http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/087307f4d44d3b8808f176ac5505e4b9.PDF 2d3df110ce8811e4389dbb7e7f7faa1e PDF Text Text SEAFARERSU06 , tV OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO V [i' li V •fiai:' A r U '»• . r| •: s ^ iMsssr^-^^ms JM v-i: ft i'i V^'^T' ;v<<7-ftiift-;4;s.^:ft}:;|;^;||^^:S^ '•.y 'I," • -..s'-'- •: B.- f Ki':- -S* ;. ' ••'<• • 3^' v ,'*!): ft I ' ''%-%^ •'Vri •.;-a,:f. TM BULLETIN: l\ (t. A" a. , / 7 > House Adds $122 Million for Maritime WASHINGTON—A maritime authorization bill for $122 million above the Administration's budget request was passed by the House of Representatives April 11 after little debate. Sent to the Senate by a voice vote, the House bill would authorize up to $466.^ million for maritime programs within the Commerce Department. The amount which would actually be. made available, however, depends on pending legislation yet to be passed. The bill's biggest component—up about $107 million from the Administration's request—is the authorization for acquisition, construction and reconsruction of mer­ chant ships and construction differential subsidies. (Details will appear in the next issue of the LOG.) �Page Two April 12, 1968 SEAFARERS LOC MARAD Hikes 50-50 Cargo Rates Following Protests by SHI, Shippers WASHBVGTON- -As a result of vigorous protests by the SIU and management officials of the unsubsidized sector pf the United States merchant marine, the Maritime Administration has set slightly higher—but slill inadequate—^guideline rate ceilings for U.S.-flag vessels carrying full loads of government-sponsored car- fThose intermediate sized vessels ment establishes those rates. goes effective until January 1, of from 15,500 to 21,800 dead­ PabHc Hearing Promised 1969. They replace temporary weight tons will now receive a The acting MARAD adminis­ rates in effect since last December. ceiling rate of $30,88 per ton of trator added that consideration is The main objection of the SIU cargo—an increase of $2.42 per and the industry to MARAD's ton. However, the new rate for being given to formalizing pro­ method of establishing ceilings for the second category—now an cedures to provide an "orderly re­ the so-called 50-50 cargo rates has added, fifth, grouping in MA­ view of ceiling rates on an annual been that they discriminate against' RAD's ever more complicated basis." This followed by one week the more efficient intermediate method of calculation — takes his statement that a public hearing sized vessels—those between 15,- away $1.45 per ton from "specific . on guideline rates would be sched­ 500 tons and 39,999 tons—and vessels" in the 18,000 to 33,000- uled by MARAD "within the ne.xt cater to higher-cost smaller ships. ton range, and from all vessels be­ 60 days." Commenting on the new rates, After prolonged government tween 33,001 and 39,999 tons, by the president of the American disregard for the needs of unsub- lowering their ceiling to $27.01. sidized tramp and bulk carrier The earlier rate allowed for all Trampship Owners Association, operators in finalizing a system of ships in the intermediate class of Michael Klebanoff, said "every ad­ ceiling rates which would enable 15.5 to 39.9 tons was a flat $28.46 justment is'helpful if it is an up­ ward adjustment" but noted that them to upgrade their fleets, a new per ton. "permanent" schedule of guide­ Gulick said the changes, effec­ the MARAD action had done line rates announced March 20 tive March 27, had been made "as nothing to resolve the basic and drew renewed anger and criticism a result of direct representations essentially post-oriented rate phil­ from the industry sharp enough of the industry that the more ef­ osophy of the agency which has to effect an additional token rate- ficient ships of the intermediate persisted since the rates were first rise in the intermediate range class had been given less favorable instituted in 1957. Klebanoff, who is also a vice which will cost the government a treatment (in revised rates an­ president of the SlU-contracted mere 97 cents per ton overall. nounced March 21) than the high­ Oriental Exporters, Inc., declared er cost but smaller ships." Two New Categories that "as long as we are limited in He also said work will continue our profits—the new rates provide MARAD's latest alteration in on a new approach to the problem for a maximum of 12 percent af­ its rates—the second since Acting of the tramp ships for which the ter taxes—the Maritime Adminis­ Administrator James W. Gulick Maritime Administration is re­ departed from the agency's twice quired to set rate ceilings. At least tration is stifling all progress to­ extended "interim rates" an­ half of all government-generated ward new American tramp ship­ nounced last December 21—splits cargoes are reserved by law for ping." As long as MARAD "continues the amount allowed by the gov­ U.S.-flag shipping provided it is to set a ceiling on productivity," ernment to U.S.-flag ships ot the available at "fair and reasonable he continued, "anyone with an old intermediate class into two new rates" and the guideline ceilings 10,500-ton ship costing $600,000 are the basis on which the govern- can make the same relative profit categories. on his small investment as an owner operating a modern 30 or 40 thousand-ton ship. "And as long as the same profit can be made on a $600,000 in­ vestment, there will be no point in investing larger sums in big-vessel WASHINGTON—Promising a "full scale and concerted Con­ tramp shipping." President Joseph Kahn of the gressional attack" to obtain legislation to up-grade the deteriorated American Merchant Marine, Representative Edward A. Garmatz, SIU - contracted Seatrain Lines voiced similar feelings when he (D-Md.), chairman of the House ^ The Garmatz proposal would said the revised rate structure "did Committee on Merchant Marine authorize $300 million, for each nothing to get at the heart of the and Fisheries, announced the of the fiscal years 1969 through industry's objections." campaign will be launched April 1973, for construction-differential "In some small way it helped the 23 when his committee begins subsidy and the cost of national smaller of these (intermeHiate) hearings on pending bills designed defense features incident to con­ ships to survive, but he (Gulick) to save the maritime industry from struction, reconstruction, or re­ has not cranked anything into the extinction. conditioning of ships for opera­ formula to stimulate interest in Chief aim of the bills now be­ tion in foreign or non-contiguous constructing new large vessels." fore Congress is to construct 35 domestic commerce and for ac­ "Eventually," Kahn declared, to 40 new ships a year over a quisition of used ships pursuant "this entire concept" of limiting five-year period. Chairman Gar­ to Section 510 of the 1936 Mer­ profit by a set percentage rather matz introduced the House bill chant Marine Act; $25 million than through competitive forces (H.R. 13940) last November at for research and development, "must be upset." the same time as a companion and for the fiscal year of 1969, The revised guideline rat^s for measure (S. 2650) was offered in an authorization of approximately the smaller vessels set by MARAD the Senate by Senator Warren G. $30 million for reconstruction of to continue until the first of next Magnuson (D. Wash.), chairman the reserve fleet. year fell into groups one, two and of the Commerce. Committee. The chairman said his bill is three. They are as follows: Garmatz, expressing a sense of supported by more than 70 House Group one sets a rate of $40.57 urgency regarding the plight of members, who have either spon­ per ton for Liberty ships, C-I's, the Merchant Marine, designated sored or have introduced almost C-2's, Victories or equivalent ves­ April 23 as "D-Day" since the identical legislation. He said the sels, as compared with the previ­ "very survival of the Merchant present campaign marks the first ously-existing rate of $36.44 per Miuine as an economic and na­ major legislative effort to over­ ton. tional defense asset of the United haul the 1936 Act since President Group two allows $38.54 per States is threatened." He prom­ Johnson—^some three years ago- ton for jumboized Libertys, small ised to call a list of prominent said he would transmit to the Con­ jumboized tankers, C-3'8 or equiv­ witnesses to the stand. gress his still-awaited Merchant alent—compared with the earlier $36.44. In addition to providing for Marine message. The Maryland Congressman A rate of $35.04 for converted construction of some 35 to 40 new ships a year with Government aid, said a "dangerous and intolerable" C-4's and jumboized Victorys or the bills would extend operating- situation exists with respect to the equivalent is substituted for a pre­ vious $26.89 for C-4's and a high­ differential subsidy to dry bulk Merchant Marine. . "I am of the belief that we have er earlier rate of $36.44 for carriers; inccwporate a new system for construction-differential sub­ reached the Tlth hour' and the AP2-J's in group three. sidy determinations and-establish only solution is aggressive Con­ For ships^ over 40 thousand tax differential construction re­ gressional action if we are to save deadweight tons, special rate de­ search funds to all merchant and the American maritime industry," terminations will be required by he declared. MARAD. fishing vessel opertdors. Garmatz Schedules Hearings On Maritime Upgrading Bill , .. Report of International President by Paul Hall Another example of misguided or misleading fiscal theory, as the case may be on the part of the Administration was revealed in recent testimony by Acting Maritime Administrator James W. Gulick at hear­ ings conducted by the merchant marine subcommittee of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Gulick testified to the effect that the current demands on the U. S. treasury have made it extremely difficult for MARAD to obtain funds for the upgrading of the U. S. merchant fleet Of course, this is not the first time that we have heard the "budget" excuse cited by the Administration. What seems incredible to rep­ resentatives of maritime labor and the maritime industry is that the "budget" excuse is offered as the reason that the Administration just about forgot about maritime in its 1969 budget message. They would like the public to believe that the upgrading of the U. S. merchant fleet is merely an unnecessary fiscal expense and that the effect of a strong U. S. fleet on the nation's economy is totally nil. However, the truth of the matter is that the U. S. merchant fleet does have a great beneficial effect on the nation's economy and that this effect has been severely curtailed by the "budget" excuse invented by the Administration. It is perhaps a great irony that of all the U. S. industries, maritime has been chosen as one that is most expendable in the government's budget plans. The government has recently voiced its grave concern over the widen­ ing U. S. balance of payments deficit Many economists and U. S. legislators have voiced the opinion that the upgrading of the U. S. mer­ chant fleet could go a long way towards reducing the payments deficit. Instead of foreign-flag ships carrying our cargoes, U. S.-flag ships owned by U. S. operators and crewed by U. S. seamen—both of whom pay U. S. taxes—would be engaged in the carriage of our merchant cargoes across the oceans. The other myth that the Administration seems to be perpetuating is that the U. S. fleet is a timeless commodity forever plying the oceans of the world. If anything is to be learned from the employment of U. S. vessels in the carriage of cargoes to Vietnam, it is that the sealift would have been impossible if not for the reactivation of many reserve fleet ships from the boneyard. Most of the reserve fleet ships have one battle scar too many already and if anyone believes that these vessels are immune from the ravages of Father Time, they are not only deluding themselves but the public as well. In addition, the capacity of the active U. S. fleet has been overtaxed by the demands put upon it by the Vietnam conflict Many U. S. com­ panies have had to divert their vessels for use in the carriage of cargoes to Vietnam, and as a result of the shortage of U. S. vessels to replace them, commercial cargoes are then picked off by foreign operators. In view of all these factors, it is hard to see how an industry which has so many immediate beneficial effects on the economy as mari­ time does, can be continually cast by the Administration as economic orphan of the U. S. existing solely on budget leftovers. Labor Movement Mourns Tragic Death of Dr. King Labor leaders from across the nation, including AFL-CIO President George Meany and SIU President Paul Hall, joined government officials and leading figures from all areas of American life in grief and shock over the April 4 assassination of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King in Memphis. From Washington, Meany issued a statement that "the mur­ der of Dr. Martin Luther King is an American tragedy. He was killed while aiding striking members of an AFL-CIO union in their struggle for human dignity." "That is how Dr. King spent his entire life at the side of the most oppressed in this nation," the Federation. President de­ clared. "He died in that struggle and all who cherish human dignity mourn tonight." Hall, on behalf of the SIU, sent the following telegram to the Reverend Ralph D. Abernathy, Dr. King's successor as head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. "Americans everywhere join you on this day in mourning the tragic loss in Memphis of a great leader in the struggle for human rights and dignity. The death of Dr. Martin Luther King sym­ bolizes the urgency to continue his life's work and we wish to assure you of our continued support and dedication in this vital struggle. Please convey to Mrs. King, to her family and to all of your associates our sympathy and sorrow on the loss and untimely passing of this great American." Dr. King was in Memphis for the second time in a week expressly to fulfill his promise to lead an orderly march to aid the garbage workers. He arrived April 4 and, while standing outside motel balcony discussing the program for a pre-march rally called in an effort to overcome the threat of a court in­ junction to halt a show of strength for the strikers, was felled by a sniper's bullet. •t . J • i • -.1 1 ' iJ ,-r I « I ^>vJ * \ .11 ' J 4 I -« * i �April 12, 1968 S^AVARERS Bill Baimag Rxed Contuner Sizes Besoms Law Afterl^esiJent's OK WASHINGTON—President Johnson has signed into law a measure which will prevent Government promotion of any stand­ ard system of container sizes for ocean shipping. The new law, Public Law 90-268, also pro­ hibits Federal agencies from The House version slightly mgdigiving preferential treatment to fied the one previously passed by carriers on the basis of container the Senate by adding the stipula­ dimensions, except in cases of mil­ tion that the Government could itary necessity, which would be seek advice of experts on specifi­ determined by the Secretary of cations—in military procurement only—if the Defense Secretary Defense. The new law is of particular in­ deems it necessary. The Senate terest to the SlU-contracted Sea- accepted the change without de­ Land Service, Inc., and the SIU bate. Pacific District-contracted Matson During earlier debate on the Navigation Company. Both un- hill. House Merchant Marine and subsidized companies are now in Fisheries Committee Chairman the foreign trade. They pioneered Edward Garmatz (D-Md.) had ar­ containership development in this gued against the MARAD-favored country and use container sizesstandardization, declaring that originally designed for their do­ Government promotion of cer­ mestic trade—different from the tain container sizes "might arbi­ dimensions later favored by U. S. trarily express preferences for subsidized operators and foreign shipborne cargo containers of cer­ carriers. tain lengths, heights and widths," The bill, which is now law, had and would be premature while been passed in the House by a containerization is "still in its in­ voice vote with little opposition. fancy." Page Threes LOG Govt/s Requested Maritime Budget Almost Doubled by House Committee WASHINGTON—The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee has reported out for action by the House a bill which almost doubles the amount of funds allotted for maritime by the Administration in its 1969 budget message to Congress. The new bill (H.R. 15189) carry-over funds already appro­ needed long-range program of re­ calls for a total of $340,470,000 priated for fiscal '68. placements and additions to the to be authorized for ship con­ Representative Garmatz, in U. S.-fiag fleet. struction in fiscal '69. The figure his written report that accom­ Garmatz added that the mix of represents an increase of $220,panied his committee's maritime the new ships, as determined be­ 670,000 over the Administration's budget recommendation, empha­ tween bulk carriers, containerbudget request for maritime of sized that the "analysis of the rec­ ships, combination passengerabout $119,000,000. ord will show that the recom­ cargo and general cargo ships, The chairman of the Merchant mended increases are conserva­ would be dependent on the imme­ Marine and Fisheries Committee, tive in the light of known needs." diate needs of the respective cate­ gories and the nature of applica­ Representative Edward A. Gar­ About 27 New Ships tions submitted. matz (D-Md.), pointed out that The committee chairman ex­ the total of $340,770,000 would However, he pointed out that plained that, in addition to the consist of the $119,800,000 rec­ with the new increase, and taking construction of the 27 new vessels, ommended in the Administration's into account the carry-over of un­ the budget increase would also al­ budget message to Congress in obligated funds," the Maritime low for the conversion, "retrofit­ January of this year, an additional Administration should be able to ting" and upgrading of as many as $117,670,000 which represents contract for about 27 new modern 30 existing ships and the acquisi­ new appropriations over the '69 ships as contrasted to the 10 ships tion of as many as 14 ships which budget recommendation, plus the contemplated by the budget re­ will be replaced by new tonnage. $103,000,000 in unobligated quest, thus beginning the urgently (Continued on page 10) SIU Honors Restuers of Panoteanit Faith Survivors T ' I'l • |l' At recent ceremonies aboard Norwegian ship Visund in Port Newark, N. J., SIU Headquarters Rep. Ed Mooney presented a scroll to Captain Sverre Eilertsen honoring ship's action in last October's Pan Oceanic Faith disaster. At ceremonies were (I. to r.) Ch. Eng. Carl Johannsen, Ch. Officer Jens Ljoen, Ship's Deleg. H. Fredsvik (AS), Mooney, and E. Johansen Rep. of the Norwegian Seamen's Union, An award of $4,000 from the Seafarers International Union to the parents of a Japanese deck hand who lost his life in the rescue effort following the sinking of the SlU-contracted Panoceanic Faith, last October 9 in the North Pacific, will be used to erect a memorial that will symbolize the spirit of good will shared by seamen of all nations toward each other. The award was sent to the parents of Mitsuo Noguchi, 23, who was aboard the MS Rocky Maru, one of three Japanese ships involved in the life-saving efforts which brought five Seafarers safely to shore. The $4,000 is equivalent to the SIU dea'h benefit paid to immediate surviving relatives of Seafarers. Testimonial scrolls also were forwarded by the SIU to the officers and crews of the Rocky Maru, the Igahani Maru and the Bristol Maru, and were presented at cere­ monies conducted at the headquarfers of the All Japan Seamen's Union in Tokyo by SIU Far East Repre­ sentative Frank Boyne on March 11. • Scrolls also were presented April 5 to the officers and crew of the Norwegian freighter, Visund, which assisted in the dramatic rescue, at a ceremony in Port Newark, N.J. Scrtril to Japanese Union The All Japan Seamen's Union also received a scroll at the presentation in Tokyo. It was accepted by Y. Nabasama, AJSU president, who was congratulated by Robert Immerman, attache at the U.S. Embassy in Japan, and Linda Phifel of the Department of State's Consular Section, representing the U.S. government at the ceremony. In expressing gratitude to the SIU, President Naba­ sama said Mr. and Mrs. Noguchi of Nagasaki would raise a monument to their sea-loving son, "on a spot commanding the sea," with the SIU award of $4,000. The check was presented to the couple March 17 by the AJSU West-Kyushu branch director who said the SIU Far East Rep. Frank Boyne (r.) awards Captain Y. Nabasama, presIdent of the All-Japan Seamen s Union, with a scroll and check for $4,000 for the family of Mitsuo Noguchi, a seaman who gave his life in rescue operations in the Pan Oceanic Faith disaster last Fall. Noguchis expressed their "great appreciation" of the SIU gesture. Young Noguchi spotted a white life jacket from the Faith, two days after, the ship went down and two Sea­ farers had already been picked up by the Igaharu Maru. He was about to descend on a rope ladder when the ship rolled in the stormy sea and he was swept overboard. Under Japanese law he was not declared dead until three months after he was listed as missing. In a letter to SIU President Paul Hall, AJSU President Nabasama said: "We express again our thanks for the heart-felt kindness of yours and send you back our prayer that mutual friendship and solidarity will be all the more strengthened." The other three surviving Seafarers were picked up by crew members aboard the Norwegian freighter, Vis­ und, and when the ship docked in this area for the first time since the rescue, SIU Headquarters Representatives Peter Drewes, Edward Mooney and George McCartney ^ were on hand in Port Newark, N.J., to present scrolls to the officers and crew of the vessel and to the Nor­ wegian Seamen's Union. Einar Johansen, U.S. representative of the NSU, ac­ cepted a scroll fronr Mooney which said in part: "In testimonial for the courageous efforts by members of the Norwegian Union of Seamen during attempted rescue operations following the sinking and loss of 36 officers and crew members of the SS Panoceanic Faith." A scroll attesting to the heroism of the officers and crew of the Visund was accepted for Captain Christian Henriksen, who commanded the ship at the time of the action in the Pacific, by Captain Sverre Eilertsen, the present master. Meanwhile, the SIU is endeavoring, throu-h the Soviet Embassy in Washington, to arrange a meeting with the captain and crew of the Soviet vessel Orekhov so that thanks can be paid them for the recovery of the bodies of eight Seafarers. Captain Leonid Zhezherenko took the bodies to Vancouver, B.C., and, scorning the use of derricks to remove them to dockside, had each body covered with a United States flag and carried ashore on stretchers between lines of solemn Soviet seamen. The SIU also will pay horhage to the SlU-contracted Steel Seafarer which was the first ship to pick up the Faith's SOS and relayed it to the Coast Guard in Juneau, Alaska. This enabled Navy and Coast Guard planes to reach the area, 870 miles southwest of Kodiak, Alaska, •shortly after the 495-foot vessel, carrying 10,200 tons of fertilizer, went down. The pilots spotted some 30 men in the icy water and dropped life rafts. Only Five Found Alive By the time the rescue ships had altered course and reached the scene of the tragedy only five Seafarers were found alive. Oiler Gordon L. Campbell, 46, Oakland, Calif., a bridegroom of a month, and Lewis E. Gray, Jr., 28, ordinary seaman from Houston, Tex., were taken aboard the Igaharu Maru. Rescued by the Visund were John O. L. Kirk, 36, oiler of Modesto, Calif., Oscar C. Wiley, 28, OS of Oakland, Calif., and Edwin D. Johnson, 43, AB, of Marine City, Mich. Seafarers lost in the Faith disaster were: Czeslaw Kwiatkowski, 59, AB from Detroit; Bosun Antonio Apolito, 37, of New York; Henry O. Limbaugh, 39, AB from Birmingham, Ala.; Kenneth Collins, 44, chief steward; Morris W. Sh"bin, 42, OS; Edward McGee, FTW; Theodore E. Rabaria, 48, chief cook; Alex Andreshak, 59, deck maintenance; Julius A. Batill, 44, wiper; Charles R. Hood, 23, messman; Robert C. Russ, 44, AB; Donald Joyce, 45, second electrician; Larry G. Howard, 22, oiler; Armas W. Lehtonen, 17, messman; James A. Dhein, 41, AB, and Earl M. Rich­ ardson, Jr., wiper. The 8,157-ton Panoceanic Faith, built in 1944, was enroute from San. Francisco to India with cargo under the U.S. aid program when it went down. �Pace Fonr April 12, 1968 SEAFARERS LOG President Vows Continued Efforts To ^Better Life' of All Americans WASHINGTON—President Johnson has pledged to American fight ... to make life better for all the people." The "mighty foundations" of progress have been put in place labor's help, the President de- f dared, "and we are not going publican members of Congress with attention and generous ap­ to sit by and let them be torn plause. down in a partisan political elec­ But an applause meter would tion year." have been strained to the break­ Just days later, the President ing point by the shouts and cheers dramatically underlined this that welcomed the President, statement by announcing to the punctuated his speech and con­ nation that he would not seek re­ tinued until he had left the hall. election this year so that he could Home-made placards waved in devote his full time and energies the aisles and hundreds of out­ to the problems of the country stretched hands sought to clasp during the remainder of his pres­ those of the President as if in response to AFL-CIO President ent term in office. George Meany's declaration an Johnson was cheered repeatedly hour earlier that "we should hold by the 4,000 delegates to the 13th up the hands of our commandernational legislative conference of in-chief." the AFL-CIO Building & Con­ Outlines Progress struction Trades Department. Johnson recited the record of They had come from all parts of the nation, representing 3.5 the last several years: million members of the depart­ • "12 million Americans have ment's 18 affiliated unions, to risen from poverty—and that's meet with their hometown con­ progress. gressmen and home-state senators. • "16 million school children The theme of the conference face a better future because of the was set by BCTD President C. J. great educational breakthroughs Haggerty. —and that's progress. "We not only build America • "20 million older Americans with the tools and materials of —your mothers and fathers—no our crafts," Haggerty declared, longer fear the crushing burden "we build America with the eco­ of medical bills—and that's prog­ nomic and social legislation" ress. which will benefit "every man, • "41 million American work­ woman and child, regardless of ers are protected by a higher mini­ race, creed, color or economic mum wage—^and Aat's progress. status." • "75 million Americans are During two days of visits on working in better jobs at higher Capitol Hill, delegates sought to wages than ever in our history— revive the stalled on-site picket­ and that's great progress." ing bill, to give a massive push But this progress is only "a to the important on-the-job safety starting point," Johnson stressed. legislation now being considered "Every day—in a hundred ways in House and Senate committees, —^we are reaching out to those and to press for enactment of the Americans still lost in the dark housing program proposed by the corners of our society. President and strongly backed in "Let there be no cruel delusion its main areas by labor. that the job will be easy," he cau­ Before starting their Capitol tioned. "Let there be no false Hill visits, the delegates heard hope that the solutions will be from leading Democratic and Re­ quick. For we are cutting through a century of neglect. But we are cutting through. We are moving SEAFARERSmLOG labor that he will carry on "our during the past four years with on and we are not going to be stopped." The President departed from his prepared speech to talk of the basic needs and simple pleas­ ures that the average American seeks—and is entitled to. He listed some of them: "A roof over his head, clothes on his body, food in his stomach ... a decent school for his children to attend ... a church to worship in according to the dictates of his conscience . . . maybe a little recreation now and then." And also, the President quipped, the chance "to watch a television program if the politi­ cians are not monopolizing it." Earlier the building trades dele­ gates had heard from Speaker of the House John W. McCormack (D-Mass.), who warned that in­ action by the United iStates when freedom is imperiled abroad would be a greater risk than action. Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz appealed to the delegates to stop the "murder on the job in America" by pushing for passage of the worker safety bills. When he testified before House and Senate committees on the legislation, Wirtz related, "the hearing rooms were packeid." But, he added, "they were packed with lobbyists opposed to doing anything about a worker's safety problem that meant the death of 14,500 people last year. ... I count it as one of the real gut issues." AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller told the delegates that union members must "get excited about elections, because Congress can make or break you. Congress can tell you how you can bargain, how you can enforce your contracts. And if they want to, they can tell you that you can't work together through your local building trades councils." Merkerson Joins Pension Ranks April 12, 1968 • Vol. XXX, No. 8 Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL, Pretident CAL TANNEK EARL SHEPARD Exee. Vice-Free. Vfce-Presfd«n( AL KERR LINDSEV WILLIAUS Sec.-Treae. Vice-Preeident ' ROBERT MATTHEWS Vice-Preeident Director of Publicatione MIKE POLLACK Managing Editor HARRY WITTSCHEN Staff Writere PETER WEISS STEVE STEINBERO Staff Photographer ANTHONY ANSALDI PstlhM thnikly at SIO IMt lilas* Ansii «.E.. Watkloftss, 0. C. 2001S ky tin Ssifir«n latsniatlsaal ORIM, Atlaatla, Gill, Lake* aad talaad Wat«s Olitrict, AFL-CIO, C75 Fsarth AnsH, InaUyR, a.Y. 11232. Til. •TMlatk 9-««00. SatMif claM fsttan paid at WaiUaitaa, D. C. nsraAtlCrS ATTEariea: Fans 3579 ««di riwiU ka tart t* Ssafaran laKraaUaaal tslaa, Attaatl*, fiaif. lahai aad lalaad Watan MatrM, AFL-Clt. <75 Fsarth Avaaoa, Inak«B. N-V. 11292. Veteran Seafarer Samuel Merkerson received his first SlU pension check recently from SlU administrative assistant Ray Kelly. He sailed in the steward department. Brother Merkerson was born in Georgia and lives in New York City. His last ship was with the Long Lines. The Atlantic Coast by Earl.(Bull) Shepard, Wce-Presldent, Atlantic Coast Area Sometimes good things come in pairs and I am pleased to note the latest actions by the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries aimed at putting new strength in the merchant fleet. The first move was to put the Administration squarely on notice that now is not the time to squeeze the dollar when new merchant ships are needed. The committee wants the Administration to dou­ on the Steel Artisan as chief elec­ ble its request for merchant trician. After a stint as deck engineer marine funds. Secondly, the com­ aboard the Yorkmar, Tony mittee will open hearings April 23 Palmes would like a good Coast­ on legislation that will seek to wise trip. Tony has sailed 12 create a five-year-plan aimed at replacing the diminishing fleet of years. Henry Buckner piled off the merchant vessels as proposed in House and Senate bills last year. Seatrain Ohio and would like a Both actions are vital to Seafarers run to the Far East. He has been an SIU man since the Union's and to the nation as a whole. inception. Baltimore Norfolk Terence McNee is waiting for Bullard Jackson shipped on the a North Europe run after sailing Santa Entelia as FWT and is now taking a vacation. As soon as he gets back, Bullard will take any ship, going anywhere. A good ship and good crew helped make the last two trips on the Volusia pleasant for third cook Delos Snead. After a brief period of hospitalization in New York, Delos is FED and looking Formation of a non-profit cor­ for a job. poration to promote free trade Sidney Beiger was steward on union activity in Asia has been the Ocean Evelyn,^ which was on announced by the AFL-CIO. the Vietnam run. Sidney spent Chartered as the Asian-Ameri­ some time on the beach and is can Free Labor Institute, Inc., it interested in another Vietnamwill be headed by AFL-CIO Pres­ bound ship. ident George W. Meany, who will Puerto Rico serve as corporation president. Mike Saicedo is holding down SIU President Paul Hall, an AFLan oiler's job on the New Yorker. CIO vice president, will serve as One of his shipmates is oiler a director of the institute's board. Faustino Alejandro, who has been James A. Suffridge, also an AFL- on that ship for a long stay. CIO vice president, will be sec­ According to shipmates, Juan retary-treasurer. Cruz has done a terrific job as The institute has launched a steward aboard the Baltimore. person-to-person emergency aid The ship was re-routed to the effort .to provide food, clothing and bedding to trade union fami­ lies dislocated by the Viet Cong's Lunar New Year offensive in South Viet Nam. The AFL-CIO Executive Coun­ cil granted an initial $35,000 for the emergency aid, and ear­ marked a $10,000 labor contri­ bution to CARE for relief sup­ plies. The Confederation of Viet­ Watson Monahan namese Workers (CVT) will ad­ Northern European run. minister the CARE program. "Andy" Mirs, retired bosun, Cites Programs flew in from New York for some The federation said long-range sunshine and relaxation. Carlos programs in education, housing, Morales was NEED due to a hand vocational training, health and injury, is waiting to get back to cooperatives for South Vietnam­ work. ese labor will be implemented Boston through a general agreement be­ Joseph Preshong just got off tween the AAFLI and the Agency the Sabine, where he had an AB's for International Development. Meany directed establishment job. After a rest at home with of the institute in mid-January. the family, he will grab a Coast The federation's Executive Coun­ hugger. Don Watson was AB on the cil ratified that decision at its Steel Seafarer last time out. A February meeting. Thereafter, 15-year man, Don will be ready Fernand Audie of the Retail to grab a good job after clearing Clerks was. sent to Saigon to de­ up some personal business. velop a coordinated program of Alphonse Monahan was oiler assistance with the CVHT. Accom­ panying him was Irving Brown, on the Hemtina. He's visiting the executive director of the African- family before sailing again. American Labor Center, the AFLPhiladelplila CIO regional organization serving Anthony Korsak is registered the African continent. and ready to go. He sails in the Other members of the insti­ deck department and is waiting tute's board of directors are AFL- for a Victory ship going to the CIO Vice Presidents I. W. Abel, Far East. Joseph A. Beime, Joseph Curran, Also registered and ready to David Dubinsky, Karl F. Feller, ship is Alex Benzuk of the engine George M. Harrison, Paul Jen­ department. Last on the Pro­ nings, Joseph D. Keenan, A. Phil­ ducer, he'd like an oiler's job to ip Randolph and Richard Walsh. Holland. I • \.j\ 'V I , - ilU-\ 11 -T AFL-CIO Group Will Provide Aid To Labor in Asia f -a h • J - vl •v » • r* . 'J- j . t - '"f i I'l , A-] I ! 'I �AprU 12, 1968 SEAFARERS 4 More Seafarers Upgrade To Engineer; Total 168 I-: 1''. • Four more Seafarers have recently received an engineer's license after completing their course of instruction at the engineers school jointly sponsored by the SIU and MEBA District 2. A total of 230 men have now received ^ their second or third assistant engineer's license through the school. All four of the latest graduates received a third assistant's license. Robert Schaefer formerly sailed as oiler. He is 33 years old and joined the Union in New York in 1965. Born in Brooklyn, he is a Bruce Pagan resident of that city. Charles Rodela is 39 years old Joseph Bruce was an oiler and and was born in Laredo, Texas. joined the Union in 1966 in San He joined the Union in 1959 in Francisco. The 45-year-old sea­ Houston and still makes his home man was born in Detroit and lives in Laredo. Brother Rodela pre­ in Oakland. viously sailed as FWT. He served Engine department Seafarers in the Army. are eligible to apply for any of the upgrading programs if they are 19 years of age or older and have 18 months of Q.M.E.D. watch standing time in the engine department, plus six months' ex­ perience as a wiper or equivalent. Rodela Schaefer Jorge Pagan was bom in Puerto Rico and lives in Brooklyn. An oiler, he had joined the SIU in 1963 in New York. Brother Pagan is 40 years old. Those who qualify and wish to enroll in the school can obtain additional information and apply for the course at any SIU hall or write directly to SIU headquarters at 675 Fourth Avenue in Brook­ lyn, New York 11232. The tele­ phone number is HYacinth 96600. The Pacific Coast by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Hundreds of delegates from AFL-CIO unions throughout the state are expected to be on hand at the San Francisco Hilton Hotel on April 19, when the California Labor Council on Political Education holds it's pre-primary endorsement coi^vention. The delegates will act on the endorsement of candidates for the U. S. Senate seat presently held by Republican Thomas H. Far East. Lewis just received his Kuchel. Recommendations will AB's endorsement. be made for the 38 Congressional Seattle and 100 State Representative seats After getting off the Seafarer, at stake in the primary election Joe Penner will take a vacation on June 4. before sailing again. Joe sails in If the conservatives make ma­ the deck department. jor gains at the polls, the cost to Joseph Meyerchak paid-off the the labor movement will be im­ Penn Exporter in the Gulf, then mense. They are-already, striving went to New York for a vacation. to apply anti-trust laws to the la­ Now that he's back in town, Joe bor movement. In addition, a plans on taking the first good AB drive is on to prohibit industry­ job to come along. wide bargaining, dismantle the William Benish was the capable NLRB and impose national com­ steward on the Ames Viclrfty. Bill pulsory "open shop" law. has 20 years in the union and is waiting for a good run to the Far San Francisco East. Lewis Gray, one of the five surShipping has slowed down somewhat with two pay-offs, one sign-on and four vessels in transit. The King County Labor Coun­ cil has supported a motion to sup­ port a bill recently introduced in the House of Representatives. This bill would close the tax loopholes of so-called "Flags of Conveni­ ence," used by American oper­ ators sailing ships under Liberiah, Gray Penner Panamanian and Honduran flags. vivors on the ill-fated Pan Oceanic The bill was introduced by Rep­ Faith, just piled off the Kenyon resentative James Howard, DemoVictory after a long trip to the cr?it of New Jersey. LOG Page Five Widow of Rev. Martin Luther King Leads March for Strikers in Memphis MEMPHIS, Teim.—Trade unionists and civic officials from across the nation marched with Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., last Monday through the streets of this city where her husband was slain while fighting for the cause of striking municipal garbage workers. Mrs. King took the place of ^ Starting the fund with an initial may be, winning part of the battle. her martyred husband at the contribution of $20,000, Meany The city, in a tentative agreement, head of the procession which he said: had agreed on key issues of union pledged to lead—even if it meant "These 1,300 workers, mem­ recognition and automatic check­ defying a court injunction. He had returned to Memphis the day bers of the American Federation off of union dues. he was killed to prove he could of State, County and Municipal Jerry Wurf, President of the lead a peaceful march to back up Employees, AFL-CIO, are fight­ American Federation of State, the strikers after a near-riot ing for the most basic of trade County and Municipal Employ­ union objectives. They deserve marred his earlier demonstration and they will have the support of ees, was among the speakers who March 28. His death prevented their brothers and sisters in the addressed the rally in City Hall fulfillment of his vow. — American labor movement. Their Plaza at the end of the dignified Behind the fallen civil rights fight is the fight of all American march, unmarked by incident. An leader's widow were AFL-CIO estimated crowd of 40,000 persons labor." officials delegated by President Later, negotiators indicated they took part in the demonstration. George Meany to represent the Federation and thousands of rank and file union members and sym­ pathetic citizens, many of whom carried signs which read: "Union Justice Now." Among the marchers was a con­ tingent of 25 Seafarers from New WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany has York. Accompanying the SIU "strongly" urged Vice President Hubert Humphrey to "declare grouD was Dolores Huerta, Vice himself now as a candidate for the presidency." President of the AFL-CIO United In no other way, Meany said, ^ Farm Workers Organizing Com­ 'can the American public be as­ any in the nation's political his­ mittee and several of the striking tory" and said that America California farm workers who have sured of an effective spokesman "therefore must and will accept been conducting a boycott of and advocate for the programs it." scab grapes from their tempo­ needed to continue the social and economic progress of the past But while the President has rary base at SIU headquarters in eight years and to unite the Amer­ "taken himself out of the race," Brooklyn. ican people behind the defense he continued, "the vital programs Among those named by Meany of freedom and democracy in the and policies needed to keep Amer­ to participate were AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department Director world." ica moving forward at home, Meany's appeal to Humphrey Donald Slaiman, William Pollock. came in a statement voicing la­ while fulfilling its responsibilities President of the Textile Workers abroad, cannot and must not be Union. AFL-CIO Organization bor's deep regret at the decision taken out of the race. Director William Kircher, AFL- of President Johnson not to seek "The people of this country CIO Director of Education Wal­ renomination. Meany cited organized labor's . . . must have a genuine choice ter Davis, William Bowe, secre­ long support of the President and and a real opportunity to support tary-treasurer of the Brotherhood "the splendid legislative record of those programs and objectives in of Sleeping Car Porters and Rob­ ert Powell, vice president of the his Administration," declaring- the months ahead. . . . The Amer­ Retail, Wholesale and Department "We had looked forward to the ican people must not be left with opportunity to support his can­ Store Workers Union. a choice only among candidates didacy. . . ." Hall Named to Fund Campaign He expressed the conviction who themselves have symbolized Meany also created last week that had the President decided to the discord and disunity the Presi­ a special trade union fund-raising run, "the American people would dent's action sought to eliminate. "To insure that the issues will campaign to assist the garbage have supported him, despite the workers for whom Dr. Kyig sacri­ unfair, unremitting, unconscion­ be fairly stated and the record ficed his life. Named as a two- able personal attacks upon him." adequately presented, defended He noted, however, that John man sub-committee of thfe AFLand advocated there must be a CIO Executive Council to coordi­ son had withdrawn from the po­ presidential candidate as dedi­ nate the campaign were SIU litical race "in order that no one cated as the President himself to President Paul Hall and Brother­ misread or misunderstand his ac­ progress at home and freedom in hood of Sleeping Car Porters Pres­ tions in the pursuit of peace in the the world, but who likewise places ident A. Philip Randolph. Both world and progress at home." the welfare of the whole nation Meany called Johnson's deci­ first and foremost. are vice presidents of the AFLsion as courageous and selfless as CIO. "We, therefore, strongly urge that Vice President Hubert Hum­ phrey declare himself now as a A Friendly Game of Cards candidate for the presidency. . .." Johnson's decision to withdraw from the campaign and devote his full attention to the search for peace was announced in a nation­ wide television broadcast, Sunday evening. Mar. 31. The President's action propelled Humphrey to the forefront among the presidential prospects, but the Vice President refrained from an immediate announcement of his candidacy. He said he would take the time needed to give the matter full consideration, but added to reporters: "I'm as interested in this as you are." Earlier, Humphrey had called Johnson's decision "a very sad moment fot me." Serving with the President, he said, "has been one of the great privileges of my life. Relaxing with a good game of cards at the New York SIU hall recently . . . As time passes, people will are Seafarers Mike Bolger, AB (left) and Norman Mclntyre, Fireman. come to recognize his very singu­ Bolger last sailed on the Herbert Shirman, Mclntyre on the Hudson. lar achievements." JUeaay Urges Humphrey CamHdaiY As Vital to Contimied Progress �Page Six SEAFAR^k!^ LOG Legislator WouU Strap 1936 Att; Doesn't Solve Today's Shipping Ills |: f-. WASHINGTON—Calling for an end to the nation's "Alice in Blunderland" approach to mari­ time problems, Representative Howard W. Pollock (R-Alaska) suggested recently that an entirely new merchant marine law should be passed to replace the existing one which attempts to "meet new problems with old solutions.',' ^ "The military needs for emer­ for fiscal 1969. However, he went Speaking at a seminar spon­ gency sealift are slowly beginning on, the measure doubles the sored by the 6.5-million-memto be recognized," the attorney amount of money recommended ber AFL-CIO Maritime Trades said. "Vietnam strained our mari­ by the Budget Bureau for ship­ Department, Ponock said that the time resources. A second call on building. basic error lies in trying to amend our shipping reserves would bank­ In addition, Rooney said, the the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 rupt them. There is a definite mil­ Committee made it clear that the to meet today's maritime needs. itary need for modern, flexible $103 million in ship construction Pollock expressed the belief that ships available to respond to an funds left over from the present "it's time we scrapped that legis­ emergency call." year should be added to the new lation, and wrote an entirely new funds being authorized, produc­ Kharasch said that the annual act." ing a total of some $340 million The Congressman said it was appropriation that would be re­ whiclr will mean construction of "almost impossible" to amend the quired to build 10 new ships with between 25 and 30 new vessels. present construction subsidies 32-year-old legislation to fit pres­ The Pennsylvania Congressman ent-day maritime requirements would be sufficient to build 100 said he would take the floor dur­ new vessels under the 20-year and noted that the hill "has al­ ing the authorization debate to ready been patched up and re- charter plan. spell out Congressional intent More Funds, Not Less treaded on many occasions, and "that this money be committed, it still does not meet the needs At another MTD meeting. Rep­ at once, for the task of beginning of this industry." resentative Fred B. Rooney (D- to rebuild our commercial fleet Pollock proposed that the new Pa.) urged an economy-minded with all possible speed." legislation he built around five Congress to appropriate more, not At the same time, Rooney said, basic principles, and enumerated less, funds for the nation's mer­ he would sneak on the way the them as follows: chant marine. funds should be "spread across Rooney declared that in the the entire U. S.-flag fleet." • The new law should be de­ voted to "advancing the interests past Congress and the Budget Bu­ "For years, the Maritime Ad­ of the entire fleet—not just one reau "have been too quick to sin­ ministration has reserved these gle out our merchant marine as construction dollars for use ex­ segment." • The same direct and indirect the target for fiscal cutbacks and clusively by the subsidized seg­ subsidies should be made avail­ stretchouts," and warned that con­ ment of the industry. The author­ able to all American-built, Ameri­ tinuation of this practice would ity has always existed to use con­ can-owned and American-manned "imperil our entire maritime pos­ struction differential subsidies for all segments of the fleet—but for vessels and, specifically, tax-de­ ture." He said it was time to "back years this authority has been ig­ ferred construction reserve ac­ counts—now enjoyed by the lin­ our commitment to a viable mari­ nored," Rooney concluded. Ah earlier gathering of labor, ers—should be extended to the time program with sufficient bulk operators "who are pouring funds, and sufficient will, to get industry and Congressional lead­ ers, sponsored by the MTD, heard hundreds of millions of dollars of the job accomplished." The Congressman said that the Renresentative Thomas F. Foley private capital into this industry." $237-millit)n ship construction (D-Wash.) declare that ocean Tiexible' Subsidies Needed program contained in a maritime transportation is becoming more • The subsidy program should authorization bill recently voted important, not less important, and be made "flexible," since some out of the House Merchant Ma­ necessary improvement'of the owners do not want construction rine and Fisheries Committee the maritime industry will require and (^erating subsidies but would "does not come up to what I had substantial outlays by the gov­ prefer "a fair share" of govern­ hoped" would be recommended ernment. ment-generated cargoes, and oth­ ers would settle for long-term charters that will give them a guarantee of future business. • The industry must be kept "secure against the intrusion of foreign-built ships." • The maritime subsidies should be used to make American WASHINGTON—The nation's defense and its economy "are vessels "competitive with foreign- in grave danger because of the weakness" of the U. S. merchant flag vessels, not with other Ameri­ marine. President John J. Grogan of the Marine and Shipbuilding can-flag ships." He said that "pil­ —TT ^ TT:— ing subsidy on subsidy for one Workers warned a luncheon .By contrast, he continued, Rus­ gathering here recently. segment of the fleet," while deny­ sia's merchant fleet grew from 560 Survival and revitalization of ships of 2.6 million tons to 1,250 ing any real aid to the other seg­ ments, defeats the goal of helping the merchant fleet, Grogan said, ships of 9 million tons over the U. S. shipping meet foreign com­ depend upon labor and manage­ same 14 years—and the Soviet ment in the maritime industry Union during that period ad­ petition. Also participating in the semi­ finding "a common ground for co­ vanced from 21st to seventh place nar was Robert N. Kharasch, at­ ordinating our talents and poli­ as a maritime nation. torney for the SlU-contracted cies." Soviet Strategy The luncheon, attended by lead­ Isthmian Lines and States Marine The U.S.S.R. is well aware of ers in government, labor and the the decline in the U.S. merchant Lines. Kharasch unveiled a program maritime industry, was given by marine, Grogan said, and plans to aimed at stimulating private in­ The Propeller Club of Washington enlarge its own fleet so as' to vestment in new ship construction to honor Grogan's "outstanding", spread Communism atid at the by chartering the vessels to the contributions on behalf of the same time crack our policy of federal government for a 20-year maritime industry. "containing" it. In his prepared text, Grogan period. The plan, he said, would 'The burgeoning Soviet mer­ make cargo vessesl instantly avail­ pointed out that the U.S. merchant chant marine," he declared, "is able to the Defense Department fleet is old—^more than 80 percent providing Russia with a weapon in tiine of crisis and would give of it over 20 years old—and car­ which is at the same time military, the nation an immediate improve­ ries only 7.3 percent of the na­ political, economic and psycho­ ment in its carrying capacity to tion's international trade. logical." move peacetime cargoes. Between 1951 and 1965, he Estimating that the U.S. fleet, The Isthmian-States' Marine noted, the active U.S. fleet "dwin­ as small as it is, accounts for $1 plan is called FIRST—for Fleet dled" from 1,955 ships of 22.4 billion a year "in helping to wipe in Readiness Status Today—and million deadweight tons to 1,000 out the balance of payments defi­ Kharasch put particular stress on ships of 15.5 million tons. The cit," Grogan said: "A strong, mod­ the role the new shipping would U.S., he said, dropped from first ern merchant marine could go a I^ay in stren«^hening the military to sixth place as a maritime na­ long way to help wipe out the en­ tion. sealift capabilities. tire deficit." Grogan Warns of Dangers In 'Weak' Merchant Fleet April 12, 1968 . The Great Lakes by Frad FarfMn.SMr«t<ry-TrM«im;OfMt UfcM We hhd a big eight-inch snowfall in Detroit recently, but two days later, it was all gone thanks to the mild weather with tem­ peratures in the 70's. For a while, we thought the storm might delay the sailing season, but we are now in full swing. Most of our deck crews are reporting and so far we have been ^ recruited in Wisconsin and fortunate enough to fill all the Minnesota during our recent re­ rated jobs available. cruiting drive. With the possible threat of. a The Coast Guard cu'ter Woodsteel strike on the Great Lakes rush has broken the ice in the this season, the big companies Duluth-Superior Harbor and has will be importing steel at a record since left to place men on light pace. houses and buoys in the Lake The new Allouez Dock at Su­ Superior area. perior, Wisconsin, has been Alan Kuehnow, who sails in opened to shipping, according to the Chicago Trader's deck de­ the Port Authority. The facility partment, entered the Detroit is especiallv suited for loading USPHS Hospital recently. We and unloading steel, containers hope he makes the fit-out. and related cargo categories, We wish to thank Tom Mad­ having direct discharge to rail den, oiler on the same vessel, for or truck. The dock has two the great help he gave us at the bridge cranes, each having a 48,- Duluth Engineers Upgrading 000-pound capacity. School. Toledo Frankfort With crews of twenty vessels re­ The Ann Arbor Railroad Com­ pany has leased the Milwaukee porting for fit-out, this port is ex­ and it has begun operations out periencing a busy time. Many old of Frankfort as of April 1. There friends are reporting back, in­ are plenty of opportunities for cluding Conrad Schmidt, Everett able seamen, firemen and oilers Noack, Arthur Cady and Steve Laffey. to fill the jobs on carferries. Delegates attending the OhioCecil McLeod passed away Michigan COPE conference in recently. He had sailed as fire­ man on the MV Chief Wawab>m Cleveland from this port were of the Mackinac Transportation impressed with what the speakers h'-d to say. The Toledo Port Company. Council's drive to secure a fire William A. Kam has filed his application for a pension and we boat for the harbor has been suc­ wish him well on his retirement. cessful, with the City Council ap­ Bill has been working on the portioning funds for $4,700. A concerted voter registration Ann Arbor carferries. drive is on among the affiliated Charies Johnson cam^ by flifr local unions of the Toledo Port hall to say hello to his friends. Council, MTD. Results have been He is on a pension now. hiohly successful, according to of­ Chicago ficials. , As previously reported fit-outs Alpena in this area are well underway, Tl.f Iglehart, owned by Huron with most of the after end crews PortUind Cement Co., was the aboard. Forward ends are in the first ship in this area, followed process of boarding. by the S. T. Crapo of the same One of our old timers will not comoany. be reporting this year, aPer 22 The U. S. Gypsum will be the years with Gartland. Lloyd Kizer, first vessel to dock at Stoneport. oiler, made his application for One of our old-time members, pension. Lloyd sailed on the Edwerd Werda is in the Detroit Henry R. Piatt and put in 5,107 Marine Hospital. We wish you a days seatime with the Gartland speedy recovery, Ed. Company. Lloyd plans on moving to Florida, where he and his wife Cleveland will operate a small restaurant. The season has officially opened He was a steady shipper and we here with the Huron Cement wish him well. Company's vessel, Iglehmrt, the Frank Ferry is operating a first ship to enter port. The first small restaurant in Chicago, a replacement sent out was Don half block from the new hall on Kapela - who shipped as oiler on Michigan Ave. Frank sailed as the John T. Hutchinson, cook and his last ship was the Notices have been sent out to Highway 16 of the Wisconsin crews to report and all ships and Michigan Steamship Cb. should be ready for sailing by the Frank told us he's doing pretty middle of April. We are fittingwell for a start and hopes that out six vessels and they should SlU' seamen and cabbies will pretty well clean the board by drop by for a snack. If his food sailing time. is as good as the chow he turned The word that the Frank Tapout on the Highway 16, Frank, Un would not go out anymore, should have a booming business. saddened the hearts of some of The Dianiond Alkali of Boland the seamen. She wa$ a big favor­ was the first SlU-contracted ship ite here and we hope they find to come here this season, pulling another good ship to take her in sLt the Rail to Water Dock. place. She is on a steady run between Buffalo Muskegon and Chicago. Shipping has started in the port Duluth of Buffalo with the call-back.of With the crewing-up of the the Erie Sand and Gravel ship C. A. Reiss, jC. C. West, H. N. crews. The Kinsman Marine Snyder and D. P. Thompson, we Transit ships have recently been have been lucky in filling rated activated and paint gangs have jobs. Most of the AB's, firemen already been dispatched to begin and oilers that we recently placed, painting hulls. - ji \\l /i T !l �April 12, 1968 One Man, One Vote Rule Extended to Local Govts. SEAFARERS Page Seven LOG Going, Going—Almost Gone WASHINGTON—^The Supreme Court has extended its one-man, one-vote doctrine to thousands of city councils and county governments. It ruled that in local government—as in the state legislatures and the U. S. House of Representatives—election districts must be substantially equal in population. The 5-3 decision completed the political revolution the Supreme Court set off in 1962, when it broke with past precedent and entered what an earlier court had termed the "political thicket." That initial decision, in a Tennessee case, merely asserted the right of federal courts to judge the apportionment of a state legislature by the yard stick of the 14th Amendment's guarantee of equal protection of the law. In subsequent decisions, the Supreme Court spelled out the require­ ment that both houses of a legislature be set up on one-man, one-vote population standards and said that "as nearly as is practicable, one man's vote in a congressional election is to be worth as much as another's." The first of many cases involving apportionment of local governing bodies to reach the Supreme Court challenged the method of election of the Midland County, Texas, governing body. Four of the five county commissioners were elected from districts of grossly unequal size. One commissioner represented the city of Midland, the county's only urban center, with 67,906 people. Three commissioners were elected by districts with populations rang­ ing from 814 to 852. After two lower state courts disagreed, the Texas Supreme Court took a compromise position. It said the districts were too far out of line to meet the requirements of either the Texas or U. S. Constitution. But it said that the redistricting did not have to follow one-man, onevote guidelines but could take into account such factors as "land areas, geography, miles of county roads and taxable values." The U. S. Supreme Court majority overturned this verdict and di­ rected that population be the only criterion for redistricting. The decision, written by Justice Byron R. White, declared that wherever "the votes of some residents have greater weight than those of others ... the equal protection of the laws has been denied." It stressed also that "a city, town or county may no more deny the equal protection of the laws than it may abridge freedom of speech, establish an official religion, arrest without probable cause, or deny due process of the law." If yv Sam Ezelle, secretary-treasurer elected a vice president in 1940 of the Kentucky State AFL-CIO and secretary-treasurer in 1956. has been elected to the board of He was named president in 1957 the National Association for Re­ and has been re-elected at each tarded Children. Ezelle, who re­ convention since. ceived the NARC's award of merit last year, is a member of The Air Line Pilots and United the Kentucky Commission on Em­ Air Lines broke a 17-month dead­ ployment of the Physically Handi­ lock and reached agreement on capped and a director of the Ken­ a new two-year contract that in­ tucky Association for Retarded cludes procedures for resolving a Children. dispute over crew size on a new * * V jet plane. The previous contract A 51-day strike by members of had expired Jan. 1, 1967, and part the Glass Bottle Blowers ended of the $100-to-$500 monthly in­ when a union committee voted crease will be retroactive to that to accept a new three-year pack­ date. The chief stumbling block age of benefits valued at up to' had been the issue of whether the 95 cents an hour for 35,000 pro- new two-engine, ICO-passenger ' duction and maintenance work­ Boeing 737 jet should have two ers. Still to be settled, however, or three pilots. Ihe first of the are contracts for 15,000 skilled 737s are scheduled to be put in workers and West Coast produc­ service in April. Under the agree­ tion employees. The strike settle­ ment, all flights will carry three ment came after employers made pilots for a six-month evaluation a new offer at the request of period. GBBA President Lee W. Minton * * * following previous turn-downs. A two-year contract providing The agreement, covering 17 firms wage increases of $11 a week for with plants east of the Rocky 8,000 employees of Macy's stores Mountains, eases a bottle short­ age that had spread to the drug, in New York was ratified by mem­ bers of Local 1-S, Retail, Whole­ food and distilling industries. sale & Department Store Union. • * • The settlement, reached just in President William D. Buck of time to head off a strike, provides the Fire Fighters, who has held general wage increases of $6 a office in the union for 28 years, week retroactive to last February has announced he will not be a 1 and another $5 next February candidate for re-electicm at the 1, a boost in pension benefits from union's convention in August. $3.25 to $3.75 per month times Buck became a member of the years of service, and improve­ St. Louis Fire Department in 1930 ments in sick leave, hospitalization and rose to the rank of captain. benefits, and medicare coverage Active in the imion, he was for employees aged 65 and up. The closing of the U.S. reserve fleet "boneyard" located in Astoria, Oregon, was recent­ ly announced by the Maritime Administra­ tion. Only seven vessels remain in this refuge for once-proud ships, and they will be up for sale sho'^ly. In addition, the Maritime Administration reported that another "boneyard", this one in Wilmington, North Carolina, is scheduled for phase-out shortly. The closing of these facilities is a good indicator of the crisis situation that is now facing the U.S. merchant fleet. Due to the continued downward spiral of the U.S. fleet, the nation has had to fall back on reserve fleet tonnage in time of emergency to bolster our lagging ship ca­ pacity. It is now apparent that this backstop is wearing thin, and with it our ability to trans­ port urgently needed military cargoes dur­ ing time of crisis. Of the vessels remaining in other U.S. reserve fleet facilities, most are at least 25 years old, and show the marks of time and historic service. The best of the reserve fleet ships have already been employed for use in the Viet­ nam conflict, and their slowness and in­ efficiency are a severe handicap when es­ sential military cargoes are urgently needed on far-off continents. In view of the continued deterioration of the reserve fleet and the fact that much of the active U.S. merchant fleet is fast ap­ proaching obsolescence, it would appear imperative that the U.S. embark on an ac­ celerated program of shipbuilding to replace our aging fleet. Unfortunately, the opposite is true. In­ stead of upgrading our merchant fleet to meet the nation's economic ^d military needs, the Administration saw fit to cut U.S. maritime appropriations drastically in its 1969 fiscal budget. Despite the fact that the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee has hiked this recommendation considerably in it's review of the maritime budget, the increase faces tough sledding if and when it faces Congressional appropriating committees. The nation can be very thankful for the maritime watchdog capacity now vested in the House Merchant Marine Committee, but even with their best efforts and intentkms, the impetus for a maritime buildup must come from the Administration. For its part, the Administration has portrayed itself as the harried exchequer of the national treasury, fearful only that the bottom will fall out if adequate funds are appropriated to upgrade our merchant fleet. Why it is that maritime has been designed as the fiscal whipping boy has never been clearly explained by the Administration or its predecessors. Certainly they have been extremely gen­ erous to other U.S. industries who contribute far less to our economic well-being than maritime does. Government largesse is clearly demonstra­ ble in its research and development ap­ propriations to many U.S. industries, plus the inclusion of generous tax loopholes for those with a thumb in the fiscal pie. Perhaps the Administration believes that like Old Man River, the U.S. fleet will just keep rolling along. However, with the ominous depletion of both our active U.S. fleet and reserve fleet vessels capable of useful service, the U.S. merchant fleet is headed for a hard slide, and its continued ability to roll along lies in the hands of an Administration which thus far has lacked the foresight to stem the dangerous situation that now exists. �Page Eight SEAFARERS April 12, 1968 LOG Copper Unions Remh Agreements For Maiority of60,000Strikers WASHINGTON—Copper unions have come to terms with management for the bulk of the 60,000 workers on strike since last July 15 and pushed for settlements covering 8,500 employees in the fab­ ricating end of the industry, the only unsettled sector. The unions reached provi-^ sional agreement with the tions," said Chairman Joseph P. vision employees, members of 40 Kennecott Cbpper Corporation, Molony of the unions' Nonfer- locals of a dozen international un­ ions. Anaconda workers in Mon­ Anaconda Company and Ameri­ rous Industry Conference. ' tana, Nevada, Arizona and New The six unions are the Machin­ can Smelting and Refining Com­ Jersey will work under similar ists; Electrical, Radio & Machine pany for employees of their cop­ wage scales and contract provi­ Workers; International Brother­ per mining, milling, smelting and sions. hood of Electrical Workers, Au*o refining properties and their lead Pension improvements in the and zinc operations, and with Workers, Steelworkers and the latter two companies parallel those unaffiliated Teamsters. Kennecott for a big Chase Brass Wage gains in the agreements negotiated with Phelps Dodge mill at Cleveland. Contracts cov­ Corporation, the first big firm to ering 6,000 Phelps Dodge Corpo­ ratified during national negotia­ settle, and ASARCO. Monthly ration employees were ratified tions were put by the unions at benefits are increased to $5 per 54 cents an hour at Kennecott, earlier. year of service. Workers retiring 56 cents at Anaconda and from Approval of the pacts is condi­ at age 60 may get $130 monthly tioned on satisfactory settlement 40 to 55 cents for ASARCO. supplements until they become Pension Goal Reached of local issues at each property, eligible for social security bene­ and ratification by each of the The ASARCO pact provides a fits. Widow's pensions were won, 26 unions involved in the long long-time objective of all the strik­ and disability pensions were raised strike. ing unions—a company-wide pen­ to a minimum of $100 a month. The striking unions also reached" sion plan. Also it calls for wage Most of the pacts call for five agreement with two smaller com­ restructuring, steps toward elimi­ months' pay in the event of re­ panies—Miami Copper Company nating the disparity between con­ tirement, disability or death. and Inspiration Consolidated Cop­ tracts at company properties, and Laid-off workers will receive $25 per Company—for 1,500 workers extension of the severance pay a week for the first 26 weeks, $50 at Miami, Ariz. They warned program to all properties. for another 26 weeks for a maxi­ that the strike against Anaconda's The Kennecott pact calls for mum of $1,950. The two provi­ brass and wire fabricating plants an identical economic settlement sions are "firsts" for Anaconda and three small independent firms covering all Western Mining Di- | workers. will continue unless agreement is reached in the next few days. "Members of the six striking unions simply are not going to be forced by the companies to ac­ cept the substandard proposals they have made for these operaWASHINGTON—Foreign nations that seize American fishing vessels face loss of U.S. aid dollars as a result of the Senate's action in voting 69-to-9 on a bill to curb such open sea "piracy." The loss of foreign aid, especially aimed at offending nize the claim of Latin-American Latin-American countries, is nations that their territorial juris­ contained in an amendment to a diction extends 200 miles seaward PONCE, Puerto Rico — The proposed law that the U.S. gov­ from their coasts. The last American vessel SIU of Puerto Rico last month ernment indemnify owners of successfully won a decisive ma­ seized vessels. Only owners pay­ seized off South America was the jority in representation elections ing a participating fee would re­ Paramount taken into custody last at Crambar Industries, Inc., a sub­ ceive payment for losses and dam­ March 20 by Ecuador while it wa? 46 miles at sea. sidiary here of the Uniroyal Cor­ ages. Action by the Senate followed poration. The vote was hailed by SIU of Puerto Rico President protests from the SIUNA-affiliKeith Terpe as the result of a ated Atlantic Fisherman's Union about raids from Ecuador and the hard, well-fought campaign. The final tally on the 679 votes filing of charges by Captain James cast was 342 in favor of joining Ackert, SlUNA vice-president and the SIU, 279 for no union, and president of the fisherman's Un­ 48 votes—all of which were for ion, that Soviet fishing vessels are the SIU—challenged by the com­ violating the Mid-Atlantic Fisher­ All Seafarers who have ies Agreement between the U.S. pany. served on Liberty ships, are Crambar manufactures foot­ and the U.S.S.R. invited to help former Sea­ Senator Thomas H. Kuchel wear and rubber products. farer John Bunker, who is In its attempts to keep the un­ (R-Calif.) is the author of the compiling a book on the fa­ ion out, the company layed off amendment to cut off foreign aid mous Liberties in war and over 150 of its 800 workers two to the aggressor countries and he peace. weeks before the election in order spearheaded the drive to have it Bunker would Uke to re­ to nullify their vote. The 48 chal­ adopted by a heavy vote. ceive accounts of unusual lenged votes were questioned by "It would be ludicrous to pro­ voyages, long trips, snafus, Crambar on the ground they had vide means to reimburse United battle actions, unusual car­ been cast by some of the employ­ States fishermen without proceed­ goes, collisions, etc. Also ees who had been laid off. ing against the offending coun­ welcome would be accounts Though the results were clearly try," he declared. of ships under the Marshall in favor of the SIU, in typical Under Kuchel's proposal, a na­ Plan and other aid cargoes in anti-Jabor style the company has tion would have 120 days to re­ the post war years. begun delaying tactics with imburse the U.S. government for Many of these freighters charges of an unfair election and compensation to the owner of a were skippered by men in the filing of a petition with the Na­ seized fishing vessel. If no effort their early 20's and Bunker tional Labor Relations Board. The is made, then the President would would be interested in hear­ union has already shown that not be required to suspend all foreign ing from or about some of one provision of the National La­ aid, amounting to milliohs a year these men. bor Relations Act has been vio­ in most cases, to that nation. Anecdotes and humorous lated, but the Crambar legal strat­ The overall bill then 'was passed incidents are welcome, plus egy will put off negotiations and by a vote of 49 to 24. It tightens any incident or story about NLRB certification! a law enacted in 1954 for the pro­ the crews that you feel should In another development in its tection of American fishing ves­ be included in this history. organizational drive here, the SIU sels. The U.S. intends to act Please send your experiof Puerto Rico plans to begin against any nation that seizes a "snces to him at P. O. Box 95, campaigning for union represen­ ship outside of what the country Piney Point, Maryland 20674. tation at the General Cigar Cor­ regards as another nation's terri­ torial waters. It refuse to recog­ poration shortly. Senate Passes Bill Curbing Aid To Countries Seizing U.S. Ships SIU of Puerto Rico Wins Key Election At Crambar Plont Former Seaforer Seeks Informotion On Liberty Sbips The Gulf Coast by Lindsay Williams, V/ce-Pr»sWant, Guff Araa The Gulf South Research Institute, a private non-profit organ­ ization, has completed a study of the Port of New Orleans finan­ ces and recommended that the state of Louisiana should take steps to underwrite a minimum of $172 million in capital im­ provements over the next ten years. The GSRl emphasized the need Floyd Peavy last sailed on the to replace obsolete and depreciat­ Monticello Victory as chief cook. ed facilities, traced the ascend­ He expects to enjoy a little vaca­ ancy of competitive Gulf ports tion after a year on thdt ship. and documents various sources of W. C. Daniels was second cook tax funds used in port develop­ on the Sagamore Hills, which ment elsewhere. The institute assesses the chang­ made a fast trip to Vietnam. He ing environment of port cargo will ship as soon as his wife is handling technology and relates fully recovered from a recent ill­ facility requirements to port-gen­ ness. erated revenues. It concluded that the charges and tariffs at the Port of New Orleans have already reached a competitive maximum. Unless the capital facilities pro­ gram can be continued, the port will not be able to accommodate demands for its services and "will undoubtedly suffer a competitive setback," the report declared. Tucker Peavy New Orleans Richard Tucker has been dryLouis "Baldy" Bollinger is on docked awhile, but is feeling much the beach after completing a trip better and expects to sail soon. to Morocco and Spain aboard Dick usually ships as AB. the Alcoa Master. The ship was Shipping has been good here. a real good feeder, thanks to the We expect to pay-off five ships work of the steward Mike Dunn. this period. "Baldy" told us the crew was com­ Houston plimented by the Captain as "the Frank Radzvila has returned best I had in twenty years." The from a visit with his family in Alcoa Master had such oldtimers California. Frank sails as steward aboard as John Whited, Sam Le- and is waiting for a job on an moine and George Esteve. India-bound vessel. The deck department has a to­ Claude Denny got off the Transtal of some 350 years of seatime Champlain and is waiting for a among them. They turned in an job on the Bradford Island, run­ outstanding performance, thanks ning coastwise from Houston to to all the skill and know-how ac­ Tampa. Claude ships in the deck department. quired through the years. Shipping has been good here Mobile this period and it looks like it Frederick Johnson is registered will continue on a steady course. after a long trip tp India with the Labor has endorsed the candi­ Steel Voyager. Fred has shipped dacy of Dan Yarborough for in the deck department more than Governor. In the race for the seat 15 years. in the 22nd Congressional Dis­ Just back from Vietnam, O. E. trict, Clyde Doyal, Mayor of "Don Q." Ferguson has registered Pasadena, has also received the again. An oldtimer in the Gulf full endorsement of labor. Doyal area, Don Q lives in Richton, will try to unseat Bob Casey, who Miss. has held the seat for six years. • 'S •'1 •(i 'A I vj - Vi] •'y-i Fresh From the Ovei^ . 1 *r- / '1ri\ I / 4 .Jk Second cook and baker John Skoglund turns out a batch of rolls for Seafarers aboard the Producer (Maritime Overseas). Brother Skoglund helped keep the men well-fed during trip to Amsterdam. J,,. if �i- ,) - And In Busy Bayonne, 't was a bal —• 11 wiv»i ;4|sx LU «ng port of 6ayo„„e and began' unload"; ^ing cargo. ;^:,; V'^i •-.;4vX tkm mA X' - No Seafarer is afraid of a little hard work and Veteran Oiler Clovis K. Selter proves he's no exception as he demonstrates how he keeps his waistline trim with a twist. Oiler Charles R. McKay enjoys a little relaxation after-ending another tour of duty* on the good ship Lucile Bloomfield. Charlie's looking forward to hear from former shipmates. the galley crew rated a vote of thanks from all the men for a job well done. Left to right are J, Callum, B.R.: Bob Bengle, M.M.; U. Schmelder, M.M,; C. T. Beloy, 3rd cook; U. "•M vm KSfi Ij^RAk^^l fe,.r Vi X'Siy Headquarters Representative E5 B. McAuley chats with Roy Guild,, bosun, and Bob Wambold. fireman, after payoff in Bayonne, NJ. jgl' .,'51 "Ifl '} -i iK' h p f �Page Ten SEAFARERS House Committee Would Double Maritime Budget From Morch 21, 1968 to April 3, 1968 « {Continued from Page 3) The House cominittee also sub mitted hikes in the 1969 budget allotments for maritime research and development and state ma rine schools. The 1969 budget es timate for research and develop­ ment was $6,700,000, which thf^ House maritime committee hiked to $11,000,000. The committee termed the increase as "far from adequate"" but said that they ap proved it only because the Mari time Administration designated the $11,000,000 figure in its in­ itial request for maritime funds Garmatz' report on the new bill also shows that the committee did not alter the Administration's '69 budget recommendation of $206 000,000 for oneratin-T HSff-ronti*"' subsidies or the $5,279,000 for reserve fleet expenses. The com­ mittee also concurred with the '6^ budget allotment of $5,177,000 for maritime training at the U. S Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N. Y. The Maryland Congressman stressed the importance of hiking the funds allotted for the mer­ chant fleet and declared that the U. S. can no longer afford the "luxury and expedience of elimi nating needed merchant ships as a convenient device for reducing budget outlays." Budget Cuts Increase During the course of their de­ liberations on the '69 fleet budget, the House Merchant Marine Com­ mittee had requested from the Maritime Administration a listing of the original requests for ship construction subsidies made by MAR AD from fiscal 1964 through fiscal 1969. The information sub­ mitted by MARAD divulged that in every instance, the Budget Bu­ reau cut the original requests and that the practice had increased in severity since 1966. The vote by the House on the maritime budget recommendation submitted by the House Maritime Committee is expected shortly. Under a law passed last year, the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee was empow­ ered fpr the first time to review Administration maritime budget requests and to make any fiscal re­ visions that they deemed neces­ sary to upgrade the U. S. fleet. However, even if the commit­ tee's authorization bill is approved by the House, it still must pass in­ tact through the appropriations "ommittees of Congress, and must have the approval of the Budget Bureau for commitment. Hearings Held The new maritime appropria­ tions bill submitted by the House maritime committee followed on the heels of nine nonconsecutive days of public hearings conducted by the Merchant Marine and Fish­ eries subcommittee between Feb­ ruary 27 and March 27. During the course of the hear­ ings, testimony was heard from representatives of the Secretary of Commerce, the Federal Mari­ time Administration, the Bureau of the Budget and representatives of maritime labor and the n^aritime industry. One of the labor representatives who testified at the hearings was SlU President Paul Hall. During his testimony. Hall urged that the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee raise the maritime appropriation to the $388 million originally re­ quested by the Maritime Admin­ istration and charged that when all the camouflage" is removed from the Budget Bureau author­ ization request, all that remains is a mere $18 million in new funds for ship construction during the coming fiscal year." Hall stressed that the action of the committee on the Administra­ tion's maritime budget appropria­ tion "will be an indication of its determination to assure our nation of an adequate, sound, effective merchant marine." When questioned during the the hearings by subcommittee members on how he would feel if the original amount he requested was to be authorized by the full House committee, Acting Admin­ istrator James W. Gulick replied that, personally, he'd be "de­ lighted." However, Gulick added that when he is called before the House Apropriations Committee to testify on funds for the fiscal 1969 maritime program, he would have to appear in his capacity as a spokesman for the Administra­ tion. Challenging the Champ While in the Brooklyn SlU hall waiting to ship out, Seafarers George Martinez, AS (left) and Fred Kritzler, DM, enjoy a challenging game of checkers. Kritzler has been Merchant Marine checker champ since "53. April 12, 1968 , LOG 3? DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans .... Houston Wilmington San Francisco ... Seattle Totals All Groups Class A Class B 3 5 37 32 8 11 11 26 13 6 10 12 4 4 18 24 36 57 31 24 20 24 40 72 10 14 281 271 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 29 15 16 4 9 4 13 15 20 14 27 13 179 0 33 6 7 4 10 4 22 17 11 20 33 11 178 2 6 4 3 9 10 1 4 2 11 12 21 12 97 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 8 16 129 189 12 7 66 130 43 34 9 15 13 22 37 72 164 110 106 71 28 2 83 34 17 55 921 551 ENGINE D^ARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia ..... Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco ... Seattle Totals All Groups Class A Class B 3 2 49 32 6 4 18 22 6 5 7 10 3 5 17 24 30 37 23 21 11 12 36 51 8 13 203 252 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 3 1 28 26 13 7 2 6 8 14 5 3 11 1 6 10 12 4 1 2 20 24 4 10 19 2 17 7 13 10 9 24 26 11 25 8 13 9 137 165 112 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups All Groups Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B Port 0 1 2 2 2 Boston 13 27 13 5 24 New York 8 6 9 1 5 Philadelphia 11 7 1 20 10 Baltimore 6 7 5 4 9 Norfolk 7 9 6 9 2 Jacksonville 1 1 5 2 2 Tampa 20 20 18 13 4 Mobile 20 1 56 9 5 New Orleans .... 3 29 18 12 22 Houston 7 5 8 5 4 Wilmington 34 34 27 52 21 San Francisco . 1 7 7 14 2 5 Seattle 238 162 113 67 144 Totals REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 8 1 116 119 13 18 87 61 26 9 10 9 6 12 53 28 78 122 89 53 14 1 66 12 27 18 595 . 461 r REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 3 2 38 121 11 4 80 56 24 15 6 6 9 4 57 24 173 79 86 54 0 21 70 18 38 18 690 327 DOLLAR'S 's Guide to Better By Sidney Margolins Between retailers and manufacturers jug­ gling prices and manipulating taste, and con­ sumers' own ignorance of food values, many families who can least afford it waste precious dollars in buying food. That's the observation of a long-time ex­ pert on food values—^Frank Anastasio, Execu­ tive Director of the Mideastern Wholesale Co­ operative, This is one of the wholesale supply organizations owned by consumer co-op stores in various regions of the country. Because they are owned by consumers, the co-ops don't in­ dulge in high-pressure selling. They only look with amazement at some of the prices people pay for such "foods" as flavored water and presugared cereals, and try to buck the tide by offering their own Co-op real foods. Anastasio is especially concerned that items like canned sodas and fruit-flavored "drinks" have their biggest sale in low-income areas. In fact, some of the buying clubs recently organized to help low-income families save on food—as part of the "war" on poverty—are heavy buyers of canned soda, the co-op execu­ tive finds. At least it can be said that by buying their products wholesale they-are paying less for nothing. One of the problems is that moderate-income families are greatly influenced by TV advertis­ ing. For example, Anastasio reports that even the co-ops, while they tried for a long time to resist, finally had to stock the flavored sipping straws that were in demand for awhile. This product merely added a little flavor to a drink as the child sipped through the straw. As long as the flavored straws were advertised on TV they sold like mad. As soon as the TV ads were discontinued, people quit buying. Anastasio also is worried by the tendency of lower-income families to buy the higher-priced famous-name brands of canned foods rather than a retailer's own brands. As just a couple of examples observed by this writer from a recent survey, several well-known brands such as S. & W., Del Monte and Green Giant, cost 30 to 44 percent more than retailers' private brands for similar qualities. Of brands of canned com checked. Green Giant comes out most expensive. So ho, ho, ho. Green Giant. Another money-losing tendency of lowincome families, perhaps induced in part by lack of cash, is buying the smaller sizes. Anastasio says that these families often buy the eightounce cans of vegetables instead of the 303 size (16 ounces.) Stores are very competitive on the 303 sizes and cut prices on them, but take a higher margin on the smaller sizes. (Again from the survey, some of the same brands of such products as beans and peas cost 30 to 40 percent less in the 16 and 17-ounce cans than in the 8 and 8 -ounce sizes.) Not only manufacturers but the supermarkets manipulate customers, Anastasio warns. One of the favorite selling tricks is to feature an advertised special on coffee with a big display at the end of an aisle, and next to it a display of cheap candy. The store gets a 50 percent margin on the candy. Much of supermarket selling today relies on such impulse buying. Displays of high-profit items at aisle ends and the'check-out counter often are aimed especially at children, Anastasio points out. The mothers, on the other hand are ^ manipulated into buying expensive foods. #3 '>• • • ty 'K �AprU 12, 1968 SEAFARERS Lifeboat Class No, 196 Graduates Eight Additional Seafarers Welcomed To Growing Ranks of SIU Pensioners The SIU pension ranks welcomed eight additional Seafarers into the fold recently. The men, who have completed their sailing careers are: Milton Robinson, William McKay, Egbert Goulding, Wil­ liam Long, Henry Put, Andres Echevarria, John Peccia and James Carter. Milton Robinson sailed as AB Union in New York, he sailed 23 and bosun. Bom in Alabama, years. A native of Puerto Rico, he he lives in Mobile with his wife, lives in Brooklyn. His last ship Doris. Brother Robinson joined was the Ponce. the Union in Mobile and last John Peccia was employed as sailed on the Erna Elizabeth. bridgeman by the New York Dock Railway. A native of Italy, he makes his home in Brooklyn with V These graduates of the SlU lifeboat class just received lifeboat tickets after passing the Coast Guard examinations. In front row, left to right: Henry Batch, Jerry Farmer and George Troy. Back row: Instruc­ tor Paul McGaharn, Clarence Hobbs, Dave Keber, Larry Holland and Ronald Runnells. The 196th class graduated on April 8.' 1968. • » Seafarer Brian Trujillo is currently sailing as bosun on the Gateway City (Sea-Land), running to Europe. In addition to his career in the merchant marine, however. Brother Trujillo spends considerable time as a commercial fisherman off the coast of tain waters at certain times of the year." Thanks to competition from Long Island. foreign fishermen, Trujillo de­ As a private fishing boat owner, clared, American fishermen "have Trujillo has taken a great deal had it hard during the last few of interest in the problems of the summers". American fisherman and recently Just as the Seafarers has known explained some of his views on the burdens caused by the runa­ the subject. way-flag operators, his counter­ The owner and operator of a part in the fishing industry has commercial fish­ been given "just a little more com­ ing boat out of petition" by the "powers-that-be" Shinnecock Inlet, in the Government. Treaties have Brother Trujillo allowed foreign boats to operate fishes for lobsters within the boundaries of the and often catches United States, Trujillo said. other "saleable "I firmly believe that this treaty fish" in his lob­ should be dissolved and that the ster traps. Ameri­ United States territorial waters be can fishermen extended to the Continental Shelf TrujiUo have recently had at least," he said. If not, he feels some company in those fishing that the foreign fleets will in a grounds—namely Russian fishing short time strip the immediate trawlers. U.S. coastal areas of all fish— "I noted the Union's interest both edible and oil producing. If in the fishing treaty signed with this is allowed to happen, the five the Russians and thought our new subsidized draggers we are Brothers in the SIU might care building "can be sold to Russia to hear how this might affect the and the money for them used to '\ ^ local fisherman in the area of the buy frozen fish blocks from behind treaty's boundaries", Brother Tru­ the Iron Curtain." jillo explained in a letter to the Brother Trujillo is a native New SIU. Yorker who joined the SIU in that "The area I fish is directly port in 1961. The 29-year-old sea­ where the Russians have been al­ man sailed as AB before qualify­ lowed to operate", he stated. This ing as bosun. A consciencious area, he pointed out, is "hardly seaman, he shared in the earning productive enough for the small of safety award while sailing on draggers and lobsterboats working the Hurricane (Waterman), now from Shinnecock and Fire Island known as the Amerigo. Inlets. Whyjhen would the Rus­ sians be interested in an area that can only be called productive dur­ Editor, ing the fluke season, June to Au­ SEAFARERS LOG, gust?" tj Stronger Legislation Needed Since the Russians depend greatly on fish for food, they have a huge fishing fleet. If this large fleet comes on the beach and starts working with "10 or 12 boats", in less than two weeks "they will sweep the bottom clean and the area will be lost to small draggers for a good time to come." Brother Trujillo states that "the time has come for more legisla­ tion to protect the American Fish­ erman from almost overwhelming foreign competition, not to give waters away in return for some vague agreement not to fish cer­ McKay Robinson William McKay sailed in the steward department since joining the SIU in Miami. A 27-year vet­ eran, he makes his home in New Orleans. Born in Brooklyn, his last ship was the Del Norte. Egbert Goulding is a native of the British West Indies. A stew­ ard, he joined the Union in New York in 1938. Brother Goulding's last ship was the Seatrain Dela­ ware. William Long shipped as AB. A native of Marshall, Texas, he makes his home in New Orleans. Andres Echevarria sailed in the steward department. Joining the Martha Garza, born Febru­ ary 16, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Eugene A. Garza, New Or­ leans, La. Melissa Braddy, born January 25, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas M. Braddy, Toms River, N.J. Salvador Santos, Jr., born Feb­ ruary 2, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Salvador Delos Santos, Seat­ tle, Washington. Michael James Baraldi, born February 14, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Baraldi, Darby, Pa. —— Willi->m Oakley, born Decem­ ber 12, 1967, to Seafarer and Mrs. Raymond R. Weller, Lin­ coln Park, Mich. William Jenkins, Jr., born Jan­ uary 24, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Jenkins, Port Arthur, Texas. <|> — Iris Zimmerman, born Febru­ ary 12, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Zimmenhan, Cleve­ land, Ohio. Joseph Cordero, born October 25, 1967, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jorge Cordero, Brooklyn, N.Y. ^I> <I> STREET ADDRESS STATE. ZIP. TO AVOID DliPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change of address, please give your former address below: Maria Beatrig Rivera, born January 31, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul Rivera, Bayamon, P.R. ^ Wendy Gail Daniels, born Feb­ ruary 8, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Masceo E. Daniels, Belhaven, N.C. — Patrick Vito, bora December 27, 1967, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rosalis Vito, Houma, La. AI> ADDRESS STATE ZIP. his wife, Emma. Brother Peccia joined the Union in New York. James Carter sailed as cook and joined the Union in 1941 in Mo­ bile. Born in Alabama, he lives in Mobile. His last ship was the Yaka. O. R. Patrick Please contact Lee Roy Mrozinski or George Kries, Jr., at Lib­ erty Farms Trailer Court, R. R. 1, Lot 43, Valparaiso, Ind. ^ Harry Oliver Rudy Mantie would like you to contact him at 1241 South Main St., Yreka, Calif. 96097, or phone area code 916: 842-2494. Luigi (Cosmo) Gaudino Please contact your family, or their attorney, Angelo C. Faraci, Esq., at 25 Main Street East, Rochester, N.Y., immediately. Or phone Area Code (716) 232-7027. This is in reference to the family estate. James Crawford, Jr. Your sister, Mrs. Frank Laine, Jr., is anxious to learn of your whereabouts. Please contact her at 4451 Laine Avenue, New Or­ leans, Louisiana. <I> Daniel Wales, born February 13, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Will Wales, Nederland, Texas. NAME Carter Peccia Echevarria Put Michael Gibson, bora Febru­ ary 29, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clyde J. Gibson, Clyde, N.C. 1 would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. fPrinf Information) aiY Brother Long joined the SIU in that port in 1939. His last ship was the Del Sud. Henry Put was born in Belgium and lives in Hoboken, N. J. An AB and bosun, he joined the SIU in Port Arthur, Texas in 1946. His last ship was the Sapphire Gladjw. Tracey Kinney, bora Decem­ ber 26, 1967, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard A. Kinney, Inde­ pendence, La. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 CITY Long Goulding Seafarer Drags For Lobsters When Not Sailing as Bosun r PagS Eleven LOG Cindy Garner, born January 22, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Sidney A. Gamer, Baltimore, Md. Augustin W. Morales It is urgent that you contact your family as soon as possible at 78 Kokoku-ku Futoomachi, Yokohama, Japan. <t> Scott Longshore Please contact Nadine Long­ shore, Office of the Town Clerk, Municipal Building, Canton, New " York 13617, as soon as you pos­ sibly can. 4/ Charles McClung Please contact Bill Pugh, Staff Director, Nicholas Community Action Association, at 519 Church St., Summersville, W. Va. 26651, as soon as you can, in regard to a very important matter. i Thomas Smith Please contact your son, Paul Babbin at the SIU hall in Seattle as soon as you possibly can. �Pace Twelve SEAFARERS April 12, 196S . LOG FINAL DEPARTURES Chief steward R. E. Stough gave Seafarers on the Del Sol (Delta) an account of the money spent during the last voyage. Brother Stough reported that the ship's fund now totals $26.80. Meeting Secretary Robert Cdlahan reports that department delegates were elected. They include Faustino Pedraza, deck; Max Stewart, ^ engine; James Buggs, steward. help" whenever a sanitation prob­ members gave a vote of thanks Brother CaUahan also reported lem arises. The vessel is on the to the steward department for the job well done, said Meeting Chair­ on the vessel's last Vietnam run. man William PowrtL He reported trip to South that the repair list has been taken America and Meeting Secretary John Davis care of. No beefs reported but thanked delegates reports from the Fanwood (Water­ deck delegate J. Lee said he has "for their co­ man) that the a few hours disputed overtime. operation and for Captain discussed The Captain announced that he doing a good job." the repair list with will issue a draw as soon as pos­ He also asked all all delegates to see sible. One man was hospitalized delegates "to help what could be in the Ascension Islands, ship's new men not used Stewart done at sea. Hen­ delegate L. T. Everett reported. to this type of ry Lovelace did a ship." Callahan was re-elected to fine job during serve again as ship's delegate. A his stint as ship's Robert Keiley, meeting chair­ request was made for a new tele­ delegate. James man on the Seatrain Florida (Hud­ Lovelace vision set, since the present on© Fuller has been son Waterways), is seven years old. Brother Richard elected to succeed him. A discus­ informed the Busey asked the Seafarers to put sion was held pertaining to the LOG that Mi­ a thirty-minute time limit on their cleaning of the recreation and chael Dembroski use of the washing machine. The laundry rooms. The steward de­ did such a fine job ship' called at Hawaii, Da Nang, partment will take care of the as ship's delegate Saigon and Okinawa and will be recreation room while the sani­ he was voted by paying off soon. tary men will care for the laundry. acclamation to Robert Schneider, FWT, was continue in the changed to oiler with the union's position. DemKelley Ships delegate Domlnick Di- approval. browski told the Maio was elected ship's delegate membership that all repairs on the Del Santos have been taken care of and the Meeting Secretary D. Pruett re­ (Delta). One of foc'sles that need painting will be his first jobs will ports from the Wayne Victory attended to during this voyage. (Marine Carriers) be to inquire into that a motion was New mattresses have been issued the possibility of made by B. Mont- to all foc'sles that needed them, obtaining a tele­ gomeiy that quar­ writes Meeting Secretary Woody vision set for the termasters be per­ Perkins. The ship's treasury has crew. Meeting mitted to smoke $20 from last trip, Perkins writes. Chairman Louis at the wheel dur­ Everything is satisfactory, depart­ Galuska writes Booth ing their watches. ment delegates reported. The ship that the company Meeting Chair­ called at Inchon and should payoff should permit men to smoke on man E. Leu writes on the West Coast. the bridge, while on duty at the Pruett that a discussion wheel. Alton Booth, meeting sec­ retary, informs that department was held on the amount of money Horace Moblev, meeting chair­ delegates have no beefs or dis­ to be issued for draws and keeping man on the Transnorthem (Hud­ puted overtime to report at the the ice machine locked while the son Waterways), ship is in port. A. Kazmierski was present time. reports that the elected ship's delegate and depart­ Seafarers think ment delegates reported no beefs there should be a or disputed overtime. After a lorig "We look for a pleasant voy­ "security watch age," ship's delegate Albert Cos- voyage to Pusan, Inchon and for the safety of tello told the Sea- Naha, the vessel will payoff in the crew and ship, while in the Viet­ farers on the San Francisco. Duke Victory nam war zone." There's a Seafarer on . the (Victory Carri­ Brother Mobley Mobley ers). Things have Marore (Venore Transportation wrote that the Co.) who likes crew was always on alert, with been "routine" so plenty of cherry fire axes placed fore and aft. The far, he writes. C. peppers and ta­ radio operator and mates are on Copeland, meet­ basco sauce on 24-hour radio watch, so the ex­ ing secretary, re­ his food. Meeting tra security watch may as well be ports that things King Secretary Felipe added, he WTites. In his capacity are happy in the Quintayo writes. as treasurer, Mobley said the deck department. The delegate The steward has ship's fund totals $77.10. Meeting reports plenty of overtime. No been requested to Secretary S. A. Soloman, Sr. beefs in other departments. Meet­ '—f order a supply of stated that everything is OK, with ing Chairman Thomas King in­ Everett formed the LOG that it was both for the next a few minor beefs to be taken up agreed that "everyone should trip, Quintayo said. All crew- with the patrolmen. ,1, ——<I> <I> <I> DEL SOL (Delta), March 20—Chair­ man, R. E. Stough, Jr.; Secretary, Rob­ ert Callahan.' $26.80. Ship's delegate thanked the department delegates for their cooperation and for doing a good job." AMERIGO (Crest Shipping), March 3 —Chairman, J. Hoggie; Secretary, J. M. Ard. Brother Pat Fox was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs were reported by department delegates. MALDEN VICTORT (Alcoa), March 9 —Chairman, i S. L. Gibson: Secretary, M. T. 'Morris. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Ship should be fumigated for roaches. MAItORE (Venore Transportation), March, 24—Chairman, William Powell; Secretary, Felipe Quintayo. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department for a job well done. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Moore-McCormack) March, 14—Chairman, Sven Stockmarr; Secretary, Orville Payne. Some ^puted OT in engine department $11.60 in ship's fund. FAIRISLE (Pan Oceanic Tankers), March 10—Chairman, Murphy; Secretary, T. A. Decker. Motion was made that the attitude and treatment of certain mem­ bers aboard ship by the chief mate be brought to the attention of the patrol- MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), March 26—Chairman, Roscoe Alford; Secretary, Donald Hackenberg. $10.25 in ship's fund. Disputed OT re­ garding restriction to ship in Saigbn to be token up with patrolman at payoff. Motion was made 'for retirement plan for those with 20 years in the Union and 15 years sea time. Motion was made that a $40 pay increase be considered for ordinary seamen, messmen and galley dayman. Also, that galley dayman be reinstated into the steward department. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), March 23—Chairman, W. T. Langford; Secre­ tary, D. Craig. Ship's delegate reported that there were no l^fs and everjrthing is running smoothly. $26.97 in ship's fund. ALCOA VOYAGE (Alcoa), March 10 —Chairman, A. Bjomesson; Secretory, M. P. Cox. $61.05 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to Brother B. B. Butler, out­ going ship's delegate. Brother G. DeBaere was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Walter McDonald, 67; Brother McDonald passed away on Feb, I ^ 14, in Church Home and Hos­ pital, Baltimore. At the time of death, he was on an SIU pension. He was bom in Anderson, South Carolina, and had sailed as a deck engineer and FOWT. Broth­ er McDonald joined the union in New York City. He served in the Navy from 1918 to 1921. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Iva Edwards, of Miami. Burial was in Silver Brook Cemetery, An­ derson. <1> Otho Babb, 46: Brother Babb died on Feb. 1, at S'ate Univer­ sity Hospital. At the time of death, he was on an SIU pension. Brother Babb J was bom in Sufj folk, Va., and lived in Hollis, N. v. A member of the steward department, he held a steward's rating and joined the SIU in New York. Brother Babb most recently worked on the Sea Land shore gang and last sailed on the Transplobe. He is survived by his wife, Delia, of Hollis. The burial was held in Suffolk, Va. Alberto Espino, 73: Brother Espino died on February 24, at the USPHS Hospital, San Francisco. Born in the Phil­ ippine Islands, he had lived in San Francisco. Join­ ing the SIU in New York, he sailed over 20 years. Brother Es­ pino was a member of the deck department. At the time of his death, he was on an SIU pension. His last ship was the Pacific Ocean. Burial was in Cvpress Lawn Cemetery, San Francisco. Douglas Claussen, 41: Brother Claussen died on February 26 in Houston. A na­ tive of Nebraska, he joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco. Known as "Smi­ ley," he shipped in the deck de­ partment and was qualified to sail as a bosun. Brother Claussen made his home in Deer Park, Texas. During World War II, he served in the Navy. Surviving is his wife, Dorothea. Brother Claus­ sen was buried in the City Ceme­ tery, Alto, Texas. in the port of Philadelphia. Woth­ ers was born in Marcus Hook, Pa. and lived in Philadelphia. He is survived by his wife, Mary. The burial was held in the Lawn Croft Cemetery, Boothwyn, Pa. 4> John Bridge, 63: A coronary claimed the life of Brother Bridge on January 22, at Corpus Christi, Texas. He was born in Pennsyl­ vania and lived in Corpus Christi. He was a mem-^ ber of the IBU and sailed as deck hand. Brother Bridge joined the Union in Houston. He served in the Navy from 1920 to 1925. He was last employed by the G and H Towing Company. A widower, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Helen Lawson, of Corpus Christi. Burial was in Seaside Memorial Park Cemetery; Corpus Christi. A. ;i * T' Thomas Mastine, 40: Brother Mastine passed away on October 1, 1967, in Port­ land, Oregon. A native of Ogdensburg, N. Y., he had made his home in Portland. Brother Mastine joined the SIU in New York and shipped as AB. He served ia the Navy from 1944 to 1949. His last ship was tlie Cottonwood Creek. Brother Mas­ tine is survived by a sister, Mrs. Nancy Mastine Nastri, of Waterbury, Conn. Burial was in Ogdensburg. Alexander Fabricant, 60: Broth­ er Fabricant died on January 29, at the USPHS Hospital, New Orleans. At the time of his death, he was on an SIU pension. He was born in Burling­ ton, Vt. and lived' in McTairie, La. A member of the steward department, he had also sailed in the engine department and joined the union in the port of New York. His last ship was the Del Sud. Surviving is his wife, Rebecca. The burial was in Chevra Thilim Cemetery, New Orleans. William Maijenhoff, 57: Broth­ er Marjenhoff died on Dec. 21, 1967, in New Orleans. He was a member of the deck department, sailing as AB. A member of the Edward Wothers, 42: Brother I— union since in­ Wothers died March 4, in Pennsyl­ ception, Brother vania Hospital, M a r jenhoff Philadelphia. He joined in Savan­ sailed in the IBU nah, Ga. He was a native of Flor­ and was em­ ida and made his home in ployed by the Charleston, S. C. His last ves­ Curtis Bay Tow­ sel was the Del Sud, Surviving ing Co. A menj- is a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Keenum, ber of the deck of Charleston. The burial was department, he held in Old St. Andrew Cemetery, joined the Union Charleston. . ) —^<1> ALBANY (River Transport), March 3 —Chairman, George J. Smith; Secretary, Joseph R. Delise. No beefs were reported by department delegates.- Brother Bernard Feeiy was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the entire steward department for a job well done. H(WSTON (Sea-Land). March 24— Chairman, C. E. Hemby; Secretary, G, Walter. Some disputed OT in deck de­ partment. Ship's delegate to contact pa­ trolman re expediting payoff. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. •h % �April 12, 1968 Low-Cost Housing Needed Near Jobs To the Editor: The President's Commission on Civil Disorders, in attempt­ ing to show the path toward remedying the dangers growing out of severe and widespread poverty, declared that a massive Federal program must be insti­ tuted to construct millions of low-cost homes for the nation's poor. But the Administration's present housing programs pro­ vide for only about one-third of what's needed. At the same time, tensions are growing, and there is an ever-widening gap stretching between the "haves" and the "have nots" of Ameri­ can society. Yet we still hear businessmen babbling that "It's up to those so-called 'have nots' to get out of their self-made rut. Oppor­ tunity is there if they'll just look and we aren't going to help people who won't help them­ selves." Now a study has been re­ leased by the National Commit­ tee Against Discrimination in Housing which clearly shows what labor has been saying for a long time: that slum housing is often so far from a job geo­ graphically that the povertystricken person can't take a job which might raise his income because he is stuck in the only area he can afford—the slums. "Jobs," the report affirms, "are moving beyond the geographic reach of those who need them most." This has a lot to do with the tension between blacks and whites. For instance, the report ^ shows that in five major U.S. cities, the black population nearly tripled in the past 20 years, while the cities lost 360,000 manufacturing jobs to the economically well-off suburbs populated by whites. The plain fact of travelling distance, time, expenses, and other difficulties cut these vital jobs off from those who needed them most. One cannot pull himself up by the bootstraps if there are no bootstraps. George Johnson Know Candidptes Before You Vote To the Editor: The upcoming elections in­ volve many vital issues on for­ eign and domestic affairs, from Vietnam to civil rights for mi­ nority groups. It is important that we all follow the advice of the Committee on Political Education of the AFL-CIO and get to know the issues thor­ oughly. The shape of Congressional balance of power between lib­ erals and conservatives. Demo­ crats arid Republicans, is every bit as important as the two men who will soon be elected to the nation's highest Executive of­ fices—the President and Vice President. When the Executive Branch is saddled with a Congress con­ trolled by men of an opposing party or philosc^hy, there is always rough going. For this reason, when we vote, we can't SEAFARERS afford to know any less than there is to know about each candidate's views, A prime issue of concern to ail labor is the important strug­ gle against so-called "right-towork" laws, which management die-hards are pushing once again in California and else­ where. They claim that RTW laws will protect a worker's rights, gain him more benefits, higher salaries, etc. All voters should remember that these claims are only a smokescreen for union-busting activities. All but one state which has adopted an RTW law has had a drop in per capita income in relation to those states who wisely steered clear of such legislation. Arizona had a per capita income in 1948 of $156 below the national average. After it adopted an RTW law, by 1965 its per capita income had not risen—as the right wingers had claimed it would— but plummeted to $376 behind ths national average. And it was still falling. In 1955, Utah was $251 be­ low the national average in per capita income. Then it passed an RTW law. By 1965, it had dropped to $391 beneath the national average. When the candidates cam­ paign, whether they are running for municipal, state, or national office, we must keep abreast of what they stand for on issues such as RTW, civil rights, etc. If we are lax, we will be hurt­ ing only ourselves. Sincerely James Walsh Discovers LOG In Dentist's Office To the Editor: While sitting in the dentist's office of the U.S. Coast Guard, wai'ing for a tooth to be fixed, I picked up your paper. The Seafarers LOG, and read about the "Ships' Christening" and "Kissing the Blarney Stone," plus quite a few other articles which were very interesting. Indeed it is a very nice newsy little paper. By little I mean the size is nice to handle, and one can read it aboard a boat on a windy day without it going out of your hands and flying overboard. Sorry to say I sneaked it home. No doubt you are all sur­ prised to hear from a woman. I run my own boats, two of them, wi'h another woman. We can't all be born boys but it's still in the blood, and they say girls always take after their fathers. So there you are. I crossed the North Sea about 20 times or more on my father's schooners, before I was 21 years old. I was swinging be­ tween the masts in a hammock at the ripe old age of six months. Now we do commercial fish­ ing six months of the year, and I have an ocean-going license. I hope I can manage to get another copy of your paper, next time I go to the dentist, where there are usually two or three copies. Wishing you a very happy Easter, I remain Sincerely, (Miss) Vera Lane Miami, norida 33142 LOG Page Thirteen Fihh Graders 'Adopt' Del Alba; Win Honors With Maritime Exhibit Fifth-grade students of the Immaculate Conception School in Lake Charles, Louisiana, have gained a comprehensive knowledge of the U.S. maritime industry and a first-hand understanding of Ameri­ can merchant seamen through their "adoption" of the Seafarers aboard the SlU-contracted Delta Steamship Company's vessel, Del Alba. The project first got under­ way after the childrens' teacher. Sister Mary Patricia, read about an "Adopt a Ship Plan" spon­ sored by the United States Pro­ peller Club, decided that the proj­ ect might be of interest to her pupils, and wrote a letter seeking further information on the plan. In answer to her inquiry, Del Alba Purser E. E. Hunter, a mem­ ber of the SlU-affiliated Staff Offi­ cer's Union, visited the 33 chil­ dren at their classroom and later carried on personal correspond­ ence with them and with Sister Mary Patricia. "We can't thank Mr. Hunter enough," Sister Mary Patricia said recently. The children worked up a mar­ itime-oriented social science ex­ E. E. Hunter of the SlU-affiliated Staff Officer's Association talks hibit around the Del Alba and her with some children of Class 5A. Hunter helped in their "adopt a ship" 44-man crew and won first place project, communicating with them while sailing as purser on Del Alba. with it in the school's science Left to right: Sister Mary Patricia, teacher, Dave Giovanni, Karl fair. In additioh, the class proj­ Schram, Anne Romero, Renee Patin, Steve Stoma, Tommy Latiolais. ect later took first-place honors f in the whole school district's tions" the youngsters asked when United States needs a merchant science fair, at McNeese State he visited the school. He recalled marine," one youngster pointed that the seamen on the Del Alba out. College in Lake Charles. first learned of the childrens' proj­ As presented by Sister Mary Seeking State Honors ect through five letters they sent Patricia's class, their project opens This month, the project is com­ to the ship. Some of the letters with an explanation of the "adopt peting for all-state honors in the were received after the ship had a ship" plan. A brief history of state capital at Baton Rouge. taken a military cargo to Viet­ the Del Alba—including it's role Perhaps the most important as­ nam. in the Military Sea Transportation pect of the "Adopt a Ship" pro­ One student asked for the ship's Service—follows. After a report gram is the fact that these, and itinerary so she could check it on on the men and their duties o'her children who have partici­ the class room's world map. An­ aboard ship, the youngsters tell pated on the project, have learned other stated that information what they have learned. Among "to love and respect" merchant learned through answering letters points most stressed are a com­ marine seamen—"especially the from the vessel could be used in prehensive knowledge of the U.S. Del Alba's crew," Sister Mary English, social studies and science merchant marine and its seamen; Patricia's wards said. They have classes. how other people live and, in the learned the part played by sea­ words of one student: "how much Hunter received a temporary in­ men in the Vietnam effort, geog­ people depend on each other." raphy, world trade, customs of formal promotion when one stu­ Officers Were SIU Men people throughout the world, and dent wrote that her brother asked her if she had ever known a ship's intimate information about Sea­ The Captain and Chief Mate captain and she told him: "yes, a on the E>el Alba, Matthew J. farers and their personal lives. "I learned a lot about ships and very nice one." Hunter thanked Reynolds and Winthrop Voorhow the whole world depends on her but informed the young lady hees, are both former SIU mem­ the merchant seamen," one of the that he was a purser. bers who were more than happy Another letter included a to participate in the project. One youngsters - explained. Another child added: "We started the proj­ prayer that read: "Dear Lord, letter, addressed to Captain Rey­ ect knowing the merchant marine please help the Del Alba and her nolds, bevan: "Ahoy! How are needs men and hope some of our crew. Let nothing happen to them you? I'm Neil Schmitt in 5A. We boys would think of it for their and let them travel safely. Keep would like to ask you some ques­ the crew happy, united and close tions about the ship." own careers." Hunter was much impressed by to you." The school children of­ The children's project has had the "interesting and probing ques- fered this prayer for their sea­ some side effects. When the faring friends each day. Hunter youngsters first wrote to the Del later told the children the prayer Alba, some Seafarers thought the surely must have done some good vessel was adopting a group of since the vessel had enjoyed good orphans. Not knowing it was they weather for nine consecutive days who were being "adopted," the after leaving Naha, Okinawa. men took up a collection amount­ Maritime Exhibit ing to $^8 and sent the money to Hunter sent the children 100- the children. This was ample yen and 50-piaster specimens of proof to the youngsters of the tra­ Seafarer's who have ob­ foreign money from Vietnam, ditional generosity of seamen. tained a license through the which they included in their class Part of the money received was jointly sponsored SIU-MEBA exhibit. Other articles received donated to charity, some was used District 2 training school i from the Del Alba included a list to buy film strips and other class­ must, within 90 days of com- i of the crew members and their room aides, and, as a welcome pletion of their course, elect I duties; one doll from Vietnam and treat, just a little was spent on 'o participate in one of two another from Hong Kong; a large an ice cream party. available pensions. Under i map tracing the route of the ship; Option "A," the Seafarer can Each Del Alba crew member a photograph of the Del Alba; received a Christmas card from waive SIU eligibility for full and copies of the letters written a school class member. Even if participation in the MEBA 2 by the children—plus Hunter's their project does not win the pension; under Option "B," replies. he can retain eligibility for i state competition, the youngsters the SIU pension and qualify The project has helped the and Sister Mary Patricia are con­ for a reduced MEBA 2 pen­ youngsters understand foreign vinced it was more than worth sion. In the absence of a i money; expanded their knowledge while. These children in Lake written expression of opinion, of geography; and taught them Charles have done much to pro­ the full MEBA District 2 pensome foreign words. Among the mote a real understanding of I sion will apply. most important points they American merchant ships and die learned 'was "how much the men who sail them. Upgraded Engineers Mast Pick Pension Within Ninety Days �UNFAIR TO LABOR WAYNE VICTORY (Marine Carriers), March 10—-Chairman, E. Len; SecreUry, D. Pruett. $41.76 In ship's fund. Brother A. Kaxmierskl was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. There were no beefs and no disputed OT reported by depart­ ment delegates. DO NOT BUY ROSWELL VICTORY IBloomfield), March 3—Chairman, Harold Fielder; Secretary, None. Motion was made to have patrolman meet ship at payoff to square away all beefs and disputed OT. 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 Dfstflleries "Old Fitzeerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) '•J White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Brothers and Sewell Suits, Wing Shirts (Amalgamated Clothing Worker?^ of America) R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Camels, Winston, Tempo, Brandon, Cavalier and Salem cigarettes (Tobacco Workers International Union) ^1. Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbihders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) Peavy Paper Mill Products (United Papermakers and Paperworkers Union) Comet Rice Mills Co. products (International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drinks and Distillery Workers) Magic Chef Pan Pacific Division (Stove, Furnace and Allied Appliance Workers International Union) •j.u) Giumarra Grapes (United Farm Workers) Baltimore Luggage Co. Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart Starlite luggage Starflite luggage (International Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers Union) III ' I ; I i u n i • t• J' ' V ! V i I' i 1 I April 12, 1968 . SEApAKEk'^' tbC Page Fourteen Boren Clay Products Co. (United Brick and Clay Workers) "HIS" brand men's clothes Kaynee Boyswear, Judy Bond blouses, Hanes Knitwear, Randa Ties, Boss Gloves, RIchman Pioneer Flour Mill (United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers Local 110, San Antonio, Texas Gypsum Wallboard, American Gypsum Co. (United Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers International) SlU-AGLIWD Meetings New Orleans 14—^2:30 p.m. Mobile .. .May 15—2:30 p.m, Wilmington May 20—2:00 p.m. San Francisco May 22—2:00 p.m. Seattle May 24—2:00 p.m. New York . May 6—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia May 7—^2:30 p.m. Baltimore .. May 8—^2:30 p.m. Detroit . .. .May 10—2*30 p.m. Houston .. .May 13—^2:30 p.m. United Industrial Workers New Orleans May 14_700 p.m. Mobile .... May 15—7:00 p.m. New York .May 6—7:00 p.m. Philadelphia May 7—7:00 p.m. Baltimore . . May 8—7:00 p.m. ^Houston . .May 13—7:00 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit . . .May 6—2:00 p.m. Alpena . . . .May 6—^7:00 p.m. Buffalo . . . .May 6—7:00 p.m. Chicago . . .May 6—7:00 p.m. Cleveland . .May 6—700 p.m. Duluth . . . .May 6—7:00 p.m. Frankfort . .May 6—7:00 p.m. Great L^-kes Tug and Dredge Region, Chicago ...May 14—7:30 tSault St. Marie May 16—7 30 Buffalo ... .May 15—7:30 Duluth . .. .May 17—7:30 Cleveland . . May 17—7:30 Toledo . .. .May 17—7:30 ..May'13—7*30 Detroit Milwaukee .May 13—7:30 p.m. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tannar Earl Shapard VICE PRESIDENTS Undiay Wllllami Robarl Matthawt SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Karr HEADQUARTERS 475 4th Ava., IHyti. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. ALPENA. Mieh. .. 127 RIvar St. EL 4-3414 BALTIMORE. Md. 1214 E. Baltimora St. EA 7-4700 BOSTON. Matt 177 Stata St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO. N.Y. ... 735 Waihlnqten St. SIU TL 3-92S* IBU TL 3-»25» CHICAGO. Ill 9303 Ewing Ava. SIU SA 1-0733 IBU ES 5-9S70 CLEVELAND. Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT. Mich |0225 W. Jaflarion Ava. DULUTH. Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich. . P.O. Box 207 4IS Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON. 5004 Canal St. WA 0-3207 JACKSONVILLE. Fla. p.m. p.m. . 2400 Paarl St. EL 3-0907 JERSEY CITY. ll.J.'r.... 99 Montqomary St. HE 5-9424 MOBILE, Ala. I South Lawranca St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS. La NORFOLK. Va 430 Jackson Ava. Tal. 529-7544 115 3rd St. Tal. 422-1092 ... 2404 S. 4th St. DE 4-3010PORT ARTHUR. Tax 1340 Savanth St. SAN FRANCISCO. Cdllf.. 350 Fraamont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE. P.R 1313 Farnandai Juncos Stop 20 Tal. 724-2040 SEATTLE. Wash 2505 First Avanua MA 3-4334 PHILADELPHIA. Pa. ST. LOUIS. Mo p.m. SEATRAIN FLORIDA (Hudson Water­ ways), March 20—Chairman, Robert N. Kclley; Secretary. Woody Perkins. 120.00 in ship's fund. Department delegates re­ ported that everything is running smoothly. Motion was made to grant a raise to non-rated men in accordance with the high cost of living and in accordance with the raise granted to r^d men. Brother Michael Dembroski was elected to continue to serve as ship's delegate. '1 i\ k SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), March 1— Chairman, M. H. Jones; Secretary, M. H. Jones. No beefs and no dispute OT reported by department delegates. DIGEST of SIU HY t-im VI 3-4741 ' StU Inland Boatmen's tJnibn New Orleans May 14—5:00 p.m. Mobile .... May 15—5:00 p.m. Philadelphia May 7—5-00 p.m. Baltimore Qicensed and un­ licensed .May 8—5:00 p.m. Norfolk . . .May 16—5-00 p.m. Houston .. .May 13—5:00 p.m. Railway Marine Region Philadelphia May 14—10 a.m. & 8 Baltimore May 15—10 a.m. & 8 •Norfolk May 16—10 a.m. & 8 Jersey City May 13—10 a.m. & 8 PENN EXPORTER (Penn Shipping), February 26—Chairman, E. A. Gerich; Secretary, Z. A. Markris. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. Brother Francis Pastrano was elected to serve as ship s delegate. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward and his department for a job well done. Hie service can't be beat on any ship. OOS Dal Mar CE 1-1434 TAMPA. Fla 312 Harrison St. Tal. 229-2701 WILMINGTON. Calif. .. SOS N. Marina Ava. 034-2520 YOKOHAMA. Japan . Isaya BIdg.. Room 001 1-2 Kaigan-Di'i-Nakaku 2014971 Ext. 201 FINANCIAL REPORTS. The conatitation of the SIU Atlantic, Gnlf, Lakea and PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official InUnd Waters District snakes specific provision for safeguardins the membership's capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment te made Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU AUantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland such payment, this should immediately be reported to bmdquarters. Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this All expenditures and disbursements of trust fun^ are made only upon approval constitution so as to familiarise themselves with its contents. Any time you feet any by a majority of the trustees. All trust fond financial records are available at the member or officer is att«npting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ headquarters of the various trust funds. gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other SHIPPING RIGHTS. Yoor shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ - rights. Copies of ^ese contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in ance at membership meetings. And Hbo all other SIU members at these Union meet­ the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ 'Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ Esrl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battel Place, Suite 1980, New York 4, N. Y. icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. as members of the SIU. lliese rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the ctmtracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, contracts specify the wages and ctmditions under which you work and live aboard national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. 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 rigbU prop­ SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic ri^ts of erly, contact the neareirt SlU port'agent. Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve EDITORIAL POLICY—SBAFABEBE LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained the best interesU of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these from publishing any article serving ^ priiti^ purposes any int^idual in tte .-objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donatioa was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds throurii which legislative and Union, officer or member. •• It has also refrain^ from publishing articles demned political activities are conducted for the benefit of the memberahip and the Union. harmful to the Union or its collective membezship. established poli(^ has been reaffirmed by membenhip action at the September, I960, meeting in sl^ <»nsUtuU at any time a Seafarer fsds that any sf tho above ririits have been vioiatsd, tional ports. The responsibility for LOO boart which sr that he has been danlsd his constlMie^ ^ J*consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive B^rd may delate, fomutien, ha shonid ianisdiatdy nattfy SIU President Panl HaR at headgaarters by from among its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. certilad nwU, retnm receipt rsgnsstsd. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Hudson Waterways), March 10—Chairman, John W. Kelsoe; Secretary, W. B. Yarbrough. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine departments, otherwise every­ thing is O.K. It was requested that headquarters send crew a report on the retirement plan as soon as a decision has been reached. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department for a job well done. ALCOA MASTER (Alcoa), March 10— Chairman. Michael J. Dunn; Secretary, John Whited. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly with no beefs and no disputed OT. Discussion on retirement plan. Motion was made that men having 20 years in SIU and 16 years sea time on SlU-contracted vessels, have retirement plan of $800.00 per month. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department. Steward thanked all hands for their cooperation. DUKE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), March 10—Chairman, J. King; Secretary, C. Copeland. Motion was made to have pension plan equal to that of other maritime organizations. No beefs were reported. r TRANSNORTHERN (Hudson Water­ ways), March 17—Chairman, H. Mobley; Seoretary, Jesse Gage. Brother Horace Mobley was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. He was extended a vote of thanks for a job well done. Motion was made that the Union's pension plan be brought up to par with that of the other unions, — 20 years' Union membership and 16 years' sea time, regardiess of age. $77.10 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported. \ I ".A TRANSYORK (Commodity Chartering), January 27—Chairman, Paul L. Whit­ low ; Secretary, S. Zygarowski. Brother Robert A. Stokes was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $27.00 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Motion was made that information per­ taining to death benefit fund be sent to all ships so that the members will know what is what. , i ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa), March 16—Chairman, William Stone; Secretary, James M. Neldbn. Brother James DeMouy resigned as ship's delegate and was given a vote of thanks by the crew. Brother Louis W. Moore was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Small au.ount of disputed OT in deck department to be taken up with boarding patrolman. One oiler missed ship in Newark. No beefs were reported by department delegates. FREE AMERICA (A. L. Burbank March 3—Chairman, Henry Galicki; Secretary, M. Kimble. Discussion in regard to pension plan that would retire members with 20 years in the Union and 12 years sea time, regardless of age or disability at $300.00 minimum and a $360.00 maximum. One OS missed ship in Guam. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. SEATRAIN MARYLAND (Hudson Waterways), March 16—Chairman, Jos­ eph A. Snyder, Secretary, None. Brother C. Clarke, ship's delegate reported no beefs and submitted his resignation. Brother Eugene W. Nicholson was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Discus­ sion held about shortage ..of stores. Crew complained about food' not being pre­ pared properly. Vote of thanks was ex­ tended to crew's messman and pantry­ man for doing a good job waiting on the tables. Ship in need of fumigation for roaches. LINFIELD VICTORY (Alcoa), Febraary 10—Chairman, W. J. (Andy) An­ derson; Secretary, Same. Discussion held r^arding raise for messmen, wipers and OS. Crewmembers hope the SIU will soon come up with a retirement plan. Vote of Gianto was extended to the steward. Brother .^dy Anderson, and chief cook. Brother Enstrom, for the good food. Everything is running smoothly. ' y\ �fiEAFARERS ^prU 12, 1968 rT is early morning. February 7, 1933, in the North [ Pacific. The silver moon gleams through the clear sky and glints oh the churning waves. The 1I.S. Navy ship Ramapo is bucking squally 60-knot winds. " As the craft slides into a trough between waves, the watch officer turns to look astern. Amawd, he stares as the stars go black—first from sea-level, then up I and up. The entire sky astern goes dark, as high as '^ jthe crow's-nest. He grabs the rigging and holds on. ||The black wall is a wave, careening toward the lone Vessel. It plows under the ship, lifting it like a cork, [then silently rumbles on its way into the darkness, leaving the unharmed ship to. wrestle with the squall "as before. This single freak wave, origin unknown, towered 112 feet high—as taU as an 11-story building—and p' is the highest wave ever recorded. It's only one of K some 15 types of waves that roam the world's oceans ^ and inland waters—from waves that crawl at two HI to three miles an hour to those that rocket across In thousands of miles at nearly 600 miles per hour. causes them? Where do they begin? How do they get their tremendous power? ; First of all, a wave is not what it appears to bej it _ n is not a mass of water gliding across tlie surface of the sea, but rather a form or shape that moves for|i['\ ward, filled with water which merely rises and falls, essentially in place. It's a lot like a cracking whip, in which ripples travel from one end to tfie other fe: While the whip's individual parts jise and fall but #"travel nowhere. • At the same time, the water within the wave-form III rotates, like a number of rollers or ball-bearingis. The ; result of these motions is that the water rnoves for­ ward and up under a crest, then down and back llfp nearly to its starting position under the troughr Tfiere ,, is a very slight advance in the direction of the wavC's movement, called the heave of the sea, which can ^ move objects in the absence of currents l^ut this;^ is negligible. . Basically, there are three major categories of waves: Wind Waves, spurred by the pressure of the wind on the water's surface; Tsunamis, born in under^ sea earthquakes; and Internal Wtrves, which travd ^ • below the water's calm surface, but whose origin is as yet unknown; Wind Waves The same slight breeze that gently rustles leaves dri trees in the summer is enough to start wind wayes S'i r moving. Somewhere between 214 and 2V4 miles per hour the wind begins to push ripples ahead of it. As llif v they flow, the wind exerts increasing pressure on the ' f ' ripples' windward slopes, and creates a small lowpressure area on the leeward slopes sheltered by the l^'.iCrest. Thus, the wave is both pushed and tugged ^iong simultaneously. The stronger the wind, the greater the wave—provided certain other conditions I',; are present. . High waves require time and a broad, open ^ ?panse of sea in which to grow. This fetch^the disIg tance over which the wind is able to drive the wnt£p;^ v very important. So is the duration of the wind, . which shoujd generally blow steadily and in one ' direction. When these components properly mesh, the most powerful wind-waves will be produced. These will consist of long waves, so called because of the long ; feSv} distance between each succebive crest. . Tbe longest wind waves ever reeordM yv^re meaj^ |:| y ured to be 3,700 feet from crest to crest. They raced at 90 miles per hour; and it took^ 27 seconds for two ^^^®^;succe8sive crests topass^aflxedpoint.-I • Other long waves have even longer tiine intfcrvals; or periods, between the passage of two successive crests past a fixed point, but their causw involve a , jsM more complex tangle of distant storms, air pressure '' disturbances, the shape of coastlines, and submarine earthquakes, as well as localized wind. Some of n S- these waves have periods extending from a few ' minutes to several hours, [ Paradoxically, none of these long waves reach |f?ii heights of more than six inches at sea, but when foey roil onto coastal areas they often produce a Continual flow 6t smashing waves known as breakers which are 40 feet hi^. And while; the smaller blaz­ ers can provide an enthusiatic surf-board rider with much leisua-i?; LOG largeF^'breakers frequently inflict heavy damage on the coast of Barbados and other islands in the Lesser Antilles. Without warning, they appear on clear, windless days, and continue for two days or more. It was only as recently as 1959 that the cause was traced to severe weather disturbances^ the North Atlantic, thousands of mites away. When a Storm churns up the waters more violently, with strong winds shifting haphazardly, the results is a confused mass of storm waves or sea waves of dif­ ferent sizes and shapes, tumbling over from all angles. In the often turbulent North Atlantic, the fetch for winter gales is 500 to 600 miles, or enough for a 40-knot gale to raise storm waves 35 feet. Pro­ longed gales in that area, or in the North Pacific, may build waves over an SOO-mile stretch to 55 feet but this is the exception. The vast majority of storm waves never reach more than 12 feet from trough to crest. However, conditions sometimes do produce storm waves averaging 30 feet high, like those that tossed the Italian liner Michelangelo in 1966. In that case, the waves combined at one point to produce a tower­ ing mass of water that smashed into the ship 81 feet above the waterline. This Was much the same as the 1933 experience of the Ramapo with its monster wave of 112 feet. Wave experts contend that some ^ves like these huge ones are predictable. Iti fqugh seas, though not necessarily in storms, they say one wave in 20 will be more than twice as high as average. Such a wave probably hit the Michelangelo. But the wave that lifted the Ramapo was a freak, jprobably produced by two large waves crossing and creating one giant single one. The power exerted by wind waves is staggering. During a storm off the Scottish coast in 1877, a formidable breakwater comprised of concrete and stone weighing 5 million pounds, solidly bound to the ; bedrock below. Was whisked away by waves with a crushing pressure of 6,340 pounds per square foot. At the entrance to Holland's Amsterdam Harbor, a freak wave swept in and vertically lifted a 20-ton concrete block to place it atop a pier five feet above the high-water mark. An<L at Cherbourg, France, waves rushing through the English Channel tossed a 7,000-pound block over a wall 20 feet high. Inland waters, oddly, are also a breeding ground for massive wind waves. One of these is the reflected wave which builds up as the wind whips the water,\ much like the sloshing of water in a bathtub. The wave is hustled along to one end of the area by the wind. Then, after rolling up on the bank, it actually reverses direction and bounces back to the, other side under its own power. In 1954, one such wave was pushed by the wind to the southeastern shore of Lake Michigan, where it was reflected back the way it came. As a result, a huge unexpected wave smashed into the Chicago shoreline killing •, seven men. A similar inland water wave produced by wind is know as a seiche (pronounced "saysh") which has limilar brigins butVdifferent results since the water continues to rock back and forth between shores. These are common in Lake Erie because of its long, narrow shape, shallow depth and prevailing winds. Tsunamis On August 27>1 Ms ^ one pf the most tremendoxis ; natural explosions in history took place when the volcanic island of Krfflcatpa, in the Sundra Straits be­ tween Java and Sumatra, blew itself off the map. The sound of it was heard as far away as Australia and India hours later, and the eruption gave birth to a 100-foot-high wave that roared over nearby costal areas, killing 36,500 people. / On April 1, 1946, underwater earthquakes in the Aleutian Trench sent waves 90 miles long rumbling across 2,300 miles of open sea at about 600 miles per hour. Four bonus later, these low waves passed under a ship off the Hawaiian Islands so gently that they wbnt unnoticed by the captain. Their com­ bined strength then emerged as they grew to a 57foot height and smashed into Hilo—destroying the harbor facilities, wrecking parts of the city, killing 173 people, and causing $25-mi!lion worth of damThese Mi^quak<x»^ •" f are the desi^o Page Fifteen live seismic sea waves, more commonly known as tsunamis (pronounced "su-aah-meez" and derived from the Japanese term meaning "large wave in harbors"). T.h'^y occur mostly in the Pacific, because it is entirely encircled by active earthquake areas which stir up Waters. Because of the great and frequant danger of these kiiler waves. Tsunami Warning Systems have been put into operation by the U.S., Japan, and Riiissia to provide residents of the endangered areas with ample time to evacuate. This system binges on the fact that earthquEikes shock waves travel through the floor of the ocean and continental land masses gt 10,0(X) miles per hour and arrive far before the tsunami. The shock waves are detected by strategically located seismographs and a warning is then flashed to the threatened area. This system has proved highly suc­ cessful in curbing loss of life. Ihtemal Waves Although the 112-foot wave which tossed the Ramapo is the highest visual wave ever recorded, others on record have reached some 260 feet in height—beneath the sea's placid surface. They occur at the boundary between any two layers of water of different density, which is produced by two water layers of different salinity or temperature. These waves may be ordinary or long, and usually flow at speeds two miles per hour. Their cause is unknown but the limited data available on them suggests that they are in some way related to weather disturbances and tides or tide-generating forces such as the pull of the moon. These internal waves were responsible for trapping countless vessels in the days of sail. Even with mod­ erate winds to puff the sails, captains were baffled to find their ships "sticking" in "dead water." These waves were particularly common in cold Arctic waters where a thin, low density layer of fresh water from melted ice covered the thicker body of saltwater. Slow-moving ships generated internal waves as they pressed forward and found themselves held fast by the resistance of these very waves. The solution, soon discovered, was to bring the vessel up to speeds ex­ ceeding two knots, beyond the grip of the waves. Much is being done to research the various ocean j currents and waves through satellites and othar^ oceanographic techniques. As the effort grows, per-, haps the incessant energy of waves will be pnt to jthe practical benefit of raankinjl ,A wind wave, which can be started by a slight J , breeze, will keep building up pressure and hit on an unprotected beach such as this spot along the East Coast and inflict great damage and loss of life. Often a sturdy seawall is needed to guard low-lying r;<foastal villages and towns against the fury of th© gale-whipped waves, which require a broad," open expense of sea in order to grow and move rapidly. �SEAFARERS«IX»G OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO^ < i• ' i m • ? fJi ' l''v'i: riM "4. ; 5 shpwrs P. Bertll; ®we^n-b^ "sW painter" knot, used to keep the lifeboat along the sid® of ® ship. A knowledge j>jli;^e;tornfn knots ts major requirement. who sails a^ OS, Is shown steering lifeboaL^^onducting the test for C^as Guard Is Lee Hbrvel. Brother Dotterer >jpined the ullion in 1967. He and fellow Seafarprs received SlU instructiem and passed the test wth flying colors. -^1 5 if ^ •»-a' • '>• *4 X »< ' ^ . iS I Coast Guekhwlil lii^ Taylor Jp knot-^^ I tests Bill instructor C. Balanger observes p. Tuttle (second fron^ 'leftjf tests hir'M . used for handling cargo. Looking on, lefl to right: R. Taylor, A. Dotterer, W WaitW 'I:.'* • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource April 12, 1968 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MARAD HIKES 50-50 CARGO RATES FOLLOWING PROTESTS BY SIU, SHIPPERS GOVT’S REQUESTED MARITIME BUDGET ALMOST DOUBLED BY HOUSE COMMITTEE SIU HONORS RESCUERS OF PANOCEANIC FAITH SURVIVORS PRESIDENT VOWS CONTINUED EFFORTS TO BETTER LIFE OF ALL AMERICANS WIDOW OF REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING LEADS MRCH FOR STRIKERS IN MEMPHIS LEGISLATOR WOULD SCRAP 1936 ACT ONE MAN, ONE VOTE RULE EXTENDED TO LOCAL GOVTS COPPER UNIONS REACH AGREEMENTS FOR MAJORITY OF 60,000 STRIKERS IT’S PAYOFF TIME IN BALTIMORE – IN BUSY BAYONNE TOO FIFTH GRADERS ADOPT DEL ALBA; WIN HONORS WITH MARITIME EXHIBIT THE OCEAN’S WAVES – A SILENT MENACE SIU LIFEBOAT SCHOOL 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 04/12/1968 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. XXX, No. 8 1968 Periodicals Seafarers Log