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This issue solely Involves the right of a union to use the tra­ ditional trade union weapons of picketing and protest against an employer which has locked out its members and has em­ ployed as a strikebreaking agency the puppet Canadian Maritime Union, an organiza­ tion branded by its first presi­ dent as a company union. There ore no victims In this dispute other than the 300 Ca­ nadian seamen who were locked out of their jobs by an employer who admitted spend­ ing nearly a half-million dollars for private detective agencies In his union-busting attempt. The trade union movement has an unequivocal position on union-busting operations of this sort. The fact that interna­ tional borders are involved does not change the character of this menace to militant trade unionism. To do other than to fight this menace is to surrender to the forces of anti-unionism. And no amount of irrelevancies and extraneous issues will alter this simple fact. ICC Anti-Shipping Move Again Tips Balance For Rails -Story On Page 3 Who Says I Ain't A Lady?' ^Am.m Loa. �S E^A F ARE R S Oufmoded Ships Curb US Trade, MEBA Charges juM 14, LOG At AFL-CIO Union-Industries Show WASHINGTON—The probable obsolescence of nearly 80 percent of the US merchant fleet in the next seven years was cited to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries last week as one of'*' the chief reasons for the de­ statements made by Ralph Casey, cline in the maritime indus AMMI president, during the course dry today. The testimony on of his recent testimony before the committee arguing in favor of the behalf of the Marine Engi­ Bonner bill. In his own testimony, neers Beneficial Association Casey attempted to "analyze" came in the ccurse of committee Hall's criticisms of subsidized ship hearings on the proposed bill for operators. compulsory arbitration in mari­ Calhoon stated that the problem Part of the SIUNA display at the AFL-CIO Union-Industries Show featured promotion of time labor disputes. of outmoded, uneconomic ships union-operated cabs and work of other SIU affiliates in the St. Louis area. Above (l-r) Testifying on the Bonner bill provides a major stumbling block are Joe Hughes and Lou Colvis of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union, flanking Yellow Cab (HR 1897), Jesse M. Calhoon, (Continued on Page 11) MEBA president, declared that with President Dominic Abate of the Transportation Services & Allied Workers, from some 78 percent of the less than Chicago, plus Lloyd Young and E. B. Foerst of TSAW Local I, St. Louis. Below, foursome 900 vessels in the active US-flag includes Secretary Joe Lewis o fthe Union label Trades Department, which sponsored the fleet "will be unable to pass the show, with MTD Executive Secretary Pete McGavin, Abate and Colvis. necessary inspection requirements" seven years from now. He stressed that this was an urgent problem which no amount of new labor legislation would resolve. SIU President Paul Hall charged this week that the American Mer­ chant Marine Institute "is con­ temptuous of the problems of the unsubsidized segment of the mari­ ST LOUIS—In a move to pro­ time industry" although AMMI CHICAGO—The focal point in mote the use of union-contracted poses as a representative of all the Upper Lakes shipping dispute taxicabs, the Yellow Cab Company segments of the industry. has shifted to this port,, where the here rented a special stand near Hall's charges were made in let­ Justice Department completely the entrance to the AFL-CIO ters to Rep. Bonner and the other overturned the position it took be­ Union-Industries Show which had members of the committee. (Full fore the Supreme Court earlier a six-day run here last month. text of Hall's letter is carried on this year on the question of Na­ Page 11.) The company's drivers are rep­ tional Labor Relations Board juris­ The letter was an answer to diction over foreign-flag ships in resented by the SIUNA-affiliated Transportation Services and Allied US Commerce. Workers Local 1. The drivers be­ In a decision in Federal District came affiliated with the SIUNA Court yesterday. Judge James B. early In 1962. Parsons accepted the Government's contention that the NLRB had Sponsored annually by the AFLjurisdiction over the dispute in­ CIO Union Label Trades Depart­ volving the Howard L. Shaw, an ment, the show was billed as the Upper Lakes vessel that has been world's largest labor-management idled here since April 22. function, because its displays showed off the many products and The ruling completely contra­ services of American union labor. dicted the Justice Department's SIUNA affiliates in the area took position in two foreign-flag ship Seafarers and all union mem­ cases decided by the Supreme part LONG ISLAND CITY—Two more employment agencies bers are being urged not to buy Court on February 18, whe^ the products of Jay-Kay Metals Spe­ high court upheld the Govern­ which were trying to send scabs into the struck Jay-Kay cialties in order to assist Jay-Kay ment's position that the NLRB had plant here have been penalized by the New York City De­ employees in their struggle no Jurisdiction, The ships involved partment of Licenses and re--* against the company. at the time were Honduran. ceived fines for their offenses. of 80 Warren Street, was found The company was struck by the SIUNA President Paul Hall said The Department of Licenses guilty of the same offense last SIU-UIW two months ago when it the Chicago decision shows how found the Goodwill Employment month, and had its license refused to agree to an improved American unions are being "hamp­ Agency and the Signal Employ­ suspended for ten days by the. De­ contract for its 600 workers. ered" in legitimate labor disputes ment Agency, both of 80 Warren partment of Licenses. Jay-Kay Metals manufactures a "by policies of expediency pursued Street, New York City, guilty of It was also learned that Jay-Kay large variety of home equipment by agencies of our Government." sending job applicants to Jay-Kay had been using the name of at and electrical products, including He said the SIUNA would appeal without informing the applicants least one other tenant in its build­ variety ol ho;..e e.^uipment and the ruling, which arises from an that a strike was going on. NEW YORK •— A 21-year-old ing here as a gimmick to recruit electrical products, Including NLRB action against American Coast Guard, enlisted man was Goodwill Agency was fined $100 personnel. This was -strictly a de­ broilers, skillets, deep-fryers, hot unions supporting the SIU of Can­ arrested June 6 after confessing vice to get around the legal re­ and Signal Employment was fined plates, air purifiers, fans, rotis- ada's dispute with the Upper quirement that job agencies must that he had opened the flood $25. series, barbecues, reducing equip­ Lakes Shipping Company. advise applicants of the existence valves of a floating drydock at a Atlas Employment Agency, also ment, hair dryers and can openers. of a labor dispute before sending shipyard here, causing the 205The company's products go them out. This practice was stop­ foot ocean-going tug Tamaroa to under the following brand names: ped when the company was sink last March. Roto-Broil, Rex, Broilette, BroUAnnouncing the arrest, a Coast advised of it by SIU officials. Qiiik, Ideal, Embers. Futurama, Guard spokesman said that Harry Meanwhile, the SIU-UIW has Broil-O-Grill, Majestic, SuperD. Lane, boatswain's mate, took continued to thwart a Jay-Kay bid matic, Samson, llealth-Aire, to get a temporary injunction that the action without knowing the Aurora-Maid, V/hirlwind, Vim, would stop picketing at its struck possible serious consequences to Hurricane, Peerless, Bell-Air, Kool plants. At hearings being held this the vessel and for himself. Air, La-Belle, Whirlpool, Jet-Kool, After Lane opened the valves, week in Queens County Supreme Vornado, Belco, Royal, Rivierathe drydock capsized and pitched Court, the judge reserved a deci­ KS, Supenuatic, Supreme, Fleet­ the Tamaroa over on her side. sion on the injunction move pend­ wood, Eldorado, Capri, Golden The Tamaroa was normally used ing the filing of further briefs by Capri, Comet, Electra, Imperial, for search and rescue work in both parties. Windsor (Gotham), Budget, Fiesta coastal waters. She is at the St. The strike by the 600 Jay-Kay George, Staten Island, CG base In and Regent. workers began after the break­ commissioned but inactive status. A number of its products also down of contract renewal talks Lane had been a member of the go under such names as: Massage that followed a 3-1 SIU election vessel's crew for two years. Belt, Massage-a-Lounge, Formette, win in balloting held by the Na­ Vibrator-Pillow, Motion Table, tional Labor Relations Board on Slim Form, Slim Massuer, Slim February 14. Tone, Regal, Lady Duchess, Seafarers as well as Jay-Kay Duchess, Tempest, Presto, Capri, employees have effectively Camelot, Lady Empress, Valor, manned picketlines • around the Lancer, Remington, Crest, Laclock at the Jay-Kay plant here Belle, Roto Cut, La Salle, LaEmployees of Jay-Kay Metals man picketline outside one and at the subsidiary Fox Plating Sabre, I'^een-Cut, Thermoflex and Company In the Bronx. of the entrances to the company's Long Island City plant. Heat 'N' Vibrate. US Policy Shift Fogs Canada Beef Don't Buy Jay-Kay Products Union Label Show Plugs SIU Cabs 2 MORE JOB AGENCIES HIT FOR J-K SCABBING Hew Way To Quit A Ship? (NTWeUGSPTMLf, CMl&UHALL imsptArav/ �Itate IC IHI Gov't Eyes Runaway's Inland Run WASHINGTON — Inquiring into a "foreign invasion" of US inland waters, the Federal Maritime Com­ mission is investigating whether Brent Towing Company (MemphisCaribbean Lines, SA) has success­ fully managed to penetrate US inland water commerce without publishing required rate informa­ tion. Panamanian-Flag The FMC probe involves the company's Panamanian-flag opera­ tion between ports on the Missis­ sippi River and outlets in Central America and the Caribbean. The company has been operating the small freighter Ruth Ann in off­ shore cargo service since last sum­ mer. The same operator also has a towing service on the Mississippi based in Greenville. Meanwhile, another foreign in­ filtration of US inland waters was successful recently, when two con­ verted LSTs operating under Liberian registrj' hauled out the first foreign cargo to originate by water from as far upriver as Louisville, Ky. The LSTs carried a 3,900-ton industrial plant used to make syn­ thetic rubber products, fromJJOUISville to Cnbo, Brazil, near Recife. The two vessels Involved were the Iguana Foam and the Iguana Crest, both registered under the Liberian flag. A Brazilian concern, which will use the equipment to process alcohol in sugar cane refin­ ing, purchased the plant from a Louisville-based chemical firm that had bought it originally from the Federal Government. & E A'FA tt EES Cargo For Puerto Rico Containers for new run to Puerto Rico are loaded aboard SlU-manned Seotrain Savannah (Seatrain) at the com­ pany's terminal in Edgewater, NJ. Interim service to Puerto Rico was begun by Seatrain last month with the Savannah and the New York. The ships have been equipped with fixed cranes so they can discharge cargo containers without shoreside equipment. ICC Again Tips Scale For RRs WASHINGTON—The Interstate Commerce Commission again pointed Up the need for an overhaul of its procedures when it squashed a move by SlU-contracted Calmar Line designed to recapture some the cargo lost by intercoastal end of the year. water carriers through selec­ The SIU and the AFL-CIO Marl- time Trades Department have long urged a change in the composition of the ICC, which regulates the operations and ratemaking of domestic shipping lines, so that Commission members would include representation of a shipping viewpoint. In its action late in May involv­ ing Calmar, the ICC barred the ^company from introducing a re­ duced freight rate for a "deferred service" on shipments of book matches and steel casings, com­ modities which occupy a large WASHINGTON—Fee-charging private em.ploym.ent agen­ amount of space in comparison to cies, which would like to undermine the Federal-state em­ their weight. lower rate would have been ployment service, actually are milking job-seekers of "over forThe a service under which a ship­ $100 million a year," in the ment could be held up by the opinion of an AFL-CIO ex­ vate employment agencies by the carrier until there was an excess Federal Government," Munts said, of space aboard a vessel after pert. "despite the fact that much of their regular cargo had been loaded. Besides "gouging" job-seekers through excessive or undeserved business is done across state lines. Calmar noted in proposing the de­ fees, according to Raymond Munts, State regulation of the fee-charg­ ferred rates that this arrangement assistant director of the AFL-CIO ing agencies," Munts continued, would promote greater utilization Department of Social Security, "is piecemeal, ineffective and out­ of shipping capacity. If the deferred service cargo many of the estimated 4,000 pri­ dated—where it exists." Privafe employment companies could be made available at a time vate employment agencies are guilty of misrepresenting jobs to have set up a "war chest of $163,- when a ship was not fully booked, their clients—and some^, also prac­ 000," Munts noted, "to pressure it would provide additional reve­ Congress into cutting the budget nue which the ship would not tice strikebreaking. of the public employment service." otherwise earn, the company Defends Federal Agencies Munts argued against recent at­ This money, he suggested, might stressed. Shippers who wanted casings or tacks on the US Employment Serv­ be used by these private con>panice, which provides free testing, ies "in getting their house in matches to move immediately would have to pay the regular counseling and placement services order." rate, which is higher due to the to all. He declared that the public high cubic displacement of these employment service frees job commodities in relation to their seekers from "commercial exploi­ weight. Loading of low-weight, tation." Strikebreaking and scabbing ac­ June 14, 1963 Vol. XXV, No. 12 h i g h-displacement commodities limits the amount of a heavy cargo tivities by job agencies in the New like finished steel which a ship York City area are typified by the can haul, even though the vessel actions of several agencies during hasn't exceeded its tonnage ca­ the course of ,the current SIU pacity. strike at the Jay-Kay Metals PAUt HALL, President Company. A number of agencies HEBBEHT BRAND, Editor; Inwiw SPIVACK, In proposing the deferred rates, have neglected to advise prospec­ Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art Calmar noted that intercoastal tive job applicants of the dispute Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKVIR, lines have repeatedly lost seg­ In trying to fill the struck corn- ALEXANDER LESLIE. HOWARD KESSLER, ments of traffic to railroads StaJ3F Writers, pany's bid for new employees. through rate cuts that were justi­ fied on the grounds that they per­ Agencies in the newspaper and printing trades field also special­ Published biweekly at the headquarters mitted lower cost transportation of the Seafarers International Union, At­ by a fuller use of rail equipment. ize in this type of operation. lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters "The intercoastal carriers can The AFL-CIO at Its Executive District, AFL-CIO. 675 Fourth Avenuo. 32, NY. Tol. HYaclnth 9-6600. expect to maintain their present Council meeting In May called for Brooklyn Second class postage paid at the Post a Congressional investigation of Offico In Brooklyn. NY, undor tho Act traffic or to attract new traffic of Aug. 24. 1912. private employment agencies — only if they can provide the ship­ their operations and activities. per with a lower cost for the transportation." Calmar argued. "There is no regulation of pri­ tive rate-cutting by transcontinen­ tal railroads. Under ICC procedures, no change in the situation is likely to be accomplished before the AFL-CIO Raps 'Gouging', Urges Job Agency Probe SEAFARERS LOG Pace TlvM LOG A Benefits Seafarers Million NEW YORK—The SIU's sickness and accident ben­ efits program for seamen passed another milestone last month, when the total amount of benefits paid out to Seafarers in all ports topped the $1 million mark. The S&A program covering off-the-job illness and injury was the first of its kind instituted among unlicensed ship personnel when it be­ that length of time. gan in October, 1961. Seafarers applying for the out­ Benefits at the rate of patient benefits are reminded that $56 per week for a maximum of 39 weeks have been paid .out since then at an average of $50,000 per month. The S&A program was designed to provide assistance for out­ patients not receiving mainten­ ance and cure payments or any other form of benefits. This was a group previously not covered by any other SIU welfare benefits. Reached In May Actual payments to date are In the neighborhood of $1.1 million, since the million-dollar-total was reached midway In May, according to SIU Welfare Plan figures. Under the terms of the program, the $56 maximum weekly bene­ fit amounts to $8 per day, the same as the full rate paid to SIU hospital in-patients by the Welfare Plan or by the shipowners as maintenance and cure. Payments at the $56 rate are limited to 39 weeks in any con­ secutive combination of inpatient and outpatient time. Thus, a Sea­ farer Who is in the hospital for ten weeks and receives $56 during that period, qualifies for up to 29 weeks of additional benefits if he remains on outpatient status for Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Headquarters again wishes to remind all Seafarers that pay­ ments 0^ funds, for whatever Union purpose, be made only to authorized SIU representa­ tives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered be sure to protect yourself by Immei.i tely bringing the matter to the attention of the President's office. they should bring a USPHS medical abstract certifying the nature of their disability when­ ever they apply. This document is essential for the processing of any claims. The normal seatime rule on eligibility for benefits; also applies. Applications at head­ quarters and in the outports are handled in the same manner as vacation benefits. Columbia Gets Two US Vessels WASHINGTON — Two 170-foot coastal vessels are being provided to the Colombian Government un­ der the excess property program of the Agency for International Development. The purpose is to help stimulate Colombia's inter­ national trade as part of the Alli­ ance for Progress. Oi'iginally built as military air­ craft salvage and rescue boats, the vessels now are being over­ hauled and re-fitted in a United Slates shipyard for use on Co­ lombia's rivers and coastal waters to transship cargoes to and from ocean carriers. The vessels are driven by dieselelectric engines at a speed of eight knots. Each has 512 gross tons displacement., Their original cost was $860,000 each. Under the excess property pro­ gram, the cost of overhauling and re-fitting the vessels is being met by the Colombian governn>ent. Up­ on completion of re-fitting, the ships are due to sail for their new home waters under the Colombian flag with a Colombian crew. Gov't Farm Agency Enters Ferry Biz WASHINGTON—The US Department of Agriculture, dis­ regarding opposition voiced by private vessel operators, is just about ready to set itself up as a competitor in the trans­ portation industry. A passenger ferry to carry department employees to and from the Animal Disease Laboratory on Plum Island in Long Island Sound was launched on May 28. The Shahan, a 108-foot welded steel vessel, is due to begin service on July 1 hauling about 250 employees between the island and Orient Point, Long Island, NY. In entering the transportation field, the Agriculture Department's earferry replaces a commercial carrier, New London Freight Lines which has serviced the route for five years. Despite company pleas that loss of the route would force it to close down all of its common carrier operations, the Federal agency went right ahead on a plan announced some months ago. It advised the freight line that it would have no further use for its service which offers slops at Plum island and other points; as soon as its own vessel was built. The Shahan was built at a shipyard in Warren, Rhode Island. �r«f« Wtmr Jme 14, 1»M SEA F ARER8 LOO (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) May 16-May 31, 1963 SIU shipping did very well during the past two weeks, as slight slowdowns were reported in only three ports. The good report developed in spite of the fact that a large amount of jobs was passed up by class A seniority men. The dispatch total showed 1,367 men shipped, compared to 1,246 during the previous period. The bright picture reflected a total of 1,342 men register­ ing for jobs, which was just below the number which ac­ tually shipped out. The number of men on the beach also fell off, reaching 3,379 as of the close of business May 31. Heightened job activity was indicated in all ports ex­ cept Boston, Norfolk and Mobile. New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Houston and San Francisco all Ship Activity showed notable gains in the dispatch totals, while the others held their own based on past performance. The number of ships in port was also up considerably, with New York recording the most visits—^95 in number. New Orleans had 43, Houston 38 and Baltimore listed 26. Payoff, sign-on and in-transit ship activity was higher than it's been for some time. This contributed to the job upturn for this period. A breakdown of the number of men shipped by seniori­ ty group shows that class A took the bulk of the jobs posted, filling 55 percent of the total shipped. Class B shipping dropped a bit to 33 percent of the total, and the balance went to class C men. The only rise was a small one in the class C portion. Pay Slga IN Off* OM Trani. TOTAL Boston 0 4 7 New York.... 46 12 37 41 Philadelphia .. B 6 13 23 Baltimore .... 6 S 15 26 Norfolk 0 0 8 8 Jaeksonvllla .. 1 3 4 13 0 0 0 0 Mobile i NewOrieam.. 11 Hooston 6 Wilmington .. 0 Son Francisco.. 3 Seattle 6 Tampa 2 10 4 0 4 B 11 22 23 6 10 4 18 41 SB 6 17 18 TOTALS ... 42 BB 162 SOf DCCK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia.. Baltimore .. Norfolk Jacksonville.. Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 16 7 6 81 33 39 3 9 6 41 19 16 5 12 6 2 5 2 2 U 2 30 14 13 74 24 37 13 45 15 24 6 7 6 0 1 24 5 17 2 5 3 12 4 132 179 47 I 358 Registered CLASS B GROUP 128 ALL 5 1 4 0 37 3 15 19 7 1 6 0 19 4 14 1 4 0 1 3 5 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 1 6 0 27 2 11 14 24 1 11 12 2 2 4 0 7 6 13 0 0 11 6 17 8 70 91 I 169 Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 2 8 ALL 128 ALL I 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 77 3 23 9 35 24 41 12 6 11 2 19 0 3 8 11 6 13 21 14 29 47 2 3 1 8 4 3 1 1 3 12 2 6 10 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 21 0 4 6 12 0 50 3 11 16 30 14 26 10 46 2 5 15 22 12 30 .4 5 0 2 2 1 1 1 15 3 5 12 4 10 1 7 9 1 17 0 2 10 92 181 41 | 314 16 66 82 | 164 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 128 0 0 0 3 12 0 2 1 0 6 5 3 1 0 0 2 4 0 3 2 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 24 30 TOTAL Registered On The Beach SHiPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP ALL A 2 8 ALL 12 8 ALL B C ALL 1 33 0 0 1 1 10 16 7 0 0 4 9 "11 15 77 35 15 127 91 121 32 244 4 42 57 108 3 19 11 3 33 10 14 28 0 IB 5 10 81 25 36 68 0 18 14 47 21 13 1 12 12 14 18 35 0 14 1 3 8 1 2 12 11 28 3 13 0 6 12 10 6 8 6 5 5 1 6 2 15 18 0 0 5 4 3 X 3 21 83 0 4 3 28 37 38 18 2 11 4 50 30 4 98 84 63 80 14 157 3 17 78 3 46 22 3 31 24 60 71 58 80 19 157 5 19 0 0 5 6 6 12 1 1 0 8 4 4 30 22 26 2 50 2 11 12 25 3 15 12 3 27 20 16 4 24 40 3 12 9 0 17 10 0 I 571314 164 57 ! 535 361 480 104 | 945 17 140 244 | 401 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 8 1 16 42 6 1 16 4 2 6 2 5 3 1 4 6 45 11 5 14 2 2 2 11 2 11 53 175 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS B Shiooed CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 0 9 1 0 2 0 2 1 63 7 44 11 5 20 17 34 2 9 0 2 2 4 2 9 10 7 18 4 19 4 24 1 6 10 0 0 2 1 1 2 7 1 7 6 0 4 2 2 0 2 1 3 0 4 1 1 13 1 7 17 2 3 9 5 59 1 17 14 32 3 8 30 3 22 2 15 26 7 30 9 3 2 6 0 1 4 0 4 13 0 3 7 0 4 2 12 17 0 0 7 7 0 8 4 28 1 256 15 85 72 ' 172 39 168 GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 0 2 0 50 6 5 19 3 14 0 6 26 1 3 15 6 0 0 2 10 0 5 2 4 0 0 2 0 4 11 4 45 5 22 7 41 0 4 15 4 0 3 0 15 1 0 3 10 0 2 3 31 1 238 12 99 Shipped CLASS C 3 ALL 0 0 8 33 10 4 25 9 3 1 7 2 0 2 2 6 17 44 30 15 2 5 2 5 10 7 69 1 180 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 10 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 1 32 3 ALL 0 0 18 8 7 4 7 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 4 4 3 6 1 1 0 1 4 0 7 4 26 1 59 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B '"ROTTP GROUP CLASS 3 ALL C ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 A B 11 0 2 2 9 0 2 0 1 3 2 6 36 42 91 50 33 18 101 49 120 16 185 13 17 10 31 2 13 12 14 7 2 0 6 6 58 7 36 16 44 1 0 9 26 25 7 1 0 9 6 18 3 27 13 6 3 2 9 2 10 6 21 4 0 1 10 3 14 10 7 4 10 6 2 8 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 39 23 5 23 6 21 11 1 11 11 11 4 6 97 95 7 84 0 46 74 120 44 6 45 61 5 88 87 72 22 40 38 9 41 -30 1 10 6 2 14 5 7 14 6 2 5 1 4 43 29 5 5 5 11 5 24 9 1 15 4 6 23 34 3 4 27 5 1 8 10 10 7 238 180 59 1 477 133 436 50 1 619 32 175 203 1[ 410 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos ... NY .... Phil Bai .... Nor Jac .... Tarn Mob .... NO .... Hou .... Wil SF Sea ... Tfsrfttc 1-8 2 4 1 3 0 2 0 2 4 8 1 0 0 27 Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 3 ALL 1-8 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 3 i1 8 0 48 5 4 34 43 4 11 11 22 11 6 1 3 4 3 1 1 4 6 10 28 3 0 7 10 1 9 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 5 0 1 1 1 1 3 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 12 0 0 4 1 9 9 0 70 14 10 42 1 1 30 32 4 6 7 13 34 0 15 4 1 14 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 11 19 0 0 4 4 2 4 6 2 0 2 0 11 13 1 55 54 112 248 12 8 119 139 17 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 0 0 1 1 16 6 19 45 0 4 6 11 9 5 8 23 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 7 9 9 28 50 12 3 14 33 2 0 3 5 3 2 d 13 2 1 4 8 63 29 94 1 203 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 0 0 0 0 21 2 2 17 5 1 4 0 12 1 10 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 3 23 1 21 1 19 0 1 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 10 7 2 1 7 8 87 1 102 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 1 17 45 21 16 0 11 0 5 12 12 23 12 0 0 3 1 10 8 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 0 23 1 1 50 6 33 6 19 0 0 5 0 4 3 3 13 10 1 1 8 47 1 50 203 102 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 2 C ALL 1-8 15 0 i 3 C 5 0 1 2 6 4 83 26 10 63 IS 50 32 75 183 5 17 10 16 1 6 24 1 2 7 0 B 9 63 0 0 5 5 47 15 18 13 17 12 18 3 2 10 15 6 7 4 1 4 0 10 3 1 2 6 9 16 3 3 1 10 8 12 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 50 29 16 0 0 11 10 8 16 1 28 74 18 31 23 74 146 8 3 71 82 1 85 3 26 58 11 26 19 29 2 31 6 11 2 5 5 4 3 2 2 0 7 0 56 0 0 8 10 8 28 8 20 10 3 7 15 26 3 3 9 10 25 19 4 1 183 129 282 | 105 25 30 250 1 301 50 1 355 1 699 SUMMARY DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered Registered Shipped CLASS A CLASS B a ACS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 132 179 47 I 358 8 70 91 I 169 92 181 41 I 314 53 175 28 i 256 15 JI5 72 I 172 39 1<»8 31 | 238 82 54 112 I 24'8 12 8 119 I 139 80 29 94 I 203 267 408 187 J 862 35 163 282|480 211 378 166 j 755| Shipped CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 16 66 82 164 12" 99 69 180 7~ 8 87 I 102 35 173 238 i 446 Registered On The Beech TOTAL Shipped CLASS A CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 1 3 24 30 I 57 314 164 57 I 535 361 480 104 I 945 17 140 244 I 401 1 32 26 I 59 238 180 59 I 477 133 436 50 I 619 32 _175 203 410 3 0 47 I 50 203 102 50 I 355 288 129 282 | 699 25' 30 250 305 7 56 103 J 166 755 446 166 11367 782 1045 436 12263 74 345 697 11116 �Pare Five SEAFARERS LOG 14» INt Gulf, Bait Runs Spur Box Trade New Docking Methods Eye Smaller Crew LONDON — Two new develop­ ments by British firms would mean smaller docking crews to handle large vessels like super­ tankers and bulk carriers in nar­ row harbors and waterways if they prove fully successful. The first is a closed-circuit tele­ vision system which has already been installed on the 20,000-ton British tanker Border Chieftain. Designed for use specifically on supertankers and bulk carriers which carry their bridge aft, the system caiis for a fixed TV camera mounted high on the foremast. With the system operating, a viewing monitor on the bridge provides the captain or pilot with a clear view of the bow and gives him a point of reference with which to judge the position and distance of jettys, tugs, buoys and small craft which would normally be out of sight from the bridge. Another system under develop­ ment in Great Britain is a new type of small diesel tractor that acts as a self-propelled winch to maneuver large vessels into their berths. The tractors are designed to take light lines ashore before a vessel's main hawser is secured on the dock. The manufacturing com­ pany predicts that a two or threeman crew now will be able to do a job previously needing eight men. Designed for use primarily with tankers, the tractors are equipped with three-cylinder diesel engines which are fire-proof. They are also fitted with numerous safety devices, such as a heavy tubular framework to protect the driver and crew from ship ropes and from spills in the water when the vehicle slams a curb on the dock. Scenq at dedication ceremonies for the Anthony Anastasio Memorial Wing of the Brooklyn Longshoremen's Medical Center pictures SlU President Paul Hall speaking at the micro­ phone. Among others on the dais (l-r) are ILA President William Bradley; Dr. Francis Mitchell, medical director of the center; Anthony Scotto, president, ILA Local 1814; Alex Chopin of the NY Shipping Association; Assistant US Labor Secretary James J. Reynolds. Dock Work Gang Study Underway Brooklyn ILA Expands Clinic BROOKLYN—More than 1,000 labor, Government and industry officials attended the dedication ceremonies last week for the new Anthony Anastasio Memorial Wing at the Brooklyn Longshoremen's Medical Center. The $1.5 million facility was added to an ex­ isting building to provide -• comprehensive medical and tasio and other local officials in ad­ pant in the ceremonies. He also vancing the cause of preventive reported on the progress to date in dental treatment for members medicine by means of the new in­ the longshore manpower study of Local 1814 of the International Longshoremen's Association and their families. The construction of the new wing climaxes ten years of effort on the part of Anthony Anastasio, presi­ dent of Local 1814 until he passed away in March, on behalf of Brooklyn longshoremen and mari­ time workers. The 10,000-member Local 1814 is the largest local in the ILA. Authorization for medical treat­ ment of longshoremen at the center was obtained over the objection of the Kings County Medical Soci­ ety, which opposed the legislation enacted by -New York State this year to make the new program possible. Speakers at the dedication cere­ monies lauded the efforts of Anas- Al Grossman, 46, Dredgemen's Official, Dies Of Heart Attack NEW YORK—^Well known throughout the maritime labor movement, Albert (Al) Grossman, general organizer and public relations representative of Operating Engineers Local 25 here, died of a heart attack on Memorial Day at his home worked on the West Coast as a in Queens. Ha was 46 years longshoreman and shipyard work­ old. Local 25 Is the dredgemen's union which has had its main office in the SIU headquarters building since It was chartered in 1959. Grossman had been with Lo­ cal 25 since it was established and, in addition to his regular duties, was a member of the union's Exec­ utive Board and a trustee of its welfare, pension and vacation plans. He was editor of "The Dredgeman," its official organ. Long active in the trade union field, he had traveled extensively on behalf of the dredge union. Only the week before his death, he had been in New Orleans, where he helped reach an agreement be­ tween the Government, construc­ tion industry officials and 19 trade unions representing about 500 dredge workers to be employed at a new missile-testing site in Mis­ sissippi. He had also served pre­ viously on a number of special as­ signments for the SIU and the Maritime Trades Department in severai areas. A native New Yorker who er, Grossman is survived by his wife, Sylvia; two children, Theodore and Andrea; his mother, Mrs. Esther Grossman, and a brother, Israel. Services held here May 81 were attended by a large delegation of officers and members from the Albert Grossman SIU, Local 25 and other maritime unions. Burial was at Beth Moses Cemetery, Farmingdale, N.Y. stallation. Local 1814's diagnostic medical center has been in opera­ tion for several years under the supervision of Anthony Scotto, newly-elected local president and head of the Maritime Port Council of New York. In addition to SIU President Paul Hall and other labor and waterfront industry officials, US Assistant Secretary of Labor James J. Reynolds was a featured particl- Bull Line Ship Plan Awaits Bids NEW YORK—A US Marshal's sale of the Emilia, one of the ships in the Bull Line-Kulukundis American-flag shipping operation, was unsucces.sful la.st week when there were no bids on the vessel which still carried an estimated $1 million in cargo aboard. The cargo, which was not to be included in the sale, was the reason for the total lack of bidding because of the difficulty any suc­ cessful bidder would have in un­ tangling the mountains of red tape involved in distributing it to its owners. The US Attorney's office now plans to have the cargo re­ moved and again put the Emilia on the block, at which time a quick sale is expected. Meanwhile, court - appointed trustees are continuing efforts to secure the necessary financing for reorganizing the American-flag op­ eration of Manuel E. Kulukundis under a trusteeship arrangement. The Emilia is one of the ships in­ volved in the reorganization plans. A minimum price of $250,000 had been set for the vessel. The Emilia, a C-2, has been tied up at Bull Lines' Brooklyn pier for six months. Her 9,000-ton cargo consists of 40 panel trucks, eight locomotives, tin plate, vege­ table oil and 2,600-tons of grain bound for Middle and Southeast Asian ports. Monies derived from the sale of Bull Line-Kulukundis ships will be used to pay creditors, which in­ clude the SIU and other shipboard unions, plus SIU crewmembers with liens against individual ships be used to pav creditors. undertaken by the Departn>ent of Labor as an outgrowth of last winter's ILA strike on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. The study will be continued until July, 1964, under the settlement terms that ended the walkout. NEW ORLEANS — Container­ ized shipping became available in the Gulf area for the first tinw when the Mobile, a combination breakbulk containership operated by SlU-contracted Waterman Steamship of Puerto Rico, arrived here last weekend. The Mobile is one of the two C-4 combination container and cargo vessels that will provide a weekly shipping service between Mobile, New Orleans, and the ma­ jor ports of Puerto Rico. Both ships contain refrigerated cargo space and are equipped to handle heavy lifts. Shippers can work out a doorto-door trucking and shipping ar­ rangement with interchange agree­ ments to load the Waterman con­ tainers at their own platforms, reducing the rate of marine insur­ ance necessary by up to 50 percent. Meanwhile, in Baltimore, SIUcontracted Sea-Land Service an­ nounced that in order to keep up with demand for container space on its new Baltimore-Puerto Rico run, two of its fully-containerized vessels have been put in service. The Rafael Semmes and the Fairland, both converted C-2s with a capacity of 226 containers each, are scheduled to sail each Friday from Baltimore and each Monday from Jacksonville, with stops at San Juan, Ponce and Mayaguez. Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director EEiminating Food Poison Dangers Although It can occur at any time of the year, food poisoning is gen­ erally associated with summertime, when all things seem to grow faster and bigger. Including bacteria. More SIU ships will be finding themselves in warm climates with the arrival of summer, so stewards have to be on their toes to pre­ vent any possibility of an outbreak of food poisoning aboard ship. At its mildest, food poisoning can be merely an unpleasant nuisance, but at its worst it can lead to prolonged hospitalization or even death. Not long ago, American newspapers were filled with stories about a rash of food poisonings fatal to several people, which was said to be the fault of a batch of defective canned tunafish. This was a special case of food poisoning, however, caused by botulism, which is the Improper canning or preserving of food. Medical authorities agree that most cases of food poisoning are the product of careless, unsanitary food handling and preparation. Aside from the necessary sanitary precautions with which every SIU steward is familiar, the best weapon against food poisoning is refrigera­ tion. The disease-bearing bacteria won't be killed by refrigeration, but cold will keep them inactive and prevent their multiplying to dan­ gerous numbers. In the summertime, therefore, it is doubly important to keep most foods refrigerated whenever they are not actually being prepared or served. Salads are very susceptible to these bacteria, especially salads con­ taining miik, cream, mayonnaise or other dressings, and those con­ taining cold eggs or meats. Other items to be carefully handled are desserts and pastries that have a custard or cream filiing. Bacteria will breed very rapidly in these foods if they are left standing in a warm messroom or galley. Mayonnaise is especially susceptible, as most instances of food poisoning seem to be traced to such items as chicken, tuna or potato saiad prepared with mayonnaise. These items should always stay under refrigeration until they are actually ready to be served on the table. Chilled foods which have warmed too much are not the oniy potential carriers of food poisons. Heated food can also be carriers if they have just been warmed up and the heat is not high enough to destroy the bacteria. The damage can be done by warm gravies, for instance, if they have not been brouglit to a boil before being served. The practice of cooking and serving to order aboard SIU vessels is a major weapon in fighting the possibility of food poisoning, because this keeps food from standing around in gravy until mealtime. Close, crowded work areas in ships' galleys and messrooms, the relatively poor ventilation compared to shoreside facilities and the greater exposure to heat all multiply the dangers of food poisoning aboard ship. For these reasons, steward department men must e.xercise great care regarding personal cleanliness, cleanliness of the galley and prompt refrigeration of food whenever possible. (Coviments and suggestions are iiwitcd by this Department and can be sxibmitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) �SEAFARERS tmgt Six House Group Backs Bill Making Nurses 'Officers' Jon* 14, lies LOG SIU Committee Nominees in NY SIU Official To Head NY Railtug Panel WASHINGTON—A bill calling for the re^stration of pro­ fessional nurses as staff officers in the United States mer­ chant marine was favorably reported to the House last week by the Committee on Mer--*chant Marine and Fisheries. steward department aboard ship as waitresses and beau­ The committee's report said stewardesses, ticians as well as nurses. The SIU NEW YORK—G. P. McGinty, regional director of the SIU Rail­ way Marine Region, has been named chairman of the New York Harbor Marine Board of Adjust­ ment for the year beginning May 20, 1963. The six-man Harbor Board, con­ sisting of three labor representa­ tives and three representatives of railroads operating in the area, was set up as an outgrowth of the 1961 railroad tug strike. It serves as a special board to handle job disputes which arise in the marine operations of the 11 affected rail­ roads. Other labor representatives on the panel are D. J. Lytle of the Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ sociation and O. A. Akerman of the Masters, Mates and Pilots. it "believes that the professional status of nurses, both in the Armed currently counts two retired Delta Forces and civilian life, warrants Line stewardesses among its ac­ their classification on board ship tive pensioners. Under the proposed legislation, as staff officers and accordingly applicants for registry would not recommends enactment . . It be required to take an examination noted that professional nurses to qualify, but would have to fur­ have been classified as staff offi­ cers in the past, together with nish the Coast Guard with proofs of experience, minimum periods of • pursers and ships' surgeons. service, citizenship, good charac­ Competing in election by SIU headquarters membership for In making its recommendations ter, etc., as well as a valid license spot on new Quarterly Financial Committee, Seafarers Allan to the House, the committee cited issued by any state or US territory. Bell, steward department; plus Norman Dubois and Joe the fact that the Coast Guard has undertaken a job reclassification Obrezo of the deck depaHment, await result of balloting at and because the law does not spe­ last week's regular meeting in New York. Dubois won the cifically include professional nod in close voting. Similar elections were held in all ports. nurses as staff officers "they would be classified with oilers and wipers." A hearing witness estimated there are about 20 professional nurses on both the East and West LONDON—Faced with the mounting problem of maritime unemployment and loss in Coast available for ship duties; shipbuilding orders, the British government has announced plans to aid the shipbuilding about 70 on call; and a total of be­ industry by offering good credit terms to domestic shipowners who place construction or­ tween 200-300 who would be ready ders at home shipyards. to come back to ship when and as NORFOLK — Substantial wage The action came a few days further aid to French shipbuild­ dustry has to be placed on a profit­ needed. hikes, health and welfare cover­ after one British line ordered ing has been made by the chair­ able basis. "Whether our country The bill was formally introduced age and many other improvements in the House en January 17 and, have been won by the SIU United a 67,000 ton freighter from a Ja­ man of the French Shipowners As­ will have a modern and sufficient if passed, would amend a 1939 Industrial Workers at three ship panese shipyard because of lower sociation who termed the present marchant navy without loss of law to make the ladies who qual­ repair plants whose workers had price and easy credit terms. A subsidy inadequate. Seeking bet­ time," he declared, "is a matter ify into "officers and gentlemen." never before been organized until follow-up statement by the gen­ ter credit terms, he said the in­ for the government to decide." The SIUNA pursers union, the they elected to come under the eral-secretary of the Boilermakers' Society declared that British Staff Officers Association, is mak­ SIU-UIW banner. shipyard workers might refuse to ing plans to organize professional The three new companies are nurses in all Atlantic and Gulf the Colonna Shipyard Company, repair English-owned ships pur­ passenger ship fleets, pending fi­ McAllister Brothers and the Cur­ chased abroad. In announcing the government's position. Transport nal resolution of the bill. tis Bay Shipyard. Mini.ster Ernest Marples said the There are no lady officers on The contract at Colonna came US merchant ships today in any after the SIU had launched an government would lend up to $8 shipboard department, although extensive organizing campaign million to finance new orders for Cash Benefits Paid — April, 1963 British shipyards. many women do serve in the that lasted over nine months. AMOUNT PAID CLAIMS Marples said a scrap and build A new three-year-pact went into scheme had been discarded in fa­ Hospital Benefits $ 65,664.00 8,028 effect after employees at the com­ vor of the new plan to extend cred­ 66,527.05 24 Death Benefits pany had ratified it by a vote of it for loans up to a maximum of 59,400.U0 396 . Pension-Disability Benefits . . . to 1. The company's 175 em­ ten years, which will be made 6,799.60 33 ployees are engaged in ship and available to shipowners at the gov­ Maternity Benefits 76,901.05 806 tug repair work. ernment Interest rate of five per­ Dependent Benefits 401 4,371.30 The victory at Colonna Shipyard cent. The program is considered Optical Benefits was an impressive feat due to the to be the best available in any Out-Patient Benefits 41,638.00 4,484 fact that the company had been country to domestic operators. 435,846.13 1,400 Vacation Benefits existing for 85 years as a non­ British shipbuilding and ship- TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION union operation and had resisted owning interests were enthusiastic 15,572 $757,147.13 the organizing attempts of many over the government's test venture BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD. WASHINGTON — Westinghouse other unions until the UIW won which will continue until May, Electric Corp. will pay $800,000 to recognition. 1964. Terms of the loans will be the Tennessee Valley Authority Pacts with McAllister and Cur­ and other Government agencies to tis Bay are for shorter terms and based on advice of a special ad­ settle claims for overcharges stem­ cover about a dozen workers at visory committee under Transport April, 1963 ming from the electrical equip­ each location. The companies' tugs Ministry auspices. Across the Channel, a call for Seamen Wives Children TOTAL Port ment Industry's price-fixing con­ were already under SIU contract. spiracy of severar years ago. 127 42 11 Baltimore *'' * The settlement will bring to 1474 9 134 Houston •••••• more than $8,5 million the amount 53 4 6 43 • Mobile the Government has collected 349 20 7 from companies which were de­ 322 New Orleans • * fendants in the anti-trust cases. 421 29 51 341 New York • • • • The largest single settlement, with 90 17 34 •••••• 39 Philodelphia " General Electric last July, came to Norfolk SIU Wins Throe New Pacts British OK Domestic Ship Aid SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans 'Rigging' Costs Westinghouse $800,000 Tab SIU Clinic Exams-All Paris $7.5 million. Seven smaller companies have also reached settlement agree­ ments, and civil suits are still pending against five firms. The Westinghouse settlement is based on sales totaling $15.7 mil­ lion. Of the overcharge payment, $430,000 will go to TVA and $370,000 to the other agencies. Settlements of civil suits brought by municipalities and private utility companies which purchased electrical equipment at "rigged" prices still have to be reached. vvwns TO •mijOQ TOTAL ••.••••• 953 162 72 1187 SIU Blood Bank Inventory April, 1963 Scene at one of the Norfolk area ship repair facilities just brought under SIU contract shows Colonna yard worker Ion ladder, left) checking over the Godspeed, a replica of Capt. John Smith's historic vessel from the Jamestown (Va.) Festival. She was in the Colonna yard for refitting. Port Boston New Fork .... Philadelphia .. Baltimore .... Norfolk Jacksonville .. Tampa Mobile New Orleans . Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Previous Balance 7 Pints Credited 0 23 59 16 30 6 13 36V6 6 6 6 16 286 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 283/b em 2m Pints Used 2 15 4 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 34 TOTAL ON HAND 5 71 19 59 16 25 6 11 391/4 6 1 6 16 280V4 �14, INS 'S'EJ FARERiS LOG ISIU MEMBERSHIP ••MEETINGS DITROIT, April 12—No meeting held due to lack of • quorum. 4- t HOUSTON, April 15—Chairmen, Llnd•ey Williams; Secretary, Bill Doak; ReadIng Clerk, Paul Orozak. - All previous port meeting minutes accepted. Port Agent's report on shipping, new compa­ nies and blood bank accepted unani­ mously. President's and Secretary-Treas­ urer's reports for March carried. Ac­ cepted Headquarters' report on proce­ dure for nomination of convention dele­ gates. Quarterly linanciat committee re­ port accepted. Auditor's reports carried unanimously. Motion carried under new business to deal with shipping of key obs In coming negotiations with Keva deal Corp. Total present: 413. t NEW ORLEANS, April 14—Chairman, Lindsay Williams; Secretary, Clyde Lan­ ier; Reading Clerk, C. J. Stephens. Min­ utes of all previous port meetings ac­ cepted. Port Agent reported on shipping, local elections and Bull Line situation. Report accepted. President's report for March carried. Secretary - Treasurer's March report accepted. Quarterly finan­ cial committee report carried. Head­ quarters' recommendations on procedure for nominating convention delegates ac­ cepted. Meeting excuses referred to dis­ patcher. Auditor's reports carried. Total present: 490. NOBILB, April 17—Chairman, Lindsay J. Williams; Secretary, H. Fischer; Read­ ing Clerk, R. Jordan. All previous port meeting minutes accepted. Port Agent reported on shipping, death of Brother Andreas Ingebretsen, Bull Line pay and blood bank. Accepted. President's and Secretary-Treasurer's reports for March carried. Report of quarterly financial committee accepted. Headquaters' pro­ cedure on nominations for convention delegates accepted; Meeting excuses re­ ferred to dispatcher. Auditor's reports carried. Total present: 339. Fttt* Serca Study May Derail Merger Moves WASHINGTON—The hopes of the Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroads for Interstate Commerce Commis­ sion approval of a proposed merger are heading for a sharp jolt, according to a news report last week covering a special study being made by an ICC economist. The reported findings by^ ^ The railroads are attempting to pers, labor groups and local offi­ the ICC economist closely pa­ their merger applications. The pending ICC report also rush through their merger approv­ cials in almost every major city rallel charges made by the notes a tangle of complicated rail­ als before these Senate measures served by the two giant railroads Railway Labor Executives Associa­ tion and Its member unions, in­ cluding the SIUNA, regarding the dangers of the merger trend among the major railroads. These moves, if successful, could have an Im­ portant effect on the remainder of domestic shipping In the US. "A combined Pennsy-Central road, even when pitted against the other two big rail systems current­ ly emerging in the East—would still control more miles of track than the other two systems com­ bined, would originate 48 percent of all rail freight traffic between 37 major Eastern and Midwestern cities, and would appear to have a big edge in getting the business of New England shippers through links with the New York, New Haven & Hartford and Boston & Maine Railroads," the "Wall Street Journal" reported on June 6, citing the ICC man's calculations, Hartke Bill Recent newspaper advertise­ ments sponsored by the RLEA urge public and labor support for a resolution sponsored by Sen. Vance Hartke of Indiana, calling for a study of the railroads' flnanelal structure to determine what truth there is to the pleas of "poverty" on which the railroads are basing road stock holdings which further cloud the possible consequences to the rest of the transportation in­ dustry if the mergers are granted. The RLEA and its member un­ ions are also supporting two sep­ arate Senate bills, S. 942 and S. 1138, designed to halt further mergers pending an impartial study can be put into effect. They origi­ nated last year. The ICC economist is expected to testify in the ICC merger hear­ ings which picked up again here this week after a month on-theroad in Cleveland and Boston. The hearings were originally expected to last about six months, but ship- Put Away The Whip, Bosses Told WASHINGTON—The hard-driving boss doesn't get the best out of workers, in the opinion of a personnel iexpert who believes that "the best production managers are those who support and en­ courage their employees rather than drive them." Dr. Rensis Likert, director of Michigan's Institute for Social Re­ search, who was given an award here for "profound and authorita­ tive influence on personnel management policy in all enterprise," said: "One traditional and central assumption which research is pro­ gressively and seriously undermining is the notion that buying a man's time gives the employer control over the employee's behavior. "Most organizations base their standard operating procedures on this assumption. But the plain facts are that the highest-producing managers in American industry do not, on the average, believe in its validity nor do they base their managerial behavior upon it." He charged that direct pressure for production at all levels of management, whether in business, industry or government, is more often associated with low rather than high productivity. Pressures which may include manpower cuts, budget cuts, job timing and production standards, may lead to short-term gains but at the longrange expense of the organization, he added. demanded a chance to voice al­ most unanimous opposition to the proposed merger. How much weight the ICC will give to the economist's report is not clear. However, the Justice Department has contended that, in the past, ICC has often glossed over the impact of rail competition on other forms of transportation in approving every major rail merger proposal on which it has completed action in recent years. The Justice Department has al­ ready asked a special three-judge Federal court panel in Detroit to reject the ICC's approval, given in December, of Chesapeake Sc Ohio control of the Baltimore Sc Ohio. It charged that the decision "is invalid for lack of adequate findings as to effect of the acquisi­ tion upon other railroads." Testi­ mony yet to be heard in the pres­ ent Pennsy-NY Central hearings is that of the ICC's own staff mem­ bers, as well as the results of a computer study of the merger be­ ing conducted by the state of Penn­ sylvania. Pending also is the proposed merger of the Norfolk & Western Railway and the New York, Chi­ cago & St. Louis (Nickel Plate) Railroad. W v'^ ..li , • ..V. ,.'J i-l iii'.T a'' I'he US Navy battleship Arakwa was a strange ship with a strange name. She fought only one battle in her career. But that one was enough to give her a unique place in the history of US fighting ships because she fought that battle on dry land, over two miles from any water. And for ammunition her cannon were loaded with—cheese! The Arakwe was built in the closing days of the Civil War, too late to take part in any of the conflict. She was a wooden ship, a sidewheeler with huge paddle-wheels churning in covered boxes on her sides. She was a proud vessel, but was already outmoded when she first slid out to sea, for by that time the days of wooden fighting ships were numbered. For several years the Arakwe was on patrol duty, cruising up and down the Caribbean. Then the orders were changed and she was sent 'round the horn to Aconaqua, Chile. By stationing her there, displaying her cannon and flag, the US hoped she would somehow bolster the morale of the shaky Chilean government. By this time the Arakwe was listed as a gunboat and her armament was down to the cannon which she displayed so freely. She still had never fired a single shot in anger when orders came by mall instructing her to return Stateside. But just then nature took a hand and the Arakwe never made it home. The ship was anchored in the bay at Aconaqua. Captain Alexander was stUl going over the mail which had brought his new orders when he noticed that the cabin lamp was swaying strangely fore and aft. This seemed unusual, since the Arakwe was well inside the bay and it was a windless day. He went on deck immediately and soon learned his predicament. Due to a submarine earthquake somewhere out at sea, the water around the Arakwe was rapidly draining out of the bay and rushing seaward. In minutes, every drop of water had drained from the bay. The Arakwe was aground on the muddy bottom with her stern to the sea. Captain Alexander knew well what would soon follow. After rushing out to fill the earthquake's chasm, the water would return in the form of a giant tidal wave, one of the most powerful and destructive forces of nature— and his vessel was directly in its path. Alexander wrote in his log: "I anticipated that we might be able to ride it out by cutting the anchor cable, which was quickly accomplished. The stench from the Bun shining on the mud of the harbour bottom was most distressing and several of the crew were made ill." All now waited anxiously for the waters to return, and soon a giant wall of water came roaring in from the sea. The log continues: "The great wave which struck us broke over the stern of the ship and did heavy damage as well as sweeping overboard three members kl of the crew who were never seen again. We had no control of the ship and indeed counted ourselves fortunate to be afloat." Although still afloat, the Arakwe was swept inland, careening madly along further and further from the shore. Swept along with her were scores of other boats and assorted debris. With her flat bottom and shallow draft, the Arakwe managed to ride it out. She finally cam," to rest at the foot of a cliff on a sandy desert strip—^ two miles from the sea! Wreckage of other vessels and their cargoeB was scattered all about her for miles in the deep sand. Now the looters began arriving, plundering the riches that wera theirs for the taking. Captain Alexander thereupon began arming his men. The" Arakwe was a fighting ship of the US Navy and he would not let her be stripped clean by a pack of thieves. But the looters came in swarms. While there was still plenty of loot lying about on the sand, they took Alexander's warning and stayed away from the Arakwe. As pickings began to run thin, however, they became bolder. The thinner the pickings became, the bolder they got. More and more arrived constantly. A group now tried to climb aboard the Arakwe. The crew, tired from its long ordeal, managed to beat them off with great difficulty. Soon, however, the looters crowded together in a meeting just out of pistol range. Obviously they were planning a mass attack on the harassed ship. Captain Alexander thus ordered the cannon loaded. But although powder was available, there was no shot. That was located somewher# below, out of reach in the twisted wreckage below the main deck. Searching desperately for a substitute, Alexander finally ordered the cannon loaded with hard round cheeses that were available right in the galley. Now as the mob surged across the sand toward the old battleship, screaming and firing pistols, Alexander held his fire. Wlien tliey were just a couple of hundred yards away, he gave the order and the cannon roared. Balls of cheese went skimming over the sand with the speed of express trains. The looters were knocked off their feet like pins in a bowling alley. When they got up, they had had enough of the cheese. One more volley, a broadside of more cheese, and the mob retreated in wild disorder. Had she been stocked with limburger the Arakwe might have been able to fight off an army. But even though she had won her battle the Arakwe was a doomed ship. Too far from the water to refloat, she eventually broke up where she lay. But she had gotten her wish. In the Navy's records, she was off icially listed as lost in action! �Jane 14. 19fS SEAFARERS LOG rase BsM Senate Plugs USPHS Loophole WASHINGTON—A bill which would reinstate coverage under the US Public Health Bervice hospital program to some 6,000 seamen-fishermen who are owners or part-owners of fishing boats and other vessels has now been passed by the Senate. The bill would restore elig-"^a "user" charge system covering tended at that time. Ibility to self-employed US PHS care. The ruling arose out of claims seamen-fishermen for medical According to the report of the for medical care in 1951 by owners care in hospitals, out-patient clinics and other facilities of the Public Health Service. When the bill came up back In April, the Budget Bureau took the occasion to urge a throwback to the old idea of "user" charges. Whereby either seamen or the shipping industry would have to pay the cost of all Federal medical care programs. The budget agency told the Senate Commerce Committee at that time that it viewed selfemployed seamen as "having as­ sumed the business risks of an entrepreneur" whose income is based on profits rather than wages, and therefore felt they did not qualify for Federal care. Until 1954, seamen-fishermen had been covered for USPHS treatment. Tax Welfare Plans An increase in present tonnage taxes on the operators, or a direct charge against established labormanagement welfare plans fi­ nanced by shipowner contributions was the basis of the budget agency's proposal for instituting Commerce Committee, which ap­ proved the bill for Senate action on May 27, the original adminis­ trative ruling blocking USPHS medical care for the seamenfishermen "created an unfortunate Inequity" that was not really in­ of pleasure yachts and by a house­ wife living aboard a houseboat who was "employed in the care, preservation or navigation" of the vessel to the extent of turning on the navigation lights each eve­ ning, the committee stated. Lucile Bloomfield Draws 'Perfect Score' 7th Time HOUSTON—A seventh consecutive perfect score for vessel sanitation, never before attained by any other US-flag vessel, has been awarded to the SlU-manned freighter Lucile Bloomfield by the US Public Health •f-feet "100" on a sanitary inspec­ Service. The ship received tion. its latest 100% rating for over­ Praising the ship and her SIU all ship cleanliness in its annual sanitation inspection at New Or­ leans last month. The Lucile Bloomfield's record accomplishment marked the 21st inspection in a row where a Bloomfield ship has attained a per- crew, USPHS inspector W. B. Griffin was quoted as saying that he regretted it "was not within his power" to give the C-2 freighter more than the 100% perfect score. Adding his praise was Bloom­ field Vice-President O. C. Web­ ster who congratulated the entire Joe Algina, Safety Director Immediate First Aid For Burns In ancient times, medical men cailed upon to treat burns did so with applications of plain cold water, probably on the assumption that any damage caused by heat could be best treated with its opposite—cold. In modern times this practice was largely abandoned in favor of salves and ointments developed through modern research. But now the wheel has come to a full circle, and the cold water treatment of burns is once more finding favor with mediqal men, largely through the experiments of Dr. Alex G. Shulman of Los Angeles, according to a report by the National Safety Council. Dr. Shulman's experiments began several years ago when he accidently spilled some boiling grease on the back of his hand. The pain was so intense that he could do nothing but immediately plunge his hand into .a pan of cold water simply to relieve the agony. It was an hour before he could remove the hand from the water without recur­ rence of pain. Later, he was surprised to find that the hand healed much more rapidly than he had expected for a burn so severe. This experience led him to experiment further with the cold water burn treatment, which he has since applied even to electrical and chemical burns. He found that persons treated immediately with cold water recover better than those not so treated, regardless of subse­ quent medical treatment. This development is most significant in the field of safety for first aid treatment of burns both aboard ship and ashore. Its advantage is that it is so simple and quick that anyone, even without special skill, can use it as a first aid measure. If a shipmate is burned in an accident aboard ship or if a member of the family is burned at a back-yard barbecue, here is the simple procedure to follow; Completely immerse the burned area in a large basin of cold water. The temperature of the water should be comfortably cold, usually under 70° F. Ice or fresh cold water will have to be added from time to time to keep the temperature low, as heat from the burned body will gradually warm the water. If at all possible, don't place the sensitive burn under a cold running tap or shower because the pressure of the running water may offset the relief brought by the cold water, and possibly damage the delicate burned tissue. If the burn is on an area which can't be immersed, like the head or torso, apply towels that have been soaked in ice water. Keep the towels cold by changing them frequently, almost constantly if necessary. The treatment may be needed anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours depending on the burn. The best judge of when to end the treatment is the victim himself. The time to stop is when he can stand removal of the cold applications without recurrence of pain. Minor burns may need no further treatment. If the burned surface Is raw, you can cover it with a single layer of petrolatum gauze and a loosely applied bandage from the first aid kit. Any severe burn should eventually receive^ treatment by a doctor. But for immediate, on-the-spot first aid, cold water applied as described above will not only relieve the pain but should insure faster and better healing most times no matter what subsequent medical treatment is necessary. (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Burnett Ramsperger crew "whose desire to operate the cleanest ship afloat made this award possible." Among those he singled out for special mention were Seafarers Peter Sheldrake, ship's delegate; Leon R. Curry, bosun; Emil Herek. chief steward; Leslie Burnett, chief cook, and Richard Ramsperger, night cook and baker. The Bloomfield representative declared that the vessel was "one of the cleanest" he had ever per­ sonally inspected and "in every way exemplifies the old slogan 'An SIU ship is .a clean ship'." Webster noted that the perfect score was a "distinct credit to the men who man these ships "and offered" heartiest congratulations 'to a fine crew on a job superbly done." Big Payoff jiilplll Big smiles for Seafarer Sfeve Beraldes af Wilming­ ton SIU hall is for vacation check of $1,465. The payment covers a two-year stay on the Eagle Traveler as a bedroom steward. By Sidney Margolius Fiuoridation Urged For Dental Heatlh Money is the biggest single factor that determines the amount o£ dental care a family gets, and thus Its dental health. One Government study found that only 23 percent of low-income families seek any dental care, and only 33 percent with income between $3,500 and $5,000. Even among families with Income up to $7,000, fewer than half get adequate dental care. The result of the money barrier is a simple one: no teeth. If this is an affluent society we live in today, it is a strangely toothless one. Over 12 million Americans don't have a single tooth they can call their own. With overwhelming evidence showing that fiuoridation of water is both a safe and economical way to strengthen children's teeth, labor unions are increasingly interested in securing this benefit for their members. Earlier the AFL-CIO had urged state and local labor groups to work for fiuoridation of community water supplies "because pre­ vention and protection of health is better than the best cure." Only two of the nation's 12 largest cities have not yet adopted fiuoridation. After 12 years of discussion, Detroit city authorities re­ cently decided to fluoridate. This leaves New York and Los Angeles as the cities of over a million population still without fluoridation. Other cities of varying sizes which also recently adopted fiuoridation are Kansas City and Toronto. Now the New York City Central Labor Council is campaigning actively to secure this public-health measure there. According to the labor council's Community Services Committee, during the past school year 37 percent of New York City's school children received no dental care at all, and an additional 13 percent got only partial care. The number of dentally-neglected children is rising, it warned. "Dental decay is the most widespread affliction from which we suffer, and dental care costs families more than does any other medical condition." Evidence from all the towns which now have fluoridated water con­ firms its effectiveness. Philadelphia reports that tooth decay in the city's school children has been reduced up to 75 percent after seven years of water fluoridation. Greatest reduction was found in six-yearolds—the group that had been drinking fluoridated water from birth. But older children too were helped significantly. In Washington, DC, which has had fluoridation for ten years, the health department reports that decay rates among school children have been halved, with the greatest reduction again among the six-yearolds. The Indiana State Board of Health reports that children in several communities there, which have been fluoridating for over ten years, have less than half as much decay as before fluoridation. In Corvallis, Ore., scientists have found that over twice as many children now are free from cavities or fillings than in 1952 before fluoridation. Several towns in Iowa and Tennessee which have fluoridated, also report im­ portant decreases in tooth decay. All the documented evidence by impartial Investigators indicates that fluoridated water is as safe as it is effective. Medical experts who have checked on individuals who lived for many years in regions where the water is naturally high in fluorides or where fluorid. s has been added, have found no evidence of damage to health, such as the often-feared "damage" to bones or kidneys. Strangely, despite all this evidence, many people are still sincerely afraid of fluoridated water. In 1960, for example, out of 33 referendums in smaller cities and towns, fluoridation was defeated in 29. The Ameri­ can Dental Association reported that it had found most of the criti­ cisms against fluoridation were without foundation. These charges consist most often that fluoridation is "Communist-inspired; that it introduces a health-damaging poison into drinking water; that it is being promoted for commercial profit, and that it violates constitutional rights of the individual." Practically all public health agencies and public leaders recommend fluoridation, including the US Public Health Service; the American Dental Association; the American Medical Association; President Ken­ nedy, Secretary Anthony Celebrezze of the US Department of Health, Education & Welfare; most state and local boards qf health, the Ameri­ can School Health Association; the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, and others. One of the arguments often used by opponents is that there are other alternatives for families who want this health measure without fluoridating the water supply of those who don't. This is partly true, and determined families in those areas which still refuse to fluoridate may want to consider the alternatives. But, health authorities point out, the alternatives are not as inexpensive or convenient, do not have the proven effectiveness and do not satisfy the needs of the greatest part of the population. The New York City Board of Health analyzed the various alternative methods and reported these findings: ' TABLETS: Taking a fluoride tablet a day Individually involves extra expense, difficulty in control, and, perhaps worst, neglect. This was shown by the experience in Newark, NJ, which offered free tablets to residents. There were few takers. HOME-PREPARED WATER: Adding fluoride tablets to water your­ self not only is more expensive, but children would have to be con­ stantly supervised to make sure they drank the prepared water rather than using the more convenient tap water. MILK: Adding fluoride to milk would bo effective, but would result in variable consumption of fluorides since some areas served by the same milk company already have fluorides In the water, either natur­ ally or added. Nor are milk companies eager to take on the additional responsibility and expense. BOTTLED WATER: Commercially-bottled fluoridated water would cost about $18 per person. This would bar many low-income families, and would create problems of supervising the firms selling the water and testing the water. In contrast, the cost of providing fluorides in the community water supply is only about nine cents a ;'ear per person, and the small amounts added have bnen shown by wide-spread experience to be safe and simple to controL : �PaffC Nin* 8E A FARERS LOG Ju« 14. 19it TANKER IN PORT AnivinE in the Port of New York to unload a cargo of fnei and heating oils, the SlU-manned supertanker Orion Star (Colonial) is a big new ship that handles long and short hauls as they come. The photographs here are from a recent voyage. The ship is now enroute to Japan for discharging. ''"'' i •,.v •• "No smolcing" sign Is pointed safety reminder to all hands that smoking is taboo Orion Star is discharging cargo. Similar signs are posted all over the supertanker. At payoff, D. Malkin, steward, is the man of the moment counting out voyage eaVnings. •W I , Close-ups show bosun J. LoCoste, A. Cigiio (top, leftlj cook F. Atfcinn checking stores (top, right); two unnamed Seafarers in a coffee toast (bottom, left); oiler Sam Higgins in his domain. i * Maze of cargo lines pump different types of petroleum products into tanks on shore. truck stands at gangway (right, foreground) with load of provisions for next voyage. Delivery Galley crew of F. Adkinns, H. Phiiilps, R. Boultan end Anthony Cigllo has fish ready for lunch. �Tea SEA FARER8 LOG Federal Office Of Consumers Urged Via New Senate Bill Taklns It Easy in New Orleans WASHINGTON—Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.), joined by 22 co-sponsors, has Intro­ duced a new bill to establish a separate Government agency to represent the interests of consumers. The Office of Consumers ha proposes, Kefauver told the Senate, is intended "to be a burr in the hides of-*— government officialdom, to ment consumer-related programs During one day of Senate dis­ get important consumer Is­ now carried on by various Govern­ cussion largely devoted to con­ sues raised, and to aid in their settlement in such- a fashion that consumer interests will be heard . . He said that to enchance the chances of getting the bill enacted, he is not seeking, as he has in the past, to consolidate in one depart­ ment departments and agencies. The proposed new agency would present the consumer viewpoint before Government regulatory agencies and would act as a "pub­ lic watchdog on industrial pricing developments of particular impor­ tance to consumers," be said. Four More Veterans Join SlU Pensioners Four SIU veterans have been added to the list of Union oldtimers who have closed out long-time deep-sea careers to start enjoying their retirement with the assistance of the Union's $150-a-month pension. at New York in 1957 and last Trustee approval of the lat­ sailed aboard the Madaket (Water­ est group of SIU oldtimers man). brings 1963's total of pensioners certified for lifetime retirement benefits to 32. With a combined total of nearly 140 years of service at sea, the new pensioners include: Lop* Aloba. 67; Frank Hall, 77; Raymond MeNeely, 61, and Nelson J. Wood, 62. Bom in the Phillipines, Alo­ ha started work­ ing at sea while living in his na­ tive island. Arrlvlng in the McNeely States at an early age, he sailed in the deck de­ partment untU he switched over io steward. Now living in Brook­ lyn, NY, he signed on with the SIU New 'Queen' Liner Eyed By Cunard LONDON—Cunard Line is ex­ pected to announce its decision on a replacement for the aging Queen Mary sometime this month, when the company holds its annual board meeting in Liverpool. The 81,000-ton superliner is past her 27th birthday right now, and is figured to have about another five years of active service ahead of her. A formal committment on replacing the Mary and on giving the newer Queen Elizabeth a suit­ able running mate has been de­ layed almost two years. Cunard will probably settle on a ship in the 55,000-ton range as being better suited for today's trans-atlantic travel needs than the 75,000-tonner it originally planned. The company wound up in the posi­ tion of spurning British govern­ ment construction aid after it was reluctantly offered on the bigger ship. It has been putting off a final decision on a new vessel ever since. Meanwhile, the companjr fixed additional plans for Mediterranean and Caribbean cruises out of Southhampton and New York next winter, following its success on an experimental cruise program with the Elizabeth during the past sea­ son. The Queen Mary will be util­ ized this time out also. The oldest pensioner in the group, Hall resides with his wife, Grace, in Coinjock, NC. Born in the "Tarheel State," the Navy veteran of World War I already had a few years of seatlme under his belt before he enlisted. He joined the SIU at Norfolk in 1939 and kept on sailing in the engine department. His half-century career at sea ended when he paid off the Antinous (Waterman). sumer problems, a group of liberal Senators took the floor to discuss and urge enactment of: • A "Tmth-in-Lending" bill, long sponsored by Sen. Paul H. Douglas (D-IU.), which would re­ quire a full disclosure of all fi­ nance charges on consumer in­ stallment purchases and loans in terms of a true annual interest rate. • A"Truth-in-Packaging" bill, by Sen. Philip A. Hart (D-Mich.), which would ban deceptive and misleading packaging and labeling of food, household products and other supermarket items. • A bill by Sen. Jacob K. Javlts (R-NY), to set up a Senate Select Committee on Consumers, com­ parable to the existing Small Business Committee. All of these measures, carrying a long list of co-sponsors, have been supported by the AFL-CIO. Douglas told the Senate that his bill "would not in any way control credit or regulate the terms of credit." Its objective, he em­ phasized, "is merely to strip away the disguises which frequently hide or distort" its tme price. Comfortably settled in lounge at New Orleans SIU hall, (l-r) Seafarers Frank J. Foley, Wilii«n Stieffel, R. R. POSCIMI and F. W. Fancy relax between hourly job calls. The reading material helps pass the time, too. Caribbean Unions Stop Scab Ferry GEORGETOWN, BRITISH GUIANA—This small British colony on the northeast coast of South America is moving into the second month of a general strike. The strike was called by the"*^ Trades Union Coimcil when the government of Dr. Cheddl Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Seat Belts May Save Your Life Hall Wood Mississippi-bom McNeely trav­ eled to New Orleans to join the SIU in 1941. He shipped in the steward department from then on, until he paid off the Orion Planet (Colonial) last year. He and his wife, Irma, live in Slldell, La. Wood is a native New Yorker who shipped as a steward after signing on with the SIU in 1946. An Army veteran of World War II, he last paid off the Ocean Ulla (Ocean Trans). A resident of Queens Village, NY, he lists his daughter, Mrs. A. McGovern, of Brooklyn, as next of kin. Seafarer Lupo Aloba, 65, reads notice of his new $150 monthly pension at SIU headquarters. Death is usually tragic, and needless death is donbly toagio. Many deaths and severe Injuries from auto accidents are quite needless. The child who falls from a moving vehicle, the girl who's thrown to the floor by a sudden stop, the woman who's catapulted against the wind­ shield by a collision—all could have been protected by adequate seat belts. As we've studied accidents and their victims more thoroughly, we've discovered that many serious and fatal injuries could have been avoided if we could get passengers stopped as soon as the car stops. Fundamentally, it's the job of ear designers to tackle this problem, but they've shown remarkably little Interest in taking the lead. One major auto maker incorporated a number of safety features in a model several years ago, but buyers showed less than active interest in it. So it was redesigned into the competitive "death-trap" that the public seemed to demand. However, it's past time that the customer took the initiative in protecting himself. Let's assume you're a careful driver, never e.xce8d the speed limit, drive on the right side of the street, don't do much highway driving, keep your car in good condition, and never have bad an accident. Is that enough? Not at all. Some of the worst accidents happen when one car Is standing still at an intersection. Many others occur at slow speeds on city streets. Still others occur when someone loses control of his car and skids into an innocent driver. Most city streets were designed a half century ago, and as the number of cars using them rises, so does the number of collisions. Only an incurable optimist assumes he won't be involved in a colli­ sion. Many of us have gone for years without one, but this only shortens the odds that we will be. We're up against a statistical risk that no one can ignore. All safety belts aren't the same. To be effective, the bracket the belt is attached to must be firmly fastened to the frame of the car. Indeed, it's sometimes advisable to bolt or weld a reinforcement at that point. Second, the belt itself must be strong enough to resist wear, as well as the strain of a sudden Impact. Heavy web belts, like those used in airplanes, are generally satisfactory, and they're certainly cheaper than the stout leather ones. Finally, the buckle must be easy to fasten, easy to tighten, and easy to release, yet it must hold under the impact of what amounts to a 5,000-pound-Ioad. Passengers may find a complicated buckle arrange­ ment bothersome, so make it easy to get into. You should have belts for persons in the front seat, and there's much to be said for adding them to the back seat of the family car. If you really want thorough protection, there's a harness-type strap that fits your shoulders as well as your waist. For small cars especially, this offers greater protection. Regardless of what type of strap or harness you buy, you have a better chance to survive a mishap with a minimum of body damage. With summer vacation driving facing us, now's a good time to get this extra protection. (Comments and suggestions are invited by this I^epartmeni and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Jagan sought to push through a labor relations bill which would give it power to arrange which unions- should be recognized by employers. Jagan has been seeking, also, to run the government with strike­ breakers. Apparently he has had little success. Fiank Pilgrim, writing for the "London Observer," reports that the government did manage to restart the ferry service across the Demerara River here when it hired a retired Trinidad captain as a strikebreaker. Some 300 people bought round trip tickets but refused to embark on either side. It was a campaign of passive resistance by strikera and sympathizers. Then, according to Pilgrim, the captain broke down and joined the strikers. Another captain was hired th# next day but he was so erratic that the government sacked him. On the third day, the govern­ ment sent police to block any new moves by the strikers. However, massive demonstrations on the ap­ proaches to the docks blocked any would-be travelers from attemp­ ting to reach the ferry. To date, there has been no seri­ ous violence in the strike. The TUG has discouraged parades and urged that people keep calm. The situa­ tion is reaching a serious stag* now as supplies of food and fuel are almost exhausted. The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions has black­ listed Georgetown and no supplies are coining from overseas. Put Postal Zone On LOG Address The Post Office Department has requested that Seafarers and their families include postal zone numbers in sending changes of address into th* LOG. The use of the zone num­ ber will greatly, speed the flow of the mail and will facilitate delivery. Failure to include the zone number can hold up delivery of the paper. The LOG is now in the process of zoning its entire mailing list. �p Jaae 14. Itit SEAFARERS COPS nspom When liberals talk about Class of '58, they're not referring to graduates of Harvard, Yale, Princeton or Podunk College, but to the men who were elected to the United States Senate that year. By and large, the Class of '58 has produced more progressive, pro-labor senators than any group in recent times. In case you haven't checked your calendar, the Class of '58 comes up again in 1964. It's certain even now that the manpower of the re­ actionaries and the money of big business will be poured into an allout effort to rout Class of '58 liberals. The right-wingers know that if they are successful in 1964. conservatives wiil hoid effective control of the Senate for years. In Wyoming, for example, the John Birchers and other rightists who have gained a stranglehold on the state, are training their guns on liberal Gale McGee. In Ohio, the conservatives are out to get Stephen M. Young; in Maine, Ed Muskie. Other members of the Class of '58 on the rub-'em-out roster of the right wing are: Clair Engle of California, Vance Hartke of Indiana, Phii Hart of Michigan, Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota, Howard Cannon of Nevada, Harrison Williams of New Jersey, Frank Moss of Utah, Robert Byrd of West Virginia, Thomas Dodd of Connecticut. Among them, these 12 have hung up a composite voting record on the COPE scorecard of 314 "right" votes on important legislation against only 31 "wrong." (Included in the tabulation are votes cast by those members of the 1958 Senate class who previously served in the House.) In all, a total of ?2 incumbent liberals and moderates will be running for the Senate in 1964, and only 12 conservatives will be on the block. There is more at stake than simply the winning and losing of a cluster of seats in the Senate. The liberals up for election in 1964 have been building up seniority during the past six years. In the Senate, seniority is the crucial key to committee leadership and in­ fluence, and it is the committees and their subcommittees that shape bills and either boost of biify them. ^ The successes of organized political action by the labor movement are clearly illustrated in a special reprint from the "Plasterer and Cement Mason," publication of the Plasterers Union, on the life of Jim McDevitt, director of COPE until he died a few months ago. McDevitt first went to work as a plasterer in 1916 and was vice-president of his home union at the time of his death. The story on McDevitt details his early days as a union officiai in Pennsylvania and his role as head of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor from 1938 until 1951. Pennsylvania was a major battle-ground for union political action in those days, particularly with the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act. "In 1947," the account in "The Plasterer" recalls, "the Pennsylvania State Federation established a permanent Committee on Political Action. Its purpose was to put the federation's political activities on an effec­ tive and continuing basis. The first test came in the 1948 elections. The committee set out to reach the federation's 700,000 membership. It sponsored mass meetings, bought time on radio stations and space In newspapers and published quantities of its own literature to get Its message across. McDevitt predicted that the liberal-labor vote in Pennsylvania would defeat 10 Congressmen who had voted for TaftHartley. Experienced reporters covering the campaign thought he was talking through his hat, but the returns showed that 11, not 10, TaftHartley congressmen were defeated in Pennsylvania." The formula utilized here, of course, was further developed as time went on. In 1951, McDevitt left his post with the state fed to head the old AFL Labor's League for Political Education, predecessor of COPE before AFL-CIO merger. Thus, much of what was to become a national political education campaign for the entire labor movement, through COPE, had its roots in Pennsylvania almost 20 years ago. No-Strike Proposal Nixed On All Sides DETROIT—Labor, Government and business all found themselves on the same side of the issue of compulsory arbi­ tration at a panel discussion here—they were all against it. The symposium, at Wayne | State University, was spon-' pulsory arbitration" and was gored by the Detroit Metro­ seconded by Kelly. politan Area Joint Construction Activities Committee. Heading the list of speakers was C. J. (Neil) Haggerty, president of the AFL-CIO Building & Con­ struction Trades Department. He joined with Under Secretary of Labor John F. Henning and Edward T. Keily, labor relations director of the Associated General Contractors of America, in oppos­ ing forced bargaining. Haggerty and Kelly were teamed up in a discussion on gen­ eral labor issues and problems in the buiiding trades, including dif­ ferent forms of government inter­ vention in collective bargaining. Haggerty said the Building Trades are "unalterably opposed to com­ The contractors' spokesman said he viewed anti-strike legislation as "tampering" with the rights of both labor and industry. In his opening remarks, Hen­ ning warned against promoting compulsory arbitration in collec­ tive bargaining disputes. Henning's statement reaffirmed the position he stressed in an appearance at last month's SIUNA convention, when he stated: "Neither a moral nor a political justification exists for the enact­ ment of legislation designed to provide for the compulsory arbi­ tration of major labor disputes in the maritime industry ... the proponents of compulsory arbitra­ tion are disciples of despair." Page Eleven LOG Outmoded Ships Block Trade (Continued from Page 2) in the way of US maritime growth and expanded trade for Americandag companies. He said that new ways had to be found in this area and others to reverse a trend that will mean the end of the line for almost four of every five ships in the present US-fiag fieet. He echoed previous labor and industry speakers, in taking a firm stand against compulsory ar­ bitration as the suggested "cureall" for the ills of the industry. Meanwhile, in an appearance on the West Coast, Hall reaffirmed the position he took before the com­ mittee in March against the Bon­ ner legislation. In a debate with J. Paul St. Sure, president of the Pacific Mari­ time Association, at the University of California's Annual Industrial Relations Conference, Hall referred to the Bonner proposal as a "farce" because it would benefit only the subsidized shipowners and "would give them a total alibi to continue milking the taxpayers . . He said available Federal money should be spread out to include operations in the bulk trades and in other areas. Hall put the blame for the pres­ ent poor condition of the maritime industry squarely on the shoulders of Government agencies which, through administrative procedures and simple short-sightedness, had done more to destroy the American merchant marine than all the labor disputes put together. He singled out the Defense, Commerce and Agriculture Department as good examples where bureaucrats were more concerned with protecting foreign maritime interests than those of the US. Text Of Hall Letter To Bonner Committee June 10, 1963 Hon. Herbert C. Bonner, Chairman Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries House Office Building Washington, D.C. Dear Congressman Bonner: In the course of his statement to the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee on May 14th, Ralph Casey, president of the American Merchant Marine Institute, made sev­ eral statements in regard to my own testimony on March 22nd and 29th that require correc­ tion because they are either inconsistent with the facts or misleading. Mr. Casey stated that the main theme of my testimony was the charge that the subsi­ dized lines are soft in their bargaining because they are not bargaining out of their pocket but at the taxpayers' expense. As the printed record of the hearings very clearly show, I pointed to a number of problem-s which I considered as ills contributing to the merchant marine's present condition. Of the eight or nine principal causes I cited, the unrealistic application of subsidies in light of our nation's existing maritime needs was but one. And as one of several areas in which action could improve the position of American shipping, I suggested the following: "Reevaluate and overhaul the U.S. subsidy program to the end that it will encourage management and efficiency and develop trades and cargo shipments that are truly important to this nation." I think that any one who knows what went on in the hearings must agree that my refer­ ences to subsidies hardly constituted the main theme of my testimony, as Mr. Casey stated it did. The allusion to the subsidized operators' bargaining practices, to which Mr. Casey is so sensitive, were the result of questions put to me on the subject by members of the committee, so that a reading of my testimony will quickly put Mr. Casey's comments thereon in their proper perspective. When you weigh Mr. Casey's statements against the record, I believe it becomes obvious that what he really is saying is that as far as he is concerned the main theme was subsidy, be­ cause this is the subject which appears to be his prime concern at all times and to which ail other problems in maritime are subordinate. Mr. Casey, as spokesman for the subsidizeddominated AMMI, is dedicated and committed to the preservation of status quo. Consequently, his chief function is to forestall or divert any examination of the present methods of subsidy application and any reference to it causes ail else to fade from his view. Particularly significant is Mr. Casey's statement to the committee that in regard to the charge that the subsidized lines are soft in bargaining, "this is a natural and logical question to ask. In fact," stated Mr. Casey, "at one time while serving with the General Accounting Office I, myself, wondered about it." Subsequently, Mr. Casey continued, he became "convinced that there is absolutely no foundation for the charge." I am sure that Mr. Casey's convictions with respect to subsidies deepened as his tenure as president of the AMMI increased. I am equally sure that the subsidized companies who con­ trolled the policies of the AMMI would not have countenanced otherwise. Mr. Casey then proceeded in his testimony "to analyze" for the committee the reasons for my attitude for subsidized shipowners, in the following manner; "(1) The SIU labor agree­ ments are almost exclusively with non subsidized lines—and (2) for the most part these ships are World War II built and have either reached 20 years of age or are rapidly approaching it with little or no likelihood of replacement. So Mr. Hall has an extremely bleak outlook in the area of deep-sea operations and he knows it." On Mr. Casey's allegation that SIU agree ents are almost exclusively in non-subsidized lines, here are the facts: Companies 15 Total SIU subsidized ships Total SIU East Coast subsidized companies Mississippi Robin-Monreinac BloomSeld Ships 316 Total subsidized ships in U.S. 10 113 8 13 7 4 7 American Mail Line •. American President Lines Grace Lines Oceanic Steamship Moore McCormack Pacific Far East State Lines 11 27 7 S 6 17 16 As for Mr. Casey's remark that "the vessels of non-subsidized lines are for the most part World War Il-built and have either reached 20 years of age or are rapidly approaching it w th little or no likelihood of replacement" and that "Mr. Hall has an extremely bleak outlook in the area of deep-sea operations," Mr. Casey here confirms a condition in our industry that I have continually tried to convey—and that is that the AMMI which he represents is contemptuous of the problems of the unsubsidized segment of the maritime industry. This is hardly tiie a titude that we might expect of an association which purports to represent the interests of all segments of the industry. It appears that Mr. Casey has unwittingly put into sharp fo us the AMMI's precise position, which is to function primarily as a promoter for the large subsidized operator and to do it in the name of all members of the AMMI from whom it un­ ashamedly collects membership fees, while lacking any understanding of, or concern for, the non-subsidized operator. In view of Mr. Casey's sweeping, self-serving statements which distort my testimony for any one who might not have been aware of its contents, I believe it necessary to make this submission. Sincerely yours, Paul Hall i �Fas« Twelr* SEAFARERS LOG Jn* 14, INI Sees Flashlight Vital To Safety The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $13,000 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): Russell Clymer, 40; Brother Clymer died of a heart ailment on May 5, 1963 at Mercy Hospital, Baltimore, Md. He joined the SIU in 1947 and had sailed in the deck depart­ ment. A friend, Mrs. Francis Hanover, of Baltimore, sur­ vives. Burial was at Baltimore Na­ tional Cemetery. Total benefits: $4,000. iS^ Frank Soriano, 99: Brother Soriano died of natural causes aboard the SS Wild Ranger at sea on August 27, 1962. He signed on with the SIU in 1943 and had sailed in the steward depart­ ment. His neph­ ew, John Soriano, of Brooklyn, NY, survives. Burial was at sea. Total benefits: $4,000. 4. t 5. Walton O. Hudson, 43: Brother Hudson died of injuries received in an accident on April 24. 1963 in Ivanhoe, Va. He had sailed in the deck department since he joined the SIU in 1953. His mother, Blanche G. Hud­ son, of Washing­ ton, DC, survives. I Burial was at West End Cemetery, Wytheville, Va. Total benefits: $500. ^ Clarence T. Davis, 67: A liver infection proved fatal to Brother Davis at Memo­ rial Hospital, Long Beach, Calif-., on Janu­ ary 13, 1963. An SIU member since 1939, he had shipped in the steward de­ partment. Sur­ viving is his wife, Etta B. Davis, of Baltimore, Md. Burial was at National Cemetery in benefits: $500. Si Baltimore. Total 4 Wade H. Sexton, 40; Brother Sexton died of lung cancer on April 26, 1963 at the USPHS Hos­ pital in New Or­ leans, La. H e sailed In the engine depart­ ment after join­ ing the SIU in 1957. His wife, Frances Sexton, of Houston, Texas, survives. Burial was at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Houston. Total benefits: $4,000. All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $1,800 in maternity benefits and a maturity value of $225 in bonds: Cheryl Elaina Sylvester, born 28. 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. March 1, 1963, to Seafarer and Robert N. White. New Orleans, La. Mrs. Eddie Sylvester, Whistler, t. t. t. Ala. Robert Lowery McGill, born February 1, 1963, to Seafarer and ^ <t John David Schwealn, born Mrs. John McGill, Pearl River, La. Febfuaiy 12, 1963. to Seafarer and 4; 4^ 4^ Mrs. Jerry R. Schweain, Cape Juan C. Moore, born May 5, Girardeau, Mo. 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lester 3/ Moore, Livingston. Texas. Peter M. Escalona, bom March S- i i 24, 1963. to Seafarer and Mrs. Damarla Alvarez, born March Dominador Escalona, Seattle, 26, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wash. Samuel Rodriguez Alvarez, Saint 3^ i> 3^ Joseph John Air, born May 4, Just, Puerto Rico. 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert t 4> 4i Yolanda Marquez, born April 10, N. Air, West Islip, New York. 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Felix 3/ S> 3/ Craig Allen White, born March Marquez, Orocovls, Puerto Rico. Seafarers are urged at all times when in port to visit their brother members and shipmates in the hospitals. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals around the country: USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Clyde Barnes Anthony Maxwell Felipe Basaldu George McFall Arthur Botelbo Rosindo Mara John Brady Louis Moore Bobby Butts John Morris WUliam Muiier E. Constantino Quincy Crawford Ralph Newcomb Wm. Croissant Charles Parmar Harold Eby George Peres Frederick Eawarde Clyde Pritchett Eusene Engeihardt William Roberta Nalale Favaiora Calvin Rome Eugene Gaiiaspy Emile Roussell Manuel Gormino Nicolas Sabin Aubrey Sargent Orlando Gonzaiex Joseph Savoca Leon J. Gordon Meivin Spires Carle Harris Ashton Stephens Herbert Hart Adoiph Swenson Daniel Hutto Joseph Tague Waiter Johnson Harvey Thomas Oscar Jones Woddie Tieiman Alford Keenum Robert Trippe E. Kirkpatrick WiUlam Wade Steve Koiina James Walker Warren Lewlf Joseph Wiiiiama Clyde Lowe Luther Wing Thomas Lyona a> USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Adoiph Anavitata Thomas Hickey Felix Arce Henri HUlion Chris Astyfiaea William Leonard John Barone Salo Lepisto Louis Basta A. Longueira B. Berglund James Stripp Jose Bonefont E. T. Mara Raymond Bunce, Jr. Thomas Mastlna R. Burton Solon Pateras Anthony Caramaa Floro Regalado Carmine Cassano Francis Roth Howard Fauikiver Leon Ryzop Charles Fediw Luis Salazar Charles Fertal I. B. Schneider Theodore Gerber Joseph Scully Samuel Ginsberg James Shiber John Givens Klaus Teshke Robert Goodwin Regino Vasques John Graddick James Webb Walter Gustavson Frank Weber Frank Hannacheck Yu Song Yea Fred Harvey Cblng You John Hansen USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Issac D'Amlco Jessa Morris Rafael Diangelo W. T. Shlerling J. R. Miller K »roowyn IMT I wouM like fD receive the SiAl^^ USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Walter Conner Bert Mclnnemejr Clantoii Jernlgan Carl Olson Jose Kamminga William Plerca WiUiara Mason Willie Stona USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Edward Douglas N. Blanchard James Barnes Lucien Eiie Charles Bi;own Antoine Granger Lynn Baker I. B. A. Pedersen WUmer Black Rafael Pereira WiUiam Bcdgood Clarence Simmons Emanuel Vatis Alvah Burris Henry Childers USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. William Langford Edward Atkins Harry Baum William Maley David Wilson G. Chamberlaine Wong Sing Donald Hampton USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. Edward Broussard Anthony Hickey Edward Czosnowski Levi Middiebrook Edward Farrell Charles Robinson USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Edward Cichorek Charles Scott James Nelson USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Charles Radlka William Burton Gaetano Busciglio Vance Reid David Rudolph Sidney Day Edward Ruiey Gorman Galze Lynwood Gregory John Thompson Earl Hartman Harry Thrash Daniel Hill Stanley Vernux George Warnick Everett Hodges Frank Liro George Warren Carence Parks John White Emmett Pheian VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS John Butler USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Gerald Algernon .Tnseph Gross Thomas Leliay Robert Banister Benjamin Delbler Arthur Madsen Claude Doyal Max Olson Abe Gordon Charles Slater Leneard Higgans Willie Yo".ng SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Aibei tcK GutiPi rez William Kenny rtiomai Isakxen To the Editor: The following is about a safe­ ty situation I ran into on my last trip. It amounts to putting the skids on a safety program for the cost of a couple of flash­ light batteries. This is a very sad case of "economics." Everyone who has sailed on Calmar ships knows they put on Just enough stores for the trip. But when they have certain stores and don't use them, this can make a difference. I joined the good ship Ken- All tetters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFAMERS LOG must be signed by the writer, /fames will be-withheld upon request. mar (Calmar) on March 23 in Philadelphia when she was starting out for the West Coast on her regular run. A week after we left Baltimore, my flashlight went dead, as I had been using it for securing and for going on and coming off lookout. This is a pretty normal thing.' Since we were out at sea and there were no hardware stores around, I asked the mate for a couple of batteries for my flash­ light. The answer I got was that he didn't have any. Luckily an oiler had a couple of extras. A couple of other sailors also asked the mate about this, and the answer he gave them was that the batteries he had were only for himself, the bosun and the carpenter. They were ad­ vised to buy a new light if they didn't have any extra batteries. The slopchest has flashlights, but no batteries. Just before this, there had been a safety meeting called by the mate, who started to cry tlie blues about safety. When everyone in the deck depart­ ment called some of the unsafe conditions to his attention, in­ cluding the need for proper lights to work with during the trip, you never saw a safety meeting end so fast. That's when the safety pro­ gram went to pot, since it meant a couple of dollars to repair or replace a couple of items on the ship. During the whole trip not a man whose light went out was able to get replacements from the mate. It was lucky these ships only go off the coast and aren't out four or five months. I believe in a good safety program and will go the limit to see it followed, but tiie situa­ tion on the Kenmar was a pret­ ty bitter pill to swallow. I've never run into another com­ pany that refused .to issue bat­ teries when the ones you have run out while you are working on a ship. I wish I knew who is supposed to supply batteries during the trip. Mike Machel 4" 4" Philippine Union Sends Greetings To the Editor: On behalf of our organization and of our seafaring members, we wish to convey to your mem­ bership, your officials and your great organization our sincere and honest feelings of gratitude for the kind and thoughtful act in sending us five cartons of pocket-«ized books and other reading materials. We of the General Maritime Stevedores Union of the Philip­ pines are deeply grateful for this kindness and for constantly receiving copies of your official organ, the SEAFARERS LOG. Please accept our lasting grati­ tude. Ramon M. Pugao Secretary-Treasurer General Maritime A Stevedores Union Manila, Philippinee 4 4> 4> Afoundria Cites Mate's Antics To the Editor: We're having a little difficul­ ty aboard this ship, the Aioun-. dria (Waterman), but we still hope it will clear up by the time we hit our payoff port of Hous­ ton in June. It looks like the chief mate is deliberately tiying to keep the deck crew from completing any job given to it. By making us look bad, he covers his own incompetence and can justify using shore labor while knock­ ing off the crew on weekends. He's got us using hand tools for chipping when machines are on board, .since hand tools are much slower. Although we can use electric buffers, we are not allowed to use power tools. Then a complaint is made to the captain that no work is being done. Whenever it does look like we will get a job finished, we're taken off that job and put on another. Then we go back on the first job too late to complete it. So far one man has had to go to the hospital in Egypt to have a sliver of steel taken from his arm because of a "mush­ roomed" cold chisel. We've been told to repair what few tools we have, but when we do try to repair them, we're told to use It now and repair it later. This goes on and on. One tool we've been using like this for three weeks, although we've made two ports of calL This same condition was brought up at a safety meeting, then promptly ignor^. The working tools are also locked up in the mate's room, so if a tool is needed to do a fiveminute job, you first have to find the mate, then go with him to get It from his room. This makes a five-minute job take 15 to 30 minutes and sometimes more. We hope this guy straight­ ens out soon because we're getting absolutely nowhere in a hurry. Gene Bacon Ship's delegate Picture-taking time on the Afoundria finds Gene Bacon, ship's delegate (left), teamed with Alphonse M. Tolentino, chief steward and ship's re­ porter. �Jmmt U INS SEAFARERS LOG Tagt TMrtcea Menu-Planners Jefferson City Victory ship's delegate Joseph Michael has an idea on how to avoid the "deep freeze" which took over his ship at sea. Michaels wants all vessels coming out of lay-up to have a thorough going-over in advance to make sure heating facilities are 'in top shape ^ape before sailing time. If they're not, he feels and ship's fund to $343.22. That's could be done to improve safety the ship should stay in port real fiscal responsibilities on the on board. Stores list for a voyage of the Bethtex (Bethlehem Steel) yets a going-over from steward Lao Gorabadliail (left) and chief cook A. J. DiBoitelomee, as they plot out possible menus for tho days ahead. DiBartolemeo looks like he's fig­ ured out a couple of real winners. 'Grin And Bear W On Haven Is Routine until all the trouble is cleared up. Due to heating failure last win-, ter, the Jefferson City (Victory Carriers) sailed with no heat and all hands had to go around like Eskimos wearing parkas when eat­ ing. No more deep freeze for him, Michaels says. He's one of the "some" who "like it hot" % % How to avoid the many shots given on and off ship is the thing that bothers Steel .Scientist (Isth­ mian) ship's delegate Don Dickerson. Though shots are necessary, you get shots wherever you go, or so it seems, Dickerson says. Then again, sore arms occur more and more when all shot records are taken off the vess^ and turned in. Offering a sug­ gestion on how to lower the number of shots given, Dickerson asks that when the ship Is lay­ ing over at any When things run smoothly aboard ship, small upsets don't matter much. But when one big item goes awry, there's Sru port, the men take all the trouble. West Coast. Again good luck necessary shots Lawson This is the tale of woo from lasted only a short while, as at the clinic and the trouble-ridden Hedge trouble soon overtook the SIU pick up a duplicate copy of their Haven (Ht^ge Haven Farms), crew once more. shot record. which set out from Providence re­ cently and never did get to Its orig­ inal destination at Cartagena, Co­ lumbia. After Just a few days out of port, failure in the main genera­ tor cut off all power, leaving the T-2 tanker adrift. Tempo­ rary repairs fi­ nally restored a Rendueles semblance of working order, enabling the ship to steam into Jacksonville. But by then the Hedge Haven needed so many re­ pairs that she was forced to quit her Columbian run. Finally things were righted once again, and the ship left to pick up a cargo of oil for delivery to the COEUR D'ALENI VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carrleri), Chairman, Chuck Daw­ son; Secratary, N. Poreail. Ship'a I' clesate Thompson resisned. Mc­ intosh was elected to serve in his place. Nothing dons on repair list for last three trips. PENN TRADER (Ponn Shipping), March 17—Chairman, Stephen Emer­ son; Secretary, C. Trosciair. Stephen Emerson was reelected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made to write headquarters rgarding no work being done on repairs. Equipment on ship not working properly. Shortage on cigarettes. See captain about buying some in Trinidad. OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Ovcr•eat), April 3—Chairman, V. Halt; Secretary, J. H. RatlllT. Ship's dele­ gate reported everythmg is running smoothly. Captain says he has a good crew. Vote of thanks to steward department for doing a good job. ELEMIR (Marine Carriers), April 17 —Chairman, Charlee I.. Dendrldge; Secretary, Kenneth Collins. Special meeting to be held before payoB. when patrolman comes aboard, to setUe all beefs. MADAKBT (Waterman), March 13— Chairman, Wm. P. Phillip; Secretary. Albert G. Espeneda. Discussion about mattresses in hospital. Crew requests •hip's delegate to see captain about getting new ones in hospital, or to see patrolman before payoff. Vote of ttuinka to steward department. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), March 31 —Chairman, Barney Speegle; Secre­ tary, Tony Gaspar. S57.00 in ship'a fund. Most of repairs were taken care of. Deck and black gang rooms not palnteiL Crew reminded not to dump garbage In the after end of the house. Due to illness, the 2nd cook and a messman had to leave the ship on the way around through the Canal and, to make matters worse, a refrigerator went on the fritz and the meats began to spoil. The next problem came when two of the remaining men in the galley also had to get off, leaving the steward department almost com­ pletely unmanned. The rest of the crew, says ship's delegate Manuel A. Rendueles, got together on repairing the freezer and restored all provisions which hadn't spoiled. By now. the Haven had also reached a US port and was able to pick up some muchneeded replacements. At last report, conditions had inched their way back to normal, and the Haven was making its scheduled stops on the West Coast with only minor sore-spots arising. STEEL SCriNTIST (Isthmian), March 14—Chairman, A. M. Maidonado; Sec­ retary, Fiorencio S. Omego. $8.91 in ship's fund. Motion to feed checkers and supercargo after all crewmembei'S have eaten, with payment for extra meals. A higher rate of pay or some other form of compensation should be given to oilers to compen­ sate for loss of OT on weekends and holidays. Union urged to negotiate the same agreement for men standing watches in port as the mates and engineers have, such as OT for all watches after S FM and before 8 AM, regardless of cargo being worked. Wording in paragraph D of Section 3 in contract reading Take care of entire plant" should be deleted. ^ Money, money, money was the theme of a report by Del Sod (Delta) treasurer Loeie P. Brlant, Jr. At the outset of the voyage, be said, there was $4 01 in the movie fund and $119.21 in the treasury. Collections ac­ counted for $79, making a total of $198.21 In the en­ tire ship's fund. Two men who left ship due to Briant Illness were given $50 each. After various other ex­ penditures were noted by Briant, he ended his account with the an­ nouncement that additional dona­ tions from the crew had brought the combined total of the movie companies issue US currency instead of travelers checks. Motion to have shore passes Issued before work is started on cargo. Discussion on ship­ ping rules. It was suggested to be sure and wire In replacement needs. BO as to give members a chance to make Jobs. PAIRPORT (Waterman). April 13— Chairman. F. L. Lamberti; Secretary, A. J. Kubertkl. Ship's delegate re­ ported one man hospitalized in Inchon. il9.40 In ship's fund. Discussion on fireman claiming OT when winches are used by shore gang after B PM COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Transpert), March 6—Chairman, Bob Layke; Secretary, E. Perry. Wiper requested that efforts be made to get better accommodations for wipers, as foc'sles are too small and there is no place to hang gear. Ship's delegate to speak to master. The matter of new lackers will be referred to patrolman at payoff. and before S AM. Crew requests that decks outside midship house and aft on poop deck be painted with non-skid deck paint. Decka are flahoUed and this creates unsafe condition. Vote of thanks to steward department. LONGVIEW ViCTORY (Victory Car>Hers). March 31—Chairman 6. Ortiai Secretary, none. Motian m-de on limiting length of articles and need for port payoff. The matter of fresh fish being purchased from port to port instead of voyage storing should be taken up with Food Committee. MARYMAR (Caimar), April *— Chairman, John Hannay; Secretary H. joaeph (^eude. $41.0» in ship's fund. Motion made to have aU contracted 4 it A smooth run to Honolulu was reported by Steel Executive (Isth­ mian) meeting chairman C. Lawsoa and secretary Bill Stark. Handing the steward department a "well done" on all fronts, the SIU crew also voted to donate funds and books to the Staten Island, NY, USPHS Hospital after receiving a letter requesting aid. A special roster for donations was posted and a sizeable amount was given. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Ripening Life Of Man By Roy Lee Hinson Out of the home come forth a son Entering the race that others have run. Learning, accepting, refusing the truth In infancjf, childhood, even in youth. Living on earth which Heaven affords. Enticing armies with flashing swords. Hearing flattering, contructhx remarks. Sitting, lounging around in the parks. At sounding of trumpets of young manhood. Accepting a place where others have stood. Succeeding, failing where others have failed, Trodding, blazing a brand-new trail. Leading a life where all men are free. Leaving a trail which others can see, Never to see what he has do7ie. Except through the mirror of his own dear ton. What wrong he did or good he rendered Who he blessed or who he hindered; Or what he did he cannot see. Except through those whom he set free. The ripening life is man's life Life nor words cannot entice. Nor people he knew long afore Or clay he marred or things he tore. The things he made and things he wrote Are like a tiny beam or moat; Casting power upon the sea. Or like the foam upon the Lee. . He is an heir of the free Once in his possession is the key All his good and bad is hid ^All he can see is what others did. was payable. Saling board was not properly po.sted when s)\ip sailed frrm Baltimore. Motion made to have port payoff after voyage. patrolman or port captain to find out when air-conditioner for crew mesahali will t)e installed. Vote of th.nnki given to steward department. PENN EXPORTER (Penn Export), April 13—Chairman, C. E. Martin; Sacretary, Z. A. Markris. Ship's dele­ gate placed order for new mattresses. Glenn Larkson was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Crew re­ quested to keep messhall clean at ail times. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. TRANSORLEANS (Hudson Water­ ways), March 30 — Chairman, John Hunt; Secretary, Pat Murphy. Motion made to hold safety meetings. Men are careless with cigarettes while fuel is being carried on vessel. SANTCRH (Marven), April 7—Chair­ man, James P. Ahcrn; Secretary, Andeers E. Johannson. James P. Ahern was elected to serve as ship's delegate, replacjing Louis E. Meyers. No beefs reported by department delegates. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ seas), April 4 — Chairman, Waiter Kohut; Secretary, Donald Alt. Ship's delegate reported three men hospital­ ized. Bonus for ammo will be paid. No launch service was available at Port of Djiboutf. $2.60 left In ship's fund. Vote of thanks to entire steward department for Job well done. DIANA B (Conestoga), March 17— Chairman, Fra d Sulllns; Secretary, Andrew Leinasky. Everything running okay. See captain about water and find out how long there ia going to be a water shortage. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian). March 34—Chairman, Fred Shala; Sacretary, part of all hands. i 4" With all the talk about ship safety, the SIU crew of the Robin Sherwood (Robin Line) has been doing a great deal of thinking on the subject and has come up with 11 suggestions that would be pretty helpful. At their last ship's meeting, they advised that every­ thing from painting the lookout platform to Installing a new hand­ rail on the aft poopdeck ladder Buckiier, John Hannay was elected to serve aa new ship's delegate. Crew asked to donate Sl.OG for TV repairs, stamps, etc. Baker J. Padclsky does well at both fishing and baking. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), March 31 — Chairman, Gena Flower*; Secretary, J. J. Cabral. Dis­ cussion on the master getting more American money before sailing from the states. $37.35 In ship's fund. Dis­ cussion regarding checkers and long­ shoremen using crew's recreation room, which should be kept lochetl in port. See mate about having the hospital sougeed. Vote of thanks given to the steward department for a job well done. OVERSEANS EVA (Maritime Overtess), March 3—Chairman. F. O. Whitlew; Secretary, D. D. Backrak. Cigar­ ette beef of Uat trip was settled, •long with some disputed OT which MOBILE (Sea-Land), April 10—Chair­ man, Stephen Carr; Secretary, Simeon Simos. $17.23 in ship's fund. Motion made regarding a raise in wages. Ship's delegate to get in touch with ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Robin), March 24— Chairman, Arveli Bearden; Secretary, Luther Gadson. $17.00 in ship's fund. Motion to have head­ quarters negotiate to have weekend OT incorporated in monthly wages. THETIS (Rye Marine), March 17— Chairman, Neil Lambert; Secretary, Francis Haigncy. Neil Lambert was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Ne beefs reported. Company is installing airconditioner in saloon and messhall. ORION COMET (Orion), April 4— Chairman, E. Gomez; Secretary, E. Trakimavich. Ship's delegate hospital­ ized in Persian Gulf. E. Gomez was elected to serve in his place. Had discussion on quantity and quality of friuts and vegetables. Steward will try to get permission to condemn rancid butter and replace it. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), April 4—Cliairman, Carl Lawson; Secretary, Bill Stark. Ship's delegate reported that collection for merchant marine librar.v from crew amounted to S115.00. S45.00 in ship's fund. Crew beefing atrout food. CANTIGNY (Cities Service), April 19—Chairman W. Kushner; Secretary, N. Bryant. W. Kushner was elected to serve aa ship's delegate. .Motion made that transportation beef regarding travel between Houston. Brownsville and Port Arthur be settled. �Fat* FonrtecB SEAFARERS u, im LOG SOLID SlU SEAMANSHIP SOLVES 'Sea Life' THE SHIFTING DOUGHNUT CAPER Jim Mafat By Seafarer Tony Petrillo, Book P-678 Seafarer Tony Petrillo, aboard the SS Ocean Dinny, sent in the following story from a place located "somewhere in the Mediterranean." He's a long-time SIU member who sails in the steward department. The Ocean Dinny (Maritime Overseas) steamed out of New York harbor on March 29, bound for ports in the Mediterranean area, loaded with a 5,806-ton cargo of heavy struc­ tural steel and machinery. Thanks to St. Christopher, the captain, chief mate, deck gang intuition, good seaman-^ship and a general instinct for The captain immediately sum­ from a roll into a pitching motion self-preservation, all finally moned the chief mate and all of which presented a new and serious went well after soma harrowing experiences. It all began at midnight, April 1, when the vessel encountered a storm with rolling seas. Right off the bat, Captain Lundquist, our skipper, felt a slight list to port. Call it premonition or call it fate; the whole thing boils down to good seamanship. The captain decided to call the standby gang and check the cargo in No. 2 hold 'tween decks. Sure enough, we discovered that the "Doughnut" (a nickname given to a large, round steel casting weighing 116 tons when it was loaded by New York stevedores) had shifted six feet to port, part­ ing the chains Petrillo and crushing the timbers to splinters. the deck gang. Without the slight­ est bit of hesitation, armed only with a dull ice saw, a dull hatchet and a grim determination to do their duty, they set out upon an almost impossible task of shoring up the huge weight. There was little that kept the boys from smashing themselves to pancakes under this massive weight except their resolve to get the job done. Forced to climb over a deck load of steel girders, earthmovers, caterpillar tractors and turbine casings, the hardy deckhands hauled by hand from the after end of No. 5 hatch on deck to No. 2 hatch, down through two sets of manholes time and time again, carrying timber, turnbuckles and chains to be used for shoring. They worked throughout the night. Finally, with the "Doughnut" lashed from port to starboard, the deck men were able to breathe easier—but only for a short time. The day after, the ship went Hospital Stay 'Unfair' To 77-Year Oidtimer Now awaiting a cataract examination, 77-year-old Seafarer Fred Harvey is mighty upset about his temporary incarcera­ tion at the Staten Island US Public Health Service hospital. Any one of Fred's numerous^ shipmates and countless lyn, Harvey joined the SIU at New York in 1949 and has been an friends can tell you why. problem. More shorings and lash­ ings had to be added fore and aft of the "Doughnut." Again, sailors had to go through the procedure of the night before. When the job was at last completed, 18 chains had been used, plus several 6x12 and 10x10 timbers and a number of turnbuckles. Now, we all thought that, at last, the job was over. However, there was no such luck. Suddenly, the shoring in No. 4 hold let go and broke up. This new job was also completed quickly. Crew Praised Due to the effort put in— the captain and chief mate had nothing but praise for the sailors who battled danger many times in performing their tasks. The compliments went the other way too, because proper supervi­ sion and teamwork made all the difference. Until we arrived at Huelva, Spain, our first port, a 24-hour round-the-clock watch was main­ tained down in No. 2 hold to keep an eye on the lashings. On arrival in Huelva, we were greeted by a surveyor sent to check the condition and securing of the cargo. All hands were mighty pleased when the surveyor complimented the gang on the job done, and gave the okay to sail as is for Taranto, Italy, where we were to discharge the cargo. A short while later, a letter of commendation from the company was added to the compliments for an Impressive Job done in the best tradition of the sea. Sailing the seas for over 60 active and spirited member all years, Harvey just can't stay too these years. He lives with his wife, long in drydock. Margaret. ..f He gets itchy after just a few days ashore and he longs to be back on a ship where he feels he naturally belongs. Harvey's first sea-going job was on the whaler Harvey Andrew Hicks. He spent lour years on there from 1900 to 1904, and can vividly re­ call the days when "you slept 20 in a foc'sle" and ate out of a common barrel of greasy slops. It was a rough life for seamen in those days, he recalls, and it really took a man to get along and do his job. Born in Illinois back in 1886, Harvey started sailing when he was 14 and has kept at his profes­ sion ever since. Sailing in the deck department, the blue-eyed, whiteCause of all the trouble on the Ocean Dinny was this I 16-ton haired Seafarer spent 10 of his steel casting, shown being loaded by longshoremen In New more than 60 years of sea-time aboard foreign flag-ships. York. The "doughnut," as it was nickname, dwarfed docker A year-round resident of Brook­ (circled) guiding it aboard. "I warned you a hundred times not to grow those tropical plants in the foc.'slel" LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), April 7 —Chairman, A. Gonzalei; Secretary, R. Agular. P. Garcia was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. One man missed ship in San Juan. Motion that air conditioning be installed on this ship in crew messhall. Suggestion that all pipe systems In connection with the living quarters and washroom be repaired before the ship leaves port. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for the good feeding and serving during the entire voyage. YORKMAR (Calmer), April 11— Chairman, Leo J. Ooucette; Secretary, none. Motion made to contact Food Plan representative so that fresh fruit may be put out for night lunch. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. MARORE (Marven), April 14—Chair­ man, Lawrenco P. Contlcallo; Secre- powder and spray should be used on all Isthmian ships, as it was very effec­ tive. A new washing machine is urgently needed. Laundry water is rusty and the tanks should be cleaned thoroughly.' STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), April 7—Chairman, J. L. Morgan; Secretary, William Lovett Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is running smoothly. Crewmembers requested not to bring whiskey aboard ship. It was suggested that all crewmembers do­ nate to the ship's fund. $6.00 in treasury now. Ship's delegate to see captain about putting a notice up re­ garding the laws in Saudi Arabia. TRANS6L0BB (Hudson Waferways), May 19—Chairman, Glenn Tsnlay; Sec­ retary, S. U. Johnson. Suggestion made that negotiating committee try to obtain a day off on trailer and container ships, since the turn-around is so fast. MIDLAND (Marine Carriers), April 21—Chairman, Ronald Barnes; Secre­ tary, Pete Triantaflllos. Ronald Barnes was voted unanimously to remain as ship's delegate. He reported that all draws will he issued one day before arrival, and that the schedule will he posted on sanitary work, which in­ cludes laundry room and recreation room. tary, Walter J. Walsh. Four crew­ members hospitalized during voyage. Request for clariflcation regarding a five-day advance notice when staying on or getting off a vessel, on arrival. On previous voyage the ship was laid up for 10 days, and crewmembers who gave advance notice of quitting were disqualified for unemployment com­ pensation. Only an 8-hour notice was given by the operator regarding layup. Launch service Issue to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks to Ed Pottts for the goodies during voy­ age and a vote of thanks to Lt. James H. Montgomery, USN, for his efforts in attending to the sick quartermaster at sea. Bosun will pay duties on souvenirs belonging to Lahyn. Deck delegate to pack same. ARIZPA (Waterman), April Chairman, Walter Crlstlon; Secretary, Cleveland R. Wolfe. Discussion on having new watch foc'sles for firemen and oilers. Patrolmen should check on thirty-minute callout. Ship should have clock back aft so crew would not have to go all the way to messhall to check the time. Vote of thanks to steward department for wonderful job. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), April 19 —Chairman, M. C. Cooper; Secretary, C. L. Strlngfellow. $18.00 in ship's fund. E. A. Wright was elected to serve as ship's treasurer. Crew re­ quested to keep library locked in port. The matter of shore gang in Trinidad using ship's toilet and shower to he taken up with boarding patrolman. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), April 14—Chairman, Jack Bowman; Secre­ tary, Gui Lopez. $15.81 in ship's fund. Captain given a vote of thanks for fumigating the ship in San Francisco. Recommendation should be made to the company by the SIU that the same PANOCEANIC FAITH (Panoceanle Tankers), May 12—Chairman, J. R. Batson; Secretary, R. S. Cowperthwalte. J. R. Batson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made to have patrolman aboard ship at signon. Crew requests new water cooler be installed in passageway. STEEL KING (Isthmian), April 28— Chairman, Jack Thommen; Secretary, Victor A. Cover, No beefs reported by department delegates. $6.25 in ship's fund. Motion made that new ice-cube machine be installed on ship. Matter of dirty water and tanks to be referred to headquarters. Discussion on food and messroom service. CHILORB (Marven), May 1—Chair­ man, R. J. Helellg; Secretary, E. C. Barnhlll. Ship's delegate reported everything is running along fine. Rob­ ert J. Heilig was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crew requested to donate to ship's fund. CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORE (Cities Service), May 8—Chairman, B. C. Browning; Secretary, J. V. Smith. Smith was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. All agreed to have patrolman on arrival to settle OT beef and deal with tactics of the captain and mate. ANTON BRUUN (Alpine Geophysi­ cal), April 29—Chairman, Albert Pralean; Secretary, Robert Axtman. Mat­ ter of captain kdeping sufficient US currency on board for draws was promptly corrected by Union officials. $12.00 in ship's fund. Suggestion was made to ask headquarters for definite status of crewmembers' repatriation in December, 1963 and confirmation of membership status. Vote of thanks to A1 Prejean for outstanding job as ship's delegate. rue PBACB CORPS! / —" y # / T. m Jf:: �Pace Fifleea SE A F A RER S LOG June 14. 1941 Trawka, John F. Nolde, John A. Sheerin, Anton Vuksinick, William J. Secure, Gerson K. Rose, Alfred D. Hills, Jr. Court Squars BuUding, Baltimore her soon as possible because of 2, Md., by mail mr in person, in the difficulty in getting mail to order to receive additional monies you. obtained from the US District 4 4 4 Court. 4 4 4 c/o Martin J. Jarvis, 123 Second Nonuan Mendelaon Ex-SS Pacific Carrier 4 4 4 Edward Kenneth Dudley The above-named or anyone St., San Francisco, Calif., regard­ Wayman C. Lizotte All former crewmembers of this Daniel W. Rose asks you to con­ knowing his whereabouts is asked ing an accident to Harry Baum. vessel should immediately contact SS Maiden Creek tact him at home, at 6721 NW 4th to get in touch with Mrs. Wesley Call coUect YUkon 2-9617. Sol C. Berenholtz, attorney, 1209 Your wife asks you to contact Court, Miami, Fla. Radcliffe, 1827 E. Belvedere Ave., 4 4 4 Baltimore 14, Md. Domingo Jartin t i. i You are asked to send a for­ Kenneth Shipley warding address or to contact the 'y'Mm Would like very much to hear Records Department at SIU head­ from you. Write or visit 16302 quarters regarding mail being held Santa Anita Lane, Huntington for you. Beach, Calif. Katie Hansel and 4 4 4 family. FIllAICIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, takes and In­ Money Due land Vetera DlatiTct wakes spsclfic provision for safeguarding the neabershlp'a t It The following members of the woney and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit David H. (Frank) Van Horn deck department have money every three Mnths by a rank and file auditing comalttee elected by the newE*-Coe Victory coming for payment of disputed bershlp. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. The above-named or anyone overtime in connection with tank Should any wenber, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to Inknowing his whereabouts is asked cleaning on January 26-27, 1963, apact these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified nail, return to get in touch with his sister, Mrs. aboard the SS Penn Carrier, and receipt requested. Henry Dillard, 2568 Gresham should write Capt. G. Lesh, Pennm Boad, Atlanta, 16, Ga. trans Company, Inc., c/o Penn TRUST FUNUS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland t i 4" Shipping, 405 Park Avenue, New iiPi Vetera District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various Seafarers on ships in Ceuta, York, NY, for collection; trust fund agreements.- All these agreements specify that the trustees In Spain, are asked to pay a visit to John Bergeria, William S. charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and nansgement represent­ Seafarer Howard Bickford at the Porter, John Chaplinsky, John atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds Red Cross Hospital. He's oif the are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund SS Rye. financial records are avsllsbls at tha headquarters of the various trust funds. ' ' ^ ' > - 7-- V mi ill 4 4 4. Michael J. Stratas Contact Mrs. Michael J. Stratas, PO Box 428, Martins Ferry, Ohio. 4 4 f >>' ^ f { 'SIU HALL If, St any time, you are denied Information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified nail, return receipt requested. 4 Ernest Ibarra You are asked to get in touch with John R. Duggan, attorney. PHS Merging Coast Clinics LOS ANGELES—The US Public Health Service will combine its downtown outpatient clinic here •with existing facilities in the port area of San Pedro beginning Au­ gust 1, The move means that the clinic in the Federal Building here will be closed. Under the new set-up, enlarged quarters are being prepared to serve the entire harbor area through the clinic in the San Pedro Federal Building, 825 South Beacon Street. The San Pedro staff will be in­ creased to include a medical officer in charge, seven physicians, three dentists, a dental hygienist, dental assistant, two nurses, and clerical administrative help A medical laboratory and physiotherapy faci­ lities will be added. Staff members now working here •will be allowed to transfer to San Pedro. The USPHS will maintain a contract with the White Memorial Hospital, Los Angeles, for emer­ gency service, and will contract with the county health office for inoculation work. KHiPPTWt RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusI'vely by the contracts be^tween the Union and •the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all.Union halls. If you feel tbere has been any •violation of your abipplng or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified nail, return receipt requested. Bie proper address for this is: Max Harrison, Qiaiman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1630. New York h, NY Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at Union headquarters by certified nail, return receipt requested. Full copies of contracts as referred •(» are available •to you at all tines, either by writing directly to the Union or •!» •the Seafarers Appeals Board. SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul Bali •XETUTIVE VUX-PRESIDENT Cat Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Llndsey Williama A1 Tanner Robert Matthewi SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill UaU Ed Hooney Ered Stewart BAUTIMURE 1216 £. Baltimore St Rex Dickey, Agent EAstem 7-4900 BflSTON 276 State St Joho Fay, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DE-l'ROIT 10226 W Jefferson Ave VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS STS 4tli Ave.. Bklyn ^HYaclnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 3804 Canal St Paul Droxak, Agent WAlnuf 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE. Jax William Horrla. Agent ELgIn 341987 MIAMI 744 W Flagler St Ben Oonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St Lnuif Neira Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS . 630 Jackson Ave Buck Stephens. Agent Tel 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacInth 9-660C NORFOLE ... 416 CoUey Ave Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent 625-6505 PHILADELPHIA ... 2604 S. 4th St Frank Drozak. Agent DEwey 6-3818 RAN FRANCISCO .. 450 Harrison St Frank Boyne, Agent DOuglas 2-4401 E B. HcAuley. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR 1313 Fernandc'7 Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 724-2848 SEA rrLE . SSOS , tst Ave. red BabkowskL Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 812 Harrison St. Jeff GUIette. Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON CalU 505 N Marine Ave Georsa McCartney. Agent TEnninal 4-2528 CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard •ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT 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. mm mm fmm |P •'i'i®' ills PAYMEKr OF MONIES. 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 •uch receipt. If In the evenf anyone attempts to require any such payment be wads without supplying a receipt, or if • member is required to make a payment and 1^ given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to Mdce such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. mm CONSTITOTIOWAL RIGIfrS AND OBI.IOATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of ita constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to famillarlza 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 SB all other details, then the member.so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. .1 D West Coast SIU Meetings SIU headquarters has issued an advance schedule through Novem­ ber, 1963, for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord 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: Seattle Wilmington San Francisco June 17 June 19 June 21 July 22 July 24 July 26 August 19 August 21 August 23 September 16 September 18 September 20 October 21 ^ October 23 October 25 November 20 NoTember 18 November 22 Wm mm EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAF.mERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally^ refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. Schedule Of SIU Meetings 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 be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York .., July 8 Detroit July 12 Philadelphia July 9 .July 15 Houston .... Baltimore .. July 16 July 10 New Orleans Mobile July 17 mmmmm RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benofits 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 oldtlmers 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. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaran'teed equal rights in employnient and as Dembers of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in •the SIU constitution and in the contracts which •the Union has negotia-ted with 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 which he Is entitled, he should notify SIU President' Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. 11 V Iii; pi iii? Ill 1111 li® �SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Virgin Islands SlU Drive Scores In NLRB Voting . Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director SAN JUAN—Continuing the SIUNA's drive to broaden the scope of free American trade unionism throughout the Caribbean area, the SlU-affiliated Virgin Islands Labor Union has just scored two National Labor Relations Board election wins in St. Thomas. Aged Spend Most On Health Care The criticai need for special assistance for our aged citizens to pay Emplovees at the Walter • for theit* medical care costs is underscored in a new study by the Social Quick Freeze Corporation, feeling in the working community On The March." Broadcast every Security Administration. It shows that the average per capita expen­ ooei'stor of ttie Lucy Super­ of Puerto Rico and throughout the Sunday from San Juan, the hour- diture for medical care of persons 65 or over in 1961 was $315, or two long program Is relayed to prac­ markets, voted 28-2 in an NLRB Caribbean. Another reason why the name tically all of the radio stations on election to join the SlU-affiliated Virs^in Inlands union. The VILU "SIU" has become synonymous the islands, with rebroadcasts also 'von a unanimous victory in with labor and free trade unionism beamed over the powerful SOtOOO NLRB voting at Morgan & Yates, throughout the Caribbean and watt Radio Caribe in Santo Dom­ Latin America is the popular radio ingo to practically all of eastern Inf., a bottled gas distributor. The Virgin Islands Labor Union program "SIU En Marca" or "SIU South America. affiliated wth the SIUNA just two years ago with a membership of some 1.500 industrial workers In various plants on the Island. It has successfully broadened its organizing efforts ever since in bringing other grouos of workers under the union banner. In addition, several thousand workers in other parts of the WASHINGTON—Oral argument on American-Hawaiian Caribbean have also petitioned to Steamship's bid for Government-insured mortgages on three have the SIU and its affiliates represent them in their collective proposed intercoastal containerships will be heard by Mari­ time Administrator Donald bargaining negotiations. W. Alexander on June 21. Secretary of Commerce to reopen iisitaa SIU Gains and review the case. The hearing is another step A campaign by the Seamen's and In a separate proceeding. Com­ Waterfront Workers Trade Union in American-Hawaiian's five-year of Trinidad, a 6,000-man organiza­ fight to get its construction pro­ merce Secretary Luther Hodges tion which affiliated with the gram underway. The three .new last month called for reopening a SIUNA in October, 1961, is also vessels, if constructed, would case involving a proposed subsid­ making headway in some areas in operate out of the West Coast and ized passenger-cargo service to Eu­ would be manned by members of rope from Baltimore, Philadelphia Trinidad and in Tobago. The SIU has similarly been ac­ the SIU Pacific District. The A-H and Norfolk, which will provide a tive on the educational front in entry would be the second in the hearing in another few weeks. the Caribbean through a school of intercoastal trade since SlU-con- Hodges set aside a decision of the labor-management relations based tracted Sea-Land began East-West Maritime Subsidy Board for fur­ ther study. here in San Juan. This program operations last September. enables SIU members in Puerto Paul N. Pfeiffer, a chief exam­ Rico to attend courses covering iner with the MA, has already ap­ the complete range of trade union proved Federal mortgage insurance activities. on the three 24-knot, llft-on/liftThe courses, taught by experts off containerships which would be in various fields, offer full uni­ built by the company at an esti­ versity credits and are aimed at mated cost of $56 million. Each promoting a stronger trade union of the vessels would carry 988 30foot containers. In reaching his decision several months ago, Pfeiffer cited a study by the Western Traffic Associa­ tion, a railroad group which vigor­ ously opposed American-Hawaiian proposal. The study indicated a sizeable volume of traffic potenti­ ally available to an intercoastal containership service. It went so far as to outline rate-cutting pro­ cedures for use by railroads in case another containership service NEW ORLEANS — Seafarers started. will be calling at Barbados with American-Hawaiian has been cargo as well as passengers now denied before in its efforts to win that the SlU-contracted Delta Government insurance for its three Steamship Lines has been granted proposed ships. The new proceed­ permission to carry freight to the ing is based on an order of the island on its three combination passenger-cargo vessels. The Del Norte, Del Mar and Del Sud are involved in the new order. Delta is also seeking per­ mission from the Maritime Ad­ ministration for its freight vessels to carry US cargo from the Gulf to Barbados. At present the three Delta liners offer the only direct Ameri­ can-flag service from Gulf ports to Barbados on regular sailing schedules. Delta passenger vessels began calling at the island this year on the line's 42-day cruises to East Coast South American ports. Permission to carry cargo was requested in May because the company felt there was sufficient demand for American goods on the island to warrant carrying the cargo, which will include cereals, animal feed, fresh fruit and miscellaneous items from New Orleans and other Gulf ports. West Coast Boxshlp Run To Get Hearing June 21 Delta Line Barbados' Calls OK'd and one-half times the national average. "Approximately 20 percent of all expenditures ma\le for personal health services in the United States in 1961 went for the care of the 9 percent of our population aged 65 and over," declared Dr. .Donald P. Kent, director of the Office of Aging, Department of Health, Educa­ tion and Welfare. The HEW study shows that an estimated total of $26.6 billion was spent in 1961 for personal health care of all citizens. Of this, closa to $5.4 billion was spent for care of older persons, and approximately $21.3 billion (80 percent) for the 91 percent of the population under 65. Health care expenditures Increased in 1961 over 1960 for both ago groups, but the rate of increase was slightly larger for the older popu­ lation (9 percent) than for the younger (7 percent). Of the amount expended in 1961 for medical care of the under-63 group, 81 percent came from private sources; for the 65-plus group, 72 percent came from private sources. Public expenditures for medical care of older persons in 1961 increased by 13 percent over 1960 com­ pared with 9 percent for younger persons. The rate of increase in public expenditures for older persons was almost twice that for private expenditures for their health care. Although the data, especially for private expenditures, are neces­ sarily based on rough estimates in the absence of recent information, they are indicative of general magnitudes and the relative importance of the various sources of expenditures, according to Dr. Kent. Per capita medical expenditures from private sources were $103 for persons under 65 and $226 for older persons. Per capita expen­ ditures from public sources were $25 for younger persons and $89 for the 65-plus group. Compared to 1960, all per capita medical expenditures were higher in 1961, but the rate of increase was greater for older persons than for younger persons regardless of source of funds. ICommentarCnd suggestions are invited by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Check-Up Time At SIU Clinic Grandmother and mother of an SIU family, Mrs. Eula Garcia (left) visits the SIU clinic in Brooklyn with grandchildren, Thomas, 3 months, and James, 5. Scheduled for their regular check-up, they are the children of her daughter Marion and husband. Sea­ farer Dominick Brancoccio, cook. Mrs. Garcia's hus­ band Antonio and their sons Victor and Richard are Seafarers, too. Also part of a busy day at the clinic, Gary Hindenes, 5 (below, left), opens wide for the clinic's Doctor Shelley, while brother Greg, 7, looks on with mom. Dad is Seafarer Arnold Hindeiies who sails in the black gang. While all this action was going on among the youngsters. Seafarer James Walker and his wife Beatrice (below) were in still another room having their health records brought up to date by technician Ben lannotti. � 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource June 14, 1963 Description An account of the resource Headlines: S&A BENEFITS TOP MILLION VIRGIN ISLANDS SIU SCORES NEW GAINS IN CARIBBEAN DRIVE OLD-AGE SHIPS CURBING TRADE, HOUSE WARNED ICC ANTI-SHIPPING MOVE AGAIN TIPS BALANCE FOR RAILS OUTMODED SHIPS CURB US TRADE, MEBA CHARGES US POLICY SHIFT FOGS CANADA BEEF 2 MORE JOB AGENCIES HIT FOR J-K SCABBING AFL-CIO RAPS ‘GOUGING’ URGES JOB AGENCY PROBE ICC AGAIN TIPS SCALE FOR RRS GULF, BALT. RUNS SPUR BOX TRADE BROOKLYN ILA EXPANDS CLINIC AL GROSSMAN, 46, DREDGEMEN’S OFFCIAL, DIES OF HEART ATTACK HOUSE GROUP BACKS BILL MAKING NURSES ‘OFFICERS’ LUCILE BLOOMFIELD DRAWS ‘PERFECT SCORE’ 7TH TIME FEDERAL OFFICE OF CONSUMERS URGED VIA NEW SENATE BILL VIRGIN ISLANDS SIU DRIVE SCORES IN NLRB VOTING WEST COAST BOXSHIP RUN TO GET HEARING JUNE 21 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 06/14/1963 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. 12 1963 Periodicals Seafarers Log