http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2d416f30900fcc2f009cba84e5fc6c22.PDF 6b6a69abe0bded9afde023490a713859 PDF Text Text Vol. XXIX No. 12 SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO AFL-CIO Raps Soviet 'Aggression by Proxy' in Middle East Crisis KEY AREA IN MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT. AT PARADE IN SUPPORT OF ISRAEL. Egypt's closing of the Strait of Tiron to Israel and blockade of Gulf of Aqaba (shown in map left) threatens freedom of the sea and International waterways and is at root of con­ flict between Israel and Arab nations. (Story on page 3.) Photo below shows part of contingent of SlU members who marched in parade up New York's Riverside Drive to ex­ press support of Israel in the Middle East crisis. Many Sea­ farers participated in demonstration. (See story on page 3.) U IN VIETNAM. SJU members and the ships they sail are steady callers in Vietnamese ports. In photo far left, SlU-contracted S.S. Neva West lays alongside dock in Cam Ranh Bay discharg­ ing cargo of supplies. In photo (left) Sea­ farer Flem Clay stands gangway watch on Seatrain Carolina in Saigon. (Story on page 16.) J !.«/ r r"' • >• . PROTEST N. Y. STRIKE BAN. SlU HALTS SNUG HARBOR EVICTIONS. Prior to entering courtroom, SiU Representative George McCartney (left) ex­ plains to Snug Harbor residents some aspects of Union's battle to halt their eviction. Scene is lobby of New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan. Eviction stay was issued by Court. (See story on page 3.) Madison Square Garden was filled and thou­ sands of union members overflowed into the streets at rally protesting harsh New York State law barring public employee strikes. In photo above SIU President Paul Hall addresses mass meeting of 25,000 which was sponsored by the State, County and Municipal Employees Union, the Transport Workers Union and the United Federation of Teachers. (See story on page 2.) �Page Two June 9, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Senate Kills FDL Ship Proposal; Rescinds Previous Funds Allotted Report of International President by Paul Hall WASHINGTON—One of Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara's pet projects, the enormously Hardly a day has passed in recent months without some mention expensive and controversial Fast Deployment Logistics ship program, has been overwhelmingly in the press of the desire on the part of Administration officials to allow turned down by the Senate. a percentage of American ships to be built in foreign shipyards. The House of Representa­ Proponents of the so-called "Build Abroad" program declare that The program, strongly opposed tives passed a bill last month zation was only one portion over there is a simple logic in the idea as they claim that a ship can be built whereby the Defense Depart­ the overall defense appropriation by maritime labor and others in in a foreign shipyard for about half what it costs in the United States. voted by the House. The balance the maritime industry, was junked ment would have been permitted of the bill went to President John­ chiefly because of the vast amounts All things being equal, this simply is not true. A more realistic picture is to contract for construction of of money potentially involved and drawn from a recent instance in which a British shipyard was under­ four of the giant ships which were son for action intact. Although it is expected that the belief that other less costly bid by 19 per cent by an American yard until the Department of De­ to have been stationed at sea for fense relaxed quality standards to a point where the British firm was quick dispatch to trouble spots McNamara will try again next ways could be found to serve the able to under-cut the U.S. price by a mere 4.5 per cent. That is a far year, the future of the FDL pro­ same purpose with ships which when needed. However, the Sen­ cry from 50 per cent. ate vigorously refused to accept gram looks extremely doubtful could be used for commercial pur­ Those who favor building abroad, however, insist that there would since the Congressional action not poses as well. The Defense Depart­ the FDL Allotment. ment's plan was for a fleet of 30 be substantial savings through such a program and fail to look be­ only refused authority to go ahead The withdrawn FDL authoriand contract for five of the ships FDLs which would have cost a yond the actual cost of a vessel on paper to the many disadvantages during fiscal 1968, but took the minimum of $1 billion to build involved. The arguments against foreign construction of Americans Ships far unusual step of rescinding previous over and above the cost of con­ authority—voted in 1966—to pro­ structing a completely new ship­ outweigh the weak case that is presented for it. yard to turn them out. ceed with two. It has been estimated that Transportation Secretary Alan S. Boyd's Dismayed by such determined In a unique plan for the mer­ proposal to build U.S. merchant ships abroad would result in the loss opposition in Congress, Defense chant marine to benefit from naval of thousands of Americans' jobs and deprive U.S. industry of close officials were undecided immedi­ research, the conferees added an to $1 billion worth of business annually. That in itself, together with ately on what to do next but indi­ amendment to their appropriations the adverse effect such a program would have on this country's bal­ cated that there were two alterna­ bill which directed the Defense ance of payments, should be reason enough abandon the plan. tives. One is to drop the FDL The facts are clear. In order to realize appreciable savings by build­ SAN FRANCISCO—The Sea­ program and pay off the compet­ and Navy Departments as follows: "Due regard shall be given in all ing abroad, the Administration would be forced to sacrifice the high farers International Union of ing contractors—General Dynam­ appropriate naval research pro­ calibre of quality and safety standards which are expected in Ameri­ North America won a resounding ics, Lockheed and Litton Indus­ grams to benefits which may ac­ can ships as a matter of course. victory over Harry Bridges' Inter­ tries—for work done thus far. Much of the money, saved because workers in foreign yards have national Longshoremens & Ware­ The other would be to consider crue therefrom to the American a lower standard of living than we have here and can work more houseman's Union in a National the designs and contracting pro­ Merchant Marine." The authorization bill, which cheaply than American workers, will be taken directly from the Labor Relations representation grams submitted by the three com­ election held May 25 among work­ panies, pick the best one for possi­ provides for a total of more than pockets of our own labor force by depriving vast numbers of our ers at a sugar refining plant near ble use and then see how Con­ $21 billion worth of defense pro­ citizens of jobs. This may provide a windfall for some American busi­ here. gress treats the program in the curement, was then forwarded to nessmen but it can't help but prove costly to the economy of the na­ tion as a whole. Bridges' raiding attempt was de­ future. the White House for action. feated when workers at the Cali­ A U.S. worker who loses his job to a foreign worker doesn't pay fornia & Hawaii Sugar Refinery, taxes on his income because he has no income. He can't buy American located in Crockett, California, goods and services because money he might have earned is being used about 40 miles from San Fran­ to pay workers abroad who, in their turn, are buying goods and serv­ cisco, voted for continued repre­ ices in their own countries. The forcibly idle U.S. worker is then sentation by the SIU Sugar Work­ forced to turn to his government for assistance through unemploy­ ers' Union Local 1, AFL-CIO, by ment insurance. NEW YORK—In one of the largest labor rallies ever held here, a margin of 659 votes for the SIU It is not just the shipyard workers who would lose their jobs be­ to 386 for Bridges' union. twenty-five thousand New York City municipal employees packed cause of foreign shipbuilding, either. Steelworkers, electrical appliance There were three voided ballots Madison Square Garden to capacity to protest against a new law manufacturers and many more would also be affected. and 27 for "neither union" cast in enacted by the state legislature «>The SIU and unions affiliated with the Maritime Trades Department the NLRB-conducted election. which would prohibit public pite the law's prohibitions and are vigorously opposed to any concept which will allow even a small The 1,250 workers at the Cali­ employees from striking. penalties and to "devote particular percentage of American merchant vessels to be built abroad. fornia and Hawaii refinery plant The rally was sponsored by the attention to those legislators who Those who would preserve our high living standards and American had been represented by the SIU foisted upon us the Rockefeller- way of life would do well not to take the possibility of building Ameri­ Transport Workers Union, the Sugar Workers Union, which be­ gan negotiations with the com­ United Federation of Teachers Travia Act." The references were can ships abroad lightly. If the Congress establishes a precedent by pany for a contract renewal this and District Council 37 of the to New York State Governor Nel­ authorizing such a program, the way would be paved for other cor­ Spring. When negotiations with American Federation of State, son A. Rockefeller, original spon­ porations to follow the shipping companies overseas. Cheap labor and the company reached an impasse County and Municipal Employees. sor of the bill, and New York lenient working conditions are no less attractive to big business today The rally's cheering crowd made State Assembly Speaker Anthony than they were before the labor movement in the United States won in May, Bridges stepped into the the pledge "that we three unions, J. Travia, who guided the bill for American workers the high standards they enjoy today. picture and made his ill-fated raid­ together representing a force of through the New York State ing attempt, demanding the NLRB great power, pledge to stand to­ Legislature. representation election. The ILWU Total Upgraded Now 149 gether representing a force of great already represented about 185 Severe Penalties power, pledge to stand together in warehousemen in the plant. The unions' opposition to the Drozak said that the SIU Sugar defense of one another until this Workers local had called on the evil law and its promoters are left new legislation centers on the severe penalties it would impose company to meet immediately to in the dust of history." A pledge was also made to strike upon municipal employee unions discuss a new contract. "when sufficiently aggrieved," des- that violate the no-strike ban. A public employee's union in New York State can be fined up to Two additional Seafarers have been added to the ever increasing $10,000 a day for each day it is on strike. The law could fine a list of those who have passed Coast Guard examinations for union out of existence by breaking an engineer's license after completing the course of study offered its treasury. by the SIU-Marine Engineer's A number of labor union lead­ Beneficial Association, District still resides in Philadelphia. Gabor ers were guest speakers at the 2-School for Marine Engineers. is 41 years old and joined the SIU rally, including SIU President A total of 149 Seafarers have now in 1955 in Houston. Paul Hall, who pledged the sup­ William Bamberger sailed as an port of the SIU in the fight to re­ oiler and FWT before receiving a move this oppressive law from the second assistant engineer's license. books. He is 44 years old and joined the Other speakers included the Union in 1957 in San Francisco. three international union presi­ Bom in the Philippines, he lives in dents, Jerry Wurf of AFSCME, Daly City, Calif. Matthew Guinan of TWU, Engine department Seafarers Charles Cogen of AFT, Raymond are eligible to apply for any of Corbett, president of the State Gabor Bamberger the upgrading programs if they AFL-CIO, and Bayard Rustin, are 19 years of age or older and upgraded themselves to an engi­ director of the A. Philip Randolph Members of public service unions register their mutual opposition have 18 months of Q.M.E.D. neer's license. Institute. The rally was chaired by to so-called Rockefeller-Travia law which provides crippling penalties Victor Gotbaum, executive direc­ A newly-licensed second as­ watch standing time in the engine against their organizations if they go out on strike. Mass rally at MacU tor of District Council 37, sistant engineer, Bernard Gabor department, plus six months' ex­ ison Square Garden was one of largest ever to be held in New York. AFSCME. sailed as an oiler. He was bom and perience as a wiper or equivalent. SlU Defeats Bridges Raid On West Coast Roily by N. Y. Municipal Employees Protests State Aatl-Strike low Seafarers Upgrading Produces Two More Licensed Engineers l' Kf yi �June 9, 1967 SEAFARERS Page Three LOG AFL-CIO Raps Soviet 'Proxy Aggression' WASHINGTON—^With freedom of the seas and the use of international waters threatened by Egypt's closing of the Gulf of Aqaba and blockade of the Strait of Tiran, organized labor has declared itself solidly behind Presi­ dent Johnson in the use of all diplomatic channels to ease the Middle East crisis but pointed out that the situ­ ation cannot be solved through appeasement of "Soviet aggression by proxy." George Meany, President of the AFL-CIO, said in a statement that the trade union movement welcomes Johnson's declaration that the Egyptian actions are "illegal and potentially disastrous to the cause of world peace." In a communication to Johnson on behalf of the Maritime Trades Department, SIU President Paul Hall, who is also president of the MTD, said: "The Maritime Trades Department (AFL-CIO), con­ sisting of 37 national and international unions of the AFL-CIO, representing close to six million members, pledges its full support and cooperation in your quest for peace in the Middle East conflict. "As citizens, as trade unionists, and as parents, we are convinced that freedom can be made secure not by appeasement but a firm foreign policy." Both pledges of support were issued just days before Mid-East tensions exploded into a shooting war between Israel and the Arab countries. Meany also voiced the AFL-CIO's support of the President's "unequivocal reaffirmation" of the policy of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy that the U.S. "strongly opposes aggression" in the Middle East, by anyone in the area, in any form, overt or clandestine." The primary cause of the crisis in the area, Meany asserted, is the Soviet Union which "has armed Nasser for aggression and led him to expel the UN peace­ keeping force and to violate the freedom of the seas." The AFL-CIO president emphasized that, aided and abetted by the U.S.S.R., "Nasser is frantically rallying all Arab countries for a war to destroy Israel" and that the Egyptian dictator has boasted that- "the Soviet Union stands with us in this battle." In the present crisis, Meany warned, "Israel is the first target of Soviet aggression by proxy (Nasser.)" But, he added, Israel is not the only or the last target. "The freedom and security of the entire free world are the real and final target of the Communist aggressors." Meany's statement came as the UN Security Council continued its debate on the Middle East crisis and free world governments were consulting on the best methods of meeting the Soviet-mounted challenge. SIU Action Halts Eviction Of Snug Harbor Mariners Sigard Kraft, 73, a Snug Harbor resident mariner, looks on while an employee of the elderly mariners' home returns Kraft's belongings to his room after SIU won a restraining order that rescinded his eviction. NEW YORK—The Seafarers International Union won a stay this week in New York Supreme Court prohibiting the Trustees of Sailors Snug Harbor from taking any action to evict resident mariners for nonpayment of^ newly-instituted charges until a from their rooms, the SIU went immediately to the Supreme Court disposition is made of all court and won an order halting the evic­ • proceedings instituted by the Un­ tions and ordering the mens' be­ ion. The SIU has been waging a longings returned to their quar­ legal battle in behalf of the resi­ ters. dents of the Staten Island, N.Y., At a three-and-a-half-hour hear­ home to set aside an order issued ing Friday, June 2, Judge Charles , earlier this year permitting the G. Tierney recommended that the levying of fees for the first time in retired mariners pay, under pro­ the home's history. test, any charges imposed on them The resident mariners and the pending final determination of the SIU maintain that any charges action instituted last April by the levied against the men, who range SIU in which the Union seeks full in age from the late 60's to the investigation of all areas of Snug 90's, are in direct violation of the Harbor operations and the per­ terms of the will of the late Cap­ manent dropping of any costs to tain Robert Randall who founded the residents. Subsequently the Snug Harbor in 1801. The will set judge issued the order barring any up a trust which provided for the evictions for nonpayment. free care and maintenance of sea­ Based on information provided men no longer able to "go down by the SIU, state Attorney Gen­ to the sea in ships." eral Louis Lefkowitz's office joined The latest round in the battle with the union in calling for a developed on the Monday before complete probe of the administra­ Memorial day when Trustees of tion and fbances of the retirement the Snug Harbor posted a notice facility. saying that any resident who failed Last February, Justice Tierney to pay stipulated charges by 11 authorized the Trustees to charge a.m. would be evicted that day. the old timers for their roorh and When the belongings of a num­ board starting May 1 for the first ber of the residents were removed time in 166 years. In his statement, the federation president declared that "American labor favors the President's policy of utilizing all diplomatic channels, inclusive of the UN, and seeking combined efforts by the maritime powers to secure a just settlement of the present crisis in the Middle East." He continued: "However, the Soviet government and its Communist bloc would make a fatal error to assume that our coun­ try's exhaustive diplomatic efforts for a just peace means that the United States would, in the process, become exhausted and appease aggression by accepting such actions which President Johnson has appropriately' branded illegal and potentially disastrous to the cause of peace.'" If Nasser and the Soviets were to succeed in their aggression, Meany warned, other Middle East countries would lose their national independence and the USSR would succeed in its drive to take over the Red SeaArabian Peninsula-Persian Gulf region and to deny the free world access to its energy resources. Earlier, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions had called on the UN to "assume its full re­ sponsibility in carrying out its peace-keeping functions" in the Middle East. U. S. Maritime Course 'Suiiidaf Congressman Tells MTD Meeting WASHINGTON—In a recent speech at the weekly legislative meeting of the Maritime Trades Dept. Congressman Lloyd Meeds (D-Wash.), called this country's neglect of its merchant marine "suicidal" especially in light of the threat of wtir in the Middle East and the conflict in Vietnam. Meeds said that the Middle ^ ;—-—. . construction to be done in foreign marine. East crisis and Vietnam are He would first like to see the shipyards. directly related to the problems Maritime Administration made an Addabbo said Boyd's proposals facing the U.S. merchant marine. independent agency. would disrupt our economy by Secondly, he feels it is essential "It is our merchant marine," causing many workers to lose their that Congress grant larger sub­ said the Congressman, "that our country must rely on in times of jobs; disrupt our national security sidies for shipbuilding. Lastly, he believes that enough crisis. It is the merchant marine by forcing our emergency ship­ that is now carrying the men and building needs to be dependent on ships should be built, in all types equipment to Vietnam; and it is the production ability of foreign and sizes, to enable this country to the merchant marine to which we shipyards, and. disrupt our al­ carry the major share of its own will have to turn if we become ready poor balance of payments waterborne cargoes on Americaninvolved in a shooting war in the standing by allowing more gold to flag vessels. flow overseas. Both Congressman Meeds and Middle East." Congressman Addabbo, a mem­ Congressman Addabbo concurred The Congressman noted that the U.S. is at present stretching ber of the House Appropriations on a policy that would have all of its merchant marine resources al­ Committee, offered a three point this country's merchant fleet be most to their limit to supply our program that would help to re- American-built, American-owned, forces in Vietnam. He expressed uvenate the U. S. merchant and American-manned. deep concern that if another con­ flict of arms were to break out anywhere else in the world, the U.S. might not have enough ships to supply forces on two fronts. Fleet Diverted WASHINGTON—The Thirteenth Biennial Convention of the To maintain a sealift to Viet­ nam, the U.S. has had to divert a Seafarers International Union of North America will convene major portion of its fleet away on Wednesday, June 21, at the Statler-Hilton Hotel here. from the carrying of commercial Delegates representing SIU- ^ cargoes and has also had to dig NA affiliates from the United week of June 21-June 27, the convention will hear from a num­ deeply into its reserve fleet. States, Canada, and the Carib­ ber of speakers representing the If the crisis in the Middle East bean will attend what is expected maritime industry, the organized erupts into a serious conflict, to be the largest SIUNA conven­ labor movement, and numerous Meeds predicts that the U.S. will tion ever held. governmental agencies. have to surrender the last of its The delegates will represent the commercial trade and also pull more than 85,000 members of The AGLIWD delegates to the every last ship out of the reserve SIUNA District and Local unions convention are: Juan Cruz, C-156; fleet. and will convene through June 27. George Dacken, D-26; Rex Congressman Joseph Addabbo They will deal with matters of Dickey, D-6; Joseph DiGiorgio, (D-N.Y.) who also spoke at an concern to the International, the D-2; Frank Drozak, D-22; Paul MTD Legislative meeting, decried U.S. labor movement, the mari­ Drozak, D-180; Norman W. Duthe present state of the nation's time industry, and the crafts and Bois, D-475; John Fay, F-363; merchant marine. He said that industries represented by SIUNA Leon Hall, H-125: Paul Hall, H-1; since the end of World War II, the affiliates. They will also map fu­ William Hall, H-272; William federal government has been ture International policies and Jenkins, J-78; Anthony Kastina, meager in its contributions to programs and hear reports of the K-5; Alexander T. Kerr, K-7; ship construction. affiliated unions. Vincente Lawsin, L-368; E. B. "The result is," said Addabbo, Convention delegates will be McAuley, M-20; Robert Mat­ that the United States has allowed representing deep sea Seafarers, thews, M-1; Frank Mongelli, Mtself to slip from first to four- tug and other inland water boat­ 1111; Edward Mooney, M-7; eenth place in shipbuilding among men, railroad marine tugmen and Louis Neira, N-1; Earl ^epard, the major maritime powers." dredgemen, fishermen, cannery S-2; Gordon Spencer, S-1162; Both Congressmen expressed workers, and workers employed in Freddie Stewart, S>8; Cal Tanner, distaste for the proposals of Secre­ the transportation services and T-1; Keith Terpe, T-3; Steven tary of Transportation Alan S. other allied crafts. Troy, T-485; Lindsey J. Williams, loyd which calls for new ship During its daily sessions the W-1. S/a/M 13th Biennial Convention To Bogin June 21 in Washington �House Committee Refuses to Allot Any Funds for Foreign Shipbuilding WASHINGTON—The House Appropriations Committee has acted to prevent the construction of any American-flag merchant vessels in foreign shipyards in the Fiscal Year 1968 Appropriations Bill it recently reported favorably to the House for action. The biU (H.R. 10345), which ^ committee reported the bill fa­ the vessel as a cost saving device, deals with appropriations for vorably to the full House for ac­ but the committee stated that it various Government depart­ tion. would not be in the best interests ments—including the Maritime of the United States to lay up The provision of the bill bar­ Administration—states specifically the world's first nuclear-powered ring any foreign construction of that "No part of any appropria­ American-ffag merchant ships is merchant ship—even temporarily. tion contained in this title shall As reported to the House for a direct and unequivocable re­ be used for construction of any jection of proposals being pushed action, the appropriation meas­ ship in any foreign country." The hard by Transportation Secretary ure calls for $139 million in con­ Alan S. Boyd and the Administra­ struction differential subsidies for tion that would authorize con­ Fiscal Year 1968—enough to struction in foreign shipyards of cover the construction of 13 mod­ vessels for documentation under em vessels—the same number of the American flag with coastwise vessels covered in construction privileges. appropriations for Fiscal 1967. The new appropriation repre­ Boyd Proposal Rejected sents a continuation of the past BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—Mem­ The Boyd proposal has been new vessel construction program bers of the SIUNA-affiliated In­ ffatly rejected by the SIU, the which has been generally recog­ ternational Union of Petroleum AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ nized as totally inadequate to Workers have approved new con­ partment, many other segments of slow the continuing deterioration tracts with the Standard Oil Com­ the maritime industry and other of the U. S. maritime industry or the eventual mass-obsolescence of pany and subsidiary companies interested parties. The House Appropriations the American-flag merchant ffeet. which cover five bargaining units. The five units are: the Classified Committee handed Boyd and the U. S. maritime labor and man­ Field Contract, Chevron Research Administration a second defeat in agement has called for a new Company Contract, Bakersfield reporting the bill favorably by construction program of at least Refinery Contract, Office Build­ practically directing continued 50 ships a year as a beginning ings Contract and the Salt Lake operation of the Nuclear Ship toward halting American mariSavannah. Boyd and the Admin­ time's steady decline of the past Refinery Contract. All five contracts provide for istration have sought to lay up 20 years. retroactive adjustment to Febru­ ary 1 of the 14-cent general wage increase, the increased shift differ­ ential to 10 and 20 cents for after­ noon and morning shifts and the $3.50 contribution to employee dependent medical insurance. WASHINGTON—SIU Great Lakes District member Thomas Two Year Pacts Crawford who sailed on vessels operated by the Ann Arbor A four per cent general wage Railroad Company until entering the Service in October, 1965, increase will become effective on has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in January 1, 1968, for all five units. Vietnam. All contracts will run for a two Seafarer Crawford, now a Specialist 4th Class was recuperating year term. at Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, from wounds The settlement came after a received in Cu Chi, Vietnam, while on a search and destroy prolonged series of negotiations mission with his outfit, the 25th Infantry Division, 5th Infantry between the lUPW and the oil (Mechanized), 1st Battalion, Company A. He was recently trans­ companies. ferred to Hines Memorial Hospital, Hines, 111. In a letter to SIUNA President Crawford, 23, who makes his home in Manistique, Michi­ Paul Hall, the lUPW expressed its gan, began sailing for the Ann Arbor RR following graduation sincere thanks to the International from Frankfort, Michigan, High School. He entered the service for the support the SIUNA and its in October, 1965. Following basic training at Fort Devins, affiliates gave during the dispute. Massachusetts, he was assigned to Vietnam in August, 1966 as a rifleman. In other contract negotiations, By a strange quirk of fate. Specialist Crawford had the added the lUPW and the Alaskan-based assistance of a real family touch in speeding his recuperation Northern Oil Operations Inc. and because his cousin. Major Pettrina M. Mead, is a milita^ nurse Polar Oil Field Services Inc., have stationed at Walter Reed. concluded a contract which awaits the ratification of the membership. Sim Oil WoAers Win New Contracts WMi StnndanI Oii Lakes Seafarer A warded Parpfe Heart in Vietnam New Maritime Museum Dedicated in N,Y, •& June 9, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Page Four This old fashioned gaff-rigged schooner was part of the exhibit on display for visitors to South Side Maritime Museum, May 22. Paint­ ings, models and a history of the maritime industry were featured. Visitor to museum reads about sea chanties reprinted from SIU newspaper, Seafarers Log. The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Miantic Coast Area] The recent action of the British Government against owners of the Torrey Canyon, points out another menace that runaway flag ships institute to international shipping. Britain has filed suit against the owners of the Torrey Canyon, and has yet been unable to name them. The ship is owned by an Amen an company, operated by a Bermuda based firm, chartered Philadelphia to a company in Britain, manned, Shipping has been good here by Italians. The ship's owners and all Seafarers looking to ship can hide behind a smokescreen out have been accommodated. of different registrations and con­ Anthony Adomatis reports that tinue to operate vessels that fail the horses beat him again and to meet safety standards required he's ready for recovery at sea. He of U. S. flag ships. last sailed on the Petrochem. It is difficult to determine how Arthur Samson is registered and effective the legal action will be if ready for a job with the black the owners cannot be named. In gang. His last job was aboard it's haste to avoid unionization the Columbia. and high standards of safety, the Joe Brooke had a good season Torrey Canyon and other ships at Garden State race track and under runaway-flag operation con­ the 26-year SIU veteran is now tinue to pose a hazard to valuable registered for work. He last made land resources, other ships and the Fred Korris. the very lives of their crews. Puerto Rico The British have taken legal Repairs will keep the Seatrain steps to prevent the Torrey Can­ San Juan from the island run for yon's sister ships, the Lake Pamore than a month. Shipping is lourde and Sansinea from making holding it's own in this port. oil deliveries to British oil firms. Keith Foster, one of our oldIf these ships enter British waters, England has the right to hold timers, is visiting friends after them until the owners identify sailing the Seatrain San Juan on themselves and post a cash bond. the Puerto Rico run. Luis Cepeda, Miguel S^cedo This of course, is something they and Bertrand Hoffman also sailed would be reluctant to do. on that ship and will enjoy pick­ New York ing her up again. After a vacation, Allen Befl is Norfolk looking for a steward's job on any Reports are that good shipping ship, any place. Allen's last ship will continue in this port. The Ocean Uiia will undergo repairs and expects to crew up again in July. Lucien Drew hopes to sail soon as a chief. Lucien put in an eightmonth voyage aboard the Balti­ more visiting Far East ports. Frank O'Malley, 15 years with the SIU, is taking a short rest and will then look for a pump­ Padro Aheam man's job. He served on the Transhuron in that capacity dur­ was the Selma Victory, one of ing the Far East run. many the 28-year veteran has Fred Hicks reports repairs to sailed -on. the Norina caused a 30-day stay Frank Nakllckl and Pedro in Sicily. Fred sailed as steward Padro are looking for Steward and is now looking for another Department jobs after sailing run. through a rough storm aboard the Sea-Land Summit Both men have over 25 years with the SIU. SEAFARERSmLOG Baltimore June 9, 1967 • Vol. XXIX, No. 12 A. W. McCullum has been Official Publication of the pretty busy recently. He just left Seafarers International Union the Long line in time to catch the of North America, Vietnam-bound Seatrain Maine. Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, A. W. also made a long trip as AFL-CIO chief steward aboard the Choc­ Bxeeativ* Board taw Victmy and has barely had PAUL HALL, Preiident time to catch up with his old CAL TANMBR EARL SBVARD Exte. Viea-Prei. Vice-President buddies around the hall. AL KRRR LINDSEY WILLIAMR T. D. Foster is looking for a See.-Treos. Vice-President berth after four months on the ROBBRT MATTHBWS Vice-President beach recovering from an acci­ HnwRRf BRAND dent. He joined the SIU in 1944. Director of Organisina and Publications His last ship was the Portmar. Managing Editor Boston MIKI POLLACK Assistant Editor Charies Krause wants to spend NATBAN SKTIR Staff Writers some time with his famliy after PBTCR WEILL a voyage on the Beauregard as a Pm WKM HARRY WITTSCBEN messman. Charlie has 26 years of FRANK MAROIOTTA service. Pibllihsi btwMkly st SIO Mitfs liluf Snsis Arthur Aheam is ready to grab N.E., Wsiklsitss, D. C. 20018 by tks Ssafsrsn Istsrastlsssl Osiss, Atiastli, fisir, Lakss the first job to be put on the ssl IsliRl Wstsn Dlitrist, AFL-CII, C75 board. A 23-year veteran, his last Fsirtb AVIRM. irssblys, H.V. 11332. Tsl. HrsilRN 94800. Sssssl slsu HitiH pslf job was on the Sagamore Hill. at WMblRitsR, 0. C. The port of Boston is sorry to FitTIAtTtlt ATTEBTIIB; Fsm 3979 ssrds skssM be ssst ts Esifsrsri Isisnttltsal hear of the passing of Sam Bayne, BRlss. AUsaUe. Bill, Ufcss as< Islasd Wstm DMrtst AFL-Cia, 875 Fssrtl AfMiRS. Brsska pensioner and a good union iys, B.Y. 11292. brother. He will be missed by the membership. �June 9, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Prominent Doctor Cites U,S„ Canadian Studies The Pacific Coast by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative California State Senator Eugene McAteer died at the age of 51 recently. He was a great friend of labor and won much labor sup­ port in the upcoming primary for Mayor of San Francisco. We have helped set up a hiring hall in Delano for the Delano farm workers. A no-raid agreement has been set up between the Farm Workers and the Teamsters Seattle A raiding attempt by Harry Bridges International Longshore­ Shipping here is good for men's and Warehousemen's Un­ rated men and no change is con­ ion failed when SIU Sugar Work­ templated. ers' Local 1 at the California & Payoffs included the Seatrain Hawaii Sugar Refinery in Crock­ Louisiana, Seatrain New Jersey, ett, Calif., defeated them in Madaket, Steel Traveler. These National Labor Relations Boarc vessels also had signons. Serviced Representation election. in transit were the Walter Rice, Anchorage, San Juan, Los An­ geles, Yorkmar, Seattle, Sagamore Hfll and Halalua Victory. Alfonse (Frenchy) Michelet is waiting for an oilers job on the Alaskan run after a slot on the Belgium Victory. Gus Skendelas is another old timer ready to go. He was chief steward on the Ames Vktmy and Skendelas Krieg after a few weeks home, Gus said he's scanning the boards again. San Francisco Shipping remains excellent in the port of San Francisco and the outlook for the next few weeks indicates there should be a large number of pay-offs and sign-ons. Jobs are plentiful in most de­ partments especially for AB's, oilers and F\^'s. During the last period we paid off the Cosmos Trader, Express Virginia, Ashbury Victory, Steel Designer and San Juan. Sign ons included the Steel Designer, San Juan, Enid Victory, Belgium Vic­ tory, Cosmos Trader and Seima Victory. Wilmington Shipping has been on the slow bell here, but it is expected to pick up shortly. Several ships are due in transit and the Seatrain Florida and Linfield Victory are scheduled for payoffs. We have sent some men to Seattle and San Francisco for replacements. Rated men in all departments are wel­ come. Ed Lane dropped by the hall to say hello after a stay on the Mankato Victmy. He headed for the Gulf area to visit old friends. Bill Datzko has been scanning the boards looking for a chief cook's or cook-bakers job. Plenty of jobs should be available when the payoffs come in. New SIU Pensioner Adolph Miller (R) is presented with his first pension check by SIU Patrolman Charlie A. Moser at the Norfolk hall recently. Miller was a member of the IBU. Unnecessary Tonsniectomies Result In Deaths of Hundreds of Children A nationally known physician last month charged publicly that the lives of children are consid­ ered expendable by some members of the medical profession whose greed for fees outweighs their sense of duty to their patients. Speaking at the annual meet­ tions the child lost 10 per cent of prevalence of unnecessary opera­ ing of his state's Medical So­ his blood volume through hem­ tions, particularly in women. A professor of gynecology, ciety in Milwaukee, Dr. Charles orrhage. Most deaths resulted Lobeck, pediatrics department from anesthesia or inhalation of TeLinde said a survey of five non-teaching hospitals in Ten­ chairman of the University of blood and secretions. The attitude of doctors toward nessee, Virginia and Kentucky Wisconsin, said that at least 90 and perhaps 315 youngsters die tonsillectomies is indicated in the showed that of 906 pelvic opera­ in the United States each year reply received by Dr. A. B. tions performed on women, 28 from tonsillectomies which were Schwartz, a Milwaukee pediatri­ per cent were unjustified and 32 cian, when he asked another per cent more were undetermined not necessary to begin with. Lobeck charged that 90 per surgeon if all the operations were or only partially justified. cent of the million tonsillectomies necessary? His answer was: "If Although the American Col­ performed annually in this coun­ I don't take them out someone lege of Surgeons has denounced try are unnecessary and quoted else will." such abuses publicly — particu­ two studies on the number of These observations by Lobeck larly unnecessary hysterectomies, deaths involved. A poll conducted and Schwartz recall comments on uterine suspensions and Caesarian from Baltimore showed 100 such other nefedless surgery which ap­ sections — needless surgery con­ deaths yearly and a Canadian sur­ peared recently in "The Decline tinues in these and other cases. vey came up with an even more of the Medical Profession in Arbitrary gall bladder removal is alarming total of 350. Based on Public Esteem," a booklet pub­ on the increase and the taking out the figures, only between 10 and lished by the Milwaukee Labor of a healthy appendix — which 35 of these lives need have been Press. Here, Dr. Richard TeLinde long ago became a topic for car­ endangered at all. It was found of the Johns Hopkins University toonists and comedians through that in 18 per cent of these opera­ school of medicine confirmed the its widespread practice—still re­ mains high on the list of many doctors as the means to raise some fast money. No Joke To Patient To the patient who is conned into paying the bills and risking his life for the sole purpose of fattening the doctor's wallet, how­ ever, the humor is sadly lost. The author of "The Healers," a surgeon who remained anony­ I?:: 5^; W* - v;''' mous for obvious reasons, may have summed up the whole prob­ lem in this best-selling book when he wrote: "If there is any single under­ * , A saKsssfc lying element to which we can attribute much or all of the cor­ ruption in medicine today it is that most of it is practiced for money. "Of all the people who go to see a doctor, more than 75 per cent would get well without any medical treatment whatsoever . . . "The overwhelming majority of patients who submit to some form of surgery in a hospital or doctor's office do not require this surgery; their condition is not improved by this surgery; in my opinion, Sir Francis Chichester brings his 53-foot ketch Gipsy Moth IV past Plymouth Breakwater they constitute more than 75 per in England. Ship crossed finish line under full sail, May 28, after completing voyage cent of all instances of surgery." around the world. The trip covered 28,500 miles, making one stop in Australia last S/r Francis anil Gypsy Moth Circle the Giehe ^ December. V ^ - The 65-year-old seaman manned ketch alone. Huge crowd cheered his arrival. PLYMOUTH, England—Sixty-five year-old Sir Francis Chichester arrived home in Plym­ outh last week to be greeted by a welcoming fleet of over 200 pleasure boats, fireboats send­ ing huge arches of water into the air, blasting horns and sirens and a cheering crowd of about 40,000 of his countrymen. The huge celebra­ tion was in honor of his safe return from his solo 226-day, 28,500-mile trip around the world in the 53-foot ketch Gypsy Moth IV. Chichester appeared in good health and spirit as he stepped ashore on the 119th day of the 14,750-mile last leg of his journey from Sidney, Australia. He reached Sidney on De­ cember 12, after a voyage of 107 days that be­ gan at Plymouth on August 27 and took him alone around the Cape of Good Hope and across the Indian Ocean to Sidney. After 47 days spent in Sidney regaining his strength and repairing his vessel, which was severely damaged by a storm in the Indian Ocean, he began the homeward leg of the jour­ ney on January 29 when he left Sidney to round Cape Horn and sail the Atlantic back to Plymouth. The hero's welcome Chichester received on his return was well deserved because he had to fight all alone some of the worst weather imaginable. Outward-bound, heavy seas in the south Indian Ocean smashed the vessel's auto­ matic steering gear—a device which allowed him time to sleep, eat, navigate, change sails and perform other necessary tasks. At a low ebb both physically and mentally at that point, he temporarily decided to aban­ don the entire voyage. But his depression soon passed and he managed to patch together a makeshift steering gear that worked well enough to cover the remaining 2,750 miles to Sidney. "When I knew it would work," he said, "a kind of elation came over me. I thought, 'I am a sailor. Something has gone wrong, and I am all alone, but I am getting around the obstacle by myself.'" Homeward bound, just two days out of Sid­ ney and sailing at the edge of a 75-knot tropi­ cal hurricane, an enormous freak wave flipped the* Gypsy Moth over on her side while Chichester slept in the cabin. Fortunately, dam­ age was slight to the vessel and Chichester himself suffered only a cut lip. He cleaned up the mess, made repairs and continued. But the worst was yet to come, rounding Cape Horn. The Gypsy Moth is a two-master yacht measuring 53 feet in length and 10 feet, five inches in the beam. She carries 854 square feet of sail. SIUNA Fishermen Strike New Bedford Seafood Companies NEW BEDFORD, Mass.—The SIUNA-affiliated New Bedford Fishermen's Union struck the Sea­ food Producers Association after 11th hour contract talks resulted in a lack of honest collective bar­ gaining on the part of the asso­ ciation. Negotiations had been under way since April 22. Fishermen had voted 334-74 to strike if a new contract settlement was not reached. "The full effect of the strike ac­ tually will not be felt for a week to ten days," said Austin P. Skin­ ner, union secretary-treasurer. He added that 90^per cent of the 200vessel fleet was out fishing when the strike was called. Fishermen will complete their trips, sell their catches, and then tie up their vessels to join the picket line. �Page Six June 9, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG AFL'CIO Ends Sponsorship Edward P. Morgan Accepts Post With Educational TV WASHINGTON—The 12-year sponsorship of radio newscaster Edward P. Morgan by the AFL-CIO will come to an end next month when Morgan becomes chief correspondent for a newlycreated news and iavestigative reporting program on education­ Broadcasting Company. When the program ends on June 16 the al television. AFL-CIO will drop the show "for Morgan will join the Public the time being at least," Meany Broadcast Laboratory of National stated. Educational Television, where he Meany said a committee of the will undertake a weekly series of two to three hour programs over Executive Council, which has been 100 non-commercial stations, studying public relations policies financed by a $10 million Ford of the federation recommended that we "not press forward with Foundation grant the program" nor attempt to ar­ In announcing Morgan's accept­ range a substitute for Morgan. ance of the new position, AFLThe committee will consider "the CIO President George Meany said whole question of a future pro­ "relations with Morgan over the many years he has been with us gram in connection with our over­ have been of the very finest" He all public relations study," he said that Morgan had rendered a said. "very fine public service" in his Morgan, who has worked for broadcasts, which were carried ABC since January, 1955, the out under a verbal agreement same year his association ^gan made at the inception of the with the then AFL, will take a sponsorship whereby there was two-year leave of absence from the no censorship nor "suggestions" network. His new duties will in­ from the AFL-CIO. "He was com­ clude^ being a reporter as well as pletely free to present the news being "involved in investigative and comment as he saw fit, and reports, incisive commentary, in­ that is exactly what he has done," terviews and in the development of Meany stated. the innovative and experimental Morgan's 15-minute radio show techniques of bringing relevant in­ is currently heard five times week­ formation to the public," accord­ ly on 219 stations of the American ing to a statement from NET. Question: When you visit a for­ eign port, do you shop a lot? How do producte and prices com­ pare with the United States? Norman Mclntyre: Merchan­ dise is cheaper abroad than in the U. S. Of course, the stand­ ard of living is much lower than here. I recently bought a small console in Ger­ many for far less than the cost here and Holland is another good country for bar­ gains. You can save money on just about anything you want to buy. ^ Joe Brown: I used to buy things in ports I visited, but not ^ F anymore. Even if you save money on certain items, by the time you finish with cus­ toms you end up paying far more than what it's worth. With some exceptions like England, most foreign manufac­ tured goods can't compare in quality with goods manufactured here. Joe Bedard: Japan has pretty good merchandise and prices are fairly high. Their goods are better than the products they export to the United States. They keep the good stuff and send the poorer products here, which is why it costs so little. Vietnam uses a lot of our goods, like beer and cosmetics. Eddie Negrom I don't shop much overseas. Almost every­ thing is better quality in this country. Prices may be higher in most cases, but the better work­ manship makes up for it. Occa­ sionally, I will purchase goods in a foreign country. Italy is a nice place to buy clothes. They keep costs reasonable and the quality is generally higji. John Fulling: Yes, I buy aboard. The free countries of Europe make good products be­ cause th^ are trying to compete with America. Unions have helped these na­ tions and so has democracy. Japan is also good but the Communist nations turn out goods of pretty low quality. Prices vary but in Europe most products are expensive. ^ Mike Connors: I've stopped do­ ing much buying in foreign ports. Anyway, Aings are so much bet­ ter here. Also, some merchants like to jack up prices when they see you're Ameri­ can, so you have to be careful. Ja­ panese and Ger­ man cameras and Swedish and English goods are the best buys outside America and I don't mind buying some good Danish beer. Boston New York . Philadelphia Baltimore . < Norfolk ... Jacksonville , Tampa ..... Mobile New Orleans . Houston Wilmington .. San Francisco Seattle Totals May 19 to June 1/ 1967 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups All Groups Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B 0 3 0 0 3 48 16 19 18 64 4 2 1 4 7 16 8 5 12 30 0 3 5 11 3 3 3 11 6 4 4 5 1 3 4 10 4 3 4 18 41 15 5 41 39 63 36 25 52 52 6 14 2 7 30 20 25 22 29 15 2 5 14 2 240 118 109 176 274 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups All Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 19 1 241 79 18 4 116 56 31 25 17 6 13 6 108 24 127 70 134 65 31 1 45 16 39 , 7 939 360 REGISTERED on BEACH Class A Class B Class C 0 1 1 17 18 110 3 1 2 15 6 12 6 3 7 10 3 11 0 0 2 10 5 3 23 25 8 46 38 16 4 6 2 27 10 33 6 6 14 159 135 216 Class A Class B 2 1 26 48 3 5 20 21 1 1 3 8 4 2 9 12 33 35 49 39 6 4 48 8 3 12 235 168 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups All Groups Port QassA Class B Class A Class B Class C Boston 0 0 2 1 1 New York 51 9 14 124 11 Philadelphia 4 3 2 1 4 Baltimore 20 16 9 5 2 Norfolk 6 3 3 4 2 Jacksonville 3 5 0 2 7 Tampa 8 2 0 0 0 Mobile 7 23 7 7 1 26 20 New Orleans 24 14 2 Houston 31 22 30 16 30 3 Wilmington 2 3 2 1 28 14 San Francisco .... 16 15 33 12 Seattle 6 4 7 11 Totals 216 110 110 224 71 Class A Class B 4 1 132 148 11 8 65 57 17 13 6 5 11 - 4 34 18 80 77 84 64 21 0 45 4 18 4 403 528 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 8 1 68 42 13 24 77 39 17 26 11 4 13 2 68 10 99 66 84 51 25 4 28 14 21 4 543 276 Retirement Security Pensions Additional Seafarer Oldtimers Flecha Klein Hotis Marsh MagdzinskI Cody Six more Seafarers have been added to the growing list of those collecting an SIU pension. The latest additions to the list include : Erasmo Flecha, Oliver Klein, Clyde Hotis, Pierson Marsh, Charles Magdzinski and James Cody. Erasmo Flecha sailed in the the Engine Department as an oiler. the RMR, joining in New York Engine Department and joined He joined the IBU and makes his City, where he was born. Cody lives in South Bound Brook, N. J., the SIU in the port of New home in Philadelphia. James Cody was a member of with his wife, Catherine. York. A native of Puerto Rico, he now resides in Brooklyn, N.Y. He last shipped on the San Juan. SIU WELFARE, VACATION PLANS Oliver Klein sailed as cook and April 1 - April 30, 1967 joined the SIU in New York. A Number of Amount native of Ohio, Klein makes his Benefits Paid home in San Francisco. His last ship was the Iberville. Hospital Benefits 4,972 $ 51,599.00 A member of the Engine De­ Death Benefits 24 57,887.50 partment, Clyde Hotis sailed on Disability Benefits ' 970 172,725.00 SIU ships for 23 years. Born in 35 7,000.00 New York, he joined the Union in Maternity Benefits Dependent Benefits 475 96,119.80 Baltimore. Pierson Marsh sailed as a mem­ Optical Benefits 353 5,278.42 ber of the Steward Department. Out-Patlent Benefits 4,104 32,832.00 He joined the Union in Baltimore, Vacation Benefits 1,577 674,927.43 where he makes his home. A native of Maryland, Marsh last Total Welfare, Vacation Benefits Paid This Period 12,510 $1,098,369.15 sailed aboard the Mariner. Charles Magdzinski sailed in �June 9, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven AFL-CIO Urges Gov't Ease Political Curbs on Employees WASHINGTON—An AFL-CIO spokesman has urged greater free­ dom for government employees to be active in partisan politics. The broad bans of the Hatch Act may have been necessary decades ago, but today they are outmoded, misunderstood and misinterpreted, declared Thomas E. Harris, associate general counsel of the AFL-CIO. "Surely the country is more politically mature than that now," he said, on Labor News Conference, a weekly network radio interview, Tues­ days at 7:35 p.m. EOT on the Mutual Broadcasting System. "Nearly all federal employees and an ever-increasing number of state and local employees" are affected by the Act, he said, and most of them want the right to be politically active "of their own choice and of their own volition." Harris proposed three basic changes in the law and its administra­ tion: • Clearer definition of federal jobs whose incumbents influence policy and "should be continued under restrictions—at least with re­ spect to running for federal political jobs." • Give all other federal employees freedom to "be politically ac­ tive—to be active in parties—even to run for federal office." • Turn back to the states and municipalities the right to determine which of their employees should be restricted. "Nobody questions the desirability" of prohibiting government em­ ployees from using their "official authority or influence for the purpose of trying to affect the results of an election" and protecting them from political pressures from their superiors, he declared. But, Harris pointed out, the jobs of "the great bulk of federal em­ ployees" involve neither administration of policy nor "any sort of political discretion whatever." Further, he declared, "there are criminal statutes" that safeguard workers from political pressures, and "we certainly have no intention of altering or in any way weakening those." * * * Radical right commentator Dan Smoot is running into rough going since the death of his dog food benefactor and radio-TV sponsor. Smoot recently filed suit in Los Angeles against Lewis Food Com­ pany claiming that the pet food firm cancelled his contract to sponsor weekly programs on 50 radio and 36 television stations. Smoot was also cut down recently in a Dallas News editorial which suggested that his super-patriotism has a profit motive. The right winger's radio-TV cancellations came four months after the death of D. B. Lewis, president of Lewis Food and a long-time supporter of right wing causes. Lewis' widow, apparently unconvinced of Smoot's value or by his philosophies, was instrumental in the firing of the former FBI agentturned anti-communist expert. Mrs. Yolanda Lewis has also challenged her husband's will which bequeathed Smoot $1 million to "further his work in publishing and broadcasting." Another $1 million was left to the John Birch Society. Lewis' widow contends that her husband was under "undue influence exercised by Dan Smoot and the John Birch Society." The Dallas News in an editorial attacked hometowner Smoot's tirades against civil rights and raised the question of "whether a man is out to make a fast buck or to serve the country." Frank P. Converse, vice presi­ A new three-year contract pro­ dent of the Operating Engineers viding substantial wage and fringe and business manager since 1939 benefits for 42,000 workers in of state-wide lUOE Local 18, the women's coat and suit indus­ died in Cleveland at the age of try has been ratified by the Ladies 81 after a brief illness. Converse Garment Workers. Shop chair­ joined the union in 1913. He was men from 16 ILGWU locals in elected president of the Cleveland the East voted unanimously to local in 1917 and an lUOE vice approve the agreement which president in 1942. He led the boosts wages 15 per cent in two move to merge six local unions of annual steps. It also provides an portable and hoisting engineers additional paid holiday and a into one state-wide local, which new allowance of $15 a day for now has more than 13,000 mem­ families with small children con­ bers. He was a former lUOE fined in a hospital. The first pay secretary-treasurer. / hike of 10 per cent becomes ef­ fective June 5, and the second of ^ 5 per cent will be paid a year later. Vincent D. Sweeney, pioneer <|> member of the Steelworkers and editor of Steel Labor for 25 years, The American Red Cross an­ died at 67 and was buried after nounced that it has received $10,requiem mass in St. Bernard's 000 from the Steelworkers for the Church, Mt. Lebanon, Pa. He relief of tornado victims in Illi­ had been ill since retirement in nois and Michigan. The donation 1961. Sweeney graduated from was voted by the USWA execu­ Notre Dame University and tive board. The Red Cross re­ served for 15 years as a newsman ported that, since the tornadoes for the former International News Service, the Pittsburgh Press and struck April 21, it has aided other papers. In 1939, John L. nearly 10,000 persons in the two Lewis named him public relations states and that Red Cross crews director for what is now the are still at work on rehabilitation USWA. operations. The American Medical Association pro­ fesses to be deeply concerned with the health of the nation and the sad plight of those whose medical needs far outdistance the ca­ pacity of their pocketbooks to pay for treat­ ment rendered and drugs prescribed. Perhaps a good deal of this so-called con­ cern might be unnecessary if the AMA would —between its untiring efforts to sabotage the effectiveness of Medicare and its mouthing of empty sympathy—conduct a close exami­ nation of its own ranks and get rid of some of the bad apples. Just last month a noted Wisconsin pedia­ trician charged that doctors in the United States perform some 900,000 unnecessary tonsillectomies each year with the resultant needless death of scores of children. It seems to us that such unconscionable behavior on the part of the medical profession as this pretty well eliminates any chance that its voiced concern is sincere. If they can't be on the level in the care of children it appears fairly self-evident that they don't really give a rap about anybody. The ladies come in for more than their share of surgical chiseling, too, as shown by a survey of five hospitals in just three of the 50 states. Of 906 pelvic operations per­ formed on women, the study revealed that 28 per cent were not necessary and 32 per cent more were questionable. If this is the total in only five hospitals, the national av­ erage is likely too staggering to contemplate. Inventing surgery and short-changing the old folks must produce many a thick bank roll for these protesting guardians of Amer­ ica's health and purse, but just to make certain that there is no loose change lying about and being overlooked, the AMA is also right in there pitching against an attempt by Congress to ease the burden of drug prices on the pubhc. A bill is currently before the Senate which, if enacted, would reimburse persons covered by medicare for the reason­ able cost of prescription drugs. The bill en­ courages doctors to prescribe by a drug's generic, or chemical, name rather than by brand names which cost up to 20 times more for the same thing. Mind you, the bill "en­ courages" the practice, it doesn't require it. But even that the AMA won't stand still for and is attacking the measure. The AMA closet could really do with some cleaning. Between fouling up the el­ derly, the children and the mothers and wives, it appears that the only reasonably safe member of the family is Dad. The idea must be that Dad has to be left untouched wherever possible so he can earn the money to pay all the bills. Political Gamesmanship The 1967 Federal Aid to Education Act, battered and watered down by amendments, passed the House, 294-122. In order to keep the education of Amer­ ica's youth out of the arena of partisan politics, the act in its original form required that Federal aid funds not be channeled to local school districts through the states. In­ stead, the local school districts need to get the funds directly from the Federal Gov­ ernment. The amendments tacked onto the 1967 Education Act by the House, have side­ tracked the clear intent of the act, by turn­ ing over various Federal aid programs and their funds to the control of the states. The labor movement and other school aid supporters, must now look to the Senate to strike the destructive amendments from the 1967 Education Act, in order to guarantee that the Federal funds will go where they are needed most; to educate the children of the slums and rural depressed areas. �Page Eight June 9, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG House Passes Aid-to-Education After Key Sections Are Weakened The Great Lakes by Fred Fernen.Secrefary-Treesurer,Greet Lekee WASHINGTON—An amendment-riddled federal aid to education bill passed the House, 294122, and school aid supporters looked to the Senate to patch up some of the holes. Fortunately there were no injuries when the SIU Great LakesAdministration forces, aided by some GOP votes, beat back the principal attack on the bill. This contracted Sylvania was rammed by a Canadian freighter in the was an amendment by Rep- ^ currently being considered by allowed the govermnent to hold St. Clair River. resentative Albert H. Quie (R- hill, We almost had a serious problem because the 572-foot freighter a subcommittee headed by Mrs. up funds, but required that a Minn.) which would have abol­ Green. might have blocked the narrow channel in the river, thus interhearing be held within 90 days. ished direct federal aid to school A somewhat confused House The House did not complete its fcring wi.h the Ptssege of ships she should be fitting out soon. A districts for programs to upgrade adopted a Green amendment re­ three-day debate on the bill until This was avoided and the Coast few of the retired men drop in the education of children from quiring that desegregation guide­ a.m. on May 25. Democratic Guard came in to handle the to see us occasionally and they low-income families. Instead, fed­ lines be applied equally in all 1:40 situation. are always welcome. Thor Lovass eral money would have been states. At the start of the debate, leaders sought an earlier adjourn­ ment to regroup their forces, but Buffalo returned to his job as wheelsman handed over to the states with it appeared that southerners were were outvoted and the' acrithonon the Lakewood. Thor made a The pace of shipping has slowed little control over how and where supporting the move as a means of ious battle over amendments con­ trip to the Coast for awhile. down here. The J. B. Ford is it should he spent. getting rid of guidelines. But as tinued. expected to fit-out shortly. This Frankfort AFL-CIO President George the debate progressed, liberals So battered was the bill that port is trying to get some of the Meany wrote all House members pressed the argument that the ef­ when Shipping has slowed down con­ the Republicans offered a ordinaries and wipers to apply before the vote that "the Quie fect would be to tighten deseg­ final motion siderably here. We are waiting to send the legislation amendment endangers the entire regation standards throughout the back to committee. for calls for non-rated men but Administration concept of federal aid to education nation and the voting blocs were leaders the rated men can get a job. The momentarily considered as worked out—after 20 years of thoroughly mixed. City of Green Bay entered' the going along with the proposal— effort—in the landmark ElemenManitowoc shipyard for repairs especially since the bulk of the bill Civil Rights Setback tary & Secondary Education Act and should be back in service A clear setback for civil rights applied to the fiscal year starting of 1965." shortly. Repairs on the Viking July 1, 1968, and does not affect have been completed and she's The Quie amendment was easily supporters, however, was adoption the coming year's program. ready to go. Crewmen aboard beaten on a 197-168 teller vote. of an amendment by Representa­ But the decision was made to the Grand Rapids registered for But that was almost the only vic­ tive L. H. Fountain (D-N.C.) relief work and jobs on other tory for supporters of the Admin­ preventing the government from send the bill along to the Senate holding up funds from segregated and the recommittal motion was Veno Sausman ships when that vessel went back istration hill. school districts until after an ad­ beaten, 236-180. On this vote, 134 A series of amendments spon­ ministrative hearing on the case. Republicans and 46 Democrats for AB's and firemen or oiler to Manitowoc for additional re­ pairs. sored by Representative ^ith The House passed a similar pro­ voted to kill the bill and 190 ratings. Duluth Green (D-Ore.) applied the Quie vision last year but then accepted Democrats and 46 Republicans We're still waiting for word Shipping has been a little slow "states' rights" approach to other a Senate modification which voted to keep it alive. regarding the James Davidson. for the last few days. Summer sections of the school aid package. is finally here after a cold and "Mini-Quie" Amradment windy spell. Temperatures are The House adopted her "mininow in die 60's. The upgrading Quie" amendment turning over school here helped Lawrence Lathe entire program of develc^ing porte get his FOW endorsement. Seafarer's Guide to Better Buying new teaching techniques—and When the Trans Superior came By Sdney MargdUns carrying 15 per cent of the federal into port; it brought some real school aid funds—^to the states. old timers with her. David Jones, system. This means a 100 per cent loss of Gilbert Porter and Claire Otis This amendment was adopted, Generic Drugs Just as Reliable potency. Some nitroglycerine tablets, used for visited old buddies before ship­ 181-124, despite protests such as A recent pUot survey by the U. S. Food & some heart conditions, failed to disintegrate— ping to India. Earl Sausman and that of Representative Wayne again for a 100 per cent loss of potency. A N. Andrezejeck stopped by the Hays (D-Ohio), who said: "We Drug Administration con&ms that drugs and have federal aid to education he- medicines sold at lower prices under their own batch of phenobarbital tablets were found to hall to say hello. cause the states haven't done the generic or brand names really are as reliable be only 86 per cent of their potency. Cleveland job. Now you want to hand over as similar drugs sold under patented brand The quality variations were especially notice­ Shipping has leveled off to a names. the money to them." able in antihypertensive drugs, antihistamines slow steady pace here. Rated The hill authorizes $3.5 billion Most doctors continue to prescribe the highmen have been scooping up jobs and digitalis. in federal funds for the 1969 fiscal priced brand-name drugs because they find it fast. Seafarers are reminded to Thus, the fear of inferior quality is no longer year, hut the money would have easier to prescribe that way, and also feel more write their Representative in sup­ a valid reason for buying a brand-name drug port of the Ohio Unemployment to he appropriated in separate reassurance about quality. The doctors also instead of the lower-priced generical equivalent. Bill for Seamen. legislation. This year's budget have been encouraged to prescribe by brand request, for example, is far below Actually it never was a valid reason because Don Kapela, Jim Thompson, the amount Congress authorized name by the American Medical Association, the FDA always tended to inspect the smaller Omar Toler and George Karr are which gets a large part of its income from ads last year. producers more closely than the big ones. Too, on the beach and looking for a Other Green amendments by the large drug manufacturers in the AMA ship. the big manufacturers themselves often sell the adopted took away money allo­ Journal. Alpena same drugs under their generic names to other Many retail pharmacists also tend to feel cated to the U.S. Office of Educa­ Shipping has slowed down distributors, for repackaging, at lower prices tion for interstate activities and safer with the brand-name products of the some, but rated men are in de­ than they charge under their brand names. turned it over to the states and large drug manufacturers. In any case, the mand as usual. The salvage oper­ Moreover, the U. S. Government, and large ation struck the Teachers Corps author­ pharmacists must fill the Rx with whatever on the West German freight­ state and municipal purchasers all buy drugs er Nordmeer at Thunder Bay is ization from the hill. The fate of brand the doctor prescribes. Between the two under generic names for their hospitals and nearing a close. Some 700 of the the Teacher Corps now depends of them, about 92 per cent of prescriptions are on its inclusion in the college aid filled by brand-name products. institutions. 900 coils of steel in the holds have Prices of prescription drugs sold under brand been salvaged and the remainder The brand-name manufacturers always have names continue to be much higher than under should be brought up soon with used "safety" and "reliable quality" as one of generic names, although a few have come down the help of good weather. their chief justifications for their much higher Death Benefit Chicago a little since enactment of the Kefauver-Harris prices. Drug Amendments in 1962. For example, Shipping continues good here. But as this writer reported almost two years tetracycline, a frequently-prescribed antibiotic Our affiliates are doing well in ago, mistakes have been found among some of drug, now usually costs at retail 30 to 40 cents organizing with UIW Local 300 the largest manufacturers of the expensive a pill or capsule, compared to the earlier 50 and DUOC cab drivers organic brand-name drugs as well as some of the smaller cents. But the brand-name tetracycline drugs, ers are really doing a fine job. John "Alameda Red" Wulzen companies making generic products. Now, the like Achramycin, still cost about twice as much is in Diamond Springs, Calif. Red FDA pilot study reports that 7.7 per cent of as tetracycline, sold under its own name. claims he will retire next year. drugs sold under generic names, which it had The classic example of price difference is Joe "Pots and Pans" Veno is tested, and 8.8 per cent of those sold under Dexedrin, which sells for around $8 per 100 waiting for a call from the Clip­ brand names, failed to meet acceptable potency tablets, while the generic equivalent, dextro­ per and hopes to spend the rest standards. On the basis of this study, the ge­ amphetamine sulfate, usually costs about $1.20. of the season on her. neric products appear to be even a little more Among others, the brand-name Serpasil sells SIGN LETTBIS reliable. for $6.75 per 100; the generic reserpine, for For obvious reasons the LOG as little as 75 cents. Seconal costs $3.25 per FDA Commissioner James L. Goddard also iChhndt pri^ letters or otlli«^ 100; the generic secobarbital, $1.70. Port Agent Jackie Hall presents has revealed that several of the variations in .hommunications sent by Seafarers Mrs. Eino Antllla with a death potency of vital medicines were rather drastic. A drug like Tedral, often prescribed for unless the author signs his name. benefit check at Duluth hall. One batch of Rutinal-C tablets, an antihyper­ asthma sufferers, costs the retail pharmacist ||v|hcuinstahcerjTO Antillo was a member of the tensive drug, failed to disintegrate under lab­ $24 per 1000. He in turn may retail them in Wkl withhold a signature on Seafarers' Great Lakes District. oratory conditions equivalent to the digestive lots of 100 as $4.50 to $5. YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH �|M*WS•>,.V^ - • June 9, 1967 Page Nine SEAFARERS LOG The about Blue Monday This is the second pari of a SEAFARERS LOG fea­ ture series exploring the seafaring origins of many ex­ pressions commonly used every day by Americans in all walks of life as well as seamen. This series will be continued in future issues of the LOG. ow are ya, ya old son-of-a-gun!" Most of us have been greeted this way by an old ac­ quaintance at one time or another in our lives. But do our jovial, back-slapping friends really know what they are talking about when they call us SON-OF-A-GUN? Probably not! In the days of sailing vessels, merchant ships occasionally put to sea with a woman or two aboard —usually the wives of the captain and first mate, sometimes a passenger. Voyages in the days of sail were often long, sometimes lasting years. Under such conditions, it occasionally developed that a vessel had a pregnant woman aboard at some time during the trip. H Many merchant ships at that time also carried a cannon—for signaling purposes or for protection against pirates. When a woman was aboard in a delicate condition, precautions were taken to let her know when a gun was about to be fired on the deck over her head—^lest the deafening roar echoing through and shuddering the mighty timbers of the vessel frighten her into premature labor. But at times all precautions succumbed to nature, and following the cannon's roar there came the wail­ ing of an infant. If that infant turned out to be male, he might be referred to by the crew—in the privacy of the foc'sle, of course—as a SON-OF-A-GUN. In Britain however, there was another kind of SON-OF*A-GUN. In the British Admiralty, gunners and gunner's mates were of such a rating that in peacetime they were allowed to take their wives along with them on short voyages. Alas, sometimes the voyages proved not quite short enough. On such occasions a new male heir of the gunner or gunner's mate was also referred to—again privately—as a SON-OF-A-GUN. Few of us really object to being called a SONOF-A-GUN; however, our language is rich with epithets of a highly objectionable nature, which provoke a strong reaction on the part of the accused. When referred to by one of these objectionable words or phrases, a man of action might simply LOWER THE BOOM on his adversaiy without further discussion. A more patient man might warn the intemperate speaker to "KNOCK IT OFF" be­ fore taking more direct action. In either case, the phrases had their origins on the high seas. A shipboard troublemaker, loafer or generally undesirable character was taught an unforgettable XL\ lesson when his long-suffering crewmates finally de­ cided to LOWER THE BOOM on him once and for all. Actually, on a small or medium sized sailing vessel, the boom did not even have to be lowered because it was already less than the height of a man's head from the deck. A large timber to which the lower edge of the sail is laced, the aft end of the boom is attached to the deck by a line called the sheet. Under a slack sheet, the boom is free to swing across the deck with the wind like a weathervane when the ship is changing tack. By carefully observing the position of the undesirable crewmember in relation to the position of the boom, and changing tack at the proper mo­ ment, the helmsman with a delicate touch was able to administer a lesson of varying degrees of severity' to the offensive crewmember. A blow from the .aft end of the boom, where its swing was the greatest, could be a real bone-crusher and might sweep the man completely overboard. The severity of the blow decreased proportionately toward the fore end of the boom. On a large square rigged vessel, however, LOWER­ ING THE BOOM on someone actually did involve lowering the boom, because the only one available was the spanker boom directly above the poop, which normally stood high enough to clear the heads of anyone on the poop. The term KNOCK IT OFF goes even further back —back to the ancient days of the rowing slave galleys. In order to keep the oarsmen rowing in unison and achieve the greatest power and forward propul­ sion from their efforts, a man was assigned to keep time for them by beating with a wooden mallet on a hardwood block. When he was about to give the oarsmen a rest, he would indicate the fact wHth a special knock on the block. With this signal the oarsmen were KNOCKED OFF, and were free to ship their oars and rest. Another term, IN THE DOG HOUSE, which we use today to indicate that someone is in a very uncomfortable position, also had its origin aboard the slave ships of the early 1800's. Unexpectedly, it was the ships' officers who invariably wound up IN THE DOG HOUSE. Slaving was a highly profitable business. More­ over, masters and shipowners engaging in that un­ savory trade were often of an excessively greedy nature. In order to realize the maximum possible profits from each voyage, slave ship masters did their utmost to pack aboard as many of these unfortunate people as possible—stowing them even in the officers' quarters. As a result the officers slept in makeshift wooden shelters resembling dog houses that were rigged on the poop deck and were extremely uncomfortable in any weather. They were lucky, however, that these slave ships were not square riggers. Sleeping on the poop deck of a square rigger would have been extremely dangerous in heavy seas as well as uncomfortable—and because of this danger we got the term POOPED, which we now use to indicate that we are too tired to do another thing—in effect that we are disabled. Perched above the broad, square stern of a square rigger, the poop deck was always in danger when there was a heavy sea because the square stem would not divide an oncoming sea as would a pointed end. Thus a heavy following sea might climb up and over the stern and wash off every animate and inanimate object on the poop. Tn such an event the vessel was effectively disabled because it lost its helmsman— among other things. It had been POOPED. When a person says he is POOPED, one of the symptoms of his condition is that he feels LISTLESS —too tired to go anywhere or do anything. This is another word that had its origins on the high seas in the days of sail. When there was a fair breeze blowing and the sails were set and blown out rock-hard by the wind pro­ pelling the ship through the water, the wind pressime on the weather side of the sails would cause the vessel to list to leeward as she knifed or plowed through the waves—depending on her hull shape and cargo. But when there was no wind the vessel would stand straight (and still) in the sea with no list and making no progress—not going anywhere. She was LISTLESS. The wind in the days of sailing ships figured heavily in another expression which we use today— SAILING CLOSE TO THE WIND. When this is said about someone, it implies that he is taking chances or playing a long-shot. If he wins the re­ wards could be big, but the venture might easily end in disaster. When a ship is sailing CLOSE TO THE WIND, she is close-hauled, holding a course as near to the direction from which the wind is coming as possible. The reward of sailing a vessel CLOSE TO THE WIND is that of maintaining as direct a course as possible to her destination and thus arriving sooner. The danger, especially for fore-and-aft rigged vessels, is that she might easily get close enough to the direction from which the wind was coming to have the wind on the wrong side of her sails, head directly into it "and be helpless, without any headway. This is a condition called "being in irons" when it hap­ pened to a fore-and-aft rigger. With a good helmsman, a square rigger might sail as close as seven points to the wind. The same helms­ man might be able to safely hold a fore-and-aft rigger as close as four points to the wind. When a square rigger sailed too close to the wind and came into such a position where the wind was pressing on the sails directly backward against the mast, the vessel was said to have been TAKEN ABACK. Suddenly stopped in the sea, without head­ way, the vessel was in danger of being dismasted, capsized, or both, depending on the weather. TAKEN ABACK is another expression which has survived to this very day, and is used to describe an experience in which you have been suddenly stopped dead in your tracks, mentally or physically and are temporarily helpless and unable to react. o This feature is to be continued in a future issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. �Page Ten June 9, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Cost off Drugs Cited as 'Heavy Burden' Gov't Panel to Study Legislation Expanding Medicare Drag Coverage WASmNGTON—A special task force has been established by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, in response to President Johnson's directive that an "immediate and comprehensive study be undertaken on the problems of including the cost of prescription drugs under Medicare." Drug prices have risen to where they now represent 15 to duct than cities buying drugs un­ Monopoly subcommittee of the Senate's Select Committee on 20 percent of the medical care der their generic names. The witnesses were different and Small Business. The committee costs of the nation's elderly. the senators were different, but the doesn't have legislative powers. It Prices for prescription drugs are testimony was an echo of 1959 can't act on bills. But it can in­ so high that "the elderly all too and 1960, when the late Sen. vestigate and turn the spotlight of often must choose between having Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) presided publicity on legislation before other committees. enough to eat and getting medica­ at similar hearings. Kefauver's probe eventually The Pharmaceutical Manufac­ tion they need to keep alive," the turers Association and the Ameri­ led to legislation correcting some National Council of Senior Citi­ can Medical Association have of the abuses in the marketing of zens testified recently at Senate drugs, but a powerful combine of centered their attacks on two bills hearings. manufacturers and doctors block­ designed to encourage prescrip­ Senators had heard testimony ed any action to force down tions by generic names. that cities which buy brand-name prices. Senator Joseph M. Montoya drugs for their municipal hospitals The new effort is being mounted (D-N.M.) and 21 co-sponsors have and welfare programs pay up to by Senator Gaylord Nelson (D- introduced a bill to reimburse 40 times more for the same pro- Wis.). Nelson is chairman of the persons covered by medicare in­ surance for the "reasonable" cost of prescription drugs. Based on a bill by former Senator Paul H. Douglas (D-Ill.), it would base payments on the lowest cost at which the drug can be purchased, as a means of encouraging physi­ cians to prescribe by generic name. Senator RusSfell B. Long (DLa.) has a bill that would require drugs purchased under federallyfinanced programs to be the low­ est-priced products meeting qual­ ity standards set by a committee of government, medical and phar­ maceutical experts. Opening witness before the Nel­ son subcommittee was William F. Haddad, head of a New York citizens committee and a former official of the poverty program. Haddad cited dramatic savings made by New York City, which buys drugs for hospitals and wel­ fare programs under generic names, over prices paid by cities that buy by brand names. Gulf Shipping Menaced By Off-Shore Oil Rigs Screamin Mimi Being Tested As Distress Call A new hazard to navigation towers above waters of Gulf of Mexico. These pillars, built by Humble oil, stand 238 feet above the water. Offshore oil derricks are becoming so numerous that the Coast Guard has had to devise safe passage routes into the Gulf. At night and in bad weather, they pose a great danger to ships sailing in the Gulf. NEW ORLEANS—A sharp in­ crease in the number of accidents caused by off-shore oil rigs and similar marine structures in the Gulf of Mexico ha& prompted the United States Coast Guard to step up its efforts to protect shipping in the Gulf waters off Louisiana and Texas. The Coast Guard's Eighth Dis­ trict here has recently intensified its campaign to keep mariners in­ formed on the location of some 7,000 artificial "islands" and "reefs" which present a continu­ ally shifting hazard to navigation. Tbe "islands" consist of off-shore oil drilling equipment—^fixed plat­ form rigs, ship-hulled rigs, proc­ essing and storage platforms, etc. —and are scattered throu^out the bays and bayous. In the past, the Coast Guard has been Instrumental in the cre­ ation of so-called "fairways" for shipping which are kept clear of oil rigs. These channels are two miles wide and extend from the entrance to a port out into deep water. Now new cause for concern has been brought about by the ever-increasing number of wells farther off shore which have been depleted and capped under water. These inactive wells are of heavy steel construction and could se­ verely damage ships that ran into them. With the line of well structures moving farther out to sea—some as far as 70 miles—^the Coast Guard has called for the creation of of additional fairways running parallel with the coast to connect with the access channels. At pres^ ent, vessels must sail costly and unreasonable distances straight out to sea to be sure of safe passage, the CG points out. The universally-known distress call of "Mayday" will be replaced by a "Mimi" call if a recently-de­ veloped device dubbed the "Screamin' Mimi" lives up to ex­ pectations. A Maritime Distress Tone Gen­ erator with a shrill electronic voice to cut through interference and clear the air for distress calls, the "Screamin' Mimi" is designed to alleviate the problem of a dis­ tress call at sea going unheard be­ cause of the heavy radio traffic and constant noise on the dis­ tress frequency. The device electronically gen­ erates alternating tones of 1300 cycles per second and 2200 cycles per second, broadcasting a pene­ trating sound of "Mimi Mimi Mimi" that cuts through radio traffic with immediate identifica­ tion and recognition. The sound would automatically trigger alarm systems installed in Coast Guard installations. The Maritime Distress Tone Generator is a transistorized unit weighing under three pounds that contains its own battery power supply. The Gulf Coast by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Jimmy Sumpter finally gave up a shore billet in New Orleans to get back to salt air again. Jimmy saw sea duty last on the Sapphire Gladys. He is now looking for the first steward's job to hit the big board. He also feels good returning to New Orleans after some time up north. Seafarer Henry Germain has ^ a wide variety of sailing prefer­ Mariner as chief electrician. John ences: Northern Europe, the Med­ has been a Seafarer for 25 years. Another twenty-year veteran is iterranean, or Vietnam. Henry Oscar Ferguson, just back from is originally from Tampa but for Vietnam. Oscar is visiting his the time being he is shipping from family in Richton, Miss, and is New Orleans. He last sailed as smokingroom steward on the Del looking for a FWT job. Samuel Mar. M. M. Martin is a seafarer Soloman spent some time on the from the country parish of Liv­ Transhartford as steward and the ingston. He hails from the fair veteran of 20 years at sea did a Louisiana city of Springfield. Mar­ fine job. Harold (Tadpole) Lawrence is tin just returned from the West another SIU old pro. His last ship Coast where he was riding the was the Claiborne. He plans to Vietnam supply line on the Enid ship out again after a short rest. Victory. Ted Jemlgan was recently rid­ Houston ing the waves as dayman on the Many oldtimers are back try­ Penn Sailor. Ted is looking for ing to help out, especially on the a bosun's slot and is ready to go Vietnam run, and R. E. Walker anywhere, anytime. Seafarer Joe is no exception. A veteran of Cave is a familiar face to New the Deck Department, he's look­ Orleans seafarers having sailed ing for a long Vietnam run. Most from this Gulf port for over Seafarers here are shipping out as twenty years. His last stint at sea soon as they come in the door, was aboard the Del Oro as car­ and R. E. said that's fine with him. penter. Joe is looking for a good R. T. Yeager is recovering from three-month trip, preferably to an illness and his many friends Vietnam. hope he is out of drydock fast. Mobile An oldtimer, R. T. has sailed from Jack Trosclalr, an SIU veteran Houston for many years, recently who has shipped out of the Gulf as bosun. area for twenty Shipping in the port of Houston years, just com­ has picked up so much that Sea­ pleted a four- farers here can come in and pick month trip to the job of their choice. Vietnam aboard Ships that paid off here recently the Transbart- were the New Yorker, Observer, ford. Jack ships Sabine, City of Alma, Choctaw, as bosun and is Norina, C. S. Norfolk, Penn looking for an­ Transporter and the Tamara other ship after Guilden. Trosclalr getting reacTaxi drivers are still out on quainted with his family. strike here and are picketing Bell Lotus Stone enjoyed his four- Cabs and Yellow Cabs. So please month voyage aboard the Topa remember this when coming into Topa, sailing as AB. He's about Houston and use only union cabs. Many Seafarers have devoted ready for another trip and is scan­ their own time to help the taxi ning the boards at the hall. John Cantrell, visiting friends drivers. Among them are T. Deand w^ing to ship out, recently bolssere, Red Hansen, J. Chest­ finished a trip aboard the Alcoa nut and J. Thornton. Latin American Nations Cited ffMoff Seizure of US Fishermen Is Subject of Proposed House Bill WASHINGTON—House hearings on a bill aimed at halting the illegal seizure of American fishermen on the high seas have been postponed pending the completion of meetings now underway in Latin America." ^ Representative Thomas M. U. S. Government reimbursed the Felly (R-Wash.), author of the owners of American vessels for bill, said the hearing will be re­ more than $83,000 in fines ille­ scheduled the week of June 19. gally levied against them following their seizure on the high seas. "The Under the proposed legislation additional economic loss incurred the President would be compelled by our fishermen detained in Latin to cut off foreign aid to any coun­ American ports for which there try which refuses to reimburse the presently is no reimbursement has United States for fines imposed il­ been even greater," Pelly added. legally on our fishermen in inter­ In putting the hearing off from national waters. May 22 and 23, Representative "In the last 15 years, Latin John D. Dingell (D-Mich.), Chair­ American nations have seized and man of the Subcommittee on detained more than 80 tuna vessels Fisheries and Wildlife Conserva­ of the United States," Pelly said. tion which will conduct the ses­ "Last year alone, 14 of our fishing sions, said that an important meet­ vessels were seized and subjected ing is taking place among several to fines imposed by Columbia, Latin American countries and its Ecuador and Peru." outcome will be of importance to During 1966, he stated, the the subcommittee. �June 9, 1967 SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG Old Shipmates Aboard the Del Sud ' "Everything is running smoothly at present and there are no beefs worthy of the name, and we have a great crew. That was the report of Relf Huddleston, ship's and deck delegatp on the Fairisle (Pan Oceanic). Ira Brown, ship's treasurer, writes that the "traditional voyage barbecue with charcoal steaks and cool re- ^ freshments" was held recently but all hands are happy with the ment came in for praise for their in Danang, Vietnam. "All hands trip. fine food and "a job well done," participated in the feast," Brown Meeting chairman B. Hoffman said. The Seafarers reported that Ship's delegate Andrew Morales wrote. The Seafarers all worked "the food was real had words of praise for his fellow well together and "everybody did good," and was Seafarers aboard a good job," he reported. enjoyed by one the Steel Appren­ and all. Special tice (Isthmian). compliments went In a special report to the LOG, "As a ship's dele­ to the Steward gate, I am proud Lynden A. Webber, Meeting Sec­ Department for retary aboard the to tell all the the steaks, which Commander (Ma­ crewmembers that were done to per­ rine Carriers), re­ this is one of the fection. The crew ported that a vote best bunch of Sea­ Brown is reported to be of thanks went Farrand farers I have ever enjoying their new television set to "a good galley been with," Mo­ very much. Brother John New­ rales reported. Meeting secretary crew and messman was given a vote of thanks Paul Lopez reminded the crew men." The Stew­ for his work in getting a television not to forget to declare all sou­ ard Department, set for the crew. BuUard reports, is "su­ venirs. Meeting chairman John perb." During the Farrand reported that the ship's treasury totals $25. The Steward good and welfare portion of a A! Loguides, ship's treasurer on Department did a topnotch job, shipboard meeting, presided over the Madaket (Waterman), reports all Logs and mail arrived on time by Meeting Chairman Ralph Bol­ that the treasury and there were no beefs and only lard, it was decided to check out was raided for a few hours disputed overtime. A the ice machine. $28 for television smooth payoff was enjoyed in repairs. A balance New York. of $9 remains Congratulations were in order ^ and meeting sec­ for two Seafarers aboard the Jack Dolan, who is known to retary T. Kubecka Platte recently, Meeting Chairman stated that the his friends and shipmates as "Saki J. W. Corcoran Jack," has been membersh i p reported. William sailing as Second Stankiewicz pledged to donate J. Long's wife Electrican aboard money to the gave birth to a the Bowling ship's fund. A. Stankiewicz was daughter while Green. Brother elected ship's delegate. Seafarers Barney SwearinDolan, who writes were reminded not to over-load gen celebrated his that he is work­ the washing machine and to see birthday. A cake ing with a very department delegates, not top-side, was baked for good Chief Elecin regard to beefs. him, Corcoran Dolan Corcoran ti'ician from writes. Meeting whom he learns Secretary Coy Hendricks writes Ralph Taylor, ship's delegate a lot, is a veteran member of the that a vote of thanks was extended on the Del Oro (Delta), reported SIU and had previously sailed as to the Deck Department for the to the LOG that a Chief Steward. fine job they did keeping the ship the recent trip ^ clean. Deck delegates report Juan S. Rueda, meeting secre­ everything is fine except for a few was "a swell voy­ age in good old tary and Chief Steward aboard hours disputed overtime in the the San Juan engine room. SIU style." The (Hudson), r eSeafarers are ported that in the looking forward years he has been to the payoff in "The thought that perhaps we sailing this was New Orleans. the best crew of helped materially in bringing this Grice Meeting chair­ troubled world Seafarers he's man Stan Grice into some sort of shipped with. B. reports that Steward W. H. Sim­ order is worth the Hoffman, ship's mons thanked the crew "for a effort," V. E. Hoffman delegate, "is a fine trip," with all Seafarers doing Monte, meeting very good brother a fine job. Simmons' department chairman aboard turned out top chow, Grice wrote. and does a good job," Rueda re­ the Steel Seafarer Some disputed overtime reported ported. The Steward Depart(Isthmian) wrote in regard to the Entry Rating Lifeboat Class No, 5 n.2.. prospect of anWilloughby ^,ther trip to the Vietnam war zone. Meeting sec­ retary P. C. Willoughby reported that the only beef is some dis­ puted overtime in the Deck De­ partment. More books have been ordered for the ship's library. ^1/ The latest crop of graduates of the SlU's Entry Rating Lifeboat Class recently graduated. Kneeling (l-r) are: R." Rose, R. Vin­ son, T. Croce, F. Moyer, R. Rems, J. Bacher, L. Bieble, R. Larmour, and P. Ryzenga. Seated are: J. Luongo, S. Hord, R. Alvarez, D. McTernan, E. Dissinger, J. Yelich, R. Thompson, and C. Decker. Standing are: D. Williams, J. Wynn, A. Alfaro, R. Turner, T. Decker, R. Randle, T. McDermott, M. Maddox, and R. McDaniel. if 4 ^ •> i 4'-.' mMhk i"f " '• - J • Capt. VV'arren E. Wyman (left), a former Seafarer, looks apprecia­ tively at the huge cake made for him during Captain's Night aboard the Del Sud (Delta). Standing with him is the cake crea­ tor, Chief Baker Michael J. Dunn. The two men are old shipmates, having served aboard the Del Sud together in 1949. Captain Wyman was the ship's Bosun then, and subsequently worked his way to Cap­ tain. Brother Dunn is also ship's delegate. The recent Captain s Night was held as the ship approached Bridgetown in the Barbados. SAGAMORE HILL (Victory Carriers), April 2—Chairman. Milton Trotman; Secretary, Francis R. Napoli. $19.60 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment deleBates. Brother John Dunne was elected to serve as ship's delegate. TRANSEASTERN (Hudson Water­ ways), April 1—Chairman, M. B. Elliott; Secretary, M. B. Elliott. Motion was made that all ships under SIU contract have air conditioning. No beefs reported by department delegates. BELOIT VICTORY (Metro Petroleum), April 9—Chairman, William Logan; Sec­ retary, Richard D. Runkle. Request clari­ fication regarding 8-4 watch in engine department, in port and at sea. Repairs on last repair list were not completed. Ship should be sprayed for roaches. CUBA VICTORY (Alcoa), January 22—Chairman, A. E Bourgot; Secretary, W. J. Miles. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is going along line. Discussion about money draws on OT. Letter written to headquarters but no reply received as yet. PLATTE (Platte Transport), Decem­ ber 4—Chairman, J. W. (Corcoran; STCretary. Coy R. Hendricks. A few repairs still have to be completed, otherwise everything is fine. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother William J. Long became the proud father of a daughter, Brenda. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done, also to the deck department for cleaning up and making the decks liveable. DEL NORTE (Delta), April 9—Chair­ man, Andrew A. McCloskey; Secretary, Biil Kaiser. $98.86 in ship's fund. $595.85 in movie fund. Vote of thanks was ex­ tended to Brother Kennedy, ship's dele­ gate, for a job well done. Engine depart­ ment is in need of cold water drinking fountain. No beefs reported and every­ thing is running smoothly. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), April 6—Chairman, Fred Meinerth; Sec­ retary, Raymond Perry. $21.00 in ship's STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), De­ cember 10—Chairman, Jesse L. Green ; Secretary, Willard Mulling. One man paid off under nwtual consent in Co­ lombo, Ceylon, due to illness. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department concern­ ing delayed sailing. Vote of thanks to steward department for the good meals, especially the fine Thanksgiving Day dinner. All departments were given a vote of thanks for their good conduct aboard ship. DEL CAMPO (Delta). February B— Chairman, J. R. Alsobrook; Secretary, D. G. Chaiin. Brother B. R. Smith was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. DEL CAMPO (Delta). March 12— Chairman, P. Martinez; Secretary, D. G. Chadn. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. TRANSHUDSON (Hudson Waterways), March 11—Chairman. A. J. Karr; Secre­ tary, T. O. Rainey. Brother Clayton L. Engelund was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), Feb­ ruary 26—Chairman, W. Newson; Secre­ tary. None. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. $34.00 in ship's fund. Motion made that if ship is laid up in drydock for repairs in Japan, officials be contacted regarding air-condi­ tioner being installed on ship. Also that money be available to send cablegram to SIU representative requesting him to meet ship in Yokuska upon arrival there. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), March 29—Chairman, W. Newson ; Secretary, None. Ship's delegate states that he met SIU representative aboard ship, and everything is O.K. $34.00 in ship's fund. fund. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. Repair list being made up. DEL NORTE (Delta), March 5—Chair­ man, Andrew A. McCloskey: Secretary, Bill Kaiser. $101.86 in ship's fund and $277.85 in movie fund. Department dele­ gates reported no beefs. PETROCHEM (Valentine), April 9— Chairman, P. F. Payne; Secretary, J. E. Townsend. No disputed OT and no beefs reported. Motion made to have food plan representative come aboard to see that proper stores are put on ship. DEL CAMPO (Delta), April 2—Chair­ man, Paul R. Smith; Secretary, D. G. Chafin. Brother Paul R. Smith resigned as ship's delegate but was re-elected to serve again. Deck department extended a vote of thanks to the ship's delegate for doing a fine job. No beefs were re­ ported by department delegates. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), March 12—Chairman, John Farone; Secretary, H. (Tiny) Kennedy. Brother Frank Presti was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Discussion held about the washing machine—to be checked in Japan. Seafarers on the Del Alba (Del­ ta) might be away from New Or- , Editor, LOGL I leans but the J75 Fourth Ave I cooking doesn't Brookiyn, N. Y. It232 g show it, thanks to Chief Cook I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my ij Leslie Burnett I name on your mailing list, (print information) I and Chief Stew­ ard Paul Franco. i i NAME Meeting chairman I William Cousins 1 STREET ADPRESS fe _ _ wrote that BurBurnett J CITY STATE ZIP.-..-.,, \ New Orleans hall looking for a 2 TO AVOID DUPLICATION; if you are an old subscriber and have a change .>f job, "but found his way to the West Coast and now we are get­ ting some of that good shrimp gumbo and southern fried chicken. • A. i} y �June 9. 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve Father and Son Make Trip Together; Plan to Sail as SlU Team in Future Many Seafarers have favorite shipmates—men they like to sail and work with—but two Seafarers, Frank Melvin King, 51, and George E. King, 29, who sail together frequently are ratfier unique, for they are father and son. The SIU has at least two other family teams, but they consist of brothers. ormr u The Kings are one of the few th* tlmtiim »f th father and son teams in the SIU. "My father's going to sea in­ iMiMt in4 Uf(ti fluenced me," George told the nborthiRtlitloni B«ir4 LOG. The two Kings first started sailing together while George was still in college. George attended three state schools in his native Georgia. He began at Georgia Southwest Col­ lege, transferred to Georgia State College at Atlanta, and finally got his degree in business administra­ tion from the University of Georgia in 1960. Today the senior King sails in the engine room as a FWT, while George holds an OS rating. "I picked the Deck Department be­ Frank M. King, 51 (left), and his 29-year-old son George, one of the cause I like the outdoors," George few father and son teams in the SIU sail together as much as told the LOG. "I don't like being they can. Frank sails in the Engine dept., George in the Deck dept. closed in," he added. George did give the engine room a try, but Seafarer last November. Shortly Kings plan to sail together as after the two sailed together on much as they can in the future. found it too confining. the Steel Scientist (Isthmian), "It's a good situation, sailing with Frank King joined the SIU in bound for a five-month trip to the my father," says George. New York. His son became a Far East and back. The two The Kings live in Zebulon, Ga., about 50 miles south' of Atlanta. "Mom," Mrs. Grace King, takes care of the home front while her husband and son are at sea. Frank King got his first taste of the sea when he joined the , Navy a few days after Pearl Har­ Aaron Jenkins, bom April 13, Wey Feng Chii% bora April bor. He served as a gunner aboard 1967, to the Donald E. Jenkins, 20, 1967, to the Wong K. Chings, merchant ships. One of his ships So. Webster, Ohio. San Francisco, California. was torpedoed and sunk 319 miles ^ south of Capetown, South Africa. Frank Auerswald, born May 3, There were only two survivors, Brenda Kay Milne, born Febru­ 1967, to the Frank Auerswalds, Frank and the ship's carpenter. ary 3, 1967, to the Thomas A. Deptford, New Jersey. The two were picked up by a Milnes, Mobile, Alabama. British freighter, after drifting in Loretta Foster, born May 5, a lifeboat for 16 days. "That Erik Stannard, born April 12, 1967, to the Ellis G. Fosters, Jr., freighter that picked us up was 1967, to the George J. Stannards, Belhaven, N. Carolina. the best looking ship I ever saw," Perrysburg, Ohio. Brother King reminisces. After his stint in the Navy, the David Watts, bora December elder King worked in sawmills and Mona and Monica Odom, bora 24, 1966, to the Allan T. Watts', then went into the lumber busi­ March 24, 1967, to the Rudolph Baltimore, Md. ness. Whatever time he didn't de­ Odoms, Huntington, New York. — <!> — vote to his business or his family, Lesley Ann Williams, born No­ he spent fishing. "But," he laughs, Peter Murphy, bom April 12, vember 19, 1966, to the Walter "the game warden got so rough 1967, to the Edward J. Murphys, Williams', Gretna, Louisiana. I had to give it up." Buffalo, New York. With an eye to the future, he Natalie Ennis, bora January 21, hopes to attend the SIU's Deck Vincent KeUy, born April 17, 1967, to the TTiomas E. Ennis', Officer Upgrading School in the near future. 1967, to the Vincent Kellys, Rose Philadelphia, Pa. Tree Media, Pa. SIU ARRIVALS Lifeboat Class No. 178 Chad Evans CilHIriw, born April 22, 1967, to the Norman Gillikins, New Orleans, La. ^ Rebecca Callahan, bora March 4, 1967, to the George E. Callahans, St. Louis, Mo. Joanne Lynch, bora March 6, 1967, to the Roy Lynchs, La Follette, Tenn. \I> Judy Lynn Ihiskill, bora March 31, 1967, to the Millard J. Driskills, Berwick, La. ^ i Belinda Scoper, bora March' 10, 1967, to the Charles J. Scopers, Lake Arthur, La. To The Editor: In the first three and a half months of the 90th Congress, the number of bills proposing an independent maritime agen­ cy has reached the figure of 80. This record number of bills, all proposing similar legislation, means that Congress has an en­ tirely different attitude than many administration officials who wish the merchant marine buried somewhere in the Trans­ portation Department. Last year, the House voted 260 to 117 to exclude the Mari­ time Administration from the new Transportation Depart­ ment The SIU aiid the Maritime Trades Department have done wonderful work in bringing home to Congress the impor­ tance of the American mer­ chant marine. May they keep up the good work. Harold M. Dnj^an — 4^ Congressman Lauds Seafarers Good WIN To The Betor: In reading the March 31st issue of the Seafarers Log, I noted the article about my good • friend, Abe Handleman. It is gratifying to note Jhat after his many years of devoted and tire­ less efforts on behalf of others, Abe is finally receiving some small measure of recognition for his deeds. He has always given of himself freely and selflessly to aid the fight against polio or any other cause that would benefit the needy. Therefore, I know I speak for all of his friends here in Balti­ more, especially my staff and myself, who have shared the benefits of his labors, when I say "Good Luck Abe" during yomr recuperative period and may you soon be well enough to resume your activities. May I thank the LOG fot their kind words about Abe and may I extend best wishes to your staff and readers. Edward A. Gannatz, M.C. (The writer is a memlMr of Congress, representing the Tldrci Congresshmal District in Mtoyiand. Abe Handleman was hospitalized in the Staten Island USPHS Hospital recently for an operation. A few days after being declared fir for dafy, he shi^piri ont E, Note.) ^ Shares Credit With Others James Reed, bom April 10, 1967, to the Ronald D. Reeds, Mamou, La. Robot Lee Powdl, bora March 27, 1967, to the Robert Powells, Mannington, W. Va, Congressmen Back Merchant Marine The 178th graduating class of the SIU Lifeboat School now hold their Coast Guard lifeboat endorsements, a necessity for obtain­ ing an AB's ticket. Seated (l-r) are: F. Dailey, A. Hartwell, F. Cata­ lanotto, and G. King. Standing are Instructor Dick Hall, M. Weisberg, J. Parris, T. Howell, and Instructor Ami Bjornsson. The EditOR ' I wish to point out that in ^your article in the May 12 issue much credit niust be given to several other men who helped form the emergency squad on the Margarett Brown. (The article related how Seafarer Dave Tuck and three officers climbed into the engine room of the Margarett Brown after fit was hit by an explosion sav­ ing the life ^farer Ed iDunmoor and the ^hip as well. -Ed. Note.) Pete Brevas gave the initial signal to the Master, Carl F. Bariiett, ^ the g^erai aiaim to be sounded; Had it not been Pete Prevas, Dick Whitley^ | Virgil Lambert, and John Scully | our Bosun, helped to form the emergency squad and came down into the engine room at a time when even we ourselves were notSsure the immediate danger was eliminated. Am­ brose White's help was also in­ valuable. I might say that my late father, who being a Chief Engi­ neer and a past member of MEBA, taught my brother and I that where the need of an­ other is greater than ours, we must act accordingly. As it was, I had friends down there and their needs were greater than my own at that instant; to have LETTERS To The Editor done less towards ihem would have been a disservice. It is men like Pete, Dick, Ambrose, Virgil, John, the Chief from the H^oosier State, Roy Boyett, and its First Engi­ neer, E. Neelson, that I would be very proud to sail with and have as shipmates. These men have shown where their duty lies first and foremost to those who they call shipmates. I may never see any of them again but God bless them all, wherever they might sail. Dave *^068" Tuck — 4>- U.S. Maritime Should Get Share To The Editor: World trade has doubled since 1959, helped in large measure by constantly declining tariff barriers. The important thing about the recently 'con­ cluded Kennedy Round of tar­ iff negotiations is that it is the biggest tariff reduction ever, and all but guarantees the con­ tinuance of a basic momentum toward expanding trade. Everyone, including Ameri­ can businessmen, seems happy about the reduced tariffs. The typical American business reacP tion is that our economy will benefit from easier access to foreign markets. The picture is indeed a rosy one, except for one factor-— our moribund merchant marine. At this point in our nation's economic history, when it is ah odds-on bet that the Kennedy Round will help foreign trade grow at even a faster rate ffian it has during the past decade/ our merchant marine should be expanding to carry our share of our foreign trade. If the merchant marine isn't expanded, the percentage of our nade carried by American ships will decline far below the pitiful eight per cent which is the curretd figure. We are living in an ever shnhking "vrvrld, and' the ships of the world are helping to make our planet one united community. The United States merchant marine must play it| Right now we import abpth «s much as we export. A greatly funded inerchant hidrihe that woiW^ ntosii pt:<;,pur, would'be good �Jane 9, 1967 SEAFARERS FINAL DEPARTURES Robert Meyers, 42: Brother Meyers died on February 16, In Erie, N. Y. He was the victim of a building col­ lapse. Born in Ashland, Wise. Meyers made his home in that city. He joined the SIU Great Lakes District in De­ troit. A member of the Engine De­ partment, he shipped as Fireman. He was last employed by the Tomlinson Steamship Lines. Sur­ viving is a brother, Kenneth Mey­ ers of Superior, Wise. Burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Ashland, Wise. Clarence Gardner, 61: Brother Gardner died aboard the Colum­ bia Victory on June 8, 1966, from a cerebral hemorrhage. He sailed as a Chief Steward. Seafarer Gardner was born in Tennessee and lived in Paris, Tenn. He joined the Union in Savannah, Georgia. He is survived by his step-daugh­ ter, Mary Ann Gardner of Paris. Brother Gardner's body was re­ turned to Paris from Antwerp, Belgium, for burial. John D. Raines, 44: Brother Raines died of a heart attack in the New Orleans USPHS Hospital, after an illness of several days. A native of Ala­ bama, he joined the SIU in the port of Mobile, in 1958. At the time he was em­ ployed by the Bay Towing and Dredging Co., as a deckhand. He is survived by his father, Bular Raines, and a sister, Mrs. Marzett Raines Johnson. Francis Chase, 61: Brother Chase died in Mercy Hospital, Baltimore, on March 11. He was born in Balti­ more and made his home in that dty. Chase join­ ed the SIU in New York City. He was a mem­ ber of the Deck Department and sailed as AB, Bosun and Carpenter. His last ship was the Geneva. Burial was in Holy Rosary Cemetery, Balti­ more. Surviving are a brother, Walter of Sommerville, Mass., and a sister. Rose Graybill of Balti­ more. <I> Joseph Camp, 51: Brother Camp died of pneumonia at the USPHS Hospital in Seattle on March 26. He was born in Geor­ gia and made his home in Seattle. Seafarer Camp joined the SIU in the port of New York and sailed in the Engine Department. He held the rating of Electrician. His last vessel was the Eliza. Brother Camp was buried at the Butterworth Family Mortuary, Seattle. NAME AMOUNT DUE Abdullah, A. H. AdantuT J. N. Addinqton, Homer Aiunsion, A. A. Backman, Donald W. BIngenhaimer, J. P. Boatnar, R. Brian, k. E. BrIHon, E. G. Brown, J. P. Brown, J. P. Brown, Paul W. Brunkar, C. C. Byars, J. Byars, J. Carter, F. Cllna, J. E. Cooper, C. Corns, k. Cousins, W. M. Craig, D. E. Crawford, Arnold Crouch, Bobble G. Cumlngham, W. N. Davis, M. C. Davis, M. Jv Da Area, R. Dabolsslara, R. P. DeSllva, H. Diplatro, Jamas J. Dolan, J. Dolan, John V. Dowd, O. Dunne, A. Dunne, A., Jr. Falgoust, M. J. Falgoust, M. J. Favalora, R. Felix, H. M. FIrlla, L. FItton, Lewis Forest, Jackson Garrecht, Ronald Garrecht, Ronald J. Glamboll, L. A. Glchenko, M. Gonyea, Earl E. Goutlerrei, H. J., Jr. Greaux, L. Graaux, L. F. $ 8.9i 17.62 15.89 .01 18.76 33.44 21.14 7.33 17.35 103.08 4.73 3.62 18.37 5J6 1.12 .49 .70 4.32 52.29 5.14 16.03 43.00 137.04 352 .48 1.98 -37.97 36.90 2.80 3.00 15.02 .75 .48 198.47 4.44 13.87 1.56 5.38 3.76 24.97 11.07 23.09 6.00 31.67 16.03 66.18 13.57 .48 29.28 George Fossett, 65: Seafarer Fossett died on Oct. 30, 1966, while sailing aboard the Transastern. He died aboard the ship while in the vi­ cinity of Subic Bay. A member of the Engine De­ partment, he held the rating of FOWT. Born in Cumberland, Md., he lived in Catonsville, Md. and joined the SIU in Balti­ more. Fossett is survived by his sister, Dorothy Meese, of Balti­ more. The body was returned to , the United States for burial. NAME AMOUNT DUE Hachey, L. W. Hair, Geo. Hanson, Karl Hans Hashagen, G. Hendrick, D. Hirablis, S. N. Holsebus, Marian Holt, P. S. Huckeba, J. J. Huckeba, J. J., Jr. Hulsebus, Marian M. Jackson, G. R. Jardtna, W. S. Johnson, A. Johnson, William H. Johnson, Wm. Knight, R. C. Labua, Thomas V. Laavall, W. L. Laklvil^ Alfred Lines, i. O. Little, Wm. Lockarman, W. Lyons, A. Mathiws, T. J. Maxwell, K. J. Mcblova, F. 5. McAuliffa, W. A. Ill McClintic, William McHale, Martin McKenna, R. McKsnna, R. P. Mendoza, Ernest Messerall, Bobby L. Mitchell, Willie L. Montgomery, D. R. Moreland, Dennis Myers, Jake Nelson, E. Nelson, W. A. O'Sullivon, R. P. Oswinkle, Wm. A. Owens, R. J. Owens, Robert J. Owens, Wm. Page, R. G. Page, R. G. Patino, J. Payne, H. A. 13.63 5.13 4.04 2.32 6.00 .47 29.70 13.57 13.63 12.36 20.55 2.17 4.22 .49 1.08 2.40 7.16 18.74 .01 4.64 .50 49.35 .52 2.25 29.67 1.07 3.01 .44 10.87 5.91 45.22 102.15 18.53 4.04 18.74 16.03 16.85 22.37 11.45 33.44 2.17 2.25 -44 ' 550 2.40 21.35 11-45 3.77 15.88 NAME Page Thirteen LOG Retired Seafarer Schapiro Recalls Sailing Hardships of Pre-SIU Days "A little man can do a lot," Morris Mendel Schapiro told the LOG recently. Known as "Shorty," a nickname he picked up during his early years as a Seafarer, Schapiro stands 4'9" tall, and is the shortest man in the New York Hall. A charter member of the SIU, ^ Shorty worked and lived in three of Russia. His father was poor, for the United States, settling in continents, making ends meet in an agricultural agent who traveled Newark, N.J. He met the girl spite of being "too little and too from farm to farm by horseback, who became his wife. "I thought honest." He first went to sea as buying flax from farmers to be I was in heaven when I saw her," a messman in 1930 in the second made into linen by the company he says. Mrs. Schapiro died in year of the Great Depression, for which he worked. "In Russia, 1962. After a stint as an haber­ after his haber­ you had to be rich to go to dashery salesman and a life insur­ dashery store in school," Shorty told the LOG, ance agent he opened his haber­ dashery store on Newark's Market Newark, N.J. had and he didn't qualify. Street. gone under to­ He decided to immigrate to Not content with seeing the gether with mil­ South Africa, where he had rela­ lions of other tives. It took him three years to world as a seaman, Morris con­ tinued to travel after he retired small businesses. get out of Russia. at the age of 66. "My hobby is On board ship, He stayed in the Union of traveling, and I've been in eyeiy he worked 18 South Africa for 13 years. He hours a day, sev­ lived with his cousin in a small interesting town in America." He Schapiro en days a week, town 85 miles inland from Cape­ particularly likes the West, and for $33 a month. Conditions on town. "I did lots of things in he has been in Los Angeles, Santa the "banana boats" on which he South Africa," Shorty told the Barbara, San Francisco and Yel­ worked were "disgraceful" before LOG, including selling cattle, dis­ lowstone Park. He used to travel the SIU was formed. "There was tributing burlap bags and selling by Greyhound bus, staying in each no overtime, no Sundays, no noth­ grain for seed. He also taught city about a month. "Now I must ing," he relates. "When you himself to read and write English fly," he says. Telling of his trip weren't in the galley, they had by reading the Capetown Times to the Grand Canyon, he said you painting," he ad^. wistfully, "I was too old to make religiously. When World War II broke out. In 1927 he left South Africa the trip down by mule." Shorty thought nothing of dodg­ ing Japanese naval ships while serving aboard troop carriers. Most of his sailing during the war was done to the South Pacific with Delta Lines. He was on troop Joseph Moloney Roland P. Dean carriers that carried soldiers to Please contact J. Berkowitz, Your mother has passed away. New Guinea, Numea, the Fiji Please contact attorney Harry chief accountant, Pecos Trans­ Islands, and New Caledonia. Goldman Jr., Central Savings port, Inc., 350 Fifth Ave., New Vivid War Memory Bank Building, Baltimore, Md. York, N. Y. 10001, in regard to His most vivid memory of the 21202. unclaimed wages while aboard the war was the run into Guadalcanal. Pecos during March and April, The ship had to make it to the 1966. Pat L. Murphy island after dark, then unload It is important that you contact 2,000 enlisted men and 185 offi­ Francis (Frank) Warren cers and get away again before Jean Woods, 69 N.W. 26th Ave., dawn. The reason that the entire Apt. 6, Miami, Fla. 33125. Please contact your mother, operation had to be completed in ^ Mrs. Fanny Warren at 276 East the dead of night was that the Avenue, East Norwalk, Conn. Herbert K. Kennedy darkness provided cover from 06855, in regard to a very impor­ Please contact your lawyer, Japanese artillery observers. tant matter. Herman N. Rabson, 15 Park Row, Shorty also crossed the Atlantic N. Y. C., or phone WO 2-5250 in during the war. He remembers regard to a matter pertaining to John A. Blazewtck seeing Allied planes "in the hun­ the Halaula Victory in 1966. dreds" flying over Belfast on their Please contact Indiana Local —— way to Germany. Board No. 173, Selective Service Robert Swanson System, Post Office Building, East Brother Schapiro was born in Please contact Lis Swanson, Chicago, Ind., 46312, immedi­ the tiny village of Poneveicz, ately. Lithuania, which was then part Long Beach, California. AMOUNT DUE Peyton, Arthur D. Pereira, R. M. Phillips, Harold L. Phillips, Harold L. Phillips, Harold L. Potarsky, R. 26.00 9.14 419.00 500.00 500.00 2.96 NAME AMOUNT DUE Reeves, Benfamin M. Reynolds, F. L. Roney, J. 5. Russo, G. F. Saberon B. Sablin, J. R. The Delta Steamship Lines has notified the SIU that it is holding checks for un­ claimed wages due crewmen. The following Seafarers may collect their checks by writing to the Paymaster, Delta Steamship Lines, Inc., No. 2 Canal Street, International Trade Mart, Room 1700, New Orleans, La. 70130. DELTA LINE MONEY DUE 12.54 16.03 13.63 .44 3.76 15.33 NAME AMOUNT DUE Santo, R. D. Saunders, O. H. Shea, W. R. Shipton, K. Shipton, K. Singleton, W. C. Smith, R. C. Smithers, W. J. Sommers, E. Somyak, Joseph L. Thome, W. W. Trinidad, A. P. Vaccaro, G. Valladares, John Van Holden, J. B. Vanasse, R. C. Vanasse, Raphael C. Velaiquas, E. M. Vendoioski, Charles Vieira, E. Vierra, J. Vigne, A. Vigo, J. Vigo, Jose J. A. Vincent, F. Visser, D. Von Holden, J. R. Von Holden, J. R. Von Holden, J. R. Von Holden, Jaechim Vorel, Richard J. Vouge, L. Vyaral, Bennie • Viilacruzes, L. R. Vincent, C. Wade, L. G. Weed, M. F. Werst, G. R. Wheatiey, J. E. Jr. Whorter, A. M. Wolf, L. Wong, H. M. Woodell, Standish Wahl, Chas. Jr. Waits, B. Waits, Bever Walh, Charles Walker, Ellas H. Walker, J. Walker, Lary G. 387.61 1.84 4.26 9.14 27.08 3.62 22.45 6.00 21.14 45.55 49.16 .01 4.93 5.63 3.66 5.31 4.01 7.49 2.93 3.73 5.86 4.93 4.93 3.09 3.96 3.75 3 06 16.65 16.23 7.91 370.36 3.87 14.40 26.71 2051 1.61 16.03 3.68 1.13 17.36 .44 12.55 4.04 7.68 16.83 5.32 1.00 4.59 354 554 NAME AMOUNT DUE Walker, P. W. Walker, W. Warren, V. C. Warren, V. C. Watson, James C. Watts, L. Weaver, L. L. Weaver, L. L. Weeks, John W. Weems, C. West, ^rank W. Wheeler, O. Wicak, Ed. A. Wiggins, J. Wiggins, J. D. Wiggins, Jesse D. Williams, B. G. Williams, Robbie G. Williams, C. L. Williams, J. F. Williams, Joseph F. Williams, Joseph Williams, Robert Willingham, Edell Willis, T. T. Wilson, A. D. Wil-.an, A. D. Wilson, J. C. Winget, J. A. Wintiel, H. J. Wolfe, James Wolfe, James T. Workman, H. O. Workman, H. O. Workman Homer Worley, C. D. Worrell, D. A. L. Wright, J. Wright, Sherman Wright, W. O. Wynn, C. Ybaria, V. 8. Ybarro, D. Yeoman, A. R. Young, Charles Zance, Anthony Zehner, O. C. Zitto, Sal Zubatsky, E. E. Zulli, K. C. - 2.85 1.88 4.93 3.67 9.90 8.05 2.85 2.85 751 5.60 15.95 4.93 3.75 7.31 4.64 3.96 2.03 7.23 9.85 4.64 3.96 1.88 49.51 3.09 6.23 3.52 3.75 2.85 5.77 16.20 12.95 1.47 1.66 3.73 3.74 f67 4.94 1357 151 4.93 27.69 I.« 28.61 4.« 1054 1.47 3.09 7.33 4.93 1252 �Schedule of Membership Meetingps SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New Oileans July 11—2:30 p.m. Mobile July 12—2:30 p.m. Wilmington . .July 17—2:00 p.m. San Francisco July 19—2:00 p.m. Seattle July 21—2:00 p.m. New York ..July 3—2:30p.m. Philadelphia July 5—2:30 p.m. Baltimore ...July 5—2:30p.m. Detroit July 14—2:30 p.m. Houston ... .July 17—^2:30 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detrmt . . .July 3—2:00 p.m. 3—7:00 p.m. Alpena , . Buffalo .. .. .July 3—7:00 p.m. Chicago . .. .July 3—7:00 p.m. Cleveland .. .July 3—7:00 p.m. Duluth . . ...July 3—7:00 p.m. Frankfort .. .July 3—^7:00 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Chicago ... .July 11—7:30 p.m. tSault Ste. Marie ^ July 13—^7:30 p.m. Buffalo July 12—7:30 p.m. Duluth July 14—7:30 p.m. Cleveland ...July 14—7:30p.m. Detroit July 10—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee ..July 10—7:30p.m. United Industrial Worken New Orleans July 11—7:00 p.m. MohUe July 12—7:00 p.m. New York ..July 3—7:00p.m. Philadelphia July 5—7:00 p.m. Baltimore ... July 5—7:00 p.m. ^Houston ...July 17—7:00p.m. Railway Marine Region Philadelphia July 11—l()a.m. &8p.m. Baltimore July 12—10a.m.&8p.m. •Norfolk July 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Jersey City July 10—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. f Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sanlt St. Marie, Mich. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News, t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. VANTAGK PROGR^S (Pioneer M*ri. time), April 16—Chairman. F. L. Bartlett; Secretary, H. "G. Wernj. Ship's delegate talked to the Captain about a pUgue Tor the Chief Mate who passed away in Cam Rahn Bay, Vietnam. It will be brought aboard ship in Ixong Beach, California, so that all the crew can see it. Picture of ft will be sent to the LOG. $29.50 in ship's fund. Every­ thing is running smoothly in all de­ partments with no beefs and no dis­ puted or. It was suggested that more cigarettes should be stocked in slop chest, also variety of candy. Vote of tbuanks to the deck department for bring­ ing ship into port looking good. Vote of thanks to the messman, J. W. Martin for keeping messroom clean. DIGEST of SIU DlRECTORYof UNION HAUiS MEETINGS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers WACOSTA (Sea-Land), April X6— Chairman, C. Hemby; Secretary, H. Caldas. Brother Hemby was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion was made to have a PA system instailed in messhall from bridge. Ship needs to be fumigated for roaches. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Vote of thanks to the Steward Department. PRESIDENT Paul Halt EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cat Tannar Earl Shepard VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsay Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Karr HEADQUARTERS 675 -Ith Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich. : !... 127 River St. EL •t-3616 BALTIMORE. MD 1216 E. Ballimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO. N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave. SA I 0733CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union New Orlemis July 11—5:00 p.m. Mobile July 12—5:00 p.m. Philadelphia July 5—5:00 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) July 5—5:00 p.m. Norfolk July 6—5:00 p.m. Houston July 17—5:00 p.m. June 9, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen DULUTH, Minn COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), De­ cember 18—Chairman, J. McPhani; Sec­ retary, J. Q. Dedicatoria. Vote ot thanks extended to resigning ship's delegate, William Koltonuk, for a Job well done. Motion made to go on record in the recording of these minutes, that paying oil in such a procedure of holding or for the next trip is not satisfactory, to the crew. Crew would like the board­ ing patrolman to put a stop to it. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers). AprU 9—Chairman, Ray Wright; Sectary, J. A. Stevens. Brother Bruce Knight was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. No beefs were reportd. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), March 17 — Chairman, Donald Mason ; Secretary, Gus Skendelas. Ship's dele­ gate extended a vote of thanks to the crew for bringing the ship in clean. No beefs report^ Everything is going smoothly. Vote of thanks to the Steward Department. LYNN VICTORY (Victory Carriers). March 21—Chairman, Matthew D. Guidera; Secretary, Harold Strauss. AH re>.: pairs requested by previous crews have been made. Brother Matthew D. Goidera, ship's delegate was given a vote of thanks and was re-elected to serve again. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. The prepara­ tion of all food is exceilent. 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 ... P.O. Bo* 287 FRANKFORT, Mich. 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 BEIATRICE VICTORY (Victory Car­ JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. riers). April 2—Chairman, C. G. McLelEL 3-0987 lan; Secretary, R. N. DowelL ' No beefs and no dispute OT reported by depart­ JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. ment delegates. Vote of thanks to the. HE 3-0104 deck department for keeping messhall MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. clean at night throughout trip. Discus­ HE 2-1754 sion about poor medical attention. It was suggested that the company agenjs NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. select doctors who can speak English, or Tel. 529-7546 send an interpretor with crewman to 115 3rd St. NORFOLK, Va. the doctor. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa 2604 S. 4th St. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian). DE 6-3818 March 6—Chairman, P. Sernyk; Secre­ tary, Michael Miller. No beefs reported PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. by department delegates. $4.85 in ship's SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. fund. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE. P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos BEAVER VICTORY (Bulk Transport), Stop 20 March 12—Chairman, Prank Rodriguea, Jr.; Secretary, James A. MacKeniie. Tel. 724-2848 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue ; Brother HacKenzie was elected to serveas ship's delegate. No beefs reported. MA 3-4334 Deck delegate reported that he has a ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar good gang in the deck deparOnent. CE-l-1434 STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. March 19—Chairman, Roy R. Thomas; Tel. 229-2788 Secretary, James EL Ostrom. $104.26 in WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. ship's fund. No beefs reports by de­ 834-2528 partment delegates. Brother Harold PerYOKOHAMA. Japan..Iseya BIdg., Room 801 deieghte. Vote of thanks to the Steward 1-2 Kaigan-Dori-Nakaku guson was elected to serve as new ship's 204971 Ext. 281 department 4or » job well dsne- ; MISSOURI TMesdowbr^^ April 7~Chairman, Joseph Weraelowich ; Secretary. Maximo Bugawan. 18.00 in ship's fund. Except for difflcultlw in Steward Department, everything is O.K. MISSOURI (Meadowbrook Transport), March 5—Chairman, E. E. Davidson: Secretary, H. Bugawan. $8 in ship s fund. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Vote of thanks was extended to the ship's delegate for a job well done. Crew donated $135.00 and sent floral wreath to crewmember, whose father passed away. DEL ORO (Delta), April 16—Chair­ man, Stanlon Grice; Secretary, W. H. SimmonB. $88.78 in ship's fund. Ship's delegate thanked the crew for a swell voyage in good old SIU style. There la some disputed OT in all three depart­ ments which will be squared away at payoff by the patrobnan. Everything else is running smoothly. Steward thanked the crew for helping make this a fine trip. Vote of thanks was ex­ tended to the steward department for a Jcrt) well done. OCEANIC WAVE (Oceanic Pioneer), April 0—Chairman, J. D. Mathew; Sec­ retary, J. L. Pagan. No beefs were reimrted by department delegates. Two men missed ship, one in Yokohama and the other in Honolulu. Disputed OT In engine department to be settled by pa­ trolman. Motion made that the men on watch from 5 to 8 while in port should get OT as do the officers. Company should be contacted about putting movies on board ship and a television set-in the crew mess. Ship needs fumigation. ;/• Vote of thanks to the Steward Depart-;; ment for a job well done. MADAKET .(Waterman), April 8—u Chairman, A. Stankiewiez; Secretary, T. Kubecka. $9.00 in ship's fund after spending $28 for TV repair. Crewmembers requested to donate to build up ship's fund. Brother A. Stankiewiez was elected to serve as ship's delegate. MARYMAR (Calmsr), AprU 16—Chairman, John Niemiera: Secretary, 1; F. A. DeLeon. $21.50 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Motion made that headquarters contact Calmar Steam- ? ship Company regardiing the matter of transportation around the clock be-) tween Sparrows Point bus terminal and Pennwood Wharf Dock. FAIRI8LE (Pan Oceanic Tankers), April 1—Chairman, R. .L. Huddlestoh; Secretary, Ira C. Brown. Brother R. Huddleeton was elected to serve as ship's i delegate. ' Everything is going alcmg' smoothly with no beefs and no disputed < OT. -3 BELGIUM VICTORY (Isthmian). April . 9—Chairman, A. Michelet; Secretary. ' Ken Hayes. $19.00 In ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks was extended to the Steward Department for a job well done. COMMANDER (Marine Carriew), March 26—Chairman, Ralph BuUard; . Secretary, Lynden Webber. No beefs ; reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the entire steward depart­ ment for a job well done. DEL RIO (Delta), March 26—Chair. ; man, H. A. Hamlett; Secretary, N. J. ) Savoie, Motion was made that Head­ quarters see about 20-year retirement and pension plan. Motion made that the SIU officials negotiate for companies to build private quarters for the crewa on new ships being built. Brother James D. Johnson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $30.10 in ship's fund. No beefs were reportedSAN JUAN (Hudson Waterway), April 23—Chairman, B. Hoffman; ^retary, Joan S. Rueda. Ship's delegate re­ ported that all is running smoothly with no beefs. Vote of thanks to the steward and the entire steward department for the good food and a job well done. Crew were commended for their good behavior. SELHA VICTORY (South AtlanticCaribbean), March 19—Chairman, AUen Bell; Secretary, Anthony Nottumo. No beefs reported by department delegates. All were squared away by the Captain. Ship's delegate to see the Mate about getting steward department rooms >ainted. Vote of thanks to the Steward ; JeiMMtmimfe.foriA^iohrwell ^done.: s;. UNFAIR TO LABOR 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.) Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) vfei7' Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) • White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) 4, Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes ... Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) Baltimore Luggage Co. Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart Starlite luggage Startlite luggage (International Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers Union) "HIS" brand men's clothes Kaynee Boyswear, Judy Bond blouses, Hanes Knitwear, Randa Ties, Boss Gloves, Richman Brothers and Sewell Suits, Wing Shirts (Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America) —4^— FINANCIAL REPORTS. Ihe constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AH 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 th^e funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their sitemates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and soninrity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and file shipowners. Get to know your shipping lights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Api>eals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Batteiy Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts si>ecify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly. contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the imlitical purposes of sny individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its coUective membership. This establish^ policy has been reaffirmed by membenhip action at the September, 1960, meetings in all eonstitutionai ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out tbU responaibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. Mo monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an ^cial receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL EIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union haUs. Ail 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 methoda 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 ihembersbip 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 good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, nations! or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS, One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their fomiliea and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative end political activities are conducted for the ben^t of the membership and the Union. If at any tine a Seafarer fcris that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been de?.ied his eonstitatleiial right of occsss to Union records or inronaatien, he shoold Ininiedlately notify SIU President Pani Hall at hcadqaarters by certMed nuiU, rctnm receipt raqnested. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Camels, Winston, Tempo, Brandon, Cavalier and Salem cigarettes (Tobacco Workers International Union) 4f Peavy Paper Mfll Products (United Papermakers and Paperworkers Union) —4f— Comet Rice MOls Co. products (International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drinks and Distillery Workers) ,1, Antonio Perelli Minettl & Sons Ambassador, Eleven Cellars Red Rooster, Greystone, Guastl, Calwa, F. I., Trihnno Vermouth, Aristocrat, Victor Hngo, A. R. Morrow Wines and Brandies. (National Farm Workers Association) �f.r ^ •• - Page Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG i^, Seafarer Leslie Fluff displays a sample from what he claims to be the largest collection of unopened cigarette packages in the world. His collection consists of over a thousand different brands from all over the world and contains many thousands of individual cigarettes. Brother George Flood proudly displays examples of his handiwork with a needle and thread. Materials used by Flood include wool yarn, black velvet and ample amounts of skill and patience. In the old days, when ships were under sail, says Flood, every seaman knew how to use a sewing needle. Many also knitted. Seafarer Robert Black tends to tropical fish in the foc'sle. He is an avid fish hobbyist and his Col­ lection contains many unusual specimens. Brother Black began his collection with just a few fish. He soon found his collection grow­ ing day by day. At the time photo was taken he had over 250 fish. Seafarer veteran Marion Wells devotes many a spare hour to a hobby that has earned him the name of the most matchless car­ penter in the SlU fleet. Wells makes picture frames out of match sticks, like the one above which is made from 2,969 matchsticks. Seafarers and Their Hobbies O NE OF the problems Seafarers have always had to face has been that of filling their off duty hours while at sea. Unlike the landlubber, the seaman, when he has time to spare, cannot go to a ball game, take a day to go fishing, or take a drive in the car with the wife or kids. The Seafarer, by nature of his work, cannot count on so many of the things the shoreside worker takes for granted. He has to fall back much more on his own imagination and ingenuity and rely less on outside resources in order to utilize his off-hours at sea. The things a man can do with his spare time while ashore defy counting, but for the Seafarer, filling his off-duty hours while at sea can be a challenge. Most Seafarers are not content to sleep those hours away and often turn to a hobby. A hobby can help a seaman learn a craft, broaden his edu­ cation, and even keep him physically fit. The two pastimes most often chosen by sea­ men are reading and photography. Reading is unique in that it can be a hobby in and of itself, or it can be an extension of another hobby. The Seafarer who has photography as a hobby, Will often enjoy reading photography magazines. Photography is a widespread hobby among sea­ men and most Seafarers agree that expensive and elaborate equipmcpt is not needed. Some Sfeafarers enjoy unique hobbies. Many become collectors and the things they collect range from cigarette packages to rare coins and from insects to oil paintings. Seafarer Peter Chopin.ski was a professional prize fighter for 13 years. He now enjoys collect­ ing old fight photos and will read any book on boxing he can get his hands on. He recalls ship­ ping out with a fellow named Robert Frazer who collected sea shells. "He's got them in sizes that range from a half-inch up to the size of a basket­ ball and you just can't describe the fantastic colors they come in." SIU member William McCormack Jr. collects coins and samples of paper money from around the world. "I like to save a coin or piece of paper money from each port I visit. I also collect old U.S. coins, especially Indian head pennies."' Seafarer Leslie Pluff calls his collection of un­ opened cigarette packages the largest in the world. He has more than one thousand different brands. Robert Black is an avid tropical fish breeder and collector who enjoys caring for rare tropical fish aboard ship. Black told the LOG that he has at least 250 tropical fish on hand when he ships out. A good many Seafarers are talented, creative men who enjoy expressing themselves on canvas or through the creation of things with their hands. Herbert Walters spends much of his spare time painting, mostly in water colors. "I like to paint still life and what I would call futuristic paint­ ings," says Herb. "In futuristic painting, the artist trys to present an object from an unusual angle or point of view. Through the use of various colors and shapes, the artist trys to convey to the viewer & unique, mental impression or to express a particular human emotion." Nicolas Raminski is a Seafarer who spent one year in art school before turning to the sea. He enjoys sculpturing models of animals in clay. His favorite subject is galloping horses. After he has finished a model he enjoys giving them away to children. Many Seafarers enjoy modeling in other me­ diums, such as wood. John Michaelis recalls a shipmate whose hobby was wood carving. "He would use blocks of wood to carve out a model of the ship he was on," says John. "When he was finished, you could see every detail in his model same as it was on the real ship." Marion Wells believes that a wooden, match can be used for much more than lighting a cig­ arette. He builds picture frames and other objects out of them. For one frame he used 2,969 matches. His shipmates say there is never a loose match on any ship he is on. George Flood is a Seafarer who in his spare time learned to work with a needle and thread and create pictures on black felt. "In the old days when many ships were under sail," says George, "many seamen knew how to sew. To­ day you can find oldtimers who can sew as well as any seamstress." Life at sea requires that a Seafarer keep in shape, and many seamen consider keeping physi­ cally fit a hobby Frank Adosci always has a set of weights with him aboard ship. "You could say keeping in shape is my hobby," says Frank, Norbert Patrick enjoys exercising up on deck during his off duty hours and is an accomplished weight lifter. sr - �SEAFARERSWLOG Vol. XXiX No. 12 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO 1: ' % ' \':- i f:"< . , • , Seafarers on the Vietnam Run I wmd Duke Victory (Victory Carriers) is one of many SlU-contracted vessels delivering materiel to Vietnam war zone. The Seatrain Carolina is shown discharging her cargo in the port of Saigon in April. The SlU-contracted vessel is expected to make numerous calls at ports in South Vietnam in near future. It is one of many SIU ships sailing to South Vietnam. Just off the Steel Flyer in Saigon are: H. Welsh, G. Smith, M. Landron, R. L. O'Brien, R. O. Mas­ ters, and H. Fernandez. The Isthmian vessel has made numerous calls to ports in South Vietnam. These Seafarers relax after a long voyage while Neva West discharges cargo at Cam Ranh Bay. From left, J. Rogers, wiper; D. Costello, dayman, and T. Hamilton, an AB, are veterans of Viet run. •'I&siiiiii These Seafarers were part of the crew that sailed aboard the Yaka. Left to right. Jack Hart, Jim McGovern, J. Meyerchak, and Lee Mokin. The crew reported a good voyage with very few beefsl The Yaka, a Waterman ship, discharges war ma­ teriel at Delong Pier in Cam Ranh Bay. Photo was taken in April. The ship made several voy­ ages to the war zone and reported a smooth trip. Crew of Seatrain Carolina included many veteran Seafarers. Standing, left to right: G. Gereais, N. Napolitano, A. Olander. Kneeling: H. Midgett, M. DelPrado, J. Meehan. DelPrado was erectrician, others sailed in the deck department. . ? mw .fii D. Dow (left) was a member of the deck department while J. B. Delery sailed as a FWT. Seafarers shipped aboard the Overseas Rose. Photo was taken during stop in Cam Ranh Bay where ship unloaded cargo Enjoying a fast cup of coffee while Overseas Rose discharges cargo, G. Howard (L) and J. Byers discuss recent voyage. Howard was a wiper, Byers a chief electrician and all reported a good trip. Bosun Jimmy Meehan relaxes on the deck of Seatrain Caro­ lina while longeshoremen unload her valuable cargo in the port of SSigon. The ship made it's first trip to Vietnam and Seafarers are anxious to return, Jimmy is an old pro with SIU. V 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 June 9, 1967 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SENATE KILLS FDL SHIP PROPOSAL; RESCINDS PREVIOUS FUNDS ALLOTTED AFL-CIO RAPS SOVIET ‘PROXY AGGRESSION’ U.S. MARITIME COURSE ‘SUICIDAL’ CONGRESSMAN TELLS MTD MEETING HOUSE COMMITTEE REFUSES TO ALLOT ANY FUNDS FOR FOREIGN SHIPBUILDING UNNECESSARY TONSILLECTOMIES RESULT IN DEATHS OF HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN HOUSE PASSES AID-TO-EDUCATION BILL AFTER KEY SECTIONS ARE WEAKENED GOV’T. PANEL TO STUDY LEGISLATION EXPANDING MEDICARE DRUG COVERAGE RETIRED SEAFARER SCHAPIRO RECALLS SAILING HARDSHIPS OF PRE-SIU DAYS SEAFARERS ON THE VIETNAM RUN 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 06/09/1967 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. XXIX, No. 12 1967 Periodicals Seafarers Log