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It was SS Hope Week in New York last week, as the SIU Pacific District - manned hospital ship Hope returned from a tenmonth stay in Peru to provide training and hospital treatment. Waving hello (inset), as ship pulled into Hudson River pier, are Jerry Short, Milton Trash and Eddie Kauf­ man of the Marine Cooks. Other Photos, Page 7.) UNEMPLOYMENT 900 MILLION man-days iost ON-JOB INJURIES STRIKES & LOCKOUTS 40 MILLION 19 MILLION man-days lo^ man-days lost Cries for action to curb strikes are a response to a mythical "crisis," which the figures above clearly point out. The amount of lost working time caused by strikes and lock­ outs in 1962 is dwarfed by the number of man-days lost by unemployment in all US industry last year—which was 50 times higher. On-the-job injuries caused twice the amount of lost time as strikes. �"/ race Tw* •• SEAFAkERS LOG Marcli 22; un Creditors Move To Revive idie Bull Line Ships SIU Foreign Ship Picketing Upheld Seafarers from the crews of the Bridgehampton and Suzanne, two of the vessels laid-up in the Middle East, were briefed on latest developments in Bull Line situation on ar­ rival at New York's Idlewild Airport March 5. SlU Patrol­ man Charlie Scofield (left) fills them in on the news. Five of the six crews stranded overseas have now returned home. NEW YORK—^Preliminary steps have been taken in Fed­ eral Bankruptcy Court here by at least three of the US companies in the Bull Line-Kulukundis operation in order to get the companies' idlet : American-flag ships hack into in on some of the talks because of service under a trusteeship Federally-insured mortgages on arrangement. Sixteen of the several vessels. It took action two vessels involved are laid up weeks ago to freeze all Kulukundis in American and foreign assets, including realty holdings. ports. At the same time, SlU protest picketing against several foreignflag vessels linked to the Kulu­ kundis shipping interests in the US has been fully upheld by court decisions in two states. (See sep­ arate story on this page.) However, the Union removed its picketlines late this week so as to allow the reorganization to proceed in an orderly manner. Crews Returning Meanwhile, SlU crewmembers stranded in Bombay, India, with the Easthampton arrived here [ Monday, March 18, and were ad­ vanced money from an escrow fund secured by the SlU some time ago I to cover wages and allotments owed to SIU crews and families. I The sixth and last crew stranded overseas, with the Mount Rainier in Yokohama, Japan, was due back on the West Coast by this weekend. I Four other crews returned earlier. Liens on behalf of SIU crews have been placed on all of the idle vessels for all crew monies due. Nine ships are laid up in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Jew Orleans and Portland. With the reorganization moves for the entire Bull Line-Kulu­ kundis fleet underway, a Federal judge in Baltimore last week put off a US marshal's sale of the bulk carrier Westhampton at least until March 28. Meetings Held Meetings among major creditors, including the SIU and, other ship­ board unions with a direct inter­ est in monies owed to members' welfare, pension and vacation funds, as well as oil companies, shipyards, stevedoring firms, in­ surance brokers, banks and the Federal Government, have been continuing for several weeks in at­ tempts to get the ships moving again. The Justice Department has sat NEW ORLEANS — SIU protest picketlines against the trading activities of foreign vessels linked to the foundering Bull Line-Kulukundis American shipping operation were fully upheld by ,a state court • here this week, following a ships to aid arrangements being similar ruling at Seattle made to get the American-flag Ku­ on March 14. The decisions involved the Greek-flag Pleiades in Seattle and the Castor, operating under Pana­ manian registry, which had been tied up by Seafarers' picketlines here. The disposition of a separ­ ate court action further upriver, near New Orleans, which involved the Panamanian-flag Antares, was expected to follow the previous rulings. An earlier restraining order against picketing of the An­ tares was overturned. Late this week, with its picket­ ing rights preserved Intact, the SIU removed its lines on all three Foreign Ships Grab Up Domestic Suiphur Trade WASHINGTON—^The lack of enough specialized bulk cargo vessels imder the American flag—coupled with the mysterious disappearance of the SS Marine Sulphur Queen with all hands last month—> has made it possible for more Eastern seaboard until the end of foreign-flag ships to enter the 1963. US domestic trade. In the absence of a replacement to fill in for the Sulphur Queen on her specialized run, the Depart­ ment of Defense has ordered sus­ pension of the Jones Act so that foreign-flag vesseis can carry molten sulphur from Texas to ports on the Gulf Coast and the Don't DOlay On Heat Beefs Since the cold weather is still here. Seafarers are re­ minded that heating and lodg­ ing beefs in the shipyard can be easily handled if the ship's delegate promptly notifies the captain or chief engineer and shows them the temperature readings at the time. Crewmembers who beef to them­ selves about the lack of heat­ ing but wait three or four days before making the problem known to a responsible ship's officer are only making things tougher for themselves. This should also be done when shipyard workers are busy around living quarters. Make sure you know where and when the work was done so that the SIU patrolman has the facts available. The Secretary of Defense re­ quested the use of foreign-flag ships as "necessary in the interest of national defense." The Defense Department's call for a waiver of US shipping laws eliminated the need for separate bills already introduced by Ralph W. Yarborough and Rep. Bob Casey, Texas Democrats, asking Congress to suspend the Jones Act until the end of this year on be­ half of the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company. Texas Gulf had operated the 524-foot, former T-2 tanker Ma­ rine Sulphur Queen which dis­ appeared with her 39-man Nation­ al Maritime Union crew off the coast of Florida on February 3. The Defense Department's waiv­ er grants the same rights to the Texas company that the two Con­ gressmen had incorporated into their respective proposals. The company can use foreign-flag ves­ sels until next December 31, or until an American-built or rebuilt and documented ship is available. Special vessels are needed for the transport of liquid sulphur and a replacement for the Sulphur Queen is reportedly being built, but will not be off the ways until the end of the year. Under the waiver, no more than 100,000 long torts of molten sulphur may be tri nsported. lukundis ships moving. In upholding the SIU's right to picket the Pleiades In Seattle, a Superior Court judge fully sup­ ported the position of Union at­ torneys that last month's decision by the US Supreme Court in Wash­ ington did not rule out protest picketing by American unions against foreign vessels. The high court ruled on February 18 that US labor law could not be applied to cover the "internal management and affairs" of foreign vessels with alien crews, thus blocking for the present further organizing of runaway ships. The Seattle decision held, how­ ever, that the National Labor Re­ lations Board still has jurisdic­ tion over other American union action involving foreign vessels, and state courts had no right to act. This view was also the basis of a decision in the Civil District Court at New Orleans on Monday, March 18. Operators of one other foreign ship linked to the Kulukundis American interests were success­ ful previously in obtaining an in­ junction against SIU picketing in Norfolk, but this order covering the Greek-flag Overseas Courier is being appealed. Of the total of sbc foreign ships picketed by the SIU, one in Port­ land sailed without cargo and one in Tampa shifted to another port. Met by SIU officials as they arrived at Idlewild from overseas, (above, left) Seafarers Charles Noble and Edward Marsh leave Customs with bag­ gage in hand. Above (right) SIU Patrolman Red Campbell handles paper work on wage claims of Seafarers L Buchanan and W. Jones. All crews were advanced money out of escrow fund held by SIU to cover wages due. lU Names Scotto V-P BALTIMORE—The Internation­ al Longshoremen's Association has named Anthony Scotto of Brook­ lyn as the union's newest vicepresident, succeeding the late An­ thony Anastasio. The action was taken here at an ILA Executive Council meeting. Scotto is the organizing director of Local 1814, largest local in the ILA, and is the business adminis­ trator of the Brooklyn longshore­ men's medical clinic. Anastasio died March 1 of compiications follow­ ing a heart, attack. Both Scotto and William H. Haile, another newly-elected vicepresident of the longshoremen, were sworn into office last week at a meeting of the union's execu­ tive council here. Haile previous­ ly was named to replace the lats August J. Idzik of Baltimore, who died last December. Scotto is also president of the Maritime Port Council .of Greater New York Harbor. Deal 'Em Around Again, Men Card game between shipping calls is a good way to pass the time, and these five Seafarers at the Philadelphia SIU hali made the most of it. There was no kibitzer around, so we don't know who came out ahead. �Miuok ti, IMS SEAFARERS Pare Tliree LOG No-Strike Bill Bypasses Issues^ Won't Aid Maritime^ SlU Says WASHINGTON—A House bill which would lead to compulsory arbitration of all maritime disputes was vigorously denounced here by the Seafarers International Union of North America and the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department as a threat to free collective bar­ gaining and as legislation that fails to meet any of the problems plaguing the American merchant marine. The union position was presented by SI UNA President Paul Hall, who also appeared as president of the MTD, at hearings of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee on a proposal introduced by the committee chairman, Rep. Herbert C. Bonner (D-NC). Hall testified on March 14 and again on March 19. The SIU president stated arbitration would destroy the democratic society, this is the only the Bonner committee had issued the following "as some of the ma­ that as a trade unionist sory basic right to bargain freely—a workable means for deciding the a report in 1956 in which it noted jor factors which cry out for at­ that the industry was "sick" but tention and appropriate action be­ representing workers with right which is established and pro­ conditions under which men will concluded that its weaknesses fore we can ever see any improve­ a vital stake in the American tected under laws passed by Con­ work." The SIU spokesman recalled that were "the result of a combination ment in the American maritime merchant marine, he opposed gress of the United States. In our of factors and that neither labor industry": compulsory arbitration as a costs nor labor relations are the • Use of the runaway-flag dematter of principle and on prac­ tical grounds. He warned that the Bonner bill "would be the end of true collec­ tive bargaining because the comp u 1 s o r y arbitration machinery would supplant the give-and-take of bargaining as we know it." "Moreover," Hall said, "compul- Texas SIU Aids Clerks Store Drive HOUSTON — Seafarers in the Texas Gulf , area are assisting in a widespread campaign by the Retail Clerks International Association to organize the J. Weingarten super­ market chain, following a National Labor Relations Board order over­ turning an election held last Au­ gust. ^ The NLRB upheld the union's charge that the employer's anti­ union acts during the course of the drive last year had interferred with a free election, and has or­ dered a new vote. Retail Clerks Local 455 lost the original ballot­ ing by a narrow margin. Workers for the supermarket chain are employed here in Hous­ ton, and in Pasadena, Baytown, Beliairc, Orange, Port Arthur, Beaumont, Galveston, Texas City, Freeport, Jacinto City, and Bryan, Texas. Most of its stores are in port areas where the SIU has been able to assist RCIA organizers in the campaigning. The union's charges that man­ agement had sought to coerce and intimidate its employees were up­ held by an NLRB hearing officer after testimony by a number of Weingarten workers. The union had cited the company for threat­ ening workers with loss of their jobs and earnings if the union won the election, and of taking the line at captive meetings of prom­ ising long-needed improvements once the union was out of the pictute. SEAFARERS LOG March 22,1963 Vol. XXV, No. 6 PAUL HALL, President HERBERT BRAND, Editor; IRWIN SPIVACK, Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYER, ALEXANDER LESLIE, PETER MCEVOV. HOWARD KESSLER, Staff Writers. Published biweekly at the headquarters of the Seafarers International Union, At' lantle, Cult, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaelnth 9-6600. Second class postage paid at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. 120 Features Of Anfi-Sfrike Proposal WASHINGTON—Provisions of the biil proposed by Rep. Bonner (HR 1897) to deal with maritime labor disputes would set up special procedures for the maritime industry. Title X of the 1936 Mer­ chant Marine Act, which governed maritime labor relations from 1938-42, would be reenacted. The 80-day injunction provisions of Taft-Hartley would be inapplicable. Procedures outlined by the bill are the following: • If a major maritime strike seemed imminent, the President could appoint a Maritime Emergency Dispute Board to report In seven days on the facts and the existence of an emergency, • The Board would then attempt mediation for a period of 80 days, or longer if it felt a settlement was possible. • The President could at any time during mediation direct the Board to make settlement recommendations. • If the dispute was not settled by the Board, the President would submit the issues determined by the MEDB to a separate Board of Arbitration. Its award would be final and binding. • During the period of mediation and, if directed, of arbitration, work would continue. A violation or threat to violate the law by engaging in a strike or lockout could be enjoined by an injunction. • Vessels arriving in US ports could not be struck until after reaching their home port and discharging'their cargo. The bill would cover all seamen, harbor craft workers, long­ shoremen, terminal employees, pilots and all auxiliary employees. sole causes." The report cau­ tioned "against any hope that an easy solution to the difficulties of the industry can be found in any one area." Hall noted that in the seven years since the report, not a sin­ gle positive step has been taken to strengthen the industry but, on the contrary, "what actions we have seen with respect to the Ameri­ can merchant marine have only further weakened its condition." He cited the weakening of do­ mestic shipping by an amendment to the Jones Act which permits foreign-flag ships to carry lumber from the US to Puerto Rico, and the refusal of the Secretary of Com­ merce last year to approve con­ struction subsidies for two giant ore carriers for the Ore Navigation Company. Hall specifically drew attention to a number of problems confront­ ing the merchant marine, and cited SIU Ship Wins Nat'l Safely Council Honors Paritan Cited For Rescue NEW YORK—A rescue of five men from a sinking fishing boat last fall has earned the SlU-manned Alcoa Puritan (Alcoa) a "Ship Safety Achievement Citation of Merit" in the annual awards announced last week by the Marine Section of the National Safety Council. The Puritan was the only US-*dry cargo vessel to receive an an hour until the boat went down. The skipper, Capt. John E. Once the Coast Guard at New Or­ Tonningsen, Joseph M. Churka, award. The citation is^ ex­ leans was notified, the Alcoa vessel chief mate, and Joe Ellis, 3rd pected to be presented to the ship within "the next few weeks. The annual awards recognize "outstanding feats of rescue and safety at sea" involving skilled seamanship by vessel personnel. According to the awards com­ mittee, the Puritan carried out its rescue mission about 80 miles south of Mobile last September 21. Seafarers in the deck depart­ ment who took a direct role in the operation were listed as Y. J. Struba and H. B. Gatskill, ABs, and Iva Anderson, OS, all of whom were on watch at the time of the incident. The Puritan was coming in from Trinidad bound for Mobile with a cargo of bauxite when Gatskill, listed as lookout, spotted a flash­ ing light in the Yellow Grand fish­ ing banks some 80 miles from land and changed course. Cojning about, the Puritan ran down the light and found the foundering 40-foot fishing smack Betty J. from Pensacola. The boat was nearly awash, her captain and crew of four bailing with buckets to help the overworked pumps. Putting the Betty J. in tow at seven knots, the Puritan set out for Mobile, but the next night had to take off her crew and abandon the sinking vessel. Al­ though the Puritan was sluggish in the water because of her cargo, making her hard to navigate, she managed to ride the swells and stand by the sinking Betty J. for continued on to Mobile with the five men aboard. One of the rescued survivors said, "You'll never know how relieved we were when we saw your ship alter course." mate, were also named, for their special role in the search and rescue. Besides the Puritan, five vessels in other categories re­ ceived honors and awards for out­ standing safety achievements. vice by American shipping interests. • Ineffective application of sub­ sidies in lirht of the changed character of trade patterns. • Actions of the State Depart­ ment and other Government agen­ cies in favoring runaway and foreign-flag shipping and in by­ passing enforcement of the Cargo Preference Act. • The erosive effect of ICCrailroad manipulations against domestic shipping. "Attention to any one of the many problems in maritime with appropriate action wouid obviousiy have no other effect but to (Continued on Page 15) Rap Anti-Trust Gag On Labor BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—The International Union of Petro­ leum Workers, an affiliate of the SIUNA, has strongly urged the rejection by Congress of all legislative proposals that would put labor unions under the anti-trust laws. A resolu­ tion adopted unanimously by the lUPW's executive board condemned any such action as "capricious" and charged that It was designed to cripple all union activities. It said previ­ ous labor legislation designed to curb the activities of a hand­ ful of unions "have hampered and proved harmful to all un­ ions." Copies of the resolution were sent to every member of the House and Senate. AFL-CIO Council At White House Meeting t • SiS"' Members of the AFL-CIO Executive Council, including SIUNA President Paul Hall, and Labor Department officials, are shown at the White House on March 12, where theiy were luncheon guests of President Kennedy. Facing camera (l-r) are Peter Schoenmann, Plum­ bers; Charles Donahue, Labor Dept. Solicitor; Joe Curran, NMU; O. A. Knight, Oil Work­ ers; Hall; AFL-CIO President George Meany; Pres. Kennedy; James Carey, Electrical Workers; Joseph Bierne, Communications Workers, and Esther Peterson, Asst. Labor Sec'y. �/,;-.-i r, •• • ' "•- •• ""•''' ' : •*•• • • iv '.' i-j'•• • -•• "r!?1 is -h-"i t- I SEAFARERS f^rerrar Much St. Ifa LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic^ Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) February 16 Through February 28, 1963 Shipping for SIU men during the second half of Febru­ ary fell off its usual pace, reflecting the fact that most ships idled during the December-January longshore strike have recrewed and sailed. The dispatch total of 1,164 jobs still ran a little bit ahead of the registration for the same, two-week-period. Total registration was 1,128 men in the two top senior­ ity groups. However, the registration was higher than the shipping total for the deck department only. The number of men registered on the beach at the end of February was also highest among the deck gang, as compared to the other two departments. Among the ports, only Philadelphia, San Francisco and_ Seattle showed better shipping than in the previous two weeks. Boston, Norfolk, Tampa and Houston reported no real change, and Wilmington remained very quiet. The rest of the ports listed varied declines for the period. The activity in the payoff, sign-on and in-transit col­ umns shows New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Houston each had over 30 ships calling in port at some time during the end of February, although the traffic in replacements apparently wasn't as heavy. Tampa had 19 ships passing through in transit to other ports, and shipped only 14 men in all. According to the seniority listings, class A men took 62 percent of the total jobs shipped, class B men handled almost 28 percent and class C newcomers filled the re­ mainder. Almost all of the class C shipping was in group 1 and group 2 in the deck and engine departments, and in group 3 for the galley jobs. Ship Acfivify Pay Slga In Offt Oni Tram. TOTAL Ooston 2 New York.... 16 PhiladeipMa.. 11 Baitimore ... 2 Norfolk 3 Jaektonvllle .. 0 Tampa 2 Mobile 4 New Orleont.. B Hontton ..... 5 Wilminflen .. 0 Son Francifce.. 2 SecrtNe ...... 6 0 4 12 5 2 0 0 2 5 3 0 2 4 8 16 0 11 5 3 10 7 22 23 4 3 0 10 36 32 18 10 3 21 13 32 31 4 7 10 TOTALS ... 58 30 130 227 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 AI,L 123 ALL 7 14 7 25 0 2 5 20 36 62 0 19 8 27 7 15 24 2 3 3 8 36 0 14 19 19 5 14 4 4 8 2 2 1 5 0 3 2 3 5 3 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 6 9 17 0 1 1 0 26 42 75 0 10 16 26 23 41 1 15 7 14 23 1 5 6 0 5 3 2 6 11 19 1 3 3 7 2 4 8 0 4 1 5 113 181 32 I 326 6 70 64 I 140 Port Boston New York Philadelphia. Baltimore .. Norfolk Jack.sonvilIe.. Tampa .... Mobile ... New Orleans. Houston Wilmington . San Francisco Seattle TOTAIS Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 2 1 1 5 0 2 2 21 50 1 14 12 16 30 7 1 5 4 17 25 1 13 4 12 27 46 2 4 0 5 5 10 1 5 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 9 0 .3 0 3 6 16 68 0 10 24 37 11 5 9 20 36 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 15 1 9 4 7 15 2 11 21 4 11 86 168 33 I 287 8 49 57 I 114 GROUP 123 ALL 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 5 9 9 12 2 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 • 2 5 19 15 I 40 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP ABC ALL 123 ALL 12 3 ALL 6 0 8 5 2 1 1 1 3 50 27 9 86 83 157 30 270 2 40 62 104 25 40 0 7 12 44 17 18 5 4 6 10 46 13 7 66 48 89 18 155 1 19 33 53 30 1 10 4 5 19 12 17 1 5 13 19 6 12 13 4 29 1 11 11 5 1 0 23 3 5 10 2 1 0 2 17 0 1 3 4 3 0 9 12 33 44 6 83 0 9 13 22 68 16 0 84 95 122 21 238 7 63 71 141 36 11 1 48 60 84 16 160 4 57 13 74 30 1 11 6 1 1 0 2 11 14 5 18 15 52 5 11 7 7 0 22 24 22 6 23 15 21 5 I 41 19 17 4 41 0 11 8 19 287 114 40 1 441 421 610 119 11150 22 243 247 | 512 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Seatile GROUP 1 2 1 5 7 32 2 19 1 13 2 8 0 3 0 0 0 4 30 13 13 28 2 4 4 5 6 1 TOTALS 46 157 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville.......... Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS B Shiooed CLASS A Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 1 4 43 5 4 3 43 6 10 13 22 11 38 u 29 29 22 0 13 1 3 1 3 5 8 1 10 2 5 9 3 17 0 27 0 11 8 9 3 12 3 22 2 19 0 10 0 7 0 0 3 2 3 1 4 1 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 3 1 3 11 0 3 1 2 7 1 4 45 4 2 7 7 16 27 9 32 45 1 11 19 4 1 42 4 14 11 28 5 42 2 7 5 14 29 9 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 10 0 3 1 2 3 2 8 2 12 0 2 1 3 14 2 7 2 9 9 1 2 0 1 4 0 7 60 50 1 123 66 58 1 138 38 150 24 1 212 13 15 1 218 14 GROUP 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 9 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 20 Registered Oin The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP CLASS 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 ALL A C ALL 1 11 3 0 6 0 2 1 3 0 3 2 3 0 3 3 80 39 134 16 189 8 96 6 8 43 8 61 37 29 33 2 26 11 13 1 29 0 3 13 16 1 9 11 69 11 88 56 3 27 3 4 29 23 1 19 49 8 30 3 0 21 4 7 1 7 12 5 4 4 1 14 0 0 2 14 2 0 3 3 9 2 13 23 1 8 0 0 2 5 1 9 0 3 3 0 10 0 2 1 0 11 0 15 9 35 49 0 13 13 26 4 0 5 0 0 45 64 41 103 0 6 150 1 68 63 132 19 0 1 42 57 33 84 56 59 124 1 5 122 9 14 0 1 0 0 13 2 20 3 6 13 1 2 5 4 0 .0 12 3 0 15 12 39 0 6 24 3 15 9 n 7 2 28 3 16 7 7 21 1 8 3 12 14 12 1 34 212 123 34 1 369 161 545 58 1 764 31 263 :239 1 533 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boa ... NY .... Phil .... Bal .... Nor Jac .... Tam Mob .... NO .... Hou .... 1-9 1 5 2 6 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 Wii ..... SF ..... Sea ... Tr»T«rc 21 Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 5 2 9 1 41 13 6 17 6 5 4 17 17 3 3 5 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 8 3 1 4 64 7 37 16 27 5 10 11 0 3 2 1 10 1 4 4 10 2 4 3 63 35 91 1 211 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1 8 ALL 1-9 3 ALL 2 1 2 0 5 0 1 4 0 3 1 4 1 2 17 20 1 35 10 2 22 2 0 7 5 0 2 12 4 18 0 6 4 1 5 10 6 7 27 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 4 2 4 2 6 1 1 0 3 20 23 4 67 17 4 42 15 2 1 1 13 36 15 2 17 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 1 8 3 1 13 0 0 4 2 4 2 1 6 11 4 11 80 1 95 16 64 21 123 1 224 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 1 2 1 8 0 6 2 8 0 0 8 12 1 10 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 4 22 3 18 1 13 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 8 0 6 2 7 4 73 1 84 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS 3 ALL A B C ALL 1-9 3 4 3 9 0 2 3 66 40 20 23 35 8 23 32 6 6 6 18 8 6 6 27 45 14 6 12 6 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 5 6 0 0 1 0 0 6 10 0 0 9 ,4 5 67 5 94 27 5 22 0 36 13 0 49 12 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 17 0 4 0 9 8 2 21 3 2 2 11 84 46 1 354 131 43 1 46 224 GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 8 ALL 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 67 38 102 247 2 7 49 58 33 2 7 6 15 14 2 11 97 25 24 34 3 3 25 31 20 4 12 3 2 2 6 12 3 2 1 9 1 5 6 12 1 8 0 1 10 1 0 1 67 17 10 31 0 0 24 24 50 25 110 212 4 7 80 91 38 24 32 106 4 3 37 44 6 2 9 22 2 0 6 8 55 14 8 24 0 4 15 19 10 23 4 6 3 2 9 zl4 258 148 366 |1 903 25 36 269 1 330 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS GROUP 1 2 3 113 181 32 46 157 15 85 35 91 244 373 138 Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 70 64 1 326 6 66 58 1 218 14 11 80 1 211 4 J 755 24 147 202 Shipped CLASS A GROUP ALL 2 3 1 1 140 86- 168 33 1 138 38 150 24 1 95 80 21 123 1 373 204 339 180 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP ALL 2 3 1 49 57 1 287 8 60 50 1 212 13 4 73 1 224 7 J 723 28 113 180 ALL i 114 1 123 i 84 ,1 321 GROUP 2 3 1 6 19 15 2 20 12 0 3 43 8 42 70 ALL 1 40 1 34 1 46 J 120 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS A B C 287 114 40 212 123 34 224 84 46 723 321 120 ALL 1 441 369 1 354 |1164 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 421 610 119 161 545 58 389 148 366 971 1303 543 ALL 11150 1 764 | 903 |2817 GROUP 1 2 3 22 243 247 31 263 239 '25 36 269 78 54-2 755 ALL | 512 | 533 | 330 J1375 �Manh Ittt SEAFARERS QUESTION: If you had a year off to do anything you want> ed, how would you spend it? (Asked of Seafarers in the Baltimore hall.) David Edwards: I'm away from Walter Karczewski: I like to hunt and fish a lot, so I guess'I'd get my family a lot, so if I had a year off I'd spend it in my car, travel with them and around and catch try to make up the seasons in for a lot Of lost each state. I'd al­ time. I'm sort of so like to do some a do-it-yourseif sightseeing and man and like to visit some of our putter around the historical monu­ house. I guess in ments If I could. a year's time But I think that could And enough after a year of this I'd want to get back to sailing things that need Axing to keep me busy. again. 4" t 4" 4 4 4 LOG Pare Flea USSR On Ship Buying Spree To Beef Up Trade To Cuba WASHINGTON—^The Soviet Union is giving the US another lesson in what "effective control" over shipping really means by buying up another dozen former American Liberty ships to be manned by Russian seamen for use in trade with Cuba. The large ship purchase is seen as a direct result of the-t^ US and American maritime from Italian companies and two way and Poland, two from Yugo­ union clampdown on foreign from Belgian operators. slavia and one each from Japan, shipping that has alternately traded with Cuba and carried US 50-50 cargoes. According to news reports this week, the Russians purchased the Libertys for $180,000 each, about $25,000 above the current price level for freely - transferable Libertys. Six of the vessels were bought from British owners, four Earlier, the Russians had'made a bid to the British government to trade oil in return for new ships built in British shipyards. This deal fell through after protests by members of Parliament, although the proposed transaction had drawn some support. Although some ships of free world countries are still carrying Russian cargoes to Cuba, their number is being greatly reduced by the US embargo order barring 50-50 cargoes to such vessels. The Government's blacklist of ships that have docked In Cuban ports since January 1 has grown to 32. Six more ships were added to the list last week, including two British vessels, and one each from Poland, Yugoslavia, .Norway and Greece. They had docked at Cuban ports from February 21 to March 8, according to the Maritime Ad­ ministration. The total list com­ prises eleven British vessels, ten from Greece, three each from Nor­ Italy and Lebanon. Ships of free world nations thus account for most of the tonnage utilized in the Cuban trade over the past two months. Ships can be removed from the embargo list only if their owners give satisfactory assurances that no vessels under their control will carry on further trade to Cuba against the interests of the US. Meanwhile, several moves are underway in Congress to deny use of the Panama Canal to foreign vessels trading with Cuba as part of the Government's embargo ef­ fort. However, these moves are not regarded with much favor, since this would put the US in the same position as the United Arab Republic in regulating use of an international waterway for politi­ cal purposes. The UAR still bars over 30 American ships from using the Suez Canal because they have traded with Israel in the past. Toivo Salo: I'd go and spend the Laureano Perez: I like to watch year in Spain because that's where television a lot, So I'd stay home there are the and watch TV most beautiful with a couple of women in the beers close by. world. If you I've had the urge have a year off, to do something there's only one like! this for a way to spend it long time. I have­ and that's in the n't been able to company of figure out what beautiful women. MIAMI — Crewmembers aboard to do for money, I also Agure you the SlU-contractcd Transhatteras so I'll just keep might as well look for the best, and (Hudson Waterways) have recieved on sailing 'tii I can figure it. the woman in Spain can't be beat. a special commendation from the 4 4 4 4 4 US Air Force for carrying out a Ascension Torres: I think I'd Sidney Garner: I'd keep on sail­ successful search-and-rescue ef­ just spend the year looking around ing because I love it and can't get fort to pick up a downed US air­ away from it. I man. for a home. I'd can't imagine my­ also like to buy Enroute from Texas with a self doing any­ into a little busi­ cargo of oil for Norfolk, the thing but going ness as a sideline Transhatteras received a Coast to sea. I've tried but I'd still keep Guard request to look for an Air OTTAWA—Charging that "no useful purpose" could be to 'do other things on sailing. This Force pilot who had crashed into served by further union participation in the inquiry car­ but everything life has some dis­ else seems bor­ the sea north of here on Decem­ ried out since August on its dispute with the Upper Lakes advantages, like ing. I guess I'm ber 16. Shipping Company, the SlU-tbeing away from The Transhatteras quickly of Canada withdrew from the bargaining relationship with the a throwback to home, but I've the old type of changed course to reach the scene, hearing on March 12, a few SIU, broke its contract, locked out never really seaman whose whole life centered and found Capt. James R. Burch, days before the inquiry came to some 300 crewmembers on its ves­ thought of doing anything else as a USAF, floating on a balloon raft. a close at its 107th session last sels and began recruiting crew­ around a ship. steady thing. He was exhausted and wet from Friday. men through a puppet organization, exposure, but appeared otherwise the Canadian Maritime Union. Union attorneys had cited Mr. unhurt. Burch was hauled to the Throughout the hearing, the SIU deck after W. Gustafson, chief Justice T. G. Norris, who had been has held to the position that the sitting as a one-man commission engineer, climbed down the dispute was part of a conspiracy Jacob's Ladder to give him a lift named by the Minister of Labour engineered by the Canadian La­ to take testimony on the dispute, aboard. for bias in his conduct of the in­ bour Congress and the Canadian Once aboard ship, Burch was quiry. However, Justice Norris re­ Brotherhood of Railway, Transport Joseph B. Logne, MD, Medical Director furnished warm food and dry jected this motion on March 11. and General Workers, which cre­ clothing to help him recover from An earlier motion on February ated the CMU, to disrupt maritime his mishap, and the vessel headed How you sleep can make a difference in your posture, according to back to this port to land him 1 that he disqualify himself on a affairs in Canada. Justice Norris is expected to is­ technical legal ground because he Wallace Ann Wesley, HSD, RPT, consultant to the Department of ashore. sue a report and his recommenda­ had served as the SIU's attorney Health Education of the American Medical Association. Here are In a wire to the vessel's op­ some suggestions to help you acquire that alert, balanced appearance: erator, Brigadier General Hubert in 1953-54 was also rejected by tions concerning the dispute by May, according to news reports. • Select a Arm mattress. S. Judy said the Air Force the Commissioner. • Sleep with covers loose enough to give you freedom of movement. "sincerely appreciated the prompt, Accordingly, the union declared • If you must sleep part of the time on your stomach, hook your generous action of your people In there was no point in presenting feet downward over the end of the mattress to prevent stretching of this rescue situation. This con­ Anal legal argument on the issues the ankles and back muscles. duct reflects highly on you and raised at the lengthy hearing, in­ cluding the mass of testimony In • Try to avoid falling asleep in more than a third of all accidental your organization." theL, same position all the time. deaths occur in the home. Learn Burch was reportedly doing support of the SIU given by rankThose who feei they can't go to and live. okay after being examined for and-Ale members. sleep unless they are in one posi­ The dispute between the SIU injuries and being treated for (Comments and suggestions are tion may And they have a postural invited by this department and exposure. Gen. Judy is command­ and Upper Lakes began almost a defect, such as a high hip, a low can be submitted to this column er of the Montgomery (Ala.) Air year ago, in April, when the com­ shoulder or an arched back because in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Defense Sector. pany ended a ten-year collective of this sleeping habit. OKLAHOMA CITY—One of the • Use a thin pillow. A large, thick pillow pushes the head for­ spearheading Agures behind the ward and tends to produce round organized labor movement's politi­ shoulders. cal action campaigns of the past • Avoid sleeping in a curled-up ten years died here this week, position. This position stretches some muscles while sleeping, and when James L. McDevitt suffered keeps other muscles In continual a stroke during a tour of COPE contraction (always working). groups around the country. These working muscles will fatigue, McDevitt, 64, was director of the and won't be as rested and re­ freshed as if you had started out AFL-CIO's Committee on Political in a full length position. Education and earlier headed Labor's League For Political Edu­ Don't be a statistic. Proper pos­ cation (LLPE), the political arm ture and body care is naturaliy a of the AFL before merger with medical matter, but it also extends the CIO in 1955. into the area of basic safety pre­ cautions for keeping that body in­ Prior to his national political ac­ tact. After a survey of acci­ tivity for the labor movement, Mc­ dents around the home and at Devitt had been president of the work, the ."American Association Pennsylvania State Federation of of Industrial Nurses Journal" Labor for 16 years and had also Visiting SIU in New York this month, the Chinese Labor and Productivity Team from Taiwan states that the great majority of been president of Local 8 in Phila­ (Formosa) pauses in tour of headquarters facilities for a picture. The group is in the US accidental deaths appear to be due delphia for the Plasterers Union. under Labor Department sponsorship and included representatives of maritime, longshore to careless habits. This Anding is McDevitt Arst went to work as a and railway unions. Team Leader Loh Kwang (4th from right) is standing director of the borne out by the National Safety plasterers apprentice back in 1916 Council, which reminds us that Chinese Federation of Labor and of the National Chinese Seamen's Union. in his home town of Philadelphia. Air Force Lauds Gulf Sea Rescue Canada 5IU Cites Bias As Lakes Hearing Ends Sleep Habits And Proper Body Care Jim McDevitt, Head Of COPE, Dies At 64 SIU Visitors From Taiwan �Sis Gulf States Form Group In Congress WASHINGTON — A Steering Committee representing Congress­ men from five Southern states with 16 ports on the Gulf has been formed to seek more equitable ar­ rangements on movement of deepsea cargoes from the US. The new group Is comparable to the long-existing North Atlantic Steering Committee, which is un­ der the chairmanship of Rep. Emanuel Celler (D.-NY). A chairman for the new Gulf grouping has not yet been named. One member of the House and one Senator each from the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mis­ sissippi and Texas are to be in­ cluded. Named so far are Senators John S. Sparkman (Ala.), Spessard L. Holland (Fla.), Russell B. Long (La.) and John Stennis (Miss.). A Senator from Texas has not yet been designated to the committee. From the House side, the Steer­ ing Committee includes George M. Grant (Ala.), Sam Gibbons (Fla.), Hale Boggs (La.), William H. Colmer (Miss.) and Robert Casey (Texas). Both the North Atlantic group and the new Gulf grouping are designed to promote the port In­ terests of their respective areas, largely in opposition to moves for boosting trade through the St. Lawrence Seaway. An announcement by the Gulf ports group said that if all trans­ port costs are considered, the Gulf area can handle the Government's defense and surplus commodity exports from the Midwest more cheaply than the Great Lakes. It criticized the Government for al­ legedly favoring Seaway ports. Quaranfine List Adds Chicken Pox WASHINGTON—Chicken pox is being added to the list of com­ municable diseases for which san­ itary measures and possible quar­ antine may be taken aboard ship, according to an announcement from the US Surgeon General's office. Chicken pox will be placed on the list because in its early stages it bears a marked resemblance to small pox, a highly-contagious and dangerous disease. This is a safe­ guard to protect a possible error in the original diagnosis. The Surgeon General further proposes to substitute "hemolytic streptococcal infections" for "scar­ let fever" and "streptococcic sore throat" in the list carried under US Public Health Service regula­ tions. The broader term will cover not only scarlet fever but other throat infections and cold viruses of a similar nature. The USPHS regulations list some 20 communicable diseases and infections subject to quaran­ tine. They are usually character­ ized by fever or skin rash in their early stages. These include an­ thrax, chickenpox, diptheria, throat and lung infections, lep­ rosy, encephalitis, meningitis, pol­ io, parrot fever, ringworm, tra­ choma, tuberculosis, typhoid fever and venereal diseases. The regula­ tions are designed to protect the health and safety of all on board ship as well as those in port areas of the US where crewmembers go ashore. SEAFARERS MurA 22, lies LOG Family Gathering In Philadelphia Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Why Not Servo Fish Regularly? Picking up his vacation check covering over a year on the Miami (Cities Service), Seafarer Wiiiiom G. Linker, FWT, poses with wife and children, Maria, Michael and David. All the young Linkers were SlU babies, and Maria also had open heart surgery performed in I960 on which the SlU Welfare Plan picked up the tab. ICC Slates Hearing On Rail Rate Cuts Fish is a highly-nutritious food, an excellent source of protein, minerals and iodine. Fish may be classified as fat—^mackerel and salmon, and lean—haddock, cod, trout. Fat fish is best for baking and broiling, lean fish for steaming, simmering and chowder. Either the fat or lean variety may be fried with excellent results. Fresh fish is sometimes supplied to merchant vessels, and in check­ ing these stores aboard, the following points should be noted: • Eyes should be reddish-pink, with no slime or odor. • Scales should be bright, colored, and hold tightly to the skin. • Flesh should be elastic and firm enough to spring back when pressed. • No objectionable odor should be present around the neck and belly. Fresh fish should be used as soon as possible. Frozen fish is most generally used aboard merchant ships, provided in the form of fillets. These may be in lengthwise cuts or steaks, crosswise cuts of large fish, or. in the round. Frozen fish should be kept in cold storage at 0' F. and not defrosted until ready to prepare. Once thawed, they should never be refrozen. Any variety of frozen fish which is not to be breaded may be cooked without thawing, but additional cooking time must be allowed. Fish is very susceptible to varying temperature conditions, so the chief steward must see that it is properly stored and cared for to avoid the slightest possible deterioration. Frozen fish is most recommended because it can be packaged and frozen to keep for a longer period than in any other form. Filleted frozen fish will keep the longest, although whole fresh frozen fish also can be safely stored if it's cared for properly. The frozen filleted fish has excellent keeping qualities, however, in addi­ tion to the fact that it occupies small space, requires no preparation for cooking and has no waste parts. These are important items to consider when ordering fish stores. Frozen filleted fish should be thawed slowly in the chill box. If it must be thawed at a fast rate, this should be done at room temperature but only for as long as the actual defrosting process takes. Never try to defrost frozen fish in water. It will lose all its flavor. Due to its distinctive odor and flavor, fish should always be kept separate from dairy products, fruits and vegetables. If the fish box must be used to store any of these other items, all the fish products should be refnoved to the meat box, and the fish box should be thorously cleaned out. In this way, the old odors can be prevented from coming in contact with the new items being stored away. Everything will taste a whole lot better when it's served, too. (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) WASHINGTON — The Interstate Commerce Commission has ordered a hearing beginning May 20 on charges that the latest rate cuts on tinplate by transcontinental railroads is designed to drive intercoastal-*shipping lines out of business. lates not only national transporta­ The charges were backed by tion laws but the national trans­ the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades portation policy which bids the ICC to protect domestic transpor­ Department. They were filed through the In­ tation of all types from discrimintercoastal Steamship Freight As­ tory rate practices. sociation, which said the rate cuts were selective and would lead to rail rate reductions for other types of steel products now mov­ ing in volume via ocean carriers operating between the East and West Coasts. , The railroads proposed to reduce By Sidney Margolins tinplate rates from $1.16 to $1.00 per 100 pounds, effective Febru­ Drug Law Can Save You $; Learn How To ilse It ary 1. ISFA described the rate cut The recently-enacted Kefauver-Harris drug regu­ tention to the valuable quality-control provisions of as far lower than similar rates for the same service provided by the lations have been hailed as providing additional the new law. You can't depend on the American safety against hazardous effects. But experts who Medical Association or the Pharmaceutical Manu­ transcontinental rail lines. Calling the rail propbsal a have studied the new law tell this department that facturers Association to educate the doctors in pre­ 'flagrant example of discrimina­ the public does not yet realize the potential savings scribing lower-cost medicines. They fought against tory rate manipulation" In a forth­ in buying medicines also made available by this the Kefauver investigation and the resulting law. Another encouragement to your doctor in pre­ right protest, the MTD labelled law, if consumers and doctors understand all its the new all-rail rate "a transparent provisions. This is a money-saving law as well as scribing by generic name, is that the new law pro­ maneuver to eliminate competi­ a safety law even though all the provisions sought vides that all advertising and labeling tell the gen­ tion of intercoastal shipping . . . to reduce high prices of medicines were not granted eric name of the medicine as well as the brand name, and in type at least half as large as that used (which) . , , could lead to the de­ by Congress. struction of the domestic Ameri­ The big financial benefit in the new law is that for the brand name. Moreover, the FDA is author­ can shipping industry . . . and the doctors and pharmacists no longer have to worry ized to provide a generic name for a drug if the loss of thousands of Jobs of Amer­ about the safety of non-brand name drugs. As you manufacturer doesn't, and—^very importantly—can ican maritime workers . . ." know, the same medicine sold under its "generic" require that generic names be simple and easy SlU-contracted Calmar Steam­ or common name, often costs half or less the price enough for doctors to use. Sometimes manufactur­ ers have given drugs long, complicated generic ship .and Weyerhaeuser Steamship, charged under a brand name. whose ships are manned by the As just one of the many examples found by the names, and doctors have found it simpler to write SIU Pacific District, are the only Senate Antitrust Subcommittee headed by Kefauver, out the shorter easy-to-use brand names. Among other provisions which will help reduce two lines carrying steel pipe and McKesson & Bobbins, a large drug wholesaler, tinplate in intercoastal trade. charged pharmacists only 2.1 cents a pill for pred­ drug costs as well as improve safety, are those re­ The ICC allowed the rail rate nisone, an arthritis medicine, under its generic lating to advertising. There has been evidence that cut and a retaliatory reduction name. But major manufacturers charged pharma­ advertising to doctors sometimes exaggerated the applied for by the steamship com­ cists 17 cents for prednisone sold under their effectiveness of specific medicines, or omitted im­ panies to go into effect on Febru­ patented brand names. Thus, the public paid about portant vital information about side effects. Now ary 1, but agreed after union and 3 cents a pill under the common name but 28 cents advertising to doctors must carry a statement of the possible side effects and the proven efficacy of a industry protests to investigate under the brand name. railroad action. The pattern of se­ But the problem up to now has been to get the drug. lective rate-cutting by the rails doctors to prescribe by generic name rather than by Thus, if a manufacturer can't exaggerate his on tinplate shipments began in advertised brand names. Many doctors and pharma­ claims for, say, a new patented form of penicillin, 1953 and has continued over the cists have felt safer with the branded products of your doctor may not be as likely to prescribe the years. new form, instead of the cheaper standard penicillin. the large drug manufacturers. Shipping companies point out Experts we consulted estimate that the new con­ You may have had the experience yourself, of that the proposed reduction vio­ having your doctor tell you, "I know the big compa­ trols potentially can do about half the neeessary job nies make good products under their brand names of reducing drug prices to more reasonable levels. One important Kefauver proposal that could further and I know their products are good." Under the new law, doctors and pharmacists have cut prices was omitted by Congress, for one reason greater assurance than ever before that the quality because the Administration did not back it. This was of non-brand name medicines will be reliable. For the proposal that manufacturers be required to one thing, the Food & Drug Administration now has license others to produce their patented drugs. This more power than it had even sought, to inspect drug requirement would encourage price competition, factories and control the manufacture of drugs to while assuring the company originating a new drug that it still will collect handsome royalties from assure their safety, identity and purity. You yourself may have to call your doctor's at­ the other manufacturers. �iruek iot. IMt t^p'^er^ SEAFARERS LOG SSHope Is Home Asaln j { Gov't Eyes Cut In Transport Aid •'fe- US Sets Merger Guide WASfflNGTON — A guideline in the form of ten questions to judge the merits of pro­ posed rail and airline mergers has been announced by the President's "Inter-Agency Com­ mittee on Transport Mergers." It poses specific queries on whether a merger arrangement re­ stricts competition, protects particularly in the rail­ Plate) and the Wabash into ono job rights, improves service mergers, road field. The SIU Railway consolidated operation. and efficiency, cuts costs and Marine Region and other unions Recognizing the massive impact other factors. One of the standards posed as a yardstick for measuring the effc-^t8 of proposed transport mergers is whether they will "servo other objectives of public policy, in­ cluding a reduction in public sub­ sidies." Taken together, the ques­ tions blanket the major problems arising from any proposed joining of transportation companies. The questions arise from strong opposition among labor groups, within Congress and in affected areas against the trend to such Back in New York on March II after 10-month stay in Peru, the hospital ship Hope and her SlU Pacific District crew drew a warm welcome in special cere­ monies marking SS Hope Week. All hands, includ­ ing nurses in 65-man medi­ cal team (above), were glad to be home. Pictured right are deck delegate Alf Peterson and William Fairchild of the Sailors Union, and below (1-r), Victor Jo­ seph and Foul Lossord of the Marine Firemen, with Eddie Kaufman of the Ma­ rine Cooks' contingent. of merger plans on jobs and small businesses, the Administration has also taken a firm stand in support of broad Government planning in the area of transportation mergers Each individual application will be judged on its own merits, it was indicated. The announced guidelines will be used by representatives from the Departments of Labor, Com­ merce, Justice and the Council of Economic Advisors in announcing their positions before agencies responsible for ruling on pending merger applications, such as the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Civil Aeronautics Board. In separate action, the RLEA has called on Congress to save the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, threat­ ened with a "forced marriage" or extinction by the proposed NY Joe Algina, Safety Director Central-Penn operation. "The na­ tion's two biggest railroads are 'Do-lt-Yourself Life Preservers trying to mislead Congress again," More than 80 percent of all drowning victims are fully dressed at the RLEA declared in a personal the time of the accident. This means that four out of every five appeal to aU members of Congress. drowning victims die needlessly, because they go down wearing the "life preservers" 'which could save their lives. The trouble is they don't recognize the fact that the clothing which helps to pull them under could just as easily help to keep them afloat almost indefinitely—if they knew how to use them properly. Of all his clothing, a seaman's jacket, shirt and pants make the best of these emergency life preservers. When wet, these garments will hold large amounts of air if handled and inflated in the right way. To Inflate the jacket or shirt you are wearing when you hit the water, first zip or button it tightly at the neck and hold the lower front of the garment out and away from the belt with one hand. Cup the free hand and drive it into the water under the portion of the garment you are holding open. This motion forces air under the sur­ NEW ORLEANS—Seafarers will face and creates air bubbles that rise up under the garment. If you be saddened to learn of the sudden continue to hold the bottom of the garment under the water and lean forward, the air will rise to inflate the back and shoulders and keep death on February 19 of Dr. Oscar you afloat in a good position to do a simple paddle or kicking stroke Walter Bethea, 84, physician and teacher of medicine here for the that will propel you along. past 53 years, while serving as The wet garment will hold air> ship's aboard the SIUvery well. As the air leaks out head by the waist as you jump. manned doctor Del Norte (Delta Line). slowly, it can be replenished regu­ The plunge will inflate it. As soon Dr. Bethea had been sailing larly in the same manner as men­ as you hit the water pull the waist aboard Delta Line ships occasion­ tioned before. below the surface to retain the Another method of inflating the air. You can then support yourself ally as a ship's doctor since his shirt while wearing it in the water by hanging one or both arms over retirement from the active prac­ is to button all buttons except the the V of the trouser legs. The tice of medicine ashore four years second one from the top. Pull the shirt, once removed, can be used ago. He was professor emeritus of shirt out of the trousers, submerge in the same manner although it clinical medicine at Tulane Uni­ in a face downward float and ex­ does not hold as m.uch air. hale into the opening of the shirt. One point to remember when versity, co-founder and chief Of the This will inflate the back and you have to use any of these make­ medical staff at Baptist Hospital shoulders. shift devices is to keep as much and chief of medical services at Trousers can be inflated while of your body under water as pos­ Charity Hospital. He was also a you are wearing them with the sible. The more you're under member of many civic and pro­ same splashing technique. Lie on water, the more natural bouyancy fessional societies. He reportedly became ill early your back in the water, flex one you have and the less weight yoiuknee holding the culf away from life preserver will have to cai-ry. on the morning of Fcbniary i9. the shin at the ankle and splash If you can't use your clothing and the Del Norte, which sailed down and under the cuff. The air to help you float don't pass up any­ from New Orleans on February 11, thus released will become ti'apped thing. A floating oar, crate or even changed course to Ponce. Puerto in the trouser leg over the knee. a metal pail will help keep you Rico, due to his Illness. He died, however, before the ship could To maintain your balance in the afloat. water inflate each trouser leg al­ (Comments and suggestions are reach port. ternately, a little at a time. Dr. Bethea had become very invited by this department and You can float for long periods in can be submitted to this column fond of the sea. and he Ind re­ this manner with your back, chest, in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) quested that he be buried at sea. buttocks and feet lower than the inflated area. Your head will easily be held above water. If you know you are going over­ board and have time, pull the shirt out and away from the trousers as you jump. The downward plunge will force air under the shirt and trap it, if you hold it down firmly when you hit the water. But re­ member, it won't hold air until it is wet, so even with this method you may need additional inflation -by one of the other methods. If you have time to remove some of your clothing before you jump do so, if the weather and water temperature allow for this. But don't discard them. Once removed, trousers make an excellent life preserver if you tie each cuff tightly in a knot, zip the fly tightly and hold the garment over your Del Norte's Doctor, 84, Dies At Sea 'Alcoa Mariner Replaces Fire-Ravaged Planter HOBOKEN—Manned by a new crew of Seafarers, the Mcoa Mariner, replacement ship for the Alcoa Planter which was destroyed by fire in Germany, left the Bethlehem Ship­ yard here for Baltimore—^her-*" first stop on a planned 'round- vented serious injury during the fire, which caused extensive dam­ the-world run. Japan is the first offshore stop scheduled for the Mariner, a C-2 freightship which Alcoa acquired from the Maritime Administration to replace the Planter. She is the former American Ranger operated by US Lines. Ports included on the Mariner's maiden run are Baltimore, Phila­ delphia and New York. She'll then held for the Gulf, the West Coast and to Japan. The company purchased the Mariner after it decided to scrap the Pianter overseas following a disastrous fire in January! The Planter crew was flown back to the States by jet after the scrap­ ping decision was made. Fire hit the Planter while it was discharg­ ing cargo at a Bremen dock. It was one of several C-l-type ships still operated by Alcoa. Quick and eflicient action by the SIU crew and local firemen pre­ in the Railway Labor Executives Association are protesting a merger application by the New York Central and tt ^ Pennsyl­ vania Railroads, which alone would wipe out 7,800 jobs. Hear­ ings on this are still being held. Besides this combine, two other proposed rail combinations would serve the entire East, if plans succeed. These involve moves for the Chesapeake and Ohio to take over the Baltimore and Ohio, and to combine the Norfolk 8t Western, NY-Chicago-St. Louis (Nickel age to cargo holds and other spaces. Although officially labeled as "under control" by midnight on January 31, the fire burned well into the following morning and left the vessel straining against her mooring lines with a 30 degree list, Seafarer William Calefato report­ ed. German firemen did not leave the scene until the hold was com­ pletely cleaned out. Shorthanded? If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filied at all times and eliml'nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. �race EifM M Y name is Paul Hall. I am president of the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO. I am also president of the Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO. The Maritime Trades Department is a voluntary asso­ ciation of trade unions which represent employees work­ ing in some phase of maritime employment, beginning with the pianning and conceiving of ships and going through launching, operation, loading/ and service. ^ The Seafarers International Union of^North America represents unlicensed personnel employed on Americanflag vessels in ali seagoing trades in the United States and Canada. I appear today in opposition to HR 1897, which would saddle the maritime industry with compulsory arbitration. As a trade unionist representing workers with a vital stake in the American merchant marine, I oppose the Introduction of compulsory arbitration as a matter of principle and on practical grounds. As a matter of principle, the idea of Government en­ forcing or imposing decisions arbitrarily upon any section . of our society is completely repugnant to the democratic concept. Moreover, compulsory arbitration would destroy the basic right to bargain freely—a right which is established and protected under laws passed by the Congress of the United States. In our democratic society, this is the only workable means for deciding the conditions under which men will work. The complete repugnance in which compulsory arbitra­ tion is held in this nation is perhaps best evidenced by the fact that, according to the US Department of Labor, not a single state provides for compulsory arbitration of labor disputes in private industry. Among the fretting of the shipowners who favor de­ struction of free collective bargaining is the complaint that they have to deal with several unions. They make much of the so-called problem of multiplicity of unions. It is quite evident that there is a lot they do not know about America. The necessity of management to deal with a number of different unions representing their employees is not peculiar to maritime. It is a character­ istic of a great many industries. The railroads deal with at least a dozen unions. The building trades industry deals with a variety of union organizations representing the various crafts and the metal trades industry does likewise. F ROM a practical standpoint, what would compulsory arbitration in maritime achieve? It might make some ships sail on time. But there is not a single bit of evidence that such a drastic imposition could in any way solve the problems which have been plaguing the industry for too iong now. About the only thing it would accom­ plish would be to enable subsidized operators to escape their responsibilities and pass on their decision-making authority with respect to their bargaining problems. It is interesting to recall the behavior of one of the shipowners who has testified in favor of HR 1897, when his company was involved in a jurisdictional dispute last year. He called upon AFL-CIO President George Meany, advising him that his company was the victim of the dispute, and urged action that would resolve the issues. Mr. Meany submitted the issue to the Federation Im­ partial Umpire. Hearings were held and a ruling was Issued. Everything was fine—except that the shipowner in question did not accept the ruling. Someone may say that if there was compuisory arbitration he would have had to abide by the ruling, but the point is that there is certainly reason to question the motives and sincerity of one who comes here to support compulsory arbitration but who apparently rejects any system that would make it unnecessary—unless it goes his way! HR 1897 thus would be the end of true collective bar­ gaining, because the compulsory arbitration machinery would supplant the give-and-take of bargaining as we know it. T HE maritime industry is not composed of a uniform, homogeneous group of operators. It consists of diverse groups with different interests, different mo­ tivations and objectives. Compulsory arbitration could play into the hands of those seeking to eliminate compe­ tition in the industry. Compulsory arbitration would ig­ nore and ride roughshod over the unsubsidized and smaller shipowners. In an industry in which there are such extremes of interest as represented by the subsidized and unsubsidized segments, serious harm could result from the establishment of flat, arbitrary formulas on a broad industry basis. The workers in the maritime industry are as interested in a stable industry as anyone. We have a vital stake and we are convinced that compulsory arbitration will not help, but will rather compound the problems. I should like to read to you a brief paragraph which very aptly describes the conditions of the American naerchant marine. It goes as follows: "Time and again it has been said that the Ameri­ can merchant marine is a sick industry. This has been denied by some. The facts are, however, that we have 600 or 700 less ships in our active fleet than military authorities estimate to be necessary for na­ tional defense purposes; the domestic and intercoastal trades have all but vanished from the seas; the tramp fleet, which is being sustained almost en^ tirely by the 50-50 law, and general aid cargoes, is SEAFARERS doomed to obsolescence and eventual liquidation; the United States has dropped far down among the nations of the world in the number of ships being built; and the maritime unions have thousands of men on the beach. These are hardly the character­ istics of a strong merchant marine." The statement I have just read is from the report on labor-management problems of the American merchant marine issued in 1956 by the House Committee or. Mer­ chant Marine and Fisheries,, after hearings on legisla­ tion somewhat similar to that which is the subject of today's hearings. This statement stands today just as strongly, if not more so, than it did seven years ago. Let me point out that the Bonner report of 1956, in reviewing the weaknesses of the merchant marine, con­ cluded that these were "the result of a combination of factors and that neither labor costs nor labor relations are the sole causes." The committee report pointed out that "this is not to minimize the importance of the prob­ lems in the maritime labor field but rather to caution against any hope that an easy solution to the difficulties of the industry can be found in any one area." That was seven years ago. Despite the fact that this committee very properly pointed out that maritime was beset by many problems, not a single thing has been done in the intervening years to strengthen the Ameri­ can merchant marine. D ESPITE the very many problems of the American merchant marine, most of which are very obvious, the year-in and year-out cry seems to be: "Ban strikes, harness the unions, compulsoi-y arbitration, and the problems of the maritime industry are over." Those who subscribe to this point of view are either Ignorant of the industry and its mechanics or they are seeking to divert attention from the more critical prob­ lems requiring forthright attention. Who will deny that runaway operations have torpedoed the American merchant marine? Who will deny that the policies of our State Department and other Government agencies have effectively whittled down American ship­ ping? Who will deny that the unrealistic, archaic 1936 Merchant Marine Act is smothering the development of a stronger and more adequate fleet? Who will deny that a handful of shipping companies are virtually the only beneficiaries of the US subsidy program? And who will deny that major oil companies, who enjoy immense tax benefits but employ runaway flags in their operations, are spokesmen for our American shipping industry? Not a single positive step has been taken to correct the disintegrating influence of any of these conditions upon our merchant marine. Since the Bonner report of 1956, nothing has been done in any area to strengthen the American merchant marine. On the contrary, what actions we have seen with respect to the American merchant marine have only further weakened its condition. For example, the US domestic shipping trades have been opened to foreign-flag ships for the first time since the passage of the Jones Act in 1920 as a result of the adoption of Sen. Neuberger's bill in the last session of Congress. As you know, this law allowed the by-passing of the basic protections embodied in the Jones Act, which requires all ships in the domestic trades to be Americanbuilt and American-manned. The amended legislation al­ lows foreign ships to haul lumber to Puerto Rico from ports anywhere in the US whenever the Secretary of Commerce determines that there is no American ves.sel "reasonably available." The amendment runs for one year, beginning last October. A further provision is that the foreign vessels involved do not have to conform to US shipping laws in any way if they were not previously in US trade. This, of course, means a minimum American control of any foreign ship­ ping serving domestic ports for the carriage of lumber to Puerto Rico. The first shipment of lumber to be car­ ried to Puerto Rico as a result of this legislation is due to arrive aboard a Japanese-flag ship this week and another Japanese-flag vessel is reported to have left Cpos Bay over the last weekend. N Man* ». Ua LOG OW that foreign-flag ships have their foot in the door of our domestic trades, efforts are being made in the form of proposed new legislation that would make the Neuberger amendment to the Jones Act permanent. Obviously, a dangerous precedent has been set and it could lead to the domination of American coastal waters by foreign-flag shipping. Yet nothing has been done about correcting the condi­ tions of the American merchant marine which led to this situation. I wonder what would have been the re­ action in this nation if Japanese railroad interests had sought, through legislation, permission to establish a rail route from the Pacific Northwest to the Southeastern portion of the United States. Now let me cite\ to you an example of administrative action which is blocking the strengthening of the Ameri­ can merchant marine. I refer to the Secretary of Com­ merce's decision last year which denied a construction subsidy for the two giant ore carriers of 51,400 tons each. The application for the construction subsidy was made by the Ore Navigation Company, a subsidiary of Bethle­ hem Steel. The vessels, for which no operating subsidies were asked, would have operated between Liberia and Sparrows Point. The denial of the Ore Navigation appli- Mudi St. IMS V SEAFARERS Text Of Statement Opposing Compulsory Arbitration Bill PRESENTED IN BEHALF OF MID AND SlUNA "i By Paul Hall Before t^e House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee March 14,1963 cation was made despite the fact that about 25% of this country's iron ore and practically all of our bauxite and large percentages of other strategic ores are imported on foreign-fiag ships manned by foreign crews. Of all the segments of our merchant marine, probably the most inadequate and obsolete is the ore-carrying fieet. The Secretary of Commerce claimed that subsidizing the ore carriers would have established a precedent and disrupted the Government's replacement program for liner-type vessels. If the construction subsidies had been granted, two distinct benefits would have been accrued: (1) Our domes­ tic shipbuilding program would have been materially aided and would have provided much-needed em­ ployment for skilled American shipyard workers; (2) the operation of two giant vessels under the American flag would have enabled us to score a breakthrough and would have put the American flag in an area of US trade now virtually dominated by foreign flags. Instead, these ships will be built in a foreign yard and very likely will operate under the Liberian flag. Obvi­ ously, this is an area which calls for considerable attention and action if we are truly concerned about the stability and the future of our American merchant marine. I submit to you that ever since the last war, that in regard to the condition of our American merchant marine, we have sunk deeper and deeper into a mental rut. A stereotyped concept has developed over the years that attributes the decline of the American merchant marine solely to its labor-management relations. This irrational view prevails despite the acknowledgement that a variety of factors are involved in the industry's decline. I re­ mind you of the Bonner committee report that an easy solution to the difficulties of the industry cannot be found in any one area, and that the industry's deficiencies are the result of a combination of factors. It follows that if it is in our national interest to strengthen the American merchant marine, then we must examine all of the other factors, not only the labor-management factor, so that we can determine which are the causes responsible for the plight of the industry. L ET me submit some of the major factors which cry out for attention and appropriate action before we can ever see any improvement in the American mari­ time industry: There are now approximately 1,500 vessels operating under the runaway flags of Panama, Liberia and Hon­ duras. A third of these are American-owned and con­ trolled and most of the rest are chartered to giant Ameri­ can companies. Liberia, which has the largest number of runaway ships in its registry, had none in 1939 and 15 in 1949. Today she has approximately 900 ships. The use of the runaway-flag device got its impetus as a result of the Ship Sales Act of 1946. At the end of World War II, the US had some 50 million tons of ship­ ping, and the act was passed in order to solve the problem of excessive wartime tonnage and the need for helping our allies restore their merchant fleets. However, while the act permitted these vessels to be sold to foreign citizens, to use until their own shipbuilding capacities were restored, American ownership transferred these vessels to subsidiaries for operation under the runaway registry. It is important to remember that at thi? par­ ticular time, the wages of American seamen were never ever mentioned as a reason for these runaway operations. The big attractions were the tax exemption benefits, the absence of any controls or inspection systems, as well as the availability of virtual slave labor. It was at this point that the American fleet began to lose tonnage to the runaway operations, and the corpora­ tions which availed themselves of it apparently enjoyed living this way and have retained the device ever since. Their rationale has been that they are forced to do so by the cost of American wages. I might point out that the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, is interested in seeing the US tax laws changed to cover foreign-flag operations of American citizens. The Department hopes it can obtain legislative interest in a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code by providing the earnings of US citizens operating foreign-flag ships shall not be exempt from taxation if a substantial part of the ownership or control of the ships is vested in a US citizen or any partner, affiliate or subsidiary of such a citizen. Since 1936, when the Merchant Marine Act was adopted, and the present subsidy program was effectuated, the character of US foreign trade has changed radically. For example, in 1939 some 80% of all US foreign trade was in the form of package cargoes, with bulk cargoes repre­ senting 20%. In the 1960s, package cargoes constituted 13% of US foreign trade and bulk cargoes had soared to 87%. Of the total volume of bulk cargoes, American-flag ships carried only 3%. TNITED States oceanborne foreign commerce in­ creased greatly during the period from 1950 to 1959. But the relative participation of US-flag ships in the carriage of this country's foreign commerce has shown a steady decline since the end of the war. Total oceanborne cargo shipments to and from the United States increased from 117 million long tons in 1950 to 263 million long tons in 1959. But the percentage of this trade carried by all US-flag vessels decreased from 65.3 *in 1946 to 42.6 in 1950 and down to 9.7 in 1959. The subsidy program is completely unrealistic and out­ dated in the light of existing conditions. Only 15 com­ panies receive operating subsidies. The ineffectiveness of the present subsidy program was summed up in the report on the ocean freight indus­ try of the House Anti-Trust Subcommittee conducted by the committee chairman. Rep. Emanuel Celler of New York, last year. The Celler Committee report says: ^ "The number of subsidized companies has in­ creased but little over the past 20 years. At the same time, the number of subsidized ships has more than doubled, and the net worth of the subsidized compa­ nies has likewise increased substantially. Thus the ' subsidy program has clearly improved the welfare of a highly-privileged coterie of lines which have been able to reap its benefits. But to that extent, other segments of the American merchant marine have been the subject of discrimination. Even among the subsidized operators themselves, benefits from subsidies have not been equally distributed. Thus only six companies have garnered a total of some 76 percent of all operating differential subsidy payments during the entire period of the subsidy program." These six companies are American Export, APL, • Grace, Lykes, Mooremac and US Lines. "In the final analysis, then, it has been a few large domestic steamship lines which have had the privilege of organizing into powerful conferences, often em­ ploying dual rate systems to discourage outside com­ petition, that have been the principal beneficiaries of the subsidy program. Clearly the intent of Con' gress in providing for subsidies was not to foster the welfare of a few dominant lines at the expense of the rest of the American merchant marine, both tramp and liner alike. To the extent that this has been done, subsidies have promoted economic con­ centration and discouraged legitimate competition, and In many respects have failed to achieve their objective of advancing the combined welfare of all segments of the American merchant fleet." Government departments, principally Slate, along with Agriculture, Defense and others, have been following 'policies that have sapped the strength of the American merchant marine, notably their favoring of runaway and foreign flag shipping. The State Department has been the principal proponent of the "effective control" theory ^ which has been the chief rationale for the maintenance of the runaway fleets, especially those of the big oil companies who fathered the idea and are most concerned with its retention. I] For example: When the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization, a permanent United Nations agency, held its first meeting in London in January, 1959, the State Department named a delegation on which the only shipowner representative was Millard G. Gamble, formerly top officer of Standard Oil of New Jersey and, at the time of his appointment to the IMCO group, a con|SUltant for Esso, which operates one of the biggest run­ away tanker fleets in the world. Gamble was also one of the founders of the so-called "Committee for Flags of Necessity," the lobby group for the American runaway ship owners. The State Department from the outset was one of the Page NIM LOG foremost opponents of the 50-50 cargo preference legis­ lation as well as of legislation which would curb ship transfers and sales. ANOTHER example of Government action which has I\ weakened the merchant marine is the manner in which the Cargo Preference Act has not been prop­ erly enforced. Last year maritime unions (SlU and MEBA) found that as a result of chartering practices in vogue at that time, a small group of brokers had suc­ ceeded in interposing themselves between the Govern­ ment and the ship operators. These five brokerage firms appeared to be the chosen instrument for chartering the majority of foreign aid cargoes. We discovered this situation as the result of an award of a Government-financed cargo to a British ship, the Salvada, in violation of the 50-50 law, despite the fact that an American-fiag ship was available to carry the cargo. Despite the fact that meetings were held with various Government agencies involved and all of the facts were brought to their attention not a single thing has been done about this matter to this very day. Domestic shipping was once one of the principal seg­ ments of the American maritime industry. This vital segment, however, has now been decimated as a result of predatory and manipulative practices by the railroads, including selective rate-cutting and rate-juggling, which have been permitted by the Interstate Commerce Com­ mission. The erosive effect of the ICC-railroad manipulations can be seen in what has happened to the domestic ship­ ping industry. From 1939, just before domestic water transportation was placed under ICC regulation, some 47 companies and more than 300 ships have been forced out of business. There are now only two companies, with nine vessels, serving as common carriers on the Atlantic coast. There are no common carriers left on the West Coast. There are four companies remaining in the intercoastal trade. These companies operate 22 ships. The companies are Weyerhaeuser, Sea-Land, Calmar and States Marine. How the railroads' selective rate-cutting, with the ap­ proval of the ICC, has caused the decline in waterborne commerce is highlighted by an important decision of the ICC last month. The ICC has permitted the railroads to cut rail rates for the transportation of tin plate from the East Coast to the West Coast In spite of the fact that this move could lead to destruction of the intercoastal shipping service. Since 1953, the last time the ICC per­ mitted the railroads to reduce their rates on the trans­ continental shipment of tin plate, 30 ships have been forced out of this trade. The railroads' technique over the years has been to cut rates on those commodities in which the railroads are in competition with water shipping, even though it means operating at a loss. After these practices have forced shipping companies involved out of business, the railroads then up their rates. ALTHOUGH the ICC regulates domestic water trans/\ portation, it consists largely of people with railroad backgrounds or railroad orientation. The Commis­ sion lacks any personnel with an understanding of, or corcern for, the domestic shipping industry. The entire history of the ICC-railroad relationship smacks of a coilusive effort to drive domestic shipping companies out of business. All of these facts have been placed before the Senate Commerce Committee. Subjected to this kind of battering and abuse, it is no wonder that our industry is in such critical shape. Could any industry thrive in such an atmosphere? Obviously not. The abuses and conditions I have just outlined de­ mand immediate consideration. There are prespects too, that a developing European common market may pack additional problems for our merchant marine. The common market nations are vitally interested in maximum participation in world-wide commerce. Knowing of their concept of pooling of resources and their deter­ mination to carry their goods in their own ships, we should be taking the maximum number of steps to assure that the US industry is in the best possible condition to compete and to assure that its ships will be active in every vital sea lane. Attention to any one of the many problems in maritime with appropriate action would obviously have no other effect but to strengthen and improve the condition of the American merchant marine. Here is what I suggest that groups like this committee could do if they are interested in getting at the real roots of the problems that are keeping maritime from prospering and ei:joying a proper share of participation in the fruits of the nation's economy: (1) Update the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 based on a realistic recognition of the changing patterns of US foreign commerce since the 1930s. (2) Reevaluate and overhaul the US subsidy program to the end that it will encourage management efficiency and initiative and develop trades and cargo shipments that are truly important to this nation. (3) Reconstitute the Interstate Commerce Commission to provide for representation of viewpoints and problems of domestic waterborne commerce, and to prevent its continued use as a rubber stamp for railroad rate-cutting practices. (4) Take all appropriate action to require all Govern­ ment agencies to recognize, accept and enforce the pro­ visions of the Cargo Preference Act as intended by Congress. (5) Insure an adequate American tanker fleet both as an essential for proper defense and for an expanding American merchant marine by instituting a requirement that at least 50% of oil imports be carried in Americanflag tankers. (6) Eliminate Government competition with private shipping as practiced by the Military Sea Transport Service. (7) Close the tax exemption loopholes which provide the greatest incentive for shipowners to register their vessels under runaway flags. If we delve into these areas and do something about the problems they have caused, I am certain that we will find that the illusion that labor-management relations, that the right of the unions to bargain freely with the employer, are not the cause of the illnesses plaguing the American merchant marine. ITH respect to the feeling that an effort must be made to improve present labor-management rela­ tions, as a means of averting tie-ups that might have an impact on the national economy, I think that instead of becoming panicked and rushing into compul­ sory arbitration, which would inevitably change the face of America, some sincere effort should be made to perfect our bargaining system, rather than destroy it. If there are people who feel our collective bargaining procedures have shortcomings, then other avenues which offer the possibility of improvement should be explored. For example, I recently attended a session on the West Coast devoted to offshore maritime labor-management relations in which also participating were Morris Weisberger, executive vice-president of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America, the West Coast ship­ owners, Donald Alexander of the Maritime Administra­ tion, Mediation Director William Simkin, Deputy Director Robert Moore, Herbert Schmertz, counsel to the Media­ tion Service, and Prof. Wiiliam Gomberg of the Univer­ sity of Pennsylvania, and others. These talks, in my opinion, were helpful and I feel that out of them a better approach can be made by all parties to all common problems. In the Atlantic & Gulf Coast area of our union we have achieved a bargaining relationship which is very suc­ cessful. We have made it our business to maintain a continuing relationship with the contracted operators and to let them know tliat the union is accessible. It is a good formula. It results in constant day-in day-out con­ tact between the parties along with mutual understanding of the problems of the seaman and the ship operator. If such stable relationships can be realized, as they have in our area, they can, in time, evolve everywhere. Insofar as compulsory arbitration is concerned, I think the attitudes of all who are concerned with the preserva­ tion of democratic institutions can best be summed up by quoting from the report of the President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Policy, which was sub­ mitted to the President in May, 1962. The Committee reported to the President that "Collective bargaining is an essential element of economic democracy," and "the essential freedom-of-choice elements in collective bar­ gaining must be preserved." W g^WTTTE are opposed," the Committee stated, "to any WW Governmental imposition in peacetime of sub' ' stantive terms and conditions on the parties. We reject the idea that there should be any legal re­ quirement that disputes be resolved through compulsory arbitration. If the parties choose to submit their differ­ ences to arbitration, in which the award is final and binding, that is of course proper and compatible to the concept of free collective bargaining." The report concluded with this statement: "We believe that any objective study will show that collective bargaining has, overall, promoted not only the well-being of the workers directly concerned but of society as a whole." Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, thank you for having allowed me the opportunity to voice the view of the organizations I represent. �'V.rii' m-Ski X'b-C Tn Five SlU Oldtimers Retire On Pensions Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director Wide Support Seen For Health Plans Suslovitz MocDonold McMsik Freund Five more SIU oldtimers, recently declared eligible for monthly retirement benefits of $150, have joined the ranks of Union members comfortably retired on pensions. The ad­ dition of this group brings the number of those retired Nova Scotia, he also completed on pensions this year -to nearly 40 years on the high seas eighteen. The newest group of pensioners includes Fructuoso Camacho, 44; Albert Freund, 68; John Maasik, 61; Lindley R. MacDonald, 66; Louis Suslovitz, 64. Completing more than 20 years of seatime, Camacho paid off the Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa) last Novem­ ber. A native of Puerto Rico, he presently resides with his wife, Jo­ sephine, and eight children at their own home -in Brooklyn. Camacho signed on with the SIU in 1940 and sailed in the engine depart­ ment. Oldest In Group The oldest of the current pension group, Freund is a World War I Marine veteran born in Yonkers, NY, who started sailing about 15 years ago in the engine department. He now lives in White Plains, NY, with his wife, Lillian, and has six grandchildren. His last vessel was the Mankato Victory (Victory Car­ riers) in January. Born in Estonia, Maasik compiled a 40-year career at sea in the deck department. He joined the SIU in 1943, paying off the Losmar (Calmar) on his last trip. He's a resi­ dent of Baltimore. Sailing in the steward depart­ ment, MacDonald joined the SIU at Boston in 1939. A native of SIU MEMBERSHIP ^MEETINGS DETROIT, Feb. 8—No meeting held due to lack of a quorum. HOUSTON, Feb. 11—Chairmsn, |.lnrfuy Williams; Secretary, Paul Drozak; Read­ ing Clerk, O. W. Moody, Jr. All previous port meeting minutes accepted. Dec. 17 Executive Board minutes presented. Port Agent reported on shipping, organizing and negotiations among affiliates. Report accepted. President's and SecretaryTreasurer's reports for January carried. Report of appeals' committee regarding John Cole was presented. Auditor's re­ port accepted. Total present: 580. i 4. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 12—Chairman, Lindsey Williams; Secretary, Clyde Lanier; Reading Clerk, Buck Stephens. Minutes of previous port meetings ac­ cepted. Executive Board minutes of Dec. 17 presented. Port Agent's report on shipping. BuU Line situation and pri­ mary elections was accepted. Reports by President and Secretary-Treasurer for January were accepted. Report of the appeals committee re John Cole read and presented. Meeting excuses referred to dispatcher. Auditor's report accepted. Members voted to non-concur with reso­ lution concerning dues payments during strikes. Motion under new business re­ garding reopening of union contracts was rejected after discussion. Total present: 610. 4" 4» MOBILE, Feb. 13—Chairman, Lindsey Williams; Secretary, Louis Neira; Reading Clerk, Robert Jordan. Minutes of pre­ vious meetings in all ports accepted. Minutes of Executive Board dated Feb. 17 presented. Port Agent's report on shipping. ILA strike, organizing and ne­ gotiations among affiliates was accepted. President's report for January accepted. Secretary-treasurer's report for January accepted. Report of appeals committee re John Cole presented. Meeting excuses referred to dispatcher. Auditor's report accepted. Motion carried under new business to instruct headquarters that on coastwise trips ships be requested to pay off at least once every 60 days. Total present: 189. last July, when he paid off the Orion Planet (Colonial). He and his wife, Lois, call Boston their permanent home. Suslovitz was also a steward who first shipped with the SIU out of New York in 1942. Now living with his sister, Mrs. Harry Primack, in New York City, he finally paid off the Del Sud (Delta) last May. Disabled Seafarer Fructu­ oso Gomocho (left) re­ ceives first SIU pension checic from Welfare rep. John Dwyer at SIU head­ quarters in New York. The vast majority of Americans "will support with enthusiasm" the prompt enactment of the Administration's "sound, practical proposal of hospital insurance for the aged," despite the "sloganeering" and scare tactics of "irresponsible opposition," the AFL-CIO has declared. In a statement commending Pres. Kennedy for his message on the aged and aging, with top priority on hospital Insurance, the AFLCIO termed the need "imperative" and the time for action "now." Reviewing the legislative and public battles of the past few years on the issue of health insurance, the Federation declared that "the only practical way to finance hospital Insurance for the aged is based on the social security principle" with benefits for those not covered by social security or railroad retirement "financed out of general rev­ enues." Public welfare medical assistance Is only acceptable "as, a second line of defense," the statement said, stressing the President's position that welfare medical aid can help people get health care "only if they first accept poverty and then accept charity." Private insurance, it pointed out, "can make a major contribution by supplementing the basic hospitalization plan." This can be ex­ pected to expand as It supplements basic hospitalization coverage through social security "just as other private Insurance grew after the passage of the original Social Security Act." The AFL-CIO has urged Congress "to implement with its prompt action" other portions of the President's message on the aged deal­ ing with housing, income, employment, taxes, special facilities and services. It found of particular significance the President's proposals encour­ aging group practice, combatting mental illness, coping with mental retardation, increasing the number of physicians and other trained health personnel and improving health facilities. Encouraging the spread of group practice, the statement said, "would do much to make high quality medical care more readily available to ail Americans." The Administration's proposals in the mental health field could be expected within a generation "to reduce the number of patients under custodial care by at least half . . . and to reduce profoundly the misery which mental illness now entails for millions of American families." On increasing the number of physicians and other health personnel, labor officials feel that the need for Federal assistance to medical, dental, public health and nursing education is "so compelling, so welldocumented and so immense that it is impossible to justify further hesitation or delay." The statement called for extension and revision of the Hill-Burton program of hospital and medical facilities construction to meet changing conditions" and specifically supported extension of the act for five years, plus amendments to authorize modernization and replacement programs and higher appropriations for non-profit nurs­ ing homes. It is to be hoped on behalf of all Americans, young and old, that we will see much of this program enacted in the present Congress for o.^ national benefit. (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) KoreanShlp, Comet Hit Off Japan TOKYO—The SlU-crewed super­ tanker Orion Comet (Orion Ship­ ping & Trading) managed to rescu* five crewmen from a small Korean freighter after the two vessels col­ lided last February 2 during a vio­ lent storm off the coast of Japan. "It was very cold and the sea rough and choppy" when the colli­ sion occurred, according to Seafarer Vernon Douglas, ship's reporter, but de­ spite the hazard­ ous conditions, a lifeboat was manned and put over the side. Five seamen out of the ten crewmembers aboard the Ko­ rean ship were Domglas rescued, although three of the five died before the Comet reached Sasebo, Japan, Douglas added. The other five were reported missing, low visibility and heavy seas handicapping an ex­ tended search for them. Douglas praised the "gallantry of the captain, officers and crew of the Comet in rescuing those five men, which was all they could find. There was good seamanship and cooperation by all hands available." The Comet, of 18,736 tons, suf­ fered minor damage. Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Headquarters again wishes to remind ail Seafarers that pay­ ments o' funds, for whatever Union purpose, be made only to authorized SIU representa­ tives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered be sure to protect yourself by immet.iateiy bringing the matter to the attention of the President'! office. Canadian Lumber Strike Has Bitter Eitd TORONTO—^The recent month-long strike of Northern Ontario bushworkers who provide much of the newsprint for American newspapers has left a bitter aftermath. Three strikers were killed in a brutal attack by local farmers called "settiers," who were acting as scabs, 237 strikers were charged with rioting and ' 19 "settlers" were indicted for "non-capital mmder" which carries a mandatory life sentence. Finally, mandatory arbitra­ at one of the big companies, Abitibi Power they had been told the independents were un­ tion—^which nobody really wants—^has and Paper Co. Ltd., but when it attempted armed, but after the shooting a small-sized been imposed upon the union. 'Disturbing Questions' In an analysis of the strike, the Cooperative Press Association, Canadian labor news serv­ ice, said the dispute had raised "disturbing questions about the performance of the On­ tario Labor Department and the maneuverings of the major firms in the pulp and paper industry." The labor department marked time for months, ignoring union appeals to invoke con­ ciliation proceedings in certain key cases. The government also sidestepped union complaints about widespread iilegai traffic in timbercutting permits among independent cutters and jobbers. Companies Upset Settlement Two associated companies against which the strike was conducted. Spruce Falls Power and Paper Company and Kimberly-Clark Canada Ltd., made a strong effort to torpedo the tra­ dition of a pattern settlement, according to CPA. The walkout by 1,400 members of the Lum­ ber and Sawmill Workers Union, a division of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, was part of a union campaign to estabiish the 40-hour work week in camps operated by Ontario's 18 major pulp and paper firms. The union achieved this goal in December to apply the Abitibi pattern at Spruce Fails and Kimberly-Clark, it ran into a roadblock. Both these companies maintain separate boards of directors, but they are actually in­ tertwined at the ownership level and in turn both are controlled by a parent US firm. Conciliation Session Lumber workers walked out at both firms four days after tiie first session with a con­ ciliation officer. With the strike on, the com­ panies refused to engage in further talks. Meanwhile, tension mounted as about 1,000 farmer-settlers, with Crown licenses to cut 100 cords of puipwood each, continued to work in the Kapuskasing area. Normally they supply close to one-third of the wood to the Spruc'6 Fails mill. Although the union said it had no quarrel with the settlers who cut wood to supplement farm income, it saw these men being used as strikebreakers, aided in many cases by truck­ ers and jobbers who bought the wood from the settlers at rock-bottom prices and sold it to the mills for substantial profit. Skirmishes were climaxed by a clash at a siding 37 miles west of Kapuskasing. Three strikers were killed and nine wounded when a .group of strikers attempted to stop independent operators from piling puipwood Tor shipment. Provincial police in the area claimed arsenal including rifles, shotguns and a re­ volver was seized by police. Nineteen settlers were subsequently charged with non-capital murder—a charge which carries a mandatory life sentence upon conviction. A total of 237 strikers were charged with rioting. It was believed to be the greatest mass roundup on murder and ribting charges in Canadian history. Union Demands Investigation In the wake of the dispute, William Stefanovich, regional international representative of the parent Carpenters' Union, called for a Royal commission to probe the background of the battle in which tlie three strikers were killed. In a brief to members of the provin­ cial legislature, the union demanded an in­ vestigation of the department's handling of negotiations preceding the strike. The union also urged an investigation into the issuing of licenses to independents In the Kapuskasing area by the Department of Lands and Forests and demanded legislation to pro­ hibit strikebreakers from replacing strikers during a labor dispute. George McCurdy, secretary-treasurer of the Carpenters' Ontario Council, said the deaths of the three strikers was an example of the violence which can resuit when a third party interferes in a strike situation. �>|lanii rage Eleven gg'AFARERS XaG INS eopB nBPom The Old Shell Came' The New Mexico House recently rejected a so^alled "right-to-work" hill for the second time in a week, apparently killing the measure for the session. After the first House turn-down of a bill to put a propoBition outlawing the union shop to a referendum, the Senate passed an almost identical bill by a 17-15 vote. By a 31-26 margin, the House then refused to print the Senatepassed bill and voted to postpone its consideration indefinitely. The House later recessed briefiy and on reconvening nailed down the decision by defeating a motion for reconsideration. 4" 4" 4» But good news is always mixed with the bad, and this is the case in Wyoming, which/a few weeks ago became the 20th state and the first in more than four years to approve "right-to-work." The prop­ aganda methods that preceded the passage of the new law in Wyoming typify the activities of the right-wing groups and organizations which support the open shop campaign in some states. Everyone may have thought that after many years of practice at mud-slinging, backers of the phony "work" laws long ago had perfected the art, but this isn't so. In Wyoming, they easily surpassed themselves. An outfit calling itself the "Freedom Committee," whose individual members are yet unidentified, placed an advertisement in the "Sheri­ dan (Wyo.) Press" that reached a new low. It not only linked unions by implication to the Mafia (Black Hand), A1 Capone's gang and Nikita Khrushchev, for some reason it linked Young Democrats to them as well. The ad refiected the thinking of the extreme right wing, the only "black hand" involved in so-called "right-to-work" campaigns. And, of course, "Freedom Committee" has that unmistakable odor of the far right. Two days later, "Wyoming Citizens For Right-to-Work" placed an ad in the same paper disciaiming any connection with "Freedom Commit­ tee." But WCRTW couldn't resist the opportunity to suggest that the "Freedom Committee" may actually be AFL-CIO. One day later, to wind up the farce, the pages of the "Sheridan Press" blossomed with another ad signed by Alex Kaufmann of Sheri­ dan, administrator of the Wyoming Citizens for RTW. He again dis­ associated his organization from "Freedom Committee" and wound up proclaiming ". . . we do not believe in the assassination of character of people ox organizations." 4' 4" 4" ia» The ads, of course, are sidelights—but important ones—to the main fact: the GOP-controlled Wyoming legislature passed an open shop law and the GOP governor signed it. As usual, the proposal had the support of business leaders and the ultra-conservative Farm Bureau. One of the founders of the state RTW committee was Wyoming Farm Bureau President Herbert Livingston, a board member of the "National Right-to-Work Committee." The fight for the law was led by Lloyd Taggart, a member of the US Chamber of Commerce "Special Com­ mittee on Voluntary Unionism." The victory was a key one for the open-shoppers, giving impetus to their efforts to buiid sentiment for a Federal "right-to-work" law. More immediately, it may well encourage other conservative-dominated state legisiatures to act. I .•WV SA »•«%•« C Agreements have been reached between locals of the United Auto Workers in four states and the Martin Marietta Company granting workers at missile sites new three^ year contracts calling for hourly wage increases of 5 to 25 cents plus improvements in vacations, holidays, sick leave, health insur­ ance and other benefits . . . . Completing a marathon bargaining session of 24 straight hours, repre­ sentatives of 24,000 members of the Communications Workers of America have won a new agree­ ment from the NY Teiephone Com­ pany which wipes out inequities built up over the years. The pact calls for a wage increase of from $2 to $7 weekly for an average 17.7-cent per hour raise, top craft salaries of $143.5Q and other benefits. 4i 41 ^ Winning new two-year pacts after bargaining with 60 em­ ployers, New York and New Eng­ land locals of the Shoe Workers of America will receive a general Increase of five cents hourly, im­ proved vacation pay, hospital and medical benefits and a higher minimum pay rate. A hike in the maximum pension benefit to $40 a month was also obtained from ali companies after one firm was struck .... The California Su­ -W- v.. > X. > preme Court has declared in favor of a Los Angeles local of the In­ ternational Chemical Workers Un­ ion granting "replaced" strikers jobless benefits. Reversing a lower court ruling refusing unemploy­ ment Insurance to striking workers of the Ruberoid Company, the court held that those forced out of work became eligible for bene­ fits when the company replaced them with other workers. 4 4> 4' Pledging no strikes for the dura­ tion of the 1964 New York World's Fair and related construction, locals of the Electrical Workers, Sheet Metal Workers and Painters in NY have received a no-lockout guarantee from 71 employers re­ presented by the Electrical Sign Board of New York. The unions and the employers adopted the same procedures in effect at the Fair for the building and construc­ tion industry .... Leading the way in bringing more white collar workers into the labor movement, the Office Employees Internation­ al Union scored 26 wins in Na­ tional Labor Relations Board re­ presentation voting, in the clerical, technical sales and professional employee fields last year. AFLCIO unions in the office field scored victories in almost 60% of the" contests in which they par­ ticipated. A Senate Anti-Trust Subcommittee is now taking testimony on a matter of vital concern to Seafarers, as workers, family men and consumers, and to all of organized labor. The hearings involve legislation to deal with the growing practice of trick packaging in con­ sumer goods which drains off money gains won at the bargaining table and eats away at the purchasing power of all Americans. Everyone who shops at the supermarket today has to contend with a maze of "familysize," "jumbo," "economy-pack" labels and others for the same type of product, at prices that have no relation to each other. The re­ sult is that all consumers, especially wageearners, are getting less and less for their dollar. To fight these practices, the SIU and all AFL-CIO unions are supporting the "truth in packaging" bill, introduced in Congress by Sen. Philip A. Hart (D.-Mich.), as legislation that is long overdue. It would prescribe pack­ aging standards to give consumers a fair shake when they buy the endless number of small items that make up the family food and grocery budget. Prices for most such products are based on a delicate juggling act worked out by the manufacturer to cover a variety of weights, package sizes and shapes. And though the loss to the consumer on each item may be a penny or less, this mounts up quickly by the time the shopping list is completed. It would take a mathematician to figure which package of the same product is the best value—6.5 ounces at 29c, 9.25 ounces for 41c or 14 ounces at 57c, and the merchan­ disers know this. They follow up on the con­ fusion by adding fancy packaging to sell their wares, although the packaging changes are often not due to any product improvement or new developments. Packages are made deceptively large — much larger than the product inside—and we wind up buying air instead of food. Pic­ tures on another label show large chunks of meat, yet the product contains only artificial beef flavoring. The label complies with the law by listing the flavoring as nordihydroguaiaretic acid—accurate but meaningless." In the end, the consumer is tricked into buying a picture instead of something the family needs. American labor is lining up solidly behind Sen. Hart's proposals for standard weights, honest labels and ethical merchandising and packaging practices, because these are essen­ tial to protect every US family. They are one way to assure that future earnings won't be watered down by tricky packaging methods that offer neither value nor nour­ ishment and serve no useful purpose. 4i 4" 4" ^Routine Work'' Reports of various shipping accidents in far-off places are again carried in this issue of the SEAFARERS LOG, mixed with the news of the past several weeks, which de­ scribes developments in Washington and elsewhere that have an important bearing on Seafarers and other maritime workers. Details of most sea mishaps occurring far from home, where no VIPs or passengers are involved, usually are reported briefly in the press as "filler" items. It's a case of "2 sailors drowned somewhere at sea"—"5 Lost in ship collision"—and that's it. SIU men naturally have a more direct interest in such matters, whether Seafarers are part of a rescue party or are in mourning for lost shipmates. That's the tradition of the "Brotherhood of the Sea" everywhere. But the situation goes deeper than that. The lack of concern with the fate of "a cou­ ple of sailors" is characteristic of the brushoff maritime issues get from the public and from the people's representatives in Wash­ ington—except in times of national crisis, real or artificial. It seems to us, as the SIU has declared again and again, that maritime deserves a better fate. This routine disregard for ships, seamen and their industry is a national disgrace. �Mardi t». IMS SEAFARSR9 LOG Tireir* The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $13,500 in benefits was paid (anj' apparent delay in payment of claim is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): John Cochintu, 60: Brother CoehIntu died of pneumonia at the Met­ ropolitan State Hospital in Mas­ sachusetts on July 9,1962. He joined the SIU in 1947 and shipped in the engine department. A daughter, Joanne C. Aplin, of Itha­ ca, NY, survives. Burial was at Walnut Grove Ceme­ tery, Dannes, Mass. Total benefits: $500. Total Bronx, NY. Burial was at St. Ray­ ton Cemetery, Houston. mond's Cemetery in the Bronx. benefits: $4,000. Total benefits: $4,000. 4. 4. 4> Jtdm J. Harrison, 41; Intestinal t 4^ 4> bleeding was fatal to Brother Har­ rison at Mayview Lawrence I. Floyd, 63: Leukemia Hospital, Ports­ was the cause of Brother Floyd's mouth, Va., on death on January July 16, 1962. 31, 1963 at the Sailing in the deck USPHS hospital, department, he Galveston, Texas. joined the SIU an He had sailed 1955. Surviving with the SIU is a sister, Mrs. since 1958 in the Glennie H. Thom­ engine depart­ as, of Norfolk, Va. 4-^4. ment. A cousin, Demetrios Kekis, 56: Brother Mrs. O. D. Mann, Burial was at Ross Church Ceme­ Kekis died of natural causes at of Houston, Texas, tery, Windsor, NC. Total benefits: survives. Burial was at Washing­ $500. Manhattan State Hospital, Wards All of the following SIU families have received a $200 Island, NY, on maternity benefit, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the February 18,1963. Shipping in the baby's name, representing a total of $3,400 in maternity steward depart­ benefits and a maturity value of $425 in bonds: ment, he signed Mavella Rene Zellner, born on with the SIU February 8, 1963, to Seafarer and ary 31, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. in 1951. His wife, Mrs. Paul D. Zellner, Pasadena, Charles Bramble, Atlantic City, Anastasia Kekis, Texas. of Staten Island, NJ. NY, survives. Burial was at Silver t 4> t 4> 4> 4^ Mount Cemetery, Staten Island. Murch Carroll, Jr., born Febru­ Russell Green, bom January 21, Total benefits: $500. ary 1, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1563, to Seafarer and Mrs. Arrie 4< ^ Murch Carroll, Baltimore, Mary­ W. Green, Mobile, Ala. Ezeh Manuel, 49: Heart failure land. 4" t 45" caused Brother Manuel's death on i 4!" it Shannon O'Brien, born Novem­ February 11,1963 June Marie Huber, bom January ber 24, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. at Moosa Memo­ 22, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joel Robert L. O'Brien, Salem, Mass. rial Hospital, Eu­ C. Huber, Portland, Ore. 4^ 4^ 4* nice, La. An SIU Eric Kirk Alexander, born Janu­ 4» 4* 4" member since Laurie Gebhardt, born October ary 12, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1947, he had 2, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alex Alexander, New Orleans, La. shipped in the Henry W. Gebhardt, West New 4» 4« 4» steward depart­ York, NJ. Gilbert Roland Gonzales, bom ment. His wife, February 21, 1963, to Seafarer and 4" 4> '4> Marice Manuel, of Mrs. Ramiro R. Gonzales, Houston, Russell Talbot, born December Basile, La., sur­ Texas. 23, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. John vives. Burial was at St. Augustine's R. Talbot, Houston, Texas. $ ^ ^ Cemetery in Basile. Total bene­ Leonard Bailey, Jr., born Novem­ 4i 4> 4" fits: $4,000. Michael Olsen, born January 25, ber 1, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4- 4. 4Pablo Gonzalez, 37: Brother Gon­ 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jack R. Leonard Bailey, Lafayette, La. 44« 45I zales died of injuries received in a Olsen, Wantagh, NY. Marion Dalton Green, Jr., born 4" 4" 4" fall on February Christine Annette Webster, bom February 15, 1963, to Seafarer and 9, 1963 while January 5, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Marion D. Green, Mobile, Ala. aboard the SS Mrs. Milton E. Webster, Mountlake 4" 4^" 4" Steel Flyer. He Russell Paylor, born February Terrace, Wash. had sailed in the 12, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4; 4> 4> deck department James L. Conner, born January Frank S. Paylor, Houston, Texas. since joining the 25, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4> 4. 4 SIU in 1942. Eileen Reyes, born Febmary 16, James L. Conner, Houston, Texas. Surviving is his 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carmelo wife. Carmen 4" ^ 4" Mary Ann Bramble, born Janu­ Reyes, Brentwood, NY. Gonzalez, of the Seafarers are urged at all times when in port to visit their brother members and shipmates in the hospitals. Visit or torite whenever you can, as you'll appreciate the same favor later when you may be laid up. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals around the country: 4-- USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASHINGTON Larry Couch Richard Shaffner C. Kelleher USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA William Mason Robert Atherton William Pierce Earl Congleton OlHe Purdy Patay Frango McDonald Slade Eddie Game Robert Staplin Robert Godwin WUey StrlckUn Lang Kelly Eugene Lane - USPIIS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS S. E. Boggan Allison Hebert Edward Boyd William Hamlin Isham Beard Leonard Martin Napoleon Blanchard Ebbie Markin Frank Cuellar Knute Olsen J. J. Crosswell Olvle Rushing Lawrence Ellison John Rawza Clayton Frost Joseph Springer Jasper Farr Ivan Trclford Stokes Harrison Emanuel Vatle Robert High John Wayne USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Samuel Anderson Robert Lowe Claude Marks Blair Allison John Martello Evlt Andoin Luther Mason Charles Baker Anthony Maxwell Rodney Bennett John McCaslin Joseph Boucher Norman McDanlel Louis Brown Arnold Midgett E. Constantino John Mlna Joseph Cueller Roslndo Mora Thurston Dingier Melvln Morton Patrick Durkin James Moyles Harry Eminett Clifford Nickcrson Natale Favalora James Ochlenslager Warren Federer Wesley Fincannon Billy Orbach Harold Posey Eugene Gallaspy Clifford Presnall Frank Halcm Calvin Rome Leo Hannon Aubry Sargent . Richard Harris Clarence Scoper Albaro Hernandez Wade Sexton Richard Hufford William Simmons Sidney Irby Clement Stann James Jackson Richard Stewart Frank James Francis Stirk, Jr. Oscar Jones Albert Stout Ralph Knott Lucien Theriot Charles Koch Thomas Tlghe. Jr. Steve Kolina Robert Trippe George LaFleur Joseph Vanacor Harold Lauraann Hospital-Bound? Bring Discharges Seafarers are again re­ minded to bring their dis­ charges when they check into stateside hospitals, so that eli­ gibility for SIU hospital bene­ fits can be readily established and payments can be made promptly. A number of in­ stances have been reported re­ cently, especially in the outports, where Seararers in the hospital have neglected to bring sufficient proof of seatime with them, causing de­ lays in benefit payments. Whenever possible. Seafarers should have discharges avail­ able showing at least one day's seatlme in the last six months plus 90 -days in the last calendar year. Ernest Vlctou WllUam Wade Lambert Waldrop James Walter Roy Washburn Howard Waters Roland Wilcox. Jr. USPHS HOSPITAL - SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Louis Baxter J. R. MUler Malcolm Foster E. Prldgeon Jack O'Steen Leo Gmaln L. Win. SIgler R. C. Grimes Carl Jones USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Robert Nlelged Edward Atkins Jerome Pine Harry Baum Hubert Pousson Arthur Caruso Louis Roa Frank Foster. PhiUip Rogers Franklin Haight Joseph Savoca Thomas Moriarity George Woll Bobie McMichael Raymond Nicholson USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND James Myers William Bellficld Richard Schwartz Charles Burns James Shipley Edward Burton Walter Slkorskl Richard Cornett James Stewart Arthur Cox Paul Strickland Austin Daniels Samuel Tate Henry Davis, Jr. Joseph Taylor George Gass Alexander Timm Eusebie Gherman William Underwood Gorman Glaze Stanley Vernuz Jose Lopez Clyde Ward Peter Losado Calvin Williamson Salvator Messina John Murphy VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND B. Kosmaczewskl USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK CecU Leader Adelbert Arnold Sulo Lepisto John Burke Ahmed Mehssln Ralph Caramante James Murphy George Crabtree John O'Leary Estuardo Cuenca Metro Palubniak George Daniels Fred Peterson James DeVlto George Pllaras Carlos Diaz Niehlaos Dimitriou Thomas Pilkington Adrian Duracher Santos Plzarro Nilo Reittl Marion Pedge Manuel Rial Willie BUlwards Chester Ro Frank Gallich William Smothers Kwing Gee William Vaughan W. Grohulskl Yu Song Yee Jerry Intonti Alexander James USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Warren Alderman Leonard Higgans Thomas Lehay Gerald Algernon Arthur Madsen Robert Banister Max Olson Benjamin Delbler Charles Slater Abe Gordon Willie Young Joseph Gross USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE WUUam Roberts WlUie Walker SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Alberto Gutierrez WUliam Kenny Thomaa Isaksen VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manlon PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON. LOUISIANA Frank Martin US SOLDIERS' HOME WASHINGTON, DC William Thomson USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. Robert Davis Charles Robinson Daniel Murphy Sherman Shumatn Angelo Polatos SIU $ Brighten Day At Staten Island USPHS I Harry P. Ledbetter's temperature didn't change a degree as he received his weekly hospital benefit from SIU patrolman Lou lovino at the Staten Island Public Health Service hospital. Ledbetter's last ship was the Eagle Traveler (Sea Transport) in the steward department. SIU trio ll-r) of John R. Burke. AB. off the Globe Progress (Ocean Cargo); Yu S. Yee, deck, Azalea City (Sea-Land) and Carlos Diaz, steward, Beatrice (Bull), all felt a lot better after Union patrolmen paid out weekly hospital benefits and visited Seafarers in drydock. - r •• - r - • • Seafarer James De Vito, FWT, was enjoying a fast game of solitare when SIU patrolmen canne around to see him. De Vito got off the Robin Locksley (Robin Line) near Ascension Island with a ruptured appendix, and was flown in by the Army via Recife, Rio and Trinidad.^ �Much n. IMS SEAFARERS Oh Vacation? Drop A Line! From the Ships at Sea Taking pictures aboard the Eagle Traveler (Sea Transport) has been "verboten" for some time now, so the crew expressed its feelings in a few well-chosen words at a re­ cent ship's meeting. It all started, ship's delegate J. J. Doyle reports, when the mate began doing the sailors' work. The ship's reporter took a picture while the mate was working, but the captain promptly barred the reporter from taking pictures without permission. Things have now gotten to the point where no one can take pictures anymore, the crew reports. After dropping several lines and catching a load of kingfish, vacationing Seafarer Reino Pelaso (second from left) dropped a line to the LOG to tell everyone the fishing's fine. With him in Boynton Beach, Florida, are several exshipmates. Tifan Crew Reports — t 'Lady' To Be Mother The crew of the SlU-contracted Titan (Overseas Oil) is expecting a happy event soon. Following up on his communication of a few weeks ago (LOG, Feb. 8) about the Ti­ tan's pet doberman pinschers, town some of the guys decided to ship's reporter James M. have a swimming and diving con­ "Red" Fisher. Jr. writes that the female is expecting to be a mother any day now. Everyone aboard is waiting ex­ pectantly, Fisher says, especially "Lady," who is very proud of the new role she is playing aboard the ship. "Titan," the expectant father, is spending all his time with her. The only thing which ever keeps them apart are the ship's ladders. It seems "Lady" scrambles up and down them with no difficulty, but they give "Titan" the screeming meemies. He always knows where to find her again though, as she spends most of her time hanging around outside the messhall. Fun Ashore Speaking of the messhall, Fisher says that the Titan has a 3rd cook who really belongs on his job in the galley. His name is Kitchen. The Titan is now at Chittagong, Pakistan, to unload 44,000 tons of grain for the Pakistani govern­ ment. But before heading for Paki­ stan, she put in at Yokohama where the gang went ashore at 10 AM to have some fun. After spending, the day on the Type Minutes When Possible In order to assure accurate digests of shipboard meetings in the LOG. it is desirable that the reports of shipboard meet­ ings be typed if at all possible. 4- A welfare fund for crippled chil­ dren will be the fortunate recipi­ ent of the ship's fund from the Pennmar (Calmar) if the ship is laid up, according to James Pat Conley, ship's delegate. The crew decided on this in advance, so the fund will go to a worthy cause. t 4" t At a regular ship's meeting aboard the Baltimore (Cities Serv­ ice), the crewmembers discussed problems they are having with the glass dishes in the crew mess. A change of dishes is felt in order as the glass ones have been known to break during meals and several men have been cut. The Baltimore crew also discussed overtime, and expressed the view that cleaning black oil spill on tankers should be considered overtime. A motion on this was made and carried unan­ imously, ship's delegate Billy G. Edelmon reports. test before they returned to the ship. They enjoyed the swim well enough, but unfortunately had to disqualify one shipmate from the diving contest. Seems he's a pret­ ty hefty fellow and just couldn't 4 4" 4" get all of himself under the water The SIU crew of the Frank at one time. Haskett (Marine Carriers) goes on He did have the advantage, record through the LOG as being however, of being able to float on his back indefinitely with no effort, until he finally got tired of the water. The gang had so much fun In Yokohama that the launch which was supposed to leave for the ship at 1 PM had to leave at 3 PM in­ stead. The captain played the Good Samaritan and helped round the boys up finally. Edelmon Pons in favor of a motion made at a LOG-A-RHYTHM: recent Houston membership meet­ ing that a monthly payoff on all coastwise tankers should be writ­ ten into the contract. Ship's dele­ By ROY L. HINSON gate Ken Kristensen forwarded the crew's opinion for publication. A rainbow around earth's shoulder. 4 4 4 To the borders of Mexico. Following up his report on a Encamped are the soldiers, fire February 3 aboard the BridgeWhich help make up the show. hampton (Bull), ship's meeting sec­ retary Jack Doian pins the "hero Soldiers moving like a flood. of the day" awai-d on Seafarer Comrades as one maru Tom Pons, ship's delegate. At the Wallowing in their own blood; height of the blaze. Pons donned Wounded in the sand. the gas-fighting equipment and made several trips into the number two cargo hold to locate the core Hear the angry voices; of the fire. - All available fire The Navy's on the way. hoses were then directed into the Boys who are our choices. Are coming home to stay. blaze and tons of water finally put Navy Boys Pare Thirteea LOG SOUTHAMPTON (Bull), DM. •— dMlrman, jM*ph Shuai Sacratary, B. C. DavMfon. SUp'a delegate reaigned. IHacuaaion on lack of popular branda of cigarettea. travelera checka and drawa. Maater inalsta on aigning the travelera checka, making it difficult for men to get them caahed. SSATRAIN LOUISIANA (Saatrain), Dee. 17—Chairman, L. Ounklo*; Sec­ retary, R. Hutchins. No beefa reported by department delegatea. Fred I,. Travla elected to aervc aa ahip'a delegate. Vote of thanka to ateward department for a good job. BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land), Dee. IS —Chairman, H. LIbby; Sacretary, L. Covctte. Ship'a delegate resigned and new delegate elected, Darmeyer. Vote department delegatea. SEAMAR (Calmar), Nov. 17—Chairman, Al Sxmir; Secretary, Edwin Potker. Ship'a delegate requested crew to take beefa to the department dele­ gatea and not topside. $7.50 in ahip'g fund. Motion to have delegatea ace patrolman at payoff regarding paint­ ing of rooms. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Sealrain), Nov. 75—Chairman, Ralph Hernandf Secretary, A. L. Dunn. Beef in deck department from last trip was settled. Motion to hold more safety meetings. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. CANTICNY (Cities Service), Nov. 22 —Chairman, Thomas E. Frasier; Sec­ retary, Floyd Jenkins. Ship's delegate Hayes resigned and given a vote of thanks. Floyd Jenkins elected to serve In his place. No major beefs reported by department delegates. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Nov. 17—Chairman, Ben Pritchin; Sec­ retary, McConley Jarrell. Two men missed ship. Disputed OT to be taken up with patrolman. $103.00 owed on cooler and $24.85 left on hand in ship's treasury. Vote of thanks to deck engineer and electrician for fixing TV. of thanks to former ship's delegate and to steward department. No beefs reported. TRANS-ERIE (Hudson Waterway), Oct. 2$—Chairman, L. P. Hagmann; Secretary, L. Schmidt. No beefs re­ ported. Charles C. Fritz was elected ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to H. Hlgginbotham for cooperation given at Seattle in storing ship. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Dec. 7—Chairman, Daniel Dean) Secretary, F. C. Boylcs. No beefs at present. $9.25 in ship'a fund. Discussion on draws. Crew wants to go according to Union agreement with draw every five days. ARIZPA (Waterman), Dec. 11—Chair­ man, E. DcAngalo; Secretary, C. Gar­ ner. Ship's delegate reported one man left in hospital at Casablanca. Vote of thanks to steward department for a job weU done. No mail or LOGs re­ ceived from headquarters this voyage. Motion made to have LOGs sent to aU seamen's clubs in foreign ports. Motion to see Captain regarding money on board for draws. PENN CHALLENGER (Penn Tank•rs), Nov. 20—Chairman, B. M. Moycf SMretary, C. B. Brown. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime), Oct. S —Cliairman, Carl Gibbs; Secretary, Louis Fernandez. Crew asked to keep doors locked while the ship is in a foreign port. No beefs reported by it out. A fire watch was main­ tained for several days afterward, Dolan also writes, but quick and efficient work by the SIU crew prevented serious injury. The only casualty was the chief mate who fell on the slippery deck and injured his right hand. The Bridgehampton crew also gives a vote of thanks to the stew­ ard who stood by all night in the galley to feed the men engaged in fighting the fire. Gallons of his fine coffee helped keep the fire­ fighters alert all night, Dolan re­ ports. The fire was discovered during the afternoon and burned throughout the day and night un­ til about 2 AM. 4 4 ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Nov. 17— Chairman, A. Nash; Secretary, J. Davis. No beefs reported. $40.00 in ship's fund. Two men hospitalized, one in Cadiz. Spain, and one at Aden. Motion to see that new washing ma­ chine is put aboard before new crew signs on. Discussion to be held with patrolman in regard to converting hospital into baker's room and moving hospital topside. Vote of thanks given to the steward department. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Oct. 21—Chairman, p. Fox; Secretary, P. Johnson. One man missed ship and rejoined again in 'I'rinidad. $1.39 in ship's fund. Motion made that next crew should not sign on until exhaust blower and larger fans are insUUed In crew quarters. Ship needs to be fumigated. Treatment to sick men on ship and ashore is unsatisfactory to crew. SANTORE (Marven), Nov. 11—Chair­ man, Bob High; Secretary, D. M. Woods. Motion made to have fresh water Une put out on deck for the workmen in India so they won't be in the crew's passageways. Crew re­ quested not to go into night pantry improperly dressed. PETROCHEM (Valentine), Oct. 2i— Chairman, B. C. Crawford; Secretary, J. W. White. $10.30 in ship's fund. One man missed ship in Houston. Willara House elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to W. Manuel, retiring ship's delegate, for a Job well done. cent ship's meeting to keep them locked up when the ship docks at ports outside the US, delegate Arthur R. Rudnicki Informed the LOG. This seems to be the only way to keep them from disappear­ ing. 4 4 4 Chief steward Juan Relnosa of the Steel Advocate (Isthmian) has come to the aid of his department with a systematized listing of a normal day's work for members of the^steward department. The list, he feels, will help to make their 4 On the Alcoa Pioneer, the crew is grateful to Seafarer Jack Magginness for unexpectedly swelling the ship's fund not long ago. Ship's treasurer on the Pioneer's previous voyage, Magginness for­ got to leave the remainder of the Rudnicki Reinosa ship's fund when he quit the ves­ sel. When he mailed the fund jobs easier and to provide better back, all hands inherited a bonanza service for the entire crew. Mak­ ing use of Reinosa's long experience they didn't even know existed. in the service of food and on mat­ 4 4 4 American magazines seem to be ters of sanitation and hygiene, the getting very popular in foreign list includes a detailed runiiown ports. They are getting so popu­ of each man's duties as he goes lar, in fact, that the crew of the through his working day aboard Del Valle (Delta) decided at a re­ ship. �r t FtkjiK ronrcMs SEAFARERS HanA tt, l»tt LOG What's For Lunch. Fellas? Log-A-Rhythm ir-:f And 1 pray that when your work is done. On the aft crane and the fore. That you may glance back and say By S. J. T. "I've won!" I look at the stars in their silvery And never go back any more. light. ^ ^ And I know that they shine on the sea. I know that they shine over harbor and waves. By Pan! J. Capo Wherever your ship may be. The working man who fails to vote. So I ask them to carry my message Is like the hapless billygoat; to God, He butts his head against the wall. And to summon a special star. And finds he gets nowhere at To serve as "on watch" over the all. spot But he who votes on Election Day, Where you and your vessel are. Is helping all to higher pay; My prayer to God is a prayer for To civil rights, to better schools. you. To steady jobs with better tools. His love to you may abound. To lower prices, friendly cops. That your trailers may go wher­ To steady markets for the crops. ever they're due. To taxes based on who can pay. And your ship may never go To better pensions for the gray. dovm. To low-cost homes and doctor's That the dawn will come with a care. golden sun. To peace which everyone can On a calm and gentle sea. share. And nothing will happen to inter­ So listen, brothers, get out and fere vote! With your coming home to me. Don't emulate the billygoat. Wife's Prayer The Vote Soup's on for the gang on the Steel Designer (Isthmian). Pantryman Angel Rofos ladies it out for Donald Keitli, messman. An unidentified onlooker (right) peers in to check on the menu. Widow Thankful For SIU Assist Lunchtime aboard the Mankato Victory finds chief cook Anthony Schiovone keeping a careful eye on the gravy as pantryman Regino Yasquez looks on. The Mankato was in New York briefly before heading out again for the West Coast and the Far East. Voyage On S/U Ship Spurs Raves For Crew Nothing but praise for the SIU crew of the Steel Worker (Isthmian) comes from a former shipmate, Larry Schechter, a member of the Marine Firemen's Union on the West Coast. Schechter calls the Worker's"^ gang singing carols. Larry Keenan SIU crew "the nicest group of and "quartet" sang "My Wild men anybody would want to Irish aRose" for the boys, and Pete, sail with." the wiper, kept the party laughing He recalls with special fondness with his jokes not only on Christ­ the Christmas he spent aboard the mas Day but all through the trip. His ability to handle things in a businesslike manner was called a special distinguishing mark of ship's delegate Ed "Chips" Tirelli. Engine delegate A. Rehm also straightened things out in a hurry while the ship was still in port and fumes from the acetylene tanks began to get at the men, Schechter declared. To all his former SIU crewmates. Movall To the Editor: I want to thank the SIU or­ ganization for its fine coopera­ tion and the help which was given to me during the unfortu­ nate death of my husband, SIU tugman John H. Mister. I would also like to thank the men in the Baltimore area for all the help and aid they had given me during my husband's illness and on his death. I also want to send my special thanks to the men who donated blood when it was needed. I wish I could thank them in per­ son but that would be too hard to do, so through,your fine pa­ per I hope the message will get to them. In behalf of m.y two children and myself, once again a heart­ felt thank you to all of you in the SIU. Mrs. John Mister t t Steel Rover Crew Kindness Lauded To the Editor: I would like to take this means of expressing my heart­ felt gratitude to the crew of the Steel Rover of which I am proud to be a member. My mother passed away on Saturday, February 16, and, without a moment of hesitation. the men I am proud to call ship­ mates took up a collection and sent flowers. I have only been aboard this vessel 21 days, but the friend­ ship -shown me in my loss seemed life-long. I hope you can print this to let the whole membership know what & darn nice crew there is on this ship. I'll be ever grateful to them for that wonderful gesture. Joe Fried To A Poet By C. L. Consiiu (A memorial to the late Robert Frost) No more there walks a minstrel in the land. Who with his poems needed not a lute of strings To play a fanfare to the simple •words With which he fashioned ploioshares out of swords. It is sad to miss the magic in his art. Whose talent was to soothe the human heart. To whom honors came well past his prime, He made you want to laugh .and cry at the same time. Gone to intercede in our behalf. Is he who made the Russians laugh. To coax the Almighty from above. To reign supreme once more. And flood the world with love. elected to office due to the fact that union members are not registered to vote in city, state and Federal elections. I think it would be a good idea for the SIU to urge all of our seafaring brothers to reg­ ister so that our labor move­ ment can easily tackle the prob­ lems which we face in this changing world. Paul J. Capo (Ed. note: Brother Capo's poetry contribution appears above.) 4" 4- SIU Pensioner Corrects Record All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. More Emphasis Urged On Voting To the Editor: I have sent in a poem to the LOG urging our members and their families to vote. It seems to me that eligible voters^n our Union have been neglecting to register to exercise their voting privileges. Many men do not realize when election time comes around how many labor sup­ ported candidates are never To the Editor: In the February 22 Issue of the LOG, there was an item about me going on an SIU pen­ sion, but some of the informa­ tion was not correct. The business about me living with my sister was really off base, because I'm living with my wife in Baltimore. I don't know how this information was obtained, and would appreciate a correction in the L0(?. Edgar Marquardt (Ed note: The LOG owes its apologies to Brother Marquardt and especially to Mrs. Mar­ quardt, since union records checked at the time did not show he was married, but lived at the same address as hvs sister.) A Seafarer's Family In San Juan ''1 Briggs ship. Chief Steward Leo Movall put himself out to make the day one of the most joyous and merry ones he could remember. Others praised for their fine Yuletide preparations were chief cook H. Fuentes, as well as J. Boyea, A. Minors, L. Talbert and Lou Koan, who were also in the galley force. They all outdid themselves to pro­ Tirelli Rehm duce a delicious spread, Schechter he added best wishes for "good says. The holiday party was apparent­ sailing wherever you are to a fine ly enlivened by Bill Briggs and his group of men." Pictured above are the children of Seafarer Ernesto F. Martinez—Ernesto Jr., 21; Georgina, 9, and Raymond, II. Martinez has soiled with the SIU since 1944 in the steward depart­ ment and makes his home in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with his wife Georgina and family. �Mn«h n, INS SEAFARERS LOG Pace Piftci^ ScAedu/e Of SlU Meefings 8IU membership meetings are held regularly once a month on days indicated by tbe SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York April 8 Detroit Aiwil 12 Philadelphia April 9 Houston April 15 Baltimore April 10 New Orleans April 16 Mobile AprU 17 FIHANCIAL REPORTS. Th« constitution of SIU .Atlnhtic, Gulf, Lakos sad' InJand Waters District Bskaa specific provision for safeguarding the •enbership's Boney and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three nonths by a rank and file auditing coBBlttee elected by the nenbership. .'All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Should any aeaber, for any reason, lie refused his constitutional right to in­ spect those records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified nail, return receipt requested. West Coast SIU Meetings SiU headquarters has issued an advance schedule through June, 1963, for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in ac­ cord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. The schedule is as follows: Wilmington Seattle San Francisco March 22 April 24 Aprfl 26 April 22 May 22 May 24 May 20 June 19 June 17 Jane 21 TRUST PUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Watera District ars sdninistered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreenents specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and nanagenent represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursenents of trust funds are Bade only upon approval by a Bsjority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at-the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you ars denied information about any SIU trust fund, notify . SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. m O Anti-Strike Proposal Bypasses Issues—SIU (Continued from page 3) strengthen and improve the condi­ tion of the American merchant ma­ rine," Hall said. He suggested seven areas in which Congress and the Admin­ istration might act outside the area of collective bargaining, to effect an improvement in the merchant marine and to improve the atmos­ phere surrounding labor negotia­ tions. Specifically, he urged revisions of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act so its construction and operating subsidies reflect "the changing pat­ tern of US foreign commerce since the 1930s," and revamping of the subsidy program to "encourage management efficiency and initia­ tive and develop trades and cargo shipments that are truly important to this nation." He also urged ac- DIRECTORY SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul HaU •XECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Car) Shepard Llndsey Williams A1 Tanner SECUETARV-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BiU IlaU Ed Mooney Ered Stewart BALTIMURE ... 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstem 7-4900 BOSTON . . 276 State St John fay. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOIJSTON 3804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W Flagler St. Ben Oonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3S64 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira Agent HEmiock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6800 NORFOLK 416 CoUey Ave. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent 625-6505 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4tb St Frank Drozak. Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO ... 450 Harrison St Frank Boyne, Agent DOuglas 2-4401 E B. McAuley, West Coast Rep. SANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 723-0003 SEA n'LE . .... 2505 1st Ave Ted BahkowskI, Agent MAIn 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette. Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif 505 N Marine Ave. George McCartney, Agent TErminal 4-2528 tion to reconstitute the ICC so that the viewpoints and problems of domestic waterborne commerce are represented and the agency is no longer "a rubber stamp for rail­ road rate-cutting practices." The SIU president also proposed that all Government agencies be required to fully enforce the Cargo Preference Act, that US-flag tank­ ers haul at least 50 percent of this country's oil imports, that Gov­ ernment competition with US pri­ vate shipping, as in MSTS, be eli­ minated, and that the tax loop­ holes "which provide the greatest incentive for shipowners to regis­ ter their vessels under runaway flags be closed." In the course of the hearings conducted by the Committee, which has allotted approximately three weeks for this purpose, it has been hearing the positions of the various segments of maritime la­ bor and management. Five sub­ sidized ship operators testified in favor of the compulsory arbitra­ tion procedure, while the American Maritime Association testified on behalf of its non-subsidized mem­ bers that it was opposed to the bill. Government spokesmen will testify in the next few days. mSti 4" J" if if if if if - _ •I mm EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAF.IRERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally^refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or its .collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action.at the September, 1960 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 thla responsibility. PAYMENT OF H(W1ES. 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 pember pay any money for any reason unless he is given Buch receipt. If in the event'anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is 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. O CCTISTlTUriONAL RIGHTS AMD OBIJGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of ita constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halle. All aembers should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarizm themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, than the member.so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefita have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, in­ cluding attendance at memberahip meetings.. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing union policy of allowing them to retain their good atandlng through the waiving of their dues. Don Sutphin Larry S. wants you to write him as soon as you can to his San Fran­ cisco address. Arthur Beck Contact Judge Freiburgh, 320 Broadway, New York, NY, or Juan M. Soto, 108 Baltic St., Brooklyn, NY, regarding an important legal matter. m 'Mm CONTRACTS, Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard •ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing fop or on the.proper sheets and in the proper Banner, If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. G. Wniiams You are asked to get in touch with Bob Franklin as soon as pos­ sible. 4 •^iHiPPTwn RKfflTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclus­ ively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available In all.union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts 'between the Union and the shipowners, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified Ball, return receipt requested. Ohe proper address for this Is: Max Harrison, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite I630, New York 4, NY Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at Union headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board, ill EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution euid in the contracts which the Uhion has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriraina-ted against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels tha-t-he is denied the equal rights to wliich he is entitled, he should notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. if Ake Anderson Ex-SS Steel Designer Viggo Sorensen would like to have your address. Write him c/o SIU, 505 Marine Ave., Wilmington, Calif. if if if Hugh Iligginbotham ing, San Francisco 5, Calif.: Joseph H. Camp, John J. Doyle, You are asked to get in touch with Emilio Rodriguez, 109 Jeffer- Ernest H. Johnson, Jorgen G. Peson^St., Newark, NJ. dersen, Marvin E. Satchell, Leo Wills. J" 4 4 Tax Refunds 4 4 4 Russell E. Lund would like to Income tax refund checks for the following are being held by get in touch with Oscar Sorensen, Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Build- Oscar Blain, Thad DeLoach, Steve Bregeria, Robert Rivera and any Ave., Brooklyn, NY, as soon as other former shipmates, who are possible. asked to write him at 18084 River­ 4 4 4 Mathew Gichenko side Drive, Sonoma, Calif. The above-named or anyone 4 4 4 knowing his whereabouts is asked Jimmy (Horse) O'Hara to contact J. Gish, c/o FlorentiniRalph (.Stick) Amat You are asked to contact Bom- um, Arosa, Switzerland, as soon as bino, c/o - Howard, 1724 Church possible. �MM Evaluation Report Not MadB PuUh [M]SEAPARERgPfl^ Ship Study Set By Senate Group MA Cites Titan Seafarers OPflOtAI, OROAtI OF THK 8CAFARER8 INTgRNATIONAt UNION .« ATLANTIC, QUtf, lAKES AND INLAND WAfERS DISTRICT » AFLCiqi For 1961 Poci7ic Rescue WASHINGTON—A new review of the American merchant fleet in line with US tactical needs will be made this year by the Senate Commerce Committee, while a separate study Two Seafarers have been nominated to receive Merchant Marine Meritorious Service that began two years ago un­ Medals for bravery and seamanship during the rescue of survivors of a Chinese vessel by the der the auspices of the Sec­ Committee of various fields, in­ SlU-contracted Titan (Overseas Oil) in December, 1961, Eleven other SIU crewmen have retary of Commerce is still of­ cluding maritime, and granted a been proposed to receive let--*" sum of $330,000 for this purpose. ficially under wraps. the Chinese vessel had gone down. Almost a year ago, in his trans­ ters of commendation for the water. An advisory report to Commerce Although she was about 18 hours Slated for letters of commenda­ their role during the rescue portation message to Congress Secretary Luther H. Hodges by the Maritime Evaluation Commit­ tee was submitted some time In February, but has not yet been made public. Hodges has previously stated that the committee's hard look at the maritime industry was delving into some of the "tough­ est" problems facing the Admin­ istration. The study began early in 1961. In reviewing the many problems of the maritime industry, the com­ mittee was presented a variety of proposals. Including a long-range maritime program drafted by the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ partment. Reporting on new plans to in­ vestigate maritime matters. Sen. Warren G. Magnuson (D.-Wash.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce and its maritime subcommittee, indicated last week there was still a need for a "com­ prehensive review of the dimen­ sions an American-flag fleet should .take for strategic adequacy." He said that the Senate group had not conducted such a study since 1950. Sen. Magnuson declared that the peacetime function of the mari­ time industry also represents a fundamental question of adequacy, but said that there will not be an oppoitunity to fully probe this area. The Senate last week au­ thorized studies by the Commerce last April, the President had asked involving a vessel known as the Combined One, Sec. Hodges to undertake a com­ the Maritime Adprehensive transportation research m inistration program, including developments stated. in technology that could be ap­ The proposed plied as rapidly as possible to ship­ medals would go ping. He came back last month to Seafarers Hor­ with a request that Congress ap­ ace S. Sikes, Jr. propriate $1.2 million to enable and John W. Multhe Secretary to begin the study. lin, both ABs, What effect the recommenda­ for their action tions of the Maritime Evaluation Sikes in descending a Committee will have on the broad Commerce Department transporta­ Jacob's ladder in heavy seas to tion study, if any, is not yet clear. assist In raising survivors from sailing time from the estimated point of the sinking, the Titan was the nearest ship to the scene and heafded for the spot immediately, fighting bad weather all the way. Bravery kecalled When she arrived, heavy seas made the search and rescue doubly difficult, but the bravery and sea­ manship displayed by her SIU crew made possible the rescue of sev­ eral of the shipwrecked men, ac­ cording to Maritime. A long search produced no sign of other sur­ vivors, however. NEW LOOK FOR See Merger Of Japanese Ship Lines TOKYO — Japanese shipping lines are moving toward consoli­ dation of major lines and integra­ tion of as many as 30 different shipping enterprises in various economy groupings. The government's Transportation Ministry, banks and the lines them­ selves are working out arrrangements to set up groups that would operate at least one million tons each under joint agency agree­ ments. One plan indicated that each group would have one major shipyard facility for its own ves­ sels and use a single agency on each major route. — It was also said that the com­ bined operation would work through commodity tie-ins so that cargo tonnage sources would be allocated to each group. Mitsubishi Shipping Company and Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) are ex­ pected to lead the merger trend. The All-Japan Shipping Labor Union Federation has urged that the proposed integration not be put into force at the expense of the companies' workers, who have asked to sit in on the merger talks. tion for their part in the difficult rescue are Seafarers Ray Pappan, bosun; Charles L. Dandrldge, Lloyd J. Thomas and George L. Balls, DMs; O. B. D. Thompson, John B. Gardner, Jr., Gene A. Paschall and Alfred F. Wright, ABs; and Jacques B. Michel!, B. L. Keenan and An­ drew Cook, ordinary seamen. Several of the mates and the radio operator are also in line for commendations. The rescue occured in the Pacific while the Titan was on her way to Japan and received a message that Terril Leo Raseley. Lenwood Wilson and Odd Olson get instruction from SIU bosun Arne Bjornsson on use of sea-painter, dur­ ing an early classroom session. y Display of survival equipment, food ana water rations stored in lifeboat for emergencies is examined by Sea­ farer T. L. Raseley. SIU SCHOOL V M instructor Arne Bjornsson explains parts of sail and mast, and how to use them, with M. H. Truloclc. J. R. Roman, T. L. Raseley, F. Ferrara, M. O. Minderman and O. Olson looking on. Get Certificate Before Leaving Seafarers are advised to se­ cure a master's certificate at all times when they become ill or injured aboard ship. The right to demand a master's cer­ tificate verifying illness or inJury aboard a vessel is guaran­ teed by law. Blackboard illustration on use of seaanchor prepares group for workout in the water where classroom lessons are ap­ plied. Dry run In rigging loft shows Fred Ferrara handling the sweep oar (standing, in boat) and SIU bosun Dan Butts (outside boati giving commands. Over 95®/^ of SIU lifeboat classes have passed Coast Guard test. 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Title A name given to the resource March 22, 1963 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIUNA, MTD DENOUNCE THREAT TO BARGAINING SIU SHIPS SCORE ON SAFETY FRONT CEDITORS MOVE TO REVIVE IDLE BULL LINE SHIPS FOREIGN SHIPS GRAB UP DOMESTIC SULPHUR TRADE ILA NAMES SCOTTO V-P NO-STRIKE BILL BYPASSES ISSUES, WON’T AID MARITIME, SIU SAYS TEXAS SIU AIDS CLERKS STORE DRIVE USSR ON SHIP BUYING SPREE TO BEEF UP TRADE TO CUBA AIR FORCE LAUD GULF SEA RESCUE GULF STATES FORM GROUP IN CONGRESS ICC SLATES HEARING ON RAIL RATE CUTS KOREAN SHIP, COMET HIT OFF JAPAN SHIP STUDY SET BY SENATE GROUP MA CITES TITAN SEAFARERS FOR 1961 PACIFIC RESCUE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/22/1963 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXV, No. 6 1963 Periodicals Seafarers Log