http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/f956eff7740e4f262c76980340e7bc1d.PDF 081b907c7c0cf15d62d889782e314728 PDF Text Text K^i Hearings End On Bonner Bill HGHT ON ARBITRATION NEARING A SHOWDOWN .Story On Page 3 SlU Rips ICC Role In Railroad Beef .Story On Page 2 Canada Labor Concern Mounts Over Norris Trustee Proposals .Story On Page 3 Threat To Unsubsidized Co's Seen In NMU's 'Peace' Offer .Story On Page 6 I •/ • # /•! Members of 88th SIU lifeboat training class, who successimttCDOOf Ci loss* fully passed Coast Guard tests July 31, included (kneeling, 1-r) John Naughton, Herman Burton; sitting, Richard Almojero, Charlie Bloom, Ra­ phael Quinonez; standing, Christ Yurk, Bill Cevasco, instructor Ami Bjornsson, Ejvind Sorensen, Richard Crosbie. Other members of class, who also passed CG tests, were John McHale, Eugene Van Sobczak, James Ramsay, Miguel Eala, Patrick White, Paul Wolf, Jose Acosto, Charles Newman, Jose. Velazquez, Salvatore Calabro and Abele Nicolich. �PaC« Two SEAFARERS SlU Raps Role For ICC In Rail Rules Dispute LOG Aocwt 9. 1991 Veteran Seafarers Get Their Pension Checks WASHINGTON—SIU President Paul Hall told the Senate Commerce Committee last week that the proposed bill to give the Interstate Commerce Commission authority to set­ tle the railroad dispute over+ work rules is clearly compul­ year interim period. Railro.id man­ sory arbitration, "no matter agement is in favor of the pro­ the unions oppose it. how you splice it or slice it." posal but SIU In RLEA In addition to attacking the As a union representing railroad compulsory arbitration aspects of roar'ne workers, the SIU is affili­ the bill, the SIU president said ated with tile Railway Labor Ex­ it is "unthinkable" to consider ecutives Association. allowing the ICC to decide the. AFL-CIO President George work rule issues between railroad Meany advanced a plan supported management and labor. He de­ by the unions, which would order scribed the ICC as a "management- both sides into bargaining under oriented agency" which is incap­ the eye of a 10-man special Con­ able of objectivity in dealing in an gressional committee. A bill em­ At left, Seafarer Carl Petersen, 66, gets $150 pension check from SIU welfare representa­ issue of this nature. bodying this plan was introduced tive J. Dwyer. Carl, who sailed in steward department, hails from Woodcliff Lake, NJ. At Hall testified at the July 30 on July 31 in the Senate by live right, recipient of-$l50 pension check is Manuel Lopei, 66, of Manhattan, who sailed in en­ night session of the Senate com­ Democrats—Clair Engle of Calgine department. mittee hearing on President Ken­ ifornia, Ralph W. Yarborough of nedy's proposal to refer settlement Texas, Vance Hartke of Indiana, of the dispute over the size of E. L. Bartlett of Alaska and How­ train crews to the ICC for a two ard W. Cannon of Nevada. Hall told the Senate group that before any action is taken by the Government in regard to the issue of work rules, a full examination of the whole railroad setup, includ­ ing management practices and fi­ NAPLES—The saga of the SlU-manned Valiant Force, which has been a "dead" ship nances, should be undertaken. in Italy for the past three years, finally drew to a close last week when the vessel was Reviews SIU Strike auctioned off here to satisfy wage claims by its crewmen as well as the claims of other The SIU president reviewed the creditors. — attempt of the railroads to set a CHICAGO — Joey GI i m c o's precedent in achieving their work The 10,920-ton Liberty ship's In addition, judgments were million at a marshal's sale at Teamster taxi local, which has rule changes in 1960-61 by seeking long voyage began early in sought for welfare, pension and Chester, Pa. already gotten the boot from the The Titan is one of three modem to reduce the size of railroad tug I960 when the ship, carrying an vacation monies due to the various 6,000 SlU-affiliated cab drivers in plans of the SIU, Marine Engineers Kulukundis tankers built with unlicensed SIU crew, left Houston this city, may now also be knocked crews which forced the SIU to with a cargo of grain bound for Beneficial Association, Radio Offi­ mortgage funds guaranteed by the strike the railroads to protect the out . of the box by the National cers Union and Masters, Mates and MA. The MA had it returned to Indonesia. Labor Relations Board, if the re­ jobs of its members against this On February 20, 1960, the ship Pilots. These totalled about $56,000. the States in March, after it had arbitrary action. commendation of an NLRB trial Under Italian law, judgments been tied up in East Pakistan for In support of his charge that the put into Augusta, Sicily, for fuel examiner is adopted. had to be obtained from US courts almost two months, and it was oil, but her owners at that time ICC is strictly a management NLRB trial examiner John J. group. Hall pointed to the agency's were unable to pay the fuel bill, before the ship could be put up then ordered sold by the court as Funke recently recommended that role in favoring the railroads over and the Indonesian Supply Mission for auction. part of the Kulukundis reorganiza­ Glimco's Teamster Local 777 be domestic shipping by supporting then paid the fuel, bill as well as tion proceedings to meet creditors' Sold To Kulukundis denied the right to use the labor claims. The tanker had been owned the railroads' selective rate cutting the crew's wages for the time it Bidding on the ship started at board's facilities, because of took to shift the ship to Naples, last week's auction at $70,400. the by the Overseas Oil Corporation, practices. He said that as a result, threats, beatings and other un­ a Kulukundis subsidiary. where her grain cargo was trans­ savory tactics during Glimco's the ICC has destroyed the domestic ferred to another vessel and the minimum price set by the Italian The MA has placed a $10 mil­ court, and ended when the vessel unsuccessful attempt to organize shipping industry. lion floor on bids, which will be crew was repatriated. The Senate committee hearings was repurchased by Anthony Ku­ the Crown Metal Manufacturing The 441-foot Liberty was then lukundis, one of its former owners, opened in Washington on August were started after President Ken­ Company here. operated by Ocean Carriers for the for $88,700. Of this amount, suffi­ 30. nedy asked Congress to adopt a Glimco, the Chicago mobster Reorganization Plans who is a personal friend of Team­ joint resolution referring the dis­ Force Steamship Company, owned cient money must be set aside to Meanwhile, in New York it was by Elias and Anthony Kulukundis, satisfy the crew's wage claims. ster boss Jimmy Hoffa, was knocked pute over the size of train crews reported that the Emilia may be nephews of Manuel Kulukundis, to the ICC for a two-year interim The Valiant Force was not the out as representative of the 6,000 Chicago cabbies in an NLRB elec­ settlement. Meanwhile, unilateral whose American-flag shipping em­ only US-flag tramp ship to become the last ship in the Kulukundis tion in July, 1961, which was de- changes in work rules by the car­ pire is now in the process of fi­ involved in financial difficulties fleet to be sold at public auction during the winter of 1959-60. Near­ since the operators ran into finan­ sively won by the Democratic riers or a strike by the five operat­ nancial reorganization. Proceedings Started ing unions involved would be ly 30 trampships owned or man­ cial difficulties last winter. Union Organizing Committee es­ Since then, about a dozen of The crew of the Valiant Force barred. aged by three companies—Ocean tablished by Dominic Abata. the Kulukundis ships have been then began legal proceedings in If Congress is to act at all, it Carriers. World Tramping and Chartered By SlUN^l sold, but if preliminary reorgani­ In January of 1962, the DUOC, must do so before August 29 when US courts to recover some $37,841 North Atlantic Marine—were hung zation plans advanced by the in wages due to both the licensed the moratorium on work rules up by creditors' claims in ports in to obtain the support of a strong and unlicensed- personnel. this country and abroad. All but trustees of the company are ap­ and militant union in its contract changes by the carriers expires. two of these cases were settled proved by the courts, the six diy negotiation, chose affiliation with cargo vessels as yet unsold will before the Valiant Force sale. the SlUNA, because of its record be retained to serve as the nucleus in fighting Hoffa. and was char­ of the future operations. tered as the SlUNA Transporta­ EmilU Sold; Titan Elds Due In addition, two tankers under tion Services and Allied Workers. As part of the plan to reorganize long-term charter also figure' in Funke, in recommending that the American-flag shipping em­ the trustees' plans for the com­ Glimco's outfit be banned from the pire of Manuel Kulukundis, the pany's future operations. use of NLRB facilities, said it was HOUSTON—Contract negotiations are underway between The two trustees have asked the "incredible" that the bargaining the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union and the Sabine Towing C-2 freighter Emilia was sold at court for more time to come up auction in Brooklyn last week. rights of any group of people The ship was bought by Con­ with a final plan for reorganizing should be entrusted to Glimco, and Company of Texas following NLRB action in upholding the solidated Mariners, Inc., an Ameri­ the company, but have told the blasted the Teamsters international results of an IBU victory in for allowing Glimco to operate, a runoff election against the SlU-lBU received 81 votes to 72 can-flag operation headed by Mario court that they would have a pre­ liminary formula ready by today, Glimco and his lieutenants Sabine Towboatmen's Federa­ for the Sabine Towboatmen's Fede­ Taddei, for $250,000. August 9. The Emilia was hung up last failed io show up at Funke's ration with four challenged bal­ tion, an independent organization. hearing and Funke commented December by creditors' claims, in­ lots. The National Maritime Union's that the Teamsters, "possessed The Towboatmen's Federation cluding wage claims by her SIU United Marine Division had pre­ of sufficient courage to kick then filed objections to the conduct crew, as she was preparing to sail viously had a contract covering the of the election with the NLRB for Red Sea ports with 9,000 tons a man in the face as he lay in Sabine boatmen. Early this spring, which, after a thorough eight- of cargo, including 5,000 tons of Aug. 9, 1963 Vol. XXV, No. 16 the street, did hot have the the Sabine Towboatmen's Federa­ weeks' investigation of the char­ US foreign aid items destined for courage to appear and testify tion petitioned the NLRB for a ges, ruled in favor of the SlU-lBU. at the hearing." Pakistan and Sudan. Labor board lawyers said that representation election on the com­ The Board dismissed all of the First Sale Fails if the board adopts Funke's re­ pany's vessels and the SlU-lBU independent union's claims and PAUt HALL. President About two months ago an at­ intervened to obtain a place on commendation, the board will seek certified the SlU-lBU as the collec­ HERDER! BRAND, Editor, IRWIN SFIVACR, a US Court of Appeals decree to the ballot. tive bargaining agent for the tempt was made to auction off the Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art In that election the SIU-lBU Sabine Towing Company em­ vessel but failed \yhen prospective Editor; MIKE .POLLACK, NATHAN SRYIN, enforce it, and make Glimco and buyers refused to bid on her so ALEXANDER LESLIE, HOWARD KESSLER, his agents liable for criminal con­ received 78 of the votes ca.st. The ployees. Staff Writers. Sabine Towboatmen's Federation tempt if they refuse to obey. One of the largest boat opera­ long as she remained loaded. Sub­ sequently, a US District Court got 58 votes and the NMU's United Glimco and his local are already tions in the Gulf area, the Sabine Published biweekly at the headquarters under a citation for civil contempt Marine Division, Local 340, re­ Company's 22 boats operate as ordered the vessel unloaded, pav­ of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Wattrs ing the way for the sale last week. ceived 21 votes. Two ballots were for violating a consent decree of harbor tugs in Port Arthur and District, AFL-CIO. 675 Fourth Avenue, In another development, the challenged. Brooklyn 32, NY Tel HYaclnth t-i6!l0. Orange, Texas, and traverse the 1961. In this consent, the Teamsters Second class postage paid at the Pott US Maritime Administration last A runoff election was then or­ intercoastal Canal and the Missisagreed not to interfere in any way Office In Brooklyn,. NY under thp Act with the activities of the DUOC, dered by the NLRB between the ibippi River. They are also engaged week asked for bids on the 45,500- of Aug. 24, 1912 120 but since then there have been SlU-IBU and the independent in deep-sea lowing and tidelands ton Kulukundis tanker Titan, which It recently bought for $7.5 union. In the runoff balloting, the Operations. louiy incidents of violence. .1 'f r l ' I.. «' ••• •• • sir NLRB May Boot Teamster Taxi Local In Chicago SIU Vessel, 'Dead' 3 Years In Italy, Sold To Pay Wages NLRB Upholds SIU Win In Sabine Tugboat Fleet SEAFARERS LOG �AagOMt 9. U8t San Juan kepahs To Take Month SEAFARERS LOG Decision On Aribitration Looms As Hearings On Bonner Bill End T*g9 Three HOBOKEX, NJ—The contalnerahip San Juan (Sea-Land), which was involved In a coliision with WASHINGTON—^The long and bitter fight over the compulsory arbitration of maritime labor-manage­ the Norwegian tanker Honnor on July 21, is undergoing repairs of ment disputes is nearing a showdown here, following the wind-up of five months of pro-and-con testimony, her damaged bow at the yard of the Bethlehem Steel Company here before the House Merchant Marine Committee, on the arbitration bill proposed by the committee's chairman, The repairs are expected to take ~^Rep. Herbert C. Bonner of North Carolina. about a month to complete. The compulsory arbitration provisions of the Bonner hill The 620-foot San - Juan's bow were strongly supported by management spokesmen for ship­ was smashed 33 feet up from the keel and more than 60 feet back ping, the railroads and other * toward the stern in the coliision transportation industries, but pointed out that the adoption of which occured in the Atlantic compulsory arbitration in mari­ about 225 miles east of New Jersey were condemned by labor time could serve as an unhealthy while the ship was enroute to San representatives including SIU precedent which would threaten Juan, Puerto Rico, with a cargo President Paul Hall, who opposed other segments of the labor move­ of about 300 loaded containers. ment, and this prophecy was borne the bill In testimony before the out when President Kennedy pro­ Coast Guard investigation of the committee on March 14 and again posed giving the Interstate Com­ accident is underway. Until repairs are completed, the merce Commission the authority on March 19. San Juan will be replaced by other Hall, who served as spokesman to resolve the current work rules Sea-Land vessels, primarily the for both the SIU of North Ameri­ dispute between railway labor and Fairland, which was slated to ar­ management. ca and the AFL-CIO Maritime rive at Sea-Land's New Jersey Opposed ICC Role terminal yesterday and is sched Trades Department, told the com­ uled to leave for Houston today. Hall, opposing the proposal in mittee that the Bonner bill threat­ The Fairland, as well as the conened free collective bargaining testimony before the Senate Com­ tainership Raphael Semmes, have merce Committee on July 30, said and also that it would solve none that the proposal clearly called been pulled off the Baltimoreof the real problems besetting the for compulsory arbitration, "no Jacksonviiie run and replaced by American merchant marine. As an matter how you splice or slice it." the partially containerized ships alternative, he offered a program (See story on page 2). the Mobile and New Orleans. Both to overhaul and update America's of these vessels were on the Balti­ The hearings on the Bonner hill, maritime policies to bring then^ more-Jacksonville-San Juan run Chess game engrosses Seafarer Fritz Rethemeyer, oiler which had been going on intermit­ into line with present-day needs until last June, when they were tently since last March, ended on (left) and Bernard Post, messman, as they wait to ship out and conditions. replaced by the Fairland and Ra­ of port of New York hiring hall. Both the SIU and the MTD also August 1 following testimony by phael Semmes. Secretary of Commerce Luther H. All Hands Safe Hodges and Secretary of Labor While both the San Juan and W. Willard Wirtz. Both of these Honnor suffered heavy damage in Cabinet officers told the committee the crash, there were no injuries to that they opposed the compulsory the SIU crew of the San Juan and arbitration provisions of the bill the only injury aboard the Nor­ and favored strengthening Federal wegian vessel was to a seaman mediation procedures and other who received head cuts when he Government actions' for assisting MONTREAL—As the Canadian Parliament last week pondered the implications of the the collective bargaining process. was hit by a ladder while abondoning the ship. Norris Commission report, regarding the current Great Lakes shipping dispute, there were Wirtz, the final witness before mounting indications of serious concern among Canadian union leaders over the harsh and the committee, said that the hill's arbitration provision would become punitive measures advocated a substitute, not only for strikes, Justice, the SIU cited four major hut also for collective bargaining by Commissioner Norris areas of discriminatory conduct by in maritime. against all Canadian mari­ the Commissioner, which it had By JACK SCHREINER A similar position was taken protested repeatedly during the time unions. These measures, it Canada'* enliie labor movaby SIU President Hall when WASHINGTON—The Waterman was feared, could—if adopted—set hearings, and urged the Minister ment wai Kalded thi.t week by he testified in opposition to Steamship Company came a little a precedent for restrictive moves Juitica T. G. Norri.-' condem­ to immediately bring about an in­ the bill. Hall at that time closer to getting a subsidy for its against other segments of Cana­ nation o( Hal Batikii, president, vestigation of the Commission's warned that the Bonner bill foreign trade operations when the dian labor. Seifareri' International Union proceedings. or Canada. "would be the end of true col­ US Court of Appeals here refused Commissioner Norris, who was Threatens Seaway Many union leaders ar* lective bargaining because the to rehear an appeal by Seatrain named last summer by the former ahocked at Norrii' recommcndaMeanwhile, another re a c t i o n compulsory arbitration ma­ Lines calling for a public hearing Canadian Minister of Labour, that governmant trustees tioo came from Jack Staples, the newchinery . would supplant the before the Maritime Administra­ Michael Starr, to sit as a one-man temporarily should run all president of the Canadian Mari­ give-and-take of bargaining as unhmi or union loeala involved tion to look into Waterman's corpo­ commission in examining the dis­ time Union, who threatened an­ in Canada'* maritime industry, we know it." rate organization. pute between the Seafarers Inter­ is al other blockade of the St. Lawrence Seatrain, a nonsubsidized domes­ national Union of Canada and the Wirtz blamed the state of laborSeaway, despite the fact that the tic operator, claimed that the Upper Lakes Shipping Company, management relations in maritime Norris report recommends the pay­ public hearing should have been ended 107 days of hearings on Toronto Financial Post ment of damages ranging from on a "centuries-oid tradition of July 20, 1963 held to examine whether Water­ March 15 and on July 15 made $10,000 to $20,000 per day by in­ roughness and toughness" and man, under a corporate reorganiza­ public a voluminous, 318-page re­ hers. The manner in which Up­ dividuals, unions or companies also pointed out that "the econ­ tion plan, still had any connection omies of these industries are out port in which he recommended a per Lakes illegally broke its blocking the Seaway. with Sea-Land Service which series of repressive measures, in­ of joint—as the subsidy programs contract with the SIU, in the Staples became president of might be disadvantageous to Sea­ reflect." cluding the imposition of a trustee­ midst of Canadian Conciliation the CMU by replacing Michael train. The SIU president, In his ship on all Canadian maritime Board proceedings, and signed Sheehan, a former SIU of Can­ Seatrain and Sea-Land are com­ unions. testimony, also pointed out with the CMU, is still the sub­ ada patrolman who had been petitors in a mainland-Puerto Rico that compulsory arbitration Involves 5 Unions ject of litigation in the Cana­ expelled from the Union for service. The Merchant Marine Act would solve none of the real dian courts. These would Include, besides the violating the constitution by of 1936 forbids a subsidized line problems besetting the indus­ working with dual and hostile SIU of Canada, the Canadian Mer­ Indication of the concern with in the foreign trade from having try, including those problems chant Service Guild, a union of organizations, and who later which the Norris recommenda­ connections with a non-subsidized created by the present method became the star witness for domestic service unless the Mari­ ship officers; the National Associa­ tions were being received in Can­ of applying the subsidy pro­ tion of Marine Engineers; the the CLC and Upper Lakes ada was noted by the Financial time Administration finds that it gram. Company during the Norris will not hurt a strictly domestic marine section of the Canadian Post of Toronto which reported The SIU head called for a Brotherhood of Railway Transport that "many union leaders gre proceedings. Sheehan is now operator. revamping of the subsidy pro­ and General Workers, and the Ca­ charging in a court suit that shocked at Norris' recommenda­ No Links Found gram as well as for an over­ he was illegally deposed as tions that government trustees The reorganization of the Water­ nadian Maritime Union. haul of the 1936 Merchant CMU president "by a rigged CMU is the paper union temporarily should run all unions man and Sea-Land firms, the MA Marine Act and for other- con­ convention of CLC stooges" which was set up by the or union locals involved in Can­ decided, was complete and left no structive steps to enable the and has charged CLC with CERT and Canadian Labour ada's maritime industry." remaining connections to be ex­ merchant marine to operate making CMU a company union Congress to serve as a com­ SIU Telegram amined. When Seatrain chalienged effectively in the light of pres­ which signed a sweetheart pany union for the Upper The SIU of Canada, In a tele­ the MA's decision in first the Dis­ ent-day conditions. agreement with Upper Lakes. Lakes Shipping Company, gram to the Canadian Minister of trict Court and then the Court of Wirtz noted in his testimony which engaged in a vicious, Justice, shortly after the Norris Appeals, both courts ruled in favor It was a tie-up of the St. Law­ union-busting attempt against report was Issued, noted that "there rence Seaway last summer, insti­ that while American seamen's of the MA and upheld its decision. the SIU of Canada by arbi­ is already evidence of mounting gated by the leaders of the CLC wages are high, compared with the The question of the possible con­ trarily breaking its 10 - year concern over the unprecedented, and CBRT In an effort to aid Up­ wages of foreign seamen, they are nection between Waterman and contractual relationship with sweeping and undemocratic nature per Lakes in its union-busting at­ low by US shoreside standards. Sea-Land has been one of the the SIU. locking some 300 SIU things holding up the granting of of Commissioner Norris' report and tempt against the SIU by forcing The wage spread between Amer­ erewmembers out of their jobs Waterman's subsidy. Seatrain may recommendations" and said that a Government investigation of the ican and foreign wages has often In the Upper Lake? fleet, and still appeal the case to the US tliese "reflect the manner in which SIU, which led to the establish­ been cited by anti-labor elements Supreme Court but has not indi­ signing a contract with the the hearings were conducted." ment of the Norris Commission a as a major factor contributing to cated whether It will do so. CMU, which then had no memIn its request to the Minister of few weeks later. (Continued on page 10) In Port Of New York Hiring Hail Canada Labor Concern Mounts Over Harsh Morris Proposals Waterman Seen Nearer Subsidy �19^ y Wage Four SEAFARERS , ••. •s,': Aogwt t. ua LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) Report Period: July 16-July 31, 1963 SIU shipping posted its best showing for the year so far during this period except for the two weeks in Janu­ ary that marked the close of the Atlantic and Gulf long­ shore strike. The total number of men dispatched in all ports amounted to 1,698, contrasting with a figure of 1,433 for the previous period. Registration also took a big upward leap for the last half of July, as it reached a high of 1,790. The last reg­ istration total was 1,335. The combination of men moving in and out of port brought the registration of men on the beach at the close of last month to 3,660. In the shipping column. New York listed the bulk of the overall gain, handling almost 200 jobs more than it did the last time out. Baltimore, Mobile and San Fran- Cisco also listed noticeable increases in dispatch activity. New Orleans and Houston were still about as busy as in the previous two weeks, which means good shipping in both cases. All departments shared in the shipping prosperity, how­ ever, which was paced by the black gang. The engine department also handled the biggest increase in registra­ tion at the same time. Among the seniority groups, class A men picked up another point in the portion of total shipping and ac­ counted for 53 percent of all shipping. Class B*s portion dipped to 31 percent and class C men filled the remainder of the jobs. The total of payoffs, sign-ons and in-transit ship visits rose again (see right), to reach a figure of 268. Ship Activity ray Sign la Off! Oai Trans. TOTAL Bostan 1 0 3 4 New Yarh.... 19 3 37 59 PMIadeliiiila.. 3 2 9 14 Baftfrnore 7 4 15 28 Norfolk 3 3 3 9 Jacksoavilla ..1 0 10 11 Tampa 0 0 13 13 Mobile 5 2 4 11 New Orleans.. 11 13 22 16 Honston 3 3 32 38 Wilmington .. 1 1 4 6 Son Francisco.. 4 3 6 13 Seattle 7 4 5 16 TOTALS ... 65 40 163 268 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS AI Registered GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 6i 1 4 1 30 62 16 108; 29 10 15 4 52 18 25 9 3 6 1 2 5 5 11 1 0 1 0 1 13 15 4 32 79 30 33 16 16 46 7 69 10 1 8 1 5 14 3 22 7 15 4 4 137 235 68 ' 440 Pert Boston New York.... Philadelphia.. Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville... Tampa Mobile New "Orleans.. Houston Wilmington . . S m Francisco Seattle TOTALS CLASS Bj GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 1 2 3 2 19 27 48 0 7 3 4 3 33 11 19 0 8 4 4 3 8 1 4 0 0 2 2 0 4 11 15 0 18 26 44 3 18 20 41 0 1 5 4 5 1 5 11 1 10 7 18 1 24.3 11 133 99 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 0 2 1 1 66 22 35 9 3 7 10 0 15 23 1 39 2 3 6 1 6 1 8 1 2 1 1 4 16 5 27 6 27 48 84 9 15 52 29 8 1 10 0 9 2 12 19 5 2 5 f 1 194 1 335 99 42 Shipped CLASS C t TOTAL Shipped GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 13 11 26 10 4.7 66 19 18 26 0 2 3 3 1 5 10 2 0 3 3 10 13 26 2 5 3 10 39 26 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 2 6 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 4 13 0 8 0 0 0 27 13 0 21 28 49 0 4 2 6 84 49 2 12 10 24 3 8 4 15 52 24 0 3 3 6 0 2 1 3 10 6 1 5 9 0 3 0 1 1 19 9 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 8 3 70 87 1 166 18 9 42 29 1 89 335 166 Reaistered On The Beach CLASS A CIA5S B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 4 10 20 4 34 0 2 8 10 47 139 98 153 36 287 45 137 IS 197 5 18 7 8 4 19 0 2 2 4 10 75 28 37 18 83 0 30 10 40 2 11 3 5 1 9 0 2 7 9 0 9 15 9 1 25 2 11 13 26 0 5 1 11 2 14 0 2 3 1 0 40 39 39 7 85 0 4 20 24 6 139 72 99 12 183 4 44 95 143 15 91 43 76 11 ISO 3 20 25 48 3 19 6 10 2 18 1 2 5 8 1 29 20 33 2 55 4 15 9 28 0 11 19 20 7 46 1 22 15 38 89 1 590 361 520 107 1 988 60 293 225 1 578 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CMSS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL I 3 ALL 1 2 2 0 6 7 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 26 61 11 98 13 42 31 86 29 70 2 15 2 19 1 7 5 13 1 6 4 26 6 36 1 12 22 7 9 22 0 7 7 0 0 5 6 0 1 5 0 8 8 2 0 9 1 0 2 12 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 9 1 14 0 3 6 7 12 10 31 7 48 3 23 33 32 59 7 16 43 5 64 3 23 17 43 12 29 3 5 0 8 1 6 0 7 1 2 7 12 5 24 2 1 12 15 5 13 2 13 17 0 2 8 3 11 3 ? 75 237 40 1 352 27 139 :121 1 287 71 199 Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia.. Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville... Tampa Mobile New Orleans.. Houston Wilmington. .. San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 112 7 43 18 68 8 . .0 1 7 0 7 4 33 2 19 10 31 0 5 0 1 1 2 0 5 2 2 2 9 1 3 1 0 3 4 3 21 0 4 5 9 3 42 2 37 27 66 4 45 1 27 8 36 3 1 0 2 4 1 5 23 0 0 4 4 3 9 0 2 3 1 37 1 307 16 146 81 I 243 GROUP 1 2 0 0 5 13 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 8 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 37 9 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A C ALL 1 B 2 S ALL 1 3 ALL 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 12 1 15 3 2 3 8 68 42 222 24 42 112 3 37 75 115 21 58 64 143 0 7 3 8 3 18 1 9 1 11 1 0 5 6 6 8 33 31 8 72 6 30 9 45 0 14 15 29 2 0 0 5 0 7 0 S 0 5 0 4 2 6 1 4 2 9 15 3 4 13 0 16 1 9 1 11 0 0 3 4 0 7 3 5 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 9 31 6 1 21 1 27 3 36 0 14 13 27 66 5 42 5 113 26 1 79 16 121 4 40 62 106 36 1 9 45 9 90 19 69 6 94 5 77 29 43 4 1 4 6 4 3 11 6 4 16 0 9 10 1 4 8 23 4 8 35 10 30 45 1 5 8 6 IS 0 0 9 3 0 8 34 12 6 48 0 13 10 23 38 1 84 307 243 84 I 634 93 356 126 1 575 36 202 225 1 463 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A •> M. Port Is Bos 1 TWTX7 NY 14 T"JL. SI Phil ,.. •. 3 T> _ 1 Bal .••••• 5 XT...V* Nor 0 X_ _ 0 Tarn 0 Mob 1 NO 2 Hou 6 Wil 1 SF 5 Sea 2 TOTALS 40 Registered CLASS B GROUP I 3 ALL 2 0 1 1 23 13 38 88 3 2 11 19 11 7 8 31 1 1 3 1 3 1 2 6 0 1 1 2 3 5 10 19 17 7 32 58 3 17 14 40 7 0 4 2 2 4 10 21 10 4 1 3 82 50 135 1 307 ' Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1-8 0 0 2 0 2 1 4 20 25 9 0 0 7 7 0 0 1 19 3 20 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 2 2 38 42 5 2 1 21 24 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 12 12 2 1 5 12 18 0 7 15 139 1 161 ! 28 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 1 1 2 17 19 46 91 3 0 2 5 5 2 13 23 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 9 4 12 27 12 6 29 52 8 5 15 33 0 1 1 3 3 2 7 14 0 2 4 6 61 42 131 { 262 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 1 1 7 18 26 0 0 4 4 0 16 1 15 0 0 3 3 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 2 0 30 32 2 0 12 14 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 1 0 6 5 6 8 106 1 120 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A C ALL 1-8 1 3 ALL 1 B 2 2 3 ALL 0 0 2 3 3 0 5 1 4 2 14 0 5 1 4 56 91 53 26 56 173 11 48 40 103 202 8 3 64 75 1 5 1 10 3 0 4 2 9 14 0 1 3 0 3 7 7 23 7 46 8 17 12 21 16 58 3 3 15 21 2 4 0 3 7 0 1 4 1 2 4 2 6 1 9 2 10 0 2 10 1 2 4 2 4 4 4 3 5 1 0 3 0 2 17 1 1 2 1 4 11 0 0 0 0 17 11 20 1 8 36 7 55 0 1 27 1 0 16 16 34 17 96 160 8 11 52 32 11 95 13 11 4 93 105 31 14 26 87 4 33 14 4 51 16 7 47 4 2 38 3 3 10 2 1 4 2 9 3 3 2 4 0 3 6 16 10 20 53 0 18 7 2 2 14 2 2 3 6 9 10 8 8 29 3 0 6 6 0 12 3 0 10 30 43 3.5 262 73 183 120 129 28 281 1 344 327 1 712 92 1 474 86 I1 92 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL CROUP 1 Z 3 ALL 137 235 68|440 11_ 99 133 75 237 40 I 352 27 139 121 122 50 135 I 307 7 15 139 334 522 243 j100,0 45 253 393 Registered On The Beach TOTAL SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS B CLASS A CLASS C CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL ABC ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 Al.L 1 I 243 99_194 42 I 335 _9_ 70 87 I 166 18 42 29 89 335 166 89 | 590 361 520 107 I 988 60^ 293 225 I 578 ! 287 71 199 37 I 307 16 146 81 1 243 9 37 38 84 307 243 84'I 634 93 356 126 J75 36 202 225 463 1 161 89 " 42 13T['262 6 2 86 "92 262 120 92" I 474 i256 129 327 712 35 28 28l 344 8 106 IJ120 4 1 691 259 43.5 210 1 904 31 "224 274 1 529 31 81 153 1 265 904 529 265 |1698 710 1005 560 12275 131 523 731 11385 �Aarust t. 19<S Seatrain Bid May Bring On Legal Battle SEAFARERS Page Fin LOG Question: What qualities make for an ideal ship's delegate and how do you think the job can be made more attractive? Greed For Red Oil $$ May Leave Runaways Sitting High And Dry Antonio De Jesus: You have to Jan Manka: The kind of job de­ be the sort who can get men to pends on the man. A delegate has WASHINGTON—A bid by the work together to know the ins Lashatn Cartage Company for In­ and get their sup­ and outs of the terstate Commerce Commission port ail the time. Union and what It now appears that runaway operators and other ship^ approvai to purchase control of So you have to be and how to do the SlU-contracted Seatrain Lines owners, who have been hungrily snapping up Russian rubles something in a u n d e r s tanding is expected to resuit in a comand sympathetic particular situa­ by carrying l^ed oil to all parts of the world, may soon be left piicated legal battle over the tion. If a man high and dry. to the needs of meaning of sections of the Inter­ knows the rules the crew. You Reports from authoritative tive control" over these vessels. state Commerce Act which per­ and can get the must merit their sources in recent weeks indi­ In fact, in some cases, when the tain to such purchases. guys to keep confidence and cate that within the next couple US displayed concern over the be prepared to Lasham Cartage is a freight them he can do of years Russia will have sufficient runaways' activities, the runaways an effective job. So it all de­ forwarding company owned by the be an arbitrator ail the time. tanker tonnage to carry virtually were simply transferred to an­ pends on the type of person. United States Freight Company, t t t all of her oil exports in her own other flag, such as the Greek flag, Jack Park: You have to be a a holding company that owns t t bottoms, and will have practically and continued to do business as many of the largest freight for­ "right guy" and tactful in what Henry Simmons: A good delegate no need to charter foreign-flag usual. you do. As it is, warders. has to be a diplomat if he's to be Created Monster vessels for this purpose. successful. If you The Interstate Commerce Act the job isn't at­ Now it appears that these op­ The US National Petroleum don't have this forbids forwarder s from con­ tractive and often erators, by playing footsie with Council, for instance, recently trait you're lost. trolling other types of carriers, there aren't the forecast that by 1965 Soviet-flag the Russians, in their eagerness proper guys do­ Then, he has to but adds that the proscription ships should be able to carry for a fast buck, have helped to know how to han­ shall not be applied to prevent ing it. However, virtually all Soviet bloc oil ex­ create a Frankenstein monster. dle others when control relationships between if you make the ports. These, the council estimates, Their activities have given the job more appeal­ something needs truck lines, railroads and water will reach some 51 million tons by Russians the time and money they ing, by providing correcting. He carriers. needed to build up their own that time. certain i n c e nhas to be con­ Trucking interests are expected tanker fleet, and the lucrative Red This prediction is based on the cerned for the to oppose Lasham's purchase bid. tives, you're go­ offers, which were once a tempt­ fact that the Russian tanker fleet, These trucking interests for two ing to get a lot of wrong guys ap­ crew, and be ef­ ing "come-on," may soon be which has already more than years have been blocking Con­ plying and a whole mess of trouble ficient at his duties. doubled since the end of 1958, will rudely yanked away, like a wallet gressional action on a forwarder- will result. on a string at Halloween. t" 4" 4» double again by 1965. backed bill to give freight for­ Leo Altschul: If a delegate can The Russian tanker fleet warders clear authority to buy J. R. Massey: A man who knows get support and confidence from amounted to some 1.6 million dwt other types of carriers with ICC the rules and how to keep beefs the crew he's at the end of last year. Since then, permission. down to what is right for the job. arrangements have been made to Lasham bid $5,600,000 for con­ really important I don't think a build or acquire some 70 addi­ trol of Seatrain. is the kind of delegate should tional tankers totalling about 1.8 New Rate Study man for the job. be given prefer­ million dwt. Meanwhile, the ICC is again He has to want ential treatment End of Chapter looking into the use of rate dif­ the job and be a or stuff like that For some runaway and other ferentials to protect water car­ : r e d i t to his because every­ shipowners, who have been play­ riers from rail competition mates, the ship body would want ing ball with the Russians, this While Russia is moving full through rate-cutting. The ICC is and the SIU. to have the job rapid growth of the Russian tanker speed ahead with its plans to basing its new look into the Fou can't get the then. If that hap­ fleet could mark a sorry end to a build up a modern tanker fleet, problem on a recent Supreme vrong man for pens there'll be trouble. You need chapter which began in the sum­ the US tanker fleet has deterio­ Court opinion that the ICC may the job by "advertising" for one a man who's prepared for many rated to the point where it is now prescribe rate differentials only or else you destroy the purpose complaints and he has to be a dip­ mer of 1960 when the Soviets the oldest one afloat, according to began a full-scale offensive to bite when it has clear evidence that of the delegate's job. lomat if he's to handle them. off a large chunk of the world's a report just issued. a low-cost carrier would otherwise The report, prepared by the Qii market. be hurt by a higher-cost competi­ Sun Oil Company, shows that Unable to achieve this objective tor's price reduction to belowwith their own limited tanker ton­ American-flag tankers, at the end cost levels. The cost base to be nage, the Reds began to dangle of last year, averaged nearl> 131i used in any determination is left lucrative offers before the eyes years in age, compared with a up to the ICC. of the world's shipowners to carry world average of seven years and With an eye toward the Su­ Soviet oil to various nations of eight months. preme Court decision, the ICC Moreover, the number of USthe world, including Cuba and has dropped its 20-year-old price flag tankers had dropped to 456 Communist China. differential covering rail rates on Some shipowners in Great at the end of last year, a decline volume wrought pipe movements Some 150 foreign-flag vessels are now ineligible to haul US Britain and other Western Euro­ of 13 from the figure at the end from the East to the Southwest. An ICC report said that the evi­ Government-financed cargoes because they have traded with pean nations snapped at the bait; of 1961. This put the US tanker dence "clearly indicates" that Sea- Cuba since January 1, according to the latest blacklist issued but to a great extent the offers fleet in fourth place, after the were gobbled up by the runaway fleets of Liberia, the United King­ train's participation in the traffic operators, who either carried dom and Norway. will be "substantially reduced" by the I Maritime Administra-^ The number of US privately bet- of "the Senate Commerce Com­ Soviet oil directly to the Red without the differential protection, tion. controlled tankers, both American satellite nations or else carried the mittee, introduced a bill which but that under the terms of the Supreme Court ruling, "that alone . Heading the list with 47 would exclude from US ports all oil to other countries, thus re­ and foreign-flag, was 772 at the does not constitute a destructive ships, is Great Britain. She is fol­ ships of any country whose vessels leasing Soviet tonnage for runs end of the year. "More than two-thirds of lowed by Greece, with 42 ships; trade with Cuba. to Cuba and elsewhere. competitive practice." the United States privately Lebanon, 25; Italy and Poland, 7 This action by the runaways, of The Administration so far has owned tankship fleet at the each; Norway, 6; Yugoslavia, 5; shown no inclination to go further course, effectively destroyed the end of 1962 was registered Spain, 3; Morocco and Sweden, 2 than the present blacklist. myth that the US exercises "effecwith foreign flags as compared each, and Finland, West Germany and Japan, 1 each. with 58.9 percent five years A substantial volume of runaway earlier," the report noted. Seafarers who have been tanker tonnage, which was former­ About 35ti percent of the US hearing stories from old salts ly under the Liberian flag, has tanker fleet is owned by oil eom•bout the good old days switched to the Greek flag, as is panies. Non-oil companies own aboard whaling ships can at noted in the story on this page about 40 percent and the Govern­ last find out for themselves dealing with the age of the Ameri­ "It is essential to our position as the world's greatest mari­ ment owns the rest. what it was like. can-flag tanker fleet. Liberia In Lead If you're really interested, The nearly 150 ships blacklisted time nation . . . that we maintain a merchant marine capable The report showed that Liberia by the MA have, since the first of carrying a substantial portion of our foreign commerce, is continuing as the leading flag step right up and place a bid of this year, made 205 voyages to Secretary of the Navy Fred-*on the Cruz Del Sur, de­ of registry although a substantial Cuba. British ships made 75 trips; Korth has warned. scribed as one of the biggest "Our merchant marine is amount of tanker tonnage has the Greeks, 57; Lebanese, 27, and and most complete whaling composed mostly of obsolete Addressing the most recent been transferred from Liberian to Norwegians, 10. The other coun­ factory ships afloat. And if ships, while other nations are Greek registry. tries on the list accounted for the graduating class at the US Mer­ you're afraid you don't have forging ahead in the design chant Marine Academy at Kings Although the Soviet tanker fleet balance. the money -available to pay and construction of modern is currently in 12th place among Point, the Navy Secretary pointed Government Policy for her, don't give that an­ vessels," the Secretary also the world's tanker fleets, the re­ Although the US Government out that while the US merchant other thought because the pointed out in his address to port pointed out that the increase marine has continued to deteri­ at one time announced its inten­ owners are willing to take a the Kings Point class. in the USSR's tanker fleet, from orate in both quantity and quality, tion of applying full sanctions couple of tankers in trade. "the overall growth of the Soviet Noting that this country must 1957 through 1962, represented against the ships of any company For full information write that traded with Cuba, official fleet has been nearly 140 percent rely on foreign flags to carry 90 the second highest annual rate ol the Argentina Government action has been limited to denying since World War II, doubling in per'cent of its import and export growth. Oil Fields, 127i Avenue of the Using the T-2 as a basis of com­ Government cargoes to individual tonnage during the last 10 years." cargoes, the Navy Secretary Americas,- New York 20, NY., He noted that the Soviet Union warned that unless the United putation, the report noted that in vessels on the blacklist. or Yacimlentos Petroliferos States faces the problem of a de­ 1957 the Soviet tanker fleet However, the steady growth in expected to enlarge its fleet five Fiscales, Gerencia de Navethe list of these vessels has, in to six times by 1980 and was ac­ teriorating merchant marine totalled 25.8 T-2s. Since then, the gacion Ave. U.S. Pena 777, has increased recent weeks, brought increasing quiring 1,000,000 deadweight squarely and with determination, size of the fleet Buenos Aires, Argentina. demands from Congress to crack tons annually. In three years, he "the effect will run much deeper 276.7 percent. •Thar she blows !!!' The US rate of growth, during down harder. Last week Sen. said, the Soviet tanker fleet a'oiic than mere damage to national prestige." the same period, was 3.2 percent Frank J. Lausche (D-Ohio), a mem- had increased 286 percent. $1 $1 US Tankers Now Oldest On The Seas 150 Cuban Traders On US Blacklist Want To Buy A Whaler? Red Merchant Marine Growing As US Lags, America Is Warned �Pace Six SEAFARERS Aociut t, 1»W LOG Threat To Unsubsidized Go's Seen In NMU's 'Peace' Offer Sunday At Sea On The Ocean Joyce The current contract talks between the American Merchant Marine Institute and the National Maritime Union could have a serious impact upon unsubsidized operators in the domestic trades, a West Coast shipping official has charged. The charge was made by"^ for improvements in fringe bene­ competition, would like lo know Donald Watson, vice president fits. what price NMU would charge for and general manager of the Watson noted that Weyerhaeu­ guaranteeing labor peace, Watson said. The West Coast shipping official further pointed out that there is considerable pressure at present to undermine the Jones Act which protects American-flag ships in the domestic trades. "If our costs continue to rise, it will mean that we are forced into the camp of those who are trying to eliminate the Jones I'' • Act," Watson said. Notice From Alexander The Weyerhaeuser officer's Sunday at sea on the SlU-contracted Ocean Joyce (Over­ charge was followed by a notifica­ seas Carriers) finds these Seafarers enjoying "a hardy meal tion from Federal Maritime Ad­ served by two of the best messmen," according to chief ministrator Donald Alexander to Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director steward Mix VQH Looy, who sent photo into LOG. L-r are Ralph Casey, president of the AMMI, stating that the MA H. Wheeler, crew mess; Engfund, AB; M. J. Kerngoodi wanted to be kept informed about DM and ship's delegate; W. Dough, OS, and Andy Beightoii, One of the seward's most important Jobs is one which is often the AMMI-NMU talks. The MA is crew mess. overlooked. That is the somewhat tedious, but essential, job of keep­ the Federal agency which admin­ ing proper records. The steward may be a top-notch cook and baker isters the subsidy program. himself, he may run a heads-up department, but if his record-keeping This notification from Alexander is inefficient and sloppy, he's going to run into trouble. Three-quarters drew a charge of interference of the way out on a trip he's liable to find himself short of some ship­ from NMU President Joseph Curboard essential, and the steward in that kind of a spot can be one ran, who dispatched a telegram to unhappy steward when the crew finds out what's missing. the Maritime Administrator. When Food Plan representatives visit SlU-manned ships in the "We are not accustomed nor do Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director various ports they still run across stewards and other crewmembers we intend to accept replacement who don't see why we place so much stress on keeping an accurate of free collective bargaining in inventory of food stores and other steward department supplies. Nor the American tradition with do they understand the reasons why it is considered desirable to take Soviet-type government control of A New Jersey Supreme Court decision knocking out state medical all stores aboard in the home port before the voyage starts. collective bargaining," said the society control of group health-medical plans has been hailed as "sig­ The major job of record keeping, of couPse, consists of the inven­ NMU leader, who in 1960 visited nificant" by Nelson H. Oruikshank, director of the AFL-CIO Depart­ tory of ship's voyage stores. Other records to be kept include reefer Moscow and came back with warm ment of Social Security, who com--*box temperatures to make sure that the refrigration system is func­ words for Premier Khrushchev. mended the court's ruling to the the "legitimate professional tioning properly. Then there are the supplies and equipment for the In past negotiations in mari­ attention of "every physician . , . concerns of organized medi­ galley, dishes and tableware, needed repairs and similar items. All time, Government leaders, mem­ and officer of every medical cine and the business interests these should be down in black and white. Next to running out of food, bers of Congress and others in of the practicing physicians." running out of utensils, soap, linens and other necessaries can be very maritime industry and labor have society." Non-profit group health prac­ The state court's 7-0 decision aggravating. questioned whether the subsidy Usually, the best-feeding, best-stored ship is one which takes on all "umbrella" did not weaken the killed a section of state law dele­ tice, financed by subscriber pre­ stores for the voyage on leaving port, plus a ten percent margin to resistance of subsidized operators gating to the New Jersey State payment, offers a useful means of Medical Society authority to ap­ improved care and economy in the cover unforeseen delays. Then nothing has to be bought anywhere in their bargaining. prove or veto group medical plans face of rising medical costs and a else with the exception of fresh vegetables, fruit in those ports where under which subscribers prepay serious shortage of physicians, he! it is available in appropriate form. for health care and obtain service continued. A good steward should be able to know with reasonable accuracy Yet in nearly half the states, in­ from physicians associated with . the quantities of stores remaining on board ship at any stage of a cluding New Jersey until the the programs. The state medical given voyage. He should also be able to produce facts and figures at society had given approval to only court decision, medical societies the end of the voyage to show where the food went. Proper inventory one group health plan—the Blue have persuaded the legislatures to control sounds like a mouthful, but all it means is that he knows Shield plan sponsored by the so­ delegate control of the develop­ exactly how much of each item he has in stock and what he will need to order stores for the next voyage. ciety itself and having 18 mem­ ment of such plans to the private Some men don't see why we stir such a fuss about this because, DETROIT, Jun* 7"—No meeting due to ber-physicians among its 23 organizations of physicians, he said. they say, if anything runs short they can always fill their needs in lack of a quorum. trustees. Group Health Association of some other port. Unfortunately, this doesn't work out well for a A non-profit competitor plan America, an association of non­ HOUSTON, Juno 10—Chairman, Paul variety of reasons. For one thing, the ship purchasing in some foreign Drozak; Socrotary, Phil Royos; Reading also backed by qualified physi­ port is a one-shot buyer. Chances are the supplier will never see that Xlerk, Bill Doak. Minutea of aU prevloua cians, Group Health Insurance, profit medical-health plans, called steward again, so he will stick him with inferior quality merchandise. port meetlnga accepted. Port Agent re­ Inc., of New Jersey, was estab­ the New Jersey decision a "vic­ ported on ahipping. aucceaaful election in tory over monopoly" in the health Secondly, despite the great strides made in many foreign countries, Sabine Towing Company won by BJU In­ lished in 1961 but it was denied field. Grdup Health had filed a the selection available can't compare with what the ship buys at land Boatman, SIU support in Cbamical medical society approval. GHI at­ brief as a friend of the court at­ Workers strike in Shell Oil. Bepart car­ home. Further, methods of packing, storing and preparing foods are ried. President's report for May aeeepted. tacked the state law as unconsti­ tacking the state law. not what Americans are accustomed to. The cuts of meat, for example, Communication from Secretary-Treasurer tutional. read and accepted unanimously. Audi­ t t t are probably entirely different from what cooks are accustomed to tors' report carried. Ora W. Rhodes The Supreme Court threw Seafarers will probably remem­ handling. The results can hardly be satisfying. elected as memt>er of quarterly financial out the section of the law giv­ ber the story of a doctors' "strike" Naturally, in a foreign port, there's no Union representatives or committee during new business. Motion ing the medical society "such asking headquarters to make Houston a in Saskatchewan, Canada, just food department representative available for the steward to turn to major port carried unanimously. Total a power to restrict, or Indeed about a year ago, when the gov­ should he have inferior merchandise pawned off on him. The result present: 350. to prohibit, competition In a ernment there moved to institute t> is often a serious food beef. If a ship runs short on a foreign voyage, field so vitally concerned with a medical care program. Despite NEW ORLEANS, June 11—Chairman, it also usually means that it wasn't stored properly in the first place! Lindsay J. Williams; Secretary, Louie the public welfare." the protest, the program was be­ or stores spoiled or were wasted because of lack of inventory control. Cuarlne; Reading Clerk, C. J. "Buck" gun later on after a 23-day period Stephens. Minutes accepted from all pre­ This power, the unanimous de­ The only thing a steward can do in such a case is fill in his shortages vious port meetings. Port Agent's report during which doctors refus^ to in the foreign port. But it's a poor substitute for correct storing in the on shipping and ship activity accepted. cision declared, "may not consti­ furnish all but the barest emer­ President's May report accepted. Secre­ tutionally be placed in the hands first instance. tary-Treasurer's communication accept; d. Most companies issue a steward a record book called either "Voy­ Auditor's report carried. Tom Garrity of a private organization such as gency medical services. Now charges that Saskatchewan age Stores Record Book" or "Subsistence Stores Record Book," in elected under new business to quarterly the medical society, which has an financial committee. Total present: 410. hospitals are barring doctors who interest in promoting the welfare which the steward keeps a master list of all subsistence stores on its* have set up community clinics hand from the previous voyage, the variety and amount of stores MOBILE, June 11—Chairman, Louis of the only existing medical serv­ under Saskatchewan's medical requisitioned and received at the beginning of the trip, and the stores Nelrs; Secretary, H. J. Fischer; Reading ice corporation [Blue Shieldl In care program are being investi­ Clerk, R. Jordan. Meelliig iiilnuteg from the state." requisitioned in the course of the trip, if any. all ports accepted. Port Agent reported gated by a Royal Commission. This book then can be used to tell what was consumed during the on shipping. Waterman change of ships Further hearings were ordered Two doctors have already testified for its Puerto Rican runs, blood bank voyage and what remains at the close of the trip. accepted. President's report for May ac­ by the court on another section of that despite their qualifications Food Plan representatives find time and again that failure to check cepted. Communication from Secretary- the law requiring that a medicaland references, they were unable read and accepted. Auditor's stores on the dock is a major factor in the development of serious food Treasurer report accepted. J. Hunter elected to surgical group plan must have to obtain hospital privileges be­ beefs on a ship. The steward who is negiigent in this area is only ask­ quarterly financial committee during new membership of 51 percent of the cause no doctors on an existing ing for trouble. He has no excuse for not performing this essential task. business. Total present: 170. doctors in any county to function. hospital's medical staff would Obviously, this kind of record-keeping is a pretty time-consuming The court referred to an Illinois sponsor them as presently re­ task which can't be done hastily in a corner in between other jobs. Supreme Court decision killing a quired. A steward has to plan his workday ahead and develop a specific similar "51 percent" rule. (Comments and suggestion^, are routine for making record entries. invited by this Deparment and Cmikshank pointed out that fComments and suggestions are invited by this Department ana car, the New Jersey decision drew can be submitted to this column be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) a "clear distinction" between \ in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) intercoastal Weyerhaeuser Line foUowlng the NMU's offer to AMMI to extend its present contract to 1969 and to guarantee that this period would be free of strikes pro­ viding the NMU's contract demands are met. The demands are said to include a call for a minimum eight percent increase in base wages and ser, as a domestic operator, is an unsubsidized company whose labor operating costs are largely dedermined by the agreements reached by unions with subsidized companies. The few remaining intercoastal operators, who have not yet been driven off the seas by railroad I Inventory Control On Food Stores NJ Court Hits Monopoly Medicine SIU MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS taoyt!. f '.-5 �H Anffost f, IMS SEAFARERS LOG A 'First' For The Steel Seafarer Pare Seren Bosses Still Turning To Strikebreakers As the SEAFARERS LOG pointed out in its last issue, private detectives, strikebreakers and scabbing employment agencies are still the best friends of some employers, despite the spread of legislation to^ outlaw such anti-union ac­ made the decision to strike? There was no other decision tivities. The Steel Seafarer recently became the first Isthmian ship to be equipped with new self-inflatable life rafts, certified by the Coast Guard. One of the rafts is shown above on the dock at Erie Basin, prior to load­ ing, with (l-r) Robert Snow, Isthmian Lines safety direc­ tor; Eddie Tirelli, bosun; Joe Algino, SlU safety director; Howard Alberson, OS; John Apostolidir,AB; D. Leberre, DM, and Leroy Temple, AB. At the left are Leberre, Al­ gino and Snow on deck checking the frame which holds the raft. A service line secured to the frame automatically triggers a CO-2 device which inflates the raft when it is dropped overboard. Now, within the past couple of weeks, additional reports con­ cerning strikebreaking activities have come to notice. One of these cases is a Milwau­ kee hospital which had been struck for the past month by members of Local 125 of the In­ ternational Brotherhood of Fire­ men and Oilers, which is an af­ filiate of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. Replaced By Scabs The striking Firemen and Oilers here have been replaced' with strikebreakers by the hospital, which has offered them permanent employment, but at rates con­ siderably below the union scales. Said Walter H. Schmidt, the locals business representative: "The strikebreakers hired by the Milwaukee hospital are operating the powerhouse for $2.25 per hour and one year ago the union rate was $2.89 per hour. The strikebreakers on the maintenance jobs are working for $2.25 per hour when the union rate was $2.79 per hour prior to the strike. Is there any question why the membership of the union they could make in order to keep their dignity. "It seems the hospital pre­ fers the strikebreakers that are presently taking away the livelihood of the strikers. Is this because they are trying to save the difference in the wage scale? Or is it that they do not have any respect for tried, proven employees, some of whom have over 17 years of service at the hospital?" Schmidt pointed out that the hospital, as a non-profit organiza­ tion, pays no taxes. Also, he noted that the local has filed unfair labor practice charges in Wiscon­ sin, because of the employer's re­ fusal to bargain in good faith. In another case, three officials of a New Jersey firm making de­ tergents and solvents were in­ dicted on July 16 on charges of violating the state law Panning the importation and transportation of strikebreakers. Violation of the New Jersey law is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $1,000 and up to three years in prison on each count. Two of the officials were named in 21 counts each and the third official was named in four. SXT7 SA.FETV Joe Algina, Safety Director Safety First With Lifeboat Faiis A recent issue of the "Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council" describes an accident in which one seaman was killed and another injured when one of the wire rope falls parted as a lifeboat was being hoisted from the ship's embarkation deck to the stowage position on the davits. Such accidents point up the importance of regular inspections and OTTAWA—In a move to help Canadian shipping companies meet the challenge of maintenance of lifeboat falls. runaway and other foreign-flag shipping to its coastal trades, the Candian government is Lifeboat falls tend to deteriorate at the spots which are usually expected to introduce legislation into Parliament reserving for Canadian ships all trade hidden during a casual inspection, so the best time to inspect and lubricate lifeboat falls is during lifeboat drills. At other times the between Canadian ports from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to a subsidy program which has per­ tion on most of the coastal trades. boats are stowed up on the davits with their falli, :aut. and certain points of the falls are in continuous contact with the davit sheaves. mitted the lines to build more The legislation is also expected the Great Lakes. Not only are these points on the falls hidden from inspection and The Canadian shipping problem, modern ships for the coastal trade to kill off some Canadian ship lines lubrication when the lifeboats are in place, but the continuous pres­ which, the operators believe, has which are operating vessels from according to the observers, is not sure from the sheaves tends to squeeze the lubrication from liie wire that there is an over-abundance of now put them in a position to hold the Gulf to the Great Lakes with strands. their own against foreign competi­ ships flying the British flag. foreign ships in the trade, but that Lubrication of wire rope falls is especially important because of there are too many Canadian ships their constant exposure to the elements. Besides the frequent salt for the cargo offerings. The for­ spray baths they receive, they are often located near the stack and get eign-flag ships are merely con­ a good dose of soot and stack gasses containing sulfur and other acidtributing to Intense competition producing materials. for cargoes, which has resulted in For proper inspection of a lifeboat fall, the luDrication should be lower rates this year on the St. wiped from the portion being inspected and the area wirebrushed so Lawrence. that bright metal and the roundness of the outside wires can be seen Even wlUi the elltniuation of in each strand. Replacement of the fall will depend on the surface fdreign-flag competition, however, appearance of the individual wires as well as the presence of fish the Canadian government is not hooks, splinters or cracks. looking forward to any rate im­ Crude oil or Bunker C fuel oil which may contain chemical im­ provement to aid the Canadian purities harmful to the wire rope should not be used for lubrication. shippers. The removal of the for­ This also applies to old grease and crankcase oils from the engineroom eign-flag ships is expected to make which may contain acids or grit. The best lubricants for wire rope more cargo available to Canadian contain light-bodied compounds with rust inhibitors which have good ships, though, and thus improve penetrating properties. They can be dipped, swabbed, or sprayed on their condition somewhat. the rope. Proposed In 1961 Best procedure is to follow the manufacturer's instructions, as Although the govemraeht action some of the lubricants need preheating or thinning with solvent to Is being well received by the Can­ If any SlU ship has no compensate for temperature conditions and the different types of adian shipping industry, it is agreed vessel operations. that its impact this year Will not library or needs a new The old adage that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link be as great as it would have been supply of books, contact applies to wire rope as well. The entire rope must be lubricated in 1961 when the legislation was regularly, not just the exposed portions. This is why it is important any SlU hall. first proposed. Action on the legis­ to lower the lifeboat for proper lubrication of the falls; otherwise lation was delayed until now while spots where the falls are inside blind sheaves cannot be reached with Canada discussed the proposed lubricant, nor can the side of the wire rope riding tight against the move with other Commonwealth sheave. For these reasons, they are the very spots where falls break countries whose ships would be most often. affected. Since 1961, It was noted, Can­ (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can adian shipping has had the aid of be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Canada Maps Protection Of Coastal Trades EVERY MONTHS YOUR SlU SHIP'S LIRRARY 'lA �^l-..-.- ,.: -I". . . ••-• Par* Ei(h» SEAFARERS IOC Aofwt •. 1999 The galley's serving window formed a perfect frame for Seafarers (i-r) J. Wilson, steward utility and messmen Eddie Fisher and Medoro Agurcia they picked up the crew's orders at lunchtime. The crew was in agreement that the Manhattan is a good feeder. Seafarers Sam Lamb, deck maintenance and William Hale, dayman, were digging in at lunchtime when the photographer came around and got this shot. Part of the reason for the Manhattan's consistently good feeding Is the care taken with the stores. Here, J. D. Wilson, steward utility and Charies Lo3rd. cook, stow food cartons away in the ship's refrigerator. Wiper P. Chalklas was off watch and doing a little reading in his room when the LOG photographed tnade the rounds of thd crew quarters and snapped this picture* �SEAFARERS •-•. Siii M Mim r ' •:• :>:/A I;-- ' - '• 'M§Mt i'y •Mji ;WIS®- ^ ymanmiyM- • ^v'PV ..' ?SslSi??S:f iiwiSiiii Hmm\ mm , lp®fc» '•A /f yy/- vd'-.- • •/^./t.y., •: • ;• ;.y:.:x-><;::'v',;v Page Nine LOG " -i ^y-:- 4 Ji ••'^ i; ^ M<• " i ;;4'• dim Siiiiii-i ••.••'-4:4':'^ p.ii||is||S ''; ILI - 'i xr*:•:'; yf- ' •^.4:'^ ^ SSS:SS::1 mmmmM 11 : m ' Bosun J. Smythe was supervismg the handling of the Manhattan s foreward winch when SlU patrolman Pat Marine I. came aboard in Bayonne, NJ. recently. Here he is directing Seafarers Sam Lamb, deck maintenance (foreground) and Jerry Boyce, "* ^®y in on the cable to bring the giant tanker up "ugly to the dock. The vessel's massive anchor chain can be seen at the lett. \ •mm ^\ i When speakin/about the SlU-mahned tanker Manhattan, you' have to talk in terms of new records. i .i . L* The biggest commercial vessel ever built in ths country, the 106,658 deadweight ton vessel is the biggest US-flog ship afloat, with a capacity of a million barrels of oil or 96,000 tons of gram. She is 940 feet long with a 132-foot beam, and fully loaded she draws almost 50 feet of water. The only US ship larger than the Manhattan is the Navy's nuclear aircraft carrier Enterprise, which has a smaller total capacity, however. Among her records, the Monhattari has carried the largest groin cargo ever reported on a single vessel—65,550 tons to Poland, and the largest oil corqo ever to leave the Persian Gulf on a sing » vessel—718,597 barrels of crude oil plus 68,018 barrels for bunker purposes. The pictures on this page were taken by a LOG photographer while the Manhattan was unloading a cargo of oil recently at Bayonne, NJ. An SlU member for over 15 years, Charles Huribiirt. BR. poses for his picture on the Manhattan s New Jersey sunshine. Hurlburt lives in Rochester, NY. Oiler Bobby Horris paused from work long enough to have his picture taken in the Manhattan's steering engine room. Another member of the engine department, FWT Red McDonald, is shown here keeping tabs on the tanker's port boiler. out to carry a huge grain cargo of 96,00a tOiis at one time. �SEAFARERS Pace Tea Aacwt f, IffCS LOO 10 More SlU Oldtimers Retire On Union Pension -gg' • By Sidney Margolius The total number of SIU deep-sea oldtimers retired on pensions during 1963 was just 'Holes' In Private 'Over 65' Plans raised to 61, as 10 more Seafarers with a combined seatime of nearly 400 years have be­ (Second of a two-part report on current health insurance problemi come the latest Union members to close long and well-spent careers and start taking things and the new "Over-65" plans.) Previously we reported that booming medical fees—inflated largely easy on SIU pensions of $150*^ the SIU at Galveston in 1943. In Trotman is the oldest pensioner by the very indemnity insurance they are supposed to pay—-have cre­ per month, eluded In his 40 in the group and sailed over 45 ated a new crisis in medical care. A breakdown of the new years of seatime Indemnity insurance provides specific allowances, such as $15 a day years. Bora in pensioner list shows that five of the men shipped in the steward de­ partment, three on deck and two in the black gan^. The list includes: James F. Bar­ rett, 54; Fedeleon C. Damian, 61; Lawrence Hogan, 66; Petronilo Rojo, 72; Aubry L. Sargent, 56; Melvin A. Spires. 64; Albert R. Trotman, 77; Carlos M. Velez, 45; William R. Walker, 61; and Ellis M. Watts, Jr., 62. Barrett was born in Virginia and now makes his homo with his son in Massillon, Ohio. He's a Coast Guard vet­ eran of World War II who spent 30 years at sea in the deck department. A member of the SIU since 1949, P his last vessel Bflirerr ^gs the Alcoa Pilgrim (Alcoa). Another native of the Philip­ pines, Rojo and his wife Victorine, make their home at New Orleans, La., where he became a mem­ ber of the Union in 1947. Shipping in the Steward department dur­ ing his 40-odd years at sea, he last sailed aboard the Ocean Eva (Ocean Transportation). A native of Texas, Walker joined Don't Buy Blouses From Judy Bond All trade union members and their families are being. asked to refrain from buying women's and children's blouses made by the firm of Judy Bond. This firm, after a genera­ tion of collective bargaining with the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, AFLCIO, has now refused to bar­ gain and locked out employees with long years of service. An NLRB trial examiner has recommended that this company reinstate 12 illegally discharged workers with back pay and the New York courts have assessed damages against the firm totalling $108,000 for contract violations. was an 11-year hitch in the Navy from 1919-1930. His career in the steward depart­ ment came to a close aboard the Elie V (Elie) and now Galveston is Walker h i s permanent address. A steward duriiig his 30 years of seatime, Damian was born in the Philippines and joined the SIU at New York in 1953. Brook­ lyn is now his year-round head­ quarters, and he and his wife Avelina, are all set'for some rest _ . and leisure as Damian pgi-j g fortable retirement. He was last on the Suzanne (Bull). Watts is another steward who recently ended a career at sea that spanned over 40 years. Bom in Florida, his voy­ aging took him to New York where he joined the SIU in 1940. His last SIU deep-sea vessel was the Coe Vic­ tory (Victory w ^ Carriers) and he Wafts now lives in Riveredge, NJ. Brooklyn-bom Hogan accumu­ lated over 40 years on the high seas as a mem­ ber of the black gang. A Navy veteran of World War I, he signed on with the SIU at New York in 1941 and made his last trip aboard the Long u Lines (Isthmian) nogan Jj, March. He and his wife, Ada, now live in the Bronx, NY. Born in Puerto- Rico, Velez is the youngest of this group of pen­ sioners. He sailed on deck and in 1955 became a member of the SIU after signing on at Baltimore. The Emilia (Bull) was his last ship and now he and his wife, Salvadora, make the „ island of his birth Veiei their year-round address. the British West Indies, he journ­ eyed to Boston where he joined the SIU in 1939. Roxbury, Mass., is where he and his wife, Flor­ ence, makp their permanent home. _ He shipped in Trotman the steward department on his last SIU ship, the Bents Fort (Cities Service). Sargent made his way to sea from his birthplace in South Dakota over 25 years ago and joined the SIU at Baltimore in 1955. ' Shipping on deck, he made his final voyage aboard the Robin Kirk (Robin). He now lives in Brooklyn, N Y, Sarqent g^j jjgtg g broth­ er, Claude, of Baldwin Park, Calif., as his next of kin. Sailing in the engine depart­ ment, Spires was born in Georgia and amassed over 30 years at sea, jcining the SIU at Tampa in 1942. The Florida climate must agree with hlra for he now makes his home at Mi­ ami with his brother Albert. - . His last ship was spires the San Marino (Peninsula Navi­ gation). Arbitration... (Continued from page 3) the decline of the US merchant marine. Preceding Wirtz in testimony before the Bonner committee was Secretary of Commerce Hodges, who said that compulsory arbitra­ tion in maritime "might produce worse effects than the ills sought to be cured." Hodges told the committee that compulsory arbitration would "seriously compromise the collec­ tive bargaining process" and that "while it might mechanically set­ tle strikes, it cannot be relied upon to settle the basic causes of disputes." Hodges also wamed that com­ pulsory arbitration in maritime could cause "pressures to extend the same powers to other indus­ tries in time of serious labor-man­ agement disputes (that) might be irresistable." Following the completion of Wirtz' testimony, Bonner offered an amendment to his own bill which would, in effect, give to Congress the responsibility for imposing compulsory arbitration in eacli specific dispute. Wirtz had advocated such a course in his testimony, and had noted that provision for compulsory arbitra­ tion, in- advance of disputes, would "short-circuit" the bargain­ ing procedure. Wirtz said that retention of the collective bargaining and media­ tion processes for settling mari­ time disputes would be a "contin­ uation of the sweat-and-tears ap­ proach" but would be preferable to any other solution. towards hospital care, or up to $150 for hospital extras. But as doctors and hospitals have raised their fees beyond these allowances, the medical poverty of such groups as retired people, who usually have little or no medical insurance, has been heightened. Now, with labor unions and many consumer co-ops urging passage of the King-Anderson bill to provide medical insurance for the elderly under Social Security, the private insurance companies have come up with their own plans. These are the "Over-65," "Plus-65," 'Golden 65" and similar policies being heavily advertised in various areas. In particular, a number of insurance companies have joined together to offer "pooled coverage" for people over 65. These new "65 plans" are what a leading insurance company executive calls the "industry's answer to socialized insurance." Even though the new plans may be the best the insurance industry yet has to offer to older people, a study by this writer, in consultation with actuaries and other experts, finds holes big enough to bankrupt a moderate-income elderly couple. In fact, even several other existing alternatives may be preferable. This is not to say that you should not consider the "65 plans." It is to say that these plans still do not provide adequate coverage at a price most older citizens can afford, and that you ought to look over the other possibilities, whether seeking such insurance for yourself or an elderly relative. The pooled "65 plans," organized by groups of insurance companies, already have been offered in Masachusetts, Connecticut and New York. It is expected that soon they will be offered on a regional basis in the other New England states, and in other states such as Michigan when state legislatures give the necessary approval. The way the pooled plans work, an initial "open enrollment" period, usually two weeks or a month, allows anyone 65 or over to join without a physical examination. The policies offered are usually a basic hospital plan and a "major medical" plan to cover unusual expenses. You can buy either or both. For example, if an older citizen already has Blue Cross- hospital insurance, he can buy the industry's pooled "major medical" policy to pay for unusual medical expenses. Two big defects are the cost of the policies and the noticeable gaps in the insurance they provide. In Massachusetts, for example, the "65 plans" were offered at $9 a person for the basic hospital insurance, and $17.50 for the total package including "major medical" insurance. In New York, the insurance in­ dustry offered another version at $10 a month for partial hospital in­ surance plus partial payments for surgery and doctor fees when hospi­ talized. With a major medical policy at $9, the total cost is $19 a month, or $38 for a couple. This is $456 a year for an elderly couple for only partial health insurance, or almost one-third the entire income of many retired couples. Even if you could afford to spend this much for health insurance, you would find that the insurance itself is limited. The New York "63 plan," for example, provides $18 a day for hospital room and board for up to 31 days. In comparison, a survey of 9,000 hospitalized illnesses of people over 65 in that area found the average hospital board bill was $26 a day. Similarly, the Massachusetts "65 plan" allows $15 a day for hospital board, in comparison to prevailing rates in that area of $24-25. But an even bigger hole is the limit on hospital miscellaneous charges. The "65 plans" allow only a maximum of $150. In comparison, hospital "extras" have reached the point where they now cost almost as much as room and board. The survey of older citizens' expenses in New York found that the average hospital stay was a little over 13 days; the board bill was $364 and the charge for extras was $240. Until Congress finally heeds the pleas for basic health insurance under Social Security, it is necessary to select from a number of al­ ternatives, none wholly adequate: 1—If your union-employer welfare plan permits continued coverage after retirement, by all means take advantage of it. The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that three out of five of a number of welfare plans it surveyed now do provide health benefits after retirement (usually for dependents, too). A number of plans that previously pro­ vided only life insurance recently also extended health benefits to retired workers, reports Dorothy Kittner of B.L.S. 2—^If not, consider Blue Cross with or without Blue Shield as your next best bet, if you can get in. Some of the "Blue" plans around the country may charge you extra if you have a pre-existing serious illness or may not cover you for that particular condition. In such event, the open enrollment period provided by the "65 plans" is your next best bet. Often you will find that Blue Cross either is cheaper than the "65 pla^s" or, where the cost is about the same. Blue Cross offers wider basic coverage. For example, in Massachusetts where Blue Cross with or without Blue Shield costs less than half of the "Massachusetts 63" plans. Blue Cross pays $18 a day towards hospital board for 40 days, and up to 120 days at $12, wllli unlimited payment for anclllarles. "Massachusetts 65" would pay more for a catastrophic illness, including payments for nursing care, but less towards basic hospital charges. In New York, Blue Cross pays 21 days full coverage, and the next 180 days at 50 per cent discount, for a cost of about $11 a month for an individual enrolee, and only $4.65 if a retiree has continued his coverage from previous employment. 3—If you can't get into Blue Cross, and can't afford the nev? "65 plan" when it gets to your area, several low-cost policies are offered, such as the "Golden 65" policy of Continental Casualty Co., at $6.50 a month, or the'similar policy offered by the American Association of Retired Persons, 711 14th St., N. W., Washington, DC., at $6: These are low in. cost, but also limited in benefits, paying only $10 a day for hospital board and up to $100 for extras, plus a schedule of moderate allowances for surgery. �* ailiiT ri ^ 7 Aacwtf, INI SEAFARERS cope nepom mm I - LOG Pace Elevea 'My Boy, I Think You Are Now Ready To Serve As Impartial Arbitrator!' 1.'; KEY ELECTIONS DUE THIS YEAR. It'i 1963, an odd year sand­ wiched between the important Congressional elections of last fall and the crucial Presidential election of 1964. It sound like a good year to forget about politics. But, politically speaking, this is no time to"go fishing." The reason for this Is simple; despite the fact that there are no national elections, thjs is Just as big a political year as any. Nine states have state-level elections scheduled, or county contests throughout the state. Municipal elections will be held in 900 cities of 10,000 population and above. Judges will be elected, city and county councils, school commissioners and state legislators. 4" ft The Meaning of a Judge. Ever hear of a labor injunction? Union members walking the bricks, carrying placards, handing out leaflets at the plant gates. A judge hands down the injunction for the com­ pany, clearing the streets. Scabs go through the gates, union members lose jobs. Once, that was standard. In case of bad times, it could become standard again. That puts it up to the judges. Fortunately, in a good many areas they are elected. To elect good judges, union members must vote. To vote, they must register. This is a job for all year every year. 4> i3t> 4i What's a City Council? This year, hundreds of cities will choose mayors, city attorneys, councilmen and candidates for other elective offices. Don't take your eye off this ball. Think a little about picketing. The courts say union members have a constitutional right to picket. But if a city council passes an ordinance tying up handbill distribution, or making it disorderly conduct to walk more than two-and-two, it may take some time, and lots of expense, to throw it out of court. Meanwhile, a strike can be lost. Holding the line and making gains in your home town means electing good people to public office. And that means registering union members. 4> 4 4< What's an Education? Some states elect state and local superinten­ dents of public instruction this year. This election could have a lot to do with your youngster's future, for his future depends in large degree on his education. The labor movement helped to establish the public school system in America. If we can Improve it, there will be more opportunities for the children of working people to get all the schooling their talents The manner in which the Interstate Com­ require. A superintendent of public instruction can make or wreck merce Commission operates is well known a school system. So this, too, becomes a matter of votes this fall, and to Seafarers and others in the maritime in­ a question of registration now. 4 4 4 What's a State Legislature? State legislatures face the voters in some states. At stake are workmen's compensation, unemployment insur­ ance, wages and hours laws, industrial safety, education, taxation, reap­ portionment and other legislation. It's good to keep a sharp eye on Congress, but don't forget the state legislatures while you're doing it. For decent state legislatures, ynion members must register, and they must vote. dustry. Perhaps more than any other single factor, the ICC's decisions have been responsible for the destruction of the domestic shipping in­ dustry. In fact, it has been said that ICC has done more to scuttle domestic shipping than did enemy submarines during the war. As the agency charged with regulating railroad rates, the ICC has built a remark­ able record of favoritism in behalf of the railroads. It has sided with the railroads al­ most without ( xception in every effort by the railroads to eliminate competition through selective rate-cutting practices. As the SIU has charged repeatedly, the ICC is a management-oriented group whose efforts in behalf of the railroads have smacked of collusion. Thus the effects of the President's recent proposal, to turn over the current dispute over the size of railroad work crews to the ICC amounts not only to compulsory arbitra­ tion, but to a form of compulsory arbitra­ tion in which the cards are stacked against labor from the beginning. Compulsory arbitration is sufficiently ob­ noxious in itself, but when it is compounded by choosing an arbiter who is cast from the same mold as the employer, it makes a mock­ ery of any profession, by those who favor such a course of action, that they are since­ rely interested in a just and equitable resolu­ tion of the issues involved. More than 5,000 wood and lum­ Exclusive bargaining rights for some 8,600 Social Security Admin­ ber workers have struck 10 plant istration workers have been won by sites of the Georgia Pacific Com­ the American Federation of Gov­ pany in the Portland, Ore., area, ernment Employees in one of the bringing the total number of strik­ biggest white collar representa­ ing Woodcutters and Carpenters tion elections ever held at a single in the lumber dispute to 25,000. establishment. Workers at the An end to the widespread work agency's headquarters voted for halt was refused by representatives union representation by a margin of the largest wood and paper of nearly 3-1. In separate ballot­ companies which thumbed down ing, 144 professional employees the prospect of a settlement. A voted to be included in the overall union spokesmtan said the strike AFGE bargaining unit. In recent was caused by management's re­ months, AFGE locals have won fusal to grant a reasonable wage pact rights at Social Security units hike or to recognize labor-indus­ in New York, Kansas City, Chicago try problems. Only one major com­ pany which bargains separately and Philadelphia. has agreed to union contract re­ 4 4 4 The Plumbers and Pipefitters quests. Union has obtained a recommenda­ 4 4 4 tion for a new election from the National Labor Relations Board, An assault on union handbill dis­ which cited an anti-union building tributors at plant locations in firm in Greenville, SC, for em­ Hartwell, Ga., has brought agents ploying policies hostile to union of the Federal Bureau of Investi­ organizing. The Daniel Construc­ gation into the area to learn wheth­ tion Company was charged with in­ er Federal laws were violated and terrogating employees, fomenting police protection was deliberately Confucius once said that if you hold a spy practices and threatening to not provided to the unionists. The penny close enough to your eye, it can blot fire workers engaged in union ac­ handbillers, members of the United tivities prior to an NLRB-held Auto Workers and the Textile out the sight of the sun. election in 1961. In addition to Workers Union, sought to distrib­ When it comes to being blinded by the glit­ recommending a new election, the ute informational leaflets at the ter of a fast buck, it is now apparent that NLRB asked the company, which Monroe Shock Absorber Co., in an eiiiploys 600-800 workers through­ effort to organize the company's even the ruthless runaway operators— out the South, to notify its work­ plants throughout the US, when shrewd as they are—are as fallible as anyone ers that it will no longer resort they were attacked with rocks and else. to its anti-union methods. clubs. As the story on page 5 of this issue points Scuff/i'ng The Boat out, the Russians some two years ago began an all-out drive to grab off a big share of the world's oil business. Castro had recently came into power in Cuba at that time and the Russians were not only anxious to supply him, and other communist powers such as Red China, but also to market their Black Sea oil in other parts of the globe. The Soviets then, however, had insuffici­ ent tanker tonnage with which to achieve their objective. Consequently, they dangled lucrative charter offers before the world's shipowners; and while many shipowners, us­ ing the flags of traditional maritime nations in Western Europe, were not reluctant to take the bait, it was the runaway operators, such as Stavros Niarchos and the Kulukundis family who led the pack. When the US Government, which had helped finance the building of ships under the American flag for both of these opera­ tors, displayed some concern over the fact that they were playing footsie with the Rus­ sians, they simply began to transfer their ships from luiiaway to Greek registry, thus making a mockery of the theory of "effective control" by which our Government has sought to justify the use of runaway flags. Now, however, it is becoming apparent that the fountain from which these runaway operators and other shipowners have been drinking is fast drying up. The Russians have been using these past two years to telling advantage in building up their own tanker tonnage, to the point where it is now likely that within the next two years they will need no foreign-flag tankers at all. Two years after that, it's conceivable that the Reds could have enough tonnage to com­ pete for the oil exports of other nations as well. Thus it appears that the seeds which the runaways have planted are now blossoming and bearing bitter fruit. In their greed and haste for the Red ruble, the runaway opera­ tors may have succeeded only in scuttling their own boats. ¥3^ �SEAFARERS Pase Twdv* AuguKt 9, 19CS LOG sro AXtltXVAZ.S and Widow Is Grateful For Death Benefit To the Editor: I want to take this time to I received the checks that were sent reimbursing me for the expenses I incurred before notifying you of my illness and I really can't tell you just how for the $4,000 death benefits The deaths of the following Seafarers have heen reported to the Seafarers Welfare Though my words cannot rechecks which we received on plan and a total of $34,500 in benefits was paid (any apparent delay in payment of claim the occasion of the death of my kindnesses, perhaps is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the husband, Willie Lee Stone, Jr. this poem will tell you of my disposition of estates); The money was greatly apappreciation: Anderson Gowder, 64: A lung Leonard Kay, 47: Brother Kay preciated more than words can J cannot pray as Anpcls pray, Edward J. Farrell, 69: Brother died of heart disease at his home ailment proved fatal to Brother .de,uat,ly axpre,,. When .11 Farrell died of cancer at the Gowder at the in New Orleans, you have is taken away and all today USPHS Hospi­ La., on June 16, USPHS Hospital, tal, Boston, And bless you through the 1963. He had Savannah, Ga., Mass., on June years, been a member on March 6,1963. Mrs. W. L. Broadus 24, 1963. He was He joined the of the SIU since a member of the 1940 and had SIU in 1944 and 4d 4i 4^ SIU since 1955 shipped in the sailed in the and had shipped steward depart­ steward depart­ in the deck de­ ment until being ment. His son, partment. His placed on pen­ William A. Gow­ All letters to the Editor for ""aK© Him rrOUU wife, Margaret der, of Union, sion last June. publication in the SEAFARERS To the Editor: Farrell, of Quin- No next of kin was designated. NJ, survives. Burial was at Miami LOG must be signed by the I would like you to know how cy, Mass., survives. Burial was Burial was at New Park Ceme­ Cemetery, Miami, Fla. Total bene­ writer. Names will be withheld much I appreciate the wonderat Calvary Cemetery, Gloucester, tery, Memphis, Tenn. Total bene­ fits: $4,000. upon request. ful way in which the SIU's Mass. Total benefits: $4,000. fits: $1,000. 4< 4* 4> affairs are handled and the fine, it 4» 4" Frank Semple, 41: Injuries re­ 4< 4> 4^ source of Income is cut off, John Slaman, 62: A heart ail­ these funds come as a welcome the Union has made and conHenry C. Childress, 62: Brother ceived in an auto accident were ment was fatal to Brother Slaman Childress died of natural causes fatai to Brother means of assistance in time of tmues to make. The membership is privileged to have many in New York on Semple on July at the Galveston, real grief and trouble. , , , fine representatives always June 19, 1963. He 5, 1963 in Port­ Tex., USPHS I am sorry I waited so long had sailed in the land, Me. He Hospital on June in writing you but things have deck department joined the SIU 8, 1963. ^He had been very hard on me and the since joining the in 1956 and had ofj been a member family. My husband's death still „ When I became a member , SIU in 1941 and sailed in the of the SIU since grieves us as you can imagine, the SIU I was extremely proud, was placed on steward depart­ 1956 and had but with God's help and your now that some years have pension in May, ment. Surviving sailed in the wonderful helping hand maybe 1962. Surviving is a friend, John deck department. things will be easier for us to Union and its many fine memis his wife, K. Broderick, of bers. His sister, Laura take. J u a n a Slaman, Portland. Total benefits: $4,000. Tiller, of Dayton, All of us will never forget J, h^^e received my first dlsof NY. Burial was at Heavenly O., survives. Burial was at Laket t 4. the SIU, its members and your "'''t'ty pension check and it is Rest Cemetery, Hanover Town­ view Cemetery, Galveston, Tex. To­ Berton H. Meade; 44: A lung ail­ fine assistance to us in this time most comforting to know that, ship, NJ. Total benefits: $4,000. tal benefits: $4,000. despite my ailment and inabili­ ment was Brother Meade's cause of sorrow. ty to work, my needs will be 4> of death at Mt. Mrs. Mattie Stone t 4' t taken care of and my welfare Z i 0 n Hospital, Yulee H. Crews, 56: Brother Edward Vorel, 59: Heart disease constantly protected. S a a Francisco, 4. i 4i proved fatal to Brother Vorel on Crews died of heart disease on Calif., on July 9, It will always be my special May 22, 1963 June 28, 1963 at 1963. He sailed in pride and privilege to be numwhile in Hous­ the USPHS Hos­ the steward de­ bered among the members ^ of ton, Texas. He pital, New Or­ partment and had such a great organization as had shipped leans, La. He To the Editor: joined the SIU ours. with the SIU had shipped in in 1947. His wife, I extend my thanks and apI wish to thank all of those since 1951 and the deck depart­ Jeanette K. concerned for their prompt acpreciation and my sincere wish sailed in the ment since he Meade, of San tion in handling my claim for that only good will follow the steward depart­ joined the SIU hospitalization and medical SIU. ment. His wife, Francisco, survives. Burial was at in 1938. He is treatment. Rupert A. Jackson Melia Crews, of Cypress Lawn Cemetery, San survived by his Winston - Salem, Francisco. Total benefits: $500. wife, Judith Vo­ rel, of New Orleans. Burial was NC, survives. Burial was at City at Westlawn Memorial Park, Jef­ Cemetery, Winstom-Salem. Total ferson Parish, La. Total benefits: benefits, $4,000. $4,000. 4" t 4" it i 4" Edward J. Roig, 67: Brother Dolphus D. Walker, 63: Brother Roig died of natural causes at Seafarers are urged at all times when in port to visit their brother members and shipmates in the Walker died of a lung ailment at Jackson Memo­ hospitals. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals around the country: the New Orleans, rial Hospital, Donald Hampton Fred Reimolt Juan Mojica Raymond Ruppert USPHS HOSPITAL Fedil A. Lagrimat H. V. S. Berger .La., USPHS Hos­ RusseU McLeod Richard Shaifner NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Miami, Fla., on AU Mathala Byron Slald Edward Allen Anthony MaxweU USPHS HOSPITAL pital on April 3, July 1, 1963. A USPHS HOSPITAL Chalmers Anderson Hurless Mlnkler NORFOLK. VIRGINIA 1963. He had BALTIMORE. MARYLAND member of the WiUiam Padgett Samuel BaUey Floyd Fuiford Ralph McDarles Knud Bech Mieczisiaw Kulon Ellis Blsliop Clifford PressnaU been a member BuUard Jackson Rufus Traves SIU since 1940, Jose Carames, Jr. Philip Lauer Cerilo Ramos John Brady Roscoe Light James Whitley of the SIU since he sailed in the AUen Lewis David Carter John Raines WUbert Burke WiUiam Mason George Williams Gustave Loeffer Thomas Collins Emile Roussell, Jr. B. Constantino 1939 and had USPHS HOSPITAL steward depart­ William Davis Robert Machlinski Juan Sanchez Paul Cook GALVESTON. TEXAS sailed in the en­ ment until placed Harold Spicer Robert Duff Curtis Dials Wiliiam E. Roberts David Archia Edward Knauif Robert Stubbert Michael Gaudio gine department. Milton Robinson Julius Ekman on pension in Kermit Bymaster B. Kazwierskl, Jr. Edward Wilson Earl Griffin Calvin Rome anton Evenson Herbert Collins Tinerman J. Lee His brother, 1961. Surviving Wayne Hartman Ellis Zimmerman Aubry Sargent Eugene _ Gallaspy J. J. Crcsswell R. L. Pennoyer Roma H. Walker, SPRINGFIELD STATE HOSPITAL is his wife, Evangelina Roig, of James Gouldman Joseph Scaramuta Lawrence Dueitt Albin Samoska SYKESVILLE, MARYLAND Murray Smith Leslie Dean of Ashford Ala., survives. Burial West Hollywood, Fla. Burial was Robert Guiilory Peter D. Sheldrake William Adams VilJo Sokero Sifert Hamilton Joseph Dudley C. F. Scherhana was at Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, at Holywood Memorial Gardens, Herbert Holt USPHS HOSPITAL John Stanley K. Fafoutakis Jack Strahan FORT WORTH. TEXAS Houston County, Ala. Total bene­ W. Hollywood. Total benefits: Frederick Hauser Adolph Swenson Adelln Fruge James Womack Gerald Algernon Leneard Higgans Ruifin Thomas John Hicks J. L. Gates Tom Miller fits: $1,000. $4,000. Robert Banister Erwin Jennings Robert Trippe Claude Hopkins A. Johansen John Butler SIU Membership Gets Quick Action On Welfare Claims 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 $2,000 in maternity benefits and a maturity value of $250 in bonds: Nancy Strautins, born June 28, Mary Jones, born May 12, 1963, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leo to Seafarer and Mrs. James Jones, Strautins, Brooklyn, New York. Mobile, Alabama. 4> 4^ 4^ 4 4 4 Robert Ear! Little, Jr., born June Peter De Souza, born July 9, 28, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. CelesRobert Earl Little, Theodore, Ala­ tino De Souza, Brooklyn, New bama. York. i 4 4" 4 4 4 Richard P. Sessions, born June Karen Longfellow, born July 2, 26, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rich­ 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Maxwell ard Sessions, Pasadena, Texas. Earl Longfelow, Houston, Texas. 4< 4< 4> 4 4 '4 Marc Sean Stevens, born May 7, Jamey Coyne, born June 19,1963, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lewellyn Stevens, Megargel, Alabama. to Seafarer and Mrs. James A. Coyne, Covington, Louisiana. 4> 4 4* 4 4 4 Faustino Ayson, Jr., born July Lauri Ann Chiioress, born July 10, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Faustino I. Ayson, New York, New 2, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fuller Chiioress. Fairhope, Alabama. York. John Tromlimo Walter Johnson William Wade Steve Kollna Lenard Walbery Warren Lewis James Walker Gordon Long Kenneth MacKenzle Leon Webb Lambert Martindale John Word, Jr. Arthur McAvay USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Pedro Arellano Albert Nelson John Barone Wilbur Nicklous M. Bioeman George O'Rourke Benny Calliorano B. Lerwick Fred Peterson Ralph Caramante Anthony Carames John Piekos John Raftopulos Leopold Colon George Conway Tomas Ramirez Pedro Reyes Thomas Cox B. Ruggie H. L. Crabtree M. A. Said Well Denny Joseph SokolowskI Antonio Donzella Joseph Scully Daniel Gemeiner Estell Godfrey Joseph Sheluleskl Chas. Sherpinskl Frederick Harvey T. C. Hickey James-Shiber Vincent Hoesel Manuel Siiva Richard Haskin, Jr. Johip Sovich A. Kassim Tom Stratford Philip Koral I.e.ster Sturtwart B. Ladd William Vidal Benito T.ema Francis White A. Wojcicki Rafael I.eon William Leonafd Ching S. You A. Longueria Bernard Zeller USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASHINGTO.N Raymond Atwcll Donald Campbell CorneUe Amelincka Charles Deemer R. J. Justice, Jr. USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. V. Chamberlain Charles Robinson Daniel Murphy William Costa Eugene Stewart USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Ignazio D'Amico USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Harry Baum Riley Carey Colon Boutwell G. W. Champlin Extra Benefits NEW YORK—An additional pay­ ment of $3,500 in SIU death bene­ fits to the widow of Seafarer Isham B. Beard, 53, has been approved by trustees of the SIU Welfare Plan. An item in the LOG (July 28) reported the payment of a $500 benefit to Mrs. Louise M. Beard of Medford, Mass. At the time of his death on April 18, 1963' at the Galveston USPHS Hospital, Beard had been off a vessel for over a year due to illness and this had resulted in a reduced payment until his eligibility was settled. Benjamin Deibler Thomas Lehay Claude Doyal George McKnew Adrian Durocher Arthur Madsen Age Gorson Max Olson Joseph Gross Charles Slater James Granthaui Willie Young Burl Haire USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGee Bernard Walsh Billy RusseU SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Alberto Gutierrez WiUiam Kenny Thomas Isaksen . MOUNT WILSON STATE HOSPITAL MOUNT WILSON, MARYLAND Charles Ackerman VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY, MASS. Raymond Arsenault JACKSON HOSPITAL MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA Darwin Carroll USPHS HOSPITAI, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY , WUliam GuUey VA HOSPITAL JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI Harry Luzader PINE CREST hAVEN COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin VA HOSPITAL NORTHAMPTON, MASS. Maurice Roberts US SOLDIERS' HOME WASHINGTON. DC WUliam Thomson �Aofwt •. im SEAFARERS Pare Thlrteea LOG Friday's Fish? An assist from a Greek ship plus some local tugs was required to get the National Defender (National Transport) off the beach in Bahaman waters after she ran aground a few weeks ago, according to a report from ship's delegate Chad Gait. The event is now long past, however, with the ship' reportedly completing the first ships and had booked a round trip Shorthanded? leg of a scheduled European flight to Boston at Newark Air­ If a crewmember quits while Chief fisherman on the Losmar (Calmar) is Vinnie Cipriano, FWT (with towel), who caught this 35-pound dolphin with a line rig while the ship was in Pacific waters. A couple of shipmates who helped bring in the catch join in the picture. Cipriano says the steward found a spot on the menu for fish that same day. Acute Appendix Nipped By Whirlybird Rescue Like most people who've had a bit of surgery in their time, Seafarer James E. Rose will probably be talking in days to come about his "operation" and how it came about—and with good reason. It took a heli-4copter rescue from his ship PANDORA (Epiphany Tankari), Fab. to help part Rose from his 10—Chairman, Rebart Hamlatt; Sacappendix, and the event was duly cited in a recent Coast Guard builetin about how such rescues take place. On April 28, Rose's ship, the Transorient (Hudson Waterways) had just about cleared the har­ bor of Corpus Cluisti, Texas, when he started feeling some sev­ ere pains in his right side. The ship was carry­ ing a grain cargo bound for Bom­ Rose bay, India, which is a long haul from Stateside when you suspect your appendix is act­ ing up. In due course, the suspicion of appendicitis was radioed ashore to the Coast Guard district office in New Orleans, which checked with the local US Public Health Serv­ ice Hospital on the symptoms and what to do about them. The USPHS recommended immediate hospitali­ zation. An air-sca rescue procedure was set up, with teamwork that com­ bined the efforts of the CG air de­ tachments at New Orleans and Biloxi, Miss., as well as the ship. New Orleans contributed a heli­ copter to handle the actual air­ lift, and Biloxi joined in with a fixed wing aircraft to escort the whirlybird out and back to shore. The Transorient, meanwhile, was about 235 miles south of the Cres­ cent City, and began proceeding northwards to meet the oncoming planes. A rendezvous between the SlU-crewed vessel and the 'copter took place about 185 miles out of New Orleans, and Rose was neatly dispatched ashore for emergency treatment. Soon after Rose was taken into the USPHS hospital, the diagnosis of acute appendicitis was confirmed by the medicos, so surgery was promptiy set up. Thanks to the teamwork of all concerned, all ended well. Rose apparently made a good recovery, was shifted to the Baltimore USPHS hospital near his Maryland home for further convalescence and was declared fit for duty again on June 3. An SIU member since 1944, the 35-year-old Union member is mar­ ried and ships in the deck depart­ ment ratary, Frank S. Paylor. Ship'i dele­ gate reported that the lodging beef wai aettled. Beef for cleaning holda to be turned over to patrolman. American coffee to be on the dock upon arrival. Discussion on the mat­ ter of getting the Union to check on the stores put on the ships in Hous­ ton by Stedman tc Co. Steward re­ ports bad franks, etc. were put on board. Coffee was not usable. Stares should be received in plenty of time and checked before sailing. A name brand of stores should be supplied. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), May 11—Chairman, E. B. Hardcastle; Sec­ retary, W. Marcus. Thirty-four hours disputed OT in engine department to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Discussion on why this ship doesn't voyage. Bound for Yugoslavia, the De­ fender ran up on the mud last June 3 and was unable to pull herself off. The Greek-flag SS Mesologi, a converted Liberty, was fortunately in the area, and a transfer of some of the Defender's grain cargo was accomplished so that the big ship could be moved by tugs into open water. After some repairs, the SIU ship headed for the Mediterranean again, probably meeting up with her benefactor once more. The Meso­ logi was also bound for Yugo­ slavia. ti l. An unnamed correspondent with initials "W.K." offers this sad but true tale about an SIU stew­ ard who had a few hours to kill after coming ashore in Port Newark and about the strange things you can do with a few drinks under your belt. It seems that the hapless steward had got­ ten off one of the Sea-Land box- TRANSVORK tHudson Waterways), June 19—Chairman, B. J. Lawson; Secretary, none. A smooth trip. Cap­ tain is pleased with conduct of the crew. Discussion held on various Items on repair list which are to be referred to patrolman at payoff. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin Line), June 11—Chairman, John Gallagher; Secretary, Henry McGullogh, Ship's delegate explained to the membership the strict custom laws in South Africa. Also the matter of shore leave pass in Lorenco Marques. Toilets are not flushing properly. Fan is needed in the crew pantry. Crew requested to keep mcsshall pantry clean at night. VOLUSIA (Suwannee), June 18— Chairman, John Cruz; Secretary, E. L. Hoffman. Beefs with chief engineer and captain were settled and every­ thing is okay now. The following rec­ ommendations were made to crew; Unplug washing niachine when not in use: clean up recreation room and return coffee cups to pantry. The menus are improving and the cooks are trying their best to cooperate with the crew. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate for his cooperation in helping the departments with their beefs. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), June 13 —Chairman, Julio C. Bernard; Secre­ tary, E. W. Johnson. Motion made that a water cooler be installed in the crew's messhall due to the fact that the one aboard now keeps break­ ing down, and most of the time the water is hot. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good feeding and service during the whole trip. Award was given to Brother P. Pron for putting out a Arc by the switch a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. the vessel was still in the Middle East. Seems that the venturesome natives are an inquisitive lot and are always stalking round the messhall, foc'sles and other parts i t i of the ship. Any suggestions on Another kind of story comes from how to turn the curious Bedouins Sea-Land's big containership Los away would be appreciated. Angeles, where Seafarer Phil i i 4. Pron's recent one-man "fireman" The crew of the John B. Water­ act drew raves. Pron won plaudits for spotting what had the makings man (Waterman) writes praising of a serious situation and a big all hands in the steward depart­ electrical snafu outside the ice­ ment. On the fourth month of box on the Los Angeles. There their voyage all Seafarers are apparently had been a small fire unanimous in appreciation of the near a light just outside the ice­ "heavenly" chow. One man aboard box door and Pron happened by did do some beefing about the in time to spot the blaze and douse wait for his portion of the eats, it before it got out of hand. All hut he was quickly reminded that light outside the ice box door. He Is ship's hero. Motion that headquarters contact company regarding the mat­ ter of paying transportation to the crew from Port Elizabeth and Newark Airport to the nearest public bus stop, due to the fact that there is no public transportation available at dock. Motion made that a member after 20 years in the union and 10 years seatime should be able to retire. LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfleld), June 29 — Chairman, L. Nicholas; Secretary, J. E. Meyers. Ship's dele­ gate reported a smooth voyage with no beefs. There is t8.82 in ship's fund. Motion made that in case present ship's delegate should have to leave because of a foot injury, deck dele;ate will be at payoff. Motion that stewards be allowed to order fresh milk where previously purchased in foreign ports. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), June 19 —Chairman, J. M. Davis; Secretary, Harry Wolowiti. No beefs reported. Ever.vthing is running smoothly. One man left in hospital in Saigon. Dis­ puted OT in deck department to be settled in port. There is S40 in ship's fund. Discussion on having stores checked before leaving for a fourmonth trip. Discussion pro and con on fresh milk running short soon after being out at sea—also sugar and coffee. have a galleyman. Crew would like to have patrolman speak to Captain about letting crew draw on OT as most companies do. Vote of thanks to the chief steward and the entire department for Job well done. Vote of thanks given by steward depart­ ment to chief mate and deck depart­ ment for wonderful cooperation, and for painting out the department. port for later that day. Since he had some time to kill, he wandered into one of the airport ginmills, hoisted a few and then remem­ bered he had to catch a plane. The only trouble was that he unexplainedly made a mad dash to the nearest cabstand for a ride to Idlewild Airport. When the fog cleared after he got to Idlewild, he realized to his dismay that he was at the wrong airport and that he'd be using up most of his re­ maining shore leave shuttling to and from airports. WACDSTA (Waterman), June 19— Chairman, P. J. Douzat, Jr.; Secretary, R. Irizarry. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Good crew aboard. Vote of thanks to all delegates for a job well done. P. J. Douzat, Jr., was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. All hands asked to help keep ship clean. Vote of thanks to steward department. JOSEFINA (Liberty Navigation), June IS—Chairman, J. Dixon; Secre­ tary, H. Knowles. Captain compli­ mented crew on good behavior and being good workers. One man hospi­ talized in Aden. Vote of thanks to chief mate. Mr. Brown, for coopera­ tion with crew throughout the voyage and for the handling of slop chest and services to the crew. Ship's delegate to contact boarding patrol­ man in regard to having awning in­ stalled aft, as crew is forbidden to sleep on flying bridge. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. Ship should be fumigated. The flour contains bugs and should be condemned. A new washing machine to be ordered for next voyage, end an extra agitator. Ga\t Pron Prestwood Stockmorr hands joined together to give he had arrived in the messhall just Pron a deserved "well done" for as the galley was set to close up shop and had a hum beef. Since his action. he was the last man to report in Meeting chairman James R. for the afternoon repast, he con­ Prestwood on the Inger (Reynolds) ceded the point and excused him­ complains that you just can't say self. He also had no gripe about anything "against" the steward de­ the chow and to prove it, chimed partment on the ship. He's not in with his plaudits for the stew­ actually complaining because he ard department louder than any­ says the Inger has two of the best one else. 4i SIU cooks out of the Gulf, Bill In line with safety discussions Greene and Olie Esquivel, chief cook and baker, respectively. going on regularly aboard all SIUPrestwood says these two men crewed ships, crewmembers on the take a "back seat to no one on Seatrain Georgia piped up with a any ship." On other matters, he few suggestions on how to better notes, all things are running their shipboard conditions. Meet­ smoothly in fine SIU style and the ing chairman Sven Stockmarr ship has "one of the best crews" writes that the air conditioning unit is going to be repaired as the he's seen in a good while. drain seems to he creating an air i. i. How can you keep a lot of hazard. The thermostat will also hungry "A-rabs" out of the galley, he given the once-over to see if plaintively asks Elemir (Marine any of the trouble is in there. Carriers) ship's delegate Roy S. Other expected immediate repairs Theiss. That alqng witli a couple were noted by Stockmarr, who of other items was on his list of says they'll be watched to avoid items to be taken care of while any serious hazards. 'Sea Life' MONTICELLO VICTORY (Victory Carriers), June 14—Chairman, E. Mor­ ris, Jr.; Secretary C. Garner. Entire crew was commended b.v Captain for their cooperation and job well done. Vote of thanks to steward department. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), June 14—Chairman, C. L. White; Secretary, H. S. Ricci. Ship's delegate reported all departments running in order. There is S3 in ship's fund. Discussion on keeping doors closed while ship is In port. All quarters should be fumigated for bugs. Water tanks should be checked. Sincere vote of thanks to steward department for Job well done. DEL NORTE (Delta), July 14—Chair­ man, R. E. Stough; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Motion to write a letter to headquarters about setting up a re­ tirement fund for men with 20 years in the Union and 15 years seatime. All members to get together on the draft­ ing of this letter. Joe Collins was elected to sc ve as ship's delegate. Men who do not contribute to ship's fund will not receive the benefits. 'All right, Salty, we're not in that big of a hurry!" �•• '> • •' • Paee Fourteen SEAFARERS Navigator Seafarers Really Living It Up Auffort f. im LOO Puerto Rico's In Long Beach By Seafarer Chris Kelleher, Book K-31 A hardy veteran of many years of sailing with the SlU, Seafarer Chris Kelleher writes in greeting to all his shipmates from aboard the Steel Navigator (Isthmian). Kelleher has top praise for the ship and its SIU crew. He sails in the engine department. I know "30" is a symbol, as far as newspapermen are con­ cerned, for the end of something. Here on the Steel Navigator voyage number 30 to the Far East is just continuing to be another wonderful trip. A-^ good example of the way We dropped in to Honolulu a things are going is the job the few weeks ago and find we are different department delegates are doing. They've been doing such a won­ derful job that we didn't get around to electing a ship's delegate for a couple of months. Of course, a large number of these guys have been on the ship for years. The top man right now is on here 14 years. The fact is, unless you've been on here at least Kelleher three years you are just a newcomer. I've sailed on a few of the Bloomfield ships, but I'll match this vessel for all-around clean­ liness. It looks like a yacht on the outside. Anybody who has a weight con­ trol problem should never take a job on here. The food is of the best, and the steward must stay awake nights thinking up new menus to tickle each guy's fancy. Skipper Is Tops When you talk about good skip­ pers, be sure to give our Captain Williams a lop spot. He's one of the best I've sailed with and he really puts out a decent draw when we reach port. All in all, you just can't find much to beef about, which even seems to frustrate some of the guys you meet, who love to sound off on something—anything at all will do. About all we can come up with is a wash water problem, because we get paint in the showers, foe' sles and laundry. But this is going to be attended to, and will leave us without a problem that we can foresee. chartered to Matson for an intercoastal run with pineapples to Norfolk, Philly and Newark. Ac­ tually we are sailing on foreign articles for an intercoastal run, but we figure on a payoff in the first continental port, with lots of good sailing until then and beyond. M££TYaA?aOSHI^ MATES AT TUB SkJSa^ The cameraman at Long Beach, Calif., got all the attention of this work-happy bunch on the SlU-manned Puerto Rico (Motorships) when he visited aboard while the ship was on the West Coast. Pictured (l-r) are Calvin Brown, Al Ortega, Dimas Mendoia, Tony Ferroro, Bert Jen­ nings and Robert Bruce. They seem to be taking everything in their stride, even the photog.rapher, during a brief sitdown around one of the hatches. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Saafrain), June 22—Chairman, Sven Stockmarr, Secretary, Howard Scoggln.' Electri­ cian will take care of new agitator for crew washing machine when ship reaches Edgewater. There is t23.15 in ship's fund. Crew recommenda­ tions for better quarters and wages, in next contract negotiations, have been written up and signed by crew, and will be submitted to headquar­ ters. Jose Ross was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Drain for airconditioner discussed, as the overflow is creating a safety hazard. Steward requested crew to cooperate in an effort to keep a clean ship. Baker received a vote of thanks for good pastries. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfleld), June 16—Chairman, August P. Lazisro; Secretary, Ronald P. Gay. New wash­ ing machine received in Houston. Dis­ cussion on change of rooms for chief cook and baker. This wiU be taken up with patrolman and be referred to ANiDvvidncM THEFkSHTSOf^TV. A/EW LOW PRICES VJEICOMB HERE raUR OWN PLACE. OMfVCPAM>OPERATED BYTHffSEARARERS muNioN-Aee-AR LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Combatant By Paul J. Capo It is not the critic who counts. The credit belongs to the man Who actually is in the arena. He whose face is marred by dust, sweat and blood; Who, at best, knows in the end The triumph of high achievement. Who, at the worst, if he fails— At least fails while daring greatly. So that his place will never be With those cold and timid souls Who know neither victory nor defeat. company. There le $49.90 in ship's fund. R. F. Gay was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate, with a vote of thanks for a Job well done. Reso­ lution sent to headquarters, signed by crew, pertaining to sanitary inspec­ tions. Crew expressed appreciation for the inspections but wishes that in the future, instead of having them in every port, and on Saturday and Sun­ days. to have them in moderation, as it takes the steward away from his Job of checking stores—also because there is a shortage of manpower on weekends. OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritime Ovei^ seat), June 15—Chairman, Morton J. Karngood, Jr.; Secretary, R. H. Simpton. Morton J. Kerngood was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. There is $9.50 in ship's fund. Discussion on asking headquaiteia if there would be any chance of starting up a mov­ ing picture library in each port so that each ship could draw a specified amount of moving pictures for each voyage, if the crew bought their own screen and projector out of the ship's fund. Had good trip with no beefs. NORBERTO CAPAY (Liberty Navi­ gation), June IS—Chairman, Anderson, Secretary, Angel Seda. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Some discussion in engine room regarding safety as ship is carrying ammunition. Motion made that at next negotiations committee see if crew could get more on this penalty cargo. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), June 4—Chairman, V, Parker; Secre- tary, JImmIe HIgham. Ship's delegate reported this was a good trip aU around. The food was excellent. A big vote of thanks to the whole steward department. No beefs whole trip. LISA B (Venture Shipping A Trad­ ing), June IS—Chairman, Ralph H. Smith; Secretary, J. Shields. Two men missed ship and one man hospitalized. Motion made that in next contract negotiations, gangway watches be abolished. Discussion on poor condi­ tion of ship when crew arrived. Crew requested to cooperate in cleaning Foc'sles before leaving ship. Steward expressed appreciation to crew for their cooperation when food unavoid­ ably ran short. Vote of thanks to steward department for exceUent Job. ROBIN HOOD (Robin Line), June 16 — Chairman, L. Gribbon; sec­ retary, R. Sadowskl. Ship's dele­ gate reported that the captain has been slow in putting out draws. No other beefs. There is $36.14 in ship's fund. Motion to have negotiations committee see about having a clause inserted In agreement to the effect that anyone In deck or engine depart­ ment called out to work OT after S PM or before 8 AM be paid a mini­ mum of two hours. Steward to see if other brands of face soap can be placed aboard ship. Crew requested to return books and magazines to library after reading same. Men get­ ting off requested to strip bunks and clean rooms before leaving ship. ATLAS (A. L. Burbsnk), April 23— Chairman, Maxwell; Secretary, R. Mills. Crew asked to keep drinking fountain clean and to take better care of washing machine. Motion to send a telegram to headquarters regard­ ing draw, and to explain why crew refused to shift ship. ATLAS (A. L. Burbank) June 3— Chairman, Maxwell; Secretary, R. Mills. Ship's delegate reported that a wire was sent to headquarters from Bahrain regarding draws and man­ ning of ship. Telegram received from headquarters stating that draw on OT has been settled. Crew will get suitable draw. Motion to write headquarters asking about manning scale. Vote of thanks to baker. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), June 22—Chairman, J. F. Wunderllsh; Secretary, William Nihem. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Fans and radiators were fixed. Chester Yow was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote uf thanks to Brother Bartlett for a Job well done. Suggestion made to have all living quarters sougeed. Crew asked to help keep laundry room clean. NATIONAL DEFENDER (National Transport), July 1—Chairman, Chad Gait; Secretary, Robert White. One man was left in the hospital at Freeport, Bahamas. No major beefs re­ ported. $20 in ship's fund. Motion that headquarters be contacted to see If It is at all possible to obtain an. electrician for this ship. Vote of thanks to steward department for meals well served. Chief mate through the bosun sent his thanks to crew for a Job weU done in removing grain while ship was aground. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), June 16—Chairman, Geo. B. MeCurley; Secretary, E. C. Johnson. Ship is paying off this trip with no major beefs. The ship's delegate re­ signed but was re-elected by popular request. There is S2.25 in ship's fund. Crew went on record to oppose com­ pulsory arbitration. ELEMIR (Marina Carriers), June M —Chairman, K. Collins; Secretary, M. Kramer. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. R. Thciss was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crew re­ quested to keep all Arabs out of messhall. foc'sles and off the stern. No fresh water for two days—this matter to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks for steward depart­ ment. COLUMBIA (Oriental Exporters), July 6—Chairman, A. H. Reasko; Sec­ retary, R. F. Bowen. Ship's delegate will talk to patrolman, upon arrival In next port regarding cleanliness of ship. All departments need to be cleaned and painted. Discussion on seeing patrolman about getting some kind of ventilation on lower passage­ way. New washing machine needed badly. Steward thanks all hands for Job well done in his department, and for a swell trip. ALCOA MARINER (AlCOS), May 23 —Chairman, V. DIglacomo; Secretary, J. Fanoli. Carl Koziol resigned as new ship's delegate. Held discussion on dumping garbage by the midship house. It was decided that all garbage be dumped aft in the can where It belongs. The ship's delegate was asked to see the mate about obtaining malaria tablets for the crew. Approxi­ mately 30 hours disputed OT and a few minor beefs in deck department, to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. WACOSTA (Waterman), June J— Chairman, P. C. Carter; Secretary, M. P. Cox. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Crew asked to clean washing machine when finished. No one to come into messhall in shorts or without a shirt. Fresh water tanks to be cleaned by engineers. Special vote of thanks to steward department. FLORIDIAN (South Atlantic), July 12—Chairman, Waldo Banks; Secre­ tary, Pat Dumphy. $11.13 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Earl Herring elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Re­ pair list to be made up and given to patrolman in Jacksonville. ROBIN TRENT (Robin Line) June 30—Chelrman, F. Johnson; Sec­ retary, J. O'Donnel. Clarification by patrolman on cleaning slop sink re­ quested. Discussion on draws being put out day before arrival. Kequesi for member of food committee to come aboard to check stores. To In­ sist on 10-days extra stores to compen.sate for extra meals served Air force agents, etc., aboard. t\' �Aoffiut f, MM SEAF AHERS Schedule Of SfU Meetings ' , SIU membership meetings are held regularly once a month on days Indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM In the listed iSIU 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 September 3 Detroit August 9 Philadelphia ... September 3 Houston August 12 Baltimore September 4 New Orleans August 13 Mobile August 14 , vl "" 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: Wilmington San Francisco Seattle August 19 August 21 August 23 September 16 September 18 September 20 October 21 October 23 October 25 November 18 November 20 November 22 Income Tax Refund Refund checks are being held for the SIU members listed below by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco 5, Calif.: Julian B. Arzaga (2), Morris B?r- lowitz, Roy C. Bru, Eugene L. Castano, Jr., John W. Curlew, Dominic Grazlano, Ho Yimg Kong (2), Steve Krkovlch, James L. Nicholson, Potenciano Paculba, Jorgen G. Pedersen, William Saltarez, Carl E. Scott, Henry R. Smith (2), Bernardo Tombocon, Raymond A. SIU HALL Reginald R. (Sleepy) Paschal The above-named or anyone knowing his present whereabouts is asked to get in touch with his daughter, Mrs. Houston R. Ward, 754 Chin St., Mobile 10, Ala., at once. DIRECTORY i > SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRES'iUENT Paul Hall EXECXrriVE VICE-PBESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsey Williams Earl Shepard Robert Matthews Al Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEAOOUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill UaU Ed Mooncy Fred Stewart BALriMURE Rex Dickey, Agent 1216 E. Baltimore St EAstern 7-4900 276 Stale St BOSTON Richmond 2-0140 John Fay. Agent 10229 W Jcflerson Ave DETROIT Vlnewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS HOUSTON Paul Drozak. Agent 679 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 0-6600 9804 Canal St WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVIL1.E 2608 Pearl St. SE., Ja* William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0087 744 W Flagiei St MIAMI .. PRankiin 7 3564 Ben Oonzales, Agent MOBILE . 1 South Lawrence St Louis Neira Agent HEmlork 2-1754, 630 Jackson Ave. NEW ORLEANS Tel 520-7546 Buck Stephens. Agent 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn NEW YORK HYacinth 0-6600 NORFOLK 416 Colley Ave Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent 625-6505 PHILADELPHIA Frank Drozak, Agent 2604 S 4th St DEwey 6-3818 490 Harrison St SAN FRANCISCO DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Boyne, Agent E B McAuIey, West Coast Rep, SANTURCE PR 1313 Fernander Juncoi Slop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 724-2848 SEAITLE 2509 Ist Ave •led BaMfliwskI, Agent MAin .3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. JefT Gillette. Agent 220-2788 WILMINGTON t^alH 509 N Marine Ave Georse McCartney, Agent TErminal 4-2528 Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SIU head­ quarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment. .Failure to give notice be­ fore paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make thef^prk tougher for your ship­ mates. ' • • t I 0 4. 4i 4 PAYKEWT 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 such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment end is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should Immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. O CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBI.IGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member.so affected should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. l-Sifsi sisSfS '•SS-::;' mM 1 RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees.. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy bf allowing them to retain their good studing through the waiving of their dues. wm miitMiiitim 4" Walter Glasgow Anyone knowing the where­ abouts of the above-named is asked to contact his brother, Charles Clifford Glasgow, c/o Mrs. Ivy Robinson, Jackman, St. Mi­ chael, Barbados. EDITOBIAL POLICY—S.EAF.UiEns 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. o 4> 4i t IP CWITRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for or on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. Floyd Leon Williams Get in touch with your wife, Mrs. Laura Williams, as soon as possible at 1300 Tyne, Memphis, Tenn. Anyone knowing the where­ abouts of the above-named is also asked to write his father, E. C. Williams, 2896 Flora, Memphis, or call 323-3369 in Memphis, t iiii ill SHrppiiin RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclus­ ively by the contracts 'between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all.lfciion balls. If you feel there has 'been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts 'between the Union and the shipowners^ first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified nail, return receipt requested. Bie proper address for this is: Max Harrison, Chaimian, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite I63O, New York h, NY Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at Uhion headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. Pull copies of contracts as referred to ere available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. R. Schaeffer Many thanks for the $50. It was sent to me by Sgt. Hand in New Orleans. Pat DriscoII. ii - ..••y X:.. •ggW---' Lawrence (Larry) Beaudry The above-named or anyone knowing his present address is asked to get in touch with his wife, Mrs. Gloria Beaudry, 1604 Newton St., Gretna, La. 4< * mmMM TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Vatera Dlatrict are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are swda only upon approval by a Mjority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are svallsble at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, St any tine, you are denied information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. II Raymond Thomas Holland The above named or anyone knowing his whereabouts Is asked to contact Mrs. Velda Holland, Box 183, Freer, Texas. 4i i Mrs. Helen Stanley of 192-23rd Street, Brooklyn, NY, requests her husband or anyone knowing his whereabouts to get in touch with her as soon as possible. Urgent. 4> FIXAIICIAL REPORTS. Th» constitution Of tho SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters District askes specific provision for SBfeguarding the aeabership's money and Union finances. Tha constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the meaberehip. .'All Union records are available et SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reason, be refused bis constitutional right to in­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. wmrnm J" t Tagt Fifteen LOG slil "' "iT'• "'"f iTw-w-T^T I aiaiaataiaM' 1 TI ITITMH EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guEuranteed equal rights in employment and as fflemberc of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts whicll the Union has negotiated wltli 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 headqueirters by certified mall, return receipt requested. :»S 4" • 4* Anthony Y. Miceii You are asked to get in touch with your wife, Mrs. Christa C. Miceii, 206 Taylor St., Kenner, La„ as soon as possible about bi­ focal glasses for Diana. Phone 7292208. '4> 4* 4* Hakan (Swede) Janson Your wife asks you to forward a completed welfare eligibility card to her as soon as possible so she can make necessary arrange^ ments for an operation. ' 1 is asked to contact his mother, Mrs. Ben Felhcndler Nathan Schaeffer of 2235-63rd 'Verta E. Carson, 3121 St. Paul St., St., Brooklyn 4, New York, would Baltimore 18, Md. like to hear from you as soon as 4« 4" 4" possible. William Hutchinson 4" 4" 4" Conlacl Penny Snider. 2144 W. 230 J'laee, Torrance, Calif., or H. F. Munzert • ' The above-named , or anyone Manager, El Monterrey Hotel, 233 knowing: his present ^whereabouts Avalon Boulevard, Wilmipgton, Calif. They would like to hear from you. i 4" 4' Robert E. Danielson Mrs. J. A. Georgius, 19500 Euclid Avenue, Apt. 114-F, Cleveland, Ohio, is holding an important letter for you. Send a forwarding address as soon as possible. �New Orfeans-To'Gulf Shortcut Opened By SlU-Crewed Del Sud [M]SEAFARERSMi-LOG CS OfFICIAt OROAN OF THB SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION,* ATLANTIC. QULF. LAKES AND INUND WAftSS DIStKlCT • MMIOt HICK'S Gold In Tjiem Thar Runaways NEW ORLEANS—The SlU-manned Del Sud on July 25 became the first ocean-going vessel to use the new 76-mile short-cut which runs from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico Just SO there'll be no doubt as to the profits of runaway shipping, let's look at the case and bypasses the twisting Mississippi River. of Daniel Keith Ludwig, who's just plunked down a cool $100 million-ras a personal in­ The Delta Lines' passenger-cargo ship passed through the vestment—for a 15 percent interest in the Union Oil Company of California. new $95 million tidewater f • Ludwig is one of the biggest canal following the forma individual runaway operators dedication of that waterway. in the world, and undoubtedly The canal, which provides straight-line course to the Gulf, will not be open for full traffic until 1966, but it has been suf­ ficiently completed to allow for limited ship passage. The canal, by eliminating the need for ships to twist and turn through 126 miles of the Mississipp's most treacherous currents, cuts 40 miles off the distance be­ tween New Orleans and the Gulf. Begun In 195? Begun in 1957, me canal has been cut to its full depth of 36 feet along its entire length, but only half of its width has been completed. When completed, the canal will be 225 feet wide over most of its length, with two-way passages located at intervals to allow for the easy passage of ships. At the dedication ceremonies. Sen. Russell B. Long, of Louisiana, predicted that the waterway "Will attract $2 billion in new industry to the area within 30 years." Sen. Allen J. Ellender, of Louisiana, predicted that the new outlet will help New Orleans sur­ pass New York as the nation's top port. Thai Crew Strikes For Liquor & Fish NEW ORLEANS — When the Thailand ship Sri Sukothai arrived at this port recently she had 21 of her crew locked below decks and eight armed guards patrolling above and below decks after a "strike" on board for more beer, whiskey, rice and fish. Two armed guards of a Houston, Texas, guard service stood at the gangway and six more armed guards patrolled below decks of the 48(J-foot vessel while she un­ loaded her cargo. The strike began in Houston when 30 of the Thai crew went on strike because the German chief steward refused them whiskey and beer. They also wanted more Thai food, which is mostly rice and fish, instead of the Western meat and vegetables menu they were getting. After several disputes on the subject and two days of "sporadic bickering" the ship's captain called Houston police and had nine of the Thai crewmen jailed. Minister Arrives Thailand's minister to the US came down from Washington in an attempt to settle the dispute and get the crew to return the ship to Bangkok. The crew refused to do this, demanding that their crewmates be released from jail and that the chief steward leave the ship. Arrangements were then made to return the nine jailed crewmen to Thailand by air and 14 US sea­ men were hired to sail the ship to Bangkok. The Thai crew did not set up picket lines which would have prevented the American sea­ men from boarding the ship. No visitors were allowed aboard during the unloading operations and the vessel's next destination waa kept strictly secret. SlU-manned Del Sud v/ai first ocean going vessel to traverse now tidewater canal which cuts 40 miles off distance between New Orleans and Gulf of Mexico. Oil Company Profits Soar one of the richest, with a fortune estimated to range between a quarter and a half billion dollars. Seafarers may remember Ludwig from the fall of 1960 when the SIU helped to tie up the 44,000-ton bulk ore carrier, the Ore Monarch, in Philadelphia, as part of its cam­ paign to win better wages and con­ ditions for the crews of these run­ away-flag vessels. The Ore Mon­ arch was operated by Universe Tankships, a Liberian-flag subsidi­ ary of Naional Bulk Carriers, which Ludwig established in 1936. The Philadelphia picketing came after the SIU had helped to obtain pledge cards from a majority of the Ore Monarch's crewmembers. Ludwig then retaliated by setting up the "Global Seamen's Union," with headquarters in the British West Indies, and forcing Universe Tankships crews to sign cards authorizing this "independent" out­ fit to represent them. Is Publicity Shy Ludwig has often been called the "No. 1 man" of US shipping, but is so adverse to publicity that few facts are known about him. It is known that he got into the shipping business- about 57 years ago, at the age of nine, when he bought a sunken 26-foot boat, raised it, repaired it and chartered it for twice its cost. After that, Ludwig was In a series of miscellaneous shipping and other business ventures, but he didn't hit the big time until the late 1930s when he converted an aged collier called the Ulysses Into a 14,000-ton tanker, then sold her to a whaling syndicate for $800,000. This started him on the road to riches. Since then, Ludwig has not only built up a huge tanker and orecarrying fleet, but has also ex­ panded into shipbuilding. One of his biggest and most successful deals has been the lease of the giant Japanese naval base at Kure, where he's specialized in building tankers of 50,000 tons or more. He also operates a huge shipyard in the Bahamas. Major Companies The country's major oil com­ panies, which are also the major promoters of runaway-flag ship­ ping, pushed up their profits to record highs during the first half Obesity is a major health problem in the United States. It is esti­ of this year, according to figures mated that more than 20 per cent of adults over 30 years of age In this just released. country are obese, and a higher percentage are overweight. The mor­ Standard Oil of New Jersey, tality rate increases as excess poundage accumulates. In people who are 25 percent or more overweight, the mortality rate Is 50 percent which operates the biggest run­ away fleet, reported that its profits higher than those of normal weight. How people become overweight is a matter of simple mathematics. If during the first six months of 1963 you consume 500 more calories per day than you expend in energy, by were $513 million—a gain of $88 the end of a week you have added another pound to that embarrassing million over the figure for the waist line. This is not difficult to do. Three Martinis at lunch time first half of 1962. The '63 earn­ will add the 500 calories, so will a quarter pound of fudge. We know ings, the company said, represented how we get fat but often we don't know why. Some of us develop a new record for any six-months childhood eating habits that can only result in obesity if we don't period. Standard Oil of California, an­ change them. The belief that a fat child is a happy child should be forgotten, and parents have an obligation to see that their children other major runaway operator, re­ consume diets that are well balanced in both quality and quantity. ported a net income of $160,Many of us overeat to satisfy psychological needs that we may not 308,000 for the first half of '63— understand and which we have not learned to handle In a satisfactory a gain of $6.4 million over the way otherwise. Eating is seldom a matter of stoking the furnace to $153,903,000 figure reported for keep the fire burning. We attach considerable psychological value to the corresponding period last food and the process of eating food. year. From the mechanics involved, there are two ways to lose weight. One Texaco reported a net income of is to reduce the total caloric intake to where the body fat is used to $247,952,000 for the first half of supply the calories required. The other is to increase physical activity 1963—^a gain of 12.6 percent over sufficiently so that the calories expended daily exceed the caloric in­ the corresponding figure for 1962. take of food and/or drink. A combination of the two perhaps is the This represented a new high for most satisfactory for proper weight reduction. any first-half period. For a sensible weight control program, the following factors are Ludwig's major shipping com­ Operate Over 300 Ships necessary. panies—all personally owned—are Standard Oil of New Jersey, 1. MOTIVATION: If there are no psychological factors which require National Bulk Carriers, Universe Standard Oil of California, treatment first, then a person should list all the reasons in favor of Tankships and Seatankers, Inc. He losing weight. His health, his appearance, and the general feeling of Socony-Mobil, Gulf and Texaco also owns almost 85 percent of between them operate over 300 well-being that comes to those on a good weight regimen. the American-Hawaiian Steamship .2. MEDICAL SUPERVISION: Weight can be controlled without the ships under runaway flags, or over Company, which used to be an aid of your physician but medical supervision is the wise way.- Your half of this country's runaway-flag intercoastal line. During the past physician knows best from a health standpoint, and can assist in setting fleet. The runaway-flag operators have few years American-Hawaiian has a realistic weight goal. He can check your general health to determine maintained that it is necessary for been an investment and develop­ that the weight loss is not injurious to your health. ment company, but is now trying 3. EXERCISE: Every person who is not physically handicapped, them to operate their ships in this to get back into the intercoastal whether worried about weight or,not, should have a program of daily manner because of the difference trade. physical exercise. This can be ti^ornplished by a 6-minute routine of in wages of American and foreign Ludwig's mammoth purchase of exercises every morning when af person first arises. It need not be seamen. Howeyer, the SIU and the Union Oil stock has led indus­ AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ fatiguing but it must be regular!' try observers to speculate about ment have pointed out that the 4. WELL-BALANCED DIET: Crash and fad diets for Ipsing weight the possibility of a tie-up between chief incentive for runaway opera­ should be avoided. They seldom succeed in keeping the jfreight down. the oil company and Ludwig's tors is their ability to evade the Often they are dangerous because they do not provide all ,4he different food nutrients. You don't need special foods. You shohld eat every payment of US taxes. By operating shipping interests. under runaway flags, these opera­ Union Oil, the second largest day from the four basic food groups: tors save about five times as much oil producer on the Pacific Coast, (a) milk and milk products. — on Federal corporate income taxes has just reported a net income of (b) meat, fish and poultry. as they do on seamen's wages. $25,100,000 for the first half of (c) fruits and vegetables. The SIU and M'rf) have there­ this year, an increase of 22 per­ (d) breads and cereals. Select from these groups, adjusting total food intake to the number fore called upon the Government cent over the net income during of calories to maintain or to reduce weight, depending upon your goal. to close the tax loophole and pre­ the first half of 1962. The com­ vent these operators from using pany's total revenues were $290 (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can the runaway-flag device as an million, an increase of $10 million be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) escape hatch. over the '62 figure. Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Fewer Pounds May Mean More Years � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource August 9, 1963 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FIGHT ON ARBITRATION NEARING A SHOWDOWN SIU RIPS ICC ROLE IN RAILROAD BEEF CANADA LABOR CONCERN MOUNTS OVER NORRIS TRUSTEE PROPOSALS THREAT TO UNSUBSIDIZED CO’S SEEN IN NMU’S ‘PEACE’ OFFER SIU VESSEL, ‘DEAD’ 3 YEARS IN ITALY, SOLD TO PAY WAGES GREED FOR RED OIL $$ MAY LEAVE RUNAWAYS SITTING HIGH AND DRY CANADA MAPS PROTECTION OF COASTAL TRADES NEW ORLEANS-TO-GULF SHORTCUT OPENED BY SIU-CREWS DEL SUD 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 08/09/1963 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. 16 1963 Periodicals Seafarers Log