http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/92b857054a3d7f1c130386970b789a8e.PDF 329e8dcef4c82072b70dee4214b3e11d PDF Text Text SEAFARERSUOG f February 4 1966 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES •«b t Pli. t/f WELFARE and PENSION UA MERCHANT FLEET "INADEQUATE" "4: 4 11 ll i B f i" •Ml •f!; ill i ^'1 r k I; '1 "i • r ^3 J �Page Two SEAFARERS February 4, 1966 LOG Report of International President by Paul Hall First class to get underway in the new license training program being offered as a result of the recipro­ cal agreement between the SlU and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association District 2, is shown in session above. Seafarers with the necessary qualifications are urged to take advantage of this upgrad­ ing program by filing an application for enrollment now. 4 License Training Classes Begin For SlU Engine Department Men The unprecedented training program operated under a reciprocal agreement between the SIU and M. E. B. A., District 2, enabling engine department Seafarers to obtain engineers license got into full swing on February 1, with 36 applicants beginning their first classes. The rest of the more than 50 Seafarers who registered and qualified as of last week will have 18 months of watch standing All SIU men who now possess begin study as they arrive in time and three years in the engine engineer's licenses in any rating New York. Qualified applicants department. Seafarers who are ac­ and who are not sailing on their can begin getting instruction at cepted will be provided with meals, licenses now because they wish to hotel lodging and subsistence pay­ protect their SIU pension and wel­ any time. ments of $110 per week while in fare benefits, are eligible for im­ The training program, which is training and will be able to ship mediate shipping on these licenses already receiving praise from par­ out immediately upon obtaining with full protection of pension and ticipating Seafarers, represents the welfare benefits, as well as protec­ their license. first of its type to be established tion of all other security provided in the maritime industry. It will As a result of the agreement in this program. not only aid in meeting critical with the Marine Engineers Bene­ Over a period of time, the SIU manpower shortages in key ratings ficial Association, District 2, Sea­ throughout the U. S. Merchant farers will receive full credit and along with all licensed officers' Marine, but will enable SIU men complete protection of all pension unions had discussed the possibili­ in the engine department to receive benefits built up under the Sea­ ties of establishing a joint training instructions that will enable them farers Pension Plan. In addition, program. The SIU's desire to ac­ to sit for an engineers license. SIU pensions will be supplemented complish this program has been Now that classes are underway, by the MEBA, District 2 Pension intensified by the war in Viet Nam qualified applicants may begin re­ Plan in approximately an equal and the resulting shortage of ma­ ceiving instructions at any time, amount while Seafarers are sailing rine engineers. However, the re­ cent agreement betweert the SIU and the period of instruction will as engineers. and the MEBA, District 2 repre­ range from 30 to 90 days, depend­ Also, Seafarers who ship out ing on the individual member's aboard MEBA, District 2 con­ sents the first time that this type ability and knowledge and the in­ tracted ships, upon obtaining their of training program has become a structor's satisfaction of his readi­ licenses, shall not be required to reality. The SIU expressed the hope that the program could be ness to take the exam. pay the MEBA $1000 initiation extended to other licensed officers To qualify for admission to the fee, and they will not be required program an applicant must be at to drop their SIU membership if groups in the near future. In addition, the SIU and the least nineteen years of age and they do not wish to do so. MEBA will shortly enter discus­ sions aimed toward extending the program to Great Lakes shipping. It is hoped that a program of this type for the Great Lakes region can soon be culminated. Feb. 4, 1966 Vol. XXVIII, No. 3 Official Publication of the SIUNA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS Sec.-Treas. Vice-President ROBERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President HERBERT BRAND Director of Organizing and Publications Managing Editor Art Editor MIKE POLLACK BERNARD SEAMAN Assistant Editor NATHAN SKYER Joseph Merkel is the first Seafarer to take advantage of the new reciprocal agreement between the SIU and MEBA District 2 and ship in an engineer rating. Under the agreement, SIU men who possess engineer's licenses in any rating are eligible for immediate shipping on their licenses wth full protection of their pension, welfare and all other benefits and security. Merkel, 55, makes his home in Philadel­ phia and sailed with the SIU as fwt and chief pumpman. Staff Writers MELVIN PURVIS WILLIAM DAY Piblished biweekly at tbe headqaarten of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantle, Golf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foarih Avenne, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel. HVaelntb 9-6600. Second clau oostaqe paid at Washington, D. C. Perhaps the hue and cry which has been raised by our union and other segments of the maritime industry over the lack of a sufficient merchant marine to serve this country's needs has been regarded by some as not being justified. Opponents of our position that a strong merchant fleet is vitally essential to the walfare and defense capabilities of this nation have usually echoed the cry that the present fleet was adequate to meet any defense emergency that might arise and that no upgrading program was necessary. However in recent months, there has been a stirring of concern over the plight of this country's merchant fleet. It is unfortunate that it took a conflict which is costing lives of U.S. fighting men many thou­ sand of miles away in Viet Nam to provoke this interest. This concern is evidenced by the increasing public statements by Congressmen and Senators who are taking note of the shocking in­ adequacy of our merchant fleet in light of the present world situation. Viet Nam Conflict Stirs Concern There can be no doubt that it was the escalation of the Viet Nam conflict which stirred many of this nation's representatives to the reali­ zation that the U.S. merchant fleet was in fact totally inadequate to meet America's defense and commercial needs. Recently, concern over this situation was voiced by the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations—Admiral David B. McDonald—who cautioned naval officers not to convey the impression that our merchant marine is adequate for defense purposes. He flatly stated that in an emergency, foreign and allied ships may not always be available to the United States when they are needed. This view, coming from a man who is especially qualified and in a position to know the importance of the role of the merchant marine in the area of defense is significant. Hits at "Effective Control" Theory It strikes at the heart of the argument advanced by the proponents of the so-called "effective control" theory. It would appear that his view would certainly carry more weight than the self-serving Committee For the Flags of Necessity—the runaway operators. The United States cannot have a merchant marine capable of meet­ ing its needs in a defense situation unless she has a fleet that is strong in terms of peacetime requirements. It is because of short-sightedness on the part of those who are responsible for the policies governing our shipping industry, that our merchant marine has been allowed to shrink and deteriate. The point really is that we cannot look upon the maritime industry as a vital part of our nation's commerce and defen.se unless we look at it in its totality. A fleet that is inadequate to haul our nation's com­ merce will always be inadequate to meet our defense requirements. Any position to the contrary is completely unrealistic and dangerous to our national security, as history proves every time. Provisiotig of iJie new training program being offered as a of the reciprocal agreement between the SIU and the Marine Engi" neers Meneficiai Association District 2 include the following: m In order to qualify an applicant must be 19 years of age or over and have three years watch standing time, m The first class will start on February 1, Seafarer applicants can enter on that day ar.d any day thereafter. • Seafarers participating in the course of lijstruction will lie J provided with meals, hotel lodgings and subsistehde payments ofS$110 per week while in training and will be aWe to ship as erigiy^^^ neer immediately upon obtaining a license. • The period of instruction will range from, 30 to 90 days and will be determined by the member's individual ability and knowl­ edge and .nd the instructors satisfaction of hts readiness to lake the exam. • Under the reciprocal agreement with MEBA District 2, pen­ sion benefits built up by Seafarers under the Seafarers Pension Plan will. be fully accredited and protected and SIU pensions will be supplemented by the MEBA Pension Plan in approxi­ mately an equal amount. • All welfare benefits will be covered and protected. • Seafarers who qualify for their engineers licenses and sail aboard MEBA contracted ships, shall not be required to pay the , MEBA $1,000 initiation fee. It shall be wai^^ed in its entirety. • Seafarers will not be required to drop their SIU membership if tltey do not wish to do so. • All SIU men who now possess engineer's licenses in any rating and who are not sailing on their licenses because they wish to protect their SIU Pension and Welfare CretUts are eligible for '• benefits and security provided in this program. Ail such Seafarers should contact SIU headquarters or the nearest SIU port, Full details and applications for the Engineers Training **ora«v can be obtained at ao^ . 7 -.-rn*-c. r. ' - .s , r T| * �February 4, 1966 SEAFARERS Pa«e Three LOG V Calls U.S. Fleet Inadequate for Nation's Needs Navy Voices Doubts On Adequacy Of U.S. Merchant Fleet 7 I > It-/ I,- u WASHINGTON—Admiral David B. McDonald, Chief of Naval Operations of the U. S. Navy, has indi­ cated that the U. S. Navy does not consider the present American merchant marine adequate to fill the nation's needs and has therefore called for the development and construction of a fleet of high-performance commercial cargo ships for the American merchant fleet. The statement, which was cleared for release, also cast grave doubts by the Navy on our dependence on the theory of eflfective control. "In an emergency, foreign and allied ships may not be made available to the United States, at a time when they are needed most," the statement warns. "The United States now has about 900 privately owned, active ships engaged in oceanborne commerce. Of the 600 engaged in foreign trade, about 60 tankers have speeds above 15 knots, and about 116 dry cargo ships in operation or building have speeds over 20 knots. The remainder are slower ships. Slow ships are vulner­ able and become nriore vulnerable with each passing year. In an emergency, foreign and allied ships may not be made available to the United States, at a time when they are needed most. The statement by the naval operations chief begins by noting that various naval officers "serving on or consulted by joint committees or panels have occasionally conveyed the impression that the present United States merchant marine is 'adequate' to meet military requirements for certain wartime situations." "The Secretary of the Navy has recently recommended that the Secretary of Defense lend his 'support, encour­ agement and cooperation to the present and future efforts of other Government agencies toward the development and construction of a fleet of high performance commer­ cial cargo ships.' "The term 'adequacy' has many facets," the statement continues. "A fleet of World War II ships, or aircraft, may have adequate lift capacity but may be so deficient in othe'- ways—speed, vulnerability, reaction time—as to make them of mariginal utility in certain types of wartime employment. "It is desired that the foregoing Navy position receive wide dissemination, and that senior naval officers make use of every opportunity to encourage the modernization of the United States merchant marine, which is vital to the military security of the United States." "For example, what may be adequate for a very limited If fr I'" - w i' 1^1. a situation, where plenty of time is available and there is no in-transit opposition, may not be at all adequate in a large-scale war with major naval opposition, The statement was cleared for open publication by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, who in the past has been a strong advocate of the workability of effective control and has continually downgraded the im­ portance of a strong American-flag merchant fleet manned by American seamen. The SlU and other maritime un­ ions have for a long time been pointing out tbat tbe United States cannot depend in an emergency on foreignflag ships manned by foreign seamen for its shipping. It has also been pointed out that most of these vessels covered by the effective control thesis are bulk dry and tanker tonnage—not the "high performance commercial cargo ships" which the Navy statement recommends as nece.ssary for our national security. Since the beginning of the step-up of U. S. participa­ tion in the Vietnam situation, our growing dependence on foreign-flag shipping to move vital cargoes has been demonstrated on many occasions when important cargoes have been delayed by the refusal of foreign seamen aboard foreign-flag sbips to sail (hem to the war zone. The Navy statement is also directly contrary to the recommendations of the Interagency Ta.sk Force Report which played down the importance to the United States of a strong merchant marine and upheld the workability of the effective control concept. The Interagency report was rejected by the President's Maritime Advisory Com­ mittee and has been vigorously opposed by the SIU and other U. S. maritime unions. Protests Rise Against Russian Shipping Moving Ahead Further Proposed Cuts OfU. S. Fleet, Cong. Rogers Warns In U.S. Maritime Budget WASHINGTON—Protests against drastic cuts in ship con­ struction and ship subsidy funds in the proposed Federal budget for fiscal 1967 are being loudly voiced by American maritime and shipbuilding unions, legis- "flators in both Houses of Con­ agency Task Force Report — which the President's Maritime gress and industry officials. Advisory Council unanimously re­ The new proposed Maritime jected. Chairman of the Senate Administration budget for fiscal Commerce Committee, Warren G. 1967 earmarks only $85 million Magnuson (D-Wash.), termed the for ship construction subsidies, budget recommendation "defi­ enough for the bulding of only 13 cient," and indicated tbat his com­ new vessels. In addition, a cut of mittee may schedule some sessions $5 million has been made in the for discussion of maritime affairs. amount slated for operating sub­ John J. Grogan, president of the sidies for fiscal 1967. This is a Industrial Union of Marine and cut in the already inadequate Shipbuilding Workers character­ maritirne budget allocations for ized the proposed ship budget as 1966. one that "would only produce fur­ The SIU in protesting the budg­ ther depression in the shipbuild­ ets maritime cutbacks, stated that ing industry." the budget "again fails to meet the The fiscal 1967 maritime budget needs of the American merchant request represents the fourth con­ marine." Calling the proposed secutive cut in the MA's budget, shipping budget "a prime exam­ both in actual dollars and in per­ ple of false economy in light of centage of the total Federal budg­ today's defense needs," the SIU et, and was made at a time when added that the cuts "will harm the U. S. merchant fleet is labor­ both the merchant marine and the ing to meet the increased demands nation's vital shipbuilding indus­ being made upon it by tbe Viet­ try." nam emergency. Strong protests also came from the Chairman of the House Mer­ Ship Construction Chopped chant Marine and Fisheries Com­ Thus, while the total Federal mittee, Edward A. Garmatz (Dbudget has grown by 29 percent Md.), who made known his dis­ since 1961, the money set aside appointment at the cuts. He de­ to bolster the maritime industry clared that the fund request for during the same period dropped building only 13 vessels "raises by 34 percent. The ship construc­ more questions than it answers as tion subsidy has been chopped to whether the United States is from a high of $129 million in ever going to face up to the press­ 1961, to a low of $85 million in ing needs of the American mer­ chant marine, whether maritime 1967—while the operating sub­ planners are going to end the sidy was slashed from its 1963-64 "drift and decline" of our mer­ high of $225 million to a low of chant fleet, and whether the low $ 185 million. The total MA budg­ et for the fiscal year 1967 totaled level of funds for fiscal 1967 means that an attempt is being $289,395,000. «The table at right compares the made to set the stage fm- formally launching a "shipbuilding abroad" dwindling MARAD budget with schemerrr-as. proposed in the Inter- total Federal spending since 1961. WASHINGTON—The United States is rapidly falling behind Russia on the seas—particularly in the merchant marine and fisheries segments of the economy—and barely holding its own in ocean­ ography, according to studies made by U. S. legislators touring the Soviet Union. "The United States must give urgent priority to the develop­ velopment of the seas. The seas Communists take control of it" ment of the use of the seas if not only hold the key to the trade It has been pointed out that in between nations, but tbey contain the past twelve years, the United it is not to be bypassed in every way, in fisheries, in merchant ves­ vast resources of minerals, they States merchant fleet has shrunk sels, and oceanography, by the contain vast deposits of food. from 1,258 to 954, while the So­ Communists who are expanding in Three-quarters of this earth is wa­ viet merchant fleet has expanded all three directions," warned Rep­ ter and we cannot afford to let the from 487 to 1.261. In active ton­ nage the U. S. has slipped to sixth resentative Paul G. Rogers (Dposition in the world. Fla.), a member of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Rogers points out also that 90 Committee, who recently returned percent of the American merchant from a tour of the Soviet Union fleet is 20 years or older, while 90 WASHINGTON—An ad­ and Poland. per cent of the Soviet fleet is less ditional 25 cargo vessels will than 10 years old. be reactivated from the layup He pointed out that the Russians fleet to haul military supplies are progressing "full speed ahead" Red Catch Grows to South Viet Nam. in these fields while the United The ships will be with­ States is slipping backwards. In fisheries, he notes, the Rus­ drawn over the next four sian catch climbs upwards while Red Fleets Grow months and will bring to 101 the American catch steadily de­ the number of vessels that While the U. S. merchant ma­ clines. In 1964 for example, the have been reactivated for mil­ rine is sick and deteriorating rap­ Russians caught almost 4.5 million itary purposes since last sum­ idly, Rogers noted that "The Rus­ tons of fish. Their 1965 catch is mer. sians fully recognize the impor­ estimated at over 5.5 million tons, Maritime Administrator and their 1966 catch will probably tance of the seas and are increa.sNicholas Johnson ordered the be well over 6 million tons. ing their fishing and merchant ships in response to a request fleets by leaps and bounds in order On the other hand, the U. S. in from the Navy's Military Sea to take advantage of what the 1963 caught just over 2.7 million Transportation Service. oceans have to offer." tons and slipped to just over 2.6 The vessels will be assigned million tons in 1964. Although "Somehow," he said, "we must to private American-flag op­ no figures are yet available for make the right people in the erators under general Mari­ 1965, there was almost certainly United States realize the immedi­ time Administration agree­ a further decline in the size of the ate economic benefit that could ments. catch. come to our country from the de­ U.S. to Reactivate 25 More Vessels / •v| Marad Budget Requests Compared with Total Budget Fiscal Years 1961-1967 Maritime Administration Budget Fiscal years ended June 30 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Operating subsidy $150.0 207.0 225.0 225.0 190.0 190.0 185.0 Construction other subsidy (in millions of dollars) $129.0 98.0 64.2 112.5 124.9 124.9 85.0 $19.4 2.1 11.0 19.1 32.1 25.1 19.4 Total $298.4 307.1 300.2 356.6 347.0 340.0 289.4 Total Marad Federal as percent Budget of Federal (billions of dollars) $79.8 80.9 92.5 98.8 97.7 99.7 112.8 .37% .38% .32% .36% .36% .34% .26% •i I. h. �T SEAFARERS Page Four February 4, 1966 LOG SlUNA-Affiliated MSTU The Atlantic Coast Installs New Officers J SAN FRANCISCa—The SIUNA-affiliated Military Sea Transport Union, which was recently granted its full autonomy as an affiliate of the Sea­ farers International Union of North America, has formally installed its new officers at ceremonies held here on December 29th. The new status of the MSTU became effective on January 1, 1966, which was the target date estab­ lished at the SIUNA Convention last June for estab­ lishing MSTU autonomy, after an election of officers in secret balloting by rank and file members at sea and ashore. Shortly after the convention, machinery was set in motion to implement the procedures adopted by convention delegates. Accordingly, an MSTU rank and file committee was elected to draft a permanent constitution, which was completed by late summer. Balloting was conducted on the proposed constitu­ tion in a secret referendum conducted from Septem­ ber 1 to September 30. The constitution was adopted by a 9 to 1 vote, and the first MSTU election under terms of its own constitution got underway on No­ vember 8 and concluded on December 8. The election of officers was the final step of the procedures called for at the SIUNA convention. Elected secretary-treasurer was Joseph Leal and elected business agents were Darroll Dan Aiiker, Raleigh Minix and George Grier. by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atiantic Coast Area] Joseph Leal (right), newly-elected Secretary-Treas­ urer of the SlUNA-afRliated Military Sea Transport Union, is congratulated by SIUNA Vice-President Frank Drozak at ceremonies marking formal installa­ tion of officers of the new organization. Drozak was acting administrator of the MSTU until the mem­ bership elected their own officers in secret referen­ dum vote and autonomy was granted by the Inter­ national. The MSTU was chartered by the SIUNA on August 1, 1,962. Formal installation ceremonies of newly-elected MSTU officers took place at Marine Cooks and Stewards' headquarters building in San Francisco. Pictured above are (l-r) MSTU Business Agent George Grier, SlU Representative Buck Mercer, MSTU Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Leal, MCS Secretary Ed Turner, SIUNA Vice-President Frank Drozak and MSTU Business Agents Raleigh Minix and Darroll Van Auker. With the coming fight in Congress for the repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Law, SIU halls up and down the Atlantic coast are rolling up their sleeves to assist in the campaign that will not only aid the American labor movement, but all working men. All ports on the East Coast as well as all over the U. S. are cooperating with state and central labor bodies ^ in the push to repeal the so-called Marcelino Santiago, a 20-year "right-to-work" laws which are a SIU man. has registered in Phila­ bar to the union shop. delphia, and he says he'll take the first bosun's job that hits the New York board. Guy Diviaio and John Due to the increased activity in Flanaghan are both hanging sending supplies and munitions to around the hall in Philadelphia Viet Nam, shipping is moving waiting for the first pumpman's well in the Port of New York, slot that comes up. and prospects for the immediate Baltimore future seems to be unusually good. Shipping has been on the slow Boston bell for the past two weeks, and Shipping has picked up a bit the forecast seems to indicate that from the comparative slowness things will remain the same, at during the past two weeks and is least for the next few weeks. expected to improve considerably During this period we paid off four ships, signed on three and in the next period. had six in transit. After 20 years in the SIU, After piling off the Steel Advo­ Wiper Arthur Aheam has con­ cate recently. Bosun Irwin Moen cluded that Calmar ships are fast, good to work abroad and just is looking for a Far East run, plain comfortable vessels. Broth­ since he's the kind of Seafarer er Ahearn just who prefers long trips. Philip Cariino, who last paid off the Maryshipped out as mar and is now steward on the waiting for ai.Fahisie, is look­ other one just like ing for a run to her. Maurice McViet Nam. Deck Catty, who has department mem­ sailed in the ste­ ber Russell Henry wards department last sailed on the for the past 25 Gateway CHy and years, has spent says that he pre­ a year on the Arabian-Japanese fers coastwise or intercoastal trips. shuttle and declares now he'd just a soon wait around for a coast Norfolk hugger. On the beach also is Shipping has been on the slow Chief Cook Joseph Garello, who bell lately, but the outlook is just paid off the Anton Bmun, excellent since two coal ships are and he's eagarly awaiting the due in. It looks like they might next chief cook's slot that hits clean the hall out. Otherwise, the the board. recent ten inches of snow has held up things just a little. Philadelphia Raymond Waterfield is now on Shipping out of Philadelphia has been holding its own for the the beach and notes that, in his last two weeks and is expected many years on the North Atlantic, to remain fairly consistent during his last crossing on the Maidra (Continued on paRe 23) the next period. Seventeen New Retirees Added To SIU Pension Roster Seventeen new names were added to the growing list of Seafarers who will be receiving monthly checks of $150 for the rest of their lives. The new pensioners are: Wililam E. Mauldin, 64, Edgar Kurz, 65, Edmund Marsh, 68, Herbert S. Wilson, 66, John W. Pryor, 65, Anton! Wojcickl, 66, Neil S. Stewart, 73, John Zuzlch, 66, Frank E. Derocher, 66, Jacob Hellesto, 66, Pan! Jakubcsak, 41, Walter H. McDonald, 66, Isuaro Cardeal, 67, Philip N. O'Connor, 65, Antonio Palmes, 57, O. R. Priest, 64 and Alvin G. ^ Hunley, 65. Mauldin joined the union in the port of New Orleans and sailed with the SIU as a messman. He joined the union in 1955 and is a native of New Orleans where he will spend his retirement years. Mauldin last sailed on the Del Campo (Delta). Kurz joined the union in his native city of New York. He sailed with the SIU in the steward department and will make his re­ tirement home New York. He saw a great deal of service with the Montpelier Tanker lines and did •his last tour of duty aboard the Zuzich Derocher Mauldin Kurz Montpelier Victory. Edmund H. Marsh has been a member of the SIU for the past 25 years and has seen a great deal of duty in that time. He joined the union in the port of New Orleans and is a native of HeUesto Marsh Wilson North Carolina. He last sailed on the Venore (Venore Transporta­ tion). Marsh is a resident of Balti­ more and will be making his re­ tirement home there. A native of South Carolina, Wilson has been a member of the Jakubcsak McDonald Pryor SIU since he joined in Mobile. He last sailed aboard the Brigham Victory which is owned by the Bloomfield Steamship Co. With his wife Ori, Wilson will make Mobile his retirement home. Pryor has sailed with the SIU Cardeal O'Connor Wojcicki Stewart in the deck department and joined the union in his native city of Salis­ bury, Maryland. He worked a number of years for the interstate Transport Company and last saw duty on the Interstate No. 1. He (Continued on puRe 5) Palmes Priest O �February 4, 1966 SEAFARERS Page Five LOG DISPATCHERS REPORT Question: What do you think of Sea Superstitions, and have you heard any good ones lately? Amrlin Wilt—They arc a lot of fun to listen to but I really can't say that I believe them. The ones I think you really hear the most on ship are those concerning Davie Jones' locker. Someone is al­ ways telling you ^ to stow some­ thing in the locker when they know the locker is only a super­ stition. <1> John J. Naughton: I don't be­ lieve in them. I read one in the Log not too long ago but I really can't believe it. The story was about a dolphin that led a ship through a diflRcult passage. I don't think that a fish can lead a ship, but I do know that these fish are very smart and maybe it did happen. John Mayo: I don't know if they are true but when I was over in Scotland there was a monster that had everyone talking. Some of the guys that I was stationed with claimed they even saw the thing. I never really saw any proof of the alleged monster so I cannot say if it really does exist. Probably most of the superstitions have some basis but are probably re­ lated to some .scientific fact. Joe N. Brown: I can't really be­ lieve them. I heard a lot of stories about hurricanes before I went to sea, about how they could turn a boat around in air and all that. My first trip out I ran into three hurricanes and I saw where some of the stories might have a little basis to them. Most of the stories, however, were things that sea­ farers probably thought were hap­ pening to them when they were in the middle of the hurricane. Klaus Ahmels: I don't believe them. I have always heard the one about hanging the albatross around a seafarer's neck to bring him bad luck. It probably makes a pretty good story but I really can't be­ lieve it. I think that most of the stories are pure fiction but are pretty good to listen to. Alejandro Marinez: I have heard a number of rumors that could be classified as superstitions. You always hear those that are concerned with sea snakes and sea monsters but most of those are only the imagina­ tion of seamen. Sometimes I have seen some fish that could really ca.use someone to think that he had seen a sea monster. Usually people talk about the superstitions when they are caught in a storm and are really scared. 17 Join SlU Pension List (Continued from page 4) Jakubcsak has been a member will live in retirement in Salisbury. Antioni Wojcicki came to this of the SIU for over 20 years and country from his native Poland sailed in the steward dept. He is and joined the SIU in Tampa, a native New Yorker who joined Fla. He was a member of the the SIU in his native city. He last deck dept. and last sailed on the sailed on the S/T Texas which is M. V. Petrochem of the Vol operated by Seatrain line. He lives Chem Convey Co. He will make with his wife in Flushing, N. Y. Walter H. McDonald, a native his retirement home in Miami. Stewart first joined the SIU in of South Carolina, has sailed in the port of Detroit. He was born the engine dept. for the past 23 in Scotland. He sailed with the years with the SIU. Gt. Lakes Tug & Dredge district. Cardeal is a native of Brazil He last shipped on the tug Penn­ who has been a member of the sylvania. He will live with his wife, SIU since 1943. He joined the Ruth, in Toledo, Ohio during his union in Norfolk and is a mem­ retirement. ber of the deck dept. His last John Zuzich joined the SIU in ship was the Penn Vanguard of the port of New York and last the Penn Shipping Co. He will sailed as deckman on tug No. 30 live in retirement with his wife for the New York Central R. R. Angelina. He is a native of New Jersey and Philip N. O'Connor has been will make his retirement home .a member of the SIU almost in West New York with his wife since its inception and joined the Ellen. union in New Orleans. He sailed as a member of the steward dept. Derocher is a native of Mas­ sachusetts who will make his re­ His last ship was the Del Sud with tirement home in Huntington L. 1. the Mississippi Steamship Co. He joined the SIU in the port of Palmes sailed with the SIU as New York and last sailed aboard a member of the engine depart­ the railway tug Simpson. ment. He joined the SIU in the Jacob Hellesto joined the SIU port of Baltimore. He is a native and sailed in the deck dept. He of Spain. Prist sailed with the union in joined the SIU in the pdrt of New York and is a native of Norway. the engine department and is a His last assignment was on the native of Hartford, Michigan. Hunley, who joined the SIU New York Central Tug No. 29. He will retire to his home in New in the port of Norfolk, sailed as AB. He is a native of Virginia. Jersey. Atlantic, Gulf & Inland Waters District January 15 to January 28, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals AH Groups Class A Class B 3 3 38 52 13 8 19 15 2 8 4 5 5 3 15 6 24 40 45 22 11 5 34 12 12 12 255 161 AH Groups (Mass A Class B Cla.ss C 1 4 2 9 24 55 7 8 0 7 29 0 10 6 0 1 1 0 10 3 7 25 4 0 7 23 0 9 22 1 7 5 5 42 25 15 14 28 11 262 115 50 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 3 11 66 205 11 44 48 95 17 18 11 16 6 12 71 25 119 165 78 156 1 16 14 40 6 28 877 405 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals TOTAL SHIPPED AH Groups Class A Class B 1 0 52 23 10 2 4 11 2 3 4 5 1 1 14 3 33 20 36 35 8 4 24 7 12 10 201 124 AH Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 0 1 40 12 14 7 5 2 23 14 1 6 0 0 1 6 1 4 3 10 23 6 1 20 18 2 22 15 5 4-4 4 31 10 26 12 15 14 196 108 81 NOW ON THE BEACH AH Groups Class A Class B 5 1 150 63 41 19 51 43 23 22 8 11 3 4 33 16 134 101 88 106 14 2 34 4 23 5 607 397 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals AH Groups Class A Class B 3 0 54 13 1 2 18 4 5 2 2 2 6 5 18 4 29 17 25 22 9 1 17 8 12 4 .199 84 ' AH Groups Class A Class B Class C 10 0 26 9 2 4 3 0 22 10 0 4 4 0 1 2 2 9 16 24 3 0 21 6 2 14 18 7 6 10 14 8 34 12 13 8 158 78 61 NOW ON THE BEACH AH Groups Class A Class B 7 1 155 28 25 10 64 23 15 15 3 6 13 2 46 21 144 110 40 13 11 1 27 4 18 8 568 242 t 1 ' H AFL-CIO Urges Over 6 5 ers Enroll for Medicare—Now! it. • 'i' . ml m WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany has urged the entire labor movement to do everything in its power to make sure that all union members 65 or over and their families en­ roll for medical benefits under social security before the end of March. Unlike hospitalization cover­ age, he pointed out, the Medi­ care coverage of doctors' bills and other medical costs is not automatic. Each individual must sign up for it and pay a premium of $3 monthly which is matched by the government. Those who fail to sign up by March 31, Meany noted, cannot join until October 1967 and then will have to pay more than the current $3 monthly charge. "No other insurance policy could provide the comprehensive coverage this policy offers except at a vastly greater cost," he de­ clared. "Yet there is a serious danger than many older Ameri­ cans will let the opportunity slip past, simply for lack of proper information." The Social Security Adminis­ tration has mailed out 14.8 million cards to social security beneficia­ ries alone—not counting those re­ ceiving railroad retirement or fed­ eral pension benefits—reminding them of the medical care benefits and urging them to enroll. To date more than 10 million have replied, of whom more than 8.5 million elected to take the medical care coverage. "Ten percent—one in 10—have failed to do so," Meany noted with concern. "This is serious in itself, But even more serious is the problem of the other mil­ lions, including many who are not otherwise covered by social secu­ rity but who are eligible for Medi­ care benefits. "It would be a tragedy if the Medicare program, for which the AFL-CIO fought so long and so hard, should fall short of its ob­ jectives because its intended bene­ ficiaries are unaware of the facts. "At the very least we should make sure that our own members —not only the retirees and those who are 65 or older, but also tbose who have elderly persons in the family—realize the value of this insurance program and the need to meet the Mar. 31 deadline." Meany made two additional points: • Everybody 65 or older should enroll, even if he is still working and plans to continue working. • The undecided should enroll now even if they are not sure they can afford the $3. This, he pointed out, will protect their rights while they make up their minds; and if they decide they don't have $3 a month to spend for medical expenses, they can withdraw by July 1, 1966, without having paid anything. i "I strongly urge every interna­ tional union and every state and local central body," Meany said in a final plea, "to spread the word through every available means. I can think of no greater community service the labor movement could perform during these next IVi months than help­ ing to bring about maximum par­ ticipation in this program." y.'j i- SIGN LETTERS For obvious reasons the U cannot print any letters or corhrnunications ^nt by Seafare jinless the author signs his nami chcumstahces justify, the U ill withhold a signature on '^1 �1 J -^ - 1 ^ it VIET NAM '^i ^4 ILA'S GLBASON BRINGS LONGSHORE KNOW-HOW TO PORT OF SAIGON <H1- 4 7i ' »'V t t •" Government representatives, ILA President Gleason and other ILA experts in the port of Saigon discuss problem of cargo unloading which has caused heavy ship jam in harbor. Lack of equipment and modern work methods have ham­ pered Vietnamese longshoremen as demands on Port of Saigon for military and civilian supplies have multiplied. •' '". I ; x' •.''"Li.', ). •„ Gleason describes activities in various ports in Viet Nam to George P. Delaney, Special Asst. to Secretary of State and Coordinator of International Labor Affairs (photo left), and to Herb Brand of Seafarers International Union (photo right). 4. hJ. T I Ihe initiative and know-how of Ameri ican trade unionists is helping to break the critical cargo bottle-neck that has been hampering the military effort and de­ laying badly-needed civilian supplies in the Viet Nam port of Saigon. International Longshoremen's Association President Thomas (Teddy) Gleason, who brought his cargo-handling know-how to Viet Nam at the request of that government and the U. S. State Department, is scheduled to make his third trip to Saigon within the next few weeks to check on the progress of his recommendations for cutting down the tremendous delays in vessel unloadings. Last week, at a press conference he held jointly with George P. Delaney, Special As­ sistant to the Secretary of State and Co­ ordinator of International Labor Affairs. Brother Gleason reported on his two special missions to Viet Nam. He stressed the need for immediate implementation of his recom­ mendations for breaking up the congestion which has been plagueing Saigon. Delaney, a former International Repre­ sentative of the AFL-CIO, said that "the Agency for International Development is in agreement with Gleason's recommendations and is prepared to implement them with whatever it takes." When the U. S. stepped up military opera­ tions last fall, facilities in the port of Saigon, already inadequate to handle the incoming supplies, became almost hopelessly snarled. The ships' unloading problem, as Seafarers on the Viet Nam run know so well, was critical. Vessels hauling military material and supplies for Saigon's swollen civilian population, were forced to wait as much as 50 days in the stream before they could be assigned to unloading berths. It was at this point that the government called in Gleason to help unravel things, and the ILA president made his first trip to Saigon in October as a special consultant to the United States Overseas Mission. Glea­ son spent two weeks surveying the loading and unloading of ships, the equipment used, hiring methods and work practices and fa­ cilities and conditions for the workers. On the basis of his observations. Brother Gleason made a wide range of specific rec­ ommendations for the introduction of new equipment and facilities, centralization of re­ sponsibility for stevedoring and improved working conditions. To compensate for the shortage of ships' berths in the port, Gleason recommended the building immediately of a minimum of 20 fiat-top wooden lighters onto which car­ goes could be unloaded on pallets from ships in the stream. The flat top lighters could also be used, Gleason said, to ease the short­ age of storage space by leaving them loaded and anchoring them upstream until the ma­ terials are needed. Among other improvements. Brother Gleason called for the construction of 10,000 wooden pallets right away, the acquisition of 300 flat bed trucks and the use of steel or wooden canal boats. In his report Gleason recommended that the U. S. government should request Seatrain Lines and Sea-Land Setjvice to make available seven vessels which would be able to carry specialized plywood containers. Upon discharge of the containers, Gleason said, they could be used in the port of Saigon either as storage space or broken down for use in badly needed construction. He pointed out that the container ships could be turned around in 16 hours, using the ships gear to unload. Concerned as he was with the mechanical means for improving the port jam up, the ILA President was not unmindful of the human element. He felt that improvement in the hiring procedures and working condi­ tions of the longshiremcn would step up their efficienty. Primarily, the problem in Gleason's view is "not the result of any shortcomings in the Vietnamese people but rather from the inadequacy of the port facilities which now must handle not only the increased flow of military material but food and other civilian supplies for a population which, in Saigon alone, has risen from orte to three millions in the past two years. The ILA President said that adoption of his recommendations for hiring halls where dock workers could be assigned efficiently through a seniority system would increase productivity by at least 25%. As a trade unionist. Brother Gleason was especially concerned with instituting ade­ quate pay scales, a Welfare Plan and other benefits which he recommended to Viet­ namese Union officials. When he returned to Viet Nam in Decem­ ber, Brother Gleason brought with him four ILA members, specialists in their particular fields, to implement his recommendations. The four, John Byrnes and Thomas O'Rourke of New York, who are supervising stevedores, and hiring hall specialists Alfred Collillo of Duluth, and Natale Archomona of Brooklyn, will be in Viet Nam for as long as necessary. The ILA is underwriting costs of the entire operation. While he expressed disappointment that his recommendations in October had not been implemented. Brother Gleason was con­ fident that conditions could be improved in a hurry and that the 220.000 tons of cargo presently handled in Saigon could he in­ creased to 600,000 tons when his program is underway. In agreeing with Gleason's recommenda­ tions, Delaney said that the equipment called for was on its way" from various Asian ports. Just prior to his departure for Saigon in December. Brother Gleason, who is a mem­ ber of the executive board of the AFL-CIO •Maritime Trades Department, was presented with a distinguished service plaque at the MTD convention in San Francisco. The plaque, which was presented by MTD Presi­ dent Paul Hall, cited Gleason and the ILA for its contribution to the U. S. defense effort in Viet Nam. Delaney acknowledged the contribution of the ILA and its president, by saying that the U. S. agencies had called in all kinds of specialists but that "Teddy Gleason brought with him practical know-how" and that he was well received. He said that in attacking the problem as he did, Gleason was carry­ ing out the spirit of the AFL-CIO position, adopted at the December 1965, convention, in support of the U, S. activities in Viet Nam. �»3- February 4, 1966 SEAFARERS Liberal Congressmen Face Tough '66 Election Fight Example: A switch of two votes in the House of Representatives in 1965, would have butchered the public works bill. A key proposal to increase public works funds barely passed, 196-194. Example: A switch of four votes in the House would have kayoed the President's proposal for rent subsidies for the poor. It nudged by, 208-202. Example: A switch of 12 votes in one instance and 10 in a second —would have doomed 14(b) repeal in the House. In the first case, a move to kill the repealer was defeated, 223-200. Following that, the vote on repeal itself passed, 221-203. Example: A switch of only 17 votes would have torpedoed the new Housing and Urban Development Department, proposed to coordinate federal aid to cities. It got by the House, 217-184. More than anything else, these examples and others like them spot­ light the crucial nature of the 1966 congressional elections. They show how thin the line is between the present liberal-controlled Con­ gress and a potential conservative-controlled Congress. They show how important labor's role in politics will be this year, for the new programs workers and their families want and need are riding on the results of the voting next November, The main event will be the battle for control of the House, and the major battlefields will be those normally-conservative districts that switched to liberal in 1964 on the strength of the Johnson landslide. There are 51 first-term liberals in the House. As the above examples show, these newcomers provide the winning margin on a significant number of key votes. Any heavy cut in their numbers next November would douse hopes for new Great Society legislation in the next few years. Addition of only a small number of conservatives would insta)! a new set of uppers for the presently defanged Dixiecrat-GOP coalition and bring back the bite that for decades chewed up efforts to enact needed new programs. In the Senate, continued Democratic control is assured, though here too a loss of liberal seats could endanger passage of liberal legis­ lation (see story on page 2). The present balance is 68-32 for the Democrats. Of the 35 Senate seats up for grabs this year, 21 are held by Democrats and 14 by Republicans. The factors that make 1966 labor's toughest political test ever are these: • The tradition of off-year losses that hit the party in control of the White House. The average loss in the House over the past 60 years has been 37 seats, in the Senate five seats. • The large number of new liberals coming from districts with histories of conservative representation. • The absence of a strong head-of-ticket like President Johnson, whose huge vote rubbed off on liberal candidates in 1964, • The growing savvy of right wing and conservative political action groups. It is not just the Birchers and other extremist organizations. Respectable conservative outfits like the NAM's Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC) and the AMA's American Medi­ cal Political Action Committee (AMPAC) have picked up know-how in recent campaigns, and will be more effective this year. • The usual drop-off in voting that takes place in non-presidential years, a drop-off averaging more than 15 percent. It cuts most deeply into the vote of working people. Thomas P. Powers, formerly a State, County and Municipal em­ ployes business agent in Washing­ ton, has been named director of recruitment for VISTA volun­ teers. Powers has been a VISTA staff member since last April, developing training programs-. In his new post, he will direct a drive to recruit between 2,000 and 3,000 persons to work among the poor and underpriviledged in ur­ ban slums, Appalachia, migrant farm labor communities and on Indian reservation. <|> Strike activity last year was at about the same level as in 1964, according to the Labor Dept's Bureau of Labor statistics. Prelimi­ nary estimates list about 3,860 stoppages involving 1.4 million workers whp.,,,lpst 23.1 million man hours'bf work, compared to 3,665 strikes in 1964 involving 1.6 million workers who were idle for 22.9 million man days. Lost Page Seven LOG "Old Enemies" The federal govement has embarked on a pro­ gram to fight poverty, and it has been joined in this objective by various state and local govern­ ments. We of the organized labor movement applaud and endorse all efforts to eradicate poverty. But poverty is no stranger to the American labor movement. Organized labor and poverty are old enemies. The need to war on poverty was one of the reasons that inspired the founding of the union movement. And the battle has been carried on continuously since the movement's inception. Yes, poverty, along with its camp-followers of disease, ignorance, prejudice and slums, have al­ ways been the enemies — and the targets — of labor. Until the rise of labor unions in this country, poverty was truly rampant. Unorganized, weak and fearful, men, women and children labored for time accounted for 18 one-hun­ dredth of 1 per cent of total esti­ long hours for wages barely able to sustain them. mated working time, the same as Disease was no stranger, brought about by poor food, crowded living conditions and the debili­ 1964, the report disclosed. tating exhaustion of long hours in the factories or fields. The Painters Union won a re­ It was the organized labor movement which sounding victory in a representa­ tion election among the 550 em­ fought for and won the passage of legislation ployes of Merry Brothers, manu­ outlawing child labor. The public school system, facturers of brick products in Augusta, Ga., as an outgrowth which assured the children of workers an educa­ of cooperation with the AFL-CIO tion was a direct result of action by the labor Department of Civil Rights and movement. American unions were responsible for the National Association for the raising the wage standard and lowering the hours Advancement of Colored People. worked during a day. Social security legislation, which relieved older Americans of the threat of Jerome H. Brooks, 48 has been abject poverty in their retirement years was just named durector of the National another of the many programs fought for and won Labor Relation Boards Detroit, by the organized labor movement to relieve pov­ Mich., region succeeding Thomas Roumell, new Michigaii State erty and assure every American worker the ben­ Labor Dept. director. Brooks has efits of our society. been Detroit regional attorney ^d Every advanceqwhich the labor movement has served for 21 months as actmg made or helped to make—whether it was the regional director. Bernard Gott­ fried. assistant regional attorney, winning of additional dollars in workers' wages, pension plans, overtime pay and the whole range will take Brooks' former post. of other economic benefits or the passage of hous­ ing, education and medicare legislation—^has been a defeat for poverty. But organized labor, which fights poverty every day in so many ways, is committed to the fight until that enemy is eliminated. Slipping Behind Once again, the United States has been warned that it is rapidly slipping behind the Soviet Union on the seas—in merchant shipping, fisheries and basic sea research. This latest warning comes from a member of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, Representative Paul G. Rogers (D-Fla.), who returned recently from a tour of the Soviet Union and her satellites. His warning was stem. He pointed out bluntly that the Russians are progressing "full speed ahead" in these fields while we are slipping back­ wards at an increasing rate. The U. S. must wake up to the danger involved in giving up her position as a world maritime power by default — the course which we are presently pursuing. Besides being the key to trade between nations, the seas contain vast resources of minerals and food. As Rogers points out, we cannot let the Communists take control of it. Welfare, Pension Digest In the center fold of this issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG readers will find a supplement containing all the pertinent information on the Seafarers Welfare and Pension Plans, plus a full schedule of surgical benefits. All of the benefits for which Seafarers and their families are eligible are clearly described. SIU men and their families are urged to remove this supplement and to put it where it can be found when they wish to refer to it. ' i| i. I n �1 ».• -'rvr-'^ ;S. •., -• ^ ' •>'''. . . ' ' :'T'i':.-rv^..';-;C--' • ••"•••' '•4'!5;S&£{V >r .. f. ;/ A Wo;:;:--AAAA vAv " o '' A'AA: •.; • o'. ^ '* •ri- ':v ,A'.>-..- - •:••'• -vA-iA-Vv;-fc^••. ' i; . ,.sW; '"ryi/OoAA: 'o;:'- A'AtA. ; • Ao'oAr''Ao/ AIAA^A A .fAA,; A- „ W ^ ' -A ^ ' ••-••^•V'Si^ '•*• •,,. ••'SiA-' .''''. N sar.' . A.-" /' •'* ^ Hia A' . , , f'i-- »• s, t >' -»• • 'AA'f ''-\A T-^ ' • i/l ATA-AAA^A/ ,.i -> •> ^ f < .isA v* .-*•;• . ' i®iiiSl>. -'• - , vV •' A?'4" WW . I "* HE MERCHANT MARINE has always been a vital part of the commerce and security of our nation. l8ir *rj>.. "What the merchant marine means to the United States has been best expressed by our Presidents. Be­ cause of their special knowledge and insight into the affairs of the nation has enabled them to see more clearly the necessity of a vibrant and strong private shipping fleet. « ' A . ' ,<'' ^o-; oA?^fe-AAW::AA: ; • vo•" X' Almost without exception, the Chief Executives have urged the creation and maintenance of a mer­ chant marine that would serve the commercial and defense needs of the nation. - - '/iW' • '' ' >4/" I®!*- . ^ 5', " Here on these pages are a few of the presidential views on the merchant marine which have charac­ terized the thinking of the men whose responsibility it has been to keep America strong. ^ : iV A mf. -i- 'AH ' ..-rA I • •: .OAAAi?.:!'' wa ;4'-'rr<-•&,•>-. • fw;;; ft; '••; -•'•'mi 'i'V Despite the technological changes and innova­ tions in the means of transportation, the carriage of goods in water-borne vessels is still the major method of transporting our foreign commerce. And for America's best interests;—as expressed by virtually all of its Presidents — the cargoes must be carried under the American flag. ,J ^ ^ S A- : -AAAfeA*:-S'i V,>. • ASJAigSAlAc ; I i -1:5:;^^!;;; :•, '..'A.' ^ '.A �f*"' r *^'''' ' 7^ i-' ^ "V SURGICAL SCHEDULE AND f DIGEST OF ALL WELFARE BENEFITS •i:| THE SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN THE SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN 1'i ft 15 K') t • 'iJ ,'•; ''V7:'7757:''..^..^'-vi;. -., Iv i '''L �SEAFARERS Page Ten February 4, 1966 LOG Seafarers Welfare Plan Surgical Schedule MAXIMUM PAYMBir Two or mora •urgicaf precadvrat paiformad through the gbdomhul IncMon wNI b« «omMtr«d as oiw eptration. si AlMMat. <" liiBaiJiiaiaaaHi liKUan ami drafaiaoa Adranaiactomy, partial or total (ramoval of part or all of adranal gla^) Appandactomy (ramoval of appandix} Appandkaal abtcaw—incision and drahtaga of. •ila ducts, plastic rapair or raconstruction.•••••••••••••••••••sssa •owal, rasaction of Oiolacystactomy (ramoval of gall Uaddar). Oiolacyttactomy and axploration of common duct (ra* moval of gall bladdar) Cbolacystoduodanostomy (joining of gall bladdar to intastina) Cholccystoantarostemy (joining of gall bladder to itt* tastina) Cholacystotomy (cutting into gall bladder, including re* movai of gall stones) .Oioladocboplasty (operation on tba bHa duct) Cholcdochostamy (operation on tba biia du^. Choladodiotomy (operation on bila ducts) OwlalMiotomy (uiiUng into gall bladder, mduAng ra> moval of gall stones) — Colectomy (partial ramoval of colon large intestine).... Colon, rasaction of partial removal of colon—large intastina) Colostomy (formation of artificial amn).. Colostomy, revision Colostomy, dosura of Common bila duct, opening of with axploration, drain•ga or removal of calculus with or without removal of gall bladder Common bile duct, opening of, secondary, in absence of gall bladder Common bila duci, resection or reconstruction of. Diverticulum, Meckel's or intestinal (removal of pocket in the intestine) Duodenal ulcar, parfdration, closure of. Enterectomy, with or without arustomosis (cutting away of intestines, with or without rejoining) Enterorrhaphy (suture of intestirte) Enterotomy, including removal of foreign body (cutting into intestine) Gall bladdar, removal of (cholecystectomy)*.. Gall bladder, operation other than removal Gastrectomy, partial or total (removal of stomach).. Gastric or ducdenal ulcer, perforation, closure of. Gastroduodenostomy (joining of stomach to intestine).... Gastroenterostomy (joining of stomach to intestine) Gastrojejunostomy, with or without vagotomy (joining of stomach to intestine) Gastroscopy—diagnostic (examination of stomach by gastroscope) operative (operation thru gastroscope) Gastrostomy or gastfotomy (forming opening In stomach) Gastrostomy, closure of Castrofomy with exploration or foreign body removal (cutting into stomach) Hepatectomy, partial (resection of part of liver) Hepatorrhaphy (suture of liver) Hepatotomy (incision of liver for drainage of abscess or cyst, one or two stages) Herniotomy — heriorrhaphy — hernioplasty (repair of hernia—rupture) single—inguinal, femoral, umbilical, ventral or incb aional bilateral—inguinal, or femoral Hiatal or diaphragmatic •••••••••••••••••••a Intestinal obstruction—operation for, not requiring re­ section Intestine^reductien of volvulus or intussusception by cutting (repair of folding or twisting of intestines)..,. Intestine, large, resection of Intestine, small, resection of Laparotomy—exploratory (cutting into abdomen)..,.. Liver, aspiration (tapping) or punch biopsy Liver, biopsy by laporotomy Liver, marsupialization of cyst or abKcss of Livw, suture of wound or injury (hepatorrhaphy) >••••••••••••«•««4*t>«S Pancreas, drainage of, or marsupialization of cyst Pancreas, excision of, partial or total except marsupiali­ zation of cyst Pancreas, radical excision of Ampulla of Vater, with resection of duodenum and portion of pancreas, gastrojejunostomy and anastamosis of biliary tract to alimentary tract, one or more stages Pancreaticogastrostomy (joining pancreas to stomach)..,, Pancreaticoenterostomy (joining pancreas to intestine)..,. Pancreatotomy (cutting into the pancreas) Pancreolithotomy (removal of stone from pancreas) Paracentesis, abdominal cavity (tapping) Peritoneoscopy—diagnostic (examination of lining of the abdomen by peritoneoscope) Operative biopsy) Pneumoperitoneum—induction of (injection of gas into abdominal cavity) Each refill—(not aiore than 17} „ each $150.00 300.00 150.00 150.00 225.00 3oaoo 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 300.00 300100 187.50 150.00 150.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 200.00 150.00 300.00 150.00 150.00 225.00 225.00 300.00 150.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 60.00 75.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 300.00 150.00 150.00 150,00 187.50 300.00 150,00 150.00 300.00 300.00 150.00 22.50 150.00 225.00 150,00 150.00 300,00 300,00 225.00 > 225,00 150.00 225.00 22.50 60.00 75,00 37.50 15.00 Pyloric stenosis, operation for (repair of constrktLon of lower opening of -stomach) Ramstedt's operation for pyloric stenosis (repair of con­ striction of lower opening of stomach) 'Rectum, resection of •••••essaassssstaaaassteo Splenectomy (removal of spleen) Splenorrhaf^y (suture of Sf^n) Stomach, resection Umbilectomy (removal of navaQ Vagotomy (cutting of vagus nerve In -stomach).•(•aaaaaa* ABSCBSES Incision and drainagerequiring hospital residence not requiring hospital residence Peritonsillar abscaes, incision of— requiring hospital residence not requiring hospital residence Supralevator (above levator muscle of anus), incision and drainage AMPUTATIONS Coccyx (removal of bone at lower end of spine) Ear—unilateral bilateral Kngers, each (one or more phalanges) Foot (thru metatarsal bones or above)-unilateraI bilateral forearm-unilateral bilateral Hand, entire (thru metacarpal bones or above}— unilateral bilateral Leg-unilateral bilateral Nose Thigh—unilateral bilateral ,. Thumbs, each (one or more phalanges). Toes, each (one or more phalanges) Upper arm—unilateral bilateral 150.00 150.00 300,00 225,00 150,00 300.00 150,00 150.00 37.50 15,00 37.50 22.50 S2J0 75.00 75,00 150.00 25.00 150IX) ISODO 3004X) 150J0O 300J0O 187.50 30DJOO 75M 200.00 900M 25.00 25,00 150.00 300.00 CKtst, open operation Chest, needle ^•••••••tsaataassseaaati Cystoscopy... Esophagotcopy Gastroscopy .... Gland, or glands superficial 7$.00 2230 Kidney, by needle 2230 37.50 22.50 2230 5230 75.00 75.00 20.00 Laryngoscopy liver, by needle or punch Lung, aspiration of, by needle Lung, cutting open operation of chest 75.00* Muscle 3730 Needle (paracentesis) 22.50 Peritoneoscopy 75.00 Pr uctoscopy ........................................................................ 37.ou Sigmoidoscopy 3730 Skin 15.00 Spleen, by needle 2230 Sternum, by needle 2230 BLOOD TRANSnmON (OR PLASMA) Each 3730 BREAST Breast, abscess, incision and drainage of requiring hospital residence 3730 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Biopsy 2230 Plarfic operation, complete separate procedureunilateral 7300 bilateral 150.00 Radical amputation 225.00 Retnoval of benign tumor or cystrequiring hospital residence unilateral 7530 bilateral ...., 15300 not requiring hospital residence 1530 Simple amputation—unilateral 15030 bilateral 30030 BURSAS Bursae, aspiration, injection, irrigation, or needling (or any combination) each 2230 excision of (bursectomy) prepatellar and olecranon 52.50 shoulder. Hip 112.S0 incision and draniage (bursotomy) requiring hospital residence 3730 not requiring hospital residence 15,00 CHEST Arytenoidopexy (fixation of arytenoid cartilages) 225.00 Bronchoscopy (examination of windpipe by bronchoscope)— diagnostic 50,00 operative 75,00 Commissurotomy (operation on valves of heert) 300,00 Costo-sternoplasty (repair of funnel chest) 18730 'Decortication of lung (removal of membrane lining the lung) 225,00 Diaphragm, transthoracic approach to 300.00 KSSSISSfSSS•••<«*«•••( ARTERIES AND VEINS (Vascuhr Suiiary) Aneurysm (dilatation of blood vessel) arterial or arterio­ venous, operation for (excision of or wiring) Extremities 75.00 Intra-abdominal 150.00 Intracranial 300.00 Intrathoracic 300.00 Angiogram, cutting operation for exposure of vessel where necessary for 37.50 Aorta, excision of coarctation of 300.00 Artery, anastamosis (joining or forming a connection between arteries) in extremities Mch 75.00 intra-abdominal 150.00 Epiglottidectomy (removal of epiglottis) intracranial .. 300.00 Esophageal dfverticulum, one or more stages— intrathoracic 300.00 transthoracic approach Artery, excision of temporal 37.50 other approach Artery, excision or ligation of major artery of extremity 75.00 Esophagoduodenostomy (joining of esophagus to Artery, excision of coarctation (contraction) of aorta 300.00 duodenum) Artery, ligation (tying) of result of accidental wound Esophagogastrectomy, combined, thoracoabdominal (re­ each • 15.00 moval of part or all of stomach and esophagus) Carotid artery, ligation (tying) of 112.50 Esophagogastrostomy (joining of esophgaus to stomach) Catheterization of heart (independent procedure) 75,00 Esophagojejunostomy (joining of esophagus to jejunum) Embolectomy—arteriotomy or venotomy with explora­ Esophagoplasty (plastic repair or reconstruction of tion or removal of embolus or thrombus (clot) esophagus) In abdomen 1M,00 Esophagoscopy (examination of gullet by esophagoin chest 300.00 scope) diagnostic in extremities 75.00 operative in neck 150.00 Esophagus, transthoracic approach to in skull (intracranial) . 300.00 Funnel chest, plastic repair of Fenwral vein, ligation (tying) of, for other than varicose Heart Operations—See section on HEART OR CARDIAC veiits—unilateral 3730 Hemilaryngectomy (removal of half of larynx) 7530 bilateral Hernia, diaphragmatic or hiatal, repair of Hemangioma (blood vessel tumor) simple, not requiring Laryngectomy (removal of larynx) 1530 hospital residence Laryngofissure (cutting into larynx) with removal of 37.50 requiring hospital residence futnor 75.00 Hemangioma (blood vessel tumor) cavernous Laryngoplasty (plastic repair of larynx) Saphenous vein, ligation (tying) of, for other than Laryngoscopy (examination of larynx by laryngoscope) 37.50 varicose veins—unilateral diagnostic 75.00 bilateral operative ,.,,,. 3730 Temporal artery, excision of Lobectomy, total or subtotal, wedge or segmental re­ Varicose veins—injection treatment, complete procedure section, (removal of all or part of lobe of lung) 60,00 (one or both legs) Long, removal of all or part of 75.00 cutting operation, complete procedure—one leg AAediastinal cyst or tumor, excision of., 120.00 both legs Mediastinal wound or injury, suture of.. Vein, ligation (tying) of, result of accidental wound, Mediastinotopsy 15.00 each Oleothorax, intrapleural, injection of oilVenogram, cutting operation for exposure of vessel 3730 where necessary for (not more than 17) subsequent Venous Anastamosis (forming connection between veins) rnranic nerve, crushing or resection 300.00 Pleurectomy or decortication (removal of "iiSraiii porto-^aval anastamosis 300.00 superior mesenteric caval anastamosis lining the lung) 300.00 Pneumonectomy (removal of entire lung)!!!"!!!!"!"!""" Spleno-renal anastamosis BIOPSY Pneumonocentesis, puncture of lung for Mpiriition Removal of fluid or tissue by cutting or aspiration for examina­ .wop»y tion. Not payable when done immediately preceding or at part Pneumothorax, induction of artificialof operation listed in informative schedule.. Initial ; Bone, excision of portion for biopsy 60,00 (not more than 17) subsequent Bone marrow, aspiration of, including sternal puncture 2230 Pneumonotomy, exploratory (cutting into lung)""."!""!" Breast 2230 Pneumonotomy, with open drainage of pulmonaiv Bronchoscopy 75.00 abscess or cyst (cutting into lung) ' 11230 30300 oocna 30030 30030 30030 300.00 300.00 60.00 75.00 30030 18730 22530 300.00 300.00 150.00 225.00 2230 3730 300.00 300.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 3730 15,00 37.50 225;00 300.00 2230 3730 15.00 150,00 150,00 �February 4, 1966 Stomach, tranithoracfc approach to Sympathactomy, wUh tranithoracic approa^ Thoracantaiia (lurglcal punctura of tha chast cavity) •Thoracoicopy (examination of chait by thoracoicopa) opwHiva SEAFARERS 300.00 30o!oo ysM diagnostic 60.00 Thoracotomy (cutting into cheat cavity, including drain­ age) exploratory including control of hemorrhage 15P.00 Thoracotomy, inter-rib (cutting into cheat cavity without cutting rib) 75.OO Thoracotomy, with rib reaection 150.00 Thoracotomy, with removal of intrapleural foreign body 150.00 Thoracotomy, with pneumoiyaia 150.00 Thorocopiaaty, complete (removal of riba and coiiapaa of cheat) 3OO flO Tracheoesophageal fiatuia, cioaure of 150.00 Tracheopiaat (plastic operation on trachea) 225.00 Tracheorrhaphy (suturing of trachea) 52.50 Tracheostomy for tracheal fistula 37.50 Tracheatomy (cutting Into windpipe) 75.00 Valvulectomy (operation on valves of heart) 30(7.00 CYSTS Cutting operation for removal of Baker's cyst, (back of Knee) 75.00 Branchial cyst (removal of deep cyst of the neck) 75.00 Breast—requiring hospital raaidenca 75.00 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Dermoid cyst (superficial) 52.50 Pilonidal cyst or sinus (at base of spine) 75.00 Thyroglossal cyst, duct or sinus (removal of deep cyst of the neck) 150.00 Cysts, all others, unless otherwise set put in schedule requiring hospital residence 37.50 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 NOTE: If multiple cysts are removed through more than one Incision, pay for each Incision up to maximum limit of $300 for all. DISLOCATION Closed reduction of, including application of cast Ankle joint Bones of hand Bones of foot Coccyx '. 75.00 25.00 25.00 7.50 Collar Bone (sternoclavicular dt aieromloclavicular) 22.50 Elbow 52.50 Hip (femur) 52.50 Knee joint (Patella excepted) 52.50 Lower jaw (temporomandibular) 22.50 Patella 22.50 Shoulder (humerus) 45.00 Wrist 22.50 Vertebra (except coccyx) nunipulation under general anesthesia with hospitalization and immobilization 52.50 NOTE: For dislocation requiring open operation, the maximum payment will be twice the amount shown above; except: Wrist joint (arthrotomy) 75.00 Hand 37.50 Foot 37.50 EAR, NOSE OR THROAT EAR Abscess, external auditory canal. Incision and drainage 22.50 Abscess, external ear. Incision and drainage 22.50 Amputation—unilateral 75.00 bilateral 150.00 Excision of polyp or polyps of auditory canal— not requiring hospital residence 22.50 requiring hospital residence 37.50 Electrocauterization—unilateral 22.50 bilateral 45.00 Exostosis (bony outgrowth) excision from external auditory canal 75.00 Fenestration, one or both sides (window operation for daafnata) .... 300,00 labyrinthectomy (cutting away of inner ear) 300.00 Labyrinthotomy (cutting into inner ear) 225.00 Malignant lesion, resection from external auditory canal 75.00 Mastoidectomy, one or both sides—simple 150.00 radical 225.00 Myringotomy (cutting into ear drum) 22.50 Ossiculectomy (cutting out of bones of inner eer) 75.00 Otoplasty (plastic operation for protruding ears) each ear 75.00 Plicotomy (cutting of posterior fold of ear drum) 22.50 Stapes, mobilization of—unilaleral 150.00 bilateral 300.00 Tympanotomy (cutting into ear drum) 22.50 NOSE Abscess, nasal, incision and drainage— not requiring hospital residence 22.50 requiring hospital residence 37.50 Antrum (nasal sinus) puncture of 22.50 Electrocauterization—unilateral 22.50 bilateral 45.00 Epistaxis (nose bleed) electro-cauterization only 22.50 Nasal polyps, removal of—not requiring hospital residence—unilateral 22.50 bilateral 45.00 fOQulrino hospital ••,t<«a(*s«»**«*i««a 37.50 bilateral 75.00 Amputation for malignant tumor 150.00 Amputation, other than for malignancy-.' 75.00 Rhinophyma, excision of skin of nose for, including plastic repair 150.00 Rhinoplasty (plastic operation on nose) 75.00 Sinus operation by cutting, any approach (puncture of antrum excepted) frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid and maxillary, each—unilateral 75.00 bilateral ........................................M 150.00 Submucous resection of nasal septum 75.00 Jwrblnactomy, excision, electrocoagulation or alac- Page EJeven LOG trodesslcatlon (ramoval of smalPbones of tha nose) unilateral e*is****<*ea**ss*saiii«*s«ss«i«sst<*sta*sts»tiaas**»«ss«s*»ifl**»**«a bilateral THROAT Adenoldectomy, tonsilledomy, or .both Arytenoldopexy (fixation of arytenoid cartileges) Branchial cyst, excision (removal of deep cyst of the neck) Electrocauterization—unilateral bilateral Epiglottidectomy (removal of epiglottis) Esophageal diverticulum, excision of, one or more stages—transthoracic approach other approach Esophagoduodenostomy (joining of esophagus to duodenum) Esophagogastrectomy, combined, thoracoabdominal (removal of part or all of stomach and esophagus) Esophagogastrostomy (joining of esophagus to stomach) Esophagorjejunostomy (joining of esophagus to jejunum) 22.50 45.00 50.00 225.00 75.00 22.50 45.00 112.50 300.00 225.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 Esophagoplasty (plastic repair or raconstruction of esophagus) 300.00 Esophagoscopy (examination of gullet by esophagoseope)—diagnostic 60.00 operative 75.00 Esophagus, transthoracic approach to 300.00 Frenum linguae, clipping of 15.00 Glossectomy, complete or total (removal of tongue) 300.00 Hemilaryngectomy (removal of half of larynx) 225.00 Laryngectomy (removal of larynx) 300.00 Laryngofissure (cutting Into larynx) with removal of tumor 150.00 laryngoplasty (plastic repair of larynx) 225.00 Laryngoscopy (examination of larynx by laryngo­ scope)—diagnostic 22.50 for biopsy 37.50 operative 75.00 Larynx, cauterization, without use of laryngoscope.... 22.50 Larynx, cauterization, done through laryngoscope 37.50 Peritonsillar abscess, incision of (operation for abscess of throat) —(quinsy) requiring hospital residence.... 37.50 not requiring hoipital residence 22.50 Thyroglossal cyst, duct or sinus, excision of 150.00 Tongue, total excision of (for malignancy) 300.(X) Tongue, partial excision of (for malignancy)... 150.(K) Tonsillar tags, excision, electrocoagulation or electrodessication—unilateral 22-50 bilateral 45.00 Tonsillectomy, adenoldectomy, or both 50.00 Torus palatines, excision of 75.00 Tracheotomy, (cutting into windpipe) 112.50 Tumor, benign, vocal cord, excision of 75.00 Tumor, malignant, of vocal cord, excision of 150.00 Tumor, malignant, vocal cord, excision of with laryngectomy 3(X>.00 ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES Bronchoscopy (examination of windpipe by broncho­ scope)—diagnostic 60.00 (operation on windpipe by bronchoscope)—operative 75.(X) Culdoscopy (examination of uterus by culdoscope)— diagnostic 37.50 (operation on uterus by culdoscope)—operative 52.50 Cystoscopy (examination of bladder or ureter by cystoscope) diagnostic 37.50 With ureteral 'catheterization 37.50 Operative—operation not otherwise classified—(opera­ tion on bladder or ureter by cystoscope) 52.50 Esophagoscopy (examination of gullet by esophagoscope) diagnostic 60.00 (operation on gullet by esophagoscope) operative 75.00 Gastroscopy (examination of stomach by gastroscope) diagnostic 60.00 (biopsy of stomach by gastroscope) operative 75.00 Laryngoscopy (examination of larynx by laryngoscope) diagnostic 22.50 (operation on larynx by laryngoscope) operative 75.00 for biopsy 37.50 Otoscopy, for removal of foreign body, except wax from ear 15.00 Peritoneoscopy (examination of lining of the abdomen by peritoneoscope) diagnostic 60.00 (operation on lining of the abdomen by peritoneo­ scope) operative 75.00 Prostatectomy, transurethral (remove" of prostate thru cystoscope) 150JOO Proctoscopy (examination of rectum by proctoscope) Diagnostic 15.00 (operation on rectum by proctoscope) operative 37.50 Rhinoscopy, for removal of foreign body of nose 15.00 Sigmoidoscopy (examination of lower colon by sig­ moidoscope) diagnostic 15.00 (operation on lower colon by sigmoidoscope) operative 37.50 Thoracoscopy (examination of chest by thoracoscope) diagnostic ! 60.00 (operation on chest by thoracoscope) operative 75.00 EXCISION (ARTHRECTOMY) OR FIXATION (ARTHRODESIS) BY CUniNG NOTE: Excision of a joint is the removal of the articulating end of one or more of the bones forming the joint. Fixation of a joint is the permanent immobilization of the part by some type of fusion operation. In event of bilateral or multilateral excision or fixations pay for each up to the limit of $300.(X) for all. Ankle Joint 187.50 Coccyx (removal of bone at lower end of spine) 75.00 Elbow jofnt 187.50 Hip joint 225.00 Knee joint 187.50 Patelle (knee ap) 150.00 SemHunar cartilage (cartilage of fcnee joint) Sesamoid (superfluous bones uiuelly jn tendons) ex­ cision of, each Shoulder joint Spine, including sacro-iliac (except coccyx) Temporo-mandibular (hinge of jaw bone) meniscus Wrist joint Removal of diseased portion of bone. Including cureStage (alveolar processes excepted) pay exostosis under this heading, including bunions (hallux-valgus) or corns when bone is removed. EYE Abscess, intra-orbital, drainage of Abscess, lacrimal gland, incision of Blepharectomy, excision of benign lesion of eyelid Blepharectomy, excision of malignant lesion of eyelid.... Blepharoplasty, plastic restortaion of eyelid, skin only.... Blepharoplasty, plastic restoration of eyelid, deep structures Blepharorrhaphy (suturing of accidental wound of eyelid) Canaliculi (small canals leading from lacrimal sac) plastic operation on Canthotomy, division of canthus, with suture Capsulectomy (removal of the lens capsule) Capsuletomy (cutting into lens capsule) Cataract, removal of needling—complete procedure Chalazion (cutting out or scraping of retention tumor or glands in the eyelid) Conjunctiva, cutting operation for biopsy Conjunctiva, free graft of Conjunctiva, suturing of injury Confunctivokeratoplasty for perforating wounds of eyeball Cornea, paracentesis (tapping) of Cornea, suturing of accidental wounds Corneal, tattooing Corneal transplant (transplant of front surface of eyeball) Corneal ulcer, electrocauterization or curettage (scraping) Corelysis (freeing of adhesions between lens and cornea) Cyclodiathernoy: diathermy of ciliary body Cyclodialysis (detaching ciliary body from sclera) Cyst, conjunctival, excision of Dacryoadenectomy (cutting away of tear gland) Dacryocystectomy (cutting away of tear gland) Dacrycystorhinostomy (forming communication between tear gland and nose) Dacryocystostomy (cutting Into tear sac) Dacryocystotomy (cutting into tear sac) Discission; Needling of lens, complete procedure Ectropion, operation for (repair of eyelid folded out).... Entropion, operation for (repair of eyelid folded in) Epilation (removal of lashes by electrolysis only)— each •yelid Epithelioma, excision of conjunctival Eyeball, removal of, enucleation or evisceration Eyeball socket, revision of, subsequent to original enucleation and not during enucleation Eyelid, ptsosis (drooping) of, operation for—each eyelid Foreign body, removal of, from cornea, sclera, or con­ junctiva, (by surgical incision or magnet) Foreign body, removal of intra-ocular (from interior of oy*) Glaucoma, operative procedures (except paracentesis or tapping) Glaucoma or inflammatory exudate, paracentesis (tap­ ping) for Glaucoma, air injection or irrigation f6r Hordeolum (stye) operation for Iridectomy (removal of iris) Iridotomy (incision into Iris) Iridencleisis: stretching of iris (independent procedure).. Iridodialysis (separation of iris from its attachments) Iris, excision of lesion of Iris, repair of prolapsed (dropped) with suture of perforated sclera Iris, transfixion of; iris bombe (repair of bulging iris).... Keratectomy, complete or partial (removal of cornea),... Keratoplasty, corneal transplant (plastic operation on cornea) Keratotomy (cutting of cornea) Lacrimal duct, dilatation of (enlarging of tear duct) Lens, extraction of, intracapsular or extracapsular Muscle, ocular, any cuttirtg operation on, each Nevus, excision of eyelid Orbit, reconstruction of, subsequent to original enuclea­ tion and not during enucleation (plastic repair of eye-socket) Orbitotomy with exploration (cutting into orbit) Pannus, excision of Peritectomy (removal of ring of conjunctiva) Peritomy (removal of strip of conjunctiva around corneq) Pterygium, excision of (treatment of thickened mem­ brane over eye) Ptsosis operation, complete—each eyelid (correction of drooping eyelid) Retina, operation for detachment, including diathermy.. Sclerectomy (removal of part of sclera) for glaucoma (lagrange, Elliott) (cutting of surface of eyeball) Strabismus (cross eye) cutting operation for (complete procedure) each eye — Stye, incision of Symblepharon (adhesion of eyelid to eyebalQ release by simple Incision Tarsectomy (removal of tarsus of eyelid) Tarsorrhaphy (stitching of tatsus of eyelid) Tear duct (lacrimal duct) dilatation ••••••••aaaeeasee Tumor, excision uf intra-orbital, simple..•••••••••••••laaaeeaqeeaee Tumor, excision of intra-orbital, malignant.>••••••••••••••qaeeee Wown^ accidental, of conjunctiva, suturing of 150.00 37.50 187.50 2254X> 150.00 187.50 75.00 37.50 30.00 30.00 75.00 30.00 150.00 52.50 75JOO 30.00 225.00 150.00 225.00 112.50 30.00 30.00 75.00 30.(X) 150.OO 30.00 112.50 30.00 200.00 30.00 150.00 75.00 150.00 30.00 75.00 75.00 112.50 30.00 30.00 112.50 105.00 105.00 30.00 112.50 112.50 112.50 75.00 7.50 150.00 150.00 30.00 75.00 15.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 75.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 30.00 50.00 225.00 150.00 30.00 112.50 112.50 30.00 30.00 30.00 35.00 75.00 300.00 150.00 150.00 15.00 30.00 75.00 52.50 30.00 7S.00 150.00 30.00 �ii/ v-tf SEAFARERS Page Twelve February 4, 1966 LOG SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN WHO IS COVERED HOSPITAL ROOM AND BOARD si HOSPITAL EXTRAS BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS •I DOCTOR CALLS AT HOSPITAL Wives and unmarried chil­ dren under 19 years of age and any other person claimed by the Seafarer as a dependent on his Federal Income Tax for the year prior to date of claim. Seafarers who are eligible to benefits under the Plan and who require hospitali­ zation must use USPHS fa­ cilities if they are eligible to use such facilities by reason of their maritime employ­ ment. A Seafarer who is eli­ gible under the plan and who is confined in a private hospital is entitled to re­ ceive Hospital and Surgical Benefits in accordance with the Dependent Benefits Pro­ gram if he entered the pri­ vate hospital because he was not eligible to treat­ ment at a USPHS facility, or he required emergency hos­ pitalization. In case of emer­ gency confinements, the Seafarer must notify the nearest USPHS facility with­ in 48 hours from the begin­ ning of his confinement. If USPHS, after being duly no­ tified of his confinement denies liability or is not re­ sponsible for the charges, then benefits under the Plan will be paid. SURGICAL All Seafarers. OPTICAL BENEFIT Full cost of semiprivate room and board. Allowance of $17 daily if in private room. All Seafarers, wives and unmarried children under 19; adopted children and stepchildren; dependent parents of Seafarers. Sea­ farers on special disability list. Sea­ farers on pension and their depend­ ents. TERMS OF BENEFITS ELIGIBILiTY Payments continue for as long as hospitalized. *Basic seatime requirement. Actual charges up to $200 for first 31 days; thereafter, up to another $200. (Maximum $400). Maximum of six transfusions at $37.50 each.t $4 per visit for a maximum of 31 days. Covers cost of anesthesias, laboratory and x-rays while confined in hospital. Also covers emergency room treatment. This is in addition to hospi­ tal extras benefit; depend­ ent must be confined in hos­ pital. In non-surgical cases, bene­ fit paid during period de­ pendent is hospitalized. In surgical cases, benefit paid up to date of surgery. Up to $300 maxi­ mum as specified in surgical schedule. MATERNITY MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS BENEFITS Payable for surgery in hos­ pital or in doctor's office. $200.00. (The SlU also gives a $25 U.S. Savings Bond in the baby's name.) Payment for each birth; ad­ ditional payments "for mul­ tiple births. Free medical exam­ inations, diagnostic and laboratory ser­ vices. Services available in Union ports where medical centers are maintained. Claim must be filed with Welfare Plan notjater than 180 days after surgery or discharge from hospital. File enrollment card, marri­ age license and children's birth certificates with names of both parents. For other dependents, file support form showing that the person was claimed as a dependent by the Seafarer on his Federal income Tax return for the year prior to date of claim. *Basic seatime requirement. File claim within one year of birth. File marriage license, birth certificate with names of both parents. Child must be born in United States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands or Canada. *Basic seatime requirement ONLY. Free eye examina­ tions and eyeglasses every two years; safety glasses for dependentchildren. tBIood is also available free of charge through the Union blood bank. Contact port offices for details. Facilities available in most Union ports. Up to $25 in benefits for families living at a distance from Union ports and using closer facil­ ities. �February 4, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen « « WHO IS COVERED SCHOLARSHIPS All Seafarers under 35 and children of Seafarers; chil­ dren of deceased eligible Seafarers. m DEATH SEAFARERS IN HOSPITALS SICKNESS AND ACCIDENTS SPECIAL DISABILITY BENEFIT SPECIAL EQUIPMENT BENEFITS $6,000 over a fouryear period. $4,000. Any beneficiary named by Seafarer. TERMS OF BENEFITS Covers any course at any accredited college; can be extended for graduate study if 4 years not used up. Covers death anywhere. *Basic seatime requirement. *Basic seatime requirement. All Seafarers in hospitals. i m 3 years'discharges and basic seatime requirement for Sea­ farer or father of child; transcriptfrom last school; upper third of graduating class; college entrance exam; let­ ters of reference. Beneficiary card must be on file. mma B ELIGIBILITY Seafarers ill or injured on or off the job, if they are not receiving maintenance and cure, or wages from em­ ployer. In-hospital benefits are $8 a day for first 39 weeks; thereafter, $3 a day for as long as hos­ pitalized. For hospital or out-patient benefits, file claim within 60 days of discharge from hos­ pital. Sickness and accident benefits are $56 a week for 39 weeks for any combination of in-patient and out-patient treatment for any one period of disability within a 12-months period, dating from the beginning of illness or injury. If hos­ pitalization is required for more than 39 weeks, in-hospital benefits of $3 a day will continue for as long as hospitalized. For out-patient benefits, file USPHS medical abstract. $150 monthly for entire period of disability. Unlimited medical and hospital benefits for Sea­ farers on special disability list. Dependents eli­ gible for schedule of dependents' benefits un­ der Seafarers Welfare Plan. All totally and permanently disabled Seafarers regard­ less of age. Seafarers who have not been hospitalized must be out-patients for 7 days be­ fore they can receive bene­ fits, which are retroactive to the fifth day. *Basic seatime requirement. Employment record show­ ing 12 years of employment (at least 4,380 days) with companies signatory to the Plan; medical abstract stat­ ing "not fit for duty perma­ nently." i All Seafarers. Special aids neces­ sary for recovery not provided by hospital. Benefit provided upon ap­ proval by trustees after sur­ vey of need. *Basic seatime requirement ONLY. SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN WHO IS COVERED a NORMAL PENSION 1 DISABILITY PENSION Seafarers who reach the age of 65. BENEFITS TERMS OF BENEFITS $150 monthly until death. Pensioned Seafarers also receive unlimited med­ ical and hospital benefits. Pensioners' depend­ ents are eligible for schedule of dependents' benefits under Seafarers Welfare Plan. All totally and permanently disabled Seafarers regard­ less of age. In event of pensioner's death, a beneficiary who is a pensioner's wife, child, stepchild, mother, father, grandparent, brother, sister, grandchild, stepbrother, stepsister, stepmother is eligible for a $4,000 Death Benefit. All other benefici­ aries are eligible for a $1,000 Death Benefit. ELIGIBILITY At least 65 years of age; *basic seatime requirement; 15 years of employment (5,475 days) with companies signatory to the Plan. * Basic seatime requirement. Employment record show­ ing 12 years of employment (at least 4,380 days) with companies signatory to the Plan; medical abstract stat­ ing "not fit for duty perma­ nently." *BASIC SEATIME REQUIREMENT: The basic eligibility for every benefit is one day's seatime in the last six months and 90 days in the last calendar year. 1 i it ill 3M .. �Page Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG Febmair 4, 1966 W-1 operation en ureter lation of ureter-partial 225.00 Pyelostomy (cutting Into kidney) with drainage 300.00 complete 300.(X) Pyelolomy (cutting into kidney) with exploration 300.00 Cystocele, repair of (hernia of bladder) 112.50 Rectocele (hernia of rectum into vagina) repair of. 112.50 Cystocele Oternia of bladder) and rectocele (hernia of' Rectocele (hernia of rectum) e'nd cystocele (hernia of rectum) or other multiple gynecological repair pro­ bladder) or other multiple gynecological repair pro­ cedures without abdominal approach (except peri­ 'Xanthoma, axcftion of—requirine hospital residence 37,30 cedures without abdominal approach (except peri­ neorrhaphy or perineoplasty) 150.00 not requiring hospital residenoe 30.00 neorrhaphy or perineoplasty) 150.00 with or without rectocele with perineorrhaphy or FRACTURES with or without cystocele with perineorrhaphy of perineoplasty 187.50 Simple fractures, closed reduction or perineoplasty 187.50 Cystorrhaphy (suture of bladder wound. Injury or treatment, unless otherwise specified. Renal capsulectomy (decapsulation of kidney) rupture) 150.00 The amounts shown below are for simple fractures. For a unilateral 150.00 Cystoscopy, diagnostic, Including retrograde pyelogra­ compound fracture, the maximum payment will be one and one phy or flushing of kidney pelvis 37.50 bilateral 225.00 half times the emount shown below for the corresponding Renal (kidney) vessels, division or transection of aberrant 225.00 Cystoscopy, operative, unless otherwise specified in simple fracture. schedule 52.50 Salpingectomy (removal of fallopian tubes) or salpingoFor a fracture requiring an open operation, the maximum Cystolithotomy (cutting Into bladder, including removal oophorectomy (removal of tubes and ovary) 150.00 payment will be twice the amount shown below for the cor­ of stone) 150.00 Salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of oviduct end ovary, responding simple fracture. (Bone grafting, bone splicing and Cystostomy (cutting Into bladder) 150.00 one or both sides) 150.00 skeletaltraction pins are considered open operations.) Cystotomy (cutting into bladder) 150.00 Salpingoplasty (plastic repair of fallopian tubes) 150.00 Removal of bone plates or pins except removal of trac­ bilatation and curettage, non-puerperal (not associated Scrotum (pouch containing testes) abscess, incision end tion pins or other traction appliances (as this is al­ with pregnancy) 37.50 drainage of requiring hospital residence 37.50 ways a separate and distinct procedure) 37.50 Enterocele, repair of not requiring hospital residence 15.00 SKULL vaginal approach, without cystocele or rectocele 112.50 Scrotum (pouch containing testes) resection of 37.50 Non-operative 75.00 abdominal approach 150,00 Skene's gland, incision of—requiring hospital, residence 37.50 Operative, with cutting into cranial cavity (drill taps vaginal approach, with cystocele or rectocele 150.(X) not requiring hospital residence 15.00 excepted) 300,00 vaginal approach, with or without cystocele or recto­ Skene's gland, excision or fulguration of 37.50 FACIAL BONES cele with perineoplasty or perinorrhaphy 187.50 Sympathectomy, pre-sacral 150.00 Hyoid (at base of tongue) closed 37.50 Epididymectomy (removal of epididymis appendage of Testis, reduction of torsion (twisting of cord) of 75.00 AAalar (cheekbone) closed 37.50 testicle)—single 7SJ00 Trachelsctomy (excision of cervix) independent prdAAandible (lower |aw) alveolar process bilateral 11Z50 cedure 75.00 excepted closed 75.00 Epididymis (appendage of testicle) abscess, drainage of 37.50 Tracheloplasty (plastic repair of uterine cervix) 75.00 with or without inter-dental wiring 75.00 Epidldyntovasostomy (connecting of epididymis to vas Ureter (tube from kidney to bladder) opening of, stric­ Maxilla (upper jaw) alveolar process deferens, unilateral or bilateral) 112.50 tures of (endoscopic procedures) 52.50 excepted closed 75.00 Episioperlneorrhaphy (suture of recent Injury of vulva Ureter (tube from kidney to bladder) transplantation to with or without inter-dental wiring 75.00 and perineum) 37.50 skin (ureterostomy)—unilateral 150.00 Nasal closed 25.00 Episiorrhaphy (suture of recent injury to vulva) 22.50 bilateral 300.00 Zygoma (cheek bone) closed 37.50 Fallopian tube transection (dividing) of 150.00 Ureter (tube from kidney to bladder) tumors or stones, SPINE AND TRUNK Fallopian tube, ligation (tying off) of 150.00 rentoval of—by open cutting operation 150.00 Clavicle (collar bone) closed 75.00 Fistula, closure of vaginal 75.00 by endoscopic nseens 52.50 Coccyx (lower end of spine) 15.00 Fistula, vesicovaginal (bladder-vaginal) or vesicouterine Ureterectomy (excision of ureter) complete or partial.... 150.00 Rib or ribs—three or more 37.50 (bladder-uterus) closure of 225.00 Ureterocystostomy (anastomosis of ureter to bladder) less than three 25.00 Hydrocele (collection of fluid in outer sac of testicle) unilateral 150.00 Saaum, alone or with pelvic bones closed 112.50 excision of—single 75.00 bilateral 300.00 Scapula (shoulder blade) closed 75.00 bilateral 112.50 Ureteroenterostomy (anastomosis of ureter to bowel) Sternum (breast bone) closed 22.50 Hydrocele (collection of fluid in outer sac of testicle) unilateral 150.00 Vertebra, one or more (bones of spinal column) closed 112.50 tapping of (paracentesis) 22.50 bilateral 300.00 Body or Lamia 80.00 Hymenectomy (cutting away of hymen).. 15.00 Ureterolithotomy (removal of stone from ureter) with Artiaular, lateral or spinous processes only 20.00 Hymenotomy (incision of hymen) 15.00 removal of calculus, open operation 150.00 PELVIS—one or more of following bones including ace­ Hysterectomy (removal of uterus) total or sub-total Ureteroplasty, plastic operation on ureter (stricture) tabulum (ilium, ischium, pubis, or sacrum) closed 112.50 irrespective of approach 225.00 without plastic operation on renal pelvis 150.00 UPPER EXTREMIir Hysteropexy (fixation of uterus) 150.00 with plastic operation on renal pelvis 300.00 Carpal bone, one or more (each hand) closed 25.(X) Hysterotomy (cutting into uterus) 150.00 Ureterotomy (cutting into ureter) vvith exploration or Colles (wrist) closed 75.00 Hysterorrhaphy (suture of ruptured uterus) 150.00 drainage 150.00 Humerus (upper arm) closed 75.00 Hysterosalpingostomy (connecting of fallopian tubes to Ureterostomy (transplantation of ureter to skin)— Metacarpal bone, one or more (each hand) closed 25.00 f'erus) 150.00 unilateral _ 150.00 Phalanx, each finger closed 25.00 bilateral 300.00 Radius, or radius and ulna (forearm) closed 75.00 Kidney abscess, drainage of, independent procedure.... 150.00 225.00 Ureteropyelostomy (anastomosis of ureter and renal Ulna or ulna and radius (forearm) closed 75.00 Kidney, fixation of 300.00 P«lvis) 300.00 Elbow closed 75.00 Kidney, removal of or cutting into Manchester or Pothergills Operation (fixation of uterusUrethra, excision of carcinoma of 150.00 LOWER EXTREMITY hysteropexy) 150.00 Urethra, proiapse of mucosa, female, repair of 75.00 Astragalus (foot) closed . 75.00 Urethra, stricture of, open operation 75.(X) Femur (thigh) closed 112.50 Meatetomy (cutting of external opening of urinary P"*age) 15.00 Urethra, stricture of, intra-urethral cutting operation Fibula or fibula and tibia (leg) closed 75.00 ti.rough endoscope 52.50 Metatarsal bone, one or more (foot) closed 25.00 Myomectomy (removal of fibroid or muscular tumor of uterus) independent procedure 150.00 Urethral caruncle, excision of or electro-cauterization.... 37.50 Os calsis (foot) closed 75.00 Urethral sphincter, female, plasfic operation 112.50 Patella (Kneecap) closed 75.00 Nephrectomy or heminephrectomy (removal of all or part of kidney) with or without ureterectomy. 300.00 Urethrocele, repair of (female) independent procedure.. 112.50 Phalanx, each toe closed 25.00 Urethroplasty, plastic operation on urethra, including Potts, (ankle) closed 75.00 Nephrolithotomy with removal of calculus (removal of kidney stone) 300.00 hypospadias or epispadius, complete procedure 112.50 Tarsal bone, one or more (foot) closed 25.00 225.00 Urethrorrhapy (suture of urethral wound or injury) 75.00 Tibia or tibia and fibula (leg) closed 75.00 Nephropexy (fixation or suspension of kidney) Nephrorrhaphy (suture of kidney wound or injury) 225.00 Urethrostomy (cutting into urethra) independent pro­ GENITO URINARY TRACT 300.00 cedure 7500 Abscess, periurethral, drainage of 37.50 Nephrostomy (cutting into kidney) Nephrotomy (cutting into kidney) with exploration 300.00 Urethrotomy (cutting into urethra) open operation, Bartholin gland, incision of independent procedure 75.00 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Oophorectomy (removal of ovary) or salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of ovary and fallopian tubes) 150.00 Urethrovaginal fistula (abnormal opening between requiring hospital residence 50.00 150.00 urethra and vagina) closure of 150.00 excision of, one or more 50.00 Oophoropexy (fixation or suspension of ovary) Oophorplasty (plastic repair of ovary) 150.00 Uterus, cutting operation on this organ and its append­ Biopsy, through cystoscope 52.50 Orchidectomy (excision of testicle)—single 75.00 ages with abdominal approach (unless otherwise Bladder, diverticulum (pouch) exdsion of 150.00 ^ specified in schedule) 150.00 . bilateral 112.50 Bladder, punch operation on neck of 150.00 Orchidectomy (excision of testicle) for malignant tumor 150.00 Vagina, reconstruction of congenital deformity 112.50 Bladder, tumor or stones, removal of Orchidopexy (fixation of undescended testicle)—single 75.00 Vaginal septum, excision of 37^50 By open cutting operation 150.00 bilateral 112.50 Varicocele, excision of (removal of varicose swelling By endoscopic means 52.50 Ovarian cysts or abscesses, drainage or excision of 150.00 of spermatic cord)—unilateral 75.00 Bulbourethral gland, excision of (removal of gland in Pan-Hysterectomy (complete removal of uterus) 225.00 bilateral | 112.50 urethra) 52.50 Penis, amputation of, partial 73.00 Vasectomy (removal of vas deferens)—unilateral 30.00 Cauterization of cervix, when done separately and not Penis, amputation of, complete 150.00 bilateral 45.00 in conjunction with other procedures 37.50 Penis, amputation of, complete,. Including' regional Vasotomy (cutting of vas deferens) or ligation (one or Cervicectomy (amputation of cervix) 75.00 lymph nodes 225,00 both sides-independent procedure)-unilateral 22.50 Cervix (neck of uterus) amputation 75.00 Penis, excision or fulguration of warts each 15.00 bilateral 37.50 Cervix, biopsy of (independent procedure) 15.00 Penis, epispadias complete procedure (repair of defect Ventrofixation (fixation of uterus—hysteropexy) 150.00 Cervix, conization (roaming) of 37.50 of urethra) i,2.50 Ventrosuspension (suspension of uterus) 150.00 Cervix, insertion of radioactive substance, or treatment Penis, hypospadias complete procedure (repair of defect Vesiculectomy (removal of seminal vesicl^)-unilaterai!!!! 15c!oO by X-Ray with or without biopsy (for malignancy) 75.00 of urethra) 112.50 „ , ^ , , , , . . bilateral 225.00 Circumcision (removal of foreskin of penis) 22.50 Perineoplasty (plastic repair of perineum) 75.00 ' Vulvectomy (removal of vulva)-partial 75,00 Oitorls, amputation of all or part 22.50 Perineoplasty (plastic repair of perineum) including , , , complete 112."50 Colpectomy (excision of vagina) 150.00 repair' of laceration of rectum 150.00 radical, including regional lymph nodes 187.50 Colpocleisis (complete obliteration of vagina) 150.00 Perineorrhaphy (suturing of perineum) independent GLANDS Colpoperineoplasty: (repair of vagina and perineum; procedure 75 QQ LYMPH GLANDS pelvic floor repair, independent procedure) 187.50 Perineorrhaphy (suturing of perineum) with other gyne­ Excision of lymph node for diagnosis or biopsy 20.00 Colpopexy (plastic repair of vagina) 112.50 cological repair procedures 187.50 Lymphadenectomy, radical, upper neck or axillaColpoplasty, repair of cystocele (hernia of bladder) or. Perirenal (adjacent to kidney) abuess, drainage of, unilateral 150.00 rectocele (hernia of rectum), independent procedures 112.50 independent procedure T50.OO bilateral 107 xn 111 ... 1 * ••••saaa 10/i9%| Colpoplasty, repair of cystocele (hernia of bladder) Polypectomy (removal of polyps) one or more 37.50 Lymphadenectomy, radical, cervical or groin— a^ rectocele (hernia of rectum) 150.00 Pregnancy, ectopic (outside of uterus) operation for 150.00 187.50 Colpotomy (Incision Into vagina) with exploration or Prepuce (foreskin) dorsal or lateral "slit" of 15.00 225.00 drainage 37.50 Prostate, removal of, by open operation (complete Simple excision of complete lymph node for tubercu­ Crtptorchidectomy (undescended testicle) single 75.00 procedure) 225.00 losis, etc yeno bilateral 112.50 Prostate, removal of, by endoscopic, meens (transure­ AAammary Glands-See Breast Culdoaoopy (examin>ition of uterus by culdoscopc) thral resection 150.00 SALIVARY GLANDS dIagnoeHc 37.50 Prostatolithitomy (removal of prostatic calculus (stones) 112.50 Parotid abscess, drainage of. 37.50 (operation on uterus by culdoscope) operative 52.50 Prostatotomy (external drainage of prostatic ebKess).... 75.00 Parotid fliand, remove rf |,2.50 Cyst, ovarian, drainag- or excision of 150.00 Pyelolithotomy (cutting into kidney) with rentovel of Faro Id ^mor, remove rf, bwign, 1,2.50 calculus (stones) 300.00 Cyst, vaginal, exclsiort of 37.50 Parotid tumor, removal of, mixed or malignant 150.00 Cystectomy (removal of urinary bladder) with transplanPyeloplasty (plastic repair of kidney) with or with^ Ranula (retention cyst of mouth) excbion of , 52.50 SURGICAL SCHEDULE I If ii.: •i' ir lii I k • I •H . I- �Febnury 4, 1966 idhMry fktwli (ibnonMr opening or trod) doturo of SiololMioloiny (rtmovol of salivary ulculus) Submaxillary gland, axcltkm of THYROID AND OTHER ENDOCRINE GIANDS GOITRE Hamithyroldadomy (removal of part of tbyrold) Idhmectomy (removal of isthmus of thyrohO ligation (t^dng off) of thyroid arteries not foilovred by thyroidectomy-one or more at one operation two or more atago operation Removal of adenoma or benign tumor of thyroid (no payment for X-ray treatment of thyroid) Thyroid, remnant, excision of Thyroid, removal of, complete or subtotal (complete procedure) indiiding ligation of thyroid arteries, to be treated as one operation Adrenalectomy, partial or total (removal of part or all of adrerul gland) Carotid body tumor, excision.of. Hypophysectomy (removal of hypophysis) Parathyroidectomy (removal of para thyr^) Plnealectomy (removal of pineal body) Thymectomy (removal of thymus glan^ HEART OR CARDIAC Angiogram, cutting operation for exposure of vessel ... Aorta, coardation of, correction of Arteriogram, cutting operation for exposure of vessel.. Cardlorrhapy (suture of heart wound or iniury) Cardlotomy (cutting Into heart) with exploration or . removal of foreign body. Catheterization of heart (independent complete pro- "dur®) Commissurotomy (operation on valve of heart) Congenital dcfe^, correction of, such as patent dudus arterlosis, coarctation of aorta, pulmonary stenosis.... Patent ductus arterlosis, correction of Perlcardiectomy (operation on pericardium of heart) Pericardiocentesis (puncture of pericardial space for •«plr-rion) Pericardiotomy (cutting info pericardium of heart) wHh exploration, drainage or removal of foreign body. Pulmonary stenosis, corredion of. Valvuiectomy (operation on valve of heart) Vahrubtomy (incision of valve of heart) SEAFARERS 75.00 07.50 75.00 150.00 150.00 75.00 112.50 150.00 150.00 225.00 300.00 150.00 300.00 225.00 300.00 225.00 37.50 300.00 37.50 300.00 300.00 75.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 22.50 300.00 300.00 300.00 '300.00 Herniotomy—hemiorrhapy—hemioplasty single—inguinal, femoral, umbilical, ventral or incision 150.00 bilateral—inguinal, or femoral 187.50 hiatal or diaphragmatic 300.00 Injection method, entire course of treatment •ingle 75.00 more than one hernia 112.50 INCISION AND DRAINAGE Incision and Drainage, Debridement or Removal of foreign bodies requiring hospital resideiKe 37.50 not requiring hospital residence ....t 15.00 NOTE: I 1. Where debridement and suturing both subscribed to, pay both fees. 2. Removal of bone plates or pins except removal of traction pins or other traction appliances (as this is always a separate and distinct procedure) JOINTS Arthredomy—pay arthrodesis fee. Arthrodesis (fusing of joint, operative ankylosis with or without tendon transplant) Ankle or ankle and foot Elbow Finger, one or more joints Foot or ankle and fo^ Hip Knee Shoulder Spine, including sacroiliac, except coccyx Wrist Anthroplasty (reconstrudion, fundional restoration of joint with or without bone or fascial graft) Ankle, or foot and ankle Elbow Finger, including metacarpal-phalangeal joint each Footj or ankle and foot Hip Knee (except semi-lunar cartilage) Shoulder Spine (including intervertebral disc operations) Tempero-mandibular Toes, including metatarso-phalangeal joint; each Wrist Arthrotomy (incision into joint—independent procedure —with exploration and drainage or removal of loose or foreign body) Ankle Elbow Finger each Foot (including bunionectomy) Hand .............................................................................. Hip Knee (except semMunar cartilage) Semi-lunar cartilage excision Shoulder Tempero-mandibular Toes .each lAfrist .............................................................................. Manipulation of joint under general anesthesia disloca­ tions excluded, including application of cast or tradbn Ankle Elbow Hip Knee Shoulder edSKtaaaaitpaaaaaataataaaassasstaaaaiatx-otaaaa ssse Wrist Spine (with hospitalization and immobilizatioiO.(••••eseoa 37.50 187.50 187.50 112.50 18750 225.00 18750 18750 225.00 187.50 225.00 225.00 11250 225.00 262.50 225.00 225.00 225.00 187.50 112.50 225.00 112.50 112.50 37.50 75.00 75.00 11250 112.50 150.00 112.50 112.50 3750 112.50 3750 37.50 37»50 37.50 3750 3750 52.5Q Page Fifteen LOG Qub foot (with appdcation of cast)(.••••saaasetM*****'* Inltfor 19M subs quant 15.00 maximum either foot 150.00 22JQ Paracentesis Capsuloplasty—Pay arthroplasty fee Capsulo^y—Pay arthrotomy fee UOAMBCTS AND T0IDONS Achilles tertdon, lengthening or shortening 75M Bakers cyst, excision of. 7550 Ganglion (cyst of tendon sheath) excision of. 3750 Ligaments and tendons, cutting or transplant—single 75.00 multiple.. 11250 Suture of avulsed (torn away) tendon to skeletal attach­ ment—single 75.00 Synovitis, stenosing (release of contracted tendon sheath) 7550 Tendon, suturing of—single 5250 multiple 75.00 Tenotomy (cutting of tendon)—single 75.00 multiple 11250 Trigger finger, or stenosing synovitis (release of con­ tracted tendon sheath) 75.00 NOTE: Club foot open operations are payable under "Cutting into Joint"—$3750 plus cutting operation on tendon—$75 (each foot) MUSCIES AND FASCIA Biopsy 3750 Diaphragm rupture, suture of (transthoracic approach) .... 300.00 (abdominal approach) 18750 Dupuytren's Contracture (hand) each hand 75.00 Fasciotomy (cutting of fascia)..... 75.00 Myorrhaphy (suture of muscle) of quadriceps or biceps 75.00 Scaienotomy (cutting of scalenus muscle in neck wHh or 11250 wMiout resection of cervical rib)—unilateral 150.00 bilateral 11250 Sternocleidemastoid muscle, cutting of Torticdiis (wry neck)—operation for 11250 Wiy neck (torticollis)—operation for..„ 11250 NOVCS Brachial plexus, exploration of (independent procedure) 22550 Ganglion injections when done for other than surgical anesthesia (limit of 3) each 3750 Ghsssopharyngeel nerve, resection of. 300.00 Infraorbital or supraorbital nerve, evulsion (separating) 3750 Nerve, crushing of eny 3750 Nerve, suturing of accidental severance of. each 3750 Nerve injections when dotw for other than surgical anesthesia, (limit of 3 injections), except no payment will be made when disne for dental procedures, sprained ankles or pruritus ani each 3750 Netrrolysis (freeing of nerve, or transposition of) 11250 Occipital nerve, evulsion (separating) of 60.00 Phrenic nerve, transection (dividing in two) of 3750 Retrogasserian neuretomy (cutting of nerve) for trige­ minal neuralgia (tic douloureux) 300.00 Spinal nerve roots, transection (dividing in two) of 300.00 Sympathectomies (cutting of sympathetic nerve) of cervical areas—unilateral 150.00 bilateral 255.00 Sympathectomies (cutting of sympathetic nerve) of dorsal, lumbar, sacral areas—unilateral 225.00 bilateral 300.00 Trigeminal nerve, transection (dividing in two) of 300.00 Vagotomy (cutting of vagus nerve in stomach) 150.00 Vestibular nerve, transection (dividing in two) of. 300.00 OBSTETRICAL PROCEDURES Delivery of child or children 100.00 Caesarean section, including delivery 150.00 Abdominal operation for extra-uterine or ectopic pregnancy 15050 Miscarriage 3750 N01E: This fee payable where there is a surgically induced or spontaneous miscarriage or abortion. If there is a spontaneous abortion or miscarriage, surgical manipulation may be presumed. Wiwn there is a premature birth whether alive or not, pay delivery fee. PARACENTESIS Tapping (of abdomen, chest, bladder other than cathe­ terization ear drum, hydrocele, joint, or bone) 22.50 Eye (anterior chamber for Inflammatory exudate or 30.00 glaucoma) Spine 2250 Simple spinal puncture. Myelography, spinal puncture for (exclusive of 45.00 X-rays) Pnaumoen^fdMlegraphy, spinal puncture for 45.00 (exclusive of X-rays) Ventricle Ventriculography, including drill tap or taps (exclusive of X-rays) 75.00 PILONIDAL CYST OR SINUS Excision (removal) of 75.00 PLASTIC OPERATIONS Where the operation is described as being dona in multiple stages only one fee will be allowed for the cmnplete procedure. Anaplasty (plastic operation for Imperforate anus or stricture) 150.00 Cleft Paiate-PalatoplastyHpIastic operation for cleft palate) one stage operation 150.00 two stage operation 18750 with harelip operation 262.50 Ear—Otoplasty (plastic repair—for protruding ears) each ear 75.00 Otoplasty (plastic reconstruction of ear with graft of skin or cartilage) each ear 150.00 Eoisoadias (plastic operation on urethra) complete p^dure. 112.50 Eyelid-Operation for ectropion (repair of eyelid folded out) 105.00 Operation for entropion (repair of eyelid folded in) 105.00 Ptsdsis (correction of drooping eyelid) operation complete, each eyelid 75.00 7550 fatty thsue, fwnaval of AKhfeot 7550 Feet, webblnB of (syndactyttsm)11250 with skin graftlftg Grafts (complete procedure) Arterial (see ARTERIES A VEINS) Bone (obtaining bono graft material from anothar part of body) 3750 •••••••••#«•••••••«••••«••••e Skin—not more than 2 square Inches.. 75.00 2 to 25 aquaro liKhos.. 150.00 25 to 50 aquaro Inches.. 225.00 50 to 100 square faichos.. 300.00 Over 100 square Iqchos... I. 22550 Tube graft NOTE: Where scar tiuue, ulcerations, tumors etc are removed and skin grafting necessary after these pro­ cedures, two fees are payable. Hands, w^bing of (syndactylism) ahch hano 75.00 with skin grafting 11250 Harelip-uniiateral 11250 bUateral 15050 combined with palatoplasty 26250 Hypospadias (plastic operation on urethra) complete prondure 11250 Nose—Rhhwpiasty—all raconstruction operations 75.00 Otoplasty (plastic repair—for protruding eard each oar 7550 Otoplasty (plastic reconstruction of ear wM graft of skin or cartilage) each ear 15050 Palatoplasty—(plastic operation for cleft palate) one stage operation 150.00 tvro stage operation...................................................... 187.50 with harelip operation T6250 Rhinoplasty (plastic operation on note) complete pr» cedure 75.00 Scar tissue, excision of 5250 Skin, correction of contracture, witheut grafting 52.50 Skin Planing—by wire brush or sandpapering 150.00 Skin, removal of excess — 7550 Syn^ctyKsm (webbing of hand or foot) .each 75.00 with skin grafting 11250 Z-plesty 5250 NOTE: For undercutting, no fee payable KCTUM NOTE: Where any of below procedures are accomplished by electT»«oagulation or electro-dassication fee is payable. Abscess, incision and drainage of bchio-rectal, perianal, submucous—requiring hospital residence 3750 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Incision and drainage of supraclevator area 5250 Anoplasty (plastic operation) for imperforate anus or stricture 150.00 Cryptectomy (removal of pockets in rectum) single or multiple 2250 Fissure, cutting operation for correction of 3750 Fistula in ano, cutting operation for—single 75.00 multiple 11250 Hamorrhoidactomy (ramovai of hamorrheids or piles) External 3750 Internal or internal and external 75.00 3750 Injection treatment (complete procedure) 2250 Hemorrhoids, thrombosed, incision of 2250 Papillae, hypertrophied (enlarged) excision o? 300.00 Proctectomy (resection of rectum) Proctopexy (Nation of rectum) abdominal, for prolapse 150.00 112.50 Proctoplasty (plastic repair of rectum) for prolapse Proctorrhaphy (suture of rectum) closure of rpctourethral 11250 fbtula 112.50 closure of rectovesical fistula Proctoscopy (examination of rectum by proctoscope) diagnostic 15.00 (operation on rectum by proctoscope) operative 3750 Proctotomy (cutting into rectum) 75.00 Prolapie of rectum, cutting operation for 11250 Pruritus ani, undercutting "for or neurotomy (treatment of itching skin of anus) 75.00 Sigmoidoscopy (examination of lower colon by sig­ moidoscope) diagnostic 15.00 (operation on lower colon by sigmoido­ scope) operative 3750 Sphincteroplasty, anal (plastic operation for fecal incontinence) 150.00 Sphincterotomy, division of anal sphincter 75.00 Tabs, external hemorrhoidal, excision of (single or multiple) . 2250 SKUU Cutting into cranial cavity (drill taps excepted) 300.00 Drill taps—single 3750 multiple 75.00 Ventriculography, including drill tap or taps (exclusive of X-ray) 75.00 SPINE OR SPINAL CORD Coccyx (bone at lower end of spina) removal of all or part 75.00 Cordotomy (cutting into spinal cord) or any other operIntervertebral discs, operation with removal of. 225.00 with fusion 300.0C ation on the spinal cord 300.00 Myelography, spinal puncture for (exclusive of X-rays) 45.00 Pneumoencephelography, spinal puncture for (exclusive of X-rays) 45.00 Sacroiliac or other spinal fusions 225:00 Spinal cord tumor, operation for 300.00 Spinal puncture (simple) each 22.50 (up to a maximum of $100) Vertebra (bone of spinal column) or Vertebrae (coccyx excepted), operation with removal of portion of 225.00 SUTURING, ACCIDENTAL WOUNDS Fees set out below for skin sutures or clips, and muscle sutures, are doubled when laceration of face below hairline, forward of ears and above chin is sutured. Skin structures, per suture or clip—first 7.50 each additional 2.00 �Pajto Sixicrn E AFARER S SURGICAL SCHEDULE e ! Mu»c!e ifructures, per lufore—flrit each additional Nerves, end to end (each) SYMPATHECTOMIES Cervical (cutting away of sympathetic nerves of the neck)-unilateral bilateral Cervicothoraclc (cutting away of sympathetic nerves of neck and chest)—unilateral bilateral Lumbar (cutting away of base of spine)—unilateral a bilateral Presacral neurectomy (cutting away of nerve network in front of the sacrum) Splanchnicoctomy (cutting away of visceral nerves) Thoracic (Dorsal) (cutting away of sympathetic nerves of chest)-unilateral bilateral Vagotomy (cutting of vagus nerve in stomach) TEETH-DENTAL SURGERY /klveolectomy or Alveoplasty (surgical removal or plastic repair of alveolar process) requiring hospital residence not requiring hospital residence If the surgeon removes two or more adjoining teeth and subscribes to an alveolectomy or alveoplasty, we will allow fees as set out below: 1. If Alveolectomies are done on both the mandible (lower jaw bone) and maxilla (upper jaw bone) irrespective of whether done at the same time or not, allow two fees. 2. If alveolectomies involving multiple extractions from different locations in the same jaw (man­ dible or maxilla) at the same sitting, allow one fee. 3. Alveolectomies done at different sitting qualify for additional fee or fees. 4. If impaction removed at same sitting as alveolectomy (involving two or more additional teeth} allow two fees. 7.50 3.00 37.50 150.00 225.00 225.00 300.00 225.00 300.00 150.00 300.00 225.00 300.00 150.00 37.50 15.00 IVhruarv t, 1966 EO E 4. If multiple tumors are removed by more than one Ind* 5, Alveolectom ) an Independent procedure, not co« sion pay for each Incision up to maximum limit of ISOflb incident to tooth extraction—faa payable for each Exception: {aw (mandible or maxilla), a. Cervical, rectal polyps—pay single fee. Aplcoectomy—root amputation (odontotomy) each 37.50 b. Nasal polyps—see Ear, Nose or Throat. CIngivectomy (cutting away of gum) 5. See Breast. requiring hospital residence 37.50 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Malignant tumors of face, lip or skin.•...••....(•••(ttiaisisfsssasao 75.00 NOTE: Regardless of means employed—this meant by NOTE: X-ray, radium, electro-desiccation or electro-coagule* 1. In hospital—pay two fees If both jaws Involved, tion. 2. Not requiring hospital residence—pay fee for cut« Consider the treatment of tumor of body orifices at ting procedure performed at each sitting. falling in this category, e.g. mouth (including Impacted tooth, removal of irrespective of hospital pharyns, tongue, nasal cavity, anterior urethra, va< residence 37.50 gina and cervix when X-ray, radium, electro-detlc« Each additional impaction at same sitting 22.50 cation or electro-coagulation are employed. (Do not Odontotomy-root amputation—apccoectomy each 37.50 include body of uterus). Odontectomy—removal of unerupted tooth requiring hospital residence 37.50 Malignant tumors other than of face. Up or skin of exceptions listed above. not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Fee will depend on location of tumor and type of Retained or residual root, an independent procedure, surgery done. Refer to section of schedule In* not coincident to alveolectomy or alveoplasty or attempted extraction of tooth and when gum is cut volved. Minimum fee $200. Only cutting opera* tions will qualify for fee. requiring hospital residence each 37.50 not requiring hospital residence each 15.00 VARICOSE VEINS Unerupted tooth (odontectomy) removal of—• fniectidn treatment, complete, procedure (one or both requiring hospital residence 37.50 legs) 60.00 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Cutting operation, complete procedure: TOENAILS-INGROWN One leg 75.00 Toenails, Ingrown—cutting operation into tissueBoth legs 120.00 requiring hospital residence—unilateral 37.50 Saphenous or Femoral—vein ligation—unilateral 37.50 bilateral 75.00 75.00 bilateral not requiring hospital residence—unilateral 15.00 Note on ligations: bilateral 30.00 Where done separately and not with operation or TUMORS injection for varicose veins. If diagnosis is varicose Tumors veins pay for Varicose Veins. Benign or superficial tumors and cysts or absceisei— requiring hospital residence 37.50 not requiring hospital residence 15.00 Exception: Cervical Polyps (see Genito-Urinary Tract) Except for operations expressly excepted In the Sched­ NOTE; ule, the Trustees shall, subject to the terms and condi* 1. Fee payable when doctor excises. Incises or employs lions of the Regulations, determine a payment for any electro-desiccation or electro-coagulation. cutting operation not listed in the Schedule consistent 2. Fee payable when doctor certifies to removal by X-ray, with the payment for any listed operation of compar­ radium, freezing or injection directly into tumor. able difTiculty and complexity, but in no event shall 3. Fee not payable when removed by acid, ointments Of such payment exceed the applicable Maximum Surgical caustics/ Benefit. SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN If you have any questions or any problem concerning welfare or pension benefits, contact the nearest SlU hall (listed below) or the Seafarers Welfare Plan, 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., S.E. ELgin 3-0987 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 416 Colley Ave. Tel. 625-6505 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. DOuglas 2-4401 SANTURCE, PR,..1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-0003 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St, Tel. 24-3471 WILMINGTON, Calif.. .505 N. Marine Ave. TErminal 4-2528 Ji' - - f't h .h - r-' [I f V . M - M i • )' "A'' �'v^' ^ £ 7 - : • ";•;i' " "i" it>.t ^ J- -7^ „ '^: •- v-v^ - ":;:v •£_ •, . -.•^, " •' riv -"./v '^v V'-'-•••- -• •^ • i,. -j-; •• The erchent Maxine ^ «ss^3«-? •-7.&•"-••• .-.j.'r^' ' \ • .:7 *•• - > ^'V GEORGE WASHINGTON f t; \ i THOMAS JEFFERSON "I recommend it to your serious reflections how far and in what mode it may be expedient to guard against embarrass­ ments from these contingencies by such encouragements to our own navigation as will render our commerce and agri­ culture less dependent upon foreign bottoms, which may fail us in the very moments most interesting to both these great objects." . . . Geoijee Washington "The marketing of our productions will be at the mercy of any nation which has possessed itself exclusively of the means of carrying them; and our policy may be influenced by those who command our commerce. ". . . As a resource for defense . . . our navigation (ship­ ping) will admit neither neglect nor forbearance . . . This can only be done by possessing a respectable body of citizen seamen, and of artisans and establishments in readiness for shipbuilding." ... Thomas Jefferson "The more the subject has been examined the greater the necessity there appears . . . for America to have vessels employed in commerce ... it will be proper that she have enough for all the purposes intended ... I do not think the duty we are about to lay in favor of American vessels ... a burden upon the community . . . but if it were, it might be a burden of that kind which will ultimately save us from one that is greater." . . . James Madison "Another instrumentality indispensable to the unhampered and natural development of American commerce is a Mer­ chant Marine . . ." .. . WUUam H. Taft '> > V _• -V'"' "It is necessary for many weighty reasons of national effi­ ciency and deevlopment that we should have a great Merchant Marine . . . Moreover, we can develop no true or effective American policy without ships of our own—not ships of war, but ships of peace, carrying goods and carrying much more; creating friendships and rendering indispensable service . . ." ... Woodrow Wilson - ^ J. "First, and of prime importance, adequate means for national defense; second, adequate service to American commerce . . . We must have a Merchant Marine which meets these require­ ments, and we shall have to pay the cost of its s«wice." ... Calvin Coolidge "The United States must . . . posses its full share of the commerce of these oceans no matter what the cost. Delay will only increase this cost and enhance the difficulty of attain­ ing the result . . . Building ships and navigating them utilizes vast capital at home; it employs thousands ... it creates a home market for products ... it diminishes the balance of trade against us . . . and gives us supremacy upon the seas of inestimable value in case of foreign wars." . . . Ulyraes S; Grant "I present to the Congress the question of whether or not the United States should have an adequate Merchant Marine. 'To me there are three reasons for answering this question in the affirmative. The first is that in time of peace, subsidies granted by other nations, shipping combines, and other restric­ tive or rebating methods may well be used to the detriment of American shippers ... "Second, in the event of a major war in which the United States is not involved, our commerce, in the absence of an adequate American Merchant Marine, might find itself seri­ ously crippled because of its inability to secure bottoms for neutral peaceful foreign trade. "Third, in the event of a war in which the United States itself might be' engaged, American-flag ships are obviously needed not only for naval auxiliaries, but also for the mainte­ nance of reasonable and necessary commercial intercourse with other nations. We should remember lessons learned in the last war." . . . Franklin D. Roosevelt "Next in advantage to having the thing to sell is to have the convenience to carry it to the buyer. We must have more ships. They must be under the American flag, built and manned and owned by Americans. These will not only be profitable in a commercial sense; they will be messengers of peace and amity wherever they go." . . . William McKinley "As an aftermath of the war, the United States faces critical problems in connection with construction, modernization, and maintenance of an adequate fleet of passenger and freight vessels. This is a matter that concerns not only our com­ merce and trade, but our national security as wdl . . ." ... Harry S. Traman "... From every standpoint it is unwise for the United States to continue to rely upon the ships of competing nations for the distribution of our gcx>ds ... The-American Merchant Marine should be restored to the oceans." ... Theodore Roosevdt "America's industrial prosperity and military security both demand that we maintain a privately operated Merchant Marine adequate in size and of modem design to insure that our lines of supply for either peace or war will be safe. . .. Dwight D. Eisenhower DWIGHT EISENHOWER HARRY TRUMAN FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT JAMES MADISON ULYSSES S. GRANT W- WILUAM.McKINLEY ELT THEODORE ROOSEVELT • •••i - ..i'k-';'-, ,'r-, ..i.:. "• TAFT ^ ... CALVIN COOLIDGR I �Page Eighteen SEAFARERS AFbCIO Launches Boycott Drive Against Kingsport Press Books WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO has laonched a nationwide boycott campaign against books pro­ duced at the Kingsport Press, as part of an all-out effort to win a three-year-old strike by five unions at the Tennessee plant. Acting in accordance with ^ ~ a resolution unanimously a"The issues and principles in­ duced elsewhere until the strike dopted at the San Francisco volved in this matter are so im­ is settled. convention, AFL-CIO President portant that we simply must not The Union Label & Service George Meany wrote to the officers fail," he said. Trades Dept. is playing a major of national and international Meany's first letter was followed role in the campaign and addi­ unions, and to state and local promptly by a "program of action" tional materials are available on central bodies, calling for a sweep­ for implementing the boycott. It request. ing drive to halt the purchase of stresses the point that tax dollars Kingsport - produced hooks hy —so many of which are contri­ Familiar Pattern public school systems. Textbooks, buted by union members—should Except for the product involved, encyclopedias and related educa­ not be spent on books produced the Kingsport strike has followed tional volumes comprise the hulk by strikebreakers. The editorial a pattern familiar in textiles and of the struck firm's output. content of the books is not in­ other southern industries. The Meany described the Kingsport volved, since Kingsport's function 1,200 workers—members of the struggle as a "new challenge" that is purely mechanical. A key aspect Typographical, Stereotypers & will "require the full effort of of the boycott is an effort to in­ Electrotypers, Machinists, Book­ every segment of the labor move­ duce publishers of otherwise ad­ binders and Printing Pressmen's ment." mirable works to have them pro- unions — walked out in March 1963 after months of desperate attempts to negotiate a reasonable settlement. The Pacific Coast by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Richmond, Calif., in the San Francisco area, has become one of a handful of California cities to pass an ordinance against the hiring of strike breakers. The ordinance was passed unanimously by the eight council mem­ bers present at the final reading of the ordinance before the city council. Other cities in California ^ which have already passed such George Quinonnes, just got ordinances include Martinez, Fres­ back into town after a trip on the no, San Francisco and San Jose. Alcoa Trader. He plans to stay Shipping continues to be very around for awhile with the family good in San Francisco. Payoffs and then take an intercoastal oil­ during the last shipping period in­ er's job when one comes up. cluded the Delaware, Express Vir­ SEATTLE ginia, and the Wiid Ranger. Shipping has been excellent in Signing on were the Ocean Seattle and it looks like it will Dinny, Sleei Designer, Pecos, Be- remain the same for some time. loit Victory, Delaware and the Payoffs in Seattle included the Santa Emilia. Transbay, Transbatteras, Summit In transit were the Losmar, Ge­ and the Seattle. Signing on was neva, Summit, San Juan, Steel the Vantage Progress. In transit were the Penmar, Recorder and the Eagle Voyager. Losmar, and Anchorage. Ships due in during the next On the beach now waiting for a shipping period include the Pan bosun's slot is Carl Ainswortb. Oceanic Faith, Elizabethport, Ex­ Carl has been an press Buffalo, Express Baltimore, SIU member for La Salle, Kyska and Bowling the past 18 years Green. and thinks that On the beach here we have M. the new vacation Cross who is taking it easy for a plan set up is the spell and P. L. greatest in the in­ Hass who pulled dustry. in the other day Bill Slusser, and said that he who was last on plans to ship out Raines the Anchorage, from San Fran­ signed off to spend some time with cisco for a while his family. in order to enjoy T. V. Raines recently took an the warmer cli­ oiler's job on the India run. His mate here. previous vessel was the Calmar Cross Vincent Oren- which he signed off during the cio, steward department oldtimer. holiday season in order to spend Is coming along nicely after a some time ashore. major operation. Also in the hos­ pital is SIU oldtimer G. Marbury. FbmGH PAYOFF? WILMINGTON LEAVE CLEAN SHIP During the past two week pe­ Seafarers are reminded that riod shipping has remained active when they leave a ship after in this area. We had the Andrew ; articles expire in a foreign port, Jackson payoff and five ships in the obligation to leave a clean | transit. The outlook for the com­ ship for the next crew is the ; ing period is also excellent. same as in any Stateside port. ' Jimmy Lewis just flew into ; Attention to details oT house- i town and has registered for ship­ {^ keeping and efforts to leave ; ping. His last vessels was the i quarters, messrooms and other^i Ocean Ulla, but he had to be re­ I working spaces clean will be , patriated due to illness. However I appreciated by the new crew ' he is fit-for-duty now and ready I when it comes aboard. ^ to grab the first O.S. job. February 4, 1966 LOG The workers were not trying to get wages and job benefits equal to those provided in other major printing firms. They were just trying not to fall farther behind, as they had in 1962 when their top wage hike was 5 cents an hour, or half the pattern for the book industry. The company's offer, and only in the highest brackets—if any can be so described—was again 5 cents in 1963, on a "take it or leave it" basis. Nothing at all was offered on other issues, such as arbitration of grievances. At Kingsport, the final grievance step has always been a manage­ ment decision. The workers had to choose be­ tween a strike and continued servi­ tude. They struck. The company combed the area for miles around to recruit strike­ breakers. Because Kingsport is in a low-wage area of chronic under­ employment, recruits were found. Though they were unskilled, they could keep production limping along. Kingsport Press now maintains that these strikebreakers are "per­ manent" employes, who will not be let go even if the strike is settled. Thus a settlement. Kingsport style, would offer jobs to only a handful of strikers. Since the strike started a num­ ber of publishers have sent much or all of their work elsewhere. More must do so; but this, as Meany stressed, depends upon the earnest efforts of union members everywhere—especially parents. Following is a list of publishing firms patronizing Kingsport Press: W. A. BENJAMIN, INC.; CHAS. A. BENNETT CO., INC.; CHANDLER PUB­ LISHING COMPANY; FOLLETT PUB­ LISHING COMPANY; GROSSETT & DUNLAP, INC.; HARPER & ROW, PUB­ LISHERS; HOLDEN-DAY, INC.; HOLT, RINEHART & WINSTON, INC.; RICHARD D. IRWIN, INC.; ALFRED A. KNOPF, INC.; J. B. LIPPINCOTT CO.; MC GRAW-HILL BOOK CO.; CHARLES E. MERRILL BOOKS, INC.; RANDOM HOUSE, INC.; CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS; THE L. W. SINGER COMPANY, INC.; SOUTHWESTERN PUBLISHING CO.; UNIVERSITY PUBLISHERS, INC.; WADSWORTH PUBLISHERS, INC.; FIELD ENTERPRISES EDUCATIONAL CORP.; GROLIER, INC. • u The Great Lakes H L by A! Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes In our last column we men­ tioned that the weather has been mild with no ice to speak of however, since then we have had sub zero temperatures and all of the lower lakes are now just about frozen over. The Peter Relss is still on the winter run between Toledo and Detroit and she is ex­ pected to lay-up next week pro­ viding the two United States Coast Guard ice breakers can keep the channel open for a few more days. Several of our members just returned from Viet Nam includ­ ing Terry Sher­ man, Art Anslow and Don McKinney. They intend to stay in Detroit long enough to take care of per­ sonal problems and head "right back to the west McKlnney coast. A lot of the boys have been picking up their bonus and vaca­ tion checks at the Detroit hall and a few local pubs are again doing a lively business. Jim Peters just returned from a Florida vacation and is looking forward to return just as soon as he picks up his bonus check. CHICAGO Relative to shipping and regis­ trations things are of course very slow at the moment with only two jobs being shipped in this period, one to the MY Tanker Detroit and the other to the MY Highway 16. Regarding the new engineers licensing school that the SIU and MEBA District No. 2 have re­ cently brought about, this port has received numerous calls from Great Lakes District members seeking information as to how they could go about enrolling. In­ formation was passed on to these members. Since the beginning of January we have been busy in Chicago making preparations to reno­ vate the new Chicago branch building. Plans have to be drawn and submitted, equipment has to be fitted into space allotted and this agent is getting a first class look at a real complicated busi­ ness. In any event, in a week or so we can figure that work on the renovations will begin and that soon after fit out we will move in, BUFFALO Winter has finally taken a good grip on the Buffalo area with a record breaking snow fall of I7V4 inches. The shifting of vessels has not picked up too much as yet and this is partly due to the bad weather, however, we have put some of our people to work on some shifting gangs. Several local waterfront repre­ sentatives including the Long­ shoremen and the Grain Millers met with Senator Jacob Javits on his recent visit to Buffalo regard­ ing the movement of Grain thru this port and it is hoped that this will bring more work here for our waterfront workers. Many of our members have gone through the clinic and all have been alerted to bring new people in for the Training Pro­ gram and the processing of their papers in preparation for the com­ ing season. We have several of our winter friends with us daily who spend most of their time in the recrea­ tion hall playing cards or shooting pool. Congressman Sees Need For Wide Sea Research WASHINGTON—Simple economics and human needs may prompt the United States to turn its energies from ever-more ambitious and vastly costly explorations of space to ocean re­ search, the National Space Club fas oceanography which have the was told here recently. potential for helping to solve At a discussion of the rela­ them." tionships between space explora­ Antarctic Rich tion and oceanographic research. For example, the Antarctic Representative Joseph E. Karth (D-Minn.) of the House Commit­ waters are reportedly so rich in tee on Science and Astronautics protein that the area is potentially said "As we move to considering a better source of food than any more ambitious space programs— other area of equal size on the such as manned expeditions to earth. Although more than 70 per Mars or the moons of Jupiter and cent of the earth's surface is Saturn—you will know what hap-, covered by oceans rich in food­ pens to the price tags. By com­ stuffs, not more than one per cent of the world's food supplies are parison Apollo may look cheap. presently derived from the oceans. Apollo is the space project Other needs of man which aimed at landing an American on the moon by 1970 at an estimated are increasingly in short supply on land and may be furnished by cost of about $20 billion. the oceans in the future are fresh "Frankly," he continued, "I water; power, available through don't foresee general acceptance harnessing the tides; climate con­ of the enormous outlays for such trol and minerals. programs until we have solved the Before ocean research can reach continually worsening home planet its full potential, Karth said, re­ problems^!! hunger and poverty. search will have to be much This leads me to believe that in better organized on a govern­ years to come there will be much mental level than is presently the greater emphasis on fields such case. I •'\f . •I �r SEAFARERS •'f -it .i.'--- LOG Page Nineteen Seattle SlU Provides Holiday Feast For Seafarers And Families Seafarers Raymond Prouix and Adrian (Frenchy) Fecteau ([-r) relax after holiday dinner • provided t>y Seattle SlU at the El Matador restaurant in Seattle during the holidays. ;v SlU members and their families not orily enjoyed a fine dinner, but also had an excel- lent opportunity to get together and talk over old times. Seafarer AL Pfiisterer and retired SlU member Warren Reck (l-r) relax over a couple of cool ones before the holiday dinner arrived. SlU pensioners as well as active mem­ bers were in attendance at the El Matador where the Seattle SlU held its annual Christmas New Years dinner. Seafarer Toler's *Skippy' Aids Community Projects Thomas Driscoll Richard Toler, the son of Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Toler of Your father died on January 22 Vineland, New Jersey, is credited with being one of the most dedi­ and you are requested to contact cated fund drive workers and certainly the youngest in the town's your sister as soon as possible. history. He is a veteran of more ^' ^ than five year's energetic effort through any kind of weather, even Charles H. Canales in the cause of raising funds in rain and snow to fulfill his assign­ Call or contact your brother ment. Mrs. Toler believes that her his community. sons must do a little sacrificing Richard launched his career at themselves and she feels it is wrong the tender age of seven, when his to drive them around in the car. sister, Frances, took him "Tiny A general opinion of adults Tim Carolling" during that Christ­ concerning "Skippy" is that he mas season. His most recent en­ has a pleasing personality which deavor was the sale of 80 boxes everyone hopes he will not substi­ of UNICEF (United Nation's Karl A. Stevrait, born Septem­ tute for effort throughout his life. Children's Fund) greeting cards ber 9, 1965, to the Edward L. That he is a good salesman is and notebook paper. Stewarts, New Orleans, La. undeniable. Richard's father is a long-time member of the SIU, who is cur­ rently shipping out of Seattle, Elaine Werns, born November LOG-A-RHYTHM: Washington, and only gets home 24, 1965, to the Harold G. Werns, about three times a year. Richard Oconomowoc, Wise. is one of the men of the family and thus has much of the responsi­ bility while his father is away. Robert Bowman, born Septem­ " 'Skippy' does his bit around the By Henri Percikow ber 15, 1965, to the Robert Bowhouse," his Mother says, describ­ mans, Orange, Texas. Amidst the jagged mountains ing him as "a pretty good boy." Katahdin stands, eyeing the sky, ^ Richard's Mother also thinks that he has the makings of a good Bearded with pine and oak. Wayne S. Swearingen, born No­ American citizen and that his ef­ Guardians of the islands. vember 13, 1965, to the Barney S. forts deserve appreciation. She Swearingens, Jacksonville, Fla. notes that Richard does most of The lilt of mountain stream, The bird's chant. his selling on foot. "He used ingenuity of promoted sales by The lumberjack's song Richard Rasmus, born July 15. mixing ten of the boxes into as­ Swell, their pastorale 1965, to the Roman R. Rasmus, sortments to meet individual cus­ Mantua, New Jersey. tomer demand," she said. Of lake and cove. Churning Atlantic breakers His Mother is also concerned ^ lest Skippy become too much im­ Crash their sea milk Stephen Tannish, III, born Oc­ Onto hungry crags. pressed with his own importance. tober 22, 1965, to the Stephen She says that the other children Fishing villages Tannishs, Jr., Ashtabula, Ohio. in the family help with the fund Cling to coastlines drives, too, but not with the same ^ Where women wake intensity shown by Richard. Hope Ann Callahan, born De­ For men to reach cember 15, 1965, to the Charles Richard, after volunteering his Callahans, Collingdale, Pa. help to a drive leader, will go The green encrusted wharves. <1> -I vl H'. I fc'' % Maine Junior at 945-3896 or 5022 N. Villere, New Orleans, Louisiana. <I> Irving H. Bickford Please contact your mother as soon as possible, at 1163 Sierra Ave., San Jose, California 95126. Lisa Linette Ballard, born No­ vember 7, 1965, to the James R. Ballards, Flat Rock, N. C. 4/ Keith and Kenneth Bazil, born October 30, 1965, to the Leo Bazils, New Orleans, La. William Mitchell Please contact your attorney, Abraham Weisberg, as soon as possible concerning a settlement in your accident case. Charles Corden Please contact your wife at 588 Avenue "C", Bayonne, New Jer­ sey as soonas possible. Fred Michael Primeau, Jr. You are requested to contact James J. Shown at 355 M&M Building, Houston, Texas as soon as you can. Francis ReiDy Get in touch with Cleo Gray at Tel. 255-3575 Dayton Beach, Fla. for an important message. 4/ Tammy Phillips, born Septem­ ber 15, 1965, to the Theodore S. Phillips, Bay City, Mich. ^ Ronda Lyn Dobson, born De­ cember 16, 1965, to the Ronald Dobsons, Frankfort, Mich. <1> Cheryl Lynn Nottage, born No­ vember 11, 1965, to the David Nottages, Toledo, Ohio. Charles Robertson, born Octo­ ber 22, 1965, to the James Rob­ ertsons, Prichard, Ala. Joseph Edward Piazza, born November 7, 1965, to the Joseph Piazzas, Groves, Texas. Bruce Teeter Agent would not handle your baggage in Freeport. The mate is holding it for you aboard the S/S Kent. George S. Jebb Please contact your attorney, Abraham Weisberg, at 38 Park Row, New York, N; Y. James Abrams & Lyie Clevinger Fred Shaia asks that you con­ tact the steward on the Steel Vendor at your earliest possible convenience. Bobby Gene McMichael Please contact your mother and father at 441 Newman St., Hattiesburg, Mississippi. -''"11 't\ �Page Twenty SEAFARERS February 4, 1966 LOG 1-' To prevent Another Yarmouth Castle Disaster YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide to Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Watch Your Step in Credit Buying You ought to know about the credit laws in your own area. They could entrap you into serious hardship when you buy on time. Not only community organizations but some of the courts are beginning to question the fairness of these laws. Each state sets its own credit laws. Dr. Persia Campbell, noted consumer economist, recently pointed out that most of these laws were written before credit was as widely used and easily available as now. A landmark case for consumers occurred recently in the District of Columbia. Court of Appeals Justice Shelly Wright ruled that an unfair installment contract could not be enforced. More usually courts have held that once you have signed a contract, you are presumed to know its terms and must fulfill it. In this case, a woman with seven children getting welfare payments of $218 a month had signed a contract to buy a stereo phonograph for $514. Judge Wright, however, questioned whether she actually had the education or a "reasonable opportunity" to understand the terms, which may have been "hidden in a maze of fine print and minimized by deceptive sales practices." The judge in this case recognized the inequality of bargaining power and legal capability between the ordinary consumer and a large install­ ment company. Three changes in the credit laws of most states would help protect your family from some of the worst onslaughts of the more unscruplous credit sellers and finance companies. Seek Law to Correct Hasty Decisions A cooling-off period has been sought in several states and Canadian provinces. Such a law would give you a chance to reconsider an installment contract you or a member of your family may have signed hastily or without full understanding, especially with door-to-door salesmen. The Reverend Robert McEwen, a member of the Mas­ sachusetts State Consumer Council, tells about a woman who signed a contract one night. She become worried, and called up the next morning to cancel it. The salesman said, "Lady, you're stuck." The Massachusetts Council has proposed a three-day cooling-off period. The final legislation does provide one day, which is some help, Father McEwen says. Both in Michigan and the Province of Alberta, legislation has been proposed to provide cooling-off periods of several days. But similar bills lost out in Colorado and California. In Colorado, Representative Kopel reports, some business firms fought the cooling-off proposal, including Colliers, one of the leading door-to-door encyclopedia sellers. Father McEwen advises that even if your state does not provide such a cooling-off period, you should ask any salesman or dealer for such a cancellation period before you sign a contract. Regardless of what kind of laws on credit or installnient buying that exist in your State, Seafarers and members of their families are urged to exercise extreme caution before signing any contract—no matter how lengthy or involved. If you do not understand It, don't sign it! And do not accept any assurances or promises from persuasive salesmen. MTD Award for Paget Sound Council CG Seeks to Eliminate Loopholes In Safety Rules for Older Ships WASHINGTON—The Coast Guard has announced it is actively working to revise international agreements to force ships such as the Yarmouth Castle to modernize or stop carrying passengers. Commandant Admiral Edwin J. Roland told a House Government Operations subcommittee he is seeking elimination of a ~ financial pressure on steamship clause in the International Con­ adopted in recent years. lines that refuse to upgrade the Roland pointed out that when vention on Safety of Life at Sea safety standards on their ships," which permits governments to ex­ the Yarmouth Castle burned and said Senator Thomas J. Mclntyre sank at sea last November with a cuse older vessels under their reg­ istry from full compliance with loss of 90 lives, "she held a cur­ (D-N. H.). The chief of merchant marine safety construction requirements rent certificate of examination is­ sued by the Coast Guard which of the Coast Guard has cited at recognized that she was in com­ least four foreign-flag vessels sail­ pliance with the safety certificate ing regularly out of American issued by the Panamanian Govern­ ports as being "dangerous by to­ day's standards." These are the ment." Bahama Star, Florida, Yarmouth But, he continued, "as a preand Anna C, all registered in 1948 vessel she had not been Panama, Liberia or Italy. required by the Panamanian Gov­ Sea Treafies ernment to fully comply with the An unmanned weather station 1948 standards for new vessels, Mclntyre also urged the State has been operating successfully in nor, for that matter, would it have Department to take steps toward the Gulf of Mexico for nine been practicable to bring the ves­ renegotiating the International months, radioing to shore informa­ sel to the 1948 standards short Convention for Safety of Life at tion on weather, wave heights and of a nearly complete rebuilding." Sea, the treaty which governs the movement of the Gulf Stream. safety standards on foreign-flag Earlier, the Coast Guard was passenger ships. His requests, and The disk shaped buoy is an ex­ perimental station, the forerunner urged from the floor of the Senate similar ones in the House by of others to come, which will give to publish a list of foreign-flag Representative Garmatz (D-Md.), merchant ships information on passenger ships which it feels are House Merchant Marine Com­ conditions at sea never before unfit for service although techni­ mittee chairman, were spurred by cally in compliance with interna­ the recent Yarmouth Castle dis­ available. tional agreements. aster. The primary purpose of Buoy Publication of such a list might The loss of the Yarmouth Cas­ Bravo was to determine if it could withstand the battering of a hurri­ serve as a warning that would tle "has taught us a lesson and cane at sea and still continue cause "American passengers to re­ has warned us there is much that functioning. This part of the ex­ consider before booking passage we have not done that we should periment was a success because on these ships and thereby exert have done," Mclntyre said. the device was in the direct path of hurricane Betsy, which it sur­ vived intact and still operating. Other buoys will follow, with newly-developed radio equipment capable of transmitting at least 100 different water and air readings by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area every six hours. Buoy Bravo, the The increased demand for meat, poultry and eggs, because of the first, is 40 feet in diameter with a greater buying power now enjoyed by Japan and Europe, will mean 32 foot steel mast topped by a that feed grain exports through the Port of New Orleans will grow at radio antenna. a constant and impressive rate. Eventually, an ocean-wide string Clarence Palmby of Washington, D. C., executive vice president of of improved buoys will obtain in­ the United States Feed Grains formation from depths as low as Council, noted that his organiza­ 20,000 feet and send it to shore on tion ships about two-thirds of its Gulf and Japan, and he's now request from as far as 2,500 miles. overseas-bound grain through ready for a ship going anywhere. A second test buoy is already be­ New Orleans. Feed grains are W. C. Sellerkt, who has served in ing prepared with advanced radio now the largest agricultural ex­ the deck department on SlU ships since 1946 just paid off as bosun equipment for a test in Southern port in the country. on the Margaret. He describes his California waters. last trip as "a rough one" because New Orleans of the typical North Atlantic J. R. (Bobby) Jobnson is on the weather. beach and eagerly awaiting an electrician's j o b Mobile on a ship to Viet Shipping has been on the slow Nam. Brother bell for the past.few weeks, but is Johnson's last expected to pick up in the near ship was the future. Whitehall, where he sailed for 18 Burris Maxwell, is currently on months, until he the beach after spending quite PORTLAND, Ore.—Two had to get off due some time shut­ Yorkmars passed each otber Johnson to sickness in the tling back and here recently. One was SIUfamily. "She was forth in the Per­ contracted C a 1 rn a r Steam­ a good ship with a good crew," sian Gulf. Regis­ ship's newlyHJonverted C-4 Johnson said. "I made two round tered as Group 1 type bound for Portland's the world trips on her." in the deck de­ Terminal 2 to discharge car­ partment, Brother Benjamin (Tiny) Jarrett, who go. The other Yorkmar was makes Maxwell got off the Del Monte in October the Liberty which was headed his home in Mo­ due to a death in the family, is for an up-river scrapyard af­ Maxwell bile. Tommy Jen­ now waiting in Group No. 1, ter years of service with Calkins, a member of Deck Department, for a job going ^mar,' the stewards department and a just any place. The new Yorkmar is a for­ "Gulf Coast regular,'; is just off the Houston mer troopship recently re­ Maiden Creek after a real rough ceived from the government J. J. McAndrew, who sails in run to Europe and looking for an­ In trade for the older vessel the deck department, is raring to other slot going anywhere. Ray­ and converted. After loading catch a ship to Yokohama after mond F. Gorju of the engine de­ lumber in Coos Bay, Ore., being on the beach for just a short partment is off the Penn Challen­ she sailed for Atlantic Coa.st while. David Kock of the engine ger after a seven month's trip. ports. The old Yorkmar will department, paid off the super He's now on the beach with his sail no more. tanker Atlas recently after an ex­ book on the Wall ready for a job tended trip to Guam, the Persian going anywhere. t .» O 1 ' Experimental Unmanned Unit Charts Weather ' ' .* IS I. The Gulf Coast •f i t .u .•C r. I: Converted C-4 On behalf of the Puget Sound Maritime Port Council, council Presi­ dent Ed Coester (left), receives plaque for meritorious service in the cause of labor awarded by the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ ment. Making the presentation in Seattle is SlUNA vice-president and head of the Alaska Fishermen's Union George Johansen (right), who is secretary-treasurer to the port council a'nd was the council delegate to the MTD's San Francisco Convention in December. •f i-^ i Hi 'f A A �SEAFARERS February 4, 1966 Blood Donor for 14th Time LOG Page Twenty-one Watch Out for Con Men In Manila^ Seafarer Warns i •> The follotcing atory i« written by William Calefato, a Seafarer who ships out of Seattle. The story is one that could have happened to any Seafarer and is a constant reminder that Seafarers must always stay alert when visiting foreign lands. It concerns the adventures of two of the authoFs shipmates. V. ' •• Alvin C. Carpenter, a member of the SlU for 23 years, looks at the 14th pint of blood he has given in the last five years at the SlU clinic in New York. Holding the pint is Mary Larsen, RN at the clinic. The clinic takes in about 60 pints of blood each month and has them in reserve for Seafarers and their families. 1 Enjoys LOG Features 1 1 To the Editor: 1 Many of the people in my family are Seafarers, and we read the LOG avidly. Personally, I have enjoyed the poems you choose to publish. Also, my Uncle, Carlos H. Spina, for whom my little brother was named, died on November 16, 1963, and his obituary was car­ ried in the LOG. Sometimes, when I am sailing, the only con­ tact one has for many weeks and months with our humanity comes through messages contained in the LOG. For these and many other things, I send you and your staff my repeated thanks. One for many, Modesto C. Caneles, Jr. ^ ^ 1 A/I letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must he signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. should be the ultimate goal for all of us involved. There is a twofold advantage in establishing a unified labor movement on a worldwide basis: the first advantage, of course, is the fact that each and every working man deserves a decent salary, and decent working con­ ditions, and welfare benefits for himself and his family. The sec­ ond is that if the Japanese sea­ men, for example, receive a wage comparable to that received by unionized U. S. sailors, there could be no price cutting by the SlU Welfare Helpful runaway-flag and foreign-flag vessels that are now taking During Wife's Illness money from the pockets of the U. S. merchant marine. To the Editor: In other words, if there was At this time, I would like to no cheap labor to be obtained, thank the SIU and their Welfare the greedy runaway-flag oper­ Plan for their fine cooperation ators would have to stay where during my wife's hospitalization. they are. I don't think any It is a wonderful feeling at these amount of legislation could pre­ times to have security and a vent their greed; but a firm peace of mind when trouble world-wide labor movement strikes. I am proud to know that could make their turning to other I am a part of this fine organ­ flags simply futile. ization. Then, too, as Hall remarked, Fraternally, "If . a world of peace and free­ James T. Corlis dom is to be built, these attempts of communist imperialism must be beaten back." We must al­ Remarks on Hall's ways bear in mind that a strong Speech in Japan and satisfied labor movement spells a strong nation, and all To the Editor: non-communist countries, wheth­ I recently read the complete er directly involved in the strug­ text of SIU President Hall's gle or not, have a stake in the speech before the Japanese Con­ success or failure of democracy. federation of Labor and would We in the labor movement are like to praise him for his stand especially dependent on the out­ on a unified labor movement all come of this struggle. Though I over the world. It has long been venture to say it will be a long my own thought that the labor time before all free countries movement should put more and have the organized labor neces­ more emphasis on an interna­ sary to bargain for every man's tional standard for working men. rights, 1 still consider the points I particularly like the statement: made by Hall another step to­ "The working people of every ward this goal. country must have a just and ad­ Fraternally yours, equate share of the wealth they David Kollar produce." That, in my opinion. When Joe and Ernie arrived by taxi at one of the fashionable shopping streets of Manila they automatically and unconsciously acted like any other visitor to a strange city. They looked for places to visit and for things to buy. What worried Joe about their little shopping spree was the attention that Ernie was draw- ^ Joe pretended to be surprised ing. He wore his valuable watch ushered inside. He was going to and told Ernie he was lucky to and was dressed too well for a learn the hard way. When they left the taxi Ernie still have his watch. Then he told night on the town. Ernie about the mischievous ele­ told Joe: Trouble started for Ernie when ments that abound in Manila and "I'll let you in on something he returned a greeting from a if you promise not to tell the guys play tricks on gullible strangers. dignified native. After the greet­ on the ship. I was going to sleep Some of the little hotels are ing came the friendly questions, there—I thought you left—and operated by a kind of pickpocket such as how did he like Manila, I put my clothes on the foot of artists. Their method is to reach what had he visited and was there my bed. First I didn't believe it. into a room through panels in the something else he would like to My pants were getting up and walls and pick up the guest's cloth­ see. A conversation started and crawling on the floor. When I ing and replace them after rifling Joe was convinced that there was got up in bed I heard somebody the pockets. The coughing that more to the meeting than just cough and my pants quit walking. Ernie heard was a signal by some­ plain talking. I put them back on the bed and one who was watching him and "Ernie, Pal—I told you to leave waited to see what they would do would cough anytime Ernie would that three hundred dollar watch next. I'll be damned if those pants make a move of suspicion. Everyon the ship. That guy may seem didn't start to walk again. This time Ernie saw the paints move OK to you but people just don't time I let out a yell that could be the cough was a signal to the talk that much about where you'd heard from here to heaven. This thief to delay the operation. Joe like to go for the evening. If you time I heard the cough but it recalled to Ernie about the Fagin ask me, he's up to no good." was accompanied by someone run­ in one of Charles Dickens' stories Ernie looked at the man without ning out the room. Well, I put in which kids were tutored to pick turning his head. After thinking on my pants and got out of that pockets and bring the loot to it over for a minute his comment place. You know I just can't Fagin. This may have been done was that it was the waterfront figure out how those pants were in Manila too, these days, but in a more elaborate way. where one should be careful and able to walk out." not the street of business. Maiden Creek Galley Gang Sure of Himself Ernie was so sure of himself that he walked back to his new acquaintance to renew the con­ versation. The man talked glibly in a persuasive way like a used car or insurance salesman and yet his manner seemed indifferent. This was a tactic of intonating speech used by confidence men. "This hotel that I want to show to you—it is only for Americans. If you don't like it you do not need to stay. Ah—these places in Manila—many are clip joints, others too expensive. My place has many, many Americans who come there. There is a bar, music, fine food and nice hostesses." The taxi stopped at an old wooden building that was long ago restored to become a hotel. Inside were the features that the man promised. The music was from a dilapidated juke box, the bar was a high unpainted wooden Chief Cook John Forbes, and third cook Tommy Jenkins relax tor table and the hostesses were tall a moment in the galley of the Maiden Creek during its stop in and husky. New York last week. Forbes was praised by the entire crew for Ernie was invited to inspect the the fine food he prepared for the Maiden Creek during its long rooms to choose one for the night. North Atlantic crossing. Joe waited in the lobby with some of the hotel employees. When Ernie did not return after half an hour he asked to be taken to see him. The hotel manage­ ment objected saying that the guests should not be disturbed for the night. . Joe knew that they Charles Milton Silcox, 64: After Frank Emil Tosti, 48: While were lying and went to look for sailing in the engine department an extended period of heart ail­ Ernie. To get himself and Ernie on a Persian Gulf ments and a long out of the predicament before it run. Brother Tosti hospitalization in got worse required some planning. the Lake Charles was stricken by a 'Let's Get Away' heart attack on Memorial Hospi­ Joe waited for Ernie to come August 29, 1965. tal in Louisiana, out of the hotel after he had called He was taken to a Brother Silcox him. In a few moments Ernie hospital in Am­ died in Houston, stomped out of the hotel cursing man, Jordan, Texas. Serving everybody including the taxi driver where he died a mainly on Cities who followed behind. "Come on; month and a half Service Company Let's get away from here. This is later. Sailing as an oiler on SIU ships, he was a member of the a phony joint," he was saying ships since 1956, Tosti joined the deck department. Silcox was a trying to contain his fury. Union in Mobile, Alabama. He native of Stark, Florida. As the taxi left the area of the was born in Bloomington, Indiana, Brother Silcox is survived by his hotel Joe looked back and saw and listed his survivor as a son, wife, Billie Smith Silcox, and a brother, Ray D. Silcox. a young American soldier being Michael Joseph Tosti. 4 7 ,A : �Page Twenty-two SEAFARERS LOG FebruaiT' 4, 1966 Saigon Revisited The following was submitted by Seafarer James Patrick Conley, who returned to Saigon after an absence of many years. His ob­ servations reflect a sensitive comparison between the Saigon rei| '^Med by Seafarers in days past and the wartorn country that II exists now. Brother Conley also notes that even though Viet Nam ^ '* presently in a stage of violent conflict and change, with two 11 violently opposed ideologies fighting for the upper hand, certain II universals still remain, proving that even the worst of wars cannot ill alter a country's basic characteristics. !§ i i Still coming in are those reports from the various SlU-contracted ships that enjoyed a big holi­ day meal while away from home. Most of these reports give the steward department a great deal of credit for really giving Seafarers throughout the world a real treat for Thanksigiving and Christmas dinners. Aboard the Columbia ^ (United States Steel Corpora­ tion), Ships Delegate W. Brightwell noted that the crew voted a special thanks to the steward de­ partment for both decorating of the messhall and the fine vittles pre­ pared for Seafar­ ers on Christmas and New Years. Brightwell also re­ ports that many ^ members of the crew pitched in for the holiday Brightwell meals and helped prepare the ship for the festive occasion. The ship also voted for a show of appreciation for the fine job being done by Brightwell as the ship's delegate. Otherwise things seem to be rolling along smoothly on the Columbia with no beefs thus far, according to Meet­ ing Chairman George Fargo. II Returning to Saigon after a long absence is like coming into an || H accident ward and finding a woman there that one loved 12 years || g ago. The shock of seeing her cheeks and forehead seamed with || II scars and broken blood vessels, and her body misshapen with band11 ages, is almost unbearable when compared with the memory of : her former grace and loveliness. Even along the narrow Saigon • • River, once filled with sampans skittering gently between palmr ^ fringed shores, the groaning of winches, the roar of tortured en- H i| gines, the tumult of a thousand men and women shouting all at i ^ once, create a new level of pandemonium. An aqueous, sublunar || P expanse of mucous green and yellow, marked with occasional || g shell-holes, surrounds the familiar red tile roofs which lie under a || ^ greasy pall of smoke rising from the cooking fires, even though || 11 the old buildings are familiar, as we slowly sail into the harbor. II Embedded under a stream of massive trucks, impertinent motor p i| scooters, dilapidated cars and rickety tricycle taxis spewing carbon ^ p monoxide into the air, the filth, the sour sweet smell of decay and, |l above all, the indefinable miasma of war, are so thick that it re- || i| quires an effort of the will to remember that this was once the |! . most beautiful and tranquil city of the Orient. Aboard the Del Mar, Peter Blalack (left) takes the ship dele­ Mortar Fire In The Morning <|> gate's briefcase, along with the responsibilities of the office, Of course, it is still possible to have dinner on an open roof four p Another case of the Steward from outgoing Ship's Delegate Peter Gonzales. The photo was |i stories high at the pseudo-Spanish restaurant called, for some |i Dept. doing a real great job was taken at sea shortly after the election in which Brother Blalack P obscure reason, the "Paprika"; or have a can of cool French beer p reported from the took office. at the "Greeks." It is customary to sit and listen for the distant | Steel Traveler p thud of the artillery that heralds the end of the evening, and it is by Jacob Levin, ^ not unusual to awake at four in the morning to the angry barking Ship's Delegate. will be paid on this trip and that will belong to the crew. During |5 of the mortars just outside the city limits; but the image of a beThe steward dept. the foc'sles are being painted out. the trip, one minute of silence was P leaguered city, rent with tears, fear and fright, is simply not true. was given special A vote of thanks was extended to held in memory of departed broth­ The American troops and civilians stroll unarmed and uncon- j thanks for the the Chief for his cooperation in ers. Douglas E. "Smiley" Claus­ cemed through the crowds of miniature Vietnamese picking their i spread they pro­ helping the crew on repairs done sen went on record to give a big way among the indiscriminately scattered garbage and maniacal vided on Thanks­ on the ship. A low balance was thanks to everyone concerned' traffic of 700,000 civilian vehicles and an estimated 10,000 to giving, Christmas reported in the ship's funds and with the Christmas and New Years 20.000 military vehicles. Levin and New Year's it was requested that the fund be meals. Day. Brother George Woods gives built up at pay-off. City of Contrasts But today two totally different societies exist side by side in § thanks to everyone for being so Saigon: some Americans live in spaciously-built French villas, P kind and sending flowers for his Ship's delegate Eugene W. Nich­ J others in requisitioned hotels two to three to a room. Some Viet- % departed wife. Robert Callahan, ship's dele­ olson, from the Calmar ship Portp namese live in even more grand villas set near spacious parks 1: gate aboard the Del Norte, re­ mar, writes that g or in neat little houses behind walls from which the yellow paint ^ ports that the everything is run­ A new T.V. speaker will be p is now peeling. But in the dusty backalleys which lie just off the P hooked up on the Anchorage, ac­ ning quite well on Christmas and p main streets that connect Saigon with its sister Chinese commercial p New Year holi­ the ship and that cording to Ship's P city of Cholon, tens of thousands of men, women, children and p there are no sig­ day trip had been Delegate E. HeaP infants existing among rotting offal. All municipal services are § a real good voy­ nificant beefs. The cox. The new P strained—water, electricity, fire protection and garbage disposal— P age and a vote of Steward Dept. speaker will mean I all these essential processes which give a city life are only available P thanks should go was given a spe­ that the old T.V. in no more than half the measure it requires. Children attend | out to all con­ cial vote of thanks can again be put i schools in five shifts of two hours each, and exhausted teachers for a job well cerned. Movie di­ into operation and wonder how to pack a few more eager pupils into the crammed Nicholson rector Bill Kaiser done, especially the crew can en­ classrooms. Claussen reports that the during the holidays. Meeting joy some good Such is the mark that these changes lay upon the city; but there times watching $579.00 is in the movie fund and Chairman C. Heywood, reports I still is life, movement and laughter in the troubled streets of Heacox shows. It is also that the ship will have 21 movies that paint has been ordered to do Saigon; and the ease and spaciousness that were the singular style reported that all retroactive pay for next voyage and the projector some inside painting. I of this city 12 years, even four years ago, have been engulfed, perhaps forever. Such is the sacrifice that war demands, yet the Discussion Aboard the Steel Maker Vietnamese who provide the cities' background for all this turmoil are voluntarily there. Those of us who loved the city in her tranquil days can only I hope that something of her ease and spaciousness will someday be restored. Yet it is only too obvious that Saigon can never be what she was once; but if the sacrifice means that someday Vietnamese can again live more comfortable lives in security, it will in some measure be justified. 4^ I Editor, I SEAFARERS LOG, I 675 Fourth Ave., I Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 I I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my I ^ I name on your mailing list. (Print Information) I I NAME I I STREET ADDRESS I CITY STATE ZIP I TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If yoo are an old subscriber and have a change I of address, please give your former address below: I I ADDRESS I STATE ZIP. CITY .... I T I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SIU headquarters rep Bill Hall (on left) discusses problems affecting Merchant Marine at the payoff of the vessel. On Hall's right is Helmsman Anthony Sakllis, who handled the wheel of the Steel Maker during the heroic rescue of four Spanish seamen from a storm-tossed North Atlantic fast week. f- �February 4, 1966 I> 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, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) ;i i !• v|> Eastern Air Lines (Flight Engineers) H. 1. Siege! "HIS" brand men's ciotbes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) <I> Stitzel-Weiier Distilleries i'Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. U Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) — — J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) \• I [I t L • •J',. , ' » I Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) <1> Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) <I> Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) <1> HlfOW YOUR mOHTS SIU-AGLIWD Meetings p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. New York . . Feb. 7—2:30 Philadelphia Feb. 8—2:30 Baltimore . . . Feb. 9—2:30 Detroit .,..Feb. 11—2:30 Houston . . . Feb. 14—2:30 New Orleans Feb. 15—2:30 Mobile Feb. 16—2:30 Wilmington . . . Feb. 21—2 San Francisco .Feb. 23—2 Seattle Feb. 25—2 Detroit Alpeim Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Duluth Frankfurt Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 7—2 7—7 7—7 7—7 7—7 7—7 7—7 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit .. Milwaukee Chicago Buffalo .. tSault Ste. Marie . Duluth .. Cleveland Toledo . . Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 14—7:30 14—7:30 15—7:30 16—7:30 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 17—7:30 18—7:30 18—7:30 18—7:30 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia . . . Feb. 8—5 Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) . . Feb. 9—5 Houston Feb. 14—5 Norfolk Feb. 10—5 New Orleans . . Feb. 15—5 Mobile Feb. 16—5 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City Feb. 14—10 Philadelphia Feb. 15—10 Baltimore Feb. 16—10 •"Norfolk Feb. 17—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. a.m. & 8 p.m. a.m. & 8 p.m. a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York .. . .Feb. 7—7 p.m. Baltimore ... .Feb. 9—1 p.m. Philadelphia .. Feb. 8—7 p.m. BELGIUM VICTORY (Isthmian), Jan­ uary I—(jhairraan, Vernon Porter ; Sec­ retary, R. L. Huddleston. Ship's dele­ gate reported that there was no bus service at Subic Bay, therefore restric­ tion to ship beef to be taken up with Union. WESTERN PLANET (Western Agen­ cies), December 27—Chairman, Ernest W. Pierce; Secretary, Alexander D. Brodie. Ship's delegate reported that movie camera will be repaired. Some disputed OT in deck and engine depart­ ments. Vote of thanks to the steward department for job well done. PENN VANGUARD (Penn), Decem­ ber 5—Chairman, Bi G. Griffin; Secre­ tary, Jack McCranie. Brother Jimmie McRae was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion held on room keys and launch service. Everything is O.K. except that for the last two trips no repairs have been made. New washing machine needed badly. SOUTHWESTERN VICTORY (Delta Lines), December 5—Chairman, John Patino: Secretary, Ralph Masters. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew was requested not to take food in the foc'sles. WHITEHALL (Whitehall Navigation), December 12—Chairman, George E. Haair; Secretary, C. J. McCarthy. Ships delegate reported everything running smoothly. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. * Meetinir held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting: held at Labor Temple, Sanit Ste. Marie, Mich, t Meetinir held at Galveston wharves. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall ^ White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers of America) YELLOWSTONE (Oriental Export­ ers). December 18—Chairman, John Kuehla; Secretary, Ed Miller. One man missed ship in Portland. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Crew members requested to wear long pants in messhall. ^Houston .... Feb. 14—7 p.m. Mobile Feb. 16—7 p.m. New Orleans .Feb. 15—7 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) POTOMAC (Empire Transport), No date—Chairman, none; Secretary, Rob­ ert C. Thomas. Ship's delegate reported that everything js running smoothly. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. Page Twenty-three LOG UfJESlLlB 1 •I LA^B DO NOT BUY I- SEAFARERS THE CABINS (Texas City Refining), January 2—Chairman, T. T. McCorvey; Secretary, J. Prestwood. Brother F. Fish­ er was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made to have patrolman check in­ adequate slop chqst. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks ex­ tended to the steward and his department for a job well done. Vote of thanks to the deck department for helping to keep messhall clean. DETROIT (Sea-Land), Jan. I—Chair­ man, J. L. Ramos.; Secretary, R. Iglesias. Steward extended a vote of thanks to all delegates and entire crew for their cooperation. Crew extended a vote of thanks to the Captain and officers, and the steward department. No beefs reported. Collection taken and given to the Seamen's Institute. DEL MAR (Delta), Jan. 9—Chairman, Peter Blalack; Secretary, Joseph Cat. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Earl Shepard Al Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS LIndtey Williams 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 93B3 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 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa 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. 723-8594 SEAmE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 Brother Peter Blalaek was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion on ship's library. Everything is running smoothly. HENRY (American Bulk), Dec. 19— Chairman, L. Hargesheimer; Secretary, C. Dickey. Crew was requested not to place clothes in the steering gear room for drying purposes. The rearranging of crews quarters to be brought to the at- oi JSiM SHIP tention of the captain. Motion made that no member sign-on until all ship's stores are on board, checked and properly placecL Crew was requested to remove their clothes from the clothes line as soon as they are dry so others may use same. Brother Charles W. Thompson was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safegruarding; the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fun^ 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 available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shijjowners, 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. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Ebtecutive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is grfven for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, tlie membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy 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 Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a 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 in­ formation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. i '5 Atlantic Coast Column (Continued from page 4) Creek was the roughest he'd ever seen. He and Robert Gregoiy, Jr., were both laid off when the vessel went into dry dock for repairs due to the damage received dur­ ing the crossing. Jerry Wood, who has shipped out of the stewards department for the past 16 years, had to get off the National De­ fender because of sickness in the family. He says that he hated to leave the ship, Puerto Rico Shipping has been only fair indicates that things may pick up ROBIN HOOD (Moore McCormack), Oct. 31—Chairman, Charles Bedell; Sec­ retary, Robert Brain. $18 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Will have electrician go ashore to buy timer for the washing machine with the money from the ship's fund. Order more fans for ship. Vote of thanks to the steward department for job well done. RICE VICTORY (Isthmian), Dec. 19— Chairman, Stanley Yodris; Secretary, Michael Lasko. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. One man missed ship and will rejoin in Saigon. Vote of thanks for a job well done by the steward de­ partment. Crew was requested to bring back coffee cups after using the crews pantry and place same in sink. Sug­ gested not to overload the washing ma­ chine as there are no spare parts avail­ able. CALMAR (Calmar), Jan. 2—Chairman, H. Carmichael; Secretary, J. H. Shearer, Ship's delegate reported vote of thanks to crew for being friendly and coopera­ tive during the voyage. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Sugges­ tion made that a hot plate be put in messhall to keep foods hot, it will be a lot easier for the messman. Suggestion made that the fresh water tanks be cleaned. DEL ALBA (Delta Line), Dec. 18— Chairman, Joe Collins; Secretary, Z. Y. Ching. Brother J. B. Mauldin was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. since the holidays, but the outlook slightly in the next few weeks. Reports indicate that there are plenty of old-timers on the beach, including Luis Rivera, Dioscoro de la Cruz, Victor Antiles and Julio Diaz Delgado. On the local labor scene, the Commonwealth Labor Depart­ ment and stateside employers are again negotiating wages and work­ ing conditions for Puerto Rican agricultural laborers who are em­ ployed in the states for several months a year. RAMBAM (Maimonides Transporta^ tion), Dec. 12—Chairman, None; Secre­ tary, M. N. Blschenko. New repair list was made up of most repairs not com­ pleted. No beefs reported by department delegates. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain Lines), Dec. 26—Chairman, William Biskas; . Secretary, Frank Naklicki. Brother Roy Pappan was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Repair lists must be turned in by all depart­ ment heads. JOHN P. REISS (Reiss), Dec. 5— Chairman, James W. LeFiore; Secretary, Ronald R. Mitchell. $6.48 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. MAIDEN VICTORY (Alcoa), Nov. 6— Chairman, F. M. Jones ; Secretary, S. T. Arales. No water in showers. Discussion on water problem. Vote of thanks to patrolman Dick Avery for his help in the Port of Norfolk. COLUMBIA (United States Steel), Jan. 8—Chairman, George Farago; Sec­ retary, Melano S. Sospina. Ship's dele­ gate reported that everything is running smoothly. No beefs >from department delegates. Ship will be in drydock for repairs about 10 days. Ship's delegate requested that the repair lists be made up as soon as possible. Vote of thanks to the steward department for job well done on Christmas and New Year din­ ners. f 11 ft �f Vol. XXVIII No. 3 OFFICIAL ORGAN SEAFARERS LOG THE — £lI!!iff^RERs INTER';;;;;;;^ UNION . ATLANTIC QULF, DISTRICT • AFL-C sv. • >1 t'-: .,.r4 tj'&: mffM y::h'yX:H'SyM:v:':yM;':ysmmW:^ •yx'Xr--•".tl-'-A" pii.iii„. 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Of these J. began children of SIU ml^K ^''® t^e have received 23 of ^ha ^"v arships. college schol- is^''feSi i-Jfeyir , r\ Ks" ' •SVVi-'.'-' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource February 4, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: WELFARE AND PENSION DIGEST ADMIRAL CALL U.S. MERCHANT FLEET “INADEQUATE” SEAFARERS SCHOLARSHIP EXAM DEADLINE THE PRESIDENTS AND THE MERCHANT MARINE MEDICARE CUT-OFF DATE UNION MAN IN VIETNAM START FIRST CLASS OF SEAFARERS SCHOOL FOR ENGINE LICENSE PROTESTS RISE AGAINST FURTHER PROPOSED CUTS IN U.S. MARITIME BUDGET RUSSIAN SHIPPING MOVING AHEAD OF U.S. FLEET, CONG. ROGERS WARNS SIUNA-AFFILIATED MSTU INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS LIBERAL CONGRESSMEN FACE TOUGH ’66 ELECTION FIGHT SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN SURGICAL SCHEDULE AFL-CIO LAUNCHES BOYCOTT DRIVE AGAINST KINGSPORT PRESS BOOKS CG PLANS TO ELIMINATE LOOPHOLES IN SAFETY RULES FOR OLDER SHIPS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/04/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 3 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log