http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a4c38ca0008a844f627689065d600c43.PDF c1b9e746ab2628c94121894b19d9338e PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Union Victory On Hunaways i- N SEA LEVa CASE -Story On Page 2 SlU Strike Saves RR Tug Jobs -Story On Page 3 M Newcst suDBrtanker under new oupertanKer. siu contract is the 46,000- ton Mt. Vernon Victory (Victory Carriers). Big ship is fully air-conditioned and has a swimming pool back aft near stack. Unlicensed men'sleep two to foc'sle, in cabin beds and share toilet and shower facilities with the two men in adjoining foc'sle. Large, roomy lockers are also provided. (See other photos page 12.) I#'c All OiFAr SIU railway tugmen tear S' 9 #«rff • up strike signs to signify end of strike against 11 eastern railroads. Major issue in the beef was job security for the tugmen who man the railway car floats used in transport­ ing freighf" into New York area. Success of the strike stymied railroads' plans to further reduce their work force in other areas of their operations. It also blocked moves to extend job-cutting else­ where in the transportation industry. (Story on Page 3.) i I US Income I Tax Return I SIU EXPERT'S ADVICE TO SEAFARERS Page 24 t I I f I I J �Face Twe SEAFARERS NLRB Rules For SlU In Key Runaway Case WASHINGTON, February 16—The Seafarers International Union scored a most important victory for all American seamen when the National Labor Re­ lations Board ruled, late today, to take jurisdiction over American-owned ships flying runaway flags, if these ships operate regularly" from US ports. In a case involv­ ing the Liberian-flag SS Sea Level, of the West India Fruit and Steamship Company, the Board ruled that the employer must deal with the SIU as the representative of the ship's crewmembers. The decision was by a 3 to 2 vote. The ruling came in a case which had been universally recognized as a landmark in American maritime unions' efforts to organize runaway-flag shins. In fact, the case was considered so impor­ tant that enormous pressure had been brought to bear on the Board to rule against the Union. Those aopearing against the SIU in the case in­ cluded the US State Department, US Department of Defense and a committee representing the giant steel, oil and aluminum combines, headed up by Standard Oil of New Jersey. It is expected that an appeal will be forthcoming to the courts. The Sea Level case was one of four pending before the Board, all of which had similar char­ acteristics and were docketed together. The others involved SIU charges against the owners of the SS Yarmouth for firing the crew after they a.sked for an SIU contract; the P&O Steamship Com­ pany, operators of the Liberian-flag SS Florida, for refusing to bargain, and a National Maritime Union case against Honduran-flag vessels owned by the United Fruit Company. The SIU scored the first breakthrough on the runaway issue when the NLRB agreed that the Union had the right to organize the Liberian-flag ships of the P&O Steamship Company. The Board had held that the ships were essentially Ameri­ can because they operated out of American porta in American foreign trade. Subsequently, the SIU won a clear-cut election victory on the SS Florida, and proceeded with organizing activities on other runaway ships. In addition, the SIU and the National Maritime Union had formed the International Maritime Workers Union. The IMWU has engaged < in a number of runaway organizing efforts, including the operations of National Bulk Carriers. However; the giant oil and metals companies, having an enormous stake in the runaway-flag field, opened a campaign at the NLRB to secure a reversal of the P&O decision. In this campaign they were supported by the Elsenhower Adminis­ tration, with the State Department and the De­ partment of Defense both intervening on behalf of the runaway-flag operation. These open moves to pressure the NLRB were assailed by the SIU and the Maritime Trades Department. MTD President Paui Hall, in letters to the heads of the government departments last November declared that the clear purpose of the intervention was to deny American unions the right to organize runaway crews. The Sea Level is well known to Seafarers as the old SS Seatrain, one of the first ships to be signed up and manned by the SIU back in the late '30's. Following its sale, it was transferred to the Liberian flag by its new owners, but con­ tinued to operate between New Orleans and Havana. When the SIU organized the crew and petitioned fbr representation, the owners fired the Cuban crew while the ship was in Havana harbor. They then forced them to repudiate their SIU pledge cards to get their jobs back. West India Fruit and Steamship, the vessel's owner, is still operating regularly out of Havana, beiiig one of the few American concerns whose operations have not been halted by Castro. American Ships To Cet More Farm, Aid Cargoes; Job Step-Up Likeiy WASHINGTON—A sharp turnaround in US Government policy 6n American-flag shipping is in the making in Washington. If ^carried out as announced, it would go a long way toward snapping the, American merchant marine out of the doldrums. The new policy has two-^ major elements. One would Typifying the reversal in policy, tion had follo\(red the "effective involve giving American-flag the new Maritime Administrator, control" line, supporting the idea ships up to 100 percent of foreign Admiral Ralph E. Wilson, told a that runaway ships could be relied aid cargo commitments in some shipping group on February 6 on to carry US essential materials. instances, as opposed to the slight­ that, "we must have ships that we Wilson noted that "In the cold ly more than 50 percent they have control—^American-flag ships, with war, in the conduct of peace­ been receiving up until now. The American crews—if we are to as'time-trade and commerce, our US second part of the program would sure, beyond the question of a flag merchant ships truly become involve a vast increase in ship­ doubt, access to our supplies of our first line of defense. They are ments of surplus food abroad, of raw materials from abroad." our only sure guarantee for the which American ships now carry Under the Eisenhower adminis­ principal movement of our imports at least half. tration, the Maritime Administra- and exports ..." l^l?'v t m~ 1^" I i IW- |[^;- 1K'.' • INDEX To Departments The SIU Inland Boatman —Pages 8, 9 The SIU industrial Worker —Page 25 SIU Social Security Dep't —Page 13 SIU Safety Department —Page 7 • SIU Medical Department —Page 19 • SIU Food, Ship Sanitation Dep't —Page 20 The Pacific Coast Seafarer —Pages 22, 23 The Great Lakes Seafarer —Pages 10. 11 The Fisherman and Cannery Worker -.-Page 18 The Canadian Seafarer —Page 21 O Editorial Cartoon —Page 15 • A&G Deep Sea Shipping Report -Page 6 • Shipboord News —Pages 27, 28, 29, 30 Febmanr. IMl LOG The foreign aid ruling is an outgrowth of the troubles the United States is" having with the outflow of gold and dollars from this country. One area of this out­ flow is ocean shipping costs. Under the ruling, the Interna­ tional Cooperation Administration, which administers the foreign aid program, will pay the cost of ship­ ping the aid material only if it is carried on an American-flag ship. If carried on a foreign-flag ship, then the country receiving the aid has to pay the cost of the ocean freight. * For practical purposes, its ex­ pected that the ruling will give most of these cargoes to Americanflag ships. The countries receiving the foreign aid have very little merchant shipping of their own and would not be in g position to pay other foreign-flag ship oper­ ators to carry the aid cargoes to them. Such countries, for example, would bp Korea, Pakistan, Laos, Formosa (Nationalist China) and ) South Vietnam. Another Safe SIU Ship Crewmen aboard Wild Ranger (Waterman) pose with SIU safety award won recently. From left: P. Rubis, bosun; Mate Aiiden; G. Lawson, AS and (in front) E. Johnson, AS. (For other SIU safety awards, see centerfold.) MTD Acts On Sea Union Pacts, Cuba BAL HARBOUR, Fla.—The Executive Council of the Mari­ time Trades Department acted on several important maritime issues in its winter meeting here, among them the problems of national bargaining, the *• continuation of Liberian-flag active in the Cuban trade. The trading operations with Cuba MTD plans to take steps to halt and the growth of runaway-flags on the Great Lakes. Noting that the American-flag shipping industry was now facing a possible turning point, the Depart­ ment went on record in full support of proposals for a national bargain­ ing set-up with US-flag operators. Such bargaining should deal with all the issues confronting US ship­ ping, not just wages and hours. It's the intention of the mari­ time unions to meet with the op­ erators and discuss subsidy policy, domestic shipping problems, American-owned runaway opera­ tions and similar matters The MTD group voted reactiva­ tion of the Maritime Federation of the Caribbean. Preliminary steps had been taken in this direction before the Castro regime in Cuba torpedoed cooperation on the problems of Caribbean seamen and maritime workers. An immediate problem for the Federation to deal with is the operation of the run­ away-flag West India Fruit and Steamship Company between West Palm Beach and Havana. West India is at present running a thriving business shipping cargo from Canada in sealed boxcars, some of it possibly contraband un­ der present US regulations. Other runaway operators are similarly this traffic by boycotting Cuban cargo. The board voted to endorse pre­ vious action taken in Montreal to set up a Great Lakes regional Fed­ eration. This group is concentrat­ ing on fighting the use of the Brit­ ish flag as a runaway registry by American and Canadian ship op­ erators. Presiding at the meeting of tha Department, which has 31 union affiliates in the .AFL-CIO, were MTD President Paul Jlall and Secretary-Treasurer Peter McGavin. SIU Improves Travel Clause In Ship Pacts Through agreement with SIUcontracted operators a new travel and subsistence pay policy was put into effect this month which per­ mits a Seafarer to collect in cash at the payoffs, a sum equal to first class air fare, plus a day's pay and subsistence, from the payoff port back to the original port pi en­ gagement. Formerly under the transporta­ tion clause, the Seafarer received the equivalent of first class train Feb., 1961 Vol. XXIll, No. 2 fare, including the price of a lower berth at the payoff. In order to col­ lect subsistence and travel pay, the Seafarer was required to return to the port of engagement within 30 PAUL HALL, President days. HERBEBT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ One reason for the shift in the MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR. AL MASKIN, CHARLES BEAUMET, ALBERT contract provision was that the AMATEAU, ARTHUR MAHKOWIIZ, Staff former rule covering lower berth Writers. railroad fares was becoming ob­ solete. Publlthaa rnonmiy . et Ibja- headquarters As before, transportation is pay­ International Union, Atof th« Seafarers Inl l::ntlc Gulf, Lakes and inland Waters able under the provisions of District, AFL-CIO,- <75 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 33, NY. Tel. HYaclnth 9«00. Article II, Section fi"! of the stand, Second class postage paid at the Post ard contract. This provides trans­ Office In 'Arooklyn, NY, under the Act portation pay where a ship's port of Aug. 24, 1912. of engagement is in o le area and the port of payoff in another area. SEAFARERS LOG �Febnury, Iftl SEAFARERS Fage Thre* LOG RR Tugmen Win Job Security MMP, MEBA Join In SIC/ Plans List For Stewards Acting to implement the rec­ ommendations of the rank and file steward department committee elected last summer, the member­ ship in all ports has approved a separate registration category for chief stewards. The new registration category will be group 1-S and will include only chief stewards. It is planned to start the new registration category on or about March 1. All Seafarers with chief . steward's endorsement will have the option of switching over to group 1-S until the March 31 deadline. Those who remain in group will no longer ship to chief stew­ ard Jobs, since group 1 will ap­ ply to chief cooks artd bakers. If a Seafarer now on the registra­ tion list does switch over to group 1-S, he will receive full credit for all the time on his shipping card. Similarly, men coming oft the ships after March 31 will have the option of registering group 1-S or group 1. The new registration procedure was one of nine recommendations made by a five-man rank and file committee elected on July B, 1960. The recommendations were ap­ proved by the August membership meetings in all ports. They called for the establishment of a training school for stewards and a recertlficatlon process to assure that all men shipping chief steward are fully-qualified to hold that rating. The other proposals of the com­ mittee will be acted upon at a later date. The decision to set up sep­ arate registration for stewards at this time was prompted In part by the action of the Coast Guard. That agency has begun Issuing seamen's ..papers to steward department en­ try ratings as "food handlers," without any specification that the man Is an entry rating. This could open the door to totally-Inexperi­ enced men shipping in key ratings such as chief steward. SCHEDULE OF SlU MEETINGS SlU membership meet­ ings are held regularly once a month on days in­ dicated by the SlU Con­ stitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SlU 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 SlU meet­ ings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore Detroit Houston New Orleans Mobile March March March March March March March 6 7 8 10 13 14 15 Routing Job Cut Plan NEW YORK—The plans of the railroad industry to make railroad marine workers the first victims of theii; drive to abolish jobs collapsed in utter defeat on Mon­ day morning, January 23." Early that morning the railroad representatives signed a new agreement embodying the unions' original demands to pre­ serve the job security of the railroad tugmen. The agreement ended a 13- Lonely picket stands vigil at Sunnyside yards of Pennsy Rail­ roads where much of that road's passenger trains lie idle. Picketing took place in five states, was extended as far as Cincinnati. day walkout of three unions, the Railway- Marine Region of the SlU'a Inland Boatmen's Union; the Masters, Mates and Pilots and the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Asso­ ciation against 11 eastern railroads. It provides that the status quo on tugmen's jobs will be maintained pending completion of a study of the entire railroad manning ques­ tion which Is to be conducted by a Five State Picketing Stymied Roads Despite Sub-Zero Cold Any strike depends in large part on the effectiveness of picket lines. In the vast oper­ ation involved in striking 11 major railroads in the dead of winter the picketing operation was a massive one. ciation, the Masters, Mates and maintain close phone and vehicle Most of the men who carry Pilots and Seafarers of the deep contact with all posts. a blue picket card as a me­ sea and Great Lakes districts. The Two 24-hour strike kitchens New York Central and New Haven were in operation along with sev­ mento of their participation in systems were completely closed eral coffee wagons on the move at this beef will have some tales to tell their grandchildren. For one thing, because of the nature of the railroad operation, the picket­ ing was carried on In areas rang­ ing far and wide in the harbor and In the Interior as well, as far west as Cleveland. In New York City alone, some 80 locations were picketed, another 60 on the Jersey side and dozens of Inland points. As If It wasn't odd enough for railroad tugman or Seafarer to find himself picketing In Danbury, Connecticut, or Poughkeepsie, New York, to name two sites, the weather turned to on the side of the railroads with a vengeance. During the course of the 13-day strike, temperatures at some^picket sites ranged down as low as 29 below zero and, especially in the last week, never surpassed 20 de­ gree? above at best. To top it off, howling blizzard blew in on Thursday evening, January 19, coV' ering the eastern seaboard with from ten to 25 inches of snow, on top of previous snow storms. Food, Foul Weather Gear Consequently, In addition to the enormous job of dispatching pick­ ets around the clock to the 150-odd picket locations, the strike ap­ paratus had to contend with the difficulties of getting food, foul weather gear and eveh firewood to pickets in the far-flung ?reas being covered. At times there were sev­ eral hundred pickets working a single shift. At its height, just before the contract signing In the wee hours of Monday, January 23, the strike app^atus covered a five-state area New York, New Jersey, Connec­ ticut, Pennsylvania and Ohio— with pickets coming from the Rail­ way Marin;<» Region, SIU; the Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ down and the Pennsylvania Rail­ road was in the process of being immobilized as the settlement was signed. In fact, some 30 minutes before the negotiators put their signatures to the agreement, a picket line shut down Penn RR in­ stallations in Philadelphia and pickets were setting up lines at their Pennsy locations in that state. New York Central Shut On the New York side, in addi­ tion to picketing 80 rail yards and railroad marine locations In the city, the lines were also up at Al­ bany and at rail power plants or train assembly points in Yonkers, White Plains, Irvington, Pough­ keepsie,-Tuckahoe, Ossining, Har­ mon, Croton and Brewster. The Buffalo hall manned picket lines in that city, Syracuse, Rochester, Niagara Falls and the American side of the rail bridge to Canada. Subsequently, pickets were as­ signed to the Cleveland terminal of New York Central, shutting down the 10,000-mile system from end to end. ^In Connecticut, the New Haven was bottled up by lines at Danbury, Stamford, Cos Cob and the road's main plant in New Haven Itself. Jersey pickets were stationed all along Jersey shore treminals from Hoboken to Bayonne, in addition to Newark, Bloomfleld, Ruther­ ford, Point Pleasant, Secaiicus, South Kearney, South Amboy, Elizabethport, Port Reading and others. Area commands were set up for the New York operation out of Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx. Picket registration, dis­ patch' and communication centers were manned day and night to all hours. As weather conditions worsened foul weather gear, fire­ wood, and long Johns were distrib­ uted. Arrangements were made for makeshift sleeping accommo­ dations for pickets unable to get back home. At times, the Unions' strike wagons with picket reliefs or coffee were the only vehicles clocked through metropolitan area tunnels for hours at a stretch as virtually all transport was para­ lyzed by the snow. The toughest picketing assign­ ments were in outlying points where, because of transportation difficulties, it wasn't always pos­ sible to relieve pickets on schedule. Reporting on . agreement are Simmons, SIU; Colhoon, MEBA, and (belowL Bishop, MM&P. commission headed by outgoing Labor Secretary James MitchelL The new Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg, former AFLCIO general counsel, played a major role in bringing about the final settle­ ment. From the start" of the strike, the unions involved were willing to put the manning Bishop issue aside until the Mitchell Commission brought in its recommendations. But the railroads had other plans. They thought they saw an opportunity to establish a precedent, in aavance of the Mitchell Commissioa report, which could be usea against one million members of the various railroad brotherhoods. Con­ sequently, they were adamant oa this issue and were more than will­ ing to take a strike if they could establish, in writing, that they had a free hand to fire men and reduce manning scales as they pleased. The consequence of the rail­ roads' position, was the widespread stoppage The railroads' position was weakened by the fact that they had testified before the Presidential fact-finding board that they had ntt Issue with the present size of tug­ boat crews. The strike came after 15 months of futile negotiations between the (Continued on page 8) The waving and clapping seen above signifies the sentiments of New York area pickets just after RMR membership voted to end strike against I i railroads. ^ �t;-^--«*'«:: I; SEAFARERS F«*e SMffarer's Wife At Clinic Retired, He's Heading For Portugal BALTIMORE—Permanently dis­ abled by an .arthritic- condition, Seafarer Jose Scares will never sail again after spending a life­ time of over 36 years at sea. He's been receiving an SIU disabilitypension since last June. Scares is now awaiting the-birth of a child here in the States be­ fore taking the family back to bis native land of Portugal. "This will give me at least one good America," he explains. He plans to \ return to Portugal, be­ cause his wife cannot speak English and "life is very strange for her here." Still a young man at 53, Soares last sailed two years ago on Soores the SS Calmar as an AB. A 30-foot-fall from the gangway to the dock while securIng for sea permanently sidelined the husky sea veteran. It left him with a complex of spinal and leg injuries. Today, with the security of the $35 weekly SIU benefits' check to count on, Soares manages to keep in touch with former shipmates nearly every day. His home is only a block from the hall here, and this gives him plenty of op­ portunities to visit, play cards and wait out Job calls with them. 4i' Mrs. Sarah Setliff has blood tampU taken by lab technician at SlU's clinic in NY during recent examination day tor de­ pendents. Her husband Samuel was last on the Portmar. Baltimore Hall Gets Clinic On Feb. 25 BALTIMORE—The Baltimore SIU clinic will open in its new home on the third deck in the Baltimore Hall, 1216 East Baltimore St., on February 25. The new location will make •thp health center more convenient for SIU members and their families. ' FEBRUARY, 1939; The SIU Tampa port agent ran into a rough one when he, along with the crew of the West Kyska, took some beefs to the local inspector and the US shipping commissioner. Instead of act­ ing on the beefs, they told the men to swear out affidavits, with the commissioner warning them that the beefs better be correct or else they would lose their certificates. "In the face of all this opposition from men who are supposed to represent all the people of the United States, and not a few, we decided to try and set some satisfaction from you," the agent wrote in a letter to the Commerce Department. Among the beefs listed were: badlyequipped slop chest, little heat in the foc'sles, bad drinking water, foc'sles awash in heavy weather, plus a steering engine which throws oil, making it dangerous to oil and clean up when ship was underway. 4. 4. 4. 4" 4" 4" FEBRUARY, 1941: Rep. Everett M. Dirkseh, Illinois Republican, earned the title of "Seamen's Enemy No. 1" with the introduction of a bill that would outlaw union hiring halls, require the notorious Copeland fink book,—legalize any command prohibiting the dissemination by seamen of any material "which in the opinion of the master is en­ couraging, or is calculated to encourage, mutinous or rebellious conduct . . . ," and require crews to be composed of 75 percent native-born or naturalized citizens the remainder to have entered the country by 1925. The bill, as the LOG points out, would injure the union by eliminating union hiring halls, violated the civil rights of seamen and set nativeborn citizens against foreign-born, "just another way of dividing the ranks of seamen for the purpose of weakening the union."- Congress had earlier defeated a bill by Dirksen to "make all crews on Ameri­ can merchant ships members of the active naval reserve," and work at wages from $21 to $84" per month. ' FEBRUARY, 1942:, The Atlantic Fishermen's Union is getting the run-around from boat operators on their request for $5,000 war risk Insurance. The operators have locked out the fishermen and left their fleets idle in Boston harbor. The shipowners are in open defiance of the War Labor Board, which handed down a special decision instruct­ ing operators to pay the premiums for insurance. The employees have told the union they might "consider" the question if the union sur­ rendered on the wages and hours issue. "We can imagine." the LOG commented, "the howl that would have gone up if a union had balked at a board decision." 4i 4> 4, FEBRUARY, 1943: The Big Town, finally realizing that merchant teamen keep things moving in the war, have opened up many canteens and clubs for them. The best spot, is the American Theatre Wing Mer­ chant Seamen's Club, an actor and actress-run canteen. It has distribu­ ted 10,000 free tickets to theatres, movies, operas, radio shows and boxing matches In the two weeks since its opening. And then there are all those lovely hostesses to dance with. The newest canteen open for seamen, the LOG reports, "is at the Ritz—no IcSsT Every Sunday night the Ritz Towers on Park Ave., at 57th Street hold open house. Dancing, floor show, hostesses from Park Ave., etc., etc.". . . Out of the foc'sle tomes the report that "the brothers who were squawking about torpedo ^ns, victory pins or what have you, may now secure a ribbon from the WSA for every time they survived a torpedoing, by writing to that office.". . . SIU added $25,160 to the thousands of dollars already in- lli LABOR 'BOUMrP THE WORLD SOME OF THE PEOVISIONS OF FOREIGN LABOR contracts or labor laws would seem odd, or even extreme. If placed In the United States setting. For example, In Brazil, a worker with ten years on the job can't be fired for any reason, except for violations of a major national law. The layoffs at the end of nine years and 11 months must ibe terrific. Strikes in Brazil have to be authorized by labor courts, technically speaking. The unions are trying to get the right to strike written into the constitution. An important factor in some jobs is if the plant provides food and health services, because many workers can't afford the cost outside. In Argentina, government awards are what decide the wage pattern, rather than collective bargaining. The Netherlands has a system whereby a board composed of govern­ ment, employer and employee members checks on wage gains to de­ termine whether they are inflationary. Italy, for the first time in .history, is beginning to make a dent in traditionally huge unemploy­ ment. Italian wages are still rock bottom In most areas, with unions unable to do much about the situation because ItaUan workers, living hand to mouth, can't survive strikes of any duration. IVest Germany workers are making the biggest strides. Wages have doubled since 1950 and"are going up at seven to eight percent a year. The work week there is finally heading down to the 40 hour standard which has been ig existence in other western countries for miny years. Remember When ... Y««ted In war boadL mnury, IMl LOG The move to the Baltimore hall from a center some distance from the hall is part of the SIU Medical Department's program of making the Union's health centers provide greater service to Seafarers and their families. Like other SIU clinics the center is completely equipped with examining rooms, x-ray facilities, laboratory, electro­ cardiograph, reception room and doctors' offices. It provides free head-to-toe medical check-up for Seafarers, their wives, dependent parents and children. Many Services Offered The examination, which would cost $45 and up if purchased pri­ vately, includes such services as urineanalysis, blood tests, x-ray, electrocardiography and, for de­ pendents, gynecological and pedi­ atric examinations. Dr. Oscar Camp is in charge- of the Baltimore clinic. His staff in­ cluded three doctors available at different times of the day, three lab technicians and a clerical staff. PHS Hospital Visiting Hours Seafarers and friends of SIU men are urged to visit their buddies in the PHS hospitals whenever the opportunity arises. The visiting hours at the va­ rious hospitals are as follows: Boston (Brighton PHS) 11 AM to 8 PM 2 PM to 8 PM Staten Island 1 PM to 3 PM Baltimore 7 PM to 8 PM 2 PM to 4 PM Norfolk 6 PM to 8 PM $ AM to 11 AM Savannah 1 PM to 5 PM 7 PM to 9 PM 2 PM to 3 PM New Orleani 7'PM to 8 PM 2 PM to 3 PM Galveston 7 PM to 8 PM San Francisco 12 Noon to 8:30 PM (TB wards 3 PM to 8:30 PM) Seattle 2 PM to 7 PM 4^ ^ WHILE LIVING STANDARDS IN WEST EUROPE at least, are on the way up in most areas, it's a different story on the Communist side of the fence. In Yugoslavia, the official Communist Party newspaper reported that seamen on .a Yugoslav coastal passenger ship were often ' putting in 20 bdurs a day for 25 percent additional pay over, their eight hour base scale. The operators of the vessel refused to pay the overtime stipulated by law, and that's that. There was no word of protest made by the "Yugoslav unions. ^ t 4; 4. DOWN IN ARUBA, THE HUGE OIL-REFINING island belonging to the Netherlands, a strike of oil workers has been broken by the government and the employers. The tactics followed were those which are classic in the oil industry. After the Petroleum Workers Federation of Aruba called the strike, the refinery set up a company union with which it signed a contract. It then arrested, jailed or deported the leaders of the oil workers. The strike was provoked in the first instance by the employers when the company fired J. A. Hernandez, secretary of the union and the government ordered his deportation since he ia a citizen of Venezuela. 4- 4. * THE FINNISH TRADE UNION FIGHT against Communist control has taken a step forward with the organization of the Finnish Trade Union Federation. The Federation was set up to counter the Finnish Trade Union Council which has fallen under the control of Finnish Communists and their allies. Participating at the founding meeting were 11 unions with a membership of over 41,000 with several other unions, whose total membership is over 20,000 pre.sent as observers. It is expected that other unions will join the group. The opposing trade union council had approximately 200,000 members originally, but at least one third of the group has dropped away. . 4i 4> 4i NON-OPERATING UNIONS ON CANADIAN railways were all set to start a strike on a national scale when the Canadian government pushed through special legislation banning the walkout. The legislation put a.freeze on wages and strike action until May 15, compelling 120,000 non-operating railwaymen to work against their will until that time. In the meantime, a Royal Commission will conduct an investiga­ tion into the industry and bring in recommendations. '$> SOVIET TRADE UNIONS HAVE TO DO SOMETHING to pass the time of day since its obvious to all that they have no role to play in such matters as wages," hours, working conditions and o .-the-job grievances. The latest bulletin put out by the World Federation of Trade Unions quotes the official Russian "trade union" newspaper on the "achievements" of Soviet unions. Major emphasis is placed on the speed-up with the Russians boasting that over six million workers are taking part in competition for the title of "Communist Labor Brigade" and over 200,000 of them have won awards as "outstanding workers of Communist labor." These titles are given workers whose production rate" exceeds a-given standard. •The Russian unions also boast of their program of convalescent homes (no doubt, that's where the "outstanding workers of Communist labor" rest up); summer camps, libraries and sports activities with 6,000 "masters of sport" in their memberships. In this review of "achievements" there's not a word about any genuine trade union function. PORT O' CALL E.BALTiA/oeE �. . ,r^.- rcilnntjr. 19« SEAPARERSI Sill Convention Vote P«C« Fiv* LOG Dock Law Appeals System Sought By HY Port Council NEW YORK—A proposal for a tri-partite appeals board to which longshoremen and other waterfront workers could appeal rulings of the Waterfront Commission has been made by the Maritime Port Council of Greater New York Harbor. The proposal was on» of several presented by the' group to the New York State mitted as far back as 25 to 30 years of the Maritime Trades Depart­ legislature, in order to assure ago. The Council noted that the ment, AFL-CIO, has as its officers SIU member Henry Viik Heft) signs up to cast his vote for SlUNA's convention delegates. Other voting members to rear are: Fred Harvey, Floyd Dominski and John Metsnit. Seafarers Elect 12 To SIU Convention Seafarers in all ports ended a secret ballot vote on Satur­ day, February 11, completing the election of 12 delegates to represent the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District at next month's t: SIUNA convention. at a special meeting in headquar­ The 12-man group named ters on January 19. was as follows; Steve Cardullo, Paul Hall, A1 Kerr, Robert Mat­ thews, Eddie Mooney, Earl Sheppard, Claude Simmons, Freddie Stewart, A1 Tanner, Cal Tanner, Keith Terpe and Lindsey Williams. The nominations for the 12-man group closed on January 19 and the voting began on Monday, Jan­ uary 30. , The nomination procedure and the eligibility requirements were the same as those for other SIU elective offices. Regular or special meetings in all SIU ports during the first week of January were no­ tified of the opening of nomina­ tions, as were all Union members at their last known home addresses. Nominations opened January 11, with acceptances and notifications closing midnight January 16. A rank and file credentials committee passed upon the qualifications of the candidates after being chosen The SIU convention is being held at the Hotel La Concha, San Juan, Puerto Rico, starting on Monday, March 13. In addition to the 12 deep-sea delegates, there are delegates who will represent various SIU divisions, such as the Inland Boatmen's Union and the New Bedford Fisherman's Union. Don't Send Your Baggage COD "^afarers are again warned not to send their baggage COD to any Union hall. The Union cannot accept delivery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the prospect of having to go to a lot of trou­ ble and red tape with the Rail­ way Express Co. fairness in Waterfront Commission procedures. The port council, representing 25 waterfront unions with a mem­ bership of 150,000, raised a number of objections to proposed legisla­ tion which would increase the com­ mission's powers. It noted that pro­ visions of the proposed legislation. Involving loose and broad grants of power to the commission, could be used to restrict legitimate union picket line activity by any union on the waterfront. In dealing with the commission's hearing procedures, Anthony Scotto, the council's president, noted that the commission is the investigating, prosecuting and judging agent all in one, and that the commissioners may, and do, arbitrarily disregard the hearing record in making their rulings. "The arbitrary processes of the commission are far harsher than processes employed by .the Federal government in matters of far great­ er consequence," he said. Appeals Board Sought He called attention to the fact that in the Coast Guard screening program during the Korean War, seamen accused of subversive con­ nections had the right of appeal from the Coast Guard ruling to a board composed of industry, labor and Coast Guard representatives. Further, the hearing ofl'icer in the first instance was a civilian, not a Coast Guardsman. This kind of procedure was sug­ gested by the council to protect the rights of longshoremen and other waterfront workers. The council proposed a similar tri­ partite board, composed of repre­ sentatives of labor, management and the commission, to hear ap­ peals. At present, the only right of ap­ peal a waterfront worker has is to the courts, a costly and cumber­ some process, usually taking many months. The port council also objected to the "open end" nature of the commission's penalties. Under the commission's procedures, waterfroqt workers can be barred from the docks for life for offenses com­ Federal Landrum-Griffin law has a five-year "statute of limitations" on barring individuals from par­ ticipating in union affairs. In addition, the council was criti­ cal of the commissipn's bid to ex­ tend its authority far beyond the confines of the waterfront. The port council, a local affiliate Scotto, Jerry Wurf, American Fed­ eration of State Council and Muni­ cipal Workers; Joseph Powell, Office Employees International Union and Raymond J. Connors,. International Longshoremen's As­ sociation. Wurf is vice-president, Powell, executive secretary and Connors, field representative. SIU To Operators: See That Mail Goes Through SlU-contracted companies have been notified by the Union that they are expected to assure the prompt delivery of both personal mail and Union communications to offshore ships or else suffer an "appropriate-• same time, the mail has not been contract penalty." The Union took this action returned to headquarters, indicat­ after receiving numerous com­ plaints from the crews of offshore ships about non-delivery of mail. The Union informed all contracted companies that "it is the clear re­ sponsibility of the ship operators to see to it that all their agents carry out their obligations in this respect." The operations were put on no­ tice that "if thig difficulty persists, the Union will have no alternative but to raise this as a contract issue in future negotiations and demand an appropriate contract penalty to cover non-delivery of mail." Agents' Laxity Cited The Union communication'noted that "if appears that the major cause of the trouble is either the laxity or deliberate evasion of re­ sponsibility by some of the (foreign port* agents." While "many agents do discharge their responsibility," there are some who "absolutely re­ fuse to forward mail," or "refuse to deliver mail to the ship- and then either throw it out, or return it to the sender as undeliverable." Included in the mail which has missed ships are copies of the SEAFARERS LOG airmailed to all vessels at their next port of call. Although the LOG Is sent regu­ larly to all ships, some crews have complained of non-delivery. At the ing that it is simply being discard­ ed at the receiving end. Alcoa Ship In Tokyo Collision A collision in Tokyo Bay be­ tween the Alcoa Pioneer and the Danish cargo vessel Laust Mae. sk sank the Danish ship and killed two of its crew. Three others are reported missing. Forty three other crewmen and four American passengers were rescued from the icy waters, thir­ teen reportedly injured. The crash occurred February 5 as the SlU-manned ship was leav­ ing Yokohama for Europe via Kobe and Korea. The bow of the 6.759ton Alcoa Pioneer was crushed and the No. 1 hold was flooded. None of the 43 crewmen were injured. The ghip returned to port under her own power and was drydocked while the cargo in the flooded hold was removed. The ship will be rejiaired in Japan after bids are put out. Repairs are expected to tak* a month to six weeks. jeB^oscmP ALSOO/^aiTBCAm^ \\AR£L£A5^ ^TBUfTF CAPABLB TvNfci /MPfZISoAl£DA/ff _ OF PHOroORAPHlf^ FVRCE FUBRS /R oBvioiS MCAlB TO SWBBTBf^ .». AlO P/207SSr y>£7T RBLATfoRS WITH FfiOfA SUMiMERS' AS30ClAriO/>l6.,r . K£\W£DV AVMlf^iSTRA-VOf^. _ TOPuroiyrRevizARper FOR FORSION \/lSirOK9 TOHELP cor OUTFIJOW OF DOLLARS .., U.S. TOURIST TARIFF-FREE SPiSslDING A^AV CUT It? WORLD'S WEA-msR. epeciAusi5MEEriN . FRteiDRS^VORR A&REE THMCUtAATE BGEWhlS COLDER* ijRiriSA) ARREST F/\r HNJ tOAtXPAl.. .OL\RSE THEM lVnHSPy/A/(9 OA/ BOriSFA/AVYAMO /A/fVRMlRSM05C0lVer SECRET DAJOBQERXhlP RADIO* . r DRif^< CLMimRV 6 \u SPEMD $34MILLIOJ4 r: OA/ AVS/ERTiSlRS CAM^ ' PAm ro PEODLB- SODA WATER,,, <^OMMV/^lST ChllMA MODIFfil^ RURAL COMMUA^ AS FOOi> SFORXAfSE &PREADS... .ffe45ANTS TO WWB Rl^^T TO OF THBIR.OWN FOOD* •m\ M �Fife-V SBAFARERS LOG We Six Febniaryt IMl SEAFARERS ROTARY SRIPPINfi BOARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In thi SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) January 1 Through January 31, 1961 To the surprise of no one, shipping took its usual dip in the month of January, following a pattern of many years' standing. December always produces hot shipping and a , big turnover just before the holiday season, while January Is traditionally slow. Consequently, the total jobs shipped during the month were 2,246 compared to a high of 2,898 in December. Interestingly enough though, Seafarers In the class A seniority group held their own despite the sharp drop. A total of 1,553 class A men shipped in January compared to December's 1,573. In other words, the seniority protection, worked out fine for the top-rated men, with the big ship­ ping drop coming in the low-rated class C group. In De­ cember this group shipped 461 jobs, dropping off to 178 In January. Similarly, class B shipping declined, although ^ Ship Activify not as sharply as shipping for 'C men. Registration was also off for class A. In fact four more "A" men shipped there registered, so that there was no rise^in the class "A" on the beach totals, an excellent omen during the traditionally slack shipping period. On the ship activity side, the number of payoffs and sign ons also dropped off, and total ship movements were down to 449 from 454 the month before. Severe winter weathet undoubtedly contributed to the shipping slack, although the tankers were booming because of- an unprecedented cold spell along the entire Eastern seaboard. In fact, the tankermen can look forward to far better shipping in the coming months than has been the case for several years- now, since the tanker industry appears to be snapping out of the doldrums which hit it early in 1957. Pay Sign In Offs Oni Troni. TOTAL Beitan New York ... .37 Philadelphia . . 4 Baltimore .... .17 Norfolk Jocktonvlllo .. S Miami Mobile New Crleoni . . 9 Houston ".... .10 Wilmington .. . 1 Son Francisco. . 2 Seottio 1 9 2 7 — 1 — 7 13 4 — 2 2 TOTALS 48 114 7 48-23 18 28 25 13 4 38 58 12 10 3 287 U 94 29 42 29 31 14 24 60 72 13 14 11 449 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP I 2 5 5 27 63 3 15 52 19 8 9 9 12 0 3 19 15 73 32 27 47 11 13 11 12 8 20 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle 199 TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C - GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 2 3 ALL A 8 ALL 3 ALL C ALL 1 2 1 2 B 1 3 2 3 7 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 33 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 11 16 6 3 8 0 0 4 35 38 16 15 58 21 117 4 20 3 14 117 4 5 11 2 9 20 14 151 69 143 30 242 7 23 34 64 1 2 5 16 1 0 3 0 11 3 8 0 0 1 16 25 15 42 0 4 1 22 5 8 1 1 3 4 34 24 92 3 2 12 20 50 18 13 16 32 0 2 3 . 5 92 65 12 103 64 32 5 129 26 2 21 41 8 4 7 0 3 3 2 1 37 2 2 3 5 0 0 7 0 0 5 0 12 14 . 18 5 18 3 5 10 11 11 32 0 6 2 1 4 19 10 32 4 5 9 2 6 51 5 16 3 24 1 6 2 9 10 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 7 1 1 2 1 0 6 15 4 19 29 0 86 9 6 0 29 11 31 39 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 2 0 40 30 33 20 *9 57 19 109 1 1 8 109 21 2 0 6 47 9 11 21 8 138 61 111 24 196 22 21 4 25 23 48 46 0 55 16 117 4 18 19 41 3 0 1 4 117 95 7 42 41 38 21 17 18 4 162 36 23 1 2 5 4 11 9 12 2 10 0 5 14 3 6 0 2 2 23 35 9 9 1 19 8 10 2 1 10 3 17 1 1 6 3 8 6 0 17 2 4 0 0 0 7 20 1 0 21 26 22 3 51 1 12 4 14 23 13 36 10 59 2 5 59 1 8 7 18 0 17 9 2 3 18 82 15 10 26 1 11 5 5 1 187 329 109 1 625 17 65 88 1 170 10 8 31' 1 49 625 170 49 1 844 326 517 119 1 962 28 129 ]160 1 317 319 105 1 623 15 114 103 [232 1 3 ALL 16 6 19 109 22 4 80 9 19 2 3 24 3 0 37 3 19 124 28 102 27 3 25 2 7 35 ENGINE DEPARTMENT t Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS ' Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 2 8 0 1 5 5 1 6 3 2 1 4 77 5 16 48 13 21 26 52 13 95 69 13 19 0 3 7 8 2 9 2 6 2 5 9 57 0 10 40 7 27 18 45 7 57 8 72 13 2 5 8 0 7 1 3 2 6 2 9 6 1 4 1 1 2 8 1 5 10 0 9 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 35 0 8 22 5 6 3 9 2 8 29 19 87 2 18 59 10 26 6 34 15 84 59 10 26 62 96 4 8 41 23 68 20 91 55 16 14 1 8 2 4 7 10 3 2 23 19 1 17 0 2 13 . 2 1 3 4 0 12 4 16 3 20 5 28 1 13 22 4 8 27 2 33 98 299 62 1 459 16 156 101 1 273 69 338 70 477 • Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 20 25 45 6 0 2 4 13 18 33 2 0 3; 2 1 10 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 4 16 23 6 1 44 2 25 17 10 7 2 1 5 0 5 0 18 6 11 1 9 102 95 206 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A 1, 2 B 0 2 0 2 6 2 3 5 12 20 95 45 0 0 1 9 6 1 1 72 0 1 0 33 0 9 0 0 0 3 11 10 0 7 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 7 7 9 84 1 23 1 6 91 3 2 1 44 2 23 0 0 2 10 0 16 0 0 0 5 6 33 2 18 0 4 58 477 206 5 24 29 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL C ALL 1 S ALL 2 1 2 5 10 1 2 6 2 9 1 1 3. 61 20 160 38 98 30 166 7 25 29 10 16 2 8 34 1 7 43 0 2 69 1 106 10 61 10 81 38 29 2 12 -0 12 6 4 12 10 2 24 2 5 31 1 7 3 2 11 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 2 36 14 3 14 0 42 6 62 0 11 53 83 26 23 9 116 36 9 128 4 26 8 6 141 39 40 86 5 13 7 10 35 2 2 2 5 4 5 9 1 15 0 21 10 33 48 6 8 5 1 57 3 5 14 6 17 8 14 0 1 58 1 7411167 437 81 1 685 24 i4^ 126 1 "296 STEWARD DEPARTMENT m' Registered CLASS A Port Boston TT New York.... Philadelphia.. Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville.. Miami Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington. . San Francisco Seattle TOTAJS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS GROUP 1 2 3 199 319 105 98 299 62 60 216 191 488 678 383 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP 3 ALL A 2 B 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 21 17 106 0 16 1 3 22 0 3 3 0 6 58 0 5 25 1 0 2 JO 0 0 0 19 17 0 6 1 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 5 93 0 0 5 21 0 10 10 57 32 0 0 2 13 0 2 2 0 13 0 0 7 0 7 8 39 20 0 1 3 '67 1r7i 451 139 1 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL C ALL 1 6 4 8 3 6 2 0 3 1 2 17 144 84 36 100 220 6 58 8 44 28 12 6 11 29 0 0 13 13 3 78 2 89 35 13 30 4 18 6 24 28 1 13 6 5 7 5 0 2 17 3 3 14 1 0 42 8 1 2 19 0 30 12 0 0 0 0 9 0 14 40 91 0 32 0 32 0 28 37 13 95 170 2 61 4 55 5 119 62 13 14 44 5 7 17 29 10 99 17 8 1 6 15 2 17 0 4 6 2 40 1 3 18 20 19 1 11 0 9 27 0 67 11 4 12 1 11 8 12 776 213 23 31 1 267 '71 1! 6611317 114 345 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 2 3 5 3 1 1 0 3 6 1 3 0 0 2 2 '2 0 30 13 54 97 2 0 25 27 31 11 64 106 0 21 1 20 10 5 7 22 0 0 8 8 12 22 0 3 3 7 0 3 20 6 23 49 2 2 19 23 25 10 23 58 4 0 21 25 7 13 0 4 2 4 3 7 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 10 2 3 15 1 . 1 1 3 8 17 6 3 6 0 2 4 1 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2 13 36 0 0 14 28 0 0 14 10 4 14 0 0 31 3 58 92 1 0 33 34 17 21 8 68 93 1 1 19 31 14 27 72 7 3 29 39 16 11 30 57 1 29 2 32 5 1 4 10 • 1 0 3 6 13 0 4 5 2 0 2 2 7 2 7 16 0 0 7 6 6 3 13 1 6 1 9 0 15 7 13 35 3 3 15 39 4 20 21 15 4 20 2 14 191 60 216 1 4671! 20 13 159 f 192 143 57 251 1 451 14 5 120 1 139 - 1:. - -« Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED ALL 1 623 1 459 1467 jl549 Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 15 114 103 16 156 101 20 13 159 51 283 363 Shipped CLASS A GROUP ALL 1 3 2 1 232 187 329 109 1 273 69 338 70 1 192 143 57 251 1 697 399 724 430 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 65 88 1 625 17 1 477 9 102 95 5 120 1 451 14 11553 40 1721303 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 8 •31 1 170 10 24 29 1 206 5 3 67 1 i39 1 35 121 1 515 16 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS ALL A C B 1 49 625 170 49 1 58 477 206 58 1 71 451 139 n 11 178 1553 515 178 ALL 1 844 1 741 1 661 |2246 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 326 517 119 962 167 437 81 685 317 114 345" 776 810 1068 545 2423 GROUP 1 2 3 28 129 160 24 146 126 23 31 213 75 306 499 ALL 1 317 1 296 I 267 | 880 �Vebnuuy. INI SEAFARERS Face SeTM LOG Seatrain Gets ICC Hearing-At Last 'Joe Alcinif Safety Director Alarm Bells Have A Purpose ^ Experience proves that many "danger" signs and "caution" markers openly posted or stertcilled around the ship tend to be completely ignored after a while because everyone takes thenni for granted. You generally have to have a bad accident before everybody wakes up. This is one of the hard facts of life, whether you're on a ship, at home, on the highway or anywhere else. At typical situation -is one that's come Up on some West Coast ships lately. A sign on an alarm bell in the galley is clearly marked: "When This Bell Rings Go To The Ice Boxes." In several instances, the bell was purposely rung by an inspector to check what would happen. The results were pretty awful. No Idea About "The Alarm Most of the men in the galley on these occasions had no Idea at all why the bell was ringing. A couple completely ignored it; others just stood around wondering what to do. Some eventually went to the ice boxes and just stood there by the doors. They thought they were sup­ posed to stand by the ice boxes for some kind of drill. Apparently very few had the Idea that the bell had a definite pur­ pose; namely, get^the door opened in a hurry because somebody Is locked inside. Almost nobody got the message that there was an emer­ gency and, fortunately for all concerned, this was only a test. It would seem that new men as well as old hands in the galley should be reminded of this particular problem again and again. _ Aboard ship certainly, an alarm bell—wherever it rings—has i partic­ ular purpose. Anyone who .doesn't know what it is should ask. He could be the guy in a plight the next time. Clearer Signs Needed On this same issue, it's obvious that the sign We're talking about could also be worded more clearly. It might say: "Go To The Ice Boxes When Thts Bell Rings—Someone Is Locked Inside" or, simply, "Open All Ice ?ox Doors When This Bell Rings." Frequent reminders on what this is all about wouldn't hurt in any ctfSe. Obviously, whoever made up the sign assumed that the crewmembers would know the purpose of the alarm bell, which just wasn't so in the cases in question. The moral" is that warning signs and instruc­ tions should always assume that the reader knows nothing about the safety item at stake. In that way there is no question as to what should be done. There's a separate question here also. You could ask why was the door locked in the first place since there s usually a hook-back gadget on the bulkhead for the very purpose of keeping the door open. But con­ struction varies from ship to ship and not all vessels have these hooks. The best bet in such a case Is to have someone with you standing by the door, especially if you're carrying something into the ice box. The door may stay open awhile even if it's not hooked, but.once it starts closing you can have a lot of grief. This is where there have been serious accidents In the past, mainly due to such carelessness. Another good precaution, since these boxes generally have a separate padlock, is to stow the lock in your pocket when you go inside. In that way, you can't get locked in completely—and sometimes with the only key on the ship that can open the lock. Warnings Also Differ The situation we're talking about varies even more from ship to ship. Some have an alarm bell that rings in the galley and also on the bridge; others have a blinker light besides the alarm and some have a pilot light outside that switches on when the lights go on inside the box. Whatever the case, it's important to realize that these items are de­ signed to help avoid accidents. Understand them; they're insurance against a future problem of this kind around the galley or anywhere else around the ship. And jf any safety device doesn't work, report it right away so something can be done to get things working properly. It may be a while to the next port or safety meeting. Keeping these things a secret until then doesn't do anyone any good. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG). Get Lowdown On Lifeboats WASHINGTON—^After seven months' inactivity and delay, the Interstate Commerce Commission has set February 28 as the date for the start of hearings on a Seatrain-railroad dispute. The SlU-contracted company filed a complaint in June that the railroads are blocking development of a** ture, but the ICC has not acted on it until now. Seatraln's complaint charges that the railroads—some 128 are involved — "have banded together for the purpose of driving water carriers out of existence. This goal is clearly evidenced by past selec­ tive rate-making of the railroads and their absolute refusal to coop­ erate with water carriers in pur­ suit of their daily activities." Seatrain contends that the rail­ roads are required by law to estab­ lish joint rail-water rates for freight shipments, and that the ICC, in turn, is the Governmental agency to compel the railroads to fulfill their legal obligations and to end the present abuse of the law. in refusing to set joint rates with Seatrain, the railroads are undercutting the carrier's business. They usually establish long haul rates for all-rail shipment of cargo which are far less than the short haul rate to and from the dock. Seatrain and the maritime uniofis, Including the SIU, have charged that the railroad objective is to put the company out of business. A report by the Senate Transpor­ tation Study Group held that the railroads are required to establish joint rates. In addition, the Landis. report on transportation, made to President Kennedy, recommended that the Government should en­ courage joint service between all forms of transportation, with the actual cost of operation being the principal factor in determining a transportation rate. Christmas Baby How many Christmas babies were born to Seafarers? So far, only one has been reported to the LOG. He's Richard Papi Jones, son of Jim and' Eloise Jones of 3559 Anna Drive, Mo­ bile, Alabama, who checked in at seven pounds five and a half ounces early Christmas morning. Jim, married a year, is an AB, working on a Mobile Towing Co. ocean tug. On British-Canada Issue A meeting of the executive .committee of the International Transportworkers Federation has been scheduled for April in Tel Aviv, Israel. Among other things, the meeting is to act on the ITF Seafarers Section's"* * were trading exclusively in Cana­ recommendation arising out of dian waters and especially with the complaint of the National Canadian-owned offshore ships. Union of Seamen of Great Britain against the SIU of North America. The SIUNA was to have pre­ sented its position on this issue at the Seafarers Section meeting in Antwerp last month, but the Union's representatives were un­ able to be present because of the tugboat strike. SIU President Paul Hall cabled ITF Secretary-General Pieter deVries requesting post­ ponement of the meeting until the tug strike was settled. Internation­ al Longshoremen's Association President Bradley also cabled the ITF for a postponement of the Antwerp meeting, pointing out that Hall, as president of the Maritime Trades Department, had been re­ quested to assist on legislative matters vitally affecting the ILA and other waterfront unions. However, deVries advised the SIU that changes in the meeting could not be made and that the group had discussed the issue. It had recommended to the executive committee that the SIU be sus­ pended unless it met the terms of a resolution which calls upon the SIU to cease alleged Interference in the affairs of the British union and to make a public apology. The SIU then requested a bill of particulars containing full details of the action. The issue out of which the com­ plaint arose was the practice of Canadian shipowners registering their ships under the British flag or the flag of British colonies. Tliis was being done even when ships Because Canadian seamen were being knocked off these ships a"d British and West Indian sa:i..an replacing them at savings to the shipowner of approximate'y 75 percent, the SIUNA took this is-, e up with Sir Thomas Yates, pre ident of the NUS. an ITF mee.hg in January, 1959. Yates a''i "?d that Canadian Seafarers had i e right to organize and represent » ;e crews of Canadian-owned ships in Canadian waters, no matter w it flag these ships flew. However, the British union never honored the agreement. Since many of the ships flving the British flag are in Canar'im waters throughout the s'k i i-g season, this practice works a s~ . e hardship on seamen manni-g e ships who have to get by on B tish wages in the Canadian-US e >nomy, particul' r'y whe.a t'^oy r :e the earnings of US and Canadian seamen. When a group of British sea nen in Liverpool, cal'ing them o'ves the reform movement, star.e' a wildcat strike last sTrmmer, Br U seamen in Canadian ports ea' y followed suit, althoirh they r.n the risk of jail terms British mari­ time law. US and Canadiaq operators in Canadian waters and on the Sea­ way can use the British flag freely because (Canadian law has no provi­ sions covering dorhestic tr-d? To flght this practice, the SIU and other maritime unions have set up the Great Lakes Conference of the MTD. Alcoa Gets Sanitation Award NEW ORLEANS—^The Public Health Service presented a sanitation fleet award to the SlU-contracted Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc. for "an outstanding record of sanitation maintainance." The award covers each of the 16 vessels operated by Alcoa during 1960. The entire fleet's rating was 97 percent-. The rating is based on the inspection of 166 items of sanitary construction and operation, includ­ ing the control of food and drink sources in port, the design and operation of galleys, water sup­ plies, waste disposal systems, rodent and vermin control, numer­ ous structual features involved in marine architecture and the prep­ aration and serving of food and drink aboard carriers. Such around the clock inspection acts as a control in the prevention of disease transmission and out­ break, both aboard ship and among the general population. Presented In the pame of the Surgeon General of the PHS, the award is designed to promote the highest attainable level of sanita­ tion aboard all Interstate public carriers-and ships of US registry. First SlU lifeboat training class in 1961 completes classroom work as bosun Bill Poak, instructor (standing, left), reviews use of eea anchor. Pictured (from left around table) are A-. iCiiKiwmiaiie, D. Donovon, A. Crasts, S. Birarro, H. Poeheco: end A. LCMMB; standing, H. Oottschiidk T/Alf VLJ. 7/?K Alcoa Steamship Co. received the USPHS Sanitation Award last month for general shipboard cleanliness. Holding award (1. to r.): R. K Schilling, Alcoa and Dr. W. H. Aufranc, USPHS. �wmm hi SE4rARERS HcM Whnarr. UM LOG ZNX. \ - ,i . ^ Rail Tug Strikers Ylin Job Security Robert Wagner along with union (Continued from page 3) union group and the roads. Picket- and management representatives. lines were set up far and wide It was ratified overwhelmingly by throughout the harbor and in five the Union members Involved states, shutting down two roads, Aside from the job security is­ the New York Central and New sue, other provisions of the agree­ Haven completely, and halting all ment called for the following: tug and ferry operations of the af­ • Cost of living increased incor­ fected roads. (See story on picket­ porated into the base rates. ing on page 3.) • A two percent increase In base Members of all the other rail­ rates, effective July 1, 1960, less a road unions—trainmen, telegra­ subsequent cost of living raise^^ phers, switchmen, clerks, office • Another two percent increase employees and others—all sup­ on March 1, 1961. ported the walkout to the hilt. In • Elimination of the cost-of-liv­ addition. Joint Council 16 of the ing clause. International Brotherhood of • A 45 cents per day additional Teamsters gave full support with boost for mates and engineers to Council president John O'Rourke cut down an inequity with the Port pledging that the picket lines would of Philadelphia. be fully respected. • Appointment of a bipartisan The final agreement was reached committee, with a neutral chair­ early Monday morning, January 23, man to explore the possibilities of after a marathon, all-night bar­ health and welfare coverage, either gaining session participated in by through existing union plans or Goldberg, New York's Governor by establishment of a separate plan Kelson Rockefeller and Mayor for railway marinb workers. k Pacific IBU Arctic Barge NEW, ORLEANS—Atlantic and Gulf Inland Boatmen Union mem­ bers received $9,764.96 in welfare benefits during the period of Jan­ uary 1-20, according to Welfare Plan headquarters here. Of this sum, a $3,000 death ben­ efit check was disbursed to each of the designated beneficiaries of McKlnley Ludgood and Robert Johnson, who were employed re­ spectively, by Radcliff Gravel Co. and John I. Hay Co. Other Inland Boatmen collect­ ing welfare benefits of $200 or higher were:, Lloyd Camus, Cres­ cent Towing Co., Thomas R. Lannie. Self Towing Co., and Raymond Morgan, Mobile Bar Pilots. Alaska Barge's company boat is shovvn crammed with gear for Dew Line summertime supply run. SlU Tugs On Arctic Run z' y SEATTLE—For the past four years, members of the Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific, an SIUNA affiliate, Jiave been manning the tugs and barges used in a unique, seasonal oper­ ation that nearly defied the re­ sources of the Armed Forces. 8,375 long tons of cargo and slight­ At stake was the annual sum­ ly over 3 million gallons of fuel; % mertime rush to get a year's sup­ plies into the DEW Line, the Dis­ tant Early Warning line of radar stations in the Arctic. Originally the Military Sea Transportation Service handled most of the project itself or with seasonal charters. Then the IBUcontracted Alaska Barge and Transport Inc. won a contract from the military to do the job. The military was at first dubious that the equipment at the com­ pany's disposal was sufficient to do the job. It consisted of a 299foot barge capable of handling a large power barge which dou­ bles as a lighter, freighter and towboat and a few smaller barges, floating oil tanks and a small tug. As a "cushion," the military an­ nounced that the MSTS would be utilized If Alaska Barge couldn't get through. But the IBU-contracted firm successfully , carried out the sup­ ply mission last summer, just under the wire before ice made the Arctic waters Impassible. From all Indications, the com­ pany will be on the job again this coming summer. Tug Justine's IBU 'Cookie' Woody Fuller, a floatman employed at Bush Terminal, Brook­ lyn, casts his ballot at SlU hq last month as other RMR mem­ bers voted to end tie-up of major New York railroads. Solid Union Support Shown In Tug Strike and Office Employees. Messages of thanks for their as­ sistance have been sent by tlie SlU to all supporting unions. The messages read, in part, "We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to all officers and members of your organization for their support and assistance during the recent strike of railway marine employees in the Port of New York. This sup­ port contributed immeasurably to­ ward the winning of our dispute with the railroads." Relief Work Is Brisk In Philly IBU PHILADELPHIA — Tugboat shipping here last month picked up considerably over the prior period due to the fact that many IBU men had to take time off to dig themselves out of the snow. This meant steady work for tho regular relief men, reports Joo Trainor, IBU representative. Last month and in December, IBU tugs of Taylor & Anderson Towing & Lighterage Co. were hauling tremendous quantities of coal to a new electric generating plant on Dock Island, near Tren­ ton, NJ. The firm expects to sup­ ply the utility plant with at least 1,300,000 tons of coal this year and an even larger amount in 1962. Also reported was .the fact that Interstate Oil Transport's barge 40 made its first run. A sad 'note was added to Trainor's report in the form of an announcement of the death of IBU member Matteo "Mike" Duda, a longtime crewmember of the tug Saturn (Independent Towing Co.). Duda had been an employee of the firm since 1935 and had worked with the same skipper and deckhand for about 28 years. He is survived by his wife Anna, two daughters and a brother. Trainor added that his widow will receive a $2,500 IBU welfare death benefit and a $1,000 death benefit due under the IBU pension plan. WC Tug Sinks; Crew Rescued NEW YORK—The strike of railway marine workers in this port provided a smashing demonstration of trade union soli­ darity by the railroad brotherhoods and other organized la­ bor groups. Among those organizations Carmen, Railroad Telegraphers, which immediately pledged Sheet Metal Workers, Switchmen their support to the striking tug­ boat and ferry employees were the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Teamsters Joint Council 16 of New York, Interna­ tional Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO Maritime Port Council of Greater New York, Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Railroad Trainmen, International Brother­ hood of Electrical Workers, Main­ tenance of Way Employees, Rail­ road Signalmen, American Railway Supervisors Association, Railway Pay $9J64 in IBU Benefits Dick Shaw, cook aboard the IBU-manned fug Justine (Curtis Bay), whips up a part of a multi-course meal to bo served to hungry crewmembers. Tug was docked in Philadelphia. BANDON, Ore. —The tug Ellzabeth Olson (Oliver J. Olsen) slammed into a Jetty in the harbor here diiring rough seas several weeks ago. Though the vessel broke up badly and sank, all 11 crewmen were rescued by another tug, the Rebel. The 117-foot Elizabeth Olson, whose unlicensed crewmen art members of the IBU of the Pacific, was used to tow barge loads of lumber from the Pacific North­ west to Los Angeles-Long Beach harbors and into San Diego. �; Ifltl SEAFARERS Pace Brim LOG X7D BOATMA. New Tug For IBU Men Tug, Railway Delegates For SIUNA Convention Voted On By Members NEW YORK — Railway Marine Region and Inland Boatn^n's Union delegates to the SIUNA's tenth biennial conven­ tion were voted on in secret mail ballots by the memberships of both Unions in all ports. * arrive by not later than February The number of delegates au­ 3, 1961. The requirement was that thorized to represent the the member mark his ballot and The IBU-contracfed tug Dravo Pioneer is pictured at dockside in Philiy. Tug is on bareboat charter to Interstate Oil Transport Co., and will haul large oil barges. Philly IBU Co. Charters Big Oil Barge-Towing Tug PHILADELPHIA — The IBU-contracted Interstate Oil Transport Co., has chartered the 1,600-hp tug Dravo Pioneer to tow oil barges in the Philadelphia and Chesapeake Bay area and in limited coastwise^ service. As a result, the boat barrel capacity and the other, is being manned by an IBU 30,000 barrels—were picked up by crew for the first time. The Dravo Pioneer, one of the world's most unusual deepwater tugs, is equipped with a Kort Nozzle and steering system of the type used on the most modern in­ land river towboats. It recently completed a six-month charter tq Dalzell Towing in New York. Last month, the Pioneer began towing two of the largest oil barges in service on the East Coast. The new barges—one of 40,000 Lakes IBU Set For Meeting RIVER ROUGE — Members of nine locals of the SlU-affiliated Tu^ Firemen's Union late last month were engaged in electing delegates to the Union's first con­ vention, which gets underway the 22nd of this month in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., according to reports from headquarters. One of the highlights of the Tug Firemen's gathering will be a re­ port by the Union's president, Gus Wolf, who will cite the progress the organization has made since affiliating with the SIUNA in April of last year. Pact Talk Scheduled Another item of business to be handled will be the discussion of proposals for coming contract nego­ tiations, it has been reported. Numerous officials of the SIUNA have been invited to attend the conclave, which is being held at the Hotel Ojibway in Sauit Ste. Marie. The convention will con­ clude with a grand ball on Febru­ ary 25 th. the Pioneer at Houston. The larger of the barges is 285 feet in length and has a 16-foot depth. It's maximum capacity Is 42,000 barrels of oil. Crew quarters and galley are located aft. Interstate's new barges will have two or three times the capacity of most oil barges on the East Coast, which currently have a capacity of 15,000-20,000 barrels. Vote Changes Union's Name As a result of the recent secret referendum vote in which the mem­ bers approved their new constitu­ tion by at least a three-to-one ma­ jority, SlU rail tugmen have a new name, the Railway Marine Region (formerly known as the Railroad Marine Division of the SlU In­ land Boatmen's Union.) The new constitution reflects the scope of the RMR and provides a framework for its future opera­ tions. All members should take note of the name change. The activities of the various Inland boatmen, railroad marine tugs, deep sea tugs and harbor craft under the SIU banner are dealt with here. The SIU fam­ ily includes 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 craft operate in support of deep sea shipping and sup­ plement such shipping in eonfined waters. Their activities concern all seafaring trades. members of both Unions at the SIUNA's convention is spelled out In the constitutions of each group. In the case of the RMR, one dele­ gate Is entitled to represent this Union at the conclave. Candidates for the RMR delegate post were G. P. McGinty, Fred E. Murray and W. J. Ryan. In the case" of the IBU—who.se constitution calls for four dele­ gates—the following five men were running for the four open slots: William Cullison, Ray Herold, Sr., Frank McHale, Samuel Roman, and Joseph Trainor. Nominating Procedures In compliance with law and ac­ cepted practice, the following pro­ cedure was used in nominating and electing the IBU and RMR dele­ gates: The nominations were open as of January 20,-1961, and any mem­ ber not disqualified under law had the right to nominate himself as convention delegate. All members nominated, or who wished to be nominated, were re­ quired to give notice, by wire, to the secretary-treasurer . of their respective unions by not later than midnight, January 26, 1961. The secretary-treasurer then prepared the ballots for the secret mail referendum for convention dele­ gates. The ballots were mailed to each member's last known address, to mail it to the designated PO box, to reach the latter by no later than midnight, February 10, 1961. Ballots Picked Up Three days later, on February 13, 1961, the secretary-treasurer was required to pick up all the ballots at the postoffice box and, with three members of the execu­ tive board, tally the votes cast and report the results to the Union offices in all ports. The delegates elected will at­ tend the SIUNA convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, commencing on March 13, 1961. The Hotel La Concha is the site of the meeting in that city. (See convention story on Page 5). Also attending the convention will be delegates from SIU affil­ iates across the country. Housfon Tug Talks Cain HOUSTON—The Inland Boat, man's Union here is currently in the process of negotiating a con­ tract with National Marine Serv­ ice, operators of eight boats on the Mississippi and in the Gulf. The IBU expects to wrap up the details of the first-time agreement in the near future. At the same time, the IBIT won another National Labor Re­ lations Board election among tug­ boat employees of Ellis Towing Company, a Galveston company. SIU Victorious The IBU won the right to repre­ sent the men in National Marine Service in an NLRB election by a count of 70 to 22. The one-sided election victory came after the company attempted to set up an "independent" movement which failed to get on the ballot. Ellis Towing operates six boats in and around the port of Galves­ ton. The IBU had petitioned sev­ eral months back at this company but the voting had been delayed by the objections of management to the manner in which balloting was to be conducted. Ellis has been waging a determined cam­ paign against the desire of their crewmen to have IBU union repre­ sentation. Bait. IBU Shopmen On Location Tug^ Dredge Unions Hold Lakes Talks RIVER ROUGE—The SlU-affiliated Tug Firemen and the Dredge Workers Union joined forces last month in various Great Lakes ports to outline their demands for forth­ coming contract negotiations. Cur­ rent contracts covering both unions expire this coming April 1. Welfare Plan Studied Prior to scheduling the meetings, the members of both unions re­ ceived copies of a welfare plan for an outlino, They were informed that the plan was to serve as a guide and model and that it would have to be amended to suit their respective fields of work prior to its adoption. The presidents of the two affiliates—Bob Jones of the Dredge Workers and Gus Wolf of the Tug Firemen—were in full agreement that the plan would have to undergo a few changes be­ fore adoption, in order to serve the best interests of their respec­ tive members. At an executive board meeting scheduled for earlier this month, the two Unions were slated to sum­ marize prior meetings findings, and to air proposals for the forth­ coming negotiations. The rajsponsibility of keeping fen tugboati in tip-top run­ ning condition is in the hands of 12 IBU shopmen employed at Curtis Bay Towing in Baltimore. A few of these IBU mem­ bers are shown aboye. Top left: Mechancis David Beakley and Dan Behrens (right) inspect rocker arms for engine heads in shop. To^ right: Dan Behrens holds shop mascot 'Girlie.' Above, to r.) Barney Schuhart and John How« land work in engLta room of Tug King's Point. �. .'.t^Jj'f- ;rr:>>;:5>,- ' -ff ^ Fate Tea SEAFARERS Fckffoaiy. IKl LOG ¥/: h Duped, By P-Af, Crews Now See SlU As 'Hope' DETROIT—A demand for protection and SIU representation is building up among the unlicensed seamen of Pickards-Mather as they review the broken promises of the company and the tighter employment picture on the Great Lakes. Scores of P-M seamen have"* ^ " As an illustration (see story on told SIU representatives that company laid up 17 vessels shortly this page), one crewmember was "it will be different in 1961" after. •--•K Jfftt %nm FJUna Uv V* ar* aaoloalng your tMnua ohaeic with our alnoaro arpr<M]atloa •( your loyal, aarrlos durloa tba paat aaaaoa,. Thla has haan anottaar yaar of Unusual prohlaaa for you and for eoapany. wnila Interlaka managad to do about as wall aa any of (our ha Croat Lakaa floats, our oparationa wars vary Buoh affaetad by ooodlw tlona In ataal and iron ora which osrtalnly wars not what any of ua Would hays lltcad to aaa, Wa tri'ad to dlatrlbuta tha ayailabla work en tha falraat pesalblg hasla with propar ragard for langth of sarrloa, and ws ragrat.vary wuoh that wa oould nob giya a full aaason of work to many Intarlaka nan and that others had to sa^ sows or all of tha aaason with a raduosd rating* Thaaa sharply lowarad oparationa- naturally had a strong-adyeraa sffaot on roTanus, and wa want to azpraaa.our appraolatlon now for you* oooparatlon In working to kaap afflclanoy up and ooata down. This was aapaolally laq^rtant with a poor aaaaoh in 1960 fallowing tha also dlffl* suit yaara of 19}d and 19}9« . Despite; the heavy pressure P-M denied his weekly "maintenance exerted on its crews, including the and cure" benefits after refusing to use of the ships' officers to brow­ sign accident report papers that beat the men in line and the com­ were filled in by the company. For four months, September pany's false promises of job se­ curity. 220 P-M seamen voted SIU through December, this P-M sea­ in the election. There were 320 no man received no money from the union votes. Now that P-M sea­ company that was due him under I Iggi.fgr oBBpttw* ;ng o'r'm, SA >0" «*Ta 99°fr9"9fAM» ^ tut men have learned first hand what P-M's insurance program. grgBll* ataviyt non Pfrwaat;.yy 9«d-rapa«Lt5i:jE la looking to the 1961 campaign, the companyls promises were r paraonnal. 19 (iBi Wiw't fUWt was your oanably handllna of non-lloanaad^ worth, the SIU expects easier sled­ the SIU has written to P-M sea­ Tour attltuda and datarolnatlon to do a good job In tba faoa of men warning them to be on the ding in the next election. •11 of thaaa unusual problaaa la auch appraolatad. alert against any attempt by the See SIU. Benefits With tha hops that tha oowlng aaaaon will ha a nora aueoaasful •as, wa aand our boat wlahaa. for a liarry Chrlataaa and a Happy How Taara P-M men also have an opportun­ company to maneuver ^ against ity to observe the protection and them. The SIU warned that an­ Toura vary truly, benefits won by SIU men in other other labor organization would, nig BrratLAXg enumxe OOUPAHT fleets which voted SIU last year, probably seek a place on the ballot, including. Pioneer, Steinbrenner, aiding the company in a move to Buckeye and Boland and Cornelius. split the pro-union ballots. The SIU reminded the P-M sea­ One of the company's supervi­ men that the ony true choice for sors explained in a letter to the 'Reproduction of letter in which official of Pickands-Mather P-M seamen was- either SIU and SIU what the company had in mind congratulates officers for their help in defeating SIU at­ security or .no union and empty when it praised the officers for tempts to organize unlicensed seamen. The seamen were promises. Any other choice on the "capable handling" of the unli­ later bumped off their |obs by the officers. ballot would only .aid the company. censed seamen. The SIU Great Lakes Union "I'm sure you are familiar with is a union of, by and for Great P-M's tactics as far as the officers Non-Union Crews Lack Job Security Lakes seamen which has made were concerned and their "instruc­ tremendous progress in advanc­ tions" to us where the SIU was ing the security of SIU men concerned. Believe me, it Ivas sailing under its banner. One 'either or else.' of its greatest accomplishments "It certainly was difficult and DETROIT—Seaman Elmer McLaughlin is another example of the many men who have is the seniority and job security with all the officers being bumped system which gives Lakes men back, working conditions were hell. been forced to run the gauntlet of P-M's stalls, promises and abuses. McLaughlin was re­ protection under the seasonal Nothing but hoNvling and complain­ fused "maintenance and cure" benefits for four months from the company after being in­ shipping set-up. Once confined ing around the clock until I just jured on a P-M ship. "*• to inland waters, activities of those used by non-union operators. office and asked why he hadn't couldn't stand it and had to get The refusal came because SIU men on the Lakes now have Seamen who insist on their rights been receiving off or have a nervous breakdown." greater significance with the Not only did P-M seamen find he didn't want to sign "acci­ under law are liable to find them­ his "maintenance opening of the Seaway and its that they were duped Into voting dent papers" that were filled out selves out of a job. Hence it's easy and cure" bene­ use by hundreds of deep sea against the SIU by promises of job for him by the company. for these operators to beat men fits. He finally re­ ships. The Lakes have become SIU Great Labe.s organizers out of their maintenance and cure ceived two checks protection and security, but many America's fourth seacoast and along with a set were deprived of money that they point to this as another example and other benefits. developments there are of in­ would have received under normal of P-M job security. On June 18, 1960 on the Fayette of papers for him creasing interest to all men in The tactics employed by P-M Brown, McLaughlin was throwing to sign. policies and contracts on the Great the SIU famiiy of unions. "A . lawyer ad­ in this instance are typical of out cable while docking when the Lakes. 4cable backlashed. His knee was vised me not to injured. The only thing McLaugh­ sign these McLaughllii lin received was first aid. No ac­ papers," he said, "because it took all responsibility cident report was made out. Normally, on a union ship, an of the accident off the company. accident report fonn is made out So I didn't sign them." as soon as the seaman reports the Then began a long series of accident to his department head. phone calls and no benefit checks. This assures that the man's right In September, October, November to maintenance and cure is pro­ and December McLaughlin re­ tected. ceived no "maintenance and cure" It took two requests before the benefits from the company. captain finally made out an acci­ In December, the company, o^er dent report. This was not done the phone, admitted that he waa until the ship paid off. injured aboard the Fayette Brown. Demoted From Job P-M asked him to dismiss his at­ He was transferred to the Walter torneys and to come to their com­ Watson after the Brown laid up. pany offices in Cleveland and "talk Incidently, he was demoted from it over." The company also offered an AB watchman's job to a deck to send him money to cover the watch, on the Watson. This was costs. done even with higher-rated men McLaughlin once again refused on the ship with less" seniority. to be fooled by any more P-M On the Watson his leg gave out promises. while working on a lifeboat. He "We listened to their lies during got a hospital ticket and was ad­ the election," he said, "and look vised by a doctor to wear a har­ what we got. Nothing! Not a thing! ness. I'm not going to fall for their The big blow came when he re­ line again. — ported back to the ship and the "In fact P-M's so-called great captain laid him off. A call to .the company produced no results. company Insurance wouldn't even The only thing he got was excuses. bill. "I know the P-M guys won't be McLaughlin got another check Boland and Cornelius delegates complete a two day meeting in SIU headquarters where they by doctors and they advised sur­ fooled this time. One time is were introduced to the SIU system of representation on ship through delegates and also gery. An operation was performed enough. If we would have gone SIU drafted proposals for working rules. SIU representative (extreme right) awarded certifi­ there would be no bump back or in early August. cates to the delegates attesting to their participation in the meeting. McLaughlin called the P-M cheap chiseling." «s a result of their disillusionment at the hands of the company, which recently sent a letter to all officers congratulating them for helping to defeat the SIU by their "han­ dling of non-licensed personnel." The letter by George Calialfan, company vice president, praised the officers as follows: "We are grateful, too, for the competent and careful attention you gave to the problem which confronted us in the union attempt to organize Interlake non-licensed personnel. tVe can repeat that the hey to the union's failure was your capable handling of non-licensed personnel. (See letter adjoining). After handling the "problem" of the unlicensed seamen in the National Labor Relations Board election, the officers then bumped them out of their jobs when the P-M Promises Worthless, He Discovers Boland & Cornelius Men Learn SIU Methods 'tv'' �F«bnurr. Iffl SEAFARERS Face EleTjeB LOG KE:S S Alpena Maritime Trades Councii Formed Browning To Take Over Midland Co. Dispatching DETROIT—The SlU-contracted Browning Lines has an­ nounced that it will take over the management of the four vessels of the SlU-contracted Midland Steamship Co. of Cleveland this spring. Browning Vice President L. tems and separate union agree­ D. Browning said that he and ments or no agreements. A meeting of the newly-formed Alpena, Bay City and Northern Michigan Maritime Trades Council was held at the SlU Alpena hall last montn. Officers, who were elected for a twoyear period, included SlU Port Agent Norman Jolicoeur. Lakes Port Reports Alpena Council Formed ALPENA—SIU Port Agent Nor­ man Jolicoeur writes that a port council has been formed. The new council is known as the Alpena, Bay City and Northern Michigan Maritime Trades Council, A meeting was recently held at their headquarters in the SIU Al­ pena hall and officers were elected for a two-year period. Officers elected were: president, Norman Jolicoeur, SIU; vice-president, Nor­ man Bisanz, Local 24 Bricklayers and Masons: secretary-treasurer' Bay Skiba, Local 1237 Carpenters Union, and recording secretary, Mike Hackworth, Local 1423 La­ borers Union. t Buffalo Ships 72 Jobs BUFFALO—Since the last re­ port, writes SIU Representative Edward Mooney, more than 72 shifting jobs have been shipped through the SIU Buffalo hall. With all SlU-contracted companies call­ ing SIU employment centers for shifting gangs, SIU members are enjoying an added source of in­ come. An MTD council meeting in the making stage will consider the pro­ posed constitution and by-laws pre­ pared by the constiutional commit­ tee. ~ t> Cleveland Looks Ahead CLEVELAND—SlU Port Agent Stanley Wares reports that al­ though the opening of the 1961 shipping season is still a couple of months away, inquiries on shipping are streaming into the hall. Scores of letters coupled with phone calls Indicate that Seafarers are ready to go. Wares adds that inquiries around the local steamship companies are still a bit too premature for an ac­ curate prediction of the coming season. 4". t Detroit In SIU Drive DETROIT—Headquarters writes that since the last report, SIU rep­ resentatives have been out in the field contacting unorganized sea­ men in the various fleets that are 1961 SIU organizing targets. Shipping is down to a minimum with only the Sparkman D. Fos-_ ter (Browning) operating. The Foster is oq the winter run bring­ ing, coal from Toledo to the Ford Motor Co. Headquarters reports that a few overtime beefs that were pending with two SlU-contracted compa­ nies have been squared away and the companies have sent checks out to the men. 4> t Toledo Shipping Slow Midland President Michael K. Tewksbury have agreed that since the firms are of almost equal size and have similar operation, the use of one central office would be beneficial for both companies. Administrative Move Browning added that his com­ pany will be responsible only for the administrative functions of Midland. He said that with both companies serving the same cus­ tomers and all of their unlicensed seamen belonging to the SIU, the boats can be managed for less money if combined. The step taken by the two SIUcontr3cted companies shows that the operators, as well as the sea­ men who man their ships, can bene­ fit when they all have agreements with a single union. This allows for interchangeable operation such as set up here, something which would not be feasible If the two companies had separate hiring sys- Tug Firemen and secretary-treas­ urer, Scottie Aubusson, SIU. News also comes of the SIUcontracted Milwaukee Clipper (Wise. & Mich.) being trapped in Ice about two miles off shore in Lake Michigan. Coast Guard cut­ ters finaliy broke through and The crewmembers of the Chief plowed a path through the ice for Wawatan of the Mackinac Trans­ the vessel. portation Company, which oper­ 4 4 4 ates year-round from St. Ignace to Mackinaw City, have requested the Duluth Holds Election SIU to represent them. DULUTH—SIU Port Agent Ger­ The crewmembers, who now be­ ald Westphal reports that the an­ nual election of officials for the long to an independent union made Maritime Trades Council was held up of the crew, feel that they need at the Superior Labor Temple last the protection of a strong seamen's union; which Is why they chose month. At the present time meetings are the SIU. being planned by all affiliated un­ The men, as well as the head of ions of the MTD, in this area, to the independent union, became discuss -coming problems involving dissatisfied with their union and "runaway" fiag ships on the Great submitted pledge cards to the SIU. Lakes. It was agreed that what­ The SIU has petitioned the Na­ ever steps necessary wili be taken tional Mediation Board for an elec­ to protect the jobs and security of tion and is expected to be notified American seamen. as to when the election will take A motion was carried unani­ place. The election will be held mously to urge civic action to elim­ under the procedures of the Rail­ inate the problem of ships violat­ way Labor Act. ing the anti-dumping regulations in the Duluth-Superior harbor causing pollution and endangering small pleasure craft with dunnage being dumped on these ships. TOLEDO—Winter has ciosed in on the port of Toiedo, writes SIU Agent Ed Doherty, and has slowed shipping down to a near standstill with a few shifting jobs being shipped through the hall. Of jfourse, he says, the winter organ­ izing campaign is in full swing and hopes are strong for SIU vic­ tories in 1961. In the first full season of having a hall, says Doherty, over 600 men have been shipped from March 1 through December 31. Add to this the 24 SlU-manned ships laid up here and the result will be good shipping in the spring. 4 4 4 Reports also have it that the SlU-contracted Aguarama is sched­ Frankfort Ships Operate uled to make at least four trips FRANKFORT—SIU Port Agent into this port under the sponsor­ Floyd Hanmer reports that the ship of a locfil business group. A. K. Atkinson and the Ann Ar­ bor Carferry. No. 7 are operating 4 J" on a 20 and 8 schedule. The Str. Chicago Council Active Wabash is on five and two and No. CHICAGO—The recentiy formed 5 is expected to fit out sometime Port Council of Greater Chicago, around the first of next month. reports SIU Representative Scottie Hanmer says that with the ad­ Aubusson, consists of'20 locals and dition of office help in the hall, from all indications it is expected he will be able to devote more time to be the largest council in the serving the membership on the Great Lakes. boats. Temporary offficials were named Brothers Samuel Shuplery, Ervln to discuss and draw up for sub- Donegan and Sheldon J. Gilbert mittance to the body a constitu­ have been released .from the De­ tion for the council. Named to the troit USPHS. Brother Raymond temporary positions - were; chair­ Johnson has been released from man, James P. Crane, Operating the Paul Oliver Hospital. Brothers Engineers; executive vice-presi­ Oscar Mitdlyiig and Wilbur Saucier dent, Robert Affieck, SlU-affiliated are lii the Chicago USPHS. Another Co. Going SIU With the present set-up. the op­ erators can derive financial sav­ ings and the seamen, in turn, have the protection of Union-negotiated job security, seniority and other benefits in the Union contract. Browning explained that the Midiand boats will not be chart­ ered, but that the Browning Co. will receive a fee for dispatching and managing them, as it has from other companies in the past. Browning's freighters are the Sparkman D. Foster, Norman W. Foy, John C. Hay and W. Wayne Hancock. The company aiso oper­ ates the tanker L. S. Wescoat. Midland's bulk carriers are the Baird Tewksbury, Michael K. Tewksbury, Michael Gallagher and the Carmi A. Thompson. SIU Creaf Lakes Union Halls HEADQUARTERS 10223 W. Jefferson. River Rouge US. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 Fred J. Farnen. Secretary-Treasurer Stanley F. Thompson. Asst. Sec.-Treaa. ALPENA 127 River St. Norman Jolicoeur. Agent. .Elmwood 4-3614 BUFFALO. NY 733 Washington St. Roy J. Boudreau. Agent TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. South Chicago. UL SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25 St, Stanley Wares. Agent MAin 1-0147 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. Gerald Westphal. Agent. .RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich. . • 413 Main St. Address MaU to: P.O. Box 287 Floyd Hanmer. Agent ELgin 7-2441 TOLEDO 120 Summit St. CHerry 8 2431 Great Lakes Shipping Dec. 24, 1960 Through Jan. 27, 1961 PORT- DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAll Alpena 0 • 0 0 0 BufTalo 2 0 0 2 Chicago 6 3 2 11 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 Detroit 15 9 2 26 Duluth 0 0 0 0 30 25 18 73 2 6 0 S6 43 22 Frankfort Toledo TOTAL . 9 121 �f' '/ • Pate Twehr* SEAFARERS i2^- PelmurT. INl LOC Ele€tn€ Industry OffUers Jailed By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Home Repairs Can Cost You PHILADELPHIA—Seven top-ranking business managers, including vice-presidents, of General Electric and Westinghouse, were sent to jail by a Federal judge for criminal con­ spiracy to defraud the Government and the public. The seven received 30-day sentences plus heavy fines for criminal price - rigging. 'Another 25 "respected and valuable" civic ment of both GE and -Westing­ house workers, had accused the company officials received leaders. companies of engaging in price In imposing the sentences Judge us taniilies^ are investing record sums currently in home improve­ suspended 30-day sentences and Ganey castigated the two compa­ rigging. GE has been a leader in ment and expansion—about $11 billion a year in'fact. Families are five years' probation. nies for conduct which, he said, the new "get tough with unions" getting bigger; many have outgrown the small homes built in the early In all, fines of almost $2 million made a mockery of the free enterr strategy and also in encouraging 1950s. were imposed on 29 companies and prise system. its top officials to participate In A sound investment in home modernization requires these steps: 45 individual officials, with GE On past occasions, the Ifltlema- politics and community affairs to 1—Avoid the high-pressure sellers.. and Westinghouse in the van. tional Union ol Electrical Workers, create a more favorable political 2—Coibpare estimates among reputable local contractors. The individuals and companies which represents the largest seg­ climate for big business. 3—Finance the least-costly way suitable to your project. involved had been accused by'GovComplaints of abuses in home repairs are still so widespread that ernment attorneys of setting up an the Better Business Bureau of^ew York recently launched a campaign elaborate code system to rig bids to combat such deceptions. The most frequent tricks are bait ads, on heavy electrical equipment. The offering improvements at low prices with no intention of selling that result was, the Government cheaply: deceptive ad layouts, giving the impression that the illustrated charged, that the United States, Improvements are available at low prices; failure to make good on state and local governments and guarantees, and the continued misuse of FHA completion certificates. various utility concerns across the The Akron, Ohio, Better Business Bureau also has warned home­ country were defrauded of huge owners to protect themselves by getting from contractors a "lien sums of money through overpay­ WASHINGTON—^Included in the flood of bills which have release" signed by the supplier- of ment for equipment. the materials. In that city a num­ been dropped into the legislative hopper by the Kennedy US WUI Sue ber of homeowners recently paid a Administration and by individual members of Congress are siding installer in full for their Attorney General Robert Ken­ a number ot interest to sea--* nedy has announced that as a re­ jobs. But he left town without pay­ in foreign nations. ing the siding supplier. The sup­ sult of the court findings the Gov­ men and the maritime indus­ investments Past attempts to tax profits of US ernment would sue for recovery of try. plier then filed mechanics' liens to concerns from foreign sources had the over-charges which amount to Seamen would come under the collect his money from the home­ many millions of dollars. Similarly provisiops of the US Wage and been blocked by the Eisenhower owners. It's always dangerous to arrange local governments and local elec­ Hour Law for the first time under Administration. for home improven>ents from a tric utility companies can also sue a proposed Administration bill to Bills introduced by Individual and in some instances recover increase the minimum wage and members of Congress of interest to contractor who is not known to triple damages for the over-charges. extend coverage to some four mil­ the maritime Industry include tho you. Check the reputation of any General Electric, in a post-trial lion workers not now covered. The following: contractor, and how long he has • An amendment to the Mer­ statement disclaimed any respon­ provision would apply only to base been established in your area, with chant Marine act to. provide an your bank or savings assofiation sibility for the actions of its top wages and not overtime. The legislation would apply to operating subsidy to new tramps, the Better Business Bureau and officers, asserting that they acted other families for whom he has against company policy. Federal inland waterway section of the bulk carriers or independentlydone work. To make sure of a fair Judge J. Cullen Ganey, in impos­ maritime industry. There are large owned tankers. price, get bids from at least three ing sentences, specifically placed numbers of unorganized workers , • K bill to permit American-flag reputable companies on any large responsibility at the door of GE on tugs, scows, barges and other passenger vessels to change their job, and inspect jobs they have and the other companies Involved, small craft working at wages less cruise routes during their slow sea­ son and still get an operating-dif­ Many mortgages have an "open noting that the law violations were than $1 an hour. end" clause. It permits you to re­ carried out by key officers, per­ The Administration's tax pro­ ferential subsidy for such cruises. • A bill, now in committee hear­ borrow up to the original amount of your mortgage at the same interest sisted over many years and In­ posals and its efforts to reverse the rate without large closing costs other than a service charge of often volved an enormous segment of trend would hit hard at runaway ings, to establish an Office of In­ the industry. There were 20 sepa­ ship loopholes. Runaways would be ternational Travel within the De­ $25-50. required to pay US taxes on profits partment of Commerce and a For example, suppose you have a 25-year mortgage at five percent rate Indictments. Travel Advisory Board aimed at Interest, and in ten years have repaid $3,000. You return to the Westinghouse did not attempt to made overseas. Present tax laws were enacted encouraging foreign nationals to mortgage-holder and ask for a new advance of $2,000 for home expan­ disclaim responsibility but pleaded sion. If approved, the loan is added to your balance. that the officials involved were after World War 11 to encourage visit the US. Congress Sea Agenda: Wages, Taxes, Subsidies Giant 51U TanksHip: Afoun/ Vernon Victory The newest SlU-manned supertanker to enter service is the Mt. Vernon Victory (Victory Car­ riers), currently finishing up its maiden run to the West Indies and Hawaii. The vessel has many features which meet the fancy of the crew, but at the top of the list is air-conditioning—in foc'sles especially. Then there's a modest sized swim­ ming pool aft near the stack; a large mess halllounge and plenty of space in each room which is shared by two men who sleep in officer-style blinks. Photos on this page were taken day ship sailed on first trip. Vast width of supertanker Is shown in above photo, looking aft. Crew on catwalk were on d-heir way to lifeboat stations during drill the day ship sailed. At left is a close-up view of huge stack. I '.s f fj" Above Is over-all view of engine room which houses equipment •capable of generating up to 15,000 ihaft horsepower. Seafarer Joke Fediow, AB (above) takes it easy in his foc'sle which is shared by another AB. A shower and toilet adjoin each pair of rooms* Above, Chief Steward John Ceyio (cap) talks shop with cook-baker Chef Gaw^sch. All reef­ ers end storerooms are one deck below. �Mnunr, IMI 8E. SlUManCets .^gflndMMForDiyd^ $946 In Hospital Pay PHILADELPHIA—A check for $946,' representing the largest single payment of SIU hospital benefits at one time, was presented to Seafarer Thomas Murphy at the Henry R. Landis State Hospital here recently. The bulk of the funds has since been deposited in a special bank account opened in Murphy's name. Due to the seriousness of Mur­ phy's condition and some uncer­ tainty regarding his eligibility for many months after he was hos­ pitalized last February, SIU bene­ fits kept accumulating on his be­ half until he was well enough to dear up the matter. When he did, Murphy immedi­ ately drew benefits at one clip cov­ ering 307 days at the rate of $3 per da.v. He also received the reg­ ular $25 bonus voted to hospital­ ized Seafarers for the Christmas hoIida.ys by Union and company trustees of the Welfare Plan. Paid Off Steel Artisan Drydocked by an apparent TB condition, Murphy went into the Landis hospital several months af­ ter he had paid off the Steel Arti­ san in September, 1959. A mem­ ber of tlie engine departme^t, he's a native of Philadelphia and be­ gan shipping with the SIU out pf this port in 1946. Contacted a number of times during the course of his hospitali­ zation by an SIU welfare represen­ tative, Murphy ultimately decided #that the wisest course regarding the retrocative benefit monies was to stow them in a local bank. Soon after, the nccesgary signature cards were obtained and the account was opened in his name. He's still on the idle list as he continues his recuperation, but benefits are comlng-regularly these days. (See the full hospital list on Page 14.) r*tm Thirteea LOG Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director SIU Benefits in '60: $4-1/4 Million Lump sum check covering almost a year's SIU hospital bene­ fits is a real windfall for Seafarer Thomos-Murpfiy at Phila­ delphia hospital. SIU Welfare Rep. Joe Compo presented the $946 check. Amcoal Veteran, 2 Other Seafarers Go On Pension BALTIMORE — Three more SIU oldtimers, including a veteran of the 1957 American Coal beef irom this port, have just been added to the growing roster of seamen retired on SIU disability-pensions. This"^ follows the addition of nine With US seatime going back as other veteran Seafarers to the far as 1914, Brother CzeczemskI readily qualified pension list in recent weeks, as re­ for service dur­ ported in the last issue of the SEA­ ing the '57 Amer­ FARERS LOG. ican Coal -Ship­ Permanently unable to ship and ping campaign earn a livelihood, those on the lat­ when, by court est list are ACS veteran Anthony order, hiring was CzeczemskI, 66, and John J. Mc­ based on proven Laughlin, 67, both of Baltimore, seniority in the and Hugh C. Randall, 61, of Tampa. Industry. He All three qualified during January served for a time for lifetime benefits of $35 per Czeczemski as wiper on the week as swell as other necessary medlcal-hospital-surgical benefits ACS Liberty Thomas Paine. His last regular SIU berth was as of the Welfare Plan. AMBULANCE COST NOW COVERED BY WELFARE Looking back over the record, 1960 was a mighty good year for Seafarers and their families. Benefits in the welfare-vacation field continued to improve and expand; the combined outlay of both SIU {•lans topped $4V4 million in cash items alone. We don't have to take a back seat to anyone on this score. On the vacation side, over 16,600 Individual claims accounted for $2.7 million in cash payments. The welfare total of $1.6 million covered over 62,000 different cash payments received by Seafarers and their dependents. Other benefits, such as medical examinations and training-upgrading facilities, represented additional cost Items that don't show in the totals noted here. Some of the highlights and changes during 1960 Included increas­ ing the annual SIU vacation payment to $400; approval of a new, liberalized surgical schedule for dependents; extension of the optical benefit program to Boston and Chicago, and action on plans to install brand-new SIU clinics right in the halls at New Orleans and Balti­ more. A major revision was the change in the method of paying hospital benefits for seamen so that benefits are guaranteed for every day spent in a hospital. Other amended procedures and rulings by the joint Union-shipowner board of trustees expanded welfare payments to cover many new areas, such as emergency room care, pre-surgical medical services and similar items. All of these actions, when trans­ lated, mean additional security for all hands. The overall round-up of welfare social security operations show.s an Impressive total of 9,644 medical examinations and check-ups given to Seafarers, SIU wives and children visiting our clinics during the year. In addition, the life-giving services of the SIU Blood Bank were provided on 122 separate occasions all over the country to cover emergency requests for over 400 pints of blood.-In this connection, let's not overlook giving thanks to the many hundreds of SIU men who contributed blood to the bank. We can expect in coming months to see other changes and develop­ ments In the social security structure of the SIU, just as we have in the past. In the Interim, it seems just as certain we will witness a number of changes arising from Washington, through the Congress, and other agencies, that will have equal affect on welfare and social security conditions. The new' administration has already made a series of proposals to update the Federal social security system; we will be reporting on them in detail from time to time. For the present, there are five major suggested charges in the social security benefit structure which could increase payments for almost five million persons in the next 12 months. They would up the minimum monthly benefit-for retired workers from $33 to $43 per month, allow reduced benefits for men at age 62, increase benefits for aged widows, broaden disability insurance protection and liberalize some eligibility requirements. The hoped-for start on an effective medical care program for the aged, under the social security system, has also been proposed. At a critical time for our economy, these proposals would provide up to $2 billion in new purchasing power for the needy aged and their families. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Gets Free Glasses In Mobile NEW YORK—Full payment for ambulance service under the "hospital extras" feature of the SIU dependents* benefits program has been authorized by SIU Welfare Plan trustees. Thie new benefit was approved • Randall as the joint board of Union potential applicants for the 1961 McLaughlin and comoany trustees heM SIU scholarship awards to act a fireman on the SS Dolphin their regular quarterly meeting here on January 25. The ambulance service benefit provides for payment on ambu­ lance-travel to or from a hospital as well as from one hospital to another. The cost will be covered by the $200 allotted for miscel­ laneous hospital charges during the first 31 days of hospitalization. This figure is doubled after 31 days to a maximum of $400 covering anesthesia, laboratory services, x-rays, emergency room treatment and other "extra" costs other than routine room and board charges. Claims on all these items must be. filed with the Welfare Plan not later than 130 days after surgery or discharge from the hospital. The am'julance service coverage went into effect the same day as the trustees meeting, on Janu­ ary 25. In other action at their quar­ terly meetin ', the trustees took occasion to urge all present and r- promptly on submitting the neces­ sary documents. Applicants must take the standard College Entrance Board examinations on or before March 18 in order to be consid­ ered for an award when the im­ partial scholarship committee meeting meets again in May. The most recent exam was held February 4 throughout the coun­ try although applicants in some areas failed to take it due to bad weathef. (They will be able to take the March test Instead.) Supporting documents in various stages of completion have been submitted by 48 Seafarers or children of SIU men seeking the 1961 awards. Five scholarships worth $6,000 each are given each year, one of which is reserved for an active seaman. In the competition to date, 38 scholarships with an ag­ gregate value of $228,000 have been awarded, half of the n won by active Seafarers and half by SIU youngsters just out of school. - -- . (flceanstar) in March. He began shipping SIU in 1943 and is side­ lined now by cardiovascular heart disease. A fellow Baltimorean is Brother McLaughlin; a veteran tugboatman with Baker & Whiteley Towing since 1942 and a member of the SIU's Inland Boatmen's Union here for the past four years. He last shipped as mate on the B&W tug Progress and is likewise idled by cardiovascular disease. Mc­ Laughlin and his wife .Beatrice make their home in Baltimore Forced ashore by a combination of ailments including asthma plus an arteriosclerotic heart condition, Brother Randall was one of the earliest members of the SIU in 1938, also in Baltimore. He finally had to call it quits after a 197-daytrip in the black gang on the SS Bienville (Sea-Land) last October when he was permanently tagged "not fit for duty." Randall and his wife Tommle Lee live in Tampa. Seafarer Mark B. Hairelson has eyeglasses fitted by Dr. R. M. Sfiackieford in Mobile, one of the nine SIU ports covered by the optical benefit program ut^er the Welfare Plan. lere needed, are provided pro' Complete eye exam and glasses, where free of charge to Seafarers. Almost 5,000 pairs of gU lasses, including renewals, have been supplied so far. �SEAFAR^ERS Pace Fonteca * Piracy' No Myth^ Ship Travelers Find •^ •:r: Febnury. INl L&G Warrior Becomes Transoceanic 'Contalnershlp' RECIFE, Brazil—This Brazilian port, home base for some of the SlU-contracted Suwannee missile ship fleet, was the stage for the last act of a "piracy" drama early this month. Portuguese revolutionaries • who had boldly captured the upon negotiations with the in­ cruise ship Santa Maria at sea surgents finally agreeing to discuss finally gave up their expedition the release of passengers. here and released nearly a thouThe circus atmosphere reached a aand passengers and crewmem- peak after Navy Admiral Allen bers. Smith Jr. boarded the rebel-held While technically not "piracy," liner at sea. Two photographers because the act wasn't committed parachuted into the ocean in an for personal gain, the seizure of effort to cover the incident, with the cruise ship had all the trap­ other newsmen chartering tugs, pings of a Captain Kidd operation. fishing boats and yachts in a Thirty heavily-armed men were frantic race to get aboard. smuggled aboard the PortugueseThe passengers were vastly-re­ flag ship at Curacao, some of them lieved to get off when it was all stowaways and others posing as over. While treated well, they were passengers. They brought with never informed of where they were them an assortment of tommy going or how long they would be Up until now, the use of trailer bodies'on ships has been limited largely to the domestic guns, machetes, pistols and other aboard. Somehow, they didn't efficient weapons and seized the cotton up to taking a cruise with trade. But^ at this photo shows, containers are starting to travel overseas. The huge trailer vessel on Sunday, January 22, tommy-gunners as escorts. box was put aboard the SlU-manned Warrior by a heavy lift at Erie Basin in New York. while it was at sea. One crewmember was killed In the process. Eleven days later, the 607 passengers and 350 crewmen were finally put ashore in Recife, after the rebels received assurances from Brazilian authorities that they would not be arrested. The ship was subsequently returned to its owners and the rebels given politi­ cal asylum. Originally the rebels had hoped The Jollowing is the latest available list of Seafarers in hospitals around the country: the seizure would touch off a po­ litical explosion in Portugal, USPHS HOSPITAL Hugh ODonnell Wm. W. Fassett USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPIUS, TENNESSEE Wm. H. FUUngham Restetuto Olarte BALTIMORE, MARYLAND against the Salazar dictatorship. Albert DeForest James Strong Eugene O'Mara Peter Gallndo Period: December, 1960 Harry Letwinsky Mack Acoita VA HOSPITAL WiUiam J. Moise James L. Gates From the time of the seizure, the AUen Bcverstock Charles Locke WEST HAVEN, CONN. Ronald F. Gay Leo Morsette Pints Contributed 70 James Macunchuck W. Carmichael episode took on comic opera trap­ T. John DriscoU Henry E. Smitb Bernard M. Moye Leo C. Hannon Edgar Marquardt Lonnie Cohe Pints Rejected .. 6 VA HOSPITAL • Joseph Munin Wade B. Harrell pings as US Navy ships and planes Tom Danzey John E. Ross WEST ROXBURY. MASS. Woodrow Perking James B. Harris Samuel Setliff Leonard Davla as well as other nation's vessels Jolin Fernandez R. Araenault Alvin Henderson Fred Peterson Donald Starling VA HOSPITAL Sidney S. Irby Arvo Raninen spent three days hunting in vain Andrew Flegherty Jake Tipton Pints Credited 82Vk NEW YORK, NY Calvin A. Rome B. L. Jarrett John P. Trust Foster (Under a standard arrangement for the liner. Meanwhile, the liner Thomaa Chas. O. Bergagna William T. Joneg Arthur O. Roy Jose Vazquez Henry Gordon VA HOSPITAL Edward Knapp J. P. Sc'.ortino Richard Waetrs with the Brooklyn Donor Center was transmitting regular radio­ Chester lannoU KBRRVILLE, TEXAS Luther C. Spell Leo Lang Joseph Williams grams to commercial stations. Okay Jones WlUard T. CahiU Inc., 80% is alloted for service, Charles E. Taylor Harold Laumann VA HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL Juan Torres G. K. Lima processing and storage.) Finally, a Danish merchant ship HOUSTON, TEXAS Roy E. Truly Jenning J. Long BRIGHTON, MASS. Previous Balance E. McElhenny spared everybody considerable Oswald Ergle 82 Earle Q. McCIure Ernest M. Wilson Stanley Ostrom JSPr TRIBORO HOSPITAL Robert M. McEvoy Jacob Zimmer embarassment by spotting the Paul C. Norton JAMAICA. . NI J. Alonzo W. Morris USPHS HOSPITAL 1141/4 James Russell vessel. USPHS HOSPITAL US SOLDIERS' HOMltf GALVESTON, TEXAS Pints Used 40 NORFOLK, VIRGINIA During the next few days, the Levi W. Carr WASHINGTON, DC Bernard Kamlnsky B. H. Balcer Vernon L. Sawyer Wm. H. Thomson Ben Ladd rebels and Navy officials entered David Dutton C. W. Hall R. F. Singleton HENRY LANDIS STATE HOSPITAL Edward E. Douglas John Lefco Balance On Hand' PHILADELPHIA T. F. Johnson J. W. Win^on Roy Granton Enos E. Ott Thomas Murphy H. L. Prultt January'1, 1961 . 74V* Monroe Gaddy H. O. Stubbs, Jr. SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK SIU Man Makes 6th 31ood Gift Seafarer Harold J. Steen Jr., has established some sort of a record for participation in the SIU blood band at headquarters. He has do­ nated six pints of blood to the bank Steen, who makes his home in Essex, Conn., is 27 years old, an ex-Navy man who has been sailing with the SIU since the end of 1958. Late in Jan­ uary of this year, Steen made his sixth blood do­ nation to the Union blood bank. Steen He became as­ sociated with the SIU in Novem­ ber of 1958 when he completed « course at the Andrew Furuseth Training School for the rating of messman. • In addition to his Seafaring, Steen also carries a deep sea diver's rating. ' o'cm Wihm' Joseph Jarvis USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA John H. Fergusen Ernest Webb Clyde Jernigat PhUip WoU Thomas Kline USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Victor Begarano Juan Leiba Fidel Lukban Bacilio Bonafont George May Robert Burton Isaac McCants Daniel Cerraent Clarence Collins Leonico Maisonet William Murphy Gabriel Colon Joseph Obreza Thomas Danbeck Kund Ostergaard Peder Espeseth George Fiance George Phifer, Jr. Nick Gaylord Joe Ramos Estell Godfrey Manuel Rodriquez Joseph Guiliory Francesco Romano Fleming Higgason Colisto Siaran Antonio Ibarra Stephen Sloncskl August Jensen Lucien Theriot D. Kekis William Vaughan Charles Kinnke Christian Voss Thomas Lauer USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Sidney Anderson Thomas D, Dailcy J. C. Armstrong Imogens W. Dell Roderick Brooks Guy Diviario Byrd O. Buzbee James R. Egan Salvatore Candela Nathan H. Eldridge AncU Cunningham Henry L. Falgout Millard M. Cutler Louis Farkas USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. James Barrett A. J. Scheving Matthew Bruno John Spuron James CartRU James D. Thacthcr F. A. Cuellar Aughtley Worley A. A. Franklin USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Edward H. Heacox Laron A. Ready James Heidt Chas. R. Robinson T. S. Johnson Joseph O. Shyder Joseph D. McGraw Stan T. Zetterman VA HOSPITAL FORT MILEY. CALIF. Howard J. Watts ' MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAI. MT. WILSON. MARYLAND James Sclman VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL CULLEN, MARYLAND Carlton Roberts BELVEDERE NUR.SING HOME BALTIMORE; MARYLAND J. J. McLoughlin SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Hennlng Bjork Alberto Gutierrez Bart Guranick. Thomas Isaksen USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Davis Danos Max Olson Benjamin Delbler. Bozo G. Zelencie Thomas Lehay ..OOOPOHOZCUKRCA" SIU Blood Bank Inventory PINE CREST NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin LUCIEN MOSS HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA. PA. BANK NEEDS 425V* PINTS TO MEET GOAL OF 500 Baldo Coccia SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid December 19, 1960-January 15, 1961 Number Of Benefits AMOUNT PAID Hospital Benefits (Welfare) .... 5750 $16,323.74 Death Benefits (Welfare) 13 48,500.00 Disability Benefits (Welfare).. 833 33,910.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. 30 6,000.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare) . 164 41,493.25 1,369.36 Optical Benefits (Welfare) .... 140 6930 $147,596.39 1478 $245,348.43 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD..: 8408 $392,944.78 Summary (Welfare) Vocation benefits None of the figures in the above summaries indicate the 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. ^ Physical Exams— All SIU Clinics Month Of December, 1960 An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sample 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 anywhere in the United States. Port Baltimore .. Houston .. Mobile .... New Orleans New York .. TOTAL Seamen 331 Wives 14 2 1 5 18 40 Children TOTAL 3 100 0 42 1 41 4 166 23 372 31 721 �V ^^'^VibniMT.'INl "r SEAFAKERS Face Firtees LOO 'On The Dotted Line' SitJ Zaegrislative Bar Mordock, Director Jfe FISH REPORTS—Faced with a declining catch of cod and herring on the Norwegian Ashing banks, the Norwegian Aeetg are now Ashing for tuna off the coast of West Africa. A ten-vessel experimental expe­ dition is currently operating out of the port of Dakar. The expedition is equipped with special gear for catching tuna and is accompanied by a 1,200 ton deep-freezing ship. The frozen tuna is transported to Puerto Rico in 500-ton refrigerated ships. An American tuna canning company has contracted to buy 6,000 tons of this tuna at prevailing prices . . . According to New Zealand press reports, a fisher:/ firm will initiate, tuna Ashing off the northern coast of the North Island within the next few weeks. The initial operation will be ' ouite limited in scope, but it is understood the comC pany has asked the New Zealand Govrenment for Anancial a^istance in order to expand its opera­ tion ... It has been reported that a Japanese Ash^1 ing Arm is negotiating with the Soviet Union for -T* the exportation of large quantities of frozen tuna to Russia. Up to now, the principal Japanese exporta­ tion of frozen tuna has been to the United States, Italy, and Yugoslavia. The Tunisian National Fish­ eries Office announced that it is investigating the possibility of pur­ chasing two oceangoing tuna clippers. The purchase price would amount to about 400,000 dinars or $958,160. These clippers would b« used to Ash in the Atlantic off the west coast of Africa and the catch would be used to supply Tunisian canneries . . . The Japanese Fishery Agency has sent a research vessel to explore tuna Ashing areas in the West Atlantic and off the southwestern coast of Africa. Countries li':e Japan, Norway and Tunisia are particularly interested in the fisheries because they are meat-poor nations. With the world's population rapidly-expanding, its expected that in future years fish will gradu­ ally supplant meat as the main protein source. . IiC-'- - s. A m A-'tL-' li.- -itV-i::'.;*,* » . ;,. 'r-x,- There' were two factors among others, which were vital in the success of the riecent SIU Railway Marine strike in New York harbor. One was the fact that hundreds of pickets braved below-zero temperatures, complicated by snow, to picket around-theclock at. well over 100 railroad installations throughout New York harbor and in five eastern states. The second was the staunch support the strikers received down the line* from all of the rail brotherhoods, as well as other unions involved in handling freight, including Teamsters Joint Council 16, rep­ resenting New York area Teamsters, and the International Longshoremen's Associa­ tion. Obviously, the SIU railway marine men and the two other unions involved, the mates and the engineers, could not have tied up the railroads' operations as com­ pletely as they did without the support of the operating and non-operating rail broth­ erhoods. This support was given by all crafts, including telephone operators and other white collar workers at the New York Central's headquarters. At the same time, the picketing of so many railroad stations, freight yards, roundhouses and waterfront terminals was what made the complete shutdown possible. Obviously, the railroads were caught com­ pletely by surprise by the scope of the picketing and by the support given to the striking railroad tugboatmen. The railroads' management thought they had it made when the strike began—that they would be able to write the kind of contract they wanted, giving them a free hand to abolish jobs. Then they felt they could force the rail brotherhoods nationally to accept the same kind of contract provision. What they forgot was that all railroad workers had a common Interest in the outcome. The mem­ bers of the rail brotherhoods by respecting the picket lines, were helping themselves, as well as helping railroad marine workers win the kind of job security they needed. X Turnaround? It's a little too early to tell yet, but It looks like the American merchant marine is in for some long overdue consideration from^the United States Government. Steps have been taken to give a larger share of foreign aid cargoes and to expand agricul­ tural surplus sales. Both of these proposals would be a shot in the arm to the ailing maritime industry. In the offing too, are proposals to take away some of the juicy tax advantages en­ joyed by runaway operators as well as all other American business operating abroad. A key test of the new attitude toward maritime will be the Administration's re­ sponse on the application of the SlU-contracted Ore Line for a construction subsidy on two giant ore carriers. If approved, this would indicate concern for the long-ne­ glected bulk cargo business, which is the major portion of US foreign trade. Also pending is implementation of the President's views on the need to revive coastwise and intercoastal shipping. Encouraging steps have already been taken in this area in the form of proposals to the President shake up the Interstate Commerce Commission and give steamship companies relief from cutthroat railroad competition. If all of these proposals materialize, then the American merchant marine is in for some kind of a revival after seven years of being do^vn in the d;:mps and American seamen will have assurance of ample job opportunities. HYDROFOILS—MA has signed a contract With Stanford Research Institute to prepare an economic stud.v of the commercial potentiarty of hydrofoil craft. The contract calls for completion of the study in 8 months at an estimated cost of $60,000. An experimental 104-foot, 80ton hydrofoil vessel is being built for MA by Grumman Aircraft En­ gineering Corporation. The vessel will be ready for testS in mid-1961. The objective of the study to be undertaken by the research institute will be to identify trade routes of interest, to MA for hydrofoil seacraft operation, -and to evaluate both the economic and operation feasibility of future commercial-hydrofoil craft. The route studies will be restricted to those which could be served by Arst genera'ion hydro­ foils. These are assumed to be limited to maximum speeds of some 60 or 70 knots, a gross weight of 500 tons, and a cruising ren e of between 500 and 1,000 nautical miles. Routes for such craft are gen­ erally thought to lie within The Great Lakes: along the coasts and in the major harbors and bays of the continental United States; between the West Coast of the United States and Alaska: among the Hawaiian Islands; and from the continental United States to various United States and foreign Islands. For each of the trade routes selected for detailed analysis a study will be made to determine means by wh'ch hydrofoils could be used to serve commerce now dependent up-in other modes of transportation or to serve the needs of commerce which pro not now served. The interest in hydrofoils has been stimulated by reports from Moscow that the- Soviet Union is well-advanced in f i« area and has a number of hydrofoils operating on Russian rivers as high speed passenger transports. Other foreign countries are also operating hydrofoils on a limited scale. KENNEDY AND MARITIME —^ On December 15. 1960, Congress­ man Herbert Bonner (Dem., NC.) and House Merchant Marine clnirman wrote to the President-elect Kennedy outlining the critical problems facing the maritime industry. Bonner said, "Now we are carrying only about 11 percent of our foreign commerce in an era of expanding foreign trade. Our bulk-carrying Aeet is not only obsolete but almost non-existent In the overseas trade. Coastal and intercoastal shipping, which represented about 78 percent of our total tonnage pre-war has now declined to the point where it represents no more than a small fraction of that total. In an era of emphases on the in­ dependence of small nations from the spirit of colonialism, we have adopted a policy of dependence upon tankers under foreign registr>% Aying "Aags of convenience' under the theory that, being American Ananced, they are under "effcctivfe United States control". . . Under prodding from the Congress, and with the vigor and foresight of a few in the maritime agency in the past several years, we were able to meet the Korean emergency, belatedly to start a replacement program in the liner services authorized by the 1936 Act, even though on an inade­ quate time schedule, and, very recently, to set Into motion a soundly based research and development program. These efforts 'seem to have been resisted at the executive level. While the last eight years have seen the present Administration (meaning the Eisenhower Administra­ tion) look myopically on our merchant marine, every other maritime power in the world has been modernizing and expanding its Aeet (including many who were not maritime nations before World War ID: our gold supply has been rushing abroad abetted by foreign-flag ship­ ping carrying the great bulk of United States foreign commerce: and Soviet Russia, learning that massive land power is not enough, is con­ centrating on the development of commercial as well as military sea power, with a threat to 'bury' us . . . The merchant marine is a very small part of our overall national economy. Though it touches in an important way everyone in our Afty states, its visual manifestations appear onlyin some of our coastal areas where the shipping lines a".d shipyards have their headquarters and the seamen and shipyard work­ ers are employed. There are relatively few major steamship and ship­ building companies ... It (meaning the maritime industry) must be subsidized by the Government if it is to stay alive in competition with the lowzr living standards of competing foreign nations . . ." President Kennedy has not yet replied to the Bonner letter. �• -'/^•sn • : • « Vkse Sizfcm ?> , k-' SEAPAREtlS LOG Febnury. IMl siiiiiiiE-i « * ?iiili ® A-;-^;;;:;:::::;:>v;::: XXIA":. :=;5 Steel Architect is another of 32 ships to get the citation. Theod< safetyi Holdir (I. to I :yxy::x>y;i x'i^ryyyyy-' ^ ...fi-.v;-y.wv;^v?':': J^pB iiii , ' S San Francisco was sife of Young America's citation. Seafarer A. Beck holds Robin Locksley award in New York. They all gotoiit on deck on the Kysko for award ceremony. This one's for the Alcoa Partner for Its outstanding program. ;4 E. Lukowski, carp., posts award on Frances, as­ sisted by E. Bonefont. Safety Director Joe Algino presents award to Seatroin New Jersey. �I. VMtavanr, IMl SEAFARERS f^ nr-K;- >'jr,'. •- -•'-r ' •'y^' Taf Seveaicca LOG i'^ ^:mmmmmx;mm mmmwrnrnrnM i||iiiiiiliii ;:A ?tr;;-.;::\;:X.:-:;--.-- ••* |re Phelps, chief electrician on Dei Sol (white cap), gets individual iward from company safety director E. R. Seamen (Delta Line). ship's group award is Del Sol's skipper, William Rogers. Others [) are Seafarers C. Banksfon, R. Irizarry ^nd E. Avrard. Assistant Safety Director Bill Moody presents safety award to Alcoa Roamer crew which has rolled up an enviable string of accident-free days, almost five years worth, in fact. iiiililliilf ail Mil®'"- An SlU Ship -•' -V. -r i. a Safe Ship ' k I iillliiii .... In John Beden of the Iberville holds award ted by SlU Safety Director Joe Algina to Over 300 individual awards have been disId to Seafarers. Establlshecl four years ago, the SlU Joint Safety Program is the first formal Union-management effort in the maritime industry set up to deal with ship­ board hazards and means of reducing accidents. Its educational campaign has achieved success in a number of areas, largely because the program* is based on teamwork and the Union and ships' crews involved ore actively represented as part of the team. This has been true also in the cose of individual compa­ nies such as Alcoa whose own specialized programs have been highly effective. The photographs here present a sampling of 32 SlU-monned vessels which, in recent months, received SlU Safety Departnrient awards covering six-month, accident-free periods. In addition, seven of the 32 ships hove also laid claim to on award covering a full year. The certificates issued in each in­ stance point up the fact that none of the unlicensed personnel aboard suf­ fered a disabling (lost-time) accident during the entire period. In addition, special certificates have been presented to Seafarers who were aboard the affected vessels for the entire tim&ond thereby played a major role in the award-winning effort. To date, 344 individual certificates have been presented on the 32 ships, and more are issued each week as crew lists are ver- fied. Far more important than this type of recognition is the success achieved in developing an attitude of safety-awareness aboard many SlU vessels. This has served to moke every Seafarer a part of each shipboard safety team as well as a committee of one dedicated to detecting and eliminating hazards on his own vessel. By means of regular safety meetings aboard ship^ accidents, "nearmisses" or other safety problems ore discussed in detail and recommendations mode to company management and to the Joint Safety Committee ashore. SlU safety training and education is continuing to pay dividends—in cutting accident frequency rates aboard ship by as much as a half and in reducing needless injuries and suffering. Seafarers can take pride in these facts and in keeping SlU vessels the safest ships afloat. mm Ill iiPiiiliii iiw iiiiiiia �t:-.: t : m M- el '.J raee Eishtem SEAFARERS LOG rebnurr. IHl ' Atlantic Fishermen To Get Contractyteltare Benefits *AFU Matein Pilothouse BOSTON—For the first time in several years, members of the Atlantic Tishermen's Union are going to get a new contract. The AFU's newly - elected secretary - treasurer, Thomas "Obie" O'Brien has entered into contract negotiations with the employers and hopes to come, up with sev-^^ eral improvements in existing funds will operate as well as a tlal in New England fishing ports, scale of benefits for fishermen and especially in the state of Maine. practices. O'Brien points out that since the AFU was operating until receplly as an independent union, outside the SIUNA, no attempt was made to revise the existing contract with the result that the risherinen are now working" under an outdated agreement. Plan Trust Agreement Among other items, the AFU Intends to negotiate a trust agree­ ment specifying the regulations under which employer-paid trust their families. The union is hope­ ful of being able to' get payment of benefits underway In a couple of months. , Very promising results have come out of the union's recentlyundertaken organizing drive with 102 members signed up in the last three weeks. This is the first time in a long while that there has been an increase in the union's membership. There is a huge organizing poten- Sill West Coast Tuna Boats Get Big Catches With Nets TERMINAL ISLAND, Calif. — Tuna purse seiners, many manned by members of the SIUNA-affiliated unions, have been breaking records for big loads and short trips. The record-breaking catches —~~— — have been brougl^t in by the' charged diesel and a 120-hp auxil­ former tuna clippers which iary in the engineroom and a 140were converted from hook-and-line operations to the all-nylon purseseine method of fishing. A total of 75 California tuna clippers have been converted into big purse seiners. Changes in fish hold capacity by these seine con­ versions have added an estimated 25,000 tons capacity to the fleet. Typical of the converted clippers Is the American Boy, mqnned by SIUNA West Coast fishermen. The American Boy is 125 feet long and has a 28-foot beam. The heart of the ship, the net plat­ form, is equipped with an over­ size all-nylon net — some 460 fathoms of it. The vessel has an unusual silhouette: two crows' nests tower above the decks. The boat is driven by an 850-hp turbo- hp engine on the main deck above the engine room. The purse winch is operated by a .one-man hydraulic control sys­ tem powered by a 50-horse motor. The American Boy's skiff, used to tow the net, is 28 feet long by 15 feet and is powered by a 100-hp engine. The American Boy fishes for Van Camp Sea Food Co. Other tuna clippers converted to purse seine operations include Star-Kist Foods fleet and other craft. The seiner trips are averaging from 20 to 30 days for a full load. This compares with the old clipper trips of an average 120 days. The converted boats catch about 4,100 tons of tuna in 18 trips, averaging 256 tons per trip. New Bedford Boat Trial The AFU promises a vigorous cam­ paign to organize non-union fisher­ men in these ports. Promotion Program In addition to organizing and contract negotiations, the union has embarked on a promotion pro­ gram to foster assistance to American-flag fishing fleets. O'Brien points out that the US has given some $10,800,000 to foreign coun­ tries for development of boats and fisheries, plus sonar equipment and funds to develop fish fileting machines. 'He is hopeful that the change in Administration will bring with it consideration of the American fishing industry. Plans Outlined The new secretary - treasurer spoke on February 9 to the Massa­ chusetts Fisheries Association in Boston, outlining the union's pro­ posals for reviving the Americanflag fishing industryl I New Bedford Fleet Loses 5 Boats In Storms^ Fires NEW BEDFORD—The winter of 1960-61 has taken a heavy toll in vessels contracted to the NewJBedford Fisherman's Union. A blizzard in the New England area early in Decem­ ber caught two of the vessels, a third sank in November and a fourth fishing boat sank in January of this year. A fifth ves-^^ —— sel sank at the Fairhaven dock foundland, took the eleven crew because of ice conditions in Feb­ members off the Carol & Estelle before she exploded and sank. ruary. Ironically enough, late In Jan­ The fishing vessel Carol & £suary the Newfoundland, the ves­ telle sank 30 miles southeast of sel that aided in the rescue of the Great Round Shoal Buoy after an Carol & Estelle crew, was Itself engineroom fire on November 18. the victim of a fire at sea. Captain William Saunders and the The Newfoundland, skippered crew attempted to extinguish the by Captain Kief Murphey, suffered fire but were unable to. Another the fire January 26 some 120 miles east of Cape Cod. The vessel sank New Bedford vessel, the New- in about 70 fathoms some 90 miles southwest of Cape Sable, Nova Scotia. The crew, of 11 men were taken off the burning vessel by a Coast G^ard cutter. More than 300 bags of scallops were aboard the Newfoundland when she sank. The vessel was partially Insured for $40,000. NEW YORK —The 100-foot Two Sink In A Day Gloucester fishing vessel Sunbeam The two vessels which sank In ran into trouble recently when she sprang a leak about 75 miles the December blizzard were the from here. 65-foot dragger Sharon Louise and The vessel, contracted to the the 60-foot dragger Harmony. Both Atlantic Fisherman's Union, and were. destroyed the same day on all hands were saved when the December 12 when a storm with Coast Guard dropped a pump and snow-laden winds of up to 70 miles per hour lashed the New England the leak was sealed. The crew included Captain Gene coastal area. All crewmembers Merina, chief engineer Russell were saved in the shipwrecks. Thompson, cook James Gorgen and The Sharon Louise crashed William Lacey, Clarence Beadreau against the rocks of the west Jetty and Nicholas Peracle. on Nantucket and its crew was A Coast Guard plane made the rescued by the Coast Guard. The successful drop of an auxiliary six man , crew, however, had a pump after one attempt failed. rough time when the patrol boat Also on hand were the cutter which picked them up was In turn Campbell and another fishing ves­ dashed against the shore at Dionin sel, the Golden Eagle. The Sun­ Beach. beam made the Fulton Fish Mar­ Seas estimated at 20 feet bat­ ket dock here a day after running tered the patrol boat whose engine into trouble. failed. The seas then washed the CG Helps AFU Boat The recently-built New Bedford fishing vessel Kim is shown here making atrial run before joining the New Bedford fish­ ing fleet. The vesfel, under contract to the New Bedford Fisherman's Union, is 73 feet long and cost about $90,000. Peering through the fishflnderscope of the FV Carol & Jack it the mate, Mil McForland of Brooklyn. The Carol & Jack it contracted to the Alfciiitle nsbannan's Uaion, an affiliate of the SIUNA. The vettel workt out of New-York't Fulton Fish Market. craft onto the beach and a Coast Guard seaman led the way to safety for the Sharon Louise crew and the rescuing Coast Guardsmen. The FV Harmony caught fire in the raging blizzard but its skipper, Antonio M. Pereira and the five crewmen were able to beach the craft on the northern end of Nomansland. Navy personnel on the Island helped the crew who had made their way to shore. The 57-foot dragger Phyllis J sank at the dock at Fairhaven on February 2. Pressure of Ice on the hull of the vessel apparently opened the seams. No one was aboard at the time, but three NBFU members lost gear for which they will be reimbursed. The Phyllis J was lifted from the bottom a day after she Sank and is expected to be put back In oper­ ation shortly. Among unions In the SIU are a number of groups of oommer-' cial fishermen on all coasts, as well as shoreside fish canneries and processors. They are in­ volved in such widely-diversi­ fied fishing operations as scal­ loping, tuna fishing, salmon fisheries, cod, halibut and many others. Groups involved include the New Bedford Fishermen's Union, Alaska Fishermen's Union, tuna fish and cannery unions operating out of Cali­ fornia ports and groups in Bristol. Bay, Kodiak, and else­ where In the far northwest Paeifie. �- ' :• ,*; • Fcbrwuty, IHl Joieph B. Loffucy MD^ Medical Director ="^"^ Weight Loss Can Cut Pressure SEAFARERS lOG 9m* Mactcm Ore Line Bidding For US Aid On Super-Carriers NEW YORK—The first step toward establishment of a modern Americim-flag ore-carry­ ing fleet has been taken by the SlU-contracted Ore Navigation Corp. If carried through, it would forecast revival of ore trade under the American flag. The company has asked the Federal Maritime Board to ap- lion In the US merchant marine Bargaining called attention to this problem and served notice that prove a construction-differen­ subsidy policy. One of the most frequent of the many abnormal physical findings at our SIU clinics is "hypertension". This condition may' be defined as a pathoiogic elevation of the blood pressure. It is a physical sign re> fleeting an underlying'disturbance of the heart or blood vessels. An elevated blood pressure may be produced by a variety of causes which tial subsidy on two proposed 50,Until now, both construction it wished to discuss this issue, may, or may not, be of clinical importance. 000-ton ore carriers. The vessels and operating subsidies have usual­ among others, with American-flag Hypertensive disease, as opposed to simple elevation "of the blood would be used to carry ore to ly been limited to dry cargo liners ship operators. In recent years, the only assist­ pressure, is a disorder ^hich is characterized by persistent elevation of Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point carrying package cargo on speci­ the blood pressure, and eventually, complications involving the heart, installation from such foreign ore fied trade routes. This system-was ance which has been granted to kidney, retinal and cerebral vessels. sources as Seven Isles, Quebec; set up under the 1936 Merchant non-subsidized operators has been Marine ^ct when the United States Government mortgage guarantees, Venezuela, and Peru. Pressure Rises With Age The Ore Line application will be was wholly self-sufficient in oil and enabling them to borrow money The blood pressure varies normally as a result of body movement, a test of the new administration's iron ore. As a result, there was at a lesser rate of interest. In most position, mental stress, pain and position, depending on the stimulus policy toward US-dag maritime. If very little offshore trade in these instances, operators would be un­ and the Individual's reaction. The blood pressure shows a gradual approved, it would indicate a revi- fields. able to borrow construction money rise from birth to old age. In the age group 20-40, it is usually In the years since World War II, at all without some kind of Govern­ 120/80. The first is called the systolic pressures; the latter, disastolic the pattern of American foreign ment guarantee. pressure. The blood pressure at 60 years is about 160/90. Thereafter, trade has changed, with the United Should the new administration the diastolic remains fairly constant. States becoming heavily-dependent approve construction differentials These are the normal averages with a variation of possibly 10 per­ on imports of vital raw materials. for the ore carriers, and should However, because there was no Congress follow through with ap­ cent. The further from the normal pressure, the more likelihood the clear-cut policy for assisting bulk propriations, it would undoubtedly blood pressure is due to a disease condition. The important determina­ tion is the mean blood pressure, which is the cardiac output against carriers, 'practically all of this encourage the development of an trade has gone by default to run­ American-flag bulk-carrying fleet. the peripheral vascular resistance. This can only be measured by in­ away-flag and foreign-flag bulk Actually, most of the world's ore strumentation, but is considered more in line with the diastolic pressure. ships. trade with the United States, in­ Cause Difficult To Determliie As a result, the US is dependent volving a considerable number of The cause of hypertension cannot always be determined. There are on foreign ships and foreign crews the most modern and largest ves­ certain known predisposing factors such as heredity, age, diabetes and for essential raw materials. sels afloat. gout. One of the most frequent findings associated with hypertension PORTLAND, Ore. —The "Port­ The proposed new vessels would The SIU as well as other mar­ in our clinics is obesity. Life Insurance companies have shown clearly land Reporter" the publication put itime unions have long been criti­ replace two older Ore Navigation that the death rate from hypertensive vascular disease is much higher out by newspaper strikers here, is cal of the lopsided pattern of mer­ ships which were built in the in the obese than in those of normal weight. activating its plans to go on a daily chant marine subsidy, which ig­ 1940's, the Feltore and the Oremar. In acute hypertension, there are two diseases which are associated basis this month. Originally an­ nores the tramps, tankers and bulk Both 'of the vessels are now up with rapid rise in blood pressure. These are acute glomerulonephritis nounced in November, the daily ore-carriers. The recent maritime for sale since, at 25.000 tons dead­ and toxemias of pregnancy. These are usually aggravated by salt and publication was delayed by equip­ union meeting which set up the weight, they are unable to compete water retention. Under proper treatment, the hypertension usually sub­ ment installation and by negotia­ National Committee for Maritime with larger, faster ships. tions for Associated Press news sides; occasionally however, it becomes chronic. service vfhich have just been com­ In chronic hypertension, there are many causes, but many of these cases are sooner or later associated with renal diseasd'^or disease of pleted., The new publication is the adrenal cortex. This accounts for about 25 percent of the. cases. being dnanced by stock sale and The other cases are so similar in behavior that they may all be activated also by subscriptions from many through disturbance of kidney function. Which of these comes first? West Coast unions, including the QUESTION: What was the most unusual or most persistent Whether it's the hypertension or the pathological changes in the arteri­ member unions of the SIU Pacidc shipboard beet you've run across? District. oles of the body, especially the kidney, is an unanswered question. The "Reporter" has been pub­ Heart, Ryes, Brain Vulnerablo W. J. Scbultz,. deck; A long Charles F. Henry, steward: Once The course of the disease usually follows a set pattern. If slow, it is lished for a year now by the called chronic or benign; if rapid, severe or malignant. In the chronic strikers and members of the edi­ standing beef, though not in the during the war I recall a rather category of the unusual beef at or benign type, the onset is usually insidious with slow progression. torial s'taffs who walked out in unusual, is the the payoff . . . The diastolic blood pressure usually is between 100-120, and the their support. It has been dis­ fact that general­ when the SIU person may remain symptomless for yeafs. Eventually, there are symp­ tributing 100,000 copies twice a ly, all ships have was young. The toms of headache, failing vision, dyspnea on exertion; anginal pains, week in competition with two had. Inadequate skipper thought cerebro-va.scular accidents or coronary insufficiency. The vulnerable struck Portland dailies. locker space for Meanwhile, the arrest of another he could take ad­ organs are the heart, eye, brain and kidneys. The height of the blood years. I won't vantage of this pressure does not always indicate the severity of the condition. Only strikebreaker who worked for the bring my best new Union by by evaluating the complications can the progress and severity of the struck newspapers has again given the lie to the glowing description shore wear on a disputing 90 condition be properly determined. trip because after hours GT in my Severe or malignant hypertension usually occurs in the younger group. put out by the publishers to de­ it stands weeks department and However, cases of mild hypertension in the old group may change to scribe their Imported scab labor. According to the publisher, "all In a small locker, it gets all wrin­ the deck and engine departments. severe hypertension, with rapid progress and "complications following rapidly, such as cerebral symptoms, cardiac decompensation, retinal are good people, most of them kled and dirty. I believe the un­ The result: a patrolman stopped married, a large percent owning licensed men should have lockers payoff until agreement was reached changes, kidney failure and death. . their own homes and paying similar to those provided for offi­ on payment. The diagnosis of advanced cases is easy, the borderline cases are Oregon taxes." cers. t 4" 4" difficult. Take, for instance, a young person with blood pressure of However, the "Oregon Labor 4" i« 150/90 without symptoms, or any other pathological findings. He is cer­ Press" reports that the FBI picked Ray Griffith, deck; One of the John Giordano, steward: One of tainly suspect, and only by following the person over a period of time up one strikebreaker recently for the most frequent beefs is the un­ constant beefs I've heard of recent­ can a definite diganosis be established. If the person is hypertensive, "borrowing" an automobile. He is ly is that of time availability of air then an effort to discover the cause is indicatd. off — or lack now the guest of the United States conditioning— thereof. Many The prognosis in chronic or benign hypertension is extremely difficult in Lompoc, Calif. The man had on Persian Gulf men agree that In any one individual case. The average life duration however is about been on parole from a previous runs. It's just such a rule be in­ 16 years. The prognosis is less favorable in men than in women. In car theft while employed as a too hot to sleep corporated into malignant hypertension, the average life duration is six months, rarely strikebreaker. A few days earlier, nights. The fans contracts. A day a year. About 50 percent die from cardiac complication; 30 percent another strikebreaker was picked don't help either off at either,end cerebro-vascular accidents, and 10 percent from renal insufficiency. up on a burglary charge. There when the temper­ of the run would have been other arrests in prior ature hits the 90's Need To Avoid Excess mean a lot to at night. In the There is yet no evidence that life is prolonged by any present avail­ months. both married and The strikebreakers had been daytime, when it able treatment. In the period of hypertension without symptoms, the single Seafarers. As a matter of person should be reassured. His physical activity should be only slightly supplied by the Bloor Schleppey gets in the lOO's, many men are fact, even a half a day off would agency, an Indiana organization overcome by heat prostration. limited, or not at all. He should avoid excesses in all things, however. help. which specializes in securing scabs Tempers get shorter, too. When symptoms develop, such as headaches, dizziness, insomnia, gid­ 4" 4 4" for struck newspapers. 4" 4" 4" diness, fatiguability and others, they should be treated symptomatic-ally. Anthony Suares, steward: I can't Anthony Maiello, steward: In my For the high blood pressure, there are various anti-hypertensive end 15 years with the SIU, I have wit­ comment on any unusual beefs but depressor agents which should be used. Evidence seems to indicate nessed consistent there are two sit­ that if lowering of the blood pressure is accomplished, the underlying discussions on the uations I have vascular disease and complications improve. Various types of sym­ been exposed to. desirability of pathetic operative procedures still have some vogue, with sometimes A reminder from SIU hesdless men in a foe' One concerns the spectacular results, but only in selective cases. Dietary measures are quarters c.tutions oil Seafarers armies of roaches sle. It would be indicated in the symptojPatic cases, especially the reduction of salt leaving the.'r ships- to contact that invade ships ideal to have no Intake. the hall in ample time to allow and the other is more than two Our experience at the SIU clinics, shows that 80 percent of the cases the L :ou to di! ...h a repl. "the steel gratings men to a room— of hypertension result from overweight. We find, almost without ex­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ on deck in vege­ instea d of the ception, that gradual weight reduction is accompanied by a decrease fore puving off may cause a detable boxes. Reg­ present three or in blood pressure, and an amelioration of symptoms in general, with iayed sailing. fo.'*ce the ship to ular visits by an four. Key men, a feeling of well-being that cannot be accounted for by the general sail short of the manniug re­ such as the bosun, steward, chief exterminator would take care of quirements and needle.ssly make psychological reaction to accomplishment, the insects. Steel gratings should the work tougher for your ship- cook, etc., should have a foc'sle to be replaced by easier-to-handl# (Comments and suogestions are invited by the Department and can themselves. Such an arrangement ttes. wooden ones. would make it easier for all. be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Newspaper Scabs Have Sticky Habit Quitting Ship? Notify Union �SEATARItttS Tage r«bnur]r. INl LOG Seafarer Sues Over Skipper's . LOG Entry On 'Mental Illness' BALTIMORE—Prompted by an editorial comment "in the SEAFARERS LOG of April 1, 1960, a jgeafarer in this city is suing the skipper and operator of the vessel he was on because of an allegedly libelous and false entry in the ship's log. The entry by the vessel's captain First Step Toward Recertification Another important advance in the continuing effort to maintain held that the seaman was "re| the best possible feeding and service on SIU vessels is about to get ported sick with mental dis­ privatrf Inies. underway. It is important to undersand these first steps as part of turbance." C'lifF Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director • long-range procedure to develop a recertification program for SIU chief stewards. This is in accord with the recommendations of a rankand-fiie fommittee of stewards, which were adopted at Union mem­ bership meetings last summer. The details are explained in a sepa­ rate story in this issue on page 3. What this means, of course, is that it is high time to recognize that the key rating of chief steward requires different specialized skills than the otlier rating.s presently in Group 1. A man must be a professional, trained steward today—and nothing else. TJiis is be­ cause of skills applicable to the job of chief cook or baker are far different than those applied to stewards. These other ratings do not have the responsibility for supervising an entire, department and for a hundred other details involving storing, inventory control and the like. Stewards have to be specialists—period. They may have to double as cooks or bakers in an emergency once they're aboard a ship, but they are still primarily stewards trained for a particular job. Therefore, in the best interests of all concerned, they cannot work both sides of the fence, picking their spots in Group 1 according to the shipping conditions of the moment. This is one of the prime objectives of the training process we are trying to de­ velop. Starting March 1, 1961 and until the end of March, anyone now registered in Group 1 of the stevVard department will have the op­ tion of shifting over to 1-S or remaining where is. If he declares him­ self and registers in Group 1-S, he can ship only as a steward. Those who stick in Group 1 can register and ship as either chief cook or night cook and baker just as before. This immediately eliminates a serious bit of friction in the depart­ ment, since the man now certified to ship as a steward really has two chances for a job, over the fellow who doesn't" have a steward's endorsement. Nobody loses out in this process of setting up Group 1-S because all prior registration and seniority on the beach is protected in every case. The man who shifts to Group l.-S now registers and ships as a steward only; he also competes with stewards only, with men like himself. The same applies in Group 1 starting March 1. Anyone wanting to throw in for a chief cook's berth won't have to buck some­ one who's also got a steward's endorsement and might'beat him out for the job. As stated before, all of this is a necessary first step for a future recertification program involving stewards. Before it can start, the stewards have to be separated from the other. Group 1 ratings. As a matter of routine, we can expect, for a while anyway, there may be some kinks in the registration and shipping procedure. Men coming in off ships, from hospitals or from vacations will also have to make a choice before they register in either Group 1 or 1-S, and this ap­ plies any time on or after March 1. However, when March is over and the men on the beach have picked their spots, we can move ahead on setting up a proper recertification procedure. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can he. submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Room SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ENROIIMENI-BENEFICIARY CARD jp.HN D OE Name. Print: In his suit, the SIU member has charged that the logbook entry im­ puted insanity and mental incom­ petence. He is suing for $25,000 because of the "defamatory and li­ belous" nature of the entry. The LOG editorial referred to a relatively new practice instituted by the shipowners and the Coast Guard in challenging the qualifi­ cations of seamen. ". .. some ship­ owners," the LOG said, "are seek­ ing to use the Coast Guard as a tool with which to knock seamen off the ships for 'mental health' reasons. Captains are being in­ structed to make entries in log books as to seamen's shipboard be­ havior whenever it departs from what they consider normal. From there on, the Coast Guard will car­ ry the ball," The editorial went on to seri­ ously question the competence of skippers to pass judgment on crewmembers' mental health, (See il­ lustration.) Apparently this is .exactly what happened in the case in question. After the skipper made his entry in the logbook, the Coast Guard tried to pick up the man's seaman's certificate. When he refused to surrender it, he was subpoenaed and compelled to undergo.a hear­ ing and take a psychiatric exam­ ination. As a result of the examination, the seaman was declared "fit for duty, psychiatrically" by the Pub­ lic Health Service. It was then he filed suit against the company. The outcome of the suit will un­ doubtedly be followed with close interest by the Industry. Should it be successful, it would put an end to efforts to use the "mental health" logbook entries as a gim­ mick to lift seamen's papers. The iraue of defining a seaman's fitness for duty would then be left, and properly so, in the hands of the Public Health Service. 1060, 11 Broadway, New York 4, N.Y. ..Tf. "Ml'ddU InltiRl ; FintNnmn 3 .SM.l.IH County ';5rMAIN,.,..ST^ 'ion. No.. Address•"Nunibn' and Strsst Print: """'—999,99-999 .... Social Security (J XRY • l Name of Beneficiary Print: Addr§ Print: j Date Slot. ^ Date of Birth further changei. * _ following nomination •'«' Relationship ^|pE D OE to You. JANE N.Y. 99 MAI N ST - -MlpygiE Stat* »»»•••••••••••• m oCify Nuinb.r and 7^: 1?: Zona NOi . 'ifSynfy Slot. ha lltf J «• R«»0"« 5"** .171 »• Is Your Card Filed Properly? Seafarers who have not yet filed a new SIU Welfare Plan enrollment-beneficiary card are urged to follow the sample above in order to assure prompt servicing of any claim for benefits. The card must be properly signed and dated by a Seafarer and also signed by a witness in the appropriate space. Ail items should be filed in. The postage-free card.s are available at any hall. Even Without such Government-imposed standards, sohie shipowners are seeking to use the Coast Guard «s a tool with which to knock seamen.off the ships for "mental health" reasons. Captains are being instructed to make entries in log books as. to seamen's shipboard behavior whenever It de­ parts from what they consider normal. Prom there on, the Coast Guard will carry-the baJI. Nobody disputes the skipper's right to act if somebody 4akes to a fire ax, which is what captains have been doing since time immemorial, but if ship operators think that skip­ pers-are qualified to pass psychiatric judgements on crewmembers' mental health then they had better take a look into la mirror to find but who is screwy. Next thing you know, somebody will suggest a mental health examination fpr ship operators, and then where would we be? Despite it all, nobody has yet suggested that a neurosis is the basis for disqualifying a man from working, for at that rate, probably 25 percent of the population would be unenqjloyed-overnight. am Excerpt from LOG editorial of April I, I960, alluding to the practice of using logbook entries on mental health as the basis for depriving men of their seamen's papers. Line-Handlers Needed Lakes Mooring System . Called Hazard To Crew The greaflist safety hazard to seamen on ocean-going vessels traveling the St. Lawrence Seaway is their use as line handlers according to a report in the "Proceedings of the Mer­ chant Marine Council," a-*'Coast Guard publication. The bosun's chair and gets to his feet report was made by Captain and runs to where the heaving line A. Preede of States Marine Lines. The Seaway authority does not provide line handlers for .ships passing through the many locks on the route. The present method of obtaining men to handle lines is to swing a crewmember from tiie ship to shore using a boom and bosun's chair. "Aside from the obvious danger to life and limb due to the method of putting the man on the dock." Capt. Preede said, "there is the additional danger of accidents to the men on board the ship." Crewmen of ships using the sea­ way put in long hours of work— the master is on the bridge for as long as 60 hours or more—and "with the double handicap of long hours and reduced complement occasioned by the loss of the men on the dock, accidents are much more likely to occur." Groups concerned with the prob­ lem have suggested the Seaway authority provide line handlers at the approach walls as well as on the locks. If this cannot be done, the re­ port states "it might well be a good investment to send line han­ dlers on by car from lock to lock to take the Vessel's line." In maneuvering and entering a lock, the lack of line handlers per­ manently stationed on the shore could result in damage to the dock and ship. "Under present conditions if the wind is blowing a vessel off the waiting wall side, it is extremely dangerous to land one of the crew­ men on the dock, because with a breeze of any strcngtli the vessel would have to have considerable headway on her to hold the-bow up into the wind and get it close enough to the dock for the man to land. At this speed there is every likHihood that the man would be injured when he struck the dork." If the man does land safely, "by the time be gets clear of the is and pulls the line ashore, the vessel may be past the point where the line could save her and the dock from damage." Other possible sources of danger~to crew or vessel include the round shape of the bollard, with no "ears" and from wli'ch lines can slip off; nylon mooring lines which can snap back if they slip off their mooring and hit crewmembers;- and the use of ship winches instead of tension winches Ice Blocks Albany Run NEW YORK—The coldest win­ ter in 13 years has slowed down shipping on the Hudson Rivei\ In the Albany area, northern terminus for vessels using the waterway, an extended period of sub-zero weather has set a new record. The Coast Guard reported that four ships. Including the Westwind, were used on icebreaking duty. At various times during De­ cember and January sections of tlie river were frozen solid by the ice, which was 18 inches thick-in places. A convoy system was used by the Coast Guard to escort ships on the 150-mile run from New York to Albany, a trip that normally takes 12 hours. Icebreakers were also dispatched to break out in­ dividual ships frozen in. At the height of the freeze a four-ship convoy covered about 10 miles in two days despite the assistance of three Coast Guaid vessels. Grain and oil are the major com­ modities transported on ships through the Port of Albany. The port is also an important junction on the New York State Barge Canal System which hBs been closed down by the freezing weather. �SSAFASSSS 76ifaiC7^ 3SS1 New Year's Greetings Arrive Wagm Tweafsr-Oac LOS Canadian SlU Wins Major Cains For 3,000 Crewmen MONTREAL—A new contract providing a package of wage increases and benefits for 3,000 members of the SIU Canadian District has been completed and approved by the mem­ bership involved. The package agreement provides 16 percent in gains over a two year period, it was announced by SIU Canadian District Secretary-Treasurer Hal Banks. The agreement was com-j pleted after four months of District is shown in these figures, When the District was revived in negotiations between the six major which come close to comparable 1051, Canadian scales were far companies which make up the scales on American operations. below those in the United States. Canadian dredging industry on the Canadian East . Coast and union representatives headed by Banks. Over the two year period, Cana­ dian Seafarers in the industry will get base wage increases of from $30 to $50 a month. In addition, overtime rates are increased 20 and 27 cents an hour depending on the overtime rate involved. All boarding dredges will have washing machines Installed aboard for the convenience of the crewmembers. Battery operated radios will be supplied on those dredges which do not board crews. Should travel between shore and dredge be in excess of one hour per day, the companies will pay portal-to-p6rtal pay. W^reck Benefits A $300 benefit has been set up in the event of shipwreck or other marine disaster to cover loss of personal' effects. Other contract clauses, such as coffee-breaks, transportation and various working rules have been clarified and improved. These three Canadian Seafarers hospitalized in Montreal The new agreement was signed by the following companies: General Hospital pass the time with a card game. Th^^y are Marine Industries Ltd., Russell (I. to r.) Romeo Gendron, cook; James Fitzpatrick, fireman; Construction Ltd., Beaver Dredg­ Gordon Newell, assistant cook. ing, Canadian Dredge and Dock, Harbor Development Co., McNamara Consti'uction Company. Base Wage Scales Base wage scales for the various ratings will range from a low of $307.04 for assistant cook, and $287.20 for gaugemen to a high of $505.50 for drill foreman in the second year of the two year agree­ MONTREAL — It used to be that when winter struck on ment. The second year scales take the St. Lawrence, everything shut down. That isn't the case effect on December 15, 1961. -Over­ now with the SlU-contracted freighter Eskimo in service. time rates will be $1.85 to $2.32 hourly while vacation pay will The Eskimo was specially range from $146.44 up to $235.90, built with a reinforced hull to Quebec and England, in its third based on a 240-day work season. handle the ice problem on the season of successiul operation. A Danish shipping company, The progress of the Canadian river. It is now running between Lauritzen, has also picked up the idea of putting ships on an ice run. It is using three large vessels with appropriate reinforcing to service the Quebec run. The ships can handle normal ice problems, but in case the ice does get too thick for them there are icebreakers available to give them assistance. It appears that this kind of trade will grow in future years as engineering progress is made in designing ships which can cope with ice conditions. Canadian Seafarers In Hospital New Year's Day for the family of Canadian Seafarer Basil Goodridge began at 8:45 PM when their new daughter ar­ rived in St. Michel Hospital. In Canadian Ports Ferry Runs Aground VANCOUVER—The Biack Ball Ferry Quilliyute ran up on the beach after striking a log which holed her bottom. A water taxi and a fishing boat took off the pas­ sengers. There were no injuries. 4 Quebec Quiet QUEBEC—The winter freeze has pretty well shut things up in this port, agent Ray Doucet reports. However, some of the dredges and tugs are still operating at Port Cartler on a year-long contract. which have been installed in the hall. The machines sell a variety ftf soft drinks, fresh hot coffee, hot chocolate and hot soups, which are welcome in the "balmy" climate here. Port Agent Dick Hardiman also notes that this port now has the Federal Pioneer, a deep sea ship, in lay-up. 4 4 Halifax Quiet 4 HALIFAX — With the close of the I960 Lake shipping season, many men have stopped by to say "Hello" before continuing home for a well earned rest. A few have 4 4 4 registered here but shipping is slow with few lay-ups during the New Canal Studied iMONTREAL—The Federal Gov­ past weeks. ernment is reported to be studying 4 4 4 the possibilities of building a canal Grain Shipments Rise from here to Georgian Bay. It Is FORT WILLIAM — Reviewing estimated that a 22-foot channel the 1960 shipping season, agent would cost about $41 million. Bill Glasgow notes that grain ship­ 4 4 4 ments from the Lakeliead were running two million bushels ahead Hazards On Lakes THOROLD—The Great Lakes of the 1959 season. He reports lo­ are no place to be out In a boat cal optimism for increases in deep In bad weather, Thorold agent Paul sea cargo out of this area. Gagne reports. The steamer_Starbelle cracked its hull while on Lake Superior with winds reaching 65 miles an hour, but the crew brought her in safely. MV Eskimo In Srd Season On Winter Run to Quebec Holiday Dinners In Canadian SIU Headquarters 4 4 4 Toronto Vends Food TORONTO—Canadian Seafarers using the Toronto hall are giving a big play to vending machines Canadian Seafarers, members of the SIU Canadian District, are a vital element in the mari­ time picture generally and in the SIU family of anions. They man ships under Canadian flag across-the-board—deep sea off the Atlantic Coast, on the Canadian West Coast, on the Great Lakes and the Seaway. The Canadian SIU also repre­ sents large groups of Canadian tugboatmen, dredgemen and al­ lied crafts. The Canadian Dis­ trict works closely with the other SIU unions throughout North America and the mutual relationship has been of great advantage to aH SIU members. SIU Canadian District Halls FORT WILLJAM. Ontario HALWAX, N.S General view shown Seafareri and membern of their families who attended holiday dinner served in the headguarters hall of the Canadian SIU in Montreal. Photo was taken on main deck of the Canadian Hall wjth lunch counter in background. <0a Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 128 Mollis St. Phone 3 snil MONTREAL. 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC ..... . 44 SauU-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine .3-1569 THOROLD. Ontario. 52 St. David St. CAnal 7 5212 TORONTO. Ontario. - .272 KinK St. E. EMpire 4^5719 VANCOUVER BC. . . 208 Main St. ST. JOHN. NB in Prince Vvllliam St. OX 2-5431 �S5;>- [•'Sf. Pare Twenif'Twm SEAFARERS LOG Febmary, 1991 r^/- V, Vv-. . •• • \ SUP, Mates Ask Probe Of MSTS Alien Crews Lundeberg Back In 1946 SAN FRANCISCO—The Sailors Union of the Pacific and West Coast Local 90 of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union have called upon congress to conduct a "thorough investiga­ tion" of Military Sea Transportation Service Far East ternational Relations and to be in support of the Japanese economy, Area's continued policy of op­ particularly of the shipping and erating 17 LSTs with Japanese crews. SUP Secretary-Treasurer, Mor­ ris Weisberger, and MM&P Local 90 President, Captain Robert E. Durkin, told members of the Sen­ ate Interstate and Foreign Com­ merce Committee and House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee in a letter that the operation^ which cost over $85,000,000 in recent years, "is directly contrary to the best Interest of the United States, not only from the standpoint of the economic best interests, but of the best in­ terests and well-being of the American Merchant Marine." The "San Francisco News-Call Bulletin" supported the two unions In an editorial, "Jobs for Seamen," which said in part: "Post-war democratized Japan Deeded our help and it was given without stint. Today the Japanese maritime industry is in better •hape than our own. There is a shortage of Japanese seamen, while 40 percent of American sea­ men are on the beach looking for • berth. Spend $8 Million In Japan "MSTS is spending about $8 million a year for Japanese crews and in Japanese shipyards. We agree with the contention of West Coast maritime labor unions that this money would be better spent at home, and commend their pro­ test to the urgent attention of the Senate interestate and foreign commerce and House maritime committees." MSTS claimed, in correpsondence with the committees that operations by Japanese nationals "was considered important to In­ ship repair industries during a dif­ ficult period of transition," and on the basis of the economy of oper­ ational cost. In the letter to Senator Warren G. Magnuson and Congressman Herbert C. Bonner, committee chairmen, the two union leaders explained that "subsequent devel­ opments" necessitate a new look at the practice. They cited the The late Harry Lundeberg, former SUP secretary-treasurer, following: is shown with SUP members in San Francisco during the 1946 Balance Of Payment Loss general strike. SlU Pacific District unions marked 4th anni­ That the Presidential directive versary of his death on January 27. called for all agencies "to make every effort to improve our balance of payment position"; in 1959 it cost $6,525,000 to operate 18 ac­ tive plus 15 inactive LSTs and "this money went into the Japa­ o nese economy Instead of being re­ absorbed into the US economy in the form of wages to US seamen, shipping' companies and ship­ yards." SAN FRANCISCO—Members of SIU Pacific District unions That Japan has recovered 87 percent of her pre-war fleet and participated in memorial ceremonies commemorating tho 4th "now stands fourth in world rank of shipping." while in shipbuild­ anniversary of the death of Harry Lundeberg, founder and ing, "Japan stood third in mer­ first president of the Seafarers" chant vessels building or on order, International Union of North Marin# Firemen's Union at the in the principal shipyard of the America. Lundeberg passed base of the Lundeberg statue. A seagoing memorial to the late world, as of January 1, 1960." away, on January 28, 1957, at the SUP secretary-treasurer exists in The practice is in violation of age of 55. a Defense Department and Com­ As secretary-treasurer of the the form of the Kaiser Industries merce Department agreement that Sailors Union of the Pacific from gypsum carrier, the SS Hai;ry provided "first priority" for the 1936 until his death, Lundeberg led Lundeberg. maximum utilization of the US tho revival of seamen's unions. He berth line vessels," then US mer­ spent his life fighting for effective, chant ships, "voluntarily made non-political trade unionism In op­ available," then "Government- position to ship operators. Gov­ owned ships" assigned to private ernment agencies and the water­ companies" and last "where no front section of the Communist American-flag shipping is avail­ party. able, then foreign-flag shipping For a time the Sailors Union and Portland Crew Back PORTLAND—SUP, MCS and may be used to meet urgent re­ Lundeberg were the only forces quirements." standing in the way of a complete MFOW members on the Portland Communist takeover in US mari­ Trader were flown back here after their ship hit a reef in the Sulu time. A native of Norway, liUndeberg Sea. Most of the crew was picked first went to sea at the age of ten, up by the Liberian-flag tanker sailing under nine different flags. Martita and the rest by the Nassa, He came to the United States in another Liberian tanker. MCS is 1919, settling in Seattle. In 1934 looking forward to action from he became port agent in that port grain shipments to India to pick up and became the leader of the 1934 shipping slack in this port. West Coast strike which led to the 4- 4- !• revival of maritime unions. With Lundeberg's assistance and Seattle Tax Beef SEATTLE—MCS reports that support the SIU A&G District was founded in 1939,'after Lundeberg companies have been hardtiming received a charter from the AFL some members on maintenance and cure and urged they make sure to for the SIU of North America. After World War II, Lundeberg report all illnesses and accidents to embarked on a drive to free West the company, no matter how slight Coast ships of the Communist- they might seem . . . two MPOW dominated National Union of Ma­ oldtimers here who were on pen­ rine Cooks and Stewards. His ef­ sion, Ed Schulty and Tom McKinforts were crowned by a National ley, have passed away . . . Seattle Labor Relations Board victory SUP men who have shipped on which resulted in the certification vessels of California companies are of the Marine Cooks and Stewards being dunned for California in­ Union and the elimination of the come taxes. The agent advises all last Communist-dominated organi­ members involved to contact him. zation on the seagoing side of the maritime industry. The memorial services were con­ New York Reefer Surplus MCS waitresses Mildred Cony and Theresa Thomas pose NEW YORK—MFOW reports a ducted in front of the Sailors before statuette of King Kamehameha on the Monterey Union headquarters in San Fran­ surplus of reefers and electricians (Matsonl for which they made an authentic Hawaiian cus­ cisco, with the placing of floral in this port . . . MCS agent Is par­ tom. Occasion was an Aloha dinner. wreaths from the SUP, MCS and ticipating In actlvitie# of Uie. 'Hawaiian King' On Monterey 1^ 1'"^ |H Memorial Service Honors Lundeberg MCS Plans Conference Of Agents SAN FRANCISCO—An agent# conference of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union will be called in the near future, MCS Secre­ tary-Treasurer Ed Turner annoupced, to deal with improve­ ments in union procedures. Among subjects to be discussed will be standardized reporting procedures for all agents to improve record keeping and speedier methods of handling pending beefs. In addition, the agents will take up several problems confronting the shipping industry such as the threat to seamen's jobs posed by automation and the continuing problem of runaway shipping. Tho call for the conference noted that shipping automation is a very pressing issue and that the MCS is planning to meet with other maritime unions to take up the threat it poses to the jobs of sea­ men. Draft A Program Turner, in his report to the membership said that the agents would seek to draft a program to unite the imion and provide for the betterment of all its members. The conference will also take up proposals for strengthening shipboard wages, conditions and jobs. The Pacific District con­ tracts run out on September 30, 1961, with 60-day notice of intent to discuss a new agreement to be issued before August 1. MCS mem­ bers have already been asked to submit proposals to the headquar­ ters negotiating committee. Greater New York Maritime Port Council. 4^ 4; SF Sailing Board Change SAN FRANCISCO—SUP, MFOW and MCS port committee met over shipload of beefs aboard the Santa Adela. The company had changed the sailing board without proper notice and stranded three men. Unions straightened this out with men getting return plane fare, five days' wages and five days' sub­ sistence . MCS got a new wash­ ing machine put aboard the Lurline for use by steward depart­ ment members. 4" 4» Wilmington Trial Run WILMINGTON—SUP, MCS won beef covering trial run on Mormaccape, new Mooremac ship at Todd's Shipyard. Company at­ tempted to have shipyard worker# handle job, but shipyard union re­ fused to take them as this has long been recognized as within juris­ diction of Pacific District Unions. 4" t 4" ffonolulu Is Busy HONOLULU—SUP reports large number of ships in transit In thi# port the latter part of January. Shipping has been good the last month. �W9*!*ma7, Iffl SEAFARERS Fag« Twentr-ThiM LOG , 4 '."S Seattle Bid Gets Leilani Louis Foyt of MCS Passes Away At 44 SAN FRANCISCO—A Seattle T drydock was the successful bidder SAN FRANCISCO—Louis Foyt, assistant secretary-treas­ . on the passenger ship conversion urer of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, passed away of the SS Leilani for American on January 30 here. He was 44 years of age. President Lines, contracted to the Known for his leading role SIU Pacific District. in helping to set up an effec­ the union. He will be sorely The Maritime Administration antive union of cooks and stew­ missed." - nounced early this month that the Tributes to -Foyt were also ex­ ards to replace the former ComPuget Sound Bridge & Drydock pressed by SIUNA President Paul Co., Seattle, Wash., with a six per­ Hall; First Vice-President Morris cent differential allowed for West Weisberger of the Sailors Union of Coast companies on West Coast the Pacific; Hal Banks, secretaryjobs, took the bid at $7,750,993. treasurer of the Canadian District; Actual low bid was from New­ John Hawk, SIUNA secretary-treasport News Shipbuilding & Drydock urer> Ray McKay, vice-president of of Newport News, Va., at $7,737,the Marine Engineers Beneficial 681. Other bidders on the Leilani Association; Captain Robert E. Durconversion were Bethlehem Steel, kin, president of West Coast Local Baltimore, Md.; Willamette Iron 90, MM&P and many others. & Steel, Portland, Ore.; Bethlehem While Foyt's funeral took place Steel, Terminal Island, Calif.; Todd in Long Island, where his brother, Shipyards, Alameda, Calif. Joseph Foyt, lives, the MCS con­ The two-stacker will be ready for ducted special memorial cere­ her first voyage in about nine monies at Driscoll's Funeral Home months. She will sail under the in San Francisco on January 31. name of the SS President Roose­ Shipping calls were cancelled and velt and will run with the Presi­ the MCS hall was closed so that dents Cleveland and Wilson. MCS members could attend the services conducted by Monsignor Matthew Connolly, chaplain of the Apostleship of the Sea. Burial took place in the Most Holy Trinity Ceremony, Brooklyn, The late Louis Foyt NY, on February 6. SUP munist-domlnated NUMC&S, Foyt HONOLULU Pier 8, Room 206 PHone 502-777 had just been reelected to a threeNEW ORLEANS 323 Bienville St. year term. Jackson 5-7428 NEW YORK 673 4th Ave., Brooklyn He first assumed office In the HYnclnth 0-6603 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. Marine Cooks and Stewards as CApitol 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO 430 Harrison St patrolman in New York in 1954. Douglas 2-8363 Later that year he became port GEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 agent of the New York branch. WILMINGTON 305 Marine Ave. This was at the time the MCS was Terreiinal 3-6617 conducting its successful campaign to win recognition and certifica­ MC&S SEATTLE—James O. Willoughby HONOLULU Room 206. Pier 8 tion as the representative of West PHone 5-1714 Coast cooks and stewards. Seattle port agent of the MC&S, NEW ORLEANS 323 Bienville St. will succeed to the post of assistant RAmond 7-428 Well Known In New York NEW YORK 678 4th Ave., Brooklyn secretary-treasurer, the Union an­ "HYacinth 9-6600 In January, 1958, he took office nounced early this month. He will PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 7-3222 as the union's assistant secretarySAN FRANCISCO S-IO Fremont St. treasurer, its second-ranking post. fiU the vacancy created by the E.Xbrook 7-5600 death on January 30, 1961, of Louis SEATTLE 2505 l«t Ave. Because of his four years' serv­ MAin 3-0088 Foyt. WILMINGTON 602 Broad Ave. ice in New York, Foyt was wellWilloughby succeeds to the posi­ TErmlnal 4-8538 known to members and officers of tion in accordance with the MC&S the SIU on the East Coast and was MFOW constituti o n universally-respected as a' conscien­ HONOLULU. , 56 North Nimlfi IliRhway which provides PHone 5-6077 tious and effective official. that the port NEW ORLEANS..../.. .623 Bienville St. In paying tribute to Foyt's activi­ MAgnoIia 0404 agent receiving NEW YORK.... 130 Greenwich St. ties, MCS Secretary-Treasurer Ed COrtlnnd 7-7094 the largest num­ PORTLAND 822 NW Everett St. Turner said, "Louis Foyt has rep­ ber of votes in CApitol 3-7297-8 resented a quiet, but stalwart SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. the preceding nougias Z-4592 source of strength in the Marine SAN PEDRO 296 West 7th .St. election fills va­ Cooks and Stewards Union, both TErminal 3-4485 cancies. SEATTLE .. 2333 We.stern Ave. while sailing and as an officer of MAin 2-6326 The post of Seattle port agent Willoughby which Willough­ by will leave will be taken over by the present Seattle pkrolman, Charles Green. The patrolman's Total MC&S SUP Port MFOW position will be filled later. 12/13 to 1/9 1/1 to 1/31 1/1 to 1/31 Willoughby began going to sea 1,085 189 308 588 San Fran. in 1927 interrupted his career with a hitch in the US Air Force during 190 60 88 42 SeatUe the war, and resumed sailing in 1944. He became an organizer for 62 181 74 45 Portland the MC&S in 1952, and later that 320 398 tno hall) Wilmington 78 year became Seattle port agent, the post he has held until named to 82 22 New York 140 36 the second spot in the Union. Willoughby, mari'ied, with a (no hall) New Orleans 23 20 3 grown son who is an Air Force Honolulu 22 62 ^ 18 22 career man, is 57. He served the Democratic party as a delegate (no hall) (no hall) San Pedro 63 ^3 to the Niitional Convention and "^142 Total 1.194 428 has.served as tru.stee for the Seat­ tle Labor Council. SIU Pacific Districf Halls Willoughby Takes MC$ Second Post SUP, MFOW Voting For 1961 Officers Ends; Count Ballots SAN FRANCISCO—Voting for officers in two Pacific Dis­ trict Unions, the SUP and the MF.OW, has ended and results of the elections will be officially announced within a week. Previously, the third Pacific District union, the MC&S, 438 voted in Seattle; 287 ballots completed balloting for offi­ were cast in Portland; 843 voted in cers with the result that most- of the incumbents, headed by Ed Tur­ ner, Secretary-Treasurer were re­ elected. In the SUP election, SecretaryTreasurer Morris, Weisberger, who is also first vice-president of the SIUNA, was unopposed for the top post in the Sailors Union. Also unopposed was W. W. Jor­ dan, who ran for the top post in the Marine Firemen's Union. In­ cumbent MFOW president Sam Bennett was not a candidate for reelection. SUP ballots, which will also in­ clude voting on a change in the Union constitution and a change in one of the shipping rules, are being counted now. Voting ended January 31, and the results will be official after action by a Union committee and publication in the "West Coast Sailors." A preliminary check of all the ballots cast shows that a greater number of votes were cast in this election than in last year's voting. Total ballots cast in the 1960 SUP election was 3,473, while a total of 3,655 votes were cast in all ports in this year's voting. In the current election, 1,537 votes were cast in San Francisco; . 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-the-world runs. The-SIU Pacific District Unions are a key group in the SIUNA, representing as they do the entire maritime industry on the West Coast. Wilmington; 235 voted in New York; Honolulu ballots totaled 246, and 69 ballots were cast in New Orleans. Consider Site For WO Clime SAN FRANCISCO — Further progress has been made toward the establishment of a joint clinic to serve the memberships of the three SIU Pacific District Unions — the Sailors Union, Marine Cooks and Marine Firemen's Union. A number of locations are under consideration as the best site for the clinic, with indications that the trustees of the Welfare and Pen­ sion Fund will approve a location at Howard and Fremont Streets. The clinic would serve as a diag­ nostic center for West Coast sea­ men and for members of their fam­ ilies. SUP Man Makes Erin SAN FRANCISCO—The expert seamanship of SUP brother Frank Van Lew earned him a sizable write-up and photograph in the "Galloway Advertiser and Wig­ townshire Free Press," an Irish newspaper in County Down. The paper reported that Van Lew, taking advantage of the tidal currents in the Irish Sea and-of any available lee, successfully piloted his 32-faot boat through both fog and gale weather and, de­ spite engine trouble, made port after a voyage from Liverpool. He went to Ireland to join his wife, a school teacher in Portaferry, and his children. MC&S Skill on Lurllne Pacific District Shipping m ^ Part of the tkillful MC&S crevr of the SS Luriine stands be­ hind an attractiva and eye-appealing holiday buffet table. �Paff« Tweatjr-roar SEAFAKKRS LOG MEBA Assails Engine Room Defects On States Marine Ships juntM. Meaf TIma On Robin Locksiey NEW YORK—The Marine Engineers Beneficial Association is conducting its own safetyinvestigation of ships operated under the States Marine house flag as a result of a series of de­ fects turned up in various ships' power plants. The MEBA acted after the chief engineer and an assistant a boiler breakdown at sea. The Subsequently, the brickwork in union has charged that the starboard boiler was con­ engineer on the Victory ship engineers the company knew the boilers and demned by the American Bureau Palmello State were brought up generators were defective but or­ on Coast Guard charges following dered the ship to sea without mak­ ing necessary repairs. Defects Noted On WC The defects had been noted on the West Coast, but nothing was done about them until the boiler breakdown en route to Tampa. In addition to the boiler problems, the MEBA found that the genera­ tor was in dangerous condition. Another ship, the Kej'stone State, was held up for several days in New York until the company agreed to let the union inspect a boiler that had been reported de­ fective by the ship's engineers. of Shipping. The union also in­ sisted that the stack be cleaned and jacked Into proper position, that watertight doors be over­ hauled and other repairs made. In­ spections here and on other ships also included long overdue repairs and painting in living quarters. The MEBA attributed the dete­ rioration of the company's ships to its fast turn-around policy, which does not allow sufficient time be­ tween trips for repairing, or even inspecting, important installations. Engineers on board are being over­ taxed to do complex and elaborate repairs with inadequate equipment. Working in th« galley of th« Robin Locksiey are (I. to r.) F. Soils, E. Sims, chief cookr and G. Thornton. TIPS ON SEAMEN'S INCOME TAX RETURNS The following is an up-to-date revision of an apicle by the SIU's tax expert on questions involving Seafarers' Federal income taxes. Generally, with very few exceptions, seamen are treated no differently under the In­ come tax laws than any other citizen or resident of the US. (The non-resident -alien seaman must also file a return, but the rules are not the same for him.) of the support of a dependent to WHO MUST FH^E. Those are $10,000 or more must use the •claim an exemption for that individ­ long form 1040. under 65 years of age earning ual, provided the other contribu­ over $600 and those over 65 earn­ ing over $1,200 must file a Federal tax return. If earnings were less than the minimum stated, and withholding tax was deducted, a return should be filed for a refund. WHEN TO FILE. Tax returns have to be filed by Aprii 15, 1961. However, the April 15 deadline is waived in cases where a sCaman is at sea. In such instances, the sea­ man must file his return at the first opportunity, along with an affi­ davit stating the reason. Another rule governs situations where a seaman signs on in one This article deals only with Federal taxes. An explanation of state income tax rules Is un­ der preparation and will ap­ pear in the March issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. year, signs off the next and gets a statement of his wages and the tax withheld (W2 form) from the ship­ ping company when he signs off. Under such an arrangement, it is possible for a seaman to have no Income In one year and the equiv­ alent of two years' income in an­ other.* In order to alleviate this, the seaman can report his allotments, slops, draws and other cash items as income and then deduct this amount from the total income re­ ported on the W-2 form he gets the second year. (See article below) HOW TO FILE. The Seafarer who has deductible expenses (amounting to ten percent or less of income) and an income of under $10,000, consisting of wages on which tax was withheld and not more than $200 of other income (for example, untaxed wages, divi­ dends or interest earnings) is ad­ vised to use the short form, 1040A. There is a form 1040W, for those who cannot use 1040A because they wish to itemize deductions, claim sick pay exciusion or estimated tax paid, or who have $10,000 or over in income. You can use this form if your income consists of salary and wages, regardless of the amount, and not more than $200 in dividends or interest and no more Items of income. Those Seafarers whose incomes EXEMPTIONS. Each taxpayer is entitled to a personal exemption of $600 for himself, $600 for his wife, an additional $600 if he is over 65 and another $600 if he is blind. The exemptions for age and blindness apply also to a taxpayer's wife, and can also be claimed by both of them. In cases where a man's wife lives in a foreign country, he can still claim the $600 exemption for her In addition, a taxpayer can claim $600 for each child, parent, grand­ parent, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, and each uncle, aunt, nephew or niece dependent on him, if he provides more than one-half of their support during the calendar year. The dependent must have less than $600 income and live in the US, Canada, Pan­ ama or the Canal Zone. A child under 19, or a student over 19 can earn over $600 and still count as a dependent if the tax­ payer provides more than one-half of his support. The law also enables a seaman who is contributing (with other relatives) more than ten percent tors file a declaration that they will not claim the dependent that year. CREDIT FOR EXCESS SOCIAL SECURITY (FICA) TAX PAID. If more than $120 was withheld from wages during 1960 for Social Secu­ rity purposes (if you worked for more than one employer), the ex­ cess you paid over $120 can be credited as income tax paid. . DIVIDEND INCOME. If a sea­ man has income from stock divi­ dends, he can exclude the first $50 he receives as dividend income from his gross income. He may be eligible to an additional credit against his total tax liability up to a maximum of four percent of the balance of the dividends received in 1960. WELFARE BENEFITS. Benefits received from the SIU Welfare Plan do not have to be reported as income with one exception. That is for a Seafarer over 65 who is get­ ting disability benefits. GAMBLING GAINS. All net gains from gambling must be re­ ported as income. However, if more was lost than gained during the year, the losses are not deduc­ tible, but simply cancel out the gains. TAX CREDIT FOR RETIRE­ MENT INCOME. A tax credit of up to $240 is allowed for individ­ uals against retirement ipcome such as rents, dividends^and earn­ ings at odd jobs. However, an ad­ justment must be made in this credit for Social Security benefits. The following items can be used as deductions against income (If YOU DO NOT TAKE THE STAND­ ARD DEDUCTION): CONTRIBUTIONS. A taxpayer can deduct up to 20 percent of gross income for contributions to charitable institutions, and. an ad­ ditional ten percent in contribu­ tions to churches, hospitals and educational institutions. INTEREST. Interest paid to banks and individuals oh ioans, mortgages, etc., is deductible. TAXES. State and city retail sales taxes, property and school taxes, .state income taxes on secu­ rities, state gas taxes, auto license and drivers' license fees and state Income taxes actually paid within the year are deductible. MEDICAL AND DENTAL EX­ PENSES. All expenses over three percent of adjusted gross income for doctors and dental bills; hos­ pital bills, medical and hospital in­ surance, nurse care and similar costs can be deducted. Other such How To Handle Long Trip Taxes A major beef of seamen on taxes is that normally the taxes are withheld on earnings not in the year they earned the money, but in the year the payoff took place. For example, a seaman who signed on for a five-month trip in September, 1960, paying off in January, 1961, would have all the five* months' earnings appear on his have to pay the fuil tax on them then get a refund a year later. 1961 W-2 slip and all the taxes with his 1960 return, at 20 percent While this will save the seaman withheld in 1961, This practice could increase his taxes in 1961, even though his actual 1961 earn­ ings might be less than those in 1960. There are ways to minimize the impact of this situation. For ex­ ample, while on the ship in 1960, the Seafarer undoubtedly took draws and may have sent alloments home. These can be reported as 1960 income. Unfortunately, this raises an­ other complication. The seaman who reports these earnings in 1960 will not have a W-2 (withholding statement) covering them. He will have to list all allotments, draws and slops on the tax return and ex­ plain vyhy he doesn't have a W-2 for them. Furthermore, .since no tax will have been withheld on these earnings in 1960, he wiil or upwards, depending on his tax bracket. The earnings will show up on his 1961 W-2. The seaman then, on his 1961 return, would have to explain that he had reported some of the earnings in 1960 and paid taxes on tl^em. He would get a tax refund accoi'dingly. What happens then. In our hypo­ thetical case, is this: Is Procedure Justified? • When the man pays off in January, 1961, the employer with­ holds taxes on all his earnings on the trip, including allutments and draws. • At the same time, if he reports the allotments and draws on his 1960 return, he pays taxes on them with his return. In essence, the seaman would pay taxes twice on the same income and some tax money In the long run, it means he Is out-of-pocket on some of his earnings for a full year until he gets his refund. Also, this procedure would un­ doubtedly cause Internal Revenue to. examine his returns, since the income reported would not jibe with the totals on his W-2 forms. That raises the question, is this procedure justified? It is justified only if a seaman had very little in­ come in one year and very con­ siderable income the next. Other­ wise the tax saving is minor and probably not worth the headache. For example, if a seaman's payoffs totaled $3,000 in I960 and $7,000 in 1961 because his longest 1960 voyage paid off in '61, he would save a maximum of about $20 in taxes by reporting his 1960 draws and allotments on his 1960 return. costs include such items as eye* glasses, ambulance service, trans­ portation to doctors' offices, rental of wheelchairs and similar equip­ ment, hearing aids, artificial limbs and corrective devices. However, if the Seafarer is re­ imbursed by the Seafarers Welfare Plan for any of these costs, such as family hospital and surgical ex­ pense, he cannot deduct the whole bill, only that part in excess of the benefits paid by the Plan. All expenses over one percent ot adjusted gross income for drugs and medicine can be deducted. The deductible portion is then com­ bined, with other medical and den­ tal expenses which are subject to the normal three percent rule. The three percent rule on medical serv­ ices does not apply in cases where a taxpayer is over 65, but the one percent rule on medicines and drugs does. In addition, the US allows the taxpayer to deduct all medical expenses of dependent parents over 65. The one percent rule on medicines and drugs'still applies. CHILD CARE. This allows a deduction of up to $600 to a widower, divorced or legally sepa­ rated taxpayer toward the cost of providing care of a child under 12 or a person physically or mentally incapable of support, regardless of age. This expense is deductibla only if its purpose is to allow tha taxpayer to remain gainfully em­ ployed. It cannot be claimed if the payment for child care went to a person who is already claimed as a dependent. ALIMONY. Periodic payments of alimony to a wife in accord with, a written agreement between them can be deducted. CASUALTY LOSSES. The rea­ sonable value of all clothing and gear lost at sea due to storm, ves­ sel damage, etc., for which the tax­ payer is not otherwise compen­ sated, can be deducted as an ex­ pense. The same applies to fire loss or losses in auto accidents which are not compensated by in­ surance. WORK CLOTHES, TOOLS. The cost and cleaning of uniforms and work clothes which ordinarily can­ not be used as dress wear can be deducted. This includes protective \fork shoes, gloves, caps, foul weather gear, clothing ruined by grease or paint, plus tools bought for use- on the job, or books and periodicals used in direct connec­ tion with work. UNION DUES. Dues and initia­ tion fees paid to labor organiza­ tions and most union. assessments can be deducted. �»«knvy. iiil SEAFARERS f^c a^ircmy-IiT* LOG Jay-Kay Workers Approve SlU Program Jan. UIW Benefits Mount To $6,784 The United Industrial Workers Welfare Plan paid out 36 benefit claims to UIW members or their dependents during January according to the Plan. The total paid out for the month was $6,784.65j, which was down slightly from the Severino, $240; Arthur Wheeler, preceding month when $7,- $232.80; Frazie Mitchell, $227, antK 065.09 was disbursed to 47. memr bers and their dependents. The largest single payment dur­ Sea of upraised hands shows enthusiastic acceptance of SlU programs to win decent contract ing January went to UIW member James Taft of A. A. Gallagher for Jay-Kay plant workers. Warehousing, who received a check Tor $1,170 covering special disability. (See story this page.) Other members who received benefit checks for $200 or more were: George Zelllnger, HillChase Steel, $428.56; Charles C. Landis of Porter - Matthews, $317.10; Kenning Anderson of NEW YORK — Some 275 UIW members — all employees of the Jay-Kay Corporation Paulsen-Webber, $296.10; , Fred­ —assembled in Long Island City earlier this month and approved a rank-and-file bargain­ erick Halvess of Stephen Laurie, ing committee composed of all shop stewards representing departments in both plants. The $271.78, and Hilkiah Murray, Dis­ members also unanimously ^— play and Advertising, $263.54. authorized a strike — to be 98 were cast for Local 355. The word from NLRB in Washington Four Airmaster employees also used only as a necessity in en­ latter waited a few days, then filed during last part of month that it received benefit checks for better charges with the NLRB in New is certified as bargaining agent for than $200. These were: Carmen forcing their contract demands. The meeting was the first since York alleging pro-SlU sentiment Jay-Kay workers. First member­ the SIU Qiticially became certified by some workers and the employ­ ship^ meeting then set for Feb­ The news on this page deals as bargaining agent for some 600 er in certain election proceedings ruary 3. with people working under the workers at the firm's plants, one and also that voting time was ex­ Draw Up Demands SIU banner in shoreside estab­ tended by a half hour so that some in Long Island City and another At this latest meeting this lishments engaged in maritime in the Bronx. Notice of certifica­ pro-SlU workers could get to the month, SIU representatives noti­ production and allied fields. tion came from the NLRB in Wash­ polls. The SIU labeled this tactic Included among the items ington on January 27—almost 16 as designed to forestall certifica­ fied the group that the rank-andmade are cordage, canvas, file negotiating committee—all months after the first few UIW tion. lifesaving equipment, ship's who were elected as shop stewards pledge cards were signed by Jay• November, 1960: Jay-Kay em­ gear and related industrial Kay workers, all of whom wanted ployees elect 15 stewards in secret by the members in secret voting— products. Because there had would meet with the SIU to dis­ genuine trade union representa­ ballot at their first official meeting not been any organization avail­ cuss members' contract demands. tion. after SIU division won election. able to them, many of these At this time, the Union's demands Almost from the start, the UIW • December, 1960: New York workers were formerly without met with resistance from a "paper" Regional NLRB, after lengthy in­ would be drawn up and then w;ould union known as Amalgamated vestigation, rejects all charges be presented to management at an any union protection, until they came under the SIU banner. Local 355. This local announced made by Local 355 against SIU, early date. Developments in their area will its intentions to continue repre­ and recommends NLRB in Wash­ The workers were told also that be reported here because they senting employees at both Jay-Kay ington concur and issue certifica­ the final contract would either be are an important part of the plants despite the efforts of SlU tion soon as possible. accepted or rejected only by their maritime industry. organizers. • January, 1961: SIU receives vote in secret balloting. SIU Pledge Cards But the SIU division through the months obtained ample pledge cards to call for a representation election. Here is a chronological review of the events that led to iiSiiiiiii the certification of the SIU last month: • September, 1960: National Labor Relations Board orders elec­ tion to take place within 30 days. • October, 1960: 309 Jay-Kay voters go to polls; almost another 300 employees who were caught by seasonal layoffs were unable to vote. The SIU received 183 votes; SlU Certified At 2 Jay-Kay Plants; Workers Select Negotiating Team iPy Meef Your Shop Steward Sal Lombardo Of Super Metals An oldtimer with Super Metal Cablhets, Inc., Salvatorc Lombardo, is the shop stew­ ard featured this month. Super Metals, formerly known as Unger Metals Products, is located at 63 Whipple Street, Brooklyn, NY. At the UIWLombardo contracted plant. Brother Lombardo is employed as a sheet metal worker. He began working there back in November ©f 1946. Lombardo, a native of Italy, lives in Jersey City, NJ, with bis wife, Grace. Posing for cameraman before meeing gets underway are Jay-Kay UIW members who make up the Employees Negotiating Committee. Group will present employees demands to SIU, which will incorporate same into overall package for presentation to management. Seated at table (I. to r.) with SIU rep John Dwyer (at left) are: Andre Paul-Noel, Esther Campbell, Edna Brown, A, B, McMoth. Mary Smallwood, Joseph Smith and Clifford Charles. In rear (I. to r.l: Charles Heard, Enoch Lloyd, Jerome Schoefer, James Watson, David Doiier,. Joseph Amos, Enoch Merriweather, Clarence L Thomas, M. Rivera and A. Lancaster. David Robe, $219. . There were nine payments for maternity benefits during the month, according to the UIW Wel­ fare Plan. Man Moves, UIW Benefit Finds Him PHILADELPHIA — No matter how long it takes, the Welfare Plan always finds the person wlio's entitled to benefits, in this case, $1,170 in disability payments. Take for example the case of UIW member Taft James, an em­ ployee of A. A. Gallagher Ware­ housing in this city. James tiled for the UIW di.sability bendfit about a month after becoming d sabled on the job last year. He sent in the prescribed forms to the UIW but failed to include certain re­ quired information. The UIW returned the forms to James and asked that he fully complete them. But because the UIW member had then since moved, the envelope was returned to the Union stamped "party un­ known." UIW welfare kept in touch with the company over the next few months in hopes of obtaining James' address. Finaly, the com­ pany later notified UIW tliat James had been in touch with the firm by phone and had left a for­ warding address so that he could collect his disability checks. Consequently, the Welfare Plan was able to contact him and Jamef got his check. These Are Your Union Meetings —Attend Them! All union members should regularly attend the member­ ship meetings in their area. These meetings are devoted to discussions of matters vital to the welfare and security of every MAWD member and his fami y. What's more, these meetings provide every MAWD member with tha opportunity to speak up and state his views about these vital matters. Here is the schedule of the next meetings: NEW YORK-Tuesday, March 7, ot 6 PM, SIU Hall, 675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn. BALTlMORE-Friday, March 3, at 8 PM, SIU Hall, 1216 E. Baltimore St. SUNBURY - Sunday, March 12, at 2 PM, Friendship Fire Company. PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, March 14, at 7:30 PM, SIU Hall, 2604 S. 4th Street. �Pagm tweatr^Mir All of fho following 5IU familie$ havo ro» celved a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $8,400 in maternity benefits and a maturity value of $1,050 in bonds: ¥1^ JoAnn Bentz, born January 9, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry Bentz, iiooklyn, NY. Donald Broadiu, born December 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John­ nie Broadus, Mobile, Ala. James Cabral, born January 4, 196^, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Cabrai, Bristol, RI. Sammy Fah, born January 9, 1961, to Seafarer'and Mrs. Wong Hwa Fah. New York, NY. Joseph Falasca, born December 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jo­ seph Falasca, Yonkers; NY. Martha Fisueroa, born September 13, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carlos Figueroa, Bronx, NY. Patricia Johnson, born December 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Stanley Johnson, Springfield Gardens, NY. Richard Jones, born December 25, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs, Janies Jones, Mobile, Ala. Donna Kolenovsky, born January 30, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Freddie Kolenovsky, Galveston, Texas. Sherman Lupton, bom December 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Christopher Lupton, New Bern, NC. ^ William Maas, born December 22, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry Maas, New Orleans, La. Patricia Mansell, born November 25, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rojert Mansell, Bellmore, LI, NY. Thomas Melton, born December 6, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Melton, Mt. Airy, NC. Bonnie Mendali, born November 11, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ralph Mendall, Jamaica Plains, Mass. James Penton, born November 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Penton, McLain, Miss. Daniel Rentz, born November 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ken­ neth Rentz, Baltimore, Md. Lisa Ann Rodriguez, born January 8, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Rodriguez, Galveston, Texas. Jim Rodriquez, born December 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pablo Rodriquez. Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Leif Soj'.;a, born October 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Sojka, M -speth. NY. Valerie Sovich. born January 8, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Michael Sovich, Clifton, NJ. Karen Thomas, born December 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles Thomas, Mobile, Ala. Wilfred Walinski, born November 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Walinski, Baltimore, Md. Kathr.vn Wherrity, born December 10, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francis Wherrity, Philadelphia^ Pa. Johnny Williams, born October 27, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Billy R. Williams. Galveston, Texas. Denise Sachs, bom January 14, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs .Bernard Sa.hs, Baltimore, Md. Kelly Smith, born December 9, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Donald Smith, Columbus Grove. Ohio. Carl Lundy, born September 6, 1960, to Seafargr and Mrs. Thomas Lundy, Wing, Ala. Juiie Fait, born September 19, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Feaser Fait, White Springs, Fla. . Helen Sisk, born December 18, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wayne Sisk, South Tampa, Fia. Paula Smith, born December 31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clyde Smith, Mobile, Ala. Kevin Reese, born November 17, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Reese, Port Arthur, Texas. Francisco Urbina, born January 29, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fran­ cisco Urbina, Galveston, Texas. Elizabeth Reyes, born December 1, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Angelo Reyes. Brooklyn, NY. Sharon McNair, born January 22, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lloyd McNair, Baltimore, Md. , Edith Elliott, born January 9, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John El­ liott. Pasadena, Texas. Cheryl Reeves, born December 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Reeves, Springhill, Ala. Nelrita Sylvester, born December 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed­ ward A. Sylvester, Whistler, Ala. Ronald Winkoru, born December 23, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Berthal Winborn, Bellovue, Wash. Lorie Ann Powell, born November 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Howard Powell, Galveston, Texas. Bruce Shannon, born November 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs, John R. Shannon, Philadelphia, Pa. Sandra Nauman, born December 9, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Allen Kauman. Eureka, III. Ave Rossa Bonefont, born October 15, I960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gabriel JBonefont, New,York, NY. 9KA9ARSRS im LOC The deaths of the following Seafarers havejseen reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $60,000 in benefits was paid, (Any apparent delay in payment.of claims is norma/// due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the dis­ position of estates.) Horace Ronntree, 41: Brother Rountre'e died of a heart ailment aboard^ the SS Montauk Point at Houston, Texas, on Janua^ 7, 19"Sl. He had been sailing In the deck depart­ ment since 1938. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Mar­ garet M. Rountree of Thunderbolt, Ga. Burial was at the Catholic Cemetery, Sa­ vannah, Ga. Total benefit: $4,000. i t- Vincent J. Rianito, 51: A liver condition was the cause of death for Brother Rizzuto on ^January 5, 1961 at the USPHS Hospital, Baltimore, Md. He had been a member of the engine depart­ ment since 1949. His widow, Mrs. Ella E. Rizzuto of Baltimore, survives. New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore was the place of burial. Total benefit: $4,000. 4^ » » Elma E. Wasden, 52: Brother Wasden died of a coronary condi­ tion on November 29, 1960 aboard the SS Wacosta. He had sailed since 1949 in the engine de­ partment. S u rviving is his wid­ ow, Mrs. Anna W. Wasden of Mobile, Ala. The Memorial Garden in Mobile was the place of burial. Total benefit: $4,000, t X X Alfred Seegmiller, 54: Brother Seegmiller died at home in New Orleans, La., on July 26, 1960 of aNjung condition. He" had shipped since 1944 in the engine depart­ ment. He is surV i V e d by his brother, Floyd Seegmiller of De­ troit, Mich. Par­ adise Cemetery at Kingsley, Mich., was the place of burial. Total benefit: $4,000, XXX Roy T, Smith, 47: A coronary ailment was the cause of death to Brother Smith at home in New Or­ leans, La., on January 10, 1961. He had been shipping in the engine depart­ ment since 1949. Surviving Is his mother, Mrs, Nydia Fritscher of New Orleans. Place of burial was the Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Orleans.. Total benefit: $4,000. • Talb Hassan, 62: Brother Hassan passed away at the USPHS Hospi­ tal, Staten Island, NY, on January 5, 1961 due to a heart ailment. He had been a mem­ ber of the deck department since 1941. Surviving is his nephew, James Hohari of Brooklyn. NY. His place of Jiurial was Heavenly Rest Cemetery, Hanover, NJ. Total benefit: $4,000. i, X X Douglas B. Patterson, 64: Heart disease was the cause of death to Brother Patter­ son on December 13, 1960 at the USPHS Hospital, Galveston, Texas. He had been sail­ ing in the stew­ ard department since 1948. His widow, Mrs. Au­ drey Patterson of Galveston, survives. Burial was at Galveston Memorial Park. Total benefit: $4,000. XXX Harry T. Collier, 65: A heart at­ tack was the cause of death to Francisco Z. Alcaln, 37: Brother Brother Collier Alcain died of a heart condition on on December 9, August 22, 1960 1960 at sea aboard the SS aboard the SS Montego Ses at Santore. He had Bandar Shapur, shipped in the Iran, He had deck department shipped in the since 1939, His steward depart­ widow, Mrs. Vio­ ment since 1948. la Collier of Ha^He is survived by erstown, Md., sur­ his father, Vin­ vives. Burial was at sea. Total cent Alcain of benefit: $4,000. Guipuzcoa, Spain. Burial was at XXX Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Balti­ Thomaa R. Gonzales, 61: A diges­ more, Md. Total benefit: $4,000. tive ailment was the cause of death, to Brother Gon­ X XX' zalez at the USPHS Hospital, Roy A, Goddard, 40: Brother Ponce, Puerto Ri­ Goddard died of injuries sustained co, on November during the colii11, 1960. He had sion of the SS sailed since 1941 Alcoa Corsair on in the deck de­ October 22, 1960. partment. His He had been sail­ widow, Mrs. Esing since 1944 in tefania Gonzales the steward de­ partment. Sur­ of Ponce, survives. Burial was in viving is his wid­ Ponce. Total benefit: $4,000. XXX' ow, Mrs. Nellie George W. Huber, 65: Brother Goddard of Fo­ ley, Ala. Pine Rest Cemetery in Huber died of a heart ailment oa Foley was the place of burial. November 21, 1960 at New Or­ Total benefit: $4,000. leans, La. He had sailed since 1947 XXX ^ in the steward Alejandro Lopes, 69: Brother department. His Lopez died of heart disease at Bal­ daughter, Renee Huber of New timore City Hos­ Orleans, survives pital, Baltimore, him. Burial was Md., on Novem­ at Greenwood ber 4, 1960. He Cemetery, New Orleans. Total had been a mem­ benefit: $4,000. ber of the stew­ ard department XXX Francis J, Boner, 35: Brother since 1948. Sur­ Boner died on December 3, 1959 viving is his wid­ at the USPH3 ow, Mrs. Cecilia HospiUl, Norfolk, Lopez of Balti­ Va., of a kidney more. Burial was at St. Stanislaus condition. He had Cemetery, Baltimore, Total bene­ sailed since 1953 fit: $4,000. in the deck de­ it 4 4^ partment, and is survived by his Leo Mannangb, 60: Brother Manwidow, Mrs. Paul-naugh died of a heart condition at ine D. Boner of New Orleans, La., Norfolk. His on May 26, 1960. place of burial was not indicated. He had lieen a Total benefit: $4,000. •member of the steward depart­ ment since 1943. Surviving is his sister - in - law, Mrs, Delia Mannaugh of Rapid City, SD. Burial was at Fort Hudson National Cem­ etery, New Orleans. Total benefit: $4,000. . Tell it to tht I/oj! �: • V "'•" - ^ ^ --'• ' -"'v SEAFAREKtS Pcvrliwrjrt HSM. DIL MAR (Delta), Dec. 11—Chaliw man, J. M. Fetter; jUcretery, •• F. Acliee. Captain woulii' not lift IOCL Plclurei were acnt to the SEAFARERS LOG. <789 on hand lii ihip'a fund. Everything running tmootbly. Few faoura dltputed OT. WIU try to re­ move one tub in laundry room to make room for another washing ma­ chine. PENN EXPLORER (Penn Shipping), Dec. 4—Chairman, Boyd Amsberry; Secretary, Peta Triantafillet. All minor beefs settled. Elected a ship's dele­ gate by acclamation. It was suggested that all members take their beefs to their delegates Instead of top side. MADAKET (Waterman), Dec. 4 — Chairman, A. H. Anderson; Secrotary, tary, J. HIggln. Ship's Eelagata raalgned at payoff in Philly, Will chack ahortaga on food during meala. FLORIDA STATE (Ponca Camant), Dee. 1—Chairmen, Rusty KMgera; #eeratary, D. Mollar. Reported on letter from Welfare plan. All brothera wera urged to comply and mall cardi promptly. Vote of thanki to tha ateward department. Request mora canned fruit. SEASARDEN (Peninsular Naviga­ tion), Nov. 20—Chairman, Nona; Sec­ retary, V. E. Monta. New fans needed In roomi. Rooma Inefsted with roaches. Mattresses are in bad shape. Will have patrolman check repair lUt and have repaira made. CS BALTIMORE (Cities Service), Dec. 12—Chairman, Cafade, Secretary, C. MIshanski. 15.42 on hand In treas­ ury. Discussion concerning posting of shifting board. Vote of thanks to steward department. New ship's dele­ gate elected. Vote of thanks to de­ parting deMgate. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Dec. IS— Chairman, Thomas Sanchez; Secretary, Harry K. Long. Captain said there would be a payoff this trip. No or­ ders for next trip.' $19.50 in treasury. Request made to Jiave foc'slei painted. John McElroy. Ship's delegate Broth­ er Roy llassey passed away on Novem­ ber 23. It was suggested that each member contribute to 'ship's fund at coming payoff. The mattresses are In poor conditions and should be re­ ported In time to requisition for new ones. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea - Land), Dee. 12—Chairman, B. Varn; Secre­ tary, C. Henning. .Ship's delegate re­ ported no beefs. Two men missed •hip in Jacksonville since last meet­ ing. All repairs taken care of. t2 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department for good service and food. ROBIN COODFELLOW (Moore-McCormsck), Dee. 4—Chairmen, E. W. Ooulding; Secretary, Raymond F. Walker. Some disputed OT. $21.23 In ship's fund. Everything going welL Vote of thanks to steward department and the electricians for Jobs well done. STEEL SEAFARER (littimlan), Dec. 1$—Chairman, Lancelot Alexander; Secretary, Dick Grant. Ship's dele­ gate reported one man went to hos­ pital at Khoramshahr. Everything running smoothly aboard. No beefs. All repairs turned in. $1.6.43 in ship's fund. A special vote of thanks to chief ste-^/ard and his department for good feeding, good service and espe­ cially an excellent Thanksgiving diner. Ship's delegate. Robert Johanson. was commended by crew for his Interest and handling all beefs skillfully and to the satisfaction of all concerned. FORT HOSKIN8 (Cities Service), Nov. 26—Chairman, Wm. Smith; Sec­ retary, C. Swiff. Ship's delegate paid off. It Is requested that the company supply vessel with a better brand of coffee. Discussion held on wipers chipping cement In other than engine department quarters. Also discussed wipers painting chief cook's shower. SEAMAR (Calmer), Dec. 15—Chair­ man, J. R. Marshall; Secretary, J. V. Nelson. One man missed ship In Bal­ timore. Repair list not complete from previous voyage. Eiected new ship's delegate. Crew requests more canned Hail for night lunch. TEXMAR (Calmer), Dec. 4—Chair­ man, Joseph Rudolph; Secretary, Clark Waldron. Will distribute wel­ fare cards. Eiected new ship's deiegate. It is asked of crew to please refrain from throwing trash Into toilets. PACIFICU8 (Orion Shipping), Nov. 13—Chairman, S. P. Sokol; Secretary, A. D. Hill. Only two crewmembers stayed on from previous voyage. Crew short one wiper. No disputed OT. Elected new delegate. Members agreed to keep natives out of midship house whiie in port. A fresh water line will be extended out on deck for natives drinking water. FLORIDIAN (Eric A St. Lawrence), Nov. 27—Chairman, John Johnson; Secretary, Raymond Rebby. No news on new contract. Distributed bene­ ficiary forms to all members present. Held election for a new ship's dele­ gate. Discu.s5ed the repair of present TV antenna. Vote of thanks to the steward department for wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. DEL CAMPO (Delta), Dec. 3—Chair­ man, 6. E. Dalman; Secretary, J. M. Syms. No major beefs. Chief steward pas.sed awa.v Donation taken up from crew and officers for notification to headquarters and night letter to fam­ ily. One brother hospitalised due to auto accident. $40 in ship's fund. MOUNT EVANS (Cargo Tankshlp), Dec. 4—Chairman, M. C. Barton; Sec­ retary, John W. PIcou. It Is asked that tools be returned after use. No one Is to be broueht Into crew quar­ ters while in port. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), Nov. 27—Chairman, B. C'rowtord; Secretary, none. Few hours of di.sputed OT. Everything is OK. .Soent safety award money for TV set. Would like to have shins running In the tropics air-con­ ditioned. DEL SOL (Mississippi), Nov. 1<— Chairman, Robert Butler; Secretary, Ramon Irlzarry. Thanksgiving dinner served .at evening meal to give cooks more time to nrcpare. Vessel has been awarded STU safety award for (he period be! ween .Tanuary. 1960 to .Tune. 1060. $">3.38 in ship's fund. Will see purser about placing shot cards in pay envelopes at payoff ra that r members do, not leave same behind. It is requested that everyone come into messhall properly dressed. PRODUCER (M'rine Carriers), Dec. 4—Chairman, A. MeCloskev; Secretary, Albert Oe Forest. E\'er,vthing running smoothly. There will be no draw upon arrival. Thanks to everyone for their cooperation during the voyage. 177 hours of disputed OT. 35 addi­ tional hours in disnnte over tank eleapine rate. This OT is being dlsnnted )n the deck department. 63 hours disn'/ed in eneine department. Motion made to obtain clarification before next vo.vace eoneerning drylioiild eargo vessels in relaltons to OT. and working rules. Delegate feels that ehief engineer has been riding him sinec he pointed out that there are n'entv of men, paint and time available at hand. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Dei 7—cheif-meh, Richflfd Jones; Secre- T.v.':;/-" /- .-• DE SOTO (Waterman), Dec. 11— Chairman, J. Castronova; Secretary, J. Fuller. No beefs reported aboard ship. Crew requested to keep out of pantry during meal hours and to take clothes out of washing machine soon­ er. Also to keep noise down as men want to sleep. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Dec. 1»—Chairman, J. W. Adair. $14.44 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Re­ quest made for keys for foc'sles. Also request for supply of beer In slop chest, request soogeeing deck dept. foc'sles. and fumigating ship. Request patrolman to have chief mate refrain from giving orders to steward dept. men and by-passing steward. PENN VANGUARD (Fcnn Shipping), Dec. 13—Chairman, Percey Beyer; Secretary, W. W. BIckford. Repair list taken care of. Captain will wire in for draw money. No beefs. Will see patrolman regarding collecting launch service for two weeks at Karachi. DEL MAR (Mississippi), Dec. 26— Chairman, N. W. Dubois; Secretary, Jay F. Joyner, Jr. $.529 left in ahip's fund. Will have Cinescope lens next trip. All departments report no beefs. Elected new ship's delegate. Anyone getting off ship In foreign port Is to receive $50 from ship's fund. All delegates to discuss 12-year retire­ ment plan. Vote of thanks to steward department for Christmas dinner. WACOSTA (Waterman), Dee. IS— Chairman, John S. Burke; Secretary, D. L. Dickersen. Three men missed ship but rejoined. One man taken off ahip and ho.spitalized In Okinawa. AB Carl Mann taken off ship at Midway Island by Navy. $8.65 left In ship's fund. Request Seattle patrolman to meet ship in Portland. Oregon. Vote of thanks to Capt. H. R. Anderson and chief mate, O. Pascale. Also to Navy ship Hovnet and airplane pilots droncing medicine. And a vole of thanks to the doctor off the Hornet for giving the captain the proper di­ rections on how to administer medi­ cine to Carl Mann. All hands request to he paid off. Wasi Tweair-Civem LOG Monfego Sky Men Endure Coffee Crisis On Grain Run (The following article, submitted to the LOG by William Calefato, voiper, relates the highlights and lowspots of the Montego Sky grain voyage to the Far Edst last month.) • It was only a few hours after the Montego Sky left Seattle that the drama began to un­ fold. The long series of events that was to harass the crew was more comedy than disaster. But nothing really surprises Seafarers, even when they sign on an old.Liberty ship for a voyage to India. How important is a cup of coffee on a ship at sea? The question was answered when the Montego Sky coffee pot failed to percolate. A crowd gathered to examine the electric cord and Its recepticle. There were as many opinions and suggestions as there were witnesses. One observer was the chief engineer who was looking for a hot "cupacawfee." The steward offered some opin­ ions and then was urged to produce new cords which proved ineffec­ tive. Some suggested, "Can't go all the way to Yoko without elec­ tric cords." "Have the bid man turn the ship around." "No, let's ask for a helicopter to bring some cords . . . cheaper for the com­ pany that way." Wiper To The Rescue Meanwhil^, one of the wipers who knew about such things, pro­ duced a socket from his suitcase and in ten minutes all hands were drinking that good old -seamen's brew. Only on old Liberty ships like the Montego Sky is it realized that a ship is as good as its galley range. Christmas was near and the cooks were saying that they had never seen the likes of the galley stove on any ship. The chief engineer blew his stack, and this got some action —a new unit was installed. As it sometimes happens on grain ships, there was a threatened shortage of the supply of fresh water when the Montego Sky was four days but bf Seattle. Laundry Detail The laundry was locked during weekdays, but the spirit of the Montego Sky is strong. The black gang did' their laundry In tin pails while the steward department used the wash basins. What the deck de­ partment did was a secret. Even with a threatened shortage of fresh water, the members of the "elite" department are always clean. But SILT ingenuity came to the rescue and an AB proved helpful when the wipers needed a sail needle to sew the towel material on the boiler water grease ex­ tractor. The AB loaned the needle, and then came up with a lucrative proposition. In exchange for some film, he would let the wipers keep the needle and he also offered a plug socket that a wiper mysteri­ ously lost during the coffee crisis. Enjoying Christmas Eve in the recreation room of the Mon­ tego Sky (Standard Marine) are (I. to r.) John Stotchen. AB; "Done" Pedersen, oiler; John Whitlock, wiper, and "SeoguH" Hunsoker. Photo by Willie Coiefoto. What makes the deck gang the shipboard darling's may seem like a mystery, hut the answer was given in coffee - time sessions: There were sailors before there were engines, so the sailors hecame the proudest of the depart­ ments and held the tradition to this day. On the Montego Sky, the deck department invented a new trend; now they control the weath­ er. The 12 to four watch claimed the fairest days, hut the eight to 12 watch insisted that it fixed the weather fine. Meanwhile, the winds howled and the sea struck, the port­ holes with a noise never known to landlubbers. Fear Being Adrift Oldtimers kept hoping that the seas would settle enough to let the ship reach port. They admitted their dred of being adrift with no fuel. They need not have been ashamed of their fear. A stalled Liberty, even if it was once called Monarch Of The Sea, is no match for the wintry fury of the Pacific. But the grain is so Important (the comedians on the Sky said it's more important that the safety and comfort of the people who work on the ship) that some skip­ pers and officials were even weigh­ ing the crewmembers as they signed on. The captain scrutinizes each man about to sign on and tries to guest his weight. He is disappointed when those 250-pounders comB aboard. If the captain's calculations are only nearly right, there is a shortage of fresh water. Crucial Repair List Another crucial moment comet when the repair list of the preced­ ing crew is examined after the ship leaves port. On the Montego Sky, portholes are the important items. At the first big swell, the foc'sles and messhall were pretty wet places. At these times, when there is a rainstorm or a wave washes over the boat deck, water cascades down a bulkhead through a crack in the boat deck, and as the ship rolls, the crew gets its feet washed by the water swishing across the deck. But necessity becomes the moth­ er of invention. The wet half of the messhall is evacuated and the recreation room was set up as a black gang mess hall. John Statchen, AB, maintained that water has habits all its own, like dousing him completely when he is sitting in the head reading a stimulating magazine. But in spite of all the irony, the men are cheerful. The attitude that prevails aboard is (as it is In the make believe world of show busi­ ness where the show must go on) "The grain must go through." OMNIUM FREIGHTER (Mol), Dee. 4 —Chairman, Dick BIrmlnqham; Secre­ tary, Frank Russo. Fulton Hendrix elected shin's delegate. List of re­ pairs drawn up, HURRICANE (Waterman), Dee. 26— Chairman, Richard Pardo; Secretary, Eugene Ray. All hands doing a fine Job. Vote ot thanks to steward dept. for good feeding the entire trip, as well as the fine holiday meals and the printed menus distributed to each member of the crew. Ship is one ot the cleanest afloat. Captaim Inspects every room daily. MT. MeKlNLEY (Cargo A Tankshlp), Dec. 17—Ctialrman, W. Taylor; Secre­ tary, S. Emerson. No beefs. One man signed on as saloon messman at Calcutta. S.aloon messman promoted to baker. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good meals under shorthanded conditions. MAE (Boll), Dec. 24—Chslrman, Wil­ liam Morris; Seeretsry, Furston. .Te.sse Mctcaif elected new shin's delegate. Everything In order. $3 In ship's fund. Crew requests nfr-condlttoners on all SOT shins especially those run­ ning to the tropics. FA1RLAND (Sea-Land)r Dee. Chairman. Pat Mtlllgan; Secretary, Chps. Goldstein. . Safety meeting was exnlnlncd. It was suggested that Joe' Algina be contacted to come down to the ship and point out different hnzardn. This shot of seagulls homesteading on the Montego Sky, taken by Williom Coiefoto, is the fa­ vorite of the crew. The bird in front is named after an AB, Hunsoksr. Although they don't talk about it much, most Seafarers' like the birds. �I? "• r. rv Twttily SK4W4RSRS LOG Wild Ranger Saves 6 Colombians Shipwrecked Near Panama Canal Six Colombian seamen were mighty thankful that an SIU ship passed near "them early in January. The Colombians were picked up from"' a sinking skiff five hours from the Panama Canal on the Pacific side by the C-2* ^ W4d Ranger (Waterman). G. C. Lawson, deck delegate aboard the Wild Ranger related the story of the rescue at sea. He • said that the Wild Ranger skipper, who decided to change the ship's route, pulled out of the regular sea lane, so it was only by luck that the survivors were spotted. "It was about 2:30 PM and winds were blowing at about 35 miles per hour," Lawson recalled, "We spot­ ted the survivors in the skiff wav­ ing a flag. We heaved to, but it took an hour and a half to get them aboard. When tha survivors, tha mate and five seamen, were brought aboard, they were given clothing and food. They told how they had been in the skiff for about four days. The . Wild Ranger skipper figured that tha Uttla skiff was carrying about 1,000 pounds. Life Raft Missing The survivors were part of a crew of a 100-ton capacity patroltype boat. The patrol boat ran into trouble and sank in five minutes. However, the skiff with tha six men, and an army-fypa lifa raft were launched. Tha Ufe raft held tha boat's master (father of the mate rescued by the Wild Ranger) and four sea­ men. The skiff and the raft were lashed together until the day be­ fore the Wild Ranger made the rescue. The ra|t and it five occu­ pants are still missing. The Wild Ranger made New York in January and the six grateful survivors were taken to the Co­ lombian consul. They then went aboard a Colombian freigther for repatriation. The SIU crew took up a tarpaulin muster and came up with over $200 for the survivors. Lars Nielsen's Photo Serapbook ) i| MONARCH OR THI ••A* (WaMfb m4Ui),. DM. H—Chalrmsii, P«t« ei*. lack; Saeratary, JImmla Darauaa. Shlp'a delegate reported averyUiing runolns amoothly. Botun broke hla leg. la In hoapltal in San Juan. Neee boaun waa ahipped in San Juan. Diacuation to get mora money aboard ahlp. WIU take matter up with pa­ trolman. ORION COMBT (Orion), Dec. 1*— Chairman, John Short; Secretary, C. V. Berg, One man mlaacd ahlp In Sasebo, Japan. Captain will have travelera' checka for crew In Yokosuko. Captain haa contacted Ceylon an(U-(adlo operator atanding by for anawer In regard to medical aid for crewmernber. Dlacuaalon on food and Improvement of menua and varieties of meats. Things to ba taken up with captain are. replacements, sougeeing out tha rooms, coffee percolators, American coffee when the present runs out, repairs to washing machine, more milk, condemning bad flour, chairs for the messhall. Bosun re­ quests a new draw Ust ba mada. NATIONAL DEFENDER (National Shipping), Dec. IS—Chairman, J. Bul­ lock; Secretary, J. E. Hannon. Ship's delegate reported everything running aiaoothly. Ship will pay off at New­ port News and all men are requested to stay on until payoff. Some con­ troversy regarding using soma Japa­ nese meats. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Dec, II—Chslrmao, Henry Gordon; Secre­ tary, Cedric Wood. Captain reports that crew can go ashore at Suez at own risk. Letters for mailing to be given to chief steward arrival day not later than 7 P.M. Repair lists given te department heads. Balance In ship's fund is $8.39. Two men logged. Motion made that ship's hos­ pital bs kept in readinegp at all times. CAPT. NICHOLAS SITINAS (Cargg A Tankship), Nov. 13—Chairman, J. M. Lundy; Secretary, A. Bryan. Some men have failed to turn In shipping cards to delegates. New ship's delegats elected. Crewmembers are asked to take notice of "no smoking" signs for the safety of everyone. Water cooler heeded In crew messroom. to ba broaisht to tha attaBtloa ^ pa­ trolman. Raqgaat that gaUay and •tore room ba fumlgatod.. ACeOA RANOIR (Alcaa), Dac. 14— Chairman, N. Flowers; Sacrstary, L. J. Fata. Shlp'a delagata reported aa beefa. Ship received safety award for 800 accldeat-freo dayt. S1B.23 in ahlp'a fund. Somo disputed overtlmo In deck department. Nona concurred wUh item In LOO for' men to take vacation and go back to same ship. Crew comilalned about too much garUc la ood. Requested different variety of fruit to be ordered. Alao that hot drinks bo served In cold weatbcr. J STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Dca. 11—Chairman, Henry Gordon; Socratary, Cedrick Wood. Ship's fund SB.39. No disputed OT. ALCOA FLANTER (Alcoa), Dae. 1g —Chairman, L. W. Faradtau; Saeratary, Zaa Y. Chlng. »21.85 In shlp'a fund. Motion made that Union offi­ cials request company to aend trav­ elers' checks at draw In foreign ports. Motion made to have new type per­ sonal clothes lockers Installed. Crew requests air condiitoncrs be installed on all ships running In tropics. Also to have ship fumigated for roaches In crew's quarters. Vote of thanks to steward department for good service and Improved menus. FENN TRADER (Penn Shipping), Dec. 4—Chairman, R. Queen; Secre­ tary, t. Santa Ana. A. Fctchko elected ahip's delegate. AU departments re­ ported no beefs. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), Dee. 14—Chairman, James Pullsim; Sscretsry, Ernest Harris. Ship's delegate had to get off ahlp due to illoess. S6.40 In ship's fund, $10 being used for movie fund since last meeting. Suggest ship's fund and movie fund be kept separately In the future. Victor Harding electe* ehlp's delegate. No beefs. KYSKA (Waterman), Dec. 3t — Chairman, D. C. Gay; Secretary, R. H. Simpson. AH beefs In all departments squared away. ELIZABETH (Bull), Jan. 1—Chair­ man, L. H. Jonas; Secretary, R. Her­ nandez. Ship's delegate reported that some foc'sles, toilets and showers need to be painted. No beefs re­ ported. Peter Sarchio elected ship's delegate. Suggestion made to have the locks of the engine department showers and toilet changed. Issuing r»w keys to every man in engine de­ partment. Vote of thanks to steward department for Job weU done. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Nov. 20 —Chairman, Don Keddy; Secretary, Robert F. Black. Disputed lodging and OT from Singapore was approved and will be paid at the end of this voyage. $6.71 in ship's treasury. $5 donated to American Seaman's fund. Improved service In the stewards de­ partment. Need 40a more cartons of .cigarettes. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Nov. 37—Chairman, Edward Jones; Secretary, Edward Yates. No beefs. $91.20 in ship's fund. Laundry room to be kept clean at all times. Timer for washing machine to be bought PORTMAR (Calmar), Nov. 20—Chairout of ship's fund. All members. If . - man, Sacrotary, Clark S. Inpossible, should go to the halls In man. Obraza; Some repairs still remain to ba New York or Houston to vote. done. Voted unanimously to keep tha delegate because of a good job STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmtsn), ship's previously. Discussed raising of Dee. 27—Chsirman, Crawford; Secre­ done slo'pchest prices to cover OT for tary, Perry. Ship's delegate reported - bringing slopchest aboard: tu be taken that considering the length of trip this has been a good voyage. To data up in port of payoff. there has been no major accident. ROBIN HOOD (Robin), Nov. 14— S19 in treasury. Motion to have Union Chairman, T. Ratcliff; Secretary, Ray officials Investigate sea chest. Motion Sedowskl. Everything running smooth­ made that all key rating men should ly so far. Crew requested to change be certined by some Union certiilca- linen on linen day and not or tion committee to Improve standard three days later. Crewmemberstwo asked of men shipping under these ratings. to keep natives out of midship house Crew request that medicine chest bs checked as it Is inadequately supplied. while ship Is in port. Discussion with regard to the slopATLAS (Cargo & Tankship), Nov. 27 chest on board. Crew complained —Chairman, Ange Panagopoulos; Sec­ about Inferior quality of merchandise. retary, Edward One man Suggestion that stepj be taken to missed ship andMarten. was arrested, re­ step up negotiations for a more favor­ leased and removed from ship. All able retirement plan. Possible retire­ men should cooperate in keeping the ment after 20 years of active mem­ messroom and pantry clean at night. bership In SIU. Benefit for retirement Anyone swapping watches must have be raised from $150 per month to $200. Seamen should be treated by permission from chief mate. their own doctor instead of USPH EDITH (Bull Lines), Nov. 34—Chair­ hospital. Welfare Plan be amended man, P. Murphy; Secretary, Bob High. to permit seamen to be admitted to Elected a ship's delegate. Request any hospital of their choice and to be new library. Voluntary donations are treated by reputable doctors. Sugges­ asked for a Chrislnias party. tion that foc'sles bo alr-condltloned on, all vessels making runs to hot coun­ SANTA VENETIA (Elam), Dee. 7— tries. Chairman, F. M. Jones; Secretary, Ralph R. Maldonada. OS was put in ROBIN SHERWOOD (Mormac), Dec. room and kept locked by cap­ IB—Chairman, Frank Pasaluk; Secre­ spare tain since November 20. 1969, till tary, Pat Devlne. Ship's delegate re­ arrival in Lake Charles. La. Captain ported it has been a good trip with claims this man is mentally 111. Cap­ no special beefs. S18.05 in ship's fund. tain will put out draw on arrival. Discussion on who orders sanitary $.1.5 tn ship's fund was used to send supplies for each department. Also on several wires to Union. Bosun was safety conditions. Delegate to see the injured aboard ship was trans­ mate about respirators for deck de­ ferred to a passengerandship heading partment. Crew asked to keep messfor England. Vote of thanks to stew­ hall clean. ard for Job well done during refriger­ SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), ation failure for 18 days. Also vota Dec. 27—Chairman, Albert Palqe; of thanks to steward departmant for Secretary, Phillip Wagner. Shin's a wonderful Thanksglvnig dinner and delegate reported no beefs except for every day menus and service. small amount of disputed OT. Ship LOSMAR (CalmT), Dec. 18—Chafr-t paying off this trip. man, Georqe Stanley; Secretary, DEL ORO (Mississippi), Dec. IB— Thomas Ulisse. New wringer and agi­ ChaTrman, G. H. McFall; Secretary, tator to be ordered for washing ma­ A. S. Freenan. Ninety day's stores chine. Steward requested to Imnrove requested. Ship's fund. $23.46. Broth­ menu and not to substitute the fish er G. Montosano was elected new eau.ght by crew for the m.aln dl.sh on the menu. Vote of thanks to baker, Ehlp's delegate. Charles MosS. MT. HOOD (Carqo A Tankship), Dec. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Dee. 25—Chairman, Raymond Bnlling; Seeretar/, Robert W. Duff. Shin's dele­ 27—Chairman, T. F. Jernloan; Secre­ gate reported shore leave disnu'ed in tary, T. F; Greaney. $123.49 In .shlp'a Calcutta. One brother mi 'sed shin in fund. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for the Christmas dinner Mobile. Some disputed OT. Vote of and Thanksgiving dinner. thanks to steward department. Yogi poses with Nielsen near Bombay, India. Nielsen was invited to yogi's residence. Steel Architect dayman watches girl in Panang, Malaya using bike tire for hula hoop.* Photos by Seafarer Nielsen. GATEWAY CITY (Sea-LantD, Dec. 31)—Chairman, P. Reya; Secretary, A. Case. One 'man in steward dent, fir,.d and logged. Shin's fund $511. De­ layed sailing disputed. Deek delea-te to have patro'm.an Inform maTe a* to when aea watches are set. when shin sails In A.M. Inoulrv made rcarding Munnlles of atures nliowed to stew.ard MT. Me KIN1.EY (Carqo A TankEhloi, Nov. «—Chairman, Stephen Fmerson: Secretary, Walter Taylor. .Chin's delegate rennr("d on draws. *15 draw p»r man In DUhnutl. Enough Ameriran money on shin for small xtraw In iwgdras. Tndia. Mo American money aboar.-" shin. N'aht mok and hairao lo ni'hnutl. �rcbnuurr, iffl SEAFARERS Page Tweatf-Nime LOG 'Steward Needs Good Men' Del Mar, Steel Maker Meif The following article on the steward department was submitted to the LOG by Leonard Paradeaut, ship's delegate, and Zee Young Ching, ship's reporter, both of the SS Alcoa Planter. A good steward department is not made by the steward alone. It is the members ot the department, all of them, which really counts. Many times we have heard a steward department Seafarer say In self-c|eprecation "I am only a messman, utility man, or third cook." In our experience, every Job in the steward department is im­ portant, from the steward on down. All vegetables cooked by the sec­ ond or third cook must match the tasty entrees cooked by the chief cook, and they must be prepared well. Also, you cannot have a good meal without the services of a good messman. Pantrymen must make good salads and dressings for greens. Salads are important; they help make a meal more complete. Utility men should know how to make up beds, clean quarters, shower rooms and passageways so that the crew lives in decent con­ ditions. . We suggest that all steward de­ partment men carry at least three pairs of working trousers and two pairs of work shoes, especially when they are on long trips. On the Alcoa Planter's voyage 122, conditions In the deck and engine departments were good and 'Turning To' By Zhemeek La. Yule Party Was Success To the Editor: A vote of appreciation is cer­ tainly due the various officials and brothers who worked so tirelessly prior to, and during Christmas Day at the New Or­ leans hall to make the event and dinner a huge success. It was an appropriate farewell to the old hall on Bienville Street. The comments of the various members of families of Seafar­ ers and their guests and the children was heart-warming. -They were appreciated by the brothers who unselfishly gave their time and effort to make the dinner a great occasion. Among the many officers and brothers who participated and contributed to the success of the occasion were Tommy Beatty, Don - Collins, Herman Troxclair, Bob White, Charlie Tannehlll, and Clyde "Whitey" Lanier, who acted as maitre. Tommy Beatty acted as Santa" Glaus to the delight of the chil­ dren and amusement of the adults. A special word^of thanks to Johnny Doyle of the SIU shore gang, and Marty DeSalvo who hung the decorations and did a beautiful job. A "well done" and a pat on the back, brothers—you each earned it. . K. M. "Jeep" Cole SS Penn Transporter t 4. i Correction On Obituary To the Editor: I would like to correct a mis­ take which appeared in the SEAFARERS LOG last month in the death columns. In the LOG, you had Edward W. Ketschke'listed as 45 years old. He was only 35 years old when he passed away. Edward Ketschke was sur­ vived by myself, his widow, and not, as was listed in the LOG, by a sister. I would like this correction to appear in the LOG. Thank you. Mrs. Edward W. Ketschke i it the men did a fine Job. Things were made difficult in the steward department when two men missed the ship. On our return voyage from Korea to Sitka, Alaska, we had some rough weather and heavy seas. Ship Talk: Hospital AndSteak Hospital slips, and topside's re­ luctance to issue them, were topics of interest aboard SlU-contracted ships recently. On the Council Grove (Cities Service), Seafarers noted that when some men who were paying off to go to a USPHS hospital asked for certificates from the vessel's mas­ ter, they were told to use their discharges—all they needed, it was alleged. On another ship, Ames Victory (Victory Carriers), Seafarers re­ ported that they were getting a hard time whenever they requested hospital slips. The matter is being brought to the attention of various patrolmen. Seafarers on the Steel Executive (Isthmian) have developed a crav­ ing for sirloin" steaks. They dis­ cussed having them twice a week, in addition to minute steaks, club steaks and hamburger steaks. The steel ship crew also has a distinct preference for canned peaches— they want them regularly. USPHS Hospital Thanks Union To the Editor: In behalf of the ambulant patients and dietary staff of the US Public Health Service Hos­ pital, Staten Island 4, New York, I wish to thank the SIU for the beautiful fiberglass drapes which your contribution of $100 helped to make possible. We are most pleased with the Welfare Plan Aids Family To the Editor: The family Joins me In thank­ ing the SIU for the benefit check received on the death of my husband. Seafarer Claude A. Virgin, who passed away in New Orleans. We thank the SIU and its members for the lovely floral wreath sent to him. It is with heartfelt thanks that we re­ member how quickly, the serv­ ices of the SIU Welfare Plan came to our aid through the kindly assistance of C. J. Stevens, New Oi'leans port agent. We also wish to thank the officers and crew on the SS LaSalle, on which Mr. Virgin was a crew member when he became 111, for the wonderful treatment given him which no doubt contributed to his com­ fort. Again we wish to thank the Welfare Plan for the hospital­ ization and the educational benefits througlr the scholar-; ship program. May God bless the SIU and all the members. Mrs. C.'A. Virgin Jr., and Family < ' All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the •writer. Names will be withheld upon request. final results and wish to extend an invitation to any interested members of your Union staff to visit the patients' cafeteria and dining room ..to see the overall effect. The patients' comments were most favorable. The moment they were put up, I told the pa­ tients the names of the organ­ izations that had contributed funds to this project. Again we thank you. Myrtle M. Vincent Director of Dietetics USPHS Staten Island 4i i. 4^ Wife Thanks SIU Welfare To the Editor: I want to extend my thanks to the Seafarers Welfare Plan. I was In the hospital twice with­ • The deck department of the Del Mar (Mississippi) gathers around a table in the crew's messroom to talk over the events of the watch during the ship's voyage 92. The trip ^as made just right by the showing of movies every night. The photo is by C. G. McLeiian, ship's reporter. A typical shipboard meetihg, with Seafarer Charles Purdoe as chairman, is being held aboard the Steel Maker (Isth­ mian) during a-far East Voyage. Photo by C. G. McLellan. in three.- months. When the blanks were filled out and sent to the Welfare Plan, I was sur­ prised at the prompt and quick action they had taken in making a complete settlement of my hospital bill. Things like this makes me proud that my hus­ band is a member of the SIU. I also enjoy the LOG very much. Mrs. Frank Doyle 4* 44" Widow Thanks Union For Help To the Editor: Your kind and sympathetic letter was received with the benefit check on the death of my dear beloved husband. I want you to know that it is very much appreciated and I want to thank you for your kind thoughts and also the beautiful bouquet. Please give my kind regards to all the members of the Union. May God bless you and I pray for the continued suc­ cess of your organization. Mrs. Vincent J. Rizzuto 4> 4< 4" Death Benefit Heips Widow To the Editor: I wish to notify you that I have just received your letter containing a check in the amount of $4,000 for the death of my dear husband, Philip Bil­ bao. I give my most heartfelt thanks for the benefit received. Appreciating the services you have given me, I am very grate­ ful to you. Teresa R. Vda. de Bilbao if Weifare Aids Wife, Daughter To the Editor: I wish to thank the Welfare Plan for their prompt atten­ tion to hospital and doctor bills for both my daughter and my­ self. It's a great relief to know that at any hour, one can and will be admitted to the hospital without red tape. Thanks again for everything. I enjoy the LOG very much. Mrs. Robert F. D'Ferrafiet 4 4-4. Invite Seamen To Restaurant Retired Seaman Thanks SIU To the Editor: In a little place at 207 South Broadway, Baltimore 31, Md., there is a little restaurant, the "Texas" which I run. I would like all seamen who come into Baltimore and who live there to stop over. It's open all day and all week. We will have LOGs to give to brothers coming into the place—and of course, we serve all kinds of the best food. This is a special invitation to SIU men. George Litchfield To the Editor: The Weifare Plan check for $270 has been received by me and my wife. We heartily thank you. the Welfare trustees and all our Union brothers for their kindly support. I am very sorry that I cannot sail any more with my Union brothers around the world. We both thank again all the broth­ ers and the Welfare Plan for our benefit. Alexander Chemey Anna Chemey �SEAFARERS Face Thirty _ Febnuty. IMl LOG » Shipboard Shots The happy crew of the Santa Venetia (Cargo & Tankship Mgf.) gathers round the Christmas tree at sea. Photo was submitted by F. J. Mondesire. "Genius at Work" Is the title given this photo of Grady Fairelofh, chief cook aboard the Cities Service Miami, who is trimming a ham for the crew's dinner. LOG-A-RHYTHM; The Accepted Time By C. W. Cothran There are only three dayt Tomorrow's a bypass from action Yesterday, today and tomorrow; today— But yesterday's gone, irrevocably A mirage on the desert of life; lost. Tomorrow's lake no thirst can And you can't borrow time from quench- . . . tomorrow. Today is the fountain of life. / Let bygones be gone—the dead Neither look backward nor too far hath departed; ahead Waters o'er the dam have no Stay abreast with the present power; time; Why live with a corpse of a The past and the future are non­ yesterday. existent Or walk a desolate bower? Today is the accepted time. The snake slinks away from its Remember! he who says: "I will shedded skin; tomorrow," The moth forsakes its cocoon. Makes himself some future A lesson I grant you, suffice it sorrow; to say: But he who .says: "I will today," Yesterday's the life of a loon. Is the maestro all the way. Retired Seafarer Hits Runaways To the Editor: I'd like to answer Brother Morris Horton, radio operator, SS Evelyn. God bless you Brother Horton for your won­ derful article in the LOG. Yes, I say with all my heart, let the American operator of runaway ships get all the foreign coun­ tries which have our ships— especially the Panlibhonco—to do their fighting. With what was in the White House for eight years, more ships went under foreign flag than ever before. Sure they hate the American, seaman for his wages, conditions, etc. The previous administration's last act in office was to turn down a "50-50" quota for oil imports. They vetoed all liberal legislation — anything to kick ' the American workman. My dear Brother Horton, I started to sea in 1912 and I saw many a rough year. I joined the old ISU, but it didn't mean a thing in those days, especially under fink Republican adminis­ trations, because they and big business controlled the works. We went on strike in 1921 and we lost. We might as well have stayed in the hall. And here's one for the books; while I was on strike in Philadelphia, walking the picket line on Dela­ ware Avenue in front of Pier 98,1 got a call from a Mr. Sussler who was port steward for the US Shipping Board. He asked me to take a ship to Europe but I refused point blank. I told him I was a union man, not a scab. I was promptly put on the little old blacklist, but I didn't know that at the time. Natur­ ally we lost the strike and our union broke up. So I went back to Eighth and Chestnut because I had to work to support my mother and family. I was told in no uncertain terms, "there are no ships for you." A fellow overheard the argu­ ment and put me wise to see Capt. Powers who was the big cheese. I did and he promptly called in this phoney bum and told him that under the Con­ stitution I have every right to defend my rights. "Give that man a ship," he said. Was I surprised—a man with all that brass helping me, only a lowly chief steward who didn't stand a chance. I sailed until 1929 and did some organizing on my own, but was told by several skippers "none of that or you'll be on the bricks with­ out a job, period." Then I worked ashore; got fired out of several places for union activities, and when the war broke out I decided to go to sea again and do my bit. I found things changed when I arrived in Mobile; there really was a Union, and what a Union. I couldn't wait to get into the ty . V- Wants Film t On Furuseth hall and find out things for my­ self. I got a ship, Ihe Maiden Creek—later sunk/ on a trip To the Editor: card on January 22, ••1940, and A thought has been running I was taken In this great Union through my head while here in May 15, 1941. Oiin Banks was the hospital. I am quite sure agent. And I am happy to say that you will give my sugges­ I proudly served in the greatest tion some serious consideration. maritime Union in the world, Would It be possible to have a until I retired last spring. I motion picture made by otie of surely didn't want to, but it was the big studios concerning the life of Andrew Furuseth. It doctor's orders. I'll never lose Interest in this would be most timely, for our present members as well as the new fellows who from year to •year come into our organiza­ tion to follow the sea. There are lots of fellows sail­ To Th.e £ditor 1 ing today who take everything for granted; they do not know .....v..:;...'. . T .;.4 of old Andy and his struggle. All letters to the editor for A film would wake up a Jot of publication in the SEAFARERS people, including some of these LOG must be signed by the Johnny-Come-Lately . shipown­ writer. Names will be withheld ers and operators, and Con­ upon request. gressmen in both parties who seem disinterested in the van­ great organization of ours—God ishing merEhant marine. bless it. And many many thanks This type of picture would to our executive board and to create a lot of good will in this our officers for the swell job country and overseas; people all over would certainly be im­ they do. George H. Seeberger pressed by the progress made until today's wonderful hiring t> halls in all our ports. I for one will always have old Andy in mind. I've made quite a study of him. Vincent J. Fitzgerald To the Editor: Just these few lines to let t. t. tyou know that I'm aboard the MV Sword Knot, Suwanee mis­ sile-tracking vessel. My real purpose in writing is to let th^ membership know that I'm in To the Editor: These few lines are to thank the market to buy a house, big enough for my prospective wife the SIU Welfare Plan for their and four youngsters, in the prompt service of my applica­ tion for disability pension re­ vicinity of Jacksonville, Fla. It must be at- a bargain price, tirement. It is also to thank the officers and I would prefer it to be somewhere between Jax and and the brothers for voting the Cape Canaveral, If at all pos­ Christmas gift. sible. But any location In a I am always glad to get the warm climate would be satis­ LOG—to keep up with the do­ factory. ings in the maritime industry When writing, please include and also the work of the Union any advantages which are in for the betterment of maritime. the sale and note any marineIt is also fine to read the type homes, which would re­ shipboard digest of the meet­ ceive priority In my considera­ ings, but sad news when you tion. I want to get away from read about the death of a fellow those bitter Northern winters crewmember. The last was Sea­ which seem to become more se­ farer Fred Turok, an excellent vere with the passing of each chief cook and a fine shipmate. year. It was great to see the smil­ If cash will be any Incentive ing faces of Thanksgiving to your selling me a better gatherings at the halls. Keep home In a good location, I the LOG coming—it's great to should be able to buy within get. Lots of the best wishes and the year. I have a case for dam­ hopes for the continued growth ages pending settlement, so no of the SIU of NA. sweat there. James Mitchell Any Seafarer holding prop­ t> tr t> ^ erty in the vicinty of Pennsyl­ vania, from Pittsburgh to the New York state lines. Is also requested to send full particu­ lars concerning the property to To the Editor: my address: Clarence L. Cou­ I want to extend special sins, Bk. C-59, c/o Sword Knot, thanks to the master and crew Suwannee SS Co., PO Box of the SS Santore foi- the great 4187, Patrick Air Force Base, kindness shown my husband, Fla. Thanks in advance for Harry T. Collier who passed your Very kind cooperation. away on December 9, 1960. Sin­ cerely, Fraternally, Mrs. Viola M. Collier Clarence L. Cousins BETTERS Wants To Buy Florida Home Retired Seaman Sends Message Widow Thanks Santore Crew V �rcferaaiT* IMl SEAFARERS *i . >»•>» •... » f/ * ft_...ryf.....-t- .^ ' <26 FINANCTAIi REPORTS, Th« constitution of the SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and'Inland 'Vaters District makes specific provision for safeguardlnE the membership's money: and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing coranlttee elected by the mem­ bership, 'All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to In­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. m TRUST FUNPe. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District ai;e administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fluids are made only upon approval by a majority 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 SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. v?'- M. SIIIPPIWO RIGirrs, your shipping Tights 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 Beafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mall, return re­ ceipt requested. ® CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for or on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Ifall by certified mail, return receipt requested. •' ' lui... "•"i......... EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFABRRS 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 qr Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an edl-torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union, The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. "< PAYHENT OF MONIES. No monies are to bo paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU 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 supplying a receipt, or If a member Is required to make a payment and^ given an oTflclal receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. - mmm m mm mi COHSTITUTIOWAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months In the SE/AFARERS LOG 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 o'ullgatlon 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. si: RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue 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 in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtiraers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain thoir good standing through the waiving of their dues. liiiSiiliiiiiiiiBiiiiliiiM : Porfmar, Aformoc Ship Collide NEW YORK — No injuries were reported in the collision between the SlU-manned Portmar and the Mormacguide on January 25 in the East River off East 138th Street, about two miles north of Hell Gate, near South Brothers Island between the Bronx and Queens. The accident of undeterm ined origin took place shortly Editor, before 11:30 p.m. in good visi­ SEAFARERS LOG. bility. 675 Fourth Ave., The bow of the 7,133-ton Portmar, of the Calmar Steamship Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— please put my nome on your mailing list. (Prim information) NAME . .;. . STREET ADDRESS CITY ; . ZONE STATE TO AVOID DUPIICATICN; If you ore cn old lubscrlbor and havo a thango of oddreu pleas* give your former address below: ADDRESS CITY ZONE. STATE Fare Thfrty-One LOG Corp., was staved in on the starhoard side for about 15 feet above the water line. Repairs were made in Baltimore. The 7,959-ton Mooremack vessel had a large hole gashed into her starboard side, opposite the engine room, above the waterline. Mormacguide's captain first radioed at 11:32 p.m., the vessel was taking water and needed help. Three Coast Guard craft and a helicopter, two pcliee launches and a firehoat were 4'spatched. A second message at ^2:01 a.m. said there was no danger. Anthony J, Pranlo Please contact your sister at 4820 Queens Chapel Terr., NE, Wasl^ingto.n 17, DC. Thomas S. Klein Contact Aunt Florence. Urgent. Paul Aubain Contact John Greaux at PO Box 7, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, im­ mediately. The above - named brother was last known to be aboard the Lucile Bloomfield. Terrence McNee Please get in touch with Ed Ken­ nedy or Leon Whitt at 2745 Yarnold Road, Baltimore Highlands, Baltimore, Md. A. Swenson, S-428 Your discharge papers and other personal effects are at the records department in headquarters. Ore, Calmar Checks Following men have cheeks at Baltimore hall from Ore and Cal­ mar Lines: Charles Bartlett, Stever Bernaldes, Maurice Gulp, C. Fos­ ter, Edgar Kurz, Raul Estrada, Howard W. Hall, Robert Duff, Billie Hughes, Richard Eveihart, Hubert Jackson, Joe Kordich, Leon Lowe, John Likeness, Luis Moya, Frank G. Ortiz, Vincento Russo, kiguel Viera. Emile Glaser Bill Oppenhorst Write to W. Karlak, c/o SS Steel Executive, Isthmian Steamship Company, 90 Broad Street, New York City. William Jennings Stephens Contact Milton Talkin, attorney, 827 St. Paul Street, Baltimore 2, Md. Henry E. Hicks Phone your wife as soon as pos­ sible at PArk 8-0814, or get in touch with her at 1515 Park Ave­ nue, Baltimore 17. Guy Thornton Contact Tommy Markham. Write to 2111^ Canal Street, New^ Or­ leans, La. Frank Panette Get in touch with Thelma Wise as soon as possible. Write PO Box 95, Nags Head, NC, or call Nags Head 3577. Urgent. John H. Murray Important you contact your son at Brownell Street. George Shumaker Get in touch with Mr. R. A. Shu­ maker, 208 Market Street, Hali­ fax, Pa. Charles Lynskey Very Important you get in touch with your family at 5545 West Park Drive, North Hollywood, Calif. Joeph E. Barringer, Jr. Important that you get in touch with your cousin, Harold Barrin­ ger, in Memphis, Tennessee, BRoadway 4-7683. Fred C. Hill Get In touch with Mr. J. McClanahan, 908 Westover Drive, Birmingham 9, Ala. William A. Ryan Important you get in touch with the Department of Welfare. City of New York at 250 Church Street. ^ Robert J. Bird Contact the First National City Bank of New York, PO Box 1136, Grand Central Station, New York 17, NY: Anyone who owes money to the late Peter McGrath, who recently passed away, is requested to get in touch with his widow, Mrs. Helen McGrath, 2527 Bath Avenue, Brooklyn 14, NY. Seafarers interested in purchas­ ing 160-acre Minnesota woodland site should contact Victor Pigg, c/o Sailors Union of the Pacific, 675 4th Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Site is near Mahnomen, Minnesota, 100 miles west of Duluth. Has lake, is on good road with electric and telephone lines, mail service and school bus service. Can he farmed if cleared or used for hunting lodge as Is. Full price $1,800, or $600 down, two years to pay bal­ ance at six percent. Lewis H. Hertzog Contact Martin J. Jarvis, attor­ ney, c/o Marine Firemen's Union, 240 Second .Street, San Francisco 5. Phillip Ledbettera Get in touch with your mother, Mrs. R. P. Ledbetters, 2010 Bar­ nard Street, Savannah, Ga. Friends of Tommy R. Danzey are asked to get in touch with him at the Mount Wilson Hospital, where he expects to he for at least a year. The following men have checks waiting for them in the Baltimore mail room: Bailey, G. E., Carraway, R. K., Cliit, Frank A., Coale, H. M., Colley,-Jr., W. R. Da Cunha, J., Delise, J. R., frain, J. N., Francis, L. H., Fuller, Charles H., Jaynes, H. F., Jones. Darius Clay, Mi'Ier, Charles T., Shandl, Frank Joseph, Swohoda, James W., Tresnick, E. S., Turner, Kenneth C. Audley Cardwick Foster Contact your brother. Bender D. Foster, who is holding very im­ portant mail for you as well as some important news. You can reach him at 8203 Elmer Street, Tampa 4,-Fla. A! Whitmer Get in touch with Fabian Furmanek, R No. 2, Wausau, Wiscon­ sin., William R. "Bill" Dixon Anybody knowing the where­ abouts of the above is urred to contact Sophia F. Baker, 1315 So. 26th Place. Lawton, Okla., Tele­ phone ELgin 5-4577. Larry Moore Please get in touch with Mrs. Helen McGrath. 2527 Bath Avenue, Brooklyn 14, NY. Lewis H. Hertzog Contact Martin J. Jarvis, attor­ ney, 240 Second Street, San Fran­ cisco, Calif. John Scott Your wife is anxious to hear from you. You can reach her at 136 Crown Street, Queenstown, British Guiana. pIEEgTCyRY SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Lindsey Williame Earl Shoppard AI Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUAR-I ERS REPRESENTA ' n ES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent E.Astern 7 4100 BOSTON 276 State St. John Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10223 W. JciTcrson Ave. Paul Drozak, -Agent VTnewood .•1-4741 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 0 ' iO HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. R. Matthews. Agent CApital .2-4089: 3-408( JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE.. .• x William .Morris. Agent ELgin .2-0987 MIA.Ml 744 W Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-2.';(:4 MOBILE 1 South Lawrenee St. Louis .Neira. Agent HEmloik 2 17.14 NEW ORT.EANS 52.2 Bienviilr ct. Buck Stephens. Agent Tele.: 524—8026 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklvo HYacinth 9 00 NORFOLK 416 Collev Ivc. Paul Gonsoichik, Agent MAUisun 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 2C04 S 4.h St. S. CarduIIo. Agent DEwey fi 'TIO SAN FRANCISCO .. 450 Harrison St. Waller Sibley. Agent Douglas 2-4401 S.ANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandez .lumos, Sto-i 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2 .1996 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. I'e l K.ihknwski. Agent lain ;< .34 WILMINGTON, CaUf 508 N, Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2528 �Vol. XXiii No. 2 SEAFARERS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKM AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO ! • - Is Your Repair List ReaclY? ' •A- ; • • 1 ,..'7 , ^ • V- -v .i'. -^r-" i-r' \P [*! • •„ '.'%r J.: 1:1 ' ^ • jr-- : J ' A •jS K EEPING crew's quarters and equipment ship-shapo is an essential requirement for shipboard comfort and safety. That's why tho Union has made up re­ pair list forms for every crew to use. Following the rec­ ommended procedures on filing of repair lists simplifies and speeds up the completion of the work. By giving the skipper a copy of the list three days be­ fore hitting port, and then turning over a duplioate of that list to the Union patrolman, the crew makes sure that all parties concerned are familiar with what's needed. So before you hit port, check on your gear and then list your 'needs on the official Union repair list form. It's step number one toward proper maintenance of shipboard quarters. •m\ •^1 • ' —r • "-•• -•t- . ' '-f 'iV? - -- "\'V \ . J 1 .'r. • '-J • irti-v',' It. I -1.. VI I r ^ v. , -T FA,; t 'j. "^K ^ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource February 1961 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NLRB UPHOLDS SIU IN SEA LEVEL CASE SIU STRIKE SAVES RR TUG JOBS AMERICAN SHIPS TO GET MORE FARM, AID CARGOES; JOB STEP-UP LIKELY FIVE STATE PICKETING STYMIED ROADS DESPITE SUB-ZERO COLD DOCK LAW APPEALS SYSTEM SOUGHT BY NY PORT COUNCIL SIU TO OPERATORS: SEE THAT MAIL GOES THROUGH SEATRAIN GETS ICC HEARING – AT LAST ITF COMMITTEE TO MEET ON BRITISH-CANADA ISSUE TUG, RAILWAY DELEGATES FOR SIUNA CONVENTION VOTED ON BY MEMBERS PHILLY IBU CO. CHARTERS BIG OIL BARGE – TOWING TUG BROWNING TO TAKE OVER MIDLAND CO. DISPATCHING CONGRESS SEA AGENDA: WAGES, TAXES, SUBSIDIES AMCOAL VETERAN, 2 OTHER SEAFARERS GO ON PENSION SIU WEST COAST TUNA BOATS GET BIG CATCHES WITH NETS ORE LINE BIDDING FOR US AID ON SUPER-CARRIERS LAKES MOORING SYSTEM CALLED HAZARD TO CREW MV ESKIMO IN 3RD SEASON ON WINTER RUN TO QUEBEC SUP, MATES ASK PROBE OF MSTS ALIEN CREWS MCS PLANS CONFERENCE OF AGENTS SIU CERTIFIED AT 2 JAY-KAY PLANTS; WORKERS SELECT NEGOTIATING TEAM WILD RANGER SAVES 6 COLOMBIANS SHIPWRECKED NEAR PANAMA CANAL Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/1961 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIII, No. 2 1961 Periodicals Seafarers Log