Seafarers Log: Vol. 27 No. 27 (1965-12-24)

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OFFICIAL ORQAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO



Pare>Two SEAFARERS LOG December 24t 1MI«

SlU Companies Get Thirteen
Newiy-Reactivated Vesseis

WASHINGTON—SIUNA-contracted companies on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
will operate 13 of the 25 reactivated vessels recently broken out of mothballs from the
Maritime Administration's reserve fleet by order of the Defense Department to help mee
the higher shipping require­
ments brought about by the
Vietnam situation.

Companies under contract to the
SlU A&G district which will
operate vessels and the vessels
they will operate are: Waterman
Steamship, the Fenn; Bloomfield
Steamship, the Halaula; Alcoa
Steamship, the Hattiesburg; and
A. L. Burbank, the Elmira.

SIU Pacific District companies
which will operate reserve fleet
ships from the latest breakout are
the following: American Mail Line,
the Great Falls, Lahaina and Red
Oak; M a t s o n Navigation, the
•Muhlenberg and Loyola; Alaska
Stteamship, the Bowdoin; States
Steamship, the Hannibal and Ba­
ton Rouge: and Columbia Steam­
ship, the Enid.

Just last month the Defense De­
partment was sharply criticized by
acting chairman of the House
Merchant Marine Committee, Ed­
ward A. Garmatz (D-Md.) for
"stalling" in the breaking out of
vessels from the reserve fleet
needed for Vietnam supply duties.
At that time Garmatz called for
the breakout of another 300 re-

Kircher Named
New AFL-CIO
Organizing Dir.

SAN FRANCISCO—William L.
Kircher has been appointed Direc­
tor of Organization of the AFL-
CIO.

President George Meany named
Kircher to succeed the retiring
director, John W. Livingston, and
the Executive Council Immediately
approved the choice in its post-
convention session.

Kircher, 50, had held the post of
assistant director of organization

William L Kircher
under Livingston in the newly-
merged AFL-CIO in 1955, taking
leave from the Auto Workers. He
became assistant director of AFL-
CIO Region IX a year later and,
in February 1964, resumed the
position of assistant director in
Washington.

Kircher is a native of Athens,
O., and was graduated from Ohio
University. He had an early career
as a newspaperman, then in 1941
went to work in a Cincinnati de­
fense plant and helped organize
UAW Local 647, Since then he
had held a variety of staff posts in
the UAW.

serve fleet' ships to enter active
service.

The SIU has also criticized the
lack of action by Government
agencies in reactivating the neces­
sary number of vessels from the
reserve fleet to satisfy military
supply requirements in the present
emergency.

The Defense Department has
also been under fire recently for
trying to charter U.S.-flag vessels
at less than the market rate.

Recent Study Made
U.S. shipyards are capable of re­

activating 300 reserve fleet vessels
within the next four and a half
months for use on Vietnam supply
routes if only the reactivation or­

ders were given, according to
study made by the Shipbuilders
Council of America,

The six-week survey by the Ship­
builders was conducted as a result
of a proposal made In September
to President Johnson by Represen­
tative Garmatz,

In a letter to Representative
Garmatz, Shipbuilders Council
President Edwin M, Hood revealed
the results of the survey, based on
a "crash" program of reactivation.

The survey pointed to U.S. ship­
yards' ability to reactivate 300 ves­
sels in a four and a half month pe­
riod, and at least 1,000 ships over
a nine month period on a "crash"
basis.

AFL-CIO Convention Pledges
Continued 14(b) Repeal Drive

SAN FRANCISCO—^Labor's drive for repeal of Section
14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act was one of the major legislative
goals taken under discussion by delegates to the sixth
biennial AFL-CIO convention •
here.

The fight for repeal of
Section 14 (b) was taken under
consideration at a meeting of the
AFL-CIO General Board, and was
the subject of a convention reso­
lution which:

• Urged the Senate to take up
the House-passed repeal bill, H.R.
77, "as one of the first orders of
business when it convenes in Jan­
uary" and then "proceed to repeal
14(b) with every reasonable dis­
patch."
• Called on affiliated unions

"to use to the fullest their educa­
tional facilities to convey the full
story and Implications of 14(b)"
both to union members and the
general public,

• Urged union members to join
in an Alliance with friends of la­
bor in churches, among minority
groups and liberals "in a common
and concerted effort" to bring
the repeal bill to a Senate vote.

The convention denounced the
filibuster against 14 (b) repeal and
its threatened renewal by Senator
Everett McKinley Dirksen (R-111.)
as "the epitome of political cyni­
cism" and a "harsh negation" of
majority rule.

"No senator or minority of sen­
ators has the political or moral
right to preclude the majority of
the Senate from exercising its will
—to vote on the repeal of 14 (b),"
the convention stated.

The resolution stressed that the
issue of 14 (b) repeal "is not 'com­
pulsory unionism,' for repeal will
not compel any worker to join a
union."

"The real issue is whether an
employee who must by law re­
ceive all of the wage increases
and improvements in working
conditions negotiated by the un­
ion, and whose individual griev­
ances must be processed by the
union, should be permitted to en­
joy these benefits without being
required to pay his proportionate
share of the costs of maintaining
the union."

With 14 (b) repealed, the reso­
lution said, unions in states which
do not have "right-to-work" laws
can give their full attention "to
organizing the unorganized and to
securing improved social legisla­
tion from state legislatures," They

will no longer be diverted by
"flank attacks" of "right-to-work"
campaigns.

In the 19 states with open shop
laws—^"which include the poorest
and the least organized in the na­
tion" — repeal will help to
strengthen existing unions," the
convention said.

Improve Environment

It will "improve the incredibly
hostile environment which brings
violence to union organizers, dis­
charge to luiion members, and de­
feat to union organizing cam­
paigns." Repeal was termed "a
necessary first step to organiza­
tion of the unorganized in those
states, and to improvement of
their working conditions and liv­
ing standards,"

By Paul Hall

The Sixth Biennial Convention of the AFL-CIO, which recently
came to a close in San Francisco, was one of the most active and
productive in recent years. After a review of the past two years, during
which many of labor's major legislative goals were realized, sucb as
passage of Medicare legislation, the voting rights bill, etc., attentiim
turned to the goals of labor for the coming two years. These include
repeal of Taft-Hartley Section )4(b), extension of the minimum wage
laws, passage of the Situs Picketing Bill, and others,

A stronger American-flag merchant fleet was also one of the goals
which the convention delegates stressed-in Convention Resolution No,
217, Recognizing the importance of a strong American-flag merchant
fleet to the entire nation, and noting the raw deal the maritime industry
has been getting from the Government bureaucracys, the convention
adopted a 17-point program to aid the maritime industry, stressing
adoption of many of the policies for which the SIU has been figbting
for years.

The convention went on record in support of the Maritime Advisory
Committee report calling for a significant expansion of the American-
flag fleet. The Interagency Task Force report, which would result only
in a further weakening of the American merchant marine, was flatly
rejected by the convention delegates.

What is important to all members of the SIU as well as to' every
American merchant seaman is the fact that the entire force of the APL-
ClO stands behind the policies of the maritime unions which have so
far made the strongest case for the preservation of the industry. What
has been the skirmish of a small segment of the American labor force,
namely the merchant seamen, now becomes the battle of ISl'i million
Americans who make up the AFL-CIO. With this renewed and vocal
support, we can look forward to the promise of action on many fronts
in the coming year.

One of the major causes of the decline of the American merchant
fleet, as we have repeated time and time again, has been the failure
of executive departments and agencies to properly implement the
Merchant Marine Act of 1936. With the support and cooperation of
the Federation, we will make our presence felt in Washington in the
next Congressional session. Overall, the delegates from all Seafaring
unions to the convention have returned to their respective member­
ship bodies with renewed hope and the promise that the battle for a
strong merchant marine will continue on all fronts.

Recently, we received reports that Representative Ed Garmatz (D-
Md.) had made a recommendation that 300 reserve fleet ships be re­
activated as soon as possible from the mothball fleets to meet the
nation's defense needs.

Since that time, Edwin Hood, President of the Shipbuilders Council,
issued statements to the effect that our American shipyards currently
have the capacity to handle all repairs and alterations which would be
necessary to activate 300 ships. These factors lead us once again to the
same conclusion that we have reached in the past. If the escalation of
our military efforts in Vietnam continues to increase, and if the laid-up
fleets exist as a ready supply of shipping power, then it would appear
that the government should waste no time in breaking out these
vessels.

SIU Quarterly Financial Committee

SIU rank and file Quarterly Financial Committee, elected at recent regular membership
meeting, gets to work examining Union finances at New York headquarters. The commit­
teemen, representing each of the major ports.are (left to right) t Chorli* Pollard, Mobile;
Phil O'Connor, New Orleans; F. Taylor, tfouston; E. C. Ruley, Baltimore; Rudy Leader,

New York and C* A. Moss, Philadelphia.



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^onveufion Adopts Menhanf Policy

AFL-CIO Urges Fleet Buildup
Delegates Cite Ship Decline^
Endorse 17-Point Program
To Boost U,S, Merchant Fleet

SAN FRANCISCO—The AFL-CIO has thrown its full support into t^e fight
for a strong U.S.-flag merchant fleet, built in American shipyards and manned by
American seamen, that will meet the needs of the nation in peace and defense emer­
gencies. In a significant
policy decision, delegates

Best wishes are extended by AFL-CIO President George
Meany to John W. Livingston, whose retirement as director
of organization for the federation was announced during
the convention. William L. Kircher was appointed by

Meany to succeed Livingston at the post.

to the Federation's sixth
biennial convention unani­
mously endorsed a 17-point
program—the most compre­
hensive maritime policy pro­
gram ever adopted by the
organized labor movement—
aimed at the expansion of Ameri­
can shipping.

The convention action on mari­
time came during the final session

Text Of:

American Merchant Marine & Maritime
Policy Adopted by AFL-CIO Convention

AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE
AND MARITIME POLICY.

Resolution No. 217

WHEREAS. The Merchant Marine Act
of 1936 sets forth the intent of Congress
that the United States shall have an
American-flag merchant fleet capable of
carrying a substantial portion of our
waterborne commerce and of serving as
a naval or military auxiliary in time of
war or national emergency.

WHEREAS, Despite the intent of the
1936 Act. our American-flag merchant
marine has continued to decline in
terms of the number of ships, in terms
of the percentage of our cargoes carried
by these vessels, and in terms of job
opportunities for merchant seamen,
shipbuilders and other workers in the
maritime industry. As a result, the
American jpnerchant marine today can­
not meet the criteria of the Merchant
Marine Act; it is not adequate to fulfill
its responsibilities as an arm of our
national defense, a factor in our econ­
omy or as a productive symbol of Amer­
ica's position of world leadership.

WHEREAS. This is being most strik­
ingly demonstrated in the current Viet
Nam emergency in which, as a result of
increased shipping needs, our Govern­
ment has turned to foreign flag ships,
not only to fulfill Its commercial com­
mitments, but to carry military cargoes
as well.

WHEREAS, The decline of the Ameri­
can flag fleet has taken place largely
because the executive departments and
agencies of the Federal Govermnent
have failed to implement the Congres­
sional mandate set forth in the 1938
Act, and because budgetary expedien­
cies, rather than national need, have
been allowed to dominate maritime pro­
grams.

WHEREAS. The Soviet Union mean­
while—recognizing the importance, of a
strong merchant marine to its economic,
political and strategic objectives—has
been moving rapidly to control the
oceans and trade routes of the world,
and within a few years is expected to
surpass the United States as a maritime

power in ail areas—^passenger liners,
freighters, dry bulk carriers and tankers.

WHEREAS, To meet this crisis in U.S.
maritime, and to assure that this nation
will have an adequate merchant marine,
the President's Maritme Advisory
Committee — consisting of representa­
tives of labor, management and the pub-
lie—^has proposed a significant expan­
sion of our merchant marine. Meanwhile,
however, a so-called Interagency Mari­
time Task Force report, prepared by
representatives of the same Federal de­
partments and agencies which hava
been largely responsible for the decline
of our fleet Is being circulated.

WHEREAS, The Task Force Report
outlines a program which is based pri­
marily on budgetary considerations,
calls for a restriction of our merchant
marine, and the elimination of major
existing safeguards of American flag
shipping and shipbuilding. Proponents
of the report have given strong evidence
that they will attempt to have their
views adopted by the President and the
Congress as the new national maritime
program which the President has in­
dicated he will announce, probably soma
time early next year.

RESOLVED, the AFL-CIO reaffirms
Its support of a strong U.S. flag mer­
chant marine, citizen-owned, citizen-
manned and American-built, adequate
to the needs of our country in peace and
in defense emergencies and, therefore:

1. Endorses the report of the Presi­
dent's Maritime Advisory Committea,
calling for a significant expansion of the
American flag merchant fleet.

2. Condemns the report of the Inter­
agency Maritime Task Force as dictated
only by shortsighted budgetary consid­
erations and inadequate to the national
need.

3. Calls for a Congressional investi­
gation to determine the actual state of
readiness of the u;s. naval and mer­
chant fleets.
r

4. Calls for continued efforts to alert
Congress to the Soviet maritime menace

(Continued on page 11)

on December 16 in the form of
Resolution No. 217, entitled
"American Merchant Marine and
Maritime Policy." The Resolution
had been submitted jointly by
Paul Hall, President of the Sea­
farers International Union of
North America: Joseph Curran,
President of the National Mari­
time Union; Thomas W. (Teddy)
Gleason, President of the Inter­
national Longshoremen's Associa­
tion; Russell K. Berg, President
of the Brotherhood of Boiler
Makers and Iron Shipbuilders;
John J. Grogan, President of the
Marine and Shipbuilding Work­
ers Union, and B. A. Gritta,
President of the Metal Trades
Department.

(For other convention actions,
see story below).

In its declaration, the AFL-CIO
convention stated that the U.S.
flag fleet had declined dangerous­
ly because "the executive depart­
ments and agencies of the federal
government had failed to imple­
ment the congressional mandate
set forth in the 1936 Merchant
Marine Act, and because budgetary
expediencies, rather than na­
tional need, have been allowed to
dominate maritime programs."

(For full text of the convention's
maritime policy, sea adjoining
columns).

The convention condemned the
alternative report of the Inter­
agency Maritime Task Force as

"inadequate to the national need"
and the product of the same gov­
ernment agencies that are largely
responsible for the decline of our
fleet.

The decline has occurred in
terms of "the number of vessels,
the percentage of our cargoes
carried by these vessels, and job
opportunities for seamen, ship­
builders and other workers in the
industry," the convention resolu­
tion stated.

The 1936 congressional man­
date set forth an "intent" that
America should have a fleet
"capable of carrying a substantial
portion of our waterborne com­
merce and serving as a naval or
military auxiliary" in national
emergency, it continued.

But the government itself Is
now having to use foreign-flag
vessels for commercial commit­
ments and military cargoes as well,
the convention said.

SIU president Paul Hall, a vice-
president of the AFL-CIO, spoke
on the resolution. He outlined for
the delegates details of the 20-
year decline of our merchant
fleet.

American sailors during World
War II, whose casualty rate per­
centage-wise was the highest of
any branch of the armed services,
moved 2,000 ships carrying war
cargoes. Hall said, but today there
Is "sufficient employment" for

(Continuec^ on page 4)

AFL-CIO Delegates Reaffirm
U.S. Vietnam Policy Support

SAN FRANCISCO—^Delegates to the sixth biennial con­
vention of the AFL-CIO held here, called for "unstinting
support" for all measures the Administration might find
necessary to halt Communist
aggression in Vietnam.

In a resolution recognizing
that aggression is an "integral
phase" of the Communist drive for
world domination, the delegates
noted in a resolution that "the
moment the Communists cease and
desist from their drive to seize
control of South Vietnam by mili­
tary force and are willing to sit
down at the conference table, the
war will end."

The fighting in Vietnam and
organized labor's support of the
Johnson Administration and its
policies was one of the dominant
themes of the convention in which
928 delegates, representing every
sector of America's labor force,
carefully reviewed the record of
the first 10 years of the AFL-CIO
merger. A solid, progressive labor
program for the years to come
emerged from the passage of 224
resolutions and <the thoughts of a
dozen speakers.

AFL-CIO President George

Meany was re-elected to a aixth
term and hailed for his "courage­
ous and determined leadership" of
the federation since its founding.
Elected with Meany were Secre­
tary-Treasurer William F. Schnitz-
ler and 27 vice presidents, includ­
ing SIUNA President Paul Hall,
who's name was placed In nomi­
nation by SIUNA v.p. Morris
Weisberger. Eight of the vice
presidents elected are serving for
the first time, under new election
procedures adopted earlier by the
delegates.

Affiliation Stressed
The convention also adopted a

strong resolution calling for com­
plete and full aifiiiation with all
state and local bodies by all locals
of all federation unions.

The Administration underscored
the nationwide and worldwide im­
portance of the convention as the
President and four top leaders
spoke to the delegates. The Presi-

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AFL-CIO Urges Fleet Buildup
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seamen on only 800 American-
flag vessels.

The SlU president charged
"bureaucrats" in the federal gov­
ernment with responsibility for
the plight of the maritime in­
dustry.

NMU president Curran, lUMSA
president Grogan, and Shipbuild­
ers president Berg also spoke on
the resolution.

Specifically the convention
called for these steps and policies:

1. Support of the Maritime Ad­
visory Committee's policy of ex­
pansion of both U.S. shipbuilding
and the sizes of the merchant
fleet.

2. A flat rejection of the inter­
agency report which calls for a

smaller, although more modern
fleet, and the building of some
ships abroad for budgetary
reasons.

3. A reaffirmation of govern
ment policy, in resistance to
"pressure," of shipping in U.S
vessels "at least 50 percent of
wheat and other grains" sold to
Soviet-bloc nations.

4. New legislation supporting
the Maritime Advisory Committee
proposal "to increase U.S. car­
riage of our waterborne com­
merce."

5. Abolition of the "runaway'
ship traffic, under which Ameri­
can-owned ships are transferred
to foreign-flag registry (Liberia,
Panama, Honduras, and other na­
tions) yet are treated by Defense

By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area

Shipping continues to be good in the Gulf Coast area but the
weather has just about been the reverse. For the past week we have
had rains and heavy fogs which closed down shipping on several
occasions.

The Del Sol was victimized by the heavy fogs when she sailed on
December 12 for Texas and ran-^
aground for approximately three-
and-a-half hours. After being
towed clear she anchored and wait­
ed for the fog to lift.

The membership, at the last reg­
ular membership meeting in New
Orleans, was well pleased with the
reported actions taken at the MTD
and AFL-CIO Conventions in San
Francisco, regarding improving the
status of the U.S. merchant fleet.

New Orleans

On the beach in New Orleans
looking for a steward's job is
Brown Huszar, who just got off
the Monarch of the Seas.

Joe Cave, the father of the first
baby to receive SIU maternity
benefits, is on beach on the Del
Sol. He said it was a good ship
and a good run, but he had to get
off and get his home straightened
out after Hurricane Betsy hit.

John Homen, is just back after
a trip on the Penn Vanguard. John
says that he wiil stay ashore rmtil
after the first of the year and then
will wait for a Bosun's job going
anywhere.

Curtis (Butch)
Wheat, after a
three - and - one
half month trip
on the Manhattan
will take it easy
for a while hunt­
ing .and fishing
up in the Pic­
ayune, Mississip­
pi area. Butch
passed by the

Wheat

New Orleans Hall to register imd
file for vacation.

Houston
Juan Guitierrez who's last ship

was the Transorleans will be home
for the Christmas holidays waiting
for the ship to return to Houston.
George P. Anderson, is now in
Houston waiting for the Sea-Land
Arizpa which is coming out of the
shipyard in Galveston.

Emil Dogen, who's been retired
for eight years now was at the un­
ion hall to say hello to everyone
and wish them a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year. Raymond
Perry is now on the beach in Hous­
ton after getting off the National
Seafarer in Bangkok. He said that
he wants to thank the union for
the Welfare Plan aid given him
vvhen he was in the hospital.

Mobile
Odd Samdal, who's on the beach

here in Mobile, last signed off the

S.T. Manhattan and Dick Worley,
who ships in the deck department
last signed off the Claiborne.

J. A. Tobey Buttimer has also
been around here. His last ship
was the Maiden Creek, and he's
shipping out of the deck depart­
ment for the last twenty years.
"Cherokee" Hugh Hallman, who's
registered in the deck department,
signed off the Chatham after a
couple of trips as an oiler. He's
been shipping out of the C^ulf area
and makes his home with his wife
in MobUe.

James B. Juzang, who's current­
ly registered here, has been ship­
ping out in various steward depart­
ment ratings since the inception
of the Union.

Department concepts as still un­
der "effective control" for de­
fense and commercial require­
ments.

Congress should also enact
legislation to extend the jurisdic­
tion of the National Labm- Rela­
tions Board to the crews of "run­
aways" in American commerce,
the resolution stated.

In addition, the convention
maritime policy said:

1. There should be a naval
construction program in U.S.
shipyards "to assure our con­
tinued superiority as the world's
leading naval power."

2. The State Department should
"reevaluate its position" and
furnish support to proposed legis­
lation barring from U.S. com­
merce foreign flag vessels that
trade with North Viet Nam.

3. There should be new meas­
ures, legislative and exeeutive,
"to restore the domestic merchant
fleet" including vessels in coastal,
lake and inland waterways.

4. U.S. fisheries should be pro­
tected by extension of our terri­
torial limits from three miles to
12 miles at sea.

In a separate resolution, the
convention said our existing mer­
chant fleet is in a state of "bloc
obsolescence" and that new-ship
construction, and private-shipyard
repair work are moving at a
'snail's pace." It called for direct

construction subsidies to build 60
new merchant ships a year and a
35 percent allocation of naval re­
pair work to private shipyards.

The SIUNA delegation to the
AFL-CIO convention consisted of
President Hall, and Vice-Presi­
dents Morris Weisberger (Sailors
Union of the Pacific), Ed Turner
(Marine Cooks and Stewards),
Earl Shepard and Lindsey Wil­
liams (Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District), William
Jordan (Marine Firemen's Union)
and Leonard McLaughlin (SIU of
Canada). Vice-president Weisber­
ger served as a member of the
convention's Constitutional Com­
mittee.

By Eari (Bui) ShepanI, VIee-PresldMff, AMontie

Chriatmas is only a few days away and fihe SIU Hall here In New
Ym-k is ready to welcome Seafarers and their families to our
Christmas Dinner. Judging by past years, there should be a real good
turnout at the SIU cafeteria for the traditional dinner with all the
fixings.

Dave Blorstein dropped in for a
visit at the unicm ball recently.
Dave last sailed on Hie Jndson K.
Stickle. George Kerr, who last
paid off the Ponce, was also around
and he said that he's going to
Boston to spend the holidays with
his family.

J. W. Johnson Is staying around
New York for the holidays and
says that he is ready to ship out.
Frank T. Harris will also stay in
New York for the holidays and he
said that he plans to catch a ship
as soon as possible..

B** *on
Shipping pi<.aed up somewhat

here during the last period and
should be pretty fair during the
next few weeks.

Retired Seafarer Edgar "Frenchy
Goulet is up from New Orleans

to spend the holi­
days with his
daughter here
and dropped by
the HaU to say
hello to his old
shipmates. Old-
timer Roland
Grigg is looking
for a coast hug­
ger after spend­
ing a long spell

on the Japan-Persion Gulf run as
AB aboard the Ocean Pioneer.
Hank Martin is back in town
spending the holidays with his
family after a long spell on the
Steel Rover as chief cook.

PhUadelphia

Pete Hatgimisious, who just
sailed on the Globe Explorer as
steward, is back home for the
holidays. Tony "Chow Hound".
Pinehook, who last sailed on the

Grigg

Lifeboat Class No. 141 Sets Sail

SIU Lifeboat Class No. 141 has graduation picture taken by the LOG photographer after
successfully completing lifeboat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­
ship. Successful graduates above are (l-r, front row): Adoiph Breltenbach, Jerome Perl-
stein, Pablo Rivera and George Clemente. Middle row: Primetivo Muse, Mike Kelly, Bob
Munroe, Efroin Pagan and Ai Valenti. Back row: Robert Feliciono, Holkios Emmonouil.

Fernando Voile, Paul Cortissoz and instructor Ami Bjofnsson.

Merrlmae, la sticking close to the
hall waiting for the first OS job to
hit the board.

Earl Gay, who last sailed on Ihe
Globe Traveler, is waiting for a
steward's job to come along. Edel-
mira Colon, who last sailed on the
Alcoa Explorer as chief cook, said
that he wants to spend the holi­
days with his family at home and
then Will grab the first job that
comes along. Edelmira wishes
everyone a Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year.

Baltimore

Shipping has been good for the
last period Wkh prospects for the
coming weeks expected equally
good. At present we have the
Aiamar laid up with no crew. Dur­
ing the past two weeks we paid
off five ships, signed on six and
serviced seven In transit.

Jack Uta is in the hall here wait­
ing for a chief steward job on a
Far East or India run. William
Little, who sails as BR, wants a
quick foreign run or a coaster.
Leroy Hlte, who sails as wiper,
admits he prefers the West Coast
to the East and is looking for a
Far East run or ii coaster. Bosun
John Eddins, last off the Beaure­
gard, doesn't reaUy care where he
goes so long as it's a long trip.

Norfolk

Shipping has been very good in
Norfolk for the past few weeks
and the' outlook for the future
looks good also.

Clarence Cornelius, who's been
a member of the SIU for 15 years,
last sailed on the
Globe Ewlorer
and is now in the
USPHS hospital
here having his
teeth extracted
so he can get
some - store
bought ones for
replacements. Al-
fred Hargis
showed up at the
hall here aifter

Cornelius

paying off the
Rambam in Houston following a
trip to India. Hargis, who sails as
NCB, enjoyed some sightseeing
while In the Lone Star State.
Charlie Pfatlps was sorry when he
had to get off the Mauldin Victory
and miss a trip to Vietnam be­
cause of a not-fit-for-duty, but
hopes to get his ffd soon and find
another wiper's slot.

Puerto Rico

As usual, tourists are fiocklng
to this sunny Island for the holi­
day season and Metropolitan San
Juan hotels are jammed with
tourists and the local stores bulg­
ing with shoppers.

Oldtimer Bernard Baa, who last
sailed aboard the Penn Challenger
as chief steward has been recup­
erating froon a foot injury here
on the island for the past several
months. He got his ffd last week
and is ready to take the first job
that comes up in his department.
Congratulations are in order for
Ensebio Rodriquez and Alejandro
Tirade Ruiz who recently upgraded
themselves to AB. Ruiz has been
sailing 'aboard the Alcoa Com­
mander and Rodrriguez aboard the
Claiborne. Among several old-
timers in the steward department
on the beach here right now are
Emilio Rosado, Antonio Alfonso
and Ramon Aguiar.



! 1 t. . , I- • • \ r •: !-1

Seeember U. 196S SEAFARERS LOG Pare Five

Michael J. Anzafone, steward (left),
waits to sign for pa/ as paymaster

indicates the proper ine.

Blaclcgang member James "Oley"
Oehlenslager kept careful tabs on

engineroom gauges.

Cook Pedro Saquilayan dishes out big
plates of spaghetti with Italian sauce

for crews' lunch.

ROUND THE WORLD

Jfr Mi. >
10 I

Bosun Joe Wagner (right) and sec­
ond mate Taylor learned they had same

birthday—Dec. 6.

/ i

I - "

' ' f '
Cook Fred Benriey. chief steward Roy
Thomas and chief cook S. Rivera ready

the evening meal.

Deckman Spiros Panagatas (left) talks
with patrolmen George McCartney

and Freddie Stewart.

AFTER A VOYAGE around the world taking nearly six
months, the Steel Architect steamed into her home port
in Brooklyn to be unloaded before setting out again. Sea­
farers were paid off and took home memories of such
exotic ports as Singapore, Colombo, Djibouti, Assah, Trin-

comalee, Bangkok, Mossawa and Kohsichang.

Seafarers Albert Velez (left) and
Alfred Douglas look over new SiU

contract.

Cook Fred Bentley (foreground),
signs for his pay with company rep­

resentatives in background.

Seafarer Howard Alberfton checks
through ship's library for some good

reading material.

With ship tied up at Brooklyn dock, deck department
member Stavrus Marcones leans over rail to make sure

all equipment on deck is lashed down tight.

Engine department member Douglas
.Cox (left) talks with engineer Warren

Gerolt.

Steel Architect crewmembers (left to right) Spiros Panagatos, Ben Buck,
John DeBos and Tom Flemming took time out from their chores to pose

for this group shot by the LOG photographer.

Standing in the payoff line waiting their turn aboard the Steel Architect
are (left to right) Seafarers Ramon MuriHo, Stavrus Marcones, C. Morales

and Fred Bentley,



Fate 81z SEAFARERS LOG Dccembfr 24, 19C5

'Jane's Fighting Shlp»' R9port§

Red Merchant Fleet Grows,
Assumes Bigger Military Role

LONDON—The Soviet naval and merchant fleets are grow
ing steadily, and the Russians are using more and more
merchant ships in a naval role, according to the latest issue
of the authoritative British^
publication Jane's Fighting

DISPATCHER'S REPORT^*^*^ontie, Culf, Lakes & Inland Wafers Districi
November 6 to November 19

DECK DEPARTMENT

Ships.
"There

U.S.S.R.
is no doubt that the
regards her merchant

shipping fleet not only as an
essential element of the national
economy at all times, but as a vital
fourth arm of defense in emer­
gencies," Jane's notes.

"Moreover, the Soviet Navy draws
freely from the mercantile pool
whenever it is in the interests of
the fighting services, either absorb­
ing merchant ships as naval
auxiliaries or building naval
vessels on mercantile lines."

As an example, Jane's points to
the Russian fishing boats which
have been accused of carrying out
espionage operations, and which
Jane's notes "seem to appear on
every trade route and on every
scene of naval activity."

Leaders of such western defense
organizations as the North Atlantic

Asia Treaty Organization and the
Central Treaty Organization "are
tending to think not specifically
about the Soviet naval forces
proper, but broadly about all the
U.S.S.R.'s sea vehicles, Jane's
says adding, "This distribution is
undoubtedly a challenge for naval
and mercantile supremacy at sea."

In the field of actual fighting
ships, the publication notes that
the Soviet is concentrating on
building missile-firing destroyers,
anti-submarine frigates and
nuclear powered submarines.

Jane's lists the United States
navy as still the most powerful in
the world, and described Japan as
a growing sea power in the Far
East. The British Royal Navy has
fallen upon hard times, Jane's
notes, and unless new vessels are
built now it will cease to exist
except as a minor force.

TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED NOW ON THE BEACH
All Groups All Groups All Groups

Port Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B
boston 6 0 2 1 0 14 1
New York 70 27 61 23 6 218 64
Philadelphia 18 9 21 8 1 36 12
Baltimore 36 17 28 14 0 71 53
Norfolk 4 3 8 2 2 19 19
Jacksonville 9 2 5 2 0 Q o
Tampa 3 3 3 2 2

o
9

JT

6
Mobile 25 6 26 9 0 85 24
New Orleans 70 40 45 19 4 175 97
Houston 48 38 40 16 0 145 87
Wilmington 7 3 2 2 3 20 5
San Francisco .... 17 18 15 18 15 69 24
Seattle 17 11 10 12 10 53 13
Totals 330 177 266 128 43 1 1 9^3 4.14

ENGINE DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED NOW ON THE BEACH

All Groups All Groups All Groups
Port Class A ClassB Class. A Class B Class C Class A Class B
Boston 2 1 1 0 0 6 2
New York 67 43 35 28 7 143 58
Philadelphia 11 12 6 10 2 30 19
Baltimore 20 12 23 18 3 117 48
Norfolk 6 3 4 5 0 27 18
Jacksonville 3 7 2 1 1 6 10
Tampa 7 0 2 0 2 9 1
Mobile .-... 8 3 7 12 1 36 16
New Orleans 42 31 25 15 1 120 81
Houston 30 27 26 26 3 80 80
Wilmington 5 1 1 4 6 14 9
San Francisco 24 5 17 16 23 56 10
Seattle 14 ,7 10 6 3 27 12
totals 239 152 159 141 52 671 364

STEWARD DEPARTMENT

QUESTION: Have you found Yuletide customs in foreign ports
to be basically similar to ours or are they vastly different?

Thomas Esposito: Our custom of
spending Christmas Eve with the

family is pretty
general around
the world, even
in Japan, the
Philippines and
Israel. In Israel
however, the
equivalent of
Christmas seems
to be celebrated
in the spring or
summer. Santa

Claus is a popular and well-known
guy throughout Europe at this time
of the year just as he is in the
States.

i
C. Izquierdo: Most countries cel­

ebrate the holiday season about the
same way, with
turkey dinners
and general fes­
tivities, but in
many places you
don't see any
Christmas trees.
In my own coun­
try, Ecuador,
there is no Santa
Claus. Instead
we have the naci-
miento, which is like a little chapel
with all the animals and the Christ-
child. There are trinkets for all
the children, the big turkey dinner
and presents for each member of
the family.

4.
A. H. Ramos: There is no Christ­

mas celebration better than ours
In the U.S. Christ­
mas in Spain can
be exciting how­
ever, because
there are often
bullfights, spec­
tacular fireworks
displays and peo­
ple get together
to enjoy big
meals with fami­
lies and friends.

Many times I prefer to spend
Christmas and New Year aboard
ship rather than go ashore in a
foreign port. Everyone aboard ship
is usually in a happy mood for the
big holiday dinner.

G. Garcia: I like to spend Christ­
mas at home whenever I possibly

can, but I have
noticed that in
Japan Christmas
decorating is
done with lights.
I can't recall ever
seeing a Christ­
mas tree there
and I don't re­
member ever see­
ing a Santa Claus
in the streets the

way you do in New York at this
time of the year. The worst Christ­
mas I ever spent was in the Persian
Gulf during the war, where you
wouldn't have known it was Christ­
mas except for the tree we had
aboard ship.

4i 4> 4*
H. Orlando: I've spent most of

my Christmases at sea. The least
festive Christmas
I ever spent was
probably in Dji-
buti, French So-
maliland. There
were no shore-
side celebrations
at all, but fortu­
nately we had a
great turkey din­
ner aboard ship
along with our
own Christmas tree,
spent New Year's Eve in Manila
which is a very joyous town.

4 4> 4
Louis Krause: Some of the best

Christmas celebrations take place
in Germany and
the nordic coun­
tries like Austria,
Bavaria and Den­
mark. I've been
told that the cus­
tom of having a
Christmas tree
was originated in
this area of the
world. In many
of these countries
with a strong religious tradition.
Good Friday is also a very impor­
tant holiday. In general, holiday
celebrations around the world are
not really too much different from
ours, but have interesting local
variations. .

TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups

Port Class A Class B
Boston 2 0
New York 34 17
Philadelphia 11 3
Baltimore 13 7
Norfolk 2 3
Jacksonville 2 4
Tampa 5 1
Mobile 10 3
New Orleans 43 35
Houston 15 22
Wilmington 3 2
San Francisco 8 6
Sej ttle 8 4
Totals 156 107

TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups

Class A Class B ClassC
1 0 0

31 13 11
8 7 0

23 10 0
1 2 1
0 1 1
2 2 3
6 6 1

34 12 4
19 12 1
1 2 4

10 4 18
11 8 5

147 79 49

NOW ON THE BEACH
All Groups

Class A Class B
7 3

108 30
20 7
81 38
16 18
4 5

13 0
54 22

148 97
71 49
14 4
34 13
21 15

591 301

In 1958 I

U.S. Fleet's Cargo Share
Continues To Decline

The U.S. fleet's share of American commercial cargoes in 1964 dropped .2 percent from
1963 according to figures released recently by the U.S. Maritime Administration. The
MARAD statistics reflect the gradual decline of the proportion of U.S. oceanborne com-

carried on American merce
bottoms over the past several
years.

MARAD reports that American
vessels carried 8.3 percent of
tonnage shipped in 1964 and 8.5
percent of tonnage shipped in
1963. Total oceanborne trade in­
creased somewhat in 1964, how­
ever, yielding an Increase over
1963 of about 1.7 million long tons
actually shipped on American
bottoms. In effect, U.S. registered
ships got fewer slices of a larger
pie.

While our fleet's share of Amer­
ican foreign trade continues to
dwindle, U.S. import and export
cargoes carried under the flags of
some other maritime nations con­
tinue to expand. Liberia increased
her share of U.S. commercial
cargoes from 26.5 percent in 1963
to 28.4 percent in 1964; the United
Kingdom's share increased from
7.1 percent to 7.2 percent; and
Panama's share increased from 5.9
percent to 6.2 percent. Countries
whose national vessels showed a
mild decrease in participation in
U.S. foreign trade were Norway,
dropping from 17.3 percent to 16.6
percent and Greece, dropping from
6.7 percent to 6.2 percent.

Foreign Aid Cargoes

A substantial portion of U.S.
flag shipping was In the form of

foreign aid cargoes sent by our
government. American bottoms
carried 54.2 percent of these
cargoes, MARAD reports. When
foreign aid shipments are sub­
tracted from the total "com­
mercial" cargoes, MARAD figures
indicate that only 6.4 percent —
barely more than one twentieth—

are carried on vessels flying the
Stars and Stripes. By contrast,
nearly all U.S. military cargoes—
more than 98 percent—were car­
ried by the American fleet.

The table below, complied from
MARAD statistics, shows participa­
tion of merchant fleets in U.S.
trade by flag of registry.

Participation of merchant ships",i by flag of registry, in the commeixial
oceanborne foreign trade of the United States for

1964 and 1963 (thousands of long tons)
Tons Percent

1964 1963 1964 1963
TOTAL ALL FLAGS . ... 341.555 312,732 100.0 100.0
LIBERIA 83,006 28.4 26.3
NORWAY 54,181 16.6 17.3
UNITED STATES 26,625 8.3 8.5
UNITED KINGDOM .. ... 24,595 22,324 7.2 7.1
PANAMA 18,515 6.2 5.9
GREECE 20,878 4.9 6.7
ITALY ... 16,062 12,340 4.7 3.9
GERMANY (WEST) .... ... 11,239 10,595 3.3 3.4
CANADA ... 10,793 8,956 3.2 2.9
JAPAN 9,730 3.1 3.1
SWEDEN ... 8,741 8,643 2.6 2.8
NETHERLANDS 8,720 2.3 2.8
DENMARK 4,844 1.5 1.5
FRANCE 3,896 1.2 1.2
41 OTHER FLAGS2 . .. 19,479 6.5 6.2

J !,CuO gross tons and over
»Less than one percent
NOTE: Figures have been rounded



Veeteiter t*; INS SEAVAkER^ tOG f'iitjem

New COPE Committee
Formed By AFL-CIO

"Resolved

A special committee of the AFL-CIO Executive Council has been
appointed to help develop methods to increase the annual voluntary
dollar drive of the Committee on Political Education.

Its goal is to boost the COPE dollar drive by helping international
unions achieve 100 percent of their quota. COPE voluntary dollars
are used to assist liberal, COPE-endorsed candidates in their cam­
paigns for the U. S. Senate and House.

In announcing appointment of the special committee, AFL-CIO
President George Meany, who is guiding its work, said: "One of our
most vital responsibilities is to participate in the political life of our
nation. We do this by encouraging all members to register and to vote,
and by helping to inform members on the issues and records of
candidates.

"Equally important is our financial participation. We urge every
union member to contribute voluntarily one dollar to COPE so that
we can help liberal candidates for the U. S. House and Senate.

"The annual COPE dollar drive is our way of saying that democracy
is served by the financial participation of millions of citizens contribut­
ing small amounts—in our case just one dollar—more than by a
relative handful of wealthy persons contributing vast sums.

"I have appointed this special committee of the AFL-CIO Executive
Council to explore ways to increase the participation of union members
in this important aspect of political life."

Serving with Meany on the COPE Finance Committee of the Execu­
tive Council are AFL-CIO Vice Presidents James Suffridge, president.
Retail Clerks; Joseph Keenan, secretary. International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers; and Joseph Beirne, president. Communications
Workers.

The committee will work with National COPE Director A1 Barkan
and a finance subcommittee of the COPE Operating Committee com­
posed of Keenan; Boy Reuther, director of the Auto Workers' Citizen­
ship Dept.; Helmuth Kern, COPE director. Meat Cutters; William
Smallwood, secretary-treasurer. Communications Workers; Evelyn
Dubrow, legislative director. Ladies' Garment Workers.

iSiiilMiS*
The Clothing Workers has won

bargaining rights for 140 workers
at the Schults Mfg. Co., Hender­
son, Tenn., makers of mens pants.
The vote in a National Labor Re­
lations Board election was ACWA
106, no union 21. It was the second
recent victory for the union in its
southern region. Workers of. Way-
cross Sportswear, Inc., V/aycross,
Ga., voted for the ACWA, 63-65.
In both plants, the organizing drive
was launched by the workers
themselves, ACWA Vice President
Charles English said.

3-. a.
The Railway Clerks have won

representation rights for 35,700
workers employed by REA Ex
press, defeating the Teamsters in a
nationwide election. The results
were announced by C. L. Dennis,
president of the Railway Clerks.
The Clerks were victorious by a
vote of 18,000 to 10,000. The Team­
sters had held bargaining rights
for REA workers for 28 years in
major cities including Los Angeles,
Philadelphia and Chicago. The
Railway Clerks already represent
Canadian REA workers, who did
not take part in the election.

S. i,
Bargaining rights Aor nearly 400

non-professional employees of
three hospitals in Central Ontario,
where unions traditionally have
had hard going, have been won by
Building Service Employes Local
204. The union was certified to
represent 155 employes at
Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, Oril-
lia; 140 at Royal Victoria Hospital,
Barrie, and 90 at Dufferin Area
Hospital, Organeville. It is now
seeking recognition at General &
Marine Hospital, Collingwood. At
the Barrie hospital Local 204
speedily negotiated a first con­
tract yielding wage increases,
checkoff of union dues for all new
employes, and the right to inter­
view present employes in an effort
to get them on the checkoff.

^ it
The Rubber Workers got un­

expected help from the Dominion
Rubber Company in an organizing
drive at the firm's tire cord plant
in Lindsav. Ontario. When the
union applied for certification, the

company claimed that its high-pile
plant, also in Lindsay, should be
considered part of the bargaining
unit. While a board of inquiry was
making a determination, the URW
extended its membership cam­
paign to the second plant and
emerged with certification for
both plants.

The Boston Teachers Union won
out over a non-union teachers
association in a collective bargain­
ing election here. The vote in a
count supervised by the State La­
bor Relations Board was 1,602 for
the union, 1,116 for 7.e Teachers
Alliance, 41 for neither. Teachers
previously had won the right to
have union dues deducted from pay.
The victory was the latest in the
AFT's drive to win bargaining
rights for teachers in school dis­
tricts across the country, a cam­
paign AFT President Charles
Cogen said has been highly suc­
cessful.

4, 4; 4
Vice-President George Hutchens

of the Electrical, Radio & Machine
Workers was re-elected the union's
Canadian national director at the
district convention in Toronto,
Canada. lUE President Paul
Jennings noted that 53 locals
were represented at the conven­
tion and that the union now has
19 "active organizational cam­
paigns" under way in Canada,
with three representation elec­
tions scheduled.

t>
Tile AFL-CIO called on the

Labor Dept. to make the Walsh-
Healey Public Contracts Act "a
meaningful program once again"
by - promptly updating prevailing
wage mipmums for firms selling
goods to the government. It also
urged Congress to bring the law
up to date through an amendment
enabling the Secretary of Labor
to include the value of fringe
benefits in determining industry
minimums. Fringe benefits figure
in prevailing wage computations
under the Davis-acon Apt and the
recently adopted. Service Con­
tracts Act.

Delegates to the sixth biennial convention
of the AFL-CIO have unanimously endorsed
a resolution outlining a 17-point program
aimed at the expansion of the U.S. merchant
Fleet—and with it the entire U.S. maritime
industry.

Passage of Resolution No. 217 places the
full support of the AFL-CIO behind the fight
for a strong American-flag merchant fleet—
American-built, manned by American sea­
men and capable of meeting the needs of
the nation in peacetime and during defense
emergencies.

The AFL-CIO action on Resolution No.
217, entitled "American Merchant Marine
and Maritime Policy," represents the most
comprehensive maritime policy program
ever adopted by the organized labor move­
ment.

The SIU and other American maritime
unions have maintained a continuing strug­
gle to halt the steady decline in U.S.
maritime capability since the end of World
War II. Many of the programs and policies
stressed by the SIU in the past to save the
U.S. merchant marine have been adopted
by the organized labor movement in Resolu­
tion 217. These include:

• Support of the Maritime Advisory Com­
mittee's policy of expansion of both U.S.
shipbuilding and the size of the active mer­
chant fleet.

• A flat-rejection of the Inter-agency Re­
port calling for a smaller fleet built partly
abroad.

• Strict adherence to the 50-50 laws on
grain shipments to Soviet-bloc nations.
• New legislation supporting the MAC

proposal to increase U.S. carriage of our
waterborne commerce.
• Abolishing runaway ship traffic in the

U.S. trades.

In putlining, and detailing the reasons for
the decline in U.S. maritime capability, the

convention noted the failure of the federal
government to implement the intent of the
1936 Merchant Marine Act and the placing
of budgetary expediencies above the national
interest by various government agencies.
Another factor was the dependence of the
government on foreign flag shipping to fulfill
our commercial and military commitments
because of the lack of sufficient available
American-flag tonnage in the face of the
Vietnam emergency.

This solid support of the organized labor
movement for a stronger active merchant
fleet comes at a particularly important time.
The fight for a stronger U.S. maritime indus­
try which the SIU and other maritime unions
have been pursuing for years, seems likely
to come to a head during the coming year.
The Vietnam emergency has finally brought
home to the public, government representa­
tives and legislators, the fact that the U.S.
merchant fleet is dangerously ill and needs
help soon if it is to survive at all. At the
same time, events have amply shown that
the U.S. must have a strong merchant marine
if it is to fulfill its worldwide commitments
and remain a leading World power.

Many congressmen have already expressed
concern over the U.S. merchant fleet's decline
and others are just now becoming aware
that something is drastically wrong. It is
becoming increasingly evident that American
maritime cannot depend on the "good will"
of government agencies to fulfill the wishes
of Congress towards U.S. maritime. Federal
bureaucrats have consistently flouted the.
will of Congress in their dealings with mari­
time. It is Quite clear to many legislators
that now is the time for strictly enforceable,
iron-bound legislation designed to preserve
the maritime industry.

The SIU and other American maritime
unions, with the solid support of the or­
ganized labor movement, will spearhead that
fight and continue the struggle until victory
is won.



rag* BiKM SEAFARERS LOG December M, U6t

Undersecretary of Labor John
F. Henning reviewed role of

labor in California.

Need for strong U.S. shipbuild>
ing program was stressed by
Ed Hood of Shipbuilders.

Addressing MTD Convention delegates, AFL-CIO President George
Meany condemned "naked, ruthless greed" of American financial interests
of runaway ship operators, and called for a strong U.S. merchant marine.

ILA President Gleason re­
ported on his union's Viet­

nam project.

MTD secretary McGavin greets delegate Vig-
nola as vice-president McDonald looks on dur­

ing the convention.

Some 200 delegates representing the 32 affiliated

international unions and port councils in North

America, participated in the AFL-CIO Martitinie

Trades Department biennial convention held in San

Francisco, December 6-8. On these pages are some

of the photos taken at the convention sessions.

George Johns, president of San Francisco Labor Council welcomes delegates at opening
MTD session. r >

Vice-Admiral John McCain, in address to convention, told
delegates that U.S. defense needs require strong mer­

chant marine.



Decembw U, U6S SEAFARERS LOG rare Niaa

Partial view of Resolutions Committee at work. SlU
Pres. Hall, at left, checks draft. NMU President

Curran is at lower left.

AFL-CIO Pres. Meany reviews decade of progress since AFL-CIO merger. The conven­
tion cited Meany for his "outstanding service to the cause of labor."

[N3
Policies concerning key social and economic issues affecting
American workers and the community were adopted at San
Francisco Convention of the AFL-CiO, December 9-16. The con­
vention was attended by 224 delegates representing every
sector of organized labor. On this page are photos during the

course of the convention.

Members of (LA and SlU deiegafion listen as
report of resolutions committee is presented.

V.P. Weisberger
nominates Paul
Hall for reelection.

In photo right, Shipbuilders President
Russell Berg (right) discusses mar­
itime resolution with Paul Hall. At
left, is SlU of Canada President

Leonard McLaughlin.

In photo below, members of SlU and
MESA delegations are caught by

convention photographer.

AFL-CIO President Meany pins guest badge on
Vice-President Humphrey who addressed the

convention.

Secretary of State Dean Rusk tells delegates war in
Vietnam is focal point in struggle for freedom in the world.



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Transpacific. «„,pics

In transit were ^ Worker,
Calmar. Geneva ^teel
San Juan and the mary

On the Monroe
Lanier, ^ho paid «« ^he^ in the
after the ship ran a^g ^ g^j
Azores. G. L. day

r's S?Xn
electrician, iust
flew in here
from Honolulu
after being a
landlubber there
for some time
due to family
illness.. He g^
himself a pretty
quick berth on
the Robin Hood. Carroll

Seattle

, Srind-SfS
S lite it t»i" rcnialn that way
for some time;

Fred England
i, just off the
S u m m 111 after
shipping as an
oiler. He also
plans to spend
the holidays on
the beach and
says he wiH b®
ready to go again
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Receives Death Benefit ̂

Mrs. Rose Willey, widow of deceased SlU Great Lakes
District member Henry Willey, receives death benefit check
from SlU representative Floyd Hanmer in Frankfort,

Michigan.

AFL-CIO Delegates Affirm
U.S. Policy In Vietnam;
Pledge All- Out Support

(Continued from page 3)

dent spoke via telephone from
Texas and Vice President Hubert
H. Humphrey, Secretary of State
Dean Rusk, Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz and War on Pov­
erty Chief Sargent Shriver spoke
from the rostrum in the civic audi­
torium.

Administration spokesmen and
the convention itself gave special

.attention to the war in Viet Nam
as the theme of stopping Commu­
nist aggression and American ef­
forts to achieve negotiations per­
vaded the sessions.

Rusk won the rapt attention of
the delegates and a tremendous
ovation as he outlined America's
foreign policy aims and the issues
in Viet Nam, thanking the AFL-
CIO for its strong and unyielding
support of the Administration's
policies In Southeast Asia.

A second major theme that
dominated speeches to the con­
vention, the meeting of the feder--
ation's General Board and the dis­
cussions on resolutions was repeal
of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley
Act at the second session of the
89th Congress. Administration
leaders reiterated their support
for repeal and the battle to break
the Dirksen-led filibuster in the
Senate.

New policies and approaches to
social security, economic planning
and urban affairs were approved in
the five-day convention and poli­
cies on civil rights, the war on
poverty, health, farm workers, nat­
ural resources education, mari­
time, rail and government workers
were reaffirmed and expanded to
meet new problems and challenges.

The AFL-CIO's positions on
strengthening the International
Confederation of Free Trade Un-
ians, the International Labor Org-
aniziaiion, and policies to win
freedom and strengthen democ­
racy in Europe, Latin America
and Africa were adopted with
overwhelming approval.

Of the numerous areas in which
the convention adopted a policy
position here are some of the
highlights:

,• Called for a new, comprehen­
sive and "massive" national. pro­
gram to rebuild the nation's cities.

• Urged a comprehensive in­
ventory be drawn of the nation's
social welfare and public service
needs and plans and programs to
meet these needs.

• Proposed a bold new expan­
sion of the social security system
including a retirement benefit of
at least 50 per cent and govern­
ment contributions to the social
security trust fund.

• Called for federalization of
the U.S. Employment Service so
that the economy can benefit from
the efficient use of manpower.

• Dedicated the labor move­
ment to play I a major role in
achieving "reality" for all minor­
ity groups in terms of giving
meaning to civil rights legislation.

• Enlisted unions in the fight
to erase the "ugly blight" of pov­
erty from the land and called for
additional measures to assure jobs
at decent wages for all willing and
able to work.

• Proposed federal legislation
to provide all Americans with bet­
ter medical care at prices they
can afford, calling for a public
program to replace fragmented
and inefficient present arrange­
ments.

• Reaffirmed the need to im­
prove the wage-hour law as the
"single most potent weapon in the
war against poverty."

• Called for a broad program
of legislation to protect America's
consumers and give all Americans
full value for the money they
spend.

• Demanded a decent liveli­
hood for farm workers and the
protection of national legislation
for them as well as aid to the
family farmer.

• Urged no letup in the fight to
final victory in the states for the
principle of "one man, one vote."

• Proposed an additional $10
billion a year in federal aid to
meet the nation's "school needs."

• Termed "imperative" passage
of the Administration's unemploy­
ment compensation bill, as a "long
and wholesome step forward" to
a long-overdue overhauling of the
system.

Routine Shipboard Jobs
Can Be Most Hazardous

Practicing safety is important all around the ship and in all shipboard departments.
No job aboard ship is free from the danger of injury or disablement and some of the seem­
ingly simplest, most routine tasks are the ones in which injuries are most often incurred.
The following list of simple
and routine but dangerous
shipboard practices should
be a reminder to all Seafarers to
play it safe in all shipboard situa­
tions.

Galley Safety

Handling of sharp and blunt ob­
jects accounts for most accidents
in the galley. The injuries are
mostly minor cuts and bruises but
the danger of infection is always
present. These minor injuries also
present a problem when a man has
to keep his hands out of the water
to allow proper healing.

Training is most important: Use
the right tool for the Job. The man
who grabs a knife or cleaver in­
stead of a can opener is always ask­
ing for trouble. When used for
their normal function, knives and
cleavers should always be kept
sharp. This reduces the chance of
slipping.

Regular inspections should be

made in the galley to smooth off
sharp edges on sinks, tables, ovens
and storage brackets. Broken glass­
ware or crockery should be dis­
carded. Extreme care should be
taken in handling and disposing of
broken pieces.

Spilled grease, water or refuse
should be wiped off the galley deck
promptly to avoid slipping in good
or bad weather. Faucets, valves
and all pipe connections in hot
water and steam lines should be
checked frequently against the
danger of steam or hot water seep­
age. Burns and scalds from these
sources can be eliminated.

Jumping Off Hatches

"Look before you leap" is an old
safety maxim that applies to every­
thing in life. It applies on a ship
as well, especially if a Seafarer
wants to make sure he's all in one
piece at the payoff.

Accidents occasionally happen to

men who think nothing of making
a short jump off a hatch on to the
deck. Those who neglect to look
before they leap, wind up tangled
in the dunnage or hatch boards
that are lying about. At sea, some­
one in a hurry leaps off a hatch and
gets spilled when he lands on the
slippery deck. The result is always
the same: Another injury that
shouldn't happen at all.

Work On Overheads
Proper attention is seldom given

to having safe working surfaces
when doing overhead work. Boxes
and buckets or other improper
movable objects are too often used
in enclosed spaces. All of these
plus fixed equipment such as rails
or winches are also used on weath­
er decks.

The result is always the same.
Improper tools or working gear of
any kind produces accidents. You
can get off lucky every time until
you take a spill. Then it's too lato.

American Merchant Marine & Maritime
Policy Adopted by AFL-CIO Convention

(Continued from page 3)

and to obtain revitalization of the Amer­
ican-flag fleet as rapidly as possible to
meet this threat.

5. Calls upon the State Department
to re-evaluate its position and support
legislation to Bar from U.S. commerce
foreign-flag vessels which have been
trading with North Viet Nam.

6. Calls upon the President and the
Congress to resist and reject pressures
to eliminate the requirement that at
least 50% of the wheat and other grains
sold to the Soviet nations be carried in
American-flag ships and to assure strict
enforcement of all cargo preference re­
quirements.

7. Calls upon the President and the
Congress to reject any "Built Abroad"
philosophy regarding the building of
American-flag merchant vessels and to
preserve and strengthen regulations de­
signed to safeguard American-flag,
American-built shipping.

8. Supports a naval construction pro­
gram in U.S. shipyards to assure our
continued superiority as the world's
leading naval power.

9. Calls for legislation to extend the
jurisdiction of the NLRB to cover the
crews of runaway-flag vessels in Ameri­
can commerce.

10. Calls for' continued efforts to alert
Congress and the public to the need foi;
protecting the passengers and crews
from hazardous conditions such as ex­
isted on the ill-fated Yarmouth Castle
and calls on Congress to enact pending
legislation to reserve cruise operations
out of U.S. ports to American-flag ves­
sels, unless unavailable, and to regulate
any participation of foreign-flag vessels
in these trades by requiring them to
comply with U.S. safety standards.

11. Calls upon Congress and the ap­
propriate Federal departments and
agencies to enact and implement such
measures as will restore the domestic
merchant fleet, including those vessels
in the coastwise and iniercpatal trades,
on the Great Lakes, and on our rivers
and inland waterways and reaffirm our

opposition to any attempt to destroy the
protection afforded to domestic shipping
by the Jones Act.

12. Supports legislation presently
pending in Congress to protect our fish­
ing industry, by extending our present
territorial limits from the present three
miles to twelve miles.

'13. Urges the Government to exert its
efforts to bring about early ratification
by such nations as are necessary to put
into full force and effect the Conven­
tion on Fishing and Conserving the Liv­
ing Resources of the High Seas, as adopt­
ed by the United Nations Conference on
the Law of the Sea, held at Geneva,
Switzerland, February 4, to Aprl 27,
1958.

14. Calls for introduction in Congress
of legislation to increase U.S. carriage
of our waterborne foreign commerce to
the level called for by the Martime
Advisory Committee and support the
buildng in U.S. yards of an adequate
number of vessels to achieve this pur­
pose.

15. Affirms our opposition to runaway
flag operations and calls for the com­
plete scrapping of the so-called "effec­
tive control" concept, and any policies
placing reliance on foreign flag ships
for the vessel strength essential to U.S.
defense and economic requirements.

16. Supports moves to re-establish
the Maritime Administration as an inde­
pendent agency, outside of the Depart­
ment of Commerce, and to centralize
the administration of the cargo prefer­
ence laws in the Maritime Administra­
tion.

17. Supports members of Congress
who favor a stronger merchant marine
and calls upon the Committee on Politi­
cal Education of the AFL-CIO to co­
operate in this endeavor by including
votes on maritme issues in their stand­
ards for determining support or opposi­
tion to Congressional candidates, and to
urge the cooperation of local, central,
and state bodies, as well as the various
AFL-CIO departments, in order to
achieve this objective.



F«f* Twelve SEAFARERS LOO December 2i, 19M

Thanksgiving Aboard The National Defender

Galley gang aboard the National Defender
includes (l-r): Thomas Rowbottom, Fred
Hicks, Jr., Emiglio Canonizado, isiah Gray,

Jerry Wood and John Smith.

From left to right, Thomas Smith, chief
pumpman, and Billy Odelmon, bos'n, sit
around looking over the dessert course of

Thanksgiving dinner.

When Seafarer Louis Ryan's wife Blanche died while he was at sea aboard the Volusia,
fellow Seafarers demonstrated once again that they stick by each other in time of trouble.
A total of $173.80 was donated by the crew and the ship's master; and the radio operator,
McDonough, worked con--v

Rendueles

tinuously during his off time
to insure that the flowers and
messages arrived in time for the
funeral. The foilowing message
went with the
wreath; "On be­
half of the offi­
cers and crew
members of the
S. S. Volusia, we
deeply pray in
sorrow for the
great loss of Mrs.
Louis F. Ryan
and send these
flowers as a
token from our hearts, for we miss
you and such love could never be
replaced to your devoted husband
and family. May God bless and
she rest in peace." Ship's Dele­
gate Manuel Rendueles remarked
that the crew was deserving of the
utmost respect and thanks for a
job well done, and he commended
each one of them on their gener­
osity. Contributors Include Nels
Larsen, George Hunter, William
Caldara, William Connelly, Engle-
bert Lens, Glenn Weatheringtom
Jimmy Conner, Earnest Kunickas,
Guy Gage, Needem Galloway,
Walter Marcus, Moses McCoy,
Howard Hill, Alfred Lopez and
John Moore, the Ship's Master
Also, Robert Mealor, Gordon Vaag,
Elbert Britton, Ira Gunter, Palle
Hansen, Alfred Bolte, Thomas Bal­
lard, Allen Dunn, James Dies,
Clarence Harman, Manuel Ren­
dueles, James Regan, Thomas
Hughes and Richard Smith.

t 4'
Anthony Rodriques aboard the

Del Sud (Delta Lines) spoke to
many members
of the crew and
reported there is
almost unani-
m 0 u s approval
of the new con­
tract, which he
called "the finest
in SIU history,"
Brother Rodri­
guez especially
cited the new

vacation Ian where Seafarers

will receive $1,000 vacation pay.
Thirty-itwo crewmembers signed
a written resolution commending
the new contract and opposing
any changes. They were Joseph R.
Cuelles, Anthony Rodriguez, Rich­
ard Garcia, Thomas Gavarre, R.
Gonzales, John C. Vieira, Medordo
Aguicia, Victor Costelleto, Jose
J. A. Vigo, Gaspor Nato, H. G.
Wintzell, J. T. Kelly. Jr., Hans
Spiegel, Mike G. Murr, T. Matulo,
Vran A. Divining and E. Vieira.
Also, Albert J. Torho, Edward
Metros, John L. Mohony, Giavino
LIUZEO, Arthur J. Cox, C. Lanier,
Mike Luizza, Mike Dunn, Michael
Vigo, Maurice "Duke" Duet,
George Colar, W. Patterson, J. P.
Brooks, H. L. Hornsey and D. W.
Witty.

4* 4^
Aboard the Del Mar (Delta

Lines) meeting chairman J. V.
Walen, Jr., re­
ports that every­
thing is moving
along smoothly
with only one or
two minor beefs.
He also took
time out to thank
all department
delegates and
the entire crew
for cooperating

to make his job much easier.
Although some brands of cigarettes
have been in short supply, the
purser states he will prepare for
this in the future by stocking them
more heavily.

4* 4*
The men aboard the Del Oro

(Delta Steamship Company) chose
Brother Walter
Dun as ship's
delegate by ac­
clamation, a c-
cording to Ra­
mon I r i z a r r y,
meeting secre-
tary. "The
choice," Irlzarry
said, "was unani­
mous and re­
flects the confi­

dence of the crew that Brother

Whalen

Irizarry

Dunn is capable of doing a good
job." Ever^hing is going along
fine aboard the ship, and the
voyage promises to be a success­
ful one.

3) 4i t

Seafarer James B. Harris was
taken sick aboard the Bangor
(Bermuda Steamship) and had to
be repatriated back to the States.
"Jim is a wiper, and a good one,"
says ship's delegate Charles Bar-
kins. "We hated to lose him on
this run and all the hoys wish him
the speediest of recoveries. The
crew hopes to see Jim shipshape
the next time out,"

Asks For More
U.S.-Flag Ships
To the Editor:

With all this talk going around
about too few ships to supply
our. boys in Viet Nam, I wonder
why the government doesn't
break more of our own vessels
out of mothballs instead of
chartering from other coun­
tries? In my opinion, they
should think of Amerlcati sea­
men first, before switchng over
to foreign flags. After all, we
need jobs as well as the next
man, and we're not getting

All letters to the Editor for
publication in the SEAFARERS
LOG must be signed by the
writer. Names will be withheld
upon request.

them when the United States
obtains its vessels from other
countries.

Too, I think Congress and the
President should recall the
dedicated service rendered by
the American merchant seamen
during World War II, They
needed us then, and we met the
challenge; and now it seems
that when we need American
ships to give us employment,
it's no deal as far as our gov­
ernment goes. I'll bet my bot­
tom dollar that if thp war got
really hot, they'd be hollering
loud enough for good, depend­
able American seamen. There's
one thing we don't do, and that

is refuse to carry supplies to our
boys In Viet Nam like so many
of the foreign-flag vessels have
done.

I can well recall those long
nights on supply ships, taking
supplies to Europe during the
last World War. We expected
attack by German submarines
every minute, but we still de­
livered the goods and lost a lot
of Seafarers doing it I frankly
don't like American sailors be­
ing forgotten by the very same
government we fought and died
for, so I appreciate the effort
being made by the SIU to build
and keep a strong U.S.-flag fleet.

Fraternally yours.
Mart Harrison

^ X X

Seafarers Are
Urged To Vote
To the Editor:

The recent New Orleans
election for City Councilmen
brings to my mind the im­
portance of every man's vote,
whether it be in a local or a
national contest. Only 504 votes
separated the second and third
man in the race; it does make
me. realize how vital it is to go
to the polls and cast my ballot
for the man of my choice.

Furthermore, I think that all
members of our Union should
feel obligated to register and
make his voice heard. A few
votes here and there in an
election might easily make the
difference between a candidate
who favors organized labor and
one who does not. Democracy
can only work if every man
does his part.

Fraternally,
Mike Evans

Seafarers Recall Pearl Harbor

Seafarer Claude H. Fowler shows Merchant Marine Service Award to U.S. Merchant Marina
checker champion Fred B. Kritzler. The two SIU members got together OR December 7th, at
the New York Union Hall to play a few games of checkers and talk over old times. Brother
Fowler's decorations represent service in the Mediterranean, Pacific and Atlantic Theatres.
"I consider it a highest honor to be able to wear these ribbons," Fowler said, "especially on

Pearl Harbor Day."

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Seafarer's Opinions Vary
Over Shoretime In Viet Nam

If you wander about an SIU ship lately returned from Viet Nam, you find that each
Seafarer has his own opinions on what to do in port there, whether it's actually safe to
wander ashore, where to go and where not to go in that war-torn country. And yet this
much can be said for certain:
Seafarers one and all agree
that our soldiers fighting
communism in Viet Nam need all

Bosun Marianne LuBiejewski tells LOG staffer about his
experiences in Viet Nam during a trip there aboard the
Steel Architect. In the background, SIU patrolman Pete
Loleas (left) and deckhand Staves Makronis talk over

events of trip on the recently returned vessel.

the support they can get, from'the
American public as well as the
sailors who deliver the goods. "I
don't like war," one member of
the deck department remarked,
"and neither "does any man with
half good sense. But since we are
in it, there's only one thing to do
—lend our hands to do our share
to help our boys. Nobody's ever
been able to accuse an SIU crew
of shirking their duty during a
national crisis, and they're not
going to be able to accuse us now.
We sail the ships, that's our part."

Too, Seafarers seem unanimous
in their belief that the United
State should iight to win the war.

Final Departures
Donald Douglas Dambrino, 57:

Brother Dambrino died of cancer
at the County
Hospital in Mon-
ticello, Mississip­
pi. A member of
the steward de­
partment, he
joined the Union
in 1946. He is
survived by his
brother, J. D.
Dambrino. Burial

took place at the Pleasant Grove
CemetCTy in Lincoln, Mississippi.

« $
James Sogers Williams, 49:

Drowning claimed the life of
Brother Williams,
When he was
thrown from a
boat during an
accidental colli­
sion. A member
of the SIU Inland
Boatmen's Union
he joined the
Union in 1963.
Brother Williams
Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen
M. Williams, and burial took place
in the Green Lawn Memorial Park
Cemetery in Port Arthur, Texas.

LeRoy Joseph Lemaire, 24:
Brother Lemaire died of a massive

hemorrhage a t
the Park Place
Hospital in Port
Arthur, Texas. A
member of ' the
deck department,
he joined the
SIU Inland
Boatsmen's Un­
ion in 1963. Le­
maire is survived

by his father, Wilson Lemaire, and
burial took place at the Calvary
Cemetery in Port Arthur, Texas.

Wilhelm V, Newhoff. 71: Brother
Newhoff died of natural causes at
St. Clare's Hospi­
tal, New York,
N.Y. He served
as a member of
the deck depart­
ment since 1941
and was placed
<»i pension in
November of
1959. Brother
Newhoff is sur­
vived by his sister, Marie New­
hoff, and was buried at the Calvary
Cemetery in Sunnyside, New York.

Maternity Benefits On Display

Seafarer Tony Nottage proudly holds his youngest daughter,
Linda Sue, who is three months old. Besides Brother
Nottage sits his wife, Kin, and their other daughter, Anna
Louise. Nottage family were recent recipients of SIU

Maternity Benefits.

Robert A. Medicus, 65: Cancer
claimed the life of Brother Medi­

cus at the New
Orleans USPHS
Hospital. A mem­
ber of the engine
department since
1957, he is sur­
vived by his sis­
ter, Mrs. Clarence
R. Pie per. Sr.
Burial took place
in the Catholic

Cemtery in Mobile, Alabama.
$ $

Antonio Infante, 66: Brother
Infante died of natural causes at
the Lutheran
Medical Center
in Brooklyn, New
York. Infante,
who joined the
steward depart­
ment of the SIU
in 1941, is sur­
vived by his wife,
Josef ina. Burial
took place in the
Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New
York.

4"
Howard J. Abell, 71: A heart

attack claimed the life of Brother
Abell at the St.
Mary's Hospital
in Long Beach,
California, Abell,
a 23-year veteran
of the deck
department, i s
survived by his
s i a t e r-in-law,
Florence Abell.
Burial took place

in the Good Shepherd Cemetery
in Huntington Beach, California.

4" 4" 4"
Joseph L. Van Ert, 53: Brother

Van Ert succumbed to heart dis­
ease at the D.O.A.
Superior Me­
morial Hospital
in Superior, Wis­
consin. He was a
member of the
Great Lakes Tug
and Dredge and
last worked for
the Great Lakes
Towing Com­
pany. Brother Van Ert is survived
by his ex-wife,'Jane Van Ert, and
burial took place in the Green­
wood Cemetery in Superior, Wis­
consin.

"The only answer," said Deckhand
Marianne LuBiejewski, "is to send
more troops, since we've already
committed ourselves."

But thoughts don't always sort
themselves out so neatly when
you're discussing a foreign port.
Some Seafarers just go ashore in
Saigon as they do anywhere else.
They visit the markets and the
nightspots and restaurants as if
they were in Bangkok or Subic
Bay. Others, however, regard Viet­
namese ports as just .plain off
limits, so far as they are person­
ally concerned. Fred Bentley of
the steward department, for ex­
ample, remarked that anybody
who goes ashore in that place is
asking for trouble. "I went ashore
in Manila, Bangkok and Singa­
pore," Bentley said, "and enjoyed
myself. Those are good ports and
friendly to Americans. But not
Viet Nam, I don't have any busi­
ness there. It's just like Korea. I
stick around on board and even
give my letters to others to mail.
Trouble is not something a man
is supposed to look for, and a for­
eign war is the best place I know
to find it."

A deckhand, who asked that his
name be withheld, felt even
stronger on the subject. He was
short, slightly heavy-set seaman
with a Balkan accent, and the left
side of his face flaunted a series
of scars that crisscrossed his
cheek. "Did I go ashore in
Saigon?" he repeated the question
angrily. ''No, I did not go ashore
there. I will never go ashore where
there are communists. They kill
my brother and take my home in
Estonia. They try to kill me, too.
You see," he pointed to the scars
on his face, "they try for me, but
do not succeed. I knock them down
and escape from Estonia across the
border. I miss my home, but know
I can never go back while the
communists are there. That is why
I do not go ashore in countries
where there are communists.

No Excursions

Though there are those like
Bentley and the deckhand from Es­
tonia who feel strongly against any
sort of excursion in Saigon, the
majority of Seafarers regard the
place as just another port where
caution should be exercized. Broth­
er LuBiejewski put it succinctly
when he said, "Sure, I go ashore—
but I don't go exploring. You can

hear the gunfire in the hills not
so far away."

Douglas Cox of the engine de­
partment regarded the port cities
in Vietnam as "kind of dangerous"
with "a lot of friction everywhere,"
while AB John DeBos described a
visit there as "not taking so much
of a chance."

This avoidance ol places where
trouble is likely to start is rather
typical of Seafarers who venture
ashore in Vietnam. Ben Buck of
the deck department declares that
crowded spots where Americans
are likely to be hanging out are
the places that communists are
most likely to hit. "I had no trou­
ble," Buck went on to say. "Al­
though you could hear the gims all
night long, I just didn't have any
trouble. I stuck to the neighbor­
hood hangouts, where I felt things
were pretty safe."

Not Exactly Safe
Nevertheless, Seafarers pretty

well agree that Saigon is not ex­
actly the most comfortable port in
the world. A grenade went off in
a taxi four days before the "Steel
Architect" arrived, killing the driv­
er, several passengers and a by­
stander. Fortunately, no GIs were
caught by the explosion. And the
heavy thudding of the artillery in
the hills adds nothing to the Sea­
farers' feeling of security.

Deckman Howard Albertson was
one of the SIU members who got
a first-hand glance at the conflict.
While on watch, he observed shells
striking on either side of a barge
on the Saigon River — only 100
yards behind the ship he was on!

Albertson and another deckman,
Spiros Panagatos, had to take a
taxi back to Saigon to make sure
they were there in time to meet
the ship. "It looked like any other
road to me," Albertson said. "It
was after ten o'clock, and we had
plenty of time to get back on the
"Steel Architect" before she lifted
anchor. Then the driver said sort
of casually that cars had been am­
bushed quite a few times on the
highway we were on. But then he
went on to point out a weed-
covered place on the side of the
road where three passengers were
killed the week before. Boy, were
we glad to get back to Saigon.

"We'll remember the curfew next
time," said Panagatos. "At first we
thought it was simply a warning
to keep things in order, but now
we sure know they play for keeps!"

Lynn R. Baker
You are asked to get in touch

with your wife at Box 115,
Temple, Texas.

a. 4 4
James ij. Wheaton

Youi- gear is being held in the
Galveston office of the American
Shipping Company.

4 4 4
Tax Keiund Checks

Income tax refund checks are
being held for the following Sea­
farers by Jack Lynch, Room 201,
SUP Building, 450 Harrison
Street, San Francisco 5, Cali­
fornia: Alexander Ansaldo, Roy C.
Bru, Oria S. Sushold, Winfred A.
Daniel, Hans J. L. Pedersen,
Birgir R. Rasmussen, Harold R.
Thomas and Yung Fioy Woo.

Gordon D. Marbury
You are requested to contact

your wife Mabel immediately.
4 4 4

Andrew Lesnasky
You are asked to get in touch

with Mrs. Elizabeth Tillman
d'Fenafuit at 9245 Avenue P,
Houston, Texas.

4 4 4
Lionel Dunkin

Please contact your mother at
229 Slidell Avenue, Algiers 14,
Louisiana, Phone number 361-
3044.

4 4 4
Robert (Spike) Ackerson

You are requested to contact
either your sister or your Mother,
Mrs". Jane Hartnett at 350 Van-
derbilt Avenue, Staten Island,
New York.



Page Fourteea SEAFARKRS LOG Deeembw M, IHi

Seafarers On Shuttle Run
Retax With Homespun Fun

The sixteen-day shuttle run between the Persian Gulf and Japan aboard the "Monticello
Victory" could easily be long and tiresome during leisure hours, but Seafarers aboard this
vessel "have seen to it that monotony doesn't get the best of them. The morale is high, there
are few differences of opin- +

Saxon

ion, and everybody seems to
be in excellent spirits.

This state of well-being is large­
ly due to the knack this crew has
for entertaining themselves.

During welcome moments of lei­
sure, a tape of "Hank Williams" is
produced, the music box wound up
and before long the boys are har­
moniously yodeling with the coun­
try singer. And when the taped
music is completely exhausted and

beginning to pall,
a few of the more
talented Sea­
farers take over
with their guitars
and harmonicas.
Their efforts, a
cross between
"hillbilly" and
"folk" music, are
considered good
by everyone, and

the playing and singing hardly
ever fails to fend off boredom.

The music, In fact, played a ma­
jor part in warding off a near catas­
trophe, when the steward informed
the crew that the supply of "grits"
was dangerously low. There were
a few frowns aboard ship, until
the critical situation was remedied
on arrival in Guam by "Mr.
Quaker," who quickly replenished
the stock. Now, once again, the
"grits fanciers," predominantly
Mobilians, a few converted Yank­
ees, and a couple of the more ad­
venturous types from the West
Coast, are smugly wearing big
smiles.

"Breed Apart"
This "breed apart" Is also fond

of baked chicken with corn bread
dressing, topped off with old fash­
ioned banana pudding—^but so is
everybody!

"And while we're on the subject
of food," says ship's reporter Joe
Saxon, "our galley force is abso­
lutely tops. Their culinary feats
have been deliciously enjoyed, time
and time again. One of their spe­
cialties is "Seafood Gumbo," along
with "cathead biscuits" that would
melt in your mouth. This dish, a
favorite on the ship, would delight
any outstanding gourmet."

The Persian end of the shuttle,
characterized by blistering heat
that sends the thermometer soar­
ing, doesn't seem to bring out
much enthusiasm from the seafar­
ers; it is one of those places where,
outside of an abundance of natural
oil fields and desert sands, there
is little else. Even the camels,
looking disgusted with their lot,
appear that they would as soon be
in another place—^were they not
tethered down.

As the ship moves steadily
closer to its destination, the daily
routine of performing the ship's
chores is kept in harmony, with
hardly any deviation from the
norm. But the Monticello Victory,
not being any exception to the
rule, can also furnish its share of
humdrum activity.

Good Humor
Humor and kidding among the

Seafarers soon overcomes this.
"The conversation at the ever-
popular coffee time is still going
strong," Saxon notes, "and the
dialogue moves from one interest­
ing topic to another, with thoughts
about Christmas taking up most of
the time, nowadays. All sorts of
plans are being made for the
arrival back in the United States,
including cross-country motor
trips, fishing, hunting and other
recreational activities.

"But I think Brother Frank

Slow Or Full Speed, Ahead Or Astern?

Seafarer Bill Woddell. an electrician aboard the Andrew
Jackson, spent quite a few hours after the payoff to make
sure the ship's telegraph gets the message back to the
engine room. The telegraph, which is shown in the above

. picture, transmits orders to the black gang.

Coggins, the ship's delegate,
offered the best plan of all. When
he was asked what he would do on
his vacation, he replied, 'Nothing'.
He might have something there.
And speaking of vacations," Saxon
went on to say, "the recently won
increase In vacation pay won by
the SlU will come in handy while
relaxing on the beach."

The arrival in Japan comes with
the usual pandemonium, with the
Japanese businessmen fighting for
the limited space in the mess hali
to display their wares. In a matter
of minutes, the goods are un­
packed and spread out for inspec­
tion.

Price Haggling

Immediately, the potential buy­
ers and sellers begin haggling
over prices. When the bargaining
gets into full swing, the entire
mess hall becomes an uproar and
continues so until a satisfactory
price is agreed on for an item.
Then the tempo slackens, only to
start up again over another piece
of merchandise. During this viola­
tion of an otherwise comparative
quietness, mealtime is generally
ignored, probably for fear of
indigestion.

"Our two-day stay in Japan
proved to be a much needed
respite from the seemingly endless
time at sea," Saxon reports. "Just
the simple act of walking around
on the street brings back the
realization that we're still land
mammals."

LOG-A-RHYTHM:

The Rescue Tug
By Ed (Mae) Maclejewski

Wind, sicet, rain, into that howling storm
From his bed he was summoned that fearful morn;

He must go to the rescue, bom to suffer.
Go to his grave the murky sea has to offer.

He sees the fury's victim through the heavy squall,
A mighty ship twisting, fighting, with a wrent in her hull.

Through the blinding sleet a rocket line is fired at last.
The sailors labor, a tow is made fast.

The man on the bridge bites his finger tips.
His eyes to the skies, a prayer on his lips;

Gives his orders to the hulking Swede engineer.
Who is working below, his face a bloody smear.

Take slack with throttles on speed one-four.
That couldn't be heard over the ocean's roar.

The stout little ship gave a mighty heave;
The bos'n lost his arm hugging a blooded sleeve.

The parted line twisted like a dying snake.
The angry sea its victim soon 'will take.

The stout little ship foundered, lost her screw;
The man on the bridge gave his life, sacrificed the crew.

He gave his all, with this rescue he devised.
But by many for years will be criticized.

His only reward is Eternal Sleep
Many fathoms below in the briny deep.

His grave is not bedecked with flowers
That bloom in fair weather with April showers;

His widow has no grave to kneel at and pray.
But she's a widow because the tow line frayed;

She prays, "Oh dear Lord, give him peaceful sleep.
Twisting and rolling in the briny deep."

She remembers his joy when he was made Master, •
But now the forgetful world just goes on the faster.

Of whom do I speak, for whom no church bells will toll?
The lonely Tug Captain, please God rest his soul!

PETROCHEM (Valentine Corp.), Oc­
tober 8—Chairman, R. N. Air; Secre­
tary, John Hofgie. New contract ac­
cepted. No beefs reported.

TRANSHATTERAS (Hudson Water­
ways Corp.), October 28—Chairman,
Kilgare; Secretary, D. L. Stepp. No
beefs reported by department dele­
gates. Requested Captain to keep
peddlers off ship in Canal. Minor
repairs and new washing machine
needed.

HANOVER (Pan American Tanker),
November 22 — Chairman, M. C.
Cooper; Secretary, John W. Malcolm.
No beefs reported by department
delegates. Some disputed OT in deck
department. Motion made to find out
why no sailing board was posted in
Singapore. Shortage of stores. Motion
made to find out why stores can't be
picked up in Bombay. Captain refused
to get adequate stores in Singapore.

WILMAR (Calmar), November 7 —
Chairman, R. Sigwart; Secretary, S.
Vernus. No beefs reported by depart­
ment delegates. Disputed OT in stew­
ard department.

WESTERN CLIPPER (Western Agen­
cy), October IS—Chairman, R. Sohl;
Secretary, J. J. Guard. Ship's dele­
gate -reported that the Captain will
make effort to contact U.S. Navy
about crew having the use of Subic
Bay Post Exchange for small stores.
Ship's slop chest is about empty.
Disputed OT question sent to head­
quarters for clarification. $10 in ship's
fund. Lengthy discussion and com­
plaints about chief cook's cooking.
Crew request thai the chief steward
help out in the galley. Chief steward
will assist in the galley if he's paid
for it.

one man. Everything is running
smoothly so far and no beefs were
reported by department delegates.
$2.90 in ship's fund. Brother Howard
Menz was re-elected to serve as ship's
delegate. Vote of thanks to all depart­
ment delegates and to the steward
department for a job well done.

DEL NORTE (Delta), October 24—
Chairman, Robert Callahan; Secretary,
Bill Kaiser. $25.29 in ship's fund and
$116 in movie fund. Ship's delegate
left ship in New Orleans. Brother
Victor O'Briant was elected to serve

SEAMAR (Calmar), October 18 —
Chairman, S. Furtado; Secretary, R.
K. HolL Ship's delegate reported that
all is running smoothly. No beefs
reported by department delegates. To
see patrolman regarding safer rig for
catwalk. Crew requested to help
keep recreation room clean.

TRANSARCTIC (Waterways Corp.),
October 17 — Chairman, Robert I.
Pagan; Secretary, James Girard.
Some disputed OT in engine depart­
ment.

STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Nov­
ember 7 — Chairman, Robert A. Bar­
rett; Secretary, Fred M. Morris. One
man taken off ship in Ceylon for
observation. Wire sent to Union. $8
in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in
deck department.

MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Oc­
tober 3 — Chairman, G. Nance; Sec­
retary, A. Villariza. Some disputed
OT in deck and engine departments.
One man missed ship in Naha City,
Okinawa.

MIAMI (Cities Service), October 31
—Chairman, A. Capote; Secretary, P.
Reed. New agreement accepted,
Everything is running smoothly. $8.70
in ship's fund. Discussion on coast­
wise tranportation after six months
on ship. Clarification received from
headquarters and read to the crew.

as new ship's delegate. Shortage of
stores in slop chest. Vote of thanks
to the Union officials for the good
work accomplished on the Pension
Plan, wages, OT and everything right
down the line in the new contract.

CLAIBORNE (See-Land), October 31
— Chairman, Henry Koppersmith;
Secretary, James Pursell. No beefs
reported. Everything is running
smoothly. Brother Lambert Waldrop
was elected to servo as ship's dele­
gate.

PENN CARRIER (Penn Shipping), Oc­
tober 10 — phairman, Ralph King;
Secretary, Charles E. Durden. Brother
Ralph Newcomb was elected to serve
as ship's delegate. No beefs reported
by department delegates.

POTOMAC (Empire Transport), Sep­
tember 19—Chairman, Frank Pasaluk;
Secretary, R. Cabrera. No beefs were
reported by department delegates.
Vote of thanks extended to the stew­
ard department for a job well done
at all times.

DEL ORO (Delta). October 24 —
Chairman, J. H. Bales; Secretary,
Ramon Irizarry. $43.55 in ship's fund.
Brother Walter Dun was elected to
serve as ship's delegate. No beef.
Everything is running smoothly.

POTOMAC (Empire Transport), Oc­
tober 20—Chairman, Frank Rabos;
Secretary, Raoul Cabrera. Soma dis­
puted OT in deck department. One
man in steward department missed
ship. Brother Raoul Cabrera was
elected to serve as ship's delegate.
Discussion on ventilation for crew's
quarters when ship is secured for bad.
weather. To see patrolman in regards
to day off in port. Vote of thanks to
the steward department.

HALCYON PANTHER (Halycon), Oc­
tober 9—Chairman, A. Tsilentis; Sec­
retary, Frank Kustura. No beefs re­
ported. Captain will give each man 2
hours OT in lieu of launch service in
Cochin. $1.55 in ship's fund. Motion
made that the Union enforce ruling
that all B and C men get off after
sixty days. Vote of thanks to the
ship's delegate and to the steward
department.

STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), August
15—Chairman, Fred Shaia; Secretary,
James Gillian. Ship's delegate report­
ed that everything is running
smoothly. $37.50 in ship's fund. No
beefs reported by department dele­
gates.

FANWOOD (Waterman), October 20
—Chairman, Homer Workman; Sec­
retary, Harry Oarrah. Some disputed
OT in engine department. Crew re­
quest that steward department
foc'sles be painted.

HALYCON PANTHER (Halycon), Oc­
tober 25—Chairman, Wm. Mitchellf
Secretary, Frank Kustura. Brother
William Mitchell was elected to serve
as ship's delegate. Sailed one man
short in steward department. Discus,
sion on condition of water.

DEfc-MONTE (Delta). October 17 —
Chairman, Howard Menz; Secretary,
Albert G. Espeneda. Ship sailed short

MERRIMAC (Merrimac Transport),
October 24 — Chairman, E. Kress;
Secretary, L. p. Hagmann. No beefs
reported by department delegates.
Motion mads to revise Shipping Ruie
No. 4 "Business Hours and Job Calls"
paragraph "D" to read that jobs be
called at least four (4) times in the
Port of Philadelphia before sent to a
major port for filling. Brother J.
Brooks resigned as ship's delegate
and Brother F. Corcoran was elected

COLORADO (Waterman), October 24
—Chairman, L B. Ouracher; Secre­
tary, P. L. Shauger. Ship's delegate
reported that all is O.K. Discussion
on painting messhalls, head and
showers. Brother G. M. Triplett was
elected to serve as ship's delegate.



IMf SEUFARERS LOa ,»«• wm»m.

LA SALLE (Waterman), Oetaber 11
'-Chairman, Leon i. Wabb; Sacre-
Lary, Charlai Braaux. Brother S. E.
Puntlllo was aiected to serve as
ship's delegate. No beefs reported
by department delegates. Vote of
thanks extended to the steward
department for a Job well done.

PENN CHALLENGER (Penn), No­
vember IS—Chairman, E. J. Rivierej
Secretary, P. R. Mack. No beefs re­
ported by department delegates.
Repair list given to the Captain, and
copy sent to Bob Matthews.

MADAKET (Waterman), November
14—Chairman, W. E. Evitt; Secretary,
E. 0. Salvador. Ship's delegate re­
ported that everything is running
smoothly. Good cooperation from
topside. Delegate reported that the
Chief Mate is best he has worked
for. Everything is O.K. and everyone
is happy.

PORTMAR (Calmer), November
Chairman, E. W. Nicholson; Secre­
tary, P. Douglass. No beefs report­
ed by department delegates. Vote

of thanks extended to the steward
department fon doing • fin* jo'>-

DEL MAR (Delta), November 7—
Cheirman, J. V. Whalen, Jr.; Secre­
tary, J. Arnold. Ship's delegate re­
ported that all is running smoothly
and thanked department delegates
and crew for their cooperation.
Shortage of LOGS and communica­
tions from headquarters.

COMMANDER (Marine Carriers),
November 4—Chairman, H. Meach-
am; Secretary, 0. McMillan. Disputed
OT in deck and engine departments
to be taken up with patrolman.
Brother Meacham was elected to
serve as ship's delegate.

MAIDFN CREEK (Sea-Land), Novem­
ber 11—Chairman, A. E. Diaz; Secre­
tary, Tommy Jenkins. No disputed
OT and no beefs reported by de­
partment delegates.

ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Moore-McCor-
mack), October 31—Chairman, George
A. Callard; Secretary,- Luther Gad-
son. Brother Elmer Kent was elected
to serve as ship's deiegate. Every­
thing is running as well as can be.
Each member to contribute 25c to
50c to biuld a ship's fund. Everyone
is happy is with new ship's dele­
gate, and also food.

SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain),
November 21—Chairman. Felix Bone-
font; Secretary, M. A. Velez. No dis­
puted OT reported. Captain will take
care of all repairs that are needed
Brother Wilson Toris was elected
new ship's delegate.

TRAN.SORLEANS (Hudson Water­
ways), October 30—Chairman, R. L.
Toler; Secretary, H. J. Ballard. Crew
request clarification in new agree­
ment regarding oilers on port
watches in port. No disputed OT and
no beefs reported by department
delegates.

CANTIGNY (Cities Service Tank­
ers), November 14—Chairman, Wil­
liam Morris, Jr.: Secretary, T. Dens-
more. Ship's delegate reported that
everything is running fine, except
for some disputed OT in deck de­
partment. Ship should be fumigated.

CANTIGNY (Cities Service Tankers),
October 24—Chairman. M. Doherty;
Secretary, William Norris. Brother
M. J. Gallier was elected to serve
as ship's delegate. No beefs and no
disputed OT.

TRANSBAY (Hudson Watenwavs),
October 17—Chairman, J. P. Seide,
Jr.; Secretary, Fran S. Paylor, Jr. No
beefs reported bv department dele­
gates. Brother Frederick G. Ander­
son was elected to serve as shin's
delegate. Vote of thanks to the
steward department for a Job well
done.

STEEL SEAFK .ER (Isthmian), Sep­
tember 10—Chairman, H. Bilde;
Secretary, W. Hand. Most of the re­
pairs have been completed. No beefs
reported by department delegates.
Motion made and carried that
Brother Steve Kolina continue to
serve as ship's delegate. Vote of
thanks to the steward department.
Crew requested to keep doors locked
at all time when in port, and to
keep unauthorized persons out -of
messhalls.

OCEAN EVELYN . (Maritime Over­
seas}, Oct. IS—Ctiairniail, J. M. Pas-
ko; Secretary, Charles Johnson. Some
disputed OT in deck and engine de­
partments. Top crew on board and
all hands concur that the chief cook
and the baker have contributed to
the smoothness of the trip by their
superior work. Beefs that accumu­
lated during the 4-month voyage'
were submitted to headquarters.

COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service)i
November 8—Chairman, J. Chianese;
Secretary, None. No beefs reported
by department delegates. Brother
Jesse Metcalf was elected to serve
as ship's delegate.

Know Your kighfs
FINANCIAL REPORTS. The conitltution of the SlU AtlanUc. Gulf. Lakes

and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the
membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed
CPA audit evei-y three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected
by the membership. All Union records are availabie at BIU headquartere
In Brooklyn.

TRUST FUNDS. Ail trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland
Waters District are administered in accordance with the provislnna et
various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees
in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management
representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of
trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All
trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various
trust funds.

SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected
exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to
know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­
able in all Union hails. 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.

Fun copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at ail times,
cither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board.

CONTRACTS. Copies of ail SIU contracts are available in aU SIU baUs.
These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and
live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well - as your obligations,
such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If.
at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion,
falls to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port
agent.

EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally
refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of ony
individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­
lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its coilective membership.
This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the
September. 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for
LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive
Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its
ranks, one Indlvidua] to carry out this responsibility.

icneauie o
Membership Meetixigs

SlU-AGLIWO Meetings
New York Jan. 3—^2:30 p.m.
Philadelphia ....Jan. 4—2:30 p.m.
BaltimorD .Jan. 5—2:30 pjn.
Detroit Jan. 14—2:30 pjn.
Houston Jan. 17—2:30 P.M.
New Orleans ..Jan. 187-2:30 P.M.
Mobile Jan. 19^2:30 P.M.
Wilmington Jan. 17—2 P.M.
San JPrancisco ....Jan. 19—2 P.M.
Seattle Jan. 21—Z P.M.

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Great Lakes SIU Meetings

^Houston Jan. 10—7 P.M.
MobUe Jan. 12—7 P.M.
New Orleans Jan. 11—7 P.M.
* Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­

port News.
t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault

Ste. Maria, Mich.
t Meeting held at Galveston wharves.

Detroit ..
Alpena ..
Buffalo ..
Chicago ..
Cleveland
Duluth ...
Frankfurt

Jan. 3—2 P.M.
Jan. 3—7 P.M.
Jan. 3—7 P.M.

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Jan. 3—7 P.M.
Jan. 3—7 P.M.
Jan. 3—7 P.M.

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GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE

REGIDN

Detroit Jan. 10—7:30 P.M.
Milwaukee ...Jan. 10—7:30 P.M.
Chicago Jan. 11—7:30 P.M.
Buffalo Jan. 12—7:30 P.M.

tSa't Ste. Marie Jan. 13—7:30 P.M.
Duluth Jan. 14—7:30 P.M.
Cleveland ....Jan. 14—7:30 P.M.
Toledo Jan. 14—7:30 P.M.

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SIU Inland Boatmen's Union
Philadelphia Jan. 4—5 P.M.
Baltimore (licensed and

unlicensed) Jan. 5—5 P.M.
Houston Jan. 10—5 P.M.
Norfolk Jan. 6—5 P.M.
New Orleans Jan. 11—5 P.M.
Mobile Jan. 12—5 P.M.

3) Si 4
RAILWAY MARINE REGION

Jersey City
Jan. 10—10 A.M. & 8 P.M.

Philadelphia
Jan. 11—10 A.M. & 8 P.M.

Baltimore
Jan. 12—10 A.M. & 8 P.M.

^Norfolk
Jan. 13—10 A.M. & 8 P.M.

3) $ ^
United Industrial Workers
New York .Jan. 3—7 P.M.
Baltimore Jan. 5—7 P.M.
Philadelphia Jan. 4—7 P.M.

Directory Of
UNION HALLS
SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes

& Inland Waters
Inland Boatmen's Union

United Industrial Workers
PRESIDENT
Paul Hall

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Cal Tanner

VICE PRESIDENTS
Earl Shepard LIndsey Williams
Al Tanner Robert Matthews

SECRETARY-TREASURER
Al Kerr

HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn.
HY 9-6600

ALPENA. Mich 127 River St.
EL 4-3616

BALTIMORE, Md. ...1216 E. Baltimore St.
EA 7-4900

BOSTON, Mass 177 State St.
Rl 2-0140

BUFFALO, N.Y. 735 Washington St.
TL 3-9259

CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave.
SA 1-0733

CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St.
MA 1-5450

DETROIT, Mich. ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave.
VI 3-4741

DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St.
RA 2-4110

FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287
415 Main St.

EL 7-2441
HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St

WA 8-3207
JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St.

EL 3-0987
JERSEY CITY, N.J. ...99 Montgomery St

HE 3-0104
MIAMI. Fia 744 W. Flagler St

FR 7-3564
MOBILE, Ala 1 South Lawrence St

HE 2-1754
NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave.

Tel. 529-7546
NORFOLK, Va

PHILADELPHIA, Penna.

115 3rd St
Tel. 622-1892

.2604 S. 4th St
DE 6-3818

PORT ARTHUR, Tex. ...1348 Seventh St
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.. 350 Freemont St

DO 2-4401
SANTURCE, P.R. 1313 Fernandez Juncos

Stop 20
Tel. 724-2848

SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue
MA 3-4334

ST. LOUIS, Mo. 805 Del Mar
CE 11434

TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St
Tel. 229-2788

WILMINGTON, Calif. ..505 N. Marine Ave.
TE 4-2528

PAYMENT OP MONIES. No moniea are to be paid to anyone In any
official capacity In the SIU unleia an official Union receipt is given for
same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any
reason unless be is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to
require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or it a
member ia required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but
feels that ha 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 SEAFAREBS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­
tion. In addition, copies ara available in all Union halls. All members
should obtain coplea of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves
with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting
to deprive yon of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such
as dealing with chargea. trials, etc., as weU as all other deUils. then the
member so affected should immediately notify headquarters.

RETIEBD 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 all 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 oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership
has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain
their good standing through the waiving of their dues.

EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment
and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU
constitution and in the contracts which the Uiuon has negotiated with the
employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may he discriminated .igainst because
of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feeis
that he Is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should nctify
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 hest 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 Seafarer 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 infarmation, he should Immediately notify SIU President
Paul Hell at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested.

Empire State Beddine Co.
"Sealy Mattresses"
(Textile Workers)

Ji 3) 4>
Pepsi Cola Company

(Soft Drink Workers, Local 812)

4 4 4.
Jamestown Sterling Corp.

Furniture and Bedding
White Furniture Co.

United Furniture Workers

Seafarers and their families are
urged to support a consumer boy­
cott by trade unionists against
various companies whose products
are produced under non-union
conditions.

"Lee" brand .tires
(United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum

& Plastic Workers)
4 4 4

Eastern All Lines
(Flight Engineers)

4 4 4
H. I. Siege!

"HIS" brand men's clothes
(Amalgamated Clothing Workers)

4 4 4
Bears, Roebuck Company
Retail stores & products

(Retail Clerks)
4 4 4

Stltzel-Weller Distilleries
"Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk"

"Cabin StlU," «W. L. WeUer"
Bonrbon whiskeys

(DistiUery Workers)
4 4 4

J. R. Slmplot Potato Co.
Frozen potato products

(Grain Millers)
4 4 4

Klngsport Press
"World Book," "ChUdcraft"

(Printing Pressmen)
(Typographers, Bookbinders)

(Machinists, Stereotypers)

SIU
Arrivals

John Sacce, born November 14, 1965,
to the Michael Saccos, Brooklyn, New
York.

4 4 4
Leah Mallicoati tmrn November 2,

1965, to the Roger L. Mallicoats, Beards-
town, Illinois.

4 4 4
Lota Grimes, born October 23, 1965, to

the Jesse V. Grimes, New Orleans, La.

4 4 4
James Canfieid, born November 16v

1965, to the James C. Canfields, Prichard,
Ala.

4 4 4
Albert Brooks, born October 23, 196!^

to the Osborne Brooks, Jr., Eightmllev
Ala.

4 4 4
Mary Porter, born October 8, 1965, to

the Scott Porters, Levlttown, Pa.

4 4 4
Sandy Elaine Santiago, bom Novem­

ber 11, 1965, to the Jose W. Santiagos,
P.R.

4 4 4
Oarlena Vogt, bom October 11, 1965,

to the Garrett Vogts, New Orleans, La.



Vol. XXVH
No. 27 SEAFARERS LOG DM. 14

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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO

The holiday season has again arrived,

bringing wifh if fhe close of another 12

months of progress and solid accomplish­

ments in the interests of all Seafarers, boat­

men and other marine craft workers who

make up the SlU family.

For all hands, this is a season of festive

activity, whether aboard a vessel at sea,

at home with their families or in some for­

eign port halfway around the world.

Seafarers often find themselves setting

up the traditional holiday tree beneath a

blazing tropical sun or may celebrate the

new year battling to maintain headway in

an Atlantic gale. But in either case the

spirit is the same. Special meals with all

the trimmings and holiday cheer is the

order of the day in the tradition of all sea­

going men—while shipboard business con­

tinues as usual.

The SlU pauses on this occasion to ex­

tend holiday greetings and good wishes

to all members, at sea or ashore, for on

enjoyable holiday season and smooth sail­

ing in the year to come.

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