http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9079f6537e3289911b10e9290816bc16.PDF a391e96dfeabb4c425b98469d2ffd321 PDF Text Text SEAFARERSWLOG Vol. XXViii No. 10 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION * ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO •"' •*. .k SIU Ship Carries Record Grain Cargo To India ^ -Hi ~ V, —Pa^e 16 ! ' '» '1 U.S. Agency Illegally Used Foreign-Flag Ships, Bypassed Lower-Cost American Vessels —Page 3 §& , • - '"'vi *' i". •%,- • " . I1 .. ' 'I f-r- "il J' i#i;;W'-' '^liM Jiiili AH This Happened —Labor History I:';, : —Page 15 \fi^ \ ^ I \ ' 1, 1 Man-1 Vote—The Fight for Equal Representation —Page 10 ' V- »f ^ ' - - .'-.''J f *3 ' .I,-: SiU Wins $32,500 Damages for 13 Seafarms in Tideiands HLRB Case —Page * 1 i' ' 3 AFL-CIO Calls Nationwide Boycott Of DiGiorgio Co. Farm Products —Page 2 1 V ' i i M �SEAFARERS Page Two May l3, 1966 LOG AFL-QO Supports National Boytott Of KCioiyio Co. Farm ProJatts WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO Executive Council took action on several issues of vital impor­ tance to American labor at a recent one-day meeting held here in Washington. Resolutions adopted by the AFL-CIO's governing body included: A pledge of full support for Reaffirming its support of the in fact than theory." "Discrimina­ the national consumer boycott of On Site Picketing Bill, the Council tion in housing is the root of many food products grown and mar­ sharply criticized Representative civil rights evils" and must be keted by the DiGiorgio Company Powell for defying "basic demo­ eliminated, the Council declared, of Delano, California, instituted cratic principles" and showing and noted that civil rights advo­ by the AFL-CIO Agricultural "contempt" for his obligations as cates "need and deserve federal Workers Organizing Committee House Labor Committee Chair­ protection" against the violence and the National Farm Workers man refusing to call up the bill of bigots." Association. for a vote on the floor even though The Council also urged speedy • Reaffirmed its full support it has won the overwhelming en­ Senate approval of the Houseof the On Site Picketing Bill and dorsement of his committee, and passed bill to strengthen the pow­ called on House Labor Commit­ "has constituted himself a one- ers of the Equal Employment Op­ tee Chairman Adam C. Powell man roadblock" to further action portunity Commission. (D-N. Y.) to permit the bill, which on the measure. The one-day Executive Council has the overwhelming endorse­ meeting was held on May 6 in The Council noted that the situs ment of his committee, to come picketing bill "would simply grant Washington. to the floor for a vote. building and construction work­ • Urged immediate Congres­ ers the same picketing rights now sional action on pending legisla­ extended to industrial work­ tion for "long overdue" improve­ ers. . . . Four Administrations ments in the wage-hour and unem­ have approved this bill; leaders of ployment compensation laws. both parties have made commit­ • Pledged the "utmost" sup­ ments for a vote. . . . the House port of the AFL-CIO for passage Education & Labor Committee of President Johnson's new civil over-whelmingly voted for the bill rights bill, which covers the major and the Rules Cornmittee has BOSTON—James D. Ack­ goals unanimously approved at the scheduled it for floor action." ert, president of the SlUNA last AFL-CIO convention. Atlantic Fishermen's Union, In urging prompt Congressional has been selected by the In­ action on legislation to improve Symbol of Resistance ternational Commission of the wage-hour and unemployment North Atlantic Fisheries to In pledging full support for the compensation laws, the Council represent the federal govern-1 boycott of DiGiorgio Company noted that Fair Labor Standards ment at a 20-nation world food products, the Council char­ Act improvements "will do more fishing industry conference at acterized DiGiorgio as the "sym­ than any other piece of legisla­ Madrid, Spain, from June 6 bol and leader of resistance" to tion to fight the root causes of to 15. organization of agricultural work­ poverty." It further noted that ers. The company grows grapes pending improvements in the un­ All nations whose fishing and other fruits and markets wine employment compensation stiandfleets operate off the Eastern and allied products. ards law will do much "to elimi­ seaboard of the United States nate fear of mass unemployment will have representatives at A strike jointly conducted by the conference. Signatories to i the AFL-CIO Agricultural Work­ and the crippling impact of reces­ a 20-nation North Atlantic ers Organizing Committe and the sion." agreement include the U. S., National Farm Workers Associa­ Calling for passage of the Presi­ Russia, Great Britain, Can­ tion is in progress against nearly 40 dent's new civil rights bill, the ada, Spain, Germany, Nor­ companies in the Delano, Cali­ AFL-CIO Executive Council way and a number of other fornia area. DiGiorgio is "not only termed the legislation "essential if nations that operate fleets. the biggest" grower, but the spear­ the objectives of earlier civil head of resistance to unionism. rights legislation are to be realized Ackert to Speak For U.S. At World Fishing Conference Report of International President by Paul Hall The attitude of neglect and contempt which Government agencies and federal bureaucrats continue to display toward maritime was spotlighted recently when the General Accounting Office of the U.S. Government filed charges accusing the Military Sea Transportation Service with ignoring the law of the land by shipping cargoes on foreign-flag ships when the law specifically stated that such cargoes were to be shipped aboard American-flag ships. Actually, examples of instances in which Government administra­ tors have flouted the laws passed by Congress to aid the maritime in­ dustry are unfortunately not difficult to find, and many other examples could be cited. In one way however, the present example is perhaps unique. Normally, when taken to task for illegally using foreign-flag shipping to move Government cargoes even though'American ships are available, the bureaucrats involved immediately fall back on the claim that they did what they did in order to save the American tax­ payer money by taking advantage of lower foreign-flag freight rates. This claim is always open to considerable doubt because the American tax dollars paid to foreign shipowners is all lost money, which leaves the U.S. never to return and can therefore play no further part in maintaining and strengthening the U.S. economy—as would be the case if it were paid to American shipping companies and to American seamen as wages. But in the present case even this "saving the taxpayers' money" routine won't work as an excuse for the bureaucrats involved because, as the General Accounting Office pointed out in its report to Congress, it actually cost the Government over $19,000 more to ship the cargoes by foreign-flag ships than it would have cost aboard American ships. The General Accounting Office, which investigated the matter and brought the charges against MSTS, did not do so because of the flagrant manner in which the Government agency flouted the laws designed to protect U.S. maritime. The GAO acts as a watchdog over federal spending. It is concerned specifically with the $19,000 overcharge resulting from the MSTS's illegal action and not with the vastly greater waste'of money which occurs daily, both directly and indirectly, because of Government agency neglect of U.S. maritime and the laws designed to protect it. The same flagrant disregard of the law for which the GAO repri­ manded MSTS in the present example, is practiced by many other Government agencies as well. In many instances the abuses are much more detrimental to the welfare of U.S. maritime. This is the case especially with regard to the Cargo Preference or 50-50 laws, which were passed by Congress to guarantee that at least 50 percent of all Government-financed cargoes are moved aboard American-flag vessels. Enforcement of the 50-50 laws has been so lax as to be completely in­ effective. The most flagrant abuse of the law of course, has been practiced with regard to the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, which calls for a strong U.S. merchant marine, adequate for national defense emer­ gencies, for carrying all domestic waterborne commerce and a sub­ stantial part of waterborne export and import, commerce. Abuses of this basic mandate have been so consistent and widespread that the United States has today become a fifth-rate maritime nation, incapable of supplying sufficient shipping to meet national defense emergencies. Holds Slidw In Baftimoil f SiUNA exhibit drew large crowds at AFL-CIO Union-industries H Comptroller Louis Goldstein, Rep, Clarence Long and . visited SIUNA <;IHNA exhibit. . " . ," BAIMMCHIE THe^ AFl^^CTGf; Union Label and Service Trades De­ partment staged its annual exhibition of union label processes and products at Baltimore's Fifth Regiment Ar­ mory for six days early this month. It was the first time the show has ^®^ere^were^morf'than 130 ex- , Seafarers International Union of North America. The SIUNA exhibit was among those at which unionmade products were distributed free as gifts and prizes. Canned tuna fish • processed by members of SIU West Coast fish and cannery unions were raffled periodically during the show. SIU deep sea sailors from the Fort, „ < of Baltimore gave demonstrations andy i^tructions on knot-tying to the ow's visitors. The SIU booth was manned by afarers and directed by SIUNA Vice-President Les Balinger of San , ' and Steve Edney of Los AngeRCT^^'oickw^ fish , .'-Tr,'At'; Baltimore Port Agent Rex Dickey (rig^ ahd SlUNA Vicecases of tuna fish processed by Poor for a home for the aged. " j to one of the Skinners of'the raffles which weL'^To'IidtSeJ SIU booth, -Annual Union Label -how. f.. �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS Excerpts Front a Congress On Illegal Use Of Foreign Ships The General Accounting Office, "watchdog" agency in federal ^ spending, has issued a report to the Congress on the illegal use of r^ fofeign ships to transport Defense Department military personnel's I private vehicles at "excessive costs" to the U.S. government when American vessels were available at lower rates. The following text was excerpted from the report: "This report is being issued to the Congress because we are concerned that officials of the Military Sea Transportation Serv­ ice, who are responsible for significant expenditures of public foods, failed to seek guidance from appropriate officials or to initiate action to obtain congressional authority to use foreign-flag Vessels for the transportation of privately owned vehicles, al­ though they possessed ample information to determine that the use of such ships for that purpose was not authorized by law. "Copies of this report are being sent to the President of the Cnited States, the Secritary of Defense, and the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force." " "MSTS paid about $141,000 to transport these POVs on Dan­ ish-registered vessels of the Torm Line between the United States and Port Lyautey, Morocco, Africa. During the same period, there were over 25 sailings of American-flag vessels eastbound and westbound between the United States and Casablanca, Mo­ rocco, a point located about 90 miles from Port Lyautey, MSTS had contracts with these American carriers under which the same POVs could have been transported to and from Casablanca dn American vessels for approximately $122,000, or a saving in transportation costs of about $19,000. "Since 1958 MSTS has contracted for shipping rates directly with the Torm Line, a company organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Denmark as A/S Dampskibsselskabet Torm with home offices in Copenhagen, Denmark.^ During the period coveread by our review, the MSTS contract rate with the Torm Line was.76id cents per cubic foot, which amounts to about $380 for transporting the average size American automobile, across the Atlantic. At the same time, American-flag carriers offered to MSTS contract rates between the United States and Morocco of $25.80 per measurement ton, westbound, and $28.60 per meas­ urement ton, eastbound, or about $315 and $355, respectively, per vehicle. "The following table compares the cost of transporting POVs between the United States and Port Lyautey via the Torm Line during fiscal year 1964 with the cost that would have been in­ curred had the vehicles been transported between the United States and Casablanca by America-flag vessels: From Morocco to United States United States to Morocco Total No. of POVs Costs via Bhccess Danish American cost via vessels vessels Torm Lines 234 $ 89,380 $ 73,610 $15,770 134 51,470 48,105 .3,365 368 $140,850 $121,715 $19,135* •This excess transportation cost -would he reduced by about $5,000 to cover the loading and unloading costs at Casablanca. The Danish contract rate , includes the cost of these services at Port Lyautey; -whereas the contract iu-ansportation rate of American carriers at Casablanca does not. SlU Wins $32,500Damage A ward For 13 Seafarers ia Jidelaads Case HOUSTON—The SIU has won a total of $32,500 in damages for 13 members of the SIU Inland Boatman's Union in an unfair labor practices case-against the Tidelands Marine Services, Inc. The decision, rendered by the ^ National Labor Relations Board, texts for getting rid of employees because of their support for the included $2,318.92 in interest SIU. to be distributed to each member Members of the Union who in proportion to his monetary were awarded damages by the claim. The case, in which the SIU Board and the amounts they re­ successfully charged Tideland Ma­ ceived are as follows: Peter Anrine with unfair labor practices, nino, $8,065.00; Charles Dunn, stemmed from an organizing drive $3,839.97; the estate of- Trout in April of 1956, a result of which Felker, $5,716.69; Jerome Gasthe SIU won an NLRB election pard, $247.83; James G. Gautreau, $676.68; Chester Holtz, in the company's tug fleet. Shortly after the election, the $1,937.68; the estate of George company began hardtiming and Jacobus, $1,536.58; Percy Ken­ firing the members of the Inland nedy, $1,426.32; David Moore, Boatman's Union of the SIU. The $1,395.07; John P. Murphy, $2,SIU immediately filed charges 401.39; John Murry, $2,386.74; Curtis Stewart, $2,828.70; and with the Board. The NLRB held that Tideland Phillip Wagner, $41.35. The NLRB also ordered the Marine was guilty of discriminat­ ing in respect to the hire and ten­ company to post a notice for 60 ure of employees for the purpose days, stating that it will "not in of discouraging membership in the any manner threaten, discriminate Union. The Board also found the against, discharge or coerce em­ company guilty of interfering with, ployees because of their affiliation restraining, coercing and threaten­ with the Union." The Board also ing employees on the basis of their directed the company to advertise Union affiliation; and also instruct­ the notice in the New Orleans ing their supervisors to devise pre­ Times Picayune. LOG Page Three ^Watchdog* Unites Piscfosure to Congress; Cov't Used Foreign Ships Illegally; Lower-Cost US Vessels Bypassed WASHINGTON—An agency of the U. S. government illegally spent approximately $240,000 to transport privately-owned vehicles of Defense Department military personnel aboard foreign-flag ships and in doing so paid rates higher than those prevailing on American vessels which were available at the time. ^ can ships in favor of foreign-flag studied, the GAO discovered that Details of the shipping viola­ vessels, in violation of federal re­ 368 vehicles were shipped out of tions became known after a re­ quirements, is but one more ex­ Port Lyautey at a cost of $140,850 port was submitted to the Con­ ample of government agency tor­ although they could have been gress recently by the General Ac­ pedoing of the American merchant shipped out of Casablanca, 90 counting Office, which acts as a marine, it presents a clear and miles from Lyautey, on American "watchdog" agency over federal precise illustration of what SIU ships for $121,715 without incon­ spending, disclosing that the Mil­ and other maritime groups have veniencing the servicemen or the itary Sea Transportation Service been charging in regard to the government. shipped servicemen's automobiles abuse of U. S. shipping by gov­ The GAO pointed out that dur­ to and from Morocco during 1964 ernment agencies. ing the period in question, there aboard Danish-flag ships in viola­ The GAO said that the matter were over 25 sailings of Americantion of existing U.S. laws. More­ was being referred to Congress be­ flag vessels eastbound and west­ over, the report revealed the MSTS cause "we are concerned that offi­ bound from the area, and that paid $19,000 more for the use of cials of the Military Sea Transpor­ MSTS had contracts with these the foreign-flag ships than the tation Service, who are responsible American carriers under which the shipping charges would have cost for significant expenditures of pub­ shipments could have been made on American ships. lic funds, failed to seek guidance at a great savings in government The incident, which took place from appropriate officials or to in­ funds. A draft of the GAO's report during the fiscal year 1964, was itiate action to obtain Congres­ was submitted to the agencies in­ sional authority to use foreign-flag not only illegal the GAO said, but volved, and in September 1965, vessels .. . although they possessed "resulted in excessive transporta­ an assistant secretary of the Navy ample information to determine tion costs to the government." that the use of such ships for that replied that according to the The SIU is protesting the gov­ purpose was not authorized by agency's interpretation of the law ernment agency violation. It con­ law." it was felt that the shipments were demned the action as a classic ex­ The GAO report spelled out the proper and not illegal. ample of the manner in which the manner in which the violations had However, in its final report, the American merchant marine is be­ occurred by directing attention to GAO stated "we have determined, ing destroyed as a result of the the MSTS's use of the Danish-flag as did the Department of Defense's refusal of government agencies to Torm Lines to transport private own General Counsel, that the use observe federal law and regula­ vehicles for the Department of of foreign-flag vessels for the trans­ tions. portation of POVs at government Defense to and from Morocco. During the twelve-month period expense was illegal ..." While this bypassing of Ameri­ I Hall Addresses Defense Dept.^NSIA Briefing Session U.S. Accused of Causing Maritime Decline WASHINGTON—Because of the Government's negative attitude, the American-flag merchant marine is threatened with extinction, SIUNA President Paul Hall told some 800 defense industry leaders and Department of Defense officials here recently. Hall was the principal speaker The State Department, he said, man who, he said, "would toss the at an advanced planning briefing bodies of American sailors into "would trade away the U. S. fleet at the Sheraton Park Hotel on the furnace in order to sell 10 tomorrow to achieve even a minor April 28 jointly sponsored by the more bushels of wheat." diplomatic victory." Department of Defense and the National Security Industrial Asso­ Discussing N. Y. Taxi Drivers' Situation ciation, an organization of indus­ tries engaged in defense work. Citing the spectacular booms occurring in other industries such as steel, automobiles and aircraft. Hall contrasted the prosperity of these industries—all of which re­ ceive substantial Federal assist­ ance—with the steady decline of the merchant marine, due primar­ ily to governmental indifference and neglect. Hall also cited the defense value of the fleet, noted that foreign-flag ships jacked up their rates by 2,000 percent when America was caught without a merchant fleet in World War I, and questioned the judgment of Secretary of Defense McNamara in downgrading the defense value of a merchant ma­ rine. Under McNamara, Hall told his audience, the Defense Department has placed reliance on reserve fleet vessels, runaway-flags and NATO ships. But DeGaulle, he pointed out, has spurned NATO while other of our allies have been quick SIU President Paul Hall (seated, center) discusses tax drivers' prob­ to pounce upon our established lems with AFL-CIO Taxi Drivers Organizing Committee and AFL-CIO trade routes as soon as U. S. ves­ representatives. Behind Hall is Central Labor Council President Harry sels are diverted to military serv­ Van Arsdale, flanked by Regional Director Michael Mann (left) and Rev. ice. Peter O'Reilly of university teachers. In center rear is Council Treas­ Hall was also critical of Secre­ tary of Agriculture Orville Free­ urer William Bowe; at right is Council Secretary Morris lushewitz. .3 { - I • '• 1 �SEAFARERS Page Four May 13, 1966 LOG SlU Sponsored Hockey Team Tops League The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area Products manufactured by affiliates of the Seafarers International Union of North America were a part of the 21st AFL-CIO UnionIndustries Show which took place at Baltimore's Fifth Regiment Armory. It was the show's first visit to this strongly union city since the AFL-CIO's Union Label and Service Trades Department began its annual exhibition of union-label processes and products. Shipping is good in the port of New York and jobs are going few months is bright. There are about as fast as we can put them ten ships in transit and there have been three payoffs and as many on the board. Cal James, who re­ sign ons. cently completed a trip as bosun, was in the hall to register and spend a little time with old friends. William Jones is in town after sailing on the LongUnes. This year's City League championship hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan is shown above. Team, sponsored by the Seafarers International Union-Inland Boatmens Union, proved their mettle by tak­ ing on all comers and winding up on top during the I 965-1966 season. Picture includes (back row, first and second from left), SlU-IBU Sault Ste. Marie agent John E. Bernard and team manager F. H. Zimmerman. At extreme right in back row is Jack Ruelle, who coached boys in some of the finer points of ice hockey. f/ve Additional Seafarer Veterans Join Growing SIU Pension Roster Five more names have been added to the long list of Seafarers who are receiving pension checks of $150 every month. The members who have been added to the retirement rolls are: Jesse C. Laster, James J. Sullivan, Willard W. Bickford, Jose Vilasis and John Stewart. Laster joined the Union in 1939 in Jackson­ ville, Florida. He sailed with the deck department as an AB. Bom in Georgia, he first went to sea in 1931. His last Laster ship was the cable ship USAF 050-1816. He lives with his wife Louise Hettie Laseter in Guyton, Ga., since his re- tirement on December 1, 1965. Sullivan joineo the SIU in New York. He has been a union member since 1940 when he be­ gan work for the New York, New Haven & Hart­ ford Railroad. Sullivan Born in New York, he still lives there with his wife, Geraldine. He retired from Boston Shipping has picked up some­ what and the outlook for the next period is expected to be fair. Monroe Hall was sorry he had to leave the Miami where he was a messman. Garrett Wile, a 20year SIU seafarer, recently signed off the Ponce where he sailed as AB. Says he had to get off this hotel to feed the horses at Suffolk Downs. Baltimore Shipping has been very good the past two weeks with prospects looking just as fine for the next period. There have been six pay offs, two sign ons and 11 ships are in transit. The Alamar and the Bethtex are laid up here. The Bethtex should take on a crew in a couple of weeks. Ed Broadens has been hos­ pitalized on the West Coast. Ed, who has shipped SIU for 25 years, reports he will take any­ thing as soon as he's ready for duty. Carroll Harper is now fit for duty and will take first job on the board. Norfolk Shipping has been very good here and the outlook for the next Harper Meacham Hugh Meacham, who has sailed SIU for 20 years, just got out of the hospital and hopes to be fit for duty soon. His last vessel was the Commander. Bert Winfield, a 15 year union member, is waiting for a Far Eastern run. He last shipped on the Keva Ideal. Philadelphia James McLinden is around the hall after sailing with the Geneva in the Deck department. Dimas Rivera, fresh off the Alcoa Trader, is ready to ship out. Gerald Shaffer is on the beach and pre­ paring to enter the SIU's Engi­ neers Licensing School in New York. his job as a Bridge and Motorman on March 1, 1966. Bickford joined the SIU in New York in 1944. His last ship was the Ocean Ulla on Puerto Rico which he sailed as aiff Malners has been enjoying Chief Steward. A himself in San Juan. He just got veteran of the off the Monarch of the Seas after U. S. Marine a long trip. Jose Prats, just off Corps. Bickford the Detroit after sailing as steward Bickford served from 1935 is on the beach. to 1939. He is retiring to the Baton Rouge home of his mother, Mrs. Maudie Tatum. Vilasis joined the Union in New York and sailed in the steward de­ partment. His last NEW ORLEANS—Mrs. Laurence Mary Chopin, 79, a former ship was the Flor­ stewardess with the SIU contracted Delta Line, died recently of a by Undsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area ida State where cerebral thrombosis at her home in Mt. Airy, Louisiana. She sailed he was a messas a Delta Line stewardess and The 21st Mississippi Valley World Trade Conference was held re­ man. Born in After the war. Sister Chopin cently in New Orleans. The theme of the conference was, "World retired on SIU pension benefits Cuba, he is a vet­ VUasIs sailed for many years as stew­ Trade Expansion—Modem Necessity." eran of the U. S. in 1958. ardess on the Delta Line passenger Captain Clark, president of the SlU-contracted Delta Steamship Army and served from 1942 to Mrs. Chopin sailed over 20 runs to South America before go­ Lines spoke at the conference and stated that "certain trends in trade 1943. Since his retirement went years with the steward department ing on pension. patterns of the world make it iminto effect on January 1, 1966, he of the SIU and was one of the Houston perative that United States efforts has retired to Miami where he crewmembers on the Del Valle J. D. Gribble, a member of the lives with his sister, Mrs. Angela to strengthen commercial ties with when the vessel was attacked and its traditional trading partners and Deck department for over 10 Gil. sunk by torpedoes from a German |May 13, 1966 Vol. XXVlii, Na. 10 years is on the beach now. He Official PublicsUon of the SHJNA ^ with developing nations of the Stewart joined submarine in the Caribbean on \Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes & Inland Wntera reports he's looking for a long free world be accelerated." the SIU in Buf­ April 12, 1942. Details of the har­ District. AFL-CIO | trip, preferably to South America. Sxeeutivt Board k falo, New York. rowing experience were vivid New Orleans SIU members here are expected PAUL HALL, President g The veteran AB memories to the late Seafarer. CAL TANNEK EARL SHEPARD » J. D. RIchoux, who has been to turnout at the polls. May 7, Exee. Viee-Pre#., sailed as a mem­ •yice-Preeidenf j The ship went down 17 minutes on the beach here is waiting for and we hope some friends of labor AL KEBR LlMUSEk WlLLlAUBi ber of the deck after the torpedo struck, but crew. SeB.-Treos, •^Viee-Preaident | one of the new- will gain public office. department. Born nembers and passengers evacuated WiBBto MAMMBWii: - AL TANNER ' •| type Delta Line . Viod-Pretident , : \Viooji'r«Ment' MobOe in Scotland he the Del Valle so quickly that only HERBBRP BSANO freighters. J. D. William A. Wade, whose last had over 37 years one life was lost, that of the ship's DireeiOr of OrgoMxing and took a liking to ship was the Alcoa Commander, at sea when he doctor. PubUeaiiona Stewart the new Delta Managing Editor Art Editor is looking for an­ retired in 1965. After drifting in lifeboats for MIKB POLLACK BERNARD SEAKAN Line ships while other good run. His last ship was the Day Peckin- 17 hours, the survivors were Assistant Editor sailing on the Del NATHAN SKYER He has been ship­ paugh (Erie). He and his wife, picked up by a Navy rescue boat Staff Writert Rio. ping out of the Evelyn, make their home in Ken- Sister Chopin came through the MELVIN PURVIS George Curry PETER WEBS Gulf Coast area more, New York. ordeal with flying colors, receiving will take the first for the last twenty only a ducking when she jumped Steward's job to years in the deck klsMSkly tt SIO «kMl» ItiaMI Avsitu from the Jacob's ladder while she fiklltkM) 'I.E.; Wsihlditw, 0. C. 20018 ipfte hit the board. George was previ­ obvious reasans the LC department. iliffiRilmtl UnlH, Atlutis, Ofllt, Lako anil was descending to a waiting life­ ously on the cable ship LongUnes. Ilaai Waisn Itlffi'lit, Ari-cio, 875 Fatrik AnJ. C. Keel, reg­ :annot print any letters or t boat. Mrs. Chopin returned to CftraollyB, 8.*. 11232. Tal, BVaelnth T. Smlgjelsld, whose last ship communications sent by Seafa istered group one eWO. tiaM aaiiaae paM at Wuklnp Wade New Orleans after the disaster and B.C. Was the Couer D'AIene Victory, the author signs his nar deck department, shipped out again on the first avail­ ITUASTEB'E ATTEKTIOB: Fma 3S7i> Mrtl is looking forward to a couple of who makes his home in Atmore, If circumstances justify, the 1 iM k* Mat ta Ssafarsr* Intsraaiiaaal Unlaa, able vessel. She sailed the remain­ tiairtle. fialt, Laku awt Inland WaUn DlMrtit. weeks vacation, and he will look Ala., is looking for ship out of will wUhhold..a ing war years without further mis­ 'LlCIB, 875 Faprtli AW»M. Bftaklw, 8.Y. for a slot on a tanker. the Gulf. hap. Mary Chopin, Retired Stewardess, Dies in New Orleans at Age of 79 The Gulf Coast ' :k •a •a �May 13, 1966 SEA/AR ERS LOG Page Five SIU Joins In Appeal To Congress The Great Lakes by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen,Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes SIU Great Lakes District officials, along with other affiliates from the Atlantic, Gulf and West Coast, are continuing their fight against proposed crew reductions on Lakes vessels which are scheduled to be automated. The Great Lakes District of the SIU will be represented by Fred Farnen and Jack Bluitt at the U. S. Coast Guard hearings in Washington. Presently, representatives from Mich.), when the legislator was the Great Lakes are hitting SIU- laid to rest at Mount Olivette contracted vessels at docks Cemetery in Detroit. The Senator throughout the region, obtaining was well known to labor organiza­ information on all types of engine- tions in the State of Michigan, room ratings. The SIU plans to re­ having gotten his start as a laboriterate the fact that the proposals endorsed candidate. Senator Mc­ for cutting engine crews does not Namara was a former president take into consideration even the of Local 636 of the Pipefitters minimum requirements involving Union, as well as vice president work on watch, general mainte­ of the Detroit Federation of La­ nance as well as health and safety. bor from 1939 to 1945. In 1934, The steamer Raymond Reiss, McNamara also served as the first operated by the Reiss Steamship state president of the Automobile Company, recently underwent re- Workers of America, the forerun­ powering at the Frazer-Nelson ner to the United Auto Workers. shipyard in Superior, Wisconsin, Senator McNamara, who was ac­ and will need a crew for her trial tive in fostering social legislation, will be missed by the people of run. Headquarters has noted that Michigan, as well as the entire many claims being submitted un­ country. der the Seafarers Welfare Plan are Algonac being mailed in incomplete. To The service launch, SIUNA, assure a speedy payment of the well known by Great Lakes Dis­ various benefits, all port agents trict members on the river, will be will assist any applicant with the on its St. Claire River station two filling out of the necessary docu­ weeks early this year, weather per­ ments. mitting. As in the past, all ship's Detroit delegates are being urged to have Many representatives of orga­ all necessary materials ready for nized labor paid their respects to boarding patrolmen when they ar­ Senator Pat McNamara (D. rive to service the ship. Legislation To Protect U.S. Public Called For By Xonsumer Assembly' The first national assembly on behalf of American consumers was held in Washington, this month with delegates representing the AFL-CIO unions, including the SIU, senior citizens groups and civil rights groups, calling for far-reaching legislation in packaging, lending, auto safety, pre-testing of drugs and cosmetics, water and ^ air pollution and lower-cost there was hope for his truth-in- truth-in-lending bill still remains packaging bill in the current Con­ buried within the Committee on medical and utility rates. gress despite the lack of attention Banking and Currency, and even Panelists and speakers agreed it has received during the four more distressing, self-improvement enforceable legislation would years since the 1961 investigation within the industry in order to pro­ come only after a greater effort of packaging and labeling prac­ tect consumers from the shady by a coalition of organizations, tices. Senator Hart stated that, al­ devices of unethical lenders has like the 32 that gathered for the though eventual passage seems as­ failed completely to materialize." assembly. Other groups participat­ sured, "the timing depends in part Ralph Nader, author of "Unsafe ing included, farmers groups, on how clearly Congress hears the at any Speed," spoke to the as­ women's clubs, cooperatives, cred­ message of this assembly." sembly and condemned the auto it unions, veterans and religious industry for secrecy in safety engi­ Urging a permanent action organizations. group for consumers, Representa­ neering and refusing to cooperate Mrs. Esther Peterson, special in research and crash tests. In this assistant to President Johnson for tive Wright Patman (D-Tex.) said connection Representative James consumer affairs, spoke to the as- the assembly was a "giant step for­ A. Mackay (D-Ga.) called for a sembley and proposed the crea­ ward in putting organized muscle Federal Automobile Administra­ tion of a national federation of into consumer action." tion which would be charged with Senator Paul A. Douglas (D- enforcing mandatory standards for organizations to protect the Amer­ ican consumer. 111.) told the assembly that "the manufacturers. Stated Mrs. Peterson, "The power of the consumer is now split into 197 million parts. All of the special interest groups are very well organized to exert their in­ fluence loudly and clearly in the nation's capital. In contrast, the consumer interest is so widely di­ by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative versified and disorganized that it is barely heard above a whisper." The Political wars are on again, in California, with the governorship Senator Philip A. Hart (D- of California, Oregon and Washington as the big prize. Mich.) told the assembly that We urge all seafarers to register and get out to the polls for the June primary and November general election, and cast your vote for the COPE endorsed candidates for office. Members who are on ships during the elections can cast an absentee ballot. Seafarers' in need Anchorage, Transnorthem, Cita­ of information on casting an ab­ del Victorj', Seattle and Ridgefield sentee ballot, or in need of general Victory. The Hastings paid off the 24-mile-long, 750-feet-deep election information, are asked to and the Express Baltimore signed on for this period. lake has been passed down among contact their nearest SIU hall. the Gaellic people since the 6th One of the old-timers on the San Francisco century when St. Columba was beach is Oskar Johannessen, who said to have fought the monster. Shipping is booming in the port got off the Hastings to attend to The latest sightings started in a of San Francisco. Plenty of jobs some personal business. Oskar big way when a road was being are available for all ratings. sailed as a fireman-watertender built along the loch in 1933. and should be ready to go again in Last period we paid off the fol­ Theorists say that the dynamiting about another week. L. Behm was along the lake caused the prehis­ lowing ships: Robin Trent, Cuba last on the Walter Rice as Night toric creature to come up from Victory, Coe Victory, Meridian Cook and Baker, and a SIU mem­ Victory, Fenn Victory, Fairisle the huge depths of the lake. ber for over 20 years. Len Filer and the Couer D'AIene Victory. off to catch a Far East run. J. W. Signed on were the: Robin Allen, SIU member for 15 years Trent, Santa Emilia, Meridian Vic­ just paid off the Seattle as Deck tory, and Cuba Victory. maintenance man and would like Ships due in for the next pe­ to catch the Alaskan run after tak­ riod for payoffs are the: Lucille ing it easy for a spell. Bloomfield, Columbia Victory, Oceanic Spray, Steel Flyer, Ocean­ ic Tide, Loma Victory. In transit we are expecting the: Steel Ap­ prentice, Steel Worker, Losmar, In the not-so-distant future sea­ Penmar, Long Beacb, and the Los men may not have to worry over Angeles. the conservation of water while In transit are the: San Juan and aboard ships at sea—if the now experimental seawaters distillers the Calmar. prove to be a success. Among some of the old timers Behm Wolfe A new 8,000-gallon-per-day sea- pulling in from the Gulf is W. F. water distiller developed by Gen­ Randall Steward Department, who Wilmington eral Electric has been installed in was shipped as a chief cook on During the past two weeks we about a dozen ships, while other the Santa Emilia to the Vietnam have had the Iberville sign on, pilot evaporators have been op­ area. and had four ships in transit. erating under field conditions for C. Dawson, pulled in from Shipping has been on the slow more than two and a half years. Baltimore and was shipped as an bell here and we have been trying These new distiller prototypes A. B. on the Meridian Victory, to assist San Francisco with the operate on the principle of thin which is also the Vietnam run. We film distillation and the technique have also shipped E. Adams, who heavy shipping activity in that area. This slowup is only tem­ used, called the "double-flute" is left on the Fairisle as Bos'n. porary, as we have a heavy sche(ti , a high heat transfer service. The Seattle ule anticipated for the next two double-flute tube produces and Shipping continues at a brisk weeks. maintains thin films of water when evaporating and condensing. This pace here in the Northwest, especi­ Les Wolfe just blew into town means that a maximum usage of ally for Group 2 in the deck and after a trip as pumpman on the heat is possible with a minimum engine departments, and from all Overseas Joyce. He has no desire surface and temperature differ­ indications it will continue to be to sit around on the beach and is ence, and makes possible a small, good. The following ships paid off ready to grab the first pumpman's and signed on: Barre Victory, job that hits the board. inexpensive shipboard unit. The Pacific Coast Loch Ness Sea Monster Stars in Rim From the earliest days of sail­ ing ships right up to the present, seafaring men have often gotten a reputation as "tellers of tall tales" by coming back from a long voy­ age with stories of sighting huge, mysterious beasts in mid-ocean. Shorebound cynics have tradition­ ally scoffed at such tales—with the exception of many people liv­ ing near or visiting the Loch Ness region of Scotland. Within the last fifty or so years there have been literally hundreds of people swearing they have seen a monster, in the shape of a giant reptile, in Loch Ness—a large, exceptionally deep lake. Now film has been produced, with actual moving shots of the legendary beast, and this spool has been studied and scrutinized by experts until they all came to a single conclusion: something is there, something about 90 feet long, and not less than six feet wide and five feet high—and it wasn't a power boat. British Defense Ministry an­ alysts described the object as "animate," meaning alive; and although the Joint Air Reconnais­ sance Intelligence Center (JARIC) did not come right out and say that the object was the monster, neither did they deny it. That should be quite enough to keep the tourist trade going. The Loch Ness region of Scot­ land is an eerie, misty land of lakes and hills and sea on the northeast coast of the country. Though the word "loch" is trans­ lated "lake," it can also mean a bay fed by the ocean. The film of the mysterious ob­ ject moving along in those waters was taken in 1959 by aeronautical engineer, Tom Disdale, and was shown on television in Britain the following year. David James, a former member of Parliament who heads the "Loch Ness Phenomena Investi­ gations Bureau, passed the film on to the Air Force Defense Minis­ try, who in turn gave it to JARIC experts to work on. It was the first time that actual pictures of the "monster" had been subjected to extensive scrutiny. Fresh Water Maker Tested Aboard Ships The photographic division of the intelligence center took meas­ urements on every frame of the film, taking into consideration re­ flections, light conditions, the angle of the object and the posi­ tion of the camera. It shows a dark object knifing its way through the water in a series of jerky move­ ments. Lord Shackleton, Defense Min­ ister for the Royal Air Force who has always expressed his disbelief in the monster, said that he was "surprised" and "mystified" by these latest findings. "I find it diffi­ cult to discount the findings of this report," he said. The existence of something in a i,> �Page Six SEAFARERS May 13, 1966 LOG REPORT 5IU Crew Wins Safety Award Atlantic^ Gulf & Inland Wafnn District April 23 to May 6, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Fort Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals Class A 9 62 11 39 4 10 3 15 45 52 5 38 19 312 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A 4 63 2 25 13 6 5 3 22 37 5 4 16 205 Class B 1 19 3 14 . 4 6 5 6 22 28 5 19 9 141 Class B Class C 2 0 11 22 0 1 0 11 1 4 2 3 2 7 0 0 4 13 6 11 3 3 37 23 6 12 74 110 NOW ON THE REACH Class A 23 163 38 84 21 18 13 90 122 160 30 61 35 858 -» Class B 2 47 16 45 16 9 6 22 58 88 3 20 6 338 f' -*• •* A •• • i. A ENIGIINE DEPARTMENT SlU-contracted Del Oro has been awarded Delta Line Certificate of Merit for a safety record of no chargeable injuries to per­ sonnel according to National Safety Council standards. In addi­ tion to certificate, ship's recreational fund benefited from $100 prize that went along with award. At presentation ceremony above are (l-r): chief electrician L. K. Evans: Purser C. Wright; chief Engineer E. L. Bell; Delta port captain E. R. Seamen; ship's captain J. F. Owens; Delta safety director Paul Pollatt; engine utility man V. Federsovich and ship's chief mate C. S. Randies. IPHE INQIJIBINO SEAEA.RER When a stranger discovers that you are a professional seaman, what kind of questions does he ask you ahout a seafaring life? James Russell: Of course, when a man finds out that I make my living as a profes­ sional seafarer, he has all the con­ ventional ques­ tions such as how do I like the life, what countries visited and ^ what they are like, ' ^ " and some ask me about the kind of work I do. But the biggest question that comes up from strangers concerns the amount of pay we receive, and when I clue them in, they are simply amazed that we are paid as well as we are. <1> V. Joseph: Men who have never been to sea can bombard a Sea­ farer with enough questions to keep him busy for sev­ eral days. The old standbys are such as how do you like a life at sea, do you eat well out there, some even want to know whether a man sleeps well when the ship's pitching and roll­ ing in a storm. But it always gets back to the thing most men find themselves worrying about: how much are we paid? Edward John Taylon People who work on the beach and find out that I make a living as a Sea­ farer are always curious about the different foreign ports of call. If it's a man I'm talking to, he's cu^ ^ rious about the •" * womenfolk in oth­ er countries and how they differ from the gals in the United States. Others want to know about the various customs in foreign coun­ tries and just how they compare with those over here. Most peo­ ple who have spent their whole life in the continental United States are naturally curious about places they've never visited. ^— Hubert Landry: Most of the landlocked crowd wants to know what a Seafarer does on a vessel. They seem to think that a ship just sails itself, and we don't have anything to do but sit around and watch the sunsets. That's because many of them have hardly even seen a ship, much less ever had a job on one; and they never failed to be surprised when they find out exactly what we do to keep the vessel moving. In fact, there's quite a few people who don't con­ sider seafaring to be real work, but I soon set them straight on this matter. Lawrence Hogan: Being a Sea­ farer and living a kind of life that few people are fa­ miliar with, I get many questions, some reasonable and a few on the ridiculous side. One fellow actu­ ally asked me had I ever seen a mer­ maid, and I told him, "Why, certainjy I see mer­ maids pretty often." This usually shuts them up, which is a good thing, since anybody stupid enough to ask that would hardly be worth talking to. I am also invariably asked about seasickness, which I'm not ever bothered with, but I tell them that some people suck a lemon to avoid it. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 1 1 45 22 5 5 26 19 8 4 7 6 3 5 10 2 15 27 36 32 15 4 28 16 14 18 213 161 STEl TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B Boston 2 1 New York 35 11 Philadelphia 5 3 Baltimore 21 11 Norfolk 5 4 Jacksonville 6 2 Tampa 5 2 Mobile 10 7 New Orleans 27 15 Houston 31 16 Wilmington 6 0 San Francisco .... 28 11 Seattle 12 9 Totals .'... 193 92 TOTAL SHIPPED AH Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 1 2 20 18 34 3 2 7 3 15 21 9 4 2 4 3 2 2 1 5 2 1 3 4 21 21 8 9 20 4 9 6 11 29 39 20 7 5 90 190 97 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 5 3 145 51 21 18 51 52 19 19 12 11 4 3 52 17 78 63 92 77 23 4 41 13 25 13 569 344 •f A, 1' < IVRD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 1 2 41 9 10 2 3 1 13 13 2 3 6 1 2 3 6 5 1 1 4 1 0 6 6 0 22 15 5 4 2 2 33 11 64 7 8 11 144 79 105 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 5 4 109 32 10 9 50 33 9 11 7 6 7 4 60 18 139 85 105 43 18 0 43 12 27 21 589 278 US Shipbuilding Shows Slight Gain But Lags Behind 8 Smaiier Nations The United States moved up three places in world shipbuilding for the first three months of 1966, but the production of U.S. yards still lags behind the shipbuilding of eight smaller nations. Accord­ ing to the latest issue of Lloyd's Register of Shipping, the tonnage constructed in the U.S. rose 86,183 tons to a total of 424,160 ^ tons for the three month period. some time to come due to the lack ing to go ahead with a more realis­ of modern facilities. tic program for shipbuilding, the However, the following na­ "Even if a new (merchant ma­ shipyards would be able to invest tions still hold the lead over the rine) policy were to be adopted in in the modern facilities needed to U. S.: Japan, 3,251,897 tons; the next 6 to 12 months, an un­ reduce ship prices. Britain, 1,383,356 tons; West likely prospect judging from pres­ According to the testimony of Germany, 1,073,602 tons; Swed­ ent signs, and even if the need for Mr. Hood and other witnesses at en, 880,178 tons; Italy, 719,755 a shipbuilding program of larger the hearings, and in the opinion tons; Spain, 538,133 tons; France, proportion were to be recognized of several congressmen, U. S. 456,020 tons;' and Poland, 429,- at long last, the results would not shipbuilding will not make any 790 tons. Although exact figures be appreciable for another 18 to long term gains until a sound and are not available for Red China, 24 months," Mr. Hood told con­ East Germany or Russia, all three gressmen. However, he added, if substantial program for the whole Communist nations are known to the U. S. Government were will­ merchant marine is begun by the Government. be conducting energetic shipbuild­ ing programs. Lloyd's reports that the coun­ tries making the largest additions to their merchant marines are Cash Benefits Ptild^March 1-March 31, 1966 Japan, 1,434,071 tons; Norway, Number of Amount 1,395,667 tons; Britain, 1,288,547 Benefits Paid tons; Liberia, 975,246 tons; and Hospital Benefits ^, Russia, 721,836 tons. 8,457 $ 87,614.68 Although American yards Death Benefitit . 29 84,958.00 gained in production during the Disability Benefits . V 752 126,300.00 first quarter of 1966, U. S. ship­ ; ^Maternity Benefits 68 13,571.00 building experts are not optimistic Dependent Benefits about the future of the industry in (Avera^di $203.00^ ill''-777 157,804.46 the U. S. In recent testimony be­ Optical Benefits ..; 526 7,754.12 fore the House Merchant Marine Out-Patlent Beitefitis 6,557 45,375.90 and Fisheries subcommittee on Summary 17,166 Merchant Marine, Edwin M. 523,378.16^ Vacation Benefits .. Hood, president of the Shipbuild­ 1,742 ^2,269.24 ers Council of America, forecast TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION that the cost of ship construction in the U. S. will be increasing for BENEFITS PAID THIS PBtlOD 18,908 $1,211,647.40 1, Vacation Plaiif •• 111 ' 1 1 -^1 ,4 J r* i �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS AFL-CIO Urges Congress iden School Aid Program The AFL-CIO urged Congress to continue and expand federal aid to elementary and secondary education, particularly by increasing appropriations. Andrew J. Biemiller, director of the federation's Department of Legislation, told the education subcommittee of the Senate Labor Com­ mittee that the "great educational strides" of the 89th Congress need to be carried further. "More remains to be accomplished, and it would be a grave dis­ service to America's future to curtail the programs enacted thus far or even to freeze them at their present levels," he said. "The AFL-CIO does not for one moment accept the argument that anything in the present international situation necessitates lower expenditures at home for the health, education and well-being of our people." What is "most needed," Biemiller testified, is an increase in federal funds for local school districts from "considerably less than 10 percent of all such outlays to about 25 percent. He noted that spokesmen for large cities, for suburban communities and for rural areas have each called for added support to meet their special problems. "All of these arguments are convincing," he commented. The AFL-CIO spokesman warmly supported a proposed rise in the basis for fund distribution from the present standard—the number of children in families with $2,000 or less income—to a $3,000 income figure. He recalled that the latter had been the labor movement's original recommendation. However, Biemiller opposed a parallel provision to eliminate in­ centive grants to school districts which increase their budgets. He acknowledged that problems had arisen in the actual operation of the incentive program, but expressed the hope that "Congress will try to work out the problems rather than discard the program." He also called for four-year authorization for all programs begun under the Elementary & Secondary School Act of 1965, on the ground that "school districts must be able to make reasonably long-range plans ... to better fulfill the purposes of the legislation." Biemiller vigorously defended the impacted aid program, which helps school districts where there are large concentrations of federal military and civilian personnel. He opposed Administration plans to cut back the program and called instead for expansion of the impact approach to problems of rapid growth or of economic decline; to school segregation, whether by court order or voluntarily undertaken, and to rural areas. "We are confident that this Congress, having set forth on a major program of federal support for elementary and secondary education, will share our view that programs now in existence should be strength­ ened and improved, rather than being curtailed and phased out," he said. Biemiller expressed concern about another bill before the sub­ committee, which would place full responsibility for federally-assisted adult education programs in the public schools. He said the public schools' adult education personnel had often proved ineffective in reaching adults who are most in need of basic education, and that those in the South "simply do not have any mechanism for dealing with the educational needs of adult Negroes, particularly in the rural areas." He suggested "additional consideration" by the subcommittee of the bill's proposals. Stanley Ruttenberg, former AFL-CIO research director, was appointed to the post of assistant secretary of labor manpower by President Johnson. Ruttenberg had been Labor Department man­ power administrator. The appoint­ ment also carries the chairman­ ship of the President's Committee on Manpower. Ruttenberg is 49 and joined the staff of the former CIO in 1938. He became research director in 1948. His position is a redesigned post, formerly desig­ nated as assistant secretary of la­ bor for policy planning and re­ search. The Air Line Pilots have urged the Federal Aviation Agency to restore the 120-miles of "lateral separation" between planes flying the North Atlantic Route. The FAA ordered a reduction to 90 nautical miles. ALPA President Charles H. Ruby and ten union witnesses said maximum space is needed to avoid accidents, espe­ cially. with 450-passenger planes in the planning stage. Ruby told an FAA public hearing that a 120-mile separation should be "available to all pilots on all flights at all flight levels." <1> A raid by Teamsters on Local 51 of the Glass Bottle Blowers of Defiance, O., was defeated when the AFL-CIO union won a runoff election at the Johns-Manville plant. The Teamsters had been ousted for unfair tactics in starting their campaign while Local 51 was on strike. The National Labor Re­ lations Board set aside the previ­ ous election. The final tally in the runoff election was 308-212. The Building Service Employes have launched a drive for "rights, votes and jobs," to assure that segregation is eliminated from lo­ cal unions and their field of em­ ployment, to re-elect pro-labor congressional candidates and to make certain graduates of antipoverty training programs have jobs waiting for them. President David Sullivan urged locals to eliminate barriers to integration. Sullivan declared, "The nation has undertaken a War on Poverty and we must support that effort." LOG Page Seven "Your Money AND Your Life!" V> » ^jpJi- AFL-CIO Supports Consumer Legislation "The power of the consumer is now split into 197 million parts. All of the special in­ terest groups are very well organized to exert their influence loudly and clearly in the na­ tion's Capitol. In contrast the consumer in­ terest is so widely diversified and disorgan­ ized that it is hardly heard above a whisper." These were the words of Mrs. Esther Pe­ terson, special assistant on consumer affajrs to President Johnson, who spoke to repre­ sentatives of the AFL-CIO unions, includ­ ing the SIU, farmers and senior citizens groups, veterans and religious organizations attending the first national assembly on be­ half of American consumers in Washington this month. The reason for the meeting was concern. Concern over the fact that millions of Ameri­ can consumers are getting bilked of hard earned dollars by unscrupulous manufactur­ ers, merchants and money lenders through the use of false advertising and inferior prod­ ucts. Revelations of the auto industry's careless approach to the safety of its products and the practices of a free-wheeling pharmaceu­ tical "industry underline the actual menace to life where the responsibility of business is simply profits. Two bills—the fair packaging bill spon­ sored by Senator Philip A. Hart (D. Mich.) and the "truth-in-lending" bill sponsored by Senator Paul A. Douglas—are still mired in Congress and are being diligently opposed by the special interest groups which Mrs. Peterson referred to in her address. It is only through the combined efforts of consumer "special interest" groups that these two essential pieces of legislation will be­ come law. The trade unionist as a consumer certainly has his special interests to protect—namely his pocketbook and his life. It is now time for the consumer voice to rise above a "whis­ per." It is time for the consumer to let his Congressmen and Senators know that he is tired of being abused and duped in the mar­ ketplace and that he wants immediate legis­ lation that will put a harness on the disrepu­ table practices of manufacturers. Write and let your Congressman and Senators know where you stand on these vital issues. Do it today! Register And Vote To KO Right Wingers The John Birch society and other rightwing groups are loading up their campaign warchests over the country and preparing to launch an all-out drive which they hope will elect conservative candidates in 325 con­ gressional districts in November. The right-wingers are not dismayed by the solid tromping which conservative candi­ dates received during the last presidential election. Right-wing organizations hope to raise 38 million to support Birch candidates in the upcoming November elections. In addition, radio and TV programs un­ der right-wing sponsorship are deluging lis­ teners with over 10,000 programs a week attacking labor unions, the Supreme Court, the Federal government, Civil rights, the United Nations and local PTA's. Trade unionists and all American citizens can do something to silence the attacks on these institutions by the right-wing element. They must be rebuffed at the polling booth by a sound majority of American voters. •' r - HI > I �Page Eight May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG ! annual job of fitdng^ut Great Lakes ships is a well«knonnn pro­ cedure to those SIU members who jsail in the Great Lakes Dhifrict. I it involves getting the huge ships, I which have been in layup over ^the long winter mondis, back in tip-top shape for the spring ship­ ping season. Mudi of the flavor of spring fit-out is captured in the photos shown on these pages. ./C Wiper Alix H. Fa+teh, who sails aboard the William Reiss, checks call-back list in Detroit hall. Toledo SIU patrolman Don Cubic waves to crew when the steamer J. F. Schbellkopf Jr. departed from Toledo with first load of coal of season. Cargo was bound for Bay City, Mich. Watchman Dennis Frarck rtgTllfe ring in brackets aboard the Henry LaLiberte in preparation for frrst 1966 voyage. r ; Wheelsman Angus MacDonald distributes life jackets aboard Buckeye Monitor during fit-out. Larry Trembley, 2nd cook, sets table for lunch aboard Diamond Alkali before leaving Toledo, O. ,. : -V- on the (W SIU didtimer Arrie ©rah^^^ wheelsman aboard the Henry EjLeLiberte, secures carbide can. 1966 Fireman Etno Autio .keeps care­ ful watch on firebox in the J Buckeye Monitor's engineroom. l'1 • 7«-\ - - 'r* • •!: "T^t "'"r'lwt;," jf t ' w*~t» i—ulcss • 015*^1*tc^ in&mioftrs •• carefully checked seniority call-back lists posted in each Union hall on the Lakes. Photo above was taken at the SIU Detroit hall. H ® attraction for children and the huge Great Lakes carriers Reiss Brothers and William A. I ' 'i " Coot Ben WitliaHl ^har Monitor's kitchen in top shape and ' turns his attention to the noon mej^l,..^/-*, yevl^^lSr in with gusto. They ore (clockwise): Eino Autio, Lee Rowell, Loyde J.'F. _ « MV Jenson, Howard Basley, Bob Fouchy, Gary Dunn, Sheldon Fontaine. ,, ship gets ready to begin another busy season on" the Labi- ' - i^ess'er'wa? �ms"'. May 13, 1966 Page Nine SEAFARERS LOG ^SIU Deiroit patrolman Paul Simms (left) checks out crew seniority with oiler Burton Knudson aboard ^Buckeye Monitor before ship sailed on season opener. j Coast Guard inspector views Seafarers manning the LaLiberte lifeboat. •Fireman Eino Autio demonstrates the action of the dump grates for SlU patrolman Don Bensman while the Buckeye Monitor was being fitted out at Detroit. Following an SlU Great Lakes District membership meeting. Lakes Seafarers Duncan MacKay and Urban Reddinger chatted with SlU-SLD secretary-treasurer Fred Farnen. Y. Nabasama, vice-presi­ dent, Japan Seamens Un­ ion, watched Lakes fit-out. Cook Arnold Kempainen trims fat from roast in gal­ ley of the Henry LaLiberte. f'l Tim- Maddon (right) ships as ordinary on the Piatt Jr. His brother Tom is with him. I? I • - IP;': r Diamond Alkali prepare to pull a roast from galley . bven to provide fit-out crew with hot noon meal, Sheldon Fontaine, Bob Fouchy scrub down Buck-^eye Monitor pilbt house. Oldtimer Arne Graham and Don Olsen bring up liferings on LaLiberte. •J' .1. UP" or spring tit-out to get underway, SlU Great Lakes | District seamen enjoy cards^ chess, checkers and other rec-' | reatipnal pursuits at the Union hall in Detroit, Michigan. ; I--I -r .•ILL: "Crewmembers aboard the Henry LaLiberte lower ,away lifeboat during drill testing techniques and equipment to assure that all on vessel is shipshape. MM Huge elevators on the Lakes discharge grain cargoes directly into Lakes carriers' enormous holds. Grain, along with coal and iron ore, is major Lakes cargo. ' sut pr: �Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG ^QUAL representation for all voters is a BSsic demo­ cratic principle. But in most State legislatures, this principle long has been violated in such a way that rural areas are over-represented, while city and suburban voters are under-represented. Thus, a small minority of rural area voters often is able to block the needs of the urban majority—which means seven out of 10 Americans—by dominating the State legis­ latures. The badly apportioned State legislatures fought against attempts to reapportion themselves to make them more representative, because those in power did not want to relinquish the control they had under the existing sys­ tem. In 1962, the U.S.. Supreme Court opened the way to correct this inequity in our political system. The Supreme Court ruled that federal courts could require reapportion­ ment of a State legislature. Then, in 1964, the Court held that population must be the only basis of apportionment of State legislatures. The 1964 Supreme Court ruling said: "Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legis­ lators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests. As long as ours is a representative form of gov­ ernment and our legislatures are those instruments of gov­ ernment elected directly by and directly representative to the people, the right to elect legislators in a free and unim­ paired fashion is a bedrock of our political system." Therefore, the court declared, the "equal protection" clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution "re­ quires that the seats in both houses of a bicameral state leg­ islature must be apportioned on a population basis," which means on the basis of "one man-one vote." To date, 37 states have complied with the one man-one vote ruling and court actions are under way to force the remaining states into line with the reapportionment deci­ sion. • The issue of one man-one vote is the concern of all American workers, as it is of all Americans. Here are some questions and answers which ihay be helpful to an under­ standing of this highly irnportant fight for equal representa­ tion for tdl: How are legislatures set np? RefHesentational districts are established within certain geographical boundaries. Legislative seats are then appor^^^^^^^^||p-;tioned'among the districts. What is the meaning the one maa-ohe vote principle? The one man-one vote principle holds that legislative Seats must be apportioned on the basis of population only— the vote of one man should be of the same value as the vote of another whether he lives in a rural or an urban area. _• "vi •Ui 1 i May 13, 1966 rural areas to the cities, the majority of state legislatures have been controlled by a minority of citizens in rural areas. In the California state senate for instance, members repre­ senting 11 percent of the state's population could produce a majority of voting strength. In Arkansas, 14 percent Of the people could elect a majority in the upper house, while 33 percent could control the lower house. In Illinois, 29 percent of the population could control the upper house. In Vermont, only 12 percent of the state's voters could control the lower house. A recent survey showed that of the 50 states, only in 19 did 35 percent or more of the population elect a majority of the members of both houses of the legislatures. Even in these 19 states only a few came anywhere near true rep­ resentation. What does this mean to American labor? Because most workers live in cjties today, and the'city populations were grossly under-represented in state legisIaR tures, the American worker has suffered the most from malapportionment. State legislatures controlled by a small minority of rural voters meant that American workers in llie cities were largely disenfranchised—Iheir votes did not' count, their needs remained unmet because minority-conr, trolled rural-oriented legislatures have been unwilling and unable to cope with the increasing problems of the grow­ ing urban areas. In Michigan for example, prior to the recent court- ; ordered reapportionment, a bill to provide an unemploy­ ment insurance increase of $3 was killed by senators reprfr^'| senting only 2.4 million voters—in spite of the fact that thef | bill was supported by senators representing 3.5 milliohl voters. It is also interesting to note that 16 of the 19 stated that currently have anti-labor "right-to-work" laws also represent some of the worst cases of control of the state legislature by a rural minority. What was the Hirksen amendment? This was a proposed amendment to the United Statei-j#i Constitution, introduced and supported by Senator Everetl| McKinley Dirksen (R-IIL). It was defeated recently in thei Senate for the third time. The Dirksen amendment would have blocked the Supreme Court's one man-one vote re­ apportionment decision and preserved the old "rotten borough" legislatures—the term for legislative districts which no longer have sufficient population to justify the representation allotted to them. Why is legislative reapportionment on a one man-tme vote basis necessary for the nation as a whole? Every citizen's vote should be weighted equally. Reap­ portionment is long overdue and made increasingly neces-£ sary by the continuing shifts of population from raral areas to cities. This population shift has produced problems of housing, schools, mass transit, air and water pollution and ' �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Coffee Break Before Long Voyage Ships at Sei 'Hie crew of the Del Norte (Delta) will be viewing plenty of movies if Meeting Secretary Bill Kaiser has his way. Bill reports he just rented 22 films in Houston and there is still a total of $131.44 in the ships fund. Henry B. Donnelly of the Steward department replaced Kurt K. Binemanls as ship's delegate. Kurt resigned while the ship was — Stories about Seafarers eating in New Orleans. The Steward de­ Ship's delegate John Pennell re­ partment was awarded a vote of some of the best food on earth ports that the crew of the Penn keep coming in Sailer (Penn Lines) have been re­ thanks for their and the crew ceiving their mail and logs regu­ fine Easter lunch aboard the Re­ larly and hope this good mail serv­ which consisted becca is no excep­ ice will continue during their long of grilled steaks, tion to this rule. voyage on the Persian Gulf. New colored eggs, baked potatoes, mattresses were iy Freddy, the chief cook on the Re­ smoked sausages, delivered in Hous­ becca, was given a salads, fruit ton and they will big thanks from punch and lots of be distributed to the crew for do­ trimmings. Every­ the crew after the Weems Donnelly ing such a good ship puts out to thing is going well sea bound for as the ship heads for a New Or­ job. In other news from the ships, keys have been made for the foBombay. Voyage leans payoff, via Houston. castles and everyone on board can repairs were han­ have one. Ted Weems recom­ dled in Houston Loper Pete Patrick on the Erna Eliza­ mended a vote of thanks to the and there was a beth (Albatross Tankers) says the crew for assistance given to a sick vote of thanks to the entire stew­ vessel is headed pumpman and the quick dispatch ard department by the crew. Col­ for Singapore to of him to the Azores. Fred Isirel, lie Loper, Jr., who is the steward take on fuel oil meeting chairman, reports that department delegate, is one of the before heading for everything else on the ship is run­ Brothers responsible for putting the Persian Gulf. ning smoothly. out the good food. All were reminded by ship's delegate J. K. Coats to re­ LOG-A-RHYTHM turn all linen at exchange. The Diaz men expect to be using the recreation room soon. Steward delegate J. R. Diaz told By John Liebman the brothers that the second cook has been busy spraying the head Slices from childhood and slices from yesterday and store rooms to keep down in­ Were the things of the seaman's dream, sects as well as possible. And the difference in between Were far divided by the unrecalling years A good crew of Seafarers took Barren and spent in the bitter whirl of memory. most of the problems out of a Years which also divided and split rough voyage to Into unrecognized months and weeks G r e e c e . O. P. Leading fast to bleak today; Oakley on the An entity now because of age and fall Platte (Bulk Breaks to seconds ticking. Trans.) says the men can't wait Revolving around a world, these dreams, for the new Broken like all things by chance missed, washing machine Women unloved in other ports, thoughts unsaid. and that the Chances missed, opportunities flown. company has also Which all but the smug can look back upon. Scott The smug whose bland faces promised a new Sustained by paste and suspenders. ice cube machine. It was the first And above all things that waste that prompts trip for the ship in over three Fair lives to blacken, engines to rust. years. William E. Scott says, "It's And greatness lost to ineptitude. always rough on a ship that's been out of service for a long Dreams that do not fold 'twixt spaces time and considering everything Like neat letters creasing. there were few beefs." Reflections cleaved with rotting paper, After the crease unread and molding, C. A, Bellamy says that the As if were never written. Transbay is going to try and ob­ Not so the dream beyond recall tain an agitator Portraying houses, roof topped. by blank windows, for the crew Evaporated by memories of the quay, washing machine Though returning with the day in Bombay. The In all their vague and mellowed misery. old agitator was broken and the Racked and mangered by modern taste. crew's laundry is Built with iindefinable greed piling up. F. S. And place on an uncomprehending earth. Paylor, Jr. noted They stood like the dream. that the overtime Resembling the age and its misery. Bellamy Age claims and does not renew sheets that were Even with the pleasantry of oldness and russet, brought on board at payoff are to Far gone things of youth missed and unreclaimed. be returned to the ship's delegate. For once things are necessarily spent Motion made to keep non-crewAnd seldom find their past in yesterday. members out of crew's quarters. 4 <1> Things <I> HBY, MALCOLM -YOJ'VEII TAB SAIPh MOVIB COLLECTED 41^7 FORFUND. WLIEAI DOYiE GET TO GEB SOMB^ MOVtH? With only a few hours left before the Steel Designer leaves for a round-the-world trip, Second Electrician Eugeniusz Sieradzici and Chief Electrician Ronald Garrecht (left to right) relax over a cup of coffee. While the Seafarers were readying for the voyage, professional divers were busy checking the vessel's hull. PERSONALS Wyatt Lewis Please contact your sister in Houston or your brother in New Orleans on an important matter involving your late father's estate. George Lafleur Please contact your mother, Mrs. J. B. Lafleur at 614 East Long Street, Ville Platte, Louisi­ ana, Zip Code 70586. Merrill Rabon Your friend. Tucker Daly, still has your leather suitcase at his home in Seattle, but he is chang­ ing addresses and would like you either to drop by and pick up your gear or send him your ad­ dress, so he can tell you where to pick it up. WilUam Sallinger Your sister-in-law, Mrs. Deele Serakowski, would like to get in touch with you. Her address is 1775 Davidson Avenue, Bronx, New York 10453, Phone CY 9-6205. Willy Baron Your father would like for you to get in touch with him very shortly on important family mat­ ters. John R. Blow Mike, Horace, Bill and David have left their duffel bags at your house and have tried to call you on several pccasions to find out when you would next be home. Would you write them as to when it would be convenient for them to drop by and pick up their stuff. Trip Home Delayed Carlos Camino would like to inform all his seafaring friends in New York that he is taking a short vacation in Hong Kong and will not be home for at least three weeks. <I> Martin Silvia Please contact your wife as soon as possible at 717 Lippit Street, Bo Obero, Santurce, Puerto Rico. WHY.euRLY-VIDN'r I TELL YOU THE MOVIE FOMD WAS FOR- Smitty Jones Please contact your sister im­ mediately. BUI Link Please contact Dick Maley at 4351 NE 15th Terr., Pompano Beach, Florida. — <!> — Friends of CharUe Goldstein Friends of Charlie Goldstein can contact him at Doctors Hos­ pital, Freeport, Long Island, New York. He has entered the hos­ pital for a checkup and would like to hear from former ship­ mates. His home address is 1055 Boulevard, East Weehawken, New Jersey. Whitey Merineth and Jimmy Kovatis Thomas "Okinawa" Maynes re­ quests you call or visit him in the Methodist Hospital, Room No. 609, Minor Bldg., 6th St. & 7th Ave., Brooklyn, New York. He says it is very important. Brother Maynes would like his friends and Brothers to visit him. The phone number is 780-3624. MY SCREEN �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve Golfing Bosun Keeps Clubs on Ship And Wins Cup At Le Havre Match To Bosun Mac McCall, professional Seafarer and amateur Golfer, carrying his golf bag and clubs along on an SlU ship is just as ordinary as the next man packing an extra shirt. Any time Brother McCall has a few days on the beach, he makes a beeline for the links—and sometimes he meets interesting people, in addition to ^ either play or he can't. the pleasure derived from the "But any way you cut the cake," sport. Mac concluded, "whether your In fact, Mac got married that ambition is to break a hundred or way. seventy, if you like the game, "I was playing on the Lincoln you'll have a good time playing. Park Course in San Francisco," he There's some great sense of rap­ explained, "and we were looking port between people who frequent for another player to fill out the the links and get together at the foursome. Everybody in the group nineteenth hole for drinks and knew I didn't like to play golf with conversation, like the time after women, but the name 'Jerry' came the tournament in Le Havre when up on the board, and we accepted I was socializing with the French it. This 'Jerry' turned out to be a golfers after capturing their woman and a good golfer to boot. trophy. I don't even speak any My face fell at first, and I ended French, but after all, we were up marrying her." probably speaking a universal lan­ Brother McCall started off as a guage—the language of golf." caddy in his hometown of Fair­ mont, Minnesota, and he returned a few years back to shoot the best score of his life, a three under par. Usually, Mac is a seven handicap man, and his favorite course is the Royal Singapore Country Club. Bosun Mac McCall makes sure his And there was another golf golf clubs are aboard the Steel Yvonda Kay Garland, born Sep­ course which Mac remembers Designer before the ship takes tember 14, 1965, to the Paul Gar­ fondly. off for a round-the-world trip. lands, Johnson City, Tenn. "I had just arrived in Le Havre, France," Seafarer McCall said, "and went out to the country club ged and said, "Actually, I've got Bonnie Theresa Laffarque, born to play a few rounds. When I no theory at all. Just like in so February 2, 1966, to the Law­ many other fields, a man's got to talked to the pro, he told me they rence Laffarques, New Orleans, were having a big tournament and learn the fundamentals; that goes they invited me to play in it. I without saying. After that, he can La. thought it damned gracious of them. 1 had only explained that I was a sailor and a stranger and would enjoy a round of golf. Won the Trophy "I will never forget that tourna­ ment," Brother McCall went on to say. "It was one of my best days. I shot a 73 and won a trophy, the (The following report of a death at sea and the efforts of the entire crew and captain to save a fellow seaman's life was sent to the LOG trophy that had been donated to by Seafarer L. P. Hagmann, ship's reporter on the Globe Explorer. the club by the ex-president of The story, though tragic in content, is illustrative of the teamwork France, Rene Coty. I understand displayed by all Seafarers in the face of an emergency). that Coty is dead now, but ap­ parently during his lifetime and On April 26, 1966, the Globe Explorer while enroute to Au­ under the terms of his will, a gusta, Sicily for a shipment of bunkers, participated in a race trophy is given in his memory at with the Grim Reaper. this particular country club. Any­ At 8:30 A.M. on this date, Hayden Crabb, the first assistant way, I went home with it and was engineer from Fort Worth, Texas, suffered a heart attack while darn proud to show it to my golf­ on the upper grating of the engine room. Engine department ing spouse. Although things like Seafarers immediately transferred him to his room and notified that don't happen every day, each Captain Myron H. Meyers of his condition. time I get out on the links I meet Mrs. Carolyn Meyers, the Captain's wife who was accompany­ some new character." ing her husband on the voyage and is a registered nurse, immedi­ Mac, like all sportsmen, has his ately assumed charge of the patient and began to apply artificial own theory on the game of golf; respiration. but unlike most enthusiasts, he has Meanwhile, Captain Meyers had Radio Operator J. Winn ap­ no formula for holding the club, peal for medical help over the air. Several ships in the area re­ for stance, follow-through and all sponded to the call for assistance, but the Italian passenger liner those things which fledgling golfers Michaelangelo, out of Gibraltar and bound for Naples,-was the get in the form of lectures when nearest vessel and accepted the responsibility of advising Mrs. they take lessons from a pro. This Meyers what to do. At the same time their ship's doctor was golfer-Seafarer believes that suc­ handling the medical end. Captain Meyers was arranging for a cess on the greens is more or less rendezvous with the Italian vessel. a natural thing. Chief Engineer James A. Ada rigged up an oxygen tank and When asked about his theory of had his third assistant and an SIU wiper standing by to see that what it takes to make a good the proper amount of oxygen was being released from the tank. golfer. Brother McCall just shrugSIU crewmembers stood by in relay teams to administer arti­ ficial resplratjon and serve as messengers between Mrs. Meyers and the radio operator. At 12:15, rendezvous was made with the Michaelangelo. Upon examination by their physician, Crabb was pronounced "finished with the engine." It was to our sorrow that we lost the race. At 12:45, the body was removed to the Michaelangelo to be taken to Naples and from there sent back to the United States. We as Seafarers are proud to be under the command of Captain Myron H. Meyers and the other officers aboard who did eyerything possible to save the enginwr's life,;'Aod to - Mrsi > MeyerSiii StAFAfteRSbDG the entire SIU crew wishes to extend then* th^ks fipr h%^:S^ ^D'£t4/Af... in not giving up, until the doctor arrived and pronounced Hayden Cr&b ''finished with engine." 47S/Vi//eWA\^ To the officers and crew of the Uner Michaelangelo. we can axtaafayA>,A/.y. only say, "Good sailing, and may we meet again some day, when our meeting will not be marred by sadness." SlU Lifeboatmen Graduate Graduates of SlU Lifeboat Class No. 150 gathered to have their photo taken after completing the Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ manship's lifeboat training. Latest graduates include (seated, l-r) Bartol Cruz, Justin LaDico, Jeff Heisler, John Griffin and Paul S. Howe. Standing (l-r): Walter Shulski, Jose A. Caballero, Michael Rucker, Samuel Robinson and class instructor Ami Bjornsson. SIU ARRIVALS SlU Crew's Efforts Cited In life-Death' Race • TE Jeffrey Keith Foreman, born December 1, 1965, to the George H. Foremans, Belhaven, N.C. <1> John Wayne Bryant, born Jan­ uary 27, 1966, to the George H. Bryants, Seattle, Washington. Lisa Sican, born October 24, 1965, to the Alfredo C. Sicans, Seattle, Washington. Reinaldo Roman, Jr., born Jan­ uary 3, 1966, to the Reinaldo S. Romans, Brooklyn, New York. Donna Ann Lasalie, born Jan­ uary 16, 1966, to the James Lasalles, N. Bergen, New Jersey. Dawn Ann Sconfienza, born October 13, 1965, to the Freder­ ick Sconfienzas, Union City, N. J. ^1> Carlos Ignacio Ramirez, born January 1, 1966, to the Lius Rantirezs, Caguas, P. R. Carren Denise Pike, born Jan­ uary 31, 1966, to the Larry Fikes, San Pedro, Calif. <1> Tammy Jane Cook, born Octo­ ber 13, 1965, to the Lewis T. Cooks, Glen Burnie, Md. Carolyn Janet Rumball, born November 9, 1965, to the Robert F. Rumballs, Erie, Pa. Christine Lesch, born Decem­ ber 3, 1965, to the Gerald G. Leschs, Chicago, 111. Carlos Racheco, born March 18, 1966, to the Angel C. Paschecos, San Francisco, Calif. Edna Benitez, born February 19, 1966, to the Ramon Benitezs, Puerto Rico. Dorothy Harris, born February 25, 1966, to the O. W. Harris, Conroe, Texas. Nancy Bankston, born Decem­ ber 19, 1965, to the Jerry Bankstons, Ocean Spring, Miss. Tinay Fleck, born February 16, 1966, to the Raymond Flecks, Al­ pena, Mich. Terraine Mark Saunders, born March 4, 1966, to the Wendell Saunders, Baltimore, Md. — 4, — Allen Robert Stadnick, born December 13, 1965, to the Robert Stadnicks, New Orleans, La. <1> Janice Lynn Greece, born April 5, 1966, to the Odis Greeces, Jr., New York, N.Y. — ^i> — Stephen Ray Parker, born March 19, 1966, to the Jack R. Parkers, Basile, La. 4> Norman Sayer, born September 21, 1965, to the James Sayers, Mobile, Ala. Dean Albert, born March 26, 1966, to the Maurice Alberts, Mo­ bile, Alabama. James Corcoran, born February 28, 1966, to the James H. Corcorans, N. Y., N. Y. John Funk, born March 19, 1966, to the John E. Funks, Staten Island, New York. Christine Walsh, born Decem­ ber 13, 1965, to the John J. Walshs, Cleveland, Ohio. Erik Johansson, bom February 19, 1966 to Sven Johanssons, New Orleans, La. — Diana Jo Tenney, born Febru­ ary 11, 1966, to the Earl Tenneys, Clearmont Harbor, Miss. Shelantha Ross, bom March 5, 1966, to the Leo G. Ross, Gretna, La. Arthur Wilken, bom April 2, 1966, to the Pierre R. Wilkens, Clyde, Ohio. — ^i> — <1> �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS Seafarer Urges Govt, Protect Fishing Areas To the EdHon I'd like to say I thoroughly sup­ port efforts being made -to extend the territorial limit of the United States to 12 miles instead of the present three-mile limit. Foreign countries are doing more to protect fishermen than our government. Russia, in addi­ tion to taking fish away from Americans are using small nets which catch young fish, killing breeders of future fish. This will endanger the fish supply in coming years. American fishermen are being deprived of their livelihood and consumers robbed of an impor­ tant part of their diet. U.S. fish­ ing fleets are not permitted to get so close to other countries so why can't our laws be just as strict? John M. ROey Seafarer's Widow Fond LOG Reader To the Editor: I would like to let you know how much my late husband, S. A. Lenzner, enjoyed reading the LOG. He always read it from beginning to end, and now that he is gone, I still read it myself. It's sort of my way of keeping up with the Union that did so much for our family. Thanks for every­ thing. Adde Lenzner LETTERS To The Editor Welfare Plan Aids Seafarer's Wife To dte EditoR I wish to express my gratitude on behalf of my husband, Herbert P. Knowles as well as myself for your welfare plan. The welfare plan has shown me every courtesy while having to be hospitalized for surgery twice in the past five months, It is indeed gratifying to know that the SIU welfare plan takes care of not only seamen, ^ut their families as well. ^ Mrs. H. P. Knowles fUr00'No''Chaa '^0' '/To the EdjfOR. In the April 15th issue of the I LOG there is an article about the raising of the Plimsoll Mark, something that 60 nations agreed upon at a convention in London, England,/., Is such raising of the Plimsoll Mark not detrimental to the safe­ ty of the men who sail on thoSe sMps?. • It means that more cargo vs^ill be allowed to be put on the ships ride heavier in the water, also it causes more strain on the ship in heavy seas tferehy making the ship more likely to sink in heavy weather. If the ship springs a leak, it would have less buoyancy ^|t^.afloat:ontbe'ships..puraps^^ „ of the Plimsoll Mark i^ms inconsistent to all the talk ibout Safety on Ships, especially (\merican ships. I appreciate the fact that put10 to 20 percent more cargo profit for the owners and/or op­ erators of those ships. Not 10 to 20 percent more profit but more likely 100 percent more profit, because the first 80 percent of the cargo carried goes for op­ erating expenses, the last 10 to 20 percent of the cargo carried is profit—then 10 to 20 percent more cargo carried means 50 to 100 percent, more profit per voy­ age. Is there such a thing as water­ tight hatch covers. Surely there is no air tight hatch cover to prevent the air from escaping if the ship springs a leak. Let us not return to the days of "The Floating Coffins" as those overloaded ships were called during Samuel Plimsoll's days. Let us leave the Plimsoll Mark as it was decided in 1930, for the safety of the men who sail the ships. A Log Reader LOG Page Thirteen Bxperiemes During Seafaring Life Enlivens Deckmans Short Stories Gerald Spafford is a Seafarer who has learned how to put his spare time aboard ship to good use. Spafford spends his off hours writing and has recently published another short story, this time in Man­ hunt Magazine. "I get my material from my believe I'd call it 'Game Spirit'— experiences and observations even though I never did find out while aboard ship and in foreign who won the game. I didn't find ports of call," said Seafarer Spaf­ out who won the fight either, be­ ford who sails in the deck depart­ cause they were still swinging ment. "What 1 write has more or when 1 pulled out." less depended on my backgrounc Spafford has worked on many at sea. 1 couldn't have written it newspapers before he made sea­ otherwise." faring his career. One of the ma­ Brother Spaf­ jor events he covered was the ford explains that Trans-Pacific Yacht race, while he does most of he was employed by the Hawaiian his writing dur­ Watersports News. He started on ing his off hours the paper by selling ads and ended (Name Witkheld on HetjiiestJ while aboard the up as advertising manager still ship. Although he taking time out to write feature Urges Limitation prefers to use a stories. On Plimsoll Mark typewriter, he And when you get down to it, says that he often there are very few places aboard To the Editor: Spafford has to do all his a ship where a man can get I noticed in the LOG of April writing in longhand, since the enough privacy to get any writing 15, that a movement is under­ rattling of a typewriter doesn't done. Then, too, there's the diffi­ way in international circles to allow his cabinmates to get any sleep. raise the Plimsoll mark, which would enable ships to cany more Typewriter Disturbing cargo. Although the convention "1 really can't blame them at has cited all the advantages of all," said Spafford. "While most such a move, I personally think of them don't mind the light that the situation requires care­ burning while they're racked out, John J. Davies, 71: Brother ful thought, involving individual a typewriter is just another thing. Davies passed away in Seattle, studies of each ship being af­ So I solved the "problem by stick­ Washington where he had made fected. ing to the fountain pen or pencil, his home for the past 39 years. and shipping the stuff home to my Death came in March at the Seat­ I would be the first to admit wife to type up. In that way, it's tle USPHS Hospital from Pneu­ that probably the majority of ready for me when I get home. monia. He sailed vessels now carrying oil and with the steward "But," said Spafford, "I am be­ cargo could safely increase their department as a ginning to get personal letters tonnage without any adverse efutility messman. from the editors which anyone ects. This would, of course, have He is survived by who has attempted writing knows its advantage in the fact that his son, James A. to be a good sign. At the outset, ships could work more efficient­ Davies of Kirkall I received were the printed ly, which might prompt Ameri­ slips with the bad news on them; land, Washington. can-flag companies to expand Brother Davies and when you get specific com­ Davies was cremated at their fleets. ments from the book houses, you the Bleitz Crematorium in Seattle. know you are making progress." However, I have seen many He had joined the Union in 1948 freighters and tankers that are Pens Short Story at the Port of New York. now already overioadedj and if The deck department Seafarer, they get the go-ahead to raise who was born in Manhattan and • their Plimsoll Mark, the safety now makes his home in Astoria, Edward Saladyga, 43: Brother of seamen will be jeopardized. called his recently published story Saladyga passed away in his home While most operators would not "Dunlop's Revenge," although the in Buffalo, New York which was purposely endanger the lives of magazine editor later changed' its his place of birth. their crews, there are those, as title to "Blood Brother." He died in Febru­ I'm sure all Seafarers arc aware, Brother Spafford set out at the ary, 1966 from who would do anything for the age of 19 to pursue a life at sea. heart failure. Almighty Dollar—even risk hu^ At first, he walked the waterfront Brother Saladyga man lives. I am especially think­ stopping at each shipping otfice joined the Union ing of foreign-flag ^ in Detroit, Michi­ who have already demonstrated| until they finally signed him on a Panamanian vessel. "Brother, their flagrant disregard of proper gan in 1960 and was it bad," he said, "terrible con­ sailed in the en­ safety standards. And for that Saladyga ditions. Now that I'm used to the gine room. He is matter, there are a few Americonditions on American-flag ves­ survived by his brother Joseph can-flag operators who just sels, I would never go through Saladyga of Cheektowaga, N. Y. might hang the dollar on the that again. He was buried in St. Stanislaus' mast above the safety standard. Cemetery in Cheektowaga. "On my last trip," Spafford I have no truck with the run­ continued, "I ran across quite a away-flag operators, but I do not , want to see any fellow seaman • sight that might or might not drown in stormy seas, because a j be good material for another Rudy Catungal Dulay, 53: new internationd cohvenbon haa I story. The Malaysian and the Brother Dulay died in Saigon, Japanese soccer teams had just allowed ship's operators to overVietnam at the 3d Field Hos­ finished a soccer match and were load their ships. Since the ves­ pital on Decem­ having dinner together, when a sels are insured, only the owners y ber 30, 1965. He real old-fashioned brawl broke would benefit from ah excess of s had been taken out. I think that one team ac­ cargo. •• there from his cused the other of rough tactics So let this new convention ship, the Antinin the game, but whatever caused regulating the raising of the ous. The cause of the ruckus, it was quite a sight. Plimsoll Mark be applied to each / death was heart Game Spirit ship individually according to failure. Brother individual needs, so that the Dulay was a mess"Tables were overturned, bottles Dulay lives of seamen will be pro­ man and joined were flying through the air and tected. Such seemed to be the fists were swinging. The incident, the Union in 1960 at the Port original purpose of the Plimsoll took place on a big lawn patio of New York. He was born in Mark when it was first brought overlooking the Malabar Hotel in Philippine Islands. His wife, Mrs. into being. India where I was then staying. If Yuriko Tsujimoto Dulay of YokoI cooked up a yarn about that, I tiama, Japan survives him. culty when a ship is pitching and rolling, and the chair keeps slid­ ing across the floor so that a person can hardly stay in it. Once, though, I started using the utility room amidship, which was used during the day as a tool storage area and a barber shop. That worked out fine, but it was an exception." Although Brother Spafford has published several short stories and articles, he has also had his discouraging moments. Like all authors, he has had his share of stories turned down by publishers, and Spafford boasts of "a suitcase full of rejection slips." Too, he has completed three novels in the last three years, which are still making their rounds of the vari­ ous publishers. FINAL DEPARTURES Robert Andrew Barrett, 57: Brother Barrett passed away in January, 1966 at the Long Is­ land College Hos­ pital in Brooklyn, New York. He sailed with the engine room as chief electrician. Death resulted from a heart at­ tack. A native of Barrett New York City he had over 25 years at sea. Broth­ er Barrett joined the Union in New York in 1943. Survivors include his wife, Doris Mary Bar­ rett and their daughter, Susan. Alfred Stout, 63; Brother Stout died in New Orleans of Pneu­ monia. He was a member of the SIU for the past 20 years and maintained his home in New Or­ leans for most of his life. He was born in Illinois and joined the un­ ion in New Or­ Stout leans. He sailed with the SIU in the deck depart­ ment. During the second World War he saw a great deal of action as a member of the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his sister, Nora Clark of Urbana, Illinois. Cari Bush, 68: Brother Bush came to this country from Aus­ tria and sailed on the tugs of the Chesapeake Bay Towing Company. He was a member of the deck de­ partment and lived in Chesa­ peake, Virginia. Brother Bush is survived by his Bush wife, Effie 'Wright Bush of Chesapeake, Va. His death was attributed to a lung disease and burial will take place in Chesapeake. : ({ �SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen Schedule of Membership Meetings SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York . June 6—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia June 7—2:30 p.m. Baltimore ..June 8—2:30p.m. Detroit . . . .June 10—2:30 p.m. Houston .. . June 13—2:30 p.m. New Orleans June 14—2:30 p.m. Mobile ... .June 15—2:30 p.m. Wilmington June 20—2 p.m. San Francisco June 22—2 p.m. Seattle June 24—2 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit May 16—2 p.m. Alpena May 16—7 p.m. Buffalo May 16—7 p.m. Chicago May 16—7 p.m. Cleveland May 16—7 p.m. Duluth May 16—7 p.m. Frankfiul May 16—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit .... June 13—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee . June 13—7:30 p.m. Chicago ... June 14—7:30 p.m. tSauIt Ste. Marie June 14—7:30 p.m. Buffalo ... .June 15—7:30 p.m. Duluth .... June 17—7:30 p.m; Cleveland . .June 17—7:30 p.m. Toledo June 17—7:30 p.m SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia ..June 7—5p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) . . June 8—5 p.m. Norfolk June 9—5 p.m. Houston June 13—5 p.m. New Orleans . .June 14—5 p.m. Mobile June 15—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City June 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia June 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore June 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk June 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York .... June 6—7 p.m. Philadelphia ... June 7—7 p.m. Baltimore June 8—7 p.m. :i:Houston June 13—7 p.m. New Orleans . .June 14—7 p.m. Mobile June 15—7 p.m. * Meetine held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting: held at Labor Temple, Saolt Ste. Marie, Mich, t Meeting: held at Galveston wharves. DIRRCTORYof UNION HALLS SIU Atianfic, Gulf, Lakes & inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsay Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 Oh Ave., Bklyn, HY 9-6600 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. ALPENA. Mich May 13, 1966 COBUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Victory Carriers). March 14—Chairman, G. Wheat; Secretary, F. Pehler. No beefs reported by departihent delegates. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), April KH-Chairman, Fred Tyson; Secretary, Pete Molleggi. Ship's delegate reported that everything ia running smoothly with no beefs. $6.31 in ship's fund. WALTER BICE (Reynolds Metals), April 1—Chairman, P. T. Mnldonado; Secretary, W. B. Yarbrough. Ship's dele­ gate reported that this was a good trip. Matter of steward doing carpenter's work will be turned over to patrolman. MERRIMAC (Mcrrimac), December 19 —Chairman, C. A. Welch; Secretary. Paul J. McGahara. Brother C. A. Welch was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Some disputed OT in engine department. WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), March 30—Chairman, C. J. Burns; Secretary, Lang M. Kelly. Ship's delegate reported that there were some beefs and will try to get them settled upon arrival in port. Patrolman to be contacted about money draws in Saigon and Tiawan. Food beef to be straightened out. YORKMAR (Calmar). March 29— Chairman, J, K. Sheets; Secretary, J. Marshall. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. It was suggested that the company supply bed springs for bunks. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa). April &— Chairman, Henry W. Miller; Swretary, Carrol Martin. $88.30 in T.V. fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Motion made to negotiate with steamship companies for a day to day pay, regard­ less what articles a crew signs on. PENN EXPORTER (Penn Shipping). February 6-—Chairman. Durell McCorvey; Secretary, Z. A. Markris. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Motion nt&de to have negotiating conomittee try to negotiate for a retirement program for seamen regardiesa of age if they Imve the sea time. Petitfon will be made up and signed by crewmembers for the re­ tirement program and will be sent to headquarters. Brother S. F. Sokol was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done and for trying tc keep crew happy with good food and service. SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), April II—Chairman, Juan S. Rueda; Secretaryi D. C. Mann. Ship's delegate reports that there was 2 hours disputed OT to be taken up with patroiman. Beef on distribution of OT in engine department. Steward complimented the crew for their cooperation, and for being one of the best crew he has sailed with. DEL MONTE (Delta), April 80—Chair­ man, Howard Henz; Secretary, Albert Ehpeneda. $2.90 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate for a job well done. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), April 25—Chairman, P. Seruyk; Secretary, H. L. Bennett. $18.00 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in each department. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a job well done. 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 SEATTLE, Wash 7505 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 SPITFIRE (American Bulk). January 16—Chairman, A. K Weaver; SecreUry. W. K. Morgan. No beefs reported by department delegates. PECOS (Pecos Transport), March 27— Chairman, S. Henka: Secretary, E. C. Caudill. $20.00 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to crew messman and pantryman for doing a good job. Discussion regard­ ing holding a safety meeting. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfleld), April 13—Chairman, W. W. Perkins ; Secretary, F. J. Brink. Ship sailed short one A.B. and 1 oiler. Brother Thomas Gannon was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to entire steward department for a job well done. DIGEST of SIU MEETINGS CLAIBORNE (Sea-Land), March 31— Chairman, Henry Koppersmith; Secre­ tary, Jamea K. Pursell. Ship's delegate reported that everything ia running smoothly with no be^s. Ship sailed short two men in the deck department from Puerto Rico. Vote of thanks extended to resigning ship's delegate. New ship's dele­ gate to be elected. It was suggested that headquarters notify the membership what procedure is being taken on pension ,plan. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment. DEL AIRES (Delta), April 22—Chair­ man, William T. Briggs; Secretary, F. R. Chameee. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Bosun extended vote of thanks to the chief steward, Joe Powers, for the wonderful Easter luncheon. . LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), AiwH 28 •—Chairman, O. Castro; Secretary, J. Wolden. Ship Won 1966 Safety Award. $8.00 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in deck department to be taken up with patrol­ man. Ship's delegate resigned. UNFAIB TO LABOR DO NOT BUY Seafarers anci 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) H. 1. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clotbes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Welier Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) J. R. Slmplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) — ^3> — NEVA WEST (Bloomfleld April 17— Chairman, Arthur Rudnicki . Secretary, V. E Monte. Brother Arthur Rudnicki was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Klngsport Press "World Book," "Chlldcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), April 10—Chairman, W. H. HarrcU; Secretary, F. S. Omega. No beefs and no dispute OT reported. Brother Angelo Maldonado was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. There was a discussion about the short­ age of water, and the ship's delegate will look into the matter. Jamestown Sterilng Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) DEL NORTE (Delta), April 10—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretair. Bill Kaiser. Ship's delegate resigned in New Orleans. $131.04 in ship's fund and $13.60 in movie fund. Brother Henry B. Don­ nelly was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the Easter Barbecue;. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatraln), April 17—Chairman, Robert Pionk; Secretary, O. Eios. Brother Pedro Del Valle was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Patrolman will be contacted regarding clarification on time off. Some disputed OT in deck and steward departments. Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) KEVA IDEAL (Ideal Cement), April 8—Chairman, John Parks; Secretary, None. Brother Vertis C. Smith was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $38.56 In ship's fund. Nq beefs reported by department delegates. $80.00 donated by. crew for flowers for crewmembcr'a dc- STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), April 22—Chairman, R. Principe; Secretary, James B. Phillips. $16.25 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine department. Steward extended a vote of thanks to the crew for the donation given him due to. death in family. Vote of thanks to the steward department. , : White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) ROBIN LOCKSLBY f (Moore-McCormack), March 26—Chairman, Frank Myatt; Secretary, Luther Gadson. Ship's delegate reported that everything is in good shape. Few hours disputed OT in engine department. PENNMAR (Calmar), April 18— Chairman, 0. C, Sypher; Secretary, Jo­ seph Mereier. No major beefs reported. Patrolman to be • contacted regarding clarification on working rules for oilers in port. Letter sent to headquarters to that effect. Discussion held on retirement pension plan. Seeking information on progress. 'ceased-wife. ,, - ^ KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The 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 funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and 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 shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: £kirl 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 pr other Union offlcial, 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 vaembn. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy hag 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 Executive Board may delegate, from among ito ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be i>aid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given 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 encov,raged to take an active role in ail rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their g(^ 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 famlHes 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 :>een denied his constltntional right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he ohonld immediaUly notify SIU Preoident PanI Hall at headqnartero by eertlfled mail, retnm receipt reqnested. Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, W. L. Douglas, Flagg Brothers, Kingston, Davidson. (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) <1> Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Cornish Tyson's Pride Manor House-Safeway Wishhone-Kroger Cornish Game-Armour and A & P's SuperRight Cornish Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. America) �May 13, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen M: AUTHIS THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR in 1929 the economy collapli^ experienced the worst depression in historyl Evictions of families were very common sigh1N| -•si' HE decade of the 1920's was a time of danger for the American labor movement. Employers emerged from World War / •richer and more powerful than ever before and determined to weaken or destroy the unions, 'ffimes were good and the nation was soon comdtitted totally to the "Roaring Twenties." Un­ ions had experienced tremendous growth dur'ing the war years and showed increased mili­ tancy in the early post-war years. But under the rampant business expansion, speculation cmd high employment of the twenties labor ^militartcy was tempered. Samuel Gompers died: ^n 1924 and was replaced as AFL President byN WPiUiam Green. In the heady atmosphere of Roaring Twenties employers returned suc­ cessfully to their union busting tactics and open, >p drives. Lethargy settled over American abor. But not for long. In 1929 the GreaT epression struck the nation. ? pany Unions, which benefited nobody but th^ ri"! HE NRA provided organized labor with a|| employer, became common. Workers everyiJ-.isubstantial boost after its membership had j i I where lost the gains they had made during the been thinned drastically by unemployment ^ war. American business was riding high, imand general hopelessness. Union militancy re-(:| posing its Will everywhere. Then came Black? i ' vived as workers sought to obtain protection and I I? Thursday, October 24, 1929, the day the Stoclc security through union recognition. But the?| Market crashed and shook the whole economic employers, even in the midst of their greatest structure of the nation. The United States wasg ' debacle, refused to change their ways or give? C plunged into the worst economic depression the an inch to labor. Business refused to adhere'; is world ha^ ever known. The theory that the to the codes of the NRA, which had no effec­ nation's welfare could depend on business inr tive means of enforcement, and the Act was|| terests to run the country was destroyed. 0 eventually declared unconstitutional. Labor re­ i'ceived other protections to replace it however.? The Norris-LaGuardia Act had already been Y 1932, 14 million Americans were out of ; passed in 1932 placing strict controls on the| work. Factories across the nation closed tise of court injunctions as strikebreaking de-|3 their doors. Breadlines grew longer and vices—thus eliminating to a large degree one, | Banks foreclosed on mortgages and of management's most effective and most i then closed themselves when the mortgages abused anti-labor weapons. To this was added' I proved to be worthless. The Depression tightin 1935 the National Labor Relations Act of??l I ened its grip ever more firmly on the whole Wagner Act, which guaranteed workers the!I I nation. The business-oriented Republican ad­ right to organize, to select unions to represent|| ministration of Herbert Hoover was stunned them and to bargain collectively with their em­ ; and bewildered by the business collapse and ployers. Management was prevented from HE strong anti-union attitudes of Ameri­ Tthe Government seemed incapable of taking forcing workers to sign Yellow Dog contracts,/ ? can business were felt as soon as World action to alleviate the situation. All attempts threatening workers for joining a union, dis­ War I ended. Propaganda began almost to get business going again failed. The cries mediately for the so-called American Plan, - of starving unemployed workers and their fami­ criminating against union men, refusing to ne­ -lihich was a scheme for the open shop. Business lies went largely unheeded and hunger walked gotiate with a union, hiring labor spies or using raised tremendous war chests to push for open the streets of the world's wealthiest nation. blacklists to eliminate pro-union employees. ? jShop legislation. Many employers resorted to Stalked by hunger, the American people voted These guarantees of labor's rights spurred mm , |)lacklisting, labor spies and strikebreakers to for a New Deal in 1932 and elected Franklin ;ftestroy the unions. At the Same time their // Delano Roosevelt President. union organization. Though this was the law n^on-busting tactics began to lean heavily on •tr. of the land, the employers bitterly resisted and|g Company Unions and Yellow Dog Contracts. •W Where Hoover had offered aid to the busi­ A made every-.effort to smash the labor move­ ness interests rather than the unemployed W i A It was early in this anti-labor decade that the ment. . workers in the vain hope that money spent at largest seamen's strike in American history up the top would trickle down to the bottom somethat time took place. :• how, Roosevelt recognized that the real sufferr ESPITE the nation's new public policy in llS; In 1921 the International Seamen's Union ing and greatest need was at the bottom of the which the rights of labor were clearly|| went on strike against ship operators' attempts / economic ladder. To his reassuring words that spelled out in law, employers generally ^ .. |p cut wages by 25 percent, abolish the three- : "There is nothing to fear but fear itself,''he vrcious aeti-uoion attitudes watch system and abolish overtime pay. Ship­ : < added a more practical and irnportam observe- they had in earlier years. Though they opposed ' tton-^ 'Qur great primary task is to put people ping was soon paralyzed from Maine to Texas union activity in virtually every form, the em­ to work. and ships on the Pacific Coast found it difficult ployers reacted most bitterly to the attempts of | , . to recruit crews. However the shipowners re- -4 ft' < To put people to work. Government agencies the trade union movement to organize workers ' Ceived invaluable aid in breaking the strike set up. The Public Works Administrain the unorganized industries. from the U. S. Government Shipping Boardi| |fion (PWA)--—later the Works Projects AdJyhich declared that the lower rates would be J / ministration (WPA)—^put people to work They refused to reconcile themselves to the" Sput into effect aboard all Government owned |building bridges, highways, dams and ; . fact that the worker had a legal right to bargain or leased vessels. In addition, the shipowneris I buildings. The Giviliah^^^^^^^G^^ collectively through a union of his choosing, • got anti-strike injunetions frOm several friendly /(GCC) pfit Roving people to work po fr'rest/ II The employers mustered every possible re-g/i - judges, pickets were restrained, and police epnseryation Many naore people were source to prevent this from happening. Where : along the struck coasts cooperated by jailing! 4 If' / put to work by other means, striking seamen for vagrancy and other charges. i.; company unions failed to do the job, they used Industrial Recovery Act (NRA) was estabThe strike was broken. Blacklisting, discrimimore violent means by establishing company ;!; / nation and other traditional anti-union abuses = lished to stimulate business through fair compolice forces and goon squads. And, when , petition, control of production and price regu­ again became the way of life in the shipping strikes erupted in many areas, the employers' :; lation so that business /would nm again fun/ industry../•.•///•;•? wild and bring about the downfall of the econ­ ii Strikebreakers were protected by National? Guardsmeh and deputized police. But labor! omy. As another way of regulating business Blacklists against pro-union workers became //rniiitancy fanhigh and in spite of the employer- • , the NRA established codes of minimum wages «standard throughout American industry. Tc> instigated violence, with its kidnappings, beat­ and hours and gave workers the right to orga­ gain employmeht workers more and more often ings and murders of workers across the rtatii nize and bargain collectively without employer .were forced to sign Yellow Dog contracts stipu. interference. . the trade union movement was on the inarch. i ;that^ey/;W9WW:not join.;a ;uh|og?.//G D .€ • •f { it: M �Vol. XXViii No. 10 SEAFAREIt»*I.OG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION « ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Manhattan's deck during loading operation is maze of pipes and valves. Tugs aided /"ooring lines to keep ship alongside dock. Loading operation of the giant tanker was completed at the Continental Grain Elevafor in Westwego, La. on April 16, 1966. rwmr-' Wmm R ? A^ n" M ® T^d^T +ryman T. Huddle, ch. cook J. Sabuler, and cook M. Potts. D Pfr Gunn-not Peter Rabbit-by crew. Grain discharges directly from elevators Into vessel's tanks. Shovels take care of spillage. the Manhattan includes L. Karalunas, ship's . del.: J. R/Sherman, shipping commissionerr K. Jeremis. master: P. Warren. SlU patrolman: J. S. McGill. wiper: R. James, stew, utility... I 3^ IWaiting to sign on for record gram trip to India SlU crewmen (above) had picture fa- " ^Jcen by l^G photogr^er. Buck. T. , inch. C. Hill, W. Harris, C. Sig_^moT\. L. Karalunas. F. Shuler, J. Philljps, H, Demetrio, L. Jabert and 8. E. Harris, Photograph above of Manhattan sign-on 'fn New Orleans farers Berford Harris, >John Nussi^ f^dfericic b R. • James. William S. Montgomery. S. J. Ardoin and Clark Medley Jr � 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 May 13, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO SUPPORTS NATIONAL BOYCOTT OF DIGIORGIO CO. FARM PRODUCTS GOV’T USED FOREIGN SHIPS ILLEGALLY; LOWER-COST U.S. VESSELS BYPASSED MARY CHOPIN, RETIRED STEWARDESS, DIES IN NEW ORLEANS AT AGE OF 79 LEGISLATION TO PROTECT U.S. PUBLIC CALLED FOR BY ‘CONSUMER ASSEMBLY U.S. SHIPBUILDING SHOWS SLIGHT GAIN BUT LAGS BEHIND 8 SMALLER NATIONS SEAFARERS UNDER WAY ON THE GREAT LAKES… 1966 ONE MAN-ONE VOTE – THE FIGHT FOR EQUAL REPRESENTATION GOLFING BOSUN KEEPS CLUBS ON SHIP AND WINS CUP AT LE HAVRE MATCH THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 7 ON THE GRAIN RUN TO INDIA Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/13/1966 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. 10 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log