http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/78073c17fbc04669ba133308dee94c3e.PDF 3c77e04612d5234a7ea16055fa3e0d1b PDF Text Text «^ SEAFARERS^ OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO �tmti Tw* SEAFAREUS ^AagvMt 29, 196S tb'G Senate Kills Move To Block One Man, One Vote Decision By Paul Hall WASHINGTON — The Senate has banged the door shut on a proposed constitutional amendment which would allow state legislatures to evade the Supreme Court's "one man, one vote" ruling, Senator Joseph D. Tydings Only 57 senators, well short by a two-thirds vote of the Hoiuse man and Senate, then ratified by three- (D-Md.), picked up support steadily of the needed two-thirds ma­ fourths as they hammered away at the of the states. jority, voted for the constitu­ prospect of stalemated state gov­ The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions has recently concluded a world congress, its eighth congress since the founding of that organization in 1949. At the congress, which convened in Amster­ dam, Holland, representatives from trade unions in all parts of the free world met in order to develop plans to combat the spread of Communism and strive toward achieving the traditional goals of the ICFTU, namely, "bread, freedom and peace." Labor and civil rights groups ernment threatened by the Dirk­ tional amendment authored by At the founding of the ICFTU, one primary task was seen to demand Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen played a major role in what at sen Amendment. the immediate attention of the free trade unions of the world. Moscow (R-Ill.). Thirty-nine senators voted the start of the session had seemed was attempting to reach out and subvert all free trade unions. Today, Tried Hard against the Dirksen Amendment, an uphill battle to block the amend­ sixteen years later, Moscow is still using the same tactics in an at­ thus defeating the resolution with ment. An original small band of Dirksen several times modified tempt to grasp control of our free institutions, which, of course, seven votes to spare. A constitu­ liberals led by veteran Senator his plan in an effort to halt the labor unions. tional amendment must be passed Paul H. Douglas (D-III.) and fresh- erosion of support. Its final ver­ include In 1949, the ICFTU chose to face the challenge of helping to build sion would have permitted one bona fide trade unions in the newly emerging countries and to assist house of a legislature to be appor their people in gaining national independence and achieve economic tioned on factors other than popu and social progress. lation, subject to referendum ap The problems remain with us, the challenges still to be met. This proval after every census—with task deserves our paramount attention because it involves the very voters having a choice of alternate existence of free trade unionism in the world. If communism were to plans. triumph, there would be no free labor anywhere. A turning point In the bat­ It might be argued that the Communist threat against free trade tle came when Dirksen lost his unionism has lessened somewhat today as compared with 1949, the Swiftly implementing the new Voting Rights Act signed majority In the Senate judici­ year the ICFTU was founded. It might further be argued that the ary Committee and was unable against Communism has therefore lost much of its urgency and into law last week by President Johnson, federal examiners to bring the amendment to the fight significance. While it is possible that the Communists' tactics have began registering Negroes in Selma, Ala., and nine other floor under normal procedure. changed since 1949, in terms of style, their basic goals have not changed. We must not forget one basic fact about the Communist move­ "hardcore" county seats. In a ^ Abandoning the committee route, ment. The Communists are still determined to capture control of parallel move, the Justice act with equal dispatch in enforcing Dirksen then moved on the Sen­ (he free trade union movement and transform It Into their tool. ate floor to substitute his amend­ this act." Dept. filed a series of court With this in mind we must not relax our guard nor can we close ment for a minor unrelated bill— Speaking "to every Negro In this to proclaim National American Le­ our eyes to the different rorm the Communist tactics ta;r.e. One way challenges to the constitutionality we can do this is through the ICFTU, an organization experienced and of poli taxes imposed by four country," the President said: gion Baseball Week. "You must register, you must specially geared in this area. states. For nearly two weeks, the Senate vote; you must learn so your I had the honor of serving as part of the American delegation headed Local officials in many other choices advance your interests and conducted an off-and-on debate on southern communities, including the interests of our beloved na­ the issue—putting it aside peri­ by George Meany, President of the AFL-CIO, at the ICFTU Congress. It was agreed among the entire American delegation that an effective strife-torn Americus, Ga., acted vol­ tion." odically to take up other legisla­ and militant ICFTU is needed today as much as it was in 1949. The untarily to register long lines of tion. Meanwhile both sides and purposes, the goals, the ideals of the ICFTU are as valid in 1965 as 'A Different Battlefield' Negro applicants under the new their supporters lobbied actively they were in 1949. With energy, imagination, and with dedication to voting law, dropfiing the patterns The "struggle for equality," he for votes. its fundamental democratic principles and aims, the ICFTU can fulfill of harassment and discriminatory said, "must now move to a differ­ the new tasks it faces and make new historic contributions to the Showdown Vote tests. ent battlefield," to expanded and progress of free trade unionism, human well-being and freedom every­ The showdown came Aug. 4. where. The machinery of government new programs of economic oppor­ began turning just hours after tunity and education to "forever First there was a vote on a sub­ + * * President Johnson went to the Cap­ end the special handicap of those stitute amendment proposed by Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara told a Congressional com­ itol to sign the legislation and tell who are black in a nation that Senator Jacob K. Javits (R-N.Y.), mittee about four years ago, that there was no further need to build an original co-sponsor of the Dirk­ the nation, in a televised address, happens to be mostly white." or subsidize American-flag passenger ships because all troop move­ sen Amendment who subsequently of its significance. ments in the future would go by air. But now with the Viet-Nam Johnson asked "understand­ withdrew his support. Javits He termed enactment of the vot­ ing" for those In the South wanted to make any reapportion­ build-up, the Defense Department has asked for a total of 54 ships ing bill "a triumph for freedom as of which about 23 are now in use or being preparea for use. "who see the old ways crumb­ ment not based on population sub­ huge as any victory that's ever been Once again the need for a ready and adequate merchant fleet ling," but told them that "you ject to court review as to its "rea­ won on any battlefield." for military purposes has become apparent. As we have pointed will find a burden has been sonableness." Both Dirksen and the out in the past, a large modem fleet manned by professional sea­ lifted from your shoulders, The President recalled the Douglas group opposed this and men is essential to the defense capabilities of this country. too." bondage of the Negroes it was rejected, 85-12. It has always been the American merchant marine and the Ameri­ brought to America "In chains" Men, he said, "cannot live Only a majority vote was can seaman who are called upon in times of crisis. It is unfortunate and their long exclusion from with a lie and not be stained needed to substitute the Dirksen that it takes a crisis to remind people just how important a role the democracy which evolved by IL" Amendment for the baseball bill, the American merchant marine plays in securing the welfare of all In the United Stales. The President spoke in the Ro­ and that was done. But the 39 U.S. citizens . "Today," he said, "we strike tunda of the Capitol and then went votes against the substitution Surely, the American seaman, who has unstintingly risked life away the last major shackle of to the nearby President's room, doomed the resolution on its and limb in any conflict that has threatened the welfare of the those fierce and ancient bonds." where 104 years ago that day final passage test. United States deserves a better fate than our presently declining Johnson praised the speed with Abraham Lincoln had signed a bill On this showdown, 28 Democrats merchaiit marine offers him. which "this good Congress" acted freeing slaves impressed into the on the legislation he proposed last Confederate service, to sign the and 29 Republicans voted for the March, adding; "And I intend to voting legislation. Guests at the Dirksen Ameidment; 36 Demo­ historic ceremony included, in ad­ crats and three Republicans op­ dition to leading members of Con­ posed it. gress, representatives of the civil Issues Warning Aug. 20, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. 17 rights, labor and religious groups Dirksen earlier had served notice which had worked together for en­ Official Publication of the SIUNA that he didn't plan to give up the actment of the legislation — the Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters same broad alliance that helped fight even if he lost on this round. District AFL-CIO The International Transportworkers' Federation has char­ win passage of the 1964 -Civil He might, he said, try to attach Executive Board his amendment to other legislation tered the Seafarers International Union, of Canada as a direct Rights Act. PAVL HALL, President such as the bill to repeal Section EARL SHEPARS CAL TANNEH affiliate, the SIU has announced. The ITF, which has its Action to carry out the new law 14 (b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. Vice-President Exec. Vice-Pres. came as swiftly as the President headquarters in London, is-*-LINDSEY WILLLAMS AL KERR had promised. Most observers thought, how­ made up of 340 unions repre­ Vice-President Sec.-Treas. "As a result of the direct affilia­ AL TANNER ROB. A. MATTHEWS The day after the legislation was ever, that the 57 votes for the senting some 6^/^ million tion," Hall said, "the SIU of Cana­ Vice-President Vice-President signed, Atty. Gen. Nicholas deB. amendment represented the high da will now be able to directly HBIBERT BRAND Katzenbach asked a three-judge point of his support. Tydings said workers in all transportation fields represent the point of view and Director of Organizing and Publications federal court to invalidate Missis­ that several senators who had in 83 countries of the Free World. interests of Canadian Seafarers in Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst sippi's poll tax as a condition for voted with Dirksen to fullfill The announcement of the SIU dealing with the issues of concern Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: earlier commitments had promised voting in state and local elections. ROBERT ARONEON, PETE CABMEN; ROBEBI of Canada's direct affiliation was to them and to the other trans­ MILGROH; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. Similar suits have since been filed to switch if their votes were ever made by SIUNA president Paul portation workers in the Free in Alabama, Texas and Virginia— needed to defeat the measure. Hall. The SIU of Canada is an af­ World." the other poll tax states. Poll taxes In other action at the ITF's re­ Vice President Hubert H. filiate of the SIUNA. are already prohibited under the Humphrey, who actively opposed cent 28th Congress, International Hall was a delegate to the re­ 24th Amendment to the Constitu­ Lohgshoremen's Association presi­ the Amendment, was credited with cently-concluded ITF 28th Con­ tion for elections to federal office. a major assist in the turn of the gress in Copenhagen where rec­ dent Teddy Gleason was elected Publlfhed biweekly at the haadqiiarter The new voting law does not tide. Dirksen, whose embellished ognition was given to the SIU of to the Executive Board of the, ITF. of the Seafarars International Union, At tantie. Gulf# Lake* and Inland Water* specifically outlaw state poll taxes. brand of oratory is a delight of Canada as a separate unit of the In addition to the SIU and ILA, District, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth Avanoa, Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9-««00. But it declares a finding of Con­ Capital Hill newsmen, related that SIUNA for the purpose of affilia­ other American maritime iffiions Second clas* postage paid at the Pott Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act gress that such taxes are discrimi­ he had protested in vain to Presi­ tion with the ITF. Until now, the represented at the ITF Congress natory and directs the attorney dent Johnson—a declared neutral SIU of Canada has participated in were the Marine Engineers Bene­ 'Of Aug. 24, 1912. general to challenge their constitu­ in the battle—asking "what is the activities of the ITF as an af- ficial Association and the National tionality in the courts. Hubert doing lobbying?" fUlate of the SIUNA. Maritime Union. President Signs Voting Rights Bill SEAFARERS LOG SlU Of Canada Becomes Latest Member Of ITF �Aarost tf, IMI An Editorlqh- MARAD-Pros And Cons As th« maritime industry continued its downwaM trend almost without interruption since World War n, it has been rather clear that inertia was at least one of the many factors that has contributed to the descent. Those in a position to exercise some influence toward correcting this situation generally had little to say or contribute other than to bemoan the fact, or to blame unions or union wages and conditions for the industiy's decline. The Maritime Administration, the agency with the greatest responsibility for the Industry and the one in the best position to start pumping some life into American shipping, for the most part did little more than issue its periodical statistical reports over the years. And the men who were chosen to ad­ minister the functions of Maritime Administration did little to distinguish themselves or to be remembered by. In fact, it requires a little reflection to recall the names of some of the recent Maritime Administrators. Other than to take to the road on the speakers' circuit to pay lip service to the American Merchant Marine they said little that was stimulating and did less. They made not a ripple in the stagnant waters in which U.S. shipping was slowly but surely settling. The present Maritime AdmlnistraUon leadership in this respect Is strikingly different. That It Is « center of contro­ versy is quite true. But it is also true that it is a force for stimulation that has been badly lacking. In the short time that Nicholas Johnson has been on the Job as Maritime Administrator, there has been more discussion on tlie whole subject of maritime, with sharper focus on every area of its operations, than Jn ail the previous administrations since the war. This, of course, by itself is not necessarily an Indi­ cator of what is to come, and whether it will be good or bad. We do not know what effect the influence of the present Mari­ time Administrator will have on the industry. Decision in this regard must be reserved until a judgment can be made ^based on the record. A New Look But the state of maritime when Nicholas Johnson took over the agency was such that it was necessary that the waters be churned, that every aspect of maritime policy and operation, so long in stagnation, be exposed to the light of day and examined, and discussed, and debated. All of this was, and is, prerequisite to a determination of what should be done to restore U.S. ship­ ping to its proper role in the nation's total transportation picture in peace and war. From where we sit there is no question but that Nicholas Johnson accepted the challenge. Obviously com­ pletely unawed by the time-worn assumption that you don't tamper with status quo, the Maritime Administrator departed • sharply from the lethargy and apathy that had characterized his predecessors' time in office. Stimulated Thinking He made it his business to amass, in the short time at hand, a knowledge of the industry, its competitive position^ and the views of the various and diverse interests which make up the industry. Even his most ardent critics must acknowledge ha tackled his job with vigor and an obviously intense desire to find out what the problem is. Certainly none can deny that ho has stimulated and sharpened the thinking of those in the industi-y. His comments from time to time have been provoca­ tive. To put it mildly, he has on occasion caused concern in every quarter of the industry over his views about the ultimate role of American shipping. Fears have been voiced over the possible influence these views may have on new maritime policy. The Maritime Administrator has also expressed doubts that the Government is getting ail it can for its subsidy dollar, and he has also indicated doubt that subsidies provide incentive. Nicholas Johnson's expressions on these and other aspects of U.S. shipping policy have not only evoked concern, they have touched off reactions that range from mild apprehension to out­ right demands for his dismissal. Effective Contribution Nevertheless, it can be said that the Maritime Administrator has made an effective contribution at this point by virtue of the fact that he has given the industry a shot of adrenalin. And now, at last, everybody is talking about the subject from A to Z. There is an awareness of the need for change and new thinking in the search for answers. Without the discussion, without the exchange of views and the difference of opinions over what must be done to revitalize the American Merchant Marine, there can be no substantial movement in that direction. It may be that we will have reservations or even strong objections to the poli­ cies that arise from the Maritime Administrator's influence. But that is not the issue at this time. We believe that the pros and cons of every facet affecting the future course of the industry on which we as seafaring people depend, and which the nation needs, is an appropriate subject for a full airing before effective and helpful policy can be made. Fonim For Discussion We believe this was the intent and purpose of President Lyn­ don Johnson in establishing the Maritime Advisory Committee. The President's Committee has provided the first forum wherein the interested parties have an opportunity to fully discuss every issue involved in thg improvement of the maritime industry. To this end the Maritime Administrator is making a tremen­ dous contribution to the industry, and to our country. We hope that Nicholas Johnson will continue in his job. $E'AFARERM cut LOG -./r $IU fight Mns Svnpori Senate OKd Measure Would Bar USPHS Hospital Closings WASHINGTON—^The fight by the SIU and other maritime unions to keep USPHS hospitals in operation has begun to make headway as the Senate has approved legislation which would ban any future closings of Public Health Serv­ ^ ice Hospitals. The USPHS The measure is now being consid­ upon extensive use of Veterans' hospitals have, since the ered by a joint House and Senate ent Administration hospitals, an ar­ earliest days of our na­ committee. rangement which would benefit tion's history, been of great importance to the health and welfare of American merchant seamen. The Senate-approved ban on USPHS Hospital closings is contained in the Departments of Lahoi', and Healtn. Education, and Welfare Appropriation Bill for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 1966. MEBA OKs New Pact With 8 Companies The important section of the appropriations bill, banning the closing of any USPHS hos­ pitals states: "None of the funds con­ tained in this Act shall be used, either directly or indirectly, for the closing, or planning for closing, or for any activity in connection with the closing of any Public Health Service 4iospital." The SIU and other maritime un­ ions have been fighting to prevent the closing of the PHS hospitals since the Department of Health, Education and Welfare announced, early this year, a plan for the fu­ ture closing of these facilities. In reporting the bill to the full Senate, Senator Lister Hill (D.­ Ala.), a member of the Appropria­ tions Committee, submitted a writ­ ten statement which said. In part: "This committee, along with many other committees of Con­ gress, did not find the arguments supporting these closures, depend­ neither veterans nor seamen." Planned Closings It was the intention of th# Health, Education & Welfare De­ partment that with the closing of the PHS hospitals, merchant sea­ men in need of medical care should be treated at Veterans' Administra­ tion hospitals instead. However, as a result of a statement by the Comptroller General, which held that seamen could not be accorded special priority at VA hospitals, the HEW Department reversed its po­ sition with regard to the closing of three of the hospitals and an­ nounced that the Savannah and De­ troit facilities would be subject to further evaluation and possible closing. As passed, the Senate appropria­ tions biii not only prevents the clos­ ing of any of these facilities by HEW without the prior consent of Congress, but provides increased funds for modernization and the replacement and purciiase of much needed equipment f.ir these facili­ ties. NEW YORK—Members of the Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ sociation have overwhelming voted to accept a new agreement be­ tween the union and eight ship­ ping companies. The agreement was substantially based on ^ plan proposed by Labor Secretary W. Wilard Wirtz to end MEBA's dis­ pute with the shipowners. As the LOG went to press, neg­ otiations Were continuing between the Masters, Mates and Pilots, the American Radio Association and the shipowners aimed at bringing the 65-day old maritime strike to an end. The Government-proposed solu­ tion had previously been accepted WASHINGTON—^The Seafarers International Union has by Jesse Calhoun, MEBA president, strongly endorsed a recommendation that presently tmsubbut was turned down by Ralph Casey, president of the American sidized American-flag berth line vessels be replaced by mod­ Merchant Marine Institute, which ern and efficient vessels and-* represented the eight shipping be given operating subsidies pand the size of our subsidized companies in contract talks. This by the Federal Government. liner fleet by bringing presently week the eight companies issued The SlU has also urged that unsubsidized liners under the sub­ a statement accepting the settle­ Congress grant emergency ap­ sidy program. ment plan. propriations, for a crash ship­ • In order, however, that the Under the Wirtz proposal, AFL- building program, in order to Government may pay operating CIO President George Meany will achieve the above purposes as subsidies only on the most efficient be asked to work out a formula quickly as possible. tonnage available, it is desirable resolving manning disputes with that the obsolete and uncompeti­ The SIU position was set forth a panel including Assistant Labor tive vessels presently being oper­ Secretary James Reynolds; Lane in a statement made by SIU Presi­ ated by these unsubsidized compa­ dent Paul Hall to the members of Kirkland, assistant to President nies be replaced at a rate of at least Meany, and Theodore Kheel, Jabor the "President's Maritime Advisory 25 ships a year. Committee at their meeting here arbitrator. on August 6. • In order to achieve the above Approximately 100 ships have goals, there must be a substantial The SIU statemeni. was made in been affected on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The MEBA began its support of a report presented to increase in subsidies. strike on June 16. A week later the full committee by a sub­ The SIU, while endorsing, they were joined by the MMP and committee consisting of Deane these recommendations, noted ARA. The talks were undertaken Malott, president emeritys of that they applied only to some in Washington by Secretary Wirtz. Cornell University; Russell Berg, 100 American-flag berth liners Up to that time virtually no col­ president of the International being operated by companies lective bargaining had taken place. Brotherhood of Boilermakers, and which presently have subsidy Although MEBA negotiators had Joseph Andreae, general manager applications pending with the indicated their desire to meet on of the marine department of the Maritime Administration. an around-the-clock basis, the Humble Oil Company. The SIU further noted that com­ shipowners showed no willingness The report, which dealt with the to discuss the issues and few meet­ advisability of extending sub­ panies which now have sub.sidy ap­ plications pending with the Mari­ ings were held. sidies to presently unsnbsidized time Administration are States Meanwhile the SIUNA deep sea American-flag vessels, in essence Marine, for 36 ships; Isthmian, 24 units—the MFOW, A&G District, stated that: ships. Waterman, 25 ships; Cen­ SUP and MCS—which previously tral Gulf 19 ships; Atlantic Ex­ • The disappearance of the extended their contract deadlines press, 5 ships, and Coordinated presently unsubsidized Americanto August 15, have agreed to con­ would seriously Caribbean Transport, 4 ships. tinue their bargaining talks with flag liner fleet The SIU, while urging the management so long as there is damage the best interests of the committee members to support evidence of good faith on the part United\ States. of the shipowners. •, It is therefore advisable to ex­ (Continued on page 19) SIU Urges Building Aid For Unsnbsidized Liners �SEAFjfRERS XOC On The Mend ''s CargoMutiny, Murder KEY WEST, Fla.—Early this month, the bloodstained death ship Seven Seas was towed into Key West, Florida by the Coast Guard. Aboard the sway-backed banana boat, authori­ ties found a grisly cargo of-*bodies, a 17-year old survivor, his chain locker hiding place when and a tale of terror, mutiny the vessel was boarded by a Coast and mui-der on the high seas. The Guard party, said that he saw ill-fated vessel, American-owned Ramirez shoot the first mate to but sailing under Panamanian death in his bunk, flag, was the scene of one of the "I'm lucky to be alive," nodded most gruesome massacres in recent the short, slight Hondouran youth maritime histoi-y. When the gory who spent 18 hours in the chain details were untangled, officials locker. announced that of the original Burywaise said that he had never eight man crew, five were known even seen the .38-caliber murder dead, one was missing at sea, one weapon until he was leaving the had survived by hiding in a chain bunkroom about 10:15 on the Temporarily in drydocic at locker, and the murderer — a murder night. He was going on the Philadelphia USPHS pro-Castro Cuban exile — had deck because it was too hot to been apprehended aboard a Ger­ sleep. hospital, SlU old timer man freighter 60 miles South of Philip (J i g g s) Jeffers "When I was walking out of the Miami. keeps up with the latest room, this fellow Robert (Ramirez) At first, with nothing more to was coming out of the kitchen," news in the LOG. Jeffers go on than the spotty testimony said Burywaise. "He was walking was last ab.oard the of 'l7-year old Honduran survivor very fast." Oceanic Wave. Elvin Burywaise, Coast Guard and Fires Three Shots F.B.I, investigators were led to be­ Without a word, Ramirez leaned lieve that members of the multi­ national crew had mutineed and over the bunk of first mate Aldmurdered the ship's officers in an rick Hinds, firing three shots point argument over working conditions. blank into his sleeping body, Bury­ But with the arrest and confession waise claimed. "I ran up the stairs to let the of Roberto Ramirez, a muscular Cuban seaman, the facts surround­ captain know," he said. ing the mass murder rapidly Burywaise found the Spanishemerged. born captain dead, lying crossways According to Ramirez, he and on the bridge. Trembling with NEW YORK—Former Seafarer Spanish-born captain Rogelio Diaz fear, Burywaise said he bolted aft had engaged in a running dispute and ripped open the hatch to the Leon Climenko has been appointed over the present Cuban political cramped chain locker, a dark damp to the post of Deputy Industrial situation. The argument had hole too small to stand in. He grown hot and heav.v, and Captain scurried inside, snapped the hatch Commissioner for the New York Diaz, supported by first mate Ald- shut and sat on the anchor chain. City office of the State Industrial rick Hinds, Cuban chief engineer "It was hot and dark," he said. Commission. Jose Abad, 2'nd engineer Franco Climenko, now an assistant com­ "The sweat ran out of my ears." Solomon, and seaman Antonio missioner attached to the Depart­ He said he did not hear the shots Fronier had threatened to turn ment's Division of Employment, that killed two more crewmen — him over to Anti-Castro refugees in Tampa. Terrified and enraged, one found face up in his bunk, and has been with the Depatrment Ramirez shot all five and then the other found on the deck where since 1945 when he was named editor of the Industrial Bulletin. pointed the Seven Seas towards his he had been sleeping. Cuban homeland. Unable to switch Burywaise said that later he In 1947 he was appointed executive over to the auxiliary tanks when heard the whistle of the Coast assistant to former Industrial Com­ the vessell ran out of gas, he Guard cutter Cape Shoalwater, missioner Edward Corsi. lowered a lifeboat for an attempted which was dispatched to the Seven Commissioner Climenko also get-away. He was picked up by the Seas the day after the murder by served. as executive secretary to German freighter Bellavia near a patrol plane which spotted the the New York State Committee Alligator Reef. Soon afterwards, vessel wallowing in the Gulf on Displaced Persons, having been he was arrested and taken from Stream. appointed by former Governor the vessel by the Coast Guard. Thomas E. Dewey. He also served A three-man boarding team Denies Shooting with the New York State Commit­ Ramirez denied shooting Seven armed with .45's and a sub- tee on Refugees. Seas Honduran cook Gerald Davi­ machinegun went aboard, found Prior to his 20 years with the son, who has been reported miss­ the bodies, fixed a tow cable and headed for Key West. Labor Department, Climenko was ing. Authorities believe that Davi­ a member of the SIU and in 1943son probably jumped overboard in Bury waise's account tallies 44 was an assistant to the late terror on the night of the murders. closely with that of Ramirez. Ac­ Matthew Woll, a first vice presi­ Asked why he had not attempted cording to the Cuban seaman, his dent of the American Federation to kill Davison or Burywaise, Rami­ running beef with captain came to of Labor. rez replied that he had nothing a climax in the wheelhouse. He had He and his wife Sylvia have two against them. "They were not part again been defending the Castro of the argument," he said. regime and the captain threatened daughters, Mrs. Robert E. Johnson III, and Johanna. Burywaise, who emerged from (Continued on page 22) Ex-Seafarer To Hold State Labor Post Drifting aimlessly with three deed men abpard and one terrjfied 17-year-old crewmpmber hld; ing in the chain locker too frightened to come out, the Panamanian-tlag Vessej Seven ^pas was ' pliptpgfashed by the Coast Guard 100 miles soutfi of MiamC By Earl (Bull) Shepard, VicC'PresldMf, Atlantic Warm Weather Means Good Shipping We've had some very warm weather in New York recently and the boys have been registering and signing on as soon as possible to get some of those cool ocean breezes. Some of the oldtlmers who were In the New York Hall recently were Bob Hayee who recently got off the Spitfire after making the Phllly to Rotterdam run. Also around the New York Hkll recently was George Kerr who recently signed off the Puerto Rico. Delmar Craig recently paid off the Coure D'AIene Victory after making the run to North Africa and Del says that he's ready to ship out again. John Kozar was in and out of the New York Hall after paying off on the Azalea City and signing on the Mayaguez as oiler. Philadelphia Shipping has been running fair in the port of Philadelphia and should continue at a steady pace. During the last period we had two payoffs and two sign ons and serviced 5 ships in transit. Jfdia Bergeria, a member of the SIU for twenty years, is ready for the first bosuns Job to come along. Joseph Brooke, 25 years with the SIU, is just out of dry-dock and ready to go go on the first coal ship to Europe. Kosta Hatgimision, a member of the SIU for 25 years, is still in drydock but will be ready — to go back on the Glebe Progress Alcoa Marketer, Beloit Victory, soon. Keva Ideal. Signs ons included the Beloit Larry Savior spent a wonderful vacation with the family and is Victory, Globe Progress, Keva ready to go to work again as soon Ideal. as possible. Joe Grabber, a mem­ Ships in transit included the ber of the SIU for 25 years will Steel Executor, Overseas Joyce, take the first firemen's job on a Achilles, Alcoa Runner, Steel Ex­ coal ship to Europe. ecutor, Steel Chemist, Natalie, Kyska, Northwest Victory, Alcoa Baltimore Explorer. Shipping has been pretty good Shipping was slow during the in Baltimore during the past two month of July but looks much bet­ weeks. We crewed up the Colum­ ter for August. bia, and Meridian Victory. During We have negotiated a new threethe past 2 weeks we paid off 7 year contract with Ca.ne Fear Tow­ ships, signed on 6 and had 6 ing Company of Wilmington, N,C. intransit. We now have negotiations under­ Voldemar Pold, has been sailing way for a new contract with M. L. with the SlU 23 years and is wait­ Hudgins Associates. The present ing around for a Calmar ship after contract with this company expiree being on beach for a couple of August 31st, 1965. months. He thinks the SIU's Wel­ We are awaiting a decision from fare plan is the best in the busi­ the NLRB on the appeal by NBC ness. Lines to the election which we won Floyd Fritz Is waiting around for May 28th, 1965. anything after being on the beach A hearing on unfair labor for three months. He has been charges against Shepheard Air A sailing with SIU 20 years and has Plane Corporation was scheduled Been many gains in those years. for August 3rd, however, this hear­ Ed Broaden la unfit for duty ing has been postponed until Sep­ after hurting his foot on the tember 8th. Cbilore. As soon as he gets FFD Puerto Rico he will take anything going any­ An air, sea, and rail network where. Ed has been a member of linking the Eastern United' States, the SIU for 22 years. the Caribbean Islands, and the Central American isthmus may Boston start taking shape next year. Shipping has been on the slow Constructibn on the island dur­ bell in Boston recently due to the strike. We have two Robin ships ing the past fiscal year reached a laid up here that will re-crew as new high of nearly a half million dollars—an increase of 32% oyer soon as the strike is over. the previous fiscal year. Stanley Yodris who last sailed The four-year exploratory phase aboard the Robin Trent as AB was sorry to see the ship lay up and of the search for copper deposits is waiting to ship as soon as the in the Utuado-Ad juntas area by the Ponce Mining Company will end strike is over. in the next few months. Elton Hamaty a member of the Pat Dunhy has left his oiler's . SIU for twenty years ^ working job on the M.U. Flortdian with the on the summer boats in Wood's prospect of getting his engineers li­ Hole so that be can be close to cense. With Pats experience and his new baby and his family. "know how," he'll have no trouble Peter Jomides who's last ship passing the exam. was the C-S Baltimore just got out We lost Julio Colon's pleasant of dry dock and is now looking for company around the hall when he another coast hugger. grabbed a galley job on die "Bien­ John Farrand a member of the ville." SIU for 25 years last shipped on Paul Maitin, Ex Chief Cook of the Steel Designer as 2nd electri­ the Monarch of the Seas, who kept cian. ''Jack" was glad to get home the crews appetites satisfied for and spend some of the summer over nine months, dropped by the with his family. hall to say "hello" to the boys. Also, around the hall we haVe Norfolk Andres Molina, Mario Farrulla, and Sixty-six men were shipped from Herbert Miranda. Phil Miranda, the Norfolk hall during, the month one of our bosuns is busy super­ of July 1965. ' vising his new restaurant, "Phils Ships pgyi^ off included the Shriipp House," on Central Avenue. �AMfiMt Eff, IMI SEAFARERS Pace FIT« LOG I^LEGEND ^BIGFOOT WALLACE T^HEN seamen around the world learned that the old liberty ship Bigfoot Wallace was being broken out of mothballs to be sold for scrap, a wail was heard across the seven seas. For years sailors have been spinning yarns about the legendary Texas Ranger for whom the World War n vessel was named. Now, with the hoary old rust bucket destined for the scrap heap, tall-tale-tellers will be deprived of one of the more colorful anecdotes in their Bigfoot Wallace story bags. Seamen who have never heard a Bigfoot Wallace story are few and far between. William Alexander Anderson Wallace—^better known as Bigfoot because of his enormous shoe" with bows and arrows. So he size—has provided material made his way into a stand of for yarn spinners in every hickory trees and filied his port the world over. What buckskin shirt and breeches with hickory nuts. Then he many seamen do not know crept close to the Indian camp however, is that Bigfoot and let out a blood-curdling actually existed and that war whoop. many of his exploits really He just stood there, rifle at the took place. ready, while the indians fired Born In Virgrinia away. Soon bigfoot was standing chest-high in the middle of a Bigfoot was born in Virginia in 1817. When he was 19, an oldet brother who had gone to Texas, was killed in a battle with the Mexicans—probably the massacre at Goliad. Bigfoot swore vengeance and made his way to Texas to become a scout, woodsman, ranger and Indian fighter, as well as one of the most murderous Mexicankillers of all time. Like Paul Bunyan, bigger than life, tales of Bigfoot's adventures swept across the frontier like wildfire. Robert C. Casey, in his historical "The Texas Border," wrote that Bigfooi Wallace "came as close as any human being can to being a super­ broken pile of spent arrows. He man without losing his popular­ didn't have a scratch on his body, but the arrows had split and ity." shelled every single one of those One well-known Bigfoot hickory nuts. story tells how Bigfoot once Lunch Time stood off a "passei of ComThen, while eating nuts with one manches who had stoien his hand, Wallace drew a bead and string of horses whiie he slept began firing with the other, rue­ in his camp in a 'hoiier' on the fully drawling, "it don't pay to Trinity River not far from the mess with old Bigfoot." Big Thickette. When he Perhaps one of the best tracked the indians down he Bigfoot tales comes from saw that they were oniy armed around Navasota way. "One day," it goes, "a traveller rode up at high noon on a hot day astride a huge grizzly bear. Townsfolk gathered around to stare and wonder. The stranger asked if they had anything to drink thereabouts. He said that he had been riding hard and fast and was mighty dry. to share em with you, the wife and me,' the fellow said. But the stranger shook his head. " 'Sorry, cain't do it,' he said. 'Bigfoot Wallace is on my trail and I got to be on my way.' " The 88 Bigfoot Wallace was one of the 2,480 Liberty Ships built in the War and named for legendary men of yore. Built in Houston in 1942, the old 10,000-tonner "One of the town people re­ plied, 'we've been having a dry turned in a solid performance as spell here recent', stranger, and did most of her sister ships. Ic there ain'f nuthin wet we can give ye but some sheep dip out of that trough yonder.' "The bear-riding hombre, who might be described as tough, dipped him up a hatful of that sheep dip and tossed It off at one swallow. Then he gave the bear a drink. "Then someone cried out, 'hey mister, watch out, look out behind you.' The stranger turned and there was a full-growed, nine-foot rattler coiled and ready to strike. The stranger, he Just reached down and grabbed the snake by wasn't till the War was over, how­ the neck, put him in his saddlebag ever, that the vessel began to live and said: 'Now dammit, you Just up to the history of her. namesake. stay there till I tell you to git out.' She Just refused to stay down and out. She kept coming out of re­ Not THAT Tough serve after the War to sail and "The stranger climbed back sail again. Standard Fruit and Steamship aboard his big bear and got ready to pull out when one of the men Company operated her for a few asked why he didn't stop a while years. Then she was put into the and come out to the house for a reserve fleet at Lee Hall, Va. in mess of ribs. 'We'd be mighty proud 1946. But she came out again in TNB S\G(5BSr the following year and sailed for another year for United States Lines and Dichmann, Wright and Pugh. In 1948 she was in the reserve base at Wilmington, N.C. but once again the Government needed her and this time she kept at it, in one ocean'and another, until the final retirement to the Mobile mothball fleet, at 10:25 A.M. June 14, 1952. And her engines never turned again there­ after. Listen—He's There There is one final tale about Bigfoot Wallace. Texans insist that the legendary ranger never died and, on clear cool nights, they swear that a giant, ghostly stranger moves silently across the untracked western wilds. Out Cut 'n Shoot, Texas way, natives are eager to show the unsuspect­ ing tourist foot-prints three times the normal Texas boot size. "Big­ foot Wallace," they whisper softy, looking cautiously over their shoulders. "Bigfoot Wallace," they say, feeling the crumbling print, "must have been here sometime this week . . ." With the SS Bigfoot Wal­ lace soon to fall into a pile of rusty iron beneath the wrecker's hammer, it won't be long till some salty Sea­ farer will swear that he saw her Just off the starboard bow, "just a few seconds ago, right there." And who knows, he might be right. All Hands Reported Safe As SIU Lakes Ship Hits Bridge By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer File Welfare Claims Properly DETROIT—Poor visibility and rough weather combined last week to severely damage a bridge and an SlU-manned Great Lakes Freighter. Hampered by dense fog and heavy crosswinds, the SIU Great Lakes District-manned John T. Hutchinson was forced off course and blown up against a Grosse He, Michigan toll bridge. No one of the vehicles, which had stopped passage of a vessel, there Is ade­ was injured in the mishap on the bridge to let the center quate time for back-up cars to 8ince the inception of this column. Seafarers have been asked to forward any questions or complaints they may have regarding the processing of applications for various benefits to the SecretaryTreasurer's office. The result has been a small numbeis.of complaints about the processing of some types of applications, and we are cur­ which toppled a bridge span into swing-span open for the vessel's rently tightening up areas of administration where these items seem the Detroit River and dropped passage, anticipated the crash and to crop up. three unoccupied vehicles Into the had leift their cars before the col­ lision occurred. The complaints that have come in, as far as the majority of cases Is 21-foot Trenton Channel. concerned, have been the result of claims filed improperly at the time "They saw it coming and they Warned of the impending colli­ they were originally submitted. Therefore, in an effort to assist the sion, passengers and pedestrains took off running," said a Grosse membership in filing complete applications for the various benefits fled the bridge before impact. He police officer. they may be entitled to under the SIU Welfare, Pension and Vacation Apparently, negotiating the , Bridge - tender Vincent ArmPlans, we will continue to spell out the steps to be taken in filing for bruster described the crash. "The each type of benefit available, and to deal with one of them at a time. tricky Grosse He water is hazard­ boat dropped anchor about ten ous, and officials have long ex­ 8ince the dependents benefits are the ones about which we receive pected a ntajor accident there. feet from the bridge before it hit," the most inquiries, this area seems a good place to start. "We've been expecting it for he said. "This had no effect. There A seaman who is filing for benefits must have been employed at years," said Patrolman George was an awful crash. It sounded least 90 days during the previous calendar year, and at least one day Clare of the Grosse He Police. like metal rending metal." within the past six months immediately preceding the date his claim "Every so often they hit the Armbruster reported that there accrued. All of this employment must have been with an SlU-con- bridge." was no screaming or panic on the tracted company which was a part-f—— The crash occurred at about four bridge. "They all got off before of the Seafarers Welfare plan dur­ dependent benefits, a patient must In the afternoon. The 620-foot the boat collided," he said. ing the period the seaman worked have been admitted to a hospital freighter was proceeding north­ The John T. Hutchinson, owned for the conrtpany. and/or surgery must have been bound after unloading a cargo of by the SlU-contracted American Who is termed a dependent? performed. In the event of sur­ Iron ore pellets at the McLouth Steamship Company and operated The "dependent" includes -an em­ gery, it is not necessary that this Steel Plant in Trenton. Caught in by Boland and Cornelius, suffered ployee's wife, unmarried children surgery be performed in a hospital a crosswind and blinded by fog, a three-foot gash in her port under 19 years of age, and any in order to be entitled to payment she was thrown against a concrete prow. The ship was towed to the other person whom the member is of this surgery benefit. The sur­ pier supporting the permanent span Nicolson Docks for inspection. entitled to claim as a dependent gery benefit is paid in accordance on the Island side of the bridge. There were no reports of injuries on his current Federal Income Tax with the Surgery Schedule for De­ The span collapsed with one end on board. return, under the U8 Internal pendent Benefits. splashing into the water and the According to police, the accident • Revenue Act. Any claim, as well as proof of a other held up by concrete piers. came Just about the time when Copies of legal documents es­ claim for dependent benefits, must Two autos and a telephone serv­ many islanders were leaving their tablishing proof of dependency be submitted to the office of the ice truck were dumped into the homes to report for afternoon status must be filed with the Sea­ Seafarer's Welfare Plan within 100 river while two other cars hung shift jobs on the mainland. farers Welfare Plan office. days of the performance of such precariously on the sloping span. Since the span is open for about In order to be entitled to the (Continued-on page 23) Police said that all the occupants flva minutes before the actual spot a crash. The Grosse Ho Toll Bridge, spanning about 1,200 feet of the Detroit River, linlu the downriver community of Riverview with the Island. The bridge was built in 1913. There are two bridges link­ ing the island to the mainland. Prove Eligibility For Hospital $ Seafarers being admitted to a Public Health hospital are urged to carry with them their Union book plus proof of eli­ gibility for SIU b e n e fi t s; namely, a record that they have at least 90 days seatime during the previous year and at least one day during the previous six months. Failure to have the proper credentials will cause a delay in payments to the Sea­ farer. If the Seafarer is admitted to a hospital which is not a PHS institution, he should contact the Union immediately. Tha Union will arrange with tha USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ lic Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick up the hospital tab for private hospital care, unless it is noti­ fied In advance. �SEAFARERS rat* Wz Atmmt M, ifts LOC (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District.) July 31-Augu»t 15 to 1246. Most of the declineJn registratiohs was concen­ Seafarers encountered sharply increased job oppor­ trated in the Steward Department, where 83 fewer men tunities during the past two weeks. The improvement registered than previously. Deck accoimted for a decline was greater than might be expected at this point in the of 39 men. Engine was the only department to register year. 0*1 an increase, although it was a small one of only 13 men. Total men shipped jumped from 1089 in the previous l«»tM The increase in Engine registrations came exclusively in period to 1484 now. This 395 man climb was reflected Class A, where 25 more men registered. In class B en­ New Yerli.... 17 in all departments. In fact, the increase was spread al­ gine, there were 12 fewer registrations than in the earlier PbHodelplila.. 2 most uniformly among the departments. Of the total period. •altlmore ... . 7 1484 men shipped, Deck accounted for 531, Engineers 503, Class breakdowns of men shipped indicate that Class A Norfolk .... . 2 and Steward 450. increased its share of total men shipped by over 1% to Jocktonvillc ... 0 On the East Coast, New York shipped 295 Seafarers, 52.2%. The increase was at the expense of Class B and Tampa highest of all the ports. This figure represented a rise of Class C men, both of whose share of the total fell slightly. 78 men over the previous period. Other ports which in­ Mobile creased its men. shipped substantially were Baltimore and Largest percentage increases in men shipped came in New OrleoMt... K Mobile. Philadelphia reported a small dip. Class B, Engine and Class A Deck with 59% and 51% rises HoMtoa ....,. 0 respectively. When all groups and departments are com­ In the Gulf, Houston shipped 270 men, second highest bined, Class A increased its men shipped from 552 to 774. Wilmlnfitoa .. 0 of the ports, a lift of 98 men over the earlier period. On Soa Froacifoo.. 4 Class B went from 383 to 510. the West Coast, San Francisco went from 118 to 190 men Seattle . 1 shipped. Seattle, one of the bright spots two periods ago, Payoffs were up by 3, Sign-Ons by 5, and In-transits by drooped this time. 8. New York, with 17 Payoffs, 7 Sign-Ins and 15 InTOTALS .. . S5 Registrations during this period fell by 109 from 1355 transits, led all ports in tot^ shipping activity. Ship Acfivify Si«a In Oat Traat. TOTAL 0 4 4 7 IS 39 2 4 i. 5 4 19 3 7 12 2 10 12 0 - 0 8 17 4 ' 4 4 11 22 S 21 34 0 9 9 4 7 17 1 4 8 40 114 209 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 7 2 24 4S 7 1 5 14 6 5 2 1 1 2 5 15 19 12 18 18 6 2 13 11 8 6 109 147 Registered CLASS 8 3 AlA 10 1 77 7 12 4 5 24: 1111 0 0 3 3 0 3 23 : 37 i 6 0 36 . 10 ! 2 25 1 5 19 34 1 290 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS 8 Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 37 22 73 1 21 13 42 13 15 9 29 0 2 5 2 2 2 6 0 3 3 1 4 0 6 25 37 0 7 8 14 8 4 6 IS 0 6 8 4 5 1 10 2 6 14 1 7 3 1 2 1 4 0 2 11 3 3 9 9 0 2 3 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 7 13 0 6 20 0 5 11 7 27 1 21 33 14 27 3 44 0 2 11 13 2 18 13 0 12 11 37 63 1 23 21 5 12 14 27 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 3 2 41 2 1 8 18 38 9 10 7 1 14 23 15 5 26 7 10 0 1 2 3 0 7 1 4 11 2 65 80 1[ 164 8 88 83 1[ 179 96 198 33 1 327 19 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 12 13 30 0 1 5 4 8 4 0 6 10 73 4 29 10 112 94 133 23 250 5 83 24 54 15 0 1 0 1 6 11 11 8 4 1 34 0 3 25 28 0 5 37 5 55 39 56 1 4 6 101 13 4 20 31 55 0 25 14 0 1 1 10 14 1 8 1 23 0 2 11 13 0 0 3 3 11 3 23 6 9 6 0 12 0 6 5 11 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 4 1 7 1 2 2 5 0 0 1 27 21 39 11 1 1 49 25 75 1 2 22 25 0 0 58 56 1 1 44 13 1 58 11 125 4 36 52 92 0 27 2 2 4 63 4 94 57 79 10 146 5 32 42 79 0 0 3 2 2 4 2 9 18 13 35 0 4 4 4 8 5 75 27 0 6 11 38 26 11 15 47 0 5 13 9 22 0 0 10 13 23 0 3 0 19 51 3 9 22 15 40 0 16 24 1 40327 164 "40 1 531 384 458 94 1 936 23 170 276 1 469 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 2 1 1 4 20 57 0 9 7 15 1 5 3 1 0 2 8 15 20 13 32 11 2 1 2 17 0 8 66 188 CLASS B Registered Shipped CLASS 8 Shipped CLASS A Mtipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 . 0' 3 1 4 0 0 1 18 17 39 36 12 30 47 4 5 82 5 22 5 9 5 4 9 13 0 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 4 10 14 2 21 0 1 9 5 6 11 5 2 24 0 10 7 3 7 0 3 7 2 11 2 15 0 4 1 7 15 8 0 10 4 4 0 4 2 9 1 4' 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 8 7 10 18 8 12 15 25 26 1 4 24 2 3 15 7 40 5 18 16 39 12 22 2 36 2 4 21 37 38 3 15 19 46 0 16 10 26 8 49 3 3 4 3 7 3 0 2 3 0 4 0 2 1 1 1 17 4 23 4 23: 1 5 6 9 10 4 121 2 23 5 0 5_ 2 7 0 4 3 7 1 9 1 4 0 31 1 285 15 89 68 1 172. 50 164 27 1 241 19 100 86 I 205 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 S ALL A 2 B 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 7 6 13 47 39 0 1 0 1 2 9 0 0 2 2 21 10 0 1 1 2 15 10 0 3 5 10 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 24 25 1 3 36 2 0 1 21 0 5 2 7 49 37 3 5 3 7 1 1 3 9 3 15 23 23 0 0 0 7 0 7 7 31 19 1 57 241 205 Registered On The Beach CLASS AI CLASS a1 GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 S ALL 1 2 8 ALL 7 4 2 11 3 18 0 3 2 1 13 99 50 118 9 177 8 84 42 34 12 1 1 20 5 26 0 9 11 20 33 10 2 61 8 79 1 21 20 42 2 27 3 11 3 17 1 6 6 13 5 30 3 6 0 9 0 6 3 9 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 3 3 51 12 2 24 5 41 0 7 15 22 60 20 3 82 9 51 11 41 33 83 93 24 7 68 5 97 5 46 41 92 15 8 5 12 5 25 2 2 2 6 61 7 15 26 37 1 4 12 12 25 0 14 5 25 2 32 1 11 3 15 57 1 503 148 435 61 1 644 28 205 184 1 417 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port 1-s Bos NY Phil Bal 0 3 1 1 Nor 0 Jac 1 Tam , . . 0 Mob 3 NO 3 Hou 5 Wil 1 SF 0 Sea 2 TOTALS "20 DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 1 16 7 23 49 1 0 3 1 3 7 1 12 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 2 11 23 [ 11 1 21 36 11 3 11 30 0 1 5 7 7 3 8 18 1 1 4 8 60 19 93 1 192 GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 2 3 AI.L 1-s 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 45 0 15 20 7 1 14 1 4 15 14 10 14 3 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 5 0 3 0 0 25 2 0 21 23 16 0 11 3 11 1 15 0 6 8 0 11 5 13 2 1 12 1 4 3 0 10 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 - 0 0i 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 0 0 13 13 0 7 3 5 0 7 5 4 30 0 1 21 22 0 4 21 25! 1 2 18 9 30 3 15 17 35 0 5 14 19 3 15 2 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 7 3 11 2 4 7, 1 8 1 1 10.. . 20 1 7 0 5 6 2 13! 2 2 1 10 1 2 11 20 109 1 141 6 ~19 103 1 128! 23 75 28 80 1 206 12 Registered CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL 109 147 66 "188 80 19 255 354 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A 34 31 93 158 I 1 I 1 290 285 192 767 Shipped CLASS C GROUP CLASS C ALL 1-s 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 3 2 3 7 1 0 3 2 0 1 23 15 24 84 21 24 45 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 9 2 0 23 5 53 11 0 5 5 25 1 0 5 13 8 5 26 3 4 0 4 1 5 10 2 5 17 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 11 11 17 13 11 41 10 0 0 1 53 16 1 30 22 1 0 1 17 83 18 18 30 35 18 0 0 2 0 2 5 5 2 3 1 0 22 54 7 23 20 11 23 0 0 7 16 6 3 3 6 3 2 3 98 1 103 206 141 103 1 450 102 SUMMARY Registered SHIPPED CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1 _ 2_ 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 8 88 83 179 96_198_33 I 327 J^5 89 68 172 50 164_27_1 241 6 19 103 128 98 28 80 I 206 29 196 254 I 479 244 390 140 I 774i TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 1 51 7 28 1 1 0 16 35 39 3 17 6 205 2 1 22 3 15 3 2 0 10 15 29 5 8 5 118 3 ALL 1 5 2 2 43 167 5 11 23 0 73 4 19 5 12 1 0 4 0 0 1 1 55 1 19 63 129 4 42 128 3 8 21 1 46 1 14 11 28 2 267 1 692 25 2 S ALL 0 1 3 44 9 SO 14 2 12 40 1 35 5 12 18 1 4 5 1 3 5 0 13 14 7 71 82 50 10- 37 1 , 6 8 1 11 9 6 27 __35 \ 44 260 1 329 Registered On The Beach TOTAL SHIPPED SHIPPED CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS 8 CLASS C CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 ALL 1 2 3 ALL B 2 3 ALL A 123 ALL 1 JILL 1 19 _ 65 80 I 164 0 16 24 _40 327 164 40 I 531 384 458 94 I 936 23 170 276 I 469 19_100 ' 86 1 205 _7" 31 19 _ 57 241 205 57 1 503 148 435 61 •r644: 28" 205' 184 I 4'7 12 _ 20 109 I 141 2" 3 "98 103 206 T41' 103 I 450j 3^""118 267''I 692 25j 44 260 1 3 9 50 185 275 j 610 •9" SO 141 1 200|774 '510 200 114841 839 1011 422 '12272 "76 '419 720 j1215 mm �„ decided cliange o^ , ?fi^'F^\-^'rJsi?'::^\ •• II-n> V ^ B„„u. ^ijjjtiHW Fast pace ^ „t shipp|^';«„ .u ippins KM '•'° ® peeded to s"'' „ oddWo"'^^. „e.t o»» • „«»<>«" „ „e.d. ^ > frr««*-' -dif oldt^tdd d^etotU.. brr--'z^::'.t:r»."- -? ^ ir.ssJ2Sfe^id?°::j ciorj. ,, VlotoTJ- _ „iiiAed i»® tM "— -— ^ _ort aiw* »<*' ''?i \ Rlteabetli- eanic ®"sVble payo«® \ Victory ate P . — v^een very B . SeSr :,TJ o"^ 'ifdr. «»P rt'-o.:s "'o"^ -"'• ',1 eotry »"«'eJrtm.nlo\tl.. «"' °'" -.?S ' ..vj' ®*r^!d the outlool �SEAFARERS Face Eight LOG August t9, 196S Feinstein Named Council Sec.-Treas, N.Y. Port Council Official Ur^es Maritime Buildup By Al Tanner. Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes NEW YORK — An all-out attempt to save thousands of seamen's jobs by rebuilding the United States Merchant Marine and maintaining New York City's pre-eminence as a All Hands Safe In Collision major port was urged by Charles Feinstein, newly-designated secretary-treasurer of the The Steamer John T. Hutchinson, operated by Roland and Corneliiis Steamship Company, suffered extensive damage to her hull recently Maritime Port Council of New> York City. Feinstein, a vice flags," Feinstein declared. "Thou­ lost to workers in the New York- when she hit the Grosse He Bridge that crosses the Trenton Channel president of the International sands of maritime jobs have been New Jersey area because of com­ connecting Trenton, Michigan with the upper portion of Grosse He, mitment of passenger traffic and whkh is an island in the Detroit River. Damage to the bridge was con­ freight to foreign flag ships. Aside from this loss in revenue to Ameri­ siderable with one section of her span completely off its mounting. can flag ships, if the war in Viet­ Several autos were on the bridge at the time of impact, but fortunately nam is expanded further, our na­ no one suffered any injuries. Travel, between the island and the main­ tion will be confronted with dis­ land will be greatly hampered for several months while repairs are aster unless our Merchant Marine being made. The J. T. Hutchinson is in Chicago undergoing repairs. The With increased passenger and is strengthened." forward end has been laid off until the week of August 16th when cargo traffic being committed to Increased unemployment among repairs are scheduled for completion and the vessel will return to ships flying foreign flags, in the maritime workers also involves a service. face of a stepped-up war effort, the great reduction in purchasing Detroit U.S. Merchant Marine faces the power among maritime workers, worst crisis in its history, Fein­ Army Engineers urged a House Public Works subcommittee today to Feinstein pointed out. This can be stein said. And if New York's approve a proposal aimed at overcoming obstacles encountered by Great corrected, he suggested only maritime industry is to be saved through an extensive campaign to Lakes shipping during the winter because of ice conditions. The sub­ from disaster, no effort should be restore passenger travel and cargo committee is considering projects for inclusion in an omnibus water spared to revitalize the Merchant projects authocization bill. A bill passed by the Senate includes au­ to American vessels. Marine, he maintained. thorization for a study of the icing problem on the Lakes. Feinstein said that the Maritime "It is imperative. that we have As outlined by Lieut. Col. Sam-"*" Port Council will also press for a first rate Merchant Marine if our Duluth other measures sought by organ­ uel W. Pinell, the study estimated nation hopes to retain its role as ized labor. These include repeal to cost about $75,000, would involve Shipping has slowed down in a first rate nation, and this means of section 14-b of the Taft-Hartley evaluating available data on condi­ this port. We have been receiving more shipping under American Feinsfein Act, establishment of a Federal tions and possible remedies. At more job calls lately for unrated minimum wage of $2.00 an hour, present, he said, the Great Lakes men and have been filling these enactment of anti-strikebreaking and their connecting channels are wipers and porters jobs with no legislation and tariff revision. He closed to shipping from mid-De­ difficulty. noted that the International cember until early April each win­ The Norman B. Reem has been Leather Goods, Plastic and Novelty ter. Possibilities for preventing obtained by the Kinsman Transit Workers Union's efforts in this icing in the harbors and channels. Company to replace the C. S. area were partly responsible for Colonel Pinell said, include bub­ Robinson, which hit the dock in securing elimination of an excise bling, dusting, snow drifting and the Soo. The Robinson is now in ice breaking. The house committee tax on leather goods. the Fraser Shipyard in Superior. approved a similar proposal last The Administration stood at the threshold of victory in a The Reem has been laid up in this Feinstein is director of the four year flight — begun by the late President Kennedy— Health and Welfare fund of his year, but it did not clcrr Congress. Port for approximately three for a Cabinet-level Dept. of Housing & Urban Affairs. years. She is a steel trust boat. Chicago international union; secretaryThey should be fitting out in ap­ The Senate voted 57-33 ap­ treasurer of Local 111, Frame, Shipping again for the past pe­ proximately 10 days. Bipartisan support was higher Plastic and Novelty Workers proval of a House-passed bill riod has been extremely good, with Union; a member of the executive on the Senate vote, with 10 Re­ Leon Cliff, a member of the to coordinate multi - billion permanent jobs available always, Dredge Section of the SIU Inland dollar housing and transit pro­ publicans joining 47 Democrats board of the United Hebrew plus many vacation relief jobs. Boatmen's Union, had a mis­ grams under a Cabinet department In voting for the bill. Nineteen Trades; and an executive board Carl "Smoky" West recently re­ fortune in his family. His wife was which would also deal with special Republicans and 14 Democrats member of the Jewish Labor Committee. covered from a month's illness and in the hospital and needed six problems of the nation's cities. were opposed. is now reporting to the John Kling pints of blood which was supplied Differences between the two bills of Reiss Steamship Company as by the Seafarers' Blood Bank. Mrs. must be worked out In a HouseWiper. This is a new job for Smoky. Cliff is all right now and back Senate conference before the home. IBU member, Tom Lease, legislation can be cleared for the Leon Striler also just finished a had to bring his son to the hospi­ President's signature. relief job on the Steamer Chicago tal. Three pints or Mood were re­ Establishment of the new Cab­ Trader and is registered and wait­ leased at that time. Needless to inet post has long been urged ing to ship again. Harold Murphy say our blood bank is very low and by the AFL-CIO, which stressed has not been able to ship at any we are striving to build it up in that the number of city-dwellers, A seafaring life is full of interesting surprises. time during Hiis season because of this Port. So, fellows, make your already 70 percent of the nation, a stomach problem. Harold is home contributions please. Appointments Upon completion of an operation,-an MSTS cargo vessel started will nearly double by the year collecting his S&A benefits, but can be made at the Hall anytime to heave up the anchor, preparatory to getting underway. As 2000. wishes he could get back to work between 8 and 5. the anchor chain came aboard, a neat overhand knot was discov­ "A scattered array of federal and real soon. Buffalo ered in the chain about 15 feet from the anchor. agencies simply cannot deal ef­ Would again like to suggest that This Port is still getting calls Figuring out how the knot got there of course t0(A second fectively with this staggering all unrated men with time to sit for men and we are able to replace place to the immediate prob­ growth of urban areas," the fed­ for the upgrading of their papers them as they are requested. We eration said at Senate committee lem of getting It out. At first do so at once and take advantage are having a little trouble getting hearings. it was decided to get a of the available higher rated jobs. Second Cooks. Other ratings have "mike" boat from the beach, Action by both the House and been moving fairly good. lower the anchor on the stem, Cleveland Senate ranked as a major achieve­ The Port of Buffalo, through the and take out the knot. But be­ ment for the Administration since Maritime Trades Department, This port was honored about ten of the sea and swell, cause two earlier attempts to set up the days ago when three destroyers Buffalo Port Council, hosted a this was found impractical. new Cabinet department were stopped here for three days to dis­ delegation from Washington, D. C. killed in the House in 1962. Finally number 1 booms charge Naval reservists from other on August 14th, with a ride along Earlier Defeats were rigged with % inch areas and take on a new group the waterfront on a tug. wire, and the anchor was That year the House Rules Com­ from this area on their yearly tour The purpose of this was to lifted on the foc'sle head. mittee defeated, 9-6, the Kennedy of duty. While here, the ships were better convey the deplorable state Administration's bill to set up the The knot was removed by open for public inspection and a of affairs on our waterfront with department. Kennedy then sought opening the loop in the few thousand i>eople took advan­ the inactive grain elevators and to bypass the committee by creat­ chain and pulling the anchor tage of the opportunity to go the other Port facilities which are ing the department through an through. aboard for a tour of the ships. not being utilized. Senators Javits executive order. The House re­ and Kennedy will be represented, Figuring out how the'knot Shipping is still very good in all buffed this move on a 264-150 and representatives of the Niagara got in the chain took a little longer, and no one will ever be ratings except the Steward Depart­ rollcall. Voting against the sure that the right explanation was put forth. ment. I guess the Porters and Frontier Port Authority will also measure were southerners, who Cooks are holding on pretty good. be present for the tour. opposed Kennedy's announced in­ When the ship first arrived at the assigned anchorage, the Alpena tention to name Housing & Home sea was calm, with a very slight swell and no wind. It was Radio Pete is around and waiting Finance Administrator Robert C. Shipping for rated men is still decided to have a little way on the vessel so that when the to ship after getting off the Joe Weaver, a Negro, to the Cabinet very good in <his Port, although anchor was let go, the chain could be paid out, and when the Morrow. Another visitor to this post, plus Republicans opposed to vessel fetched up it would be securely anchored. port to try his luck is Harold Car­ there is a slight slackening. expanding government activities roll, who manages to hit here at As the vessel changed heading it probably made a round turn The construction work on Huron and congressmen from both parties least once a year. Quite a few of Portland Cement Plant was shut around the anchor and when the wind increased, fetched- up, representing rural areas. the boys off the C.S. Robinson down ftr one day as "a result of a pulling part of the chain under the anchor and causing an over­ This year, even though only have also hit town waiting to get dispute concerning the millwrights hand knot in the chain. nine Republicans supported the out, but since the Company now doing work other than their own. Most likely. But no one will ever really know for sure. bUl, the House passed It, 217has the Norman Reem, they won't This situation has been reSolved have long, to wait.. and everyone is back to. \vork. 184. Leather Goods, Plastic and Novelty Workers Union, was appointed to his new post by the executive board of the Port Council, which repre­ sents some 450,000 maritime work­ ers. Senate OKs Bill To Create Dept Of Urban Affairs Like It Or Not, A Knot Is A Knot /• (- •< - • • �Aociist IMI SEAWAkl^RS n««NiM LOG Secff 'Dual Rate* TesHmony Released I- By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Favorable Outlook For Gulf Shipping With the exception of a few key ratings, shipping has been very good in the Gulf area, and from all indications It will continue to be good in the very near future. The Maritime Trades Council of Greater New Orleans and Vicinity, at its last regular meeting, went on record to support a bill introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Paul Rogers (D., Fla.) to rescue the American Merchant Marine from its present declining status. This bill (H.R. 9603) would require that a minimum of 75 per­ cent of US Government-generated cargoes be carried in American-flag vessels. The existing cargo preference law calls for only 50 percent. The Maritime Trades Department (AFL-CIO) objects to the present law for two main reasons: • The ail-too frequent granting of waivers by Government agencies which make the 50-pereent requirement a mockery. • Even if there were complete compliance with the 50-50 require­ ment, our country's . Merchant Marine would still need additional as­ sistance if it is to take its rightful place among the major fleets of the world and provide sufficient jobs for American seamen. The tragic fact is that American-fiag ships now carry a mere 9 percent of this country's foreign trade. This unjustified and unsupporttable situation must be corrected. > An effective way of bringing about Picon and Gervais Babin. An SIU a healthier condition would be pas­ member since the Union's begin­ sage of the Rogers Bill. The Mari­ nings, Cook will be taking things time Trades Council of Greater easy at his home in Hattiesburg, New Orleans and Vicinity instruct­ Mississippi. Picou, who has been ed the Secretary to contact the sailing in the steward department Louisiana delegation, and as this since 1941 but has been ailing is an important piece of legislation, lately said he has no intention of all members are asked to contact losing touch with his old shipmates their Congressmen and Senators, and plans to visit the hall regularly urging their support of this bill. in his retirement. Babin, a mem­ The Louisiana Supreme Court ber of the SIU-IBU is also planning recentiy placed its stamp of ap­ to keep in touch with his friends proval on a state law moving up at the hall. He makes his home in the dates of the Democratic pri­ Norco, La. mary elections in New Orleans. The Anxious to ship here are Broth­ six-judge court thereby unanimous­ ly overruled the decision of Civil ers Otto (Pete) Peterson, bosun District Judge Clarence Dowling. and Henry (Smokey) Schreiner, steward. Both say they are ready Judge Dowling had said the 1965 to go any place at any time on act of the Louisiana Legislature anything that floats. Brother was unconstitutional because it vio­ Ignace Decareaux is somewhat lated the state constitutional pro­ more particular however. After hibitions against enactment of a two mouths on the beach he's local or special law pertaining to looking ior a run to South Amer­ elections. Suits attacking the eon- ica. His last ship was the Del atitutionality of the act were filed. Norte. The act changed the first primary Houston election for mayor and other city Shipping has been moving along and parish offices from January 29, 1966, to November 6, 1965, and at a very good pace here and is moved the second primary from expected to hold good in the com­ ing weeks. Among oldtimers March 5 to December 11. around the hall has been Denis Now that the Louisiana Supreme Boullit who admits a liking for Court has upheld this new law, old Liberties arid Victories. His bringing about an earlier election last ship was the Warm Springs on date, early registration takes on a which he says he had a great trip greater urgency. Under the provi­ to India. Now hVs waiting for a sions of the law, registration books steward department slot on the must be closed 30 days in advance Choctaw Victory and doesn't care of the voting. Therefore, the date where she's going. ' that the registration books will be Deckman Ralph Palmer is look­ closed in New Orleans will be Oc­ tober 7 Instead of December 30, ing for another ship after starting and all members are urged to reg­ out for the Far East aboard the ister and have their friends and Empress Baltimore which had to families registered in order to vote turn back to Frisco because of a hole in the #3 hold. A. S. Freeman in these important elections. says Seafarer fishermen should Delta Steamship Lines, Inc., of try a run to Somoliland. He said New Orleans was advised that the that his last ship, the Steel SeaMaritime Subsidy Board and the •farer, anchored off the coast there Maritime Administrator at Wash­ and the fishing is great. Freeman ington, D.C., have approved the sails as chief xook. Mike Chandoha, company's application for a 50 per­ engine department, is expecting to cent increase in its service between make just one more trip before U.S. Gulf ports and West Africa. retiring. He said he's taking things The decision will allow Delta Line easy and wants to choose his last vessels to sail from the Gulf to trip very carefully. West Africa at intervals of 10 days. Mobile New Orleans Shipping has been pretty fair New Orleans shipping has been here for the last few weeks and moving along at a fast clip and is should continue that way. Among expected to continue this pace In oldtimers on the beach here is the near future. bosun Robert Lambert who makes We had the pleasure of passing his home in Mobile. He was all along their first pension checks to set to ship when he fractured his several SIU oldtimers at New Or­ wrist in an accident was put out leans recently. The new retirees of action for a while. His last are W.< H; . (Shorty) > Cook, < John ship was the John Bi' Waterman. Aiiti-U.S. Rate Bias is Real, FMC Head Tells Congressmen WASHINGTON — American exporters pay higher ship freight rates for sending U.S. products to England than the British do for sending the same type of products to the United States, according to secret testimony given by Federal Maritime Commission chair­ man John Harllee over two months ago but released only cember in Paris^ with 11 foreign tible rate structure would aid the last week by a congressional maritime nations to allow them U.S. eccmomy, Harllee disclosed In sufoconvmittee. In his testimony, Harllee pre­ sented an FMC analysis of the rate disparity on the outbound and in­ bound routes between the U.S. and the United Kingdom. According to the study, the American exporter had to pay 33 percent more to move 1 revenue-ton of cargo to the U.K. than the foreign exporter rnqying cargo to U.S. pwts. A study of the 33 percent dis­ parity led to the conclusion that "in this trade American export­ ers were not only paying more than their fair share of the round-trip costs of transportation but, in fact, were subsidizing for­ eign exporters to this country," Hariiee declared. The testimony was given before and finally released by, the Joint Economic Committee's Subcommit­ tee on Federal Procurement and Regulation, chaired by Senator Paul H. Douglas (D.-Ill.), who is also vice chairman of the Joint Economic Committee. It was at the insistence of these groups that the FMC undertook studies of alleged rate disparities that seemed to be putting American exporters at a disadvantage in competing with traders of other nations and there­ fore adversely effected the alreadyserious U.S. balance of payments deficit. Senator Douglas has concluded that "the testimony reveals wide­ spread ocean freight-rate discrim­ ination," ind added that the study on United Kingdom trade would be followed by studies on other trade routes. British Protest The FMC study was immediately attacked by the British embassy in Washington and by spokesmen of various shipowning groups in Europe. The British charged that the findings are misleading and drawn from Inconclusive evidence. The two and a half month delay in releasing the testimony was due to an agreement reached last De­ time to inspect the testimony and cmne up with rebuttals. For a long while, the foreign shippers refused to comply with U.S. regulations to make information avaiiable to the FMC, describing the request as "unilateral regulation" in an inter­ national activity and a violation of "freedom of the seas." As an example of how an equl- his testimony that tiie FMC had insisted on the equalizatim of rates for carrying Scotch whisky to the U.S. with those of carrying American bourbon in the other di­ rection. previously the rate on Scotch was only half that of bour­ bon. Since the equalization went into effect, U.S. exports of bourbon increased 45.8 percent, he said. Plastic Seaweed To Halt Erosion Of Jersey Shore NEWARK—Modern technology, which often likei to boast that it can build a plastic duplicate of anything in existence, is now turning out fake seaweed. While the average Seafarer might question the wisdom of this accomplishment, the State sheltered feeding area for of New Jersey has just pur­ fish, giving the state's fishing chased six tons of the imitation weed and is industriously dumping it on the ocean bottom off Barnegat Lighthouse. Officials from the state Bureau of Navigation admit they are hav­ ing difficulty explaining what their purpose is to dubious tax­ payers, but marine conservation officials across the nation are watching the New Jersey experi­ ment to see if it can halt beach erosion and improve the region's declining fishing industry. Erosion Weapon By anchoring clumps of the artificial seaweed, made of thin strips of polypropylene plastic, over 10,000 feet of ocean floor. New Jersey officials hope to slow erosion of the state's beaches by waves which will be moving over a sandy bottom (hopefully) held in place by the thin plastic fronds. Normally, severe storms erode the sand off the ocean's floor and then suck the bathing beaches clean. In addition to preventing erosion, the plastic seaweed is also intended to provide a New Pensioner industry a new lease on life. Tests in. Denmark and in Philadelphia have shown that fish find the fake seaweed . compatible and that it can build up deposits of sand where it is "planted." The state of New Jersey Is sowing its plastic seaweed crop 800 feet offshore in about 15 feet of water. The planting is taking place along a 900 foot stretch of ocean floor which is 90 feet vude. This area is criss-crossed by ropes to which are attached the phony seaweed, anchored to the bottom by four-pound lead weights. This arrangement permits the plastic weed to float free nine feet beneath the surface of the sea. The plastic seaweed experiment had its origin in Denmark where it was observed that fishermen took refuge from storms in Kelp beds which appeared to break up the violence of the waves. The Danish government grew interested in the studies of this unusual occurence and backed the planting of a polypropylene seaweed crop in the Tyboron Channel. At the end of four months, it was found that sand had accumulated in the "planted" area and on the ocean floor around it. Valdez, Alaska Receives Ferry Service Again SIU Inland Boatmen's Union member Richard Tuggia (left) get hearty congratulations from Norfolk port agent Gordon Spencer at the Norfolk hall where Tuggle picked up his first regular $ i 50 monthly pension check recently. A veteran deckman aboard SIU-IBU contracted Gulf Atlantic Towing Company tugs, Tuggle makes his home in Trevillians, Va. SEATTLE—The SlU-PacIfio District contracted Alas­ ka Steamship Company has resumed regular service to the port of Valdez, Alaska, for the first time since the earthquake of March, 1964. Service was begun this week with the departure of the SS Tonsina, from Seattle for the Alaskan port. Service will be on a weekly basis from now on. The ships to be used on the service will be "vanship" types with cargo being carried in containers. The town of Valdez was de­ stroyed during the earth­ quake and tidal wave that re­ sulted. The entire town is in the process of moving to a new location, a few miles from the old site. �Paf* Tea SEAFARERS LOG JLagiMt XOy IBM Blast ICC, Railroads By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. Water Carriers Protest Switching Charge Boost Qntattom In all your years at sea, have you ever seen a flying saucer? • John Szczepanskl: I've never seen one, but they must exist be­ cause a whole lot of people have spotted them. Out in the south­ west I keep run­ ning into people who say they have seen them. Once I saw Scott Carpenter, the astronaut, orbit­ ing the earth from the deck of the Steel Admiral The following question, dealing with overtime for deckmen standing WASHINGTON—Regulated U.S. domestic water carriers oiler's watch, comes from Seafarer AI H. Schwartz, deck delegate are vigorously protesting a decision by the Interstate Com­ aboard the Ridgefleld Victory. merce Commission which will give the railroad industry a Questions The Deck Maintenance has been signed on as Deck Main­ competitive advantage in the^ > tenance on the articles, and is receiving Deck Maintenance wages. rates charged for the shipment rates and water carriers do not, However, at the time the vessel was Scheduled to sail, the full com­ of cargo. explained a spokesman for the plement of oilers was not on board the vessel. The Master asked Common Carrier Conference of The protest la against recent ICC everyone on the ship if they had an Oiler's endorsement. It was estab­ approval of a railroad plan which Domestic Water Carriers, "it is lished that the Deck Maintenance had such an endorsement. He is now would oblige users of water trans­ obvious that the railroad device standing the Oiler's watch and putting in eight (8) hours overtime for port to pay a 10 percent increase of this double standard of switch­ all watches stood. I would like to know if that is ceilectabie, or does in switching charges beginning ing charge increases directly discriminates against regulated he receive Oiler's pay up until such time he Is relieved, plus Deck August 27. water carriers and those who use Maintenance pay. The water carriers point out that Answer: He is entitled to overtime for all watches stood since he the increase in switching charges their services. If water carriers are obliged to absorb rail switching is working out of his department. would not apply to the majority of charges in their costs to avoid the Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article II, Section 10, line-haul rail carriers because rail­ 10% rate increase, the railroads first paragraph, which reads: "Members of all departments shalf per­ roads normally include switching will have achieved their purpose Arthur Sankovidt: I never saw a form the necessary and customary duties of that department. Each charges in through rates. Water of narrowing the rate gap between flying saucer and I never met anyone who did. member of all departments shall perform only the recognized and carriers do not however, and rail low-cost water transportation and switching charges involved in all-rail service." They probably customary duties of his particular rating." water movements are normally don't exist. I Several interesting questions pertaining to blowing tubes, working paid directly by the shipper or He added: "It should be obvious, think what peo­ since under this proposal the rail­ cargo and blowing down boilers were received from Seafarer Gleason consignee. ple see as saucers roads will not recover from lineWeaver aboard the Bethtex. -f are atmospheric "Double Standard" haul carriers any larger portion d i s t u r bances Question: Is it the duties of the the F.W.T, has to put in extra burn­ "Since railroads normally in­ of their switching costs, that the caused by the ers. I would like to know if this Is F.W.T. to blow tubes? jet stream. If overtime after 5 p.m. and before clude switching charges In through entire scheme is a transparent means to impose new cost burdens Answer: No. It is the Wipers 8 a.m. they really were upon water shippers while pre­ duties to blow tubes. around, we would Answer: No. The only time that serving the rail rate structure." have heard from them by now Reference: Standard Freightship an F.W.T. receives overtime is U.S. water carriers have often ^ i> $1 Agreement, Article IV, Section 28, when the ship's winches are being charged that the ICC regularly ' Angelo O'Neill: Although I've paragraph (b), which reads as fol­ used to work cargo after 5 p.m. displays a strong bias for the rail­ never seen one, flying saucers prob­ lows: and before 8 a.m. roads and against the nation's ably do exist. "Wipws. It shall be routine du­ Reference: Freightship Agree­ water carriers in its rulings. I've become con­ ties for the Wipers to do general ment, Article IV, Section 29, para­ Through such IOC-approved rate vinced that they cleaning, including oil spills on graph (a)—Working Cargo, which juggling, the railroads are con­ are real after deck, painting, cleaning paint, wire- reads as follows: COPENHAGEN—The art of tat­ tinually trying to nullify the cost reading the ac­ brushing, chipping, sealing, sougee"The Watertender, Fireman Wa- tooing, already taking a beating savings enjoyed by water carriers counts of people Ing, polishing work in the Engine from lawmakers and sociologists all over trail tsansport In the move­ who have seen Department, including resistor tertender, or Fire-tube Fireman over the world is now under fire ment of cargoes. them. I think houses and fanrooms, cleaning and detailed to look after the plant in one of its strongholds — Den­ they come from shall receive overtime while cargo painting steering engine and steer­ another world. mark—^where it is estimated that ing engine bed, and to take on is being worked with ship's winches five percent of the male population I've seen bright, between the hours of 5 p.m. and stores. However, when taking on mysterious lights at night while on sports tattoos, including Denmark's fuel oil or water and the hoses are before 8 a.m. Monday through Fri­ King Frederik IX. deck, but I don't have the slightest day. connected and disconnected by idea what they were. Two plastic surgeons in Copen­ Question: We have a salt water shoreside personnel, the Wipers 4- t shali not be required to assist. leak in the main condenser and hagen have called for legislation Larry Schroeder: I never saw a to curb the activities of tattoo art­ When the ship's personnel handles we assist the Second Engineer in flying saucer, but I've seen many the connections, the Wiper shall blowing down both boilers. It takes ists, claiming that many clients dis­ y a missle^ pass be used to assist in connecting and around two (2) Hours to do this. cover too late that such body art over the ships can be a serious social and eco­ • disconnecting and putting hoses They do this on sea watches and I've been on away but should not be required also on port watches. Please advise nomic handicap. while sailing off to standby. if this is overtime. TOKYO — Japanese shipbuilders The doctors reported that of 17,the Florida coast Answer: No this is not overtime. 000 young men called before mili­ are still thinking big. or down in South Pumping of galley fuel tank shall The F.W.T. can be required to as­ America. When be performed on Saturdays, Sun- sist the Engineer in the circum- tary examination boards last year. In spite of increasing concern you're out at sea dajs and Holidays during the two .stances outlined in your letter. that modern mammoth tankers may and those missies hours sanitary work." be outgrowing their usefulness and iOUk^\AJ flash by, you The following questions, dealing Question: A ship I recently with Firemen-Watertenders over­ never do know if turning into gigantic white ele­ IGAAI'T sailed had cranes on Deck to un­ time while using diesel evacuators, phants, a Japanese shipbuilder has they're American or Russian. It's load cargo with special steam was submitted by engine delegate announced plans to build a 250,000- hard to say if flying saucers exist, but I know that I'm not spending winches to raise hatches. In port Carlos Troncoso aboard the Transdwt or 300,000-dwt shipbuilding my time looking for them. they raise them up and down and India. dock instead of the "small" 150,t 44» 000-dwt dock originally intended. Jerry Saunders: I never saw a Either a 250,000-dwt or 300,000- saucer, but a friend of mine on dwt dock would be the largest in the Steel Sea­ farer saw one in the world. The same company, the sky over Mitsubishi Heavy industries, also Hawaii once. He owns the present title-holding dock told me that he WASHINGTON—"Caution, cigarette smoking may be injurious saw this strange more than 800 bore tattoos. Many of 200,000-dwt capacity. to your health." Under a new law signed by President Johnson thing flying low admitted, say the doctors, that the last week, every pack, box and carton of cigarettes sold in the Is Bigger Better? over Pearl- Har­ art work had become a social and United States after next January 1 must carry a label with the Japanese maritime interests have bor at dusk. It economic handicap. Cases were above legend inscribed on it. cited in which the tattoos barred become increasingly concerned sure shook him The new legislation, was prompted by the Surgeon Generals individuals from job promotion and about the "bigger-than-thou" atti­ up. It wasn't a report of 1964, which linked lung cancer and other diseases to advances in social status, and even tude which has become the vogue. question of him seeing things cigarette smoking. either, because the newspapers some broken engagements and Manufacturers who do not comply with the new law will be wrecked marriages were blamed on It was recently pointed out that were full of the news |- fined $10,000 for every offense. In practice, a penalty could be there are no tugboats large enough bodily art work. 4" 3i» 4imposed for every cigarette package that does not have a label. Robert Russ: I personally never Reputable tattoo artists counter to pull some of these huge tankers The size, color and position of the label on the package is not these charges by insisting that they to port should they become dis­ saw a flying saucer. These days specified in the bill. These details will be left to the cigarette you can never never accept minors as clients and abled at sea. industry. tell what to be­ reject people who come to them for To tow vessels over the 100,000lieve, since any­ After the industry decides on the composition and dimensions decoration while drunk. The two dwt class, they point out, a tug of thing turns out of the label, it must then go the justice department, which can doctors point out however, that 10,000 horsepower is required to be possible. either approve the design or order the Industry to come up with boys of 12 have found some pro­ whereas the largest tugboats in For all we know, a new one. fessionals who would tattoo, them. Japan have engines of only about our own Air The bill has come under heavy criticism from many quarters Under present Danish law, there 4,000 horsepower. Negotiations Force might be as being too weak. One provision of the bill which has come un­ is no official interference with the were recently reported for the con­ behind them. If der exceptionally ^^trong attack would bar the Federal Trade tattooing trade and the tattooing of struction of a service vessel capable you want to talk Commission from requiring similar health warnings In cigarette minors is now forbidden. Many of towing a 150,000-dwt ship — about things in advertising until July 1, 1969. other countries have adopted strict which would still not be able to the sky, the prettiest sight I've laws governing! the art.- . handle the newer,vessels. eyer seen was the. aurora borealis $ Tattoo Ban Called For In Denmark 150,000-DWT Too Small For Jap Shipyard Cigarettes To Carry Warning On Health $1 �Aaftfst t9, SEAFARERS Fag* liem. LOG "Why Not Call If Union Day ? The Federal Communications Commission has held that a radio or television station cannot Insist on payment for "equal time" It is required to provide for reply to controversial programs. The FCC position is one that has long been maintained by the AFL-CIO in cases involving stations which have loaded their air time with right-wing broadcasts. Elaboration of the FCC's "fairness doctrine" was contained in a letter from the agency to Radio Station WGCB in Red Lion, Pa. The atation's policy, the FCC -said after an investigation, appeared to be that it would sell time to present conflicting views, but not make the time available as a public service. "Such a policy is inconsistent with the public interest," the FCC said. The agency added that the station could try to get payment lor the presentation of other opinions but stressed: "You cannot reject programming—otherwise suitable to you—solely on the ground that it is not sponsored where you have not presented and do not plan to present the conflicting viewpoints in other programming. The para­ mount consideration is the public interest in an informed electorate.. ii t 4. The Texas AFL-CIO has asked Gov. John Connally to leave the Demo­ cratic party unless he is able to support the national party platform. The request came in the form of a resolution on repeal of right to work laws that was adopted at the closing session of the ninth annual state convention of the AFL-CIO. Governor Connally has publicly supported retention of section 14-B of the Taft-Hartley Act, which permits states to have right to work laws. Texas has had such a law since 1947. A strong anti-Connally theme pervaded the convention. The resolution noted that remarks made by Mr. Connally at the national governor's conference prompted a Republican, Albert Fay of Houston,~"to publicly commend him and invite him into the Republican party." "If the Governor continues to refuse to support the platform of the Democratic party, then it is further recommended that he seek a political party more in line with his own views and political positions," the resolution said. •ver. The Firemen & Oiliers have Initial wage increases of 10 to elected John J. McNamara of 15 cents an hour for all employes Boston, Mass., as secretary-treas­ of Fields Plastic of Tennessee, Inc., urer to fill a vacancy and also are called for in an agreement an­ named James B. Zink as executive nounced by the United Textile vice president assigned to the Workers of America for the com­ union's headquarters in Washing­ pany's Cleveland, Tenn., plant. ton, D. C. Additional automatic increases in The actions were taken at a spe­ specified job rates, five paid holi­ cial meeting of the union executive days now increasing to six in 1967, board. The union, one of the non- vacations up to two weeks after operating railroad brotherhoods, two years of service and companysaid about half its 50,000 members paid life and hospital insurance work on the railroads. send the total contract value to McNamara fills a post left va­ more than 60 cents an hour for cant by the elevation of William the five-year pact. E. Fredenberger to the IBF&O 4^ 4^ 4^ presidency July 1. A union mem­ More than 12,000 shipyard work­ ber since 1934, he had been a vice ers won two maJiMr objectives in a president for 15 years. ^ settiement ending a 24-day Zink, a vice president since 1957, strike at the Electric Boat yard of has been chief spokesman for the the General Dynamics Corp. union in rail contract matters. In Besides economic gains totaling addition he has been a member 26.5 cents, unions in the New of the Railroad Adjustment Board's London Metal Trades Council won secortd division, which hears a three-year contract containing grievances. the yard's first sick leave clause, and the right to follow the griev­ 4, 4> 4. The Texas Dept. of Corrections ance procedure to arbitration over paid public honor to Pres. Harry the transfer of work to the firm's Bark of the Harris County AFL- Quincy, Mass.,. yard or other out­ CIO for "outstanding contribu­ side location, tions'^ to a state training program The yard is one of the nation's major buildiers of nuclear sub­ for prison inmates. For two years Burk has given marines. The strike started July 1 a day a month to teaching a class and work was resumed on full of prisoners at the Richmond, Tex., schedule after a union ratification pre-release center. Burk said he meeting. was grateful to the department for The new pact also provides im­ giving organized labor a chance to proved pensions and vacations, an helpi" Only 7.1 percent of the additional paid holiday for a total center's 4.294 students have re- of nine, additional hospital cover­ trtrned to prison, Corrections Dir. age and another $1,000 in life in­ George J.^-Bsto- said. ' ' •- ' surance for covered workers: As Labor Day 1965 approaches, the Ameri­ can Labor movement can look back on a year which saw many of the major legislative goals of organized labor become reality. Health care for our aged citizens through Social Security (Medicare) is one of these goals for which labor has fought and won despite strong opposition. Medicare is now a reality. The recent Voting Rights Bill which assures every citizen a voice in the governing of the nation of which he is a part is another goal for which labor has fought a winning fight. The recently passed Housing Aid Bill is another labor-supported measure which goes a long way towards assuring every American a decent home in which to live and raise a family—as is the Aid to Education Bill whose purpose is to assure all Americans the best education available regardless of their financial ability to meet the skyrocket­ ing costs of education. Another labor goal, the repeal of anti-labor Section 14(B) of the Taft-Hartley Act, is well on its way to final passage. These legislative advances, although spon­ sored, supported or fought for by the Ameri­ can labor movement, benefit not only labor but the entire population. They represent not only labor legislation but social legisla­ tion—much of it badly needed and longoverdue. " In this sense, the achievements of this year are not anything newj The entire nation f# has benefited many times in the past from legislation which organized labor has called for and fought for. Legislation abolishing child labor was brought about largely through the efforts of organized American labor. The system of free public education for which our nation is justifiably proud became a reality largely through the efforts of organized labor. Social Security, which guarantees aid for those who are disabled or too old to work is another measure which organized labor fought for. Looking back on these past achievements it becomes increasingly clear that Labor Day might more aptly be called Union Day. It was the organization into strong unions that made it possible for American workers to be heard and to exert an influence on their \ nation's future as well e<s their own. It was their organization into unions that gave them strength, broke the shackles of exploitation under which they suffered, and made it possible for them to attain a position of dignity in society. What was true in the past remains true today. Much of the basic social legislation aimed at bettering the lot of all American citizens is -coming into being through the direct action of organized labor—American workers organized into strong unions. Whether it is called Labor Day or Union Day, every American will have much to be thankful for on September 6 because of the active part played by organized labor in the shaping of American society. �SEAFARERS Pare Twelve Anrnet SO, 19U LOG A U S. Congressman Speaks Out o a t< t P e li s a h li INTERNATIONAL OIL, SMALL BUSINESS AND THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS The SPEAKER. Under previous order of the House, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Patman] is recognized for 30 minutes, Mr. PATMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan­ imous consent that on Monday and Tuesday next after the legislative business of the day and the conclusion of special orders hereto­ fore entered I may be privileged to address the House for 30 minutes and to revise and extend my remarks and include extraneous matter. The SPEAKER. Without objection, it is so ordered. There was no objection. Mr. PATMAN. Mr. Speaker, much is being heard these days about the contribution which international oil companies are sup­ posedly making to our Nation's balance of payments. Today I would like to discuss the possibility that favored treatment to our American international oil companies is a principal factor in the present payments gap —as well as a primary cause of the distress in which the small businessman in the domes­ tic oil industry now finds himself. There is evidence that international oil comoanies may have done less than they can +Vio i-.p^T,r>r>T>+(5 ppKi T+ m"-" not be entirely coincidental that the large 1 I fd oinpani's are enjoyi ; un­ precedented prosperity at a time when the domestic independent oil producer is having a fight for his very survival. This is a very serious matter, one which the Congress may very well look into. The President of the United States in his February 10, 196.5, message, pointed out that balance-of-payments measures so far taken have resulted in impressive gains totaling well over $3.5 billion. However, he pointed out that these gains were largely offset by a $2.5 billion raise in the level of capital outflow since 1960—and $2 billion of this raise oc­ curred from 1963 to 1964. American interna­ tional oil companies, it is interesting to note, were large contributors to this adverse, private capital outflow which has so far thwarted all our efforts to close the pay­ ments gap. My message here today might be keynoted this way: Our Nation cannot afford to lose the current battle to close the payments gap, but neither can it afford to lose the domestic independent oilman who finds over twothirds of our oil reserves. Leading companies on which statistics are published by the Chase Manhattan Bank have steadily increased their expenditures for ex­ ploration and development abroad, as indi­ cated below: Exploration and davalepmant cxpandlturos by American companies overseas [In millionsj 1960 1961 1982 1963 .. .. ET-IO 758 763 789 I. THE OIL IMPORT PROGRAM Interior officials should be called upon to justify the present oil import program, that it is being administered in a manner consist­ ent with our balance-of-payments objectives. I hope they will also explain wljy they appa­ rently feel that the program, as inherited from the Eisenhower administration, is pro­ perly responsive to the congressional purpose in providing for oil import controls. The cost in balance-of-payments terms of our present Oil import policy can be seen from the following figures which clearly in­ dicate the relationship between the deficit in our petroleum trade balance and our overall balance of payments deficit. Since 1958, our petroleum trade deficit has exceeded $1 bil­ lion each year, representing from 30 to 40 percent of our total payments deficit. These figures are exclusive of residual fuel oil and do not include the dollar-outflow cost of em­ ploying foreign-flag tankers: U.S. petroleum trade balenee and ttie balance of International payments (In millions of dollars] 1958 1960 1961 1962 1963 1984 Petroleum trade balance —1,068 —1,049 —1,064 -1,171 —1,325 —1,314 (') U.S. net balance of payments —3,477 —3,897 —3,918 —3,071 —3,605 —3,286 —3,000 1 Not available. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce. The oil import problem is far from new. The importance of preserving a healthy home oil-producing industry was long ago recog­ nized, both from the standpoint of national security and prosperity. Inasmuch as we depend upon small independent producers to explore for and find some two-thirds of the oil and gas reserves in this Nation, we cannot CONGRESSMAN Wright Patman's re­ marks ore of special importance to Sea­ farers and the entire maritime indus­ try. Congressman Patman, who is chairman of the House Committee on Banking and Currency, reveals how the giant international oil companies, through favorable tax treatment under U.S. laws, have been able to reap huge profits while at the same time contributing substantially to our bal­ ance of payments deficit. A major contributing factor to this deficit has been their almost exclusive employ­ ment of foreign-flag vessels to import oil to this country. More than 95 percent of U.S. oil imports are moved in foreign flag tankers, thus putting a serious strain on our payments balance. allow a handful of international oil compa­ nies to squeeze them out of business with un­ limited oil imports. As chairman of the Select Committee on Small Business, I had the privilege of con­ ducting the first full-scale congressional in­ quiry into oil imports. That was in 1948, the year in which this Nation became a net oil importer. Imports at that time were only a few hundred thousand barrels daily. The following year, a bill to limit total oil imports to a 5-percent ratio with domestic consump­ tion failed by a single vote in the other body. Today imports total 2,300,000 barrels daily and this constitutes a 29-percent ratio with domestic production, almost double the 16.6 percent which was declared to be the maxi­ mum consistent with national security when the Trade Act of 1955 was anaended to provide for import controls. Let it be understood that I am not suggest­ ing any drastic rollback in oil import levels. I do not believe a big reduction in imports is necessary to the preservation of a healthy home industry—and such action might be injurious to broader national commitments. I do say, however, that the time has come for the Interior Department to develop an oil import program which keeps imports "from continuing to grow disproportionately to domestic growth. Aafiut 20. 1065 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Tbirteen Congnssman Wrig ht Patman (D-Tex.), Chaiman of the House Committee on Banking and Currency, recently addressed the Hot se of Representatives and revealed how our present oil import policy contributes to the U.S. Balance of Payments deficit and how it adversely affect ; U.S. shipping. The full transcript of Congressman Patman's remarks as they appeared in the May 20, 1965 Congressional Record, is carried h hw. (A) FOREIGbl TAX CREDITS Excuses for the present patchwork arrange­ While some percentage depletion might be import quota—whereby they bring foreign economy, Jersey Standard is trying to shift ment are no longer adequate to the needs, However sound the irinciple of foreign tax justified on foreign production, on grounds oil into this country in the amount of 35,000 the burden and the blame for a great portion particularly in the light of our persistent credits, clear abuses i lust be curtailed. It is of returning capital investment, there is no barrels each day. of our balance-of-payments deficit from itself balance-of-payments problem. responsibly charged tl at royalty payments to logic whatever in the argument that because to the general economy, risking recession here U.S. military purchases of foreign oil (excluding 27y2 percent is proper for domestic produc­ residual fuel oil) at home so that it can continue its massive The attitude of the Interior Department oil source nations, by being labeled "income tion no less should be allowed foreign pro­ Percent of oil imports into the United States which concerning the effectiveness and appropriate­ taxes," are deducted < ollar-for-dollar against duction. Differential percentage rates are ap­ Barrels total the net tax obligatid i of American compa­ Fiscal year daily domestic causes hundreds of millions of dollars in gold ness of the oil import program should be a purchases plicable in case of other minerals in the U.S. outflow losses. matter of no small interest to the Congress, nies. 1954.. ""40 000 13.0 1955 . 89.000 22.5 This fact, combined with what were called Revenue Code. especially the reasoning behind the present 1958.. Mr. Speaker, my purpose here in part is to 25.2 100000 19.57.. In summary, there would seem to be no 25.9 "techniques" used for diverting profits from 127,000 import-quota allocation arrangement. Op­ question whether in fact American interna­ 19,58 . 31.9 145,000 .pan to another, gen­ reason why percentage depletion should not- 19.;9.. position to a major overhaul of the program one branch of a coirj.pany 29.9 169,000 tional oil companies have been made to face 19S0... 20.5 164,000 inherited from the Eisenhower administra­ erally have had the ef pet of enabling oil com- be amended to scale the 27^ percent sharply 19.51.. 32.8 134,000 up to their obligations in helping to close the 19S2... 203,000 33.4 panies with internal )nal operations to pay downward for foreign oil production. tion should be explained and analyzed. 1933 . . balance-of-payments gap to which they are a 34.4 210,000 1934 .: 34.8 a consistently lower 1 \x rate than strictly do210.000 major contributor. I trust my remarks here (C) TAXES ABROAD ON FICTITIOUS Administration view-points concerning so- mestic companies. T I Treasury Department Source: Office of Oil and Gas, Interior Department. will not be overlooked by the companies in­ VERSUS ACTUAL PRICES called "country quotas," its attitude toward has cited "excess for gn tax credits" which volved or by the appropriate executive de­ the Organization of Petroleum Exporting accrue in aggregated ^reign operations. Said Further, State Department officials should Some time ago the Internal Revenue Serv­ partments which have jurisdiction in each Countries (OPEC), and related issues will Secretary Dillon: ice of the Treasury Department indicated detail AID oil-buying practices. I am sure of the matters here discussed. also be welcome. Specifically, Congress plans to consider disallowing depletion de­ the Congress and American people will want Theft excess foreign ta i [credits are permitted under should loiow why the "commodity pact" ap­ Perhaps one result will be an intensification present law to offset, in i I number of different situaductions by American companies abroad to know why this country uses AID funds to tions, the U.S. tax on nonrfineral foreign income. Thus proach is favored on other commodities in buy foreign-produced tnl, some allegedly pro­ of measures toward early closing of the pay­ based on "posted prices" which often the excess credit attribullable to mineral operations in a particular foreign co ntry may be used to reduce world trade, and yet is roundly rejected by duced by French companies. We need also ments gap. When our international oil com­ are far in excess of actual prices. In the or eliminate the U.S. tax m income from a marketing, State and Interior officials where interna­ to know why fictitious posted prices are paid panies begin to fulfill their full oblitrations reHning, or a compietely unrelated operation carried United States, percentage depletion is al­ on in the same or a diffei mt foreign country, tional oil is concerned. lowed only on the actual value of the oil at for AID oil, and why it is moved in foreign- in this regard, I am convinced that one con­ The use of developmen] deductions and foreign tax credits from mineral ope tions abroad, offsets tax on the well, and not upon the posted prices bear­ flag tankers — all adding to our payments sequence will be to provide a much needed domestic and on other fi ign income. Several questions arise concerning the deficit and seriously hurting the domestic shot in the arm for the domestic small busi­ ing little or no relation to reality. present oil import program, and the quota(B) FOREI DEPLETION small business oil producers. nessman in this great and vital petroleum allocation procedure under it. For instance: I believe we should know the status of this The time may be t hand, in the light of industry. Is the present oil import control arrangement our payments proble I, to question the exten- study, particularly in relation to balance-ofIV. FOREIGN-FLAG TANKERS (Mr. PATMAN asked and was given per­ fully effective in terms of the national secu­ sion of statutory per entage depletion at the payments pressures. More than 95 percent of U.S. oil imports are mission to revise and extend his remarks and rity purpose? Is the present program the full 271/2 percent to jreign production. moved in foreign-flag tankers, constituting a to include extraneous matter.) (D) TAX HAVEN ABUSES most suitable in terms of our balance-of-pay­ American interna mal companies for tax serious burden on our payments balance. This ments objectives? Is the present import ar­ Rcsslulion No. 134 The Kennedy-Johnson administration un­ rangement conducive to a concentrated trend purposes enjoy the ame percentage allow- dertook to correct abuses by some American contrasts with the requirement that when Whereas the U.S. Department of Interior seeks, in ance for minerals de etion abroad as do comits March in-n hearin? on oil import regulation, infor­ U.S. - produced oil is moved by oceangoing within the oil industry? mation relating to the need for new and more effective panies in this count: This seems not only companies in their utilization of so-called vessels to another U.S. port it must be moved import programming; and I am sure that the Johnson administration inconsistent with c< igressional intent, but "tax havens" aboard. The law which emerged • 100 percent in American-flag tankers. Whereas this .S'ate is vitall.v concerned with achiev­ ing effective re.gulation of imports in that a significant will soon insist upon a comprehensive reeval- may have come to c nflict with the original in 1962, however, was modified by a series of portion of Texas State revenues and a vital part of its To illustrate, Texas oil moved by tanker econom.v re'v on a healthy domestic oil producing uation of the import arrangement, inherited objective of depletio: that being to maintain amendments virtually exempting interna­ industry: and to New England must be shipped in high-cost tional oil company operations. In the light from the Eisenhower administration. First a healthy home-pro^ cing industry. Whereas this ob.iective has not been achieved by the current mandatory oil import program inasmuch as of our payments problem. Department offi­ •American-flag tankers while Venezuela oil steps in this direction were taken by Presi­ since 1936 Texas oil production has declined by approxi­ A study of the hisfory of the 27^ percent approximately the same distance to mately 300,000 barrels per day, drilling activity has dent Kennedy's Petroleum Study Committee. statutory depletion [early indicates that it cials might indicate what plans they may moving declined sharply and continues to do so in 1965, hun­ same New England port comes in foreigndreds of domestic producers have left the business It found that the present system "places the was designed to stir ilate domestic explora­ have to see that international oil companies the flag tankers at one-half the cost>and still greater numbers are sharply reducing their Federal Government in the role of dis­ tion. No one serio ily attempts to justify are treated no better than other American oil activity, and thousands of Texans have had to seek companies in this regard. emplo.vment in other industries; and I believe we are entitled to an explanation tributing a considerable economic advantage. 27percent depletic i strictly in terms of re­ Whereas despite sincere and extensive efforts by this legislature and the Texas Railroad Commission in re­ The distribution of an economic advantage turning capital inv( tment. It is explained The Treasury has charged that foreign of these practices In the light of our pay­ cent times to strengthen oil conservation and maximize of this magnitude is bound to bear upon the in terms of (a) retu ling capital investment, earnings in large amounts can be held abroad / ments situation. inaustry cffic'enc.v through such measures as increasing minimum statewide acreage development patterns, enfinancial return of individual companies, the in order to prevent axation of capital, and indefinitely, yet used on a "loan" basis by the forced pooling of small tracts, reorganization of the V. OTHER MATERIALS State allowable s.vstem, and encouragement of sec­ structure of the industry, the functioning of (b) providing an ir entive for maintaining U.S. parent company. That money, owed as ondary recovery,- operations, the slowdown of industry activity continues to worsen: and the economy, and other national objectives." adequate supplies v ;hin the United States. taxes, is withheld for use by the companies There are, of course, other aspects of this Whereas throughout this period total oil importe to further their own operations—and provide problem which should be considered and on have continued to increase, resulting dlrectlv in re­ Mr. Speaker, both the house and senate of But neither of tl se bases are fully ap- themselves an advantage over strictly domes­ duced markets for Texas crude, recurring weakness in which legislation may be indicated. bo'h crude and product prices and a loss of several the Texas Legislature recently importuned plicable where fore: 1 oil is concerned. The tic companies. million of dollars in oil production tax revenues to the State of Texas: and the administration to revise and make ef­ present full 271/2 p ^cent depletion can be In particular, I hope we will have the ad­ Whereas the present imports program is inadequate It would be interesting, I am certain, to vantage of full and up-to-date information on fective the oil import program. A copy of justified on foreigi production neither as both by reason of the "leaky seams" cited bv Gov. John Connally, through which the level of importe that resolution, unanimously adopted by the necessary to return pital investment nor to learn the status of oil in this respect. Secre­ the "voluntary" balance-of-payments pro­ has increased disproportionately to domestic market tary Dillon commented on this point as gram under Commerce Department officials. Texas Legislature, is appended. growth, and by reason of failure to neutralize the preserve self-suffici cy. economic advantake which imported oil enjoys over follows: domestic production: and The 5 big intern nal companies in 1963 I note that the board chairman of a leading H. FOREIGN TAX ADVANTAGES Whereas the advantage accruing to U.S. international Partlculariy when It is enhanced by the resort to tax produced 2,270,000 rrels of crude oil per oil companies through inadequate oil import regulation international oil committee has been named havens, the tax deferral has given artificial encourage­ has discouraged the independent producer who tradi­ ment to foreign investment and has acted as a deterrent In the light of our international payments day in the United tes and Canada, but at chairman of the Commerce Department's tionally finds most of the new oil reserves in Texas to the repatriation of dividend income. Deferral thus and in the Nation from adequately maintaining such adversely affects our balance-of-payments position by problem, I am convinced that the Congress, the same time they uced 6,152,000 barrels balance-of-payments advisory committee. defense-vital activity; and increasing payments and reducing receipts. as well as the executive branch, must take per day outside |e United States and Whereas the security of this State and Nation re­ This advisory group came out, according to quires that sufficient U.S. oil reserves be discovered Also the arbitrary assigning of expenses the Secretary, "in favor of a flexible approach a new look at the tax and other economic Canada. In other |rds, for each barrel of as the result of exploration to meet the heavy demand predicted for the near future: Now, therefore, be it advantages permitted American oil cohi- domestic oil upon ich statutory depletion between domestic parent companies and for­ that enables each company head to work out panies in their foreign operations. Accord­ was taken by th^ companies, they took eign subsidiaries often has the effect of his own program" rather than "having the Resolved by the House of Representatives ingly, officials of the various executive de­ statutory depletio: n almost 3 barrels of giving a tax break to the internationals over Government prescribe some formula of gen­ of the State of Texas, That the house of repre­ partments concerned, including Treasury and the very foreign oi at is causing the havoc strictly domestic independents, which they eral application." We should know soon sentatives importune the President of the State, should speak to this subject. in this industry. I quite illogical for this employ to gain advantage even on domestic whether the "voluntary" approach by interna­ United States and the Secretary of the In­ operations. tional companies is doing the job, or whether terior to revise import regulations in such On several bccasions, administration spokes­ Government to su ize a handful of internew legislation or some formalized pro­ .manner as to preclude any further increase men have noted that there is preferential national companies that they can make it HI. FOREIGN OIL BUYING for do impossible tic producers to comcedures are indicated. treatment to foreign oil investment. The late in imports until such time as domestic pro­ Particular attention should also be given pete even on the estic market. President Kennedy, in his 1963 balance-ofYesterday, at the annual stockholders' duction has been permitted to achieve a bet­ to just how effectively the Defense Depart­ Fsrtlgn crud* *11 pre |lon by Amtrlcan companict payments message, called for "tax neutrality ment is carrying out President Johnson's ad­ meeting of one of the world's largest interna­ ter balanced share of domestic market eempered with U.tl >rt( (•xeludlng rptldual) in the choice between investment here and [In thousanJ barreli per day] monition on February 10, 1965, to "shift de­ tional oil companies—Standard Oil Co. of growth, and to nullify the economic advan­ investment abroad." Treasury Secretary Dil­ Crude oil U.S. fense buying from sources abroad to sources New Jersey—the new chairman of that com­ tage which cheap foreign oil enjoys over do­ lon, as early as July 1961, testified: production Imports pany called on the Government for higher mestic production in meeting U.S. consump­ in the United States.'" (Chase (excluding interest rates to stem the gold outflow and tion requirements. group) residual) DurinE the po^war period, the promotion of private foreign investment in both advanced and Icss-developcd 1958 Defense officials should be given an op­ prevent a further drain on the balance of 1...•• 4.871 1,201 countries was in the public interest. Times have 1959 1 5,238 1,170 portunity to explain to our committee why payments. BEN BARNES, chanced, and the need to-stimulate investment in ad­ 1960 5,791 1..... 1,178 vanced countries no longer exists. Hence, there can be 1961 6,309 1,251 1.,, military purchases of foreign oil has risen no proper claim that preferential treatment should be Speaker of the House. 1962 ; ; 1 7,091 1,3!58 Despite recent expressions by the Johnson continued mercljr to perpetuate private gain. 1963 ....1..... 7,754 1,376 from 13 percent in 1954 to 34.8 percent in 1964. 1964 1 >8,709 1,452 Attest: administration that the present balance-ofincreaac, 1964 ve^ L958,. 3,831 251 Specific examples of preferential treatment Total Also, the Defense Department might ex­ payments program is working well and that Average Increaap per DOROTHY HALLMAN, 639 42 f..... warranting attention at this tinje inclu,de!: ; . > iictiniated.plain any Ip^, and necessity for Its,special tighter, money can .only harm the domestic . Chief ^le^ �•:?5' Par* Fourteen SEAFAItERS Aururt tt, ifW LO& Congressman Urges More Ocean Research U.S. Action Needed To Stop Red 'Wet Sputnik' Launching m By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives According to a U.S. congressman, if America doesn't get her "ocean-auts" off the Responsibility Is Mark Of SiU Crew ground and into the sea, Russia may beat us to an "ocean sputnik." Warning the House Although many ships under the SIU banner are noted for fast turn­ Oceanography Subcommittee that Cuba-based Soviet scientists are already exploring the arounds with comparatively little time In port, crew members missing the ship or failing TO join are rare. Gulf Stream for future sub--^marine use, congressman Paul Gulf Stream. Many Navy men ducted In limited areas—off Miami, In cases when one or more members miss a ship it entails an Rogers (D-fla.) pointed to agree that the Gulf Stream could Charleston and Cape Hatteras, plus undue hardship upon fellow crewmembers and the shortage of a full become a major future subma­ a stretch of ocean reaching rough­ complement Involves other possibly serious matters. Therefore an rine battleground. "In case of ly froni North Carolina to Nova SIU man is very much aware of his duty to show up on time. enemy attack," says one expert, Scotia. Although the research team This commitment is spelled out specifically in the Union's Constitu­ "the Gulf Stream could well be­ is behig coordinated by the Coast come our closest point of vuiner- and Geodetic Survey, aimost every tion and traditionally, the Union membership has taken a firm stand on abillty. To prevent drifting sub­ major oceanographic group in the this matter. Except under reasonable or extenuating circumstances a regulated fixed fine is imposed. Anyone who makes a practice or habit marines from dropping down United States will participate. of missing his ship will promptly recognize that his Union brothers into it and being swept noise­ Long A Mystery will not tolerate nor condone such action. lessly up the coastline, we must The Gulf Stream has puzzled investigate it thoroughly. There It is the duty of every Seafarer to be self disciplined. He knows would-be researchers since it was that one of his duties is to keep Himself accurately informed of the is no time for delay." discovered centuries ago. In 1575, sailing time prior to leaving the vessel when going off duty. A major break-through in he | ^ For this reason the Union strongly urges that, "the sailing time shall area may soon be provided by the. be posted at the gangway on arrival when the vessel is scheduled to massive yearlong survey of he ^ Mississippi River. A Gulf Stream just launched by the later; Benjamin stay in port 12 hours or les^. When the stay is scheduled to exceed 12 hours the sailing time shall be posted 8 hours prior to scheduled Coast and Geodetic Survey. The Stream is far too huge to be cov­ Franklin studied its effect on trans­ sailing, if before midnight. If scheduled between midnight and 8 A.M., sailing time should be posted bjr4;30 P.M., but not later than 5 P.M." One ocean phenomena of grow- ered in a single year by a single atlantic sailing. Today, most oceanographers be­ In? concern to the Navy is the survey, so the work is being conPermission, of course, must be obtained from the heads of the re­ lieve that the stream is formed spective departments to exchange watches or to get a short leave if through the interaction of various a member so desires. It is understandable that on occasion a crewmemnatural forces—sun, wind and the ber may want td contact home or conduct other personal business. rotation of the earth. According to After being granted a "leave" the cfe\vmember must immediately this theory, warm air rising at the equator is replaced by cooler air report his return. This, however, has no bearing on scheduled sailings. from the north. Part of this cool It would also be wise for crewmembers to leave an address and tele­ air mass is diverted down onto the phone number with the department head at which they can be con­ tacted. It is the responsibility of the seafarer to keep constant contact SAN FRANCISCO — The first regularly scheduled hover­ water by the earth's rotational with the vessel. Failure to keep in touch may cause the vessel to sail spin. There it triggers the north­ craft service in the United States was begun last week ward flow of water from the Carib­ short handed. The Union and companies agree that "all members of the unlicensed between this city and Oakland. The craft, which can skim bean and the Gulf of Mexico. personnel shall be aboard the vessel and ready for sea at least one over water or land on a'*" As it leaves the Florida Straits, hour before the scheduled sailing time . . . cushion of air, is being given Housing and ^ Home Finance the Gulf Stream resembles a huge "If the vessel's departure is delayed and the delay is due to the Agency, which is picking up the river, 40 miles wide and 2,000 feet a one-year test to see if it tab for two thirds of the $1,062,311 deep, moving northward at a sur­ loading or discharging of cargo, the new time of departure shall im­ repre.ients an answer to big-city cost of the operation. The project face speed of approximately four mediately be posted on the board and if such delay exceeds 2 nours transit problems. will be studied by the University knots. Every hour, the stream the watch below may be dismissed and shall receive 2 hours overtime of California Institute of Trans­ moves an estimated lOO-'billion for such reporting." Two seven-ton hovercraft, or portation and Traffic Engineering tons of water. Occasionally, it is difficult to determine the exact sailing time of a "jet skimmers" as they are known for the HHFA to learn how accept­ After the Stream passes by cargo vessel. It is therefore the duty and responsibility of licensed Florida, it becomes more and deck officers, with respect to the handling of cargo,, to check as close locally, will be operated by San able passengers find the craft. more diverse, Even its boundries Francisco-Oakland Helicopter Air­ The hovercraft test will continue begin to change, becoming fluid as possible the correct sailing schedules. By doing this a seafarer off lines, Inc., making a total of ten for one year, after which the re­ as the stream continues its north­ duty will be aided in taking care of his personal business without being deprived of reasonable shore leave. Ample off-time ashore to' the round-lrips a day across San Fran­ sults of the project will be evalu­ ward journey. Now more like a professional seafarer Is at a premium and is appreciated. cisco Bay. The craft, which cost ated. Decisions about future use spiral of ribbons than a single SIU crews are regularly commended for being consistently on the of the air cushion craft will be $300,000 apiece, will carry 15 pas­ based on the information gathered massive river, the Gulf comes in alert, and these commendations are well deserved. as close as 10 or 15 miles to shore sengers between the airports of during the year of operation. and then veers 40 or 50 miles out both cities or to downtown San} The hovercraft are 39 feet in to sea. Francisco. The 20-mile trip be- ] length with a beam of 25 feet. They Many Theories tween the airports is scheduled to i draw their power from two gas Flowing through cooler ocean take 15 minutes. turbine engines which operate a depths that may reach as deep as fan behind the passenger compart­ 8,000 feet, the Gulf Stream re­ One-Year Test ment which is forward. The fan mains suspended, retaining its The hovercraft service will be produces a cushion of air which is constant temperature and its 2,000operated as a test by the U.S. enclosed by "skirts" extending four foot depth. There is even a theory feet below the bottom of the ve­ that north of Cape Hatteras, there WASHINGTON — The number of major job areas with 6 hicle. It is this cushion of air on is a southward-moving counter- percent or more unemployment dropped to 21 in June, the which the hovercraft rides. current under the Stream itself. lowest number since May, 1957. Really Skims An important result of the Pacing the drop was the re-"* Gulf Stream's flow is the effect Since the skirts on the craft ex­ classification of South Bend, smaller and very small areas. JACKSONVILLE, Florida it has on weather. The warm tend within six inches of the sur­ Ind., from the substantial un­ Eighteen major areas have gone —The SlU-contracted Seawater it transports across the face of the water, an observer gets employment category of 6 to 9 per­ off the list of substantial unem­ Land Service has signed a Atlantic has long been ack­ cent to the moderate unemploy­ ployment in the last year while lease with the Jacksonville |i the impression that the vessel is nowledged as a major reason almost skimming the water when ment group of 3 to 5.9 percent. The only two were put on. ; ; Port Authority under which why Northeastern Europe en­ Labor Department termed the ; Sea-Land will build a new J actually it is four feet over the In the June report four areas joys a more temperate climate water's surface. This perimts the change in the South Bend situation were classified up froni the 3 to 13-acre terminal. The project than other regions In similar "especially significant." The area 5.9 percent range to the 1.5 to 2.9 J is expected to be completed |i craft to clear obstacles of up to latitudes. three-feet in height. had been in the 6 percent or more percent unemployed—Wilmington, by November, 1966. As for the peculiar weather vari­ Passengers who have taken test- ations along our eastern seaboard, category since November 1963 Del.; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.; Built on the site will be a if rides on the craft report that its it is hoped that the current survey when defense cutbacks and the Canton and Youngstown-Warren, i i wharf and bulkhead 1,220 motion was smooth, even though may unlock the mystery surround­ closing of the Studebaker plant Ohio. ; feet long and able to accomthe effects of waves can be felt. ing the strange body of frigid caused a sharp increase in jobless­ 1:1 modate two ships at the same Fall River, Mass., moved from time. A 27y^-ton gantry The test-passengers report the waters locked at sea off the mid- ness. the 9 to 12 percent range to the S A year ago in June the number to 9 percent classification. The San |i crane will operate over the craft has a tendency to fly side­ Atlantic states. An expert guess of major job areas with substantial Bernardino - Riverside - Ontario, 11 entire length of the wharf. ways, forcing its pilot to head it is that this cool water pool may I The crane alone will cost ap­ into the wind. Even though the be the prime cause of the severe unemployment was 37. The all-time Calif., area was classified from proximately $700,000. craft may be headed to starboard, four-year drought that has been high of 101 was reached in the -moderate unemployment to the the passengers note that it might plaguing the East and the heavy spring of 1961. In the past three more than 6 percent group. In the I The $3 million terminal months the number of areas had latter case the department said the slip to port a bit. rains sweeping the Midwest. I for Sea-Land will replace dropped from 25 to 21. growth in the local labor force out­ i the present company termAlthough the use of the hover­ Scientists agree that such a cold Based On Surveys paced gains in employment. I Inal at Pier 3^ Construction craft in San Francisco Bay will be water pool could well cause an I of,the new facility under the the first time the craft has been almost constant low pressure area. The department said the report Among the major cities with sub­ i lease eventually provide for used commercially in this country, This of course could change pre­ reflected a continued reduction in stantial and persistent unemploy­ t a 25 percent increase in it has been providing regular pas­ vailing wind patterns and influ­ unemployment in the nation. The ment remaining on the June list I available.. docking space ip, senger service between England ence the offshore weather that classificaticms are based on surveys are Buffalo, N.Y.; Newark, N.J.; |„.fhe, porti.; . • j and the Isle of Wright for the last usually brings rain to the sea­ of local employment conditions in Oakland, Calif.; Philadelphia, Pa.; three-years. • board- states; n • . • 45®- major tlabor- area* as well -as and Toledo,; Ohio.'. the need for a concerted, consoli­ dated oceanographic research pro­ gram. "We must not let the Soviets get ahead of us with an ocean sputnik," he said. "These hearings," he con­ tinued. "will provide an oppor­ tunity to emphasize how important ocean research is to the nation. We know more about outer space." the congressman declared, "than we do about the earth's wet space. U. S. astronauts have gone more than 170 miles into space. But oceanauts have gone only seven miles down into the ocean." Hovercraft Serving San Francisco Area Major Job Areas Report Employment On Upswing Sea-Land Plans p New Terminal r .. �Auftut 20, 196S SEAFARER3 LOO \ m* FUteca A' . -r . SEAFARERS PORTS OP THE WORLD Primarily a workers city, Haifa is Israel's main port on' the Mediterranean with one of the most developed harbor centers in the Middle East, and is also the center of Israel's heavy industries, which are centered in the Haifa Bay area. Haifa is a city where the ancient and the modern dwell side by side. Situated by- the slopes of Mt. Carmel, Haifa is rich in history. On the slopes of Mt. Carmel are the caves of the biblical Prophets Elijah and Elisha. Tours of Galilee and the Jordan Valley and biblical and historic sites in northern IsraeJ often start in Haifa. The Museum of Antiquities has one of the best archaeological collections in the world. ^ By way of contrast, Haifa is also the home of the Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology, the leading engineering institution of higher learning in the country, and a fine Museum of Modern Art. The city also has an excellent Maritime Museum located near the Sailors' Home. Almost everything of^interest in the citv can be easily reached by fast, modern municipal busses. The harbor, bay and waterfront areas can best be toured by motorboat and several inexpensive boat trips are available. Occupying what is primarily an arid land, Haifa is justly proud of her municipal gardens, such as Gan Hazikaron, with its unique view of downtown Haifa and the Bay, and Gan Ha'em, where recorded concerts are held twice weekly. Because its population of 210,000 people come from all over the world, language is no difficulty in Haifa. Hebrew is the official tongue, but English, French, and German are almost widely spoken. The Government Tourist Information Office at 2 Balfour Street is a good place to start any sightseeing tour. The Old City of Haifa (left) with Iti narrow, winding streets and rough-textured stone buildings stand In sharp contrast to new Haifa's up-to-date modernity (right). Where much of the land Is mostly arid, cool tree-shaded streets are doubly beautiful. Haifa Is'not a small city, as this view Indicates. The city sprawls on the slopes of Mt. Carmel, which Is rich In Biblical lore and the site of a famous church of the Carmelite Order. Dinghies fitted with lamps for night fishing contribute to the activity In Haifa's busy harbor. �SEAf^RERIS 'Pac* BiitMn LOIR tf/lf6S ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,1965 GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE PENSION FUND 17 BATTERY PLACE, NEW YORK, N. Y. 10004 TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK I Notes: (1) All data In the Annual Report is to be copied from the Annual State­ ment. Where .a copy of U.S. Department of Labor Form D-2, has been filed In lieu of pages 8 to 14 of the New York Annual Statement, the Summary Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Exhibit B-1) and the Summary Statement of Receipts and Disbursements (Exhibit B-2) of Form D-2 may be substituted for Pages 2 and 3 herein. (2) The Annual Report is required to be filed, in duplicate, not later than Address replies to New York State Insurance Department, 123 William Street. New York 38, New York. (3) The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general Informa­ tion as to the condition and affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily • abbreviated. For a more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annual Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund, ot at the New York State Insurance Department, 123 William St., N.Y. 38, N.Y. EXHIBIT B-1 ' SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Assets ' Column (1) 1. Cash 2. Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations (b) Nongovernment bonds 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. to. Column (2) • 6.925.35 11. Total lines 7 to 10, inclusive 7,215.40 2,596.52 0 327.75, 475.75 5,028.82 15,644.24 706.37 706.37 i 18,596.68 12. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 6, less line 11) 180,981.34 Reconciliation of Fund Balances 13. Fund balance at beginning of year 14. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 12) 671,302.44 —0— —0— —0— 155.79 155.79 (180,981.34) GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE PENSION PLAN ATTACHMENT TO' THE ANNUAL REPORT FORM D-2 YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1985 Page 1 — Item 1 Great Lakes Tug St Dredge Pension Plan is identified with the Great Lakes Tug & Dredge Region Inland Boatmen's Union, Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO and various signatory employers operating the Great Lakes Area. Part III—-Item 12 Valuation Certificate Attached 678,293.61 —0— —0— 678,293.61 18. Total liabilities and funds 180,981.34 15. Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Net Increase or decrease by adjustment in asset values of investments 0_ (b) Reserve for future benefits and expenses ... (180,981.34) 221.61 Liabilities and Funds (d) Total funds and reserves _0_ 16. Fund baiance end of year $678,449.40 16. Total liabilities 17. Funds and reserves (a) Reserve for future benefits and expenses... (b) (c) 10. Other disbursements (a) Trustees' meetings expense (b) 2,246.05 270,717.62 (c) Total bonds and debentures 300,652.01 Stocks (a) Preferred ' 50,573.74 (b) Common 299,273.26 Common trusts Real estate loans and mortgages Operated real estate —0— Other investment assets, U.S. Treasury bills 20,803.43 Accrued income receivable on investments Prepaid expenses Other assets :.... (a) Accrued interest paid on bonds purchased .. —0— (b) ; 221.61 (c) Insurance and annuity premiums payable Reserve for unpaid claims (not covered by insurance) Accounts payable Payrolls, taxes withheld 7. Insurance and annuity premiums paid to insurance companies for participants benefits 8. Benefits provided other than through insurance car­ riers 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 $ 29,934.39 11. Total assets 12. 13. 14. 15. Disbursements $678,449.40 Exhibit B-1 Statement of Unrecorded Assets and Liabilities Interest Receivable Contributions Receivable ' Indicate accounting basis by check: Cash • Accrual •. Plans on a cash basis shouid attach a statement of significant unrecorded assets and liabilities. SEE ATTACHMENT. •' The assets listed in this statement must be vaiued in column (1) on the basis regularly used in valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shall be vaiued at their aggregate cost or present vaiue, 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) (i) (B). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown in column (1): Bonds, stocks and U.S. Treas. Bills-at cost. ' If A (s) 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 3b, if such value differs from that reported in column (1). Assets $ 5,666.83 8,584.18 Liabilities $14,251.01 $1,141.23 $1,141.23 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE PENSION FUND STATE OF New York ..... EXHIBIT B-2 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS Receipts 1. Contributions (a) Employer, See Attachment (b) Employees (c) Other (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 in­ surance companies 5. Other receipts (a) (b) (c) - 6. Total lines 1 to 5, inclusive \ *10i 092 38 73;578!67 _lo_ 24,256.36 650.59 SS. COUNTY OF New York. 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 information, knowledge and belief. Employer trustee: 3/Irving Saunders —0— —0— —0— —0_ Employee trustee: s/Robert Affleck $199,578.00 -V• , Ii f 'i-.-y' i V- ' y i -V » V> V Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of July, 1965. a/John J. Raguseo JOHN J. RAGUSEO Notary Public, State of New York No. 30-8482865 Qualified in Nassau County Cert, filled in Nassau Co. & N.Y. Co; Conimissipn Expires March 30, 1966i �Antmt S«» IMI gEAFAHERM Lakes Death Benefit fif* flcfntaca LOO Urst Amwk^n fxptdiffaii fo ttudv Ama U.S. Scientists Explore Russian Arctic Waters A U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker is carrying the first American scientific expedition ever to explore the Kara Sea off Soviet Siberia. "Ihe last team of Western scientists to explore the Russian Arctic Sea was the famous l^orwegian explorer Raold Amundsen -who traversed the barren Arctic area over 40 * years ago. from the University of Wisconsin's international incident with the Scientists on the Coast Geophysical and Polar Research Russians. After crossing the Rus­ Mrs. Mary Ann Webster, widow of Great Lakes Seafarer John E. Webster, receives her Union Death Benefit check from Lakes District SlU rep Larry Rice in Detroit. Webster, the father of four children, was a resident of Alpena, Mich. Holding a wheelsman's rating, he sailed on the Diomond Alkali (American Steamship Co.). Navy Trains Porpoise As Divers' Bodyguard POINT MUGU, Calif.—^An Atlantic bottlenose porpoise, ap­ propriately named Tuffy, ia being trained to go into action against savage sharks who menace undersea divers going peace­ ably about their business. The Navy's researchers plan to have Tuffy participate in the Sealab II experiment in which a team of scientists and divers will spend 15 days 215 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific off La Jolla, Calif. Protection against sharks will only bo part of Tuffy's duties In the underwater living experiment. The intelligent porpoise, who has been a pupil at the Point Mugu Naval Missile Center for over a year, is also learning to carry packages from divers on the bottom to men on the surface, as well as to bring guide lines to divers who lose their direction In the gloomy depths. First Practical Test According to F. G. Wood, chief of the Marine Sciences Division of the missile center, Tuf­ fy's training represents the first practical test of wheth­ er a sea mammal can assist man in working under water. Current plans call for Tuf­ fy to go into action should a shark appear outside of Sealab II to trouble Navy divers working In the area. Porpoises are famous for their battles with sharks. In­ cidents of their combat are on the record books where porpoises have been seen to beat off sharks, and some­ times to kill them by ram­ ming the murderous under­ sea marauders with their noses. Tuffy is no shrinking stranger to combat with sharks. His 270-pound, 7-foot frame has numerous scars left from many a ferocious battle with the savage predators. The Sealab II experiment will show if Tuffy's training has conditioned him" to the point where he will protect human divers from their common enemy. Researchers' Goldmine While Tuffy's training will represent the first attempt to get man and porpoise to work side by side, a great deal of research on porpoises has been conducted by scientists in recent years. Researchers have been highly impressed with the Intelligence of porpoises and their ability to communicate by the highpitched sounds they utter. Scientists have also been fascinated by the ability of porpoises to detect tindersea obstacles by echoes from sound waves. "Tuffy The Navy's Sealab project was scheduled to get under way this week when a 12x57-foot steel cylinder housing 10 men will be lowered 210 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific. Teams of Navy divers and scientists will spend 15 days in the undersea structure, working outside the cylinder for at least two hours per day. Guard icebreaker Northwlnd re­ port that the expedition Is taking place because U.S. researchers know less about the Kara Sea than any other major body of water in the world. The Kara Sea is a body of water beneath the Arctic Ocean bounded by the two Islands which make up the Soviet territory of Novaya Zemlya on the east and the Taimyr and Yamal peninsula of the Siberian mainland on the west. The Russians have held several nuclear tests on the island territory of Novaya Zemlya, detonating their 10(J megaton bomb at the isolated site. The area to be explored by U.S. scientists Is in internationl waters. Reds Not Talking Soviet scientists are known to have already explored the Kara Sea region, but so far have failed to publish the facts they have gathered. The U.S. expedition is pledged to make its investigations public. The Northwind expedition is encountering severe problems caused by the ice and weather con­ ditions in the Arctic region. The progress of their exploration work is considerably slowed by six-foo'v thick ice flows. Rajn and fog abound in the area, which is some­ times known as the "Sea of Mj.sts," hindering visibility and forcing the ship to wait for days to get a celestial fix. Two U.S. Teams The U.S. expedition is made up of two teams of scientists. One party of Navy oceanographers is studying salmity, water tempera­ ture, water radiation and plankton life. The second group, which is Center, is Investigating the gravity and magnetic characteristic} of the area. Both groups of researchers have reported excellent progress, even though the expedition has just started. Since leaving Copenhagen on July 15, the Northwind is taking every precaution to avoid an By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Bacteria Danger Two British government scientists delivered a strong blow this week to the ivacttce of putting antibiotics and other drugs in animal feeds to speed up the fattening process. Dr. E. S. Anderson, director of the Enteric Reference Laboratory of the Public Health Service, and M. J. Lewis, charged that the widespread use of medicated feeds to hasten weight gains may be making common disease-causing bacteria resistant to the new antibiotics. The drugs change micro-organisms in the ani­ mals' bodies so that they acquire resistance. This resistance is then transferred to bacteria responsible for salmonella, Escherichia coli and even staphylococcus infections, they explained. The further transmis­ sion of drug-resistance to essentially human organisms may then follow, they added, as reported in HEALTH BULLETIN. Explaining their findings in the current issue of the scientific journal NATURE, the government researchers point out that many bacteria are already showing resistance to sulfa drugs, the newer penicillins, strepto­ mycins and tetracyclines—drugs commonly added to animal feeds. They note also that warnings on this new form of infection were sounded two years ago by a Japanese researcher. Dr. T. Watanabe of Keio Uni­ versity School of Medicine said that drug resistance "could become a serious and world-wide problem." Apparently the warning went un­ heeded because it seems that this-f^ —— stage is in sight in Britain, Drs. based on studies of the occurrence Anderson and Lewis charge. and transfer of resistance in Support for their prediction is salmonella typhimurium, the most common cause of food poisoning outbreaks. The British researchers cite evidence that 61 percent of all strains are showing resistance days, the supplies and equipment which they need to fight will still to antibiotics. In addition, labora­ have to come by ship. Under the tory research has shown that the circumstances, it is easy to see why resistance can be transferred American shipping is furnishing readily to Escherichia coli, a wide­ the bulk of the transportation job spread germ which can cause serious infections of the urinary of the U.S. fighting force. Is the U.S.-flag fleet strong tract in man. That hazard is enough to shoulder the job which emphasized by the fact that physicians are accustomed to treat­ it performed so ably in past na­ ing such infections with the very tional emergencies? Maritime ob­ antibiotics that are now becoming servers question whether our mer­ ineffective, they point out. "The chant fleet has enough fast, modern time has clearly come for a re­ tonnage to meet this challenge. This examination of the whole question problem might never have arisen of the use of antibiotics and other if the government had provided drugs in the rearing of livestock," the maritime industry with a sound Drs. Anderson and Lewis con­ program of operating and construc­ clude. tion subsidies years ago. Indiscriminate use of antibiotics, Vietnam actually represents only especially in the treatment of a "small" emergency. With the abil­ simple viral infections, is also con­ ity of the entire maritime Industry tributing to the drug resistance to perform its job in the face of problem. Healtb Bulletin reported this crisis already under serious recently that about a dozen species question, what would be the case of disease-causing bacteria are if our nation were confronted with beginning to show resistance to an all-out emergency? Past experi­ tetracycline. Dr. Trevor J. Frank­ ence in World War II has shown lin of Imperial Chemical Indus­ that a crash maritime construction tries, Ltd., England, said this program in the event of war is a situation poses a serious problem time-consuming and costly process, for future medical practice. Phy­ in a period when delays can lead to sicians are accustomed to using disaster. tetracycline and know its effec­ The Vietnam crisis is proving tiveness in treating disease and that the need for a strong, fast, disorders ranging from acne, modern American-flag merchant abscesses, sinusitus, diphtheria, fleet has never been so urgent. The pneumonia and scarlet fever, he time to act to revitalize the Ameri­ said. "One should avoid at all can-flag fleet is now. Further de­ costs the use of tetracyline in lays could lead only to a national an indiscriminate manner," he tragedy. warned. Jobs Column (Continued from page 7) however. Defense planners began to revise their thinking about the role of U.S. shipping in the overall military picture as a result of "Op­ eration Steel Pike." Ten U.S. mer­ chant vessels, including several SlU-manned ships, participated in this huge land-sea military exer­ cise off the coast of Spain in which 28,000 marines and their vehicles and heavy equipment were success­ fully carried to the scene of the maneuvers. When the strategists at the De­ fense Department surveyed the positive results of Steel Pike, they began to have second thoughts about their previous over-reliance on the role of airpower in trans­ porting troops and equipment to the scene of an emergency. The military strategists were especially impressed with the comparison the job performed by the U.S. fleet in Steel Pike as contrasited to the huge airlift of troops from U.S. t>ases to Germany in 1963. In that exercise, American soldiers were landed in Europe quickly, but it took several weeks before their heavy equip­ ment and vehicles which they need­ ed to fight could arrive by boat. Military planning experts faced with the problem of getting men and supplies to "Vietnam are forced into this same dilemma if they de­ cide to depend on aircraft to trans­ port U.S. troops. While American fighting men may be moved to Southeast Asia within a nwtter of sian-Norwegian boundary, the U.S. ship took a course away from the Russian coastline. To make sure the Russians realized the scientific nature of the voyage, covers were placed over the vessels five-inch guns when it passed into the Soviet or eastern end of the Barents Sea. �Wv SlffkteM SEAFARERS LOG Aaffost M, U«S Sail And Steam Off Hawaii By SIDNEY MARGOLIDS Check Carefully 6n Tire Quality • Tires, their quality and safety characteristics, have been making tks news recently. On* tklng which is certain is that tires must be purchased with cars. Working families seeking to hold down expenses, are especially endangered by the low qualities and confusing termi­ nology in the tire business, as revealed by recent Federal Trade Com­ mission hearings and other revelations. The tire business always has been a jungle of misleading terminology and Juggled prices. This affects your pocketbook. But the low qualities you may be led into buying, because of lack of standards, can affect your safety. According to the testimony, the main trouble is that many tires, even those supplied on new cars, are not adequate for the load they often have to carry. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D., Wise.), is up in arms about this danger to drivers and their families In an age of high-speed turnpike and long-distance driving. "My files are filled with letters from people who have had tires fall on practically new cars in perfectly normal use," Mr. Nelson re­ cently told the Senate. He pointed out, that a tire-industry official had admitted to the FTC that the test for a six passenger sedan is based on the assumption that there will be only three passengers and no baggage. -• = — The Senator revealed that are below even the Government Esther Peterson, the President's minimums set in 1953, and even special assistant on consumer af­ these specifications need to be fairs similarly has received many brought up to date, reports James complaints from the public about Mathers, of Greenbelt, Md. ConThe brigantine Thetis Is caught by the camera as she moves along under full sail off Honolulu, faulty tires and misleading ad­ sume'r Services, cooperative in the providing a striking contrast with the modern ocean liner Luiiine, manned by SlU Paclfia vertising. District of Columbia region. District seamen. The 140-ton brigantlne plays an Important role in the motion picture State officials also are alarmed Mr. Mathers advises that in buy­ "Hawaii" which Is being filmed In the Island state. The film Is based on James Michener's albout both the quality of new tires ing a new car, remember that car best selling novel. and the almost-bald tires some manufaoturers consider steerability drivers keep on their cars. Some and easy-riding qualities important. 23 states have legislation pending But you have to be sure the tires or already passed to require better also can perform beyond minimum quality in both new and recapped safety standards. Ures. As a rule, better-grade tires are A New- York State legislative heavier, have a wider, flatter tread committee bought three tires at face, and noticeably deeper tread $12.84 each and found two of them grooves. They also feel heavier failed to meet even minimum blow­ WASHINGTON—The "astonishing," "dizzying" and "dramatic" surge in corporate out resistance tests. Ironically, the when you lift them, than do cheap tires. Well-made tires also have nu­ profits could lead to a shortage of customers, a job squeeze and a collapse of the boom itself, tires were labeled "Safety Spe­ merous cross cuts or hook-shaped cials." The Association of Califor­ "sipes" in the tread. This aid&.tracaccording to an AFL-CIO analysis. nia Consumers Is urging the pas­ tion, assists in stopping and en­ After-tax profits have been sage there of a biU which would rising for four successive years the danger of the 'employment ilies to consume, it is evident that require that recapped tires be hances skid resistance. In fact, there is a grow­ the current profits boom will lead clearly labeled ae such, and would Station wagons especially need two to three times faster than squeeze.' ing fear that excessively rapid in­ to trouble. And if it collapes, pro­ prohibit the salt of reeut or re- extra heavy duty tires, the hearinga the rise in consumer income, it creases in profits—^moving up much duction and new business invest­ grooved tires. brought out. notes, and adds: faster than wages and salaries — ment, as weli as profits, wiil move "If this trend continues, It will will have a depressing effect upon In buying a new tire, the FTC •' mean the economy's ability to pro­ the economy, resulting, in time, in into recession, too." To head off points out, you can't even be sure such a recession, the analysis con­ duce is far outrunning the ability further unemployment and ulti­ the size is exactly as stated on the of consumers to buy this output." mately in declining profits as well." tinues, wage and salary earners tire and in the advertising. But "must obtain, through collective "Unless public and private eco­ bargaining, a fairer share of the size has an effect on safety as well Profits during the first quarter of this year reached a "spectacu­ nomic policies are redirected, im­ rising output and increasing ef­ as other performance. lar" annual rate of $36.5 billion— mediately and substantially, to ficiency of the nation's economic In a 7.50x14 size tire, for exam­ 17 percent higher than the first raise the ability of millions of fam­ system." ple, the cross section is supposed quarter of last year and a "fantas­ to be inches with a rim size of tic" 67 percent rise since 1961, it WASHINGTON — The Monthly 14 inches. But no Information is was noted in the study, an Eco­ given on the overall dimensions of Labor Review has marked its 50th nomic Trends & Outlook feature the outside circumference. In ac­ year at publication by the Bureau prepared for the AFL-CIO Ameri­ tual practice, this Important meas­ can Federationist by the Depart­ urement appears to vary with the of Labor Statistics with an an­ ment of Research. quality of the tire, the FTC has niversary issue which recaptures said. Two tires both labeled 7.50x14 the past, reports the present and Prali's Grow Fastest can be quite different in actual size, speculates on the future. "The 67 percent rise of after-tax and thus in performance. The Review, the government's profits since 1981," the article says, WASHINGTON—The cost of living, spurred by sharp "has been about two to three times Nor, as ths puhlic has been oldest magazine, is a showcase for faster than the increase of after­ rises in meat and fresh vegetable prices jumped one-half of warned before, can you depend on BLS research and a respected pro­ tax personal income, wage and 1 Percent on June for its greatest lift upward in 23 months. the terminology used to describe fessional journal which has been salary payments and total national tires. In the new publication, hospitable to a diversity of views The Labor Department's"*" production. Between 1963 and U.S. Consumer, Beatrice Schalet and contributors. Bureau of Labor Statistics re­ conditioners dropped as a result pointed 1964, for example, after-tax profits out that designations such A special section of the July of the federal excise tax cut. rose more than twice as fast as ported that its Consumer as "first line," "second line," "100 anniversary issue features brief Price Index went from 109.6 In Department experts believe the level," "original equipment," or essaya by 13 of the magazine's the after-tax income of American families. And in the January- May to 110.1 in June, an increase increase does not set a "trend for premium" have no established blue-ribbon list of readers — in­ March quarter of 1965, after-tax of 1.9 percent from the reading of the future because of the tempo­ meaning. These designations can cluding scholars from universities rary factors" involved in the rise, mean whatever the manufacturer and experts from labor and man­ profits were up 15 percent above 108 in June 1964. the year 1S54 — more than three Increases during the second he said. He predicted that con­ wants them to mean. In fact, one agement. times as fast as the rise of after­ quarter of 1965 totaled 1 percent. sumer prices will continue to rise auto club test found that premium There are congratulatory notes tax personal income. Annual total increases during the at about the normal rate of one- tires of different makers varied from President Johnson and other 20-80 percent in their stopping top officials, from editors of other "The lopsided profits boom is past few years have run about 1.2 tenth of 1 percent a month. to 1.3 percent. magazines, from the presidents of leaving ether forms of income far The quarterly change in the CPI ability. The rise was paced by meat and brought wage increases of 1 to 3 Similarly, the FTC has pointed both the AFL-CIO and the U.S. behind." poultry prices, which increased cents an hour to about 28,006 out that such words as "super" and Chamber of Commerce. And there V/orkers Short-Changred more than 6.25 percent, and fresh workers protected by union con­ "de luxe" appear in the brand is a perceptive discussion of the "First, workers in industry have fruits and vegetables, which rose tracts. Some 11,000 interstate bus names of premium, first, second Monthly Labor Review's function not been receiving an adequate 3.7 percent. Potatoes, in short line employes got 1 cent and and third line tires. The buyer has and goals by its editor of the past share of benefits of the economic supply because of the 1964 5,000 transit got 3 cents. Quarterly no dependable clue to the real 20 years, Lawrence R. Klein. expansion since 1961. Second, the drought, led the parade with a reviews of city indices brought grade of the tire except, to some Reprinted are still-timely laments still heard about the 'profit jump of 10 percent. pay raises of 2 cents an hour to extent, price. And when the tire articles from past issues, includihg squeeze' are totally unjustified." Arnold Chase, assistant BLS 4,000 instrument workers iff the is offered as a purported bargain, perceptive reports from the 1920's The study added; commissioner, said the increase New York City area; 4.5 cents to the price may serve only to mislead on the impact of technological "The surge in profits has de- would hate been another one- 1,800 Baltimore transit workers, as to grade. changes in industry and agricul­ stro.ved the myth of the 'j)rofit tenth of 1 percent higher had not and 5.7 cents to 2,000 lithograph­ Government technicians testified ture and the unrest of Negroes in squeeze' but it has not eliminated the prices of new autos and air ers in San Francisco. that the tije industry's standards the South. Corporate Profit Surge Threatens Business Boom Labor Depf, Magazine Is In SOfh Year Food Prices Pushing Living Costs Higher '.1 �Awgmd M, ms SEAFARERS LOG r»f JfiMtMB Building Subsidies (Continued from i>ag« 8) the reoommendetimii, relaUva to these unsubsidized berth li­ ners, also asked them to en­ dorse, In principle at least, the need for rebnUding other segments of the nnsubskUsed fleet. Including domestic vessels and vessels engaged In foreign tramping operations. Other Business In other actions at the meeting, the SIU: e Presented a rebuttal to charges made by spokesmen for runaway-flag operators, as well as a spokesman for the State Depart­ ment, that an oil import quota for American-flag tankers would be discriminatory and would invite retaliation from foreign maritime nations. • Told the committee members that the State Department had opposed legislative proposals to ban foreign-flag ships which have been trading with North Vietnam from United States ports. • Told the committee members that recent develol>ments, with re­ gard to Vietnam, have raised doubts aa to the adequacy of our merchant fleet, as well as our ship­ MORNING LIGHT (Sea-Land), July 18—Chairman, G. Stanford) Secretary, a. Villariza. No troafa and no dis­ puted or reported. Brother I. Bickford was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. Letter to be sent to Mo­ bile requesting area bonus for crewmembers that made voyage ffl96. Sanitation in messroom discussed. ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa), July 11 —Chairman, C. W. Hall; Secretary, J. A. Baker. Ship's delegate reported that everything Is running smoothly so far. $2.62 In ship's fund. $6.00 in TV fund. All hands requested to keep laundry room clean. Motion made -to see the company about an building facilities, to meet a real emergency. • Supported a proposal by the Maritime Administration that ship construction subsidies be awarded to those vessels which promise the greatest productivity, provided that the savings accruing to the Govern­ ment from such productivity be used to build a larger fleet^ and provide greater employment op­ portunities for American seamen. It was announced at the meeting that the next meeting of ttie full committee has tentatively been scheduled for August 27. The SIU is preparing for this meeting a statement relative to a report made at the August 6 meet­ ing by an intergovernmental task force headed by Alan S. Boyd, Undersecretary of Commerce for Transportation. The Boyd group has prepared a report relative to the cost involved in implementing the proposals made by a subcommittee headed by Theodore Kheel, New York lawyer and labor arbitrator. The Kheel subcommittee had recommended the building of a new American-flag fleet of dry and liquid bulk carriers—a proposal supported by the SIU. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Overw seas), June 27—Chairman, John M. Pasco; Secretary. J. F. Austin. Ship's delegate had nothing to report. All Is going well. Motion made to back the Union's current contract negotia­ tions, and the membership on shi|M be Informed of progress. Crew warned about keeping portholes closed In heavy weather. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the good food and Its prepara­ tion by the cooks. EXPRESS BALTIMORE (Commodore), August 1—Chairman, John O'Reurke; SacraUry, Eugene Ray. No disputed OT and no tieefs reported -by de­ partment delegates. Brother R. Pas­ chal was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks was ex­ tended to the steward department. MT. WASHINGTON (Victory Car­ riers), July 10—Chairman, R. L Mor­ row; Secretary, W. McMillon. Ship had been laid up two months. Brother Jimmy Nelson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Depart­ ment delegates reported that all Is going well. Held general discussion about presenting beefs in the proper manner. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department. Ice machine aboard ship. Also to have an awning over the deck sternside. GATEWAY CITY (Ssa-Land), August S—Chairman, Juan Cruz; Secretary, H. C. Atkinson. $13.50 In ship's fund. Disputed OT In engine and steward departments. Ship's delegate re­ ported that the negotiating commit­ tee Is working on a new contract. The Union Is trying to get a subsidy for all our companies. Boat drill and Independence Day holiday In San Juan to be taken up with patrolman. All hands requested to work together in keeping heads, rooms, pantry and messhalls clean. Entire crew voted on a recommendation made for a raise In wages. Suggestion made for a better" understanding of sailing time being posted. Also that the Union work out a deal for time off with this company. RIDGEFIELO VICTORY (Columbia), July 25 —Chairman, M. J. Boherty; Secretary, F. Hattaway. Brother Claude Blanchard was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Complaints made about the galley stack being dirty and smoking, and crew request same be worked on. DEL MUNDO (Delta), August 1 — Chairman, W. Meehan; Secretary, Piggy Sahuqus. Brother Meehan thanked all crewmembers, including delegates, for their cooperation which Is In true SIU style. Motion was made to contact the safety director of the Delta Line, and SIU, on ar­ rival In New Orleans to discuss with them the most appalling disregard for accepted standards of safety aboard this ship. Motion was made to have ship fumigated for roaches. Vote of thanks was extended to the entire steward department for the good chow and good service. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), July 25—Chairman, Frank Balasis, Secre­ tary, Bruno iorulli. Ship's delegate reported that all Is running well with no beefs and no complaints. $34.50 In ship's fund. One man was hospital­ ized In Port Said. Ship's delegate to sea chief engineer about crow's pan­ try Ice box... I ANTINOUS (Waterman), August 1— Chairman, Roy Jones; Soerelary, Mil­ ton J. Phelps. $11.75 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made that a new washing machine be acquired by Company for the crew, as the old one Is worn out. LCOKATWf H/^cNmr SHI? The party candles were burning brightly aboard the Walter Rico (Reynolds Metals Com­ pany) recently. Seafarers on hand went all out to give retiring Seafarer H. S. Wilson the biggest and best birthday party that he ovar had. Thera was cake and ice cream and pl«ity of "Happy Birthday" choruses. The crew chipped In the machine, IbosG will be tilt ing, which be does with his son. When he retires, he plans to move to present Brother Wilson fruits WG serve that night." to Florida. "That's great fishing with a watch engraved with best XXX eountry," he says. wishes "From the Crew of the Walter Rice." "We went all out," says ship's delegate Milton Henton. "It was a good blow-out, with all the trim­ mings. We wanted to show tradi­ tional SIU appre­ ciation for a Henton brother Seafarer who has always sailed according to the SIU book." i jr ^ Every break la coffee toeak on board Ilia E^wreee BalttBure (Com­ modore Lines). It seems that the crew of that worthy vessel arc all fanatical ex­ perts when it comes to the hot black stuff. It is not unusual, late at night, to see a deckhand or en­ gine room man mixing up his own concoction of the brew—a few Columbian grinds here, and a few Brazilian grinds there. "But the mixture is not the only thing," says meeting secretary Eagene Ray. "To make java really hefty, hbt and hearty, you have to have'the right equipment—^perfect tools for a perfect job, you know. So we've put in an order for two new large coffee percolators. Once we get that new crockery, our brew will be unmatchable. By the way," Brother Ray reports, "one of the men once suggested tea. But we'd rather fight than switch." t t X Seafarers aboard the Ocean Evelyn (Maritime Overseas) are running into some heavy seas on the way to Subic Bay. In fact, at times the water is so rough that special care must foe taken to see that the portholes are closed and secured. "It Posko doesn't pay to take any chances, in heavy weath­ er," says ship's delegate JiAn M. Pasko. "A stitch in time saves nine," he warns, "so let's all make sure to keep tight portholes." Seafarer Peter Gonzales passes along a great big vote of thanks from the'crew aboard the Del Norte (Delta Steamship) to XXX Joan Medina, C. Bennet, Leroy Ship's delegate WIlHam J. Mee­ Rinker, A. Gnrino han, sailing aboard the Del Munde and all the other (Delta Steamship), extends a hearty brothers who did vote of thanks to the entire crew such a fine and for their fine work and cooperation unstinting job during the voyage. "The men Genioles taking care of one sailed and acted in true SIU fash­ of the brothers who was felled by ion," he reports. "They made the XXX a stroke. "The men worked tire­ ship's delegate job easy." lessly," Gonzales says. "They did Seafarer Herbert C. Gardner a great SIU job." XXX dropped by to talk things over with his buddies at the According to ship's delegate X 3^ XNew York Hall M. Dunn aboard the Del Sud (Del­ the other day. He According to ship's delegate M. ta Lines), the men says that he has Dunn, the flickers aboard the Del have decided to a simple working Sud (Delta Steamship) are flicker­ purchase a new philosophy when ing again and snow is drifting movie screen with it comes to get­ across the ship's t.v. screen. But money from the ting along with ship's fund. the crew has the situation well in people in foreign "There's nothing hand. "We've got a repair order lands. "Peo.ple are like a good movie in for the t.v. antenna," says he says. people," Gardner to while away the Brother Dunn. "We'll have that "Whoever you recreation hours screen cleared In no time at all. go, if you treat people decently, \ Dunn they'll do the same for you. If you Brother Dunn. XXX want to make friends, just be "And we feel that the Del Sud friendly. Mix with foreigners, try Supper meal tables on board the their food and their drinks. One of crew deserves nothing less than the Antinous (Waterman Steamship) the best ways I've found of making very best. So we've decided to use are beginning to pals, is to exchange tobaoco or cig­ the money we've saved for a new look like the slot arettes. It's like going back to the screen. It'll make those 'Late machine faces old pioneer days when they used Shows' even better." down Las Vegas to smoke the peace pipe." Sailing XXX way. Everywhere as a deckhand for 15 years. you* look ther# Ship's delegate John St. John Brother Gardner likes the outdoors. are apples, pears "It's too hot in the engine room reports that a vote of thanks has cherries and who for me," he says. "I like to be up been awarded to the Elizabethport knows what else. topside, especially In rough weath­ (Sealand Service) crew for their According to er. Heck," he remembers, "I've cooperation in keeping the me-isship's delegate J. ChristophGr even sailed through the eye of a room clean at night. "The boys K. Christopher, hurricane. But as long as I'm on really kept it spotless," Brother St. the order of the day is for fresh deck and 1 have SIU shipmates John reports. "It always makes e fruit on the supper table every who I can rely on, heavy seas don't delegate feel good to see all ths night. "Of course," he says, "there bother me a bit." Although he en­ members of the crew pulling to­ is some slight dissention in the joyed his foreign trips. Seafarer gether in true SIU fashion." Ac­ ranks. Some of the boys want Gardner prefers coast-wise ship­ cording to Brother St. John, there plums, some want apples, some ping. "The trips are shorter," he was also a safety meeting held re­ want peaches and so on down the says. "But most of all, I'm closer to cently on board and all crewmen line. We can always draw straws. home in case trouble and that agreed to exercise caution. "SIU Or maybe," he laughs, "we'll get gives my wife and kids more peace safety standards are the highest." our own slot machine on board, of mind." Brother Gardner's fav­ says St. John, "and we mean to and whatever fruits show up <HI orite hobbies are fishing and hunt- live up to them to the letter." WAT HB^BR 5££Af IS-/T? /WYTW/AIS LIKE IT- �Par« Twenty SEAFARERS Seafarer-Novelist Launches Bright New Literary Career It's a long way from a ship's galley gang to a Florida chain gang, but ex-Seafarer Donn Pearce has just written a powerful novel about chain gang life that looks like a sure con­ tender for the nation's best-seller lists, A youthful veteran of the Florida road gangs Pearce was sentenced to two years hard labor after being convicted at 16 of what he himself describes as "the world's most inept, teen-age safecracking job." Now, twenty years later, Donn Pearce's vivid and moving account of prison existence Is earning critical acclamation and has won for him a much coveted scholarship to the world-famous Bread Loaf Writer's Conference at Middlebury College, Vermont. Author Pearce joined the SIU in 1955. First shipping out as a member of the steward depart­ ment, he later switched over to deckside as an OS and then an AB. Most of hts voyages were aboard Isthmian, Alcoa and Robin Line vessels, and his favorite ports were Calcutta and various ports of call in Japan and Italy. While sailing, and on the beach between runs, he began recording .his im­ pressions and experiences. He has a stack of short stories and several ideas for further novels that he Former ieafarer Donn Pearce (left) discusses .his first hopes to soon submit for publica­ published novel, "Cool Hand Luke," with SIU Director of tion. Publications Herb Brand. The book, due to hit the stands Cool Hand Luke soon, deals with life on a Florida chain gang. Cool Hand Luke, Pearce's first published work, centers around a to a LOG reporter. "In it's sym­ he had style. He played a 'real Florida chain gang and its leader. bolic sense," he said, "Cool Hand cool' hand." It is a story about the prison world Luke is probably a parable about Pearce's own life has been one and the men who must leave man and his relationship to God. of rootless wandering and adven­ freedom and society for a life of Man is imprisoned, and sustained ture. confinement and unending physical by perpetual dreams of escape, Drifter labor. Pearce paints a sensitive convinced that somewhere there "I never had a home, at least and human portrait of the men on is freedom and a more perfect the chain gang, the iron dicipline life. . . The immediate story con­ not in the usual sense," says that they live under and the ex­ cerns the life of the men on a Pearce. Actually, I'm sort of 'from' periences they share. He makes Florida chain gang. Cool Hand the Eastern Seaboard. I was bom the point that convicts are not Luke is already dead and gone, in Croydon, Pennsylvania — just merely fi-eaks and stereotypes. but the men still recite and dream in time for the Depression. My They are full-bodied, flesh and of his existence, revering his father was what you migh<: call a blood human beings. One of his memory as a larger-than-life drifter. He was an itinerant sign characters sums it up this way; hero . . . Luke was a super con­ painter and carnival concession­ aire, so we moved around pretty "Ours is world without carpets vict . . . Decorated war hero, an goad." expert banjo player ... He dis­ or curtains, without chairs, sinks Pearce quit high school at the or privacy. Yet we shave everyday played the greatest courage in the and brush our teeth apd somehow face of the cruelties and the beat­ age of 15. A year later he joined manage to carry on our lives ings by the guards, the utmost the army, from which ha was which, although but a pale imita­ endurance and cleverness during prompt'.y dismissed when his true (Continued on page 21) tion of yours, still retain some of his repeated escapes. Best of all. its marvels. We read the funnies and know the football scores. We LOG-A-RHYTHM: gossip and argue and recite . . . There are loafers, comedians, gam­ blers, craftsmen and students. And those that still have someone waiting for them, are writing let­ By Jeff Wheeler ters home. . ." A Sailor's Lament The novel's central and most colorful character is Cool Hand Luke himself, self-appointed spir­ itual leader of the chain gaing. A tough, capable inmate,. Cool Hand ferociously refuses to be broken and, by insisting on his own worth in such inhuman and dehumaniz­ ing circumstances, he becomes the sustaining inspiration of his fellow prisoners. Symbolic Character Dropping into the LOG office to discuss the publication of his book, Pearce explained Cool Hand Luke Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SIU head­ quarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ fore paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your ship­ mates. While sailing on through life, boys. You may often lift an oar. To help a shipwrecked shipmate Reach safety on the shore. The voyage is long and hard, boys. Filled with storms and) gales. And sometimes, standing watch alone, You'll hear the night winds wail. And they'll make you think of home, boys. And the friends you've left behind. And she, whose faded picture. Flashes always through your mind. Last night I got a letter, boys, A lettef from my home. Said, "only strangers live here now. Your friends are dead and gone." Tonight I sail again, boys. For some far and distant port. And though the trip is long, I know My own run's getting short. I've sailed before the hard times, boys, I've sailed before the mast. But my journey's almost over now, I'll soon be home at last. So keep the night lamps burning, boys. Steady as she runs, L And hoist Jim Beame, just one more time. Before my trip is done. Anciut 20, loos-- LOG Notify Union On LOG Mall As Seafarers know, copies of each Issue ot the SEAFARERS LOO 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 fw 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 forms are then air­ mailed to the agent in the hext 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-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. S.S. DE SUD (Delta), July 21 — Chairman, M. Dunn; Secretary, J.' TucKer. $101.50 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Motion made that when the men who spray the ship for bugs go about the ship, they should have an officer with them. Brother Jimmy Tucker was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. POTOMAC (Empire Transport), July 18—Chairman, Joseph Oecingue; Sec­ retary, Edward Kress. Brother Frank Pasulak was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. IBERVILLE (Waterman), August 1— Chairman, Joseph Aleedo; Secretary, Ralph Masters. Some disputed OT in tives be kept out of crew's quarters in foreign ports. Vote of thanks to new baker. Brother Benny Feely, and to the entire steward department for the'good food, baking and service. TpPA TOPA (Waterman), July 27— Chairman, J. 0. Johnson; Secretary, C. Gardner. No beefs were reported by department delegates. New ship's delegate elected. Vote of thanks to the steward department. DUVAL (Suwannee), August 2 — Chairman, Bob High; SecreUry, W. Butterton. $10.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Motion made that Brother B. High be elected as ship's delegate. Several brothers took the floor to commend on cleanliness of recreation room, to be taken care of by BR. Laundry to be taken care of by OS, and wipers on alternate weeks. SEAMAR (Calmar)i August 8—Chair­ man, Basilio Maldonado; Secretary, Eric J. Natwig. Few hours disputed OT in deck and steward department. Washer and dryer were repaired after speaking to patrolman at Long Beach. Motion made that ship's delegate see captain about the wash water be­ ing too hot. Suggested that change to different tanks be made. deck and engine departments. Patrol­ man to speak to Chief Mate and 2nd Mate about the attitude toward the unlicensed personnel. Vote of thanks to the delegates for a job well done. BELOIT VICTORY (Marine Carriers), July 18— Chairman, J. Craft; Secre­ tary, F. M. Jones. Some disputed OT in each department. Crew is request­ ed not to leave used glasses in the sinks. Steward department would ap­ preciate suggestions on menu from crew. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Aug. 5—Chairman, Roy Guild; Secretary, Tom Holt. $258.72 in ships fund. Some disputed OT in engine department, otherwise trip has been smooth. Ship's Safety Award money tabled for futune discussion. Side boards for mess-hall tables were promised at the end of last voyage but were never provided. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), July 18—Chairman, Stanley Gon'dzar; Secretary, W. E. Morse. No beefs and no disp'u'ted OT repoi^ed by depart­ ment delegates. Furnished Captain and Chief Engineer with Repair list. Mo­ tion made to buy fresh Milk in European Ports. Suggestion to put longer hoses on washing machines. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), August 2 —Chairman, C. E. Turner; Secretary, P. Loik. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by departm^t delegates. Steward department would like some­ thing in contract to give them a meal hour as the other departments 'have. Ship's delegate to ask Captain for new slop chest list on prices. Crew is asked to please help keep messroom clean. ROBIN TRENT (Robin), July 25 — Chairman, W. L. Hammock; Secretary, W. L. Hammock. Some disputed OT In each department, otherwise trip has been smooth. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), July 11— Chairman, Jandura; Secretary, Huston. One man missed ship in Spain. Com­ pany, is not forwarding mail to ship. Matter of draw in Spain to be brought to attention of patrolman. $19.41 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the steward department. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), May 8— Chairman, Harry Huston; Secretary, Henry Martin. Crew warned to bo careful of customs in Beirut. $25 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metals), August 1—Chairman, H. S. Wilson; Secretary, B. A. Maret. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by depart­ ment delegates. Nice trip. Vote of thanks to the steward department. DEL SOL (Delta), July 25—Chair­ man, J. A. Cave; Secretary, R. E. Stough, Jr. Beef regarding washing machine was settled by boarding patrolman. Everything else is O.K. $50.05 in ship's fund Brother E. E. Hunt was elected to serve as ship's delegate. It was suggested that na­ TAMARA GUILOEN (Transport Com­ mercial), June 20—Chairman, K. Gahagan; Secretaiy, Duke Gardner. Brother Winford H. Powell was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No bepfs reported by department delegates. Motion made to put in for lodging because of broken airconditioning unit which was not working when ship left Corpus Christ!, Texas. To contact patrol­ man to ask for emergency spare parts put aboard ship for repairs. Also, to have fresh water tanks cle-jned and cemented whMe ship is In drydock at Mobile, at the end of this voyage. TAMARA GUILOEN (Transport Commercial), July 24—Chairman, K. Gahagan; Spcretary, Duke Gardner. Airconditioning unit broke down. No fans, no Cots and na ventilation. Lodging put in for 28 days. Disputed 8T in engine department. Showers on lower decks are too hot. Request a cooling unit to be installed as a safety measure. Crew requested to keep all doors and portholes closed in order to get maximum benefits' of the repaired air conditioner. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), August 2 —Chairman, C. E. Turner; Secretary,' P. Loik. No disputed OT and no belts reported by department delegates. Steward departifient would like some­ thing in contract which would enablo them to have meal hour the same as the other departments have. All hands asked to keep messroom clean. Eash department to leave laundry room clean for the next department. LA SALLE (Waterman), July 25— Chairman, C. W. Emanuel; Secretary, Leo J. Gomes. No beefs and no dis­ puted OT reported by department delegates. Discussion held on night lunch and food plan. This to be taken up with food plan representa­ tive. Motion made that personnel should be present when the captain is searching the lockers. Vote of thanks to the steward department. DEL AIRES (Delta), August i4 — Chairman, Charles Lee; Secretary, Eu­ gene Salvador. Ship's delegate re­ ported that two men were hospitaliked. Few hours disputed OT re­ ported by deck delegate. Ship's delegate to see the chief engineer about placinf' another fan in recrea­ tion room. Motion made to have patrolman contact radio officers of ship in , regards to cutting private antenna. Also about using his ham set so many hours each day causing interference on individual radios and TV sets. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. BEAUREGARD (Sea - Land), August 12—Chairman, M. Fay; Secretary, R. W. Simnkins. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. No major beefs. All repair lists turned in. Mo­ tion made to have membership in­ formed of contract negotiations in advance of voting. To have a vote of the full membership in all ports for a period of thirty days. �Amwrt Mb-lfU F«c* Tncatr-Oa*. S-EAFAKERS ^ EO€ Is Everybofly Happy? An Old Salt Recalls Down And Out Days Captain R. J. Peterson, now retired, is a regular contributor to the LOG. Back around the turn of the Century, sailing was a rough and ready profession. The ships were wood, the hours long, the work hard, and compared with today's wage scale, the pay was a mere pittance. Many^a seaman often found himself bending to the dolly from dawn till stranded, down and out, in dusk. They used to call Newcastle Seafarer Joe Fried caught a bunch of his Nocosta crewmates together, and before anybody could duck, he snapped this picture for posterity. Standing (l-r) Chris Gorfin, 3'd cook; J. Lofton, deck maint.; R. Ferrera, Bos'n; and G. Liebers, chief cook. Sitting is (Ur) R. A. Aiford, steward; and A. Ayler, N.C.B. try to send a partial payment. Those of you who know her, know she keeps an honest book. So you know whatever you send To the Editor: This letter is written in be­ will be credited to your ac­ half of one of our good count. On this, I would stake friends. Every Seafarer who has my life, with no reservation ever visited the port of Inchon, whatsoever. Korea, knows Lee Bo Kyung— If you can send anything, may better known the world-over as I suggest that for safety's sake you use an international money "Whiskey Mary." Who knows how many or­ order rather than cash. You can phans she fed, clothed and make -it out in the following sheltered, before, during and manner: Lee Bo Kyung. Here is Mary's complete ad­ dress: Lee Bo Kyung Whiskey Mary's Tavern No. 8, 4th Street Joongang Dong Til ft Inchon, Korea. Fraternally yours, Robert Ingram AH letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld Grateful For upon request. Seafarer's Pal Needs Help Welfare Plan after the Korean Conflict? Who knows how many seamen she helped when they were left be­ hind, through chance of circum-. stance, when there was no one else to turn to in a strange, and sometimes hostile, country? Who knows how much money she has loaned out to seamen who were tapped out? Who knows how many seamen she has sent a twenty or fifty dollar bill when they were hospital­ ized in the States, or elsewhere? Who knows how much money we still owe her? At the present time, Mary Is having a hard time of It her­ self. She is in dire financial straits. Trouble has hit her pretty hard. I have known Whiskey Mary for some twelve years and I know a lot of you have known her a lot longer, and I am sure that you will agree that she is all heart when it comes to doing a seamen a good turn. As we follow the sea and scatter to the four winds and all .points of the compass in search of our. liveli­ hood, we sometimes postpone paying a tab until we get back next trip to square it a\yay, In the goodness of her heart, Mary has^ helped so many people in their time.of need — so .now, please, let those of us who owe her' anything make an effort to pay up promptly. She hannOt afford., any longer, to wait for the "next trip." If it is a bi^g .tab, To the Editor: I was hospitalized on two sep­ arate occasions at the USPHS Hospital in Staten Island, New York. Each time I received wonderful treatment from the hospital staff and both times the medical attention that was given to me was superb. Let me also express my deep appreciation to the SIU welfare representative. He totdc excel­ lent care of me and saw to my every need. Both my wife and I wish to convey our deep sense of grati­ tude to the Seafarer's Interna­ tional Union for the eare and consideration extended to each of us under the SIU Welfare Plan. For example, while I was away at sea my wife underwent surgery at the Long Island Col­ lege Hos:pital in Brooklyn, New York. The operation was for the removal oif a cateract. As a re­ sult of complications that devel­ oped. in the wake of. tliis opera­ tion, she was required to be ad­ mitted three more times for treatment. During each of these periods of hospitalization, the Union welfare staff saw to it that she received all the necessary consideration and treatments. Once again, my wife and I wish to' express Our heartfelt thanks to aU.the membera.and officers of the SIU. ' Fraternally yours, Fernando and; ROd Dacsma^ Novelist (Continued from page 20) age was discovered. Thei came the two year sentence, and the Florida chain gang. Soon after he was released, Pearce took to the sea, excited by a vision of freedom and movement. "As soon as I could," he says, "I went to sea. It's a free life and it helps me to write. I've been shipping out, off and on, ever since." Between runs, Pearce has lived as a beachcomber—both in India and Europe, as a painter —ped­ dling his pictures in Greenwich Village art shows, and finally as a writer. Lucky Break At the age of 30, he crushed his right foot in a motorcycle acci­ dent and was disabled for two years. "That turned out to be the luckiest accident of my life," Pearce told the LOG. "While I was recuperating In a Danbury hospital, I met my wife Christine who was working there as a nurse. As soon as I was back on my feet, we were married." Pearce began writing seriously several years ago. He rewrote Cool Hand Luke five times before finally submitting it to Scribners for pub­ lication. Making his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with Christine, his 7-month old son. Hawser, and seven cats, the 36-year old sailorwriter is presently rewriting some of his old stories and, of course, working on some new ones. Seafariitf Giants As SlU-members are aware, sea­ faring writers are not new to American literary waters. Two of our greatest writers were men of the sea. Mark Twain — author of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Saw­ yer — worked his way up and down the mighty Mississippi, pilot­ ing the legendary, 19th century riverboats. In fact. Twain, whose real name was Samuel Clemens, took his literary pen name from a familiar pilot's depth-reading call. Herman Melville — who wrote Moby Dick, probably the grtatest American novel — worked as a merchant, whaling, and naval sea­ man. Admittedly, Pearce is following in the wake of literary giants. But his newly launched career may well provide an eixample for other talented Seafarers. • some far-flung, out of the way port. It was under such tough circum­ stances that the legendary frater­ nity of the sea was born. Seamen had to extend a helping hand to their mates — there was just no­ where else to turn. Captain R. J. Peterson, who has sailed aboard just about every type of vessel un­ der the sun, recently recalled a few pages of seafaring history. "The other day," he says, "I was reading an account of the <.ld days by a fellow named E. Burkmar. Burkmar was writing about the Afon Alaw—"Musical Waters"—on which he sailed as second mate from 1909 to 1911. I wonder if he remembers the two ragged seamen who got a much needed rest on that vessel as she lay in Melbourne in the summer of 1910, discharging lumber from Norway. "I was one of the down-and-outers, and my friend and shipmate was the other. 'We were 'guests' of the crew for a few days, and Mr. Burkmar may have seen us. We were the two shabby and down on the heels strangers up forv/ard. We were skinny and hungry, hav­ ing skinned out from the ship Glenlui in Newcastle, where we had been working ballast by hand and "Siberia," and you'd better believe it. Gallant Ship "The Glenlui was a lofty and smart ship. We took 52 days from Buenos Aires with 36 days to Bass Straits. For 15 days, under lower canvas with forsail, we logged from 15-16 knots through the 'Roaring Forties.' She ran, she rolled, and the bell tolled. The barque Dunearn sailing from Montevideo, beat us by five days. She sailed from Newcastle for a Saltpetre port and went missing. "The Glenlui later went to Guayaquil and, sailing from that port, was caught in a squall and dismasted. She ended up as an old barge. But while being towed from Texas, she broke loose and drifted ashore on the Virginia Coast. A splendid ship—gone, but not for­ gotten. Jock And Maggie "In the summer of 1910, after we had rested in the Afon Alaw, my buddy and I worked for a fortnight on the Derwent. Then, dissatisfied^ we left her and walked to Geelong, from where we worked our passage in a steamer back to Newcastle. (Continued on page 22) LOG-A-RHYTHM: Seaman's Vigil By S. Petersen On • misty gray morning, with a reluctant sun Fingering the horizon. We sailed. You stood on the dock, wrapped in a hhie coat. With hair totisled. Gaily loauinp. * * * Amid the clankiny of the anchor chain, the hoarse shouts of the deck gang, and a tug gently prodding. We sHd into the channel, Europe bound. 1 saw your face in every cloud, in all the waves end My heart cried. Wait for me. * * * In all the ports, I visited my eld haunts, saw all the familiar faces. But thought only of you. Homeward bound, at last, I prayed for a following wind to speed me back to My love. • • • At last, the long voyage ended, now a conversational tug hooted us into our berth end I eagerly scanned the crowd, looking for your Dear face. All that weary day, I looked and watched and waited. Cursed then prayed and waited some more, but you Never came. Bfoofetyn 32, NY �Fat* TireBtr-Tw» SlU SEAFARERS LOG Three Ports DeparturesI Report Big Traffic Rise Aamst 20, 1981 j^ireczok:^ UNION6AT.T.S The deaths of the following Seafarers hare been reported SIU Atlantic, Guff, Lakes A rise in bulk imports and ex­ to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment & inland Waters ports has been responsible for re­ of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary ports of increased traffic totals PRESIDENT Paul Hall for the ports of San Diego, Pascacard or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) t EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT goula. Miss., and Miami, Fla. dur­ Cal Tanner ing the first six months of 196S. Bozo G. Zelencic, 49: Brother Charles Torgerson, 63: Brother VICE PRESIDEOTS Shepard Llndsey WiUlami Torgerson died of natural caiisos Zelencic died of natural causes on San Diego reported a 23 percent Earl A1 Tanner Robert Matthews January 19, 1965, increase in imports and a rise of on June 24, ISdS SECRETARY-TREASURER at St. Vincent's 11 percent in exports moving at the Baltimore AI Kerr Hospital, New across its piers during the fiscal USPHS Hospital HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES York. A member year ending June 30. Shipments BUI HaU Baltimore, Mary­ Ed Mooney Fred Stewart of the engine of cotton again represented the BALTIMORE land. A member 1218 E. Baltimore St. department, he California port's major export Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 of the engine 177 State St. joined the SIU in item. Exports of this commodity BOSTON. department, he Ed Riley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 10229 W. Jefferson Ave. 1939. He was were up 30 percent over the pre­ DETROIl joined the Union 3-4741 buried in the vious year, to make 1964-5 the HEADQUARTERS ... .679VInewood a Place of 4th Ave., Bklyn second best year in the port's his­ Calvary Ceme­ HYaclnth 9-6600 Hk \ burial was the St HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. tery, Queens, New tory. Stanislaus Ceme­ Paul Drozak. Agent WAInut 8-3207 tery, Baltimore, Maryland. He is York. Surviving is his sister Katy Statistics for Pascagoula's traf­ JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax WUUam Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 survived by his wife Mary. Attanasio. fic movements show that the port MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. experienced the best first half- Ben Gonzales, Agent ....FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. i year in its history. Export ship­ Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 Joseph Tamborella, 64: Brother ments of grain soared upward, ris­ NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Hans R. Hanssen, 75: Brother Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 Tamborella died of natural causes Hanssen died of natural causes on ing 48 percent over the previous NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn June. The port reports that the on June 14, 1965, HYaclnth 9-6600 Feb. 16, 1965, at 115 3rd St. 4.5 million total tons it handled NORFOLK at the New Or­ Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent ..622-1892 the Lutheran from January to June this year PHILADELPHIA leans USPHS 3604 S. 4th St. Medical Center, DEwey 6-3818 represented more cargo than John Fay, Acting Agent Hospital, New FRANCISCO 350 Freemont St. Brooklyn, New passed through Pascagoula from SAN Orlaans, Louisi­ Paul Gonsorchlk, Agent ..DOuglas 2-4401 York. A member Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. 1953 through 1961. ana. A member of SANTURCE PR .. 1313 Fernandez Juncos of the Union the SIU since Stop 20 Miami cargo totals also regis­ since 1940, he Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 723-8594 1960, he sailed in tered a significant increase, ris­ SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. sailed In the the deck depart­ .MAin 3-4334 ing to 99,268 tons during June, as Ted Babkowski, Agent steward depart­ TAMPA 313 Harrison St. ment. He is sur­ contrasted to 64,856 tons in June, Jeff Gillette. Agent 229-2788 ment. He is sur­ vived by his 1964. Miami's cargo traffic was up WILMINGTON, CaUf 505 N. Marine Ave. vived by his son TErminal 4-2528 daughter Josephine Wingfield. 11 percent for the first six months Frank Boyne. Agent Burial was in the Greenwood Donald R. Hanssen. Place of burial of this year. Great Lakes Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana. was the Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. SECRETARY-TREASURER 4» i Edward Jeanfreau, 56: Brother Jeanfreau died of an internal hemorrhage on December 17, 1965, at the New Orleans USPHS Hospital, New Orleans, Louisi­ ana. A member of the SIU since 1955, he sailed as an FWT in the engine depart­ ment. He is survived by his daughter Mrs. Shirley Carbo. Place of burial was the Metairie Ceme­ tery, New Orleans, Louisiana. 4" 4- Antonio Jason Corral, 74: Brother Corral died of natural causes on May 28, 1965, at the Holy Family Hos­ pital, Brooklyn, New York. A member of the steward depart­ ment, he joined the Union in 1948. Place of burial was the Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, He is survived by Madeline L. Corral, his wife. Runaway (Continued from page 4)' to turn him over to "the people in Ybor City," Tampa's latin sec­ tion now packed with Cuban exiles. Ramirez claimed that the captain then pulled a knife and threatened to attack him. He said he drew his own .38-caliber pistol from his belt and shot the captain and the second engineer, Fi-anco Solomon. Ramirez said he then went to the crew quarters and shot first mate Hinds, the Cuban engineer, Jose Abad, and seaman Antonio Fornier as they slept. The Coast Guard confirmed that each of these men had been shot once in the head at close range. Their bodies were still in their bunks when the Seven Seas was towed into port. Then, Ramirez said, he returned to the bridge and threw the bodies of the skipper and Solomon over the side. Down & Out (Continued from page 21) There we shipped in the Westgate —a ship that was a workhouse un­ der Jock Davidson of Dundee and his wife Maggie of Melbourne. "Maggie had sailed with Jock for seven years, knew the ropes, and gave us our whack. It took us 40odd days to Iquique where the masts and yards of about 100 ves­ sels, lying in tiers, were like a for­ est in winter. Three months we lay there, and every night we turned out to ring the .bell rapidly and cheer the Homeward Bounder In chorus: 'Hip, hip, hurrah!'" ' Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau 127 River St. ALPENA EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, ni. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAln 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 Rodge 18 Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DraECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Al Tanner BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baltimore St .EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax .ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel 529-7546 2604 S 4th St PHILADELPHIA Tel. DE 6-3838 .... 119 Third St. NORFOLK 622-1892 312 Harrison St TAMPA Tel. 229-2788 GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. TUlman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MUler, Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KlmbaU Trygve Varden, Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 2306 Hubbard St. Harold Yon, Agent TA 5-5723 DULUTH 305 W. 5th St. Paul Greco, Agent RA 2-3732 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mall to Brlmley, Mleh. Wayne Weston, Agent. .BRlmley 14-R 9 TOLEDO 423 Central St. Leslie Willard, Agent 243-6859 Tug Firemen, linemen, Oilers ft Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABUI.A. 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 16 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng, S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agrnt MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO Byron Kelly, Agent 14595 Reglna, Allen Park. Mich. DIH-UTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Agent Export 4-4383 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Rutlisatx. Agent MAln 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ....2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph MUler, Agent ..SHerman 4-6649 SAULT STE. MARIE 219 Brady St. John Bernard, Agent MElrose 2-8963 TOLEDO 2706 106th St. Owen Cone, Agent RA 6-4823 Rivers Section ST. LOXnS, MO 809 Del Mar L. J. Colvls, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendheim, Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGlnty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE....1219 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 NORFOLK 119 Third St. 623-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th S'. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. BalUmore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 Stale St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 679 4th Ave Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLK 2608 Pearl St. SB ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St.' HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 Robert Jordan You are requested to contact your s'ster Marie before making your r.pxt run to Barcelona. $• 4* '4" S. Beckett You are asked to contact your old shipmate Lucky Malloy about the whereabouts of your brother Jack. 4 4" 4- George L. Williams You are asked to contact John De Luca at 633 4th Ave., Brook­ lyn, New York, concerning your automobile. 4 4' 4» Julius Parks You are asked to contact Paul C. Matthews, attorney, 11 Broad­ way, New York City 4, N.Y., tele­ phone DI 4-1936 concerning the ease of Bjorn Lerwick who sailed on the Trustco. 4 4 4 Robert D. Bridges Your mother would like to hear from you at 101-B Hamilton Ave., Charleston, S.C., as soon as pos­ sible. 4 4 4 Louis Samla You are requested to contact your sister immediately at 271 Clin­ ton Street, Brooklyn, New, York. 4 4 4 Howard A. Sampson You are asked to contact Jo im­ mediately at 3232 Francis, Houston, Texas, care of Carolyn Smith. Joe Landry & Mr. Pace—Formerly 4 4 4 of SS Hudson You are requested to contact Harry H. Darrah at Compass Cen­ ter, 77 Washington Street, Seattle, Washington 98104. 4 4 4 George McAlplne You are asked to contact Jon H. Roethke of Sea-Land Service, P.O. Box 1050, Elizabeth, New JerM66284lsey, for your maintenance checks. s �Aopui 99,1999 S^AF'AREHS Fur* Tmmtf'Ttaf LOG i^KiSuiro; Membership Meetings SiU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore Sept. 7 Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Mobile Detroit Houston New Orleans Sept. 15 Seafarers and tnetr families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are prodw-'i under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the Sept. 10 name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ ...Sept. 13.. volved, and will be amended from Sept. 14 time to time.) i West Coast SIU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington^ San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Sept. 20 Sept. 22 Sept. 24 c- . 4" scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next Reguiar membership meetings meetings will ue; on the Great I.ake.s are held on the first and third Mondays of Detroit 13 each month in all ports at 7 PM Milwaukee 13 local time, except at Detroit, Chicago 14 where meetings are held at 2 PM. Buffalo 15 The next meetings will be. tSauIt Ste. Marie .. .. Sept. 16 Detroit Sept. 7—3 P.M. Duluth 17 Aipena, Bunaio, Chicago, Cleveland 17 Cleveland, DuK th, F-ankfort, Toledo ... Sept. 17 Sept. 7—7 P.M. (For meeting place, contact John 4> Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, AsliSIU Inland Boatmen's Union tabula, Ohio). Regular membership meetings for IBU members are scheduled 4" 4» lb each month in various ports. The United Industrial Workers next meetings will he: Regular membership meetings Phila Sept. 7—5 P.M. for UIW members are scheduled B.''"imore (licensofl and un­ each month at 7 PM in various licensed ... Sept. 8—5 P.M. ports. The next meetings will be: Houston ..Sept. 13—5 P.M. New York Sept. 7 Norfolk Sept. 9—5 P.M. Baltimore Sept. 8 N'Orleans .. Sept. 14—5 P.M. Philadelphia .. • Sept. 7 Mobile Sept. 15—5 P.M. ^Houston Sept. 13 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Mobile Sept. 15 Regular membership meetings New Orleans .......Sept. 14 for Railway Marine Region-IBU • Meetings held sT Laoor Temple, New­ members are scheduled each port News. month in the various ports at 10 t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault AM and 8 PM. The next meetings Ste. Marie, Mich. 1 Meeting held at Galveston wharves. will be: Jersey City Sept. 13 Philadelphia .Sept. 14 Baltimore Sept. 15 •Norfolk Sept. 16 Great Lakes SIU Meetings GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) 4. t, i, Eastern Air Lines (Flight Engineers) H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4. 4* 4 Stitzel-Wellier Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 4- 4" 4> J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4* 4* 4* Ringsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) - 4. 4 4 Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) 4 4 4 Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) 4 4 4 Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constttntlon requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank aa4 file auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union record# are a-ailable at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Benefits TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shaU consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of ti'ust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. (iMS^iUEice USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA John E. Adams Lawyer McGrew Luclen Allaire Thomas McNeil Tobe Beans Robert A. Medicus Larry L. Boudoln Ethel Messonier John Misakian S. K. Broussard Ardell Burkett Charles Mitchell Gregory J. Bums Cleon Mixon John R. Buttlner Willis O. Moncrief Allen Collins Charles L. Monks C. E. Cummings B. E. Parnell H. C. Dickmeyer Andrew C. Reed Nelson R. Dorado Eugene G. Plahn Harry J. Duracher James Redden Frank Duplessis Albert Rebane Harry D. Emmett Douglas Robbins Wilson Fontenot Robert Rutledge Marshall Foster Patrick J. Scanlan Hamilton Sebum H. P. Gonzalez Clifton Gullett H. Leonard Shaw lohn A. Hals E. R. Smallwood Oliver J. Kendrick Paul Stanley Lafayette King Robert White George J. Malonev Earl L. Wicker James W. McFarlin Anthony Zarca MSPHS HOSPITAL ni^TROIT, MICHIGAN Theodore Bills Reino MakI All Mohammed Anna Bond Roy Pink Mike Danko Leslie Pluff Ronald Dobson H. Schalkofski John J. Fletcher Henry J. Strvczek Robert Kurkewicz Harold Goethals C'arence • enhart Dale Lucia M<!PHS HOSPITAL CFATTI.E, W.ASHINGTON D. J. Applegate J. W. Karr R. A. Beevers C. W. Lane John Cogiev R. MrPhillip T. M. Carter F. A. Norte Harry Hanrah D. Roditip Bain Gifford L. 0. Sears K. A. Hellman MSPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Alfred Aana Fred D. Peterson Willis O. Adcock Lole N. Stri-kland "•'"p C. Bernard Earl J. Sillin Joe B. Block J. o. Thomas Charles Cooeman Richard L. Toler Raul DeLaSantos G. Vilkononena .lohn H. Ford James Walker Rueh Grove Walter R. Webster L. V. Hargesheimer I eroy L. Williamson A"en M. Myrex Edward C. Yeaman Richard M. Nelson "SPHS HOSPITAL STATFN ISLAND. NEW YORK E. Boles, Jr. M. Mamello J. E. Brooke G. P. Marcotte A. W. Brower George Mastoras Ralph E. B-mkley Pedro Mena Robert Burton Cos'mo Melpignano Chester Coumas P. Moica D. Covaney J. G. Naooleonis R. E. Cuevas A. Niineberg Jeff Davis •John Novak H. W. D=erking Stan O'Brien K. F. nisen Richard Do-ovan Fdward Di'ffy A. Pedro T. Pere'ra Dominick Fois Harry Pilais Claude Garnett •lulio Quinones M. Goldfinger Robert Roerier R. G. Gustaffson Adin Seraga O. Hernandez F. Soils Emitio Isaac .lohn Kaiiaste Teofilo Torres Sidney Turner F. DeKeyser IsodoTo Vailes R. E. LaGasse Rav E. Waterfield E. P. Lee J. E. Williams K. Leetma J. Wirtas Lucas Lopez Michael Loretto USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Ernest C. Bell Leon C. Douglas William H. Mason Marion Luksa Henri J. Robin USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO, ILLINOIS USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. John Keegan William Powers USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA H. C. Burnsed B. H. McLendon P. C. Lee USPHS HOSPITAL BAITIMORE, MARYLAND Lowell Bailey Andy C. Noah R. W. Collins James Portway John W. Coursey Roy Rayfield David Fair Henry Reynolds Daniel Hill Robert Thornsberry Jennings Hockman Geofpe Williams Eric Johnson Herman Whisnant Lawrence McClone A. E. Zielinski USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Ruel Barr Charles Kath William Bamtierger Francis Keelan Weldon Casey James McAuley Edward Fernandez Ho Ming Melvin Grant Pablo niera Charles Hylen Ding Woo MSPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Abraham Mander Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay SAILORS* SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman William Kenny Alberto Gutierrez Harry MacDorald Edwin Harriman U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. VA HOSPITAL William 1 lomson HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN. Paul Kolesnick VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Robert McCutcheon VA HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PENN. Philip Jeffers VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIF. Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOIS Oscar Kvaas VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Robert Asbahr PUREAIR SANATORIUM BAYFIELD, WISCONSIN Theodore Galazen VWflTE ^LOG Know Your Rights Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are (Continued from page 5) surgery, or of the patient's dis­ charge from the hospital. In addition, the applicant must have, on file with the Seafarers Welfare Plan office, copies of the following or originals: An enroll­ ment card, a claims statement (filled in oh both sides and signed by the attending physician or sur­ geon), a marriage certificate, the child's birth certificate (if a child is involved). For any other person whom the member is claiming as a dependent, he must furnish a copy of his latest Federal tax re­ turn as proof of dependency. All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever, possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the sliipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in aU Union haUs. 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 mail, 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. copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing direcUy to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of aU SIU contracts are avaUable In aU SIU halls. These contracts specify the wa^es and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obllgalions. 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 opinions fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. _ . EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from puliUs^hing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its coUective membership. This estabUshed 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 thta responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should 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. AU members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing wifh charges, trials, etc., as well as aU other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like aU other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of aUowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. • EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. Tiiese rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that be Is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families 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 Seafarar feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. :,3 •4 V �f ^ SEAFARERS^LOG Aug. 20 L 196S OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Administration Urges Updating Rap Gov't Plan To Buy Of Jobless insurance Program Fishing BoatsDverseas Legislators, Shipbuilders Protest « 4 r)'" WASHINGTON—The Administration has urged Congress to revamp the 30-year-old un­ employment insurance system to provide higher benefits for more workers over a longer period of joblessness. • —7 work or training would be entitled WASHINGTON—A government proposal to build fishing Labor Sec. W. Willard Wirtz, would not be entitled to the federal benefits after a six-week disquali­ tax credit they would otherwise vessels in Polish shipyards is coming under heavy fire from the leadoflf witness at House to fication period. A state could not receive. Congressmen who are opposed to constructing ships in foreign "Ways & Means Committee reduce benefits to unemployed hearings, said new federal stand­ workers who leave the state in Wirtz pointed out that maximum yards while U.S. shipyards are"*" ards are needed because states benefits have fallen far behind the being closed and American workers idled. Protesting a Department of the Interior plan to farm work out behind the Iron Curtain, lawmakers testifying at a Senate Commerce Subcommittee hearing said that the U.S. should be promoting and protecting do­ mestic industries, not considering proposals to further depress them. The plan, reportedly originating in the Interior Department's Bu­ reau of Commercial Fisheries, calls for the purchase of two moden fishing trawlers from Polish shipyards. The vessels would then be leased to American commer­ cial fishing operators. Congressman Garmatz (D-Maryland), acting chairman of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, declared that the proposal was "another evidence of the government's policy running counter the merchant marine policy." Cites Need Emphasizing that there is a need for comm.ercial fishing vessels, the Maryland Democrat said: "They should be built in the United States, with United States funds, in United States shipyards." Representative Garmatz further declared that although Secretary of the Interior Udall had assured him that no contract had yet been signed with Poland, it was neces­ sary to "be on the alert" to insure that vessels are not built abroad. Representative Downing (DVirginia), also challenged the pro­ posal, pointing out that U.S. ship­ yards needed the work and could easily handle the assignment. Several Proposals Congressman Downing an­ nounced that there are not one, but three proposals "circulating Wash­ ington corridors" to ship out ship­ building projects to foreign yards. "In mid-June," he said, "I was shocked to learn that the Depart­ ment of Defense was considering the construction of some 50-60 million dollars worth of non-com­ batant Navy vessels in British ship­ yards. Further," he said, "the Mar­ itime Administrator has made a number of public statements on the possible advantages of building subsidized maritime vessels abroad. And then a few days ago." Repre­ sentative Downing continued, "I learned that the . Interior Depart­ ment is now considering the ac­ quisition of two stern-ramp fishing trawlers from Communust Poland." U.S. Yards Closed "There is no question in my mind," Downing said, "but that those of us who have an interest In protecting our domestic shipbuildftig industry must speak out against these three proposals. I believe the Administration should be considering proposals to protect and promote our shipbuilding in­ dustry. This industry is already depressed. I understand that about 18 private shipyards have had to close their doors during the past ten years. The Government-owned yards at Brooklyn and Ports­ mouth, New Hampshire are scheduled to be closed. It is clear to me that our capacity to build gtates is be­ coming more and more dependent on a declining industry." S/U Pacific Cos To Get 8 WASHINGTON — SIU Pacific District-contracted companies will operate eight additional Victory shijw which are being reactivated from the Maritime Administration's reserve fleet. The eight vessels are in addition to the 15 vessels broken out of mothballs recently—10 of which are slated for operation by SIUNA-contracted companies. The companies will serve as gen­ eral agents for the Navy's Military Sea Transportation Service. SIU Pacific District - contracted companies which wiR operate the latest batch of ships to be reacti­ vated are: Alaska Steamship, which will operate the Creighton Victory; States Steamship, which gets the Grove City Victory and Council Bluff Victory; American President Lines, which gets the Hunter Vic­ tory and Berkley Victory; Pacific Far East Line, which gets the Pan American Victory and Morgantown Victory; and Matson Navigation, which gets the Hope Victory. Meany Urges Driver Safety WASHINGTON — AFLCIO President George Meany has called on all union members to join in an all-out campaign to reduce the tragic rise in fatalities on the nation's highways. In a special safety mes­ sage, Meany pointed out tnat more than half of the 50,000 highway fatalities ex­ pected this year will occur to American workers and their families. "Something must be done now to stop this slaughter and it has be­ come the role of trade unionists to take positive action," Meany said. "Over half the accident fatalities to workers can be attributed to off-the-job ac­ cidents and by far the greatest number of these occurred in motor vehicles," Meany warned. The AFL-CIO urges all union members and their families and friends to drive carefully and by all means install and use seat belts. search of jobs. have been reluctant to improve rise in average wages since the • Financing would be strength­ Thirties. In 1939, he noted, 49 of jobless benefits for fear of losing industry to other states with lower ened by raising the taxable wage 51 states and territories had bene­ base from $3,000 to $5,600 and in fit ceilings equal to at least 50 per­ tax rates. 1971 to $6,600. There would also cent of average wages—as against Today's unemployment problems be a small increase in the employ­ only 18 states today. In 1939, 34 are different than those of the de­ er's tax rate. states paid benefits as high as 60 pression era, Writz told the com­ "While states would not be com­ percent of average wages and 22 mittee. "This generation," he stressed, can no longer rest "on pelled to meet the new benefit states had ceilings at least twothe magnificent, but now 30-year- standards, there would be no finan­ thirds of average pay. Today, ho old, achievements of the New cial advantage in refusing to do so said, only one state is eVen at the since employers in such states 60 percent level. Deal." The Ways & Means Commit­ tee has scheduled three weeks of hearings on the labor-sup­ ported Administration bill,' in­ troduced by Committee Chair­ man Wilbur D. Mills (D-Ark.) and by Sen. Eugene J. McCar­ CHICAGO—The American Medical Association has advised thy (D-Minn.). The bill in­ its more than 200,000 members that individual physicians may cludes these key provisions: legally refuse to treat patients who receive Federal Medicare • State benefit standards based benefits. on 50 percent of lost wages, sub­ declaring that it was The AMA, warned its mem­ statement ject to a ceiling which would rise "each physician's obligation" to automatically as average wages in ber doctors that if "physicians decide for himself whether or not the state increased. Initially the acting in concert through medical to participate in Medicare. ceiling would be 50 percent of the organizations" refuse to participate Last week's statement, the first average state wage, and would in the Medicare program, they move up in steps to two-thirds of run the risk of violating anti-trust Issued by the AMA since the the average by July 1, 1971. laws. It pointed out however, that passage of Medicare, assured its members that "an independent • A new federal extended bene­ individual doctors can legally physician, acting independently refuse • to treat Medicare bene­ fit program for workers who have and not in concert with others, can exhausted their state benefits and ficiaries. lawfully refuse to accept any per­ are still unemployed. Such work­ Earlier, the directors of the As­ son as a patient who is a bene­ ers would be entitled to an addi­ sociation of American Physicians ficiary under the program." tional 26 weeks of benefits, fi­ and Surgeons, another doctors* "If," the statement warned nanced partly by a small increase organization, urged its 15,000 in the federal payroll tax on em­ members to follow a stringent however, "physicians acting in ployers, partly by federal contri­ policy of non-participation in the concert through medical organi­ butions from general revenues. plan, although most doctors have zations refuse to participate, such indicated that they will cooperate action would involve exposure to • Extension of coverage to 5 the application of the Sherman with the program. million workers now excluded Anti-Trust Act." The AMA has long opposed under state laws. These are mainly After telling its members how workers in small firms, in non­ Medicare for the aged, which is profit organizations, and on large financed through Social Security. to circumvent the law should they The Association spent millions of so choose, AMA spokesmen an­ farms. dollars in a futile attempt to block nounced that a detailed report on • Limits on disqualification pen­ Medicare would be presented to passage of the bill In Congress. alties. A worker who voluntarily the organization's house 61 dele­ quits his job, is discharged for At its June Convention in New gates when it convenes in Phila­ misconduct, or who refuses suitable York City, the AMA issued a delphia in November. AM As Anti-Medicare Fight Goes Underground SIU Seniority Upgrading Class #9 Smiling graduates of SIU Seniority Upgrading Class #9 posed for this group photo at recent graduation ceremonies. Standing (l-r) are: George Boxter, Victor Prado, Edward Wagner, Adolf Strawinski, David Wakliss, William Cooper, Carmelo Bonefont, Fernando Gonioles. Seated (l-r) are: Thomas Kelly, Donald Cox, Alexander Laxorisak, Rodney Cusson, Edward Sherris, Frank Harris, David Manzanet, William Miller and William Gainer. Seafarers are urged to take advantage of the SlU's Upgrading Program. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource August 20, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ANNUAL REPORT GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE PENSION FUND THE MARAD CONTROVERSY – THE PROS AND CONS WHY NOT CALL IT ‘UNION DAY’? SENATE KILLS MOVE TO BLOCK ONE MAN, ONE VOTE DECISION SIU OF CANADA BECOMES LATEST MEMBER OF ITF SENATE OKD MEASURE WOULD BAR USPHS HOSPITAL CLOSINGS SIU URGES BUILDING AID FOR UNSUBSIDIZED LINERS RUNAWAY’S CARGO – MUTINY, MURDER THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT WALLACE SCAB RR STILL CRIES ‘SABOTAGE’ BUT NOBODY LISTENS ANYMORE N.Y. PORT COUNCIL OFFICIAL URGES MARITIME BUILDUP SENATE OKS BILL TO CREATE DEPT. OF URBAN AFFAIRS ANTI-U.S. RATE BIAS IS REAL, FMC HEAD TELLS CONGRESSMEN PLASTIC SEAWEED TO HALT EROSION OF JERSEY SHORE WATER CARRIERS PROTEST SWITCHING CHARGE BOOST U.S. ACTION NEEDED TO STOP RED ‘WET SPUTNIK’ LAUNCHING SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – HAIFA U.S. SCIENTISTS EXPLORE RUSSIAN ARCTIC WATERS CORPORATE PROFIT SURGE THREATENS BUSINESS COSTS HIGHER ADMINISTRATION URGES UPDATING OF JOBLESS INSURANCE PROGRAM Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/20/1965 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. 17 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log