http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/90e8aac7278299a5b761b96ffcefc4e9.PDF 772aa7931eee60525134643781710c95 PDF Text Text Vol. XXViii NO. 15 SEAFARERSALOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO A.',,H •'« • i 1 I '-i �Page Two I< ' • V r ^ Hall Testifies In Behalf of Maritime Labor Marine Unions Tell House Committee Marad Must Be Independent Agency Seafarers International Union President Paul Hall, testifying for maritime labor before the House Merchant Marine Committee urged the creation of an independent Federal Maritime Administration. Hall told the Committee at its hearing last Wednesday that the AFL-CIO maritime unions favored the enactment of two bills, House Subcommittees on Gov­ time industry "would be complete­ H.R. 15567 and S. 3530 be­ ernment Operations on May 18 ly swallowed up within the mam­ cause they most accurately em­ and 19 in regard to the proposed moth, complex structure of the body the proposals for an inde­ new Department of Transporta­ proposed department." pendent agency made by the un­ tion. The SIU president added that ions in a joint position submitted Under a proposed reorganiza­ "maritime concerns would be by Hall before the Senate and tion of the nation's transportation shunted aside or pigeonholed in a agencies, the departments dealing bureaucratic web, and no proper with rail, air and maritime would representation would be given to be incorporated in one Depart­ maritime's interest." ment of Transportation. The American merchant mar­ The House committee, chaired ine, he said, would have a much by Representative Edward A. Gar- better chance to survive and pros­ matz (D-Md.) has begun hearings per if its affairs were under the The SIUNA-afiiliated Interna­ on a number of measures all ba­ jurisdiction of a Federal agency tional Union of Petroleum Work­ sically designed to remove the whose sole interest centered about ers has won an important Na­ Maritime Administration from the the nation's merchant marine. The companion bills supported tional Labor Relations Board Department of Commerce and to election establishing them as bar­ reconstitute it as an independent by the unions, H.R. 15567 and S. 3530, were introduced by Con­ gaining representatives for em­ Federal agency. Hall, speaking for all seamen, gressman Frank M. Clark of Penn­ ployees at the Standard Oil Re­ shipyard workers, longshoremen sylvania and Senator E. L. Bartfinery, Kenai, Alaska. and allied maritime workers, rep­ lett of Alaska. They call not only The lUPW win came despite a resented by the AFL-CIO's Mari­ for an independent Maritime Ad­ determined effort by the Stand­ time Trades Department, Metal ministration, but for a relatively ard Oil Company to urge work­ Trades Department and Maritime autonomous Maritime Subsidy ers to vote no-union. Two weeks Committee warned that if the Board within the Maritime Ad­ before the election, held last Maritime Administration were in­ ministration, with full and final April, the company sent an in­ dustrial expert into the field to cluded in the Department of authority to determine all subsidy convince refinery workers to vote Transportation, the nation's mari­ matters. against union representation. The effort failed. Also involved in the election was the Alaska Petroleum Craft Council. The lUPW has also won bar­ gaining rights for employees at WASHINGTON—Congress should act now to expose the the Polar Oil Field Services Co., scandal of interstate plant piracy and end the federal subsidy of a new oil field servicing contrac­ the destructive practice, the AFL-CIO has urged. tor groups operating in Alaska. More states and bigger com- ^ The signing up of both these panics are resorting to the device ration," that the problem appears groups, an lUPW representative of tax-free municipal bonds to to be getting out of hand. He writes that this new econom­ said, was "most important to our achieve instant development and plan to organize the whole of the easy profits, according to an ar­ ic "war between the states" has gathered force since 1960. Fif­ Alaskan Oil industry." ticle in the current issue of the teen more states, making a total The union has reached a ten­ AFL-CIO American Federationof 30, have acted to authorize tative agreement with manage­ ist. the issuance of tax-free industrial ment for employees at Polar Oil Frank Fernbach, assistant di­ development bonds. Some states and is presently negotiating with rector of the AFL-CIO Depart­ Standard Oil for the refinery ment of Research, points out in claimed they acted reluctantly and in self-defense, he noted. workers. his article, "Subsidized Plant MigFernbach pointed out that in­ dustrial bond sales more than doubled to $85 million between 1960 and 1962. In 1965, they totaled $216 million. In the first four months of 1966 alone, these sales ran to $228 million and ex­ WASHINGTON—^Philip Pearl, a veteran of nearly 30 years in ceeded last year's total. Fernbach said these estimates public relations for the trade union movement and first director of public relations for the AFL-CIO, died of a heart ailment in a Silver of the Investment Bankers Asso­ ciation are conceded to be under­ Spring, Md., hospital on July 9 ^ relations for the newly merged stated. A New York investment at the age of 62. At his death AFL-CIO. His health failing. firm in this field puts last year's Pearl represented the AFL-CIO Pearl left the AFL-CIO post in Maritime Trades Department 1957 but remained active in labor sales at about $1 billion. What has been occurring, Fern­ along with a number of other public relations. bach explains, is a perversion of major labor unions and AFL-CIO what was originally a constructive In addition to representing the constitutional departments. federal tax exemption. The fed­ MTD, Pearl represented the AFLPearl's death was mourned by eral government long ago granted CIO Building and Construction AFL-CIO President George state and local governments the Trade Department, the Plumbers Meany, who said Pearl "was a right to issue tax-exempt bonds and Pipefitters union, the Retail devoted trade unionist, a fine and decent man and a warm personal Clerks International Association for the purpose of helping them to reduce their costs when borrowing friend. The trade union move­ and many other unions. In the Thirties, while he was to finance public facilities like ment and all who knew him per­ with Universal, Pearl went to Al­ schools, hospitals and roads. sonally mourn his untimely death." bany, N. v., as a correspondent. Low Interest Rates A native of New York, Pearl There he became closely associ­ entered the newspaper field as a Because the buyers of such reporter for the World and the ated with the then Gov. Franklin bonds are not required to pay any American and later the Universal D. Roosevelt. When Roosevelt federal tax on the interest they Service, a news-gathering agency. became President, Pearl followed receive, state and local govern­ In 1937, he went to the AFL him to Washington as White ments can offer the securities at as its first and only public rela­ House correspondent for the news a low interest rate. The federal tions director. He was founding service. government thus forgoes these Pearl is survived by his widow, tax revenues. editor of the AFL News-Reporter, the federation's first weekly news­ Mrs. Marilyn Miller Pearl; a son, "This is clearly a federal sub­ Jonathan; a daughter, Elizabeth, sidy that, in effect, all American paper. In 1955, President Meany ap­ and a sister, Mrs. Jacob R. Men- taxpayers underwrite," Fernbach pointed him as director of public delbaum. said. SlU OH Annate Wm NLRB Vote h Alaska ReRuery AFL-CIO Calls For Halt in Subsidy Of Interstate Plant Piraty Pratlsce Philip Pearl Is Dead at 62; Was Veteran Union Publicist I i-itr . Jil. m July 22, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Report of International President by Paul Hall For many years foreign-flag shipowners with an eye on fat Amer­ ican cargoes have been critical of this country for giving direct aid to its merchant marine. The most criticized aspect of our aid to the American-flag fleet has been the 50-50 Cargo Preference Act. Under this law at least fifty per cent of all Government-aid cargoes sent overseas must be shipped in American vessels. In order to get this law passed the maritime industry had to band together and fight opposition within Government and without. Foreignflag shipowners and their governments, supported by various U.S. agencies, sought to block passage of the cargo preference requirement. Even after we won the fight for half of these cargoes, special interests within the Government found ways to circumvent the law and deprive the industry of its fair share of cargoes. Now a Maritime Administration report has pointed out some in­ teresting facts concerning flag-preference and cargo support. Many of the nations who have been bitterly attacking us for the 50-50 cargo Preference Act, are practicing it themselves. These nations, particu­ larly the Latin American countries, have been more successful in protecting their maritime industry than we have. Guaranteeing cargoes for the U.S. merchant fleet is just as essen­ tial to the maritime industry as placing tariffs on manufactured goods threatened by the import of foreign-made goods sold at cut-rate prices. The American Merchant Marine is just as important a part of the national economy as other U.S. industries and deserves the same Governmental protection they enjoy. a * a The passage of the Medicare Bill granting health benefits to the elderly through Social Security has brought a great sense of accom­ plishment to the AFL-CIO which has been fighting many years for just such a measure. The Medicare Bill has broken away the years of confusion cast upon the idea of making certain that our senior citizens, through the aid of the Government, could obtain decent medical care. No longer will they have to fear financial ruin when they are beset by the illnesses that accompany old age. Just recently a magazine article probing the long history of AMA antagonism towards social health benefits |or the elderly pointed out that if the AMA had spent the money it used in fighting Medi­ care for training doctors, they would have financed the educations of 9,000 physicians, enough to care for six million people. The Medicare Bill as it stands now is inadequate in many areas. It does not provide for much needed fringe medical services such as glasses, hearing aids or dental plates. These health aids are often beyond the limited budgets of old folks who suffer without them. Instead of criticizing needed health legislation, more should be done by the AMA to help provide proper medical facilities for our citi­ zens. There is a serious lack of nurses, hospitals and doctors in this country. As one of the most advanced nations in the world we are woefully behind fess advantaged countries when it comes to decent medical facilities for our citizens. We should all be working together to eliminate this evil instead of fighting each other. Building U.S. Skips in Foreign Yards Is 'Trojan Horse Program/ Polly Says Congressman Thomas Pelly (R-Wash.) in a recent speech before the House of Representatives urged Congress to insist that all naval vessels be built in American shipyards. He characterized the building of military vessels Fairfields shipyards Underbid in foreign yards as a "Trojan two United States yards to win horse program." the Defense Department contract. Pelly, a member of the House Pelly condemned the foreign yards Merchant Marine Committee, re­ as low wage outfits. ferred in particular to the recent He also took exception to the successful bid by Fairfields of "holier-than-thou attitude of John Glasgow, Scotland to build two Bull" referring to the mounting survey ships for the Navy Depart­ criticism of United States Viet ment. He pointed out that the Nam policy in England. British have continued to allow their ships to transport goods, Since Britain has said she will including armaments, to the North not sell arms to us. Pelly said that Vietnamese. they should follow through in their Pelly said that "no great world ideals and refuse to build military power with any sense would ever vessels for us, even though they depend upon foreign nations to might be of a non-combatant supply it with weapons or facili­ nature. ties or ships of war. Two naval The Congressman called for the survey ships might not seem im­ House Comniittee on Armed Serv­ portant and not too serious were it not a precedent. Once the ices to hold hearings on his bill United States establishes a new to require all naval vessels to be policy the damage will have been constructed in American ship­ done." yards. , I �.. i July 22, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Tluree Sixteen More Pass Coast Guard Exams H r< M -< -< -1 -« f •*l. 1 •i; S/U Launches Program to Assist 46th SlU Member Is Licensed Deck Seafarers to Obtain Licenses To Sail As Ship's Engineer Seafarers sailing in the deck department have an unusual opportunity to obtain deck officers licenses as the result of a new training program now being offered by the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Applications are now being accepted from qualified SIU men who are interested in upgrading. This in-training assistance is the on the American merchant mar­ The unprecedented SIU deck same as available to engine de­ ine by the Viet Nam conflict. officers training program will en­ partment Seafarers who are en­ The SIU is hopeful that it can able Seafarers in the deck depart­ rolled in the union training pro­ work out a reciprocal program ment to receive a course of in­ gram to prepare engine depart­ with licensed officers unions sim­ struction to prepare them to sit ment men for their licensed engi­ ilar to the arrangement between for the Coast Guard licensing neers examination. The course the SIU and MEBA District 2 of instruction is patterned after which would give deck men ob­ examination. the engineer's training program SIU deck department men in­ which has had such successful re­ taining their licenses credits for their pension and welfare benefits terested in preparing for their li­ sults. built up as unlicensed seamen. censes should make application at In order to qualify for the train­ Toward this end the SIU will seek once at any SIU hall or by writing ing course. Seafarers must: to open discussions with the Mas­ directly to SIU headquarters at ters Mates and Pilots and Ameri­ • Be nineteen years of age or 675 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. can Maritime Officers unions. 11232. The telephone number is over; • Have 24 months of watch The new deck department train­ HY. 9-6600. standing time in the deck depart­ ing program will be located at Applicants can begin receiving ment and an ABs endorsement SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Ex­ instruction at any time. The pe­ on their seamen's papers. perienced, qualified instructors riod of instruction will be deter­ In addition to achieving its ob­ will be responsible for the training. mined by each member's individ­ jective of assisting qualified deck Seafarers interested in the pro­ ual ability and knowledge, and department men to obtain their gram can begin their course of the instructors' satisfaction of his deck officers licenses, the SIU study at any time. Full details for readiness to take the examinations. deck training program will help applications for the deck officers The training program was in­ alleviate the shortage of deck of­ training program can be obtained stituted in line with the SIU's ficers arising out of demands made at any SIU hall. objective of encouraging and as­ sisting unlicensed personnel to up­ grade themselves. Seafarers can participate in the course of instruction at no cost to themselves. They will be pro­ vided with meals, hotel lodgings The SIU has won an important victory in its fight against any and subsistance payments of $110 arbitrary reduction of manning scales on Great Lakes vessels. per week while in training. The Coast Guard has issued a decision meeting the union's de­ mand for maintaining the three Steelworkers, and the oilers on watch aboard the SIU- United Mine Workers. contracted MV Diamond Alkali. In protesting the Coast Guard The regulatory agency's deci­ temporary manning certificate to sion, of which the union was in­ WASHINGTON—Representative Jack Edwards (R-Ala.), a member of the House Merchant formed of last week, reverses a eliminate oilers on the Diamond Marine Committee, sees strong indications that the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress previously issued Coast Guard Alkali, the SIU pointed out that oilers' duties and functions have will recommend abolition of the House Merchant Marine Committee. temporary manning certificate for continued the same since the ves­ "The Johnson administration f the vessel which arbitrarily eli­ sel was retrofitted in 1964. will be dealing still another seri­ minated the oilers on watch, sub­ In presenting its position, the stituting for them one Q.M.E.D. ous blow to the U.S. Merchant SIU submitted a documented pic­ (Qualified Member of the Engine Marine if it allows the House torial study of the duties of the Department). Merchant Marine Committee to Diamond Alkali oilers, and the go out of existence," Edwards said In announcing its decision the need for continuing those duties, in a statement issued through his Coast Guard said it had placed as a result of which the Coast office recently. observers aboard the vessel and Guard announced it would review "It would be a gigantic irony found that the oiler "actually per­ its position. (A feature on the if the President would allow the formed the functions outlined" in Union's documented study was merchant marine committee to die the SIU's presentation. carried in the Seafarers Log on when it appears to be the one June 10.) The Coast Guard had not ad­ government group trying to alert vised the union of the reduction the nation to the merchant ma­ in its requirement and the union rine problem, and the one group learned of it through a commu­ trying to solve that problem in nication from the company, ask­ Jul/ 22, 1966 the face of almost total lack of Vol. XXVlii, No. 15 ing for an engine room personnel presidential interest and support," Official Publication of the SIUNA reduction in accordance with the he said. Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Coast Guard temporary certifi­ District, AFL-CIO Merchant Marine Committee cate. The Coast Guard arbitrarily members have stressed in recent Executive Board and unilaterally made a reduction PAUL HALL, President years the need for revitalization CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD upon the company request. of the U.S. Merchant fleet. Exec. Vice-Prea. Vice-President AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS As a result of the Coast Guard "We (the government) have no Sec.-Treas. Vice-President action on the Diamond Alkali and policy for revitalization of the ROBERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President the reduction of manning scales merchant marine, and no sign Congressman Jack Edwards (left) discusses problems of merchant HERBERT BRAND aboard Lakes vessels under con­ that we are devising a policy," Director of Organixing and Edwards said. "Our merchant marine with SIU Vice President Lindsey Williams (second from right), tract to other unions, the SIU and Publications Managing Editor Art Editor marine fleet strength is going SIU Mobile Agent Louis Neira (right) and SIU New Orleans Agent the other maritime unions met MIKE POLLACK BERNARD SEAMAN bankrupt, and nobody in the ad­ Buck Stephens. The SIU representatives met with the Alabama con­ with the Coast Guard in Washing­ Assistant Editor NATHAN SKYER gressman in his office while they were in Washington to attend confer­ ton on May 14 to register united Staff Writers ministration seems to care." Edwards proposed three steps ence called to launch campaign to revitalize U.S. shipping industry. opposition to any arbitrary reduc­ DON BEVONA PBrrra WEISS tion of Great Lakes manning as a beginning toward develop­ ment of a working policy for the chant fleet problem. is well ahead of the U.S. in the scales. "I call upon him to exert the "wet war" for sea supremacy. He merchant marine: ^ve the mari­ Appearing for the SIU were Pikllihed bIwNkly at 810 Rhod* lilud Avsnn time administrator independent leadership needed now to give called for a rejuvenation of the Great Lakes District Secretary- N.E.. Washington, D. C. 20018 by tho Sufarors Intemailonal Union, AtlantM, Golf, Lskis and status in the government, appoint this nation the pride and excel­ U.S. Merchant Marine as an an­ Treasurer Fred Farnen, SIUNA inland Wators District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foirth AvtBrooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel. HVaclnth a topnotch administrator, and re­ lence in our merchant fleet which swer to the Soviet threat. Vice-President William Jordan, nao, 9-6600. Second class postage paid at Washing­ tain the house merchant marine we used to have and which is a He said that "it is essential that and Jack Bluitt. Representatives ton, D. C. vital need of our national secu­ we halt the drift and deterioration also were present from the AFL- POSTMASTER'S ATTENTION: Form 3579 cards committee. he sent to Seafarers International Union, Edwards said President John­ rity today," Edwards said. of our merchant marine ... to CIO Maritime Trades Department, shoild Atlantic, Gilf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, 675 Foirth Asenis, Brooklyn, N.Y. Edwards also stated in re­ meet the challenge presented by the Maritime Committee, Marine AFL-CIO, son does not appear to compre­ 11232. hend the seriousness of the mer- marks made earlier that. Russia the Soviet Union." Engineers Beneficial Association, Twelve more SIU men have passed U.S. Coast Guard examina­ tions and have been issued their engineer's licenses after attending the training school jointly-sponsored by the SIU and District 2 of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. This brings the MEBA, DISTRICT 2 number of SIU men who have UPGRADING obtained their engineers licenses In addition to the 43 Seafarers to 42. who have obtained their engi­ neers licenses as a result of the joint SIU-MEBA District 2 train­ ing program, 25 members of MEBA District 2 have raised their licenses after preparing at the jointly operated school. Of the 25 MEBA men up­ graded, nine raised their licenses to Chief Engineer, seven to First Assistant Engineer and nine to MuUeri Black Second Assistant Engineer. The qualifying Seafarers are A total of 68 men have there­ sailing or are about to' sail in fore received either their original engineers' berths aboard. Ameri­ licenses or upgraded existing li­ can-flag ships. censes since the program started. Eleven of the men who re­ cently passed their Coast Guard member for 18 years; Miguel A. Velez, 55, a union examinations were licensed as Third Assistant Engineers, while the twelfth man received a Second Engineer's license. The new third Engineers are: Ernest Mulieri, 47 years old, an SIU member since 1948 who sailed as fireman-water tender; James Black, 32, who sailed as a fireman-water tender and has been a member of the SIU since Bobbe Velez 1957; Christopher A. Bobbe, 42, who member since 1948 who has sailed sailed as an electrician, oiler and as a fireman-watertender and oiler; fireman-watertender as an SIU (Continued on page 10) SIU Wins Fight to Prevent Cut In Manning of Lakes Ship Cong. Edwards Says Lack of Adaiiaistratioa Support Is Major Maritime Problem, Urges Positive Policy •,'^1 j : • T< • { / i •*, •4 SEAFARERS#LOG oie^i. f- .a ^-,1 : i':: L.v •ill I t I �Page Four SEAFARERS SlU Urges Fair Shake For Shipping In Federal Food Transport Policy <$>• The Seafarers International Union has urged that all segments of the U.S. economy, including the shipping industry, be allowed to benefit from national policy relating to overseas transportation of agricultural commodities. The SIU stated its position only about eight per cent of our per cent of all exports by United before the National Advisory total foreign waterbome com­ States tankers and some 96 per Commission on Food and Fiber merce." cent of all exports carried by which has been holding hearings United States dry-cargo tramps." Half of this eight per cent con­ on various aspects of U. S. agri­ The SIU maintained that the sists of Government-aide cargoes, cultural and related trade policies. commission should first consider The commission was created by three-quarters of which are agri­ the importance of maintaining the President Johnson to consider cultural shipments sent abroad by "defense and commercial value of the Department of Agriculture, United States policy for the trans­ the American" fleet in formulating portation of foods and fibers as the SIU stated. ".. . it is easy to see how impor­ its policies. well as technical assistance and "We should make every effort surplus food distribution to needy tant these Government-financed to increase the volume of our ex­ agricultural cargoes are to the nations. American-flag merchant marine," ports, including agricultural com­ A1 Maskin, SIU Research Di­ modities both for economic and rector, presented the union's posi­ the SIU continued. "Even our humanitarian reasons," the SIU tion a week ago at a commission subsidized liners, which receive position pointed out, but not "at hearing in New York on July 13. Government assistance in both the expense of a vital and integral construction and operating The SIU spokesman told the com­ segment of our economy and our mission that today Government- spheres, probably could not con­ national defense structure—our tinue to survive without aid car­ financed agricultural exports make maritime industry." goes, since they make up nearly up the major portion of the car­ goes available to the American- half of all export cargoes which they carry." flag merchant marine. Under the 50-50 Cargo Prefer­ The SIU position explained that 30 years ago when the Mer­ ence Act, half of all Government chant Marine Act was passed the foreign-aid cargoes shipped over­ American-flag merchant navy seas must be sent in Americanmostly carried mixed general flag ships. The SIU explained to the com­ cargo of the "so-called package variety" and little agricultural mission that the nation's unsubThe United States is failing to sidized fleet "which now makes up commodities. develop its coastal fishing re­ Today, the SIU pointed out, two-thirds of our total active sources, the "richest and most ex­ fleet" is dependent for its very American-flag ships "because of the manner in which our Govern­ existence on agricultural cargoes. tensive" in the world. Representative Hastings Keith Government-aid shipments, the ment has allowed the merchant fleet to deteriorate—are carrying Union said, make up "over 70 (R-Mass.) charged in a speech be­ fore the House recently as he urged passage of a Senate resolu­ tion authorizing a survey of United States fishing. The resolution (S. J. Res. 29), now before the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fish­ by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative eries Comimttee, would allocate More than 90 per cent of the West Coast's eligible hospitals have $200,000 to start an inventory on been approved under Title 6 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for partici­ the population and migration of pation in the National Medicare program which went into operation fish along the nation's coasts. last week. A total of 90.8 per cent have been approved as of June 17, Representative Keith said that 1966, according to the United States Department of Health, Education without such a survey "we cannot and Welfare. make reasonable regulations for Carrol Sypber received his Sec­ fisheries, nor can we exploit these San Francisco ond Mate's license a few days ago resources." Shipping here in the port of and wasted no time in shipping He said that America's coastal San Francisco is still very active out. He said he was very pleased waters could yield 28 billion and we have plenty of jobs open to be making his first trip as a pounds of fish annually instead of for AB's, Oilers, FWTs, Electri­ mate on an SlU-vessel and hopes the present five billion pound haul. cians, Cooks and Bakers. to ship out here regularly so he Proof of the richness of the fish Paying off during the last period can keep track of his old ship­ in our coastal waters is the fact were the RIdgefield Victory, Dela­ mates. that many foreign fishing vessels ware, John €., Montpelier Vic­ Seattle are being attracted to the waters tory, and Mount Vernon Victory Shipping has been extremely off the United States. in Honolulu. good for all ratings and indica­ "My own area—Cape Cod and The Bowling Green, Trans­ tions point to continued good the Islands—has had this problem pacific and Coeur De Alene were shipping. for several years and we are, of signing on crews while the Portcourse, aware of the potential mar was in transit. Ships sched­ problem of foreign fishermen who uled to come in soon include the may not follow good conservation Pecos, Hercnles, Free America, principles and over whom our reg­ Ames Victory, Our Lady of Peace ulations have no control," he said. and Meridian Victory. The convention, he said, recog­ Walter H. Sibley, an SIU Bos'n nizes a nation's basic right to uti­ who just pulled in after an eastern lize and protect its coastal fishery seaboard vacation, is ready to sail resources and added that unless on the first ship he can get to the action is taken "it is likely that the Far East. Brother Sibley is a 20Sullivan Arsbon foreign fisherman will not auto­ year SIU man. Charies Faircloth The freighters Mauldin Victory, matically practice the convention came into town after a short vaca­ measures that we feel are neces­ Duke Victory and Fairisle had tion in Mobile to catch the Bos'n's sary." pay-offs since the last report and job aboard the freighter Delaware. Representative Keith said that Brother Faircloth, with the SIU a total of six ships were in transit. John Sullivan, a 20-year SIU the United States had better take for 22 years, has been shipping member, made his last trip out quick steps to implement the 1958 from the West Coast for the past as an oiler aboard the Delaware. Geneva Convention on Fishing two years. Jack Ryan, who has been an SIU, and Conservation of the Living Wilmington member for 16 years, is now on Resources of the High Seas. Shipping is extremely good from the beach waiting for the first Without the Senate move being this port but we still have plenty bosun's job that hits the board. passed. Representative Keith of jobs for all ratings. The Iber­ Jacob Arsbon, now sailing with pointed out, the United States will ville and Penn Victory paid off the Seattle, dropped by to let us not have the information it needs during the past shipping period know that it is a fine ship with for both conservation and exploi­ and eleven ships were in transit. a fine crew. tation of its rich seafood resource. Rep. Keith Urges U.5. Launch Study On Coust Fishing The Pacific Coast • i|;i m: July 22, 1966 LOG The Gulf Coast by Undsey Williams, Vice-President, Gull Area A five-million-bushel grain elevator is planned for the New Orleans area. It will be built by the Farmers' Export Company and will have facilities for receiving grain from barge, rail and truck as well as have the necessary deep water berth for shipment overseas by ocean-going vessels. Its location in this area will mean an increase of grain ships through the port of New Orleans. here. Brother Dunn, who has been Also, the Dock Board has al­ shipping in the deck department lotted more than $758,000 for improvement of. and equipment for the last twenty years, was last on the Penn Vanguard carrying for, its port facilities. Part of the allocation is for an engineering flour to the Far East. Brother study to improve various wharves Brewer, with twenty years in the engine dept.. recently left the in the port. Ocean Anna where he was Chief New Orleans Pumpman. Also Junior F. Aus­ Joe Savoca, who has been sail­ tin, who sailed as steward on the ing for nearly 45 years, is on the Ocean Evelyn is now waiting for beach having just a ship. completed two Enjoying his stay on the beach trips on the Del is Chief Electrician J. D. Cantrell Campo as Bos'n. who last sailed on the Alcoa After Joe settles Mariner. some family mat­ John E. Sam­ ters he looks for­ uels, who recently ward to another ended a tour on Delta Line ship to the Fanwood as South America. Savoca chief cook, is re­ He said that, "the newing old ac­ Del Campo was a good ship, a quaintances good run, and especially, a good around the hall. crew." All hands were Chief Cook Woody Perkins left glad to see Sea­ Samuels the Alice Brown for medical rea­ farer Dan W. sons. He had nothing but praise Summer back in good shape after for the entire crew. TThe last eleven a year in the hospital. Sommer's months were spent on the Viet last ship was the Penn Vanguard. Nam run. Woody says he will rest Houston a couple of months, then will look Waiting for a South American forward to a steward's job on any run is A. B. C. Dammeyer whose ship, any run. last ship was the Yellowstone. Seafarer Nolan Savoie flew Dammeyer made two trips on the home from LaGuaira, Venezuela, Yellowstone and said that he'd where he left the Del Mar because like to get another .ship just like of kidney stones. Savoie is now her. Also taking in the Texas sun­ fit for duty and ready to ship. shine is W. Cosgrove, most re­ Mobile cently on the Coeur D'Alene Two SIU oldtimers B. E. Dunn Victory which just returned from and B. J. Brewer are on the beach the Far East. SIU Great Lakes District Vote Gets Underway On August 1 DETROIT—The SIU Great Lakes District Credentials Com­ mittee report on nominations for the 1966 union elections was concurred in at ports holding regular Great Lakes District mem­ bership meetings on July 18. ^ (in good standing) before they will The report was submitted in be allowed to vote. compliance with the SecretaryNomination notices and elec­ Treasurer's Pre-Balloting Report tions notices were sent to all mem­ and the Union constitution. bers at their last known address, The offices to be filled and the utilizing the union's records. No­ qualifying nominees are: Secre­ tices were also sent to all SIUtary-Treasurer, Fred Farnen; As­ Lakes District contracted vessels sistant Secretary-Treasurer, Roy and union halls for posting. Boudreau; Buffalo Agent, Stanley Credential Committee members Wares; Chicago Agent, Scotty Auelected on July 5 were Joseph Duluth Agent, Don Bensbusson; man, Arnold Perry; and Frankfort Arnold (Book No. 8680), Vern Agent, Floyd Hamner. (Frankfort Battering (Book No. 9508), and balloting is on a separate ballot Joseph Salisbury (Book No. 12in accordance with the constitu­ 710). The alternates were S. Quinlivan (Book No. 8623), William tion.) Doyle (Book No. 11753) and R. C. In determining the eligibility of all candidates, the Credentials Rafferty (Book No. 12781). Due Committee checked the seniority to the fact that J. Salisbury was shipping records and the welfare not present at 9:30 a.m. at head­ plan records, as well as the union quarters on July 16, 1966, he was replaced by elected alternate S. records. Quinlivan, in accordance with the The election will be held be­ constitution. tween August 1 and August 31, 1966. Polling places will be lo­ In addition to having been sub­ cated in all SIU Union halls in mitted and approved in those ports Duluth, Chicago, Frankfort, Al­ holding regular Great Lakes Dist­ pena, Cleveland, Detroit and Buf­ rict membership meetings on July falo as well as aboard all SIU- 18, 1966, the Credentials Commit­ Great Lakes District contracted tee report has been posted in all vessels as per the constitution. Great Lakes District Union halls, Members are reminded that they in accordance with.Article XIII, must present their full union books Section 2 of the constitution. �Juljr 22, 1966 FJA Page Five SEAF/ARERS LOG The Great Lakes by latin American Nations Aid Fleets Through Cargo Preference Laws Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen,Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes WASHINGTON—The United States is not the only nation that supports its merchant marine through cargo preference laws and other assistance, a recently released Maritime Administration Election ballots have been mailed to all members of the Great Lakes study indicates, but it has been one of the least successful in channeling cargoes to its own vessels. District at their last known addresses, as well as all contracted vessels The report revealed that many f and all SIU halls throughout the Great Lakes District for posting. On able to attract only 8.3 percent of through cargo preference how­ June 10th the Seafarers' Log carried an article giving details on the Latin American nations are also its international waterborne com­ ever. The report found that be­ nomination and election procedures. giving extensive aid to their in­ merce to U. S.-flag ships. Nicara­ tween 1964 and 1965 the gross The Defense Department an­ '$>dividual national fleets. These He described plans for a series South American fleets, the report gua on the other hand, has been tonnage of 15 Latin American nounced that the Great Lakes able to attract 25 percent of its seagoing nations increased by ports will be given an even break of four "super-locks" on the all- notes, are also for the most part foreign waterborne trade to its 676,000 gross tons or better than in competition for government Canadian Welland Canal between government-owned and controlled. own vessels. Columbia has suc­ 9 per cent. shipping of military cargoes. Sen­ Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. He Critics within the United States ceeded to the tune of 30 percent. The report admitted that "as­ ator William Proxmire (D-Wis.) forecast that the canal would be Government have been attacking To do this, these nations have sistance in one form of another to a nation's maritime industries has applauded the decision stating that able to accommodate over a 100 the nation's 50-50 cargo prefer­ provided their merchant fleets it was long overdue, but mighty million tons of cargo in a naviga­ ence laws which, require that half with such varied indirect aids as been accepted as a necessity by welcome. Proxmire was one of tion season. Its capacity is ap­ of all U. S. Government-generated favorable tax rates, accelerated many governments. "Other nations whose entry in­ the 12 senators, who last month proximately 60 million tons and it cargoes be carried in American- depreciation, loans at low inter­ urged the department to include is expected to rise to 70 million flag ships. These critics claim that est rates, preference arrangements to maritime affairs was more re­ Great Lakes traffic in competi­ tons after the completion of cur­ our 50-50 laws are offensive and the reservation of their cabo­ cent, found that if such industries tive bidding on military cargo. rent improvements due in 1970. toward other maritime nations and tage trade to ships of their own were to survive in one of the most engender hard feelings toward the registry—plus the direct assistance competitive of international busi­ Dredging operations have been Dr. Camu made it clear that United States which could result of operating and construction sub­ nesses, they too would have to completed, opening the Calumet Canadian authorities are not think­ in retaliatory action in the area of sidies. extend one or more kinds of River to bigger ocean-going vessels ing in terms of only domestic shipping. The principle means of support­ assistance to their shipbuilding in­ for the 6.2 miles into Lake Calu­ Great Lakes traffic. He pointed Many of the Latin American ing these fleets was found to be dustries." met. Deepening of the 200 foot to the campaign of Japanese ship­ nations who complain most bitter­ wide channel from 21 to 27 feet builders to produce ever larger ly about U. S. cargo preference means full utilization of the St. laws themselves offer cargo pref­ super-carriers as the trend toward Lawrence Seaway into Chicago by erence and other subsidy aids to ships of the 25,000 ton class, and newer efforts in transportation their own national fleets. Some economies. An additional advan­ full use of the port by big lake have offered these aids for genera­ tage of enlarging the locks to ac­ carriers. tions, and many of the Latin The tanker, Transbay, paid off commodate the new super-carriers American cargo preference regu­ by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area in Lorain, Ohio which was a would be that they could handle lations are far more stringent than surprise at this time of the year, two conventional ocean ships at the U. S. law. A recent newspaper article pointed out that extreme right-wing since most deep-sea ships are out a time, thus improving traffic In general these nations have groups will attempt to infiltrate legitimate democratic organizations in on the West Coast. The crew had movement along the Seaway. also been far more successful than the hope of eventually controlling them. been aboard for five and oneEventually, Dr. Camu foresees the United States in guaranteeing The Minutemen, Birchers and others of the same like have failed half months. All hands consid­ eliminating the seven locks by cargo for it's ships, the report to sell their trash on the open market of American opinion and now ered the trip a good one. The will resort to subversion of legi- ^ replacing them with a concept of notes. that appears on the board. Lewis steward department was rewarded The U. S. for instance, has been timate groups. Labor members has -been a union member since with a vote of thanks from the four "super-locks." who have fought hard for their crew. rights as union men should re­ 1944. Also watching the board member that these are the same for a good job is Ira Wilioughby, The Transbay will be cut in people we have had to fight since Jr. His last ship was the Alcoa half and a 70 foot midsection will the beginning of the labor move­ Master. be added. It is anticipated that ment; only the names have • Norfolk the job will take a couple of changed. months. Some time in September Looking forward to a wellthe Transbay will probably crew earned rest is Walt Butterton after The College of American Pathologists, an association of about Philadelphia up again. a long trip as bosun on the Duval. 4,500 medical doctors specializing in pathology, has been charged John Pierce is spending a week A complete rebuilding of the with anti-trust conspiracy by the Justice Department. Members of with his family before he starts Also, recently off the Duval is Carl Carlson who would like to 'St. Lawrence Seaway is distinctly the college own virtually all the ^ shipping again. sign on the ship again when she on the maritime horizon, Dr. 20,000 commercial medical lab­ medical laboratory services. The Rick Rest is ready crews up after a ten day lay up. Pierre Camu, President of the St. laboratories have sales totaling in to go with the Edwin Thomas is now fit for duty Lawrence Seaway Authority of oratories in the U. S. excess of $3 billion. first bosun's job and hoping for a fireman's job Attorney General Katzenbach Canada, told a meeting of the that appears. Jim­ soon. Looking for a steward's job The civil suit filed by the Jus­ International Association of Great said that the public has been tice Department in Chicago, my Chadzak said is John Harris. His last ship was Lakes Ports of projected plans forced to pay excessive prices for stated that the association and its that he would like the Eagle Traveler. for a new and improved Seaway. blood tests, urinalysis and other members are engaged in a con­ to ride a coal ship Boston come the end of spiracy aimed at complete control Armond Ramos watching the the month. An­ of all commercial medical labora­ SIU Hosts Japanese Unionists ... Chadzak thony Adomatis board. Armond says he will take tories solely for the profit of path­ expects to be fit for duty and first job that ologists. shows. After eight The College was also charged ready to ship in the near future. months on the with making price-fixing agree­ New York beach Paul Nor­ ments under which prices for Stopping by the hall to see old ton is looking for laboratory services have been friends after paying off the Globe a floating hotel. maintained at artificially high Carrier in Norfolk was J. R. Shan­ Amos Buzzelle is levels and under which prices for non. He plans to take a rest be­ anxious to get to goods and services purchased by fore his next trip. O. P. Oakley is sea again. Buz­ laboratories from hospitals and zelle was last on other institutions have been main­ also taking a small vacation prior Ramos to looking for his next ship. Broth­ the Rohin Gray tained at artificially low levels. er Oakley was last on the Platte As a result of these actions, the where he was chief steward for as third cook. Puerto Rico Justice Department charged, the a year. P. J. Garcia is on the public has been forced to pay beach waiting for a bos'n's job A month long stand against higher prices for medical labora­ heading for Puerto Rico. Enjoy­ participating in Medicare by 25 tory services and for insurance ing the heat wave with Garcia was Puerto Rican private hospitals covering these services. The De­ F. Teti who dropped by to say ended last week when the U.S. partment said that laboratories not hello. Labor Department stated that operated solely for the profit of existing federal minimum wages Baltimore pathologists, are prevented from would not apply to hospital per­ expanding their markets because sonnel. Also in regard to Medi­ Shipping has been very good Members of the Kanagawa Regional Labor Team from Japan visited of the unreasonable restraints im­ care the Department of Health during the last period and it ap­ SIU facilities in the port of Detroit recently on a two-day inspec­ posed by the College of Pathol­ pears that it will continue for said that they will pay most of the tion tour. The group is shown at Metropolitan Airport prior to ogists. the next two weeks. Ascension bills not covered by Medicare in departing for New Orleans. Left to right, are, interpreter Matsuo; The Justice Department has Torres, a Seafarer since 1948, is cases involving impoverished pa­ K, Koono, jsresident of the Toshiba Workers Union; .T. Yoshida, asked for an injuction against on the beach waiting for an oil­ tients. of the All Japan Seamen's Union; Pat Finnerty, representing the further .monopolistic practices by er's berth. Torres was last on Eugenio Nunez took a brief SIU Great Lakes District; T. Yashuda, of the Yokohama Mitsu­ the College and an order requiring the Chilore as an oiler. Seafarer rest after an extended stay on bishi Heavy Industrial Workers Union; Fred Dough from- the whatever action is judged neces­ Oliver Lewis recently left the the Alcoa Explorer. Calixto Gon­ inited States Labor Department; H. Kuze, of the All Japan Auto sary to restore competition to the Yorkmar to get a physical check­ zalez was on the same ship and up. He's ready now for any run is ready to go again. laboratory testing industry. The Atlantic Coast Cov't Charges Doctors' Group With Anti-Trust Conspiracy �Page Six SEAFARERS July 22, 1966 LOG 'm:. QUESTION; Have you learned a good opportunity for a Seafarer any foreign languages during to learn a foreign language. your years of sailing. <|> Mashack Battle: Yes, French John Fanoll: Yes, I've learned and Spanish. I found learning a smattering of Spanish, French, Spanish easiest Indian and Japa­ since I had stu­ nese. Surprisingly, died it in high I think Japanese school. A langu­ is an easy lan­ age is learned fas­ guage to leam. ter when you Of course, I spent have to speak it some time in Jap­ to get along. Hav­ an while I was in ing shipmates the Navy. English who speak a for­ is a universal lan­ eign language also helps a per­ guage and will work for you any son to become fluent in a particu­ place in the world. I was in Sai­ lar language. However, in most gon and I think that is the most countries you will find that the difficult place to get around with­ people speak at least a little Eng­ out knowing the local language. lish. ^l> Adam Swiszczowski: I learned Portuguese after a number of trips to Brazil. I also know a little Polish and a little French. The Pol­ ish I learned at home as you might guess. The French I picked up around the M e d i t e r r anean ports that I have visited dur­ ing my years of sailing. I find that English is good almost every­ where, and it seems that Spanish is second as far as general world­ wide usage. Fazil All: Yes, I learned Dutch while on an Atlantic run. I think most Seafarers learn a foreign language after they have gone to a particular coun­ try often enough. Usually, they pick up a few impor­ tant words that will help them get around. And of course slang. I think France is the most difficult place to get around without know­ ing the native language. Edgar Vazquez: No, I never learned a foreign language. But, I have found it easy Chuck Ellis: No, I never have to get along speak­ learned a foreign language through ing Spanish and sailing. However, English. Even in I think that this is the Far East a because, of all the Seafarer can get countries I've along with Span­ been to I have ish and English. been able to get However, I think along with the two that India is the languages I al­ hardest place to get around if ready knew, Eng­ someone is not familiar with the lish and German. language. Not many people seem I have only sailed to Europe and I to be aware of English there. I have found that English or Ger­ think most Seafarers are able to man can get you around anywhere get around without speaking a for­ in Europe. Sailing certainly offers eign language. SlU of Canada Ship Narrowly Averts Head-On Collision With Oil Tanker The SIU of Canada-contracted lakes carrier Frankcliffe Hall nar­ rowly averted a collision with a large oil tanker on July 13. A rain squall had shifted an anchored, fully-loaded oil tanker into a posi­ tion where it blocked the chan- f; nel off Longue Point in the East aster that could have matched the End of Montreal Harbor. The recent New York harbor disaster, would have been probable. tanker, Petro Emperor, was heav­ The Frankcliffe Hall is owned ily loaded with high octane. by the Hall Corporation of Can­ The Frankcliffe Hall, upbound ada. It is the third ship of the in the St. Lawrence river, was a company to be involved in a col­ mere 1,000 yards from the tanker lision on the St. Lawrence in re­ before the pilot spotted it through cent years. the dense rain and mist. The The Lawrencecliffe Hall, a sis­ laker immediately dropped an­ ter ship of the Frankcliffe Hall, chor and veered aside, barely collided with the freighter Sunek missing the tanker. off the Island of Orleans. The In its efforts to avoid a colli­ vessel capsized and sank, but was sion with the tanker the Frank­ later refloated and is scheduled cliffe Hall scraped the bow of to be back in operation shortly. another anchored ship, the freight­ The Leecliffe Hall sank on Sep­ er Gloxenia, and ran aground at tember 5, 1964, after colliding a yacht club amidst a group of with the freighter Apollania, east anchored pleasure craft. Damage of Ile-aux-Coudres. to the Frankcliffe Hall and the The 20,000 ton Frankcliffe Gloxenia were described as Hall proved more fortunate than "light". There was no damage to her sister ships. After a cursory the tanker. If there had been a check of damage, the vessel con­ collision between the tanker and tinued her trip up the St. Law­ the carrier, observers felt a dis- rence to the Seaway. Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville .. Tampa Mobile New Orleans . Houston Wilmingd;on .. San Francisco Seattle Totals Oilif ft bilmMl Wat«ri July 1 to July 14, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Groui)S All Groups Class A Class E( Class C Class A Class B 0 0 1 1 7 21 17 31 24 56 3 0 9 2 4 6 4 19 11 36 0 1 0 3 6 5 4 5 9 4 1 1 3 2 1 16 14 19 18 11 6 23 37 33 49 30 14 13 43 35 6 7 2 2 12 24 11 41 17 47 6 7 1 6 9 97 117 222 151 277 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals Class A 1 56 4 16 2 5 4 20 44 15 11 19 14 231 Class B 2 32 4 15 4 5 1 13 22 20 6 23 6 153 Class A 0 33 2 16 4 1 4 15 60 24 8 21 9 197 SJF TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 0 1 42 7 3 4 9 18 4 1 4 4 5 0 12 9 36 32 20 16 8 4 31 15 6 10 188 113 Class B Class C 1 1 19 18 4 5 9 4 3 0 5 5 0 2 16 4 16 5 10 23 11 5 34 22 7 8 131 107 ARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 1 28 3 17 5 4 4 9 8 3 0 1 0 2 5 0 3 0 0 6 10 13 21 30 2 18 10 18 6 4 10 11 39 14 3 4 7 137 78 117 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 24 4 171 66 32 18 102 44 16 21 10 11 9 8 75 23 127 64 135 48 19 0 50 1 36 4 811 307 REGISTERED on BEACH Class A 7 136 18 69 9 7 7 41 78 98 14 48 32 564 Class B 2 51 18 44 16 5 5 20 59 100 2 1 6 329 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 3 4 40 128 17 11 35 60 6 13 6 8 0 13 16 45 73 108 83 38 7 2 0 48 27 13 250 554 YOUR DOULAR'S WORTH igSeafarer's Gqide to Better Buying By Sidney Margolius A man named James L. Goddard, the new Com- special medical needs, there is no scientific basis for misisoner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, recommending routine use of dietary supplements." is putting on a determined campaign that can save Moreover, the labels will no longer use the words your family money on vitamins and medicines. "minimum daily requirements." Manufacturers have In a series of actions, Dr. Goddard is requiring been playing on these words to boast that the various drug and vitamin manufacturers to label their prod­ vitamins in their capsules, tablets or liquids provide, ucts more truthfully. Thus you, and in some cases for example, twice the minimum requirements for your doctor too, will be able to know more accurately vitamin D, five times the MDR for vitamin Bl, and what you are buying, whether you really need it, and so on. to compare values more knowledgeably. But. says the Food and Drug AdminisU-ation, the The drug and vitamin manufacturers are threaten­ "minimum daily requirement" guide it established 25 ing to kick up a row over some of Dr. Goddard's new years ago, "has been widely misunderstood and fre­ rules. But the scientific facts and the law are on his quently abused. The implication seemed to be that side, and quite evidently, he's on the consumer's side. more than the 'minimum' was beneficial to health." In his latest action, the Commissioner has clamped The FDA also points out that some vitamin sup­ down on the labeling of vitamin products and food plements contain as many as 75 ingredients, only a supplements. There is little doubt that some people few of which have any real value as food supple­ over-use such products, buying them over the counter ments. or from door-to-door salesmen without consulting a Under the forthcoming rules, such supplements will doctor first to see whether the vitamins are actually be restricted to 11 vitamins and six minerals. needed. It would even be less expensive to ask a doctor, They also should bd cheaper on that basis. But in as well as safer. Multi-vitamin preparations cost a any case, there is a wide disparity between namelot of money. While some ill people and small chil­ brand vitamin products and the private brands of dren may need vitamin supplements, most people eat large retailers. The wholesale prices indicate that the a sufficiently varied diet to get the vitamins they brand-name vitamin packages charge the public 500 require. to 600 per ce..: more than the wholesale cost. Excess vitamins of the water-soluble types are The Direct Drug Service, in Washington, D. C., merely excreted from your body, but overconsump- operated by co-ops, the Senior Citizens and the Farm­ tion of some types of vitamins may affect your well- ers' Union, sell such preparations used by older peo­ being if they accumulate in your body. ple, as "Tonic Tabs" for $1.95 per 100 tablets, com­ Unless the vitamin manufacturers manage to knock pared to $4.95 for the widely-advertised Geritol. out the proposed restrictions in forthcoming hearings, "We have become habituated to the use of drugs about six months from now you are going to see quite and automatically reach for a bottle of medicine to a change in the labels of vitamin products. They all relieve any distress we have," Dr. K. V. R. Wrightwill say on their packages: "Vitamins and minerals man, Professor of Medicine at Toronto University, are supplied in abundant amounts by the foods we told a conference of the Consumers Association of we eat. The Food and Nutrition Board of the Na­ Canada. Among other points he made: "If you have tional Research Council recommends that dietary a sore throat, don't reach for a wonder drug. Salt needs be satisfied by foods. Except for persons with and water, are a tried and true remedy." i - I �July 22, 19M SEAFARERS Pace Seven LOG i-Man, One-Vote Ruling Compjled With In 46 States The shift to population-based apportionment in the country's 50 state legislatures has almost been completed, a Congressional Quarterly survey shows. While minor adjustments still will be required in some states, the latest count shows 46 of the 50 state legislatures will enter elections this year and next with districts based substantially on the population principle. The four states which still deviate the most from the Supreme Court s one-man, one-vote" standard appear to be Lx)uisiana, Mis­ sissippi, Hawaii and Maine—but additional reapportionment is expected in all of these within the next two years. Many other states still have a few districts vap^ing to a lesser degree from the population principle and may be required to correct these defects in future years. The move toward population-based apportionment began immediately after the Supreme Court's landmark 1962 decision in Baker v. Carr and accelerated rapidly following the 1964 Reynolds v. Sims decision that made it clear that not just one but both houses of each legislature must meet the "one-man, one-vote" test. The process of achieving a clear population base of apportionment, however, has not been without political battles of proportions never before witnessed at the state legislative level. In virtually every one of the states where apportionment action oc­ curred, there was a determined but losing struggle by rural elements to retain a controlling voice. But with the prodding of the courts, the vast bulk of the states have moved decisively to change representation to reflect the new urban- suburban majorities. Reapportionment plans have been effected in 49 states since 1962. (Oregon, the only exception, already had strict population-based apportionment.) Where legislatures were hesitant or refused to act, the courts inter­ vened directly to speed legislative action or even handed down appor­ tionment plans of their own. Court-devised apportionment schemes have been ordered into effect in 12 states—Alabama, Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Okla­ homa, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The U.S. Supreme Court itself has been involved in reapportion­ ment cases from 21 states since its 1962 ruling in a case in which the Tennessee General Assembly was being challenged. In addition to Tennessee, the states whose cases have been carried to the high court include Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington and Wyo­ ming. The Textile Workers of America have re-elected William Pollock as president and John Chupka as secretary-treasurer at their con­ vention in Montreal. The dele­ gates approved resolutions calling for a Congressional investigation of the J. P. Stevens Co., the anti­ union Southern textile firm; at­ tacked wage guidelines in the ab­ sence of price and profit limita­ tions; supported pending civil rights legislation and supported the President on Viet Nam while calling for more economic assist­ ance to that nation. AFL-CIO president George Meany has announced a change in the regional structure of the AFLCIO along with the appointment of two regional directors. George Craig has been named director of the newly reorganized Region III and John Schreier, director of Region XI, Michigan. Under the reorganization plan Region II made up of New York and New Jersey will now cover only New York. Region IV, covering Dela­ ware, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia will exclude Delaware. The new Region III, now covering Pennsylvania will include Delaware and New Jersey. Western Greyhound Lines workers have won a six-week strike that granted them wage in­ creases, dental care for office em­ ployees and an employer-financed pension plan. The dental care program was the first in the indus­ try for the 5,500 people employed by the line. The settlement also raises wage rates for the drivers and provides for a managementfinanced pension plan. Women workers now repre­ sent 35 percent of the total work force, according to the Labor De­ partment's new 1965 Handbook of Women Workers. Women workers have accounted for more than 60 per cent of the gain in the nation's work force between 1940 and 1964. Projections indi­ cate that the present 26 million women workers are likely to in­ crease by 41 percent between 1964 and 1980, while male work­ ers will gain only 27 per cent. Half of all women workers are more than 40 years old and nearly 40 percent are 45 or older. Half of all women between the ages of 45 and 54 are in the workforce. Union, Mississippi, was the site of a victory by the United Furni­ ture Workers of America. The union not only faced stiff com­ pany opposition, but also had to contend with harrassment by the Ku Klux Klan. Both company and Klan were repudiated in an NLRB election when the UFWA came out on top 85-42. Klan members spread racist rumors and prevented the union from finding a hall where all workers could meet. Workers solved that problem by meeting outdoors in a field. The company equated a vote for the union as a vote for the NAACP. Workers responded by wearing union buttons on the job. What's the Matter With Uncle Sam? The position of the U.S. as a major polit­ ical and economic power demands that it have a first-rate shipping industry. Instead, it has a fifth-rate industry, and except for the resurgence of shipping activity necessi­ tated by the demands of the Viet Nam con­ flict, its decline would be continuing even now. Foreign maritime nations, which under­ stand the importance of their merchant fleets and are determined to assure their growth and expansion, are not unhappy with the plight of U.S. shipping. In fact they fervently hope that our Government's indifference and sabotage of the American maritime industry continues. They hope for the day when the U.S. flag-ships would be driven from the seas and they could take over its functions and they could deal with the U.S. as a "havenot" nation in respect to a merchant marine and all that it would imply. The attitude of the foreign maritime nations is not difficult to understand. It is based on their own self-interest. What is difficult to accept is that our own Government is pushing us toward the point where, if there is not a reversal of attitude and policy, the U. S. could become a nation without a merchant marine. The basic argument for allowing the mer­ chant marine to dwindle as advanced by the so-called advisors to our Government seems to boil down to "foreign-flag ships are cheaper." Well, so is everything else that is produced abroad. Workers and industries outside the U. S. do not participate in the American standard of living. If the Government atti­ tude toward maritime was extended to other American industries and the concept was to favor foreign industries which produce at lower costs and wages than our own, then you could kiss America goodbye. It is Government's responsibility to pro­ tect the American standard of living and to do so by providing the atmosphere and poli­ cies that makes it possible for every segment of our economy to grow and share in the national prosperity. It applies to maritime as it does to other U. S. industry. A Healthy Reversal The failure to repeal section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act was in part due to the neg­ ative attitude of the nation's press. Too often the editorial pages parroted the management cliches whereby "right to work" was pictured as the last stand for free enterprise in America. Too often there was no presenta­ tion of the labor viewpoint. An editorial entitled "Right to Work Laws a Fraud," which appeared in the Dominion News of Morgantown, W. Va., is a healthy reversal of the standard editorial on 14(b). The News points out that right to work laws do "not give anyone the right to work but rather give him the dubious privilege to be unorganized and at the mercy of any employer." "Right to Work" is a catchy slogan cal­ culated to appeal to the American sense of fair play and the protection of individual rights. In fact the principle of "right to work" is hypocritical doubletalk. It denies the laborer his basic right: the right to organize and bargain collectively for decent wages and conditions. The editorial explains that "the union shop is not compulsory unionism," but rather that it is a "basic principle that a worker benefiting from collective bargaining should pay his share and not become a freeloader." "Right to work" laws, the editorial points out, deny to labor what is unquestioned among professional and business groups. These laws are less than subtle efforts at union busting. The Dominion News has named them for what they are: frauds— frauds perpetrated not only against the work­ ing man, but against the general public. �Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG The we miMA- <• IIUI f! J. i|:" iff A , ' ,1 July 22, 1966 t'i ^ .V ' . • ij ,. " 1 ^ A . ^ �Jnlr 22, 1966 O VER the last twenty years the U.S. economy has been expanding steadily. In 1945, the gross national product was 213.6 billions of dollars; in 1964 the gross national product had advanced to 622.6 billions of dollars. In recent years the gross national product has been increas­ ing at the rate of better than 5 % annually. — In the same period the nation's foreign com­ merce has more than doubled. But the U.S. mari­ time industry has been declining dangerously during this period of boom and prosperity. While there were some 5,(K)0 US ships in 1945, there are today less than 1,000 active vessels. The U.S. shipping industry, like other domestic industries, provides jobs for thousands of seamen and other workers in the building and repair yards and in the many allied and related service indust­ ries. The seamen who man the ships are paid wages based on-the U.S. standard of living. Mari­ time workers and the industry generally contribute to the economy by the payment of taxes to the Federal Government and to states and municipali­ ties. The industry and its workers are an integral part of the American economy. In these respects maritime is like any other domestic industry. I SEAFARERS LOG given a wide range of support by their own govern­ ments to assure that they are able to compete effectively. W HILE U. S. shipping is allowed to suffer and deteriorate from the effects of lower cost, low-wage, foreign competition, most other American industries are protected against such competition by various means, among them protective tariffs—taxes which are placed on im­ ported raw materials and manufactured goods that compete in the American market with Amer­ ican products. This form of protection, in addition to a range of other forms of assistance to assure their con­ tinued functioning, is made available by our Gov­ ernment to virtually every U. S. industry con­ fronted with foreign competition. The qamera manufacturing industry is protected. The watch making industry is protected. So are the drug, plastics, chemical, petroleum, textiles, sugar, wear­ ing apparel, steel and auto industries. Without the tariff and the other forms of assistance and protection which these industries receive from Government, it is certain that they would be in the same danger of extinction that U.S. maritime now faces. TTOW long, for example, could the American XI auto industry survive, if Tower cost foreign cars could be shipped into this country and sold in our cities more cheaply than comparable American cars? Not long. Without the protec­ tion of tariff, Detroit would become a ghost city in no time and American auto workers would be lucky to work a few weeks a year, until the indus­ try disappeared entirely. That is why a tariff is Pmge Nine N an imported watch valued at $10.00 there is a tariff of $2.25, plus 35 % of the value plus 12ViC for each jewel. Thus there is a tax of approximately $3.15 on a watch valued at $10.00. On drugs the tariff amounts to 25% of the value. In many chemical products there is a tax amounting to half of the value of the products. Similar protection is given in the form of quotas and tariffs on sugar and petroleum pro­ ducts. Protection is also provided for the domes­ tic plastics industry, textile industry, apparel in­ dustry, automobile and steel and others. If protective tariffs, depletion allowances, im­ port quotas and other forms of assistance and protection are deemed essential for most Ameri­ can domestic industry, what is the logic and sense in saying that in respect to shipping this nation should depend for the carriage of its foreign com­ merce on foreign flag vessels because they are O cheaper—as many responsible for establishing policy have been ad­ vocating? If the American maritime industry is forced to compete with low cost foreign competition with­ out support or assistance from our Government, then it surely cannot survive. But then neither could any oAer American industry survive if it was forced to compete with low cost foreign in­ dustry without the protections they now enjoy. T is extremely dangerous for anyone concerned with the preservation of American standards to accept the concept that American industry should be protected against foreign competition—• with the exception of the American maritime industry. Such a concept has within it the seeds of destruction of the American standard and the American economy. If the U. S. shipping is cut adrift and allowed to sink for the lack of Government protection, what assurance is there that the same line of reasoning will not be applied next to the camera industry which under such circumstances would also surely die? And then to the drug industry, and to textiles, to chemicals, to wearing apparel land so on, down the line. I N one other respect, however, the Maritime industry is unlike any other segment of our economy. And in this difference lies the rea­ son that the U. S. shipping industry has not been able to share in the expanding Ameriean economy; in fact, while the economy generally expands, while other industries grow and prosper, the U. S. shipping industry continues to decline. The reason for. this difference between the State of the mari&ne industry and other key industries is that our Government does not assist or protect maritime in the same way it does other industries. placed on a foreign made car sold in the United^ States. In virtually every industry the story is Because of its pecuUar nature, U. S. shippings faces problems uiilike those of the rest of the the same. For no U, S. industry can compete economy. For example^ the shipping industry with goods and services from abroad if we are must compete on a more open Gompetitive market to maintain the American standard of living which than industries based and operating in the United: has made this nation a major economic and States.; In seeking cargo in the open marketpolitical power. both in the United States and abroad—American ; The U. S. shipping industry makes an impor­ Our nation is quite obviously determined to vessels>must compete directly with vessels of na­ tant contribution to the American economy and maintain the Americanv standard of living by tions whose crews are paid less than American to the well being of all American citizens. It is protecting domestic industry against the otherwise^ seaman, just as auto workers, textile workers^i : in the national interest that the United States services. '.isteel workers, watch makers, and all other work-^ I have a thriving shipping setup, one that shares ' era in foreign nations are paid less than their For example, on camera equipment brough|£3^ f in our expansion and development as a nation. iitoerican counterparts. in from abroad, tariffs must be paid ranging from Should the American maritime industry he aban­ TMiile the American maritime industry must || 12 to 25 percent of the value of the producti On doned, the effects will not be felt alone by marl' also meet the higher U. S. safety and opera- • a motion picture camera of $:^ value or higher, , : time workers. The whole nation will be affected rion^ standards, it must compete with forei^ - a tariff of 12 to 15 percent of the vahie is im^^ t, and weakened. ijh^^hich„amiiee of these standairia:an^ i|||ased, in addition to $50 per camerav Thttt, Ghp'' The maritime indnstiy's ooe for survival and further able to operate morc <dieaply^|gi^ $100 camcmr;: a nrinimum tariff of ;$70 is ; ii^ ''v-'ilfe'a „ �•?'-1 i. •1" Page Ten Jnlr 22, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG 46th SlU Member Is Lkensed To Sail As Ship's Engineer i I- r -• 1; One of the sharpest critics of United States pol­ fundamental to any kind of disarmament by iieaty icy in Viet Nam is the noted American columnist has long been evident to those who have worked Walter Lippmann, whose articles appear in News­ on the problem. The Chancellor's willingness to week magazine and in hundreds of newspapers submit the whole German military power to inter­ throughout the nation. They are widely read here national inspection is, therefore, as definite an and abroad and many people consider his views on evidence of good faith as it was in his power to international affairs as authoritative. In regard to offer the world. Viet Nam, Lippmann contends that the U. S. ex­ For the address itself, both as to its substance aggerates the threat of Communist expansion and and its manner, there must be a very high degree of Communist China's aspirations to dominate of general approval. The difficulty, which will Southeast Asia. cause the world to be reserved in its judgment, Lippmann's views are no doubt shared by other will come from trying to reconcile it with the Americans, but what makes his particularly sig­ Nazi propaganda, with Herr Hitler's own speeches nificant is that he is, as a syndicated columnist, an in the past, with the recent speeches of some of influence on public opinion. His estimate today of his own ministers, with the ruthless injustice of the character and aims of Communist totalitarian­ the treatment meted out to the German Jews, with ism recalls how he underestimated another totali­ the violence of the attack, as symbolized by the tarian regime—Hitler's Nazi setup in Germany— burning of the books, upon the spirit of peace and back on May 19, 1933. Although it was already international comity. How does one reconcile the clear that Hitlerism was bent on the destruction of genuinely statesman-like address with official words the liberty of minorities and trade unionists, Lipp­ and official actions that have caused consternation mann urged the world to believe that Hitler was throughout the civilized world? There will be some who will say that the address sincere in his desire for peace and urged the world to accept "the evidence of German goodwill and is merely a shrewd maneuver and that it must seek by all possible means to meet it and justify it." be rejected as insincere. I do not take this view. The suffering and destruction that Hitler later The truer explanation, I believe, is that we have visited on the world underscored the error of heard once more, through the fog and the din, the Lippmann's judgment. Lippmann's readers today hysteria and the animal passions of a great revolu­ should weigh his evaluation of Hitler's foreign tion, the authentic voice of a genuinely civilized policy as set down in his article of May 19, 1933, people. I am not only willing to believe that, but reprinted below against his current judgment on it seems to me that all historical experience compels one to believe it. The idea that any people is Viet Nam. intrinsically outcast has no foundation except in ignorance and cupidity. It was an intolerable idea when it was applied to the German nation and It was evident from the first impression of Hen- written like the Treaty of Versailles, and it is an Hitler's speech that he had chosen the path opened intolerable idea when it is applied now by the to him by President Roosevelt, and that the im­ Germans themselves to an integral part of their mediate crisis had therefore been surmounted. A own nation. To deny today that Germany can close reading of the full English text of the address speak as a civilized power, because uncivilized is even more reassuring. In so far as words can things are being said and done in Germany, is in bind the actions of a people the Chancellor went itstelf a deep form of intolerance. Like all in­ further than any one had dared to hope in offering tolerance it betrays a lack of moral wisdom, in specific guarantees that he does not wish to disturb this case the moral wisdom of religious insight the peace. Not only was he definitely reassuring into the dual nature of man. on those very points which are at the root of the Those who have that wisdom will pass judgment European political disorder, but in the manner upon the actions of men but never upon their which he employed to present the German case whole natures. Who that has studied history and no fair-minded person can fail to recognize that cares for the truth would judge the French people the bitter truculence of the Nazi propaganda was by what went on during the Terror? Or the British singularly lacking, and that Herr Hitler remained people by what happened in Ireland? Or the Amer­ strictly within the limits of honest indignation at ican people by the hideous record of lynchings? the injustices and humiliation to which Germany Or the Catholic Church by the Spanish Inquisition? had been subjected. Or Protestantism by the Ku-Klux-Klan? Or the The specific assurances are to be found in his Jews by their parvenus? Who then shall judge discussion of the problem of the frontiers. Thus, finally the Germans by the frightfulness of war after saying that Versailles had failed to find a times and of the present revolution? If a people is solution of the eastern boundaries which "met to be judged solely by its crimes and its sins, all Poland's understandable claims just the same as the peoples of this planet are utterly damned. Such Germany's natural rights," the Chancellor stated judgments can produce only the deepest kind of that "nevertheless no German government will of anarchy. The civilized judgment, on which de­ its own volition break an agreement that cannot pends all the possibilities of a decent human life, be abrogated except by substituting a better one. requires that men, while condemning and resisting However, this acknowledgment of the legal char­ evil deeds, should be unfaltering in their faith in acter of such a treaty can only be a general one. and their response to the healing impulses of their Not only the victor has claims to the rights granted fellow men. therein, but also the vanquished. The right to So the outer world will do well to accept the demand revision of this treaty, however, is founded evidence of German goodwill and seek by al on the treaty itself. As the motif and measure of possible means to meet it and to justify it. He; its demand, Germany desires nothing but the ex­ Hitler has said that "the generation of this youn; periences thus far attained, and the undeniable Germany, which in its life hitherto came to kno findings of logical, critical reason." Unless I am only the distress, misery and woe of its own people, greatly mistaken, this is the most definite pledge has suffered too tremendously under the madness that has yet been given by any German govern­ of our time to intend to inflict the same upon ment that it would pursue its .claim for revision others." It is the intention of the young Germany within the framework of the Covenant of the which Adolph Hitler leads that has troubled man­ League of Nations. For it is in the Covenant, most kind, as the German Chancellor must know from particularly in Article XIX, that the right of the the reports of every honest German diplomat and "vanquished" to appeal to the "findings of logical, emissary in the outer world. He will find that critical reason" is stipulated. the further he can go to prove that it is not the This pledge as to the territorial ambitions of intention of young Germany to inflict upon others Germany was supplemented by a specific offer the misery and humiliation it has suffered, the which is certainly of the utmost importance. This greater will be Germany's dignity and power in, was in the Chancellor's emphasis on that part of the council of nations. For the world, and most' the MacDonald plan, which is also a fundamental certainly the American part of it, desires neither requirement of the French plans, that armaments that Germany should be morally isolated or poli­ should be subjected to international supervision. tically encircled or economically destroyed, and What is important here is that he offered, provided every interest of the American nation is to prevent other nations took a similar position, to submit that from happening. This is not 1914. As world not only the Germany army to international super­ power is now distributed, Germany can become vision, but all the semi-military and semi-official isolated or encircled only in so far as she rejects organizations, such as the Nazi storm troops and the common standards of civilized men and by the Steel Helmets. That such supervision of all deliberate injustice or calculated violence cuts her­ kinds of actual and potential military force is self off from the confidence of mankind. (Continued from page 3) Joseph Zeschitz, 49, an elevenyear union member who sailed as a fireman-watertender; Richard Ranly, 43, who sailed with the SIU for 14 pars in all engine department ratings; William Biskas, 48, a member of the SIU for 21-years has sailed as a fireman-watertender and oiler; Alfred Davis, 35, has been sail­ ing with the SIU since 1962 as its kind in maritime history. It allows engine department seafar­ ers to obtain instruction in pre­ paration for their Third Engineer's License, their Temporary Third Engineer's License, or their ori­ ginal Second Assistant Engineer's Rodriguez Michaels Barnes a wiper, fireman-watertender and tankerman. Jim Smith, 47, an SIU member since 1939 who sailed as electri­ cian; Walter Dawson, 39, a five-year union member, who shipped as a fireman-watertender, oiler and pumpman; Harry Mitchell, Jr., 26, who joined the union in 1964 and sailed as a fireman-watertender and oiler; License in either steam or motor vessel classifications. The training school is opermeals, hotel lodging and subsis­ tence payment of $110 per week while in training. Engine department Seafarers are eligible to apply for any of the upgrading programs if they are 19 years of age or older and have 18 months of Q.M.E.D. watch standing time in the engine Ranly Zeschitz Davis Thomas Barnes, 31, an SIU member since 1956, who sailed as oiler; Thomas Scanlon, 33, a 10-year SIU man, with ratings of oiler and fireman-watertender; William McChesney, 56, fire­ man-watertender and oiler, who has been an SIU member for 15 years. The Seafarers who obtained Dawson their Second Engineers licenses are: Charles Michaels, 50, an SIU member for 10 years, who sailed as electrician; Adolph Rodriguez, 36-years old, who has been a member of the SIU 10 years and sailed as a fireman-watertender. The SIU-MEBA District 2 training program is the first of Biskas department, plus six months ex­ perience as a wiper or equivalent. The joint Union training pro­ gram was instituted to enable Seaated under a reciprocal agreement between the SIU and District 2 of MEBA. SIU men who enroll in the program are provided with farers to obtain their licenses and to help meet the shortage of mar­ ine engineers arising from the Viet Nam crisis. McChesney Smith Mitchell Scanlon The joint SIU-MEBA District 2 licensed engineers training pro­ gram is the first opportunity that unlicensed seamen have had to obtain a license and employment as engineers, at no cost to them­ selves. SIU engine department men in­ terested in the program should ap­ ply immediately, or obtain addi­ tional informatioil at any SIU hall, or directly at SIU headquar­ ters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ lyn, N. Y. 11232. The telephone number is HYacinth 9=6600. CASH BENEFITS PAID Hospital Benefits . . . Death Benefits .... Disability Benefits , Maternity Benefits Dependent Benefits Optical Benefits . . . . Out-Patient Benefits Number of Benefits 6,610 47 870 43 675 966 5,373 Amount Paid 68.541.90 $ 113,020.83 130,500.00 8,507.32 134,726.05 14.510.91 37,899.50 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFiT5 PAID THIS PERIOD 16^)35 $1A>83,806.23 �Jalr 22, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG lod# Pension Possible To The EditoR I have been an SIU pensioner for eight years and I wanted to sit down and write you a letter expressing my thanks and my appreciation to the SIU for maktnjg it possible. Back in 1942,1, and probably most of my fellow seafarets, never dreamed it would someday be possible for a seaman to reI tire on pension. The Union has I made this possible and words cannot express my gratitude. Many dianks to the SBU. William Pat DriscoH LETTERS !f To The Editor • • = fhanks Seafarers For Condolences |To Bie EditoR j I wish to thank all the crewihembers aboard the Canton Vic­ tory for their kindness and the help they extended to me after I the death of ray mother. It l^rtainly was a pleasure to be .jjll; associatedWith them all. BIDIe L. Masoni. Seafarer Criticizes Rsjnaway Shippers To the EdiftKR I read in the last issue of the that Liberia heads the list if ship tonnage lost by wreck foundering. This is sonaeling that should come as no irprise to seafarers. It has long been known that iberia is a favorite haven for idy U. S. shipowners. It is ipt only a risk for them to send argoes on these ships but the :ieamen who sail these vessels do |M> at an unnecessary risk to their |wn liv^s: Many of these ships lire death traps. In addition, ,!|:onditions for seamen and wages ^re way behind the times, i It is time for the United States j|3overnment to close the tax loopholes that permits these ship fowners to run away to Liberia ^nd other runaway flag nations. I The United States also has |the dubious honor of leading the |ist in ship scrapping, another ample of this country's lack f eiSbrt in keeping the Mer;hant Marine among the world's leadei^o.-;;; Altos'^ WStehriDL ieafarersWidovif frat^ul to SIU I T wish to express my fhahks id gratitude to the SIU for the lost sympathetic letter I reUpon the death of my lusband. I would also like to thank the tmion for the death benefit check. jMy son and I deeply appreciate all the kindness and considerar tion extended to us by the union. Mr& Mabdl S, Marini^. Gordon Marbuiy^ Shipping Helpful TotheEdltoR 1 am grateful that the SIU and other maritime unions are doing such a fine job in trying to prod the Government into action on a ; of our merchant fleet. Perhaps, stmn our government officials will come to the realization that our nation needs a Merchant Manne, but for the time being the unions nrust remind the gov­ ernment of the vital role the merchant marine plays in the health and welfare of our coum try. Washmgton has been seem­ ingly indifferent to the future of Merchant Marine and the many men who are dependent on the merchant marine for their liveli­ hoods. I am thankful for the fight that the SIU and other maritime un­ ions are waging is behalf of the American seamen. lohnRawlii^ Praises Alice Brown StewardUepaffmeht To The EdftoR There are two plaques dis­ played on the Saloon mess bulk­ head of the Alice Brown which read; "In recognition of their maintaining the highest stand­ ards of cleanliness and sanitary excellence, and for achieving a perfect score of 100% ." I'd like to use this as the basis for a com­ mendation to the steward depart­ ment aboaid the Alice Brown. In addition, I'd like to say, the officers and crew of this vessel deeply appreciate the high stand­ ards of cleanliness and culinary excellence the steward depart­ ment maintained aboard ship. AtS far as we are concerned, these men are number one. With special emphasis and commendation, to Mr. Woodrow W. (Woody) Perkins, chief cook, who never for one meal let up oh his culinaiy genius hnd who never failed to deliver up an epicurean delight. To quote his motto, "Seasoning is to food as charm Is to a woman. It can only make it better." To a Teal menace to naviga­ tion, the bane of all dieters, Mr. Leon Franklin, for his never ceasing efforts to provide pas­ tries and other delists that both ^ please the palate and broaden the waistline, my genuine vote o| thanks. Mr. Duane Hendricks; genius of the vegetable arts, who mak^ Our canned stuff taste like it came straight from the gar­ den, a full round of applause fpr his efforts. -V,, To all other membera of the steward department, a vote of thanks for a job well done. Since my own personal experience is limited to saloon messman Char­ lie Johnson, I'd iike to say that I have never in all my years at sea been treated so well nor served so well and expertly. I think Charlie is wasting his talents at sea, he should be at the Waldorf Astoria. Don't think that Mr, Brosig, our Chief steward is forgotten. I've saved hira for last. His ad­ ministration has made possible a all the service, good food, good will and harmony throughout his department and reflected throughout the entire ship. I'd like to thank him and wish him well on hjs forthcoming retire­ ment. The industry will lose a good man. . This letter will not only be ; read to the* entire crew aboard the S, S. Alice Brown, but will be .sent to the Seafarer's Log. I want the entire membership:^.!© know and appreciate these men as we aboard this vessel do, L. H. Howard. M ' tf. E. Cohen. Chief Page Eleven WHitmr Of 7965 StU Sthofarship Graduates College WiOi Honors Karen Hilyer, a 1962 SIU scholarship winner, graduated in June with honors from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, N. J., and is now working as an actuary trainee. Karen is the daughter of Seafarer and Mrs. Vincent Hilyer of Bergenfield, N. J. In a letter to the SIU, she ex­ pressed her thanks to the union for "The assistance you have given me throughout my college career. I owe the Seafarer's Union much more than just thanks. I hope I can always honor them by saying they sponsored my college career." Karen maintained a fine scho­ lastic record graduating "Cum Laude." A math major, she minored in English and was a member of the Dean's List. Her hobbies include reading, sports, dressmaking and art. In the sum­ mer of 1964 Karen also took a course in Logic. Karen is a graduate of the Academy of the Holy Angels High School in Fort Lee, N. J. In high school she was president of her art class and won numerous Karen Hilyer, an SIU scholarship winner and a 1966 graduate with awards for her work. Karen was honors from Fairleigh Dickinson University, is shown with her father. also a member of the Catholic Seafarer Vincent Hilyer and her mother, Rita, at h"er High School Youth Organization. graduation in 1962. Karen is now working as an actuary trainee. Karen's father, Vincent Hilyer, The SIU Scholarship Plan is grams of its kind, and Seafarers sails aboard SlU-contracted rail­ recognized as one of the most as well as their children are eli­ road tugs in the port of New York. liberal no-strings-attached pro­ gible to compete for the awards. Hilyer served in the Infantry En­ gineers during World War II. He is a native of New York City. The SIU scholarship plan has been operating on an annual basis for the past 13 years. Of the 68 awards to date 44 have gone to the dependents of SIU men, and 24 have been awarded to Seafarers themselves. Bill Cahlan, ship's quar­ termaster. keeps steady hand on wheel as captain, John P. Emmans observes view on the radar screen. _ Michele Snyder, born June 17, 1966, to the John Snyders, Brooklyn, New York. Car! Edward Willis, born April 10, 1966, to the Thomas Willis, Winnsboro, Texas. <t> Lori Patricia Currie, born May 7, 1966, to the Norman Curries, Baltimore, Md. 4/ June Nandkeshwar, born June 22, 1966, to the R. Nandkeshwars, Brooklyn, New York. — Diann Schrieber, born May 6, 1966, to the A. Schriebers, Biloxi, Miss. — 4/ — Willard Huggins, an oiler' from Mobile, takes advan­ tage of haircutting talents of Robert N. McRight and gets. quick trim. ' iMkBoscin' Tex Alexander I drops by the galley to ' chat with Chief Cook Bill ay thanks of crew for first-rate chow. John Anthony Forhes, bom June 17, 1966, to the John Forbes, Mobile, Ala. Amy Cahral, born June 16, 1966, to the J. Cabrals, Bristol, R.I. — 4^ — James Richard Logan, born June 27, 1966, to the J, Logans, Valley Stream, N. Y. <|> Sheriil Amundsen, born June 24, 1966, to the C. Amundsens, Jif., Port Arthur, Texas. Ray Cranford (standing) pays visit to fellow oiler.; Eddie Wisenhandt, The Seafarers hail from the same area in Alabama, • �!1 Page Twelve July 22, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG FINAL DEPARTURES I When hot weather rolls around, there's nothing like a dip in the pool and that is what the crew of the Alice Brown (Bloomfield) can look forward to, Woodrow (Woody) Perkins informs us. The crew and officers are constructing a swimming pool for the return trip from Viet Nam. This will surely be the favorite form of ^ recreation until the vessel deck department. Mail is coming arriving regularly as the ship heads for Yokohama. A suggestion was reaches Wilmington, N. C., and in regularly. made not to use the galley as a the payoff. A vote of thanks was passageway since it is already Two new additions to the stew­ extended the steward department crowded. for the truly outstanding job they ard department made a big hit with the crew of did, according to the Meridian Vic­ A 16mm sound projector was meeting secretary tory (Waterman), purchased by the crew of the Steel Frank Brink. meeting secretary Recorder (Isth­ Ship's delegate Edward Martin mian) out of the Tom Gannon re­ writes. Eugene ship's funds, meet­ quested seafarers Salvador, chief ing secretary An­ to familiarize steward and gel Seda writes. themselves with Thomas Robin­ Films will be rent­ the shipping rules. son, chief cook ed in San Fran­ Mail was received Robinson Gannon have both done cisco, with the $10 periodically, there fee contributed by were no beefs and only a little dis­ such a fine job that Robinson was voted ship's delegates and Salva­ Seafarers aboard puted overtime. Gannon said the Palmer dor, meeting secretary. The entire the vessel. Meet­ entire crew was cooperative and steward department came in for ing chairman Charles Palmer re­ the trip was a pleasant one. a vote of thanks for the excellent ports the projector cost $250. By­ food they prepared. The vessel has ron C. Barnes, ship's delegate re­ Edward Laroda was elected new been shuttling to Saigon for about ports everything is running ship's delegate by acclamation eight months, now. Robinson re­ smoothly with no beefs. Barnes aboard the Robert ports the crew is hoping a fieet replaced Palmer as delegate, the D. Conrad (Mari­ post office can be set up soon in latter getting a vote of thanks time Operations). Saigon to speed up mail delivery. from the crews for a job well done. Tokyo is a swing­ Some painting is in store for ing port, crew members report the crew of the Wingless Vic­ tory (Consoli­ and they had a dated Mariners), good time while meeting chair­ ashore there. man, M. Casa­ Meeting secretary Smith nova reports. The M. P. Smith re­ ports that the crew is looking for­ messroom, pantry ward to returning to New York and galley are on after visiting Adak, Victoria and the list and deck Panama. Due to a water shortage, department sea­ seafarers aboard the vessel have farers will be Casanova all been doing their part in con­ brushing up soon. serving water. There has been Larry Santa Ana, meeting secre­ some disputed overtime in the tary, writes that chairs in the rec­ reation room have been fixed. Everything is running smoothly and there are no beefs. — 4^ — •fr- — 4^ — Adams Brothers Of the SlU Joseph Vanacor, 36: Brother Vanacor died of a heart attack on April 29, in New Orleans, La. He was a tugboat captain employed by the Coyle Lines. Brother Vanacor was born in Westwe"^ •, La. and resi .d in New Orlta.iS. A member of the SIU Inland Boatman's Union, he last sailed on the MV Mobile. He is survived by his wife, Doris. Burial was in Westwego. 4^ Richard Seiling Please get in touch with your wife, Mary, in San Francisco in regard to your income tax papers, as soon as you can. vl> Peter F. Di Capua Please contact your sisters as soon as possible, in regard to an urgent matter. <1> C. J. Rollins Please contact, Floyd Rollins at 199 Messick Road, Poquoson, Va., as soon as you possibly can. — 4^ — Roland Lanoue Please contact headquarters as soon as possible. They are holding your check from J. H. Winchester & Co., Inc. ItEION f AYOFP? I.EAVE CLEAN SHIP^ 'i Seafarers are reminded that; when they leave a ship after ; articles expire in a foreign port, the obligation to leave a cleeh i ship for the next crew is the same as in any JStateside port^ j Attention to details of house­ keeping and efforts to l|ave quarters, messrooms and other Working Spaces clean will heappreciated by the new crew, it comes One of the problems of being a seafarer is long absences away from home but the crew of the R. E. Webster (Kinsmen) has solved that prob­ lem. The crew has each chipped in a quarter for phone calls, meet­ ing chairman Ro­ Sampson bert Sampson writes. The money was given to Joseph Mikloczak, engine room delegate for safe keeping. Now seafarers can talk to their families on those long voyages. Another item to keep the crew happy is the new coffee urn in the galley, the old one gave it's last cup. Chocolate milk will be provided, awnings fore and aft and two deck benches for the crew. All the com­ forts of the home for Webster crewmembers. 4^ Eddie (left) and shown on Earl's northern in Viet chance meeting Earl Adams are ship, the TransNam after their in a local bar. Two seafaring brothers discov­ ered it's a small world after all during a recent trip to Viet Nam. When Eddie Adams walked into a local bar, he saw his brother Earl having a couple of cool ones. "Boy, were we surprised," Eddie told the Log. Not only was this the first time they had met while shipping out, it was also their father's birthday. "We went to town and had a party," Eddie said. Earl, who was crew messman on the Transnorthern, spent the night on his brother's ship, the Fairisle. Eddie was Bos'n on the Fairisle. "He made me sleep on a cot and on the deck," Eddie relates. Eddie is headed back to Viet Nam as Bos'n on the Southwestern Vic­ tory, while Earl returned home to visit his new bom daughter. Nollie Towns resigned his post as ship's delegate on the Oceanic Cloud (TransWorld) with a vote of thanks from the crew. He wants to give someone else a SIGN LETTERS shot at the job, meeting secretary I'or obvious reasons the i.OG J. M. Nelson re­ cannot print any letters other TOWTIS ports. R. Spencer conimunicatiyns sent ii>' Seaf'tirers is the new ship's unless (,he atithor' signs his name. delegate. Jack Trusclair says all if circumstances jiisiify.'the I'OG hands are asked to keep the laun­ will withhold a signature on re­ dry and recreation rooms clean. quest. There are no beefs and mail is — 4^ — 4^ Hazen Schneider, 60: Pneumo­ nia proved fatal to Brother Schnei­ der, June 10, in Community Me­ morial Hospital, Mackinaw City, Mich. A member of the Engine department, he joined the union in Detroit. He was born in Michigan and resided in Mackinaw City with his wife, Irene. Schneider sailed as an oiler, FWT. Burial was in Aloha Township Cemetery, Sheboygan, Mich. Meet in Viet Joe Balatbat, 62: Heart failure claimed the life of Seafarer Joe Balatbat in Yokahama, Japan, on June 15. A mem­ ber of the engine department, he ^ sailed as a wiper. I\M: Balatbat joined the SIU in the port of Seattle, where he resided with his wife, Iva May. Brother Balatbat was a native of the Philip­ pines. He served two years in the Navy. The body was returned to the United States for burial. 4^ Frank Kubek, 58: Heart dis­ ease claimed the life of Brother Kubek in Bayonne, N. J., June ' 16. He was born in Bayonne, where he made his home with his wife, /'i Hohanna. Kubek = " sailed in the stew­ ard department where he was a chief cook. His last ship was the Linfield. The seafarer joined the union in the port of Norfolk. Burial was in Bayonne. James William Cox, 53: Brother Cox died of an intestinal ailment in Pampanga, Philippine Islands, on March 5. Born in West Virginia, he join­ ed the SIU in New York in 1948. Brother Cox sailed with the Steward de­ partment. He was in the U.S. Ma­ rines from 1937 to 1947. Sur­ viving are his wife, Lottie S. Cox of Baltimore, Md.; and their seven children, Patricia, James, William, David, Lonnie, Marcella and Phyl­ lis. Brother Cox was buried in Fairfield, Calif. — 4.— Frederick Burrus, 39: A heart attack claimed the life of Sea­ farer Burrus on May 21, in Nags Head, N. C. Brother Burrus had sailed in the deck department as a bosun and AB. He joined the union in the port of Norfolk. Broth­ er Burrus was born in Manteo, N. C. He is survived by his fa­ ther, Orlando Burrus of Manteo. Burial was in Wanchese, N. C. — 4^ — Joseph Lae, 49: A nerve ail­ ment caused the death of Brother Lae at the U. S. Public Health Service Hospital in New Orleans, La., May 2 8. Born in New Or­ leans where he made his home, the seafarer sailed in the steward de­ partment. His last vessel was the Alice Brown. He is survived by his widow, Alda. Burial was in New Orleans. John Buttimer, 51: A lung ail­ ment claimed the life of Brother Buttimer at the U. S. Public Health Service in New Orleans, La., March 2. He was born in Georgia > and resided in Mobile, Ala., where he joined the SIU. The sea­ farer sailed in the engine department. Surviving is his wife, Louise. Burial was in the Catholic Cemetery, Mobile. Editor, .-V SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 • 1I • v. • ...l 1 would like to receive the SEAFARERS tO(5—please puf nty I name on your mailing jiist, rtvinf tnfprmoMon) • NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY 4 •. StATE -I : ZIP,I TO AVOID .bWUCATtON!; If y6o ar^ an old subscriber land 6f address, please give your fenner address below: change :j| | ADDRESS ^'7Y K'SHS ^ STATE ZfP,\ I - �Julr 22, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Sill Lifeboat Class No. 155 Casts Off Page Thirteen SIU Man Records Events of Big Blow That Struck His Ship Off Fla. Coast Sailing through a hurricane is a harrowing experience for any seafarer, no matter how many years he's sailed and Seafarer Howard Campbell is no exception. Campbell saw first hand the effects of one of these storms in the Straits of Florida in November, 1963, while sailing in the Deck department aboard the Transeasterri (Transeastern). The seafarer describes his adventures while the Transeastern battled the hurricane. W E started North after picking up a load of fuel oil for the port of New York. The weather coming out of the Gulf was typically Gulf, sunny and rather warm for that time of year. As we rounded the tip of Florida and headed North through the Straits of Florida, the radio operator Recent graduates of SlU Lifeboat Class No. 155 pose for their class photo following graduating ceremonies. The newest addition to the list of lifeboat ticket holders to complete the course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in New York includes (seated, l-r): John Pandermalis, Ellwood Perlie, Randolph Torres and Joseph Zechewitz. Standing (l-r) are: Edward Grindle, Paul Hartwig, Jackie Lee Spencer and class instructor Ami Bjornsson. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), June 19—Chairman, Leyal Joseph; Sec­ retary, Mae Caampued. Ship's delegate reported everythink OK. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Request to have water tanks cleaned, especially drinking water. Crew asked steward de­ partment to improve on the menu. Also that the chief steward be around at mealtime. Request that patrolman con­ tact company and captain about manila Iniinch service which is very poor caus­ ing men to come back late. Crew was requested to keep feet off messroom chairs. Crew was also requested to help keep messroom and pantry clean at night and between watches. Discussion to be careful with washing machine. Motion made to have galleyman put hack on the C3 ships as they are very much needed and creates a lot of hardship in galley at meal time. Motion made to have company live up to the agreement and put a crew TV set in messroom. DIGEST of SIU DEL MUNDO (Delta). February 21— Chairman. E. P. Leonard; Secretary. Michael Toth. Brother Benjamin C. Bengert resigned as ship's delegate and Brother Dominick DeMaio was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. $27.39 in ship's fund. Everything is running smoothly. No complaints. DELAWARE (Atlas). February 13— Chairman. Wm. F. Chapman ; Secretary. J. R. Bgan. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Crew requested to clean washing machine after using. Also to keep screens in portholes and screen doors closed in port. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa). March 5— Chairman. C. E. Turner; Secretary. B. Ortiz. Ship's delegate reported that ev­ erything is running smoothly. Crew re­ quested to cooperate in keeping crew's pantry clean at night. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. BELGIUM VICTORY (Isthmian). March 6—Chairman. Vernon Porter; Sec­ retary. R. L. Huddleston. Ship's dele­ gate informed crew that no action was taken by company regarding mail de­ liveries. Ship has not received any com­ munications from the Union for the en­ tire voyage. COLUMBIA (Oriental) January 16— Chairman. E. Wheeler: Secretary. J. Wong. No beefs reported by department delegates. New trip nothing to report. MEETHSTGS WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metals). February 20—Chairman. P. T. Maldonado; Secretary, W. B. Yarbrough. Every­ thing is running smoothly. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Crew requested to continue to keep ship clean, OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritime Over­ seas). March 2—Chairman. Cecil Wig­ gins ; Secretary, James T. Mann. $44.00 in ship's fund. One man hospitalized in Canal Zone. No action taken on crew's request for installation of pop-up toilet seats, as per order of Public Health. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian). March fi—Chairman. Joe Kramer; Secre­ tary, W. J. Miles. Disputed OT from coastwise trip was sent to headquarters. Two men were hospitalized in Bombay. Crew donated $116.00 to be split be­ tween them. A letter of appreciation was received from both crew members. Motion made that the negotiating com­ mittee request a minimum of two hours for deck department when called to work overtime. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa). March 3— Chairman. Henry W. Miller; Secretary, rr. H. Sanchez. Disputed OT to he taken up with boarding patrolman. Donation taken up for one brother who. left ship due to illness. Motion made that regard­ less of what articles a crew signs, they be paid day for day. CHATHAM (Waterman). March 3— Chairman. M. T. Morris: Secretary. T. A. Jackson. Performing in engine depart­ ment to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Vote of thanks to the steward for getting milk. TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Com­ mercial). March 6—Chairman. H. Har­ row ; Secretary. R. Carrigan. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department. To con­ tact patrolmen regarding duties of stew­ ard utility. DE SOTO (Waterman). January 30— Chairman. William McArthur. Jr.: Sec­ retary. J. F. Castronover. $20.75 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas), March 1.3—Chairman. Thomas Self ; Sec­ retary. Peter Goodzuk. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running okay. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. the machine came to a stop, the ship gave a mighty lurch to port, sending the machine leaping at least 30 feet over all the center deck pipes and ended up lying precariously against the port side safety chains. Just then, the Bos'n, Chief Mate and three day men made a dash for the machine and worked with the greatest speed possible under the circumstances to secure the machine to nearby cleats and anything that was solid and handy. All the time, the ship was wallowing in swells and taking water in great gulps over the bows, but it looked like we were going to save the valuable machine. Just when we thought the situation was under con­ trol, the ship gave a snap type of roll in a great swell that sent machine, cables, lines and everything else, flying in a graceful arch into the boiling sea. Five men came back up quite unhappy that the sea had beat them but fully realizing that the odds had been with the sea all the time. Slowly, almost painfully, we plowed, fought, and at times, it seemed, clawed at the sea to inch our way toward New York. It was still tough eating on the third day of the hurricane, and while the meals were not up to the usual standards of our cooks, they were more than adequate. Indications were that picked up reports of a storm brewing up about the latitude of Jacksonville—we were due up there within 30 hours at our present rate of speed. The Chief Mate and Bos'n were brief and to the point: "Let's get the ship secured and ready for the blow men, for it looks as if we're headed into hurri­ cane force winds." It took no further urging, for all of us m the deck department realized the importance of having a secure ship in such weather. Several hours later the Bos'n knocked off all hands who were not on watch—we had tied, screwed, or bolted down everything that we had any idea might move about in any type sea—much less hurricane force winds. The storm hit us late that night, the first indication for most of us was that the ship commenced to gently roll and the wind came up rather strong. Within a very short time it went from a gentle moan to a rather eerie howl as she made her way through the rigging. The sea of course, as if acting in concert, commenced to show its strength and beauty, as only we would be out of the storm in 24 to 30 hours, so the sea and wind of the Atlantic can. we ate our scrambled eggs, held on to our coffee cups and talked about the weather. Water Breaks Over Vessel The fourth day of the storm saw the sun high in - Even to a veteran seaman,-this is a beautiful, yet the sky and the wind, while still strong was nothing awe-inspiring sight. As we continued on into the more than a good stiff breeze. We knew the storm hurricane, the wind rose to all its mighty hurricane was behind us and within a few hours we would strength and the seas mounted until they easily broke sight "old faithful," Ambrose lightship and start our over the bow. The seafarers in the wheel house some way into New York harbor. We maiJe the lightship 50 feet above the water level were receiving a solid right on the nose that afternoon at 4 p.m. sheet of water every time the ship took her bit of water trying to inch her way forward, and just as Leaves Storm Behind determinedly the sea and winds seemed to be united The sea was now calm and it was hard for us to in a determined effort to drive us back to the Gulf look out at the peaceful section of the Atlantic and of Mexico. realize that just a few short miles down the coast, The first day of the storm we awoke to a dull the other arm of this great body of water was giving gray day with driving wind and a sea that was both the entire East Coast, a real lacing. threatening and aggressive. There was no let-up in the driving intensity of either and our ship rolled and heaved in the giant waves and swells. She rolled and heaved as if she were a small boat instead of the giant super tanker that she was. Late that afternoon one of our big evacuator machines broke loose from her moorings just aft of the forepeak and came crashing to the deck, knocking down everything in its mad dash. Rushing first one way, then the next, depending on the tilting of the ship, the machine made its way over 200 feet. I was in the mid-ship house with some other men, waiting for an opportunity to get down on deck and resecure the machine. I thought she would wedge herself against the house, but no such luck. Just as We tied up at the oil pier about 7 p.m., all our thoughts of the storm gone. Now, all we thought about was getting on land as quickly as we could. However, the storm was still very much in the minds of the Captain and Chief Mate who were busy making out their reports on damage and loss of the evacuator machine. It was said later that damage amounted to $7,000, which we felt was slight, considering the intensity of the storm and its duration. We picked her up South of Jacksonville and did not get out of it until we were just north of Philadelphia. That there was no loss of life, no injuries and slight loss of property was a tribute to both the officers and men abroad this ship. 'ANV> i % �; 0EI, CAMPO a)elta Steamsiip), July 2—Chsirman, N. Hagaa; Secretary, Clay­ ton Thompaon. beefs reported by deck and e&Kine departments. Some disputed OT reported by steward department. Special vote of thanks Btvo to men in deck department for cooperation and fine job. Vote of thanks srive to steward department for job well done. Motion made to send SIU representative to Washington to fight taxes taken from seamans pay. AIXIOA VOYAGER (Alcoa Steamship), July 4—Chairman. McBride; Secretary, i Larry Chapman. Some disputed OT re­ port^ by department delegate. Crew was requested to help keep messhall clean. Galley asked that only the men working in the galley be permitted to use galley. 'FEKN VICTORY (Waterman), July 4 -rGhairman, R. R, Paschal; Secretary, Arthur Coleman. Ship sailed short two men. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew gave vote Of thanks to the steward department. Suggestion made that all new locks be put on the doors to the crews quarters. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Cartiers), June 26 — Chairman, A. J^ Marano; Secretary. B. Mace. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew members said that steward is incapable of performing his job satisfactorily, this matter to be taken up with the boarding patrolman. Motion made that the mem­ bers aboard the Mankato Victory are in sympathy with the British National Union <Mf Seaman and show our symathy by donating 1,000 pounds toward lurclmsing of groeeri^, old clothes for * iildren of striking seaman and furf ^or the fsmiiies of strikers. Being as he main issue of the strike is a 40 hr. eek (which we had far 20 years), we pfeel that the National Union of Seamen ^ave a just cause for striking and the IpITT should come out and give them ;|nora} and financial support. Motion ac­ cepted unanimously. DIOEST of SIU MEETINGS July 22, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen MANHATTAff (Hudson WaUrwiiys), June 20—Chairman, William R. Daviesj Secretary, H. L. Ringo. Disputed OT in engine department. No beefs reported by department delegates. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Oriental), Juno IB—Chairman, J. Dickerson; Sec­ retary, S. Rothschild. Ship's delegates reported that everything is running smoothly. MADAKET (Waterman), May 29 — Chairman, Victor Bernell; Secretary. Clavence V, Dyer. Brother Herbert Laiche was elected to serve as ship's delegate. 68.00 in ship's fund. No be^s reported by department delegates. TRANSGLOBE (Hudson Waterways), June 6—Chairman, J. Kucharski; Sec­ retary, J. L. Gibbon. $28.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made that negotiations be opened for a $60.00 monthly raise. - ROBERT 0. CONRAD (Maritime Operations), June 14—Chairman, G. B. Gapac; Secretary, M. P. Smith. Disputed OT in deck department. Brother Edward Laroda was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made that ship's crew receive bonus due to 10% tons of explo­ sives aboard. CHATHAM (Waterman), June 26"— Chairman, Edward Sherris; Secretary Thomas Jackson. Few hours disputed OT In engine department. IBERVILLE (Waterman). July 8 — Chairman. T. Liles: Secretary, J. Q. Lindley. Some disputed OT reported in engine and steward departments. Bted discussion on the subject of running out of food at meal time. Crew gave vote of thanks to baker. MERIDIAN VICTORY (Waterman), April 9—Chairman, Edward Martin; Sec­ retary, Eugene O. Salvador. Brother Thomas Robinson elected to serve as new ships delegate. Some disputed OT re­ ported by deck and stewards departments. Crew gave vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory CaHfiera), June 89—Chairman. B. Noom^f; Secretary, H. L. Skyles. $5.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reimrted by de­ partment delegates. Discussion held that there isn't enough milk being taken cm board. New ice box needed in the crew messroom. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield). July 2— Chairman, Woodrow Perkins; Secretary, Frank Brink. Request made that aH crew members familiariie themselves with the shipping rules and the new agreement. Grievance concerning launch service for shore leave in Quin Nhon to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Some disputed OT reported by engine department. Steward department extends vote of thanks to the crew for being; appreciative. Vote of thanks to the ste-ward department for job well done. • CALMIAR (Calmar Steai JJO-^haliman, Elbert Hoggs r Secretary, y. Douglas. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Brother !<. P. Ccnticillo! was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Crew is requested to •keep recreation room locked while in GENEVA (U. S. Steel), July li-r; seacB---pott TV must be fixed.'l.'iVv- '"Chahmjan. Richard rHefley;' Shcretaisl Richard Marcucoi. No beefs reported by ' WINGLESS VICTORY (Consolidated department delegate. Vote of thanks Mariners), July 3—Chairman, M. Casa­ given to the steward department for nova ; Secretary, Larry Santa Ana. Ship's •job well done. Also vote of thanks was delegate reported everything running given to the ship's delegate for job; smoothly. Ship sailed short one man. well done. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Paint crew messroom, pahtry and OCEAN PIONEER (Pioneer Tankers) j galley. Check on; washing machine. Keep •January 8—Chairman, J. Selby ; Secre­ door cl<»ed to fengine room on main deck tary, T. R. Sanford. Brother Sanford at all times. Chairs have been fixed in resigned'as ship's delegate and Brother ••recrtation .room; • : . Simmons was elected to serve in his place. No beefs were reported by depart­ DEL AIRES (Delta Line), June 28— ment delegates. Chairman, Frank'B. Rowell ; Secretary, F. R. Charneco. BroJUier Stanley A. VBNORB (VeiiCre), February 18— Freeman whs .elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs rspcrtsd by; Cb.ain«an, Ssbert A. Clarke; Secretary; M. Olsoit- No beafs reported by departi depatimcni delegate. Ship's delegate re­ ment delegates- Some disputed OT in deck; ported that he 'will see patrolman about aud.-sngiue depsrtsneats..; getting crew passageways painted. Vote of thanks given to steward , dqiartment. Vote of thanks was extended from the LINFIELD• • VICTORY^- (Alcoa), FS>-; Steward d^mrtment to the deck depart­ ruary 19i—Chairman, John Nash: Secrev ment standing watch at night for kecptary, Norman D. Tober. No beefs m .;itog ;i«e8«lMdL-'C|ean; i/'-^./V-'^.-Vported Iw department delegates. BvCiyv Hting-;ib;:runn{ng .smoothly,'.; 'STEBL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), June ;j2---<!hairihah, W. J. Miles : Secretary, George Flnklea. No beef# reported by : DEL: MAR,.. . (Delta), v .-^^rch •:;6—Chalr»<' ;depart»jettt delegates. Request made that man, P. Blalaek; Secretary, J. R. John­ hteward put more cups, put at coffee son. Vote of thanks was extended- to tfrwh; Request made to have wind scoops: ^ip's delegate who is residing. Brother put on portholes. Motion made to have J. V. Whalen, Jr., was eiireted to serve phe pmiife of silence for our departed as new ship's delegate. No beefs were brothers. Discussion had em ; menus heresported by department delegates. $l06.94 •ihftMdrinted^JinoTev riesriy.^ • . • in Movie Fund. Schedule of Memberahip Meetingrs SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York . . Aug. 8—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Aug. 9—2:30 p.m. Baltimore . . Aug. 10—^2:30 p.m. Detroit .... Aug. 12—2:30 p.m. Houston . . .Aug. 15—2.30 p.m. New Orleans Aug. 16—2:30 p.m. Mobile Aug. 17—2:30 p.m. Wilmington Aug. 22—2 p.m. San Francisco Aug. 24—2 p.m. Seattle Aug. 26—2 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Aug. 1—2 p.m. Alpena Aug. 1—7 p.m. Buffalo Aug. 1—7 p.m. Chicago Aug. 1—7 p.m. Cleveland Aug. 1—7 p.m. Duluth Aug. 1—1 p.m. Frankport Aug. 1—1 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit . .. .Aug. Milwaukee .Aug. Chicago ... Aug. tSault Ste. Marie Aug. Buffalo ... .Aug. Duluth ... .Aug. Cleveland .. Aug. Toledo Aug. 15—7:30p.m. 15—7:30p.m. 16—^7:30 p.m. Philadelphia ... Aug. 9—7 p.m. Baltimore Aug. 10—7 p.m. tHouston Aug. 15—1 p.m. New Orleans .. Aug. 16—1 p.m. Mobile Aug. 17—7 p.m. • Meetlny held at Labor Temple, Newport News. fMeetinr held at Labor Temple, SanI Ste. Marie, Mich. t Meetiny held at Galveston wharves. DIBECTORYof UNION HAUiS SIU Aflantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Wafers Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRKIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cat Tanaar VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shapard Lindioy Wllllami Ai Tahnar Robtrt Matthswi SECRETARY.TREASURER AI Xarr 475 4ih Ave.. Bvlvn HY ¥-6600 127 River St. EL 4-3616 •BALTIMORE. MD. T2I6 E. Baitiaore St. EA 7.4900 177 Stete St. BOSTON. Maw, ... Ri 2-0140 735 Waihington St. BUFFALO. N.Y. ..; TL 3-92S? ... ¥383 Ewing Ave. CHICAGO, 111. ; SA 1-0733 1420 W. 25th St. CLEVELAND. Ohio MA 1-5430 DETROIT, Mich. ., I922S W. Jefferson Ave; VI 3^4741 DULUTH. Minn. ... E,... 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 P.O. Box 287 FRANKFORT. Mteb. ? 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON. Tex. 5804 Canal St; WA 8-3207 i JACKSONVILLE. FlawSi..2408 Pearl St. . EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N-J. v-..99 Montgomery St. ".,HE3-0I04. MOBILE, Ala. ...W.I South Lawrence St. HE2-I7S4 NEW ORLEANS. La. .. 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va. ..I.,.'........... IIS 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHIUDELPHIA, Pa 2604 S. 4th St. OE 6-3616 PORT ARTHUR. Tax; . . ...1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO. Calif. 350 Frenmont St. ••••;-••.DO 2-4401 ; SANTURCE. P.R; 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 ' Tel. 723rBS94i SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 First Avenue ;• MA 3 4334 ; ST. LOUIS, Mo; 805 Del Mar CE-I.t434 TAMPA. Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229'2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ,. .505 N. Marine Ave. -.•.•.-.••'ir;:-''";;;-':; '•TE,4-2523 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia .. Aug. 9—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) .. Aug. 10—5 p.m. Norfolk Aug. 11—5 p.m. Houston Aug. 15—5 p.m. New Orleans . .Aug. 16—5 p.m. Mobile Aug. 17—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City Aug. 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia Aug. 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Aug. 17—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk Aug. 18—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial WiHkers New Yoric Aug. 8—1 p.m. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS ' . .. FINANCIAL EEPOR'TS, (the cohatitutidn of the SIU Atlantic; Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specifie provision for saf^yuardiny the mcmbewhip'a money and Union finances. We constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee eteeted by the member^ip. All Union records are aysllable af SIU beadquairters in Brooklyn;i: JTBUST, FUNDS. Ail frusi funds of the SIU AtlantJc, Guff; lAkes ahd^^^^^^ i Watein District are administered in accordance with the prdvisioha of various trust ; fnnd aKreemehts. All th^ agreements specify that the trastem in cfuwge of these funds i shall equally eonslet; of union and management representatives and their alternates. I All expenditures add dfsbursmnehts of trust futt'te are made only upon approval |hy a ;m«joidty of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the I headquarters''of :;.the:;'eariotw trust funds-;.' ';:;SHlPPIiSfG,;KlGBiT8. ^Your/shh dng r^hts and seniorit^^re , . _ protected exclusively by the contracts between; the Union and the shipownerd. Get to know your shipping rights; Cdmles of theee Contracts are posted and available id all Union halls. If you feel; there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the' Cdntracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maB, return receipt requested. /n»e proper address.for this is; PAYMENT OP MONIBE.; Hd nidnies are: id hd paid to anyone Id capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt ia: given for .same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reaaon unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be ma& without supplying a receipt, or if a mmnber is required to moke a payment and is given an official receipt, but feeis that he should not have been required to such payident, this should imtuediately, be reported to headquarters. CONSTltUTlONAL BIGtlTS AND OBiaGATIONS. 'The SIU publisbCs evei months in the SEAFAEERS LOG a verbatim copy of Ha constitutioM. In ad< copies are available in alt Union Iddld Ali dmmbeiv sldwId obtain copies of tl^^ constitution so as to familiarise thediselvm with its contents. Any time you fe^ add' member or, ofltc«r Is attempting to deprive you Of any constitdtional right Or d)d& gation by any methUds such as deaiffig with chgigee, trials, rite., «ui well as all ' de^Bs, then the idembmr so afiTected should; Immediately notify beadquartera. ;';RBTIBED SBAFABEES;: "Old-time' SIU'meinberB' diwwidg ;;di8abBity>pension bwuS fits have always been encouraged to continue their union actlrities, including attend^ ance at dtemberiBiip meetings. And like all other SIU memheri) at these Umon mee#; ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service cm rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimcrs cannot takfi shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the lottg-staddlng Union pol«j Battery Flac^ Suite 1980. New York 4, N. Y. icy of atlpwing them to retain their good standidg through tlw waiving of their du«|i FuU :«;Wes of are available to you at all; times, either by ; . EQUAL BIGHTS, AU Seafaren are guaradt^ equal riiihts in employment an|P writing didBcSJy to the union or ; ;a8;;me>dhers; of the SIU. Tb«de righm ire clearly set forth.in the, SIU eonstitdl iuOlWTRACTE. CoideS;^Mt in all SIU halls: Thme sdd in the Contracts which the Union haa negotiated with the; employers, yontracid 'sp«rif> the wages and conditions under which you work and live abOaxd quently, no Seafarer mdy be discriminated against because of race, creed, «doi hip; Know jU)ur contract rights, M asVyoud tditigations, such filing for GT national or geographic origin. If any member feela that.hd; ia denied the <N)oai ridhi n the proper sheets and Id the prpp^ jgumnmr. If; at any ;time, any SIU Patrolman to which be is ^titled, he rd^^ notily headquarters. T other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights propSEAFABEB8 POLITICAL ACTIVITr DONATIONS. One of the bwic rights •ly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. ; S^ifarem di^ td' pnd^ smd political; <d>|iMtivea which will E03TOE1AL POLICY—8BAFABEBS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained '';;tlm;bd»t;lntxsftiM»';'Of;;thdmsBlv««,:;thrit."Yawaies^ To achieve'_ ae^wllshing any urtivlc ssryiss the peliti^l purpo-ss <rf,any individual in the •;;;:dMccri9da,:;tlto.;s Seifdrmf«-';PriitlcaL.:A«liiltir;;;I^ ;:eatahl^ed.: Donations *didd, oifficei' or lOeniher. It has from publtthidg articles; deemed SPAD;;arU tmilrely voluntary and eonsUtate^;funds through vvbich legislative eirmful to the Union cr its ooUactive memhenihip. This estahltobed policy has been piriiticaJ ariiVities are condu bmiefit Of' the mmnbershlp and the Union: If at any Gme a Seafarer fed* that any of the above righta have been viatatad, or that ho haa been donlcd bis cenatltntioaal right of aeeesa te Union reeards or " .'"•iOrindtbsn»;1h»;;shenld;lmmedtately!;rM|%icS^ Pael;HaU .at headqaarteiw; efrtMcd jnail, mmm receipt roqueatad., ^ art's ,t DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin StiH," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiriieys (Distillery Workers) r « ij y 'J I;i HEADOUARTERS ALPENA, Mich. 18—7:30 p.m. 17—^7:30 p.m. 19—7:30 p.m. 19—^7:30 p.m. 19—7:30 p.m. UNFAIR TO LABOR J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) — — Kingsport Press "World Book," "Chfldcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) ^ 1 ) I t i' \ — 4lF — Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) — — (; f 4 Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) ;^ \ 4 s t White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes ... Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) ^ Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Cornish 'Eysmi's Pride Manor House-Safeway Cornish Game-Armour and A & P's SuperRight Cornish Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Wprkmen of N. America) •• V •f <l> Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) i f I I .. t; *• �July 22, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen In photo at right chief cook Santos Reyes (left) watches George Register, AB, lower gangway during Beauregard's recent arrival at Sea Lahd's N. J. terminal. Above, (l-r), SlU representative Bill Hall chats with Floyd Fritz, AB and Register prior to pay off. t' :ll I . I f I } 'i I •• /I Seafarer Luis S. Medina, steward, signs for his pay as steward Howard Robinson looks on. Seated are paymaster Mike Beshada (left) and Mayaguez master J. F. Randolph. Seafarer Andy Lavezoli, AB (right), looks over overtime sheets with SlU headquarters representative Bill Hall (right) and SlU patrolman Freddie Stewart at payoff of the Mayaguez at Port Elizabeth, N. J. The voyage produced no major beefs but there were some questions about overtime that needed some clarification. �SEAFARERSlk^LOG Vol. XXVIII NO. 15 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO For Seafarers in the Deck Department Deck Department Seafarers, here is your chance to get your deck officers license —at no cost to you! ^ If you are 19 yeare of age or over and have 24 months of watch standing time in the deck department ^d an ABs endorsement on your Seaman's papers, you can qualify immediately to prepare for a deck officers license under the new training program offered to Seaifarers by the SIU's Harry Lundcberg School of Seamanship. While you are enrolled in^the program you will be provided with meals, hotel lodging and subsistence payments of $110 per week. You can start the course of mstruction at any time. The period of instruction The training school is located at SIU Headquarters in Brooklyn. HURRY IUMDEBSR® f®"®®*" Of SSAIRAMSHIP Name . Address -»C ^ ^sjumber Book No. . . No. Years Seatlme.. Date Joined SlU Ratings •• AB Bosun. Dk. Maint. Full details and apidicatlons may be ob* talned at any SIU hall w from SIU Head' quarters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Bnxddyn, N. Y. 11232. The telephone number is HYacinth 9-6600. IVfoke your application now! Tim. Slg,n«turo / .,r"•SI • • � 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 July 22, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MARINE UNIONS TEL HOUSE COMMITTEE MARAD MUST BE INDEPENDENT AGENCY PHILIP PEARL IS DEAD AT 62; WAS VETERAN UNION PUBLICIST SIU LAUNCHES PROGRAM TO ASSIST DECK SEAFARERS TO OBTAIN LICENSES SIU URGES FAIR SHAKE FOR SHIPPING IN FEDERAL FOOD TRANSPORT POLICY LATIN AMERICAN NATIONS AID FLEETS THROUGH CARGO PREFERENCE LAWS ONE-MAN, ONE-VOTE RULING COMPLIED WITH IN 46 STATES THE CASE FOR THE AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE WINNER OF 1965 SIU SCHOLARSHIP GRADUATES COLLEGE WITH HONORS SIU MAN RECORDS EVENTS OF BIG BLOW THAT STRUCK HIS SHIP OFF FLA. COAST UPGRADING TO DECK OFFICER’S LICENSE 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 07/22/1966 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. 15 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log