http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b4f3c2aed16b30b7af9dbaa2b95ba0e3.PDF 3fedc8fe69205e860dae466fd205fb42 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS-^LOG orricuL ORQAN or THE SEAFARERS INTEWWATIOMAL UWIOW . OTUNTIC. outr. LAKES Ills' INLAND WATMS OISTRICT . Af L-CIQ Backs SlUNA-MTD Stand House Tax Bill B BS • Clitn SlU-manned freightffier^X jnip, er Morning Light (Waterman) is pictured load­ ing prisoner ransom cargo at New Orleans early in May. She returned with load of Cuban refugees. ' ' • •' J • igMMM B ja • Hits Loophole For Runaways -Stoiy On Page 8 SIU Co s Seek New Ship Aid Prnartficc PAn#kr# view of new SIU hall in Norfolk rruyrv^^ n^purr, shows nearly-completed exterior after brickwork was slowed by bad weather. Hall should be ready for occupancy before next fall. Eye Expanded ^ 3 Bulkships Gulf Service * For US Fleet Story On Page 2 SIU TOPS RUNOFF, WINS SABINE TUGS — Story On Page 3 JTIM Scene at recent Philadelphia waterfront fire shows nre# SIU tugs and others rushing to aid barge workers caught on burning pier. SlU-manned tug Saturn rescued eight men who jumped from pier to escape blaze. Can't Cafch Up' NAVY STUDY CITES SHIPBUILDING LAG, VITAL SHIP NEEDS Merchant Fleet 'Near Obsolete' Under US Replacement Program MnwSiSk Tim A "Standing room only" audience is pictured at ff fffie. movie screening in New Orleans SIU hall while reels were being changed on projector (rear, left). Feature films are shown in lunch break between job calls. See Page 7 �Tag» Twm SlU Go's Make Bid. For Bulkship Funds. Added Gulf Suteidy 8EAFARERS LOG African Visitor At SIU WASHINGTON—In another attempt to get the Federal Government to reverse its policy of denying construction aid for modern hulk carriers, the SlU-contracted Penn Ship­ ping interests have applied •for a subsidy to build three for three proposed 24,640 dead­ new bulk vessels for opera­ weight-ton bulk carriers. In the past, however, the MA has refused tion in world-wide trade. to grant subsidies for bulk carriers. In a separate subsidy de­ This follows a policy of giving Gov­ velopment, SlU - contracted ernment aid only to general cargo Bloomfield Steamship has applied and liner vessels, even though Touring SIU headquarters facilities during visit to US, to the MA for operating subsidy on American foreign trade cargoes Hydara Sisay, secretary of the Dock Workers Union in Trade Routes 13 (US Gulf-Mediter­ now consist mainly of basic raw Gambia, Africa, is pictured with Naomi Spatz of the AFLranean) and 22 (US Gulf-Far East). bulk materials. CIO Committee For the United Nations. SIU records de­ Bloomfield's present operating sub­ Last year. Secretary of Com. sidy agreement only covers Trade merce Luther Hodges became em­ partment staffer (not shown) was explaining Union pro­ Route 21 between the US Gulf, broiled in a public furor when he cedures on maintaining membership records when the cam­ United Kingdom and Northern denied construction subsidies on eraman came by. Europe. two large ore carriers for the SIUPenn Steamship has applied for contracted Ore Navigation Inc. a construction subsidy to help pay Penn Steamship presently op­ erates two tankers and four bulk carriers manned by the SIU in world-wide trade. Its proposed bulk carriers would have modern pro­ pulsion machinery capable of 16 knots. This, combined with effi­ "High-wage, highly-unionized" industries accounted for cient cargo-handling equipment to the bulk of US exports last year, according to an analysis by provide fast turnaround, would the AFL-CIO in the current issue of the "American Federapermit operation in competition tionist." The study, an Eco=-f WASHINGTON—A series of top with foreign-flag ships without op­ nomic Trends & Outlook fea­ the boom not only creates needs level meetings among US and erating subsidy, the company says. Bloomfield first indicated its in­ ture of the AFL-CIO's month­ for more goods to keep going but Canadian labor and Government also because businessmen feel officials has been held during the terest in expanding its subsidized ly magazine, points out that the confident about buying." past two weeks in renewed efforts operations last fall, when it applied US has "done very, well" in the Likewise, a slowdown in the US to resolve the dispute between the for a 20-year extension of its ex­ highly-competitive world market. economy may have a crippling ef­ In 1962, as has been the case Upper Lakes Shipping Company isting contract with the Govern­ on the economy of nations ment for Trade Route 21. The orig­ for more than- a half a century, fect and the SIU of Canada. which depend on the US as a mar­ Participants at various meetings inal contract was granted in 1953. the US exported more goods than ket for their products—particular­ The company now ha.s four ships It imported. Last year's favorable ly raw materials. This, in turn, both here and in Canada have ineluded US Labor Secretary W. and would probably need four "balance of trade" came to $4.3 reduces their ability to buy Amer­ Willard Wirtz, Canadian Labor more to provide the 16 to 24 sail­ billion. ican products. In "flat contradiction" of the Minister Allan J. MacEachen, ings per year it proposes on each So long as world trade grows, claim that high wages are pricing the US can Increase its exports AFL-CIO President George of the two additional routes. the US out of worid markets, the without damage to the economy of Meany, President Claude Jodoin article points out that the wage friendly nations, the article notes. of the Canadian Labor Congress has been more than overcome But it suggests that before the and SIUNA President Paul Hall. Kings Pt. Grad gap through "research, technology and battle for shares of market be­ Attending a North Atlantic In Space Job skilled labor." Treaty Organization meeting in comes too Intense, the US should The problem of world trade— remember that the industrial na­ KINGS POINT, NY — US Ottawa, US Secretary of State and of the US share of the market tions with whom It "competes" for astronaut Elliot M. See visited Dean Rusk also reportedly dis­ —Is not a simple question of overseas business are also the here last month as a guest cussed some of the issues in the "underselling" competitors or chief customers for US products speaker before the corps of dispute with Canada's new prime even of producing better-quality and America's political allies. cadets at the Merchant Marine minister, Lester B. Pearson. goods, the analysis emphasizes. Academy and was feted like a The Rusk-Pearson talks followed One factor is the economic conquering hero. See is a an earlier conference between health and prosperity of the na­ graduate of the Kings Point Pearson and President Kennedy at tions with which the US trades. class of 1949, but never did go Hyannis Port, Mass., where the The article points out: "Buyers In to lea on a merchant ship. shipping dispute was one of the other countries, like people every­ He is one of the new team of topics of discussion. where, tend to buy more when American astronauts named Meanwhile, amid threats by they are rich and thriving than last summer to test manned CLC representatives to attempt a when threatened by a rainy day. spacecraft and is working on new boycott of American shipping "When its economy Is booming, the moon-landing vehicle in the St. Lawrence Seaway, a nation imports much more than ST. LOUIS—The National Labor being developed by Grumman picketing against Upper Lakes when there's a recession because Relations Board has set aside a ships in the US continues. Aircraft. He's a Navy Jet pilot. March 21 election in which Team­ ster Local 405 won a narrow vic­ Department Store Workers Back SiU tory over SIUNA Transportation Services & Allied Workers Local 1 on the grounds that the Teamsters used free food as vote bait on elec­ tion day. Balloting among Marcella Cab Company drivers was set aside when an NLRB investigation found that the Teamsters gave out free food to the workers "under cir­ cumstances under which employees would reasonably believe that the gift was conditioned on their vot­ ing for the Teamsters in the elec­ tion." Meanwhile, over 200 drivers for Yellow Cab recently voted SIUTSAW by almost four to one in a separate election conducted by the NLRB on a petition by the Team­ sters. TS&AW Local 1 was victorious over Local 405 by a wide margin of 186 to 65. The Teamster local Officials and members of Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union Local l-S sup­ had represented the 280 Yellow port strike of SIU industrial workers at Joy-Kay Metals by urging shoppers outside Gimbel's Cab drivers until about a year ago Department Store, New York, not to buy the company's "Rotobroil" products. Strike against when the. drivers voted them out Jay-Kay over company's contract renewal offer has been going on since April 2'at plants In and then affiliated with the SIUTSAW, Long Island City a^d^the Bronx. Local l-S President Sam Kovenefsky is In foreground (right). US^ Canada Ship Talks Continuing Union-Made Goods Spark US Exports NLRB Nixes Hoffa Union Vote Bait May II. Uft Court Sets Trustees In Bull liue NEW YORK—The Bull LineKulukundis American-flag ship­ ping operation took another step toward eventual reorganization last week when Federal Judge Thomas F. Croake appointed two co-trustees to handle a complete financial reorganization. The trustees, Theodore W. Kheel and Raymond J. Scully, will con­ duct an investigation of company affairs and attempt to arrange a reorganization allowing the com­ panies to remain in business. In the meantime, the trustees will be operating the companies. The judge's action appointing the trustees included a stay to prohibit further forclosures and lien procedures against vessels in the Manuel E. Kulukundis ship­ ping empire. Ten ships of about 25 owned by Kulukundis interests have already been sold. Kulukundis is presently attempt­ ing to raise sufficient capital to reactivate the fleet under the trusteeship arrangement. The judge's stay order prevent­ ing further liens on Bull LinoKulukundis vessels does not pro­ hibit sale of two of the ships, the Emilia, tied up in Brookivn, and the Rocky Point in Baltimore. Two other ships, the Ines and the Elizabeth, have already been sold in Aden for the equivalent of $280,000 and $224,000 respectively.' . Monies derived from the sale of Bull Line-Kulukundis vessels will be used to pay creditors, which include the SIU and other ship­ board unions, plus SIU crewmembers with liens against individual ships for wages due. Baltimore SIU Wins 4 In Row BALTIMORE—The SIU United Industrial Workers got a good head start on a newly-announced AFL-CIO organizing drive in this area by winning its third and fourth consecutive National Labor Relations Board elections among local plant workers. The newest wins came in voting at Adell Plastics and at the Auto­ motive Sales & Service Company, A coordinated Baltimore-Wash­ ington campaign to bring over 100,000 unorganized workers into the AFL-CIO fold was announced by Federation President George Meany earlier this month. He said the drive will be patterned after a similar concerted drive in Los Angeles. , Over 500 plants have been al­ located among participating un­ ions for the upcoming organizing campaign in this area. In its latest successes, the SlUUIW won a 10-7 victory at Adell Plastics covering 21 workers. Bal­ loting earlier at the Automotive Sales & Service Company pro­ duced a count of 57-23 for the SIU-UIW. Pact talks at both con­ cerns where the UIW has been declared the bargaining agent for company employees are already getting underway. The two victories follow another pair of wins in this area. Capitol Generator Company was organized by the UIW by a 20-5 election margin" in February, and Vulcan Detinning Co:::<iiany went UIW a few weeks ago by a count of nearly three to one. i •, �MV tl^ IMS Cable Ship Comes To NY SEAFARERS LOG Pare Tbre* House Bill Attacks Special Tax Break For Runaway Ships WASHINGTON—bill to make American runaway-flag ship operators subject to US tax laws was proposed in the House of Representatives last week by Rep. Thomas L. Ashley (D-Ohio). The proposal closely parallels the measures recommended earlier this year by the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department to close off the tax loophole favoring runaways over American-flag vessels. The MTD specifically proposed an amendment to Section 883 of the Inter­ nal Revenue Code of 1954"*^ row the competitive gap be­ posed bill would amend Section at its executive board ses­ tween US and runaway ships 883 to apply the same income tax provisions to runaways as now sions last February, to nar­ in the same trade. The pro- apply to American-flag vessels. US Go's On Safari; Hunt New Loophole Many US shoreside companies which originally set up foreign operations to avoid paying US taxes are now in a mad scramble of reorganization. Their aim is to slip through loopholes in the new-f^""^ foreign income provisions of US companies set up many the Revenue Act of 1962 foreign operations primarily to get Delegates to this month's SIUNA convention strongly sup­ ported attempts to secure this type of tax legislation. Introduced on May 23, the Ashley bill has been referred to the House Ways and Means Committee for con­ sideration. Rep. Ashley is a mem­ ber of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. Under the language of his pro­ posed legislation, vessel earnings would not be exempt from taxa­ tion "if a substantial part of the ownership and/or control of such ship, or ships, is vested in a citizen of the United States, or any partner, affiliate or subsidiary of such citizen, and if such ship, or ships, regularly serves a port or ports of the United States, and if a substantial portion of the gross income of such ship, or ships, is derived from commerce of the United States." According to Navy Department figures covering runaway ships under "effective US control" as of January 1, 1963, up to 414 Ameri­ can-owned vessels would be in­ volved. The MTD proposal to attack the runaways on the tax front came a few days before the US Supreme Court formally ruled on February 18 of this year that American labor law could not be applied to cover the "internal management and affairs" of foreign vessels with alien crews. This ruling blocks for the present further organizing of runaway vessels. "Quite clearly," Rep. Ashley (Continued on Page 8) under the law and avoid paying US taxes, though some were legitimately set up to provide Visiting New York for the first time, the new SlU-manned funds for foreign Investment and are an integral part of the coun­ cable ship Long Lines (top) shows off cable-handling gear tries where they are located. at the stern. Operated by Isthmian, the vessel will make The others have been hiring training trips most of the summer before heading out to lay lawyers and tax experts by the new trans-Atlantic cable link. Above ll-r), Seafarers carload to find ways of slipping Oscar Roynor, SlU Port Agent Joe DiGeorge and Seafarer through the loopholes too. William Sauder look over 2-way repeaters which are spliced The essential difference be­ into cable to amplify signal. tween land-based foreign opera­ tions' and the American-owned runaway ship companies Is that Bonner Hearings Recess Again the ship firms are almost ex­ clusively "non-beneficial" to the countries where they are located, since they hire few foreign nationals, rarely if ever visit the WASHINGTON—President Kennedy last week named a permanent 12-man panel of la­ ports where the ships are regis­ bor and industry representatives as an advisory group to assist the Federal Mediation and tered and have no genuine link to the flag their ships fly. Conciliation Service in efforts to resolve pending and future labor-management disputes. It has been pointed out by some The purpose of the panel is observers that the new 1962 tax to serve as a tool in "making Members of the panel are which said the President has acted law is so complicated that it may industrial peace more certain evenly divided between labor and partly upon the recommendation in the long run have exactly the and secure," the President said. management and were named for of William E. Simkin, director of opposite effect than wag intended, The appointment of the advisory terms of from one to three years. the mediation service. and that Instead of bringing more group is authorized by a seldom No similar panel has been In In naming the members of the money into the US treasury, It used section of the 1947 Taft- office since 1950, according to a panel, the President said he hoped may bring in less. The big com­ White House announcement, it would be an aid in stabilizing panies can afford to hire tax ex­ Hartley Act. labor-management relations, which perts by the dozen to figure out Runaway Cruise Woes appear "pointed steadily in the ways to beat the law. direction of greater maturity and Often, hiring the experts and responsibility." going through the complicated "There is an evident new will­ procedures of reorganization cost ingness on the part of both sides a company mora than it would have in our industrial life to solve to pay to the US in new taxes. At disputes peacefully," the chief times these companies find after executive added. the reorganization that they still Labor members of the panel have to pay taxes, but now to a HOUSTON—Crewmembers of the Sabine Towing Com­ include representatives of the foreign country instead of to their MIAMI—Some travel folders pany of Texas have designated the SIU Inland Boatmen's AFL-CIO general counsel's office. own. Still the maneuvering and re­ just don't tell you everything. Union as their collective bargaining representative in a run­ Building & Construction Trades organizations go on. The brochure describing the Department, United Auto Work­ off election conducted by the Miami-Nassau run of the Pana­ ers, Machinists, Steelworkers and National Labor Relations announced on April 26, with the the Bridge, Structural & Orna­ manian-flag Yarmouth neglected to tell its passengers that the food Board, according to an an­ SIU receiving 78 of the votes cast. mental Iron Workers. May 31, 1963 Vol. XXV, No. 11 fare for the trip would be bread The Sabine Towboatmen's Federa­ nouncement this week. Among the management repre­ (no butter), water and a dry lettuce The SIU received 81 votes to 72 tion got 58 votes and the NMU's sentatives is J. Paul St. Sura, salad. for the Sabine Towboatmen's Fed­ United Marine Division, Local 340, president of the Pacific Maritime eration, an independent organiza­ received 21 votes. Two ballots Association, who will serve a The economy drive really hit tion. There were four challenged were challenged. PAUL HALL, Presfdcnt this runaway-flag ship when, on a three-year term. ballots. A runoff election was then or­ HERBERT BRAND, Editor; IRWIN SPTVACX, recent return trip to Miami, 24 At the same time, hearings Tl\e National Maritime Union's dered by the NLRB between the again went into recess on the con­ Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art waiters stayed in Nassau and the United Marine Division had pre­ SIU and the Sabine Towboatmen's troversial Bonner bill which would Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYER, steward locked his cabin door, ALEXANDER LESLIH, HOWARD KESSLER, viously had a contract covering the Federation, the independent lead to compulsory arbitration of Staff Writers. obviously in defense of his life. Sabine boatmen. Early this spring, union. disputes in the maritime industry. A spokesman for the liner bIwEikly at tha haadquartara the Sabine Towboatmen's Federa­ The Sabine company's 22 boats The latest testimony heard by the PubllshEd of tha Saafarart Intarnatlonal Union, At­ shrugged off the famine of the tion petitioned the NLRB for a operate as harbor tugs in Port House Merchant Marine and lantic, Cuif, Lakaa and Inland Watara passengers by explaining that some Dittriet, AFL-CIO, «73 Fourth Avanua, representation election on the Arthur and Orange, Texas, and Fisheries Committee opposing the Brooklyn 32, NY. Tal. HYaclnth WtOO. of the debarking passengers company's vessels."^ The SIU then traverse the Intercoastal Canal bill was by two Gulf officials of Second claaa poitaga oJld at the Fo*t iuoked obese" anyway. Offico In Brooklyn, NY, undar tha Act Intervened to procure a place on and the Mississippi River. They the International Longshoremen's of Aug. 24, 1*12. The spokesman for the company Il» the ballot. are also engaged in deep-sea tow­ Association. The hearings began didn't give any hint about how the Results in the first election were ing and tidelands operations. in March. crew looked. which went into effect late last year. The new tax law alms at taxing on a current basis many profits of US-owned holding and trading companies located in low-tax countries such as Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Monaco and others. Previously, earnings of US com­ panies in these foreign tax havens were taxable only if they got back to the US as dividends. US Names New Labor Panel SlU Sweeps NLRB Voting To Win Sabine Tug Fleet food Isn't Everything' SEAFARERS LOG �!• - SEAFARERS Page FOOT Mv'il* iMI "'' -M "^1 LOG •4 ft (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) May 1 - May 15, 1963 The past two weeks witnessed a slight slowdown in SIU shipping and for ships in port, although the figures still show an ample number of jobs available on the board that were passed up by class A seniority men. The dispatch total for all ports was 1,246 jobs, compared to 1,413 during the previous period. I^V- 1'^-' Ship Aetivify showed some gains, plus New Orleans to a lesser degree. Philadelphia, Baltimore and Mobile were active but not busy. Houston fell back again and the rest of the ports, particularly on the West Coast, were slow. Pay tlga IN Off* ONI TraN(. TOTAL •otto 2 Q 2 4 Now York .... If 7 21 44 Phliadofphla.. 2 2 18 21] •oltlmoro .... 4 i • If Norfolk ..... 2 4 2 f JoektoHvlllo ..2 1 i Hi Tampa 1 Q 0 i; Mobllo 2 2 f 14 Now OrioaHt . 11 14 14 41 Hoottoo 7 i It 22 Wllmlii9toH ..do 4 4 SON ProNclKO 2 2 • 12 Soottlo 1 1 2 I The number of ships in port was off the usual pace, but least of all in the sign-on column. This factor helped move men out in several ports. New York listed 46 visits. New Registration was also off a bit, reaching a total of 1,381. Orleans 41 and Houston 33. Philadelphia's 21 visits appar­ However, the listings for all ports show that the net result ently didn't require much in the way of replacements, since was a further reduction in the number of men still regis­ that port shipped only 35 men for two weeks. tered on the beach at the end of the period. This figure stood A breakdown of the shipping by seniority groups shows that class'A men took 55 percent of the jobs, class B men at 3,458 at the close of business on May 15. filled 34 percent and class C handled the balance. The rises Only a few ports managed to report any increase in ship­ were in the "B" and "C" portions, so this means class A men ping for these two weeks in the face of the downtrend. passed by a number of jobs in the various ports where they This includes Ne^ York, Norfolk and Jacksonville, which' were available. TOTALS ... if 42 114 222 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL I 2 8 3 4. 1 55 16 103 32 19 11 4 4 48 27 5 16 2 9 3 4 7 13 2 4 10 8 1 1 15 28 10 3 17 26 6 49 52 16 31 5 3 0 2 1 9 2 6 1 14 4 9 1 112 205 48 1 365 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleana Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOT At S Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 1 2 4 2 4 0 1 2 2 1 37 12 39 10 61 20 15 2 8 4 4 4 1 0 4 9 11 6 30 9 22. 2 0 2 6 4 0 6 7 3 14 0 7 2 7 11 2 2 1 4 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 1 7 10 5 26 0 2 14 2 38 16 8 47 2 10 26 23 8 15 26 16 8 55 3 31 Q 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 6 11 2 7 5 4 1 8 15 4 1 6 7 13 2 68 96 1 173 78 162 282 9 42 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 • 0 0 0 27 4 12 11 4 2 2 0 20 4 15 1 1 0 0 1 9 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 12 2 10 0 47 24 22 1 26 1 11 14 0 2 0 2 3 5 0 2 7 0 3 4 66 85 160 9 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 0 2 26 CLASS 3 ALL A B 6 4 0 0 .8 15 61 27 1 9 1 4 4 10 30 20 0 0 14 1 0 0 11 9 0 0 3 0 1 2 26 12 3 9 47 47 5 55 3 26 1 2 2 2 0 0 7 5 9 13 4 7 25 1 53 282 160 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 7 0 49 13 7 1 5 26 6 1 0 4 2 2 11 4 36 10 36 9 2 1 11 3 9 3 52 206 Port •R—: Boston New York W*1 '1 « •. It Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Franciseo Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B 3 ALL 7 0 71 9 8 0 34 3 8 1 5 1 5 1 17 2 6 52 46 1 3 0 17 3 14 2 29 1 287 GROUP 1 2 0 1 7 20 0 4 2 11 1 4 2 1 0 0 3 0 20 2 2 17 0 2 0 1 0 5 15 90 Shipped CLASS B Shiooed CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 1 0 0 46 10 19 43 8 0 4 8 8 20 21 3 1 6 3 4 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 8 5 15 22 44 7 26 20 39 4 30 4 1 2 4 5 6 2 8 7 1 8 2 89 1 194 36 170 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 38 61 6 19 13 8 0 1 9 0 1 1 11 11 23 1 24 1 7 8 0 3 4 1 6 2 9 5 1 1 1 0 6 2 1 2 7 15 20 0 8 0 45 30 12 36 3 3 11 38 0 8 3 4 3 5 0 3 0 0 4 11 0 0 4 1 6 11 0 5 1 2 95 59 1 165 23 1 229 11 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 20 3 TOTAL SHIPPED 3 ALL 1 1 4 4 1 1 4 .12 0 1 1 3 1 2 4 2 3 1 0 0. 0 1 0 1 7 2 17 \ 40 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 AU. 0 4 8 6 29 0 15 4 9 11 15 103 83 123 33 239 4 49 50 103 14 10 39 0 1 8 21 4 11 18 60 23 10 60 0 6 31 4 8 12 15 11 0 27 2 14 2 7 12 21 0 20 6 13 3 22 0 8 11 19 3 4 0 14 19 0 1 3 3 6 40 35 80 0 2 39 6 2 8 10 9 103 62 80 12 154 4 14 91 109 5 86 56 79 21 156 8 51 28 87 6 9 2 8 3 20 0 4 2 8 0 12 21 43 1 19 3 14 12 27 9 29 21 21 44 2 .10 2 9 21 53 1 495 349 477 106 932 21 177 251 1 449 • TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A CLASS GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 3 ALL 3 ALL A 2 1 2 B 0 2 2 12 0 2 6 1 1 9 1 4 61 38 4 103 46 110 16 172 14 86 32 40 11 3 9 1 1 25 29 1 5 6 12 1 59 24 23 12 7 31 39 1 3 10 1 6 8 1 16 5 28 2 7 22 1 3 14 9 17 9 3 14 0 15 5 4 8 2 12 3 5 10 1 2 2 2 8 0 0 0 2 2 39 9 40 20 15 4 27 7 6 14 4 1 84 25 45 3 79 10 114 7 57 68 132 36 0 49 28 33 51 97 38 11 75 2 105 13 9 13 2 5 3 1 9 0 7 7 4 16 16 12 46 0 1 31 3 4 11 4 5 9 SO 0 6 7 24 5 2 11 21 4 6 8 229 165 40 I 434 152 455 45 1 652 41 181 199 1 421 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Sea GROUP 1-8 12 3 ALL 1 10 2 4 52 4 14 9 25 13 0 5 2 6 31 7 12 5 7 7 0 2 2 3 0 4 0 3 7 1 3 0 2 6 8 2 2 8 15 4 7 8 21 40 5 11 9 18 43 6 0 2 2 2 2 4 3 7 16 12 17 11 rnrats 28 Port Bos NY .... Phil .... Bal Nor Jac Tarn Mob NO Hou .... WU SF 69 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 26 31 4 0 13 4 0 10 6 7 5 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 2 2 4 17 23 3 2 0 16 18 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 3 7 12 2 9 88 1 111 19 43 111 1 251 14 GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 8 19 44 7 4 1 2 9 4 27 9 0 2 4 1 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 10 18 7 6 17 33 5 7 .9 23 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 5 9 48 33 74 1 174 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 0 0 0 0 17 2 1 14 1 0 0 1 5 0 4 1 8 8 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 25 0 25 0 17 0 1 16 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 5 1 1 3 86 1 93 4 TOTAL SHIPPED - CLASS 3 ALL A C ALL B 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 20 20 44 17 20 10 2 2 7 1 2 45 5 13 13 27 13 14 2 8 2 2 4 12 5 2 2 2 5 0 1 1 1 0 1 22 0 0 18 4 0 61 3 3 33 25 3 46 17 6 6 23 6 4 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 17 7 1 1 9 1 93 50 1 317 0 50 1 50 174 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B 1-8 2 28 4 9 1 1 0 10 19 9 4 12 4 GROUP 12 3 ALL 17 7 2 6 54 29 68 179 36 12 6 14 43 15 10 9 20 4 6 9 13 5 2 5 12 5 0 7 50 15 7 18 30 25 70 144 81 32 17 23 16 5 2 5 14 7 25 58 6 10 24 GROUP 123 ALL 5 0 0 5 54 7 43 4 10 1 9 0 13 1 12 0 15 2 10 3 9 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 25 0 24 9 3 79 91 4 34 6 44 11 3 0 8 0 11 11 0 4 14 21 3 29 25 257 I 311 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS GROUP 123 ALL 112 205 48 365 52 206 29 287 97 43 111 251 261 454 188 903 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 9 68 96 173 78 162 42|282 15 90 89 194 36 170 229 9 88 I 111 67 33 74 "174 38 167 273 I 478 181 365 139 685 14 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 9 66 85 160 11 95 59 165 93 .4 3 86 24 164 230 418 Shipped CLASS C GROUP TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 2 3 ALL 123 ALL ABC ALL 1 2 26 25 1 53 282 160 53 495 349 3^ 20 17 1 40 229 165 40 434 152 93 50 317 310 "O 0 50 1 50 174 5 46 92 1 143 685 418 143 1246 811 477 106|932 455 45 "1 652 117266.1693 1049 417 12277 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 21 177 251 I 449 ^1_ 181" 199 1 421 29 25 257 I 311 91 383 707 |il81 �Mar SI. Iftt Pagre Five SE4F ARERS LOG New Orleans Taie-Splnners Question: What'reading matter do you prefer most on a long trip? Rail Union Ads Spur Biii To Probe RR $ WASHINGTON—^The Railway Labor Executives Associ­ ation is going all-out in its efforts to alert the public and the Congress to the dangers of the merger trend among major railroads, moves which could have an important af­ been stalled in committee. fect on the remainder of do- A series of daily newspaper ad­ Catalino Ramos: Detective stories are my favorite. Not only are they interest­ ing, but they vertisements taken by the RLEA mcKlic shipping in the US. keep you fasci­ Spurred by the action of Sen. and its member unions, including nated ali the way Vance Hartke of Indiana this the SIUNA, have been appearing through. I prefer month in asking the Senate to in newspapers in various parts of Perry Mason form a committee to study the fi­ the country this month. They cite stories to most nancial structure of the railroad railroad "poverty" claims as a other detective industry, the RLEA is seeking myth, based on the roads' nearly novels. When­ f prompt Senate approval of his $600 million in profits during 1962. ever I'm in port, A good sea sfory seems to be in the wind here, as Seafarer Urging public and labor support proposal (Senate Resolution 136). I always keep Pat Regas (2nd from left) spins one for a group of fellow for the Hartke resolution and two Separate legislation by other my TV tuned to Perry Mason. Seafarers at the New Orleans SIU hall. Pictured (l-r) are Senators urging a temporary mora­ Senate bills, S. 942 and S. 1138, it 4" John W. Picou, Regos, Raul Vfves and Nalfian Gofdfinger. torium on railroad mergers has designed to halt further mergers pending impartial study, the G. Rocafort: Aside from the RLEA pointed out that not only newspapers, I like books on travel. 'Essential' Route May Win US Okay is train passenger service being You do a lot of eliminated, but less-than-carload travelling as a freight is next. seafarer and I "The railroads are running as like to know just hard as they can do to avoid both what the inter­ —in a calculated effort to carry esting facts are WASHINGTON—Commerce Secretary Luther H. Hodges has set aside a decision of only high-profit carload freight. about a country the Maritime Subsidy Board against a proposal by Atlantic Express Lines to provide sub­ "The railroads' pretext for or a port. Of sidized passenger-cargo service to Europe from Baltimore, Philadelphia and Norfolk, and wholesale slashes in service has them ali, the US been self-diagnosed 'poverty'—a has ordered a full review of-* and Europe par­ publicity myth they spent millions ticularly are my the company's proposal. ger and container ships, including was adequate. of dollars to create. favorite travel spots. roll-on/roll-off facilities, to run Atlantic's application was re­ The Commerce Secretary's "The facts expose this poverty t t 4> decision to review the company's from the Baltimore, Philadelphia jected by Maritime Administrator as the myth It Is. The railroads Adolph de Marco: The news­ construction and operating subsidy and the Hampton Roads area to Donald W. Alexander and James earned $574,900,000 In profits in papers are what I like, but for the application closely parallels a re­ the United Kingdom, the Nether­ Gulick, deputy adttilnistfatof. The 1962. They have paid more than latest informa­ solution passed at the recent lands, Belgium, France and Ger­ dissenting vote was by General two-and-a-half billion dollars In Counsel Lawrence Jones, who tion on our jobs SIUNA convention calling for im­ many. dividends since 1956. They, have In its original application, the held that the service was inade­ increased their retained income to American-flag and our industry, plementation of I read the LOG. service on this trade route, which company had stressed the inade­ quate and that there should be more than $11 billion. The rail Of ail the news, was designated as "essential" in quacy of existing services from passenger service into the Middle stock market value average rose I'm really inter­ 1957 by the Department of Com- the Middle Atlantic area to North Atlantic ports such as Atlantic more than 42% between October, ested in the Wel­ inerce but is nevertheless still Europe. The plea was rejected 2-1 Express proposed. 1962, and April, 1963. by the subsidy board, however. It In reopening the application, fare and Pension vacant. "Bad as railroad service has be­ Atlantic Express proposes to upheld a previous ruling that serv­ Atlantic Express charged that the Plans to see what come, it will get even worse if the new steps our operate three specialized passen­ ice on the North Atlantic route board's rejection was based on the railroad financiers continue to get erroneous finding that American their way. Proposed mergers, Union has taken vessels carried 41 percent of this junking of lines, massive layoffs to improve the welfare of its country's traffic on the route in threaten to put the brakes on eco­ members. question. The company argued nomic growth and endanger mili­ that 28 percent would be more tary defense." Klaus P. Schluter: My favorites correct. are the weekly news magazines While ordering a review of the like Time, Life subsidy board's split decision. Sec. and Newsweek. Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director Hodges said he was inclined right They keep you now to agree with the minority posted on world opinion, which pointed out that affairs. Esquire The country's need for direct action and legislation in the areas of businessmen and farmers in the has some good economic growth, employment and education is very well dramatized Middle Atlantic area had com­ stories in it to by what a top Labor Department official has called "one of the most plained that inferior steamship supplement the explosive social problems in the nation's history"—namely, the youth services frustrated growth along reading matter unemployment crisis. The high jobless rate of young people, which the seaboard. in our SIU is about triple that of adults, makes it plain that the national unem­ Ships' Libraries. He questioned the original re­ We need more books on navigation ployment problem is much more serious than many realize. jection of the company's applica­ NEW YORK — Spotlighting the More than 5.5 million young people will be seeking their first jobs tion based on the finding that USin the library. in the next three years at the same time that low-skill non-farm jobs fiag services on the route involved need for trade union cooperation 4> 4> Mike Anzalane: Ali kinds of are disappearing, a Labor Department report points out. These young­ were adequate.. The Merchant the world over, an International reading matter are OK with me. sters will account for three of every four new labor force entrants in Marine Act states that the nation's Ladies Garment Workers Union should carry a representative flew to Israel and In general I use the 1963-65 period. Of this group of non-college-bound youth, nearly merchant fleet the ship's library 3.5 million will have high school educations and some 2 million will "substantial portion" of this coun­ convinced the Israeli labor federa­ try's foreign trade. Sec. Hodges tion that its members should not on a long trip. be school drop-outs. be used to help break a strike in The report said that the Job-finding problems of these teenagers are told the subsidy board: But I think mys­ the US. teries that are complicated by inadequate training, lack of vocational guidance, poor "I believe the Congressional Over 200 workers at the Elbermotivation and frequent job changes. "The handicaps faced by racial based on fact declaration of policy should be in­ keep my atten­ minorities, school dropouts, juvenile delinquents, physically or mentally terpreted to mean we shouid con­ ton,, Ga., plant of the Rhoda Lee tion and interest disabled young persons and rural youth," it added, "create additional sider a 50 percent objective as a Blouse Company and 100 other workers at Rhoda Lee plants in more than some burdens and employment problems." goal.". New York and Mt. Carmel, Pa., Youth employment problems will be "especially acute" in some other types of had previously been out on strike reading material. states because the upsurge will not occur uniformly. The highest rate for nine weeks. of increase of 14 to 19-year olds entering the labor force in 1960-65 4 The strike began on February Willie Holmes, Sr.: I always take will occur in the Pacific Coast states. California will have the greatest 19 when the union refused to numerical boost, with a net gain of 297,000; New York will be second my Bible on every voyage. It's tiie accept substandard contract offers with some 113,000. In 11 states, the 1960-65 growth of teenage jobbest book in the Seafarers and SIU families from the company. While picket seekers will exceed the total increase of non-farm jobs which occurred world and every­ who apply for maternity, hos­ action went on in the bitter cold in these states in the 1957-62 period. one should read pital or surgical benefits from The report said these states will have the greatest difficulty in pro­ the Weifai-e Plan are urged to of winter, the ILGWU charged the it in his spare company was importing blouses viding jobs for young workers: New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michi­ keep the Union or the Wel­ time. When I'm made by union help in Israel and gan, West Virginia, Connecticut, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Delaware, fare Plan advised of any not reading my was marketing them with a com­ Bible, I'd say Louisiana and Montana. In soma states where the youth employment changes of address whiie their pany labe', sewn over the "Madethat I keep up problem already may be difficult, the report noted, the situation will appiications are being proc­ In-Israel" label. with Time magabe aggravated by the reentry into the labor force of college graduates essed. Although payments are Meeting with Israeli labor offi­ Eine for an up-toand married women. often made by return mail, cials, an ILGWU official easily d a t e reporting One encouraging trend was cited, however. The proportion of teen­ changes of address (or illegible convinced them of the need for on the news of the world. agers at work or seeking work who also continue with their schooling return addresses) delay them supporting fellow unionists. increased from about one-third in 1950 to nearly one-half by 1960. The when checks or "baby bonds" The result was a substantial sharpest improvement occurred in the Northeast, where the percentage are returned. Those who are contract victory via a new 3-year rose from 25 percent to 47 percent. Even so, the report warned, many moving are advised to notify pact providing wage hikes of four out-of-school teenagers will be searching for work even if this trend SIU headquarters or the Wel­ percent now, three percent more increases. fare Plan, at 17 Battery Place, in September and another three (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can New York 4, NY. percent in May, 1965, plus other be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) important improvements. NEW LINER RUN GETS 2nd CHANCE REPORT Int'l Labor Assist Nips Scab Boss Jobless Youth Poses Special Problem Moving? Notify SIU, Welfare uet'&MOiovti. Wii&io-mm �•'tigm Six SBA PARlsnS LOG thy Ml,-an Cargo Preference Practices Overseas Listed In US Study Joe Alglna, Safety Director WASHINGTON—Countering foreign complaints about the application of the US 50-50 cargo law, a report submitted by the Maritime Administration to the Senate Commerce Committee points out how preferential laws and discriminatory practices by a number of Plan Vacation Safety In Advance Summer is approaching and many Seafarers will soon be taking countries favor their own advantage of their $800 annual vacation payments to spend some time shipping which had imposed a 150 Chile and Venezuela now permit shipping. on the beach, traveling with their families while the kids are out of pooling arrangements to be made school. percent surcharge on the valuation The report cites the use of of all its imports carried on foreign with US shipping lines, and cargo preference and preferential taxes in 14 countries that limit the participation of US and other foreign ships in their import-ex­ port trade. However, it notes some progress toward improvement of the situation where cargo pref­ erence is unfairly practiced. Some of the findings by the MA, the Federal Maritime Commission and the Department of State are the following: Columbia requires preferred use of its own fleet in transporting cargoes for governmental agencies, which amount to the largest por­ tion of its imports. French ports require that all "foreign" vessels must employ Courtiers Maritimes, special mari­ time brokers, for entrance, clearance, translation of documents and other services. US shippers charge that use of this agency is un­ necessary and a needless cost, and also permits "leaks" of confi­ dential information to their com­ petitors. Indonesia and Guatemala both require that certain cargoes be carried on ships owned by their governments or under their flags. The Philippines requires that all cargoes for Phillippine corpora­ tions or government be carried on Philippine-flag vessels. Peru requires that a portion of cargoes be reserved to Peruvian ships. In Morocco, legislation is pend­ ing which would require that 40 percent of all imports and 30 per­ cent of all exports move on Moroccan ships. In Taiwan, the Chinese Nation­ alist Government imposes various taxes against foreign ships which prevents them from being com­ petitive with Nationalist Chinese ships. The Italian Tobacco Monopoly has never given US-flag carriers a fair opportunity to share in the tobacco movements, the study found. Some progress also has been made toward easing these prac­ tices, however. In March, Uruguay eliminated preferences for national - flag It's important to take an occasional vacation from work, but never Brazil has released excess cargo to take a vacation from safety. Accidents can happen all year round, US-flag carriers in areas where its own vessels provide minimum either at work or play, and Seafarers should always be aleit to danger so they can avoid it and minimize accident problems for themselves competitive service. and their families. Most modern vacations are centered around the family car. Touring national parks and famous places, visiting friends and relatives, or just running out to the nearest seashore, the automobile is a close companion during most people's vacations. This makes the care and use of the family buggy an important factor for promoting summer safety. Before starting out on a trip of any length check the car thoroughly to be sure everything is in good working order. Make sure the tires, Seafarer Rudy Tjong is a man with winning ways, as he lights, steering and brakes are all ready to go. Carry some emergency proved once again during the recent SIUNA convention in equipment, like a flashlight, emergency flares and a first-aid kit. Washington. Tjong was among the rank-and-file Seafarers Don't load up your car like a moving van, but take only what you need. An overloaded car is difficult to drive, will tire you out, and who attended the SIUNA ses--* cuts down considerably on your safety factor. If you must carry a sions, and wound up as a win­ year, they might just as well for­ heavy load slightly over-inflate your tires to take the extra weight. get about it because Tjong has ner of one of the four beauti­ If carrying the load inside the car will block the rear-view mirror, fully-boxed Bibles awarded in a one too. use a cartop carrier. special drawing. For safety on another front while you are away, remember that The Bibles were provided as prowlers watch for empty homes. Stop all deliveries—milk, news­ part of a convention display by papers, mail—^because such uncollected deliveries are a sure sign the Union Labor Memorial Bible that nobody's home. Be sure to lock all doors and windows, but leave Society. The organization seeks to the shades up. promote the purchase of unionOnce you start out, don't speed. Remember that a heavily-loaded made Bibles for memorial pur­ car takes longer to stop than a relatively empty one. Take your time poses and gifts, and offered and make it a real vacation with plenty of stops to see the scenery. several as prizes in a drawing held When you stop, be sure to pull well off the road, shift into neutral or before the convention ended. park, and apply the hand brake. Besides Tjong, the winners in­ Night driving is naturally more dangerous than daytime driving, cluded another Seafarer, Don so try to avoid it. If you must drive at night, at dusk or during rain Rood, plus Mike Jocubowski of or fog, slow down a bit. In the country, be on the lookout for animals the SIUNA Transportation Serv­ which may wander on the roadway at night. ices & Allied Workers in Chicago, Once you get to your favorite vacation spot the best rules to follow and Jay Winters of the SIUNAfor safety are those suggested by plain common sense. A vacation affiliated International Union of ruled by a lot of "do nots" is no vacation, but neither is a stay in Petroleum Workers on the West a hospital or in a cast. The best way to get the most out of your Coast. vacation In safety and fun is to just use your head. Keep in mind your Won fll,(H)0 age, physical capabilities, athletic skills (and those of the rest of the This was only the latest example family), then go out and enjoy yourselves. Seafarer Rudy Tjong dis­ of Tjong's ability to snare prizes A safe vacation should enable you to go back to work feeling flna plays memorial Bible he wherever he goes. In 1954, for in­ and fit. At home, on your ship or in your car, never take a vacation won In drawing held at stance, he won $11,000 on the from safety. television show "Stop The Music." SIUNA convention. Three (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can At that time he was teaching at others won similar awards. be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) the Berlitz School of Languages in New York. Tjong last shipped on the Ocean CANTICNY (Cities Service), March MOBiLI (Sea-Land), Feb. 34—Chair­ WASHINGTON CARRIER (Washingt—Chairman, Jamss Phiiiips; Ssere- man, W. A. Thomas; Secretary, S. .M. tan Csrrisrs). March 13—Chairman, Evelyn (Ocean Transportation) in tary, Deivin Reynoids.' Launch lerv- SImos. Everything running smoothly. John S. Burks; Secretary. Thomas D. the engine department and has been Ice beef to be taken up at payoff. Crew would like to know when it is Ballard. No beefs reported by d» WlUlam Scruggs waa elected ship's going to get an air-conditioner for partment delegates. O. Samdal elect­ an SIU menvber since 1960. When delegate. Motion that transportation the crew messhall like the one in ed as ship's delegate. See captain he's not sailing, he lives in New should be paid to men at Union hall the saloon mess. Suggestion made regarding keys for foc'sies and U when dispatched. Vote of thanks to that delegate from each department American money will be available York with his wife Alice; two sons, all delegates. be present at safety meetings. Vote for draws in India. Robert, 7, and Alan, 3, and daugh­ of thanks to steward department. ter Nancy, Just 2 months old. FANWOCD (Watermen), March 7= MOBILE (Sea-Land), March 25 — SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), Feb. Chairman, Johnnie Moggie; Secretary, Chairman, W. Thomas; Secretary, Incidentally, if anyone reading 19—Chairman, irvin Moan; Secretary, S. M. Simos. No beefs reported by W. H. Rhone. Motion made to retire this has a sweepstakes ticket this L. Bianton. Raymond Lavoine was department delegates. Victor Silva members that have 20 years seatime vessels. A few other South American nations have also softened up somewhat toward US-flag shipping. Drawing Prize Boosts Seafarer's Win Streak Fire Watch On Choctaw ,• regardless of age on fuU pension. Members request Union and company to get together on paying on a dayto-day basis. Safety meeting held to enforce safety rules. Vote of thanks to steward department for a Job well done. elected to serve as ship's delegate. Repair lists discussed and submitted. Lack of hot water discussed. Patrol­ man to be called for discussion with company concerning repairs. SEATRAiN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), March 24—Chairman, Herbert C. Jus­ tice; Secretary, Charles Wysocki. $38 STEEL ARCHITECT (isthmian), March 2—Chairman, R. F. Weaver; Secretary, L. M. Morsette. Ship's delegate to talk to Union patrolman regarding rust in water tanks and drinking water. $25 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department heads. WILD RANGER (Waterman), March 14—Chairman, B. P. McNulty; Secre­ tary, M. J. Nolan. No major beefs reported by department delegates. Will talk to patrolman regarding launch service. Vote of thanks given to steward department. Photo from Japan shows unidentified Seafarer oh deck (cir­ cled) during 24-hour fire watch maintained on the Choctaw (Waterman) while a fire burned In the ship's cargo holds for six days. One Seafarer was lost fighting the fire, which burned while the ship sailed fro.m Korea to Japan when local firemen were unable to provide necessary fire-fight­ ing equipment. The fire was finally put out In Moji. Fire . watch kept hoses trained on fire area to keep It cool. Sea­ farer Mofcolm Cross sent in the photo. elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Matter of air-conditioning in messhall will bo referred to patrol­ man. The presence of safety commit­ tee representative is requested aboard the ship. in ship's fund. Discussion on having a two-way speaker installed from crew mess to gaUey, as it is almost im­ possible for orders to be received correctly from messroom to galley when ship is underway. MT. VERNON VICTORY (Victory Carriers), March 27—Chairman, none; Secretary, John Flanagan. Crew WARRiCR (Waterman), March 23— Chairman, Waiter Compton; Secre­ tary, Francis McCaii. Ship's delegate reported no launch service at Inchon due to Ice. Two men missed ship in Japan and rejoined in next port. One man left In hospital in Japan. Vote of thanks to crew pantryman. DEL MONTE (Delta), Feb. 24 — Chairman, Henry C. Gerdesi Secre­ tary, Ray E. Elliott. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Crew asked to keep aU passageway doors locked in foreign ports. John "HENRY (American Bulk), March 31 T. Kelly elected to serve as ship's —Chairman, D. Wagner; Secretary, 8. T. Araies. Question on lodging delegate. discussed and will be referred to patrolman at payoff. All repairs were BULK LEADER (American Bulk), March 17—Chairman, R. Spencer; taken care of. No beefs reported. secretary, M. F. Kramer. Ship's dele­ Vote of thanks given to steward de­ gate asked captain about OT and partment for job wcU done in all launch service money due crew from respects. Chittagong. Was told to refer mat­ OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), ter to patrolman. Vote of thanks March 30—Chairman, Peter Sernyk; given to steward department for flna job and to John Pratt, baker, who Secretary, Frank Kustura. Motion put out excellent pastry. Ship needs made that launch service should be provided for men paying off and to be fumigated. coming on in Pilot Town. Extra STEEL ADMIRAL (isthmian), March money provided for excess plane bag­ gage. Motion to pay .transportation 24—Chairman, Daniel Dean; secretary, C. F. Boyle. AB failed to join ship from any port th^ a seaman pays in San Francisco. Personal effects off. R. J. Burnes was elected ship's and gear still aboard. $10.50 in ship's delegate. Discussion on rusty water. Vote of thanks to crew messman. fund. wishes to extend a vote of thanks to Capt. Thomas E. Hansen for his personal attention in applying aid to the wiper who injured himself in a fall and had to be transported ashore via police launch. Articles to be checked pertaining to port of payoff and transportation. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), March 24—Chairman, Skaaigard; Sec­ retary, Toner. No beefs reported by department heads. Motion to have negotiating committee do something about living conditions on all ships, by improving sleeping accommoda­ tions, locker space and cramped quar­ ters. This motion was prompted by a letter in the March 8 issue of the LOG. Entire crew conburs. YAKA (Waterman), March 17 — Chairman, V. Meehan; Secretary, W. M. Pedersen. Ship's delegate will have agent at payoff check into OT for crew messman and pantryman who fed passenger in crew messroom. $17 in ship's fund. Crew does not concur with bonus rate of $10 per trip on the penalty cargo issue. Vote of thanks given is steward depart­ ment �HE United Statea must be prepared today — and throughout the foreseeable future—to deal Immedi­ ately and effectively with any emergency that may be forced upon us . . . Our maritime industry would play a central role transporting essential materials not available In the national stockpile, to feed domestic industries and carrying the major portion of our troops, their equipment, and supplies to overseas areas. "^n an emergency situation Involving the NATO alliance, some reliance might be put on NATO nations to assist in providing our emergency shipping needs. It is probable, however, .that the total combined shipping requirements of the NATO nations will exceed the total shipping capa­ bilities available. Additionally, some delay is to be ex­ pected before allocation of shipping on an international basis can be fully effective. Of utmost significance is the fact that the interests of the United States are global, and emergencies may well arise wherein our interests would not be identical with those of our European allies. "In an emergency situation not involving the NATO alliance, privately-owned shipping under the flags of NATO nations and other free world nations could possibly be chartered. Charter rates and insurance costs would in all probability be very high. "At the outbreak of World War I, shipping available for charter to American interests became extremely scarce. Charter rates skyrocketed. We were forced to improvise a shipbuilding program which was both costly and ineffi­ cient, and peak production was not reached until after the war ended. We learned in World War I that the law of supply and demand is real. We were subject to the same lesson again in World War II . . . "The United States is the world's largest consumer of Industrial raw materials. Our industrial economy now depends on sea transportation for import of vast amounts of petroleum, metal ores, and other raw materials, and for export of finished products. No other types of trans­ portation can meet these tremendous requirements. "Today, US-flag ships carry a very small amount of US ocean-borne commerce with foreign countries, and a neg­ ligible amount of the trade between foreign areas. Mari­ time Administration statistics for 1961 show that only 8.8 percent of US total ocean-borne commercial foreign trade was carried by US-flag ships. The requirement that at least 50 percent of our foreign aid material be carried In US-flag ships is a major factor in achieving evert the 8.8 percent figure. "The ability to meet our anticipated military and civil­ ian economy wartime needs must be insured to the maxi­ mum practicable degree in peacetime by the ready avail­ ability of active, privately-owned merchant ships employed in gainful ocean commerce. Only actively-employed mer­ chant ships can provide the rapid response required. Further, it is only the active merchant marine that will provide in peacetime the employment of skilled American seafarers in sufficient numbers to allow effective wartime personnel expansion of our maritime effort. The magni­ tude and quality of active US commercial tonnage in peacetime will determine, in the event of a future war, whether or not we will be required to initiate crash pro­ grams for shipbuilding and personnel procurement. Even BO, we cannot presume that time will be available. "Present Capabilities — Shipping availabilities include all shipping under US flag — including early activa­ tions from the National Defense Reserve Fleet—plus those ships under foreign flag which are committed by their owners to the United States in time of emergency. World War II Program "The vast proportion of our US-flag merchant tonnage was constructed under the World War II building pro­ grams. Approximately 94 percent of our dry cargo and 57 percent of our tanker tonnage is in the 15-year and older age bracket. Nearly all of these ships were massproduced for specific war-time purposes. Many of their design features were matters of expediency rather than choice. They have long been outmoded from the stand­ point of modern design, are nearly to the end of their useful life, and are long overdue for replacement. "The capabilities of the ships . . . comprising the Na­ tional Defense Reserve Fleet may be misleading. It should be pointed out that about 900 of the dry cargo ships are slow-speed Liberty types of extremely limited usefulness. ... Of 89 passenger ships/transports, 51 are 17-knot aus­ terity transports and 23 are 15.5-knot Victory troopships. We can look forward to further depreciation of the overall potential of the Reserve Fleet, both from the standpoint of quantity and quality. "Dry Cargo Ships—Approximately 95 percent of the USflag tonnage of dry cargo Is over 15 years old, of which about 78 percent is in the 15 "to 19 year age group and about 16 percent is in the 20 year and older age group. Only 3.1 percent is under 5 years of age and 1.7 is from 5 to 9 years old. "With regard to future construction of dry cargo ships, the Department of Defense recommends that the design characteristics listed below be incorporated to the maxi­ mum degree that is commercially practicable. "Speed: When built under construction-differential sub­ sidy contracts and certified as being suitable for economi­ cal and speedy conversion into naval auxiliaries, dry cargo ships should have a sustained sea speed of 20 knots or better. Dry cargo ships certified as otherwise suitable for military use in time of war or national emergency, should have the maximum sustained sea speed possible consistent with the commercial utilization of the ship. "Other Characteristics: The most practical and useful types of general cargo vessels, from a military point at view, appear to be those having the capacity and charac­ T Fac* Sere* SEAFARERS LOG ^Hbf Slr'lMS teristics of the C-3s and C4s (particularly Mariners), of Maritime Administration design. However, much Is to bo desired in the matter of modernization with respect to cargo-handling equipment and methods. Cargo vessels should be designed and equipped to load and discharge, using their own gear, in one-half the time now required by the existing C-3s and C-4s. At least one hatch of each vessel should be served by a 'jumbo' boom of 60 tons capacity and all hatches should be equipped with 10-ton booms. There is a definite need for a limited number of heavy lift ships equipped with oversized hatches and cargo booms capable of lifting up to 150 tons. Special-Type Ships "Special Type Cargo Ships: Roll-on/roll-off ships . . . as well as ships with partial roll-on/roll-off capability offer advantages in meeting requirements for the overseas movement of mobile military equipment such as wheeled and tracked vehicles. Additionally, we encourage the continued development of 'container cargo' ships which are designed to carry containerized and pre-palletized cargoes. "Tankers—American shipowners have built many tank­ ers in the past few years—some constructed in the US for registry under US flag but most built abroad for registry under foreign flag. Of the US-flag tanker tonnage, 22.5 age space for provisions, and many other design aspects have an important bearin'g on endurance. Many of the foregoing factors, in addition to improving the wartime utility of a ship, also assure safer, more versatile and reliable performance In peacetime commercial operations. "Future Outlook—^The subsidized segment of the USflag merchant fleet has remained fairly constant during the past several years . . . The rate of replacement of subsidized ships is much slower than that considered necessary to avoid obsolescence 'in block.' A total of 97 ships were contracted for construction under the subsi­ dized replacement program between October 1955 and January 1S63. "As of 15 January 1963, 223 of the 310 ships operating under operating-differential subsidy contracts were over 15 years old—196 of these were built during the years 1942 through 1946. Only 55 ships are in the five years old and under age group. "Our unsubsidized shipping companies operate approxi­ mately 688 ships under US flag. Few unsubsidized opera­ tors have either a comprehensive or long-range plan for the replacement of aging ships on an orderly time schedule. "For several years, increasing pressure has been exerted against 'flags of convenience' by maritime labor organiza- ma Navy Chief Cites US Ship Lag, Vitai Roie For Domestic Fieet WASHINGTON—A 19-page Navy staff report submitted by Vice-Admiral John Sylvester, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics), to the Senate Commerce Committee again calls at­ tention, point by point, to the lagging status of the US merchant fleet as a potential naval auxiliary and in meeting current peacetime needs. Adm. Sylvester cited a series of deficiencies in US shipping which present-day shipbuilding programs cannot overcome at a time when American shipping, both subsidized and unsubsidized, nears almost total obsolesence. Pointing to the aging condition of both the offshore and domestic segments of the merchant fleet, he declared that "ships engaged in coastal and intercoastal trade occupy a particularly significant position relative to the emergency use of transportation," and that modern bulk cargo vessels are the only means to assure meeting the "tremendous requirements" of the US for industrial raw materials from overseas. Excerpts from Adm. Sylvester's report, entitled "Current Appraisal of Ocean Ship­ ping To Support The Defense Of The United States," are reprinted on this page. percent is under 5 years old with 22.2 percent having a speed of 18 or over knots. Consequently, these newer ships make the over-all quality of our total tanker capa­ bilities much better than the dry cargo category. The tanker building program should continue in order to pro­ vide orderly replacement of aging ships. It is recom­ mended that future unker construction incorporate design features as indicated below: "Speed: Where national defense allowance is made, and the ships are certified as suitable for speedy and economi­ cal conversion into naval auxiliaries, tankers should be capable of a sustained speed of 20 knots or more. "Other Characteristics: Although tankers of larger DWT capacity can be utilized to B limited extent, the recom­ mended general characteristics of commercial tankers most suitable for military purposes are 25,000 to 32,000 DWT, capable of carrying several types of petroleum prod­ ucts. At the same time there is still a requirement for smaller tankers of about 17,000 DWT to handle products to and from limited terminal facilities. All new commer­ cial tankers should have a limited ability to transfer their cargo at sea. Further, this capability should be added to existing tankers when it is feasible to do so. "Fassenter Ships/Transports — Seven new passenger ships have been built since World War IF and three have been converted from Mariner Class cargo ships . . . The largest and fastest of our post war construction is now In the 10-year-old age group . . . The remainder of our postwar construction was completed in 1958 . . . The older, and major segment of our total trooplift capability . . . is not fully suitable for possible future emergencies. The majority of our ships are old, deficient in speed, and lack­ ing in other features that ai'e important in minimizing the hazards of moving troops by sea. The construction of the two large high-speed passenger ships authorized by the 85th Congress would improve both the quantity and quality of our trooplift potential and enhance our mari­ time prestige. PEED is the best defense that merchant ships can em­ ploy against an enemy. The faster the target, the more difficult it is to hit with submarine torpedoes—or to pin­ point with aircraft launched missiles. Fast ships can be operated independently over more devious routes than is possible in convoy operations . . . Vulnerability to sub­ marine attack is significantly and progressively reduced as speeds of 20 to 25 knots and greater are attained. "Other Features: Emphasis on added speed should not obscure the significance of other national defense features which can be built into a merchant ship. High standards of compartmentation reduce vulnerability to enemy haz­ ards by localizing damage. Various preventive measures increase a ship's resistance to the spread of fire. Special mountings minimize breakdowns of essential machinery under shock. "Endurance adequate for round-trip voyages at maxi­ mum sustained speed is a vital factor in wartime. Addi­ tional fuel capacity, the size of distilling plants,'the stor- S tions through the courts and the National Labor Relations Board. The Department of Defense does not take sides in the labor-management disputes, but does have an in­ terest in the 'flags of convenience' issue. Our interest is based on two separate, but related considerations: First, from the point of view of purely military requirements for ocean shipping in situations of emergency, this Depart­ ment is interested in assuring there is sufficient active merchant tonnage in the dry cargo category available under US flag to meet Department of Defense wartime ocean shipping requirements. Second, the operation of the US economy in peace or war is dependent (and in­ creasingly so) on the continued importation by sea of large quantities of raw materials. RIOR to the outbreak of World War 11, the part of US shipping that was engaged in the coastal and inter­ coastal trade was the largest segment of the US merchant marine. At that time, nearly 700 ships took part in the carhiage of our deep-water domestic trade. Shortly after our entry into the war, practically all of this shipping, which at that time represented about 60 percent of our total oceancarrying capability, was put into service, usually transocean, directly supporting the war. "With the domestic deep-water fleet engaged, world­ wide, in supplying the Allied Armed Forces, the domestic trade which they formerly carried was absorbed by other modes of transportation. The domestic deep-water com­ mon carriers have never regained their former status. As of September 30, 1962, only 23 ships were engaged in intercoastal trade and only 2 companies were furnishing common carrier intercoastal service. "Ships engaged in coastal and intercoastal trade occupy a particularly significant position relative to the emer­ gency use of transportation. Ships in the coastwise trades are the most readily available for emergoncy usage of any ships in the United States merchant fleet. "At the onset of a major nuclear war, the domestic deepwater fleet would be uniquely fitted to act as a link be­ tween our coastal cities during the period of likely dis­ ruption of systems of land transportation. A large per­ centage of the ships in domestic trade wduld be at sea at any given time and would therefore be most likely to escape damage. Their ability to provide communications and transportation between coastal cities during the period just after an attack could be highly important. Systems of land transporation in the United States are especially vulnerable at many focal points. The ability of the domes­ tic deep-water fleet to provide essential coastal and inter­ coastal movements or priority material might well be cru­ cial. * * * "Crash building programs in wartime can only be avoided by maintaining a modern and adequate maritime posture in peacetime . . , Our shipbuilding programs should be planned to insure that ships contracted for in coming years will be actually competitive throughout their economic life span." P �SM'A FARERS tOQ Vat* BcU A'Power Urged For All Shipping Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director WASHINGTON—A proposal to put the US in the fore­ front as a maritime nation through the building of a modern, nuclear-powered merchant fleet has been made in a private study contracted by the Mari-4 time Administration. In re­ ships' high speed would of Itself leasing the report, the MA generate cargo. In addition, many took no official stand on its findings. The study advises building a high-speed, high-capacity, nuclearpowered merchant fleet, arguing that then "for the first time the United States will be using its most powerful weapon, technology. In competing for cargo." The study envisions a warehousetype vessel of 14,000 deadweight tons with a speed of at least 30 knots. The latest cargo-handling features would enable it to handle general cargo, bulk cargo,, con­ tainerized and roll-on/roll-off op­ erations. A New York firm of naval architects which made the study for the MA defends its recommen­ dations on both commercial and military grounds. Commercially the US would benefit because the Bill Proposed On Runaways (Continued from Page 3) stated, in introducing his bill to the House, "the main Incentive of foreign registry of an Americanowned or controlled vessel was— and continues to be—exemption from income tax by any country. "Although the 'flag of conveni­ ence' device may have assisted in serving the purpose of the Ship Sales Act at the time it was en­ acted, it has become increasingly evident that the flight of American shipping to foreign flags has ad­ versely affected the US economy and has decimated our merchant fleet." He pointed up the "shocking sta­ tistic" that while US oceanbornc foreign commerce has increased greatly since 1950, the relative par­ ticipation of US-flag ships has shown a steady decline from over 65 percent in 1946 to 8.8 percent at the present time. "In effect we have a domestic merchant marine divided into American-flag and foreign-flag vessels which compete against each other. We allow the foreign-flag vessels the enormous advantage of escaping tax liability, and then to help compensate American-flag op­ erators for this.^ advantage, we in­ stitute one of the costliest subsidy programs on record." In calling for the passage of his proposed amendment. Rep. Ashley told the House; "... We have a responsibility to protect American seamen and American-flag opera­ tors from cut-throat competition from US-owned vessels which pay substandard wages and escape pay­ ment of Federal income taxes im­ posed on all other American citi­ zens and business firms. "It Is unthinkable that we should permit the national security to be weakened, the country's finances to be jeopardized and the entire American shipping industry to be destroyed, merely in order to per­ petuate an artificial device through which runaway-flagship operators can escape the responsibility of paying their fair share of the tax burden." Mar n. lf«| Winning An Award Takes Teamwork of the biggest competitors of the US merchant marine "would not have the capital nor the tech­ nological resources to match the new system, thus putting the US in a favorable competitive position Rev. Bob Richards, US with a more desirable service. Olympic pole-vault champ Militarily the new ships would (left), and Rev. Eugene T. be of great value because of their Jensen, pastor of Jackson speed and Increased cargo-handl­ Avenue United Church ing versatility. The most important conclusion next door to SIU New Or­ of the proposal is that the US leans hall, pictured at could recapture a large part of the church event in the hall. world's cargo tonnage by a com­ plete modernization of its fleet. This would lead to more ships, more jobs and increased profits for all concerned. The study points out that ships presently being built are basically no different from those built dur­ ing and after Warld War II. They are only slightly faster and use essentially the same cargo-handl­ ing techniques. "Since the new ships will con­ stitute the US fleet for the next NEW ORLEANS — The SIU twenty years, a period of 40 years joined withthurch and civic lead­ will pass without any substantial ers here recently to honor Dr. improvement in the cargo-handling Martin Niemoeller, West German ability of the fleet." For this pastor and one of the six presi­ reason, the study proposes that dents of the World Council on nuclear ships should be designed Churches, who visited this port on and put into production as soon as a speaking tour. possible. Ministers of the Evangelical and Reformed Churches lunched with the German visitor at the Union hall on Jackson Street, which was given over to their use for the occasion. The church event was arranged with Rev. Eugene T. Jensen, pas­ tor of the Jackson Avenue United NEW YORK, April i—Chairman, Earl Church, located right next door to Shepard; Secratary, Edward Mooney; Reading Clerk, Robert Matthews. Motion the SIU building. carried to read new business only. Min­ Dr. Niemoeller. now 72, was a utes of previous port meetings accepted. Executive Board minutes presented. Port German naval officer and U-boal Agent's report on shipping, upgrading in commander In World War I, who deck and engine ratings, clinic card re­ newal, new ships was accepted. Presi­ studied theology after the war dent reported on MFOW convention, and was ordained a minister in other West Coast meetings. Bonner bill. AFL-CJO Executive Council and MTD 1924. He was a world-renowned Executive Board meetings. Teamster antagonist of the Hitler-Nazi re­ beef, Canadian beef, Cuban firing on the Floridian, Coast Guard attempts to con­ gime in Germany, which led to his trol seamen's physical requirements. Bull imprisonment in a series of Ger­ Line situation and new ships crewed. Report carried. Welfare services report man concentration camps from presented. Quarterly Financial Commit­ 1937 until his liberation in 1945. tee's report presented and accepted. Two Among the visitors to the hall communications from members regarding pensions, shipping, and training pro­ for the occasion was another wellgrams were read and discussed. Member­ known churchman, the Rev. Bob ship voted to non-concur with these as read. Communications re recommenda­ Richards, US Olympic pole-vault­ tions and procedure for electing SIUNA ing champion, who is presently convention delegates read and accepted. Meeting excuses referred to Port Agent. doing a movie and television life Auditor's reports accepted. Discussion story of Dr. Niemoeller. N'Orleans SIU Hosts Church Fete "Is she a good feeder?" This is usuaHy" the first question a seaman asks before signing on for a voyage. Not only are mealtimes one of the few available diver­ sions a sailor has while at sea, but the experienced hand knows that with a good meal under his belt he can handle almost anything the sea of weather throws his way. Providing this uniformly good feeding on all ships is the prime reason for the shipboard feeding and sanitation program covering SIU vessels, which for the fifth year in a row has earped the entire Bloomfield fieet a perfect rating of 100 from the US Public Health Service and a Special Vessel Sanitation Commendation Award for 1962, Good feeding and proper sanitation procedures go hand in hand, so the food program gives top priority to both, and has in the past helped win USPHS sanitation awards for many SlU-contracted ships and fleets. The simple fact is that you can't have tasty and attractive meals unless there's an orderly, clean, well-run galley to turn them out. Both properly-trained men and the proper conditions are needed to keep SlU-manned ships the best feeders in the world. Certainly a USPHS citation is an achievement any crew can be proud of, but it takes many highly-skilled men working as a team to get a perfect score. Since the PHS sanitation rating is determined by over 160 factors relating to health and hygiene aboard ship, in­ cluding handling, preparation and service of food, winning takes team­ work. The award depends not only on how well a man,can cook, but on proper running of storerooms, inventory control and sanitary management. Nobody ean win an award by himself because too many little things figure in the judging, and one person can't be in all places at once and take care of everything. The award is a tribute to the messmas as well as the steward. Although earning a good USPHS rating is an impressive achieve­ ment, it is only a symbol after all. Simply getting an award is not the reason for- putting so much pianning and hard work into vessel sanitation. The real object is maintaining the health of the crew. When a man signs on to make a certain ship his home for sometimes a year or more, he Is entitled to expect a healthful environment in which to live and work. (Comments and mggestiona axe invited by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) SIU MEMBEBSHIF MEETINGS in good and welfare on blood bank and Welfare Plan. Total present; 413. PHILADELPHIA, Aprll^ »—Chairman, Earl Shepard; Secretary, Frank Droiak; Reading Clerk, Steven Zubovich. Minutes accepted of all previous port meetings. Port Agent's report on shipping, blood bank drive and Teamster campaign ac­ cepted. President's March report read and accepted, after discussion on Bull Line and Teamster situation. SecretaryTreasurer's report for March accepted. Quarterly Financial Committee's report accepted. Communication re election of SIUNA convention delegates presented and accepted. Auditor's reports ac­ cepted. Motion carried under new busi­ ness that ship's delegates keep record file of crew's beefs and record of dispo­ sition. Motion regarding wage scale not seconded and ruled out of order. Dis­ cussion on shipyard payoffs, cafeteria prices and reimbursement for ship's dele­ gates under good and welfare. Total present: 98. it i t BALTIMORE, April 10—Chairmen, Rex E. Dickey; Secretary, George Rose; Read­ ing Clerk, Tony Kastina. Minutes of all previous meetings accepted. Report by Port Agent on shipping, departed broth­ ers. standby jobs. library books in hall, convention nominations. Bull Line status. Report accepted. President'jr report and Secretary-Treasurer's report for March were accepted. Quarterly Financial Com­ mittee report was carried. Communica­ tions regarding election of convention I delegates accented. Meeting excuses re­ ferred to dispatcher. Auditor's reports accepted. Discussion in good and welfare, on procedure for nominating convention delegates. Total present; IBS. SIU food plan rep. Tom Beatty (left) and O. C. Webster, vice-president and port steward for SlU-manned Bloomfield Steamship fleet, look over USPHS sanitation award won by Bloomfield for fifth year in a row. Long Lauds US Ship $ Role WASHINGTON—Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana has reaffirmed the position he took at the SIUNA Convention earlier this month, in calling for expansion of the US-flag merchant fleet as one of the means of solving this country's urgent balance of payments problem. ~~~~ American' foreign trade this year in excess interest payment! The Louisiana Senator, of would "probably cancel out al­ of all sorts." speaking here at the Propel­ together our payments deficit as He also suggested that the ler Club's annual Maritime Day Dinner, once again praised the vital service being performed by the American-flag fleet in the balance of payments area. He said that each year the merchant marine reduced the US inter­ national payments by at least a billion dollars. "In other words," the Senator explained, "American and foreign shippers are purchasing a billion dollars of goods and services from our merchant marine which they would otherwise have to purchase from foreign concerns, thereby spending precious dollars abroad." Sen. Long emphasized that if US ships were carrying 50 percent it exists today, thus eliminating the excuse for a monetary policy that is costing American con­ sumers more than $15 biilion a Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address as­ sures speedy transmission on all messages and faster service for the men Involved. Federal Government's $200 mil­ lion a year program of assistance to the merchant fleet be doubled to improve the competitive ad­ vantage of the US fieet over foreign shipping. "If, by the expenditufe of an extra $200 million in maritime subsidies, we can solve our balance of payments problem, we will then have erased the excuse for a monetary policy that is cost­ ing the American public $3 billion on the Federal debt alone and as much as $15 billion in the economy as a whole. The savings would exceed the cost many times," he added. �lur ». mt race NiM SEAFARERS LOG A Family Outlns New Yoffcar Adda To Refugem Score SlU Ship Rescues 24 Cubans MIAMI—The New Yorker (South Atlantic & Caribbean), which figured in the rescue of fleeing Cuban refugees on two occasions last year, has done it again. This time it picked up a group of 24 men, women and children from a floundering sailboat. The SlU-m a n n e d New •f" Yorker was on its regular At San Juan the refugees were Yorker crew pause for thought. As coastwise run headed for San met by friends and a Cuban relief the ship's delegate put it in a letter Seafarer Phil Jordan and daughter Mary Ann, 6, pose near the model of a Cities Service T-2 tanker outside the hiring hall at SlU headquarters, where Jordan was showing the young miss what a ship looks like. His last trip out was on the Eira Sonsibar (Construction Aggregates). By Sidney Marcolius Wife Spends At Rate Of $19 An Hour Many families still do not realize how useful consumer knowledce* and eHort can be in advancing their financial standing. Often you bear people say that it doesn't pay to spend too much time shopping, that you spend more on gas than you save. Nothing could be more wrong. Actually, the average woman spends money in a supermarket at the rate of $19 an hour. In contrast, her husband earns an average of $2.50 an hour—the average industrial pay today. If- you can work more efficiently at your buying, and save perhaps 10 to 15 percent of your spending, you often can earn by knowledgeable shopping and planning almost as much as you do on the job. This is not to say that we should all quit our jobs and just shop. We need some capital to start with. But most families never will make much progress unless they work as carefully at their jobs as con­ sumers as they do in their jobs as earners. The plain fact is that we're all usually better trained as "earners" than as "buyers." Our young women today are trained to be secretaries, airline hostesses, even machine operators, but not in how to compare installment fees or even, sometimes, in how to buy a chicken if it has not been cut up into parts first. Our young men can build space ships but can't figure out how to buy insurance. The buck you earn leaves you only 75-80 cents after taxes. The buck you save is a whole one. In this department's experience, gained from many personal interviews and correspondence with families all over the country, the seven most-frequent money leaks are: (1) Constant payment of high finance charges on installment pur­ chases, often resulting in a habitual loss of five percent of a family's entire income. (2) Overspending for food, with some families feeding themselves nutritiously for as little as a dollar a day per person, and others in the same neighborhood and income bracket spending as much as $1.75. (3) High housing and household operating costs, including surpris­ ingly heavy outlays for utility bills, fuel and household supplies such as overpriced brand-name cleaning products, (4) Burdensome car expenses, with many families now spending noticeably more than the 12 percent of after-tax income, which is a safer limit for all car expenses, including depreciation. (5) Unnecessarily large expenditures for insurance, because of ex­ pensive weekly payments instead of putting the money aside and paying annually, or buying the wrong type of insurance, or insuring wife, children and mother-in-law instead of concen­ trating on Papa. (6) Heavy spending for commercial recreation, such as bowling. (7) Overpayment of income taxes (this writer has found about a third of the families interviewed pay more taxes than they need to, because they don't understand all the tax rules). Granted that the income-tax laws are so complicated as to be rigged, in effect, in favor of higher-income taxpayers who can hire tax spe­ cialists. Still, taxes, installment fees, insurance and nutrition are no more difficult to master than some of the complicated tasks you have to do on your job. Managing your money to avoid installment buying except when absolutely necessary is the first target for many families. It is a fact that today the installment buyer helps subsidize the cash buyer. Only a few years ago it was the other way around. The biggest day-to-day savings your family can make are iji your supermarket shopping. The average supermarket shopper spends jUst a little over 20 minutes on each shopping trip. The money-saving technique is to take the weekend supermarket ads and plan your meals around each week's specials, and also, compare specials offered by different stores. People got into the habit of buying at a favorite supermarket. But supermarket managers themselves say they respect most the shopper who looks for the specials. We also suggest taking the time to shop with the greatest care, comparing costs per ounce, and the ingredients listed on the labels of various foods and cleaning supplies to see what they actually offer. It's really no harder than working at any other skilled job. • Juan on the morning of April 29 when the sailboat Norma was spotted signalling for help. It was quickly determined that the boat was jam-packed with refugees es­ caping from Castro's Cuba and was taking on water rapidly. Seafarers N. Dawson and L. Adams, both ABs, with the chief mate and 2nd mate, quickly went aft to try and get a line to the small boat and pull her close to midship. Then a pilot ladder and safety line were put over the side, so the Cubans could be brought aboard. Seven children were pulled up bodily and rushed to the messhall for safety. Eight women were brought aboard next and, although one woman slipped from the lad­ der, she was guided back by the crewmen holding the safety line and came aboard without injury. When the nine men came aboard the rescue was complete. Steward A. Karam and baker W. Deal had sandwiches and hot cof­ fee ready by the time all were safe­ ly aboard, and cigarettes and cigars (non-Cuban of course) were handed out. The entire crew joined in to make the remainder of their flight to freedom a pleasant one for the refugees, and heard, in turn, many stories of the conditions In Cuba that caused 24 people to risk their lives in a small boat trying to es­ cape. group, and although the story hal a happy ending the parting was a hard one. Overcome with emotion, the elderly leader of the refugees hugged, shook hands and thanked the entire New Yorker crew again and again for their help and the friendship the American crew had bestowed on them. The entire incident gave the New to the LOG, "when you think of this elderly Cuban taking all his family and friends, letting his boat go just to get away from Cuba, you really begin to wonder how brave these people are to undergo trials like this to get what Ameri­ cans seem to think so lightly of— freedom." His shipmates shared this sentiment. End Of Cuba Sugar Harvest Hints Decline In Ship Trade WASHINGTON—The heavy demand for shipping from Cuba during the height of the sugar harvest season has added 11 Free World ships to the list of vessels trading with Cuba, and brought the number of ships that may not haul any US Government-gen­ erated cargoes to 84. Vessels calling on Cuba since the first of the year are subject to a US Government blacklist. Of the 11 recently blacklisted ships, 3 are British, bringing the number of British ships on the list to 29; 2 are Greek, for a total of 20; 4 are Lebanese, for a total of 12; and one each are from Italy and Yugoslavia, bringing the total for those countries to four a piece. The Norwegian figure is still five, the Polish four, Spanish two, Danish one, Japanese one, Moroccan one and Swedish one. With the peak of the sugar harvest now over, there has been a gradual decline in Free World ships stopping at Cuba and offi­ cials expect any Increases in the blacklist to be much smaller than in the past. .The latest report issued by the Maritime Admin­ istration shows a steady rise in the number of trips to Cuba made by the blacklisted vessels, beginning with 12 in January and rising to 32 in April. Only one vessel, the British-flag Wendover, has been removed from the list since the first of the year, based on a committment to cease further hauling of cargo to Cuba. SlU Research Ship In Indian Ocean On station in the Indian Ocean since March, the SlU-manned research vessel Anton Bruun (Alpine) has begun a two year study of the ocean floor and marine life as part of the Indian Ocean International Expedition staffed by scientists from 20 countries. She is the former Presidential yacht Williams­ burg, converted last year for use as an oceanographio vessel. US marine biologists study undersea life brought up from the Indian Ocean bot­ tom (left) during the Bruun's first cruise. Above, technician hauls up micro plankton net designed to provide sample of minute animal life. The SlU ship, first of its kind under union contract, will be cruising the Indian Ocean area for two years on assigned tracks as far south as 40' south latitude. �SgAWdMERS t O G Don't Buy 'Camels'l Four SlU Oldtimers Join Pension Roster Four more veteran Seafarers can now look forward to a retirement with dignity and ease as a result of trustee action this month. Representing members in all shipboard depart­ ments, the four amassed a-*combined total of 80 years a in the engine department, he made sea and bring the full number his last trip on (be Alcoa Pioneer Bait, Eyes NYHarbor Clean-Up BALTIMORE —Officials of th« Maryland Port Authority are keep­ ing their eyes peeled for new ways to clean debris and refuse ^rqm this harbor and are watching New York to see if that city's ef­ fort to obtain Federal aid for Its harbor-cleaning is successful. New York has reque.sted funds to clean the port area of debris, sun­ ken hulks and other eyesores ks part of a general clean-up befote the NY World's Fair opens nekt year. If New York gets the money, Baltimore port officials are ready to follow suit and ask US funds for a similar project. Meanwhile, one way of removing grime from the port has proven completely successful. The Port Service, A new type of oil recovery barge, recently completed its first try-out in sweeping up oil slicks in the harbor. Operated by the Baltimore Fire Department and the Maryland Port Authority, the 38-foot barge is designed to recover between 200 and 500 gallons of 95 percent oil in an hour. While other recovery systems using suction pumps are .said to recover 95 percent water and 5 percent oil, the Port Service, em­ ploying four rollers which attract oil and repel water, scooped up 110 gallons of oil in a half-hour on its maiden run. It has a capacity of 2,930 gallons of oil. More than 22 inquiries from foreign nations have been received about the barge. (Alcoa) last year. He now makes his home in Chickasaw, Ala., with his wife Laura and their children. Shipping out as a deckhand and later in the steward department, Hafner was born and raised in Wis­ consin. He first shipped deep-sea with the SIU in 1946 after joining up in New York. A veteran of both World Wars, he made his last trip on the Wild Ranger (Waterman), Man about to make a purchase is Seafarer Yiides Echevorrio, and has returned to his native Wisconsin where he lives with his of the steward department, who is shown ready to make son and his family. a buy from the cigarette machine at the Philadelphia SIU Liverman closed out a career at hall. Since the picture is on the record, we hope it wasn't sea that spanned more than 20 "Camels" or any other non-union brand. years when he paid off the Robin Locksley (Robin) in 1961. Born in Hafner Brooks North Carolina, he joined the SIU at Baltimore in 1938 and sailed in the engine department. Now re­ siding in Washington, DC, with his sister, Mrs. Janice Hill, he looks confidentiy ahead to a comfortable retirement with the aid of his Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director monthly SIU pension check of $150. Rode was born in Maryland and, naturally enough, signed on with Safety and medical precautions often go hand in hand, so with the the SIU at Baltimore in 1945. His spring season here, and summer on the way, this is an ideal time to 20 years of shipping In the engine remind ourselves that the use of lawn mowers, especially power LivermcHi Rodo department ended aboard the Hast­ mowers, can cause serious damage to the user, or even to the by­ few years of seatime under his belt ings (Waterman) last August. Bal­ stander. Since children are frequently involved in mowing projects before he threw in with the SIU timore is now his year-round around the home as assistants or innocent bystanders, it is incumbent at Mobile in 1955. Shipping out headquarters. on those responsible for the operation of the mower to be aware of the hazards and eliminate them. There are numerous accounts of people losing a thumb or fingers when they attempt to pull grass from the blades of the mower, or toes or a foot when the operator's foot is struck, or more serious, body injury, when an object is struck and sent flying from the blades of the mower. Cases are also reported of objects being thrown a considerable dis­ EDGEWATER, NJ—The SlU-manned Seatrain Savannah tance and causing Injury to persons or property due to lack of proper guarding on the machine. These avoideble accidents point out the inaugurated Seatrain's new run to the Caribbean when it need for assuring proper precautions when using power mowers. arrived at San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Monday, May 13. The A number of simple precautions have been put forward from time to time to avoid such accidents. The Office of Industrial Relations, new service is reported to be+WASHINGTON—^The Bureau of annah still is considered merely a Navy Department, in its "Medical News Letter," carries all of the Customs has announced a switch a complete success. since the company following, indicating that this is a 4-— in the yardstick It uses to assess Two vessels, the New York suspension, hopes to include Savannah in the frequent problem. However, if on a bank or incline by himself. duty on tourist purchases made and the Savannah, are being used these ideas are carefully followed, The best method is for a helper to overseas. The new valuation basis in the new operation. Equipped NY-PR service at a future time. The interim operation is utiliz­ they can prevent accidents and as­ walk along the top edge of the will be on the full retail value with fixed cranes, the ships will ing interchangeable container-van sist in insuring an enjoyable bank, holding the mower on course minus 40 percent, instead of on handle full containers and trailer vans on a sailing schedule calling equipment which can move by rail, summer. by means of a length of rope tied wholesale value as in the past. water or truck. Although Puerto Be well acquainted with the to the machine. This takes the The change is designed to elim­ for weekly runs. Rico has no railroads, the vans safety and operating rules . . . strain off the operator. inate confusion about the rules The service will be a temporary that come to Edgewater by rail Be ef?rt»in of your fssting and used by Customs in making its operation until the end of the year, flatcar can readily be handled the Never allow an inexperienced per­ on duty and ex­ when a new Seatrain terminal and same as truck trailers by being son to operate a mower . . . Do not balance, especially when mowing determinations emptions. allow children or pets in the mow­ on an incline, keeping the feet railroad yard will be ready at Isla hooked up to cabs. Tourists bringing back gifts Grande in Puerto Rico. The com­ Later, when the Isla Grande ing area ... Do not start a self- safely away from the mower car­ from abroad would be affected in propelled mower while it is in gear riage ... Do not mow the lawn or pany then hopes to start fuli-time terminal is completed, boxcars will . Do not leave a mower un­ high grass without first scouting this way: $100 worth of duty-free operations with shore cranes cap­ move from inland points direct to able of handling railroad cars from Puerto Rico with no cargo-handling attended while the engine is run­ the area for stray bottles, stones, goods is now allowed to be brought back from foreign lands. ning ... Do not lift or tip the US inland cities. required. The shipments would be mower while it is running, espe­ pieces of metal, etc., which may Visitors to the Virgin Islands are Both ships in the new service broken down at pierside for dis­ cially if it is a rotary-blade mower. be picked up by the mower and the only exception. They are per­ thrown against the operator or mitted to brjng back purchases formerly operated between New tribution throughout the island. Do not reach into the engine York and Savannah. The Savannah It's estimated that shippers as or blade while the engine is run­ someone nearby causing an injury totalling $200 in duty-free mer­ . . . Riding mowers should be used chandise. service was discontinued, however, far west as Chicago can deliver based on a drop in traffic and rev­ their freight to San Juan in as ning ... Do not use any type of in extreme caution on steep in­ If a traveler returns from a Eu­ enues that began last summer. The little as five days via the new refueling container other than an clines, since they might tip over ropean run with $300 in gifts at approved Bureau of Underwriters' and easily catch fire, trap the op­ retail value, 40% ($120) is de­ cancelling of the service from Sav­ service. safety can. erator or otherwise injure or kill ducted from the total. This leaves Never refuel the mower while it him . . . Wear safety-toe shoes a value of $180, to which the $100 is running or stiii hot from use .. . whenever possible. exemption is applied. The balance Shut off the engine and disconnect (.Comments and suggestions are of $80 represents goods on which the spark plug wire before clean­ invited by this Department and duty has to be paid. ing the machine of debris, or mak­ Items bought at less than full ing any repairs . . . Check your can be submitted to this column retail price do not benefit from mower regularly for dangerous in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) the 40% discount. In addition, functioning and worn parts . . . new or used cars acquired in for­ Shut off and disconnect power be­ eign countries for personal use fore moving mower from one level and made-to-order items such a.s to another ... Do not; pull a power clothing are all to be valued at the mower backwards since it can full retail price paid. easily be pulled over the foot. maiUiPs To qualify for the 40 percent Mow in daylight hours only, un­ deduction, travelers have to de­ less you have good artificial light clare the full price paid abroad. Do not use the mower when Only Customs officers will he able the grass is wet and slippery . . . to deduct the discount in determ­ Wear spiked, cleated golf shoes or ining the amount of duty which similar shoes which will not slip may have to be paid. The new when cutting grass on slopes or in procedure was recommended by a damp weather.. .. . One person five-man study team appointed by should not move a heavy mower the Treasury Department. of SIU oldtimers placed on pension so far this year to 24. The new pensioners are: Donald S. Brooks, 53; Clarence T. Hafner, 66; Gibbs T. Liverman, 61, and Howard E. Rode, 40. Born in Troy, NY, Brooks had a Power Mowers Can Be Dangerous Seatram Perks Up Puerto Rico Trade Customs Has New Rule On O'seas Buys PORTo'CALL �^mr n, lift It's AU Your (Hid) Fault!' eOP€ REPORT BIG LEGISLATIVE ISSUE—AT. THE TAX. With continuing high 'unemployment, with the US economy atill lagging far below it* full potential, a big tax cut is vitally needed to boost the economy and provide jobs. The AFL-CIO is calling for a quick two-step program of tax reduction and tax reform with the first relief going to lowincome and middle-income families. Automation, growth of the labor force, changes In Job skill re­ quirements, decline of some industries, shifts in industry location—all partially explain the rising trend of unemployment and' idle plants. But a basic shortage is consumer purchasing power—customers with cash or credit to buy the goods and services our economy can produce. The first order of business under the AFL-CIO program would be an immediate $10 billion tax cut, retroactive to Jan. 1, 1963, and con­ centrated in the lower income brackets. This is essential to raise con­ sumer purchasing power right now and thus to help create new Job opportunities. The second step would be general tax revision and tax reform. Congress should plug the loopholes that benefit only a privi­ leged minority of taxpayers. While the AFL-CIO supports the general purpose of tax reduction and tax reform proposed by Kennedy, it does not believe the specific program—the three-year stretch-out of reduction and the large share of the relief proposed for corporations and upper-income families—will do enough to stimulate the economy and to provide more Jobs. Almost half of the total tax cut proposed by the Administration—$4.8 billion— would go to corporations and to the 15 percent of the taxpayers in the top-income brackets. This is bad economics, because rich people are less likely to spend money they get from a tax cut, whereas low-income and middle-income taxpayers would spend it. TAX LOOPHOLE PROPOSALS. The loophole-closing reforms pro­ posed by the Kennedy Administration don't go far enough. Existing loopholes result in a give-away of more than $10 billion a year to upper-income taxpayers and corporations. Unfortunately, much of the revenue and equity gain from these reforms would be lost as the result of an Administration proposal to cut the capital gains tax from the present 25 percent maximum to 19.5 percent—when it should be raised. Furthermore, the Administra­ tion failed to call for repeal of the popular "tax shelter" of very rich people—the tax-free interest income from state and local government bonds — and to ask for cuts in the excessive mineral depletion allowances. The AFL-CIO also opposes the Administration proposal to end the tax exclusion on the first $100 a week of sick pay. This would injure many working people. UP TO CONGRESS. It may be late summer or fall before Congress takes final action on the tax bill and sends it to the White House. A major danger in this long delay is that the program will be whittled down to the point where reform disappears and cuts are too little and too late. To make your influence felt, urge your Congressmen and Senators to support swift and effective action on tax cuts—particu­ larly for low-income and middle-income families—to boost our economy and to open up new Job opportunities. Urge them also to support tax reform. Citing General Motors and Ford first-quarter profits totalling over $560 million, the United Auto Workers has suggested that big auto manufacturers adopt a profitsharing plan as a device to divide some of their "fabulous earnings" with their workers. American Motors has already agreed to set up a labor-managen^ent study com­ mittee in advance of 1964 contract talks. 4« rmt* nwte iM2LOG 4< 4" The Los Angeles AFL-CIO has accused the "Los Angeles Times" of a "calculated campaign" to un­ dermine and delay pact talks with locals of the International Printing Pressmens' and Assistants Union. Charging that the paper is hiring scab apprentices in a bid to pack a possible new representation elec­ tion, the federation pledged its full support to the Pressmen In their year-old fight, for renewed collec­ tive bargaining. ' t> Ji Demonstrating labor's long con­ cern for the welfare of senior citisens, the AFL-CIO of the DaytonMiami Valley (Ohio) area have made plans to construct a $2.8 million, 11-story apartment house project for retired workers in the area, The AFL-CIO has set aside 11 acres of land for the develop­ ment, which has already been ap­ proved by the area's Community Facilities Administration. A final stamp of approval is still needed from the local Zoning Board of Appeals. 4 it 4" The United Rubber Workers has signed two-year agreements call­ ing for general wage boosts at Goodyear Tire & Rubber and at B. F. Goodrich. The Goodyear pact covers 21,000 production workers in 11 plants, and the Goodrich contract covers another 11,500 workers in 8 plants. Both contracts provide for improved supplemental unemployment benefits and work­ men's compensation coverage. 4 4 4' Judy Bond, the runaway blouse plant, has incurred another heavy defeat in its efforts to nullify two awards of $61,000 and $22,464 to the International Ladies Garment Workers Union by Uie impartial chairman of the blouse industry. The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court unanimously upheld a lower court ruling that a contract between the runaway and New York Blousemakers' Local 25 does not violate the anti-trust laws or Landrum-Griffin. The ILGWU was given damages after a ruling that the company violated its contract when it ran away from New York to Brewton, Alabama. Just as in previous years, Maritime Day —May 22—has come and gone without caus­ ing much of a ripple. It brought out the usual clamor from various public and pri­ vate figures for a stronger merchant marine, while the US shipping fleet itself continues to wallow in its own decay. In New York, the country's major port, it was probably only a coincidence that the Maritime Day festivities were clearly over­ shadowed by the well-deserved reception for US astronaut Gordon Cooper on the same day. Elsewhere, there were the usual speeches, dinners, harbor parades and the like to mark what the history books recall was the first trans-Atlantic voyage under steam back in 1819. The fact that the obviously-earned kudos for Major Cooper's space achievements made the Port of New York's traditional maritime celebration a second-rate attrac­ tion last week only serves to dramatize the point that the US maritime industry is be­ hind the times. Our ships and our shipping activities are still in the horse-and-buggy age, while the rest of the country is in the space era. Moon-rockets, of course, carry a lot more punch and stir more interest than lumbering old merchant ships. The small number of new replacements for the merchant fleet that can do a sprightly 20 knots when the throttle is wide open just are no match for rockets and space capsules that orbit the Earth at 17,000-plus miles an hour. But none of this justifies attempts to make maritime labor the whipping boy for the current state of the merchant marine. Like everything else in our society, the shipping industry is a creature of its own general environment. Job stability in this industry will always depend on having a healthy US-flag fleet to handle our offshore and domestic trade. This means a balanced, efficient fleet of liners, tramps, tankers, bulk carriers and other specialized ships able to meet changes in trade patterns without forever lagging be­ hind the competition. It means reversing the official Washing­ ton policy of considering runaway-flag ships a part of the US fleet—a practice which plainly ignores US shipping laws that are supposed to promote American-flag ship­ ping. The hodge-podge that maritime repre­ sents today is also pointed up by the fact that whatever is left of our offshore tanker fleet is primarily engaged in hauling grain, while foreign ships carry most of our oil and ore imports. These are not new issues and new prob­ lems. The SI.U and other maritime unions have cited them, again and again, because they highlight the many difficulties facing maritime, which requires joint action by all parties to produce the necessary solutions. And just as no single segment of the industry—labor, Government or manage­ ment—is totally responsible for the present state of affairs, any so-called attack on the industry's problems which singles out one group for special treatment is doomed to fail. Unions?' A clear and concise answer to the critics of the trade union movement was offered by President Kennedy during the course of a speech in Washington a few weeks ago. Since the message can bear repetition, here in part is what he said: "Those who may find fault with the labor movement today in the United States, as they find fault with so many things in this country, need only look abroad in Latin America, in Europe, in all parts of the world —and see labor unions controlled either by the Communists or the government, or no labor unions. "And when they find either one of those three conditions, they find inevitable pov­ erty or totalitarianism. Therefore, I think it is a fair judgment to make that a free, ac­ tive, progressive trade union movement stands for a free, active, progressive coun­ try. And that is the kind of country I am proud to be president of." �Face Twehnt LOG sm ASXBXVAXMS ana The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $32,000 in benefits was paid (any 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): May SI, 19SS Urges Boycott Of l^orelgn Film To the Editor: The members of the SIU are familiar wiib the systematic scuttling of the US merchant marine by American financiers who thereby evaded US taxes and exploited cheap foreign labor. They know that the American press fully supported~lhIs opera­ tion by exaggerated accounts of ing to go to sea with some knowledge under their belts.^ As chief-steward of the Titan, I can personally say that the school does a great job. I have one of the trainees with me on board, whose name is Lemley Boudreaux. He is one of the best workers I have ever seen in all my years of sailing in the steward department. He has been with me for.al­ most nine months and I can truly say I am proud to have such an excellent man for a shipmate. The training program is doing an important job for all of us in the SIU. Ralph Reyes Maldonado Headley F. White, 65: Brother Thurston Dingier, 45: A heart at­ John G. Greffory, 54: A liver ail­ ment was the cause of Brother tack was fatal to Brother Dingier White died of a chest ailment at the on AprU 6, 1963, USPHS Hospital, Gregory's death at the USPHS S t a t e n Island, on September 19, NY, on April 26, Hospital, Now 1961 in Brindisi, 1963. He had Orleans, La. A Italy. He had joined the SIU of the member sailed in the SIU In 1938 and SIU since 1944, steward depart­ shipped in the he had shipped ment since 1960. steward depart­ in the engine de­ His daughter, 4 4 4 ment. His wife, partment. Sur­ Anilee D. Irvine, Wllhelmina viving is his wife, of Santa Ana, All letter# to thg Editor for White, of New Wanda E. Ding­ Calif., survives. publication in th« SEAFARERS Burial was in Brindisi. Total bene­ ier, of WhisUer, Ala. Burial was in York City, survives. Burial was at LOG must bt signed by the To the Editor: Cedartown, Ga. Total benefits: Fern Cliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, fits $4,000. writer. Names will be withheld I retired my SIU membership NY. Total benefits: $4,000. $4,000. upon request. on September 16, 1961, and have All of the following 4 4 4" been working as a foreman for 4 4 4 Antonio Alcidn, 40: Brother AlSIU families have re­ the wages paid to American the G. W. Ogden Electrical Con­ cain died of a heart ailment while Allen D. Beverstoek, 64: Brother ceived a $200 maternity seamen. tractors. Last August I took the en route to the Beverstock died of injuries re­ benefit, plus a $25 bond So there Is no need for me California state contractor's test Highland Hospi­ ceived in a fall from the Union in the to repeat arguments contained In Los Angeles, passed it, and tal, Oakland, aboard the SS in letters rejected by six Ameri­ now have an electrical contrac­ baby's name, represent­ Calif., on March Venore in the can newspapers, in whi<di I tor's license. ing a total of $2,000 in 17, 1963. He Gulf of Mexico urged that this sabotage of the I have not gone into business maternity benefits and a joined the SIU on April 16, 1963. American economy should be because this requires having a in 1948 and had He had sailed maturity value of $250 in dramatically denounced by an fair-sized bank acount, which I shipped in the SIU In the engine bonds: effective boycott of the Ameri­ don't have yet. Although I have steward depart­ department since Theresa Jane Labigang, born ment. His wife, can - financed, foreign - made been ashore for about two years 1959. His wife. February 9, 1963, to Seafarer and Ruth M. Alcain, now, I miss shipping so bad I movie "Cleopatra." Ruby Beverstock, Mrs. John Labigang, Pass Chris­ of Baltimore, Md., survives. Burial of Baltimore, No union member should neg­ can taste it, but my wife insists tian, Miss. lect this possibility for arousing I stay home for a while. was in Baltinoore. Total benefits: Md., survives. Burial was at MoreBut I sure appreciate getting the American public to an 4< 4" land Memorial Park, Baltimore. $4,000. Kimberley Stewart, born March awareness of the evasion of the the LOO regularly, as it keeps Total benefits: $4,000. 4 4 4 16, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. responsibilities of citizenship me in touch with the shipping Sherman Shumate, 39: A heart James P. Stewart, Baltimore, Md. for the isake of profits. Contact situation. Union news, and every ailment proved fatal to Brother other organizations, advertise, once in a while there is a pic­ 4" 4* 3^ Shumate on Daniel F. Byrne, 54: Pneuntonia Gerald A. Blan, born February and condemn this sort of "busi­ ture or article of someone I March 19, 1963 was fatal to Brother Byrne at the 24, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. ness ethics." Boycott the Ameri­ have shipped with. at the USPHS New Orleans, Jerry W. Blan, Kirbyville, Texas. My shipmate Charlie Stambul can financed, foreign - made Hospital in Bos­ La., USPHS Hos­ 4i 4 4> dropped by the house a couple "Cleopatra"! ton, Mass. He pital on April 9, Barbara Watts, born December J. Doran of months ago. He was leaving joined the SIU in 1963. He had 10, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. for Japan on the Elie (I think). 1962 and sailed sailed in the deck 44 4 Ronny L. Watts, Livingston, La. He was going to write me, but in the deck de­ department after 4 4 4' as yet I have not heard from joining the SIU partment. His faCharlotte Miller, born March 22, him. Charlie, how about keep­ in 1938. Surviv­ ther, George 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jerry ing in touch? ing is his wife, Shum ate, of L. Miller, Daphne, Ala. Well, hello to all those I have To the Editor: Rita Byrnes, of Olive Hill, Ky., survives. Burial 4 4 4 shipped with who remember I would like to express my Arabi, La. Burial Pamela Stewart, born March 12, was in Olive Hill. Total benefits: me, and keep my LOG coming. thanks to the Union for its fine was at Greenwood Cemetery in 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bob W. $4,000. Franklyn J. Muns training program for men want­ New Orleans. Total benefits: 4 4 4 Stewart, Spiro, Oklahoma. Charles F. Ison, 68: A heart ail­ $4,000. 4 4 4 Elise Fargo, born April 29, 1963, ment was fatal to Brother Ison on to Seafarer and Mrs. George Far­ March 14 1963 at the Baltimore, go, Highland Park, NJ. Md., USPHS Hos­ 4 4 4 Florence Edwards, born May 7, pital. He had 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. David sailed in the en­ gine department Seafarers are urged at all times when In port to visit their brother members and shipmates in the Edwards, Mobile, Ala. after joining the hospitals. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals around the country: 4 4 4 Mark I.eiter, born April 13, SIU in 19.55. Sur­ Aubry Sargent Pedro Escobar John Lager Frank James PINE CREST HAVEN Marcel Fraylo is his Joseph Sistrunk T. McRaney Walter Johnson 1963. to Seafarer and Mrs. Alex­ viving COVINGTON. LOUISIANA Clayton Frost Horacio Pedraza Melvin A. Spires Oscar Jones Frank Martin wife, Lena G. ander Leiter, Pine Beach, NJ. Antoine Granger Ashton Stephens Alford Keenum Rafael Pereira VA HOSPITAL Ison, of Balti­ Albert Hummuo Steve Kollna Francis Stirk Clarence Simmona 4 4 4 NORTHAMPTON. MASS. Maiden Hlbhs Fannie Malre Strickland Emanuel Vatl* Finis Troy John Luther, born Feb­ more. Burial was at Cedar Hill Maurice Roberts Rosindo Maro William Lawless Adolph Sweneon US SOLDIERS" HOME ruary 7, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Cemetery, Anne Arundel County, Anthony Maxwell Harvey Thomas VA HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. DC Arnold Midgett Robert Trippe HOUSTON, TEXAS Md. Total benefits: $4,000. John Luther, Pearl River, La. William Thomson WlUiam Wade Louis Moore Misses Shipping, But LOG Helps Praises Union Training School EVERY MONTHS if any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contacf any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S UBRARY USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Adolph Anavitarto Antonio Longuelra James Murphy Felix Arce John Nixon John Barone Joseph Obrerza A. D. Caramas E. T. Omaar Mario Carrasco George Pllaras Carmine Cassano Thomas E. Correll Joseph Raymond F. Regalado Horacio DaSUva Wiil Denny Alfredo Rlos Hugh Dick I. B. Schneider Thomas Duncan Joseph Scuily John Glvens Manuel Silva Charles Fediw WiUlam Smith , Robert Goodwin James Stripp John Hansen Thomas Tigho Frederick Harvey Carlos Traviezo Richard Haskln Joseph Townsend Juan Hopkins Yu Yee John Jeliette Ching You Suio Lepisto USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND William Burton George Radtke Sidney Day Harold Reed Gorman Glaze Vance Reld Ray Hartford Sergio Rivera John Hoppes David Rudolph Frank Llro Edward Ruley Julio M. Logu John Thompson M. L. Mayor Harry Thrash Edward Moore Stanley Vemu* Ralph M. O'Neal George Warren Emmett Fhelan Calvin Williamson USPHS HOSPITAI. NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Freddy Adams James Donahue Filimon Barlizo WUliam Doyle Anthony Bernard Ralph Dougherty Leon Brown Marcus Evans Bobby Butts Natale Favaloro Samuel Cllnkscales Wesley Fincannon Enrique Constantino Eugent GaUaspy Joseph Curtie Leon J. Gordon Thomas Deal# Carl Harris George Perez James Walker Curtis Prlmeauz Joseph Williams William E. Roberts Luther Wing Calvin Rome USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS William Bedgood Charles Brown Alvah Burrls Lucien EUe Apply For S&A Within 60 Days Seafarers are reminded that in order to be eligible for $56 weekly Sickness & Accident welfare benefits they must sub­ mit their S&A claims within 60 days of the date their in­ jury or illness is incurred. They should also make certain they have filled out their ap­ plications completely, making full mention of the circum­ stances involved in their case. This will simplify checking and processing of applications whether a Seafarer applies at headquarters or in the outports. All payments are han­ dled in the same manner as SIU Vacation Plan benefits. John E. Butler USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Harry Baum Torolf Kismiil John Donnelly William Langford Edward Edlnger Arno Pedersen Donald Hampton Harold Taylor Charles Hazelton David Wilson USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Herbert Armfield Fred Reimolt Edward Cichorek William Wilcox Russell McLeod Robert Coung USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. Edward Broussard Edward Farrell Robert Davis Charles Robinsoa Frederick Epsom USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA ElUs Cottrell William Mason William Grimes Francisco Panuelo# USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Roland Canady Richard Johnson Ignacio D'Amico J, R. Miller John Epperson Jesse Morris Victor Gonzales USPIIS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Gerlad Algernon Leneard Higgani Robert Banister Thomas Lehay Benjamin Deibler Arthur Madsea Claude Doyal Max Olson Abe Gordon Charles Slater Joseph Gross • Willie Young SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Alberto Gutierrez William Kenny Thomas Isaksen VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY, MASS. Raymond Arsenault USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGee �May tt Ifa SEAFARERS Tage mrteoi LOG r 'Recifo', 'Rubby'« 'Squirrel' MM t A tricky night transfer of a sick shipmatein heavy seas by the crew of the Fanwood (Wa­ terman) (LOG, April 5), won recognition from the Coast Guard in the latest Coast Guard bul­ letin for the Atlantic Merchant Vessel Report (AMVER) system. Good seamanship all around effected the night ren--* ^ dezvous and transfer of Sea­ relax and stay cool at the lame train) is making regular weekly farer Charles Starling to the time. Here they are, making like runs to Puerto Rico from New troopship General Patch "without the Pharaohs of old and building Incident." Unfortunately, his crew- a pyramid of their own. Top man mates heard by radio a few days is Gas Crittenden, OS, who is later that Brother Starling had assed away at sea aboard the atch. The entire crew expressed their deepest sympathy to Star­ ling's wife and newborn son whom lie never got to see. ? 4" J- Some safety precautions were brought up at the regular ship's meeting aboard the Del Sud (Delta) on her last trip. P. R. Turner was rec­ ognized first and spoke on the danger of stick­ ing heads or hands out of the portholes while Valentine the vessel is docking or working cargo. P. B. Valentine cautioned the crew to be careful not to touch anyone on the dock when the ship arrives in Houston until the vessel has been cleared. Such action could cost the ship a $5,000 fine and make the crewmember involved subject to a Jail sentence, he pointed out. standing on Ed Ehringer, Jack Tatcs, Art LaCroM, Roger Nelson, Jimmie Rader, Tony Bender and Johnnie Nash. Taking it all in at the pool edge is Barney McNally. i t 4. When the temperature in Aba- Ship's delegate Bob Phillips sent dan, Iran, got up around 110*, the in the picture. gang on the Steel Rover (Isthmian) t. t headed straight for the pool at the Now that the Savannah (SeaUSS Club there, where they could STEEl. DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Jan. S—Chairman, G. Mulhollandt Secre­ tary, Stanley Sllveriteln. No beefs repui'ted by department delegates. Vote of thanks to ahip'a delegate. Crew asked to leave keys and clean foc'sles at termination of trip. Vote of thanks given to entire steward de­ partment for holiday dinners. ing. Motion to write letter to head­ quarters explaining the condition of this ship and to have a patrolman board same on arrival in northern port. CITIES SS RVIC I BALTIMORE (Cities Service), Feb. 7—Chairman, A. W. McCullumi Secretary, Billy G. Edelmen. Motion made to negotiate 07 for cleaning black oil apUls on tanker. Motion made to paint crew's rooms once a year. TRANSGLOBE (Hudson), Feb. * — Chairman, G. Ceccato; Secretary, Joe Achtison was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to steward and entire department for exceptionally good food and service. Resolution sent to headquarters per­ taining to i'ctirement plan. PENN CHALLENGER (Penn), Feb. 11—Chairman, B. M. Moye; Secretary, E. Farrell. $10.29 In ship's fund. No beefs reported. Food has been short on some items. Former ship's dele­ gate, Brother Mo.ve, given a vote of thanks for a job well done. PENN CARRIER (Penn), Feb. 11— Chairman, K. Hatglmislos; Secretary, C. Walter. Motion to have headquuiTeis mail any clarifications of previous agreement to ship for post- I 3 MS t 4> A safety meeting aboard the Morning Light (Waterman) heard a recommendation from all de­ partments for increased safety at the Perry Street wharf in New Orleans. In case of an emergency, several pointed out, there are no posters on the dock designating the nearest fire stations or tele­ phones, and after working hours all doors on the wharf are closed so there is no way to call a taxi, ambulance, doctor, the fire de­ partment, or anybody else for that and lamp black put on all decks, leaving no room to walk on to crew quarters. PENNMAR (Calmar), Feb. 10 — Chairman, B. Crawford; Secretary, Jamas Johnson. S1S.04 in ship's fund. In the event ship lays up, ship's fund will be donated to child's welfare fund for crippled. VIVIAN (Maritime Overseas), Feb. 1—Chairman, Stanley Schuyler; Sec­ retary, C. J. Lohr. Motion made and submitted to headquarters negotiating coiiunittee that after 20 years In the SlU plus 10 years aeatime, a man should be able to retire. Vote of thanks given to steward department. OCEAN IJLLA (Maritime Overseas), Feb. II—Chairman, R. Lambert; Sec­ retary, R. Burns. No beefs reported. D. Turner elected .to serve as ship's delegate. Contact patrolman regard­ ing fresh milk put aboard. BRIDGEHAMPTON (Bull), Feb. Chairman, Tom Pons; Secretary, Jack Dolan. Canadian SlU brothers were welcomed aboard as part of crew. Crew requests library for next trip. Crew to submit report on OT for Bre-iighting. Detailed report of fire sent to headquarters. DEL SOL (Delta), July 15—Chairs man, L. Nicholas; Secretary, H. Mam. 4. The Transglobe (Hudson Water­ ways) isn't exactly the Louvre, but it carried a pretty valuable collection of paintings on a recent trip, destined for the famous "Musee de la Marine" in Paris. The $2 million collection of US naval art and historical artifacts is on loan to the French museum from the US Government. It includes outstanding works from the col­ lections of the Na\'y and Marine Corps, the White House, the Na­ tional Archives, the Library of Congress, the US Naval Academy and the Smithsonian Institution. t OVERSEAS IVA (Maritime OverMat), Feb. 3—Chairman, Jeteph V. •Ittonnef; Searetary, Paul L. Whitlew. Better alopchcat requeated. Only one carton ot cigarettea Issued in foreign porta. Problems on draws to be checked. Vote of thanks to steward department. Watchstanders tlianked for cleaning up the messhaU In the mornings. York, a suggestion was made at the last ship's meeting to have a fan or blower installed in the fireroom to make the black gang a bit more comfortable, writes n>eeting secretary William Nihem. Some salt tablets will no doubt be in order too. WASHINGTON CARRIER (Washing­ ton Carriers), Feb. 10—Chairman, D. Smith; Secretary, Tex Strickland. Tex 8. U. Johnson. Ship's delegate re­ ported that the usual dinner was served aboard in France to orphans and S167 was donated by officers and crew along with new blankets do­ nated by owners. S3S.75 in ship's fund. Motion to have company install two water fountains, one in messhall and one In crew's quarters. Water cooler also needed In messhall and crew's quarters aft. Vote of thanks to deck maintenance, Harrington, for building bookshelf and racks In crew recreation room. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Feb. 13—Chairman, Leopoi^t Faulkner; Sec­ retary, Thomas LIIJS. NO beefs re­ ported by departmi nt delegates. Otis J. Harden was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion on fish oil Strickland was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion that the Union negotiate for a third cook to be shipped aboard this vessel. Chief cook and 2nd cook & baker should be paid OT for all work performed in excess of 8 hours per day, since tliis vessel has been in operation. OVERSEAS JOYCE (Overseas Car­ riers), Feb. 3—Chairman, J. J. McHale; Secretary, none. No beefs re­ ported. SIO in ship's fund. Motion to have patrolman find out why crew can't have full cooperation from chief mate regarding medical care. Request Union and company to allow ship to pick up fresh milk when available in foreign ports. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), Feb. 34— Chairman, S. DIGIrolomo; Secretary, As the Transbay (Hudson Waterways] was going through the Suez Canal recently, someone got out the old Brownie and snapped this picture of Seafarers Mickey "Recife" Perkins, 2nd pumpman; Carl "Rubby" Jones, chief pump­ man, and Harvey "Squirrel" Glotzer, deck, resting topside between watches. matter. There are no telephones outside, and the watchmen usually are inside the wharf with all doors closed. Everyone present agreed steps should be taken to investigate way of eliminating this danger. Among crewmembers speakipg out were ship's delegate R. A. Burch, deck delegate W. T. Roche, engine delegate Alton Clement, and stew­ ard delegate Walter Coleman. voyage, according to Maximo Bugawan, ship's meeting chairman. Among the things to be installed before her next trip, Bugawan writes, are wider bunks and mat­ tresses for the unlicensed person­ nel, extra fans in each room and chairs In the crew mess to replace benches. Also calculated to make the next voyage a more pleasant one was the suggestion made by tha steward that any ideas the crew 4 4 4 The Aldlna (Harrison Traders) might have to improve the servica should be a real comfortable ship of his department be made during when she starts out on her next the voyage and not when it is all over. In this way, they can be In^ plemented as soon as possible. R. Phoebus. J. Rambo elected to serve as ship's delegate. $30 in ship's fund. Request made for new washing machine with timer. Captain extended thanks to crew for its co­ operation while repairs were being made aboard. Victory Lunch BIENVILLE rsea-Land), Feb. 14— Chairman, G. E. Truesdell; Secretary, M. Riechelson. No beefs. Beef on draws squared away. $38 In ship's fund went toward TV repair. Contact Union and safety director about in­ stalling life-rafts on after house. Brother Kind left gear on ship In November. Will contact him to see what disposition Is to be made. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Feb. 10—Chairmen, Leo Movall; Secretary, D. L. Stepp. No major beefs re­ ported. Motion made to negotiate for raise in pay and OT. WILD RANGER (Waterman), Feb. 10—Chairman, L. Paradise; Secretary, John Singer. Discussion on launch service in Orient which was not sat­ isfactory. Letter to be sent to head­ quarters regarding securing ship prior to sailing. Delegate to handle safety beefs. Discussion regarding Koreans aboard vessel. Vote of thanks to steward department. EL EMIR (Maritime Carriers), Feb. 18—Chairman, Joseph McKreth; Sec­ retary, Kenneth Collins. Stephen Fulford elected ship's delegate. Letter to be sent to headquarters regarding dispute between mate and the bosun. Discussion on forming • safety com­ mittee. ORION HUNTER (Orion), Jan. 13— Chairman, D. Rood; Secretary, N. Mattney. No beefs reported. Letter to be drawn up and mailed to head­ quarters regarding transportation beef. Crew asked to be quiet at night in passagewaj's. No one doubted for a min­ ute that there was some good food in store when chief cook P. J. Franca started rattling pots and pans in the Monticello Vic­ tory IVictory Carriers) gal­ ley, Photo taken on the West Coast shows Franco making final touches with lunch only minutes away. �SEAFARERS Piicre Foorteea Wealth Of History And Legend Draws Tourists To 'Big Ditch' Not since Billy Rose's Aquacade, back in the "Dark Ages," have so many rubber-necks come to gaze on the strange functions of a man-made waterworks. The Panama Canal, which is doing $100 million a year in ship trade, is also packing in the spectators. Those who come only to look get in free.-^ Seafarer Pat Conley's LOG or if empty, 75 cents a ton of dis­ But the chap who once crossed placement. contributions in the past have Gatun Lake, a matter of 26 The SIU ship Orion Hunter, miles, was charged 45 cents for tli« effort. The fee was based on the rate ordinarily charged for empty ships. Travelers who want to view the canal oj)erations can take-a taxi from Panama City to the Miraflores Locks in the Canal Zone, a ISminute ride. There, a pavilion that was built for the 1956 meet­ ing of Western Hemisphere presi­ dents serves to accommodate the tourists. Last year the Panama Canal Company organized a guide service of bilingual ladies and gen­ tlemen who are on duty from 10 to 5 telling the story of the canal in English and Spanish. So many people have come to the bleachers at Miraflores that a new grandstand will soon be built. Boat service, alas. Is limited to groups, but two vessels maintained inside the canal do make periodic voyages. Travelers who happen to be in Panama can telephone Bal­ boa 1492 and take pot luck. The guides will sometimes allow Individuals to join groups. Then, too, -If you hap­ pen to know somebody aboard a ship, the cap­ tain wiil occa­ sionally permit a passenger to come aboard ^or the passage. It takes about eight hours to Conley slip across the wasp-waist of the two continents. From the bleachers at Miraflores the spectators can see the ships edge in from the Pacific. Once the first set of locks closes behind you, the water pours in, raising the ship 27 feet A second gate raises the vessel another 27 feet, at which point it can sail Into Miraflores Lake. Eventually ships are raised to 85 feet above sea level, at which point they cross the watery route over the Continental Divide. Those who cross by boat will see Paraiso, a town built by the French when they first tried to cut a canal here in 1880. Cucaracha Slide—a cuoaracha is a pea cockroach—is a fancy handle hung on a hill which slipped into the canal in 1915, shortly after it opened, blocking the passageway. pretty much covered the en­ tire world. Here he offers some details about the Panama Canal which many may not have known uMil now. Picnickers who come to the top of Contractor's Hill to nibble a lunch while watching the boats glide by, can also contemplate Gold Hill, a bit of French fakery across the water. Here, said the French builders, those who put money Into the canal scheme would benefit not merely from the tolls paid by the ships but also from the gold In the hills as well. No gold ever came out of the hill, but ships that pass between the two oceans pay 90 cents for each ton of available cargo space. which sails for Colonial Shipping, once paid $30,000 for the trip, but the average ticket costs the shipowner about $5,000. Tickets must be bought and paid for in advance. The Canal doesn't recog­ nize the Diner's Club. It takes 52 million gallons of water, about a two-day supply for a large and thirsty city, to put one ship from ocean to ocean. All this water is lost, half of it flow­ ing Into the Atlantic and the other half Into the Pacific. No pumping is required since the water Is per­ mitted to run downhill from Gatun Lake. Both Gatun and Madden Lake are the water tanks for the project, and they are supplied by yearly rainfall. Reader's Digest Smear Against Marine Unions Draws A Seafarer's Fire Seafarer Frederick V. Davis, writing abroad the Kyska (Waterman), got hopping mad when he read a February "Readers Digest" article attacking US maritime unions and accusing them of "killing the was the impression given in the industry. He got so mad that he wrote original article that seamen today an article of his own, jjased on his long years of actually earning his living at sea, refuting point by point the charges made in the original article. He sent it out to the Digest. The magazine's reply was brief. They could not use the article, they said, because they "question the editorial effectiveness of material prepared in rebuttal. But this is not to deny the readability of your piece or the validity of the points you made." In other words, attacking the unions is fine as far as the Digest is concerned, but it isn't Interested Davis in the other side of the story on any count. In preparing his own article, one of the big bubbles Davis popped > ./ Contractor's Hill it a popular spot for those who like to nibble a picnic lunch as they watch ships sail from ocean to ocean through the canal. From Contractor's Hill they can see Gold Hill, which has no more gold in it than their potato salad, but induced thousands of French investors to sink money into the French canal project. May II, im LOG live like pampered millionaires. He made It clear that after years of sailing he could safely say that the average freighter was no cruise ship, nor are the seamen aboard really passengers who get "fabu­ lous" wages for doing practically nothing, as the article implied. ". . . Quarters are usually just big enough to accommodate three bunks, a wooden bench or chair, a washbasin, three metal lockers, with just enough room left for a man to walk between," he pointed out. Eleven deck department men usually have to "share the total of two shower stalls. They have two heads assigned to this same num.ber of men." Among other points Davis tried to clear up was. the fallacy of con­ sidering a seaman's 40-hour-week by the same standards as other workers' normal workweek. ". . . A seaman is confined to his ship 24 hours per day while at sea, and subject to call . . . and while the ship is in port the ship always comes first, above his private wishes and desires. ... On foreign runs a man is away from his family for two, three or more months at a time." "Nor are there any movies, drug stores, soda fountains, etc., that a man might be able to visit and en­ joy while at sea. The only place to purchase articles of clothing, shaving needs, etc., is the slopchest, and too often this lives up to the name." And for all this "a chief elec­ trician receives a base wage of $586.00 per month, and is the high­ est paid unlicensed man aboard any cargo ship. . . . For all hours over 40 an electrician ashore will re­ ceive time and a half or double time, while aboard the ship an elec­ trician will receive $2.33 per hour for all overtime work. . . . less than his basic hourly wage." Another item Davis managed to set straight was the matter of com­ paring the wages of American sea­ men to foreign seamen. It just can't be done in terms of American money, he mado clear. LISA • (SMliMt), Pab. ir-Chalr. man, Ral|ri) H. Smltlii Saeratary, I. R. LIndanmuth. UoUoa nuda to hava « tan-man olaan-up craw put aboard aU aHlpa laid up for elavan days or mora, prior to crawinS up. Vota of thanka to ataward dapartment for good food and aarvlca. Vota of thanka to flan Franciico oRlclal for flna Job In obtaining repalra aboard ahlp whlla In Stockton. DBTROIT (Saa-Land), Fab. II Chairman, Jeta L. Ramoti lacratary, Jotaph RIghattl. Everything running amoothly. Repalra to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Motion to aee company oSlclala about transpor­ tation from ship to the airport. MOBILi (Saa-Land), Fab. 34—Chair­ man, W. A. Themaai Saeratary, S. M. isCSij ;.ii i Simot. Everything running smoothly. Suggestion that a delegate from each department be present to And out about the transportation In Puerto Nuevo, PR and Ellzabethport. NJ. Crew cites hardships of getting to town and the large amount of money involved for transportation. Vote of thanks to steward department for a Job well dona SEATRAiN TEXAS (Seatrain), Feb. 33—Chairman, Ceo. T. Chandler; Sec­ retary, Clarence A. Collins. No beefs reported. Morton Trchern elected ship's delegate. All hands requested to donate whatever money possible for repair of TV set. Request more fresh fruit be left out for night lunch. ROBIN KIRK (Robin), Feb. 34 — Chairman, R. W. Simpkins; Secretary, J. ZImmer. Motion made to hava patrolman see tha company about ordering fresh milk In foreign ports. Discussion on shortage of stores. Vote of thanks to the cook and baker for the good meals In spite of the short­ age of stores. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Feb. 10—Chairman, H. Harold; Secre­ tary, Roicoe L. Alford. Ship's dele­ gate reported everything In order. Suggestion made that all meetings be held after 6:30 PM. Ship's delegate to check with patrolman about slopchest. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for Job well done. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), Feb. U —Chairman, Rocco Aibaneie; Secre­ tary, Maximo Bugawan. $18 In ship's fund. Vote of thanks to chief cook for good feeding this trip. ST. CHRISTOPHER (Olga Konow), Feb. 1»—Chairman, K. Winters; Sec­ retary, R. Panareiii. Crew asked to cooperate In keeping natives out of after house. No beefs reported by department delegates. Request water fountain In crew passageway. Vote of thanks to steward department and also to Capt. Wilson for cooperation with the crew. COB VICTORY (Victory Carriers), March 3—Chairman, A. Skaaiagaard; Secretary, L. Smith. $23.61 in ship's fund. Discussion on transportation when men have to go to another port to Join ship. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department. ALAMAR (Calmer), March 10 — Chairman, T. Hanna; Secretary, F. A. DeLeon. No beefs reported. J. Auger was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Discussion about transportation to and from the .ship at Pennwood Dock in Sparrows Point, Maryland. PANOCEANiC FAITH (Panoceanic Tankers), March 3—Chairman, M. Mulling; Secretary, S. P. Mailloux. Motion that negotiating committee try to discontinue the 30-day basis for payrolls of over 30-day duration. All payrolls should be on a day-to-day basis. This way the seamen will be paid for all the days of the articles. 'Sea Life" ALCOA PURITAN (Alcaa), March II—Chairman, W. M. flrutani See ro­ tary, Clifton Ouilatt. Dlacuaalon aa to whethar or not tha Captain haa tha right to raUon cigarettes on board aliip. Slilpa should be properly stored before leaving US ports. TOPA TOFA (Waterman), March 11 —Chairman, Jot. Saxon; Secretary, W. e. Harper. Carl Fierce was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discuaaion on how to keep out tha natives, flies and mosqultoa. Ship has no screens, no screen doors and no mosquito nets. ALCOA ROAMiR (Alcoa), March It —Chairman, O. L. Parker; Secretary, J. B. Hannon. Motion to see patrol­ man about having enough cigarettes and other articles for the voyage. Ship should be fumigated for mice. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), March 10 —Chairman, Ernest Trader; Secretary, Robert Kyle. Ship's delegate R. Kyle resigned. Brother Lane elected to serve In his place. Motion made that a man who has been In the Union for 20 years and has at least 200 daya at sea each year should be entitled to retirement. STEEL ADVOCATE (isthmian), Feb. 35—Chairman, John J. Rainosa; Sec­ retary, Luis Ramirex. Motion made that callbacks on Saturdays and Sun­ days be paid as double time Instead of straight time. Matter of water tanks will be referred to patrolman at Long Beach or Frisco. OCEAN DiNNY (Maritime Over­ seas), Feb. 34—Chairman, F. Jankowski; Secretary, S. Rothschild. No safety meeting aboard this \fessel last voyage, or this voyage. Ship's dele­ gate to discuss this with Captain. Motions made and sent to headquar­ ters regarding retirement plan at age 50 with IS years seatlmc. Motion that in next negotiations our representa­ tives .should ask for a raise across the board. ELiE V (Ocean Cargoes), March 1— Chairman, B. Landos; Secretary, C. Stambul. Motion that fresh milk be supplied Instead of canned milk where fresh milk has been okayed by US Government In foreign port. Resolution sent to headquarters per­ taining to ahlpplng cnmnanies paying on a 30-day month basis, causing men to lose a number of days for the year. Motion made to pay on a dayto-day basis. CHOCTAW (Waterman), March 3— Chairman, Roland Dean; Secretary, Louis W. Pepper. Company refuses to alter Its poor distribution of mall from United States to foreign ports. Motion made that headquarters nego­ tiate for a new contract clause stat­ ing that all companies must Issue crew passes or else there Is not to be any cargo discharged in any port. Vote of thanks to all department delegates. BETHFLOR (Bethlehem Steel), March 33—Chairman, Richard Brown; Secretary, Charles Bedell. Motion made to see about putting air-condltlonlng on SIU ships. Motion to get watch foc'sles for the engine depart­ ment on Ore-type ships. Crew went on record to cooperate with the safety program now being started by the company. Fllippo Carlino was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. GLOBE EXPLORER (Maritime Over­ seas), Feb. 13—Chairman, Joseph F. Lae; Secretary, R. Prideaux. No beefs reported. Motion made to see patrolman about keeping officers' recreation room door unlocked for emergencies. Delegate to see captain about painting quarters. SANTORE (Marven), Jan. 3—Chair­ man, Louis E. Meyers; Secretary, Ander Johansson. Louis E. Meyers was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. $11 In ship's fund. Vote of thanks to Food Plan for obtaining the proper voyage stores for this vessel and to Louis Meyers, who fought ail the way for stores that have never been placed on this ship before. DEL SOL (Delta), March 4—Chair­ man, Howard Menz; Secretary, W. J. Barnes. Discussion on Vacation Plan. Port discharges that company Is put­ ting out was referred to headquarters for ciarincatlon. — By Jim Mates 'Souvanirs bti .damned 1 Get all those animals off this ship." �-<y- \ ' w ''' ^ ^ ^ J. R. Alsobrook The above-named or anyone knowing his whereabouts is asked to contact his mother, Mrs, Charles H. Eyre, 4 Belvedere Drive, Brownsville, Texas. t 4> Frank Chester You are asked to contact Charles E. Perry, manager, Ben Milan Hotel, Texas and Crawford, Hous­ ton 1, Texas. Steel Fabricator Crew Ronald L. Shanholtzer asks to express his thanks and apprecia­ tion, for your assistance while he was hospitalized in Djibouti. i> i. Frank Bosch You are asked to contact Mary Martinez, Q/O Otelia Gomez, 1906 Baldwin St., Houston, Texas. t Face ruteem SEAFAkE"RSVOG Mi7 SI, IMS t 3» Income Tax Refunds Income tax refund checks are being held for the following by Neil V. Pardo, ^420 First Ave., DIRECTORY SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District^ PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT ' Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENT^ Earl Shepard LIndsey Willlanna A1 Tanner Robert Matthews SECnETARV-TREASURER AJ Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1316 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. John nor. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10223 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS....673 4th Ave.. Bkiyn HYacintb 9-6600 HOUSTON 3804 Canal St. Paul Drnzak, Agent WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE., Jax William Morris. Agenv ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Conzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 3-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 673 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 416 Colley Ave. Cordon Spencer. Acting Agent 625-6505 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4tb St. Frank Drozak. Agent DEwey 6-3818 BAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Frank Boyne. Agent DOuglas 2-4401 E. B. McAuley. West Coast Rep. BANTURCE. PR. . 1313 Fernandex Juncos, Stop 20 Keltb Terpe. Hq. Hep. Pbone 723-0003 SEATPLE 3505 let Ave. /led BabkowsU. Agent MAln 3-4334 TAMPA 313 Harrison St. Jeff GUlette. Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. CaUf 303 N. Marine Ave. Georse McCartney. Agent TErminal 4-3528 TihUined from the US District knowing his whereabouts Is ssked to get In touch with his father, Court. Julio Rodriguez, Calle 6, Avenida 4> 4' 4^ Rexach 703, Bo. Ohrero, Santurce, John Wright "T.C." says thanks. He has re­ Puerto Rico. Seattle 1, Wash., and can be ob­ ceived all three money orders. 4> 4> ^ tained by sending proper identifi­ • 4; t 4i Thomas Hannan cation and a forwarding address: The above-named or anyone Evaristo Rodriguez deJesus Alabakoff. Damian: Ames, Omar; Berg, George J.; Birch. Rudolf; BobThe above-named or anyone knowing his whereabouts is asked ry 4; , yy< bitt. A. D.: Bowman, Richard P.; Branlund. Frank; Brooks. Robert; Brown. Lewis; Byrd, Robert; Cage. Robert A.; Canui. Jose; Carlson. Charles A.; Chichorek, Edward; Clark, Verne: Cogley. Philip B.; Conner. Jerry; Constantino. Fortunato; Cox. Leonard J.: Coyle. John P.; Crehan, Edward R.; Cristy. George; Crum. Marvin; Crum. Rex L. R.; Curtis. Maxine. Datzko. William: Davcv, William; Dlnlno. Pasquaiie; Drake. Woodrow; Doroba, Charles; Edwards. Robert W.; Everett. Wilbur Lee; Fox. James; Furst. Arthur; Gertz, George I.; Gossage. William: Graham. George: Hawkins, Erick: Heilig, Robert J.; Hendrick.'J. A.; Higgins, Leon­ ard; Hooper, Vincent S.: Jager, E.; Jarvis. Floyd J.; Johnson. Fumiko; Johnson, Thomas S.; Johnston, Leonard; Kaliloa, Joseph B.; Krieg. Stanley: Kroll. Will 1. Lake. Calvin K.; Langley, Fay W.; Lauritsen, J. M.; McAndrew, Robert N.; McDermott. Staeey J.; McKee. James E.: Martinussen, Charles; Marsh, Lloyd C.; Mates, James J.; Meher, Kiyoko; Mikkelborg. Halle; Moyles, James; Muscarella. Charles; Naope. George K.; Napaepae, Edward N.; Nickila, W. A.; Nelson, Sammie N.; O'Connor. William M.; Paulette, John E. Raynes, David T.; Reck. Warren: Ries, Charles F. Jr.; Ringuette. Albert N.; Roskamp, John H.; Royals. Quinton; Rummel. Arthur; Sandanger. Marlus: Samp­ son, Edwardo; Scharf. Alois; Shanks, Aivin; Singleton, Homer L.; Slatham, Robert; Strand, B. C.; Snyder. Joseph O.; Taylor. David G.; Thompson, Alexander; Torra, J.: Warren, Elvis O.: West, Henry; Wetzel, Edwin; Wilcox. William; White. William. 4" '4- -/y'",/-,;' , -4 4' Robert R. Fagan Your brother, Wayne S. Fagan, urges you to get In touch with him at 775 Clearview, San Antonio 28, Texas. ,• TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Inkes and Inland Haters District sre adainlstered in accordance with the proviaions of various trust fund sgreeBents. All tliese agreeaents specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and Banageaent represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disburseBents of trust funds are xuide only upon approval by a aajority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied Inforaation about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. I I ^•lii vii i SHIEPISO RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclus­ ively by the contracts 'between the IMion and the ahlpowners. Get to know your ahlpplng rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all.Uiioa halls. If you feel there has 'been My \'lolation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts between the Union and the shipownera, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified Ball, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is; Max Harrison, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite I630, New York h, Wi Also notify SIU President Paul Ball 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 Seafai«rs Appeals Board. t Ex-SS Pacific Carrier All former crewmembers of this vessel should immediately contact Sol C. Berenholtz, attorney, 1209 Court Square Building, Baltimore 2, Md., by mail or in person, in order to receive additional monies Coast Guard Tests New Rescue Gear CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts apecify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard •ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for or on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. BALTIMORE—The Coast Guard is developing a self-righting, fioating litter used to transfer injured and sick personnel between ships at sea. The plastic litter with a man in it can be dropped from a height of 60 feet into the water and will right itself in three seconds and float at a 45-degree angle. It is regarded as a major improvement over the old wire litter basket. Tests also are now being con­ ducted on a pencil-size launcher for distress flares. The springoperated launcher can shoot a flare 200 feet into the air. A synthetic tow-line for use by helicopters In towing small craft and a special release hook for use in air-dropping small pumps to boats in distress are also being studied. The object is to find a hook that will release the para­ chute from the pump as the latter hits the water, thus preventing the chute from dragging the pump. e EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAF-ARERS 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, 19G0 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 ranlts, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMEHT OF HOWIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. If in the event' anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member Is required to make a payment and jls 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. J CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim.copy of Its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member.so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings.. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. SIU membership meetings are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to he excused should request permission by telegram (he sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will he: New York June 3 Detroit June 7 Philadelphia June 4 Houston June 10 Baltimore June 5 New Orleans June II Mobile June 12 EQUAL BIGHTS. All Seafarers ere guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated witli the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against •because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to viilch he is entitled, he should notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. West Coast SIU Meetings SIU headquarters has Issued an advance schedule covering June 1963, for the monthly informational meetings to he 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 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: -Wiimlngfon San Francisco Seattle June 17 June 19 June 21 " 4^ FINAHCIAL REPORTS. Th« constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land waters Dtatrict eakes specific provision for safeguarding the eeebership's Doney and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three nonths by a rank and file auditing comittee elected by the >enberahip. .'All Union records sre avsilsble at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Should any Baeber, for any reason, be refused l^s constitutional right to in­ spect these records, notify slU President Paul Hall by certified Ball, return receipt requested. Schedule Of SIU Meefings mmm to contact J. Fitzwater, 1410 Magda Village, Milton, Fla., as soon as possible. iiiW . i* ^ • 4- .. • \ ^ . X.... 1. \. N * N ^ . �OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION.# ATI/NTIO, flULF, UKE8 AND INLAND WATtM DISTRIOT • AFL>CI9. 'I^slj w i OVERSEAS EVA EYES VOYAGE TO TURKEY Living up to her name, the SiU-manned Overseas Eva (Overseas Carriers) was making ready for the long haul to Turkey while load­ ing in Baltimore recently. Pictured here are some scenes of her crew going about their routine work and off-duty activities prior to departure. Crewlist is checked over by SiU Patrolman P. Gonsorchik and ship's delegate Paul WhiHow (right). Deckhand Milton Neye looks thoughtful as he watches loading. Securing gear in light rain, Dan Backrack dons foul weather hat. Sailing day finds Overseas Eva fully loaded, and dock completely empty. Prior to Turkey run, the ship had made a trip to Naples, Italy. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource May 31, 1963 Description An account of the resource Headlines: HOUSE TAX BILL HITS LOOPHOLE FOR EUNAWAYS SIU CO’S SEEK NEW SHIP AID SIU TOPS RUNOFF, WINS SABINE TUGS NAVY STUDY CITES SHIPBUILDING LAG, VITAL SHIP NEEDS COURT SETS TRUSTEES IN BULL LINE BALTIMORE SIU WINS 4 IN ROW SIU SWEEPS NLRB VOTING TO WIN SABINE TUG FLEET RAIL UNION ADS SPUR BILL TO PROBE RR $ NEW LINER RUN GETS 2ND CHANCE CARGO PREFERENCE PRACTICES OVERSEAS LISTED IN US STUDY A-POWER URGED FOR ALL SHIPPING SIU SHIP RESCUES 24 CUBANS 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 05/31/1963 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. 11 1963 Periodicals Seafarers Log