http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/30566e8219887c1f5e825d3ffecd6f93.PDF 157931616ebe5067ecb6abd454f0d0ef PDF Text Text f. SEAFARERSA^LOG Vol. XXViii No. 24 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO R-I'v ;• '.«• >.t ' AFL-CIO Foreign PoHdes CaAtrseJ By Cxet. Coumil Page 3 iiilillPil'I ISssf^ J- SIU States Oppmitieu Te Appreutke Engineers Bating ""•P: *•"> Page 3 ~ , J. -i lOSth Seafarer Passes CC Exam tor Engineers License ?~ jSsfSs^S ti'-'I'i'- <- 1' , ^ I ' It,-. ' '.• t >1•"( L ' '/^y ^ Page 3 ] ' • - I pX-i • 3,^ SlU-MnnnedSteei Navigator AiM Tanker Resaie EHert ' •Lib:?/ Page 2 ^ f H®; F ',., V, ' ^ . .' r> w ' ;/ --'• I r \ •- » , ,1^* ^ 'Layoff Notice'Dispute Stalls End of SIU Tngmen's Strike Page 3 12 Seatrain Slips Chartered By MSTS Fer Three Years Page 3 High Drag Prices Subject Of US. Gov't Investigation Page 4 Chicago Packers '04 Strike^ Sgarred Novel The Jangle' Page 6 �Page Two November 25, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG SlUNA Stafl Officers Uunch New Pjiarmaclst Mate Training Facility NEW YORK—The SIUNA-affiliated Staff Officers Association formally dedicated i^ new Pharmacist Mate Training School recently, at the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Stapleton, Staten Island. The first class of 30 pursers has opment of the training program. The ceremony marked the Graduates of the school will be already been enrolled. They will start of an intensive nine-month certified by the Coast Guard. In­ not reside at the hospital but will medical training program de­ structors will be members of the receive a per diem allowance con­ signed to give pursers the skills of staff of the Stapleton Hospital, tributed by the SOA and the De­ physicians assistants. The first class both doctors and nurses. In addi­ partment of Labor. The funds of 30 pursers is already enrolled.. tion to the nine-month training for the school's operation will All of those who successfully course, purser-pharmacist mate come from the Federal Govern­ complete the course will be certi­ graduates will have special train­ ment, though the New York State fied by the U.S. Coast Guard as ing for shipboard conditions and Board of Education and the Pub­ pharmacist mates at their gradua­ will be qualified to handle radio lic Health Service will provide the classroom facilities. tion. The school is being con­ pratique. • ducted jointly by the Staff Officers' Association. and the government in an experimential project that may provide a prototype for a vast medical training program for ci­ vilians.in other industries and pos­ sibly government employees. Speaking at the dedication cere­ monies, SOA Secretary-Treasurer Burt Lanpher described the new program as one that would bene­ fit not only SOA members by up­ grading their skills but would benefit "the entire fleet and the men that go to sea . . ." The Union put up more than $100,000 of its own funds to help get the new training facility under way. Dedication day of the reinstituted purser-pharmacist mate pro­ gram, which became extinct fol­ lowing World War II, culminates more than two years of a vigorous campaign by SOA officers. The school, which offers new Purser Jean Van Geuns (seated), enrolled in first class of the new opportunity for job advancement, Staff Officers Association Purser Pharmacist Mate Training School, represents a victory for the union which has labored arduously receives instruction in proper use of a microscope. Looking on are through a maze of red tape and (standing, left to right): SOA School Director James R. Oliver, a labyrinth of inter-connecting purser-student Harold Putnam, SOA Secretary-Treasurer Burt Lanpher, Federal, state and local agencies. and USPHS director of pharmacist mate school Carnick Markarian. The program will be conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Public Health Service under the immediate supervision of Dr. Thomas Shinnick and the New York State Board of Education under the direction of Dr. John NEW ORLEANS—SIU crewmembers manning the Steel Nav­ Leslie. It is a joint project with the Union, the New York State igator (Isthmian) participated in a dangerous rescue' effort last Board of Education and the Fed­ month as they attempted to rescue victims trapped by a fire aboard eral Government sharing in devel- the Gulfstag, a tanker owned by "They took the boats right the Gulf Oil Company. alongside the ship where the fire The Gulfstag had burst into was confined at the time, to the flames in the early morning hours stern section, and they searched SEAFARERSmLOG of Oct. 24 while 60 miles off Mor­ each of the lifeboats adrift from gan City, La., in the Gulf of the Gulfstag for men." Nov. 25. 1966 • Vol. XXVIII, No. 24 Mexico. The heat of the fire was severe Official Publication of the The Steel Navigator was six and the smoke from the blaze in­ Seafarers International Union miles away from the stricken ves­ of North America, hibited rescue efforts. The flames sel when it received a request from Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes might have touched off the cargo the Coast Guard to respond to the and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO SOS cry from the Gulfstag. The of oil at any time, blowing every­ Executive Board Steel Navigator proceeded full thing in the vicinity to bits. The oil tanker itself was just about PAXIL HAIL, President speed ahead in search of the EARL SHEPARD CAL TANNBR destroyed, seven men are believed Exec. Viee-Pree. Vice-President tanker. LINDSEY WILLIAMS AL KERR As the Navigator approached dead, and three others suffered Sec.-Treas. Vtce-Presufent serious burns. The SIU men who the oil tanker, Capt. James RediROBERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President can ordered lifeboats over the participated in the rescue attempt were unharmed. HERBERT BRAND side and 12 members of the crew Director of Organizina and The incident brought to mind Publications volunteered to man them and another rescue attempt by crewManaging Editor Art Editor search for survivors of the Gulf­ MIKE POLLACK BERNARD SEAMAN members aboard the SlU-contractstag. Assistant Editor ed Steel Maker last January. NATHAN SKYER Stag Writers The lifeboat crews from the In an angry sea with waves run­ Steel Navigator included SIUPETER WEILL PBTEB WEISS members T. Tomczak, AB; U. S. ning from forty to fifty feet and ED RUBBNSTEIN Veach, AB; B. Kitchens, Bosun; winds blowing near hurricane C. M. Gigantille, deck; E. Car- force, the Steel Maker pulled from Pskllshsd kIwMkly it 810 Rkods lilind AVSRH reras, FWT; Jose Sanchez, Wiper; the ocean four Spanish seamen N.E., WathlDitss, D. C. 20018 ky ths Seafir•rt intsrnitlonil Union, Atlintie, Golf, Lakeo L. J. Kubecka and his brother, who had foundered on the stormand Inland Witon Dlitrlct, AFL-CIO, 675 Foirtb Annao, 8rooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tol. T. W. Kubecka, both Wipers; and swept waters in a tiny raft for HVaslntk 9-6600. Ssoond clais ysotaio paid more than seven hours. Steven O'Brien, Messman. at WaiklnitM. 0. C. The men who were rescued had The Navigator's chief engineer, NSTaAtTEB't ATTENTION: Forai 3579 lardi obofld ko ooat U Ssafarsn Intornatlonal Ernest C. Goldsmith, described escaped the stricken vessel Monte VslM, Atlaatio, Golf, Latos asi Inland Waton DMriat AFL-CIO, 675 Fonrtk Annao, Orsskhow the volunteers "weren't con­ Palomares caught in a North At­ lys, N.Y. 11292. cerned with their own safety; they lantic storm about 900 miles east were just out there to save lives. northeast of Bermuda. JLifeboat Crew From SlU Ship Aids In Burning Tanker Reseue Attempt Report of International President by Paul Hall Maritime labor has fought many battles in recent years in its attempt to halt the headlong decline of the maritime industry and revitalize the American merchant fleet. Seldom has the importance of a campaign been as evident as the successful struggle waged by the SIU and other maritime unions that resulted in the removal of the Maritime Administration from the new Department of Transportation. Had maritime labor not fought against MARAD's inclusion, the recent appointment of Alan S. Boyd to head the new Transportation Department might have represented a major setback for the future of the American Maritime industry. The recommendations of the Interagency Maritime Task Force Re­ port, sometimes called the Boyd Report, show that Boyd, who headed the committee that formulated the Report, does not fully understand and is not in sympathy with the desperate plight of the American maritime industry. Put into effect, the recommendations of the Boyd, report would result in the death of the industry. It can be assumed that if the Maritime Administration had been included under his jurisdiction as part of the Transportation Department, those recom­ mendations would bear heavily on his attitude toward the U.S. mer­ chant fleet. Maritime labor's campaign, aided by legislators interested in preserving the maritime industry, prevented this from happening. However important maritime labor's successful campaign to exclude MARAD from the new agency has proved, it represents merely a hold­ ing action to prevent further serious injury to the industry, which is already sick and desperately in need of aid. Maritime remains confronted with many serious problems that must be faced squarely and solved. Proposed solutions have been submitted by the SIU and other maritime unions, many of which are reflected in the report prepared by the President's Maritime Advisory Committee. These are creative, practical solutions geared to the needs of maritime and would go a long way towards halting the continuing decline of the industry and would make a substantial contribution in creating a strong, healthy American-flag merchant fleet adequate for the nation's commercial and defense needs. It is. in this area where maritime labor must continue to struggle— to bring about the adoption of a new policy toward maritime, a policy geared toward the growth and expansion of an industry which is vital to any nation's economic well being and defense capabilities. • • • The new Purser Pharmacist Mate Training School recently inaugu­ rated by the SIUNA-affiliated Staff Officers Association is a big first step toward insuring better health and medical treatment for every American seaman, and further, for everyone who goes to sea aboard an American-flag vessel—seamen, officers and passengers as well. As SOA Secretary-Treasurer Burt Lanpher pointed out at the dedi­ cation ceremonies for the new school, too many life and death races at sea have been lost, too many American seamen have had to be left in foreign hospitals, too many seamen have been disabled because of the lack of medical care aboard American-flag vessels. As a result of the new SOA Purser Pharmacist Mate training facil­ ity, American seamen can look forward to a day when no Americanflag ship puts to sea without a trained pharmacist mate on board. But even the shorter-run gains in health and safety for every American seaman will be immense. Through the training in medicine and radio pratique provided through the new training course, purser-pharmacist mates will be able to provide invaluable aid to sick or injured crewmembers of vessels which do not yet have such trained men aboard. It is also important to note that this long-standing void, in shipboard medical training is finally being filled through the efforts of an Ameri­ can labor union, which had to fight a long, uphill struggle and put up its own funds to bring this worthy and long-needed program to reality. In this case, as in so many others through the years, it has fallen to the American labor movement to initiate important health and safety programs which "have otherwise been ignored. Also of great importance is the fact that the new Purser Pharmacist Mate Training School is being conducted jointly by the SOA and the government in an experimental project that may provide the prototype for a vast medical training program for civilians in other industries and for government employees. This union-initiated program might then someday benefit the health and welfare of millions upon millions of Americans whose medical needs, in this richest of all nations, are often shockingly neglected. Smoke billows from stern of oil- tanker Gulfstag, which burned in the Gulf of Mexico. Rescue attempts by SIU crewmembers of Steel Navigator, who rode right next to the flaming ship and hunted the sea for survivors from Gulfstag, were fruitless. �November 25, >1966 AZ 12 Seatram Ships Chartered By MSTS For Three Years WASHINGTON—The Military Sea Transportation Service has chartered 12 vessels from SlU-contracted Seatrain Lines for the worldwide transportation of military cargoes. The recently concluded con­ tract has been described as the be maintained and expanded with three vessels—two newly con­ largest charter of commercial verted ships with double the ca­ tonnage in a bloc in the history of pacity of older tonnage and one MSTS. The 12 vessels will be older vessel. under charter for three years at Service between Edgewater, a cost to MSTS of $106 million. N.J. and Texas City, Texas, will The deal includes three vessels be temporarily discontinued how­ already chartered by MSTS last ever, he said. This coastwise serv­ May, five additional existing Sea- ice has been maintained in the train vessels and seven Mission past with two vessels. type tankers allocated to Seatrain Three of the Mission type tank­ by the Government earlier this ers involved in the charter are year and now undergoing con­ presently undergoing conversion version. at the Maryland Shipbuilding and By means of the charter, MSTS Drydock Company in Baltimore. is reportedly seeking a "multi­ Four others are being converted purpose" cargo system with the at the Newport News Shipbuilding ability to transport anything from and Dry E)ock Company at New­ conventional general cargo to car­ port News, Virginia. go in containers and wheeled and Three or four of the chartered tracked vehicles, including rail ships are scheduled to start work­ cars. ing for MSTS before the end of A Seatrain spokesman said the the year, with all 12 ships expected line's Puerto Rico service will not to be ready for military duty by be affected by the charter and will next June. SlU Boatmen Stand Firm layoff Notke' Dispute Still Stalls Coding of Baltimore Tag Strike BALTIMORE—The SlU-Inland Boatmen's Union strike against three Baltimore tugboat companies is headed toward its seventh wee^. Both sides met for just an hour with a f^eral mediator on November 16th, their first con-^ frontation since October 18th when the companies walked out on a Union committee. The recent meeting was ended by the mediator, who called a re­ cess until further notice. The Union's major demand is for the companies to give each man at least a 24-hour notice be­ fore a layoff. This provision is al­ ready standard for SIU tugmen in Philadelphia. During the past year Seafarer Ellis Cottrell recently tugboat men in Baltimore were became the 105th SIU man to laid off from 20 to 30 working be issued an engineer's license by days apiece. The Union contends the Coast Guard after attending that the company knows the port the training school jointly spon­ conditions and manpower require­ sored by the SIU and District 2, ments as much as a week in ad­ the Marine En­ vance and consequently there's no gineers Beneficial reason, they believe, for a man to Association. have to report to work daily, not Brother Cot­ knowing if he will be hired and/or trell is 39 years compensated for being there. old. He joined SIU Vice President Robert A. SIU in 1961 and Matthews, who is coordinating shipped out as an strike action with SIU Vice Presi­ oiler and FWT. dent Earl (Bull) Shepard, said that Cottrell Seafarers who "the companies flatly refuse to dis­ enroll in the pro­ cuss this and there exists the dead­ gram are able to take any of the lock in our talks. The company upgrading courses offered at the wants a unilateral right to tell a Engineers School if they are at man when to go on and off the least 19 years of age and have 18 payroll. Wages are not a basic months of Q.M.E.D. watch stand­ issue. Conditions of employment ing time in the engine department are." plus six months experience as The Baltimore strike began Oc­ wiper or equivalent. The school tober 12th, following a strike vote offers qualified instruction in pre­ by the membership. The three paring for Third Assistant Engi­ struck tugboat companies are the neer, Temporary Third Assistant Engineer, or Original Second En­ Balcer-Whiteley Towing Co., the gineer's licenses. Baltimore Towage and Lighterage SIU engine department men Co., and the Curtis Bay Towing who have the necessary require­ Co. ments and who want to enroll in The strikers are determined to the. school can obtain additional remain out as long as necessary, information and apply for the though they v.'ilj continue to dock, course at any SIU hall, or write and undock, without pay, any ship directly to SIU headquarters at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, certified by the Maritime Admin­ N. Y., 11232. The telephone num­ istration as a military cargo vessel bound for Viet Nam. ber is HYacinth 9-6600. 105th Seafarer Passes Engineers License Exam I ' SEAFARERS LOG Page Three AFL-CIO Foreign Policies Reaffirmed After Review By Executive Council WASHINGTON—^The AFL-CIO Executive Council has unanimously re-endorsed the federatkm's positions on foreign policy developed since the merger as "sound" and "justified by events." The coiuicil's review of position statements and convention actions on international affairS'opened its fall meeting here. The day- ^ long discussions on 19 (fifferent Economic Asisstance and Devel­ Trade Secretariats. opment; Support Development of The review of international af­ items making up the AFL-CIO's Democracy and Effective Free fairs was placed on the meeting comprehensive views on foreign Trade Unions in Africa, Latin docket at the request of Vice policy brought the conclusion by America, etc.; Support the United President Walter P. Reuther, but the council that labor's positions Nations; For National Defense, Reuther did not attend the session, "have stood the test of time." NATO, Disarmament and World wiring that he had to attend in­ The three-day meeting also took Peace; For German National Re­ stead a meeting of the Auto a detailed look at the results of unification in Freedom and a Free Workers executive board. Meany the 1966 election and the makeup and Secure Berlin. noted in reply to a query that of the 90th Congress. Despite the Changes Behind the Iron Cur­ Reuther had participated in the difficulties posed by liberal losses, tain; "Peaceful Co-Existence," work of the council and all AFLthe council said, the accomplish­ East-West Trade; Free Trade Un­ CIO conventions that had adopted ments of the 89th Congress must ion Exchanges with State Com­ the policy positions and had been be both "protected and broad­ pany Unions; Recognition of Com­ • recorded as in support of all of ened." (See Story P. 4.) munist China and Admission to them. He noted that Reuther had dif­ The council also voted support UN; Sino-Soviet Differences; Viet of strike and bargaining objectives Nam; Santo Domingo; For Peace fered with the majority of the of a number of affiliates and dealt and Social Progress in the Middle council on the protest walkout by with internal matters of charter East; Support Expanded Interna­ worker delegates to the ILO con­ application and requests for finan­ tional Trade and Reciprocal Trade vention earlier this year, but that Agreements; ILO; Build and was the only difference he was cial aid. Strengthen ICFTU, ORIT and aware of. On international affairs, the council noted that tho AFL-CIO has continually re-evaluated its At Washington Hearing positions for the past 11 years and "will continue to do so." It de­ clared that "our judgment in all cases will continue to rest upon our unalterable devotion to free­ dom for all men in all places at all times." WASHINGTON, D.C.—Spokesmen for the SIUNA told a public Meany added that the review produced the conclusion that there hearing conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine has not been a single thing that Council in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 22, that they were opposed the AFL-CIO has said in the past to the establishment of a new ^ within weeks, rather than the 11 years ''that we wouldn't say apprentice engineer rating for years proposed in the programs of again." He reaffirmed that the seamen. the licensed unions which have policies have stood "the test of The SIUNA presentation was requested these changes. . . . time." given by SIUNA President Paul "Certainly, it would be far more The positions and actions re­ Hall, SIUNA Vice President Wil­ in the national interest, and in the viewed by the council included; liam W. Jordan, who is also presi­ interest of effective participation Basic Intimate of International dent of the SIUNA Marine Fire­ of the merchant marine in the war Crisis; Struggle Against Colonial­ men's Union on the West Coast, effort, if the Coast Guard were to ism; Support for Programs of and Fred Farnen, secretary-treas­ support present programs for the urer of the SIU-Great Lakes Dis­ upgrading of unlicensed engine trict. room personnel to licensed engin­ The SIUNA position stated, eers' ratings rather than approve "we of the SIUNA would consider programs which would threaten any attempt to place any of these the effectiveness of, and create apprentice engineers aboard any conflicts with, existing programs. "Coast Guard recognition of vessel having a collective bargain­ ing agreement with any of our affi­ time spent as an apprentice engin­ liated unions as an attempt to in­ eer could therefore lead only to a BALTIMORE — Rusting and fringe upon our jurisdiction and downgrading of the enviable rec­ ord of skill, efficiency and safety listing badly, the former Cuban to violate our contracts." The SIUNA stated, "That ap­ established by the present corps freighter Ciudad de la Habana (the ex-Canadian Challenger), proval by the Coast Guard of this of marine engineers and cause which was struck by the SIU in new classification of apprentice deterioration in the productive 1957 and has remained at Balti­ engineer would serve only to quality of the American-flag fleet more since 1958 without moving, foment jurisdictional disputes be­ while at the same time increasing will be sold at public auction by tween the licensed and unlicensed its cost of operation," the union's the U.S. Marshal on November unions and to precipitate possible statement concluded. Following the hearing, SIU tie-ups or delays of American-flag 29. The Habana and seven other merchant ships at a time when President Paul Hall said, "the freighters once owned by the SIU they are critically needed for the fundamental issue here is the pro­ tection of the jobs and livelihoods of Canada-'contracted Canadian Vietnam war emergency." of the unlicensed members of the The union said that "it must be National Steamship Company and engine department on all Ameri­ recognized that the largest single manned by Canadian Seafarers, were struck in 1957 in a straight­ source of skilled, reliable and effic­ can-flag vessels. "Any tampering with the pres­ forward dispute over wages. Ca­ ient licensed engineers for the Am­ nadian National then sold the erican-flag merchant fleet has trad­ ent ship personnel structure as vessels to Flota Maritima Brown­ itionally been the pool of un­ suggested with the apprentice en­ ing de Cuba which attempted to licensed engine room personnel gineer proposal, obviously threat­ operate the ships on a Great Lakes coming up through the ranks from ens the security of unlicensed sea­ to Cuba run with foreign scab wiper through various Q.M.E.D. men in general and unlicensed en­ gine-room men in particular," ratings." crews. "Moreover," the union's state­ Hall said. Seven of the vessels remained Hall added that "aside from the tied up in Halifax, Nova Scotia. ment continued, "it is estimated However, in spite of the SIU that there are at least 2,000 skilled threat to unlicensed seamen's jobs picketlines, a Cuban crew was unlicensed engine room men avail­ inherent in the proposal, it is ren­ flown in which took the Habana able today, with years of experi­ dered even less judicious by the to Baltimore where she was pick­ ence in Q.M.E.D. ratings, who fact that there are workable alter­ eted by the SIU at the Maryland possess all of the necessary Coast natives that are of greater bene­ Shipbuilding and Drydock Com­ Guard qualifications for an en­ fit to all concerned—the seamen pany. Shipyard workers honored gineer's license; and the unions involved, management and gov­ the SIU picketlines, refused to representing these men have pro­ ernment. It is hoped that this issue touch the vessel, and she has re­ grams for upgrading such qualified can be resolved by the interested met! to licensed engineers' ratings unions in the proper atmosphere." : mained in Baltimore'ev?r since; 'J ! ' SlUNA Declares Its Opposition To Apprentico Cnglneer Rath^ * t f •f- Ship Straek By SIU la 1957 Up Fw Auction 1 IS: I �Pace Four SEAFARERS LOG J Legislative Gains Must Be Protected, AFL-CiO Urges At Council Meeting J November 25, 1966 The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area WASHINGTON—The accomplishments of the 89th Congress "must be both protected and broadThe strike by the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union against three tugboat end," the AFL-CIO Executive Council declared, d ;spite the difficulties posed by the results of the companies in the Baltimore area is one of the best examples of union elections. solved," the council declared. by adoption of federal standards. solidarity that you will see. SIU Baltimore tugmen are determined to Terming the 89th Congress Commenting on the elections Meany acknowledged that the out­ stick this strike out until they win the same rights enjoyed by their " the "most progressive" in his­ and the outlook for the 90th Con­ look for repeal of Section 14(b) fellow SIU tugmen in other cities. In addition, many other unions in tory, the council said the laws gress at a press conference, AFL- of the Taft-Hartley Act was the Baltimore area have given their support to the strike and are helping out in any way possible. enacted must be safeguarded CIO President George Meany "pretty dim." ><S>especially "against the strangula­ made these points; • The AFL-CIO is never satis­ New York as steward aboard the St. Christo­ tion of inadequate appropria­ • Organized labor may not fied with the status quo in terms Twenty-eight year SlU-man, pher, a ship that spent a good tions." "move as fast" in legislation terms of legislative and political pro­ Dewey Daughfrey was by the hall while shuttling about the Persian Acknowledging that the elec­ as a result of the elections, "but grams. recently and ran into some old Gulf. Also happy to be stateside . tion has made this job more dif­ we will keep moving." • COPE did a good job in the friends. Dewey, whose last ship again is Joseph Robertson. Joe ficult, the council pledged that or­ • It will be more difficult to elections, but despite its efforts was the Texas sails as FOWT. was away from the home port for ganized labor will not "shirk" its get good legislation from the 90th "some of our members" did not John Flannery enjoyed his last five months going to and from ^ job in this regard. It noted that Congress. vote for labor-endorsed candi­ ship, the Louisiana, on which he Rotterdam on the Globe Carrier." there is also unfinished business • The AFL-CIO has lived with dates. A detailed analysis is now sailed A. B. John's been a mem­ He's taking a little rest now but.. from the 89th Congress that adverse congresses before and de­ under way of the election results, ber of the SIU for 26 years. will be ready soon to ship again. should be completed by the 90th ° spite the loss of liberal strength in especially in areas where large Roland Grigg has been check­ Tom Stubb's new motorcycle is "• Congress. the new Congress there is "some­ numbers of union members live, ing the boards seeking a follow-up getting some exercise. Tommy The election results, it said, thing to build on." to determine why labor-backed to his fine trip on the Bradford hopes that this one will last longer " have not changed the problems • Organized labor is neither candidates did not get as high Island. than his previous motorcycle, ^ that face the nation—poverty, pessimistic nor optimistic about a percentage of the votes as in Arthur Ballu was with Dewey which enjoyed a life of just two . racial discrimination, improved the new sessions starting in 1967, previous years. Daughfrey on the S/T Texas. education, inequities in labor laws and it will fight to implement ap­ • Labor is concerned about Arthur is looking for a run to a months. He's a 12-year SlU-man who most recently sailed as oiler and the challenges posed by an propriations for programs adopted proposals to enact compulsory ar­ nice warm climate in order to es­ on the Duval. urban America. While some of by the 89th Congress, revive the bitration legislation. Meany re­ cape those northeast winters. these problems have been amelio­ campaign for overhauling the un­ affirmed labor's historic opposi­ Philadelphia rated "none of them has been employment compensation system tion. The City of Brotherly Love has enjoyed some fair shipping of late. To Keep Medicare Drug Costs Down Raymond Kroupa registered at the hall recently and chatted with some Seafarer buddies. He's a i 4-year SlU-er who last sailed in the deck department of the Ames Victory. George Barnes intends to stay Robertson Klllegrew on terra firma until after the holi­ Baltimore days, at which time he'll pack his Activity has been lively for the r 11 he high cost of prescription drugs and the that the drug industry "has sought ways to ease gear and get ready to ship out past two weeks with 8 ships paid X move by the Johnson Administration to do the Government criticism of high drug prices paid again. George's last ship was the off, 7 signed on, and 7 in-transit. ^ something about it have thrown the drug by Federal programs while urging Congress to Globe Carrier. The outlook for the coming two-.,' Dimas Rivera, a 23-year SIU industry into an uproar. keep hands off the industry." week period looks very good. veteran who last sailed in the deck The $3.4 billion-a-year prescription drug mar­ One drug company was reported offering to James M. Rogers who has beenket is heavily dominated by a few big manufac­ provide a 25 percent discount to the nation's department of the Alcoa Trader, sailing engine departmtent for 25 spent the summer months at home. turers. hospitals on all the company's prescription drugs I^mas is all ready to ship out years, paid off the Ames Victory Some years ago the late Senator Estes Kefauver used by Medicare patients during their hospitaliza­ again. about four months ago, and is (D. Tenn.) exposed the fantastic "profits in pain tion. Part of the discount would be passed on to back at the hall studying the board Boston now. but legislation to take action a^nst die industry the -Federal Government. Shipping activity out of BeanH. Arlinghaus, who has been , was watered down to become almost meaningless. The company announced its discount in 300,- town port has been somewhat slow sailing deck for 22 years, recently, Now the issue is rising again. 000 letters to doctors so the medical men would this past period, though we expect paid off the Alcoa Mariner fol­ One reason is that under Medicare the pro­ prescribe the firm's drugs. it to pick up in the coming one. lowing two Vietnam runs. He grams will finance purchase of some $200 million We've had the pleasure of seeing took some time off before ship- ' To forestall Federal action, the drug manufac­ in drugs next year. If, as many Congressmen pro­ several veteran Seafarers around ping out as A.B. on the Sacra­ turers are placing ads in Washington, New York the hall lately. Twenty-three year pose, the financed drugs are extended from just and Chicago newspapers and other publications. SlU-man Benjamin Bmidreau who mento bound for India. in-hospital use to outcare use as well, it could Jim McDonald, a 20-year SIU They claim that while the cost of living has gone last shipped out on the Baltimore mean that the Federal government would have man in the engine department, , up, prescription prices have actually dropped 9 as OS, enjoyed a vacation tour of about a $400 million annual investment in the has been around the hall waiting .. percent from what is described as the "1957-59 Canada and Nova Scotia and is for a deck engineer's slot on a cost of pharmaceuticals. back in Boston now ready to ship. Calmar ship. His last ship was base" price period. Orders Inquiry One Seafarer raring to beat it the Marymar. Jim commented • The Senior Citizens decided to make its own Recently, President Johnson ordered an imme­ study. It "found that the cost of average new out of Beantown in advance of a on how pleased he is with SIU diate inquiry into the high cost of medical care. prescriptions had actually risen some 15 percent frigid New England winter is vacation and welfare benefits. The study, now being conducted by the Depart­ during the period the Pharmaceutical Manufac­ Edward Killigrew. Ed's last ship Puerto Rico was the Transeastem on which he ment of Health, Education and Welfare, will turers Association claims prescription prices sailed as A.B. Tropical weather is Minimum wage rates in P.R. cover drugs as well as hospital costs, doctors' fees dropped 9 percent." more to Ed's liking than anything have lagged behind stateside and other aspects of medical care. else and he's ready to grab the scales, and the prospect for equity Price Conspiracy A number of bills are being prepared for the first foreign run that will bring has been dimmed by the forecast Speaking on the Senate floor a few months ago. him some sunshine. 90th Congress to open, once again, to full public of a U.S. Department of Labor, Long charged an international price conspiracy in Family man John Kirias, passed official who stated that it might exposure what is happening in the drug field. Many of these proposals would require the use tetracycline, currently the most important anti­ some time at home wth his fam­ well be more than two years be-of the generic—or real—name rather than the biotic in this country and throughout the world. ily following a stint as oiler on fore they reach the level of the brand name. Since the big drug manufacturers He said it costs about one cent to produce a the Overseas Joyce. He's ready states. The first shipment of oil ever have spent millions of dollars on the brand name, tetracycline capsule and for years it has been to go again with the first job put on the board. refined in the Virgin Islands sailed they are fighting the proposal. marketed to druggists for 30 cents a capsule and from here for Perth Amboy, New It is behind the brand name, however, that the consumers have had to pay 50 cents. Norfolk Jersey. The 175,000 barrels of manufacturer is able to command such a fantastic Long said that as a result of a Federd Trade Norfolk has been enjoying some bunker fuel were refined at the, price for his product. It would not be so easy Commission decision in 1963, which found three brisk shipping activity recently new $30 million Hess Oil Refinery with the use of the generic name. major drug manufacturers—American Cyanamidj with two sign-ons, two payoffs, from cnide oil brought from Senator Russell Long (D. La.), chairman of the Pfizer and Bristol—^guilty of violating the anti­ and two ships in transit. The fu­ Venezuela. So, Rafael Ramos put in an ex- ^ Senate Finance Committee and Majority Whip, trust laws, a number of smaller companies began ture also looks good. We're all has spoken out strongly on the drug issue and is marketing tetracycline at much lower prices. They glad to learn that ChaiBe Jones is tended stay on the beach before expected to lead a fight as soon as the 90th Con­ charged only five cents for the pill that cost a no longer hospitalized and has grabbing an oiler's job on the' been feeling virgorous enough to Seatrain Louisiaiia. Ottver Flynn gress opens. penny to pr^uce. catch up on some hunting, his also took some time off on tbe\ Long contends that under Medicare and wel­ This is an example of what could be brought avorite pastime. beach between runs on the San. fare programs, alone, if the generic name were to public exposure if the Presidential study and "It's great to be back," accord- Juan and then the Wanrior. The used it would save the Federal government at Congress moves in this field as expected. ng to Johnnie Hodges, a 16-year Bosun of the Maiden Creek, Alleast $100 million annually. It would be the most decisive assault on the SlU-man who recently got back fonso Rivera, dropped by the hall The National Council of Senior Citizens reports rising cost of medical care posslUe. stateside after an 8-mQnth voyage recently to say hello, Mew Investigation Set to Probe Prise Gouging by Drug Compunies �Normiber 25, 1966 Page five SEAFARERS LOG •<$>- The Gulf Coast by Undsey Williams, Vice-President, Guif Area Consideration of a new connecting waterway to be constructed between the Mississippi River and the Mississippi River Gulf Out­ let continues. No recommendation will be announced, however, until a study is completed by the Louisiana Department of High­ ways and the U.S. Corps of Engineers, according to Dock Board President Harry X. Kelly. Mobile Under secretary of the Navy Shipping is presently a bit slow Robert H. B. Baldwin addressed a Navy Day luncheon in New here and the prospects for the Orleans recently and candidly coming month are slow also. One commented on ship unloading tie- ship is laid up, the SS Alcoa Roamer. up in Saigon harbor. Back after a six month trip to Baldwin denied that cargo op­ erations there were inept. In fact, Viet Nam on the Roswell Victory, he asserted they were a "shipping Tommy Jenkins is currently on miracle." He noted that earlier the beach relaxing. Tommy has in the Viet Nam conflict it took sailed all steward dept. ratings Award for outstanding service to safety was presented to the Seafarers International Union at the 12,000 man hours to unload a from messman to chief ^steward. He lives alone in Mobile since the recent meeting of the National Safety Council Congress in Chicago. In addition, SIU Safety Director ship. Now, it takes just 750. passing of his wife earlier this Joe Algina was awarded an individual citation for his efforts to promote safety at sea. At presenta­ New Orleans year. Ofha Biyars is at home in tion ceremonies above are (l-r): Harrison Tyler, ILA Local 19 President: Joe Leonard, ILA Safety Direc­ Chief Steward Vic Romulo is Perdido, Ala., and intends to do tor; Jacob Gold, U.S. Dept. of Labor: Hurley Porter, ILA Local 19 Sec.: and SIU Safety Dir. Joe Algina. taking a rest after making many a little deer and turkey shooting before shipping again. Bryars spent the last seven months as oiler on the Alcoa Ranger down in bauxite country. James Ham­ mond recently piled off the Mt. Washington Victory after thirteen very warm months in the Persian Gulf trade winds. He'll be taking a trip to the New Orleans USPHS CHICAGO—Recommendations made by the SIU Safety Department to insure the welfare of Sea­ to get a thorough check-up before farers aboard vessels transporting toxic and combustible liquids in portable tanks have won the sup­ registering again. Roim^ Garza Morris J. Danzey, one of four port of the U.S. Coast Guard Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection, New York. Seafaring brothers (all SIU), re­ In a paper presented at the of one of the tank containers at sea. Contact with this liquid, a voyage down south on the Del cently paid off on the intercoastal 54th National Safety Congress aboard. The containers were filled of its fumes, can cause severe lung Mar. He plans a relaxing vaca­ trailership, Panama. M.J. is mar­ and Exposition of the marine with tolylene diisocyanate. The damage, serious skin bums and tion around the tables in Las ried, makes his home with his wife section of the National Safety leak was discovered after one day harmful eye irritations. Vegas and will be ready to go in Mobile. Council, C.G. Capt. William F. again when he returns. FOWT Chief electrician Ethmi M. Rea called for new regulations to Anthony GaiTa got off the Del Mercer, whose last ship, the Maid­ Rio recently and has been loung­ en Creek plies the Puerto Rico assure that personnel on board vessels are provided with complete ing around the hall taking it easy, run, is taking it easy for awhile at information as to characteristics eating red beans and rice, and his home in Mobile. Seafarer of the cargoes they are transport­ wearing out the newspaper. Now, James Bamett finished a couple ing and how to deal with them in he says' he's ready for either a of trips to Japan as nite cook and trip on one of the new Delta Line baker aboard the Ocean Anna. the event of fire, leakage or other by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative ships or a ship on the pineapple Jimmie is currently registered and emergency. run. Tony lives in Gretna, La. The Port of Los Angeles set a new record for handling general cargo Fire Fighting Gear watching the shipping board for Harry Durecher last sailed as during the fiscal year ended June 30. For the first time, general cargo some steward dept. action. In addition he called for a tight­ shipments totalled more than 5 million tons. General cargo includes assistant pantryman on the Del ening of the present regulations all commodities except lumber, bulk oil or pipeline commodities. This Homton Sud. He is now scanning the shipping board for another job. Seafarer Roscoe Hampton said to assure that the vessel is carry­ category accounted for 5,394,031 tons of traffic out of the year's total After making many a trip as Day that he will shortly be looking for ing the additional fire fighting of 26,182,113 tons. man on the Walter Rke, George a ship going to Viet Nam. He ships equipment that is necessary when The total tonnage represents a 4 geles. Ships in transit are the Geneva, Hernandez has tired of the Ha­ in the engine dept. A. Plnchook, the combustible liquid is on board, per cent increase over the previ­ waiian sugar run and is looking a deck dept. Seafarer, is taking a plus further clarification of regu­ ous year's. During the fiscal year Cities Service Norfolk, Perunar, forward to a trip to South Amer­ shot at obtaining an AB's .tickets. lations pertaining to portable tanks just ended, 3,818 ships stopped by Ema Elizabeth, Oakland, Marymar, and the Steel Se^arar. ica, preferably on the Dei Rio. Another deck dept. man again try­ and various types of toxic and the port. Seafarers M. H. Beadey and combustible liquid cargoes. John "Monk" Kelty was in the ing for his AB ticket is J. A. A number of new facilities in Byrd Gold are both headed for Union Hall Cafeteria recently re­ Chestnut. This will be J. A.'s sec­ Also present at the four-day Los Angeles have increased ship­ galing his fellow Seafarers with ond time around and he's con­ meeting in Chicago.was SIU Safe­ ping capabilities. The $7.2 million Seattle, bound to pick up the Lyim stories about the old days when fident he'll come through a win­ ty Director Joseph Algina. The Indies terminal can berth six ships Victory for a trip to the Far East. Electrician Beasley of New Or­ the union hall was on Bienville St. ner. SIU had previously recommended y leans has been an SIU man for the posting of placards in the ^ 7" 22 years. Brother Gold, also an messrooms informing crewmemelectrician, hails from Tampa, bers of the type of cargo aboard, Florida, and is a 13-year SIU its special properties, instructions member. for dealing with them in case of emergency and instructions for Seattle dealing with medical emergencies Shipping out of Seattle is active SAN FRANGISCOs—Voting has commenced as the SIUNA- arising from crewmembers con­ for any and all ratings with no affiliated Marine Cooks and Stewards Union—Pacific District tact with such chemicals. letup in sight. Carl Johnson is shooting for began its two-monthi-long election of officers. Protective Garments Johnson Hunt Bosun's spot on the Wayne Vic­ The election is spread out The constitutional positions to In addition to new regulations simultaneously. The $1.3 million tory, while George Hayes is aim­ over the 60-day period to assure be filled by the election's winners to assure the availability of prop­ ing for a Calmar ship or one go­ the possibility for every mem­ are as follows: Secretary-Treas­ er fire fighting equipment aboard Catalina terminal facilitates oper­ ing to Vietnam. ber, whether active or retired, to urer, Assistant Secretaiy-Treas- any vessel transporting such car­ ations, as does newly-installed equipment at Matson Line's ter­ Wilmington cast a ballot. urer. Headquarters Dispatcher, goes, the SIU also called for the minal which permits consolidation Shipping has been on the upVoting may be done by several three Headquarters Patrolmen, inclusion of protection garments of containerized shipments. and-up in this port with a good such as special fire and chemical means. In San Francisco, mem­ Los Angeles Port Agent, New outlook for the future. Any AB, San Francisco bers may vote manually. The mail York Port Agent, Honolulu Port resistant clothing and special Shipping has been quite active FOWT, or electrician can easily ballot is legitimate from all other Agent, Portland Port Agent, Seat­ breathing apparatus in case of and will likely remain so in this ship out without any problem. All ports. MCS men on vacation else­ tle Port Agent, as well as six accident. ratings in all departments can ship where in the country, as well as SIUNA convention delegates. Injuries caused by toxic or com­ area. out of here without waiting too Seafarers paid off this past pe­ retired members anywhere, may There are no ballot propositions bustible fumes escaping from long. apply for a mail ballot without to be voted on at this election. The leaky containers has become a riod on the Ocean Evelyn, SraAfter several week's vacation in going to a port where the Union result is that this year's ballot is problem of growing importance traln New Jersey, Steel Vendor, Europe, Boh Hunt is back in town. maintains an office. AH ballots the smallest in size in the Union's recently. In July of this year Couer D'Alene Victory, PMI Bob is eager to get back on the sent by mail niust be postmarked history. However, the importance crewmembers of the SlU-con- Oceanic Faith, Rio Grande, Our job as soon as a chief steward's Lady of Peace, Steel Traveler, not later than midnight, December of this election is as great as any tracted Fairland (sea-land) were spot hits the ^ard. Maiden Victory, and the Los An­ 30, in order to be valid. held in the past. hospitalized, victims of a leakage 7; SlU's Toxic Cargo Recommendations Supported by C.G. Safety Officer J .? The Pacific Coast i; A' A: • if t; ::P I- I I \ 4) ^ NimnB Cooks and Stowwds Union is Undorway ¥i: •i ;:j/ n • i- . �'V Page Six November 25, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG November 4 to November 17, 1966 QUESTION: What is your favorite hangout or place of re­ laxation in a foreign country. P. Esteban: I enjoy going to the Seamen's Club in Yokohama, Japan very much. A fellow can do a lot, have a drink, play billiards, rent a room for the night, get a hair­ cut, or meet old friends. They have excellent food and the prices are very fair. A seaman can always find something to do there. — — Lawrence O'Connell: Give me Lisbon, either the Pennsylvania Bar or the Esteril Casino. The I Pennsylvania has great food and service, it's right in the heart of town and the I prices are fair. For $7.50youcan get a ticket to the Casino, good for two weeks. If you don't gamble, relax and en­ joy the floor shows. Manuel Landron, Jr.: I like Yokohama very much. The Scandia Restaurant is I a very good place for steak and in addition, they have an excellent menu. You have ; to walk up a flight of stairs to get there. It's a small place, but the service is great and the prices are reasonable. Robert McLaughlin: I have al­ ways enjoyed going to Manila. j There are sev­ eral nice spots, but in particular, a place called Kicapo's. The drinks are good and the service is exceptional. A guy can have a I friendly drink, sit back, relax and enjoy looking at ships in the harbor. Deiotte Retires Retired Seafarer Walter Deiotte picked up his first regular month­ ly $150 pension check recently from SlU rep. Marvin Hauf at the SlU hall in Norfolk. Deiotte was employed for many years at Gurtis Bay Shipyard in that city. Richard De Fazi: I've always enjoyed the Raffles Club in SingI apore. They have excellent food, drinks and service and the prices are reasonable. The place is run by the British Government and seamen are al* ways treated very well there. The club also has a dance floor and a movie theatre. 4^ Louis Mouton: Well, Singapore has several places that I always enjoyed visiting. In particular I would recom­ mend the Texas and the Washing­ ton Bars. They have fine food, drinks and lots of local atmosphere. There are a num­ ber of other places in Singapore in addition to those two, that I have enjoyed visiting. Cruise Ship Safety Bill Becomes Law WASHINGTON — President Johnson has signed a ship safety bill providing safety and financial responsibility standards for pas­ senger vessels operating from United States ports. Specifically, passenger ships will have to be fireproof if they are to sail from the United States. The law applies directly at Americanflag and foreign-flag vessels having accommodations for fifty or more passengers. In addition, the. law. requires that prospective passengers be no­ tified of the safety standards on a passenger ship and that this infor­ mation also be included in the company's advertising. Stiff fines will slap companies for any in­ fraction. A company must establish fi­ nancial security, by posting some kind of bond or by having. insur­ ance, proving it can cover any judgment against it for death or injuries. The financial commit­ ment is set at $20,000 for each passenger up to a total of 500; $15,000 for the next 500; $10,000 for the next 500; and $500 above that. "> Also, the company must refund the passengers his ticket money if a ship fails to sail on its scheduled voyage date. Shipping companies have until November, 1968, to meet the new standards. Ships not up to stand­ ard by then, and this includes older ones heretofore exempt, will be denied port clearance. The bill represents a compro­ mise measure created out of a joint committee of the House and Senate that had met to resolve the differences between two separate bills proposed by the two legisla­ tive bodies. Congressional concern for mar­ itime safety, was prompted by the burning and sinking of the cruise ship Yarmouth Castle in Novem­ ber, 1965, with the loss of 50 lives, and the fire at sea aboard the Viking Princess a few months later. DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville"' Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups REGISTERED on BEACH Class A Class B Class C 3 2 1 61 37 22 1 4 4 21 19 8 3 4 0 3 7 5 0 1 1 3 2 1 29 22 7 33 10 11 7 5 5 33 17 42 22 23 13 228 143 121 Class A Class B 0 1 92 35 9 4 20 10 6 7 7 4 7 1 22 5 32 47 17 40 8 5 60 24 16 29 352 159 Class A Class B 25 5 278 76 26 11 92 25 22 14 11 14 12 4 92 16 167 77 131 104 210 0 82 0 43 5 1.001 351 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 2 2 73 46 7 2 16 • 19 3 6 8 6 0 2 16 8 37 . 25 11 31 2 7 27 19 14 7 252 151 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston ...' Wilmington San Francisco Seattle To/als TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 4 0 65 13 6 2 13 13 6 1 3 2 0 5 10 1 34 24 17 6 7 7 42 13 12 8 97 224 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 3 1 • 39 38 23 6 5 3 13 18 7 2 4 1 6 4 4 1 3 2 3 10 7 9 26 21 20 9 23 6 1 13 30 20 41 1 16 30 147 135 189 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 10 2 166 146 > 13 5 79 35 '> 14 11 7 7 > 4 0 42 52 86 78 131 87 13 0 46 0 10 2 611 465 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B ^Class C 0 0 0 39 16 40 3 1 5 12 20 6 0 1 1 5 3 3 2 0 2 7 2 1 17 5 13 10 6 15 6 3 8 9 46 21 6 7 13 87 131 136 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 13 2 61 24 18 7 70 31 17 20 7 4 10 4 13 7 122 77 58 85 14 60 0 17 • 1 507 235 rStriking Workers Related Filthy Inhuman Conditions Chiiago Packers'Strike Spurred Famed American Novel 7he Jangle' ne of the most influential books of the early were being brutally treated by the police. In the Twentieth Century, "The Jungle," was course of gathering his story, Sinclair compiled a largely the product of a bitter strike in huge amount of material on how the stockyards and packinghouses of those days operated. Most Chicago's stockyards sixty years ago. Written by Upton Sinclair who covered the of the workers were immigrants who could not strike in 1904 as a young Socialist newspaper speak English, but there was a nucleus of Ameri­ writer and "muckraker," the novel grew out of can workers who had formed a union and it was the story of life in the Chicago stockyards as told from them that Sinclair got most of<1 his informato Sinclair by workers in meat packing plants. tion. "I would sit night after night, after their work, Basically designed as a novel of protest against in their homes. Several would have gathered to the exploitation of workers in the stockyards, its most powerful impact was the discovering by the talk to me and I would ply them with questions. American public of the way in which its steaks, Once they got started, they would talk very freely. I got information, for instance, about the doping its sausages and its canned meats were prepared a story of shocking filth, dirt and unhygienic con­ of meat and the horrors that were perpetrated. ditions that literally sickened millions of Ameri­ Oddly enough, when the book came out, the things that concerned the public meat supply made the cans. Out of that novel, published in 1906, came an book successful because people who had money investigation into the nation's stockyards during enough to buy meat were concerned with the the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt and out of kind of meat they were eating." Although "The Jungle" eventually was pub­ that investigation came the Pure Food and Drug lished by Doubleday-Page, Sinclair had great diffi­ Act of 1906. The role of the stockyard strike of 1904 and culty in persuading publishers that his book was the role of union men in giving Upton Sinclair the not a libelous concoction. In addition he found material with which to write his powerful expose his book misrepresented in the newspapers which was dramatically retold in a radio interview with went out of their way to excuse or deny what he Sinclair—now a hearty 88—and Harry W. Flan- had written. nery, AFL-CIO radio coordinator. Sinclair, who recently left his California home Flannery interviewed Sinclair in Rockville, to live in the East not far from the nation's capital, Md., not too far from the Writer's birth place in lives a life fully as dramatic as the events described Baltimore, Maryland. in his books. Pulitzer Prize winner in 1942, . Sinclair told him of how he had gone to Chi­ Sinclair r?m for Governor on the Democratic ticket cago, representing a little four-page Socialist news­ not, too many yeans ago on his "EPIC Program— paper, to cover a strike of stockyard workers who End Poverty in California," _ O �Page Seven SEAFARERS LOG Georgia Governors' Standoff To Be Ruled On By Court . r' Georgia remained without a governor-elect as a three-judge federal court wrestled with the legal problems raised by the failure of either Democrat Lester G. Maddox or Republican Howard H. Callaway to win a majority of the vote. Maddox received slightly more than 47 percent of the vote in the Nov. 8 election, Callaway slightly under. Former Gov. Ellis G. Arnall received about 6 percent of the vote, write-ins from Georgians who could not stomach either the extreme segregationism of Maddox or the Gpldwater Republicanism of Callaway. In most states, Maddox would have been the winner with a plurality. But Georgia's constitution requires a majority vote to elect a governor and throws the election into the legislature if no candidate has a majority. The American Civil Liberties Union blocked that procedure with a motion for a court injunction against action by a malapportioned legislature. The federal court agreed that action by the legislature would be unconstitutional and issued an order barring it. But the order did not specify how the impasse should be solved. The civil liberties organization has asked the court to permit a wideopen election in which any candidate might run. Callaway's support­ ers have urged a runoff election limited to the two top candidates, with write-ins barred. A group supporting write-in privileges in any runoff argued that a Negro voter would be deprived of his rights if he were forced to vote for a segregationist candidate. And Maddox has ex­ pressed the hope that the choice of governor would be made by the legislature. Meanwhile Governor Carl E. Sanders said he will stay in office after Jan. 10, the normal inauguration date for a new governor, if the issue has not been settled by then. * « * Major efforts for state collective bargaining statutes covering union fire fighters are a necessity if they are to win improved pay, hours and working conditions. President William D. Buck of the International Association of Fire Fighters said in a network radio interview. In addition. Buck reported the union's constitutional prohibition against strikes, in effect since 1918, is scheduled for intensive review. He said the formation of a high-level fact-finding and review commis­ sion authorized by the union's recent convention is now under way. The review group will include "representatives of organizations that should know something about the fire fighting services in their com­ munities" as well as union members. Buck said. His statements came as he was interviewed on Labor News Conference, aired weekly over the Mutual radio network. "Arbitrary public officials" in some areas "must think we are still back in the volunteer fire fighting days," Buck declared, and in some cases "have dared us to strike, knowing that we would not." Collec­ tive bargaining statutes, with built-in arbitration proceedings, have given the fire fighters "some relief," he said. The North Carolina AFL-CIO has passed a strongly worded res­ olution blasting the operators of this year's State Fair for leasing a booth to the Ku Klux Klan for a "propaganda exhibit" that will be guarded night and day by 12 po­ lice officers. The convention said it believed in free speech, but add­ ed that public interest did not jus­ tify a state exhibit by the Klan or the large body of protective police. I ] •i - H —j>— A record number of delegates attending the New York State AFL-CIO convention — 1,700 — voted a $10,000 appropriation to help promote organization of New York farm workers. The resolu­ tion, approving the drive, cited "inhuman living conditions" and "exploitation of the migrants by the state's agricultural industry." <I> For the second time in three years, newspaper unions here have struck the Toledo Blade and the Toledo Times as a result of long stalemates in contract negotia­ tions. After months of futile talks the Typographical Union struck after a negotiating committee re­ port that recounted unsuccessful negotiations that began last May. Shortly after, the Toledo News­ paper Guild also voted to join the strike with the Stereotypers join­ ing the strike as it went into its second week. Both newspapers, shut down when all of the nine newspaper unions employed by them refused to cross picket lines. A joint strike headquarters has been set up and arrangements have been made for picket trailers and use of the portable picket headquarters of the Toledo Area AFL-CIO Council. In all, about 1,000 unionists are involved. Key differences between the unions and the Blade management are con­ cerned with wages, duration of contract, pensions, health and wel­ fare, and working conditions in general. —4,— Corporation profits continued to rise sharply the third quarter of 1966 and records were again smashed. The only major com­ pany not joining the profit parade in the third quarter was General Motors. Big gainers were Alcoa, B. R. Mallory, Magnavox, Penn­ sylvania Railroad and Republic Steel. Musicians with the famed Phil­ adelphia Orchestra who have been on strike for seven weeks are seek­ ing to settle the dispute by accept­ ing management's salary offer and a three-year contract if it includes a lightened work schedule. Local 77 of the American Federation of Musicians said acceptance of its proposal could bring an immedi­ ate halt to the strike. "Foul Weather and Fair" \OUf2 COUMT/^l — MY COUHTIZY- oia^aotMTRYl WB WEEP SOU-MOWII SBT W THBRB AMP CARPM TUE STUFP!- AMP — AMP SCRACTCn f &0! 00/^0! , f A'i ^We Want You "We Want You." This was the inscription on World War Two posters asking for enlistees in this country's fight against tyranny. In World War Two, in the Korean conflict, in Vietnam, Seafarers have never hesitated, either as members of the military, or as members of the merchant fleet, to serve their country during time of conflict. However, despite the important role that the U.S. merchant fleet plays in hauling cargos vitally needed by our fighting troops during times of need, it is often treated as a long-forgotten relative after it is no longer needed to haul military cargos. In effect, the U.S. merchant marine is re­ garded by the government as a foul weather necessity and a fair weather expendable. After the smoke has cleared. Uncle Sam returns to his customary practice of scouting the earth in search of foreign-flag vessels to carry cargos ordinarily reserved for U.S. flag ships. In many cases, government agencies have attempted to circumvent U.S. laws designed to protect the U.S. merchant fleet. In partic­ ular, government agencies have attempted to circumvent the Caro Preference act, which reserves 50 percent of Government aid cargos for American flag ships. Now, once again, during a time of con­ flict, the U.S. merchant fleet is regarded by the government as a sorely needed commod­ ity to haul supplies to our troops fighting in Viet Nam. During peacetime, U.S. maritime labor has acted as a prophet of doom. It has warned the government that the condition of our fleet was dropping below the danger pKjint in meeting our economic and military demands. The response has in most cases been a totally deaf ear to U.S. maritime, and a come-and-get it attitude toward foreign flag shipping in quest of U.S. cargos. In Vietnam, the dye is once again cast. The U.S. merchant marine is being asked to give its all for Uncle Sam. To the best of its ability it is doing so. But it should be clear to all the govern­ ment agencies involved with insuring that the U.S. maintains a strong merchant fleet, that pulling dilapidated World War Two ships out of our reserve fleets is no answer in meeting the economic and military ship­ ping needs of this country. The 90th Congress—A Tortoise Or A Hare The American labor movement spear­ headed much of the social and legislative reform for which the 89th Congress won its reputation as one of the "most progres­ sive" in history. The 89th Congress will be remembered for the passage of much longoverdue social legislation. The 90th Congress, more conservative and less liberal in outlook, is expected to move more slowly and possibly even attempt to back-track in some areas through its con­ trol over the allocation of funds. Although much important work has been begun by the 89th Congress, much still re­ mains to be done. Poverty, urban problems, improved education, better health care, are all areas in which vast improvement are needed. New programs must be begun in these and other areas. Programs already begun must be improved. As it always has in the past, the American labor movement will be on the job as the "peoples lobby", representing the needs and aspirations of all the American people. �Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG •" November 25, 1966 -A- Wi:-: '-'-Vif These Seafarers are cranking in their lifeboat during training period at Mill Basin. Some 1,600 Seafarers have received a lifeboat ticket from the CG ^ IF®® S HIP safety has always been a matter of concern to the SIU. Through, its Ship Safety Program, it has stressed the position that the "only good ship is a safe ship." In addition, the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship conducts courses in Lifeboat Training which prepares Seafarers for the eventuality that they may someday have to abandon their own ship, or go to the aid of seamen on another stricken vessel. The Lifeboat Training program also enables Sea­ farers to obtain their AB's ticket, as a lifeboat en­ dorsement is a necessity in order to achieve this rating. Many times each year,. the training received by Seafarers at the SIU Lifeboat Training School is put to the test during incidents of disaster and real emergency, and has never yet failed to meet any challenge presented by weather, fire at sea, accident, or any combination of these. The pictures on these pages show an SIU lifeboat training class being tested by the Coast Guard for their lifeboat knowledge and technique. By passing this Coast Guard examination they received their lifeboat tickets which every AB is required to have. No one can tell however, when these and other graduates of the SIU Lifeboat Training School will meet the real test of their knowledge and skill. For Seafarers aboard the Steel Navigator the test came just recently, when they were called upon to man the lifeboats and pull right up to the flaming tanker Gulfstag to search for survivors of her crew who might be in the water near the blazing vessel. The SIU Lifeboat School was created to meet the need for qualified lifeboatmen. Begun in Janu­ ary, 1959, the school has graduated 166 classes amounting to 1,685 men. Ninety-five percent of the graduates passed the Coast Guard test, thereby geting official endorsement as holders of lifeboat-tickets. The lifeboat school also helps men prepare for their Coast Guard examinations qualifying them as ablebodied seamen. The Coast Guard requires that all candidates for an AB rating must be qualified lifeboatmen. Open to men sailing in all three shipboard depart­ ments, the SIU Lifeboat School is located at Mill Basin in Brooklyn. The course lasts a week and a half. In that time the students are taught basic knots, the basics of fire fighting and prevention, emergency signals and safety procedures. The focus of the course is the lifeboat. The men learn about lifeboat equipment, procedures for launching and recovering, how to row and how to.take charge of and direct a lifeboat crew. The school has several lifeboats which are manned by the students. Other teaching aids include reading material, schematics of boats and training films. € V I'j V-, ij I , y These men. are coiling down the boat fall line. While D. Lasso receives instruction for cdxswain position, fellow crewmembers are laying on oars. �November 25, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine r Seafarer removes a plug in lifeboat. Seafarers get expert instruction in class from Ami Bjornsson. Test conductor R. Harrison at helm. Seafarers are shown raising lifeboat during drill at Mill Basin. 5 -• I fe .r 'i- John Montaperto is graded by the Coast Guard examiner, Richard Harrison. Equipment demonstration. J. Aguilar hooks boat fall onto the release hook. I V ^ y I» i .•{ K , i J Coast Guard Examiner Harrison leaves boat following test at Mill "Basin. J. Aguilar gives coxswain commands. Bow painter fastened to secure boat. �Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG November 25, 1966 ''r" .jf;f »\ .: 1, t' •^., ' •r , V.i ••'o'•:.'i•••' JP: •• i" - - 4-!-; ' •'i Charles Furedi (left) of deck dept., studies his next move during chess game with fellow deck hand Rufino Saray while they wait for ship to pay off in Port Elizabeth. Dave LeMarier of Steward dept., enjoys some music on a new transitor radio. John Funk will take a crane maintenance job on the ship's next sea voyage. Roy .McCance of engine department gets a haircut before leaving the vessel, Deck hand James Galloway takes time out for smoke while waiting for payoff. Among the Seafarers was Joe Aragona who shipped as an ordinary seaman. Payoff time has arrived for Seafarers on Raphael Semmes. John Campbell of deck dept., Carlos Gomez of engine dept., and Jim Stickney of engine dept., (l-r) gather in the crew mess room of the Raphael Semmes. SlU Representative Bill Hall goes over details of the voyage with Bob Prideaux of the deck dept. Looking on are, M. L. Carroll, of steward dept., and J. Stickney who ships in engine dept. Felix Irving, who sailed in the engine department, di$cusses trip with patrolman at payoff, as fellow crewmembers congregate in the background. The Raphael Semmes, owned by the SeaLand company, completed a trip to Europe. The payoff was held in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey. Members of the ship's steward department are ready to leave ship, after o successful voyage. From left, Carlos Sy, Martin Iturrino, and Carlos Mojica, who kept Seafarers wall fad, �November 25, 1966 SE/AFARERS LOG Page Eleven 1/ Democrats Still Maintain Majority The Great Lakes by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes Conservative GOP Eiertion Gam Cioud Congress'Legislative Oatlook We are now approaching the end of the 1966 sailing season and WASHINGTON—Although the Senate remains solidly Democratic and generally liberal despite some of our ships are already laid up. The E. M. Fwd laid-up in Mil­ waukee and the J. B. Ford in Buffalo. We also have several tentative Republican gains in the recent election, the balance of power in the 90th Congress will rest in the dates for the Kinsman and Buckeye vessels, where the majority will House of Representatives where conservative Republicans scored substantial gains. lay up in lower lake ports. Some of the larger fleets, like Boland, Reiss The new Senate will be com­ 47 newly-elected Republican rep­ ress, if at a slower pace than dur­ and Gartland, hope to run their posed of 64 Democrats and 36 resentatives are more conservative ing the last two years. vessels as late as possible before the beach in Detroit are: Hmry Republicans, giving the Demo­ than the congressmen they re­ On the state level. Republicans the big freeze. The Ben W. Cal­ Bucciill, Joe Arnold, Bill Cowan, crats a clear majority. Further­ placed. A combination of con­ now sit in more Governor's man­ Leo TIemey and Bill Doyle, all of vin will be the winter boat this year, operating the coal run be­ whom sail in the steward's depart­ more, the 18 newly-elected Re­ servative Democrats and conserv­ sions than do Democrats. When publicans are considered middle- ative Republicans voting together the victors in the recent election tween Toledo and Detroit, and we ment. of-the-roaders, more liberal in out­ would outnumber the consistent take office the Republicans will Buccilli and Arnold made a tow have received many letters from than the mainstream of Re­ liberals of both parties who won hold at least 25 gubernatorial look on the tug Goode. Cowan is off seniority men requesting trans­ publican congressmen. The legis­ election. his boat on a medical, Tierney posts and the Democrats 24. The fers to that vessel. just got back from Vietnam and lative outlook of the Senate there­ The key to effective control of Governorship of Georgia is still in The tanker Transbay, an A & G Doyle is sitting around waiting fore is not significantly changed the new House seems now to rest doubt, because neither the Re­ contracted ship, is still in the ship­ for the Transbay. by the election. on whether winning Republicans publican or the Democratic can­ yard at Lorain, Ohio, and there is Joe Salisbury hung up his golf In the House however, although who campaigned as middle-of-the- didate polled a majority of the a chance she might sail before the clubs for the year and took a job the party breakdown seems sim­ roaders choose to align themselves votes and the issue will probably Seaway closes. According to com­ aboard the barge Malda. Joe says ilar, with the Democrats enjoying with the conservative coalition or have to be decided by the courts. pany spokesmen, they will call a he is going to get an early start a 248 to 187 majority over the whether they intend to live up to Of 33 Governors' chairs up for crew sometime around November next spring so he can get into the Republicans, the legislative out­ their vows as moderates—advo­ grabs. Republican captured 10 29th and sail direct to Montreal. low 80's. look is more clouded because the cating continued legislative prog- previously held by Democrats and The Seaway is expected to stay hung on to another dozen which open on a day-to-day basis from they previously held. The Demo­ December 3rd on, depending on crats on the other hand were able weather. to unseat only two Republican Speaking about the St. Law­ Governors, and held on to nine rence Seaway, the Canadian ship­ other state houses which they pre­ ping industry and the Dominion viously held. Marine Association, an organiza­ The legislative breakdown for By Sidney Margolius tion representing more than twenty the next two years therefore Sometimes repair jobs performed by high-pressure Car repair frauds, and especially "bait" ads for companies operating vessels on stands at: the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence transmission repairs, are on the increase, a survey shops may not be satisfactory even at the final high SENATE: 64 Democrats—36 price. An Akron car owner answered an ad for a and Inland Waterways, submitted of current consumer problems by this department Republicans. transmission exchange at a flat price. The final bill a proposal to the Canadian Gov­ finds. HOUSE: 248 Democrats—187 was $129—more than double the advertised price. In the survey, made among Better Business Bu­ ernment urging the elimination of Republicans. reaus, Legal Aid Societies and state legal authorities, But the transmission was worse than ever, and the GOVERNORSHIPS: 25 Re­ car buying and repair problems lead the hit parade repair company would not honor its six-month "guar­ publicans and 24 Democrats, with of consumer complaints. (Among the other leaders antee." the state of Georgia still unde­ Another frequent "bargain" offer which often re­ are installment-buying problems in general; easy cided. loans promoted by small-loan companies with result­ sults in excessive charges is bait ads for rebuilt motors. ant garnishees and even bankruptcies, and a resurg­ One New York firm was found by the State Attorney General to offer to install rebuilt motors for $109. ence of food-freezer plans.) For example. Franklin Thayer, General Counse But when customers came to pick up their cars they of Denver Legal Aid, reports that auto and equipment were charged several hundred dollars more for work they had not authorized. In some cases the bills came sales head consumer problems in that area. There are, also, continuing reports of excessive to more than the value of the cars. But when cus­ charges for transmission repairs and engine overhaul, tomers refused to pay, the firms would not release Cowan BucciUl with low-income and moderate-income families espe­ the cars and threatened to sell them at public auction. There are no bargain car prices if you expect cially hit hard. Seaway tolls. The Association WASHINGTON — Because of competent work. The only way to keep down the "Tiere are lots of troubles with used car 'guaran­ says that abolition of the Seaway tolls is essential to the survival of tees' for old models sold 'as is' with assurance that cost is to take the best preventive possible care, and design changes, the Defense De­ that nation's industry and agricul­ they are fine cars in good running condition," reports practice careful driving habits. When repairs are partment has withdrawn an offer ture due to intensified competi­ Jasper Rowland, President of the Akron Better Busi­ required, you also need to know how to select a com­ to allow British bids on construc­ tion of four minesweepers to cost tion. The brief was filed in pro­ ness Bureau: "These people then have trouble with petent shop. about $20,000,000. American With proper care, an automatic transmission should test over the proposed 10 per cent bait transmission repairs, alley garages and finance maritime labor went on record as last 50,000 to 75,000 miles if you habitually drive in boost in Seaway tolls currently companies being strongly against British bids, heavy city traffic, and 100,000 or more if most of You can't depend on exceptionally low prices ad­ being debated. contending that the ships should your driving is done in light traffic. vertised for overhauling an automatic transmission, The Association went on to say rightly be built in American ship­ But you can damage a transmission in just a few the New York Better Business Bureau warns. Such that stepped up drives for export yards, by American workers. thousand miles, experts warn, by fast idling, staying offers as $59 or $75 are merely bait to get you into sales by the United States and The Department of Defense, in "drive" when you make frequent stops in heavy the shop. You then find yourself charged for all other economic heavyweights however, has not changed their traffic, and jack-rabbit starts. makes it more urgent than ever to kinds of extras. policy. A Pentagon spokesman Defective or worn-out shock absorbers (after 25,In a case cited by G. K. Grimm, Vice President return to Canada's historic policy of toll-free waterways. (We would of Milwaukee Better Business Bureau, who puts auto 000 miles) also can cause transmission failures, said British shipbuilders instead like to know who is carrying all repairs at the top of his complaint list, one repair as well as other problems, the Petroleum Division are being given the chance "to of these exports. Certainly not firm advertised $40 for transmission repairs, but a of Greenbelt (Md.) Consumer Services advises. But compete for construction of $29,here, too, you need to beware of advertised cheap 400,000 worth of vessels in the customer wound up paying $125. American-flag ships!) prices. High-quality shocks of the preferred multi- Navy's small ship procurement In California, complaints about auto repairs have To this date, the only SIU ship value type usually cost $8.50 to $12 each, and should program. that entered the Seaway this year led to the introduction of a bill in the state legislature be installed in pairs, these experts say. The original minesweeper proj­ to require auto shops to register with the State Bureau was the tanker Tran^y. She ect has been changed drastically, In choosing a repair shop, look for these clues to of Repair Services, just as TV and radio repair dealers came in empty and will probably and "the Navy wants to more competence: now must do. The bill was drafted with the aid of leave empty. closely watch and supervise the • Does the shop look well organized and clean? experienced journeymen mechanics associated with Many of our members have the Machinists' Automotive Legislative Committee. • Does the shop use modem test equipment such building," the Pentagon said. been inquiring about the new va­ "The new design, together with Shops also would be required to give customers as engine operation and vacuum guages, volt meters, cation plan. Negotiations, I'm a written estimate of the work to be done, and an oscilloscope and a dynamometer which simulates road new equipment such as more ad­ glad to say, have been going along itemized invoice for all parts and labor. The bill conditions (or at least band instruments)? vanced low magnetic and acoustic smoothly and we expect to have provides penalties for misleading advertising, charg­ • Is the shop experienced in your make, or at minesweeping systems and the all the mechanics worked out next ing for labor not performed and unnecessarily re­ least in the type of repair you require? need for low noise . . . demand a month. I cannot go into detail at placing good parts. • Is there any tendency towards high-pressure much closer contact between the t(iis time( However, just as soon selling? (A good shop may recommend certain types technical departments of the as the the trustees are named and Unscrupulous Competition of preventive maintenance such as lubrication and United States Navy and the ship­ all necessary documents signed, The bill also would protect scrupulous repairmen spark-plug regapping, but won't grasp the chance to builder than was envisaged" a De­ we will have a full report ready from the competition of sharp operators and low- sell you something just because you ask whether you fense Department statement said. for the membership. The potential minesweeper con­ quality work, Helen Nelson, California Consumer need it, such as new spark plugs.) Does the service man diagnose carefully before tracts were part of a foreign ex­ Herb Jacobs, SIU old-timer and Counsel points out. change offset agreement accom­ In addition to guarding against "bait" transmission le will say what the trouble is? steward aboard the SS Lacka­ • A union shop is a definite added safeguard be­ panying the British purchase of wanna, stopped in the hall last ads, you need to be careful of any ads quoting bargain week to say hello. Herb was off flat prices for brake linings and other jobs, the Akron cause the mechanics must go through a formal ap­ American-made Fill A aircraft. The United Kingdom plans to buy his ship on a leave of absence and BBB warns. The purported bargain may prove to prenticeship program plus additional training. • And finally, what do other car owners think 50 of the new planes by 1970 at is now going back to finish up' the be more costly than the charges made by responsible of the shop? a cost pf nearly $300,000,000, season. Other SIU members on service companies. YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH leafarer's Guide to Better Buying US Camels Contract With British Yard •I. < rv ( i I I r< V I .V -( .< -< A V �P*Ce Twelve SEAFARERS LOG 51(1 Lifeboat Class No. 164 Novemhae aS» 1966^ Pachyderms Go 1st Class on Claiborne Two Containerized Female Elephants Take Trip Across the Gulf of Mexico NEW ORLEANS—SIU crew members of the Claiborne (Gulf-Puerto Rico Lines) where startled one morning recently by the arrival of two pachyderms. The elephants were perhaps the strangest passengers ever to be carried by the Qaibome, what's more, it probably marked the first time that elephants had been shipped as ^ containerized cargo. The two elephants, named Ruth and Eva, were being shipped from New Orleans to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where they will be displayed for promotional pur­ poses at a shopping center. Eva is a teen-ager, only 16 years old. She tips the scale at between 4,000 to 5,000 pounds. Ruth is a senior citizen, being 85 years old, and a resident of the U.S. since 1890, when she was brought here for the St. Louis World's Fair. Ruth weighs between 6,000 and 7,000 The latest additions to the ranks of SlU lifeboat ticket holders pounds. (The totarweight of the are shown after they successfully had' completed course at Harry lift was about 36,000 pounds). Lundeberg School of Seamanship in New York City. In left to Ruth is a Burma elephant. right order, front, are: Donaciano Santiago, George McKenna, and Burma elephants have only four William Schneider. Back row: Jose Torres, Winford Powell, Gor­ toes, while Indian elephants have don Johnson and the instructor of the class. Ami Bjornsson. five. These animals came by truck from the Sarasota, Fla., Animal Land, and were accom­ panied by trainer Frank Dailey. The trailer containing the ele­ Two strangers were seen recently walking along the New Orleans phants was ventilated from the waterfront. They were Ruth and Eva, two elephants on their way top. When the animals were lifted to Puerto Rico. The pair were containerized for easy handling. onto the ship, they were chained to the floor in order to prevent STEEL ABCHItECT^ (ftthmtan), ()c. them from slipping from one side along with the ship's cargo. ; tober 30—Chairman, WUtiiim MacArthiu-; When the ship docked at Port i Secretary, John A. Maalow. $104.25 in to the other. I ship's fund. Captain requests ship's deleEdward Henrera, bom October Scott Walsh, born July 30, Elizabeth, ropes were fastened to The beasts were lifted aboard I srate to contact Union about grettint; an 3, 1966, to the Edward Herreras, 1966, to the James Walshs, Jr., with a derrick operated by mem­ the stalls they were kept in and I ice cube machine since ice maker cannot I produce enough ice for three meals.: UoGalveston, Texas. Superior, Wisconsin. bers of the SlU-Iqland Boatmen's the horses were carried off the I tiop pitide that, company put (irayia: American' currettCy^ inatead '6f ttivafeis ^ Union employed by the Whitman ship and placed on vans parked !i checks. Crew request ice-cube makeri as j old ice machine cannot produce enough on the dock. Destiny Denise Owens, bom Towing Co. Montie V<MI Miller, born June l ice for : three meaia. Deck cargo chains A wide variety of animal life ! are a hazard and unsafe to all men going 28, 1966, to the John J. Millers, August 5, 1966, to the Charles B. Recently a pair of $17,000 Vote of thanks to the ateward Owens, Texas City, Texas. Houston, Texas. horses were among the cargo car­ has been carried in the past by i1 forward. department for the fine meals, and a job SlU-manned ships. Seafarers who ItyeJl done. , ried by the SlU-manned Detroit —— —— sailed on the Delta Lines ship, Del Daniel E. McNeBage, bom Sep­ (Sea-Land) on a trip from Puerto Lora Lee Snyder, bom Septem­ ber 20, 1966, to the Edward Lee tember 30, 1966, to the John W. .Rico. The horses were en route Monte, a few years ago, have fond to New York to perform in the memories of "Slipper," the seal. Snyders, College Park, W. Vir­ McNellages, Mobile, Ala. National Horse Show in Madison The seal was found in Angola, ginia. Square Garden. A total of 24 West Africa, by fishermen and John Trent, Jr., bom October horses were unloaded at Port brought back to America on the Denward ^wn, born Febru­ 23, 1966, to the John E. Trents, Elizabeth. They were cared for Del Monte. The seal was tumed ary 9, 1966, to the Frederick Mobile, Ala. by a handler who accompanied over to the New Orleans Zoo as Browns, Camden, New Jersey. a gift from the crew. them on the voyage. Lisa Ann Quinn, bom October. The crew of the Robin Locksley The animals were show horses Kim Nichols, born September 23, 1966, to the Owen Quinns, who perform a variety of tricks. had the company of an ostrich a " 20, 1966, to the Buster Nichols, Astona, New York. The two $17,000 horses are jump­ few years ago. The bird departed New Port Richey, Florida,. ers, including one called . Black from the. ship in Brooklyn, for Roxanne Annis, born October Mist, a 17-year-old veteran of a transportation to a game farm in , Denise Moore, bom March 25, 30, 1966, to the George E. Annis, number of horse shows. They the Catskill Mountains., Crew- tary, B. Eerebee. No beefs and hb dw1966, to the Euless E. Moores, Metairie, La. were kept on the Detroit's deck members aboard the Robin Trent putcd OT reptnfed; by, depaftaieat dele^' Orange, Texas. had a zebra aboard back in 1952. to •serve' as •Bbip's'''weaah»en^ timers on board and an unusually good A Penn ship once had a mascot steward department: l^erying •'amoothly.... M ''''''' called "Jocko," a small monkey •fMiffcella MosBihow^ bom Oc­ . who like to drink from a cup tober 26, 1966, to the Joseph MoTRANSiBLOBE (Nu^n Waterb^^ November s-^Chalrtean.. E W. Pierc while perched on a Seafarer's Secretary, sakowskis, Philadelphia, Pa. P. A. Stephen. ByeryUilj shoulder. Another ship had a is running smooihly with no' .htefs C ^ The Seafarers listed below have money due them from the com­ disputed OT. Motion made that c^Or,;i monkey with a penchant for wear­ ' on record protesting the MSTS and Aim Antonio Palmes III, bom Au­ panies shown. Men whose names are listed should get in touch ing an SIU T-shirt and cap. Most policy, of stationing military personpelic gust 8, 1966, to the Antonio thie ehip without adequate provisionsif with the SIU at 10225 W. Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich., as soon of the crew thought he looked their maintenance, and quartere,.^ btb Palmes, Baltimore, Md. as possible. than ship'# bbspitaii Motion made-r pretty good. Another vessel re­ the ship's--deles»t#.eee'U,E::tkw ^— cently completed a trip to Puerto ;..pX;,(MWdS'::for.enUiw:#ew<.:.pjfiib.UMlO^ Name Ames Sclh Rommo, bom Sep­ Company Amount Rico with a load of cattle. tember 6, 1966, to the Elias Ro­ Edward Jensen Reiss Steamship Co. $17.28 meros, Lake Arthur, La. Ronald Lawson Reiss Steamship Co. $17.28 Mohamed Mnsld Reiss Steamship Co. $22.34 Maris PCTiy, bom October 5, D. Pooley Reiss Steamship Co. $11.64 1966, to the Amold Perrys, New Ronald Smith Bedford, Massachusetts. Reiss Steamship Co. $17.28 Carmen Thompson Reiss Steamship Co. $10.31 I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—pleaise *puf my William Mazany Dana Johnson, born August 10, Huron Portland Cement Co. $40.00 f 'name on your mailing list, ' fPniii 1966, to the Archie Johnsons, DuJoseph Sweeney Huron Portland Cement Co, $20.34 luth, Minnesota. Edward Taylor Huron Portland Cement Co. $71.51 H. DIetz Wyandotte Transportation Co. $ 2.34 Adrimme Spawsaren, bom Oc­ Ronald Shell Wyandotte Transportation'Co. $972.91, tober 3, 1966, to the George F. Mohamed Ahdulla American Steamship Co. $ 9.15 riSpaargarens, Metairie, La. Jack Such American Steamship Co. $11.22 James Lynch Great Lakes Towing Co. $ 1.50 Laura Lee Latour, bora August Bruce Harrell Great Lakes Towing Co. $ 5.99 ' 25, 1966, to the Charles B. La- m iI ti'.i -Ylf f| * I'L A 4 y \ / ) .> J J '•i • 4 ^1 /I 4/^ —4/— J Of SIU —4/— MEETINGS <1> 4/ — MONEY DUE I \1> tours, New.Orleans, La. 4^ ' �v;^n:i!ian ^H''r November 25, 1966 " §;• r' SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen Coffee Time At New Orleans Hall .. - Sixteen countries were visited by the crew of the SIU Pacific district contracted President Garfield, "recently returned from an around-the-world cruise. The voyage, which ended Nov. 7, lasted almost four months. Seven different countries were visited during one period of two weeks. - :l "Chewing the fat' at a leisurely coffee break in the cafeteria of SlU's New Orleans hall are (from left to right) J. Galliano, L. Suillot and J. Sauldman. Many SlU halls provide cafeteria facilities. r FINAL DEPARTURES I :i. r< i ' Antonio Dominquez, 57: Pneu­ Surviving is his mother, Mrs. monia claimed the life of Brother Grazia DeMarco and a sister, Dominquez, Sept. Mrs. Honey Parisi of Linden12, in Jackson hurst, N.Y. Burial was in St. Memorial Hospi­ Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, tal, Miami, Fla. New York. He was a member of the Steward Herbert O'Nell, 51: A hemor­ department and rhage proved fatal to Brother joined the SIU in O'Neil on Oct. 20, the port of Tampa in the USPHS where he resided. Hospital in Balti­ Seafarer Dominquez was bom in more. Born in Cuba. He is survived by his wife, Lowell, Massa­ Eugenia Dominquez, of Tampa. chusetts, he join­ 'Burial was in Q)lon Cemetery, ed the SIU in the Tampa. port of Norfolk. —— He had made his Ernest Bell, 63: A pulmonary home in Balti­ ailment claimed the life of Sea­ more. A member of the Steward farer Bell, Sept. department, O'Neil sailed as a 25, at the USPHS cook. He was employed by the I ' *. * Hospital in Nor­ Gallenthin Barge Lines. Surviving folk, Va. A mem­ ber of the Deck is his wife, Helen, of Baltimore. dep'hrtment, he Burial was in Oak Lawn Ceme­ had sailed as a tery, Baltimore. bosun. Bell was born in Georgia Joseph Sweeney, 68: Brother and joined the un­ Sweeney died on Sept. 26, after a ion in Norfolk, where he made fall at his home in his home. Wilmington, Del­ aware. A mem­ Nicholas DeMarco, 45: Seafar­ ber of the SIU United Industrial er DeMarco died August 20, in Workers, he join­ Brooklyn, N. Y. ed the union in A lifetime resiPhiladelphia. dent of Brooklyn, Born in Wilming­ he joined the Un­ ton, he was a life­ ion in New York and was a mem­ long resident of that city. Sweeney ber of the Deck was employed as a ship fitter department. Sea­ by the Wilson Marine Repair farer DeMarco Terminal. He is survived by his served with the wife, Charlotte, of Wilmington. U.S. Navy for 26 months. His Burial was in the Cathedral Ceme­ last ship was the Duke Victory. tery, Wilmington. According to A.B. Isadore Klinetsky, the ship's delegate, the best ports of call were in the Far East. Brother Klinetsky has practically made an art of foreign shopping, visiting depart­ ment stores and supermarkets in every city he vis­ its. He is particu­ larly happy about the world-wide boom in super­ markets. The very best shopping of the Klinetsky entire voyage, he said, was in the Motomachi shopoins center of Tokyo, Hong Kong, where he purchased a new watch. Singapore is also a good shopping port, he said. In Hong Kong he also pur­ chased plates with family portraits painted on them. One of the plates incorporated a picture of a baby. "Is that your son?" bachelor Klinetsky has been asked many times. "No, that's me," he replies, explaining that the portrait on the plate is of himself as a baby. He bought liqueurs and perfume in France, and linen table cloths in India. Asked which was the crew's favorite port, Klinetsky replied Barcelona, Spain. It is a great city, he said, both for good times and shopping. And the prices are good also. Klinetsky said that the Gar­ field's major cargo was rubber, liquor and military equipment. <1> J. H. Maxey, meeting chairman on the Hudson (Oriental Export­ ers) reports the Chief Mate and Chief Engineer are finishing the repairs aboard the ship. Maxey re­ minded crewmembers to sign for cots and re­ turn them at the ® completion of the voyage. The ship left Calcutta and will be paid off in Portland, Ore., Dec. 20, Maxey writes. A vote of thanks was extended to Maxey for a fine job as ship's delegate. T. K. Lane will be the new ship's dele­ gate. D. E. Edwards, meeting sec­ retary, writes that Seafarers were asked to pitch in a few coins to build up the ship's treasury in case of emergency. A balance of $1 from the last trip was reported. A discussion was held aboard the Transhatteras (Hudson) con­ cerning the possi­ bility of showing movies, J. R. Prestwood, meet­ ing chairman, re­ ports. Seafarers also elected Phil­ lip F. Payne as ship's delegate, re­ ports Meeting Sheldrake Secretary P. D. Sheldrake. Logs and mail are ar­ riving regularly and there are no beefs or disputed overtime. Shel­ drake informed the LOG. The ship is heading for Bombay. <I> Calm seas and a smooth voyage for the Steel Apprentice (Isth­ mian) as the ship sails for a payoff in New York, Richard Cummings, meeting chairman reports. John Welkeski, meeting secretary, writes that the „ . ship's fund conCumnsmgs ^20. Wel­ keski said that the crew was warned to be on the alert for pick­ pockets and con men when ashore. Margaiito Boija Your income tax refund check is waiting for you. It is being held by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94105. ^ Henry L. Baker Please call home at once. Any­ one knowing Henry L. Baker's whereabouts, please call Mrs. Mary Baker, collect, at 305-6834993. William Cofone Please contact your wife, Dor­ othy Cofone, at 8805 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y., as soon as pos­ sible. Charles E. Switzer Your income tax refund check is waiting for you. It is being held by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94105. Seafarers on the Steel Voyager had some free time in India, re­ cently while wait­ ing out a mon­ soon. Meeting Chairman James Lennon reports a good trip with a co-operative bunch of Seafar­ ers. It takes a good crew fo Lennon make a good ship and Seafarers at the vessel's recent New York payoff agreed there were a fine bunch of men on the last run. The Steel Voyager re­ turned to New York via a coast­ wise trip. ^ We had the honor of a visit from U.S. Congressman Raymond Clevenger and Democratic Can­ didate for U.S. Senate G. Mennen Williams on October 11th. We have Loren Sny­ der back in this Port after a stay ,. in the Milwaukee Lapczynski Hospital. Frank Lapczynskl just returned from St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth after having a bout with an ulcer. Ernest Hnrd Please contact Mrs. S. Smith, 1222 St. Roch St., New Orleans. Phone: 947-8126. Wayne is there ^d is going into the service. ^ Andre W. Deriger Your income tax refund check is waiting for you. It is being held by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94105. , ^ All! Nasroen Your two income tax refund checks are waiting for you. They are being held by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94105. Eusebio Flores Please contact your son, David Flores, 25-11 34th St., Astoria, Long Island, N. Y. 11103, as soon as possible. �SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen Is Hazard to U.S. SIU-AGLIWD Meelings New Orleans.Dec. 13—2:30 p.in. Mobile Dec. 14—2:30 p.m. Wilmington .Dec. 19—2 p.m. San Francisco Dec. 21—2 p.m. Seattle Dec. 23—2 p.m. New Yoric .. Dec. 5—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia .Dec. 6—2:30 p.m. Baltimore .. . Dec. 7—2:30 p.m. Detroit Dec. 9—^2:30 p.m. Houston .... Dec. 12—^2:30 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Alpena Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Duluth Frankfort Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec; Dec. Dec. Dec. 5—2 p.m. 5—7 p.m. 5—1 p.m. 5-^7 p.m. 5—7 p.m. 5—7 p.m. 5—7 p.m. • United Industrial Workers New Orleans . . . Dec. 13—7 p.m. Mobile Dec. 14—7 p.m. New Voile Dec. 5—7 p.m. Philadelphia .. . Dec. 6—7 p.m. Baltimore Dec. 7—1 p.m. ^Houston Dec. 12—7 p.m. tMcetinc hcM at Labor Temple, Saalt Stc. Marie. Mich. • Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Mectinr held at Galreaton wharvea. biRBCTORYof UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers LETTERS To The Editor!-i.i PRESIDENT Paul Hall Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Chicago .. . .Dec. 13—7:30 p.m. tSault Ste. Marie i Dec. 15—7:30 p.m. Buffalo ... ..Dec. 14—7:30 p.m. Duluth ... . .Dec. 16—7:30 p.m. Cleveland . . .Dec. 16—7:30 p.m. Toledo ... . .Dec. 16—^7:30 p.m. Detroit ... . .Dec. 12—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee . .Dec. 12—^7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union New Oileans .. Dec. 12—5 p.m. Mobile Dec. 14—5 p.m. Philadelphia ... Dec. 6—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) .. Dec. 7—5 p.m. Norfolk Dec. 8-^5 p.m. Houston Dec. 12—5 p.m. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shapard Lindsay Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 127 River St. ALPENA. Mich. ... EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE. MD. . ... 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 177 State St. BOSTON. Mass. ... Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO. N.Y. ... ... 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 9383 Ewing Ave. CHICAGO. III. ... SA 1-0733 1420 W. 25th St. CLEVELAND. Ohio MA 1-5450 DETROIT. Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 312 W. 2nd St. DULUTH. Minn RA 2-^^, . P.O. BOT'IS? FRANKFORT. Mich. 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 5B04 Canal St. HOUSTON. Tex WA 8-3207 .2608 Pearl St. JACKSONVILLE. Fla. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY. N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE. Ala I South Lawrence Sr. •> HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS. La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va Railway Marine Regitm Philadelphia Dec. 13—10a.m.&8p.m. Baltimore Dec. 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. ^Norfolk Dec. 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Jersey City Dec. 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. To Thie Editor: ^ I would like to comment on Edward P. Morgan's radio broadcast which dealt with the serious shortage of health man­ power. Morgan wrote about the selfish policies' of the American Medical Association hierarchy being damaging to the.health of the American population. He went on to say that if the AM A were as concerned about hospitw wages as doctors' fees, hos­ pitals wouldn't be so short­ hand^. I wonder how many LOG readers are aware that the AMA has deliberately created a doc­ tor shortage in this country, to insure fat fees from a desperate public. There are too few med­ ical schools and too few medical students—-and that's the way the AMA wants it. .jenry" Klein 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA. Pa 2604 S. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR. Ter. 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO. Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE. P.R. ..1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE. Wash. 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS. Mo. 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA. Fla 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. 834-2528 T flNANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Watere District makes specific provision for safeguardinK the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the memberahip. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust ' fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and mandgement representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are availijjle at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as conUined in the contacts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1980, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These X contracts specify the wages and conditions under which -you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rlahta, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets'and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolnian or other Union official, in yonr opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contaid; the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS ifA}G. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This establish^ policy has been reaffirmed by membenhip action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional porta. The responaibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Elxeeutive Board of tile Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among ita ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PraismPri^e fiy M T« EdinNr; As a native Californian and a wprkingraan, I ami grateful that the farm workers finally seem tb be successfully union­ izing. Helieve me, this is long overdue, Cesar Chavez, di,rector of the AFL-CIO United Farm Workers Organizing Committee, is doing a great job. The recent defeat of Pat Brown by Republican Ronald Reagan wUl, I think/ prove to be a great setback for organized , bor in California and labor naUst work hard in the next election to bring more liberals into. Office, Jack LaMonica November 25, 1966 ;;-;Iocal^ hewspafif- 'that gives"^^^^^ the fact of this situation. The| article points out that the poor| pay bi^er prices for food be- ^ cause few supermarkets are found in poor areas. In 1960, the article said» housing that ' was dilapidated or lacked plumbing was the lot of 25 per cent of urban families with in­ comes under $3,000 a year. I think that city, state and the federal government should do all they can to set housing standards, and perhaps even taking a Step such as controlling prices, MifceBocsche SacksWomen's Supermarket Strikes To The Editor: I think all workingmen and their families should be aware of the role that their local su­ permarkets have played in jack­ ing up the price of food. People are finally getting wise to the fact that trading stamps^ ; lottery gamesy the fantasricj prices of some processed foods,;/ and Concealed price increases/ effected by reductions in com tents of packages all take money from their pockets, I believe that if housewives continue to picket supermarkets;-; and if workingmen's families keep writing letters to the su­ permarket chains, we will see a healthy reduction in food prices, G. Coidin ... > - •t Mitpes Boycott of Antiunion Products . UNFAIR rtP-p mmmi 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.) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) \\ r\ i 1 ?\ J J\ A I i > (; / <1> Kingsport Press "World Book," "Chlldcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jannan, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) l\ M Si \ i /il <I> Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) To The Editon My wife and I have started our Christmas shopping, and ooth of us carry the Log's Don't Buy list with us. We both try to make sure that none of the Baltimore Luggage Co. items we., buy are made by a ^1 Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart Stariite luggage company that dehii^ its empjo^ Starflite luggage ees the right to fair wages and 0oyeraihenf Shputdl (International Leather Goods, working cpndition^hrough un­ Help Cut Prices Plastics and Novelty Workers ionization. TTiis is my duty as Union) a trade unionist. I hope my To The EAtor: fellow Seafarers, and all other It is a well-known fact that "HIS" brand men's clothes trade unionists, boycott prod­ the pbbf pay more for Kavnee Boyswcar, Judy Bond uct manufactured by anti-union housing than their moid w^ blouses, Hanes Knitwear, Randa employers. -• off fellow citizens. I have just Ties, Boss Gloves, Richman finished reading an article in my A. £. Jackson Brothers and Sewell Suits, Wing Shirts (Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America) ——R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official Camels, Winston, Tempo, capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumetances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given Brandon, Cavalier and Salem such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment made cigarettes without supplying a receipt, or if a member ia required to make;, a payment and is given fin official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make (Tobacco Workers International such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. Union) CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six vt' months in the SEIAFAIUStS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at ihembership meetings.' And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their g<^ standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic or^n. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, ^he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIYITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families,-and their Union. To achieve these ohjectives,' the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the memberahip and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feds that any of, the above righto have been vldatcd, or thst he hss been denied his constitntianal right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he ehonld immediately notUr SIU President Pan! Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt rseeipt rsqusstad. Peavy Paper Mill Products (United Papermakers and Paperworkers Union) —s— Comet Rice Mills Co. products (International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drinks and Distillery Workers) Antonio PereDl Miinettl & Sons Ambassador, Eleven Cellars Red Rooster, Greystone, Guasti, Calwa, F. I., Tribuno Vennouth, Aristocrat, Yictor Hugo, A. R. Morrow Wines and Brandies. (National Farm Workers Association^ - S] �.n November 25, 1966 Page Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG I' PORTS o^the World CHITTAGONG , • •. -v.. --v.:-.' • C HITTAGONG, a port that by its name alone evokes an image of a city of beauty. This incredibly beautiful port, on the right bank of East Pakistan's Kamaphuli River, was named by a victorious Buddhist King of Arakan in the 10th Centuty, A.D. To commemorate the de­ feat of a Muslim sultan, the Buddhist erected a huge pillar with "Tsit—^Tse—Gong" inscribed upon it, standing for the peaceful plea, "war shall not be waged." And peaceful Chittagong is, despite its growing reputation as East Pakistan's busiest port, han­ dling two million-plus tons of cargo annually, and its growing population of more than 365,000. Lush green meadows and forests abound in a climate ideal for vacation land. The blue waters of the Bay of Bengal, sunshine, forests and lakes and rivers, ancient mosques, all convert this area into a spectacle of tranquility and beauty. The 7th Century Chinese traveller-poet, Hiuan Tsang, called Chittagong "a sleeping beauty emerging from mists and water." Just 94 miles from Chittagong stretches Cox's Bazar, the longest unbroken beach in the world that is ideal for swimming. The golden-silvery strip spreads for 70 solid miles, unhampered by sharks or jelly fish. ^ The region of the Chittagong Hill Tracts com­ prises ten ranges of high hills separated by valleys swathed with thick jungle vegetation and watered by the many rivers which lace the area. Perhaps more than any other area, this, the Chittagong Hill Tracts, offers the most superlative natural vistas of them all. The independent nation of Pakistan itself was carved in 1947 out of the territories that formed the British Indian Empire. Two nations were born, Pakistan and India. The division took place on the basis of Hindu majority areas and Muslim majority areas. r Throughout Pakistan, traditional costumes show a defrnite Far Eastern influence in the delicate fabrics and lavish embroidery. Transportation in East Pakistan is often very basic in nature. Here an ox-cart rumbles through the streets carrying a huge load of jute to be milled into fiber for burlap and rope. •- I• • t '< f;' I Rice, grown in muddy, half submerged paddies is the principal food crop and makes up the chief staple of the East Pakistan diet. Highly dependent on a proper balance of heavy rainfall and sunshine for proper growth, the area's rice crop has been plagued in recent years by drought and much grain has been imported. 4' ^1- ,16 /I The principal cities of East Pakistan are Chittagong, Dacca, Syihet and Khulna. Street scene above is typical of the older sections of East Pakistan cities. SlU-manned Steel Navigator and other Isthmian Line ships are among the SlU-contracted vessels making regular stops at Chittagong, East Pakistan. The main seaport of Pakistan's eastern province, Chittagong handles over two million tons of cargo annually. The city has a population of over three million people. 'J �Vol. XXVIIi No. 24 SEAFARERSiiUMS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO qhristmas ;Buuina; Caution! \ T 11HE holiday season is traditionally a time for X gathering together with our loved ones to share the fruits of a year's labor. Big family dinners and the exchanging of gifts has long been an integral part of the holiday season in the United States. For Seafarers and their families, possibly more than for most Americans, the giving of gifts to family and friends is a chief way of showing affec' tion, because time and distance all too often make it impossible for them to be together to share a well-set table and the joyousness of the season. During the holiday season, more than any other time of year, it becomes obvious that the United States is truly a land of plenty. Shop windows are fairly bursting with goods for sale. Advertising in the newspapers, television and radio reaches its peak in giving advice, enticements and entreaties to buy particular products. Package designers out-dd themselves yeaf after year to produce boxes more apt to sell the goods inside. Wherever we go we are pressured to "buy": There are many well-made, attractive, useful, worthwhile and fairly priced goods on the market. Unfortunately however, there are also many shoddy, useless, high priced products being pushed by American manufacturers who attempt to make up for the poor quality and design, low utility value and high price of these products through the use of high-powered advertising, soft-sell, hard-sell, and other devices. Besides enabling cer­ tain manufacturers to sell shoddy merchandise to people who do not really want or need it, these advertising devices serve to boost already inflated prices still higher. Manufacturers spend billions yearly on adver­ tising and packaging. In the end those billions come out of the consumers' pockets and represent hard-earned money which might be better spent with the exercise of a bit of caution. Be sceptical of advertising claims—they may be true but they may not be. Be suspicious of gaudily packaged products and inspect the contents of such pack­ ages carefully. The box that gets thrown away with the Christmas Avrappings, may be worth more than the product inside. The difference of course comes put of your pocket. Before buying a gift, consider whether it is really wanted and will be used and enjoyed by the recipient. Moderately priced gifts that will give great pleasure can also be attractive, and represent money well-spent. Too many expensive but basically useless gifts are forgotten the next day and never thought of again. Be wary of offers of loans for Christmas spend­ ing. These short-term loans often come at high interest rates which are seldom even mentioned by the lender and almost never clearly explained and outlined so that the actual interest rate can be computed in advance. In the long run, such loans can only reduce your buying power because money paid in interest, which often almost equals the amount of the loan itself, is lost forever. It is much better to give less expensive gifts at Christmastime than to become involved in pay­ ments that will drain away income needed for more important uses, such as clothing or educa­ tion. Another area in which caution should be ob­ served is in charitable donations. Americans are among the most generous people in the world and traditionally give vast amounts of money to charity to help share their good fortune with others who are less fortunate. There are many excellent, established, well-run charities which carefully and scrupulously account for all dona­ tions and see to it that they are used where they are most needed. Unfortunately, the holiday sea­ son also brings forth many slick operators seeking a fast buck under the guise of charity. To be sure your donation is not wasted, give only to charities which you are certain are reputable. When in doubt investigate before you part with your cash. Last but not least, look for the union label on everything you buy this Christmas or at any other time. The union label is your assurance that, you are giving a quality product produced by union craftsmen, enjoying decent wages and working conditions. In addition, at Christmastime as at all other times during the year, boycott all goods manufactured or offered by those employers who remain unfair to labor. Each issue of the log carries a complete 'don't buy' list of products pro­ duced by employers who have been found to be unfair to their employees in denying them the right of unionization and collective bargaining. In this issue it can be found on page 14. Clip it out for easy reference and refer to it when shop­ ping. You can take action in the marketplace this Christmas that will help make next Christmas a better one for thousands of American workers and their families, » >, ''I s, � 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource November 25, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIUNA STAFF OFFICERS LAUNCH NEW PHARMACIST MATE TRAINING FACILITY 12 SEATRAIN SHIPS CHARTERED BY MSTS FOR THREE YEARS AFL-CIO FOREIGN POLICIES REAFFIRMED AFTER REVIEW BY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE GAINS MUST BE PROTECTED, AFL-CIO URGES AT COUNCIL MEETING NEW INVESTIGATION SET TO PROBE PRICE GOUGING BY DRUG COMPANIES SIU’S TOXIC CARGO RECOMMENDATIONS SUPPORTED BY C.G. SAFETY OFFICER CHICAGO PACKERS’ STRIKE SPURRED FAMED AMERICAN NOVEL ‘THE JUNGLE’ FOR SAFETY AT SEA RAPHAEL SEMMES PAYOFF CONSERVATIVE GOP ELECTION GAINS CLOUD CONGRESS’ LEGISLATIVE OUTLOOK TWO CONTAINERIZED FEMALE ELEPHANTS TAKE TRIP ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO PORTS OF THE WORLD – CHITTAGONG 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 11/25/1966 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. 24 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log