http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/cf665220559bfd995cae089e38480e17.PDF 3e9102fcd54d0bce5e7a73b681b11138 PDF Text Text •>-Vr Vol. XXV No. 17 SEAFARERS m OFFICIAL ORGAN or THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF> LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT * AFL-CIO TOTAL SlU VACATION $ HITS 25-MILLION MARK Story On Page 3 SlU Sets Fight Union's Drive On Pay Claims On No-Strike in High Court Plan Scores Story On Page 2 Bonner Drops Arbitrafion Feature^ f Tries Anofher Anti-Strike Gimmick story On Page 2 FIND NMU GUILTY IN SAVANNAH RAID Story On Page 3 I / f . • Safety Award For SlU Crew. Seafarers from all departments on the Alcoa Puritan (Alcoa) attended presentation ceremonies in Brooklyn early this month, when the vessel was honored with the 1962 "Ship Safety Achievement Citation of Merit" by the National Safety Council's Marine Section for rescuing five men from a sinking fishing boat almost a year ago. Joe Algina, SIU safety director, is third from left. The presentation to the vessel's master, Capt. G. J. Hamm, was made by Coast Guard Capt. C. H. Broach, (Story on Page 5.) i �: i.T> •• Pw Tmm Revised Bonner ffiH Proposes New Stalls In Shipping Disputes SEAF4RERS Anamt M. LOG Lai^est SIU Class Cats Lffeiioat Tickets WASHINGTON—The vigorous opposition of the SIU, the Maritime Trades Department, other sections of organized labor and the maritime industry has resulted in the elimina­ tion of the compulsory arbitration feature of the bill by Rep. Herbert C. Bonner (D-NC) which would provide new machinery for settling maritime labor-management disputes. However, the SIU has made-*known its opposition to a lockout, or end one if it is already revised bill which would sub­ underway, for up to 60 days. • During the 60-day period, the board would attempt to mediate the dispute and engage in "fact­ finding." • If the dispute is unresolved by the end of the 60-day period, the board could, as part of its re­ port to the President, make recom­ One hundred percent successful in passing Coast Guard lifeboatman's exana, the largest mendations for settlement. The class of SIU lifeboat trameei assemfcled to date gathers in training loft near headquarters. President "shall promptly submit Instructors were Dan Butts (back row, left) and Ami Bjornnson (rear, right). The class the report to Congress, together (front, l-r) includes: A. Wolfe, J. Logyi, M. Reimoneno, J. ifslts, R. Kerr, F. Costa, H. with such legislative recommenda­ Rodriguez, O. King; center row, L. Lowe, J. Reidi, J. Bohto, T. Ellis, P. Rosa, A. Irizorry, tions as he may see fit." • The two parties would be re­ J. Bartolino; back row, G. Gonzalez, A. Yowilt, H. Milton, S. Silverstein, J. Bentz, A. Hirsch, quired to continue bargaining for JL Reinosa, H. Johnson, F. Bailey, A. Ramos, S. Segree. They represented all departments. another 90 days while Congress considered legislative actions sug­ gested by the President. SIU Asks Supreme Court Hearing SIU President Paul Hall ap­ peared before the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee on March 14 and again on March 19 to voice opposition to the Bonner proposal. In his testimony. Hall pointed out that the bill would not answer any of the real problems which have been plaguing the American merchant NEW YORK—The SIU is preparing a formal appeal to the United States Supreme marine. He stated that the mer­ chant fleet could not be strength­ Court in its fight to overturn an unprecedented anti-labor decision obtained by the Jus­ ened until positive efforts were made to overhaul and update the tice Department and other cargo owners that would destroy seamen's pay rights in ship nation's maritime policies in light bankruptcy situations. The^of current needs and conditions. ruling arose out of a complex and granted a stay in the mean­ is basic to seamen's rights in light time. of the condition of the US-flag The revised bill is the result The issue involving the Emilia shipping industry. The long-estab­ legal battle involving distribu­ of the fight made by the SIU and and the distribution of sale monies lished right of vessel crewmembers other groups to the Bonner pro­ tion of funds from the sale of the and their families to secure unpaid posal originally put forward. former Bull line freighter Emilia wages when a ship is sold at a Since then. Rep. Bonner has elim­ in July. marshal's sale as a result of inated the compulsory arbitration The Emilia was the first Bull seizure would be seriously ham­ requirement and substituted the Line vessel to be hit hy creditors' pered if the decision is upheld. provision for an additional 90-day liens last December, precipitating There are cun-ently five classes period that would give Congress the collapse of the American-flag of liens established under admir­ time to act on each dispute. Kulukundis shipping operation. alty law, and maritime' liens for The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Late this week, Supreme Court seamen's wages and similar claims Department has referred to the re­ Justice John M. Harlan granted now occupy a preferred position in HOUSTON—A strike of 2,100 vised bill as "compulsory stalling." WASHINGTON—Efforts to re­ oil workers which had the support The MTD said it is just as opposed an application by SIU attorneys solve procedures for settling the the order-that determines the pre­ cedence of payments. Wage liens • of the AFL-CIO and maritime to "compulsory stalling as it is to for a stay of an order by the US Circuit Court of Appeals that railroad work rules dispute con­ rank right after normally-routine labor in the fight to curb manage­ compulsory arbitration." would allow distribution of funds tinued late this week. marshal's expenses for costs of ment's demana for unilateral con­ In rejecting the Bonner bill, as realized from the sale to pay the Secretary of Labor W. Willard shipkeeping while a sale is pending. trol of all job rights and assign­ amended, the MTD said that "it Wirtz has offered a new proposal to In Hs determined effort to dis­ ments was settled here on August is the equivalent, for all practical cost of discharging cargo. break a deadlock that developed turb this time-honored principle He gave the Union until Septem­ 6 after 352 days. purposes, of denial of the right ber 12 to file a petition for a writ over procedures for settling the in maiitime, the Justice Depart­ The strikers, members of the to strike." .^of certiorari before the high court, dispute. Last week, the railroads ment persuaded the lower Federal Oil, Chemical and Atomic Wor­ and the five railroad brotherhoods Courts that Ibe cost of discharging kers, had been on strike in a dispute agreed In principle to voluntary cargo while a vessel is seized involving job security, work rules arbitration on two issues: the rail­ should take precedence over sea­ and seniority with the Shell Oil road move to eliminate 32,900 fire­ men's claims for wages already Company. Shell is an American men's jobs and to reduce the size due, and were payable as a mar­ subsidiary of tbe Royal Dutch of train crews. The remaining is­ shal's expense. Shell Company. This arose while Justice Depart­ Unions representing the West sues were to be settled through ment representatives in various Gulf Ports Council of the Maritime normal bargainii^ Trade Department, which includes The unions want to settle the court actions occupied a dual role. the SIU, had warned that they smaller issues first, then arbitrate They appeared both on behalf of would institute a port-wide boy­ the manning dispute. However, one of tbe major cargo owners and cott of British and Dutch ships if management wants to arbitrate 88 a representative of the US action on the part of the two gov­ marshal, since there was Govern­ first. ernments failed to ease the antiH. E. Gilbert,-president of ttie ment cargo aboard the Emilia while labor attitude of the overseasBrotherhood of Locomotive Fire­ it was lying idle for months at a based company. men, said that the railroads are Bull Line pier. Moves for a boycott followed a Previously, costs of discharging maintaining an attitude of "no set­ march of more than 500 trade tlement on other than our terms ... cargo were considered normal busi­ unionists, who converged on the Whenever we seemed near agree­ ness expenses of the cargo owners. British and Dutch consulates here^ Besides iiie US, the Pakistarii ment, management would create a in a mass public demonstration government and an Indian firm new area of disagreement." He calling attention to the strike. also owned a large portion of the said he is convinced the railroads Seafarers were among the mem­ cargo aboard the Emilia and had "have not given up hope that there bers of the 15 unions wlio took will be an imposed settlement" by sought to have it removed from the part. The boycott had been urged Congress and the Interstate Com­ idled' vessel by oomt order in by trade unionists in the area in March. However, they first wanted merce Commission. relation for Shell's labor policies. a guarantee that the cargo-removal The railroads have stated that In commenting on the strike costs would be paid as an adminis­ •unless procedures for settling the settlement, the OCAW voiced its Photo shows the long-idled former Bull Line freighter Emilia trative expense out of the proceeds dispute are worked out, they will appreciation "for the support and of the sale. white her cargo was being discharged in Brooldyn lest month. put into effect new work rules at understanding of the community Sold to another SlU-contracted operator, she's now called and the labor movement" during 12:01 AM, Au^ist 29: This would, A Federal Judge in . Brooklyn the Toddei Village. touch off a national rail strike. tb* lengthy dispute. iContinued on Page IS) ject unions to delays and stalls in pursuing their right to strike dur­ ing a dispute with management. The Union also has informed other segments of organized labor about the precedent-setting dangers in the proposed legislation. The revised bill still would re­ move the maritime industry from emergency provisions of the TaftHartley Act, but would set ma­ chinery for dealing with a possible strike that could result in a delay of strike action for 150 days. As it now stands, the bill pro­ vides these six major steps: • Within ten days of a possible strike or lockout, either shipboard or shoreside, the director of the Federal Mediation and Concilia­ tion Service must notify the Presi­ dent. • The President may then set up a maritime emergency board which would investigate the dis­ pute and report back within seven days whether the strike or lock­ out would "imFeril the national health, safety or welfare . . ." • Upon receiving th^ board's re­ port, the President may declare the existence of a national emer­ gency. He could bar a strike or Justice Dept. Seeks To Upset Safeguards On Seamen's Pay Oil Strike Pact Ends Gulf Beef New Snag Jams Rail Job Talks t •) 4, f: x i •'It �'ikswi-istists •- SlUNA Fish Unions Eye Senate Aid SEAFARERS LOG Pace Three 51U Vacation Pay Tops $25 Million WASHINGTON — SIUNA fisher­ YORK—The SIU Vacation Plan is expected to pass the $25 million men and fish cannery workers are mark in total payments to Seafarers early today (August 23), well in advance of looking to early Senate action on a bill introduced by Sen. E, L. estimates. The milestone now being reached means that Seafarers are now col­ (Bob) Bartlett (D-Alaska) that lecting vacation cash at a would put teeth In US laws to curb requirement that they must get vides a ready reserve of cash Invasion of American territorial rate of better than $5 mil off a ship in order to collect. which Seafarers can draw on in waters by foreign fishermen. The $800 rate has been in effect any port whenever they accumulate lion per year. Sen. Warren G. Magnuson (DThe actual total reached, for all seatime aboard SIU ships discharges showing 90 days or Wash.) announced his support of since last October 1. When it be­ more of unemployment on SIUreported a few hours before gan, the meapre this week. it marked the sixth gener­ contracted vessels. Vacation pay check picked the LOG went to press yes­ al increase in benefits across the -Both Russian and Japanese fish­ up at SIU headquarters terday, was $24,983,371.47. ing vessels have been observed re­ board since the Vacation Plan be­ provides happy moment All Seafarers are now draw­ gan. It also doubled the previous cently fishing within a mile and a for Seafarer Richard E. half of Alaska's coastal islands ing vacation pay at the annual rate of payment, which started in DeFazi. He was on the while more than 200 Russian and rate of $800, regardless of rating 1960, of $400 per year. Texas (Seatrain) in the 50 Japanese ships, many of them Steady increases in the growth or the number of ships and com­ huge, have been fishing not far deck gang. panies involved. There is no re- of the Plan's benefits have marked from the three-mile limit. tlie pace-setting program since it got underway in 1952. At the time, Present law provides that the the annual vacation benefit was Us Coast Guard has authority to pegged at a figure of $140. board foreign vessels in territorial NEW YORK—The SIU optical This jumped to $176 in 1954, to waters for purposes .of Investiga­ $244 in 1955 and to $260 in 1956. program has been extended to tion, but provides no penalties for In 1958 the rate went up to $360, Cleveland, Ohio, and Buffalo, NY, violations. bringing the number of ports and then in 1960 to $400. The Bartlett-Magnuson bill where Seafarers and their families The latest increase was negoti­ would Impose penalties up to im­ can get quick optical service un­ ated with SlU-eontracted operators prisonment for one year, a fine of WASHINGTON — SlU-contracted Isthmian Line has put der the eyeglass benefit plan to 17. $10,000 and forfeiture of the vessel tself in the thick of the subsidy fight again by renewing its in June of 1962. Other poi*ts where direct cov­ SIU vacation benefits are pay­ and all fish taken in violation of application for operating and construction differential sub­ able every 90 days or more, as a erage is available are the* the act. Seafarer chooses, at the rate of following: The Coast Guard, Department of sidies on all of its foreign Boston, New York, Philadelphia, with the Maritime Administration $200 for every 90 days of seatime the Interior and Customs Service trade routes. Baltimore, Norfolk, Savannah, on August 7. The two companies that began since last October. In would be jointly vested with the Both Isthmian and its par­ responsibility for enforcing the ent company. States Marine Lines, began their effort to gain Federal applying for vacation benefits. Sea­ Jacksonville, Tampa, Mobile, New shipping aid many years ago. farers must present discharges Orleans, Houston, Wilmington, San laws. filed amended subsidy applications Isthmian originally applied for showing at least 90 days of seatime Francisco, Seattle and Chicago. Coverage in the additional ports subsidy in 1956 and, at one point, for any number of ships or com­ in 1960, the old Federal Maritime panies under contract to the SIU. is the same as in all the others. This contrasts with some plans It provides for free eye examina­ Board had approved its applica­ tion. But further negotiations on in the industry, where continuous tions and, if needed, regular or terms of the Government contract seatime on one vessel or with one bi-focal eyeglasses once every two bogged down. States Marine had a company is the- only way a seaman years except in cases requiring similar experience beginning in can draw the maximum available glasses moi-e frequently due to medical reasons. Complete eye 1955. Only 15 US-flag lines cur­ benefit. rently receive aid under the sub­ Prior to the start of the central­ check-ups are also available WASHINGTON—The National Maritime Union has again sidy program. ized fund into which all SIU op­ through the separate chain of SIU been found guilty of violating AFL-CIO constitutional pro­ In its application. Isthmian esti­ erators make Vacation Plan con­ medical clinics. Appointments for eye examina­ cedures. David L. Cole, impartial umpire of the Federation's mates a need for 21 to 25 vessels tributions, few seamen enjoyed a to cover its existing services. These paid vacation of any kind. tions can be made through the Internal Disputes Plan, ruled The centralized fund into which include a round-the-world West­ Union in all ports where the the NMU guilty on two addi­ that a telegram from NMU presi­ bound service, India-Pakistan-Cey­ all contracted operators contribute plan ishall now in operation. The tional counts last week. dent Joseph Curran to President lon run and Persian Gulf run. The a set amount per day for each usual welfare eligibility require­ The NMU's violation of the Kennedy, assuring the White company now operates 24 SIU- man on their payroll, allows Sea­ ment of one day's seatime in the AFL-CIO constitution was the re­ House of NMU-BMO willingness manned vessels. farers to build up credits for vaca­ previous six months plus 90 days sult of its actions during negotia­ to operate the vessel and thereby Other SIU companies with sub­ tion benefits based on their sea­ in the last calendar year also ap­ tions by the Marine Engineers negate the negotiations in progress sidy applications are Waterman time alone, no matter how many plies to the optical program. Beneficial Association for a con­ between MEBA and States Marine Steanxship, whose aid bid has been ships they sail or the number of Those who do not live close tract on the nuclear-powered ship Lines, former operating agent for pending since 1957; Penn Shipping, companies involved. enough to optical centers recog­ Savannah last May. the ship, was a direct violation of which a few months ago moved for This pioneering development, nized by the SIU plan can receive Last week's rulings marked the Article XXI, Section 2 of the AFL- construction aid only on two new when it was Introduced in 1952, an allowance to cover the cost of fourth time that the NMU has been CIO constitution. bulk carriers, and Bloomfield provided most SIU men with their an examination and eyeglasses at found guilty of violating the con­ He also held that the NMU dis­ Steamship, an existing subsidized first paid vacation since they locations closer to their homes. stitution of the AFL-CIO. tribution of leaflets claiming that operator. Bloomfield h seeking to started going to sea. The new ports have been added The Cole finding ruled that the MBBA's leadership was "irre­ expand its shipping operations. Even today, the SIU Plan pro­ to the program following the con­ NMU was guilty of raiding the sponsible" and that the NMU^ f tract won on the Lakes last month established collective bargaining BMO would "keep the Savannah to provide the benefits of the jurisdiction of the MEBA on the sailing" was a violation of Article deep-sea welfare plan for the Savannah when the NMU offered XXI, Section 5 of the constitution. SIU's 6,000 Great Lakes, members. to man the jobs of the Savannah's Both incidents occurred during engineers with membex's of the NMU - affiliated Brotherhood of a period when MEBA was in the midst of negotiations with States Marine Officers. Cole also held Marine for a contract covering that a second action of the NMU specially - trained MEBA engi­ in which it distributed leaflets at­ neers aboard the Savannah. The tacking MEBA officers was an­ series of events played a major other violation of the AFL-CIO WASHINGTON—As a result of role in the Government's decision constitution. protests by the SIU and other to cancel States Marine operating In his ruling. Cole pointed out maritime organizations, the Senate rights and turn the vessel over Commerce Committee has killed to American Export Lines, where legislation whrch would have al­ it would be manned by NMU-BMO lowed a foreign-buiii trainship, the engineers. Aug. 23, 1963 Vol. XXV, No. 17 City of New Orleans, to operate The NMU had previously been between Seattle and Alaska. found guilty by the Federation of The bill was vigorously opposed violating the AFL-CIO constitu­ by US maritime and shipyard tion as a result of its raid in 1962 unions, as well as by other USPAUL HALL, President on MEBA job jurisdiction in the flag operators, since it would have HERBERT BRAND, Editor; IRWIN SPIVACK, Isbrandtsen Steamship Company created a sei-ious breach in the Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art vessels. Earlier last year, the AFLxrotective feature of the Jones Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYER, ALEXANDER LESLIE, HOWARD KESSLER, CIO umpire found the NMU guilty Act, which reserves the US domesof an attempted raid on SlU-conStaff Writers. ic trades for US-built and UStracted jobs aboard Robin Linenan ned ships. Published biweekly at the headquarters of the Seafarers International Union, At­ Moore-MeCormack vessels. Recent payment of SIU vacation pay cash is collected by Known as "cabotage laws" in lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters As a result of these two viola­ vorld shipping, such statutes are District, AFL-CIO, <75 Fourth Avenue, Seafarer Allen Wolfe (left) from New York Port Agent Joe Brooklyn 32, NY. Tol. HYaclnth 9-«00. tions and its refusal to abide by )n the books of virtually every DiGeorge (right). Anthony Robert is next in line for his Second class postaga paid at tha Post narltime nation and ai'c designed Offlco In Brooklyn, NY, undor the Act the umpire's ruling, the NMU had vacation money. Wolfe was last on the Puritan (Alcoa) in of Aug. 24, 1911. sanctions imposed upon it by the ) keep domestic shipping in the the black gang. Robert was in the steward department on AFL-CIO. These sanctions are still inds of the citizens of the nation in effect. the Azalea City (Sea-Land). .nvolved. Isthmian Renews US Subsidy Bid SIU Optical Plan Expands To 17 Ports AFL-CIO Umpire Rules NMU Guilty In Job Raid Move To Bypass Jones Act Dies SEAFARERS LOG �Far* F*nr SEAFARERS Aam^Xt^Mtt LOC (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) Report Period: August SIU shipping fell off again during the past two weeks, ending a month of top shipping for Seafarers. The de­ cline to a total of 1,303 jobs dispatched brought things back to "normal" in the shipping listings. Last period the dispatch figure was 1,698. Registration also dipped this period to a total of 1,568 men registered in all ports. Between them, the figures combined to boost the number of men left on the beach at the end of the period to 4,141. This figure is the highest it's been since February. Despite the job dip, a trio of scattered ports listed better shipping this period than the last one. Philadel­ phia, Jacksonville and Seattle all escaped the downtrend to pace the District. New York's shipping still held up well, however, and Baltimore, New Orleans, Houston and San Francisco were relatively active; Mobile was very 1 - August 15, 1963 much on the slow bell. The lull in shipping was matched by a slow-up in ship activity for most of the ports (see right), since the num­ ber of payoffs, sign-ons and in-transit visits all declined. Pnly Boston, Jacksonville and Wilmington listed more ships in port this period than during the last one. A look at the registration figures shows that most of the decline in this category was in the engine and steward departments, since the total number of deck gang men registered this time wasn't much smaller than in July. The same applied to the shipping totals. The only significant rise this period was in the seniority totals, since the class A portion of all shipping went up to 59 percent for the first time since March. Class B ship­ ping dropped to 30 percent of the total and class C ac­ counted for 11 percent. Ship Atfivity tmf I* OA DM TroR*. TOTAl Boston2 0 S 7 Now York ..... 20 5 24 49 PfcilodolpUa.... 3 1 5 10 Bolttmor* 4 3 12 19 Norfolk...... 3 1 * 3 7 JockMRviilo.... 2 2 9 13 TORIIM 0 0 « 4 mofalfo........ 2 2 7 11 Now OrlooR*.. 11 8 U 35 HouitOR 3 2 25 30 WilMiiitton.... 0 0 7 7 Son FrancUeo.. 2 3 7 12 Soottio 2 2 3 7 TOTALS 54 29 130 213 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 8 ALL Z 3 ALL 1 2 3 0 5 0 0 3 3 2 0 4 2 29 52 8 52 18 74 27 89 4 40 11 78 14 3 19 0 3 10 13 3 2 12 3 18 25 6 43 2 27 10 12 6 19 15 33 8 7 7 0 14 0 6 7 3 5 1 2 0 5 5 7 5 11 21 0 4 3 6 1 12 1 3 3 7 0 2 3 0 ' 1 1 0 1 8 25 0 15 2 8 3 4 . 5 3 0 1 38 38 10 86 11 16 20 73 47 24 39 10 18 26 52 1 8 8 8 17 10 23 8 41 5 2 2 9 0 5 6 5 11 1 2 2 9 19 2 10 9 1 6 4 2 18 12 6 6 2 17 3 _9 5 17 3 8 9 3 14 145 211 50 1 406 23 112 107 1 242 99 163 48 1 310 Port Boston New York... Philadelphia.. Baltimore.... Norfolk Jacksonville.. Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington... San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 1 0 0 1 0 10 10 20 0 1 10 11 2 8 14 4 0 0 1 1 0 6 14 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 30 2 14 14 3 9 10 22 0 0 2 2 0. 7 1 8 7 2 1 4 9 59 65 i1 133 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A 1 CLASS 0 GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL A 2 B C ALL 1 2 S ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 9 1 16 3 28 0 1 9 10 0 0 11 11 78 20 11 109 98 150 30 278 6 37 89 132 0 1 0 1 18 30 17 11 1 34 14 65 0 6 16 22 3 33 1 1 1 14 3 50 21 34 61 0 6 5 25 30 0 0 1 1 5 7 15 1 1 18 0 33 1 3 15 19 0 3 2 5 12 14 5 31 15 12 5 32 2 6 6 14 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 8 13 0 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 10 37 42 7 86 0 5 21 26 5 73 0 3 2 30 5 108 82 110 19 211 6 53 106 165 0 4 5 41 1 5 22 68 52 82 14 148 2 23 26 51 3 5 1 1 1 2 3 10 10 8 20 0 2 4 9 13 0 1 3 4 18 8 4 30 21 29 51 4 1 10 11 25 0 0 0 0 14 7 0 21 25 18 6 49 3 29 16 48 4 9 26 1 39 310 133 39 1 482403 561 111 11075 24 550 00 Regisfered CLASS A ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 1 6 18 49 3 8 4 19 5 2 1 11 1 4 6 13 13 41 11 31 2 11 3 14 1 9 66 221 Port Boston New York... Philadelphia.. Baltimore.... Norfolk Jacksonville.. Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington... S m Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 0 2 3 5 0 1 23 10 9 40 42 15 7 16 2 8 12 1 2 11 9 22 1 23 3 0 7 0 4 2 6 6 1 13 1 8 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 4 5 10 1 3 27 17 49 10 5 30 2 13 10 25 11 25 0 7 4 11 0 1 1 14 7 22 2 9 2 3 4 9 1 10 37 i1 324 24 122 86 232 44 166 3 ALL 8 1 76 9 16 5 3 26 8 1 2 14 0 5 23 4 59 5 46 4 0 13 18 1 2 12 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 1 2 0 2 1 64. 6 38 9 20 12 7 21 0 . 7 15 8 5 29 1 6 12 5 0 2 0 0 4 4 0 9 0 6 4 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 0 1 0 1 1 45 1 5 33 19 13 3 39 3 12 14 29 1 2 0 2 6 4 1 12 0 4 2 6 3 12 0 3 6 1 82 67 I 160 34 1 244 11 GROUP 1 2 0 0 2 6 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 4 0 3 6 1 0 0 6 26 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A C ALL 1 B 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 0 2 0 0 5 2 3 14 18 3 2 10 2 5 4 12 64 38 12 114 55 148 12 215 27 67 63 157 37 4 1 1 21 15 1 26 11 41 0 4 12 16 3 29 0 3 44 11 37 0 12 21 5 24 8 32 0 2 0 6 6 0 4 21 31 0 4 10 6 16 3 9 3 3 18 3 6 16 2 11 2 8 4 14 0 0 2 3 3 0 1 6 0 9 0 .1 1 2 0 5 6 12 0 1 0 34 52 2 6 16 15 S3 6 12 45 33 12 90 49 93 14 156 8 72 72 152 1 6 39 74 16 29 6 63 88 3 32 38 73 9 5 2 2 6 13 8 15 26 0 5 3 12 4 16 2 9 12 6 27 8 30 9 5 43 1 5 8 14 0 0 12 33 6 18 8 48 2 0 7 26 14 10 19 1 51 244 160 51 1 455 185 515 80 1 780 48 267 246 1 561 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A n_ • POf# Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jac Tarn Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP l-» 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 2 0 0 4 6 0 0 2 2 0 4 22 8 8 42 4 1 11 16 3 13 0 0 7 1 5 7 1 8 2 8 10 1 10 27 2 2 10 14 2 1 4 2 2 9 0 1 4 5 1 0 4 2 1 7 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 2 5 4 9 0 10 10 1 53 3 13 8 28 4 1 30 Si 4 5 4 24 4 11 0 10 11 1 I 2 ' 0 1 2 5 0 6 2 2 0 3 2 2 10 17 0 0 5 5 3 6 1 3 5 15 4 2 8 14 2 74 38 97 I 239 14 30 9 102 1 125 19 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 0 0 2 2 18 13 22 56 16 4 1 9 4 20 1 13 3 0 8 4 4 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 7 is 5 26 50 5 3 10 19 0 0 0 0 4 1 10 18 3 2 6 13 62 28 111 1-220 u shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 0 . 1 1 4 1 19 24 0 6 6 0 0 10 1 9 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Q 1 6 2d 31 11 0 0 110 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1. 1 2 7 2 87 96 GROUP 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP 8 ALL A 3 ALL 1 C ALL 1-S 1 2 B 2 S ALL 0 0 2 3 3 3 13 0 2 5 5 6 1 0 1 8 56 52 40 112 240 7* 63 7 8 ' 88 36 24 4 52 30 1 5 16 5 11 19 4 6 5 27 4 10 1 17 60 1 5 19 5 20 10 35 12 21 13 14 5 13 5 5 3 13 0 3 8 13 2 3 2 8 3 2 3 10 5 12 1 2 6 6 6 15 0 4 3 4 6 3 15 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 63 0 21 18 14 24 0 21 1 1 11 1 15 7 3 90 11 37 19 84 151 3 5 130 138 8 9 50 31 9 85 6 28 14 26 1 34 41 31 17 1 1 19 11 1 10 2 5 3 2 0 6 3 1 4 4 3 0 2 3 16 12 18 52 0 2 9 11 28 6 1 9 9 18 9 15 2 10 7 26 6 11 37 54 7 0 2 0 0 13 138 323 34 335 50 206 27 220 96 50 103 1 770 1 396 1 366 47 1 5 • Includes 1 Registered in 1-s. SUMMARY Registered CLASS A tECK EI^GINE STEWARD GRANP TOTALS GROUP 2 3 1 145 211 50 66 221 37 38 97 104 915 470 184 ALL 1 406 1 324 1 239 1 969 Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 23 112 107 24 122 86 14 9 102 61 243 295 ALL 1 242 I 232 1 125 \ 599 SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 99 163 48 44 !«6 34 81 28 111 224 357 193 SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 59 65 1 310 9 82 67 11 244 11 7 2 87 1m j 774 27 143 219 SHIPPED V CLASS C GROUP 2 1 ALL 9 1 133 4 26 1 160 6 2 1 96 1 37 j 389 11 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS B C 3 ALL A 39 310 133 39 26 51 i244 160 51 19 50 220 96 50 47 92 140 774""389 140 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS 0 GROUP ALL 12 3 1 482 403 561 111 I 455 185 515 80 1 366 309 138 323 11303 897 1214 514 ALL 11075 1 780 1 770 2625 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 24 184 351 t 559 48 267 246 | 56i 27 34 335 396 99 485 932 11516^^ �Aacort tt, IMS SEAFARERS Pare FIT* LOG Tramp Go's Seek To Halt Supertanker Grain Cargo NEW ORLEANS—The American Tramp Shippers Associa­ tion is attempting to obtain an injunction that would prevent the SlU-manned supertanker Manhattan (Hudson Water­ ways) from sailing to Pak--*istan with 100,000 tons of US used will not fly the American Government - financed grain of Pakistani flag. The tramp own­ Question: Do Seafarers still go in for tattoo decorations in some ports? Henry Watson: I think they still do, judging by the tattooed seamen 1 see around. Norfolk has a lot of these places and some of our men ^go there if they want tattoos. General­ ly, I think these places have lost a lot of the at­ traction they used to bave for most seamen. Deck view of giant SlU supertanker Manhattan shows array of petroleum cargo lines on the ship, which can carry a million barrels of oil on a single voyage. The tanks of the huge ship, have been cleaned out to permit her to haul a record grain cargo this trip. in a single trip. The Manhattan, which has been, loading at the Destrahan grain elevator since August 8, is due to leave for Pakistan this Saturday. The vessel will have to unload her cargo into smaller ships for dis­ charge at Chittigong and Chalna in Pakistan, since these harbors do not have sufficient depth to accommodate the mammoth super­ tanker. The transfer vessels that will be SAFETY AWARD HONORS SlU SHIP ers claim that this will mean that the grain is thus being transported in foreign-flag ships. They contend that requirements of the Cargo Preference Act would not be met because only a portion of the voy­ age would be performed by Ameri-. can vessels. MA Holds Mortgage The Association is also contend­ ing that the Manhattan is not a privately-owned US-flag commer­ cial vessel within the meaning of the law, since the Maritime Ad­ ministration holds a mortgage of about $21.3 uiilliuti on the vessel. The ATSA says this means the ship is really Government-owned. At the heart of the dispute, how­ ever, is the feeling of the tramp operators that the king-sized Man­ hattan in "unfair" competition for smaller vessels which can only lift 10,000 tons of cargo at a time. The big ship is the largest US-flag vessel afloat and can carry 100,000 tons of cargo at a clip. The injunc­ tion move was still in progress, according to available Information, when the LOG went to press. Loading Continues Despite the injunction threat, the Manhattan is being loaded with 70,000 tons of grain at the Destrehan elevator. The tanker will then rendezvous in the Gulf with two more SlU-manned vessels, the Transerie and the Transhay, which will transfer another 30,000 tons of wheat into the Manhattan's tanks. The transfer operation was made necessary by the fact that the waters at Destrahan are not deep enough to accommodate the full 100,000-ton load on the Manhat­ tan. All three vessels are operated by the SlU-contracted Hudson Waterways Company. Oliver P. Oakley: The last tattooing I saw done was In Hawaii some years back. I NEW YORK — The SlU-manned Alcoa Puritan was presented with the 1962 "Ship don't think too Safety Achievement Citation of Merit" here on August 6, in recognition of its rescue of many Seafarers the crew of a sinking fishing vessel, which was foundering in a driving rainstorm in the go in for it any Gulf of Mexico last Sep—— more because the tember. The rescue Incident occurred on of Mobile, the watch on the Puri­ trend is away Originally announced in the night of September 20, 1962, tan sighted a distress flare through from such things March, the award is made annual­ as the Puritan was heading for a driving rainstorm that was ham­ these days. ly by the Marine Section of the Mobile vyith a full cargo of bauxite pering visibility severely. There's no need from Trinidad. About 80 miles out National Safety Council. for fancy tattoos Course Altered even If it's considered a seafar­ Despite heavy swells, the Puri­ ing tradition. tan altered course in the direction of the flare, where the fishing ves­ t 4; i sel Betty J. out of Pensacola, Fla. John Qulnter: Not any more, was sinking fast with five men if my guess is right. I wouldn't aboard. The crew of the Puritan advise getting tatreadied a boat for launching, hut toed. I got mine Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director the heavy pounding of the seas when I was 15 and the high swells made this and have regrettactic impossible. ed it ever since. Although the Once they're on, Some excellent advice by Dr. Richard C. Bates Is given in "Today's Puritan was low there's only one Health." Although spoken with his tongue firmly in cheek, it is well in the water with way to get them worth serious thought. a full load of off that costs a "All things considered, the best way to die suddenly, I am sure you bauxite, it was lot of money. will agree, is to have a nice, clean, unexpected heart attack," he writes. iecided that a There's no real "Since this is the age of 'positive approach' and the era of 'do-it- rescue attempt need for decorating yourself like yourself, I'm going to tell you what you do to make your own heart would he made a billboard. by sidling direct­ attack right in your own basement workshop." ly alongside the He continues: "We know, almost enough now to be able to guarantee t 4^ 4i Anderson you results. This takes time, so there is always the chance that some Sshing vessel. Luis Angler-Niebes: Some do other disease will get to you first, but, on the other hand, you have a This delicate operation was ac­ and some don't. In general, I 50-50 chance to begin with. We are going to work on the other 50 complished and all five men aboard don't think the the Betty J. were then brought percent."" younger guys go (1) Be a man. Men have six times as many heart attacks as women. aboard right over the freighter's Headquarters again wishes to In for it like There is something in the hormones that make women women, that rail. The Puritan then headed for remind all Seafarers that pay­ they used to do. prevents them from hardening their arteries as rapidly as men. We ean Mobile with the Betty J. in tow, ments 0* funds, for whatever There's no real give female harmones to a male and slow down the rate at which hut the fishing vessel had to he Union purpose, he made only need to get tat­ his arteries age. For a while, this gave promise of a control for the east off when she started to go to authorized SIU representa­ tooed. It was dif­ disease until we abruptly ran out of patients willing to take these down. tives and that an official Union ferent in the old Seafarers in the deck depart­ receipt be gotten at that time. hormones. The plain truth of the matter is the most men would rather days when tradi­ ment who took a direct role in the If no receipt is offered he suro drop dead of a heart attack than wear a brassiere! tion was the (2) It helps if you live in the city. City dwellers have more coronaries operation were listed as Y. J. to protect yourself by imme«.ithing, but now I don't see the need to keep this than country folk, and this is probably related to the matter of exercise. Struha and H. B. Gatskill, ABs, • .tely bringing the matter to the (3) Pick your ancestors. The more people you have in your family and Ivar Anderson, OS, ail of whom attention of the President'i tradition going. were on watch at the time. office. who have died suddenly, the better your chances are. 4> 4^ 4^ (4) Be as sedentary as possible. If you have a big lawn to mow, William Cevasco: I haven't seen grow a small hoy to mow it for you. If you can't accomplish this, buy too many new tattoos. It's a dying yourself the kind of lawn mower you can sit on and ride around. If business and tra­ this is too expensive, get the kind of mower that will drag you around. (5) Drink 15 to 20 cups of coffee with cream a day. Have a lot of ice dition. I had one put on when I cream. Eat a lot of thick, juicy steaks well marbled with fat, and don't was 14 because I trim the fat from around the edge—you paid for it, eat it. Marry the wanted to bo one kind of woman who is noted as a good cook because she puts butter of the boys, but and cream In all her recipes. If you're going to a restaurant, always I'd love to get it call the waiter over for an extra pat of butter. This sort of diet will off now. There's not only elevate your blood cholesterol, hut will make you fat, and no need to stereo- that's helpful, too. Thin people have just as many heart attacks as fat t y p e yourself. people, but the fat people are far more inclined to have the fatal kind. People generally (6) It helps if you are wealthy. Rich people have more heart attacks frown on tattooed guys. than poor people, presumably because they can afford more of those thick, juicy steaks and hire more people to get their yard work done. 4> 4> 4i (7) It helps if you have diabetes, srall bladder trouble, or high blood Otto Alvarez: Yes, I think sea­ pressure. men still go for them. I do, at any (8) One of the good, positive thin-gs you can do is to smoke cigarettes. rate, because I Two-pack-a-day smokers have twice as many heart attacks as nonlike tattoos. Oth­ smokers. ers seem to like (9) Above all, after you have that first attack, don't follow your them too. because doctor's advice. it's supposed to "Unfortunately," concluded Doctor Bates, "following these rules be a sign of our may not work the first time. Four out of five people survive their first profession. I'm heart attack, and return to their former occupation. But if it doesn't proud to be a work the first time, keep on trying. The statistics improve a great deal seaman and if with second and third attacks." tattoos signify a (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can UNION LABEL AND SERVICE TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO seaman, then I'm glad to have my two tradeaiarks. be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Hints On How To Have A Heart Attack Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts UNIOH LABEL i£flr 2-8.m3 WEEK �Pace Six SEAFARERS LOG Aacaat 2S, 19IS Rigged Signatures Spur Okla. 'Right-To-Work' Bill Artist's conception shows Matson'i container carrier now being completed tor the interisland trade in Hawaii. The vessel will have a capacity for 155 containers, in addition to 800 tons of liquid cargo. She is being built for self-propelled automated operation or as a towed barge. Gov't Rejects Greek Registry Plan US Nixes Sale Of Lurline WASHINGTON — The Maritime Administration has turned thumbs down on an appli­ cation by the Matson Navigation Company to transfer ownership of the SS Lurline to Panamanian interests with intentions to register the vessel under the Greek flag. A $3.5 million deal to sell-*the laid-up Hawaiian cruise eligible for transfer to foreign scheduled to enter a San Francisco ship was reportedly closed in registry as an overage liner. She is yard and be completed in time to New York a few weeks ago with the Marfuerza Compania Maritima, SA, a Panamanian corporation wholly owned by Mrs. Evegenia J. Chandris, a Greek citizen. The MA had approved the deal on the proviso that the vessel be shifted to either Panamanian, Liberian or Honduran registry. However, an application to trans­ fer the ship to Greek registry was turned down by the MA as not being in accord with the approval in principle. MA said the sale-was inconsistent with US Navy policy that the vessel be under "effective control" in accordance with na­ tional defense transportation policy. Built in 1932, the Lurline is manned by members of SIU Pa­ cific District. This ship is valued at $3.5 mil­ lion, and was expected to be rebuilt in Europe for opeiation between England, Australia and New Zea­ land under the sale agreement. The Matsonia, a sistership of fhe Lurline, vdll carry on the com­ pany's service between the West Coast and Hawaii. Motorist To Be Converted Another Matson vessel, the Hawaiian Motorist, is scheduled for conversion to enable her to carry 186 cargo containers in ad­ dition to the 524 autos she can now carry. The vessel, which serves the West Coast-Hawaii trade, was resume service on September 17. Plans call for raising her wheelhouse 12l4i feet and providing for stowing containers three high on the foredeck. Barkan Named New Director For COPE WASHINGTON—Alexander Bar­ kan has been named by the AFLClb as director of the Federation's Committee on Political Education, suceeding the late James L. McDevitt. Barkan had been serving as acting COPH director since the death of McDevitt last March. He had been deputy director of the committee since Feb. 1, 1957, and before that was assistant director from the time of the AFL-CIO merger in 1955. Cash Benefits Paid—June, 1963 Taught High School AMOUNT PAID CLAIMS A 54-year-old native of Bayonne, Hospital Benefits $ 58,721.26 5,940 NJ, Barkan taught at Bayonne Death Benefits 51,123.15 22 High School for four years follow­ Pension-Disability Benefits ..... 66,750.00 445 ing his graduation from the Uni­ 5,950.00 versity of Chicago in 1933. In Maternity Benefits 29 64,383.55 1937 he became an organizer for Dependent Benefits 511 Optical Benefits 4.499.85 401 the Textile Workers Oo-ganizing Out-Patient Benefits 37,081.00 4,528 Committee, forerunner of the TWUA, and later was named a Vacation Benefits 430,548.14 1,353 sub-regional director. TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION After World War II Navy $719,056.95 BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 13,229 service he became veterans di­ rector for the CIO Community Services Committee. A year later, he returned to New Jersey as executive secretary of the State Industrial Union Council. He re­ June, 1963 joined the TWUA staff in 1948 as Port Seamen Wives Children TOTAL political action director, a post he held until his COPE appointment Baltimore 156 42 12 with the merged Federation. Houston 10 10 127 Mobile 9 18 87 New Orleans * * *' 12 18 298 New York 41 32 509 Philadelphia **" 24 3 57 Seafarers being admitted to a Public Health hospital are TOTAL 138 93 1,234 urged to carry with them their Union book plus proof of eli­ gibility for SIU b e n e fi t s; namely, a record that they have at least 90 days seatime during June, 1963 the previous year and at least Previous Pints Pints TOTAL one day during the previous six Port Balance Credited Used ON HAND months. Failure to have the proper credentials will cause a Boston • 7 0 0 7 delay in payments to the Sea­ New York lOV/i 32 4 135Vi Philadelphia ;.... 23 7 2 28 farer. If the Seafarer is admitted to Baltimore 58Vi 1 o figy, a hospital which is not a PHS Norfolk 16 1 0 17 Jacksonville 25 0 0 25 institution, he should contact Tampa 6 0 3 3 the Union immediately. The Union will arrange with the Mobile 16 0 0 16 New Orleans 41 81/2 0 49\^ USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ Houston 7 Vi 0 V/i lic Health hospital in his vicin­ Wilmington 2 1 0 3 ity. The PHS will not pick up San Francisco 6 0 0 6 the hospital tab for private hospital care, unless it is noti­ Seattle 15 0 0 15 fied in advance. TOTALS 330 61 9 372 . I ( «t V £/ • • •, % f !.• f t • •M: SIX7 SOCIAL SECXTRITIT SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans SIU Clinie Exams- All Ports Prove Eligibility For Hospital $ SIU Blood Bank Inventory OKLAHOMA CITY—Sponsors of a so-called "right-towork" initiative petition have been ordered by an Oklahoma Supreme Court referee to answer charges that nearly half of the 212,000 signattires sub--*mitted are invalid and should challenged 104,806 names—^mord than enough to disqualify the peti­ be thrown out. The "work" group, which is seeking a referendum on its pro­ posal to write a ban on union shop agreements into the state constitution, moved to dismiss the challenge filed by a citizens' com­ mittee including leaders of the State AFL-CIO. Referee Marian Opala rejected the motion. He then went on to direct attorneys for the petiion circulators to produce evidence in court that challenged signatures are, in fact, valid. He asked for an affirmative showing of proof, on a county-bycounty basis, that names chal­ lenged on grounds of forgery, duplication of signatures, nonregistered voters and other ir­ regularities meet the provisions of the state's initiative petition statute. In earlier hearings, opponents tion if the challenges are upheld. Of these, 70,817 names were chal­ lenged as being those of persons who are not registered to vote. "Flagrantly Improper" ^ William C. Kessler, attorney for the group opposing a "right-towork" law, said many of the sig­ natures were "flagrantly im­ proper." He cited sworn testimony at the hearing by a nursing home op­ erator who admitted that he had signed the name of many of his, patients to the petition after hav­ ing been told that it was "all right" for him to do so. The battle over the validity of the petition has been going on for more than a year. The petition campaign was launched after the legislature had killed bills to im­ pose a compulsory open shop or submit the issue to referendum. sxxr FOOD a.iid Cliff Wilson, Food and. Ship Sanitation Director Extra Care Can Make Better Coffee Good coffee is no accident. There are certain conditions that bring It about. Freshness and cleanliness are the basic items; you have to have fresh coffee and fresh cool water to start plus clean equipment. The rest is up to who makes the actual brew. The selection of a proper grind for your equipment can make a big difference. Too fine a grind will produce a bitter coffee with too much sediment. Too coarse a grind leaves a weak coffee that lacks flavor. Start your brew with fresh cold water. Hot water tends to give the coffee a disagreeable taste. Spread the coffee evenly in the urn, making the layer about an inch thick. It is important to use exact measures of water. The recommendation for top-quality coffee is within a range of two to two and one-half gallons per pound of coffee. Use a slow circular motion when pouring the water in. This provides for an. even extraction when the dry coffee has been spread in an even layer. Remove the grounds as soon as the following filtering process is finished. After the ground coffee has released the preferred flavor, there are bitter residues left over which have a detrimental effect on the coffee flavor if they are allowed to mix. Remember that when coffee is made in an urn, the first coffee that filters through has the heaviest concentration and settles at the bottom. Drawing this coffee and then pourihg it back with the rest mixes the entire batch and gives it a uniform strength throughout. Try to hold the coffee at a temperature of 185 to 190 degrees farenheit. Lower temperatures make coffee "that is too cool to enjoy by the time it is served. Higher temperatures result in a loss of flavor. Serve the coffee as soon after it is made as possible. The longer that it stands around, the more flavor it loses. Milk is available in many forms. These include whole fluid milk, concentrated milk, evaporated milk, buttermilk, skim milk, and whole or non-fat dry milk. Whole milk and some fortified milk also contains vitamin A. Most homogenized milk and practically all evaporated milk contains vitamin D. Adults should drink two or more cups a day in order to fulfill their daily requirements of these vitamins and minerals. Any of the various forms of milk mentioned are capable of filling the daily quota. The proper storage of milk and dairy products is essential to pre­ serve its nutritional value and good taste. Fresh dairy products should be kept cold and tightly wrapped or covered so that they do not absorb the odors and flavors of other foods. A storage temperature of 40 degrees is desirable in protecting the flavor and food value of milk and cream. The SIU milk program, which guarantees a fresh supply of milk on board at all times, is based on the use of pasteurized grade A fresh milk packed in sterile cans. The raw milk used is the same as milk packed in bottles except that it is super-heated during processing and then sealed in tins instead of glass or paper containers. This milk is ready to drink as poured from the can, and tastes the same as fresh milk, but it should be served chilled in pitchers since brief exposure to air gives the sterilized product an added fresh flavor. Samples have reporterly kept for as long as six years without spoilage. Evaporated and condensed milk may be stored at room temperature until the container is opened. Then they should be refrigerated in the same way as fresh fluid milk. Dry milks will keep for several months at room temperature of 75 degrees or lower, or they may be kept in the refrigerator. Non-fat dry milk is more stable than whole dry milk because of its lack of fat. Both should be stored in tightly-covered containers to prevent moisture absorption, which causes off-flavors to develop and makes reconstitutlon difficult. (Oamments and suggestions are invited by this Department nnd can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.), .11 .\J .«nS-3.l \'J .'•* 4 .i\ r! ; £1 V ti »•; .i . J . -i' �'•••i Face Seres 9i^APAitKRS^ laa ITrance Gurbs 12 SlU Oldtimers Go On Pension Job Actions In Transport An even dozen veteran Seafarers whose combined careers at sea total over 400 years are the latest, deep-sea' oldtimers to close out their long^ years of shipboard service,, and settle down to a comfortable retirement with, the assistance of their SIU pension benefits of $150 per month. " The addition of thig group^" of pensioners boosts the total PARIS—A bill outlawing wildcat number of Seafarers approved or "flash" strikes in French transport and public utilities serv­ ices has been passed by the French Assembly over the strong opposi­ tion of labor unions and many political parties. The French Senate vetoed the highly controversial .bill, but under French law the Assembly decision prevails when the two houses of the government dis­ agree. The bill requires transport and utility workers to give five days warning before going out on strike, allowing the authorities time to take measures to keep the serv­ ices going. The Assembly approved the anti-strike measure by a vote of 257 to 204. Before the Assembly vote, about 10,000 workers held a mass meet­ ing at the Place de la Republic in a show of solidarity, and de­ nounced the bill and the French Government's labor policy. In some European coufitries, such as Spain, strikes are illegal. Seamen's Strike Meanwhile, a five-day strike over wages by French seamen, which tied up shipping in Medi­ terranean ports, has ended, and thousands of stranded travelers are again on their way. Officers as well as seamen took part in the walkout to' protest a continuing wage conflict. Further strike action was threatened for the future un­ less steps are taken to settle the dispute. for retirement benefits this year to 73. A check of the shipboard departments serviced by the newly-retired veterans shows that 6 shipped in the steward depart­ ment, 5 in the engine department and 1 on deck. In the group are: Alton M. Bell, 55; Fortunate Constantino, 69; Donald D. Damtoino, 55; Leonard E. Hodges, 53; Rupert A. Jackson, 57; Manuel B. Lopes^ 66; Jose Martinez, 68; Vincent C. Michel, 65; John Pedrosa, 67; Rafael Re7eBf71; Leon Reynolds; 63, and Tony 9-. Sosa, 61. Bell Is a native of Alabama who joined the SIU at New Orleans in 19 4 2. New Or­ leans is now his fulltime home, as he recently end­ ed a steward de­ partment career which spanned almost 30 years by paying off the Warrior (Water™an). He lists Reynolds Ann Trueblood, of Anderson, Ind., as his next of kin. Now comfortably settled at his home in Seattle, Constantino was born in the Philippines and jour­ neyed to Baltimore where he joined the SIU in 1939. When he paid off the Young America (Waterman), the veteran deckhand closed over 45 years of active duty on the deep seas. He lists his Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director Private Firms Can't Do IVtedicare Job Commercial insurance companies are beseiging the nation's elderly citixens with a new sales campaign for private hospitalization insurance as an alternative to President Kennedy's plan to finance old-age hospital care through the Social Security System. A close examinaUon of some of the full-page newspaper advertise­ ments extolling the merits of these commercial plans should pro\dde all the evidence needed that private insurance simply cannot do the job. Where the monthly premiums are reasonable, the hospitalization bene­ fits are totally inadequate—$10 a' day in one case. This is against an average daily hospital expense that reached nearly $33 in 1961. Where the benefits are comprehensive, the premiums are far beyond the reach of most aged persons. According to the US Census Bureau, half the elderly couples in the country have incomes of $2,530 a year or less, and half the aged persons living alone have Incomes of $1,030 or less. Thus the average retired couple falls far short of the' $3,010 a year the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated it needs to maintain a "modest but adequate" standard of living. In such circumstances it is difficult enough for the elderly to meet the ordinary expenses of mere existence—food, clothing and shelter. The added burden of commercial health insurance premiums costing ansrwhere from Itt to 20 percent of their total incomes is just too much for them to carry. Yet what other choice confronts the aged if they are to guard against the tremendous financial burden of an accident or serious illness and still preserve the last shreds of independence and personal pride? This is the question medicare seeks to answer. The only sensible alternative for a nation with the wealth and resources of the United States, it seems, is to approach hospital care for the aged in the same way that it approached retirement benefits for the aged 28 years ago—through the Social Security System. That is exactly what the President proposes; that is exactly what the King-Anderson bill, supported by the AFL-CIO, provides. Under this bill every citizen would pay during his working years for his own old-age hospital insurance—through the Social Security System. This insurance would guarantee the elderly a minimum of hospital care that they can rely on during their retirement—under the Social Security System. " The proposal, in short. Is that the aged be given a system that will permit them to live out their lives in reasonable comfort and dignity, without the day-to-day fear of an accident or needed operaUon that could bring economic catastrophe. It is the least a proud nation can do for its senior citizens. ' Comments and' suggestions are invited by this Department and car. . be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Coiistantino Dambrino Hodges Martinez Michel daughter, Mercedes, of Paco, the Reyes is the oldest pensioner in the Dutch West Indies, he joined the group. Sailing in the black the Union at Boston in 1938 and Philippines, as next of kin. gang, he compiled over 43 years concluded a 45-year span of Gulfport, Mass., is where Dambrino makes his home with his at sea. He became a member of service with a trip on the Alcoa sister, Mrs. Ruth Rouse. He joined the SIU at New York: in 1940 and Patriot (Alcoa) in May. Sosa was bom in Tampa and the SIU at New Orleans in 1946 is living in Brooklyn with his wife, and has sailed for over 25 years Maria. He paid off the Alcoa Pen­ joined the SIU there in 1945. An­ as a steward. An army veteran of nant (Alcoa) to end his deep-sea other veteran steward, he ended his career at sea when he paid World War II, his last vessel was career. the Del Sol (Delta). Now living in East Orange, NJ, off the Hedge ~ Haven (Hedge Born in Savannah, Hodges with his wife, Muriel, Reynolds is Haven Farms). He and his wife. signed on with the Union at that another pensioner who shipped in Bertha Louise, still make Tampa port city in 1939. He sailed in the the steward department. Born in their permanent headquarters. black gang and last shipped aboard the Mt. Rainier (Bull). He and his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Violet Hodges, still reside in Savannah. A native of the Virgin Islands, Jackson sailed as a steward for 20 years, signing up with the SIU in 1945 at New York. He completed his last voyage aboard the Atlas (Tankers and Tramps) and - now lives in Brooklyn, with his wife, Sosa Pedrosa Lopez Jackson Ida. Shipping in the engine depart­ ment for over 40 years, Lopez was bom in Spain and became a mem­ ber of the Union at New York in 1947. He and his wife, Virginia, make New York City their yearroL'vd address. He paid off the Halycon Pioneer (Halycon) his last WASHINGTON—A Senate Merchant Marine Subcommit­ trip out. Martinez is a native of Puerto tee has thrown its weight behind a House bill that would Rico who joined the SIU at New authorize the President to voice United States acceptance of York in 1946. Nearly all of his new sea safety regulations'* career at sea was spent in the without waiting for the revised engine department and he com- that were adopted in 1960 by anti-collision regulations to come the International Conference Portmar (Calmar) in June. He and into operation. portmar (Calmar) in June. He and on Safety of Life at Sea. One of the major areas stressed The new safety regulations were his wife, Ella, live in Baltimore. at the safety conference was the drafted at a world maritime safety Born in Louisiana, Michel didn't have far to go to become a mem­ conference that was held in Lon­ recognition of radar as a naviga­ ber of the SIU. He signed on at don three years ago. In order for tional aid. This was one of the New Orleans in 1947 and still lives the regulation changes to be valid issues in the investigation of the there with his wife, Josephine; A they must be accepted by all the 1956 Andrea Doria-Stockholm col­ steward, he closed over 35 years nations involved in the conference. lision off the Massachusetts coast The Maritime Safety Committee in 1956, in which the Doria sank of deep-sea activity aboard the Robin Trent (Robin Lines) in of the Inter-governmental Mari­ and 50 lives were lost. The colli­ time Consultative Organization, a sion paved the way for the 1960 April. Pedrosa became attached to sea United Nations Agency, has ex­ conference life at an early age while still liv­ pressed concern over the slow rate Number Of Changes ing in his native Portugal. He of acceptance to date. At the same The new convention updates the joined the SIU at Baltimore- in time the committee drew attention agreement of 1948 with a number 1939 and continues- to live there to regulations on the use of radar of important improvements to so he can be close to seafaring to avoid collisions, and praised cover changes in marine machinery events. He sailed in the engine de­ the initiative of countries which and electrical equipment, particu­ partment and last voyaged aboard have already issued notices to larly on steering gear in passenger mariners about radar regulations and cargo ships. A prohibition also the Massmar (Calmar). Another native of Puerto Rico, 4. has been made against using fuels with low flash points as a means of increasing fire protection re­ quirements and bringing them in line with those of the US. Separate recommendations to ensure proper precautions with all types of bulk cargoes, especially grain, have also been made. Senate Croup OKs Sea Safety Rules Put Postal Zone On LOG Address One of the latest group of new SIU pensioners; Seafarer Rafael Reyes, 72 (right), receives his first check for $150 monthly benefits from SIU Welfare Rep. John Dwyer at headquarters. Reyes has been going to sea 43 years. The Post Office Department has requested that Seafarers and their families include postal z 0 n e numbers in sending changes of address into the LOG. The use of the zone num­ ber will greatly speed the flow of the mail and will facilitate delivery. Failure to include the zone number can hold up delivery of the paper. The LOG is now In the process of zoning Its entire mailing list. �rw Eirbt $EAPARERS LOG Auciut 2S, ues Duluth ILA Sea Bottom Called Urges New Vast Metal Source Cargo Bill LOS ANGELES — Never fully exploited as a source of By Sidney Margollus wealth, the sea may soon become the world's largest provider of manganese, nickel, cobalt, copper and phosphate if huge A Candid Guide to Education Loans deposits of these metals found Some beliefs to the contrary, money is the most important reason equipment resembling huge vac­ why some youngsters go to college and others often as well qualified in abundance on the ocean DULUTH—^THe Plains states of uum cleaners, which would sweep do not; why some who start do finish and, others drop out. the US are not normally consid­ floor are recovered and minec dp the rich nodules and fill 50 For example, in one of several surveys proving this point, the Na­ ered maritime states, but the im­ A report to a scientiflc convention percent of the US need for nickel tional Science Foundation found that among the upper 30 percent of held here recently revealed that portance of the US maritime in­ and more than. 100 percent of its 17-year-olds, "the largest single reason for failure to enter college dustry to the people of these states .scientific studies conducted over requirements for cobalt add other appears to be inadequate financial resources." The study also found the past six years show the sea to is pointed up in a letter sent by minerals. that lack of money was responsible for up to one-half of the male Local 374-1 of the International be a "seemingly inexhaustible college dropouts, and one-third of the female. source of many metals vital to Longshoremen's Association here Increasingly, moderate-income families are turning to loans to get to Congressional representatives industry. their children through college. There is a danger here, because heavy Nodules, or lumps of metals, are asking new cargo legislation. reliance on loans can saddle a youngster and his family with burden­ The letter pomts out that 46 per­ present in vast numbers on the some debts after graduation. It even may influence his choice of a cent of the men manning US mer­ ocean floor and, if mined, would vocation, warns Allan Ostar, director of the Joint Office of Institu­ chant ships come from these inland eliminate this country's depend­ tional Research. states, and that the decline of the ence on foreign sources as the The lowest-cost type of loan widely available and probably the first US shipping industry is hurting main supply for US ore require­ one to seek, is a National Defense Act loan. These Federally-sub­ not only them but inland farmers, ments. The US now imports G6 sidized loans involve a true interest rate of only 3 percent a year, and businessmen and labor in general, percent of its manganese and simi­ —very important—the interest does not start accruing until a year as well. Pointing to the loss of lar amounts of many other metals WASHINGTON — The Federal- after graduation. about 60 US-flag ships in the Great Dr. John L. Mero, research en­ Lakes trade during the past three gineer at the University of Cali­ state unemployment compensation Another helpful feature for youngsters hoping to go to college, as years, the letter calls for action fornia Institute of Marine Re­ system has become "obsolete" un well as those already in attendance, is that the National Defense Act now to reverse this destructive sources, says that nodule forma­ der today's ever-changing working loans are available to freshmen. College and state-sponsored loans conditions, says the AFL-CIO De­ sometimes are given only to students who have completed one term trend. tions on the sea bottom are in partment of Research. Provision Of Bill and sometimes more. greater quantity than could ever An analysis by the department The bill proposes that all water- be exhausted by their use. Oh the Students apply for Defense Act loans directly to their colleges, and borne cargo destined for or origi­ floor of the Pacific Ocean, he esti­ shows that half of the nation's un­ can borrow up to $1,000 a year. You can take up to ten years after employed are either ineligible for graduation to repay, and if you go into teaching, will have ten percent nating in the US must be carried on US-flag vessels, or only on ves­ mated, there are 1.5 trillion tons unemployment beneflls or have ex­ of your loan cancelled for each year you teach, up to a total of 50 of nodules which are being added sels of countries in which the cargo hausted state compensation, and percent. Thus, for students interested in teaching, the Defense Act either originated or is destined. to at the annual rate of 10 billion most of the jobless are receiving loans also can serve as'^a kind of partial scholarship. All domestic cargoes must similar­ tons. "We have," he reports, "a re­ a small percentage of their lost Many colleges now tend to offer National Defense loans to students ly be carried on US-flag ships, and wages. In 1939, the study contin­ seeking long-term financing and reserve their remaining loan funds newable mineral resource to ex­ foreign-flag vessels may not carry ues, maximum benefits were above for shorter or emergency borrowings. You see, there is a shortage American passengers unless these ploit." 60 percent of average state wages of low-cost loan funds as well as of scholarships, and the loans too The scientist believes that politi­ ships meet the seaworthiness and in 35 states and territories, where­ have to be rationed. cal and population pressures will safety standards set up by the as in 1963 only one $tate belongs Federal Government and the US compel the US to attempt a in this category. However, some colleges still do have available their own long-term massive "sea-hunt" because of the Coast Guard. loans, too. The interest rates on colleges' own loans range from noth­ "A new and even more acute "Ships are this nation's back­ profit in mining and recovering the problem has been created as a re­ ing at all in a few cases, to as much as 8 percent, with 3 to 4 most bone," the letter states, "and the huge aggrelate of mineral deposits sult of rapid technological change typical. As with the Defense Act loans, usually interest does not begin lack of them was nearly a disaster under the sea. until after graduation. Recovery would be made through and the impact of automation, in both world wars ... all of us A number of states now also have college-loan programs, bicluding the AFL-CIO survey says. "Skills need 'Honest Cargo Legislation.*" use of hydraulic dredges, with and experiences acquired over a Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New lifetime suddenly are made obso­ York, North Dakota, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Illinois and lete." The report notes that "not Michigan are starting such programs. only are some thrown out of work Sometime these state-sponsored loans are subsidized by the state but —they become jobless indefinitely arranged through local banks. Your state education department college and perhaps permanently." aid office or high school counseling office, can tell you where to apply. As a remedy to the problem, The state-sponsored loans are not always as reasonable as the Defense the AFL-CIO department supports Act or colleges' own loans, and in fact are not always as reasonable as the Kennedy Administration in they appear. The New York State Loans do cost little. No interest is urging Congress to pass the Mc­ charged while the student is still in college, and only three percent Whatever you need, in work or dress Carthy-King bill which would after. The State Higher Educational Assistance Corp. pays the rest. bring an additional three million But Massachusetts loans cost a true interest rate of 5 percent while geor, your SlU Seo Chest hos it. Get top workers under the program. * still in school, and a finance charge of $4.50 per $100 after graduation. quolity geor ot substontiol sovings by buy­ Under the bill, a Federal fund That means the true per annum rate after graduation is really approxi­ ing ot your Union-owned ond Unionwould be set up based on a new mately 9 percent. On a loan of $1,200 for three years, the student uniform Federal payroll tax of would graduate with a-debt of $1,380, and the additional finance charges operoted Seo Chest store. three-tenths of one percent. After for three more years would increase it to $1,566. a worker has been unemployed Sport Coati The Maine and Virginia loan programs have similar rates. The New for 26 weeks, and presumably has Slacks exhausted state jobless benefits, Jersey loans are a little more reasonable, if not as much so as New Dress Shoes he would be eligible for up to 26 York's. The Jersey loans require a true or simple interest rate of 8 Work Shoes additional weeks of Federal pay­ percent interest before graduation, but the charge remains the same Socks ments depending on his job ex­ simple interest rate after graduation. In states that have no loan plan of their own, moderate-cost loans Dungarees perience prior i;o his unemploy­ are being sponsored by United Student Aid Funds, but at this time Frisko Jeens ment. A worker who has been em­ these are not available for freshmen. Over 300 colleges in 30 states CFO Shirts ployed half of the previous three now participate in this program. You can get information from your Dress Shirts years could draw 13 weeks of ex­ College Student Aid office and then apply for the loan at one of the Sport Shirts tended Federal payments and a participating banks in your home town. The interest rate is reasonable Belts worker on the job for two-thirds enough—a true 6 percent. But unlike the Defense Act and some of the Khakis of the previous three years would college loans, the United Student Aid loans do accrue interest while Ties receive the maximum 26-week cov­ the student is .still in school. Sweat Shirts erage. Next most reasonable source is banks' own college loans, or a T-Shirts Uniform Standards credit-union loan. Many banks now offer such loans in addition to Shorts The bill would create a uniform having available the United Student Aid and state-sponsored plans. Briefs national standard for states to Bank rates on their own college loans are less than on their usual follow in setting the amount of personal or installment loans, and also less than finance-company Swim Trunks benefits, the goal of which would 'educational financing" or "tuition plan" loans. Sweaters enable most workers to recover The bank rates range from as little as $2.25 per $100 on a note re­ Sou'westers .Mlf their lost wages through un­ payable monthly (a true per-annum rate of about 4Vi percent), to as Raingear employment insurance. This would much as $6 per $100 (approximately a true 12 percent). A number of Caps be accomplished by gradually rais­ banks charge 6 percent simple annual interest on the amount of Writing Materials ing the ceiling on benefits until It money actually turned over to you each semester. Toiletries One difference between banks' own college loans, arid the United could be fixed at two-thirds the Electric Shavers Student Aid"loans, is that repayment of the bank loans is not posl> average state wage. Radios The program's financing would poned until after graduation. You do-haye to start paying back imme­ be strengthened by increasing the diately. However, if you do not need to postpone repayment until after Television taxable wage base from the first graduation, the bank's own loan may be cheaper in dollar cost even Jewelry if the interest rate is a little higher, since you avoid accruing interest $3,000 of salary to $5,200. Cameras charges over a longer period. The AFL-CIO department re­ Luggage Highest-cost source is finance-company college loans, because tbe port notes that the Ways and Means Committee of the House of lender advances only part of the money at a time. For example, on a Representatives, which considers so-called "$4,000 plan," the lender may advance as little as $500 each such measures, already has a full semester. But you repay each month. Families also should explore with school counselors one other legislative calendar and says the "real test for th« VcCarthy-King source of low-cost and sometimes even no-cost loans: Those provided by local community groups such as PTA's and fraternal organizations. bill will come in 'o«4." US Jobless Aid Overhaul Seen Needed Your Gear... for ship . •. tor shore the SEACHEST �. ' "'• ll-i" •'' •" '•-' Anrittt 23, 1968 SEAFARERS te::: 'I ft:': LOG Far* NiBC SlU SHIP LAUNCHES Plf* NEW GULF OUTLET • : "t I Waiting to cast off lines for Del Sud voyage from the Dock Board's bulk cargo terminal to the Gulf are Seafarers Cyril Henning (left) and Tom Dallas. Colorfully dressed with flogs for the occasion, the SlU-monnea passenger ship Del Sud (Delta) inau­ gurated New Orleans' new "MR-GO" channel—the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet—last month, enroute to the Caribbean and the East Coast of South America. The 76-mile waterway is a shortcut to the sea that completely bypasses the Mississippi and lops 40 miles and several hours' steaming from the normal run to the Gulf. Only partially completed, the tidewater channel begins at New Orleans' Industrial Canal, fol­ lows the route of the Intracoastal Waterway for a few miles and then cuts through miles of newly-dredged marshland to reach open water dt Breton Sound in the Gulf of Mexico. A. P. Stoddard, president. New Orleans AFL-CIO (left), and Clarence Henry, international vice-president of ILA, were among visitors to opening ceremonies. Getting port-hole view of festivities and water show by harbor craft is Seafarer Harold Crone. Rail-liners are Seafarers J. L. Dieseo, 3rd electrician (center, left); D. Domlngue, FWT, and Frank "Red" Foley. Ceremonial white nylon line was cast off to start trip. •VI Papa CblesHn's jazz band played traditional farewell for Del Sud's passengers as ship left terminal. She reuclied open water in seven hours. Close-up pictures Seafarers Joe Folse, Milfon Mouton and John Doyle. They're on Delta Line shoregang. Waiting on pier to help handle lines. Seafarers Terrlll Nesbitt (left) and A. L Stephens study map showing ship's route. �A4 nv« Tea SMAFdRKR9 LOG Lumber Cai|oes Pkk Up As Lowers' Strike Ends PORTLAND, Ore.—^Lumber ship movements In the Pacific Northwest are beginning to resume, with the end of a tenweek strike by timber workers on this coast. Wood and lum­ ber workers who struck June> 5 against two members of the for an end to overtime for Satur­ industry's "Big Six" employ­ day or Sunday work — the new DSPARTMBaer Joe Alfina, Safe^p Director Plan For Safe Labor Day Holiday "I AacuettllBSS 'Fair Trade' Bill Clears House Unit The long Labor Day weekend is almost here again with ita grim WASmNGTON — A so-called statistics on the dead and injured. In an effort to reduce the teirible toll of accidents over this coming Labor Day weekend, the AFL-CIO "quality stabUization bill" which Standing Committee on Safety & Occupational Health has launched Its the AFL-CIO has charged would pacts provide that there shall be fifth annual nationwide campaign In cooperation with the Labor Con­ force consumers to pay higher ers were due to start returning to prices has been approved by the •no discrimination against workers ference of the National Safety Council. work this week. House Interstate Commerce Com­ who refuse to work overtime and Joint strike action by the Wood­ Last year 678 Americans—men, women and children—many of them mittee. workers and the Lumber &.Saw­ no concerted action by either party union members, were killed during the holiday period. Every one The bill is a variation of "fair mill Workers, an affiliate of the to use overtime as a bargaining of these deaths was unnecessary and could have been avoided. trade" legislation designed to en­ "weapon." The companies agreed Carpenters, won a substantial wage It is tragic that over the years labor's own holiday has become a package in new three-year con­ to drop demands for other bhanges symbol not only of fun and relaxation but of death and injury as well. able manufacturers to control the retail price of their products. It in the hours of labor sections of tracts. It thus becomes the duty of every union member to da eveiything in was introduced by Rep. Oren Har­ At least one SlU-manned Cal­ the contracts. his power to reduce the accident toll during the holiday weekend. ris (D-Ark.) committee chairman, mer ship and several vessels During the 1962 holiday, 501 Americans were killed on the road, 57 and 22 other representatives. crewed by the SIU Pacific District by drowning. 23 in boating accidents and 97 from miscellaneous A lone dissent to the committee have been idled in various ports accidents. After three straight years of declining accident figures action was registered by Rep. John during the dispute. during the annual holiday, the total jumped ahead- sharply to this D. -Dingell (D-Mich.), who said: Already ratified are new agree­ staggering toll. "This legislation is bad for the ments between the two unions and Automobile accidents, as usual, led the accident parade, so a reduction economy, bad for the retailer, and the Georgia-Pacific Company, a big in the number of automobile accidents this year will go a long way very bad for the consumer." independent company. Four other The bill would apply to brandtoward making this year's holiday one of the safest ever. The rules independents, who withdrew from name products where the manufac­ for safe driving cannot be repeated too often. the Timber Operators' Council, al­ WASHINGTON—A total of 543 Make sure your car is in top condition. Have It checked by a com­ turer does not' have a monopoly so came to terms. Liberty ships have already been The "Big Six" operators are the sold for scrap by the Federal Gov­ petent mechanic, before you start out on the holiday weekend. On the and competes with similar products St. Regis Paper Company, US Ply­ ernment since the beginning of its road, don't speed and don't drive when you are tired. Above all Is made by other manufacturers. Such wood—both struck in June—and program to reduce the "mothball" the warning that must be repeated again and again—don't drive If a producer would have the right to set the retail price and to ob­ you've been drinking. the Weyerhaeuser Company, Crown fleet in 1958. tain injunctions against any reZellerbach, International Paper The second greatest cause of Labor Day deaths last year came Disposal of the .World War IIand Ravonier, Inc., who locked built cargo vessels has brought the through drowning. Many of these drowning, victims- were children, taller offering his product below out their employees when the Government some $36 million so so if you go out to the shore this year keep a sharp eye on the kids. the set price. The committee added- a "states strike started but recalled them far. Let them swim only in areas well patrolled by life-guards. Don't let rights" amendment specifying that to work recently. A Maritime Administration them go out in the water alone and make it clear that they are to Of the 29,000 workers affected source said that all but 30 of the stay within a definite area where you can keep an eye on them. Don't the legislation would not apply in any state which had a law prohibit­ at the peak point in the strike- ships have been sold for scrapping let them wander off on their own. ing manufacturer-Imposed mini­ lockout, an estimated 4,000 stayed in the US. Market prices, high Boating accidientS; which caused 23 deaths last year, are always on strike while negotiations con­ when sales first started, have fallen avoidable. Seafarers especially, who know the rules, should follow mum prices. Labor's warning that any type tinued at scattered points. so low that the Government has them on a holiday cruise just as they would during a normal trip. The outbreak of the strike and had to fix a floor on Its selling Make sure your boat has enough Coast Guard-approved life preservers of "fair trade" law would meau higher prices was backed up by the progress to its present state price. to go around. Keep advised of the weather conditions and don't go the former head of the Justice De­ of settlement indicates the reasons The first proud old reiic of the out when small craft warnings are up. Make sure your boat is in good why the lumber employers have wartime merchant fleet was sold in condition, carry a good fire extinguisher and observe the rules of good partment's anti-trust division. He siaid surveys have shown that con­ been pressing so hard in Congress 1958 for $141,000 but steady seamanship at all times. sumers in states with similar laws for an extension of the Jones Act changes in the scrap market has (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can pay from 19 to 27 percent more exemption voted last year to enable caused a sharp drop in prices. The be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) than those In other states.. foreign-flag ships to move lumber US is now lucky if it can get $60,to Puerto Rico. Part of the effort 000 for one vessel at today's was to resolve labor issues in the market price. lumber field at the expense of US Recent developments which ships and seamen. have reduced the need for scrap 'Terms of the settlement now in the production of steel is a reached provide for a three-step major cause for the decline. Thirty pay increase for the timber work­ of the ships were sold to foreign ers and a formula under which scrap dealers in 1960 when the BALTIMORE—The SlU-manned Bethtex (Bethlehem) carried the first of some ten travel time will be paid to loggers US scrap market hit bottom, but for the first time. none have been sold since then shipments of pipe piling that will be used at Gape Canaveral in the attempt to land two To settle a major point of dis­ because of protests that the Gov­ pute—the demand of the employers ernment move was further de­ Americans on the moon and return them SJrfely to earth. Some 2,000 tons of pipe piling were loaded aboard the Beth-"*" ? pressing the market. Liberty ships are now being sold tex at Bethlehem Steel's Spar­ at a rate of five to eight per month. rows Point plant -for the Most of those in bad condition coastwise run to Florida. have already been auctioned off. The total order is for 22,000 tons of 16-inch diameter pipe piles; one of the largest single or­ NEW YORK, July S—Chairman, Cal ders for this item that Bethlehem Tanner; Secretary, Dan Butts; Reading As Seafarers know, copies of Clerk, Bill tiall. Minutes of previous has received. All are expected to meetings in all ports accepted. Port each issue of the SEAFARERS move on SlU-manned ships. Agent's report on shipping, need for LOG are mailed every month rated men and blood bank cairiedi Presi* The pipe pilings will support a denfn report on Cubnii s.ilp beef. SIU to all SIU ships as well as 52-story vertical assembly building contract, Norfolk building, Jay-Kay to numerous clubs, bars and in which unmanned moon rockets strike, medicare. City of Hope dinner other overseas spots where Sea­ and Maritime Evaluation Committee find­ will be assembled and checked out ings was accepted: Secretary-Treasurer farers congregate ashore. The iliscuBsf.d the quarterly financiai com­ prior to the launching of the 238,procedure for mailing the LOG mittee report, CPA report, printing of SIU constitution, Canadian beef, Jay-Kay involves calling all SIU steam­ 857-mile space journey. The build­ strike, Norfolk building. Bull Line situ­ ship companies for the itiner­ ing is so cavernous that four rock­ ation. Report accepted. Welfare services report accepted. Quarterly financial com­ aries of their ships. On the ets could be assembled simultane­ mittee's report accepted. Meeting ex­ basis of the information sup­ ously indoors, one in each of four cuses referred to Port Agent. Auditor's plied by the ship operator, four bays. reports accepted. Total present; 403. One bay will be completed by copies of the LOG, the head­ 4Si 4. PHILADELPHlAv July 9 — Chairman, quarters report and minutes early 1965 to permit the first un­ Frank Droiak; Secretary, Steve Zubovich forms are then airmailed to the manned moon shot by a SaturnReading Clerk, Charles Stansbury. All company agent in the next port type rocket. previous port meeting minutes accepted. Executive Board minutes of May 8- pre­ of call. The 4,250 individual piles, a to­ sented and read. Port Agent reported Similarly, the seamen's clubs tal of 700,000 feet in length, will on shipping; proposed coke machine. Cuba ship beef, blood bank and need for get various quantities of LOGs hold up the 525-foot-high struc­ rated men. Report accepted. President's at every mailing. The LOG is ture which will cover an area of and' Secretary-Treasurer's reports for Part of a 2,000-ton shipment of steel pipe piling is swung' Jun« accepted. Quarterly financial com­ sent to any club when a Sea­ 670 X 510 feet. Each composite mittee's report accepted. Auditor's re­ aboard the SlU-crewed Bethtex (Bethlehem) a+ Sparrows farer so requests it by notifying pile will extend from 160 to 175 ports accepted. Total present: 70. Point in Baltimore for shipment to Cape Canayerai. Somethe LOG office that Seafarers feet to bedrock and will be filled congregate there. 22,000 tons will be shipped all together. BALTIMORE, July 10—Chairman, Rex with sand topped with concrete. E. Dickey; Secretary; Charles L. Flshel; As always the Union would They will be sunk three feet into der this vast building is necessary Reading Clerk, Tony Kastfiia, Minutes The space ship and launch like to hear promptly from SIU accepted of all previous port meetings. rock to provide resistance against because of the tremendous weight rocket assembled' In the- vertical ships whenever the LOG and May a: Executive Board minutes pre­ sented, Port Agent's shipping, report ship's mail is not delivered so uplift and to hurricane-force winds of the rockets; The launch vehicle building will trundle- out to- the accepted. June reports of the President that the Union can maintain a that are encountered in the area. will weigh six million> pounds. It launching pad' at ai- rate of one and Secretary-Treasurer accepted: Report of quarterly fiiianciai committee' accepted. into orbit mile per hour on- » crawler plat­ day-to-day check on the accu­ The ihst piles were expected to can hurl 120- tons Meeting excuses referred to dispatcher. be driven in place last week. racy of its mailing lists. around the earth and lift a 45-ton form larger than » baseball dia­ Auditor's' reports' accepted; Total presThe ^eat number of piles un- payload tu Ihe moon. mond. enti 82L- Scrap Sales Junk 543 Old Ubertys 5111 Ship Speeds Pipe Piling For US Moon Pocket Base MMETINGS Unioii Oil Lea Mall �Amiist U. 1961 SEAFARERS AGED HAVE BETTER CHANCE IN CONGRESS THIS YEAR. The eyes of the aged are once again turned toward the House Ways and Means Committee and the prospect that it will open new -Jiearings on the King-Anderson bill embodying the Kennedy Administration's program of old-age hospital insurance financed under the Social Security System. The committee, which under the rules of Congress must originate all legislation affecting taxes, is currently engaged in "marking up" the Administration's proposals for income tax reduction and reform. But when that task is completed, it is expected to turn its attention to King-Anderson, which is next on the President's priority list. The Ways and Means Committee, headed by Rep. Wilbur Mills (D.-Ark.), held three weeks of hearings last year on an earlier version of KingAnderson without coming to a vote. The line-up in the 25-member group was reported at the time to be 15-10 against the measure. Things have happened since then. One King-Anderson opponent on the committee. Rep. James B. Frazier Jr. (D-Tenn.), isn't back in Congress this year. The voters of Tennessee's third district pre­ ferred underdog Wilkes T. Thrasher, who campaigned strongly in the Democratic primary in favor of the President's health care program and against Frazier's record of opposition to it. There have been other changes in the committee's membership to reduce the estimated margin against King-Anderson to 14-11 with the strong possibility that the health care advocates can pick up addi­ tional votes in the course of the hearings. The committee has thus moved significantly from the 17-8 vote by which it rejected in 1960 the original old-age health insurance plan first introduced in 1957 by former Rep. Aime J. Forand (D-RI), who since retiring from Con­ gress has been carrying on the fight as head of the National Council of Senior Citizens. While the battle this year is expected to occur in the House, sup­ port for King-Anderson also has been growing on the Senate side and the Administration reports that today there is a clear majority of Senators who have indicated jupport for it. In 1960, a revised version of the Forand bill offered a^ ijn amendment to a House-passed Social Security bill by Sen. Clinton^. Anderson (D-NM) and Kennedy (who was then a Senator and Presidential candidate) failed by a 51-44 vote. Last year, a compromise worked out by Anderson and Sen. Jacob K. Javits (R-NY) again failed to complete the difficult amendment route, this time by a 52-48 vote. The bill now proposed on behalf of the Administration by Anderson and Rep. CecU R. King (D-Calif.) is a significant improvement over the measure offered to the 87th Congress. It will permit elderly persons to select one of three hospital insur­ ance options and, in addition, calls for up to 180 days of nursing home care per illness and up to 240 home health visits a year by nurses and therapists, plus necessary outpatient hospital diagnostic services beyond the first $20 of cost. —Mil— -—— i Members of Local 42 of the Plumbers and Pipefitters in Read­ ing, Pa., struck more'th.'in 12 major construction jobs in Berks County but, at the same time, did an im­ portant public service. Members donated their labor to complete the plumbing for a new Camp Fire Girls while they were still on strike. __A <. new fringe benefits. A key provi­ sion is that jet planes ehall be operated with a minimum of three pilots. This resolves a dispute over crew size that had been pending since 1961. $1 Awards bj' two arbitration boards have upheld the Lumber and Saw­ mill Workers Union, following a bitter, month-long woodlands strike in Northern Ontario, Canada, ear­ lier this year. As a result, reduction of the workweek in the bush operations from 44 to 40 hours with no loss in take-home pay is expected to be established through­ out the area. The union is a divi­ sion of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and represents 15,000 workers in the province. $> $> A long-time union foe in Norwalh. Conn., M. Aron & Company, signed a contract with the Amal­ gamated Clothing Workers of America giving its 80 workers a 22ii-cent boost over the term of the agreement. Aron is one of country's largest tie manufactu­ rers, and will now send its large volume of contract work only to union companies. Workers at the plant also gained standard ACWA A triumphant third win in a health, welfare and retirement benefits, stipulated minimum rates, row over District 50 of the un­ seven paid holidays and two- affiliated Mine Workers has been scored by the Union of Papermakweek paid vacation. ers and Paper Workers in a hotly ft t contested election by a margin of The Air Line Pilots Association almost 2 to 1. The UPPW's victory K^id United Airlines have agreed came at the Oxford Paper Com­ on a new 18-month contract cover­ pany's fine-paper installation at ing more than 3,000 pilots. The Rumford, Me., and marks the 15th pact is the first combined agree­ time the UPPW has won over Dis­ ment .since the merger of United trict 50. The victory was achieved and Capital Airlines two years ago.' in a special runoff vote to decide It provides for new pay rates and which union would represent more improvement in rules, workinr •han 2,400 paper workers at the , , conditions and pensions Plus some plant, 11 < II i Pace Eleven 'Just A Breather ...' COPe RSPOPT _v LOG n I 4 il I La A On September 2, Americans will observe Labor Day, a day inaugurated by the Knights of -Labor in 1882, to honor the working man, and made a national holiday by the US Con­ gress in 1894. Throughout the nation, tributes will be paid to the working men and women whose labor helps build and make America strong. Acknowledgement will be made of the great economic and social advances achieved by American workers through their trade union movement. But in checking off the acomplishments which have so significantly strength­ ened and protected our welfare and security, we cannot but be reminded that this all-im­ portant function of unions is never ended. New problems are constantly arising to challenge the trade union movement in its continuous struggle to protect workers. The once-seemingly unattainable issues of the right to organize, to bargain collectively, to a liveable wage and decent treatment by the employer have been realized. But new prob­ lems have emerged as they always will. On this year's Labor Day, the goals and objectives are as clear and challenging as those that faced the labor movement in past periods. The trade union movement is en­ gaged now in resolving many problems on which the security and weil-being of all American workers are hinged—the problems arising out of automation, of assuring equal opportunity and employment for all Amer­ ican workers regardless of creed or color, and the complications of increased foreign competition witK American industry, to cite a few. The problems of working men and women will change as time and conditions change, and the trade union movement, by its very nature, will always be engaged in the con­ tinuing struggle to attain a more secure and better way of life for all American workers. boat business and now it's decided to enter the newspaper field. The Agriculture Department introduced its latest enterprise on August 1 when it began transmitting market news to commer­ cial subscribers over a nationwide, leased wire teletype network. The subscribers to the service include many newspapers and V radio-television stations. This aroused the ire of the American News­ papers Publishers Association, which filed a petition with the Federal Communications -Commission asking that the Agriculture De­ partment be enjoined from competing with private agencies in the wire service business. In the petition to the FCC, the publishers likened the Agric. >ure Department service to the "Russian system" and claimed that "an expansion of the concept would result in a government-controlled news service" such as the Tass Agency in the Soviet Union, The ANPA also intimated that any newspaper which wrote editorials that were unfavor­ able to the Department ran the risk of havr ing the market news service discontinued without notice. 'Try Agriculture,' Says FCC The FCC dismissed the petition, claiming it had no jurisdiction in the matter, and suggested that the publishers address their grievances directly to the Agriculture De­ partment. This is not the first instance when Agricul­ ture has moved into direct competition with private enterprise. On May 28 of this year, as reported previously in the LOG, the De­ partment set itself up as a competitor in the transportation industry by taking over the operation of a passenger ferry used to trans­ port Agriculture Department employees to and from an Animal Disease Laboratory on Plum Island in Long Island Sound. i In entering the transportation field, the Department's carferry displaced a commer­ cial carrier, the New London Freight Lines, The US Department of Agriculture is still which had serviced the route for several branching out—first it went into the ferry- years. Farm News 4 ^ 't ji i 'I . X •. • �SEAFARERS rne Twtin Avrwt 9L IMS LOG SZXT AXtRXVAX.S and The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare plan-and a total of $14,000 in benefits was paid (any apparent delay in payment of claim is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): al was in Manns Harbor. Total Cemetery, Anacoco, La. Total bene­ Kendall W. Kelly, 61: Heart dis­ fits: $1,000. benefits: $4,000. ease was fatal to Brother Kelly on A if t t May 17, 1963 in lb Schneider, 28: Brother James M. Snell, 72: Brother Brooklyn, NY. A member of the Snell died of natural causes at his Schneider died of natural causes on June 9, 1963 home in Orange, SIU since 1947, while in Copen­ Texas, on July he had sailed in hagen, Denmark. 12, 1963. He the deck depart­ He joined the jollied the SIU ment. Surviving SIU in 1961 and in 1943 and had is his sister, Eve­ had shipped in shipped in the lyn S. Shaw, of the deck depart­ steward depart­ Chillicothe, Ohio. ment. His father, ment until he Burial was at Kai Schneider, of went on pension Long Island National Cemetery, Copenhagen, sur­ I n 1958. H i s Pinelawn, NY. Total benefits: vives. Burial was daughter-i n-I a w, $4,000. Mrs. Blanche Snell, of Orange, at Sundby Crematory, Copenhagen. i i" 4« survives. Burial was at Anacoco Total benefits: $4,000. Louis Vecchiet, 70: A heart con­ All of the following SIU families have received a $200 dition was fatal to Brother Vec­ maternity benefit, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the chiet oh April baby's name, representing a total of $2,600 in maternity 25, 1961, at the benefits and a maturity value of $325 in btmds.' USPHS Hospital in New Orleans, Lori Maureen Sikes, bom June Stanley P. Gondzar, Baltimore, La. He had joined 16, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Md. the SIU in 1939 Horace S. Sikes, Wilmer, Ala. and sailed in the Roxanne Tufcey, bom July 12, $ engine depart­ ment until he Michael Kerry Fraaler, bom 1963, to Seafarer and Mra. Nor­ went on pension May 29, 1983, to Seafarer and man Tukey, Brooklyn, NY. In 1956. Burial Mrs. Dan Frazier, Whistler, Ala. 4r ^ 4^ was at the Garden Of Memories Alien Beii, bom March 17, 1963, t, a, Cemetery, Jefferson, La. The Na­ Bruce J. Oreo, bom June 24, to Seafarer and Mrs. Allen Bell, tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, New Orleans, was named 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Anthony Brooklyn, NY. as beneficiary. Total benefits: P. Oreb, Philadelphia, Pa. $1,000. Susie Mendez, bom April 30, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Hector Shewanda Johnson, bom May 14, t 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Mendez, New Orleans, La. Morris B. Midgett; 53: Injuries Johnson, New Orleans, La. 4> 4^ 4^ received in an accident proved $> Michael Irving, bom August 7, fatal to Brother Paul Eric Beeker, bom July 26, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harold Midgett in New Orleans, La., on 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Howard W. Irving, Brooklyn, NY. July 17, 1963. A F. Beeker, Brooklyn, NY. 4> 4. member of the i, 4, Barbara Irvine, bom July 15, SIU since 1957, Shirley Lenette Webb, born 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. David he had sailed in July 8, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. M. Irvine, Staten Island, NY. the deck depart­ James L. Webb, Mobile, Ala. i t i ment. His moth­ t 4. i Theodore Rose, bom May 24, er, Mrs. Nancy Paul Lee Gondzar, born June 1963, to Seafarer alid Mrs. James I. Midgptt, of Manns Harbor, NC, survives. Buri­ 25, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. E. Rose, Parkville, Md. Pensioner Halls Welfare Assist To the Editor: I have been inactive and on permanent disability since my last vessel, the Jean LaFitte (Waterman), in 1961, but I have followed the LOG "very closely on the workings of our Union and the development of welfare programs for our members and their families. 4" All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Rames will be withheld upon request. Again and again I'm proud to say that when I became a mem­ ber of this organization it was the best decision I ever made. Recently I had reason to further appreciate being a mem­ ber of the SIU. My wife became ill and need­ ed hospitalization at once. As our income is small, I went to the SIU hall In Wilmington to find out what could be done and found out that I was eligible for welfare benefits while I was on a pension. They gave me the forms for the doctor and the hospital, and I thought my troubles were over. But the first operation was not a success, although all the bills were settled by wel­ fare. Sixty days later my wife had to re-enter the hospital for th^ same operation, and at the time I was not aware that I would be eligible for additional benefits. But today all the liospital and doctor bills have been paid by the Welfare Plan, and my sincerest deepest thanks go out again to our officials who had the foresight to see in earlier years what a seaman and his family would need in his later years. WiUiam Hendershot 4* 4* 4" Welfare Plan Draws Thanks Seafarers are urged at all times when in port to visit their brother members and shipmates in tht hospitals. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals around the country: USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA C. Anderson Gordon Long Gulee Andrews Kenneth MaeKenzie r. Barricaliff Alexander Martin Joseps Basch P. T. Martin, Jr. lames Belcher Anthony Maxwell John Brady William Newson Wilbert Burke William Padgett John Cantrell. Jr. Charles Parmar E. Constantino Miiton Rathel James Creel William E. Roberts Gordon Dalman Billy Russell Clarence Edwards Joseph Scramutz Julius Ekman Andrew Smith Matthew Eurisa Viljo Sokero Anton Evenson Fred Spruell. Jr. Eugene; Gallaspy John Stanley Robert Graham Adolph Swenson Mark Hairelson Ruffin R. Thomas Scifert Hamilton Robert Trippe William Higgs John Trambino Vincenzo lacono William Wade Walter Johnson James Walker Steve Kolina Leon Webb Eddie LeBlane John Word USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Gormaire Bloeman Philip Koral Charles Brinton Ben Ladd Vernon Burkhart Gus Liakos Agustin Calderon Heniw McRori Benny Calliorina Isaac Miller Ralph Caramante John Monagham Antonio Carrano George Heiza Thomas Cox James Nicholson .Stanley C.',arniekl Fred Peterson Antonio Donzella . George Pilaris Erik Fisher Joseph Raymond Daniel Gemeiner Pedro Reyes Estell Godfrey Brick Ruddie Robert Goodwin M. A. SaidFrank Hanacheck Joseph Scully Edwin Harriman M. Sharpe Richard Haskin. Jr. James Sherlock Charles Haymond James Shiber Thomas Hickey John Sovich Vincent Hoesel John Szczepahski Calvin Jones William Walker William Jordan Bernard Zeller Carl Kendall USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAUIFORNIA Pastor Ablln M. Dembrowski Colon Boutwell Donald Hampton George Champlin Fidel Lagrimas Thomaa Connell Henry Lovelaca E. Olsson L. B. Thomas H. Shellenberger Sherman Wright Byron Slaid USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Eric Berg Roy Justice. Jr. Francis Burley Anders Johansen Raymond Baker Bernle KazmiersU Robert Cooper William Lawless Herbert Collins Billy Lynn John Crosswell William Oswinklo Joseph Dudley Delvin Reynolds Leslie Dean Jack Strahan Adelia Frube Frank Schutz Kimon Fafoutakis Charles Schcrhans James Gates Erwin Whittington VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS John B. Williams USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA E. Anderson F. Rodriguez Robert Christensen B. E. Srockman Ignazio D'Amico Guy Whltehurst William Morris Douglas Wood USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Floyd Fulford William. RutkowskI Harry Hayman. Sr. James Whitley Frederick Otto USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASHINGTON Corneel Amelinckx Russell McLeod Thomas Colbert Raymond Ruppert .James Gentry Richard Shaffner Juan Mojica Get Certificate Before Leaving Seafarers are advised to se­ cure a master's certificate at all times when they become ill or injured aboard ship. The right to demand a master's cer­ tificate verifying iilness or In­ jury aboard a vessel Is guaran­ teed by law. USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. V. Chamberlain Edward Wright Daniel Sheehan Daniel Murphy Eugene Stewart USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICHIGAN Albert Cushman Tom Kobayaski Martin Fahy Dominic Oliver Steve Fortine George Palm Henry Hughes Lindsey Pratt A. G. Kenny Thomas Richards Paul Rose Kerby George Virosteck USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Knud Bech Gustave LoeUec J. Bertorelll. Jr. Rafal Meslowsld Laverne Buchanan Walter Pachulski Jose Caramas. Jr. WUIIara Peterson William Davis .Tack Sanders John Emerlck Robert Stokes Benjamin Gary Blllle Welch Donald Gary Oplo WaU . Michael Gaudio Ellis Zimmerman Carl Jupitz Vernon Keene Juan Landron USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Gerald Algernon Thomas Lehay Robert Banister ~ George McKnew Benjamin Deibler Arthur Madsen Adrian Duroch^ Max Olson Abe Gordon Robert Young .lames Grantham William Young Joseph Gross SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Alberto Gutierrez William Kenny Thomas Isaksen USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENNESSEB James McGee MOUNT WILSON STATE HOSPITAL MOUNT WILSON, MARYLAND Charles Ackerman VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY. MASS. Raymond Arsenault PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON. LOUISIANA Frank Martin VA HOSPITAL NORTHAMPTON. MASS. Maurice Roberts US SOLDIERS' HOMB WASHINGTON. DC William Thomson tho Union In my wife's behalf. When sho underwent an eye operation at a shoreslde hospi­ tal, she had the full help of the plan in every necessary detail. As far as the USPHS hospi­ tals are concerned, I can also say that they give wonderful care at all' times. Sometimes I hear complaints from some of the patients, but it is worthy to note that the happy patients greatly outnumber the complainers. Fernando D. Dacanay SS Steel Chemist To the Editor: As an SIU member I am proud to say that SIU Welfare Flan Is a great success and I can say this from personal ex­ perience. During my stay at the US Public Health Service Hospital at Staten Island, NY, I under­ went two separate operations, for ulcers and my right eye. Before and after the operations Union welfare representatives had called at the hospital and took excellent care of me and saw to my every request. As our Welfare Plan covers dependents, I can also thank 4 4" Applauds LOG Special Features To the Editor: Congratulations to the Lf)G for its fine presentation of items which vitally interest the mem­ bership and are offered in the form of ^ppiementary features in the regular issues. In particular, the detailed and comprehensive report on "Hospital Insurance for the Aged through Social Security" was of major interest to all Seafarers and the general pub­ lic as a whole. The supplementary report on the SIU of Canada's beef with Upper Lakes Shipping was an­ other typically fine feature to acquaint the membership with the true facts surrounding this dispute and, at the same time, refuting the one-sided reports offered to the public through other news media. These sup­ plements do all of us a great service. In passing, I'd like to com­ ment on a recent letter to tho LOG which dealt with our pen­ sion and welfare set-up. It ap­ pears to me that some of those writing in have lost the true significance of what a pension was originally conceived and originated for. In his letter, the writer sug­ gested that members be eligible to go on pension at a compara­ tively early age so "that new people can move into the indus­ try." I say that new people are constantly moving into our in­ dustry and into the SIU and will continue to do so. It isn't necessary, to me, to deal out pensions at an early age In order to accomplish this. Though our pension plan has been in effect a few short years, I suggest that it is not economi­ cally possible to develop the Utopian plaqs that some have in mind at the present time. We must all consider the program in the light of what It was or­ iginally intended to do. That was, and is, to provide some measure of financial sec­ urity for the oldtimers whose productive years have ended due to advanced age and to those of us who have been forced to retire because of physical disability. Art Ldmas �Aosntt' Zi, IMS 'Sea Life' SEAFARlEns LOG Ave IWHeen by Jim Mate$ Like everybody else, seamen are either family men or "loners" with a big heart who love little kids. The gang on the Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa) proved this again when they recently began setting up plans to donate their shipboard television set and ship's fund to a children's welfare" Carlson, complaining of severe agency. AH they had to do back pains, was taken ashore to the was decide on the outfit to English Hospital. The incident 'Try to give me e nice trim this time, Stewey. I'm getting married In the morning ..." Stranded Seafarer's Long Voyage Home By Seafarer James Sherlock. PB-8743 One of the side-effects of the Bull Line situation concerns the difficulties some Seafarers had in faraway places to get home after their ships were stranded overseas. Seafarer James Sherlock, ex-SS Ines. tells his story here. ^ You wouldn't believe what could happen just because a guy doesn't want to fly, but here's the story anyway, plus a line to thank a few brothers for a helping hand. I was an AB on the SS-t-— Ines when the Bull Line fleet workaway. began hitting money prob­ The Titan then went to Karachi lems, and we were taken off the ship in Aden back on March 4. Since I don't fly, they were to send me home by ship. (Most of the crew arrived in New York by air a few days later.—Ed.) I was told they would send me home as a passenger on a ship in a couple of days, and was put up at the Seaman's Club in Aden while I waited. Three weeks later I was still there, broke and out Of smokes. The American vice-consul, John D. Tinny, told me he couldn't give me any help out­ side of. room and board, so I wrote a brother of the SIU who's got a place in New Orleans called Casey's Lounge. I asked for some dough to be sent to me care of Mr. Sheriock Tinny. Everyday I would walk from the Seaman's Club to the consul office to find out if there was an answer. In a few days, the SS Vivian, an STlj ship, came in to Aden on the way to Chittigong, Pakistan, and they put me in the wiper's room as a workaway. Then, after I signed on, the consul gave me the money order from New Orleans drawn to the chartered bank of Aden. He said he'd forgotten he had re­ ceived the money many days be­ fore. Since the bonk was closed for the day and the Vivian was sailing in two hours, I called the presi­ dent of the bank. An arrangement was finally worked out with him and the consul for me to pick up the money in Singapore, where the Vivian was supposed to be go­ ing after Pakistan. But after we got to Chittigong, -we learned the Vivian would be there a month or longer. Since the Titan, one of the Bull Line ships taken over by the Government, was there and it was going to the States, I tried to get on there. I had to sell my radio and camera to get to the American consul 300 miles inland, but I finally got to see him. Now I went on the Titan as a for 16 days, and then to the Per­ sian Gulf. So a little over two months after getting off the Ines in Aden, I was passing my old ship and heading home. While in Karachi, I met some SIU brothers I know and they gave n>e a helping hand moneywise, so I'd like to take this chance to thank them and wish them good luck. I'm talking especially of the guys on the Steel Maker like bosun Duke Keifer, Mike the chief elec­ trician and John the dayman, from Houston. While I'm at it, thanks to Slick Story, the bosun off a Water­ man ship, who was also there. Thanks to all of them for their help. I'm mailing this from Port Said at Suez, so I guess I'll really make it home one of these days. OMNIUM FREIGHTER (Mol Ship­ ping). July 13—Chairman, Sykas; Sec­ retary, Driscoll. No beefs reported. Motion to have all repairs made be­ fore soing to sea. Membership goes on record not to accept company's word that repair work wiU be done during voyage, because of failure to secure parts, materials and tools the two previous voyages. Fresh water tanks to be cleaned. Ship to be fumi­ gated. Tools and spare parts needed. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), July 8 —Chairman, Melvin Keefer; Secre­ tary, Tony M. Caspar. $55.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Suggestion made that ail keys be turned in before leaving the ship, and to strip bunks. Vote of thanks to aU delegates for satisfac­ tory work. WARRIOR (Waterman), July 7— Chairman, Sam W. McDonald; Secre­ tary, M. B. Elliott, Captain Sidney Brown thanked men for returning money on an overdraw. Chief engi­ neer thanked crew for helping con­ serve the water when ship was short. Crew requested to bring in excess linen. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. TRANSINDIA (Hudson Waterways), July 14-—Chairman, Sam Hacker; Sec­ retary, J. Mehalov. Voyage has been smooth with no major beefs. Vote of thanks given to Capt. G. J. Carvich for his cooperation regarding matters concerning crewmembcrs and dele­ gates. Vote of thanks given to dele­ gates for a smooth voyage. BETHFLOR (Bethlehem Steel), July 18—Chairman, Greff; Secretary, Be­ dell. $20.83 in ship's fund. Motion for negotiating committee to ask for a minimum of two hours for all work done after 1800 and before 0800. Brother Greff was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion on try­ ing to get ship air-conditioned. SENECA (Peninsular Navigation), July 7—Chairman, William H. John­ son; Sacratary, R. R. Maldonado. benefit from their bounty. A letter just received from the ship in the form of an acknowledge­ ment from the Children's Rehabili­ tation Institute of Reisterstown, Md., shows they've made their promise good. The note warmly acknowledges the gift of the TV plus $40 in cash. "We appreciate your kindness," wrote P. Potter, director of the occupational thera­ py department, "and the children will be delighted." We have a feel­ ing that the Pioneer got a big kick too out of playing Santa a little early this year. The SIU crew on the Walter Rice 'Reynolds) has added another laurel to its cap. Meeting chair­ man R. "Curly" Neiisen says that "history" was made when the bulk carrier hauled 24,000 long tons of sugar from Hawaii to the Gulf Coast for delivery. This, he con­ tinues, is the largest single ship­ ment of the sweet stuff ever made from the Hawaiian islands. Gal­ veston is the next stop for the sugary Rice crew. i> Rozea Loss port) tells of an accident which befell a fellow Seafarer aboard the SlU-crewed vessel July 17. Brother Philip Carlson, working at his chores in the engine depart­ ment, took a tumble down a ladder in the engineroom and landed 25 feet later on the lower fioorplates. Loss says practically all hands scrambled to the scene of the acci­ dent to help ease Carlson into a litter basket and hoist him to the main deck. He was kept there until the following day when the ship put into Port Sudan in the Red Sea. 4. 4. Engine delegate William J. Loss aboard the SS Niagara (Sea TransShip's delegate reported that one man was taken off due to illness to a hospital In Miami. The crew wishes him a prompt recovery. W. H. Johnsun was elected as ship's delegate. Repairs are incomplete. Discussion why new fans were taken off the ship before sailing. ALAMAR (Caiman, Jury t—Chair­ man, Star Wells; Secretary, Theodore W. Kubecka. Ship's deiegate reported ali departments running smoothly. Steward and 1st assistant engineer thanked for the prompt way they handied many things that have come up during the trip, and for their cooperation. Oiler requested that a Returning home to the Gult after a stop in Egypt, a quartet of steward department Seafarers on Waterman's Afoundria takes a turn before the camera. Pictured (l-r) are W. Perkins, chief cook; R. Collier, night cook & baker; L. Webb, 3rd cook, and H. Henry, galley utilityman. TAMARA CUILDEN (Transport Commission), June IS—Chairman, Walter Brightwell; Secretary, R. Kiedinger. Ship's delegate reported that sample of water was given to US Public Heaith Service. $39.20 in ship's fund. E. W. Lambe re-elected as ship's delegate and was given a vote of thanks. July 13—Chairman, Walter Brightwell; Secretary, Raymond L. Perry. $32.20 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Sug­ gestion made to check on radio oper­ ator charging one hour OT for each telephone call. See patrolman about captain searching rooms without ship's delegate. Ship needs fumiga­ tion. ROBIN ORAY (Robin), July 13— Chairman, R. J. Wendell; Secretary, V. ShIiapln. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. One day's lodg­ ing due for lack of hot water. Motion that fresh milk should be obtained in designated foreign ports in addition to present canned milk now on board. Not enough fruit issued to crew. Mat­ ter of food in general to be taken up with patrolman. ^~ . 'L Before shoving off to the hospi­ tal at Ceuta, Spain, for correction of an ailment, the departing bosun of the Norberto Capay (Liberty Navigation) told the vessel's crew of his appreciation for Its fine work and cooperation. He especial­ ly praised the deck department, ship's delegate Charles Rozea writes, and asked full support of the incoming bosun. All hands then gave the ex-bosun a rousing round of cheers and good wishes. They also promised full coopera­ tion with his successor, making the sendoff a testament to SIU "broth­ erhood of the sea." hf Some hearty "thankyous" from the crew of the Seatrain New Jer­ sey (Seatrain) were voted to Sea­ farer F. B. Kritzier, deck depart­ ment delegate, for his efforts in behalf of all SIU nten aboard. In addition to his delegate's chores, Kritzier also serves as ship's treas­ urer and meeting secretary. In a report to the crew on how the new TV set was functioning, he also noted how the purchase was made possible by raffling off the old TV and combining this with proceeds from the coke machine. Delegate, secretary and treasurer Kritzier is a busy man. t Loss notes, reminded all hands of the extra-special care they must exert in moving up or down lad­ ders all over the ship. ••• . letter be sent to headquarters con­ cerning work done by the bosun. IBERVILLE (Waterman), July 14— Chairman, W. J. Surbine; Secretary, H. Csrmichael. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is running smoothly. Some of the minor repairs have been taken care of. $2.56 in ship's fund. Suggestion made that all hands cooperate in keeping ped­ dlers out of crew's quarters. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), July 13— Chairman, C. L. Stringfellow; Secre­ tary, M. C- Cooper. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Dis­ cussion on having SIU patrolman con­ tact MEBA agent about engineers doing unlicensed men's work. Have patrolman see port steward about fresh fruit and about engineers re­ lieving fireman on OT days. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), June 13—Chairman, Michael J. Doherty; Secretary, Clar­ ence J. Oliver. Ship's delegate re­ ported that one sick man was re­ turned to States from Yokohama. SS.60 in ship's fund. Letter concerning retirement and pension plan for­ warded to headquarters. CLAIBORNE (Waterman), July Chairman, F. Parsens; Secretary, Troy Savage- No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion to have retirement-after 20 years in Union, Suggestion made to have buzzer from bridge to mess hall for standby. Crew requests more variety in night lunch. Request to have Yale locks put on all foc'sles. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department. MADAKET (Waterman), July 7— Chairman, John Hoggle; Secretary, Jack M. Dalton. Ship's delegate re- ported that there were no major beefs, and things were going along well. $12.50 in ship's fund. AU re­ pairs being taken care of. One messman missed ship in Bremerhaven. PANOCEANIC FAITH (Panoceanic Tankers), June 27—Chairman, James Batson; Secretary, Jesse Krause. Re­ pair list made up and turned over to Captain. Contact boarding patrolman about painting out rooms the first' week after ship sails. Men asked to , clean up messroom after each watch and return coffee cups to pantry after using them. Vote of thanks to Stew­ ard and his department for making the trip pleasant. ROBIN HOOD (Robin), July 13— Chairman, L. Gribbon; Secretary, R. Sadowski. Captain agreed to put out a draw every five days and also on the day before arrival in port. V. Tarallo was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $36.14 in ship's fund. Men requested not to slam doors and make unnecessary noise while men off watch are sleeping. Several con­ structive suggestions were made at this meeting. WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metals), June 31—Chairman, Curly Neilson; Secretary, H. Huston. Disputed OT to be taken up with patrolman upon arrival in port. Delegates asked to get together and have suggestions for patrolman regarding contract nego­ tiations. Motion made that day for day pay be made same as coastwise, instead of 30da.v basis such as for­ eign runs. Discussion on shipboard meetings. It was recommended that meetings only be held in port. NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), July 31—Chairman, J. Cantrell; Secretary, R. W. Ferrandiz. Union notified of man left in Cochin. India, for medi­ cal reasons. One man hospitalized in Ras Tanura, Saudi .Arabia. Discussion on having chief mate post slopchest prices and to check same. See patrol­ man about getting midship house sprayed. �ngw iTodnecii Sl^AFARERS The Canyon In The Deep Just Off Times Square Aanui les, 196t LOG Overseas Joyce On Deck New York By Georgre R. Berens The writer is 2nd mate on the SlU-manned containership Elizabethport (Sea-Land),-who collects material on "Maritime New York" as a hobby interest. The follovnng is a much-condensed piece on an unaersea waterway above which Seafarers often travel on voyages to and from the Port of New York. In many places on the earth near the coasts of the conti­ nents, deep canyons far beneath the surface cut into the con­ tinental shelves, the sloping sea-bed that was once dry land. Often they are offshore in-»line with the mouths of large' Age, something like a million rivers, but some of these years ago, the Hudson was a ocean canyons are found where no rivers of any account exist. One such canyon is just a hun­ dred miles from New York's Times Square. Because many experts accept the theory that this gorge, nearly 4,000 feet deep, once formed the mouth of the Hudson River, it is named on the charts Hudson Canyon. It is about 7 miles long, 600 feet deep at its head 87 miles southeast of Ambrose Lightship, to over 3,000 feet deep where it opens into the ocean basin. Back in the early Pleistocene Namesake isilll The boys on. the Yaka (Waterman) get credit for spotting this new bistro at Inchon, Korea, which is tagged the "Seafarer's Union Club" in what is prob­ ably an attempt to attract the trade of SlU men in the port. Ship's delegate Wil­ liam McArthur forwarded the photo. The name of the nitespot has nothing to do with the SlU. mighty river draining the lakes far to the north, of which the Connec­ ticut, the Passaic and the Hackensack were tributaries. Its swirling flood poured through the New Jersey Palisades, which towered four times as high as they do today, past a Manhattan where pre-historic monsters still roamed, to drop sheer over a precipice at the end of the Canyon far from the shoreline of today. This was a deeper water-fall than any in existence now. Ships approaching New York Harbor, from anywhere from East to South must pass over the Can­ yon or its shallower arm, known as Mud Gorge. This shallow, with depths of over 100 feet, extends from the head of the Canyon to within 3 miles of Ambrose Light­ ship. So well is this ancient bed of the Hudson charted that ships running up to enter New York Harbor can ascertain their position with rea­ sonable accuracy by soundings, when landmarks are obscured by fog. Below, within the Canyon, are frigid"^ black waters of deep silence and crushing pressure be­ yond all imagination. Oceanographers have found an abundance of marine life in the Canyon and vicinity. Sharks, tuna, mackerel, swordfish and dolphins flash through the surface waters. Weird creatures run through the black ocean depths, like the dimi­ nutive sea-devils, dusky fish with huge mouths full of luminescent teeth and just enough tail to swim with. Others of the deep-sea inhabi­ tants are similar to those found in the deeps throughout the world. Perhaps the crushed hulls of some ships also lie there between the towering cliffs. Someday, when submarine ves­ sels are built to withstand the ter­ rific pressure, sightseers from New York ^ill be able to visit this strange world beneath the sea. only 100 miles from Times Square. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Cargo By Paul J. Rehbugh Cargo East, cargo West, cargo North, cargo South Cargo- for anyone with a hungry mouth. It is up to us to deliver the goods From shoreside to any port, to those in the woods. We sail them loaded deep, and sometimes loaded light; We navigate the water, wherever we find its might. So get us the cargo and stow it aboard— We'll cast off for anywhere, and trust in our Lord. M xSii LOG-A-RHYTHU: All's well with the deck gang on the Overseas Joyce (Over­ seas Carriers), as this trio takes time out to prove the point. Pictured (l-r) are Seafarer A. Anderson, bosun; chief mate Sorenson and Seafarer M. J. Kerngood, DM and SlU ship's delegate. Steward Felix Van Looy sent the photo to the LO© after a day of picture-taking. GATEWAY CITY (Se* Land), July S —Chairman) C. Haymand; Secretary, P. Jakubcsak. One day lodging due to BU members for no water on June 11, 1963. Motion to have headquarters negotiate for time oft for crew mem­ bers on aU Sea-Land vessels. Repair list made up and wiU be turned in to headquarters. New mattresses ordered but not delivered. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carrlqrt), July 4—Chairman, F. Miller; Secre­ tary, F. R. Kaxlukewlci. No beef&.reported by department delegates. To see patrolman about new water cool­ ers and repair list. Crewmembers asked to lock recreation room in foreign ports and to keep laundry room clean. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department. JOHN C (Atlantic Carriers), June 7 —Chairman, Kenneth S. Singh; Secre­ tary, H. Cailckl, Not enough cots on board ship for crewmembers. One brother hospitalized in Bombay, India, and is in good condition after opera­ tion. Motion made that Union be notlHed that any ship going to India should have enough linen for four months at least. To see patrolman about necessary medical supplies. Ship needs fumigation badly. Meat box door sprung and about 400 pounds of meat went bad. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), July 7— Chairman, James Arnold; Secretary, Egbert W. Gouldlng. A letter was read about ship's crews having American dollars and- traveler's checks while in the Port of Calcutta. Letter was obtained by the ship's delegate from the Chief of Customs in Calcutta. Captain insisted on putting PUERTO RICO (Motorshlps), July 4 —Chairman, Abraham Aragones; Sec­ retary, Robert N. Young. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Harvey L. Graham was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Carpenter will see mate about build­ ing a permanent type awning back on the poop deck. Will see captain about purchasing more slop chest supplies. Crewmembers requested to keep down unnecessary noise in passageways. Soap powder inadequate. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), July 3—Chairman, C. Lawson; Secretary, Bill Stark. Ship's delegate reported that eight hour shore holiday in Hawaii will be 'referred to officials and Union. $25.03 in ship's fund. $114 for Staten Island Hospital. No beefs reported by delegates. Crewmembers asked to dress a little neater in mess­ hall and not to wear shorts. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), July 4—Chairman, A. Andreson; Sec­ retary, Roscoe L. Afford. Ship's dele­ gate reported that everything is in order with no beefs. Two men left in France. Some disputed OT in engine department. Motion to gert new water cooler midship. Motion to have catwalk when any deck cargo is car­ ried. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for Job well done. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), June 25—Chairman, J. H. Fisher; Sec­ retary, M. V. Fay. Discussion held on subsistence for crew. Letter sent to headquarters regarding working con­ ditions. Discussion on need of written clarification on working agreement for delivery Job. Telegram to be sent to headquarters. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), June 30—Chairman, J. Goude; Secretary, F. Shaia. $42.12 in ship's fund. Three hundred hard-cover books were sent to the Seamen's Club in Bangkok and some were sent to the Bangkok Nurs­ ing Home. Letters of thanks were received from both places. Motion made that shore passes be issued be­ fore working cargo. Motion to have all American money for draws in foreign ports. Motion to have a fan installed In wheelhouse. out rupees for the draws while in that port, even after having read the letter from Customs. AU other vessels. SlU and NMU alike, were getting American dollars except the Isthmian vessels. $16.32 in ship's fund. Motion to remove hospital from present loca­ tion due to the fact that it is in a very noisy place and hag no bathroom facilities, such as shower and toilet. Motion that injured crewmembers re­ ceive prompt first aid and attention, same as tho officers on ship. Ship nee-'.., to be fumigated for roaches and rats. Vote of thanks given to tho steward department. New wash­ ing machine, new toaster and new refrigerator to be instaUed for tho crew. INGER (Reynolds Metals), June 23 —Chairman, James R. Prestwood; Sec­ retary, A. Bendhelm. A. Bendheira was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. $29 in ship's fund. All new members to donate $1. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Suggestion to purchase $10 worth of magazines out of the ship's fund. Vote of thanks given to chief cook and second cook and baker for a Job well done, as well as to all members In steward department. YAKA (Waterman), July 14— Chair­ man, L. Fergeron; Secretary, Wm. Pederson. Wm. MacArthur was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No major beefs reported. One man missed ship at "Yokohama. Problem concerning posting of weekend sail­ ing board in Inchon, to be taken up at payoff with patrolman. $17 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department for fine food and service. All department delegates at­ tended safety meeting early in trip. Safety engineer in port found unsafe conditions but captain scoffs at his report. By Henri Percikow New York— You stride with life, As your people Crushed into steel cars. Surge between walls Into factory strangling daylight. The Village and Harlem, "See Broadway and its hot spotsChinatown and Coney Island!" Released from work. We trudge in your dirt. Angered by your slums. Hurt by your sob and groan — Wc cling to you with scarred hands That raised your glittering towers. New York, city of strangers. With the million tiger eyes. Tucked in by rivers. Clamped by bridges— You throb with beat and clang Of your workers' heart. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), June 14—Chairman, Byron Barnes; Secre­ tary, G. C. Reyes. S23 left in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Byron Barnes was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Suggestion made to crew to flush toilet after use. Suggestion to put out more food for night iunch. Crew re­ quested to keep messhall neat and locked while ship is in port. Sug­ gestion made to refrain from giving away crew's night lunph and ship's bread to stevedores. Men on watch asked to keep messhall neat. COLUMBIA (Oriental Exporters), May 5—Chairman, S. Heinfling; Secre­ tary, A. Reasko. S. Heinfling was elected to servo as ship's delegate. Discussion about checking with SHI official regarding no transportation back to port of engagement on intercoastal articles unless ship is making a foreign voyage. Ship needs new washing machine as the one aboard is broken. Ship should be sougeed all over and painted, if possible. BULK LEADER (American Bulk Carriers), July 20—Chairman, J. Ken­ nedy; Secretary, W. Young. $11.75 in ship's fund. All donations will be appreciated. Motion that no one should pay off until payroll is checked for correct amount of days. Adequate ventilation to be put aboard in crew quarters below deck. Discussion on keeping the messroom clean at night. SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), July 14—Chairman, C. Wysocki; Secretary, John Cornier. Brother Thomas was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $11.65 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Washing machine. needs to he re­ paired, or a new one put aboard. Crew asked to keep messroom clean and cooperate with messmen. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land), July 20—Chairman, Malcolm Cross; Secre­ tary, W. W. BIckford. $2.06 in ship's funs. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Malcolm Cross was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crew favors recent request for some type of transportation being included in contract while in Port Newark. A time-off clause should be negotiated and all ships should be supplied with telephones while in port. DEL SUD (Delta), July 14—Chalrnfan, H. E. Crane; Secretary, Mike Duim. Ship's delegate reported every­ thing running smoothly. S27.86 in ship's fund; $265.00 in movie fund. Discussion on getting something done so the men can get the medical cards when the ship is in port. Re­ quest that the crew washing machines be replaced this trip. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), July 14—Chairman, E. L. Bates; Secretary, Alex Janes. No beefs reported. Mat­ ter of blowers to be taken up with patrolman on arrival. Vote of thanks to steward department. $10.20 in TV fund and $16.00 in coke fund. E. Bates was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Ship is in need of fumiga­ tion. Matter of showers having only hot water to bo taken up with patrol­ man. �SEAFARERS Ftge Fifteea LOG Sthedule Of Sm Meeting* •}. SIU membership meetings are held regularly once a month on days Indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York September S Detroit September 6 Phllade^iliia ...September S Houston September 9 Baltlmwe September 4 New Orleans.. .September 10 MobUe September 11 I WF' FIHARCIAL REPORTS. Th« cdngtltutlon of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Watera District aakes specific provision for ssfeguardlng the aeabershlp's •oney and Union finances. The constitution requires s detailed CPA audit •very three aonths by a rank and file auditing com&lttee elected by the >enberehlp. All Union records are svallabl* pt SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. Should any eenber, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to In­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified insll, return receipt requested. West CtMisf SIU Meetings' DIBECTORY 'SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & .Inland Waters District PHESIUENT Paul HaU .BXECUTIVK VICE-FRb-SIOKNT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard LIndser Williama Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill HaU Ed Mooncjr Kred Stewart BALI-IMORE 12.te B. Baltimore SI Rex Oirkey. Agent EActero 7-4SOO BOSTON John Pay, Agent DETROIT 276 State SI Richmond 2-0140 10229 W Jefferson Ave VInewood 3-4741 675 4th Ave., Bklyn HVaciotb 0416011 HEADQUARTERS HOUSTON 8804 Canal St. Paul Drnzak, Agent . WAInut 8 3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE., Jaa William Morrla, Agem El^ln 3-0087 MIAMI Ben Coniales, Agent 744 W Flagler St FRanklin 7 :i564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St Lniili Neira Agent HEmlock 2.17S4 Paul Bates You are asked to contact your attorney, Charles R. Maloney, 820 Richards Building, New Orleans 12, La. Hubert R. Stone You are asked to contact McGahee & Plunkett, attorneys. Southern Finance Building, Au­ gusta, Ga., regarding an accident in or near East Orange, New Jer­ sey, in November, 1962. t 4. 3^ Alfredo Baltazar Contact your daughter, Mrs. 4th Ave., Brooklyn Anita Hughes, 2404 Curtain "Ter­ HYaclnth s-conc race, Philadelphia 45, Pa. dig ii TRUST pumis. All trust funds of the SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are adelnlstered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund sgreeisonts. All these agreeeents specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and nanagenent represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made .only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, St any time, you sre denied Information about any SIU trust fiud, notify ' SIU President Paul Kail at SIU headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. if KHiPPTWr, RIGHTE. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclus­ ively by the contracts between the Union and the ahipownera. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all.Union balls. If you feel there has been any violation of your ahipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified «ail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Max Harrison, CSiairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite I63O, New York k, NY Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at Union headquarters by certified nail, return receipt requested. i\ill copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. Rule On Sea Pay Rights decision, the cargo was taken off and the sale in July yielded about $250,000. Of this, cargo-discharging costs alone amount to almost $190,000. (Purchased by SlU-contracted Consolidated Mariners, the ship is now the Taddei Village under re­ pairs in a Brooklyn shipyard). The argument of the Justice De­ partment in the Emilia case is based on a 1927 Supreme Court decision involving a US-flag ship, the Poznan, in which wharfage costs were held to be a marshal's expense and a charge of benefit to all the lienors, who were cargo owners. In the Emilia situation, this rul­ ing has been extended by tiie lower courts at the urging of the US and other cargo owners to cover the costs of cargo-handling which only benefits the cargo owners—includ­ ing the US Government. Although it is believed that foreign policy considerations in­ volving India and Pakistan helped prompt Justice Department action in the Emilia case, it's notable that that the House Foreign Affairs Committee takes a dimmer view of US help for India and Pakistan. On August 9, it warned that US for­ eign aid to both countries would be trimmed unless they resolved a costly border dispute. ' m SIU headquarters has issued an advance schedule through Novem­ ber, 1988, 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 Srafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. The schedule is as follows: Seattle Wilmlnrion San Francisco September Id September 18 August 23 October 23 September 20 October 21 November 20 October 25 November 19 November 22 (Continued from Page 2) reserved decision on this question, but said the cargo owners had every right to their cargo and could take it off at their own expense. While this was pending, the dock owner sought to. have the ship moved or put up for sale so he could get his pier back. The US attorney then stepped in and gained an order for the cargo to be removed as a marshal's ex­ pense and for the sale of the ship, while the SIU appealed the cargohandling decision. An attempted sale took place in June, but no bid­ ders came forward apparently be­ cause of the legal tangle. When the Federal appellate court upheld the cargo-handling c; '' til m ® - Pill OW-4 CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for or on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, tn_your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. EDITORIAL FOLIC'.'—SEAF.AREHS LOG. Tlie LtX has tradiiionally_refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained fro.m publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to tl;e Union or its .collective membeiship. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at tiie September, 1900 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. PAYMENT OF MtWIES. 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 circtanstance should rny member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels th.at_he should not have been requli^ to laake such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. CONSTITUTIONAL PIGHTS AND (ffil.lGATIONS. 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 lime 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., aa well as all.other details,_tben the member.so affected should immediately notify ElU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. 1 ilii iliii V, •llll RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaronteeil equal rights in eoploynieat and as Bembers of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and In the contracts vhlcU the Uhlon has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. NEW ORLEANS . 630 Jacklon Ave Buch Stephens. Agent Tel 529 754ft NEW YORK 679 NUItFULK 416 Colley Ave Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent 625-650.1 PHILADELPHIA Frank Drnzak. Agent 2604 S 4th St DEwey 6..38IP SAN FRANCISUt) 450 Harrison St Frank Boyne, Agent DOuglas 2-4401 E B McAuley. West Coast Rep. SANTURt'E PR 1313 Fernander Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 724 2840 2909 Ist Ave SKA fTLE MAin 3-4334 •led Babknwskl.. Agent 312 Harrison St TAMPA 22P27WI Jell Gillette. Agent WILMINGTON <'aii< 503 N Mormr AIC George McCartney. Agent TErminal 4.2528 4> 4. i Leslie J. Brilhart The above-named or anyone knowing his whereabouts is asked to contact his mother, Mrs. J. H. Riley, 342 Montclair Ave., San An­ tonio 9, Texas. I I-. I I- I • George Spililotis involving your daughter. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the Contact Dr. B. G. Vitsaxis, Royal above-named is also asked to Consulate General of Greece, 69 write. East 79th Street, New York 21, NY. 4^ 4. 4^ 4. 4^ 4^ 4> 4* William Lee Robinson Ted Chilins!:! Get in touch with Amy E. LovGet in touch with -ice Di erty. Arthur G. Andersen greii, 114 West Garfield, Seattle Box 92, Room 20), The above-named or anyone 99, Wash., regarding an emergency Street, San Francisco 5, C.d'f. knowing his whereabouts is asked . to contact his wife, Mrs. Mary An­ dersen, 2652 Valdez Street, Oak­ land 12, Calif. 4 4< 4 Terrence P. McDonough Get in touch with Carl Rosander, c/o Marine Cooks & Stewards, 350 Fremont Stieet, San Francisco 5. Calif. �SEAFARERS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION » ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT s AFL-CIO Cincinnati First On AFL-CIO List Labor To Push Rights Fight " Into Major US Communities UNITY HOUSE, Pa. —An AFL-CIO campaign to carry the civil rights fight into the nation's major- cities will be launched in Cincinnati, with Washington and Boston tenta­ tively selected as the next areas of operations. The cities have been selected as the first of a group of 30 to 40 where labor ranges from two locals each in organizations sponsoring the Aug. "will take the initiative" in 'seven affiliates to 30 segregated 23 demonstration, the statement involving all groups in the units in one affiliate. emphasized «that the AFL-CIO drive to give Negro and other There are also four local unions minority groups full equality and which are completely segregated opportunity. because there are only Negro work_ The announcement of the first ers employed in the industry in­ target cities by AFL-CIO President volved in the specific area. George Meany highlighted a full Meany said in reply to a query and active discussion of civil rights that many international unions may at the Executive Council meeting have some locals whpre some sort here last week. It included a report of discrimination is present, in fact, on elimination of segregated local if not in policy, but he stressed unions by Federation affiliates and adoption of a statement emphasiz­ that the internationals are "put­ ing the AFL-ClO's determination ting the heat" on the locals and to "mobilize complete support" for that progress is good. The Council approved a state­ civil rights legislation and leave to "individual union determination" ment declaring that AFL-CIO af­ the question of whether they should filiates "have every right" to join join the Aug. 28 March on Wash­ in the Aug. 28 March on Wash­ ington. ington for Jobs and Freedon>. The AFL-CIO itself can make Meany stated that selection of first cities in the Federation drive its major contribution to victory in to end segregation and inequality the civil rights fight "by continu­ of opportunity in local communi­ ing its all-out legislative activity ties was made by a task force set on Capitol Hill and its efforts in up in conjunction with the special cooperation with other likefive-man civil rights committee minded groups to bring an end to named recently to give major em­ segregation and inequality of op­ portunity in the local communities phasis to the AFL-CIO drive. America," the statement The five-man group consists of of Meany, Secretary-Treasurer Wil­ stressed. liam F. Schnitzler, Vice-Presidents Noting the number of Negro Walter P. Reuther and A Philip Randolph, and President C. J. Haggerty, of the Building Trades Department. The task force in­ cludes heads of AFL-CIO service departments sulth as organizing, community services, public rela­ tions, publications, and education. Under task force direction, Meany said, Donald Slaiman and Walter Davis of the Federation's BALTIMORE — Chesapeake Bay Department of Civil Rights will set up meetings with local central will be the testing site early next bodies and key representatives of year of a nuclear-powered naviga­ international unions to help create tional sound beacon which is sup­ broad local civil rights groups or posed to warn ships and smaller craft of channel boundaries and have labor join existing groups. The overall objective and the underwater hazards. task of the committee, the AFLThe beacon, being developed as CIO chief executive declared, is to a navigation aid by the Martin have labor extend its!fight for civil Company under a $110,000 contract rights and play its full part in the with the Atomic Energy Commis­ campaign to wipe out discrimina­ sion, will be powered by Strontition. um-90, once considered a waste Segregated Locals Going product when uranium atoms are In the report on segregated un­ split in nuclear reactors. Locked inside a one-cubic-foot ions, Meany stressed that the labor movement is making "very good black box, which will toe placed progress" in eliminating segregated by skin divers about 25 feet below locals and that AFL-CIO affiliates the bay's surface, the beacon util­ are applying more pressure than izes a hydro-acoustic transducer to ever before to wipe out all forms make sound from the flow of oil. The heat source inside a tiny boiler of discrimination. This was the highlight of a re­ produces steam which forces oil port from the Civil Rights Commit­ through an oscillator, making a tee made public by the Federation squeai that can be heard on sonar 20 miles away. president at a press conference. Fuel for the device is a com­ Meany said that the extensive report from Schnitzler disclosed pound produced by chemically and that of the more than 55,000 local physically locking together stron­ unions in AFL-CIO affiliates, there tium and titanium in the form of are at present only 172 segregated pellets. Ships will be able to chart their locals and that the affiliates are making progress in reducing even position and direction from the sound, in much the same way they this "very low figure." Noting that no international now use radiobeacons or light­ affiliate has a color bar in its con­ houses. The atomic sonar beacon is ex­ stitution, Meany stressed that all affiliates are working to bring all pected to be less costly and less of their locals into compliance complex than thermocouple elec­ with AFL-CIO constitutional pro­ tric generators now in use. After the pilot model has been visions. The report showed that the 172 tested in 25-foot depths in Chesa­ local unions still not integrated are peake Bay, it will be taken near in 23 international unions and that Bermuda and lowered to a depth the number of segregated locals -of-200^'eet A-Powered Ship Beacon Nearing Test shares their goal of overcoming prejudice and discrimination and meeting the problems of Negro joblessness. "We obviously support complete­ ly the right of any American to peacefuliy protest for a redress of grievances," it continued. "This is a precious American right which the trade union movement has often used and which we may often use in the future." Whether AFL-CIO affiliates join the demonstration "is a mat­ ter for individual union determina­ tion," the Council said. The AFLCIO role, it stressed, will be to continue "our own two major ef­ forts—on the legislative front and at the grass roots level." In speaking to newsmen, Meany said the AFL-CIO has a "wide community of interests" with the groups sponsoring the demonstra­ tion and that the Council is neither endorsing nor condemning the Aug. 28 program. There is a real question, he said, of whether the demonstration will help the legis­ lative situation, noting that many liberal .members of Congress are disturbed by the possible reaction to and results of the march. He declared he believed the statement would not have "an ad­ verse effect" on the sponsors of the demonstration and the Negro community. "Responsible leaders of the Ne­ gro groups will not take this state­ ment as a repudiation," he said. All members of the Executive Council approved the statement ex­ cept two who had some reserva­ tions—Vice-Presidents Walter P. Reuther and A. Philip Randolph, he said. The Council voted $10,000 to the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights to carry on its work as a legislative coordinator and clear­ ing house operation in Washington. Negro and labor groups are repre­ sented in the organization. Porthole view from one of the Sea-Land's containerships shows the heart of the SlU company's new $22 million head­ quarters and terminal in Port Elizabeth, NJ. The company's yards can handle 2,000 trailers at one time. ICC Backs Sea-Land ^ 'Coastal Ship Rates WASHINGTON—A decision by three commissioners of the Interstate Commerce Commission has approved a series of rates established by Sea-Land Service more than two years ago when it began an interim" the jumboized vessels to be com­ intercoastal ship operation. pleted, and inaugurated the regu­ The SIU company's regular lar trailership service last Sep­ coast-to-coast service with spe­ cialized vessels will mark its first anniversary next month. In approving the Sea-Land rates, the ICC commissioners vetoed the objections of competing trans­ continental freight forwarders who called for higher rates on motor-water movements of freight in containers. The forwarders specialize in rail movements of transcontinental shipments. Service Reactivated Sea-Land first reactivated the dormant intercoastal service be­ tween New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco in May, 1961j using three conventional C-2> cargo ves­ sels. It then contracted for the construction of four specialized jumbo trailerships, each with a capacity of 476 containers, for the Intercoastal and Puerto Rico trade. The Elizabethport, a former Esso T-2 tanker, was the first of tember. It was the first vessel to use the company's new terminal in Port Eiizabeth; NJ, which is slated for completion at the end of the year. The terminal is part of a harbor development program now being undertaken by the Port of New York Authority at Elizabeth. The new facilities include a general office building, refrigerated-ware­ house, maintenance center and one of the world's largest truck terminals. The area has a capacity of 2,000 truck trailers and em­ braces five vessel berths along 3,300 feet of bulkhead on the Elizabeth Channel in Newark Bay. Work Started In 1960 Construction of the terminal buildings and facilities began a year ago, but work on the vessel berths started as far back as 1960, The terminal is now set up to receive traiiers for loading aboard ship 20 hours a day and utilizes data processing equipment and a master control to locate all SeaLand equipment at any moment. Since the maiden voyage of the Elizabethport, three other jumbo trailerships have started inter­ coastal service. The San Juan entered the Puerto Rican route late in 1962 and the Los Angeles and San Francisco went on the intercoastal run this year. In all, Sea-Land has 15 trailer vessels serving the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, Puerto Rico and in­ tercoastal routes. Sign Name On LOG Letters Sea-Land car carrier Detroit, manned by Seafarers, serves the New York-Puerto Rico route. The converted former Navy vessel has a capacity of 530 vehicles, and is also equipped to handle livestock and heavy lifts up to 30 tons. 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Title A name given to the resource August 23, 1963 Description An account of the resource Headlines: TOTAL SIU VACATION $ HITS 25-MILLION MARK UNION’S DRIVE ON NO-STRIKE PLAN SCORES SIU SETS FIGHT ON PAY CLAIMS IN HIGH COURT FIND NMU GUILTY IN SAVANNAH RAID REVISED BONNER HBILL PROPOSES NEW STALLS IN SHIPPING DISPUTE SIUNA FISH UNIONS EYE SENATE AID ISTHMIANH RENEWS US SUBSIDY BID AFL-CIO UMPIRE RULES NMU GUILTY IN JOB RAID TRAMP CO’S SEEK TO HALT SUPERTANKER GRAIN CARGO RIGGED SIGNATURES SPUR OKLA. ‘RIGHT-TO-WORK’ BILL US NIXES SALE OF LURLINE SEA BOTOM CALLED VAST METAL SOURCE LUMBER CARGOES PICK UP AS LOGGERS’ STRIKE ENDS RULE ON SEA PAY RIGHTS ICC BACKS SEA-LAND ‘COSTAL SHIP RATES 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 08/23/1963 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. 17 1963 Periodicals Seafarers Log