http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/63fb8c8f8029d511028194c8d66092fc.PDF 513575351f26628c4e1c5c8930ea838e PDF Text Text SEAFARERS ;i* ; i LOG OFFICIAL ORQAM OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO i SlU Awards Five $6,000 Scholarships 196S SIU COLLEGE .Story On Page 3 SIU Taximen Sink Chicago Teamsters 2-1 story On Page 2 i!i^ I'lf SCHOLARSHIPS fc AWARDED S SlUNA Convention Slated From May 26 To June 1 in Washington-Union Goafs, Labor Issues On Agenda (•iiiiiSl® Story On Page 3 rt'i j., .! i" 5 Seafarers I Added To SIU TPension Ranks 1(1 Senate Bill Would Speed Modernization Of U.S. Tramp, Bulk And Domestic Fleets Labor Urges Fast Passage Of Medicare BIN In Senate ^Story On Page 16 .Story on Page 24 story on Page 7 m .A SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN Annual Report SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN Annual Report Filed With the New York State Insurance Department Filed With the New York State Insurance Department v., Pago 18 1( Page 17 �SEAFARERS Page Two Mar 14. 196S LOG By Paul Hall Right Wing Fights 14B Repeal The Big Business-Right Wing anti-labor coalition is gathering its strength and money for a iast-ditch fight to prevent repeal of Section T4(B) of the Taft-Hartley Act. One of the authors of this anti-labor legis­ lation, Fred Hartley, who is now associated with various right-wing extremist groups, is himself on the stump again trying, to preserve Sec­ tion 14(B) of his anti-labor "baby." This is the section of the TaftHartley act which allows states to pass so-called "right-to-work" legisla­ tion. These groups are well-heeled, well organized and possess a deepseated hatred of labor. They are certain to make a lot of noise in the weeks to come with their hate-filled radio broadcasts, anti-labor news­ paper advertisements, and "canned" editorials planted in local news­ papers across the country. Chicago taxi workers and Seafarers celebrate the 2-to-l victory of the SlU-affiliated Demo­ cratic Union Organizing Committee Local 777 over the Teamsters in a recent NLRB election. Joining in the celebration are Earl (Bull) Shepard, SlU Atlantic Coast Vice President (second from the left); Dominic Abate, SlUNA vice president and president of the Transportation Services and Allied Workers District, (third from the left); Paul Hall, SlUNA president, (sec­ ond from the right); and Everett Clark, president of DUOC Local 777 (far right, next to Hall). Hoffa-Glimco Defeated In NLRB Vote SlU Chicago Taxi Union Routs Teamsters 2-To-i CHICAGO—Taxi workers of the SIUNA-affiliated Democratic Union Organizing Com­ mittee Local 777 buried a Teamster raid attempt beneath an avalanche of votes in a recent NLRB election here. Cab drivers and inside workers from the Yellow and Checker Cab companies voted 3,081, or"*" over two-to-one for DUOC Lo­ gifts from an emiployer whom his its membership in the" last three years. cal 777 of the SlUNA Trans­ union had under contract. portation Services and Allied Workers District to 1,612 for the Teamsters. The impressive DUOC victory had national significance since Teamsters international president James Hoffa had campaigned actively and staked his prestige on a victory for Teamster Local 777, Taxicab Drivers, Maintenance and Garage Employees. The cab work­ ers heavily rejected this union which is led by Joseph P. (Joey) Glimco, who is now under Federal indictment for violations of the Taft-Hartley Law. Glimco is charged with accepting an expen­ sive Jaguar sports car and other Over 80 percent of the 6,000 taxi workers, representing four separate bargaining units, voted in the hard-fought election. A third union appearing on the ballot, the in­ dependent Chicago Cab Drivers Union, received 33 votes. "No Union" received 21 ballots, and there were 157 challenged votes and 62 voided ballots. Contract Next The DUOC president de­ clared that the next job for the local was to negotiate a new contract with significant wage and welfare gains for the 6,000 employees of the Yellow and Checker Cab companies. Although the outlook is good for repeal of 14(B), we must not become over confident. These anti-labor groups are tough, competent, dirty figfiters who will spare no effort or leave any trick antried to save 14(B). Every American trade-unionist must get into th.e fight to erase this antilabor legislation from the books. Wherever this right wing, "right-to-work" propaeanda none up Amer­ ican trade-union members must counter it with the truth. One of the most effective ways they have at their disposal to help defeat 14(B) is to write to their congressmen and make their feelings known. This can be especially effective when employed by those trade-union members living in "right-to-work" states. The whole American labor movement must get in there and fight against 14(B), because every anti-labor, right wing extremist will be in there fighting for it—and they cannot be al­ lowed to succeed. Expanded Anti-Poverty War Gets Full AFL-CIO Support "We are Jiere to support with all our vigoi^' Administration proposals to expand and improve the anti-poverty program "so that it can more effectively do its job," AFL-CIO President George Meany declared in tes-4^ timony prepared for the House and administration of progarms, Anti-Poverty subcommittee. he said, "creates some problems Backing legislation sponsored by Chairman Adam Clayton Pow­ ell (D-N.Y.) of the full Education & Labor Committee, Meany point­ ed out that "for generations" the primary goal of American trade unions had been "the elimination of poverty and the improvement of conditions of work and life." The DUOC victory represented the second time the SIUNADrivers from the Checker TS&AW local defeated the HoffaCompany gave 1,337 votes to Glimco Teamster embine. Mem­ DUOC and 712 to the Team­ bers of the local voted themselves sters. Checker garage workers out of the Teamsters and into voted 132 for the TS&AW DUOC Local 777 in a 1961 NLRB local and 30 for the Teamsters. election in a campaign which was Yellow Cab drivers gave There has been progress to­ marred by acts of violence com­ DUOC 1,437 votes to 846 for ward the goal, he acknow­ mitted by the hoodlums in Glimthe Teamsters. DUOC received ledged, "but the extent of co's local. Shortly after that elec­ 175 votes from Yellow Cab destitution still remaining is tion, the DUOC voted to affiliate garage employees to 24 for the shocking." May 14,1965 Vol. XXVII, No. 10 with the newly formed Trans­ Teamster local. portation Services and Allied Official Publication of the SlUNA About 35 million Americans, or Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes & Inland Waters DUOC Local 777 had the active Workers District of the SlUNA. one-fifth of our population, are in District. AFL-CIO support of AFL-CIO President the "poverty class" according to Eiecutiue Board George Meany, who wrote every the yardstick used last year by PAUL HALL, President member of the local, urging them CAL TANNER EAFL SHEPABD President Johnson, he pointed out. to maintain their affiliation with Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President Moreover, he observed, a recent LINDSEV WILLIAMS the federation's family of unions. Ax KERR Social Security Administration An Executive Board mo­ Vice-President Sec.-Treas. In addition to support from the study revealed that counting such tion clarifying when as­ AL TANNER ROB. A. MATTHEWS SlUNA, assistance to DUOC was factors as varying family size, Vice-President Vice-President sessments are due and pay­ also rendered by the regional HERBERT BRAND "about 50 million Americans, oneable has been approved by AFL-CIO office, ILA Local 19, the Director of Organizing and quarter of the population," could the membership at regular Publications American Federation of State, be said to "live within the, bleak meetings. Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst. County and Municipal Employees circle of poverty or at least hover Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: and the Marine Engineers Bene­ The motion provides that ROBERT ABONSON. PETE CARMEN; ROBERT around its edge." And of this MILGROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. ficial Association. commencing with the year total, he emphasized, "22 million 1966, all annual assessments Other important support for the are young children." shall be due^and payable at SIUNA-affiliated taxi local came "We are encouraged by the the same time as the first from U.S. Senator Paul Douglas imagination and vigor that have quarter's dues in each year (D.-Ill.) All four of Chicago's characterized" the anti-poverty are payable as per the con­ daily newspapers supported DUOC program so far, Meany said, and stitution. With regard to the Published biweekly at the headquarters In the election. of the Seafarers International Union, At­ he discounted controversies over 1965 assessments, they are lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Everett (Red) Clark, president its administration as mere "grow­ District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, due and payable no later Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYacinth 9.-6600. of the Democratic Union Organiz­ ing pains" that come naturally than the. time when third Second class postage paid at the Post ing Committee Local 777, at­ with a "novel and difficult effort." Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act quarter dues are due and tributed the victoiy to the gains of Aug. 24. 1912. payable, July 1, 1965. The introduction of "new people 120 the union had won from the com­ with new ideas" into the planning panies and services it had provided SEAFAEEBS LOG Clarification of acceptance, accommodation and adjustment." These "new people," he pointed out, include represen­ tatives of "minority groups, organ­ ized labor and the poor them­ selves." "But such inherent diffi­ culties," he declared, "must not be permitted to deflect the top administrators from the basic essential principle — that the planning and ad­ ministrations should include adequate representation" from such groups. ik Turning to the specific provi­ sions of the legislation, Meany made these points: The $1.5 billion authorization proposed for fiscal 1966 "for thou­ sands of projects to help millions of Americans in need" would pro­ vide an outlay of "less than threetenths of 1 percent of our Gross National Product." It is "hardly extravagant," he commented. • A series of technical amend­ ments, designed to increase the effectiveness of programs already under way, offers "realistic" im­ provements. Extension Backed He also endorsed the proposal to continue basic authorizations through fiscal 1967 and to extend 90 percent federal financing of anti-poverty projects through that period. "There is no doubt that the (Continue^, oh page 13) I �M»T 14. 1865 SEAFARERS t*te tbni LOG SlUNA To Set Cknls Seafarer^ 4 SIU Children At Convention Slated Awarded '65 Scholarships To Begin On May 26 NEW YORK — One Seafarer and the children of four Seafarers have been named as the winners of $6,000 Seafarer college scholarships for the year 1965. The awards will enable the winners to pursue four years of study at any col­ lege or university in the^^ diploma, but he diligently University by majoring In phi­ U.S. or its possessions in managed to achieve the eame losophy. whatever academic field end by passing the necessary A panel of six prominent WASHINGTON—The Twelfth Biennial Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America will be held Wednesday, May 26 to Tuesday, June 1, 1965 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616' Rhode Island Ave--*the winners decide to follow. exams for an equivalency certicate by studying with the nue, N.W. Washington, D.C. Winners of this year's schol D-8; Joseph DiGiorgio, D-2; Frank United States Armed Forces Delegations representing Drozak, D-22; Paul Drozak, D-180; arships are: Institute while serving in the SIUNA affiliates from the U.S., Norman W. DuBois, D-475; Ernesto Seafarer Arturo Castro, 27, U.S. Army. Canada, Alaska and In the Carib­ V. Erazo, E-34; John Fay, F-363; Houston, Texas. Seeing a need for more qualified bean are scheduled to attend what Leon Hall, H-125: Paul Hall, H-1; Anthony E. Cernosek, son lawyers in the U.S., Castro is Is expected to bo the largest William Hall, H-272; WUliam Jen­ SIUNA convention ever held. Representing more than 80,000 members of the 33 SIUNA af­ filiated unions, delegates will meet at the convention to discuss and act upon matters affecting the International, the U.S. labor move­ ment the maritime Industry, and the crafts and Industries repre­ sented by SIU affiliates. They will also decide future International policies and hear reports on union progress. kins, J-78; Anthony Kastina, K-0; A1 Kerr, K-7; E. B. McAuley, M-20; Robert Matthews, M-1; Frank Mongelli, M-1111; Edward Mooney, M-7; Louis Neira, N-1; Earl Sihepard, S-2; Gordon Spencer, 8-1162; Freddie Stewart, S-8; A1 Tanneis T-12: Cal Tanner, T-l; Keith Terpe, T-3; Lindsey J. Williaims, W-1; Steven Zubovich, Z-18. of Seafarer An­ ton B. Cernosek, Gfilveston, Texas. Linda J. Schwarmann, daughter of Seafarer A. J. Schwarmann, Leonia,New Jer­ sey. interested in studying law, and is considering the possibility of being of use to the American labor movement by practicing la'^or law. He hopes to pursue his studies at the South Texas College of Law at Houston. To Study Math Anthony E. Cernosek, 18, is a senior at Kirwin High School. He hopes to attend Rice University and plans to major in mathematics with hopes of making computer technology his profession. His father has been a member of the SIU for several years. Linda J. Schwarmann, 18, is planning a future as an historical educators met here this month to study the records the candidates and recommend the winners for trustee action. As in previoua yean, alternate winners were recommended in the event that one or more of James Schmidt, Anthony & Anton Cernosek A. Castro gon Q{ seafarer the winners Is not able to use The final report of the Great Joseph Schmidt, Chicago, Illinois. the award. This year's alter­ Lakes District nominating com­ Peter J. Bakarich, Jr., son of nates are Ronald G. Maxey, Convention delegates will mittee was presented and ap­ Seafarer Peter Bakarich, Boonton, son of Seafarer Gdy C. Maxey be representing deep sea Sea­ proved at the regular membership New Jersey. of Nederland, Texas and Al­ farers, tug and other inland meeting of the Great Lakes Dis­ The SIU scholarship plan bert Bednan, son of Seafarer water boatmen, railroad trict on April 19, 1965. has been' operated on an an­ Ludwig Bednan, Crown Point, marine tug and dredgemen, nual basis for the past 12 Indiana. fishermen, cannery workers, The convention, whioh'^ is slated years and is recognized as one and workers employed in the for the full week of May 26-June 1, The prominent educators who of the most liberal no-stringstransportation services and is expected to hear a number of served on the College Scholarship attached programs of its kind. allied industrial crafts. speakers representing the marlAdvisory Committee are: Dr. EiSeafarers and their children wood C. Kastner, Dean of RegisOn April 19, in all-port elections, time industry, the organized labor are eligible to compete. delegates to the SIUNA Conven­ movement and the government The children of SIU members tion from the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes during its daily sessions. have been awarded 40 of the 63 and Inland Waters District were Full details of the reports, re­ awards made to date. SIU men chosen and certified. solutions and actions of the con­ have received 23 of the college The AGLIWD delegates are; vention will be carried in the next scholarships. George Dacken, D-26: Rex Dickey, issue of The LOG. Linda & A. J. Schwarrmann Bom in Galveston, Seafarer Castro sails in the engine researcher, specializing in Amer­ ican history. Presently a senior at Leonia High School, Linda hopes to continue her academic studies at Peter J. & Peter Bakarich Drew University. tration and Financial Aid, New A future in teaching is a strong York University; Dr. Bernard P. possibility for James Schmidt, 17, Ireland, Regional Director of the who is presently completing his Entrance Examination senior year at St. Michael Catholic College High School. Ha hopes to complete Board; Dr. Richard M. Keefe, Di­ his liberal arts education at St. rector of Admissions, St. Louis University; Dr. Charles D. O'ConJames & Joseph Schmidt Mary's College. nell. Director of Admissions, Uni­ MONTREAL—A full-scale campaign to make life safer for department. He joined the Peter J. Bakarich, Jr., 17, who is versity of Chicago; Miss Edna SIU at Houston in 1960, and presently in his abnior year of Newby, Assistant Dean, Douglass Canadian merchant seamen on Canada's coastal and inland recently shipped with Seastudy at Morris Catholio High College, New Brunswick, N. J.; and waters was announced today by Leonard J. McLaughlin, Land Service. He never re­ School, hopes to continue his Dr. F. D. Wilkinson of Howard ceived a formal high school studies in Theology at Seton Hall University, Washington, D. C. president of the Seafarers In-^ ternnational Union of Canada. inland waters across Canada. McLughlin contends that this McLaughlin said that a pre­ accident rate could be reduced if liminary brief has already been submitted to the Canadian Gov­ Federal standards were establish­ ernment in Ottawa and that the ed governing the number and Union is presently preparing a qualifications of unlicensed crew­ more detailed brief for submission men. Such qualifications, he points to Canadian Minister of Transport out, exist in the British Shipping Act. But in Canada, because of Pickersgill. the absence of l^ederal regulations, Law Revisions the Union has been obliged to act The SIU, McLaughlin said, is as its own policeman of safety seeking revisions of the Canada conditions, and has been able to Shipping Act, which at present assure only those safety conditions does not specify the qualifications it has managed to obtain through for, or number of, unlicensed per­ collective bargaining. Any ship­ sonnel which a Canadian ship­ owner, however, is free to resist owner must employ aboard his higher standards, since there is no law which says he must do vessels. ' otherwise. As a result, the Union McLaughlin believes that revi­ president claims, the Great sion of the Canada Shipping Act Lakes and St. Lawrence River would not only help to save the are among the most dangerous lives of Canadian seamen, but waterways in the world, with significantly re d u c e insurance respect to accidents. underwriting costs. This view is supported by Cana­ Insurance statistics support this dian Department of Transport point and the Canadian Board of The Seafarers Scholarship Advisory Committee reviews scholarship applications for 1965. statistics which show at total of Marine Underwriters has, in fact, Advisory Committee members are (l-r) Dr. Elwood C. Kastner, Dean of Registration and 159 accidents on the Lakes and recently expressed to the Minister Financial Aid, New York University; Dr. Richard M. Keefe, Director of Admissions, St. Louis St. Lawrence during 1963, and of Transport its "deep concern" more than 200 in 1964. University; Miss Edna Newby, Assistant Dean, Douolass College, Brunswick, N.J., Dr. Charles for the heavy casualties on the During 1964 alone, McLaughlin river and lakes, and has urged the D. O'Connor; Director of Admissions, University of Chicago; Dr. Bernard P. Ireland, Regional pointed out, 20 SIU seamen were Department of Transport to cnDirector of the College Entrance Examination Board and Dr. F. D. Wilkenson of Howard killed in accidents on coastal and duct an investigation. University, Washington, D.C. GLD Approves Nominees SIU Of Canada Campaigns For New Safety Law �I/. Page i^ow S^E A F A R E'lf S m A. m I Hartley Still Fights For 14(B) Taft-Hartley Bill Author On Right-Vting Payroll WASHINGTON—The surviving co-author of the labor-baiting Taft-Hartley Act is back pitching for the extreme right groups who are making a desperate effort to save T-H's Section 14(b), the last prop of the crumbling "right-to-work" law structure. Fred A. Hartley Jr., who they all "pull together" on a na­ Hartley and his fellow rightists. teamed up with the late Sena­ tionwide basis, they can stop "the tor Robert A. Taft in sponsor­ new power grabs by the unions." The rightists, like Hartley who By Earl fBull) Shepard, Vice-President. Atlantic Seafarers Pitch in On Cabbie Beef Headquarters is back to normal again this week after our successful victory In the tax! drivers NLRB election In Chicago. Many of the familiar faces around the New York hall traveled out to the Windy City to help DUOC Local 777, Transportation Services and Allied Workers District of the SIUNA, score an impressive victory over Jimmy Hoffa and Joey Glimco's Teamster crowd. We wouldn't know where to start in offering our thanks to our New York brothers who ing the bill drafted by anti-union He then solicits "small" contribu­ display such an alarmed attitude tocdc part in the campaign, so we'll have to settle for a' big vote of forces, has been eolleoting money tions from them to continue the at "union power," seem to have thanks to every last one of them. and promises from businessmen in fight. When taking the contribu­ unlimited funds to fight against . New faces around the hall during the last two weeks include an effort to head off the rising tions, he tells businessmen they labor. The yearly advertising Ange Panagoponlos, Mike Diamantis, Alfred Salem, Teddy Nielsen, anti-14(b) sentiment in Congress. are tax-deductible. budget of one major U.S. manu­ Jerry Vlachos, Rafael Caraballo and Gus Katrakis. Most of the boys facturer is greater than the say they are waiting for the right ship to come along for their next trip. The rightwing Republican This last statement reflects combined assets of all the labor lawmaker, who gave up his Hartley's the-ends-justifies-the- unions in the country. ' John Devine put in an appearance after laying up the Andrew New Jersey Congressional seat means attitude to obtain his ques­ Jackson. John has been telling his New York brothers that he is getting in 1948, is working for an out­ tionable goals. In point of fact, While acting as the unselfish his fishing pole into shape and has been asking around for some fit called American Small Thomas E. Harris, Associate Gen­ friend of American laboring men, company on his angling expeditions. He claims he knows the best Business Organizations. The eral Counsel of the AFL-CIO, was the rightwing, anti-union forces flying holes in the New York area and guarantees success for all ASBO is helping to lead the quoted In the April 30 issue of the manage to mount high-price cam­ comers. -f fight for the retention of the LOG as stating that such contribu­ paigns to return workers to the Boston the SIU medical director, has been open shop system in the 19 tions are not tax deductible under days when they only had their Shipping has been quiet up in in town making final arrangements states where it still exists. any circumstances. This is another unselfish" employers to count on, Boston lately, but reports indicate Hartley has floated from one sorry example of the typically and no unions to give them that it should pick up in the com­ to get the new Union clinic in deceptive tactics employed by (strength. rightist organization to another in ing weeks. Tom Fleming, who re­ good working order. The new the 17 years since he left Congress, cently got off the Mount Washing­ clinic is located at 815 Wainwhen in 1950, he formed his own ton where he sailed as an AB, has wr ght, in the neighborhood of the unsuccessful rlghtwing political been telling everyone around the Norfolk hall. organization. hall that he'll miss the old floating Jim Spencer, who has been sail­ hotel. Tom looks forward to spend­ R-T-W Advocate ing some time with his family ing as bosun on the Alcoa Mariner In 1955, he uecame the first now. Kenneth LaRose is proudly for the last 18 months, finally got president of the "National Right to displaying his FFD slip and is off to take a well deserved re.st. Work Committee," his name dis­ WASHINGTON — The Interstate Commerce Commission appearing from the organization's has begun hearing final arguments on the bid by the United trying to hunt up a good coast Ciaud Denny recently had to leave letterhead in 1958. Hartley's ap­ States Freight Company to acquire the SlU-contracted Sea- hugger. His last ship was the Sea the Eagle Traveler to go home and Pioneer. take care of his sick mother. An­ pointment to the ASBO was an­ train Lines, one of the nation's other SIU veteran who popped nounced by the public relations Raymond Davis stopped by the ICC in favor of the effort by United firm of Wilson E. Hamilton and major coastal and intercoastal States Freight to buy Seatrain. He hall recently on his way to New into the hall recently is Lacy Walker who piled off the Steel Associates. water carriers. said that the sale, if approved, Hampshire where he'll be spending Executive to take advantage of the some time with the home folks. He The Hamilton organization took The freight company has been would be beneficial to U.S.-flag care of the fund-raising chores for seeking ICC permission to buy Sea- shipping by providing more exten­ last sailed as FWT on the Steel spring weather down in North the National Right to Work Com­ train for more than a year. All sive coastal and intercoastal service Admiral. William McKeon is hold­ Carolina. Ezekiel Daniels reports mittee. A Better Business Bureau eleven Interstate Commerce Com­ and would provide more jobs for ing down the hall as he keeps his that it will be a long time before weather eye peeled for a good he gets a floating palace as good report issued in 1961 said the missioners were present to hear the seamen. as the Acbilles which is now laid coastal run. Hamilton firm had received a fee final oral arguments. Lasham Car­ United States Freight pioneered up in Baltimore. of $3,000 monthly and a one-third tage, a wholly-owned subsidiary of in the use of "piggyback" service, Baltimore commission on the dues Oif mem­ United States Freight, is the actual in which loaded trucks are carried Puerto Rico Shipping is expected to pick up bers it recruited. buyer. on railroad flat cars to railheads in Baltimore in the next couple of In an important decision that "Power Grab" Last year, SIU vice - president near their final destination, and weeks as the Andrew Jackson and could aid Puerto Rican shipping. Hartley tells business that If Earl Shepard testified before the then driven on the last lap'. "Fishy- Portmar get ready to crew up. The Governor Sanchez ordered four back" operations, where mail ship­ SIU has been supporting the members of his cabinet to start ments to the Caribbean travel by Newspaper Guild's strike against planning an island-based shipping rail to Miami to be loaded on the Sun papers with both picketing operation which would serve the sbips, have also been coordinated help and a coffee wagon. After Caribbean. In order to put this by the company. Seatrain takes the other newspaper unions project into actual operation, part in audh operations, hauling honored the Guild picket lines, plans for adequate export financ­ railroad cars to San Juan. Baltimore's other paper, the News ing must be drawn up. The gov­ American, s t o p i e d publishing, ernment is expected to give some leaving the city with no daily or kind of incentive aid to the new Sunday papers. fleet which will be privately-owned Harold Thomas has been watch­ and operated. ing the board for a Far East run. The island's shipping industry Fred Vykruta, who has been was optimistic this week over shipping with the SIU for 20 years, news that the SIU - contracted says he is waiting for a quarter­ South Atlantic and Caribbean master's job. Another familiar, ROANOKE, Va.—American ex- face around the Baltimore hall is Lines, operators of the M. V. porta of coal to Japan and the Jim Slaven who is spending some Floridian, will put the world's coimtries that make up the Euro­ time with his family while the largest aluminum hull ocean-go­ pean Common Market will con­ Marymar lays up for repairs. ing ship into operation in early tinue to grow over the next ten Slaven declares he's sold on inter­ 1966. The new vessel, which will years, according to a study just coastal runs since he gets more be used in service between Florida and Puerto Rico, will be 226 feet released by the Stanford Research time with his wife and child. long, have a speed of 15 knots and Institute. Philadelphia will have a 40-van capacity. The Common Market nations and Shipping has picked up consider­ On the Puerto Rican labor front, Japan are currently responsible for more than 80 percent of United ably In Philadelphia and is ex­ negotiations are continuing in the States coal exports. A great part pected to remain at a fair level two-week-old strike at the Com­ of that coal moves overseas throu^ during the coming month. Sea­ monwealth Oil Refinery in Guaythe Norfolk-Hampton Roads port farers in the Philadelphia hall are anilla. The refinery workers are waiting to get the good news from represented by the Oil, Chemical area. Fred Israel who is due to become and Atomic Workers, AFL-CIO. The Common Market — West a father soon. Fred and Raoul Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Cabrera recently piled off the The Puerto Rico Federation of Holland and Luxembourg — and Geneva. Raoul has been raving Municipal Employees has charged Japan are expected to import 26.8 about the feeding on the Geneva that city workers in Ponce are the million metric tons of coal from and says he will try and catch her worst paid on the Island. the U.S. in 1965. By 1970, the total when she comes around again. Shipping appears to be pretty should reach 37.1 million metric William Carney who recently got good in Puerto Rico at present. tons yearly. The Increase in U.S. off the Ocean Ulla to spend some Oldtimers around the hall are coal exports is expected to create a time with his family, drops into Julio Colon, Rafael Molina, Efrain larger need for buHc carrying the hall occasionally. ^ierra and Roberto Principe. sihips. Another SIU rail tugman joined the SlU-RMR pension roster Norfolk The SIU has recommended to «s Ephriam V. Jones (left) received his first reguiar $150 Congress that the government take The shipping outlook in Norfolk monthly pension check from RMR regional director G. P: steps to build a modern U.S.-flag is expected to remain lair for the McGinty. Jones, who worked aboard rail tugs of the Pennfleet of bulk carriers to meet the next few weeks, since several coal syivenle RaitroaJ fleet, is presently a resident of New York growing needs of raw material ships are scheduled to pay off in but plans to make sunny Florida his permanent home transport around the world. the near future. Dr. Joseph Logue, ICC Studies U.S. Freight's Bid To Buy Seatrain Lines Rail Tug Pensioner U.5. Coal Exports Increasing �M«r 14. im SEAFARERS LOG Vu* Il»f Senator Harrison Williamt C/rgei Passage By Cal Tanner. Executive Vice-President Runaways Show False Patriotism The runaway-flax operators are attemptinx to play both sides of the street axaln. Unpatriotic when It comes to paylnx U.S. taxes and malntalnlnx American wage and working standards aboard their ships, they wave the American flag whenever they feel their financial inter­ ests threatened. In a statement presented to the Joint Economic Committee of Congress recently, the SIU said that savings could be made in the cost of moving government-generated cargoes by the building of a modern U.S.-fiag fleet of bulk carriers. To the runaway-flag operators, now banded together in a front group called, cynically enough, the "American Committee for Flags of Necessity," the SIU's proposal appeared to be a threat to their fat bankbooks. To meet the "threat," the runaway-operators revved up their well-oiled publicity machine. Their claim is that there are plenty of bulk carriers and tankers under "American control" and that, of course, the U.S. does not need any more. It is the same phony argument they have been using for years. What is phony about it is the fact that the runaway-flag ships that fly the ensigns of Panama, Liberia and Honduras are under al^t as much "effective control" by the U.S. as is the Russian merchant fleet. They pay no taxes to the U.S. and do not come under the regulations governing the safe and efficient operation of U.S.-fiag ships. They are registered in small countries in explosive parts of the world. The recent troubles in the Dominican Republic and Panama have amply demonstrated how political fortunes can change virtually overnight. There is no guarantee that any of the ships of the runaway-flag fleet will be available to the U.S. in the event of emergency. Further, they represent a continuing drain on U.S. resources. Most are built overseas, all are crewed with poorly paid foreign seamen, and the profits they make are, to a great degree, reinvested overseas in more ships or, if owned by our major oil companies, in foreign business expansion. In short, the runaway flag not only con­ tributes nothing to the American economy, it helps to sap it at a time when the nation is in the midst of a serious balance of payments problem. The only justification for the runaway-flag is in the profits it rolls up for its owners. That these same men should spout off about the service they are doing for their counti-y by denying jobs to American workers and evading U.S. taxes is little short of ridiculous. The proposal made by the SIU would strengthen the position of bulk carriei-s in the tramp trade, not only creating more jobs for U.S. seamen, but also strengthening the American merchant marine generally. This is what the runaway-flag operators fear most. They currently have their cake and eat it too. They want to keep it like that, and they see any proposal to build up the American-flag merchant fleet as a danger to themselves. The SIU, along with other segments of maritime labor and industry, has also proposed that the funds for the construction of a new U.S.-fiag bulk carrier fleet come out of taxes raised from the earnings of the runaway-flag fleet. If these operators are as patriotic as they claim to be, they would not mind paying U.S. taxes. New 'Rules Of Road' Approved For Ships NEW YORK—^Beginning in September, helmsmen around the globe will be steering by a revised set of road rules that have been standardized so that three blasts on the horn means the same thing in the Indian Ocean as it does in the Mis­ Rivers Rules. If agreement can be reached on changes, the Coast sissippi River. The new navigation laws were drawn up by an international con­ ference in 1960, to be put into full effect this year. Generally, the revised rules update those drawn up in 1948. There are a few new wrinkles, however. To acquaint marine:.s with the changes which they may expect, the U.S. Coast Guard is sponsor­ ing a conference in Washington later this month. Those who at­ tend will make up a maritime ad­ visory group to be called the Rules of the Road Coordinating Panel. Eliminate Conflicts The purpose of the panel will be to eliminate as many as possible of the conflicting U.S. running rules so that American-flag ships will be better able to slip smoothly into the new interna­ tional procedures. The panel's job will not be an easy one. American maritime rules are divided into sometimes confusing geographic areas — Inland Rules, Great Lakes Rules and Western Guard will forward the proposal to the Congress for action. As an example of the conflictinx rules now existing, ex­ perts cited the case of a ship entering the Mississippi from deep water in the Gulf. In deep water, three whistle blasts mean that the ship is going astern. Under the Iniand Rules, which apply as far as New Orleans, it means the ship is proceeding full speed astern. Past New Orleans, where the Western Rivers Rules are in effect, three blasts could mean a variety of things— a vessel in fog, a vessei ap­ proaching a blind bend or a downbound vessel with a tow demanding right of way. In another instance, maneuver­ ing signals are prohibited inter­ nationally and under the Inland Rules unless the vessels are in visual sight of each other. On the Great Lakes, however, ma­ neuvering signals are allowed, even in dense fog. Federal Anti-Scab Bill Introduced By Senator Senator Harrison A. Williams has introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate to outlaw tha use of professional strikebreakers. Many municipalities and some states already prohibit tha hiring of paid scabs, but the New Jersey Democrat believes that Federal action is necessary. In a speech on the Senate^ there was, the more money they by use of physical force . . . and floor, he termed his proposed could make. In other Instances, to create a disorderly situation of ban on professional strike­ the companies themselves ordered such proportions that the armed breaking an "aid to the decent the violence, in order to "dis­ Intervention of the state would citizenry of this country." credit strikers, break their morale be required to suppress it." The Williams proposal pro­ vides that "any person who recruits, solicits or advertises for a person to take the place in employment of an employee or employees en­ gaged In a labor dispute af­ fecting Interstate commerce By At Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer . . . shall be fined not more than 85.000 or Imprisoned for One of the most popular benefits among SIU members is the $800 not more than two years, or annual Seafarers Vacation benefit. Many newcomers to the Union may both." not be aware that it was the SIU that pioneered the effort to guarantee Thugs-for-hire, along with labor- regular vacations for the professional seaman. spies and other assorted laborThe gains brought about by the SIU's type of vacation plan can be finks, have been traditional weap­ plainly seen when they are compared with the vacation arrangements ons in the strike-busting arsenals contained in union contracts 14 years ago. In those days a typical of anti-union companies. vacation contract clause ruled that a Seafarer had to work one full year "For nearly a century, the vio­ on the same ship, for the same employer, to get one week's vacation. lence and intimidatibn which have Since the average Seafarer ordinarily works for a number of different attended the use of professional employers during a single year, he usually ends up on the short end , strikebreakers have aroused the as far as vacation is concerned under that type of arrangement. conscience of the Congress and Today, more than 13 years after the inauguration of the vacation the country," Senator Williams de­ plan, a Seafarer knows he can collect this important benefit no matter clared. how many employers he has worked for, and regardless of how many He than documented, with de­ ships he has sailed on. This means that the Seafarer doesn't have to tailed references, the history of worry about staying aboard a single ship for a full year for a single legislative and federal investiga­ employer in order to receive his vacation benefit. tions into scab-inflicted terror and One of the SIU vacation plan's most significant aspects is that a brutality. Union member knows he can collect his $800 a year vacation for a year's seatime, or a prorata share 4.. Strikers Killed thereof for each 90 days of seaAn important requirement In 1892, Williams recalled, both time. which should be kept in mind by the Senate and the House Since the first vacation agree­ members eligible to collect the launched an investigation into the excesses of professional strike­ ment was signed in 1951, vaca­ vacation benefit is that discharges breakers hired by the Carnegie tions have come to be a feature necessary to prove eligibility, must Steel Company at Homestead, Pa. of which every Union member be presented within one year In that dispute, Pjnkerton strike­ takes advantage. The SIU vaca­ from the date of payoff in order breakers fired on and killed a tion plan has paid out over $30 to collect vacation benefits for the, million to Seafarers since the in­ time submitted. number of innocent strikers. ception to the plan. In the event that a member In 1909 the House Committee The Seafarers Vacation Plan starts a trip holding Coast Guard on Labor denounced the use of provides an annual benefit of $800 discharges that total less than 90 scab violence in a strike at the for 365 days of seatime or $200 days of seatime which are less Pressed Car Company's plant at for every 90 days an SIU member than a year old, they will be hon­ McKees Rocks, Pa. works for a covered employer or ored at the end of the voyage, Federal Agencies Investigated employers. An important advant- even though more than a year's the employment of company-paid tage of the plan is that a member time may have elapsed. However, hooligans in the 1913 strike of is not required to payoff a ship to the eligible member must present Michigan copper miners; in the collect the benefit. his accumulated discharges with Southern Colorado coal strike of The benefit may be paid on a his vacation claim within 90 days 1913; In the Tug River West Vir­ prorated basis for periods of sea­ after the voyage ends, or before ginia coal field in 1920; and in the time les than a year, although a he signs on another ship, which Southern Illinois coal miners minimum of 90 days is required. ever is sooner. strike of 1912. In the event a member dies or Another requirement for vaca­ retires on Union pensions, he, his tion plan eligibility that Seafarers Proesslonal Criminals "The record of these investiga­ widow, or beneficiary can receive who are shipping out should keep tions are replete with evidence the uncollected vacation benfits in mind occurs when their dis­ showing that many such pro­ he has accrued within the previ­ charges representing accumulated seatime may be more than a year fessional strikebreakers had crim­ ous 365 days. In order to collect a vacation old by the end of their voyage. In inal records," Williams declared. "The records show that they benefit, a member must present this case, the member must notify were used to stir up violence, and his Coast Guard discharges as the Vacation Plan office in writ­ that they were principally In­ proof of his accumulated seatime. ing before this seatime is actually competent drifters whose major If the discharge took place within more than one year old. Vacation utility was an effort to depress the the previous 365 days, the benefit payments will then be made when tnorale of strikers rather than to is paid for the period of the entire the members returns to the U.S. carry on the business of-an enter­ voyage, provided that there is a and formally submits his applica­ prise." minimum of 90 days of employ­ tion for benefits. ment. In its investigation of Sep­ One last reminder is necessary In counting days of seatime to for that smal group of our mem­ tember, 1936 through April, determine eligibility for the bene­ bers who file for vacation bene­ 1938, the La Foliette Commit­ fits, if a vessel is laid up for a fits and then for some reason, fail tee brought to light the strike­ period of more than 10 days and a to pick up the benefit checks. If breaking activities of such former crewmember signs on a vacation benefit check isn't citizens as "Phony Lou," again when the ship is reacti­ picked up within ,60 days after it Stinkfoot," "Weasel Benny," vated, this will be regarded as has been Issued, it is returned to "Chowderhead Chi," "Crying new employment. Nat," "Benny the Fink." and the plan office. Since most of our other underworld characters. A crewmember who Is on a ship members like to claim the bene­ The Committee found that the for more than a year, will get the fits they have coming to them use of strikebreakers and scabs full vacation benefit for the first promptly, this doesn't happen too was a major factor in picket line 365 days of seatime he puts in, often. However, when it does,, it violence. In some cases, detective and will be paid a prorated is necessary to contact the vaca­ agencies took it upon themselves amount for any addition time he tion plan office in headquarters to stir up trouble, acting on the accumulates on that ship for that to forward the check to the Un­ ion office nearest to the applicant. assumption that the more violence trip. �S^APARERS Face J <• LOG MV 14. ita (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District.) April 24 to May 7, 1965 Shipping activity slowed up a bit in the past two weeks all slowdown in activity. as 1,147 Seafarers answered job calls, compared to the There was an increase of men registering as action at 1,205 in the previous period. The shipping pace on the the shipping counters declined. The number of Seafarers east coast showed a mixed pattern as the number of job registering stood at 1,206, contrasted to 1,106 in the last calls in New York dipped slightly. Activity in Baltimore period. The dropoff in activity could also be seen in the took a sharp upturn and the number of men shipping in number of men registered on the beach totals, which Philadelphia and Jacksonville also improved over the climbed to 3,804 from the previous period's 3,666. previous two weeks. The slower pace of shipping had only a slight effect oh Job calls on the Gulf Coast were on the slow bell, the seniority situation. Class A men accounted for 51 per­ although Mobile registered a good improvement. Sea­ cent of the total of Seafarers shipping, compared to 54 farers shipping from Houston fell off sharply, and those percent in the previous two weeks. SIU men holding in New Orleans also found a downswing in the number Class B cards rose one point over the previous period to of job calls. On the West Coast, San Francisco doubled 36 percent, while the share of Class C men was up to 13 the number of SIU men shipping over the prior period, percent over the 11 percent of the prior two weeks. while activity fell off in Wilmington and Seattle. Shipping activity was also down In line with the gen­ The job breakdown picture by department showed that eral downswing. Payoffs rose to 61, compared to 47 pre­ engine department men were holdinjT t^>eir own. Deck and viously. Sign-ons remained at 43, but in-transit visits fell steward department calls dropped off following the over­ off to 100 from 122 in the previous period. Ship Acfivity Pay OfFf Sign In Ont Trans. TOTAL 0 U 4 7 3 0 3 0 7 A 5 0 2 8 0 6 4 4 3 1 3 0 3 9 2 0 2 6 3 16 6 8 5 8 S '7 5 11 16 S 3 2 3 38 14 19 11 9 11 7 15 26 23 5 7 16 TOTALS ... 61 43 100 204 letton New York .... Philadelphia .. Baltimore .... Norfolk Jackfonville .. Miami Tampa Mobile New Orieant.. Honiton Wilmington .. San Francisco. Seattle DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk ... Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 2 5 8 1 26 30 12 68 3 7 0 10 15 17 8 40 4 8 0 12 4 6 0 10 2 0 6 4 11 16 0 27 18 19 7 44 12 17 32 3 7 8 16 1 5 24 33 4 16 31 13 2 125 174 38 1 337 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 1 10 11 48 3 24 11 7 22 13 14 24 0 2 8 3 6 8 1 5 6 4 1 12 1 7 7 15 4 16 24 1 4 7 12 4 0 3 2 5 2 7 14 1 5 1 0 4 1 1 2 4. 1 6 2 9 1 3| 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 5 20 3 34 2 14 9 11 6 6 2 19 20 28 0 41 1 9 16 3 15 14 291 0 6 13 19 ! 1 16 6 23 0 8 8 16l 0 2 6 0 2 4, 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 18 24! 9 20 2 31| 3 15 4 11 1 1 15 9 16 9 5 2 6 10 2 271 2 73 54 1 143 81 81 ! 171 65 147 43 1 255i 16 9 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS AI 1 GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 S ALL 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 3 0" 41 7 2 1 28 1 2 9 0 6 48 2 6 78 100 45 35 180 14 4 24 34 66 114 0 5 6 8 26 19 5 13 1 12 6 19 6 44 0 18 7, 24 1 3 3 12 7 43 39 66 13 118 5 20 25 50 0 0 0 14 0 16, 11 0 2 14 27 0 6 10 16 2 0 0 3 3 3 15,' 5 7 3 9 0 2 8 13 12 3 0 3 2 6 2 0 3 1 3 6 0 8 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 5 34 14 5 53 37 32 73 1 7 22 4 SO 0 0 0 0 28 57 84 29 0 70 52 85 142 9 163 5 0 2 2 4 23 16 4 91 20 180 3 37 35 43 69 75 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 8 16 16 2 34 0 8 6 14 0 8 4 12 31 15 12 58, 8 22 6 36 0 11 3 14 3 4 27 1 0 10 4 16 411 21 3 40 11 8 0 19 2 21 27 1 50 255 143 50 1! 448 418 424 101 1 943 44 192 280 1 516 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS CMSS B Registered Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 3 ALL 0! 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 46 1 24 9 27 38 3 15 26 5 10 13 2 18 10 31 5 2 11 0 11 0 8 1 1 9 1 1 5 4 4 9 17 2 0 20 2 17 3 17 5 20 0 10 1 10 9 19 0 3 1 3 4- 1 6 1 3 3 0 6 0 2 1 4 2! 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 4 7 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 13 5 3 7 12 3 20 0 5 13 3 0 8 3 8 21 37 5 25 6 36 5 17 17 13 10 5 23 32 3 28 4 5 25 0 15 20 0 12 7 3 10 4 22 2 28 4 9 3 3 9 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 . 0 2 4 3 2 8 3 15 2 11 1 3 4 2 5 10 18 3 3 24 2 3 11 7 0 _ le; 2 17| 1 7 9 11 6 6 2 19 9 187 158 *34 14 74 64 1 133 20 1 91 56 11611 46 137 20 I 203 20 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 38 31 0 2 0 2 11 9 0 2 1 3 20 19 0 3 2 5 6 4 0 3 2 5 3 7 0 3 1 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 26 21 0 0 0 0 36 28 0 0 0 10 0 20 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 9 3 13 15 10 1 5 0 6 16 19 2 28 18 1 48 187 161 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 2 8 3 13 0 2 2 4 10 79 56 116 12 184 8 50 58 116 2 22 3 32 5 40 0 7 12 19 3 42 10 53 5 68 0 28 26 54 1 11 4 15 2 21 0 4 12 16 5 15 1 1 0 5 3 2 1 9 4 6 1 4 0 0 5 0 1 1 3 44 12 15 10 19 2 29 2 31 0 64 32 72 11 115 9 61 67 137 0 30 34 71 6 111 12 65 58 135 1 4 9 14 4 27, 3 6 7 16 13 38 4 21 4 29 0 4 3 7 6 41 8 17 0 25 1 4 1 6 48 1 396 176 439 54 1 669 36 246 269 1 551 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port 1-8 Bos 0 NY 7 Phil 0 Bal 1 Nor 2 Jac 1 Tarn 0 Mob 2 NO 5 Hou : 4 Wil 1 SF 4 Sea 4 31 TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1-s 3 0 0 1 2 o; 0 0 0 10 4 5 18' 4 3 14 261 1 2 2 1 5 0 1 3 4 1 18! 0 5 5 7 0 7 7i 1 7, 2 4 0 1 0 7 9, 0 0 " 2i 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 2 9 1 3 0 4 0 2 3 14 0 5 4 0 10 10 3 47 2 6 11 25 4 41 47, 1 18 3 2 7 1 10 14 1 5 0 1 2 4 0 0 3 3 0 3 3 18 8 2 8 0 6 2 3 7 17 26 1 5 15 2 3 186 40 13 16 122 52 ~63 1 1 151 15 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 2 0, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1 6 6 10 2 11 14 7 0 5 0 1 3 1 2 11 2 5 1 4 13 2 9 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 4 3 17 1 7 4 0 13 14 29 0 8 4 16 2 21 23 4 15 0 1 9 1 10 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 4 11 241 2 0 8 10 7l 3 0 5 1 1 13 9 j 41 24 62 1 142 10 12 91-1 113 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS I 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 26 14 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 5 5 11 13 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 17 14 0 0 0 0 29 23 0 0 2 2 15 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 24 25 24 10 0 1 7 8 7 13 1 3 44 1 48 42 113 C 0 4 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 25 8 48 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP ALL 1-8 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 0 2 3 2 7 14 0 3 3 44 28 59 33 80 200 6 13 4« 65 10 3 11 5 7 26 1 1 9 11 29 13 27 11 29 80, 5 4 35 44 5 3 4 2 3 12, 1 0 12 13 9, 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 2 4 6 1 2 2 3 8! 1 1 1 3 31 12 19 9 20 60' 3 1 15 19 52 29 40 23 74 166 10 8 117 133 28 13 43 13 25 94 10 7 40 57 2 3 1 6 7 17, 2 11 1 8 59 8 9 5 7 29 2 1 4 7 28 4 6 5 7 22 1 5 18 24 1 303 120 "225" 117 269 1 731' 43 41 310 I 394 SUMMARY -- !«• DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered Registered SHIPPED1 ... SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B \ CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 125 174 38 I 337 9' "si "sf I 171 r255 16 73 54 1 143 _2__21_27J_50 255_J43 50|448 418 424 101|943; 44 192 280|516 203: JO 74 64 | 158, 34_1~33 20 | 187: 14 91 58 | 161 2__J8_18 I 48 187 162" 48 |"396ll76 439 54|669 36 "246""269|551 83 40 63 ,I 186,, 13 16 122 |15li 56 "24 62_ I 142: l"0 12 91. I 113 _1 254 351 121 j 726i 42 171 267 ] 480 155 304 125 1 584 40 176 201 j 417' 5 3 _44 i 48:142 113 48 f303 345 117 269 731 43"~ 41 310 I 394' 52 89|146 584 417 146 11147 939 iSSO 424 |2343 123 7479 859~|1461 �Ibrl4, INt SEAFARERS he* Seres LOG Lifeboat Ciaee 133 Launched Three SlU Oldtimers Join Pension Panics Three more SIU veterans have joined the growing list of Seafarers receiving $150 monthly pensions. The three pen­ sioners, who all sailed in the SIU A&G district, swell the ranks of Seafarers already en­ joying the benefits and secur­ New York, sailing in the ity provided by their lifetime, steward department as a cook and pension checks. The new pen­ sioners are Ra­ mon Maldonado, 64; George E. Kitchens, 55; and Luis Gonzalez, 56. Maldonado joined the SIU in the port of AP(/A T/A/^ AfAYS./9^S Maldonado Ships Growing Too Big, Says Engineer Corps a baker. He was bom in Puerto Rico and now makes his home in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife Carmen. He last shipped out aboard the Overseas Rose. Kitchens signed on with the SIU in the port of Savannah. He shipped out as a member^ of the engine department, last sailing aboard the Blizabethport. Born in Oobbtown Georgia, Kitchens still makes his home in that state. Gonzalez joined the SIU in the port of New York. Born in Puerto Rico, he now makes his home in the Bronx where he is looking WASHINGTON—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, charged with maintaining the nation's harbors Happy graduates of Class i 33 are on the books after completing all requirements for their and ship channels, has called upon Coast Guard lifeboat tickets. Members of Class 133 are (l-r, front) Eddy Gutierrez and Rod the bulk and tanker segments of Goioafez Kitchens Piquet; (l>r, middle) Peter Notias, Edward J. Woolverton. Spyros Mylonopoulos, Joe Sarnithe shipping industry to slow to spending his retirement down the race for deeper drafts forward cofa; (l-r, rear) Tommy Reaves, John E. Funk, William Santos, Bill Cahlll and instructor Ami years with his wife Celia, secure and taller masts. Bjornsson. in the knowlege that the monthly Many of today's giant tankers SIU pension checks will protect and bulk carriers have bottoms so his later years. Gonzalez sailed in low and tops so high that it is the engine department, last getting harder to move them shipping aboard the Robin Gray. through ship channels and under bridges, Brigadier General R. H. Free of the Army Engineers said in a recent address. Unfair labor practice complaints have risen to the point where they now make up more Channels for ocean-going ships reaching steadily closer to the than half the ever-rising work load of the National Labor Relations Board, according to the are Continental Shelf, Free said. 29th annual report of the NLRB. Where before channels could be "dug mainly through soft material, In fiscal 1964, a record total ^ of 27,403 new cases of all kinds withdrawn or settled without for­ cases, individuals filed 6,643, other he noted, now they must increas­ unions 5,937 and employers 3,534. ingly be blasted out of bed-rock were filed with the board — mal proceedings. • In 75 percent of the instances, The agency said aggrieved work­ at tremendous expense. Two more members of the SIU 15,620 unfair practice charges filed Low Bridge Inland Boatmen's Union have been by workers, union and employers, cases where complaints had been ers were awarded $3 million in lost and 11,685 case involving represen­ issued were settled by agreement. wages—a 9 percent increase over Similarly, he noted, ships' masts added to the SIU's pension roster, are getting so tall that larger ves­ their applications approved by the tation elections. • The agency closed 26,715 the 1963 fiscal year. sels will not be able to move un­ Seafarers Welfare Board of Trus­ Of the unfair practice cases, 68 cases during the year to leave 8,085 Unions won 4,229 elections dur­ der many new bridges. The U.S. tees. The security of their retire­ percent were filed against employ­ pending cases—688 more than the ing the year but their margin—58 Bureau of Public Roads has a ment is guaranteed by the $150 ers, 32 percent against unions. The year before total. percent—^was slightly below the 59 policy of discouraging the building pension check which wUl arrive employers were accused in 10,695 • AFL-CIO unions filed 11,289 percent of the two preceding years of movable bridges that. impede once a month, for the rest of their eases, unions in 4,856. lives. the flow of auto traffic. The number of such cases has "We must, as far as practicable, ITie two addition^ pensioners, showed a steady rise over the years aid all means of transport," Free who join the growing crew of SlUsince 1948, when Taft-Hartley said of the bridge problem. "This changes went into full effect. The means that some concessions must increase is reflected in these NLRB be made on every side to facili­ figures for fiscal 1948, 1953, 1958 tate the harmonious pursuit of dif­ and 1964: Charges against employ­ ferent occupations." ers, 2,553, 4,409, 6,068 and 10,695 ELIZABETH, N. J.—^The S.S. Ponce, the latest addition to the SIU- A solution that would possibly for the years given; against un­ contracted Sea-Land Service's trailership fleet has been delivered here solve both the channel and bridge ions, 749, 1,060, 3,192 and 4,856. for use in the line's regular sailings between New York and Puerto problem. Free said, is a proposal In 1948 the NLRB's work load Rico. The Ponce is the first ship of Sea-Land's planned eight-vessel to build a ship that could carry was 66 percent representation expansion program. loaded barges. The barges could cases and 34 percent complaint Sea-Land's latest trailership is the former containership Santa be unloaded at deepwater anchor­ cases. In 1964 the load character Leonor. The Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. of Pasagoula, Miss, enlarged Licharowm McCullougfi was reversed — 57 percent com­ the vessel's 17?^-container foot cells to carry the company's standard 35- ages and moved under bridges and IBU members already receiving plaint cases, 43 percent represen­ foot trailers. Heavier cranes were also installed during the conversion along shallow channels with a pensions, are Joseph G. Lichminimum of trouble. tation matters. work. arowizc, 65, and Alexander McForeign Demands Except for the higher volumes, In addition to the Ponce, Sea-Land also has purchased the container- The channel depth problem Cullough, 64. the NLRB said in a summary, un­ ship, Santa Eliana as another addition for its fleet. Following necessary Licharowizc joined the IBU in fair practice charges "have not conversion work, this vessel, like the Ponce, will carry 274 trailers. stems in a good part from the fact shown marked change In character The company's future expansion plans call for the conversion of six that foreign-flag ship owners—the Baltimore, Maryland, where he prime operators of oversized ships sailed for Curtis Bay towing as in recent years." C-4's which will have a capacity of 500t trailers each.—demand deeper channels so that chief engineer in the engine dept. "Illegal discharge or other forms Sea-Land's fleet will be complete with the construction of four brand they will be abie~ to build larger Born in Maryland, he looks for­ of discrimination against employes new ships. These new vessels are being built according to an arrange­ ships. Such huge ships can save ward to spending the rest of his continued to be the principle ment between McLean Industries, owner of Sea-Land, and Litton In­ a shipper a dollar or so per ton. days relaxing in his Baltimore charges against employers," the dustries. home with his wife Bertha. By dredging and blasting deeper board noted, whereas the predomi­ Improved Service channels, the U.S. is, in effect, Mc Cullough joined the SIU in nant charge against unions in­ Sea-Land has announced that it is inaugurating improved service to subsidizing the operations of the Philadelphia. He last sailed for the volved alleged restraint or coer­ Puerto Rico and the West Coast. Under the company's new plan, a ship foreign-flag tanker and bulk ope­ Delaware River Ferry Company, cion of employes in exercising will depart from New York to Puerto Rico every 10 days, and will rators to the detriment of the as a captain. A native of Philadel­ their rights under federal labor he now resides in Wenonah, continue from there directly to the West Coast. Previously, Sea-Land U.S.-flag fleet. A limitation on phia, law. New Jersey with his wife, Eva. scheduled sailing every two weeks from Puerto Rico to New York, and channel depths has already been Other report highlights: then to Pacific ports. advocated in the House Public • Nearly 63 percent of the un­ The company has also announced that its West Coast-bound ships Works Committee to prevent the fair practice cases closed in the will call at Cristobal, Panama every 10 days. Sea-Land is continuing government from spending more period ending June 30, 1964, were Its twice-weekly sailings from New York to Puerto Rico. AlEW VtWC» millions to satisfy foreign shippers. Unfair Labor Practices Increase NLRB Work Load Sea-LandFleet Expansion Launched With S.1Ponce IBU Adds Two Oldtimers To Pension List �Page Eight SEAFARERS Klay 14, 19te LOO Far Right Still Pouring Out Propaganda Over The Airwaves A continuing barrage of paid propaganda has been bending the air waves of the nation to the extreme right. It blurts out its torrents of hate and confusion between the rock 'n' roll and rock-a-billy shows, and it does not appear to be slowing down. Among the more super-frequent of the rightist radio Foundation, a major rightist persons in our society, and an shows are: group that gets much of its funds eagerness to brand anything or By Frank Droxok, West Coast Representative Membership Gains For Calif. Labor New reports from the California Department of Industrial Rela­ tions shows the impressive gains that organized labor made in the state last year. During 1964 Caiifomia labor unions added 48,000 members to their rolls, the largest gain in eight years. According to an area breakdown, union membership in Los Angeles and Orange anyone that does not agree with Twentieth Century Reformation from oilman J. Howard Pew, also them as subversive. counties rose by 19,300 to an all-time high of 802,900. Unions in nonHour—30 minutes a day on 546 a Biroher. manufacturing industries added 21,400 new members during the year. stations in 45 states and presided Most of this increase occurred in construction, wholesale and retail Dan Smoot Report—15 minutes over by Reverend Carl Mclntire. weekly and sponsored by the John trade, and government. It mixes it's right-wing propaganda Birch Society. It is carried on 70 Unions in the San Francisco-Oakland area increased their mem­ with religion. radio and 40 television stations. bership by 12,100 or 2.6 percent over the previous year. Total union Life Line—15 minutes a day on membership in the six-county area stood at the record figure of Billy James Hargis—30 minutes 325 radio and 69 television stations. daily on 55 radio and seven tele­ 480,900. Here again, nonmanufacturing industries accounted for most The show is bankrolled by Texas vision stations. It's siponsored by of the gain, as 10,100 workers became union members. Most of the oil millionaire H. L. Hunt, long a Hargis' own Christian Crusade.Increase took place in construction, wholesale and retail trade, mis­ contributor to extremist causes. cellaneous services and government. Though sponsored by different America's Future — 15 minutes groups and presided over by dif­ Union membership in the San Jose area registered an 8.6 percent weekly on 365 radio stations in 48 ferent personalities, all the shows rise, while San Diego proved to be the only area in the state where HOUSTON — The offshore oilstates. It is sponsored by an outfit mentioned above share the same unions suffered a decline in menibership. drilling rigs that now clog vast of the same name, whose board of reactionary political creed. Their The world's largest tanker, the SlU-contracted Manhattan, was directors includes two leaders of common line includes: opposition areas of the Gulf of Mexico are the notorious John Birch Society. to trade unions, social welfare pro­ doubling the dangers of navigation host to Maritime Port Council 4. for deepsea ships, the merchant Howard Kershner — 15 minutes grams, the United Nations and marine was warned at an oil in­ members in Portland and Seattle. the outports. J. Granado, a stew­ Port Council delegates in the two on 148 stations in 41 states. It is public education; smears of govern­ dustry conference here. cities enjoyed the Manhattan's ard department veteran, just ment officials and other prominent financed by the Christian Freedom There are presently about 5,000 hospitality before she left for Pak­ showed up in the hall. R. L. Wil­ liams registered in the hall for an oil-drilling rigs in the Gulf. At istan with 100,000 tons of grain. AB's slot, and before the day was least 1,700 of them are located in San Francisco over, shipped out for Vietnam. waters deep enough for sea-going Jobs are really blossoming out ships. Their number is increasing Wilmington at the rate of 500 a year, with most on the shipping board in San Shipping activity has been fair of the new rigs going into deeper Francisco, with all departments during the last two weeks, but the and ratings sharing in the excep­ waters. tionally good activity. The ship­ outlook looks excellent during the Few, if any, are included on ping outlook is expected to remain coming weeks. The Wcsfccrn Clip­ navigational charts. Further, the good with the Ocean Dinny and per is due to pay off and crew up rigs are constantly on the move, Longvlew Victory expected to pay again, and five ships are expected searching for new oil fields. They off and the Elizabethport, Alamar, to make in-transit visits. can literally change position over­ Penmar, Los Angeles, Robin Hood, Max Greenwald is in town to night. Steel Recorder and Ocean Evelyn celebrate his anniversary with his Hitting a producing oil rig could all due 'for in-transit visits. wife, and is getting the best wishes cause a major sea catasthophe. A The job turnover has been so of all the boys in the hall. Max passible solution to the growing just got off the Mount Vernon Vic­ problem would be the marking of fast in San Francisco that several tory where he sailed as chief stew­ sea lanes through the oil rig areas. SIU oldtimers are coming in from ard and has nothing but high praise for the ship's SIU crew. Victor Egel told his friends in the hall that he is taking a short vaca­ tion after finishing a trip on theLos Angeles. Walter Lungren, who recently finished a six-month trip as chief pumpman on the Mount Washington, has been WASHINGTON—Angered by the failure of the U.S. State thinking out loud about heading Department to put an end to the transportation of arms and for Las Vegas. After filling out supplies to Communist North Vietnam by shipowners from his registration card, Walter told Free World nations, Repre--*^ — us that he would like a long vaca­ sentative Paul Rogers (D.- from trading with the Hanoi tion before shipping again. Fla.) has demanded fast U.S. government. Seattle action to halt this growing trade. Leaders of the International The dust is beginning to settle Longshoremen's Association The Florida congressman has in Seattle after the city got a real have pledged that dockworkers introduced legislation into the shaking up a couple of weeks ago in ports from Maine to Texas House of Representatives to pro­ by a major earthquake. Five peo­ would refuse to work foreignhibit any foreign-flag sihip which ple, lost their lives In the quake flag ships that .have aided the has traded with North Vietnam and several more were injured or Communist Viet Cong by trad­ from U.S. ports. Representative hospitalized. The clean up and re­ ing with North Vietnam. ILA Rogers has called upon the State pair job is still going on around locals along the Atlantic and Department to blacklist ship trad­ the city. The quake was quite a Gulf coasts are using a list ing with the Hanoi government in violent welcome to newcO'mers to of ships that have traded with the same manner in which foreigm the Pacific Northwest. with North Vietnam supplied flag ships trading with Castro's to them by Representative Shipping has been fair during Red Cuba are blacklisted. Vessels Rogers. In the event that one appearing on this blacklist are the last few weeks. Payoffs during of these ships puts in an ap­ forbidden from carrying U.S. the period included the Overseas pearance in a U.S. port, it will government-generated cargoes. Rose, Antinous, Merrimac, Anchor­ run up against the dockage, Summit, Mount Washington, Number Growing workers boycott. Seattle, Mankato Victory and the In a speech to the House of Rep­ The longshoremen have already Transwestern. resentatives last month. Represent­ tied up one such ship, the Pana­ Rafael R. Maldonado, one of the ative Rogers said that 153 Ships manian-flag Severn River, when it real SIU oldtimers in the area, is registered in Free World nations visited New York recently. had made a total of 201 visits to waiting for the first chief stew­ The SIU, in a letter sent re­ ard's job that comes across the ports In North Vietnam last year. He reported that trade by Free cently to the Chairman of the board. Rafael's last ship was the World cargo .ships and tankers House Merchant Marine and Fish­ Transhudson. Another SIU vete­ with North Vietnam has been eries Committee, Herbert C. Bon­ ran is Warren Reck, who says he'll growing during the first half of ner, urged the committee to hold grab for the first group 1 deck job immediate hearings on measures he sees when he gets his FFD 1965. to prohibit the transporation of slip. Warren has been in drydock On a recent visit to Seattle, the SlU-contracted supertanker Representative Rogers, who is a articles to or from the United Manhattan $0 impressed the Seattle Post-Intelligencer with member of the House Merchant States by vessels which have since getting off the Alcoa Mairits mammoth size that the newspaper made up and Marine Committee, said that he traded with communist North keter. printed the above photo — comparing the size of the was informed by the State De­ Vietnam. Henry J. McCullough is another Manhattan with that of the famous Seattle Space Needle. partment over a month ago that a SIU brother who has had the mis­ full-scale study of the problem was The 106,658 deadweight ton vessel is the biggest U.S.-flag fortune to end up in drydock re­ in progress. He declared that 30 cently. However, he can't wait un­ ship afloat, with a- capacity of a million barrels of oil or days later, the Department had til next week rolls around when 96,000 tons of grain. She is 940 feet long with a 132-foot failed to come up with any answers he'll get his FFD and can grab beam, and fully loaded draws almost 50 feet of water. on how to get Free World nations the first black gang job on a Far Photo above does not show her actual keel line. from halting their shipowners East run that comes along. Offshore Oil Rigs Called Ship Hazard New Style Turnaround Congressman Would Blacklist Ships Trading With Viet Reds 5! �Mar 1«, 1»« SEAFARERS Teenage Unemployment Sends Jobless Rate Up WASHINGTON—^Tha nation's jobless rate rebounded to 4.9 percent in April as the first ominous si^n of predicted ma^s teen­ age unemployment Jolted the job picture, the Labor Depart­ ment reported. The rise in the key seasonally adjusted jobless rate from March's 4.7 percent—the lowest point in seven and a half years—occurred as the influx of teenage jobseekers outweighed a big pickup in adult employment. Enough teenagers used their Spring vacations from school in search of summer jobs to verify the repeated warnings of coming mass teenage unemployment. Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz recently reported to President Johnson that "a wave of teenage unemployment will hit us in June probably harder than ever be­ fore." He estimated 1 million or more youths would be seeking jobs. While the jobless rates of adult men and adult women held steady In April, the rate of teenagers jumped to 15.2 percent from the March- rate of 13.9 percent. The rate of men 20 to 24 years of age—those just out of teenage bracket—amoved up to 7.1 per­ cent from 6.3 percent in March. Thus, with the coming wave of youthful jobseekers, some man­ power experts view the 4.7 percent jobless rate of March as a low water mark which will not be seen again unless massive job— creating programs are adopted. Employment soared by 900,000 to a total of 71.1 million in April, the Labor Department said. The rise was about 300,000 more than expected, reflecting a sharp expansion in the farm sector. Non-farm jobs rose by 400,000 — the usual March-to-April change—to a total of 66.6 million, the report added. The farm sector accounted for 500,000 more jobs, rising to a total of 4.5 million. Over the long-term however, farm employment is trend­ ing dovv.nward. Counted among the employed in April were 1.8 million nonfarm workers on part-time for economic reasons. Seasonally ad­ justed, this part-time total was the lowest since March 1956, the report noted. On the unemployment side of the picture, jobless totals declined by 200,000 to nearly 3.6 million. All of this decline oc­ curred among adult workers, the Labor Department observed . The jobless decline between March and April was less than ex­ pected, the report said, due to the rise in teenage unemployment. The 4.9 percent jobless rate for April means 49 of every 1,000 persons in the labor force were actively seeking work and could not find it. The 4.9 percent rate compares to 5.4 percent for April • year ago., Para Nlsff LOG AFL-CIO Scores Difksen Amendment Liabor Raps Amendment To I Man^ 1 Vote Ruling The AFL-CIO urged Congress to preserve the "one man, one vote" principle by rejeeting proposed constitutional amendments to allow a minority of voters to elect a majority of one house of a state legislature. AFL-CIO Legislative DirecReapportionment Is now growth of big cities, most tor Andrew J. Biemiller said proceeding court orders, legislatures were apportioned amendments proposed by Sen­ he noted, under but the Dirksen in accordance with population ator Everett McKinley Dirksen (R.-Ill.) and others would take away the "fundamental democratic right" of equal representation. Biemiller told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee that a number of AFL-CIO state bodies had pioneered in the court battles for reapportion­ ment of legislatures, and he gave an example of why fair apportionment is so important to workers. Quoting from a letter by Mis­ souri AFL-CIO President John I. Rollings, Biemiller recounted the defeat on Mar. 2 of a House bill which would have established a $1an-hour state minimum wage. Roll­ ings gave this account in a letter to Missouri's congressmen and senators; "The vote was 68 for hnd 83 against it. The 68 votes came from districts representing 2,676,935 while the 83 'no' votes came from areas that represented a population of 1,337,255. The supporters of this legislation numbered 15 less than the opponents, but yet repre­ sented twice as many people. Biemiller told the Senate panel that failure of malapportioned leg­ islatures to respond to the needs of a majority of the people has led "to a serious weakening in the role of the states in our form of ^government," which "is damaging to the vitality of the federal sys­ tem and cries out for change." 4- Lovely Mate, Full Crew amendment or its counterparts would enable states to "re­ turn to the 'rotten borough' practices of permitting 8, 12 or 20 percent of their i>eople to elect enough legislators to control one house . . . and have a veto power over legisla­ tion desired by the majority." Biemiller replied to the chief argument of supporters of the Dirksen amendment — that state legislatures should be modeled after Congress, with one house based on population and the other on counties or other geographical subdivisions. Terming this analogy "a mis­ reading of history," Biemiller pointed out that the United States was formed by an agreement of sovereign. Independent states — members of a federation of equals. But no state, he stressed, was formed by an alliance of counties. No Real Right "The counties did not create the states; they are creatures of the states . . . Therefore there is not, and there cannot be, any real right to geogrophical representation in a state legislature," he said. Furthermore, he added, a study by the Advisory Com­ mission on Intergovernmental Relations shows that "the orig­ inal constitutions of 36 states required that representation be based completely, or almost so, on population." Until the standards. Biemiller said the AFL-CIO "re­ jects the idea that Congress and the malapportioned state legisla­ tures have any moral right to de­ prive citizens of their right to equal representation in legislative bodies." He noted some proposed consti­ tutional amendments would require that apportionment on a basis other than population be approved in a statewide referendum, and commented: "We similarly reject the idea that a majority of the citizens of a state have any moral right to de­ prive other citizens, or indeed themselves, of their right to equal representation . . . Whenever this right is limited in any way, by that much is the vitality of the demo­ cratic society itself demeaned." Biemiller told the subcom­ mittee, headed by Senator Birch Bayh (D.-Ind.), that labor recognizes no right of preference for any group when it comes to representation in the state legislature—"whether it be the worker, the business man or the professional . . . whether it be the city, the suburb or the open country." If legislatures can't become re­ sponsive to the needs of the peo­ ple, he caikioned, the role of the federal government "would neces­ sarily proliferate to fill the void left by the states." Four Southern Ports Planning Deep Channels NEW ORLEANS—The three busy Mississippi barge term­ inals of Natchez, Greenville and Vicksburg are making plansf to become deepwater ports able to handle ocean-going foreign commerce. A new 40-foot-*—'^ — deep shipping channel is also officials. being planned from the Gulf Despite' the fact that cargoes to Lake Charles, Louisiana. Right now, only towboats and converted landing craft service the trl-city area of Natchez, Greenville and Vicksburg, Mississippi. After plans and work are completed on deeper navigational channels, how­ ever, the cities hope to attract deepsea shipping. When it comes, ocean shipping into the upstream Mississippi River ports is expected to complement and not replace the present barge activity. Vicksburg is already the busiest river port in the Mississippi sys­ tem, handling two million or more tons a year. Tonnage totals in the port over the last ten years went up by a whopping 60 percent. The boosts in Natchez and Greenville were almost as spectacular. Seafarer Basil Undertajlo dropped by the New York Hall to pick up his vacation pay and brought the whole family along to see the sights. They are (l-r) Basil Undertajlo, his daughter Irene, 6, his wife Sybil, his sons Ivor, 3, William, 15, and Michael, I. Brother Undertajlo is ... r currently sailing abo.ard. the Erna Blizobeth* r moving through the port reached a record two million tons last year, the yearly increase has been sur­ passed by greater gains by other nearby Gulf ports. The new chan­ nel is expected to- put Lake Charles on par with the growth of other ports In the area. Activity in Lake Charles slowed down considerably in 1962 when the U.S. Air Force closed down' the big Chennault Air Base. Local officials made a determined effort to bring in new industry and more shipping, however, and now that effort appears to be paying off. In addition to being the chief port of entry for foreign cars coming into the south, the port has been handling an increasing amount of petroleum and chemical cargoes. The SlU-contracted Cities Service Company has a major fa­ cility - here, as do other large chemical and petroleum producers. ^ The long-range plans at Natchez call for the dredging of a 30-foot minimum {jraft port and expanded cargo handling facilities. Similar plans are under study in Green­ ville and Vicksburg. Lake Charles The new 40-foot shipping chan­ nel from the Gulf to Lake Charles is expected to get shipping boom­ ing again there, .acqordius to port . �Pare SEAFARERS LOG FUf 14, 19M MA Chief Cites Potentials Radical Designs Suggested For Future Merchant Ships By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts. & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. QUESTION! What Is tha most NEW LONDON, Conn. — U.S. Maritime Administrator Important purpose served by Nicholas Johnson called upon the Americhan merchant shipboard meetings? marine to "step into the great well of opportunity" presented Questions on Overtime Answered • Several letters reached the Contract Department during ihe past few by recent breakthroughs inf John Johnsoni Probably the weeks which should be of interest to the membership. One question merchant ship design and sent a much smaller percent­ from the Ship's Delegate aboard the Midland, deals with chipping paint most Important funtion served by cargo handling so that the na­ age of operating revenues in the upper pumproom of a tanker carrying grain. the shipboard tion can have a merchant fleet needed. With such craft, meeting 1« the Question: "When a tanker is under the grain contract, is the entire Johnson said, "the pressure to best adapted to its own needs. settling of beefs. pumproom considered engine room spaces, the same as resistor houses? reduce crews will virtually During the meet­ Addressing the convention of In other words, is it overtime for the deck department to chip and paint disappear." ings we try to the American Society of Mechan­ square away the "Moreover," the Administrator in the upper pumproom?" ical Engineers here, Johnson said disputes that Answer: Above the first grating. Seafarers can be assigned to work that the maritime industry now said, "it appears that such a vessel arise during the "stands at a critical point in could be operated by the present in these spaces without the payment of overtime. However, the pumptrip. If that is its evolution." After thousands of merchant seamen if they were room below the top grating shall be considered as part of the engine not possible, then years of very slow technological given appropriate training." Such department spaces. we refer the beef advances, the maritime industry ships S;hoiild not be considered as Reference: Standard Tanker Agreement, Article IV, Section 12(c), to the patrolman once we make has reached a point where it can "toys" or novelties by the maritime fifth and sixth paragraphs, which reads as follows: port. make a dramatic leap forward, Industry, Johnson warned. He said that "many thought rockets had "It Is agreed that in the handling of heavy equipment in the pumpJohnson said. 4^ 4) d) nothing to do with business . room, such as cargo line valves and pumproom machinery, the deck He cited the potentialities until someone thought of the com­ department may be required to perform the rigging and It shall be the Charles R. Jackson: In my 35 of nuclear power and surface munications satellite." years of shipping out, I've seen my duty of the wipers and/or pumpmen to hook up and stow away the effect ships which can skim share of ship­ over the ocean waves at He concluded by saying that the individual pieces. board meetings. speeds of up to one hundred The pumproom below the top grating shall be considered as part of Undoubtedly, the opportunities In maritime were knots. The economics of sur­ "enormous" and that the maritime the engine department spaces. If-f most important face effect craft are such, he market was expanding. "This is the Seafarers are assigned to work and one-half off watch for per­ purpose served said, that they would be attrac­ an industry on the verge of de­ In these spaces, they shall be paid forming this work. by the meeting is tive to the American economy. velopments to new and different overtime, unless specifically pro­ that of straight­ Reference: Standard Freightship Because fuel and maiqtenence that ... a generation from now vided elsewhere to the contrary. ening out beefs. Agreement, Article III, Section 12 ' costs would increase proporthe carriage of general cargo by Another essential The following request for a —Carpenter's Duties: ' tionally because of the greater surface disiplacement ships very function of the number of quicker trips pos­ well may obsolete," Johnson clarification was received from the (a) Routine duties of the Car­ meeting the deck delegate aboard the Afounsible, crew costs would repre­ predicted. penter shall include the following: election of delegates, one to repre­ dria: (a) 5. "Maintenance work such sent each department. Question: "Sea watches are set as repairing locks. Installing port 4" 4" 4« to sail at 1 p.m. The Mate used hole gaskets, fixing and fastening the watch on deck to secure the •Vincent Fallon: Shipboard meet­ ship for sea. No call out to secure steel lockers, and all blocks." (a) ings keep the ship running 6 (c). "When members of the Deck vessel for sea and four hatches had smoothly. They to be secured with tarps and booms Department are required by the help in establish­ officer-in-charge to perform regu­ pulled in. We are of the opinion ing good relations lar work they shall be paid straight that all hands are to be used when between the crew overtime for their watch on deck securing the vessel for sea." and the licensed PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Labor's greatest public event of the year, the and overtime and one-half for their personnel. Many Answer: All hands are to be used watch below." AFL-CIO Union Industries Show, is expected to attract hundreds of minor beefs are thousands' of interested citizens when it gets under way here for a six- in the situation as described in Question: "Since we are not In settled In this letter. day run from May 21 to May 26 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. harbor limits, being about five manner. It is al­ Virtually all of the AFL-CIO affiliated unions will take part In the Reference: Standard Freightship ways preferable multi-million dollar show, exhibiting the goods and services contributed Agreement, Article III, Section 15. miles from land, how can sea watches be broken even though we to settle a beef to the nation's economy by the more than 13 million members of the This question about oiler's watch are at anchorage discharging into through the meeting than having labor federation. The yearly exhibition Is sponsored by the AFL-CIO's to resort to the patrolman in port. Union Label and Service Trades Department under the direction of came in from the Ship's Delegate another ship. aboard the York: Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Lewis. Answer: Sea watches can be Biggest Show Yet Question: "This ship has a bulk­ broken under the circumstances Pat Priolo: What are meeings all The whole show will Include more than 350 Individual exhibits. It head between the engine room and outlined above. about? They're to get things off will be open dally from 1 P.M. to 11 P.M., with admission free. A high­ fire room. If the oilers are kept Reference: Standard Frightship your chest. For light of the show will be the daily "giveaways of small appliances, on watch, can they get overtime Agreement, Article II, Section 34, example, some­ household goods and food Items made by union labor. In all, more than for after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m.? paragraph (b), which reads as fol­ times the crew $100,000 In gifts, souvenirs and prizes wiU be given away during the Answer: Yes. When a vessel is in lows: wants more six days of the show. port in excess of twenty-four (24) variety In the "From the time the vessel Is , •! chow. They get hours, sea watches shall be broken V ' ' ''iili " i when the finished with engine bell properly moored or anchored for tired of the same the purpose of loading and/or dis­ ' 1 Is rung, and oilers working hours charging cargo, ballast, passengers, routine. Or they n/cs would then be 8 a.m. to 12 Noon or mail; undergoing repairs; taking want cold drinks w and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday on fuel, water or stores; fumiga­ Instead of hot, through Friday. Any work outside tion, lay up; awaiting orders on when the weather If®iifis x i'^ iij warm. They make their wants of these hours would be overtime berth." known at the meetings. for oilers. The Contract Department re­ 4- 4« Some other Interesting questions quests all Delegates aboard ship to we received were; submit repair lists as early as pos­ Candelario Ramos: The ship­ Question: "Let me know if in­ sible, rather than waiting until the board meeting is a really good way stalling gaskets In all the port ship pays off. By submiting these to accomplish the holes on the ship is straight o.t. repair lists during the voyage-^or necessaiy repairs on watch and o.t. and a half off at least prior to leaving the last on board. As for port of call heading for the payoff watch." beefs, I've always port—the Union will be better able believed that the Answer: You are entitled to to get the necessary repairs done person most overtime on watch and overtime before the next voyage begins. capable of han­ dling them is the port patrolman. He represents the union and Is an expert such matters. Cash Benefits Paid — March, 1965 4" 4" 4i Felix Bonefont: The basic pur­ CLAIMS AMOUNT PAID pose of the shipboard meeting la Hospital Benefits 9,421 $ 80,277.76 to get the guys Death Benefits 40 91,927.07 together and give Pension-Disability Benefits 699 104,850.00 each of them an Maternity Benefits to 59 11,708.50 opportunity speak his mind. Dependent Benefits 1,112 145,641.26 That way we can Optical Benefits 1,018 14,678.50 settle most beefs Out-Patient Benefits 5,655 45,280.00 right there be­ Vacation Benefits 1,359 434,760.37 fore Uiey get a chance to get out TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION UNION LABEL AND SERVICE TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CID of hand. The BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 19,363 . $929,123.46 same goes for repairs. Labor Readies Displays For Union Label Show ^ a. m 1 SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans �SEAFAkERS Page Bere* LOG "-3080, 3081 And Out!" m r .43 New York State Republican Senators played follow the leader re­ cently, lining up solidly behind GOP Governor Rockefeller to defeat an attempt by state Democrats to override the Governor's veto of a legis­ lature-approved, statewide $1.50 minimum wage. Despite vigorous action by organised labor which participated in mass demonstrations at the capital and flooded legislators with letters and telegrams supporting the $1.50 Minimum Wage Bill, the override attempt failed when all Re­ publican senators, six of whom had originally voted for the bill, solidly opposed the move. Some 1,500 union members from all parts of the state came to Albany at the request of State AFL-CIO President Raymond R. Corbett to take part in the demonstration and to urge their home area legislators to seek support for overriding the veto. Criticizing Governor Rockefeller, Corbett said, "we are greatly dissatisfied with the perform­ ance of the Chief Executive elected to represent the people. He has not done so. He has taken much and given nothing. A forward and progres­ sive performance is lacking." Referring to the Governors claim that many businesses would leave the state if the minimum wage were raised, Corbett noted that the only industries protesting were restaurants, hotels and laundries. "These industries," he said, "would not move away. They couldn't be driven off. This threat is voiced in every state whenever something decent is proposed for the working people. Big business says that any progressive changes, such as minimum wage increases, should be made nationwide, and then when this legislation is proposed in Wash­ ington, Big Business is there, fighting that too." Rockefeller, whose con­ cern over the possibility of businesses leaving the state is well known, displayed no such similar concern about New York's workers. One of the most dangerous legislative proposals before the Congress is the Dirksen amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's historic ruling that state legislatures must be apportioned on the basis of pop­ ulation. The bill, fired off by Senate minority leader Everett Dirksen (R.-Ill.) is,the big gun in a drive to perpetuate the strange-hold that rural conservative interests have on the state lawmaking bodies—a hold that would be broken by apportioning both state legislatures on a pop­ ulation basis. The AFL-CIO and other liberal groups firmly oppose the Dirkesen amendment, standing solidly behind the American tradi­ tion of "one man—one vote." Labor points to the fact that the reason why state legislators have been unresponsive to public needs is that they have been unrepresentative of the electorate. Thus far the fewest voters have elected the most legislators, who are of course in turn most responsive to the minority elements who put them in office. The Supreme Court decision reaffirms the democratic electoral procedures guaranteed by the Constitution. Any attempt to overturn this decision would be disastrous to the welfare of the great majority of American citizens. The Dirksen amendment would arrest the most needed and most fundamental political reform in the United States—that of the grievlously malapportioned legislatures. In a decision of far-reaching implication for the Newspaper industry, the National Labor Re­ lations Board has ruled that a Hearst employee lockout in Balti­ more is illegal. The Hearst daily News - American locked out its 1,100 employes April 20 in sup­ port of the Baltimore Sun papers. Finding that the lockout was a violation of the Labor Relations Act, Regional Director John A. Penello of the NLRB has ordered the workers recalled and their back wages paia. If the paper refuses to comply, Penello said that he will issue a formal com­ plaint and send it to a hearing before an NLRB trial examiner. Four unions whose members were laid off filed charges of an illegal lockout. The News-Americm ceased publication in suoport of the Sonpapers, where more than 500 Newsoaoer Guild mem­ bers hit the bricks after futile efforts to negotiate an acceptable contract. if. t The American Federation of Musicians' right to collect dues from traveling members was up­ held in a unanimous decision of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. The court rejected a petition for a re-hearing of a previous ruling that traveling members of the Musicians union may legally be required to pay the equivalent of work dues imposed by a local on its 0"n members. The petition was filed by orchestra leader SI Zentner after the appellate court upheld District Judge Edward Weinfield's decision that a resolu­ tion adopted by the AFM conven­ tion in 1963 restating the local's authority to collect work dues equivalents was binding on all locals and all members, including leaders as well as sidemen. it AFL - CIO President George Meany has nominated Interna­ tional Rep. Rudy Faupl of the Machinists as U.S. worker dele­ gate to the International Labor Organization conference in Geneva, Switzerland, in June. The ILO delegations are composed of trinartite government, business and worker representatives. Ap­ pointments of U.S. delegates and advisors are made by President Johnson. •JO .59 12 18 91 18 10) 09 3d ve of 3d ir- The SIUNA-affiliated Democratic Union Organizing Committee, Local 777, deserves the congratulations of union members all over the nation for their decisive 2-1 victoryover the Teamsters and gangster unionism in an NLRB election held in Chicago last week. The Chicago cab workers proved that there is no substitute for a democratic union, run in accordance with the wishes of the mem­ bership. This was the principal issue in the HoffaGlimco attempt to win over the drivers and garage mechanics of the Checker and Yellow Cab companies in Chicago. The drivers,/ and mechanics who make up DUOC's membership had the proof of their own experience to show them that there is no substitute for a union in which the members decide their own policy and elect their own leadership. Glimco, a familiar figure in Chi­ cago crime circles, was a symbol of the type of unionism where elections for officers were 4" 4" 4" conducted with only one candidate on the Hunter P. Wharton. President of the Operating Engineers, has ballot and hoodlums were on hand to throttle urged President Johnson to draft any opposition. a master plan for Mississippi flood control. In a wire to John­ son on behalf of the unions executive board, Wharton de­ clared that the government should take steps to "prevent a repeti­ tion of the uncontrolled floods which devestated the Mississippi R'V.T Valley at great loss to human life, property and land." Wharton noted that the construc­ tion of dams and reservlors re­ sults in safe communities, saving lives- and protecting property. The 64 percent total vote racked up by DUOC Local 777 is a testament to the fact that the gangster controlled unionism typi-, fied by the Hoffa-Glimco crowd, is on the way out. The entire trade union movement can be proud of the DUOC cabbies and garage men who fought hard for their right to run .their own union in a democratic way; casting aside those who would subvert the trade union movement for their own selfish ends. One Man-One Vote A constitutional amendment to short circuit the Supreme Court's historical one-man, onevote decision is being actively pushed by Senator Everett Dirksen (R.-Ill.). The Sen­ ate minority leader would make sure that conservative, rural interests keep their con­ trol of state legislatures by permitting one house of a legislature to be elected on a basis other than population. The dangers of this maneuver are obvious. The Dirksen plan would permit the electorate in a state to give enlarged voting powers to some citizens and reduce the power of other persons in one house of the legislature. Us­ ing this arrangement, these groups could then misuse their power to thwart the will of the majority. Passage of this amendment would make it impossible for a majority of the citizens of a state to ever change this set up. rt is with "good reason that the AFL-CIO and liberal political organizations, along with some thoughtful conservative groups, strong­ ly oppose the Dirksen amendment. The end results of the amendment would be to ignore the social, economic and urban problems that cry out for solutions, and securely harness our state legislatures to the horse and buggy horizons of thq.eighteentl? century. 00 13 00 00 13 63 93 56 70 68 27 39 36 15 le ale :y . �Pagre TwelTe SBAP ARERS May 14. 1961 LOG Refuse To Provide Decent Wages, Conditions Growers Cry For 'Braceros', But Won't Hire U.S. Labor LOS ANGELES—The farm labor problem reached a new crisis point in California as the state's big farm operators increased their pressure on the U.S. Labor Department to let low-paid Mexican migrant workers return to the picking fields. * At the beginning of the of the farm lobby, however. AFL- tomato crop on the fact of a bumper year, Labor Secretary W. Wil- CIO state president Thomas L. harvest last year, and not on the lard Wirtz ended the importa­ Pitts said that "no labor shortage shortage of labor. The growers tion of farm labor into the U.S. in in an effort to provide jobs for Americans at decent wage rates. At once, the farm operators claimed that without the Mexican workers they would not be able to harvest their crops. The latest barrage of operator propaganda is coming from the Salinas and San Joaquin farm belts, where the operators say they will not be able to get in the strawberry, asparagus and tomato crops with the available supply of native labor. Sets Record Straight Labor Department officials and the California AFL-CIO have thrown the lie back in the faces has been proved to exist." "In fact," he said, "reports indicate that relief agencies are having trouble providing food and hous­ ing for the large numbers of workers currently awaiting jobs." Pitts said that no foreign labor should he imported as long as there are 400,000 Californians out of work. He reiterated the fact that the farm interests would have no labor shortage problems—real or imaginary—if they were willing to pay decent wages and provide decent working conditions for U.S. farm laborers. Pitts blamed the decline in the By LIndsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Delta Seeks More Africa Sailings The West Gulf Ports Council of the Maritime Trades Department held its annual dinner recently at the Rice Hotel In Houston. Over 700 people attended Including union delegates as well as management rep­ resentatives from companies under contract to the SIU. Speakers at the affair Included ILA president Thomas (Teddy) Gleason, State Supreme Court Judge Jack Pope and Hank Brown, president of the Texas State AFL-CIO. The SIU Inland Boatmen's Union-contracted Sheridan Barge Corp. launched the newest addition to its fleet, the 350-foot ocean-going barge Kathleen Sheridan at ceremonies held at Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans. The new barge is built of welded steel and has a capacity of 13,000 short tons. It will be used In the dry bulk trade along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. themselves decided to limit the crop because of a potential market glut. Growers Won't Help To help solve the problem, Labor Secretary Wirtz had pro­ posed a four-way panel, including The SlU-oontracted Delta Steamship Lines has asked the Maritime representatives of management, Administration for permission to increase its sailings in the Gulf-West labor, government and the public. The farm operators refused to sit Africa service. Trade Route 14-2. The company is requesting authority down at the same table with or­ to add 12 sailings to its scheduled 24 to West Africa for a total of 36 per year. If permission is granted, a Delta ship would depart for Africa ganized labor, however. every 10 days from the Gulf. tfWirtz has now created a threeNew Orleans that hits the board. He last man panel to "make findings of shipped on the Del Norte. Pete Shipping slowed down somewhat fact and recommendations regard­ ing applications for certification of in the last two weeks, although Peterson is making every call in foreign workers to California activity continues at a good level. the hope of finding a good bosun's growers." As he established the We expect an upturn in job calls job. It was regular old home week on panel, Wirtz again voiced his in the coming weeks. the fourth floor of the New Orleans determination to end entirely the "Smokey" Schrelner is still hunt­ "bracero program," which allowed ing for that certain ship although PHS hospital recently. Among the the importation of foreign farm time is running out on his ship­ prominent guests were Jimmy Swank, Raymond Vaughan, George labor. ping card. Bill Padgett is another PerdreauvHle, Warren Gammons, He pointed out that so far no brother who is patiently waiting Luis Franco, Angel Urti and DalMexicans have been imported, that for the right Job in New Orleans. ton Morgan. If you can't spare the labor shortages have not mater­ Bill left the Aleoa Runner when WASHINGTON—As the House-approved Medicare bill be­ ialized, that agricultural wages the longshoremen's strike tied her time for a visit to your drydocked gan its journey through the Senate, where it is expected to have gone up and that working up in Norfolk. H. B. Gates is rarin' brothers, a few lines under a fivecent stamp will go a long way be voted into law by June, an AFL-CIO spokesman noted conditions have improved. to go with the first pumpman's job toward cheering their stay up on that there are more and the fourth floor. physicians beginning to "see Mobile the advantage of Medicare." Shipping has been on the slow AFL-CIO Social Security Di­ bell in Mobile with several vessels rector Nelson Cruikshank, speaking in lay up. Activity may pick up in the coming weeks. The shipping on the AFL-CIO radio program slowdown has given some of the Labor News Conference, rejected oldtimers in Mobile a chance to the idea that doetors might hamper renew old acquaintances. J. C. the Medicare program by failing Keel who is looking for a group WASHINGTON—Hard working erewmembers aboard the U.S. Navy's nuclear sub­ to participate or cooperate tyith it. one deck job recently piled off marines who look forward to a cigarette break now find that smoking has been branded the Mount Vernon Victor.v which "The standards of the medical was making the grain runs to profession are such," he said, "that doubly dangerous. Not only do the sailors risk endangering their health by smoking, but India. Keel says he would have doctors are going to render the a Navy scientist has charged liked to stay on the Mount Vernon, care that is needed, even though that cigarettes are imperiling of the biggest problems in main­ a large proportion of a sub­ but she went into layup. He is taining the proper mixture of marine's 100-man (or more) crew taking advantage of his beach time they may still object to the method the safety of submerged sub­ breathable air in a submerged are held captive by the cigarette to spend some time with his family of payment." He added that past marines. submarine. habit. at Atmore, Ala. Andrew Thompson experience bore his contention out. Homer W. Carhart, a scientist Although crewmen on The Habit is another deck veteran who swears nuclear subs puff on, regard­ Cruikshank cited the American in the Office of Naval Research, by coastal tanker runs. The problem of dealing with less of perils of polluting the Medical Association's long and reported recently that smoking is smoking is an especially aggra­ Another oldtimer who is looking air they breathe, the Navy bitter campaign against Blue Cross, the major cause of most of the vating one on a nuclear submarine for a group one engine slot is knows better than to ban and the fact that when Blue Cross carbon monoxide in the air of a Which is designed to stay beneath Hubert Johnson who usually ships smoking during their under­ beca"me a reality "there was no submarine. Even though a device, the ocean's surface for periods of as electrician. Johnson last ship­ water tours of duty. Dr. John failure on the part of physicians called the catalytic burner, up to 60 days at a time. Navy re­ ped on the Oceanic Wave, but P. Craven, chief scientist in to provide services." Later, he destroys the deadly monoxide. Car- searchers find the problem an swapped for the electrician's job the Navy's Special Project's said, the doetors themselves hart says that its existence is one especially hard nut to crack since on the Oceanic Cloud when he was Division, says that to ban created the Blue Shield system, overseas. Carl Andrews is looking smoking would cause psycho­ v. hich was patterned after Blue for a good FWT job on a Puerto logical problems for the crews Cross. Rioan run, and is living across the who must live in very confin­ Meanwhile, the Medicare bill bay in Fairhope until his number ing quarters. came up for consideration by the comes up. James Barnett is look­ Senate Finance Committee, where Dr. Craven reports that the ing for a group two steward de­ Secretary of Health, Welfare and Navy makes no attempt to screen partment job. Education Anthony J. Celebrezze smokers out of the ranks of Houston voiced the Administration's back­ potential crewmembers who will ing for it. He asked for certain man the nuclear submarines. He The shipping picture in Houston changes in the House bill that said the only time smoking is was moving slowly in the last few would make the method of pay­ banned on the atomic-powered weeks. Among the familiar faces ment for specialized medical serv­ subs Is during experiments. around the Houston hall recently ices more efficient. was Marius Delprado who says he The Elite The bill also gained the support Crewmembers of nuclear sub­ will take the first pumpman's or of Senate Whip Russell B. Long marines are considered to be an oiler's job that he sees. Marius re­ (D.-La.), who opposed it at last elite group within the Navy, but cently got off the^ Alcoa Mariner. year's session. In a complete turn­ their habits are similar to those of Norman Longtime reports that he about, Long said that the present conventional seafaring men who thinks he's due for a change of bill does not go far enough towards sail above the surface. Observar weather and is trying to hunt up a meeting the health needs of elderly tions indicate that submarine crew­ good South American run. His last Americans. members do most of their smoking ti-ip was on the Producer to Korea. "Red" Trahan is catcning up on during watch changes and while The need for the Medicare local tv programming after his the men are relaxing during mo­ legislation was dramatically rein­ last trip on the Bradford Island. tion picture screenings. forced recently by the release of The boys around the hall swear statistics by the American Hospital Carhart pointed out that that the only time he eats is be­ Association showing that hospital cigarettes are by no means the tween commercials. W. H. Thomp­ Seafarer Percy J. Thornton (left) picked up his first $150 costs have risen 400 percent since only agent that pollutes the air of son is all set to hop the first ship regular monthly pension check recently from SIU Tampa 1946. Just 19 years ago, daily a submarine. Dangerous gases also with an open steward's job going port agent Jeff Gillette. Thornton, who makes his home in hospital costs averaged $10. To­ are created by cleaning solvents, anywhere. His last trip was on the St. Petersburg, Florida, last sailed aboard the Mayflower in day, similar costs average $40 paint thinners, insulation com­ Sacramento which made a grain the steward department. daily. pound gases and cooking gases. run to India. Medicare Pressure Grows; Even Doctors Now With It Cigarettes Called Harmful To Nuclear Sub's Interior Seafarer On Pension �Mar 14. 1965 SEAFARERS The Tattoo, Taboo On Many Grounds, Fast Losing Favor The tatoo, at one time both the badge of the working seaman and the ^jride of the European nobility, has to­ day fallen into harsh disfavor. Condemned by Health Department officials, frowned upon by high rank needle parlors in ever greater ing police officers, analyzed numbers. by psychiatrists and outlawed by the courts, the colorful art may be fading away like the old soldier, or rather the old sailor, that it is. The New York Appellate Court, declaring that the un­ sanitary conditions under which tattooing is performed create a serious health hazard, recently outlawed further practice of the art in New York. It was proved that unsterilized needles con- Old lithograph shows ex­ treme to which tattooing was sometimes taken. tributed to the spread of dis­ eases, notably hepatitis. Even seamen are deserting the tattoo parlors. The Ameri­ can sailor, to whom the tattoo was once literally the "mark" of his trade, is boycotting the But things did not always go so badly for the colorful skin ornament. Just a few years ago, the tattoo was as fashionable as, let's say, the wig is today. Win­ ston Churchill's mother. Lady Randolph Churchill, was a bearer of the "gentle design"— as were a large number of her posh friends. England's Edward VII and George V both boasted numerous and elaborate tattoos. At one time, nearly every crown head of Europe, including Kai­ ser Wilhelm II and Nicholas II, sported tattoos. In those days, regal experts with the needle and ink were officially titled "royal tattooists." The seafaring profession un­ doubtedly accounts for the vast majority of tattooed men in the United States. American sailors probably inherited the practice from their seafaring forefathers in the British Navy, who in turn picked it up in their voyages to the far east. It was passed along from generation to generation, the young apprentice copying the oldtimers. In time, it be­ came as much part of the Eng- i lish Navy as grog, or the ship's | flogging post. As is to be expected, seafar- ; ing men have identified tattoos j with a whole host of supersti- i tions. Salts of the old navy be- ; lieved that an enormous crucifix s tattooed on the back was a sure­ fire proof against flogging. It is still a common belief among sailors that a pig or a rooster on the left instep is a charm against drowning. Big Business Guns Blast 'Truth In Packaging' Bi WASHINGTON—The Food and household products in­ dustries have begun to blast away with their "giant economy size" public relations guns at the consumer- and labor-sup­ ported "truth in packaging" bill now under consideration large companies as Proctor & by the Senate Commerce Gamble and Scott Paper argue Committee. The bill, designed to end false and misleading packaging and labeling of consumer goods, drew sharp fire from industry spokes­ men testifying before the eommittee. All echoed the line that the bill, if passed, "would be an insult to the intelligence of the Ameri­ can housewife." Practices that would be forbidden by the bill include using phony catch phrases like "giant quart" or "big galion." Manufacturers would also have to print the true size or weight of a product plainly on the front, and would be forbidden from so designing packages that they contain huge amounts of air or other fillers to make the package appear larger. Advertising executives from such W Th/eHC&PITAiP, miSIUHAU •" IMMBWATBLV^ that American housewives and other consumers have a flare for reading through the small print on packages in supermarkets and judging whether containers hold as much a quantity of a product as its size would appear to indicate. Claim Hardship Testifying in favor of the bill was Commerce Secretary Jo'hn T. Connor. He spoke for a modified version, however. Industry spokes­ man had also claimed in their pres­ entation that a return to truthful and fair labeling and packaging procedure, would involve a fi­ nancial hardsliip. Connor said that progress in the packaging field might be discouraged if producers were made to risk sums to develop new packages. The industry spokesmen also cried hardship because the bill would end the practice of printing "cents off" on a product. Usually, such products sell for the same price as before the manufacturer printed the misleading "cents off" figure on the container. The bill is expected to reach the Senate fioor shortly after the hearings, chaired by Senator Phil Hart (D.-Mich.), are completed. LOG Pace Thlrteea Gov't Team To Board Red Fishing Vessel SlU Fishermen Win Probe Of Red Trawiers Off U.S. Coast :43 BOSTON—Acting on the request of the SlU-affiliated Atlantic Fishermen's Union, U.S. officials are taking a close look at the Russian fishing fleet which has been operating in large numbers off the New England coast. The Government officials are checking to see if 10 the Soviets are living up to^ — the regulations established by bureau men speaks fluent Russian. as well as their factory-type the 13 - nation International The team boarded a Russian fish­ processing ships and equipment. Commission for the Noi-thwest Atlantic Fisheries. The U.S. team consists of two representatives of the U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries and a Coast Guard officer. One of the ing vessel at Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 5. Accompanying the U.S. party is a three-man Russian team that also includes an interpreter. The U.S. officials are inspecting the activities of Soviet fishermen By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes SlU-GLD Supports Oil Strikers The inspection is being made under a reciprocal agreement with the Russians under which they are allowed to make inspection tours of American vessels. The purpose of the inspections is to determine how and where fish are caught in addition to the processing stand­ ards which are being used. Th« tentative schedule of the inspection called for the two teams to board Russian vessels at Georges and Grand banksr and then to transfer at sea to the Coast Guard cutter Acushnet to begin a similar tour of U.S. fisihing boats. The Government group is sched­ uled to return to Boston aboard the cutter on May 20 where it will make courtesy visits of Coast Guard units and the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries new regional installation in Clouces'ter. The international commission has had a problem for a long period determining how to enforce regula­ tions, according to bureau head­ quarters in Washington. "The Soviets have agreed to a bureau request to exchange officers in order to learn how regulations can best be enforced." a U.S. bureau spokesman stated. Both Senator Leverett Saltonstall iR-Mass.) and Massachusetts Governor John A. Volpe have in recent weeks requested the govern­ ment to investigate the importation of fish, climaxing a year-long battle by the Atlantic Fishermen's Union to bring a halt to Russian trawlers fishing in coastal waters off the U.S. On Tuesday, May 4th, plant employees for Wyandotte Chemicals, in Detroit, members of the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers,AFL-CIO, went on strike. Picket lines were located at Wyandotte's North and South plants. SIU-GLD indicated full support to the striking Wyandotte employees. From all indications, the strike is successful and complete support is being given by other AFL-CIO unions. Since the strike was called no SIU ships have called at the Wyandotte, Michigan location. The Speedy Marlene and the SlUNA, having been laid up for the Winter months, will again be seen on the St. Clair River when opera­ tions at the Algonac Service Center resume on May 13th. The boats are in the water, the Service Center has received a face­ lifting, and boat operators and river patrolmen have been assigned. By the time this goes to press, the Speedy Marlene and the SIUNA wiil be in full operation, servicing ail ships up and down bound on the St. Ciair River. The first Atlantic and Gulf deep sea ship, the Hastings, Waterman Steamship Company, arrived in Chicago on May 9th and paid off foreign Articles the following day. Except for a few beefs in the Deck Department, this was a clean pay-off. Robert Mull, Ships Delegate, did a terrific job during the voyage. The Hastings will call at sev­ two weeks. We have a shortage of eral porjs here on the Lakes that AB's as does every other port, but include Milwaukee, Green Bay, we have a fine supply of all other Duluth, Detroit, and Toledo. ratings at this time. Waterman Steamship Company Ice conditions still prevail over has several scheduled sailings most of the Duluth-Superior Har­ from the Lakes this year and we bor area and into the Lake. (Continued from page 2) would like to take this opportunity The Chief Wawatam left St. Ignew federal money will be to advise members to come to the welcomed by most commun­ Port of Detroit for immediate nace on May 2 for the Manitowoc Shipyard where it will undergo ex­ shipping. ities," he commented, in view tensive boiler repairs. While it is of their "limited resources" CLEVELAND in the shipyard, the Mackinac and the fact that the antiThe J. E. Ferris was the last Transportation Company will con­ poverty battle may be planned ship to get away in this area, leav­ tinue operations with the use of the and guided by the federal ing Lorain on 5/5/65 with full old Ann Arbor 3, which has been government but must be crew that included this port's star cut down to a barge towed by the waged locally. porter, Harry Nally. Replacements new tug, Manistee. He also detailed the relationship are coming in already this early Two of our Ann Arbor carferry between the anti-poverty program in the season. men have lost "arguments" with and the need for federal action in Due to all the replacements sent trains in the last few weeks. One other areas, such as the broaden­ at fitout, this port is slowly build­ of them, Gerald Fast, is in the ing of coverage under the Fair ing up a new supply of members USPHS Hospital for skin grafting. Labor Standards Act and a raise to use when the weather gets Clarence Smith, the other loser is in the minimum wage to $2 an warm. convalescing and hopes to be able hour. Action in these areas would Back with us and waiting for a to return to his duties in another "bring a measure of justice to the ship they would like to spend the week or so. poor whose plight is perhaps the season on are Omar Toler, Francis ALPENA Baker, and Louie Stein. Things are back to normal in re­ most sihameful—the working poor, fully employed In useful jobs, This port is having its first heat gards to Huron Portland Cement who earn too little to escape from wave, so maybe they won't have strike.. The membership of the poverty," he declared. United Stone and Allied Product long to wait. This group makes up a sub­ Workers of America ratified their FRANKFORT new one year contract at a special stantial number of those persons The MV Viking arrived in meeting on May 9. Huron Portland the anti-poverty program is de­ Frankfort on April 25th and began Cement Company will be able to signed to reach, he said. operating on April 28th, P. M. With resume operations at Huron Port­ the new horsepower in the Viking, land Dock as a result of this. the first trip was to Manitowoc The vessel, Cedarville, of the from Frankfort in four hours and Bradley Steamship Line was in­ twenty minutes, tied up, making it volved in a collision at the Seafarers overseas who want the fastest Ann Arbor carferry. Straights of Mackinaw with a Nor­ io get in touch with headquar­ The MV Arthur K. Atkinson had wegian vessel. As a result of the ters in a hurry ean do so by to go into drydock for Immediate collision, the Cedarville was sunk cabling the Union at its cable repairs, and while there will have with the loss of—at this date— addre.ss, SEAFARER.^! NEW three lives, seven missing, pre­ YORK. Use of this address a.sits annual marine inspection. sumed dead, and twenty five sur­ sures speedy transmission on all -DULUTH vivors. This is the second vessel messages and faster service for Shipping In the Port of Duluth this company has lost in Great the men involved. has been very good for the past (Continued on page 23) 5.x S X - s X ^ Anti-Poverty War Union Has Cable Address 59 12 18 91 18 0) 19 0 3 0 �iTlqr II. IHi SEAFARMR^ £OG Page Fonrieen Meany Speaks At Building Trades Conferenem Urges Labor Continue Fight To Achieve Legisiative Goais WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany has urged a "people's lobby" to keep up the fight for labor's legislative program and "take nothing for granted" in seeking congressional support. ^ and outright repeal of Section plan properly in order to build Meany said the outlook is 14(b)." wisely." "good"" for labor's goals, in­ Haggerty told tho delegates, Meany said repeal of 14(b), cluding repeal of Section representing 3.5 million members which permits states to pro^ m By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Shipboard Meetings Are important Shipboard meetings are of the utmost Importance to all Seafarers. It Is at these meetings that SIU crewmembers hear reports on shipboard conditions, discuss beefs that have arisen during the trip, and learn of the latest news concerning their union. Thus, the successful operation of the Union depends heavily on the success of these meetings. How these meetings are conducted is all-important, and knowing the 14fb) of the Taft-Hartley Act and of 18 affiliated unions, that agree­ rules sometimes can count for just as much in a Seafarer's life as know­ hibit union shop agreements, passage of a jobsite picketing bill. ment with industrial unions on ing the skills his job calls for. Every Seafarer should become familiar would contribute to industrial But he and other speakers at the details of a jobsite picketing bill with the standard meeting rules, so that he is fully competent at hitting peace. It would also, he noted, legislative conference of the means "there now is no reason for the deck and chairing a meeting. A heads-up membership and a wide­ help raise living standards in AFL-CIO Building & Construction Congre.ss to wait any longer to awake crew is a guarantee of business in a truly democratic fashion. the,,, "right-to-work" states Trades Department warned enact this legislation." The situs which now have "the lowest Aboard ship, the presence of a quorum is no problem, inasmuch as against any letup of effort. per capita income ... the poor­ picketing bill is needed because a all crewmembers not on watch attend the meeting. The meeting can est schools . . . which pay a The four-day conference, largest 1951 Supreme Court decision held be held on a fixed schedule or as necessary on a periodic basis to take lesser share of federal tax . . . ever held by the department, was picketing of a construction jobsite care of the ship's routine business. Meetings should be held at the welcomed by President Johnson, in a dispute with a subcontractor and get a greater share of call of the ship's delegate or of a 4— —— federal help." Vice President Hubert H. Hum­ to be an illegal secondary boycott majority of the crewmembers with Above all, at any meeting, recog­ phrey, Labor Secretary W, Willard under the Taft-Hartley Act. The jobsite picketing bill has reasonable notice in any case. nize that the chairman is the fellow Wirtz and congressional leaders "the united support of everybody Orderly procedures are essential. who should be conducting the Much Needed from both parties. in the AFL-CIO," Meany said, and Special meetings should be called meeting. Every member has a Haggerty called for correction "we expect this bill to pass." Johnson Talk "without compromise" of the when any disputes between individ­ right to speak, but no one has a "It looks like a good Congress," uals or departments arise that can­ right to infringe on the rights of Johnson, making a dramatic, "terrible Inequity" of the denial unscheduled appearance to thank of the vote to Negroes. He stressed he observed. "It looks like a good not be settled by the departmental others. If everyone started sound­ labor for supporting his foreign the need for a higher minimum record . . . But I would advise you delegates. If the dispute Is entirely ing off at once every time a report policy, pledged that "trouble wage, broader coverage under the to take nothing for granted." He within one department, a meeting or proposal is made, nothing would abroad will never divert us from Fair Labor Standards Act, over­ asked the delegates to carry on of all hands in that department only ever be accomplished. The making the task of building the Great time improvements and a shorter their legislative work when they should be called. The other de­ of a motion is the way to start dis­ Society at home." Repeal of Sec­ workweek. The new cabinet De­ return to their home communities partments and personnel on the cussion on any point of the agenda tion 14(b), the President declared, partment of Housing & Urban "because that is where the ship should not be involved. The or any issue that arises aboard the "is important to you, and it is Affairs, Haggerty declared, is member of Congress is most best procedure is to fix an hour at ship. I "urgently necessary if we are to responsive." • important to me." which the greatest majority of the After that, keep to the point, try crew is off duty. I Those who would "put off to be brief, convince with facts 1 until another day" needed Shipboard meetings are like all and don't become personal in any domestic programs "are just I others, and need an agenda—an discussion or debate. Engaging in I talking through •heir hat-s." order of business—to keep things personalities is the surest way to f Johnson said. "We are not moving, and to avoid omitting nec­ nowhere. Personal comments may J going to put anything off." essary business. While the pro­ draw a laugh, but they don't solve cedures at shoreside meetings may anything. The President said he has been c working on the labor message he seem cumbersome, they are neces­ Science has finally charted a track along the edge of the t will send to Congress "in the next sary where large groups get to­ r few weeks" and stressed: "We Gulf Stream and built a device able to follow it, so that in gether. Ship's meetings can be less H Seafarers are advised that r don't just send these messages up the near future merchant ships will be able to ride a faster formal, but should include as a 1 sihould they be confined or I to Congress to be read. We send course across the Atlantic by minimum the election of meeting transferred to a V.A. hospital, 0 them to be acted upon and voted taking best advantage of the sharp temperature rise. At a depth officers, reports of delegates and they should immediately notify c upon." of 650 feet the rise is unaffected committees, action on old and new the Port Agent in the nearest currents. t by storms. Hence the ship can business and a period of "good and SIU Hall who will see to it that; Before this session of Congress The Woods Hole Oceanographic "feel its way" along the edge, is over, Johnson predicted, it will Institute has developed a device simply by keeping its sensor in welfare." This is a time to make " they receive the proper service 1 and attention. suggestions, comment on action have made its mark as "the most that enables a vessel to continu­ water of 60 degrees Farenheit. taken or just to let off steam. enlightened, the most progressive" ously follow the main axis of the in the nation's history. Gulf Stream without ever going off course.-This is no mean feat, con­ Repeal 14(B) The conference overflowed the sidering the treacherous twists and huge 4,200-seat ballroom in the turns of the Gulf waters. The apparatus also enables sci­ Hilton Hotel here and hundreds lined the walls as Department entists to achieve a better under­ President C. J. Haggerty opened standing of the ever-changing, the session with a call for "prompt meandering currents. This knowl­ The notion of finding and opening the legendary Northwest Passage to maritime travel edge is important to such diverse has tempted mariners for the last 400 years. This summer, a Canadian expedition will try enterprises as the pursuit of fish to prove that it's possible. They will be working on the same premise that inspired the great and the detection of submarines. explorers from Columbus to'*— Profit Motive Henry Hudson — that the was dim about the prospects of This summer's expedition will At least one enterprising tanker shortest distance between two opening up the Passage to mer­ seek to prove that in the warmer captain is quietly using the equip­ points is a straight line. chant marine traffic. He wrote In months the Northwest Passage ment to ride the maximum current Before the Old World reamed his autobiography: "My successful could become an addition to the and outrun his competitors. He WASHINGTON—Big Business is sails between the Gulf of Mexico of the existence of the New, a voyage in the Gjoa (his ship) was overworked Panama Canal. The getting even bigger and at an and Maine. The Gulf Stream can few far-minded geographers cir­ the first Navigation of the North­ vessel will sail from Vancouver to astonishing rate, according to an add ^several knots to bis north­ culated the idea that by sailing west Passage and remains today Frobisher Bay, going through Peel analysis presented to the Senate's easterly speed and subtract a west across the Atlantic a ship (1928) the only navigation of it. Sound and south of Victoria and Antitrust and Monopoly Sub­ similar amount on his return could reach China and the Orient. Indeed, it is most unlikely that King William Islands. The trip is Columbus sought to prove the anyone in the future will think it expected to take about three weeks committee by the Federal Trade journey. Commission. In the past, the typicat- way of theory, but discovered America worth while to consider for a at a planned cruising speed of 15Tlie FTC reported that the na­ tracing the stream was for a ship instead. The geographers modified second in view of the fact that 16 knots. Fuel will be taken on at tion's 200 biggest corporations are to zigzag across its edge, measur­ their idea in light of what Co­ there were so many difficulties dumps set up about 1000 miles growing so rapidly that they will ing the latter in terms of tempera­ lumbus found and began looking and dangers involved." apart. Reaching the Atlantic, the control two-thirds of all corporate ture change. The ship frequently for a sea route through North ship will turn around and head The second navigation of the assets by 1975. The top 200 t v "lost" the stream and spent wasted America that would lead to the passage came at the time Ad­ back to the Pacific, taking a route control 54.6 percent of total busi­ days seeking to find" it again. Some­ Pacific. mundsen died. The St. Roch, a through the Prince of Wales ness assets, a rise of 17 percent times it picked up a detached eddy When Hudson first sailed up the copper-clad and ironwood ship Straits between Victoria and of warm water, thinking it was river later named after him, he since 1950. operated by the Royal Canadian Bank Islands. In the last 15 years, the 200 the stream itself. As with a river was searching for that route — Mounted Police, traversed the If the expedition is successful, leading manufactaring firms have on shore, meanders are occasion­ the Northwest Passage. Finding it Passage In the same East to' Alexander hopes to prove that the ally pinched off, leaving great would have halved the distance West direction Admundsen had acquired 2,000 businesses with Northwest Passage can be regularly combined assets of about $17.5 pools of warm waters by the way­ from Europe to Asia and allowed taken. The St. Roch went on to used by merchant ships operating side. for quicker, fuller commerce with make many crossings, and, in billion. The amount Is nearly half between the east and west coasts The new device is towed a third the Orient. But Hudson was not that of the total assets of the next 1942, she heeame the first of Canada and the United States of a mile behind the ship and is destined to discover the Passage. 300 corporations. vessel to sail the Passage West during the late summer months. rigged with a V-fin that keeps it The job waited for the great Nor­ The FTC analysis was presented 650 feet below the surface. It re­ wegian arctic explorer Admundsen. to East. In later years, the Additionally, it could open up the U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Spar, Canadian Northwest area to de­ to back up the contention that ports continuously to the ship by Amundsen Made It Storis and Bramb'e did It during velopment, especially of the o'l fundamental changes are being wire, informing it of the water Starting where many others had the course of a hydrographlc resources said to be there. It made in the nation's economy by temperatures at that depth. failed, Admundsen navigated the survey. The last crosing of the appears, then, that a 400-year-old the increasing trend towards The system exploits the fact that ice clogged route In a three-year Passage was made by the U.S. dream is on the verge of becom­ corporate consolidation. This trend, the FTC said, has serious effects the side of the Gulf Stream facing trip, lasting from 1903 to 1908. His Navy nuclear submarine Sea ing a reality In the very near North America is marked by a trip was so difficult, however, he Dragon In 1960. future. on free, competition. Improved Gulf Stream Charts To Aid Faster Ship Voyages Summer Expedition To Seek Legendary Northwest Passage Big Business Getting Bigger �MW 14> 1»«* SEAFARERi PaseFirteca (keea SBAffABma PORTS OP THB WORLD 19.43 1.10 Mombasa, the principal port of the new nation of Kenya, Is situated on a handsome, peen-forested island. The an­ chorage at Kilindini is considered the finest natural deepwater harbor in East Africa. The small city (population 180,000) is the center for Kenya's export of coffee, tea and sisal, the nation's chief money-making crops. Kenya, which gained its independence in 1963, was formerly a part of the British empire. The British mark left on Mombasa is equalled by that left by earlier colonialists from Portugal and the Arab world. Among the SlU-contracted vessels that call on Mombasa are those of the Robin Lines, like the Robin Gray. Ships approaching the port of Mombasa first round Mombasa Island. The harbor proper is usually crowded with all types of vessels from all over the world. SlU contracted Robin Line ships like the Robin Gray are regular callers at the port of Mombasa. The continent of Africa still teems with big game, and Mombasa taxidermists are busy experts of their trade. iiiiii mmmms iiiiiil i Seafarers will find Mombasa a fascinating port of call. The dock area lies near the center of town along Kilindini Road. The gateway to the city is marked at one point by an arch made of giant elephant tusks. Buses to town are fre­ quent and there are plenty of taxis. A good place to start off a shoreside visit is at the Wood Market. Here all sorts of souvenirs can be purchased from the street stalls. The best handicraft in this part of the world consists of ebony carved pieces, delicately fashioned by the local artisans. Ivory goods are also worth shopping around for. On the opposite side of the island, about two miles from the docks, is Fort Jesus, built by the Portugese in the late 16th century to fight off Arab rebellions. The Fort now con­ tains a museum and a prison. The Arabs managed to expel the Portugese in 1729, and the Old Town still retains a deep Near Eastern flavor. Between Fort Jesus and Salim Roads, the old quarter of the city is made up of narrow streets, bazaars and mosques. European-style architecture vies with Arab and African styles for attention. In this small area can be found representatives of almost all the races in Africa. Between January and the early spring, the deepsea dhows arrive in port with cargoes from India and the Persian Gulf. The small sailing boats are manned by hospitable, but busi­ ness-minded crews. Boats can be hired to visit the anchored dhows. Both goods and conversation are freely exchanged. The Seamen's Club at the corner of Kilindini and Zanzi­ bar Roads has a swimming pool and recreation room avail­ able for use. The recommended eating places in town include the Nelson, Salad Bowl, New Carlton Hotel and the Rex Hotel. Adventurous Seafarers with a little time on their hands can join up with one of the frequent tours and safaris that go into the lion and elephant country. Kenya is a sports­ man's paradise, offering unlimited types of game for shoot­ ing or fishing. The trend now is to shoot wild animals with a camera instead of a rifle. 1.59 2.12 5.18 J.91 3.18 ,00) 1.09 nd ive of nd ca. 00 13 00 00 13 i3 >3 0 8 7 9 6 5 e Many sailing vessels still call at Mombasa, like the Dhows shown above. These vessels, displacing about 170 tons, have been bringing Persian Gulf traders to the East Coast of Africa for over 3,000 years. Elephant Ivory usually brings big prices In bidding by Asian ivory dealers. Most of the Ivory sold at these Mombasa auctions finds Its v/ay to Hong Kong, a center of Ivory carving. e y �Ptwe fflzfecB SEAFARERS AFL-CIO Urges Fast Action On Senate Medicare Passage With "pride" and "gratification," the AFL-CIO asked the Senate Finance Committee to give quick approval to a program labor has fought for over the years—health care for the elderly under social security, mony by medicare supporters program which would pay only AFL-CIO Social Security was a portion of the cost—were the one of elation. Director Nelson H. CruikAmerican Hospital Association and shank said the medicare biU Cruikshank told the committee the National Medical Association, passed by the House and now be­ fore the Senate committee would mark the biggest step forward in the 30-year history of the Social Security Act. It would also, he noted, enable the United States to catch up with "nearly every other industrial country in the world" in the field of health care. Cniikshank made suggestions for improving the House bill— including payment under the basic hospitalization program of such hospitai speciaiists as radi­ ologists and pathologists. So did Health, Education & Welfare Secretary Anthony J, Celebrex and most other witnesses testi­ fying for the legislation. But the general tenor of the testi­ that the legislation's effects will be "felt in all generations ahead; and representing 5,000 Negro doctors. its most valued product will be human happiness." He cited six reasons why labor "wholeheartedly" supports the bill: • "It provides basic health benefits for the aged, financed through contributory social insurance. • "It provides for contributions from general revenues toward health insurance coverage, without the imposition of a means test. Mf 14, IMI LOG 5/1/ Clinic Exams—All Ports EXAMS THIS PERIOD: March 1 - March 31, 1965 Port Seamen Wives Children TOTAL Boston 8 0 1 9 Baltimore 140 32 24 196 Jacksonville 32 0 0 32 Houston 223 19 4 246 Mobile 80 9 3 92 New York 417 31 33 481 Philadelphia 70 26 9 105 Tampa 12 1 2 15 New Orleans 374 13 8 395 TOTAL 1,356 84 1,571 Hiring Changes (Continued from page 24) persisted for six years, Gleason said, with a peak of 18,000 men needed only on Thursdays and Fridays. That means a minimum 6,600 un­ employed workers available for work — "vastly disproportion­ ate" to the need, the union head said, A 1964 manpower report by the U.S. Department of Labor con­ firmed the ILA's claim of a man­ power over supply, said Gleason. Under the contract recently signed with the New York Shipping As­ sociation, labor and management agreed to new procedures for mobility and a guaranteed annual wage, and both should operate the hiring halls which supply the labor, he declared. Both the Waterfront Commission and the ennployers oppose the pro­ posed legislation. The shipping as­ sociation agreed in negotiations to join the ILA in getting the port register closed, but objects to the pending bill. By Joseph B. Loque, MD, Medical Director New Medical Opinions On Breast Cancer Simple surgery may be Just as effective in the treatment of breast cancer as the complicated surgical procedures preferred by most physicians as reported in Health Bulletin, That is the opinion of an increasing number of researchers who have compared survival rates of patients having only the afflicted organ removed, with those in which the organ plus surrounding tissue was removed. In most cases the rates of cure for both groups were Identical. Dr. George Crile, Jr., of the Cleveland Foundation reported recently that in his own study "tho survival rates of patients treated by simple operations has been six per cent higher than those treated by radical ones." Perhaps the most stinging at-"*"" tack on the medical profession's standardized operative procedure preference for drastic removal of by increasingly well-trained sur­ tissue came recently from Dr. Ed­ geons, it is disconcerting indeed ward F, Lewison. Writing in the to note that the breast cancer mor­ Journal of the American Medical tality rate has not yet reflected our Association, the Johns Hopkins ever-improving surgical skill." Hospital researcher said of the Dr. Lewison backs up his con­ radical type of operation that "despite Its world-wide acceptance clusion with numerous reports and the performance of this which make the same point. For example, he cites a recent study by Drs. S. S. Smith and A. C. Meyer showing a five-year survival rate of 54 percent for patients treated by simple mastectomy and a five-year survival rate of 53 per­ cent for patients treated by radi­ cal mastectomy. Similar results Margolius wre obtained front a study in Co­ penhagen and also from Dr. Lewison's own investigations. The of such recent sporty models as the Mustang Is at­ time is ripe for a "rigidly con­ tributed to their popularity with teen-agers. trolled clinical trial of equivalent Of even more concern is that the whisky and beer therapeutic techniques in the sur­ industries are finding teen-agers an increasing gical treatment of breast cancer," Dr. Lewison concluded. market. Another argument against dras­ One result of the pressure on teen-agers to spend freely is that the money they need for advanced edu­ tic breast surgery was presented cation is diverted. Too, family discord often results at the 58th annual meeting of the when teen-agers want to be on a par with other Southern Medical Association. Dr. youngsters in clothing, recreation and other spend­ Benjamin F. Byrd, Jr., associate ing, but the family income is limited. Another result clinical professor of surgery at is that teen-agers enter marriage with little training Vanderbilt University School of in money management, and money problems are very Medicine, said that the pain and discomfort patients experience noticeable in young marriages. Both family service agencies and church organiza­ after "super" operations is not worth the dubious benefits. Direct­ tions have become concerned about commercial in­ ing his attack at the use oi radical fluences on today's youngsters, and the need to teach mastectomy in the aged, he said them values. that cancer specialists have repeat­ Sometimes the pressures on teens reach serious edly shown that, beyond 70 years proportions. For example. Children and Family Serv­ of age, simple mastectomy offers ice of Youngstown, Ohio, reports that salesmen there better survival in years than does are very active among boys just prior to graduating radical surgery. There is "very from high school. The salesmen impress upon the little evidence that the ^risfe ac­ boys the necessity for giving their about-to-graduate companying so-called stage 1 can­ girl friend a diamond for which the youngsters then cer of the breast justifies the mor­ pay -and pay, reports Luna E. Kenney, Executive tality of 'super' operations," Dr. Byrd added. Director, • "It provides substantial In­ creases in cash benefits to social security recipients. • "It provides adequate and equitable financing for both the broadening of existing social in­ surance programs and for the new­ ly-Inaugurated one. • "It provides improved stand­ ards and broadened coverage for state programs of medical assist­ ance for needy persons." Among the groups urging that hospital specialist charges be in­ cluded In the hospital program— NEW YORK — Top representa- rather than under the voluntary tivea of the world's leading ship supplemental medical insurance classification societies are meeting here in an effort to determine international load line standards for the giant supertankers of to­ day that have made the old standards obsolete. Present load line standards were By Sidney established by an international convention in 1930 and do not cover ships of 700 feet or longer. Businessmen currently are stepping up their ef­ Andrew Neilson, chairman and forts to sell teen-agers everything from cosmetics to president of the American Bureau cars. With the teen-age population increasing at the of Shipping, explained that the in­ creased number of supertankers, rate of 800,000 a year, and now over 23,000,000, busi­ giant bulk carriers and specialized nessmen see today's teen-agers as an expanding product ships—sone of which are group with literally billions to spend. over 1,000 feet long—has neces­ Moderate-income families ought to know about sitated a revision of international the adverti.sing and selling drive aimed at teen-agers load line requirements. because it can lead to (1) money waste and (2) family Basically, the. load line, or load discord. wateriine, is the line of immersion The fact is, teen-agers have become a seriouslythat marks the maximum draft to exploited group, manipulated by disc jockeys, record which a ship may be loaded safely companies, advertising agencies, retailers and man­ under various conditions of classifi­ ufacturers for their own merchandising purposes. cation, service or weather. Although teen-age girls comprise 11 per cent of the The lines, which may vary ac­ female population, they already do 23 per cent of cording to season, geography, salt all spending for cosmetics and toiletries, marketing or fresh water, are marked amid­ expert Patricia McColl recently reported in Drug ships on both sides of a vessels Trade News, hull. A ship cannot legally be The girls now spend about $450,000,000 a year for loaded "below the marks" and is cosmetics and toiletries. Stores now even sell "h'is not considered seaworthy if loaded and her" colognes so youngsters going "steady" can below allowable freeboard stand­ wear the same fragrance. Boys, too, are becoming ards. Freeboard is the distance heavy spenders for such toiletry products as hair from the center of the loadline markings to the level of the main creams, acne and other skin products, shaving needs and lotions, mouth wash and deodorants. The presi­ deck. dent of one department-store chain even recently Load lines are popularly known advocated setting up special toiletries departments as Plimsoll marks, in honor of for boys like the beauty bars for girls many stores A 19-year-old girl came to the agency with a num­ Samuel Plimsoll who was instru­ have. ber of problems, including debts. Just before gradu­ mental in passage of legislation ating, she had followed the local custom of buying When it comes to records, teen-agers now are con­ silver, crystal, dishes and kitchenware even though establishing load lines by the British Parlaiment in the 19th sidered the biggest buyers, spending an estimated she had no boy friend and no prospects of marriage. $700,000,000 a year. It has become commonplace for Century. Now she was having trouble meeting the install­ a teen-ager to spend $6 for a Beatle album. Teen­ ments. Societies' represented at the agers also have become big customers for record week-long conference are: France's players, transistor radios (including very-expensive Sometimes parents may need to get together Bureau Veritas; West Germany's ones), tape recorders, hair dryers and cameras, let through their P»TA's, or informally, to restrain ex­ Germanischer Llloyd; England's alone clothing and the traditional sports equipment. pensive local customs affecting children. In one Lloyd's Register of Shipping; Even sports goods has become a bigger expense with Western city where costs of going to the high school Japan's Nippon Kaiji Kyokai; Nor­ the trend to such sports as skiing which require prom had reached $50, parents got together and set way's Det Norske Veritas; Italy's costlier equipment. a limit of $20, Mr. Thompson reports. Registro Italiano Navale; and the Father and mother also need to keep in communi­ Auto Industry Exploits Trends American Bureau of Shipping. cation with each other about their children, and The auto industry now also regards teen-a^ers as avoid any independent giving without telling the David B. Bannerroaa Jr., a vice president of the American group, a major market, not only because many of the older other parent. This sometimes happens because of a will be chairman at the opening teen-agers themselves buy cars, but because they parent's own emotional needs, or to win a child's also Influence, their families' car buying. The success affectiop,; seMion. -i L Plan Load Line Standards For 'Super' Ships 131 Businessmen Love Big Spending Teen-Agers Dr. George Crile, Jr., In a re­ port to the Cambria County, Penn­ sylvania, Medical Society men­ tioned a long list of side effects and inconveniences following rad­ ical mastectomy. He says that bizarre alterations of this opera­ tion have resulted in so much re­ moval of the skin that skin graft­ ing was necessary in many cases. "Now, all of this would have been worthwhile had the results in terms of improvement of the five-, year survival rates , , , or im­ provements in terms of the death rate per hundred thousand women affected by breast cancer been modified." However, the sad fact is that "these rates have not ehgnged,",Dr. .Crjle concluded., I'l >•; ffl m l| ill �May 14, 1965 SEAFARERS ANNUAL REPORT For the fiscal 7. year ended November 30, 1964- 8. SEAFARERS WELFARE FUND 9. 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 to the SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE of the 10. STATE OF NEW YORK The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general information as to the condition and affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessariiy abbreviated. For a more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annuai Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund, or at the New York State Insurance Department, 123 William Street, New York 38, NY. EXHIBIT B-1 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES i As of November 30, 1964 (Name of plan) Seafarers Welfare Fund (Address of plan's principal office) 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 ASSETS' Column (1) 1. Cash 2. Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations ... 796,407.58 (b) Nongovernment bonds 2,115,200.00 (c) Total bonds and debentures. 2,911,607.58 3. Stocks (a) Preferred —0— (b) Common 1,174,983.02 4. Common trusts 5. Real estate loans and mortgages .... 6. Operated real estate 7. Other investment assets. U.S. Treasury Bills 294,606.00 8. Accrued interest paid on investments. 9. Prepaid expenses 10. Other assets (a) See Attachment '... 16,086.13 (b) (c) • 11. Total assets LIABILITIES AND FUNDS 12. Insurance and annuity premiums payable 13. Reserve for unpaid claims (not covered by insurance) 14. Accounts payable. See Attachment .. 6,574.56 15. Accrued payrolls, taxes and other expenses —0— 16. Total liabilities 17. Funds and reserves (a) See Below 2,407,789.00 (b) Fund Balance 2,826,880.09 (c) (d) Total funds and reserves ... 18. Total liabilities and funds i Column (2) 843,960.92 Column* (3) NOT APPLICABLE 4,273,689.43 367,167.14 60,734.82 —0— 16,098.37 24,875.62 176,115.15 644,991.10 57,251.59 57,251.59 4,975,932.12 714,135.18 RECONCILIATION OF FUND BALANCES 13. Fund balance at beginning of year 14. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 12) 15. Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Net increase or decrease by adjustment in asset values of investments increase in Reserve for Welfare Benefits for Pensioners and their Dependents (627,838.00) (b) (c) 16. Fund balance end of year 2,740,582.91 714,135.18 (627,838.00) 2,826,880.09 ATTACHMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT-FORM D-2 NOVEMBER 30, 1964 Item No. 1. Seafarers Welfare Plan is identified with various Atlantic, Gulf Coast and Great Lakes steamship companies, tugboat and dredging operators who have collective bargaining agreements with the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, the Inland Boatmen's Union of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America, Great Lakes District. 4,381,196.60 &B Classes of Benefits Provided Death Hospital Maternity Optical Medical Burial Plots Rehabilitation 16,086.13 5,241,243.65 6,574.56 5,234,669.09 5,241,243.65 Item 17 (a) Reserve for welfare benefits for pensioners and their dependents$2,407,789.00 EXHIBIT B-2 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS As of November 30, 1964 (Name of plan) Seafarers Welfare Fund (Address of plan's principal office) 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 6^ Total lines 1 to 5, inclusive DISBURSEMENTS Insurance and annuity premiums paid to insurance companies for participants benefits Benefits provided other than through insurance carriers or other service organizations Administrative expenses (a) Salaries (Schedule 1) (b) Fees and commissions (c) Interest (d) Taxes (e) Rent (f) Other administrative expenses Other disbursements (a) See Attachment (b) Total lines 7 to 10, inclusive Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 6, less line 11) SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN < Indicate accounting! basis by check: Cash X Accrual •. Plans on a cash basis should attach a statement of significant unrecorded assets and liabilities. See Attachment. ' The assets listed in this statement must be valued in coiumn (1> on the basis regularly used in valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shall be valued at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not so required to be fiied with the U.S. Treasury Department (Act. sec. 7 (e) and (f) (1) (B)). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown in column (1); Bonds, stocks and Treasury bills at cost. • If A (2) in item 13, PART 111 is checked "Yes," show in this column the cost or present value, whichever is lower, of investment summarized in lines 2c, 3a, and 3b, if such value differs from that reported in column (1). RECEIPTS 1. Contributions (a) Employer (b) Employees ..' (c) Others (Specify) 2. Interest, dividends, and other investment net Income 3. Gain (or loss) from disposal of assets, net 4. Dividends and experience rating refunds from insurance companies 5. Other receipts (a) Interest on delinquent contributions (b) Equipment and office improvement rentals. (c) Miscellaneous 11. 12. Page SeTenfwrf" LOG Sickness and Accident Medical Examination Program Blood Transfusions Surgical Special Therapeutic Equipment Blood Bank Rehabilitation Therapy EXHIBIT B-1—Item 10—Other Assets Investment in Stock of Wholly-Owned Corporation (At Cost) Miscellaneous Receivables Deposits Capital Donated to Wholly-Owned Corps Less: Reserve for Donated Capital Fixed Assets Furniture and Fixtures—New York Furniture and Fixtures—Detroit Medical and Safety Program Facilities Brooklyn, New York Puerto Rico New Orleans, Louisiana Baltimore, Maryland Furniture and Fixtures—Blood Bank Program, N.Y. N.Y Equipment Outports Cemetery PlO'ts - $ 2,000.00 8,827.13 259.00 $476,293.70 471,293.70 5,000.00 375,531.18 8,623.18 93,502.92 64,013.31 45,766.05 46,346.07 558.78 1,181.43 887.50 636,410.42 636,410.42 Less: Reserve for Fixed Assets Total Other Assets Item 14—Accounts Payable Payroll Taxes Withheld Accounts Payable —0— $16,086.13 $ 5,568,63 1,005.93 ; $ 6,574.56 EXHIBIT B-1 — Statement of Significant Unrecorded Assets and Liabilities ASSETS Contributions Receivable—Note Interest Receivable on Bonds Miscellaneous Receivables $1,335,296.70 41,612.68 30,314,27 5,464,854.95 $1,407,223.65 LIABILITIES 179,138.85 5,654.97 36,573.11 3,845.42 46,073.50 5,690,067.30 Incurred Benefits Payable Administrative Expenses Payable : $ 326,753.89 34,446.56 $ 361,200.45 Note: Included herein are delinquent contributions in the amount of $418,057.71 due from various companies as principals for their own vessels or as agents for other com­ panies. Attorneys for the Plan have instituted suits libeling various vessels under the control of the companies and the parties involved are presently engaged in bankruptcy or admiralty proceedings. (Continued on page 18) �P«CB E^teen SEAFARERS L1ABIUTR8 AND FUNDS . i 12. Insurance and annuity premiums ^ payable 13. Reserve for unpaid claims (not covered ' ~ by Insurance) 14. Accounts payable . . r' 15. Accrued payrolls, taxes and other ex; • . '' ' penses _ 16. Total iiabilities 17. Funds and reserves (a) Reserve for future benefits and expenses 8,101,865.35 (b) (c) (d) Total funds and reserves... 8,101,865.35 18. Total liabilities and funds 8,101,865.35 ANNUAL REPORT (Continued from page 17) EXHIBIT B-2—Line 8 and Page Z—Item 7 Benefits provided other than through insurance carrier or other service organization. Cost of Benefits Paid $4,219,140.03 Cost of fixed assets acquired for purpose of providing . specific benefits 54,549.40 $4,273,689.43 EXHIBIT B-2—Line 10—Other Disbursements Trustees Meetings Travel Expenses Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment Maintenance of Real Estate $ $ Mmf 14 196» LOG 7,300.36 7,585.22 29,146.73 13,219.28 ^ • s ' Indicate accounting basis by clieck: Cash • Accrual X. Plans on a cash basis should attach a statement of signlflcant unrecorded assets and Uabilitles. ' The assets listed in this statement must be valued In column (1) on the basis regularly used In valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shaU ha valued at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement Is not sO required to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department (Act, sec. 7 (e) and (f) (1) (B). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown in column (1): Bonds, Stocks and Treasury BUis —At Cost. ' If A (2) In item 13, PART III is checked "Yes." show in this column the cost or present value, whichever is lower, of investments summarized in lines 2c, 3a. and 3h. if such value differs from that reported in column (1). 57,251.59 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SEAFARERS WELFARE FUND EXHIBIT B-2 STATE OF SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS C0UNT\ OF ..and.. Trustees of the Fund and being duly sworn, each for himself deposes and says that this Annual Report is true to the best of his informa* tion, knowledge and belief. Employer trustee j Max Harrison Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of April, 1965 JOHN J. BAGUSEO NOTARY PUBLIC, Slate ol New Ywlt No. 30.C^.C£3o5 Qualified in Nanaau CounlY Cert, filed in Nassau Co. & N. Y. Co. Cemmissieo Xxpirea Moieh 3^ 1090 Employee trustee: AI Kerr 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. For Year Ending November 30, 1964 (Name of plan) Seafarers Pension Plan (Addre.s.s of plan's principal office) 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 ( RECEIPTS Contributions (a) Employer 3,926,148.00 (b) Employees (c) Other (Specify) Interest, dividends, and other investment net income.. 245,272.49 Gain (or loss) from disposal of assets net 9,995.04 Dividends and experience rating refunds from insur­ ance companies Other receipts (a) (b) (c) Total lines 1 to 5, inclusive 4,181,415.53 DISBURSEMENTS 7. Insurance and annuity premiums paid to insurance companies for participants benefits 8. Benefits provided other than through insurance carriers or other service organizations 9. Administrative expenses (a) Salaries (Schedule 1) (b) Fees and commissions (c) Interest (d) Taxes (e) Rent (f) Other administrative expenses 10. Other disbursements (a) Trustees' meetings expenses (b) Traveling expenses 11. Total lines 7 to jn. inclusive 12. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 6, less line 11) ANNUAL REPORT For the fiscal year ended November 30, 1964 SEAFARERS PENSION FUND 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 to the SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE of the STATE OF NEW YORK The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general information as to the condition and aiTairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily abbreviated. For • more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annual Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund,' or at the New York State Insurance Department, 123 William Street, New York, N.Y. 10038 EXHIBIT B-1 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES i As of November 30, 1964 (Name of plan) Seafarers Pension Plan (Address of plan's principal office) 17 Battery Place, New York 4, NY. 1. Cash 2. Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations .... (b) Nongovernment bonds and notes (c) Total bonds and debentures. 3. Stocks (a) Preferred (b) Common 4. Common trusts 5. Real estate loans and mortgages 6. Operated real estate 7. Other investment assets, U.S. Treasury Bills 8. Accrued interest paid on invest­ ments 9. Prepaid expenses 10. Other assets (a) (b) (c) 11. Total assets ... •• Column (2) 120,049.37 2,143.70 3,739.31 53,084.04 6,056.10 672.94 137,121.71 6,729.04 1,239,323.63 2,942,091.90 RECONCILIATION OF FUND BALANCES * ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Column* (3) .5.EAF.AR.E.ftS,..PENSIpN.FUND 251,785.00 IS. 3,226,052.77 3,477,837.77 Not Applicable And Trusteei of the Fund and.. 511,307.86 3,510,617.55 being duly iworn, each for himself deposes and says that this Annual Report is true to the best of hli Informa­ tion, knowledge and belief. Employer trus^ 284,935.21 Max Harrison 193,131.13 51,539.41 26,615.25 13. Fund balance at beginning of year —0— 14. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 12) 2,942,091.90 15. Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Net increase or decrease by adjustment in asset values of investment (b) Net increases in reserve for future benefits and expenses ,(2,942,091.90) (2,942,091.90) (c) 16. Fund balance end of year —0— ASSETS' Column (1) ' 1,095,472.83 7,977,829.52 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of April, 1965 3,986.46 Employee trustee: Al Kerr _ s. 8,101,865.35 JOHN J. BflOUSEO NOTARY PUBUC, Stal* o( N*w TodI No. 30-8432085 ' QuoUliod la Nomu County Coit iilod in Nouou Co. Oi H. Y. Co. KottuaUOum Expiiot Maioh 30, UM �liar U INI SEAFARERS lOG JMw^on Passengers One of these days, and it won't be long, Seafarers will be ordering their ship-board menus, just as they do in port. It will not be unusual to hear one choosey sailor asking for beef stroganoff, another for steak, another for chicken in wine sauce, his mate for veal parmigian, and so on down-t" the line. And, what's more, when men were men and glasses The crew aboard the Los An­ geles (Sea-Land) has been spend­ each will receive his choice were crystal." Seafarers Leon Tekof (left) and Frank Posaluk hold two "pas­ senger" pigeons who hitched a round trip ride aboard the Geneva on the vessel's Delaware to Canada run. Bosun Pasaluk and A. B. Telcot took good care of their feathery guests, releasing them when the pilot came aboard at the Delaware Station. While in passage, the birds feasted on special dishes prepared for them by chief steward, Antonio Alfonso. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), April 4 — Chairman, Wilard Mullinc; Secre­ tary, Fred Shaia. Ship's delegate reported that everything -has been running smoothly so far. $1.86 In ship's fund. Motion made to have all companies Issue American money In all foreign ports, before arrival. If ship is In port for more than five days, the captain should go to customs and get permission to Issue American money. An amendment to iii above motion: Should certain laws be in conflict with this motion, then the American Consul In that port should be contacted. Voluntary con­ tributions accepted for, ship's fund. MT. WASHINGTON (Victory Carri­ ers), April 28—Chairman, Peter F. Patrick; Secretary, Charles 0. Phil­ lips. One man missed ship and two went to hospital In Bahrain. No beefs and no disputed OT. E GLOBE CARRIER (Maritime Over­ seas), April 25—Chairman, H. Smithi Secretary, W. F. Barth. Ship's dele' gate reported that everything Is run­ ning smooth. Motion made that the LOG publish all the alms of the negotiating committee. TRANSEASTERN (Transeastern), May 3 — Chairman, Oarley Milburne; Secretary, Arnold Michael. $14.80 In ship's fund. Disputed OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job weil done. I STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), May 2 — Chairman Farrand; Secretary, Luis Malta. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made that each man donate $1.00 to ship's fund. Request made for more milk aboard. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), May 8 — Chairman, Edward Morris, Jr,; Secretary Brown Huszar. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew requested to dump garbage In chute and not on deck. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), May 2 — Chairman, H. Orlando; Secretary, V. Torregrosa, Jr. Vote of thanks to Shaky for repairing TV antenna. Motion made to have ship sprayed to get rid of roaches. Motion mads to have drinking fountain In messhall moved to passageway due to Its being a safety hazard. Ship's dele­ gate to discuss with captain the possibility of having starboard com­ pressor repaired due to Its being excessively noisy during meal hours. $8.00 In ship's fund. TRANSINDIA (Hudson Waterways), April 25 — Chairman, Joe Crowley; Secretary, Boyd H. Amsberry. $">3.50 In ship's fund. One man short In steward department. All members Interested In retirement pay. Vote of thanks to the chief electrician for fixing washing machine. Vote of thanks to the steward department for doing a good job. IBERVILLE (Waterman), May 2 — Chairman, J. W. Allan; Secretary, J. W. Singer. Ships delegate reported that all is well. %<'.?=• in ' Some disputed OT i-> it--'ment. Motion made that due to con­ stant rise In cost of i../iii.„, J failure of headquarters to promote a raise in wages, for a long time, eliminate assessments for A.O.A. and G.F. in order to release members from financial burdens. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), April 18 — Chairman, S. McCormIck; Secretary H. T. Andersen. No beefs reported by department delegates. PILOT ROCK (Columbia Steamship), May 4 — Chairman, George Brady; Secretary, G. W. Luke. One man hospitalized In Port Suez, Egypt. One man missed ship at Port Arthur, Texas. Vote of thanks to the captain and his officers for the prompt attention to hospitalized crewmember. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Everyone is getting fat VORKMAR (Calmar), May 2 — Chaiman, G. M. Wri^t; Secretary, W. L. Glogg. One man In deck department left ship in Panama due to death In family. Some disputed OT in engine department. Beef about food not being prepared properly. Steward to check preparation of food. HENRY STEINBRENNER (Kins­ man), April 25 — Chairman, Leon Strlla; Secretary, None. Request that the patrolman meet the ship In regards to squaring away a few beefs. Request made that new con­ tract spell out the vacation pay as does the deep-sea contract. Brother R. C. Rutherford, steward on board should be awarded a medal for being one of the cleanest and most accommodating cooks on the Great Lakes. HENNEPIN (Redland), April 24 — Chairman, Ben Sprague; Secretary, 0. F. Siedlecki. $8.00 In ship's fund. OT slips to be turned over to patrol­ man by deck department. Everything is fine and dandy In the engine and steward departments. plate In less than three minutes. It's all part of a tentative ohow study jointly conducted by the SIU and several union - contract­ ed companies. "We're experim e n 11 n g with pre - prepared, frozen entrees," says D. P. Elde­ mire aboard the Eldemire Steel Advocate (Isthmian), one of the vessels par­ ticipating in the tests. "Pre-prepared, frozen entrees enable the galley to serve a greater number of dishes cheaper, faster, more effici­ ently and with less trouble than ever before. Up to forty different entrees can be stored in the freezer and made immediately available, according to the varying tastes of the crew. And the same goes for side dishes, pastries and sandwich­ es. The program is going real well," announces brother Eldemire. "The chow is excellent and we recommend a continuing study to determine the best brands of frozen foods and the best methods and equipment for preparing them." 4< 4- 4" It's a case of the tea kettle call­ ing the coffee pot black—at least too black to brew tea in. The "we'd sooner Lipton" contingency aboard the Spitfire (General Cargo) insists that once an urn is used for boil­ ing coffee, it's no good for any­ thing else. "The coffee-klatoh gang is getting privileged treatment," complains ship's delegate H. S. Christensen, "and we're demand­ ing equal time and separate facili­ ties." "Ditto for us," piped up a hot chocolate lover who prefers to remain anonymous. "Even though we're a minority, we have our rights." "Well," sighed a resigned steward in the back, "It looks like the Spitfire will be carrying a three-urn galley." 4> 14 41 Nowadays, everything is made of plastic—^from the new face on your favorite movie star, to that "bul­ let-proof, jet-age, invisible plastic shield" that proves invulner­ able to baseballs and maohinegun slugs on T.V. commercials. But when the plastic Stanton craze takes to the sea and boards the dining tables, it's time for Seafarers to draw the line. "We've put our collective foot down," says Eugene A. Stan­ ton, ship's delegate aboard the Transorient (Hudson Waterways.) "We've served notice that plastic table service must go. We're out to bring back the good old days 4> 4 ^ ing their off-duty hours at the ping-pong table, lounging in the reading room, working-o u t in the gym, or catching the lat­ est rerun on T.V. The ship's recreation facilities Bruce have been placed at the disposal of the crew. Accord­ ing to delegate Leo Bruce, the boys are whipping themselves into shape —toning up those physical and mental muscles. "By the time we hit port," says brother Bruce, lightr ing a cigarette and laying his bil­ 4-4 4 An investigation was launched liard cue aside, "we'll be in pretty last week aboard the Globe Carrier fine condition. Those shoreside gals are sure in for a treat," he (Maritime Over­ added, casually hefting a barbell. seas) to get to "You know the old saying, all work the bottom of and no play ..." those flying 4 4 4 saucer rumors that have been Delegate B. Tippens, sailing oirculating from aboard the Topa-Topa, reports that deck to deck ever the Captain was so well satisfied since the ship with the work and behavior of left port. Ship's the crew that he commended all delegate John on board for their efforts, express­ Flood Flood, who was ing special appresiation for a job elected to head the investigating well-done by the steward depart­ committee, turned in the following ment. "All and all, it was an report: "The reports of flying excellent voyage," the captain is saucers aboard ship are completely reported to have declared. unfounded and false. The un­ 4 4 4 identified flying objects that have Speaking on behalf, of the entire been p 1 a g u e i n g crewmembers, causing them to duck and dodge crew on board the SS Manhattan Waterways), delegate as they go about their duties, are (Hudson not saucers at all. They are L. P. Hagmann extends a hearty pastries. These baker's concoctions vote of thanks to Captain Redding are so light and fluffy that, unless for the Captain's special considera­ firmly anchored to the table, they tion and his expert treatment of a take wing and float about the crew member who became ill dur­ vessel, causing great consternation ing the voyage. 4 4 4 among the crew." Delegate Alfred H. Anderson 4 4 4 The following mess staffs made reports that Seafarers aboard the It hefty, hot and hearty, and were Steel Designer par­ awarded a special vote of thanks (Isthmian) from their grateful crewmembers: ticipated in a realBethtex (Bethlehem Steel); Will- life fire rescue mar (Calmar); Penn Vanguard drill. Receiving a (Penn Shipping); Topa Topa distress signal (Waterman); SS Del Sud (Delta from a Lebanese Steamship) — applause for the freighter, the baker; SS Manhattan (Hudson Steel Designer Waterways) — the baker takes a turned about in bow; SS San Francisco (Sea-Land). mid-course and Anderson raced to Uie 4 4 4 Seafarer Nicholas Bechlivanis disaster scene. When_ they ar­ says that he is proud to announce rived, the freighter was still afloat, that "there are still some honest but engulfed in flames. Fortunately licensed personnel around." Broth­ .the crew of the burning vessel had er Bechlivanis was paid o^ff by the already been picked up by a ship Captain. But in the confusion, he that was in the immediate area. signed the pay voucher without "Seeing something like that at picking up his money. "When the first hand really teaches you a SS Fairland arrived in Port Eliza­ lesson about the dangers of fire at beth eleven days later," he reports. sea," says brother Anderson. 4 4 4 "Captain Berger had my money Roger Hall, Meeting Secretary ready for me to pick up. I want to make known my sincere thanks aboard the San Francisco (Sea and pay public tribute to Captain Land), reports that the men have Berger's honesty," brother Bech­ requested fans to keep things mov­ ing cooly in the crew pantry. livanis concludes. Tom Gordon of the Steel Hecorder (Isthmian) reports that a message sent to the White House urging retention of Under Secre­ tary of Labor John F. Henning, received a quick reply from Labor Department representative John B. Clinton, thanking the crew for the benefit of their views. Brother Gordon lu-ges fellow-Seafarers to follow the example of the Steel Recorder crew. "Write to your Congressmen and Senators," he says. "Let them know how you feel on issues that are important to the maritime industry and to you personally." �SEAFARERS Far* Tweatr MV H U«f LOG Seafarer Declares Danes Are A Sailor's Best Friend Seafarer William J. McNeely hasn't exactly lived a life filled with unusual adventures, een iust out. but he has been just about everywhere a vessel can go. _ And don't forget, he points _ what might seem like adventure to a land-dweller, is all m a day's work to the average Seafarer. They've re-created a na­ is always there and the money is "A working seaman," he amazing. always good." tion out of ruins. says, "learns to take storms OO'JV JUST OILy/4>JO (3/?BASV TUROOCSN WITH TUSM —TWfiYSWoUiO ^eveFCBitsD During his off hours, McNeely "And the people are among the and other sea perils in his stride. Coping with danger is just another most courteous and relaxed I have has no special hobbies, but he does ever seen. They treat a visiting enjoy reading good western sto­ part of his job." American like a long-lost friend ries. Travel is another story. Accord­ or member of the family. I have "You know," he says with a grin, ing to Brother McNeely, the wan­ never been made to feel so much "a Seafarer feels right at home derlust of the sailor is never sat­ at home as I have In Denmark. with a good western yarn. He has isfied and each new voyage has a "I think we can all take a few no trouble identifying with the glamor of its own. lessons from the Danes," McNeely western hero who moves from "There's something new and dif­ town to town just like a seaman ferent in every port," he says. "In adds. sails from port to port." A chief steward, McNeely has a way, each time you ship out is Now 56 years old, McNeely has sailed since 1943, joining the SIU like the first time." no immediate plans to retire. Of dll the countries he has vis­ in 1946. "I like the sea," he says. "I SIU Is Tops ited, hie is most impressed with don't want to retire. I prefer to "This SIU is absolutely the the Scandinavian nations. best," he declares. "I've raised keep working and remain active." "E s p e c i a lly three children on what I've earned Brother McNeely is a man who Denmark." he in­ since I signed on with the SIU. enjoys his occupation. "I take par­ sists. "I think I could have never done it without ticular pride and pleasure in cook­ that it's probably the Union. And I don't have to ing at sea," he says, "especially the cleanest worry about the future-^-old age in putting together ex)tra-special country in the and medical expenses. The Sea­ fancy meals. And the crew just world. You can't farer's Welfare Plan will handle loves It," he adds. even find a match that fot me." stick on the Before sailing, brother McNeely street. The Danes had been a chef, working for vari­ take a great McNeely ous industrial concerns in Balti­ pride in the con­ dition of their homes, their streets more, his home town. and their cities. "But I'll take sailing over work­ "The job that they've done re­ ing shoreside," he explains, "be­ building and maintaining their cause the sea is the only place to Retired Seafarer Charlie Haytcher, country since World War II Is make a really good living. The job called some tough fights he's had in the NAM&TAL ?LAi\rSAfe' AVOID-iHe CHANCeOF sr4Cr/MG A FIRE". Seafarer Recalls Fiery Battles He Fought In And Out Of Ring Pension Benefits Bring Thanks To the Editor: The day I received my first pension check was a very great day in my life. As a member of the SIU, I can truly say that this Union is absolutely Mii i To The Bditor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. tops in my estimation. It is a wonderful thing for a man who has worked all his life to know that when he retires his later years are taken care of. This is what the SIU pension means to me. I thank God that I be­ long to a Union that cares enough about its members to see that they are not forgotten when their working days are over. May God bless you all and smooth sailing. Percy J. Thornton, TI97 3» 4" Thanks Crew For Aid To the Editor: When I received a wire In­ forming me that my dad was about to dfe, we were in the South China Sea headed for the Phillipines, aboard the SS Transeastern. When the crew found out, 100% of them chipped in, con­ tributing an amount that more than made up my air fare home. This meant more to my family and myself than I know how to say. We want the men and union brothers aboard the Transeastern all to know how much we appreciate It. I am very proud to be a mem­ ber of the SIU. There isn't a finer bunch of people in any organization. All I can say is thanks again. E. D. Thompson an ex-boxer, was reminiscing the other day and re­ ring and out. Haytcher is on pension now, drawing disability benefits resulting from serious injuries he suffered to his hands while fighting a fire aboard the Turning off the feed pump, land Athletic Club. The next time dredge King Cole, which is Haytcher went after the assort^ he entered the ring he went In as under contract to the SIU's Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region. "I was sailing in the engine de­ partment," Haytcher recalled. "Suddenly, one of the King Cole's oil burners backfired, knocking me to my knees and engulfing me In a downdraft of flame. You know," Haytcher admitted with a grin, "I even had my dukes up." The next few minutes were hec­ tic. Haytcher's jacket had caught fire, forcing him to beat out the fiames with his hands. "For a sec­ ond," he said, "It looked like the final K.O." LOG-A-RHYTHM: Moods of Peace rags and other burnables scattered around the boiler room, stamping and beating out fires with his hands and feet. "It was a rough bout," he said, "and I can truly say that I'm lucky I won." Haytcher was rushed to a hos­ pital in a police ambulance. His hands were so badly burned that they required skin grafts. In March, 1965, Haytcher final­ ly retired, drawing disability pen­ sion benefits as a result of the burns he received while heroically fighting the King Cole blaze. Fire-fighting is not the only kind of battling that brother Haytcher is famiiiar with. Back In his teens he first put up his dukes as a featherweight in the old Golden Watch Competitions of the Cleve­ a serviceman, boxing in the Amer­ ican Expeditionary Force competi­ tions of 1918 in Paris. Fought The Finest "I fought some pretty good boys in my time," he recalls. "In fact, I knocked out Mike Dundee right before Mike fought Johnny Kilbane. I should have been feather­ weight champ of the AEF. Haytcher joined the SIU in Cleveland where he makes his home with his wife Anna. "The SIU is tops with me," he says. "And that pension is going to make all the difference. I can relax for the rest of my days." Brother Haytcher will spend many of those days thinking back to his past glories in the ring. "Memories of those days are my happiest possession," he confesses. By Henri Perolkow __ When listening. To the cry of birds, Echoing from green lit tree My heart is strummed with Joy. When water heads Drum arid earth. Feeding root Life unll flood my heart. When pumpkin moon. Slips under veil In crystal knobbed sky Magic sweeps my heart. When men bow in prayer Blessing life. My heart throbs like a bell. Pealing for Peace. Seafaring ex-boxer Charles "Happy" Haytcher recently hung up his seafaring togs along with his gloves to retire on an SIU pension. Above, Happy (r) puts up his mitts to receive his first pension check from Cleveland port agent Tom Gerity. Haytcher sailed in the SIU Great Lakes Tug .arid Dredge Region. ^ �m^m s¥AFA'RkkS ^ LbV Haul Away, Joe PMge Seafarers Button Up Ship In Tight Concrete Topcoat Finding themselves in a difficult situation, enterprising crewmembers aboard the SIUcontracted Delaware (Meadowbrook Trans.) reached into their bag of tricks and came up with some concrete answers to some awfully leaky problems. The Delaware, on a grain run to India, ran into a series of bad storms that ruptured storm and our troubles would start running down onto the radar set. See if you can find it and patch plates and punched boles all over again. Seafarers Joe Dunn and Demctris Mostrotonis haul away on lines and tighten up ship as Steel Voyager prepared to dock in New York recently. The seafarers both A.B.'s, looked for­ ward to spending some time out on the town after the Voy­ ager hit port. TRANS EASTERN (Transeastern). March 21—Chairman, W. Dauieey; Secretary, M. K. Arnola. Ship's dele­ gate reported everything running smoothly. No disputed OT reported by department delegates. Motion made that if steward department is cut down on provisions ordered by the Captain it is to be brought to the attention of the ship's delegate or deonrtment delegates before leav­ ing port. SEATRAIN G E 0 R 6 I A (Seatrain Lines), April 8—Chairman, Herbert C. Justice; Secretary, J. F. DicKerson. Ship's delegate reported three day's subsistence due on next pay-off. Deck department reported some disputed OT. Steward department reported two Vote of thanks extended to Sam Mc­ Donald, baker. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), April Chairman, R. Aguiar; Secretary, D. G. Chafin. Ship's delegate reported that some repairs have been completed and the rest will be taken care of later on. $15.10 in ship's fund. Broth­ er Robert DiSarno was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the retired ship's dele­ gate for a job well done. DEL SUD (Delta), April 23—Chair­ man, Paul Turner; Secretary, Harold Crane. $.5.30 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother H. Crane was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to Brother M. Dunn for Job well done. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin), April 18—Chairman, David P. Manafe, Sec­ retary, W. I. Bennerson. No beefs re­ ported by department delegate. Un­ ion to be contacted regarding shore leave in Ascension Island. Vote of thanks to the steward department. men missed ship on sailing from Texas City, Texas. Brother Carlos Rocafort was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. Vote of thanks to Brother Ed Lanier, former ship's delegate for job well done. [t COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), March 15 — Chairman, T. Drzewicki; Secretary, R. E. King. Ship's dele­ gate reported delayed sailing in Nor­ folk due to engineers and Coast Guard. Payoff held up due to beef on > monthly pay. No disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. Please pick up cups when finished and keep feet off chairs. PANOCEANIC FAITH (Pan Oceanic Tankers), March 28—Chairman, Ken­ neth Collins; Secretary, Kenneth Col­ lins. Ship's delegate reported no beefs; all going smooth. Brother M. J. Berry was elected to serve as new ; ship's delegate. All departments to' see department delegates before go­ ing to see ship's delegate accepted. No disputed OT reported by depart­ ment delegates. Ship's delegate to see Captain about repairs. YORK (American Bulk Carriers), March 26—Chairman, Edward Clifton; Secretary, Seymour Heinfling. Brother Heinfling was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Vol• imtary donation of fifty cents re­ quested in order to start ship's fund. MONARCH OF THE SEAS ,Water. man), April 18 — Chairman, Eduard Morris, Jr.; Secretary, Broun Huszar. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Morris was elected ; to serve as new ship's delegate. Dis.cussion on pension benefits—to have $250 a month for 20 years with the -Union and 15 years seatime. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), April 24—Chairman, James M. Hand; Sec­ retary, John D. Galloway. Brother John Galloway was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Few hours dis­ puted OT in deck department. AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), April 22 —Chairman, Lou Cevette; Secretary, John Johnson. Ship's delegate re­ ported that there is some disputed OT re delayed sailing. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), March 20—Chairman, Ernest Newhall, Secretary, John Kucharski. Ship's delegate reported that ship is clean with no beefs. Vote of thanks extended to the entire steward de­ partment for a job well done. DEL RIO (Delta), April 25—Chair­ man, Radich S. Tony; Secretary, A. Tolentino. .Everything .is .running smoothly In each department. Vote of thanks extended to Brother Rigby Walter resigning ship's delegate. Brother A. Abner was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. DELAWARE (Meadowbrook), April 11—Chairman, F. L.-Jarvis; Secretary, A. Yarborough. Brother F. L. Jarvis was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ seas), April 25 — Chairman, Claude Duval; Secretary, Nicholas Hatgimisios. Some' disputed OT in deck de­ partment, otherwise everything is O.K. Brother Julian Wilson was elect­ ed to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to all delegates and to the entire steward department for . won­ derful food and a job well done. DE SOTO (Waterman), April 25— Chairman, Walter W. LeClair; Secre­ tary, J. F. Castronover. Ship's dele­ gate reported that everything is run­ ning smoothly so far. Discussion about contacting Union about single room for day men, and watch foc'sia for deck department Vote of thanks to the steward department for the fine meals, good cooking, preparing and service. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over•eas), March 21 — chairman, M. D. Green; Secretary, J. F. Austin. Vote of thanks to the deck and engine departments for keeping tt* pantry . FLORIDA STATE (Everglades), April and messroom clean. Fine ship and 38—Chairman, V. C. Smith; Secre­ fine crew. Everything is running tary, Antonie Gonaalcz. Discussed disputed OT. No tiecfs reported. smoothly. J. L. REISS (Reiss), May 7 — MANHATTAN (Hudson Waterways), Chaiman, Thomas C. Srewn, Sr.; April 10—Chairman, Gam W. McOenaM; Secretary, L. P. Hagmann. No Secretary,. George Bodkin. Biettier beefs reported by department dele- Robert Wagner was elected to serve tes. Vote of thanks given to Cap­ as .engine delegate. Suggestion ttiat ri Redding for the treatment given linen i twurs be posted and to stop to one sick brother during the tripi- . issuing-such during iriaal hours. > S throughout the fhlp's structure. Undaunted, the crew plugged the openings as fast as they appeared, using batches o-f raw concrete that they whipped together from cement stores normally carried to safeguard the hold from chain pipe leakage. "My mates are probably the best mixing crew to sail the seven "seas," says Bosun Chuck Hostetter, "and I've got the hard facts and. callouses to prove it." "It all started," continues broth­ er Hostetter, "when we signed aboard the Delaware at Swan Island Shipyard, Portland, Oregon. The yard workers were fitting the ship out for a grain run to Madras, India. When they finished, we went up river and loaded the grain. We sailed the 14th of February. Terrible Storm Once outside the Columbia River, we hit on into a beautiful but terrible storm. The next -day, the ship was down by the head. At first I thought the cement must have come out of the chain pipes and filled the chain locker and fore Hostetter peak. The captain turned about so that my deck man, Charles Volk, and mySelf could get forward to take a look. The cement was holding well and the fore peak top was still closed. "We opened the fore peak for a look-see, and found the chain locker full of water. Since the lower fore peak tank was empty, we went down and cut a hole in the bottom of the chain locker and let the water drain into the fore peak tank, figuring that the engineer could pump it out. "We sure could have used a portable pump, but there was none on board. "Next we tried to siphon the water out. No luck. Then, one by one, we tried all the time-honored and proven m.ethods, but none would work. Cream of Wheat "Finally, we went Into the reefer boxer in the No. 1 hold. Luckily all the doors had good gaskets. Otherwise, by the time the water was through down there. No. 1 lower hold vould have been full of Cream of Wheat—not dry grain. "I called all hands and we started bailing the water out with buckets. "We bailed water for 14 days and 14 nights. Every time we'd get those boxes dry, we'd hit another "Then the Deck—Deck Main­ tenance Charles Volk—and I started looking for holes in the deck. When we got forward of the house We found two big ones on the foc'sle head near the reefer machinery space. "We cemented those and then Deck j-elled over to me, *1 see another one.' I said, 'I see two.' Deck said, 'I see three more.' I said, 'mix some cement.' "Eleven holes later, we took a coffee break. "Well, we bailed water till we looked like fountainheads. Finally we got to Singapore and fair weather. "I still wish we had a portable pump and a cement mixer on board. I mentioned this to the captain, and he agreed that we needed both. "And how right he was. Because next we tore out the overhead wood and insulation in one reefer box and saw the sun shining brightly overhead. " 'Mix some cement. Deck!' " 'Now I know why they packed us up with 65 bags of cement,' commented Deck, a little on the bitter side. "'Hey Chuck,' interrupted stew­ ard Dick "Simpson, 'my dry store­ room is full of water.' "I answered that if it was full of water it couldn't be a 'dry' storeroom. Then I thoughtfully added; 'Deck! mix some more ce­ ment.' "The steward mentioned that they didn't teach him anything in the upgrading program about storerooms full of water. "Hah! They should have, I said. Broken Glass "Just imagine being awakened at two A.M. in the morning by three well-drenched messmen — one with a cut foot and the other two yelling: 'Hey, bosun! come quick. Our porthole glasses are all broken out.' "That's exactly the way it hap­ pened. So I figured I might as well get up and check all the other ports and glasses. I did, and found that 19 more were cracked or broken. •"Hey, Bosun,' yells A. B. Jarvis, 'the old man wants you top­ side right now.' " 'Hey, bosun, we have a small leak over the wheelhouse and it's it up.' "Running all over, huh? Small leak and it's running? 'Mix some cement. Deck!' "Twenty holes later . . . Sure wish we had a portable cement mixer. Ship's Damage "Well, we finally made it to Madras and because of the strike back in the States we were the only American ship there with grain. We discharged all our car­ go and the convpany flew out an engineer to look over the ship's damage. He found a plate opposite the chain locker cracked and a plate ruptured in the inner bot­ tom tank, a fuel tank under the #1 hold. "There went 25 bags of cement, and wasn't niy Deck Maintenance glad to see that cement go. I caught him looking down into the #1 hold, muttering: 'use it all, damn it, use it all, all of it, use it all.' "Now I wonder what he could have been talking about. "Then the anchor windless went out and we found a big hole in the bottom of the casing. 'Mix up some more cement. Deck!' "I sent A. B. Jim Loe aft to paint a vent on top of a mast house, but Jim couldn't find the vent. It had fallen through into the #4 hold. 'Mix some cement. Deck!' "Next we went up to Eilat, Is­ rael to load pot ash for Korea. Now we are nearing Singapore for a fuel-up on our way to the Japan Sea. 'Mix some cement. Deck.' "The mate wants to chip the cabin deck in Korea, but Deck doesn't think it's safe — besides, we're running short of cement. Cement Mixers "The compass, telegraph, gyro stand and voice tube atop the wheel house are all cemented up, and looking good. By now. Deck and I could get a job with any cement company in the world. We're experts. "We just finished overhauling the lifeboats and are heading for the Japan Sea. I asked Deck if he wanted to seal each lifeboat with a bag of cement. No cement— coops, I mean no comment. " 'Deck, mix another batch. Boy, I sure wish we had a portable ce­ ment mixer.'" Notify Union On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue ot the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes fm-ms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-ti^ay check on the accuracy of Its mailing-lists. �» f. r 1 SEAFARERS paffe Twenty-Tw® tOG SIU* AXtRXVAXiS and DEPAXlTTTBEiS SALLS All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's namei 12, 1965, to the Nick Pojorelys, Staten Island, N.Y, $ it Dawn E. Tucker, born March 21, 1965, to the Donald G, Tuckers, Highland Park, Mich, 4^ 4JI 4i Danny Ray Daniels, bom March t I" 4" Suzanne Jacobs, born February 3, 1965, to the Masceo E, Daniels, 18, 1965, to the Harvey M, Jacobs, Belhaven, N.C, 4 4" 4" Algonac, Mich, Christine Caron, born March 29, 4" 4" 3^ Rosaleen Carlin, born March 31, 1965, to the Richard Carons, River 1965, to the Michael Carlins, New Rouge, Mich, 4. 4> 4i York, New York, Martin Joseph Oro, born April 4' 4" 4" Fernando Gonzalez, born March 1, 1965, to the Anthony J, Oros, 9, 1965, to tl Antonio Gonzalezs, New York, New York, 4* 4» 4^ Playa Ponce, x-'.R, Barbara Gilmore,' born Novem­ Matthew Schaad, born Novem­ ber 18, 1964, to the John Schaads, ber 7, 1964, to the David C, Gilmores, Dunn, N.C, Detroit, Mich, Remedies Atizado, born March 8, 1965, to the Roy G. Atizados, Seattle, Wash, t 4. Joseph Trimmer, born March 16, 1965, to the David Trimmers, Buf­ falo, New York, 4, 4. 4> 4" 4" 4" 4' 4- 4" 1965, to the Jon E. Mitchells, Houston, Texas. Jack Massey, born February 28, 1965, to the Jack Masseys, New Orleans, La, 4' 4" 4- John Jeffery Frownfelters, bom February 4, 1965, to the John Frownfelters, Marrero, La, 4> 4' 4 4« 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mark Neal, born March 6, 1965, to the Wayne Neals, Baytown, Texas, Bessie Ciarke, born March 1, 1965, to the Elmer Clarkes, Wilmer, Ala, Morris Broxson, born January 10, 1965, to the Lowell L, Broxsons, Vidor, Texas. Madeline Bonafont, born April Charia Joy Whiteside, born Kathy DeLong, born October 9, 1964, to the John DeLongs, Lum- 1, 1965, to the Carmelo Bonafonts, March 19, 1965, to the Hersbal M, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Whitesides, Port Aransas, Tex, berton, N.C. 4^ 4> Guy E. Mitchell, born March 17, Tony Dean Banrow, born March 25, 1965, to the Gerals Barrows, The dealha of the following Seafarers have been reported Vanceboro, N.C. to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) i Lis Ann Pojorely, born March Falemino Palume, 68: Brother Palume died of natural causes on April 5, 1965 in Bellevue Hos­ pital, New York, A member of the union since 1942, he sailed in the deck department. He Is survived by his gran dchild, Kalsom Binti Abdul Rah­ man. Place of burial was the Heavenly Rest Cemetery, Hanover, New Jersey. 4" 4" 4" Jay C. Jackson, 44: Brother Jackson died of pneumonia on March 14, 1965 in Arlington General Hospi­ tal, Arlington, Washington, A member of the union since 1958, he sailed as an engineer. He was buried in Fort Worth, Texas and is survived by his wife Olive, 4< 4ji 4» Mariano B. Polpollo, 69: Brother Polpollo succumbed to heart dis­ ease on March 15, 1965 in his home at 1940 N. Rampert Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, A member of the union since 1942, he sailed as a bosun in the deck depart­ ment, No beneficiary to his estate has been named. He was buried in St, Vincent de Paul No, 2 Ceme­ tery, New Orleans, Louisiana, 4" 4^ 4* Mike P. Martinovich, 51: A disease of the ])ver proved fatal to Brother Martin­ ovich on March 20, 1965 in the New Orleans USPHS^ Hospital, A member of the deck department, he joined the un­ ion in 1961, He is survived by his sister Mary Hprnbaek, Place of burial was the United Serbian Cemetery, Los An­ geles, California, 4 4 4 James Edward McGuffoy, 68: Brother McGuffey died of heart disease on March 27, 1965 in the USPHS Hospital, Galveston, Texas, A member of the union since 1938, he sailed as a deck engineer. He is survived by his wife Ruby, Place of burial was Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Beaumont, Texas, 4 4 4 Lee B. Wilkins, 60: Brother Wilkins died of heart disease on March 25, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, A member of the union since 1941, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment, He is sur­ vived by his wife, Lena Wilkins, Place of burial was Roxanna Cemetery, Roxanna, Delaware, 4 4 4 Joseph William Stocker, 82: Edward H. Denchy, 45: Brother Heart failure proved fatal to Denchy succumbed to liver dis­ brother Stocker on March 15, ease March 15, 1965 in the New 1965 in the NazaOrleans USPHS re th Hospital, Hospital, A mem­ Philadelphia, Pa, ber of the union A member of the since 1940, he SIU since 1943, sailed in the he sailed as bo­ steward depart­ sun, He is sur­ ment, Surviving vived by his sis­ is his nephew, ter, Mrs. Sophie Dennis Kazenas. Place of burial Lanard. Burial was St, Patricks #3 Cemetery, was in St. Casimirs Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana, Shenandoah^ Pennsylvania. •. i iAms 14, SiU Atlantic, Guff, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESroENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Llndaey WllUami A1 Tanner Robert Matthewi SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE WIS E. Baltimore St, Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10220 W. Jefferson Ave. Vlnewood 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 WllUam Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAAH 744 W, Flagler St, Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St, Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave, Buck Stephens, Agent Tel, 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-660O NORFOLK 115 3rd St, Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S, 4th St, John Fay, Acting Agent . DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St, Paul Gonsorchlk, Agent ..DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak, West Coast Rep, SANTURCE PR ,.1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terps, Hq, Rep Phons 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave, Ted BabkowskL Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St, Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakeg and Inland Waters District makes speciUc provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership, AU Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS, AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements, AU these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equaUy of union and management representatives and their alternates, AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of tho trustees. AU trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters 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 avaUable in aU Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU, 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 at all times, cither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board, CONTRACTS, Copies of aU SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent, EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG, The LOO has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an 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 responsibility, PAYMENT OF MONIES, No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity tn 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 ^uch 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 f^els tl.at he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters, CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS, The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer la attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member se affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing dlsabnity-penslnn benefits liave always been encouraged to continue their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In aU rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimcrs cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues, EQUAL RIGHTS, 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, nadonal or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should nbtlfy headquarters, SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS, One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which wiU serve the best Interests of themselves, their famUies and their Union, To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. 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 feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he hat baen denied his constituHonai right of access to Union records or Information, ha should immediately notify SiU President Paul Hail at haadquartars by cartifiad mail, raturn racaipt raquasttd. Jeff GUletta, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif 600 N, Marina Ave. Frank Boyna, Agent TBrmlnal 4-2928 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASUBEB Fred J, Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St, EL, 4-3618 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 8383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago. UL SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND ,......,1420 West 25th St. MAin 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St, MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W, Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18 Mich, Vlnewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Fat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E, Baltimora 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 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel 529-7548 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th SL Tel. 622-1892-3 NORFOLK 115 Third St, DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 Harrison SL Tel. 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG S DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L, TiUman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MiUer. Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden, Agent ....ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W, 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerge, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brimley, Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent. .BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Fireman, linemen, Oilers & Watchmen's Seelien ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ^ ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W, Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7090 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W, 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agont 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, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Rutlisatz. Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph MiUer, Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE ....1086 Maple St. Wm; J. Lackey, Agent ..MEIrose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. Lotus, MO L, J. Colvis, Agent PORT ARTHUR. Tex, Arthur Bendheim, Agent .805 Del Mar CE 1-1434 1348 7th St. 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 BALTIMORE,,,, 1216 B. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4Pno NORFOLK 110 Third St, 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA,...,, 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 12«B E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4800 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 670 4th Ave Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0087 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St, FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 830 Jackson Ave. Phone 529T754S NORFOLK .115 Third St, Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA .2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 BOSTON �Majr 14, 1965 SEAFARERS Face TwcBty-nrM LOO ings All hospitalized Seafarers woidd appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: 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: USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON E. A. AInsworth Charles W. Line R. W. Bunner R. H. Shaffner . F. X. Donovan B. Spear John M. Coglay USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS G. P. Anderson W. H. McDonald M. O. Brightwell Gustavo Osuna Jack D. Brock Rafael M. Pereira May 14 New York . June 7 Detroit Charles Copeman Charles O. Powell Leon C. Harper W. H. Powell June 14 June 8 Houston .... Philadelphia Joseph S. Hilton Dave E. Roberts June 15 June 9 New Orleans Baltimore ., E. J. Kocanovski Frank Taylor Paul M. Landry E. C. Yeamans Mobile June 16 John B. Lundberg USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA John Armstead Herman 0. Haddock West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Benjamin Crary Charles V. Horton L. C. Daniels Charles Jarvis SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the Thomas M. Gower Harry B. Riley monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for USPHS HOSPITAL the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Ahmed Ahmed James Gillian and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Rocco Albanesa Edgar Hauser Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with Ben Allen Charles Haymond Paul Bates Grant Johnson an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ Conway Beard Lawrence Kehoe ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday E. J. Botes R. KuczynskI Herbert Burgesser Juan Leiba and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. George Meltzer Thor Lovaas Robert Carey John Lynch Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Michael Cekot Warren Mctntyra Micuel Cleary Robert Burton May 1£ May 21 May 17 David Collins Frank O'Brien Dan Courney NIkodem Olen 4- ' Thomas Cox Gordon Owen GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE James Cronin John Quinonez REGION E. Cuenca Escolastico Reyes Great Lakes SIU Meetings Regular membership meet­ Fernando Dacdnay John Roberts Regular membership meetings ings for Great Lakes Tug and Leahman Denton Rotiert Roedel DIerkIng Joe Shaxton on the Great Ivakes are held on Dredge Region IBU memters are Herbert Christopher Elliot Anthony Scatturo Warren Smith the first and third Mondays of scheduled each month in the vari­ James Farr Fols Henry Stanczak each mdbth In all ports at 7 PM ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next Domlnick S. Friedman Robert Stewart Jocal time, except at Detroit, meetings- will ue: Ramon Galarza George Trapezas George GIbney Samuel White where meetings are held at 2 PM. The next meetings will be: Detroit May 17—2 P.M. Alpena, BulTaio, Chicago, Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, May 17—7 P.M. t t t SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Detroit June 14 Milwaukee June 14 Chicago June 15 Buffalo ....June 16 tSault Ste. Marie ...June 17 Duluth June 18 Lorain June 19 (For meeting place, contact Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 Easi Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland June 19 .. Toledo June 19 -Ashtabula June 19 (For meeting place, contact John Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ tabula, Ohio). Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled each month in various ports. The next meetings will be: Phila June 8—5 P.M. Baltimore (licensed and un(Licensed June. 9—5 P.M. 4" 4" Houston .... June 14—5 P.M. United Industrial Workers Norfoik June 10—7 P.M. Regular membership meetings N'Orleans ...June 15—5 P.M. for UIW members are scheduled Mobile June 16—5 P.M. each montL at 7 PM In various RAILWAY MARINE REGION ports. The next meetings will be; Regular membership meetings New York . June 7 for Railway Marine Region-IBU Baltimore June 9 members are scheduled each Philadelphia June 8 month In the various ports at 10 4:Houston June 14 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings Mobile .....June 16 will be: New Orleans June 15 Jersey City June 14 * Meetings held et Lanor Temple, New­ port News. Philadelphia .......June 15 t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Baltimore June 16 Ste. Merle, Mich, •Norfolk June 17 t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. EVERY MOHTHS If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY UNFAIR DO I BUY Action in the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other In their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and tneir families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are prodt"--' under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair 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 & Plastic Workers) Jack Woods James Xidas Charles Wysockl NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA USPHS HOSPITAL Rtlsy F. Beech Archie Lykvardopol Howard A. Berglne Lawyer McGrew Carvel Breedlove Robert A. Medicus Jimmie M. Carlos David B. Miller Joseph Carr Andrew Mir Jack Cheramie Clyeon MIxon Joseph C.Childress Dalton H. Morgan Mallory Coffey F. H. Nobles R. E. Cumberland Donald T. O'Neill Fred P. Daugherty Q. Percheavsvllla Harry D. Emmett V. P. PIzzitolo Marshall Foster Sam Robinson Jack H. Fowler Robert A. Sanchez Luis G. Franco Patrick I. Scanlan Clayton Frost Luke Scarlano James E. Gamble John W. Smith W. R. Gammons Daniel W. Sommes Eric N. Gromberg Wilber Sorenson Stanlon L. Gulce M. B. Tangalln Timothy R. Holt Angel J. UrtI F. L. Hauck Raymond Vaughan Leon Mead HInson Whitney T. Vedros Frank Jones James L. Waldrop Wesley J. Lewis Anthony J. Zanca BRIGHTON, MASSSACHUSETTS USPHS HOSPITAL Lawrence Campbell John Keegan Augustus HIckey USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Felix P. Amora Vincent Genco L. E. Bartlett John C. Mitchell Mervll H. Black Pablo R. Ojera Edison R. Brown H. Shellenberger G. W. Fournler Simeon Vergara USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA C. W. Kent R. B. Pardo USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Woodrow W. Balch Harley R. Bradley Gustav Benson Johnnie -Broadus Richard Carter George H. Moore Ed, CzosnowskI William Nickel L. J. Di Angeles Frank Ortiz N. J. Duhadaway J. P. Pendergrass Edmond F. Falling Narch Krzywda Philip Jeffers Claude M. Sturgis Eric Johnson Ralph F. Tyree Alfred H. Laver Joseph A. Wehe Chester M. Miller Francis X. Wherlty USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Delbler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay Joseph Thibodeaux SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny Alberto Gutierrez Thomas Lowe Edwin Harrlman Harry MacDonald Thomas Iskasen ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN Percy Johnson US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson CENTRAL ISLIP STATE HOSPITAL CENTRAL ISLIP, NEW YORK Charles Rozea USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGee VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manlon VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Paul Kolesnick VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr Great Lakes Column (Continued from page 13) Lakes mishaps in six and one half men will be transferred from the Chicago USPHS Hospital to a Vet­ years. erans hospital. The Chicago USPHS Our blood bank has come up will be used specifically as ian out since the last report. We now have patient service and where men will be referred from this service to 34 pints on hand. the Veterans Administration hos­ CHICAGO pitals. Shipping here, as in all ports of BUFFALO the Great Lakes, is booming and With shipping in full swing, the we are just able to stay one jump Hall is a pretty quiet spot now ex­ ahead of the Registration Board. It cept for those who stop in to see is not expected to ease up in the us when in port. We are hopeful near future. that some rated men will come A recent report from the U. S. along from other ports in hope of Public Health Service says that as shipping out. We will have open­ of this Friday, May 14th, all sea­ ings from time to time. Thaddeus J. Laboda Gus Janavaris Please contact your sister Marion You are asked to contact your immediately at 614 East Long old shipmate (on the Lawton B. Street, Vllle Platte, Louisiana Evans, June 1944) Michael A. t 3^ 4' 70586. Drozda at RFD No. 1, Butte, Mon­ Eastern Alt Lines tana 59701. 4 4 4 (Flight Engineers) Ben Cooley—Louis V. Coffey 4 4 4 4" 4" 4' Ray Kroupa Please contact Cliff Mainers H. I. 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Powell 4 4 4 You are requested to contact 4 4 4 J. R. Slmplot Potato Co. your wife at 5447 Potter Street, Jack Brock Frozen potato products You are requested to contact Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 your wife at P.O. Box 30531, New Thomas Walker Jr., Antonio Saliva 4 4 4 Orleans, Louisiana. Your gear has been placed in the Kingsport Press 4 4 4 locker at Erie Basin Terminal, "World Book," "Childcraft" Carmelo Murphy Isthmian Lines. (Printing Pressmen) Please contact your wife immedi­ 4 4 4 (Typographers, Bookbinders) ately! Howard J. Credeur (Machinists, StereotypersT 4 4 4 Anyone having Information as to 4 4 4' the whereabouts oi Howard J. Lawrence Roy Edwards You are asked to contact your Credeur, PB-61448, is requested to Jamestown Sterling Corp. sister Mrs. Violet Savanick at contact. Mrs. Mary Credeur at 832 Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding 13309 Clifford Aye., Cleveland, Milton Avenue, Baltimore 24, Maryland. (United Furniture Workers) Ohio. �Vol. xxvii No. 10 SEAFARERS LOG May 14 ms i J OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Senators Bartleft, Mailliard, Urge Building Program Bill Would Aid Modernization Of Unsubsidized U. S. Fleet WASHINGTON—A bill to strengthen the unsubsidized segment of the U.S.-flag merchant fleet has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator E. L. (Bob) Bartlett (Dem.Alaska). A similar bill is being readied for introduction into the House of Representatives by Representative William S.-*ators and non - subsidized freight rates paid for transporting Mailliard (R.-Cal.). government cargoes. liners could take advantage of Both bills are designed to building the tax-free modern­ A standard collection net, brimming with samples of sea life from the Indian Ocean, is hauled aboard the SlU-manned Anton Brunn (Alpine Geophysical) during its recent two-year expedition. By analyzing samples such as these, scientists aboard the research vessel were able to find where commer­ cial fisheries could be located to feed the hungry popula­ tions of India and Africa. SlU Vessel Makes Rich Seafood Find WASHINGTON—Two new areas of the Indian Ocean rich in fish and other forms of seafood have been discovered by scientists aboard the SlU-contracted Anton Brunn (Alpine Geophysical), according to the^ National Science Foundation. numbers of bottom fish and crabs. News of the discovery means The Anton Brunn's scientists that the hungry populations of Asia and Africa might find an important source of protein through the research efforts of the Anton Brunn's scientists. The Anton Brunn recently returned to its home port in Norwood, N.J. after a twoyear expedition in the Indian Ocean sponsored by the Na­ tional Science Foundation. Seafarers aboard the research vessel described hia:hli?fhts of the long trip in the Feb. 5, 1965 issue of the LOG. Scientists who were part of the expedition have reported that their research indicates that large untapped fisheries exist near Delgoa Bay, Mozambique, and oft Formosa north of the Mozambique channel. Second Discovery This is the second time that the Anton Brunn's scientific expedi­ tions have been responsible for discovering previously unknown fisheries in the Indian Ocean. Act­ ing on a report made by scientists on the SlU-manned ship in May, 1964, experts from the U. S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries found a fishery extending for sev­ eral hundred miles off the coast of Muscat and Oman, two small protectorates on the coast of east­ ern Arabia. It was discovered that these fisheries contained large report that the new fisheries con­ tain large concentrations of red shrimp and lobster in the area off Delgba Bay, and large-size shrimp from the waters near Formosa Bay. Researchers from the Anton Brunn's expedition say that the Delgoa Bay shrimp are a small, red, fairly soft-fleshed species which are fished off the coast of Florida. Since they are caught at depths of 1,350 feet, refrigeration and special processing will be necessary to successfully market them. Big Shrimps Reports of the shrimp off the Formosa Bay area Indicate that they are of Impressive size, run­ ning about six or eight to the pound. They can be caught at depths of 750 feet, and should be marketed with no problem, the scientists declare. Alpine Geophysical Associates is currently re-equipping and over­ hauling the Anton Brunn which was formerly the presidential yacht, Williamsburg. The research vessel made nine major trips dur­ ing its two-year Indian Ocean expedition, traveling over 72,000 miles. Seafarers on board also chalked up a record of their own — in the 24 months of the expedi­ tion, there wasn't a single beef of any kind on board. The Secretary of Commerce offer similar tax concessions to ization reserves which would the unsubsidized elements of the would be given the power to set be created by the Bartlett bill. American merchant fleet which the percentage of the revenues About 12,000 fishing boats recieved from hauling government the subsidized liner companies would be eligible to participate cargoes for deposit in this con­ now receive. These companies are in the same program, which permitted to deposit a certain struction reserve. Ship operators would be administred by tha would also be permitted to deposit amount of their revenues every Secretary of Interior, accord­ year into a tax-free reserve which other earnings from vessel opera­ ing to the bill. tions in these funds. can only be used for new con­ In announcing that he would struction or remodeling of their Reserve Fund introduce a bill similar to Senator fleets. Under the bill's provisions pro­ Bartlett's in the house. Repre­ ceeds from vessel sales, insurance sentative Malliard said he was Funds Taxed Unsubsidized carriers, operating and indemnities receipts, depreci­ studying the possibility of includ­ liners, tramp and bulk carriers ation charges and earnings on de­ ing Great Lakes operators In the and domestic carriers in the coast­ posits already in the fund would trade-in, trade-out program set up wise, intercoastal. Great Lakes all be required to be invested by legislation in 1963. This law trade, as well as fishing vessels, in the reserve. Subsidized opera­ permits deep sea operators tonow face taxatien of any funds tors are required to follow these trade in older ships to the Govern­ that they set aside to modernize procedures in handling their ment for replacement by newly reserves under the Merchant built tonnage. They are also per­ their fleets. Marine Act of 1936. mitted to trj'.de their older bot­ Critics of the Government's Observers estimate that ap­ toms to foreign nations with Gov­ current shipping policies charge proximately 600 tramp and ernment approval in exchange for that a tax inequity has been, carriers, coast-wise and Inter­ a commitment to build new ships established in favor of the sub­ in U.S. yards. coastal and Great Lakes oper­ sidized liners under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. In addition to their criticism of this inequit­ able taxation policy, the SIU and other segments ef the maritime industry, have declared time and again that moderniztion of the nonsubsidized fleet plus effective cargo preference laws are neces­ A two-part documentary, entitled "The Troubled Sea," that depicted sary if the U.S. is to maintain the problems that the American maritime industry is currently con­ a strong merchant fleet. fronted with, was presented recently on CBS T.V.'s 'Eye on New York.' Introducing his bill. Sena­ tor Bartlett said that the The programs, which were broadcast on April 27 and May 11 included major obstacles harming U.S. statements on maritime problems by SIU f'resident Paul Hall, NMU maritime prestige is "the President Joseph Curran, AMMI President Ralph Casey and Maritime shameful inadequacy of the Administrator Nicholas Johnson. All concurred in describing the plight of U.S. maritime as needing immediate attention. Hall and Curran present merchant and fishing stated that many of the problems faced by U.S. Maritime today could fleet. The fleet Is too small. be attributed to laxness and indifference on the part of many U. S. It is old." Senator Bartlett's bill would agencies. Seafarer Bill Burke appeared on the April 27 program, and scenes require nonsubsidized operators to set aside a predetermined share of Burke at the Union hiring hall in New York, at home with his fam­ of the freight rates they receive ily and on board ship were shown. from carrying government cargoes into a construction reserve. While funds in this reserve would by tax-free, owners who refused to set up such a reserve would not be eligible to receive the premium TV Show Explores US, iMarff/me Ills ILA Calls For Hiring Changes NEW YORK—The International Longshoremen's Association will "vigorously support" a bill to close the port register for two years and to transfer port hiring halls from the Waterfront Commission to joint labor-management operation. Pres­ ident Thomas W. Gleason told the New York Legislature recently. In the ILA's opinion, the legisla­ tion is "urgently needed" to reg­ ularize the work opportunities of men who have for many years been an integral part of the longshore industry, Gleason informed a Sen­ ate committee which-has been tak­ ing testimony. There were 24,605 registered dockworkers in this port as of last June 30, a level that has (Continued on page 16) This is the picture New York area television viewers saw as the cameras focussed on Bill Burke climbing the rigging on the Steel Apprentice (Isthmian). Burke was filmed as part of a CBS television portrayal of the declining status of the U.S. merchant marine in a two-part "Eye On New York" program, entitled "The Troubled Sea." � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource May 14, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU AWARDS FIVE $6,000 SCHOLARSHIPS SIU TAXIMEN SINK CHICAGO TEAMSTERS 2-1 SIUNA CONVENTION SLATED FROM MAY 26 TO JUNE 1 IN WASHINGTON – UNION GOALS, LABOR ISSUES ON AGENDA 5 SEAFARERS ADDED TO SIU PENSION RANKS SENATE BILL WOULD SPEED MODERNIZATION OF U.S. TRAMP, BULK AND DOMESTIC FLEETS LABOR URGES FAST PASSAGE OF MEDICARE BILL IN SENATE SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN ANNUAL REPORT SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ANNUAL REPORT EXPANDED ANTI-POVERTY WAR GETS FULL AFL-CIO SUPPORT SIU OF CANADA CAMPAIGNS FOR NEW SAFETY LAW TAFT-HARTLEY BILL AUTHOR ON RIGHT-WING PAYROLL ICC STUDIES U.S. FREIGHT’S BID TO BUY SEATRAIN LINES UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES INCREASE NLRB WORK LOAD SEA-LAND FLEET EXPANSION LAUNCED WITH S.S. PONCE RADICAL DESIGNS SUGGESTED FOR SUTURE MERCHANT SHIPS GROWERS CRY FOR ‘BRACEROS’, BUT WON’T HIRE U.S. LABOR SIU FISHERMEN WIN PROBE OF RED TRAWLERS OFF U.S. COAST AFL-CIO URGES FAST ACTION ON SENATE MEDICARE PASSAGE BILL WOULD AID MODERNIZATION OF UNSUBSIDIZED U.S. FLEET Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/15/1965 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. 10 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log