http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3f2dd58e2b6e6df3c65e1749997d7efc.PDF 398e68d306444ed74205de75d8c450e1 PDF Text Text SEAFARERSmOG OFFICIAL ORQAW OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNIJN • ATLANTJC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO A \ » •' 0m i 1^6. IR-CIO CALLS ON PRESIDENT JONNSON' TO SAVE • PAGE 3 1 *i lllllllll �SEAFARERS Seafarer Teamwork, Courage Saves Two From Asphyxiation The following account of a dramatic lifesaving operation aboard the SlU-contraded Transeastern (Hudson Waterways) was reported to the LOG by Seafarer M. Darley, D-405. Barley's on-the-spot report is printed here in his own words. Mirdi t. 196»^ LOG f By PflHl HoU Two resolutions of vital interest to maritime 'Bsme out of the recent AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting at Bal Harbor, Florida. In one resolution, the AFL-CIO Executive Council urged President Johnson to mobilize all Government administrative agencies to join In a IH-O* gram to build an American "merchant marine to meet the vHal needs of the nation." , , ~ In another resolution, Hie Executive Board of the Maritime Trades Department urged the passage of legislation wiping out the tax havens enjoyed by American corporations operating runaway-flag ships. These r^lutlons are designed to hit at two of the most serious of the problems faced by the American merchant marine in Hs fight for survival—problems whose solution will provide the basis for rebuilding the U. S. merchant marine to the size and capability which this nation needs. Raw courage, perfect teamwork, quick action and individual heroism shown by crew* members of the SlU-contracted supertanker Transeastern (Hudson Waterways) saved two engineers from an eerie death by asphyxiation deep in the bowels of the mammoth ship recently. Tommy (Towboat) Thompson, OS, and Gerd Ehmke, The high seas drama occuired Jan. 27 salon messman, took turns cranking the hand-op­ shortly after 4 p.m. when the Transeastern erated breathing apparatus. was one day out of Suez bound for Germany with Carcich chose to don the breathing apparatus a iull load of Persian Gulf crude. The 46,000-ton mask and enter the tank first, although he would giant of the seas was steaming through placid east­ The SIU and other maritime unions have spoken out many times^ ern Mediterranean" waters at a smart 16-knot clip have been perfectly within his rights to have desig­ about the manner in which U. S. Government agencies are constantly"" nated anyone else for the job. Schoepfer was laying when the shrill" ringing of the general alarm bell shattered the serenity of normal shipboard routine, across a beam nearest the ladder at the bottom of undermining the strength of the American merchant marine. These sending all hands scurrying to the scene of the the tank, so Carcich made a line fast around his government agencies have made a farce of the 50-50 laws. They have torso below the armpits, and eager hands hauled made 50 percent of U. S. Government-financed cargoes the maximum emergency. him to the deck above. instead of the minimum which moves in American bottoms. They have General quarters was sounded after Chief En­ ignored the intention of congressional legislation and have apparentiy Second Trip gineer David Anderson, reporting from the engine been free to do' as they pleased when it came to the U. S. merchant room, notified the bridge that First Assistant Dave The chief mate, who was near exhaustion, came marine. Government agencies, particularly the Agriculture Department, Di.xon and Day Third Wilber Schoepfer were un­ out of the tank and turned the mask over to have cohsistenlty favored foreign-flag ships over American vessels and conscious at the bottom of an after ballast tank. Schuyler. Less than a minute was lost as the second have been more interested in providing cargoes for foreign bottoms Quick-thinking undoubtedly saved the two men's mate slipped on the mask and v/ent below for Dixon. than in keeping the U. S. merchant fleet afloat. They have shut their lives. Anderson connected a hose to a nearby com­ The first assistant was laying face up, wedged In a eyes or looked the other way when foreign trade missions made cynical pressed air outlet and dropped it in the tank, located recess of the tank; therefore, it was necessary to below the steering engine room. He then turned all make the line fast around his ankles. He was hauled and blatant attempts to force U. S. vessels out of the carriage of for­ eign aid and other U. S. Government financed cargoes. three of the ship's air compressors on the single The AFL-CIO Executive Council has demanded that these agencies hose. The empty tank was completely void of provide positive assistance to the President's Maritime Advisory Com­ oxygen, and the engineers had passed out for lack mittee in the development of a program to implement this country's of fresh air. maritime policy—or, in other words, has demanded that these agencies Eye-Witness Report abandon their anti-maritime policies and start pulling for a greater America along with the rest of us instead of in the opposite direction Wiper Richard J. Harris, the only eyewitness to in which they have been going. every phase of the near tragedy, recalled the chain of events thusly: The President's Advisory Committee was a direct outgrowth of the unfair discriminatory practices of these government agencies. What "Di.xon went into the tank to inspect it for water these agencies seem to be saying, is that they, and not Congress, are content, but before entering Instructed the wiper running the country and setting its policy. They must be corrected Vegas Worrell Gorcich to standby the manhole entrance as his safety man. This is routine procedure for an experienced tank- feet first out of the tank and through the narrow in their error. Before President Johnson's promised "new policy" toward maritime can come into being, the attitudes of these agencies erman when going into any tank. The first was well manhole entrance. toward maritime must be changed. up the ladder on his way out of the tank when Both engineers were unconscious, but it was he let go the rungs and fell to the bottom. Harris The MTD's action calling for the elimination of tax havens in which thought Dixon had accidentally fallen from the evident Schoepfer was In far the worse condition. American-owned runaway-flag ships can hide to avoid paying U. S. If he was breathing it was not audible. When taxes is another step in the right direction to eliminate one of the ladder and summoned Schoepfer. manual artificial respiration failed to bring him problems facing the mariime industry. The third assistant went to the assistance of around, bosun Johnny Vegas applied mouth-to-mouth Dixon, but apparently realized almost immediately resuscitation. The veteran Seafarer breathed lifeThese ships make a substantial portion of their huge profits in U. S. that the tank was without oxygen. He started climb­ giving oxygen into Schoepfer's lungs and the commerce, yet pay no U. S. taxes, employ foreign seamen at coolie ing for safety, but collapsed and fell when a short engineer slowly responded. Vegas, a Navy landing wages and thumb their noses at the U. S. Government and maritime distance up the ladder. The chief engineer was craft coxswain during World War II who joined the unions. then called and he instantly realized the trouble. SIU shortly after the cessation of hostilities, learned The MTD action calling for the closing of loopholes in our internal The tank had been closed tight for some time, and the latest life-saving methods at his own expense. the interior bulkhead had absorbed all oxygen He shelled out $200 a few years ago for a fecial revenue law would force these runaway-flag operators to assume the same tax responsibility which the rest of American industry now through the normal process of oxidation." course in first aid. The father of five, Vegas hails assumes. These runaway ship operators are not "special cases" and As the drama unfolded below decks, men through­ from Brooklyn. Chief pumpman Paul Gazic, a mem­ should not be allowed to milk the American economy any longer for out the ship were working at a feverish pace to save ber of the SIU since 1942, also assisted materially their own profit. their trapped shipmates, knowing that even one lost in helping revive the engineer. moment could mean the difference between life and Dixon was on his feet within a short time and Speaks At American University death. And the rescue operation was carried out showed no visible after-effects from his brush with with the precision of a high speed computer. the Grim Reaper, but Schoepfer '^as not so fortunate. He was in comatose shock for several Rescue Operation hours, and the Transeastern put into the nearest Captain C. Greenroad took over the bridge and port, Augusta, Sicily, where It was learned the day directed overall activities from there. Chief Mate third suffered three broken ribs. He was hospital­ Jimmy Garcich was in charge of on-the-spot rescue ized in the Sicilian port. operations. The captain ordered the bridge watch Capt. Greenroad expressed satisfaction with the WASHINGTON—Some of the unique problems facing the officer. Second Mate V. Schuyler, and Third Mate manner in which crewmembers responded under maritime industry in collective bargaining were discussed emergency conditions, and the two engineers said here recently by SIUNA vice-president William W. Jordan as they were "more than pleased." Dixon and Schoep­ he spoke before the Ocean fer posted the following signed statement in the Shipping and Foreign Trade negotiations because these subsi­ crew mess: Management Institute of dies often make up a part of sea­ "With heartfelt thanks we wish to try to express American University. The SIUNA men's wages. our gratitude for the prompt and courageous action vice-president, who is also Presi­ A major Improvement in mari­ of all hands, which resulted in our rescue. We are dent of the SIUNA-affiUated Ma­ time labor-management relations all familiar with drills; however, It Is extremely rine Firemen's Union suggested will result, Jordan noted, when the gratifying to know everyone co-operates so wonder­ ways to improve labor-manage­ Maritime Administration refrains fully when a real emergency arises, especially when ment relations in the maritime from advance pronouncements as to what wages, manning scales and you are the ones who are saved. Words can never industry. express our profound gratitude, but. we hope that Jordan pointed-out that many of other benefit provisions will, or C. Nathfrost to break out the fresh air-ibreathing each and every member of the vessel's complement the collective bargaining problems will not, be disallowed for subsidy s apparatus. Almost at the same instant, Garcich sent will understand what we are trying to say. "THANK faced by maritime unions are purposes. "Free collective bargaining In YOU." brought about by the unique in­ Seafarers Horace Sikes Jr. and Dexter Worrell, deck the maritime industry, I submit, maintenance men, and able seamen Charley Speers volvement of Government in mari­ Herpism and valor at sea was nothing new, for and Frank Leonard amidships for the life-saving many of the Transeastem's complement. Seafarer time operations through the Mari­ has resulted in fair and reasonable device. The two groups met in the shelter deck, Sikes, for example, only last year was awarded the time Administration and its agreements," Jordan said. "The parties are entitled to, and must where the breathing apparatus was stowed, and Maritime Administration's Meritorius Service branches. have at least a presumption that sped aft with the heavy box. Cites Example Award, the highest decoration given a merchant free collective bargaining will con­ Although the equipment was located some 400 seaman. Only a handful of the coveted medals have As an example, - Jordan noted tinue to result in such agreements." feet from the emergency scene and it was necessary been given out—and many of these were posthumous that the Maritime Subsidy Board, The SIUNA vice-president also to lug the cumbersome box up one deck and down awards. This longtime Seafarer specifically was although it stays well in the back­ discussed the role of automation two, the trip was made in record time. Also assisting cited for his role in the rescue of several Chinese ground of labor-management re- in maritime, and denounced the la connecting and rigging the equipment were Sea­ sailors. Sikes jumped into a raging China Sea to -lations in the maritime industry detrimental effect of runaway-flag farers Joe Thibodeaux, deck delegate. Baker AI save one of the drowning Chinese seamen. Sikes still cannot be Ignored by the ship­ shipping on the American mer­ I^ma and, Al Moore* all able seamen. Se^arers also is the Transeastem's ship's delegate. owners in collective bargaining chant marine. SlUNA V.P. Jordan Discusses Maritime Bargaining Problems V i. . �Mwrah I,(IMS SEAfARERS lOG Mobilize Gov't Bureaus To Save U.S. Maritime, AFL-CIO Urges Johnson BAL HARBOUR^ Florida—^The Executive Council of the AFL-CIO has urged President Johnson to mobilize all the agencies of his Administration to carry out a program aimed at building the American "merchant marine to meet the vital needs of our na-^ outlying states, possessions laws that infringe on the right of tion." and protectorates; free collective bargaining. The call for action was 2. Maintain a strong work To aid in the War on Poverty, Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey (standing) addressed the AFL-CIO Executive Council prior to its regular meeting at Bal Harbour, Florida. AFL-CIO President George Meany (center) and Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz look on. passed by the Executive Coun­ cil in meeting here. Its adop­ tion was strongly recom­ mended by tlie AFL-CIO Ma­ ritime Trades Department. SIUNA president Paul Hall, a force of civilian personnel aboard our ships and in our shipyards which will provide a practical demonstration of the standards achieved hy Ameri­ can workers and the nation's intention to maintain such in­ dustrial standards in the face of direct competition from areas with. less advanced standards; the Executive Council urged that the Congress raise the minimum wage and expand its coverage to all workers now exempted. A shorter national workweek and double-time for overtime was also recommended for passage by Con­ gress. For the nation's elderly, the AFL-CIO again voiced its full support to the King-Anderson Medicare Bill in its present form and applauded the efforts of the House Ways and Means Committee in speeding the legislation to the House floor. They also called for prompt action to modernize the unemploy­ ment compensation system, which is 20 years out of date in meeting the needs of the unemployed. The AFL-CIO Executive Council asked that priority be given in the housing field to legislation provid­ ing for $2 billion in grants for the construction of community facil­ ities to help preserve the nation's towns and cities. Aid to Farm Laborers The AFL-CIO also urged Con­ gress to include farm laborers in the National Labor Relations Act and to provide them with minimum wage, maximum hour and child labor protection. The Council also repeated its opposition to the importation of foreign farm labor. A national farm labor recruitment program was called for to end the nation's dependence on foreign farm labor. On the political front, the AFLCIO, through COPE, its political arm, said it would launch an inten­ sive register-and-vote campaign to (Continued on page 18) member of the Council, heads the MTD. The action was also support­ ed by NMU Pres. Joe Curran. The labor body gave full support to the efforts of AFL-CIO "sea­ 3. Serve as a primary instru­ going and longshore unions to ment to maintain a favorable develop programs through Presi­ international monetary bal­ dent Johnson's Maritime Advisory ance; Committee to implement and strengthen the nation's maritime 4. Serve as a fitting symbol policy." to our country's strength and The resolution noted that the prestige; United States requires a well5. Serve as an auxiliary to balanced merchant marine suffi­ the Armed Services." cient to: "1. Promote and protect our The President's Maritime Ad­ foreign commerce, including visory Committee, established a passengers and serve and de­ year ago, includes representatives BAL HARBOUR, Florida—The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades velop the commerce of our from maritime labor, industry, government and the public. Presi­ Department meeting here last week proposed legislation dent Paul Hall, a member of the that would sweep away the tax havens enjoyed by operators MAC, has placed recommendations of runaway-flag merchant ^ for improvements in the U.S. merchant marine before the com­ fleets as a basic step in im­ by the department, and a protest mittee. was made against "unfair rules proving the faltering position and regulations" in effect at the Among these is a proposal to of the U.S.-flag merchant marine. U.S. Naval Air Station at Alame­ tax runaway-flag shipping, with The executive board of the MTD, da, Calif. the tax money gain to be used headed by SIUNA president Paul for the construotion of modern Vigorous endorsement was given Hall, adopted a policy statement by the MTD for the repeal of many bulk carriers for the U.S.-flag DETROIT — Local 10 of the calling on Congress to eliiminate of the existing excise taxes, and fleet. the income tax exemption cur­ support was voiced for the battle Transportation Servies and Allied Other AFL-CIO Actions rently "enjoyed by shilpplng sub­ of the Meatcutters Union against Workers district of the Seafarers stantially owned by American citi­ the government establishment of International Union of North In other actions taken by the zens or corporations operating un­ a seal oatoh monopoly in the hands America, AFL-CIO, won a smash­ Executive Council, the AFL-CIO ing 2-1 election victory in ballot­ der runaway flags" such as Li­ of a runaway employer. ing conducted here this week cov­ strongly reaffirmed its top legis­ beria, Panama and Honduras. ering some 1,800 Checker Cab lative goal of 1965 to repeal Aid Bulk Carriers Company drivers. The announce­ Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley A great part of the income Act, which pei-mits the states to gained by the operators of suoh The MTD anso called for In­ ment was made today by John ships, the statement pointed out, creased construotion subsidies for Weaver, secretary-treasurer of the impose so-called "right-to-work" is derived from U.S. overseas com­ bulk carriers, and for a clearer In- local. merce. Runaway-flag ships carry terpretatioft of regulations on ear- The election win for Local 10 a larger portion of the nation's goes financed through the Import- was the third in a row at Checker foreign commerce than do the Export Bank. Opposition to any during the past nine months. It ships flying the Stars and Stripes. plan which would allow Che con­ climaxes a three-year struggle to The tax haven granted to these struction of American-flag ships in secure collective bargaining rights operators "fosters and encourages foreign shipyards was also strong­ covering the Checker drivers. n praotice which has damaging ef­ ly expressed. A tally of the votes yesterday fects upon American employment, To preserve the health of sea­ at the regional office of the Na­ WASHINGTON—^The Agency for International Develop­ federal tax revenues and the na­ men and others, the MTD voiced tional Labor Relations Board, tion's gold supply," the MTD state­ its oppositions to proposals that which conducted the election on ment, moving to stem the nation's continuing gold outflow, ment said seek to cut back or close down March 1-2, listed 454 votes for has notified voluntary agencies disbursing foreign aid dona­ Escape Taxes services and hospitals maintained Local 10, and 261 votes for the tions that U.S.-flag shipping "If this loophole is retained in by the U.S. Public Health Service. company, out of a total of 715 must be used to an even charges during 1964 went to other ballots counted. greater extent in the carriage than U.S.-flag ship.ping. U.S.-flag our internal revenue law, to be Extend Blacklist cargoes-^provided for under Title consistent we should permit man­ In addition, there are 216 chal­ of those donations. The MTD conference also de­ lenged votes to be disposed of be­ 111 of P.L. 480—have risen from 55 ufacturers to fly foreign flags over A new certification will be re­ their factories, import coolie labor clared its specific support for leg­ fore a formal announcement of quired beginning March 15 demon­ percent in fiscal 1961 to 61 percent and escape paying income taxes on islation that would close U.S. ports the Local 10 victory can be issued strating that an agency has offered in 1964. to any ships engaged in trade vwith by the NLRB. However, since profits," the MTD maintained. The new certification called for Communist Cuba, and urged that Local lO has almost an absolute such cargoes to U.S.-flag operators by the A.l.D. must follow any bills The MTD meeting here also such legislation also include barr­ 50 percent majority of the total and has been turned down before called for other measures to im­ ing ships "engaged in commerce vote of 931, including the chal­ a foreign-flag ship can be given of lading of foreign-flag shipping and must state: prove the position of the U.S. mer­ with North Viet Nam and Commu­ lenges, the union is confident of the cargo. chant marine. They asked for the nist China from carriage of U.S.- the outcome. "1 certify that this cargo has This is the third attempt of the strengthening of cargo preference sponsored cargoes." A.l.D. in the past six years to been offered to those U.S.-flag car­ This week's election was a run­ laws so that more governmentriers serving the ports of loading In a "statement on the eurreint off of an election won by Local tighten up on the payment of dol­ generated cargoes would be car­ and discharge on a direct basis, lars to foreign-flag shipping opera­ ried in the nation's ships. They longshore dispute, the MTD de­ 10 last October in which the SlU tors. Before 1959, A.l.D. made and that none was able to accept asked that special attention be clared that "there is no earthy ex­ defeated a local of Jimmy Hoffa's payments for freight charges to this cargo within the limits bf the cuse for the continued holdout of Teamsters Union. The elteition given to the oil import program. employers against the reasonable was ordered by the NLRB to set­ foreign operators. In recent years, available free time." Complete records of such car­ Full support for legislation to collective bargaining objectives of tle the representation issue, after those payments have all but goes shipped by voluntary agencies provide prevailing wage determin­ local unions of the Longshoremen it ruled that the Teaimsters did stopped. Only $4 million of the $92 mil­ are to be kept for checking and ation in compensation for fire- in the South Atlantic and Gulf not qualify for a place on the fighting personnel was expressed ports." ballot this time. I lion paid out by A.l.D. for freight confirmation by the A.l.D. MTD Calls For U.S. Closing Of Runaway Tax-Haven Loopholes SlU Wins Detroit Taxi Vote MoveToUp US,'Flag SItareOfAID Cargoes �vmi tern SEAFARERS Mmli J, IMf v LOG Sill Takes Part in P.R.-U.S. Joint lob Training Conference SAN JUAN—The formulation, initiation and execution of training programs for un­ skilled workers, first in Puerto Rica and later in the continental United States, was the subject of a recent United States-Puerto Rican Conference on Poverty and Unemployment, chaired by Keith Terpe, president of the SIU of Puerto from the industrialization of what the rate of joblessness among ' Rico, and Theodore Kheel, ex­ was a basically underdeveloped youths is six times as high. The By Eari (Bull) Shepord. Vice-President. AtlanHc East Coast Shipping Brisk With the ILA beef settled on the upper east coast, the port of New York is back in business In a big way. The waterfront area is Jammed with trucks unloading and picking up cargoes from the hundreds of ships in the harbor. Needless to say, shipping is very brisk and the hall is crowded. Ships laid up by the beef are crewing and recrewing, ecutive secretary of the American area until recently. purpose of the discussions was to and it should be some time before the situation gets back to normal Foundation on Automation and Unemployment High stimulate public and private pro­ speed. Employment. Unemployment on the island is grams, aided by matching Federal Waiting to ship out of New York during the last period was Thomas The conference was co-sponsored twice as high as in the U.S. and funds, to alleviate this problem. Holt. Tom spent a month on the beach relaxing and is now looking by the Caribbean Foundation on for a long trip. Also looking for a long trip is S. Bhek. He says he would Education and Employment on prefer an Isthmian ship. which Terpe serves as a member To ^Explain' U.S. Maritime Aid of the Board and Directors. J. Obreza, who sail on deck, is watching the board for a bosun's job In discussions sponsored by the on a short trip. H. Justice says he will take any good steward's job. Conference, danger was found in BOSTON tlie tendency today toward com­ Shipping has picked up considerably in Boston, with the Steel Navi­ placency about unemployment brought about by fractional re­ gator and the New Yorker crewing up in the last period. There was ductions in the rate of joblessness. one payoff, and three ships serviced in transit. The outlook for the next period remains good. These decreases represent an WASHINGTON—Admiral John Harllee, chairman of the overall gain in employment, but Amos Buzzeile, a 25-year union man who last sailed as 3rd cook on not for the economic untouchables, Federal Maritime Commission, and a small group of mari­ the Cities Service Baltimore, has been holding down the Hall for the the unskilled who remain un­ time officials, left for Paris this week in the wake of pro- first job that comes along. -f — touched by the prosperity that is tests from European shippers he's watching for another sunshine sweeping the nation. Collective against U.S. cargo preference The FMC head was accompanied on Malcolm MacDonald, another bargaining cannot help this un­ laws and other policies de­ the Paris visit by Timothy J. May, oldtimer, is happy to be home run back on the P.R. route. fortunate group since it is both signed to protect the American- managing director of the FMC; again. His last ship, the Couer Norfolk D'Aiene Victory, was tied to the helpless, hopeless, and has no one Paul Geren, representing the State flag fleet. Shipping out of Norfolk has been to speak in its behalf. Department, and Philip Franklin dock for 53 days in Rio de Janeiro. good, with the Steel Chemist taking John "Sully" Sullivan was also Harllee's trip to Paris was for During the discussions, parallels of the Commerce Department un­ were made between the unemploy­ the announced purpose of discus­ der secretariat for transportation. killing time on the same ship. a lot of jobs not claimed after the After spending some time with the ILA beef. The future looks bright, ment problems of Puerto Rico and sing maritime problems with the family, he says he'll look for a with the Commander due to pay­ Maritime Transport Committee of the continental United States. The off and clean the hall out. In the coast hugger. lack of skills on the mainland was the Organization for Economic last period, two ships signed on Cooperation and Development. caused mostly by rapid strides in Philadelphia and two were serviced in transit. automation that displaced many European shipping interests workers. On the other hand, un­ have been attacking efforts by the William Donald paid off the Shipping has been on the up­ skilled labor in Puerto Rico stems U.S. maritime industry to main­ swing in Philadelphia, with two Eagle Traveler when his wife went The William Green scholar­ payoffs, one sign-on and 12 in into the hospital. Now the wife is tain its place in this nation's com­ ship program of the Ohio transits serviced during the last better and he's been watching the merce. The Europeans are upset State University is offering period. The picture is expected to board for the first AB's job. by the U.S. Cargo Preference Act, two undergraduate scholar­ remain bright, especially for rat­ "ship American" campaigns and John McDonald has his full book ships and two graduate fel­ ings. other measures. and is proud of it. He's watching lowships in honor of the late Richard Heffley, who started out now for a coal run to Holland president of the AFL. They have stalled on U.S. ef­ sailing SIU in 1943, was last for his next trip. William Culpep­ forts to have them make public The fellowships, for stu­ aboard the Mayflower, where he per, a 20-year union man, was last documents relating to possible un­ dents of labor relations, are sailed in the deck department. He aboard the Spitfire, where he made fair rate practices in their trade for $2,250 each. The scholar­ says he really loves the sea and two trips as bosun. Now he's look­ with the U.S. Spokesman rep­ ships, for students concentrat­ hopes to ship again as soon as ing for another bosun's job. NEW YORK—New efforts are resenting the American merchant ing on such fields as Econom­ possible. under way to place the New York marine feel that the FMC has ics History, Political, Science, Willis Harper, who sails as an James Haines, who holds an AB State Barge Canal under Federal vacillated on the problem of get­ Mathematics, Science, Sociol­ AB, paid off the Steel King to take ticket in the deck department, is jurisdiction so that the waterway ting the European shippers to open ogy and Business Administra­ proud of graduating from the SIU care of a little shoreside business. can again become an important their books. tion, are for $500 each. upgrading school last fall. His last He is ready to ship again and link between this metropolitan While that particular problem wants another Isthmian ship on the Application blanks for Sea­ ship was also the Mayflower. area and the Great Lakes. has not been slated for discussion pineapple run. farers and their families in­ The transfer of the canal to at the conference, the problem, Stephen Homko, an SIU man terested In the scholarship Puerto Rico Federal authority v/ould be the many feel, is still unresolved. The since 1944, last sailed on the Na­ program can be obtained from tional Seafarer. Now he's watch­ first step of a program to expand hope among the American mari­ Shipping in the sunshine island the William Green Menmrial ing the board for a group 1 job. has been only fair, with 14 ships and modernize the waterway, ac­ time industry is that Harllee will Fund, 239 Hagerty Hall, The Also on the beach here is Millard serviced in the last period. The cording to proponents of the not make any further concessions Ohio State University, 1775 S. Cutler, who has been sailing SIU Alcoa Explorer arrived in San Juan move in the state legislature. The and accomodations with the College Road, Columbus 10, deepsea as a cook since 1946. pro-transfer forces are banking on European shippers. during the tail end of the ILA beef Ohio. the publication of an Army Corps on her way back from India. Jose Baltimore of Engineers study which is said Pepe" Prats signed on as chief Shipping has been good here steward. He was joined on the ex­ to call for improvements in the since the end of the ILA beef and plorer by Seafarers Eugene Nunez, Great Lakes region. is expected to get even better Ernesto Martinez, R. Gautier, SerThe canal now carries about when when a final settlement in vado E. Castro and Rafael Ramos. three million tons of cargo year­ the West Gulf ports is hammered ly, the bulk of it petroleum out. In the last period, there were products. It extends from Lake eight payoffs, six sign-ons and 14 Erie at Buffalo to the Hudson Riv­ ships serviced in transit. Mar. 5, 1965 Vol. XXVII, No. 5 er at Troy. A northern branch runs Official Publication of the SIUNA James F. Davis had to pay off to Lake Eire at Oswego. Another the Robin Sherwood to go into Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters branch, the Champlain Waterway, District, AFL-CIO the USPHS here, but now has his extends to the St. Lawrence River Executive Board FFD again and is raring to ship. PAUL HALL, President at Montreal. After spending time in drydock, CAL TAN NEK EAKL SHEPARD Expansion of the canal under fed­ Jim, who sails as an FWT in the Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President AL KERB blackgang, had nothing but praise LINDSEY WILLIAMS eral jurisdiction^ould allow barges Sec.-Treas. Vice-President for the SIU Welfare Plan. to travel across its length in tandem. ROB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER Currently, barges can transit the Vice-President Vice-President Lloyd J. Zimmerman has had a locks and curves of the canal only HERBERT BRAND run of tough luck. He paid off the Director of Organizing and in single file. By widening the Yorkmar in the fall to enjoy some Publications canal and making other improve­ vacation time at home. He had an Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Art ments, experts believe that traffic BERNARD SEAMAN; Asst. Editor: apendicitis attack, however, and Editor; NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: ROBEM can be raised an average of three was laid up for two months in ARONSON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE CARMEN. percent yearly. The savings in­ the USPHS. Now he is ready to volved in transportation would ship again, but will have to wait amount to $27 million a year, it is a little while longer before he can Due to the fact that he could not congratulate each crew. felt. go on vacation. member individually on winning the ship safety award for Also spurring canal improve­ Michael Endres, who likes the Published biweekly at the headquartera the fourth year in succession, Captain Anderson of the Steel International Union, AN ment is a new sugar processing Puerto Rico run, signed on the of the Seafareri Recorder (Isthmian) did the next best thing and got together Lakes and Inland Waters plant under construction in Monte­ Olga for a change of scenery and o AFL-CIO, 475 Fourth Avanua, one man from each shipboard department and the ship's NY, 1123J. Tel. HYaclnth 9-4400. zuma. The plant will encourage enjoyed the sights in the Mediter­ Brooklyn, Second clais pottage paid at the Pott delegate. Left to right above are Anderson, bosun Bill Davis, the growing of sugar beets in the ranean. He says he saw a lot of ?# AuBi%r°9ir' ' 3rd cook Harold Augins, oiler J. Prohownik, and ship's dele­ interesting things in France, Italy, area, and an improved canal would 120 Greece, Turkey, North Africa. Now gate Hank Swartjes. speed this new cash crop to market". FMC Chief Meets Foreign Shippers William Green Scholarships Are Offered U.S. Operation Of N.Y. Barge Canal Sought Steel Recorder Wins Safety Award SEAFARERS LOG �i, im SEAFARERS Pat* nrfL 'f LOG Two Oldtimers Added To SIU Pension Rolls %• f Two more long-time Seafarers have jOiined the growing ranks of SIU members receiving $150 per month pensions that enable them to live in security after lifetimes of sailing. Trustees of the Sea­ farers Welfare and Pension Plan approved the pensioils for the two veterans, both members of the At­ lantic and Gulf District. The new pensioners are Fred­ erick Harvey, 78; and John Van Dyk, 68. SlU veteran John Von Dyk (left) gets his first regular month­ ly $50 pension check and hearty congratulations from head­ quarters rep. Steve Zubovich. Van Dyk's last ship was the Geneva (U.S. Steel Corp.) where he sailed in the engine department. By Ai Kerr, Secretory-Treasurer Filing For Dependents' Benefits Harvey, a native of Chicago, 111., was a deck department veteran by the time he joined the SlU. Last sailing aboard the Fairland (Sea Land), he will make his home in Broofclyn, N. Y. Van Dyk began sailing at the age of 15 aboard a Scandinavian fishing schooner. Soon graduating^ to sailing vessels, and eventually to steam vessels, he joined the SIU with 30 years of experience in all three ratings. He sailed mostly in the engine department. A native of Amsterdam, Holland, he now makes his home in Bayshore, L. I., with his wife, Olliffe. He last sailed aboard the Geneva (U. S. Steel). Since the inception of this column, Seafarers have been asked to forward any questions or compiaints they may have regardinc the processing of applications for various benefits to the SecretaryTreasurer's office. The result has been a small number of complaints about the processing of some types of applications, and we are current­ ly tightening up areas of administration where these items seem to crop up. The complaints that have come in, as far as the majority of cases is concerned, have been the result of claims fildd improperly at the time DETROIT—Balloting for Re­ they were originally submitted. Therefore, in an effort to assist the membership in filing complete applications for the various benefits gional Officers of the Great Lakes they may be entitled to under the SIU Welfare, Pension and Vacation Tug and Dredge Region of the Plans, we will continue to spell out the steps to be taken in filing for SIU Inland Boatmen's Union will each type of benefit available, and to deal with one of them at a time. start Monday, March 8, in accord­ ance with the Union constitution. Since the dependents benefits are the ones about which we receive The tug and dredgemen mil also the most inquiries, this area seems a good place to start. select Port Presidents next month. A seaman who is filing for benefits must have been employed at least Candidates for the various offices 90 days during the previous calendar year, and at least one day within were selected during the Decem­ the past six months immediately preceding the date his claim accrued. ber, 1964 nominations period. The All of this employment must have been with an SlU-contracted com­ balloting for Regional Officers will pany which was a part of the Sea- *• begin on March 8, 1965, and con­ farers Welfare Plan during the by the attending physician or sur­ tinue through March 20, 1965. The period the seaman worked for the geon), a marriage certificate, the election of Port Presidents will be company. child's birth certificate (if a child conducted at the regular April is involved). For any other person membership meeting of the Great Who is termed a dependent? The "dependent" includes an em­ whom the member is claiming as Lakes Tug and Dredge Region ployee's wife, unmarried children a dependent, he must furnish a IBU-SIU. under 19 years of age, and any copy of his latest Federal tax re­ All members have been mailed other person whom the member is turn as proof of dependency. a special election supplement con­ In the event a claim involving a taining the Regional Director's re­ entitled to claim as a dependent on his current Federal income tax hospital or doctor bill has not been ports on Election Ballot and in­ return, under the US Internal paid, then the check in payment structions for voting, nominations thereto will be drawn in the name for Port Presidents, nominations Revenue Act. of the member and/or the doctor for Officials, and instructions for Copies of legal documents es­ or hospital, whichever is involved. election of Port Presidents. The tablishing proof of dependency This then means that the member supplement also includes a selected Btatus must be filed with the Sea­ must endorse the check and that voting guide for polls committees farers Welfare Plan office. the doctor or hospital must en­ and a letter concerning procedures dorse it. This procedure is used, for mail ballots. In order to be entitled to the Elections will be conducted in dependent benefits, a patient must not to create a hardship on the member, the doctor or the hospital, the popts of Ashtabula, Ohio; Buf­ have been admitted to a hospital, but to insure that all hospitals and falo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; and/or surgery must have been doctors are paid in full so as to Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; performed. In the event of sur­ maintain a good working relation­ Duluth, Minnesota; Lorain, Ohio; gery, it is not necessary that this ship between the various hospitals Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sault Ste. surgery be performed in a hospital and our membership. Marie, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio. in order to be entitled to payment SiiiiiMsSiSiSiSiK of this surgery benefit. The sur­ gery benefit is paid in accordance with the Surgery Schedule for De­ NEW ORLEANS—SIU President Paul Hall and other repre­ pendent Benefits. sentatives of maritime labor, management and government will take part in the sixteenth annual Institute on Foreign Transporta­ Any claim, as well as proof of a tion and Port Operations to be held here March 15 to 19. claim for dependent benefits, must be submitted to the office of the The seminar sponsored by the Tulane University School of Busi­ Seafarers Welfare Plan within 100 ness Administration will explore all phases of maritime transporta­ days of the performance of such tion with the "advancement of maritime commerce of the United surgery, or of the patient's dis­ States by improved transportation" as its object. charge from the hospital. The entire final session of the seminar will be devoted to "Mari­ time Labor Relations." Panelists for this discussion, in addition to In addition, the applicant must SIU President Hall, will include William Jordan, President of have, on file with the Seafarers SlU-affiliated Marine Fireman's Union; International Longshore­ Welfare Plan office, copies of the men's Assocation vice president Anthony Scotto, and representa­ following or originals: An enroll­ tives of the shipping industry. ment card, a claims statement (filled in on both sides and signed Tug & Dredge BallotingOpens Hail To Speak At Transport Seminar Seafarer Oldtimer Fred Harvey (left) is all smiles as he picks up his first $150 regular monthly pension check at New York headquarters from headquarters rep. Ed Mooney. Harvey last sailed aboard the Fairland (Sea Land) in the deck department. Congressman Hits MA's Foreign Shipbuiiding Plan WASHINGTON—Sliarp criticism of the Maritime Admin­ istration's plan to promote the building of U.S.-flag ships in foreign shipyards was voiced last week by Representative Edward A. Garmatz (D.-Md.) *• of the House Merchant Ma­ lars from the United States, some­ thing the Federal Government is rine Committee. making a resolute effort to stem The destruction of the American now. shipbuilding industry is "appar­ ently basic to the success of the Maritime Administration's brain­ child," Garmatz charged. He warned that Congress would "cast a jaundiced eye" at any proposals that would "wipe out" our private­ ly owned shipbuilding industry. He said that the shipbuilding industry was "vital to the econ­ omy and to national security." The lawmaker cautioned against the "economy argument" being ad­ vanced by the MA to carry through its plan to "scuttle" the U.S. shipbuilding industry and as­ sign their work to foreign yards. "One would think from all the fuss being made about higher costs in United States yards that the possible $1.5 billion paid out in construction subsidies since 1936 was so much money down the drain," Garmatz continued. "Yet this is far from the case," he said. Danger to Jobs "Hundieds of thousands of jobs have been provided to skilled workers over the years in ship­ yards and in the sub-contractor and ship supply industry, Garmatz pointed out. He also noted that "millions in taxes thus far have flowed back into the Treasury and other millions were saved to the government in World War 11" be­ cause of the shipyards in the U.S. The Maryland Congressman also charged that the Administration's maritime program is eventually aimed at the "repeal of the Cargo Preference Act, which has been instrumental in preventing the complete collapse of America's once great tramp fleet." Garmatz recently placed a bill before the House which would put teeth into the Cargo Preference Act rather than'weaken it. The Shipbuilders Council of America also attacked the MA's proposal to let U.S. ships be built in foreign yards. The Council charged that the plan can only lead to a greater outflow of dol­ Labor Supports Tighter Federal Narcotics Laws WASHINGTON — Alarm over the mounting use of "goof balls" and other narcotic drugs by teen­ agers has led the AFL-CIO to give its full support to legislation tightening up Federal controls on such drugs. AFL - CIO Legislative Director * Andrew J. Biemiller voiced labor's backing for a set of amendments to the Food and Drug Act, which have been sponsored in Congress by Representative Oren Harris (D.-Ark.), chairman of the House Commerce Committee. Such legislation "has become in­ creasingly needful as a public health measure," Biemiller said. According to information released by the Food & Drug Administra­ tion half of all barbiturates and amphetamines produced in the U.S. "ends up on the bootleg mar­ ket." Improved Control The Harris Bill would require the keeping complete records at each stage of production, distribu­ tion and sale of barbiturates, am­ phetamines and any other drug which has a stimulating or de­ pressing effect. It also provides authority to deal with "counter­ feit" drugs — those made illegally and sold under phony brand-name labels. Biemiller stressed the impor­ tance of the record-keeping re­ quirements and urged that they be passed without being watereddown. "We fail to see how the law can be effectively enforced unless it is possible to check sales records against records of author­ ized prescription for the drugs," Biemiller stated. �9ic« Sb SEAFARERS •, INI LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District) February 13 February 26 Jobs appeared on the shipping boards faster than they could be called this period as shipping resumed In most ports previously strikebound. Longshoremen began mov­ ing cargoes at the beginning of the period. As a result, 2,085 Seafarers shipped, compared with 850 during the previous two weeks. Because dockworkers were still on the bricks in South Atlantic and some Gulf ports, job calls were far above normal in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Norfolk, while remaining at a slow pace in Tampa and Jacksonville. Local beefs in Houston, New Orleans, and Mobile were settled by the dockers with brisk activ­ ity resulting. Job calls picked up considerably in San Francisco during the period, while dipping slightly in Seattle and Wilmington, The breakdown of job calls by department revealed that, as before, most jobs went to members sailing in the deck department. All three departments, however^ showed far above normal shipping. Registration dipped only slightly this period, with a Ship Acfivify total of 1,103 registrations, compared with 1,159 in the previous period. The total number of Seafarers regis­ tered and on the beach at the end of the period, however, dropped considerably to 4,635, against 5,549 in the previ­ ous two week period. The seniority situation during the past two weeks, favored full book members. The ratio of A Books ship­ ping comprised 66 percent of the total, compared with 61 percent in the prior period. B Books comprised 27 per­ cent of the total, dropping for the second time from 30 percent in the prior period. C Cards comprised only 6 percent of the total shipped contrasted with 9 percent in the prior two weeks. Shipping activity picked up, as shipowners rushed to get their ships out of clogged ports. There were 43 payoffs during the period, compared with 48 in the pre­ vious period. Sign-ons, picked up to 36, contrasted to 16 in the prior two weeks, and in transit visits increased to 99, aganst 55 in the prior period. Pay Slgi la Offs Oai Traas. TOTAL 1 9 2 S 0 2 0 3 6 5 Hotttloa Wilmingtoa .. 0 Son Froncitco. 2 Seattle ...... 5 0 6 1 6 3 2 0 2 8 0 0 3 5 3 9 12 14 7 4 5 3 9 19 4 4 2 4 24 15 28 10 10 B 8 23 24 4 11 12 TOTALS ... 43 34 99 178 Bostoa New York .... Philadelphia .. Baltimore .... Norfolh Jachienville .. Tam^ Mobile New Orleooa.. DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A _ Seattle GROUP 1 2 10 4 13 31 4 6 9 24 2 2 4 3 2 1 8 10 24 11 14 17 6 2 6 7 11 9 TOTALS 90 Pert Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco 148 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 16 0 3 2 0 2 2 4 13 3 0 2 20 1 8 52 3 34 11 19 8 12 23 50 94 23 167 4 12 0 2 6 4 7 12 0 3 3 4 14 24 1 6 39 0 55 0 30 6 16 22 4 13 16 9 9 0 8 4 0 11 5 23 0 3 5 5 7 1 4 0 7, 0 15 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 7 7 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0; 1 1 1 20 0 66 1 8 17, 2 3 10 13 21 33 12 8 25 27 56 3 38 2 13 18 33 36 65 16 117 4 34 7 45 1 3 6 10 2 33 1 7 11 19 4 0 0 6, 0 2 2 7| 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 14' 2 6 10 0 2 7. 2 1 5 3 5 10; 3 15 3 6 18 0 9 3 9 4 8 16 3 20j 4 27 1 265 13 44 83 1 140 158 319 87 1 564 16 70 106 1 192 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 9 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 CLASS 3 A1.L A B 0 0 20 3 17 167 8 34 3 24 1 12 0 5 55 22 1 23 1 8 1 15 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 66 17 1 2117 56 5 45 1 10 0 0 6 2 0 0 10 7 0 3 15 18 22 is 1I 38 564 192 Registered On The Beach CLASS AI CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 23I 4 19 0 0 14 1 1 3 4 17 218 118 174 39 331 28 58 93 179 39 10 3 17 3 30 0 4 12 16 82 57 5 61 13 131 2 13 27 42 32 17 1 14 33 0 2 11 10 21 18 8 1 14 1 23 6 15 13 34 0 2, 11 16 3 30: 1 7 4 12 84 35 40 1 6 81' 1 9 30 40 2 175 89 93 14 196 3 43 78 124 5 60 113 89 24 226! 11 53 72 136 0 8 14 16 6 36 2 3 8 13 0 27 57 2 4 18 12 32 "1 26 3 36 19 18 2 39 0 7 6 13 38 1 794 521 593 118 11232 56 239 371 1 666 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baitimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 2 3 10 23 10 1 4 15 7 1 1 1 0 2 8 1 39 11 6 14 2 1 1 4 6 1 41 133 CLASS B Registered Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 0 5 0 2 2 12 0 2 3 5 0 2 9 1 6 39 4 7 124 2 17 23 42i 7 25 1 26 91 14 0 11 0 6 1 3 8 3 S 6 1 4 1 4 3 25 Si 1 15 15 31 22 1 9 12 22 7 2 5 11 0 8 0 6 8 1 5 3 4 1 7 1 1 6 10 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 l|1 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 10 1 4 15 1 3 13 10 41 53 1 20 9 2 54 2 38 18 23 19 4 64 10 92 5 22 14 47 15 2 16 12 33 4 42 1 9 25 22 1 29 5 0 5 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 7 2 14 0 0 3 3 2 2 11 1 7| 2 13 2 8 1 8 2 10 3 15 2 9 2 2 12| 21 1 195 14 83 71 1 168 78 301 S3 1 412 15 94 101 1 210 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 12 5 0 10 12 22 124 42 0 3 3 6 6 8 0 3 2 5 34 31 0 1 4 5 8 11 1 0 1 2 10 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 2 53 20 2 1 2 5 92 47 2 0 1 3 42 25 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14 3 0 4 1 5 13 12 6 24 25 55 412 210 Registered On The Bench CLASS A CLASS B G C ALL 1 0 17 2 22 188 60 6 20 3 5 70 15 5 24: 2 2 14 1 0 5 6 2 75 12 5 144 40 3 70; 40 0 S 5 0 17 9 5 30 8 55 1 677 203 2 5 31 57 12 16 15 28 84 111 14 26 17 572 GROUP 3 ALL 123 ALL 8 0 3 5 8 254 16 56 62 134 2 36 0 5 10 15 13 85 2 22 30 54 15 1 7 0 8 9 5 16 17i 2 22 0 3 7 10 1 17 17 38 12 136 7 60 54 121 6 157 23 61 69 153 23. 4 6 5 15 39 1 11 8 20 28 1 7 5 IS 90 I 865, 58 267 277 | 602 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boa NY Phil Bal Nor Jae Tam.... Mob NO Hou Wil SP Sea TOTALS 1-s 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 1 5 2 26 Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 8 ALL 12 3 ALL 2 1 1 4 0 1 12 7 14 37 4 3 14 21 2 0 0 3 0 5 1 4 11 6 12 31 2 0 11 2 2 0 5 3 11 3 1 0 0 1 2 8 1 0 3 1 5 1 0 1 6 2 6 16 1 0 11 12 44 0 20 5 16 so; 1 29 26 0 11 5 6 1 11 12 6 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 9 2 4 20 1 3 0 2 5 2 2 11 0 4 11 15 82 36 65 | 209 15 14 97 | 126 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 1-8 12 3 2 i 5 1 11 26 16 43 7 2 4 3 4 11 4 15 0 3 2 4 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 5 14 5 31 6 34 10 69 9 8 12 0 0 0.1 2 1 6 18 2 0 18 33 116 53 203 | 405 14 Registered On The Bench CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 2 41 I 441405 165 44 | 614 142 285 161 282 | 870 87 0 26 1 1 2 2 1 .1 5 13 2 5 1 60 3 59 8 36 14 6 4 26 81 40 9 13 4 303 I 6 84 9 41 16 12 5 27 89 63 12 20 400 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 90 148 27 I 265 "13 44 83 I 140 158 319 87 I 564 41 133 21 I 195, 14 83 71 | 168, 78 301 33 I "412 108 36 65 I 209, 15 14 97 | 126 149 53 203 | 405 239 317 113 I 669i A2 141 251 J 434!385 673 323 11381 SHIPPED CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach* CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 16 70 106 I 192 3 22 13 |_38 564 192 38 j 794 Ml_593mjl232 56 239 3711666 15 94 101' I 210 g 24 25 I 55 412 210 55 | 677 203 572 9^| 865^T8"~267""277T602 14 9 142 \, 165I_?__2_41 I 44 405 165 44J 614, 427 161282 | 87d!"37 60 SOSTOOO 45 173 349 J 5671 10 48 79 | 137 1381 567 137 |2085,11511326490 |2967 i51~666 951'|166f �Kanh f, IMI By frank Drorak, Wtst Coast Rcpresentotivo Seafarers UtilizinK S.F. Clinic SEAFARER^ XOG Hew Mexico Legisiafure Kills Right-To-Work Bid SANTA FE, New Mexico—A move to push through a "right-to-work" amendment to the New Mexico constitution, outlawing the union shop, has been smashed by the state Legislature. Sponsors of the anti-union resolution were stunned by the setback and in­ dicated they would make no^attempt to revive it this year. bill "want you to give them a actively opposed the bill, hailed the The Senate defeated the bludgeon to use over the heads of legislature's action. Patton, who is The new facttities which opened in San Francisco on February 15 •re already proving a valuable addition to the SlU'a nationwide clinic aystera. More than 70 members have already received thorough exam­ inations prior to Shipping out. As in other ports, with the exception of Wilmington and Seattle, members shipping out of San Francisco "work" resolution, 18-14, on our working people. The power of also president of the National must have a clearance card from the clinic before they ship. February 8. Tliree days later, the the state should be used to foster Farmers Union, said: The SlU-affiiiated Seine Line Fishermen reached an agreement with House voted 51-21 to "postpone good labor-management relations— "We have repealed the law in the boat owners. The membership has ratified a new contract calling indefinitely" consideration of a not to destroy them." Indiana and turned back this effort for a big increase in the SIU fishermen's share of the catch on companion bill. in the New Mexico legislature. It Moral Issue mackeral boats. The Maritime Port CJouncil and its affiliates supported is time to get on with ending the New Mexico was a major target the fishermen's beef and with their help brought about the gains for Neal, who represents the Carls­ this year of the "right-to-work" bad area and was floor leader for loophole in federal law which per­ the Seine Line Fishermen. mits such legislation in the states. forces, despite repeated defeats of The SlU-affiliated Petroleum Workers are still actively maintaining anti-union shop bills in the legisla­ the fight against "right-to-work," I refer to Sec. 14b of the Tafttheir boycott of Standard Oil of California products. Negotiations are ture and rejection by the voters in said the controversy was "a moral Hartley Act." scheduled for the coming weeks. The Petroleum Workers' main issue a 1948 referendum. In 1963, the issue." He added: Last November, New Mexicans Is maintenance of members. All union menribers and their families are Senate passed a "work" bill, 17-15, "My church is against this law. re-lected Governor Jack M. Camp­ urged to support the SIU Petroleum Workers' beef by not buying but the House turned it down, Your church is against this law bell (D), who had pledged to veto Standard Oil of California products until this dispute is settled in a 36-27. and our churches are against it any "right-to-work" bill that might fair and equitable manner. because they are trying to protect reach his desk,-and defeated U.S. Some Switch Ocean Dlnny, Pontck, who does his San Francisco A switch of three key votes In the welfare of our people." Senator Edwin L. Mechem (R), who work in the deck department, has James G. Patton, chairman of had sponsored an anti-union shop Shipping has been fair here for been sailing for about 15 years, the Senate doomed the revived the past period and is expected to but had to get off recently for "right-to-work" campaign in the the National Council for Industrial measure when he was a member of pick up somewhat during the com­ medical reasons. We hope to see state. Two senators who had Peace, whose New Mexico affiliate the legislature. ing weeks with'the Choctaw, Wild him back sailing again very soon. voted to ban the union shop two years ago switched positions on Ranger, Overseas Rose, Overseas Wilmington the key February 8 vote. Also vot­ Joyce, Summit, and Ellxabethport Shipping has been relatively ing against it was a senator who expected to arrive in port. No pay­ offs are listed during the coming slow here with 15 jobs shipped had joined in co-sponsoring the period. during the past two week period. bill at the start of the session. We had the Montpelier Victory, The chairman of the New Mex­ After , close to eight months of Longvlew Victor, Flomar and ico "work" organization, Ellis voyaging around the Far East aboard the Western Hunter, Stan­ Antlnons in transit. The outlook Whitney, told newsmen he was ley Bojko says he's had enough of for the coming period is consider­ "stunned" by the Senate vote. ably better however, with nine "Insofar as the present legisla­ that run for a while and will try ships expected In transit—seven ture is concerned, right-to-work is his hand at some other part of the globe. On the other hand, the Far of them due the first week in a dead issue," Whitney conceded. But he added that his group will East has a strong adherent in A. B. March. John Bowdon was just in from the renew its efforts in the next legis­ Pontck who recently paid off the Baltimore area and has registered lature. "While we have lost a ma­ here. He says he may move out to jor skirmish, the war is by no the coast permanently because he means over," Whitney declared. likes this area. We're glad to see Voting for "right-to-work" were him and hope he stays. Pete the Senate's four Republican mem­ Matovish was in recently and bers and 10 Democrats. Eighteen registered. Pete says he's ready to Democrats opposed the measure. States with right-to-work laws on the books are indicated as ship out in the first job that hits In terms of population shaded areas in the above map. the board. each country, regardless of size,^ Seattle is represented by one senator so The shipping outlook is very the rejection was even more de­ good here. During the last period cisive. Senators opposing the ban on the Four members of the SIU Rail­ we paid off the Robin Hood, Santa way Marine Region have been Emilia, Marine, Choctaw and union shop came from counties added to the list of Seafarers en­ Seattle. Expected payoffs include with a total population of 636,000. titled to pensions from the Sea- the Steel Rover, Overseas Rose, Those voting for "work" repre­ WASHINGTON—A new fleet of American ships designed f a r e r s Welfare Wild Ranger, Overseas Joyce, sented counties with a combined to give emergency help to nations in times of disaster has Plan. The Board Northwestern Victory and the population of only 316,000. During the debate. Senator C. been proposed in Congress by Representative Seymour Halof Trustees of the Ames Victory. Ships serviced in plan approved the transit this last period were the Fincher Neal told his colleagues pern (R.-N.Y.), and Is now^" that the supporters of the "work" being considered by the House Foreign Affairs Com­ members at their Anchorage and the Flomar. mittee, regular February" meeting. Under the Halpern bill, ships The newly re­ would be taken from the mothball tire d members fleet and restored to useful serv­ are Herman E. ice as hospital ships, generator Ahrens, 65: An­ ships and cargo ships loaded with Totten drew Polasky, 65; medical supplies, food, clothing George A. Totten, 65; and Henry and other necessities. George Braunwald, 65. The new fleet would be designed Ahrens began sailing on tugs and equipped to "render prompt of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad emergency aid and assistance to In 1917. He retired after working peoples of the coastal regions of other nations upon the occurence for the same company for 46 years, of famine, epidemic disease, earth­ having sailed as mate aboard tugs quake, flood, hurricane or other and passenger ferries for the com­ disaster." pany. Polasky began sailing in the Training and technical assist­ New York harbor aboard the ance could also be provided from SIU-RMR contracted tugs of the the ships under Halpern's bill. The Pennsylvania Railroad. Still work­ emergency food supplies aboard ing for the same company at his the cargo ships could come from retirement, he sailed as mate and surplus U.S. commodities, Halpern deckhand. suggested. He said the ships could be divided into separate task A native of Belfast, Ireland, Tot­ groups operating In different parts ten began sailing for the Pennsyl­ of the world. vania Railroad in 1918. Working as a deckhand, Totten sailed for the company until his retirement. He makes his home in Woodhaven, N.J. Braunwald, who has been sailing In order to assure accurate as mate on tugs of the Pennsyl­ Part of the latest group of SIU-RMR members to be approved for $150 monthly pension digests of shipboard meetings vania Railroad since 1920, said that benefits is shown above receiving congratulations from RMR regioni director G. P. McGinty in the LOG, it is desirable that with the pension he is now receiv­ (center). Pete Maddaluna (far left) is not one of the latest group of pensioners, but came the reports of shipboard meet­ ing, he and his wife Dorothy will ings be tjrped if at all possible along to congratulate his fellow retirees. The newest batch consists of Andrew Pokisliy have a chance to eqjoy their retire­ (second from left), Herman Ahrens (second from right) and Henry Braunwald (far right). ment years in leisure. Four More Rail Tugmen On Pension New Bill Proposes U.S. Build Mercy Ship Fleet Type Minutes When Possible •. 1 �aSBiE Pace Eirht -- V SEAFARERS Maroh I, Itfl LOG AFL-aO Decries 'Empty Label* Campaign By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Gulf Coast Shipping On Upswing AMA's Anti-Medicare Pitch Labeied 'Cynical Propaganda' WASHINGTON—The American Medical Association's new "eldercare" proposal is noth­ Shipping on the Gulf Coast only awaits a settlement in Miami between the South Atlantic operators and the longshoremen before the situation ing but a "cynical propaganda campaign" to block a social security program of hospital gets back to normal. In the settled ports the re-hiring process is care for the aged, an AFL-CIO spokesman charged. already getting underway at a fast tempo. In New Orleans, more than AFE-CIO Social Security public relations office also an­ provide sufficient matching funds 400 men were recalled to SlU-contracted ships in the first two weeks after the strike ended there. In Mobile, about 175 Seafarers went back Director Nelson H. Cruik- nounced that it is distributing 10 to finance adequately the Kerrto work during the same period. shank issued a point-by-point million pamphlets attacking the Mills programs for the needy aged In addition, of course, the logjam started to break up for hundreds of refutation of the "empty prom­ Administration's health care pro­ which now exist. Furthemore, he harbor and inland boatmen who had been idled as a direct result of ises" of the AMA plan, which he gram. noted, there is no protection in the strike. This was particularly true where harbor boatmen were con­ termed "a slight modification of the bill against "exorbitant prof­ The AMA bill would provide cerned. The affect of the settlement there was felt almost immediately. the present public assistance pro­ federal matching funds for state its" and high administrative ex­ As this was written, ILA negotiatiors still had not settled their diffi­ gram" for the needy. programs to finance all or part of penses of commercial insurance culties in the South Atlantic District, but this round of bargaining was Despite the AMA's "frantic . . . the cost of private hospital and companies. efforts," Cruikshank medical insurance for persons expected to follow the pattern of the West Gulf settlement. ILA officials last-ditch By contrast, he noted, Kingfreely predicted the South Atlantic contract talks would be concluded said, the King-Anderson bill will over 65 whose income is below Anderson benefits would be paid without too much difficulty. be enacteed "within a matter of levels specified by the state. The , , ,, , ^ .J for by modest payroll contribuBesides celebrating the opportunity to go back to work, Seafarers in months." part of the premium cost not paid employers New Orleans and Mobile at the same time joined in the fun and frolic of The legislative drive to pass a from public funds would have to and the only change to general the carnival season. Day and night parades and festivities were climaxed social security hospital care pro­ be paid by the individual. revenues would be for benefits to by the wild day-long celebration of Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday), the last gram was given a strong boost by Cruikshank labeled as an "empty | persons not covered by social se­ day of the pre-Lenten season, which this year fell on March 2. President Johnson, who said: "The promise" the claim made in the curity. Another "empty promise," people . . . want this program. AMA advertisements that its Cruikshank said, is the AMA state­ New Orleans They are going to have this pro­ eldercare program would involve ment that its plan "would provide With the end of the strike, many New Orleanians passed up the Mardi gram." "less cost to the taxpayer." "If a wide range of hospital and med­ Gras festivities in m favor of the • all promised benefits were actual­ ical services for the elderly—much registered in Group 1 of the Johnson called on "all Ameri­ opportunity to get back to work steward's department. ly provided," he replied, "the cost more than medicare." cans" to push for "prompt enact­ after the involuntary period of to the taxpayer would be many ment of a comprehensive program Mobile While the AMA plan "author­ idleness. Among those joining the times the cost of the King-Ander­ izes" a wide range of benefits, the of hospital care for the aged Shipping prospects are good in festivities as their ships came ii for pay-rff was Clyde "V/hitey"' Mobile as elsewhere in the Gulf through social security." He told son bill." actual benefits would be deterProven Inadequate Lanier, after nearly two years as for the next two weeks. The his Council on Aging, made up of mind by the states and limited by chief steward on the Del Sud. Rachel V and the Trans Texas both federal officials dealing with pro­ Cruikshank pointed out that the availability of state funds, Whitey took time out to visit the laid up before the ILA strike and grams affecting the elderly, that most states have not been able to Cruikshank noted. hall to renew acquaintances dur­ will be open jobs when they crew "we are in sight of the promised land." ing a meeting of the Greater New up, probably during this period. Nationwide Campaign Among those home for the Orleans AFL-CIO to which he has The AMA coupled a nationwide been an SIU delegate. Among carnival season are Charles J. those who shipped out since the Mitchell, who was chief steward newspaper advertising campaign strike was John Luther v. ho came on the Penn Vanguard for about for its self-styled eldercare plan in from Pearl River and made an a year. He is registered in Group with spot announcements on 346 oiler's job on the Alcoa Master, IS. He has been an SIU member television stations and 722 radio bound for the Mediterranean and since the early days of the Union stations. Local AMA affiliates in By Al Tanner, Vice President Pakistan. Matthew Eurisa took a and has been shipping out of many areas are purchasing addi­ and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes job on the Penn Challenger when various Gulf ports for the last 20 tional radio and television time take him to India. Joe Lae made years. Otha Bryars had a fireman's and newspaper space. The AMA's the chief steward's job on the job on the Penn Challenger when Alice Brown on the regular Bloom- the ship laid up. He is enjoying a A sure sign of spring on the Great Lakes Is when smoke startu field European run. Leon Franklin vacation with his family at his pouring out of the galley stacks of laid-up vessels. The Huron Cement home in Perdido, Ala., and says he took the night cook and b.iker's Fleet has already started to fit-out and we have notified the crews of job on the same ship. Johnny Long plans to do a little wild turkey their reporting dates. Wyandotte Transportation Company is fitting out hunting while he is on the beach. made the chief electrician's job their vessels, the Wyandotte, Huron, and the Alpena. It looks like an on the Del Oro, but it lasted only M. D. "Tiny" Hibbs went home to early start this year and we expect a great year for shipping. The until the ship completed discharg­ Lucedale, Miss., for a rest after ports of Duluth and Cleveland will re-open on March 1 and we urge ing cargo which had been tied up getting off the Bradford Island. all members in those areas to register on that date. during the strike. After that, the He was an AB on the Cities Tioas brillig, and the slithy ship went into layup temporarily Service tanker. The blizzard that hit Detroit and Toledo on February 23 (worst in toves. and the crew was discharged. 30 yrs.) did not halt the fitting out of several vessels. The Detroit Frank Gomez said he probably Did gyre and gimbol in the Lambert Martindale left the chief would return his oiler's job on the Hall remained open and members were issued clearance cards to their wabe. various ships. cook's job on the Columbia and (Continued on page 20) All mimsy were the boroCHICAGO groves. And the mome raths outgrabe. Shipping in Chicago has been good with men of various ratings Louis Carroll shipped on the Highway 16, Detroit, Schemm and the newly acquired If a Baedeker is a guide book Harvester owned by the Gartland Steamship Company. The last two and a glossary is a list of words, vessels mentioned have called men for winter work in addition to men what is a peggy, smoke-o, rum- ordered to shift the Harvester to a new berth this coming week. mager, doc, fog-locker, tab-nab or Winter shipping in Chicago has been the best in years. green oil? And what do they mean There are 14 SIU Great Lakes member men in the Marine Hospital, to a seafarer? all of whom are anxious to be dis-"*" To an American "seaman they charged in order to spend a little Chicago Federation of Labor, is probably mean absolutely nothing. more time at home prior to the joining in this protest along with But accor(?ing to Dr. Ronald Hope, expected early fit-out. This goes the Chicago Port Council of the director of Britain's Seafarers Ed­ for some of our IBU members MTD. ucation Service, every British sea­ holding seniority with the Great Since our last report, this branch man must" understand these words Lakes dredge and dock company. was represented at several meet­ or suffer the embarrassment of This company has recently been ings relative to the proposed clos­ actually going to look for some awarded a four and a half million ing of the Chicago Marine Hospi­ green oil to polish a fog-locker in­ dollar contract to continue the tal. The most recent meeting was stead of enjoying a tab-nab with dredging of the Calumet River to held Monday, February 22nd in the the doc and the rumniager on his the harbor. This should keep our federal building at the offices of smoke-o, just like the greenest IBU brothers working all season. Congressman Sidney Yates, (D) peggy. The International Brotherhood 9th district and second man on the According to the glossary (word of Electrical Workers, local 1220 House Appropriations Committee. Ust) in Dr. Hope's Baedeker (guide in Chicago is preparing a mass Attending this meetihg, in addition book) a peggy (deck boy) is'tradi­ demonstration outside of the of­ to SIU representatives from the tionally sent to hunt for green oil fices of radio station WWJD in port of Chicago, were representa­ (something like a left handed protest of unfair labor practices tives from the United States monkey wrench) to fill the star­ by this station. The union agreed Public Health Service Hospital, board lights while he could be en­ four years ago that all music licensed and unlicensed tugmen joying a smoke-o (tea break) with played in conjunction with ad­ and a representative from the the rummager (customs inspector) vertising could be done via re­ Chicago branch of the NMU. and the doc (cook) and eating a cordings. The radio station is now Statistics were given to Congress­ tab-nab (hard cake) while lounging using the radio announcers in man Yates from all sides for his comfortably on his fog-locker. playing these recordings and presentation for argument in What's a fog-locker? That's other music as opposed to using Washington. where you keep fog — everybody union disc jockeys. WCEL "The It appears however that the knows that! Voice of Labor," operated by the (Continued on page 22) I- I Signs Of Spring On Lakes Information Each 'Peggy' Must Know GLD-TIMER ^ IM ^CLOSED ARE/\S CERTAIM ThiBRe ISSUFFlCieNT VENTILATION/. •• — �Manii $', 1961 I^EAPAkEks^ LOG rv»Elmt .1? % I (The following guide was pre­ pared for the use of Seafarers by the SIU Accounting Department) Your 1964 forms have been revised in accordance with the Revenue Act oj 1964 which reduced tax rates and pro­ vided a minimum standard deduction. Many other changes have been made to conform to the new legislation which provided: Higher ceilings on charitable contribu­ tions and) the retirement income credit; Benefits for persons 65 or over on medical expenses and sales of their resi­ dences; Deductions for moving expenses; Restrictions on the sick pay exclusion end the deduction for taxes paid; An increase in the dividends exclu­ sion and a decrease in the dividends re­ ceived credit; and An averaging system to moderate the effects of unusual increases in income. Generally, with very few exceptions, seamen are treated no dllTerently under the income tax laws than any other citizen or resident of the US. (The non­ resident alien seaman must also file- a return, but the rules are "not the same for him;) WHO MUST FILE. Every Seafarer who is a citizen or resident of the United States—whether an adult or minor—^who had $600 or more income in 1964 must file; if 65 or over, $1,200 or more. A Seafarer with Income of less than these amounts should file a return to get a refund if tax was withheld. A married Seafarer with income less than his own personal exemption should file a joint return with his wife to get the smaller tax or larger refund for the couple. WHEN TO FILE. Tax returns have to be filed by April 15, 1965. However, the April 15 deadline is waived in cases where a seaman is at sea. In such instances, the seaman must file his re­ turn at the first opportunity, along with an affidavit stating the reason for delay. HOW TO FILE. The Seafarer has two return forms to choose from. Form 1040 and card form. Form 1040A. Form 1040 is limited to a single sheet. Supporting schedules may be attached according to the individual needs of each taxpayer. Generally, if your income was entirely from salary, wages, interest, dividends, and sources other than those for which schedules (B, C, D, and F) are required, you will need only Form 1040. You can use it whether you take the standard deduction or itemize deductions. If you have income from sources listed below, complete and attach one or more of the following forms: Schedule B for income from pensions, annuities, rents, royalties, partner­ ships, estates, trusts, etc.; Schedule C for income from a person­ ally owned business; Schedule D for income from the sale or exchange of property; and Schedule F for income from farming. WAGE EARNERS WITH LESS THAN $10,000 INCOME. You can use a sim­ pler return (Form 1040A), printed on a punch card, if: 1. Your income was less than $10,000, AND 2. It consisted of wages reported on withholding statements (Forms W-2) and not more than $200 total of other wages, interest, and dividends, AND 3. Instead of itemizing deductions. you wl^ to use the tax table or to take the standard deduction which is gen­ erally the higher of: (a) the 10-percent standard deduc­ tion—about 10 percent of your income, or (b) the minimum standard deduc­ tion—and amount equal to $200 ($100 if married and filing sepaate return) plus $100 for each exemption claimed on item 15 on the back of your Form 1040A. If your income is less than $5,000, you ean choose to have the Internal Revenue Service figure your tax for you. A hus­ band and wife may file a Joint return Form 1040A if their combined incomes do not exceed these limits. DON'T USE FORM 1040A IF— (1) You wish to take any deductions for specific items, such as unreimbursed employee expenses. (2) You wish to claim a dividends re­ ceived credit (for dividends over'$100). (3) You wish to claim a retirement in­ come credit. (4) You wish to compute your tax un­ der the head-of-household rates or to claim "surviving spouse" benefits. (5) You wish to claim any exclusion for wages or salary you received for a period while you were sick and this amoimt is shown on your Form W-2. (6) You wish to claim credit for pay­ ments of estimated tax for the taxable year or for an overpayment from 1963. (7) Your wife (or husband) is filing a separate return on Form 1040 and item­ izes her (or his) deductions. (8) You have a nonresident alien status. HOW TO PAY The balance of tax shown to be due on your return must be paid in full with your return if it amounts to $1 or more. Make checks or money order, payable to "Internal Revenue Service." ROUNDING OFF TO WHOLE DOL­ LARS The money items on your return and schedules may be shown in whole dol­ lars. This means that you eliminate any amount less than 50 cents, and increase any amount from 50 cents through 99 cents to the next higher dollar. ADVANTAGES OF" A JOINT RE­ TURN. Generally it is advantageous for a married couple to file a joint return. There are benefits in figuring the tax on a joint return which often result in a lower tax than would result from separate returns. CHANGES IN MARITAL STATUS. If you are married at the end of 1964, you are considered married for the entire year. If you are divorced or legally separated on or before the end of 1964, you are considered single for the entire year. If your wife or husband died during 1964, you are considered married for the entire year. Generally, a joint return may be filed for 1964 provided you have not remarried before the end of 1964. EXEMPTIONS. Each tax^yer is en­ titled to a personal exemption of $600 for himself, $600 for his wife, an addi­ tional $600 if he is over 65 and another $600 if he is blind. The exemptions for age and blindness apply also to a tax­ payer's wife, and can also be claimed by both of them. In cases where a man's wife lives in a foreign country, he can still claim the $600 exemption for her. In addition, a taxpayer can claim $600 for each child, parent, grandparent, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-inlaw, and each uncle, aunt, nephew or niece dependent on him, if he provides more than one-half of their support dur­ ing the calendar year. The dependent must have less than $600 income-and live in the US, Canada, Panama or the Canal Zone. A child under 19, or a student over 19 can earn over $600 and still count as a dependent if the taxpayer provides more than one-half of his support. The law also enables a seaman who Is contributing (with other relatives) more than ten percent of the support of a dependent to claim an exemption for that individual, provided the other contributors file a declaration that they will not claim the dependent that year. CREDIT FOR EXCESS SOCIAL SECURITY (FICA) TAX PAID. If a total of more than $174 of Social Security (FICA) tax was withheld from the wages of either you or your wife because one or both of you worked for more than one employer, you may claim the excess over $174 as a credit against your income tax. TAX CREDIT FOR RETIREMENT INCOME. A tax credit is allowed for individuals against retirement income such as rents, dividends and earnings at odd jobs. However, an adjustment must be made in this credit for Social Secur­ ity benefits. HOW TO REPORT YOUR INCOME. All income in whatever form received which is not specifically exempt must be included in your income tax return, even though it may be offset by deduc­ tions. Examples are given below: Examples of income Which Must Be Re­ ported: Wages, salaries, bonuses, com­ missions, fees, tips, and gratuities. Dividends. Interest on bank deposits, bonds, notes. Interest on U.S. Savings bonds. Profits from business or profession. Your share of partnership profits. Disability retirement payments and other benefits paid by the Veterans Administration. Dividends on veterans' Insurance. Life insurance proceeds upon death. Profits from sales or exchanges of real estate, securities, or other property. Industrial, civil service and other pen­ sions, annuities, endowments. Rents and royalties from property, pat­ ents, copyrights. Your share of estate or trust income. Employer supplemental unemployment benefits. Alimony, separate maintenance or sup­ port payments received from (and de­ ductible by) your husbahd (or wife). Prizes and awards (such as items re­ ceived from radio and TV shows, con­ tests, raffles, etc.). Examples of Income Which Should Not Be Reported: Workmen's compensation, insurance, damages, etc., for injury or sickness. Interest on State and municipal bonds. Federal and State Social Security bene­ fits. Railroad Retirement Act benefits. Gifts, inheritance, bequests. DIVIDEND INCOME. If a seaman has income from stock dividends, he can exclude the first $100 from his. gross income. He may be eligible to an addi­ tional credit against his total tax liability up to a maximum of two percent of the balance of the dividends received in 1964. If a joint return is filed and both hus­ band and wife have dividend income, each one may exclude $100 of dividends from their gross income. WELFARE, PENSION AND VACA­ TION BENEFITS. Benefits received from the SIU Welfare Plan do not have to be reported as income. Payments received from the SIU Pen­ sion Plan are includable as income on the tax return of those pensioners who retire with a normal pension. There is a special retirement income tax credit to be calculated on Schedule B which is to be attached to the return. Pensioners under 65 who receive a disability pension do not have to include such payments on their tax returns. However, all disability pension payments received after age 65 are taxable in the same manner as a normal pension. Vacation pay received from the Sea­ farers Vacation Plan is taxable income in the same manner as wages. DEATH BENEFIT EXCLUSION. If you receive pension payments as a bene­ ficiary of a deceased employee, and the employee had received no*retirement pension payments, you may be entitled to a death benefit exclusion of up to $5,000. GAMBLING GAINS. All net gains from gambling must be reported as in­ come. However, if more was lost than gained during the year, the losses are not deductible, but simply cancel out the gains. INVESTMENT CREDIT. Form 3468 is to be used by a Seafarer claiming the investment credit. The credit is allowed for investment in tangible depreciable personal property used in business. The credit is an amount equal to 7% of such investment and applied against your in­ come tax. INCOME AVERAGING. A Seafarer who has an unusually large amount of taxable in come for a tax year beginning after December 31, 1963, may be able to reduce the total amount of his tax by using the income averaging meth­ od. This method permits a part of the usually large amount of taxable Income to be taxed in lower brackets, resulting in a reduction of the over-all amount of tax due. If your averageable income for 1964 is more than $3,000 and you are an elig­ ible individual, you may choose to com­ pute your tax under this new method. Your averageable income for 1964 will -generally be the amount by which your taxable income exceeds 133V6% of your" average base period income (the average of your taxable incomes, for the four immediately preceding tax years). In this situation 1964 is your computation year and your four immediately preced­ ing tax years are your base period. The following items can be used as deductions against income (IF YOU DO NOT TAKE THE STANDARD DEDUC­ TION): CONTRIBUTIONS. A taxpayer can deduct up to 20 percent of gross income for contributions to charitable institu(Continued on page 15) •9 �.Pag« ite SEAFARERS LOG Marcli S, INI Right-Wingers Get History Lesson By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. Several interesting letters have been received at headquarters re­ questing clarification on various shipboard beefs. The first two ques­ tions, submitted by C. E. Henby, ship's delegate on the Alice Brown, deal vvi;h overtime for a missing man. Question No. 1: I would like a clarification on missing man overtime (messman) when a vessel is in a U.S. port on a weekend. Also I would like to know is there a division of wages. What would apply on week days? Answer: The agreement provides that when a vessel is in a continental U.S. port and the messman is missing, the men who do his work would receive overtime for the actual time worked in excess of their normal eight hours. The agreement does not provide for a division of wages in this instance. The same would apply for week days also. Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article V, Section 7— Working Due to Absent Members; "When a vessel is in a continental United S.ates port and a member of the Steward Department is miss­ ing, the men who do the missing man's work shall be paid overtime for actual time worked over their normal eight hours." Quest Ion No. 2: When the ship leaves'one port in the U.S. and is to arrive the following day in another U.S. port, what would apply? Aid To Depressed Regions Nothing New In U. S. History WASHINGTON—Right-wing and other anti-labor groups, who set up cries of "un-American," un-constitutional" or "against the American way" every time U.S. aid is allocated to help depressed areas of the ^ nation or to alleviate unem­ deliberately promoted economic ployment problems, obviously development." QUESTION: Science is close to finding a sure cure for bald­ ness. If you were going bald, would you use the new cure? Felipe Aponte: I would deflnitely not use it right away. I would want to wait and find out if it is really safe first. These drugs when they first come out have too many side affects for me to trust them. I want to see what they are before I use any drug. Otherwise it might be extremely dangerous. know nothing about American Appalachia Cited history. Regional economic development The fact is that a concept as old was one of the challenges Presi­ as self-government in the United dent Johnson pinpointed in his States is put to work when the State of the Union message. The nation gathers its forces and plans best-known of the areas that need the economic development of re­ it is Appalachia, the 10-state moun­ gions distressed by massive pov­ tain region reaching from Penn­ sylvania into Alabama. erty. Comprehensive redevelopment An article published in the AFLClO monthly publication, the Fed- programs are needed for all dis­ erationist, recalls that as the con tressed areas of the country as well tinent was being explored and its as for Appalachia, "with federal areas of settlement were growing, government financial aid and coor­ 4. 4. 4. Herman Riccl: I would positive­ "industry and commerce prospered dination," says the article, which in good part because the federal is an Economic Trends & Outlook ly use it. As you can see, I don't Answer: If the vessel sails with-"*" subsistence to port of engagement government laid the basis and feature prepared by the Depart­ look so young out the messman, the men who in continental United States, or ment of Research of the AFL-CIO. anymore, but 1 perform tlie missing messman's feel young. Even at the seaman's option, cash work, are ent't'ed to a division of "Some voices surely will be if a man has grey wages of the m>sing man and the equivalent of the actual cost of raised in opposition to any federal hair, he looks overtime that the missing man first class rail transportation shall role," it predicts, recalling the op­ younger if he has be paid." would normally have made on a position four years ago when the lots of hair. If Money Due Saturday, Sunday or Holiday. more limited program of the Area this stuff really The Contracts and Constitution Redevelopment Act was before works, I would Reference: St.nndard Freightship Congress. Agreement, Article V, Section department is still holding a num­ surely use it to 7 (b); "If a vessel sails without the ber of checks for the Seafarers get my hair back "American history, however, full complement in the Steward listed below. These men are urged gives the answer to these critics. so that I would look as young as I The Board of Trustees of the It reveals that, practically from the feel. Department as required by this to pick up their checks from this agreement, then the men who do department or notify headquarters Seafarers Welfare Plan have, ap­ founding of the nation, govern­ 4> 4* proved four more members of the ment has played a major role in the missing men's work will re­ where the checks may be sent. Genero H. Ruiz: I believe I ceive, in addition to a division of In the settlement of disputed SlU Inland Boatmen's Union for encouraging economic develop­ would use anything that was sure wages of the missing men, the overtime aboard the Transorleans, lifetime pensions of $150 a month. ment. In fact, much of the activity to work. There overtime that the missing men checks are being held for James The four new SlU-lBU pensioners, of government today is concerned are a lot of quack include Jeriy Allen, 54; Clyde R. would normally have made on a Mahoney and Seymore Sikes. medicines for Worrell, Jr., 62; Felix Frank with providing services essential Saturday, Sunday or Holiday." baldness, though. to the success of private enterprise From the Ames Victory, checks Miller, 71; Harry William The purpose of and to stimulation of economic James Quinn, ship's delegate are being held covering travel Greiner, 57. using it would be growth." aboard the Western Hunter wrote wages, subsistence and transpor­ Allen began sailing on tugs of to look younger. Railroads—Canals the Contracts department concern­ tation for Wallace P. Anderson, I think that any­ ing two questions regarding the Morris Berlowitz, Ralph L. Jones the Curtis Bay Towing Co. in NorThe article cites as examples one wants to re­ and Lee W. Morin. replacement of anodes in Tanks. federal construction of roads to tain at least the connect the East Coast and the In the settlement of disputed Question No. 1: "The Firemen appearance of Ohio Valley in the early years of and Oilers were instructed to overtime for tank cleaning aboard youth after he gets older. the 19th Century, followed soon take out the anodes in the tanks the Manhattan, checks are being if ^ by construction of canals by the and were later instructed not to held for F. Carpenter, L. Hairvey, M. B. Osman: Sure, I'd use it. states to improve communications. do this work, and the work was H. Koppersmith, and S. Puntillo. Public outlays for land and water A full head of hair is important given to the Deck Departnrent..." to a man's ap­ Checks for the settlement of communication "were rapidly pearance. There Answer: This work is the duties disputed overtime aboard the Penn transforming" the country before is a streak of of the Pumpman, as per Article Carrier are being held for Earl H. the Civil War, the study says. vanity in most IV, Section 10, of the Standard Beamer, Jose M. Cacosta,. Michael Allen Worrell Congress passed the Pacific men that make Tanker Agreement. Since the C. Miller, and Walter Smith. Railroad Act in 1862, giving mil­ them want to use Deck Department has already Former crewmembers of the Ni­ folk, Va. Still employed by the been paid overtime for doing this agara, who are owed money for same company, at his retirement, lions of acres of land and "gen­ a cure for bald­ work, we cannot compel the Com­ the settlement of disputed over­ he sailed as deckhand. A native of erous" construction loans to the ness if it really pany to pay again for not utiliz­ time, are Francis M. Greenwall North Carolina, he retired to his railroads to such an extent, the works. I would article says, that by the end of think I was ing the services of the Oilers and and Richard Heckmen. home in Norfolk. the century 192,000 miles of track, pretty funny Firemen. George Doest still has a check Worrell begain sailing on tugs "much of it government-subsi­ looking if I got all dressed up and We are instructing the Company waiting for him for settlement of of the Curtis Bay Towing Co. in dized," spanned the nation. had no hair. My head would be that, in the future this work is disputed overtime earned aboard Norfolk. Continuing to work for The nation over great spans of undressed. the duties of the Pumpman and if the Seatrain New Jersey. the same company until he retired. time undertook to preserve some 4" 4" 4< extra help is needed that other of the wilderness the founding John Japper: Sure I'd use a cure A transportation differential Engine Department Unlicensed fathers knew, the magazine Says. for baldness. I'm a gambler, and Personnel shall be used for this check from the Elimir is still be­ The Tennessee Valley Authority, what do I have ing held for James II. Smith. work. it continues, was a "spectacular to lose, except Checks for the settlement of a Question No. 2: "We signed on success" in transforming a de­ maybe more in the port of Honolulu for one or transportation dispute are being pressed area into one of com­ hair. You can see more ports in the Middle East held for these former crewmem­ parative prosperity. I'm beginning to and back to a final port in the bers of the Valiant Hope: Thomas get thin on top, Shortsighted View continental United States. Does E. Bewley, Edward E. Edinger, and it makes me "Shortsighted sectional econom­ the above articles mean that in Thomas E. Hanson, Athanassios look older than I ic rivalry ... and outmoded ideolog­ the event the ship goes back to Karatgas, Donald Kershaw, Robeirt am. I'm past the ical prejudice—the charge is that Miller Greiner Honolulu the ship must pay off?" McCulloch, Thomas E. Morris, and point of wanting Berthall L. Winborne. this is 'socialism'—have frustrated to look older Answer: No. Honolulu is not Former crewmembers of the Worrell sailed as a deckhand. A the birth of new regional develop­ than my age. the Continental United States, and native of Hillsville, Va., he now ment programs," the magazine 4i' t the vessel would not have to break Hercules Victory who have checks makes his home in Waynesboro, comments. John Lynan: No, I would not use waiting for them for the settle­ - articles when it returns to Hono­ ment of disputed overtime are Va. "The persistent and continuing it. I'm thin on top, but so what? lulu. Muirry Carroll, Die A. E. Hilsen, Miller began sailing in the Mil­ opposition of any business spokes­ I think I am past References: Article 11, Section Everett J. Huntley, Edward Jen­ waukee harbor in 1925. Aiit-i men to an expanded government the point of try­ 55. TRANSPORTATION AND sen, William A. Laughlin. Ernest ing for several companies in the role in resource and economic de­ ing to impress FAYING OFF PROCEDURES. J. Lichtensen, William Logan, harbor, he retired after sailing velopment is hard to understand people with how 1 look. If people (b) "It is agreed that the Ar­ Thomas J. Ratcliff, Robert Smith, aboard tugs of the SlU-lBU con­ either in terms of business inter­ don't want to George Stanley and Donald T. tracted Merritt, Chapman and ests or of ideological grounds." ticles shall terminate as the final look at me be­ Watson. Scott Co. Miller makes his home port of discharge in the continen­ Coordination of interrelated ef­ cause I'm thin in Milwaukee. The contract department is hold­ tal United States of Anrerica. 11 forts such as redevelopment and and grey on top, Greiner joined the Union in the ending of local distress is es­ I'm not going to the final port of discharge is lo­ ing checks covering subsistence cated in the port of engagement, for the following ex-crewmembers Galveston, Texas. An employee of sential if succeess is to be achieved, worry about it. I first class transportation shall be of the St. Lawrence: George S. Galveston Wharves, and a native the article says. The job at best is guess when people get old, appear­ 'sikarls, and Nich­ of Beaumont, Texas, he retired to "a long-range and difficult task," ance doesn't mean as much. It's provided to only those men who Lane, riil f his home in Galveston. it asserts. leave the vessel, plus wages and olas SakePa. .'ilfs. the person that counts. Four IBU Oldtimers On Pension �IbnhX^ltM fan BevW' SEAFARERS,EOG 'Boy^ Am I Clad To See You!' f- I COPE MAPS OFF-YEAR VOTE EFFORTS—Cope, the political arm of the AFL-CIO has, begun a campaign to bring out the maximum number of voters for the 1966 Congressional and local elections. The campaign will be aimed at preserving and strengthening the liberal gains made in the 1964 national elections. COPE is hoping to reverse the trend of the past 33 years in which the administration in power usually loses Congressional strength during off-year elections. The trend is attributable to the sharp drop-off in voter turnout by lower and middle income citizens during the off-years. 4» 4» 4- SENATE VOTES SUCCESSION AMENDMENT—The Senate passed by a vote of 72 to 0 a proposed constitutional amendment providing for the taking over of presidential duties by the Vice President should tlie President become incapacitated. The amendment also provides for the selection of a new Vice President in the event that the office becomes vacant because of presidential disability. If the measure is now approved by a two-thirds vote of the House It must then be ratified by three-quarters of the states to become a part of the constitution. The amendment would allow the President to nominate a person to fill the vice presidency should that post become vacant subject to the approval of Congress, and would set up procedures allowing the president to notify Congress that he was unable to serve so that the Vice President could take over the White House duties with the title of Acting President. t t - AFL-CIO URGES GREATER SCHOOL AID—The Administration's proposed billion dollar school aid bill will have a "real impact" on education for children in deprived areas but will not be enough to solve the problem, Lawrence Rogin, AFL-CIO Education Director, has de­ clared. "We will need more money because there are more kids coming into school and because the problems of education are more com­ plicated," he said. The educational problems of deprived children are "more acute" in the big cities where populations are concentrated, Rogin maintained, even though educational opportunities are broader in the urban areas. The State, County and Municipal Employees have scheduled a spe cial convention to act on amend­ ments to the union's constitution for Minneapolis starting May 29, president Jerry Wurf announced. The special convention is the first in the union's 28-year history. It was unanimously recommended by a nine-member Constitution Re­ view Commission established by the regular union convention last year. 4> 4< 4> The Brewery Workers are plan­ ning an intensive organizing drive which will ask the aid of aii of the union's members. Plans for the drive for new members were dis­ cussed at a three-day special con­ ference in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dele­ gates from 78 Brewery Workers locals attended the meeting. An­ nouncing that the union has put up $100,000 for the drive, president Karl Felier called upon every member to join actively in a "full partnership dedicated to the future survival of the union." 4" 4" it The Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen settled a five-year dis­ pute with the Southern Railway, winning "substantial" retroactive wage health and welfare benefits and "equitable" protection for men now employed as locomotive fire­ men-helpers. The settlement came after 27 days of intensive negotia­ tion between the union and man­ agement in Cleveland. The new contract covers over 1,200 firemen and hostlers on the Southern and the Carolina & Northwestern Rail­ way, and locomotive engineers on the Georgia Southern & Florida Railway. The agreement was signed in Washington. Milton Webster, veteran union leader and first vice president of the Sleeping Car Porters Union, died at the age of 77 while attend­ ing the AFL-CIO Executive Coun­ cil meeting in Bal Harbor, Florida. The Executive Council expressed their sadness at Webster's passing, noting that he had "spent his entire life fighting for the rights of ali people and for the improve­ ment of their living and working standards." " 4i 4i 4> The Arizona AFL-CIO has under­ taken a study to find the best way to develop a camp for union mem­ bers and their families, president William J. Harkness announced. The state labor body recently 4" 4" 4' bouglit a 23 acre tract of land in More than 20,000 trade union the Prescott National Forest and plans to begin building cabins on members have received training from the American Institute for it this spring. Free Labor Development at resi­ 4> t 4i dent schools and seminars in 19 Charles H. Marciante, secretary- Latin American countries, accord­ treasurer of the New Jersey AFL- ing to an AFL-CIO survey. More CIO, has called upon Governor than 6,000 trade unionists have at­ Hughes to end his opposition to tended formal study courses since the $1.30 minimum wage for the program began in 1962. An­ migrant Puerto Rioans proposed other 14,000 union members were by the Federal Government. He reached by AIFLD education pro­ also urged the state's chief execu­ grams in local seminars and lec­ tive to "do all in your power to ture series. These figures do not see to it that the new wage rate include 292 union leaders who and the fringe benefits which ac­ graduated in eight classes by the company it are put into effect AIFLD's international training center in Washington. immediately." The AFL-CIO and its affiliated unions, in­ cluding the SIUNA, are getting off to an early start on political action for the 1966 off-year elections. The register-and-vote and political education campaign will be car­ ried out under the leadership of COPE, -the political arm of the AFL-CIO. Its main aim is to bring out a maximum number of voters for the coming off-year Congressional and local elections in an effort to reverse the historic trend in which the party in power loses strength during offelections. In the 1964 campaign, the liberals in Congress made great gains, giving a better chance for passage of such labor-backed measures as medicare, aid to education and repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Law. If the progressive trend in Congress is to continue, the liberal gains made in 1964 have to be maintained and even, if possible, in­ creased. By organizing election activity at every level and by bringing out trade union­ ists and their families in the 1966 election this can be accomplished. It will take hard work, however, and that's why COPE is beginning now while there is still time. COPE plans to organize cam­ paigns in the 1,000 urban areas in the country with populations of more than 10,000. It will concentrate on local and state contests as well as those involving Congressional and Senate candidates. The success of the labor movement's local level political action program will assure continued progress toward a better America. AFL-CIO Sets Coals The winter meeting of the AFL-CIO Exec­ utive Council which ended last week in Bal Harbour set forth the 1965 program of the labor movement. At the top of the list of legislative priorities was the repeal of Sec­ tion 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, which allows the states to have anti-labor "rightto-work" laws. The Executive Council urged the prompt enactment of the King-Anderson Medicare Bill now before Congress without any changes. Forces are now at work which would weaken the bill or substitute the AMA-fostered Eldercare bill. Eldercare is a fraud, designed to set a roadblock in the way of real medicare. The labor movement also endorsed school aid, minimum wage and hour improvements, the anti-poverty program and other pro­ grams designed to bring President Johnson's vision of a Great Society closer to reality. The Maritime Trades Department, meeting in conjunction with the Executive Council, offered constructive suggestions on the prob­ lems of maritime. With the objectives clearly spelled out, the labor movement will now begin the work of putting its program in effect. �Twelve SEAFARERS LOG March t, im March f. 186f SEAFARERS Pare Thfrteew LOG On March 21, 1938, the SlU-contracied Scoharie hove to in latitude 47 12' north, and, as Seafarers in the crew stood with heads bowed, the ashes of Andrew Furuseth were scattered into the sea. Furuseth's everlasting memorial is the Seamen's Act of 1915, which liberated American Seafaring men from the abuses of archaic laws and practiceSf i Seafarers ORE THAN any one man in American histokf Andrew Furuseth is a name to be revered by al seafaring men. The accomplishments of this re [1 arkable man not only rreed the American s^inan from the serfdom which hound him to his ship, but enabled him to hold his head up in dignity as an equal of every other worker in the Ui\.ited States. EJeafarers have always had a special respect for " )Jd Andy," as he was affectionately known. It V irthrough his efforts that the Sailor's Union of tl I Pacific was founded In 1885 in San Francisco, p Ividing a strong, enduring West Coast labor 0 ganization which ultimately led to the founding and chartering by the AFL of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America in 1938. Furu­ seth guided the SUP through its difficult, forma­ tive years, serving as secretary-treasurer from 1892 to 1936. What distinguished Andrew Furuseth from other seamen of his day was his realization that a union was the only form of organization through which the American sailing man could obtain a livable wage, better working conditions and, most important, the restoration of his dignity. Since the seaman was nothing but a serf, tied to his ship as a medieval peasant was bound to the lord 01 his manor, Furuseth knew that the key to a better life lay in abolishing or revising the laws which kept him in degradation. The legal system which piade American sea­ men virtual slaves of their captains was based on maritime laws that originated before the founding of the United States. Unlike workers on shore, a sailor couldn't quit his job when conditions became unbearable. If he did, he would imme­ diately be imprisoned as a deserter. .Naturally, the possession of this kind of abso­ lute power by a ship's master led to terrible abus<ls. Me»^ wRo made their living by sailing bore the marks of whippings, beatings, kicks and clubhdngs for minor offenses they committed. The (jouits would give a captain and his "bucko" mate! almost a free hand on board ship—includ­ ing the power to kill a man. ('mother evil which kept the seaman of that day in' perpetual bondage was the notorious crimp system. When a seaman accepted a crimp's offer ol lodgings, food and clothing—all made avail­ able on credit, he was mortgaging his future wages. When a crimp found his victim another job, he would collect a healthy advance on the poor sailor's pay for the services he had provided at inflated prices. Legislative Battle . .,Furuseth's struggle for just laws to eliminate the seaman's serfdom status began in 1894 when he first went to Washington to represent the SFP. Furuseth's first victory came in 1895 when President Cleveland signed the Maguire Act which abolished imprisonment for desertion and forbade the payment of advances of seamen's wages for vessels moving in the coastal trade. Three years later. Congress provided more relief for seafaring men with the passage of the White Act, which the SUP leader had supported vigorously. This legislation eliminated the penalty for de­ sertion while a ve.ssel was in a U.S. port; wiped out corporal punishment; and gave a ship's crew the rieht to demand a survey of seaworthiness. The White Act also revised two vicious practices: allotments of up to one month's wages were still permitted on ships in foreign trade, and the sen­ tence of one month's imprisonment for desertion in "foreign ports. Seaman's Magna Carta While these pieces of legislation represented significant improvements in the life of the sea­ man, Furuseth had to devote another 18 years of argument and persuasion before Congress passed the Seamen's Act of 1915, the crowning achievement of his career. In the course of this epic struggle, he developed a close friendship with Wisconsin's famed liberal senator, "Fighting" Bob La Follette. After Senator La Follette guided the Seamen's Act through both houses of Congress, President Woodrow Wilson signed the historic "Sailor's Magna Carta" into law on March 4, 1915. The Seaman's act set up the classification system of ordinary and able bodied ratings for the deck department, and required that 65 percent of deck personnel had to be AB's. Other major innovations included the establishment of a nine-hour work day in port; the elimination of unnecessary work on Sundays and holidays while a vessel was in safe harbor; the requirement of adequate lifeboats for all passengers, and a provision that made offi­ cers liable for injuries sustained by seamen. Important achivements from the revision of pre­ vious statutes were the end of advances and allot­ ments, abolition of imprisonment for desertion, in­ creased foc'sle space and better food. Senator La Follette's victory message to the SUP fully emphasized the significance of what the seamen had gained as a result of Furuseth's long struggle. "... I rejoice that in the Providence of God I am permitted at last to hail you as free men under the Constitution of our country. The Fourth of March, 1915, is your emancipation day ... In the years to come, as you commemorate this great event, you should dedicate a part of the service to the memory of Andrew Furuseth. Ex­ cept for his intelligent, courageous and unswerving devotion to your cause for twenty-one years you would be bondsmen instead of free men today." Sailed Under 5 Flags Andrew Furuseth was born to poverty-stricken parents near the town of Romedal, Norway in 1854. Going to sea at the age of 19^ he sailed under five different flags for the next seven years, landing in California in 1880. During the next few years, while Furuseth was shipping out of San Francisco, angry seamen who were fed up with miserable conditions, formed the organization in 1885 that was to become the Sailors Union of the Pacific. He joined the infant union shortly after its birth and was elected sec­ retary in 1887. The task of guiding the young union through its early years was a difficult one, but under Furu­ seth's leadership, the SUP progressed to the point where it won its first contract from the shipown­ ers in 1902. The young union's dynamic leader was also devoting his efforts to organizing a na­ tional seaman's organization during this time. The nucleus of this union was formed through Furu­ seth's initiative in 1892, and later became known as the International Seamen's Union. Injunction Expert One of Furuseth's major crusades was his fight against the labor injunction. In 1906, when told he faced the prospect of jail because the SUP had violated a court injunction, he responded with these now famous words: "They can't put me in a smaller room than I've always lived in, they can't give me plainer food than I've always eaten, they can't make me any lonelier than I've always been." His vast knowledge about the use of the injunc­ tion against labor unions was one of the most sig­ nificant contributions that led to the passage of the historic Norris-LaGuardia Anti-Injunction Act. Speaking of Furuseth's role in the fight for this law, the late Representatve Fiorella LaGuardia said, "I remember when we held hearings . . . the cream of the American Bar appeared before us, and this hearty old sailor appeared before the Committee Judiciary . . . and made one of the most able, intelligent arguments on equity juris­ prudence that was ever made in the Supreme Court . . . before Senate or House Committees, or any place in this country." Last Voyage Seafarers the world over mourned the passing of Furuseth on January 22,' 1938. His body lay in state in the Department of Labor, the first union leader ever to be accorded this honor. His funeral was attended by leaders of the Ration's labor move­ ment, senators, congressmen and justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. In accordance with "Old Andy's" wishes that he buried at sea "as far from land as possible," his ashes were carried to the mid-Atlantic by the SlU-manned ^.S. Schoharie. As Seafarers in the crew stood in respect, the ship's captain said, "Fellow shipmates, we are assembled here 1 o execute the wish of Andrew Furuseth, an unsel­ fish worker for the betterment of seamen, who through legal means has done more to secure im­ proved conditions under which you work than any other man." And, with these words, Andrew Furuseth's remains were scattered into the ocean. "He could not abandon his beloved sea calling and he tvould not submit to slavery . . . In all the years of this historic struggle for human liberty, which finally culminated with President Wilson's signing of the Seamen's Law, March 4, 1915, Andrew Furuseth ivas the one man who had faith, the vision, and the courage necessary to sustain the contest. He launched the movement. He kept it afloat . . . (he) brought it safely into, port." r.il ; 5:;, Senator Robert La Follette (Sponsor of the 1915 Seamen's Act) t. 0 t. 0 a 0 7 B 7 t. 4 t. 4 s. e L 3 t. 8 U 8 �SEAFARERS PafeFoniteeB LO& MAR AD Plan To Cut Ship Aid Blasted Before Propeller Club WASHINGTON—Changes in U.S. maritime policy which have been proposed recently by the Maritime Administration were rapped solidly here by Representative John J. Rooney (D-N.Y.), in a speech before the Propeller Club. The MARAD proposals would reduce fed­ Performers Undermine Union Gains eral support of U.S. shipping The SIU has made it clear over its long and proud history that it and make drastic changes in serious in wanting to phase out of our foreign trade. • Reaffirmed his support of the will not tolerate performers and foulballs whose actions endanger the existing policies. any segments of our industry from parity principle, in which federal By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives continuing progress of responsible seamen. The Union has maintained Rooney pointed out that "the a "tough" policy toward these elements, aimed at driving them from country has gotten much more out the ranks of responsible seamen. of the merchant marine than the Two categories of performer, pilferers and gashounds, are especially merchant marine ever got out of marked for elimination from the SIU. The Union is on record in saying the country," and added that the that charges will be placed against any men found guilty of either of government's outlay to aid the U.S. merchant fleet "is returned many these charges. For newcomers, we will define these two types. fold" in jobs, taxes, national se­ PILFERERS: Men who walk off a ship with crew's equipment or curity and promotion of commerce. ship's gear, such as sheets, towels, ship's stores, cargo, etc., with the "I can't believe that anyone is idea of selling or making use of them ashore. GASHOUNDS: Men who jeopardize the safety and well-being of their fellow crewmembers by drinking while at work aboard a vessel or who turn to in a drunken condition. Also those who disrupt the operation of a ship, the payoff or>sign-on by being gassed up. Union discipline up to and includ­ Another category of performer— ing expulsion from the SIU. the weedhound—has been success­ Other actions which merit and WASHINGTON —The railroads fully eliminated from SIU ranks. demand discipline by the Union are are again plugging for a waterway This Union was built of, by and clearly outlined in our Constitution. users tax as part of their contin­ for seamen. Seafarers fought many They include the following: uing effort to downgrade and long and bloody battles to obtain • Deliberate failure or refusal to weaken the nation's inland water the decent wages and working join one's ship, or misconduct or carriers. conditions they now enjoy. Through neglect of duty aboard ship to the The American Association of the Union, seamen, for the first detriment of the Union or any of Railroads has opened a campaign time in the maritime industry have its contracts and agreements. for the levy now under considera­ received many benefits and the • Failure or refusal to pay a fine tion by Congress. Any weakening ability, furthermore, to support or assessment within the time limit of the water carriers through new themselves and their family in a taxation would, of course, decent and independent manner. set therefor either by the Constitu­ strengthen the competing rail car­ The SIU does not intend to jeop­ tion or by action taken in accord­ riers. ardize these hard-won gains by ance with the Constitution. With the water carriers out of tolerating irresponsibles in its • Refusal or wilfull failure to the picture the railroads would be midst. be present at sign-ons or payoffs. free to charge the limit for the transport of dry and liquid bulk While there are foulballs in any • Disordrely Conduct. cargoes. The only restraint on occupation, our Union has been them would come from the Inter­ fortunate in keeping such char­ state Commerce Commission. The acters to a minimum. But we must ICC has a long history of favoring not rest at that; we must eliminate the railroads over the water car­ all such elements. Therefore, all Seafarers are advised to se­ riers, however. Seafarers, members and officials alike, are under an obligation to cure a master's certificate at Three attempts in the past to themselves and their Union to all times when they become ill enact a waterway users tax—two place charges against any charac­ or injured aboard ship. The cents a gallon on fuel prices— ters of this kind, and any man, right to demand a master's cer­ were defeated by Congress. The upon being convicted by a Union tificate verifying illness or in­ latest attempt has the backing of Trial Committee of any of the jury aboard a vessel is guaran­ the Administration, however, giv­ ing the railroads hope for success. actions outlined here will face teed by law. R.R.s Pushing inland Waters User Tax Levy Get Certificate Before Leaving Lifeboat School Class Graduates Graduates of Lifeboat Class No. 128 pose for their graduation picture after successfully passing the Coast Guard examination and receiving their lifeboat tickets. The latest group of Seafarers to get their tickets includes (l-r, front) Mahland Cann, Santiago Nieves, (mid­ dle) J. S. Mitchell, Leo Brazil, Steve Barbon, Jo3 Basile, August Voorde (rear) Instructor, Dan Butts, John J. Reinoso, Jr., Mahomed Soma Hussien, Bill Duffy. Jr., Hormut Schultz, and Michael Aversono. cargo preference in carrying Gov­ ernment aid," he said. "Some of the proposals now being advanced seem to be directed toward the demise of the merchant marine rather than to its promotion." The failure of Government agencies to adequately carry out their responsibility to implement the nation's maritime policy was blamed for many of the difficulties in which the U.S. maritime indus­ try finds itself today. Recommendations In addition, the congressman: • Opposed any wholesale aban­ doning of the trade-route concept in which U.S.-flag ships are as­ signed to specific cargo routes deemed essential to the Interests assistance is extended to subsi­ dized American steamship lines to enable them to compete against low-cost foreign lines. • Rejected the proposal'which would permit U.S. ships to be built in foreign shipyards. It would make just as much sense, he noted, to build all of our security instru­ ments abroad and transfer our in­ dustrial productions to foreign soil. • Deplored the failure of this country to halt the contraction of its passenger ship fleet. • Criticized the logic of those who would prevent American-flag ships from carrying at least half of all U.S. government-financed foreign" aid cargoes. By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President No 'Economy' In Foreign Shipbuilding The Maritime Administration has come up with several proposals in recent weeks that seem aimed at wrecking the U.S. merchant fleet rather than rebuilding it. The most injurious of these was a proposal to allow American-flag ships to be built in foreign shipyards. The MA put forth the idea as an "economy move"—the means of saving part of the Federal subsidies which now go for ship construction in this country. If enacted, this "economy move" would be the death blow to the American shipbuilding industry. That industry has been in decline for over a decade. Few ships are being built in American shipyards while the number of those yards steadily drops. In recent weeks, for instance, the Todd Shipyard Company announced it would close its Hoboken, New Jersey, facility to consolidate what business it has left in Brooklyn. Some like to blame the stagnation of American shipbuilding on high costs, the same argument used to explain the general decline of. the U.S. merchant fleet. The argument, however, is a phony one. While it is true that U.S. production costs are usually higher in most industries because of the decent standards by which American working people live, and many other factors, this has not prevented our nation from increasing its export of goods-f overseas in recent years. The fact in sharp contrast to the MA's pro­ is that other nations are willing posal to send even, more dollars and eager to buy U.S.-made abroad with ship orders. products. Over the long run, the skills of The owners of runaway ships, shipyard workers would be pro­ bent on squeezing the highest pos­ gressively lost to the nation, and sible profit out of their operations, put us in a weak position should have accounted in great measure any future crisis arise which would for the decline of the American necessitate an increase in the rate fleet and shipbuilding industry. of ship construction. Also to blame is the inactivity, The Maritime Advisory Council, neglect and often destructive atti­ created by the White House to tudes the government has shown toward the American merchant seek solutions to the maritime marine. Now they would build up problem, has been presented with our fleet in foreign yards while a proposal which would go a long destroying our own shipbuilding way toward correcting some of the industry in the process. In the worst aspects of the situation. SIU long run this can only lead to a president Paul Hall, a member of greater disaster for American the MAC, proposed recently that maritime. For no seafaring nation the runaway-flag fleet be taxed, has ever been able to maintain a with the tax money going toward strong merchant fleet without also construction of new U.S. bulk mainta'ining a strong shipbuilding carriers in American yards. industry. The suggestion is a demonstra­ Among the short term reasons tion of the solutions which can be that weigh against the placing of found if Administration leaders American ship orders in foreign and lawmakers maintain a determi­ yards is this nation's continuing nation to keep the American fleet balance of payments problem, and shipbuilding industry at the which means that more dollars are service of our nation. Farming out leaving the country than are com­ shipbuilding to foreign countries, ing in through overseas earnings weakening the Cargo Preference by Americans. Sending ship Act, are poor answers to the needs orders to foreign yards would only of maritime. add to this problem. To stem the flow of gold, in fact, many law­ makers are now urging that a JprioBcl greater part of U.S. exports be carried in American ships. This is mj �BHrchB/lMk SEAFARERS LOG fate ntUem REGIONAL DIRECTOR'S REPORT ON THE ELECTION BALLOT FOR VOTING FOR GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGION PORT PRESIDENTS-1965-1968 The following is a report on the Election Ballot for voting for the 1965-1968 Election of Port Presidents for the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region, Inland Boatmen's Union of the Seafarers International Union of will be prepared for each Port and Section where nominaEligible nominees for each of the Sections and Ports will ''^^e been received, as listed below: - be as follows: Allied Marine PORT TUG SECTION DREDGE SECTION Section Section ASHTABULA John K Mero, None North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Pistrict, Port Voting Voting Voting Voting Voting Voting Ashtabula.. X XX Buffalo XX X Lnicago .... X X X No Instructions for the election of Port Presidents have No been prepared in accordance with Article X, Section 2 (c) (1) and were submitted to the membership and ac- Soit".*'.'.'.' Duluth cepted at the regular January meeting of the Region. The report included provisions for a secret ballot; a means for accounting for the ballots; the election of a committee of at least three (3) members in good standing in such MUwa"ukee'. X X Sault Ste. Marie XX X X The Position of Port President-Tug Section and port, Where the e.eetien „ take place .0 super.,,. ,h. balloting (no officer or candidate may serve on this committee); for producing membership identification and for Si't^SfeVr'Sr"pirt'toorve-d". confining the vote only to members in good standing whose residence is located within the geographical confinps of the Dort All fnnceWie... All nominations received for the elective position ol Port President were presented at the regular membership meetings of the Region in February 1965. I shall direct the printing of the ballots and forms neces- XX XX No B-12045 Brother J. P. Byrne, B-12045. in a communication to nig dated January 29th and received in Headquarters on February 29th, 1965, requested that his name be withdrawn as a candidate for the position of Port President, Tug Section, Port of Chicago, in this coming election of Po^t Presldeots for 1965-1968 for the Great Lakes Tug Dredge Region. Therefore, in accordance with Brother Byrne's request, his name will hot appear on the ballot as ® candidate for the position of Port President, Tug Section. Port of Chicago. ' ^ Thomas J. Burns, B-12006 Robert Affleck, A-12018 CHICAGO Arthur W. Miller, M-12096 William Earl Olsen 0-12019 '^°A"I2024^"^'''''' ^ Richard D. Johnson, ' CLEVELAND DULUTH ^^ ^^152 jack K^Lith, S-12()25 William Hearns, H-12008 ""Ja'rT'B?,20®"" Byron F. Kelley, K-12039 John J. Marx, M-12152 Robert W. Smith, S-12048 Joseph R. Turner, T-12014 Eldridge T. Leith, L-12020 Arthur C. Notton, N-12(M)9 Thomas F. Gerity, G-12007 "TfdJSf Angus MacEachern M-12004 in the Regional Director's "Report on Nominations for 1965 Election of Port Presidents" dated February 2,1965, Brother Marx was disqualified for the following reasons: a letter nomination for John J. Marx, M-12152, for the position ..jgu Port Agent, Port of Detroit, Tug Section" was submitted in his behalf by Leonard Jacosky, J-12024. In nomination of John Marx, Brother Jacosky address of Brother Marx and also Voting will take place during the course of such April .• u „ A k- e „• u o .• r U- U meetings; ballots will be tallied for each Section for which nominations have been received and the results of the election shall be reported to the membership and will o ewora evf tho official r.t fiko Pnrf an,! become a part of the official minutes of the Port and Region. The results of the election within each Section shall be final. /o submit a signed statement by John Marx as required by Article X, Section 2 (a) of the Constitution. Brother Marx, in a communication dated February 10, 1965 to "Patrick Finnery," IBU Area Director, did submit tbc sigucd Statement required by Article X, Section 2 (a) constitution, and has furnished his home address his letter of acceptance of the nomination for the position of Port President, Port of Detroit, Tug Section. As he has now remedied the defects in his acceptance ©f the nomination, his appeal is accepted and his name will appear on the ballot as a candidate for that position. LORAIN Harold A. Ruthsatz, R-12011 S-12070 Joseph Miller, M-12095 sault Ste. Marie John E. Bernard, B-12026 MILWAUKEE TOLEDO IT S u >1 L 3 t. 3 o 0 t. 0 L 1. 1 « 3. Arthur B. Johnson. J-12016 Kirby R. Stortz, S-12003 A t. o 3 r. 9 t. .7 >ip A t. ^"son," T-ltoi?""" sary for conducting the election of Port Presidents for the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region, Inland Boatmen's Union of the Seafarers International Union of North . J T , J i.r . T-.- • A America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Water District, which will be held during the regular membership meetinB'i of thP Region during the month of Aoril 1965 ings Of the Region during the month of April, 19b5. The following ports will conduct elections for Port Presidents during such regular meetings in Apri, 1965. Ballots JV1-1ZUZ4 BUFFALO X X X X X Port •JI None t. 14 None y Wayne W. Weston W-12002 t. >0 k '3 t. 18 None Leslie William Willard W-12027 wmaru, w procedure for voting was furnished in my report ™ whfch "wa^ TangTL^the memberfhiS the Election Notice which was mailed to the membeiship on February 19, 1965. Your attention is directed to these documents for further information with respect to the conduct of this election. Fraternally, ROBERT T. JONES Regional Director t )0 t. 10 B 10 t. n B 17 t. !4 t. >4 e. 16 t. -3 t. 15 t. 16 tions, and an additional ten percent in contributions to churches, hospitals and educational institutions. INTEREST. Interest paid to banks and individuals on loans, mortgages, etc., is deductible. TAXES. In general, you can deduct: personal property taxes, real estate taxes, state or local retail sales taxes, state gasoline taxes and state income taxes actually paid within the year. You cannot deduct: Federal excise taxes. Federal Social Secutriy taxes, hunting and dog licenses, auto inspection fees, tags, drivers licenses, alcoholic bever­ age, cigarette and tobacco taxes, water taxes and taxes paid by you for another person. MEDICAL AND DENTAL EXPENSES. All expenses over three percent of ad­ justed gross income for doctor and den­ tal bills, hospital bills, medical and hos­ pital insurance, nurse care and similar costs can be deducted. Other such costs include such items as eyeglasses, am­ bulance service, transportation to doc­ tors' offices, rental of wheelchairs and similar equipment, hearing aids, artifical limbs. and corrective devices. However, if the Seafarer is reim­ bursed by the Seafarers Welfare Plan for any of,these costs, such as family, hospital and surgical expenses, he can­ not deduct the whole bill, only that part in excess of the benefits paid by the Plan. All expenses over one percent of adjusted gross income for drugs and medicine can be deducted. The deduc­ tible portion is then comtJined, with other medical and dental expenses which are subject to the normal three percent rule. Special Rule for Certain Persons 65 or over: The unreimbursed portion of the med­ ical and dental expenses including medi­ cine and drugs are' deductible in full for the following persons: (a) The taxpayer and his wife if EITHER is 65 years of age or over; (b) A dependent who is 65 or over and who is the mother or father of the taxpayer or his wife. CARE OF CHILDREN AND OTHER DEPENDENTS. If deductions are item­ ized, a woman or a widower (including men who are divorced or legally sepa-rated under a decree and who have not remarried) or a husband whose wife is incapacitated or is institutionalized for at least 90 consecutive days or a shorter period if she dies, may deduct expenses paid, not to exceed a total of $600, for one dependent, or not to exceed a total of $900 for two or more dependents for the care of: (a) dependent children under 13 years of age; or (b) dependent persons (excluding hus­ band or wife) physically or men­ tally incapable of caring for themselves; if such care is to enable the taxpayer to be gainfully employed or to actively seek gainful employment. ALIMONY. Periodic payment of ali­ mony to a wife in accord with a written agreement between them can be de­ ducted. CASUALTY LOSSES. The reasonable value of all clothing and gear lost at sea due to storm, vessel damage, etc., for which the taxpayer is not otherwise compensated, can be deducted as an ex­ pense. The same applies to fire loss or losses in auto accidents which are not compensated by insurance. These losses are limited to the amount in excess of $100 for each loss. WORK CLOTHES, TOOLS. The cost and cleaning of uniforms and work clothes which ordinarily cannot be used as dress wear can be deducted. This includes protective work shoes, gloves, caps, foul weather gear, clothing ruined by grease or paint, plus tools bought for use on the job, or books and periodi­ cals used in direct connection with work. UNION DUES. Dues and initiation fees paid to labor organizations and most union assessments can be deducted. PURCHASE OF US SAVINGS BONDS. If you are entitled to a refund, you may apply it to the purchase of Series E US Savings Bonds. If you check the appropriate box you will be issued as many bonds as your refund will buy in multiples of $18.75 for each $25 face value bond. DECLARATION OF ESTIMATED TAX. The purpose of this declaration is to provide for current payment of taxes not collected through withholding, where a taxpayer may have a considerable amount of outside income. In such cases, a Seafarer should check the instructions on his tax return carefully, as the "Declaration of Estimated Tax" als6 must be filed on or before April 15, 1965 �-',1, ,7•='>».,%i.-, Pag* iStzteeii SEAFARERS ^6k§,'i»u LOG Judgea Rule State Senof lllegalfy Apportioiwd WHERE RERPPORTIOHMEHT MUST COME HI IKS-II nilis nlir mit irOtn It rupptrtiH lifm inl ibtUMt. Wir slatK k riiti nipfirtiiiiiit UUH b ttfltUti Iowa Labor Wins Court Fight For Legislative Redistricting A three-judge federal court has ruled that the Iowa State Senate is illegally apportioned under the Supreme Court's "one man, one vote" decisions. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the State AFL-CIO. It was just one of several"*" ' ' cases in which union officials, mitted to seek further relief to to redistrict one or both of their bring the Iowa Senate in line with legislative houses this year. acting with authority from the "one man, one vote" concept. la s Bmfcn a( otfurmm u ibST nm D csifcA wA m "<m m^ om ma" nfUman ol M tifcmacm Tho standings of the various states with respect to the U.S. Supreme Court's "one man, one vote" decision is illustrated in the map above. state labor bodies, have gone into court or joined other court actions to compel relief from unequal legislative districts that deny pro­ portionate ballot-box strength to the residents of heavily-popu­ lated city and suburban areas and give control to residents of sparse­ ly-settled rurad areas. The court ruled that If the Iowa legislature now meeting does not revise the Senate districting be­ fore the next session, the State AFL-CIO and two of its officers acting as individuals would be per By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS The American Medical Association not only Is aspirin tablets with a few penicillin tablets in against medical insurance for the elderly under each bottle. Social Security. The doctors' association also has Another big manufacturer recently had an anti­ become an ally of the large pharmaceutical manu­ biotic shipment seized by FDA because it sent it facturers in discouraging doctors from prescribing out without first getting the required inspection drugs under their lower-priced generic or common certificate. names even though the brand-name versions of the Reputable generic-name manufacturers maintain same drugs may cost patients from three to ten their own laboratories to test quality, and even test times more. the generic drugs they buy from the big manu­ The power of the organized doctors and the facturers before packaging them under generic pharmaceutical industry is apparent in the com­ names. ments of independent pharmaceutical companies • The Veterans Administration," the U.S. Govern­ made to this reporter. They show an actual fear ment, and such large municipal purchasers as the of the large manufacturers and their economic and City of New York all buy drugs under generic names political influence. for their hospitals and Institutions. If these agencies, "Doctors are not prescribing generic drugs to which are the biggest purchasers in the country, can the extent that a thinking person would expect buy generically, private doctors, too, can feel safe after the enactment of the Kefauver-Harris drug in prescribing the generic compounds of welllaw," one retail pharmacist reported. established smaller manufacturers who maintain "The influence of the big pharmaceutical com­ quality-control laboratories. panies reaches everywhere," an independent drug • Your retail pharmacist himself is your best manufacturer said. "Don't quote me about the assurance of purity and quality, points out Harry difference in prices; I have my family to think Winocur, manufacturer of the pharmacy operated about," a druggist said. for its own members by District 65, New York, of The author of a book on consumer problems even the Retail, Wholesale & Department Store Union. found that the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Retail pharmacists in general have a reputation for Association had written to the publisher and dis­ watching quality closely. tributor charging the book contained "an impressive Unless your doctor understands the importance to amount of misinformation and editorialized distor­ you of the difference in price between brand and tion about the cost of drugs" and asked that in the generic prescriptions, you are a captive customer for future the publisher let the association "check facts the brand-name manufacturers. Your pharmacist with respect to the prescription drug industry." must fill the prescription with the brand your The recent statement of the American Medical doctor specifies. Thus it may be necessary for Association that doctors should prescribe by brand patients, especially those with chronic illnesses, to name to be sure of quality, was an unfair blow, explain to the doctor that they cannot afford the especially to older people who have chronic ill­ brand-name version, and ask for a generic equivalent nesses requiring constant medication. The state­ from a reliable manufacturer. In the final analysis, ment also was an affront to the Food & Drug Ad­ however, you do have to use what your doctor ministration which has the responsibility for super­ considers best in his experience. vising quality of all medicines whether sold under If the American Medical Association is sincerely brand name or generic names. worried about quality of generics, it could help Here are the facts: moderate-income patients more by seeking aid for • The 1962 Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendments the FDA in making certain of adequate control by gave additional assurance to your doctor that the all manufacturers, whether brand-name or generic. quality of non-brand name drugs Is reliable. The It is a fact that the medical association today gets Food & Drug Administration was given more a large part of its financial support from brandauthority to inspect drug factories and control the name drug manufacturers, through their advertising manufacture of drugs to assure their safety, identity in the AMA Journal. At an estimated cost of $1500 and purity. The FDA also now has more funds to a page, big manufacturers may buy as many as ten carry out these responsibilities. pages of advertising in a single issue. (The Federal Thus the fear of inferior quality is no longer a Trade Commission found that in one recent eightvalid reason for buying a brand-name drug instead year period, advertising in the AMA Journal in­ of the lower-priced generic equivalent. Actually, it creased from 32 pages an issue to 534. never was a valid reason because the FDA always The difference in price between brand-name and tended to inspect the smaller manufacturers more generic drugs is sizabie. Take a brand-name drug closely than the big ones. Moreover, the big manu­ like Tedral, often prescribed for asthma sufferers. facturers themselves sell the same drugs under their The druggist pays, $24 per 1000, and in turn retails generic names to other distributors at lower prices them for $45 to $50 (actually in lots of 100, at $4.50 than they charge under their brand names. to $5). • Mistakes have been found by the FDA among Or a cut-rate source like the mail-order pharmacy some of the largest manufacturers of the expensive sponsored by the American Association of Retired brand-name drugs as well as some of the smaller Persons, may retail Tedral for $3.75 per 100. But companies making generic drugs. For example, one comparable generics, such as Theophenedrine, retail Ug manufacturer recently sent out a shipment of for as little as $1.50 per 100. Twenty - six states, including If this should happen, the court Iowa, are already under court might order a special election in order to redistrict according to tho which all candidates for state Sen­ "one man, one vote" decisions. In ate would run at large, since the seven other states, according to a Judges have specified that they survey by Congressional Quarter­ will not themselves draw lines for ly, legislative reapportionment Is "especially likely' because of al­ new districts. ready-pending court actions or tho Hawaii Directive threat of action, and action is pos­ Meanwhile in Hawaii, another sible in others. Lawsuits to forco. three-judge federal court out­ more equitable state legislative lawed the state Senate districts districts were filed or implement­ and ordered the calling of a con­ ed last year In a total of 39 states. stitutional convention to put ap­ The Iowa suit leading to tho portionment requirements in con­ federal court's state Senate deci­ formity with U.S. Supreme Court sion was fiied In the name of tho decisions. The legislature was di­ Iowa Federation of Labor and, as rected to make no final legisla­ individuals, the federation's Presi­ tive decisions until its reappor­ dent Charles L. Davis and Secre­ tionment problem had been re­ tary-Treasurer A. Jack Lewis. solved. The court had previously In less than three years since withheld its order to give a spe­ the Supreme Court's March 1962 cial session time to redistrict, but landmark decision in a Tennessee reopened the case when the spe­ case, holding that federal courts cial session quit without action. have jurisdiction and power to The Iowa and Hawaii decisions force equitable state legislative were the latest in a great group districts, profound changes have of actions on state reapportion­ taken place as state general as­ ment, involving both federal and semblies have sought to conform. state judicial orders, that will force The full impact has not yet been probably more than half the states (Continued on page 22) Union Election Wins Up During Last Quarter '64 WASHINGTON—U.S. unions won 59 percent of collective bargaining elections in the last quarter of 1964—1 percent below the average of the preceding three months but three points above the record of-^ 1963's last quarter—the Na­ months of last year, 90 percent of tional Labor Relations Board the eligible voters cast ballots. Of reported. the valid votes, 94,989 or 67 per­ In the 1,913 representation elec­ cent were cast in favor of union tions held in the final three representation. Unions won major­ ity designation In 1,125 elections. AFL-CIO unions participated in 1,326 elections, the NLRB report­ ed. They won a majority in 728, lost in 598 for a winning margin of nearly 55 percent. KINGSTON, R.I. —Trustees of the University of Rhode Increased Activity Island have recognized the The board reported that it issued SIU as the sole bargaining 91 percent more decisions in con­ agent for unlicensed seamen tested unfair labor, practice cases aboard the ocean research ves­ than during the comparable period sel, the Trident. a year earlier. Workers, employers The Boston SIU obtained and unions filed 3,474 charges al­ pledge cards from the Tri­ leging unfair labor practices— dent's crew and recognition 2,410 against employers and 1,064 from the trustees came last against unions. Less than 10 per­ month. cent will get to the five-member board for final disposition if past The Trident, now undergo­ experience holds true. ing overhaul in a shipyard, is slated to sail soon on a re­ In 1964's final quarter, the-board search mission to Brazil. The handed down rulings in 203 cases vessel carries on its research of unfair practices. Sucli cases work in connection with labo­ reach the board at the rate of 95 ratory studies at the Univer­ per working day, the report said. sity of Rhode Island. At the end of December, 569 It will join the growing fleet cases were awaiting decision by of research and oceanographic board members, compared with 576 ships now under SIU contract. cases as of Sept. 30, 1964, and 475 This fleet includes the Anton on Dec. 31, 1963. Of the 569 cur­ Bruun (Alpine Geophysical), rent cases, 402 involved unfair recently returned from a twolabor practice charges. year project in the Indian At the quarter's end, 7,898 Ocean, and the Robert D. Con­ cases of all types were awaiting rad (Maritime Operations), disposition at all procedural lev­ which is owned by Columbia els. This compares with 8,540 University. pending at September 30, 1964, and 7,125 pending Dec. 31, 1963. Research Ship Crew Goes SiU �mrtik I, INI SEAFARERS Visiting New York Hall Tag* BeweaUam LOG Truth In Packaging, Landing Bill* Introdueed 'Truth' Bills Before Senate Hit Consumer-Aimed Frauds WASHINGTON—A revised "truth-in-packaging" bill has been introduced by Senator Philip A. Hart (D.-Mich.) with eight other Democrats as co-sponsors. A "truth-in-lending" bill has also been placed before the Senate for consideration. Describing the "truth-inThese examples of excessive inter- isiaition, Douglas said that "it packaging" bill as "aimed at est rates were disclosed in Senate would require that those who lend deceptive labeling and pack­ hearings on the pendiing "truth-in- money for personal purposes, such Seafarer Richard Veikeits brought his sons ll-r) Alfred, 8 and Rudolph, 11 along when he dropped in af fhe New York hall recently, where they enjoyed lunch in the headquarters cafeteria. Volkerts, whose last ship was the City of Alma (Waterman), sails in the steward department. He has been an SlU member tor over 2! years. Manpower Training Progrant Successful WASHINGTON—About 75 percent of the unemployed workers who have completed job retraining under the Fed­ eral manpower training program have already found jobs, according to a recent Labor ^ third of the first 100,000 trainees Department report. had been out of work for half a About 90 percent of those year or longer. Long-term unem­ who have found work are in oc­ cupations related to their train­ ing, the report emphasizes. In all, the job training program seems to be working well in rais­ ing the skills of substantial num­ bers of trainees. The report shows that only 14 percent of the male trainees previously had skilled jobs, but that 51 percent were be­ ing trained for such occupations. The record of the program is Impressive because those enrolled in the program thus far have rep­ resented some of the hard-core of the nation's unemployed. One ployment makes up about 15 per­ cent of total unemployment. Program Growing Although the initial group cov­ ered in the report had a higher educational level than the unem­ ployed as a whole, the Labor De­ partment points out that amend­ ments now before Congress would permit the training of more unedu­ cated and young persons. The importance of the Federal manpower training program and the Federal job development pro­ gram is pointed up in statistics re­ cently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicating that the nation's labor force would grow by some 24 million workers beween 1964 and 1980. An estimated 1.5 million jobs would have to be created each year, on the average, just to ab­ sorb the growth in the labor force, and the new workers would re­ quire the skills necessary to fill these jobs. aging of supermarket products," Hart noted that "praiseworthy" changes had been made in comnrercial packaging practices since he first introduced a "truth" meas­ ure in 1961. In recent weeks, however, he had received hundreds of lettei's fivm conBumei-s wlio "are not convinced that the few improvements have come any­ where near correcting all the prac­ tices the bill is aimed at," he said. The bill would authorize the Federal Trade Commission and the Food & Drug Administration to prescribe uniform packaging and labeling of food, drugs, cosmetics and other consumer goods. The AFL-CIO supported the HaiTt proposal in the 88th Congress. The bill was approved last year by a Senate Judiciary subcommit­ tee but was not acted on by the full committee. Hart's new measure will be considered by the Commerce Committee but Senator Everett Dirksen (R-Ill.), the GOP floor leader,' has demanded that it be referred to the Judiiciary Com­ mittee also for study. Hart has filed a second measure, eo-siponsored by 17 additional senators, to create an independent office of Consumers "to look out for the economic interests of Amer­ ican consumers." A companion bill has been sponsored in the House by Representative Benjamin S. Rosenthal (D-N. Y.). Tnith-In-Lending A similar bill aimed at' "trutihin-lending" has been introduced by Senators Paul Douglas (D.-lll.) and Clifford P. Case (R.-N. J.). Explaining the necessity for such legislation to protect the American consumer from being fooled into paying excessive inter­ est rates, the Senators told of used car interest rates as high as 40, 60 and 100 percent, a 347 per­ cent rate of interest on a furniture purchase, a television set pur­ chase in which the interest was not mentioned orally or in writing, but was charged at 33.3 percent. Israel Building Deep-Sea Port TEL AVIV, Israel—The newest deep-sea harbor on the Mediterranean is rapidly nearing completion at Ashdod, Israel. In the fall of this year hundreds of tons of citrus fruit, Israel's major export, will begin moving out of Ashdod, to be followed soon afterward by cargoes of phosphate, potash and other minerals. The first phase of the $50 million port project will afford deep-water berthings for 10 ships. By 196870 the port is expected to be able to handle up to 22 ships at a time with modern cargo handling, terminal and warehouse facilities. A major feature of the new port is the use of tetrapods placed on the outshore side of the two main breakwaters to help break up and dissipate incoming waves. The tetrapods are giant fourlimbed concrete objects resembling children's jacks and weighing between 12?/i and 381^ tons each. About 19,000 of these tetrapods have been manu­ factured on the spot and installed during the initial construction phase. Israel hopes that completion of the new harbor at Ashdod will help ease some of the traffic at the port of Haifa, whose facilities have been strained by the nation's rapidly growing economy. Ashdod, which now has a population of about 25,000, is expected to grow tenfold by 1980 as planned con­ struction is completed. lending" biU. as consumer loans, and those who In describing the proposed leg(Continued on page 23) t. 0 i. L 4 IT S I. 1 By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Diet May Determine Life Span As reported in HEALTH BULLETIN, scientists trying to explain why some people grow old faster than others are on the trail of what may be one answer to the riddle—differences in food preferences. Leading the field in this challenging area of research is the Human Nutrition Research Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In long-term experiments with animals, it has shown that varying com­ binations of standard foods can cause marked differences in the rate at which animals grow old. All of the animals in the U.S.D.A. tests re­ ceived diets containing adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals. But when the same food elements were presented from different food sources (particularly animal products), longevity changed markedly. Principal purpose of the study was to determine the effect on longevity of different types of fat in the diet and of various protein and fat-containing foods, such as eggs, milk, beef and peanut butter. Rats fed hydrogenated vegetable oils were found to live longer than those fed lard. Butter caused shortened life when fed in larger amounts, but moderaite quantities of butter resulted in longevity similar to that of animals fed vegetable oil. Most striking was the detrimental effect of a diet containing 25 per cent egg. Animals eating it had the shortest life span of any in the study. Curiously, however, when 4animals were given a 100 per cent Advisory Committee asked the parent U.S.D.A. to "determine the egg diet their longevity improved. significance of the.se findings to The U.S.D.A. scientists feel that humans." But the U.S.D.A.'s Dr. eggs may not be at fault and guess Ruth Leverton indicated thtt such that "an imbalance of nutrients studies would produce no further rather than egg itself may have surprises, but confirmation of what been responsible for the adverse is already known. "Even though results with the diet containing 25 we need much more information, we can be certain that utilization per cent egg." of fats in man is affected by all Milk and peanut .butter caused the foods he eats, his endocrine rapid growth in young rats and system, his physical and mental resulted in some extremely large activities and his aging," she told animals. Both this and other the advisoi-y committee. A com­ studies have shown that animals plete summary of test results so which grow fast and gain much far has been presented in Home weight when young live shorter Economics Research Report No. lives. The 20 per cent peanut but­ 24, published by the Department ter rats had almost as poor of Agriculture and available Trom longevity as the 25 per cent egg the Superintendent of Documents group. Milk and beef-fed animals for 70 cents. lived longer, but still not as long A leader in previous research on as those given a standard diet the effects of diet on longevity is supplemented with vegetable oil. Dr. Clive M. McCay, of Cornell Checks on metabolism and the University, now retired. His classic condition of various tissues (par­ experiments with rats observed ticularly the kidneys) throughout for a lifetime showed that d astic the lives of the experimental ani­ reduction of caloric intake result­ mals, showed that diets which ed in unusually long life spans, caused shortened life also caused provided that levels of protein, disturbances and degeneration. minerals and vitamins were kept The Human Nutrition Research adequate. His work pointed to Service is now pushing for a full carbohydrates as a negative factor, that overeating scale test of the effect of food and showed combinations on human health. In shortened life much more than a report released on January 25, could be accounted for by just an the Animal and Animal Products added load on the system. SlU Clinic Exams—All Ports Photo above shows construction work on one of two main breakwaters at new Med­ iterranean port of Ashdod, Israel. Tetra­ pods are at right. « EXAMS THIS PERIOD: January 1 - January 31, 1965 Wives Children TOTAL Seamen Port 211 22 29 160 Baltimore 178 18 3 . .. 157 Houston 108 11 93 4 Mobile 304 23 11 New Orleans... . .... 270 580 46 55 ... 479 New York 77 11 60 6 Philadelphia 101 29 28 44 *San Juan . . . 1,263 TOTAL *12/21/64 to 1/20/65 157 139 1,559 t, 3 t. 9 o 0 t. 0 t. I. 1 8 i. 4 L o 3 5 t. 7 'r 4 t. y t. 0 ti 3 L a t. 0 t. 0 a 0 7 B 7 t. 4 �SEAFARERS Pas* WUbitm LOG 'Space Junk'-Modem Flotsam And Jetsam Federal Employees Joining Union Ranks WASHINGTON—A total of 205 collective bargaining agree­ ments covering nearly 25 percent of the federal government's 2.5 million civilian employes have been negotiated since the late President Kennedy's ex-+ Action in the marketplace offers a method for trade unicmists to as­ The Labor Dept.'s agreement sist each other in their campaign with the Government Employes, for decent wages and better con­ covering virtually all eligibles In ditions. Washington, is unique. Seafarers and tneir families are The executive order provides urged to support a consumer boy­ three forms of recognition for fed­ eral employe unions — informal, cott by trade unionists against formal and exclusive. Exclusive various companies whose products recognition and bargaining rights are produe^d under non-union are given organizations chosen by conditions, or which are "unfair a majority in an appropriate unit. to labor." (This listing carries the name of the'AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Pl^tic Workers) ecutive order encouraging bargaining was issued in 1962 according to an advance summary of a Labor Dept. study. The findings "clearly indicate, said Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz in releasing them, that the philosophy of good labor-manage­ ment relations is being effectively and extensively implemented with­ in the federal government. The survey was made public on the third anniversary of Kennendy's order. It showed 593,000 members of Uncle Sam's work force covered by contracts in late 1964 — 470,000 of them in pacts negotiated by the Post Office Dept. and six unions. Unions Involved BALTIMORE—When this harbor Three unions—the Postal Clerks and the Letter Carriers, both fills with busy merchant ships on AFL-CIO affiliates, and the unaf­ quick-turn-around schedules, the filiated National Rural Letter Carr i e r s Association — represented lonely survivor of a once thriving about 75 percent of all protected fleet of waterboats has her work U.S. employes. About 8,000 sup­ cut out for her. plementary agreemeents have been The same is true for the lone negotiated locally, the Labor De­ water tender which works New partment said, with the number ex­ York's harbor. Such boats, once pected to rise to 20,000. common in east coast harbors, are About two-thirds of all employes fast disappearing. This despite the covered by contracts belong to 21 fact that the need for them is still unions affiliated with the AFL- vital. CIO. the survey showed. Fourteen Water tenders carry fresh water unaffiliated unions represent the to ships. The water is not only remaining one-third. used to fill ship's tanks for drink­ The Government Employes are ing water and steam, but also to recognized as bargaining agent for clean the cargo tanks of tankers more employes outside the postal and bulk carriers. The need was service than any other union— especially great this winter. 55,000 men and women who work Winter is the busy season for under 108 contracts. water tenders because pierside Other Unions pipes tend to freeze up, making them useless in cold weather. Next in line came the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department, which Business drops off considerably, represents 37,000 workers under 10 however, during the warmer contracts. Another AFL-CIO af- months. Then the waterboats do fiiliate, the Machinists, was in third irregular jobs, supplying water to place, bargaining for 8,700 em­ ships spending longer periods at ployes. Other AFL - CIO unions sea than planned, or. to ships with recognized for more than 1,000 tank cleaning jobs to be done. workers were the International Operators of the waterboats in Brotherhood of Electrical Workers New York and Baltimore have con­ 1,800; Lithographers & Photoentinually complained that they have gravers 1,400, and Operating En­ a hard time meeting expenses be­ gineers 1,200. cause of the lack of steady busi­ Twenty-one federal departments ness. In recent times, the fleet of and agencies have signed one or water tenders serving New York more union contracts, more than harbor dropped from seven to the half in the Defense Dept. These present one. included Navy 61, Army 34, Air Force 9 and the department itself one. Ten or more agreements have HMS been signed by the Veterans Ad­ -T| * i.ku I'LL 7AY iisj ministration (29), General Services Administration (21), Interior Dept. (14) and Dept. of Health, Educa­ tion & Welfare (10). Once Common Waterboats On Way Out lb, Eastern Alt Lines (Flight Engineers) a; 4 Si H. I. Slegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) ib i. i. Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) ib ib Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin StiU," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) ib tb lb J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) ib ib ib Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) AFL-CIO Urges Ship Buildup (Continued from page 3) maintain and broaden the liberal gains made in Congress during the 1964 national elections. All trade unionists and their families will be urged to make their political weight felt by voting in the offyear Congressional, state and local elections scheduled for 1966. The Executive Council warned agiainst any subversion of the "one man, one vote" principle estab­ lished by decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court and warned against both a referendum-styled constitu­ tional amendment and a plan to bypass Congress to overturn the decisions. The federation urged all AFL-CIO affiliates and state and local bodies "to throw their full support" behind the court actions and against all efforts In Congress or the state legislatures to weaken them. During the week-long winter meeting in Bal Harbour, the AFLCIO Executive Council was ad­ dressed by Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. WASHINGTON—Flotsam and jetsam is slowly accumulat­ ing in outer space, as it has on the seas for thousands of years. According to the dictionary, flotsam is parts of a wrecked ship and jetsam is goods cast^ into the sea to lighten a vessel needles, more than 1,000 manmade objects—satellites, space­ during a storm. There are 372 hunks of Junk of U.S. origin and 16' of Russian origin in earth orbit at the present time, according to the €roddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. In addition, Goddard notes but does not include in its figures about 400 million hair-thin wires, called Project West Ford space needles. Launched in 1962, they are orbiting around the earth in a continuous band about five miles wide and 29 miles thick. Not counting the 400 million Merchant Ship Casualties High During 1964 LIVERPOOL. England—One out of every three merchant ships ac­ tive in 1964 suffered some sort of damage or disablement, according to the latest figures released by a British insurance group. The annual report of the Liverp 0 01 Underwriters' Association found that 34.6 percent of the world's 24,028 merchant ships of over 500 tons sustained damage from collisions, weather, stranding, fires and explosions, malfunction­ ing machinery or contact last year. Excluded from the report were the 117 ships reported as total losses during 1964. The lost ships constituted 477,208 gross tons. While the loss level remained "dis­ turbingly high," the report main­ tained that It was at least an im­ provement compared to the 148 vessels of 517,087 gross tons lost in 1963. Collisions were the chief cause of ship damage. Of the total of 8,317 accidents, 1,753 were a re­ sult of collisions. Next in serious­ ness was machinery damage, re­ ported by 1,579 vessels, and con­ tact damage, reported by 1,512 ves­ sels. Fire and explosions accounted for damage in 422 vessels. Fire Losses Most fires, the report showed, occurred in cargo spaces, followed by machinery and aooommodation spaces. The most fire prone car­ goes were copra, flshmeal, oilcakes and general cargo. The ratio of ship casualties to the total number of vessels in the world's merchant fleet is continu­ ing on an upward trend, the re­ port showed. In 1960 the ratio stood at 32.2 percent, and in 1963 it was 33.2 percent. For 1964, it was 34.6 percent. The report did not offer a breakdown of ship casualties by flags. craft, capsules and assorted bits and pieces of them—^have been put in orbit since 1957. Many of these objects have already burned up in the earth's atmosphere, however. Assorted Debris Most of this "space junk" or flotsam and jetsam is produced and remains in orbit when satel­ lites separate after launching into two or more parts (the satellite, heat shield, and launching device for instance). Sometimes this hap­ pens by plan, sometimes by acci­ dent. A U.S. launching in 1961 pro­ duced the transit 4A navigation satellite, the Injun satellite, and 204 pieces of assorted metal junk —all of which is still in orbit. Not only the earth, but the sun also has collected some of this space-age flotsam and jetsam, in­ cluding seven U.S. spacecraft and six pieces of junk, and six Soviet spacecraft. Lying somewhere on the surface of the moon are five space vehicles—undoubtably re­ duced to junk by their monu­ mental fall—three U.S.-made and two Soviet-made. In the world's-record depart­ ment, the biggest satellite still In orbit is the 100-foot-in-diameter Echo I sphere launched by the U.S. The heaviest and most mas­ sive is the 37,700, 84-foot long Saturn V rocket launched by the U.S. in January, 1964. Mine Bureau Eyes Undersea Metal Deposits SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Bureau of Mines will switch part of its operation from underground to undersea in a search for heavy minerals used in the manufacture of metal for space vehicles. The research will be carried on from the government's first vessel d e V ot e d to recovering minerals from beneath the ocean—^the 65foot former Army freight boat Per­ spicacity. The boat is now on a shakedown cruise in San Francisco waters. When she goes to work, the Per­ spicacity will rove about 10 miles off the west coast in search of such minerals as zircon, ilmenite and rutile. Deposits of these minerals have been spotted at 1,000 feet depths by oil drillers. The Bureau said that abundant quantities of manganese-filled no­ dules have been found on the ocean floor at depths of 14,000 feet. Mining this source will pre­ sent the Bureau with one of its greatest challenges. Manganese, vital in steelmaking, has not been found in large or high grade quan­ tities in the United States. Later this year, the Perspicacity will be joined by a 165-foot con­ verted submarine net tender out­ fitted for mining research. The newer vessel will be equipped With underwater television and still cameras to help in the mineral search operations. �M«eh «> JMf 'Sea Daze' SEAFARERS LOG by Jim Motes With no hotplates available aboard The Taddei Victory (Consolidated Mariners) because they burn out too fast to keep operating, and the old standby of hot water urns outlawed by the Public Health Service as a safety hazard, what are the tea-drinking members of the crew to do? The coffee urns-*are always befouled (or so a speciaf thanks at a recent ship­ Ceccato. The topic of repainting all the unlicensed personnel the true tea-drinker feels) board meeting. "Take it straight back to my foc'sle! When I say get the bosun's chair, I don't mean my lounge chair!" THETIS (Rye Marine Corp.), Jan. 4— Chairman, Sidney C. Segree; Secre­ tary, Raymond A. Bunce. Two men missed ship in Yokuska, Japan and two men were hospitalized. Some disputed OT in deck and engine de­ partments. of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. No beefs reported by department delegates. Everything is running smoothly. CHILORE (Venore), Jan. 14—Chair­ man, Alonzo D. Sistrunk; Secretary, Steve Kolina.. No beefs reported by SEA PIONEER (Pioneer Tankers), department delegates. The entire Jan. 31—Chairman, Garret A. Wile; crew enjoyed Christmas in Houston, Secretary, Nona. $34.64 In ship's this being the home port for most of fund. Collection of 50 cents from each the crew. Those who didn't spend crewmember will be taken up to pur­ Christmas at home enjoyed a/ big chase a radio for crew's lounge. Vote spread aboard ship. of thanks to entire steward depart­ ment for the good food, baking and MARGARET BROWN (Bloomfield), service. Engine room delegate re­ Jan. 31—Chairman, N. R. Pettersen; quests a full first-aid kit for the en- Secretary, R. A. Benados. Some dis­ puted OT in steward department. Most of the repairs have been com­ pleted. The rest will be done before the ship sails for Europe. gine room. Motion made that when ship goes to Persian Gulf, crewmembers should sign for six months only, or if they sign one year articles, that they be sent home after six months by the Company and at Company's expense. Motion to have headquar­ ters send out something on the raise in wages. BANGOR (Bermuda Shipping), Jan. 17—Chairman, W. Sutherline; Secre­ tary, L. Santa Ane. Brother Eddie Villasol was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Too messmen to bo turned over to patrolman for not doing their duties and performing. $10 in ship's fund. Crew requested to clean rooms and strip bunks before leaving ship. TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Com­ mercial), Jan. 17—Chairman, W. Guitrau; Secretary, 0. Raynor. One broth­ er went to hospital in Izmir, Turkey and returned to ship to pack his own gear. $1 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department Dis­ cussion about better stores for next trip. Poor grade meats aboard on last voyage. NDRINA (Marine Traders), Jan. S— Chairman, E. Wheeler; Secretary, F. Farmer. Motion made to have ship sprayed for roaches while ship Is in port. Motion made to have crews no­ tified about Union contract through the LOG. Beef about no holiday din­ ner on New Years day. Vote of thanks to the baker for a job well done. ROBIN TRENT (Robin Line), Jan. 17 —Chairman, Edgar L. Jester; Secre­ tary, Orville Payne. Brother Francisco Gaspar was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over•eas), Jan. 31—Chairman, Kosta Hatgimisios; Secretary, Nicholas Hatgimisios. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate for doing a fine Job. Vote COLUMBIA (United States Steel), Jan. 31—Chairman, Frank Pasaluk; Secretary, Melano S. Sospina. Ship's delegate reported that everything is going very smoothly with no beefs. The ship IS going to drydock and the crew will be laid off for at least three weeks. $10 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the entire steward depart­ ment for a job well done. Best feed­ ing ship afloat. DEL MONTE (Delta), Jan. 23— Chairman, Howard Menz; Secretary, Albert Espeneda. Ship's delegate re­ ported that there were no beefs. He was extended a vote of thanks bv the crew. Motion that headquarters keep all ships notified as to the progress made In negotiating new contract. $9.28 In ship's fund. SPITEFIRE (American Bulk), Jan. 31 —Chairman, C. A. Welch; Secretary, Robert K. Holt. One man hospitalized in Amsterdam, Holland. Few hours dis­ puted OT In each department. Vote of thanks to the baker for exceptional fine job. HASTINGS (Waterman), Feb. 2 — Chairman, William Holland; Secretary, John Wells. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Discussion on draws, launch service and food stor­ ing. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Feb. 7 — Chairman, A Hanna; Secretary, L. Ducette. $43.00 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Ship should be fumi­ gated for rats and roaches. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), Feb. 14—Chairman, William Morris; Secretary, Lawrence Melanson. Everything Is running smoothly with no beefs. Brother Edward J. Wright was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), Oct 2 —Chairman, Charles Scofield; Sec­ retary, Clarence A. Collins. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. $36.50 In ship's fund. Brother Frank Balasia resigned as ship's delegate. Brother Richard Buie was elected to serve in his place. Discussion on spraying ali foc'sles for roaches. with the hot black stuff and most shipmates are coffee drinkers from way back who turn deaf ears to the tea-drinkers plight. Not so the chief cook aboard the Taddei Victory however, re­ ports ship's del­ egate . Dewey Martin. The cook came up with the suggestion that the crew try heating their tea water in" a coffee um with the basket reMartin moved and prom­ ised to keep one available for their use. Crewmembers so inclined are enjoying their tea breaks again, and everything seems to be hunkydory — or at least until a hotchocolate lover turns up. if if if The crew aboard the Geneva (U.S. Steel) recently discovered a few of the head­ aches involved in having films for the crew's view­ ing aboard ship. Clyde Van Epps, ship's delegate reports that the company recent­ ly provided the crew with a mov­ Van Epps ie projector, and also supplied six films. The cost of the film, however, would have to come out of the crew's pockets, as well as the purchase of films in the future. During the good and welfare section of their latest shipboard meeting, the crew de­ cided to donate $1 a piece from their pockets and then set up an arrival pool to take care of the rest. Then the crew had to decide 4 Howard Menz, the ship's dele­ what time the movies should be gate aboard the Del Monte (Delta) shown, and who was going to take recently had good reason to be care of the film and projector. if if if proud of himself. The crew, in a Clarence Cousins, who sails in unanimous vote of confidence, elected him ship's delegaite for the deck department proudly an­ the second time. As if that were nounced recently that his son, not enough, they gave him more Bruce Edgar Cousins, is now in praise in the form of a vote of the Navy undergoing Boot Train­ thanks for the excellent job he ing in Great Lakes, lil. Naturally did in the past while running proud that his son is taking to the liaison between the crew and the sea just like his dad. Cousins says that Bruce plans to join the Seaofficers. One of the big questions that has been bothering the crew of the Dei Monte (Delta) is: Why are they not allowed to see the pas­ sengers movies anymore? Several months ago, the films shown top­ side stopped being sent below the decks and the crew was forced to set up its own movie fund in order to enjoy the latest products of Hollywood. Peter Gonzalez, while he was ship's delegate, began an investigation, and finally came up with an answer: One of the for­ mer crewmembers had an intense dislike for movies and ruined the game for the rest of the crew. Gonzales did not mention how this was accomplished, but noted that the means were effective. He, and the new ship's delegate Joseph Powers, are trying to get the films for the crew's use again, however, and are both confident that they will soon be successful. if if if When M. Knickman had to get off the Kenmar (Calmar) recently, his fellow cremembers were sorry to see him go for more than one reason. It is always sad to have a friend go to the hospital, as Knickman did in Aberdeen, but the crew also lost a very fine ship's delegate. To show their ap­ preciation of Knickman's efforts in their behalf, the crew voted him Clarence and Bruce Cousins bees and will operate heavy duty equipment after his training pe­ riod. The Cousins family hails from Butler, Pa., where Bruce at­ tended high school and then grad­ uated from the Heavy-Duty Equip­ ment School in nearby New Cas­ tle, Pa. if if if Sidney Sokollc, ship's delegate aboard the Fenn Transporter (Penn Shipping) says that they arehaving a very smooth voyage. "No beefs, everything working smooth­ ly," he says. The crew will get a vacation in Rio de Janeiro, too. The ship is expected to stop in Rio for about a month. "Half of that time will be In anchorage," says Sokollc, "which means we should have some time to get ac­ quainted ashore." i i. i. The Seafarers aboard the Seatrain New York (Seatrain) are looking forward to a new look in their quarters, says Eugene R. HEV.STUPIP! VOU KNOW MV Ai/AME's A1AA1l£- MV MAM^'^OTCHLOB- quarters was recently brought up and the crew completely agreed with the suggestion. ^ jj, A suggestion was made during the good and welfare section of the shipboard meeting on the Santa Emilia (Liberty Navigation) that locks be put on all screen doors in the lower passageways. The sug­ gestion was aimed at keeping the peddlers out of the below decks area while in Alexandria, reports George Hair, meeting chairman. ^ Jnlian Dedicatoria, ship's dele­ gate aboard the Commander (Wa­ terman) reports that the last pay­ off, in Philadelphia, "was a honey." He says that the patrolmen visiting the ship went away shaking his head at how little work he had to do to straighten beefs. "It's all because of our get along policy," Dedicatoria says. "I hope it lasts forever." t t SIU ships are still talking about sumptuous holiday dinners according to reports that have come into the LOG office. Aboard the Alcoa Voyager, says ship's delegate Jerry Hanser even the captain had considerable praise for the steward department's culinary skills. "The captain thought the Christmas dinner was really great," he says. Aboard the Montpelier Victory (Montpelier Tankers), the crew thought the Christmas Dinnner was more than great. As a matter of fact, ship's delegate John Flanagan says that the menu prepared for the crew by chief steward Walter Marcus should be used by all SIU stewards as a guide in holiday menu plan­ ning. "We had such items on the menu as hors d'oeuvres, grape fruit supreme, chicken egg drop soup, baked fresh mackeral, roast tom turkey with oyster dressing, giblet gravy and cranberry sauce, baked sugar cured ham with wine sauce, and roast prime ribs of beef a jus to start off the meal." Flana­ gan brags. "Its a wonder that everyone didn't add fifteen pounds to their weight." But that was only the beginning. Also included in the menu were 15 minute grill pork chops, several choices of vegatables, salads and desserts. The dessert menu alone was enough to make any man's mouth water. Such items as minced meat pie, pumpkin pie, apple pie, fruit cake, baked alaska, cakes, blue cheese, American cheese and Swiss cheese, hard candies, mixed nuts, cluster raisins, and assorted fresh fruits graced the bottom half of the menu. "We are really glad to have such a fine galley gang aboard our ship," Flanagan said. "We all give our thanks to our hard work­ ing stewards." t. 0 *» 0 a 0 A 7 B 7 �Piwe "fweaty SEdFARBRS LOG' Atlas Damaged In Drydock Fire, SIU Crewmembers Escape Injury March 8, <lNf > A Live One SIU orewmembera aboard the supertanker Atlas (A. L. Burbank) escaped Injury when their ship caught fire while in dry dock at Jowl, Japan. Local firefighters who responded to the alarm were able to extinguish the blaze before any serious damage occurred. According to Alfred Hirsch, ship's delegate, significant damage caused by the blaze was centered in the engine department foc'sle. The black gang's quarters suffered heavy smoke damage, and a considerable amount of water still remained in the room, after the fire was extinguished. Seafarers, whose clothes and personal gear was damaged in the burned out room, will receive compensation for their losses in accord­ ance with SIU contract provisions. The crew was already receiving subsistence when the ship was laid up in drydock. Several SIU members decided to take advantage of the added time in layup to do some traveling and sightseeing in lowi and Kobe ai'ea. Hirsch reports that the crew had nothing but raves for the efforts of the steward department. Under the expert direction of chief steward W. J. Anderson and chief cook Kazmir Lynch, the Atlas' galley gang turned out holiday meals that were in the finest SIU style. Which of the three models is the live one? Charies O'Brien, who sails in the deck department on the supertanker Atlas (A. L. Burbank), posed for this gag photo with two depart­ ment store mannequins in Kobe, Japan while his ship was in drydock. O Brien assures'all his SIU friends that his interests lie exclusively with the warm blooded female species. Cult Coast SIU Pensioner Travels Home To Philippines (Continued from page 8) SIU crewmembers on the Atlas lA. L. Burbank) had time to do some sightseeing when their ship went into drydock in lowi, Japan. The tanker's steward department, which drew praise from every Seafarer aboard, mug it up for the camera, after turning out a mouth­ watering holiday meal. Displaying souvenir copies of the menu for the big feast are (l-r, front) chief steward W. J. Anderson and ship's delegate Alfred Hirsch; (rear) Seafarers Mokiin, Lynch, Merckerson and Kazmir Lynch, chief cook. In top left photo, Dom Prsini, en­ gine utility, Ir) explains the operation of a blow torch to Hirsch. Appreciates SIU Thoughtfulness To The Editor: My sons and I would like to express our deepest apprecia­ tion to all the members of the SIU for the most beautiful spray of flowers which was sent to the wake of my husband, Paul Catalano. I know that he will always be remembered by his fellow Seafarers for his kindness and thoughtfulness to all. Mrs. Edna Catalano if New Pensioner Lauds Welfare To The Editor: My wife and I would like to express our thanks to all the officials of. this wonderful Un­ ion who helped me to receive my regular $150 pension check. I miss the ships of course, and the sea. I also miss the hiring halls where it was always pos­ sible to shoot the breeze and play some cards while waiting for another ship. All that is behind me, but will never be forgotten. Of course, I expect to get around the hall in New York occasionally, but right now, I'm taking it easy. I want to say hello to all my Union brothers in Baltimore. I have many friends there, as proves so beneficial to its mem­ bers and their families. Words alone can hardly ex­ press the gratitude I feel from within. Thanks to everyone for the help. Mrs. LIna Newton if if The Bditor All letters to the editor /or publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. that port has been my second home since 1915. John Van Dyk if i if Send Thanks For Fast Aid To The Editor: I wish to thank the Seafarers Welfare Plan for the speedy as­ sistance rendered in my behalf recently. I am proud to have a son who belongs to such a wonderful organization that it if Halls Prompt Welfare Aid To The Editor: I would like to express my deepest appreciation for the many wonderful things the SIU did for me when I was hospital­ ized recently. There is an old saying that says "When you're well, you think you'll never get sick, but when you're sick you think you'll never get well." Thanks to the SIU and all the hospital benefits that it gives us, when I was sick I didn't have to worry about a thing. I wish that every union mem­ ber in the United States had such a wonderful organiza jn providing for them. I also want to thank the officials who did such a wonderful job in making sure I got all the benefits I had coming to me. Thanks again to a really wonderful Union. W. Feibel Del Mundo. He took it easy here with his family during the strike but is ready to get back to work as soon as possible. Henry J. KopAfter enjoying the first visit to persmith is on the look out for his native Philippine Islands in any second cook's job. He came years, retired Seafarer Gregorio home to visit his family after Mirabueno has written the LOG working about nine months on the expressing his gratitude for his Manhattan. Garth G. "Bull" SIU pension that made the trip Durham came home when the back home possible. Del Sol was laid up by the strike. Mirabueno declares that the Un­ He planned to stick around until ion Welfare plan has made it pos­ the arrival of the stork, expected sible for him to get a good look almost any day, with the first at his native country for the first .child for the Durhams. time since he left home to come Houston to the U.S. Right now, he is re­ Douglas E. "Smiley" Claussen newing old friendships in Sorsogon turned up at the membership province, where he was born 71 meeting in February with his foot years ago. One of the highlights of Mirabueno's four month visit out of a cast for the first time in to the Philippines was a long stay nine months. Smiley says he can in Manila, the capital of the island get around good enough now to republic. go coon hunting occasionally, but The retired Seafarer writes that he still is waiting for his "fit for his SIU pension has made it pos­ duty" slip. This can't come too sible to achieve one of his life­ soon, he says. Frank Taylor got long wishes—to visit his homeland. off the Bethore on Christmas Eve Concluding his letter, he says, "I and says he is long overdue get­ am really glad to say that I have ting out again. This applies to a been, and still am, a member of lot of guys who got caught by the the most wonderful Union in the strike, but the way the ships are world." moving again everyone should be back on the job before long. Frank is looking for a bosun's job with a long trip preferred. Another one who found his vacation stretched out longer than he expected was C. E. Hawks who got off the Santa Emilia. C. A. Vasquez says his last trip on the Valusia was the best he has made since he has been sail­ ing. He is ready to take anything moving, but he would prefer some­ thing going to Brazil. Buddy Jordan came up from Galveston to visit friends at the hall on the last meeting day. Buddy, a G & H Towing Company engineer, says a lot of the G & H boys had a chance to catch up on their fishing and other hobbies as a result of tlie decline in harbor towing business during the tie-up. Earl "Buckshot" Alverson was ready to go back to his fireman's Taking time off from tour­ job on the Hanover after, in his ing the Philippines, SIU words, catching up on "fishing, pensioner Gregorio Mira­ hunting, beer and girls." At Buck­ bueno gets set to do some shot's age, we suspect he didn't have too far to go to catch up on gardening at a friend's a couple of those items. home in Sorsogon prov­ ince. Mirabueno writes that it was his Union pen­ , Lfcl AM KMOyVff. sion that made the trip WfliiClOWBljOG back to his home country possible. . - �HUnbMfdm SEAFARERS Pace Twen.^-One LQQ Don't Delay On Heat Beefs Now that the cold weather is here, Seafarers are reminded that Jieating and lodging heefs in the shipyard can be easily handled if the ship's delegate promptly notifies the captain or chief engineer and shows them the temperature reading at the time. Crewmembers who beef to themselves about the lack of heating but wait three or four days before making the problem known to a respon­ sible ship's officer are only making things tougher for themselves. The same applies when shipyard workers are busy around living quarters. Make sure you know where and when the work was done so that the SIU patrolman has the facts' available in order to make a determination. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), Feb. 21— Chairman, George Finkiea; Secretary, Leo Bruce. $5 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT to be clarified by board­ ing patrolman. He will also be noti­ fied about the shortage of stores aboard ship. ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa), Feb. 14 —Chairman, J. McRae; Secretary, J, Prats. Some disputed OT to be sett'ed by boarding patrolman. Discus­ sion about repairs and ship being fumigated. Patrolman to contact cap­ tain of ship regarding stores in for­ eign ports. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for a job well done. MANHATTAN (Hudson VVffnnvays), Feb. 14—Chairman. Billy G. Edelmon; Secretary, L. P. Hagmann. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly with no beefs. One man missed ship. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Jan. 17—Chairman, Bill Davies; Secretary, Tom Gordon. Ship received new TV— this was due to money received from the company for safety award for first six months of 1964. $10 left in ship's fund. No beefs reported by departrr e .i delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for exceptional dinners on Thanksgiving and Christ­ mas. CCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas), Feb. 7—Chairman, John Nash; Secre­ tary, Thomas Ulisse. One man hospi­ talized In Naha, Okinawa. Most re­ pairs taken care of at sea, the re­ mainder to be done in port. Ship's delegate. Brother John Nash wished to resign after serving for two trips. Motion made to have patrolman check to see if lifeboat is seaworthy or not. Vote of thanks to the deck department for keeping pantry and messroom clean. Vote of thanks to the steward for a job well done. NATIONAL DEFENDER (National Transport), Jan. 30—Chairman, Holmer L. Ringo; Secretary, Bernard Landos. Brother William Cameron was elected to serve ar new ship's dele­ gate. Some disputed OT in engine de­ partment. No beefs reported. RIDGEFIELD VICTORY (Columbia), Feb. s—Chairman, William L. Tillman; Secretary, Julius H. Johnson. $39 in ship's fund. OT beef regarding re­ striction to the ship to be disouted upon arrival to the States. Discussion I'"nrding medical attention eboard ship. L..SMAR (Calmar), Feb. 14—Chair­ man, B. M. Romanoff; Secretary, T. Mignano. $3.65 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian Lines), Feb. 14—Chairman, R. Hutchins; Sec­ retary, Star Wells. $27 in ship's fund. •' . -;..ed short from Honolulu one O.S. Some disputed OT in engine de­ partment. Motion made that head­ quarters contact SUP. regarding treat­ ment and runaround given to ill and injured SIU men in Honolulu. Also that Alaska and Hawaii be included in the agreement insofar as repatria­ tion is concerned when a crewmember is ill or injured. Request that Com­ pany put more money aboard for draws. » 1 paint all the rooms as they are in bad shape. Hospital should be repaired. Ship's delegate reported that every­ thing is running smoothly. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), Dec. 30—Chairman, Gordon Owen; Secre­ tary, Charles H. Tyree. $36.50 in ship's fund. Disputed OT to be taken up with boarding patrolman. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers, Feb. 7 — Chairman, Bobby Thornton; Secretary, D. M. Woods. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. New ship's delegate to be elected. CHATAM (Waterman), Feb. 21 — Chairman, Sidney A. Garner; Secre­ tary, Sidney A. Garner. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments to be taken up with patrolman. Everything else is running smoothly. SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Lahd), Jan. 17—Chairman, Richard J. McConnell; Seecretary, R. L. Hall. $7.64 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Feb. 28—Chairman, John Cole; Secretary, Luis Gil. Brother John Cole was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. Recommend to the Negotiating Committee for a twenty year pension on 210 days a year basis, and a substantial pay increase in line with the increase given to the Longshoremen. TRANSEASTERN (Hudson Water­ ways), Feb. 17—Chairman, M. Darley; Secretary, Robert White. Ship's dele­ gate reported that all is running smoothly. Some minor beefs to be brought up at payoff. $22 in ship's fund. Unanimous vote of thanks was extended to all delegates for their efforts on behalf of the crew. Mail service very poor. Vote of thanks to the steward department. TRANSHATTERAS (Hudson. Water­ ways), Feb. 19—Chairman, James J, Gorman; Secretary, Leslie J. Guillot. Disputed OT reported in each depart­ ment. Ship's delegate told crew to put in for launch service money due them for no launch in Port of Chittagong. East Pakistan from January 8 through January 15. SEATTLE (Sea-Land), Feb. 8—Chair­ man, Charlie Foster; Secretary, J. Murray. Brother W. Mason was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Mo­ tion that headquarters publish in the next Issue of the LOG, any news of contract gains, overtime rates, ship­ ping rules, wage increases and consti­ tution. RACHEL V (Rachel), Feb. 7—Chair­ man, R. Knoles; Secretary, D. Sykes. Ship's delegate reported that every­ thing is O.K. Ship sailed from Port­ land short a few stores. DEL NORTE (Delta), Feb. 21—Chair­ man, Peter Gonzalez; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. $110.48 in ship's fund. Brother Robert Callahan was elected new ship's delegate. Ship should be fumi­ gated for roaches. ' OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Over­ seas), Feb. 23—Chairman, Tom Martineau; Secretary, Stanley Schuyler. Ship's delegate reported that every­ thing is running smoothly. Some dis­ puted OT in deck and engine depart­ ments. Vote of thanks to the chief steward and the entire steward depart­ ment for a job well done. $10 in ship's fund. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Feb. 14—Chairman, W. C. Sink; Secretary, William Nuttal. Some dis­ puted OT in deck and steward depart­ ments. Matter of insufficient garbage containers aboard will be taken up with patrolman. ANTINOUS (Waterman), Feb. 7 — Chairman, Mason E. Nunn; Secretary, Fred Sullivan. One man missed ship, in San Francisco. Two men left in FLORIDIAN (South Atlantic & Carib­ hospital in Okinawa. No beefs were bean), Feb. 27 — Chairman, Waldo reported by department delegates. Banks; Secretary, Francisco Alverez. Ship's delegate reported that every­ SEATTLE (Sea-Land), Feb. 19 — thing is running smoothly with, no Chairman, Dennis Manning; Secretary, beefs. Wally Mason. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Everything is going along MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Feb. smoothly. $41.34 in ship's fund. Vote 13—Chairman, Walter Zajanc; Secre­ of thanks to Brother Charlie Foster, tary, Robert Byrd. No beefs reported who is getting off ship, for a job well by department delegates. Brother done as baker. David Caldwell was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Steward depart­ TRANSYORK (Hudson Waterways), ment extended a vote of thanks to Jan. 23—Chairman, Wilbert J. Miles; the crew for assisting irt keeping the Secretary, Leon D. Lucas. Discus­ messroom and pantry in tip-top con­ sion about asking the Chief Mate to dition. The four-masted barque John Ena flies the Stars and Stripes as she rides at anchor in San Francisco harbor. Seafarer Fred Harvey, who has been sailing since the turn of the century, earned. $30 for shipping on the John Ena to Honolulu in 1905. Harvey recounts many of his sailing adventures in the accompanying story. SIU Oldtimer Remembers Wooden Hulls And Alohas^ By Fred Harvey EDITOR'S NOTE—This is another in a series of reminiscences of veteran Seafarer Fred Harvey who began his sailing career on the clipper ships that-circled the globe at the turn of the century. Harvey ended his sailing days recently when he retired on his SIU pension (see story this issue). After celebrating my 19th birthday on the four-masted British barque Palgrove, I wound up on the beach in San Francisco in March, 1905 with time on my hands and a few dollars in my pocket. The opportunity of sinking my choppers into shore-side chow soon began to make up for the 36^ months of starvation diets ships. Most of them were aboard a result of this injustice, it was that was standard fare on the to get out to the Hawaiian islands, impossible to keep his men from bloody limejuicers in those days. In case some of our present Union brothers forget, those were the times when nobody cared what happened to the deep sea sailor—that is, ex­ cept old Andy Furuseth who was in the midst of his long struggle to banish slavery from American sailing ships. While roaming around sailortown on Barbery Coast, I ran into a couple of my old shipmates from the whaler Andrew Hicks. It ap­ peared that my friends had come into some money since they were enjoying them­ selves in royal style. I accepted their invitation to join them and began to sample the pleasures of San Francisco high life. That was the way sailors used to Harvey act toward their old friends when their luck was flush in days gone by, and still is true to some extent, even today. After several days of the easy life, I decided it was time to get out of San Francisco before I got worn out. A timely offer of a berth on the four-masted American barque John Ena seemed to be just the thing for me, and I promptly signed the ship's articles. The ship's master informed me that the pay would be $30 for a run to Honolulu where we would board sugar, probably remaining in port for a couple of months. My friends from the Andrew Hicks gave me enough money to pay off my Clay Street boarding master. We had a final party where I bid my girl friend goodby and headed for the John Ena which was anchored in the harbor. We had a pretty good crew for those days of deep water sailing although a few planned to stay drinking while they were in quar­ with the ship to take advantage antine in the harbor. Remember­ of the $25 per month wage. The ing my own experiences in China John Ena landed in Honolulu after when the four-masted W. F. Baba fast passage of 14 days, and I cock stopped there in 1904, I knew came ashore on an island where that this was all too true. everything was cheap—including The job on the William Frye human life. It was easy for a sailor sounded like sweet music to me, to find a room without ending up especially since my pay was to be in the clutches of a boarding house $10 per week, which was regarded crimp. as good money in those days. The After getting a roof over my crew had 4,900 tons of sugar load­ head in the Iwilei section, I start­ ed by the end of May, 1905, and I ed exploring the city and ran into bid my black haired Wahine an old girl friend from Lahaina, "aloha," and joined my ship which an old whaling port on an island was bending sail for the long about 80 miles south of Oahu voyage to the east coast. where we had stopped for fresh Mutiny's Offspring water and provisions. She had left On our way across the Pacific the missionaries in Lahaina to toward Cape Horn, the ship hove come to Honolulu where she was on hand to greet me with open to off Pitcairn Island of "Mutiny arms. After a joyous reunion, on the Bounty fame. Natives from which proved that those island the island who were descendants wahines don't forget their men, of the legendary mutineers came I picked up my gear and found out to our vessel in two large boats to trade fresh fruit, pigs and new quarters. curios for anything that we had Took Bosun's Job to barter. About a month later I ran into We rounded the Horn in August, Captain Joe Sewall, master of the but ran into adverse winds on the American barque William P. Frye Atlantic side which slowed us up which had just come into port quite a bit. Our crew turned out from Shanghai. After exchanging to be a fine bunch of sailors in stories about life in China, the cap­ those stormy seas, even if they tain offered me the bosun's job on frequently ran off course when his four-masted vessel which was they hit port. loading sugar for Delaware Break­ The William P. Frye had a slow water. trip north, because of a foul bot­ The William P. Frye lost its tom and frequent doldrums around original bosun while she was rid­ the equator. More calms and a ing at anchor for five months off severe storm that cost us our new Shanghai. Crewmembers told me lower top sail, accounted for an­ that one night, when the skipper other extra 15 days in the northern was ashore, the bosun knifed the latitudes. We finally arrived off mate as the result of a violent Delaware Breakwater in October quarrel, which ended with the after a voyage of 146 days. Our mate in the hospital and his at­ ship was towed up the river to tacker in jail. Philadelphia where the cargo was Captain Sewall blamed the knif­ discharged and the crew paid off. ing incident on the fact that local I headed for New York to see what regulations forbade foreign crews the Big Town had to offer a young from going ashore. He said that as sailing man in the fall of 1905. �•• rWPfUftfEffl Pac» Twenty-Tw* SEAFARenS n^»,49U LOG Membership Meetings All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Roland Martinez, born January Franz Joseph Emery, born Jan­ Jeanette Fah, born December 24, uary 6, 1965, to the Thomas E. 1964, to the Wong Hwa Fahs, New 16, 1965, to the Theodore Martinezs, Galveston, Texas. Emerys, Lansdown, Md. York, New York. 4" 4" 4" 4 4^ 4* 4" 4' 4' 4- 4« 4> 4' 4' 4" 4< 4< 4> 4» 4> 4> 4> 4' 4^ 4. 4. 4i 4> 4* 4> 4" 4' 4' 4« 4> 4* 4 4 t 4/ 4" 4i 4- 4" 4" 4 4 4* 4" 3^ 4" 4" 4" Kathryn Ann Cobb, born Decem­ Diana Lynn Kimball, born Jan­ Everett Huntley, born January 19, 1965, to the Everett Huntleys, New uary 21, 1965, to the Willie L. Kim- ber 15, 1964, to the Olin L. Cobbs, Hitchcock, Texas. balls, Houston, Texas. York, New York. Misty G. Pedersen, born Janu­ Michell Straszynskl, born Decem­ Llta Tilley, born January 11, 1965, to the Arthur G. Tilleys, ber 24, 1965, to the Paul L. Stra- ary 8, 1965, to the Otto Pedersens, Pass Christian, Miss. szynskis, Baltimore, Md. Cromona, Ky. Melinda Klaus, born September Kimberly Witter, born December Stephanie Smith, born December 27, 1964, to the Douglas M. Smiths, 16, 1964, to the Charles A. Witters, 6, 1964, to the Roy L. Klaus, Baytown, Texas. Superior, Wise. Nederland, '^exas. Gail Ruth Ballard, born January Michael John Coyle, born Jan­ David !•, Spangier, born Novem­ ber 27, 1964, to the Thomas D. uary 8, 1965, to the Dewey C. Coy- 21, 1965, to the Robert D. Ballards, Houston, Texas. les, Cincinnati, Ohio. Spanglers, Baltimore, Md. Albert May, horn January 1, Louis Loupe, born January 26, Gien John Legowski, born Jan­ uary, 8, 1965, to the Edward J. Le- 1964, to the Louis J. Loupes, La 1965, to the Albert J. Mays, Mobile, Ala. Rosa, La. gowskis, Jersey City, N.J. Tai Johnson, born January 4, Joel E. Bailey, bom November Anna Irma Lekkas, born Feb­ 29, 1964, to the Joseph E. Baileys, 1965, to the Woodrow Johnsons, ruary 9, 1965, to the Nikolas Lek­ Los Angeles, Calif. Tacoma, Wash. kas, New York, N.Y. SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District 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 tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York March 8 Detroit March 12 Philadelphia March 9 Houston March 15 Baltimore March 10 New Orleans March 16 Mobile March 17 4 4 4 West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle March 22 March 24 March 26 April 19 AprU 21 April 23 4 4 4 Great Lakes SIU Meetings each month at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be: New York March 8 Baltimore March 10 Philadelphia March 9 ^Houston March 15 Mobile March 17 New Orleans March 16 4 4 4Regular membership meetings The deathis of the following Seafarers have been reported Raye Lisa Leger, born December on the Great I/akes are held on to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment 22, 1964, to the Ray Lee Legers, the first and third Mondays of of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary Hitchcock, Texas. each month in all ports at 7 PM card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): 4 4 4* local time, except at Detroit, Virginia Gray, born October 29, where meetings are held at 2 PM John Aloysius Hawkins, 52: 1964, to the Jack W. Grays, LongHarold S. Rivers, 63: Brother The next meetings will be; Rivers succumbed to heart disease Brother Hawkins succumbed to view, Wash. * Meetings lield at Laoor Temple, New^ port News. heart disease on Oct. 7, 1964, Detroit .. March 15—2 PM t Meeting tieid at Labor Temple, Sault Aug. 8, 1964, at in the Church Alpena, BulTalo, Chicago, Ste. Marie, Micti. his home in and Home Hos­ t Meeting Iteid at Galveston wliarvee. Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, Brooklyn. A pital, Baltimore, March 15—7 PM member of the Md. A member of (Continued from page 8) SIU since he the SIU since 4 4 4 joined in 1941, 1938, he sailed in closing of the Chicago Marine SIU Inland Boatmen's Union he sailed in the the engine de­ deck department Hospital is inevitable. We have partment until he Regular membership meetings (Continued from page 16) until his retire­ been informed that as of May 1st for IBU members are scheduled retired in 1962. no seamen will be treated as an in­ ment in 1961. He each month in various ports. The | pending court actions reHe is survived by veal. his sister, Mrs. patient ahd that, as of July 1st, next meetings will be: his brother, Vivian Rivers. Burial the hospital will be closed and all Some Resist Helen Young. He was buried in was in Summerville, S.C, Phila March 9—5 PM the Greenwood Cemetery, Brook­ patients will be transferred to one There have been some backfires Baltimore (iicensed and unof the four veteran's hospitals in 4i 4' 4« lyn, N.Y. of resistance. A number of states (Licensed March. 10—5.PM the Chicago area. An additional 4" 4" 4' have passed resolutions calling on Robert J. Bottomley, 44: Brother meeting at the Marine Hospital Houston .... March 15—5 PM Thomas William Bernsee, 61: will be held on Thursday, February Congress to convoke a constitu­ Bottomley died of heart failure on Norfolk March 11—7 PM Brother Bemsee died Sept. 9, 1964, 25th to plan additional protests tional convention to draft an October 14, 1964, N'Orleans .. March 16—5 PM in the New Or­ amendment overriding the Su­ while aboard the and to make up a brochure of these leans USPHS preme Court's decisions. Commander. A Mobile. March 17—5 PM protests for use by Congressman Hospital of a member of the Yates in Washington. Although, A proposed' constitutional RAILWAY MARINE REGION lung ailment. He deck department, dates of closing have been given, amendment sponsored by Senator joined the SIU in Regular membership meetings he begain sailing we are striving for a postpone­ Everett Dirksen (R-Ill.), to allow Mobile in 1939, with the SIU in ment of closing for an additional for Railway Marine Region-IBU one house of a bicameral state sailing in the 1953. He is sur­ survey to be made. According to members are scheduled each legislature to be elected "on a engine depart­ vived by his cous­ the head medical officer at the month in the various ports at 10 basis other than population" (that ment. He is sur­ in, Jane Heebner. hospital, seamen have been AM and 8 PM. The next meetings is, by geographical area), will soon vived by his wife, will be: He was buried at be the subject of Senate commit­ - promised "top priority" for treat­ sea at the request of his next of Mrs. Mabel H. Jersey City ...... March 15 ment at Veterans Administration tee hearings. Bernsee. Burial was in the Pinekin. •I facilities. However, a short time Philadelphia March 16 crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala. A proposed cons t i t u t i o n a 1 ago, two men sought to be trans­ 4" 4j' 4*" Baltimore March 17 amendment would require rati­ $1 4^ 4^ Joseph Nicklos Macaluso, 58: ferred and were told there was no fication by 38 states—thus making •Norfolk March 18 William Henry F err ill, 51: room available. This is not a ques­ Brother Ferrill died October 6, Brother Macaluso died Sept. 21, tion any longer of "keeping our GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE it possible for only 13 states to 1964, in a drown­ block any such proposal. 1964, in New Or­ REGION ing accident in fingers crossed" and every lakes leans, La., of ac­ Regular membership meet While the discussion goes on, the Intracoastal and deep-sea member should im­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and the state legislatures are being cidental causes. mediately mail letters of protest Canal in Louisi­ A member of the Dredge Region IBU memlers are continuously revised in their dis­ ana. A member about the closing of the USPHS scheduled each month in the vari­ trict makeup to give more equi­ union since 1947, of the SIU In­ hospitals to their individual Con­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next he sailed in the table representation to voters of land Boatmen's gressman, Senator and Representa­ meetings will ve: deck department. cities and heavily-populated indus­ tive before it is too late. Union since 1961, He is survived by trial districts in which great num­ Detroit March 15 he sailed as a Frankfort his uncle, Wil­ bers of workers live. Milwaukee March 15 cook. He is sur­ liam M. Cantwell. Frankfort reports that old man Chicago March 16 A key factor in considering the vived by his wife, winter is still blowing hard in Burial was in the Buffalo March 16 legality of present state legislative Mrs. Anna R. Macaluso. Burial was Calvary Cemetery, Decatur, 111. tSault Ste. Marie .. March 17 apportionments is the "electoral in the Garden of Memories Ceme­ their area with ice piling up inside the break and the Ann Arbor Duluth March 19 tery, New Orleans, La. percentage" for each house—that 4. ^ 4> carferries still getting stuck. Lorain ... March 19 is, the percentage of the state's 4" 4" 4 The increase In wages recently Albert Stracclolinl, 42: Brother population theoretically able to Jon Frederick Beverage, 32: negotiated for the carferries will (For meeting place, contact Har­ elect a majority of each house. Stracciolini died Sept. 18, 1964, in Brother Beverage succumbed Sept. commence on March 1 payroll, to old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. the Staten Island 9, 1964, in the be paid March 25. The retroactive Sandusky, Ohio). USPHS Hospital New Orleans wages Will be paid separately and of natural causes. USPHS Hospital Cleveland March 19 also in March. A member of the of a stomach dis­ Toledo March 19 Union since 1954, order. A member The upgrading sessions for Ashtabula March 19 of the Union he sailed in the Great Lakes Seafarers began (For meeting place, contact John since 1956, he deck department. February 23, with 31 men in at­ Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ % sailed in the deck He is survived by tendance. The next session will ^e tabula, Ohio). department. He his son and held February 25, and again on is survived by his daughter, Alfred 4 4 4 March 2 and March 4. Several Bm qoodi thcdb^ mother, Janebte and Linda Strac­ members are studying for Able ijmem-'mouk -Mxii ciolini. He was buried in the Mt. M. Luttrell. He was buried in the Seamen's documents and FOW United Industrial Workers Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Metaire Cemetery, New Orleans, ratings. We suggest that all mem­ Regular membership meetings La. bers upgrade themselves this year. for UIW members are scheduled Pa. Great Lakes Redistricting �SEAFARERS •1: . if»««••• All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Gene Adkins E. Johnson Leo Altschul A. KarczewskI E. Anthul T. Killion E. Avery T. Lov^e Troy A. Cousins Carlos Mojica G. Pitour J. Czech W. Powell Wilson Davis Antonio DeJesus Peter Raptakis M. Filosa W. Renny John Rotwrts S. Friedman J. Rodriguez K. Gainey Charles Rozea E. Godfrey D. Seda J. Gonzalez Vee Yu Song T. Grinsell R. Stewart A. Hubab F. Travis C. Johnson. Paul Lacy Lloyd M. Lund ' John Mader G. Malinowski August G. Pearson John Pollock James Riley Carl West John Zee USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Fred Baumler Anton Jenko Fred E. Cihak Kenneth Kane Charles Cochran Clarence Lenhart A. Chenowetg Donald Ritcey Leo Derry John Santay Glen Gilmore Earl Theisen Gerald Waz John Goethals Myron Werba Ravmond Johnson Joseph Jarvis USPHS HOSPITAL I USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA FRANKFORT, MICHIGAN O. M. Ames J. C. Laseter Wm. M. Wheeler P. M. Carter W. S. McDowell USPHS HOSPITAL J. K. Crumpler J. Michael GALVESTON, TEXAS H. t.. Grizzard R. B; Pardo J. F. Bailey James Mallard A. N. Kitchings G. O. Powell Charles Copeman Peter McDonald USPHS HOSPITAL Estuardo Cuenca Fred Ouweneel BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS Glen M. Curl A. F. Sabourin Stanley Cieslak Daniel Murphy Curtis Deshotel Arvin C. Sands John Keegan Ludolph Gailes Frank Tosti R. P. Kennedy J. T. Vaughn USPHS HOSPITAL W. A. Lawrence SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA G. E. Alvarez Francis W. Keeley USPHS HOSPITAL C. A. Christensen Charies W. White BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Tiburcio C. Ibabao Chas. F. Crockett James A. Lewis Frank Nappi Edward H. Bayne U^HS HOSPITAL Ralph Pardue, Arthur Botilho FORT WORTH, TEXAS John Pastorek, Jr. Antonio Cauano Benjamin Deibler Abraham Mander James Pendergrass Peter Cerko Abe Gordon Max Olson James Portway Claude Chaffin Thomas Lehay J. Thibodeaux A. J Principato Freidof Fondila OIlie Purdy Clayton Frost SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR Rubin Sigwart Edgar L. Gore STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Ashby Southers Lynwood Gregory Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen Gustav Thobe John Hall, Jr. A. Gutierrez William Kenny Gaudensio PifliS Jefferson Harrison USPHS HOSPITAL Servanda Trujillo James Helgoth NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Ralph F. Tyree David H. Keith Henry D. Adams Nils Eric Gomberg Kelly L. Walburn Elmer Koch James F. Allen O. J. Harden Joseph A. Williams Frances A. Lee Wade B. Harrell C. D. Anderson USPHS HOSPITAL Carle C. Harris Eugene W. Auer NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Walter H. Harris Howard A. Bergine Lonnie C. Cole, Jr. Hertford B. Rice Emmett L. Harvey Jacob Beukelaar Jay W. Short John Garris, Jr. Paul Hebert Accurso Bor.ti Joseph Townsend John Gurganus Leon M. Hinson Forney Bowen C. T. Whealton Frank Hartman Benjamin Huggins Joseph Carr G. N. Williams William H. Mason Irvy P. Keller Clarence A. Christ John McDonald Vincent Cleveland Olav Kjonbog USPHS HOSPITAL C. E. Cummings Robert J. Laiche SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Chas. Cunningham J. J. Lala M. Dikun J. C. Munsie Celestine DeSouza Chas. M. Lambert J. Matulavago H. Silverstein A. E. Douglas, Sr. James McCauley Cleo Dupree Lawyer McGrew USPHS HOSPITAL Luis Malta Harry Emmett CHICAGO, ILLINOIS V. J. Fitzgerald Joe Vernon Martin Harold P. Carroll A. Frederickson Joseph F. Mendoza Marshall Foster Leo Entringer Ted Galazen Phillip C. Mendoza K. R. Meyerink Milton J. Mouton Henry R. Norred William E. Oliver James J. Redden William C. Roach Paff»> Twn^FJThiM LOG Patrick Scanlan C. M. Scott, Jr. Hamilton Sebum John P. Silos Daniel W. Sommar Harold W. Sweet Harry Wifloughby VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA R. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN . Robert Asbahr VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Paul Kolesnick VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas USPHS HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manion - PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson Truth' Bills (Continued from page 17) sell on the installment plan, tell the borrowers and buyers the truth about the finance charges the tO'tal amount of money which the borroiwer or buyers pays for the use of the credit, and what this comes to as a true annual rate on the amounts which he actually owes." Information Not Regulation Case pointed out that the bill would not regulate interest rates, but that a knowledge of the in­ terest rate by the consumer might have the effect of reducing it, or leading the buj-er or borrower to reconsider the transaction. Douglas pointed out that many incidents reported to the commit­ tee showed emphatically the need of the legislation. The hugeness of the situation is further demon­ strated, he said, by the fact that, "we have about $77 billion of consumer credit in the country to­ day. And the true annual rate is disguised, sometimes as a monthly rate, sometimes as revolving credit, sometimes by collecting the interest in advance," he said. Case said he thought the chances of the "truth" legislation are good this year. "It would probably have passed the Senate if it ever got to the floor last year," he added. Center, 77 Washington Street, George E. Willey Your brother, Azel L. Willey, Seattle, Washington'. would like you to get in touch 4* 4» 4with him immediately at Charity Miguel Reyes Hospital, Ward 1113, New Or­ You are asked to contact Dr. leans, La. Harnett A. Greene, M,D., at 8902 4. t S. Avenue A, Brooklyn N.Y:, relative James H. Fisher to your daughter. Your wife would like you to 4> 4^ 4* contact her. Write to her at Mrs. Clarence Hawkins F. Fisher, 3208 El Camino Real, You are asked to contact Mrs, Santa Clara, Calif., Space F-13. Daisy Hawkins, R No. 1, Box 264, i Satsuma, Alabama. Need^ Help Anyone knowing the where­ abouts of the personal property of B. J. Koontz is asked to contact the Seattle Hall. He lost his gear, book, seamen's papers, and dis­ FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. GiOf. Lakes charges from off the Morning and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the Light. membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detaUed SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lak«s & Inland Waters FRSSIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Vice PRESIDENTS Carl Shepara Llndacy WilUama A1 Tanner Robert Matthewa SECREFARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE U16 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn 10229 W. Jefferaon Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....675 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE,. Jax William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent ... FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Nelra. Agent HEknlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. .lohn Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Paul GonsorchJk. Agent UOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak, West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR . 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowskl, Agent ... MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GiUette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 93B3 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, ni. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. HAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St. Mail Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av: River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE, Jax ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St FRanklin 7-3564 MOBUE 1 South Lawrence St HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave Tel .529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Tel. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 Harnson St TeL S29-378B OREAT UKES TUG S DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jonea Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MUler, Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Vardcif, Agent ... ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. OSth St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park. Mich. Ernest Demerse. Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Jolicoeur. Agent RAndolph 7-6223 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brimley. Mich.' Wayne Weston, Agent BRimley 14-H 5 TOLEDO . 423 Centra] St. CH 2-7791 Tug Firemen, linemen. Oilers R Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third SL John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-85.32 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns. Agent . . TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25lli St. W. Heams, Pro-Tem Agrnt MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin, Agent Southgate. Mich. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent EXport 8-3024 LORAIN, O. 118 E P: rish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Rutlisatz. Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller. Agent SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE 1088 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey. Agent MEirose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS. MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis. Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. .. 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendhcim. Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery HAi.TIMOhfi 1216 E BaltniMiie St. EAv-t-- - - 10 NORFOLK PHILADELPHIA 115 Third St; 622-1892-3 2604 S -.n sU DEwe> c 18 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SB ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7548 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 iSilSiiipSS Know Your Rights 4. 4. i James Dhein It is important that you con­ tact your mother, Mrs. Hugo Dhein at 132 Stewart St., Clintonville, Wise. 4< 4> 4* John Cole "Urgent—Anyone knowing his whereabouts, please contact; Zetterman, c/o General Delivery Post Office, Seattle, Washington. Re­ garding last SIU General Elec­ tion." 4* 4« David L. Meehan Davy: contact your father, broth­ er or sister immediately, in per­ son if possible. Junior. 4i f. 4> ''.^ymond B. Bunch Call your mother at Qxward, Calif., collect. Phone: 485-15»5. 4. 4i 4i Former Hudson Crewmembers Joe Landry and Pace, 3d engi­ neer, from the Hudson are asked to contact Harry Darrah, Compass CPA audit every three months by a rank and fUe auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union recordi are avaUable at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes an4 Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives 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 headquartera of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts- between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between tho Union and the shipowners, notify tho Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you al all times, cither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avaUable in aU SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and Uve aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, such as flUng for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion. faUs to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG, The LOO has tradlUonaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the poUtlcal purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pu'oUshlng articles deemed harmful to the Union or Us coUective membership. This estabUshed poUcy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibiUty for LOG poUcy Is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this respohsibUity. PAYMENT CP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should Bnmediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU pubUshes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in aU Union halls. AU members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselvei vvith its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obUgation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as weU as aU other detaUs. then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disabiUty-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like aU other SIU mem­ bers 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 poUcy of aUowing them to retain tlieir good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. AU Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated 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 headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and poUtical objectives which wlU serve the best interests of themselves, their tamlUes and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was estabUshed. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer faals that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he hat bean denied hit constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, ha should Immediately notify SIU Pratldant Paul Hall at' headquarters by certlflad mall, return receipt requested. �I Vol. XXVII N«.l SEAFARERS-^LOG Rri flrrici*!. osaAW er THI itAFAmm iwTMNATtowAt umpH.» ATLANTIC,•uir. UKM *wtt IHUHD WATI»» nurititf^ itfiij? i 1 1"* CHEAP! CHEAP! CHEAP! 1 C 2 S h S' I' ^ffl 1 " . ' u g 2 1 o c Employers seeking sites for sweatshops are being aided in their search by a nation-wide advertising campaign carried out by states hav­ ing anti-union "right-to-woric" laws, made pos­ sible by Section 14 (b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. ' "There's more net profit in South Carolina" one ad states. "The business climate is right" says an ad touting North Carolina. "You would profit," another ad tells employers, from "the good work habits of home-town employees." h: w S;=5£ss'=='-'"-*"'"' B C v" C .SXny-,,....- erjitalsogWes IT .B.US.W-V"' d h There's mote w net proflt l! t'^0% ,„$oulh^aro\ma tVwiTMCt Should be in Metropolitan Miami., V ii B S( Miami, Florida comes right out and says it though, "Florida has a right-to-work law, and labor-management relations are harmonious." In other words, the guaranteed "open-shop" means the employer has it all his own way. 1 IL-J k o!S ft f?"* ""Mwiim mil d»dy II mmmmB 2S^Sa? B sssais '"w 'nr.; o '^"OWUIan Ml.m ™?„ i""*" d JoSloSct -ea-x-l "trt ^h6 fftesSC—"S iSS:^Sa "^sip "pl?is= PW ®Pe"honi eiilisSs C ,lu\\y; tvent- ssss;--" •VOU^O^ -.v £1«Y compin/fi. jndu,"H,"uS iss'S'? iiaBVeW^'Sed""'; 'S^SssviisSi s;«;=S5'.riS "'I" "P* F-"r:ia™:F'KS • W"^ eSSl^S £ t 1 Si?" M'"" over % iwn 0 •"?pi'73 x-COHfMKm Ka-SSsx'rss "'i«M-al no AH ths adwoUfet o'Wnfcteifioiheniiioo-. I *""" "««! n c^ "iSisiS" J 1 b 6 I 15 MK't'i'.ii'a-rr •?"!«r «'«» p.'^. op.iSnfjra.u.p'd •'^MeNTlSAMASfT . 'V.*- i." i,-. I,'« ;• • J, i',^ , With cynicism and indifference to the condi­ tion of the worker, these states are offering business greater profits at the expense of labor. The "greater profits" for business are made pos­ sible by the fact that "right-to-work" states generally are below average in unemployment insurance, workmen's cbmpensation, minimum wage, overtime pay laws, fair employment prac­ tices, equal pay for women laws and legislation to protect child labor. Significantly, another thing these "right-towork" states are below average in is industrial­ ization. This is because responsible, successful, forward-looking businesses actually shy away from these anti-labor states. They have learned from experience that unionized workers are more productive, dependable, trustworthy—and, they have found, with workers guaranteed fair collective bargaining through a strong union organization, time loss through labor disputes is insignificant. The AFL-CIO is waging an all-out fight for repeal of Section 14(b) of Taft-Hartley which allows "right-to-work" and "open-shop" laws within the states. Repeal of this destructive, discriminatory legislation is important to the welfare and economic growth of the entire nation. Every union member shbuld line up be­ hind 'the AFL-CIO and let his congressman know how he feels toward such anti-union legis­ lation. Section 14(b) must go—for the good of all. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource March 5, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO CALLS ON PRESIDENT JOHNSON TO SAVE U.S. SHIPPING SEAFARER TEAMWORK, COURAGE SAVES TWO FROM ASPHYXIATION SIU TAKES PART IN P.R.-U.S. JOINT JOB TRAINING COFERENCE CONGRESSMAN HITS MA’S FOREIGN SHIPBUILDING PLAN NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE KILLS RIGHT-TO-WORK BID AMA’S ANTI-MEDICARE PITCH LABELED ‘CYNICAL PROPAGANDA’ MARAD PLAN TO CUT SHIP AID BLASTED BEFORE PROPELLER CLUB REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S REPORT ON THE ELECTION BALLOT FOR VOTING FOR GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGION PORT PRESIDENTS – 1965-1968 INCOME TAX FILING GUIDE IOWA LABOR WINS COURT FIGHT FOR LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING ‘TRUTH’ BILLS BEFORE SENATE HIT CONSUMER-AIMED FRAUDS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/05/1965 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. XXVII, No. 5 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log