francisco; a Seattle Port
agent and business agent. Port
land port and business agents;
San Pedro port and business
agents; New York port and business
agents and a port agent for
Honolulu.
This is a view of the 23,000-ton President Lincoln at the Bethlehem
Steel yard in San'Francisco before she was launched. The new
Sea Racer is now part of the American President Lines fjeet and is
manned by the SIU Pacific District Unions.
President Lincoln
Launched For APL
SAN FRANCISCO — The SS
President Lincoln, first of two Sea
Racer cargoliners being built at
Bethlehem Steel Company's ship
yard here for the American Presi
dent Lines, was launched late last
month.
Together with the SS President
Tyler which is soon to be launched,
APL, an SIU Pacific District-con
tracted company, is spending some
$32 millions on the two vessels.
The SS President Lincoln,
manned by members of the SUP,
MFOW and the MC&S, will carry
a 60-man crew. The 23,000-ton ship
is 563 feet long, has u 76 foot beam
and can cruise at 20 knots. She has
a general cargo capacity of 544,950
cubic feet.
In addition, the ship will accom
modate 12 passengers. One hold
will be for containerized cargo and
another has been designed for
ready conversion to a container
hatch. A 25-ton capacity crane
rides above the container hatch
for handling containers and sea
vans.
The ship, whose keel was laid in
December, 1959, will be delivered
in February, 1961.
Present at the launching were
Ralph K. Davies, chairman and
George Killion, president of APL.
Vice Admiral Ralph E. Wilson,
chairman of the Federal Maritime
Board and Maritime Administrator,
US Department of Commerce, de
clared that it is essential that there
be an adequate number of Amer
ican flag ships.
Pacific District Shipping
Port SUP
8/22 to 9/19
MFOW
9/1 to 9/30
MC&S
9/1 to 9/30
Total
San Fran. 616 240 533 1,389
Seattle 124 87 66 277
Portland 109 35 34 178
Wilmington 465 (no hall) 122 587
New York 88 36 26 150
New Orleans • 8 (ho hall) 4 12
' Honolulu 20 44 23 87
San Pedro (no hall) 104 (no hall) 104
Total M30 546 808 2.784
MFOW, SUP
MCS Start
Wage Talks
SAN FRANCISCO—Pacific Dis
trict Unions of the SIU, tlie SUP,
MFOW and MC&S have entered
negotiations on wage reviews with
shipowners.
The Unions, which presented a
six-point demand in September,
secured agreement on one of the
points: retroactivity. The ship
owners have agreed that all wage
and compensations in the currept
negotiations will be retroactive to
October 1, 1960.
Offer Rejected
^ five per cent, wage Increase
offered by the companies cori-
tracted to the Pacific District Un
ions was rejected as inadequate by
the Joint negotiating committee of
the three Unions.
Proper wage and overtime In
creases have been demanded in
order to restore traditional wage
relationships in the maritime in
dustry. The Unions are conducting
a study to show the lag between
unlicensed departments of the
Pacific District and other maritime
workers.
Supplemental wage allowances
are one of the demands of the
Unions. Correction of inequities in
individual ratings are also being
sought by the union committee.
Automation Problem
The Pacific District is calling for
proper Compensation for automa
tion and mechanization within the
maritime industry. A demand that
a medical center program be put
into operation in the port of San
Francisco by January, 1961, Is also
part of the six-point Union pro
gram. Part of the medical center
program includes optical care for
the members of the Unions.
The present contract does not
expire until next year. All agree
ments between the unions and the
Pacific Maritime Association
companies are being dealt with
now, including offshore, Inter
coastal and coastwise.
Wages are the prime considera
tion in the current negotiations.
The Pacific District unions are
emphasizing a united front on all
propositions and the Unions
proposals are based on the recom
mendations and actions of the
memberships.
Plan New
MCS News
In an effort to better dissemi
nate news and important informa
tion to its membership, the Marine
Cooks and Stewards Union is
planning a new look for its official
publication, "Stewards News,"
through th? formation of a publica-
tions and research department
which will be charged with this
responsibility.
Secretary-Treasurer Ed Turner
notes that the editorial content
of the "Stewards News," through
the new department, will make for
a better-Informed membership. ,
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As Ultra-Clean Ship
SAN FRANCISCO—The medical training ship, the SS
Hope, which sailed from here last month to Indonesian and
other Far East ports, will provide some special and unusual
duties for its 135 crew-"*^ ::
members.
The ship, completely
equipped with a floating hospital,
Is a gift of American unions, indus
try and individuals and is spon
sored by Project Hope, a program
Of the ~People-to-People Founda
tion. It will provide medical train
ing for doctors in the Far East and
help the world to health.
The hospital ship is manned by
unlicensed members of the SIU
Pacific District Unions: the SUP,
MFOW and the MCS. A memoran
dum of agreement has been signed
by the Pacific District unions and
the operators covering the hospital
ship.
Although the unlicensed crew is
Bailing the ship for its operators,
American President Lines, under
a standard agreement, there are
some unusual features in its oper^
ation.
Year's Activities
The crew signed articles for a
full year, and the three unions
have agreed that except for emer
gencies such as the need for hos
pitalization or serious family prob
lem, a crew member will not pay
®ff before the termination of his
articles.
But, the crew has advantages
that other crews do not have. The
SS Hope will spend many weeks
In port, and crewmen will receive
an unusual amount of port leave.
Draws' will be in American money
except in those countries where
US currency is forbidden. In those
ports, the crew will be able to
draw the native currency at • the
eflicial exchange.
The ship is fully air-conditioned
In all areas and the crew has serv
ice from the ship's laundry. The
crew also has soda fountain facili
ties and a lounge.
The crew includes a skipper and
four mates, three radio operators,
27 men in the deck department,
two pursers, a hairdresser and a
ehop attendant, nine licensed engi
neers, 24 men in the black gang
and 63 in the steward department.
The ship was the former US
Navy hospital vessel Consolation.
Its 800-bed capacity has been mod
ified to some 230 beds to provide
training facilities.
Dr. Paul Spangler, chief medical
officer of the vessel and a veteran
Navy medical officer, stated that
the medical team plans no direct
assault on-the health problems of
the countries. to be visited. "Our
main objective is training," he
fiaid.
Short* On Doctors
There is only one doctor for
about every 75,000 people iff Indo-
. nesia and it is difficult for the na
tion's 1,100 doctors to keep up with
new medical developments.
The SS Hope will offer the hafd-
pressed Indonesian doctors the
chance to learn how medicine is
- practiced here. They will be taught
. hy treating selected cases brought
' 'aboard the hospital ship.
While American doctors will of-
~ ter advanced medical knowledge to
their Indonesian colleagues, they
themselves will be learning about
diseases such as smallpox and
tropical fevers seldom seen in the
US.
The $3,500,000 operating budget
for the hospital ship's activities
for the first year is being raised
by unions, business and private
contributors.
The itinerary of the ship in
cludes the Indonesia ports of
Djakarta, Oct. 18; Macassar, Nov.
4; Ambon, Dec. 5; Kupan, Dec. 30;
Bima, Jan. 15;*Padang Bai in Bali,
Feb. 1; Surabaya, Feb. 21; Sama-
rang, March 22; and Djakarta,
April 23. The next port will be
Singapore, followed by visits to
Vijst Nam seaports.
Sanitation Viial
Because oP the nature of th#*
services rendered aboard the ves
sel, all three shipboard depart-
"ments will have to pay scrupulous
attention to cleanliness in all quar
ters. This is particularly true, of
course, in the galley, where the
steward department will be pre-,
paring meals for patieqts in addi
tion to the 72-member medical
crew and various visiting officials
and local doctors in the countries
being visited.
The steward' department has a
great opportunity to display its
skills because doctors have a repu
tation of being notoriously indif
ferent to the food they eat.
In addition to the nsual ship
board power plant and other ma
chinery, the black gang will main
tain air-conditioning equipment
and added generators for use in
operating rooms and other special
ized services. Engine department
members must wear white boiler
suits to be provided by the opera
tors, when frequenting public areas
aboard the ship.
I ndonesia-Bound
Here are some of the Sailors Union members of the SS Hope crew: (front, 1-r) S. Foo, OS; D. William,
OS; John McGovern, AB; A. Melville, H. Y. Chung, E. C. Bloke, and T. Eriksen, ordinaries; J. Simon,
MM and W. Darding, AB. (Standing, l-rj: D. Smith, QM; F. Ward, MM; 0. W. Kosky, AB delegate;
M. L. Van Dusen, carpenter; John O'Meara, bosun; Leonard Alder, QM; Frank Ashton, AB; A. Joslin,
AB; J. McNulty, AB; Erik Pearsson and Walter Gagrica, both watchmen; George Bunkenburg, DM,
and O. Olstad, storekeeper. Picture was taken on the helicopter deck of the SS Hope in Son Francisco.
MCS Committee Issues Report
And Review Of Union Operation
SAN FRANCISCO—The Marine Cooks and Stewards Operations and Review Commit
tee report was overwhelmingly accepted by the membership of the union last month. The
report, the product of a committee composed of Ted Nelson, Ted Wilson, George McDowell,
Stafford Ash, Gordon Shaw,"*' "
Willie Farmer, Charles Dan
iels, and Charles Ilutto, made
recommendations on a variety of
subjects ranging from shipping
rules to the MCS training school
at Santa Rosa.
The recommendations Include a
suggestion that there be a general
tightening of the shipping agree-
Nurses aboard the SS Hope, floating hospital ship which will bring
medical aid to the peoples of Southeast Asia, inspected the master
control board in tlie engine room before the vessel set sail fi:om
San Francisco. Le(f to right are Joanne Acfelfing and Teresa
Campbell, with Chief Engineer C. A. Strohacker, member of the
MEBA Local 97. .
ment in connection with the post
ing of work .schedules and assign
ments. The SS Matsonia was sin
gled out for special comment on
the work schedule issue.
It was also recommended that
all freighter chief steward jobs be
placed on the shipping board and
dispatched in accordance with the
shipping rules. The committee
charged that this practice is not
followed in some ports.
A union indoctrination program,
to familiarize members with the
constitution, shipping rules and
agreement, was recommended. It
was also suggested that the ac
countants who compile the finan
cial reports make more detailed
findings.
Shipping Rule Changes
Efforts should be made to nego
tiate the recently passed "one-year-
rule" into the present agreement
with shipowners, the committee
said. A one-card registration sys
tem was also suggested to replace
the present three-card system.
An amendment to the shipping
rules was suggested, to read in
part: "In case a vessel is laid up
and is reactivated within 30 days,
those employed on the vessel at
the time of lay-up shall be entitled
to return to the vessel to complete
their alloted seniority time provid
ing they-register to re-ship."
The committee, reviewing the
recent purchase of the Don Hotel
in Wilmington, suggested that the
union continue ownership at the
present time. Leasing' the bar and
restaurant to a private individual
was suggested.
Also examined by the committee
was the training center at Santa
Rosa.
It was recommended that the
training program be continued on
a limited basis, with an enrollment
of 36 persons. More cabins for pen
sioners were suggested and it was
also recommended that added
equipment be purchased for the
center. •
SIU Pacific
District Halls
SUP
HONOLULU 51 South Nimitz High\v.iy
PHone 502-777
NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St.
Jackson 5-7428
NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn
HVacinth 9-6603
PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St.
CApitol 3-4336
SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St.
Douglas 2-8363
SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave.
Main 2-0290
WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave.
Terminal 5-6617
MC&S
HONOLULU .. 51 South Nimitz Highway
PHone 5-1714
NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St.
RAmond 7-428
NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn
HYacinth 9-eeOO
PORTLAND
SAN FRANCISCO..
SEATTLE
WILMINGTON
..211 SW Clay St.
CApitol 7-3222
...350 Fremont St.
EXbrook 7-560O
2505 1st Ave.
MAin 3-0088
. 505 Marine Ave.
, TErminal 4-8538
MFOW
HONOLULU... 56 North Nimitz Highway
PHone 5-6077
NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St.
MAgnolia 0404
•NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St.
COrtland 7-7094
PORTLAND 522 NW Everett St.
CApitol 3-72974
SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St.
DOuglas 2-4592
SAN PEDRO .296 West 7th St.
TErminal 3-4489
SEATTLE ...2333 Western Ave.
HAIn 2-6326
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Crewmember Flees Russian Ship
Ignored by American news
services while, reporters raced
around at the heels of Russian
Premier Khrushchev, the crew-
members of the Russian-flag Bal-
tika sprung into prominence last
week when one of them jumped
ship and asked for political asylum
In the United States.
Victor Jaanimets, .an oiler,
slipped away from a group of ship
mates while shopping in Manhattan
and made good his escape. After
security checks by the FBI and
Immigration, he was permitted to
stay in the US.
Jaanimets, an Estonian, de
nounced Communist enslavement
of his native country. He declared
that crewmembers had been set to
spying upon each other, and that
Russian security men "supervised"
the crews' comings and goings.
Up until Jaanimets' dramatic
flight, the Russian crew had gone
about the^r sightseeing and shop
ping in Manhattan without arous
ing a tremor of interest. They were
the first Russian w.orkers to come
ashore in the United States since
shortly after the end of World
War II. All other Russians coming
to the States have been officials,
members of diplomatic missions
or representatives of trade agen
cies.
When the ship arrived in New
York, US Imniigration issued some
180 D-1 landing permits enabling
the crew to come ashore for up to
Radiating pleasure at prospect of enjoying political asylum in
the US, &tonian seaman Victor Jaanimets meets the press at US
Immigration Office in New York. Jaanimets, an oiler, sought
freedom after quitting crew of the Soviet liner Bgltika which
brouglit Soviet Premier Khrushchev here for UN sessions. Baltika
sailed short one oiler last week.
29 days. Police sources said that
the Russian crewmembers came
ashore in groups, and Jaanimets
later informed reporters that crew
members were instructed to keep
watch on each other. The crew
members were told by Red security
officers to travel in groups of fitre
Do you think it is desirable to allow crewmembers to draw against
their overtime wages? If so, why?
J. L. Gomez, bosun: That would
depend on the individual's finan
cial condition —
his obligations to
his family and
creditors, etc. A
draw against OT
would mean a
smaller payoff at
the end of the
trip. This might
tend to place a
hardship on the
family of the Seafarer who drew
the money. Of course. It's a dif
ferent story for a single man with
no responsibility. In any event, I
don't draw on OT wages.
t" t> it
Ysee Hong, steward dept.: No—
at least not for me. I have a wife
and two children
who are depend
ent upon my pay.
I wouldn't think
of drawing
against OT wages
because it would
not be fair to
them. To do this
would minimize
the amount of
pay due me at the end of the voy
age. I have had the opportunity to
take advantage of this offer on
numerous occasions but have al
ways passed up the chance.
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Lester Herbert, chief cook: Most
•hips I sail make round-the-world
trips, and we're
allowed to draw
against ten per
cent of the over
time we have
worked. I never
pass up the
chance to do this
because in spite
of the draw, I
still have ample
money coming to me at payoff
time. This way I stiU hgve pocket
money and my family doesn't have
to suffer from lack of financial
support
Clifford Henry, chief cook: I feel
the same way about drawing
against OT as do
many of my ship
mates in the
stewards depart
ment. It's okay to
draw against OT,
if, in doing so,
the family budget
is not affected.
I am a family
man and have
consistently taken advantage of the
offer. I might also add that this
has not hurt them. I feel that If
the shipping company goes along
with the policy, I will too.
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Mario F. Serrano, stewards dept.:
I alwasrs draw against overtime
pay whenever I
can. Why? So I
can send money
home to my wife
and two children
at periodic inter
vals. This, inci
dentally, is a
great help to
them. At the
same time, I still
have a bit of money for myself—
to take care of my own needs. I
usually sail on short hauls to
Puerto Rico and on ships which
allow weekly draws of this nature.
t>
Cecil Rush, oiler: Yes—it would
be desirable. When a man (like
myself) has a
family and pro
vides them with
the maximum al
lotment, he's left
with very little to
draw from when
he's in foreign
ports. He mi^ht
wish to take
some souvenirs
home, and certainly needs a certain
amount for personal recreation.
Example: I draw alT I can when I
hit Yokohama. There's great
recreation there!
to protect themselves against
"thugs and criminals."
Jaanimets sneaked away from
his group in a crowded Manhattan
department store, grabbed the
nearest cab^and headed to down
town Manhattan. He then wan
dered into a waterfront bar nrhere
he somehow communicated"^ his
plight to one of the patrons, who
got him into safe hands. Two days
later he was granted asylum by
Immigration and is now resting at
an undisclosed location.
MA Seeks
WO-Knot
Stilt' Sttip
A second contract for developing
hydrofoils has been awarded to a
Grumman Aircraft affiliate by the
Maritime Administration. The pro
ject is supposed to come up with a
foil which will permit vessels to
travel over the water at more than
100 miles per hoar.
Dynamic Developments Inc., of
Babylon, LI, is already building a,
104-foot, eighty-ton hydrofoil craft
which is expected to travel at 70
knots using conventional foils. It
won the $428,000 contract for the
new project.
The new contract is to develop
wedge-shaped foils to direct the
drag-producing vacuum, or cavita
tion to the rear of the foil where it
will not reduce the • foil's lifting
power. Most foils in use' today
encounter the cavitation problem.
The company demonstrated a 23-
foot experimental craft with the
new foils at an international con
ference on hydrofoils at the Hague,
Netherlands, last month. The new
foils were originated by William P.
Carl, president of the company.
The contract calls for equipping
the 104-foot craft with the new
"super-cavitating" foils. It is part
of a hydrofoil research program
being carried out by the Maritime
Administration in cooperation with
the Navy's Bureau of Ships and the
Office of Naval Research.
Shorthandedt
If a crewmember quits whQe
a ship is in port, delegates
are asked to contact the hall
immediately for a replace
ment. Fast acllon on their part
will keep all Jobs aboard ship
filled at all times and elimi
nate the chance of the ship
sailing shorthanded.
By SIDNEY MARGOLIVS . :
Insurance Fees Often Out Of Line
If you buy a car on time payments and sometimes other types of
merchandise, the chances are that you also are paying for cr^t lif«
insurance without knowing it.
A survey by the National Better Business Bureau has found that
over half of all buyers of cars on installment plans also buy credit life
insurance without their knowledge or consent.
Kenneth B. Wilson, president of the Bureau, says this happens be
cause many time-payment contracts do not itemize the various charges
in addition to the price of the car, but simply lump a charge for
credit insurance into the total price of the car.
Credit life insurance nowadays is required by most banks and
finance companies, and some installment dealers, whey you take out
a loan or buy on time. >The insurance pays off the balance of yoim
debt if you die before completing your payments. Lenders provide
it chiefly for their own protection. However, it's not a bad deal for
you if you know you're paying for it, and most of all, pay just •
reasonable fee for it.
Credit unions, for example, provide credit life insurance for all
borrowers without any extra charge. Many banks and reputable
lenders provide it at an extra fee of 50-60 cents fpr each $100 bor
rowed.
At a cost to you 60 cents or less per $100 of debt, credit life insuiv
ance does provide temporary insurance at a time when you probably
need it most- If anything happened
to you, your wife or co-signer won't
have to complete -the payments.
It's group insurance, so everybody
pays tiie same rate with no medi
cal exam. Thus it's especially help
ful for older people and those in
hazardous occupations or suffering
from a chronic illness, who usually
liave to pay extra for life insurance.
Whether you want credit insur
ance or not, you're pretty likely to
get it these days if you borrow or
buy on time. This type of insurance
has soared from less than two mil
lion policies in 1948 to over 35 mil
lion in '58, the BBB reports. Ap
parently half or more of all fami
lies may be paying for credit life
insurance right now whether they
know it or not.
But dealers and lenders who add
credit life insurance on to your
bill without your knowledge, also
often overcharge for it, the BBB study finds. In fact, the price some
sellers charge is scandalous. The National Association of Insurance
Commissioners found that over half the companies selling this type
of insurance, paid out in claims less than 20 percent of the premiums
charged. Almost one-third of the companies paid out less than ten
percent
That means the. fees for this insurance were rigged so that for
every dollar charged for credit life insurance by these conipanles, they
paid only less than ten to 20 cents.
The commissioners found that three Insurance companies special*
izing In this type of insurance took in a total of $33,500,000 one recent
year and paid out in claims only $7,400,000 or 22 percent. So you
can see the extent of the gouge.
Besides insurance companies, the people making the money on
credit life insurance are the dealers and loan companies who add it
to your installment contract. The commissioners' study found that
well over half the insurance companies paid in commissions, rebates
or kickbacks, over 50 percent of the fees charged installment buyers
and borrowers for such Insurance. Some commissions or kickbacks
ranged as high as 80 percent. If you had a balance of, say, $1000 on
the purchase of a car, and the dealer or lender tacked on $22 for
"credit life insurance", he was able to pocket $11-$17 of it for himself.
Some of the finance companies have set up their own insuranc*
companies for the specific purpose of selling credit life insurance.
The commis: ".oners found that one Insurance company, a wholly-
owned subsidiary of one of the largest national finance companies,
paid out only 21 cents in claims for every dollar it took in on the
sale of credit life insurance.
Now the state insurance commissioners want the companies to limit
their take to 50 percent of the premiums charged. This is still an
exorbitant price, and almost twice as much "as regular insurance com
panies require for their overhead and profit on regular life insurance.
You have to protect yoiurself from this widespread gougecTt's simple
enough:
1—Don't sign any installment contract if the dealer lumps all th#
charges together without itemizing what you pay for various items.
2—If the dealer does itemize a charge for "insurance" but doesn't
say what kind, then make him specify whether this is insurance on
the car itself, or credit life insurance, and how much he is charging
for each.
3—If Jie charges much more than 60 cents per $100 of your balance,
you are paying more than you need to. Thus on a balance of $1000
on a used car, a moderate charge for credit life insurance would be $6.
4—If a dealer or loan company also charges you for accident and
health Insurance with an installment purchase or loan, you may b«
a candidate for a real gouge. Some fringe auto dealers and some .
small-loan companies, especially In the southwest and midwest, have
been charging' borrowers not only for credit life insurance, but for
health; insurance too.
5—^Also beware if a dealer or loan company charges you for-credit
insurance but withholds the policy. If anything did happen tO you,
your family might never know you were covered by such Insurance.
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1N« SEAFARISRS LOG Tag* twa^'Whrn
Bank-Breaking Job
Contest winner Elliott Bloke, on employee of the MAWD-con-
trocted Air Master Corp., Philadelphia, shovels silver dollars on
TV's "Beo't The Clock" show. He netted 29,000 of them.
MAWD Member Scoops
Up $29,000 On TV Show
Elliott Blake, 22, an employee of the MAWD-contracted
Airmaster Corp. in Philadelphia, last month shoveled his waiy
to riches—on a network TV program at that.
"Blake the winner of a*^
national sweepstake contest
sponsored by a soft drink firm.
As sucli, he was entitled to
shovel as many silver dollars as he
could from one large bin into an*
other, in -five minutes. He was
guaranteed $15,000 but stood to
win much more-depending on how
fast he could move the loot.
Blake went into training for the
task, shoveling coal for the expe
rience, but mostly shoveling metal
washers weighing the same as sil
ver dollars. The MAWD-contracted
Airmaster Corp., alerted that
Blake would appear on TV to do
his shoveling act, built a set of
bins and supplied him with a stock
pile of washecs so he could get in
some practice during breaks and
lunch hours. The employee shov-
, eled an average of around 47,000
washers during practice sessions.
But when the real thing came
around, he actually netted $29,000
which still is not so bad.
Uncle Sam estimates that his
chare of Blake's winnings should
be at least $8,000 (but naturally he
prefers paper currency or a check).
Blake plans to use about $12,000
for a new house for he and his
bride-to-be, Mary Ann Skaziak.
After paying off a few bills he'll
put the rest into savings.
Blake's winning ticket, by the
way, was chosen from among some
4.5 million entries.
These Are Your
Union Meetings
—^Attend Them!
All union members sfiould
regularly attend tlie member
ship meetings in their area.
These meetings are devoted
to discussions of matters vital to
the welfare and security of
every MAWD member and his
faniily.
What's more, these meetings
provide every MAWD member
with the opportunity to speak up
and state his yiews about thes&
vital matters.
Here is the schedule of the
next meetings:
NEW YORK - Tuesday, No
vember 1 at 7 PM, SlU Hall,
675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn.
BALTIMORE - Friday, No
vember 4 at 8 PM, SlU Hall,
1316 E. Baltimore St.
PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday,
November 8, at 7:30 PM, SlU
Hall, 2604 S. 4th Street.
SUNBURY-Sunday, Novem
ber 13, at 2 PM, Friendship
Fird Company.
SlU WINS VOTE BY 2-1
AT 2 ROTO BROIL PLANTS
The SIU industrial workers organizing drive scored one of its most significant victor
ies in the New York area this month when it won a National Labor Relations Board election
183 to 98 at two plants of the Jay-Kay Corporation.
The decisive election vie-"*
tory culminated a bitter 13-
month campaign at the com
pany, which manufactures rotis-
series and electric grills under the
Roto Broil trade name. Opposing
the SIU's campaign at the plant
was the so-called "Amalgamated
Local 355" an "independent" out
fit that had been thrown out of
-the AFL-CIO some time ago be
cause of its sellout practices.
The "Local 355" group had a
"contract" at the plant which pro
vided for dues checkoff and little
else. Some of dhe workers for the
firni were making as little as the
$1 an hour minimum wage re
quired by Federal law, and the
"shop stewards" also doubled as
straw bosses for the company.
Delaying Tactics
Repeated layoffs of pro-SIU
workers down through the months,
plus delaying tactics by the em
ployer and "Local 355" made' the
organizing task a difficult. one.
A primary demand being made by
the Union is the reinstatement of
the many workers who were dis
charged for Union activity or pro-
SIU sympathies.
Employ 650
While the total vote cast, includ
ing voids and challenges, was 309,
the company normally employs
between 550 and 650 people. The
scheduling of the vote came at the
end of the summer slack season.
A victory meeting of Roto Broil
employees held this week dis
cussed SIU demands for a genuine
union contract. Among items being
sought by the Union are a wage
increase above the bare minimums
now being paid, a job security sys
tem, an effective grievance pro
cedure, and a job classification sys
tem, with specific wage scales for
specific duties.
Arrangements were also afoot for
a secret ballot vote for shop stew
ards in the plants.
The Roto Broil win is particular
ly Important as representing a
breach in the group of "inde
pendent" unions in various New
York City manufacturing plants.
Notify Welfare
Of Changes
The SIU Welfare Services De
partment reports that it has had
difficulty locating seamen's
families because the seamen's
enrollment or beneficiary cards
have not been kept up to date.
Some death benefit payments
have been delayed for some
time until the Seafarer's bene
ficiaries could be located. To
avoid delays in payments of wel
fare benefits Seafarers are ad
vised to notify the Union Im
mediately of any changes in ad-
dres's, changes in the names of
beneficiaries or additional de
pendents by filling out new en
rollment and beneficiary cards.
These cards can be obtained in
any SIU port.
Most of these "independents" op-
ei;ate in much the same fashion—
they get a contract providing dues
checkoff, but no real benefits. In
some Instances, the "independent"
is hooked up with an industrial
employment agency, and workers
last just long enough on the job to
pay their agency fees, after which
a new batch of people is hired.
52 Collect Yl elf are
Benefits In Month
The Marine and Allied Workers Division paid jout a total
oi 52 benefit claims to MAWD members and their dependents
during the month of September. This brings the grand total
'of benefits paid out to $209,--^
983.50, since the inception of
the Welfare Plan.
Among the largest, claims paid
out during the month was one
totaling $489.85. This went to Jo
seph Mazur, an employee of Esco
Manufacturing, Camden, NJ. It
covered hospital and surgical pay
ments for one of his dependents.
Another sizable benefit check, in
the amount of $422.50, went to
Henry McAllister, of the MAWD-
contracted Air Master Corp., Phil
adelphia. This disbursement cov
ered dependent hospitalization
costs.
Of the 52 claims paid out during
September, MAWD members re
ceived 23 payments and their de
pendents accounted for the re
maining 29. Seven claims were for
maternity benefits.
During the second month of op
eration as a self-insured plan, the
MAWD Northeast Area Welfare
Plan had no occasion to disburse
insurance payments or death,
accidental death or dismember
ment claims. The total paid out
to claimants was for hospital,
maternity or disability benefits.
Maternity benefits were paid to
the following: * •
MR, AND MRS. C. STENDE-
ROWICZ, $62.50 for the birth of a
child at Nazareth Hospital, Phila
delphia, August 11, 1960. The
claimant is an employee at All
American Metals, Philadelphia.
MR. AND MRS. L. WELCH,
$62.50 for the birth of a child at
Nazareth Hospital, PhUadelphia,
August 7, 1960. Welch is employed
at All American Metals, Philadel
phia.
MR. AND MRS. JOHN BREN-
NAN, $120.00 for the birth of a
child at Memorial Hospital, Au
gust 19, 1960. Brennan works at
Stephen Laurie, Philadelphia.
MR. AND MRS. JERRY PRIMI-
ANO, $182.50 for the birth of a
child at Adelphi Hospital, Brook
lyn, NY, August 3, 1960. Primiano
is employed by Acme Canvas and
Rope in Brooklyn.
MR. AND MRS, JOSEPH
SMITH, $182.50 for the birth of a
child at Juanita Park Medical Cen
ter, Philadelphia, August 29, 1960.
Smith is employed by All Ameri
can "Metals, Philadelphia.
MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM LOW-
RIMORE, $182.50 for the birth of
a child at John Hopkins Hospital,
Pasadena, Md., August 21, 1960.
Lowrimore is with Hill Chase
SteeL Baltimore.
MR. AND MRS. JAMES JOHN
SON, $180.00 for the birth of a
child at Temple University Hospi
tal, Philadelphia, August 20, 1960.
Johnson works at Air Master Corp.,
Philadelphia.
With SIU indiistrla! Workers
This is one in a series of features which the SEAFARERS LOG will
will publish regarding members of SW-affiliated unions working in
maritime production and allied fields.
BROTHER WILLIAM LOWRI
MORE is qmployed as a leader at
the Hill Chase
Steel Company
of Maryland in
Baltimore, Md., a
plant which was
organized by the
Union last year.
He has worked
at the Hill Chase
firm since April,
1955, and has
been a member of the MAWD
since June, 1959. He and his wife
Katherine live at 2 Fourth St.,
Magothy Beach, Pasadena. They
have two children, Debra Dawn, 3,
and William Dale, 1.
BROTHER LAWRENCE WELSH
is employed at All American Metal
Company in Phil
adelphia as a
shipper. He has
been with the
company since
August, 1957, and
joined the MAWD
in February, 1958.
Before that,
Welsh served a
three-year hitch in the US Army,
from December, 1952, to Novem
ber, 1955. Welsh is married, and
he and his wife Jane reside at
1619 Fillmore Street, Philadelphia.
He is now enjoying the benefits of
an MAWD contract at the plant.
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Uniont Are Target:
CE strike Beef Starf
Of 'Get tough' Program
A new effort by a giant corporation to break the strength of the trade union movement
is now underway. Some 70,000 members of the International Union of Electrical Workers
have been forced out on the picket lines in an obvious company attempt to dictate, rather
than bargain, on the condi--*-
tions of a new agreement.
It was the first major walk
out against the company since 1946
and the most important nationally
since last year's 116-day steel shut
down. That too, was a deliberate
effort by the steel companies to
get a free hand in determining
working rules and working condi
tions.
GE made it plain throughout the
negotiations that it would not
modify its contract offer, nor
would it submit the issues to arbi
tration. It also made it plain it
would attempt to operate the
plants with strikebreakers.
Company Stands Pat
Workers were told through di
rect mail that the company will
not budge. Advertisements are
seeking to give employes the im
pression that the company is better
suited to look after their welfare
than the union. Labor considers
this to be the "new look" in an old
story—union busting.
In the 130-odd communities in
which GE operates plants, business
and political leaders have been on
notice that unless the police give
"adequate protection" to non-
strikers, the company will consider
moving away. This can be an
economic weapon of great force,
and it only underlines the fact
that GE intends, without declaring
it to the press, to break the strike.
GE's action reflects a change in
attitude in union-management rela
tions. Until now, the giant corpo
rations in GE's class have shown a
willingness to bargain, and in no
A/ej(T VMS
I'LL nr
case would they attempt to oper
ate through a strike.
The lUE is only one of 100 un
ions dealing with the vast General
Electric network. Its membership
of 70,000 employed at GiS repre
sents about 60 percent of the
hourly-rated work force.
GE's size and wealth are in
dicated by the 240,000 employees
in 166 plants operating in 29*states.
The annual sales volume is an
astronomical $4 billion. GE is
rated high among the top ten US
money-makers. * There is little
doubt that if management has a
mind to, it clin conduct a long and
bitter struggle.
. The company's proposal calls for
1 two-step wage increase of three
percent at the signing of the con
tract and four percent in 18
months. It includes a job retaining
and severance pay fund and im
provements in pension and welfare
benefits.
The union feels these proposals
fall short. It is after a percent
rise in each year of a two-year con
tract, with supplementary un
employment benefits and continua
tion of a cost-of-living escalator
clause.
But n^ore important than the
specifics of the negotiations is the
fact that management, in this in
stance, is out to dictate to union
representatives exactly what the
membership wSl get. If GE should
be successful, it will undoubtedly
inspire other companies to emulate
it, which could touch off a new era
of serious strife in union-manage
ment relations. -
Visit To Dad's Union
- The Ihtemational Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union scored a
major .victory over the "discredited
and defunct" Pennsylvania Gar
ment Manufacturers Association
when 33 shops voted for ILGWU
representation in a National Labor
Relation Board election. The vote
was hailed as a final victory over
underworld elements that had at
tempted to penetrate the Pennsyl
vania manufacturers' field, and
thereby disrupt the union.
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Local 1947 of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
Omaha, Neb., has won' medical,
vacation and pension improve
ments for some 55,000 employes
of Western Electric Co. The
agreement was reached a couple of
weeks before the current contract
expired. J^s expected to set a
pattern for other Western Electric
under comract
Seafarer Soii Shek escorts three of his children on tour of SlU head
quarters (I. to ,r.) Har Ming, 12; May 5, and James, 7. He has
two older children.
branches under coiftract with
IBEW.
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Travis A. Meredith, 18, son of a
Railway Clerks member, has been
awarded a four-year AFL-CIO
merit scholarship. He filled a va
cancy left by a previous winner.
Gene S. Cain, who was killed acci
dentally a few days after he had
been named winner.
Meredith expects to major in
electrical engineering at Yale Uni
versity. His father, Travis A. Sr., is
a member of Railway Clerks Local
19, of Bluefield, W. Va.
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Some 120,000 Canadian trade
unionists late last month formu
lated plans for a strike against
Canadian railroads after flatly re
jecting the recommendation of a
Federal Conciliation Bdard. The
unions were asking a 25 cent an^
hour increase, but were offered'
instead a 14.1-cent-an-hour rise
over a two-year period plus an
additional week of vacation after
25 years of service. Fifteen non-
operating unions are involved in
the issue.
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The Textiie Workers Union of
America has won wage increases
ranging from 6.5 to 10 cents an
hour for two segments of the in
dustry. Involved are some 6,000
workers at Berkshire-Hathaway,
Inc., which, ias seven plants In
Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The settlement, which provides a
new minimum of $1.31 an hour. Is
expected to establish a pattern for
nearly 200 northern cotton and
rayon plants employing around 45.-
000 workers. The agreement fol
lowed a series of settlements in
the woolen and worsted branches
of the industry which netted some
23,000 workers in 100 mills a new
hourly minimum of $L50.
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Two railway nniops are consider
ing the possibility of a merger
which, if effected, would "result
In better protection" for the mem
bers in view of certain problems
faced by the industry at present.
The two unions are the AFL-CIO
Railroad Trainmen and the un
affiliated Railway Conductors and
Brakemen, both of which have
named committees to explore tlie
possibilities of such an affiliation,
amalgamation or consolidation. The
presidents of both unions, cited de
creasing employment and repeated
attacks by management on their
members as reason for the possible
closer alignment of the two.
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A one-third increase in members'
dues and per-capita payments to
the AFL-CIO was approved by the
delegates to the ninth constitu
tional convention of the Electrical,
Radio and Machine Wbikers, at
Miami last month. The increases
will take effect, however, only
after ratification by a referendum
vote among the uifion's 400,000
members.
Make Checks
To 'SlU-A&G'
Seafarers mailing in checks
or money orders to the Union
to cover dues payments are
urged to be sure to make all of
them payable to the SIU-A&G
District
Some Seafarers have sent in
checks and money orders in the
names of individual Headquar
ters officials. This makes for a
problem in bookkeeping which
can be avoided if checks are
made out' to the Union directly.
JOHN C. (Atlantic Carriers), July
31—Chairman, Cari Cooper; Secretary,
V. L. Harding. No major beefs.
Some disputed OT. Ship not to sail
_be£ore all stores are aboard. Need
screens for doors. Dirty cups to be
returned to pantry. Don't throw
trash on deck.
KATHRYN (Bull), August 7—Chair
man, Willie Ortiz; Secretary, Leon
Hall, Jr. Ship's delegate reports de
layed sailing will be paid to those
who were off Cuty, not payaWe to
those who were working. Cooperate
in keeping washroom clean. Motion
that crewmembers write suggested
improvements to Vacation Plan and
mail to SIU. Contact chief engineer
for keys to reefer engine room. To
take up matter of paint on deck with
safety representative.
STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian),
August 8—Chairman, Charles John
son; Secretary, E. Perry. Minutes of
previous meeting read. Motion to go
on to ship delegate's report. Cleaning
schedule by department rotation
posted In messhall. Repair lists and
disputed OT to be turned over to
delegate. Crew asked not to put
anything in freezer unit of ice box;
also to put away cots during canal
passage, and ports lying ahead. $20
in ship's Tund. Suggestion that crew-
members let delegate know how much
they wish to donate to AMMLA and
Captain wiU charge your account.
Keep fidley doors closed at aU times.
Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for
job well done.
ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), July 31—
Chairman, Charles E. Cook; Secre
tary, C. Wright. Ship's delegate re-
pdrts one man getting off in New
Orleans due to illness in family.
Crew reminded to keep doors locked
in port.
COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service),
July 31—Chairman, G. Svenningsen;
Secretary, R. DeVirgileo. Ship to go
in yard in a couple of weeks. Crew
asked to bring repair lists up to date.
One man missed ship in Xake Charles
due to death In family. Some dis
puted OT in engine department. Vote
of thanks to steward department for
fine job.
OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas),
July 31—Chairman, J. J. Cabral;
Secretary, O. N.'Raynor. Ship's dele
gate reports beef concerning AB to
be reported to SIU. Two men fired in
Baton Rouge for drinking. Messhall
and pantry to be kept clean. No
smoking in gaUey whUe preparing
meals.
CAROLYN (Bull), July 26—Chair
man, G. C. Eller; Secretary, John M.
: .
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Clarke. Special meetihg called by
engine and deck delegates to discuSs
ice situation. Ice is not to be wasted
and is to be evenly distributed. Li
censed personnel to stay away from
crew's ice /box and vice-versa.
ZEPHYR HILLS (Panamerlcan Over
seas), July 26—Chairman, T. Hill;
Secretary, W. Wallace. Previous min
utes read and accepted. No beefs re
ported. To order new library. Mat
tress needed. Steward says he or
dered same but it was not received.
July 16—Chairman, T. Hill; Secre
tary, W. Wallace. Ship's delegate re
ports captain will not allow draws on
OT. $9.75 in fund. Ice water to be
on table at meals. Crew to take bet
ter care of wind scoops.
DEL SANTOS (Mississippi), July 17
—Chairman, Lionel W. Antoine; Scc-
i-etary, Mont McNabb, Jr. Tadeusz
Zielinskl resigned as ship's delegate
with vote of thanks from crew for
job well done. Sa'm A. Bailey was
elected new ship's delega^. $12 in
fund. No beefs reported. Discussion
. on ice water for meals. Steward was
told there were to be company par
ties aboard in some ports and doesn't
know how the stores will hold but.
Says he will try to order stores ashore
and will try not to run short.
PENN SHIPPER (Penn Shipping),
June 19—Chairman, Donald Hewson;
Secretary, J. W. ButleK No beefs
reported. Disputed OT will be taken
up with patrolman at payoff. Deck
engineer reported that arrangements
had been made to repair the fans
that are out of order. Steward re-,
minded crewmembers to return empty
cups to pantry. W. Stockman re
ported that, captain is taking up with
the Coast Guard the matter of new
clothing that was stolen from him at
the payoff. Crew asked to read and
heed instructions posted at the wash
ing machine.
RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land Serv
ice), August I—Chairman, B. Varn,
Jr.; Secretary, W. Blakeslee. Minutes
from previous meeting read and ac
cepted. Repair list turned in. No
beefs. Suggestion by bosun for crew
to throw cigarette butts over the side
instead of on deck around gangway
area. Donation for new TV to be
taken up at payoff. Vote of thanks -
to steward department for good
food and service. More discussion on
getting clothes dryer for crew. Porce
lain in bottom - of washing machine
tub badly chipped. Need new ma
chine. Take In all cots off deck be
fore ship enters port. Return cups to
pantry. ,
SS THETIS (Rye Marine), July 7—
Chairman, T. Jackson; Secretary, $,
McCurdy. Deck department delegate
reports chief mate working on deck
in place of crew. Some disputed OT
in steward and engine departments.
Resolution to have Fpod Plan repre
sentatives investigate feeding on thi.S
ship which is below par. Suggestion
that each department delegate ' give
draw and replacement list to ship's
delegate to be handed In to captain
at each port of call. To lighten duties
of crew messtnan will try using two
mess tables closest to galley. To pre
vent crew from taking chairs from
foc'sle and recreation room, suggest
benches be built port and starboard
aft of crew's messhaU as there is no
place to sit. All hands cooperate in
keeping recreation hall and ship's
laundry room clean. Chief mate un
cooperative in issuing medical and
hospital slips to unlicensed personnel.
Pumpman and members of the crew
who hava duties in the pump room
feel it Is unsafe, sliding around on
floor plate which Is covered with oil
caused by a broken line which was
never properly cleaned. Will bring
this matter to attention of safety
committee.
PENN SHIPPER (Penn Shipping),
July 17—Chairman, John F. Dicker-
ton; Secretary, W. King. No beefs
reported. Everything running smooth
ly. Discussion on welfare of crew to
be taken up in Karachi. -
* AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land Service),
August 7—Chairman, James Dawson;
Secretary, E. Kocanovskl. Ship's
treasurer reports $13 in fund. Motion
' to have patrolman check menu. Stew
ard claims insufficient stores; steak,
duck, veal. etc. Store list left with
new steward is not as listed.
STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), July
23—Chairman, Roy Poole; Secretary,
James Brasfield. Everything running
smoothly. $12.12 in ship's fund. Keep
screen doors locked in foreign ports;
also pantry and messhall. Keys to
be kept by gangway watch. Return,
all cups and glasses to pantry. New
screens for messroom.
COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic
tory Carriers), July 31—Chairman and
Secretary, Robert M. Douglas. Cabi
nets for Installation inside lockers
put aboard. All repairs turned in.
New. Ubrary aboard. Day workers
off on week-end keep in touch with
' ship while -in Europe.- One fireman
missed ship in New York. No beefs
reported.
PANDORA (Epiphany Tankers), July
31—Chairman, Red Brady; Secretary,
A. McArthur. Ship's delegate reports
one member put ashore at Suez,
Egypt due to illness. To take this
matter up with patrolman at payoff.
$12 in ship's fund. Beefs to be set
tled at payoff.
STEEL DIRECTOR (isthmian), July
17—Chairman, Albert W. Lima; Sec
retary, Tony Gaspar. No beefs re
ported. $18 in ship's fund. Crew re
minded not to leave cots on deck.
SANTA VENETIA (Eism SS), July 23
—Chairman, John Burke; Secretary,
G. L. Edwards. No beefs reported.
$17 in ship's fund. Crew to be more
careful when using washing machine
and to remove clothes when dry.
JOSEFINA (J. H. Winchester), Au
gust 6—Chairman, Peter P. Luketic;
Secretary, J. Ratiiff. Ship's delegate
reports captain states he is being
accused of overcharging the crew for
postage to the States. Captain has a
receipt • for the stamps from the
agent. Dispute on shore leave. Third
Cook went to hospital in Calcutta.
India. Ship's delegate has one radio,
one clock and some coins belonging
to the third cook. $3.20 iff Chip's fund.
Deck delegate reports beef re restric
tion to ship in Calcutta. One man
short in steward department. Vote
of thanks to ship's delegate for job
well done. Ship's steward wlH take
care of mail in the future and charge'
It to the slop chest.
PENN SHIPPER (Ptnn Shipping),
August 3—Chairman, Donald J. Hew
son; Secretary, John Dickerson. Ship's
delegate reports everything running
smoothly. $2.4S| in ship's fund. Dis
puted OT to be settled at payoff. M/S
that delegates check Ice boxes for
food storage. Steward to take more
precautions in storing leftover food.
Turn in repair lists. Watch to make
coffee < when calling steward depart
ment In morning. Check gaskets on
ice boxes for leaks. - -
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Two Skippers
Trade Thanks
(Ed. note: Following i« a
copy of a letter forwarded by
the captain of the SS Del Viento
to the Captain of the Argentine
transport ARA "LeMaire'': For
"insidf story" of this deep
southern cruise, see story and
photos elsewhere on Page 29.
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Dear Captain/
I am writing in appreciation
of the consideration shown me
and iny crew by you and your
crew, while our ships were
recently in the ports of Puerto
Deseado and Ushuaia. Never
before have we been treated
with such open-hearted friendli
ness and^good will as displayed
by you and your crew.
1 am attaching herewith a
crew list of MV "Del Viento"
so that your men may remem
ber us if we ever meet again.
May the compatability of our
crews indicate a complete un
derstanding and friendliness
between our people and my
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All letters to the Editor for
publication in the SEAFARERS
LOG must be signed fiy the
writer.' Names will be withheld
upon request.
people; your nation and my
nation in years to come.
Please forgive my ignorance
for not writing in Spanish.
Captain Roy L. Wilder
Welfare Made
The Difference
To the Editor:
I wish to extend my thanks
to the Seafarers Welfare Plan.
I also would like to^ thank Joe
Campo and James Doris for the
' consideratfon they gave me and
the very prompt attention upon
the sudden death of my hus
band, Roy G. Wilt. The bene-
fits' check was greatly ap
preciated at this time.
Also I wish to thank the
Welfare Plan for paying my
hospital bill and most of my
doctor bill for my serious opera
tion on August 8, 1959.
It was sure a relief to know
. all of this was taken care of
Mrs. Helen F. Wilt
t. X
Condemns Hiring
'Coolie' Labor
To the Editor:
This letter stems from a ship
board discussion I have had
recently with some shipmates.
The SIU, founded by Harry
Lundeberg, a sailor, has played
a large part in bringing dignity
to the labor of the American
seaman. The SIU contract states
that a foreign seaman shipped
on an SIU vessel In a foreign
port is entitled to the same
wages and working conditions
of other SIU crewmembers,
regardless of whether or not
he's a union m^ber. This is
as it should be.
But I note with regret a
practice on some SlU-contracted
ships while in foreign ports.
It is for the captain to allow
crewmembers to hire foreign
laborers, and in some cases
middle-aged women, to do their
work, while these seamen dress
and go ashore. These foreigrT
laborers are paid in many in
stances at the rate of :$3 per
day. Thus in effect the crew^
members will earn $15 a day
on the labor <rf these workers.
, It .would "seem to hie that
. front ; the standpoint- of— the
social principles of our founder.
Hairy Lundeberg, uid the moral
commitments of being a labor
union member, that this prac
tice of union brothers hiring
"coolie labor" is morally inex
cusable.
Arnold Lewine
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Congratulations
From Canada
To the Editor:
As an SIU (Canadian Dis-'
trict) member, my shipmates
and" I have always followed the
SEAFARERS LOG with inter
est,, to see how things are going
on the American side. I am
very pleased to see you now
have a section covering the
Canadian District in your fine-
publication. With this new
system of making up the paper,
it will mean that our brothers
in the various districts under
stand what is going on in all
the districts of the SIU.
Wishing the editor and staff
smooth'sailing in future editions
of the Log.
J. W. Blomfield
+. t f.
This Laundry's
Not For Him
To the Editor:
Seamen should beware of Mr.
Fred Holmer, working for the
Domestic Laundry, Torrance,
California. This man picked
up laundry and dry cleaning
during the month of July, 1960,
on the SS City of Alma. Out
of my dry cleaning, one pair
of pants was missing. One linen
coat that cost me $75 was
ruined and .two ties. He asked
me for the ticket for same, and
promised faithfully to send
same if repairable, to my ad
dress, Clark Hotel in 'Frisco,
or the equivalent in money. To
date I received nothing. Today
I called the laundry company
up, and they gave me the
runaround. So in my opinion,
•I believe this company ought
to be blacklisted.
Anthony Nottage
Hospital Visit
Appreciated
To the Editor:
, I wish to thank the crew of
the SS Ocean Nimet for the
kindness it showed me when the
.ship was in Chicago recently.
I had been a hospital patient
for over three years and they
showed I still had friends left.
I am now an outpatient and
hope to stay that way. Thank
Blackie Zern, Johnny Thompson
(Big Slim deck eng) and all
the rest of the crew for the
cigarettes.
William V. .Glkk
Ex-SIU member
X X X
British Seamen
Would Join SIU
To the Editor:
I am writing on my own be
half, also for quite a few of the
crew of this ship and many ship
mates ashore. We would like to
know if it is possible to' join
the SIU or a branch of the Un
ion.
I have sailed from the USA
during the war on Panamanian
Maritime Commission ships.
Also, the last American ship I
was on was one of yours-r-the
Cities Service* tanker Abiqua. I
• have been telling pritish sea
men of conditions aboard them
and have been called a bit of an
agitator by the NSU—National
Union of Seamen. It is called
by quite a few seamen the Na
tional Union of Shipowners.
If you could let me have some
Information I would - be most
thankful to; jibuv ' I -
.:i|jk Jones '
Seafarer Causes Sicily Sensation;
Tells Off The Straw Bo^s
How to handle fourself in a strange port, and then discover that, after all, pe^le ta
t ports in the world are alike—some bad and some good—is demonstrated in the fol-
Planter Men Show Their Faces
most pons in ine wunu aic aiiivc—oumc ««« c-— — ,
lowing communication from Seafarer Charlie Wiggin. Telling off somebody else s straw bosa
is a sure way to make friends,
he found.
In Palermo, Sicily, I was
called upon to pay a room bill
which I thought I had already paid.
The clerk was very nice and as
sured me that he understood my
oversight. I asked him if he had
been on the desk the previous
night when I had changed Ameri-
man money to lire. He said that he
had been and remembered my en
countering him. I told him that it
had been my intention to pay for
the room and receive lire in ex
change. He said he was sorry but
he had given me full value for the
money. I asked him if it was cus
tomary to give a receipt when a
bill was paid. He answered that it
tvas. Then I pointed out that I had
no receipt, but that I would pay
him anyway—again..
Enter: The BOSS
Meanwhile, a man in back of
him (whom I took to be the man
ager) now came ever to put In his
two cents' worth. "Don't think you
can come here and make us look
wrong," he blabbed. I had been
turning to go, after getting my
receipt, but this stopped me short.
"Whoever you are," I spat, "get
this. I did my business with this
man and because I had no proof of
my payment I paid him again. Now,
I was not making trouble and
you open your big mouth to prove
you're a boss, or something . . .
Well, I'm telling you now that I'm
positive I paid for my room twice
—and," I added, "if you had kept
you mouth shut, the rest of the
people in the lobby wouldn't have
known that I think you personally
•re A JERK."
* As a matter of fact, quite a
crowd had gathered and were lis
tening. The man was red-faced and
said nothing, and I walked out. A
bellboy slipped over, and I thought
there might be trouble, but he
only opened the door for me and
Whispered, "You tell him good,
Joe!"
It's surprising how often speak
ing out with conviction can be
understood—in any language—and
make friends for you. The above
incident proves it.
' It's especially true where, be
cause of local circumstances, the
people involved don't dare speak
up for themselves.^
Planter deck gong in Tripoli includes (top, I to r) C. Furedi, AB;
V. J. Schroge, DM. Second row (I to r) H. L Willioms, OS; R.
Dorley, AB; H. O. Limboogh, bosun; E. Brinson, OS. Front, J. P.
Morris, R. Anderson, D. L McCorvey, ABs.
Steword deportment men ore, (top, I to r): S. Anderson, MM; C. J.
Borcne, boker; C. Hieis, chief cook; G. Gonzoles, 3rd cook.
Front (I to r): Z. Y._Ghing, steword; J. Hond, BR; W. Troce, pantry;
J. Fobis, MM; S. Goscinski, pontry.
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Blood Donations
Just in Time
To the Editor:
We wish to thank the SIU
for the blood dbnated when my
mother was very seriously ill
and needed an emergency oper
ation.
She is recovering now and all
thanks to the quick action in
getting the blood in time by
Walt Sibley in San Francisco,
A1 Tanner in Detroit, and Jeff
Gillette and E. B. McAuley in.
New York. Most of all, thanks
to all the SIU men wh<» have
donated to the blood bank so it
was available.
Woody Johnson
t 4- 4"
Thanks Union
For Aid While III
To the Editor:
I wish to express my appj-e-
ciation to the Seafarers Inter
national Union for the aid it
rendered to me while I Was in
the New Orleans, Public -Health
Service Hospital.
In particular, I wish to thank
Buck Stephens, ^who came to
visit me regularly while I was
in the hospital. I also wish to
extend my thanks to all the
brothers who donated the blood
that was provided for me while
I was ill.
Finally, I want to say that I
greatly appreciate the benefits
that the Union provided for me
while I was unable to work; it
was comforting to know that I
was a member of a fine union.
May it continue to grow bigger
and better in every way.
Edward S. Fairfield, Sr.
4 4 4
Blood Donors
Are Thanked
To the Editor:
Thanks to the Jacksonville
hall and blood donors. I want
to thank the blood donors and
men who stood by receiffty In
a great time of need during the
illness of my father-in-law. He
is doing fine. It is great to be
among such a group, on whom
you can always - count on for
help. Again, thanks.
Robert L. Cole
4 ' 4 4
Recalls Old
Press Gangs
To the Editor:
I read with interest in the
LOG about the hiring hall, 1860
style. Sailors, in those days,
were bondsmen, serving the
shipowners under'the system. .
I recall a case in Newcastle,
New South Wales, Australia, in
June, 1910. After serving 11
months on a full-rigged ship
from Bristol, England, to Can
ada, to Buenos Aires, we ran
away from her in Australia and
left behind six months of pay.
We went up the country, hid
out in the bush, then worked
for a farmer for tucker and to
bacco.
Then we returned to New
castle one day and stood at a
street corner in nice daylight
talking among ourselves about
the hardships of the sea. We
were not a crowd. There were
six of us only, shipmates, happy
to be together. And then ^hree
water policemen came up and
went for us with loud language
and threatening gestures.
The captain, big and burly
with a fierce aspect, shouted:
"What you blokes are hanging
around here? There are six
ships at the farewell buoys,
ready to sail and waiting fof
sailors!"
He paused for the effect and
shouted louder, still', with a
shake of his fist "K I catch you
here tomorrbw,' L will send you
io Maitland Jail for six months
of hard labot!"
We cursed the captain under-
breath ahd moved. What else
could we do? They were ship
owners' press gangs and we
were but poor sailors with no
union to defend us.
Capt. R. J. Paterson
4 4 4 •
Atlas Skipper
Promotion-Happy
To the Editor:
" This is the ship's delegate of
the SS Atlas addressing a few
linhs and wishing the best of
everything to all our Union of
ficers and brother members on
the beach.
So far things around here are
going more or less not so bad,
not so good. We have been hav
ing quite a problem coming
from the engine department.
Most serious was a fight one of
the wipers got into with the 2nd
All. letters to the Editor for
publication in the SEAFARERS
LOG must he signed by the
writer. Names will be withheld
upon request.
engineer. He was sent tq the
doctor at Okinawa and he Was
found to have a busted hand.
The captain flew him back to
the States.
Another member of the crew
was left behind sick at Okinawa
at the last minute.
Right at this date we are sail
ing short: two ABs, one wiper
and one oiler. The other wiper
got hurt cleaning tanks. At the
present we don't know the serir
ousness of the injury. One AB
was hired at Okinawa. He be
longs to the NMU.
The Captain and chief engi
neer tried to promote the crew
messman to fireman. We held
a special meeting and got him.
back on his job. One thing
this ship is good for is promo
tions. Today I am the baker.
Maybe next month I'll be chief
engineer.
We haven't got much time
for shore leave, but the couple
of times the boys have been
ashore in Sasebo and Okinawa,
they'really had a ball. Plenty
of girls and plenty of good beer.
On the average it is a good crew.
Rumors at the present are
after loading here at Ras Tan-
ura, next port will be Singapore
for bunkers, then Manila, Guam
and Los Angeles.
Eladio Grajales
Ship's Delegate
Joseflna FIdatlhs
IMovIe Palace
To the Editor.,
' We, the crew of the Joseflna,
are now on^bur way to Formosa
from India, then to Iran.. It
looks like a long trip for us.
Brother Ratcliff showed mov
ies at the Vizagapatam orphan
age. The children sure went
wild over them. He also showed
them aboard ship for English,
American and Norwegian sea
men. .The stevedores even quit
work to watch through the port
holes.
It seems like the whole SfU
fleet was in India. Everyone
seemed to have run into long
lost brothers over here from the
West Coast. The ship is still
slow and hot, but we have a
good crew oh her. We have a
top steward, chief cook and
baker, so we'll all come home
40 pounds heavier.. '<•
B. Marion
4 4 4
Seeks Letters
From Old Pals
To the Editor:
I would more than appreciate
hearing from my many former
past shipmates and buddies who
sailed with me out of New
Orleans and with the Missis
sippi Shipping Company and
knew me from around the Spot-"
Light and Mrs. Bobbies and
also the Austin Inn at Sergeant
Hand's.
Have been in Sailors Snug
Harbor for several months and
I am now in a wheelchair.
Would like to hear from any of
my old brothers to keep posted
on what is going on in good old
New Orleans.
William Patrick Driscoll D-221
Sailors Snug Harbor
Staten Island 1, NY
4 4 4.
Meal
On Pay Day
To the Editor:
A new idea was inaugurated
by members of the steward de
partment of the Alcoa Planter.
After approval by the crew at a
general meeting prior to payoff
it was agreed that a cold lunch
would be served, thus eliminat
ing some of the hectic confusion
usually associated with a hot
summer payoff-, and sign-on.
Baked ham and roast turkey
sandwiches, hard boiled eggs,
assorted pickles, olives, sliced
onions, mayonnaise and mustard
were attractively prepared in a
buffet style. Paper cups' and
plates were used and a pantry
man and messman were em- •
ployed to make coffee, Kool-
ade and milk. As testimony to
the huge success of this idea, no
leftovers were in evidence.
Jolin 'Fabis
Zee Young Ching
Easy
Bot) Parker immortalized the buffet served aboard the Alcoa
Planter at payoff, as described in letfer above. Here's what^
it looked like "before." Too bad this isn't In technicolor!
All's Right With This Trio
These three happy youngsters of Seafarer Milton A. Poole of
Houma, Louisiana, seem to enjoy having their picture taken. On
the arm of the chdir is Margaret Clara, S'A. Tommy Lynn, 2, holds
on to his younger brother, Milton Brett, who has 15 months' experi
ence in this world.
Mafe Believes In Exercise;
^Abolishes' Coffee Break
Remember the story a while back, in which it was suggested
by a member of the medical profession that exercise breaks
would do workers more good thap coffees breaks? His idea
to keep workers physical--* — was
ly fit by taking off instead of
adding poundage. Well—ap
parently a certain chief officer had
this idea a long time ago and has
been putting it right into practice.
Or part of it... He took away the
coffee break, but forgoT about the
exercise. In other words, the men
go on working through their
coffee break as if it weren't one.
The ship in question is the SS
Alice Brown.
Burned Midnight Oil
This mate immediately endeared
himself to the men, not in thq way
he figured though. Not every
vessel can boast officers who burn
the midnight oil seeking new ways
to help crewmembers. As Jimmie
Arnold says (who had to suffer
through this coffee-less voyage),
the crew of this ship may consider
themselves fortunate to have as
their superior a man whose fatherly
interest in their health and well
being comes first. I personally con
sider it an honor to have been in
this man's service. Under these
conditions, a person may feel him
self raised to the true heights of
slavery."
(Next time we promise to be more
Pick Up 'Shot'
Card At Payoff
Seafarers who have taken the
series of inoculations required
for certain foreign voyages are
reminded to be sure to pick up
their'inoculation cards from the
captain or the purser when they
pay off at the end of a voyage.
. The card should be picked Up
by the Seafarer and held so that
it can be presented when sign
ing on fov another voyage where,
the "shots" are required. The
inoculation card is your only
proof of -having taken the re
quired shots.
Those men who forget to pick
up their inoculation card when
they pay off-may find that they
are required to take all the
"shots" agaiii when they want
to sigh dh for another such voy-
age.
careful about making suggestions.
We had no idea that chief mates
were passing the LOG under mi
croscopes for clues as to how to
improve the lives of their men.
—Ed.)
Actually, now, the good doctor
advised an exercise break. And wo
have a feeling that that's just what
the Alice Brown's mate has brought
about, in his own wonderful way.
Think of all the exercise those
Seafarers are going to get making
put overtime .slips come payoff
time! Think of the exercise the
mate will have, StancRng before
his superiors—^who have to shell
out that extra overtime—jawing
away in defense of himself! Think
of the little brain, spinning around
in the hollow of that skull, as he
tries to explain!
It won't be much of a surprise
if this conscientious man ends up
squawking louder than anybody:
"For God's sake, bring back the
coffee!"
LOG-A-RHYTHM:
Energetic Sea
.By Thurston Lewis
(Title Inspired by a Magazine Ad)
Power?
One cup of me
And I will electrify your cities.
Use me right
And I will move your ships;'
I will water your desert valleys;
I will provide you with foods and
medicines.
I gave you the whale—'
That levXathMn of my bosom.
Leave'some of him , !
That I may pass him on to I your
sons and your sons' sons;
I am on the march.
Where you are now I shall be.
Where I am now your sons may be.
Your flffsh, in, the beginning, came
from me.,. . i
When will you vMurnlfi.
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Have A Cobra Anyone?
Seafarer William Calefato snapped this typical Indian street scene
while the snake charmer was going through his routine. No, he
didn't examine the cobras to find out if they still had" their fangs.
'Pay-As-You-Show' Hit
"Aboard Steel Seafarer
Any Seafarer will tell you that after the first three days at
sea it's the little things that count. Three days out of touch
with land and nobody's worried much'about Keonedy, Nixon,
the United Nations, high^
taxes, cost of living and what Some of the operators of new
have you. Instead it's the little supertankers have been complain-
irritations of daily living in con- that funds are low and charters
fined qiiarters that loom large. A
sampling of some of the ship's re
ports seem to bear this out.
The Steel Seafarer has come up
with a "pay as you show" plan to
cover shipboard movies. The ship's
baker showed his movies to the
crew, and it was politely suggested
(no mention of the author) that
each man make a donation to the
ship's fund to compensate him for
use of his machifle.
On the Seatrain Texas, for ex
ample, 4'/i cases of^soda vanished
mysteriously. It's not the kind of
development' which requires. the
services of Sherlock Holmes, but
the mystery fascinates just the
same. How could somebody make
off with 41/i cases—and after all,
why would anyone bother?
The Michael brings up a situa
tion where the meal was perfect
except for one little touch. It's that
familiar experience of having a
delicious dinner only to find the
waitress spilling coffee on the table
at the end. In this case though, the
"muffins taste good but crumble."
Anybody who has tried to butter a
crumbly muffin can appreciate the
justification for this complaint.
The Mount Shasta has drawn the
line on an old seaman's habit—
that of having a pet or two qn
board. The ship's delegate was
quite firhi about it all. "Due to
much trouble last trip with
monkeys, the ship's delegate in
formed crewmembers that no
monkeys are to be allowed on
board." Prejudice? Maybe. But if
you have lived with, smelled or
otherwise endured a monkey's
presence you will understand.
hard to come by. Maybe that ex
plains the state of the ship's fund
on the Thetis. "Forty cents to be
handed over to the ship's delegate,
and he is to act as treasurer in the
future." A penny saved is a penny
earned.
Oh the Del Sol, the problem is
slightly different. What with new
nations being created in Africa
every day, and the United States
and Soviet Union both wooing their
friendship,. crewmembers have
been put on notice to be diplomatic.
"It was suggested that ^11 hands
cooperate in keeping local people
out of the crews' living quarters
by telling them to stay out in a
nice way." The Steel Navigator was
more blunt about It, maybe be
cause it doesn't go to Africa. "K^ep
salesmen out of the passageway in
all ports." If it makes the crew
feel any better, the same problem
exists shoreside—only there!s no
gangway watchmen ashore to chase
away the unwanted visitors.
Finally, there's this note from a
ship which shall be nameless, but
which reflects an old, old practice
in maritime. "Captain bought
cigarettes in Germany an^ sold
them for more than was posted on
the board." Individual initiative
blossoms out all the time.
Type Minutes
When Possible
In order to assure acciu-ate
digests of shipboard meetings
in the LOG, it is desirable that
the .reports of shipboard meet
ings be typed if at all possible.
Ushuah?lf$Practicalfy^^^^
South Of The South Pole
After two trips to North Europe, Seafarer "Vic Miorana thought he could stand a change,
so he caught the Del "Viento in Houston going south, with pleasant thoughts of Rio in hi«
head. How wrong he was! He jumped from a fire to the deepfreeze, because the ship was
destined for Latitude 54 de-t
grees-49 minutes sduth, Long
itude 68 degrees-18 west. If
you don't have a map haqdy, that
seems like practically south of the
South Pole—judging from the
thermometer anyway.
The vessel had a cargo for two
ports where oil had been discov
ered in Argentina. Even the old-
timers hadn't heard of them. They
are Puerto Deseado and Ushaia,
at the very southern tip of the
Argentine. Diesel engines, tractors,
graders, drilling machines and a
deck load of 11 house trailers were
aboard.
The irony of the trip from Hous
ton was the contrast in the weather..
It was 96 degrees in the shade in
Texas, and at night, at Cape Horn,
it was just one degree above the
zero mark. Brother Mirana writes
that he had nothing but sport
slacks and short sleeved shirts, so
he had to stay aboard the whole
while, trying to keep warm over
steaming' cijis (>t toffee.
Of Fire
Ushuaia,' ono of the two ports
called on, is the capitol of the
province of "Tierra Del Fuego," or
Land of the Fire. But it was more
like the end of the earth, because
it is the very last port of civiliza
tion. Beyond it is Antarctica—and
that's all. It's a good place to get
homesick, since it's all of 7,723
miles from Beaumont
Brother , Miorana wanted to
bring a penguin back with him, but
was warned that it would only go
to a zoo. US quarantine officers
wouldn't allow him to bring it in
himself. So he changed his mind
and gave the well-dressed little
bird back it's freedom in the. Land
of the Fire, while he shivered on
board with thoughts of the Land
of Red Beans and Rice, New Or
leans. Brrrrr!
"Tierra del Fuego" means Land of Fire, but you wouldn't believe it
to see It, as these snow-capped peaks near Ushuaia testify. The
town is in the foreground, and there's more snow and ice beyond
the mountains.
LOG-A-RHYTHM:
Shanghai
By John F. Wunderlich
(Ed. note: Seafarer John Wunderlich recalls here life in Shanghai
in the old days when US ships made it a regular port of call.)
Trembling with fever, yet running
in fear.
Hungry, half naked, and covered
with mud.
Rickshaw-boy, pulling his cart.
Shouting and crying and fighting
his way.
Suddenly a stupendous, piercing
Smiling under southern skies, off Argentine port, are (I. to r.). Lefty
Kucharski, AB; C. Attard, OS; Frank Russo, AB; and Joe Collins,
Bos'n. Temperature at the moment was a pleasant 35 degrees.
Photo by Martinez, OS.
sound
Honks from the horn of a
limousine.
And from the chaos of moving
creatures
A foot kicks an infant out of its
path.
No reaction—the creatures niovs
onward, for this is
The city of death, but also of
pleasure.
Expensive wines, poured into
crystal.
Toast all desires, a geisha at hand.
Laughter, enjoymint, life at its
top.
Coins co7ne rolling, greed in all
eyes.
The baby still lies in the gutter
outside.
Its chest has been crushed—no
difference at all.
Reality rules, and life must go on.
The mother, a harlot, is walking,
is walking
On Nanking Road, scarlet, bloody
street.
In the city of death, but also of
pleasure.
m
Uninterested, listless, tired of
living,
Who cares who dies, or how many.
In this city called Shanghai,
City of death, but also of pleasure?
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Dysentery Strikes
Seafarers on the SS Younff
America (Waterman) in the Pacific
report that some of the crew has
been suffering from dysentery. The
crew last^onth appointed a com
mittee to try to find out what
caused the sickness aboard ship.
Long Paint Job
It takes a long time to paint the
galley of a ship at sea, at least on
the SS Montego Sky (Eagle). Meet
ing Secretary R. Rayfield reported
that the galley painting began at
the beginning of the trip and five
months later the job had not been
completed. Safety conditions
aboard the ship last month were
not at their best, Rayfield reported.
Deck Engineer has npt been al
lowed sufficient time to repair
winches.
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Engineer Dies
The SIU crew abroad the SS
Coaiinga Hills (Marine Tankers)
was grieved when Third Assistant
Engineer J.. G. Tanner was killed
in an accident at sea. Tanner was
electrocuted in the engine room
July 27 and was buried at sea the
following day.
S. f.
Wrong Piiis
Crewmen aboard the SS Mount
McKinley (Cargo & Tankship Man
agement) who asked for salt tab
lets were given sulfanilamide pills
by mistake, they reported. The mis
take was discovered a day later
and the pills were coUected and
replaced with salt tablets.
t> ft ft
Crew Likes Films
The movie projector aboard the
SS Steel Executive (Isthmian), pur
chased with money won in the
1959 safety contest, has afforded
many hours of diversion for the
crew. Movies were shown three
times a week on the last voyage.
«v ft ft
Mine Spotted
The SS Hurricane (Waterman)
received a frightening reminder
of wartime sailing in July when a
mine was spotted a day off the
French coast. A hard pull on the
wheel averted disaster and the
skipper reported the mine to
proper maritime authorities. '
ft ft ft
Injured'On Ship
. Seafarer WUliam Thornton,
FWT, was in an aceident in the
engine room of the SS Del Norte
(Mississippi Shipping) ju-st outside
the Mississippi River last month,
and suffered a broken leg. He was
taken from the ship by the Coast
Guard and brought to the hospital.
ft ft ft
Phones In Port
Seafarer Harry Smith, aboard
the SS Lucile Bloomfield (Bloom-
field). suggested that telephones be
placed aboard all SIU ships while
in US Rorts; The crew unanimously
supported the resolution. Many
SIU ships do have telephones
aboard while in domestic ports.
The crew also passed a resolution
calling for the Issuance of a gold
lapel pin, similar to the SIU seal,
with the numeral "12" imprinted,
for SIU men who have 12 years'
seatlme with the Union.
ft - ft" ft
No Cold Water
The SS Mount Whitney (Cargo
& Tankship) had a hot and dry
journey to India. Cold-water ran'
out in the Red Sea and the Arabian
Sea. The ice box in the messhall
broke down and toilets and engine
room ventilators we^e not working.
ft ft ft
Guard Quarters
The SS Robin Hood (Robin
Line) crew joined in keeping na
tives out of quarters and laundry,
fountain and messroom facilities in
various African ports. The crew
also suggested placing a raised
step leading out of storm doors as
a safety precaution. .
ft ft ft
Check Water
The crew of- the Ocean Eva
(Maritime Overseas) called on the
US Public Health Service to check
water aboard ship to find out what
caused a rash of illnesses. The
crew also is having the ship's
medicine chest checked after the
mate reported low medical sup
plies.
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AMIS VICTORY (Victory Carrion)
Jwly 24—Cholrmaii, Pot* Matovieti)
Socrotary. Robort Donnolly. No beefs
reported. Discussion re fceepinc quiet
in passaseways, taking care of wash
ing machine and mkking up repair
iists.
ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa) July 24—
Chairman, Frank L. Vomer; Socro
tary, Daniel Marine. Frank L. .Verner
elected Ship's delegate. No beefs re
ported. $209.50 In ship's fund. '
STEEL VENDOR (IsthmUn) July M*
—Chairman, J. Doyle; Secretary, Bill
Stark. Ship's delegate reports general
discussion on coW -water and ice sit
uation For one week this ship was
without either cold water or ice. Sug
gestion made for the installation of
water cooler fountains. Letter sent to
headquarters and New Orleans haU in
regard to this situaUon.
MARYMAR (Calmer) July 7-^halr-
man, William Ooary; Secretary, Guy
Walter. Ship's delegate reports every
thing running smoothly. Some repairs
still to be made. Suggestion that
laundry be kept clean. No beefs re
ported.
Ice. In hot weather there 'is iiot
enough ice for the three-meals. Ice
making, machine makes fust so much.
Sugtest we try to get some ice from
shore and store it for emergency. Del
egate to see patrolman about this
beef: also about shore leave motor
launch in Braxilian harbors. Crew
asked to be more careful when put
ting clothes in washing machine so'
drain does not get plugged up. IJite
of thanks to steward department for
good' food and service.
shore passes were aot Issued In Kobe
and Nagoya. Japan. .Two uieB nilised
ship in Yokosuka: one rejoined In
Nagoya. Vote of thanks to steward
department.
CHOCTAW (Waterman) February 2«
—Chairman, John Der; Secretary,
John O'Rourke. Vote of thanks to
ship's delegate for good movies. $50
In movie fund: $2 in ship's fund. Some
disputed OT. Engine shower needs
paintinS*
OREMAR (Marven) July 23—Chair
man, Abel Salas; Secretary, Paul H.
Dew. Ship's delegate reports beef re
port time in Guayacan, Chile, to be
taken up with patrolman. Discussion -
re more money being given to master
tor draws. Wringer, on washing ma
chine to be repaired; also coffee urn
in night pantry to be overhauled.
SAN MARINO (Penlntylar Naviga
tion) July 30—Chairman, Dick Ware;
Secretary, George Bryan. Ship's dele
gate reports no fans repaired. Captain
sent his refrigerator to crew mess.
Water cooler still out of order. Three
men - hospitalized in Calcutta; all re
joined before sailing. $10 in ship's
fund. No beefs reported by depart
ment delegates. Vote of thanks to
Captain Pierros for his cooperation.
Discussion on dirty drinking water.
EDITH (Bull) July rs—Chairman, G.
Bozec; Secretary, Eddie Game. No
beefs reported. Everything running
smoothly.
LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfield)
July 24—Chairman, Joe Catalanoto;
Secretary, Lee de Parlier. Ship's dele
gate Scotty Kerrigan reports AB in
jured and put ashore in Miami by
Coast Guard. $21 donated by crew in
addition to $20 from ship's fund. One
more night's lodging being -sought by
Union in Hduston for time ^p came
off drydock. Delegate : resigns ' with
vote of thanks from crew. Coffee in
engine room rationed by company to
one pound a day. Ship's delegate to
see captain.
CHOCTAW (Waterman) July 30—
Chairman, Herbert Knoles; Secretary,
W K. Dodd. Ship's delegate reports
one man missed ship in Japan; re
joined in next port. $2 in ship's fund;
S153 in movie fund. No beefs reported.'
New movies to be picked up in
Portland. Vote of thanks to chief
cook. Passageways should be painted
at end of each trip. '
. ATLANTIS (Petrel) July 24—Chair
man, C. L. Moody; Secretary, H.
Fruge. New repair lists to be made
up and turned in. M/S/C to get con
tract clarification re rate of OT for
tank cleaning if ship gods on grain
run. Beef re draws to be taken up
with patrolman at payoff.
MARORE (Marven) .July 31—Chair
man, Ralph Gowan; Secretary, E.
O'Neill. Everything running smoothly.
M/S/C that ship's delegate get all
information and dates on time ship
was on dry dock; also chipping and
welding w^e in shipyard.
KYSKA (Waterman) July 23—Chair
man, Arthur Harrington; Secretary,
T. D. York. -Everything running
smoothly; no beefs reported. M/S to
issue passes before cargo is worked;
if ship isn't clear longshoremen can
not board. Crew asked to turn in all
excess linen. Suggestion that mess-
man's foc'sle be insulated, preferably
by tiling deck. Turn in repair iists.
TOPA TOPA (Waterman), July 17—
Chairman, Jack Trosclair; Secretary,
M. Thomas. Ship's delegate reports
everything running smoothly; no beefs.
Some disputed OT to he taken up
with patrolman at payoff. Vote of
thanks to steward department for job
well done. .
CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities
Service) July 20—Chairman, A.
Hebert; . Secretary, A. Ksnel, Jr.
Resignation by Ted Jones as ship's
delegate refused. Reelected' by accla
mation. Beef re cleaning lower pas
sageways. Crew asked to take part
in fire and boat drill and not be
sinkers.
ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman)
July 10—Chairman, C. Winskey; Sec
retary, W. Pappadakri. Ship's dele
gate reports everything running
smoothly. Need more pressure in
unlicensed personnel heads.
STEEL AGE (Isthmian) July 10-'-
Chairman. C. Anderson; Secretary, V.
G. Orencio. Ship's delegate reports
captain pleased with crew. He may
drop the log provided crew behaves
up to payoff. Lodging will not be
clarified until payoff. Ship's fund at
$24.02. Delegate to see chief engineer
about installing hot water pipe some
where on deck for coolies. Vote of
thanks to steward department, espe
cially chief cook and baker.
ZEPHYR HILLS (Pan-American Over
seas), July 4—Chairman, H. Carney;
Secretary, F. O'Mally. Ship's delegate
reports no -beefs. M/S to have galley
range replaced. Discussion re feed
ing. Steward says company cuts his
order" for stores. M/S that steward
give ship's delegate a copy of his
requisition each time stores are or
dered. Milk to be served three timet
daily while supply lasts.
BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service)
August 5—Chairman, John Henry
Morris; Secretary, A. Ben-Korl. Ship's
delegate , reports difficulty getting
gaUey range fixed and other repairs.
Will pay off In Lake Charles. S4.65
in ship's fund. Suggestion that more
care be taken with preparation of
food and storing of leftovers.
CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities
Service), July 17—Chairman, L. Hag-
mann; Secretary, P. J. Wilkinson.
Ship's delegate reports deck depart
ment man who was fired will stay:
beef settled on board. Will get new
washing machine in Philadelphia.
Suggestion that side ports be left open
underway. Discussion re steam in
jector as safety hazard. Election of
safety committee consisting of one
member from each department to re
port on any unsafe condition. Request
that steward get more cots.
GALLOWAY (Overseas Navigation)
July ID—Chairman, C. Ma|etta; Secre
tary, Thomas Souza. One man missed
ship. Some disputed OT. Oew re
minded to watch conduct when
drinking.
MADAKET (Waterman), July 19—
Chairman, J. Touart; Secretary, L.
Pierson. Previous minutes read and.
accepted. Report on repairs made
and those needed. If replacements
can be made, some men want to pay
off in first port. Engine delegate re
ports one man logged. Beefs in deck
department to be taken up with pa
trolman.
MADAKET (Waterman), May 2*—.
Chairman, Jo Jo Touart; Secretary, L.
D. Pierson. Ship's delegate reports a
number of changes have been made.
Steward department repairs made.
New mattresses distributed. Slop
chest hours changed so that the men
working can get their noon hour's
rest. Everything running smoothly.
No beefs reported. Disoussion regard
ing laundry room which Is to be kept
clean; dont nfsh flush in deck and
engine department heads: post time
change on the board by supper time,.
AFOUNDRIA (Waterman) July 24—
Chairman, Frederick Blankerburg;
Secretary, C. J. Nail. Beefs to be
taken up with patrolman at payoff.
Each department to elect delegate
to attend safety meetings. Vote of
thanks to steward department.
ANTINOUS (Waterman), July
Chairman, A. Noah; Secretary, F.
Shala. Ship's delegate reports all re
pairs taken care of. $17 collected and
sent to the American Merchant Ma
rine Library as a donation. $15 bal
ance in fund. No beefs reported in
all departments. Ship's delegate Ed
Powell resigns with vote of thanks.
' Mendez elected new ship's treasurer.
Ship'k delegate to contact dhlcf en-
^eer in regard to pressure in toilets
aft and midship. Suggestion to keep
feet off chairs in messroom.
MV DEL SOL (MlHitsjppi) July 31
—Chairman, Clayton Thompson; See-
rotary, Ramon Irlsarry. Ship's dele
gate reports no beefs. Two men
logged. All departments working-
smoothly. Discussion on shortage of
TEXMAR (Calmar), Jviv 3—Chair
man, Andy Gowder; Secretary, D.
Stone; It was suggested that ship's
delegate find out whose job it is to
lamp out the passageways, messroom
and recreation room. It was brought
out that the washing machine is not
being cleaned after use. Also that
laundry tubs are being used to soak
clothes longer than necessary. Dry
clothing to be removed from lines.
KYSKA (Waterman), July 10—Chair
man, R. Burblne; Secretary, E. Cronln.
Ship's delegate to ask patrolman why
STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), luly
17—Chairman, Jtngelo Maldonado; Sec
retary, F. S. Omega. Ship's delegate
explained to the fellow* who Joined
the shin from the west coast re trans-
portatimi from the place where they
were hired to the place where they
joined the Ship. Repair lists sub
mitted. No other beefs. Bosun hos
pitalized in Rotterdam. Report seat
to headquarters. Discussion re maQ
situation and suggestion that all mail
be forwarded at oAce if possible.
Vote of- thanks to steward ^depart
ment for job well done.
ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa) July 31
—Chairman, I. W. Mergavi; Secretary,
I. P. Keller. Ship's delegate reports
one roan left ship due to Ulness in
family and flew home from Curacao.
One man got off in San Juan due to
sickness. Deck delegate imports one
man injured; also beef concerning
member being fired which will be
turned over to patrolman on arrival.
Smooth sailing in engine and steward
departments. M/S/C that Mobile port
agent be contacted regarding poor
'medical attention and bad relations
existing between crew and doctor.
SEAMAR (Qalmar) July 24—Chair
man, J. Marshall; Secretary, R.
Schwartz. S. Pitlak elected ship's del
egate. Some disputed OT in deck
department. Discussion on garbage
disposal. Messman to carry same to
stern at aU times.
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repair' of washing nuchine. relieving
watches on time in port and recent
changes in NY State unemployment
law as it affects "B" and "C'.men.
Beef re pantryman to be reported
to patrolman at payoff.
ORION PLANET (Colonial) July 27—
Chairman, H. McAleer; Secretary, R.
Mich*. Payoff approximately 4 PM.
Honolulu, 7/28/60. Nothing definite
re transportation or extra gear.
$9.45 in ship's fund to be left for new
crew. Discussion to report to CG and
boarding patrolman radio operator
for giving false information about
members of crew and disclosing con
tents of personal messages to persons
not concerned.
ALCOA RANGpR (Alcoa) July 14-
Chairman, Juan S. Ruede; Secretary,
M. T Morris. Repair lists to be given
to patrolman. $16.70 In ship's fund.
No beefs reported in all departments.
Suggestion to get more soap for crew
pantry, more tablecloths, better serv
ice for messhall and more spraying
for roaches. John Elliot elected new
ship's delegate.
STEEL AGE (Isthmian) April 17—
Chairman, Thomas C. Deal*; Secre
tary, V. G. Orencio. Captain to give
draws every five days while ship is
in .port, deducting . allotments and
taxes. < Each department to elect
safety representative. $51.22 in ship's
fund. Some disputed OT in deck de-
partoent. Discussion • re windscoop
and screen for each-porthole In crew
mess and In library. New wringer in
stalled in washer. According to cap
tain nobody is allowed to hire coolies
to work, but he may reconsider this
matter. Custom officials in Beirut, are
very strict.
YAKA (Waterman) July 27—Chali^
man, George Troche; Secretary, How
ard Menz. H. Bergine paid -oft iif
Houston. Texas. Locks and keys tor
engine and deck will be fixed on
return trip to Mobile. Deck delegate
reports one man failed to join ship
in New Orleans. Garbage dumped by
the gangway at sea to be stopped at
once. All weather gear when not in
use to be put in lockers aft. Unen
to be returned and cots taken below
when not in use. ~
SANTDRE (Ore) July 27—Chairman.
Joseph Thomas; Secretary, August
Souza. Ship's delegate reports every
thing OK. Cups -to be returned to
pantry.
CHICKASAW (Waterman) June
Chairman, Allan L. Lake; Secretary,
James B. Elliott. Everything reported
running smoothly in all departments.
Master refuses to allow men going to
the wheel to use inside ladder except
duNng heavy weather. Vote of thanks
to steward department.
CS BALTIMORE (CHies SeVvlce)
July 27—Chairman, Adelph Capote)
Secretary, A. Capote. Ship's delegate
reports that all men will put in for
five nights lodging while in drydock.
Several hours disputed OT. $8 in
ship's fund. Deck delegate reports
lodging and sea watches disputed.
Beefs to be taken up with boarding
patrolman. BR requests that all soiled
linen be returned to him. Rated 100
percent on sanitation by USPHS.
JOSEFINA (J. H, WIttchestsr), Aug.
«—Chairman, Peter P. Luketic; Sec
retary, J. Ratlltr. Ship's delegate re
ports captain states he is being, ac
cused of overcharging the crew for
postage to the States. Captain has a
receipt for the stamps from the
agent. Dispute on shore leave. Third
cook went to hospital in Calcutta.
India. Ship s delegate has one radio,
one clock and some coins belonging-
to the Odrd cook. SSJiO in ship's
fund. Deck delegate reports beef re
restricUon to ship in Calcutta. One
man short in steward department.
Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for'
job weU done. Ship's steward will
take care of mail in the future and
charge it to the slop chest.
AlPOUNDRiA (Waterman) June 12—
Chairman, H. E. Geno; Secretary, C. J.
Nail. Everytjiing OK in all depart
ments. Crew asked to rinse grease-
stained clothes before putting thein
in washing machine. Coffee cups to
be returned to pantry.
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FIWAMCIAL REPORTS. Th« constitution ot th« SIU Atlsntlc, Gulf, Lakes and In
land Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding-the membership's
money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit
every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the mem-
jiershlp. 'All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn.
Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to In-
apect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return
receipt requested.
TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland
Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various
trust fimd agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In
charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and manergement represent
atives and their alternates. All .expenditures and disbursements of trust funds
are made only upon approval by a majorlt/ of the trustees. All trust fund
financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds.
If, at any time, you are denied Information about any SIU trust fund, notify
EIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by.certified mall, return receipt
requested.
SIIIPPINP RIGHTS. Your Shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con
tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by
Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated In the contract. Get to know
your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship
ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seal'arers Appeals Board. Also
notify SIU President Paul Ball at headquarters, by certified mall, return re
ceipt requested.
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'CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These
contracts specify the wages and conditions tinder which you work and live aboard
ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing
-for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any
'SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, falls to protect your
contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port age{it. In addition,
notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested.
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<s4:S- 0 EDITORIAL PPLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from
publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the
Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem
ed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy
has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings in all
coiistltutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy la vested in an edl--
torlal board which consists of the -Executive Board of the Uhlon. The Exec
utive Board nay delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out
this responsibility.
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P.IYHEWT OF HOWIES. No monies are to be paid to anyonq^ In any official capacity
in the 5IU unless an official Union receipt Is giVen for same. Under no cir
cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given
such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be
made without supjilylng a receipt, or If a member la required to make a payment
and ̂ given an official receipt, but feels that be should not have been re
quired to mpke such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention
of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested.
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the .SEAFARERS LOO a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies
are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this
constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you
feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional
right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.,
as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately
notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested.
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RETIRSD SE-^FARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene*
fits have always been encouraged to. cont'inue their union activities., in
cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members
at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role iir all
rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees.
Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership,
has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowihg them to retain
their good standing through the waiving of their does.
AB Looks Toward Second 40 Years
NEW ORLEANS—Going to sea
has evidently agreed ' with Sea
farer William Fernwood. Now
aboard the SS Yaka (Waterman)
Fernwood boasts, over 40 years'
seagoing experience, having begun
sailing back-in 1919.
The much-traveled AB won't
reveal his age, but by all the rules
of arithmetic he is a young and
robust upper 50's. As such, he was
the senior memfcer of the deck
department on the Yaka.
Fernwood, of course, has quite
a way to go to surpass the sailing
records of such SIU oldtimers as
the late Matt Little, who was
shipping as bosun during World
War IT when he was in his 80's„
and survived a torpedoing, or the
late John Hopkins, chief steward,
who quit after •he reached his 90th
birthday; Little was forced to
retire by the War 'Shipping Ad
ministration which figured he was
a little too old to be ducking!
torpedoes in the North Atlantic.
In the course of all his travels
Fernwood has acquired fluency . In
nine languages, and can get by in
several others. He speaks Dutch,
Flemish, German, Belgian, Danish,
Swedish", Norwegian, Japanese
and, of course, English. So he's
the ideal buddy to go along witb
on shore leave in a strange land.
In addition to the above, Fern
wood can understand, and make
himself understood, in Italian,
Spanish, French and Portuguese.
Most of his shipmates probably
wouldn't recognize the name Fern
wood, as all hands know him as
the Flying Dutchman, except, of
course, the paymaster.
In the Uourse of his seagoing
career, Fernwood also served as
port agent in Baltimore for the
old International Seamen's Union.
That, was way back in 1927, in the
days when Andrew Funiseth was
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William Fernwood. AB, shown
aboard Yaka [Waterman].
Albert H. Schwartc
Our new address Is PC Box
966, Midland. Tex.' Write to us.
Polly.
Roy Leon Pritchett
Important you communicate with
Simon J. Griffinger, counselor-at-
law, 24 Commerce St., Newark,
NJ. "
Robert Charles Meloy
Contact your sister, Mrs. Edward
Kmett, 34 E. Wren Circle, Dayton
20, Ohio.
Francis J. Schumacker
Bk. #S-743. Last ship known SS
Elizabeth, Bull Line. Contact Ace
Milton aboard the SS Steel
Navigator, c/o Isthmian Lines,
Inc., 52 Broadway, NYC. Am ready
to talk salvage with you. Have
completely new set of Scuba gear
and plans for salvage boat,
George C. Peterson
Contact your wife, Lela, at -450
Elli^ St., Apt. #301, San Francisco,
Calif.
G. K. Stennett
Contact G. W. Stennett, 106 Un
ion St., Hinton, W. Va.
Dale W. Gray
Contact your sister, Mrs. Earl
Flaherty, 1412 West Short St., In
dependence, Mo.
Urban LaBaiTere
Very important you contact your
wife immediately at 2513 Linden
Avenue, Baltimore 17, Md.
John D. Halpin
Please contact your family at
PO Box 147, Foxboro, Mass.
William Sikorski
A check from Ocean Carriers is
being held for yoCi in the SIU
headquarters vault.
An overtime check for $40.37
from American President Lines is
being held for Norman Beavers,
wiper by the MFOW, 130 Green
wich St., New York, NY. No for
warding address available.
William J. Jones
Please contact mother in Balti
more.
Norman R. Pettersen
Your wallet was found by NY
Transit Authority. It is in Lost &
Found Department at Jay St.,
Brooklyn. Call Mr. Burns at UL 2-
9970.
W. J. Cribbs
Please contact C. A. Peterson,
Treasurer of MFOW, 240 Second
St., San Francisco 5, Calif., as soon
as possible.
Joseph Bissonnet
Important I contact you at once.
Louise, 1387 Seventh Ave., San
Francisco, Calif.
The following men have dis
charges and other property being
held for them at the vault at SIU
headquarters hall: Francisco
Gianicco, Henry Jurgenson, Fred
erick Lillard, Edgar Starns, John
Trost, V. Walrath, Herbert Wilson.
Frank Scott Paylor, Jr.
Please contact your wife at 1331
Curfman St., Raleigh, NC.
George W. Berthold
Please get in touch with mother,
513 Giuffrias Ave., Metairie, La.
Urgent.
J.'C. Miller
Please contact Attorney Richard
W. Ewing, Suite 317, Shell Build-
inif, Houston 2, Texas.
Louis Escarra ,
Please contact your mother, Mrs.
Mary Roque, 519 West 138th St.,
New York, NY.
Francisco F. Rotolo
Please contact your wife at
7416 Fourth NE, Seattle 15, Wash
ington.
Anyone knowing the where-
Jibouts of Mallory James Coffey
please notify his brother, Edward
W. Coffey, Box 102, blowing Rock,
NC.
John H. Murray
Important you contact your son,
c/o Gerner, same address as pre
viously.
Pablo R. Lopez would like to
thank the crew aboard the SS
Kathryn which sent a wreath of
flowers and condolences when his
sister, Isobel Sails, passed away
September 8, 1960.
Leslie J. Brilhart
Alamo Heights 9, San Antonio, Tex.
Alamo Heights 9, SanAntonio, Tex.
Let us know where we can get in
touch with you. Mother and Robert.
Arthur W. Comman
Anyone knowing the where
abouts of the above-named, please
contact his sister, Mary Cornman,
3119 Baldwin Street, Los Angeles
31, Calif. Urgent.
Max Aeosta
The headquarters mailroom "is
holding an important letter for
you.
Tom Banning
Important you get in touch with
SIU President Paul Hall at head
quarters.
Pete Matovich
Contact J. G. Ulman, attorney,
641 Equitable Building, Baltimore
2, Md. '
Ray Walker
Please get in touch with your
sister-in-law. Bertha L. Walker,
2508% Broadway, Huntington
Park, Calif. We want to hear from
you.
Golden Sail £x-Crewmembers
All crew members of the SS
Golden Sail who had allotment
checks which bounced, please
notify Richard R. Carney of Tan
ner & Caipey, Proctors in Ad
miralty, 725 Pacific Building, Port
land 4, Oregon, for reimbursement.
Send the bounced checks if you
have them.
Will the friends of John Paul
Synnott (Jack or Red Jack) please
write to Trudy at 2260 Ave. B, Apt.
2, Beaumont, Tex. Jack passed
away September 2, 1960 of a
coronary occlusion. Hank, Jimmy
Cole and Butch Wright, will you
please write to Trudy. Any other
friends of Jack feel free to write or
drop in when you are in Beaumont.
Sill HAIL
DIRECTORY
SIU Atlantic, Gulf
Lakes & Inland Waters
District
PRESIDENT
Paul Hall
EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT
Cal Tanner
VICE PRESIDENTS
Claude Simmons Lindsey William*
Earl Sheppard A1 Tanner
SECRETARY-TREASURER
AI Kerr
HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES
BUl HaU Fred Stewart
BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St.
Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900
BOSTON... 276 State St.
John Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140
DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave.
Paul Drozak. Agent VInewood 3-4741
HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave.. Bklyn,
. HYacinth 9-6600
HOUSTON 4202 Canal St.
R. Matthews. Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-4086
JACKSONVILLE. .920 Main St., Room 20O
WilUara Morris. Agent ELgin 3-0987
MIA-MI.. 744 W. Flagler St.
Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-3564
MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St.
Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754
NEW ORLEANS 623 BienvUle St.
Buck Stephens. Agent Tulane 8626
NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn
HYacinth 9-6600
NORFOLK.. 416 CoUey Ave.
Paul Gonsorchik. Agent
MAdison 7-108S
PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St.
S. Cardullo, Agent DEwey 6-3818
SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St.
Walter Sibley. Agent Douglas 2-4401
SANTURCE. PR. .1313 Fernandez Juncos.
Stop 20
Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5990
SEATTLE ......2505 1st Ave.
Ted Babkowski. Agent Main 3-4334
WILMINGTON. CaUf SOS Marine Ave.
Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-3580 ,
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No. IS SEAPARERS^LOG
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
THE SEAFARERS
VACATION PLAN
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Financed by shipowner contribufions to the central kitty
for each day a Seafarer works on an SlU ship, SlU Vaca
tion Plan benefits have been increased five times from the
$140 annual maximum of 1952 to the present $400.
Seafarers can collect vacation pay on a pro-rata scale
as soon as they accumulate discharges covering 90 days'
seatime, and benefits are paid in direct proportion to the
number of days worked. For example, a Seafarer with six
months' seatime collects $200.
Discharges are good for vocation pay purposes for one
year from the date of payoff.
Vocation benefits are payable no matter how many dif
ferent ships or companies have iemployed the Seafarer,
nor does he hove to pay off his present ship to collect.
Benefits under the Vocation Plan are payable through
ony SlU port office.
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NUMBER OF SHIPS SAILED OR COMPANIES WORKED
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ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES & INLAND WATERS DISTRICT
ELECTION
Election Procedures
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Election Procedures: SIU Executive Board Minutes^ Oct. 3, I960
(The following executive hoara mrnutes were acted on
and approved by the membership at port meetings held
on October 10, 1960.1
The me5;ing was called to order at 9:00 A.M. by Paul
Hall, president.
PRESENT:
Paul Hall, Presideht; Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-Presi
dent; . Claude Simmons, Vice-President; Earl Shepard,
Vice-President; A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer.
ABSENT:
A1 Tanner, Vice-President; Lindsey Williams, Vice-
Prc^sident.
ALSO PRESENT;
Herb Brand, Director of Organizing & Publications;
Seymour Miller, SIU General Counsel.
The president announced that a quorum was present.
He then stated that the purpose of the meeting was to
discuss the 1960 general election, review the steps taken
so far, and to determine whether the Executive Board
wished to recommend any additional steps which would,
in' its collective judgment, be desirable to comply not
merely with the letter, but also, with the intent, of the
Constitution, applicable law, and this Union's policy of
full and fair treatment for all candidates." •
The president next stated that the general counsel was
present at his request. He asked the general counsel if
he was aware of the election steps taken to date. The
general counsel replied in the affirmative, that he and
other members of his staff had checked 'the credentials
committee report and supporting records, and the elec
tion material prepared and distributed. The general coun
sel stated that, in his opinion, the Union was in strict
compliance, with the constitution and applicable law, in
cluding, in particular, the Landrum-Griffin Act, and that
he now so formally advised the executive board. He stated
further that, so far as law was concerned, one last affirma
tive step remained to be taken, tjiat is, the mailing of the
15-day notice required by law, that the Union wqs aware
of this, and was, in fact, in the process of preparing the
same for mailing. He pointed out that this would have to
be completed on or prior to October 15, 1960. The secre
tary-treasurer stated that this would be accomplished.
The president then called for an open general discus
sion dealing with the purpose of the meeting, after which,
the following was decided upon:
Re: UNION GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1960
The executive board wishes to make the following re
port and recommendations to the membership, for the
. purpose of keeping ihe membership informed, effectuat
ing the Union's policy of completely equal and fair treat
ment to all candidates, and rounding out the Union's com
pliance with law, Including the Landrum-Griffin Act.
A. All steps required up to now to comply with Land
rum-Griffin have been token. There remains one step,
the mailing of notices to the members, arid we recom
mend this step be taken, in accordance with Ww, on or
prior to October 15,.: 1960. It need hardly be noted, of
course, that, both at regular meetings of the member
ship, and through the SEAFARERS LOG, all details of the
election have already been communicated. Insofar as our
constitutional requirements regarding elections are con
cerned, not only are copies of the constitution available ^
at all ports, but also, the LOG prints the constitution
verbatim every six months. Eyery member, therefore,
should be aware of these requirements.
B. 1. The policy of the Union has been, and is, equal
electioneering limits and facilities for all candidates. As
usual, the SEAFARERS LOG will contain an election
supplement, which includes the biographical sketches of
each candidate and his photo, together with a sample
ballot with voting instructions. The usual distribution pat
tern will be followed. That is, it-is sent to all contracted
vessels, is made available in substantial quantities, in all
Union halls, and is otherwise distributed. Candidates and
members will, therefore, have available to them those
materials for electioneering, or ary other purpose. In
addition to that, the executive board recommends the
printing of this election supplement in enough copies so
that there will be available to each candidate, at his re
quest, 100 copies thereof, to be used for such purposes
as the candidate may choose. It is felt that 100 copies
for each candidate is reasonable. There must obviously
be some limit- to the Union's expenditures in this regard.
To insure equal treatment for each candidate, copies of
this special material shall be made available in each
Union hall. The port , agent shall deliver the amount re-
" quested (up to 100) to each candidate, obtain a receipt
therefor, keep a record of the same, and notify the sec
retary-treasurer, A1 Kerr, immediately. It will be the
secretary-treasurer's duty to keep a central tally, and to
replenish stocks of this material when, as, and if needed..
2. To insure good order and to further preserve the
secrecy of the ballot, electioneering must not take place
within 25 feet of the polling place. In any event, the
Union continues to insist on.good order and decorum,
which must be preserved. Any member whose ballot has
been solicited within the prohibited area is required to
make this fact known to the polls committee, which shall
record the complaint in its report, as well as its findings
and recommendations thereon. In addition, the member
is required to notify the secretary-treasurer, A1 Kerr, at
headquarters, within 24 hours of the occurrence, by regis- .
tered mail, return receipt requested, of the facts, which
notification must be signed by the complainant, together
with his book number.
In that connection, the executive board recommends
that the membership also adopt the rule that, in case any
member has a complaint that any of the election and
balloting procedures of this Union have been violated,
I the same procedure as above set forth shall be followed.
While the members have already been notified, through
the LOG, as to notifications to the President in case of a
claimed violation of any rights, it is recommended that
the rule set forth herein be adopted with reference to the
balloting and election procedures in this election, since
the secretary-treasurer, under the constitution, is charged
with specific administrative duties in connection with
elTCtlons and refereniiums. The member's duty to report
violations in this manner should be emphasized. If situa-
_tlons exist which call for corrective action, that action
ought to be taken. It can't be taken if the responsible
parties under the constitution are not made aware of
the facts.
3. Obviously, nothing in these recommendations is to
be deemed to deprive any candidate or member of his
constitutional right to observe the conduct of the election,
the tallying of ballots, and so on, provided he maintains
proper decorem.
4. In accordance with established policy, the Union, its
officers, the LOG, and, indeed, the entire membership,
should continue to encourage the utmost interest in the
election. The executive board urges the largest possible
vote, and encourages the use of proper electioneering to
further stimulate interest in the exercise of this impor
tant right.
C. The secretary-treasurer states that, in compliance
with law he has prepared a membership list, to be avail
able for inspection by any and all candidates. Again in
accordance with law, the list is, and will be kept, avail
able at headquarters. While this is a valuable record, we
recommend that the secretary-treasurer not bfe required
to sit with whoever is inspecting the list, but that arrange
ments be made for a rank and file committee of three (3)
to be elected for that purpose. We further recommend that
a proper receipt be obtained from the inspecting candi
date. Finally, since many members object to the Union
releasing their names and addresses, and since it has
been a long term policy of the Union to respect these
feelings on the part of the membership, we recommend
that, while each candidate may have his inspection, no
candidate shall be allowed to make copies of the list or
any part thereof.
D. ^Without regard to the executive board's power under
Article VII of the constitution, the executive board spe
cifically requests that the matters herein be brought to
the attention of the membership and acted upon by them,
by special meetings held in all ports, subject to the re
quirements of the constitution, on Monday, October 10,
1960, commencing at 9:00 A.M., except for the Port of
Houston, which is scheduled to hold a regular meeting
on that day. These matters shall be taken up in that port
at the said regular meeting, it Is also recommended that
these minutes if approved as'aforesaid, be included in
the SEAFARERS LOG's election supplement of 1960;
be included in the notice, referred to above, to be mailed
to the membership in accordance with law, and, in addi
tion, be prominently posted in the Union halls for the
duration of the balloting.
The secretary-treasurer was unanimously directed to
take all steps necessary to effectuate the foregoing.
ADJOURNMENT:
Paul Hall, chairman, then asked those assembled if
there was any further business to come before the board.
There being no further business to be transacted, it was
then moved by Claude Simmons and seconded by Earl
Shepard that this board meeting stand adjourned. Carried
by a unanimous vote of the board. »
Meeting was then adjourned at 2:15 P.M.
Fraternally submitted,
AL KERR, Secretary-Treasurer
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Candidates For SlU Elective Posts
For: President
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PAUL HAU^Book No. H-1 -BALLOT No. 1
Original member of SIU. Holds all strike clearances. Active In all
Union Organizing since earliest days. Elected secretary-treasurer 1948.
Re-elected every time since. Served on all SIU negotiating committees
since. 1948. Helped Initiate Welfare, Vacation Plans. Participated In
drive for SIU seniority hiring system to save Union hiring hall, and
In fight which broke Communist hold on Canadian waterfront. Now
serving as SIU president, as well as head of SIU of NA.
For: Executive Vice-President
(Vote For One)
CAL TANNER—Book No. T-l -BALLOT No. 2
Charter memiber of the SIU since the beginning. Sailed actively
during the war, seeing service in most combat zones. Active in Isth
mian organizing drive both on ship and-ashore as organizer. Elected
Mobile agent every year since 1947. Participated in various A&G
District organizing drives of past years. Active in "all SIU beefs and
holds clearances for all strikes the Union has engaged in since it was
first organized. Now serving as executive vice-president.
For: Secretary-Treasurer
(Vote For One) ^
AL KERR-^Book No. K-7 BALLOT No. 3
Joined the SIU on November 8, 1943, in Port of New York. Sailed
in all ratings in the deck department. Holds a clear record on all
Union beefs and picketing actions since he Joined the SIU. Has
served the Union in many official capacities since 1945, including
organizer, dispatcher, patrolman, assistant administrator of the SIU
Welfare and Vacation Plans, as well as secretary-treasurer of all the
Union's corporations. At present serves as secretary-treasurer of Un
ion and its corporations.
For: V/ce-Pres/cfenf In Charge Of Confracfs
And Confracf Enforcemenf
(Vote For One)
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CLAUDE (Sonny) SIMMONS—Book No. S-1
BALLOT No. 4
Member of the old ISU in 1935, then worked with US lighthouse
dept. until joining SIU in 1939. Sailed until August, 1941, when ap
pointed Tampa patrolman. Shipped again, August, 1942, and sailed
through war. Appointed NY patrolman, Feb., 1945. Elected Tampa
•agent for 1946 through 1948. Resigned July, 1948, and shipped until
Nov. 1949. Elected NY engine patrolman for 1951, 1952; elected
assistant secretary-treasurer since 1953.
For: Vice-President In Charge Of The
Atlantic Coast
(Vote For One)
EARL (Bull) SHEPARD^Book No. S-2
BALLOT No. 5
One of SIU's original members. Active in P&O strike and other
early Union actions. Directed field work in Isthmian organizing drive.
Participated in Great Lakes organizing. Directed NY waterfront
activities in 1946 general strike. Appointed New Orleans port agent
in 1947. Elected New Orleans agent for 1948, 1949, 1950. Elected
assistant secretary-treasurer for 1951. Appointed Baltimore agent in
1951. Elected Baltimore agent in every election since 1952.
For: Viee-Presidenf In Charge 01 The
Gulf Coasf
(Vote For One)
UNDSEY WILLUMS—Book No. W-1 -BALLOT No. 6
Joined SIU in January, 1942, in New Orleans. Sailed in the deck
department during the war in practically every war zone. Served as
Gjilf area organizer during Union drive to organize Isthmian. Director
of organization for Cities Service drive and was responsible for
bringing many other new companies under contact.. Elected New
Orleans port agent in each election since 1950.
For: Vieo'Pt'eadenf In Charge Of The
• Lakes And Inland Wafers
' (Vote For One)
AL TANNER—Book No. T.12 -BALLOT No. T
Sailed steward departn>ent ratings on SIU ships for many years.
Became jSIU member December, 1951. Came off ship to inanago
Baltimore Port O'Call when new hall opened. Participated in Balti
more HFWD and MA WD organizing including successful drive for
harbor tugs. Active in aid to Westinghouse strikers. Also in NY
Marine Allied Workers organizing and as Welfare Services repre
sentative. Now coordinator of Great Lakes organizing for the Maritime
Trades Dept.
For: ffeadquarfers Represenfafive
(Vote For ThreeX
-BALLOT No. 8 JOHN COLE—Book No. C-8
Has been full book member since 1949; sailing in both steward and
engine departments. Helped administer Welfare and Vacation Plans.
Acted in many other Union capacities. Holds that our organization
should serve the general welfare, not advance selfish purposes of
few. Maintains most-heavily-texed trade unionists should he beH
represented; also cautions there cannot be more equality for some
members than others. Insists on openness and frankness in all mone
tary matters. Advocates that the only adequate checks on unscrupu
lous leadership are specific machinery for suspension and recall of
shifty officials and impartially-conducted Union elections.
WILLIAM (BiU) HALL—Book No. H-272
-BALLOT No. 9
Joined SIU, A&G District^ in 1944, .in the Port of New York. Served
actively in many of the Union's major strikes and beefs, including
the 1946 general strike, the 1947 Isthmian strike, the Wall Street
strike and the Canadian beef. Was elected deck delegate and ship's
delegate on mostj)f the ships he sailed. Holds clearances for all Union
actions. Elected assistant secretary-treasurer for 1953-54. Re-elected
1955-'56, 1957-'58. Now serving as headquarters representative.
EDWARD (Eddie) MOONEY—Rook No. M.7
—^BALLOT No. 10
Joined SIU in 1945. Served as ship's delegate or steward delegate
on majority of ships. Member of Food and Housing Committee for
1946 general strike; Assisted during Canadian beef, and represented
Union in various beefs in Puerto Rico. Participated in Wall Street
strike. Appointed New York patrolman in 1952. Elected NY joint
patrolman. ig53-'54. Elected steward assistant secretary-treasurer
since 1955.. Played major role in Robin Line beef. '
FREDDIE STEWART—Book No. S-8 -BALLOT No. 11
Was volunteer organizer for SIU when it was founded. Participated
in all major strikes including bonus strike. Isthmian, 1946 general
strike and other actions. Was leader of direct action to secure milk,
. good provisions and decent shipboard conditions for 'all Seafarers.
Served "as steward patrolman in NY in 1947 and joint patrolman
in 1948 and 1949. Elected steward or joint patrolman for all years
since 1950. Assisted in drawing up many of the Union's past contracts.
For: New.York Agent
(Vote For One)
PAUL DROZAK—Book No. D-IBO -BALLOT No. 12
Became SIU member in 1945 in Mobile. Active in many major
Union strikes and beefs from 1946 general strike down to present.
Served as Seattle and San Francisco patrolman from 1951 to 1954.
Served a two-year hitch in the US Army, 1954 to 1956, and then
was assigned as New York patrolman. Major assignment was on
Robin Line beef where he was active for full year from time the
ships were sold until SIU won~them back. Has clear Union record.
Elected New York joint patrolman in 1958.
For: Hew York Joint Patrolman
(Vote For Ten)
JOHN ARABASZ—Book No. A-2 BALLOT No. 13
Sailed through World War II in engine department, then took
part in Isthmian organizing both as shipboard and shoreside organizer.
Active throughout Cities ' Service organizing campaign. Helped
organize first tanker ever signed by SIU. Participated in all major
SIU beefs since the war. Served as patrolman, dispatcher, welfare
representative ahd other Union capacities in Baltimore, New York
and other SIU ports. Currently serving as acting agent in the Port
of Boston.
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E. (Seottie) AUBUSSON—Book No. A4
-BALLOT No. 14
Joined the SIU, A&G District, In 1042 and sailed with the Union
during World War. II, Active in numerous major strikes and beefs of
the Union, including the 1946 general strike, the 1947 l8thn)lan strike
and many other beefs since then. Has served as dispatcher at head
quarters regularly since 1955 and also as headquarters patrolman.
Served often as ship's delegate. Has clear Union record.
JOHN BUCCI—Book No. B-780 -BALLOT No. 15
Joined the SIU in 1951, sailing in the deck department. Took
active sole in numerous Union beefs in subsequent years, including
the ig.'i.3-.54 longshore beef among others. For past two years has
been acting patrolman in New York, and has also served as organizer
in various Union campaigns in New York and other ports. ]^as strike-
clear Union record.
ROBERT J. BURNS—Rook No. B-187 -BALLOT No. 16
Member in good standing of SIU A&G District since 1942. Has
clearance for all strikes and beefs. Served as organizer for the Inter
national Longshoremen's Association in 193940 organizing Seafood
Workers Union in Portland, Me. Shop steward for Seafood Workers
Union after winning contract with rifajority of plants in Portland.
Also retired member in good standing of International Brotherhood
of Teamsters Local 380, Boston.
DANIEL (Dan) BUTTS—Book No. B-628
-BALLOT No. 17
Was elected In 1939 as port agent for the Piierto Rico branch. Was
elected five consecutive years by the membership. Saiied continuously
as bosun since leaving office. Have served on various elected rank
and file committees. When called upon, have always assisted in any
beef in maritime industry and the labor movement. Member of
Union since 1928. Strike clear from 1934.
JOHN CABRAL—Book No. C-200* -BALLOT N6.18
I have been in on all major beefs and organizing. Have been a
delegate on most ships, looking for the betterment and welfare of
our Union.
STEPHEN CARR—Book No. C-70 -BALLOT No. 19
I, Stephen Carr, have been a member of the Seafarers International
Union, A&G District, since Dec. 13, 1941. Have sailed throughout
the war years, and have been sailing since. Have been ship and
deck delegate on numerous ships. Z am now'applying for Joint
patrolman In the Port of New Ywk.
LEO CRONSOHN—Book No. C-801 -BALLOT No. 20
Sailing with SIU since 1951, have been member of steward and
deck departments. Have active record in all strikes. Belieye the
Union should be run for its sailing members by a sailor leadership.
Am for full conformity of the AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Codes.
Would like a full account of all Union funds (General Fund, Welfare
and Vacation Funds) at reasonable intervals. It elected, promises
to devote all efforts toward achieving these goals.
JOSEPH (Joe Di George) DI GIORGIO—Book Nd. D-2
BALLOT No. 21
Joined the Atlantic & Gulf District in 1951 in New Orleans. Served
actively in many of the Union's major beefs and strikes in the years
since then, including the 1946 general strike, the Isthmian strike,
the Wall Street beef and numerous others. Elected Baltimore patrol
man 1955-1956. Served on numerous rank and file committees and
elected ship's delegate and steward delegate on many occasions. Was
elected New York joint patrolman 1958-60.
STEPHANO G. (Steve) DI GIROLOMO—Book No. D-76
BALLOT No. 22
Member of the SIU since 1940. Sailing in engine department. Sailed
continuously during World War II. Has clearance for all strikes. Has
been engine and ship's delegate on almost all ships sailed on. Active
in 1946 general strike. Coos Bay beef and other SIU actlong.
HARRY D. nTZGERALD-^ook No. F-371
^BALLOT No. 23
Sailed exclusively on SIU ships since February of 1947. Clearance
on all strikes and beefs since then. Played an active role in the Wall
Street strike of 1948. Frequently serves as ship's delegate. Became
full book member in 1935. Sails in steward department.
LOUIS (LOU) GOFFIN—Book No. G-7 BALLOT No. 24
Transferred into the SIU from old AFL Seamen's Union in 1939.
Participated actively in 1941 bonus, beef, 1946 general strike and
Isthmian strike. Served Union as patrolman and agent in Philadel
phia and Jacksonville and as assistant secretary-treasurer. Elected
deck patrolman in NY every year from 1947-1952. Elected NY joint <
patrolman for '53-'54; NY deck patrolman, '55-'56, joint patrolman
since. Participated in contract talks. Has all clearances.
HOWARD GUINIER—Book No. G-3 -BALLOT No. 25
Joined SIU at its start. Served as organizer in various drives frora
1938 to 1941. RepVesented Union before National Defense Mediation
Board on contract dispute in 1941. Served as chairman of headquar
ters bonus strike committee. Was chairman of NY branch food and
housing committee for the 1946 general strike. Secured 3,000 berths
for members during strike. Elected steward patrolman in NY from
1946 through 1956; joint patrolman, 1957-58. Now hq. Joint patrolman.
EDWARD (Skippy) GUSZCZYNSKY—Book No. G.71
^BALLOT No. 26
Since 1938, has been a member of the Seafarers International Un-.
ion, participating in most major beefs in the port of New York. Is
now a resident of Brooklyn and presently working aboard the barge
Judson K. Stickle.
E. (Babe Miller) HERNANDEZ—Book No. H-7
BALLOT No. 27
Has been a member of the SIU since 1943, sailing in deck depart
ment. Served on numerous ^lU ships during World War II.- Came
ashore in 1947 as appointed patrolman. Served in Union headquar
ters and various other ports as-patrolman and organizer. Took part in
practically every beef the Union has been involved in down through the
years, including Isthmian, Wall Street. 1953-54 longshore beef and
many others. Has dear Union record.
LUIGI lOVINO-Book No. I-II -BALLOT No. 28
First started sailing with the SIU In 1946, and has shipped in both
steward and deck departments since that time. Took part in 1948
general strike, the Wall Street strike and was active in the Isthmian
organizing campaign. Also helped organize Government workers. On
many occasions during the past fourteen years, has taken role in
shipboard responsibility by serving as a delegate.
ROBERT (Sarge) MELOY—Book No. M-1056
BALLOT No. 29
Joined the Seafarers International Union in 1948 in the Port of
New York. Was organizer on Isthmian and Victory Carriers vessels.
Actively participated in Isthmian and Wall Street strikes. Holds strike
clearances on all other beefs. Has sailed on SIU ships since 1946
general strike. Had book retired from April, 1952, until April, 1955,
while on active duty with the US Army.
FRANK MONGELLI—Book No. M-Illl
BALLOT No. 30
Started sailing In 1938 in the deck department. Came ashore to
work for SIU in 1952. Has served in numerous capacities including
building superintendant for five years. Is in charge of SIU training
school activities including responsibility for lifeboat class, entry
training and upgrading. Active in all SIU beefs since coming ashore
including longshore, American Coal, Bull Line strike, Robin Line
and SS Cleopatra. Has a clear record on all Union beefs.
PETER PATRICK—Book No. P-182 -BALLOT No. 31
Joined the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District, in the port of New
York in 1947. Has full strike •clearance. Active in Isthmian strike and
other Union beefs. Elected ship's and steward's delegate many times,
also participated in various committees ashore. Have been sailing
steward since 1951. At present is steward aboard the SS Seatrain
Texas, Seatrain'Lines, Inc.
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CHARLES SCOFIE]J>--Book No. S-186-^BALLOT No. S2
Joined SIU, A&G district in '41. Sailed actively througbout WW
II, entering most combat zones at one time or another. Member Sa
vannah strike committee during the '46 general strike. Have been
elected engine delegate and ship's delegate on many SIU vessels.
Have full clearances for ail strikes and beefs engaged in by the- Un
ion in 19 years since joining up. Was on Robin Gray as chief elec
trician during the '57 Robin Line beef. Currently serving as joint
patrolman in the Port of New York.
WILLIAM JOHN SMITH—Book. No. S-60
-BALLOT No. 33
Started sailing in 1944 as a member of the SIU Pacific District
Transferred to the A&G District in April, 1947. Picket captain in
Philadelphia during the 1946 general strike. Active during the Isth
mian strike in 1947. I have sailed many newly-organized 8hii»8 as
deck and ship's delegate. Assisted negotiating working rules for Vac-
U Vator machines aboard the SS Producer in 1958. Member of the
deck department sailing,as bosun, deck maintenance or able-bodied
seaman. At present bosun aboard the SS Kenmar. •
CHARLES STAMBUL—Book No. S-578
BALLOT No. 34
Joined the SIU in the Port of New York in February, 1947. Par
ticipated In Isthmian organizing campaign on the Sea Tiger (later
Steel Advocate). Also participated in the Wall Street beef, AFL long
shore beef and many others in which SIU was Involved. Ship's dele
gate on many SIU vessels where he was instrumental in lifting
logs and wiping out beefs. Has sailed for many years in engine de
partment.
KEITH TERPE—Book No. T-3 -BALLOT No. 35
S^led throughout World War II on West Coast in both deck and
steward departments. Joined the SIU in 1949. Was headquarters or
ganizer during 1949-51, active in winning successful Cities Service
drive. Also served as acting port agent in Lake Charles during 1950-
51. Helped organize several other non-union companies. Was New
York patrolman, contract negotiator and headquarters representative
1951-52. Elected NY joint patrolman 1955-56, also 1958-60.
RAYMOND TORRES—Book No. T-31 -BALLOT No. 36
I've been with the SIU since I joined back In November, 1948, and
I participated in the Cities Service drive. I've lost count on how
many times I've been ship's delegate and engine delegate aboard our
ships since I've joined—but I'd say at least 40 times at both jobs.
NORMAN E. WROTON JR.—Book No. W-256
BALLOT No. 37
I joined the SIU in 1946 and received my book in 1948.1 have par
ticipated in various Union beefs and strikes, and have also been a
ship's delegate or Engine delegate on practically all ships sailed on
since 1952. I am now sailing as FWT, oiler and pumpman.
For: Philadelphia Agenf
(Vote For One)
STEVE (Blackie) CARDULLO—Book No. C-1
BALLOT No. 38
Since joining the SIU have been active in all Union strikes and
beefs. Was Marcus Hook agent until that hall was closed. Served as
patrolman in Philadelphia, as West Coast representative and as NY
headquarters representative. During the war sailed in all combat
zones. Has clearances for all Union actions. Active participant In
Isthmian organizing and strike. Elected Philadelphia agent for every
year since 1950. Active in Philadelphia port affairs. '
HARRY GERIE—Book No. G-269 -BALLOT No. 39
Joined the SIU In 1^43 and has sailed In all thr^e departments.:
Has all clearances, Served as delegate on a number of occasions.
Completed first year at St. Joseph's College, Institute of Industrial
Relations, Philadelphia. In the last two years, has sailed fra Calmar
Line and Ore Navigation Co. Ran for same office in last election.
For: Philadolphia Joint Patrolihdn
(VoteForTwo)
JOHN HETZELL—Book No. H-6 -BALLOT N^. 40
Has been a book member of the SIU since 1947. Served as fhip's
delegate and departmental delegate on many ships. Has taken an
active part in Union beefs on the West Coast, in the Commercial
Telegraphers Union strike, the Isthmian beef on behalf of the AFL
Marine Engineers and Operating Engineers' strike in 1952. Was ap
pointed joint patrolman in Philadelphia in 1951. Elected Philadelphia
joint patrolman from 1953 to present.
RAYMOND (Ray) DATES—Book No. 0-2
—BALLOT No. 41
Joined first SIU ship in June, 1942, joined Union on return to
States. Sailed all during the war. Acting patrolman in Philadelphia
In 1945. Returned to sea latter part 1945 and sailed until May 1946
and then worked in Philadelphia as dispatcher. Id 1949 returned to
work for the Union as phtrolman-organizer, and. has since been
employed in that capacity. SIU representative in Seattle '50 and '51.
Has been active In all major organizing drives since '46. Also active
in organizing for the MA WD and HIWD.
For: Baltimore Agent
(Vote For One)
REXFORD (Rex) DICKEY—Book No. D-6,
-BALLOT No. 42
Elected deck patrolman for the Port of Baltimore for ten terms
from 1938-48. Sailed actively on a leave of absence in the war years,
1942-43. Served as patrolman-organizer during the Isthmian.driw and
returned to this position on appointment in May, 1952. Was active
in the 1946 general strike. Sailed AB between 1948 and 1952. Elected.
Baltimore joint patrolman 1955 to present. Has been clear in all Un
ion strikes.
For:' Baltimore Joint Patrolman
(Vote For Four)
JAMES C. BARNETTE—Book No. B-104
-BALLOT No. 43
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Started sailing SIU July, 1945. Has all strike clearances. Served
as engine and ship's delegate on several ships. Worked in Baltimore
hall as maintenance man from 1954-1957. Back to sea after termination
of Union employment. Sailed all ratings in engine department. Was
instrumental in defeating several House bills detrimental to seamen's
livelihood. Works ashore betlveen ships as stationary engineer.
JOHN FAY—Book No. F-363 -BALLOT No. 44
I sailed in both the stewai-d and deck departments before coming
ashore in 1957. Since then have been employed by the Seafarers
International Union in various capacitie; On the Union payroll, I
served as dispatcher, patrolman and welfare representative. I have
been active in various beefs and organizing drives such as the Ameri
can coal beef, Bull beef, Robin Line and most recently the Puerto
Rican organizing drive.
W. PAUL GONSORCHIK—Book No. G-2 —BALtOT No. 45
A&G member since Union was founded in 1938. Sailed steward,
chief cook, baker. Member of Union negotiating committee. 1940-41.
Assisted in drafting original SIU constitution. Member 1941 bonus
strike committee. Returned to sea in 1943, then elected NY dispatcher.
Served as NY steward patrolman from May 1951, until elected Balti
more steward patrolman for 1952. Elected NY stewara patrolman
1953-54-55-56, joint patrolman thereafter. Now serving as Norfolk
agent.
ELI HANOVER-Bo<^k No. H-3I3 -BALLOT No. 46
Joined the Seafarers International Union on July 23, 1941, In ths
port of New York. Sails In the deck department.,Served on numerous
ships as ship's delegate and department delegate. Participated in
many major Union actions and is strike-clear on all strikes. Served
as dispat^er part of 1953 and 1954 and again in 1956. Elected patrol-
man in 1956 and 1958. Has been an active SIU member for almost
20 years.
CUFTON H. JACKSON—Book No. J.235
-BALLOT No. 47
I am trying for the patrolman's job at the Baltimore hall. 1 have
over nine years of seatlme with the SIU. I have never held an office
job with the SIU. I have sailed in the steward department, the deck
department and the engine department With mo^t of W in
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^BALLOT No. 48
Hai been employed by the Seafarers International Union of North
America, Atlantic and Gulf District, Since June 9, 1950. During that
time baa served as dispatcher, patrolman and also have handled the
Union's .Welfare Plan for a number of years. Also have been active
in the organizational programs in the Baltimore area, including the
American Coal Beef. Have all strike clearances since Joining SIU.
Tor; Mobile Agent
(Vote For One)
LOUIS (Blackie) NElRA-^Book No. N-1
BALLOT No. 49
Joined the SIU in the Port of NY in 1943. Sailed in the engine
department. Appointed organizer in Mobile in 1945. Organized
Mobile Towing Co. and other towboat companies in Mobile and
Gulf area. Chairman of strike committee in Mobile for 1946 general
strike. Active in 1947 Isthmian strike and numerous other Union
beefs. Served as acting SIU agent, patrolman and organizer in Mobile
and other ports. Appointed Miami-port agent 1958. Elected Tampa
agent for 1959-60. In February 1960 transferred as port agent to
the Port of Mobile. •
Mobile Joint Patrolman
(Vofe For Four)
HAROLD J. nSCHER—Book No. F-l —BALLOT No. 50
In the Sltr since-1938. Sailed steadily in the engine department
during the war until December 1943 when appointed Mobile dis
patcher. Was drafted into the U. S. Army in .J1944 and discharged in
1946. Returned to sea. Served again in Mobile as patrolman-dispatcher
for four years from 1946-1950. Served as SIU West Coast representa
tive and San Francisco agent. Elected Mobile joint patrolman since
1953. Has clear record on all strikes.
JAMES M. FOSTER—Book No. F-248 -BALLOT No. 51
Joined the SIU in 1944 and sailed deck department since joining.
Sailed with Isthmian during organizing drive. Have clean record for
all strikes and always ready to participate where needed. Participated
in BME organizing with Isthmian in Houston. Also went to Norfolk
on American Coal beef. Now on Del Mar. Elected to various delegate
jobs. Will always uphold our constitution and our agreements of our
Union and brothers.
ROBERT L. JORDAN—Book No J-1 -BALLOT No. 52
Sailed since 1938 as member of the engine department. Was or
ganizer in Gulf area for Isthmian ships and tugboats from Septem
ber, 1945, and on. Served as Mobile engine patrolman in February,
1946. Was acting dispatcher and organizer in that port. Was elected
engine patrolman in Mobile in each election from the year 1949
to 1956. Elected joint patrolman 1956-60. Active in all SIU beefs
and picketing actions for many years.
LEO MARSH—Book No. M-9 -BALLOT No 53
Has been a member of the SIU, A&G District, since it was formed,
and has always sailed in the steward's department, in all ratings and
on almost every type of vessel under Union contract. Holds clearances
for all SIU strikes and beefs since the Union was organized and has
taken active part in all of them. Was appointed as steward partolman
for the Port of Mobile in December, 1951. Elected Mobile steward
patrolman 1953-56. Elected Mobjle joint patrolman 1957 through 1960.
W. J. (Red) MORRIS—Book No. M-4 ^BALLOT No. 54
Sailed since 1939 and through World War II. Appointed acting
agent for Jacksonville in March, 1945. Later assigned to NY arid then
to Norfolk, as patrolman. Served as acting" agent at Charleston, SC.
Appointed patrolman for Mobile, 1947; served as deck patrolman' in
Mobile in 1948; joint patrolman in 1949; deck patrolman, 1953-56 and
joint patrolman, 1957-58, all in Mobile. Elected SaVannah agent for
1958-1960 and served as such untiL Savannah closed. Now Jackson
ville agent. Holds all strike clearances.
HOMER STARLING—Book No. S-141 -BALLOT No. 55
I have been a member of the AFL Seaman's Union since 1.937, and
"of the SIU since 1939. 1 hold all unlicensed ratings in the engine
department and have sailed in most of those ratings. Have been
sailing as eiectriciaii since 1949. Have been oh Alcoa Roamer for the
past 16 ihohths as 2nd electrician.-Having come all the; way with this
Union, 1 think I could fill the joib which I aim seeking^^ efficiency
and serve the Union and membership faithfully. " - .
For: New Orleans Agent
(Vote For One)
C. J. (Buck) STEPHENS—Book No. S^
-BALLOT No. 56
One of the early members of the SIU, joining in Decemiber, .1938.
Active in 1939 Isthmian strike, 1939 bonus strike, 1946 general strike
and 1947 Isthmian strike when company signed. Served A&G District
in many capacities from dispatcher to agent in New Orleans. Sailed
in all combat zones during WW II. Elected New Orleans engine or
joint patrolman since 1947 in every election up to the present time.
Has participated in many Union beefs.
For: New Orleans Joint Patrolman
(Vote For Four)
GEORGE E. ANNIS—Bobk No. A-230 -BALLOT No. =57
Shipboard organizer in Isthmian. Served as volunteer picket during
Isthmian strike. Became SIU member in February, 1947, in the port
of Mobile. Ships regularly in deck department. Also sailed two years
in steward department. Was in Navy from 1948-1952. Has clear record
on all Union beefs. Assisted organizers in New Orleans on American
Coal and Banner Line beefs. Has been ship's delegate on Alcoa
Ranger.
CARL E. GIBBS—Book No. G-60 -BALLOT No. 58
I, Carl E. Gibbs, joined the SIU at the start of its organizing. Have
been a faithful Union member for 22 year^. 1 have also been in many
of its activities, which, I'm very proud to say, has given me much
pleasure. Worked in ports of New Orleans, Houston and the Great
Lakes area. Elected New York patrolman in 1946, 1947, 1948 and
1949. Also participated in all strikes and am strike clear.
BELARMINO (Benny) GONZALEZ- -Book No. G-4
BALLOT No. 59
Joined the SIU in 1938, in Tampa. Active in organizing P&O Line
and in subsequent P&O strike. Helped organize Florida East Coast
Carferry in 1940.' Was New York dispatcher in 1946-47, steward
department patrolman in 1948. Elected Baltimore steward patrolman
in 1949. Served as AFL organizer in Florida. Was patrolman in Tampa,
patrolman and dispatcher in New York during 1953-54. Elected Tampa
joint patrolman 1955-56. Now serving as Miami agent.
A. W. (Andy) GOWDER—Book No. G.352
-BALLOT No. 60
Became member of the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District, in Savannah
in 1944. Since that time has been active in all Union beefs, strikes
and organization drives. Participated in 1946 general strike and
Isthmian strike. Served on numerous committees in the Union's
branches. Elected delegate, chairman and recording secretary on
many SIU ships. Sailed during World War 11 and Korean War.
JACK O. KENNEDY—Book No. K-228 BALLOT No. 61
Joined the Seafarers International Union in 1942 and has been In
good standing at all times. Has all strike clearances, and participated
In most of them. Has been ship's delegate on most all vessels served
on, and has done best for brother members of the Union.
W. J. (Bill) MITCHEU^Book No. M-22
BALLOT No. 62
Joined the Seafarers' International Union in the Port of Norfolk
in 1944. Started sailing in the deck department and later in the engine
departirient where he now sails as electrician. Has clearances for all
SIU strikes and participated directly in a number of strikes an^
beefs. Has been chosen many times by his shipmates to serve as
departmental and ship's delegate aboard SIU ships and has assisted
in settling various shipboard beefs.
MILTON J. PHELPS—Book No. P-479 -BALLOT No. 63
First sailed with the SIU in 1947 until 1949. US requested my serv
ices in January, 1950, which required two years. Qualified for a full
book in December, 1954 and have sailed steadily from that time..
, Supported pro-union political candidates by campaigning at polls.
Assisted organizing offshore operations in 1956. Served as ship's
delegate and departmental delegate on numerous occasions. Presently.
steward delegate aboard Alcoa Corsair. Am loyal Seafarer and will
uphold constitution, traditions andi high standards. of our great
organization.
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w EUGENE HAV—Book No. R'321 .BALLOT No. 64
I Joined the SIU in 1946 and have been a member since. I have'
served as* ship's deiegate on a great number of .ships an4 have all
strike clearances. Was in the US Army from 1950-1952. Joined and
sailed on the SS Atlantic on the day the NMU struck it in NY. Believe
I can fulfiii the duties of joint patrolman with flying colors.
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ALBERT (Hooks) RICHOUX JR.->Book No. R-261
BALLOT No. 65
I have been a member of the Seafarers International Union, Atlan
tic and Gulf District, since 1941. I was an active participant in the
1946 general strike and in" all the beefs which arose in the port of
New Orleans. I have also helped in political affairs in New Orleans.
C. M. (Whiley) TANNEHILL—Book No. T-S
BALLOT No. 66
Joined the* SIU, A&G District, in June of 1943. Since that time he
was active in the Isthmian organizing drive, and also in the Cities
Service organizing campaign. He holds clearances for all SIU strikes
and beefs since he joined the Union. In 1948, elected Boston joint
patrolman. Elected joint patrolman for Galveston '50-'51. Elected
New Orleans patrolman for last eight years. Was acting Houston
port agent.
HERMAN TROXCLAIR—Book No. T-4 BALLOT No. 67
Joined Sltl in March, 1941, and has been active in Union since
that date in ail strikes, beefs and organizational campaigns, serving
on many committees. During World War II sailed widely in many
combat areas. Always sailed in steward department. Was flrst elected
steward department patrolman for New Orleans in 1948. Was re
elected for 1949 and 1950. Elected steward patrolman in same port
for '52, '53, '54. Strike clearances for all beefs.
STEVEN (Steve) ZUBOVICH—Book No. Z-13
^BALLOT No. 68
First sailed on Seafarers International Union ships (n 1944. Re
ceived full book in 1945. Have clearance for all major beefs while
shipping. Was in US Navy in 1946. Then returned to sea. Sails in
deck department. Elected ship's delegate or deck delegate on majority
of ships he sailed on.
For: Housfon Agent
(Vote For One)
ROBERT A. MATTHEWS—Book No. M-1
-BALLOT No. 69
Joined SIU when it was chartered. Served as patrolman and port
agent in Mobile and later as agent in Jacksonville and San Francisco.
Assigned in 1946 to NY as hq representative. Served on every Union
negotiating committee from 1946 to 1954. Elected assistant secretary-
treasurer 1948, 1949 and 1950; hq representative for 1951-52. Assist
ant secretary-treasurer 1953-'54, 1955-'56, 1957-'58. Houston agent
since then. Participated in all SIU strikes and beefs.
for: Houston Joint Patrolman
(VotoforTwo)
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THEODORE (Ted) BABKOWSKI—Book No. B-1
BALLOT No. 70
Joined SIU in 1941 and sailed in all combat zones during World
War II. Was volunteer organizer in Isthmian drive and various,
tanker drives. Served on NY Isthmian strike committee. Active ia
1946 strike. Coos Bay and shipyard beefs. Served on Baltimore com
mittee aiding shipyard and telephone workers. Elected engine or
joint patrolman at each election since 1949. Currently Seattle agent.
CHARLES M. KIMBALL—Book No. K.2
-BALLOT No. 71
Has been an active member of the SIU since its' inception, always
sailing in the deck department. Was appointed Mobile patrolman in
1944, and later sent to West Coast as representative. Was elected Mo-
,^bile port agent for 1946, and patrolman and dispatcher in the same
port in 1947. Went back to sea and sailed regularly lyitil being ap
pointed Galveston patrolman in October, 1951. Later elected Houston
Joint patrolman. Still holds same position. Has all strike clearances.
-BALLOT No. 72 OSCAR N. RAYNOR—Book No. R-520 -
Sails in the deck d^artment with over ten years seatime with tho
SIU. From 1947 through 1954 sailed from the port of Mobile, Ala
bama. Now sailing regularly out of Houston. Has participated in-all
major beefs the Union Has been engaged in, one being the long
shore beef in New York in 1953 and 1954. I will always support tho.
SIU Jn any action we may become engaged in as I have always done
in the past. Ail votes cast in my behalf will be greatly appreciated
with my promise if elected to carry out my duties to the very best
of my ability.
JAMES TUCKER—Book No. T-22 BALLOT No. 73
Member SIU A&Q District since its inception, having transferred
from the AFL Seaman's Union. Acted as patrolman in Baltimore and
Norfolk in 1943 and 1944. Acting agent in Charleston, SC, in 1944
and 1945. Transferred to Mobile as acting agent in July, 1945, flnish-
Ing out that term of office. Went back to sea in 1946 and have been
going to sea continuously since then. Have been elected deck dele
gate and ships delegate on numerous ships since. Hold strike clear
ances and sailed in all war zones during World War II.
For: Detroit Agent
(Vote For One)
MARTIN (Marty) BREITHOFF—Book No. B-2
—BALLOT No. 74
Started sailing with SIU in 1942 and sailed during World War II
in all combat zones in both engine and steward departments. Served
on grievance committee in Tampa during 1946 general strike. Was
shipboard organizer at start of Cities Service drive in 1946. Served
as chief dispatcher. Port of New York, in 1951 and 1952. Elected NY
joint patrolman 1953 to 1956. San Francisco agent for four years.
SIU Constitution Rules on Elections
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Article XIII
Section 3. Balloting Procedure
(a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely
preparation of baliots, without partiaiity as to candidates or pom.
The ballots ouy contain ^nerai iiifolmation and instructive com
ments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution.
Ail qualified candidates shall be listed thereon apihabeticaliy within
(wch category. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical
pattern, commencing with the most northerly port on the Atlantic
coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly
port on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and
so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the
Continental United States shall then be added. There shall be
allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each
member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and
jobs to be vot^ upon. Each bailor shall be so prepared as to have
the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so petf-
lorated as to enable ^at pordon containing the said number to be.
easily removed to insure'secrecy of die ballot. On this removable
portion shall also be plac^ a short statement indicating the nature
of the ballot and the voting date diereof.'
(b) The ballots, so prepared at the direction of the Secretary-
Treasurer shall be- die only ofiSciai ballou. No others may be used.
Each ballot shall be numbered as iiidicated in the preceding para
graph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with
number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributed to
each Port A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and.
amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer,'
who shall also send each Fort Agent a' verification list indicating
the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port
Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and
shall inspea*and count the ballots, when received, to insure that
the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon,'conform to the
amount and numbers listed by the'.Secretary-Treasurer as having
been sent to that port The Port Agent shall immediately execute
and returq to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt acknowledging the
correaness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall
notify the Secretaty-Treasuret of any discrepancy. Disacpancies
shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In
any event, teceiptt shall be forwarded for ballots actually teceived.
The Secretaty-Treasurer shall prepare'i file Iii which shall be Cept
memoranda. and correspondence dealing' with the election. Wa
file shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspec
tion of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer.
<c) Balloting shall take place In person, at port offices, and
shall be secret. No signatures of any vpter, or other distinguishing
mark, appear on the ballot, except that any member may
write in the name or names of any member or members, as appro
priate, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative
Port Agent or Patrolman.
(d) Only full book members may votei However, Immediately
prior thereto they must present their books to the Polls Committe*
of the port in which they are voting. The voter's book numbee,
shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept ia.
duplicate) in the space opposite the proper ballot number, and
the member shall sign his name. The portion of the ballot oh which
the ballot number it printed sh^ then be removed, placed near
the coster sheet, and the member shall proceed to the votingrfite
with ^ ballot. An appropriate notation of the date and of the
fsut of votiiig shall be plsm ia the memtet's Union bode.
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. (ei E.A Pott Agent ihtll be fesjjonsible fonhe estibllsbment
•f • booth ot other votiog fite where each member may vote io
pxiraqr. c
(f) upon completion of yoting the member ihaU fold the bairot
¥ no.P«" of the printed or written portion is visible. Ho
ttall Aen drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which
•haU be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept
locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth.
. (c) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election
war and sh^ continue Arough December 31st, exclusive of Sun
days and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized
In Ae aty in which the port affected is located. If November 1st
ot December 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a port in
the city in which that port is located, the balloting period in such
port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the
next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all
ports shall commence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 5:00 P.M.,
except that, on Saturdays, yoting shall'commence at 9:00 A.M. and
continue until 12 noon.
Section'4. Polls Committees
(a) Each port shall elect, prior" to the beginning of the voting
on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of thr^e full
book members none of whom shall be a candidate, officer or an
elected or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding a
meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith-'
standing the provisions of Article XXIII, Section 2, or any other
provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constitute
a quorum for each port, with the said meeting to be held between
8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice thereof required. It shall
be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com
mittee, or to observe the eleaion. thereof, to be present during
this time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent
to see that the meeting for the purpose of eleaing the said Polls
"Committee is called, and that the minutes of the said meeting are
sent daily to the Secretary-Treasurer. In no case shall voting take
place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning.
fi >' (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused
ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots
already used, the ballot box or,boxes and the b^Iot records and
iiles kept by the Port Agent. It- shall then proceed to compare the
•serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names
and corresponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare
the serial number and amounts of ballots used with the verifica
tion list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots,
I both serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between
what appears on the verifiication list, as corrected, and the ballots
used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall
be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which
report shall ^ in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such
Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what
separate comments thereon he desires, provided they are signed
and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port
Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall
also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall
cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such
investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as com
pleted, with recommendations by the Secretary-Treasurer. A ma
jority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any,
shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Constitution, the Executive Board shall not m^e
any determination in these matters.
(c) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box is
locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except
in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is-
set forth iii the preceding paragraph with regard to discrepancies
shall be "Utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reasqp to
believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with.
(d) The Polls Comirittee shall permit full book members only
to vote. Prior thereto, it shall stamp, their book ^ith the word
"voted" and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that propef
registration on the roster takes place, collect stubs, and keep them
in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the
voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated
. with the Union arc charged with the duty of assisting the Polls
Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and
decorum.
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(e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot,
and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one
day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following
procedure shall be observed:
At the end of each day's voting, the . Polls Committee, in the
presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes
proper decorum, shall open the bkllot box or boxes, 9nd place.all'
. .of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall
then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall there
upon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or enve
lopes, with their book numbers next to their signatures. Ihe'
committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said
, Envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the
ballot box or boxes Were opened publicly, that all ballots for that
day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed
in the envelope or envelopes dated Tor that day and voted in that
Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other
records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the
discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre
pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making
of the aforesaid certification, with wording embodying the fore
going inscribed thereon, in which event these envelopes shall be
used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing
contained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee
from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, '
'provided the comments are signed and dated by the member making-
them. The envelope^or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper
or envelope, which, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may
be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then
be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or
registered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the depository
named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The
Polls Committee shall not be discharged from its duties until this
mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is
furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept
in the Port Agent's election records or files.
The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot bok or boxes'
are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent,
and shall place the key or keys to the, boxes in an envelope, across
the flap of which the members of the committee shall sign their
names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope
securely. Iii addition to Idetivering the key and ballbt "box or boxes
as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent
one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day," the unused ballots,
any reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may
have received, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those
^ turned' over to it. The Pott Agent shall be responsible for the
proper safeg^rding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release
any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally
tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remaining
copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the
Polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or regis
tered mail , or delivered in person.
(f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without com
pensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls
Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving
or provide meals in lieu of cash. ' .
Section 5. Ballot Collection, Tallying
Procedure, Protests, And
Special Votes
(a) .On the day the balloting in each port is to terminate, the
Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other
duties.hereinbefore set forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail to
headquarters, (by certified or registered mail), all the unused ballots,
together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the
Committee that all. ballots sent to the port and not used are
enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the
Comrnittee to make separate comments under his signamre and
date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number
and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package,
but bound separately, the committee shall forward to headquarters
all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a
certification, signed by all.members of the committee, that all the
stubs colleaed by the committee are enclosed therewith subject to
the right of each member of the coinmittee to make separate com
ments under his signature and date. The said Polls Committee
members shall not be discharged from their duties until the for
warding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of
mailing or delivery' is furnished the Port Agent, whi^ evidence
shaU be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files.
'(b) All forwarding to h^dquarters called for under this Section
5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of
headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected
or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate,
the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifi
cally set forth in Section 5(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the
Union Ta|}ying Committee, which will then carry out the hinctions
in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the
Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary
by the Union Tallying Committee to execute those funaions.
All certifications called for under this Article XIII shall be
deemed made according to the best knowledge, and belief of those
required to make such certification.
(c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book
members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston,
and Detroit. The election shall be held at the regular meeting in
December of the election year, or if the Executive Board other
wise determines prior thereto, at a Special meeting held in the
aforesaid ports on the first business day of the last week of said
month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Pa-
, trolman, or candidate for office," or the job of Headquarters Rej)-
resentative. Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election
to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4.
In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying
Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all 'the ballots
and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in comjjlete
detail, the results of the eleaion, including a complete accounting
of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the
rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with
detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each
total broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall
be permitted access to the election records and files of all porB,
which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its
discretion. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered,
and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these dis
crepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report,
without prejudice,' however, to the right of any member thereof
to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the
validity of the ballots, with ^rtinent details.
The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and
evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal
denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests invalid, it shall
dismiss the protest and-so inform the protesting member, by wire,
on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the committee
shall order a social vote, to be had no later than within the period
of its proceedings, on such terms as are practical, effeaiye, and
just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of
Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site
of the port most convenient to the protesting member. "Where a
special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these
terms shalWpply, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing
and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during
the period of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall,
"include, a brief summary of each protest received, the name and
book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the
disposition of the said protest. The committee sh^l take all reason
able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to
enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5(c) to be com
pleted within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be
made by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this
Section 5(c) shall have been duly completed and tallied.
(d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro
ceed to the port in which headquarters is located, as soon as possi
ble after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port
prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election
year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in
which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation,
meals, anJ lodging expense occasioned by their traveling to and
remming from that Port. All members of the committee shall also
be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subse
quent to thdr election to the day they remrn, in normal course,
to the Port from which they were eleaed.
The Union Tallying Committee shall elett a chairman from
among themselves and, subjert to the express terms of this Con
stitution, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to special votes,
protests, and the contents of the final Report shall be valid if made
by a majority Tote, provided,there a nuorum in.attendance,'
which quorum Is hereby hxed at nine ("9)1 TTie Union Tallying
Conunittee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have th«
s<>le right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository imme
diately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe
custody.during the course of the committee's proceedings. The
proceedings of this committee, except for the actual preparation
of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, sh^l be open
to any member, provided he observes decorum. no event, shall
the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the
Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi
ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com
mittee shall be discharged upon the completion of the. issuance
and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In "the event
a r^eck and recount is ordered pursuant to Section 5(g) of this
Article, the committee shall be reconstimted except Aat if any
miember thereof is not available, a substimte therefore shall be
elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for
that purpose as soon as possible.
(e) The report of the Committee shall be made up iii sufficiMt
copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies
shall be sent by the committee to each Fort Agent and the Secretary-
Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to' taks
place subsequent to the close of the committee's proceedings or,
.in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days of
less from the close of this committee's proceeding,-then at l^t
' five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meeting
applies shall be designated, , by date, in the report and shall be
referred to as the "Election Report Meeting." As soon as these
copies are received, .each Port Agent shall post one copy of the
report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. Ihis copy
shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election
Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim.
(f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up
the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Seaion 5(c) of this Artidla
and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted
therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what
aaion, if any, in accordance with the Constimtion, shall be taken
thereon, wl^ action, however, shall not include the ordering of
a specid vote unless the reported discrepancies affert the results
of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the sp^ial vote
shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the
Eleaion Rpeort Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when
a dissent to the dosing report has been issued by three or more'
members of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the con
tingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the dosing report
shall be accepted as final.
(g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Seciton 5(f) must take
place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Eleaion
Report Meeting, at each port where the discrepancies so aaed
upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limits of the
vote set by the memtership, as aforesaid, the Port Agents in each
such port shall have the functions of the Tallying Committee as.
set forth in Seaion 5(c), insofar as that Sea*"<>rt deals with the
terms of such special vote. The Seaetary-Treasurer shall make a
sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immediately avail-'
able to Port Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Imme
diately after the close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the
results and communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The
ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballets pertaining to the.
special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in
the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means'
praaicable, but, in any case, so as to reach the Secretary-Treasurer
in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this
Seaion 5(g). An accounting and certification, made by the Port
Agent, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be
enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a
report containing a combined summary of. the results, together"
with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union
Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The
form of the latter's report shall be followed as closely as possible.
• Two (2) copies shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall
be posted. "ITie other copy shall be presented at the next regular
meeting after-the Election, Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the
membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the
numerical results set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tally
ing Committee's closing report shall be deEmed accepted and finj
.without modification.
If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report thereon by the
.Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of and
deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership*
at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting.
If such retneck and recount is ordered, the Union Tallying Com
mittee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly.
Section 6. Installation Into Office And
. The Job Of Headquarters
Representative, Port Agent
And Patrolman
(a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest
number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved.
Where more than one person is to be eleaed for a particular office
.or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively
highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determina
tions shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted
as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President
to notify each individual elected.
(b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall take
over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof,
at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the,
next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results'
as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as jpro-
vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue
up to, and expire-at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in Article XI, Section 1. This shall not apply
where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he
is at sea. . '
In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant
additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event
of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the
provisions of Article X, Section 2, as to succession shall apply .
until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume)
office shall be dealt, with as decided by a majority vote of the
membership.
Saction 7. The Secretai^-Treasuref Is specifically Charged with the
ireservation and retention,of all eleaion records, including the
allots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue
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VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER IN, 1960 THROUGH OECSMUR aiN, 19M
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PRESIDENT
Vote for One
1 • Poui Holl, H-1
EXECUTIVE VICEMESaKNT
Vote for One
2 Q Col Tanner, T-l
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Vote for One
3 • A! Kerr, K-7
VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF
CONTRACTS AND
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
Vote for One
4 P Cloude Simmons, S-1
VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF
THE ATLANTIC COAST
Vote for One
5 n Earl (Bull) Shepord, S-2
VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF
THE GULF COAST
Vote for One
6 • Lindsey J. Williams, W-1
VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF
>. THE LAKES AND INUND WATERS
Vote for One
7 • Al Tanner, T-l 2
HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES
Vote for Three
«• John Cole, C-8
9 • William (Bill) Hall, H-272
10 • Edward (Eddie) Mooney, M-7
)1 • Freddie Stewart, S-8 -• • •
NEW YORK PORT AGENT
Vote for One --
12 • Paul Urorak, D-tao
NEW YORK JOINT PATROLMAN
Vote for Ten
>3 • John Areboti, A-2 "
14 • E. (Scotty) Aubusson, A-8
15 • John.Bocci, B-780
Id • Robert J. Burns, B-187
17 a Doniol (Don) Butts, B-628
'8 • Jidin Cobnil, C-200
Stephen Corr, C-70
20 O Leo Cronsohn, C-80I
21 • Joseph (Joe) Di Giorgta, D-2
22 • Stephono G. (Steve) DI Girolomo, D-76
23 • Horry D. Fitigerold, F-371 ^
24 • Louis (Uu) Coffin, G-7
25 • Howord Guinier, ^3
26 • E. (Skippy) Guszczynsky, G-71
27 O E. (Babe AVner) Hemoodez, H-7
28 • Luigi lovino. Ml
29 • Robert C. Meloy, M-1056
30 • Fronk Atongelli, M-lill
31 • Peter Patrick, P-182
32 a Charles Scofield, S-186
33 a WINiom John Smith, S-60
34 • ChaHes Stambul, S-578
35 • Keith Terpe, T-3
36 • Raymond Torres, T-31
37 • Norman t Wrolon Jr., W-256
PHILADELPHIA AGENT
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38 • Steve (Blackie) Cardullo,-C-1
39 • Harry Gerie, G-269
PHILADELPHIA JGINT PATROLMAN
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40 • John Hetzell, H-6
41 • Raymond (Roy) Dotes, 0-2
BALTIMORE AGENT
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42 • Rexford (Re») Dickey. 0-6
BALTIMORE JOINT PATROLMAN
Vote far Four
43 • James C. Bomette, B-104
44 • John Fay, F.363
45 • W. Paul Gonsorch%, g-2.
46 Q Eli Hanover, H-313
47 • Clifton H. Jockson, J-235 ~
48 • Anthony (Tony) Kastina, K-5
MOBHE AGENT
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49 • Louis (Blackie) Neira, N-1
MOBILE JOINF PATROLMAN
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50 • Harold j. Fischer, F-1
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51 • James M. Foster, F-248
52 C Robert Jordan, J-1
S3 • Leo Patrick Marsh, M-9
S4 • William 1 (Red) AAorris, M-4
55 C Homer Starling, S-141
NEW ORLEANS AGENT
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56 a C. J. (Buck) Stephens, S-4 • \
NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN
Vote for Four.
57 • George E. Annis, A-230
58 • Co'ri E. (Red) Gibbs, G-60
59 • Belarmino (Bonnie) Gonzalez, G-4
60 • A. W. (Andy) Gowder, G-352
61 • Jock O. Kennedy, K-228
62 • W. J. (Bili) Mitchell, M-22 ^
63 • Milton J. Phelps, P-479
64 • Eugene Ray, R-321
65 • Albert (Hooks) Richoux Jr., R-261
66 • Charles M. (Whitey) Tonnehill, T-5
67 Q Herman AA. Troxcloir, T-4
68 • Steven (Steve) Zubovich, Z-13
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69 • Robert A AMitthews, M-1
HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN
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70 Q Theodore (Ted) Bobkowski, B-1
71 • Charles M. Kinibtdl K-2
72 • Oscar K ROynor. R-5?0
73 • James L (Jiminie) Tudar, T-22
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Unions Musf Hme Safety
Role^ Natl Council Told
CHICAGO—Ship operators attending the Marine Section of the National Safety Coun
cil here were told that the best and most-successful approach to ship safety is through joint
labor-management action. Speaking at the annual conference of the Marine Section, Joe
Algina, director of the Safety
Department, Seafarers Wel
fare Plan, also questioned the
validity, of existing accident statis
tics and called for a new effort to
set up truly-accurate and repre
sentative figures on shipboard
safety. -
Algina scored sporadic effects
by management to deprive seamen
of their livelihood because they
may have had an accident aboard
ship.
His presentation marked the
first time that a representative of
the joint union-management safety
program had been given the plat
form at a Safety Council meeting
to express his views.
The paper, entitled "Blue Print
for Sea Safety: A Joint Labor-
Management Approach," was pre
sented at the fourth session of the
meeting, October 20, at the
LaSalle Hotel.
As a result of the program,
encouraging progress is being
made in reducing shipboard ac
cidents, he noted. For example,
one company reported the number
of accidents cut in half since 1958.
Another shows a cut of just under
20 percent and others show acci
dent reductions of between five
and 11 percent.
(For the past two years' running,
the SlH-manned Alcoa Steamship
EXCERPTS FROM
SAFETY ADDRESS
(The following consists of excerpts from an address by Joe Algina,
director of the Safety Department, Seafarers Welfare Plan, at the
National Safety Council meeting in Chicago.)
. . The fact is nobody has a monopoly on safety. No one has
the cure-all, but we at the SIU believe we have the remedy closest
to it. This is the Joint Safety Program of the' Seafarers Welfare
Plan. ...
"Sometimes it may seem like it, but no one goes out of,, his
way to get hurt. You can't stop a man from earning a livelihood
because you think he might have an accident.
"As far as the accidents are concerned,*they happen even on the
best-run • ship with a well-trained crew. Ships are designed with
built-in hazards that have been regarded as part of the routine of
life at sea. .
"The idea of a full-time, joint labor-management campaign
against accidents is not a new one in industry. It's still fairly new
in shipping, but it's showing up as a success. , . .
"The joint approach was tried for many reasons. One was to do
away with the scatter-gun approach to safety training and educa
tion that existed before. Another was to recognize everybody's
stake in safety, the company, the seaman'and the union. . . .
"The sailor has always been hostile to any kind of handout by
the shipowner when he wap't asked. He's suspicious, because even
basic improvements in conditions aboard ship came about the
hard way in this industry, not through company generosity.
"With the companies and the union working together on safety,
seamen are encouraged to take part in safety meetings aboard
ship and to throw in safety suggestions that may do some- good.
"The joint department also checks out details'on all accidents
reported by the companies to our office on a special form. This is
the raw material that is digested by . IBM to tell us where on the
ship accidents are happening, how, why and to whom. No names
are involved.
"Besides the change of attitude on all sides, and this is im
portant, the record clearly shows far less accidents today than in
previous years and fewer costly, disabling'opes most of all. Among
the major companies, one reports the number of accidents sliced
in half since 1958; another shows a cut just, under 20 percent and
another about 10-11 percent." Others show declines between 5
and 10 percent. And all of this, remember, covers 1959 only. ..
"I'd like to put in my pitch here to add to the usual wrangle
over accident statistics. There are all kinds of numbers thrown at
us in this business. I'll leave them to the experts. ; . .
"What I would like to know is why nobody can seem to agree
on what to accept and what to throw out.
"The National Safety Council, right here in Chicago, publishes
a set of numbers every year about accident rates in industry,
including the maritime industry. The maritime industry' figure takes
in four groups, one of which is merchant seamen. This figure is
usually the lowest of the lot but it also covers a bare handful of
companies. In addition, it's based on an eight-hour day only.
"Yet every time you hear or' read a figure about the maritime
industry, referring to merchant seamen, the highest possible and
least accurate figure is used. ...
"The Marine Section right here compiles a more representative
figure on accidents among seamen, reflecting the 24-hour day at
sea and many more ships and companies. It seems to.be recognized
that any 24-hour statistic is accurate because it happens to represent
the full legal liability of the shipowner. But it doesn't take into
account that even a sailor sleeps sometime in every 24 and statistics
can't cover every contingency.
"A 16-hour figure, putting aside the liability issue, would cover
the realities of life at sea and this kind of standard could become
acceptable to everybody."
"YouVe not going to sell seamen on safety if you give them a
bad name every chanCe you J get. It's time for a fresh look at the
whole picture in this industry."
Company has won top honors in
National Safety Council competi
tion.)
Progress through the Joint Safe
ty Program of the Seafarers Wel
fare Plan was outlined in the ad
dress. Algina pointed out tluil the
joint program was set up by the
SIU Atlantic and Gulf District and
its contracted steamship companies,
covering about 250 ships of all
types operated by more than 60
American-flag companies.
The accident "statistics" on the
merchant marine, which always
picture the industry as having the
worst safety record in industry,
were disputed by Algina. "We
don't buy the figures." he declared.
"There are all kinds of numbers
thrown at us in this business,"
Algina noted. "What I would like
to know is why "nobody can seem
to agree on what to accept and
what to throw out? No^ne yet has
a fair measure to compare the
safety record of seamen with the
record of workers in other indus
tries," he continued.
Algina suggested that the Ma
rine Section compile accident sta
tistics based on a 16-hour day.
"You're not going to sell seamen
on safety if you give them a bad
name every chance you get."
The hazardous nature of seafar
ing was also noted in the address.
Accidents can happen on the best-
run ships with well-trained crews,
Algina stated. "Ships are designed
with built-in hazards that have
been regarded as part of the rou
tine of life at sea," he said. Dan
gerous ladders, and deck and en
gine room equipment are the tradi
tional hazards at sea.
The joint safety program, Algina
said, is conducting a safety poster
contest, pushing a safety film pro
gram and issues a monthly safety
bulletin. It also checks out details
on all accidents reported by,com
panies, giving information: to con-,
centr'ate on the items that seem to
cause the most trouble.
Management has safety programs
to suit its own needs, Algina noted.
The joint program looks after the
overall problem and works through
individual companies^
NoneL.ef.-tke safety-improvements
came about easily, Algina w^ned.
"There ,is no miracle worker in
"this field, and safety work has
.never been only hearts and flavors,
it needs plenty of team-work on all
sides," he stated.
Shipping company safety direc
tors and other industry spokesmen
attended the, Marine Section con
vention of the Safety Council, in
addition to representatives of the
US Coast Guard, barge line oper
ators and stevedoring operators.
SIU Safety Award is displayed by the gang on the Emilia after
presentation in Philadelphia. Award honors six months of acci
dent-free operation during first half of 1960. Certificate is held
by Capt. Frank Edwards, master of the vessels Kneeling (left) is
SIU ship's delegate John Reed.
SEAFARERS LOG
Oct., Vor. XXII, No. I«
PAOI. President
HEmnr BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA
MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN * ARTHUR,
Ai MARION, JCBAIILES BEAUMET, ARTHUR
SEOAL, ALBERT AMATBAU, JOHN BHAzn.,
Staff Writers.
NUlquartert
the- Seafarer* International Union, At
lantic Gulf, Lake* and Inland Water*
Dl*triet, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth Avenuo.
Brooklyn 32, NV. Tol, HYeeinth »4tOO.
Second ciats poatage paid at the 'Peat
Office' in Brooklyn, NY^ under the Act
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Union Vote Details
Seafarers will start going to the polls on Tuesday, Novem
ber 1, as the SlU's 60-day election gets underway in all ports.
On the ballot are 74 qualified candidates competing for 43
elective posts.
In preparation for the two-
month vote, the SEAFARERS
LOG has printed a special election
supplement in this issue, contain
ing photographs and biographical
data submitted by all the candi
dates, a reproduction of the ballot
and the text of the SIU Constitu
tion's provisions governing the con
duct of the election.
Election Notice Mailed
In addition, as required -by
Federal law, a notice of the elec
tion has been mailed out well in
advance of the voting to the last-
known home address of every mem
ber qualified to vote. Besides the
notice, the Union included a
sample ballot, the minutes of the
SIU Executive Board meeting of
October 3 and a list of Union halls
in which balloting wiU take place.
As per the decision of the SIU
Executive Board meeting on Octo
ber 3, and subsequently approved
by the membership, additional
copies of the supplement have
been printed so as to provide 100
copies for each candidate to utilize
as he so desires.
' Voting Through December 31
Under the ' SIU constitutional
provisions governing voting, bal
loting will be conducted on all
days from November 1 through
December 31, exclusive of Sundays
or holidays legally recognized in
the city or state In which the port
office is located. Voting will bo
between the hours of 9 AM and
5 PM daily and 9 to 12 on Satur- *
days.
The 43 elective posts are for <
headquarters and for seven con
stitutional ports unijer the revised*'
constitution—^New York, Philadel
phia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Or
leans, Houston and Detroit. Other
ports will continue -to function but '
will be serviced by joint patrolmen
assigned from one of the constitu- '
tional ports.
INDEX
To Departments
The SIU Inland Boatman
—Pages 8, 9
SIU Social Security Dep't
—Pages 12, 13, 14
The Pacific Coast Seafarer
_ —Pages 22, 23
The Great Lakes Seafarer
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The Fisherman and
Cannery Worker
—page.18
The Coiwdiaii Seafarer
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The SIU Industrial Worker
•^Page 25
SIU Safety Department
—Page 7
SIU Medical Department
—Page 19
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SIU Food, Ship Sanitation
Dep't •* —Page 20
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Editorial Cartoon —Page 15
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A&G Deep Sea Shipping
.Report —Page 6
Shipboard News
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Hany O'Reilly Dies;
Helped Build Up MTD
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Harry E. O'Reilly, executive secretary-treasurer of the
AFL-CIO, passed away on
Sunday, October 2, at his Chicago home after a long illness.
He was 61 years old. •
In his position as MTD ad
ministrative officer, O'Reilly
succeeded In greatly expanding
, and strengthening the organization,
which is the recognized spokesman
of American maritime workers. At
the time of his election to the
MTD post in 1956, the organization'
consisted of ten unions in the mari
time trades. At his death, he left a
thriving Department to which 30
international unions had affiliated,
representing millions of American
workers, several hundred thousand
of them in the maritime area. In
fact, O'Reilly had been instru
mental in setting up the MTD back
in 1946.
Port Councils
O'Reilly had also set up an
effective network of maritime port
councils in virtually every major
seaport as well as on the Great
^ Lakes.
O'ReUly came to tne Maritime
Trades Department after many
years of successful organizing and
administrative work in the Ameri
can Federation of Labor. A native
of Chicago, O'Reilly first went to
^work at the age of 17 and promptly
Joined the Railway Clerks Union.
_ Nine years later he left the Rail
way industry and joined the milk
drivers local union of the Team-
asters in Chicago. He immediately
plunged into union activity as a
volunteer organizer and his effec
tiveness won for him an appoint
ment as general organizer and as-
^ sistant to the president of the
Chicago Federation of Labor.
AFL Regional Director
^ In 1938, the late William Green,
then president of the AFL, ap
pointed O'Reilly midwest regional
director of the AFL. In this post
he was responsible for AFL activi-
' ties throughout the middle west.
During World War II, O'Reilly
served as AFL representative on
the regional War Labor Board and
Labor representative in the Treas-
The (ale Harry E. O'Reilly,
executive secretary of the
A^t-CIO Maritime , Trades
Department, is pictured ad
dressing an outdoor meeting.
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ury Department's war bond cam
paign.
In 1948, O'ReiUy's organizing
record was rewarded when he was
named national Director of Or
ganization for the AFL. It was
from this position that he became
the MTD's executive secretary-
treasurer.
Tribute to O'Reilly as a trade
unionist came from all sections of
the labor movement. MTD Presi
dent Paul Hall noted that O'Reilly
"had performed outstanding serv
ice to maritime workers in the
development of the department
since its inception."
O'Reilly is survived by his wil'e,
Mrs. Thelma O'Reilly of Chicagb,
and two daughters. Burial took
place at St. Mary's Cemetery in
Chicago, after funeral ceremonies
attended by representatives of the
AFL-CIO, the SIU and many
other unions. SIUNA President
Paul Hall and First Vice-President
Morris Weisberger attended on be
half of the international union.
Statement Of Ownership
statement of the ownership, man-
. agement, and circulation required by
the Act of Congress of August 24,
1912, as amended -by the Acts of
March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 and June
11, 1960 (74 Stat. 208) showing the
' ownership, management and circula
tion of SEAFARERS LOG, published
monthly at Brooklyn, New York, for
September 30, 1960.
, 1. The names and addresses of the
publisher, editor, managing editor
and business managers are: Pub
lisher; Seafarers International Union
of North America, Atlantic Gulf,
' Lakes and Inland Waters District,
675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Edi
tor: Herbert Brand, 675 4th Ave.,
Brooklyn 32, NY; Managing editor,
;(none).
2. The owner is: (if owned by a
corporation its name and address
must be stated and also immediately
thereunder the names and addresses
' of stockholders owning or holding
one per cent or more of total amount
of stock. If not owned by a corpora
tion, the names and addresses of
-the individual owners must be given.
If owned by a partnership or other
unincorporated firm, its name and
address as well as toat of each in
dividual member, must be > given.)
Seafarers International Union, At
lantic & Gulf District, 675 4th Ave.,
Brooklyn 32, NY; Paul Hall,'Presi
dent, 675 4th- Ave., Brooklyn 32,
NY; A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer,
675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. "
3. The known bondholders, mort
gagees, and other security holders
owning or holding one per cent or
more cf total amount of bonds, mort
gages, or other securities are: (If
there are none, so state.) None.
4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in
cases where the stockholder or se
curity holder appears upon the books
of the company as trustees or in any
other fiduciary relation, the name of
the person or corporation for whom
such trustee is acting; also the state
ments in the two paragraphs shmy
the affiant's fuU knowledge and be
lief as to the circumstances and con
ditions under which stockholders and
security holders who do not appear
upon the books of the company as
trustees, hold stock and securities in
a capacity other than»that of a bona
fide owner.
5. The average number of copies
of each issue of this publication sold
or distributed, through the mails or
otherwise, to paid subscribers during
the 12 months preceeding the date
shown above was: (This information
is required by the act of June 11,
1960 to be included in all statements
regardless of frequency of issue.)
35,000.
(Signed) Herbert Brand, Editor.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 3«th day of September, 1960.
John Brazil, Notary Public, (My
commission March 30, 1962).
SIU Big Winner
In Gulf Tug Vote
NEW ORLEANS—^Another impressive organizing victory was chalked up
here as the SIU continued its drive to sign up seamen and allied maritime work
ers. The SIU's Inland Boatmen's Union scored a clear-cut election victory in
a Labor Board vote among ̂ ^
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employees of the National
Marine Service fleet. The
final tally was SIU, 70—
no union, 22.
National Marine Serv
ice operates eight boats on the
Mississippi River between St.
Louis and New Orleans, as
well as in the Gulf proper to Hous
ton, Lake Charles and other ports.
The company handles oil barges
and also supplies bunkers to mer
chant ships.
On another front, the SIU's
Marine Allied Workers Division
in New York scored a two to
one victory among employees
of the Jay-Kay Corporation. The
firm, with two plants in New York,
employs between 550 to 650 work
ers in the busy season. (See story,
page 25, for full details).
The one-sided SIU victory in the
National Marine election came in
the face of strong company opposi
tion to the Union. Before the
NLRB mail ballot began, fhere was
a movement to get an "independ
ent" union on the ballot in' an
effort to divide the pro-union sen
timents of the crewmembers.
However, the "independent" effort
failed to arouse sufficient interest,
and (he "union" was unable to get
on the NLRB ballot.
Winning Streak
The National Marine_Service vi?-
tory is the latest in a series of
organizing successes for the SIU.
In July, 850 railroad tugmen
joined the Union as seven railroad
tug fleets in New York harbor
voted SIU. Then the SIU's Puerto
Rican division won a 400-man tuna
cannery plant on the island. Na
tional Packing. Meanwhile, on the
Great Lakes, the Great Lakes Dis
trict won the 19-ship Boland &
Cornelius fleet. as well as three
other Lakes companies. Pioneer,
Buckeye and Sieinbrenner, involv
ing 47 ships in all.
National Marine Ser\'lce employs
Philly Hall A Showpiece
a total of 98 men on its boats. All
told, the various boatmen's divi
sion under the SIUNA now repre
sent approximately 8,000 men on
the East Coast, Great Lakes, Gulf
Coast and Pacific Coast.
The main office of the company
has moved from New Orleans ta
Houston. Contract negotiations will
get underway there just as soon
as the Union receives official cer
tification from the National Labor
Relations Board as bargaining
agent for the fleet.
India Will
Drop fox
On Crews
An additional tax burden on
Seafarers—this time by the gov
ernment of India—is apparently
being shelved permanently as a
result of SIU and other maritime
union protests.
The Indian levy, reportedly
scaled at a whopping 40 percent
of seamen's earnings while in In
dian ports, would have represented
a considerable hardship not only
to American seamen but also to
those of other countries. Since
many shi^s trading with India
often spend weeks in the various
coastal ports, the tax would have
meant a big bite in seamen's pay
offs.
Latest word on the Indian in
come levy, according to a com
munication to SIU President Paul
Hall from J. D. Randeri, general
secretary of the Maritime Union
of India, is that' the Indian gov
ernment is already in the process
of amending its tax laws.
Amendment In
An amendment has been intro
duced in the Lok Sabba (Indian
parliament) exempting American
seamen and others from the tax
if they remain in Indian harbors
90 days or less. Those who remain
over 90 days will apparently still
be subject to the tax. For practi
cal purposes, very few seamen will
now be subject to this taxation.
The original Indian law was sim
ilar to a tax procedure which the
state of Massachusetts tried to set
up last year. The Bay State had at
tempted to levy a tax on earnings
of seamen aboard all ships in its
waters, even though the seamen
weren't residents of the state,
weren't employed by a Massachu
setts company or never went
ashore. The tax plan was scrapped
due to Federal regulations barring
any withholding from seamen's
wages other than for Federal in
come or Social Security taxes.
Spacious, comfortable recreational and shipping facilities in the
new SIU Philadelphia hall are now in operation (top). Modern
lounge chairs and decorations make the hall a showplqce. Above,
Dispatcher Jimmy Doris (behind counter) registers Seafarers
ing off ships in the area. Hall opened on October 4.
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IfsUNDay
Aboard Ship
Nineteen passenger - carrying
shipping companies—along with 15
airlines and 14 railroads—will take
part in observing UN Day next
Monday by serving international
cuisine to travelenf using their
services.
As far as the shipping outfits are
concerned, they will additionally
hold international dances and song
festivals and fly the flag of the UN
aboard their ships. All this is part
of a previous agreement designed
to honor the fifteenth anniversary
of the founding of the United Na
tions, in cooperation with the US
Committee For the United Nations.
The SIU - contracted Isthmian
Lines said it intended to work up
a special menu that day, listing a
food item and noting the country
from which it originates. Some of
the more exotic dishes to be fea
tured aboard Isthmian ships that
day will include: Baked empanadas
—a meat dish fi»m Chile; Shrimp
curry, from Ceylon; gado-gado, a
mixed salad from Indonesia, and
kyet-tha-hin—chicken carrj' from
Ceylon. Of course there will be
pumpkin pie, the domestic con
tribution to Seafarers Who might
be leary of some exotic dessert like
halvah after all the strange-sound
ing dishes;
The special observations com
memorate the founding of the
United Nations in San Francisco in
1945 at the end of the second
world war. The Allied powers «-
tablished the organization to out
law wars.
Philadelphia Pi^off
Carl Francum, carpenter, sigfns articles for shipping commissioner
before getting discharge on Angelina. In rear are Baldo Coccia,
MAA; and Bill Tregembo, AB. The payoff of the Bull Line vessel
at Philadelphia reportedly ran smooth as o whistle.
Red \Union' Heads
Get Bddge^ Invite :
SAN FRANCISCO—Harry Bridges plans to continue his
function of setting up conferences of pro-Communist unions
to support the Soviet Union's foreign policies. The latest issue
of "The Dispatcher," publica
tion of the International
Longshoremen's and Ware
housemen's Union, reports that
&idges executive board is prepared
to invite a large delegation of such
unions to attend the 1961 ILWU
Maritilkie Roundup
Almost half • million dollars
worth of contraband gold was
found in bars on a Liberian-registry
ship after it docked in Calcutta. The
smuggled gold probably came from
Hong Kong, to find a market in
Calcutta goldsmith shops,
i 4" i
Egnatia is the name of the first
ferry between Italy and Greece. It
crosses the Adriatic five times a
week, and averages 365 passengers
and 98 cars on each trip. The run
is 150 miles.
4 4 4
Portsmouth, New Harapshira, cit
izens are planning to put up a pier
able to berth at least four, of the
largest ocean-going vessels. They
want to make the city a big seaport.
4 4 4
Down south, Miami plans to wid-.
; mro'cALL
wm/nm
en its port channel to 400 feet and
expand the turning basin by .300
feet. Enlarged port facilities will
cost $20,000,000. The resort city Is
aiming to catch mare cargo and
cruise operations.
— 4 4 4
Hie search for the wreck of the
fu^t steamship, tlie Savannah, will
shift from underwater to under-
sand. Divers decided it is not sub
merged, but buried under sand
dimes. Dig^g machines will go
to work near Bayshore, Long Is
land, to find her. '
4 4 4
Alexandria, one of tiie great
ports of ancient history, will get a
brand new shipbuilding yard with
the help of the Soviet Union.
4 4 4
Two giant Diesel-eieclric Ice
breakers are being built in Finland
for the Russians. The hulls are of
all-welded construction with special
steel of high impact strength to
withstand thidc Arctic ice. Ibe
Russians already own the lilggest
ice-breaker—the atom-powere'd
Lenin.
4 4 4
On its maiden voyage, the Ed
ward Li, Ryerson—^largest ore ves
sel ever on the Great Lakes—-was
moved as a "dead boat." Four tug
boats and ship-to-shore mooring
lines drew her along the Manito-
woio River, whkh was dredged and
widened to allow the 736-foot hull
to squeeze through.
4-4 4
A deep-sea tug lowed two ships
across the Atlantic, one cut up for
scrap inside the other—which was
cut up on amval. the trio was
made from Buffalo to Britain,
where scrap prices are highef.
convention.
The invitation follows a continued
round "of visits by ILWU delegates
to European countries, among them
many Iron Curtain nations.
Bridges' open activity in the in
ternational area was kiriied off in
May, 1959, when he ran a pro-Com
munist conference In Tokyo at
which the United States foreign
policy was the major target. The
conference followed the same line
that was used by the Japanese ex-,
trmniris who blocked .President
Eisenhower's visit to that country.
Subsequently, when Russian Pre-
mio- Khrushchev visited the United
Stat^ he made a .special point of
visiting Bridges' headquarters, go
ing there t^ce in one day.
The totest junkets of ILWU dele
gations have taken them far and
wide from Havana, where they
signed a manifesto to fi^t in the
defense of Cuba, to Moscow.
Among the reports bro^jgbt back,
aae delegate noted of Poland that
'coUect^eness has become the best
means for the advancement of
these pec^le and they are so well
aware at it that collectiveness isn't
left wheh the day's vwrk ends.
Instead collectiveness is in their
homes in the form of apartinents
tor the workers . . ^ '
This is the delegation's way 6t-
reporting the serious overcrowding
io.Pblish housing.
LABOR
ROUND THE WORLD
TRADE UNION MEMBERS IN THE LITTLE PRINCIPALITY OF
ADEN, a British colony which guards the southern entrance to the Red
Sea, are getting sin assist from the AFL-CIO and- the Interiiational
Confederation of Free Trade Unions In fighting-jepressive anti-strike
legislation. The Federation has pledged full support to the Aden Trade
Union Congress, which 'is protesting the British colony's recently-
enacted laws banning strikes and requiring compulsory arbitration.
A two-man ICFTU delegation flew out to Aden to investigate the
charges made by the Aden Trade Union Congress, and verified that
public service workers in the colony as well as other groups were
under the yoke of oppressive legislation.
Aden trade unions had called a general strike to protest the new
legislaiion. As a result, 180 workers were fired for participating and
the union group lost its license to publish its weekly journal.
The Aden trade union congress is j'ust four years old and claims ap
proximately 10,000 members. It has been an affiliate of the ICFTU
since its formation. _
4 4 4
AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS THAT HAVE ARISEN OUT of the
troubles in the Congo are the lack of an^. adequate legislation on the
wage standards and working conditions of workers in Congo industry.
Like every other segment of Congo industry and government, there is
also a severe shortage of labor specialists- and administrators. As a
result, an agreement has been reached between the International Labor
Organization and the Congo -government thrqpgh which ILO will
send advisers to assist in the drafting of social security legislation and
minimum wage provisions for various regions and industries. Training
programs will also b.e set up for labor inspector^ and health specialists.
Meanwhile, unemployment is a»severe problem in the area, with 75,000
out of work in the capital city of Leopoldville alone. This is half of
the city's work force. •
4 4 4
ONE OF'THE QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE BOOMING economy
of Western Europe is how far and fast European unions are going to
go to catch up to American standards. In the years that followed World
War 11,^ while Europe was rebuilding its wrecked economy with the
help of Marshall Plan money. United States unions were forging far
ahead in wages and. working conditions. European unions, on the
other hand, were being checked by a variety of Government controls,
or by the prevalent notion that until the economies got back on their
feet there was no point in pushing too hard for wage gains.
Consequently, the prevailing pattern was establiriied under which
European unions accepted far less in proportion than American un
ions were getting in their contracts, with the result that the gap be
tween standards here and abroad grcAy wider and wider.
Meanwhile, the economy of many west European nations began to
burst at the seams with strength and health. With the advantage of
depressed wage levels and relatively new plant, the Europeans started
invading traditional American markets as well as .flooding the US dom
estic^ market with goods. And in return, American firms have started
establishing branches overseas by the dozens to take advantage of
lower wages and taxes, and to tap the European market. -
However, it now appears that European unions are Ijecoming re
latively more aggressive about getting a fair share of the profits of
industry. West Germany, in particular, is a case in point where wages
have been low and profits astronomical up until now. But ip recent
wage settlements, West German unions have been biting sizable chunks
for the nation's workers out of the country's' booming econorpy, A
very tight labor market and full employment have given the German
unions a powerful bargaining weapon to start catching up with wage
gains and working conditions in other western countries. For example,
there, are 500,000 job openings available, and only 119,000 unempioyed.
As a result, unions in the iron and steel industry have been success
ful in obtaining 40-hour-week contracts while increasing base wages
to compensate for the reduction in hours. Other new contracts are
falling into an eight to nine percent wage increase pattern. Total wage
increases involved will be on the order of $250 million.
• 4 4 4
AMERICAN WORKERS WIlO THINK: THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
troubled by problems of inflation should take a look at what's been
going on in some South American countries. In Brazil, for example,
the cost of living went up 52 percent^n just one year. Ctevernment em
ployees got a 40 percent Increase, but at the rate that the Brazilian
government is turning out paper mohey, the increase doesn't amount to
much. All of this, of course, is grist for the Communist mill, and while
the Communist Party is outlawed in Brazil, it has been making Inroads
in the labor movement accordingly. '
4 4 4
UNEMPLOYMENT SEEMS TO BE CATCHING ACROSS THE BOR
DER. While in other industrialized nations the rate of unemployment
Is low, Canadians are suffering from a relatively high rate of jobless
ness. The unemployment rate is five percent there. In the United -
States, the latept uaemployment rate is just under six percent.
Stay Put For Jobless Pay *
Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while
on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid
changing Iheir mailing addresses if they want to continue re
ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already
experienced intmruptiona of ̂ froin three to five weeks in getting
their next fheck after they notified tile state unemployment
offices that th^ had moved end changed their mailing addresa.
An everj^e ^elay of a month is reported in most cases, causing
consid^abie hardship to the men involved.
IMi SEAFARERS LOG ,.-ltM» Vtv*
Bloomfield 'Perfect
On SA/p Cleanliness
HOUSTON—For the second year in a row, Bloomiield
Dteamship Company has achieved a 100 percent rating on
all of its four ships in the US: Public Health Service ship
sanitation insnection. T inspection.
This unusual record in ship
sanitation by the SlU-con-
tracted company was the result of
Hair da Porlier
close cooperation between the
steward department of the ships,
the ships' crews, shore and ship
employees of the company and the
SIU Food and Ship Sanitation
Department. The company's com
missary department generally fol
low^ a 50-point program for ship
sanitation.
The combined efforts have led
to 11 straight perfect scores in the
inspection on various company
vessels. The' SS Lucile Bloomfield
received the 100 per cent rating
four years in a row, while the SS
Neva West also scored perfectly
for four straight years.
The SS Margarett BrOwn
achieved a 100 per cent rating
for three straight years while the
SS Alice Brown compiled a per
fect score for two consecutive in
spection periods.
The stewards on the top-rated
ships are E. L. de Parller of the
Lucile Bloomfield; George E. Hair
of the Alice Brown; W. R. Gels of
the Neva West, and W. W. Chris-
than of the Margarett Brown.
Ship sanitation Inspections cover
such items as drinking water sup
plies, food preparation, food stor
age conditions, the cleanliness of
messrooms and galleys and similar
items. Companies receiving sanita
tion citations must score at least
95 percent on all their ships.
Another One For Seafarers
SCHEDULE OF
A&6MEETINGS
SJU membership meet
ings are held! regularly
once a month on days in
dicated by the SIU Con
stitution, at 2:30 PM in
the listed SIU ports below.
All Seafarers are ex
pected to attend. Those
who wish to be excused
should request permission
by telegram (be sure to
include registration num
ber). The next SIU meet
ings will be:
New York November 7
Philadelphia November 8
Baltimore November 9
Detroit November 14
Houston November 14
NewOrleans November 15
Mobile November 16
Newesl replacement launched lor SlU-contracted Mississippi fleet,
the new SS Del Sol creates a fountain of spray as she comes off
the ways at New Orleans shipyard. She will be a combination
passenger-freighter in African trade.
NYDockmen
Get Seeond
Pact Raise
A straight time increase of five
cents an hour went into the pay
envelopes of 30,000 New York
waterfront workers on October 1.
They also received one more paid
holiday during the I960 contract
year, bringing the total number of
paid holidays to seven.
The gains came under a contract
negotiated last year by the Inter
national Longshoremen's Associa
tion with the New York Shippiifg
Association, which represents 153
American and foreign-flag steam
ship lines doing' business in New
York.
'Dockworkers now have a base
pay rate of $2.97 per hour. On
October 1, 1961, this figure will go
up an additional five 'cents an
hour, bringing the base figure to
$3.02.
In a separately negotiated con
tract, port watchmen, beginning
October 1, receive an increase of
24 cents a day.
Both contracts are for three
years and expire in 19t2.
Thanksgiving Day was selected
by the longshoremen as their ad
ditional paid holiday.
Safety Representative
Appointed ln Gulf Area
Seafarer O. W. "Bill" Moody, who has been employed by the
SIU in various capacities for a number of years in the Gulf
area, has been named Assistant Safety Director by the trustees
of the Seafarers Welfare Plan.f
He will work under the direc
tion of Safety Director Joe
Algina.
Moody will operate out of New
Orleans, and cover the entire Gulf
area, visiting the
ships, and check
ing up on the
operations of the
program in all
Gulf ports.
In the course
of hi.S operations,
he will take up
safety problems
both with the
Moody erews of the
ships and the company representa
tives in the Gulf area. There will
be joint quarterly safety meetings
in the Gulf of company and Union
representatives in which he will
participate.
The objective will, bd greater
efficiency in carrying out the ship
board safety program with conse
quent further reduction in the in
jury rate.
Moody had been city editor of tha
"Tampa Tiqies." He had also been
employed by the "Louisville Cou
rier-Journal" and the "St. Peters
burg Times."
Moody To Serve
On New Orleans
Planning Board
NEW ORLEANS—New Orleans
Mayor Chep Morrison has an
nounced the appointment of O. W.
Moody as a member of th^ city
planning commission. He suc
ceeds Maj. Gen. Raymond E. Flem
ing, who recently resigned to be
come adjutant general of Loui
siana.
Moody's term of office on the
commission will run until June 30,
1968. In commenting on the ap
pointment, Mayor Morrison de
clared that Moody's "extensive
newspaper background and wide
experience in pOrt and labor prob
lems will be invaluable to the
commission's work."
Moody is a member of the New
Orleans area AFL-CIO Central La
bor Council executive committee
and secretary to the executive
board of the committee on political
education.
Before coming into the SIU,
'Wreck' Law
Creates Few
Indiana Jobs
WASHINGTON — Indiana's
"right-to-work" law "has had neg
ligible effect on the attraction of
plant location or expansion in In
diana," according to a detailed sur
vey by a prominent management
research organization.
Forbes Marketing Research Inc.,
reported that only 60 of the 10,503
jobs created by industries which
moved into Indiana since the en
actment of the law in 1957 can be
credited to the ban on the unioa
shops.
The independent research firm
interviewed officials of 55 new in
dustries and 45 companies which
conducted major expansions dur
ing the past three years.
•Not A Factor'
All of the largest new industries,
and 93 of the firms, indicated that
the "right-to-work" law was not
even a factor in the decision to
locate in Indiana. Market location,
labor supply and raw material ac
cess were thq principal factors list
ed by management.
Six of the seven new or expand
ed companies which did mention
the law did not consider it a
primary reason for locating in
the state.
The survey, made at the re
quest of the Indiana Council for
Industrial Peace, demolishes a
major argument of • "right-to-
work" supporters—that the com
pulsory open shop boosts tha
state's economy by attracting
new industry.
The total number of new jobs
brought in by firms which even
mentioned the law as a factor .
amounted to only 0.6 per cent of
the jobs surveyed.
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• SEAFARERS —
ROTARY SHIPPING ROARS
(Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.)
September 1 Through September 30^ 1960
Deep sea shipping activity in SIU ports was good during
September when 2,496 Seafarers received employment
aboard Union-contracted vessels. These job totals for, the
month indicate that aft additional 194 jobs were shipped
over the previous period, when 2,302 assignments were
filled.
Ship activity took a drop during September compared to
the previous month. A total of 422 vessels were either paid*
off, signed on or serviced in transit during that month: In
August 460 ships were serviced. Breaking down the Sep
tember ship activity figure, there were 12» payoffs, 46 sign-
ons and 247 ships in transit. New York handled 95 ships dur
ing the month, the highest for any port. New Orleans waS
next with 52. The tipofl on the shipping rise was the in^
crease in payoffs, with 19 more vessels in that category,,
despite the drop in total ship calls. ,
The highest number of payoffs, 40, were recorded by New
York. Next in line was Baltimore, with 18 and New Orleans
with 17. No payoffs were recorded at either Wilmington or
Miami.
A and B registrations on the beach hit 3,284 men, almost
exactly the same as in the previous month, which found
3,289 men on the beach on the last shipping day.
Best port for shipping during September was Houstoni
where 628 jobs were i^ipped. Next best; New York, with
451, and New Orleans, with 401 jobs shipped.
Ship Activify
Pay SiRS l»
Offi On TroM. TOTAL
Batten I S J3
Maw Yarfc 4 SI 9li
PbHaMyMa ..11 « 17 IS
BaMmatv ....IS 11 1ft 4S
Norfalh ...... 1 1 21 M
Jachtoovilla .. 2 2 21 2*
MkHoi — 4 4
Mobile 14 3 12 29
New Orleant .17 10 . 25 52
Hootton i 1 39 49
WilmiiiRtan — IS IS
San Prmltca.. B S 11 21
Seattle 3 0 7 IS
Totoli .129 4ft 247 422
DECK DEPARTMENT
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Miami
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco.........
Seattle
TOTALS
Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Skipped TOTAL Registered On The Beech
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B
GBOVP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CJLiASiS GROUP GROUP
1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 A LL 1 2 3 ALL A R C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL
7 8 6 21 0 4 3 7 2 9-^ 3 14 0 I 4 5 0 1 3 4 5 4 23 11 21 9 41 , 0 5 2 T
46 80 22 148 3 15 25 43 39 70 20 129 2 2 19 23 0 2 5 • 7 m 23 7 159 97 165 45 367 4 25 37 . 69
4 23 4 31 0 5 4 9 9 20 8 37 1 3 4 8 0 0 0 0 37 8 0 45 15 29 5 49 0 3 4 " 7
23 47 13 83 1 12 26 39 25 37 11 73 5 8 15 28 8- 2 0 2 73 28 2 im 50 74 15 139 a 14 40 - 56
9 17 4 36 0 4 6 10 6 7 2 15 1 5 7 13 3 1 0 4 15 13 4 32 6 16 4 26 0 3 6 9
9 5 1 15 0 9 8 17 5 3 1 9 1 3 2 C ' 1 1 2 4 9 9 4 19 12 9 0 21 0 6 10 19
2 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 I 2 3 3 8 0 0 0 . 9
19 20 10 49 0 5 5 10 11 11 -4 26 0 2 8 10 0 0 1 1 29 10 1 37 31 36 11 78 0 6 10 19
'36 52 18 106 2 15 16 33 34 54 17 105 4 12 13 29 2 4 C 12 103 29 12 146 59 91 28 178 1 13 29 49
53 88 29 170 2 38 36 76 51 78 35 164 4 20 35 59 2 5 5 12 164 59 12 235 42 47 19 168 5 13 10 29
8 5 1 14 0 1 5 6 6 7 1 14 2 4 4 10 1 1 2 4 14 10 4 28 11 9 0 26 0 0 4 4
17 31 5 53 4 7 3 14 11 27 7 45 1 1 6 8 0 0 3 3 45 8 3 56 23 20 4 47 3 6 3 13
13 3 28 1 10 12 23 6 14 3 23 I 10 9 20 0 3 i 4 23 20 . 4 47 16 16 4 36 1 13 7 21
246 391 116 1 153 13 125 149 287 205 338 112 655 22- 71 126 219 9 29 28 1. 57 655 219 57 931 375 539 147 1058 16 167 159 282
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
Registered Registered Shipped Shipped . Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A •• aASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B
Port
GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP
Port 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL
Boston 1 4 1 6 0 4 3 % 1 4 . 3 8 0 3 5 8 0 2 1 3 8 8 3 19 2 11 2 15 2 3 2 •' i
New York 32 103 18 153 4 21 16 41 17 75 13 105 1 *20 18 39 2 4 6 12 105 39 12 159 52 131 23 294 5 34 26 95
Philadelphia 0 14 5 19 0 1 4 5 1 . 17 4 22 0 6 9 15 0 2 0 2 22 15 2 39 1 20 8 29 0 2 3 5
Baltimore 7 47 5 59 4 24 26 54 0 42 4 46 4 38 18 69 0 5 3 8 46 60 8 114 11 67 6 84 2 27 32 fl
Norfolk 2 13 2 17 2 6 10 18 3 6 4 13 1 3 2 6 0 0 4 4 13 6 4 23 1 10 3 14 0 5 7 12
:NicksonvllIe 1 5 0 6 0 2 5 7 0 2 0 _2 1 1 1 3 0 1 3 4 2 3 4 9 2 5 0 7 0 3 4 i. 7
Miami 0 3 0 3 0 0- 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 , 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 3 ' 4 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 9
Mobile 3 21 7 31 0 3 6 » 0 15 5 20 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 9 20 4 0 24 15 40 6 61 0 7 6 13
New Orleans 16 40 11 67 2 23 1 26 , 16 52 9 77 1 13 9 23 0 12 6 IS 77 23 18 118 30 77 19 126 3 28 23 54
Houston 35 105 11 151 5 55 21 81 : 31 88 13 132 3 45 35 83 0 10 12 22 132 83 22 237 41 45 3 89 2 11 5 13
Wilmington 2 14 2 18 0 3 2 5 2 12 2 16 0 8. 1 9 0 1 12 13 16 9 13 38 a 0 0 2 0 2 3 5
San Francisco 4 20 6 30 1 3 3 .7 3 22 7 32 0 5 3 8 1 0 0 1 , 32 8 1 41 9 24 "4 37 1 5 2 8
Seattle 3 15 6 24 1 14 3 ii 3 18 2 23 0 4 2 6 0 1 3 4 23 6 4 33 5 19 5 29 2 16 3 21
TOTAI« 106 404 74 584 19 159 100 1 278 77 354 66 497 11 147 106 264 3 40 51 1 94 497 264 94 1 855 171 452 79 1 702 11 143 116 1 279
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
Port
Is .
Registered
CLASS A
Registered
CLASS B
Shipped
CLASS A
Shipped
CLASS B
Shipped
CLASS C
TOTAt
SHIPPED
Registered Oi
CLASS A
It The Beach
CLASS B
Port
Is .
GROUP
1 2 3 ALL
GROUP
1 2 3 ALL
GROUP
1 2
1
3 ALL
GROUP
1 2 3 ALL
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1 2 3 ALL
CLASS
A B C ALL
GROUP
1 2 3 ALL
GROUP
12 3 ALL
Boston
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New York
Philadelphia 10 3 8 21 0 0 a 8 9 3 11 23 0 0 8 8 a 0 3 3 23 8 3 34 11 8 6 25 0 1 8 9
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Norfolk.....
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SEAFARERS LOG Ff Seraa
J«e Mdna, Safety Director
Prosress On Safety In Action
The evidence of what can be done to improve and encourage ship
board safety is pretty clear today. By means of a Joint labor-manage
ment program such as we have on SIU ships, safety has become a way
of life aboard SIU vessels instead of Just a lot of talk and gimmicks.
The gimmicks help, of course, but the attitude on all sides is what's
important. With the proper teamwork between everybody ashore and
the gang on the ships, a lot can and is being done.
Look at what's been accomplished on Alcoa ships, for example,
for the last few years. Alcoa has won the top award in the business
for two years running and missed it by a hairiins in 1»57. This didn't
Iiappeh overnight; it Just shows that cooperation and teamwork can
get it done. Other SIU companies have developed fine safety records.
Improved records, ail along the line.
The Safety Department began taking a count a few weeks ago on the
number of SIU ships that have gone without a disabling accident
for six consecutive months since the start of 1960. We've already
come up with the names of 21 such vessels, and suitable awards are
being prepared and presented. (See photos on Pages 1 and 2.)
On these 21 vessels, a total of 225 crewmembers were aboard for
the full time. This, covers approximately a third of the jobs on
those ships. In addition,, many hundreds of men, who were aboard
the award-winning ships at some time during the period, also con
tributed to this kind of progress. They are also doing the same on
other ships.
This first "honor roil" of accident-free ships includes the following:
Kaphael Semmes (Sea-Land); Emilia (Bull): Seatrain New Jersey (Sea-
train); Del Sol, Del Alba (Mississippi); Alcoa Corsair. Alcoa Partner
(Aleoa); Steel Voyager (Isthmian). Waterman ItMlf has 13 of them;
Andrew Jackson, Antinous, Choctaw, Claiborne, DeSoto, Hunricane,
Iberville, Kyska, Maiden Creek, Topa Topa, Warrior, Wild Ranger and
Toting America. Some 20 other ships that we know of will be on this
list shortly. This is a pretty solid achievement, and the record can
only get better from here on in.
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A long-range effort through shoreside training and upgrading
schools is another of the many details that go into making safety-
awareness a real part of the seaman's Job. The SIU iJfeboat Training
School has a near-perfect record of 97 percent in training men from
all departments for that important lifeboat ticket. A total of 356 out
of 368 trainees to date have cleared the Coast Guard exam. Add to
this another 76 success stories in upgrading men for AB tickets, or
as firemen, electricians, oilers and other black gang ratings. Here's
the story again in a nutshell: "Training, Teamwork and (Cooperation,
as firemen, eiectricians, oilers and other black gang ratings. All of this
training, in addition to developing Job know-how, is aimed at making
SIU men and ships the safest on the seas.
(Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can
he submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG).'
What's Wrong
With This Picture?
Safely goggles are a wonderful invention to pro
tect that precious commodity, human eyesight. But
they aren't miraculous. And it would take a mirada
lor safety goggles to protect the eyes whefi they
ore up in the middle of the forehead, or worse hang
ing on a hookl Miracles don't happen that often.
Better wear those goggles over the eyes where they
belong.
An SIU Ship
Is A Safe Ship
Seafarers Draw Free Series Ducats
SIU heodquorters employee assists Union Representotive E. B. McAuiey at shipping hall drawing for
free World Series tickets. Some two dozen tickets were distributed to lucky SMfarers for the New
York games of the Series ot Yankee Stadium. Pirates took the Series at final game in Pittsburgh. .
Casey Sues
Seatrain Co.
Ralph Casey. presiUent of the
American Merchant Marine Insti
tute, has filed notice of a lawsuit
against the SlU-contracted Sea
train Line, it's been reported.
Casey was a passenger on the fer
ryboat C2iatham of the Delaware
and Lackawanna Railroad, when
the ferry collided with the Sea
train Georgia on the Hudson River.
According to the "New York
Herald Tribune" of August 30,
Casey testified that when the ferry
boat docked .after the accident, he
jumped to the dock from the sec
ond deck and sprained his ankles.
The rest of the passengers, except
for a few injured, walked off the
ferry.
Casey has been critical in the
past of seamen who file lawsuits
against shipping companies. He
declared at last year's National
Safety Council meeting that the
responsibility for most injury law
suits can be placed on the "phsi-
cally and mentally unfit, the chron
ic troublemakers and cl^im con
trivers."
Safety Body
Cites Two
SIU Ships
Two SlU-contracted vessels,
the Alcoa Partner and the Alcoa
Roamer, were among 27 Ameri
can-flag ships receiving certif
icates of honor for accident-free
operation. The Roamer topped
all freighters with a mark of 1,404
accident-free consecutive days.'
The Partner came third in the
nation with a mark of 877 days.
Any merchant vessel of United
States registry becomes eligible
for the award at the end of two
calendar years of operation with
out a lost-time accident. .The
awards dated back to 1953.
The certificates were presented
by the Marine Section, National
Safety Council, and the Ameri
can Merchant Marine Institute, in
noontime ceremonies at the New
York Yacht Club.
Cleason Honored
By 1,300 At Dinner
An audience of some 1,300 labor and management repre
sentatives'turned out at a fund-raising testimonial dinner in
honor of Teddy Gleason, general organizer of the Interna
tional Longshoremen's Asso-^"
ciation, at the Waldorf-As
toria, September 24. The pro
ceeds of the dinner Went to the
City of Hope, an organization
which maintains a* hospital out
side Los Angeles for treatment of
Teddy Gleason
victims of serious long-term ail
ments such as cancer.
Gleason's selection as the guest
of honor was .made on the basis
of his leadership in the maritime
labor field in the Port of New
York. As general organizer of the
ILA, he has played a prominent
role in the negotiation of contracts
and other activities of the ILA and
is currently helping resolve the
problems raised by the develop
ment of container ships.
Among those attending, aside
from trade, union representatives,
were representatives of the New
York Shipping Association, the
American Merchant Marine Insti
tute, various Government agen
cies, the trucking industry and the
New York Waterfront Commission.
• The commission was the target
of critical comment at the dinner
from 51U President Paul Hall, who
was one of the speakers. Hall
noted that the cost of the Com
mission was a burden upon the
entire steamship industry in the
Port of New York, and declared
that its existence was an unneces
sary imposition on the port and on
longshoremen. The commission,
he declared, should be abolished,
and the operations of the port and
conditions of employment left to
free collective bargaining between
the ILA and the employers.-
Gleason has been active on the
New York waterfront for 46 years,
starting as an office boy, and be
coming successively a longshore
man and a checker. He has been
head of the port checkers local
union since 1934 and was named
an organizer of the ILA in 1947,
becoming general organizer sub
sequently.
KNOWING YOUR
SIU CONTRACT
ARTICLE II, SECTION 60. VESSELS IN IDLE STATUS. When
a TKsel is inactive in a United States port for any reason for a period
of 10 days or less, the Unlicensed Personnel shall be kept on board
at the regniar monthly rate of pay. However, when it is expected
that said vessel will be idle for a period in excess of 10 days, the Un
licensed Personnel may be reduced on arrival. Should the vessel re
sume service within 10 days, the vessel's Unlicensed Personnel who are
entitled to return to the vessel, shall receive wages and subsistence fer
the period for which they were laid off.
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Questions have been raised on more than one instance about what
happens when a company orders a crew for a sliip that has already been
in lay-up for 10 days. If the crew is ordered to report .to the Job on
the 10th day, then the provisions of the article apply; namely, that the
original unlicensed personnel can claim their jobs back plus receiving
wages and subsistence for the period for which they were laid off.
However, this does not apply if the crew is ordered on the tenth
day to report to work the following day. in this case the 11th day. In
such circumstances, it is as if an entirely new crew is being called and
the jobs are called off the board in the usual fashion. The previous
Crew .does not have any preference, nor do they collect wages and sub
sistence.
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/•^ • ; . THE SIU mis
60-Day Delqyi
President Bars BP
Tug Strike; Names
Fact-Finder Croup
The SIU Railroad Marine Division's plans for a strike
against seven major railroads were postponed late last month
after President Eisenhower signed an executive order under
the Railroad Labor Act calling-*
for a fact-finding board to in
vestigate and mediate the dis
pute between the roads and the
Union. The action postponed the
strike for at least 60 days. The
hoard called its first meeting with
the Union and the railroads on Oc
tober 6.
The Marine Division, a segment
of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union,
had, after many months of fruitless
negotiations, refused an earlier
Federal offer of arbitration. This
decision was based on the railroads'
repeated stubborn refusal to lisfen
to any and all demands put to them
by the Railway Harbor Council
which, along with the Railroad Ma-
Bait. Tugs
Get 30-Cenf
Pay Raise
BALTIMORE—The Inland Boat
men's Union of the SIU has signed
a three-year contract V/ith major
tug operator's in Baltimore
harbor, calling for a 30-cent across
the board pay increase plus in
creased contr^utions to the SIU
Welfare Plan^
The new contract, signed Octo
ber 7, runs from October 1, 1960,
to September 30, 1963,
. The increases are: a 14-cent per
hour increase for the first year; an
eight-cent per hour increase for
the second year, and another eight-
cents hourly the third year.
In addition, the companies will
pay an extra 40 cents per day to
their present daily contribution to
the SIU Welfare Plan.
The effect of the pay hike the
first year will bring hourly wages
to $2.71 for captain; $2.39 for
mates; $2.70 for engineers; $2.33
for firemen, and $2.17 for deck
hand.
When boats are on the bay, men
will be paid the hourly harbor
scald at 12 hours straight time.
The contract involves Baker
Whiteley Towing Co.; Baltimore
Towage and Lighterage Co.; Curtis
Bay Towing Co., Charles Harper
Co. and Atlantic Transport.
The activities of the various
inland boatmen, railroad marine
tugs, deep sea tngs and harbor
craft under the SIU banner are
dealt with here. The SIU fam
ily inclndes various groups of
boatmen throughout the nation
—on the Atlantic and Gulf
Coasts, on the Mississippi and
Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes
and in Pacific Coast ports.
These o^t operate in support
of deep sea shipping and sup
plement such shipping in con
fined waters. Their activities
concern all seafaring trades.
rine Division, bargains for the
Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso
ciation and the Master's, Mates and
Pilots. The Marine Division Itself
represents 850 deckhands who are
employed aboard harbor tugs.
Union and railroad representa
tives met for the first time last No
vember to discuss demands for a
new agreement under the Railway
Labor Act. The major gains sought
for tiie deckhands .were:
• A minimum manning scale for
all steam and diesel tugs and fer
ries which was in effect as of No-
vemiber 1, 1959.
• A general wage increase of 55
cents an houf.
• Four additional paid holidays.
• A . pension and welfare plan
similar to that covering deepsea
members of the SIU.
The Railroad Marine Division
will stand pat on its original de
mands, according to one source.
Meanwhile, the fact-finding
board has 30 days in which to in
vestigate the dispute, and another
30 days in which to file a report
on their findings. If no agreement
is reached at the end of this period,
the Union will be free tp take any
action it deenos necessary to pro
tect the interests of its member
ship.
Companies involved in the con
tract dispute include the Pennsyl
vania, New York Central, Balti
more and Ohio, New Haven and
other major railroads which use
carfloats to transport railroad
freight cars to and from various
harbor-side terminals in the Port
of New York.
Philly Tugmen In Camera Range
Thd Inferior of CG Willis' new
cargo barge Christopher Willis
above); which arrived at Pauls-
boro, NJ, recently, shows the ca
pacity of the huge craft. The com
pany plans to get three more simi
lor barges to compete
carriers.
with
The crew of the tug Jack (photo
right) pdses on the boot deck
at Paulsboro. They are (I to r)
Hiram Lupton, skipper; Roger Ful-
ford, OS; John Brickhouse, cook;
Lloyd Piner, engineer; Curtis
O'Neal, jhate; William Baum, en
gineer, and Glen Forney, OS.
The crew of the Jock working on
wrist pin in the engine room
photo right) ore: Piner, Baum, Ful-
ord and 0'l|>leal. On the deck
of the Willis tug Williston the crew
coils a 10-inch hawser (bottom
photo): Earl Mitchell, Hereford
Rice, Wayne Watson and Curtis
Carawan.
Arundel Starts Two-Mile
Bethlehem Dredge Joh
BALTIMORE—Arundel Dredging Corp., contracted to the
Inland Boatmen's Union of the SIU, is dredging a two-mile
channel for Bethlehem Steel Company at the Sparrows Point,
Md"., steel plant.
The IBU is furnishing crew
men for tugs being used in the
big dredging operation. Two
dredges are currently working on
tbe job and others may be added
later. The job is expected to last
at least 16 months.
The 33-foot ship channel will
run 9,000 feet from the main Balti
more harbor waterway, the Brewer-
ton Channel, to a 1,000 foot ship
turning basin at a new marine
terminal complex- being built by
the steel company on the eastern
end of Sparrows Point.
Construction of - the channel,
which is to be 250 feet wide, wiU
require dredging approximately
three and a half - million cubic
yards of material.
The channel job, and the, marine
terminal project, are part of the
current 800,000-ingot-ton-expan-
sion of the nation's largest steel
plant A steel piled wharf will be
constructed whiph wiU provide an
ultimate dredged depth of 45 feet
below mean low. water to accom
modate future deep-draft ocean
going vessels.
Part of the program which will
bring the plant steel capacity to
9,000,000 ingot tons a year, the
wharf will be about 850 feet long
and will eventually accommodate
four deep-sea vessels.
Steel products from Betblehem
plants at WiUiamsport and Lebanon
will be shipped across the wharf
as well as products from the Spar
rows Point operation. Shipments
from the new terminal will go to
Pacific, South Atlantic and Gulf
Coasts as well as overseas.
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West Coast Tugs
Get Around; One
Enroute To Japan
SEATTLE—Thdy call the union the Inlandboatmen's tTn-
ion of the Pacific, but in some respects, the name doesn't fully
describe the function of the Pacific Coast tugboat union.
While most of its membership
is employed on tugs, ferry
boats, barges and other vessels
in Pacific Coast coastal and river
waters, part of the operation in
volves long offshore tows.
Captain John Fox, president of
the union, reports that a "substan-
. tial number of members are em
ployed on tugs engaged in coast
wise and ocean towing. The opera
tions of the ocean-going tugs are
far-flung. This sulnmer, tugs
manned by the Inlandboatmen's
Union were operating in the Arctic
Ocean, the Bering Sea, the South
Pacific and to the Orient."
In fact, one of the tugs manned
by the union's members, thS Salv
age Chief, is presently en route to
Japan. She has in tow an obsolete
US aircraft Carrier, the USS Matan-
kau, which has been sold for scrap
to be cut up In the Orient.
The first leg of the tow Is non
stop to Wake Island. From there,
the Salvage Chief will head to
Yokohama. She will return light
via the great circle route, passing
just^outh of the Aleutian, Islands.
This, of course, is a far shorter
run, but the southerly route was
chosen for the outbound leg for
safety reasons.
The Salvage Chief is a combina
tion tug and salvage vessel oper
ated by Pacific Inland Navigation.
As is to be expected, she is con
siderably larger than most tugs,
being 192.6 feet long with a 347foot
beam. The 725-gross ton vessel
develops 3,600 horsepower.
Seafarers had the opportunity to
see her in action when the York-
mar (Calmer) grounded on the
Oregon Coast during a dense fog.
The Salvage Chief was hired to
haul her off the beach.
Aside from operations out of
8an Diego, San Pedrp and Sani
Francisco, Calif.; Portland, Ore.;
and Ketchikan, Alaska.
Seattle, the IBU has divisions in
Okay New
Consiitufion
For Tugmen
By an overall majority of, better
than nine to one, the membership
of the Harbor and Inland Water
ways Division has approved a re
vised constitution, setting up the
organization as the Inland Boat
men's Union of the Atlantic, Gulf,
Lakes and Inland Waterways Dis
trict.
Voting on the referendum took
-place ' in the ports of Boston,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk,
New Orleans and Houston.
The IBU has been set up in three
sections, one on the Atlantic Coast,
one on the Gulf Coast and one on
the Lakes.'The present interim of
ficers of the IBU will serve without
pay until May, 1961, when officers
for the division will be elected at a
convention. The administrative
machinery includes a national di
rector, secretary-treasurer and an
executive board.
The IBU is one of several divi
sions of the SIU, others being the
Marine Allied Workers Division,
Puerto Rican Division.
On the Pacific Coast, tugboat-
men and harbor workers are repre
sented by the Inland boatmen's
Union of the Pacific, a West Coast
affiUate of the SIU of North
America.
Sdlyag* Chief IqlcM US aircraft earri(ir Matanicaq In tow for'
Jopon where she will be sut up for seraph Tow ji pass-*
Ing via Woke Islond so ot to ovoid North Pocific stormsi
Tugboatman Retires
Retired G&H tugboatman Larry Seesholtz (left) receives his initial
disability-pension benefit check from IHouston port agent Bob
Matthews in the living room of the Seesholtz home. The 5B-year-
old boatman was forced into retirement by an arthritic condition.
Houston Tugman Retires
Under SIU Benefit Plan
HOUSTON—The first tugboatman in the G&H fleet to go
on the disability-pension benefit, Lawrence Seesholtz, is now
taking life easy in retirement. Seesholtz, who is 58 years old.
has been forced to quit sailing'
as the result of an advanced
arthritic condition.
As a result he is now receiving
the $35 weekly benefit which Is
paid to all recipients of the SIU's
disability-pension benefit. The pay
ment Is in addition to benefits
which can be collected either un
der the disability or old age provi
sions of the US Social Security
program.
Seesholtz has been employed by
Notify Union
On LOG Mail
As Seafarers know, copies of
each issue of the SEAFARERS
LOG are mailed every month
to all SIU ships as well as
to numerous clubs, bars and
other overseas spots where Sea
farers 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 call.
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 LOG office that Seafarers
congregate there. ,
As always the Union would
like to hear promptly from SIU
ships whenever the LOG, atid
ship's mall is not delivered so
that the Union can maintain a
day-to-day check on the accu
racy of its mailing lists.
G&H since September 6, 1947, as
a deckhand. He is. a resident of
Galveston. G&H is the largest tug
operator in the Houston area.
The first disability benefit for
Seesholtz was, in a sense, an an
niversary present, since the veteran
tugboatman recently celebrated his
40th wedding anniversary.
4 Hospital
Benefits Aid
Mebiie Man
MOBILE—Welfare plan cover
age for members of the SIU Inland
Boatmen's Division has paid off
several times in recent months for
Chalmers Money, a member of the
division in this port. Money filed
four claims for benefits in the
past seven months covering illness
and hospitalization for his wife and
received a total of $927..55 to meet
her medical expenses.
The coverage included hospital
room and board benefits, hospital
extras and doctors visits to the
hospital. Mrs. Money was confined
for a variety of ailments including
arthritis.
Money, who is employed by the
Mobile Towing and Wrecking Com
pany, would have been hard-
pressed to meet his medical ex
penses were it not for the coverage.
Otherwise, activiUes in the port
have been running smoothly with
the only beefs of any consequence
concerning seniority items. These
have been satisfactorily resolved.
The port missed out on its Septem
ber IBU meeting, because that was
the day that Hurricane Donna
blew into, town, and made it too
gusty and too wet for even the
hardiest sailor to get about the
streets.
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Prepare For Lalces
Welfare Plan Talks
DETROIT—Getting set for welfare and pension talks witK
Great Lakes dredge and tug operators, officers of the dredge
workers and tug workers unions on the Lakes are studying va
rious union plans in this area."^
The presidents of the two
unions, Bob Jones of the
Dredge Workers and Gus Wolf of
the Tug Workers, visited the SIU's
headquarters in Brooklyn to re
view the operations of the SIU
benefits plans, as well as those of
the Marine Engineers and the
Operating Engineers Local 25,
which is an East Coast dredge
workers union.
Under consideration Is a pro
posal that the tug and dredge
workers be covered by the SIU
Welfare Plan, since this would en
able the groups to provide im
mediate coverage for their mem
bership without first accumulating
reserves over a long period of
time. If they initiated their own
plan from scratch, it would take
many weeks to provide coverage.
It 'Is expected that the proposals
for welfare coverage would be sub
mitted tq the operators at negotia
tion meetings starting next March.
In another contract area, tho
Dredge Workers Union has ob
tained a special portal and trans
portation agreement to cover spe
cific projects in Sault Ste. Marie,
the "Soo" canal area.
Great Lakes Dredge , & Dock,
and Price Brothers - McClung,
agreed to a special portal and
transportation rate which will ba
paid to dredge workers in lieu of
room and board.
Great Lakes Dredge agreed to
pay a special rate effective Au
gust 15, 1960, on existing projects
at Bridge Island and Round
Island. Price Brothers also agreed
to a special rate for the duration
of their project at Little Rapids
Cut and for aH subcoptracts st
Round Island from the Great
Lakes Dredge and Dock.Company.
The only stipulation is that
these agreements would not bo
binding if there are radical
changes in the 1961 master con
tract negotiations. - - - ' •
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A visit to the Dossin Great Lakes Museum located on-Belle Isle
in Detroit proved to be on interesting experience for two veteran
SlU sailors. Standing behind a binnacle is John Mogie, porter,
and next to him, holding on to the ratline, is Dewey Bellant, AB.
The museum, which is open to the public, ccniains paintings and
models of Great Lakes ships, sea instruments and many other items
familiar to sailors, such as a Lyie gun.
Museum Recreates
Life On The Lakes
Do you know what the first boat to sail on the Great Lakes
was? Do you know what a half model is and why ship build
ers once used them? Have you ever seen a patent log, chip
' log or a taffrail log? Are you-*-
familiar with the work of the
United States Survey Depart
ment? Or do you know tlie com
plete story of Great Lakes sliipping
frmn its beginning to the present
time?
If the answer is "No" to any of
these questions, then the Dossin
Great Lakes Museum, located at
Belle Isle Park in Detroit, is the
place for you to go. Seated on the
bank of the Detroit River, the
newly-built bluish-grey brick struc
ture is visible from any boat pass
ing the Island.
Dedicated on July 24 of this
year, the museum's christening
was a symbol of its purpose. The
bottle used for the baptism con
tained a sample of water from all
five Great Lakes.
There are many displays,
such as the one called "Things
of the Sea," which shows a
• mariner's telescope, pressure
depth gage, eompass deflector,
sextants and a message tube to '
be thrown overboard with the
ship's papers in the event of
disaster. Another display tells
the "Language of the Lights."
By pressing any button in a
row a different screen is
illuminated showing how ships
communicate with each other
through the use of lights as,
for example, a steamer under
way and a steamer not under
command.
Models of SlU-contracted ships
as well as other ships from the
start of Lakes' sailing to now are
exhibited. Paintings of the D&C
boats, freighters and many different
Lakes scenes are hanging every
where. You'll-see a scale model of
the St. Lawrence Seaway, all the
knots a sailor should know,, and a
room facing the river with a
wheel, telamotor and gyroscope,
making you feel as if you were in
the pilot house of a Great Lakes
ship.
The Dossin Great Lakes Museum
on Belle Isle in Detroit is open
Wednesday through Sunday from
11 AM to 6:45 PM and there is
no admission charge.
Great Lakes Shipping
Sept 2 — Sept. 30,1960
PORT DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL
Alpena 27 22 12 61
Buffalo 101 66 38 205
Chicago 19 19 9 47
Cleveland 44 16 6 66
Detroit 137 113 42 292
Duluth 38 32 6 76
Frankfort 24 30 19 73
Toledo 53 33 15 101
TOTAL 443 331 147 921
Lakes; Port Reports
The SIU Great Lakes Union
Is a union of, by and for Great
Lakes seamen which has made
tremendous progress in advanc«
Ing the security of SIU men
sailing under its banner. One
of its greatest accomplishments
is the seniority and job security
system which gives Lakes men
protection under the seasonal
shipping set-up. Once confined
to inland waters, activities of
Sltl men on the Lakes now have
greater significance with ttie
openings of the Seaway, and its
use by hundreds of deep sea
lAips. The Lakes have become
America's fourth seacowt and.
developments there are of in
creasing interest to all meii In
the SIU family of unions.
Alpena Sees New Jobs
ALPENA—There was a shipping
decline in September, but Port
Agent Norman Jolicoeur says that
more jobs are expected with the
new fleets coming into the SIU.
The SlU-contracted Arnold Tran
sit Company has laid up five of its
ships with the end of the vacation
trade to Mackinac Island.
There are only 16 pints left in
the blood bank—Its lowest point
this year. The following SIU mem
bers and families have used it;
Joseph Cebula, . four pints; An
thony Kowalski, three pints; Jo
seph Baker, three pints, and Ron
ald Aitkens, two pints.
Forty-four silos have been built
for cement storage in the Huron
Portland Cement plant.
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Buffalo Gets Hall
BUFFALO—Eight boats, tempo
rarily idle during the grain eleva
tor strike, have been fitted out, re
ports Roy Boudreau, Port Agent.
Four are now in with storage grain
and more are expected soon. Pre
dictions are that Buffalo is to have
the biggest lay-up fleet this year
in storage grain.
By this time, the members will
have been getting accustomed to
their new Buffalo hall.'
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Toledo Shipping Fair
TOLEDO—Shipping in Toledo
has been fair. Several men from
laid-up Boland and Cornelius ships
have taken advantage of their new
affiliation with the SIU by getting
jobs with other SIU fleets. Port
Agent Ed Doherty says that sea
men from the Columbia, Hanna
and Cleveland Cliffs fleets who
have visited the hall are worried
about being sold into anotRer
shoreside union. They don't want
to be deprived of a bona-fide sea
men's union. They intend to fight
this company-sponsored deal just
as hard as the Boland men fought
the Teamsters.
Shipping hit a busy peak when
two 'Tomlinson ships, the Merton
E. Farr ^nd the Ball Brothers,
crewed up to go up for storage
grain. '
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Chicago Hails Paper
CHICAGO—The "new look" in
the September issue of the Great
Lakes Seafarer was a great suc
cess, and not only for members.
Businesses on the GLS mailing list
called up to have their usual allot
ments doubled.
There has been a slight dip in
shipping here, but meanwhile the
fellows are relaxing In the com
fortable leather chairs in the hall
and enjoying television and coffee
made fresh each morning by
Brother Jimmy Farncn. U.sually
the wait for work is a short one.
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Frankfort Jobs Steady
FRANKFORT—The hupting sea
son is coming up, and shipping is
on a steady course, reports Port
Agent Floyd Hanmer.
Brothers Carl Anderson, oiler,
Chet Burley, lookout, and William
Fisher, steward, as well as Han
mer, were in SIU headquarters
during the last week of September
for contract negotiations.
Ann Arbor No. 5 is still in the
shipyard for repairs. Brother Nor
man Hubbell is rwovering in the
Marine Hospital. All of the mem
bers express their sorrow on the
death of Brother Palmer Smith in
a house fire.
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Cleveland Is Active >
CLEVELAND — Movements of
grain from the upper Lakes to
ports in Lake Erie are keeping
things active here, according to
Port Agent Stanley Wares. Mem
bers have a very short wait for
jobs.
Coronet Magazine in its Septem
ber issue mentions some of the
many SIU services in the article,
"Labor's Own Special Services,"
Wares notes.
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Duluth Jobs Secy re
DULUTH—The 1960 shipping
season is considered one of the
worst in memory, but not for SIU
seamen, according to Port Agent
Gerald Westphal. The SIU moved
close to ICQ jobs here in the last
30 days. Scores of non-union sea
men from inany of the unorganized
fleets have been seeking member
ship books. Some of them have
several years' seniority, yet have
been bumped back and out of jobs
by officers.
Westphal adds that the Pickands-
Mather Company is a prime Exam
ple, with less tllan 10 ships out of
a 32-ship fleet now operating.
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Crews Discuss Procedures
DETROIT — Representatives
elected by the crews of the six
Steinbrenner vessels will meet in
Detroit on October 24 and 25 to
study SIU representation pro
cedures and offer proposals on
working rules. Steinbrenner has
already signed an interim agree
ment as well as the SIU job secur
ity program and the trust agree
ment for Welfare.
Crew representatives of Buck
eye and Pioneer will also be ,com-
ing in to Detroit for two-day. meet
ings shortly. The men of B&C will
meet after lay-up.
Buffalo Hail Almost Ready
New SIU Buffalo hall is near-completion as workmen rush to put
- the finishing touches on the Tennessee red brick, two-story structure
located at 749 Washington. The new hall will also be the home
of the SIU-affi|iated Dredge Workers' and Tug Workers' Unions.
Inside, the new Buffalo. Hall .simulated, cheriry. and walnut, wood
panelling is being finished off in preparation for the SIU member
ship, which will shortly be enjoying part of the hall's facilities.
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Great Lakes Election Committee Reports
Shown above is fhe SlU membership-elecied commifiea on election, whose report on the SlU Great
Lakes District's 1960 biennial elections of officials was read at membership meetings in all Great
Lakes ports last month. The report showed the following officials elected: Secretary-Treasurer, Fred
Farnen; Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, Stanley F. Thompson; Alpena agent; Norman Jolicoeur; Buf
falo agent, Roy J. Boudreau; Cleveland agent, Stanley Wares; Detroit agent, Edmund J. Doherty;
Duluth agent, Gerald Westphal; Frankfort agent. Glen H. Beaucock. The committee was composed
of (l-r) Claire Otis, Richard Ragnoni and Vern Ratering.
SlU Launch Proves
Top Servicing Aid
Since the SIU service
launch was first put Into com
mission six montns ago at Al-
Sonac, Mich., It has made more
than 487 trips carrying SIU repre
sentatives to SIU vessels passing in
the river.
This means that every SIU ship
was serviced by a representative
at least once each month. In addi
tion to this, every SIU ship was
boarded at least once during the
month of August so that every SIU
member had an opportunity to
vote in the Great Lalfes District
officials eiection.
The 26-foot Chris Craft,
with the big SIU sign is serv
ing an important role for SIU
• members, for by placing
• Union representatives aboard
in Algonac, on ^ips going to
Detroit or' to Port Huron, it
has cut the riding time in half.
Last year, before the launch was
put into operation, SIU patrolmen
had to ride each ship for better
than six hours from Detroit to
Port Huron or vice versa. Now the
launch has cut the trip to three
hours which gives ample time to
settle crew* problems and to keep
the members abreast of develop
ments in the Union. It also allows
the SltJ.to service more ships in a
shorter span of time.
SIU Great Lakes
Union Halls
HEADQUARTERS
10223 W. Jcffeison. River Rouge 18. Mich.
Vinewood 3-4741
Fred J. Farnen. Secretary-Treasurer
Stanley F. Thompson, Asst. Sec.-Treas.
ALPENA 127 River St.
Korman Jolicoeur. Agent. . Elmwood 4-3616
BUFFALO. NV .i..5S N. Pearl St.
Address mall to: 890 Main St.
- GRant 2728
CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng Ave.
- South Chicago. 111.
SAglnaw 1-0733
CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25 St.
Stanley Waresi Agent MAln 1-0147
DULUTH .. ..312 W. 2nd St.
Matt Anttila. Agent... .RAndolph 2-4110
FRANKFORT, Mich... ... . . .312 Main St.
Address Wtell to: P.O. Box 287
Glen Beaucock, Agent. ELgin 7-2441
TOLEDO ...120 Summit St.
CHerry 8-2431
Crapo Crew Rescues
Five From Lake Erie
SIU boats continue making news as another SlU-contracted
ship is credited with rescue of life at sea. The SlU-contracted
S. T. Crapo (Huron-Portland Cement Co.) saved five Detroit-
ers who ran out of gas in their+—
22-foot cruiser in rough Lake
Erie waters.
a'his rescue comes close on the
heels of another act of heroism
when the SlU-contracted Michael
Gallagher (Midland) saved a boat
ing party of five in Lake Superior
last month. The full story of the
Gallagher rescue was reported in
the September issue of the GREAT
LAKES SEAFARER.
The latest SIU rescue occurred
when the officers and crewmem-
bcrs of the Crapo sighted the small
craft shortly after midnight on
the 28th of September in a rougher-
than-usual Lake Erie.
The five passengers were
George Hall, owner of the
boat; his wife, Carol; Robert
Friskie and his two sons,
Albert, 14, and Robert, 17.
They fought strong waves for
more than two hours, after
their boat, Silver Twenty Five,
ran out of gas.
Owner Hall said they were re
turning to Detroit from a pleasure
trip to Put-In-Bay when the
weather turned bad and caused the
craft to use up all of its gas pre
maturely. Hall said that they ran
out of gas about a mile east of
Colchester and that the waves
were breaking over the cabin.
Became Seasick
He added that although his wife
and "the two boys became violent
ly seasick he wasn't overly wor
ried and figured that It would be
only a matter of time before they
were picked up.
The Crapo, hearing the peo
ple hollering for help, called
the Belle Isle coast guard sta
tion and ipok the cruiser In
,tow. A .rescue boat from the
Navai Air Station at Grosse He
was alerted and met the
Crapo four miles southeast of
the Detroit River Light and
pulled the cruiser to the air
station. Except* for the sea
sickness, none of the passen
gers in the cruiser was hurt.
The SIU sends Its congratula
tions to all the crewmembers of
the S. T. Crapo for their part in
the rescue and to all the crewmem
bers of SlU-contracted ships who
display quick thinking and fast
work under extraordinary circum
stances.
SIU Representation
Starts For B-C Men
The seamen of Boland and Cornelius, who recently voted
down an attempt by. Jimmy Hoffa to organize Lakes' seamen,
are now receiving their full SIU membership books from
representatives boarding their
ships.
The Boland crewmen of the
19-ship fleet decisively climaxed
their five-month-fight for real
union representation by voting 277
for the SIU and 171 for the Team
sters in an NLRB election. This
also marked the end to the Sea
men's National Brotherhood of the
Great Lakes (independent) which
represented the seamen since 1953.
All of the Boland ships have
been notified that the SIU
service launch in Algonac is
now placing Union representa
tives aboard their ships.
The SIU is presently enforcing
the old contract with the "inde
pendent" union because of an
agreement made prior to the Na
tional Labor Relations Board vote.
The Government-required agree
ment stated that all parties, name
ly the company, the "independent"
union, the Teamsters and the SIU,
agree that whatever the outcome
of the election, the contract with
the "independent" union would
remain in effect until Feb. 1961,
when it expires.
At this time the Boland company
has agreed to call the SIU to fill
any vacancies that may arise in
the fleet. Permanent vacancies are
being filled according to seniority
of men of the laid-up ve-ssels. And,
conversely, some Boland seamen
are now taking jobs in other fleets.
The SIU, in the very near fu
ture, will ask the crews of each
Boland ship to elect representa
tives to attend a meeting at the
SIU's headquarters. At this meet
ing working rules and contract
matters affecting the life and work
aboard ship will be discussed. This
will be the first step for the men
of Boland and Cornelius in getting
full SIU representation under an
SIU contract.
The SIU now has on record
crew lists of all the unlicensed
seamen who were employed by
the company at the time of the
vote. Qualified members are
being sent full SIU member
ship books without the pay
ment of an initiation fee or
any fee. All Boland and Cor
nelius seamen who have not
received an application for a
membership book are urged to
write or contact the Union.
This latest victory for the SIU
makes it five for the 1960 season.
The SIU now represents the crew-
members of 58 freighters in Reiss,
Pioneer, Buckeye arid Kinsman
Transit steamship companies in ad
dition to other fleets previously un
der contract.
Sea Ambulance
Now Available
At Wyandotte
. SIU sailors passing through
the Detroit area now have an
added safety factor. A speedy
31-foot cruiser is presently moored
behind the Wyandotte General
Hospital in Wyandotte, Mich., and
is completely outfitted as an am
bulance with stretchers, portable
resuscitator, splints, skin diving
gear and first aid equipment.
Walter Gutowski, who owns the
Superior Ambulance Co., said ha
realized the need for water ambul
ance when he learned that victims
of appendicitis or heart attacks
were taken from freighters or
small craft by slow moving boats
such as tugboats. In ro ny injuries
and illnesses time often means the
difference between life and death.
The Superior can be summoned
to any boat in the area by a call on
the marine radio for help.
Brazilians Visit River Rouge
Enioying iheir Jour of SIU Headquarlert In River Rouge are the Brazilian Teamster and Longshoremen
team. This South American group, whose unlcet has taken !t across the Midwest, saw the complex
operation of the SIU In action and heard S U Secretory-Treasurer Fred J. Farnen (sixth from the left)
tell'of the Great Lakes District's latest victory In Boland and Cornelius. The team represented some
10 unions from such sections of Brazil as Sao Paulo, Santos and Rio De Janeiro.
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SIU SCHOLAR AT SEA IN NAVY NOW
Two years after his graduation from. Lafayette College, SIU scholarship award winner
Lembhard Howell, son of Seafarer Cleveland Howell, is working in the maritime area^but
on a temporary basis.
Howell enrolled in the US
Naval Reserve while a student
at Lafayette and, as a result,
received a commission as ensign
upon graduation. Oddly enough, he
was assigned to troopship service
and since then has been sailing out
of the Brooklyn Army Base on the
troop transport General George M.
RandalL
Once he gets ashore though, the
Seafarer's son plans to attend law
school and pick up the threads of
education that were interrupted
by his naval service.
Howell's first assignment on the
SEAFARERS
IN DRYDOCK
Reports from the hospitals indicate that the revised method for
paying out hospital benefits really makes a difference in giving a man
a couple of dollars in his pocket for smokes, toiletries and other items.
With payments now figured on a daily instead of weekly rate, no one
loses out. Previously, a seaman laid up less than a week drew no
benefits and others were only paid
for full seven-day weeks.
On the blocks now at the Norfolk
PHS hospital are several new ar
rivals, including William J. Donald,
H. L. Hadley, A. W. Hutcherson,
Dennis Cahoon and H. J. Robin.
All of them are in pretty fair shape.
A deck department seaman who
last sailed on the National De
fender, a supertanker, Donald en
tered the hospital in September
for observation regarding a pos
sible ease of ulcers. Hadley, whose
last ship was the Mankato Victory,
is also in for observation. He sails
as AB.
Hutcherson is off another tanker,
the Thetis, and was admitted for
observation and a general check
up. He last shipped as a messman.
, D u*- Cahoon is a shipmate off the
t-ahoon Kobin shipped as oiler.
He's been laid up since March following Si automobile accident, and
is doing very well. Another tankerman, Robin, is off the Cities Service
Miami also due to a car mishap. He reentered the hospital in July and
is reported doing okay.
These and all SIU brothers in the hospitals appreciate visits and
mail. (See the latest hospital list on Page 14.)
RandaU was as deck,officer. Sub
sequently he became communica
tions officer and was then advanced
to lieutenant. Junior grade, in
December, 1959. At present, he is
the ship's navigator and operations
officer.
Howell was married in April of
this year and is hoping for a shore-
side assignment. His Navy tour of
duty is due to expire in July, 1961,
but may yet be extended for an-
Seafarer Cleveland HoweH
(left) with son, Lembhard, pio-
tureid at the letter's gradua
tion from Lafayette College,
Easton, Pa., in 1958.
other year. If he gets a shore ^as
signment, he will enroll in night
law schooL
Howell graduated Lafayette in
June, 1958, cum laude, with honors
in history. His father sails as chief
steward on SIU ships. He 'was
awarded 'an SIU scholarship, worth
up to $6,000 for four years of
study, in 1955.
"I'hope everything is going well
for the Union and all its mem
bers," he wrote. "I trust the mem
bership of the SIU will believe me
when I say that I am grateful for
the scholarship which made some
of my aspirations possible."
Family Cheer At New Orleans Hospital
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Fomily vis^ provide o momenf of cheer for Seafarer Berfrom Ecfcerf, on AB ih{urod oboord iho
Del Oro some rnbnfhs Ago ond now laid up at the New Orleans PHS hospitoL Eeherl is in a oast
from h» waist to his shoulders and will be drydoched several months more. ' He's olse oik ordomea
BoptMt Mini^ and normo^y ships about four to six months o year. Hcfured with hint are his wile
and her sisteri Mrs. Jean Majors (right), -
Youngster Fails Out Of Tree
—Comes Up With New Benefit
Always flexible to meet new needs, SIU Welfare Plan pro
cedures were amended recently to provide full benefit coverage
in emergency cases Involving Seafarers' dependents. The change
was set in motion after^the nine-year-old son of Seafarer James
Rawlins, of Lamarque, Texas^ fell out of the
tree he was playing in and broke an arm.
Rushed to a hospital for emergency care
because a protuding bone had to be reset,
Richard Rawlins, 9, was promptly treated
and discharged. No hospital confinement was
necessary and it was assumed, as was the
case, that he'd recover rapidly at home with
the rest of the family. In due course, a charge
for surgical services was paid by the Plan.
However, since there was no room and board
charge by the hospital, charges for x-ray and
use of the emergency room could not be paid under the existing
rules of the Plan.
The case thereafter was brought to the attention of the
Welfare Plan's Joint board of trustees, who approved payment
of the emergency room charges. They also ruled that in future
emergency situations all charges will be covered by the Plan in
accord with the regular schedules of bospital-medical-surgical
payments, whether or not there is a charge for room and board
also.
Rawlins
FINAL
DISPATCH
The deaths Of the following Seafarers have been reported to tho
Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $24,00(k In benefits was paid:
Gill Harry M. Hankee, 85: Brother
Hankee disappeared at sea on Dec.
21, 1959 while
aboard the SS
Frances. Since
1946 he had been
sailing in the
steward depart
ment. He is SUTT
vlved by his
widow, Frances
V. Hankee. o f
Mobile, Ala. His
place of burial. Is listed as at sea.
Total benefit: ^.oioo.
$ t
Dnane L. Warrington, 37: Broth
er Warrington passed away on
April 1, 1960 at
the Mid-Colum
bia Hospital, The
Dalles; Oregon,
after an accident
ashore. He had
been sailing in
the steward de
partment since
1958. Surviving
is his. mother,
Mrs. Ethel Beach of Nevada City,
Calif. Burial was at the Interna
tional Association of Odd Fellow's
Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore. Total
benefit: $4,000.
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Olle Ray Kimbrell, 53:. Brother
Kimbrell died of pneumonia at the
County Hospital,
Calhoun, M1 s s.i
on February 25,
1960. Since 1955
he had been , sail
ing in the deck
department. He is
survived by his
mother, iMrs. Net
tie Kimbrell, of
Bruce^ Miss.
Burial was in the Concord Ceme
tery, in Bruce, Miss. Total benefit:
HOWL
Joseph Gni, 60: Brother
died at the VA hospital in Kecough-
tan, Va., on April
19, I960 due to a
lung condition.
He had sailed in
the deck depart
ment since 1944.
Listed as sur
vivors are Mrs.
Norma Kunkle'
and Mrs. Clarice
Scribner of
Hyattsville, Md. Burial was at
Hampton National Cemetery,
Hampton, "Va. Total benefit: $4,-
000.
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Norman W. Kirk, 44: Brother
Kirk died of a lung condition on
June 27. 1960 at
the Public Health
Service Hospital,
New Orleans, La.
He had sailed in
the engine de
partment since
1952. Surviving
are his sisters,
Mrs. Ruth Hath
away, Mrs. Hen
rietta Crellen and Mrs. Gertrude
Schaedig. Burial was at Metaire
Cemetery, New Orleans. * Total
benefit: $4,000.
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Walter Beyeler, 45: Brother
Beyeler died when a shotgun was
accidentally dis
charged at the
home of a nephew
in Ludlowville,
NY, on August 7,
1960. He had
sailed in the deck
department since
1942. He is sur
vived by three
brothers and
three sisters, including his listed
beneficiary,' Bertha -Beyeler of
Fruita, Col. Biurial was in West
Dry den, NY. Total benriit: $4,000.
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3 MORE SEAFARERS
RETIRE ON BENEFIT
Three more ve eran seamen who are no longer able to work
have been added to the growing roster of SIU men retired
on the $35 weekly SIU disability-pension benefit. The num
ber of Seafarers on the perma
nent disability list now totals
196.
Approved for the benefit at the
last meeting of the Welfare Plan's
Joint board of trustees, the latest
trio includes Isaac E, Greene, 52,
of Baltimore; William J, Morris,
> 60, of Philadelphia, and Ramon P.
Varela, 70, of Miami.
A member of the SIU Harbor
and Inland Waterways Division,
Greene last sailed on the tug Gatco
Delaware for the Gulf Atlantic
Towing Company. He had shipped
as a chief engineer with the
HlWD's Officers Division since
March, 1958. Greene lives in Balti
more with his
wife, Blanche,
and a son, James.
He also has two
married daugh
ters. His medical
abstract states
that he is "not fit
Greene
for duty
manently"
cause of
disease.
per-
be-
heart
Laid up at the US Public Health
Service Hospital, Staten Island,
New York, for the past several
Morris Varela
months, Morris has been disabled
by a complete paralysis. His home
is in Philadelphia and he last sailed
in the engine department aboard &
tanker, The Cabins, in December,' Mavromichalis was truly able to
1959. He began shipping with the
SIU in 1942. He's single, and has a
brother, Frank E. Morris, in Savan
nah, Ga,
Varela is a native of Spain and
had been going to sea for 17 years
when he began shipping SIU in
August, 1940. Rated an AB, he last
sailed on the SS Florida of the
Peninsular and Occidental Steam
ship Company in November, 1958.
Due to a shipboard accident that
resulted in fractures of both legs
as woll as the destruction of the
knee and . heel'Joint, he is unable
to walk.
Happily reunited for a while,
Seafarer Steve Boides is pic
tured with his mother at his
home in California.
Seafarer's Mother 'Sees'
Son Again After 10 Years
Special Braces May Get
Fouche Back On His Feet
SIU oldtimer Hugh D. "Frenchy" Fouche has been put down
—but not out—by multiple sclerosis and now, with the hdp
of the SIU Welfare Plan, is learning to get back on his feet.
Fouche is moving into the
second phase of a rehabilita
tion program after being com
pletely disabled and bed-ridden by
MS since 1956, when he began re
ceiving SIU disability-pension ben
efits of $35 weekly.
Early this year, he learned he
could get around a bit if he had a
motor-powered wheelchair, and
SIU Welfare Plan trustees prompt
ly approved the
necessary $600
purchase. This
was authorized
under the special
equipment bene
fit feature of the
Plan and Fouche
was then able to
get out for the
first time since
1956.
Now, in another rehabilitation
step, the trustees have okayed a
Fouche
Almost totally blind for ten years, Mrs. Anna Mavromi-
fchalis is now really able to "see" her son, Seafarer Steve
Boides, for the first time since 1950. The SIU Welfare Plan
paid approximately $350 of^ —
"see" her son for the first time
in years.
An SIU seaman since December,
1946, Boides utiiized the SIU's pro
gram of dependents' benefits to
cover almost all of the $400 cost
for the operation and hospital
charges. The program covers
wives, children and dependent
parents of Seafarers for a variety
of medical, surgical and hospital
benefits.
Boides, who ships in the engine
department, had hoped his mother
would remain with him at his Daly
City, Calif., home which was her
original intention. But old habits
are hard to break. Mrs. Mavro
michalis has had a difficult time
adjusting to the mode of life in
this country and now indicates she
will probably return in the near
future to Greece, where she still
has most of her family.
However, the visit here has
helped provide her with the
wonderful gift of sight, and her
vision is - now almost back to
normal. In-a recent letter, she
expressed "thanks to the SIU for
the kindness shown in helping me
come to this wonderful country
. . . How can I thank you enough
for all that .you have done for me,
as I am 76 years of age, and you
have made my last years very
happy ones."
the-cost for a cataract opera
tion last winter that turned
the trick.
Boides' 76-year-old mother ar
rived in the States from Greece
last fall to visit and stay with her
son, but the reunion was marred
by Mrs. Mavromichalis' failing
sight. A few weeks later, Boides
convinced her that an operation
might be able to save one eye and
help restore normal vision in
both.
This was confirmed by a medical
examination, and surgery was per
formed at the Stanford Hospital in
San Francisco last January. Later,
when the bandages came off, Mrs.
second purchase—a special $235
set of long leg-braces and crutches
that may make it possible for
"Frenchy" to discard the wheel
chair altogether. The Plan has also
approved necessary arrangements
for training Fouche how to use the
braces and crutches at the Medical
Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Fouche cimrently makes his
home in Dawson, Ga., and is 45
years old. He sailed with the SIU
in the engine department from
January, 1942, until the time he
became disabled.
Over the years, the Welfare Plan
has imderwritten the cost of vari
ous types of special equipment to
aid Seafarers in their recovery
from disabling injuries or illness.
These have included a portable
iron lung, special bed frames, hear
ing devices, eye Bfosthesis and
others.
Get that SS
Number Right
Seafarers - filing vacation
money claims should make sure
that they use their correct So
cial Security number. Use of
the wrong number means a cler
ical headache for the* Vacation
Plan office and slows up the
handling of payments.
Also, a Seafarer who uses the
incorrect Social Security-num
ber is crediting his tax deduc
tions to some other US worker.
Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director
Welfare Needs Keep Changliig
Developments in the "Social Security" field cover a broad range of
social welfare activities. We know them and deal with them under a
numbier of different labels. In the first rank, oim most immediate con
cern is the series of cash and service benefits available to Seafarers and
their families as a result of the specific collective bargaining relation
ship between the SIU and its various contracted operators.
From these activities spring the comprehensive program of benefits
known as the SIU Welfare Plan and, likewise, the SIU Vacation Plan
that deals with the area of vacation benefits for Seafarers. Between
them, these plans provide a great measure of security for active and
inactive Seafarer^ and for their dependents as well. Various articles
and statistical details describing some of these benefits are set forth on
the pages carrying the banner of this depairtmenfT'
Other Welfare Areas
But we are concerned too with other areas of "welfare" as we know it
today. These bring together the programs of our Federal and state
governments and cover many other items. Tliere is the Federal
Social Security system administered from Washington for the aged, dis
abled and the survivors of insured workers. An outgrowth of the Fed
eral system, but handled individually by the 50 states, are the un
employment compensation programs and various public assistance acta
authorized under the Social Security Act adopted by Congress and en
acted into law in 1935. There are in addition, different state disability
benefit programs and the whole field of workmen's compensation cov
ering on-the-job disabilities.
All of these programs, in some manner, are social welfare measures
that supplement or add to the benefits already available as a result of
the Union's collective bargaining-program. The reasons for looking into
all this are very clear. In this year of 1960, we are well into a new
age; a space age, an age of automation and of runaway industry on a
wholesale scale.
Effects On Jobs
Seafarers know something of runaway industry and what its effects
have been on job opportunities in this industry as well as in many
others. The spread of the runaway idea has been brought about by
the changing economic balance in the world, bringing with it more com
petition for raw materials, markets, jobs and new industry. We also
have to face up to the fact that as new people enter the labor market
and new methods and machines act to reduce the work force, even
if only temporarily, we must have new and better tools to deal with
the human and social problems that result.
These tools are the social welfare measures we have now, and others
that may follow as part of the long-range solution to the job security
problems everywhere around us. The welfare benefits we and other
unions we have fought for and created to cover earlier special needs
of our members are no longer so-called "fringe" benefits. No one can
any longer regard them as such. Today they are our first line of
defense.
(Comments and suggestions are invited by th^ Demrtment and can
be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.)
SIU BLOOD BANK
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An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sainple above) is given to every
person donating to the SIU Blood Bank, which is maintained through
the SIU.Clinic in Brooklyn. The bank supplies Seafarers or members
of their • families with blood anywhere in the United States and hat
been in operation since January,' 1959. Through an arrangement with
a national clearing house, blood can be supplied on short notice in
any emergency. Donors can arrange appointments on the 2nd deck at
SIU headquarters, one-block from the Clinic. (See Blood . Bank . Inven
tory on Page 14.)
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Cash Benefits Paid
August 29—September 25, 1960
Number
. Of Benefits
Hospital Benefits (Welfare) ... 3,827
Death Benefits (Welfare) 10
Disability Benefits ;(Welfare) .. 747
Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. 25
Depenflents Benefits (Welfare) . 63
Optieol Benefits (Welfare) .... 171
AMOUNT PAID
$11,267.00
36,500.00
26,145.00
5,000,00
16,517.69
1,700.08
Summary (Welfare) 4,848 $ 97,129.77
Vacation Benefits * 1,203 $200,597.64
TOTAL V/ELFARE, VACATION
BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 6v056 $297,727.41
Summary Of Cash Benefits Paid
Hospital Benefits (Welfare) $1,789,984.35
Death Benefits (Welfare) 3,169,469.06
Disabil.ty Benefits (Welfare).... 1,138,980.00
Maternity Benefits^XWelfqre) .... 817,000.00
Dependents Benefits (Welfare)... 1,256,270.59
Optical Benefits (Welfare) 38,582.15
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Summary (Welfare) $8,210,286.15
Vacation Benefits • ••••• $14,729,912.85
TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION
BENEFITS PAID $22,940,199.00
None of the figures in the above summaries indicate fhe amounts
paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de
pendents, such as scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities,
medical examinations, and similar items.
SIU BABY ARRIVALS
All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Un
ion In the baby's name, representing a total of $5,800 In maternity benefits and a maturity value of $725 in
bonds:
Teresa ' Annette Faircloth, born
August 24, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. James L. Faircloth, Mobile,
Ala.
Karen Cecilia Vial, born August
15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Erwin Hotard Vial,- New Orleans,
La.
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Lawrence Anthony Banks, born
August 17, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Lawrence A. Banks, Mobile,
Ala. "
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Raymond John Link', born July
24, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil
liam P. Link, New Orleans, La.
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Thomas Mattioli. born August 9,
1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gaetano
Mattioli, Brooklyn, NY.
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June Shirley ChristenSen, born
July 20, 1960', to Seafarer and Mrs.
Christian Christensen, San Fran
cisco, Calif.
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Georgianna Pound, borii May 27,
1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Victor
C. Pound, Sonvers, Mont
Peter Jaitaes Cardoda, born July
30, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Pedro Cardona, New York, NY.
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Brian Patrick Donnelly, born
June 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Adrian Donnelly, Ridgewood, NJ.
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Frank Philip Kustura, born July
12, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Frank Kustura, Mobile, Ala."
4> 4" 4" '
Beverly Rae Wroton,. born
August 8, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Arthur W. Wroton, Norfolk,
Va.
4> 3^ 4>
Stephen Jeffrey Danilufc,. born
August 19, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Andrew Daniluk, Jr., Los
Angeles, Calif.
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Justin Michael Maytum, born
August 3, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. John F. Maytum, Providence,
RI.
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William Blair Newton, born July
27, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Howard W. Newton, Jr.» Pasadena,
Tex.
SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK
The following is the latest avail
able listing of men in the hospital:
USPHS HOSPITAL
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
E. Frank Allen Onis May
George Balaskos Frank Meacher
Berge Bergensen John Miller
James Curry Adam Quevedo
Leonard Davis Roy Rayfield
Jaime Fernandez Jewel Robin
Ramon Fernandez Ray Schrum
Eddie Game John Sobus
Eusebie Gherman Louis Thomas
Eugene George John Thompson
Gorman Glaze • John Tingle
Loyd Griffis Clyde Ward
Charles Ison Okal Jones
John McDaniel
USPHS HOSPITAL
BRIGHTON. MASS.
Raymond M. Davis Chas. A. McCarthy
Peter DeVries Samuel E. McCurdy
USPHS HOSPITAL
GALVESTON. TEXAS
Mack Acosta . Dempsey Nicholson
John Gregory Douglas Patterson
William C. HaU Clarence Nyberg
Leon Hebert Joseph Prendezis
Joseph V. Johnson William Shaw
David B. Miller Adam Slowick
Archie Milne .
USPHS HOSPITAL
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
G. E. Kitchens Ernest H. Webb
WUliam TruesdeU
USPHS HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA
Paul F. Arthofer Andrew Kennedy
Wilbert •Barrilleaux Edward Knapp
Johnny M. Brown Leo Lang
Thomas Dailey
Frederick Davis
Donald Dambrino
James W. Deraouy
Bertram L. Eckert
William E. Ekins
SigUfredo Ferrer
Edward J. GilUee
Jesse T. Green
John J. Hazel
Alvin Henderson
George G. Hunter
Autrey L. Johnson
Foster Juneau
John J. Kane
Theodore Lee '
GUbert PiersaU
Eugene Plahn
Veikko PoUanen
William L. Mason
Henry M. Robinson
Calvin A. Rome
JuUan Royston -
Marion B. SaUa
Jay Steel
A. E. Swenson
William 'iliornton
Robert. T. Vance
Richard L. Welch
USPHS HOSPITAL
STATEN ISbAND. NY
Chas. E. Ackerman Julius Ekman
Oscar J. Adams
Omar O. Ames
N. Angelo
Arthur C. Ballu
Dimitri Bartoi
Henning Bjork
Julian Blomgren
Richard Blotnquist
"JB" Chandler
John W. Clark
Francisco Cornier
Henry A. Deacon
George Fiance
T. R. Gonzalez
Mitchel C. Hyde
Samuel Jonas
James Alston
Thomas Lauer
loannis N. Loukas
Mai McAlister
George. Meltzer
Wm. M. Murphy
Angel Reyes
Hans Richardson
On The Mend In Crescent City
In drydock for several weeks now, Seafarer Jack Kane, AS, is pic-
lured at the New Orleans Public Health Service Hospital. He was
leud up feilcwing o foil aboacd the Alcoa Clipper.
Salvador Rivera Teofilo Torres
Arthur W. Rummel Antonio Viera
Joseph Scully Harold G. Wema
Colisto Siaran T. M. White
Frank Soriano
USPHS HOSPITAL
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
Dennis Cahoon _ Wilfred LaChance
James M. Davis August J. Prlnceif
H. M. Fentress Henri J. Robin
A. W. Hutcherson Cecil O. Saunders
USPHS HOSPITAL
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.
Matthew Bruno J. 1. Perreira
Daniel R. Callaghan Woodrow W. Pozen
Andrew A. Franklin James Rivers
Emil Herek Carlos L. Sy
Daniel Hutto Howard J. Watts
J. B. McElreath J. F. Williamson
Thomas Martin Robert J. Wiseman
SIU Blood Bank
Inventory
Period; August, I960
Pints Contributed 74
Pints Rejected-4 '
Pints Credited* ..... 35
Pints On Hand
August 1
124
Pints Used ......
Pints On Hand
September 1, 1968 115
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Total Contributed To Date:
1,133 Pints
Total Bejeeted To Date:
47 Pints
Total Credited To Date:
543 Pints
• Total Used To Date:
428 Pints
* This is a standard arrangement
alloting pO% for service, procesV
ing and storage to Brooklyn
fDonor Center Inc.
#Adjusted from previous report to
reflect accounting error giving
bank "unearned credit.
GOAL: 500 PINTS IN BANK
irePHS HOSPITAL
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Ray C. Coffey Edwin Pbims
Thomas E. Frazier' Sten T. Zetterman
John Hbacoz Jonas Heidt
Harver Nicholas
LONG BEACH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
LONG BEACH, CALIF.
AUred W. Booth
VA HOSPITAL
AMERICAN LAKE, WASHINGTON
Frank E. Anderson
VA HOSPITAL
WEST ROXBURY. MASS.
R. J. Arsenault
VA HOSPITAL
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Chas. O. Bergagna
VA HOSPITAL
KERRVILLE. TEXAS
WlUard T. CahiU
PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME
COVINGTON, LOUISIANA
Frank Martin
VA HOSPITAL
BmOXI, MISSISSIPPI
Woodrow Davis
VA HOSPITAL
COLUMBIA. SOUTH CAROLINA
Harvey L. McQuage
TRIBORO HOSPITAL
JAMAICA. U. NY
Janes RuaaeU
VA HOSPITAL
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Edward Talbot
US SOLDIERS HOME
WASHINGTON. DC
Wm. H, Thomson
Patricia Warhola, born July, 15,
1960, to Seafarer and ^rs. Paul
Warhola, Middle Village, NY.
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Arlene Toro, born July 24, 1960,
to Seafarer and Mrs. Alfredo M.
Toro, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Sbraida Marrero, born July 31,
1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Catalino
Marrero, Pliiladelphia, Pa.
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Donna Grace Whiteside, trorn
June 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Ilershal Whiteside, Port Aransas,
Tex.
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Joanne Landron, born June 20,
1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Angel
L. Landron, Catano^ PR.
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Deana Marie Alexander, born
May 8. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Alex Alexander, New Orleans, La.
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Timothy James EUis, born July
8, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James
H. EUis, Cyril, Okla.
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Sandra Marie Gunnells, born
August 30, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Lloyd Gunnells, Union City,
NJ.
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Deborah Sue NetUes, bom July
31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John
H. Nettles, Baltimore, Md.
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Mark Karl Rakewski, born Au
gust 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Chester M. Rakowski, Baltimore,
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Thelma Rodriguez, born June 28,
1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carlos
Rodriguez, Brooklyn, NY.
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Michelle Schielder, born July
28, 1960, to Seafarer" and Mrs.
Edward Schielder, New Orleans,
La.
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Robin Worley, born August 4.
1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard
Worley, Mobile, Ala.
4" 4" 4"
William David Carter, born Au
gust lif I960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
William O. Carter, Houston. Tex.
4" 4" 4"
Robert T. Hensley, bora Septem
ber 6, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Charles R. Hensley, Magnolia, NJ.
PAysicol Exoms—A// SIU C/inics
Month Of August, 1960
, Port
Baltimore ;..
Houston .....
Miobile
New Orleans
New York ...
TOTAL
Seamen Wives Children TOTAL
121 7 16 144
88 3 1 92
61 7 18 86
182 7, 8 197
365 ,26 405
817 50 57 924
Physical Exams —All Clinics — Since Inception
26,363 Seamen
1,716 Wives
1,522 Children
TOTAL 29,601
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'The Polls Are Open'
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The secret ballot election of officers for
the SIU gets underway on November 1, and
as has been provided in the SIU constitu
tion for many years, the voting will run for
60 days.-
All maritime unions have provisions for
lengthy duration of their eliections for the
simple reason that most of their member
ship is at sea. The only way to give the
greatest number of members the opportu
nity to vote is by having an extended elec
tion period. This kind ^ provision by the
maritime unions antedates all the assorted
legislative and governmental regulations on
assuring democratic procedures in trade un
ions.
Seamen's Voting Rights
The same legislators who are so con
cerned about the-rights of workers in their
own union elections, have yet 'to deal with
the problem of effective voting rights in
national elections as far as some 50,000
Americanjnerchant seamen are concerned.
" If a merchant seaman wants to cast a vote
in the forthcoming presidential election on
November 8, he has to run an obstacle
course of state voting regulations. Every
state has an elaborate and complex pro
cedure on absentee balloting and absentee
registration. Unless a seaman happens tp
be home on the day.of the election, and un
less he happens to be in an area in which
permanent registration is the practice, he
has limited opportunity to cast his ballot. In
effect, he is being deprived of the rights of
first-class citizenship by complex regula
tions.
Single Federal Absentee Ballot
The answer to .these problems lies in a
single Federal absentee ballot for merchant
seamen and, in fact, for all Americans who
happen' tq be away from home on Election
Day through no"^ fault of their own. Such a
system is feasible as was shown during
World War XL At that time, Congress set
up a single absentee ballot procedure for
men in the Armed Forces, and for merchant
seamen as well. The same justification for
absentee balloting applies today. It remains
for Congress to act to assure merchant sea
men their full voting rights.
Pending that day, all Seafarers who are
ashore On Electiop Day and who are quali
fied to vote are urged to cast their ballots
in the current election which, as all agree,
is one of the most important in which
Americans have ever participated. And
every Seafarer is also urged to cast his bal
lot in his Union's election so that the offi
cers chosen in the election represent the
wishes of the widest possible section of the
membership.
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Pag» Off
Two more SIU "Labor Board election vic
tories thft month, one in the Gulf, the other
in New York, have given further evidence
that the SIU's organizing program is paying
off in results. Last month, the SIU won two
big ones—the 19-ship Boland & Cornelius
fleet election on the Lakes and the National
Packing Company tuna fish plant in Puerto
Rico. Now, the SIU has taken the Missis
sippi-Gulf tugboat fleet of National Marine
Service, and the Marine. Allied Workers Di
vision has come up with a big win in the
Jay-Kay Corporation, with two plants in
New York City.
Workers Want Unions
It's become .apparent as a result of these
victories, whether in the seamen's, boat
men's and allied worker's field, that despite
the climate of hostility to trade unions,
American workers still want union repre
sentation and union protection. The SIU
organizing program is doing its share of
bringing that protection to workers who
need it, wherever they may be.
Z«efi:islatiire
RAT MURDOCH, Director
US BALANCE OF PAYMENTS. For the first time a basic American
industry has sought to document in dollar terms the contribution it
makes to maintaining a favorable balance of payments, the Committee
of American Steamship Lines announced that Amer-.
ZE: ican fiag ocean-going passenger and cargo sWpf
annualiy provide between $800 miilion and $1 billion
toward maintaining a favorable balance of trade.
The result of this enabled the United States in 1959
to hold a $4 billion balance of payments deficit, in
stead of a $5 bUlion deficit which would have oc
curred if there had been no United States merchant
marine. In computing the dollar value of the Mer-
— — chant Marine's contribution, net receipts from ship
ping operators were totalled. These included ^ ex
change earnings by American ships resulting from carrying United
States exports and imports; passenger fares; freight earnings on ship
ments between foreign countries, and receipts from charter line opera
tions. From this gross figure were subtracted port and other expendi
tures of United States ships abroad.
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MARITIME OUTLOOK. There were 953 vessels of 1,000 gross tons
and over in the active oceangoing United States merchant fieet on
•September 1, 1960. This is nine more than the number active on August
1, 1960. According to the Merchant Marine Data Sheet there were 34
Government-owned and 919 privately-owned vessels temporarily in
active or Government-owned vessels employed in loading grain for
storage. Two containerships, ^the SS FLORIDIAN and SS NEW
YORKER, a cargo ship, the SS JOHN LYKES, and a tanker, the
SS GULFSPRAY were delivered from construction. One passenger
ship the SS LEILANI was purchased from the Government. The
privately-owned fieet has increased to 1,012 ships. Of the 93 privateiy-
owned inactive vessels, 31 dry cargo ships and 44 tankers were laid up
for lack of employment, 7 less than on August 1. The remaining ships
were undergoing repair or conversion. No new ship building contracts
were placed during the month of August. The total number of large
merchant ships on order or under construction in the United States
shipyards dropped from 66 to 61.
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AUTOMATION. In an address marking the opening of the Cargo
Handling Exposition in New York, Cecil P. Milne, Assistant Secretary
of the Navy, told leaders oi steamship and allied companies and water
front labor that a strong merchant marine is a vital part of our national
security. Assistant Secretary Milne pointed out that the merchant
marine must be ready when needed, with sufficient ships of modern
design with suitable speed. He added that this can only exist when it
can survive commercially in peace time. "The road to survival," said
Mr. Milne, "is hard in the face of competition from other modes and
foreign flags. Improvement in cargo handling and the resultant reduc
tion of handling costs may well be the only cure." Mr. Milne cited
three challenges facing the merchant marine. First, better shipboard
cargo-handling equipment; second, automated terminal operation; and
third, containerization and standardization of container sizes.
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CONTAINERSHIPS, Representatives of steamship companies and
allied interests attending the Cargo Handling Exposition in New York
City were told that a metal box may become the s^vation of the de
pressed industry. Waldemar Isbrandtsen of Isbrantsen Co., Inc., told
the group that, "If this country is ever to regain its dominant position
in international trade a way must be found to eliminate multiple
handling of cargo, and cut down the length of time vessels spend in
port." Isbrantsen pointed out that the National Defense Transportation
Association, a group of railroad, trucking and Federal transportation
authorities, recently recommended a container 8 feet high, 8 feet wide
and of a maximum length of 40 feet, with some variations in length
ranging from 10 to 30 feet. Isbrantsen recommended a standard length
of 10 feet. He also said that most ,of the shipping lines could not afford
to build the 650-foot long container vessel that Naval architects call
necessary to transport the sanae amount in conventional cargo ships.
Jerome Slater, vice president of Container Transport International,
Inc., said that the steamship lines should consider the possibility of
pooling all the containers. Container Transport now own about 4,000
containers which it leases to all classes of users. Slater said such a
pooling arrangement would eliminate the need for capital investment
in containers.
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LEGISLATIVE, SUMMARY. The second session of the 86th Congress
has been over for nearly a month but the various committees of the
Congress have been making reports on their activities during the past
two years. Congressman Herbert C. Bonner (Dem.) North Carolina,
and chairman of HMM, has submitted such a report on the activities
of his committee. He said that during the first session of the Congress
the committee had met 122 times and that 22 pieces of legislation were
enacted into law. In the 2d session 221 meetings were held and 27
measures reported by the Committee became law. Bonner told Con
gress, "During this Congress the committee called on its traditional
role of striving to strengthen the American merchant marine better to
enable it to serve the national interests in its dual capacity as a vital
link in bur transportation system and as a military and naval auxiliary
in readiness for emergencies. Reported legislation included measures
designed to facilitate and make more flexible the private financing of
essential new ship construction through Government guaranteed loans
or mortgages; to strengthen and modernize the important domestic
and nearby foreign trades through authorization of the exchange of
certain war-built vessels for more efficient vessels now in the reserve
fleets; to ease the burden of the ship replacement program by extending
the statutory life of subsidized vessels from 20 to 25 years; to extend
for another year Interim legislation to permit the continued use of the
dual rate tariff system by steamship conferences, pending completion
of current congre.ssianal studies; to Increase the ceiling on construc
tion-differential subsidy in order to help keep American operators on
a parity with their foreign competitors in the face of rising shipbuild
ing costs in the United States . .
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October 15, 1938, the late Harry
Lundeberg, then secretary-treasurer of the
Sailors Union of the Pacific, received from
the American Federation of Labor cOnven-
tion in Houston a .charter establishing the
Seafarers International Union of North
America. v
On November I, 1938, the SlUNA issued
charters to seamen in Atlantic and Gulf
ports. These separate Atlantic and Gulf
Districts were merged in 1941 into the SlU
Atlantic and Gulf District, and this, in turn,
became the present SlU Atlantic, Gulf,
Lakes and Inland Waters District.
Today, as Seafarers prepare to mark
their 22d birthday, they can look back with
satisfaction at the record of the past years.
During many of these years, of both war
and peace, the Union was faced with prob
lems and obstacles which, in the opinion of
many competent maritime observers, might
have destroyed a lesser organization.
Yet the SlU not only survived but grew in
terms of size, strength, financial resources
and—above all—in the number and variety
of trade union benefits it is now able to pro
vide for its membership.
On these pages, pictorially depicted,
ore some of the outstanding achievements
of these past years.
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lished Feb. 10 OS official orgon of At
lantic and Gulf seamen.
lOAl 1.200 SlU roem-
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helping to bring about victory for Al
lies in World War II.
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being hailed as another "first" for a
maritime labor union.
1 Q^1 Union moves from Mdn-
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story headquarters building is formally
opened on 4th Ave., Brooklyn.
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I time" scored as Seafar
ers Welfare Plan makes first awards in
college scholarship program.
1 Union's building pro-
I I • gram takes another for
ward step as ultra-modern hall Is
opened in port of Baltimore: v
1 QCTCT S'U negotiates new hir-
I ing program, based on
^ iron-clad, seniority system, to further
* protect.membership's rights.
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I • icine program inaugu-
roted with opening of first diagnostic
medical center in Brooklyn.
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making SlU wagies and work-conditions
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Atlantic Fishermen Cast
Heavy Vote For Union
Affiliation With SIUNA
BOSTON—After three years of going it alone, the Atlantic Fishermen's Union has
voted overwhelmingly to rejoin the SIU of North America. An overwhelming vote of
551 to 35 was cast in favor of affiliation in the secret ballot referendum^election cast in three
ports. The fishermen's imion>
National Magazine Plugs Scallops
represents over 1,000 mem
bers working on fishing ves
sels operating in North Atlantic
waters. The referendum was a 30-
day secret ballot vote, which began
September*!.
The action on the referendum
vote reflected the desire of the
fishermen for the support and as
sistance of an international union
in dealing with the many problems
faced by the union, and by the
fishing . industry in general. Not
the least is the severe impact of
Island Tuna
Vote Cheers
Calif. Unions
The SIU's stunning election vic
tory in Puerto Rico at the National
Packing Company, a tuna cannery,
has encoiuraged the SIU's west
coast fish and cannery unions in
their fight on "runaway" canning
plants.
The Puerto Rican election was
seen on the coast as serving notice
on cannery operators that they will
face SlU organizing, no matter
where they try to locate their new
plants.
The SIU Puerto Rican Division
won the right to represent some
400 workers at National Packing
by routing the ]fnternational
Brotherhood of Teamsters in a Na
tional Labor Relations Board elec
tion, 255 to 8. SIUNA vice-presi-.
dent Andrea Gomez, representing
the fish and cannery workers di
vision of the Union, has par
ticipated in organizing activities
here as well as in other fish pack
ing plants.
National Packing is one of a
number of fish packing houses
which have been established or are
being established in Puerto Rico.
Among others, Star Kist, a major
California packer, has'also put a
plant in operation there and is the
target of an organizing effort.
In past years, the California tuna
fishing and packing industry has
declined as a result of competition
from plants opened in other areas
such as American Samoa, where
wages are one-fourth or less than
those on the,mainland. In addition.
It appeared for a while that the
California operators were con
templating mass transfer of fishing
and packing activities to the West
Indies.
The SIU win in National Packing
and its organizing activity in other
Puerto Rican plants is expected to
givcL second thoughts to West Coast
operators who are looking for an
out on union standards established
by 3IU fish and cannery unions
there.
foreign fresh-frozen fish on the
American market. Foreign - flag
"factory" fishing boats, which proc
ess and quick freeze fish right on
the fishing grounds, have been cap
turing an increasing share of the
US market, as opposed to the de
livery of fresh whole fish In which
most of the, Atlantic fishing boats
are engaged. As the referendum
ballot stated, "all fishermen and
maritime workers have a common
bond and must be united for mu
tual benefit..."
An undoubted factor in the fish
ermen's decision was the gains that
have been made by the-neighboring
New Bedford Fishermen's Union,
which broke away from the Atlan
tic fishermen and affiliated with
the SIU. Since then,, the New Bed
ford Union has scored striking
gains in contract conditions, wel
fare benefits and other areas.
The Atlantic Fishermen's Union
is one of the oldest groups of or
ganized fishermen, dating back as
an organization, almost 45 years, to
the old Fishermen's Union of the
Atlantic. Its members man fishing
vessels which operate largely but
of New York, Boston and Glouces
ter, Mass., as well as Maine ports,
with Boston being the headquar
ters of the organization. Fishing is
done mainly at George's Banks, an
area about 100 miles long and 75
miles wide off Nantucket Island,
and the famed Grand Banks off
Newfoundland.
The port by port vote was, In
Gloucester,- Mass., 148 votes yes
—9 no votes; New York, 65 votes
yes—3 votes no; Boston, 337 votes
yes—^23 votes no.
Red 'Snoop'
Fleet Fishing
For
Fishermen operating on the
Grand Banks and George's Banks
in the North Atlantic have reported
repeated sightings of Russian
trawlers in recent months. Since
the Russians have never fished be
fore in this area and have gOod
fishing grounds much closer to
home, the trawlers have aroused
a good deal of curiosity.
For one thing, they are far
larger than the eonventional ffth-
ing vessel. In fact, they run about
five times as large as the large
Boston beam trawlers. But more
convincing than that. Navy aerial
photographs reveal that the traw
lers are crammed with all kinds of
specialized electronic tracking
gear.
Theories offered about the
activities of the trawlers range
from suppositions that they are
tracking Russian missiles, to a sug
gestion that they are trying to spy
on atomic submarine maneuvers
and Polaris missile firings. The
atom submarines generally operate
out of the New London, Conn.,
naval base. la an^j event, the Rus
sians do not seem to be interested
in cod and haddock.
Finer Fish
Goal Of lis
Gov't Study
In a two-pronged move to aid
both producers and consumers, the
US Government has gone fishing.
However, it's not the fish them
selves that a battery of Govern
ment scientific sleuths has its
hooks out for.
Rather, these Government scien
tists are angling for the answer to
a question which has perplexed
the fishing industry for years: How
can fish—fresh, frozen, or ' pre
pared—be made to look as good
and taste as good when they reach
the table as when they are taken
from the sea?
The Government -believes that
when it finds the answer to these
and related questions it will have
taken a long step forward toward
aiding the fishing Industry by mak
ing 'fish and fish products N more
attractive to the consumes.
In order to do this, the Govern
ment last month dedicated a new
$500,000 technological laboratory
in Gloucester, Mass.
The laboratory is being operated
by the Bureau of Commercial
Fisheries, Fish and Wildlife Serv
ice of the Department of the In
terior, and is being staffed by a
corps of Government chemists,
engineers, biochemists and other
scientists. -
The Government, of course, has
good reason to be interested in the
problem, since the fishing industry
in the'area served by the Glouces
ter laboratory constitutes an im
portant segment of the nation's
economy.
This area—the North Atlantic
Pistrict—extends ,from Maine to
Virginia, and in it more than 70,-"
GOD persons owe their livelihoods
to an annua! catch of billion
pounds of fish and shellfish valued
at .more than $122 millioh. This Is
more than a third t>f the value of
the entire US catch each year. -
Within the area, also, arq some
2,000 establishments producing
fishery products Amounting to
more than 40 percent of the na
tional total. The region's produc
tion of packaged fresk and frozen
fish fillets and steaks' is more than
123 million pounds a year, valued
at $32 million, and canned shell
fish and fishery by-products add
another ^23 million. •-
Full page spread in color in "Look" magazine displayed New Bed-,
ford scallops as one of the three great regional aelicacies of New
England along with blueberry pie and Boston Baked beans. Scal-
:upation of Sll loping is ma{or occupation
men.
SlU-affiliated New Bedford fisher-
New Bedford Union
Awards Scholarships
NEW BEDFORD—The first awards under the Robert J.
Swain Memorial Scholarship program of the New Bedford
Fishermen's Union were made last mopth at the fishermen's
clambake.
The winners of the scholar
ships, a boy and a girl, both
children of New Bedford fisher
men, received $250 each. ,
Sylvia Aanensen, 20, of 139"
Green St., Fairhaven, Mass., one
of the winners, is a second year
student at the New .Bedfprd In
stitute of Technology.
James P. Taylor, 18, of 278
Austin St., New Bedford, is a first
year student at Worcester Acad
emy.
Miss Aanensen is studying busi
ness administration and plans to
tea'ch high school after completing
college. Her father was lost at sea
on the FV Penguin about 10 years
ago.
Taylor plans to study at Provi
dence after completing two years
at Worcester Academy. He has won
many athletic trophies and was
named to the all-state basketball
team. He was also captain of hid*
high school basketball team. His
mother, Mrs. Arne Olsen, accepted
the scholarship award in place of
her son, who was away at school;
"The awards were made at the
first annual New Bedford Fisher
men's Clambake and Family Day
at Brown's Pavilion.
Trustees of the scholarship fund,
which was named after a NBFU
delegate who died in October, 1959,
are: Charles J. jtewin, editor and
general manager dl the Sbrndard- — — - : ;
Times; Professor Milton Briggs,
New Bedford Institute of Tech
nology; Rev. John F. Hogan, di
rector "of the Catholic Welfare
Bureau; Patrick H. Harrington Jr.,
county commissioner; Rev. Gene
D. Landry, chaplain of the' Sea
men's Bethel, and Howard W.
Nickerson, secretary-treasurer of
the NBFU. •
Present at the award ceremony
was Francis Sullivan, one of the
original contributors to the Swain
Scholarship fund.
In charge of the clambake were
Ed P. Patenaude, chairman; George
Edwards, co-chairman,' and Wil
liam Kruger, Paul Swain, John
Burt and Nickerson.
The scholarship awards were
made on the basis of need and
scholastic ability. When the scholar
ship fund acquires sufficient
reserves an annual award will be
made.
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Are You Neglecting Your Health?
The popular Impression that cancer is a disease of the aged should
have been dismissed long ago. If the ravages of cancer wert projected
from a longevity standpoint, those in the lower age brackets would
probably surpass the u^per half. JThe only way for the early detection
of cancer, in the population as a whole, Is periodic and thorough
examination on a piass scale, preferably annually or, at the least,
bi-annually.
Dancer Signals Ignored
In a statement to the National Cancer Conference,-Dr. E. Cuyler
Hammond of the' American Cancer Society was reported as saying,
in- relation to a special study: "Only 19 percent of the men, and 27.3
percent of the women, had seen a physician within the past year about
such an obvious condition as blood in the urine." Other obvious dis
regard to such publicized danger signals was only meagerly followed
by reporting to a physician.
Only 34 percent of the women with a lump or thickening of the breast
had seen their doctor. Fifty-one percent of the women went to their
physician.about unu.sual vaginal"discharge, while only 30.1 percent
reported for examination in regard to vaginal bleeding.
Only 11.9 percent of the men, and 17.6 percent of the women, had
seen their physician in the past year about any one of a list of 11
complaints commonly regarded as cancer danger signals. These findings
were from an epidemiology study of thousands of cases.
Why the apathy? Dr. Hammond wonders if we are crying "wolf
too often. Possibly there is so much publicity with so many danger
signals that the public in consequence ignores them all. Certainly the
obvious danger signals for the investigation of possible cancer should
not be ignored.
Millions of dollars are spent on the investlg."!! ii -i of (its cause of
various types of cancer; and also methods of inn roved treatment is
constantly under study. However, unless the public becomes more
aroused to the necessity of early recognition and treatment, the yearly
toll will continue.
Symptoms Not Always Noticeable
It is not-sufficient to publicize only those danger signals tloat certain
t.vpes .of cancer produce. There are many more that are symptomless,
at least in the early stages, and are not recognizable by the individual
until it is too late.
We at the SlU clinics, and others, are constantly detecting pre
cancerous lesions and cancers that are entirely symptomless and could
not be discovered other than-by a thorough routine physical exami
nation. One of our first examinees at the early inception of the
medical program was found to have a tumor of the thyroid. Fortu
nately, it was in the early stage and not malignant.
I recently was talking to him and he stated that he volunteered for
the examination only on the insistence of the Union, since in the
early clinic days there was a general apathy" to these examinations.
Clinic Detects Malignancies
During the past few weeks, a tumor of the testicle was discovered
In a 22-year-old seaman who had no concept that there was anything
wrong. He was eventually hospitalized and an operation performed.
Another older seaman was examined and gave a history of occasional
rectal bleeding. But investigation failed to disclose any bleeding,
and he was told to return if it recurred. He did, and he was referred
to one of the top proctologists. His impression was bleeding from
hemorrhoids but, at our insistence, a barium enema showed possible
lesion of the loWer colon which proved to be early carcinoma at
operation. ^
The above are just a few examples of the different types of condi
tions that are readily diagnosed by a competent physical check-up.
Similar careful and thorough physical ex^inations are given to
dependents. A' week rarely passes without our finding some definite
urgent pathological conditions at these examinations. These are
always conditions of which th^ dependent is entirely unaware. One
week recently, a large subternal tumor was found in a dependent
who had no symptoms of this condition at all.
Seafarers' '.dependents are therefore urged to take more active
par ticipation in these examinations. For it is only through such periodic
examinations that many pre-cancerous lesions and malignancy In its
incipiency may be discovered.
(Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can
be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.)
In the hospital?
Call Sit Hall imme^atelyl
Snowman Search Gear
EqiXpment which was loaded on the SlU-manned Steei Chemist
is now being used by Sir Edmund Hillary's Himalaya mountain
expedition. Expedition is looking for traces of the legendary
"abominable snow man."
Orion Planet'Feeds'Navy
Tanker In North Atlantic
Seafarers aboard the supertanker Grion Planet took part
in an unusual operation in September: they refueled a Navy
tanker while in the North Atlantic.
Seafarer Orlando L. Guer-'t
rero, on board the Orion
Planet during the operation,
made a report to the LOG on the
refueling job. Guerrero's report
was transferred to the Navy tanker
involved in the refueling, the USS
Caloosahatchee, and then moved to
shoreside postoffice by helicopter.
According to information re
ceived by Guerrero, the Orion
Planet and the Orion Clipper will
be involved in otiier mid-ocean re
fueling jobs for the Navy.
Had Rehearsals
The refueling of the Navy tankfir
by the 28,000-dwt fully-loaded
Orion Planet was a ticklish job,
Guerrero reported. "We had sev
eral night meetings during which
we were shown pictures, literature,
and were given instructions on out-
new duties, and we learned special
bell, flag and flight signals.
"Other days, we were on deck
on 'dry runs' practicing for the
real thing and learning by ^rill
when, what and how to perform
the new duties assigned to each of
Us and familiarizing ourselves with
the new equipment. All of this
training was under the able direc
tion of our chief mate P. Bam
berg."
Finally, on September 16, "D-
Day" the Orion Planet was ready
for the job. "We were on deck at
0400, well .drilled, willing, ready
Quitting Ship?
Notify Union
A reminder from SiU be.id-
quarters c.iutions all St-afarers
leaving tbe.'r ships to contact
the hall in ample time to allow
the L :ou to di: ..-d a r>'i'l
ment. Failure to give noti>v be
fore p..ving off may cause .i de
layed sailing, fo-'ce tin' ship to
sail short of the manning re
quirements and needlessly make
the work tougher for your ship-
--•'tes.
and able to take part in another
first in the history of the SIU,"
Guerrero reports.
At a pre-arranged signal, all
hands took their assigned stations.
The ship, cruising at 14 knots was
cutting the waves in a steady
course, while the Caloosahatchee
approached the starboard until the
two vessels were abreast, a mere
hundred feet apart.
"Another signal was given to
warn all hands that a shot line
would be fired from one ship to
the other. In the shot line was a
messenger line with ship-to-ship
telephones; a distance line to keep
a safe separation between ships;
and a span wire on which the dis
charge hose traveled. The hose
was .fitted with a snap-on snap-off
connecting flange for quick dis
connecting in case of emergency
break-away," Guerrero stated.
Ppinting out the hazard in the
operation, Guerrero said "there is
not much freeboard on a tanker
with a quarter million barrels of
oil in its belly. The sea was con
tinually breaking onboard, making
the connecting of the hoses and
securing of lines a very perilous
affair."
A Navy destroyer, classified as
a rescue ship, followed the two
tankers 'through the operation.
"The hulls of the ships were so
close to each other, that they ex
erted pressures and undercurrents
and making it more difficult to
steer so that the risk of collision
existed at all times," Guerrero
stated. All hands wore life jackets
during the operation.
Guerrero applauded the per
formance of the hose-connecting
gang, communications and signal
men; pumproom and engine per
sonnel and quartermasters in addi-'
tion to the steward department for
keeping the galley open 24 hours
with a hot meal for the ci-ew when
ever they could get away from
their stations.
Wh&'sThat
AB Up O n
A Cloud?
Many long years ago, where
the Allegheny runs into the Ohio,
a legend sprang up that the Pitts
burgh Pirates once won a National
League pennant. Great-grandpar
ents reciting the story to their
children swore it was true and
pledged that some day it would
happen again. One resident of the
city. Seafarer Red Campbell, be
lieved it whole-heartedly.
So it was that when in the year
1960 the legend out of the dim
past appeared to be coming alive,
Campbell hit the beach in New
York and vowed to stay,ashore
until the bitter end, come what
may.
Ignored Shipping
While his shipping card grew
more mature, he steadfastly ig
nored all the AB jobs on the
.board. Lo and behold, the Pirates
clinched the National League flag
and invaded New York to chal
lenge the lordly Yankees. There
was Red, parked in the grand
stand at Yankee Stadium taking
it all in.
Even after the Pittsburgiu ; s
lost three games by the horren
dous scores of 16 to 3, 10 to 0 and
12 to 0, his faith never wavered.
And in the end, the dream of
centuries came alive, with Pitts
burgh winning 10 to 9 in the last
of the ninth of the seventh game.
That's why Campbell doesn't
need any bosun's chair while he
is slushing down those booms.
That cloud will hold him up for
quite a while".
Tanker Firms
Seek MA Aid •
Beset by low charter rates, three
tanker operators—one of them an
SlU-contracted firm—^have applied
to the Maritime Administration
for financial assistance in making
mortgage payments on their ves
sels, to cover installments that were
due the end of last month. The
MA is expected to comply with
their requests.
The three firms are Transeast-
em Shipping Corp., under SIU
contract; American Eagle Corp.
and Nautilus Petroleum Carriers.
They are seeking respective loans
of $90,000, $107,000 and $120,000
on their tankers which were built
around the tim« of the Suez clos
ing—after the US Government
had urged new tanker construc
tion.
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SXX7 FOOD and
Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation .Director
A Perfect Score On Sanitation
For the second year in a row,- SIU crews on all four ships of the
Bloomfield fleet have made it a clean sweep with perfect scores of 100
in US Public Health Service sanitary inspections. (See story on Page
6.) This is an outstanding achievement, and O. C. Webster, company
vice-president, comments that it "will give some of our other com
panies something to shoot at." He also offers a list of "requirements
that must be followed if any vessel hopes to seciu« and maintain a
Sanitation Certificate." Considering Bloomfield's record, it would be
well for others to keep these items in mind.
"Evidence of dampness of crockery is a sure give-away that all
utensils and crockery have not been immersed in water at least 170' F
... All glassware and crockery, also spare cooking utensils in galley,
to be thoroughly cleaned, free of all grease, and inverted when stowed
away ... Do not continue to use cracked or chipped crockery . . .
Sugar dispensers, sugar bowls, coffee and sugar canisters, etc., to be
kept in a sanitary condition . . . Tops of all condiment bottles to be
clean and free of grime . . . Plastic water pitchers to be cleaned inside
and all stains removed-after each use . . . Messrooms must be kept
clean at all times ... No smoking to be allowed in the galley . . .
"Meat blocks must be t|ioroughly wire-brushed to rid same of all
grease and then salted, down prior to arrival . . . All cutting boards
must be clean and free of grease. Wooden boards should be wire-
. brushed; however, new PHS-approved rubberized cutting boards are
now available and can he washed after each use . . .'Knife racks in
galley and pantries to be clean and all knives with loose handles or
rivets to be disposed of . .^
"Meat-grinding machines to be taken apart and thoroughly cleaned
after each use and checked to see that no food particles remain in
mechanism. Check wooden pounding pin for cleanliness and possible
old food remaining . . . Meat saw to be taken apart and thoroughly
cleaned ... On thawing meats for consumption, put same in a recepta
cle and never allow same to come in contact with the deck . . .
"Get rid of all wooden and cardboard boxes in galley and pantries.
Replace same, where necessary, with plastic bus boxes . . . Egg fillers
never to be used in galley for bacon, etc. Paper towels should be sup
plied for this purpose ... All lockers and drawers in galley and pantries
to be clean . . . Spice cans in galley to be closed after each use, and
tops of same clean and free of all dirt . . . Scoops in flour' and sugar
bins must be clean and free of any caking . . . All left-overs returned
to refrigerators must be covered with aluminum foil . . . Shelves in
dry storeroom should be clean and free from dirt . . . Bulk rice, beans
(if carried in bulk) should be in covered GI can and free of weavils.
It is recommended that all rice and beans be delivered in packages
to eliminate possibility of weavils . . .
No Paint Brushes In Galley
"Use only PHS-approved-type pastry brushes and get rid of all
paint brushes in galley . . . Get rid of "Universal Spoon" In officers'
and crew pantries. Instruct messmen to put out several teaspoons on
a paper napkin for coffee-time ... All pies and pastries to be covered
with plastic cake covers . . . Get rid of baker's canvas . . . Baker's bin,
including peel, rolling pin, spatulas, etc., must be spotless . . . Sugar
and flour bins in galley to be thoroughly cleaned before adding new
supply . . . Baker's oven must be clean and free from rust and food
particles ...
"Sci;eens over galley stove to be clean and free of grease . . . Intake
screens located in galley and pantries to be thoroughly cleaned and
free of dirt . . . Galley stove must be clean and free of grease, includ
ing overhead screens, bulkhead, oil drain pans and boxes (located on
each side of stove); same for steam kettle . . . Fry pans to be degreased
... French fryer and basket must be clean and free of all old grease ...
Mixers Must Be Clean
"Hobart mixer., to be thoroughly cleaned to prevent possibility of
oil or other foreign matter getting into food . . . Edlund can opener
in galley must be kept clean, especially in cogs, gears, etc. . . . Dumb
waiter and shaft in connection with same, especially lower deck, must
be clean and sanitary . . . Scuppers in galley and pantries to be clean,
free and in sanitary condition . . .
"Vessel should be free of roaches . . . Food placed In garbage cans
aft in port must be covered. Cans should be hose-washed when un
loaded . . . Garbage cans In galley and pantries to be thoroughly
cleaned and covered at all times when not in use . . . All ports to be
screened and every effort made to eliminate flies. Messrooms, pan
tries and galley to be sprayed as required . . . Drinking fountain heads
on all decks to be taken off and cleaned periodically . . . Paper towels
to be used in steward department toilets; also liquid soap. Sign above
wash basin to read "'Wash hands before leaving" , . .
"Temperature of all domestic refrigerators must be below *50 degrees
. . . Domestic refrigerators to be defrosted and thoroughly cleaned
prior to arrival, both inside and, outside. Check door gaskets for
cleanliness . . . All refrigeration compartments, when defrosting, to
be thoroughly washed down and bulkheads and overhead cleaned, in
cluding all shelves, etc. Chief steward should personally supervise this
job. Clean behind all door gaskets. Check deck for cleanliness when
removing gratings . . . Never use #10 tins to stow left-overs . . . Put
opened jars of mayonnaise in domestic refrigerator."
All of these suggestions and procedures, already in use on Bloom-
field vesisels, appear to produce outstanding results. As a result,
Bloomfield's sanitation record is one of the best anywhere, and has
been that way for some time. Stewards, galley personnel and all
hands on other vessels are urged to keep these Items in mind as a
matter of routine aboard their own ships. That way, we can work to
keep SIU ships l;|ie cleanest'in the business—and the best fefeders too.
Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can
he submitted to this column in care oj the SEAFARERS LOG.)
Isbraifdfsen
Buys info
Export Line
Isbrandtsen Co. Inc., a 70-shlp
operator, has acquired controlling
interest in American Export Lines,
which presently operates 30 vessels
including the passenger liners In
dependence, Constitution and At
lantic. Though an Isbrandtsen of
ficial stated that separate opera
tions would be maintained by both
shippers for the present, such a
transaction will, no doubt, even
tually lead, to a consolidated ship-
shipping ..operations. Export pres
ently operates subsidized services,
but Isbrandtsen does not.
Isbrandtsen paid about $8,000,-
000,000 in cash for the controlling
(25 percent) interest in the Export
firm's stock. After the deal had
been consumated, there was a
slight re-shuffling of top officials
of Isbrandtsefi who took over key
posts at Export which were vacated
by the three directors.
Time To Clean House
Seafarers Tex Jacks, bosun, and Dick Pifer, 'DM, tend hose on but-
terworth machine while cieanfng tanks aboard the Ocean Ulla.
Vessel is one of new supertankers under contract to the SIU.
Typewritw Firm Joiiis Runaways; <
Will Lay Off 1,500 Workm
The runaway trend of American industry is continuing in high gear. The latest to join
the trend toward production overseas is Remington Rand, a large-scale typewriter manu
facturer. It is packing bag, baggage and key board and joining the headlong rush to Europe.
Remington Rand will start
producing both standard and
portable models at its numer
ous overseas facilities and then
import the finished products for
sale in the domestic market.
Shifts At Elmira
As a result of the move away
from Elmira, New York, where the
company currently produces type
writers, as many as 1,500 of 4,300
workers may be laid off. Reming
ton Rand president Dause L. Bibby
said that perhaps "only" 860 would
become unemployed. As for the
others, he felt sure that they
could be kept busy doing some
thing in Elmira, but at this time
he couldn't say what.
The company also manufactures
electric typewriters, adding ma
chines and computer units at the
Elmira plant. Presumably, these
operations would continue as
before.
The usual factor cited in the
runaway moves was given—Slower
production costs abroad. What
wasn't mentioned was the tax sav
ings involved as long as company
profits are not remitted to the
United States, plus the special con
cessions on taxes, factory construc
tion and loan interest rates which
are given to American companies
abroad.
The Remington Rand executive
threw a few words of comfort in
the direction of the 1,500 workers
who will lose their jobs, declaring,
"Don't say labor Is at fault. They
are only part of tl^e softness that
has invaded all of us."
Back In the 30's Remington Rand
Old Strikebreaking Pattern
won notoriety for the use of'the
"Mohawk Valley formula," a care
fully-planned strikebreaking pat
tern that was applied with con
siderable success In many areas.
Several of the company's plants
are still non-union. *
The last two years have seen a
long list of American firms estab
lish overseas manufacturing plants
in such countries as Japan, Bel
gium, France, the Netherlands,
Luxemburg, Germany and Italy.
The biggest runaway operations
have been in the film industry,
with motion pictures shot on loca
tion in such low-wage countries
as Spain. Shipping operations, of
course, have had their awn sub
standard havens in Liberia, Hon
duras and Panama for years.
Prove Eligibility
For Hospital $
Seafarers being admitted to a
Public Health hospital are
urged to carry with them their
Union book plus proof of eli-
gibiUty for SIU benefits;
namely, a record that they, have
at least 00 days seatime during
the previous year and at least
one day during the previous six
months. Failure to have the
proper credentials will cause a
delay in payments to the Sea
farer.
If the Seafarer is admitted to
a hospital which is hot a PHS
institution, he should contact
the Union immediately. The
Union will arrange with the
USPHS for a transfer to a Pub
lic Health hospital in his vicin
ity. The PHS will not pick up
the hospital tab for private
hospital care, unless it is noti
ced in advance.
Want To Unload $3?
Job Service' Will Oblige
The perennial game of selling information on "how to get
a job on a ship" is still going strong, judging from material
received recently at Union headquarters.
Generally, all one has to do"
is send from $3.00 to $3.00 for
"inside" dope on how to get
seamen's papers; the names and
addresses of union hiring halls
and other information of the kind
which can easily be obtained
through the -telephone book or
from the Coast Guard, without
charge.
What the promoters don't tell
their gullible victims is that the
Coast Guard will not issue sea
men's papers unless the applicant
has assurance of employment.
One promoter advertises himself
as a steamship and yacht -agent.
Those answering his ads receive a
form letter , telling them that for
$3.00 they can receive his book,
"Facts About The Merchant
Marine For - Newcomers." The
blurb letter notes that the book"
"would of cost' you hundreds of
dollars and many, months of al
most impossible research ..."
The custonoier also receives a
small'"safety money envelope" to
enclose his $3, upon which is in
scribed "don't be afraid to send
cash—thousands of folks do."
They probably liave, "but they
.shouldn't.
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Union Wins Wage
Rise, Shorter Work
Week On Lakes
MONTREALT-A three-day strike by SIU Canadian District
members brought a quick end to operator resistance and won
a new three-year contract involving a fi^e percent wage gain
and a reduced work week.
Canadian District Sec.-Treas.
HaL Banks announced that the
Hal Bonb, SIU Canadian
District secretary-treasurer,
announced successful outcome
of Lakes beef.
new agreement with the Lakes
Carriers Association will qualify
Call Skipper
Respondble
InGrounding
A ship's master and a river pilot
were blamed In Canada last month
for the grounding last November
of the SIU Canadian District-
manned John Miseiier in heavy
fog in the St. Lawrence River.
.A Ministry of Transport-appoint
ed investigating team, consisting
of n Superior Court Judge and two
sea captains, found Captain Fred
erick J. Brady and the pilot, John
Keating, guilty of allowing the
ship to run ashore, for several
reasons.
The investigators found that the
skipper had lefjt the bridge after
the pilot had boarded the vessel
in early morning haze. A young
third mate was left on the bridge
in charge. The captain remained
in his cabin, the investigators
stated, until the first fog signal
was sounded some four hours
afterward. Within minutes after,
the ship ground to a halt^
Other facts uncovered by the
probers showed:
The ship maintained a speed of
12 knots until the vessel became
groundedi and no lookout had been
posted despite weather conditions.
Just prior to the time of impact,
the pilot had come "dangerously
close" to a buoy and had passed
another ship in the fog at an un
safe distance. And, though the ship
had been equipped with naviga
tional aids, it used only radar—
and "there was failure to make
proper and efficient use of thai,"
the investigation concluded. <
Canadian Seafarers to hefty retro
active payments dating back to
May. They will amount to as much
as $425 in some instances.
The agreement applies to a
group of major Lakes companies,
but the pattern set by the Associa
tion normally applies to the entire
Canadian Lakes fleet.
The new wage scale will boost
crewmen's wages from $55 to $85
per month, with the standard work
week cut to 44 hours from 48.
Rejected Offer
The strike began against the
N. M. Paterson Company fleet of
23 vessels after union members
had voted by a majority of five to
one, by secret J>allot, to reject a
Canadian government conciliation
offer;"The other four members of
the Carriers Association then
started to tie up "their vessels, ap
parently under a pre-arrang^
plan to lock out the members of
the Canadian District. After three
days though, the Association and
the union were able to work out
a new agreement.
Bosun and crane operators, who
still work a longer work week, will
earn $535 and $622 per month re
spectively, under the newly-nego
tiated contract, as compared to the
previous . monthly wage of $487
and $550. Deckhands on the new
44-hour weekly schedule will re
ceive $348 instead of $313 as pre
viously paid.
In addition! premium pay for
performing certain duties was in
corporated into the new contract.
For example: a crewman who han
dles hatches will be entitled to the
same scale as pai,d to a longshore
man during the period he performs
such duties.
Bigger Ships
In the course of the contract
dispute. Banks had pointed out
that the big new Lakers now in
operation carry up to five times
the cargo formerly carried on the
old canalers, with only a small
difference in the manning scale.
Consequently, the operators were
well able to afford the demands of
the union.
The Lakers formerly were re
stricted to the Lakes proper, but
now that the Seaway is open, they
have been coming up the St. Law
rence to Montreal, Seven Isles
and other river ports. Before the
Seaway opened, the canals around
the rapids outside of Montreal
could only handle ships drawing
12 feet of water.
A New Giant For The Canadian Lakes Trade
SS John A. France, new Laker manned by Canadian District members, is shown after her christening
in Montreal. Vessel can haul 25,700 Tons of bulk cargo and is as big as the capacity of the Seaway
locks permits.
Christen Giant New Lakes Carrier
MONTREAL—Another big Laker for operation by an SlU-Canadian District company,
the John A. France^ was christened in the Canadian Vickers shipyard here. The ship wa»
the biggest ever to be built in Montreal.
Constructed for Scott Mis-|"
SIU Canadian
Disfrict Halls
FORT Wn.LlAM......,.408 Simpson St.
Ontario Phone: 3-3221
HALIFAX, N.S ISaVi Hollis St.
< Phone 3-8911
MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West
victor a-8161
QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot
Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569
THOROLD, Ontario......52 St. David St.
CAnal 7-S212
TORONTO, Ontario,:... .372 King St. E.
EMplre 4-5719
ST. JOHN. NR..,.. 177 Prince William St.
OX 2-5431
VANCOUVER. BC....'...i..298 Main St.
ener Steamships Ltd., the ves
sel is 722 feet six inches long
and 75 feet in the beam, the widest
possible breadth to squeeze
through the Seaway locks.
Because of its extreme size, the
vessel was built in two sections
and then joined together. It boasts
a 9,000 horsepower steam turbine
plant, air conditioning throughout
all accommodations and a host of
automatic controls. With more
than a million cubic feet of cargo
space, the vessel will be able to
haul huge quantities of bulk
cargoes such as grain, coal and ore.
She rates as a 25,700-ton bulk
carrier.
Run to Seven Isles
It is expected that the France
will run regularly from the Lakes
as far east as Seven Isles, Quebec,
which is the' terminal at which
Canadian iron ore is picked up
for use by inland steel mills.
A sister ship of the France is
now under construction at the
same yard, to be delivered in mid
summer.
The Montreal yards have been
unable to participate in the con
struction of large Lakers for the
simple reason that they were un
able to get such ships into the
Lakes before the Seaway opened.
Consequently they had always
been built in Great Lakes yards
in previous years.
Winch Accident
Proves Fatal
Brother Ed Landiault, .24, a
crewmember of the SIU Canadian
District-manned Windoc lost his
life recently in an accident aboard
the ship while it was traversing
the St. Lawrence Seaway, near
Messena, New York.
The Seafarer was caught In a
winch while the-ship was passing
through the Eisenhower Lock.
He was rushed to the hospital but
died soon afterwards.
Landiault jotned the SIU last
spring and shipped on the James
B. Eads, A .funeral was held for
him at Espanola, Ontario. Several
SIU Canadian District members
attended, including Phil Donovan
and Gary Placken.
Urge Second Canal
To Bypass Niagara
As expected and predicted by many experts, the Welland
Canal has proven to be a bottleneck in the St. Lawrence Sea
way, and a second canal, on the American side of Niagara
Falls may be the best answer,'
according to Harold C. Han
over, president of the New
York State AFL-CIO. He called for
funds to finance a really exhaustive
study of such a project.
The Welland Canal runs almost
north and south across the Niagara
peninsula for about 30 miles. It is
about eight miles west of Niagara
Falls and, links Lakes Erie and
Ontario.
Previously, plans had been pro
posed calling for the building of a
second canal on the Canadian side.
In either case, the construction of
a canal to pair with the Welland
would materially reduce delays for
ships of all flags during the naviga
tion season. It would work to the
advantage of both Canadian and
American shipping. That's because
delays in the canals and locks are
more costly for these ships than
their foreign competitors.
Canal Is Bottleneck
Hanover was able to martial
some impressive figures in backing
his contention that the Welland is
a bottleneck costing money and
time. Because of it, the Seaway
took in only $85 on every antici
pated $100 in its first year of
operation. In 1958 the Canal could
be cleared in nine hours, but by the
following year this figure had gone
up to 58 hours.
In addition, it has been dis
covered that ocean-going vessels,
for which the Seaway had been
built, were suffering eight times as
many accidents as smaller vessels.
The Welland Canal is too narrow
for safe operation of larger
vessels," he declared.
One suggested way to handle the
bottleneck is the twinning of exist
ing locks. Hanover doubts this ap
proach. He favors the idea of an
ail-American canal, somewhero
east of the Welland, which "would
not compete with, but rather sup
plement it."
Another Big
Laker Goes
Info Service
A new giant Upper Lakes bulk
carrier, the Carol Lake (Carryore,
Ltd.) made its maiden voyage to
Seven Islands in Quebec last
month after informal christening
ceremonies September 1. Under
contract to the SIU Canadian Dis
trict, the vessel has a carrying
capacity of over 25,000 long tons of
ore and about 750,000 bushels of
grain.
, The Carol Lake is the third
super-cargo ship built for the
company during the last two years.
A sister vessel, the Menihek Lake,
was completed last year and the
730-foot Murray Bay__vias com
pleted a few months ago.
Another soon-to-be-completed
vessel which will be crewed with
SIU Canadian District members is
the Collingwood (Canada Steam
ship). .^This ship, a package
freighter, has a capacity for 7,500
short tons of grain or 3,000 tons of
freight. She will have a speed of
16 knots. It should' be operating at
the start of the next shipping sea
son, according to reports.
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AmerUan-Hawanan
Plans To Peenter
Intercoastal Trade
Lincoln Goes To Sea
American - Hawaiian Steamship
Company, SIU Pacific District con
tracted when last operating on the
Intercoastal freight run in 1953,
may be bringing it back, according
to a report to stockholders made by
President Samuel H. Moerman.
The main reason for such hopes is
that the Maritime Administration
seems to be looking with favor up
on the company's application for
ship mortgage insurance. Several
months ago, a similar application
was turned down.
The insurance would cover the
construction of three trailer-type
vessels for the coast-to-coast trade,
much of which is now in the hands
of the railroads.
If shipping on this route is to be
resurrected, it will first have to
demonstrate economic feasibility.
Mr. Moerman reported that "final
approval is subject to our estab
lishing satisfactory design of the
proposed vessels, economic sound
ness of the project, and evidence
of financial resources and operat
ing ability adequate for the con
struction, operation and mainten
ance of the project."
American-Hawaiian was one of
the first companies in the indus
try to discuss construction of con-
tainerships and at one time had
gotten pretty far advanced in
planning for such vessels, but up
until now it has been unable to
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Changes Going
On SUP Ballot
The fifth and last in a series of
proposed changes in the consti
tution of the Sailors Union of the
Pacific were approved by the SUP
membership meetings and will go
on the referendum ballot. The
proposed changes, representing a
major overhaul of the SUP con
stitution, will bring it into con
formity with the provisions of
Federal jaw governing union pro
cedures.
The changes covered in the fifth
reading dealt with such items as
fund disbursements, strikes and
funeral benefits. Four previous
readings had covered revisions in
other sections of the constitution.
To become effective, the pro
posed constitutional changes will
have to be adopted in secret bal
lot referendum. They will be
placed on the ballot along with the
candidates for SUP offices, k.
On these pages is news of
activities of the SIU Pacific
District representing the three
West Coast unlicensed unions,
the Sailors Union of the Pa
cific, the Marine Firemen's
Union and the Marine Cooks
and Stewards Union, who sail
under the SIU banner predomi
nantly in the Pacific trades to
Hawaii, Alaska, the Far East
and on 'round-^he-world runs.
The'SIU Pacific District Unions
ir* «. key group in the SIUNA,
representing as they do the
HiHre maritime industry on the
tfest Coast.
arrange satisfactory financing de-
taUs.
A consulting engineering study
of the largest single class of cargo
—eastbound canned goods traffic—
indicates that a containership pro
gram would be superior to and
cheaper than the rails.
Further good news is that the
Interstate Commerce Commission
has promised to protect such water
carrier service, once it gets started,
from unfair rail competitioih Mr.
Moerman considers this guarantee
one of the most important steps in
bringing the containership pro
gram off the drawing board and
closer to reality.
One of the existing intercoastal
operators, Luckenbach Steamship,
has been hard hit by such rail
road competition, particularly rate-
cutting on transcontinental canned
goods traffic.
Elections Set
In All Three
Coast Unions
SAN FRANCISCO —The three
Pacific District Unions, the SUP,
MFOW and the MCS, have start
ed procedures for their elections
at the end of this year.
The SUP opened- nominations
October 17 and the candidates ac
ceptances are due before Novem
ber 15. Voting on SUP officials
will be from December 1 until
January 31, 1961.
In the MCS elections, 317
names have been submitted for
the 15 positions to be filled in
the current election. The number
of candidates, neairly a record, is
expected to be reduced after MCS
credentials committee action this
month. Nominations have already
closed and voting will be from
November 1 to December 31.
The MFOW credentials commit
tee has certified 45 candidates
for 16 positions in the Union.
Balloting will be from early No
vember through January..
The incumbent MFOW presi
dent, Sam Bennett, is not a candi
date for re-election. W. W. Jordan
is unopposed for the MFOW presi
dency.
In addition to Unionwide offices
and port offices, the Firemen have
nominated six members for posi
tions on the Board of Trustees of
the Union. Nine delegates to the
SIUNA 1961 convention in Puerto
Rico have also been certified by
the MFOW credentials committee.
In addition to the positions of
president, vice president and
treasurer, the MFOW posts in the
coming election include three
business agents and a dispatcher
for San Francisco; a Seattle Port
agent and business agent. Port
land port and business agents;
San Pedro port and business
agents; New York port and business
agents and a port agent for
Honolulu.
This is a view of the 23,000-ton President Lincoln at the Bethlehem
Steel yard in San'Francisco before she was launched. The new
Sea Racer is now part of the American President Lines fjeet and is
manned by the SIU Pacific District Unions.
President Lincoln
Launched For APL
SAN FRANCISCO — The SS
President Lincoln, first of two Sea
Racer cargoliners being built at
Bethlehem Steel Company's ship
yard here for the American Presi
dent Lines, was launched late last
month.
Together with the SS President
Tyler which is soon to be launched,
APL, an SIU Pacific District-con
tracted company, is spending some
$32 millions on the two vessels.
The SS President Lincoln,
manned by members of the SUP,
MFOW and the MC&S, will carry
a 60-man crew. The 23,000-ton ship
is 563 feet long, has u 76 foot beam
and can cruise at 20 knots. She has
a general cargo capacity of 544,950
cubic feet.
In addition, the ship will accom
modate 12 passengers. One hold
will be for containerized cargo and
another has been designed for
ready conversion to a container
hatch. A 25-ton capacity crane
rides above the container hatch
for handling containers and sea
vans.
The ship, whose keel was laid in
December, 1959, will be delivered
in February, 1961.
Present at the launching were
Ralph K. Davies, chairman and
George Killion, president of APL.
Vice Admiral Ralph E. Wilson,
chairman of the Federal Maritime
Board and Maritime Administrator,
US Department of Commerce, de
clared that it is essential that there
be an adequate number of Amer
ican flag ships.
Pacific District Shipping
Port SUP
8/22 to 9/19
MFOW
9/1 to 9/30
MC&S
9/1 to 9/30
Total
San Fran. 616 240 533 1,389
Seattle 124 87 66 277
Portland 109 35 34 178
Wilmington 465 (no hall) 122 587
New York 88 36 26 150
New Orleans • 8 (ho hall) 4 12
' Honolulu 20 44 23 87
San Pedro (no hall) 104 (no hall) 104
Total M30 546 808 2.784
MFOW, SUP
MCS Start
Wage Talks
SAN FRANCISCO—Pacific Dis
trict Unions of the SIU, tlie SUP,
MFOW and MC&S have entered
negotiations on wage reviews with
shipowners.
The Unions, which presented a
six-point demand in September,
secured agreement on one of the
points: retroactivity. The ship
owners have agreed that all wage
and compensations in the currept
negotiations will be retroactive to
October 1, 1960.
Offer Rejected
^ five per cent, wage Increase
offered by the companies cori-
tracted to the Pacific District Un
ions was rejected as inadequate by
the Joint negotiating committee of
the three Unions.
Proper wage and overtime In
creases have been demanded in
order to restore traditional wage
relationships in the maritime in
dustry. The Unions are conducting
a study to show the lag between
unlicensed departments of the
Pacific District and other maritime
workers.
Supplemental wage allowances
are one of the demands of the
Unions. Correction of inequities in
individual ratings are also being
sought by the union committee.
Automation Problem
The Pacific District is calling for
proper Compensation for automa
tion and mechanization within the
maritime industry. A demand that
a medical center program be put
into operation in the port of San
Francisco by January, 1961, Is also
part of the six-point Union pro
gram. Part of the medical center
program includes optical care for
the members of the Unions.
The present contract does not
expire until next year. All agree
ments between the unions and the
Pacific Maritime Association
companies are being dealt with
now, including offshore, Inter
coastal and coastwise.
Wages are the prime considera
tion in the current negotiations.
The Pacific District unions are
emphasizing a united front on all
propositions and the Unions
proposals are based on the recom
mendations and actions of the
memberships.
Plan New
MCS News
In an effort to better dissemi
nate news and important informa
tion to its membership, the Marine
Cooks and Stewards Union is
planning a new look for its official
publication, "Stewards News,"
through th? formation of a publica-
tions and research department
which will be charged with this
responsibility.
Secretary-Treasurer Ed Turner
notes that the editorial content
of the "Stewards News," through
the new department, will make for
a better-Informed membership. ,
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SAN FRANCISCO—The medical training ship, the SS
Hope, which sailed from here last month to Indonesian and
other Far East ports, will provide some special and unusual
duties for its 135 crew-"*^ ::
members.
The ship, completely
equipped with a floating hospital,
Is a gift of American unions, indus
try and individuals and is spon
sored by Project Hope, a program
Of the ~People-to-People Founda
tion. It will provide medical train
ing for doctors in the Far East and
help the world to health.
The hospital ship is manned by
unlicensed members of the SIU
Pacific District Unions: the SUP,
MFOW and the MCS. A memoran
dum of agreement has been signed
by the Pacific District unions and
the operators covering the hospital
ship.
Although the unlicensed crew is
Bailing the ship for its operators,
American President Lines, under
a standard agreement, there are
some unusual features in its oper^
ation.
Year's Activities
The crew signed articles for a
full year, and the three unions
have agreed that except for emer
gencies such as the need for hos
pitalization or serious family prob
lem, a crew member will not pay
®ff before the termination of his
articles.
But, the crew has advantages
that other crews do not have. The
SS Hope will spend many weeks
In port, and crewmen will receive
an unusual amount of port leave.
Draws' will be in American money
except in those countries where
US currency is forbidden. In those
ports, the crew will be able to
draw the native currency at • the
eflicial exchange.
The ship is fully air-conditioned
In all areas and the crew has serv
ice from the ship's laundry. The
crew also has soda fountain facili
ties and a lounge.
The crew includes a skipper and
four mates, three radio operators,
27 men in the deck department,
two pursers, a hairdresser and a
ehop attendant, nine licensed engi
neers, 24 men in the black gang
and 63 in the steward department.
The ship was the former US
Navy hospital vessel Consolation.
Its 800-bed capacity has been mod
ified to some 230 beds to provide
training facilities.
Dr. Paul Spangler, chief medical
officer of the vessel and a veteran
Navy medical officer, stated that
the medical team plans no direct
assault on-the health problems of
the countries. to be visited. "Our
main objective is training," he
fiaid.
Short* On Doctors
There is only one doctor for
about every 75,000 people iff Indo-
. nesia and it is difficult for the na
tion's 1,100 doctors to keep up with
new medical developments.
The SS Hope will offer the hafd-
pressed Indonesian doctors the
chance to learn how medicine is
- practiced here. They will be taught
. hy treating selected cases brought
' 'aboard the hospital ship.
While American doctors will of-
~ ter advanced medical knowledge to
their Indonesian colleagues, they
themselves will be learning about
diseases such as smallpox and
tropical fevers seldom seen in the
US.
The $3,500,000 operating budget
for the hospital ship's activities
for the first year is being raised
by unions, business and private
contributors.
The itinerary of the ship in
cludes the Indonesia ports of
Djakarta, Oct. 18; Macassar, Nov.
4; Ambon, Dec. 5; Kupan, Dec. 30;
Bima, Jan. 15;*Padang Bai in Bali,
Feb. 1; Surabaya, Feb. 21; Sama-
rang, March 22; and Djakarta,
April 23. The next port will be
Singapore, followed by visits to
Vijst Nam seaports.
Sanitation Viial
Because oP the nature of th#*
services rendered aboard the ves
sel, all three shipboard depart-
"ments will have to pay scrupulous
attention to cleanliness in all quar
ters. This is particularly true, of
course, in the galley, where the
steward department will be pre-,
paring meals for patieqts in addi
tion to the 72-member medical
crew and various visiting officials
and local doctors in the countries
being visited.
The steward' department has a
great opportunity to display its
skills because doctors have a repu
tation of being notoriously indif
ferent to the food they eat.
In addition to the nsual ship
board power plant and other ma
chinery, the black gang will main
tain air-conditioning equipment
and added generators for use in
operating rooms and other special
ized services. Engine department
members must wear white boiler
suits to be provided by the opera
tors, when frequenting public areas
aboard the ship.
I ndonesia-Bound
Here are some of the Sailors Union members of the SS Hope crew: (front, 1-r) S. Foo, OS; D. William,
OS; John McGovern, AB; A. Melville, H. Y. Chung, E. C. Bloke, and T. Eriksen, ordinaries; J. Simon,
MM and W. Darding, AB. (Standing, l-rj: D. Smith, QM; F. Ward, MM; 0. W. Kosky, AB delegate;
M. L. Van Dusen, carpenter; John O'Meara, bosun; Leonard Alder, QM; Frank Ashton, AB; A. Joslin,
AB; J. McNulty, AB; Erik Pearsson and Walter Gagrica, both watchmen; George Bunkenburg, DM,
and O. Olstad, storekeeper. Picture was taken on the helicopter deck of the SS Hope in Son Francisco.
MCS Committee Issues Report
And Review Of Union Operation
SAN FRANCISCO—The Marine Cooks and Stewards Operations and Review Commit
tee report was overwhelmingly accepted by the membership of the union last month. The
report, the product of a committee composed of Ted Nelson, Ted Wilson, George McDowell,
Stafford Ash, Gordon Shaw,"*' "
Willie Farmer, Charles Dan
iels, and Charles Ilutto, made
recommendations on a variety of
subjects ranging from shipping
rules to the MCS training school
at Santa Rosa.
The recommendations Include a
suggestion that there be a general
tightening of the shipping agree-
Nurses aboard the SS Hope, floating hospital ship which will bring
medical aid to the peoples of Southeast Asia, inspected the master
control board in tlie engine room before the vessel set sail fi:om
San Francisco. Le(f to right are Joanne Acfelfing and Teresa
Campbell, with Chief Engineer C. A. Strohacker, member of the
MEBA Local 97. .
ment in connection with the post
ing of work .schedules and assign
ments. The SS Matsonia was sin
gled out for special comment on
the work schedule issue.
It was also recommended that
all freighter chief steward jobs be
placed on the shipping board and
dispatched in accordance with the
shipping rules. The committee
charged that this practice is not
followed in some ports.
A union indoctrination program,
to familiarize members with the
constitution, shipping rules and
agreement, was recommended. It
was also suggested that the ac
countants who compile the finan
cial reports make more detailed
findings.
Shipping Rule Changes
Efforts should be made to nego
tiate the recently passed "one-year-
rule" into the present agreement
with shipowners, the committee
said. A one-card registration sys
tem was also suggested to replace
the present three-card system.
An amendment to the shipping
rules was suggested, to read in
part: "In case a vessel is laid up
and is reactivated within 30 days,
those employed on the vessel at
the time of lay-up shall be entitled
to return to the vessel to complete
their alloted seniority time provid
ing they-register to re-ship."
The committee, reviewing the
recent purchase of the Don Hotel
in Wilmington, suggested that the
union continue ownership at the
present time. Leasing' the bar and
restaurant to a private individual
was suggested.
Also examined by the committee
was the training center at Santa
Rosa.
It was recommended that the
training program be continued on
a limited basis, with an enrollment
of 36 persons. More cabins for pen
sioners were suggested and it was
also recommended that added
equipment be purchased for the
center. •
SIU Pacific
District Halls
SUP
HONOLULU 51 South Nimitz High\v.iy
PHone 502-777
NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St.
Jackson 5-7428
NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn
HVacinth 9-6603
PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St.
CApitol 3-4336
SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St.
Douglas 2-8363
SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave.
Main 2-0290
WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave.
Terminal 5-6617
MC&S
HONOLULU .. 51 South Nimitz Highway
PHone 5-1714
NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St.
RAmond 7-428
NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn
HYacinth 9-eeOO
PORTLAND
SAN FRANCISCO..
SEATTLE
WILMINGTON
..211 SW Clay St.
CApitol 7-3222
...350 Fremont St.
EXbrook 7-560O
2505 1st Ave.
MAin 3-0088
. 505 Marine Ave.
, TErminal 4-8538
MFOW
HONOLULU... 56 North Nimitz Highway
PHone 5-6077
NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St.
MAgnolia 0404
•NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St.
COrtland 7-7094
PORTLAND 522 NW Everett St.
CApitol 3-72974
SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St.
DOuglas 2-4592
SAN PEDRO .296 West 7th St.
TErminal 3-4489
SEATTLE ...2333 Western Ave.
HAIn 2-6326
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Fire Twenilj-Foiir SEAFARERS LOG Oetoter, IfM
Crewmember Flees Russian Ship
Ignored by American news
services while, reporters raced
around at the heels of Russian
Premier Khrushchev, the crew-
members of the Russian-flag Bal-
tika sprung into prominence last
week when one of them jumped
ship and asked for political asylum
In the United States.
Victor Jaanimets, .an oiler,
slipped away from a group of ship
mates while shopping in Manhattan
and made good his escape. After
security checks by the FBI and
Immigration, he was permitted to
stay in the US.
Jaanimets, an Estonian, de
nounced Communist enslavement
of his native country. He declared
that crewmembers had been set to
spying upon each other, and that
Russian security men "supervised"
the crews' comings and goings.
Up until Jaanimets' dramatic
flight, the Russian crew had gone
about the^r sightseeing and shop
ping in Manhattan without arous
ing a tremor of interest. They were
the first Russian w.orkers to come
ashore in the United States since
shortly after the end of World
War II. All other Russians coming
to the States have been officials,
members of diplomatic missions
or representatives of trade agen
cies.
When the ship arrived in New
York, US Imniigration issued some
180 D-1 landing permits enabling
the crew to come ashore for up to
Radiating pleasure at prospect of enjoying political asylum in
the US, &tonian seaman Victor Jaanimets meets the press at US
Immigration Office in New York. Jaanimets, an oiler, sought
freedom after quitting crew of the Soviet liner Bgltika which
brouglit Soviet Premier Khrushchev here for UN sessions. Baltika
sailed short one oiler last week.
29 days. Police sources said that
the Russian crewmembers came
ashore in groups, and Jaanimets
later informed reporters that crew
members were instructed to keep
watch on each other. The crew
members were told by Red security
officers to travel in groups of fitre
Do you think it is desirable to allow crewmembers to draw against
their overtime wages? If so, why?
J. L. Gomez, bosun: That would
depend on the individual's finan
cial condition —
his obligations to
his family and
creditors, etc. A
draw against OT
would mean a
smaller payoff at
the end of the
trip. This might
tend to place a
hardship on the
family of the Seafarer who drew
the money. Of course. It's a dif
ferent story for a single man with
no responsibility. In any event, I
don't draw on OT wages.
t" t> it
Ysee Hong, steward dept.: No—
at least not for me. I have a wife
and two children
who are depend
ent upon my pay.
I wouldn't think
of drawing
against OT wages
because it would
not be fair to
them. To do this
would minimize
the amount of
pay due me at the end of the voy
age. I have had the opportunity to
take advantage of this offer on
numerous occasions but have al
ways passed up the chance.
^ It
Lester Herbert, chief cook: Most
•hips I sail make round-the-world
trips, and we're
allowed to draw
against ten per
cent of the over
time we have
worked. I never
pass up the
chance to do this
because in spite
of the draw, I
still have ample
money coming to me at payoff
time. This way I stiU hgve pocket
money and my family doesn't have
to suffer from lack of financial
support
Clifford Henry, chief cook: I feel
the same way about drawing
against OT as do
many of my ship
mates in the
stewards depart
ment. It's okay to
draw against OT,
if, in doing so,
the family budget
is not affected.
I am a family
man and have
consistently taken advantage of the
offer. I might also add that this
has not hurt them. I feel that If
the shipping company goes along
with the policy, I will too.
^
Mario F. Serrano, stewards dept.:
I alwasrs draw against overtime
pay whenever I
can. Why? So I
can send money
home to my wife
and two children
at periodic inter
vals. This, inci
dentally, is a
great help to
them. At the
same time, I still
have a bit of money for myself—
to take care of my own needs. I
usually sail on short hauls to
Puerto Rico and on ships which
allow weekly draws of this nature.
t>
Cecil Rush, oiler: Yes—it would
be desirable. When a man (like
myself) has a
family and pro
vides them with
the maximum al
lotment, he's left
with very little to
draw from when
he's in foreign
ports. He mi^ht
wish to take
some souvenirs
home, and certainly needs a certain
amount for personal recreation.
Example: I draw alT I can when I
hit Yokohama. There's great
recreation there!
to protect themselves against
"thugs and criminals."
Jaanimets sneaked away from
his group in a crowded Manhattan
department store, grabbed the
nearest cab^and headed to down
town Manhattan. He then wan
dered into a waterfront bar nrhere
he somehow communicated"^ his
plight to one of the patrons, who
got him into safe hands. Two days
later he was granted asylum by
Immigration and is now resting at
an undisclosed location.
MA Seeks
WO-Knot
Stilt' Sttip
A second contract for developing
hydrofoils has been awarded to a
Grumman Aircraft affiliate by the
Maritime Administration. The pro
ject is supposed to come up with a
foil which will permit vessels to
travel over the water at more than
100 miles per hoar.
Dynamic Developments Inc., of
Babylon, LI, is already building a,
104-foot, eighty-ton hydrofoil craft
which is expected to travel at 70
knots using conventional foils. It
won the $428,000 contract for the
new project.
The new contract is to develop
wedge-shaped foils to direct the
drag-producing vacuum, or cavita
tion to the rear of the foil where it
will not reduce the • foil's lifting
power. Most foils in use' today
encounter the cavitation problem.
The company demonstrated a 23-
foot experimental craft with the
new foils at an international con
ference on hydrofoils at the Hague,
Netherlands, last month. The new
foils were originated by William P.
Carl, president of the company.
The contract calls for equipping
the 104-foot craft with the new
"super-cavitating" foils. It is part
of a hydrofoil research program
being carried out by the Maritime
Administration in cooperation with
the Navy's Bureau of Ships and the
Office of Naval Research.
Shorthandedt
If a crewmember quits whQe
a ship is in port, delegates
are asked to contact the hall
immediately for a replace
ment. Fast acllon on their part
will keep all Jobs aboard ship
filled at all times and elimi
nate the chance of the ship
sailing shorthanded.
By SIDNEY MARGOLIVS . :
Insurance Fees Often Out Of Line
If you buy a car on time payments and sometimes other types of
merchandise, the chances are that you also are paying for cr^t lif«
insurance without knowing it.
A survey by the National Better Business Bureau has found that
over half of all buyers of cars on installment plans also buy credit life
insurance without their knowledge or consent.
Kenneth B. Wilson, president of the Bureau, says this happens be
cause many time-payment contracts do not itemize the various charges
in addition to the price of the car, but simply lump a charge for
credit insurance into the total price of the car.
Credit life insurance nowadays is required by most banks and
finance companies, and some installment dealers, whey you take out
a loan or buy on time. >The insurance pays off the balance of yoim
debt if you die before completing your payments. Lenders provide
it chiefly for their own protection. However, it's not a bad deal for
you if you know you're paying for it, and most of all, pay just •
reasonable fee for it.
Credit unions, for example, provide credit life insurance for all
borrowers without any extra charge. Many banks and reputable
lenders provide it at an extra fee of 50-60 cents fpr each $100 bor
rowed.
At a cost to you 60 cents or less per $100 of debt, credit life insuiv
ance does provide temporary insurance at a time when you probably
need it most- If anything happened
to you, your wife or co-signer won't
have to complete -the payments.
It's group insurance, so everybody
pays tiie same rate with no medi
cal exam. Thus it's especially help
ful for older people and those in
hazardous occupations or suffering
from a chronic illness, who usually
liave to pay extra for life insurance.
Whether you want credit insur
ance or not, you're pretty likely to
get it these days if you borrow or
buy on time. This type of insurance
has soared from less than two mil
lion policies in 1948 to over 35 mil
lion in '58, the BBB reports. Ap
parently half or more of all fami
lies may be paying for credit life
insurance right now whether they
know it or not.
But dealers and lenders who add
credit life insurance on to your
bill without your knowledge, also
often overcharge for it, the BBB study finds. In fact, the price some
sellers charge is scandalous. The National Association of Insurance
Commissioners found that over half the companies selling this type
of insurance, paid out in claims less than 20 percent of the premiums
charged. Almost one-third of the companies paid out less than ten
percent
That means the. fees for this insurance were rigged so that for
every dollar charged for credit life insurance by these conipanles, they
paid only less than ten to 20 cents.
The commissioners found that three Insurance companies special*
izing In this type of insurance took in a total of $33,500,000 one recent
year and paid out in claims only $7,400,000 or 22 percent. So you
can see the extent of the gouge.
Besides insurance companies, the people making the money on
credit life insurance are the dealers and loan companies who add it
to your installment contract. The commissioners' study found that
well over half the insurance companies paid in commissions, rebates
or kickbacks, over 50 percent of the fees charged installment buyers
and borrowers for such Insurance. Some commissions or kickbacks
ranged as high as 80 percent. If you had a balance of, say, $1000 on
the purchase of a car, and the dealer or lender tacked on $22 for
"credit life insurance", he was able to pocket $11-$17 of it for himself.
Some of the finance companies have set up their own insuranc*
companies for the specific purpose of selling credit life insurance.
The commis: ".oners found that one Insurance company, a wholly-
owned subsidiary of one of the largest national finance companies,
paid out only 21 cents in claims for every dollar it took in on the
sale of credit life insurance.
Now the state insurance commissioners want the companies to limit
their take to 50 percent of the premiums charged. This is still an
exorbitant price, and almost twice as much "as regular insurance com
panies require for their overhead and profit on regular life insurance.
You have to protect yoiurself from this widespread gougecTt's simple
enough:
1—Don't sign any installment contract if the dealer lumps all th#
charges together without itemizing what you pay for various items.
2—If the dealer does itemize a charge for "insurance" but doesn't
say what kind, then make him specify whether this is insurance on
the car itself, or credit life insurance, and how much he is charging
for each.
3—If Jie charges much more than 60 cents per $100 of your balance,
you are paying more than you need to. Thus on a balance of $1000
on a used car, a moderate charge for credit life insurance would be $6.
4—If a dealer or loan company also charges you for accident and
health Insurance with an installment purchase or loan, you may b«
a candidate for a real gouge. Some fringe auto dealers and some .
small-loan companies, especially In the southwest and midwest, have
been charging' borrowers not only for credit life insurance, but for
health; insurance too.
5—^Also beware if a dealer or loan company charges you for-credit
insurance but withholds the policy. If anything did happen tO you,
your family might never know you were covered by such Insurance.
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1N« SEAFARISRS LOG Tag* twa^'Whrn
Bank-Breaking Job
Contest winner Elliott Bloke, on employee of the MAWD-con-
trocted Air Master Corp., Philadelphia, shovels silver dollars on
TV's "Beo't The Clock" show. He netted 29,000 of them.
MAWD Member Scoops
Up $29,000 On TV Show
Elliott Blake, 22, an employee of the MAWD-contracted
Airmaster Corp. in Philadelphia, last month shoveled his waiy
to riches—on a network TV program at that.
"Blake the winner of a*^
national sweepstake contest
sponsored by a soft drink firm.
As sucli, he was entitled to
shovel as many silver dollars as he
could from one large bin into an*
other, in -five minutes. He was
guaranteed $15,000 but stood to
win much more-depending on how
fast he could move the loot.
Blake went into training for the
task, shoveling coal for the expe
rience, but mostly shoveling metal
washers weighing the same as sil
ver dollars. The MAWD-contracted
Airmaster Corp., alerted that
Blake would appear on TV to do
his shoveling act, built a set of
bins and supplied him with a stock
pile of washecs so he could get in
some practice during breaks and
lunch hours. The employee shov-
, eled an average of around 47,000
washers during practice sessions.
But when the real thing came
around, he actually netted $29,000
which still is not so bad.
Uncle Sam estimates that his
chare of Blake's winnings should
be at least $8,000 (but naturally he
prefers paper currency or a check).
Blake plans to use about $12,000
for a new house for he and his
bride-to-be, Mary Ann Skaziak.
After paying off a few bills he'll
put the rest into savings.
Blake's winning ticket, by the
way, was chosen from among some
4.5 million entries.
These Are Your
Union Meetings
—^Attend Them!
All union members sfiould
regularly attend tlie member
ship meetings in their area.
These meetings are devoted
to discussions of matters vital to
the welfare and security of
every MAWD member and his
faniily.
What's more, these meetings
provide every MAWD member
with the opportunity to speak up
and state his yiews about thes&
vital matters.
Here is the schedule of the
next meetings:
NEW YORK - Tuesday, No
vember 1 at 7 PM, SlU Hall,
675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn.
BALTIMORE - Friday, No
vember 4 at 8 PM, SlU Hall,
1316 E. Baltimore St.
PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday,
November 8, at 7:30 PM, SlU
Hall, 2604 S. 4th Street.
SUNBURY-Sunday, Novem
ber 13, at 2 PM, Friendship
Fird Company.
SlU WINS VOTE BY 2-1
AT 2 ROTO BROIL PLANTS
The SIU industrial workers organizing drive scored one of its most significant victor
ies in the New York area this month when it won a National Labor Relations Board election
183 to 98 at two plants of the Jay-Kay Corporation.
The decisive election vie-"*
tory culminated a bitter 13-
month campaign at the com
pany, which manufactures rotis-
series and electric grills under the
Roto Broil trade name. Opposing
the SIU's campaign at the plant
was the so-called "Amalgamated
Local 355" an "independent" out
fit that had been thrown out of
-the AFL-CIO some time ago be
cause of its sellout practices.
The "Local 355" group had a
"contract" at the plant which pro
vided for dues checkoff and little
else. Some of dhe workers for the
firni were making as little as the
$1 an hour minimum wage re
quired by Federal law, and the
"shop stewards" also doubled as
straw bosses for the company.
Delaying Tactics
Repeated layoffs of pro-SIU
workers down through the months,
plus delaying tactics by the em
ployer and "Local 355" made' the
organizing task a difficult. one.
A primary demand being made by
the Union is the reinstatement of
the many workers who were dis
charged for Union activity or pro-
SIU sympathies.
Employ 650
While the total vote cast, includ
ing voids and challenges, was 309,
the company normally employs
between 550 and 650 people. The
scheduling of the vote came at the
end of the summer slack season.
A victory meeting of Roto Broil
employees held this week dis
cussed SIU demands for a genuine
union contract. Among items being
sought by the Union are a wage
increase above the bare minimums
now being paid, a job security sys
tem, an effective grievance pro
cedure, and a job classification sys
tem, with specific wage scales for
specific duties.
Arrangements were also afoot for
a secret ballot vote for shop stew
ards in the plants.
The Roto Broil win is particular
ly Important as representing a
breach in the group of "inde
pendent" unions in various New
York City manufacturing plants.
Notify Welfare
Of Changes
The SIU Welfare Services De
partment reports that it has had
difficulty locating seamen's
families because the seamen's
enrollment or beneficiary cards
have not been kept up to date.
Some death benefit payments
have been delayed for some
time until the Seafarer's bene
ficiaries could be located. To
avoid delays in payments of wel
fare benefits Seafarers are ad
vised to notify the Union Im
mediately of any changes in ad-
dres's, changes in the names of
beneficiaries or additional de
pendents by filling out new en
rollment and beneficiary cards.
These cards can be obtained in
any SIU port.
Most of these "independents" op-
ei;ate in much the same fashion—
they get a contract providing dues
checkoff, but no real benefits. In
some Instances, the "independent"
is hooked up with an industrial
employment agency, and workers
last just long enough on the job to
pay their agency fees, after which
a new batch of people is hired.
52 Collect Yl elf are
Benefits In Month
The Marine and Allied Workers Division paid jout a total
oi 52 benefit claims to MAWD members and their dependents
during the month of September. This brings the grand total
'of benefits paid out to $209,--^
983.50, since the inception of
the Welfare Plan.
Among the largest, claims paid
out during the month was one
totaling $489.85. This went to Jo
seph Mazur, an employee of Esco
Manufacturing, Camden, NJ. It
covered hospital and surgical pay
ments for one of his dependents.
Another sizable benefit check, in
the amount of $422.50, went to
Henry McAllister, of the MAWD-
contracted Air Master Corp., Phil
adelphia. This disbursement cov
ered dependent hospitalization
costs.
Of the 52 claims paid out during
September, MAWD members re
ceived 23 payments and their de
pendents accounted for the re
maining 29. Seven claims were for
maternity benefits.
During the second month of op
eration as a self-insured plan, the
MAWD Northeast Area Welfare
Plan had no occasion to disburse
insurance payments or death,
accidental death or dismember
ment claims. The total paid out
to claimants was for hospital,
maternity or disability benefits.
Maternity benefits were paid to
the following: * •
MR, AND MRS. C. STENDE-
ROWICZ, $62.50 for the birth of a
child at Nazareth Hospital, Phila
delphia, August 11, 1960. The
claimant is an employee at All
American Metals, Philadelphia.
MR. AND MRS. L. WELCH,
$62.50 for the birth of a child at
Nazareth Hospital, PhUadelphia,
August 7, 1960. Welch is employed
at All American Metals, Philadel
phia.
MR. AND MRS. JOHN BREN-
NAN, $120.00 for the birth of a
child at Memorial Hospital, Au
gust 19, 1960. Brennan works at
Stephen Laurie, Philadelphia.
MR. AND MRS. JERRY PRIMI-
ANO, $182.50 for the birth of a
child at Adelphi Hospital, Brook
lyn, NY, August 3, 1960. Primiano
is employed by Acme Canvas and
Rope in Brooklyn.
MR. AND MRS, JOSEPH
SMITH, $182.50 for the birth of a
child at Juanita Park Medical Cen
ter, Philadelphia, August 29, 1960.
Smith is employed by All Ameri
can "Metals, Philadelphia.
MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM LOW-
RIMORE, $182.50 for the birth of
a child at John Hopkins Hospital,
Pasadena, Md., August 21, 1960.
Lowrimore is with Hill Chase
SteeL Baltimore.
MR. AND MRS. JAMES JOHN
SON, $180.00 for the birth of a
child at Temple University Hospi
tal, Philadelphia, August 20, 1960.
Johnson works at Air Master Corp.,
Philadelphia.
With SIU indiistrla! Workers
This is one in a series of features which the SEAFARERS LOG will
will publish regarding members of SW-affiliated unions working in
maritime production and allied fields.
BROTHER WILLIAM LOWRI
MORE is qmployed as a leader at
the Hill Chase
Steel Company
of Maryland in
Baltimore, Md., a
plant which was
organized by the
Union last year.
He has worked
at the Hill Chase
firm since April,
1955, and has
been a member of the MAWD
since June, 1959. He and his wife
Katherine live at 2 Fourth St.,
Magothy Beach, Pasadena. They
have two children, Debra Dawn, 3,
and William Dale, 1.
BROTHER LAWRENCE WELSH
is employed at All American Metal
Company in Phil
adelphia as a
shipper. He has
been with the
company since
August, 1957, and
joined the MAWD
in February, 1958.
Before that,
Welsh served a
three-year hitch in the US Army,
from December, 1952, to Novem
ber, 1955. Welsh is married, and
he and his wife Jane reside at
1619 Fillmore Street, Philadelphia.
He is now enjoying the benefits of
an MAWD contract at the plant.
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Uniont Are Target:
CE strike Beef Starf
Of 'Get tough' Program
A new effort by a giant corporation to break the strength of the trade union movement
is now underway. Some 70,000 members of the International Union of Electrical Workers
have been forced out on the picket lines in an obvious company attempt to dictate, rather
than bargain, on the condi--*-
tions of a new agreement.
It was the first major walk
out against the company since 1946
and the most important nationally
since last year's 116-day steel shut
down. That too, was a deliberate
effort by the steel companies to
get a free hand in determining
working rules and working condi
tions.
GE made it plain throughout the
negotiations that it would not
modify its contract offer, nor
would it submit the issues to arbi
tration. It also made it plain it
would attempt to operate the
plants with strikebreakers.
Company Stands Pat
Workers were told through di
rect mail that the company will
not budge. Advertisements are
seeking to give employes the im
pression that the company is better
suited to look after their welfare
than the union. Labor considers
this to be the "new look" in an old
story—union busting.
In the 130-odd communities in
which GE operates plants, business
and political leaders have been on
notice that unless the police give
"adequate protection" to non-
strikers, the company will consider
moving away. This can be an
economic weapon of great force,
and it only underlines the fact
that GE intends, without declaring
it to the press, to break the strike.
GE's action reflects a change in
attitude in union-management rela
tions. Until now, the giant corpo
rations in GE's class have shown a
willingness to bargain, and in no
A/ej(T VMS
I'LL nr
case would they attempt to oper
ate through a strike.
The lUE is only one of 100 un
ions dealing with the vast General
Electric network. Its membership
of 70,000 employed at GiS repre
sents about 60 percent of the
hourly-rated work force.
GE's size and wealth are in
dicated by the 240,000 employees
in 166 plants operating in 29*states.
The annual sales volume is an
astronomical $4 billion. GE is
rated high among the top ten US
money-makers. * There is little
doubt that if management has a
mind to, it clin conduct a long and
bitter struggle.
. The company's proposal calls for
1 two-step wage increase of three
percent at the signing of the con
tract and four percent in 18
months. It includes a job retaining
and severance pay fund and im
provements in pension and welfare
benefits.
The union feels these proposals
fall short. It is after a percent
rise in each year of a two-year con
tract, with supplementary un
employment benefits and continua
tion of a cost-of-living escalator
clause.
But n^ore important than the
specifics of the negotiations is the
fact that management, in this in
stance, is out to dictate to union
representatives exactly what the
membership wSl get. If GE should
be successful, it will undoubtedly
inspire other companies to emulate
it, which could touch off a new era
of serious strife in union-manage
ment relations. -
Visit To Dad's Union
- The Ihtemational Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union scored a
major .victory over the "discredited
and defunct" Pennsylvania Gar
ment Manufacturers Association
when 33 shops voted for ILGWU
representation in a National Labor
Relation Board election. The vote
was hailed as a final victory over
underworld elements that had at
tempted to penetrate the Pennsyl
vania manufacturers' field, and
thereby disrupt the union.
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Local 1947 of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
Omaha, Neb., has won' medical,
vacation and pension improve
ments for some 55,000 employes
of Western Electric Co. The
agreement was reached a couple of
weeks before the current contract
expired. J^s expected to set a
pattern for other Western Electric
under comract
Seafarer Soii Shek escorts three of his children on tour of SlU head
quarters (I. to ,r.) Har Ming, 12; May 5, and James, 7. He has
two older children.
branches under coiftract with
IBEW.
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Travis A. Meredith, 18, son of a
Railway Clerks member, has been
awarded a four-year AFL-CIO
merit scholarship. He filled a va
cancy left by a previous winner.
Gene S. Cain, who was killed acci
dentally a few days after he had
been named winner.
Meredith expects to major in
electrical engineering at Yale Uni
versity. His father, Travis A. Sr., is
a member of Railway Clerks Local
19, of Bluefield, W. Va.
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Some 120,000 Canadian trade
unionists late last month formu
lated plans for a strike against
Canadian railroads after flatly re
jecting the recommendation of a
Federal Conciliation Bdard. The
unions were asking a 25 cent an^
hour increase, but were offered'
instead a 14.1-cent-an-hour rise
over a two-year period plus an
additional week of vacation after
25 years of service. Fifteen non-
operating unions are involved in
the issue.
$1 ' $1 $•
The Textiie Workers Union of
America has won wage increases
ranging from 6.5 to 10 cents an
hour for two segments of the in
dustry. Involved are some 6,000
workers at Berkshire-Hathaway,
Inc., which, ias seven plants In
Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The settlement, which provides a
new minimum of $1.31 an hour. Is
expected to establish a pattern for
nearly 200 northern cotton and
rayon plants employing around 45.-
000 workers. The agreement fol
lowed a series of settlements in
the woolen and worsted branches
of the industry which netted some
23,000 workers in 100 mills a new
hourly minimum of $L50.
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Two railway nniops are consider
ing the possibility of a merger
which, if effected, would "result
In better protection" for the mem
bers in view of certain problems
faced by the industry at present.
The two unions are the AFL-CIO
Railroad Trainmen and the un
affiliated Railway Conductors and
Brakemen, both of which have
named committees to explore tlie
possibilities of such an affiliation,
amalgamation or consolidation. The
presidents of both unions, cited de
creasing employment and repeated
attacks by management on their
members as reason for the possible
closer alignment of the two.
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A one-third increase in members'
dues and per-capita payments to
the AFL-CIO was approved by the
delegates to the ninth constitu
tional convention of the Electrical,
Radio and Machine Wbikers, at
Miami last month. The increases
will take effect, however, only
after ratification by a referendum
vote among the uifion's 400,000
members.
Make Checks
To 'SlU-A&G'
Seafarers mailing in checks
or money orders to the Union
to cover dues payments are
urged to be sure to make all of
them payable to the SIU-A&G
District
Some Seafarers have sent in
checks and money orders in the
names of individual Headquar
ters officials. This makes for a
problem in bookkeeping which
can be avoided if checks are
made out' to the Union directly.
JOHN C. (Atlantic Carriers), July
31—Chairman, Cari Cooper; Secretary,
V. L. Harding. No major beefs.
Some disputed OT. Ship not to sail
_be£ore all stores are aboard. Need
screens for doors. Dirty cups to be
returned to pantry. Don't throw
trash on deck.
KATHRYN (Bull), August 7—Chair
man, Willie Ortiz; Secretary, Leon
Hall, Jr. Ship's delegate reports de
layed sailing will be paid to those
who were off Cuty, not payaWe to
those who were working. Cooperate
in keeping washroom clean. Motion
that crewmembers write suggested
improvements to Vacation Plan and
mail to SIU. Contact chief engineer
for keys to reefer engine room. To
take up matter of paint on deck with
safety representative.
STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian),
August 8—Chairman, Charles John
son; Secretary, E. Perry. Minutes of
previous meeting read. Motion to go
on to ship delegate's report. Cleaning
schedule by department rotation
posted In messhall. Repair lists and
disputed OT to be turned over to
delegate. Crew asked not to put
anything in freezer unit of ice box;
also to put away cots during canal
passage, and ports lying ahead. $20
in ship's Tund. Suggestion that crew-
members let delegate know how much
they wish to donate to AMMLA and
Captain wiU charge your account.
Keep fidley doors closed at aU times.
Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for
job well done.
ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), July 31—
Chairman, Charles E. Cook; Secre
tary, C. Wright. Ship's delegate re-
pdrts one man getting off in New
Orleans due to illness in family.
Crew reminded to keep doors locked
in port.
COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service),
July 31—Chairman, G. Svenningsen;
Secretary, R. DeVirgileo. Ship to go
in yard in a couple of weeks. Crew
asked to bring repair lists up to date.
One man missed ship in Xake Charles
due to death In family. Some dis
puted OT in engine department. Vote
of thanks to steward department for
fine job.
OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas),
July 31—Chairman, J. J. Cabral;
Secretary, O. N.'Raynor. Ship's dele
gate reports beef concerning AB to
be reported to SIU. Two men fired in
Baton Rouge for drinking. Messhall
and pantry to be kept clean. No
smoking in gaUey whUe preparing
meals.
CAROLYN (Bull), July 26—Chair
man, G. C. Eller; Secretary, John M.
: .
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Clarke. Special meetihg called by
engine and deck delegates to discuSs
ice situation. Ice is not to be wasted
and is to be evenly distributed. Li
censed personnel to stay away from
crew's ice /box and vice-versa.
ZEPHYR HILLS (Panamerlcan Over
seas), July 26—Chairman, T. Hill;
Secretary, W. Wallace. Previous min
utes read and accepted. No beefs re
ported. To order new library. Mat
tress needed. Steward says he or
dered same but it was not received.
July 16—Chairman, T. Hill; Secre
tary, W. Wallace. Ship's delegate re
ports captain will not allow draws on
OT. $9.75 in fund. Ice water to be
on table at meals. Crew to take bet
ter care of wind scoops.
DEL SANTOS (Mississippi), July 17
—Chairman, Lionel W. Antoine; Scc-
i-etary, Mont McNabb, Jr. Tadeusz
Zielinskl resigned as ship's delegate
with vote of thanks from crew for
job well done. Sa'm A. Bailey was
elected new ship's delega^. $12 in
fund. No beefs reported. Discussion
. on ice water for meals. Steward was
told there were to be company par
ties aboard in some ports and doesn't
know how the stores will hold but.
Says he will try to order stores ashore
and will try not to run short.
PENN SHIPPER (Penn Shipping),
June 19—Chairman, Donald Hewson;
Secretary, J. W. ButleK No beefs
reported. Disputed OT will be taken
up with patrolman at payoff. Deck
engineer reported that arrangements
had been made to repair the fans
that are out of order. Steward re-,
minded crewmembers to return empty
cups to pantry. W. Stockman re
ported that, captain is taking up with
the Coast Guard the matter of new
clothing that was stolen from him at
the payoff. Crew asked to read and
heed instructions posted at the wash
ing machine.
RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land Serv
ice), August I—Chairman, B. Varn,
Jr.; Secretary, W. Blakeslee. Minutes
from previous meeting read and ac
cepted. Repair list turned in. No
beefs. Suggestion by bosun for crew
to throw cigarette butts over the side
instead of on deck around gangway
area. Donation for new TV to be
taken up at payoff. Vote of thanks -
to steward department for good
food and service. More discussion on
getting clothes dryer for crew. Porce
lain in bottom - of washing machine
tub badly chipped. Need new ma
chine. Take In all cots off deck be
fore ship enters port. Return cups to
pantry. ,
SS THETIS (Rye Marine), July 7—
Chairman, T. Jackson; Secretary, $,
McCurdy. Deck department delegate
reports chief mate working on deck
in place of crew. Some disputed OT
in steward and engine departments.
Resolution to have Fpod Plan repre
sentatives investigate feeding on thi.S
ship which is below par. Suggestion
that each department delegate ' give
draw and replacement list to ship's
delegate to be handed In to captain
at each port of call. To lighten duties
of crew messtnan will try using two
mess tables closest to galley. To pre
vent crew from taking chairs from
foc'sle and recreation room, suggest
benches be built port and starboard
aft of crew's messhaU as there is no
place to sit. All hands cooperate in
keeping recreation hall and ship's
laundry room clean. Chief mate un
cooperative in issuing medical and
hospital slips to unlicensed personnel.
Pumpman and members of the crew
who hava duties in the pump room
feel it Is unsafe, sliding around on
floor plate which Is covered with oil
caused by a broken line which was
never properly cleaned. Will bring
this matter to attention of safety
committee.
PENN SHIPPER (Penn Shipping),
July 17—Chairman, John F. Dicker-
ton; Secretary, W. King. No beefs
reported. Everything running smooth
ly. Discussion on welfare of crew to
be taken up in Karachi. -
* AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land Service),
August 7—Chairman, James Dawson;
Secretary, E. Kocanovskl. Ship's
treasurer reports $13 in fund. Motion
' to have patrolman check menu. Stew
ard claims insufficient stores; steak,
duck, veal. etc. Store list left with
new steward is not as listed.
STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), July
23—Chairman, Roy Poole; Secretary,
James Brasfield. Everything running
smoothly. $12.12 in ship's fund. Keep
screen doors locked in foreign ports;
also pantry and messhall. Keys to
be kept by gangway watch. Return,
all cups and glasses to pantry. New
screens for messroom.
COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic
tory Carriers), July 31—Chairman and
Secretary, Robert M. Douglas. Cabi
nets for Installation inside lockers
put aboard. All repairs turned in.
New. Ubrary aboard. Day workers
off on week-end keep in touch with
' ship while -in Europe.- One fireman
missed ship in New York. No beefs
reported.
PANDORA (Epiphany Tankers), July
31—Chairman, Red Brady; Secretary,
A. McArthur. Ship's delegate reports
one member put ashore at Suez,
Egypt due to illness. To take this
matter up with patrolman at payoff.
$12 in ship's fund. Beefs to be set
tled at payoff.
STEEL DIRECTOR (isthmian), July
17—Chairman, Albert W. Lima; Sec
retary, Tony Gaspar. No beefs re
ported. $18 in ship's fund. Crew re
minded not to leave cots on deck.
SANTA VENETIA (Eism SS), July 23
—Chairman, John Burke; Secretary,
G. L. Edwards. No beefs reported.
$17 in ship's fund. Crew to be more
careful when using washing machine
and to remove clothes when dry.
JOSEFINA (J. H. Winchester), Au
gust 6—Chairman, Peter P. Luketic;
Secretary, J. Ratiiff. Ship's delegate
reports captain states he is being
accused of overcharging the crew for
postage to the States. Captain has a
receipt • for the stamps from the
agent. Dispute on shore leave. Third
Cook went to hospital in Calcutta.
India. Ship's delegate has one radio,
one clock and some coins belonging
to the third cook. $3.20 iff Chip's fund.
Deck delegate reports beef re restric
tion to ship in Calcutta. One man
short in steward department. Vote
of thanks to ship's delegate for job
well done. Ship's steward wlH take
care of mail in the future and charge'
It to the slop chest.
PENN SHIPPER (Ptnn Shipping),
August 3—Chairman, Donald J. Hew
son; Secretary, John Dickerson. Ship's
delegate reports everything running
smoothly. $2.4S| in ship's fund. Dis
puted OT to be settled at payoff. M/S
that delegates check Ice boxes for
food storage. Steward to take more
precautions in storing leftover food.
Turn in repair lists. Watch to make
coffee < when calling steward depart
ment In morning. Check gaskets on
ice boxes for leaks. - -
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Two Skippers
Trade Thanks
(Ed. note: Following i« a
copy of a letter forwarded by
the captain of the SS Del Viento
to the Captain of the Argentine
transport ARA "LeMaire'': For
"insidf story" of this deep
southern cruise, see story and
photos elsewhere on Page 29.
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Dear Captain/
I am writing in appreciation
of the consideration shown me
and iny crew by you and your
crew, while our ships were
recently in the ports of Puerto
Deseado and Ushuaia. Never
before have we been treated
with such open-hearted friendli
ness and^good will as displayed
by you and your crew.
1 am attaching herewith a
crew list of MV "Del Viento"
so that your men may remem
ber us if we ever meet again.
May the compatability of our
crews indicate a complete un
derstanding and friendliness
between our people and my
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All letters to the Editor for
publication in the SEAFARERS
LOG must be signed fiy the
writer.' Names will be withheld
upon request.
people; your nation and my
nation in years to come.
Please forgive my ignorance
for not writing in Spanish.
Captain Roy L. Wilder
Welfare Made
The Difference
To the Editor:
I wish to extend my thanks
to the Seafarers Welfare Plan.
I also would like to^ thank Joe
Campo and James Doris for the
' consideratfon they gave me and
the very prompt attention upon
the sudden death of my hus
band, Roy G. Wilt. The bene-
fits' check was greatly ap
preciated at this time.
Also I wish to thank the
Welfare Plan for paying my
hospital bill and most of my
doctor bill for my serious opera
tion on August 8, 1959.
It was sure a relief to know
. all of this was taken care of
Mrs. Helen F. Wilt
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Condemns Hiring
'Coolie' Labor
To the Editor:
This letter stems from a ship
board discussion I have had
recently with some shipmates.
The SIU, founded by Harry
Lundeberg, a sailor, has played
a large part in bringing dignity
to the labor of the American
seaman. The SIU contract states
that a foreign seaman shipped
on an SIU vessel In a foreign
port is entitled to the same
wages and working conditions
of other SIU crewmembers,
regardless of whether or not
he's a union m^ber. This is
as it should be.
But I note with regret a
practice on some SlU-contracted
ships while in foreign ports.
It is for the captain to allow
crewmembers to hire foreign
laborers, and in some cases
middle-aged women, to do their
work, while these seamen dress
and go ashore. These foreigrT
laborers are paid in many in
stances at the rate of :$3 per
day. Thus in effect the crew^
members will earn $15 a day
on the labor <rf these workers.
, It .would "seem to hie that
. front ; the standpoint- of— the
social principles of our founder.
Hairy Lundeberg, uid the moral
commitments of being a labor
union member, that this prac
tice of union brothers hiring
"coolie labor" is morally inex
cusable.
Arnold Lewine
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Congratulations
From Canada
To the Editor:
As an SIU (Canadian Dis-'
trict) member, my shipmates
and" I have always followed the
SEAFARERS LOG with inter
est,, to see how things are going
on the American side. I am
very pleased to see you now
have a section covering the
Canadian District in your fine-
publication. With this new
system of making up the paper,
it will mean that our brothers
in the various districts under
stand what is going on in all
the districts of the SIU.
Wishing the editor and staff
smooth'sailing in future editions
of the Log.
J. W. Blomfield
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This Laundry's
Not For Him
To the Editor:
Seamen should beware of Mr.
Fred Holmer, working for the
Domestic Laundry, Torrance,
California. This man picked
up laundry and dry cleaning
during the month of July, 1960,
on the SS City of Alma. Out
of my dry cleaning, one pair
of pants was missing. One linen
coat that cost me $75 was
ruined and .two ties. He asked
me for the ticket for same, and
promised faithfully to send
same if repairable, to my ad
dress, Clark Hotel in 'Frisco,
or the equivalent in money. To
date I received nothing. Today
I called the laundry company
up, and they gave me the
runaround. So in my opinion,
•I believe this company ought
to be blacklisted.
Anthony Nottage
Hospital Visit
Appreciated
To the Editor:
, I wish to thank the crew of
the SS Ocean Nimet for the
kindness it showed me when the
.ship was in Chicago recently.
I had been a hospital patient
for over three years and they
showed I still had friends left.
I am now an outpatient and
hope to stay that way. Thank
Blackie Zern, Johnny Thompson
(Big Slim deck eng) and all
the rest of the crew for the
cigarettes.
William V. .Glkk
Ex-SIU member
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British Seamen
Would Join SIU
To the Editor:
I am writing on my own be
half, also for quite a few of the
crew of this ship and many ship
mates ashore. We would like to
know if it is possible to' join
the SIU or a branch of the Un
ion.
I have sailed from the USA
during the war on Panamanian
Maritime Commission ships.
Also, the last American ship I
was on was one of yours-r-the
Cities Service* tanker Abiqua. I
• have been telling pritish sea
men of conditions aboard them
and have been called a bit of an
agitator by the NSU—National
Union of Seamen. It is called
by quite a few seamen the Na
tional Union of Shipowners.
If you could let me have some
Information I would - be most
thankful to; jibuv ' I -
.:i|jk Jones '
Seafarer Causes Sicily Sensation;
Tells Off The Straw Bo^s
How to handle fourself in a strange port, and then discover that, after all, pe^le ta
t ports in the world are alike—some bad and some good—is demonstrated in the fol-
Planter Men Show Their Faces
most pons in ine wunu aic aiiivc—oumc ««« c-— — ,
lowing communication from Seafarer Charlie Wiggin. Telling off somebody else s straw bosa
is a sure way to make friends,
he found.
In Palermo, Sicily, I was
called upon to pay a room bill
which I thought I had already paid.
The clerk was very nice and as
sured me that he understood my
oversight. I asked him if he had
been on the desk the previous
night when I had changed Ameri-
man money to lire. He said that he
had been and remembered my en
countering him. I told him that it
had been my intention to pay for
the room and receive lire in ex
change. He said he was sorry but
he had given me full value for the
money. I asked him if it was cus
tomary to give a receipt when a
bill was paid. He answered that it
tvas. Then I pointed out that I had
no receipt, but that I would pay
him anyway—again..
Enter: The BOSS
Meanwhile, a man in back of
him (whom I took to be the man
ager) now came ever to put In his
two cents' worth. "Don't think you
can come here and make us look
wrong," he blabbed. I had been
turning to go, after getting my
receipt, but this stopped me short.
"Whoever you are," I spat, "get
this. I did my business with this
man and because I had no proof of
my payment I paid him again. Now,
I was not making trouble and
you open your big mouth to prove
you're a boss, or something . . .
Well, I'm telling you now that I'm
positive I paid for my room twice
—and," I added, "if you had kept
you mouth shut, the rest of the
people in the lobby wouldn't have
known that I think you personally
•re A JERK."
* As a matter of fact, quite a
crowd had gathered and were lis
tening. The man was red-faced and
said nothing, and I walked out. A
bellboy slipped over, and I thought
there might be trouble, but he
only opened the door for me and
Whispered, "You tell him good,
Joe!"
It's surprising how often speak
ing out with conviction can be
understood—in any language—and
make friends for you. The above
incident proves it.
' It's especially true where, be
cause of local circumstances, the
people involved don't dare speak
up for themselves.^
Planter deck gong in Tripoli includes (top, I to r) C. Furedi, AB;
V. J. Schroge, DM. Second row (I to r) H. L Willioms, OS; R.
Dorley, AB; H. O. Limboogh, bosun; E. Brinson, OS. Front, J. P.
Morris, R. Anderson, D. L McCorvey, ABs.
Steword deportment men ore, (top, I to r): S. Anderson, MM; C. J.
Borcne, boker; C. Hieis, chief cook; G. Gonzoles, 3rd cook.
Front (I to r): Z. Y._Ghing, steword; J. Hond, BR; W. Troce, pantry;
J. Fobis, MM; S. Goscinski, pontry.
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Blood Donations
Just in Time
To the Editor:
We wish to thank the SIU
for the blood dbnated when my
mother was very seriously ill
and needed an emergency oper
ation.
She is recovering now and all
thanks to the quick action in
getting the blood in time by
Walt Sibley in San Francisco,
A1 Tanner in Detroit, and Jeff
Gillette and E. B. McAuley in.
New York. Most of all, thanks
to all the SIU men wh<» have
donated to the blood bank so it
was available.
Woody Johnson
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Thanks Union
For Aid While III
To the Editor:
I wish to express my appj-e-
ciation to the Seafarers Inter
national Union for the aid it
rendered to me while I Was in
the New Orleans, Public -Health
Service Hospital.
In particular, I wish to thank
Buck Stephens, ^who came to
visit me regularly while I was
in the hospital. I also wish to
extend my thanks to all the
brothers who donated the blood
that was provided for me while
I was ill.
Finally, I want to say that I
greatly appreciate the benefits
that the Union provided for me
while I was unable to work; it
was comforting to know that I
was a member of a fine union.
May it continue to grow bigger
and better in every way.
Edward S. Fairfield, Sr.
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Blood Donors
Are Thanked
To the Editor:
Thanks to the Jacksonville
hall and blood donors. I want
to thank the blood donors and
men who stood by receiffty In
a great time of need during the
illness of my father-in-law. He
is doing fine. It is great to be
among such a group, on whom
you can always - count on for
help. Again, thanks.
Robert L. Cole
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Recalls Old
Press Gangs
To the Editor:
I read with interest in the
LOG about the hiring hall, 1860
style. Sailors, in those days,
were bondsmen, serving the
shipowners under'the system. .
I recall a case in Newcastle,
New South Wales, Australia, in
June, 1910. After serving 11
months on a full-rigged ship
from Bristol, England, to Can
ada, to Buenos Aires, we ran
away from her in Australia and
left behind six months of pay.
We went up the country, hid
out in the bush, then worked
for a farmer for tucker and to
bacco.
Then we returned to New
castle one day and stood at a
street corner in nice daylight
talking among ourselves about
the hardships of the sea. We
were not a crowd. There were
six of us only, shipmates, happy
to be together. And then ^hree
water policemen came up and
went for us with loud language
and threatening gestures.
The captain, big and burly
with a fierce aspect, shouted:
"What you blokes are hanging
around here? There are six
ships at the farewell buoys,
ready to sail and waiting fof
sailors!"
He paused for the effect and
shouted louder, still', with a
shake of his fist "K I catch you
here tomorrbw,' L will send you
io Maitland Jail for six months
of hard labot!"
We cursed the captain under-
breath ahd moved. What else
could we do? They were ship
owners' press gangs and we
were but poor sailors with no
union to defend us.
Capt. R. J. Paterson
4 4 4 •
Atlas Skipper
Promotion-Happy
To the Editor:
" This is the ship's delegate of
the SS Atlas addressing a few
linhs and wishing the best of
everything to all our Union of
ficers and brother members on
the beach.
So far things around here are
going more or less not so bad,
not so good. We have been hav
ing quite a problem coming
from the engine department.
Most serious was a fight one of
the wipers got into with the 2nd
All. letters to the Editor for
publication in the SEAFARERS
LOG must he signed by the
writer. Names will be withheld
upon request.
engineer. He was sent tq the
doctor at Okinawa and he Was
found to have a busted hand.
The captain flew him back to
the States.
Another member of the crew
was left behind sick at Okinawa
at the last minute.
Right at this date we are sail
ing short: two ABs, one wiper
and one oiler. The other wiper
got hurt cleaning tanks. At the
present we don't know the serir
ousness of the injury. One AB
was hired at Okinawa. He be
longs to the NMU.
The Captain and chief engi
neer tried to promote the crew
messman to fireman. We held
a special meeting and got him.
back on his job. One thing
this ship is good for is promo
tions. Today I am the baker.
Maybe next month I'll be chief
engineer.
We haven't got much time
for shore leave, but the couple
of times the boys have been
ashore in Sasebo and Okinawa,
they'really had a ball. Plenty
of girls and plenty of good beer.
On the average it is a good crew.
Rumors at the present are
after loading here at Ras Tan-
ura, next port will be Singapore
for bunkers, then Manila, Guam
and Los Angeles.
Eladio Grajales
Ship's Delegate
Joseflna FIdatlhs
IMovIe Palace
To the Editor.,
' We, the crew of the Joseflna,
are now on^bur way to Formosa
from India, then to Iran.. It
looks like a long trip for us.
Brother Ratcliff showed mov
ies at the Vizagapatam orphan
age. The children sure went
wild over them. He also showed
them aboard ship for English,
American and Norwegian sea
men. .The stevedores even quit
work to watch through the port
holes.
It seems like the whole SfU
fleet was in India. Everyone
seemed to have run into long
lost brothers over here from the
West Coast. The ship is still
slow and hot, but we have a
good crew oh her. We have a
top steward, chief cook and
baker, so we'll all come home
40 pounds heavier.. '<•
B. Marion
4 4 4
Seeks Letters
From Old Pals
To the Editor:
I would more than appreciate
hearing from my many former
past shipmates and buddies who
sailed with me out of New
Orleans and with the Missis
sippi Shipping Company and
knew me from around the Spot-"
Light and Mrs. Bobbies and
also the Austin Inn at Sergeant
Hand's.
Have been in Sailors Snug
Harbor for several months and
I am now in a wheelchair.
Would like to hear from any of
my old brothers to keep posted
on what is going on in good old
New Orleans.
William Patrick Driscoll D-221
Sailors Snug Harbor
Staten Island 1, NY
4 4 4.
Meal
On Pay Day
To the Editor:
A new idea was inaugurated
by members of the steward de
partment of the Alcoa Planter.
After approval by the crew at a
general meeting prior to payoff
it was agreed that a cold lunch
would be served, thus eliminat
ing some of the hectic confusion
usually associated with a hot
summer payoff-, and sign-on.
Baked ham and roast turkey
sandwiches, hard boiled eggs,
assorted pickles, olives, sliced
onions, mayonnaise and mustard
were attractively prepared in a
buffet style. Paper cups' and
plates were used and a pantry
man and messman were em- •
ployed to make coffee, Kool-
ade and milk. As testimony to
the huge success of this idea, no
leftovers were in evidence.
Jolin 'Fabis
Zee Young Ching
Easy
Bot) Parker immortalized the buffet served aboard the Alcoa
Planter at payoff, as described in letfer above. Here's what^
it looked like "before." Too bad this isn't In technicolor!
All's Right With This Trio
These three happy youngsters of Seafarer Milton A. Poole of
Houma, Louisiana, seem to enjoy having their picture taken. On
the arm of the chdir is Margaret Clara, S'A. Tommy Lynn, 2, holds
on to his younger brother, Milton Brett, who has 15 months' experi
ence in this world.
Mafe Believes In Exercise;
^Abolishes' Coffee Break
Remember the story a while back, in which it was suggested
by a member of the medical profession that exercise breaks
would do workers more good thap coffees breaks? His idea
to keep workers physical--* — was
ly fit by taking off instead of
adding poundage. Well—ap
parently a certain chief officer had
this idea a long time ago and has
been putting it right into practice.
Or part of it... He took away the
coffee break, but forgoT about the
exercise. In other words, the men
go on working through their
coffee break as if it weren't one.
The ship in question is the SS
Alice Brown.
Burned Midnight Oil
This mate immediately endeared
himself to the men, not in thq way
he figured though. Not every
vessel can boast officers who burn
the midnight oil seeking new ways
to help crewmembers. As Jimmie
Arnold says (who had to suffer
through this coffee-less voyage),
the crew of this ship may consider
themselves fortunate to have as
their superior a man whose fatherly
interest in their health and well
being comes first. I personally con
sider it an honor to have been in
this man's service. Under these
conditions, a person may feel him
self raised to the true heights of
slavery."
(Next time we promise to be more
Pick Up 'Shot'
Card At Payoff
Seafarers who have taken the
series of inoculations required
for certain foreign voyages are
reminded to be sure to pick up
their'inoculation cards from the
captain or the purser when they
pay off at the end of a voyage.
. The card should be picked Up
by the Seafarer and held so that
it can be presented when sign
ing on fov another voyage where,
the "shots" are required. The
inoculation card is your only
proof of -having taken the re
quired shots.
Those men who forget to pick
up their inoculation card when
they pay off-may find that they
are required to take all the
"shots" agaiii when they want
to sigh dh for another such voy-
age.
careful about making suggestions.
We had no idea that chief mates
were passing the LOG under mi
croscopes for clues as to how to
improve the lives of their men.
—Ed.)
Actually, now, the good doctor
advised an exercise break. And wo
have a feeling that that's just what
the Alice Brown's mate has brought
about, in his own wonderful way.
Think of all the exercise those
Seafarers are going to get making
put overtime .slips come payoff
time! Think of the exercise the
mate will have, StancRng before
his superiors—^who have to shell
out that extra overtime—jawing
away in defense of himself! Think
of the little brain, spinning around
in the hollow of that skull, as he
tries to explain!
It won't be much of a surprise
if this conscientious man ends up
squawking louder than anybody:
"For God's sake, bring back the
coffee!"
LOG-A-RHYTHM:
Energetic Sea
.By Thurston Lewis
(Title Inspired by a Magazine Ad)
Power?
One cup of me
And I will electrify your cities.
Use me right
And I will move your ships;'
I will water your desert valleys;
I will provide you with foods and
medicines.
I gave you the whale—'
That levXathMn of my bosom.
Leave'some of him , !
That I may pass him on to I your
sons and your sons' sons;
I am on the march.
Where you are now I shall be.
Where I am now your sons may be.
Your flffsh, in, the beginning, came
from me.,. . i
When will you vMurnlfi.
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Have A Cobra Anyone?
Seafarer William Calefato snapped this typical Indian street scene
while the snake charmer was going through his routine. No, he
didn't examine the cobras to find out if they still had" their fangs.
'Pay-As-You-Show' Hit
"Aboard Steel Seafarer
Any Seafarer will tell you that after the first three days at
sea it's the little things that count. Three days out of touch
with land and nobody's worried much'about Keonedy, Nixon,
the United Nations, high^
taxes, cost of living and what Some of the operators of new
have you. Instead it's the little supertankers have been complain-
irritations of daily living in con- that funds are low and charters
fined qiiarters that loom large. A
sampling of some of the ship's re
ports seem to bear this out.
The Steel Seafarer has come up
with a "pay as you show" plan to
cover shipboard movies. The ship's
baker showed his movies to the
crew, and it was politely suggested
(no mention of the author) that
each man make a donation to the
ship's fund to compensate him for
use of his machifle.
On the Seatrain Texas, for ex
ample, 4'/i cases of^soda vanished
mysteriously. It's not the kind of
development' which requires. the
services of Sherlock Holmes, but
the mystery fascinates just the
same. How could somebody make
off with 41/i cases—and after all,
why would anyone bother?
The Michael brings up a situa
tion where the meal was perfect
except for one little touch. It's that
familiar experience of having a
delicious dinner only to find the
waitress spilling coffee on the table
at the end. In this case though, the
"muffins taste good but crumble."
Anybody who has tried to butter a
crumbly muffin can appreciate the
justification for this complaint.
The Mount Shasta has drawn the
line on an old seaman's habit—
that of having a pet or two qn
board. The ship's delegate was
quite firhi about it all. "Due to
much trouble last trip with
monkeys, the ship's delegate in
formed crewmembers that no
monkeys are to be allowed on
board." Prejudice? Maybe. But if
you have lived with, smelled or
otherwise endured a monkey's
presence you will understand.
hard to come by. Maybe that ex
plains the state of the ship's fund
on the Thetis. "Forty cents to be
handed over to the ship's delegate,
and he is to act as treasurer in the
future." A penny saved is a penny
earned.
Oh the Del Sol, the problem is
slightly different. What with new
nations being created in Africa
every day, and the United States
and Soviet Union both wooing their
friendship,. crewmembers have
been put on notice to be diplomatic.
"It was suggested that ^11 hands
cooperate in keeping local people
out of the crews' living quarters
by telling them to stay out in a
nice way." The Steel Navigator was
more blunt about It, maybe be
cause it doesn't go to Africa. "K^ep
salesmen out of the passageway in
all ports." If it makes the crew
feel any better, the same problem
exists shoreside—only there!s no
gangway watchmen ashore to chase
away the unwanted visitors.
Finally, there's this note from a
ship which shall be nameless, but
which reflects an old, old practice
in maritime. "Captain bought
cigarettes in Germany an^ sold
them for more than was posted on
the board." Individual initiative
blossoms out all the time.
Type Minutes
When Possible
In order to assure acciu-ate
digests of shipboard meetings
in the LOG, it is desirable that
the .reports of shipboard meet
ings be typed if at all possible.
Ushuah?lf$Practicalfy^^^^
South Of The South Pole
After two trips to North Europe, Seafarer "Vic Miorana thought he could stand a change,
so he caught the Del "Viento in Houston going south, with pleasant thoughts of Rio in hi«
head. How wrong he was! He jumped from a fire to the deepfreeze, because the ship was
destined for Latitude 54 de-t
grees-49 minutes sduth, Long
itude 68 degrees-18 west. If
you don't have a map haqdy, that
seems like practically south of the
South Pole—judging from the
thermometer anyway.
The vessel had a cargo for two
ports where oil had been discov
ered in Argentina. Even the old-
timers hadn't heard of them. They
are Puerto Deseado and Ushaia,
at the very southern tip of the
Argentine. Diesel engines, tractors,
graders, drilling machines and a
deck load of 11 house trailers were
aboard.
The irony of the trip from Hous
ton was the contrast in the weather..
It was 96 degrees in the shade in
Texas, and at night, at Cape Horn,
it was just one degree above the
zero mark. Brother Mirana writes
that he had nothing but sport
slacks and short sleeved shirts, so
he had to stay aboard the whole
while, trying to keep warm over
steaming' cijis (>t toffee.
Of Fire
Ushuaia,' ono of the two ports
called on, is the capitol of the
province of "Tierra Del Fuego," or
Land of the Fire. But it was more
like the end of the earth, because
it is the very last port of civiliza
tion. Beyond it is Antarctica—and
that's all. It's a good place to get
homesick, since it's all of 7,723
miles from Beaumont
Brother , Miorana wanted to
bring a penguin back with him, but
was warned that it would only go
to a zoo. US quarantine officers
wouldn't allow him to bring it in
himself. So he changed his mind
and gave the well-dressed little
bird back it's freedom in the. Land
of the Fire, while he shivered on
board with thoughts of the Land
of Red Beans and Rice, New Or
leans. Brrrrr!
"Tierra del Fuego" means Land of Fire, but you wouldn't believe it
to see It, as these snow-capped peaks near Ushuaia testify. The
town is in the foreground, and there's more snow and ice beyond
the mountains.
LOG-A-RHYTHM:
Shanghai
By John F. Wunderlich
(Ed. note: Seafarer John Wunderlich recalls here life in Shanghai
in the old days when US ships made it a regular port of call.)
Trembling with fever, yet running
in fear.
Hungry, half naked, and covered
with mud.
Rickshaw-boy, pulling his cart.
Shouting and crying and fighting
his way.
Suddenly a stupendous, piercing
Smiling under southern skies, off Argentine port, are (I. to r.). Lefty
Kucharski, AB; C. Attard, OS; Frank Russo, AB; and Joe Collins,
Bos'n. Temperature at the moment was a pleasant 35 degrees.
Photo by Martinez, OS.
sound
Honks from the horn of a
limousine.
And from the chaos of moving
creatures
A foot kicks an infant out of its
path.
No reaction—the creatures niovs
onward, for this is
The city of death, but also of
pleasure.
Expensive wines, poured into
crystal.
Toast all desires, a geisha at hand.
Laughter, enjoymint, life at its
top.
Coins co7ne rolling, greed in all
eyes.
The baby still lies in the gutter
outside.
Its chest has been crushed—no
difference at all.
Reality rules, and life must go on.
The mother, a harlot, is walking,
is walking
On Nanking Road, scarlet, bloody
street.
In the city of death, but also of
pleasure.
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Uninterested, listless, tired of
living,
Who cares who dies, or how many.
In this city called Shanghai,
City of death, but also of pleasure?
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Dysentery Strikes
Seafarers on the SS Younff
America (Waterman) in the Pacific
report that some of the crew has
been suffering from dysentery. The
crew last^onth appointed a com
mittee to try to find out what
caused the sickness aboard ship.
Long Paint Job
It takes a long time to paint the
galley of a ship at sea, at least on
the SS Montego Sky (Eagle). Meet
ing Secretary R. Rayfield reported
that the galley painting began at
the beginning of the trip and five
months later the job had not been
completed. Safety conditions
aboard the ship last month were
not at their best, Rayfield reported.
Deck Engineer has npt been al
lowed sufficient time to repair
winches.
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Engineer Dies
The SIU crew abroad the SS
Coaiinga Hills (Marine Tankers)
was grieved when Third Assistant
Engineer J.. G. Tanner was killed
in an accident at sea. Tanner was
electrocuted in the engine room
July 27 and was buried at sea the
following day.
S. f.
Wrong Piiis
Crewmen aboard the SS Mount
McKinley (Cargo & Tankship Man
agement) who asked for salt tab
lets were given sulfanilamide pills
by mistake, they reported. The mis
take was discovered a day later
and the pills were coUected and
replaced with salt tablets.
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Crew Likes Films
The movie projector aboard the
SS Steel Executive (Isthmian), pur
chased with money won in the
1959 safety contest, has afforded
many hours of diversion for the
crew. Movies were shown three
times a week on the last voyage.
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Mine Spotted
The SS Hurricane (Waterman)
received a frightening reminder
of wartime sailing in July when a
mine was spotted a day off the
French coast. A hard pull on the
wheel averted disaster and the
skipper reported the mine to
proper maritime authorities. '
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Injured'On Ship
. Seafarer WUliam Thornton,
FWT, was in an aceident in the
engine room of the SS Del Norte
(Mississippi Shipping) ju-st outside
the Mississippi River last month,
and suffered a broken leg. He was
taken from the ship by the Coast
Guard and brought to the hospital.
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Phones In Port
Seafarer Harry Smith, aboard
the SS Lucile Bloomfield (Bloom-
field). suggested that telephones be
placed aboard all SIU ships while
in US Rorts; The crew unanimously
supported the resolution. Many
SIU ships do have telephones
aboard while in domestic ports.
The crew also passed a resolution
calling for the Issuance of a gold
lapel pin, similar to the SIU seal,
with the numeral "12" imprinted,
for SIU men who have 12 years'
seatlme with the Union.
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No Cold Water
The SS Mount Whitney (Cargo
& Tankship) had a hot and dry
journey to India. Cold-water ran'
out in the Red Sea and the Arabian
Sea. The ice box in the messhall
broke down and toilets and engine
room ventilators we^e not working.
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Guard Quarters
The SS Robin Hood (Robin
Line) crew joined in keeping na
tives out of quarters and laundry,
fountain and messroom facilities in
various African ports. The crew
also suggested placing a raised
step leading out of storm doors as
a safety precaution. .
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Check Water
The crew of- the Ocean Eva
(Maritime Overseas) called on the
US Public Health Service to check
water aboard ship to find out what
caused a rash of illnesses. The
crew also is having the ship's
medicine chest checked after the
mate reported low medical sup
plies.
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AMIS VICTORY (Victory Carrion)
Jwly 24—Cholrmaii, Pot* Matovieti)
Socrotary. Robort Donnolly. No beefs
reported. Discussion re fceepinc quiet
in passaseways, taking care of wash
ing machine and mkking up repair
iists.
ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa) July 24—
Chairman, Frank L. Vomer; Socro
tary, Daniel Marine. Frank L. .Verner
elected Ship's delegate. No beefs re
ported. $209.50 In ship's fund. '
STEEL VENDOR (IsthmUn) July M*
—Chairman, J. Doyle; Secretary, Bill
Stark. Ship's delegate reports general
discussion on coW -water and ice sit
uation For one week this ship was
without either cold water or ice. Sug
gestion made for the installation of
water cooler fountains. Letter sent to
headquarters and New Orleans haU in
regard to this situaUon.
MARYMAR (Calmer) July 7-^halr-
man, William Ooary; Secretary, Guy
Walter. Ship's delegate reports every
thing running smoothly. Some repairs
still to be made. Suggestion that
laundry be kept clean. No beefs re
ported.
Ice. In hot weather there 'is iiot
enough ice for the three-meals. Ice
making, machine makes fust so much.
Sugtest we try to get some ice from
shore and store it for emergency. Del
egate to see patrolman about this
beef: also about shore leave motor
launch in Braxilian harbors. Crew
asked to be more careful when put
ting clothes in washing machine so'
drain does not get plugged up. IJite
of thanks to steward department for
good' food and service.
shore passes were aot Issued In Kobe
and Nagoya. Japan. .Two uieB nilised
ship in Yokosuka: one rejoined In
Nagoya. Vote of thanks to steward
department.
CHOCTAW (Waterman) February 2«
—Chairman, John Der; Secretary,
John O'Rourke. Vote of thanks to
ship's delegate for good movies. $50
In movie fund: $2 in ship's fund. Some
disputed OT. Engine shower needs
paintinS*
OREMAR (Marven) July 23—Chair
man, Abel Salas; Secretary, Paul H.
Dew. Ship's delegate reports beef re
port time in Guayacan, Chile, to be
taken up with patrolman. Discussion -
re more money being given to master
tor draws. Wringer, on washing ma
chine to be repaired; also coffee urn
in night pantry to be overhauled.
SAN MARINO (Penlntylar Naviga
tion) July 30—Chairman, Dick Ware;
Secretary, George Bryan. Ship's dele
gate reports no fans repaired. Captain
sent his refrigerator to crew mess.
Water cooler still out of order. Three
men - hospitalized in Calcutta; all re
joined before sailing. $10 in ship's
fund. No beefs reported by depart
ment delegates. Vote of thanks to
Captain Pierros for his cooperation.
Discussion on dirty drinking water.
EDITH (Bull) July rs—Chairman, G.
Bozec; Secretary, Eddie Game. No
beefs reported. Everything running
smoothly.
LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfield)
July 24—Chairman, Joe Catalanoto;
Secretary, Lee de Parlier. Ship's dele
gate Scotty Kerrigan reports AB in
jured and put ashore in Miami by
Coast Guard. $21 donated by crew in
addition to $20 from ship's fund. One
more night's lodging being -sought by
Union in Hduston for time ^p came
off drydock. Delegate : resigns ' with
vote of thanks from crew. Coffee in
engine room rationed by company to
one pound a day. Ship's delegate to
see captain.
CHOCTAW (Waterman) July 30—
Chairman, Herbert Knoles; Secretary,
W K. Dodd. Ship's delegate reports
one man missed ship in Japan; re
joined in next port. $2 in ship's fund;
S153 in movie fund. No beefs reported.'
New movies to be picked up in
Portland. Vote of thanks to chief
cook. Passageways should be painted
at end of each trip. '
. ATLANTIS (Petrel) July 24—Chair
man, C. L. Moody; Secretary, H.
Fruge. New repair lists to be made
up and turned in. M/S/C to get con
tract clarification re rate of OT for
tank cleaning if ship gods on grain
run. Beef re draws to be taken up
with patrolman at payoff.
MARORE (Marven) .July 31—Chair
man, Ralph Gowan; Secretary, E.
O'Neill. Everything running smoothly.
M/S/C that ship's delegate get all
information and dates on time ship
was on dry dock; also chipping and
welding w^e in shipyard.
KYSKA (Waterman) July 23—Chair
man, Arthur Harrington; Secretary,
T. D. York. -Everything running
smoothly; no beefs reported. M/S to
issue passes before cargo is worked;
if ship isn't clear longshoremen can
not board. Crew asked to turn in all
excess linen. Suggestion that mess-
man's foc'sle be insulated, preferably
by tiling deck. Turn in repair iists.
TOPA TOPA (Waterman), July 17—
Chairman, Jack Trosclair; Secretary,
M. Thomas. Ship's delegate reports
everything running smoothly; no beefs.
Some disputed OT to he taken up
with patrolman at payoff. Vote of
thanks to steward department for job
well done. .
CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities
Service) July 20—Chairman, A.
Hebert; . Secretary, A. Ksnel, Jr.
Resignation by Ted Jones as ship's
delegate refused. Reelected' by accla
mation. Beef re cleaning lower pas
sageways. Crew asked to take part
in fire and boat drill and not be
sinkers.
ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman)
July 10—Chairman, C. Winskey; Sec
retary, W. Pappadakri. Ship's dele
gate reports everything running
smoothly. Need more pressure in
unlicensed personnel heads.
STEEL AGE (Isthmian) July 10-'-
Chairman. C. Anderson; Secretary, V.
G. Orencio. Ship's delegate reports
captain pleased with crew. He may
drop the log provided crew behaves
up to payoff. Lodging will not be
clarified until payoff. Ship's fund at
$24.02. Delegate to see chief engineer
about installing hot water pipe some
where on deck for coolies. Vote of
thanks to steward department, espe
cially chief cook and baker.
ZEPHYR HILLS (Pan-American Over
seas), July 4—Chairman, H. Carney;
Secretary, F. O'Mally. Ship's delegate
reports no -beefs. M/S to have galley
range replaced. Discussion re feed
ing. Steward says company cuts his
order" for stores. M/S that steward
give ship's delegate a copy of his
requisition each time stores are or
dered. Milk to be served three timet
daily while supply lasts.
BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service)
August 5—Chairman, John Henry
Morris; Secretary, A. Ben-Korl. Ship's
delegate , reports difficulty getting
gaUey range fixed and other repairs.
Will pay off In Lake Charles. S4.65
in ship's fund. Suggestion that more
care be taken with preparation of
food and storing of leftovers.
CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities
Service), July 17—Chairman, L. Hag-
mann; Secretary, P. J. Wilkinson.
Ship's delegate reports deck depart
ment man who was fired will stay:
beef settled on board. Will get new
washing machine in Philadelphia.
Suggestion that side ports be left open
underway. Discussion re steam in
jector as safety hazard. Election of
safety committee consisting of one
member from each department to re
port on any unsafe condition. Request
that steward get more cots.
GALLOWAY (Overseas Navigation)
July ID—Chairman, C. Ma|etta; Secre
tary, Thomas Souza. One man missed
ship. Some disputed OT. Oew re
minded to watch conduct when
drinking.
MADAKET (Waterman), July 19—
Chairman, J. Touart; Secretary, L.
Pierson. Previous minutes read and.
accepted. Report on repairs made
and those needed. If replacements
can be made, some men want to pay
off in first port. Engine delegate re
ports one man logged. Beefs in deck
department to be taken up with pa
trolman.
MADAKET (Waterman), May 2*—.
Chairman, Jo Jo Touart; Secretary, L.
D. Pierson. Ship's delegate reports a
number of changes have been made.
Steward department repairs made.
New mattresses distributed. Slop
chest hours changed so that the men
working can get their noon hour's
rest. Everything running smoothly.
No beefs reported. Disoussion regard
ing laundry room which Is to be kept
clean; dont nfsh flush in deck and
engine department heads: post time
change on the board by supper time,.
AFOUNDRIA (Waterman) July 24—
Chairman, Frederick Blankerburg;
Secretary, C. J. Nail. Beefs to be
taken up with patrolman at payoff.
Each department to elect delegate
to attend safety meetings. Vote of
thanks to steward department.
ANTINOUS (Waterman), July
Chairman, A. Noah; Secretary, F.
Shala. Ship's delegate reports all re
pairs taken care of. $17 collected and
sent to the American Merchant Ma
rine Library as a donation. $15 bal
ance in fund. No beefs reported in
all departments. Ship's delegate Ed
Powell resigns with vote of thanks.
' Mendez elected new ship's treasurer.
Ship'k delegate to contact dhlcf en-
^eer in regard to pressure in toilets
aft and midship. Suggestion to keep
feet off chairs in messroom.
MV DEL SOL (MlHitsjppi) July 31
—Chairman, Clayton Thompson; See-
rotary, Ramon Irlsarry. Ship's dele
gate reports no beefs. Two men
logged. All departments working-
smoothly. Discussion on shortage of
TEXMAR (Calmar), Jviv 3—Chair
man, Andy Gowder; Secretary, D.
Stone; It was suggested that ship's
delegate find out whose job it is to
lamp out the passageways, messroom
and recreation room. It was brought
out that the washing machine is not
being cleaned after use. Also that
laundry tubs are being used to soak
clothes longer than necessary. Dry
clothing to be removed from lines.
KYSKA (Waterman), July 10—Chair
man, R. Burblne; Secretary, E. Cronln.
Ship's delegate to ask patrolman why
STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), luly
17—Chairman, Jtngelo Maldonado; Sec
retary, F. S. Omega. Ship's delegate
explained to the fellow* who Joined
the shin from the west coast re trans-
portatimi from the place where they
were hired to the place where they
joined the Ship. Repair lists sub
mitted. No other beefs. Bosun hos
pitalized in Rotterdam. Report seat
to headquarters. Discussion re maQ
situation and suggestion that all mail
be forwarded at oAce if possible.
Vote of- thanks to steward ^depart
ment for job well done.
ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa) July 31
—Chairman, I. W. Mergavi; Secretary,
I. P. Keller. Ship's delegate reports
one roan left ship due to Ulness in
family and flew home from Curacao.
One man got off in San Juan due to
sickness. Deck delegate imports one
man injured; also beef concerning
member being fired which will be
turned over to patrolman on arrival.
Smooth sailing in engine and steward
departments. M/S/C that Mobile port
agent be contacted regarding poor
'medical attention and bad relations
existing between crew and doctor.
SEAMAR (Qalmar) July 24—Chair
man, J. Marshall; Secretary, R.
Schwartz. S. Pitlak elected ship's del
egate. Some disputed OT in deck
department. Discussion on garbage
disposal. Messman to carry same to
stern at aU times.
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repair' of washing nuchine. relieving
watches on time in port and recent
changes in NY State unemployment
law as it affects "B" and "C'.men.
Beef re pantryman to be reported
to patrolman at payoff.
ORION PLANET (Colonial) July 27—
Chairman, H. McAleer; Secretary, R.
Mich*. Payoff approximately 4 PM.
Honolulu, 7/28/60. Nothing definite
re transportation or extra gear.
$9.45 in ship's fund to be left for new
crew. Discussion to report to CG and
boarding patrolman radio operator
for giving false information about
members of crew and disclosing con
tents of personal messages to persons
not concerned.
ALCOA RANGpR (Alcoa) July 14-
Chairman, Juan S. Ruede; Secretary,
M. T Morris. Repair lists to be given
to patrolman. $16.70 In ship's fund.
No beefs reported in all departments.
Suggestion to get more soap for crew
pantry, more tablecloths, better serv
ice for messhall and more spraying
for roaches. John Elliot elected new
ship's delegate.
STEEL AGE (Isthmian) April 17—
Chairman, Thomas C. Deal*; Secre
tary, V. G. Orencio. Captain to give
draws every five days while ship is
in .port, deducting . allotments and
taxes. < Each department to elect
safety representative. $51.22 in ship's
fund. Some disputed OT in deck de-
partoent. Discussion • re windscoop
and screen for each-porthole In crew
mess and In library. New wringer in
stalled in washer. According to cap
tain nobody is allowed to hire coolies
to work, but he may reconsider this
matter. Custom officials in Beirut, are
very strict.
YAKA (Waterman) July 27—Chali^
man, George Troche; Secretary, How
ard Menz. H. Bergine paid -oft iif
Houston. Texas. Locks and keys tor
engine and deck will be fixed on
return trip to Mobile. Deck delegate
reports one man failed to join ship
in New Orleans. Garbage dumped by
the gangway at sea to be stopped at
once. All weather gear when not in
use to be put in lockers aft. Unen
to be returned and cots taken below
when not in use. ~
SANTDRE (Ore) July 27—Chairman.
Joseph Thomas; Secretary, August
Souza. Ship's delegate reports every
thing OK. Cups -to be returned to
pantry.
CHICKASAW (Waterman) June
Chairman, Allan L. Lake; Secretary,
James B. Elliott. Everything reported
running smoothly in all departments.
Master refuses to allow men going to
the wheel to use inside ladder except
duNng heavy weather. Vote of thanks
to steward department.
CS BALTIMORE (CHies SeVvlce)
July 27—Chairman, Adelph Capote)
Secretary, A. Capote. Ship's delegate
reports that all men will put in for
five nights lodging while in drydock.
Several hours disputed OT. $8 in
ship's fund. Deck delegate reports
lodging and sea watches disputed.
Beefs to be taken up with boarding
patrolman. BR requests that all soiled
linen be returned to him. Rated 100
percent on sanitation by USPHS.
JOSEFINA (J. H, WIttchestsr), Aug.
«—Chairman, Peter P. Luketic; Sec
retary, J. Ratlltr. Ship's delegate re
ports captain states he is being, ac
cused of overcharging the crew for
postage to the States. Captain has a
receipt for the stamps from the
agent. Dispute on shore leave. Third
cook went to hospital in Calcutta.
India. Ship s delegate has one radio,
one clock and some coins belonging-
to the Odrd cook. SSJiO in ship's
fund. Deck delegate reports beef re
restricUon to ship in Calcutta. One
man short in steward department.
Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for'
job weU done. Ship's steward will
take care of mail in the future and
charge it to the slop chest.
AlPOUNDRiA (Waterman) June 12—
Chairman, H. E. Geno; Secretary, C. J.
Nail. Everytjiing OK in all depart
ments. Crew asked to rinse grease-
stained clothes before putting thein
in washing machine. Coffee cups to
be returned to pantry.
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land Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding-the membership's
money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit
every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the mem-
jiershlp. 'All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn.
Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to In-
apect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return
receipt requested.
TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland
Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various
trust fimd agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In
charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and manergement represent
atives and their alternates. All .expenditures and disbursements of trust funds
are made only upon approval by a majorlt/ of the trustees. All trust fund
financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds.
If, at any time, you are denied Information about any SIU trust fund, notify
EIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by.certified mall, return receipt
requested.
SIIIPPINP RIGHTS. Your Shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con
tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by
Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated In the contract. Get to know
your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship
ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seal'arers Appeals Board. Also
notify SIU President Paul Ball at headquarters, by certified mall, return re
ceipt requested.
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contracts specify the wages and conditions tinder which you work and live aboard
ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing
-for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any
'SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, falls to protect your
contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port age{it. In addition,
notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested.
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<s4:S- 0 EDITORIAL PPLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from
publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the
Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem
ed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy
has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings in all
coiistltutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy la vested in an edl--
torlal board which consists of the -Executive Board of the Uhlon. The Exec
utive Board nay delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out
this responsibility.
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P.IYHEWT OF HOWIES. No monies are to be paid to anyonq^ In any official capacity
in the 5IU unless an official Union receipt Is giVen for same. Under no cir
cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given
such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be
made without supjilylng a receipt, or If a member la required to make a payment
and ̂ given an official receipt, but feels that be should not have been re
quired to mpke such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention
of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested.
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the .SEAFARERS LOO a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies
are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this
constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you
feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional
right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.,
as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately
notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested.
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RETIRSD SE-^FARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene*
fits have always been encouraged to. cont'inue their union activities., in
cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members
at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role iir all
rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees.
Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership,
has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowihg them to retain
their good standing through the waiving of their does.
AB Looks Toward Second 40 Years
NEW ORLEANS—Going to sea
has evidently agreed ' with Sea
farer William Fernwood. Now
aboard the SS Yaka (Waterman)
Fernwood boasts, over 40 years'
seagoing experience, having begun
sailing back-in 1919.
The much-traveled AB won't
reveal his age, but by all the rules
of arithmetic he is a young and
robust upper 50's. As such, he was
the senior memfcer of the deck
department on the Yaka.
Fernwood, of course, has quite
a way to go to surpass the sailing
records of such SIU oldtimers as
the late Matt Little, who was
shipping as bosun during World
War IT when he was in his 80's„
and survived a torpedoing, or the
late John Hopkins, chief steward,
who quit after •he reached his 90th
birthday; Little was forced to
retire by the War 'Shipping Ad
ministration which figured he was
a little too old to be ducking!
torpedoes in the North Atlantic.
In the course of all his travels
Fernwood has acquired fluency . In
nine languages, and can get by in
several others. He speaks Dutch,
Flemish, German, Belgian, Danish,
Swedish", Norwegian, Japanese
and, of course, English. So he's
the ideal buddy to go along witb
on shore leave in a strange land.
In addition to the above, Fern
wood can understand, and make
himself understood, in Italian,
Spanish, French and Portuguese.
Most of his shipmates probably
wouldn't recognize the name Fern
wood, as all hands know him as
the Flying Dutchman, except, of
course, the paymaster.
In the Uourse of his seagoing
career, Fernwood also served as
port agent in Baltimore for the
old International Seamen's Union.
That, was way back in 1927, in the
days when Andrew Funiseth was
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William Fernwood. AB, shown
aboard Yaka [Waterman].
Albert H. Schwartc
Our new address Is PC Box
966, Midland. Tex.' Write to us.
Polly.
Roy Leon Pritchett
Important you communicate with
Simon J. Griffinger, counselor-at-
law, 24 Commerce St., Newark,
NJ. "
Robert Charles Meloy
Contact your sister, Mrs. Edward
Kmett, 34 E. Wren Circle, Dayton
20, Ohio.
Francis J. Schumacker
Bk. #S-743. Last ship known SS
Elizabeth, Bull Line. Contact Ace
Milton aboard the SS Steel
Navigator, c/o Isthmian Lines,
Inc., 52 Broadway, NYC. Am ready
to talk salvage with you. Have
completely new set of Scuba gear
and plans for salvage boat,
George C. Peterson
Contact your wife, Lela, at -450
Elli^ St., Apt. #301, San Francisco,
Calif.
G. K. Stennett
Contact G. W. Stennett, 106 Un
ion St., Hinton, W. Va.
Dale W. Gray
Contact your sister, Mrs. Earl
Flaherty, 1412 West Short St., In
dependence, Mo.
Urban LaBaiTere
Very important you contact your
wife immediately at 2513 Linden
Avenue, Baltimore 17, Md.
John D. Halpin
Please contact your family at
PO Box 147, Foxboro, Mass.
William Sikorski
A check from Ocean Carriers is
being held for yoCi in the SIU
headquarters vault.
An overtime check for $40.37
from American President Lines is
being held for Norman Beavers,
wiper by the MFOW, 130 Green
wich St., New York, NY. No for
warding address available.
William J. Jones
Please contact mother in Balti
more.
Norman R. Pettersen
Your wallet was found by NY
Transit Authority. It is in Lost &
Found Department at Jay St.,
Brooklyn. Call Mr. Burns at UL 2-
9970.
W. J. Cribbs
Please contact C. A. Peterson,
Treasurer of MFOW, 240 Second
St., San Francisco 5, Calif., as soon
as possible.
Joseph Bissonnet
Important I contact you at once.
Louise, 1387 Seventh Ave., San
Francisco, Calif.
The following men have dis
charges and other property being
held for them at the vault at SIU
headquarters hall: Francisco
Gianicco, Henry Jurgenson, Fred
erick Lillard, Edgar Starns, John
Trost, V. Walrath, Herbert Wilson.
Frank Scott Paylor, Jr.
Please contact your wife at 1331
Curfman St., Raleigh, NC.
George W. Berthold
Please get in touch with mother,
513 Giuffrias Ave., Metairie, La.
Urgent.
J.'C. Miller
Please contact Attorney Richard
W. Ewing, Suite 317, Shell Build-
inif, Houston 2, Texas.
Louis Escarra ,
Please contact your mother, Mrs.
Mary Roque, 519 West 138th St.,
New York, NY.
Francisco F. Rotolo
Please contact your wife at
7416 Fourth NE, Seattle 15, Wash
ington.
Anyone knowing the where-
Jibouts of Mallory James Coffey
please notify his brother, Edward
W. Coffey, Box 102, blowing Rock,
NC.
John H. Murray
Important you contact your son,
c/o Gerner, same address as pre
viously.
Pablo R. Lopez would like to
thank the crew aboard the SS
Kathryn which sent a wreath of
flowers and condolences when his
sister, Isobel Sails, passed away
September 8, 1960.
Leslie J. Brilhart
Alamo Heights 9, San Antonio, Tex.
Alamo Heights 9, SanAntonio, Tex.
Let us know where we can get in
touch with you. Mother and Robert.
Arthur W. Comman
Anyone knowing the where
abouts of the above-named, please
contact his sister, Mary Cornman,
3119 Baldwin Street, Los Angeles
31, Calif. Urgent.
Max Aeosta
The headquarters mailroom "is
holding an important letter for
you.
Tom Banning
Important you get in touch with
SIU President Paul Hall at head
quarters.
Pete Matovich
Contact J. G. Ulman, attorney,
641 Equitable Building, Baltimore
2, Md. '
Ray Walker
Please get in touch with your
sister-in-law. Bertha L. Walker,
2508% Broadway, Huntington
Park, Calif. We want to hear from
you.
Golden Sail £x-Crewmembers
All crew members of the SS
Golden Sail who had allotment
checks which bounced, please
notify Richard R. Carney of Tan
ner & Caipey, Proctors in Ad
miralty, 725 Pacific Building, Port
land 4, Oregon, for reimbursement.
Send the bounced checks if you
have them.
Will the friends of John Paul
Synnott (Jack or Red Jack) please
write to Trudy at 2260 Ave. B, Apt.
2, Beaumont, Tex. Jack passed
away September 2, 1960 of a
coronary occlusion. Hank, Jimmy
Cole and Butch Wright, will you
please write to Trudy. Any other
friends of Jack feel free to write or
drop in when you are in Beaumont.
Sill HAIL
DIRECTORY
SIU Atlantic, Gulf
Lakes & Inland Waters
District
PRESIDENT
Paul Hall
EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT
Cal Tanner
VICE PRESIDENTS
Claude Simmons Lindsey William*
Earl Sheppard A1 Tanner
SECRETARY-TREASURER
AI Kerr
HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES
BUl HaU Fred Stewart
BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St.
Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900
BOSTON... 276 State St.
John Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140
DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave.
Paul Drozak. Agent VInewood 3-4741
HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave.. Bklyn,
. HYacinth 9-6600
HOUSTON 4202 Canal St.
R. Matthews. Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-4086
JACKSONVILLE. .920 Main St., Room 20O
WilUara Morris. Agent ELgin 3-0987
MIA-MI.. 744 W. Flagler St.
Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-3564
MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St.
Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754
NEW ORLEANS 623 BienvUle St.
Buck Stephens. Agent Tulane 8626
NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn
HYacinth 9-6600
NORFOLK.. 416 CoUey Ave.
Paul Gonsorchik. Agent
MAdison 7-108S
PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St.
S. Cardullo, Agent DEwey 6-3818
SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St.
Walter Sibley. Agent Douglas 2-4401
SANTURCE. PR. .1313 Fernandez Juncos.
Stop 20
Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5990
SEATTLE ......2505 1st Ave.
Ted Babkowski. Agent Main 3-4334
WILMINGTON. CaUf SOS Marine Ave.
Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-3580 ,
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No. IS SEAPARERS^LOG
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
THE SEAFARERS
VACATION PLAN
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Financed by shipowner contribufions to the central kitty
for each day a Seafarer works on an SlU ship, SlU Vaca
tion Plan benefits have been increased five times from the
$140 annual maximum of 1952 to the present $400.
Seafarers can collect vacation pay on a pro-rata scale
as soon as they accumulate discharges covering 90 days'
seatime, and benefits are paid in direct proportion to the
number of days worked. For example, a Seafarer with six
months' seatime collects $200.
Discharges are good for vocation pay purposes for one
year from the date of payoff.
Vocation benefits are payable no matter how many dif
ferent ships or companies have iemployed the Seafarer,
nor does he hove to pay off his present ship to collect.
Benefits under the Vocation Plan are payable through
ony SlU port office.
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ELECTION
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Election Procedures: SIU Executive Board Minutes^ Oct. 3, I960
(The following executive hoara mrnutes were acted on
and approved by the membership at port meetings held
on October 10, 1960.1
The me5;ing was called to order at 9:00 A.M. by Paul
Hall, president.
PRESENT:
Paul Hall, Presideht; Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-Presi
dent; . Claude Simmons, Vice-President; Earl Shepard,
Vice-President; A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer.
ABSENT:
A1 Tanner, Vice-President; Lindsey Williams, Vice-
Prc^sident.
ALSO PRESENT;
Herb Brand, Director of Organizing & Publications;
Seymour Miller, SIU General Counsel.
The president announced that a quorum was present.
He then stated that the purpose of the meeting was to
discuss the 1960 general election, review the steps taken
so far, and to determine whether the Executive Board
wished to recommend any additional steps which would,
in' its collective judgment, be desirable to comply not
merely with the letter, but also, with the intent, of the
Constitution, applicable law, and this Union's policy of
full and fair treatment for all candidates." •
The president next stated that the general counsel was
present at his request. He asked the general counsel if
he was aware of the election steps taken to date. The
general counsel replied in the affirmative, that he and
other members of his staff had checked 'the credentials
committee report and supporting records, and the elec
tion material prepared and distributed. The general coun
sel stated that, in his opinion, the Union was in strict
compliance, with the constitution and applicable law, in
cluding, in particular, the Landrum-Griffin Act, and that
he now so formally advised the executive board. He stated
further that, so far as law was concerned, one last affirma
tive step remained to be taken, tjiat is, the mailing of the
15-day notice required by law, that the Union wqs aware
of this, and was, in fact, in the process of preparing the
same for mailing. He pointed out that this would have to
be completed on or prior to October 15, 1960. The secre
tary-treasurer stated that this would be accomplished.
The president then called for an open general discus
sion dealing with the purpose of the meeting, after which,
the following was decided upon:
Re: UNION GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1960
The executive board wishes to make the following re
port and recommendations to the membership, for the
. purpose of keeping ihe membership informed, effectuat
ing the Union's policy of completely equal and fair treat
ment to all candidates, and rounding out the Union's com
pliance with law, Including the Landrum-Griffin Act.
A. All steps required up to now to comply with Land
rum-Griffin have been token. There remains one step,
the mailing of notices to the members, arid we recom
mend this step be taken, in accordance with Ww, on or
prior to October 15,.: 1960. It need hardly be noted, of
course, that, both at regular meetings of the member
ship, and through the SEAFARERS LOG, all details of the
election have already been communicated. Insofar as our
constitutional requirements regarding elections are con
cerned, not only are copies of the constitution available ^
at all ports, but also, the LOG prints the constitution
verbatim every six months. Eyery member, therefore,
should be aware of these requirements.
B. 1. The policy of the Union has been, and is, equal
electioneering limits and facilities for all candidates. As
usual, the SEAFARERS LOG will contain an election
supplement, which includes the biographical sketches of
each candidate and his photo, together with a sample
ballot with voting instructions. The usual distribution pat
tern will be followed. That is, it-is sent to all contracted
vessels, is made available in substantial quantities, in all
Union halls, and is otherwise distributed. Candidates and
members will, therefore, have available to them those
materials for electioneering, or ary other purpose. In
addition to that, the executive board recommends the
printing of this election supplement in enough copies so
that there will be available to each candidate, at his re
quest, 100 copies thereof, to be used for such purposes
as the candidate may choose. It is felt that 100 copies
for each candidate is reasonable. There must obviously
be some limit- to the Union's expenditures in this regard.
To insure equal treatment for each candidate, copies of
this special material shall be made available in each
Union hall. The port , agent shall deliver the amount re-
" quested (up to 100) to each candidate, obtain a receipt
therefor, keep a record of the same, and notify the sec
retary-treasurer, A1 Kerr, immediately. It will be the
secretary-treasurer's duty to keep a central tally, and to
replenish stocks of this material when, as, and if needed..
2. To insure good order and to further preserve the
secrecy of the ballot, electioneering must not take place
within 25 feet of the polling place. In any event, the
Union continues to insist on.good order and decorum,
which must be preserved. Any member whose ballot has
been solicited within the prohibited area is required to
make this fact known to the polls committee, which shall
record the complaint in its report, as well as its findings
and recommendations thereon. In addition, the member
is required to notify the secretary-treasurer, A1 Kerr, at
headquarters, within 24 hours of the occurrence, by regis- .
tered mail, return receipt requested, of the facts, which
notification must be signed by the complainant, together
with his book number.
In that connection, the executive board recommends
that the membership also adopt the rule that, in case any
member has a complaint that any of the election and
balloting procedures of this Union have been violated,
I the same procedure as above set forth shall be followed.
While the members have already been notified, through
the LOG, as to notifications to the President in case of a
claimed violation of any rights, it is recommended that
the rule set forth herein be adopted with reference to the
balloting and election procedures in this election, since
the secretary-treasurer, under the constitution, is charged
with specific administrative duties in connection with
elTCtlons and refereniiums. The member's duty to report
violations in this manner should be emphasized. If situa-
_tlons exist which call for corrective action, that action
ought to be taken. It can't be taken if the responsible
parties under the constitution are not made aware of
the facts.
3. Obviously, nothing in these recommendations is to
be deemed to deprive any candidate or member of his
constitutional right to observe the conduct of the election,
the tallying of ballots, and so on, provided he maintains
proper decorem.
4. In accordance with established policy, the Union, its
officers, the LOG, and, indeed, the entire membership,
should continue to encourage the utmost interest in the
election. The executive board urges the largest possible
vote, and encourages the use of proper electioneering to
further stimulate interest in the exercise of this impor
tant right.
C. The secretary-treasurer states that, in compliance
with law he has prepared a membership list, to be avail
able for inspection by any and all candidates. Again in
accordance with law, the list is, and will be kept, avail
able at headquarters. While this is a valuable record, we
recommend that the secretary-treasurer not bfe required
to sit with whoever is inspecting the list, but that arrange
ments be made for a rank and file committee of three (3)
to be elected for that purpose. We further recommend that
a proper receipt be obtained from the inspecting candi
date. Finally, since many members object to the Union
releasing their names and addresses, and since it has
been a long term policy of the Union to respect these
feelings on the part of the membership, we recommend
that, while each candidate may have his inspection, no
candidate shall be allowed to make copies of the list or
any part thereof.
D. ^Without regard to the executive board's power under
Article VII of the constitution, the executive board spe
cifically requests that the matters herein be brought to
the attention of the membership and acted upon by them,
by special meetings held in all ports, subject to the re
quirements of the constitution, on Monday, October 10,
1960, commencing at 9:00 A.M., except for the Port of
Houston, which is scheduled to hold a regular meeting
on that day. These matters shall be taken up in that port
at the said regular meeting, it Is also recommended that
these minutes if approved as'aforesaid, be included in
the SEAFARERS LOG's election supplement of 1960;
be included in the notice, referred to above, to be mailed
to the membership in accordance with law, and, in addi
tion, be prominently posted in the Union halls for the
duration of the balloting.
The secretary-treasurer was unanimously directed to
take all steps necessary to effectuate the foregoing.
ADJOURNMENT:
Paul Hall, chairman, then asked those assembled if
there was any further business to come before the board.
There being no further business to be transacted, it was
then moved by Claude Simmons and seconded by Earl
Shepard that this board meeting stand adjourned. Carried
by a unanimous vote of the board. »
Meeting was then adjourned at 2:15 P.M.
Fraternally submitted,
AL KERR, Secretary-Treasurer
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Candidates For SlU Elective Posts
For: President
(Vote For One)
PAUL HAU^Book No. H-1 -BALLOT No. 1
Original member of SIU. Holds all strike clearances. Active In all
Union Organizing since earliest days. Elected secretary-treasurer 1948.
Re-elected every time since. Served on all SIU negotiating committees
since. 1948. Helped Initiate Welfare, Vacation Plans. Participated In
drive for SIU seniority hiring system to save Union hiring hall, and
In fight which broke Communist hold on Canadian waterfront. Now
serving as SIU president, as well as head of SIU of NA.
For: Executive Vice-President
(Vote For One)
CAL TANNER—Book No. T-l -BALLOT No. 2
Charter memiber of the SIU since the beginning. Sailed actively
during the war, seeing service in most combat zones. Active in Isth
mian organizing drive both on ship and-ashore as organizer. Elected
Mobile agent every year since 1947. Participated in various A&G
District organizing drives of past years. Active in "all SIU beefs and
holds clearances for all strikes the Union has engaged in since it was
first organized. Now serving as executive vice-president.
For: Secretary-Treasurer
(Vote For One) ^
AL KERR-^Book No. K-7 BALLOT No. 3
Joined the SIU on November 8, 1943, in Port of New York. Sailed
in all ratings in the deck department. Holds a clear record on all
Union beefs and picketing actions since he Joined the SIU. Has
served the Union in many official capacities since 1945, including
organizer, dispatcher, patrolman, assistant administrator of the SIU
Welfare and Vacation Plans, as well as secretary-treasurer of all the
Union's corporations. At present serves as secretary-treasurer of Un
ion and its corporations.
For: V/ce-Pres/cfenf In Charge Of Confracfs
And Confracf Enforcemenf
(Vote For One)
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CLAUDE (Sonny) SIMMONS—Book No. S-1
BALLOT No. 4
Member of the old ISU in 1935, then worked with US lighthouse
dept. until joining SIU in 1939. Sailed until August, 1941, when ap
pointed Tampa patrolman. Shipped again, August, 1942, and sailed
through war. Appointed NY patrolman, Feb., 1945. Elected Tampa
•agent for 1946 through 1948. Resigned July, 1948, and shipped until
Nov. 1949. Elected NY engine patrolman for 1951, 1952; elected
assistant secretary-treasurer since 1953.
For: Vice-President In Charge Of The
Atlantic Coast
(Vote For One)
EARL (Bull) SHEPARD^Book No. S-2
BALLOT No. 5
One of SIU's original members. Active in P&O strike and other
early Union actions. Directed field work in Isthmian organizing drive.
Participated in Great Lakes organizing. Directed NY waterfront
activities in 1946 general strike. Appointed New Orleans port agent
in 1947. Elected New Orleans agent for 1948, 1949, 1950. Elected
assistant secretary-treasurer for 1951. Appointed Baltimore agent in
1951. Elected Baltimore agent in every election since 1952.
For: Viee-Presidenf In Charge 01 The
Gulf Coasf
(Vote For One)
UNDSEY WILLUMS—Book No. W-1 -BALLOT No. 6
Joined SIU in January, 1942, in New Orleans. Sailed in the deck
department during the war in practically every war zone. Served as
Gjilf area organizer during Union drive to organize Isthmian. Director
of organization for Cities Service drive and was responsible for
bringing many other new companies under contact.. Elected New
Orleans port agent in each election since 1950.
For: Vieo'Pt'eadenf In Charge Of The
• Lakes And Inland Wafers
' (Vote For One)
AL TANNER—Book No. T.12 -BALLOT No. T
Sailed steward departn>ent ratings on SIU ships for many years.
Became jSIU member December, 1951. Came off ship to inanago
Baltimore Port O'Call when new hall opened. Participated in Balti
more HFWD and MA WD organizing including successful drive for
harbor tugs. Active in aid to Westinghouse strikers. Also in NY
Marine Allied Workers organizing and as Welfare Services repre
sentative. Now coordinator of Great Lakes organizing for the Maritime
Trades Dept.
For: ffeadquarfers Represenfafive
(Vote For ThreeX
-BALLOT No. 8 JOHN COLE—Book No. C-8
Has been full book member since 1949; sailing in both steward and
engine departments. Helped administer Welfare and Vacation Plans.
Acted in many other Union capacities. Holds that our organization
should serve the general welfare, not advance selfish purposes of
few. Maintains most-heavily-texed trade unionists should he beH
represented; also cautions there cannot be more equality for some
members than others. Insists on openness and frankness in all mone
tary matters. Advocates that the only adequate checks on unscrupu
lous leadership are specific machinery for suspension and recall of
shifty officials and impartially-conducted Union elections.
WILLIAM (BiU) HALL—Book No. H-272
-BALLOT No. 9
Joined SIU, A&G District^ in 1944, .in the Port of New York. Served
actively in many of the Union's major strikes and beefs, including
the 1946 general strike, the 1947 Isthmian strike, the Wall Street
strike and the Canadian beef. Was elected deck delegate and ship's
delegate on mostj)f the ships he sailed. Holds clearances for all Union
actions. Elected assistant secretary-treasurer for 1953-54. Re-elected
1955-'56, 1957-'58. Now serving as headquarters representative.
EDWARD (Eddie) MOONEY—Rook No. M.7
—^BALLOT No. 10
Joined SIU in 1945. Served as ship's delegate or steward delegate
on majority of ships. Member of Food and Housing Committee for
1946 general strike; Assisted during Canadian beef, and represented
Union in various beefs in Puerto Rico. Participated in Wall Street
strike. Appointed New York patrolman in 1952. Elected NY joint
patrolman. ig53-'54. Elected steward assistant secretary-treasurer
since 1955.. Played major role in Robin Line beef. '
FREDDIE STEWART—Book No. S-8 -BALLOT No. 11
Was volunteer organizer for SIU when it was founded. Participated
in all major strikes including bonus strike. Isthmian, 1946 general
strike and other actions. Was leader of direct action to secure milk,
. good provisions and decent shipboard conditions for 'all Seafarers.
Served "as steward patrolman in NY in 1947 and joint patrolman
in 1948 and 1949. Elected steward or joint patrolman for all years
since 1950. Assisted in drawing up many of the Union's past contracts.
For: New.York Agent
(Vote For One)
PAUL DROZAK—Book No. D-IBO -BALLOT No. 12
Became SIU member in 1945 in Mobile. Active in many major
Union strikes and beefs from 1946 general strike down to present.
Served as Seattle and San Francisco patrolman from 1951 to 1954.
Served a two-year hitch in the US Army, 1954 to 1956, and then
was assigned as New York patrolman. Major assignment was on
Robin Line beef where he was active for full year from time the
ships were sold until SIU won~them back. Has clear Union record.
Elected New York joint patrolman in 1958.
For: Hew York Joint Patrolman
(Vote For Ten)
JOHN ARABASZ—Book No. A-2 BALLOT No. 13
Sailed through World War II in engine department, then took
part in Isthmian organizing both as shipboard and shoreside organizer.
Active throughout Cities ' Service organizing campaign. Helped
organize first tanker ever signed by SIU. Participated in all major
SIU beefs since the war. Served as patrolman, dispatcher, welfare
representative ahd other Union capacities in Baltimore, New York
and other SIU ports. Currently serving as acting agent in the Port
of Boston.
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E. (Seottie) AUBUSSON—Book No. A4
-BALLOT No. 14
Joined the SIU, A&G District, In 1042 and sailed with the Union
during World War. II, Active in numerous major strikes and beefs of
the Union, including the 1946 general strike, the 1947 l8thn)lan strike
and many other beefs since then. Has served as dispatcher at head
quarters regularly since 1955 and also as headquarters patrolman.
Served often as ship's delegate. Has clear Union record.
JOHN BUCCI—Book No. B-780 -BALLOT No. 15
Joined the SIU in 1951, sailing in the deck department. Took
active sole in numerous Union beefs in subsequent years, including
the ig.'i.3-.54 longshore beef among others. For past two years has
been acting patrolman in New York, and has also served as organizer
in various Union campaigns in New York and other ports. ]^as strike-
clear Union record.
ROBERT J. BURNS—Rook No. B-187 -BALLOT No. 16
Member in good standing of SIU A&G District since 1942. Has
clearance for all strikes and beefs. Served as organizer for the Inter
national Longshoremen's Association in 193940 organizing Seafood
Workers Union in Portland, Me. Shop steward for Seafood Workers
Union after winning contract with rifajority of plants in Portland.
Also retired member in good standing of International Brotherhood
of Teamsters Local 380, Boston.
DANIEL (Dan) BUTTS—Book No. B-628
-BALLOT No. 17
Was elected In 1939 as port agent for the Piierto Rico branch. Was
elected five consecutive years by the membership. Saiied continuously
as bosun since leaving office. Have served on various elected rank
and file committees. When called upon, have always assisted in any
beef in maritime industry and the labor movement. Member of
Union since 1928. Strike clear from 1934.
JOHN CABRAL—Book No. C-200* -BALLOT N6.18
I have been in on all major beefs and organizing. Have been a
delegate on most ships, looking for the betterment and welfare of
our Union.
STEPHEN CARR—Book No. C-70 -BALLOT No. 19
I, Stephen Carr, have been a member of the Seafarers International
Union, A&G District, since Dec. 13, 1941. Have sailed throughout
the war years, and have been sailing since. Have been ship and
deck delegate on numerous ships. Z am now'applying for Joint
patrolman In the Port of New Ywk.
LEO CRONSOHN—Book No. C-801 -BALLOT No. 20
Sailing with SIU since 1951, have been member of steward and
deck departments. Have active record in all strikes. Belieye the
Union should be run for its sailing members by a sailor leadership.
Am for full conformity of the AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Codes.
Would like a full account of all Union funds (General Fund, Welfare
and Vacation Funds) at reasonable intervals. It elected, promises
to devote all efforts toward achieving these goals.
JOSEPH (Joe Di George) DI GIORGIO—Book Nd. D-2
BALLOT No. 21
Joined the Atlantic & Gulf District in 1951 in New Orleans. Served
actively in many of the Union's major beefs and strikes in the years
since then, including the 1946 general strike, the Isthmian strike,
the Wall Street beef and numerous others. Elected Baltimore patrol
man 1955-1956. Served on numerous rank and file committees and
elected ship's delegate and steward delegate on many occasions. Was
elected New York joint patrolman 1958-60.
STEPHANO G. (Steve) DI GIROLOMO—Book No. D-76
BALLOT No. 22
Member of the SIU since 1940. Sailing in engine department. Sailed
continuously during World War II. Has clearance for all strikes. Has
been engine and ship's delegate on almost all ships sailed on. Active
in 1946 general strike. Coos Bay beef and other SIU actlong.
HARRY D. nTZGERALD-^ook No. F-371
^BALLOT No. 23
Sailed exclusively on SIU ships since February of 1947. Clearance
on all strikes and beefs since then. Played an active role in the Wall
Street strike of 1948. Frequently serves as ship's delegate. Became
full book member in 1935. Sails in steward department.
LOUIS (LOU) GOFFIN—Book No. G-7 BALLOT No. 24
Transferred into the SIU from old AFL Seamen's Union in 1939.
Participated actively in 1941 bonus, beef, 1946 general strike and
Isthmian strike. Served Union as patrolman and agent in Philadel
phia and Jacksonville and as assistant secretary-treasurer. Elected
deck patrolman in NY every year from 1947-1952. Elected NY joint <
patrolman for '53-'54; NY deck patrolman, '55-'56, joint patrolman
since. Participated in contract talks. Has all clearances.
HOWARD GUINIER—Book No. G-3 -BALLOT No. 25
Joined SIU at its start. Served as organizer in various drives frora
1938 to 1941. RepVesented Union before National Defense Mediation
Board on contract dispute in 1941. Served as chairman of headquar
ters bonus strike committee. Was chairman of NY branch food and
housing committee for the 1946 general strike. Secured 3,000 berths
for members during strike. Elected steward patrolman in NY from
1946 through 1956; joint patrolman, 1957-58. Now hq. Joint patrolman.
EDWARD (Skippy) GUSZCZYNSKY—Book No. G.71
^BALLOT No. 26
Since 1938, has been a member of the Seafarers International Un-.
ion, participating in most major beefs in the port of New York. Is
now a resident of Brooklyn and presently working aboard the barge
Judson K. Stickle.
E. (Babe Miller) HERNANDEZ—Book No. H-7
BALLOT No. 27
Has been a member of the SIU since 1943, sailing in deck depart
ment. Served on numerous ^lU ships during World War II.- Came
ashore in 1947 as appointed patrolman. Served in Union headquar
ters and various other ports as-patrolman and organizer. Took part in
practically every beef the Union has been involved in down through the
years, including Isthmian, Wall Street. 1953-54 longshore beef and
many others. Has dear Union record.
LUIGI lOVINO-Book No. I-II -BALLOT No. 28
First started sailing with the SIU In 1946, and has shipped in both
steward and deck departments since that time. Took part in 1948
general strike, the Wall Street strike and was active in the Isthmian
organizing campaign. Also helped organize Government workers. On
many occasions during the past fourteen years, has taken role in
shipboard responsibility by serving as a delegate.
ROBERT (Sarge) MELOY—Book No. M-1056
BALLOT No. 29
Joined the Seafarers International Union in 1948 in the Port of
New York. Was organizer on Isthmian and Victory Carriers vessels.
Actively participated in Isthmian and Wall Street strikes. Holds strike
clearances on all other beefs. Has sailed on SIU ships since 1946
general strike. Had book retired from April, 1952, until April, 1955,
while on active duty with the US Army.
FRANK MONGELLI—Book No. M-Illl
BALLOT No. 30
Started sailing In 1938 in the deck department. Came ashore to
work for SIU in 1952. Has served in numerous capacities including
building superintendant for five years. Is in charge of SIU training
school activities including responsibility for lifeboat class, entry
training and upgrading. Active in all SIU beefs since coming ashore
including longshore, American Coal, Bull Line strike, Robin Line
and SS Cleopatra. Has a clear record on all Union beefs.
PETER PATRICK—Book No. P-182 -BALLOT No. 31
Joined the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District, in the port of New
York in 1947. Has full strike •clearance. Active in Isthmian strike and
other Union beefs. Elected ship's and steward's delegate many times,
also participated in various committees ashore. Have been sailing
steward since 1951. At present is steward aboard the SS Seatrain
Texas, Seatrain'Lines, Inc.
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CHARLES SCOFIE]J>--Book No. S-186-^BALLOT No. S2
Joined SIU, A&G district in '41. Sailed actively througbout WW
II, entering most combat zones at one time or another. Member Sa
vannah strike committee during the '46 general strike. Have been
elected engine delegate and ship's delegate on many SIU vessels.
Have full clearances for ail strikes and beefs engaged in by the- Un
ion in 19 years since joining up. Was on Robin Gray as chief elec
trician during the '57 Robin Line beef. Currently serving as joint
patrolman in the Port of New York.
WILLIAM JOHN SMITH—Book. No. S-60
-BALLOT No. 33
Started sailing in 1944 as a member of the SIU Pacific District
Transferred to the A&G District in April, 1947. Picket captain in
Philadelphia during the 1946 general strike. Active during the Isth
mian strike in 1947. I have sailed many newly-organized 8hii»8 as
deck and ship's delegate. Assisted negotiating working rules for Vac-
U Vator machines aboard the SS Producer in 1958. Member of the
deck department sailing,as bosun, deck maintenance or able-bodied
seaman. At present bosun aboard the SS Kenmar. •
CHARLES STAMBUL—Book No. S-578
BALLOT No. 34
Joined the SIU in the Port of New York in February, 1947. Par
ticipated In Isthmian organizing campaign on the Sea Tiger (later
Steel Advocate). Also participated in the Wall Street beef, AFL long
shore beef and many others in which SIU was Involved. Ship's dele
gate on many SIU vessels where he was instrumental in lifting
logs and wiping out beefs. Has sailed for many years in engine de
partment.
KEITH TERPE—Book No. T-3 -BALLOT No. 35
S^led throughout World War II on West Coast in both deck and
steward departments. Joined the SIU in 1949. Was headquarters or
ganizer during 1949-51, active in winning successful Cities Service
drive. Also served as acting port agent in Lake Charles during 1950-
51. Helped organize several other non-union companies. Was New
York patrolman, contract negotiator and headquarters representative
1951-52. Elected NY joint patrolman 1955-56, also 1958-60.
RAYMOND TORRES—Book No. T-31 -BALLOT No. 36
I've been with the SIU since I joined back In November, 1948, and
I participated in the Cities Service drive. I've lost count on how
many times I've been ship's delegate and engine delegate aboard our
ships since I've joined—but I'd say at least 40 times at both jobs.
NORMAN E. WROTON JR.—Book No. W-256
BALLOT No. 37
I joined the SIU in 1946 and received my book in 1948.1 have par
ticipated in various Union beefs and strikes, and have also been a
ship's delegate or Engine delegate on practically all ships sailed on
since 1952. I am now sailing as FWT, oiler and pumpman.
For: Philadelphia Agenf
(Vote For One)
STEVE (Blackie) CARDULLO—Book No. C-1
BALLOT No. 38
Since joining the SIU have been active in all Union strikes and
beefs. Was Marcus Hook agent until that hall was closed. Served as
patrolman in Philadelphia, as West Coast representative and as NY
headquarters representative. During the war sailed in all combat
zones. Has clearances for all Union actions. Active participant In
Isthmian organizing and strike. Elected Philadelphia agent for every
year since 1950. Active in Philadelphia port affairs. '
HARRY GERIE—Book No. G-269 -BALLOT No. 39
Joined the SIU In 1^43 and has sailed In all thr^e departments.:
Has all clearances, Served as delegate on a number of occasions.
Completed first year at St. Joseph's College, Institute of Industrial
Relations, Philadelphia. In the last two years, has sailed fra Calmar
Line and Ore Navigation Co. Ran for same office in last election.
For: Philadolphia Joint Patrolihdn
(VoteForTwo)
JOHN HETZELL—Book No. H-6 -BALLOT N^. 40
Has been a book member of the SIU since 1947. Served as fhip's
delegate and departmental delegate on many ships. Has taken an
active part in Union beefs on the West Coast, in the Commercial
Telegraphers Union strike, the Isthmian beef on behalf of the AFL
Marine Engineers and Operating Engineers' strike in 1952. Was ap
pointed joint patrolman in Philadelphia in 1951. Elected Philadelphia
joint patrolman from 1953 to present.
RAYMOND (Ray) DATES—Book No. 0-2
—BALLOT No. 41
Joined first SIU ship in June, 1942, joined Union on return to
States. Sailed all during the war. Acting patrolman in Philadelphia
In 1945. Returned to sea latter part 1945 and sailed until May 1946
and then worked in Philadelphia as dispatcher. Id 1949 returned to
work for the Union as phtrolman-organizer, and. has since been
employed in that capacity. SIU representative in Seattle '50 and '51.
Has been active In all major organizing drives since '46. Also active
in organizing for the MA WD and HIWD.
For: Baltimore Agent
(Vote For One)
REXFORD (Rex) DICKEY—Book No. D-6,
-BALLOT No. 42
Elected deck patrolman for the Port of Baltimore for ten terms
from 1938-48. Sailed actively on a leave of absence in the war years,
1942-43. Served as patrolman-organizer during the Isthmian.driw and
returned to this position on appointment in May, 1952. Was active
in the 1946 general strike. Sailed AB between 1948 and 1952. Elected.
Baltimore joint patrolman 1955 to present. Has been clear in all Un
ion strikes.
For:' Baltimore Joint Patrolman
(Vote For Four)
JAMES C. BARNETTE—Book No. B-104
-BALLOT No. 43
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Started sailing SIU July, 1945. Has all strike clearances. Served
as engine and ship's delegate on several ships. Worked in Baltimore
hall as maintenance man from 1954-1957. Back to sea after termination
of Union employment. Sailed all ratings in engine department. Was
instrumental in defeating several House bills detrimental to seamen's
livelihood. Works ashore betlveen ships as stationary engineer.
JOHN FAY—Book No. F-363 -BALLOT No. 44
I sailed in both the stewai-d and deck departments before coming
ashore in 1957. Since then have been employed by the Seafarers
International Union in various capacitie; On the Union payroll, I
served as dispatcher, patrolman and welfare representative. I have
been active in various beefs and organizing drives such as the Ameri
can coal beef, Bull beef, Robin Line and most recently the Puerto
Rican organizing drive.
W. PAUL GONSORCHIK—Book No. G-2 —BALtOT No. 45
A&G member since Union was founded in 1938. Sailed steward,
chief cook, baker. Member of Union negotiating committee. 1940-41.
Assisted in drafting original SIU constitution. Member 1941 bonus
strike committee. Returned to sea in 1943, then elected NY dispatcher.
Served as NY steward patrolman from May 1951, until elected Balti
more steward patrolman for 1952. Elected NY stewara patrolman
1953-54-55-56, joint patrolman thereafter. Now serving as Norfolk
agent.
ELI HANOVER-Bo<^k No. H-3I3 -BALLOT No. 46
Joined the Seafarers International Union on July 23, 1941, In ths
port of New York. Sails In the deck department.,Served on numerous
ships as ship's delegate and department delegate. Participated in
many major Union actions and is strike-clear on all strikes. Served
as dispat^er part of 1953 and 1954 and again in 1956. Elected patrol-
man in 1956 and 1958. Has been an active SIU member for almost
20 years.
CUFTON H. JACKSON—Book No. J.235
-BALLOT No. 47
I am trying for the patrolman's job at the Baltimore hall. 1 have
over nine years of seatlme with the SIU. I have never held an office
job with the SIU. I have sailed in the steward department, the deck
department and the engine department With mo^t of W in
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^BALLOT No. 48
Hai been employed by the Seafarers International Union of North
America, Atlantic and Gulf District, Since June 9, 1950. During that
time baa served as dispatcher, patrolman and also have handled the
Union's .Welfare Plan for a number of years. Also have been active
in the organizational programs in the Baltimore area, including the
American Coal Beef. Have all strike clearances since Joining SIU.
Tor; Mobile Agent
(Vote For One)
LOUIS (Blackie) NElRA-^Book No. N-1
BALLOT No. 49
Joined the SIU in the Port of NY in 1943. Sailed in the engine
department. Appointed organizer in Mobile in 1945. Organized
Mobile Towing Co. and other towboat companies in Mobile and
Gulf area. Chairman of strike committee in Mobile for 1946 general
strike. Active in 1947 Isthmian strike and numerous other Union
beefs. Served as acting SIU agent, patrolman and organizer in Mobile
and other ports. Appointed Miami-port agent 1958. Elected Tampa
agent for 1959-60. In February 1960 transferred as port agent to
the Port of Mobile. •
Mobile Joint Patrolman
(Vofe For Four)
HAROLD J. nSCHER—Book No. F-l —BALLOT No. 50
In the Sltr since-1938. Sailed steadily in the engine department
during the war until December 1943 when appointed Mobile dis
patcher. Was drafted into the U. S. Army in .J1944 and discharged in
1946. Returned to sea. Served again in Mobile as patrolman-dispatcher
for four years from 1946-1950. Served as SIU West Coast representa
tive and San Francisco agent. Elected Mobile joint patrolman since
1953. Has clear record on all strikes.
JAMES M. FOSTER—Book No. F-248 -BALLOT No. 51
Joined the SIU in 1944 and sailed deck department since joining.
Sailed with Isthmian during organizing drive. Have clean record for
all strikes and always ready to participate where needed. Participated
in BME organizing with Isthmian in Houston. Also went to Norfolk
on American Coal beef. Now on Del Mar. Elected to various delegate
jobs. Will always uphold our constitution and our agreements of our
Union and brothers.
ROBERT L. JORDAN—Book No J-1 -BALLOT No. 52
Sailed since 1938 as member of the engine department. Was or
ganizer in Gulf area for Isthmian ships and tugboats from Septem
ber, 1945, and on. Served as Mobile engine patrolman in February,
1946. Was acting dispatcher and organizer in that port. Was elected
engine patrolman in Mobile in each election from the year 1949
to 1956. Elected joint patrolman 1956-60. Active in all SIU beefs
and picketing actions for many years.
LEO MARSH—Book No. M-9 -BALLOT No 53
Has been a member of the SIU, A&G District, since it was formed,
and has always sailed in the steward's department, in all ratings and
on almost every type of vessel under Union contract. Holds clearances
for all SIU strikes and beefs since the Union was organized and has
taken active part in all of them. Was appointed as steward partolman
for the Port of Mobile in December, 1951. Elected Mobile steward
patrolman 1953-56. Elected Mobjle joint patrolman 1957 through 1960.
W. J. (Red) MORRIS—Book No. M-4 ^BALLOT No. 54
Sailed since 1939 and through World War II. Appointed acting
agent for Jacksonville in March, 1945. Later assigned to NY arid then
to Norfolk, as patrolman. Served as acting" agent at Charleston, SC.
Appointed patrolman for Mobile, 1947; served as deck patrolman' in
Mobile in 1948; joint patrolman in 1949; deck patrolman, 1953-56 and
joint patrolman, 1957-58, all in Mobile. Elected SaVannah agent for
1958-1960 and served as such untiL Savannah closed. Now Jackson
ville agent. Holds all strike clearances.
HOMER STARLING—Book No. S-141 -BALLOT No. 55
I have been a member of the AFL Seaman's Union since 1.937, and
"of the SIU since 1939. 1 hold all unlicensed ratings in the engine
department and have sailed in most of those ratings. Have been
sailing as eiectriciaii since 1949. Have been oh Alcoa Roamer for the
past 16 ihohths as 2nd electrician.-Having come all the; way with this
Union, 1 think I could fill the joib which I aim seeking^^ efficiency
and serve the Union and membership faithfully. " - .
For: New Orleans Agent
(Vote For One)
C. J. (Buck) STEPHENS—Book No. S^
-BALLOT No. 56
One of the early members of the SIU, joining in Decemiber, .1938.
Active in 1939 Isthmian strike, 1939 bonus strike, 1946 general strike
and 1947 Isthmian strike when company signed. Served A&G District
in many capacities from dispatcher to agent in New Orleans. Sailed
in all combat zones during WW II. Elected New Orleans engine or
joint patrolman since 1947 in every election up to the present time.
Has participated in many Union beefs.
For: New Orleans Joint Patrolman
(Vote For Four)
GEORGE E. ANNIS—Bobk No. A-230 -BALLOT No. =57
Shipboard organizer in Isthmian. Served as volunteer picket during
Isthmian strike. Became SIU member in February, 1947, in the port
of Mobile. Ships regularly in deck department. Also sailed two years
in steward department. Was in Navy from 1948-1952. Has clear record
on all Union beefs. Assisted organizers in New Orleans on American
Coal and Banner Line beefs. Has been ship's delegate on Alcoa
Ranger.
CARL E. GIBBS—Book No. G-60 -BALLOT No. 58
I, Carl E. Gibbs, joined the SIU at the start of its organizing. Have
been a faithful Union member for 22 year^. 1 have also been in many
of its activities, which, I'm very proud to say, has given me much
pleasure. Worked in ports of New Orleans, Houston and the Great
Lakes area. Elected New York patrolman in 1946, 1947, 1948 and
1949. Also participated in all strikes and am strike clear.
BELARMINO (Benny) GONZALEZ- -Book No. G-4
BALLOT No. 59
Joined the SIU in 1938, in Tampa. Active in organizing P&O Line
and in subsequent P&O strike. Helped organize Florida East Coast
Carferry in 1940.' Was New York dispatcher in 1946-47, steward
department patrolman in 1948. Elected Baltimore steward patrolman
in 1949. Served as AFL organizer in Florida. Was patrolman in Tampa,
patrolman and dispatcher in New York during 1953-54. Elected Tampa
joint patrolman 1955-56. Now serving as Miami agent.
A. W. (Andy) GOWDER—Book No. G.352
-BALLOT No. 60
Became member of the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District, in Savannah
in 1944. Since that time has been active in all Union beefs, strikes
and organization drives. Participated in 1946 general strike and
Isthmian strike. Served on numerous committees in the Union's
branches. Elected delegate, chairman and recording secretary on
many SIU ships. Sailed during World War 11 and Korean War.
JACK O. KENNEDY—Book No. K-228 BALLOT No. 61
Joined the Seafarers International Union in 1942 and has been In
good standing at all times. Has all strike clearances, and participated
In most of them. Has been ship's delegate on most all vessels served
on, and has done best for brother members of the Union.
W. J. (Bill) MITCHEU^Book No. M-22
BALLOT No. 62
Joined the Seafarers' International Union in the Port of Norfolk
in 1944. Started sailing in the deck department and later in the engine
departirient where he now sails as electrician. Has clearances for all
SIU strikes and participated directly in a number of strikes an^
beefs. Has been chosen many times by his shipmates to serve as
departmental and ship's delegate aboard SIU ships and has assisted
in settling various shipboard beefs.
MILTON J. PHELPS—Book No. P-479 -BALLOT No. 63
First sailed with the SIU in 1947 until 1949. US requested my serv
ices in January, 1950, which required two years. Qualified for a full
book in December, 1954 and have sailed steadily from that time..
, Supported pro-union political candidates by campaigning at polls.
Assisted organizing offshore operations in 1956. Served as ship's
delegate and departmental delegate on numerous occasions. Presently.
steward delegate aboard Alcoa Corsair. Am loyal Seafarer and will
uphold constitution, traditions andi high standards. of our great
organization.
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w EUGENE HAV—Book No. R'321 .BALLOT No. 64
I Joined the SIU in 1946 and have been a member since. I have'
served as* ship's deiegate on a great number of .ships an4 have all
strike clearances. Was in the US Army from 1950-1952. Joined and
sailed on the SS Atlantic on the day the NMU struck it in NY. Believe
I can fulfiii the duties of joint patrolman with flying colors.
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ALBERT (Hooks) RICHOUX JR.->Book No. R-261
BALLOT No. 65
I have been a member of the Seafarers International Union, Atlan
tic and Gulf District, since 1941. I was an active participant in the
1946 general strike and in" all the beefs which arose in the port of
New Orleans. I have also helped in political affairs in New Orleans.
C. M. (Whiley) TANNEHILL—Book No. T-S
BALLOT No. 66
Joined the* SIU, A&G District, in June of 1943. Since that time he
was active in the Isthmian organizing drive, and also in the Cities
Service organizing campaign. He holds clearances for all SIU strikes
and beefs since he joined the Union. In 1948, elected Boston joint
patrolman. Elected joint patrolman for Galveston '50-'51. Elected
New Orleans patrolman for last eight years. Was acting Houston
port agent.
HERMAN TROXCLAIR—Book No. T-4 BALLOT No. 67
Joined Sltl in March, 1941, and has been active in Union since
that date in ail strikes, beefs and organizational campaigns, serving
on many committees. During World War II sailed widely in many
combat areas. Always sailed in steward department. Was flrst elected
steward department patrolman for New Orleans in 1948. Was re
elected for 1949 and 1950. Elected steward patrolman in same port
for '52, '53, '54. Strike clearances for all beefs.
STEVEN (Steve) ZUBOVICH—Book No. Z-13
^BALLOT No. 68
First sailed on Seafarers International Union ships (n 1944. Re
ceived full book in 1945. Have clearance for all major beefs while
shipping. Was in US Navy in 1946. Then returned to sea. Sails in
deck department. Elected ship's delegate or deck delegate on majority
of ships he sailed on.
For: Housfon Agent
(Vote For One)
ROBERT A. MATTHEWS—Book No. M-1
-BALLOT No. 69
Joined SIU when it was chartered. Served as patrolman and port
agent in Mobile and later as agent in Jacksonville and San Francisco.
Assigned in 1946 to NY as hq representative. Served on every Union
negotiating committee from 1946 to 1954. Elected assistant secretary-
treasurer 1948, 1949 and 1950; hq representative for 1951-52. Assist
ant secretary-treasurer 1953-'54, 1955-'56, 1957-'58. Houston agent
since then. Participated in all SIU strikes and beefs.
for: Houston Joint Patrolman
(VotoforTwo)
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THEODORE (Ted) BABKOWSKI—Book No. B-1
BALLOT No. 70
Joined SIU in 1941 and sailed in all combat zones during World
War II. Was volunteer organizer in Isthmian drive and various,
tanker drives. Served on NY Isthmian strike committee. Active ia
1946 strike. Coos Bay and shipyard beefs. Served on Baltimore com
mittee aiding shipyard and telephone workers. Elected engine or
joint patrolman at each election since 1949. Currently Seattle agent.
CHARLES M. KIMBALL—Book No. K.2
-BALLOT No. 71
Has been an active member of the SIU since its' inception, always
sailing in the deck department. Was appointed Mobile patrolman in
1944, and later sent to West Coast as representative. Was elected Mo-
,^bile port agent for 1946, and patrolman and dispatcher in the same
port in 1947. Went back to sea and sailed regularly lyitil being ap
pointed Galveston patrolman in October, 1951. Later elected Houston
Joint patrolman. Still holds same position. Has all strike clearances.
-BALLOT No. 72 OSCAR N. RAYNOR—Book No. R-520 -
Sails in the deck d^artment with over ten years seatime with tho
SIU. From 1947 through 1954 sailed from the port of Mobile, Ala
bama. Now sailing regularly out of Houston. Has participated in-all
major beefs the Union Has been engaged in, one being the long
shore beef in New York in 1953 and 1954. I will always support tho.
SIU Jn any action we may become engaged in as I have always done
in the past. Ail votes cast in my behalf will be greatly appreciated
with my promise if elected to carry out my duties to the very best
of my ability.
JAMES TUCKER—Book No. T-22 BALLOT No. 73
Member SIU A&Q District since its inception, having transferred
from the AFL Seaman's Union. Acted as patrolman in Baltimore and
Norfolk in 1943 and 1944. Acting agent in Charleston, SC, in 1944
and 1945. Transferred to Mobile as acting agent in July, 1945, flnish-
Ing out that term of office. Went back to sea in 1946 and have been
going to sea continuously since then. Have been elected deck dele
gate and ships delegate on numerous ships since. Hold strike clear
ances and sailed in all war zones during World War II.
For: Detroit Agent
(Vote For One)
MARTIN (Marty) BREITHOFF—Book No. B-2
—BALLOT No. 74
Started sailing with SIU in 1942 and sailed during World War II
in all combat zones in both engine and steward departments. Served
on grievance committee in Tampa during 1946 general strike. Was
shipboard organizer at start of Cities Service drive in 1946. Served
as chief dispatcher. Port of New York, in 1951 and 1952. Elected NY
joint patrolman 1953 to 1956. San Francisco agent for four years.
SIU Constitution Rules on Elections
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Article XIII
Section 3. Balloting Procedure
(a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely
preparation of baliots, without partiaiity as to candidates or pom.
The ballots ouy contain ^nerai iiifolmation and instructive com
ments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution.
Ail qualified candidates shall be listed thereon apihabeticaliy within
(wch category. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical
pattern, commencing with the most northerly port on the Atlantic
coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly
port on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and
so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the
Continental United States shall then be added. There shall be
allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each
member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and
jobs to be vot^ upon. Each bailor shall be so prepared as to have
the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so petf-
lorated as to enable ^at pordon containing the said number to be.
easily removed to insure'secrecy of die ballot. On this removable
portion shall also be plac^ a short statement indicating the nature
of the ballot and the voting date diereof.'
(b) The ballots, so prepared at the direction of the Secretary-
Treasurer shall be- die only ofiSciai ballou. No others may be used.
Each ballot shall be numbered as iiidicated in the preceding para
graph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with
number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributed to
each Port A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and.
amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer,'
who shall also send each Fort Agent a' verification list indicating
the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port
Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and
shall inspea*and count the ballots, when received, to insure that
the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon,'conform to the
amount and numbers listed by the'.Secretary-Treasurer as having
been sent to that port The Port Agent shall immediately execute
and returq to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt acknowledging the
correaness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall
notify the Secretaty-Treasuret of any discrepancy. Disacpancies
shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In
any event, teceiptt shall be forwarded for ballots actually teceived.
The Secretaty-Treasurer shall prepare'i file Iii which shall be Cept
memoranda. and correspondence dealing' with the election. Wa
file shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspec
tion of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer.
<c) Balloting shall take place In person, at port offices, and
shall be secret. No signatures of any vpter, or other distinguishing
mark, appear on the ballot, except that any member may
write in the name or names of any member or members, as appro
priate, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative
Port Agent or Patrolman.
(d) Only full book members may votei However, Immediately
prior thereto they must present their books to the Polls Committe*
of the port in which they are voting. The voter's book numbee,
shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept ia.
duplicate) in the space opposite the proper ballot number, and
the member shall sign his name. The portion of the ballot oh which
the ballot number it printed sh^ then be removed, placed near
the coster sheet, and the member shall proceed to the votingrfite
with ^ ballot. An appropriate notation of the date and of the
fsut of votiiig shall be plsm ia the memtet's Union bode.
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. (ei E.A Pott Agent ihtll be fesjjonsible fonhe estibllsbment
•f • booth ot other votiog fite where each member may vote io
pxiraqr. c
(f) upon completion of yoting the member ihaU fold the bairot
¥ no.P«" of the printed or written portion is visible. Ho
ttall Aen drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which
•haU be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept
locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth.
. (c) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election
war and sh^ continue Arough December 31st, exclusive of Sun
days and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized
In Ae aty in which the port affected is located. If November 1st
ot December 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a port in
the city in which that port is located, the balloting period in such
port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the
next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all
ports shall commence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 5:00 P.M.,
except that, on Saturdays, yoting shall'commence at 9:00 A.M. and
continue until 12 noon.
Section'4. Polls Committees
(a) Each port shall elect, prior" to the beginning of the voting
on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of thr^e full
book members none of whom shall be a candidate, officer or an
elected or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding a
meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith-'
standing the provisions of Article XXIII, Section 2, or any other
provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constitute
a quorum for each port, with the said meeting to be held between
8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice thereof required. It shall
be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com
mittee, or to observe the eleaion. thereof, to be present during
this time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent
to see that the meeting for the purpose of eleaing the said Polls
"Committee is called, and that the minutes of the said meeting are
sent daily to the Secretary-Treasurer. In no case shall voting take
place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning.
fi >' (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused
ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots
already used, the ballot box or,boxes and the b^Iot records and
iiles kept by the Port Agent. It- shall then proceed to compare the
•serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names
and corresponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare
the serial number and amounts of ballots used with the verifica
tion list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots,
I both serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between
what appears on the verifiication list, as corrected, and the ballots
used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall
be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which
report shall ^ in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such
Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what
separate comments thereon he desires, provided they are signed
and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port
Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall
also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall
cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such
investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as com
pleted, with recommendations by the Secretary-Treasurer. A ma
jority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any,
shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Constitution, the Executive Board shall not m^e
any determination in these matters.
(c) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box is
locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except
in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is-
set forth iii the preceding paragraph with regard to discrepancies
shall be "Utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reasqp to
believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with.
(d) The Polls Comirittee shall permit full book members only
to vote. Prior thereto, it shall stamp, their book ^ith the word
"voted" and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that propef
registration on the roster takes place, collect stubs, and keep them
in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the
voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated
. with the Union arc charged with the duty of assisting the Polls
Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and
decorum.
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(e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot,
and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one
day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following
procedure shall be observed:
At the end of each day's voting, the . Polls Committee, in the
presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes
proper decorum, shall open the bkllot box or boxes, 9nd place.all'
. .of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall
then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall there
upon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or enve
lopes, with their book numbers next to their signatures. Ihe'
committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said
, Envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the
ballot box or boxes Were opened publicly, that all ballots for that
day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed
in the envelope or envelopes dated Tor that day and voted in that
Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other
records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the
discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre
pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making
of the aforesaid certification, with wording embodying the fore
going inscribed thereon, in which event these envelopes shall be
used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing
contained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee
from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, '
'provided the comments are signed and dated by the member making-
them. The envelope^or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper
or envelope, which, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may
be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then
be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or
registered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the depository
named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The
Polls Committee shall not be discharged from its duties until this
mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is
furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept
in the Port Agent's election records or files.
The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot bok or boxes'
are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent,
and shall place the key or keys to the, boxes in an envelope, across
the flap of which the members of the committee shall sign their
names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope
securely. Iii addition to Idetivering the key and ballbt "box or boxes
as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent
one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day," the unused ballots,
any reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may
have received, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those
^ turned' over to it. The Pott Agent shall be responsible for the
proper safeg^rding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release
any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally
tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remaining
copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the
Polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or regis
tered mail , or delivered in person.
(f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without com
pensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls
Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving
or provide meals in lieu of cash. ' .
Section 5. Ballot Collection, Tallying
Procedure, Protests, And
Special Votes
(a) .On the day the balloting in each port is to terminate, the
Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other
duties.hereinbefore set forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail to
headquarters, (by certified or registered mail), all the unused ballots,
together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the
Committee that all. ballots sent to the port and not used are
enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the
Comrnittee to make separate comments under his signamre and
date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number
and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package,
but bound separately, the committee shall forward to headquarters
all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a
certification, signed by all.members of the committee, that all the
stubs colleaed by the committee are enclosed therewith subject to
the right of each member of the coinmittee to make separate com
ments under his signature and date. The said Polls Committee
members shall not be discharged from their duties until the for
warding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of
mailing or delivery' is furnished the Port Agent, whi^ evidence
shaU be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files.
'(b) All forwarding to h^dquarters called for under this Section
5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of
headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected
or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate,
the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifi
cally set forth in Section 5(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the
Union Ta|}ying Committee, which will then carry out the hinctions
in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the
Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary
by the Union Tallying Committee to execute those funaions.
All certifications called for under this Article XIII shall be
deemed made according to the best knowledge, and belief of those
required to make such certification.
(c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book
members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston,
and Detroit. The election shall be held at the regular meeting in
December of the election year, or if the Executive Board other
wise determines prior thereto, at a Special meeting held in the
aforesaid ports on the first business day of the last week of said
month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Pa-
, trolman, or candidate for office," or the job of Headquarters Rej)-
resentative. Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election
to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4.
In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying
Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all 'the ballots
and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in comjjlete
detail, the results of the eleaion, including a complete accounting
of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the
rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with
detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each
total broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall
be permitted access to the election records and files of all porB,
which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its
discretion. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered,
and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these dis
crepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report,
without prejudice,' however, to the right of any member thereof
to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the
validity of the ballots, with ^rtinent details.
The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and
evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal
denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests invalid, it shall
dismiss the protest and-so inform the protesting member, by wire,
on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the committee
shall order a social vote, to be had no later than within the period
of its proceedings, on such terms as are practical, effeaiye, and
just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of
Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site
of the port most convenient to the protesting member. "Where a
special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these
terms shalWpply, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing
and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during
the period of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall,
"include, a brief summary of each protest received, the name and
book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the
disposition of the said protest. The committee sh^l take all reason
able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to
enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5(c) to be com
pleted within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be
made by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this
Section 5(c) shall have been duly completed and tallied.
(d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro
ceed to the port in which headquarters is located, as soon as possi
ble after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port
prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election
year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in
which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation,
meals, anJ lodging expense occasioned by their traveling to and
remming from that Port. All members of the committee shall also
be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subse
quent to thdr election to the day they remrn, in normal course,
to the Port from which they were eleaed.
The Union Tallying Committee shall elett a chairman from
among themselves and, subjert to the express terms of this Con
stitution, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to special votes,
protests, and the contents of the final Report shall be valid if made
by a majority Tote, provided,there a nuorum in.attendance,'
which quorum Is hereby hxed at nine ("9)1 TTie Union Tallying
Conunittee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have th«
s<>le right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository imme
diately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe
custody.during the course of the committee's proceedings. The
proceedings of this committee, except for the actual preparation
of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, sh^l be open
to any member, provided he observes decorum. no event, shall
the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the
Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi
ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com
mittee shall be discharged upon the completion of the. issuance
and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In "the event
a r^eck and recount is ordered pursuant to Section 5(g) of this
Article, the committee shall be reconstimted except Aat if any
miember thereof is not available, a substimte therefore shall be
elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for
that purpose as soon as possible.
(e) The report of the Committee shall be made up iii sufficiMt
copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies
shall be sent by the committee to each Fort Agent and the Secretary-
Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to' taks
place subsequent to the close of the committee's proceedings or,
.in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days of
less from the close of this committee's proceeding,-then at l^t
' five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meeting
applies shall be designated, , by date, in the report and shall be
referred to as the "Election Report Meeting." As soon as these
copies are received, .each Port Agent shall post one copy of the
report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. Ihis copy
shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election
Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim.
(f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up
the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Seaion 5(c) of this Artidla
and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted
therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what
aaion, if any, in accordance with the Constimtion, shall be taken
thereon, wl^ action, however, shall not include the ordering of
a specid vote unless the reported discrepancies affert the results
of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the sp^ial vote
shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the
Eleaion Rpeort Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when
a dissent to the dosing report has been issued by three or more'
members of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the con
tingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the dosing report
shall be accepted as final.
(g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Seciton 5(f) must take
place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Eleaion
Report Meeting, at each port where the discrepancies so aaed
upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limits of the
vote set by the memtership, as aforesaid, the Port Agents in each
such port shall have the functions of the Tallying Committee as.
set forth in Seaion 5(c), insofar as that Sea*"<>rt deals with the
terms of such special vote. The Seaetary-Treasurer shall make a
sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immediately avail-'
able to Port Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Imme
diately after the close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the
results and communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The
ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballets pertaining to the.
special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in
the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means'
praaicable, but, in any case, so as to reach the Secretary-Treasurer
in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this
Seaion 5(g). An accounting and certification, made by the Port
Agent, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be
enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a
report containing a combined summary of. the results, together"
with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union
Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The
form of the latter's report shall be followed as closely as possible.
• Two (2) copies shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall
be posted. "ITie other copy shall be presented at the next regular
meeting after-the Election, Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the
membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the
numerical results set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tally
ing Committee's closing report shall be deEmed accepted and finj
.without modification.
If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report thereon by the
.Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of and
deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership*
at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting.
If such retneck and recount is ordered, the Union Tallying Com
mittee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly.
Section 6. Installation Into Office And
. The Job Of Headquarters
Representative, Port Agent
And Patrolman
(a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest
number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved.
Where more than one person is to be eleaed for a particular office
.or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively
highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determina
tions shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted
as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President
to notify each individual elected.
(b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall take
over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof,
at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the,
next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results'
as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as jpro-
vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue
up to, and expire-at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in Article XI, Section 1. This shall not apply
where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he
is at sea. . '
In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant
additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event
of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the
provisions of Article X, Section 2, as to succession shall apply .
until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume)
office shall be dealt, with as decided by a majority vote of the
membership.
Saction 7. The Secretai^-Treasuref Is specifically Charged with the
ireservation and retention,of all eleaion records, including the
allots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue
such other .and further direaives as to the eleaion procedures as
are required by law, which directives shall be part of the electioa
procedures of this Union. -
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OFFICIAL BALLDT
For Eleclion of 1961 -1964 Officers
SSAPARHIS HmRNATIONAL UNION Of NORTH AAURKA
Arianlic, Gulf, taiiM and inland Wafori DifMCI
VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER IN, 1960 THROUGH OECSMUR aiN, 19M
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS-ln order to vole for a candidate, morlc a crow (X) In
voting tquoro to the left of nome. If you vote for more (ondidotM for-, office than
•pecified herein your vole for (uch office will be invalid.
YOU MAY WRiTE THE NAME OF ANY MEMBER WHOSE NAMe OOES NQT APPEAR ON
THE BALLOT IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE UNDBt EACH
OfFICt * ,
Do not uie a Uod pencil in marking the ballot. Ballots marked with lead pencil will not
be counted.
MAKK YOUR BALLOT WITH PEN AND INK OR INDELIBLE PENCIL
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PRESIDENT
Vote for One
1 • Poui Holl, H-1
EXECUTIVE VICEMESaKNT
Vote for One
2 Q Col Tanner, T-l
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Vote for One
3 • A! Kerr, K-7
VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF
CONTRACTS AND
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
Vote for One
4 P Cloude Simmons, S-1
VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF
THE ATLANTIC COAST
Vote for One
5 n Earl (Bull) Shepord, S-2
VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF
THE GULF COAST
Vote for One
6 • Lindsey J. Williams, W-1
VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF
>. THE LAKES AND INUND WATERS
Vote for One
7 • Al Tanner, T-l 2
HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES
Vote for Three
«• John Cole, C-8
9 • William (Bill) Hall, H-272
10 • Edward (Eddie) Mooney, M-7
)1 • Freddie Stewart, S-8 -• • •
NEW YORK PORT AGENT
Vote for One --
12 • Paul Urorak, D-tao
NEW YORK JOINT PATROLMAN
Vote for Ten
>3 • John Areboti, A-2 "
14 • E. (Scotty) Aubusson, A-8
15 • John.Bocci, B-780
Id • Robert J. Burns, B-187
17 a Doniol (Don) Butts, B-628
'8 • Jidin Cobnil, C-200
Stephen Corr, C-70
20 O Leo Cronsohn, C-80I
21 • Joseph (Joe) Di Giorgta, D-2
22 • Stephono G. (Steve) DI Girolomo, D-76
23 • Horry D. Fitigerold, F-371 ^
24 • Louis (Uu) Coffin, G-7
25 • Howord Guinier, ^3
26 • E. (Skippy) Guszczynsky, G-71
27 O E. (Babe AVner) Hemoodez, H-7
28 • Luigi lovino. Ml
29 • Robert C. Meloy, M-1056
30 • Fronk Atongelli, M-lill
31 • Peter Patrick, P-182
32 a Charles Scofield, S-186
33 a WINiom John Smith, S-60
34 • ChaHes Stambul, S-578
35 • Keith Terpe, T-3
36 • Raymond Torres, T-31
37 • Norman t Wrolon Jr., W-256
PHILADELPHIA AGENT
Vote for One
38 • Steve (Blackie) Cardullo,-C-1
39 • Harry Gerie, G-269
PHILADELPHIA JGINT PATROLMAN
Vote for two
40 • John Hetzell, H-6
41 • Raymond (Roy) Dotes, 0-2
BALTIMORE AGENT
Vote for One
42 • Rexford (Re») Dickey. 0-6
BALTIMORE JOINT PATROLMAN
Vote far Four
43 • James C. Bomette, B-104
44 • John Fay, F.363
45 • W. Paul Gonsorch%, g-2.
46 Q Eli Hanover, H-313
47 • Clifton H. Jockson, J-235 ~
48 • Anthony (Tony) Kastina, K-5
MOBHE AGENT
Vote for One
49 • Louis (Blackie) Neira, N-1
MOBILE JOINF PATROLMAN
Vote for Four
50 • Harold j. Fischer, F-1
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51 • James M. Foster, F-248
52 C Robert Jordan, J-1
S3 • Leo Patrick Marsh, M-9
S4 • William 1 (Red) AAorris, M-4
55 C Homer Starling, S-141
NEW ORLEANS AGENT
Vote for One
56 a C. J. (Buck) Stephens, S-4 • \
NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN
Vote for Four.
57 • George E. Annis, A-230
58 • Co'ri E. (Red) Gibbs, G-60
59 • Belarmino (Bonnie) Gonzalez, G-4
60 • A. W. (Andy) Gowder, G-352
61 • Jock O. Kennedy, K-228
62 • W. J. (Bili) Mitchell, M-22 ^
63 • Milton J. Phelps, P-479
64 • Eugene Ray, R-321
65 • Albert (Hooks) Richoux Jr., R-261
66 • Charles M. (Whitey) Tonnehill, T-5
67 Q Herman AA. Troxcloir, T-4
68 • Steven (Steve) Zubovich, Z-13
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HOUSTON AGENT
Vote, for One
69 • Robert A AMitthews, M-1
HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN
Vote for Two
70 Q Theodore (Ted) Bobkowski, B-1
71 • Charles M. Kinibtdl K-2
72 • Oscar K ROynor. R-5?0
73 • James L (Jiminie) Tudar, T-22
DETROIT AGCNT
Vale for Owe
74 • Motfin (Morty) Breidiolf, B-2
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