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0Mike Crawford, son of Seafarer J.
Itecover/. Crawford (left), chats with SIU
agent Buck Stephens in New Orleans. The youngster is
recovering from open-heart surgery. (Story on Page 16.)
OMMiibar
1961
FOURTH MTD
CONVENTION
MIAMI—The largest Maritime Trades Department convention
in history concluded a busy three days of sessions here on Decem
ber 6. Delegates adopted a wide-ranging program of action to
rebuild the US merchant fleet and called on the Government to
accept its maritime responsibilities.
(Stories on Pages 2, 3; Photo Feature in Centerfold.)
:;'S
SIU, MEBA Fight
Job Loss, Tie Up
British-Flag Ship
Story On Page 2
•
Another successful SIU lifeboat class
EiffCOOCIff* takes-to the water near headquarters
with instructor Dan Butts at the tiller. Classes are part
of the union's training and upgrading program.
US Ships Assured
Half Of Congo Aid
Story On Page 3
A
J
McCabe (right) receives 2nd annual
AWOfO* TJSPHS sanitation award for 24-ship
Isthmian fleet from G. O'Brien. SIU food plan's C. Wil
son (center) looks on. (Story on Page 2.)
Operators
Seek New
Cargo Rule
Seafarers Man
New, King-Sized
US Oil Tanker
story On Page 7
^ Story On Page 2
�Pare Two
SEAFARERS
Doeoiober, IMl
LOG
SlU, MEBA Picket
British 'Pirate Ship'
In La, Job Action
LAKE CHARLES—Members of the Marine Engineers Bene
ficial Association, supported by the Seafarers International
Union, are picketing the British-flag freighter Salvada hecause its use in carrying a US Government-financed aid cargo
is depriving American seamen of job opportunities.
The picketing started when the Salvada was chartered to
carry rice to Indonesia for the^
US Department of Agricul 14. Within 48 hours, the Salvada's
ture although a US-flag com attorneys appeared before a Loui
pany—Cargo Ships and Tankerswas the low bidder for the cargo.
The American company had
offered its cargo ship, the SS Rain
bow, which was available to carry
the cargo. Turned down on the
charter, the Rainbow is now laid
up and its crew of 37 American
seamen is unemployed.
MEBA and SIU pickets appeared
at the ship the night of December
SCHEDULE OF
SIU MEETINGS
SIU membership meet
ings are held regularly
once a month on days in
dicated by the SIU Con
stitution, at 2:30 PM in
the listed SIU ports below.
All Seafarers are ex
pected to attend. Those
who wish to be excused
should request permission
by telegram (be sure to
include registration num
ber). The next SIU meet
ings will be:
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Detroit
Houston
New Orleans
Mobile
January
January
January
January
January
January
January
8
9
ID
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15
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siana District Court and obtained
an order restraining the picketing.
At the December 18 hearings.
Union attorneys succeeded in hav
ing the temporary order set aside
when the judge upheld evidence
that the pickets were protesting
the loss of job opportunities plus
the use of foreign crews at lower
wages and substandard conditions.
Union attorneys cited a US Su
preme Court decision issued last
year in the case of the SlU-affiliated Marine Cooks and Stewards
versus a Panamanian-ilag company.
The judge here ordered both
parties to return for a' further
hearing on December 20.
Latest developments in the legal
maneuvering was a request by the
Salvada's attorneys for a postpone
ment until December 21 and, as
the LOG went to press, the hear
ing was in progress.
The Salvada had been scheduled
to complete loading and sail at
midnight December 19, but the
picketing, which was respected by
members of the International
Longshoremen's Association, kept
the vessel immobilized at the dock.
Isthmian Fleet Awarded
Another USPHS Citation
Seafarers manning Isthmian's 24-ship fleet have earned
high praise for their efforts in spearheading the company's
second consecutive citation from the US Public Health Serv
ice for excellence in vessel-*^
possible. Cliff Wilson, director of
sanitation.
the SIU food and ship sanitation
Four other SlU-contracted program, was on hand for the cere
lines, Bloomfield, Ore, Calmar and
Alcoa received similar awards
earlier this year.
Isthmian qualified for the cita
tion when each of its 24 vessels
scored a 95 percent or higher
rating during official USPHS
sanitation inspections during 1960.
These inspections cover 166 aeparate items of sanitary construction,
maintenance and operation.
The citation was presented on
behalf of Dr. Luther L. Terry,
US Surgeon General, by George
O'Brien, assistant regional director.
Department of Health, Education
and Welfare.
In accepting the award. Isthmian
vice-president J. J. McCabe praised
the SIU crews for making it all
$25 Christmas Bonus
For Hospitalized Seafarers
The SIU kept its own holiday traditions up to date as arrange
ments were completed to provide special $25 Christmas bonus
checks for all Seafarers in the hospital between December 24-30
who have at least one day's seatime in the past year.
The Yuletide bonus is in addition to the regular hospital benefits
payable in each case. A carton of cigarettes is Included in the
traditional holiday gift. Last year total bonus payments reached
almost $9,000, not counting the smokes.
Christmas dinner will also be served in all halls or at nearby
restaurants where the hall does not have its own dining facilities.
LOG Wins 2 More Labor Press Awards
'An Incredible Volume of News'
MIAMI—The SEAFARERS LOG added two more International Labor Press Associa
tion awards to its string at the ILPA convention here this month. The LOG won first prize
for the best single editorial in an internationa I labor paper plus a citation for general ediitorial excellence.
Competing with several Press recognition of this edi in maritime and in the runaway
hundred AFL-CIO national torial reveals the sharp interest ship issue, primarily a maritime
and international union news
papers in various categories, the
LOG was cited by a panel of pro
fessional newsmen for giving its
readers "an almost incredible
volume of well-written news. In
the best sense (and pardon the
pun)," the judges commented, "it
covered the waterfront."
One other maritime union paper
won an ILPA award in the contest.
The "Marine Engineer" of JHEBA
District 2 received a second prize
this year for editorial excellence
among newspapers published by
individual local unions.
The editorial in the LOG which
took first-place honors was in the
January, 1961, issue and pointed
out the impact of American owned
and operated runaway shipping
here in the US and abroad. It cited
the damaging impression foreign
nations received of the American
way of life due to the exploitation
of foreign seamen by American
ru:iiaway operators.
William F. Scbnitzler, AFLCIO secretary - treasurer
(left), presents award to
LOG editor Herb Brand.
The largest US-flag super
tanker, Colonial's 67,100ton Orion Hunter is now
being crewed by SIU men
and is shown during trials
in Massachusetts Bay. She
was christened' Dec. 20.
concern, as it affects the economy
of the whole country and the
American image overseas.
Top honors in editorial excel
lence among international union
newspapers went this year to "The
Record" of the Retail, Whole and
Department Store Union and to
"The Machinist" of the Inter
national Association of Machinists.
They took the first and second
place honors, respectively. The
LOG won the "honorable mention"
citation.
It earned the first prize In 1953
and 1955 and has been among
the three top winners in five of
the past seven years. The SIU
newspaper has also won awards in
every poSsible contest category
across the board. This year's prizes
bring the LOG'S total to 27 awards
since 1947 when the SIU first
entered the labor press competi
tion. More than half of them have
been won since AFL-CIO merger
in 1955 when the competition was
broadened.
SIU Crews
Biggest US
monies held late last month.
The Public Health Service Oil Carrier
maintains its inspection program
as a control against disease and
contamination aboard ship and
among the shoreside population.
These inspections cover prepara
tion and serving of food and drink
aboard ship as well as control of
food and drink sources in port.
Bloomfield, which gained its
third consecutive vessel sanitation
award in April, earned a 100 per
cent score in 1960 inspections
covering its four-vessel fleet.
Alcoa Steamship received its award
in January, chalking up a 97 per
cent rating for its 16-ship fleet. •
In July, Ore received its fifth
straight annual citation covering
its nine vessels and Calmar earned
its fourth commendation in a row
for eight ships.
BOSTON—Seafarers are now
crewing up the biggest commer
cial vessel ever built in the US,
the 67,100-ton supertanker Orion
Hunter, built at Bethlehem Steel's
yards in Quincy, Mass,
The huge oil carrier is current
ly the largest supertanker under
the US ffag and carries an $18
million pricetag. The Orion Hunter
is 850 feet in length, 104 feet'at
the beam and has a draft of just
under 40 feet. Her 38 cargo tanks
hold 23 million gallons of petro
leum products.
Speed of the turbine-driven ship
is 16Vi knots. She was built for
the SlU-contracted Colonial Tank
ers Corp, and is under five-yearcharter to the Military Sea Trans
port Service,
MTD Resolutions
MIAMI-^pecific action to strengthen the US-flag mer
chant marine, protect the jobs and security of maritime in
dustry workers and to assist free trade uniCn movements
elsewhere In the world in their struggle against anti-democratic forces
were strongly endorsed at the 4th biennial convention of the Maritime
Trades Department, >
Delegates adopted a wide-ranging program to implement the rec
ommendations of the MTD's officers and executive board members.
Among the major resolutions enacted were those calling for the
following:
• Elimination of Federal tax exemptions for runaway-flag
operations,
• Construction subsidies for all sections of the US merchant fleet
and operating subsidies for all segments competing with foreign
shipping,
• Approval of a construction subsidy for two Bethlehem Steel ore
carriers to stimulate greater US-flag participation in the offshore bulk
trades, where 87 percent of the cargo i.s now carried in foreign bottoms.
• Restrictions on Military Sea Transport Service operations and a
return to the principle of private enterprise.
• Reporting by the seagoing MTD unions of any case in which Arab
League nations blacklist or deny freedom of the seas to American
vessels calling at Israeli ports.
• Assistance to Latin-American maritime unions in their struggle
against communists and other anti-democratic forces . . , Promotion of
closer relationships between the MTD and other maritime labor or
ganizations throughout the free world.
• Opposition to proposals which would establish, certain physical
requirements as a condition of employment ifor seamen and thereby
ci'eate arbitrary blacklists governing employment,
• Adequate fimds to maintain USPHS hospitals and waiver of the
80-day eligibility rule for treatment.
• Support of legislation to extend full unemployment compensation
to Great Lakes seamen and licensed officers.
• Effective safety programs for maritime workers,
• Federal legislation to provide medical care for the aged under
the Social Security system , , , Improvements in Social Security bene
fits , , , Low-cost drugs and medicines , , . Additional low-cost bousing
and reduced mortgage rates , , . Continuing aid to depressed areas.
• Support for Canadian Seafarers against the runaway-flag vessel
SS Northern Venture , , , An end to intervention by Federal and State
agencies, on behalf of management, in this labor dispute.
• Support for the enactment of realistic tariffs on the importation
of seafood , . , Increased Federal aid for the fishing industry,
• Reversal of the NLRB rule barring self-employed American fish
ermen from the benefits of union organization , , , Support for legisla
tion to provide these workers with the right io seek union protectioa
�D«eeiiiber, 1981
SEAFARERS
LOG
Paga Threa
6ov*t Urged To Accept Responsibilifiet
MTD CALLS FOR US FLEET REVIVAL
MIAMI—Mapping out a vigorous program to meet the problems of the maritime industry and protect the job security of maritime
worker^, delegates to the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department convention here called on the Federal Government to accept its share of;
the responsibility for developing a strong US-flag merchant fleet. The convention was the largest since the inception of the department.
The program of action was laid out during a three-day convention December 4-6, attended by 150 delegates from 29 AFL national
and international unions with a maritime membership of over 400,000 workers throughout North America and the Caribbean. The Fourth
biennial sessions of the MTD immediately preceded the regular AFL-CIO convention also held at the Americana Hotel.
Keynote of the MTD convention was its stress on the urgency to overcome the
effects of runaway-flag shipping and reverse the industry's steady decline. This
year's gathering was unique since, for the first time, top Government and industry
spokesmen appeared to
serious plight of US-flag ship problem, modernizing the subsidy
present their views of the the
ping arising out of the need for program, eliminating Government
problems facing the mari dealing with the runaway-ship competition with private shipping
time industry.
Convention delegates en
thusiastically echoed the
Heading SlU Pacific District delegation at MTD sessions
was Morris Weisberger (right), SiUNA executive vicepresident and secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Union of the
Pacific. SIUNA vice-presidents Ed Turner (left), secretarytreasurer of the Marine Cooks and Stewards, and William
Jordan, president of the Marine Firemen's Union, completed
the delegation.
50-50 is Upheld
On Congo Cargo
WASHINGTON—The State Department has reversed itself
and decided that the 50-50 law does apply to US foreign aid
cargoes shipped to the Congo under United Nations auspices.
An "unfortunate" snap de-"^ question posed by Senator John
cision was given as the reas'on M. Butler (R.-Md.) regarding
for an earlier lopsided ruling. Navy shipping proposals.
views expressed by MTD presi
dent Paul Hall and other speakers
that maritime must take its case
to th«i Government and fight for
the support essential to preserve
the industry and Jobs of maritime
labor.
In opening the convention, Hall
emphasized the critical conditions
confronting the industry and the
labor movement generally. He
particularly cited attempts by
Communists and other anti-dem
ocratic forces to take over mari
time unions in Latin America and
elsewhere.
The report to the convention by
officers of the MTD pinpointed
SlU rep. Earl Sliepard and
Jesse Callioon, MEBA sec
retary-treasurer (right).
m
Top Labor^ Gov'ts Industry
Leaders Stress MM Needs
MIAMI—Major spokesmen for labor, Government
and industry attended and addressed the Maritime
Trades Department convention. Here are some of tlieir
+•
comments:
ARTHUR J. GOLDBERG, Secre ponent for any and all adversaries;
Citing the "responsibility of the tary of Labor, called for an ex disunited, we are sitting ducks for
This is not the first time that
the State Department has taken Maritime Administration, under panded US merchant marine "to almost anyone who wants to knock
a similar position that would be the direction of the Secretary of provide jobs and carry out our in us off."
Injurious to American-flag ship Commerce, to foster the develop ternational responsibilities" . . .
JOHN L. WELLER, president of
ping as well as contrary to existing ment and maintenance of an Said he was convinced US could Seatrain Lines, Inc., urged man
American Merchant Marine," the not depend on foreign ships in an agement and labor to work to
law.
A parellel position by the De Navy Department said it is "ready emergency, and must look to a US gether for realistic solutions to
merchant marine problems. He
fense Department was evident in and willing to provide every prac merchant -fleet for security.
cited
labor-management coopera
a recent exchange of letters be ticable assistance to those agencies
HYMAN H. BOOKBINDER, spe
tween Deputy Secretary of De charged with this development cial assistant to Secretary of Com tion to maintain domestic shipping
fense Roswell L. Gilpatrick and and maintenance."
merce Luther Hodges, said that in the face of selective rate-cutting
Senator Warren Magnuson (Dthe Administration, in deciding by railroads.
Wasb.), chairman of the Senate
transportation policy, must be
MTD President Paul Hall
Committee on Interstate and
"ever-mindful that it is not only thanked the speakers for appearing
Foreign Commerce.
the ships of our merchant marine at the convention and asked 1Sen. Magnuson had asked the
that make it strong but the men Government spokesmen to convey
department what led it to rely on
who sail and build them as well." to the President and tnelr respec
the availability of runaway ship
DONALD W. ALEXANDER, tive department heads that mere
The Pacific Coast Seafarer I
ping In the event of an emergency.
—Page
5|
Maritime
Administrator, said the understanding of th® problems of
Gilpatrick's response was that the
the US merchant marin® is not
Pentagon regarded the runaways IThe Great Lakes Seafarer 4 best interests bf US merchant ma sufficient.
as an "expedient" since there I
—Page 7ii rine can be achieved only through
cooperation of labor, management
weren't enough US-flag sbip.« ; A&G Deep Sea Shipping
and Government. "You can depend
around.
^
Report
—Page 6;i on the Maritime Administration to
What the Defense Department
put everything we have into carry
4
The
SlU
inland
Boatmon
could do to insure a vital American
-Page 81 ing out the Government's responsi
merchant fleet may be found in
bilities in this field."
« Navy Department reply to a
SlU Safety Department
MAX HARRISON, president of
;•
—Page 10 f
the American Maritime Associa
The SlU Industrial Worker
tion, said merchant marine prob
4
—Page 14 j lems could not be resolved through
Protests by marltima labor, busi
Dec., 1961
Vol. XXIII, No. 12
The Fisherman and
a piecemeal approach, and that ness and civic groups, spearheaded
Cannery Worker
AMA was establ'shed as a medium by the Maritim® Port Council of
—Page 15I thi-ough which all segments of in Greater New York, have apparent
dustry could work cooperatively for ly killed off plans to shut down the
The Canadian Seafarer
the
well-being ot the entire in giant Brooklyn Army Terminal.
PAUL HALL, President
—Page 101
dustry.
A Defense Department spokes
HERBERT BRAND, Editor; BERNARD SEA
Editorial Cartoon —Paie 111
MAN, Art Editor; IRWIN SPIVACK, Man
TROY BROWNING, president man stated there were no plans to
aging Editor; ALBERT AMATEAU, ARTHUR
SlU Food, Ship Sanitation
elect of the Propeller Club, stated close the base and "no adjustments
MARKOWITZ, STEVE LICHTENSIEIN, JEROME
Dep't
—Page 15; that management and labor have a are imminent" in operations of the
GREENBERC, Staff Writers.
joint responsibility to improve the 100-acre military shipping termi
SlU Social Security Dep't
Published monthly at the headquarters
industry and pledged Propeller nal. He said the Port of New York
—Page
17i
of the Seafarers International Union, At
Club efforts to this end,
would continue to be heavily used
lantic, Guif, Lakes and Inland Waters
SlU Medical Department
District, AFL-CIO, <75 Fourth Avenue,
RALPH E. CASEY, president of for shipments of military cargo.
Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth 9-«00.
—Page
181
Second class postage paid at the Post
the American Merchant Marine In
The rumored shutdown of the
Oftlce In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act
Shipboard News
of Aug. 14, 1*11.
stitute, cited shipping competition Brooklyn terminal was the basis
-Pages 19, 20, 21. 22) at home and abroad and said "unit for a spirited public hearing at
120
ed we would be a formidable op the base on November 1.
INDEX
To Departments!
SEAFARERS LOG
I
Army Base
Stays Open
and reviving coastwise and intercoastal shipping. They recommend
ed specific action on all issues in
calling for greater maritime re
search and development, ship
building and trade legislation
plus steps to meet the problems
created by automation.
In the final day of the con
vention, delegates unanimously
adopted more than 20 resolutions.
A 40 percent increase in unions
affiliated with the department was
reported since the 1959 conven
tion, representing a rise from 20
to 29 affiliates. Hall also noted
that three unions, the National
Maritime Union, American Radi9
Association and the United Steelworkers, had withdrawn from the
department during the sam*
period.
He noted that since the MTD
was the official maritime depart
ment of the AFL-CIO, these unions
should have remained and resolved
within the framework of the de
partment whatever problems may
have existed.
Chief speakers and guests of th®
convention included the following:
US Secretary of Labor Arthur
Goldberg, Hyman K. Bookbinder,
special assistant to US Commerc®
Secretary Luther Hodges; Mari
time Administrator Donald S.
Alexander; Gordon Chapman of
the US State Department and
Donald Geoffrion, Navy Depart
ment;
Troy
Browning,
pEcsident,
Propeller Clubs of the US; Max
Harrison, president,
American
Maritime Association; Ralph E.
Casey, president, American Mer
chant Marine Institute, and John
Weller, president, Seatrain Lines.
AFL-CIO
President
Georga
Meany headed the list of labor
speakers. Other labor movement
representatives included Nelson
Cruikshank, director, AFL-CiO
Social Security Department; 'Neil
Haggerty, presidftiit. Building and
Construction Trades Department,
and Joseph Lewis, secretary-treas
urer, Union Label and Servica
Trades Department. David Cole,
labor arbitrator and former direc
tor of the US Mediation and Con
ciliation Service, also addressed
the convention.
.
MMP president Charles
Crock® (l®ft) and Pat King
represented deck effiears.
�SMAFAMMttS
19U
VISIT to the
OUTPORTS
Seafarer Robert Mcodowcroft's daughter Sheila, 19, and stepson
George, 12, chat with nurse Shirlee Dubbs at SlU clinic in Balti
more hall. George doesn't look too happy; he's due for an exam.
The morning mail is checked out at the Philadelphia hall by Seafarers
G. Barrman, FWT, and Bernard Coreo. wiper. Port Agent Ray Oates,
dispatcher Jim Doris and IBU representative Joe Trainor are behind counter.
K/fuIIing over the day's news at the Baltimore hall (l-r) are Howard
Crecbiro and John Choitow, oilers; Levi Warner, FWT, and CRftoit
Webb, oiler, as Bernio Jagodziiiskt, AB, checks his paper.
''riM
On the beach in.Philly as outpatient, Leo Gillis gets
assist on filing forms for weekly sickness and acci
dent benefits from Welfare rep. Joe Campo.
There's no better place for a bull session than a handy card table. Seated (Ur) around
this one, proving the point, are Charles Bright, Waiter BirfFerton, Moe Jones and Pete
Price. Site of all this yarn-swapping is the SlU hall in Norfolk.
There are two TV sets in the Philadelphia hall to
keep down the "Let's watch this—No, let's watch
that" arguments. G. B. Williams tunes one of them.
For the straight information about shipping, the man to check with Is the dispatcher.
Looking In on the counter in Norfolk (l-r) are J. D. Jones, AB, and Louis Everett, wiper.
B. F. Coley, a visitor to the hall, listens in on the. rundown of ships due in port.
A man who knows his coffee, WiHiam Rosonioi
steward, tries the brew at refreshment counter in
Ifililadeiphia. H. Peterbaugh it the messman.
All three shipboard departments have a hand in this game to while away some time.
The eardplayers gathered 'round the table, in Norfolk hall, are C. O. Christie, black gang;
Andy SotMbeo* deck gang, and John Dolan, representing the galley contingent.
�SffifF^REICf
SlU Boosts
Optical Aid
For Family
SIU families are nov/ enjoying
complete optical care—free exam
inations and eyeglasses—recently
won by the Union. Arrangements
to extend the coverage .Seafarers
have had since 1958 to wives and
«ther dependents were completed
last month.
Optical facilities are provided
In nine port cities to date: New
York, New Orleans, Mobile, Bal
timore, Houston, Philadelphia,
San Francisco, Boston and Chi
cago.
New $25 Benefit
In addition, Seafarers and their
families who live in areas with
out SIU optical centers can now
receive up to $25 in benefits when
they visit optical facilities closer
to home. This feature had been
available previously only for SIU
pensioners.
One of the most widely-used
popular benefits established for
SIU men, the optical program now
provides that Seafarers, their
wives, children and dependent
parejits are entitled to complete
eye examinations
plus regu
lar or binfocal glasses, where re
quired, once every two years. The
coverage also provides that glass
es will be provided more fre
quently if required for special
medical reasons.
Clinic Eye Examinations Available
Eye examinations are also avail
able separately through the petwork of SIU clinics in tlie major
ports of New York, Baltimore,
Mobile, New Orleans and Ifouston.
In the nine ports where the
optical centers are established,
appointments
can
be
made
through the Union haU. After the
examination, it usually takes only
a few hours for the glasses to be
made. Special lenses, ef course,
require- more time.
Page five
i.OC
Fanwood Cargo Fans Out
RRs Courting State Help
For Anti-Ship Campaign
Governors of 14 states have been urged by the Labor-Man
agement Cpastwise Conference not to subsidize rate-cutting
campaigns by Eastern railroads at the expense of the
domestic shipping industry.'*'two months ago and promised to
The conference was estab consider special tax legislation- and
lished recently to seek means other measures to relieve their
Splattered all over the deck, lumber cargo on the Fanwood
broke loose while the ship was crossing a Columbia River bar
and forced a return to Astoria, Oregon, to secure cargo lash
ings. Fanwood was one of foqr SIU vessels involved in recent
mishaps, all with no injuries reported. (See story on page 15.)
to revive the once-prosperous do
mestic trade.
A joint memorandum Issued on
behalf of the group by SIUNA
president Paul Hall and John L.
Weller, president of Seatrain
Lines, stated the Industry's case.
It pointed out to the governors
that cut-throat competition by the
railroads has virtually killed off
coastwise and Intercoastal ship
ping.
The chief executives of the 14
states met with railroad officials
Nassau Shifts To 'Jinx Run'
WASHINGTON—The 15,043-ton liner Nassau is moving in two directions at once.
On one hand, a court case involving the Nassau has moved from the NY Court of Ap
peals to the .US Supreme Court. On the other hand, the Caribbean tour ship has been sold
by Incres Steamship, an*'
;
Italian outfit which had the its way to the US Supreme Court. and took airplanes back. Then a
ship registered under a The high court has agreed to re propeller bent, reducing speed so
Liberlan flag, to a Mexican com
pany, Naviera Turistica Mexicana.
The split personality of the
liner is bulging with complexities.
In 1960 the Nassau and the Vic
toria, both owned by Incres, were
picketed by the International Mari
time Workers Union formed in
1959 by the SIU and the NMU.
The Jointly-sponsored union had
been set up to organize crewmembers on runaway ships.
Court Order
The IMWU's picketing of the
ships was ordered stopped by
New York courts, but the lower
court decisions were revei'sed by
the Court of Appeals, the highest
court in the State. Now, more Than
a year later, the case has found
view the NY Court of Appeals
decision.
Meanwhile, the liner has been
refitted for about $1 million in
order to get it ready for regularly
scheduled cruises between Acapulco, Mexico, and Los Angeles.
She will be renamed the Acapulco.
Shifting the liner from its regu
lar Atlantic run to Pacific service
recalls the story of the Mazatlan,
an Alaskan ship that was also
switched to an Acapulco run in
1955.
Too Much Change
The change rrom a cold to a
warm weather run proved too much
for the ship. While the service
lasted, cabins became so hot most
of the passengers got off the ship
much that boiler trouble developed.
All this came after damage to the
refrigeration system had caused
a lengthy drydock period.
Back Wages
At the same time, the "jinxed"
ship was being hounded for back
wages by SIU Canadian District
seamen. An original attempt to sail
with a scab crew had been halted
by the Sailors Union of the Pacific
and the ship was finally crewed
by the Canadian SIU out of Van
couver. Plagued by a load of un
paid bills, the vessel was ultimately
seized by a US marshall and the
Canadian crew had to sue for
wages.
For the Nassau, this may point
the way to some rough seas ahead.
near-bankrupt condition.
Weller and Hall cited the selec
tive rate-cutting policies of the
railroads, under which rates are
slashed where there is water com
petition and losses are made up ia
areas where no competition exists.
They noted that if the railroads
had carried their 1960 volume of
freight at 1958 rates, revenues
would have been an estimated $367
million higher than they were.
Meanwhile, the SIU Pacific Dis
trict - contracted American Ha
waiian Steamship is making a bid
to re-enter intercoastal shipping
by seeking Government mortgage
to construct three ships.
The Pacific coastwise trade faces
a possible upsurge since another
company, Olympic - Griffiths, has
called for bids on the constructioa
of two fast van and freight vessels.
This operation is scheduled to get
underway by the middle of 1963.
Shipping Rules
Being Revised
Seafarers are reminded that
the actions of the Seafarers Ap
peals Board under the contract
between the SIU and the oper
ators are available and posted
in all shipping halls. The ac
tions of the SAB amend and
clarify the seniority and ship
ping rules from time to time.
The latest SAB action, number
58, went into effect last month.
The revised shipping rules, injorporating all actions of th«
SAB to date, will be published
in the next issue of the SEA
FARERS LOG.
WC Talks Eye Floating Hotel
SUP, Firemen Now Voting
To Elect Union Officers
SAN FEANCISCO—It's election time for two SIU Pacific
District affiliates. Secret, unlonwide balloting is on right now
among, members of both the Sailors Union of the Pacific and
the Marine Firemen's Union,.*.
The SUP reports 106 mem
bers—the largest number of
candidates In its history—running
for union posts. Voting began
December 1 and will continue
through January 31.
In addition to 88 members seek
ing 18 regular offices; nine are run
ning for SUP Building Corpora
tion trustees and another nine are
competing for the five delegate
spots for the next SIUNA conven
tion.
In the Marine Firemen's elec
tion, 48 candidates are trying for
the 16 regular jobs and seven
more for posts on a four-man board
of trustees. Voting In the MFOW
began November 6 and also con
tinues until January 31.
MFOW positions are being filled
for one-year terms while SUP
offices run for two years. In addi Leo J. White, ex-President
tion to top executive Jobs, both Monroe, casts secret ballot in
unions will also elect outport busi
ness agents, port agents, and head SUP eiectior^*Sfter voting in
quarters dispatchers.
New York.
SEATTLE—SIU Pacific District unions have had some preliminary talks with the
owners of the liner Liberie to discuss manning of the ship when it becomes a floating
hotel at the World's Fair here next year.
The Sailors Union of the^
Pacific, Marine Firemen's but they have been slow, the SIU The unions listed agreement so
Union and the Marine Cooks affiliates reported, because of the far, regarding the offshore agree
and Stewards were meeting with
the Northwest Leasing Company, a
hotel firm which purchased the
Llberte from the French Line for
an estimated $3.2 million. The oper
ator plans to move the ship here
from LeHavre by the end of Jan
uary.
Plans are to use the former
trans-Atlantic vessel as a 1,500guest hotel, combining its facili
ties as a nightclub, restaurant,
movie theater and general attrac
tion during tlie six month fair
running from April to October,
1962. The 51,839-ton Liberte would
be berthed at the Bell Street Ter
minal, a short walk from the fausite. The berth is now used occa
sionally for cargo ships.
Other Talks Continue
In separate contract talks, nego
tiations are continuing in San
Francisco on terms of the threeunion basic offshore agreement. A
temporary recess in the bargaining,
protecting the retroactivity already
agreed on, was called in order to
permit the executive heads of the
Pacific District unions to attend
the Maritime Trades Department
and AFL-CIO conventions in
Miami.
^
It had been anticipated earliei'
that the negotiations would have
been over with before this time.
shipowners' problems with other
unions, the necessity of settling
issues covering the fast-turnaround
ships and the time-consuming task
of revising the basic offshore con
tract in its entirety. Problems in
volving the fast-turnaround con
tainer ships have already been
resolved.
ment, on vacation benefit provi
sions, improving the pension pro
gram to establish $150 monthly
payments and a variety of other
items. Agreement also has been
reached on an industry-wide joint
union shipowner committee to go
into the problem of quarters, feed
ing and safety.
Pacific District Shipping
Port
SUP
MFOW
MC&S
10/17 to 11/14 11/1 to 11/31 11/3 to 11/30
TOTAL
San Francisco
587
148
294
1029
Seattle
145
59
39
243
Portland
123
32
29
184
Wilmington
389
71
460
New York
81
41
43
165
New Orleans
33
—
2
35
"••Honolulu
13
27
4*
44
San Pedro
(no hall)
101
(no hall)
101
1371
408
482
2261
TOTAL
(no hall)
"^Honolulu totals for 11/17 to 11/30 only.
�Pace Six
SEAFARERS
Deeeml^er, 1961
LOG
SEAFARERS
ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD
(Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.)
Ship Acfivify
From November 1 Through November 30, 1961
A downward trend was evident in both deep-sea'shipping
and ship movements in November. The number of men
shipped across the board in November dropped off by 298
from October's total of 2,741. Ship movements were off 78
from October's 532.
While the total number of men shipped was off from last
month, the November figures are a slight improvement over
shipping activity a year ago. Compared to last year, shipping
for Seafarers in 1961 has held steady. If the trend holds
true for December, then 1961 will be recorded as a very good
shinping year for the professional, top seniority SIU seaman.
Two factors contributed to the drop in shipping during
November. One was the desire of many top seniority men
to make "just one more trip" before the Christmas holidays.
Thi*^ was evident by the fall-off in Class A men registered
during the month and those remaining on the beach by the
end of November. As compared to October, these totals were
300 less "A" men registered and 100 less "A" men on the
beach.
In fact, the total number of class A top seniority men re
maining on the beach at the end of November was less than
100 over the number of men shipped during the month. This
indicates that virtually every Class A seaman could have got
ten a job if he wanted to throw in for one. As-a group, Class A
men took only 60 percent of the jobs available during the
month. Class B men filled 30 percent of the open positions
while class C newcomers shipped in the remaining 10 percent.
The second factor leading to the decline in shipping was
the reduction in ship movements in almost all ports (see
right). New York again serviced the greatest number of ves
sels, but the total amount of ships it handled was down 51.
Pay Sign in
Offt Oni Tram. TOTAL
7
11
Beiton ....... 3
1
92
40
8
New Yerk ....44
33
8
12
Philadelphia ..13
48
30
B
Baltimora ....13
12
18
2
Norfolk
4
16
1
18
Jacksonville ... I
16
20
Tampa
3 ,1
28
8
7
Mobile
13
68
43
New Orleans ..12 13
56
72
3
Housfon
.13
16
1
17
Wilmington ... 0
8
12
2
San Francisco.. 2
17
5
7
Seattle
6
TOTALS
.126
67
271
454
DECK DEPARTMENT
Registered
CLASS A
Registered
CLASS B
Shipped
CLASS A
Shipped
CLASS C
Shipped
CLASS B
GROUP
GROUP
GROUP
GROUP
1
2
3 ALL 1
3 ALL 1
3 ALL 1
3 ALL
2
2
2
13
6 0
1
4
4
21 0
3
2
5 3
2
1
1' 0
36
70 18 124 3
31
12 34
61 . 19 112 2
8 21
49 32
15
10 9
7
27 2
7
6
5
3
17 0
7
3
11
9
79 2
24
18
25 24
37 18
10 12
34 12
64 3
5 17
12
16 1
13 0
10 7
3
8
9
4
0
3
7
9
0
7
11
5
27 1
3
4
2
11
5
9 5 . 6
1
12 1
3
2
10 0
3 2
6 0
2
5
3
2
1
3
1
1
5
7 8
3
17
1
4
18
16
2
4
4
29 0
36 0
72 15 128 4
20 21
45 37
15 11
29
41
71 14 122 3
56
5C 33
40
64 17 121 0
22 34
52 12
97 8
15 33
9
6
18
27 0
12 6
5
4
3
8
4
18
28 0
4
17
16 6
8
19
23
46 2
7
7
21
34 3
6
4
7
17
12
13
34 2
8
7
17
5
34 1
5
19 5
21
8
87 115 1 226
221 356 91 1 668 14 110 142 1 2661177 329 96 1 602 24
Port
Boston
New York ..
Philadelphia..
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville..
Tampa
Wobjie
New Orleans..
Houston
V/:!mington . .
San .'•"rancisco.
Sr -•
Tot Md
TOTAL
SHIPPED
CLASS
GROUP
3 ALL A
B
1
2
0
2 6
1
0
2
35 112
31'
1
21 13
15
1
3
5 27
1
24
0
3
2
5 79
12
1
3
5 16
1
7
3
8 12
1
4
3
0
0
0 6
0
5
0
0 29
0
0
29
0
11 122
7
4
56
11 97
3
7
1
9
0
3
7
10 28
17
0 • 1
0
1 34
17
0
2 34
1
1
50 38 1 95 602 226
7
Registered On The Beech
CLASS B
CLASS A
GROUP
GROUP
3 ALL
3 ALL 1
2
2
C ALL 1
8
48
2
6*
0
17
7
24
2
9
83
24 56
35 178 82 133 31 246 3
8
3
23 0
5
13
4
47 6
5
45
11 31
63
9 105 3
5 108 33
17
8
28 0
9
4
5
33 12
12
10
28 0
6
4
2
14
8
27 12
0
1
9 0
1
7
1
0
9 1
13
68 0
4
9
6
27
0
34 35
72
28 38
92 15 176 6
11 162 69
48
86 16 156 5
17 26
11 164 54
13
30 0
3
10
13
2
10
47 15
3
59 2
9
4
9
52 25 •25
1
6
25
41 3
16
6
15
2
53 20
95 1 9231371 524 122 11017 22 137 193 1 352
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
Registered
CLASS A
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle
TOTALS
GROUP
1
2
3
7
'....
69
19
0
10
10
33
0
12
10
1
3
1
20
4
19
58
13
55
12
4
16
9
27
4
"87 3?,^
Registered
CLASS B
Shipped
CLASS C
Shipped
CLASS B
Shiooed
CLASS A
TOTAL
SHIPPED
Begisfered On The Beach
CLASS B
CLASS A
GROUP
GROUP
CLASS
GROUB
GROUP
GROUP
GROUP
S ALL
2
S ALL 1
2
C ALL 1
3 ALL A
3 ALL 1
3 ALL 1 - 2
3 ALL 1
2
B
2
3 ALL 1
2
3
9
17
2
4
8
14
1
2
4
1
0
1 3
li 1
0
6 2
3 1
2
4 0
1
1
5
0
1
1
87
88 87
33 100
61 33 194 33 126 15 174 12
61 3
15 15
12 100 10
72 27
22 27
29 33
62 11 100 12
7
3
13 0
4
45 0
2
6
11
6 25 -14
15 0
3
3
5
6 3
25 0
7
7
14 0
2
4
15
7
43
75 3
19 21
96 6
60
9
36
8
6
8 52
52 2
36 0
2
17 22
41: 6
6
52 0
9
40
14 22
15
17 4
6
5
19 3
0
14
4
4
15 1
4 11
3
5
9, 2
11 0
3
4 1
1
2
3
2
1
7
14
15 1
2 11
10
3
22 2
7 10
7
5
3
14 1
13'' 1
10 0
5 2
5
0
8
7
2
1
4
4
2
10 0
2
3 3
0
6
1
2
1
5 0
0 0
0
1 0
2 0
1
1 0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
-48 0
12
7
5
38 9
35
4
0
0
0 25
13
13 0
0
3
15 3
25 0
6
7
6
7
27 0
9
15
96
48 43
80
9 118 5
16 101
49 16 166 29
10
87 5
45 22
7
6
49 3
19 21
66 13 101 3
19 27
49
23 23
77
8 110 3
0
67
74 5
67 1
9 139 25
6
61 15
63 5
30 32
8
9 63
25 31
42
6
3
12
2
18 1
8
34 4
12
4 21
4
•17 1
13 9
1
3
9
1
3
21 1
5
3
9 0
9
11
1
9
5
2
23 15
61 2
0 19
0
40
6
28 2
0
0
4
3
9 .5
3
.4 0
4
3
5
19 0
1
9
15
3
30 1
11
43 5
23
2
0 30
13
0
13 0
0
2
33 2
.8
11 2
30 1
0
1
7
5
22
6
43 37 1 90 460 280 90 830 136 508 62 706 34 170 166 1 370
59 l~478 30 131 141 r302 97 297 66 1 460 23 118 139 1 280 10
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
Registered
CLASS A
Port
Wil*
SF
Sea ....
1-s
0
13
2
7
1
1
1
0
5
7
4
11
1
TOT At!
53
Bos
NY
Phil
Bal
Nor
Jae
Tam
Mob
NO
Hou
Registered
CLASS B
GROUP
1
2
2
0
18 18
2
1
21
8
5
2
8
1
4
2
8
5
15 12
26 14
6
5
7
3
12
3
133
Shipped
CLASS C
Shipped
CLASS B
Shipped
CLASS A
GROUP
GROUP
GROUP
3 ALL 1
3 ALL
3 ALL 1-s
2
1
3 ALL 1
2
2
4
6 "o"
0
1
1
1
2
3 0
1
0
2 0
1
56 105 3
27
7 30
40 4
80 5
4 18
18 11 47
4
16
9 1
7
0 12
1
2
9 3
3
17 4
9
67 2
31
20
4 14
20 4
0 18
19
7 25
55 2
2
10 3
8
3
2 • 4
4
10 - 1
3
0
6 2
2
11 1
1
2
0
3
4
1
4 1
3
2
1
7 1
10 0
3
1
0
0 0
0
0
1
3
0
0
3 0
14
27 1
7
7
0
7
8 1
0
8
1 13
23 0
75 107 2
32
5 36
43 6
3 28
25
9 64 104 1
21
68 3
37
4 20
27 3
26 11 17
1 36
57 0
8
23 3
7
5
2
8
13 1
1
4
2
4
11 1
14
35 0
0
5
5
5 0
0
5
6
3
8
17 0
11
27i 2
1 15
18 3
5
12
3 14
9
1
25 2
75 244 1 505 21
30 149 r200 27 123 52 205 1 407' 18
12 147 1"177
TOTAL
SHIPPED
GROUP
CLASS
3 ALL A
C ALL 1-8
1
2
B
5 3
0
1
2
1
1
2 2
27 16 123 26
3
2 11
If •80
40 3
16
7
0
0
7
7 17
80 9
0
5 55
20
5
5
0
8
7
21 1
0
2
5
7 6
26 3
2
0 13
15 7
4 15
7 3
3
1
0
0
3
3 3
30 7
0
0
0
0
0 23
7
32 27 163 18
2
6 19
27 104
0
0 11
37 11 105 17
11 57
26 5
7
8
0
0
8
8 11
5
23 15
0
1 17
1
0
1
41 3
12
4
0
0
4 25
4
10 88 1 106 407 177 106 690 113
8
Registered On The Beach
CLASS B
CLASS A
GROUP
GROUP
8 ALL
8 ALL 1
2
1
2
7
15 1
2
6
2
4
4
45
0 43
43 38 89 196 2
6
7
6
15 0
1
5
1
82 2
4 15
21
26 12 35
21
7
6
19 3
4 14
5
7 2
8
2
4
2
1
1
0
15 0
0
0
6
5
1
53 1
28
0 27
17 10 19
80
7 71
38 25 98 179 2
81
6 20
42 21 24 104 5
6
6
22 2
1
6
9
5
62 0
0 10
10
8 30
9
28 4
22
3 15
11
5
9
30 235 1 289
214 135 335 1 797 24
SUMMARY
WCK
__
ENGINE
STEWARD
GRAND TOTALS
Registered
CLASS A
GROUP
1
2
ALL
221 356 91 1 (^8
87 332 59 I 478
186 75 244 | 505
494 763 394 |1651
Registered
Shipped
CLASS B
CLASS A
GROUP
GROUP
123 ALL 1
2 3 ALL
14 110 142 I 266 177 329 96 I 602
30 131 141 IJ02 97 297 66 | 460
21 30 149 I 200 150 52 205 I 407
iS5 271 432 I 768 424 678 367 |1469
* Includes One 1-S Class B Registered and Shipped.
Registered On The Beach
TOTAL
Shipped
Shipped
CLASS B
SHIPPED
CLASS A
CLASS C
CLASS B
GROUP
CLASS
GROUP
GROUP
GROUP
28 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 12 3 ALL
123 ALL 1
24 87 115 I 226 7 50 38 I 95 602 226 95 I 923 371 524 122 |1017 22 137 193 I 352
90 460 280 90 I 830 136 608 62 I 706 34 170 166 I 370
23 110 139 I 280 10 43 37
18 12 147 I 177 8 10 88 I 106 407 177 106 I 690 327 135 335'I 797 24 30 235 I 289
65 217 401 I 683 25 103 163 I 291 1469 683 291 |2443 834 1167 519 |2520 80 337 594 |1011
�SEAFARERS
DeeHBbtf, 19tl
Where's Santa?
Board last month.
In earlier NLRB voting, the
Becker Towing Company came un
der the banner of the IBU Great
Lakes Tug and Dredge Region. The
union defeated the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters in the
Becker election covering crewmen
on the two towboats operated by
the company. Becker also has a
third vessel under construction.
Well-known to all seamen on the
Lakes, the Westcolu operation is
unique In the area. The two
Lakes Welfare
In Good Shape
DETROIT—Winding up its first
seven months of operation, the new
Great Lakes Seamen's Welfare
Plan has paid Lakes sailors and
their dependents a total of $112,836.75 in benefits.
At their November meeting, the
plan's trustees reported that the
young plan was in "robust shape
to go through the coming winter
when vessels are idle and the con
tributions are reduced to a trickle."
Benefits paid to date were listed
as follows: $24,000 in death bene
fits for six eligible members; $7,090
covering benefits for hospitalized
seamen, $11,235.60 in sickness and
accident benefits and $200 for spe
cial disability cases.
New Arrivals
The remainder of the money
paid out went for the hospitalsurgical expenses of seamen and
dependents plus maternity bene
fits amounting to $12,300. All told,
82 babies were born during the
seven-month-period.
Seamen and thetr families
throughout the Lakes have loudly
praised the plan and its speedy
payment of benefits. Letters of
credit to hospitals have been is
sued immediateljr on request, and
hospitals up and down the Lakes
have become familiar with the new
plan's procedures and benefits.
crewmembers, packages, laundry
and even television sets to the
freighters and other vessels pass
ing through. Union patrolmen are
also frequent passengers as they
move about the Detroit River area
to service crews on contracted
boats and vessels in the area.
Summer Attraction
The Westcott operation is a sum
mer attraction for visitors to the
Detroit River near the Ambassador
Bridge where they watch the
launch scurrying out to meet ves
sels and transfer their passengers
and material on and off while the
vessels continue to move at their
regular speed.
Many times the launch must
meet and service as many as five
or six vessels passing within min
utes of the launch service area.
The launches were slated to dis
continue operations, due to the
close of the current shipping sea
son, until the 1962 vessel fit-out
begins. The operation at Port
Huron employs three men and at
Detroit six.
'61 Seaway
Season Ends
MASSENA, NY—Bad weather
and a late rush in grain traffic
delayed the closing of the St. Law
rence Seaway early this month.
The waterway had been officially
closed to traffic on December 3.
Six Lakes grain ships unloading
at Montreal past the original dead
line were locked through the Sea
way two days later to enable them
to get back to their home ports.
Otherwise they would have been
stranded for the winter.
The last ship transitted the locks
here on December 5. Bad weather
stalled navigation for a time, caus
ing operations to keep on in day
light hours only as US and Cana
dian patrol boats continued to pick
up buoys from shipping channels.
April 15 is the scheduled reopen
ing date in 1962.
In the hospital?
Gall SIU Hall immediately!
New Export-Import Rule
Urged To Spur Shipping
WASHINGTON—Proposals to expand the US merchant
fleet by amending foreign trad^ legislation have been ad
vanced by the American Maritime Association at hearings of
a House subcommittee. The"*"
House labor group is studying tracts with the SIU and the Marin#
the impact of US import-ex Engineers Beneficial Association.
Solid Union Votes Sweep
Westcott, Becker Boats
DETROIT—Boat operators and crewmembers of th» fa
miliar J. J. Westcott launches here and at Port Huron—^voted
for representation by the Allied Marina Section of the SIU
Inland Boatmen's Union in"^
balloting conducted by the launches carry mall on and off
vessels as they transit the Detroit
National Labor Relations River. The launches also carry
Pai:« SeTMi
LOG
Standing under the Christ
mas tree at SIU headquar
ters is Peter Sorensen,
3-1/2, visiting the hall with
dad, Seafarer Ejvind Soren
sen, NOB.
port policies on employment.
A spokesman for the AMA
urged enactment of new trade leg
islation requiring more than 50
percent of all strategic importexport materials to be caipried in
privately - owned American - flag
merchant ships. He also called for
administration of the existing SOSO law "as written and intended by
its sponsors."
The AMA is a new steamship
management organization com
posed of operators holding con-
Organizing Gets Top
AFL-CIO Priority
MIAMI—Despite gloomy press predictions to the contrary,
the unity of the American trade union movement held fast
and was strengthened at the AFL-CIO's fourth biennial con
vention here. Delegates rep
resenting 12.5 million workers tion by an impartial umpire if
charted a wide-ranging pro mediation fails and the imposition
gram on legislative and political is
sues.
Top priority was placed on "the
major unfinished business" of the
labor movement—organizing the
unorganized. The Federation also
called for higher wages and shorter
hours as collective bargaining
goals to help eradicate unemploy
ment and increase buying power.
President Kennedy was featured
speaker at the December 7 open
ing session of the five-day conven
tion, and pledged a new campaign
to keep the US economy moving
ahead.
Unity The Keynote
Unity was the keynote of the
gathering as a new constitutional
plan for settlement of internal dis
putes within the Federation was
given overwhelming approval. It
provides for mediation, determine-
Membership
Meetings Set
in WO Ports
Beginning in January, 1962,
monthly Informational and educa
tional meetings for the SIU mem
bership will be held in the West
Coast ports of Wilmington, San
Francisco and Seattle.
The meetings were authorized
by the Executive Board of the SIU
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland
Waters District, in the interest of
all members, so that Seafarers on
the West Coast can be better in
formed about the activities of their
Union and participate more ac
tively in the Union's affairs.
The meetings will be held dur
ing the last full week of every
month, starting at 2 PM, local
time. The Wilmington meetings
will be on Monday, San Francisco
on Wednesday and Seattle on Fri
day.
The Executive Board also di
rected that when a meeting day
falls on a day officially designated
as a holiday by the state or munici
pal authorities where the port is
located, the meeting wilT "be held
the following day, as is the prac
tice in. other SIU ports, according
to the couslitulion.
of sanctions by the AFL-CIO's Ex
ecutive Council for non-compli
ance.
In other actions, the convention
approved full reinstatement for
the International Longshoremen's
Association, ending a probationary
period established at the last con
vention in 1959. Delegates unani
mously rejected attempts to gain
readmission to the Federation by
the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters.
It was established as an outgrowth
of the contract beef which tied up
Atlantic and Gulf Coast shipping
last summer.
In pressing the case for new
foreign- trade policy, the AMA
pointed out that the US fleet, un
like the fleets of other maritime
powers, carried a very small per
centage of US foreign commerce.
According to the latest availai)le
figures, it was stated, in 1959 thii
amounted to 9.7 percent. By com
parison, British vessels carried 53.3
percent. West Germany carried
41.2 percent, Japan 53.2 percent
and Spain 73.7 percent of their
own national foreign commerce.
The Department of Defens#
maintains that a merchant marine
adequate for purposes of national
defense must be capable of trans
porting at least 50 percent of our
foreign commerce.
"Therefore, with respect to both
our economy and defense, we have
fallen far short of living up to our
announced and often - proclaimed
policy. As things stand today, "the
AMA spokesman declared, "even
if we were only to carry 25 percent
of our foreign commerce, we would
need a merchant fleet of at least
twice the present size."
These figures "simply show that
the deterioration of our merchant
fleet and loss of employment to
seamen has now reached the point
where our national planning seems
to lean toward eventual elimina
tion of our maritime capabilities,"
he added.
An important job security agree The glove workers, with 2,500
ment has been won by the Rail members, were formerly In the
road Telegraphers from the South AFL; the Amalgamated, listing
ern Pacific RR. Telegraphers are 385.000 members, was a former
now guaranteed 40 hours' pay each CIO union . . . Street Car and Rail
week for the remainder of their way Employees in Kansas City
careers. Assurance was also won have challenged Missouri's Kingby the union that not more than Thompson Act, which permits the
two percent of existing jobs can governor to seize utilities, ban
be eliminated in any one year . . . strikes and fine unions and their
The United Rubber Workers have officers up to $10,000 a day for
set up seven special courses de defying a strike ban. A US District
signed to meet the needs of mem Court judge has granted the union's
bers as part of a "Chance to request that a three-judge panel
Leaim" program. The series was be set up to study the constitu
set up jointly by the union and the tionality of the law.
4 4 4
University of Akion.
In the first collective bargaining
4" i it
election in the history of the NY
Two separate actions in different Board of Education, the AFL-CIO
parts of the country put the spot United Federation of Teachers was
light on management drives to push elected by New York teachers to
new "right to work" laws. A lead represent their interests. Early
ing Idaho daily urged lawmakers bargaining talks covering over
not to make Idaho "that kind of 40,000 teachers are being set up
state" by imposing an anti-union with the board ... The AFL-CIO
law on its citizens; in Maine, a Horseshocrs Union is launching a
clergyman called sponsors of such drive to unionize some 100 men
laws totally irresponsible and who shoe horses at the nation's
warned that a ban on union .shop harness tracks. Tiie union's pres
provisions would "reverse years of ent membership is about 300.
real progress in labor-management
4
4
4
relations" ... A Royal Canadian
A Gallon, Ohio, company which
Mounted policeman was caught said it.would fire any employee
posing as a press photographer at who wore bowling shirts with the
a meeting addressed by Prime initials "U.\W" (for United Auto
Minister Diefenbaker of Canada. Workers) was held guilty of an un
He was' taking pictures of union fair labor practice by the National
men passing out leaflets to get the Labor Relations Board . . . An iron
unemployment problem before the workers strike by Cleveland Local
people.
17 ended when a contract formula
4. 4 4
was reached to provide an "adverse
The
Amalgamated
Clothing weather expense allowance" of $5
Workers and the International whenever a man turns up for work
Glove Workers, both AFL-CIO in and is sent home due to bad
ternational unions, have merged. weather.
�SEAFARERS
Page Eight
Seatrain Back, Ends
RR Haul To Africa
The Seatrain New York arrived back in the States this
month following a special offshore run to Africa. The voyage
marked the first time a Seatrain vessel has been overseas
since an epic war-time trip to"*
North Africa in 1942 to de that the 13-day trip to Liberia
"went smoothly and without a
liver a load of tanks for the hitch." Upon arrival, the _New
8th Army.
On the latest run, the New York
carried 207 different pieces of roll
ing stock plus 100 tons of rail and
track for construction of two small,
complete railroad systems. A spe
cial stacking system was devised to
carry the cargo on deck and in her
holds.
A company spokesman reported
(Ed. note: The iollowing ac
count is another in a series which
will appear in the LOG on Sea
farers who serve as ship or de
partment delegates. Future issues
will carry interviews from other
SIU vessels.)
James Hale, fireman, and
formerly
ship's
delegate
aboard the Orion Star
(Colonial), typifies the new breed
of Seafarer now sailing with the
filU.
He's young, 32 years old, and has
been sailing with the SIU for ten
years now. He likes to sail and, al
though he feels he could find work
ashore if he had to, he's not too
keen on the idea. Each man has
a job to do aboard ship and
shouldn't run away from responsi
bility.
Brother Hale was born and
raised in Portland, Oregon. He is
married, and he
and his wife, Lu
cille, now make
their home in
Los Angeles. "I
don't mind re
sponsibility," he
says. "Some guys
turn the other
way when they're
faced with It."
Hole
He
apparently
practices what he preaches, and
has served as black gang delegate
on a number of ships. His dele
gate's job aboard the Orion Star
was his first trick as a ship's dele
gate.
'"This was a real happy crew,"
Hale reported. "There was plenty
of discussion at the meetings, and
that's a fine thing. But we didn't
have any loudmouths or rough
necks sounding off just to hear
themselves talk.
"The only beefs we had were
minor ones," he continued, "but
when they came up, I tried to get
them out of the way as soon as
possible. I didn't want them devel
oping into anyttiing really big.
That's the best way to l^ndle these
things.
When the ship paid off in New
York, Hale met with the Union
patrolman and reported the minor
Items he thought should be done
before the next crew came aboard.
"1 won't be on the ship, he noted,
"but I don't want the new guys
coming aboard with ready-made
beefs waiting for them."
Dceemhw, 1961
LOG
OUESTION; Radioactive fallout from recent Russian A-bomb
tests in the atmosphere teems to be drifting into various shipping
routes. Is this likely to make you think twice about sailing into
these areas?
John Liston, AB: Maybe 1 have
Juan M. Cjollazo, chief cook: I'll
a fatalistic atti
go anywhere the
tude but, if you're
ship sails. The
going to die,
danger of fallout
is relatively un
that's it. You can
get bit with fall
important as com
out
even
on
pared
to
the
shore, so why
other things that
should 1 have any
can happen to a
more worry while
ship at sea. What
at sea. Wherever
I am concerned
the ship goes, I
about is my fam
ily ashore. I think the Government go. That's my job.
should provide some protection
%
%
%
for the people living in cities.
J.
L.
Gomez,
bosun:
As long as
4 t 4"
Earl Cronsell, AB: I sailed during I'm in the indus
try, and I've been
the last war afid
a seaman for a
1 don't think that
good many years,
fallout will pre
I'll sail wherever
sent any more of
the ship is sched
a hazard than the
uled to go. I'm
kind I faced then.
more concerned
I'm more worried
for my family
about my family
ashore. I think
back home. After
the Government
all, they can't
should provide some protection for
move once the
fallout starts coming down. At sea them the same way England did
for its people during World War 11.
we can.
York was discharged by a heavy
duty floating derrick which lifted
the heavy cargo off. The SIU
crew manned the winches for
other items.
Ore Deposits
The rails, trade and rolling
stock, including a dozen locomo
tives, will be used to develop one
of the world's richest iron ore de
posits in Liberia. The project is a
joint effort of the Liberian govern
ment and Swedish and United
States interests. Two separate rail
trunk lines will be built, one lead
ing from a new ocean port at Bu
chanan, Liberia, to link up with a
remote inland area where rich ore
deposits lay.
The discharging operation ran
into a few snags now and then, ac
cording to the company. "The
ship had to be turned around a
couple of times," it was reported,
"to allow the derrick to get at all
4i
4i
sides of her and, on a few occa
Nicholas
Bechulivanis,
ABi 1
sions, the derrick bumped a little
think there is
harder than it should have. As a
some danger and
result, some minor damage to the
would hesitate to
ship resulted."
ship out if there
Despite the damage, the special
is too much fall
voyage was a coup for Seatrain,
out. Right now
since it involved a record $2 mil
I'm
concerned
lion railroad shipment. The ship
for my family on
was also able to load, deliver and
shore. The Gov
discharge in record time because
of her specialized construction.
ernment seems to
have money for
On the 15-day return run, the
New York headed to New Orleans, everything else. 1 think something
and picked up her regular coast ought to be provided for people
ashore.
wise operation again.
Union* Mas
Cable Address
Seafarers overseas who want
to get in touch with headquar
ters in a hurry can do so by
cabling the Union at its cable
address, SEAFARERS NEW
YORK.
Use of this address will assure
speedy transmission on all mes
sages and faster service for the
men involved.
US Tax Bite
Up $6 More
On January 1
WASHINGTON—Seafarers will
And Social Security taking a slight
ly larger, bite from payoffs sterting January 1st.
New rates which take effect in
1962 will cost Seafarers $150 on
the first $4,800 they earn. This is
more than the $144 now de
ducted for Social Security.
The rate change is an increase
from three to three and one-eighth
percent. The increased deductions
will be applied to wages paid on
or after January 1st, ;Bven if the
money was earned before then,
the Social Security Administration
points out.
That means, for example, that
if e ship sailed on November I
but does not pay off until after
January 1st, the new higher rates
will be applied to the full payoff.
As in past years, if a Seafarer pays
more than the maximum required
in Social Security deductions dus
to work for more than one em
ployer, he can claim the overage
as "income tax withheld."
The 1962 Increase is the first
step in a gradually increasing rate
schedule. The present law calls
for a four-and-five-eighths percent
tax on the first $4,800 of salary by
1968 or a $232 Social Security de
duction.
The increased Social Security
deductions, which are matched by
the employer, will be used to pay
for increased Social Security bene
fits undel- legislation passed by
Congress last summer.
This provides for expanded dis
ability benefit insurance. Social
Security retirement coverage at
age 62, increased payments for
widows and faftillles and a general
increase in monthly benefits.
New Coastal Roll-On Ship
BOATMAN
IBU Rivers Drive Scores
17-0, Gains New Support
HOUSTON—Organizing by the Inland Boatmen's Union in
the nation's great Mississippi River system took a big step
forward when the union won a unanimous decision in a Na
tional Labor Relations Board-*
election among employees of ant, West -Virginia; Port Arthur,
the Inland River Company. Texas, and Tampa, Florida, to or
All 17 ballots cast in the voting
were solidly for the IBU.
Inland River, which employs 20
boatmen, now runs two boats, the
Inland Pilot and the Inland
Trader. The Pilot runs between
New Orleans and Florida and the
Trader works on the Mississippi
from St. Louis north.
The tally was conducted here
late last month following separate
votes earlier on each of the com
pany's boats. Hearings on the
Union's election petition were held
in October. Inland River is a sub
sidiary of Dixie Carriers, a com
pany based at Harvey, Louisiana,
which has been under IBU con
tract for some time.
Campaigning in several other
river's fleets at the s-ame time.
Union representatives expect
NLRB balloting procedures to be
underway shortly In a number of
areas.
Union halls have been opened
in St. LoulSj Missouri; Point Pleas
ganize workers on boats in the
Mississippi, Ohio River and intracoastal systems.
On* of two converted LSTs that began overnight roll-on
service between Baltimore and Norfolk this fall, the IBU-contracted Maryland Clipper takes on vehicles via loading ramp
In bow. The company, the Norfolk, Baltimore and Carolina
Line, has been operating other vessels for many years.
Norfolk Win Is IJth Straight
NORFOLK—The Inland Boatmen's Union has just scored its 11th straight election victory
in this area, winning at M. L. Hudgins & Son by margin of 14-2. The non-union company
employs some 24 marine workers on small tankers and tugs which transport oil to various
harbor outlets. The National-"
Labor Relations Board voting cesses with victories in the Curtis a successful conclusion in Novem
Bay, McAllister and GATCO fleets ber with the signing of a threer
was held recently.
Earlier, boosting its string of im
portant wins in the Hampton
Roads area, the IBU brought an
other tug fleet under its banner
with the signing of a contract cov
ering the R. K. Davis Transporta
tion Co.
The 30 tugmen who operate the
seven Davis boats from Newport
News bring the overali IBU mem
bership in the Norfolk area to 400.
Organizing campaigns earlier
this year scored important suc
where the IBU routed District 50
of the United Mine Workers.
Follow-up drives to organize
smaller non-union tug fleets were
won when the IBU was recognized
as bargaining agent for employees
of Capitol Transportation and
Marine Oil Service. The victory at
R. K. Davis came after employees
voted for IBU representation in an
NLRB election held in Septen\ber.
Contract negotiations between
the union and R. K. Davis came to
year agreement. It sets up wage
scales, working rules and job
security provisions In the sevenboat fleet.
The new pact provides for auto
matic wage increases during the
life of the contract. Another
major gain for Davis employees is
coverage under the Seafarers Wel
fare Plan completely financed
through company contributions.
The company also agreed to a dues
check-off provision.
�December, 19(1
SEAFARERS
LOG
Pacre Nlii|
Thanksgiving of the Sill
Traditionally, the SIU
has extended an invita
tion to its family to join
together in marking the
holiday that comes
around on the fourth
Thursday of November.
This year was no excep
tion in every SIU city.
Once again last month,
it was time to pass the
drumstick and cranberry
sauce at SIU halls in all
ports for Seafarers, their
families and friends. For
all hands, the belt-pop
ping meal Included tur
key and all th^trimmings
as everyone shared in the
traditional Thanksgiving
table fare.
The photographs on
this page do not represent
all SIU ports, although
dinners were held in
every case.
Pictured
here are scenes from the
affairs in New Orleans,
Houston and New York.
Fruit table (left) gets a
careful inspection from
Robert and William Ranew,
sons of Irvin Ranew, 2nd
cook. Above, Harry L.
Toal and family, with Carl
W. Grages, engine depart
ment, and his wife and chil
dren, enjoy dinner to
gether.
Seafarers, families and guests jam New Orleans hall for
holiday dinner. That turkey mi:st have been good. Scenes
at right and directly below are all from New Orleans.
Here (l-r) are B. Rydlander, AB; L.
Gotherd, OS; R. Viloria, B. O'Conner, steward; Mrs. O'Conner; G.
McCarter, SUP.
Over 600 diners sampled the holiday tare at the turkey day
gathering'in the New York hall. The staff here and in other
•ports really turned to on providing the tiaditional menu
and all the trimmings for tne Thanksgiving diners.
Angel M. Ortiz, oiler, and his fatbily get together for Thanksgiving.
Ortiz just came off the Margaret
Brown for the affair.-
It's dinner
Mrs. Lloyd
guests are
ston is at
for six at this table .as
"Johnny" Johnston and
on camera here. John
sea on the Del Mar.
A big SIU family made the dinner at Houston,
as the wife and seven children of Seafarer William
Sehoffer gathered 'round the table. Mrs. Ray Queen
and her son are at rear, center.
�5 £00
Pace Tn
•. INl
Cara Sea Pays A Call To Baltimore
Courts Reject Ban
On Runaway Pickets
MONTREAL—Shipowner attempts to force a halt to pick
eting by unemployed Canadian seamen against the runawayflag Wheat King have been rebuffed in court again. A motorship owned by Island Ship--*
ping of Bermuda, the vessel a temporary injunction against the
was originally manned by pickets, and the Wheat King sailed
All's well on fhe Cara Sea, in Baltimore,
(above, l-r), as Seafarers W. Tayfor, J.
Bereczky and C. Ellen, enjoy some chow and
conversation. Right, gangway watchman
E. Broadus- (center) welcomes A. Severe
and T. Frazier aboard.
partially loaded.
SIU of Canada seamen.
However, a court hearing in Hal
Crewmembers were locked out
ifax
ended with a ruling against
this fall after they protested sub
continuation
of the temporary re
standard conditions. The com
straining
order.
It is expected that
pany, a subsidiary of the Canadian
Canadian
seamen
will be able to
and American-owned Norris Grain
picket
the
vessel
if
it reaches Hal
Company, then hired non-union
ifax
again.
aliens and shipjumpers to man the
A picketline also met the ship
vessel.
Commending the SIU's dong fight to insure freedom of the seas,' the American Trade
at
Three Rivers, Quebec, after it
It has since been picketed by
Union Council of the National Committee for Labor Israel (Histadrut) has urged the US and unemployed
left
Halifax, and the operators
seamen at several
the United Nations to renew efforts to have the Suez Canal opened to ^11 shipping.
Great Lakes porta in Canada and again tried to secure a court order
against picketing. The judge, how
The council charged that^
the US.
ever, granted only a temporary
the United Arab Republic, in for everyone, everywhere," it de April, 1960, when Seafarers and
In November, the Wheal King injunction with notice being pro
members of the International docked at Halifax, NS, and was
continuing to ban Israeli ship clared.
vided to the pickets. Later, when
A resolution adopted by the Longshoremen's Association pick again met by pickets who tied up representatives of unemployed
ping from the canal and blacklist
ing ships of other nations which council commended the "unequiv eted the Egyptian-flag SS Cleopa the vessel. The company secured Canadian seamen testified at a
trade with Israel, was violating ocal stand of American maritime tra in New York Harbor. The un
hearing, the Three Rivers court
traditional maritime law and "its workers" in seeking to maintain ions protested mistreatment of
also
refused to issue a permanent
own solemn commitments" to the freedom of navigation for all ship seamen and loss of job opportuni
restraining order.
ties due to the UAR blacklist.
principle of freedom of navigation. ping through the Suez.
The picketline delayed the
"Discrimination
against
the
An earlier blow for freedom of
The SIU's fight to protect the
Wheat
King at Three Rivers for
shipping rights of any nation is a jobs and rights of American sea navigation was struck by an SIU
more
than
a week, and the vessel
threat to the freedom of the- seas men were brought-to the fore in ship in April, 1957, shortly after
sailed
only
when its non-union
the Suez War, when the SIUcrew did the work of longshore
manned Kern Hills pulled into
men who had honored the picketElath, Israel, at the head of the
OTTAWA—No reply by Great line.
Gulf of Aqaba. The tanker was Britain is reported to Canada's
Canadian seamen are pledged
the first ocean-going vessel to pass notification of plans to limit do
into the Gulf to deliver cargo to mestic shipping on the Great to continue action against tha
Wheat King and other runawayIsrael.
Lakes to Canadian-flag vessels.
flag
ships throughout Canada as
Imposition of the blackli.st
At the time of the original an part of a broad drive to protest
Joe Aigina, Safety Director
against the Kern Hills led to a nouncement in May, the move was
cut-rate operations.
renaming of the vessel and touched hailed by the SIU of Canada and
off a series-of incidents as addi the SIUNA as a much-needed step
There was a time when a man who'd talk safety would be classed tional US vessels and ships of to aid the hard-hit Canadian-flag
as a "beefer" or troublemaker among the crew. He's reckoned as an other flags were barred from Suez industry. Canada acted under pro
asset today when he makes a .suggestion, either good or bad. He's for doing business with Israel. visions of the British Common
The Cleopatra action followed last wealth merchant shipping agree
thinking about safety and that's really half the battle.
There was a question on some of the container ships, for example. year and continued until the State ment.
A turnbuckle device was being used to secure the erane and make it fast, Department pledged to seek an
Unless there Is unanimous ap- j
but the crew had only a small place to stand on in order to get it end to blacklisting.
proval on the part of the 11 signa
done. Working on one leg without a proper platform, a couple of
tories of the Commonwealth
VANCOUVEE — Seafarers in
men had taken bad spills trying to do this job. It's a six to eight foot
agreement, Canada will be forced
this West Coast port have volun
Book Review:
fall down to a hard deck.
to go along with the clause which
Needless to say, this kind of accident is avoidable when there's a
requires a year's notice to be teered their services in maintain
ing an historic vessel in the Van
proper, railed platform to work from. It took a while to get this
given before any change can be
couver Maritime Museum.
done, but that's what we have now. A fixed platform and a 42-inchmade. At the present time, ap
The SIU has pledged to take
proval doesn't seem to be forth
high railing is being tried out on these ships and we haven't heard
care
of the maintenance and gen
coming.
about an accident since then. No complaints either.
eral
upkeep of the Royal Cana
Canadian government spokes
On another type of vessel, with containers as deck cargo, a narrow
A two-ctiapier portrait of An men note that an amendment to dian Mounted Police vessel St.
space between the stack of containers and the bulkhead was mostly
Roch. Donated to the Vancouver
taken up by a large vent. The men had to crawl under the overhanging drew Furuseth, one of the pio the Canada Shipping Act will also museum by the Mounties, the ves
neers
of
the
maritime
labor
move
have
to
be
made,
with
the
result
vent in order to go forward and usually got a bump on the head while
sel was the first to circumnavigate
they were at it. This kind of boobytrap had to go, providing we didn't ment, highlights "Shanghaiing that the restriction move would North America and was the first
Days,"
a
new
book
by
author-lec
be
delayed
still
further.
cut down on the ship's payload at the same time. The solution was
The ban, affecting transport to run between Halifax and Van
to cut down the size of the vent so that everybody could walk around turer Richard H. Dillon of San
Francisco.
along
the inland route, will apply couver through the Northwest
right side up without getting bruised.
The
.350-page
volume
should
to ports within the Great Lakes Passage.
All the suggestions and recommendations regarding shipboard con
The ship had been allowed to
provide
some
exciting,
interesting
and along the St. Lawrence. It
ditions don't i-equire the same kind of effort. Very often, an extra
deteriorate
but the SIU
and
informative
reading
for
Sea
would be similar in nature to US membership lately,
coat of non-skid paint, a brighter light bulb in a dark corner or just
here Intends to
farers
interested
in
what
things
rules restricting its domestic
careful housekeeping make the difference. Plain common sense is im
were like when ships were run trades to US-flag vessels. By limit change this situation. Canadian
portant too.
seafarers pledged to get the ves
Over the years, it's been the responsibility of SIU operators to main under sail, with a belaying pin ing this trade only to Canada-flag sel in topnotch shape by rerigging,
and
a
cat-o-nine
tails
as
auxiliary
ships,
the
move
is
expected
to
sub
tain their vessels in a safe working condition within reasonable, rec
power. Steam was just beginning stantially increase job oppor repainting and overhauling her
ognized standards. In the same way, the Union has had the responsi
gear and equipment. / The volun
to boil over onto the sea lanes tunities for Canadian seamen.
bility of indoctrinating Seafarers in safe working practices and to seek at the time.
teer effort amounts to some two
their full cooperation in the aims of our joint, program with the ship
thousand man-hours of work.
Dillon paints a grTm picturfe of
owners.
Canadian Seafarers, members
It has been suggested that busi
the American merchant marine in
At this point, five years since the program began, we can't say we've the last quarter of the nineteenth
the SIU of Canada, ness firms in the city donate mate
eliminated shipboard accidents period. We never expected we or any century. Seamen were exploited
are a lital clement In the mari rial and finance the cost of struc
one else could do that. We'll always have accidents to contend with. in wholesale fashion and whole
time picture generally and in
tural repairs to the vessel.
The unpredictable is what makes an accident, whether it affects sail crews jumped ship when a vessel
the SIU family of unions. They
ors aboai-d ship or the man who slips and falls in his bathtub at home. hit port to avoid further brutali man ships under tiie Canadian
What we have done through the joint program is spotlight the causes ties. The book includes a detailed
flag across-the-board—deep sea
of accidents, bring them out in the open and cut down on hazards description of shanghaiing methods
off the Atlantic Coast, on the
wherever possible.
Great Lakes and the Seaway.
used to pad out short crews.
The program hasn't been used to whip anybody or try to take away
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Laud SlU Blacklist Fight
Lake Ship
Aid Stalled
Progress Can Be Made On Safety
SIU 'Polices'
Police Boat
Furuseth Role
Highlight Of
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'Now Is The Time For All Good Men,..'
Xiegrislative
Department
MARITIME STATISTICS. MA has announced that as of November
1, 1961, there were 926 vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over in the
active oceangoing US merchant fleet. This is 23 more than the num
ber active a month earlier. There were 32 Government-owned and
894 privately-owned ships in active service. Figures also showed an
increase of 24 active vessels and a decrease of 27 Inactive vessels in
the privately-owned fleet. One freighter, Meteor, and a tanker. Little
John were transferred back to US from foreign flag. Five freighters,
the Valiant Faith, Hawaiian Logger, Gulfwater, Eldermere and Sea
Mist, were sold foreign. The total privately-owned fleet decreased by
3 to 977. Of 83 privately-owned inactive vessels, one combination ship,
8 freighters, and 4 tankers were undergoing repair, conversion or
reactivation. The total of large merchant ships on order or under con
struction in US shipyards decreased by 5 to 74.
SUBSIDY. Judge Alexander Holtzoff of the US District Court for
the District of Columbia has ruled that a finding of the Maritime
Subsidy Board that no affiliation exists between a domestic steamship
operator and Waterman Steamship Corporation, the latter an appli
cant for operating-differential subsidy, is not subject to an adminis
trative hearing but is a question which the Court will review on trial.
The Judge said that on reaching a determination on domestic affilia
tion, the Maritime Subsidy Board may not transcend the limitations
of the statute. In order to reach such a determination. Judge Holt
zoff stated, the Court has the duty of reviewing questions of fact. The
case stems from an action brought by Bull seeking to enjoin the ex
ecution of an operating-differential subsidy contract between Water
man and the Maritime Administration, and to enjoin Waterman from
taking steps to eliminate all relationship between itself and domestic
carriers which operate in competition with Bull.
A strong American merchant marine, capa
ble of fulfilling its role as an integral part of
the total US transportation industry, and as
an instrument of national policy, is an
absolute necessity. Certainly no one with the
Interests of this nation at heart could ques
tion the validity of this statement.
Yet today the US-flag fleet has been allowed
to dwindle to a point described by maritime
observers as constituting "a national dis
aster." At the end of World War II, the num
ber of our merchant ships—and our capacity
to build them—was greater than in all the
rest of the world combined. Now we rank
fourth as a maritime nation, behind Great
Britain, Norway and Liberia. In shipbuilding,
we rank tenth among the nations of the
world.
Our ships carry only a tiny fraction of the
Imported commodities essential to our pros
perity and national defense and perhaps ten
percent of our total foreign commerce. USflag vessels handle only about 20 percent of
our outbound foreign aid cargo, and this
despite a Cargo Preference Act requiring at
least half these cargoes to be carried in Amer
ican bottoms.
Throughout the period since the war, a
number of Government agencies have pur
sued policies largely responsible for the de
terioration of our fleet, beginning with the
approval of wholesale ship transfers to run
away registries and other flags. We need only
cite the failure to enforce the Cargo Prefer
ence Act, the acceptance of the unrealistic
"effective control" theory advanced by the
Defense Department and the State and Agri
culture Departments' overseas arrangements
which sacrifice the US merchant marine as a
matter of diplomatic expendiency.
Nor has the political complexion of the Ad
ministration in Washington ever significantly
altered the general course of Government
policy with respect to the merchant fleet.
Consequently, those concerned with mari
time were heartened by the ray of hope ,
Implicit in the new Administration's recogni
tion of the industry's problems. At the recent
Maritime Trades Department convention.
Government spokesmen acknowledged the
need for an adequate US-flag fleet and the
fact that we should not depend, in these times
at least, even upon our allies to serve this
nation's maritime transport needs.
Still, as the MTD's officers pointed out, the
industry can judge the Administration's in
tentions only by' its performance to date.
While we have had the Administration's pro
fessions of concern about maritime and US
dependence on the merchant fleet for reasons
of security and the national economy, these
statements do not square with the record.
Right now, instead of aiding the industry,
the Commerce Department, which has critical
influence over its future course, has been
guilty of policies further endangering US
maritime development.
If the Administration sincerely desires to
insure a merchant fleet that can meet the na
tion's needs—and we believe it has a re
sponsibility to do so—this is a time for action,
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MSTS-A Hot Issue
The completion of the Military Sea "Trans
portation Service's 12th year of operation
finds it becoming a hot issue due to a number
of its practices and policies. As an agency
engaged in the transport of troops, the MSTS
can perform a useful function.
Over the years, however, the agency has
become increasingly involved in other areas
that affect the over-all stability and welfare
of the privately-owned merchant marine.
More and more, MSTS has been stifling and
competing directly with private shipping,
contrary to the principle of free enterprise.
One of the big question marks about MSTS
also arises out of the fact that it's involved in
awarding cargoes and that it often serves as
a stepping stone to top management jobs
right in the industry. Perhaps now is the
occasion for a good hard look into the opera
tions of this agency.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. MA has announced the com
pletion -of fuel loading on the NS Savannah. A core of uranium-bear
ing fuel elements containing enough latent energy to power the
world's first nuclear cargo-passenger ship for SVz years without re
fueling was assembled inside the vessel's reactor. The reactor will be
put through zero and low power tests and will be brought to 10 per
cent of power at Camden. New Jersey. Reports on operations will then
be filed with and reviewed by the AEC. The Savannah will then be
moved to Yorktown, Virginia, under auxiliary steam for full power
reactor operation and for initial sea trials. Upon successful completion
of these trials the ship will be delivered to the Government.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. The Luckenbach Steam
ship Company has told the ICC that the ship line was denied a fair
hearing in a case involving a transcontinental canned goods rail rate
reduction, which the water carrier claims contributed to its demise
from the intercoastal trade. Luckenbach asserts that Uie rail rate re
duction, effected in 1958, was an unlawful attempt by allegedly collud
ing Eastern and Western railroads to drive it out of business. The
railroads claim that the reduction was brought about at the insistence
of West Coast carriers. Luckenbach has taken issue with the exam
iner's report, arguing that although the ICC granted it a "discovery"
order, the right to examine the railroad's books and records for pos
sible incriminating evidence, the grant was too late and the evidence
too little. Luckenbach accused the examiner of being "unsophisti
cated" by "buying the railroad witnesses' euphemisms 100 per cent."
The company asked the ICC to overrule the examiner and restore the
balance of interests between transcontinental railroads and inter
coastal water carriers.
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. During October the NLRB
Issued decisions in more contested unfair labor practice cases than in
any other month of its 26-year history. Eighty-two cases involving dis
putes over the facts or the application of the law went to decisions by
the five-member board, or by three-man panels of the board. As of
November 1, 402 unfair practice cases in both the contested and stipu
lated classifications were awaiting the board's decision in various
stages of consideration. The Board has been able to reduce its back
log of representation election cases to 148 from a peak backlog of 695
on May 1. This has occurred as a result of the Board's delegation of
decision-making powders to NLRB Regional Directors in certain cases.
A year ago 90 days were required to proceed from the filing of an
election case petition to issuance of a decision and direction of elec
tion. The average is now 44 days . . . From July, 1960 to June 30, lg61,
approximately 73 percent of ali elections conducted by the NLRB were
as a result of voluntary agreements between labor and management
to proceed to an immediate election, without recourse to the inter
mediate steps of a hearing and formal decision. In fiscal year 1961
there were 6,613 elections conducted.
LONGSHORE SAFETY. The Department of Labor has announced
the amendment of safety and health regulations with a view to re
ducing hazards in the longshore industry. The amendments seek to
strengthen testing requirements to insure adequate ventilation in the
holds of vessels, revise specifications for testing special stevedore
gear, and set up new requirements for guarding mechanically-powered
vehicles aboard ve.ssels. posting weights on cargo containers, and
grounding portable blowers.
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Dceeaber, ust
The growth of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades
Department was physically apparent at* the 4th
biennial convention held December 4-6. Dele
gates representing 29 international unions and
32 maritime port councils throughout the United
States, Puerto Rico and Canada came together
to deal with-issues affecting the welfare of work
ers in maritime and allied industries. Out of the
convention—with top representatives of Gov
ernment, industry and labor present—came a
program designed to build a strong maritime in
dustry and strengthen the job security of over
400,000 trade union workers whose livelihood
depends on aggressive development of mari
time. On these pages are photos of some of
the 150 delegates and their invited guests from
Government, industry and the AFL-CIO who
addressed them.
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MTD vice-president Jack McDonald, Steve Leslie,
Richard Nolan, Jay Turner and^Gene Reardon headed
up delegation representing Operating Engineers.
Carpenters secretary R. Livingston presents
union-made gavel to MTD president Hall. A.
Young, Boilermakers, offers report,^
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Delegates heard represenfaHves
AFL-CIO discuss motters of
important concern to the Annerican worker and his family. In
photos at right are AFL-CIO
President George Meany and
AFL-CIO department heads as
[hey addressed the convention.
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AFL-CIO president George Ivleany discussed
major Issues facino the labor movement today.
MTD meet preceded AFL-CIO sessions.
Building & Construction Trades president Neil Haggerty (left), Union
Label Trades secretary Joseph Lewis offer fraternal greetings. Social
Security director NeUon Cruihshanic (right) reported on proposals.
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nvolved in maritime affairs,
hown at right, explained the
jolicies of their departments
md the Administration itself,
rhe convention called on Gov
ernment for positive action in
iupport of maritime.
At top, David Cole, former US Conciliation Service director, and
Donald Geoffrion, Navy Department. Above, Hyman Bookbinder, Com
merce Departmenti Donald Alexander, new Maritime Administrator.
ads of major maritime Indusgroups, in photos ^t the
ht, presented their views of
> problems confronting the
ritime industry. They cited
' major steps which must be
en to expand the industry in
) interests of all concerned.
Great Lakes operator Troy Browning, new
president of the Propeller Club, urged more
joint action In maritime.
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US Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg re
ported on program of his department, dis
cussed bargaining issues affecting maritime.
Domestic and offshore shipping Issues were cited by John Weller, presi
dent, Seatrain (left); Max Harrison, president, American Maritime As
sociation; Ralph Casey, president^ American Merchant Marine Institute.
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Food Unions Launth New Dept.
BAL HARBOUR, Fla.—SIUNA representatives assisted in the launching of a brandnew AFL-CIO trade union organization here early this month. The occasion was the found
ing convention of the Food and Beverage Trades Department. Nine separate AFL-CIO af
filiates, including the SIUNA,•
are charter members of the tion of its membership engaged Retail, Wholesale tc Department
in food and beverage trades. The Store Workers; Russell Lasley.
new department.
Patterned after other, long- local councils will pay yearly dues Packinghouse Workers; James A
Suffridge, Retail Clerks; Mort
established union groupings with of $25.
The department's vice-presi Brandenburg, Distillery Workers;
in the Federation, such as the
Maritime Trades, Building Trades dents and the unions they repre Harold A. Schneider, Grain Mil
and Metal Trades, the Food and sent, in addition to Paul Haii and lers, and Cliarles Paulsen, Hotel &
Beverage Trades Department rep the SIUNA, are: Max Greenberg, Restaurant Workers.
resents some 800,000 workers en
gaged In the manufacture, process
ing, sale and distribution of food
and beverage products.
Participation by the SIUNA cov
ers the entire membership of its
Pacific District affiliate, the Ma
rine Cooks & Stewards (MCS), as
By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS
well as steward and culinary de
partment members, fishermen and
fish cannery workers on all coasts.
Approximately a third of the
Some of the country's largest stores and manufacturers use exagSIUNA's 80,000-plus membership -gerated list prices to try to convince you that they are offering tre
is involved. It is the only mari mendous values when they sell below "list." Sometimes the cut prices
time union organization in the new do represent good values, but nothing like the savings claimed.
group.
In reality, not many retailers charge full list price any more. The
Established to coordinate activ "list prices" do have some usefulness to us consumers in identifying
ities of member international un models so we can compare actual prices in various stores. But you can
ions within the overall food indus get seriously fooled if you believe the list price is the actual going price.
try, the department, in its constitu There even are some instances in which manufacturers deliberately set
tion, lists the safeguarding and their list prices higher than normal, so that all retailers—even the
protection of consumer interests as most expensive one—can claim to offer you a cut price.
one of its chief aims.
This practice is notorious in the watch, jewelry and luggage busi
Harry R. Pooie, executive vice- nesses, and also frequently occurs in the sale of mattresses, electric
president of the Amalgamated
broilers, rotisseries and percolators.
Meat Cutters, was elected presi
One of the most revealing recent Federal Trade Commission hear
dent of the department by the 55
ings
examined claims made by the S. Klein discount department stores
delegates at the convention, Danlei E. Conway, president of the in the New York-New Jersey area.
Klein's had advertised "aluminum and frosted glass tub enclosures"
American Bakery & Confectionary
Workers, was chosen secretary- for $39.95 plus $10 for installation, and claimed they were "$89.95
value." But other dealers testified that the bathtub enclosures usually
treasurer.
The new AFL-CIO unit will sold for $60 to $70 including installation. Thus Klein's price of about
function through local food and $50 with installation was good value, offering a legitimate saving of
beverage union councils to be set of $10-$20, but nothing like the claimed $40 saving.
We have no wish to pick on Klein's, which has many good values.
up in major cities for the coordina
tion of area-wide activities. Fi But additional information developed at other hearings can be useful
nances will be provided by a per to you in knowing how to evaluate sale ads. In another case, Klein's
capita arrangement calling for one advertised 15-cup percolators and electric skillets at $8 and claimed
cent per member per month to be they had "list prices" of $25 and $20 respectively. But testimony in
paid by each affiliate for the por dicated that the two appliances often were sold by other discount
chains like Korvette, Master's and Davega, for $8 to $12. In this case
it was the manufacturer—^Merit Enterprises—who claimed the percola
tor had a $25 list price. Although Klein's sale price again was a good
value, the list price was wildly exaggerated, with both the manufac
turer and "the store responsible.
One of the most exaggerated instances of pre-ticketed prices involved
Rayex sunglasses. This manuracturer pre-ticketed its sunglasses with
a $4.95 price. But a wholealer testified that he bought the sunglasses
from Rayex for 75 cents, resold them to retailers for $1.20 and re
tailers generally sold then to the public for about $2.50. Thus even at
the so-called "reduced" prices these glasses obviously were overpriced.
In other recent cases, the manufacturers of Leeds luggage and bowl
ing
bags, Waltham and Helbros watches, and Son-Chief appliances were
The SlU-manned supertanker
Cities Service Norfolk has re charged wijh supplying retailers with exaggeratecT price tickets and/or
ceived a "Well Done" commenda printed material. Even when a retailer shows you a manufacturer's
tion from the US Coast Guard for price list or catalog to support his daim that he is giving you a bargain,
its support in the rescue of the you can't take ti:3 printed list for granted. A Ne>v Jersey jeweler tes
crew of the Hess Mariner which tified that Helbros watches tagged $62.50 actually cost him $17.50 and
sank in October off the. Florida were resold by him for $35.
Only house-to-house canvassers and credit jewelers testified that
coast.
Together with other ships in the they actually sold these watches for the full "list price." This itself
area, the Norfolk stood by to as should prove to families who buy from such canvassers and credit
sist while another tanker closer to stores how much extra they pay.
One of the most exaggerated Instances of prc-ticketed prices involved
the Hess Mariner steamed to the
sinking vessel and picked up all conspiracy between the Korvette discount chain and several famous
survivors. Although one man was men's shops in Beverly Hills and Palm Springs, California, and ten
hurt, no one was killed in the acci clothing manufacturers. The FTC found that Korvette made agree
ments with these men's shops to buy a small quantity of clothing from
dent.
The rescue operation was co them and also to buy other clothing right from the manufacturers with
ordinated by the Coast Guard's the labels of the California stores attached to the garments.
Korvette then advertised it was offering merchandise which had
AMVER (Atlantic Merchant Vessel
been stocked by these well-known men's shops, at reductions from
Report) system.
The 10,500-ton Hess Mariner their prices. The FTC charged that the "original prices" advertised
had an engine room explosion on by Korvette were fictitious since the California men's shop which per
its passage from Houston to Bos mitted the use of their labels never did stock or offer these garments
ton. Crewmembers were picked for sale.
Right now a hot area of exaggerated list prices is cameras and photo
up by the Texaco Nevada and the
injured man was treated by a doc equipment. The Federal Trade Commission is investigating retailers'
tor from the SS Brazil which had "list-price" claims for movie and other cameras.
You can learn three money-saving shopping principles from these
also turned to and assisted in the
cases:
rescue.
(1) Some "list prices," as shown in the example of the watches, are
In a commendation directed to
all the vessels which participated deliberately inflated to permit very high-cost sellers like canvassers to
in the rescue, the Coast (Juard get high markups, and these "pre-ticketed" and "catalog" prices are
said in part: "The backup support especially dangerous.
(2) Other list prices, while not deliberately inflated, nevertheless do
by . , . Cities Service Norfolk,
while perhaps not causing news not represent actual going prices, since most stores nowadays sell below
headlines, was nevertheless an im the li.st.
(3) The 6nly real protection you have is to compare prices among
portant factor, in keeping with
sound damage control procedure. several retailers, since prices vary even among low-cost sellers, as ob
Such teamwork is extremely grati- served in the case of the luggage, percolators and broilers. Too, even
f.ving. 'Well Done' to all con when a store exaggerates the list price, it may still be offering you a
good value, as in the case of the bathtub enclosures.
cerned."
UIW Shop Produces For Defense
DonH Be Fooled By Puffed-Up Claims
CS Norfolk
Lauded For
Rescue Aid
One of almost 100 UIW members at Schaevltz Engineering,
Camden, NJ, which turns out parts used by America's missile
men, wireman Horence Benedict is pictured soldering a con
nection for an accelerator. The pressure this machine gen
erates tests parts which must hold up during rocket launchings and are very complex to handle.
New Oil Contract Fuels
UIW Shop, Member Gains
Over 1,300 members have been added to the United Indus
trial Workers during the' past year, contributing added
strength to the SIU. Aggressive organizing campaigns by
the UIW in the Atlantic and"^
Gulf areas have brought the Fiore Bros, and Salmirs Oil, con
benefits of union representa spired with "independent" Amal
tion to employees of more than
two dozen companies which a year
ago were non-union.
The membership Increases were
across the board, covering all areas
where the union has been active
in unorganized shops.
A key sector of the UIW organ
izing campaign, the Staten Island
oil distribution industry, was the
scene of a significant victory in
November.
.The UIW and the Staten Island
Petroleum Company (Sipco), larg
est fuel distributor in New York's
borough of Richmond, signed a
first contract which brings the
best working conditions and wages
in the industry to emrployees. The
pact is the first signed by a bona
fide labor union with any oil com
pany on the island and is expected
to set the • pattern.
A second victory on Staten Is
land, scored when employees of
Richmond Burner Co. voted for
UIW representation earlier this
fall, was clinched last month when
the National Labor Relations
Board certified the UIW as bar
gaining agent for Richmond Burn
er employees. .
Moving ahead on another front
in the battle to organize Staten
Island oil companies, UIW repre
sentatives attended NLRB hear
ings In New York investigating
Union charges that two companies,
gamated Local 355 to block the
legitimate desires of employees to
join the UIW.
Local 355, expelled from the
AFL-CfO for signing backdoor
sweetheart agreements with em
ployers, has suffered several de
feats at the hands of the SIU, in
cluding Sipco and Jay Kay Metals
in Long Island City, NY, Jay Kay's
600 workers joined the UIW last
year after a long campaign which
involved ousting Local 355 from
the shop.
Yard Pact
Tops Cult
HOUSTON — United Industrial
Worker members employed by
Southern Rigging Co. here have
won one of the highest wage scales
in the Gulf Coast area under the
contract signed for the first time
by the UIW and the company.
The ship rigging firm employs
17 persons who service ships in
Houston and other Gulf ports. The
agreement will run for two years
retroactive to July 31, 1961 and
provides that either side may re
open on wages after the first year.
UIW members at Southern Rig
ging won full welfare and pension
plan protection, plus unequaled
overtime rates in the new contract.
Double time will be paid for all
work over eight hours a day and
all holiday work.
The pact also provides for hour
ly wages to be paid while em
ployees are traveling, from one
port to the other plus a sub
sistence rate for food and meals
for employees working outside of
Houston. Under the new UIW
agreement Southern Rigging work
ers will be among the most secure
and best-paid workers in the whole
Gulf area.
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tuna In Eastern Pacific waters.
But In recent years the fleet had
run onto economic shoals as lowercost foreign fish undersold the lo
cal product. Clippers often lay
Idle at the dock for weeks at a
time, with fish in their holds, due
to the overloaded market.
Idleness of the boats was shared
by their unionized crews from the
•SIUNA-affillated Cannery Workers
and Fishermen's Union. Many men
left the boats to seek employment
ashore. Then came two simultane
ous developments which salvaged
the fleet from what seemed to be
possible disaster.
First was development of extratough, light-weight nylon seine
nets. Second was introduction of
the power block, a roller with a
self-contained and completely en
closed hydraulic motor. Block and
motor are fitted at the end of a
vessel's boom.
This meant that a huge seine
could be brought aboard through
the block mechanically, saving a
vast amount of manual labor and
enabling a ship to make many
more sets than were previously
possible. Boat owners realized
that these changes enabled them
to go in for the seihe method of
catching tuna—a method which
seemed to offer good possibilities
but which was economically un
feasible for big vessels hereto
fore.
First to try it was Capt. Lou
Brito with his clipper Southern
Pacific in 1958. The union-manned
Southern Pacific went out and
caught 220 tons of fish in 21 days.
This sparked a boom in conver
sions. Clippers went into the ship
yards as fast as the yards could
take them. It meant a big gamble
by owners, for each conversion
cost from $100,000 up. The huge
seines alone cost upwards of $35,000 and can cover an entire city
block.
in 8horter*trips, which means that
income-has gone up for both own
ers and crews. Diversion of some
Japanese tuna production to new
European and Japanese- markets
has helped to some exte>nt, too.
In addition, the new fortunes
of the tuna fleet have been helped
by scouting planes working out of
bases on the West Coast of Cen
tral America. These spotting
planes help to find fish,
saving
many hours of scouting by the
tuna boats. One plane will work
for a group of vessels, which share
the cost of hiring it.
Seining has also done away with
the time-consuming and expensive
chore of hunting and netting live
bait, a prerequisite for a tuna trip
when the boats fished with hooks
and poles.
Les Balinger, secretary-treasur
er of the Cannery Workers and
Fishermen's Union, says the union
now has 38 seiners under contract
and ten of the older style bait
boats. About 1,100 union fishermen
are employed at the present time.
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In the wheelhouse of the
Atlantic Fishermen's Unioncontracted scalloper Sea King
is mate Walter Jaggard, pho
tographed at New York's
Fulton fish market.
Alaska Union
Shifts Halls
SAN FRANCISCO —Sailors
Union of the Pacific officials wel
comed their fishermen
brothers
when offices of the Alaska Fisher
men's Union, an SIUNA. affiliate,
moved' into space at SUP halls
here and in Seattle.
The fishermen
voted to move
.after the old jointly-owned SUPAlaska Fishermen's Union hall on
Clay Street was sold to the San
Francisco Redevelopment Agency.
Union officials -said the move
would be both an organizational
and financial
aid for the two
SIUNA affiliates.
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Converted for lelne fishing, the Conte Bianco, a former
baitboat in the San Diego tuna fleet, has modern power blocic
(at end of boom) and big seine skiff on her stern.
FOUR MISHAPS-NO INJURIES
Three unrelated mishaps and one safe return marked SIU shipping during recent
weeks, all with no injuries reported. The Miami (Citie.s Service), Jean (Bull), Fanwood
(Sea-Land) and the Venore (Ore) each made the news on their own.
Empty at the time, the^
supertanker Miami collided I occurred aboard the Fanwood of Bermuda when it happened No
with the Liberian ore carrier while crossing a Columbia river vember 6 in the course of Hurri
Melvin H. Baker in fog on the
Delaware River and is now back in
service after replacing damaged
plates in a Mobile shipyard. Com
pany spokesman reported damage
to both ships was slight. There
were no injuries to either crew.
Trouble broke out on the Jean
when cargo came loose in the
North Atlantic's heavy seas. The
ahip was on MSTS charter, carry
ing army cargo from New York to
La Pallice, France, when the acci
dent occurred. Manhole covers
were ripped off mjln fuel tanks
and some damage was reported to
the number three hatch. The ship
came in to St. Johns, Newfound
land, for repairs and is already
back in service.
Another case of shifting cargo
bar. Due to a heavy roll, chains
holding a deck load of plywood
snapped and forced the vessel to
return to Astoria, Oregon, to right
the ramshackle load. When every
thing was squared away, the Fanwood left again for San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
Venore Returns Home
In separate action, following an
earlier report in the SEAFARER'S
LOG, the Venore returned home
to Baltimore with a full SIU crew
still aboard after 17 days at sea
without any power of its own. The
ship was enroute to New Orleans
to pick up a cargo of grain when
the propeller "made a big noise
and was gone."
The vessel was returning from
Spain and was about 600 miles east
Jf
CunardHints Small Queen
Suitable For Panama Use
LONDON—Cunard Steamship is now reported to be ex
ploring the idea or replacing the Queen Mary with a smaller
vessel that could be used for Pacific passenger service as well
as the Atlantic trade.
Two months ago, the com ests of the two concerns. The
pany turned down over $50 rumors of a corporate marriage
Seine Fishing Booms
Pacific Tuna Fleet
SAN DIEGO—Lightweight nylon nets, a mechanical de
vice called a "power block" for hauling nets aboard ship, and
airplanes for finding fish have caused a complete revolution
in the San Diego tuna fleet.
Traditionally, bait, hooks But the gamble has paid off.
and poles were used to catch The seiners have caught more fish
Fare FiftccH
LOG
cane "Hattie." Crewmembers re
ported the most difficult time as
the first 30 hours until the Coast
Guard tug Absecon arrived on the
scene and threw the disabled ship
a line.
However, on the third day under
tow, the Absecon had a minor ex
plosion and lost its own fire room,
which meant the loss of one en
gine. The crippled Absecon and
the powerless Venore thereafter
limped along toward Bermuda un
til met by a commercial tug 300
miles off the coast of Bermuda.
After the rendezvous, the Venore
was towed into Bermuda for re
fueling and then to Baltimore for
repairs, arriving a week later. All
hands remained aboard throughout
the incident
million in British government aid
and postponed building a new superliner to replace the aging
Queen Mary. In passing up the un
precedented government subsidy,
Cunard said it faced heavy loses
on the Atlantic liner service and
was reassessing the future of such
operations.
Possible construction of a small
er "Queen" suitable for two-ocean
service via the Panama Canal' is
hinted by the presence of a com
pany representative in Panama in
vestigating the size of ships able
to navigate the waterway.
Extension of Cunard service to
the Pacific is given additional
weight by reports that the com
pany plans a merger with P&O
Orient Lines, a leading British
shipping company now operating in
the area.
At the time Cunard announced
postponement of plans to build a
new superliner, it also denied hold
ing any mergqf talks with P&O,
citing the dissimilar trading inter
have continued, however, and now,
with a possible extension of
Cunard service into the Pacific, are
being circulated again.
Meanwhile, Cunard's attempt to
cash in on the increasingly-profit
able trans-Atlantic air service by
launching Cunard-Eagle Airways
has met a setback. Air travel is a
prime cause of the decline in the
Atlantic passenger liner trade.
When Cunard first received per
mission to begin this service next
May, the decision by the British
Air Transport Licensing Board was
appealed by British Overseas Air
ways on the ground that the com
petition would be injurious to
BOAC and could cause the com
pany to default on payments for
new jetliners it had ordered.
The BOAC appeal was upheld
by the Minister of Aviation and
Cunard-Eagle Airways will not bo
able to fly a North Atlantic route.
Cunard has not Indicated what it
plans to do with the two jets al
ready on order.
*) '
SIU FOOD and
Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director
Spices Can Be Useful 'Food Magic'
An Important parrof any well-stocked galley aboard ship is the spice
shelf. Often, just a pinch of "something" from one of the containers
on the spice shelf makes a meal a true culinary delight. There is no
mystery or secret in using spices. By keeping some simple facts In
mind, in time every cook can make spices work for him and make
meals livelier.
The word "spice" covers a multitude of dry, natural seasonings that
are the main flavorings used in cooking. Five different types of season
ings are included. These are spices, seeds, herbs, vegetable seasonings
and blends.
Spices are the part of plants that usually grow in the tropics. Seeds
are actually seeds or fruits of plants that grow either in tropical or
temperate zones. Herbs are always the leaves of temperate zone plants.
Vegetable seasonings are usually dehydrated, ground vegetables. Blends
are a mixtui-e of various spices, seeds, herbs and vegetable seasonings
used according to some time-honored formula. The manner in which
these different items are used generally determines both the taste and
the color of a dish.
While spices are primarily used to impart flavor to foods, some also
add color to the dishes being prepared. This extra factor can be used
to help dress up a meal. The flavor that is tiansfcrrcd to foods naturally
depends on the spice being used. Only certain spices, such as curry
or cayenne (curry is a blend, cayenne is a spice', actually are "hot."
Many other subtle and distinctive flavors can be added depending on the
spices used. Barbecue spice 'blend) has a piquant flavor with "smoke"
overtones; savory (herb) has a distinctive pleasant and mild flavor,
while fennel 'seed) has a sweet licorice flavor.
When a cook first starts out using spices, there may be a tendency
to use too much. This is based on the belief that the flavor will be
enhanced in direct proportion to the amount used. Actually the
desired flavor-tone comes about through delicate and restrained use
of spices and by letting one spice tone predominate. The best way to
gain a spice-touch is by becoming familiar with the different shades
of the spices.
By dissolving some spice in water for ten minutes and then tasting it,
you can get some Idea of its flavor. Sniffing the aroma and then com
paring this with the taste the spice gives when used in a recipe also
helps. It's all a matter of trial and error; however, the "experimenf*
should be tried out prior to -the actual meal. Too much spice or too
little can make the taste just as awful as if none at all were u.sed.
Spices, herbs and seeds, come in two forms, whole or ground;
vegetable seasonings come either in flake or powder form; blends are
always in powder form. One variety or another of all spices, herbs
and seeds can be added to soups, vegetables, meats, sauces, poultry
and fish. The number that can be used with appetizers, salads, dress
ings, eggs, cheeses, desserts and baked goods is more limited. Blends
and vegetable seasonings are generally used for specific dishes.
Although it's not a spice, Monosodium Glutanate is also included
on shipboard spice, stielves. This is a chenscal that has no taste of its
own but enhances the flavor of other foods and spices. Spice shelves
also include fniit flavor extracts which are used in cakes, desserts and
beverages. Each extract has a specific taste and is used to improve the
flavoring of fruit dishes.
(Comjncnts Ofld suppc.sHotis are invited by this Department and can
be submitted tc this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG J
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�Paffe Sixteen
SEAFARERS
Deeember, 19<1
LOG
South American Visitors
SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK
The following is the latest available list of S.eafarers in hospitals around the country:
A delegation of trade unionists from Ecuador visited SlU
headquarters on Pearl Harbor Day, December 7. Fittingly
enough, the photographer snapped them in front of the me
morial plaque listing Seafarers lost in World War II. The
visitors are in the US on a labor study mission.
Clinic, Surgeons Team
To Save Seafarer's Son
NEW ORLEANS—Thanks to the alert attention of the Sea
farers Welfare Plan Medical Department and the skill of
Tulane University Medical School surgeons, ySung Michael
Crawford is looking forward"^
to playing football next sea model patient and contributed a
son instead of the dim pros great deal on his own part to his
pect of a life of semi-invalidism,
or worse.
The 14-year-oId son of Seafarer
James P. Crawford is recuperat
ing at his Violet, La., home follow
ing a delicate open-heart operation
pereformed here last month at
Touro Infirmary.
"This probably was the most
dramatic case we have had at the
Seafarers Clinic in New Orleans,"
Dr. A. N. Houston, SIU medical
director here, stated.
Mike was brought to the SIU
clinic for an initial examination
early in October. He had been
turned down in a physical check
up of candidates for his school
football team because of a heart
murmur. He also had a history of
"blacking out" on occasions, which
were increasing in frequency.
Convinced of the seriousne.ss of
the youngster's condition after a
preliminary examination, SIU clin
ic medics referred him to one of
the consulting specialists' associ
ated with the SIU program for
further diagnosis. The need for an
operation was confirmed and Mi
chael's mother chose the Tulane
doctors to perform the complicated
surgery.
The operation was performed
by a five-man team of surgeons
"under total cardiopulmonary by
pass with moderate hypothermia."
In laymen's language, this means
Mike's heart was completely closed
off for 53 minutes. During this
time, blood was circulated through
his body by a mechanical heart
and his body temperature was re
duced to 88 degrees to minimize
the danger of hazardous physical
chemical reactions.
In addition, 14 pints of blood,
drawn from this port's blood bank,
were used during the operation,
which corrected a congenital de
ficiency of one of the main heart
valves,
"Young Mike was a brave and
recovery," Dr. Houston said. The
entire cost of the operation was
paid for by the SIU Welfard" Plan.
James Crawford has been a
member of the SIU since 1941,
joining In Mobile. He ships as a
bosun and was last on the Del
Sud (Mississippi).
John DriscoH's
Long TB Fight
Comes To End
Searfarer John Driscoll died
last month at his Brooklyn home
at the age of 52.
For Driscoll, It meant the end of
a long struggle with tuberculosis,
a disease which
had kept him
hospitalized for
fully 12 years
until last August
11.
Since 1949,
when he was
taken off a tank
er, the Cabins, In
Panama, Driscoll
Driscoll
had battled TB
with all the tools doctors could
find- -surgery, drugs, special treat
ments, even forcing Incite balls
("a little bigger than a ping pong
ball") into his rib cage.
By the time he was released last
summer from the Veterans Admin
istration's West Haven, Conn., hos
pital, surgery had made it impossi
ble for Driscoll to return to sea.
There was no SIU Welfare Plan
at all in 1040 when Driscoll was
drydocked but, when the Plan
went Into effect, he and other longterm patients were retroactively
covered. As a result, he received
SIU. benefits totalling $10,446.
Driscoll had been an SIU member
sailing in the engine department
since 1947.
During his long period of hos
pitalization, Including ten years at
the now-closed Manhattan Beach
USPHS facility, Driscoll helped
publish a newspaper for the pa
tients, "The Porthole," and served
for years as hospital delegate. He
is survived by his wife, Mary.
USPHS HOSPITAL
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Charles Noble
Frank Bane
Miiiiael Rirrnna
Enos OU
Truman .Patriquin
Arthur Botelko
Arthur Brown
Emmet Phelan
Kenneth Brown
Voldemar
G. Buscigiio
Gordon Plica
Thomas Riley
Dan Cherry, Jr.
Harold Rivera
Roscoe Conklin
Harry Rost
Henry Davis. Jr.
Herbert Shartzer
Edward Denchy
George Shifflett
Louis Firlie
Edgar Smith
Gorman Glaze
Wm. Strickland
James Helgoth
Joseph Stuntebeck
W. Holbrook, Jr.
Paul Huggins
Samuel Tate
Lawrence Tryon
Charles Kellogg
William Weise
Leon Lowe
Martin Yager
Oliver Myers
USPHS HOSPITAL
SAVANNAH. GEORGIA
Delaware Eldemire Clarence Murray
Thomas Jones
H. White
USPHS HOSPITAL
GALVESTON, TEXAS
Hans Peterson
F. A. Cuellar
C. M. Parker
G. A. J. Gedra
Jesse W. Puckett
Walton GiRlam
S. M. Plash
Biirl Haire
B. B. Pardo
H. F. Holmes
C. L. Hippard
William M. Sliaw
A. G. Sigler
Emilia Lerma
Harold White
Pedro Moreno
David McDuflie
Gerry W. Hurst
George Meltzer
USPHS HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS. LA.
Robert P. Adams
Carl Koziol
Chalmers Anderson Clyde Leggett
Jennings Long
Antilla Arvo
A. Lykiardopuulas
Paul Arthofer
Joseph McCabe
Robert Bardot
Adam McDiarmid
W. J. Barrilleaux
Frazier McQuagge
John Blaising. Jr.
William Moise
Earbie Bracewell
John T. Norton
CiilTord Brewster
Clyde Brown
Robert Oriel
Peter Prestia
Albert Canter
A. Caragiorigio
John J'reston
Robert Ray
John Chapman
Albert Richoux
Adie Coleman
Joseph Roy
Thomas Dailey
Daniel Rucker
Thomas Deale
Donald Sander
C. Denonden
William Scarlett
Joaquin S. Dimas
Harold Scott
Albert Doty
Morris D. Seigel
G. Edmondson
T. Simmonds
Harry Emmett
Murray Smith
.Tames Finley
Francis Sperry
William Fleming
Ashton Stephens
Theodore Fortin
Joseph Taylor. Jr.
Needem Galloway
Julius Thompson
Giles Glendenning
Alphonse Gonzales William Thornton
Vincent Tividad
Dale Groves
Hewie C. Torry
Carle Harris
William Wade
Andrew Howard
Howard Waters
C. F. JePfers
Fritz Widegren
George Kasprzyk
Joesia Wilson
Edward Knapp
USPHS HOSPITAL
STATEN ISLAND. NY
Cecil Hughes
Omar All
Rupert .Tackson
Allie Androh
.Tames P. .Tones
Hurts Binemanis
Charles KInnke
Joseph Blake
Charles Kirkland
John Bloom
Ralph Knowles
Gorham Bowdre
Fructuoso Camaeho Joseph LaPadula
Michael Lubas
Daniel Cerment
Herman Meyer
Ho Yee Choe
A. Mohamed
Thomas Connell
William Connolly
Robert. Murdock
John Pasko
•Tohn Coughlln
Donald Peterson
George Crabtree
Theodore Phillips
Sidney Day
Eugene I>lahn
Napoleon Douglas
John Murphy
Fred Fondila
Harry Price
John Garrison
Isaac Romero
Nick Gaylord
Herman Sampson
Stylianos Goumas
James Sherlock
Hemsley Guinier
Edward Sherris
Frank Hanacheck
Francis Hannaford Erich Sommer
Nick Taska
.Tamn Helms
John Williams
John Hoffman
Hospital Visit
USPHS HOSPITAL
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
James Case, Jr.
Frank McCloud
Myron Ganiah
WiUiam MerriU
Joseph Howell
A. J. Murden ,
Fenton Kimball
Robert Singleton
USPHS HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE
DeForest
George Graham
SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR
STATEN ISLAND. NY
Alberto Gutierrez
Thomas Isaksen
VA HOSPITAL
WEST HAVEN. CONN.
James Gorman
VA HOSPITAL
KERRVILLE, TEXAS
WUlard T. Cahlll
VA HOSPITAL
IOWA CITY. IOWA
Eric L. Hoffman
PINE CREST HAVEN
COVINGTON. LA.
Frank Martin
US SOLDIERS HOME
WASHINGTON. DC
William Thomson
USPHS HOSPITAL
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF
Stokes Ayers
Harry Lowther
Charles Bush
Phillip Mason
Wm. Mcllveen
Chas. Neukirchner
Lucien Elle
Winford Powell
Harold Ferguson
Richard Ripley
L. Knickerbocker
William Williams
Charles Lane
TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL
TAMPA, FLORIDA
Dennis H. Brazell
Albert
USPHS HOSPITAL '
SEATTLE. WASH.
Louis Bernier
C. P. Thompson
John Eaton
AUred Yarborough
Henry Keano ,
USPHS HOSPITAL
BRIGHTON, MASS.
George Brazil
Chas. Robinson
William Dyer
John Santos
Ammon Page
Alfred Duggan
MOUNT WILSON STATE'HOSPITAL
MOUNT WILSON, MD.
George Lesnansky
CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL
CULLEN, MD.
Alvino Terrazas
CHARITY HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Carl'S. Gibbs
USPHS HOSPITAL
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Benjamin Deibler
James Rist
Abe Gordon
David Sperry
Thomas Lehay
Bozo Zelencle
Max Olson
Physical Exams-r All SIU Clinics
October, 1961
Port
Seamen
Wives
Children TOTAL
Baltimore
Houston
Mobile
New Orleans ..
New York
10
8
16
14
13
6
0
5
17
21
122
121
66
254
429
TOTAL
61
49
992
/'
SIU Blood Bank Inventory
November, 1961
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle
'
Previous
Balance
0
93
38
39
16
28
0
32
20
3Vi
20
(7)'*
...15
Pints
Credited
5
32
50
12.
0
4
2
0
15
5 •
0
0
.
0
Pints
Used
0
28
4
8
0
0
0
2
28
5
0
7
0
TOTAL
ON HAND
9
97
84
43
18
32
2
30
17
3V4
20
(14)•
15
TOTAL
297V4
125 ^
82""
350V9
* Figures in parenthesis ( ) indicate shortage to be made up
To obtain SIU Blood Bank information or a donor card,
contact any SIU hall. All emergency needs anywhere in the
US can be serviced via local SIU banks or headquarters.
SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans
Cash Benefits Paid
October 16-November 15, 1961
CLAIMS
Hospital Benefits (Welfare).... 10481
A welcom# tonic any time.
Thanksgiving Day was the oc
casion for a hospital visit by
Seafarer Al RidS to drydocked
ex-shipmate Pete
Prestea. They're showii on
the lawn of the New Orleans
USPHS facility.
AMOUNT PAID
'
$51,249.28
(
^
Death Benefits (Welfare).....
8
28,500.00
Disability Benefits (Welfare) ..
217
32,400.00
Maternity Benefits (Welfare) ..
56
11,200.00
Dependents Benefits (Welfare).
198
52,854.80
Optical Benefits' (Welfare)....
221
2,031.99
Outpatient benefits (Welfare)..
314
25,370.00
11495
$203,606,07
1310
$207,119.34
TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION
BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 12805
$410,725.21
Summary (Welfare)
Vacation Benefits
�DcMMfctr, Iffl
SEAFARERS
Pate Seventees
LOG
300 Receive Benefits
S&A Aid Tops $50,000
With the launching of the Sickness and Accident program successfully completed, the
SIU Welfare Plan has so far paid over $50,000 in cash benefits to some 300 Seafarers idled
by off-the-job illness or injury. The new benefit program began in October.
A major advance for SIU"*"
men, the S&A plan provides portant new protection for Sea the SIU since 1945, he paid off at
the first benefits of amy kind farers. Typical of such instances is a BR on the Vivian (Maritim*
Seafarers Konstant M. Kain, 72 (left), and Eriing Hansen, 71,
flank Joe Volpian, SlU social security director, as they show
off checks marking first $150 pension payments.
Six More Veteran Seamen
Join SlU Pension Ranks
Six more veteran Seafarers—three with seatime extending
back to the 1920's—have been added to the ranks of Union
oldtimers retired on SIU pensions by trustee action.
Latest to receive the life-^
time $150 monthly pension SIU, Joining in Baltimore in 1941,
payments are: Jose G. Brother Kain first went to sea in
1928 from his native Estonia. Sail
ing in the engine department, his
last ship was the Ocean Deborah
(Ocean Transport) in November,
1960. He has been beached since
then due to Illness. He makes his
home with an uncle, Jack Idlas, in
Florham Park, NJ.
Two Yean Continuous Service
After almost two years of con
tinuous service on the Monarch
of the Seas (Waterman), Brother
Noel signed off in February. The
49-year-old black gang member
now lives with a brother, Ben, in
Mobile, Ala. He first started sail
ing with the SIU in 1944.
Born in Sweden, Brother Ohls
Noel
Golana
son, 65, joined the SIU in 1939
after six years of sailing in for
eign bottoms. He signed off his last
ship, the Alcoa Partner (Alcoa) in
April while in the engine depart
ment. Listed as next of kin is a
sister, Hildur Ohlsson, of Kalmar,
Sweden.
A member of the SIU since 1944,
Brother Russell paid off his last
ship the Robin Gray (Moore-McCormack), in May. The 63-year-old
Ohlsson
Russell
steward department member, who
was organized In 1938. Generally was born in Jamaica, BWI, now
chipping as an AB from Gulf ports, resides with his-wife, Gwendelyn,
bis last vessel was the Del Norte in New York City.
(Mississippi) in August. A son,
Joseph, of New Orleans, La., is
bis next of kin.
Hails From Norway
Brother Hansen is now 71,
originally from Norway and his
sailing days also go back to 1924.
A member of the SIU since 1941,
be's a black gang member and paid
off his last ship, the Seatrain New
York (Seatrain), in October. He
has a brother, John Hansen, in
Branchville, NJ.
Another 20-year-veteran of the
Galarza, Eriing
Hansen, KonBtant Kain, Walter T. Noel, Ernst
O. Ohlsson and David Russell.
Born in Argentina 65 years ago.
Brother Galarza started sailing In
1924 and joined the SIU when it
Fifth Pint
Off the Steel Worker, Sea
farer R. j. Landry takes a nip
of medicinal spirits after do
nating his fifth pint of blood
at SIU clinic in Brooklyn.
Eddie Field is the technician.
for outpatients not receiving main
tenance and cure. Payments are
provided for up to 39 weeks in any
combination of inpatient and out
patient time for a single illness
or injury during the year.
Outpatients released from a hos
pital automatically qualify for the
$56 weekly benefit for the rest of
the combined 39-week-period. Sea
farers who have not been hos
pitalized must accumulate a full
week on outpatient status and, if
not receiving maintenance and
cure, collect S&A benefits retro
active to the fifth day of disability.
Benefits are paid up to the 39week-iimit from then on.
The successful operation of the
program in all ports adds im
the example of Seafarer Alfred L. Overseas) during October.
Last aboard the Cities Servic*
Miami in August, Edmund Abualy,
DM, jammed his right hand against
the wheel of a car while driving in
Woodbury, NJ, and fractured a
finger. He received treatment at
Underwood Hospital in Woodbury
and began receiving S&A payments
after filing at the Philadelphia
hall. Abualy has been sailing with
the SIU since 1941.
Yarborough
Abualy
Both agree with all Seafarers
Yarborough, on the West Coast, that the new program is "a big^
who recently underwent a bunion- help" and a welcome gain in SIU*
ectomy at the Seattle U5PHS hos welfare benefits.
pital. Unable to return to work,
Yarborough drew S&A payments
as an outpatient until he received
his "fit for duty." Shipping with
Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director
Labor Presses Fight For Social Goais
While it, is to be expecred that progressive social legislation will face
a tougher fight in state capitals than in Washington, the record of
the states in the past legislative year was a dim one Indeed. Even more
difficulties are indicated in the months ahead. A report to the recent Chatting in the Wilmington
AFL-CIO convention bears this out.
hall after filing S&A forms,
Only 19 states raised jobless benefits during the latest legislative steward department members
session. Most of the gains were modest ones conditioned on higher John Pllapil and William Blair
eligibility requirements. At the same time, only four states extended
(with cane) both have re
the duration of benefits, despite continuing high unemployment in
ceived
$56 weekly benefits.
many sections of the country.
No state as yet has met what the AFL-CIO considers to be minimum
goals in the way of unemployment protection. If Federal aid Is not
forthcoming, few. If any, states will ever offer average benefits equal
to two-thirds of normal wages, which is the AFL-CIO's suggested mini
mum goal for a period of up to 39 weeks.
To insure the continued vitality of the state jobless program, the
convention called for nationwide Federal standards to correct "basic
deficiencies" In the state programs. It noted that only a minority of
Seafarers still have time to apply
workers covered by state unemployment laws are now eligible for on behalf of themselves or their
benefits equal to as much as half their wages. "This falls far short children for one of the five $6,000
of the standards Incorporated when the system began," the Federation SIU scholarships to be awarded in
said.
1962, but they must act soon to
In the minimum wage area—and improvements In this field can be be eligible.
So far, 42 scholarship applica
made without Federal help by the simple passage of state minimum
wage laws—only three states reported increases over their past basic tions have been received by the
rates. Two states, Washington and Connecticut, followed the Federal Seafarers Welfare Plan. Applicants
pattern mid raised minimums to $1.25 in two steps. New York State must have all forms completed and
adopted a $1 minimum, with provisions for higher rates to be set by submitted before the Scholarship
Awards Committee meets in May.
wage boards in different Industries.
On the Federal front, the convention proposed a number of measures The awards cover four years of
to achieve full recovery and full employment. It urged an attack on study in any field. Forty-three
the "hard core" long-term unemployment problem along the lines of have been granted since 1953.
An important factor in the com
an area redevelopment program. This would include a Federal project
mittee's
determination of the an
of retraining the jobless and updating work skills plus Government
payments during training. Aid would be provided for relocating work nual scholarship winners is each
candidate's score on the College
ers in new job areas.
Entrance
Examination Board tests.
Health care for the aged was described as "a very definite must" on
the AFL-ClO's legislative program as the convention voted a strong Only two CEEB tests are sched
uled before the committee meets.
endorsement of the Anderson-King bill.
The resolution declared that neither private insurance nor the pub Arrangements to take the tests,
lic assistance approach of the Kerr-Mills Act of 1960 has met the test which are to be given throughout
the country on January 13 and
of providing "the broad protection required for the great majority of March 3. must be made early to
the aged who have low incomes."
fulfill eligibility requirements.
The only practical way to handle this sort of a situation is to place
Other
requirements
include
It under social security where people will build up over the years the three years' SIU seatime by a Sea
equity that is needed when they get on in years and have these serious farer applying on his own behalf
illnesses."
or for a child; three letters of ref
An economic and legislative conference has been summoned by the erence; an autobiographical state
AFL-CIO to urge the 87th Congress to move on the unresolved prob ment and completion of a scholar
lems facing the country, including health care for the aged. Tlie con ship questionnaire.
ference will be held January 22 in Washington to "dramatize the im
Application forms plus informa
portance of the economic and social problems, led by unemployment, tion on taking the CEEB test is
which confront our nation today."
available from the SIU Welfare
{Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can Plan. 17 Battery Place, New York
be submitted to this column care oj the SEAFAREHS LOG.)
.j 4, NY.
Urge Early Bid
On SGholarship
/
VI
�Par* Eighteea
SEAFARERS
DEPiLRTMBNT
Joseph B. Logae, MD, Medical Director
Beware Of The Holiday Hangover
LOG
D««emb«r, 19ffl
DEPARTURES
All the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25
bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $7,200 in maternity
benefits and a maturity value of $900 in bonds:
As the holiday season approaches, we naturally think of gifts, pres
Chery Ann Goodnick, born Oc
Mirtha Ann Bonura, born Oc
Carla Gomez, born September
ents, religious activities, Santa Claus perhaps, as well as many other
tober
15, 1961, to Seafarer and tober 22, 1961, to Seafarer and
16,
1961,
to
Seafarer
and
Mrs.
traditions of Christmas and the New Year. These ere usually all very
Mrs. Robert Goodnick, Houston, Mrs. Victor T, Bonura, New Or
Francis Gomez, Mobile, Ala.
pleasant, even though oftentimes very expensive.
leans, La.
Texas.
But what about the "hangover"—not the financial one which is
Michael Wayne Annis, born May
usually a sufficient headache, but the hangover from the excessive 22, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Adam Carpenter, born July 27,
Louis Landa, born September 9,
consumption of alcohol during these celebrations.
George F. Annls, New Orleans, La. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carlos 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fred
There has been much progress In the treatment and eradication
eric Carpenter, New Orleans, La,
Landa, Dallas, Texas.
Wade Fuller, born July 18,
of diseases which have plagued mankind during the centuries. How
Angela Benitez, bom October 6,
Robert Garza, born September
ever, there has been little progress in the treatment of the hang 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jerry 5, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. An 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John
Fuller,
Houston,
Texas.
over since man first
discovered alcohol. It's like the weather—
Benitez, Tampa, Florida.
tonio Garza, Sr., Gretna, La.
everybody knows and talks about the hangover, but no one seems to
Mary Beth Perry, born Septem
do much about it.
ber 20, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs.
The deaths of the following. Seafarers have been report
Doctors do not give much consideration to hangovers; neither do Raymond Perry, Jr., Salem, NJ.
ed to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $19,000
your friends, as they apparently feel that It is self-induced and that
in benefits was paid. (Any apparent delay in payment of
Allen Brown, born August 6,
^ou should also pay the piper. Despite the old wives' tales, there also is
1961,
to
Seafarer
and
Mrs.
Albert
claims
is normally due to late filing, lack of a benieficiary
no sure cure for the hangover.
B.
Brown,
Brooklyn,
NY.
card
or
necessary litigation for the disposition of estates.)
What happens to you when you wake up with a hangover Is very
definite. Your metabolism has been knocked off balance due to excess
Catherine Bellando, born August
Edward Boyle, 51: Brother Boyla
Frederick L. Comerford, 48: A
consumption of alcohol. The alcohol has been distributed throughout 2, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. heart attack was fatal to Brother died in an accident ashore at Bos
your entire body where 95% is completely oxidized, mainly in the Adolph Bellando, Kenner, La.
ton, Mass., on
Comerford
liver. As a result of this rapid oxidation, the glucose-insulin balance
November 6,
on October 23,
Hilda T. Patingo, born July 29,
in the blood Is disturbed with other end-products of metabolism which 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Eddie
1961. He joined
1961 on the SS
produce the toxic effects experi
the SIU in 1953
Michael at sea.
A. Patingo, Sr., New Orleans, La.
enced the morning after.
and had shipped
He
sailed
in
the
night before, and .many good re
Christopher Sullivan, born July
Not A Stimulant
in the steward
deck department
solves are sworn to during the 31, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Although alcohol appears to trying hours of the hangover, but
department. No
and joined the
John V. Sullivan, New York, NY.
stimulate a person, it is as a mat I'm sure it will happen again.
survivors were
SIU in 1953. His
Louis Duracher, born September
ter of fact a depressant or in
listed. Burial was
widow, Mrs.
There may not be any pockets
hibitor. What the average person in a shroud, Ifht If you have money 9, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs.
in St. Josephs'
Hilda D o w n e 8
assumes to be stimulation is really to burn, you "can take It with Louis Duracher, New Orleans, La.
Cemetary, West
Comerford,
of
Carol Ann Huszar, born July 81, Baltimore, Md., survives. Burial Roxbury, Mass. Total benefit: $fO«i.
the depressant effect on the in you."
hibitory brain control of behavior.
{Comments and suggestions are 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Steve -was at sea. Total benefit: $4,000.
$• t> 3i>
Thus, there is an increase of the invited by the Department and can Huszar, Albany, La.
John G. Gregory, 54: A liver ail
pulse rate; a flushing of the face be submitted to this column care
Mark Hroncich, 63: Brother ment caused the death of Brother
Vance Jaks, born September 26,
and an abolition of inhibitions, of the SEAFARERS LOG).
1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward Hroncich died of natural causes on Gregory on Sep
November 1,1961
with am increase in activity both
Jaks, El Campo, Texas.
tember 19, 1961
vocal and otherwise, so that one
while aboard the
John Wise, born September 26, at St. Clares Hos
exhausts himself both physically 65 Years At Sea
Penn Transporter
1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jack pital, New York
City. Ha had
and psychologically. Thus, the
in Brindisi, Italy.
D. Wise, Kill Devil Hills, NC.
been sailing with
tired and exhausted feeling on
He had been sail
Tamara Fraone, born September the SIU since
the morning after.
ing in the SIU
19,
1961,
to
Seafarer
and
Mrs.
1960. Surviving is
According to some authorities,
steward depart
Francesco Fraone, Bayonne, NJ.
his widow, Mrs.
there are at least 2,000 different
ment since 1953.
Darla Fillingim, born September Milka Hroncich,
drinks, and at least that many
Surviving is a
27, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. 01- of Union City,
cures for the hangover, none of
daughter, Mrs.
lice
Fillingim, Mobile, Ala.
NJ. Burial was in
them very efficient. There is an
Anilee Doska Irvine, of Santa Ana,
Joan Edmonds, born March 4, Madonna Cemetery, Fort Lee, NJ. California. Burial was in Brindisi.
interesting story published about
Veteran Seafarer Edward K. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Total benefit: $4,000.
a young man who had a "sure
Total benefit: $500.
cure." The young man would go "Pop" Hansen, 88, who probably, Edmonds, Baltimore, Md.
t
4"
Peter King, 52: Brother King
Into the bathroom, turn on the hot set some kind of record by sailing
Jennie Boyd, born September
James Brasfield, 43: Brother
water and, as the steam would for 65 years, died on October 28 28, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. died of an intestinal ailment on Brasfield died of bronchial asthma
October 28, 1961
accumulate, he would jump up and at the Lutheran Medical Center in Robert Boyd, Houston, Tex.
on November 7,
at the USPHS
Brooklyn,
NY.
Hansen
last
shipped
down like a demon. After this, he
1961 in South
Nora
Garcia,
born
August
20,
Hospital, Boston,
would think himself cured and go in 1952 at the age of 79 and retired 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Victor
Baltimore Gen
Mass. Ha was a
to the office. This worked for a on an SIU pension. Burial was in Garcia, Brooklyn, NY.
eral
Hospital,
member of the
while, but one morning during this Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn.
Baltimore,
M d.
Claude Bankston, born April 12,
SIU since 1938
treatment, he dropped dead.
i> t> iHe
had
been
sail
1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Claude
and shipped in
Many other "cures" fpr the hang
ing SIU ships
The sea was Edward Hansen's Bankston, Jr., Metairie, La.
the steward de
over can be listed. These include life.
since 1942 in tha
partment. Surviv
Vern Gibson, born September
the Turkish bath and exotic con
steward depart
His romance with the deep 14, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs.
ing
is
his
widow,
coctions such as clam juice. Bugle- started in 1887 when he began
ment. His wife,
Mrs. May King,
Vern D. Gibson, Mobile, Ala.
week and wild lettuce.
Mrs.
Ida M. Bras
sailing the cold
Ronald Zaniewski, born July 12, of Boston, Mass, Burial was at Mt. field, of New York City, survives.
The "hair of the dog" Is prob fjords of his na
1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edwin Hope, Boston, Mass. Total benefit: Burial was in Ferncliff Cemetery,
ably one of the most universal tive Norway on
$500.
Zaniewski, Akron, Ohio.
NY. Total benefit: $4,000.
cures of the hangover. A friend fishing boats at
of mine thought this the best, but 14 years of age.
John Bramble, born September
4 4 it
Walter S? Si^th, ^4: Brother
he had to modify his method. He In those days,
Eugene B. Hunt, 64: Heart dis
28, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Smith died of a heart attack on
would take it straight, and If the sailing meant
ease was fatal to Brother Hunt on
Charles Bramble, Atlantic City, July 11, 1961
first few bounced, he was not too wind power and
October 31, 1961
NJ.
while aboard the
perturbed because, once he was long hard climbs
at the USPHS
Roberta Ladnier, born June 1, SS Timber Hitch
abie to retain one, he had it made. aloft to haul
Hospital, Galves
1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. William at Capetown,
Probably the most popular cure down the yards
ton, Texas. H e
Ladnier, Sr., Coden, Ala.
South Africa. Ha
Hansen
for the hangover, and of fairly of canvas.
Joined
the SIU in
Krugar Donald, born September had sailed with
recent vintage, are the Bloody
1951, sailing in
In the tradition of his Viking 24, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil the SIU in tha
Mary, the Screwdriver, or some forbears, he later sailed on coast
the steward de
en gin a depart
of the many combinations of ers and then deep-sea ships. For liam Donald, Norfolk, Va.
partment.
His
ment
since
1950.
Christine Bernhard, born August
Vodka, fruit juices and bitters or 35 years he sailed foreign-flag
widow, Mrs. Nora
His
widow,
Mrs.
15, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Her
Worcestershire sauce.
Hunt of Basile,
Agnes H. Smith,,
ships, first in sail, then steam. In
Other remedies for the hangover 1925 he began shipping in Ameri bert Bernhard, Pelham, NY.
of Dade City, Florida, survives. La., survives.
Tanela Faircloth, born October Burial was in the Dade City "Ceme Burial was in Basile Cemetery,
include a wide variety of medica can-flag vessels, and when the
Eunice, La. Total benefit: $500.
tions containing vitamins, combi SIU was founded in 1938, he threw 13, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John tery. Total benefit: $4,000.
nations of amphetamines and amo- in with the new union and joined Faircloth, Mobile, Ala.
4 4 4
4" 4" 4"
barbital which are supposed to be up in New York.
Clarence Morehead, 29: Brother
Jonnie Benedict, born Septem
John F. Dixon, 52: Brother Dixon
excellent in weight reduction
He shipped out as a carpenter ber 23, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. died of burns suffered in a house Morehead died of a long ailment
regime, but are probably better and continued to sail for 14 more John Benedict, New Orleans, La.
on September 22,
fire on Septem
as a hangover remedy.
1960 at the
ber 5, 1961 in Co
years until, after 65 years of seaKenneth Wallace, born Septem
There is the other school of time, he was permanently beached. ber 23, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs.
USPHS Hospital,
lumbia, SC. He
hangover fadist who believes an "I'd go back tomorrow If the doc Edward Wallace, Brooklyn, NY.
New Orleans, La.
was a member of
ounce of prevention is worth a tors would let me," he said after
He had sailed for
the SfU since
Eddrice Webb, born September
pound of cure; who load them he signed off his last ship, the
a short time with
1943, sailing in
the SIU during
selves with everything from olive Robin Mowbray, at Baltimore in 7, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed
the engine de
ward Webb, Mobile, Ala.
1960 in the deck
partment.
Sur
oil to steaks and fruit juices. This 1952.
Michele Consoli, born August
department. His
viving is his
probably at least slows the ab
One of the first Seafarers to go
mother, Mrs.
mother, Mrs. Em
sorption of the alcohol.
on an SIU pension, Hansen re 26, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wal
Dulcle Lee Yates
ma P.. Dixon, of
An ice pack and the usual head mained close to the sea thereafter. ter Consoli, Clifton, NJ.
Richard Wilbum, born August Lykesland, SC. Interment was in of Vaiden, Mississippi, survives.
ache remedies are all good, but He made his home in Brooklyn
let's face it: It takes time and where he could watch the ships 17, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs, Columbia Cemetery at Columbia, B:;ri8l was in Kosciusko, Miss.
Total benefit: $500.
fluids to repair the damages of the entering and leaving New York. Richard Wilburn, Galveston, Texas. SC. Total benefit: $500.
Hansen, 88,
Passes On
�December, 1901
SEAFARERS
LOG-A-RHYTHM:
Old-Fashioned
Christmas
By Roy Fleischer
Giuc me an old fashioned Christ
mas
With holly and mistletoe
And Santa Clous in the chimney
As reindeers wait in the snow,
Give me tinsel, red and green.
And logs that glitter like gold.
No pastel shad-es, no modern art,
Just colors bright and bold.
Gang on the Erna Elizabeth who got a vote of thanks' for a
job well done, include (l-r) P. Franco, 2nd cook; Samuel
Doyle, steward; P. Foster, chief cook; G. Parker, 3rd cook.
Candles and wreaths in the
vnndows,
A Christmas tree in the den,
A couple of starry-eyed children
To open the gifts I send.
While the cold weather and the holiday season Is at hand a number of Seafarers are
off on the other side of the equator enjoying sunshine and high temperatures.
The crew of the Sword Knot (Suwannee) sent the following report from Capetown,
South Africa: "We enjoyed a^
21-day-stay in Capetown;
many love affairs blossomed,
but as yet there are no /narriages
to report. We all enjo^d cordial
relations with the South African
port authorities, and the ship's
chandler worked smoothly with the
cooks in getting 120 days worth of
•tores stowed away.
"We had what has to be called
an excellent berthing area at the
Union-Castle docks. We recom
mend it to all our brothers be
cause it affords crewmembers with
an excellent view of pretty passen
gers leaving other ships."
They finished off by asking:
"How is the weather in the
States?" Anybody care to answer?
t -it
4"
Making the most of an idle
•hip's fund while the Atlas (Tank
ers & Tramps) was tied up in
Mobile recently, the gang voted to
present the entire treasury to the
local chapter of the Salvation
Army. Ship's reporter H. G. Horo
witz recorded the event, comment
ing on the crew's general feeling
that the "money would then be put
to some good use." A Salvation
Army representative accepted the
gift with many thanks.
4"
4t
Aboard the Coastal Crusader
(Suwannee), the crew is looking
forward to an old-time barbecue.
They've already donated $l-a-maA
to finance a supply of charcoal. All
they need now are the franks and
they're all set. Don't forget the
mustard, fellas. '
4"
41
4"
The crew of the Frances (Bull)
has had a serious wave of "bulbsnatching" aboard ship. Things
weren't too bad until someone
snatched the bulb from the head.
Paee Nineteea
LOG
ROBIN KIRK (Robin- Line), Septem
ber 25—Chelrman, T. M. Hedlund;
Secretary, A. Perklnt. S15.50 in treas
ury. No beefs reported by depart
ment delegates. T. M. Hedlund elected
ship's delegate. Discussion on use of
voting machines in aU future SIU
elections.
DEL ORG (Mississippi), September
30—Chairman, James Stewart; Secre
tary, Dick Grant. Ship's delegate re
ported everything running smoothly,
except air conditioner not functioning
properly. Suggested crew make up
LUCILE BL00MF1ELD (Bloomfteld), list of items for the patrolman to
August 4—Chairman, Joe Compon; cover working rules for this ship, the
Secretary, H. Huston. $18.00 in treas Del Sol and Del Rio. Motion to in.sert
ury. Sime OT di.sp'Jted. No beefs re provi.sions in new agreement re time
ported by delegates. The next nego-. off in port and to make some chan.pes
tiating committee should try to get regarding breaking of watches for
some action on time off in continental engine and deck departments. Negoti
US ports. Discussion on the continued ating committee should look into
use of fish oil on decks in place of
present situation re oilers being
prepared deck coating that has been knocked off weekends in port. All
hands should cooperate to keep pan
tries and recreation room clean at
all times. Vote of thanks to steward
department.
IP
Ita
furnished. Letter to be sent to safety
director Joe Algina. See the patrol
man on arrival to find out why more
small bills are not put in the ship's
bank. There is never enough small
bills for draws in foreign ports.
PETROCHEM (Valentine), Sept. 4—
Chairman, K. Hatgimisisios; Secretary,
J. R. Prestwood. Ship's delegate re
ported three men missed ship from
Port Neches to Pasadena: sailed two
men short from Pasadena. No beefs
and no disputed OT. S17.50 left in
ship's fund. See about fumigating for
roaches and bedbugs. Request 4-8
watch's supper be served a little
earlier. Crew asked to keep messhall
cleaner at night and bring cots off
deck in port.
GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over
seas), no date—Chairman, Stanley F.
Schuyler; Secretary, Andy Noah. Some
repairs being taken care of aboard
ship; others will be brought up to the
captain
again.
Andrew
Lutaves
elected new ship's delegate. No money
in ship's fund. No beefs reported.
Bunks and bunk lights to be repaired,
but cannot be repaired aboard with
out welding equipment. Too much
chlorine in the fresh drinking water.
JOSEFINA
(Liberty
Navigation),
July 29—Chairman, J. P. Ahern; Sec
retary, C. L. Shirah. R. Dariey was
elected ship's delegate. No beefs re
ported. Discussed repair list from
previous voyage.
John Chlaramonte, pantryman,'was part of the Sword Knot
crew that enjayed the warm weather during a visit to Cape
town, South Atrica. An unidentified vessel and famed Table
Top Mountain make up the background.
It was recommended at this point
that crewmembers ask the electri
cian for another bulb instead of
snatching what was available. "A
head without a bulb is like a ship
without a rudder," someone re
marked.
4>
4"
4«
The Panoceanio Faith (Panoceanic) is having hot water
troubles. Everyone enjoys lots of
hot water, but not when it's coming
out of the water cooler. At last
report, the crew was laying in a
good supply of teabags.
4"
4"
4The gang on the Coe Victory
(Victory Carriers) has voted to do
a good turn for an old shipmate.
Following a request by the ship's
bosun, the crew voted unanimously
to supply disabled oldtimer Char
lie Rogers with an old TV set to
work on. "It will keep him occu
pied," the crew noted, "and do
some good at the same time.
4" 4" 4^
Thanksgiving must have been
quite a day for the crew of the
Fairland (Sea-Land). The men
voted to use the ship's fund» to
supply rum for a large bowl of
egg nog. When this crew talks
about turkey and all the fixings,
it means what it says.
4"
4"
4"
Aboard the Hurricane (Water
man), the crew reports that it
donated the old books from the
ship's library to the Seaman's Club
in Rotterdam, Holland. The books
were warmly accepted by a repre
sentative of the club with grateful
thanks to the SIU crew.
HA/e you £vfee rhiOO^ffT/ —TO A PlBASAf^
COMING HOMBBVB/zy
NieMr..4ETc.,Brc
open for the watch. Motion made to'
procure a softer brand of toilet tissue,
ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin Line),
Aug. 20—Chairman, Paul M. Meth;
Secretary, Harry Harrison. Subsistence
beef will be taken up with patrolman.
Four men misscu shin (iur-n -. (he irip.
Reported $16.?.=) in s'lin s fund: S'O to
be repaid to the bosun. Union to see
what can be done to get more experi
enced men aboard these ships. Crew
not receiving the LOG or other Union
data regularly. Find out from mem
bers of the food committee ashore
how long leftovers can be kept in the
meat box. Discussion on whether pas
sengers were getting Koolaid while
the crew was not getting same.
BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), Aug. 6—
Chairman, J. Henry; Secretary, R.
O'Rourke. Ship's delegate reported
one man left in hospital in Houston.
$24.71 in ship's fund. No beefs re
ported by department delegates. Crew
asked to take care when using wash
ing machine. Steward to order auto
matic timer for same.
MOUNT VERNON VICTORY (Mt.
Vernon Tanker), October 8—Chair
man, Louis W. Pepper; Secretary,
Jack Murray. Election held for a new
ship's delegate. No beefs reported by
department delegates.
MT. VERNON VICTORY (ML Vernon
Tanker), October 30—Chairman, Elmer
Lamb; Secretary, Louis Pepper. I.amb
was elected ship's delegate. No beefs
reported. Discussion re wage increase
for men on super tankers, based on
horsepower and tonnage of cargo, and
increase in manning scale. Will send
letter to headquarters and bring these
items to the attention of the negoti
ating commitce.
DEL SOL (Mississippi), September
10—Chairman, J. Catalanetto; Secre
tary, J. Zimmer. Retiring ship's dele
gate notified the brothers of captain's
request that if any member of the
crew decided to get off in Houston,
he shouldn't sign foreign articles. £29
in ship's fund. .No beefs reported. .Mo
tion to transfer m-vie fun'' into st-'n's
fund. Roy R. Thomas elected new
ship's delegate. Ice-making machine
and refrigerator to be put in order
and, if not done promptly by the chief
engineer, will refer directly to the
captain for action.
IBERVILLE (Waterman), October 22
—Chairman, Horace Carmichael; Sec
retary, William R. Cameron. Discus
sion on crew relation with topside.
Only 66 cents in treasury. No beefs
reported. Motion that better merchan
dise be put in slopchest. Launch serv
ice schedule to be checked with mate.
Suggestion to have hanger made for
the recreation room aft for hanging
winter gear. No gear to be hanging
in crew mess.
MASSMAR (Calmar), October 15—
Chairman, R. L. Morrow; Secretary,
none. Everything running smooth. .411
foc'sles painted except one in engine
dep.nrtment which will be sougeed.
Change in brand of canned milk re
quested; present brand has a tend
ency to sour. All mattresses need re
placing and have been ordered.
TITAN (Overseas Oil Transport),
September 17—Chairman, John Lamb;
Secretary, E. Hannon. Walter Pritchett elected new ship's delegate. No
beefs reported. Ship is supposed to go
to Persian Gulf to load. Discussion on
status of class B & class C men. Crew
requests cold drinks be put on table
in one pitcher and ice in another one.
Fix hooks on screen doors aft to
keep them from swinging at sea.
Don't unplug boxes in pantry. Wring
er needs to , be nxed. New hose
needed.
ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), October 8
—Chairman, A. H. Anderson; Secre
tary, S. T. Arales. No beefs reported
by department delegates. .Members
suggest that messroom needs painting.
Vote of thanks to the steward depart
ment especially for the superb baking
•by the baker.
DOROTHY (Bull), October 8—Chair
man, P. C. Johnson; Secretary, none.
No beefs reported by department
delegates. New faucets needed for
washroom.
SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), September 29—Chairman, Reiiley; Secretary, Walker. Ship's delegate
stated that there was a little disputed
overtime in the black gang. See
patrolman about weekend OT for
steward department re sougeeing
laundry room. Burkeen elected treas
urer. More milk should be put aboard.
Crew told that watch table is for
watch only. Request hotplate for soup
In messhall.
THETIS (Rye Marine), September 9
—Chairman, W. Johnson; Secretary,
R. Schultz. Ship Is due to return to
New York and a complete slopchest
will be put aboard then. Any question
about transportation will be brought
up before the patrolman while in
Wilmington. Motion to collect $1 from
each crewmembcr for a ship's fund.
CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities
No beefs reported by department
Service), July 12—Chairman, Ted
delegates. Some sort of 3-way com Jones; Secretary, Dan Beard. See cap
munication system should be installed tain about ordering wind chutes. Call
In the galley, as excessive noise and
hall for sufficient OT sheets and a
vibration makes taking orders ex library. $1.63 in treasury. T. Ynrtremely difficult. Bosun elected ship's brough elected new ship's delegate.
treasurer. Another fan promised for Caps should be worn in galley; hair
the crew messroom. Return cups to •found in pot pie and soup. Smoking
by food handlers should be stopped.
the pantry. Sanitary men to rotate
cleaning of laundry. Crewmembers Better grade of steak meat suggested.
No other beefs reported by depart
asked not to linger In messroom at
meal time: first three seats to be kept ment delegates.
�Pace Twenly
SEAFARERS
LOG
Ailins Brother
Thanics Del Norte
To the Editor:
I wish to take this oppor
tunity to thank the delegates
and the crew of the SS Del
Norte <Misstssippi) for the help
and kindness extended to me
while I was in the hospital in
South America.
I was injured aboard the SS
Del Snd (Mississippi) and left
tlie ship for medical attention.
Upon finding out where I was,
the ship's delegates and the
rest of the crew came to my
aid. I want to express my thanks
to all concerned as part of our
great Union.
R. (Jitterbug) Smith
4' 4» 4"
One of Sea-Land's infercoastal vessels, the SlU-manned
Chafhemi is pictured on the dock at Portland, Oregon.
Chatham Hit Cows
In Typhoon's Wake
{This article was submitted from the Chatham ship's reporter
David D. Backrak.)
The SS Chatham, operated by Sea-Land Service with
two other chartered vessels, represents another step for
ward in the maritime industry—a revival of intercoastal
service.
According to accounts previously published in the LOG, this
company plans to use containerships as soon as they are converted.
In light of this, intercoastal shipping seems to be picking up again,
and this is good news for all Seafarers who like to stick close
to a shoreside home.
In command of our vessel, the Chatham, we have Captain
Martin Soinordal, formerly of, the Chickasaw. Some Seafarers
also may remember him as the skipper of the Fairland before
she was turned into a trailership. Our chief mate is Vernon B.
MacFadden. Settling a beef with these two gentlemen is almost
• pleasure.
Chief steward Kris Nielsen runs his department without raising
his voice. It sure feels good to see the messhall spotless, the
pantry clean, and the galley operating efficiently without a lot of
griping and growling going on.
Bosun Harry Larsen, out of San Bruno, Calif., really knows his
Job, part of which is to give orders. This he does, but without
arousing hard feelings among the crew.
Now for a recent adventure the crew aboard the Chatham sailed
into. Two months ago, while we were sailing through the Pacific
bound for Los Angeles, a grove of palm trees appeared on the
horizon, with their leaves waving just like they do on Hawaii.
Then we began sailing through millions of coconuts bobbing in
the water, and banging against the hull.
This was soon followed by a herd of cows, calmly swimming off
our port side. And occasionally, we had to change course slightly
to avoid two or three log jams.
This isn't the sort of sight a Seafarer expects to run Into in the
middle of the Pacific. And you can be sure that a lot of the crew
suffered from eye-strain and cramped arms from shooting so
much film.
When we reached Los Angeles, we found out that these midocean mirages were real. They had been caused by a recent typhoon
which had swept trees, cows, coconuts, logs and all into the sea.
Typhoon or not, sights like we had are not seen every day.
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BeeenAcr. Itfl
be greatly epiH-eelated, even
though the apace la e little
cramped.
Clarence L. Ceedna
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Hails Shipmates
For Past Help
To the Editor:
I wish to take the opportunity
at this time to thank all those
who knew me during the sev
eral years that I sailed on SIU-
All letters to the Editor for
publication in the SEAFARERS
LOG must be signed by the
writer. Karnes will be withheld
upon request.
To the Editor:
The SS Steel Designer is contracted ships for the help
presently on the Far East run. that they gave me during aU
I would like to report that all that time.
hands are cooperating in the
I wish you all good luck and
interests of mutual safety, all smooth sailing or, as was once
in true SIU style.
set to music, a "Calm Sea and
After the most recent survey, a Prosperous Voyage." iSlerry
one of the crew remarked that Christmas and a Happy New
this ship is "so safe, it's unbe Year to you all.
lievable." We hope things stay
L. V. Gemghty
this way.
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4.
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Incidently, we came up with a
few ideas to offer, in line with
better conditions for unlicensed
personnel: Lower bunks could
have drawers in them for stow To the Editor:
A motion has been made and
age of personal effects and lug
gage. Mattresses should all b» carried by the crew of the
the innerspring type, thus do Cities Service Norfolk concern
ing away with torn sheets and ing a change in the present
ruling which now requires a
spreads.
Covers could be made of a man to stay aboard ship one
more colorful material to take full year to collect $800 vaca
the place of the present drab, tion pay.
This motion states that in
grey variety. In addition, many
bunks are without shelves. A stead of serving out the full
man needs a place to put down year, a man should be allowed
vacation pay of $400 at the end
a magazine.
If possible, the addition of a of six months' continuous seatime aboard a vessel. Upon
writing desk in a foc'sle would
leaving eald ship, only a lO-day
waiting period Miould be man
datory before the man la al
lowed to re-ship.
Not only do we feel this to
be a more efficient ruling but
we believe it will serve to en
courage a greater turnover in
shipping and therefore offer
more jobs for men on the
beech. This seems more In line
with the original purpose of the
ruling to encourage men to
leave the ship. We are sure
that this proposal would prove
more effective.
David Edwards
B. E. Stockmoa
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4
4
Savannah Draws
Family's Thanks
To the Editor:
I would like to express deep
thanks from my family and my
self to the crew of the Seatrain
Savannah for the floral offering
and many kind words of sym
pathy during our time of sor
row.
My shipmates and all others
concerned were most genei'ous
following the death of our be
loved mother, Mrs. Euiise E.
Lowe. Many thanks again to all.
Louis E. Lowe
4 4 4
Oldtlmer Sends
Revised Vacation
Season's Wishes
Benefit Proposed To the Editor:
Once more I must extend my
heartiest greetings to you, the
officials and directors of our
wonderful Welfare Plan, and
the membership in general.
To you ell a very merry
Christmas and happy New
Year, with wishes of greater
success to our wonderful and
powerful Union in the future.
God bless you all. l' am very
proud to be a part of this or
ganization, even though I have
retired.
George H. Seeberger
Active LOG Contributor Still Active
A few months ago, it seemed that one of the LOG's most frequent correspondents had
lost the wind from his sails for good. This, it turned out, is far from the case for oldtime
skipper R. J. Peterson.
The captain has had his Capo under sail to her credit.
what the trend is with the modern
tales of sailing ships and the At the end of his letter to Miss lassies. But in my young days, all
men who sailed them printed Northmore, Captain Peterson the nice girls loved a sailor." If
in the pages of the LOG many asked," Any nice Aussie lassies left
times during the past few years. for me?"
Miss Northmore replied: "Being
Thu-s, when a letter with his name
OH it arrived a short while ago, it in your age group I don't know
was thought that It brought still
another blood-and-thunder yarn
about "the old days."
Instead, Captain Peterson wrote
the following:
"I am nearing 70, so I'd better
get ready. When a wise old skip
per driving hli
ship 'round Cape
Horn is expect
ing a big blow,
with the barom
eter low, he will
shorten sail in
time — and not
keep on, hangin'
on, to gan's'ls
and royals.
Peterson
I- don't want
to be caught by a black squall and
caught aback with all sail against
the masts, flat and put on beam
ends and turn turtle and go down
In dark night, unseen, xmheard,
unknown."
From this letter, it seemed that
Captain Peterson had reefed his
sails and his typewriter for good.
But, a few weeks later, he wrote
again to inform all hands that he
was now corre'sponding with a
such be the case. Captain Peter
son may be on his way to Australia
by now and may be heard from
again from the land "down under."
Scientist Has Face Lifted
It develops that the lady in
question, a Miss Northmore, is a
certified Cape Horner like the
captain, with four trips 'round the
Seafarers aboard the Steel Scientist (Isthmian 1 got out their
P-int cans and brushes during a run from the Orient t^he
"S' CodSt via Panama and, shown at work (i-r), are Frank
A. Gages, AB, who's brushing the bulkhead, while Tung Foo
Sing, AB, paints overhead.
�SEAFAnERS
VlMl
MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Cor.
rioro), Sept. 3—Chairman, J. 1. Loaton.
fihip'a delegata reported everytMntf
okay. Chief etectfieiart IiiedO motioB
that partolman contact ahip'i offlcera
and make sure wall fans are aboard.
Have ship fumigated.
StewarR department received • T«ta
•f thanbg and aroraaaad tta thaakg t«
tfep araw.
ORV 1836 (Suwannte), Sept. 7—
Chairman, William G. Heater; Secra.
tary, Leopold Bruco. Ship's delegate
by department delegates.
Motion
made to draw up repair list.
reported ship is going in and a pa
trolman should be on board. Cap^tn
requested replacements. Ship's dele
gate requests sober payoff. a4..!Kl in
ship's fund. Suggested crew should
donate $1 at payoff to fund.
ROCKY POINT (Bull) Sept. J —
Chairman, F. R. Hicks. H. W. Hall
COUNCa GROVE (Cities Service),
Sept. 21—Chairman, 6. Swfit; Sacratary, H. Darrow. O. Swift alected cew
shl^s delegate. No beefa reported
MGNTAUK (AmarFcsn Bulk), Sept.
36—Chairman, Charfes Jordan; Seeratary, R. 1. Fagan. No beefs Re-
qucs. to have ship fumigated, see
patrolman about rooms and lockers
being repaired and abjut mall Have
had very bad service. Repair water
iciuntuin. Baking Is improving.
FLOMAR (Caimar), Aug. 9—Chair
men, Jiggs Jeffers; Secretary, Thomas
A. Jackson. No beefs. Reqne.st to
have old washing machine removed
from laundry. .Need toilet paper
holders in deck toilet. Spray In messroom to get rid of the flics.
elected new ship's delegate. Crew
to keep as quiet as possible in pas
sageways and. refrain from slamming
doors in order for men oft watch to
get proper rest. Sea patro'man about
having sufficient money on board lor
draws and to put out some before
arrival. This Is customary in the
coastwise trade.
YOUNG AIM ERIC A (Waterman),
Aug. 1»—Chairman, J. Goude; Secre
tary, A. S. Talsn. No beefs reported
by department delegates. Motion made
to remove all dented cans that were
put aboard.
ALCOA PIONESR (Alcoa), Aug. M
—Secretary, Cyril A. Scott. Every
thing running smooth. Crew request
ed to flush toilet after use, flll wash
ing machine to its proper level when
In use and do not wash one T-shirt
at a time. Close laundry door at night
and turn off light so as not to disturb
messmen sleeping.
STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), Sept.
10—Chairman, George Pinkies; Secre
tary, John Reinese. No beefs re
ported. See patrolman in. Frisco about
hot water coming out of cold water
faucets, showers and sink bowls. Be
sure to contact patrolman in regard
to ice machine.
COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic
tory Carriers), Sept. 1—Chairman, M.
Woods; Secretary, R. McCullech. No
beefs. M. Woods elected new ship's
delegate. See chief engineer about
spigots in crew washbasins, also drain
hose in washing machine. Some mattre.sses in poor condition, l.oik crew
pantry in port and give ke.v to ganffw.ny watch. Crew'.s toilet ventilating
system., was blanked oT and the galley
fan is operating at half voltage. This
ship is chartered to TIatson and is
considered by the .-rew as one <rf
the hottest and poorest ventilated
ships around.
MARORE (Ore), Aug. 8—Chairman,
John Mehalev; Secrefery, Wm. C.
Murphy. Chief engineer to order fans
for recreation room and PO mess.
Also repair old fans and give crew
full cooperation on repairs. We are
In need of a new washing machine:
vote of thanks to deck engineer loi
keeping old one operating. No beefs.
A. T. Harrison elected new .ship's
delegate. Request more night lunch
to be made availabl". Items such as
cherry peppers, horseradish and tea
bags requested to be Increased by
pan steward.
EVELYN (Bui!), Aug. 57—Chairman,
Parker Holf; Secretary, C. Conant.
Ship's delegata suggested all mem
bers who have not filled in bene
ficiary cards to do so and he would
mail them in. No beafs. Discussed
the shortage of pitchers in messltalls..
Pitchers ordered by last steward but'
were not on delivery Hat. Will be
re-ordered by new steward.
HEDGE HAVEN (Metro Petroleum),
Sept. 21—Chairman, E. Griffin; Sec
retary, W. J. Barnes. No beefs leporietl; by delegatea. Special vole of
thanks to a top-notch, cooperative
SIU crew by the -shin's deleg.sle Jo
seph P. LeBlanc. Motion by N R.
Wright to see patrolman about re
pairs before signing on foreign
articles.
EMILIA (Bull), Sept. 7—Chairman,
Jamas Manner; Secretary, T. W. Kubecha. Request chief engineer to sea
about the cold water being hot. No
beefs reported by department dele
gates. Recommendation by .nil hands
that patrolman make sure- ship has a
catwalk built over the deok cargo
before sailing on next trip.
•
DEL MUNDO (Mississlgpn, Sept. 17
—Chairman, J. Chastain; Secretary,
toyit tf. Amsberry. A vote of thanks
for a Job well done to the rjiiring
ahip's delegate. No beefs reported.
Robert L. Garriss elected new .ship's
delegate. Vote of thanks to the iinsun
for arranging for a p'.-ice to put gar
bage instead of going aft over the
catwalk. Keep off the chain rails un
til renewed. When using the washing
machine, fill it up to water mark.
NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), Sept.
24—Chairman-, J(Te McLaren; Secre
tary, Reberf W. FerrandlK Captain rvfused to lift logs. Some OT disputed
but no beefs reported by steuard
delegate. Locks on black gang's doors
need repair. Anyone needing a room
key should have one made and bring
captain the bill. Wiper says there- is
too much favoritism by the engineer.
USAF C-50-1816 (Pan American
World Airways), September 3—Chair
man. R. H. Bennett; Secretary, Joseph
Kornlg. Everything running smooth.
R. H. Bennett elected ship's delegate.
Delegate for each department will
turn in repair list to chief engineer.
Ship's delegate to check with chief
on getting crew a coke machine.
Crew had a wonderful time during
voyage: no friction at all.
FLORIDA STATE (Everglades), Sep
tember W—Chairman, Joeaph A. Lev
He; Secretary, Druwerd Moitar. Some
disputed OT, but no other beefs re
ported by department delegates.
Steward to see company about qualitypeaches.
FAIRLAND (Sea-Land), September
19—Chairman, A. T. Arnold; Secre
tary, Welter Newberg. Pete Serano
elected new ship's delegate. $11.09
In treasury. Steward asked to see if
ha could get mosquito repellent for
crew and also If sandwiches could be
improved.
OVERSEAS
REBECCA (Maritime
Overseas), September 17—Chairman,
J. D. Mann; Sacretary, Joseph A.
Long. tl.OO in treasury. No beefs re
ported by department delegates. Let
ter to be sent to Union to ask penalty
for non-delivery of mall. Urge head
quarters In NY to look Into food
conditions on Maritime Overseas
vessels, especially the meats. Ask
the company for a better brand of
Ice cream. Need new Ice trays for
icebox, more pitchers for crew messroom. Request better toilet paper.
PENN TRADER (Penn Shipping),
September 3—Chairman, J. P. Austin;
Secretary, Daniel Parkman. Every
thing running smoothly, gl.gft In
trea.sury. AU hands should assist in
keeping pantry and messhall clean.
STEEL
TRAVELER
(isthmian),
August 20—Chairman, Antonio Schlavone; Secretary, J. L. Redgos. Ono
man missed ship in Sasebo, Japan,
and rejoined at Inchon. Korea. Three
men missed ship in Koe Haiung. Tai
wan; one oiler hoepitallzed In Hono
lulu. Crew requests that American
money be issued for draws in foreign
ports tnstaad of travelers ehecks.
S18.0B in ship's fund. No beefs re
ported by engine <jr steward depart
ments. Friction in deck department
will be taken up with patrolman at
payoff. Crew asked to flush toilets.
Stewards department given, a vote of
thanks.
Al-AMAR (Caimar), Eaptember. 8—
Chairman, F. Drazak; Sacratary, L.
Hall, Jr. Ship's delegate reported that
sink in crew pantry needs to be re
paired. Toaster i» also needed. Patrol
man In ports only bring 3 LOOS to
ship; crew requests that more LOGS
be put aboard. Discussion on new wel
fare and vacation benefits. No beefs
reported by department delegates.
BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Sep
tember 7—Chairman, J'. Gloyant; Sec
retary, E. A. Herd. Ship going to
shipyard this trip,'Crew will pay off
and sign on In Linden, NJ. No beefs
reported by department delegates.
Discussion on cooking and'serving of
food. Chief cook says 85% of meats
are not graded but merely stamped.
Patrolman should check on meats andfresh vegetables. Bunk repairs not
done. Gi-iritile and one plate on stove
not repaired since last request.
ROBIN GRAY (Robin Line), Septambar 8—Chairman, Receo J. Alba-
nese; Secretary, Robert Skloot. Ship's
delegate reported everything okay.
Two men hospitalized. $13.57 spent on
telegrams and $13.50 left In treasury.
Discussion on vacation and death
benefits.
CHILORB
(Ore),
Sttptamber
24—
Chairman, M. Jones; Secretary, C.
Bedell. No beefs reported by dbpartnient delegates. Saw captain, about
icebox for pantry and water cooler
in port pas.sageway. See patrolman
about getting water tanks cleaned as
both potable and wash water have
been rusty ail trip. Slopchest list
slinuld be posted.
August 12—Chairman, M. H. .Jones;
Secretary, C. V. Bedell. No beefs re
ported. Could not get new icebox.
One man missed ship in Baltimore.
Have slopchest prices posted. Request
bench' for recreation room. Return
cups back to pantry. Turn off washing
machine after use.
CAPE HENRY (Northern), no dateChairmen, Cgrroll Quinnt; Secretary,
Robert Saunders. Some disputed OT
in engine and steward departments.
Crew not receiving any mail or LOGS
since company ban been In operation.
Will take matter up with patrolman.
Stewsrd' still using tun much onloir
In food.
Twca^-Oa*
10€
Patterson KO's Fred Kretzler
In Non-Title Checker Match
\
m
Two weeks before heavyweight boxing champ Floyd Patterson successfully defended
his title, another Floyd Patterson defeated ex-US Navy checker champ and SIU member
Fred Kretzler in a non-title marathon checker match aboard th® City of Alma (Waterman).
Kretzler, shipping as deck"*"!
maintenance, lists himself as
"American Merchant Marine
checker champion." Beaten for the
first time In nine years, he report
ed that the game with Patterson
had its share of coincidences.
"First of all," he said, "I was
beaten by a certain type of strat
egy known to checker players as
the 'Alma Game,' and that's the
same as the name of the ship we
played on.
"Secondly," he went on to say,
"Patterson (who is third mate
aboard the Alma) comes from At
lanta, 111., and I come from At
lanta, Georgia. And on top of all
that," Kretzler concluded, "we
played the game on the thirteenth
day we had been on the ship."
Kretzler has been playing check
ers all over the world for the past
twenty years. He said that in about
a- year, he would be reatiy to put
his "title" on the line in champion
ship competition. He 1» presently
making a coastwise run on the
Seatrain Louisiana (Seatraln).
Speaking of Patterson, Kretzler
commented: "He's the best player
I ever came up against, and I'd
like to play him again some time."
«
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Pondering moves, Seafarers Thad Jackson, AB (left), and
Fred Kretzler are shown pairing off for a checker match at
SIU headquarters several years ago. Kretzler won this game
and ajl others of the past nine years before he met his match
In Floyd Patterson, 3rd mate on the City of Alma.
Ex-Cop Turned Seafarer
Prefers Ships To Bullets
SIU Atrantic, Gulf
Lakes & Inland Waters
District
PRESIDENT
Paul Hall
BXECtrriVJ! VICE-PRESIDENT
Gal Tanner
VICE PRESlDEiNTS
Claude Simmons
Lindsey Williams
Earl Shepard
AI Tanner
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Al Kerr
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Fred Stewart
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PHOtCS
^ 'S-ToRtes,
^3- ?0£-fRY
Every once in a while Seafarer Sam Grandee is mistaken
for a policeman. In fact, sometimes policemen stop him and
start right out talking "shop." There's a reason for this oftenmade mistake. Grandee real-"*'
ly was a police officer a few The chase reached Minot and by
years back, and the old habits that time State Police were in
are kind of hard to break.
A native of Croton-on-Hudson,
New York, the 32-year-old Sea
farer has been sailing with the SIU
for about two years. His law en
forcement career took place out
west—Minot, North Dakota, to be
exact, and a highly-successful
career it was too.
Grandee was on the Minot police
force from 1955 through 1958, and
volved. Grandee recalls taking out
after the man and finally capturing
him after a 100 mile-per-hour auto
chase and a gun duel.
Police work also entailed lesB
exciting job.s, he says, and some of
the "little" jobs were really tricky.
Minot police had been plagued by
hubcap thefts which defied detec
tion. However, some patient in
vestigation and a lucky break re
vealed a gang which had been
making a small living stealing and
selling hubcaps.
In addition to practical work on
the Minot police force. Grandee
studied and practiced
police
methods on his own and earned
FBI commendations.
Personal affairs back home in
New York brought Grandee back
east in 1959 and soon after he
began sailing with the SIU in the
black gang. He says life at sea
is fine but he intends to visit back
in Minot one of these days.
List Details In
Cables To Union
Pictured during police
force days, Sam Grandee
now sails in iTie black gang.
was involved In everyrhing from
a shooting duel with an escaped
bandit to rounding up a band of
hubcap thieves.
Magazine Story
In fact, one of his c-rvploits was
the subject of an article in "True
Police Stories" magazine in 1959.
Grandee was instrumental in capturtng a bandit who was fleeing
from police in a nearby town.
When notifying headquarters
by cable or wireless that a Sea
farer has paid off in a foreign
port because of injury or illness,
ships' delegates should include
the following information:
The man's full name, his SIU
book number, name of the ship,
the port of payoff and the hos
pital where he is being treated.
The response of ships' crews
to the Union's request for these
notifications has been very good.
Sometimes though, not all of
the above information has been
included. Be sure to list all of
this data so that the SIU can
act as promptly as possible.
�Page Twenty Tw»
SEAFARERS
Seafarer Doubles Up Line—
Mixes Stocks And Starlings
From seafaring to "bird proofing" and finance describes the- present career of former
SIU man Frank T. Young, who came to headquarters last month to visit old shipmates.
Young, who left the sea in 1957 after paying off the Coalinga Hills, is now engaged in
two businesses. He is a mutual"^
from roosting and creating a mess. mutual funds, so he studied for an
funds representative, with The whole thing Is harmless to SEC license and became a sales
man for a New Jersey investment
a Securities and Exchange man and bird.
Commission license, and he also
Early in 1961, Young also be- firm. Now, the Weehawken resi
operates the Electroscat Birdproof- came interested in the sale of dent is concentrating on both Jobs.
Ing Company.
The native of Scotland began
by Ben Graham
sailing on British ships In 1929,
_ when he was only
' 14 years old. Aft
er a few years at
sea he settled In
South Africa and
worked ashore.
But when the
second World
War was brewing
in 1939, Young
went back to sea.
During the early
years of the war he sailed under
several flags: British, Norwegian,
Panamanian.
"I sailed on any ship that I
could," Young says, "until I hit an
American ship, and then I stayed."
His first
US-flag ship was the
Marie Melony, a Calmar vessel
which he caught in 1943.
Recalls First SIU Ship
"That was my first SIU ship and
my first American ship; it's one I
won't forget." Young was aboard
the vessel when it assisted the
Normandy Invasion. He recalls
when the ship struck a mine, and
sustained damage in a bombing off
Great Britain.
'You say all this happened when you became a bosun?'
After the war. Young continued
sailing SIU, .mostly from the Port
of New York as AB, bosun, or deck
like every other member of the
maintainance.
Union, regardless of citizenship.
It was through a shipmate, who
Thanks to the Union's help
had a relative in the bird proofing
and the never-ending interest of
To
the
Editor:
business, that Young Decame ac
My husband recently passed our officials In some of the
quainted with his new trade.
away after a prolonged illness. problems that have developed
Shortly after he married, he left
Until
the time of his death, over the years, I am both hon
the sea and began setting up his
even after he had dropped out ored and proud to be a citizen
business ashore.
of the maritime industry, be of the Unite:d States today. I
Electroscat is an ingenious sys
greatly enjoyed receiving the can't thank everyone involved
tem of wiring cornices and other
enough for the assistance given
LOG.
ornamental projections of build
me.
I
am
therefore
notifying
you
ings. The wires produce a mild
Eric Joseph
of his death so that you may
electric shock which prevents
discontinue
our
LOG
sub
pigeons, starlings, and other birds
scription if that is your policy.
However, I would like to add
si
that our son (who is 14 years
LOC-A-RHYTHM:
old) enjoys receiving and read
ing the LOG. _If you wish to
discontinue our subscription
All letters TO the Editor for
It's okay but, if possible, we
—
By Harry Wolowitz
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publication in the SEAFARERS
would like to continue receiv
The SEAFARERS LOG is the
LOG must be signed by the
ing your paper.
writer. Names will be withheld
very best,
Mrs. Fred Dial
upon request.
I've read them all,
(Ed. note: Subscriptionii to
That's a real fair test.
the LOG are not cancelled for
We're proud of our paper,
any reason until requested.
It's tops in town;
We'll be glad to continue send
None any better.
ing it to you.)
You can look around.
To the Editor:
4. $1 4.
You may discontinue sending
We have just about everything.
the LOG to C. F. Martinek as
In this paper of ours.
he is having serious difficulty
Can't praise it enough.
with his eyesight. My husband
It rates five stars.
was a member of the old Inter
To the Editor:
News of interest, shipping galore,
Oh November 13, 1961 I was national Seamen's Union, and
We have the best in the field
naturalized as a citizen of the manned picketlines at New Or
And can't ask more.
United States to make a 15- leans and Baltimore in 1921.
year'-dream come true. I am When the strike was over, he
Shopping guide, news of all sorts,
therefore writing to express my chose to give up going to sea
Friendly pictures,
thanks to our Union and to our and remained ashore for many
A report of all ports.
president, Paul Hall, for the years after that.
Then a final dispatch.
However, in 1942 Mr. Mar
help and support given me over
the years.
tinek returned to sea duty as a
And we bow our head.
While some go on living—
The Union's continuing inter member of the MM&P and re
est in the welfare of aliens who tired as such. He often ex
Others are dead.
are members of the SIU has pressed the opinion that the
always made.it po.ssible for us SIU is the best labor organiza
I close with a wish
to pay off our respective ships tion in the world. Thank you
For your continued success.
and
to get extensions for our very much for the pleasure and
May you live on forever.
necessary stays on the beach in information that the LOG has
And never stop your press;
various US ports. Seafarers like furnished us.
Keep on doing your good work,
myself have always been treated
Mrs. F. Martinelr
They all envy you.
From a brother member of SIU.
Shipboard Sketches
Widow Asks For
Continued LOGS
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Hails SIU, LOG
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Assist On Thesis
To the Editor:
I would like to thank the SIU
and the various officials at beadquarters for the kind assistance
given to me this past summer
and also during the previous
sumrher in my doctoral study on
"occupational choice."
I enjoyed every minute I
spent at the hall, and I appre
ciated the opportunity given to
me to talk with the seamen. I
sincerely hope that I can pro
duce a thesis worthy of tha
study.
Is it possible to subscribe to
the LOG? I have recently
moved to a new. address, and
because I am still some distance
from New York, I won't be able
to visit there as often as I
would like. My reading your
paper will therefore keep me
up to date.
Vincent Gagllarducci
(Ed. note: Your .name is
being added to our mailing list.)
4" 4" 4"
Urges Further
Pension Changes
To the Editor:
While looking over the result
of the recent negotiations, I
gave special attention to the
new pension plan. I am con
fident this plan, like others in
the past, will be improved upon
In the future. I feel, though,
that the plan as is isn't very
attractive to men who join the
Union at a young age.
Suppose a person starts sail
ing at 20. Under the present
plan he will Tiave to go to sea
for 45 years before he can be
pensioned. This total is based
on an average of eight months
of actual seatime per year. At
that average, a member will
have had 29 years of actual seatime when he, reaches 65.
Compare this to a person
starting to sail at 42 who will
go to sea for 23 years and still
have the required 15 years seatime to be peiisione'd.
I said, this hardly seems
fair to those brothers who start
sailing in their younger years.
I do not mean to suggest that
the plan be changed in any way
that would deprive the members
that make sailing a part-tim«
career.
What I do suggest Is that an
other plan be considered where
by a member will be pensioned
when he gets 18 or 20 years of
actual seatime regardless of his
age'. This plan would be an
addition to the present plan
and would. I think, round out
Union protection so that all
members would benefit mori
equally.
Union representatives are do
ing their all to get the compa
nies on the ball in forwarding
the mail. Yet some companies
still seem to hold back the
bulky packages that contain the
LOGS. News of Union activities
Is something Seafarers look for
ward to to keep us informed.
In this way we feel a part of
the Brotherhood.
I suggest, since headquarters
reports cover the important
happenings, that these reports
be made twice a month and be
mailed out in a different and
smaller package from the LOGs.
My final suggestion is that
three months before future ne
gotiations start, special forms
be mailed to all halls and ships
Informing the membership what
the Union is seeking. These
forms should also have space
for suggestions.
Thomas Alonzo Brown
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SEAFARERS LOG
Maritime Roundup
Allen crewmen applylnc: for
landinc privileges In the US will
have to present a passport issued
by the country of their nationality
starting early next month. The US
Immigration and Naturalization
Service had proposed the rule
earlier and has now made it final.
Previously, alien seamen could
present a passport document is
sued by any country. The new rule
becomes effective 30 days after
December 8, 1961 ... A British
shipbuilding research group is de
veloping a new, more accurate
method to) measure ship speeds
which could sharply cut the costs
and time of speed trials. The new
Idea involves using radar aboard
ship to transmit signals that can
bounce back from a buoy put over
the vessel's stern. The speed of
the ship is based on calculation
of the time taken for the return of
the dcfiected signals.
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An experimental atom-powered
buoy began service as a channel
warning signal in Arundel Cove,
Baltimore, this month. The seventon navigational aid is the first
tried in a series of Coast Guard
experiments on the use of nuclear
waste products as a source of elec
Joseph Sylvester Olejnik
Contact your wife, Mrs. Lena
Olejnik, 1445 St Bernard Ave.,
New Orleans, La.
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tric power for lighting channel
markers and buoys . . . SlU-contracted Delta Lines has announced
a change in the itinerary of its
three passenger-cargo ships in the
twice-monthly service from Gulf
ports to the East Coast of South
America. The change, taking ef
fect in January, calls for a stop
over at Bahia, Brazil, on the-south
hound half of the forty-day round
trip. Seafarers on the Del Mar,
Del Norte and Del Sud- can send
postcards from a new location
now.
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Luiz, John Mlsakian. Dmer J. Moa (2),
Potenclano Paculba, Clifford Perrlera.
Marvin E. Satchell (4), John W. Singer
(2), WlUiam L. Strike, Weldon O. Wal
lace, Charles Walsh (3), Ylng Ming Wei
(2), Ah Sal Wong (2). Ding Hal Woo.
XXX
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Herbert E. Cpllini
Telesforo Roman
Joseph R. Richards
Overtime checks from Suwannee
Steamship Corp. are being held
XXX
rranx K. Schwarti
for you by the SIU headquarters
Mother would like to hear from dispatcher.
you. Write V. V. Van Gordon, St.
XXX
Joseph's Hospital, Boom 203,
WUUam R. (BiU) Dixou
Bremerhaven, Germany.
The above-named or anyone
knowing his whereabouts is asked
XXX
Income Tax Refunds
to contact his youngster's guardian,
The following Seafarers should Sophia F. Baker, RN, 1315 S. 26th
contact Jack Lynch, Room 201, Place, Lawton, Okla., ELgin 5-4577,
SUP Building, 450 Harrison St.,
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Ex-Coe Victory
San Francisco, Calif., regarding
income tax refunds:
Will pay $50 to recover silver
Marearito Boria. Dao King Chae. Che- belt buckle with Initials "FNC"
nnx Soa Chens Q). John J. Doyle (2).
Richard Dunfea (2). Ho Youns Kong, lost on SS Coe Victory on July 8.
Steve Krkovich. Jamei Lear M), MUledge No questions asked. F. N. Cain, 432
P. Lee (4), Harry Lowther. Francis A.
Washington St., Bay St. Louis,
Miss.
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Milton K. Burgner
675 Fourth'Ave.,
Contact Mrs. Page Burgner, PO
Brooklyn 32, NY
Box 343, Bowie, Md.
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EDITORIAL POLICY~SEAFARERS LOG. Tha LOO has traditionally refrained from
publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the
Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem
ed harmful to the Union Or Its collective membership. This established policy
has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1060 meetings In all
constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an edi
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.
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PAYMENT OF HOWIES. No monies are to be 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 .
fiuch receipt. If In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment bo
made without supplying a receipt, or If a member la required to make a payment
and £3 given an official 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.'
COWSTITlfTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publlshea every, six months in
the SEAFARERS 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 familiarise themselves with Its contents. Any time yott
feel any-member or officer la attempting to deprive you of any constitutional
right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, 'etc.f
as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately
notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested.
RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-tlmo 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 arm encouraged to take an active role In all
rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees.
Because these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership
has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain
their good standing through ths waiving of their dues.
XXX
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nolly, Felix Cardona, Malcolm E. Taggart,
Swindell W. Lewis, Pedro Mena. Charles
B. Eagleson, William G, Hay, James H.
Shearer, Woodrow W, Spivey, Thomas
S. Johnson, Leon Hebert. Leo Wills,
Michel MegulsEoglou. Antonio Carrano,
Cruz Mata,
XXX
William A. Granger
Charles Nail
Get in touch with your mother
Contact Pat at PO Box 433, Wil
at 1819 W. Grace St., Richmond,
mington, Calif,, about your income
Va.
tax check,
XXX
ADDRESS
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CONTRACTS, Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. Theae
contracts specify the wages and condltlona 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. It, at any time, any .
BIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, falls to protect yow
contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition,'
notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested.
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TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you
LOG is holding package
are an old tubscribei and have a
changa of addresf, plaata giva your small radio tubes for you.
CITY
SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con
tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by
Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated In the contract. Get to know
your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship
ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also
notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mall, return re
ceipt requested.
Maynard Farshetter
Contact Mrs. Nancy Alquist, Bu
reau of Public Assistance, Los An
the Steel Designer was in the Welgeles County, Calif.
land Canal, are asked to contact
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Louis R. Harolds, 38 Park Row,
Louis V. Coffey
Important. Contact Cliff Malners NY, NY.
aboard SS Monarch of the Seas,
XXX
Waterman SS Corp., Mobile, Ala.
Ex-Overseas Joyce
4« 4" 4"
The following Seafarers can pick
Billy C. Ward
up unclaimed wages from Mari
Contact your home immediately. time Overseas Corp., 61 Broadway,
XXX
NY, NY:
Norman Krumm
John W. Gibson. Laurence Rainchuck.
Jose Madurei, Alfred E. Hawse, James W.
Anyone knowing the where Canard,
Raymond D. Stafford, James I.
abouts of the above-named is Bast, Nicholas de Los Santos, Floyd D.
KeUey.
Rigardo
Fred D.
asked to contact his wife, Mrs. Peterson, GeorgeA. L.Rodriguez,
Baiigh, John W.
Norman Krumm, of Luck, Wis.
Morris, Floyd S. Grumpier, Ed R. Con
XXX
format address balow:
TRUST FUNDS, All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland
Vatera District are adnlnistered In accordance with the provision# of various
trust fund agreements. All these agreeaenta specify that the trustees in
charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and aanageaent repreaentatlves and their alternates. All expenditures and dlaburseaents of trust funds
are aade only upon approval by a aajorlty of the trustees. All trust fund
financial records are available at ths headquarters of the various trust funds.
If, at any time, you are denied Infonaatlon about any SIU truat fund, notify
BIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified aall, return receipt
•requested,"
Seamen should be on the lookout
one day for commercial subma
rines and underwater tankers, ac
cording to the country's top
nuclear submarine research cngi
neers. At their annual meeting,
the engineers proposed that the
sub-surface craft be used where
surface ships can't navigate, as
under the Arctic ice-cap . . . The
Panama Canal Company has an
nounced that it went $6 million in
the red during its past operating
year. In a report to its only stock
holder, the US Government, the
canal authorities said the loss was
due to money spent improving and
modernizing canal facilities.
Aarelio Flores
Get in touch with your wife, Mrs.
Blance Flores, at Mt. Wilson TB
Hospital, Mt. Wilson, Md.
I would like to receive the
SEAFARERS LOG — please
put my name on your mailing
list.
(Print Information)
TlVKHCIAJj REPORTS, tbrn constitution Of tbs SIU Atlantic, Gull, Lskas and Iniand Waters District iukas spsclfle provision tor ssfsgusrdlns ths nsnbsrshlp's
•oney and Union finances. Tbs eonstltutlon requires a detailed CPA audit
•very three nontha by a rank and Ills auditing comattee elected by the new
bershlp, 'All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn.
Should any aenber, for any raaaon, b« rafuaed hla constitutional right to In
spect these records,.notify SIU Praaldant Paul Ball by certified amll, return
receipt requested.
Ex-Steel Designer
XXX
All persons having knowledge of
William H, Mason
a leg injury sustained by Frank M.
Contact Mrs, Iris Stone, 601 W,
Puglisi on August 16, 1961, while 35lh St„ Norfolk, Va,
Jose Serrano
Reginald P. Sirois
Urgent, Contact Victor Manuel
You are asked to contact your
Serrano Torres, Box 545-G, Num
sister, Lucille.
ber 404 Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.
4" 4' 4J. L. Roberts
XXX
Charles Palmer
Contact'Mrs, Pauline Moore of
You are asked to get in touch
Moore & Co, Realtors about a
buyer for your land at 8202 Erath with Aubrey Wiggins at 201 Page
Ave,, Mobile, Ala,
St., Houston, Texas.
Notify Union On LOG Mail
As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS
LOG are mailed every month to all SIU ships as well as to
numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers
congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves
calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their
ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper
ator, four copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min
utes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next
port of call.
Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs
at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer
so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con
gregate there.
As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU
ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that
the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of
its mailing lists.
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Another year's articles have been completed by the members of
the SlU. The holiday season has arrived, marking the close of 12 more
months of progress and solid accomplishment in the interests of all
Seafarers, boatmen and other marine craft workers who make up the
SlU family. Wherever they happen to be, whether aboard a vessel
at sea, home at anchorage with their loved ones or in some distant port
around the globe, for all hands this is a time of festive activity.
Seafarers may find themselves setting up the holiday tree while sail
ing through tropic waters or may welcome the New Year as their ves
sel fights to make headway in an Atlantic gale, but the spirit of the sea
son is with them all the same. The order of the day calls for special
meals and all the trimmings while business as usual continues. This is
in the tradition of seagoing men and all SlU members.
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smooth sailing in the year to come.
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FOURTH MTD CONVENTION
SIU, MEBA FIGHT JOB LOSS, TIE UP BRITISH-FLAG SHIP
US SHIPS ASSURED HALF OF CONGO AID
OPERATORS SEEK NEW CARGO RULE
SEAFARERS MAN NEW, KING-SIZED US OIL TANKER
ISTHMIAN FLEET AWARDED ANOTHER USPHS CITATION
MTD CALLS FOR US FLEET REVIVAL
50-50 IS UPHELD ON CONGO CARGO
RRS COURTING STATE HELP FOR ANTI-SHIP CAMPAIGN
NASSAU SHIFTS TO ‘JINX RUN’
NEW EXPORT-IMPORT RULE URGED TO SPUR SHIPPING
SOLID UNION VOTES SWEEP WESTCOTT, BECKER BOATS
NEW EXPORT-IMPORT RULE URGED TO SPUR SHIPPING
LAUD SIU BLACKLIST FIGHT
NEW OIL CONTRACT FUELS UIW SHOP, MEMBER GAINS
CS NORFOLK LAUDED FOR RESCUE AID
CUNNARD HINTS SMALL QUEEN SUITABLE FOR PANAMA USE
CLINIC, SURGEONS TEAM TO SAVE SEAFARER’S SON
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Vol. XXIII, No. 12
1961
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